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We have a position for you in your county which Will Pay You from $15 to $50 per Week INGASEdmdngthcmonthswhcnyouarcnotengagcdinfarminz work. We went ambitious men and women who can SELL the best farm weekly in Michigan and we are willing'to pay a generous com- mission andwhatyonhavomadcgood, if you-wish to give this work ' your entire/tune we will make you a regular salaried agent. Age does not count—we have successful agents, both men and women over ‘ sixty years and under twenty—BUT YOU MUS! BE ANDOUS .g-VJENOUGH TO MAKE MONEY TO BE WILLING TO WORK HARD! Ii I The Michigan Business Farmer, Mt. Cloniens, Mich.‘ MILK PRODUCER? ABS’N _ ACTIVITIES IN all large milk distributing cent- ers there are times in the year when there is a scarcity of milk, and it becomes necessary to bring in milk from great distances. At other times of the year more milk comes to the city than can be utilised economically. In order to be as- sured of a sufilcient quantity of milk during the periods of scarcity, the milk distributors have been com- pelled to buy more milk than they have needed during the surplus sca- sons. This milk, called surplus. has been largely wasted, because it has been unprofitable to manufacture it into dairy products. Such manufac- ture entails great expense for equip- ment that must be" idle a portion of the year, the employment of expert labor, always difficult to secure. and unohtainable except by the year, and ‘ the development of a profitable out- let for the periodical supply. Thus far no city milk distributor has been able to overcome these obstacles. This condition is a hardship both for the consumer and the producer. The consumer is compelled to pay higher prices in order that these losses may be met, and the producer is forced to take less for his milk than it costs to produce it, a condi- tion which discourages“ production and which, unless remedied, even- tually will result in much higher prices for the consumer. Dairy authorities have for years looked for a solution to this knotty problem, but so far none of the sug- gested remedies have proved success- ful. The Michigan Milk Producers Association in consultation with government and state authorities have evolved a plan, which bids fair ' not only to solve the vexatious sur- plus problem, but also insure a stable, dependable supply of‘ milk at all times of the year. This plan iri- volves. the establishing of complete dairy plants at strategic distances from Detroit, equipped to utilise the milk in the most profitable manu- factured product, and at times when the scarcity of milk occurs in the city, a portion of the milk supply of these plants can be shipped to the city. Enough of these plants are contemplated to care for more than twice the amount of the sur- plus, thus enabling them to continue in operation even during times of milk scarcity. Butter, condensed milk, milk powder, casein, albumen, fancy varieties of domestic and for- eign cheese and many other dairy products will be manufactured. The plants will be patterned after the complete dairy plant sponsored by the government at Grove City, Penn- sylvania, and which has acquired national renown for (the prices it has been able to pay the farmer for his milk. The first of these plants will be located at Adrian, and meetngs are being held by farmers and dairymen in the Detroit ai-eu‘to consider means for the finamcing of this plant, which is to cost $120,000. It is to be a stock company, the mock earning a guaranteed dividend of 7 per cent.— Contributed. , HOW FARM PRODUCTS PRICES HAVE GONE UP INCE the first of the year hogs, lambs, wool and wheat have ad- vanced substantially in price and cattle. corn, oats, rye. beans, apples, onions and a number of lesser pro- ducts have shown on upward trend. Most significant of recent changes has been the advance in the price of hogs which averaged $8.02 at Chicago during the month of Janu- ary, which is $1 higher than trade cy. The top again reached $10.05 on February 8th and the average is‘nearly $9.50. The hog population according to unofiicial estimates is smaller at this time than it was a year ago. Both domestic consumers and the export trade have been taking more hog meats and lard than normal so that the advance is on a sound founda- tion. For months hogs have been furnishing a market tor corn Much better than, the elevator, ho vever, and production has‘been eliminated ‘ this a year or "a little more. L ratio of corn and. hog priecs'may ,d-._.,____ become unfavorable again, Lambs advanced nearly $2 per 100 pounds in they last month and are 05 per- cent higher than at the low- est point last, fall. Mature sites) have advanced proportionately more. Receipts ofshecp and hubs at the leading markets have been large enough so'ths-t a great many pro- ducers are receiving the benefit at higher prices. Wool has advanced about 25 per eentinthelsstmonthontopot previous upturns during the tall as that prices are around 65 per cent higher than midsummer. No huge stocks are overhanging the market in this country and buyers are scour- ing the west trying to contract the new clip. , Wheat is back again to the price level around which values hovered most of the time in the harvest period and the first few weeks there- after. Quotations are about 20 cents a bushel higher than at the beginning of January. . The quantity of wheat in farmers’ hands still to be sold is not large so that the bene- fits of the advance will not be so widely distributed as in the case of hogs. A great deal of the crop was moved, however, before the slump starting in September had gotten under way. Unfortunately, new wint- er wheat in the southwest is in bad condition and unless the drouth is broken, many farmers in that 'sec- tion will not have an abundant crop to sell during the coming year. Corn prices, although still very low are the highest since the middle of September. The season of ship- ments from the farm is at its height, the quantity reaching primary mm kets during the last three weeks ma- terially exceeding any like period on record. . 0n the other side of the account must be recorded a decline of about BSpcrcentlneggpr-icesandzo per edit in butter since December. RADIO NEWS SERVICE EN- LARGED ARKET news reports on live stock, fruits, vegetables. grain and dairy products are now be- ing broadcasted daily from the Post Ofiicc Department‘s wireless station at Washington, D. 0., and can be received within all the states east 01 the Mississippi river. It is reported also that the messages have been heard in Texas. At 12:30 p. m. a report is broad- casted giving the day's receipts of cattle, calves, hogs and sheep at the ten principal livestock mafets throughout the country, and also a brief message pertaining to the op- ening of the Chicago and St. Louis - hog markets. A complete report of conditions and prices in the Chicago and St. Louis livestock markets is sent at 2:30 p. m., and the prices of fruits and vegetables in the ten principal consuming markets, at 3:30. A dairy products report of the New York City and Chicago markets is sent at 6:00 p. m., and at 5:30, a press dispatch on the Chicago grain market. At 7 :30 in the evening a ' complete report on the Chicago grain market giving closing, Ifuture and cash grain prices, and also a sum- mary of the Chicago livestock mar- ket and Eastern wholesalers' fresh meat market. is broadcasted. A 8:00 p. m. a report is sent giving complete quotations on fruits and vegetables in the leading consuming markets. CONTINUED INCREASE SHOWN IN TENANT FARMING farming in the United : States is growing, faster than census figures on the number of farms would indicate, according to a statement issued by the United States Department of Agriculture. It is pointed out that the increase in acres rented, since 1910, has been 20 per cent ,as compared with an increase of 14 per cent for the pre- ceding decade, and that the increase in value of land rented has been 111 135, whih the gt. mun—‘~4-_.AA. r with m 4 . BUSINES S’FARM ER - How the Farmers Won Their Biggest F ighi' ' Adoption of 'Co-operative Marketing Bill Signal Victory for American Agriculture MERICAN farmers have won their biggest legislative fight. After nearly four years, a bill to legalize co-operative marketing has passed both houses of the congress. The senate, on February 8, by a vote of 68 to 1, passed the Capper-Volstead 13111, H. R. 2373, in substantially the form as it passed the house. The only changes made were those agreed to in confer- ence between representatives of the National Milk Ptoducers’ Federation, other farm leaders and the senators leading the fight for the bill. As the bill passed the senate it authorized in part, . . That persons engaged in the production of agricultural products as farmers, planters, ranch- men, dairymen, nut or fruit growers may act to- gether in associtions, corporate or otherwise, with or without capital stock, in collectively pro- cessing, preparing for market, handling and marketing in interstate and foreign commerce, such products of persons so engaged. Such asso- ciations may have marketing agencies in com- mon; and such associations and their members may make the necessary contracts and agree- ments :to effect such purposes:' PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such associations are operated for the mutual benefit of the members thereof, as such producers, and conform to one or both of the following requirements: First. That no member of the association is allowed more than one vote because of the amount of stock or membership capital he may own therein, or, Second. That the association does not pay dividends on stock membership capital in excess of 8 per cent per annum; and in any case that the association shall not deal in the products of non—members to an amount greater in value than such as are handled by it for members. .Farmers of the nation are greatly indebted to Representative Volstead and his associates in the house and to Senators Kellogg of Minnesota, Cap- per of Kansas, Lenroot of Wisconsin, Sterling of South Dakota, Norris and Hitchcock of Nebraska and Kenyon of Iowa and others for their gallant efforts in passing the bill. The debate was exceedingly bitter, although highly technical. The efforts of the opposition to the house bill, led by Senator Walsh, of Mon— tana, and supported in debate by Senators Bran- degree, of Connecticut; King, of Utah, and Nei— son, of Minnesota, were directed primarily against milk producers associations around large cities and against some of the California co-oper-, atives. In such localities, ‘these senators claimed that it would be possible for farmers to form oppressive, monopolies. It was pointed out by the friends of the house bill that milk producers . Cox Explains Feeding Value oi Leading Grains and Fodder What is the food value of the following: Oats, corn, barley. wheat, rye; clover hay; corn fodder? Are pumpkins or squashes of any value as a food for milch cows? Are ground oats, fed dry, good for pigs?—-G, N_, Oilvet, Michigan, ORN leads the list in the total amount of di- gestible nutrients, closely followed by rye, wheat and barley. In fact, the last three men- tioned grains are nearly the same in total nu- trient content. Oats are considerably below any of the others. In addition to the nutrient con- tent, however, there are other considerations in comparing the value of these grains. Neither ground rye or ground wheat being quite as pala- table as either ground oats or barley. Further- more they sometimes form a thick pasty mass in the animal’s‘stomach which interferes with digestion and should only be fed in combination with some more bulky grain such as oats or bran. Furthermore, rye often contains ergot or elongated crescent kernels which are dangerous when 'fed to pregnant animals 'or fed in large amounts to any animal.'Rye and wheat both have thei; greatest value as a hog feed. The wheat being slightly superior to corn for hogs, and rye about 10 percent less value than corn. Wheat at .31 per bushel'and'brap at $1.25 per hundred ’ " digestible nutrients at practically. \ By CHARLES w. HOLMAN Executive Secretary National Milk Producers' Federation r e CWBELL REJOICEG OVER VICTORY 0" MEASURE HE HELPED TO WRITE \ Washington, D, 0. Business Farmer: I m aware that the form- ers of the country have all heard of the passage by the senate of the (Jo—operative Marketing BilL I doubt if many of them realize what it means, or will mean to the country, For five years I have been fighting for this relief from the tyranny of the middle men and interests that fatten upon both producer and consumer. When John D. Miller and I dnfted the first bill introduced into congress four years ago, it stopped in committee, Two years ago, we sue.- ceeded in getting a bill through the house only to be referred to the Judiciary Committee and there in the senate met its death, by poisonous amendments, Again last year we got a. 171“ through the house and again it was referred to the some Judiciary committee in the senate, For nearly a year we have held hearings, and have received the insults of certain members of that committee. The whole Judiciary comJnittee reported against us. For five days the battle waged in the senate, ending on Thursday evening, The farmers never won such a victory in con- gross as this one, The farm organizations were united, They pulled together, From every state came the demand for congress to vote for the bill. Upon amendments where no record vote was made, many of the senators tried to kill it. But when a. roll call] was demanded. they sought cover, I want to especially call attention, however, to the splendid service rendered by Senator Townsend, At every step of th road he was with us, and made a very strong speech in its favor. Senator Newborry voted for the bill and with the farmers upon every amendment offered, The final vote showed what even United States senators will do when exposed to the lime light of public sentiment. There was but one vote against it. There was never obedience to the voice country before, The law is just, and will open the way to yet better days ahead, for both producers and con- umerl. . . MILO I), CAMPBELL, such a demonstration of of the farmer in this associations must of necessity control the major part of the product required by metropolitan cities in order to enable the farmers to deal on terms of equality with the highly organized dis— tributors of bottle milk and the highly organized corporations who own strings of condensaries throughout the nation. The history leading up to this legislation is interesting. Desire for a bill of this character began with the member associations comprising the National Milk Producers’ Federation. The difficulties that these associations were having in various'parts of the county where indictments Analysis of Foods and Corn Fodder Total Dry Digestlble Nutrients In 100 Ibo. Matter rude c o- 100 lbs Protein hydrates Fat Total 0 Oats _.90.8 9.7 52.1 3.8 70.4 Corn m-.89.5 7.5 67.8 4.6 84.2 Barley .__._--...90.7 9.0 66.8 1.6 79.4 Wheat" .... ... ..... ..89.8 9.2 67.5 1.5 80.1 Rye ...................... _.90.6 9.9 68.4 1.2 81.0 Clover, red .... ..87.1 7.6 39.3 1.8 50.9 Corn fodder .... _.81.7 3.0 47.3 1.5 53.7 the same cost. In fact, there is a slight differ- ente in favor of the wheat. This would be more than offset, however, by the cost of grinding the wheat. If one is doing his own grinding and did not have to haul the wheat off to be ground. I‘ would not advise making a change of wheat for bran. From ,the analyses of clover hay and corn fod-' (161', you willnote that the corn fodder contains -slightly more digestible nutrients per 100 pounds than does the clover hay. Nevertheless the nu- trients in the corn fodder are bound up with a had been brought agains them charging viola- tions of state anti-trust acts, threatened to un- dermine the progress of co-operative milk mark- ' eting. The leaders of the National Milk Pro- ducers' Federation brought the matter up before the National Board of Farm Organizzations at a meeting in 1918. A committee was appointed by the National Board of Farm Organizations, consisting of President Milo D. Campbell of the National Milk Producers’ Federation and John D. Miller, vice-president of the Dairymen’s' League. These gentlemen prepared a bill and had it introduced by Senator Capper in the senate and . ' Representative Hersman of California in the low- er house. This bill, introduced early in 1919, was re- ' ferred by both senate and house to the commit- tees on the judiciary. Notwithstanding the fact that it had the endorsement of most farm orga- nizations then in existence and the later endorse- ment at officers of the American Farm Bureau Federation after it was formed, no efforts could induce a report. Conferences, however, with Chairman Volstead of the house committee, resulted in the agree- ment by the various farm organizations to a sub- stitute bill which embodied in almost every par- ticular the bones bill which passed the senate. This bill passed the lower house in the sixty-sixth congress by an overwhelming vote. But it was macerated by the senate committee on the Ju- diciary and the senate in that congress sustained the committee. The bill died in conference, but was reintroduced early in the special session of the present congress by Representative Volstead. Again it passed the lower house by a great ma- jority. ' Senator Capper introduced the identical bill in the senate and it was referred to the committee a on agriculture. That committee was occupied with consideration of packer legislation and un- able to give it consideration. The house there- upon acted upon the bill and the house bill on reaching the senate was referred to the commit- tee on the judiciary. An extended series of hearings were held by this committee last sum— mer with the result that the committee reported a substitute bill nullifying the purposes of the house bill. When the matter was finally threshed out, the senator by a vote of 56 to 5 reversed its position of a year ago and turned down one of its most important committees. This constituted one of the greatest victories ever won by farmers. large amount of fodder and coarse material which makes it much less valuable. than the clover hay. Furthermore, at this season of the year the corn stalks are becoming very dry and harsh and do not have nearly the value that they did earlier in the season, whereas the clover hay has not deteriorated any. In speaking of corn fodder, I have been taking it for granted that you mean corn which was sown thick for forage purposes and contained some nubbins. Squash and pumpkins are of value for either cattle or sheep or hogs. They have about 1—3 the value of silage per ton. If you do not have a silo, I believe, it would be best to sow some mangel wertzels or golden tankard beets upon this ground rather than depending upon pump- kins and squash which arer very bulky and dif- ficult to store, nor will they keep as well as the. roots do; . , Dry cats are a very good feed to spread in straw or other litter for brood sows and thus make them work some for their feed. They are also a good feed, for young growing pigs.- I would not, however, advise their use for fatten-V". ing pigs as they are far more expensive thancorn, ——J. F. Cox, Professor Farm Crops, M. O. ‘ O s :9 i k... ' o ‘ I is necessary. - HALL the farmers of Michigan be denied credit when the farmers of every other ,.-.Iimportant agricultural state in the Union are I” :being supplied? . ‘be necessary to ask such a question in a 'state It is strange that it should use favored agriculturally as Michigan. But it Much as we deplore the fact, much as we would like to hide and cover it up, we are forced to confess to the world that v“ thousands of farmers of Michigan are today in - urgent need of credit and ’t get it. They 7 need credit to pay taxes; they need credit to ,..meet payments on contracts, buy seeds, fer- tilizer, implements, stock and many other es- . sential things with which to carry on the com— .ing season’s operations; they need credit even to pay interest on their mortgages and borrowed money, for many a farmer caught in the slump finds himself absolutely stripped of cash and liquid assets _with which to meet the most pressing ne- cessities. The situation is not nearly so bad in this state as it has been in others, but nevertheless it exists. In other states it is being met, but in Michigan it is not. Take a map of lower Michigan and draw a line 'straight west from Saginaw. Above that line, according to the 1920 census, there lives today _»47,000 farmers. From information in posses- sion of the Business Farmer and to the best of our knowledge and belief two-thirds of these farmers have legitimate uses for money which their local banks will not or cannot loan them. One—third of these farmers are being pressed for the immediate liquidation of loans and are being denied all further credit. But don’t stop there. Let your pencil run down into Muskegon, Mont- calm, Gratiot, Saginaw and the upper three counties of the Thumb. One-half of these farm- ers will not be adequately financed this coming spring and one—fourth of them will be obliged to curtail their farming operations or go out of busi- ness unless those who have control of the credit loosen up and help them out. Will that be something for the state of Michigan to be proud of? As an example of the seriousness of the situa- tion the Business Farmer reproduces the follow- ing letters which are some of the many from the sections described: “I own an 80—acre farm and a good one. During the last year of the war I went in debt for machinery and stock and then the slump came and all this paper was sold to the bank . Now they want their money. I have paid 12 per cent interest since this paper became due, and can't pay anything on it unless I sell everything and quit the farm. The banks here refuse to help me nut through the War Finance Cob- poration. If I could get help or time for two years at 7 per cent interest. I could clear myself. I have some good cattle. horses. A great many farmers in this locality are the same fix." in "I applied to some time ago the money for me, our local bank for a loan on my farm and the banker said he would try to get but he hasn't succeeded. The other bank also claims it can't get the money to loan us farmers. You cannot borrow of either bank' here, I need a loan but cannot afford to pay the interest which they charge They charge at present 5 per cent bonus and 7 per cent interest. So if you get at $1.000 loan, they only give you $950, but you pay interest on $1,000. I need $1.500 to carry on my farming, that is to take ‘ up my mortgage and hold over my live stock until prices advance. The bank that holds my mortgage threatens to foreclose my place. I have paid as high as $35 on a note of $200 for ninety days” . “I have not paid my taxes yet and the banks are pressing me hard to pay my loan. They renew my note only from month to month. The bankers say there are no funds in the bank. Constant withdrawal of deposits. money to pay their taxes but banks will not loan. Every time I renew they charge me one per cent more interest. There are many farm- ers in our county who make voluntary sales in order to save themselves from sheriff sales. If the legal rate of interest is 7 per cent why are the bankers allowed to charge 12 and 15 per cent? I hope the banking de- partment will do something to stop this abuse. We could quote scores of other letters telling the same story of coercion and usury, but these are enough to show that the banks in the sections referred to are either hard pressed for funds or are following a merciless policy of liquidation.- ARE FARMERS ENTITLED TO CREDIT? In the territory wehave described there are 180 state and national banks and about 125 private banks. The total footings of these banks in 1920, representing mostly the savings of farm- ers, were approximately $175,000,000, their total _ loans and discounts on \Sept. 8th, 1920, were in a tire-thirds of the loans wereto farmers, an aver- round numbers $100,000I000, or, ‘assuming «that age of about $1,000 to each farm. The total value of the land comprising the farmsin this area in 1920 cap approximately ,0.~‘000,-.-thevaluejof the improvements was ’ 00,;}and‘\the T181116 of the chattels (farm «3.. 0' Millions Locined in Other States, but Natal ,. ‘2‘ . v 4 , ‘ i . ‘ .a fig 3 ." By THE EDITOR good implements and high grade Belgian . i There has not been a bank failure in Michigan A l _ ,Wefdare not let out any more money. MICHIGAN ‘AND THE WAR FINANCE CORPORATION ‘ 0M August 24, 1921, to February 4. - 1922, inclusive, the War Finance, \ Coropation loaned to banks and co- operative associations in total of $202,- 825,866.28, for purely agricultural pur- poses. Every important agricultural state- has received some benefit from this source except Michigan, which has not recieved a dollar. The figures for each state, as just received by the Business Farmer from Eu- ~ gene Meyer, Jr., Managing Director of the War Finance Corporation, are as follows: (1) To banking and financing institu- for agricultural purposes; . Alabama __.____..__._.__.__..$ 66,300.00 Arizona m... 2,433,000.00 Arkansas ............. _....___.... 116,000.00 California ..................... .-___ 1 ,536,01 1 .56 Colorado 4,531,476.81 Florida. __ ....................... _. 645,000.00 Georgia .f .................................... .-_ 4,439,500.00 Idaho ................................... ..._ 2,047,618.00 Illinois __... ............................. w 3,943,000.00 Indiana. _ ........................ ............... .. 596,000.00» Iowa ______ ................................. .._ 19.591.389.37- Kansas _ ................ .. _ ........ .._. 3,895,988.15 Kentucky __ ........................ --.__ 346,388.56 , Louisiana #1....W.".-..w_f_ 1,399,399.77 Michigan ..-.~___m. NONE Minnesota .___.._ .... __.___ _____ -_ 7,800,558.90 Mississippi _.. ............................. .._ 867,838.19 Missouri .._.__._ .................... _;....._ 6,702,710.44 Montana _._..- .......................... .m 6,522,952.50 Nebraska .................................. .. 8,699,473.77 Nevada 4 ................................ M 248,000.00 New Mexico ._._n .................... .... 3,561,359.50 New York _ ............................... .._ 600,000.00 North Carolina ...................... .._ 3,562,500.00 North Dakota _ .......................... .. 12,460,456.16 Ohio ............ .____ ..................... .. 734,806.00 Oklahoma _..__._..-._.-.._._;...._ 1,785,244.96 Oregon _ .......... n... ............. a.” 2,902,012.06 South Carolina;__..._.-...._____ 7,006,678.46 / South Dakota __ ................ ..\...._ 10,587,649.50 Tennessee _.....~-.~__»..f...._ 1,094,500.00 Texas __;.___.__. ....................... .. 12,313,493.14 Utah “Wm”... ............................ .._ 10,099,225.00 Virginia w.“ .......................... .._ 1,727,700.00 Washington - ......................... _._ 331,955.00 Wisconsin ___x ..................... m. 3,235,500.00 Wyoming ._...____~___\ 6,006,364.38 $154,438,050.18 fl 0 implements and live stock), $82,000,000, to say nothing of the value of the crops in storage on the farms as of that date. So then we have ag- gregate loans to farmers of less than $7 6,000,000 against a total farm value of over $370,000,000, or about 1 to 6. Do these figures show that the farmers of these. sections are insolvent and have not adequate se- curity to offer for additional loans? On the con- trary the proportion between loans and available security shows a very healthy condition particul- arly when it is considered that many of these farmers started on a “shoe—string," and what they have accumulated they have wrested from the soil by the hardest kind of labor and in the face of the most meagre credit facilities for which they have had to pay a veritable “pound of flesh”. Yet despite these hardships the farmers have prospered in their way and central and northern Michigan are coming into their own as agricul- tural communities. Upon the broad shoulders of these farmers rests ninety-five per cent of the prosperity of the section. And when we deny the farmers the credit which they need at this criti- cal period at reasonable rates of interest we not only wreck the hopes of these farmers and crush them to the wall, but we place the prosperity of a large section of the state in the balance. WHERE LIES THE TROUBLE? Why is it that most of the farmers in southern Michigan are being taken care of while ’so many in'the more northern sections are denied credit? Thirty days ago, the banking commissioner said: “These are critical times. W'e‘must curtail borrowing. It is to the best interests of all that there be no further expansion of loans just. now. yet and we;donft want any." . g k _ V The Vbankssay: “we are, loaned to the limit. ,Wo’ mus ‘ I ' wonderful change. 0.21.... Wartoipordtioii Panels to, v. ~ 1 keep cur» reserves unimpaired so that when our ‘ depositors call upon us for their money they “in - Set it.” , . ' v I The farmer says: “The banks are using short- age of funds as an excuse for charging us 13 per cent interest. Because of poor, crops and low prices we couldn't make both ends meet last year. We must. have on; loans extended. We must borrow more, to pay taxes and other ex- penses. If the banks refuse us, we must sell out." A state senator: “Of course'the banks will use depression as an excuse for “scarcity of money so . that they can keep interest rates up. If you in- crease the supply ofvmoney by bringing in a. few million more dollars from the War Finance Cor- poration you would have an easier money market and lower interest and discount rates which is precisely the condition which the bankers do not want." ‘ , ' These are serious charges which if true are certainly a. reflection upon the banking fraternity. They may be true in isolated instances but we prefer to take the more charitable view that bankers are shutting down on loans for no other reason than that they have reached or are ap- proaching the limit of their deposit liabilities. This is a situation which ought never to exist in this great and prosperous country. The fact that it is present new indicates a flagrant weak-'- ness in our banking system It is when you are sick that you need a doctor. It is when you are stuck that you need a boost. It is when you are “broke” that you need credit. There has not been a time insthe last quarter of a century when the farmers of the United States needed credit so badly as they have the past year and still do. In large sections of the United States, including some in Michigan, the banks have not been able to supply this need. Late last summer congress recognized the sentences of the situation and the inability of the banks to finance the farmers during the slow process of reconstruction. lit, therefore, revived the War_Finance Corporation which first came into being during the war to provide credit to .those wishing to engage in initernatiOnal trade. It provided a revolving fund of one billion dol- lars to be loaned to banks and farmers' co-o’pera~ tive associatidns for strictly agricultural purposes and to firms engaged in the’exporting of (farm products. One objection voiced to this law was that it made no provision for direct loaning to, farmers. A farmer desiring a loan must apply to his local bank. If the loan is made the bank may turn around and borrow the amount of the loan from the War Finance Corporation. . If the bank does not care to make the loan, nothing further can be done. The farmer mustgo without hismoney. Congress undoubtedly realized this weakness of the plan, but at the same time did not wish to arouse the antagonism ,of the banks of the coun- try by ignoring them altogether. I In many states the banks entered whole- heartedly into this plan to help relieve the farm- ers. As the table on this page shows every im- portant agricultural state of the union, with the exception of Michigan, has borrowed-heavily from the War Finance Corporation. The influx of all this fresh money into the agricultural communi- ties of these states, has, we are told, wrought a Despair has given away to hope, gloom to’ optimism, debt to liquidation, depression to prosperity. ‘ “The result is already evident,” says Daut Pierce, publisher of the Iowa Homestead in his Nov. 3rd issue. “Pressing obligations have been postponed from one to {three years; the market . for practically all necessaries and many ‘near lux- iuries' has been stimulated, buying has begun again; the prices for farm products are already beginning to rise, because of the fact that financ- cial relief has come and there is no longer the necessity of dumping 'farm products on an al- ready glutted market, with corresponding decline in price. The sun is cbming up bright again at the end of the corn-rows and ever the feed-lots and“ pastures of Iowa." , And the same financial improvement is re- corded in 35 other states which have availed themselves of‘ the funds of the ‘War Finance Corporation. But not in! Michigan. ' And why/not inmohigan?‘ V 3 -That is the.question«whichlovery.close studeht -* of agricultural affairs in _~ - ins: tenths rust .tirof‘m ' which l min 39.1 76-2} 4 I . . kinsrdavmn‘ie’nt. Mr; Hugh a: ‘T'dc’Pherson', of Howell,‘ Ears who‘ at least tw1ce a year must make an ex- amination of the books of every bank within the j'urisdiction‘of the department. ' The banking commissioner has the authority to order a bank to call in any loan which may be standing upon its books. It cannot say what loans a bank shall make, but it can and often does’say what loans a bank shall not make. There is a limit to the loaning power of any financial institution ‘which is' determined by the bank’s reserves and the amount of its deposits. A bank must always be in a position to return to any depOsitor within a certain specified time upon application the money which he has en- trusted to its keeping,- so that a certain ratio must always exist between the loans and the deposits of a bank. When a bank reaches this limit of deposit liability it must curtail lending and per- haps call in loans. , ’ Now suppose some Michigan bank had reached this-limit (in fact, we are advised that many have done so) and Farmer John Doe called to secure a loan for an absolutely essential purpose. He has security to offer and the bank perhaps would like to grant the loan, but cannot for the reason above described. John suggests the bank goto the War Finance Corporation. So the bank wires the banking commissioner for permission to do this. All depends upon the decision of the commissioner. If he approves Farmer Doe will get his loan; if he does not approve he may as well climb back into his flivver and turn sadly homeward, for there is no help for him through the banks which ought to serve him. Instances having come to, the attention of the Business Farmer of the commissioner refusing banks' permission to turn to the War Finance Corporation, the writer secured an audience with Mr. McPherson, the Commissioner, and ' Gov. Groesbeck and diacussed the situation with him. Mr McPherson took the position that the banks of the state were quite able to finance the farm— ers without turning to the War Finance Corpora- tion, and frankly admitted that he was‘opposed to the,banks borrowing from that source, as- serting that it was contrary to the state law for banks to habitually borrow for the purpose of re—lending. ‘ The Business Farmer wishes to be entirely fair with Mr. McPherson. He had notinvestigaxted the situation and was in total ignorance of the of which . _ is cemmlsf " "sonar. '"Thi'sfdepartment has a corps of examin- f .the state and , n _ V , incubus denied further So, it"plainlyzbehoovedius to'produoe the evidence that such; was the case. . ’ COUNTY AGENTS PRESENT FACES Therefore, taking advantage of the meeting of county agents held at East Lansing during Farmers' Week, the Business Farmer wrote to each county agent requesting that he come to that meeting prepared to describe the condition existing in his particular county. Mr. R. L. Baldwin, head of the extension department at the M. A. 0., also wrote the county agents mak- ing the same request. The writer invited Bank- ing Commissioner McPherson and Deputy Com- missioner Mohrmann to be present at the meet- ing and hear what the county agents had to say. They came and listened. County agent after agent arose in the meeting and told of specific instances that had come to his attention of worthy farmers being denied credit. One county agent said that npon the basis of’an investiga- tion which he made he concluded that the farm- ers of his county alone needed $2,000,000 to finance them through the coming season. Some of the county agents reported that their farmers were being taken care of; others, had made no investigation and were not familiar with the farmers' credit requirements, but about a third of them agreed that the banks of their county were not meeting the farmers' requirements. Both Mr. McPherson and Mr. Mohrmann were impressed with the evidence submitted and art a. later conference with them the editor was able to' present numerous letters from farmers in widely scattered areas describing in detail the treatment they were receiving from the banks. At all these conferences we urged Mr. McPher- son,to dispatch a communication to all his banks suggesting that they be as liberal as possible toward farmer borrowers, and if they were un- able to finance the farmers through the coming crop season to turn to the War Finance Cor- poration. When Mr. McPherson became thor- oughly convinced that the situation justified such measures he agreed to do so, and accordingly all national banks in Michigan last Week received the following letter: “Recently numerous cemplaints from various sources have been lodged with this department alleging that the banks in the rural communities in Michigan were working a severe hardship on the farming industry by refusing to grant reasonable credit accommodations to deserving farmers and by charging usurious interest rates on loans which were granted. We all appreciate that Michigan is primarily an agricultural state and that the farming industry is the life blood of our com- monwealth, and any undue or unreasonable stifling of this industry is bound to have a detrimental eflfect on et’ery class of business within the state and delay the necessary adjustment of conditions now in progress. H‘ " 3"We' am“. in the industry has ensign badly wto asstnne’a-_,larger-Jiroportionate loss thanfany class of business. an unfortunately this in} many cases has resulted in more or less financial em ‘ . It is ordinarily customary and necessary for the ers to negotiate loans, in ,the spring of the year to finance the planting, growing and . g of their ,. crops for that year. and it is a proper of a} financial institution to assume this financing within reasonable bounds and at reasonable rates of and assist in promoting the welfare'of the oommunit '. .. The time will soon be at hand when the banks'ln exi- rural communities in this state will undobutedly demands of this nature made, upon them. ” of these banks have already incurred liabilities for bor- rowed money in the nature of bills payable and» re- _ discounts, and for the purpose of obtaining information , relative to the situation in yo-ur.oommunlty and a.- , certaining the ability of your bank to assume any ad-' ' ditional financing of the nature outlined above without .‘ jeopardizing the interests of your institution and your depositors, the following questionnaire is submitted. M Kindly fill in this blank and return to the Commission- er of the Banking Department at the earliest possible ‘ moment in order that this subject may be given careful consideration by this office. Yours very truly, ' H. A McPHE’RSON. Commissioner. It should be noted that Mr. McPherson made no mention of the War Finance Corporation. It is his belief, so he tells us, that banks can se- cure what money they need through the regular banking channels, but he assures us that if uch be not the case, he will permirt them to go to the government agency for their money. Although scarcely a week has passed since Mr. McPherson sent out his letter we are gratified to learn that the banks are already adopting a more lenient policy, and we believe that farmers ' will find they will have less difficulty in getting their loans extended and securing additional credit, if they have the security to offer.‘ It is suggested that every farmer who has any trouble lay his case before the county agricultural agent, who, we are sure, will be glad to counsel with him and suggest a way out of the difficulty. And as announced in last week’s M. B. F., the editor wants to know of every case in which a. farmer entitled to credit has been refused. The Business Farmer knows of no greater ser- vice which the banks and \the State Banking Department can render the commonwealth at this time than by pursuing such a wise policy as is suggested below by the president of the Ameri- can Bankers’ Association. To shut down on th0 farmers now, would spell disaster to many rural communities. Our banks should strain every fa- cility at this time to help the farmers through to the end of the next crop season so they may not have to sacrifice their crops, cattle, or farms to liquidate present obligations or meet rthe ex- penses incident to the planting'of another crop, In so doing, the banks will be following a course which can only redound to the benefit of all concerned. ; business-like way; * * * lion? firm foundation of new wealth created? can never be regained. * * * period of high cost of production. places. future. God in His bounty has given us the land and the water. World movements indicate a gradual clearing up of plus temporarily and prevent demoralization in values. Help the farmers of his neighborhood to a TION T0 .SUCCEED. Put new hope in their hearts—through v Many of them are discouraged and disconsolat ‘look FORWARD not BACKWARD and the banker “The Banker Must Help the Farmer" says President American Bankers’ Association VERYWHERE one hears the query “What is the outlook for business?” Never before have we faced so many great problems . clamoring for intelligent solution. To America is the world looking for far-seeing and constructiVe leadership and upon us largely depend the conditions- which shall prevail here and abroad on the day after tomorrow—the day after we shall have passed through the period of readjustment and revitalization and be once more actively engaged in producing and consuming in an orderly Who; is our first step? What is our most important task at this hour? What needs our most careful—yes, prayerful—atten- T ere is a real challenge in the answer—AGRICULTURE. The fundamental wealth of America is the productivity of her soil. chandizmg—labor—all take on new life when the farmer prospers—all suffer when his purchasing power is materially curtailed. . ’ We have the man-power—we have the machinery—we have the gold— shall we put them all actively to work that the world may be clothed and fed and America’s new era of prosperity built upon the A crop that can be made and is.for any reason not planted or harvested is an opportunity forever lost—time and money that ,\ - They need the banker’s ACTIVE SUPPORT—he needs their energy and ability to create new wealth if his loans to ‘merchant and lawyer, doctor and school teacher, manufacturer and the farmer himself, are to be liquidated. . ' . As 1n the immediate past, display confidence in those who have shown their willingness to work and their ability to create—- once more asmst them in financing their need for seed, fertilizer, iinplements. must not be allowed to become demoralized. * * * , V ‘1 . Put the.Amer1can farmer on his feet. * * * Again on his feet, he will stand unsupported and as he stands will American business ” “i be finmd m_ strength acuvitv and‘American labor find, new fields for employment. * * * ' Transportation—manufacturing—j obbing—banking—mer— , , , . . . the foreign financial skies. If the series of international conferences being ‘ he1d_ result 1n rezestabllshmg the buying power of Europe the fall may find us facing an active demand for our. fundamental com- modities. It Will then be too late to plant the necessary crops. *xShoum the foreign Situation “013 improve materially then financial America must provide the machinery for carrying the sur- . The demand cannot be long delayed if the needs of the world are to be prop- erly supplied. Today crops may be both planted and financed on a materially different basis of risk than was incurred during the pproach this planting season with CHEERFULNESS and a rugged DETERMINAJ continued sympathy and co-operation assist them over the rough e as they review the losses of the last two years- They must be stimulated to must help bridge the gulf between the disheartening past and the promising If we are to press forward successfully, agriculture President American Bankers Association , .' « THOMAS B. McADAMS ' marl. , thought 180 acres of out-«war land last ‘. December, and commenced clearing and f planting April 1st. Have cleared 20 acres, built a barn in July and a house and then moved on September lat. Wouldi come under the law of tax ex- emptionon somofcut—overlandthis year. 1821 taxes also} I am a veteran ish-m war and draw ‘ Replying to the first part of your inquiry, we respectfully direct your attention to Section 4192 of the Compiled Laws of 1915 providing for exemption of certain cut-over and wild lands from taxation in cer- ‘tain cases and provides, in sub- stance, that if cut-over or wild lands, as described in the statute, are ac- tually purchased by any person for the purpose of making a home they shall be exempt from the payment of all taxes for a period of five years thereafter, provided the purchasél‘ actuailly resides upon and improves sit least 2 acres of the land each and every year for the said five years in - a manner to subject the same to cul- tivation. The exemption is limited in extent to 80 acres purchased by any one person. Answering your second inquiry, we would direct your attention to Act 331 of the Public Acts of 1919, Section 11 thereof which provides: “The following real property shall be exempt from taxation ‘ ‘ ' ‘ All real estate to the value of one thousand dollars used and owned as a homestead by any soldier or sailor of the federal government who served thre months or more during the Spanish—American, Civil or Mex- ' ican war, and all real estate to the value of one thousand dollars used and owned as a homestead by any wife or widow of such soldier or sailor, provided, however, that should such homestead exceed in value the sum of one thousand dol- lars, it shall be exempt only to the amount! of such sum ‘ * ‘ Provid— ed further, that this exemption shall not operate to relieve from the pay- ment of taxes any of the persons hereinbefore enumerated who are the owners of taxable property of greater value than three thousand dollars." In each case the statute provides how the application for such ex- emption be made. In the first case 'the statute requires that the party claiming the exemption shall actual- ly reside upon the property, and in the .lamter case it provides that the property must be “used and owned as a homestead” by the person claiming the exemption. As you actually reside upon the cut- -over land and claim exemption und- er that statute, there would be no occasion to claim exemption under the soldiers’ exemption statute—A. B. Doughing, Deputy Attorney Gen- ‘ eral. ALFALFA ON GRAVEL LAND I have purchased a farm, the soil of which is gravel. It is very stony and there are some large hills, No fertilizer has been applied for the past two years. I wish to know if I can raise alfalfa on this land. also how long may the al- falfa be. cut for hay before it needs re- planting. Would there be danger of it freezing out during the winter? Would it be advisable to plant clover?———H, M. Posen. Mich. Excellent stands of alfalfa can be secured on gravel land of hilly or rolling topography. It is usually necessary to apply ground limestone .- at the rate of two tons per acre or ' from three to five cubic yards of Northern grown seed should " be planted. Th5 Grimm variety in particular is best suited to Michigan.~ , Seed should be made on a well fitted, . thoroughly firmed seed bed. 1 1!. land is fairly free of grass the flight seeding of barley, not move in a bushel per acre, wi V ndtofiplfalfs. 11 land is mm ' ' ' r’i'shouldbesummerhl- lasting may be made this spring in? late April or early May with a ten most as owl fixed sot sperm sheath (A clearing all com lalnts or you A Inqulrl. must be e Department for fannen' everw deg troubles. careful attention elven to requests for Information .14“ is this _ are by full name and address. Name not used \If as here to “IV: 3===== Culture for inoculation may be secured from the, Department at Bacteriology, East Lansing, Mich. The price is 25¢ per bottle and one bottle contains suficient material to inoculate a bushel of seed. Once establshed' a good stand of alfalfa can be cut for many years. June grass usually come in in from four to eight years, after which the alfalfa stand thins rapidly and can be best used for pasture purposes. Under conditions such as you de- scribe alfalfa is more dependable than clover.—-—J. ll". Cox, Professor of Farm Crops, M. A. 0. MAY CANCEL ORDER Some time ago I ordered a set of books costing about fifty dollars from a certain company through traveling agents. Two _ days later. through the advice of a law- yer. I sent a registered letter telling them to cancel my order. A few weeks latci the books arrived but I did not accept them. I am still receiving letters de- manding payment but as they were put to no expense an they collect‘l—E. 0., Charlevoix. Mlch_ The supreme court held as follows concerning the following order: “You will plane send me galva- nized lightning rod for my house so days for which I will give you 3545 per foot, due when work is completed.” The supreme court held that this was an order which the maker, until " notified of its acceptance, could withdraw and which bound neither party until accepted. I am there- fore of the opinion that the order for the books from the company was subject to countermand until he had received notice of acceptance; and that a countermand to the pub- lishers, if before an acceptance in writing of an order was. a with- drawal of the order itself, and the company cannot collect for the books delivered thereunder.——Legai Editor. CONSUMERS POWER CO. Will you please inform me if the stock offered by Consumers Power 00,, and claimed to my 7.37 per cent, is a safe investment for one, of moderate means who Wishes to place a little money Where it will pay more than 4 per. cent paid by banks?—E. W., Perry. Mich. The M. B. F. cannot positively re- commend any stock outside of its own, because it is next to impossible to know everything connected with a business upon which to base an opinion. So far as we know the stock of this company is perhaps as safe as any stock on the market. The company has a monopoly of certain water power rights in Michigan, and as long as it is protected in this mo- nopoly it is safe. Some there are who predict that private control of water rights will come to an end, but this is a long time away.— Editor. COVERT ROAD ASSESSMENT I am enclosing sketch of the road just built by my farm under the Covert act. I am not at all satisfied with the assess- ment and would like to know if I have any way of getting itvreassessed. Four forties in the same line are all assessed diiferently. Proposed M-27 goes right by my door and will be cement and I will have to pay heavily on that. Can I pay this tax under protest and how would I go about it‘l—F. N., Stmilac County. Mich. You should have protested against the assessment in the manner pro- vided by law before the amount was spread upon the tax rolls. The law requires that after apportioning the assessments for building a Covert act road the county road commis- sioners shall hold a review and list- en. to objections against the appor- tionment. If the taxpayer is still not satisfied with the assessment he may file through the judge of pro- bate an application fora second re- ‘ view. To do this, however, he must file with ‘the probate 'iudge a bond of $200 out of which the costs of the review are taken providing the re? viewing body, approvesfihe assess: ‘ If it does. V. view must be borne by the county. The Judge of probate appoints the board of review from resident tax- payers of the county. If the taxpayer is still dissatisfied with his assess-. ment he may pay his taxes under protest as provided in the general law. You should consult your prose- cuting attorney or some other law- yer as to the method of procedure in this case—Editor. ’ WHO SHOULD, PAY TUITION? I have at my home a boy who should so to school but our district is broken up and send the children to the other district. 'I‘hhboystartedto schoolinthe fall but the director stopped saying he was not enrolled. He has b living in this district one year. Shou the district pay his tuition or. should If He is 14 and n the eighth c.’—-Sub— scriber, Montcalm County, M ch. The whole question depends on the actual residence of the boy. The school in any distrct shall be free to all residents of the district five years of age and over. If the only and actual home of the boy is in the dis- trict, he shall be entitled to “ all school advantages, otherwise the board can require that he pay tui- tion—T. E. Johnson, Supt. Public Instruction. TENANT MUS]? MOVE I rented a farm and the tenant who has possession refuses to move. His time expired the first of November, He says can hold possession because it is cold weather and that he was not notified ' toanove out. What legal steps must we take to get possession of the farm l—M. B... Silverwood, Mich. If the time of the tenant ex- pired November first, immediate pro- ceedings may be taken against him to oust him from possession. It is not necessary to serve notice. Cold weather is no excuse for his refusal to give up possession. Complaint should be made to a just‘"e of the peace of the township where the land is located, or to a circuit court commissioner of the county in which the land is situated—Legal Editor. SUDAN GRASS is Sudan grass a good hay crOp for this part of Michigan? Does it improve the ground any? Will it inoculate the ground for other things?—-M. S. 13., Kalamazoo, Mich. Sudan grass makes a very good emergency hay crop when clover or alfalfa seedings fail. It should not be used in the rotation in place of clovers or alfalfa and it is not a soil improver. Sudan makes a large growth in a short time and is com- paratively hard on the soil. It is not a legume and cannot be inocu- lated nor does it inoculate the soil for any other crop. Here at the Experiment Station at East Lansing, Sudan has a yield of 3.33 tons of air dry hay per acre, as an average over a period of three years. This yield is higher [than that secured from millets, soybeans or cats and peas—C. R. Megee, Re- search'Associate in Farm Crops, M. A.C. RIGHTS OF DIVORCEE In case of husband and wife parting without divorce, she signing away all rights to property and he in return pay- ing her a certain sum of money, would she be entitled to her share in the pro- perty in case of his death. if they had gone to living together again as man and wife?—Subscriber, Cheboygan” Mich. If the contract signed by the hus- band and wife was .for the purpose of barring her dower and the int— erests in the estate of her husband in case of death and she received the consideration therefore the mere fact of her going-back and living with him would not restore her property right that she had con- tracted away. But if there was nothing’in the contract except that each might live apart. and the order not being liable in any way, then she would be entitled to her flower and also to her right or inheritance '1: ., in her “husband’s Wee him by 'nanciaIIy by accepting . 4 ‘4... HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? Will you help me, locate my fiatherl He has been gone since 1007. / He was in Oregon in 1908, he was in the" lumbering district , at that. time. His name is Seymore' Peters. . He is so years old. He left Guam county, Mich... in 1907. I would be more than pleased for any informa- tionthatwouldleadtoatraceof him since that time—Clarence Peters, Millersburg, Mich SAVE YOUR MONEY Some time ago my son received a cir- cular from a music house. the Broad- 737 (30111an Studios. Inc. New York. _ which sussostee that he try to write a -- song poem for then; offering to revise andsettomusioandpublish, givinng author a royalty of 8 cents per copy- I I sent in 'a poem and have received a letter them stating the poem was suitable foruseinasongandenclosedacontract which provided that’the song should be revised and set to music by Geo. Grad, Jr. to be completed within four weeks and subject to approval of author. The studio agrees to secure its publication by a New York music publisher on a royalty basis, Author is to pay studio $80. when completed to be sole property 0 author the pubishecr to copyright it in author‘s name, etc. ' I am absolutely ignorant of such mat- ters and wish to know of the standing of this company and the musical repu- tation of their lyric editor. Geo. Graft, Jr. The circular letter did not mention a cornmission and hence I suppose they intend to take chances \on the selling and get a part of the balance above cents per com. I have other productions I to submit if I were experienced . aganent of such matters. Can you put me in touch with some one who could instruct me. Farming has not been pro- fitable in this county lately and I would be glad to develop new sources of in- comer-Reader. My dear madam, I deeply sympa- thise with you in your need, but I am sure that the clot of the Broad- way Composing Studios is nothing but a snare and a delusion. I am not surprised that the company ad- vised you your poem was suitable to set to music, because every per- son whom they can hook means $60 in their pockets. You need not wor- ry, about their “commission.” Don’t you see that the $60 you are asked to pay them will reimburse them for all their trouble in “revising” your, song and set-ting it to “music” and paying the $1 copyright fee, and leaving them a handsome profit be— sides. They take no chance on the sale of your product. But you take them all. Don’t you read that little “joker” at the bottom of their Con- tract? It says: "We never guarantee that any certain number of songs will be sold. We never attempt to predict What a song will accomplish after it has been published. _ Submission of our contract is not an indication of belief on our part that the author of a song will” profit fi- our offer.” We wrote these people in your be- half. They furnished us with a copy of their contract and financial refer- ences, but 'when we wrote back and asked them if it wasn’t a fact that the very large majority of those who sent them songs lost their money and received nothing in return, they failed to reply. No, dear madam. save your $60 to help pay the int— erest on the mortgage. You may have ability as a song writer, but the Broadway Composing Studio is not an unbiased judge. Submit your writings to some friend, your local newspaper editor, for instance. He’ll tell you the truth. Mebbe you won’t like it and mebbe you will, Anyway, it’s better to have the truth than lose your $60.—Editor. \ M. VB. F. “FINDS” RELATIVES FOB SUBSCRIBER ' I wish to thank you for publish- ing my notice in Business Earner of Nov. 28, in" the columns of the Farmed Service Bureau, 1 inquired fer the whereabouts at Mrs. Sherman Shippy (my mother), build ' , my father and my three brothers. Earl, Ernest and Fred. I havaiseerrd from all but ' _ Ernestis‘dead. 1; sh ‘ Ville-long subscriber, to ' t ‘ Full 3‘, Id like The ‘ , . . ~ ‘,~ , I , _ stamina» i .' and I A $6 Waterproof Standd Tires , While they last Values such as you have never seen before, many of them even 1.98 better than pre-war prices. Any merchandise from this page plus posta eon will be sent direct to your home without a penny in advance. Omefgivgfim Just pay postman when the goods arrive. We positively guar- °' ~antee \you a big saving and will gladly refund money plus fugg‘efiggg postage charges if you are not fully satisfied with your purchase. ggagshggg But order'at once! Bargains like these will soon be sold. . ~ Lies’ English Walking Boot U. S. Army Wool Blankets Hall ‘ rice while they last. Regular 0. D. Khaki Color. All-Wool ‘3" ' v ' 3 86k OOIOI' N0. 923 “$10-00 Blanket l 98 $2 98 “are me era . O and are lus osta e on arrival ‘ fleece-11n- p " Slzgs 21/5 to e. ' ‘4'“, 1931.1haggea. 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The Hay Problem , - Northern- own Boll “j, Irsnd So an has met ., northern conditions gs hotlyfitlns proved the Déifie: hey a ture grass. droughtrraesists heat—always yields s- tly. Eesysnd inexpensivsto sow. m es three cio 33d season. iJ'Liliysliiy- a -never a exteus ve ' sfllesdin fanggsrs andvstockmemgivina wondering results everywhere. Catalog and Samples, Free Send today for the big Isb‘ell Seed An- nu » ‘uginformation about enemies and eld seeds cultufral directions §nd quot' prices ' rom wer. on will £11151 it s helpful book t t will save money. th it. samples of ield Seeds will be sent free on request. for your copy today. 8. M. ISBELI. 8 COMPANY 581 Modllnlc 5%. (II) Jackson. {I ~. _ Stop Hatching weak ,, i. Egghicks how many you hatch that count-but how manyyourslse. out week and wobbly. and live but nothing to you but trouble and loss. lures hatches of strong, vigorous chicks that and grow. The Queen is accurately regulated—tak- ~m “holistically without attention of a variation in f 70 degrees without dame to the eggs. of nine Redwood—v? scarce in these on. Redwood does I: absorb the odor chicks. Cheaper woods and whosrd or ’ flounfining in iron or tin machines retain the s, to weaken and kill the chicks of m hatches. rywhere. or Free 19E“ mm cs. a» neon Incubators. Fir Healthy Orchards fiipnt Michigan Grown Trees 7. . Hr] . r, I I ‘ .s' it, ‘ BUYhsndsomihnltyuea.papevitm .. A .s.’ Nah—he.“ Celery Qty Nurseries 3.215 Islam-mm :ursewtcgou, At Pre War?rices . torlal on "Ian ‘ the day before mt l - __ STANDARD WAGE LEVEL DO not deny the desira- bility of foreign markets,’ or that lack of them may “influ- ence” home markets, or that persist- ent overproduction may create an un- manageable surplus, or that the problem of regulating production is less simple for us than for other pro- ducers. Nevertheless I repeat that if the American people continue to let export prices “govern” the home market they are more stupid than I think; The ultimate solution, as I said, lies in co-operatlou with other in- dustries by which all agree to pay standard wages and salaries and such standard prices for each others products as will make such wages and salaries possible. With a pro- per relation established between wages and prices every citizen can buy all he or she can use and work- ers can change from one industry to another. according to public need, without fear of financial loss. No industry will then lack workers, and much of the temptation to expand faster than demand increases will be gone. The “back to the land” propa- ganda is one of the silliest of fads. Equally silly is the craze for "de- veloping" other resources regardless of the public need. True, we are now suffering from under-consump- tion rather than over-production, but our present acreage of produc- tive land will, under good manage- ment, supply any probable demand for many years to come. Just now farmers should sit down hard on any proposition to increase the acreage of farm lands, by irrigation or other- wise, at public expense. As for our ex—soldiers, give each a paying job at the kind of work he likes best. The weakest point in our present governmental system is representa- tion by districts. “No man can serve two masters." serve all the conflicting business interests get what they want, a few others get fair service and the great majority no service at all. No com- mission, court or congress is compe- tent to govern industry unless it fully and fairly represents all the interests involved. That is to say each member should represent a group of industrial workers—wheth- er laborers or managersmwhose in— terests harmonize. One representa— tive is enough for any one interest, large or small, but every separate interest, however small, should have its own. We can change the character of our present congress only by amend- ing the constitution—a slow and tedious process. But a national ad- ministration elected on that issue can create such a body as I suggest and delegate certain powers to it as easily as to create an industrial court to suppress strikes. The tarifl may be necessary for, a time and should certainly be controlled by the industrial congress, but to maintain prices fixed by mutual agreement is a very different proposition from trying to enforce high protect—Ion under our present system, With each suspecting everyone else of trying to profiteer.—Stacy Brown, Iowa County, Mich; » Sakes alive, Stacy, we no sooner get one of your propositions digested than along you come with anot er. We want a change in diet. but we’ll get the gout sure if we gorge too much on strange fodder. Let's sample a little at a time. Seriously, though, you have a lot of won- derfully good ideas and you know how to tell them.‘ But it’s going to take a long, long time, my boy, to convince the rest of mankind that they will stand the acid test of the ages. Your universal (so—operation scheme might work so long 'as all industry runs on an even keel, but let any branch of industry be dis- turbed by such ‘ an economic upheaval as we have recently witnessed and are still struggling with and you 11 find it ‘Just as impossible, I’m thinking, to keep your wage and price standard from tot- tering. Really, now, as long as a] few men control the money and the credit of the world and wars visit their devas- tating ravages upon us is it: Within the power of human kind to maintain that economic balance between all industries which we would like to see? Men curious, isn't i , , my last week’s edi- ' set ' oinent” was written . l When he tries to, your communication ‘ i . W l‘ came? Have you hated how sank-ably We agree in that particular? As to the method you propose for a change in the basis of representation. we may yet come to it. Representation by geographical location is hypothecatcd upon the theory ’that human nature is intrinsically un- selfish. We know it isn't. Few men know enough about the needs of every vocation of their districts to represent each with absolute wisdom and fairness in the making of the laws. Although we do not vote by classes or vocations for our representatives we actually get class legislation. Why? Because' de- spite all your fine theories about equal representation men are still men even after they are invested with the toga of office. and under our present system sciously, it matters not which, vote to favor the occupation or class with which they are the most familiar or to .which they themselves belong. We find a large number of men of one class seeking cities, and under our present system they get the votes of all classes; Con- ' sequently they predominate in our legis- lative bodies. While representing the smallest class they may actually rule the largest classes. 80- as long as we get class legislation anyway, why not throw our beautiful theories to the wind and elect our representatives, as you sug- gest, upon a class basis. Some day. we may do it, but both of us will be cradled in the arms of Father Gabriel ere that time arrives.-——Editor_ THE GRAIN MONOPOLY _ OW many times have we been told during the last two years that the price of wheat was tumbling down because there was no export market. No export demand ——people in other countries could not buy—too much wheat—mo place to sell. Farmers have had thatstuff dipped into their ears until most of them have come to believe it. Now look what we find from ofii- cial figgures of the reports of the United States Department of Com- merce: , V Average number of bushels of wheat for the first ten months of pre—war years (1910, 11, 12, 13, 14), 60,588,884. Number of bushels ex- ported first ten months of 1920, 166,348,814. Number of bushels ex- ported first ten months of 1921, 255,806,737. For the first ten months of 1921 over four times more of our wheat sold to foreign coun- tries than the average for the cor- responding period for five years be- fore the war, and ninety million bushels more in 1921 than in 1920, more than 50 per cent increase in 1921 over 1920. , Wheat went up . during' the war and would have gone higher if the government corporation had not kept it down. We understand that the war price advance was caused by the great- foreign demand result- ing in heavy exports to feed the warring nations. But here are the government figures: The average yearly exports of wheat and flour during 1915, 16, 17, and 18, the war years, were 227,- 998,600 bushels. For the year 1920 there was exported wheat-and flour to the extent of 307,394,000 bushels. If wheat and flour continued to MUSIIIGS OF A PLAII FABIER T’S a beautiful winter day, and it I has been some time since I was back on this forty. Our little grove is stripped of its foliage, fields look barren; vegitation is asleep. The bars are down just as I left them. I am careless about my work. And here is a post broken off. There will be the usual amount of repairs this spring, and they take money. Where, on where, is It com- ing from? I wbnder how the clover is wintering. The weeds 'won’t winter-kill. . What shall I plant this spring? Have to get an ouija board, I must put in some kind of crop or take the oust. Somehow I always get up on this little hill and stand and gaze. Then I get romantic. It’s very quiet here. No rtrafiic laws are needed at this spot. No human hordes passing to struggle and 'mesh. I am alone with nature and, the world, and the dog. Yes! I like it. I believe Mrs. B was frying dough- nuts when I left. They should be . ready to pluck -by now, I’ll [just nat- urally stroll tax-tbs bowl. 1'. - . a»: bereaported at‘ the same rate during November and December, as for the first ten months, there was exported during 1921 more than-350,000,000 bushels. This is 122,000,000 bush- els mm of wheat and wheat flour exported in 1921 than the average for the war years, and over 40,000,- 000 more in 1921 than in 1920. Does this look as if the price of wheat is low because it cannot be sold in foreign countries? Now note this: According to the U. 8. Department of Agriculture bulletin 999, page 18, for the five pro-war years, 1910 to 1914, the dif- ference between the average price paid the farmers and the average wholesale export price at New York was” 14 cents a bushel. But in June, 1921, the difference between the average price paid the farmer for wheat and the average ' wholesale price at New York was 55 cents a bushel, or 400 per cent increase! The ocean freight rates from New York to Liverpool were raised from 3 cents per bushel in 1920. to 36.5 cents in 1918, an increase of 1,200 per cent. ' ' C. H. Gustafson, head of the U. 8. Grain Growers, Inc., says: "It has been a matter of common statement among Chicago grain men and on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade for the last several months that the present market is a one- man market, and that in the present market is a large operator, who, Iii addition to being a buyer, is also an elevator, ware-house man, a shipper, a manufacturer of grain food pro- ducts, a miller and an exponter.” In short, milling and marketing of grain and grain products is a com- plete private monopoly, and the abuses of this monopoly ‘ have reached the limit—Sherman Bye, Cass County, Mich. We are glad you have given us these facts. Although many of them have-sl- ready been published in' the Business Farmer, including the comparison be- tween war and post-war exports and the remarks of Mr. Gustafson you have given us some figures with whidi both as and undoubtedly many of our subscribers were not familiar. Some explanatbn of the declining. wheat prices in face of the great export demand is given in the first report of the congressional committee which was named some months ago to investigate agricultural conditions. The principal reason given in report for this unusual situation is the world-wide "de- flation." Deflation is usually associated with lack of demand, and this has been the cause of lower prices on most com- modities, but how it can‘be the cause of lower wheat prices is more than the average man can understand—Editor. COMMISSION GOVERNMENT N your issue of Jan. 7, you invite opinions on commission form of government. My opinion on ‘ this subject is this: Our forefathers gave us the ballot which they got through their blood and tea‘ and now we are asked to give it aw y. I have seen some ,of its workings in Traverse City. When graft got pretty rampant in our little town and the people began to be uneasy and talked change, the Associated Press and a few of the old politi- cians commenced to “holler” “Com- mission form of governmen " The press hammered the people long enough to get them all stirred up, then they sent speakers around to all the voting precincts telling the people what a fine thing this new form of government really was. Now I would rather handle a plow ‘ than a pen so will tell. you just one instance of how it panned out. You know how we read in the As- sociated Press "Vote for the man who ha made a success of his own business. He is the man to look after the public business.” The vot- ers of Traverse City had that down pat so they voted men into office who had stock in' all the different stock companies. Traverse City had a municipal electric light plant. There wd's also the “Boardman Elec~ tric Light and Power 00., owned by men in Traverse City who had made a success of their own business. A new public building was put up . in the city and one day‘ in. cinemas, on than?” " . 1 iii an it . A.) ‘ '. Ea»: j o ‘1' n: ' VARIETIES OF PEACHES T0 , ‘ PLANT ‘ IRS'I.‘ in importance in selecting» peach varieties is the hardiness of the bud. Many good varie— ties have been discarded because the buds would come on too early in the spring, so were liable Ito injury from 1 late frosts. The buds of others are too tender for the northern winters. The Early Crawford is an example. The blossoms are out a little too early. Istlong ago came into dis- favor among commercial growers in Michigan, but the demand for it has caused dealers to sell any- fine yellow peach for aCrawford, regardless of the real name. .. Another consideration of import- ance is succession. A commercial apple orchard may be of two or three varieties, but not so the peach. This fruit must be marketed prompt- ly, so there‘should be several varie- ties,- ripening in succession. A doz— en varieties, properly selected, will cover the season about two months. First among the varieties comes the Mayflower. It is a white peach and is good because it is early. The quality is not equal to later kinds, but the consumer, does not discrimi- nate carefully at that time of the year. . The Alexander is early, a heavy and regular bearer, for a peach. The flesh is of good flavor, as much of it as can be gotten off the pit, for it is an aggrevating cling. Next comes the Admiral Dewey, the first large yellow peach. It is good for a near'market, but is too easily injured for shipping. It has proved hardy. . Following this is |the South Haven, a new peach that has proved good. Then comes the St. John; Fitz- gerald, which is taking the place of the Early Crawford and is more re- ,liable; the New Prolific, an improve- ment over the old Kalamazoo. If a white peach is wanted, the Champion comes in turn. It is of superior flavor and in demand among those who want fruit for quality rather than col-or. It does not_sta'nd shipping well, which is true of white varieties in general, but is a good fruit if the market is at the orchard. , The J. H. Hale comes next. This peach is larger, as good a shipper and a few days earlier than the El~ berta. It is also better in quality, but not enough so to secure it a place among the best. The tree is too small for producing a large crop. Following closely upon the J. H. Hale is the Elberta, which has to its credit size, color, productivity. It ships well—so do rubber balls. As to quality, it will pass for a peach. But it must be grown because it “stands up” after a long journey, when fruit of quality would be spoiled. Then, too, it is good for canning. The Elberta has a place that no other peach fills at present, though .the man who grows it will ,hardly tolerate it on his own table. Engelfs Mammoth is liable to prove a dissappointment at first, as «the fruit may be small, but it im- proves with age. In quality the fruit is one of the best. Just -a little later comes the Late Crawford. In quality there is little to choose between this and Eng-el’s, but the‘tree is an uncertain bearer and the buds are a little tender, though hardier than the Early Craw- ford. After these comes the Banner, which will bear more fruit than any of them. Ifany tree has fruit it is the Banmer; and two or three times as much as it ought. Unless , severely thinned the fruit will be small and even then it will- not be large. The flesh is rather dry, but coming when the choicerkinds are gone it is usually in demand and is profitable. - Smock Free is about as late as it is safe to trust the weather. It is an excellent canning peach. The season may be extended with the Solway, butvthe man who plants '1 .mustexpect tq play the game with r ‘ . wit lore than halfthe; 5:, R V taming. forty.» dollars. u. uallly profitable, coming as it does, so late in the season. ' ‘ These are a few only of the varie- ties to choose from, but they give a succession and have proved satis- factory in eastern Michigan. A few others might be mentioned. The Crosby, is the hardest and earliest bearing treerof all, but it loads it— self so heavily that the fruit must be mercilessly thinned in order to obtain even a fair size. The Early Barnard is a favorite for canning, among those who know' it, though not as attractive o-n the outside as some others. Then there are the white peaches, the Mountain Rose for early, the Oldmixon for mid- season and the Stump for late. In quality the white varieties are su- perior to the yellow, but can not be handled as we'll. They are appre- ciated in the family orchard and by those who want the best. But it should be kept in mind that the peach is the m0st fickle of fruits. Trees of the same variety may differ considerably in hardiness, vigor, productivity and, season of ripening fruit. These things are to be con— sidered by the one who plants an orchard. But there is good profit in the fruit for those who get into the game to stay. \ ERROR In the Business Farmer. January 21. the Fruit and Orchard column has this remarkable bit of information: “It seems as though $10 a ton, for grapes has made people crazy." Sure it ought to. If I could get no more than that I would let the fruit rot on the vines. In 1920 we had more than ten times as much from the juice factories. Last fall when the factories offered us $85 we thought it too little. When grapes get down to $10 a, ton you may expect to buy eggs for 50 a dozen, wheat 15c a bushel and other things in proportion. It is time for you folks to wake up.— H. N_ C., Paw Paw, Mich, It was all due to a typographical error. The copy said “$100 a ton,” the proofreader overlooked it. We were certainly glad to have attention called to the error. ENGLISH WALNUTS Will English walnuts bear in Michi- gan? I have seen trees 30 or 40 years old, but never any nuts—J. H, N._ Ben- ton Harbor, Mich. ' There are English walnut trees in different parts of Michigan that have been bearing for many years. The tree is hardy enough and easily grown from the nut if this can be obtained before it is too dry. As a commercial Venture the growing of this nut is not to be advised, though some nurserymen have made extra- vagant claims for it. STRAWBERRY CULTURE Please tell me where I can get some reliable information on strawberry cul- ture—E. L. D,_ Germfask, Mich, Write to Director of Experiment Station, East Lansing, Mich. Ask for ’Bulletin 84. CHERRY GRAFTS I read in the Business Farmer for January 21 that you have yet to find the man who has made cherry grafts grow. Come to'Monroe and I will show him to you and some of the top-worked trees. Cherries can be grafted just like apples. Graft sour on sour and sweet on sweet, but don’t try sour on sweet 3);. 1sweet on SO‘ur.—H_ M. 0., Monroe, 1c . Glad to hear from you and to learn that cherries can be grafted. However, to, let ourselves dowu easily, we still contend that top- grafted cherry trees are decidedly uncommon. SYSTEM Cow: “Can you beat it? There’s so much system around here now that they file men in the barn under the letter C.” Hen: “Yes, I have my troubles with efficiency too. They've put a rubber stamp in my nest so I can date my eggs two weeks ahead.” . SPEAK N0 EVIL or THEA DEAD “Well, Bill," asked a. neighbor. “Hear the boss has had a fever. How’s his temperature today?” The hired man scratched his head and decidled1 ngtfto comnriit himself. - ‘ ’ an’ er me 0 say,” he re lied. “He died last night.” p wrtL GIVE CREAM: ONLY A_da..lryman announced an accident. A cow had swallowed ,a. pocketbook con- makes the milk (little e Pendergast Fence prices are now so low '1 . that you simply can’t afford to put off. f Comdpare them with any others. _ _ Pen rgast Fence has been givmg satisfactory servnce since 1893. first fence we sold is still in use. Read the prices and order direct from this ad. The bottom has been reached, ' buying fence any longer LOOK AT THESE PRICES You'll find these prices are absolutely the lowest. , ,- . _ Some of the. " Probably there 18 some right in your own county. Delivered Price Per Rod in . 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He was flat on his belly, his nose between his forepaws. His lips were drawn back a little, just\a little; but he made no sound, and his eyes were as steady as two points of flame. Le Beau started. He felt suddenly a new thrill, and it was not the thrill of his desire for vengence. Never had he see-n a lynx or a fox or a wolf in ,a trap like that. Never had he seem a dog with eyes like the eyes that were on Netah. For a moment he held his breath. . Foot by foot, and then almost inch by inch, The Killer crept in. Ten feelt, eight, six-land all that time Miki mad-e ho move,. never winked an eye. With a snarl like that of a tiger, Netah came at him. What happened then was the most marvelous thing «that Jacques Le « (Cpntinued from last week) T was in this kekek that Miki had ~killed the fishercat the previous morning.“Ilt was empty now. Even the bait-peg was gone, ‘and there was no signof a trap. A quarter of a mile further on he came .to a sec- ond trap—house, and tihs also was empty. He was a bit puzzled. And then he went on to the third house. He stood for several minutes, sniff; ing the air still more suspiciously, before he drew close to it. The man— tracks were thicker here. The snow was beaten down with them, and the scent of Le Beau was so streng in the air that for a space Miki be— lieved he was near. Thhen he ad- vanced so that he got a look into the door of. the trap—house. Squat- ted there, staring at him with big round eyes, was a huge snowshoe rabbit. A premonition of danger held Miki back. It was something in the attitude 0f Wapoose, the 01d __ Wm Knee rabbit. He was not like the others Beau had ever seen. SO.SWift1Y he had caught along Le Beau’s line. that his _ eyes could scarcely, follow. He was not struggling in a trap; he the movement, Miki had Passed like a flash under the belly of Netah, and turning then at the end of his ltrap chain he was at The Killer’s throatbefore Le Beau could have counted ten. They were down, and The Brute gripped the club in his hand and stared like one fascinated. He heard the grinding clunch of jaws, and he knew they were "t 'e Wild Dog’s jaws; he heard a snarl choking slowly into a wheezing sob was‘not stretched out, half frozen, and he was not dangling at the end of a snare. He was all furred up into a warm and comfortable look- ing ball. As a matter of fact, Le Beau had caught him with his hands in a hollow log, and" had tied -him to the bait peg with a piece of buck skin string; and after that, just out of Wapoos’s reach, he had set a nest of traps and covered them with , 3%”57' . .. 57PA/6HI'FR0M5AW . ‘ ' 7'0 FILE v '1" m9 o‘rfluw PM”: ADDED I’D. A‘ SENSATIONAL SUCCESS Get Special Low Prices A D NOV. 41!: snow. of agony, and he knew lthat the Nearer and nearer to this menace sound came from The Killer. The drew Miki, in spite of the unaccount— blood rose into his face. The red able impulse that warned him to fire in his eyes grew livid-1a blaze ‘ . . For February and March keep back. Wapoos, fascinated by of exultation, of triumph. , his slow and deadly advance, made “Tonnerre de Dieu! he is chok- Circulars—30 days’ trial offer—5 year guarantee—sent on request. no movement, but sat as if frozen ing the life out 'Of Netah!” he into stone. , Then Miki was at him. His powerful jaws closed with a crunch. In the same instant there came the angry snap of steel and a fisher-trap closed on one of his hind feet. With a snarl he dropped Wa— poos and turned upon it. Snap-— snap—snap went three more of Jac- ques’s nest of traps. Two of-them missing. The third caught him by a front paw. As he had , caught Wapoos, and as he had killed the gasped. “Non, I have never seen a dog like that. I will keep him alive; and he shall fight Durantfs poos over at Post Fort 0’ God! ,By the belly of Saint Gris, I say ' ” The Killer was as good as dead if left another minute. 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Madly he tw-iSted himself to get at his hind foot. On this foot the fisher-trap had secured a hold that was un- breakable. He ground it between his jaws until the blood ran from his mouth. He was fighting it when Le Beau came out from behind a clump of spruce twenty yards away with The, Killer at his heels. The Brute stopped. He was pant— ing, and his eyes were aflame. Two hundred yards away he had heard the clinking of the trap-Chain. “OW! he is there,” he gasped, tightening his hold on The Killer’s lead thong. “He is there, Netah, you Red Eye! That is the robber devil you are to kill—almost. I will un- fasten you, and then—Go to!” Miki, no longer fighting the trap, was eyeing them as they advanced. In this moment of peril’he felt no fear 0f the man. In his veins the hot blood raged with a killing mad— ness. The truth lept upon him in a flash of instinctive awakening. . These two were his enemies instead of the thing on his foot—the man- beast, and Netah, The‘ Killer. He remembered—as if it were yester- day. This,was not the first time he had seen a main with a club in his hand. And Le Beau held a club. Butg His steady eyes- Unleashed by. his _’ master, The Killer stood ‘on [stiff legs he was not afraid. watched Netah. ' a dozen, feet away, the wiry crest along his spine erect, his muscles .a- W ihfau‘beast’s voice. i JG mr ., $0 and had lunged at Le Beau. The Frenchman was a master with the club. All his life he had used it, and he brought it around in a sud- den side~swing that landed with terrific force against Miki’s head. The blood spurted from his mouth and nostrils. He was “dazed and half blinded. He'leapt again, and the club caught him once more. He heard Le Beau’s ferocious cry of joy. A third, a fourth, and a fifth ' time he went dOWn under the club, and Le Beau no longer laughed, but swung his Weapon with a look that was half fear in his eyes. The sixth time the club missed, and Miki's jaws closed against The Brute’s chest, ripping away the thick coat and shirt as if they had been of paper, and leaving on Le Beau’s skin a bleeding gash. Ten inches more—a little better vision in his ' blood-dimmed eyesfland he would " have reached the man’s throat.‘ A great cry rose out of Le' Beau. For 3 _an instant he felt the appalling nearness of death. “Netah! Netah!” he cried, swung the club wildly. . Netah did not respond. It may be that in this moment he sensed the fact .that it was his master who had made hm into a monster.- About himwas the wilderness, opening its, dom .When Le, Beau Th Killer Was slinky: " at Baha‘i—nu u—nm '- .. ’5." ’Tolfig helpless M9”. the " dangers of- 0W HE ship of a famous ethOrer is, caught ' z thefpossibile , , their isolation and helplemnmr’ - . _ \ ,. But suddenly the wirt'aIess begins to clatter, ‘ and in another instant there bursts from out 'the'ether a beautiful song. Strong and clear it comes and the frosty night air rings with the melody. It is the voice of a grand opera singer carried by mysterious messengers of the other from Pittsburg‘ or Detroit, to those remote Arctic regions. , The singer finishes; a band elm-in up; The lonely explorers listen rapturoust to a, wonderful concert. The darkness slips away. The lights of the these ter blaze forth. The cold gives way to warmth; ice and snow to flower-sand palms. By the magic of the genei of the air the Arc- tic discomforts are transformed into the de- . lights of the concert hall. It can’t be true, but it is. Night after night hundreds of people throughout the United States receive by radio the songs of great singers, the music of great musicians, and the messages of great orators. On the more practical side they may receive also quotations and information on stock and crop markets. Farmers have installed receiving machinesfor this purpose, and many a farm— er’s son has rigged up an inexpensiVe outfit which will receive messages from a consider- able distance. The importance of the radio- phone to the people of the country cannot at 'this time be fully appreciated. But next to the automobile it will work the greatest trans- formation in rural life of any recent inven- tion. The Business Farmer would like to hear from any of its readers who have install- ed receiving machines. See-Saw HE prices of farm products have passed through several swiftly changing cycles since the blow was struck which precipitated the great war. They dropped, they went up, they dropped agaimand now they are swing- ing upward again, just like the teeter-totter we used to ride when we were kids, Prices of things the farmers buy followed about the same cycle, only they didn’t go down so far and stayed up longer. Deflation wouldn’t be such a painful process if it were universal and uniform in its scope. ’ But it isn’t. It takes a fall out of one man and leaves another un- scathed. It knocks the bottom out of some prices and leave others suspended high in the air. And the fellows Who are hit, as the farm- ers were hit last fall, find their purchasing power gone.and the prices of their wants no lower. For some seven or eight months now the farmers haVe been passing. through a most un- pleasant deflation process. The prices of crops produced at the highest cost in the history of the present generation dropped fifty and sixty per cent. That wouldn’t haVe been so bad but the prices of other things stayed up, and it has only been «during the last sixty days that they have shown any in- tention of coming down. But now they, too, are dropping and as they fall, prices of farm products are starting up again. Nearly every manufacturer of farm machinery and imple- ments has recently announced drastic price cuts afiecting his entire line. HeLry Ford and the International Harvester Company are engaged in a price war on tractors and each is trying to beat the other to the basement. Clothes, dress goods, automobiles, hair-cuts, shoes, candy, et cetera, have succumbed to the forces of deflation and they’re going down! A few months and the leveling process will be Complete. Farm prices will be\up where they belong and prices of everything else will , be down where they belong. Then the farmer can resume his buying and prosperity will be with us again. v Adding a Little Pepper _ ' . 133E Wall Street Journal remarks, “Any ' statement by a politician about the disin- terested benevolence *of-t‘hi's attitude on the 'soldiersi-rbonnsgwould - utter. " anything from their -war experiencesi If AFA'I‘ bank account is a nice thing but it 7 Farmers were slow ' by discharging himself or'n'ot. "‘ "'" i’ ' Here is a thought Sexism-Tapper: ' p» s ' a flame"? gmifnfihhwimms a? am out??? garichMm Tgonngtww army " n m for meet and win.noptqcone:t to more "5 taken. Nobody would educate. e bonus to emueommeneement anyboom hiatu- the hemightheveenmedithehunotbeen settle: munsz * , Rot! The service men have become accus- tomed to having salt rubbed into their wounds. This little dash of Pepper will make them smart anew. Does any reactionary pol- itician from Pennsylvania or anybody else really‘believe that the service men ‘ gained three million of the nation ’s finest men. re- ceived a benefit, from the last war let’s have a war every year. If one 'war will give them a modicum of energy and courage and know- , [edge a flock of wars should make veritable ' o» Samsons and Solomons out of "am. What did our boys bring home from that wari‘ Here’s the list Look it over, Mr Pepper: Rotted lungs, diseased organs, gun- - shot wounds, sightless . eyes, broken morals, shattered ideals, wrecked careers, discontent, restlessness, instability, and a brain horribly distorted by the terrible ordeals through which they passed. Experience! Aye! But an experience that fits a man for death and not for life. They should sentence Mr. Pepper to be shot at sunrise. The experience will do him good. The Farm Bureau Economizes usually encourages extravagance. Thai is the main objection to bond issues and large cash resources. Nearly every new corporation or institution which starts out with a good- sized bank roll spends money lavishly and un- wisely, and in no time an over-head is created which sooner or later becomes top-heavy and threatens to crush the institution. The Farm Bureau was no exception to this rule. Its money came easily; it went easily. During the first year jobs were created " under the impressi0n that they were useful. Ex- perience soon showed they _were useless. Fancy salaries were paid all out of proportion to the service rendered. Investments were made which should not have been made and economy was an unthought of thing. But the Farm Bureau learned its lesson. , _ At the beginning of 1921 the» Bureau was $80000 in debt. The overhead expenses were $18,000 per month. Money was scarce. in paying their dues. Something had to be done. So the Bureau - cleaned house as even Henry Ford found V it ‘ necessary to do at about the same time $17,300 were cut off from the yearly payroll unnecessary employee and ' ; merging departments. Additional economics \3 were effected until the overhead was reduced ‘ from $18,000 to $6,334 per month, and Audit or J. Lee 'Morford reported to the annual meeting that a net deficit of $15215 had been changed to a net worth of $111,545 in the single year of 1920. The State Farm Bureau has been put upon a thorough business basis and no member can longer charge that it is wasting the farmers’ money. Isn’t it about time for you weather prophets to get you} alibis ready? When asked about his defense of Newberryism. Sen. Townsend is understood to have replied: "This is beautiful February weather you are hav- ing, isn’t It?" - . ' . A bill appropriating $25,000 for the develop- ment of nun culture has been introduced in con» gross. Competition for some'ot our'congreeemen. eh? - . . . ‘ . ‘ t ‘ Speaking of, weather, , _he {editor's kicked up so. much dust the . 91-day 'yh drove over tosLansinr he» co ‘_ f , 7 'the‘sp'epg if H , -- OME little“ :time ago, ’them. *' IN'ilAD AG'IN ‘ v or there abouts, I wrote an article on the unfaithfulneSs of men. The I ‘ cause for it, or the prevailin' cause, as I saw it, an’ thereby I got in d‘eeper’n a pig in a mud puddle an' many of my friends of the she sex took exception to what‘I said an’ I have been receivin' letters ever since. There has been letters from "An observer,” from "Mother of ef'ght,”“‘8ubscriber," an’ from sev’ral more. Interestin' letters they 'are/ an’ I feel that they realy come from the hearts of the ones that wrote Real heart throbs so to speak, an’, while I am not denyiri' the truth of what they say, still an’ all not one of the writers of the let- ters attempt to deny the truth of what I said in the article I wrote on the subject. 0n the other hand the kinda seek to justify themselves an' other women for doin’ the things I mentioned. The thing that causes more men to be unfaithful than any other thing I know of except the pure an’ unadulterated cussedness of the men themselves. Women, with true love in, their hearts, can not live without bein' loved, petted an' made much of. Men. with the same kind of love.in their hearts require the same treatment. Without this, life is dull an‘ sooner or later either the one or the other finds consolation in the love of another an’ so there the old love story ends an’ a new an’ unholy story begins. A story not always of love—in the new story passion quite often plays the most important part and passion—the baser passion, is as far removed from true love as Wm. Jennin's Bryan is removed from the presidency. An observer says “men too get tired of the honey business an’ re— fuse to .take the wife to church an’ such"—“are very negl'ectful of their duties in the home" an’ speaks as though she might have gathered in a useless commodity when she tied up. to the man—if she did—all of which is only too true—she did not say the man had been unfaithful—I do not say so, but I do say that by neglect an’ carelessness, an’ unthoughful- ness, men lose the love of good true wives an' very often, lose the wife also. Every man should remember this—if a good wife is Worth any- thing she is worth everything! An' ~ this also can be said of the husband —-—if he is not worth everything he isn't worth anything. “Sincere Subscriber" takes the we- man's side of the question—in other words she gives several good rea» sons why women go wrong—why they are‘unfaithful an' chief among the reasons given by her is the one just mentioned an’ that other an' most pernicious one-—-too tight a hitch in 'the strings on the pocket book! Lack of love, and money doled 'out grudgingly—like as if the man was payin’ an' 01' debt an’ hated to do it, has driven many a good woman to go to the bad, an’, God help them! Who among us can say they are to blame? An’ yet I- say again that the same thing drives men—not exactly the same—but the lack of love—drives them where love awaits them. Yes “Sincere Subscrib— er," it sure takes a heap of lovin' to make a home a home an’ some time it takes so little to make the hap- piest home a hell! , An’ to “Mother of eight," I jest want to say this—you have not de- scribed to me the average man at all 7 -——-in fact the things you have‘ de- scribed is not a man, if what you say is true, for only an animal—4 bein’ without sense. a thing to be-despised ——could so enslave any woman— ’specially the mother of his children. Iamsorryifinmywritin’lhave not come‘up to your expectations— I’ll freely admit that I am only jest a man, with all the love, passion, ‘ respect for womanhood an’ mother- hood, .law abidin’, .home-lo'vin’, ar- gumentative,j,contrary, dull an' stu— toadicies of-the‘ordinary man—- , 9"?” writers ' W he died: im-the Kalamazoo State Hos- pital “although I’ll freely admit he should have been shot. ' However, dear “Mother of eight," your letter only proves my former statements—that a woman, if she sees fit an’ tries, can hold a man against the world, but don’t you ever think for a minute that I claim that all men are worth the eii‘ort it takes to hold them. Why half of ’em ain’t worth their salt an’, by the same token, the other half could be con- siderably improved. Which leads me to remark that love alone . is supreme—passion alone, never has and never will hold a man or woman. Mutual love with all that love implies—that’s my hob- by an' with that in the home there will be no unfaithful men an' no un- faithful women. Cordially yours. — UNCLE RUBE. FABMER GIVES FEDERAL RE- SERVE A “CALLING” ‘ MOS WELCH, a. prominent farm- er of lonia county, has written a comprehensive discussion of the federal reserve system as it af- fects the Michigan farmer and also discusses in his article the results of high freight rates, discrimination the, . , . . goth-fer phasesof the production, mar--' keting and financing features of the ' Charges ’ agriculturist’s business. were made at the American Farm Bureau Federation convention at At- lanta to the effect that congress had surrendered to the Federal Reserve banks the right to inflate and de- flate currency at will, and that the power is being used to enrich the big bankers at the expense of the farmer and the general public. These charges led to the introduc- ing, by George Mansfield, of Oregon, of the following‘resolution, consid- ered to be one of the most import- ant adopted by the delegation. “We ask the appointment of I. commit- tee to carefully prepare and present to congress as the views of our membership a bill which will so amend existing laws as to secure to every American citizen au’admuate and proper system of fi- nancing which shall be truly national in its character, safe, sound and administ- ered under the direction of an independ- ent and representative board of directors representing every phase of our national life, so that congress shall not only coin money sand regulate the value thereof, but will carry out the true spirit of the constitution in regulating the expansion and reduction of credit. not with a view of private gain but in such a way as to protect the interests of all our citizens an: secure and promote the public wel- e‘n . Mr. -Welch's article which follows was written in reply to a question— naire with Which was a bulletin on “business conditions" sent out by Frank B. Hinton of the Federal Re- weetern armor, and 1381117 " serve bank at" ; icago, asking person to xwh * _- the'questi' was sent would likejtoihave . bulletins sent to him. Mr. W answer is characteristic of takes opportunity to tell Mr. Won a few things which arelwrong the financing system of the nation and at the same time adds some constructive criticism which appears to be of vital interest to the farmers and others of Ionia' county. Mr. Welch's letter follows: “I received your card and letter of December 2, and will say that I am much interested in your report of- A .,, ness conditions’ and would like to; 13% it continued. “I am very much interested In ture, especially stock raising, feeding aw stock shipping, having stock from ‘ ‘ states of Montana, Idaho and W‘ to Chicago and to our ranch hol , In northern Michigan by the thousands and to our farms in Ionia county where 1‘ have always carried on a feeding propo- sition. But the raising of frei ht an'! n‘hmr changes have entir y nated us from the business, let our ranches lie practically idle and our ams-' empty, The price of sheep today would scar- cely pay the freight from the’west to our northern ranches where are located some of the finest' stock propositions in this ] country. The freight rate from .v to Ionia county for 25 years was 13 csnts ' per hundred pounds, now it is 31 1-! cents. The rate from Ionia, Michigan to- Taft. Iosco county, ' for a double deck of sheep, later tamed to $33 and at the present time $70.25 car and no service. ' " “We never used to hear of such a thing! '* as unloading and feeding between Ionia and Chicago or between our northern (Continued on page 16) No extras to buy. each purcha A HE Titan is not a stripped tractor, pared down to make a price, but complete with all essential equipment—friction clutch pul- ley, fenders, platform, throttle governor, adjustable drawbar, angle lugs, brakes. .This equipment, worth more than $1 00 and necessary on any tractor to make it serviceable and safe, is included in the new $700 price. CHICAGO I h in Titan Price , .. Now $700 —-and a P & O 3-furrow Plow FREE Le. b. Chicago . Harvester Company’s Exceptional Offer Effective Feb. 3, to May 1, 1922 The Harvester Company makes this special offer to apply on all new lntemational 8-l6 and Titan 10-20 tractors purchased by its dealers on I922 account: purchasing one of these Titan tractors, for delivery on or before May I next, will be given by the Company abso- lutely free, f. o. b. Chicago, a 3-furrow P &O plow. On the same terms, each farmer who purchases an lnternational 8-l6 will be given a 2-furrow P 8: O plow. Each farmer reserve power. I $230 Cut in International 8-16 The International 8-l6 tractor now sells for $670, f. o. b. Chicago. . act of an International 8 --l 6 covered by the Special Offer will be given a P 6: O Llarrow plow flee. If the purchaser of either tractor now owns a suitable ‘plow we will Substitute a tractor disk barrow. Greatest farm power values ever offered. Neither horses nor any other tractor can equal them: ' ' 3-.INTERNA'I'IONAL HARVESTER COMPANY OF AMERICA The Titan is a real 3-plow tractor and has belt power in proportion. It has enormous labor cost on every field operation—a big item in farm operating expense. Titan is famous for long life. It has proved in eight years of use that it outlast: two or three small inferior trac- ‘ tors. Docs best work on cheap kerosene. Low repair and upkeep expense. Always on the job. lts 3-plow capacity cuts the Until May I. I922. USA 7 , ffr‘he _, i , Unable-with the heart'eyes or from teeth? _ ~ It you have pains in your knees, filong the siatic nerve, even a tired f‘fee‘ling in the pit of your stomach ‘ - of an innocent looking m'olar may be at the “real root" of the trouble. ,I . The fifth nerve which supplies our ' teeth with sensation is a fearful and wonderful thing, it stands like a policeman, club in hand, and gives warning telling us in plain language (a pain some where)‘ that something has gone wrong. This fifth nerve -»gives sensation to all the motor : nerves of the head and it tells you then things db not taste good, it r . tells you when you find something ‘l-jrg'ritty in your food to spit it out for it might scratch the enamel of your teeth. There are times when one would give a good deal to take *it's own club and give it a tempor- ary sleeping potion and that is what the dentist does for us occasionally but it would not be safe to do so for long. The health of the whole body and certainly it’s efficiency depends upon . a good clean mouth, with a full equipment of grinding surfaces. Do you know that\we bite with seventy pounds pressure? It gives one a wholesome respect for one‘s own jaws. No wonder the bible gives us many injunctions as to what should come out of the mouth, as well as some as to what should go in. There has been a theory that ex- pectant mothers should not have Work done upon the teeth, more harm is done by neglect at such a time than possibly could be by any ordinary dental work. At such a time every woman's right and duty is to be as comfortable and free from any disturbing pain or annoyance as possible. Let me repeat any ordin- ary work can be done with entire safety. I spent one year studying ‘mechanical dentistry with much practical experience with men high up in the profession and that is the consensus of opinion. I will be glad to answer any questions sent to me along this line. If you ask me some- thing that I camnot answer I will make no guesses but will go to head- quarters for information and give it to you. In the meantime take the advice of one who knows and see that the wash—stands are well supplied with tooth—brushes, tooth—soaps or powd- ers and a good. antiseptic mouth- wash. Also let us not forget our good .triend Dental Floss; in the course of his wanderings he digs up many an unsuspected lodger which in time would decay and be all ready to start a big hole in some white ivory only to be made whole by our other friend in need, the dentist. FROM THE HEART HAVE been interested in the ar~ ticles 'of unfaithful husbands and as a woman who has had the ex- ; S ‘ perience I would like to say for both ~unfaithful women and men, it is a thing that should be looked into. I was married early in my teens to please my parents before they died. My husband, a man I could not learn to love, because he did not believe in God, Heaven or hell, he then do- serted me, a mother of four children, and one of them in a hospital. I was wealthy. He went to the bank, drew all my money except _sixty dollars and went away. He, after weeks of ' time, came back and begged forgive— ness and as a Christian I forgave fiand started life again, when in a short time he went again, me with not even anything to call: Relatives came, found us slowly starving, my children and I, and they took us to their homes where I slowly got well again. I then worked and sued for divorce. came in count and accused me, an honest Christian, of ' unfaithfulness but Could not prove it. I worked and saved, and kept my children and never “got help from him four long years, then they granted me my di- vorce. 'I 'felt that I had been wronged'by man alone. I met many who seam d to love and honor but and many other ills, to." hich. the. flesh is heir, ‘may arise,‘ infected gums and decaying I alone unsuspected abscess at the root. -you are his wife leaving , \He. amxm..1n1 20*" Edited I met a man and worked for him one year. ’ I found faith in him and love him now dearly as I’ve been his ,wife for some months now, but dear readers, I am not even now in a happy home, I r i p ’ |»»Mns.assentsunnnarnssnr new... ed down. They walk away disgust- ed when I tell them how many Lib-' arty Bonds I have got, with money to get a “Henry” this spring. ,for myself am am a step-moth- er and maybe some of you know what it is when the child is 15 years old. Let me tell you that . some women are do- ing wrong too. If he is unfaith- ful, don't turn to another w hile flutter, The breath _ of .. ST. VALENTINE‘S DAY Apollo has peeked thrn the shutter And awakenfd the witty and fair; The boarding-school belle’s in‘ a The two penny post’s despair. ‘ the morning is flinging A magic on blossom, on spray, And coclmeys and sparrows are In chorus on Valentine’s Day. —Pearl singing or you are just as bad as he. The bible must be our teacher in all things. Never marry the second after the first is proved unfaithful. I would give werld’s to be happy but will never be.—A Friend. THE FARM DOES PAY AM a constant reader of your ex- cellent paper and I enjoy read- ing the Farm Home department. I would like to write a few lines about an article that was in your paper Dec. 17th issue, signed Z. B. M.. Ohio. I think she is a girl above the average city girl, who would not think of even washing the dishes, for fear her pretty hands might get soiled. There is not a single farmer in our fair state who can wear a white collar, and make his farm pay. They would still be on their “forty” as Miss Z. B. M. said. I have stayed on the old farm with dad while the other boys have gone to the city to make their pile. Now they are boarding on. pa until times are better. I asked them how many thousands they have got salt- ___‘_AIDS TO GOOD DRESSING—-——— As 22 years old and stand six foot from the ground. I would like to meet areal girl' like Miss Z. B. M. some time.— 0 But to be fair I. H. I will have to. add a post-script of my own to your letter and say that I know a hundred city girls righ, t around me who hesitate at no work that is honest. and will wash, iron, cook and make garden. also make pretty clothes ,for themselves. Th 11 and coming . be p or they would be left entirely out of the procession. CORRESPONDENT‘S 0014M Mrs. Leona Rosenb‘erger, R. a, Box 6, Alto, Mich., would very much like to have the pattern for the baby moccasins. Mathenton, Mich., She will find a letter“ from Mrs. S. A. Thuma, Box 31. in this issue. Mrs. R. W. and Mr. C. J.———The goitre cure was nothing more or less than the use of fresh grape-fruit. A bit rubbed on externally every day and a part of the pulp eaten four times a day. In several cases it has seem-ed to effect a cure, so our correspondent informed us. Can any reader send us the poem entitled “The Skeptic’s Daughter?” Mrs. F. E.-——I will give several cake recipes in the next issue. Table oil cloth enough for floors, well. For Simplicity, Service and Style CATALOGUE Nona]: Send 15c in silver or stamps for our UP-TO-DATE SPRING and SUMMER 1922 CATALOGUE, designs of Ladles', ‘Misscs' showing color plates and and Children’s Patterns, is not heavy, it will not wear containing 500 a CONCISE AND COMPREHENSIVE ARTICLE 0N DBESSMAKING, ALSO SOME POINTS ' FOR THE NEEDLE (Illustrating 80 of the various, simple stitches) all valuable hints to the home dressmakor. All patterns 120. Send pattern and catalogue orders to Mrs. Jenney, care of Pattern Dept.._ A Popular One Piece Dress 3895. Here is a splendid style for re- modeling or for com- bining two materials. -The lines are and youthful, and new style features are seen in collar and sleeve. Sabin or taf- feta would be “attrac- tive for this design with soutsche braid or embroidery for trim- ming. It would also be nice in black ‘velvet with braiding, or in taupe moire with a touch of coral. is cut 18 and T pattern in 3 sizes: 16, 20 years. A 16 year size requires 4 1-4 yards of 36 inch ma- terial. The width of the skirt at the foot ' is about 2 yards A Simple Serviceable . pron 3896. This apron ‘has a very practical pocket. It is a one iece model, with e back shaped to form belt extensions that hold the fulness of the front in place. Dotted per-sale is here shown, with ck rack braid for trimming. The pattern is cut 4 _ sizes: um size will require 3 3-4 yards of 38. inch material. An Up-to—Date and Simple Frock 3870. This distinct- ly youthful frock has the latest fash- ion “wrinkles.” The new sleeve and col- late. A choice of high neck or girlish round neck for which the collars are 'pro- vided_ Duvetyn with matched flat braid is here shown. One may have velvet, or» taffeta, or serge with braiding. For the round collar, em— broidered b r o a d cloth or suede, crepe or organdy is attrac- tive. The pattern is cut in 6 sizes: 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches bust measure. A 38 inch size requires 4 yards of 44 inch ma- terial. The width of the skirt at the foot F“ is about 2 yards A Stylish Wren 3890. Simple and attractive and suit— able for silk, velvet ' cloth or fur fabrics. The pattern for this design is cut in ' 4 sizes! 86; medium, large, 42-44: large, 46—48 inches bust measur- e. A medium size will small, 34- 38-40: require 4 3-4 yards. of 44 inch The collar worn ' high as shown small view. material. may 'r be or rolled extra ‘ in the 'cloth on the as sets of pattern‘foii-éloth? There a a. large center-piece, and a number of doilies. You can choose. one (with decorations that harmonize with your dining-room color scheme. A set will save you much laundry work and they are “quite‘ the thing." I will be glad to quote you prices and also purchase them for you if you wish. . Little napkins made of all linen, - barred glass towling will save our fine linen. One yard y will make two. To m (igloo Cake eonewowantedcofleecak Dutch_cake, this is fine: 0 a Two cups of light bread 1—4 to 1-2 cupful of sugar 2 to 4 tablespoons of softened butter, 1 or 2 eggs and 1-3 poon cinnamon; beat all ' either very thoroughly and flour enough is added gradually to make a dough that can Just be handled with a spoon. Should be well beaten after every addition of flour so that a smooth dough is formed. This may be spread in two shallow but- tered tins and allowed to rise until double in height. The top should then be brushed with melted butter or egg and milk beaten together.‘ The cakel are then sprinkl'e‘d liberally with a mix.- ture of 1-: cup of flour, 1-2 cup sugar. 1-2 teaspoon .of cinnamon. blended with 2 tablespoons of melted butter, rub these ingredients together with the hands so that a meal or crumb-like mixture is formed. Bake 20 to 25 minutes in mod- erately hot oven, Does anyone know good way to clean nickel on a stove: ——-Mrs. Glenn Polt. Clare, R. 6, Another Coffee Cake In the January 21, 1922 issue, Mrs. K. B. ask for a recipe to make coffee cake from bread dough. The following recipe is one my mother has used for years: Take bread dough when ready to put into loaves, add 1 tablespoon lard, 1-2 cup granulated sugar, pinch of soda dissolved in a little hot water, mix in bread dough, add enough flour to take up the added moisture and let this rise. Then roll and put in tins and let rise again, cover the top with sweet cream sprinkle with cinnamon and brOWn on" white sugar. Bake until a nice brown. Bread dough the size of an ordinary loaf of bread will make three or four round coflee cakeSr—Mrs. A Mich. Surely, Come Again! As I am a most interested reader of this valuable paper and especially the Home Department. I would like to help a little if I may. Am sending a recipe for Dutch cake or coffee cake as per' request- K ed in paper Jan. let. Take a pint of bread sponge, one o two tablespoons shortening, same ggf mix well together in a hard loaf. Let raise then put in tin and raise again then bake. Just before putting in the oven with the bowl of a tablespoon, make little holes in the top and put in the fol- lowing: 1-3 cup brown sugar, 1-2 tea- spoon cinnamon moistened with a little 3:111; cream_ This is lovely eaten with so. Carley Peters‘br Drop Cakes One heaping cup brown sugar, 1 egg. 8 tablespoons molasses. 1-2 cup shorten- ing, 2—3 cup sour milk, 1 rounding tea- spoon soda, 1-2 teasnoon each of cinna» - mon, salt. cloves and nutmeg, 1 cup raisins or may use part desired. Stir stiff enough drop by, half spoonfuls on buttered tins. Bake in moderate oven. May I come again ?—Mrs, F. L., Vas- sar, Mich Decorating; (lake I would like to ask some helps of the sisters. I saw in the paper about decor- ating the top of a cake with powdered sugar through’ a. paper doily. Now didn't understand. Do you frost your cake first or put the sugar on the cake? W'ill the lady please write again and ex- plain the method more plainly. I Would like a recipe for a cake to be made either layers or loaf, made with brown sugar, no molasses: something nice to use with > camel and using the yolks of eggs as one hardly knows what to do with them when making white cake. I would like a recipe for chilli con came. Has any- one had any experience using table oil- floor and varnishing in place of linoleum? Will smocks be much worn . E. . this summer ?—-Mrs. F Sends Patterns In regard to the letters of Mrs. Alex Smith, Le Roy, Mich., and‘Mrs, Katie Lilly, Shepherd, will reply for the benefit of others Who have hesitated sending for the baby moccasin pattern because .of only the initials being affixed to the letter. Am sending the pattern to the show; ladies, but have already received several, one coming from Tennessee with only the address or initials. ‘ I am very thankful for all the ‘helps I receive, and am also glad to be of any help to others. As my time is nearly always employed, being the mother of 8 , sons and 4 daughters, I appreciate the many helps the ~M. B. F. contains. Will close with my; recipe for pork“ cake:. 2 clips brown Sugar. .2 egg-sr 2 cups molasses, 1» pound. salt pork, ground fine; Em. . boilllns' Wager? list 3.1111:- 3 co . noun ’oress rams“ chopped IBIDOQII-,cm 17.x i- n... nu meats if i with flour to \ mmm-J‘.‘A. . bib-I‘- mun—Inn d H H.H5N':'H be sisl 53>§EQ§HE£ STEHES Egasgéeaifizgsr namemnnrc-EN; I do not'feel ’like. writing. this week. It is because”: one who is near and dear to”, hie-is very ill and I cannot concentrate my thoughts upon my, work; And if I do not write a long. letter there will be more space for' your letters, and there are some ex- tremely interesting ones. What do you think of the poem Ruby Slack sends in? She does not say whether she is the author ’of it but I believe she is. . ~ I received a very pretty valentine this morning from Edna McIntyre, Kawkawlin. She also wrote me a letter which will appear next week. Next,’week- contains the birthday of George Washington, the first man ever elected to the presidency of the United States, doesn’t it. How many of you know (without looking in your history) what year he was elected—UNCLE NED. OUR BOYS AND GIRLS Dear Uncle Ned—Having read the merry letters from the rest of the boys and girls I ask! leave to add my name to the rest. We like the M. B. F. just fine My mother takes your I am enclosing a poem. ' - I 'am a little farmerettc. Just sixteen years of age, I like the Business Farmer fine; Especially the children's page. We have an eighty-acre farm. Some stock and chickens too. I always read the M. B. F. When my Dad gets through. Talk about your favorites. I vote for Uncle Ned, d I am sure you will agree: In your favor he has led. ‘When you want a real paper, No use to hesitate Write down the Business Farmer- Opportunity is at your gate. ——Ruby Slack, R1, Ellsworth. Mich. Dear Uncle Ned—I would like to join your merry circle. I am 10 years old. My birthday is the 31st of January. Am in the fourth grade at school. I live on a' 126-acre farm. have a saving ac- count now in the bank of 31 dollars. My father started it by giving me one dollar every birthday and then I caved my pen- nies and earned some by helping on the farm. picking up potatoes, and apples. driving the horse 0n the hay fork, and picking berries. And during the war 1 saved my pennies to buy thrift stamps so I also have ten dollars in war savings stamps. I have 3 pets: a hen, dog and a cat. My dog can sit up and shake hands. I can hitch him up and he will draw my wagon and sled. Good by to all. EPguline Kingsbury, R. 4, Imlay City, 10 . ' Dear Uncle Ned—My father takes the M. B. F. and I read every page in it— even to admertisements when I have nothing else to do or have no ‘other read- ing. My father is away to camp now and my mother and I do all the chores. I am fourteen years old July 20. Have I a twin? I go to school every day and I aminththhgrade. Iamgoingto Harrisville high school next year, provid- ing I get my credits. I live on an 60- acre farm. We have 5 horses, 6 milch cows and 8 pigs. My brothers-are away with my father now. We have a Ford fir and a power washing machine. It saves my mother a lot of hard labor. My mother raises geese and chickens. When I was 11 years old I went with my aunt to her home at Marine City. While I was there I_went to Mt. Clemens, St. Marys, St. Claire, Port Huron and Detroit. I had a' good time ,whiie I was there. When I was coming back I was sick on the'hoat. It was so stormy they did not stop at Oscoda and I went to Mackinac in care of a nice lady named Mrs. Wells. A man bought .me a nice dolly while I was there. I got 01! the boat at Alpena . and a garage man named Mr. La Grosse brought me home. We have a nice road our farm and hundreds of touring cars go by. I have driven our car quite a bit but I would not trust myself alone with it. What is the diflerence betwoen a piano. bank and beehive? When are the Doc Dads coming back. are very merry little fellows. Well on I go to Mt. Clemens again I come to ’ visit you. Then I will describe you to my cousins. M little sisters imagine you an old baldh ed man with long white whis- kers. Hal-Hal Love to you and all the cousinsu—Ines Goddard, ‘Mikado, Box 94. Mich. _ _ ‘ ‘fi——- Hello Uncle Ned—How, are you and all the rest of this mg merry circle? I Just discovered this , c In. the M, B. F. and havofallen in love with it already. Have I a twin sister or brother: My birthday comes on,the 32nd of December. lemnowflflteenyearsofage. Canw. , write more than one letter after‘this one. I mean can we keep writing them? ‘ we can bectguse lots of times hope, don’ V soplunore innh . ' - every, goo" 6 time _ - of m I I 61:21.. I wishfsome a finely e. is role don't think I’ v in my stomach. MMQIKIIW ; mango-.v disgusted with my name. 'I can’t» help it because I, was given that name. It really isn’t so hard to pronounce (it you know how.) ‘But almost everyone calls me -"Cetea" so I wish you would call me that I’m no". sure whether it’s all right to write letters in pencil to Uncle Ned but my fountain pen is dry and I know Uncle Ned doesn’t like green ink so I _ won't write with ink at all. I forgot to tell you that I live on a farm which con- tains forty acres. four cats, one dog, two cows. two horses, and about a hundred chickens. one of the members. With love to all of the folks, I remains—Miss Halcetea Cur- rier, Algonac. ’ Dear Uncle Ned and Cousins—My father takes the M, B. F. and I am very interested in the Chidren's Bout. It makes me laugh every time when I read that a child has a cat for a pet. It makes me think of the time when I was 4 or 6 years old. My mother never wanted me to pay with cats but one day I played with cats and she caught me at it, and she said to me: "Aren’t you afraid of getting cat hairs in your stomach ?" I said: “Oh, mamma, I don’t put the cats I hold them in my arms." Nowdays I have different pets. They are not only pets but moneymak- ers. I have canary birds. Last year I raised 9’ singers and 4 females. I sell the singers for $4.00 before they are 4 months old and after that I get $5.00. so you can see there is money in them. And you ought to hear them sing when the music starts. I live on an 80-acre farm. I don't have far to go to school. There is just the garden between the school and our house. »I wish some of my cousins would write to me. I will answer all letters that I receive—Clara Eichinger, R. 2, Box 18, Standish. Mich. Dear Uncle Ned—This is the “Triplets” writing. We “Triplets” are three girls who go to the same school and are all about the same age. Now cousins, we want you all to guess our first names and write to us. We will answer each letter received. Our first initials, last names and addresses are: E, Strieter, flichSmith and A. Conlin, Bay City, RA, Dear Uncle Ned—We received the M. B.'F. today. I was reading the Children’s Hour and enjoyed it very much, It made me think I would like to write a letter. I have three sisters. We all go to school except my sister Opal who has very poor health. We have little over a mile to go to school_ We scholars have lots of fun sliding down hill. We have been,_having some pretty cold weather. I am a girl nine years. old and in the fourth grade. I live on a 120-acre farm. We have 10 milch cows. 8 head of young cattle, 2 horses, 24 hogs, about 75 hens, 5 turkeys and four geese. For a pet we have a dog. He is a good dog. He gets the cows alone. Uncle Ned, did you ever play checkers? We generally spend the evening in play- ing checkers, We think it is lots of fun. I am ever your friend—Marian Dick, R. 2, Muir, Mich. Dear Uncle Ned—May I Join Your merry circle? My father takes the M. B, F. and I always read the children's page. I am a girl 13 years old and am in the seventh grade at school. My birthday is the 18th of January. Have I a twin? '1 live on a 100 acre farm, We have three horses, two pigs. four cows and six young (Settle. For pets I have cats and one dog. We live three miles from town. We live near the Mus- kegon river, We have a cottage there where we go to fish in the summer. There are 18 fipils in our school. We are go— ing vs a valentine party this year. We are having nice weather here, Yes- terday it rained and then it froze so I have been sliding on the ice. I wish some of the cousins would write to me as I will answer all the letters. I will close with lots of love to Uncle Ned.—Hazel Compton, R, 2, Big Rapids, Mich. Dear Uncle Ned—I am a boy 10 years old and. would like to join your merry circle, .My mother takes the M. B. F. and likes it very well. My birthday is the 15th of this month. I will be 11 years old. I live on the shore of Lake Michi- so jigs Meal;th on now. I see 40 or rmen ere every day. They get 40 or 50 pounds of fish every day. have inst learned to skate. I think it is lots of fun. I am in the sixth grade t school. I like to go to school. I have petgtwocats,adog,acoltanda calf. Tell some of- the other boys and girlstowritetome. HaveIatwin. go sliding down hill quite often-‘— ficrgld Cole, Box 883, Cross Village. 'o'rnn'n Linn-as ancmrv‘nn Helen Bagnel. Traverse City; Z. M. Edwards. (no address); Ester Barber. Frederic: Beatrice Hunt. Arlene Hunt. Lancer: Mildred Starr Coleman; Stella May Smith, St. Louis; Ella May Ballagh, Melvin Allen, Gladwin; rgia. Carsonumty: George Baldwin, , ard; Marie chhneider, Owosso; Lucy Sharpe, Edith Sharpe. Clare: Al- bert '1‘. Mowier. Rodney. Dorothy Nelson, Memphis: June Mawdsley, May-ville: Le‘ga E. Welch. Mt. '01 M El“. ' ea,j I'm going to write to another ~ / Asplrm .. 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"33' wagméfizfismmmng mucosnmwy. 307 44, Allegen. Mich. MENTION THE MICHIGAN . BUSINESS FARMER '- loo Imminn—Ioo Senator Dunlap a: you bum-VII} WRITING, To ADVERTIS: RS i ‘wners WZI H T E D! To introduce the best auto- mobile tires in the world Made underour new and ex- ‘ clusive Internal Hydraulic ‘, Emsion Processthatelim- inates Blow-Oat—Steae-Bniss " —iiin-Cat and enables us to ‘ sell our tires under a ‘ 10,000 MILE GUARANTEE We want an agent in every community to use and in- troduce these wonderful ' tires at our astonishingly low prices to all motorcar owners. Write for booklet fully describing this new process and explaining our amazing in‘ troductory offer to owner agents. Hydro-United Tire Co. " " 189 chicazo. San Francisco. Pnuemwn. Pa iiicuaranteed INCUBATOR World beatan low price offer on high ‘ v" —;v “""‘ ‘1 grade Guaranteed A“ Hotelier. You waste _ J ‘ ‘ce’e‘i‘t-zz. oney to ay more. 9'“ e Detro t has dou- walls. hot water heat. copper tank. no cold corners. big nursery. automatic re‘u lat ion ther- mometer — all lea- llsres that insure big I - “rough healthy vigorous c cks. Ia Al to teen etors costing twice the price. Only 5 10 FOR A 140-CHICK , DETROIT BROODER , An equally bif bar- n. Double we ls, hot _ . . . ;_ waterheat. Hi hclau. Built to last. rite for . complete description. -’ You will mersel at the value. Get Big Bar ain ‘ Moron both mach nes ordered at one time. lave money Act quickly. Address Detroit Incubator Company Does. to Detroit.“ This is an ex- cellent variety, l! Well as being m . interesting . The Harris 8%. vines , are mm- mt growers produce an pnormous crop or long slender. round 1) o d s, which are of eg- der ‘dne fhvor. Packet of seed. 10c; 3 for 25¢; Catalog free. BURGESS SEED G PLANT Eiiss sitii st Wonderful Vales Wholesale Price. Highest Quality 't fell to inves ' to these bargains. iteclesned ’l‘mted $2.80 bu. weet Clover scanned. 90 in. Al- ,, er a Tim $3.00 bu. Sudan rue 5cm. lb. . Alfalfa “.00 bu. eve high quality of Glover and “Grass & Field Seeds at low new. All sold subject is State a Government Test er an absolute mm led: W e in grasp and field unrated to save on money and give quick service. We . a higher eel-Buy new end save big money, Send y for our money-saving Seed Guide. eapleinsell-froo listless Mutual Seed 60. Dept. 327 Chicago. It We $ Upward CREAM SEPARATOR On Trial. Easy running. om‘ cleaned. Shims warm or so milk. Whether dairy is large or small. get handsome cataloged and easy monthly payment off er. Address Angus SEPARATOR co.. to: 5067 saw... an w Must riuiuuuicpure—ureo b4 Northern raised chickens. ducks, geese, turkeys. Fowls, eggs,incubators at reduced rices. 29th year. Largest plant. Large value is poultry book ""ri catalog free. R E. NEUBERT 0a.. 3' m Mantels. Miss. ' BARRELS 0F DISiiiES1 thmrfidi’fnfimfiggéummwnm for articulate. RALVEA. INO. . 808 Washington St» Buffalo. I. V. :s'imwwsmm. u. M 8 ED DOEORN. Get c.9311” In outs. ,8 w 1' THE KIND OF ADVERTISING WE _ DON'T ACCEPT WANTED—To hear from owner of farm for sale. Give price and dgrslcription. H. S. Brown. Wilming- Every few days we received from Wisconsin, Iowa or some other farm land boom state where the real es- tate men who lived off the fat of the land are now starving to death, an advertisement word-ed like the above. It is what we call a "blind ad” and it is about as helpful to human- ity as a “blind pig!" Obviously it is from someone in a far away state who is really inter- ested in a farm and wants to move to Michigan, but actually it is from a. real estate grafter who wants to get $5 or; $10 from you for a prom- ised service in “advertising” your farm for sale in his “listing book" which he “guarantees reaches over 50,000 possible farm buyers." The Business Farmer never know- ingly accepts such copy and if at any time you catch one advertising with us, write and send us his cir- cular matter. In the meantime watch for this class of “blind ad- vertising” in a lot of so-called farm and mail-order papers, country pa— pers are also accepting this adver- tising but we do not believe they re» alize what the real “game” is. There is one way to get real buy- ers for your farm if it is for sale and that is to advertise it in a good state farm paper which you know reaches the kind of farmers who would be possible buyers. The cost of this advertising is very small in- deed in comparison with the possi- ble commission of 3 to 10 per cent which a real estate agent would probably charge you. STARTING THE CALVES RIGHT - By 0. ii}. Reed, Professor of Dairy Hus- bandry, l\I, A, 0, (Continued from last week) T the time the calf is changed from whole milk to skim milk it will begin to eat grain. The best way to get the calf started eating grain is by placing a little grain in its mouth after it has consumed its milk. It will like the taste of grain, and will soon out without assistance if the grain is placed within its reach. A great many feeders prac- tice the feeding of grain with the milk. This is a serious mistake, es- pecially if the grain consists of corn or other starchy feed. Such feed as corn must be acted upon by the sa— liva of the mouth in order to insure its proper digestion. When the grain is fed with the milk the calf simply gulps it dowu and does not masticate it in the least. In such cases indigestion often follows. v’hen the calf begins to eat grain readily, only such an amount should be given it as will be cleared up at each meal. Here again the appe- tite of the calf is the best guide as to the amount of grain to feed. Us- ually the calf will not eat over a half pound of grain per day for the first two months. From this time until it is six months old a pound of grain per day will be sufficient. It has been shown that skim milk is deficient in fat, and in supplement- ing it one must make good this de- ficiency. Grains which contain a high percentage of carbohydrates may be substituted for the butter fat. Corn contains a high per cent of this substance, and on account of their low cost in the, corn belt they are the logical grains to feed with the skim milk. Linseed oil meal is valuable for feeding on account of the high content of protein. It does not contain a very high per cent of oil. Oil meal may be fed in connec- tion with corn, but this is not entire- ly necessary, and it is very expensive. The corn has invariably given the best results? as a supplement to skim milk. When teaching thelcalf to eat grain it is better to use corn chop. When the calf gets a. little older shelled corn may be fed. Hay should be kept, before the call! after_ it is two weeks old. At this age the calf will begin to nibble at the hay, and will soon consume quite a little h of it. The eating of hay _ oi ., . ,réung‘ calves; zed m “a? _ is better than alfalfa «or elem. iris, something . latter are usually too' laxative and ‘ have a tendency to produce scours. After the calf is two or three months old it will dd much better on] alfalfa, and will eat a great deal more of it than of the mixed hays. If r alfalfa can not be had at this time, good clover or cow pea hay should be fed. If the calf is on pasture it will not be necessary to feed any hay. Clean fresh water should be pro- vided for the calf at alltimes. Many feeders assume that the calf does not need water on account of drink- ing milk. It will consume a large ampunrt of water on account of drink- ing fifteen or twenty pounds of skim milk per day. After the calf is weaned from milk the grain ration should be semewhat changed. The obiect Informing a grain ration for any growing anima‘ is to feed it bone—and muscle—— forming feeds. The grain ration at this time will depend upon the kind of roughage fed. If alfalfa hay is used the calves will do well on a. ra— tion of corn alone, or mixed corn’ and cats, or corn and bran. ' If mixed or prairie hay, cane or corn fodder is fed, the grain ration should be changed somewhat. More nitro— genous foods, such as bran, linseed- oil meal and cotton-seed-oll meal should make up the grain ration. If the calves are stunted by lack of proper food at this time they will usually develop into undersized cows. (To be continued) FMMER GIVES FEDERAL RE- SERVE A “CALLING” (Continued from page 13) ranch and Ionia. New it is seldom that we get a shipment Without a charge for unloading. loading and a feed bill at- tached, holding the stock over 24 hours and damaging them three 'times the amount of the extra charges. “Then talk about a ten per cent re- duction in rates; which I see you men- tion in your report as being a. great help to the livestock interests. Taking ten per cent from $70.25 leaves $62.87 to pay for what we used to get for .822. and then we got some ‘service.’ The air line distance for the haul is only 164 miles. “I recently saw a freight receipt for hauling a m of wheat fifty miles straight line, of $98. Do you wonder that the farmers,are going into bankruptcy and are so discouraged that they are going out of business? “Now in regard to the Federal Reserve Bank. When inaugurated it was not in- tended as a money making institution, but it was intended that it would make our money system more elastic, so that the crops of the country could be marketed without being obliged to call on Wall S which at that time had complete contro of our money system, “I see by your report of November that in Iowa and Illinois landlords. are making concessions to, the tenants be- cause they have not been able to make their expenses and are 10 their rent to try and induce the tenants to remain. “The whole country. I think. is willing to admit that the Federal Reserve sys— tem of finance together with the Ameri- can farmer feeding our own and the 'el- lied armies. won the war. But when the war was over the ‘moneyed interests} with the help of the federal system. turned their guns on the producing classes and have forced them to sell their products below the cost of pro- duction. v "At our state agricultural college last year where 4,200 farmers were congre- gated. a representative of your branch office at Detroit delivered an address and in the course of his remarks said: We are going to force you farmers to put your products on the market to lower the cost of living, because we are not going to loan the farmer any more money.’ . . "Your representative surely knew what he was talking about and you kept your promise. You raised the rate of interest so high that the banks could not afford to handle any loans to the farmers and the result has been that the farmers by the thousands have been forced into bankruptcy. "I see by your report that you man- tion the ' . Pler‘pOnt. Morgan ' Pool’ of fifty million dollars that the great philan- thropist was willing to come to the stock- mans rescue and loan to them at ‘eight' per cent interest when their ‘eecurity' ‘was ample. He was alarmed about the shortage of beef in this country and may- be was afraid that the price of, his sirloin steaks would be advanced. Before the war he was glad t_o loan money at 4 1-4 to 5 per cent. “It I have not been rule-infanried, the - Federal Resve Banks of the United see it figured out as bebeforeinerederelReeeneBanksnd' their'Amee'ifthingseonflnueaaet present will have control at slllthe money gyndb‘yelth of, the United Bataan—Amos e . \ Contains , Samples oi ‘ Comps?! of Over 1 00 Patterns levies-e with Sidewalk Bend tods forlthh big free book containing ash-l staples of s new wall pars for ten; shows sampl- from—ave it?) "frilly" i au—po' ' les '3 ' l' D t Maria's pulses y an anion. Lowest Prices Since Beiore the War ,Per Double Roll on” 80 (QOeierllssnlllxinliL) We esladederiedenalin-adeeefwelim.“ i #ufiurry’e‘fruidfor .‘osar lesollsew b m (not I. muff hleb 3:11," i nanny «harm wag-ii... sun-3‘1...“ 'IhflfiaTE-fi‘o lore a y st you no small... "g‘ a m m Write our house nearest you. Address Dept. 811 Montgomery Ward 38- Co. Chicago Kansas City St. Paul SEED-u-HAYu-ST‘RAW I have 45 tons of nice June clover hay, all nice. Almost .15 tons of cats, and barley straw, 8 tons of millet straw, 5 tons of June clover straw, 100 bushel of millet seed, 500 bushel of old oat seed, 500 bushel of now out seed. Write for prices or come and see. Cash must accompany all orders. For reference, Rose- bush State Bank. ' B. C. LARRANCE R. 2 Rombush, Mich. THE BEST THM GROIV' Certified Grim Alefli'n and Hnbam Clover. Michigan and Idaho-grown Bed Clover, Al- sike and Sweet Clover. Choicest of other Northern grown Field and Garden Seeds. A post card bring full information . 75a? CE—DEPUY an ME 7 PONTIAC SEE . v x,- \ sum ,1 Fruit and Sunshine flies-restenfrdthndmA-ierimh u—eppesgmwnenhnd. 840enacreull— unvoimab—mdseter—aevenreii- raids—cooperative .s lie—food and tow man's—i flklinnts for poultry and deiryine. Agricultural Bureau Dept. Ii. Chamber of Commerce, Joplin, Mo. ' i '; ». and drooder “ng incubator and Breeder I Incubator and Breeder «- ifemlafled 1' Chi trial—money back if not eased. I! not ready to order now, don't be until you get our 1922 catalog. [2‘ “(fin-cw movie-ens on on“ V 1‘ an“ m'. minimum VIE IEED IE! lllllllll P.8r—Notelewyererhanker' just a" Waterman, ‘ I g is the Ossrk "flan—d “Minna, lie, a city at 80.00 inwberries— ‘ ’ “1‘: n‘H—mnuh. — I. f decoy—1 (SI: I5. ' sud: weatherF—Mrs, H, C, Holtz, Feb, 10. GENESEE—«Our county is mostly dairying.Abigmovementisontepro-. mote better breeding. and thus make better markets for stock of quality, Many who have never owned pure—bred Hol- steins are now starting herds, Very spring-like today, A. R, Graham, Feb, 10, WASHTENAW—Very little snow, not very cold, Auction sales» in full swing, Everything cheap, Wheat and rye not coking good. Few farmers holding pota- toes for better prices, but 75 per cent sold—H, C, Ringle, Feb, 10, ELIMETT —— Enjoying mild winter weather at present. Ice cutting, log haul- ing and woud cutting keeps the farmers busy. Spring seems to be nearer and everyone is anxious for it to come. Grange and farmers clubs active along social lines, Schools Well attended con- sidering the deep snow and bad roads.— Mrs, G. P, C. Feb, 10, MIDLAND—Have had some snow, but it is thawing today, The roads are in pretty good condition, Farmers are hauling wood and hay, Hay ballads didn’t get around until the price had dropped a gollgar on the ton. I.~ Haefka, Fe _ , . SHIAWASSEE (S) —- Mild, thawing Weather, The ground has frozen to a depth of over 3 feet in local cemetery, With so much frost in ground reed beds will be badly rutted. Later wheat. rye and clover may be damaged, but to date no harm. Not many farm auctions, Cannot dispose of notes of sales, Cutting wood and hauling fertilizer, Not many renting farms yet,-——V. G, W., Feb, 9, SH'IAWASSEE (E)—’I‘ho past three days of this week have been like spring, Telephone line men report only from four to six inches of frost in the ground There has not been snow enough for sleighing at any one time in this county this winter, Prices on farm produce are slightly on the advance lately but not enough to create a panic among the farmers,—-D. H, M,, Feb, 10_ EATON—Warm and pleasant Snow nearly all gone and ground thawing out fast, Farmers getting up summers wood, drawing manure and getting ready for spring work, February milk price 31,45 for 3,5 milk, Plenty of farms for rent and no renters. At this time from what they say farmers will not plant or seed the usual acreage—C, F, L,, Feb, 10. COMMISSION GOVERNMENT (Continued from page 8) ing or he must bid so high that the Boardman Co. would get the con- tract. The Boardman 00. gm the contract. Now the voters of Michigan can dodge the issue, fool around three or four years and let the other fel— lows skin them. Mr. W. P. Lovett says the legisla- tors of 1923 will have to act on it, then the’ counties will have to vote on it so you see in: will be three or four years that we will spend our time, money and talent on some- thing that will do us no good while all the time the same old crew is skinning us farmers to a frazzle. The first, best and only remedy is for the farmers and working men in Michigan to do just what the M. B. F. told them just before our last national election: “Vote your own class into oiiice." Say! That was the best thing I ever read in any paper published in Michigan. I believe that if a man starts in life without capital or help and ever gets very high financially under Our present system of government, he gets it by skinning some other fel- lows, and that is the kind at! men the Associated Press tells us to vote for. Why? Because the men that ted. " price of our farm produce is too low. smmsnwcrsuso days. Mullsnsliesduhu. u '. ‘ _freed him by cutting the babiche I . opinion the M. B. F.’told truth when it said taxes are not go- ing to be less. yen something else, and I suppose you will go right up in the air. Our taxes are none too high but the Why? We voted for these improve- ments when farm produce was the highest in history. In 1918-19 I never. heard any complaint of high taxes but when the prices went flat then the' wail went up, “Taxes too high!” The taxes are just what we voted for, but if we voted some farm- ers into omce it might help some, for I notice that when we voted $50,000,000 on our public highway the first money they spent was to raise the state highway commission- er's salary—J. J. Palmer, Grandfl Traverse County, Mich. We are slowly learning that men who make a success of their own business do not always or usually make a success of the public business. Why this is so, no one has yet taken the trouble to point out. To have good government we must have good men to run it. The form is not so important if'the men who admin- ister it are honest and capable. Funda- mentally commission form of government ought to be a better form than the more complicated systems, all other things be— ing equsL It gives greater opportunity for efficiency, economy and the fixing of responsibility. So, too, it opens the door .to dishonesty and the assumption of ar- bitrary and harmful power. As a gen- eral‘ rule commission form of gOVeTn- input is to be preferred to other forms provided the right kind of men can be secured and that proper checks can be placed upon them. But whether or not commission government is the thing for counties to embrace we are not yet pre- pared to say—Editor. NOMADS OF THE NORTH (Continued from page 11) mercy, radiant for a moment in her forgetfulness of him. And Le Beau did enter—and see her———so quietly that for a. space she did not realize his presence; and with him staring down on her she continued 'to talk and laugh and half sob, and the baby kicked and prattled and flung out its little arms wildly in the joy of these exciting moments. Le Bean’s thick lips drew back in an ugly leer, and he gave a savage curse. Nanette fiinched‘as if struck a blow. “Get up, you fool!” he snarled. She obeyed, shrinking back with the baby in her arms. Miki saw the change, and the greenish fire re turned into his eyes when he caught sight of Le Beau. A deep and wol— flsh snarl rose in his throat. Le Beau turned on Nanette. The glow and the flush had not quite gone from her eyes and checks as she stood with the baby hugged up to her breast, and her big shining braid had fallen over her shoulder, glistening with a velvety fire in the light that came through the western window. But Le Beau saw nothing of this. “If you make a poose (a house kitten) of that dog—a thing like you made of Minoo, the breed—bitch. I will " He did not finish, but his huge hands were clinched, and there was an ugly passion in his eyes, Nanette needed no more than that. She understood. She had received many blows, but there was the memory of one that never left her, night or day. Some day, if she could ever get to Post Fort. 0' God, and had the courage, she wouldtell le Fac- teur of that blow—how Jacques Le Beau, her husband, struck it at the nursing time, and her bosom was so hurt that the baby of two years ago had died. She would tell it, when she knew she and» the baby would be safe from the vengeance of othe Brute. And only is Facteur the Big Men at Post Fort 0' God a hundred miles away—was powerful enough to save her. It was well that Le Beau did not read this thought in her mind new. With his warning he turned to Miki and dragged him out of the cabin to a, cage made of saplings in which the winter before he had kept two live feted. A small chain ten feet in length he fastened around Miki’s neck and tlFen to one of the sapling bars before he thrust his prisoner inside the door, of the prison and thongs with a knife. WDER stun s for comm Failm'es NoWaste A Round can of Calumet contains full l6 oz. Some ba m9 powders come in II oz.cans instead of IE oz.cans. Be sure you get a pound when you want in UILD ForAll Ti Investigate for yourself the great superiority of Kalamazoo Glazed Building Tile for pcrmancn t, attractive, economical farm buildings. arm in Winter, cool in summer, storm-proof, rot and rat- proof. Save cost ofpaint and expensive upkeep. Positively without a superior in anyway. Impcrvious to dam n Ample on cells make inszéation perfect. Single blocks 7].. stan tons pressure. estimfi'te f costfurnishcd if you send rough sketch of buildixci); I wanted. Send ueyournameforfull particulars. KALAMAZOO TANK & SILO C0. Dept. 4“ Kalamazoo, Mich. ' a: :4 f “7 I BELL BRAND ,,., 4_ 0 Northern crown ,5.../ : Whatever kind of soil you have, there’s an Isbell strain oislfalis that Sam, For will give wonderful yield. Hardiness and vitality are bred into Isbell lsbell’s seeds. Send today for dyour copy of Isbell's Seed Annual—the author- 1922 native book on seeds an crops. Samples showing quality sent with it FREE Catalog s. as. ISBELL a CQMPANY 650 Mechanic 3:. (20 Jackson. Hick. OUR WORD TO THE FARMER WHO CARES: Rotor to Issue of February 4, on page 8 Please Read over what we said in that advertisement: There are Dollars waiting for a up; Talk matter over with your 1! and any Friends you am willing boyhupbotnmm THINGS: Then write us. I. 0. R. ASS'II. "40., CRESCENT PARK. .09 MAPLE AVE.. ELMIRA, II. V‘ II. & I. _ Km this before you until you are a Club Member. You'll know the truth before sm- giving; Tell us then. Mr. Peck, who has grown this brand of Seed rn for several years; phat, in: 100 acres or more each year; bushing thode of Bushels of Bhrs besides building mo silos and filling them sli. has said and continues to say: “I would rather pa 810 per has for SWEEPSTAKES PEDIGREED SEED CORN than take any other as a zifyt." BEFORE you SELL YOUR . IGGS. POTATOES, CABBAGE ‘ APPLES AND OTHER PRODUCE write this runner med ‘ wheé‘flylou have to eeiL mu“... “mm 1 a large warehouse in Detroit and an efficient selling 0mm ti snare you of * best service. on v. m PRODUCERS a CONSUMERS 00.’ Grand River A Lorraine Ave. Detroit. lllob. layman’s Genuine GrimmAlfalfa m'lzfissumflmm‘wwmfi all undead m A. B. LYMAN. lntroducer of Grimm Alislfs. 551 Water Street Excelsior, Minnesots DOES NOT WINTERKILL u WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS PLEASE NIENTION , MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARM}! ' ' U (Continued autism v‘ ' w‘.rillll...l‘.lllNill‘limmlililiihilil'Mllél-slllivmsllflllll'limll’l'mlillllilillihHlmllllll‘millilmmlIHHIHHll Hillllllldllimllll mmul v L" m I m I " ' ' > " m' "mud Ill! Der-QM“ MM ‘ ‘medset‘ "to, s M (uncut. novmlome ante “ream h m “mfg-5".“ “ m m a... t. "a a,“ mum . I I 9",“ a“ an“, \ 1 Jim-'3": Tm?" he:me Or ’ fl be received one week helm (do I! ‘ Irudon’ Mu ' 0911‘ be . to u or » ' ' ' - . hubs- Ilnd, ‘ _ . . E : l mom. 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Mnsldfl'lfl I w'fi o u 1.00 p m. m omit the . m m u. a m. m .. mu -‘ ‘13,“... ., ON MARCH 2nd, comencmg . . h «mammal fume. in “mm of m ' a.” Immanuel: - mo,”,m.wmmstewmthru °"°" lamhsnnmedlatelycommendsltnelftothe _ - "' m‘ “M weltht shout 2.9m. hey-Md rm 8 I“ ‘ "m ’1.“ "" hazel-Judgment of everyman who desires, unguarded a. ° .14 “fiewumwuhenrt-ndhamus. rur- tosee mm m. I. .- m ze—nrwn m 0: I,» ha ebout L800- . 7"" l .4... truck, hot water heater. kn 1 m dawn. of u, - ' w " no... 1 11 Ill-eh. W .14 Inter-muons! Inmate spreader. ION “1 . “d m owodge concern e ‘- z “an m 1-m- h “ 8'" .nk' bottle. not double heavy lumen. some hon-01101“ “m” . business in w _, ere V ~ hummus. mnm mil-melee. .. hhnflm.“ndno’udm ethe madorltycfli'ourtarmeraug MM FM ‘ ' m m he"! “WW. .1 18 “$336 'hhroll :12”, f" “3" “Vim "" cacti: €33" big-388th fewwlu'e » m *‘M w m :1“ 3r; cuborlgulll: tested end are sold and" '0 a” “m cang a; passing Jlfijdg‘nlent upon the m. “filame- Wm -¢ gunfire-1101’th » "m‘l‘oalam w 3's. 3 7' ’ " Much "m m This “All £gh$3nsfgmo are cash. all sums above this amount It! mm. The Web at the, game so] . meld. m 1 L m. Bod- mm‘ “M bubble notes boa-In: 7 per our“ hmm- _ of at law tat lamb exhibits will make the m, W Wm ‘ m“ “"‘° °" '° PPOPS PONTIAC, MICH.’ _ lamb leaders at m. state expert judges we J. r. m. V" JAMES NYE & SQN, a m _ of killing quellty in lambs. wh . .1, Bid!- m Canal»! % J. F, mum lw‘xe. Eu Bndfm M bmta.cghassalrl§%: the —— She - 9.... mm Robert. at: oer am 3 won a. on \ e da} ‘ ' mmom Mm 0" All“. 1:? Link. 131m h“ M‘ B' 1" thing: one for single entries, one for v n. l of three and one for load lots. inclu ng _ ‘ . » _not more than 85 lambs. It is bar co] , ______— L READY FOR SERVIOI. likely that the load-lot class would 11 i ’ HOLSTEII B“ m. 1m. mwthy lol- at the first year’s exhibit. after the class 11 TALK ABOUT GOOD an m. Ln": eTocK AUGTWNEER‘ m , in born In 16. 1921 mm J ban" 7 is made; for lambs must om Very . as Muslim-30mm “:2”; Mawfl,mlfld2593-m eaflymtheseasontownllrytorprlzes - t1“ m- odmd3L59m“ dnmsomslcay mutede . Andy Arum. thchllold, m - Just compile 24.69 an an: I m a not clue. 81m ck m "00 I a” h" in September. after the first year, Michi- om Ed. Bowen. South Whlugin' M - m 6 m and“! (rum urns cl Oohnths. white end in! New“ I“. 1921. m m gm Mb teedm mud be relied on m % L (WM2flmpm Inch- Jolnmr 121." Three new 3:111 330mg :1me Erase 21 1b.. better 833 8 lbs. D a. Iltrlalz'nlficeut load—lot lamb show all; an" ‘ - m. :0 - ' ' iv with at etro * ' DthS 0133. some at car In? “0 mm furnish» ed. "in 1 born Met. 10. 1921 from 00 . dis a“: m. 0.nrgmdlbed hetd. P mid of 20,23 lbs butter. 509_5 1M. milk ll 2; that deséiabm off am b noun“. Hudson. - ‘ e 2 rear 0 - A a as or e prodn on 53;: I. am. uwuwfifin SH‘IAWAIA FARMS I_ A_ monsvw “ $.33; 3m): MM- 13 m as many wt ,3 in the sheep n01 1- 3~ “PW‘M m IOWLBY e SONS. O'Nv I'm“ R- R' s °n' ' ‘ ‘ classes In fact the arguments in favor tut I. {7 Ingram E' ' BORN 001. 13' "21 or a, ban-ow show are wonderfully (3011— ext 3 L. Pom, cam-mnng ' OLSTE'“ “:82’53' 12:71.0” :3. £322: HOLSTEIH 3"”- pm 1- rind by“: g: mega}thng “mama-55%;; 3. me a L“ “.mmm?‘ Gmfilgga' digg‘ sméfi‘émnwxmwt :- 33] “faémfilefifuhnmlgi 2333:“ ' beefy; prtgbelfily tgte) £01131; thwart“: ging- fer _ n rt. "1. ' 00D FARM , ' ‘ ,' mm. ma. on e we when con - gland. Banging! £3331“. “mm sanw # uhL perv“- "°'"' “fl” ered in relation to tlge pfiahlem oft mega :3: 1180 , . awwnm. Goldwater. Michi "LL 0‘“, norm APRIL 20, 1921. WELL Two HOLflEm BULL cums. Egttgg firngthlangmgm- hmeaencg tgeougf ” or I. T Wood—{Am N. - B wn well marked, very stnlzht. end sure to of huh Breeding Dm mmn‘ f mm rt 1 h to . {to .m Sin Sam Mint Hannah, Ed 32 lbs M marked. “d . Dom o mastering e a. o ow len mg: {30 neueet tested dune eveuse 81.93. from 18y? 1 born March 11. 1921: if“; mm 3 “1311‘” M“. ‘ V81. _, The dam is E21 gal-“'1'; g' .omgomfi? ww§ov 26. 1921. 1303.00 apiece tun th‘a. T1123} ldhga would be tg “Slave 8Lercipert of TocK anuth of z 9 - ' ‘wm be . ». pac g use men or u ers ‘ as PI|JIREc fIInEIDoLa'EE 8E n s ?uht€:_d1;rigm:r1i5.00 l. e. b. mt.Write Pedigreeew‘ o. JEWARS' Benign. Mloh- images in goth of algae classes. Rafi“ fig In 0' “ b" “ ' MW . ‘ fl pumse 0 those. 0 are dim y warn: "- T “"33: l" c' "Tum m" p m SHORTHORNS change of that part of the exhibition 013‘ mime... Mlch_ Mimi‘s. ,‘fig' which ls devoted to meat-bearing anhnale. Th! on the block. , mm" 5nd mi 1 SHORTHORN own-u; no. to ultimately provide for e carcass con- um We make u specialty of eeJinthnd Chins.- end End by sag-13 Knmdyke De Nijlnnder. e 32 mo Jersey Hogs and Percheron test for II] winners in fat classes so that and cm» Pohhd Chm”- Spomd P: .d_ We sell 7‘, 1.0,, o: . twice Michlznn ribbon wlnner .218! Home Quality at the fight price. I sweepstakes prizes can be awarded and Dam alum?“ 3"? ,gggey’mwfinir. avert 30¢ dim. 29 1.: lbs. 7131?“ m {dallclglgwrsnug Egg CHASLEN reams. Nonhvllle. Ileb. the competition can-led thru to the last Til? 'cm on '9 ‘ ht now or Sega. Ponme. . 3 . son 9 i— an-.lysis be king dates r12 , g mu value. . - p 1922 p.12“ wt: volgl’gthlikef tom-e13 “3013:? “1—131: afiofinm Ffdeigbmm5“?gm‘ 10. Write SHOBTHDRISI 5mg: Baggage; ,sngfi Whenmnd 136 remambergil mg; laugh: the 0 ' ' ewt. ovem e l wooctorourpfiieztmdon’t put it on: nit- Wv “33%;”. a, WADE, White Pigeon. lllch. FRANK ROHRABACHER, Lelamburu. Mlch. (fauna h3ogspegam gain? mm than W113 Addresl 0mm“ 0‘ ‘m ' ' $3 per art... in the same length of time. an ‘ OME GOOD YOUNG REGISTERED "0" it becomes immediately apparent that If t stein cows. Fair size. good color, bred to Registered stock of an a!” “1d both “L Herd these two varieties of 'domsflc annual! l . zood bulls and due from July to December. Most- headed by the imported bun. Kahuna“ V} have done more to save the Ameflm y t ’ “GHOHEEH 1’ mm A- R‘ 0' mck- pm” “mmw‘m‘”: count 25th, 648.563. Prices reasonable. me, me going broke than anything ‘ is I A com 33.1.0!” mmnteed to be fluidly u m . LUNDV BROS., R4. Davlson. llloh. 9188 on the list of agricultural producfts. 80m . m . h “N fAzcla":$‘ :ho an an ufncgleynggn. SHORTHORN eA'rrLs AND oxronn Down g‘geghil’oomge. mill]: attack 1%.;m mom-tug a: not cumbfilhyn 1 pm- ln keepinz with I'm-111M ' "mp 4B3” Sifapfa'm3h5ulr men. 36m ‘11“ “mg a” 133* 9° ‘1‘" “0" 89‘“ mm" mm " mmwflr sow AGAII w ' ’ ' ' 3W? “Emmet? PS: “mm-y“ any GU ‘ ‘ - ' ALvss e t, mm m o e . - ns&mn W ‘50‘00 find and m3:- 3 11 ed' ‘ut ndvertiud sold but he" 2 more ' glasq°fiTg°g"o-3”;‘anf m in payment for. the hogs: alternation, I 1631‘ W per Isle. The same 9 co “mum nag, white. They m nice rtnlrbt iel- Inspection mm. ‘ about so important a subject is certs.me com to ONTO“ d I)qu end lam. sired by n son of m 0'“- 0'" " m SONLEY snos. 8t Leulx. Mlch_ cheap at any price- AII that will be mil] edallu in "11‘"! PM“ " ' 17 lb 2 yr. old dun ml the other in from A . . n ded m the opinion of the mm Wm (hinge. Let no reserve I 1922 an. tor you. 30 lb. 'Jr. a yr. old dun, Ih. in la n :3: 2; / I beeea mm to the pm mine; be_ and writ. or "in. E?“ 5.33133.” D. x0] mm" L fore the question of classificatlon is on 1 ‘1 Jigs. H0§ION JR“ Oman. llleh- I 3' oflerl 4 fine Reg Shel-thorn Bulls from 10 to :3 W with read 1 th M B. F flna , llllnoh ‘ ld t ha ‘l prices. 0 e era 0 e . Dam on? OLVERIIIE s‘rocx new: nun-own econ "oi-Hosanna“ “almanac. Maternal-e. Mlch. whAonym interested in the subject dis: "0“ ” wulel from til-1r herd- We '1“ "°“ 93“”: 11'". “ cussed in the above article. will do the as X “I P Ole culvee from our Junior Herd Sire Kin! 0“; EXTRA Goon BULL O‘Lvas FOR 3‘“ 1m stock editor of this paper; favor it in C Jo ' Land- Koflldyh sat" "5° " ‘ '0" o l“ th Ms. 1 Bid“ herd of 3““ 55"" will d letter to the market de- LWE AUGTIOIEEB ‘ q‘xfins ol 1::- Santana-0] gngon‘ueengg‘tfkggfgg $32113. aslveg l!ng tum“; 13am” Eggnmt _e;;rl’.e;mg their opinion on the line: Ann": "753 Egtgfi 1.]: Clioawl’: 8pc , n a. Battle area. m J. :. nusw . subject. I alien ADDREss 118 . - ' ‘ . “"“"‘°' mcfl‘ . l ‘ IIHEHITED snowman" QUALITY um BOBNOB AUCTION SALE mills . — .r Faulawn Herd—Ho stem‘soson % m .213; . ilgialtgun bmlxtmwgutg- An auction sale hgidLar-gep Type Pfigl‘f torn \ .99“.- cham Ion 119' 0'11 ° "’3‘,- Chm was at am ~- I‘ “"fi‘nsfia‘m Cohgmtmglh‘u Johgnns. world's Joml Lsssrrsn's sous, on fingggy’ m‘wj' by me Bofi , mg « em 35 lb. m ml world's um 1,200,111. cow. Christen. Mloh. r. the offering consisted of 40 head, an “on . The cum that as! m'grg: a? {hem very close to the ideal Poland extej HOIBTEIN-FRIESIAN necrng om d3)“ a; um.-m., me dun FOB POLLEB China cm Thirty—one bred sows. 312 art m Hebe n. Kol No. 93710. "3' m1§11x5°lnlbt Shropshire. Soutbdown end Cheviot ram write to June guts aniit 13311111; $1 Diflnezergymtfio. r film gwom Eggglz‘hm mtiIk Gregg; v33 L. o. KELLY a. son. Plymouth. such. yr-I£°mwa°:' the young breeder Elinomwon find ' mum lute record 0‘ fl (3 gan snow Bu”- :g'figlan m wlth hither fink "°°'d “a” State 13.33% {1310 riot]: mtgejunlor yeab- ture “1 man” mmmazmmtwm "cruel .... .. 1.32.32 FHAIOISGO FARM SHORTHOBIS 1mg be”, 3.8 Claim“, The salwew“ be“ M the h ' - ""‘III .... ..28. - d u was the on .u 31:5 {:3 im- - 31253;: g; ggfmfi-gg-M'Me L R 0. am will All) BIG TYPE POLAND GHIIAS 33g, $313,418,318 mama,” the m- be 1 eew. l‘lflt '11. mm“ c; ' Mmmn' “m M" to your hard end no“! ‘0 ’0‘" low damn—#1111. buns ready {or Jeni: mals oflered Were the W317 last word in milk "20. mm in color ‘1‘ {"6125 b I“. ' mm“ Chm‘“ Em‘ndmt" bmdm' bmeamg type and general condition. The Gem .1310an “‘- m m J. F- ‘m' bmd for mm mm" S“ than. foundation animals for the Bornor herd tram n rd £53 “'1'” “mm‘h‘ Owner were purchased .of W lam Livingston, . Flint. Mich. m. Plenum. Michigan of Pal-mo. the breeder who has done more naals'rEnED DURHAM gymg?umu to“£1ht.?leth;la.p" - FOUR _ Type 0 n8. ‘ execs men. [330" WIIHE vow“ SALE bulls from .s to 10 month. old. Mlchlsun' several of the sows in this eale‘ It ‘ JIM-coders Since 1.0. A n .t N “1.3:”; 10' Also some fine female Durham; ' ware also, purchased of Mr. Livingston mm mm .on the 33310,“:1? 21ml? 0 muddmzhm of _ HENRY J. LYNCH. Imllh. m0“- when they ware pigs, 1 been P 33» xnrndykn .1 The sale was well attended by the lead- cam, All ornnmo Llelrr COLORED sol- °smd 3, our ammo}; Ig‘now BULL Mod sflonflmnls cows. HEIFER3- IN. ,ing Poland China breeders of the state. I. an, stein-5“ 11:. '5‘.” slixyteirgsltd dune 3:513}? Kinny o F “for. “mu” nut mat. grttzgtgehggo- mmmsdomm gafignmrthem' Mgmdns Aégg‘g 3.2g] 1 film bland”. Bard under mu end tedenl ’13" GM NGEK Owner wm' "' "u" m” °-""' "W'- ' kamp. of Manchester: fibre“ Hum“ "91 - char? mom ' "‘“'"‘- ""‘°"'""' W 00] '1' gm 7 ch. Hillsdale: Wlulnm lelngston. of Farm a. -, and l: cecal- mama. Mmln _ 111 E. Mam Street, Jackson. MI and many others whose names are 221- two‘ , \ Hm, under sum and Federal Supervision. ‘ l a n m “I yarn“ Bun. ‘mmm- to the owners at Poland Chums. there '/ » PURE-BRED BULL nun mnoogrmoend sired by 111?. Newton the my "9"- Th 13"“; I h . oi; 1°” “ . HOLSTEII FBIESIA" calves; mbezculin cumulon- \ » thank tested bead. Price- ero rlxht- ‘ ' .deo seven] [other real Bull Dustin. Ina-1 EAROI'I FARM. Box A North End. norm outlook than hm!!!- I LARRO Rio pm". New.“ V & son. Un Breeders of Registered Holstein . a . - I Q [-L Pram“ ‘ “ma cattle and Berkshire H083. ' . FOR “Wm “‘u‘oughlfhdf Ills: Tamas City, Michfxll fattel . ha Durham u M ._ _ ' Everything guaranteed, write manna” t Rotten-urea. use . ‘ L 7' V L j I “up 4 In. your wants or come end see .fignegwgm nun; ammo. Ill-n. . M an Ads BOY 1“ liliSTEfiEl. "mm" m 4 x. n. Ede-aw " u n” M . .‘l " V ' r - r4 ~ .r « . s 1 .3...}-E_§_1_ is sale were as Burlingto imax; Howa Nelson, Pitts. Angus“: H. Price Jones- filake. A Albion; Son, Byron ; P, Alexander,- R. Leo Taft, Leslie: W. S. Wood a Son. Rives Junction; E. S Lewis, East Leroy; Elmer Halstead, Adrian; D. He? Ceresco; A. W. Knapp, ' H- . Sanford, Springport: Rog Cuff, Charles Hicks. Ch rles Southwort , William Bris- ‘ham, Art ur Wilkinson, L. H. Godfrey. Homer Chapel, W, L. Burris,‘ Fred Hart- ung and Ernest Jackson, all of Parma. VETERINARY __ DEPARTMENT DR. W. AUSTIN EWALT. EDITOR p ; I Sher-thorn ull, 14 mos. $75.0 aroma. “it” .*°°.-°9... . , m . O. Rigorous”?! all?“ Oreonvllle. Michigan , AND Heif:UL(!r-ilves and Scotch. 113' elders—ones. Bates and Wanted SD m or rye for seed. ~ FRANK 'BARTLE‘I'T. Dryden, Mich. ‘ N CALE—REOIOTERED CHORTHORNI snd Duroc Jersey spring pigs. either sex: two red bulls. one 11 months and one 5 months old. 33%“ 1!. menu ‘33:; “usim‘ialifi ’ an on an es . GEORGE W. ARNOLD OP JARED ARNOLD Willlsmsburo. R 1. Michigan Amman suomonu suvrns Ar mans If want A real herd bull or some helix?!“ bred to Perfection Heir. write me Satisfaction guannteed_ B. H PANGBORN A CON 8 ml_'esst. Bed Axe, Mich. VARIOLA OR COW POX During the past six months I have had some trouble with my cows' udders. Small lumps would appear on them. which would later form ulcers, then a scab which would fall off. It seems to effect the whole herd.—A Subscriber, Blooming- dale, Mich. / I This disease in cattle, runs a mild. course in nearly. every instance and, in this country, may be looked upon as being confined almost wholly to the udder. Now and thus case occurs in which the animal shows slight systemic derangement. The disease affects sometimes only s few animals in a herd; at other times none escape the infection. This fea- ture probably influenced to a great extent'by the sanitary or insanitary methods of milking in vogue on dif- ferent farms. The first symptom is soreness, or tenderness, evidenced when the cow is milked. The test or teats feel hot and slightly swol- len. SDon after this, nodules de- velop on the teats and on the udder of about the size of peas. usually. In a day or two these become vesi- cles of a bluih or purplish color. The vesicles break down. leaving under them the characteristic pox and “Pit,” showing granulations. The tissues immediately around the pit are infected and tender. Soon the pit becomes covered with a scab, which drops off in four or five days, and the disease has run its course. If the milking is not done in a clean- ly and gentle manner while the pit is yet uncovered, extensive ulcers sometimes form. The vesicles do not all appear at the same time and several weeks may elapse before any one cow is entirely free from lesions. The infection frequently is contracted by the persons doing the milking. Pimples, which break down and end in scabs formation appear on the hands and wrists. They heal finally and usually cause no other trouble. The most important point as regards the treatment of variola in cows is the observation of clean- liness and gentle manipulation of the teat in milking. If the teat con- tains a great number of vesicles a milking tube should be used. Scab formation can be hastened by touch- ing the pits with a saturated solu- tion of potassium permanganate, if extensive ulceration occurs, the parts are to be painted after each milking with a mixture of one part tincture iodine and three parts tinc- ture benzoin compound. The num- ber of cases in an outbreak can often be limited if cows affected are milked last, thus avoiding direct transmission of the disease. LUIIIPY J AW I have a five-year-oid Holstein cow that has a large bunch just back of .her jawbone on the right hand side. It has been there for the past two years, but came gradually. and seemed better for a time but now has grown larger again and is about the site of a man's two fists, It has brpken open and is dis- charging s. whitepus. She seems healthy and is in good flesh. Is this disease con- tagious? Is her milk fit for. use d is' there a cure? Would her meat fit for use if I fattened her? Would be thankful for any advice you could give me.-—H. IL. Newport. Mich.‘ , Unless this is an exceptionally valuable cow. 1 would advise you fatten her, andas the germ causing this disease. remains at the seat of infection. remove theth and the - , .‘sindor;. ’ t. game :m at tor. DUROOD AND AHORTHORNS. BRED GILTO. yearlings and two year olds, few good boars. bull calf 8 weeks old. good cow with heifer calf, Several bred heifers. P_ B, LUDLOW, Rolling Prairie. Ind. MILK-HIE SHOHTHOHIIS «0354" .31“ as vice. tuberculin tested and at bargain Dficel W. 8. HUBER. Gladwin. Mich. 4TH ANNUAL UY SHORTHORNB NO‘V. Some bargain! herd test without a reactor. in hulls. . JOHN SCHMIDT A SON. Reed City. Mich. Two REAL snonrnon "m FOR SALE' ‘5 me. old and sire“l by Imp. Dainty Prince. W.. KNAPP. Howell. Mich. GUERNSEYS ausnnsrr BULL & nun" cum from dams making large A. R 0. Records. Accredited herd. Write for particular A. u. smru . Lhasa EUEBIISEYS OF MAY ROSE AND OLENWOOO BREEDING. No abortion, clean federal Their sires dam made 19,480.20 milk. 909.05 fat. Their mother’s sire's dam made 15,109.10 milk 778.80 fat. Can spare 8 cows, 2 heifers and s handful lot of young bulls. ' .~ ' find one an. « . > . - Pricedf'to more. V‘Inspecti um .suseeu. secs; HIT-m, 33mm . . BIITYPE romntmns.‘ ' .- hprlns pigs all. sold. For7fall pigs. write I, W. CALDWELL A SON. Springport. Mid. AYRSEIRE‘ s FOR SALE—REGISTERED AYROHIHE Mills and bull calves. heifers and heifer cslvss. Also some choice cows. FINDLAY BROS" R 5. Vsusr. Mich. RED POLLED HREE YOUNG RED POLLED BULLB FOR ale. Si.de by Cosy Elle Laddie. He took the prize at six State PIERCE BR08., Eaton Rapids. Mlohq R 1 25 RED POLLED CATTLE Registered. All. ages. E. s. CARR. Homer. Mich. BROWN SWISS FIVE REGISTERED BROWN Swiss cows and one yearling bull. T. IL LOVE Howell. lion. R. F. D. 8 WINE ._ POLAND CHINA wnmufiurv Bis Type Poland Uhinas. l have a few more of those big boned. high backed, smooth sided boars left. The kind that» makes good at on.- half their value. Come or write and let me tell you what I will do. GREGORY, ionla. .Jyllchlgan. FOR SALE, LARGE TYPE—‘— POLAHD GHIHA {Par-pigs; Sued by F’s Clansman 391211, hlchlgans 1920 Gr. Champion boat. and y Smooth Buster 395823, Michigan 1920 1st Jr. Yearling Boar. Immune by ‘loubie treatment. Priced to eelL Write or see them. Free lirery to visitors. A.R FELDKAMP Manchester, R. No. 2 Mloh. -‘ use: 1er PDLAIID cums ' For sale, boats and gilts sired by B's Clans- man, grand champion at 192] Mich.- Ste and by F’s Clansman 1920 Prices reasonable. Correspondence oh livery fdrom Purina. snswere . F. BORNER. R 1. Farms. Mich. L. r. POLAND chAs.‘ gilts and weanling pigs. Write HAROLD LEONARD, Alma, Mich. H A MPSHIRES An Opportunity To Buy Hampshires Right We are offering some good sows and glib. for March and April farrowing. Also a fsi choice fail pigs, either sex. Write or call OUR THOMAS. New Lothros. Mich. HAMPSHIRES snso GILTS ONLY son JOHN w. sIIVDss‘Hlf‘n A. St. Johns. Mich. __nm \ DUROCS EXTRA FINE SEPT AND 001' pigs, either sex. priced right_ HARLEY FOOR A SONS, Gladwln, Mich" R 1. BOAR ready for Giant Seuss $35 00 gets Leonard. Mlch_ R 1. 1 FINE DUROC SPRING service. sired by Big bone Brookwater Dam_ Registered. SCHAFFER BROSJ DUROC bred sows all high clam fall piss. JESSE BLISS a PEAGH HILL FARM TRIED sows and gilts bred to or sired by Feed Hill Orion King 152489. Satisfaction gnarl snteed. Come look ’em over. Also a few open gilts. INWOOD BROTHERS Romeo. Mich. SON. Henderson. Mich. EONARDt'S BIG TYPE P. C. BOAR Pl“ n “10:11] ng time. from Mich. Cha i ll 825 'w1th pedigree. Satisfaction msnTiptooion Call.“l or wrlte E. R. LEONARD. R 3. St. Louil. mob. T. V. HICKSPR .1. Battle Creek. Mich. L. T P C ‘OIST‘RID autnuszv BULL OALF We are offering our 1921 fall crop of pigs at the for .30 00- my Rose bnedm‘ above prices. They are sired by Hart‘s Black PINE HILL F RM Price and Right Kind Clan. ‘ H any. "Iowa-n. ’ F' T HART. St. Louis. Mich. JERSEYS BIG TYPE POLAIID GHIIIAS NE OF OUR MAJESTY BULLS WOULD IM. prrre vnnr herd. FRANK P. NORMINGTON. lonls. Mich. slamming BEEF PRODUCERS! Michigan Produces the World‘s Best Beef at the Lowest Cost. Raise far bette feeding than you can buy. Grow Baby Beef when gains cost least in feed and labor_ Avoid costly rsll hauls with "'9" Chain". bruises and loss. SOTHAM’S EARLIRIPE I BEEF CONTRACT Solves your problem—insures your success, A fair Intelligent, satisfying system evolved from 1 years consolentlous service to American Oat- tle Industry by three generations of Sothams. GET THE FACTS Write now or wire. Address 1‘. F. B. SOTHAM & SON (Cattle Business Established 1835) Phone 250_ SAINT CLAIR. MICHIGAN BRED IN THE PURPLE IAGHIEVEIAEIT The reward of pure breeding: the se- oompllshmont of quality. Success has again contributed more laurels to the already remarkable record of THE sins surname At the Internstlenel Live Stock Exposi- tion, where gathers. each year the elite of North American Osttledom to com- pote for the oovetoue swords. five more honors have been bestowed upon the "get" of Edgar of Dolmenv. You too may share these honors. A’ ball by this world famous sire will prove . vmoumusblesesstteyourheed‘. erte decodes, NILDNIIIID FAIIIS » ORION, IIOHIOAII. vvv I. Mops. Prop. Oldney Smith, Mgr, Spring pigs of both sex for sale at reasonable prices. Sired by Orange Clansmen 2nd.. litter prfitheir towhrr'filtchigan 1920 Gr. Champion. Also 3 pgs. e or ri s. Im uh]. "fitment. p ce muned by do MOSE BR08., St. Charles. Mich. LADWIN COUNTY PURE BRED LIVESTOCK G ASSOCIATION. Hereford. Shorthorn, Jersey and Holstein cattle; Duroc-Jersey. Poland China and lljmpshirc hogs; Oxford, Shropshire and Hampshire sheer). A place to buy good breeding stock at reason- ble prices. FRED B. SWINEHART O. E. ATWATER Pnesldent Secretary G'adwin. Mich. BRED GILTS now ready to ship. bred to boars of Bob Clansman, Defender and Joe breeding at farmers prices. H. 0. Swartz. Schoolcraft, Mich. M “L T P c BRED mus With the timgiy bps; fir Liberator Pride. Primd M. M. PATRICK, Grand Ledge, Mich. BIG TYPE POLAND GHIIIAS Bred gilts for sale to farmw in April; also fall pigs either sex, one great litter by Orange Clansman 2nd. Write for prices_ HIMM BROS., Chesanlng, Mioh_ BIG TYPE P. 0. SPRING PIGS EITHER SEX from large growthy dams and sired by choice herd boars. lame and see our stock, prices reasonable. L. W. BARNES a SON. Byron, Mich. BOAHS AT HALF PHIG Poland cm... bred in the purple, sired by Mich. Buster, A Giant and Butler’s Big Bob. No better breeding. A big rugged, big-boned boar resdy for service, registered, for $25.00—$30.00. J O 0. BUTLER, Portland, Mich. BIG TYPE POLAIID OHIHA .BHED (i.LTS Bred to Hillcresi Liberator by Liberator Leader the 1920 Grand Champion and to Big Proo- pect by Liberator Buster the Grand Champion. They will start you right in the breeding industry. Exoeptional bargains. Write for prices. HILLCREST FA RKMS F. B. LAY, alamszoo. MMJ SELLING A GREAT OFFERING OF AM DUROC BRED SOWS AND GILTS March 4th, mostly mated to Orion Giant Col. a eon of Ohio Grand Champion Get on maili- ing list for catalog. ‘ W. c. TAYLOR. Milan. Mich UROO JERSEY BOARS. learn of the lam heavy-boned type. at reasonable when Writq, or better come and see. F. J DRODT. R 1. Monroe. Mich. We usually have good boars and sows of ages for sale. Reasonable prices. LARRO RESEARCH FARM. Bel A m Inc Detroit. Michigan. PURE-BRED nunoc Jrnsrv Iioqg DUROC SOWS AND BRED GILTB, $35 and $50. Fall pigs $12.50 and $17.50. Unrelated. Send for circular and price list. Mlchlgana Farm. Pavilion. Kalamazoo County. uroo Jersey Bred Stock all Sold. Orders to”. for wentling pigs. 1.000 pound herd boar. J08. SCHUELLER. Weidman. Mich. OAKLAHDS PREMIER GHIEF Herd Roar—Reference only—No. 12921. 1919 Chicago International 4th Prize .Ir. Yearling BOOKING ORDERS FALL PIGS AT ‘35 LANK A POTTER Pottervllle. Mich. run SALE .SJ‘Bsfiofif‘g. Enrmfllifii Prices right. H. E. LIVERMORE A SON, Romeo. Mich. E OFFER A FEW WELL°IRED B‘Llc're ed spring Dumc Boers. else I)?“ 00'. III Gilts in season. Cell or write McNAUGHTUN ‘ FORDYOL .1. LOU... MI“ Ired and open coll spring pigs. 100 head. 8. of Middleton, Mich. Blank. Peninton. Mich. urocs. Hill Crest Farms. and gilts. Hours and rm 4 miles straight Gratiot 00. Newton & uroc sows Ina elite Jred te Welt's King .2949 who has sired more prise winning pigs at the state fairs in the last 2 years than any other Duo roe boar. Newton Bernharl. St. Johns. Mich. OR SALE: ONE DUROO BOAR FROM Brookwater breeding stock. Choice spring pigs. JOHN CRONENWETT. Carleton. Mich. on SALE: HERD some» A MODEL ORION Ringo: line bred and son of Jackson's Orion m. H or write OHA8. F.. RICHARDSON, Blanchard. Mich. Dundee. DUROC BRED SOW SALE Friday, March 3, at 12:30 p. m. At farm on Stone Road, 8 miles west of Monroe and 6 miles east of Four tried sows. four spring year-Hugs, 10 {all yearling. “d 26 j. - spring gilts; also Orion Master King, boar. 2 years old. ' . Write for Catalog. Auctioneer, H. L. gleheart, Elizabethtown, Ky. HeldmamEEMwhnLnF. 4' . DRODT -& BERNS, Proprietors, SPRING BOARI' I» Hood Ii o! the most noted herd ' Write Dr o-"I. o ., 'Welg'll -e‘round 250'pounds e‘t 840,00. ME." I VAN ETTEN. GIMM- MIMI: BL. . I. on. eenwos some. SPRIND nos et hmer’s prices. CLOVER LEAF STOCK FARM. Monroe. ‘MIOIL. D. I. O. SWINE—MY HERD CONTAINS TI'II . . Cell furnish m stock 1: “live and let live" prices. A. J. CORDEN. Derr. Mleh.. R D. \ ; @ SHEEP -_ E IUYS S REC. SHROPSHIRE EWE tube that have both quality and b . Just the thing to start e flock with. DARL TOPLIFF. Eaton Rapids, Mich. HAMPSHIRE SHEEP Alew good yearling runs end some rem lambs left to offer. 25 ewes all ages for sale for fell delivery. Everything guaranteed ss represented. ICLARKE U. HAIRE. West Branch, Mich. PET STOCK ;. 0R SALE, FLEMISH GIANT RABBITS dose breeding age, 86. Three months old pair. 35. Registered. does 812 each Stock pedigreed Qua]. ty guaranteed 1 E. HIMEBAUGH. Goldwater. Mich. MALE GOAT, 8AANEN BREED, for breeding purposes. White pre- ferred. Address. H. DEVERS. Inkster. Mich. SHETLAIID POIIIES V We have a few good Shetland [’onies for sale; prices ranging from $75.00 to $100. Write JOHN FARMER, R 2. Stockbridge. Mich. COLLIE PUPPIES _ W. Austin Ewalt, Mt_ Clemens, Mich. for thoroughbred, pedigreed Collie pup- pies; bred from farm trained stock that are nat- ural heelers with picnty of grit, All Puppies guaranteed. THOROUGHBRED WHITE COL~ LIE PUPPIES. CHARLES KEPNER, Carson City, Mich. BRFEDERS’ ATTENTION ‘ If you are planning on a. sale this year, write us now and Claim The Date! This service is free to the live stock industry in Michigan to avoid conflicting sale dates. LET “THE BUSINESS FARMER" CLAIM YOUR DATE! HOMES ESTABLISHED 1879 - B E L L S ’ PEHBHEHUNI BELBIAN§ The most complete selectiOn America of these popular breeds. In- ternational and state fair winners. STALLIONS AND MARES Waite today. BELL 330‘s. Wooster, 0. THE BLACK PERCHERON Stallion, Sampson, No. 110945, weighing close ii) a lion. _8 Mrs old. and a miendid producer, 1922 License, price 8500. s also have on hand a splendid lot of young Aberdeen Angus bulls ready for service at bar- gain prices, sired by Imported bulls. Address WOODCOTE STOCK FARM. Ionla, Mich. EGISTERED BELGIAN STALLION weighing 1800 lbs. Sound, 6 years old. Sure Foal getter. D. F. HOPKINS. Milford, Mlch.. R. F. D. 5 ‘ I have any hens that have been moult- .. ing ever since September lat. Most are through now but some have just started. Is there any laying significance connect— ed with this, They have had like treat- ment, had bran and milk and meat scraps. They have drank regular-Ix 1 1.: gallon of milk daily. Some of the earlier moulters are laying now. Please answer through paper for benefit of othersa—M. B. K., Traverse City, Mich. In regard to your inquiry of hens moul-ting, would say that after Sep- tember the yearling and ‘- the older birds will naturally moult. Very few birds will lay during this period. We note that some of these birds. have just commenced moulting. We would suggest that these birds be marked and retained as good breed- ing propositions, as late moulting birds are always the best layers.lThe feeding of skimmed milkhas the ben- eficial effect of detaining moult. We would suggest that a little more variety be added-to the mash. The mash we would recommend can be prepared of equal parts bran, mid- dlings, ground oats, ground corn and meat scraps. Where milk is avail- able we wOuld advise reducing the meat scrap one-half.—C. M. Fergu- son, Extension Specialist in Poultry Husbandry, M. A. C. DISCHARGE FROM- HEAD My hens’ eyes seem to be mattery and there is a discharge from their heads. What is the trouble? -—-Mrs. A. M.,‘ Wheeler, Mich_ We presume this discharge is from the nasal organs. We would diag— nose the disease to be a form of cold, 3. very-common disease where the birds are in damp or unsanitary quarters. We would recommend ventilating the pen and making every'effor't to keep it dry. If the _ birds are not too badly affected I would suggest the general treatment of one pound of Epsom salts to one hundred birds once every week or ten days. The individual case if badly affected, should be isolated and a dose of salts, about a table- sp‘oonful should be administered.— C. M. Ferguson, Extension Specia— list in Poultry Husbandry, M. A. C. The Experience Pool Bring your everyday problems In and get the experience of other farmers. Questions a'i- dressed to this department are published here and answered by you, our" readers, who are graduates or the School of Hard Knocks end who have their diplomas from the College of Experience. If you don’t want our editor“: advice or an expert's advice, but Just plain, everyday business farmers' advice, send In your question here. We will publish one each week. It you can answer the 'othe fellow’e question, please do so, he may en's} war one of yours some day! Address Exp lence Pool, care The Business Farmer, Mt. Clemens. Mich. CURE FOR CRIBBING I read in the Business Farmer -—where a party wants to know of a cure for a. cribbing ho‘rse. I know of a good remedy. I bought a team of horses some years ago and they would bite the manger and bite the neck-yoke and wagon tongue. I tried everything I thought of or heard of to prevent that biting. I wrapped the neck—yoke and tongue with tin and I put tin on the manger but it did no good. Then I tried axle grease and it proved very successful. I put it ‘on everything the horses had been in the habit ofbiting and they stopped right away—L. F. W., Sterling. Mich. 1 A wens h .- m not eeeepted some“ mus tor-m Id. In this ,dep'tfilnofit. Count is one word e'aeh, initial-ml each nil-address. Copymuetbeinmhln‘ knowing week. ,The Business runner Adv. Dept. Mt. Clemens, Elohim. . , body e . Saturday ,for use. . "Jo-ACRE MICHIGAN FARM WITH HORS- ear-Poultry. 16 Down and Young Stock. cream amino? blacksmith outfit, full modern imple- ments. eed for stick, vegetables for winter in- edzmglonvenient RB etetion. stores. .tc; 60 euros loam tillage, springmatersd pasture fruit; ' 2-way doom house. 50;“. born win To close out all $5500 lea than lull ash new terms.» Details We 7t .Illus. o.‘ 1100 Domino. Faun. moor. rm AGENCY 314 ‘B in Ford Bldg, Dela-nit, Mich. 19-Ac_R. FARM FOR SALE. GOOD SOIL. good buildings, plenty well watered. Tim- ber for building purposes. Stock and tools. Write or so. A. BRANT. Contra] Lake. Mich. . FARM FOR SALE. 180 ACRES OF LEVEL hnd, good buildings and good soil near R. R. town, 00. mt Write J. M. OSWALT, Hersey. Michigan. . 1- . BIG BARGAIN: 90 ACRES, GOOD BUILD: ings, an slats mad and nice lake, only $2000. DeCOUDRES, Bloomingdale, Mich. J\ FOR SALE. 60 ACRE FARM. 5 ACRES timber, black loam soil. two flowing wells; room house and collar; barn, cow stable, hog~ use, corn crib, garage and hen house. 1% miles from cement road, 20 miles from Detroit. ED THIERRY, R 3, Plymouth, Mich. FOR SALE: 1"O,ACRE8, STOCK FARM: drained, two springs of water, orchard. wind- mill, gravel pit. Fences, fair buildings. Address BOX 6, Otisv‘llle. Mich. ' FOR SALE: 40 ACRE FARM 1-2 MILE from Onsway. Mich. Good buildings, well'fenced Write owner, CHAS. McINTOSH, Onaway. Mich. FOR SALE: 108 ACRES, 3 MILES FROM city; 9 room house, modern. Barn 2x64, good soil. For full information write to F. ANTONY. Traverse City. Mich, 242 E. 10 8t. FOR SALE. EIGHTY ACRE FARM ONE mile north of Coral. Montcalm County, all cleared. tile drained; lays level; orchard: new buildings. Clay loam. Stock and tools. Tenn; runs PIFKWN. Howard City, Mich. 114 ACRES FOR SALE Va MILE EAST and 1,5 mile south of Gagetown. Good land, good gravel road and buildings. Near school and town. Easy terms. Write JASPER DURES, Cass City, Mich. ~ELMWOOD FARM. 40 ACRES. VERY PRO- ductive. Stock and tools, good buildings, line location. Close to town. Write me for portion hrs. JOHN RYAN. Prescott, Mich. 80 ACRE FARM IN FRUIT BELT. SMALL orchard, use, born, Silo and outbiuldings in‘ No. 1 condition. Well drained, clay loam soil, % mills from Mich. Pike, 6 miles from good market terms. Write ROBERT WIT‘I‘E, B 1, Dudingborn. Mich. , FOR SALE, 40 A. IMPROVED LAND, FINE location. For particulars write 0. J. LAMB Frankfort, Mich. ' FOR SALE OR TRADE FOR SMALLER farm, 120 acres 2% mi. from market. Excellent buildings, soil and roads. Care BOX L,'Michlgan Business Farmer, Mt. Clemens. Mich. FOR SALE 160 ACRES IN OCEANA COUN- ty, Michigan, 2% miles from Hespsria. A splen- did dairy farm, or will sell the two. 80 acres sep‘ state as there are two sets of buildings. Good soil, good water, good buildings. 30 acres in wheat, 8 in rye, all seeded. On good gavel road. near schoolhouse. Lots of pasture and some m- ber. A fine orchard of all kinds of- fruit. Also berries'. For prices write owner. G. INNIGER. Hesperia, Mich. R 3, Box 16. FOR SALE: 120 ACRES. NOT A FOOT OF waste, never rented. Eleven. acres young orchard bearing. Near school, good road, good bdgs. Well fenced. Reamn for selling, poor health. For particulars write L. BECKER, * 745 Maple Ave, Plymouth. Mich. 180-ACR‘E FOR SA E OR TRADE FOR A mailer farm. All tillab e. 90 acres under cultii- vatllon. Good buildings 35 mile from town and railroad. lays level, no stone. GEORGE MAT- TINSON, Turner, Mich. ORE FARM FOR SALE. MOSTLY ALL clegrsed.A Fair frame house, new barn built last year, 32x46: frame granary 14x20, good well 280 feet deep; well drained, good ditches and fences; clay and black loam land: good read, mail route, schools and churches. Located in Bay county, Garfield township, Section six. With horses, cattle and implements it wanted. MARTIN SMITH. R 1, Rhodes, Mich. lower the cost of production. oWosso SUGAR coxs PRAIRIE FARM More of the better kind of Draft Horses used on the farm would Heavy Draft Horses on short hauls are economy and‘will lower the high cost of. transportation. Buy Heavy Draft Mares and raise your own' power on the Farm. We have fifty mares in foal to select from. blood that Belgium has ever produced. " t ‘ Belgian Draft Horses are‘ getting. more popular. as workers cannot be excelled by any other breed. Before buying see the sires and dams and also'see the largest breed- ing establishment 0LBelgian Drangm-‘ses in the world. Located at A L l c 13.“, Saginaw openly, My; 5N: . _ They passess the best . Their qualities “egg ISCELLANEoug Q,” < , TOBACCO TOBACCO. men GRADE. HOME onowu, Chewing 10 lbs, $3.00; Smoking 10 lbe $2.50; 0 lbs. $4.00 PRODUCERS EXCHANGE. ayfleld, Ky. . usuruoxv LEAF 'Tosscco. old, nature cured. 3 YEARS Don't send a. pen , pay for tobacco and postage on arrival. fine “it” “My. °’ “it? 118 h iii? me um .quaiy smo . ' . . FARMERS' UNION. D57. Ky. TOBACCO: " HOMESPUN’ mun“ suoxmo, 10 lbs 2.00; .20 lbs ,. i , , 10 _ 2.75. FARMERS CLUB. Mn. K1. , _ LEAF rossoco. a venue on. PAY F37! tobacco and. 7 . IV“- V 7 when race 11'; 4:60;“ .6 ' Galilean; OmWyflIe‘ .nmnmu slums. Salim. K ~ NURSERY spoon AND SEED WHY PAY' eoe PER POI! famousP 12104) to 1 pee ban ‘whenuo' » renunrhgut them or per pound. . B Frm . . D'rlg‘i‘zé'ciifics ' 1‘53 "from B _ :V. ODUCI ' most beautiful and mde Rose in the wig. Climb Am an Beauty. we ofler for s limit- ed time only. special sine iants at She paid. Each , purcha to enter eon prim are cut glass, silvarware and solid 1 rings. Contest closes Mch 1st, 1922. Send $050 -ln coin and receive rose and rticulars. OBI- CHARD LODGE NURSERY. lesburg. Mich. NORTHERN GROWN WHITE BLOSSO- Sweet Clover Seed, reclaimed, $6.00 gill)! bus Vetch 12c lb! Samples mailed. OLA TR‘RWRY Hale. “M3011. GRIMM ALFALFA $15.00 BUSHEL: RED l‘lover 810; White sweet clover 85.00; Alalis $6.0 : Timothy $2.50: Sudan 2.00: Orchard Gmss ‘ 815.00 hundred: Blue ram $25.00. ansas. STRAWBERRY PLANTS STRAWBERRY PLANTS FOR SALE. SEN- ebothlgrlelfip. $3 00 n amtdho Ursa-Bum 40s par un . . per use ngrmsive Ever-bearers $1.00 per hundred, 810.0 per thonan ROR'I' DE GURSE. , Inch. STRAWBERRY PLANTS: SENATOR DUN- hp and Wnrfield at $4 per thousand and Guan- rnteed strictly first class or money n ed. Our 16 years experience costs you nothing. You get it with every purchase you make of us Our free mtalogue illustrates and describes ten varieties. including the three best everbearers. A valuable book for the grower. HAMPTON & SONS. R 20. Bangor, Mich FILM DEVELOPING x KODAK ,FILMS DEVELOPED SAND SIX prints. 25c. MODERN PHOTO \VORKS, BO! M. B. F., La Crosse. KODAK FINISHING! NOT THE CHEAP way, hut’the neat, at a reasonable price. Mail 11! e, trial order and prove to yourself that it is not only what you pay but what you get for what you pay: Our aim always has been and always will be, "the very best prints from every new tivs.” MOEN PHOTO SERVICE. Quality Ko- dak Finishing. Box \1 R ll‘.. Is Crosse. Wis. HONEY HONEY. DIRECT FROM THE PRODUCER delivered by parcel anywhere in Michi n at $1.25 per J... DELAMAEI‘ER, Oheboygan, PURE CLOVER HONEY, 10 lbs. $2.00; 60 lbs. $10.00, prepaid by mail or express. BLOOM- F'IFILD APIARIES. Ed Stewart, Port Hope.’ fl GENERAL BUY FENCE POSTS DIRECT FROM FOR- eet. All kinds. Delivered prices. Address "M. u,” Michigs Business Farmer. Mt. Clem- ens. ic - , GOVERNMENT NEEDS RAILWAY MAIL Clerks, 8133 to 8192 month. Write for free en questiom. COLULLBUS INSTITUTE. —4. Gilumbus. Ohio , A WANTED POSITION, ON DAIRY FARM BY young man with wife and two children. Thor- oughly fnmiliar with up-to-date methods on mish best of references. Address BO able to fu , n Businea Farmer. Mt. Clemens, ichigan. . r d WANTED. SINGLE EXPERIENCED FARM homer. No ciurette user. Give experience and using gunted. L. J. MITCHELL. Holly, Mich_, FOR SALE; RgUNthcEDfiI} an TAlgA. rack fence pos . rec r"m a. user. ry or green stock. 8—4-5-6-inch-post, 7 and 8 ft. Write for prices F: WWW dz 00., Rogers, Mich. LL MEN. WOMEN. BOYS. GIRLS OVER 11.“ willing to accept Government Positions $135, (stationary or traveling) r. Oment, Dept. 855, St. Louis. » Mo., immed‘ tel! WE PAV $200 MONTHLY SALARY, FUR- nish rig and expenses to all who qualify intro. duclng guaranteed poultry and stock powders. BIGTJCR COMPANY. X882 Springfield, Ill. LEATHER FOR REPAIR WORK. HARNESS, or sole 30c per pound. Hides tanned for flu-1m ere. COCHRAN TANNING 00.. Greenville. Mich. 12x30 USED SAGINAW SILO WITH POOP F’. O. B. Cor here at $125.00. ROY S. FINCH, Fife Lake. Mich. CEDAR POSTS FOR SALE IN CAR L073, 0. A. VOWELLS, Alger, Mich. WANTED, CAR LOAD OF GOOD MIXED hm, state price loaded at your station. FRANK HNKE. R 1, Bensonia. Mich. - ‘ IS YOIIB FARM FOR SALE? Write out a plain description and figure 100 for each word, initial or group of figures for three insertions... ,There‘is n‘o cheaper or better way of selling a farmd‘n Michigan andyou} dealudirect with ,- the. buyer.._ 3qu do your term... and agents or commissions, en; you Vary; b . meld}- SFfls"! \~ _. ‘hl. filial H'Eé‘l 2533 l 555?.- 3' ‘I file. ll 233531 I‘Eil Fifi"; i '.'—.'l Eiffl. 5585- Us» EI‘ ear-i FMS-7" I .: iii. rrswrrswiri 'IIII'TIi -r e H" I '1‘ V strains ".9,— H: = :t is to $na?”hs.oo if . enamel! and one“ relies by under at per line. per issue. Write out The Hiehigsn Business turner. return mail. -Address ‘ a. x who‘r- inn to clot me and it in, we will put is in cm. can! vertising Department, in Clemens. Innings... n ARMS LESIIIIRHS We sre issulhc a. Built“! that describes the low! the tar-mar now in" 8 ml for flail miner o.ur Pure Breed Preo- - 31's"? 53"“ ch- vr-cfla, ,‘ .‘3 stock Ill!I w u now ‘ “m “tiring:- of other states. Wen like WW- 3”“ an End Leghom of this breeding: the! 11" “glued White Roch. Bod- W!“ snl defies. 0 ‘Anconu. Br'giAD'ghEomF’ARMS ASSOCIATION B 2 Kalamazoo. Michigan ORPINGTONS AND LEGHORNS Two (rest breeds for prom. Write today (or g art‘hg'k °‘ “textile our. baby chicks and res ng . ‘ CYCLE HATCHIR COMPANY. 149 Phil. Ildj. . Elmira. II. V. inoLs COMB BROWN wurrz'sub BU" shoebox-us. s. 1. Beds. 'wmta Wyundnm' "‘4 Eg . stock snd chicks eon. Write f r Codei- Lawn gwltgfi-‘m. Dansvllle. W0"- “1 FOR SALE—SILVER SPANOLED HAMBURG Eu! 0 2.00 per setting. ROSEDALE FARE. Port Huron. Mich. R1. J. o. Phlipott. MUD WAY AIISH-KA FARM #113“ young stock end a few msture breeders in ‘ ite Chinese Geese, White Runner Ducks end White Wyandottes. Also 0. I. ‘0. sprlnl tilts. Write today for prices on what you need. DIKE c. MILLER. Dryden. Mich. TOP Guam Chicks. Spanish. Mlnorcss, Rocks. Reds, ysndottes' end 0 ns. TYRONE POULTRY FARM, Fenton. Mich. CHINESE GEESE. PEKIN DUCKS. R. 0. - Br. . MR8. CLAUDIA BETTS. Hillsdaie, Mich. ‘PLYMOUTI‘I ROCK FOR SALE. narrow ARRED ROCK OOCKERELS Bred from a laying strain. Deep herring. Price 83 each. . _ MRS. ERNEST BELLEN. Whittemore. Mich. HEIMBACH’S White Wyandottes wondlmcupiorbstdisplsyste Rapids OoliseumSho. “a ‘ enteredzwin'1.2.8.5.0. 5bens sndwin2 6.1cockandwin1stieeckerels. wint'ihilyoungpenwinningmleldpen nd. Hove s few utili eookerels snd yearling hens for sale. Baby chic end he eggs. Abe 1mm Rose Comb Rhoda lshnd Beds 0! good M. Bend for catalog. ~ 0. W. HEIMBACH. Big Rapids, Mich. EGGS FOR HATOHINO. from wine winnllu Whi Wysndottes at 83 and 85 par ANTHONY WARELE. Mt. Clemens. Mich. RHODE ISLAND REDS "HilafiAKER’S RED CHICK; "biota bod listed for white a 00s. inn’l greatest color and en sirsin. 08h!“ tree. Inter-lakes Fem Box 4. hmnce. . CHOICE. SINGLE AND ROSE COMB RHODE Ishnd White Oockerels for sale. $4.00 esch. JOHN J. COLBERG. Munoer. Mich. RHODE ISLAND RED TOMPKINS STRAIN our end baby chicks eggs. Feb. $12.00; Ml"- III-IIg 810.00: May. June. July. 38.00. Chicks twic the rice of eggs. Both combs. W". H. FRO" . New Baltimore. Mich“ R ‘I ORPINGTONS OBPIHGTOHS :YTQKWHITI HATCHING EGGS IN SEASON. GRABOWSKE BROS. Merrill. Mloh.. R 4. AN GONAS INOLE COMB ANCONA COCKERELS. Direct descendants from pens started with the Worlds Gimmpdon Layers' sons. Beauties. Prices right. E. W. McEMBER. Pentwater, MIch., R 1. 3000 EARLY APRIL HATGHED FULLY MATURED ANCONAS. BUCKEYE AIIOOIIA FARM NEW LONDON. OHIO. , Heavy lsyers end show birds, none better. Res- sonsble prices and quality stock is our motto. Can furnish winners for any show. Ask for our late winnings st Columbus. 0.. Inuisvilie,. Ky., Cleveland. 0., Pittsuburg. Pa... Hegerstcwn and Cumberland, Md. Cks. Hens, Ckls, .Pul. snd ted Pens always for sale. Eggs and Baby Chicks in season. 100.000 Incubator capacity. Write us and get the best -~ A FEW CHOICE PARTRIDOE ROCK COCK- ereh for sale at 4 each. MR8. JAY OAMBER. Linden, Mich. HITE ROCK COOKERELS, l2 pullers and s cockerel, $36.00. IFOA RET AIK ENS. lmlay City. Michigan ARRED: ROCK COOKERELS AND PULLETS from Amerlm‘s best prize-winning heavy-laying Winners Detroit National Show Dec. 1921.'of five First prizes, Low prices rouse ones. a 10, 81.. Johns, Mich. $3.00 EACH. BARRED ROCK zoockereis from the famous Norman strain, winners in the Illinois egg by- 1 contest over all breeds. large, finely barred . Is lows at isrmers’ prices. MRS. JESSIE B. DEAN. R 1, Mason, Mich. ARRED ROCK, Hatching eggs from Psi-lie 200-egg strain from stock direct from Perks beet pedigreed pens. $2 per 15. 86 per 60, 12 100. Prepaid by perceel post. No eh cks or sole. R_ O Kirby. H 1. Eat Lansing. Mich. BIRRED ROCKS—MILES heavy-laying. oprizer in. ' ' $9 . :2, so. 5. 1 LUCLAN min. 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In) ‘ I ‘Idiil'! .4 TRADEAND MARKET REVIEW GRADUAL but steady improve- ' ment is noted in connection with fi‘ade conditions, both,at home and abroad and forthe first time in many months 'the clrronic pessimist is willing to qualify to some extent, his dismal forbodings of coming gloom and disaster. One of the most important indications of improvement in current trade conditions is the recent persistenst rise in the rate of foreign exchange, especially in connection with ster-l ling and the franc piece. More than one valid reason can be assigned for the improvement in foreign ex- change values but, probably, the most potent influence is the fact that both England and France are grad- ually attaining to a more stable and dependable business footing; these countries are producing more than formerly making it necessary to im- port less from other countries and making it possible to pay for neces- sary imports by tendering commodi- ties of their own production. That the splendid work accom- plished by the Armament conference is having a salutary effect, both upon the rates of foreign exchange and upon business in general, whether domestic or foreign, cannot be de— nied. In the.main, the questions which were definitely decided by the conference, were settled in a way that is decidedly favorable to Ameri- can business interests and as a di- rect result, a feeling of increased, confidence is everywhere apparent. The step, however, which has done most to restore a workable business ' equilibrium, between America and the nations on the other side of the 'ocean, is the enactment of legisla- tion by congress that will change the debts owed to us by foreign coun- tries from demand obligations to long—term securities which can be liquidated without unnecessarily em- barrassing business in the debtor countries. The situation, in connection with manufacturing, has shown marked improvement during the past week. The demand for structural steel and pig iron is much more active than it was on this day last month. While the business revival is still some- what spotted, dealers who are too conservative to give orders of the same volume as in other years, are making certain preparations which are not entirely hard to express. The tendenCy to “loosen up” finan- cially, which is decidedly noticable in some parts of our own state, is believed to ‘ * the result of the adop- tion of a more liberal policy than the 'ogue earlier in the season 1)) anks in their deal- ings with larniers and the business men in the smaller cities and vi]— lages of Michigan. Reports from some of the most important agricultural sections of state indicate a much better feeling than existed at the beginning of the year; the products of the farm are increasing, rapidly, in value and the commodities, that the farmer is obliged to buy, are gradually work- ing lower. The above facts, com- bined with the “easing up" on the part of the banks, are slowly paint- ing a silver lining on the dark cloud that has been hanging over the American farmer during the past year. Reports from the stock exchanges and the’general security markets of the country indicate conditions somewhat mixed but all dividend- paying securities have, since the turn of the year, shown independent strength that augurs well for the fu- ture; there is good reason to believe that the time is near at hand, when men with money to invest, will enter the market in anticipation of a rise in values which they are convinced cannot be far away. ' , The dark side of the picture, in connectiomwith the great speculative xmarkets of the country, comes with reéent astounding revelations con- cerning bucket-shopping methods in brokerage houses, the country over. months ago, the Michigan" Edited by n_ n. MACK MARKET SUMMARY A11 grains have strong tone and prices are higher. Rye up to $1.05 on Detroit market and $1.03 at Chicago. Beans firm and in demand. Potatoes steady. Hogs and cattle higher. Butter shows strength. Increasing rec‘eipts'weaken eggs. Live poultry improves some. I \. r (Note: The above summarized Information was received AFTER the “themes- balance let page was set In type. It contains last minute Information up to within one-half hour of going to prese_——Edltor.) If Business Farmer published a series of articles explaining the business methods in vogue in many of the leading concernswhich buy and sell stocks and grain on margins; recent exposures not only completely es- tablish the accuracy and reliability of the facts contained in the' articles referred to but also emphasize the need for rigid government super- vision of all brokerage business. \VHEAT There has,been no let-up in the advancing trend of the wheat mar- WHEAT PRICES PER BU» FEB. 15, 1922 Grade M. Ch -- qc N 7:.— 1.42 1.86% 141 1 .89 1.39 A13: Pmcss one YEAR Aeo INo.2 mains; White! No.2 ’ Detroit .| 1.89 i 1.37 —|'"‘ 1.e1 ket which began about three weeks ago. Export takings have been large both from American and Argentine points. Despite Europe’s poverty she seems to be able to finance her purchases and is a persistent buyer.- The high prices prevailing the fore part of last week were expected to bring out a good deal of the grain, but either the holders were confident of further advances or else the grain was simply not to be had, for re- ceipts were disappointing and prices advanced accordingly. The best crop authorities agree that the pros- pects for wheat are the poorest on record. A large part of the south- western crop will be well nigh a total failure. The world’s reserves have been heavily drawn ~n, and it is not hard to imagine a condition when they will be exhausted and all requirements must be filled from the curre‘. car’s crops. The Busi- ness Farms. has persistently believ- ed in higher wheat values. We have stated our conviction that wheat would be back to $1.50 by the first of April. From present indications it will reach that point earlier, and how much higher it will go is a matter of conjecture with most guesses ranging anywth from $1.60 to $2 per bushel. ‘ CORN Saturday, February 11, marked the closmg of the second Week of -07R7N PRICES PER 30., FEB. 15, 1922 heads lgroitwl—Chicagol N. V ‘10.“2‘Veuow .. "36"" “.58! “’ Yo. a Yellow .58 .58'//: .12” No. 4 Yellow PnicKon—E'An‘iseo — mo. 2 Vourluiws'veflné. e Yell Damn—"I | .70 i .67— continuous strength in the corn mar, get. It has been some time since. such a thing has ocCured. Advances made last week were not large but when the prices did go higher there was no hesitancy and advances held. Domestic demand in general was good but the buying by houses with eastern connections attracted partic— ular attention. Exporters also were very active and appeared in the mar- ket daily. Clearances were again heavy. According to official reports exports of corn so far this season aggregates four times the amount in-the same period last year. Re- ceipts continued large amounting to 3,491 cars at Chicago last week, oom- pared With 1,766 last year. Domes- tic shipping sales at this point were 30,000 bushels and foreigners took 125,000 bushels. Resorts received in this country the latter part of the week she vine; the Argentine crop to be damaged to the extent or 30 per cent proved a very strong argu- ment on the null side of the market. Foster’s Weather Cheri for I f ‘ Tu'n 1 l IAII.'17'.-.'. .- L-nV—Tn'_y'.ln -' d ' I . ' . l . ton r h . - .4 I Above chart is for meridian 90. 2 inc extend'ng north and south from St. Louis. Weather chansgee move from extreme northwest to that line in about days and from that line toAtianLIc west in about 2 days. Straight line avers e temperatures; crooked line above warmer, below cooIir; heavy line severe storm and most pre- cipitetion. WASHINGTON, D, C., Feb_ 16, 1922.——The week centering on Feb_ 24 will average about normal tempera- tures on meridian 90 from Gulf of 'Mexico to the far north. The high temperature of that disturbance will be in northwestern Canada about Feb, 22, in Michigan Feb. 25, and in east- ern sections Feb, 26, A cool wave will be in northwestern Canada near Feb, 24, in Michigan Feb, 27, eastern sections Feb, 28. Great extremes of temperature are not expected and the weather will be moderate, Last warm wave of the, month is expected to be in northwest— ern Canada near Feb, 26, in Michigan Feb. 29, in eastern sections March 2. Cool wave in northwestern Canada March 1, in Michigan March 3, east- ern sections March 5. My weather map, showing all the locations I use in these weather bulletins, will be sent free to subscribers of any newspaper authorized to pubish my weather bul- letins, ‘ i am expecting the weather of March to average" near the‘ average of Oct; Nov., Dec,, 1921 and Jan,; THE .W.EATHER FOR NEXT WEEK As Forecasted‘ by W. '1‘. Foster for '1‘ he Michigan Business Farmer _ lief is expected ,other buildings in the District of Co- weather will occur during ApriL March has a reputation for bad weather and will at least be equal to its average this year. Its most severe storms will occur during the weeks centering on Feb. 28, March 16 and 27. The shortage of rain in the American winter wheat section will continue thru the month, but some re— from the severe storms I make a distinction between a shortage of rain and a drouth, The latter has excessive evaporation, takes more than usual moisture out of the soil. The cause of this difference is very easily understood and the knowl- edge of it is very important_ Ameri- can winter wheat is being damaged by a shortage of moisture and not by a drouth. If excessive evaporation had been added the American winter wheat crop would now be a total failure. An unusual num‘ver of building wrecks occurred within tw or three days of the greatest ear quakes of recent times, which is said to have temporarily changed the earth’s axis, Jan_ 31, 1922, At that time a notable astronomical event occurred, The Sun, Moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Sa- turn were in relative positions that would cause a great electro-magnetic explosion if electro-dynamo magnets were. placed in similar relative posi- tions, I suggest'the question: Did . the causes 'of that great earthquake have anything to do with wrecking the Knickerbocker Theater and two lumbia ? . Feb., 1222, but a’great change in crop- _—-—~ 'r- 31——'4 “W73” '13?” I { OATS 7 Visible supply of oats is still large but the spread between this year’s 0AT_PRIOE§ PER eg... ran. 15. 1e22 . Grade @roitpidhlcsgoi I. V. No. 2 WIN“ ... .43. .83 4 “V4 '0. a Will“ . e_.e AW]: .86 Not! wulu . . . PjiOES ONE YEAR A00 ' [No.2 White! No.8 White! No.4 Whiz. Detroit . I A. I “V: I .48 '/2 suppllies and' last is rapidly dwind- ling. Export trade is on the ,. n, and a general tone of firmness per- vaded the market last week. Ex- ports to date are nearly a million 'bushels over experts for the same period last year. It is taking the oat market some time to get on its feet, but we believe that it, too, will find its stride and follow sooner or later the course recently taken by the wheat. market. RYE Rye was very active on the Detroit market last week and at the close last Saturday the total advance in price for the week amounted to 10c. The market at Chicago was not so strong or active and finished the week easy in tone. Cash No. 2 is $1 at Detroit and present indications are that it will continue to go still higher. We believe the farmer who has been kicking himself because he did not sell his rye last. fall will be patting himself on the back before long. BARLEY Prices in the Chicago barley mar- ‘ ket continue to advance, but at De- troit they have again come to a standstill. The tone of the market is quiet. Prices are 58@64c per bushel on the Chicago market and $1.15@$1.26 ’per cwt. at Detroit. ’ BEANS Eastern points report. an exceed- ingly dull bean market, but at both JEAN PRICES PER CWT" FEfigijs. 1922 Grace Deiroxl Ch 0 \go 4 ’ 5.50 5.8" .55 I I 8.75 I :. H. P. ted»_|(ridneye A. . . _ PRipEs ONE YEAR AGO ___, L°- H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..| 8.90 Chicago and Detroit the tone last week was very strong with several important advances on the lamer market. Saturday's market closed at $5.30 and the current week open- ed with the tone still strong and prices higher. We still expect to see a temporary sag in this mar- ket, providing other large markets of the country do not very soon register proportionate advances Detroit" POTATOES There is little change in the pota— to market. Some sections report a ePuns PER cwr.. FEB. 15. 1922 _ v Soakedl Bull Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2.20 chic.” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95 New York . . . . . . . . . . .. 2.25 Pltuburg . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2.15 M PRICES one vssngoo Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .| 2.00 | slightly better tone, while others a lower one. Prices in the New York district stiffened up somewhat the first of last week but slumped again toward the close of_the week. The Detroit market which has been very 'sluggish for some weeks back show— ‘ ed signs of improvement near the end of the week. Eastern farmers .. are still getting from $1 to $1.10 per bushel and few of them show any' inclination to sell below that price. In view of the material-improvement in the prices of nearly all other farm products we look for an early recovery of the potato market. 1 , HAY Only a slight change is noted in the eastern hay markets. Receipts have fallen on some but so has de- mand and the eastern market as a whole shows a greater supp than for some nae.- 1y or hay 5 ‘ WW feeder cernir 700 11 ing t was 1 were The 1 last w ity ye a goo for 3! beef 1 the w life 01 _ ward scarci of the relati‘ time. tive b )it so in lo. so he as ill 10 me be re 3t 11 3r rd 1. cures. '1" 50,000 to 60,000 barrels. ' 40@42c. , 3:... ‘ ,, 1a <1.- lew- 5 8' ’ "Mun “22 10.00.5011. 17100.1 No.1 I No.1 [Liam lit. louver fllx. l Glover omen . ..«s.00.1sl1s.ooc1em.ooc1“i Chicane , . :1 s.oo 1011mm" New York .00 as 22.00 - Pittsbum 1s.so 10 20.60 a 20 screen are in effect at some points. Detroit prices are at the level established several weeks ago. ONIONS The high prices which have lately been paid for onions have brought out considerable supplies and the market has taken a turn and prices, are some lower at eastern points. Yellow and 'red onions were selling at New York the first of the week at $7 to $8.50 per cwt., and some western white onions brought as high as $10, but the majority of the sales were between $8 and $9. At Michigan points prices on onions rule firm to higher. ’ APPLES ‘ England is buying large quantitie of American apples, weekly exports averaging around 100,000 boxes and New York prices on Baldwins ranged from $ 8.72 a 10.90 per barrel. woon In spite of the facts that there is a rather bearish undertone to the _ goods market and that mill men are not active buyers the wool market shows no signs of weakening. De- mand has slackened some but stocks are low at most points. Eastern markets appear more inclined to take on a bearish appearance than western markets but it is very doubtful if prices will turn- lower, in the near future at least. The Commercial Bulletin of Bos- ton gives prices as follows: Domes- tio——Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces: Delaine unwashed, 48@50c; fine un- washed, 38@39c; 1-2 blood camb- ings, 4204“; 3—8 blood combiugs, Michigan and New York fleeces; Ddlaine unwashed, 44@45c; fine unwashed, 34@36c: 1-2 blood unwashed, 39@41c; 3-8 blood un- washed, 39@41c; 1-4 blood un- washed, 37039c. Wisconsin, Mis- souri and average New England: 1-2 blood, 3,8@39c; 13-8 blood, 37@38c; 1—4 blood, 36@37c. LIVE STOCK MARKETS No improvement in the cattle market is visible at this writing and feeders are well nigh hopeless con- cerning the future. Chicago got 700 less cattle, last week than dur- ing the week before; t e quality was poor, all week and top prices were the lowest since June, 1921 The Chicago top for prime steers, last week, was $8.90; no extra qual- ity yearling steers came to hand but a good load of yearling heifers sold for $8.75 per cwt. Eastern dressed beef markets were ’dull and slow all the week but order buyers were the life of’the Chicago cattle trade; to- _ ward the middle of the week, the scarcity of choice steers caused some, of the medium kind to sell higher, relatively speaking, than for a long time. Feeding steers are fairly ac- tive but the demand is comparative- HEW KIND OF LIGHT Inventor Discovers Way of Main; Whites Light than Electric from Moses” on . A new lamp has recently been invented which burns common kerosene ell and Dmducesanmwhitelightsaidtobe even better than electric or as. Tests by the Government and Universities prove thinnew lightissuperics'tstenen dinary oil lamps. It bin-us without odor, -smokeorncise.issimpleandeconom- 5 are? 1a drug on‘ the market. ' Common stockers Receipts of: sheep and lambs fell off sharply at Chicago, last week, the loss from the showing of the week before, being more than 26,- 000. Prices were higher in all branches of the trade, the gain on both sheep and lambs being fully , 50 cents per cwt. for the week.- Year- lings that were so dull, week before last, came back like a quarter-horse, last week, selling at new record prices for the year. The top for year- lings was $13; mature wethers sold for $9 and aged ewes for $8.90. The top for fat lambs was $14.75 and for feeding lambs, $12.75. An extra band of shearling lambs sold for $13.60. Colorado lambs are coming ‘and selling for $14 to $14.25. Chicago got 7 600 fewer hogs last week than during the week before. Shippers took 65,000 hogs from Chi- cago, last week, making the competi- tion stronger than at any preceding date, this year. The big packers were out of the market until near the dlose of the week when they led a strong upturn, securing their share of the hogs. In a recent issue the Chicago Breeders Gazette published the following: “Stocks of cut meats at the prin- cipal western packing points, Chi- cago, Kansas City, Omaha, St. Louis, Milwaukee and St. Joseph increased only 17,873,000 pounds during Janu- ary, compared with 35,916,000 last year, 60,059,000 in 1920 and 98,- 087,000 in 1919. On Feb. 1 the total stock at these points was but 172,848,000 pounds, against 239,- 458,000 last year. The stock of lard on the same date was 27,790,000 pounds, compared with 48,023,000 in 1921. Allowance must be made, however, for the phenomenally heavy buying 'by eastern killers all through the winter, the logical con- clusion being that they are carrying a larger accumulation than hereto- fore. No doubt exists that the en- tire stock, visible and otherwise, is light and in strong hands, this be- ing reflected by increasing specula- tive interest in provisions and high- er prices. Exports of lard continued of seasonal volume, and domestic de— mand for all kinds of hog product is insistent. So far the expected heavy February hog run has failed to materialize, creating a prospect that this month's accumulation of lard and cured meats will be below normal." WEEKLY MARKETGRAM U. 8. Bureau of Markets & Crop Estimates WASHINGTON, D, C,, For the week ending Feb, 11, 1922, FEED—Market inactive, Traders have no difficulty in filling orders; coun- try buyers hesitant at current levels, Advance in corn has been helpful but moderate weather in . rincipal feeding sections has created s ghtly easier feel- ing, Offerings of wheat feeds by mills light for February but good for March and April shipments, Cottonseed meal steady, sales of small ‘ volume. Lin meal flrm, Gluten feed and Hominy feed quiet, prices unchanged? stocks good movement fair, Quoted ch, 9: Bran. $23.50; middin 823,60: flour middlings, $25.50, Mlnnea is, GRAIN—A better feeling existed in the trade throughout the week and prices advan Chicago May wheat up eight casts closing at 81,23. Chicago May corn up cents at 59 cents, Principal market factors were: World wheat situa- tion higher foreign markets and decreases in visible supply and improved milling demand, Carlot receipts at Chicago dur- ing week ending Feb, 10: 204 8,491 corn, 644 cam, as compared with 100 wheat, 1,750 339 oats same period last year. Closing prices in Chi- msh market: No, 2 red winter wheat. $1,“; No 2 hard winter wheat. 81,28; No, 2 mixed corn 54c; No. 2 yellow com 540', No, 3 white oats 370: average farm prices No, 2 mixed corn in central Iowa about 410' No 1 dark northern t in central 'Norcfi Dakota 31.27 1-2; No, 2 Hard winter wheat in central Kan—- sas $1.12, DAIRYTmEEODUCTS—Butter market steady, g somewhat irregular with active fan a week ago. Closin prices 92 score: New York 37 1-2: engage 30 1-2: Phila- delphia 87: Boston 361—2: cheese mare keis showed a little steadier tone.- Trad- ing in Wisconsin more active with good general demand excegt in extreme east We... Wt " 13ml: ‘3." “‘33 w ere near y pro u on fresh. practically fills current ary meg-£0311ng 10“, Twins 2 - e e . ’ : _ 1-4" W1 1;: :1 -I;ouble Daisies s1 Lough s : Squire Print! 1 Amerims 21 1—2 a ' LIVE STOC C380 , hog prices advanced “cents to cents 0W ’ u * o . became, gm, 1. yearling! 26c to 500 per 100 pounds, Feb-11. Chicago prices: he s top $10.25; bulk of sales saw-$10.15: medium and good beef steers $7-$9; cows and heifers “Jo—$4.75; butcher feeder steers $5,15-$7,10; light and medi- um weight veal calves $7-$11; fat lambs $12,75-$14.85; feeding lambs $11.25- $13,25; yearlings $10-$1325; fat ewos $7.75-$8.25: stacker and feeder Shipments from 12 important markets during the week ending February 4 were: cattle and calves 45,010; hogs 5,485; sh 28,651. The trend of eastern whol e fresh meat prices was down. Veal ranged from 81-33 lower: mutton down $1-$2; lamb down 81; beef weak to 50¢ lower: pork loins practically unchanged, Feb, 10 prices good grade meats: beef $11.50- $13: veal $16-$19; lamb $24-$26; mutton $12-$14; light pork loins $16-$18: heavy loins $11-$14, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES—Chica- go potato market stronger, most other cities weaker. New York sacked round whites down 25c to 30¢ in New York Citv at $205-$215 per 100 pounds: weaker in Philadelphia at $215-$240: Maine sack- ed Green Mountains down loo-15c in eastern markets at $215-$225: northern round whites up 15c in Chicago at $1,70- $1,95; Colorado and Idaho rurals steady in Chicago at $2.25: Maine Green Mount- ains, in bulk down 10c f, o, b, northern Maine points at $1,46-$1,56; sacked round whites weaker f. o, b, at $1,88@1,92, Northern stock slightly weaker f, o, b. at $1,50@1,75, Apple markets steady for barreled stock. firm for boxed stock, New York Baldwins sold at $7,50@8 per barrel in city whole- sale markets, Wire orders at shipping points $7@7,25, Michigan stock firm in Chicago at $8608.50, Auction sales in New York and Chicago $2,50@2,85, Cab- bage markets irregular. Many showing weaker tone, Northern stock firm in St. Louis at s40@45, REVIEW OF THE BUTTER MARKETS . WEEK ENDING FEB, 11th Markets Irregular and Unsettled Unsettled conditions with markets un- balanced and working at cross purposes was the notable feature of the butter markets ,during the week ending Feb, 11th. All markets ’opened unsettled but the price tendency on the Eastern mar- kets was lower while at Chicago it was higher, As a result, prices at Chicago all week were relatively the highest, At New York, Boston and Philadelphia ac- cmnulations were carried over from the previous week and all week trading was hardly active enough to prevent further accumulations, Practically the only sustaining influence was the dim position of the Chicago market where supplies were barely sufficient to satisfy buyer's demands and at times sellers found it necessary to reduce customer’s orders in order to give some to each buyer, East- ern markets had a bearish influence on Chicago corresponding to the steadying effect of Chicago on the east. Among the more important factors con- tributing to this difference between the markets were the heavier receipts at New York and further arrivals of foreign butter. Receipts for the four cities dur- ing the first half of the week were about 1,600 tubs heavier than during the same period of the previous week, At Chicago they were about the same, Boston and Philadelphia showed a large increase, and at New York there was an increase amounting approximately to 6,000 tubs, , Besides this. New York reports the at» rival of 1,300 boxes of Australian butter by rail from the west, About 5,000 boxes of Argentine is also expected dur— ing the week,. This increase in arrival of fresh goods was found hard to absorb. especially when many of the buyers are still using storage butter. Markets Steadler Toward Close At the close of the week the markets appeared to be working toward a more normal position. This is only natural since the market relatively highest draws the most butter from the shippers and the one lowest develops the best demand, New York gradually became firmer and Chicago, while probably no weaker, was ined from markets generally for the week. there was a fair movement of recipts into consuming channels, Due to poor quality because of winter condi- tions, fine butter was well cleaned up. Medium and undergrades were in more liberal supply and somewhat in excess of the demand but the accumulations were not large, There was a fair de- mand for storage goods. Storage prices were held about steady all week, MARKET NOTES Traverse City is making a bid, for a potato flake factory which would use a tug. part of the potato crop in the Grand Traverse region. markets continue weak, some recent sales being made as low as $25 r ton, Indications are that the California acreage of small white beans will be re- duced and the acreage of limas increased, Eighty percent of the 1921 pinto bean crop of Colorado and New Mexico have been marketed and offerings from grow- ers are practically nil, Connecticut farmers are going in strong for standardization attracive packaging and advertising of their farm products A table of food costs in Berlin Dec~ 91 received at Washington, D. C, shows the following price averages in marks, exchange rate on that date being 18! marks to the dollar: Bread 7 marks per pound; flour, 6.50 per pound; pot.» toes. 1,50; rice, 7; sugar, 8: beef, 23° pork. 24; veal, 2:; coffee, 50; evaporated mfikb,24 per pound can; eggs, 49, A note said there was little sugar available at- the price given. THE MODERN BOY Teacher: “James, what do you know about Aladdin’s lamp?" ' James: "Hhe’sthenewkidtnthebad inst blacked lift—Legion Weekly Northern \ FARM I EXPORTS, 13081921 ; X PORTS of agricultural products last year —- the largest total volume in the country’s history -—-' exceeded those of 1920 by nearly 4,000,- 000 tons, and were almost twice as large as the prewar volume in 1918, according to a statement issued February 8 by the Department of Com- merce. During the last year, agricultural exports totaled more than 20,000,000 tons, for which $2,000,000,000 was re- ceived, compared with 16,500,- 000 tons worth.$3,000,000,000 in 1920, and 10,500,000 tons, valued at $1,000,000.000 in 1918. THE FELDKAMP HOG SALE N Saturday, February 11, a sale, of Large Type Poland China hogs was held on a farm about five miles northwest of Manchester, The name of the breeder who made the sale was A, A, Feldkamp and the quality of the ot- ering was about the best of the year, so far. Associated with Mr, Feldkamp, in making the sale, was Amos C. Curtis and G, N, Smyth, both of Manchester,, The tremendous crowd that attended this sale must be regarded as a testimonial to the high character and reputation for square dealing enjoyed by Mr, Feldkamp and his associates, One of the sensational features of the' sale was a group of five gilts, two months less than a year old, that sold for a total of $417, The dam of the gilts mentioned above was sold to A,_ G, Curtis by Mr, Feldkamp a short time before farrow- ing tune and the pigs were developed by: Mr, Curtis and placed in this sale; there were two splendid boars in the litter which are said to be worth $40 each. Mr. Feld— kamp has a. reputation for coaxing young men into hog-breeding undertakings of which the above is a. fair sample, Nearly all of the leading Poland China breeders in lower Michigan were present at the Feldkamp auction, and boosted the game for all they were worth, The auc- tioneers were Cot, Ed Bowers, South Whitley, 1nd,: 001. John Hoffman, Hud- son, Mich, and Col, F, D, Merithew, of Manchester. The Michigan Business Farmer was represented at the sale by H, H, Mack, The following is a partial list of the buyers at the Feldkamp sale: 8, W. Detwiler, Charles Spo Russell and C. P, Smith, of Britten; on Jacobs and Samuel Hazelschwardt, of Grass Lake; IL B, Dresserhouse, Clarence Curtis, William Athens, Lamb Brothers, J, W, Knapp and D. L Lewis of Manchester; John Hoffman a Son, Hudson; H, C, Needham & Son, Saline: William Choate, Ida; Bert McCornish, Riga; Peter Alex- ander, Albion; H, A, Lohn, Azalia; John Lucht and Charles H ,Buss, of Chelsea; A. J, Peek & Son, Jackson; W, H, Eis- man, Chelsea ; William F, Cheats, Cement City; Floyd Jacobs and W, F, Lotz of Manchester, ll III" ” ll" -II."’II II" , lllllllllllllll Exec ‘ \ ion? pr’i’cea on lots foraqui ovomg emer» , £21“? 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