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.oils and became famous as a
Kerosene with no smoke or
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out of their way to buy it.

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market.

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Use it in your Locum
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fumes to kill little chicks
fin the Broader. .
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the firing chamber, elimine
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used portion diluting Lubri-
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CHANGE IN MEETING PLACE 1.
OF FARMERS’ CLUBS
ASTJssue you published a notice
.4 regarding the annual meeting
of Michigan State Association of
Farmers’ Clubs. Would you «kindly
note the‘ change in the __place '0!
meeting ~which' has been changed
from the, Assembly Room to the Sen—
ate Chamber, Capitol Building. Also
would announce that the reunion of
the Michigan State Automobile Tour-
ists’ Association will be held ‘in con-
nwtion with the banquet which will
be held at the Baptist Church the
evening of December 5th.—-—Mrs. I.
R. Johnson, Secretary-Treasurer.
Rushton, Michigan.

(HTAWA COUNTY Home SUC-
' CESSF'UL FESTIVAL .

fourth annual Ottawa County
Farm Bureau festival held at
Coopersville in co-operation with
the Grange and the Coopersville
Business Men’s Association proved
the best ever held. Thecorn show
commanded the greatest attention.
theirbeing nearly 670 cars on dis-
play. Mr. Howard Rather, who
judged the exhibit, writing to Mr.
Hambleton, local chairman, stated
“I wish to congratulate you and Mr.
Milham very very much for the ex-
ceptionally successful corn and grain
show which you had at Coopersville.
I have never; judged a better corn
display of similar nature and I am
frank to say that your exhibits were
superior to many of those exhibited

at larger county or district fairs."
Clyde Hollis from Hudsonville
won sweepstakes 10 cars of Pickett
Yellow Dent Corn. Frank Ramble-

‘ ton from Coopersville won on white

dent corn and Stanley Karat from
Marne won the M. A. C. yellow dent
in the amateur division. A number
oftheseexhibitswillbeseenatthe
International Livestock \Exposition
and Grain Show on Deeer‘nber 20 in

Other exhibits consisted of 1,3
peeks of potatm six displays of
fruit, 18 peeks of grain, 8 dozen
eggs. 15 loaves of bread, 9 apple
pies and many other smaller ex-
hibits. '

Interest is growing annually in
these exhibits and next year the best
winter show in the State outside of
Farmers’ Week is planned for Otta-
wa County.

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EUROPEAN WHEAT CROP
IHPBQVES SOME

latest revised estimates of
' the European wheat crop are
more favorable than shown by
the figures made available a
month ago, according to a cable
from Alfred P. Dennis, special rep-
resentative of the Deparianont of
Commerce at Vienna. The French
255,000,000 bushels which is 20,-
000,000 bushels more than was pre—
dicted at‘ an earlier data, while the
outturn in Spain is
bushels better than was last re-

ported, the production being 126,-\

000,000 bushels. The reports of the
Romanian wheat crop which last
month showed a slight decrease as
over the previous year, are now
indicating an” ‘eetimated excess of
nearly 9,000,000 bushels. The cor-

esop at 190.000.0490 bushels less
than last year. Making allowances
tor miss elected through cons-
pulsery long milling, flour dilution
with m , , and the wide-

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togetherwith intact in-

The earlier estimates at the
European rye crop must be, revised

upward to accord wim' use latest,

oflcial figures. ' The _§hortage*over

That We yield in mm at»
onlgestie _

(“1,000,909an bagels. _ Based
«new:

14,000,009,

harvest, outturns are cut-by the pros
traced drought in ~‘ southern Europe,
and approximate 10 over last
year stated in percentag s are: Bui—
garia, ~52; Spain, 345; Yugoslavia;
83; Italy, 25; Caehoslavia, 6; nudge
ary, has an increase in its corn crop
or 3 per cent.vdue to an increase of
23 per cent in‘ the yield per acre.

BIG LIVE STOCK SHOW OPENS
E twenty‘iourth annual Ameri-
, can Royal, classic of live stock
'show opens Saturday, November
18th, at Kansas City with premiums
amounting to nearly $66,000. The
event this year dedicates the new
half million dollar exposition build-
ing. The new building-contains an
oval of 28,000 feet of. floor space
where the champions of more than
‘20 state fairs will parade. and all
kings and queens of the livestock
world will be crowned. _
The exposition opened with the
choral society of Lindsburg, Kan..
singing “The Messiah.” The expo-
sition will continue one week.
Hereford cattle will be one of the
attractions. Premiums totaling
511,255 are offered for Herefords
this year. This is the largest
amount of Hereford prize money
ever awarded and ’is expected to
bring together an exceptional show—
ing. *In addition to the money
prizes for ’Herefords, silver trophies
will [be awarded in various classifi-
cations. . -
'Other breeds of beef cattle will be

represented, with Angus, Slim-thorns

and; Galloways exhibited by the lead-
ing producers. Shorthorn prizes
total $6,260: Angus, $970; and Gal-
loway, $940. In the carlot classes
$5,180 will be distributed. These
premiums, together with the $11,256
in Hereford prizes. make a total for
beef cattle of $24,005.

In the hog department, $8.125 is
offered for Spotted Poland-China,
Hampshires, Borne-Jerseys, Poland-
Chinas, grades, cross-breeds and car-
lots. Sheep premiums total $2,258,
divided among Hampshires, Shr0p~
shim, Cotswold, .Dorscts, Ramboul-
let, Sonthdowns, tat sheep and car-
iots. Premium for heavy horses
and mules amount to $6.805. divided
among Percherons, Clydesdalee, Bel-
gian, Shires, grade and commercial

"horses and mules.

Thirteen thousand dollars is otter-
ed for saddle and show horses.

PRODUCERS IN FIRST PLACE AT
BUFFALO STOCK MARKET
HE Producers Co-operative Com-

mission Association is in first

place all the live stock commis—
sion firms at the Buflalo market.
The week ending November 11th
the new company handled 79 cars
(135 decks), or 18 per cent of the
total receipts at the East 3113an
yards.

The producer owned and control
led cooperative was established at
Buflalo on November 1 under the
auspices of the National Live Stock
Producers’ Association. In 2 wash
the farmers" own company has nosed
out the other 15 firms on the m
of business done. Live stock ship-
pers in New York, Ohio, Elohim
and Indiana are responding eagerly
to the instructions trons their conne-
ty. state and national m Bureaus,
to “say it with cars.”

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for winter food. ’ ..

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SPOOL. '

ere-fluent; ,. ._
all” ration , , . - " '
the Earlier]! Statfl“fi§mer
change under an, open ’ formula‘
is, not only still" the and
shown on the bm'but also"
teal Wu and their sine

.‘ “no” “.113 pro-Wit W1

,. consumption or; foodstnm;%ays ’
the Foodatufl Division of the De»;
partment of moms in itsquart-
erly analysis of British foodstul
consumption. Its conception . of

wheat flour, particularly is, in terms « ».
of wheat, practically what it was:
before the war.v.‘_Net imports at,

wheat in nine months of 1921 were
75.88. per cent of the mar aver:
age; than of the nine months of

_ 1922 were 93.1 per mc of pro-war , ' L

figures. Wheat flour imorts for _..'
the nine months ending" September t ‘

so, 1922, were 127.19 per cent org,
the average of 1910-14. Imports and ‘

consumption of other coarse grains.“

however, have decreased materlaiiyff
from pre~war figures, and the total ' ‘

importation of all grains and flour
in nine months of 1922, (14,798,—
593,960 lbs.) has. been 011178511
per cent of the average importstioss
of 1910-14. > - ’ ,

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THE sugar beet crop of France is

expected to be very good this

, year, both with respect to 1
quality and to quantity. M. Sail?

_ lard, director otthe laboratorieset ’

the French Syndicate of Sugar Man-
ufacturers estimates that the pro-
duction of white sugar per hectare
(approximately 2 1-2 acres) or '
beets sown will average this year

from 3.500 to 3,000 kilos (a kilo

equals 2.2 lbs.) The yield for the v
period 1904-1913 averaged 8,125
kilos per\_hectare. The area in

France sown in sugar-beets thamyear

is estimated by the manage .1 ,

sugar manufacturers at about 125.-
000 hectares (roughly 112,500
acres). and total production of en-
gar this year will amount-to approx-
imately 475,000 to-600,000 tons ac-
cording to estimates. ' -
DAM FOR FARMERS’ ,w' EEK
ARME‘RS" Week, the annual Win.-
ter round-up at the Michigan?
Agricultural College ' which has
,grown during recent years into the
state’s biggest agricultural center-
enee, will be. held from Jan. 29' until ‘
Feb. 2 this year. according to one
noun-cement made this week by Ash-
ley M. Berridge, chairman of com-
mittees in charge. ' ~
That last year’s record attendance .
of more than 5,000 for the week’s
meetings will he surpassed this win-
ter, is the prediction of- the college
authorities. More lute agricultural
associations and groups than ever
before are scheduling their annual.
meetings for East Lansing during
Pm' Week, and all signs point
to a high attendance
New features in the way of sntm
ailment and instruction are being
planned, story eflort being made to
make the occasion one which will"
appeal as strongly to those who have
attended the gatherings before as
this who are attending their first
Parnen’ Week. The old standbys,
not “as the mile-long agricultural
parade. the special farm exhibits, and
s’ speaking program headlining some A '
at the Country’s loading mutual

authorities, win, of me, be found ‘ '

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Shall the Farmer and the Farmer’s 3011 Leave the Farm to Take up> Work 1n the City Factories. '7

*OHN RUTLEDGE is in no way an
out of the ordinary individual.
He is married, has 0116 child, is
midway between the years of "thirty

and forty. Years that he knows must

, >159 devoted to profiting from the ex-

; 1- wife) had made.

perience of the past rather hectic
and disconnected years, two of which

givers spent in the service of his

' c93;th Rutledge has been renting
an. eighty in Gratiot County and the
poet year has in no way encouraged

him to go through with the same’

plans which he and Mollie (as he
calls his faithful and cheerful little
First,- they were
to make a payment down from this
years earnings and then by hard
work and pure-breds, John said the
farm would be theirs in five years

,f, and perhaps the first payment made

.on an adjoining forty. That ought to
be farm enough, unlesse—yes, some-

times he had even dreamed about .

the Burrows farm on the other side

or the road, that would make two

7 hundred and forty of “as fine acres

as God ever left out of doors”
Jehn would say.

. But right now, it is nearly Decem-
It has been a wonderful fall

as

_ to get in all the crops and they were

good ones too. Made some of John’s
neighbors who had no over-supply

of confidence in John’s ability as a

,1}; -— take notice.

' 7 cember.

1 ; hungry again.
sell,

~ was a farmer-boy,

farmer on his own hook, sit up and
John, too', was pleased
and if you could have heard him
Whistling when he went out to milk
his one and only, any bright sum—

‘ mar morning, you would have known

he was pleased over his wife, his
baby, his work and the world in
general.

But as I said this is nearly De-
John had. to sell his stuff
as fast as he could get it away
from the thresher or out of the
ground. Knew it wasn’t the thing
to do. Knew he ought to hold a
part of it for the higher prides that
were sure to come, when the glut-
ted ~market began to get a little
But John had to
that was all there was to it.
And then the blow tell! The prices
at which he had to sell were John’s
disillusionment.

John, as you can imagine, altho I
have not confirmed your suspicions,
born and bred
with the smell of growing things in
his nostrils. He was the boy-to-
many on his father’s farm and be-
cause the older boys Had no ambi-
tion to leave the old folks and the
old home, down in Lenawee County,
John had started out for himself.
Two years he had worked in the
automobile factory at Flint.

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Shall John Rutledge Leave the Farm?—Read his story here.

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came pretty easy. on pay-day.
of over-time at ‘i‘pay—and-a-half.”
Of course, it cost a lot to live in
Flint, in fact he spent pretty nearly
all he made most weeks and a little
more than he made some weeks, but
that was until he decided to go
back home and marry Mollie.
Mollie had taught John how to
save and when they got married,
. thanks to her, he had a little nest-
egg that made the first year all that
it should be. But the time came
when men were laid off in the auto-
mobile-factories. One by one John
saw his “buddies” at the near-by
machines get the “blue-ticket” with
~their pay and go home with heavy
hearts and aching heads.

Lots

Then winter came and John was
laid off just as he had put a lot of
coal into the basement of his rented
house. He packed up, left Flint,
went back home with Mollie and
helped (?) the old folks for a while
until he felt ashamed to be taking
charity. In fact he had a few words
with the brothers who had been
working the old farm and both of
whom showed signs of having pros-
pered; one having married and the
other bought a flivverl

So it was that John came north
to Gratiot County, rented an eighty
from a man who had moved into
Alma and settled down determined
to make a. future for his family, for
by now he had little thought for

 

. himself or his own comfort or pleas-

ure, “its all for Mollie and the kid!”
as he put it.

And there we found John this
November on his rented eighty in
the heart of Gratiot County, most
of his produce sold, not all of his
debts paid, with a cellar full of po—
tatoes and probably enough eatables
to carry him most of the way
through the winter. He is not die-
couraged with his farming. He
knows he has made a good job of it.
His crops showed that he knew as
much about it as his neighbors and
"a lot more than some of them
seemed too.” But John is a dis—
couraged man because he does not
seem able to find the way out of
his present dilemma.

Stories come to him now of the
factories working overtime in De-
troit, Lansing, Flint and the other
manufacturing centers. Wages paid
are high, though perhaps not what
he received back in the year follow-
ing his. return from service. He
knows the foreman under whom he
worked in Flint and chances are
ten to one that he can get his old
job back. BUT—-

If he goes back to work in Flint,
he must give up his lease, move his
household effects, and sell his team,
cow, tools, poultry and other things
he found necessary to buy this sum-
mer to get started. He could go to
Flint to work and leave Mollie and
the baby back on the farm, but is
life worth living away from every-
thing that you exist for?

Should John, who wants to farm,
go~ back to factory work? Well,
although John puts it in another
way, it resolves itself into the ques-
tion which is burning the minds and
hearts of a good many thousand
Johns and causing the lines and
tears to come into the faces of a
good many thousand Mollies in
Michigan and every other agricult-

~ ural state.

The question is: Does the farm-
ing business hold out enough induce-
ments for the young man who is
willing to sacrifice now, but who
wants to know that 'the future holds
a decent living, comforts and an
education for his children that will
in the end be better than what the
city offers, now?

What do you think?

Editors Note:———The case of John
Rutledge is typical, he and thous-
ands like him in Michigan are per-
plexed over this problem. We want
the opinions of our readers, partic—
ularly the older ones who have seen
the markets rise and fall before.
Have you a word of encouragement
for John and Mollie? Lets have it
for the December 9th issue!

F1nanC1al Needs of Farmer 1n Michigan Discussed at U. P. Meetin

HE relation of finance to agricul-
ture as applied to the financial
needs of the farmer, was the
question given a thorough hearing
before a joint meeting of Upper

Michigan bankers, agricultural men,

‘ and other business men throughout
the state, at a Rural Credits Confer-

once held in Marquette, Friday, No-

ember 10th. The meeting was
lled jointly by the Michigan State

Department of Agriculture and the:-

finer Peninstgi Developmcnt Bu—
resin for the
, ’ mad-whether oi,- not the farmers

rMichigan particularly, are '

rpose of determine

ricultural and industrial welfare of
the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
which'has ever been held in that
section, and approximately 150 del-
egates representing practically every
phase of Upper Michigan’s varied
industrial activity, participated in
the day’s conference.

Among the notables who attend—
ed and addressed the gathering were
-‘ John Doelle, Commissioner of Agri-
/‘cultu’re, *Lansing; Ezra Levin, Di-

“ rector Bureau of Agricultural .De-

velopment, Lansing; President David
M. Friday of the Michigan Agricul-

turai College, and E G. Quamme, .

President of the Federal Land Bank

' " , of. St. Paul. ..

Although the meeting was called
for th ~-

opinion as to the existing problems
in agriculture today. In fact it
seemed that each of the speakers
voiced a different version.

Mr. Doelle declared that the solu-
tion of the problem rested, largely,
with. the institution of the long-
tenm note, similar to regulations
prevailing in other states where the
land-settlement problem is similar

to that existing in UppeIOMichigan. _

Mr. Doelle held that reduction of
the “down payment,” and extension

of the terms for the balance would .

permit of an initial investment for
live stock and equipment.

,Mr.‘
He said that. the trouble with the
farmer of today was too much credit
ant: lack of price. Mr. Quamme

ed that the price Which the .
‘ to or. 1

._.product

Quamme had another idea.’

not increased correspondingl

the price received for man

goods—to much one-w

tion, in other words.
President Friday

sentiment that the'

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ise some m-ns for a

10 process of etting the
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all times.

e consumers he said, and

you are. ,
Finally Mr. Le »
land settlement policy, as worked:
out by the state department of ag-
riculture, which suggested consider",
able possibilities.
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Decrease in ProduCtion Offsets Decline m Consumption Resultmg from European F manual Conditiohs

HAT the outlook for wool pro-
ducers is favorable .is ludicated
by a study of the most influen-

tial market factors.

1._ The domestic clip provides
less than 50 per cent of our annual
censumptive requirements and has
been declining in recent years. .Pro—
duction of fleece wools .in'1919 as

determined by the last census was

228,795,191 pounds compared with
289,419,977 pounds in 1909, a de-
cline of 21 per cent. In the same

'period the, population, and presum-

ably, the Wool consuming cap‘dcity
of the United States, increased 11 .
per cent.

Annual production of wool in the
United States, including both shorn
and pulled wools, together with the
net imports, or excess of imports
over exports of demestic and foreign
wool, and the total retained for con-
sumption in each of the past ten
years is given in the table below.

‘ The clip of the calendar year is com-__

bined with the net imports of the‘
fiscal year in determining the-yearly
totals for consumption. For ex-
ample, the clip of 1921 is combined
with net imports in the fiscal year
from July 1. 1921‘, to June 30,1922.
As an average of the 10 years, do-
mestic production has been 46.4 per
cent and net imports 53.6 per cent
of the total.

("In millions of pounds, i. e., 000,000
omitted.)

Net Retainers/o?
Imports Consum ion
1 9 1 4 9 5

247 543
301 591
533 822
368 657
377 663
421 736
407 710
307 580

Production
3 0 4

296
290
289
288
286
300
314

1912—1913
1913-1914
1914—1915
1915-1916
1916-1917
1917-1918
1918-1919
1919—1920
1920- 1921 302
1921— 1922 372 251 524
10- -yr average 294 340 635

2. The tariff of 31 cents per
scoured pound upon clothing and
combing wool and 24 cents per
scoured pound upon carpet wools
when used for clothing will tend to
keep prices to producers in the
United States materially above the
world level.

3. W001 consumption in the
United States is at a fairly high
'rate. Unfortunately there is some
uncertainty over the monthly con—
sumption as a few of the mills, in-
cluding some of the largest interests,

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DID YOU GET YOUR EXCESS wool. 11110111111912},

HE Department of Agriculture requests the Business Farmer to
announce that all farmers who believe they are entitled to ex-
cess profits on their 1918 wool sales and have not received them,

should write to Mr. Wells A. Sherman,s
Wool Section of Bureau of Agricultura
-Department of Agriculture, to that effect.

specialist in charge Domestic
Economics, United States
Letter should be accom-

panied by statement from dealer to whom wool was sold, showing the

number of pounds sold and the amount received for the wool.

If it

is not convenient to secure a statement from the dealer, it will be
satisfactory to the Department to ,have grower send sworn statement,

showing the information.

It is believed that there are a large num-

ber of farmers in Michigan who are entitled to additional profit on
their 1918 clip. In one case in particular the government has col-
lected $200 in excess profits from a Michigan dealer, for distribution

to growers.

In this case the dealer was unable to furnish the names

of the growers from whom he bought the wool, so the government
must wait until it bears from the growermhemselves before refund-

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do not furnish data of this kind.,
Recently the Department of Com-
merce rep1acea the Department of
Agriculture as the agency'for col-
lection of such reports. The compli—
cations now being issued are not
strictly comparable with those which
have gone before as non-reporting
firms are excluded. However, as—
suming that these non-reporting
firms have borne the same relation
to the total in the last few months
as they did before, the amount of
wool consumed in the first eight
months of 1922 and comparative

figures for the corresponding period
in the preceding four years all re-
duced to grease equivalent basis
would be as follows:

Pounds

1922 ;1. ..... 506259p00

. 1921 ......__.. .................... 394,121,000

1920 .____.._.__..._..__..._ ..... 451,620,000
1919 1 ............................................ 372,975,000
1918 ................................................ 537,838,000

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fluctuations in wool consumption by
months since the, beginning of 1918.
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tice, but the later born ‘1)
them up to a high- level
in 1920 when the period at
started. Wool was one of th
commodities to be deflated aw _ ‘
-Wise one of the first to benefit from
the industrial revival which 'in-,,
creased employment, brought con-
sumers into the market and com-
pelled distributors to restock ”their
shelves. The rate of manufacture in '
the last few month has been about 7
, as high as in either 1918 when war ‘
orders were a big factor, or in the
post-war boom

qur is greatly affected by gen-
eral industrial and financial condi-
tions. If the present revival should
be interrupted for any cauSe, wool
consumption would fall and prices
would be affected'adversely.

4. Stocks of wool, tops and nails
in the hands of dealers and manu-
facturers in the United States on.
June 30 last as reported jointly by '
the Departments of Commerce and
Agriculture were smaller than for.
the corresponding date in each of
the four preceding years when. the
data were collected by the Depart—
ment of Agriculture alone. The
totals for earlier years include hold-
ings by the United States Govern—
ment. Reduced to a grease equiva-
lent basis, the quantities in each
year are as follows: ._

7 Pounds
1922 _406,285,279
1921......____'__576,522,000
1920.. 537,272,000 -
June 30, 1919--.--. 671,513,000
June 30, 1918.........-___-~J474,174,000

Presumably foreign wools held in ‘
bond on the Atlantic seaboard were
not included. These would affect the

-situation to some extent as they were
approximately 90, 000 000 pounds at
the end of last June, but were neg-
ligible or entirely absent in previous
years.

Mills are obliged to maintain mod—
erate stocks at athimes in \Qrder/to
n: ake proper blends so that manu-
facturing countries normally have
reserves of from three- fourths to a
year’s supply. This fact is highly -
important in placing the proper in--
terpretation on reports of wool
stocks. .

5. Statistics compiled several
months ago by the Department of
Commerce placed world production
of wool in 1921 at 2,,608 445, 000
pounds compared with an average of

(Continued on page 19. )

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'June
June
June

Restricted Production Only Sure Key to SucCessful Agriculture

N relation to the article in Business
Farmer, Oct. 28, 1922 by George
H. Stevenson, proposing a reme-
dy for the low economic condition
in agriculture, I would like to com-
ment that, it can only be classed
along with other quack remedies.
The plan is hazy and chimerical
to say the least, and the outcome of
an attempt to put into effect could
only result in further delay, more
expense and loss, and greater re—
duction of the farmers condition.
The Superintendent of the depart—
ment of farm management, Depart-
.ment of Agriculture, published in
the “News Letter" made it clear
what should be done to clear up the
situation, and remedy matters, when
he said that, ninety per cent of the
remedy for .farmers troubles lay
with the farmers ,themselves, in reg-
ulation of production, and that Only
ten per cent lay in organized co-op-
erative marketing arrangements.

And Secretary Wallace also in-

Ifldicated the same remedy when he
i told the Chambers of Commerce that

the first thing they should do in re-
tion to the agricultural situation
was to get out of their heads the
notion that it be Wrong or immoral
(or farmers to restrict production.
-.5 ' ‘1: others were doing it. .
“z’l‘he vital intention, and founda-
tone of all organized industry
is: to fix price‘i:a by regula-

. farm prices,
., taliates.‘

BY JOHN E. BELL

 

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ANOTHER “SOLU TION”

R. BELL, Lapeer county farmer takes the same position in his
article published here, as the Business Farmer has often ex-
pressed. No ,aanunt of saving by the co-operative distribution

of farm crops can possibly compensate growers for the inevitable

losses that accompany over-production.

While we are fully aware

of the advantages of restricting production to meet probable demands
we are also aware of the difficulties to be overcome because of the
scope of the farming business and the many different classes of people

with whom we have to deal.

However, we believe the day will come

when production of farm crops will be much more nearly adjusted to

compensate than it is at present.
are invited.—Editor.

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Our readers views on the subject

 

restriction of production. It is a
form of strike. Every industry has
organized for the chief purpose of
restricting production, striking, to
get better prices, except the farmers.
And all th industries that have or-
ganized to regulation of production
to fix prices have got what they
went after, and they are all joined
together to prevent the farmers from
doing the same thing they do.
Everybody strikes but the farm-

ers. When prices don't suit the man- ‘
'ufacturers they

shut down and
-.throw their men out of employment,
and. although this Quiti
the. farms ‘
. he i
me.

depresses .

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. _ ,4 ,
prices until they see fit to go back

to work again. Under the existing
system and standard of morales,
if the farmers want a square deal
they can only get it by -the direct
method of the strike. All such pro-
posals as Mr. Stevenson’s are only
a smoke screen, and deter the farm-
ers from seeing the true course, and

postpone the real remedy, and bring
\more loss and; ridicule and laughter"

on the farmer

‘All intelligent people kfiow ‘11

no Way by co— -_operative associations

dy in sight. It would at least bring
the issue to a showdown, which is
What is needed.

Sometimes organization, asks too
much, in the strike. But labor, for
instance would be object slaves
without organization.

There are some true friends of
agriculture in the Department and
scattered about the country, but
their voice and efforts are suppress-
ed. and sidetracked by the professed
friends of the farmer who in’Yact
represent the exploiting class and
are bears on farm produce, and
can ’t be depended on to do anything
to equalize the exchange conditions.

More students of theory and pat-
ronized university professors of eco-
nomics, without practice or experi-
ence, are not fit to direct the affairs
of men schooled in hard practice
and experience. And the farmers
will have to get away from this
horde of hypocites and make the
fight themselves, or lose the game,

The metal, character, and good
citizenship of the farmers are going
to be put to test in a matter in
which the welfare of the whole

509119}? is at stake. .
It is the farmers aunt; himself

to tnlo‘ad a big surplus at a profit? [

 


 

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Not a “bull in in. china shop” but a bull in a bank.
of Grand River Stock Farms, well known Holstein breeder of Jackson countY,
recently placed on exhibit in Jackson’s oldest bank his wonderful prize bull
This wonderful Holstein has as his grand-
greatest sires of his

Spencer Count Segis (‘orndyke.

sire lllodel King Segis Glista, considered one of the

breed, and present head of the Spencer herd.

 

Mr. Corey J. Spencer

 

The supreme tramp of the world traveling in' Korea».
Harry A. Franck, czar of tramps, set out on his grad-
uation from college to go around the world. For
equipment he had a knowledge of French and German,
a camera and $104. From his home at lilunger,
Mich., he has made many trims around the globe and
often he returns home with more money than he
started with, which he earned writing articles about
his travels.

 

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Brazil and which will
counteract snake bites.
the bacteria is removed.

Copperhead snake about to spit 'poison into a glass.
drops of poison were recently taken from 24 copeperhead snakes in the Bronx
Zoological Gardens, New York. as the first step in a process to be completed in
consume nine months for the making of a serum to
The poison is dried and then shipped to Brazil where

One hundred and twenty

 

The newest thing in baby carriages. Mr.
and Mrs. Diges succombed to an attack of the
“wanderlust,” but the chief difficulty was what
to do with baby Diges, who is only ten months
old. This novel method of carrying baby
around was evolved. A hammock was firmly
placed between the two bicycles and the baby
fastened in, swinging to and fro as they cycled
along. This picture was snapped in England.

 

al'dron of Italy. 'An‘ unusual View of the ton of Mount Vesuvius
hardyiphotographer who wanted a close-up of Italy’s “boiling
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Professor Charles J. Bullock, chairman of the
Harvard Committee on economic research. states
that the committee does not expect prices to de-
cline much (hiring the next ten years. He also
states that the cancellation of all international war
debts would obviously help the debtor countries to
carry through policies of drastic deflation but would
not necessarily mean that such policies would or
could be adopted.

With four large aeroplane wheels; a steering wheel, some wood. and a band
brake, two youthful motor enthusiasts have constructed a machine that is the.
“envy and perfl’,’ of Epsom, England.
above ready to start for a ride.

The junior speed merchants are shown;

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fathii His name is CliiIord Robb.
hie. I am 10 years old and among
strangers and would like to hear
from him .——Earl Robb, General De-
livery. Jackson, Mich., Care of Marie
«Brockway.

UNCLE CANNOT HARRY NIECE
I: there any law in the state of
Michigan to prohibit an uncle from
marrying his niece, and if so what
is the penalty? If this girl is a ward

   

 

  

 
 
  

  

L away to Canada can she be brought

" back and punished? If so, in what

way. This girl is 17. How long

can the court hold her?-—-—-B. -F.. 13.,
Morley, Mich.

\ —-Section 11364 provides that an
uncle shall not marry his niece.
Section 1136! provides that males

~ that are eighteen and females that

. are sixteen of age are capable

of contracting marriage if otherwise

" competent. A penalty of 3500 or

loss may be imposed upon any just-
ice or minister of the gospel for per-
forming any marriage ceremony in
violation of the provisions in the
chapter cited. There may be found
various provisions from section
11362 to 11369. I do not know
what you mean by saying that "Ward
of the probate court.”
means she is under guardianship I

- . know of no law prohibiting her mar-
5 rings if she has the proper consent
“required by section 11378. If the
marriage is not performed in Michi-
gan then the contracting parties
must comply with the laws of the
state or country where the ceremony
is performed—Legal Editor.

DIVISON OF STOCK

Can you inform me through your
paper the correct way to share stock
such as this: Renter furnishes two-
thirds of feed and owner furnhhes‘
enough cattle so as renter can feed
all the roughage on the owner’s
farm.

——.-From the information furnished
it is hard to make a satisfactory
' answer. Requests such as the above
E”: should state all the details of the
agreement, the kind of stofir, etc.

  

  

  

Will you F1151» inn looate my .
He was last heard of in Cincinnatia

of the probate court and she runs.

If it simply .

  
 

Olefin-ins heartburn.“

“ all .mum or mum mr--tnmmam.am

you. All Inquiries must be accompanied by Yul! n no "11% Name

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postoifice is in Michigan, but we live
in Wisconsin, so of course would
come under Wisconsin laws. -.—Mrs.‘
M. iii, Norway, Mich.

“As a precaution against change of
circumstances or of death or disso-
lution of partnership it would. be
proper for you to take a written
statement that such pieces. of furni-
ture as you buy should be in your
name. This statement signed by
your husband and his brother would
furnish the evidence of the owner-
ship where circumstances might pre-
vent prdof otherwise. If you have
but a small amount of money in
your name let me suggest that the
best place is a safe investment in
your own name Old age brings
many uses for ready money not
thought of in youth and middle age.
-—-Lega1 Editor.

REMOVING FENCE ALONG
STATE ROAD

I would like to know who will
have to move fences along a state
road. They are building the state
road past my place and some places
fences will be in the way. The fence
has been there for about 257 years.
Will I be obliged —to move this fence
or are they supposed to move it?
Any information you can give me
will be appreciated—C. D. K.7Maple
City, Michigan

—-Section 7, Chapter 7 of the Gen-
eral Highway~Law prevents property
owners from gaining any rights in
the highway by encroachment there-
in with fences, hence if property
owner’s fence stands in the limits
of theJfighway it is his duty to re-
move the same back to the highway
line within thirty days of receipt of
notice by the Highway Commission-
er or other person having jurisdic-___
tion over the highway in question
and in default of removing the fence“
in accordance with said notice the
highway commissioner or other au-
thority having jurisdiction over the

The relation of investment to labgg,

depends largely on the ’kind of stock
kept.

If stoc’k referred to were gdalry
cattle -I would suggest that a fair
basis for dividing the returns would
be two-thirds to tenant and one-
third to landlord ,taking into con-
sideration sales of stock and stock
products and stock increases.

So far as costs are concerned, the
. tenant’s time plus two-thirds of
feed are equal to about two-thirds of
~51: the total cost as against one—third
~ of the landlord's costs which rep-
resented investment and risks in
stock buildings and one-third feed
costs.-——F. T. Riddell, Farm Manage-
ment Demonstrator, M. A. C.

WIFE CAN SELL 00W
I wish to know if a Wife has a
right to sell her cow and use funds

 

for clothes she needs after husband .

has given mortgage on same without
wife’s signature. Would it be safe
for the buyer of the cow to hold her?
Mortgage was given by T to H.

Signed by G and wife and in pres- .,

ence of T. That is T signed in place
1' witness. G. was no doubt justice
of peace.-——-A. E .11., Harrison, Mich.

-——A wife has a right to sell her
property and use the proceeds as she
chooses. Neither has the right to
sell the exempt cow without the
consent of the other. A chattel
mortgage upon a cow if an exempt
1118 signed by the husband alone is
void against the wife and she may
recover it from any one who taka
it under the mortgage. See section
12858 of Compiled Laws of 19116.—
,,Legnl Editor.

" HAVE SIGNED ”Am 0'
OWNERSHIP ,
My husband and his brother on
is farm in partnership. Hwy.“
half and half in everything. cam;
machinery, furniture, etc. I .
some money in my name and
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SCALES QFF BALANCE
100 POUNDS
A and B have an argument as to
how a sugar company scales weigh.
A maintains that if the scales weigh
100 pounds they will weigh 100
pounds regardless of how big a load
is weighed on them up to their ca-
pacity. B says that if they weigh
100 pounds on every ten weighed.
For example: B’s correct weight of
a load should be 4,000 pounds on a
wagon weighing 2,000 pounds. B
maintains that the scales weight 100
heavier on every ton that he weighs,
there 4,000 pounds of two ton would
Weigh 4,200 pounds plus the wagon
weight of 2,900 plus 100 pounds or
a total of 6,300 pounds. load and
wagon. Now weighing out the empty
wagon, whose correct weight is 2.000
pounds, would weigh 2,100, there-
fore he gains 200 pounds on-‘two ton
load. A" says that by weighing in
100 pounds his wagon will weigh_..
out 100 pbunds on the same scale
with nothing gained.‘ Please advise
‘how scales would weigh 100 pounds
every whole load or 100 pounds on
every ton.-———H,l~ E. K., Essexv’ille,
Michigan.
—-—If I understand your question cor-
rectly the scales in question show a
weight of 100 pounds with no load
on the platform, iffsuch is the case .
and the scales are not broken or
out of adjustment, then they should
continue to show 100 pounds heavier
than the actual weight, on the plat-
form ot all loads up to the rated on- »
pacity of the scales Thus: a load at
4.000 pounds on the platform would ..
’be registered as 4.100 pounds. ..
*Ibeiieve thatsolongasthe’fl
show 100 pounds too was; :
eases weighing in and weighing out

So far as Ioansoe there”;

- coming his storage b83331 y

'benecesssiytoreadjust
of themlutlon,

 

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highway may remove the same and
the expense incurred may be W
ed against the property adjacent to
where said fence was located and
shall be collected as other taxes are
levied and collected in accordance

with the pyovis louse! Section 12 of
Chapter 101%an: Highway
Law .--State Highway Department.

 

PACKING COMPANY BUYS 13m
FROM RAW MEMBERS

Does the Detroit Packing Company \

buy live stock direct from the farm-
ers if they truck it to the packing
niant?‘ -

———We are buying lve stock direct
from the farmers a great deal being

delivered by truck, but this applies .

only to stockholders of the Detroit
Packing Company and not to 'those
who have not affiliated with the

paying dull Detroit Stock Yards
prices with no charges accruing
against the live stock—Detroit
Packing Company, Frank L. Garri-
son, Vice-President.

 

CONSULT YOUR ATTORNEY

I live in an incorporated village
of about 600, with no town marshall
no deputy sheriff, no one to see that

“the law is enforced, the county seat

being 16 miles away. I own ten
lots here in town inside the corpor-
ation, bought them last fall. .Am
going into small fruit. Tom, Dick
and Harry runs across my lots and
uses them as they please. I have
three neighbors with just an alley
between me and two of them and
the street the other one, and they
are determined to let their chickens
I have told them to take care
of their chickens and I saw the Pros-
ecutor and he said the state law said
they had no right to run at any
time and I could shut them up and
collect damages. Now they have
an ordinance here that often- Nov.

.‘lst‘or about that time to May lst

FARM ME_

CHANICS

so that they read ,zero with, no load
on the platform. in case such an ad-
justment is not provided for, weights
oculd be read on the scale beam with
scales balancing as suggested above.
‘-—H. H. Musselman, Professor Farm
Mechanics, M. A. C. .

THE STORAGE BATTERY

is the intention of this article
to give every auto owner some
practical and sound rdvice con-_
We
spend a lot of time tinkering with

 

the motor, the drivl parts, etc”
but unfortunatelv 0111 ‘rer overluck
the storage battery. In too {11y

automobiles it is placed in an out of
the way corner, where mud and dirt
accumulate, and Where it is subject-
ed to much abuse.-

There is one general type of bat-
tery used; the lead plate battery,
for automobile service it is encased
in a rubber jar, and for farm light-
ing plants in glass jar

Electricity is not stored in a. cell
as generally supposed, but the flew
of current from the charging source,
through the cell from the plate to
plate performs a certain mount of
chemical work. This stored energy in
the form of electricity, finds its way
out, whenever it is called upon, thru
an external circuit.

The solution in a load cell is a
30 percent solution of dilute sul-
phuric acid and distilled water. This
solution is called electrolyte, and it
1 est be always borne in mind thit
the acid does not evaporate. If the
battery is accident” overturned. or
the battery dare tasks. it would th-

should act be _ ._ ’
Distilled mm

nthht they tuna-ml
note} undoing

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Wmtaausfli 3%

On such deliveries we are ‘

'the drain, the matter should be re-

‘ ties president that the note was

claim same/what course 1‘
.-—-H. S. W., Morley, Mic1;.

--I do not know of any
permits any one to ends. on;
or fowl to do damage on ,. .
liable for the damage.
mm tor impounding "
fowls are so complicated _ ,_
possible to give tweak V
vanes what to do. You use b ._.
follow the advice of your alto ” ‘

for your protection-4mg!“ Id

WHERE ARE YOU. m?
lam outagtoyeatoseeliyou
could and my nephew, Titus and!
lin, whose home address is Ensi
Mich. When I last heard from him,
he was at: Muskegon working for a "
motor company. That was June 30 x
1922. He did not give a return ad- -

dress as he was about to change his '
residence in that city. We are afraid
something has happened to him
otherwise he would hare written be-
fore now. He is 6 feet 5 inches tall
21 years old and dark complexioned
—-—Mh1;s.h.John Bergman, R. 1, Gulliver. ;

CAN NOT FORECLOSE
. My wife and I owned a farm here
jointly. I had a chance to trade
this farm for a small one valued.
at 32, 000 and I offered to give or . "
take 31, 800. 00. She backed out and
later decided to take the $1, 800. 00. . .
By that time the deal Was off for I
the small place. There was a 370 l- :2 *
mortgage on the farm due Novembe ’
' I gave her a mortgage for ,
31, 800. 00 payable on or before five
years from April 131., 1922. and the
3700 mortgage was to be paid by
April 21st,1923. Now the way
things look I can’t make it and "
don't know but what it will be best *
to keep what I have and stay as
long as I can. How long can I stay ‘ ’
after April let it I don't pay any-
thing? I have the persOnal, that We
had, but not enough to pay the 3100
with interest and interest on 3,1800 ‘
fidhtaxes. --.D J. D., Lake City,
0 .

—-A mortgage sale by advertisement
takes about fifteen months from the
time proceedings are commenced to .
the expiration of the equity of re-
demption. A forclosure in chancery '
may be shortened a little but most~
of the foreclosures of mortgages are

by advertisement and I presume this-
is the information. Forclosure can 7
not commence until there has been ,
a default. -—Legal Editor. .

GO TO PROSECUTING AMOENEY
I own 80 acres of land in Iosco
County. My farm is one mile north
or county line. 14 years ago the
township commissioner put a ditch
past my place to the county line.
Next year a forest fire came through
and burnt all timber, filling up the
ditch, which the township has never
cleaned out since, only as far as my
place. Can the township run the
water as far as my place and leave
it? I have notified them but they \
have taken no action. Can I col-
lect damages for leaving the water
.on‘ my place and what steps will I
have to take to force the tOWnship
to take this water off?—-J. J. ., .1
Turner, Mich. ' -

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note to the Peoples Coal Mining
00.. of Albion. Mich.“ to the amount
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ave-You should notify the bank not to
purchase the. note as the company

ill not carry out the agreement of-

the vice president. You should do-

,, m‘and the note of the vice president;
,rnd, if he has it to replevin it or
11119 a". bill and ask the court for an»
_,-iniunction to prevent his disposing
{of it before it becomes due to an
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LAND CLEARING SCHOQIS

Please state how much land the
M, A. 0. Land Clearing Schools has

‘ cleared, the cost and who payed the

I am a pioneer reader of the
ink that I have read a
issue that went over
G., Montcalm

bill.
M. B. F. T
copy of ever
the press. —W.
County, Mich.

i—These schools were held at thirty-

eightpoints in the Upper Peninsula
and (wenty points in the Lower Pen-
insula. Their object was to ac-
quaint those who have land to clear

. with the most modern ,methods of

land clearing by means of pullers
and explosives. Each school was
conducted in a field where from two
to four acres were actually piled
. The expenses
of the schools were borne by the
counties, the farmer whose field was
being cleared, the railroads and the
college. \The only exrpense' borne by
the college was for the salaries and
tfaveling expenses of Mr. Livingston

.1 and two of his assistants.

The measure of the value of this

,effort is not so much shown by the

acres actually cleared at each school
as in the land clearing done in these
areas as a result of this educational
campaign. In the Upper Peninsula,
data gathered indicates that approx-
imately 50,000 acres have been
This acreage
is mostly in small additions to farms
already established to round out
fields and to secure suificient acre-

_ a e to make it possible to operate

9 farm on an efficient basis—R.
J. Baldwin, Extension Director, M.

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00W AT LARGE AT OWNER’S
1118K .

Some time ago‘I took a ride with
my family in our car and on the
road we met a number of cows. I
blowed the horn and slowed down
to 5 miles an hour. The cows scat-
tered in both sides and when I
reached the last cow she swung
around and Jumped in front of my
ear. I stopped but hit her with my
left tender and broke her leg. No-
body was around so I had to call a
child to ask whose cow it was and
started back and told the owner I
had accidently hit his cow so he

alone with me and we found the-

left hind leg broken so we butcher-
ed her. I helped him and after we
were finished I drove away. A few
days after he served papers for dam-
age. Am I liable when the cow was
in blame by jumping in front of my
? Idrovemycarover 11years
and never had an accident before.—
W. 1., Peqnaming. Mich.

—Oows running at large in the

me opinion you are not liable for
flanges. If you did not exercise

are a prudent man would ex-
erdse to avoid the injury then I

you are liable for the dam-
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ar‘ithe agreement in writingf— ,
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" not find him.

4 via missioner full, author-
ALY'fO divide the townships into one

Or more districts without any lim-

itation as to the division. They
right to
change the district, placing you in
another or different district than the
one in which you formerly was lo-
cated’.

. You would not be entitled to com-
pensation for work done on the
highway which was not'authorized
by highway commissioner or over-
seer. ——-State Highway Dept.

CAN SEW AID

I am writing you in behalf of my
sister—in-law. She is the wife, of my
brother, a Michigan soldier, and
lives in Rochester, New York.
left her three months ago and did
the same thing a year ago.
She and others say
they think his mind is not right. He
was wounded three times and gassed
once, and we think that is the rea-
son.- *When he left she had no

'mpney, with which to buy food for

herself and babies. She has two,
aged three years and five months, so
you see she is tied down and unable
to do much. She applied to some
charitable organization at Rochest-
er, and they allow her three dollars
per week for food while another

ays her rent. Yen know that $3. 00

will not only half feed one person .

for a week, let alone taking care of
three. She has nothing to do with
and not even a stove and what would

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she do for fuel it she had a stove?
The little baby is now‘ill. Her peo-
ple are in France and we in-laws are
unable to do much for her, although

, have tried to provide them with -

clothes through the summer, I am‘
not able to do much as I am a widow
myself with two small children and
my mother and father have a large
family and my mother is not well, so
don't feel she can ask them to come
there for she is not able to do the
ork for more and if she did.» my
sister-in-law would work and mother
could not stand up under the strain.
Will you tell me if anything can be
done fer her either through the
state or government? If she were
in, Michigan would she be allowed a
mother’s pension? If the state
helped her Would she have to come
to Michigan. On account of her
husband being a Michigan soldier
would the state help her?—M. E. J.,
Ada, Mich.
———I believe the commissioners of
the poor or a similar title in Roch-
ester, N. Y., would render aid upon
the case being called to their atten-
tion. Were your sister-in-law a
resident of Michigan I believe the
“Mother’s Pension Law” would ap-
ply and she be entitled to an allow-
ance but I do not believe she would
be entitled to such an allowance if
she was a resident of N. Y., The
name “Mother’s Pension Law” is not
used in the sense we use the word
“pension" for soldiers. It is possible

some provision for. such unfortu’

   
    
 

the new Government my 13

cases. Inquire of Congressman
E. Mapes, of Grand Rapids. ‘
know him personally and believe he

would do or advise anything within
If you would send me .,

his power.
the names of the parties, the indent-
ity of the soldier, the location of
his family, I would be willing, to try
different sources to see if aid can

be procured from fome source. —-—Le-

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FIRE PROTECTION IN SCHOOL

They are building a consolidated
school house here and school is in
session under crowded conditions in

old school house and church with- -

out any fire drill. We have one 12-
year-old boy attending school and
a girl will soon be going. Please
tell me the state law on this condi—
tion.—H. S. W., Morley, Mich.

———If your inquiry is directed to the
want of fire protection for the child-
ren in your district, Act 285, of
Public Acts of 109 provides that a
factory inspector has power to order
fire escapes. As to the crowded
condition I suggest that this is not
unusual in many places. If the pub-
lic authorities are building as fast
as can be done it is good evidence
that they are providing for the ed-

ucation of the children as fast as "

can be done. You can’t make im-
provements all at once—Legal Ed-
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A Practical Reminder

for Everyday Farmers

You know your farm like a book. Whether 1t covers 80 acres or 320
acres, you are perfectly familiar with every corner of every field. You
know the lay and contents of the buildings that make up your homestead.
With your eyes shut you can tally the livestock and all the items of
farm equipment. To be well posted on these things is a matter of
pride with you and a matter of careful management besides.

This policy could well be carried a step further. Profitable, economi-
cal farming is so largely a matter of modern, improved machines that .
.every good farmer should keep posted also on the equipment on the - J
market so that when occasion arises he may invest to the very best
advantage by the purchase of new machines.

We are therefore“ printing here for your information the list of
standard, reliable, most popular farm equipment—

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THE McCORMICK-DEERING LINE
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Grain Binders Corn Pickers Spring—Tooth Han-own
ere Corn Shellers Peg-Tooth Han-owe
=1" Ensilsze Cutters Tractor Hal-rows
gush . d Huskers and Shredders Ono—Horse Culuvatore
M ”m on Huskers and Silo Fillers cu .
owe" . Beet Seeders Kerosene Engines
T Eek” Beet Cultivators $333!” I:
Hay Loaders Beet Pullers Cream c .tors ‘
.1 Ewe-Mm“ Rakes COG "lonDEilll-nm Manure Spreaders
ed gide Rube ma Tedder Lin-e Sowet- $215 83123:.
Presses Broadcast See 39“ Scone Burr Mills
Corn Tractor Plows Can Mills
then Walking Plow- Poe-co Diggers
Com 0“th Riding Plows Wagons
Corn Binders Disk Harrow- Twine

 

This equipment is always available for you at the store of the

. , McCormick-Deming dealer. In the list are many items for farming in

' winter—such as engines, various belt power machines, cream sepa-
totem, motor trucks, efc. Make the McCormick- Deering dealer’ 5 store

your headquarters. Use the service for which his establishment is
famous. Write us direct for information on any of the above machines.

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on package or on tablets you are
not getting the genuine Bayer pro-
duct prescribed by physicians over

twenty-two years and proved safe

by millions for
Colds
Toothache
Earache Rheumatism
Neuralgia Pain, Pain
Accept “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
only. Each unbroken package con-
tains proper directions. Handy boxes
of twelve tablets cost few cents.
Druggists also sell ‘bottles of 24 and
100. Aspirin is the trade mark of
Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic-
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a favorite—and still
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HEMME'I'ER’S
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A strictly hand made
smoke—no blending or
artificial flavoring—just
good old ripe tobacco.’

Ask your dealer
—today

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The Magic Carpet ,

YOU could sit on the tabled

 

carpet of Bagdad and view

the world. In the whisk of
an eYelesh it would carry you any,
place you wanted to go; All you
had to do was wish.
ADVERTISING is a cert of magic
carpet. Read it and in HID twinkle
of an eye you on review the mer-
chandise of the world, pictured and
displayed for your benefit.
The advertisement» intend-es you
to the latest our“. newest
comforts for the home—the best
of the world’s inventions. They
tell you how to buy, where to but ’3
and when to buy. They keep you
.posted on things neeeeeerf to feed
and clothe you and your really and '
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' and took only a part of it in for hay

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_ . MOHERN .UFARMING ‘
~ ' HE successful farmer of today
is a good business man. Fol-
lowing his vocation primarily
for the purpose of snaking money. he

on VALUE onan m I value, or main. “is m a some a

. must make every dollar of his in-

vestment yield a maximum return.

Briefly. his problem is how to in-r

crease his not pr 3 per sore. One
of his greatest aids in aooompllshing
this result is the raising of alfielfa.

There is no common term crop
that eon begin to compare with al-

. falfa is: producing economical and
. digestible food for livestock. One
. ton contains as much digestible pro-
tein as 1600 pounds of wheat bran} ‘

At the same time, properly grown of
course, it fixes and adds to the farm
more than twenty dollars worth of
nitrogen per year—acre. .

Now as every farmer knows, nitro-
gen abundantly and economically
applied, is absolutely essential to the
maintenance of fertility. Perhaps
the greatest value of alfalfa ,ls its
ability to convert atmospheric nitro-
gen into organic nitrogen. In its
roots and successive growths of tops
it stores far more nitrogen within a
few years than is possible to any
other legume. And it may be add-
ed that on the average a ton of hay
contains more nitrogen than four
tons of fresh barnyard manure.

Many farmers have found that the
best plan for alfalfa is a six years’
rotation with corn and oats. This
plan insures a rich sod for the corn.
And the manure made from the hay
helps to solve the general fertility
problem.

All in all alfalfa brings to the
farm a large amount of plant food
which can be distributed, over the
land in the manure. In addition
the roots and stubble store away
enough nitrogen in the ground to
feed a successive corn crop and a
small’grain crop which may follow
the corn. Finally, the condition of
the soil and the subsoil is greatly
improved, having been filled with

' organic matter by the roots.

The practical dollars~and-cents

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Kind of Seed

fact. But in many parts of the!

United States, great difficulty is :ex- A ,-

perienced in getting good yields of;
this crop and in maintaining per-

with phosphorous and ling-e iii-El
oculated with the proper‘rOOt organ-i
ism. The one! {Manny isvthac‘thga
sell lacks sulphur, alfalfa being a
plane of very high sulphur require-
ment. The remedy for this condi-

tion lathe regular application of a"

fertiliser of high'sslphuroontents.
In this connection it should he noted
that alfalfa is also. a great lover of
calcium. .

Agricultural gypsum supplies sul-
phur in animmediate available and
neutral form. An untreated, ground,

natural rock-«fertiliser, it .is composed _ L

mainly at hydrated calcium sulphate.
It therefore bears two essential
plant "foods—Qalclum and sulphur.

The experience of practical farmr
ere, not Only in California, Washing-
ton and Oregon, but also in various
sections of the, great Mississippi Val:
ley. has proved conclusively that the
systematic use of agricultural gyp~
sum increases the tonnage of alfalfa
several hundred per cent. ‘ )

The time to apply gypsum is in
the early spring, about the time
growth begins. It should be used
as a top dressing and applications
should be repeated every two or
three years. Sow gypsum on your
alfalfa seeding this spring, leaving
a few strips untreated. Then ‘let
the comparative results speak for
themselves.

LIFE OF GERMINATION
0F SEEDS

Will you give me the life of germ:
ination of different field seeds and
oblige'f—A. E. «
——The table given below taken
from Piper's “Forage Plants and,
Thar Culture” gives the viability of
various seeds stored in paper bags
in a dry, airy room during eleven
years.——-C. R. Megee, Farm (In-op De—
partment, M. A. C.

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Red Clover

White Glover

Alsike Clover

Sainfoin

'Serradella

Alfalfa

Tall oat-grass

Italian rye—grass 67
English rye-grass 72
Tall fescue ...................... 83

, Srweet vernal grass ........ 70

Meadow foxtail

Timothy

Orchard grass

Blue gras';

Crested dogstail ............
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' No seeds for examination. all having been used up in previous years.‘

“My EXperience in Growing Potatoes”

SAW in a recent
want to know who raises a "good
crop of potatoes. I always sit

up and take notice when I see any.
, . thing pertaining to potatoes~thafl

my specialty.

I have just finished harvesting a
nine acre field or Late Petoskers for
certified
seed. This 9 acres produced 2112
bushels, field run. only a small per-
centage of culls. The we is mostly
clay soil—not an ideal soil for pota-
toes. Last year it was in. clover——

and left the beam on' the ground
fertilizer. I let the second
growth ”go downou the ground for

. fertilizer.

During one wieterl covered it all

I {over lightly " ’ with i; ”stable manure.

direct from the stable

issue You!

‘were picked up. ' I raise the rotor—1
1 ..

I out it early"

phoric acid. Planted potatoes last
of May. Harrowed it over 2 or 3.
times after planting with a spring’
tooth harrow. Gave it good cultiva— '
tion and but little hoeing.

Sprayed seven times with Ben-
deaux, using Kedzie mixture added
for bugs. Use a power sprayer,‘
three nozzles to the row—one down-
ward and two upward. ‘ '

Bug’with a 4-horse elevator digger
and had the potatoes sorted as they 1

key potatoes and make a. practice of
hill selection tor seed plot; I be,—
‘lieve it pays‘to plant good seat-:44
L. Dunlap, Lupton, Michigan,

--—We are certsnly glad to m rm, 1, ,

experience, Mr. Dunlap, and,
hear from Jamel-”growers... _~tor.'

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msth stands. This is true eve. on a; . 1” "W1” W22“
the host’seilas abunflan;ly sup 3‘ '

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lures. Bhow-e how to ‘33 ’ ‘

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Have an examination \rump and hips. Then cut loose the I.

afi!‘ 11y the veteninarian,or oregll the
plural on the hoof. in order that it
.125? slaughtered under competent
pectidu. Slight traces of tuber-
éufosie do. not necessarily condemn

carcass as food, but judgment in ,

och cases should be left to experts.
uid an unexpected tubercular
Mean be revealed in the carcass.
a slaughtered animal (in which
base the glands in the neck, lungs
M intestines may be filled with
hard, cheesy or slimy matter), let a
competent veterinarian pass upon
the fitness of the carcass for food.

”Shit possible, a veterinarian’s judge

’9me’u't on .all animals—particularly
hooves and sheep—should be ob-
towed before slaughtering.
. ' Beeves should be completely
_ stunned, before bleeding. To do, this
..-¥properly, fasten a rope around the
animal? Neck loop it over the nose,
jand pass it through a ring in a. post,
close to the ground. Then draw the
"animal’s head down into position to
be stunned by a heavy blow with an
as. Strike the point where a line
' drawn from the left eye to the right
horn would intersect a. line drawn
. from the right eye to the left horn.
Be sure the animal is thoroughly
stunned before the rope is removed
from its neck and the animal placed
in a: pppjtion for bleeding.
. Bleeding may be done by slashing
Tthe throat of the animal just back
”of" the jaw bone, but a far better
method is to cut the arteries‘from
the heart just" in front of the breast-
bone: The blood will drain out much
more quickly, and thoroughly.
To do this, place’ the back to the
animal. as shown in Illustration No.
. 9. Draw the skin of the neck tight
9 by holding back the head with one
.foot and the forelegs with the other
foot. Then insert the knife in front
7.111 the brisket, deep enough to lay
open the windpipe, and out toward
9 the throat, striking the vertebrae.

This severe the arteries from the'

I heart;
I Be careful not to out too deep

-,too for back or you will puncture

. the chest cavity, allowing'the blood
to drain back into it and make a
bloody carcass.
Skinning

_ Begin skinning at the head. Cut
from the poll down to the nostrils.
‘ Skin down each side as far as pos-
sible, leaving the ears on the hide.
Split'from the chin down to the inci-
sion made in bleeding. Skin away
"the head and cut it off, from, back
of the jaws to the back of the poll.

’ )Cut out the tongue at once.

Roll the carcass on its back .and
block and prop it up. Split the skin
of the foreleg from the dewclaws
up to a point three or four inches
above the knee. Skin around the-
k’nee and the shin. Cut off the leg
at the knee, as 10 , down as possible,
and skin clear do n to the hoof. Do
not touch the rest of the leg for the
present.

Cut the cord of the hind shin to
relax the hind. leg. Split the hide
from the dew claws up, dyer the
hock, to a point from four to six
inches back of the udder. Skin out
the hock and shin, removing the leg
at. the lowesf‘j‘oint of the hock; Be
{careful not to cut the flesh. when
skinning over the thigh—lay the
knife flat. When the l gs are skin.-
ned, split the skin stnai‘ ht down the
' middle from the brisket to the tail.
Now, beginning at the flanks, lay
" away- the skin from each side of the
midline. When it is well. started,

4110111 the skin in one hand, the knife

“ flat against the carcass in the other,
‘ ‘a’nd'work down over the sides and
rump as far as possible. If any
blood is left on the outside of the
wearcass wash it off with hot water
immediately, but no more water than
is necessary. -
Removing of Viscera ’.
Next, open the abdominal cavity
‘ 133.01: of the breastbone
11159 upright and. insert the tree
jute ‘11 ~33 11011131181 cavity to

Hold ,-

carcass '11 now ready to raise.

V-Plase an eyener. or n in: has be— 9:

tween the hind legs, inserting the
ends under the tendons.

removing'fith‘e hide from the thighs,

rectum and loosen the small intes-
tines allowing them to drop down

.. over the Hannah. Do not disturb the

bed fat that lines the pelvis, nor the
kidney fat. Cut the intestines away
from the liver and separate the
pauneh by forcing down upon it.

- Let it all roll out on the ground and

pull or cut out the gullet.

.Raise the carcass a little ,higher.
Take out the liver and cut away the
gall bladder immediately, being
careful not to break it. Remove
the diaphram lungs and' heart. Then
finish skinning.

Open the hide by cutting in a
straight line from the center of the
brisket to the forearm. Take care
here, as a. cut made too far back
will be considered a hole and make
the hide a No. 2.

Wipe off all the blood and dirt
from the carcass with a little hot
water. Split the carcass in halves
with a saw and wash out the inside
of themhest cavity, wiping it dry.
Trim off all the ragged places and
leave the beef to cool before cutting
up into quarters.

Spread the hide out on the ground,
flesh side up, and allow it to cool.
If the weather is warm, sprinkle it
with adittle salt before rolling it up.
Fold in the legs and head, fold the
body once each way and roll up from
the front. Tie securely with strong
cord.

Mutton and Mutton Products

Sheep should be dressed on a
platform a few inches above‘the
ground. This allows the head of
the sheep to hang over the edge
while bleeding and keeps the pelt
clean.

In killing sheep it is common
practice to simply stick them, be-
cause they are easily to handle.
However, it is more humane to stun
them previous to bleeding.

Care should be taken not to grasp
the sheep by the fleece at this time,
or a‘disfiguring. bruise will show up
.on the'parcass. Hold it by the_ nose
and at the tail, or by the leg. And

remember that much of the sheepy'

flavor in mutton is due to stomach
gases which form quickly after kill-
ing. So work fast.”

Place the sheep, after stunning,
with its head hanging over the edge
of the platform, your knee on its
fore shoulder and left hand grasp-
ing the nose. Stick it just back of
the jaw bone aid close to the back—
bone, forcing the knife clear through
to the opposite side and cutting out
through the fleshy part of the
throat. Put the left hand on the
poll at once and, with the right
hand on the nose, give a quick twist
of the head upward and to the side.
This breaks the neck and exposes
the spinal cord, which should be cut
off at once. Then out but the
tongue.

When animal has bled out, place
it onits back and split the pelt over
the knee of the foreleg down to the
hoof. Then split it upward along
the foreleg, meeting the first split
at the front of the brisket. This
leaves a V—shaped section of the pelt
over the brisket that can’be easily
removed from (the flesh. Be care—
ful, in splitting the pelt, not to cut
into the flesh.

How to Remove the Pelt

With clean hands, begin “fisting”
away the pelt. This is done by
grasping the edge of the cut with
one hand and with the doubled fist
of the other hand working the pelt
away from the flesh. In fisting, be
careful to work downward over the
front quarters and upward and back—
ward over the hind quarters. This
prevents tearing the membrane that
covers the flesh and making an‘ un*
sightly appearing carcass.

When you have fisted down over
the sides of the fore quarters and

'_..back over to the side to the mind

.quartefrs, replace the pelt over the
fisted portions and open the pelt on
the hind quarters“ Split down over
the hack of the hind legs, cutting

5 toward the tail, and skin out the
p, hacks. sharpen the toes at the last

Raise the 7
beef just enough. for convenience in ;

Send for this sensational argaii lay-first 111.11;
We want pan to ”how Chucmuymybia»
money. No obligation or risk. If you don’t.
think these warm Iii-cuts are better value than
regular $3.00 quality: elsewhere send them

back and you are not out a penny.

Famous. HiC 01‘
Ln 1: 20311 immoral“ qu‘l'

ity with the ordinary inferior
“ tossed felt" article. This
i-cut is knitted from Pru-
Shnulk wool that will outwear
. several pairs of the cheaper
grade. Has extra wide leather
back stay and heavy gray
felt sole and heel. Sizes7
to 12. Order No. 58 839C.
Price-$1. 98. State size.
11!

Don’t let this argain
pass. Send letter or

postcard and when him

cuts arrive, pay post-A

man only $1.98 and

postage. You receive

' I

absolutely

FREE. If not amazed

at your saving, sim-

ply return goods promt-

ly and we refund your
~ , . money.

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2957 Gratiot Ave., -

 

Guaranteed for 10 years - - Sale Price $365
Easy Payment Plan ($8.00 per month)

Mitchell Phonograph Corp.,

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Full Metal Plate All Bushed Pins

Copper Wound Bass Strings
Genuine Mahogany
Full 88 Notes
Ukalelle Attachment
5-point Motor (very easy pumping)

Transposing Device
enabling you to play the same piece in 5 different keys

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Every bin running over—the Solvay—limed farm
is known by its bumper crops. Pure, soluble

rich fertility.
bonates,
cheapest.

use 'it. Sent

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Solvay lime is ground fine and feeds easily
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Ask fdr Solvay Booklet about lime and how to
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Sales Agent.
WING & EVANS». Inc.
625 Book Building
DETROIT, MlCH.

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'00 A WORD PER ISSUE—Cash should accompany all orders.

as one word each initial and each group of figures, both in body of ad
and in address. Copy must be in our hands
The Business Farnfer Adv.

following week.

Count

before Saturday for issue dated
Dept., Mt. Clemens, Michigan.

 

 

 

 

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Horse hides for fur coats and Robes. Cow
Ste‘er hides into Harness or Sole Leather.
11101,: on request. We repair and remodel worn
furs; estimates furnished. THE CROSBY FRIS-

AN FUI‘. C0. . Rochester, N. Y._ ,

HOUNDS—ALL KINDS
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kinds outright or accept seed on consignment for
late meant. advancing no per can on
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Dailies, wood—working machinery. etc..
every description. Low rices, prom t shipments.
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E'fER KELLERthsed in the ace; _
For a
stared in amaze-~

of relighting his pipe.
,moment he
ment.
- “There are a great many graves
‘ up at TeteJaune,” he said, at last.
,“A great ‘many graves—and many
'of them unmarked. If it’s a Quade
grave you’re looking for, Aldous,
it'will be unmarked ”
“I'a‘m quite sure that it is mark-

ed——or was at one time," said Al- _

dous. “It’s the grave of a man who
had quite an unusual name, Peter.
and you might remember it—-—Mort-
imer FitzHugh.” -

“FitzHugh—FitzHugh,” repeated
Keller, puffing out fresh volumes
of smoke. Mortimer FitzHugh——-"

“He died, I believe, before there
‘ was a Tete Jaune, or at least be-

fore the steel reached there,” added
Aldous. “He was on a hunting
trip, and I reason to think that his
death was a violent one ”

Keller rose and fell into his old
habit of pacing back and forth
across the room, a habit that had
worn a path in the bare pine boards
of the floor.

Theres graves an’ graves up
there, but not so many that were
there before Tete Jaune came,” he
began, between puffs. “Up on the
side 'of White Knob. Mountain
there’s the grave of a man who
was torn to bits by a grizzly. But
his“ name was Humphrey. Old
Yellowhead John—Tete Jaune,
they called him—:died before that,
and no one knows where his grave
is. We had five men die before
the steel came, but there wasn’t a
FitzHu‘gh among ’e-m. Crabby—old
Crabby Tompkins, a trapper, is bur—
led in the sand on the Frazer. The
last flood swept his slab away.
There’s two unmarked graves in
Glacier Canyon, but I guess they’re
ten years old if a day. B'urns was
shot. I knew him. Plenty died
after the steel came, but before
that—J’

Suddenly he stopped. He faced
' Aldous. His breath came in quick
' jerks.

“By Heaven, I do remember!” he
cried. “There’s a mountain in the
Saw Tooth Range, twelve miles
from Tete Jaune—a mountain with
the prettiest basin you ever saw at
the foot of it, with a lake no bigger
than this camp, and an old cabin
Which Yellowhead himself must
have built fifty years ago. There’s
a blind canyon runs out of it, short
an’ dark, on the right. We found
a grave there. I don’t remember

. the first name on the slab. Mebby

it was washed out. But, so ’elp
me God, the last name was th-
Hugh!”

With a sudden crY.,A1dous jump-
ed to his feet and caught Keller’s
arm.

“You’re sure of it, Peter?"

“Positive! "

It was impossible for Aldous to
repress his excitment.‘ The engi-
neer stared at him even harder than
before. ‘

“What can that grave have to
do with Quade?” he asked. “The
man died before Quade was known
in these regions.” .

“I can’t tell you now, Peter,”
replied Aldous, pulling the engineer
to the table. “But I think you’ll
know quite soon. For the present,
I want you to sketch out a map
that' will take me to the grave. Will
you?”

On the table were pencil and
paper. Keller seated himself and
draw them toward him. .

“‘I’m damned if I can see what
that grave can have to do with
Quade," he said; “but I'll tell you
how to find it!"

For several minutes they bent
low over the table, Peter Keller
describing the trail to the Saw
Tooth Mountain as he sketched it,
step by step," on a sheet of office
paper. When it was done, Aldous
folded it carefully and placed it in

. his wallet.

"‘I can't go wrong, and—thank
you, Keller!"

., After AldOus had gone, Peter
Keller sat for some time in deep

. thought-

_ - (lNow
there can be about a grave to rush
so happy," he grumbled, list-
, {as to the whistle that was grov-
‘ fainterdown thetroii. ~ , :
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SYNOPSIS

OANNE GRAY is one of the passengers on tho train that connects “Tho
Horde” with tho oivilizod world. For eighteen hours "sho'has .boonujiding ‘
steadily bound for Toto Jauno Cache. the homo of “The Hardefi'.’ when she

:has no friends and all will bo strange to her.
composed of several touts and learning that the tr
hours she goos in search of food and a bath.

The train stops at ’a’ town
will not leave for two '

She is irooted to “Bill's Shack”

and it is here whore she meets Bill Quade. who not only owns and operates
"Bill’s Shae ” but is also leader of tho lawless mon of the town. Quado says

he has a room she can rent and that he will show it to her.
of the room a nowpomer enters tho doorway leading. on the stroet.
comer is John Aldous, a well known novelist.

As they pass
The new-

Ho os the strange girl enter

1 believes she has made a mistake and as he stands in the door-
wfypfi? 02:: rest upon tho curtained doorway through which the girl and

. Quade have passed.
eyes flashing.

In but a moment the girl steps out her face flaming and
quads follows her apolozetically. He. starts to oifor the girl

some money but before he can do so Aldous steps to the girls side and floors

Quade with a terrific
the home of frierids. J' nno
cabin. She accep s.. on.

her husband, Mortimer FitzHugh.

blow. Aldous hurries the girl away front the scene to
He thou asks the gin to be his guest at suuuor in his
tolls 'Aldous she is going to Tete Jauno to find
Aldous decides to go with her to protect \

her from Quade and his partner at Toto Jaune, Culver Bonn.

er for ‘him than any day he had
ever known. For he knew that
Peter Keller was not. a man to make
a statement of which he was not
sure. Mortimer FitzHugh was dead.
His bones lay under the slab up in
that little blind canyon in the
shadow of the Saw Tooth Mountain.
Tomorrow he would tell Joanne.
And, blindly, he told himself that
she would be glad.

Still whistling, he passed the
Chinese laundry shack on the creek,
crossed the railroad tracks, and
buried himself in the bush beyond.
A' quarter of an hour later he stole
quietly into Stevens’ camp and went

to bed. ,
CHAPTER I}: /

Stevens, dreaming of twenty
horses plunging to death among the
rocks in the river, slept uneas11y.
He awoke before it was dawn, but
when be dragged himself from hls
tepee, moving quietly not to awaken
his boy, he found John'Aldous .on
his knees before a small fire, slicing
thin rashers of bacon into a frying
pan. The weight of his loss was 1n
the tired packer’s eyes and face and
the listless droop of his shoulders.
John Aldous, with three hours be-
tween the blankets to his credit, was
as cheery as the crackling fire itself.
He had wanted to whistle for the last
half-hour. Seeing Stevens, he be-
gan now.

”I wasn’t going to rouse you until
breakfast was ready,” he interrupted
himself to say. “I heard you groan-
ing,~Stevens. I know you had a bad
night. And the kid, too. He
couldn’t sleep. But I made up my
mind you’d have to get up early.
I’ve got a lot of business on to—day,
and we’ll have to rouse Curly Roper
out of bed to buy his pack outfit.
Find the coffee, will you? I
couldn’t.”

For a moment Stevens stood over
him.

“See here, Aldous, you didn’t
mean what you said last night, did
you? You didn’t mean—that?"

“Confound it, yes! Can’t you
understand plain English, Stevens?
Don’t you believe a man when he’s
a gentleman? Buy that outfit!
Why, I’d buy twenty outfits to—day,
I’m—I’m felling so fine, Stevens!”

For the first time in forty-eight

hours Stevens smiled.

“I was wondering if I hadn’t been
dreaming,” he said. “Once a long
time ago, I guess I felt just like you
do now.”

With which cryptic remark he

went for the coffee.

Aldous looked up dn time to see
the boy stagger sl‘eepily out of the
tepee. There was something pa-
thetic about the motherlessness of
the picture, and he understood a lit-
tle of what Stevens had meant.

' An hour later, with breakfast over,
they started for Curly’s. Curly was
pulling on his boots when they ar-
rived, while his wife was trying the
inevitable bacon in‘ the kitchen.

"I hear you have some horses for
‘sale, Cuh'ly," said Aldous.

Otm 08W..’

"Twenty-nine, .
mobbe. twenty-seven.”

_"_How much?” \ '

Onrly looked up, from the task of
mm on his seconfl ”??? "

’ are you burl!!! iorsos or look-

for informant?!" .

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upon ‘a scene that stbpped
I‘m, in sherry!
m we;

- for twenty-eight Ahead, and that’s

j t ten dollafswfapiece more than
t ey’re worth,” broke in Aldous,
pulling a check—book and a fountain
pen from his pocket. “Is it a go?"

A little stupefied by the sudden-
ness of it all, Curly opened his mouth
and stared.

“Is it a go?" repeated Aldous.
“Including blankets, saddles, pack-
saddles, ropes, and canvasses?”

Curly nodded, looking from Al-
dous to Stevens to "see.if he could
detect anything that looked like a
joke. ’

“Hit’s a go,” he said.

Aldous handed him a check for
sixteen hundred and. eighty dollars.

“Make out the bill of sale ‘to
Stevens,” he said. “I’m paying for
them, but they’re Stevens' horses.
And. look here, Curly, I’m buying
them only with your agreement that

you’ll say nothing about who paid. ~

for them. Will you agree to that?”

Curly was joyously looking at the
check. ‘ ‘ ,. . -

“Gy’ve me a Bible,” he'demanded.
“Hi’ll swear Stevens p’id for them!
I give you the word of a Hinglish
gentleman!” ,

Without another word Aldous
opened the cabin door and was gone,
leaving Stevens quite as much amaz-
ed .as the little Englishman whom
everybody called Curly, because he
had no hair.

Aldous went at once to the station,
and for the first time inquired into
the condition that was holding back
the Tete Jaune train. He found that
a slide had given way, burying a
section of track under gravel and
rock. A hundred men were at work
clearing it away, and it was probable
they would finish by noon. A gang
boss, who had come back with tele—
graphic reports, said that half a doz-

en men had carried Quade’s hand-~

car over the obstruction about mid-
night.

It was seven o’clock when Aldous

‘left for the Miette bottom. He be-

lieved that Joanne would be up. At
this season of the year the first glow
of day usually found the Ottos at
breakfast, and for half an hour the
sun had been shining on the top of
Pyramid Mountain. He was eager
to tell her what had passed between
him and Keller. He wanted to see
her.

He always liked to come up to the
Otto home very early of a morning,
or in the dusk of evening. Very
frequently he was filled with a de-
sire to stand outside the red-and-
white striped walls of the tent-house
and listen unseen. Inside there was
always cheer: at night the crackle
of fire and the glow of light, the
happy laughter of the gentle-hearted
Scotchwoma-n. and the affectionate
banter of her “big mountain man,”
who looked more like a brigand than
the luckiest and most contented hus-
band in the‘ mountains—the luckiest,
quite surely, with the one exception
of his brother Clossen, who had, by
some occult strategy or other, induc-
ed a sweet-faced, and aristocratic
little woman to look upon his own

, honest physiognomy as the hand—
somest andiinest in the world. This

morning AldOus followed a narrow

path that brought him behind the-‘

tent-house.) He heard no. voices.
A row stops more and he emerged
_ him and
set his “heart thummz ‘ ‘

a
. been

,ing or the \sun

tured it—as- he had given itrto her"?
that Joanne ,in the book-'he‘had call;
She had been brugfigrv...s.j.»
when he cam‘e‘,z"hut " -
poised, in that tense '

ed “FairPlay.”

now she stood

and waiting attitude—silentégazings

in the direction -of the «bush ' '
that marvellous ’ J #11
about her

in a shimmering silken .
flood.

He Would not have moved,

mantle swee in-g .

nor would he have spoken, until Jfii- -
S e .. '

anne herself broke the spell.
turned, and saw him. With a little

cry of surprise she fiung back. her

hair. He could not fail to see, the
swift look. of relief and gladness that

had come‘into her eyes. 'In another "

instant her face was fiushing‘crimr
son. ' '
“I beg, your pardonfor coming up
like-an eajvesdropper,” he apoligized.
“I thought you would just
at breakfast, Mrs. Otto.”
The sootchwoman heaved a‘tre-
mendouswight of relief. _ '
p . “Goodness gracious but I’m glad
to see you!’( she exclaimed thankful-
ly. “Jack and Bruce have just gone
out to see if they could find your
dead body!” . 7
”We thought perhaps something
might have happened," said Joanne,
who had moved nearer the door.

about he

“You-will excuse me, won’t you”-

while I finish my hair?”

Without waiting for him to an—
swer. she ran into the tent. No
sooner had she disappeared than'the
good-natured smile left Mrs. Otto’s
face. There was a note of alarm
in her low voice as she whispered:

“Jack and Bruce went to the" barn
last night, and she slept with Ime.
She tried to be quiet, but I know
she didn’t sleep much. And she
cried. I cduldn’t hear her, .but the
pillow was ‘ wet. Once my ~hand
touched her “cheek, and it was wet.
I didn’t ask any questions. This
morning, at breakfast, she told us
everything that happened, an about
Quade—and your trouble. She told

~us about Quaade lookingfin at the ..

window, and she was so nervous
thinking that-something might have
happened to you last night that the
poor dear couldn’t even drink her

coffee until Jack and Bruce went out»-

to hunt for you. But I don’t think
that was why she cried!"

“I wish it had been,” said Aldous.
“It makes me happy to think she
was worried about—me."

“Good Lord!" gasped Mrs. Otto.

He looked for a moment into the
slow-growing amazement and under-
standing in her kind eyes.

“You will keep my little
won’t you, Mrs. Otto?” he
“Probably you’ll think it’s
I’ve only known her a day. But- I
feel—like that. Somehow I feel
that in telling this to you I am con-
fiding’ in a mother, or a sister. I
want you to understand Why I’m
going on to Tete Jaune with her.
That is why she is crying—because
of the dread of something up there.
I’m going-with her. ‘ She shouldn’t
go alone." ,

Voices interrupter them. and they
turned to .find that Jack and Bruce
Otto had come out of the bush and
were quite near. Aldous was sorry
that Joanne. had spoken of his
trouble with Quade. He did not

secret,
asked.
queer.

want to discuss the situation, or
‘waste time in. listening to further

advice. He was anxious to be alone
again with Joanne, and tell her what
he had learned from Peter Keller.

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For half an hour he repressed his ',

uneasiness. The brothers then went
on to their corral. A few minutes '
later Joanne was. once more at his -'
side. and they were walking slowly ’
over the trail that letho the cabin-
on the. river. . '
as could, see , that the night had

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~pear bald and shocking.
:straight ahead.

.adventure,” she entreated softly.

. if you don’t,”,

.you cannot buy.

Then he began to tell her of his
visit to Peter Keller. His own heart
was beating violently when he

came to speak of the grave and the

sIab ’over it that bore the name of
FitzHugh. He expected that what he
had discovered from Keller would
create some sort of a sensation. He
had even come up to the final fact
gradually, so that it'would not ap-
' Joanne’s
attitude stunned him. She looked
Wherrxshe turned to
him he did not see in-her eyes what
he had expected to see. They were
quiet, emotionless, except for that
shadow of inward torture which did
not leave them.

“Then to— —morrow We can go fo~the
grave?" she asked simply

. Her voice, too, was quiet and
withOut emotion.

He nodded. “We can leave at sun-
rise,” he said. “I have my own
horses at Tete Jauhe and there need
be no delay. We were to start into
the North from there.”

“You mean on the adventure you

were telling me about?”
She had looked at him quickly.
“Yes. , Old Donald, my partner,

'has been waiting for me a week.

That’s why I was so deuced anxious
to rush the book to an end. I’m
behind Donald’s schedule and he’s
growing nervous. It’s rather an un-
usual enterprise that’s taking us
north this time. and Donald can’t
understand why I should hang back
to write the tail end of a book. He
has lived sixty‘years in the moun-
tains. His fullname is Donald Mc-
Donald. Sometimes, back in my
own mind, I’ve called him History.
He seems like that—as though he’d
lived for ages in these mountains
instead of sixty years. If I‘could

\only write what he has lived—even

what one might imagine that he has
lived! But I cannot. I have tried

' three times, and have failed. I think

of him as The Last Spirit—a strange
wandering ghost of the
ranges. J
hundred years ago. You will under-
stand—When you see him.”

She put her hand on his arm and

w let it rest there lightly as they walk—

ed. _Into her eyes had returned some
of the old' warm glow of yesterday.

“I want you to tell me about this
III
understand—about the other. You
have been good—oh! so good to me!
And I should tell you things; you are
expecting 'me to explain. It is only
fair and honest that I should. I
know what is in your mind, and I
only Want you to wait—until to-
morrow. Will you? And I will tell
you. then, when we have found the
grave.’

Involuntarily his hand sought Jo-
anne s. For a single moment he felt
the warm, sweet thrill of it in his
own as she pressed it more closely
to his arm. Then he freed it, look—
ing straight ahead. A soft flush grew
in Joanne’s cheeks.

"Do you care a great deal- for
riches?” he asked. “Does the. golden
pot at the end of the rainbow hold
out a lure for you?" Heldid not
realize the strangeness of his ques-
tion until their eyes met. "Because
he added,
“this adventure of ours isn’t going
to look very exciting to you."
,She laughed softly.

“No, I don’t-care for riches," she .

replied. "I am quite sure that just
as great education proves to one how.
little one knows. so‘ great ‘Wealth
brings one face to face with the
truth of how little one can enjoy.
My father used to say that the gold-
en treasure at the end of the rain-
bow in every human life was happi-
ness, and that is something which
So why crave
riches, then? But please don’t let
my foolish ideas disappoint you.

1 I'll promise to be properly excited. "

She saw his face suddenly aname
with enthusiasm. .
" “By Gehrge, but you’ re a—-'—a brick,

  

" he ex 1aimed.“You are!
" He was fumbling in
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1m ' ’d in; ~_
Dehér face was strangely

mighty
His kind passed away a.

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represent your fortune—4r your in-

come. Don’t mind telling you I went ‘

over ’em' carefully. There’ s a mis-
take in the third column. Five and
four don’t make seven. They make
nine. In that correction will 'm'ake
you just thirty-two thousand five
hundred dollars richer.”

“Thanks,” said Joanne, lowering
her eyes, and beginning to tear the
paper into small pieces. “And will
it disappoint you, Mr. Aldous. if I
tell you that all these figures stand

for riches which someone else pos-p
And won’t you let me re- .,

sesses?
mind you that we’re getting a long
way from what I know—about your
trip into the North?”

“That’s just it: we ’re not on the
trail, ” c1. ickled Aldous, deliberately
placing her hand on his arm again.
“You don’t care for riches. Neither
do I.
going tandem in that respect. I’ve
never had any fun with money. It’s
the money that’s had fun with me.
I’ve‘no use for yachts and diamonds
and I’d rather travel afoot With a
gun over my shoulder than in a pri—
vate car. Half the time I’m doing
my own cooking, and f haven’t worn
a White shirt in a year. My publish—
ers persist in shoving more money
my way than I know what to do with.

“You see, I pay only ten cents a
plug for my smoking tobacco, and
other things accordingly. Some-
body has said something about the
good Lord sitting up in Heaven and
laughing at the jokes He plays on
men. Well, I’m 'sitting back and
laughing now and then at the tussle
between men and money over all
creation. There’s a whole lot of
humour in the way men °and wo-
men fight and die for money, if you
only take time to stand out on the
side and look on. There’s nothing
big or dramatic about it. I may be
a heathen, but to my mind the fun-
niest of all things is to see the World
wringing its neck for a dollar. And
Donald—01d History—needs even
less money than I. So that puts the
big element of humour in this exped-
ition of ours. We don’t want money,

particularly. Donald wouldn’t wear
more than four pairs of boats
a year if he was a billionaire. And

yet

He turned to Joanne. The pres-
sure of her hand was warmer on his
arm. Her beautiful eyes were glow—
ing, and her red lips parted as she
waited breathlessly for him to go
on.

“And et, we’re going to a place
where yo can scoop gold up with
a shovel,” he finished.
funny part of it“

It isn’t funny—Lit’s tremendous!”
grasped Joanne. "Think of what a
man like you could do with unlim-
ited wealth. the good you might
achieve, the splendid endowments
you might make———”

“I have already made several en—
dowments,” interrupted Aldous. “I
believe that I have made a great
many people happy, Ladygray—a
great many. I am gifted to make
endowments, I. think, above most
people. Not one of the endowments
I have made has failed of complete
success. ”

“And may I ask what some of
them were?” .

“I can’t remember them all.
There have been a great, great many.
Most conspicuous among them were
three endowments which I made to
some very worthy people at various
times for seven salted mines I sup-
pose you know what a salted mine
is, Ladygray? At other times I have
endowed railroad stocks which were
:ery much in need of my helping
mite, two copper companies, a con-
cern that was supposed to hoist- up
pure asbestos from the stomach of
Popocatapetl, and a steamship com-
pany that never steamed. As\I said

 

before, they were all very Enccess-

ful endowments. "

“And how many of the other
kind have you made?” she asked‘
gently, looking down the trail.

“Like—Stevens’ , for instance?”

a He turned to her sharply. ' 4
“What the deuce—”

W‘Did you succeed in getting the

new outnt fromv‘Mr. Curley?” she

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“ « general trade situation has devel-
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turb‘ing features. The weak spot to which
we alluded to a month ago, to wit, the re-
latively ‘low prices of most agricultural pro-
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“November Review."

1’0me
IT was not so long ago, was it, that we printed

on this page a letter from an earnest friend

of The Business Farmer, who said he liked
us all but our politics, he “knew we were 'Demo-
crats.” So this week when three letters have
c01-e to us, with reference to the paid advertise-
ment which appeared in the last October issue,
asking why we supported ”Townsend and the
Newborry gang”, we were perplexed.

We have now been accused of being partisan
to both old parties. Will you call it a draw?
The facts are of course, that The Business
Farmer is true to just one party and that is the
farming business of this state of Michigan in
particular and the-nearby states in general.

We believe in clean politics and sound—think-
ing statesmen. We believe in the». American
system of government, that it takes two parties,
one to watch the other and one to curb the
other from too long a hold on the reins of state.
A change of party in control now andthen is as
valuable as crop rotation and just as necessary.

We will be just as quick to attact a measure
we believe unjust to farmers. whether it spring
from one side of the house or the other. We
will be just as willing to commend safe and
sound government, no matter which party is in
power. Only by being independent, unhampered
and non—partisan can a farm paper best serve
the interests of its constituency.

HAVE WE DONE OUR DUTY?

N November 11th, the nation commemorated

Armistice Day. A trifle over four years, it

has been, since Germany laid down arms.

In the swiftly flying cycle of time four years

are but a footstep. Yet in that brief interval

the trials of the human race seem to have under

gone some miraculous transformation from the
sublime to the sordid.

If anything good canbe said of war it is

‘that it brings men closer together and to God. ,

War puts the soldier on a pedestal and nations
worship him. In the defense of a greater and
, common cause, nations forget to quibble. War

arouses in men that deep passion for brotherly.

understanding and comradeehip which in the
last great conflict melted the barriers of race

between American. Briton, Frenchman. Spaniard»

and Italian, and sent them tor-ward to battle as
' children of the same household. And finally,

war Is the great léveler and destroyer of. selfish—' ,
< ness and pride, the two greatest obstacles to ,
" Q international trion 1111.9 . , _ -

Carnage is not
or the dead a] ‘

-ment.

feet or peace.

‘ hideous

the plain :81‘6 terrible .

1 too, are soon restored

The worst thing about war is its momma
For everydne who dies, ten thousand
live. They live to Williams the mm at
justice upon the cross of selfishness. mum

to see the inspiring ideal: which held ms- to--
gather in time of war auntie to dud: at the;
The pedestal upon Which the

soldier stood masses to earth and the mmts
are swept into the gutter. Promisesare' tor-
gotten, charity is imprisoned and selfishness
enthmned; the thin. veneer of patriotism rubs
off in the scrambletor the dollar.

True the dead are cherished; they
bread nor bonus. But the living are spurned, or
given” hawks when they ,aek tor grain. It to
enough that God permitted them-to live. ’

And nations soon unclaep their hands to
grasp each other’s throats.

It is well on the anniversary to pause a mom-'

em in silent tribute to‘the dead. Yet they will

not sleep the sweeter.

It is better to pause and contemplate our duty
to the living.

Have we paid our debt to the disabled seidier‘.’

Is there a solitary ex—serv‘lce man in all these
United States who he left to nurse his wounds

x alone without the help of the hands that ap-

plauded him in battle?

Is there a solitary ex—service man who is out
of a job an_d begging aims or stealing. to feed
himself and family because he can find no job
at a living wage? - ‘

L! America has failed to do her duty to the
six-service men in any of these respects, then
the observance of Armistice Day and [deals as'
sociated with it is a sham and mockery.

THEY GAVE Tl! A RAJ) NAMEE
IVE a dog a .bad name, says the Michigan
Manufacturer and Financial Record, and the
whole neighborhood will throw stones at it.

That’s how the enemies of the income tax brought
They ,

about, its defeat in the recent election.
gave it a bad name. .

"Pie 9. good way to destroy anything. Give
it a bad name. Be careful not to mention any
of its good qualities for that might incline some
to charity. Just smear it over with odium and

the deed is done.

An organization of Detroit capitalists defeated
the income tax. \They spent thousands of dollars
in posters and newspaper advertising urging the
people to vote'against it. “Beware the. dog,"
said its warning signs, “it is vicious.
bite.”

The people were fooled. They were afraid of
the dog. They had bitten so many times before
that they didn’t want to take another chance.
And so those who should, have befriended the
poor “dog” helped to slay it.

In a post mortem statement, Rep. George Lord, -

who is chairman of the special tax investigation
committee, and supposed to be the best informed
man in the state on taxation matters, said:

“The defeat of the income tax will make
it necessary for our committee to revise
its program tor tax returns. This program
was based on the supposition that the in-
come tax amendm‘emt would carry. Had it
carried, it would have reached HUNDREDS
OF MILLIONS OF PERSONAL AND IN-
TAN GIBLE PROPERTY IN THE STATE
NOW EVADJNG TAXATION. The commit-
tee will now devise methods for getting this
hundreds of millions of property in other
ways than by an income tax.”

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at .no'”

,‘ the great blaze.
man is cursing and a woman is crying.

(and get some help to clean "up!

It will -

,has on his list.

weekly at our regular rates will get every‘_ ,.

OWNED AND EDITED IN MICHIGAN, than , ,.
get out every week at a financial loss which E

tumbles everybody out of bed

W come am: ' am! it, new”
-wmer whoeopucsitlw '

1. I» I“

.. also: be poor Rimmed we: ._
my be his home and him,“ with a
Harm. bring a kettle of We
divvor is fresco up tight! ‘ '

motions. We are so near now we can '~

hungry wolves’ tongues between lining
(has. What a smeili V Burning flesh. lashes
goose—flesh creep out all over you: Can it be-
lie—still it might! .‘r . . ’ _

We are there. We shield our faces from the
heat. Black hurrying forms silhouetted against
The well has gone drab . .‘A
The
barns are already dowu.,’1‘hey are trying to
save the house. Blankets are taking the place
of water. Home and there a. fresh blaze sprigs
up. The front lawn is strains with household
efiecte. The unimportant things were banked out :
first. Now they are throwing good furniture out
of the upper windows. No use! ‘
gone. The steel stanchions still white loot glow
like incandeScemt lights. A Mi?! wt!

And the next morning. Barns gone. Homeos-
gone. :Cows-gone. Harness gone. Tools and.
Seems like everything Slnpkins ' wanted

was burned and what was no longer on

use to him was saved. And he was just begin-
ning to see his way out. Black ,dis‘couragmenitl

Who is this coming?
mutual. mmpkins didn’t think wary much
about it‘ ’whes he 'reuewed his '
last fall. Just another expense‘wbm he needed
the money. Never had had a lire.
log out insurance money, never getting anything
back.

But this morning!
so good to him.

- No man on earth looks

Mighty glad he made out a list or things id the
barns, you bet! Agent hopesto get the insurr-

The barns“ are

It is the mantras: the? 7
may

Always ety- . “

Makes Simllldns feel like an}
new man when he goes“'for the inventory.

ance checlb by the end of the week. Go ahead

A new lease on
life for Simpkinsi
t 0 O t ’ 1
Either a death, a fire or an accident are bad,
but they come. Insurance is man’s way of soft-w
suing the unexpected blows of life.‘ Keep up
all of your insurance! Some day you’ll be
thankful. -

REMEMBER THE K113501138
LONG about this time of the year folks in
general and kiddies in' particular begin to
look forward to Christmas.
Claus are revived and the little ones ask all sorts
of questions and speculate among theniselves/

about the grey-whiskered old gentleman who ..3

drives down from the north behind flying rein--
deer and steals down the chimneys when good
little girls and boys are in bed, to fill their
stockings or load their trees with toys and
candles. _

Santa Claus is a‘ dear old’fei‘iow We all
loved him when we where kids. Bniy he has
one very bad fault. He is extremely/ absent-
minded and every year misses a lot of folks be
A peculiar thing about his
memory is that» he always remembers the child-
ren whose daddies are rich or have good jobs. V
But, oh. so many times, he never sees the flick-
ering lamp in the homes of the poor or the
little ragged stockings which eager baby hands
have pinned near the chimney to catch his eye
the minute he drops in. So we mortals have to
help him out. But we; too, some times make a.

miserable job of it, and the children come troop- éj

ping down the stairs on Christmas morning with
cheeks aglow and their hearts filled with exa-
pectancy, only to find their stockings as em
as the night befdr-e.

Can there be any sight more mm that last
of a child. examining its smoking on (in
morning for the gifts that ape not more?

If each one who can afford to do so would

Stories of Santa

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assume the responsibility of making seine little

child happy at Christmas tires, none need new.
be forgotten. It costs es» little in time all
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m m T12!
pam- October teeth shine I read
article ”by Detroit Anita moo, ap-
posing the tax. The
writer hymns 3:6 target that the

, .s are not uncalled perman-

: Kimmie agstoneroadhymy
and I notice that in wet weath-

’ does not is a million ”Fords

mash it 11111 at ales in :1 Mt
.Andi‘t (1011123701100 permile

, year to maintain it.— On the

, theory that an antomnhi‘le does not
, game «any appreciable damage to a
chord .suntaeed road the members or
this club of automohile tans. would
have the tumors and home dimers
so! this state construct and maintain

.them without any extra expense to.

the owners of nutomohiles. To carry
the same théory farther, these
.automdhilists could reasonably ex—
pact to ride tree on the railway
coaches.

These excellent citizens, who evi-
fluently Mikey to the tallest extent
the improved roads of this state, the
tax tor which have played a large
part in hankrwpting many Michigan
_.tsr.mers, would say that measure-
ment of gasoline consumed bears no
relation to destruction of the'h‘igh-
ways. I would reply to wish that
. «a flame trench causes more wear than

a small one, the large cone nlso:con-‘

refines .moro gasoline. A .truck
“888 more wear than an auto. The
amok consumes mere gasoline. To
travel one hundred miles with an
automobile wears the roads were
flnn to travel one .mile and con-
mes one hundred times as much
..-zasol.ine. Thefts the reason the
members of the automo‘bfle club are
opposed to the proposed tax.
' The members of this, club, who
evidently have much time 'ior the
yment o! the improved roads of
3&5 state seem to have no compone-
‘flon ‘l'n 'sazfl'dling posterity with 41.11-
mmou-ntabfle ‘rburdens., The fact
that our yearly interest on hooded
omidhtedness equals the whole state
our oil! a tow years ago, evidently
'has no weight with them. The term-
er’s slogan is ‘fpay as you go." The
slogan of the automobile enthusiast
seems to- be “mortgage the future."
”For some time past and at the pres-
ent time “mortgage the future”
scents to be the popular slogan. It
the voice of those who are mort-
gaging their homes and their farms
to pay their taxes is not listened to
soon, the day of vengeance will
swiftly overtake us. ,
Our present hares-power tax may
be excellent as a “flat tax, but it is
tar from being adequate. It could

not be greatly increased without.

great injustice to those who do not
was «their care much. A gasoline
tax is just because it meaSures the
extent to which the roads are used.

The Standard 10111 00. may raise -.

the price of gasoline two cents and
the wandering members of the ante»
mobile ,oltub 111i? it and go their way
Meir-11mg. But let the" state pro-
gram (to add-one halt cent to help
build and maintain the highways
tortheir benefit and wet-immediately
beer :from them.-——-Howasrd Smith,
Saginaw County, Mich. ~

W UP AFTER WON
that election is past it
seems we might form some idea

of Elust what has happened and:

Mil-it means.

’ As “tar as I can see it was just an
expression of vast blind discontent.
No issues were involved, no question
settled
‘ The President and l(liongrees have

1110 mandate from the people.
Now the t{owners hm ’gr‘ievances

first can and should be righted and .

they can get legislation they want
yro-v‘ided ‘it is inst and remnaiflie
mdtheyggatteri’tasaunit They
roan never get anywhere {by voting
for individuals and not issues
We have fast passed through the

7' wmfiwuinhtsdmy: The cost.
85%

this time .

Row the farmers havuuflered a
induction of- 50 per cent in their in-
come and are therefore not only

' hearing their .own share oi! the bur-

den but the other fellows share as
well.

The present exorbitantiy high tar-
aiif was passed for the express pur-
ipose of maintaining wartime wages,
and prices of manufactured articles

throwing the greater .part of the xbur-

doom the shoulders of the hammers.
The warmers should demand at

nominal: tree trade but a. reduction

of the tariff to" reasonable rates.
,A million men were idle, out on

.stni-ke, nearly all summer with the

direct. result that prices and wages
have increased in nearly everything
except what is directly connected
with the agricultural industry. Not
only that but agriculture has suffer-
ed direct loss of millions in inter-
rupted transportation and loss of
perishable products.

The Tanners have a right to de—
mand continuous operation of es—
sential industries and transportation
and at reasonable rates.

Transportation charges are entire-

ly too high but I see but little,
chance for a reduction While war-‘

time wages are maintained and un-
reasonable wor'kiug rules are in
home.

One-01' the grevious burdens the
farmer have to bear is the present
excessive taxation.

'The teasers] administration has
unade :y. tine record for economy hut
our State administrwfione‘has done
"nothing of the kind.

While they claim to have red-need
the state Llevy $31000¢000 they say
nothing about the extra '8‘5.00‘0,~000
corporation tax.

The fact is from the highest to
the lowest administrative unit ex—
cessive, extravagant and dishonest
expenditure of public money is en-
tirely too common, it not the rule.

The governor has “the administra— ‘

tion board and the legislature hog-
tied and seems to. care more about
building up a political machine than
reducing taxes. The only initiative
the legislature is pable of is to
pull off. a. petty salary grab.

vWe have a great economist at the
'head of the .M. A. C; but the best
solution he can offer for the former
difl‘iculties, while thousands of farm-
ers are being driven from the land
by high taxes, is to spend immense
sums on research work, a part of
which is that fool proposition of a
soil survey.
M. A. 0. had a scheme to hold schools
'to learn the farmers“ bookkeeping,
“Ye Gods, What fools these mortals
be.”—K. S. Wood, Charlevoix Coun-
ty, Michigan.

TAKING AUTOMOBILE
’S a basis for a flair automobile
and motor tra'flic tax to build
roads, I would suggest the tax
should be based on horse-epower,
weight, value and amount of travel
and speed. To make it as nearly
link as possible I would suggest the
license tax\.be $2. 00 plus 100 per
each horse-(power and each hundred
pounds weight and a valuation tax
for 5 years, first year 236% of pur-
chase price, each succeeding year to
The 1/2% less Or 7% for the five years
after which there would be no val-
nation tax. .

Considering the value of the im-
proved roads for motor traffic 34: per
gallon tax on gasoline does not
seem too high to be used for road
construction and retire state bonds.
——Earnest s. Allen. '

‘ “N0 TAX 0N W"

The gasoline tax article by the
pl'esident of the Detroit Aummobnp

emu, painted in your valuamo paper
on game 8, October 28th is right to
the point I “think a tax on gasoline
would be unjust and make an added

' and unnecessary expenu .111. goo'Itect-

ing taxes, as the more articles you
tag, the more espouse h making
collections—iv P. Smith, Kalamazoo

county Mich.

.11:

A year or so ago the.

SAFE As THE LAND

Good First Mortgage Bonds
are a better investment than even
a good form mortgage, for the
property pledged “as secin‘ityhas
‘a steady lhcome from rentals,
Winter and summer. more than
three times as great as the inter-
est changes and retirements on
the principle.

we act as trustee for the
mortgage, looking after.
the bond holders inter-
ests in every way, and
you are :never forced to
foreclose on a friend and
neighbor.

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Lumen W. Goodenouih
Paul R. Gray
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3 We all must reach the time
When the “End of the Trail" ap-
proaches, strength declines. and
we can no longer earn as much as
in the prime of life.

Will you then have safe invest-
ments to carry you along in ease
and contentment?

Let us explain how First Mort-
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income and leave you
‘free from worry and in-
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serv1ce.

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502 Harwell Bldg.

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~ ~ _ ,, FIRST» .
, t .01, r Iii as t ' realism 3
America was kept by the
grim {Fathers in 1621:
The previous winter, the first, one
u the) new country had been a hard

. ,one. full of privatiOn and suffering,

feed was not plentiful, their houses
or huts illy kept out the vigorous
,, weather and death had been a fre-
quent visitor. Carrying away almost
half the little colony—~homesickness
fltoo had been prevalent and caused
"almost as much suffering as disease.
It took stout hearts and grim deter-
mination to carry" on the battle
against all these foes. The second
fall showed a better condition, the
barley and corn crops were good,
'fish had been caught and dried for
winter use, wild fowl were quite
plentiful and the hearts of the Pil-
grims were full of gratitude to a
kind Providence who had prospered
them. To show this a great feast
was made lasting three days, the
.‘Indians, Massasoit and his tribe,
came bringing with them five deer
a not unwelcome addition .to the
feast. '

And thus the first Thanksgiving
was celebrated by the first American
colony, a God-fearing, law~abiding,
sturdy lot of men and women
breathing in love of God and Country
with every breath of good New Eng—
land air. _

Would that today we were as loy-
a1, patriotic and united a people.

Below you will find the last clause
of the first Presidential Thanksgiv-
ing Proclamation, had space per-

mitted I would like to have printed '

it entire.

AND ALSO—that we may unite
in most humbly offering our prayers
and supplications to the great Lord
and Ruler of Nations, and beseech
Him to pardon our National and
other Transgressions;—to enable us
all whether in public or private

Stations, to perform our several and .

relative Duties properly and punct-
ually;-—to render our National Gov-
ernment a Blessing to all the people,
by constantly being a government
of wise, just and Constitutional laws,
”DIRECTLY a n d FAITHFULLY
'OBEYED,——~to protect and guide all
Soverigns and nations, (especially
such as have kindness to us) and to
bless them with good government
and peace and concord;—To promote
’ the Knowledge and Practice of true
religion and Virtue, and to increase
of Science among them~and us;—
and generally to grant unto all man-
- kind such a degree of Temporal
Prosperity as He alone knows to be
best. .

Given under my hand at the city
of New York, the third day of Octo-
ber, in the year of our Lord One
Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty
Nine.——-G. Washington.

BUSINESS INVESMENTS

I was informed to write to you in
regards to loaning money on farms,
what per cent to ask and what pay-
ments to demand. I remain,—Mrs.

. T. «
——Use the Revised Committtee
Form Mortgage of 1904. It has
such provisions in it as will protect
your interest. 6% is the usual rate
charged on farm mortgages but in
some localities 7% is obtainable.
You do not need to require any pay-
ments, as if interest on taxes are
not kept up the whole amount of
the mortgage becomes due, that is,
according to the form of mortgage
recommended. Make the mertgage
run for a period of from' 3 to 5
years.
_ Any other questions along this
. line will be gladly answered.‘ Do
.not take the word of friend or
stranger when it comes to invest—
, ments. The friend may be mistaken
”sand, the stranger unscrupulous. Go
to-yonr banker or seek reliable in-
formation thru your paper.

CORRESPONDENTS’ COLUMN

,‘Who can send me the song entit-

d “The Battle of Lake Erie"? I
“cum; to print it in'this column.

,' s. L. n. T.-——the catalog has the

”famine for stuffed animals. The
feasts 16 cents. \ '
'K .

——-———q

“reader narrator the song called

fol ' Guardian Angels. . -

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.nnepmment fat the

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Home 7

'«Idited by MRS. GRACE NE

smafl children (up to 12 years of
age)» that they would care to have
boarder in a private home in the
country? If so please write to me.
—"—Mrs. J. P. Sumner, Indian Lake
Farms, Rt. 2, Linden, Mich.

——-Why not write to the‘Children’s
Home at St. Joseph, Mich?- They
often wish‘ to place children in good
homes for short periods. , '

A subscriber writes that she will
make sleeveless‘sweaters for $1.00

Along the hills that Autumn‘s grace
Hath lit with sudden tints of flame,
One comes, with sweet, unlifted face,
Singing her praises in His name,
W'hoso hand the ready blessing heap,
Whose endless love a world doth
, keep.

A spirit of thanksgiving born

‘ Of grateful people, blessed of God,

Whose barns He fills with golden
corn;

THANKSGIVING ODE

you tell me why. they spoil? My
pickles get soft and then hollow and
have a bad lodor. nMy recipe isfas
follows: ' ,. \
Dill Pickles .
For 10 gallons-_—3 3—4 lbs. salt, .
2 1—2 lbs. dill, 1-2 pint mixed spices,
2—3 pint of vinegar. Fill up with
water. . _ p »
Is it necessary that the keg in
which they are put in beheaded ”up“
while they are working? 'Would the
disease that has attacked cucumbers

-

\Vhose level fields of lifeless sod,
His sunshine and His fragrant rains,
Have quickened into fruitful plains.

E’en should the angry clouds uplift

Dark faces on the trembling days,

The seeming ill' is y t God’s gift,

But of shadows lift Hi praise.

Calm as the child, who smiling,

hears,

The footsteps of advancing years.

--Mrs. L. B. Hall.

 

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each, Wool to be sent. If any one
wishes her address I will send it.

fi—

Mrs. B. L. F.——I do not think the
coin you mention would have any
more than the face value. Museums
are generally glad to accept such
coins but as a rule do not pay for
them. Write to the Public Library,
lVoodward Ave” Detroit, Mich, and
tell them about your coin. They
have a collection.

I would like to know if any read-
ers of the Business Farmer can give
me a recipe for dill pickles, one that
will prevent their spoiling? Can ,

the last two years cause them to
spoil? Any information on the sub-
ject Will be gladly received.—~Mrs.
N. L. Elwell, Mich. '

—~I\WOuld like the experience of sev-
eral readers on this subject.» There‘
would be a very possible danger of
letting the pickles work too long.
Many housekeepers do not let them
work at all but put them in jars

and seal them immediately. Any dis-

eases that affect the cucumber would
affect the pickles. Please let me
hear from some of you.

Attention Mrs. H. E. Hines—
There are two patterns on my desk

__~—AIDS TO GOOD DRESSING____

For Simplicity, Service and Style

Address orders to Mrs. Jenney,

Pattern Department, M. B. F.

Catalog 15c——-Pattern 12¢ '

I am showing this week a pretty “knicker” design for school girls.

It

was designed for our department at my special request for we have had

some requests for such a pattern.

One sees them in the stores made up

in black and white check and with them are worn middy blouses of scarlet,

green or blue.

Does it not seem an attractive dress for girls?
because it is so neat. comfortable and warm and the girls “just

,I like it
love” the

freedom of them." This pattern may also be made up in khaki and your

daughter is ready for her Girl Scout Troop.

Our girls are going to be more athletic, they are going to have stronger

bodies, brighter eyes, rosier cheeks and larger feet.

chance to be rally comfortable.

An Up-To-Datc
Costume '
3956-4221, Knicker“
and bloomer ‘suits
appeal to the active
girl as much as to
“grown ups.” This
model is ever so
servicable and pleas-
ing. It may be worn
with or without a‘
skirt. Serge, flannel,
jersey cloth and
other knitted mater-
ials, well as linen,
khaki and gingham
are good for its de-
velopment.
The Blouse Pat-
tern 3956 is cut in
5 Sizes: 8. 10, 12, 14
and 16 years. The
Knickers Pat-tern
4221 is also cut in
those sizes. To make
the costume for a 14 year size will re-
quire 5 yards of 32 inch _material.
0 separate patterns mailed to any
address on receipt of 12c FOR. EACH
pattern in silver or stamps.

a.
«5,; ,
A Popular comfort-
able Dress for the
Growing Girl
4184. Linen lin-
ene, serge. tricolet,
homespun and prun-
ella would be good
for‘ this style. The
sleeve may be wrist
or elbow length... . . .
The ,pattem is cut
in 4 Sizes: 8, 10, 12
an d 1.4 years. To
in c, the dress for a
12 year size, requ
1~2 yards of 44‘
inch material.
Pattern mailed , to
any address- on re-'
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“ .0“

Let us give them a

, A New Doll Set
4196. The little
doll mother maay
not only make
dolly’s clothes but
also the doll, from
the models supplied
herewith. The body
may be of drill, un-
bleached muslin, oil
cloth or sanitas, with
a stuffing of bran,“
kopak o r cotton.
Eyes of shoe buttons. ‘

nose and lips of yarn. or, the feat

« >~v r

_may be embroidered or painted. ,

Dressed as a clown this doll will b
very attractive. The suit may be} of cal-
ico, cretonne or scraps of silk or satin.
One or two colors of materials may be
used. For the Rompers—cretonne or
gingham is pleasing. Dolly will be so
glad of the dear little pockets in her
rompers, and “Pierrot” the clown will do
all sorts of tricks in his comfortable cos-
tume, if his arms and legs are fastened
so as to be movable.

This Pattern comes in 3 Sizes: 12, 16
and 20 inches. ‘

A Jaunty Coat for
the Growing Girl .
4155. Velours was .

used for this model,

with fancy braid for

decoration. .T h i 3

model has pockets

atensions below the, ‘
it. The collar is

convertible. ' p
.1119 Pattern is out

In ,5 Sizes: 6, 8, 10,:

12 and-~14 years. A

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l £3”£¥3.’°3:“”-s°‘c

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P8 .

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sin more

- numbers every year.

_Who will send me a*.'recipe‘7=fer-_
liver sense 6 such as/is foundin' _
the butche shops? ' " 2' I ~ '

L

English Boiled Pudding ; .
Here is a recipe that mygrand-‘v- ~
mother gave me: 2 cups of beef suet
ground fine, 2 cups of'raisons. .1 can
or English cur-rants, 2 cups ofsugar,
1 tps. cloves, 2 tps. cinnamon, 5,;

little candied citron, 2 cups of buts ~ ~ 1

termilk, "a rounded“ spoon of . soda
\and a little salt. Flour a large strong
cloth and mix enough flour in to
make a good solid loaf and tie in
cloth with plenty. of room so the
batter may swell. Puts small rack
in the bottom of.a large kettle and
fill half full of boiling water and boil
steadily for 8 hours, keep well obv-
ered. You may put' this in the paper
if you like. I hope the ladies will
have good success as it is very good.
——4Mrs. Chas. Rust.

COOKIE RECIPES

I will send a few cookie. recipes
as I have never seen any like them'
in your paper. It is the best paper
I ever get hold of. I get lots of
good hints and recipes. out of it.

Oatmeal Cookies

1 cup lard, 1‘cup butter, 2 cups
sugar, 1 white, 1 brown, 1 tps soda
put in 8 tbls hot water, 2 eggs, well
beaten, M tps salt. 6 cups oatmeal
put thru” food chopper, 2 cups white .
flour. ' '

Mix in order given, roll out and
fill with the following: 1 pound of

,raisins put thru chopper, 1 cup sugar . ,

about 1% to 2 cups of water, cook
to a jelly.
Hermite

1 cup shortening, 2 cups brown
sugar. 1 cup sour milk, 1 tps soda,
.2 eggs, 1 cup chopped raisins, 1 cup
chopped nut meats 1 tps cinnamon.
1 tps nutmeg, flour to make stiff
dough, drop with teaspoon

I like to make these cookies as I
can do all my mornings work while
I bake them.-—-Mother of five.

SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION

ONSOLIDATION has proved it-

. 1 self to be one of the best ways
of changing very poor schools
into very fine ones. It has not yet
failed where it has been intelligent-
ly planned and worked out.. There
are 12,000 or more successful con-
solidated schools, and new ones are
being established in considerable

Here is what the consdlidated
school of the better class may, and
in many cases does,» offer:. .

A school term of 180 to 200 days
with a considerable amount of in-
terest in the children and his activ-
ities maintained during the vacation
period. This time element is one of
the first and most necessary factors
in maintaining an equality in the
amount of training given children.

A considerable choibe of subjects,
in addition to the essential ones,
so that the child may follow the
lines of his own interests or necessi—
ties. ' ,,

A group of professionally trained.
experienced and supervised teachers
' ith whom he may become acquaint-
ed. By the simple ma hem-atical law
of chance, if nothing lse. he is sure
apt to find in a. number of teachers
than in the individual teacher the
things necessary for his growth.
There are more minds brought to
bear on his problem. “’

School buildings and grounds ~de- ,
signed to safeguard and promote the
children’s health, supply them with
an abundance of mechanical means
necessary for work/ and recreation,
and develop in them an idea of the
aesthetic. In this respect the con-
solidated school of the country has\
many natural advantages over even
the best of‘the city Schools. More.
room for, play space. gardens, and
outside laboratories may .be had for
less expense. ; There is greater free-
dom, from .morinspoisesandmnch

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see of development imiediately
‘mcceeding his own.
spirit of emulation and furnish in-
centivés to the eflort necessary to

make him active and self-reliant.
The services of a physician or
nurse or both to prevent or stop in
. its inception any sickness ainong the

‘ ‘ children.

Means of interesting the commun-
, .ity in the betterment of its own life
«to keep pace with the ideals set be-

tore the children. _

Transportation, sanigry and safe,
to and from school for all children
- residing any great distance from the
school plant.

These things, characteristic of the
better consolidated schools every-
where, are the hall marks of the
best schools now known. Consolida-
tion has not yet taken over the
psychological clinic. Perhaps the
natural freedom of the country
makes that to some extent unneces-
sary. It has adopted much cinthe
best along other lines and develop-
ed. because of its inherent advant-
ages, some fine qualities of its ovin

.- that it may be difllcult for the finest
’ofwiargest city schools to equal or
improve upon.

And remember, the consolidated
schools, standard in type, is rapidly
coming to be counted among the
strongest features of our/education-
al system, have all been the result of
an attempt to equalize fromjhe bot-
tom up. They have been created
by concentrating the wealth and
energy of areas that before consoli-
dation dissipated their efforts on a
very poor kind of schools. The con-
solidated schools withdraw nothing
from the top of t he system. On the
contrary, they have added much to
it. They equalize by bringing the
poorest up not only to the average
but to the best.———Public Instruction
Bureau. '

LITLE ROSEWOOD CASKET
(Published by request.)
1 . 1. '
In that little rosewood casket
.. That is resting on the stand
Is a package of love letters
Written by a true loves hand.
' 2

Will you go and bring them sister,
And do read them o’er to me
For I oft times tried to read them
But for tears I could not see
3

Now you brought them thank you
darling
. Will you sit dowu by my side
And lift gently to your bosom
This poor aching, throbbing head.
4

Read those‘blessed words distinctly
So I lose not ev‘en one
For the passion hand that penned
them
His last words for me is done.
5

When I'm dead and in my ‘cofliin
And my shroud about me wound,
And my little bed is ready
In that pleasant church yard
ground

6.

Place the basket and the letters
.Both together on my heart
And this little ring he gave me

From my finger neVer part.

7.
. Tell him in the years that follow
And‘no tidings of him come
_ ,Of his absence and his silence
Was I ever the one to blame?
8

.Read them o’er again dear sister
While I gently fall asleep

Fall asleep to Wake in Jesus
Gentle sister do not weep.

CHRISTMAS BOOKS FOR OLDER
BOYS AND GIRLS

’ Gulliver’s‘ | Travels—Swift
Chaucer Story Book—Chaucer
Boy’s King Arthur
.. Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
—Pyle
Tom Brown’ 3 School
Hughes.
Varmint-Johnson
Orc-utt Girls—Valle
3' it TPatty—Webster

Days-—

They rouse his ~

‘ the

, mt He
11881813 lsland——~Kneeland

Aim of Green Gables—dMontgom-Q " » ‘

cry , .
Bird's Christ-mas Carol—Wiggin-
‘ Rebe’cca of Sunnybrook Farm— .

Wiggins ~\ /
Widow O'Callaghan’s Boys—«Zol-
linger
Bob, Son of Battle—Ollivant
Arkansaw Bear—Paine ”
Scouting for Girls
Children’s Blue Bird—~Maeterlinck
Holiday Plays—Olcott
Joan of Arc-Boutet de Monvel
» Peeps at Many Lands, Italy—Fin-
nemore
Oregon Trail—Parkman ,
Hans Brinker—rDodge
Heidi—Spyri
Guns of Shiloh—Altsheler
Man Without a Country—Hale
Prince and the Pauper—Clemens
Song of Hiawatha—Longfellow
Pilgrims Progress—~Bunyan
Riley Child Rhymes—-—Riley .

\

To make an unusually tasty apple
whip, whip the whites of 2 eggs to
a stiff froth and add 1 c. sugar and
a cup of grated apple.

When anything boils over on the '

stove, cover it at once with salt;
the odor will be killed and the spill-
ed food can be cleaned up easily.

Rub a little melted paraffine on
inside of your screw top. can
covers when sealing then during the
winter when you wish to open them
pour hot water over the tops. It
melts the wax and the cover un—
screws quite easily.

A little salt added to the whites
of eggs makes them beat into a
froth much‘more quickly. Beating
them in a strong draft or before an
electric fan also helps. The latter
is most effective but not always at
hand.

R
HOW TO CURE YOURSELF
BY

DR. T. N. Rocnhs

 

The formula for catarrh will be
published in the next issue. In the
mean time use the following three
or four times a day. 2 drahms
Darpin (dark). Commonly called
Golden Seal. 2 oz. Listerine. 8 oz.
H29, which is sterilized water. Put
a tbls. in. a. glass and add same
amount of water and use to gargle
with. Do this several times a day
and watch for your remedy in the
next issue.

Plenty of fresh air and cold baths
will tone up the system and help to
eradicate the catarrh.

FALLING HAIR

You failed to mention the condi-
tion of your scalp or your general
physical condition. Your health
must be good in. order to have good
hair. It you have a dry scalp with
dandruff you will find a hot oil treat—
ment very benficial.

Heat olive oil and rub well into

the scalp, wash with water using
plenty of castile scap. Keep this
treatment up every two or three
weeks for several months. Each
night massage the scalp with the
finger tips, keep the hair well brush-
ed with a soft brush.

Bobbing your hair was a very
good thing to do.

Your abscessed'tooth was
cause of your headache.

——'— Ifinnk Motrin ——

(Books reviewed under this heading may

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Rural Michigan. By L. A. Chase
—In a book of over 400 pages, the
author who is head of the Depart-
ment of History, Northern State

'Normal School, has given us a com-

plete and graphic picture of Rural
Michigan, its history, climate, crops
and living conditions.

makes us a little proud.

t‘ term a business
. "t“ Mr}

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POPOVERS

1 cup Lily White Flour. 1
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salt. 2 eggs. Mix carefully
and pour into greased rings.
Bake in hot oven 80 to 35
minutes until crisp and
brown.

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It is actually the flour the

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VALLEY CITY MILLING COMPANY
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN

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-youz to make a resolution.
that each day from that day on you.
- will take the time from. your work

,always still,

My 0h! A great big fellow,
M all ripe and‘ rich and mellow,

‘_ 5 Everything; this goal to eat,
Moro than I can now repeat,

That’s Msfivifi.

DOE and lots of jolly fun,
Gums to play and races run, -'

i 'All as happy as can be,
‘ For this happiness you see,

Makes Thanksgiving.

We must thank the One who gave,
All the good things. that we have,
That is- why we keep that day,
Set aside our Mammas say

For TMnksgiving.

 

EAR Nieces: and. NepheWSv-I-Iave
you decided what you are. to be
thankful for on Thanksgiving

Day? On that day when you are
giving thanks for the many things
yow have to be thankful for I want
Resolve

and play to give thanks for your
many blessings. If you' have sisters
or brothers try to see who can think
up the largest number. It will be
fun and you will: find that the world
looks brighter and better to you
each day.

Again one of the members of the
Children’s Hour has helped me very
much. And this member did not
know it. You see it was like this:
I have been searching high and, low
and everywhere for a nice poem on
Thanksgiving to publish at the head
of our page this issue, and. while
I found many Thanksgiving poems,
none of them seemed to be just what
I wanted. and this morning I had
just about given up in d-eSpair when
I opened a letter from Tawas City
and in that I foundjust what I want-
ed. There was a nice letter from
Stanley Rescoe and he enclosed the
poem on Thanksgiving published
above. (Thank you, Stanley.)—
UNCLE NED.

 

OUR BOYS AND GIBBS

Dear Uncle and, Cousins—Rap!
Rap! Rap! Oh! excuse me for walk-
ing in, but as there was so much er-
citement in our corner this week
that I thought I would not disturb
you.

We have had some-snow already,
Du» it is all gone, but again today
it is snowing a little, but soon the
snow which will last three or four
months will be falling and the long
winter will come. I do hope that
there isn’t a bad storm. this year
like, there were. last year;

Christmas will soon be here, and
We will all have to get busy, or all
of our preparing for Christmas will
be on us all. at once, and all of us
have my relatives and friends to
think of them.

And. Harold Bernie got the prize
of the boys? Well he was sure
lucky, wasn’t he? Which girl got
the. prize? I never tried, as I knew
I wouldn’t of been the lucky girl
anyway. But I dont suppose I
should; lose confidence in myself so
quick, anyway before I try at least.
Should I?

Wonder‘ Why Eathel Fay Sharp
never writes. I never see any of her
letters in the corner, nor I don’t hear
from her anymore; The last time I
heard from her, she said her father

.was sick, and was in the hospital,

and I do hope he- gained his health
back again.

I used to write to that invalid boy“,
who was fourteen years old, and
Uncle Ned ask us all to send him
birthday cards for his birthday, but
I lost his name and address, so I
don't know where to write to, if any-
one knows who I mean and knows
his name and address, it will ac-
commodate me very much if I could
know his address, as I always like
rte-write. an invalid person, who is
' and never has much

Mr. Ford has a. logging amp
.g‘bont three and one-half miles
“th. of Sidnaw, and more is about,
' men, it not more ,worflnz
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next looked for it. it was gone.
' to the center of the maze.

line of the culprit.

 

Bobbie left a nut he’d found.
Who ate it?

A path leads into a .mazo from each corner.
Find this paths—then trace it with
a soft pencil (colored) preferred. You will have drawn the out-

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they built three private houses for
Mr. and Mrs. Ford, their son and

his wife and another man and his-

wife, but they never came up at all.

I have written many times before,
so this time I am only giving my
description, and where I live and see
if they can guess who I am by my
description for I have given my
description lots of times before.

Well I am a girl about five feet
tall, weigh one hundred and: ten
pounds, have brown hair, Bight
brown eyes and am light complex-
ioned. Now see: if yom can .
who: I am. Will ring 01? kopm
hear from some other boys
girls, and those who: guess; who Ir am
will receive a very long; letter from

me. So Goodbye. Your niece and

 

.cousin—“Guess,” Sidnaw, Mich...

 

Dear Uncle Ned—Well at last, I
did get my letter started. I have
been busy, every night studying my
lesson. I go to school every day
and we "are going to have a box
social and entertainment the 18th
of this month, so, we practice every
day. 'Fhen we don’t have every
study, but sometimes we have some
extra classes the next day. We
have a very nice school teacher this
year, we all like her very well. I
am in the eighth grade. I haveone
brother and one sister. My brother

goes to school every day, he is 8 '

years old, and is in the second grade.
—Esther Mahn, Mt. Clemens, Mich.

 

Dear Uncle Neda—I am a. boy 9

 

 

 

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
0U know I’ve been lookin” at
this sheet of paper, all white
an’ clean an’ wonderin’ why'I
should. blot it up with anything I
might think of.
Well I’m jest wonderin’
’bout the light wine an!- beer strum—-

. you know its. bei'n.’ agilated qui‘tm‘
a- bit.

Some of the wets son we.
must have our nixps. now. an! then,
or oftener‘b—they sen “give no light
wine an’ beer an” we’ll do away
with bootliegg-in’. ” Nice little- theory
ain’t it new?

Light wine an’ beer. means goin’
bacl. to the old time drunken busi-~
ness... What do you think would
happen if any or every driver or an
automobilodco-uldl step. in. an’ have
a. few drinks of beer orglightt't)
wines? Wit]! accidents running, in-
to thousands in this country now
what wOuld it be if it was wet?
Let’s not ever be carried away by

"anything. ’at pretends to put liquor

back into our country. Liquor never
made. a man: of. anyone. ,
mt degradin’ thing the world over
host. It has [separated families,
[and husbands and wives, stunted

  

has Rubec Spinach Sn 8: a

now .

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damnable thing put back an' have
it here in this, our state, the great.-
est an' best state In the whole world.

An’ now who is.1t”ats always
agitatin’ light wine and beer? Yes,
who is it? Why my dear friends,
don’ t you know it’s the big whisky

dealers, the men who would take py.

the shoes off’n your babies to put
money in their pockets. It’ s the men
who would rob you an’ I of. our
manhood, take away our families,
do anything to get our money. Boys,
girls, everybody, look out for this.

Light wine and; beer EL—. It’s the
open door to the old saloon. It’s
a step, between an‘ that’s alL’M'em-~
her the Volstead. Act. It's purty
gzood‘ ain’t it now? You know we
used to have liquor laws, they were
in force for more ’n' fifty years. Did
they '_reg.’late the liquor business?

Did they! Not on your life. Just
give the Volstead law fifty years an’

see what it does. Well, just give it

” a little. time that’s all! I

But folks remember this: The

saddest time an’ the most danger—

cus time you'll ever soc is when

,the, Volstoad law is changed. an”

light wins an’ beer opens. the door

JOB all the damnable 933.1115 that tol—

man. it has caused more trouble. “ ‘
thi 0&6. his

,,.west of Sherwood.

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pair we beds cafes, pumpkin munc-

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birthday aRd maybe 1' will go
there. Maybe she will have
for dinner. Goodm
Carrel C‘ul‘bert,.lonem‘7i1’le,l\ficfi.

 

Dear Uncle Ned—J m a farmer
boy and I am twelve years old and.
in the sixth grade at school.
pets I have a cat called “Crook,” he
is about 18 inches long and about
17 inches high.- I live on_ a forty-
acre farm. We have five- milking
cows and six steer’s,‘ five heifers,
four big pigs and six little pigs.
like farming very much We also
have about one hundred: chickens.
I am sending in a Thanksgiving
poem. Your nephew—Stanley Res-
coe, R. 3, Tawas City, Mich.

 

Dear Uncle Ned—How are yOu
these fine days?” It has been nice
and rainy here to-day.1' live four
and one-half miles east of Union
City, and four’ and one—half miles

acre farm. It. is quite lonesome hero
in the summer when I am not in
school.
and‘ 1' am in the 8'th’ grade.

handicraft club in our school. I wish
some of the boys. emf“ girls would
write to me. You tell them to may-
be they would do it: quicker for you
than they would for me. There are
no girls of. my age that live near me.
The nearest is two miles from here.

Last summer I worked in the onion '

patch so as to keep from getting
lonesome. The pets I have are two
kittens and one dog. There is 22
pupils in our schOOl. Well I will
close- with hopes or hearing from

. somebody before long. From your ~

friend, Wihna Otmst‘eadz. Sherwood,
Michigan. ' '
P. S.——-I hope somebody uses this

- address before long.

—-I am sure you would make many
friends through the Childrens floor.
Wilma. Perhaps you will receive so
many letters you will not be able to
answer them» aux—Uncle Ned-

 

Dear Uncle Ned—I seen your con-
test tn the paper about how to win
a Christmas present so I thought I’d
try I think the present will he. a
school outfit. I will try and write
a Christmas story.

It was the night before Christmas.
It was very stormy. Everybody was
waiting for Santa. to come. Mary
wanted a dolly, Johnnie wanted. &
sleigh, and baby wanted. a. bowl of
bread and milk. Soon they heard the
sleigh bells jingle... Everybody was
so happy. Seen they heard somebody
running up the steps and then down
again. Mother. opened the: door and,
in fell the toys. Just what they
wanted; Mary a doll. John a sleigh ..
baby a. bow} of milk and all kinds
of candy. Everybody was very hap-
I will close from your niece. —»
Dorothy Werner, R. No. 1., Fowler,
Michigan.

 

  
     
       
       
  
  

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We ,
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._ .- in!!! «1mm when properly
“j M cum give the meet Ming.
‘ sell med-1d test

M
120.18”. Amebeut.

£3.91!“ tannins}! pests d every
may he flowed voltage signs

W; he ‘

.{X} o! the Who (X! “the
battery, (—9 of the generator to
0-1—9 at the m H i.- any
reason yeti me Wed at the prop-
er connection when man; a hat-
tery, apply the telloming test. Inn-
mene mime. tram .the generator

H f intende- otstrong salt water. The

negative (—) lead is reaflly de-
. bubbles Issuing

When charging a battery, charge
it at its rate; this may he found on
the manniecturer’ s name plate. With
suitable rosistance batteries may be
surged 1mm lighting circuit. Alt-

,» ernatlng current may be used only
. in connection with a. rectifier. Al-
! ways keep battery clean and ..dry
Don’t place tools on a battery, this
_ produces a direct short circuit. The
‘ small holes in the vent caps should
be always open. Smear lead termi-
rials With vaseline .to counteract cor-
rossion. Keep. it hull-y charged at
'7 all times. Don’t allow‘impurities to
reach the cells. If the gravity of
any cell shows .a marked falling oil!
1 relative to the rest of .the cells,
' promptly investigate .the cause and
correct it. Keep terminals tight.
mon’t overwork it by too Irequent
; and unnecessary use of the starter
With proper care the battery should
last as long as the rest of the equip-
merit—«C. M. Lebanon, Ma'comb

county, Mich.

FEV'ANCIAL NEEDS JTISUUSSED
AT U. P. MEETING ”
(W' tram mo 8.)
.. every sore of We lland should ibe
% (assumed amending to the adapta-
‘ Wity or the sell fihmdin; second,
the negotiation of lamd and real
'. «est/am dealers, to the end (that land
* maid be wanted and sold “as
§ as,” ,nnd, third,
policy oil! slimline tor the mew (set-
’ tler, assuring him, within reason-
; ail-lie limitations, of the assistance of
1 the various toe-operative agencies
within the state either his :sett'ie-
‘ merit aspen the land.

\President Friday again addressed

’ the bankers and ragu‘ivcwlsture‘l men
9 at the 1Mmet!tihg=held in the
_ “swaths-01m, “talking on the sub-
tect not “out." Michigan’ I acted
economist reviewed the industrial
history or no country for the past
' , several years, mhssizing nondi-
uons and situations which have at-
fiction prices and caused such rwide
fluctuations. ills mam: was received
enthusiastiwmy and :the discussion
which followed, participated in by
~the bankers, Maureen, agricult-
ural men, and other [business men

-* swto 1511- lNVENl'OR
HAS NEW 011 "LIGHT

Claims Whiter and Much (meow light
metric or Gee

. Edison enabled us ‘to enjoy the‘ben-

. eflts or «electric light, Count Wels-
hdfls magic made it mum to
have use /insudeseeut gas W. ‘but

 

 

urmaimdhu'aSmfis‘. engineer‘

., medJohnsen, new Ewimginmica-
geomedevisezahnethstwouldhnrn
..Idismry everyday keroseneeflend
produce a use said by the my
scientists who have seen it to be
whiterthanelecmp.1helampis as
'~simpletoopersteasfl:eoi’dsty1eoil
WW1” without odor, smoke or
-. noise and is "proving a sensation
5-ihere‘meofifightisneeded -~
» chumps

elem to sendeflsnnp.

'a rstln‘ict, practical

burn/Mich" :36 eggs.

the speakers and delegates

. (WEE;
31M "Elie! although than are in—

mess of mes-mu mm m the
part at tumors, the emtemien 0‘! fl-
mussel audience on the part of
the bankers is, nevehflselese, a mat-
ter at vital immtanee in the ag-

nicultural development at the statei '

101 MW petite-slam as implied *

Deming the evening Mansion
lion's-wing President Why’d task.
A. M. Anderson, 1 out the
State Bank of. Ewen, sighted semal‘
instances growing out of his (experi- .
sauce in the senile .Ontenegon Valley,
where Mt has rbeen the deciding
teeter in the success id the tanner. .
and similar opinions wens given by
other bankers whose work has-
tmonght them in direct touch. with
ml «conditions.

W ail, however, the best thing
about the Mamqmette meeting as,
viewed iron the outside, was the‘
met that there is 11 live interest and
genuine concern in upper Michigan’s
greatest
and her climate.

President Friday gave the bankers
and business men something to.
think about when he declamed that
the farmer not only represents more .
than 60% of the purchasing power;
of the nation, but that statistics .for
.the past decade prove ooncl-usively.
that industry progresses only inso-
Iar as does agriculture: There it
is again—the relation of producer
to consumer—of agriculture to in-
dustry. ,

It' s satisfying to note that at last I
the mariner is coming into his own,
and, M the spirit of Marquette‘s _
meeting proves out, “his own”
should be something decidedly to.
his advantage—L.- D. Tucker.

SECOND WEEK INTERNATION-
AL EGG LAYING CONTEST

E second week of .the Inter—

national Egg Laying Contest ”be- ~

ing conducted at the Michigan:

Agricultural ’Co‘rl'iege, East Lansing,

ended November 14th with consider— ..

n’b‘le increase in production. Newi
‘birds were starting and . the others‘

are. becoming more acclimated and

settling down ‘to more regular laying. _

"I‘ire L-eghorns hold first place to
date for total production. Mr. Shaw’s
you No. 7’6 has a small ‘lead with ‘86
eggs, ‘6 eggs above ‘Mr. ‘Tay‘lor’s pen.

natural asset—41w soils“

 

Pen No. '58 with a total production .1
of 7‘9 eggs.

\Mr. Keyes, pen No. (32
files with Alfred TerHaar’s pen No.
7 9 with production of 72 eggs.

The heavy breeds are increasing
gradually. Mr. Dennisonfs pen again
leads with a total of ‘58 eggs. Mrs.
Finkbiner is again in second place
with '39 eggs. Brummer’s Poultry
Farm is close up with ‘37. A new
breed appears on our list when Mr

“Smith’s White Rocks finished this :‘

week with a. total of '35 eggs. Th
'Wyandotte section gives first place
to Mr. Sinks” pen No. 25, and second
to Hollis’s Pen No. 2.8. The Rhodc
Island Red pens maintain the same
order as in last week’s report. Five
,pens still have no eggs to their
credit. The contest average is very
satisiaotory. the production for the
week being 28.9 per cent.

Leading pens in the principal
breeds are as ,tolvlows.:.

‘ Plymouth Rocks

H. E. Dennison, (Barred) East
Lansing, Mich” .58 eggs; Mrs. C. D
Finkbiner. (Barred) Clinton. Mich.

.39 eggs; Brummer’s Poultry Farm

(Barred) Holland, Mich, 37 eggs
Clyde Smith, (White) Niles, Mich.
Wyandottes
E. W. Sinks, Farmington, Mich".
49 eggs; Clyde Hollis, Hudsonville,‘

Mich, 47 eggs.

Ansonas
A. R. Van Raatle, Zeelmd. M1c11..2
82 eggs; 0. M. Beckwith, Mil-form;
Mich, .38 eggs.
. Rhode Island m’ '
been 0. Dusting, Deli-n. Mioh,‘
6.! eggs; Mrs. E. 8.1Bmvie. Visits-Q

 

Powder today
with the same
thatthcir

mas
mothers

encedovera
of a centuryage.

{This

0 favor

CALUMET

L4 Eco-m BAKING POWDER
—sales over 150% greater than that
of any other brand. {
Thereisn’t a baking powderof great-

or merit

isn’t a leavener ob-

tamable that will produce more satis-

or positive results.

That’s

why the iargest‘baldng powder factories 1n

theworldamalways busytummgoutenough

wand: to simply the great demand.

A pound can of Calumet contains full 16
cm

Eng powders contain 12 ounce

instead of 16 mace cans.

Be sure you get a

poundwben. you want it.

 

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300 Candle Power
1 Sunny Lenten
As a special introductory

H offer, a 300 Candle Power
' W worth

." 3

_ Lantern
1 ‘8. 5|) will be given tbsolutely

I Free with the first purchase
of .t SUN-rd AY Lamp .Lights
2 sift-1:? hem Ills I
* 1'”th Brighter then
sun light— burns 80 hours on
stew cents worth of kero-
., none or woline. Lightswith
metch or torch. .No wicks to
—— no chimneys —- no
who —-no smell. Find out
ebentthiegreet specisiofier.

=-,;-. or Electricity
Whitest light ever produced.
Nothing to woer— single-

 

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We Guarani!
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with ovum Broohs' Appliance.

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‘ -e
. Rheumatism
A Remarkable Home Treatment
Given by One Who Had It "

In the year 1893 I was attacked by Mus— .‘r
color and SuhAcute Rheumatism. I suffered es ‘

1 only those who are thus afflicted know for over
' 'three years. t

I tried remedy after rem
such relief as I obtained was sub! temporary _
found a treatment that cured me

We're terribly afflicted even bc'tlxidnen, some 0f2?.
them seventy to eighty years old, end the
"results were the same as 111 my own case.
' I want every sufferer from any form of mus— ..
molar and sub-acute (swelling at the joints)
, rlnumatism to try the great value of in im—
roved ”Home Treatment’ ’ for its remar eblej;
-_ willing power. Dont send a cent; simply mail
your name and ..addrcas and I will send it free j,
to try After you have used it and it has prov— ;.
(11 itself to be that 1011;,- looked for means of
getting rid of such forms of rheumatism, you f.
may send the price of it One Dollar but un— 7
(lei-stand I do not want your money union you i
are periextly satisfied to send it. Isn t that fair? _
Why suffer any longer, when relief is thus 0L};
fered you free. Don' t delay. Write today

MA'RK II. JACKSON

2655! Durston Bldg. Syracuse, N. Y. .
’ Mr Jackson is responsible Above statement true.

 

, enter.
3 -no itrouble.

'write-torme,

 

HHHHH H18 HHHHHHE

I was badly ruptured while lifiung e trunk
several years ego Doctors said my only
hope 01' cure was an opera ion. Trusses did
me no good. Finally I got hold of something
that quickly and completely cured me. Years

2 have passed and the rupture has never return~_

cd. although I am doing hard Work as e carp-
'Ilhere was no opemtion,- no ilost time.
”II have nothing it) sen. hm M111
give full information about how you my and
:s template cure without operation. it you
Eugene M. Pollen 'Gerpsnhr,
‘210‘J Marcellus Avenue.Manasqum1. N. 9’.
Better cut out this notice and show it ”to em:
others who are ruptured—you uney an e
life or at least stop the misery of mum-s and
the worry and danger of an operation.

 

 

 

 

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A GREAT DFFER— ,
CLUBBINC OFFER N0. 101.
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advertisements Inserted under this heading for reputable breeders of Live Stock at specie: um

rates to encourage the growing of ore-bred
'3 TShG'flo Oents'whOo)“. zq for
or . per no , s
gflflnth .I‘oilowing dateho! ir'Ifsfgvt-ticr'il."08 It w
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”a icmM YOUR. 4&5
"3’? SALE DATE'ifific...

. I l‘ -‘
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avoid conflicting dates we will withou
cos-i.o list the date of any live stock sale idn_
Michigen. If you are considering a sale a

vlse us at once and we will claim the date
far your Address. Live Stock Editor. M. B.
F.. Mt. Clemens

Nov. 28——Shorthorn, E. W. McGnnegle, La
peer, Mich. .

 

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LIVE STOCK AUCTIONEEIFS

WAFFLE & HOFFMAN
OUR SPECIALTY :

NDS AND .
BIG TYPE SP°EB$%E%fism

We are experienced salesmen, Expert Judges and

mofiighfelifigés. Write today for good dates and

'ther 0 us.
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JOHN HOFFMAN. Hudson. Mich.

- ' - Practical Competent Auctioneer
to“ aged-BA your next sale. being a success.
Employ the one Auctioneer who can_ on

the bill at a price in keeping With prevailing
conSdiiiiingctlon GUARANTEED or NO CHARG-
ES MADE. Terms $50.00 and actual ex-
penses per sale. The same price and service
“levleggclafionelu in selling Polands, Durou, and
Cheaters. Let no reserve a 1922 date for you.

Wiill‘né’i vitife'scmnu'mr, Dallas City. Illlnols

.- JOHN P. HUTTON

VE STOCK AUGTIONEER
ABIVANOE DATES SOLICITED.
ADDRESS 113 W. LAPEER 8T.
LANSING, MICH.

fl: CATTLE

HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN

 

 

BARGAIN
Purebred Registered Hol-
stein Heifer Calves
1 month old $50; 6 months old $75-$00

Federally Tested
HOWARD WARNER, Pennington, Mich.

 

 

 

ANOE SALE. WE ARE OFFERING
ggThei‘IeLlEAaTld bulls. Bea producing dams. Sire
has 7 dams averaging neaiv-l’y 1 100 lbs. on yearly
test. ee mm . a, $50.60 and .

WOLVERINE DAIRY FARM
Prop.—H. G. Booth Giadwin, Mich.
- FARMS, MUNSON, MIGH“ ARE
glitz-ringGFrEeTiTcom and heifers. best breeding at
right prices Bulls ready for eervme and bull
calves.

IS-
vmv m MORE? ~£E£Efi§§%.§
ream: 3am. £Wfi:.é§f°bmn

—$45 buys registered Holstein Bull
BARGAIN , delivered our station. For particu-
lars address EARL P R8, No. Bradley, Mich.

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SHORTHORNS

‘Shorthorn Sale

.fini. North, 2 1-2 Em oi um, Mich.
Nov. 28, 1 o’clock

of good high class regis-

13 Head tend cows, heifers and

yearling bull, Scotch and milking strain.

2 Registered Holstein Cows
6 Good Grade Cows

Hugh Donaldson, Auctioneer
E. W. McGunegle, Owner

ifiichland Shorthorns

~ lend'd white yearling bulls by

We Nhamve mm” 1 also some young cows

5 §heifere that we are oilfenng' for ale. Write
particular: to

C. H. Prescott & Sons

.. Herd at omce at

. I, Prescott, Mich. Tawas City, Mich.
NORTRORN car-rte no expense sown
‘ M Bo

f r Isle.
’J- A. DuexGARMO. Muir. Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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if sent with order or paid on
nonlngllvoun no menu: WILL
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e on the farms of our readers. Our advertising rate
per agate Ine, per insertion.

F rt ate Ines to the column Inch
ou een ” I or before‘ the 10th
PUT IT IN TYPE
Address all letters. ‘

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earl-loan enssnsns
nd milk strains. All es,
S. HUBER, Seo’y, medwln. Mich.

FOUR SNONTHOIIN NEIFEBS "'°“

SALE
HENRY GRANZOW. Anchoryllle. Mloh. R.

GLADWIN oouu'rv
offer the best in beef
both sexes. W.

 

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ANGUS

WE HAVE SOME FINE YOUNG ANGUS BULLS
from International Grand Champion Stock at
reasonable prices. E. H. KERR & 00., Addison,
Mich.

 

 

 

HEREFORDS

 

BUYING, FEEDING
AND SELLING FAT

CATTLE

at present, is too much like

GAMBLING

All experience proves Baby-Ede! growing

THE BETTER WAY

GROW HEREFORD BABY BEEVES
Our Contractors are Manteed top prices by
Detroit Packing Co. ommlssion, yardage, Feed
and all other expenses, except transportation—
only; are cut out” Our plan opens the way to
profltnble beef-making, by Michigan Farmers. In
no other_way can as much’ money per cow be
earned. With so little labor. If you have no beef-
bred cows, we have them on hand or listed.

Study our plan and be convinced.
wire or wnte. Right NOW.

T. F. B. SOTHAM & SONS

(Cattle Business mtablished 1885;“
Phone 260 Saint Clair, lchlgan

FOR SALETHEREFORDSr—A FEW cHolcE
bull calves. Sired by Wyoming 9th. International
~Winner. Write or come at once.
oldest breeders of Herefords in the U. S

cRAPO FARM, Swartz Creek.

 

 

 

AYRSHIRES

FOR SALE—REGISTERED AYRsI-HRE
bulls and bull calves, heliors and heifer calm;
Also some choice cows.

FINDLAY once... It 5. Vassar. man,

 

 

 

GUERNSEYS

 

FOR SALE—REGISTERED GUERNSEY HEIF-
ers aifioreasobnabée prices, also choice bull calves of
M e in . _

ayH. We. MrflGMAN. Lansing. Mlch., Box 52.

 

SECURE YOUR- NEXT BULL FROM ONE

with both A. R. Sire and Dam. I have when you

want. I also offer a few chews females.
A. M. SMITH, Lake City, Mich.

GUERNSEY BUL Bred Heifer- Yearlin:

Heifer. Heifer calf. Best
of breeding. Fr m

0 good producers. Price ugh' t.
Write G. A. WIGE T, Watervllet, Mich.

 

 

RED POLLED

.— f .

man roman BATTLE .3. genes 21:11::
ROYSTAN STOCK FARM,

Wlil Dottie, R. R. 1. West Branch Michigan

 

 

FOR SALE—OUR RED POLLED HERD BULL.
Cos E113. Laddle, and a. few heifer calves.
PlEyROE BRO'8.. Eaton Raplds. Mlch. R. 1.

 

 

JERSEYS

—YEARLING JERSEY
FOR SALE Shame/19th Tormentor bfegdingLLa
J. E. MORRIS, Farmington. Mich.

SWINE . m

nunocs
IBEO. BONGO-JERSEY SWINE

and (mahty‘ sired b .1921

' on and grandson of cisso
World's 1917 Gran Champion. Spring, Fall a
year . .sows sired by above boars open or breed-
1112. pnnlqe to the undefeated boar pig at 1922
Fairs, a son of Umque Sensation world’s 1921
Junior Champion. Personal 11 invited.

F. HEIMS & SON, Davieon. Mich.

OUB‘OO-VJEIISEYS

REGISTERED SPRING GILTS
assortment to select from at Farm Prices

TWIN BROOK FARM

GEO. DOHM, Mgr. WASHINGTON. HIGH.

DUROC JERSEY‘S‘

NELLS LITTER' SIRED BY LIVINGST
PRIDE farmwod 'Juiy 24 these '3 cannotoubse
beat. N has {mowed 59 gluten: litters.
Pionlouomfit “921°...th .n‘a‘ 3‘12" “r...“
e a o o r,

’duction. LAPHAM FARMS, i'-'inciiney,':m Ion.

SENSATlON NABSI 0‘“ ““3, “TM?“-

Sired rel"
Reserve nd chem 11 National win Show
1922. W‘emsre takingioordexe for tilts aiid sows

for farmw bred to d rf .
smrs, BROS" Economy, Blaine?“
ounce aneevr IOA‘RS nunv Fen sen-
wice. ie'e Joe Orion $25 each.
Will 0. D. rite us now. ~
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ounooHoruLan eLooo LINE or
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In. ’ GLAND ORINAS—NOTH-
01, “'0 PAl'e holdins to: public

, sale
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men mu. runes. “are“:
sex. In. mun...“- .

Come. .

'. DON’T TRUST \TEE BULL'
learn from tiger'trainers a val-
uable lesson that, if put into

practice, would make them better

life insurance risks. No man trusts

a tiger until it is dead. A bull,

although he uses an entirely differ-

ent method, can do just as much
damage as any animal in the zoo or

In the jungle. * He is more vicious

and treacherous than most of them,

\and with such a reputation no Than

matter what his record for good

behavior has been. “Mean” bulls

those considered safe.

There are few rural-neighbor-
hoods. without a list of tragedies
and near tragedies resulting from
putting trust in “perfectly safe" an-
imals. Only a few (weeks ago an
employee of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, visiting
_in New York State, was so badly
injured by a dairy bull that he died
a short time later. The owner led
out the animal, always considered
gentle, to have his picture taken.
Without warning the animal knock-
ed down his owner and then gored
the department employee who had
rushed to the man’s assistance.

Had this bull been led, on a staff
attached to the ring in his nose the
tragedy could not have happened.
Better still, it might have been kept
in a pen so arranged that handling
would not have been necessary at
all. Plans for constructing safe bull
pensmay be obtained from the De-
partment of Agriculture, Washing-
ton, D. C. ‘

Every farmer who owns a. bull
would do well to put up this warn-
ing in his barn: Don’t Trust The
Bull.

LOW AVERAGE AT WEST MICH-
IGAN SALE

He West Michigan ~Holstein

Breeders’ Association held its

annual October consignment
sale the 18th of last month, at the
West Michigan Fair grounds, Grand
Rapids. Sixty-seven head of high
grade Holstein cattle were sold at
the sale for a. total of $7,611., The
high average of the day was $234,
this being the average for five bulls,
one year or over. The top price
was $350. Two bulls sold forethis
amount each ,one a yearling bred
by H. E. Rising of Woodland and
the other a six—months-old calf from
a 30—1b. cow consigned by M. Ossem-
wards of Ada. Thirty head of
cows averaged over $130 each, 12
yearlings over .88, 16 calves $52,
and 4 bull calv $11I5. Among the
consignors at this salevwere:
Cutler Farms, Wayland; J. B. Gar-
gett, Elm Hall; Edward F. Heft,
Sparta; H. L. Smith, Shiloh‘; W.
R. Harper & Sons, Mlddleville; Clin-
ton Jones, Bradley; 0. F. Fischer,
Caledonia; F. B. Howard, Ionia;
Henry Scholten, Holland; G. C.
Allen, Grand Rapids; R. M. & F.
Spencer, Caledonia; David Falconer,
Stockville; C. Boven, Holland; H.
M. Willard & Sons, Grand Rapids;
Newton Brothers,‘ Freeport; H. H.
Barnum, of Woodland; L. J. Math-
ews, Hastings; Lewis F.
'Clarksville.

IS 0. I. C. SWINE ASSOCIATION
BREAKING 1UP? ’

Lnnderstand through a neighbor
that the State Boys and Girls Club
leader reports the 0. I. C. Breeders'
Association to be broken up. As I
am a breeder of O.‘I. C. hogs, I
want to know if the above report
is a fact, and have your answer
printed in the M. B. F.———N. R. P.,
Wolverine, Mich. 4
—I have had no Information to the
eflect that the O I. C. Swine Breed-
ers’ Association was to be broken up.
There is no question but what the
Chester White and O. I. C. hogs
are one and, the same breed. In
fact, the United States Supreme
Court has ruled that they are and,
If I understOOd the matter correctly,
there is a court decision rest,

advertising the O. I. C. as 31-89mm“
and distinct “Wilts“ compared .with

 

RMERS who keep bulls might

should trust him for a minute, no’

perhaps have killed fewer men than

Bush,

the 0, I. 0. Record Association from'

/a Guernseyof five years.

done a great. deal _. to rotardethe de-
velopment- lot the white hog 3“
these .two associations should, oer-7»
tainly be consoldated for .thetgoed..
of the breed and the convenience
of the men handling the hogsy

I would not by any ‘means l‘fli‘yaiii’~ «I
0‘. I. C. hog without it Was, eligible;
to registration in the Chester White *’

Record, nor would I at the present.
time buy at Chester White hog with-

out it .was also eligible to registra'a‘fi

tion in the O. I. 0. Record Associap” ; '
tion. Geo. A- Brown, FTOfessor of

Animal Husbandry», M' .A. C.

PLAIN FACTS ABOUT THE .
JERSEY COW
AM submitting for your consider-
I ation a few “plain facts.”
day is well advertised which is very
proper. . . , .
Please do not confuse the term.
“advertise.” Only a short time ago-
while Witnessing a baptismal ser-
vice I heard a little boy ask:

Nearly" every occupation of to-g

“Mama, what. are they going to-

do?"

“They are going to baptize those-
people," she answered.

The child misunderstanding her”
put another question: ‘

“Well, when are
advertised?”

I repeat that nearly every walk
of life is placed before the public in
an interesting manner but there is»
one side of dairying-which Is ,not.
given as much attention as ltshould:
be. '

Among the important
breeds in this county I find
Guernsey, Holstein and Jersey.

According to the figures of S. If
Sexton,‘ our county cow tester, e_
high cow for last year was a Hol-r
stein.

She, a three-year-old, produced
511.2 lbs. fat in the association year
with a feed cost of $89.52. The
cow was fed and milked four times
daily. , .

The next high cow belonged to:

dairy
the-

’the Jerseys and produced 499 lbs.

fat. (in same length of time) cost-
ing $74.42. She did this at the age
of five years with ordinary farm
care and only two milkings daily. '

The last of- the three highest was-
She gave
498.4 lbs. fat which cost $108.32.
She also was given common care and
milked but twice daily. ,

A group of 7 Jersey herds, com-
puting 65 cows, shows an average
production of 6,290 lbs. of milk and ~
334 lbs. fat with an average mll’k
test of 5.3%.

\- This group produced fat at $1.10
per cwt., and In comparison with the?
high herds of Guernseys and Hol-
steins they have produced fat more
cheaply. , .

The Jersey breeders of this
county have organized under the
name “Kalamazoo Jersey Cattle'
Club” and can furnish more inform-
ation concerning this breed. If you
desire to know address Mrs. L. J.
Bradley, Augusta, Mich.

—«’I‘his is an interesting comparison.
We are always pleased .to receive
the results obtained in cow-tea
associations and will publish all‘ such
facts which members or testers care
to send in.——Editor.

VETERINARY
I DEPARTMENT l,

WEANIZNG PIGS
I have four pigs one month old.
What is the proper age to wean those-
pigs? I want to feed them for marw
ket and keep the mother -for brood

 

sow. What kind of feed would you ‘

suggest? Is ground rye better than
oats?—-A. E.,Applegate, Mich.

—-Pigs‘should not be weaned before
they are eight Weeks of age, unless:
it is desired to .rebreed the sow at
once, in which loans they must be ‘
weaned at from six toseven weeks.
of age.

to which thegsow, does ,not”hhve“g¢._g

cess, ataboutlét'onr weeks of are. . In 1

willnot

this my ‘thexj‘rlll 49”"? *9

you going to get; \ i

In either case the pigs, 1
should be started on feedings. creep ,

 


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expects contagious... abortion.

(caravan ,
close to three~.nionths_‘of age
, ld makes good grain. feed for
km. «along ‘wl‘th frills. ,abOut two
: 3me should bated with
W moduli.“ the grain to balance
' ' ‘ tion. . lit milk is not available.

» Whitney pound-of oil meal for each

[van ”pounds or the rye and oats,
one, pound of tfankage for each
til. empoundg of‘the rye and oats
fig , ”give a well balanced ration;
‘ Ute; the pigs have reached a
tqof-w around sixty to seventy-
] ' ppundsrcboked cull beans could

makeup/half of the ration. to ex-
osllent advantages—Geo. A. Brown,
_,.:;Protessor'of Animal Husbandry, M
, L ADC‘ ‘

COW A DANGER T0 o'rmll
' HERD ..

I havens. cow which aborted two
'inonths early and the veterinarian
Is, it
, necessary or advisable to’ sell her for
beef? Is her milk fit for us? Is it
dangerous to other cattle to keep

. ‘her on 'the farm?—G. M. F., Fowler-

ville, Michigan. ‘

,—-_-—'If this cow aborted as a result of
"infectious abortion she is a danger

* - to other. susceptible ”cattle in the

herd. The time of greatest danger

-of such an animal is the few days
immediately preceding and following,
,vabortion, consequenttly it is ques-

tionable-if the danger would lower
.at this time, by.selllng her for beef.
We. have no reason to belive that
milk from cattle aflected witMnfec—
tlous abortion is unfit for human
consumption—E. T. Hellman, Asso.
Professor of Animal Path, M. A. C.

l‘AlIE DOG T0 vn'rnnnvanmn

'.——I wish you would advise me as to _

, my‘houn-d. He is two years old and
fer the last month hasn’t had much

‘ appetitemis eyes are dull, hair is

dead looking, and seems‘to have no

I, -'t'ied_ up.~—-J. C., Otsego, Mich.

any kind of a diagnosis.

s - XPERIMENTAL and demonstra-

From the little history given” it
would be impossible for me to make
The dog
may be suffering from any one of
several diseases and to try to make
.a diagnosis without first having had
an opportunity to examine the dog
would be purely guess work. Bet-
ter take your 'dog to a good veter-
inarian at once and have him pre-
scribe‘treat'mentr—John P. Hulton,
Associate1Professor of Surgery and
Keeicine, M. A. C. .

I, RATIONS FOBIDRAFT HORSES,
"BROOD MARES AND COLTS

tion work by the University
of Missouri College of Agri-
culture shows—

»That draft horses averaging in
weight approximately 1600 pounds
and which did 4.; hours work a day
average ‘farm work required an
average daily ration of 14.91 of
'grain and 17.12 pounds of timothy
,hay. ' .- .- f

That brood mares may bow/used
efficiently for farm work but the
yearly feed required by them is 26
per cent greater than the cost of
,reed for a gelding or "dry” mares
doing the same work. x

That brood mares working and
‘ nursing ,foals required 47 per cent

more grain. and -32 per cent more
hay daily during the suckling period

than dry mares.
That foals during the suckling

.periodconsumed “an average daily

. ' ration of 8.85 pounds of grain and

‘~ 1.36 pounds of. hay, in addition to
. ”their-mother’s milk. ‘

That draft colts consumed an av-

: .. Savage-daily ration of 6.63 pounds
9;.

6'! grain, 7.48 pounds ofhay .dtlly
mm; time until they were
Wk Mute/in the faring, a
-' W":M'31"‘dm§
, ' gained, 8

. «1:
no-
int

' winter months“ -

during which 1..
Dagounds and-

.

, sh " 1,; ,3
weaning time until

‘ ' turnstiles: mature.

That 3351301111118 of euro silage, 8

pounds oat straw, fed with 3 pounds

of grain is a’satisfacto y ra'tion for
horses doing light. we

waver or wool. MARKET
, snows OUTLOOK GOOD ' ,,

(Continued from page 4)

3,151,888,000 pounds in the five
years 1909 to 1913, adecline of
nearly 17 per cent. The reduction
is due to a loss in the world sheep
population which will take time to
build up again. World Wool produc—
tion in 1921 expressed in millions of
pounds are given in the compilation
referred to compared with the pre-
war average is shown in the follow-
ing table: _
Average _
\ * . 1909—1913
North America _._.__.332
South America _.._m..587
Europe .-.845
Asia. ____._,..___..__....273
Africa 2710
Ociana 904

._..___._.__—

Total ,_ 3152 2608

According to this table decreases
have taken place all over the world.

World wool production in 1922 is
still an unknown quantity as only a
few trade reports 'have been'made
public. -.The§e show increases in
Australia and in British South
Africa, but a decrease in Argentina
about as large as the combined in-
crease of the other two countries.
The clip 1.: the United States prob-
ably was smaller than last year a1-

1921
249
‘ 461
694
228
177
799

though the latter was the smallest,

since 1900. .Altogether there is
nothing to suggest any material in-
creases in world wool production in
1922. \

. 6. Large stocks of wool which
accumulated in the southern hemis-
phere during‘the war are gradually
being distributed. Holdings of the
British Australian Wool Realization
Association has handled
stocks for Australia and New Zea-
land were only 1,212,000 bales of
330» pounds each on‘August 31 om—
pared with 2,708,554 bales a year
ago and the amount of free wool in
those countries is no larger than on
the same date last year. In short,
World consumption has been outrun-
ning production in the last twelve to
eighteen months so that supplies
nearly everywhere have been re—
duced. Some of the surplus coun—
tries have fairly large holdings but

stocks in importing countries are

light 'so that the total 1is not consid—
ered excessive. European manufac-
turing countries are utilizing wool

'much more rapidly than they were

in 1920 and early 1921 when the
rate was below normal. They are
buying freely in British and Colonial
wool auctions as well as in other pri—
mary markets where prices show an
upward trend in spite of only mod-
erate purchases by the United
States. Altogether, the decrease in
world wool production appears to
more than offset any decrease in
wool consuming capacity resulting
from the financial status of Europe.
—lBy Department of Research,
American Farm Bureau Federation.

SLAUGHTERING AND CURING
MEATS ON THE FARM

(Continued from page 9)

cod to meet the portion first listed.
Split out the tendons between the
dew claws and the hook, and tie
the two\legs together. The sheep
is now ready to be hung up.

But first remove the front toes.
Cut about an inch above the dew

i claws and break the front feet back.

If it.is.a lamb, be sure to leave the
significant straight joint:
With the sheep hung up, split the

pelt-from front to rear. through the
_ 1111111139 and flat away- the pelt, work»
mom Marthe, back. toward the»

node, It smy'ihe «necessary. to 'use

minute arenas-ole tail. -' When the

is. reached, out . on they head
. eel . _ new com

during the

was arouses-1’
tang lt- dropdown inside

as by cutting straightddwn the
belly, from cod to ‘breastbone, taking
care not to puncture the intestines
by. running ,two lingers along the
inside as a protective guide.
Remove all the abdominal organs
except the kidneys, being sure to get
the bladder. Then out the dia-
phragm and remove the heart, lungs
and diaphragm together. Wipe all
arts clean with a cloth wrung out
of hot water, double up the. front
legs and. slip a little cord, found by
cutting into the fleshy part of the
forearm, over the ankle joints.

OVER NINE FEET SNOW FELL
IN SIX MONTHS
THE winter of 1879-80 was a
mild one, with but little snow
falling and the weather permit-
ting farmers to clear land and
to plow and drag 1' their fields
during every month. The winter
of“ 1880-81 made up for lost
time, commencing October 17,
1880, when four inches of snow fell
and from that date until April 15th,
the last day it snowed, there was
30 days in which it fell, the fall
being 13 inches on two days—No-
vember 6 and the following January
31st. The total fall for the winter
of six months was 116 inches.
The record was kept by Jacob
Smith, a boy staying with Samuel
Rinehart of plutocratic Porter that

open the

winter. “It is‘ doubtful, ifthere is.
been as severe a winter here Iii "
ifl—Nfitional Democrat, Cussopofls

GOVERNMENT BULLETINS _ 0F
INTEERST IN DECEMBER
SMALL list of Farmers’ Bul-
letins and Circulars of gen-
eral interest during December
are given below. Copies may be
obtained free by addressing the Di-
vision of publications, United States
Department of Agriculture, Wash-
ington, D. C. Specify number and
name and whether Farmers’ Bulle-
tins or Department Circular.

Farmers’ Bulletin; 477, Sorghum
Sirup Manufacture; 662, Sample
Trap Nest for Poultry; 702, Rabbits
in Relation to Trees and Crops; 828,
Farm Reservoirs; 847, Potato Stor-
age Houses; 970, Sweet Potato Stor-
age; 1100, Co-‘operative Marketing,
Woodland Products; 1114, Common
Poultry Diseases; 1116, The Selec—
tion and Care of Poultry Breeding
Stock; 1288, Game Laws for’ 1922;
1293, Law Relating to Fur Animals,
1922-

Department Circular; 148, The
Farm Woman’s Problem; 149, Go-
operative Cane~Sirup Canning; Pro-
ducing Sirup of Uniform Quality.
“I’ve got to keep step with the

times,” writes Joe Lear,
“Please credit subscription ahead
for a year.”

 

these ,

"DUROO JERSEY—WE HAVE A

Bo .
"T" for what you want. due. 0. Butler, Portland, Mlch.

Barren Cows Can

V Be Made Profitable

Don't semi them to the butcher. They
can be made to rake calves and produce
milk in paying quantity. Bari-ennui; sim-
ply meuns that the cow’s "genital organs are
too weak to function properly.

Kow-Kare, the great cow medicine, act:
directly on these organs and the digestion.
correcting the serious
Thomas, Knightville, Utah. writes us:

"I had a valuable Jersey cow eight years
old that had had seven calves. in:
went wrong with her after her last call
came, so that for two years she failed to
become with calf. Fed her some of your
Kow—Kare last Jan- and she was all right
the first serving, and long before I had
given her the whole package of your Kow-
Kare that I purchased."

Mrs. Harvey Ray, Homer, Ill, writes:
“The registered Shorthorn cow I wrote you
about last year. and which I treated for
Barrenness, under your directions, dropped
a fine Bull calf Jan. 2nd. Less than one
can of Kow-‘Kare did the work."

Hundreds of others tell us every year of
making valuable producers from cows that
seemed hopelessly barren.

disorder. D. B. .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ing Abortion, Retained Afterbirth, Scouring,
Bunches. Milk Fever and Lost Appetite.
Thousands of dairymen use Kow—Kare one
week each month to keep up the milk yield
during the winter months.

Let us mail you, free, our valuable 82-
page book. “The Home Cow Doctor.” Kow-
Kare is sold by feed dealers, general stores
and druggists. We will send either the $1.25
or 65c size prepaid if your dealer is not
supplied.

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BOAHS AT HALF FREE $25.00 1523?:

Pioneer herd of his type l’olanll Chums. We have
been breeding them big for 30 years. Our hogs rep-

biood lines of Glant Buster. The Clans-
nn, Liberator, The Yankee, Big b etc. Write

 

 

SELL REGISTERED SPOTTED ROLAND
China Pigs, 7 months old, Roars $25, Gill’s 820.
Dr. Erwin Meyer, Dayton Plains, Mloh., Box 43.

 

 

HAMPSHIRES

 

A CHANCE TO GET SOME REAL HAMP-
shires. Boar pigs, sired by Gen. Pershlng Again.
Gilt Edge ’l‘ipton, Messenger All Over 10th. Gen.
Pershing 2nd., and other great boars. ertes for
list and prices. DETROIT UREAMERY HOG
FARM, Route 7, Mt. Clemens. Mich.
HAMPSHIRE AND SHORTHORNS—MARPH
and April pigs weighing 100 to 150. l‘l'lce $20
to $25 each. One red/and one white bull_4 months
old. Price $40. Each registered. Write or call

GUS THOMAS, New Lathrop, Mich-

hAMPSl-IIRE SPRING BOAR PIGS NOW
ready— use your order soon. 10 yearn in business.
JOHN . SNYDER, St. Johnl, Mloh., R. 4.

 

 

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0. l. 0. FIGS OF'NICE THRIFTY AUG. AND

Sept. farrow. 40 lbs. or more; from lame Pm‘

li'flc mothers. average 14 plan to hm. (4

lg e1ther_ sex. $15.00 C. 0. D. Order now.
mpt shipment. Pedl . with each . MAPLE

VALLEY STOCK FA I, North A amt. Iloh.

o I “is as LAST SPRING BOA 8. GILTB
‘ Mt IUD: fin his to stock. Ro-
oordcd free. One-half mi e was of depot. (3th.
one. om I. SORU‘LZE. Nahum” Itch.

 

 

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Bred Gila: priced as .8 l0: 0‘...
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SHROPSHIRE RAMS
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DAN BOOHER.

AN D RAM LAMBS
mws. \Vrlte
Evert, Mich., R. 4.

TRONG robust. 0111’ and two yr. old Wool-Mutton
Shropshire nulls priced right. Tell us what
want. Maplewood Stock Farm, Alloonn, M 0?:

 

 

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OXFORDS RAMS ALL AGES—G
breeders and to please: A few ewesutllgonllgEeEwDe
lambs. Wm. Van Sickle, Deckervlllo, Mich" R. 2.

 

 

RA M BO UILLET

 

FOR SALE—PURE BRED RAMBOUI'LLET
rams. Good stuff. At fanners’ prices.
J. M. EAGER, Howell, Mloh., R. F. D. 6‘.

PET STOCK

PUREBRED SCOTCH OOLLIES SABLE AND

white or the baeutif 1 hi it: ' - ' ‘

heel—drivers. $10Lh11(l‘l11). ac “1d “lute. Brom
SILVERCREST KENNELS, Gladwln, Mich.

 

 

 

 

FOR 1 SALE—AJGSRA GOATS—ONE
lsvrec yearling uc'. m ‘ r’. v ' v

and doe kill six months eollfuqtere‘l yearling do.
M. E. HESS. 111 N. Johnson Ave” Pontlao, Mlch.

FEREEIS Filll SALE AT 35 EACH

. SHERER, Central Lake, Mich.

FOR SALE ANOTHER LITTER
drlvmg Lmlll'cs. They will make good civil-it’llll'EdE;
as the mother can't_be beat. Hu this time as
figulgafit hlitltermadvertlsecéoreciived 2. inquiries and
oney m t '
$5.00 females, $7.00 malt”? a“ u" m” P
M. E. BROWN, Jonesvllle. Mlch.

REG-

 

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

 

FOR SALE HOLSTEIN BULL. A LARGE FIN
all. large enough for “light service. Born Felf
17, 1922. A good individual. nearly all white.
Dam on A. R. 0. heifer. At 2 years 2 months
die undo 17.62 ills. butter. 429.7 lbs. milk with
fitting. The- man that buys this

orth a! his money. Sire is a
d the $35 000 bull whose 10 nearest
exceptlon averaged 33 lbs. He is

and is 5mm some mighty fine calves.

mm. Jone-villa, Mich. ,
”IVS. P00" m.OF-H. F. A D
oaks. Young stock for sale. H'e‘rd
% Stats and Federal. Government.
r bl'b. and 'on. '
WILBUR. VBELDIIO. Iloh.

 

 

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Advertisements Inserted under ,
this ,
p'er‘ I sue. Commercial Baby Chick
advertisements 45c per agate line.

‘ Write out what you have to offer
and send it in. We will put it in.
type, send proof and quote rates by
return mail. Address The Michigan
Business Farmer, Advertising De—
partment, Mt. Clemens. Michigan.

POULTRY

We yet have a few hundred Pullets in Leghorns,
Ba. red Rocks, White Wyandottes and Orpingtons.
' The most of these l’ullets are near laying age
And should be put into winter laying quarters
soon. If you want a flock of winter layers, write
til now.
Also Cockercls, Bronze Turkeys, Toulouse Geese

and Pekm Duck Ks. »

STATE FARM ASSOCIATION

'\ Kalamazoo, Mich.

PULLETS. HENS 11111 cchERETs

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s. C. White Leghorns and s. C. and n. 1‘. 111111311
Minorous. Must make room before cold weather.
About ready to lay.
LAPHAM FARMS, Pinckney, Mlch.
FOR SAL —150 WHITE WVANDOTTE
Cockerels and pullets \ll from
my prize winning stock of very best American
White Wyandottes L1yi11gustrain.Thcy win for
me. The;'

will coin for yo

W. A,SE Rochester. Mlchlgan

S. C. ANCONA COGKERELS HATCHEO FROM
H. Cecil Shopper ls vmy best Only a few. order
early.

H. yCECIL SMITH, Rapid city, Mlch., R. 2.
FOR SALE—A LIMITED NUMBER OF
April and June hatched White Wyandottc Cock-
erels from winter 1.:21y1rs at $3.00 and $2 00 re—
specti1'113y,H. L ',McLouth Levering, Mlch., R. 2.

 

 

Dh’OiCE WHl" 1 E WVANDOTTE COCKERELS
.PureE l1'1erl 11,11'i11gstrai11 Ap1il hatol1,r11:1s«.111ahlc
M. CONNOR. Jackson, Mlch., D. 5.

 

LIGHT BRAHMA COOKERELS—IPUREBRED
Good' strain, thrifty, prize winning. Write
RS E. B. WIL LlTS, Reading, Ml.oh, R

 

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LEGHORNS

LEGHORNS

S. C. Buff Leghorn llcns, I'ullets and Cockcrels.
Hens 11.1111 pullcts 35‘... 50 each; cockerels $3.00 to
$5. 00 o;1clI.Sl111w hire-ls a matter of corresponl
encc. LAPHAM FARMS, Pinckney, Ml‘ch.

COCKERELS AND PULLETS, S. C. W. LEG-

 

 

 

horns, Tom $.1g'11n3l_stnt111,()250) egg utility line.
A ii hutxhed .
pr CECIL W. BOVEE, North Star, Mlch.
ALE May hatched S. U. V’Vhite Lew
F0" 3 hum l'ulh-ts also llosc 11113 Single
mb 1 ode Island Red Pullets. VALLEY
RIDGE OULTRY FARM, Bloomingdale, MIch.‘

 

8 C. BUFF LEGHORNS AND BUFF ROCK

co1kcrels also a ffew yearling ’yearling Brown
in 811 us at armers ric.
Legho- e I-IOLLENBECKp Athens Mlch.

 

BUFF LEGHORII “$333.25 33?.i1si‘ja'l’

w. WEBSTER, Bath, Michigan

 

 

“HOUR ISLAND REDS

DE ISLAND REDS, Tompkins srnAIN
Bog—Hgmbs. Stock for sale after September 15th.
WM. H. FROHM, New Baltimore, Mlch R. 'I.

R. G. RHODE ISLAND REDS, PULLETS AND

 

 

. b: t he 1' MIV 1.3t
oockerelsh .‘FFG ( ERZKE, Grayllng, Mlch.
R0 E COMB R. I. REDS WHOITTAKERS
' Itra?n. Cookerels (April hatchl $2.0 tisfac—

tion guaranteed. HAMPTON & SONS, anger,
Mlch.

 

WHITTAKER’ S R. REDS, 0200 SINGLE
comb re1l pullets at 52'. .10 to $5.0 each Also
both Rose and Single Comb cocks and cockerels.
Write for calatog. Interlakes Farm, Box 4,
Lawrence, Mich »

 

 

 

ORPINGTONS

OBPIIIGTONGS "11.33.35.238

\Nm,“ 11111011..
BLACK OHPINGTOII GOGKEBELS
1- 1111. P.

HERGERT, Jonesvllle, Mlch.-

 

WHITE,
eggs
8

Route 4,

BLACK
in season.
KE

Box 41 .

 

 

PI‘JYMOUTH 1101711.

DUFF ROCK CKL’S, BIG HUSKY, HEALTHY
uniform color, the result of years of (:3,er

greeglnfl Box M, Saltlllo, Ind.

 

CLIPP & SONS.

 

 

TURKE YS—DUCKS—GEESE

 

Large Healthy Stock
Grand gobblers S 1 1. 00,
Order now and get the

'Whlto Holland Turkeys.
with size and qualit.0
$1 4. 00. Females F.$9

 

pick. A. F. STEGENGA, Lyons, Mlch.
I’U'IIEBIIED BRONZE TI.I|II(EYSR 35:22
E. KINLEV, St. Johns, Mlch., R.

 

'IEAUTIFUL PUREBRED MAMMOTH BRONZE
anblers large and vigorous You will make no
mistake when zbuying from me $10.
THOMAS R0 3:00:11 Musk990n, Mlch., R. 14.

'PI'RE BRED MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEYS

strain. Large and vigorous,
Changipigns SMATTS, East Jordan, Mlch., R. 1.

counsels nan 'runxevs—UNRELATED
rly for low prices. Collie pups for

“RNA 113.0 0. “11113336333191, 0?:33‘02‘ 111111111.

nap runxsvs 1-1:on FOR

'w°. 3o BOTHAM. Hfiporla. 111111111.

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DIRECTORY—4'

ending at 30c per agate line, ,1-

OOMB OF AN OONAS OR LEGHORN
MALE

I wish to know if Ancona and
Leghorn roosters have the same
number of points on their combs,
and what is the number for a thor-
oughbredH—J S., Carsonville, Mich.

———-The Standard of Perfection 're-
quires the comb of the Leghorn or
Ancona male bird to have five ser-
rations or points. For an addition-
al point a cut of .5 is made in scor-
ing. In addition to the number of
points other things are considered.
The com’b should not follow the
head very closely nor should it be
very large and beefy. The comb
also should be free from marks
which are indentations in the front
of the comb.

The novice' is liable to place too
much emphasis on the comb, sacri-
ficing both body type and color pat—
tern for this minor point.———E. C.
Foremad, Associate Professor of
Poultry Husbandry, M. A. C.

FEEDING SUNFLOWER SEEDS T0
IiENS

Please tell me how Sunflower
seeds should be fed to laying hens
and in what amounts—P. Me, Bay
Port, Mich.

—-I might say that they are an ex-
cellent feed for birds during moult
and could be fed at that time up to
20 per cent of the scratch feed—C.
M. Ferguson, Extension Specialists,
M. A. C.

FATTENING POULTRY ON THE
FARM -
poultry not only
increase the size ,but improves
the Quality of the flesh. There
is the some difference between a
fattened chicken and an unfattened
one as there is between corn—fed
steers and range cattle. The market
pays from three to seven cents per
pound more for fattened poultry
than for unfattened. This means a
difference of from 15 to 35 cents on
a five—pound chicken.
Chickens make best gains when
about three or four months old. A
cockerel will gain one pound in two

FATTENING

weeks. Any of the meat or general
purpose breeds makes economical
gains.

_ It is profitable for farmers to fat-

they make provision for\ doing it
properly and have a good market.
Chickens make the best gains if
confined in a crate or fattening pen
and kept where it is cool and dark.
Equal parts of corn meal and
bran mixed to a thin batter with
sour milk or buttermilk makes a
good fatteningration. Feed three
times a day. Give little the first
day; after that give all that will be
eaten in 20 minutes. It is usually
not profitable to keep poultry in the
fattening more than two weeks.

 

EGG LAYING CONTEST UNDER
WAY

HE First Annual Michigan Inter-
T national Egg Laying Contest got
under way November lst with
95 pens in place. Pen No. 88 ar-
rived late in the week and four other
pens entered have not yet arrived at
the Contest grounds. The‘ contest
promises 'to be one of international
interest with ofie pen from each of
the following states: New York,
Washington, Missouri, Rhode Island.
Tennessee, ,Connecticut, California,
Indiana and Ohio. Two pens from
Oregon, two from New Jersey and
four Canadian pens, three ’from On-
Tario and one from Quebec. Michi-
gan poultrymen occupy the remain-
der with 83- pens entered; The man-
agement has been disappointed in
the cancellation of two pens from
England which would have added in-
terest in the results{' .

with White Leghorns In the majority
with 52 pens. Barred Rocks second
with 18 pens, White Wyandottes oc-
cum 9:' finance. £31131!on Island,

   
 

 

,2. and one
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ten the poultry they have to sell, if‘

The breeds are well represented ~

aeggs In the II lied States. according
C to he mt

Rocks, Buff Wyandottes. Black Min-
areas and Black Orpingtons '

Eighty-five of the pens got into
action during the first seven days.
Only 4 pens had all ten birds in
production. Ten hens in all pro-
duced 6 eggs each during the first
week.

Shaw’s pen from South ,Haven
have a small ‘lead for the week with
a production of 43 eggs 4 eggs over
Down’ 8 pen. Taylor’s pen are close
third, being only one egg behind the
second pen. TerHaar’s pen No. 79'
are fourth with ‘36 eggs.

The Leghorns have a heavier pro-
duction for the first week. Pens in
this section, however, show consider-
able mere maturity than the pens of
the beaver breeds.

Leading pens of 10 birds each are
as follows:

Plymouth Rocks
H. E. Dennison, (Barred) East
Lansing, Michigan. 27 eggs.
Mrs. C. D. Finkbiner,
Clinton, Michigan, 20 eggs.
Wyandottes
Clyde Hollis, Hudsonville, Michi-
gan. 23 eggs.
F. S. Sinks. Farmington, Michigan,
20 eggs.
Rhode Island Reds
L. O. Dunning, Delton, Michigan,
23 eggs.
Mrs. E. S. Travis, Vicksburg, Mich-
igan, 15 eggs.
White Leghorns

(Barred)

' Elmer E. Shaw, South Haven,
Michigan, 43 eggs. _

W. A: Down, Washington, Mich-
. igan, 39 eggs. .

E. D. Taylor, Kalamazoo. Mich-
igan, 38 eggs. _

Alfred TerHaar, Hudsonville,

Michigan, 36 eggs.

 

HOUSING TURKEYS IN WINTER

FREQUENTLY we hear the ques—
tion “How can I house my
turkeys in winter?”

In answering this question there
age several important things involv-
e

1. The natural characteristics of
the turkey.

,2. Other poultry on the farm.

3. Sanitation and disease pre-
vention.

The turkey is not fully domesti-
cated as yet and still holds many of
its natural wild characteristics

which must be considered. Turkeys
have not been raised in confinement
except at the expense of vitality and
size. They are seclusive and
stealthy. They have the power to
withstand much cold if dry, clean
aim healthy, with plenty of fresh
9. r

Turkeys should not be housed
with other poultry; one or the other
will suffer, perhaps both. Difference
in characteristics, habits, feed, sani-
tation and disease tendencies are
the difficulties. These can all be
overcome in one plan.

If turkeys are worth raising, and
we know they are when farmers
can sell from $400. 00 to $1, 800. 00,
worth in a single season, they are“
worth raising right. A shed closed
tight on the north, west and east
sides and the south side left open
except for a 1—inch wire noting to
keep the turkeys in and other birds
out is a convenient shelter for turk—
eys in winter. On the inside it is
Well to have curtains of. muslin or
burlap so arranged as to be lowered
in extreme weather.

It will be well to have the shed
arranged with the low side to the
south and with the door-prefer-
ably at the east end. This plan gives
plenty of shelter, will be dry,
should be kept clean and sanitary,
and will provide plenty of fresh air.

In summer it can be used, it 119--

' sired for developing growing chicks

or even' for a summer laying 0r

breeding house. a-«Dakota. Farmer.

 

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, gathering in one place, while in, a,

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There Is aileys a” or t
varieties of apples. The Rho
land Greening is always In de" ‘

  
  
   
  

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, catch the eye and go for fancy f,
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3.1]. Auto trucks and good 'ro'aTd's,
are doing1much to relieve thls‘cOnfe‘
dition, but” it is only a; beginning,

The parcel post is helping. But.- the 0
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Unsprayed trees are object lesson:
this year Their wormy, scabby fruit 0
is in marked contrast to that of arc.
chards which have received pranci-
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One tree ina peach orchardfwas ,, ”
not sprayed for leaf curl last spring.
The leaves soon dropped. The tree ..
was full of blossoms, but did not'
mature Ia peach. The, sprayed trees
kept their foliage and in September
were loaded dOWn with fruit. The
moral is easly seen.

The huckleberry looks well for the
future, so does the elderberry. In'
a few years they should have an es:
tablished place among the cultivated
fruits. Now won’t somebody - take
the wild blackberry in hand and give
us something with a. flavor? This is
a question that hundreds of consum-
ers are asking. -

        
        
           
    
      
    
   
        
        
     
    
    
 
         
      
       
      
 
      
       
 
   
     
 
    
   
   
  
  
    
  
  
   
    
  
 
  
  
    
   
      
    
   
      
 
   
   
   
   
    
   
 
  
   
 
  
 
  
  

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If the raspberries are infected
with ranthranose. the.young canes
should be sprayed at least twice dur-
ing the summer. When they have 4,
grown about a foot,’ spray. them ‘
,with Bordeaux. This should_ keep '~
the disease in check, unless the canes
are badly infected. The disease
kills the bark in spots, the result be-
ing that the canes are weak and the
fruit undersized. perheps ripening
prematurely, or drying up. Canes-
badly affected should not be used,
for propagation.

 

There are several diseases new to
Michigan which have recently been
brought to the injury of the cane
fruit. They should receive attention,
as they are a menace to raspberry
culture. The fruit has not been
plentiful for severl years, and there
is anxiety lest it become still more
soarce. If your canes look diseased,
write at once describing the condi-
tions, to the State Orchard Inspector,
Department of Agriculture, Lansing,
Michigan. If the diseases are to be
checked it is the utmost with the
government officials.

COLLECTION BOX

[PROMPT SETTLEMENT

I received a letter from —— just
the day before I received your Card
stating that they would accept the
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which is satisfactory of course, and
the machine is now packed and ready
for shipment tomorrow morning. As
soon as I receive settlement I will
let you know and I want you to see
the letter they sent me. I can’t
thank you enough for your kindness
in this matter and I am very truly
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Buy Your Quality Silver Foxes from

“The Fir-Brand Fox Farms ”

 

Where Pure Air, Cool Summers,~
Pure Water, Cold Winters develop
Fine Furred Foxes.

 

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Pioneer Fox Rancher

“On the Top of Michigan”

 

 

 

Raise Silver Foxes
Most Profitable Livestock.

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(Continued from Nov. 11th issue)
HARVESTING THE FUR CROP
HE skunk, as a. rule, is a very
stupid animal, and traps set
without any covering have been
known to make a catch. Traps,
however, had best be covered for
there is no telling what animal may
come along and if the trap is prop-
erly set and covered a catch is apt
to be made. Foxes, mink, coon and
other animals hav: been caught in
skunk sets, so it pays to make all
sets carefully. Where there is fur
bearers, larger than skunk, it is well
to use a trap large enough to hold
whatever happens to step on the
treaddle.

Den sets should be made just far
enough in so that dogs will not get
caught, and also out of the way of
stock, if near residence. Remove
enough earth, so that when the trap
is carefully covered, will be level
with the, balance of the surround-
ings. Place fastening back as far
as length of chain will permit. Ex—
tension chains, about 27 inches lo‘ng,
and selling at about $1.50 a dozen
are now made. Trappers should
carry a few to use when regular
chain is not of sufficient length. This
is done so that when a catch is made
it'is not apt to get into the den,
but will nine times out of ten, pull
the fastening away from the den—
just as the trapper figured.

If the mouth of the den and im-
mediate surroundings has leaves,
cover trap and chain with leaves; if
grass use grass. In other words
\cover with same material so as not
to arouse the suspicion of the ani—
mal. One of the secrets of trapping
is to make a set and leave every-
thing apparently as it was before.
00 not get covering to heavy—just
enough to conceal the trap. If end,
or long—spring style of trap is used,
turn the spring to one side so that
the animal will not step on spring.

Dens that show hair and drop—
ping signs; are as ., rule, splendid
places to set. Such signs are-more
apt to be seen at the beginning of
the trapping season than later. If
the game is still living there and the
nights are favorable for its moving,
the chances are good for a catch.
. In settingtraps as well as looking

at them after the set is made, care
should be taken and as little sign
made as possible. If there is much
disturbance, such as ground tracked
up, leaves moved, entrance to den
partly blocked, etc., the game may
became suspicious. If mouth of den
is too large it may be lessenend by
pushing a stick or two into the earth
just beyond the trap. These sets
are largely for land animals.

Fox, wolf and wildcat do not fre-
quent dens except when the yo .ng
are born and are being raised, so
that few are trapped at dens rhen
the fur is prime. This is especially
true of fox and wolf; wildcat fre—
,‘.1ent dens somewhat more. These
animals are sometimes caught at
the carcasses of animals and fowls
while others are decoyed to sets 1'
caught at blind sets, which means
setting traps in their trails, without
bait. Such sets must be carefully
placed and skillfully covered.

The “cubby set” is much used
throughout Michigan, especially the
Northern half of the Lower Penin-
sula and all of the Upper Peninsula,
The “cubby” is made in various ways
and sizes. For Mink it is often made
by driving stakes close together
forming a circle about 18 inches in
diameter, with an opening next the
water of a few inches, where trap
is set. Bait is placed in center and
may be rabbit, fowl or any fresh
piece of flesh. .

Many . trappers make or build
“cubbies” out of rock and chunks
and for mink the size is about fif-
teen inches deep and six or eight
wide with end towards. the water
open and where trap is set. This
type cubby is covered and is‘not apt
to be molested by birds. Fish are
also used for bait.

A very good mink set can be made
along a small stream where mink
.- are using by driving stakes close to-

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roots and ‘ overhanging banks.
Where the bank is steep with only
a few inches between the bank and
water, is another good place, es—
pecially if there are tracks. If the
passage is too wide, a rock, chunk
or stakes (old sticks) so driven as
to guide the game into the trap adds
to the sureness of a catch.

Mink, especially the males, are
great wanderers, often traveling sev—
eral miles- in a night. In fact they
are on the go from dark to dawn
often, and when daylight overtakes
them they will hole up for the day.
A mink, however. is not apt to go
more than a mile or two from where
born and raised other than at mat-
ing season when they go much far-
ther. Mink seek the outlet of tile
ditches and where such empty into
streams is an ideal place. Set in
about two inches of water. The trap
should be covered but if the running
water is so swift that this is im-
possible make the set anyway. A
stone is placed a few inches from
mouth of the tile will sometimes
check swiftness of water so that
coverng will stay on.

Dens along the banks\ of streams
ponds and lakes are always good
places to set for mink. Muskrat
dens and other holes near the water
are generally explored by wander~
ing mink and traps set at dens that
are evidently not much used, often
result in catches. The nature of the
mink is to explore all dens. Some
trappers, before trapping season, dig
dens at the edge of the water, where
traps are set when fur primes up.
These artificial dens are about 18
inches deep.

Old drift piles along streams are
good places to catch mink for they
wander and hunt over such pretty
thoroughly. Bait here can be used
to advantage by placing in a pen or
“cubby” as already described. Still
another good set can be made by
placing two logs about six inches
apart and another on top. These
should be either near the water or
by some drift pile. A trap set at
either end may fool some passing
mink.

Some years ago when making the
rounds with a trapper up in Iron
county. I recall that he had a mink
at either end of such a set. The
two traps were over six feet apart
and about the middle the trapper had
fastened a bait of fish. Both /mink
were dead and drowned. The traps
had not been looked at for
three days. I think the catch was
sixrmink that day and four the fol-
lowing. This trapper had out some
forty traps for mink covering a line

of more than twenty miles. Hisf

catch was about forty mink every
season at that time.

Perhaps something more about the
mink in the Upper Peninsula will be
of interest. I have written to th0
locality Where I was with the old
trapper some ten years ago and find
that there are far fewer mink there,
now than then and trappers more
plentiful. (These mink were not large
compared with the Central Ohio
mink, they would not be more than
medium size, but owing to their dark
color and fine fur, they are worth
somewhat more than Ohio mink.
Few mink of Northern Michigan
weigh as much as 3 pounds while
Ohio, Indiana, or Illinois weigh 3
1- 3 to as much as four pounds

Michigan long has been one of the
good muskrat states but during the
past few years, since this fur has be—
come so high, they have been much
reduced in numbers in all parts of
the state. Dealers and buyers class-
ify this article as spring, winter. fall
and kitts.. Spring are those caught
say from about Februgry 10 to
April; winter, December and Janu-
ary; fall, November; kttts are young
muskrat—less than half the size of
grown.

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ME, AND MAW REVIEW
HOSE who expected the election
of several Democratic Senators
to disturb the even trend of
business improvement are doomed to
disappointment. In the days of yore
Big Business was supposed to be the
protecting arms of the Republican
party and whenever anything hap-
pened to its darling, it flew into a
terrible rage, and raised havoc with
things in/general. But- those days
have gone. and in their stead has
come a more intelligent citizenry
and a more intelligent partisanship
which seems some good in people
and things of a Different political
complexion. A change in thapoliti-
cal garments of the administration
no longer gives business a headache
or a fever.

Despite the fact that winter is
Just outside the door and many coal
bins are empty, the nation at large
is in a pretty healthy and cheerful
"condition. Many of them are in bad
shape but not as bad as they have
been at other times. Dire predictions
are made as to what will happen to
agriculture unless relief comes soon.
Pres. Howard of A. F. B.’ F. declares
farmers are headed straight for the
abyss of bankruptcy and the only
thing that can save them are more
credits. Potato growers are suffer-
ing the rst of all because of the
general demoralization of their mar-
ket.

The general trend of commodity
prices is upwards. This is true of
nearly all farm products with the
exception of potatoes. Shoes, cloth—
ing and farm utensils show an in-
clination to advance. Indeed, some
goods are higher now than 30 days
ago. It begins to appear that the
prices of farm products and other
commodities will never reach that
happy pre-war balance which Prof.
Friday was promising us some time
ago.

WHEAT

Developments in the wheat market
the past fortnight prove our state-
ment of two weeks ago that the bull
movement in wheat was not over.
As a matter of fact, some people are
beginning to wonder if it will be over
until another crop is harvested.
For the trend is slowly, but surely
upward, and nothing seems to stem
it. Export business is good, milling
demand is brisk, and the speculators
are eager to buy. With such a con-
dition prevailing, how can there be
lower prices? Every effort of the
bears to check the advance has met
with failure. We no longer dare to
question the accuracy of Mr. Foster’s

~ prediction that we would see $1.50
wheat by January 1st, for it surely
looks that way.
Prices

Detroit—No. 2 red, $1.36; No. 2
White and No. 2 mixed, $1.34.

Chicago—~No. 2 hard, $1.22@ $1.-
22 7—8; No. 2 red. $1.30 1—2.

Prices one year ago—Detroit, No.
2 red. $1.25; No. 2 white $1.22.

CORN

Corn markets With the exception
of Chicago are firm and active al-
though prices in most cases are no
higher than they were a week ago.
A great deal of feeding is being done
throughout the west and the greater
part of the grain is rapidly going
into consumption. During the past
week buyers on the markets have
been plentiful with prices at present
levels but as soon as there was any
movement of prices upward the pur-
chasers disappeared. Receipts are
moderate and dealers expect them
to be smaller this week owing to un-
settled weather. Shipping demand
‘ is reported slow.

' ‘Prices '

.‘f Detroit—No. 2 yellow, No; No. 8 “

yellow, 78c; No. 4

yellow No; No.
5' yellow 75c. ' ‘ :
‘ 2 mixed 7! 1—40

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after recént advances. Wheat reaches top

price of season. Beans firm. Eggsln; demand. Poultry higher I '

and active for holiday trade. Hay wanted at better prices.
Hogs weak and lo'wer in some cases. ‘ Sheep strong to

steady.

higher. 1’ Provisions higher in sympathy with grains.

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OATS
Oats«are taking the course we
have confidently expected they would
in sympathy with wheat.
points for the season were recorded
last week for December and May
delivery. Receipts were larger last
week at nearly all points.
Prices

New high .

Detroit—No. 2 white 49 1-20; No.

3 White 48c; No. 4 white 46 1-2c.
Chicago—No. '1 white 45 3-4c;
No. 2 white 45 1—2 @ 46 1—2c.
Prices one year ago—Detroit. No.
2 white 39c; No. 3 white 36c; No.
4 white 31 1—2c. .

RYE

Rye is in big demand for export
and advances in price were noted
on all markets last week. It looks
like we are going to have another
opportunity to say, "We told you so.”
We stated last week We were bullish
on rye and expected to see the price
go to $1.25 within the next three
months. Chicago dealers are all of
the opinion that rye will reach $1 in
the near future. There is nothing to
prevent it from going igher and
much that would cause it to. Ger-
many is one of the leading buyers of
rye in the market at present and is
taking large quantities because of
the financial saving compared with
wheat. It is freely,predicted that

thewentire surplus ‘ef rye will soon
be disposed of. Gains in price at
Detroit last week amounted to 4c.
‘ Prices '
Detroit—Cash No. 2,. 930.

Chicago—Cash_No. 2, 92 @92 1;éc. .

Prices one year ago—Detroit, No.
2, 84c“ .

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POTATOES

We want to weep when we write
of the potato market. We wish
there were something we could say
to comfort the farmers whose soul
livlihood is wrapped up in his potato
crop. Many have written and asked
for a personal opinion on the market,
which we cannot give.. It looks to us
as though potatoes cannot go lower,
but it looked the same way thirty
days ago when they were 10 to. 20
cents higher than they are now.
There are two important factors
which the potato grower should re-
member.
enormous amount of potatoeshave
been taken to market. Farmers who
sell at retail to nearby cities have
been particularly anxious to get rid
of their holdings. Likewise a great
number of potatoes have been wast-
ed. Hundreds of thousands of
bushels have not been dug. What
efiect this waste will have on the
final reckoning we do not know, but
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Washington, Nov. 24, 1922—One of the greatest storm periods

One of them is, that an'

within a. year will occur during the week centering on Christmas
day. In that great storm all the radical causes—and then some
——that terminated in that destructive tornado in the middle south-
west Nov. 4, will be combined in the besom of destruction that
will sweep the country during the holidays. The principal cause
centers on Christmas day. but as there will be five causes .from
December 23 to 26 the exact date and place where and when the
great storm will break cannot be determined. The great destroyers
are of the same nature as a thunder storm, with clouds rushing
toward a center'armed with their thunder bolts. Neither can
the kind of storm now be determined; much depends on Where
it strikes. It may be a blizzard or a flood, a tornado or a hurri-
cane. The season suggests a great winter storm, with the piercing
arrows of the blizzard in one section and the balmy days of an
autumnal Indian summer in " another. But prepare for great
weather extremes during the Christmas holidays.

Michigan—Most sewers storms and most‘ precipitation near Nov. .
29; normal precipitation. Highest temperatures Dec. 1-9; lowest 5. /

All‘indictions are that first week of December will be unusually
warm with-more than usual train, followed "by very bad, cold,
stormy weather, inclined toward blizzards. There are so many
great magnets, planets, concerned in that great, storm‘period that
I'will not be able to get the exact dates. Better get your outdoor

attains arranged .b'e/fore end of , Novamber. although; you ,may get;

some good weather first few days of, December. :When that great

storm breaks you will need some shelter.

days. '

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Seine good weatheris" , .
. expected bet-ween this great stormperiod and the bfid storms,“ the l.

higher prices may’iidevoiopbbtm. "

coming or spring. Thone-who _

{Rani to hold their ampere ii

» .m‘ostoi the atrial-35am; and!

reaction. does not‘ develop by
winter-zit will be a very strangethin"
PM ' ‘.

DBt/rottql.05. 'per "to g .‘j H
_ Prices one year ago—4-Detroit, .81;
Chicago—800 6 '950 permcwt. .,
BEANS :;, f _
According to the propaganda 01',
the sugar manufacturers the tarm'-=
ers up in the Thumb are cussing;
themselves {orplantin‘g more beans .
this year than sugar beets, for, ac.-
cording to the story. sugar beets are

- proving a more profit-able crop'than‘s

beans this year. We’d like tolled!”

from some of our bean growersuen

that subject.
fishy.
The

will go at least 25 per cent higher
before another crop, but if sugar ad-
vances in anrsuch proportions as
that it will be long after the factories__
have settled with the farmers.
Prices ‘ I 7
Detroit, 0. H. P., $6.75 per cm.
Prices one year ago—Detroit, C.
H. P. $4.30 . .
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' HA1 , .
. Hay markets are quite firm al-
though some declines in prices took
place last week due to heavy receipts
and lack of demand. Owing to bad
condition of roads country loadings
have been restricted at many points
and as a result several markets have

barely had sufficient hay to take

care of the demand. Sacha condi-I

tio‘n existed 'at Chicago and prices:

advanced the latter part of the week. 7
1 Prices _ '
Detroit—No. 1 Timothy :1?

$17.50; light standard $15.50; ”gage“

mixed $16.50 @‘ $17. .
Chicago—No. 1 Timothy $22 0

$24; No. 1 light clover mixed 32-1“

@ $22;~ No. 1 clover mixed $19 0‘
$21. ’ “
standard timothy $18 @ $19.

WEEKLY MARKEMRAM
U. S. Bureau Agricultural Economics

Washington, D. 0., for the week- ~

ending November 18, 1922.

Live Stock and Meats—Compared
with aweek ago; Chicago hog-prices
ranged from 20-50 cents lower.
Strictly good to prime beef steers
sLeady to strong, others unevenly 25
to 50 cents lower; Better grades bee:
cows and~heifers, stockers and feed-
ers in between grades beef cows and
lower grades butcher heifers mostly
25 cents/ lower; Bulls 10 to 15 cents
higher; Veal calves largely $1 lower.
Fat Lambs steady to shade lower:
Yearlings‘and feeding lambs steady,
sheep strong to 50 cents higher.
On Nov. 18, Chicago hog prices were
5 cents to 10 cents lower than Fri-
days -average. Cattle,
lambs practically unchanged. Nov.
18 Chicago prices: Hogs, top, $8.20.
Bulk of sales $780-$810; Medium
and good beef steers $6.90-$11.75;
Butcher cows and'heifers $3.40-$10.—
50; Feeder steers 85.25—35.75; Light
and medium weight veal calves $8-

$9.75;‘ Fat lambs 313414.75; Feed-

ing lambs $12.25—$14.25;~ .Yearlngs.
$9.75-$13.25; Fat ewes 35.5048.

Stacker and feeder shipments from; .,:g

12 important markets during the

week ending Nov. 10 were: ' ’Cattle‘, 5
hogs 12,921; ~~

and calves 154,735,
Sheep 173,401.. -In eastern whole-

sale fresh meat markets beef jwas,

steady with prices are week ago}.
veal ‘and"mutton._1firm to .31 higher,
and lambsél-Whigher. ,Pork lotus
"weak to; 81 lower. ' Nov. 18 prices
good grandsons: . _
. _~3Ve_a1 $13-$16; ' Lama 9522335 2.8 ;

30.4.3.1 .31 4+$1V
ton $12-$18}. ugh't‘pork lam ‘
Hasty Int-Mil 5.51. ‘

sheep ‘ and .

The story sounds very. ‘j
Beans are a better buy today" '
.. at $6 a cwt., than sugar at~$7.
chances are ten to one that beans ' ”

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Products Handled

' We are handling to ’advant-
age. poultry. eggs, apples and
other fruits, potatoes, celery,
onions, carrots, cabbage,‘

' rutebagas, purple top tur-

nips and other vegetables.

; Increase Not Returns
By shipping to us through
your local 00—01). in carload
10158 ' Carlood shipments save
you extra. charges on go
transportation companies on
F‘s than cadet shipbmnts.
They also enable us to divert
' when other markets would
not more than Detroit ’8.

' We Need Poultry to
Supply our Holiday
Trade ‘

It To get highest available De-
troit prices see your local
, Farm Bureau or Co—op. Man-
. agar for particulars on how
, to make shipments of Chick-
ens. Turkeys. Geese. 'Ducks.
and dressed Veals, Hogs and
T Eggs»:

88.188 and returns usually
5, made within 24 hours, thus
avoiding shrinkage.

I: Farm Bureau Pro-

duce Exchange "

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Dishing prices.- 92 score

”Tfitido;
Chicago ‘52

Pills. 51's;
1‘36-

-Cheueeprieeswsre unsettled during

the wear with demand slightly im—
proved and a slight gain in prices on
some styles. There is more demand
‘for bold ehouse; Production at frmh
cheese decreasing. Cheese prices at
Wisconsin primary markets Nov 17:
Plate 524. 1—26‘;. Twins 24 1-4c:
Daision»: and Longhorns. 24 1-2c:
W mm 25 1:46.

MISGELMNEOUS MAME!
y QUOTATIONS
Detroit. Monday, November 20th.

: WE‘Ru—Best oresmery, in tubs,
co fie per lb.

(me—Fresh, current receipts, 40

; file; fresh, 09.11de and graded,

“3520; refrigerator ems, 26'@
22¢ per dozen.

HONEY-Comb, 28@25c per lb.

CELERY—Michigan 20@30c per
dos: square, $1@$1. 25

DRESSED HOGlS—90 to 100 lbs. .,
13e.; 130 to 160 lbs., 11@12c.

CHESTNUTS—3 3 @ 35c.

CABBAGE—Home grown $12@
$16 per ton.

POP BORN—4 1- -2@5c;
Buster, 7 1- -2@8c per lb.‘

ONIONS—$1. 65@$1. 75 per sack
of 100 lbs; Spanish $.215@$2.65
per crate.

DRESSED CALVES—Choice, 14
@16c; medium, 12@14c; large
coarse, 7@12 per lb.

LIVE POULTRY—Best spring,
22@23c; medium, 19@20c; leg-
horns, 14@17c; large fat hens, 23
@240; medium hens, 20@220;
small hens, 14c; old roosters, 15c;
geese, 22@23c; large ducks 22@
240; small ducks, 18@210; turkeys,
38 @ 400 per 11).

WOOb—D’elaino unwashed, 54@
55c; he uRWashed,48@49c;17§
blood unwrashed, 51@52c; 3-8 blood
* unwashed, 51@52e;1-4 blood un-
washed, .506.

Chicago

. APPLEfi—Dealers report a f irly
active demand for sound and large
'npplos. The unfavorable weather

Little

‘ ' curtailedthe movement but, in spite

of this,"' prices were maintained.
Heavy supplies were offered of all
varieties. Dealers feel that, at pres-
ent prices,.an enormous consump-
tive demand should develop. They
are realizing that the supplies of

abundant as was formerly thought.
Well posted apple men here feel
that, when good, brisk apple—eating
weather arrives, an enormous con—
sumptive demand wil.1 develop, due
'to the apple advertising.

Extra fancy J onathans sold $2.25;
Winter-Bananas, ”@2225; Rome

«Beauties, $2.25; Delicious. $3@3.25;

Wageners, $1; fancy of all varieties,
25c loWer; C grade stock, 50©75c
lower. In bbls.: Jonathans, @$6;
ureenings, 85; Northern Spices, $5@
6; GrimesGolden, $5; Kings, $4.50;
Michigan 20 oz., $4.50@4.75: Bald-
wins, S4.25@4.50; orchard run, $1
.02 lower. In bulk: Greenings, $1. 25
@1. 50; Ben Davis, $1@1. 25; Bald-
wins, 31. 50; hand picked Jonathans,

2. 5.0
S CELERY—Improved demand was
noted owing to the approach of
Thanksgiving. Better grades were
wanted. Kalamazoo, $1; Kalama-
zoo flats, 50@60c.

CABBAGE—Just fair demand for
medium sized heads. Colo. ., $1. 50;
fancy, 85c; large crates, $1; fancy
home-grown, 5066011.

ONIONS—Just fair demand. Sup-

. plies were plentiful. Indiana yellow,

Utah yel-

$1.5001lf5; white, 33; $46

low, 21. 2501. 50: anish,
4.50; half canon, 32. 2 @2. 50.

WOOL 5 .
Duller trade, but steady to firm
, mark the wool trade in the
new at present. Stock of no-
tilts wools‘ are virtually exhausted.
zoo th’it holders' are less inclined to
' movement is not large.

:36! mass; stocks, the co

1 tendency is upward, blit relatively
my sales are reported, on account,

fifths low stocks on hand. on so-
. iii-ll vol 9 oi sales, many
on

. p at dealers lore of the 0,115»

 

really high grade apples are not as"

aro' more or less:

he! the #0015 iii?

' reply-'10 questions regarding the

use '01! corn in Italy, the Man

Consul General at Genoa answers
new “In so tar as known to
the America: Consul General at Gen-
oa nothing is being done in Italy
by the United States Government or
by private agencies to popularize
or increase the use of American corn
either as 11 food product for people
or grain supply for stock. Since
the beginning of the year 1922 the
importation of grain has been free
from any Government control and at »»
the present time there are no taxes
on imported grain so that the prices
of the home product- and the import-

(ed; product are very nearly the Comm:

The largest amount 01 min import-
all into Italy originates in the United
States."

AMERICAN CORN T0 GERMANY

F the 16, 000.00 bushels of cern
O imported into Germany (Jan-

uary-August), nearly 14, 000, 000
bushels or 85 per cent had its origin
in the United States. During the
same time Germany imported 16,-
500,000 bushels of wheat, 38 per
cent of which came from the United-
States and 50 per cent from Argen-
tina,- according to a report received
from Assistant Trade Commissioner,
D. L. Breed, October 7, 1922.

 

 

 

 

very reasonable.

 

Phone West 2512

‘GroWers and Shippers of Farm Produce

We have reliable customers in the market every day for car-loads of

Potatoes, Apples, Hay, Beans,

Also Hand Picked Beans 1n Bag Lots

Ship to us and receive the highest market price.
Wire or write for dependable market information.

CHARLES J. YOKOM & COMPANY

. W7 Brokers and Dismbutors
’ Twelfth Street Produce Yards

A

Selling charges

DETROIT, l‘IICHIGAN.

 

 

 

 

 

Ship Your Poultry, Eggs,
Veal, Produce of“ all
. kinds to ‘

HENRY T. FRASER,

' Western Market, Detroit
Wholesale Commission Merchant

Look us up.

References-
Detroit Produce Association.
Detroit Board of Commerce.

We solicit your inquiries.

 

 

 

Cull Beans, $15.00 per ton
Bean Meal, $20.00 per ton

{.0. b. Michigan. A safer feed than Cot-
ton Seed Meal and cost less than half.
Order today.

PORT HURON STORAGE & BEAN CO.
PORT HURON, MICH.

 

 

 

Cured Her

Rheumatism

Knowlndg from terrlble experience the suffer-
Ina cause by BI-I'lscumuIJsm. Mrs. J. H
who “vs: at Douglas Street. 0489,
Bloomlhnqton IIOL, II so thankful at havlng
on oil that out of pure gratliudo she I:
am out .110 °'19“. all other sufferers Just how to
rid of their torture by a simple way :1

MI}. Hum hu nothlng 1.0 sell. Merely mall
your own name and address. and she wlll gladly
and you thls va- 'uable information enzlroly
Iron. erto her at. once before you forgot.

 

 

.1.-

"--KEEP M. B.

 

 

year to work
11.

 

FARMERS ATTENTION

We are In the market for Red Clever
olthor medlum or June. Please send us
samples of your offerings. We feel sure
we can Quote you an attractlva Prlce.

SIOUX CITY SEED 00.
Millington, Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

 

HELP “’ANTEI) MA LE

 

EARN $110 To $250 MONTHLY, EX-
pcnseo paid, as Railway ’I‘rafllc Inspector. Posi-
tion guaranteed after 3 111(mths' spare time study
orn tomoney refunded. Excellent opportunities.
W . Free Booklet (1465 STANDARD
BUSINESS TRAINING INS',I‘. Euflalo. N. Y.

 

WANTEny—HERDSMAN FOR HERD REG-
istered Aberdeen gAngus. Apply by letter giv‘m
references. statin e111.» rune
married and familv. KZ‘IOEEIZTiyl‘lD-TEImd IGELOW
(10.. Iowiston,l\lilc1.

 

WANTED—MARRIED MAN BY MONTH 0R
on dairy farm. B. S. MUNN,
Salem, Mic

 

WANTED SINGLE MAN FOR YEAR. dP‘RE-
for stotk fleding expow’ence, good wages,
home position open at once. ClIA.S D. HAIdiS‘CH.
Siloam, Midi.

 

WANTEDHMARRIED MAN BY MONTH OR
year to Work on dairy and gunmnl farm. EDD.
KING, Sudus, Mich.

 

 

POULTRY

 

CHOICE WHITE HOLLAND TURKEYS FOR
sale. May June and July 11:: “INS. \Vrite for rice!
before buying Mrs. E. Hollis, Smiths Greek, lch.

MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEYS. START
by buying strong, vigourous, pure bred

Write for pH
MRS. PERRY STEBBINS, Mlohlgan.

 

Saranac,

 

WHITE PEKIN DUCKS AND DRAKES $2. 00

S O \V. 11(:'1.:l111111 mmkonls from culled

noel-k $1 50 each. 'I‘lnse Illlt'vu an {or immediate

delivery I". O. B ()xfurl. .\i.~'.n ban 'geeso 11ml

turkeys. Mrs. Earl De Lano R. 1, Oxford, Mlch.

FOB SAL CHOICE WHITE PEKIN DUCKS
and 11111ka 11nd lllilllill'llS.

CEDAR BEND FARM, Okemos, Mich.

 

 

STRAIN

WHITE WYANDOTTES—MARTIN
L‘ ockerels

Michigan Stage 1m¥7wmnus 191.92
illets “l 1,
amps} AYDNE CHIPMAN, Washington Mloh, Rollo 2.

 

STRAIN BARRED ROGKB, DARK
l‘ullvls $1.51).
Charles, Mich.

THOMPSON

11 Cockercls $3,
”13%.0111551: KLOMP. Si.

 

Other Poultry ads on page 20

F. COMING—-

 

 

 

FIFTY-TWO (52) ISSUES...
our: HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX

ll To 5
19-. o.“

l The Michigan Business Farmer, Mt. Clemens, Mich. 2
I enclose $ ........ for my subscription at following rates:

TWENTY-SIX (26 ISSUES. ..

.................. 50c ( )
.................. $1.00 ( )
(156) 15511113.... $2.00 ( )

 

 

 

 

 

R. P. D. No. State

 

 

[filth is a renewal mark (X) here D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


“ Collared
COAT
98

Sharood proves again
his claim to “Lowest
ricos in Ameri-
ca’f in (fresent’mg
is Velour

at. Where else
could you find such
a coat .at this price!
A practical and good-
lookmg model of
pressed velour with
generous collar of
rea rown Coney
All-around bell;
. button '
inings. Sizes
20,
i) a b

r or y No. 28E-
6703. Send no
money. Pay $5.98
and postage on ar-
rival.

Embroidered
Gabardine

Dress

$293

This delightful model
is sure to be one of
the favorites of the
season. It is of beaut-
iful cotton garbardine
With vostec. smart
bell sleeves and fash—
ionable panels richly
embronlerrd. h e
self in aterini belt
ties gracefully
back. Sizes

44.

money. y $2.98
and postage on ar-
rival.

MEN’S
WINTER
UNDERWEAR

Heavy

990

_ weight flat
union suits of
fibre cotton in popular
Jaeger or gray Random
9010 r. Brushed fleece lin-
VVrists and

knit. Sizes

knit
long

Flat Knit Union
Suite of fine quality cot-
ion-168'!“ 220m 34
o ears. rder b No.
28013; . Pay 790V and
postage on arrival.

Women’s Black
Gunmetal or Kid
Hi-Cut Shoes
Semi for ‘ this

some rich
metal or

hand-
gun-
. black kid-
skm_ shoe. Note the
medium. toes with
pretty imitation perr-
arated tips, the
perforation aroiund

and on lace
stays. Very popular
model_ and really a
sensational bar ain
now. Durable, exi-
blo soles. Sizes. 2%
to 8. Wld

Order black
Ill

2 2. order. v
will: calf finished. by No. 28A41a, Pay $1.98
ind postage, on arrival.

\.

Be Sure to Mention Sizes, Colors,
etc... and Send all Orders from»
v ~ on ... page; ; ,, ,.

r V i

93W“

s

 

Here are values absolutely unallualed an -
A ' . We

merica

Don’t send one cent. Just letter or postcard
brings any of these smashed price bargains.
Merely give name and number of each artiole

GUARANTEED !
iSixMonths’ Wear

Men! Don't lose a moment in ordering this won-
derful brown work shoe. It is made 0 leather as
near waterproof as can be made.—solid leather
through and through with full gram leather up‘
pets, guaranteed to wear six months. Easily worth
$5.00. wo full, heavy double soles, sewed and
nailed for greater strength. Extra .wide, full leath—
er counter, .riveted to prevent ripping. Sizes 6 to
14, Wide Widths. Orded by No. 28A699. Send no
money. Pay $2.98 and postage on arrival.

Men’s Special Hip Boots

Men’s pure gum hip
‘ friction lined;
sole
_ gua nteed
first quality. Made of
the very best rubber
Usually retailed at $5
9. sure .to order your
pair. while this great
eavmg offer lasts. Sizes
7 to 11. Wide widths.
No half Sizes. Order
by No. 28A940.

was

and heel;

Send

no money. Pay $2.98 and postage on
arrival. .

Men's and Boys

Comfort
W ork Shoes

State Size

Order your pair
(wicks—while this
{igrgadin 1’ offer last?

on er u wor
shoe for men. Has soft, strong‘uppers that resist:
barnyard acids. Solid leather insoles. All seams
stitched with w xed thread. Strong leather soles.
yléige widths. zes 6 to 11 0rd b 28A

5 . Price
13V?! by NO.
on arrival.

Women’s Felt Moc-
casins, ribbon trim’d

980

Fine grade . '
“ii “if “i” .‘ 0.
com. ma on user

r r merlcan Beauty by No. ZSASSO
{8353.- 3°33... b‘ No. .28A800. Order Lavender by \
No. 28‘881. elm. 8 to 8. Send no money. Pay
98s and postage on arrival. .-

V

, “sin price and postage. If
ll

you want. also state size and write your
name and a‘ddress plainly to avoid delay. Pay
nothing tlil goods arrive-thon only the her-
i "i" ”inmogiié

hted with . ur barge n, rourn e 9
and your mor’igy will be cheerfully- refunded.
ORDER NOW.

Women’s Warm
Fleec e- Lined
C omfort Shoes

You’ll never get cold
feet in these splendid
kid < finished comfort
shoes. leipers are /
warm, this , cream-
fleece_ lined. Splendid
natural oak soles; low
rubber heels.

comfort last,

W'lde W'ldthfl.

2% to 8.

a sure
to mention
s 19.

Order by No. 28A396. Send no money. Pay only
2“,; ' an postage on arrival. Money back if
not satisfied. .

Women’s Felt Everett .

29c

Give Size.

For cold weather weer indoom. Durable felt up-
rs. Combination soles, outside of natural 0
{higher and tmiddlet sole}; of warm felt. Pétiagg
Ol'llfllllell on 06. JOW 1'11 .

2% to . iide widths. Order by No. 28A380.
Send no money. Pay .190 and postage on arrival.

State size.

Women’s Felt Top
Comfort Slice

Comfort “shoes, ideal
for cold weather. Soft

black kidx leather vamp ,

and foxing With

toe. Black felt tops

lined With mm grey

felt. Low rubber heels.
any comfort-

. no
Pay $1.98 and
postage on- arrival.

' - I f . Genuine
Heavy cashmerette snow pmo top 11 flaggxa J

rubber bottoms With heavy single soles. Eu
. ' for all the f ily. Child’s sizes 5 to
lined 817'” 28A971._~Priw 90. Ml sizes-
0 28A910. P 9
N ' is! 9.
to 1 '

Women
fl .re Will see
, , is new
their ideal
flanned

0 Ii 8
lines.
how

rubbye

4- . .
buckle .hil—‘out arctic f

[of lore

«33efiw'sr

if

Fur Trimmed f i
(Coat for Girls

$393.

A sensational liltl'llilé '
-—a handsome coat ,ot‘
Pressed Velour

money. y s
on arrival;

ind pasta 9
State silo?

Ali/Rubber
Arctics

Made with douh 8

thick soles an ~

se

reinforced. Snow-exolu

1 s d 8 ‘ti: lomz' b
e. n we .' or

va u '9.” 8 . an I

men’s. sizes
no mo y.

t ng'u . mished '
”its: wid, F“ “‘

the. Ss’nsstianal
No. zone 0. Send
postage on' arrival.

.Miss's swan soors

W0 derful Hi~Cut Storm
absolutely bamya

d nailed; solid
counters; .
2. Wide

cow ide leather.

able outsoles, sew

soles; durable

tongues. Sizes
rder b

monoL'Pav $12-88
and postage on ar-
rival. state size.
rder boys’

1 {.0 5V2!
28A510.

little boys'
szos, 9 to 13/12,
y o. 28A51 .
Price $1.98. Send
no money. Pay
bargain pried and
postage on. arrival.

as +

Boots of soft brown

proof. Dur-

. . leather in-

dirt-expluding . bellows
Widths.