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Fair and Uniform Assessment Is the Way out

4 '“ . Put All .Michigan Property on the Tax Rolls and Then Distribute the Tax Burden Equally

, HE interest created by this ser—

’ ies of taxation articles has been

a distinct surprise and yet it
should not be so, Is it any wonder
that people generally, and farmers
especially, should be deeply con-
cerned regarding this important
subject in these times when our
taxes are amounting to so large'a
proportion of the standing over-
head cost of operating our farms?

Before the World War, according
to the latest and most reliable fig-
ures. federal, state and local govern-

ments required about six or seven
per cent of the total gross income of
all of the people of the United
States. In 1922 they required more
than 12 per cent, or nearly one-
eighth of the national gross income.
Our per capita tax burden has in-
creased nearly four fold in the last
20 years and about three fold in the
last 10 years. The result is that
today the average person who works
either with his hands or his brains,
now spends more than six weeks of
every year earning this gross sum,
and has to support himself mean-
while.
Work a Year to Pay Taxes

This then is a serious situation in
which Mr. Average Man finds him-
self. But what about Mr. Farmer?
His cendition is much worse. While
Mr. Average Man in 1922 could pay
his taxes with six weeks’ wages, Mr.
Farmer worked 52 weeks and still
found himself in the hole, for we
must remember the undisputed fact
that the total taxes paid by Ameri-
can farmers in 1922 exceeded their
net income for that year.

We have had a great deal to say
in these articles about the increase
in tax totals in Michigan, but we
must remember that the unequal
distribution of the 'burden makes
the increase in recent years much
worse for certain classes, the farm-
ers for instance, than for the aver-
age citizen. Then, too, farmers are
usually unable to include the cost
of taxes in the prices of their pro—
ducts.‘ Owners of city real estate
can, as a rule, pass the taxes on to
their tenants in the form of high
rental charges,’ but no such oppor-
tunity is afforded to the farmer.

Farm PrOper-ty Hard Hit

Justice and equity are foundation
principles of our national life, but in
many cases it seems that there is a
wide descrepancy between principle
and practice. As has been pointed
out repeatedly in this series of ar-
ticles on Michigan taxation condi-
tions. our present system of general
property tax throws the heavy bur-
den of governmental ,support onto
the shoulders of the real estate
owners to an altogether dispropor-
tionate degree. A state income tax
and the gasoline tax have been advo-
cated as measures tending to a more
equitable distribution of state taxes.

, But as yet no such remedies are be-
ing proposed to reduce local rev-
enues.

There is every indication that for
the next few years at least, the
$154,000,000 of local taxes will be
spread largely upon general proper-
ty, mainly real estate. It is appar-
ent, therefore, that the matter of
assessment becomes one of the ut-
most importance. If one class of
property is assessed at 100 cents on
the dollar, that same rule should
also" apply to all other types of

rty. .

It is probably more true than is
commonly realized that the unequal
distribution of  tax burden
makes the increase [in recent years
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By STANLEY M. POWELL

(Lansing Correspondent of The Business Farmer.)

penditures which seem to be, the
order of the day, we could raise
these funds with much less hard-
ship, misery and confiscation of
property if all wealth were placed
on the tax rolls and assessed equal-
ly and fairly. But we all realize
that such is not thecase in Michigan
today. Large amounts of property
and wealth either escape taxation by
legal exemption or illegally evade it,
in whole or in part, by concealment.
We realize the truth of this state-
ment when we read the ofiicial fig-
ures published by the United States
Department of Commerce which
show that Michigan’s wealth more
than doubled in the ten year period
from Dec. 31, 1912, to Dec. 31,
1922, increasing from $5,233,760,-
000 to $11,340,150,000. This was
a growth of 116.7 per cent, but we
all know that this increase has not
been reflected in the amount of
property on our assessment rolls.

However, our farm property is
tangible and cannot be concealed
and so it is all placed on the tax
rolls and today we find that it is
being assessed at practically its
sales value in most parts of Michi-
gan. Rural assessments have not
been reduced noticeably during
these past few years and the fences,
buildings, machinery and equipment
on our Michigan farms are all get-
ting sadly out of repair and are
worth far less today than they were
about four years ago. This does
not take into account the serious
depletion in soil fertility which has
accompanied these lean years in
Michigan agriculture.

It is conservatively estimated

that the American farms and equip-
ment have suffered a loss of at least
one billion dollars during this try-
ing period through which we have
just been passing. All of these
factors are reflected in decreased
sales value of our Michigan farms.
Dr. Richard '1‘. Ely, director of the
Institute for Research in Land Eco-
nomics and Public Utilities at the
University of Wisconsin makes the
conservative statement that while
taxes show a. tendency to increase,
land values have fallen more than
20 per cent since 1920 and quotes
estimates of the U. S. Bureau of Ar-
ricultural Economics as an author-
ity. , ii
Assessed Value vs. Sale Value
There may be places in Michigan
today where farms are not assesssd
at their full cash value, but there
are also places, and plenty of them,
where the farmers would be indeed
glad to sell their homesteads for
their assessed valuation. In some
places it is even worse than that. I
have before me a copy of the Meslck
Sun—Pioneer of February 21, 1924,
where on page 1 we find a list of
115 parcels of land lying in the
northwestern part of Wexford
county. This list gives the asking
price of each parcel and the assess-
ed valuation of each as fixed by the
local assessing officers and by the
State Tax Commission for the year
1923. Adding up these figures we
find that for the 115 parcels of land
the aggregate valuation as fixed by
the assessing officers for 1923 is
$89,380, while the total of the
prices asked is only $23,880, mak-
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this land 275 per cent higher than‘
the price asked for it. In only 6
of the 115 parcels is the price asked
more than one-half of the assessed
valuation and in two parcels the as-
sessed valuation is ten times the
price asked. '

Mr. W. E. Southwick of Sherman,
Michigan,writing in the Public Pulse
column of the Grand Rapids Press
regarding this situation says:

"These prices are practically the
same as fixed by the State Tax Com-
missioner’s representative _ seven or
eight years ago when land was high.
The same may be said of farms in
this locality. They are assessed
about as high now as they were
seven or eight years ago when we
all know that their true cash value
is not more than one—half as great
now as then.

“When farmers pay as high as
41/9, per cent, as some of us do on
these inflated valuations, it is
equivalent to paying 9 per cent on
the true cash value of their land. It
seems to me if the State Tax Com—
mission has not the time or inclina-
tion to adjust these unjust valua—
tions, it could put it in the power of
local assessing oflicers to do so.
The farmer is forced to hear more
than his just share of tax."

Some Relief Secured

Slight readjustments along this
line have already been made. Fol-
lowing the testimony of supervisors
from rural sections of Michigan, in—
cluding that of M. B. McPherson,
supervisor from Kent county, mem—
ber of the State Farm Bureau Board
of Directors, prominent leader in
Grange circles and an acknowledged
authority on rural taxation condi-
tions, the State Board of Equaliza-
tion August 23rd increased the
State’s valuation $1,540,000,000,
practically all of which fell onto
Detroit and the industrial cities of
Michigan.

The net result is that farmers’ state
taxes were reduced from about $3 to
$2.32 per thousand when the state
tax levy was figured last year. Dur—
ing this prooess the equalized ass—
essed valuation of Wayne county
was given a healthy boost, being
raised to $2,666,500,000, an in-
crease of nearly $600,000,000 over
the equalized value of a. year ago. .
Now that the farmer is organized
he is having his day in court and is
being heard in the councils where
.his interests are involved.

Mr. McPherson in his testimony
declared that farm property is eith-
er assessed too high or the utilities
of the state and city property are
assessed too low and he gave figures
to show that while the tax commis-
sion and increased the general prop-
erty valuation of the state 78 per
cent since 1816, mining properties
from 1915 to 1922 were increased'
only 25 per cent and for the same -
period the railroads and other cor- :
porations paying the primary school
interest fund specific tax were in-'
creased only 19 per cent.

How Is Wayne Assessed?

Our poor down-trodden friends in ;
Detroit feel aggrieved that they are =
paying such a large proportion of.
our state taxes and yet what are the .
real facts? It appears after a care—
ful study of the situation that at the .
present time Wayne county is
equalized for taxation purposes at‘
about what its automobile and alli—
ed interests alone are worth. That
would leave out of consideration all 5
other kinds of property, and of ,
course it is probably true that the.
automobile industry does not rep-'
resent more than 20 per cent of the '
real wealth of Detroit. ,

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eral crop.

' the wheat 'fields of it.
:ticularly adapted to large areas of
slight sandy soil.

HE home without furnace heat
has usually been denied the
privilege of a bath room be-

,cause of the liability of freezing of

pipes. There is an outfit, however,
which can be installed in such a
house and provides hot and cold

water for the bath, as well as a
means for disposing of the waste
water. Everyone who has taken a
bath in the time honored wash tub
knows its disadvantages and the
inconvenience of disposing of the
waste water.

The system illustrated is cheap
and easy to install. As well as sup—
plying both hot and cold water and
a simple way of disposing of the
waste water, it also provides a
means for heating the bath room.

This outfit may be installed in a
small room in the present home or
an addition can be built on to ac-
commodate it. A room 6x6 feet
will be large enough to install all
of the fixtures.

One advantage of this outfit is
that it is a complete unit in itself;
other parts of the house need not be
torn up in order to make connec-
tions. Also the fixtures are all
standard, nothing special is-requir-
ed. At some future time when the
furnace is installed the system may
be converted into a more elaborate
system and all the fixtures can be
worked into the new outfit. In the
mean time, the pleasure derived

A comfortable bathroom without furnace heat.

Michigan’s Rosen

REVIOUS to the introduction of
Rosen rye, twelve years ago,
fifteen bushels of rye per acre

was considered a good yield, and if
by chance twenty bushels were ob—
tained, that Iwas exceptional. No one
thought of forty—five bushels per
acre, which has often been reported
for Rosen rye. The common rye of
that time had small dark colored
grains, while the true Rosen rye has
large grains that are more gener-
ally bluish in color.

In Pre-Rosen days, rye was val-
uable mainly as a catch crop, and to
sow on land that was not suited to
wheat. Few people thought of
planting rye as a regular crop, es-
pecially on heavy soils. Rosen rye
can be considered a regular crop to
be studied and treated as such. It
has crowded out the wheat in. some
sections where farmers say that is
more profitable than wheat as a gen-
Each farmer needs to
settle this problem for himself, but
he should not grow wheat and rye
on the same farm, because the rye
gets into the manure and becomes
generally mixed in the clover seed—
ings and in the wheat field. This
fact requires much pulling to rid
Rye is par-

These soils wash
ad leach, and should not be allow-

  

from its use has cost practically
nothing.
The Outfit

The outfit consists of a bath tub,
a lavatory, a range boiler, a kero-
sene heater, a cistern force pump
and the necessary (piping. In buy-
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The piping is simple.

The Home Without a Furnace Can Now Have-
a Bathroom At Low Cost

By 0. E. ROBEY

Drainage Specialist, Department of Agricultural Engineering, M. A. C.

consider their future use. If the

outfit is only to serve for a few,

years until the house is remodelled,
it might be more economical to buy
good fixtures; ones that will be
suitable for future use. If howev-
er, it is necessary to economize at
the present time, serviceable fixtures
can be bought at very moderate
prices. For instance a steel bath
tub enameled Will give very good
service. It does not have the ap-
pearance of some of the more ex—
pensive ones but it does haVe some
other advantages, especially for an
outfit of this kind. Where the out-
fit is located in a cold room, it will
not require as much hot water'to
warm up a steel tub as a heavy one
made of cast iron.

There is also considerable range
of prices in buying the lavatory.
Size, and depth of apron, as well as
quality of material determine the
price. One about 18 inches wide
with merely a roll rim makes a very
cheap and serviceable fixture. In
the range boiler there is little
choice; one of 30 gallons capacity,
capable of standing a pressure of 85
pounds should be selected. The cis-
tern for-ce pump should have a brass
cylinder either 21/; or 3 inches in
diameter. The kerosene heater
should be of good quality, one that
is efficient in operation and perfect-

 

It can be installed without damage to the Woodwork or walls.

1y safe. The types having wicks
similar to an oil stove seem to be
the most desirable.

Operation
The operation is very simple. The
drawing shows the arrangement

of the fixtures and piping. The cis-
tern pump is used to draw the wat-
er from the cistern or from a shal-
low well. In houses where freezing
is likely, the system stands empty
when not in use. To fill the sys-
tem close all valves and pump .until
water flows out of F, this indicates
that the system is full. Now light
the kerosene heater and in forty
minutes to one hour there will be
sufficient hot water for bath pur-
poses stored in the range boiler.

If hot water is desired in the
bath tub, leave all valves closed and
continue to pump and hot water
will flow out of F. If cold water is
needed in the tub open D and pump.

If hot water is wanted at the lav-
atory close all valves and open B
and pump. For cold water at the
lavatory close B and open A and
pump. After the system has once
been filled and the water in the tank
heated, sufficient hot ‘water for two
baths can be had by simply opening
D and letting the hot water siphon
from the boiler.

In freezing weather, to drain the
system, open 0; then when the
range boiler has drained out, open
A and raise the handle of the pump
so as to drain the cylinder and pipes
attached to it.

Construction

Black pipe can be used in the
construction, of this outfit, since the
piping is exp0sed it can be painted
with aluminum paint. One and one--
fourth inch pipe should be used for
the suction pipe. The rest of the
.piping should be 97.1 inch except the
three pieces extending from G to F
which should be 1742 inch.

C is a ‘54 inch gate valve. At H
(a point slightly above the coil in
the heater) a 143 inch hole should
be drilled in the .cold water supply
pipe extending.into the range boil-
er. This hole prevents siphoning
thel water from the tank below the
cor . ‘

The lavatory or bath tub need not
be provided with supply (pipes or
cocks. An over-flow and waste pipe
is necessary for the tub but the lav-
atory need only be fitted With a.
short spud. The 114 inch iron pipe
used to carry the waste water to the

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Rye Yields As High As Forty-five Bushels Per Acre

By FRANK A. SPRAGG

Associate Professor of Farm Crops, Michigan Agricultural College.

ed to pass the fall and winter with-
out growing a crop of some kind.
Under such conditions as this, rye
can be used to advantage to follow
corn and beans on hundreds of
Michigan farms. For this purpose
it should be sown as early as poss—
ible as high yields are obtained from
September planting.

The time of seeding rye has been
carefully studied at M. A. C. Where
the different dates of seeding were
planted side by side for a number
of years. The results are as fol-
lows:

A plat that 'would yield at the
rate of 46 bushels per acre if plant-
ed September 25th, would yield 45
bushels if planted September 30th;
39 bushels if planted October 15th;
20 bushels if planted October 25th;
10 bushels if planted November
5th; and 4 bushels if planted Nov-
ember 20th.‘

This plainly shows the importance
of planting rye as early as possible.
Rosen rye is strictly a winter rye
and if planted in the, spring will not
head out during the summer.

If we are going to grow rye let us
realize that Rosen rye is a real crop
that will respond to good growing

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conditions. It is true that rye can
be planted later and under poorer
conditions than wheat can ,and still
make some kind of a crop. But
only a glance over the influence of
date of planting will surely convince
most farmers that it pays to plant
Rosen rye about the same time as
other farmers plant their wheat. It
is assumed that no farmer will plant
both of these crops on his farm.
Thus, if he is going to grow rye, let
him plant it as early as he would if
he were growing wheat. Rye
should oocupy the same place in the
rotation as wheat, and should re-
ceive the same kind of fertilizers.
Acid phosphate is especially good.
The-seed bed needs to be as well
«prepared for good rye crop as for
a good wheat crop. All this pays
when the farmer has planted pedi-
greed or high grade Rosen rye. It-
is no longer a catch crop, but should
be planted under the most favorable
conditions, unless prevented by con-
ditions beyond the farmer’s control.

Mr. J. A. Bosch, 9. Russian stud-
ent, who was graduated from the
Michigan Agricultural College in
1908, became a collector of Ameri-
can seeds’ for his native country,

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and in the summer of 1909 brought
us a sample of pedigreed rye from
Russia. This sample was planted
one small patch about a rod long
and five feet wide, away from all
other rye, in the fall of 1909. As
soon as this rye could be increased
it was tested along side of the com-
mon ryes then growing in Michigan.
As the Rosen rye yielded about
twice as much as those ryes did, its
superiority was evident. It needed
only to be increased and-distributed.

At that time there was no Crop
Improvement Association or similar
organization of farmers that could
take a pedigreed crop, keep it pure
and increase it for distribution. Rye
is naturally wind pollinated. 'The
pollen is often blown long distances.
Thus, it happened that most of the
early distributions were lost to
pedigree by being planted near and
often alongside of the common
varieties. It seems too bad in re-
viewing the situation at this time
that Rosen rye ever became crossed
with the common varieties, as the
mongrel sorts can never be more
than grade rye, intermediate in pro-
duction between that of the old
fashioned common and the truly
pedigreed Rosen rye. These mon-
grel ryes have replaced 'the old
black rye altogether. It is much
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ILE I was in Chicago one
time, I met a fellow in the

. hotel cafe who was a sales-

man. He .told me how he was” sell-
ing hog remedies in Iowa and of
what success he had. It started me
to thinking, and I spent a little time
looking up such remedies. _
. Next spring found me in Des
Moines, Iowa. I talked with several
veterinarians about remedies, and
they sure said a lot of mean things
about them. I soon found the laws
permitted the sale of most anything
in that line, and one day I called on
a company that sold such stuff. I
inquired for a job as salesman, and
about all they asked me was to the
effect that if I could talk I could
sell. The man I interviewed unfold-
ed a swell layout and offered me a
big commission. However, I decid-
ed if he could make all that money
I could, too, so I took his literature
and promised to call after I had
thought it over.

An advertisement in a paper
which was wrapped around my
shoes when they came from the re-
pair shop called my attention to a
correspondence school that prepar-
ed a fellow for anything. Another
bright idea. I sat down and wrote
them a letter and found that a vet-
erinary degree could be had in a
short time. I went to Missouri,
where the school was located, and
after talking with the man in
charge, he agreed to write me a di-
ploma for $25 cash, if I would stay
at his “college” a month. I needed
that diploma, so I stayed. While
there, I talked to a lot of other fel-
lows, and when I moved back to
Iowa I had a title, and it was Dr.
Fred Renton who opened up a shop
in Frisky Valley, Iowa. A visit to
the local weekly paper resulted in
the announcement that Dr. Benton,
a retired veterinary from New Jer-
sey, was going to open up a factory
in Frisky Valley to manufacture
his famous remedies for swine dis-
eases. Of course all the stuff about
how welcome I was, was what fol-
lowed my subscription to the
“Bugle,” which cost me $2.

I located an old building that had
been a creamery at one time, put up
my diploma, and had a painter put
a sign out in front, announcing this
the home of Dr. Renton’s remedies.

Hog cholera had been pretty bad
in that vicinity the last two or three
years, and so I figured it was time
to made hay. I announced that
hog cholera was the direct result of
hogs eating new corn, and that the
new corn had a fungous material on
it that later developed into worms.
These worms took all the hogs'
strength and as a result they got
cholera, which was everywhere in
the air. My new remedy which I
had prepared acted on the liver and
produced a change in the hog’s
stomach which killed these worms
before they were hardly half grown.
A visit to a nearby college procured
for me a few bottles of speciments
for display purposes, and soon I had
an exhibit that all the boys stopped
to see.

The next thing I did was to make
up my remedy. I had learned from
a book that the Missouri Medical
College furnished me that cheap
castor oil, a little oil of Wintergreen
and plenty of labels and bottles
made a fine hog remedy.

A trip to Des Moines insured the
supply of ingredients, and soon I
had a stock of my first remedy.
Well, a few visits among the farm-
ers, and I had plenty of orders. Five
dollars a bottle I asked for the stuff.
All they had to do was to put six
teaspoons of the remedy in a barrel
of slop and the hogs would be im-
mune. Two bottles would last a
season, and it was a preventative for
Asiatic cholera, good for worms and
most everything else I could think
of. Many of the local people want-
ed to help in this great work, so I
let them have agencies. I only
made one mistake in that deal. I
should have told them to put a
whole bottle in each barrel, as that
would have moved the remedy fast-
er and more profit would have been
mine.

I soon collected hundreds of testi-
monials from people who had pur-
. chased my remedies. They never
waited for the stuff to work, and I
generally was able to show them the
swell results of the remedies before
the hogs had a chance to show up
anything. I had these testimonials
printed and spread them broadcast.
fl‘hen a few ads were run in the



The Memar. of a crafts—sq “may

IG deals bring big returns, even in the deals of a grafter. The
big deals also bring out the big policeman, and Pete Dexter,
grafter supreme, who has been telling us the story of his life.
found that a big deal now and then was n-plenty, if he wanted to stay
‘out of jail. 80 Pete took to the rural districts, and kept quiet and
worked some old grafts, and to his surprise he found that some of the
older forms of faking paid as well as the newer ones.

Last week, Pete worked a few small time gags to rejuvenate his

purse, and then ran aground of the' postal laws.

But Peteescnped

and went to North Dakota. While he was hiding out. be Just could
not resist the opportunity he discovered to start a commissicm house

and be a friend to the farmer.

Pete made money, as usual. even

though the potato business was somewhat different than selling stock
in a. railroad. And one day. or between two days, Pete Just closed up

the Liberty Produce Company and left for better lands.

his profits with him.

Buthe took

Working with local folks and being their friend when their
money is easy to got was Pete's best stunt, and this week he tells of
one of his easiest schemes and how he made money with no one to

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weekly “Bugle” and success was as-
sured.

About this time I decided that a
powder to keep the hogs in condi-
tion after the cholera remedy was
used might help. So one day I mix-
ed up some salt, charcoal and senna
leaves and bought some good-look-
ing boxes that held five pounds. The
senna leaves made the stuif smell
good, and after I explained the use
of this wonderful stun, the gang
couldn't buy it fast enough. The
hogs ate it, of course—all hogs like
salt and charcoal; and because they
ate it, the farmers were sure it was
the tonic they needed.

The Condition Powders brought
50 cents a pound, and if bought in
loo—pound lots I made a price of
$40 per sack. The result was good,
and charcoal and salt never brought
better prices. I soon had agents in
about twenty counties and it made
the two men and myself wiggle to
get the orders out. I personally
mixed the stuff, and it was funny to
see those people stand "with their
mouths open as I used a few chem-
ical words I had picked up when I
described the ingredients I was put-
ting in the powders. Why, salt
never had so many different names
as I put on the bottles I had on dis-
play to show people who came in to
talk about their hogs.

I paid my agents 60 per cent com-
mission, and the sky was the limit

as to what they could tell about the
stuff, and if the fellow couldn’t pay
cash we took his note and immedi-
ately sold it to the bank. Of course
we had to discount the notes, but
the banks figured that was an easy
way to make money on the side, and
grabbed them up.

Every time a new disease came
up. Dr. Renton had a new remedy.
We even put salt on ~bran and sold
that as a “Wonder Calf Feed and
Conditioner.” Bran could be sold
at double the price in this manner.

A few checks to local enterprises.
as the Ladies' Aid Society, and a
few donations to the various
churches when they were hard up,
kept our reputation good in the
community.

Those two years I worked that
game were about as prosperous as
any I have ever had, and I sure
was a big man in the community.
Well, one day a fellow came into
the office and offered to buy me out.
He offered a good price, and as I

had had some trouble with fellows.

who threatened to sue me if I didn’t
refund their money, because they
claimed the stuff was no good, I
decided it was pretty near time to
move. So I sold out.

While I was working the state,
selling my tonics and powders, I
met some fellows who were selling
stock in a new packing house. It
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era Were interested. Now. I was

itching to get back into the promob" 7'

ing business, and after eversl, of
these boys with the packing stock
had talked to me, I decided I ought
to hook up with them. One or them '
took me to Des Moines one day and
introduced me to the head man. My
reputation was vouched for by the
salesman whom I had met, so We
soon were talking business. It. was
a good game. Commissions were
fine, and I very soon had my bank
account in pretty good shape. I
took a block of stock and went back
to my county. I iixed it up with
the local bank, and they were given
a few shares to start with. I made
a- side offer with them that every
time they influenced a fellow to
take a little stock in my deal, they
were to get a little rake-off from"
me. Of course this was all on the
side, but it helped. Every time a
fellow kind of hesitated on buying
from me.‘ I referred him to the
banker, who would show the follow
his stock and tell him it “looked
good to Dad." I sure made a clean-
ing; but it didn’t last so long. It
seems that some of the people in
Des Moines “got hep" to our game
and one day I got a wire from the
office to beat it. I caught a train so
quick that I didn’t even go to the
hotel for my other clothes, but I
had all the money safe.
(Continued in May 24th‘Issue)

FRUIT and OBCHAR

EDITED BY FRANK D. WELLS
fl

BARK RUBBED OFF APPLE
TREES

Would you please inform me if
there is any way to treat apple trees
in an orchard where hogs have rub«
bed the bark.——-—R. H., Alma, Mich.
—-Whether or not it is possible to
save the life of trees when the bark
has been rubbed off by hogs depends
of course, on the extent of the in-
jury, and also upon the time of the ~
year when the rubbing is done. In
the spring after the sap has started,
although the bark itself may not be
broken, serious harm may be done
by the rubbing of the bark since it
will thus be loosened upon the trees.
Often times the bark may be entire-
ly destroyed, by the rubbing or
gnawing of the hogs upon a portion,
at least, of the trunk.

When the injury extends practic-
ally around the trunk and especial-
ly if the injured area is of consider-
able width it will not be worth
while to save the trees. However,
in such cases, it would perhaps pro-
long the life for a year or more if
the exposed wood received a coat of
lead and oil paint, and if possible
cover with a mound of earth.

When the bark, not to exceed one-
half of the diameter of the trunk:
has been destroyed, it would be pos-
sible to bridge the injury by means
of cions, even though the injured
portioh is a foot or more in width.
Cions a little longer that the inter-
val should have the ends cut in a
wedge shape and inserted under the
bark. The small brads may be
used for holding them in place, and
the point where the cions are insert-
ed should be covered with grafting
wax to keep them from drying out.
It will also be helpful if the edges
of the bark both above and below
the injury are trimmed back to
where they are still joined to the
trunk. Of course, these grafts
Would be very easily disturbed and
barriers which will keep the hogs
from getting at them should be
placed about the trees.

I regret to state, however, that
there is little chance in most cases
of saving trees injured by hogs, al-
though their life may be prolonged
for some years—L. R. Taft, Chief
Horticulturist, Dept. of Agriculture.

COUNTY 'AGEN'I‘ HEAD RESIGNS
ALE TENNANT who has been
leader of the county farm agents
of the state has resigned -to de-
vote all of his attention to the De-
partment of Markets of the Michi-
gan Agricultural Collate- . He has
been am of the department at
the some time he was at the header

so much of his time that he felt;

another should head the scum

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'you think about it?

I  like to sets 1
dvice .
my farm. ,_ .I intend to devote my
time to poultry, my married brother
wants to work my farm. He has a.
family, of seven children, I am
single, my father is, with me, and
my sister will be with me also I
think. Now my brother has no
stock, nor machinery. He will use
my machinery and horses.
tends to start renting in the "fall.
Now what I want to. know is on
what shares will we work the farm?
Would 50-50 be fair to bothof us?
It wouldn’t the first year as I will
have to furnish all the grain and
seed for feed and sowing. He
thinks we ought to sow less grain
and have more cows, hogs and
chickens. Do you think it would be
best for him to have a flock of
chickens all his own or would it be
alright to have chickens on shares
also? I think it would be best for

I ‘both of us to write out an agree-

ment and sign it, then there could-
n’t be any arguments. What do
We will all
live in the same house together and
how would we stand the grocery
bills?—M. S. 8., Minden City, Mich.

——Under ordinary conditions where
the landlord furnishes everything
except the labor the tenant receives
one—third of the income and the
landlord two-thirds. Such expenses
as seed and feed purchased, twine
and fertilizer and machine hire is
divided in the same proportion as
income.

Again the proportioning of the in-
come will depend somewhat on the
size of the business. The business
should be big enough so the tenant
can make a living wage at least.

If the tenant takes over the farm
business in the fall he undoubtedly
will have to procure a share of the
feed necessary to feed the livestock
through the winter. This can be
procured by cash payment of defer-
red payments, backed by some form
of security or agree to leave an
equal amount of feed on the fa ,
or'equal in value, at the termination
of the lease, providing said feed is
procured from the landlord.

The tenant, at least, should have
sufficient poultry products to care
for the family’s needs. To keep a
separate 'fiock might cause a hard-
ship. However, if arrangements
can be made to that effect satisfac-
torily it should be done. 0n the
other hand arrangements could be
made whereby the tenant could add
to the“ landlord’s fiock sufiicient
birds to care for his family’s needs
and also furnish sufficient feed for
same.

By all means have a written
agreement between the two parties
drawn up in legal form. It will
save trouble in the end—F. T. Rid-
dell, Research Asst. in Farm Man-
agement, M. A. C.

ARREST FOR DESERTION
A man who has been arrested for
bigamy and convicted and sentenced
for from 5 to 15 years, serves 4
years, and gets out on parole, and
gets married right away, and lives
with this woman 2 weeks and de-
serts her. Can she have him an
rested on that same charge or one
statutory charge? He has been
married 6 times—Mrs. T., Sparta,
Mich.
-——The man could be arrested for
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SCHOOL BONDS DEPOSITED AS
OOIJIATERAL FOR BANK NOTES
In a recent issue of the Dearborn
Independent is an Editorial, “Who
Builds the School!” The article
says in part: “A school district
votes bonds for $100,000, a bank-
ing syndicate buys the bonds, and
this same syndicate can deposit
these bonds with the treasurer of
the United States as security for an
equal amount of currency. thus
leaving the interest from the bonds,
and the money to loan for another
school or public building." Is this
statement true?——G. R... Capac,
Mich.
"It is entirely true that municipal
bonds may be deposited as collateral
for the issue of national bank notes.
As a matter of fact however. scarce-
ly any of the bonds are- so absorbed
as the national banks usevery large-
ly federal bonds for that purpose.
The average school ‘ bond goes into
,tho‘hands of the investors.  w
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you. All Inquiries must be accompanied by full name and address. Name not used If so requested.)

large issues. Many issues of $3,-
000,000 are handled by syndicates

' and practically all issues of over $5,-

000,000 are so handled obviously
these are not' school bonds. It is
true of course, that all these firms
work together closely and exchange
business among themselves.—F. E.
Johnson, Supt. of Public Instruc-
tion.

 

INSURANCE AGENT MISREP-
‘ ‘ RESENTS '

I would like some information in
regards to fire insurance. Decem-
ber, 1920, The Patrons Mutual Fire
Insurance agent came to me and in-
duced me to leave the State Mutual
Rodded Fire Insurance Co. of Flint.
Michigan, and take out a three year
paid up policy with them. At the
end of three years the policy was to
be cancelled unless I wanted to re-
new it. I had asked him if it would
cost me anything to have the policy
cancelled and if there would be any
more assessments, and he said not,
that was all it would cost me.

One of my houses was destroyed
by fire, July 9, 1923, which was
valued at one thousand dollars.
They had five hundred dollars insur-
ance on it. The house was a total
loss. They only want to allow me
two hundred and fifty dollars. Now
they want an extra assessment of
fifty-two dollars which is two dol-
lars less than I paid in the first
place. They want that for a reserve
fund. The three years expired the
first of this month. Would I be
compelled to pay this extra assess-
ment? I took the matter up with the
prosecuting attorney and he thought
not.

How can I get by insurance? The
prosecuting attorney said I could-

MICHIGA

TO GET GOOD STAND OF
ALFALFA

Would you please tell me how I

can get a good stand of Alfalfa
(Grimm) started on a field which is
now sowu to wheat? It is a sloping
field with patches of clay ground.
Would it be best to seed this to June
clover and then plow it under?——R.
C. P., Metamora, Mich.
-—«Michigan farmers are quite gen-
erally meeting with success in plant-
ing Grimm alfalfa on wheat in the
Spring. Best results are secured by
drilling ten pounds of Grimm seed
as early in the spring as the ground
is in condition to receive the drill.

Alfalfa seed should be inoculated
with culture secured from the De-
partment of Bacteriology of the
Michigan Agricultural College, East
Iansing. The price is 25 per bottle
and one bottle contains sufficient
material to inoculate a bushel of
seed. Directions for application ac-
company the material.

In case your field is in need of
lime, I would suggest that a proper
application be made. If clover has
failed consistently in the past, two
tons of finely ground limestone will
be needed. If clover succeeds, the
alfalfa should give good results.

Planting June clover, to be plow-
ed under the second year, is a prac-
tice which would be advisable if
your land is not in an acid, run-
down condition, otherwise I think
you will get better results by seed-
ing to alfalfa. .

Bulletin No. 23 gives full infor-
mation in regard to alfalfa growing.
This bulletin can be secured on re-
quest from the Michigan Agricultur-
al College, East Lansing—J. F.
Cox, Professor of Farm Crops.

CLOVER AND mom MAKE
EXCELLENT HAY

, Would 'you please tell me wheth-
er clover, sweet clover, and timothy
harvested in one field whether that
makes a good feed for horses and
cows?
sow sweet clover, fall or spring?—
G. M. '

——Clover and timothy when grown
together makes excellent hay. If
the hay is to be used for milk pro-
duction, the more clover and the

When is the best time to'

n’t sue them. Is this three-year
paid up policy a lawful] insurance?
—Mrs. N., Oscoda County, Mich.

———We would advise that this mem-
ber of the Patrons Company is in
the same position as are many oth-
er members. This Company is org—
anised under the mutual laws of the
state and their policy contract is
fully assessable their being no limi-
tations in the entire articles of as-
sociation, the application or the
policy itself. ’

During the last session of the leg-
islature this Department attempted
to have enacted a law requiring the
licensing of all insurance agents, in-
cluding those of mutual companies,
but this act was not passed. We
have no control over mutual insur-
ance company agents and, as you
know, this department’s control of
mutual insurance companies is very
limited. Court decisions have invar-
iably been that the application, to-
gether with the articles of associa-
tion and by-laws, constitutes the
entire contract in a mutual insur-
ance organization.

We have had nemerous compla-
ints that the agents for this Patrons
Company have sold these Class 3
policies on the representation that
the amount paid would carry the
contracts for the 3 or 5 year terms,
but neither the application, by-laws
nor the policy provide anything to
this effect.

Two years ago this Department
ordered companies operating on an
advance assessment basis to create
and maintain reserves for the pro-
tection of their members. In this
same order was included 3. require-
ment that such companies should
provide in their policy contracts a
provision for the return of the un-

N CROPS

less timothy the better, while if it
is to be used for horses, a number
of farmers think it desirable that
the hay should contain considerable
timothy but little clover.

Sweet clover is much earlier in
growth than June clover and timo—
thy consequently does not lend it-
self so well to the mixture. It is
likely that if sweet clover was in-
cluded in the mixture the first cut-
ting would be almost entirely sweet
clover due to its early growth.

Sweet clover makes a good hay
crop if out just before the blossom
buds appear. If out much later
than this, the stems become woody
and the leaves drop off.-——C. R. Me-
gee, Assoc. Prof. of Farm Crops,
M. A. 0.

GOOD PERMANENT PASTURE

I would like to know what seed

to use for a good pasture and can I
sow it in my corn field at the last
cultivation in July? I want to get
a good permanent pasture—A. F.,
Birmingham, Mich.
—-—You do not state the nature of
the soil, nor do you advise us con-
cerning drainage. The following
mixture, however, contains grasses
and legumes adapted to both well
drained conditions and also condi-
tions that are somewhat wet.

Kentudiy blue grass....4to Spounds

 

Timothy ..... ............... ..2 to 3 pounds
Red too. ...................3 to 4 pounds
' Red clover” ................ ..2 to 3 pounds
’ Alsike clover ............... ..2 to 3 pounds
Alfalfa. ........................ ..2 to 4 pounds

Unless conditions are unusually
favorable; seedings made in corn at
the last cultivation are not likely to
prove successful. The legumes do
not usually start growth until the
corn is harvested and this is usually
so late in the fall that only a small
amount of growth is made and con-
sequently winter killing is very
great. Much better success is us—
ually secured by seeding with oats
or barley in the spring or by seeding
during the early spring or fall sown
wheat. When wheat is used as a
nurse crop, the grasses may be seed-
ed whgn the wheat is sown and the
legumes seeded in the e? “ly spring.
—C. R. Megee, Asso. Prof. of Farm
Crops, M. A. C.

earned portion of advance assess-
ments. The Patrons Mutual has not
complied with this order and their
attorney has stated that he did not
believe the Commissioner had auth-
ority to enforce such order.

We are of the opinion that, in-
stead of your publication desiring to
refrain from giving such matters as
this publicity, you should make
public the entire matter, as it is only
thru the press that the general pub-
lic can be informed.

The present status of your case is
that you must pay the assessment,
that if you desire to cancel out to
avoid further assessment you will
not receive any return, as they are
now operating on the basis that no
portion of these advance assess—
ments are unearned.

It is the intention of this Depart-
ment to make public, thru the news-
papers of the state, examinations of
companies and any criticism which
we may feel is to the best interests
of the public, and an examination of
the Patrons will be made within the
next three months—H. B. Corell,
Second Deputy Commissioner, State
Dept. of Insurance.

CAN WILL TO SON

Will you please tell me through
your paper if owner of farm or other
real estate can will it to a son to
use as long as he lives, and then to
his heirs other than son’s wife, at
son’s death?—J. J 8., Mt. Pleasant,
Mich.
“The farm may be devised to the
testator’s son for his life with re-

mainder to his children—Asst.
Legal Editor.
FIGHTING SANDBURS

I have about an acre of land
which is covered with sandburs
every year. Could you give me
any advice concerning their-4nd-
dance?—H. H. J., Old Mission,
Mich.

There is no chemical means of
killing out sandburs that will not
kill out all other vegetation. There
are only two methods of fighting
them, as follows:

(1) Constant hoeing out of the
plants just as soon as their nature is
recognizable. These plants should be
thrown upon a wheelbarrow and
taken to some place where they can
be burned as soon as dried. If they
are hoed up and left lying on the
field they will be able to mature a.
number of their burs which will be
left to start a new crop next year.
The same result, of course, can be
obtained by frequent cultivation of
the field but ,a sandy field like that
if frequently cultivated is apt to
blow away or wash away during the
season.

(2) Sow some thick growing
cover crop that will make a tall
growth and shade out the sandburs.
This must be rather a tall plant that
will make a dense growth and lots
of shade. A thin sowing of buck-
wheat which, on sandy soil, may
make only a thin growth will be
worthless for this purpose. If that
will grow, perhaps a thick sowing
of Sudan grass or of some of the
sorghums would accomplish the
purpose—E. A. Bessey, Professor
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ENTITLED TO PHOEERTY m
OWN NAME ONLY

Am having a little dispute of
right to property, and am asking
your advice. Came to Michigan in
1898. Bought 40 acres, cut-over
land on contract.
after 8 years father and mother
gave mortgage and got deed. I
helped pay mortgage and bought an-
other 40 acres. Was in wild state.
We paid for it, they gave me deed
for same. Been farming both same
as, one farm not dividing crops or
money, buying machinery and stock
valued at near $4,000. Always
gave all money and time at home in
38 years, and am single.
titled to anything besides 40 acres,
for which I have deed. I have al-
ways went ahead With work buying
and paying bills as if my own. Am
taking crops and pasture valued at

  

  

Was 13 years old, ’

Am I en—l

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$500 to $1,000 yearly from my 40 E

acres—Reader.

—You would be entitled to only so
much of the property as you have
title to in your own name. I am of
the opinion you would not be entitl-
ed to anything for your services, un-
less there was some agreement; to
that effect between you and your,
parents.—Asst. Legal Editor.

  

 


        

 

 

  

(Continual from April 26th issue.)
CHAPTER XV '-
f‘In‘Search of Rest

UNE brought all the young people
J home again. It brought. also, a great

deal of talk concerning plans for vaca—
Ition. Bessie—Elizabeth-«said they must
all go away.

From James Blaisdell this brought a
sudden vigorous remonstranee.

“Nonsense, you’ve just got home!” he
exclaimed “Hillei'ton’ll be a vacation to
you all right. Besides, I want my family
together again. , I haven‘t seen a thing
of my. children for six months."

Elizabeth gave a silvery laugh. (Eliza-
beth had learned to give silvery laughs.)
She shrugged her shoulders daintily and
looked at her rings.

“Hillerton? H0! You wouldn’t really
doom us to Hillerton all summer, daddy.”

“What’s the matter with Hillerton?”

“What isn’t the matter with Hillerton ?”
laughed the daughter again.

“But I thought we—we would have,
lovely auto trips," stammered her mother
wpologetically. “Take them from here.
you .know, and stay overnight at hotels
around. I’ve always wanted to do that;
and we can now, dear.”

“Auto trips! Pooh!” shrugged Eliza—
beth. “Why, lmumsey, we’re. going to the
shore for July, and to the mountains for
August. You and daddy and I. And
Fred’s going, too, only he’ll be at the.
Gaylord camp in the Adirondacks, part
of the time.”

“Is that true Fred?” James Blaisdell’s
eyes fixed on his son, were half wistful,
half accusing.

Fred stirred restlessly.

“Well I sort of had to, governor,” he
apologized. “Honest I did. There are
some things a man has to do! Gaylord
asked me, and——Hang it all, I don’t see
why you have to look at me as if I were
committing a crime, dad!" .

“You aren’t, dear, you aren‘t,” fluttered
Fred’s mother hurriedly; “and I’m sure
it’s lovely you’ve got the chance to go .to
the Gaylords’ camp. And it’s right, quite
right, that we should travel this summer,
as Bessie——er-—Elizabeth suggests. I
never thought; but, of course, you young
people don‘t want to be hivcd up in Hill—
erton all summer!”

“Bet your life we don‘t, mater,
Shrugged Fred. earl-fully avoiding his
father’s eyes, “after all that grind.”

“G-rind, Fred?" .

But Fred had turned away, and did
not, apparently, hear his father's grieved
question.

Mr. Smith learned all about the vaca—
tion plans a day or two later from Benny.

“Yep, we’re all goin’ away for the sum—
mer,” he repeated, after he had told the
destination of most of the family. "I
don’t think ma wants to, much, but every—
body who is anybody always goes away
on vacation, of course. So We’ve gotto.
They‘re goin‘ to the beach first, and Lin
goin' to a boys’ vamp up in Vermont.
MelliCt-nt, she‘s goin‘ to a girls’ ('zllllll.
Did you know that?"

Mr. Smith shook his llt‘il‘l. ‘

“ Well, she is.” nodded Benny. “Shes
tried to get Bess to gov—Hussie l’ennoek’s
goin'. But Bess!——my, you should see
her nose go up in the air! Shi- sxiid Silt‘
wa’n't goin' where she had to near great.
course shoes :in’ horrid middy—blousws all
day, an’ build fires nn‘ walk miles an’
eat bugs an’ grasshoppers.”

“Is Miss Mell‘icent going to do all that?”
smiled Mr. Smith. A

“Bess says she is—I mean, Elizabeth.
Did you know? Vi’e liith- to call her that
now, when We. don’t forget it.  forget
it, mostly. Have you seen her some she
came back?”

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She’s swingin' an awful lot of style.—
Bess is. She makes dad dress up in his
swallow—tail every iiiglit.,l‘oi‘ dinner. An’
she makes him and Fred an me stand up
the minute she eomt-s into the room, no
:nattor if there's forty frhnirs in sight;
an’ we have to stay standin‘ till she sits
down—an’ sometimes she stands 'up as
purpose, just: to keep us standing. I
know she, does. She says a gentleman
never sits when it lady is standin’ up in
his presenco. An’ she‘s leetiirin’ us all
the time on the. way to eat an' talk an
act. Why, We can't walk natural Vany
longer. An’ she says the way lxaty
serves our meals is a disgrace to any
civilized family."

“How dries Katy like that?” .

"Like it! She not mad :iii' gave llUllt'U
on the spot. An” that made ma 'most:
have hysteries—she did have one of llt'l‘
headaches—’eause good hired girls are
awful scarce, she says. But liess says,
Pooh! we’ll get some. from the eity next.
time that know their business, an” were’
goin’ away all summer, anyway, an' won’t
ma and pa please call them ’maids,’ as
She ought to, an’ not that plebian ‘hired
girl.’ Bess loVes that word. Every—
things ‘plebeian’ with Bess now. Oh,
we’re havin’ great times at our house,
since Bess Elizabeth—came!“ grinned
Benny, tossing his cap in the. air, and
dancing down the walk much as he had
danced the first night Mr. Smith saw him
a year before. .

The James Baisdells were hardly off
to shore and camp when Miss Flora
started on her travels. Mr. Sinith learned
all about her plans, too, for she tame
down one day to talk them over with
MiSS Maggie.

Miss Flora was looking very well in a
soft gray and white summer silk. Her
forehead had lost its lines of care, and
her eyes were no longer peering for

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most pretty.

“How nice you look!” exclaimed Miss
Maggie.

“Do I?” panlted Miss Flora, as she
fluttered up the steps and sank into one
of the porch chairs.

“Indeed, you do!" exclaimed Mr. Smith
admiringly. Mr. Smith was putting up a
trellis for Miss Maggie’s new rosebush.
He was working faithfully, but not With
the skill of accustomedness.

“I’m so glad you like it!” Miss Flora
settled back into her chair and smoothed
out the ruffles across her lap. “It isn’t
too gay, is it? You know the six months
are more than up now.”

“Not a bit!” exclaimed Mr. Smith;

"No. indeed!” cried Miss Maggie.

“I hoped it wasn’t,” sighed Miss Flora
happily." “Well, I’m all «packed but my
dresses."

"\Vhy, I thought you weren’t going till
Monday." said Miss Maggie.

“Oh, I’m not.”

“But—it’s only Friday now !”

“Yes, I know. I suppose I am a little
ahead of time. But you see, I ain’t used
to packing—not a 'big trunk, so—and I
was so awful afraid I wouldn’t get it
done in time. I was only going to put
my dresses in; but Mis’ Moore said they’d
wrinkle awfully, if I did, and, of course,
they would, when you come to think of
it. So I shan’t put those in till‘Sunday
night. I’m so glad Mis’ Moore’s going.
It’ll be nice to have somebody along
that I know.”

“Yes, indeed,” smiled Miss Maggie.

"And she knows everything—all about
tickets and checking the baggage, and
all that. You know we're only going to
be personally conducted to Niagara. After
that we’re going to New York and stay
two Weeks at some nice hotel. I want
to see Grant’s Tomb and the Aquarium,
and Mis’ Moore wants to go to Coney
lsland. She says she’s always'wanted to
:o to Coney Island just as I have to
Niagara."

“I’m glad you can take her,” said Miss
Maggie heartily.

“Yes, and she’s so pleased. You know,
even if she’s such a nice family, and all
she hasn‘t lllllt‘ll money, and she’s been
awful nice. to me lately. I used to think
she didn’t like me. too. But I must have
been mistaken, of course. And ’twas so
with Mis’ Benson and Mis’ I’ennock, too.
But now they've invited me there and
have come to see me, and are so interested
in my trip and all. Why, I never knew
I had so many friends," Maggie. Truly
I didn’t!"

Miss Maggie said nothing, but there
was an odd expression on her faCe. Mr.
Smith pounded a small nail with an ex—
tra blow of. his hammer.

“And they’re all so kind and interested
about the money, too,” Went on Miss
Flora, gently rocking to and fro. “Bert
Benson sells stocks and invests money
for folks, you know, and Mis' Benson
said he'd got some splendid-payin’ ones,
and he’d let me h:in some, an(l—”

“Flo, you didn‘t take any of that Ben-
son gold—mine stock!" interrupted Miss
lV‘Iaggie sharply.

Mr. Smith's hammer stopped, suspended
in mid—air.

“No; oh, no! I asked Mr. Chalmers
and he said better not. So I didn’t.”
Miss Maggie relaxed in her Chair, and
Mr. Smith's hammer fell with a gentle
tap on the nail—head. “ illt ] felt real
bad about. itkwhen Mis’ Benson had been
so kind as to offer it, you know. It
looked sort ol'~oi' ungrateful, so.”

“l'ngi'atz-l‘ul !" Miss I\laggie's voice vi—
brated with indignant scorn. “Flora,
you won't- eyou won‘t. inVest your money
without asking Mr. Chalmers advice first,
will you?"

.that Benson stock.

“But I tell you I didn’t,” retorted Miss
Flora, with unusual sharpness, for her.

.“But it was good stock, and it pays

splendidly. Jane took some. She took a
lot.”

“Jane !——but I thought Frank wouldn’t
let her."

“Oh, Frank said all right, if she
wanted to, she might. I suspecthe got
tired of her teasing, and it did pay splen-
didly. Why, ’twill pay twenty—five per
cent, probably this year, Mis’ Benson
says. So Frank give in. You see, he
felt he’d got to pacify Jane some way, I
s’pose, she’s so cut up about his selling
out.”

“Selling out!” exclaimed Miss Maggie.

“Oh, didn’t you know that? Well, then
I have got some news!” Miss Flora gave
the satisfied little wriggle with which a
born news-lover always prefaces her
choicest bit of information. \“Frank has
sold out his grocery stores—~b0th of ’em.”

“Why, I can’t believe it!” Miss Maggie
fell back with a puzzled frown.

“Sold them! Why, I should as soon
think of his—his selling himself,’ ’cried
Mr. Smith. “I thought they were insep-
arable." '

“Well, they ain’t—because he’s separ—
ated ’em.” Miss Flora was rocking a
little faster now.

“But why?” demanded Miss Maggie.

“He says he wants a rest. That he's
worked hard all his life, and it’s time he
took some comfort now ’cause Jane’s
hounding him all the time to get more
money, to get more money. She’s crazy
to see interest mount up, you know——
Jane is. But he says he don’t want any
more money. He wants to spend money
for a while. ,And he’s going to spend it.
He’s going to retire from business and
enjoy himself.”

‘VVell,” ejaculated Mr. Smith, “this is a
piece of news, indeed!”

“I should say it was,” cried Miss Mag—
gie, still almost incredulous. “How does
Jane take it?” I

“Oh, she's turribly fussed up over it,
as you’d know she would be. Such a
good chance wasted, she thinks, when he
might be making all that money- earn
more. You know Jane wants to turn
everything into money,now. Honestly,
Maggie, Indon’t belieye Jane can look at
the moon nowadays without wishing it
was really gold, and she had it put out
to interest!“

Oh, Flora!" reinonstrated Miss Maggie
faintly.

“\Voll, it‘s so," maintained Miss Flora.
“So ’t ain’t any wonder, of course, that
she’s upset over this. That's why Frank
give in to her, I think, and let her buy
Besides, he's feeling
especially flush, because he’s got the cash
the stores brought, too. So he, told her
to go ahead."

“I'm sorry about that stock,” frowned
Miss Maggie.

“Oh, it‘s perfectly safe. Mis’ Benson
said t‘was." wunforted Miss Flora.
“You needn't worry about that. And ’twill
pay splendid." \

“When did this happen—«the sale of
the. store, I mean?” asked Mr. Smith.
Mr. Smith was not even pretending 'to
work now.

“Yesterdayfithe finish of it. I‘m wait-
ing to see Hattie. She’ll be tickled to
death. She’s always hated it that Frank
had a grocery store, you know; and
since the money’s come, and she’s going
with the ‘xaylords and the I’ennocks, and
all that crowd, she‘s felt worse than ever.
She was saying to me only last week how
ashamed she was to think that her
friends might see her own brotlier—in—law
any day Wearing that horrid white coat,
and selling molasses over tlre counter.
My, but Hattie’ll be tickled all l'lg‘lltr—Ol‘
‘lrlzirriet,’ I suppose I should say, but I

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“But what is “Frank 4 going to——-to do

with himSelff?” demanded Miss Maggie.
“Why, Flora he’ll be lost without that
grocery store!” ' ’

“Oh, he’s going to travel, first. He says
he always wanted .to, and he’s got a.
chance now, and he’s going to. They're
going to "the Yellowstone Park and the
Garden of the Gods and to California;
And that’s another thing that worriel
Jane——spending all that money for them
just to ride in the cars.”

“‘Is she going, too?” queried Mr. Smith.

“Oh. yes, she’s going, too. She sayn
she’s got to go to keep Frank from
spending every cent he’s got,” laughed
Miss Flora. “I was over there last night,
and they told me all about it.

“When do they go?”

“Just as soon as they ,ean— get ready.
Frank’s got to help Donovan, the man
that’s bought the store, a week till he
gets the run of things, he says. Then
he’s going. You wait till you see him."
Miss Flora got to her feet, and smoothed
out the folds of her Skirt. "He’s as
tickled as axboy with a new jack-knife.
and I’m glad. Frank has been a tur-
rible hard worker all his life. I’m glad
he’s going to take some comfort, same
as I am."

.W'hen Miss Flora had gone, Miss Mag-
gie turned to Mr. Smith with eyes that
still carried dazed unlbellef.

“Did Flora say that Frank Blaisdell
had sold his grocery store?”

‘

“She certainly did! You seem sur-
prised.”

“I’m more than surprised. I’m dumb-
founded.”

“Why? You don’t think, like Mrs. Jane,
that he ought not to enjoy his money,
certainly?”

“Oh, no. He’s got money enough to
retire, if he wants to and he’s certainly
worked hard enough to earn a rest.”

“Then what is it?"

Miss Maggie laughed a little.

“I’m not sure I can explain. But to
me, it’s just this: while he’s got plenty
to retire upon, he hasn’t got anything to—
to retire to.”

“And, pray, what do you mean by
that?

“Why, Mr. Smith, I’ve known that man
from the time he was trading jack-knives
and marbles and selling paper boxes for
five pins. I remember the whipping he
got, too, for filching sugar and coffee
and beans from the pantry and Opening
a grocery store in our barn. From that
time to this, that boy has always been
trading something. He’s been absolutely
uninterested in anything else. I don't
believe he’s read a book or a magazine
since his school days, unless it had some-
thing to do with business or groceries.
He hasn’t a sign of a fad~music, photog-
raphy, collecting things—nothing. And
he hates society. Jane has to fairly drag
him out anywhere. Now, what I want
to know is, what is the man going to do?”

“Oh, he’ll find something,” laughed Mr.
}Smith. “He’s going to travel, first any-

iow.”

"Yes, he’s going to travel first. And
then—we’ll see,” smiled Miss Maggie en-
igmatically, as Mr. Smith picked up his
hammer again.

By the middle of July the. Blaisdells
were all gone from Hillerton, and there
remained only their letters for Miss Mag-
gie——and for Mr. Smith. Miss Maggie
was very generous with her letters. I’er‘
celiving Mr. Smith’s genuine interest, she
read him extracts from almost every one
'that came. And the letters were always
interesting—and usually characteristic.

Benny wrote of swimming and tennis
matches, and of “hikes” and the “bully
eats.” Hattie wrote of balls and gowns
and the attention “dear Elizabeth” was
receiving from some really very nice
families who were said to be fabulously
rich. Neither James nor Bessie wrote
at all. Fred, too, remained unheard from.

Mellicent wrote frequentlyugay, breezy
letters full to the brim of the joy of
living. She wrote of tennis, swimming,
camp-fire stories, and mountain trails:
they were like Benny's letters in petti-
eoats, Miss Maggie said.

Long and frequent epistles came from
Miss Flora. Miss Flora was having a
beautiful time. Niagara was perfectly
lovoly——Only what a terrible noise it
made! She was glad she did not have
to stay and hear it always. She liked
New York, only that was .noisy, tOO.
though Mrs. Moore did not seem to mind
it. Mrs. Moore liked Coney Island, too.
buthiss Flora msuch preferred Grant's
Tom-b, She said. It was so much more
quiet and ladylike. She thought some
things at Coney Island were really not
nice at all, and she was surprised that
Mrs, Moore should enjoy them so much.

Between the lines it could be seen that
in spite of all the good times, Miss Flora
was becoming just the least bit homesick.
She wrote Miss Maggie that it did seem
queer to go everywhere, and not see a
soul to bow to. It gave her such a lone—
some feeling—such a lot of faces, and not
one familiar one! She had tried to make
the acquaintance of several people—real
nice people; she knew they were by the
way they looked. But they wouldn‘t say
hardly anything to her, nor answer lier
questions; and they always got up and
moved away Very soon» ’

To be sure; there was one nice young
man. He was lovely to them, Miss Flora
said. He spoke to them first, too. It
was when they were down to Coney
Island. He helped them through the
crowds. and told them about lots of nice
things they didn’t want to miss seeing.

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HURRAH FOR COUNTY AGENT
EAR ERITOR:-—I have read
your paper, THE BUSINESS FARM-
ER, for two years and like it the
best of them all. In your issue .of
April 12th I read the letter “Why
Have County Agent?".
We have a county agent here in

 

Ontonagon county and he is a crack-.

ajack. He started out and formed
a farmers. association and the mem-
bers of the association got together
and agreed they would get a grain
dealer in town to buy the farmers’
grain. In a couple of months they
had a place to buy feed and sell any
grain and hay they produced. The
agent saw that the farmers were
paying $24 a hundred pounds for
powder or dynamite, so he got his
brains to working and the farmers
bought powder for $12 per hun-
dredweight, and this spring he got
powder for $7 per hundred pounds.
He sold 3 or 4 carloads this spring.

He held orchard and dairy cam-
paigns and has taught the farmers
the care of the orchards and live
stock. And he is after the boarder
cow and scrub bull, and has the
farmers getting better stock.

He has started a cooperative
creamery idea here and the farmers
are going to build next month. He
has been doing some good work, be-
cause even the banks here got too
small and they had to build a new
one, one of the finest in the county.

Three cheers for our county agri—
cultural agent.——A Reader, Bruce
Crossing, Mich.

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GIVE L'AVV BREAKERS STIFF
SENTENCE

R. EDITORr—I read your ed-
itorial “Prohibition On Trial”
and was very sorry to see the

statement printed in the paper that
prohibition can never be enforced.
These little county courts give just
as easy a sentence as possible, or
$50 fine, and let the bootlegger go
on probation to report every month
for a year, and they made enough to
pay all expenses and a good boodle
besides. If the United States would
passed a heavier sentence on such
cases and see that the county courts
enforce them there would be less
trouble. But when a man can get
free board and be used like a king
for three or four months, the town
keep his family and the prosecuting
attorney goes good for him and lets
him out to make more booze to pay
up, it shows the judge and county
officers haven’t any higher power ov—
er them. Once pass a law that ev-
ery county judge has to report such
cases to the state or higher author—
ities, and a good stiff punishment
put on the bootleggers, there would
be less of it. Let’s all try and get
more sentence and no bail, and send
more state officers in the counties
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' ARM Organization Legislative
F Committee, Lansing, Michigan.

Gentlemenz—Your favor of the
18th came to my desk this morning
just as I was going to write you
urging the committee on farm Or—
ganizations to send a wire to our
members in Congress to do just the
opposite Of what they appearently
have done namely: Shut immigra-
tion out for five years. I agree
with Senator Magnus Johnson of
Minnesota in one thing at least
namely: that a death blow is being
given American agriculture when

agricultural immigrants are exclud-p

ed. Surely your committee must
have taken account of the recent
statement in THE MICHIGAN Busi-
NESS FABMER that in this state par—
ticularly we must have a. fresh sup-
ply of labor because the factories
have absorbed whatever had been
available for farming.

If instead of relief from intoler-
able labor conditions that we now
have in the rural districts we are» to
have an even worse state of stairs,
we might as well shut up shop and
abandon all co-operative efforts and
give up farming as a hopeless task.
May I ask what earthly reason

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migration he . prohibited.

that the immigrants land in the
cities, yet has it not occurred to a

single member of the committee

that one of the most serious hind—
erances to agricultural recovery is
the high prices of manufactured
goods and the transportation costs
More labor
is needed for industry.

I hope against hope that the
farm organizations ,with whom I
have. agreed on the gasoline and
state income taxes, on the extrava-
gence of our present administrative
board and on most all questions, af-
fecting our common welfare will see
the point before it is too late and
the immigration exclusion measure
enacted into law, and will take dif—
ferent action. There may yet be a
chance to recall a mistaken decis-
ion as I trust, the President will
veto the immigration act and some
time will be given for Congress to
hear from the people.——F. W. New-
ton, Saginaw county.

 

LET PEOPLE HAVE SAY ABOUT
WAR

EAR Editor:—-—As a reader of

THE BUSINESS FABMER, while

reading the Sermon of David F.
Warner, it started me thinking of
this war question. Now this govern—
ment has taken the disarmament as
a preventative of war, also League
of Nations as a preventative of war.
Now as things at Washington look,
we should take the war making
power away from them and put it
in the hands of the people. Every
country on the globe should adopt
the same rule. The people have the
killing to do and to get killed and
suffer. We should have a constitu—
tional amendment to that effect.
This question of declaration of war
would have to be submitted to a
popular vote of the people. Now in
case the vote carried for war, your
vote would have to be recorded op-
posite your name and address, eith—
er for or against. In case it carried
those voting for war would be call—
ed out first and sent to the firing
line, and the others next. Now I
believe there would be less wars if
the people decide, than if the profit-
eers decide. Let us get busy and
push this question.

These countries put me in mind
of prize fighters. They prepare and
then fight, and so it is with the dif-
ferent countries—C. K., Muskegon,
Mich.

 

TXVO PRINCIPAL SOURCES OF
DA NGERS TO OUR REPUBLIC
EAR EDITOR: As a nation, un—
equaled prosperity has attend-
ed our American Republic. In
material progress no nation, either
in ancient or modern times, has
made like gains and this is a bless-
ing, if rightly made use of, yet it
may become the source of greatest
harm, if wrongly applied, and here-
in lies one of the two greatest dang-
ers to the people of our Republic.
‘ The too intense struggle for ma-
terial possessions, resulting in the
neglect of that which is of far great-
er value, may cause the weakening
of those most essential underlying
principles without which no nation
can continue to prosper. So prosper~
ous have we become in material
gain, that our necessities are fully
met and luxuries are being indulg—
ed in to a. very large extent, and the
man, now in possession of the most
wealth is today, a citizen of our Re-
public. .

d’ - ' ny Worthy causes" are: being

  

a k' ’ Insatiable.

motive of self gain, it is to be fear-

ed, has far too prominent a place in)

our thoughts and well will it be for
us to “take 'and inventory of stock”
in our real motives and learn truly
“where we are at.”
One other source of danger is the

general disregard for, and neglect of-

the provisions of Established Law,
we Americans having a desire to be
our own personal law—maker and
while this may be commendable, in-
soflar as to our becoming self con-
trolled, yet the safety of our fellow-
men requires the establishing of 7a
system of laws, which shall conserve
and protect the welfare of the
masses and every citizen should
deem it to be one of his imperative
duties to obey, promptly and fully,
the requirements of established law
and to aid in securing, from his fel-
lowmen', like observance of the law,
for “He who will not obey the law
is unworthy of the protection of the
law,” and “No man should be above
the penalties nor beyond the pro-
tection of the law.” 7

Perhaps no provisions of the law
are so generally disregarded as are
the terms of the law, relating to the
sale and use of intoxicating liquors,
as a ‘beverage and herein We need
much, to correct our ways and
safety demands that we do this
promptly and effectively—J. T.
Daniels, Clinton County.

 

REDUCING FIRE TAXES

EAR EDITORz—I have been a

long time admirer of THE BUSI-

NESS FARMER and its staunch
stand for freedom of speech. I
have read with great interest on
page 14, your issue of April 12th,
your practical editorial
Farm Fires.” This is a step in the
right direction and your paper and
the press generally ought to help us
carry on with this noble work. Do
you think it would be practical for
us to adopt a similar course here?
For many days last winter the roads
were drifted so full of snow the
school busses couldn’t navigate and
we wondered if a fire truck could
get thru. It took several days to
shovel the snow even on the improv-
ed roads and the cross roads were
weeks getting cleared.
spring came the mud was so deep a
fire truck would get stuck like they
did down at Ferndale in Detroit
where two houses burned up with
total loss of over $9500.
pend here on our chemical fire ex-

, car; 
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“Fighting ‘

Even when ’

We de- '

tinguishers and so far have put out ‘

two in our house and helped our
neighbor extinguish a bad chimney
fire and last week a big loss was
saved. A month or so ago another
neighbor together with our local fire
company of volunteers at Hickory
Ridge saved a heavy loss from an
overheated chimney by the timely
use of extinguishers. A truck
couldn’t have got here on account of
the snow so we had to depend on
our chemical hand extinguishers,
you see.

Your article mentions a lower
rate of insurance assessments for
buildings equipped with dependable
extinguishers. Our mutual company
allows a 10 per cent lower rate for
extinguishers approved by them and
I was wondering if all the other mu—
tuals encouraged fire prevention in
a similar practical way. If your
paper printed a series of good in-
structive articles on fire protection
on the farm and boosted our com-
mon fight against our common
enemy, the Red Plague, it certainly
would help us to reduce our annual
billion dollar fire tax.—-—Burchard
R. Hair, Oakland County, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MICHIGAN LEADS ALL STATES IN MARKETING
ORE money is being spent in Michigan during the 1923-24 fiscal
year for the development of marketing projects for the farmers”
of the state than is expanded fonthis purpose in any other state
according to statistics contained in veil-culm- of the United States De-

partment of Agriculture
at extension work at

recentlyreceivedbyRLBaIMdirector-f
Agricultural College.

7 The aims of $17,700 was devoted to this work in  which

is an amount greater

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CARE AND USE OF VACUUM
TUBES
HERE are two general types of
vacuum tubes; those that are
used for the purpose of detect-
ing and amplifying incoming radio
signals and those that are used for
the transmitting and sending of
radio signals;_this latter class we
are not interested in at present.

The vacuum tube is a very deli-
cate piece of mechanism; it consists
of a glass container in 'which a very
high vacuum is produced (from
which it gets it’s name “vacuum
tube”) and in which there are three
elements, the filament, grid and
plate. r,

The filament is to produce heat
so that the electrons (small part-
icles of electricity) can leave the
filament and pass to the plate thus
creating an electric current that
will be completed thru your tele-
phone receivers and the B battery.

The plate is the element that re—
ceives these electrons that actuate
your telephone. receivers so that you
can hear the radio signals.

The grid is placed around the
filament or between the filament
and the plate and acts as a valve
that is made to work by the small
amount of electric energy received
from your antenna or aerial. A
very small amount of change in the
amount of energy placed upon the
grid will so affect the grid that it
will, acting as a valve let more or
less of the B battery current flow
from the filament to the plate. A
very small change making a very
big difference in the amount of B
battery current flowing.

Each type of receiving tube re-
quires a different value of grid leak
or resistance so that the grid will
be in it’s best working condition. It
is very surprising what a difference
there will be in the volume of sig—
nals received by using the right or
wrong resistance to work at their
very best; it will always pay to try
leaks of different values until you
have the one that brings in the
signals the clearest and loudest.

Many people blame their tubes
for not working properly when the
grid leak is the real trouble maker.
Try it and see for yourselves What
a difference there is.

As we said before, these are very
delicate instruments. They should
never be used on any voltage ex—
cept that which the makers specify.
A slip is always enclosed with each
tube so that you cannot make an
error.

Do not burn the ‘filament too
bright; it shortens the life and
gives poorer results.

Do not use too high an A battery
voltage, this will also shorten the
life and may instantly burn out
your tube.

Do not drop or jar the tubes; you
rmay break them or make the ele-
ments move slightly out of place so
that they will fail to work proper—
1y.

Never connect your B battery to

 

your set till you are sure that all
your connections are‘right or you
may burn out the tube by accident—
ly letting the B battery pass thru
the filament.

In using an amplifier, try chang—
ing your tubes from one socket to
the other; there is a big difference
in the volume received from some
tubes by changing them around.
Some tubes work much better in the
first stage than they do in the sec-
ond or third stage. For best re-
sults try them out.

'Too high a plate (B) voltage will
sometimes make a tube go dead
and it can be brought back to work—
ing condition by heating the fila-
ment for 15 to 20 minutes without
the B battery connected.

As detectors most of the tubes
work their best on about 221/2 volts
for the B battery and up to 100
volts as amplifiers.

Your vacuum tube is the most
delicate part of your receiving set,
treat it carefully and it will in re-
turn give you long life, good service
bring in loud signals, improve your
reception and give you more than
it’s value in pleasure and profit.

“'ANTS SET AT REASONABLE
[PRICE

In the March 15th number of THE
BUSINESS FARMER, I read with inter-
est about the moderate priced radio
set that you use and which you said
gave you places as far as Chicago.
Like many other young farmers we
would like so much to have a radio
because of the interest and enter-
tainment from the outside world to
a hardworking, more or less shut—in
farmers' family. Had rather have
a radio than a Victrola, but the cost
.prohibits either. By the way we
are not handy at making anything
of that sort even if we had the time
to do so.

Can you tell me the kind, price, and
place to buy such'an instrument as
you described, or several moderate
priced instruemnts? Would want a
horn so that whole family could en-
joy the programs.

Enclosed is stamped envelope for

information and shall be grateful
for such information as you can
give and hope it "will be in scope of
our pocketbook. Several of our
neighbors have home made crystal
sets that cost about $25 and at
times they can not get Detroit. If
‘we have one at all it must be more
satisfactory than that—Mrs. E. 0.,
Lenawee County.
-——You are right, I believe, when
you say that you would rather have
a radio than a victrola. Each is
different, yet the radio keeps you in
better touch with the latest world
happenings and entertainment.

The set that we described cost a
little less than $25 for all parts in-
cluding the battery and aerial wire
and connections. This of course did
not include a box to hold it nor a
good panel for mounting. Such a
set though it would work with two
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addition of an amplifier costing for
parts alone another $25 which with
a loud speaking unit at $10 (and
that would be a fair one that would
give satisfaction without being
fancy in finish) would make the
cost of building a set at least $60.

The Crosley set for 65 dollars
comes nearestnto it, but that does
not include tubes or batteries or
loud speaker which ‘will make the
set cost you at least $100.

There are really no sets on the
market complete in ever detail for
much less than $90 to $100 and
they all do not.give satisfaction by
any means. Most people are de-
ceived‘ by low priced sets and when
they buy they find that they have to
spend a lot more to get the extras
that make the set work.

The best way is to take time and
go to Detroit, Lansing, Jackson or
Ann Arbor and look over the sets
and get what you want. Get a
standard make as Radio Corpora—
tion, DeForest, Clapp — Eastham,
Crosley, Grebe, Haseltine etc. You
can depend upon the standard ones,
but in asking prices ask for the set
complete with all batteries, aerial,
lightning arrester vacuum tubes and
loud speaker so that you will not
have to buy anything extra.

The crystal sets do not bring in
the distant stations except once in a
while, whereas the set we described
will bring in to you, Detroit, Chi-
cago all day long, and Pittsburgh,
Springfield Mass., Omaha, Dallas,
Atlanta and other distant pionts
nearly every night.

WT VIRGINIA READER
INTERESTED

Please send me a copy of Feb. 2,
1924, BUSINESS FARMER telling how
to build a radio, and Would be glad
to have any other information you
can give me about radio, and how to
build one. Thanking you very much
I am, H. B., Union, W. Va.

———A copy of. the Feb. 2nd BUSINESS
FABMER has been sent to you, which
no doubt you have received before
this. We hope that you will have
success in building a set that will
give you satisfaction.

You ask about further radio in—
formation; yve are always glad to
answer any letters received asking
definite question on radio. If you
have any, send them along.

Beginning with the issue sent you
we have been carrying on a series of
articles which will tell how to add
amplifiers, etc., to the present set.
We will tell how to make and oper-
ate other types from time to time.
Our readers will of course have the
benefit of all this, and as we aim to
only tell about things that we have
built and tried out we know that
our suggestions will work.

FARMER PUTNAM’S
PHILOSOPHY

IMMIN is so unreasonable. I
reckon most every man, after

he’s been married several
year, thinks his wife is the most un—
reasonable pusson that ever was.
Anyhow so it seem to ’em. I don’t
know as Josephine is worse then
other wimmin, but she’s just as bad.
Now the other day we was havin’ hot
biscuits fur dinner, and if anybody
kin bake, ’em fluffy and fine it’s Jose—
phine. She’s as good a biscuit baker
as she is at bein’ unreasonable and
contrary. In fact most everything
she is she’s just that way—100 per
cent one way or the other.
I had ett one of them biscuits,
with butter on it, and was ready fur
several more. Josephine was talkin’
fur dear life, just chatterin’ a blue
streak about the—well I can’t say
who it was about, as it wouldn’t be
polite fur me to get pussonel. Th
biscuits was settin’ right near her
plate. I was tryin’ my best to ask
fur ’em but I couldn’t think of the
right word to saypor git-the word
biscuits in edgeways, because of her
talkin’. Finally she noticed my
hand pointin’ towards the biscuits
and my lips makin’ signs like a
black bass that’s gittin’ ready to
swaller a frog, and she sez:
“What on airth’s the matter Tom,
makin' Signs like that, cain’t you
use the English language?
“Not while yOur usin’ it all," sez I. I
My gosh! you should-a-seen them 1
biscuits come fiyin’ acrost the table._
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SATURDAY, MAY 10. 1924

Edited and Published by '
THE RURAL PUBLISHING COMPANY. lne.
GEORGE II. SLOOUM, President
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Detroit Chloe—818 Washington Boulevard Bldg., Cadillac 9440
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FAIR ASSESSMENTS THE ANSWER

0U who have been reading Mr. Stanley Pow-
LY ell’s series of articlesgon taxation in Mich-

igan will be particularly impressed with the
one in this issue and you will get a smile or two
out of the contrast in statements which wise-
acres from Detroit make when they are in Lan-
sing with those they make when they are back
among their home folks in the big city.

Fair and uniform assessment is, of course,
the final solution to the whole taxation subject
here in Michigan, and yet our city friends will
tell you that they are already carrying more than
their share of taxes and that because we have a
"farmer—controlled—legislature" the great Mich-
igan metropolis is being slowly crushed between
the millstone of state taxation!

Mr. Powell brings out clearly the fact that
there has been an actual decrease in land values
in some parts of Michigan. We cannot believe
that this is serious in'the best farming counties
of Michigan nor where the best farms are con-
cerned. Not that we believe these farms would
bring their full value on a forced sale today
but the value is there and any banker will agree
to it.

It ought to be an encouraging sign to some of
you to know that there are farmers coming into
Michigan from Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and other
states which are cursed with fabulously priced
land and who are buying better Michigan soil,
with better access to the great consuming mar-
kets, at one-half the loan values of farm lands in
their old locations.

Only a week or so ago we heard of a large
Eastern corporation which is buying Michigan
farm land which it plans on leasing out to ten-
ants. This is not a healthy condition and we do
not welcome it in a state which at the last cen-
sus had 86 per cent of its farms owned and op-
erated by their owners, but it nevertheless can
give some satisfaction to those who are sticking
by the farm knowing that normal conditions
must return and normal farm prices again be-
come in evidence.

 

SLOWIN‘ DOWN
RE is no use trying to disguise the fact
that there is a slowing down of business
generally which has been extending west—
ward from the eastern seaboard it first hit some
sixty days ago.

Detroit has felt it somewhat in the slower
movement of their automobiles to the trading
centers. Automobile manufacturers explain this
by the fact that we have had a late spring in all
parts of the country and that automobile factor-
ies produced at full capacity through November,
December, and January, during which period
under normal conditions, and in former years,
they have always operated under reduced pro-
duction.

It is a fact that each spring has found the
automobile manufacturer with a shortage in
cars on hand to meet the sales waiting for his
product, last year Ford alone claimed a shortage
of three hundred thousand automobiles and
trucks! This winter, with almost unanimous
consent, cars have been built with this in mind,
and as dealers and distributors are pretty well
stocked throughout the country there hwbeen a
temporary slow—down in shipments from Detroit.

This same condition is evidenced more or loss
b may sections of the W States and II use

 
 

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for along-time whether 7 “ _  ‘;,re”‘ti1rned
topsy trim and the United "States absut to enter
into a new era when the great mass of its citi-
zens‘ engaged in agriculture might be in poor
financial .condition and yet the cities remain
prosperous, well employed and at high wages.
No one can yet say whether or not this condi-
tion can remain a fact, but all of us have to ad-
mit that it has been a fact during the ,past three
years, during which time there has been an ac-
tive demand for labor in all parts of the United
States at high wages; the cities have shown
every indication of an increasing prosperity and
yet the change of conditions for the better on
farms has been increasing at a snail’s gait. This
farm price repression has applied .not only to the
major crops, but to fruit, livestock, and' dairy
products, it has not been sectional or confined to
one state, altho naturally it has more seriously
effected some sections than others, but it has
been felt by the potato growers of Maine, the
grape-fruit growers of Florida, the sheep-growers
of Montana and the raisin—growers of California.

Now, as we see it, a so—called “slowing-down”
of business conditions in the cities which is only
another way of saying a slowing down of manu-
facturing, will only mean a decrease in the de-
mand for labor and thus, obviously follows, a
lower wage—scale. When $14-a-day-plasterers
eat 30c per dozen eggs something is wrong in
Denmark! ,

If the farmer and the laboring man were re-
ceiving their just dues in remuneration for their
labor, we would have no kick whether the wage
scale was one or ten and we would prefer to
have it ten, but when there is the desparity
which exists to-day, we say “som-thins a—goin'
to happen" and we predict that it is not very far
away around the corner.

 

ANYTHING FOR VOTE

OR a vivid example of political expediency we
F would like to point out the proposed raise
in postal employees salaries, which at the
present writing stands a fair chance of becom-

ing a. law well in advance of the fall election.
To understand the situation fully one must go
back in their minds a little way and remember
that last year (1923) Congress appropriated
$600,000 for an investigation of the entire postal
system, which was to~place the responsibility for
any loss on the prOper classification of mail. In
other words, an investigation which would de-
termine exactly What portion of the total expense
each class of mail: letter, newspaper, or parcel
post should Carry. Anyone who is at all famil-
iar with postal aflairs will recognize that this

was a very wise move, because every attempt to-

raise postal rates to care for the increasing de-
ficiency was met by the most virulent opposition
from those whom it hit, with the natural result
that nothing was ever done about it.

It so happens, however, that this is election
year and unfortunately that it will be some
months before the half-million—dollar job of in—
vestigating the postal department can be com-
pleted. So there will be an election before these
figures can be ascertained and in the meantime
there is a country-wide demand not only from
postal employees but from many other well-
meaning people that the present salaries paid
postal employees are entirely inadequate, partic-
ularly in the larger cities, that the department is
losing its best men, and thus the efficiency of the
whole system is in jeopardy.

Naturally it did not take the politicians in
Washington long to see that they could make
political capital of increasing postal employees'
salaries, and that is now proposed in a measure
which would increase the salary of every postal
employee irrespective of present salary, $400 per
annum} The gigantic deficiency which this
would make, would be met by an increase in
parcel-post rates, which are supposed to be, und-
er present circumstances, entirely too low. It
has been hinted that perhaps the express com-
panies are interested in seeing parcel-post rates
increased, but, however that may be, there is
considerable danger that for political expendiecy
alone the salary increases proposed and the in-
crease in parcel-post rates necessitated thereby,
will go swimming through Washington and be
saddled largely on the rural population of the
United States who use this service most.

No sincere person questions but what there
are spots in the United States where the present
postal salaries are entirely inadequate. We re-
fer particularly to cities like Detroit where liv-
ing expense is continually on the up-grade and
postal salaries have been stationary over a per-
iod of years, but it would seem that therecould
be an emergency fund. easily, floated which
allow the local postmaster in these extreme
cases to meet the situation, the same as any
other business house or corporation would have
to. The h hasn’u and other term onslau-

 
 

until the results I.

of the half—million-dollar investigationvare made ~ f ;

public.
t t t

.Thus do we courageously lift our humble ~

voice in protest against this political flagwaving,
altho knowing fullwell, how useleSs are our on-
treaties with election so few months off! '

 

THE EAGLE WITH CLIPPED WINGS

WHAT is the matter with the United States?

We pride ourselves on our progressiveness.

We prate about our inventive Skill and the
courage of our pioneers in manufacture and com-
merce. What has happened to all of these
national attributes when it comes to taking wings
and following the simple lesson taught by the
birds that the air, as well as the sea, has for its
chief purpose, to serve Man for transportation?

The Wright Brothers on their crude little-kite-
like affair, hardly lifting itself above the Virginia
sands proved that man could fly. They were
Americans. Glen Curtiss, with the deep-set eyes
ofa Ford, built man-carrying birds by the then-
sands when the demand of the great war asked
for all he could produce. '

Then after the war, came a halt in the manu-
facture of aeroplanes in the United States. Eng-
land, France, even crippled Germany and caotic
Russia, went forward building planes for com-
merce, for postal service, for military uses, but
wealthy, contented old Uncle Sam leaned back
in his soft-chair and swore that all the flying he
would do would be with one foot on the ground
and he has stuck pretty close to this promise!

Flying may seem a long ways from farming
and yet the problems of transportation are most
directly reflected in the conditions on the farm.
The air is the great open space where neither
mountain nor valley delay the traveler on his
way; Where the fastest express train leaves off
at sixty miles an hour its race ‘with time, the
slowest aeroplane takes it up!

In England, we learn, the government encour-
ages commercial lines of aerial communication, by
a postal subsidy which guarantees not less than
six per cent on the invested capital. How much
better able is Uncle Sam to foster this step in
the advance of civilization. The eagle is our
national emblem, lets make it a fitting one!

 

NEIGHBORS SELL WOOL
THE Michigan State Farm Bureau has decided
to pool its 1924 wool with the Ohio Wool

Growers Association which we understand ‘

is one of the most successful of its kind in
America.

This company which owns a large warehouse '

at Columbus, and has additional storage space in
Wheeling, West Virginia, and other locations, has
built up a very successful trade in a period which
extends over six years of satisfactory results to
the farmers of Ohio.

The handling charge we understand to be as
low, if not lower than any other organization in
the United States performing the same kind of
service. The Michigan organization has a guar—
antee that the handling charges will not exceed
2%, cents per pound, which is to include tax,
storage, insurance, grading, all labor, sales com-
mission and guarantee of sales account. In-
dividual grading reports are furnished each
growed and remittances are made direct through
the association to the grower.

It has appeared to us on the basis of former
Michigan experience, that this is a very com-
mendable experiment and we trust it may work
out satisfactorily to all concerned.

 

JAPANESE JINGOS CRY “WAR”

RESS dispatches tell us that when the news
was broadcasted in Japan that the United
States had formally excluded Japanese im-

migration to this country, ,the jingo newspapers
immediately took up the cry of "War."

Great wars that cost the lives of thousands
of innocent boys have been started with less pro-
vocation than the Japanese think they have today.
They are being appealed to on the strength of
national honor and all of the old artifices of war
are being paraded before them. .

The United Stateswith its millions of gold and
unlimited wealth is indeed a picture for invading
hosts-to conjure with. .

Caesars armies were fed on promises of the
gold that laid beyond the Alps and Napoleon be-
guiled his men with the lure of gold}. costly, wines
and their pick “of the ’rnaidenhood of their con-
qnerei! nations! , . «

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EAR SIRS: “A friend in need is
a friend indeed" and I am go-
ing to answer your card at

once. Yes I received a check from

, only a few weeks ago and

 

.I sent you a letter as soon as I re-
ceived it. ,I was surprised when I

received the card stating you had
not heard from me and I want to

) . thank you for it and if we had not

been taking your paper we never
would of gotten it and any time I
can get a new subscriber for your
paper I will do so. ’Thanking you
many times for your help and I sure

‘ will help others to see what a good

paper you are putting out for the
farmers. Trusting you will receive
my letter O. K., I remain yours truly,
Mrs. F. C., Alba, Mich.

In.

 

WAN BOND Ann
MORTGAGE 00.

THIS party inquires about first
. mortgage bonds as sponsored
by the American Bond and
Mortgage Company of Detroit. It
should be observed that each par-
ticular bond issue depends upon the
security bond with proper issue i.e.,
the property. This company is of
course merely an agent and general
trustee for its issues and it has a
fair reputation for having handled
successful issue, but it must be re-
membered that the building in-
dustry of the last few years and bus-
iness conditions generally have fluc-
uated to such a degree that the ele-
ment of stability, which, in normal
times could be attributed to first
inortgage bonds, is somewhat lack-
ng.

 

METRO PUBLISHING OOLIPAN Y

f READER sends in a certificate
A given by the Metro Publishing
Company, 96 Monroe Avenue,
Grand Rapids, with a printed num-
ber, filled in with lead pencil and
with other earmarks of a question-
able proposition.
The certificate says that after 98
single copies have been taken at 12

cents per copy, any premium men-'

tioned may be selected and there are
a lot of premiums listed, while the
magazine for which 12 cents per
copy is paid is of little or no value.
We Often wonder why some peo-
ple think they can buy articles from
an agent who comes around with
cheap catch-penny schemes cheaper
than they can go to a good store and
buy it at retail price, but that it
should be hooked up with a cheap
irresponsible magazine seems to
give it some semblance of a worthy
scheme.
. If any of our readers have had
any experience with the Metro Pub-
lishing Company and know whether
or not they ship the premiums as
promised, I would be very glad to
have it.

 

“BLUE SKY" IlAW HAS LEWITS

_ “In regard to this matter, there
is nothing this Commission or the
State of Michigan can do as long
as the solicitation was made
through the U. S. Mail. The only
recourse any person would have
would be under the fraud section of
the Postal Laws, and as we under-
stand these laWs it would be neces-
sary to prove absolute fraud. About
the only thing that could be done in
this case would be to report the
matte; to the Post Ofiice Inspector.
Inasmuch as there has been no per-
sonal solicitation in Michigan we
are powerless, although if it should
turn up that some person has per-
sonally solicited these sales in Mich—
igan, we will proceed promptly.
-—-Hezekiah N. Duff, Chairman,
Michigan Securities Commission.”

HERE is a lesson in the above
t statement by Mr. Duff which I
‘ ' hope every reader of this page
‘will take to heart ere he has cause
toe-regret.
: The “blue-sky” laws, so called,
', under the centrol of the
'mmission, attempt to-guard
 of Michigan against
for unworthy stoclm and

 statements of

this state and to control |
- M the

ments. .

The “blue-sky? laws are now op-
erated in most of the states and
have been found to be highly valu-
able although far from infallable in
controlling the situation. From the
above statement, however, it is
plain to see that they have no con-
trol whatsoever over the solicitation

and sale of stocks or bonds where .

the solicitation is made through the
United States mail. It is our under-
standing, however, that no stocks or
bonds can be advertised in the State
of Michigan which have not «been
passed by the Commission.

As Mr. Duff points out, it is not
easy to secure redress through the
United States postal authorities as
absolute fraud must be proven be-
fore any action is taken and then
there is no promise of damages to
the injured.

The above ought to help our read-
ers to decide what to do with the
mining, motor-car, and other stock
circulars that they get through the
mail. They make excellent kindl-
ing for the morning fire but we
would not risk wrapping them
around the children's lunch for fear
of contamination!

 

UNITED STATES EXPORT AND
MPORT COMPANY

HIS organization is founded
around a Mr. Sellers who has
had some experience in export-

ing, but a review of his financing
does not reflect particulary good
management. The business in
which he is engaged from its very
nature requires strong financial
backing so as to be able to carry
credits and exchanges, and although
this company has paid dividends and
has prided itself upon the fact that
it does a cash business, there is no
ready market for the stock of this
company, and the management of
the company will not disclose suffi—
cient financial information to form
an opinion of its actual value.

A very unusual thing happened
with this company when they suc-
ceeded many of their stockholders
to escrow their stock so as to take
it off the market and thus enable
them to sell more new stock. This
was a method of protecting their own
market which should not ordinarily
have been necessary.

 

ALUMINUM WARE EXPERIENCE

“ AM Writing to ask if any of the
readers of this paper have been
attracted by the wonderful big

25 piece aluminum set Offer sent out

by the Aluminum Works of Chicago.

I have had a little experience with

them and will say to others, “don’t.

bite." I would like to secure a
post card just like the one I signed
my name to. If anyone has one
please give name and address in this
paper and I will send stamped en-
velope.

The 25 pieces were pictured and
itemized on the card. Would like
to hear if others have been defraud-
ed and I will tell more of my ex-
perience later if any one is interest-
ed—A Farmers’ Wife.

MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE
INSURANCE

ECAUSE of the failure of the
United States Mutual Insur-
ance Company, at Grand Rapids

last year, there has been consider-
able discussion regarding the safety
of the Mutual Automobile Insurance
Companies and this department has
been asked many times for our opin-
ion as to the safety of this or that
company Operating in the state.

In the first place, all state mutuals
are under the direct control Of the
Department of Insurance, to which
they must make regular reports and
by which they are annually audited.

In a mutual company each memb-
er is equallyresponsible with every
other member for the full liabilities
of the company, so in the case of the
one that failed at Grand Rapids
when the insurance commissioner
has finally settled up this company
there will be no outstanding liabilir
ties and each member who is col-

‘ lectable will have. had; to pay his pro-

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First Mortgage’Real Estate Gold Bonds

men who are selling these invest-

 

 

  

Farmers who gauge
their investments with ~
shrewdness are award-
ing an increasing pref-
erence to the 7% first
mortgage bonds recom-
mended by this house.

Write for Booklet AG1231

Tax Free in Michigan
Free from Federal Income Tax of 4%

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TEXT: “Return ye now every

man from his evil way,****”

yet ye have not hearkened unto

me, that ye may provoke me to

anger with the work of your

ggnéis to your own hurt.” Jer.
: ,7. '

HE death struggles of the Jew-
ish nation are over. Judah
has come, to an end. She re-

fused to be sobered by warning
facts. Her unbelief crushed out her
life. Some of her rulers Were wise.
More of them were otherwise. The
throne of David is empty. Her land
is desolate. Most of her inhabit-
ants have been exiled. A heathen
monarch is running things. What
a long, doleful story has the proph-
et! How pleadingly he foretells the
coming storm! Then the crash
came. And why? Because, “Jehov-
ah hath sent unto you all his serv-
ants, the prophets, rising up early
and late, but ye have not hearkened
nor inclined your ear to hear.”

But nations are yet deluded with
false hopes. And God is yet send-
ing his prophets, rising up early and
late, saying, “Return ye now every-
one from his evil way." I listened
to a Southern lecturer telling about
the thinks we should do now. His
climax was, that America must
evangelize the world NOW. He said
that if Christains were half so en-
thusiastic to have the world know
and love, the Christ, as are militar-
ists (especially munition makers)
enthusiastic in their business, in
fifty years from now all the swords
Would be beaten into plow-shares
and spears into pruning-hooks. Is
this statement a bit startling? But
after giving it sobered thought,
.don’t you think it could be done if
work to follow him NOW.

But this means really to proceed
in the Jesus’ way. In “What it
means to follow Jesus”, a college
president writes, “By a demonstra-
tion of power, of sacrifice, of a real
following of Jesus, there is a ‘balm
in Gilead’ for the healing of the na-
tions.” And the call is to set to
work to follow his NOW.

Is this Government following him
now? How do you think it would
work, that instead of planning to
spend millions of dollars annually
on a strengthened army, and navy,
and air forces, we should prepare to
feed and restore possible enemy na-
tions? Jesus said, “If thine enemy
hunger, feed him.” Isn’t Christian-
ity practicable? Were we to cut
our appropriations one half or even
more and then use the funds to pre—
pare an army 0 men to invade
neighboring lands with bread for
the half-starved men, women, and
children, instead of with bullets,
what do you think would happen?
0, that is not practicable, you say.
So said Israel, and her unsocial at-
titude and unGodly alliances with
evil wrecked her house. But, me-
thinks, the bread policy might act
as a talisman in converting enemies
into friends, in changing hatred and
malice into love and gratitude, and
in bringing erring nations under
moral obligations to Jesus Christ.
But we should do it NOW.

Again; the Jesus way means to
“love your enemies." A Japanese
tribute to Christ runs, “I think the

onlv .u‘m l" I‘(-‘,li;;1~“"‘s ' "
kindness (love). With this one
arm they rush even into savage

places and triumph everywhere.” A
Christian missionary to a heathen
province said, “One missionary is
worth a whole battalion of soldiers
in bringing about order and peace.”
Let us love our enemies NOW. Did
you say we do? Yes, but most of
our love is held in solution. It is
an intangible quality; something to
be assumed only until it crystalizes
into acts of self-sacrifice and service.
Let us form the crystals NOW. Do
you know the world is dying for a
crystalized love right NOW?

But, again, to follow Jesus means
self-amputation. We are to cut off
selfish hands and feet. Mt. 18:7-9.
But we are ever talking about 8911!-
ish rightsand national honor, for-
getting that the ideal of a Christian
nation is international. ,In Luke
4:16-30 Jesus announces" his pro-
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mind and attempts to push out his

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social horizon into other lands
where God pleases to bestow his fav-
ors. But this outlook is so danger-
ous to Jewish national policy that
Jesus' hearers grow vehement and
he only miraculously escapes with
his life.

What meaneth this ultra-nation-
alism, this much boasted “America
first" spirit? It means a patriot-
ism of hatred. And that means war
and hell. Let tell Henry W. Hob-
son, of Worcester, Mass, a college
man and one with a distinguished
war record. He says, “War has
come to mean just one picture to
me. In the St. Mihiel advance I
came across a group of American

soldiers ringed about a great sand,

pit where some German soldiers had

been trapped in dugouts by the.n

swiftness of the advance. Mind
you, they were mainly farmer boys
from Kansas and Missouri; boys
who at home never had a cruel
thought in all their lives. But now
they had hit upon a most exciting
sport. Part of the group were hurl-
ing hand bombs into the dugouts,
and as the stunned and'suffocated
Germans rushed out with hands lift-
ed, and scuttled to another door, the
rest of our boys with leveled rifles
shot them down like so many rats.
It was all I could do to stop this
entertaining game, and that’s what
war does with character—bedevila
it.» And the only way to stop it is
to begin now; not wait until we are
all crushed into its hell again."
How be it, our present policy is
threatening just this repetition.

The United States, in her way, is
giving the world a colossal exhibi-
tion of selfishness today. She is
making herself rich at the expense
of her bleeding and breaking down
sisters, all the while barricading
herself behind guns and the physic-
al manhood of her realms.
writer believes that back of much
of our national policy is not so
much a love of country as a greed
for gold. If this be the way of the
homeless Nazerene—~—but it is not.
It is only the Christianity of men
and may be labeled as such until it
is purged of its narrowness and self—
ishness, and the millions of dollars
that are not put into physical de-
fenses and into surface tastes and
pleasures, are put into human
temples thru bread, education, and
Christian missions.

But the Christianity of Christ is
an international benediction. It
stands for peace with justice for all.
The two coordinate. It is a sweet-
scented flower gradually but surely
spreading its fragrance thruout all
nations. We plead with America to
provide fertile soil for the propaga-
tion of this Rose of Sharon. But
whether she will or no, Christianity
is destined to be the vital force of
this world, and some day God will
show what he can do with nations
as he is today showing what he can
do with individuals. We need not
come together now so much to form
plans for peace, but more to declare
God’s plan thru the revelation of
our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
The Jesus’ way must prevail, else a
broad friendship and brotherhood
will fail of realization. So, let us
plead for this NOW.

BIBLE THOUGHTS
OF A TRUTH I perceive that God
in no l‘CLHICliiCI‘ of persons; but in
every nation he that feareth him,
and worketh righteousness, is ac-
cepted with him.-—Acts 10:34, 35.
t O II
FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD,
that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have ever-
lasting life.—John 3:16.
o o s
BLESS THE LORD, O my soul, and
forget not all his benefits; who for-
giveth all thine iniquities; who
healeth all thy diseases; who re—
deemeth thy life from destruction.
——Psalm 103:2-4. ,
O 0 t / .
BE SURE YOUR SIN WILL FIND
YOU OUT.——Numbers 82:23. ,
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SPRING AN ' EVERYTHING

EAUTIFUL spring! 'Wonderful

time of the year. As a teller

sez: “When a young man’s
fancy lightly turns to thoughts of
love.” I might say, when married
men think of house cleanin’ an’ be-
in’ all up-set for three or four
weeks, when the gen’ral‘ public
’spects to hear from our congress-
men by way ot garden seeds, an’
sim’lar—Oh, beautiful spring! If
it wasn’t for you we might never
know we had any congressmen, an’
so we welcome spring. Maybe it’s
cold or hot, as the case may be—no
matter what the weather is, we re-
ceive with joy or otherwise the
little package of seeds sent by our
congressman, with his regards.
Seeds he ain’t never seen nor
thought of, to folks he cares no
more about than the English spar-
rows they’s a bounty on fer killin’.
Friends there’s a chance to put a
stop to gover’ment expense. Seeds
cost money, seed firms send mor’n a
million dollars worth of old seeds
down there an' they’re sent out to
us at gover’ment expense. Mebbe
they grow, mebbe not. Our con-
gressmen ’spects to get a vote next
’lection jest for that one little pack—
age of seeds. Now seeds, all kinds
of garden seeds, are cheap—any-
body 'at has a garden can afford to
buy ’em. But are votes cheap?
Can any man’s vote be bought by a
small package of garden seeds?
Think it over friends; the seeds
cost your congressman nothing,
they are sent free, he knows noth-
ing about where they’re sent—why
allow a thing like that? An’ yet
somebody has to pay, you, 1, every-
body helps pay for this foolish
thing.

It you want to know about seeds,
want something diff’rent than you
can git in your store, nthere’s always
your own agricultural college. They
will tell you everything, send any-
thing you want, but folks, let no
man buy your vote with a little
package of seed that don’t cost him
a darn cent to begin with, an’ ain’t
worth a dang when you get ’em.

An’ yet in spite of it all, it’s
spring, an’ a robin is buildin’ her
nestjin a tree right in front of my
south window—two of ’em in fact,
an' I like to watch 'em. Love is
there in the buildin’ of that nest,
it will last until the young are able
to take care of themselves. There
will be no divorce, no digression
from the straight an’ narrow path.
Oh spring is beautiful to me. I get
no garden seeds now you know.
Couldn’t hardly use ’em if I had
'em, so don’t have torworry ’bout
'em, an’ I tell you, somethin’ else—-
it brings nature back, squirrels an’
everythin’. An’ in watchin’ the
squirrels I forget some of the nuts
we have. Well, I won’t name any
partic’lar place, but you know we
got ’em, and jest one little thing ’at
happens ’3 soon as spring comes.
One great big fox squirrel walks the
telephone cable past my room ev-
ery morning jest ’bout 8 o’clock.
Folks, I used to like to gerout an
shoot squirrels, now I’m lettin’ the
squirrels alone an’ huntin’ the nuts.
Cordially yours—UNCLE RUBE.

Wise To Men

A little crowd was gathered in the great
man's studio to see his pictures before
they were sent to the academy.

A girl strolling ’round turned to the
artist and remarked:

“Strange that angels are always women,
isn’t it?”

"Yes," said the artist, with a twinkle.
“Shows artists don’t know much about
women, doesn’t it?”

"It may fbe so,” retorted the girl quietly,
“but it certainly shows that they know
a lot about men.”——Modern Art.

Referred to Mt. Bryan
“I believe in evolution to this extent.”
“What?”
“That it was a jawbone and not a
sparerib that woman came from.";—Times-
Union.

Worse and ‘Voree
Thomas was not a prime favorite with
his rich uncle. In vain did he try to im-
press him, but the old man was not easily
impressed.
One evening the young man went to
his ,uncle’s home for a call. and in the
course of conversation asked:

".Don’t you think it would be rather
foolish for me to marry a girl who was
intellectually my inferior?"

"Worse than‘foollsh, Thmnas," was the

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m SPRING.  - 
UMMER is aiming
And spring is here-q
Bringing sunshine
And great cheer,
Bringing the flowers '
. And the bird-song—
With its warm breezes
All the day long.

Nature is opening
Her fairy books—— 1
And birds are bathing :
In the brooks. 5
We see the green buds
On the trees——
And feel the blessing
Of a warm breeze. -,

We see the little
Laughing sunbeams—a
As we gayly walk
By meadow streams,
We breathe the warm
And summer air——
And hear the bird-
Song everywhere.

And as we receive
The benediction of the air—
We know that God
For us, does care,
And we raise on the
Air 3. happy song—-
For summer is coming
With her flower throng.

Gladys Classman, Age 16 years,
R. 1. Sebewaing, Mich.

EAR girls and boys:—The old
saying is ".April showers bring
May flowers.” If this is always
true I think the crop of flowers this
year is going to be about the largest
every known, because we have cer-
tainly had a lot of rain, haven’t we?
'Today (I am writing this on May
lst) is a wonderful day. There is a
little chill in the air left from win-
ter, but the sun is shining brightly
and it is warming up rapidly. Days
like today make me want to play
hooky from the office so I can work
in my garden. I suppose by the
time you receive this issue many of
you will have all of your garden
planted. I expect to have part of
mine planted but not all. I am not
going to plant as large a garden this
- year as last and devote more ground
to flowers; I love flowers, don’t you?
All summer long I like to see vases
of fresh flowers in each room of‘my
house. The open windows and
doors let in the fresh, cool air, and

the flowers give forth a scent that is

carried about the rooms by faint
breezes. When you come in tired
and out of sorts you are not in the
house long before you begin to feel
rested and your nerves quieted.
Raise bts of flowers this summer
and keep fresh ones about the house.
You will be making life a little
brighter for your parents, yourself
and everyone who comes into your
home. Just try it and see.—
UNGLE NED.

OUR BOYS AND GIRLS

Dear Uncle Ned2—May I join your
merry circle? I am fourteen years of
age. I am five feet four and one-half
inches tall. I am a blonde, have blue
eyes. I have two sisters and one brother.
We live on a eighty acre farm. We have
acres of land besides what we live on.
We have seven horses, seven cows. and
nine young cattle. For pets we have a
dog named Jiggs and two cats. My
father is a mail carrier. We live four
and a half miles from town. Last year
we took a trip to the Soo. We had a.
dandy trip. We camped out We went
by the way of the'shore of Lake Huron
by way of Bay City, Oscoda, Alpena. and
Cheyboygan and came back by way of
Petosky, Gaylord, Grayling and Bay City.
I would write to anybody who will cor-
respond with me. I corresponded with
one girl over a year. From your niece.
r-Margaret Cameron, Deckerville, Mich.

Dear Uncle Nedz—May I join your
mec'ryctrcle? WetaketheM. B.F. and
like it very well. I will describe myself.
I an eleven years old, four and one-half
feet tall. have brown hair and hazel eyes.
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am in the eighth grade at school. Do
you like sleigh rides Uncle Ned? I do.

There is fine sleighing up here in the“

winter. I have been in Mt. Clemens and
think it is a nice place. Would some of
the boys and girls write to me? I will
answer their letters. I must close and
hope the waste basket donesn’t get this
because I will write another if it does.
Your nephew,—Ford H. Weyeneth. Deck-
erville, Michigan.

 

Dear Uncle Ned:——Will you let another
girl join your circle? I have been a sil-
ent reader of the Children’s Hour for a
long time. I have written several times
before but I guess Mr. Waste Basket
must have been hungry and got my let-
ters. I have light hair, bobbed. blue eyes,
am light complexioned, am four feet,
eleven and three—fourths inches in height
and I weigh eighty-six and one-half
pounds. I am eleven years old and my
birthday is August the eleventh. Have
I a twin? If I have I wish they would
write to me. For pets I have a cat and
four kittens, and a dog whose name is

 

“ NCE upon a time there was a
little girl who was always
wishing, wishing, wishing. In

fact she wished for almost every-
thing she saw. This Foolish Little
Girl had a very unhappy disposi-
tion; for she let envy and dissatis-
faction steal into her heart, gnaw-
ing at the beautiful things that lay
hidden there, such as love and
peace and contentment.

“One day she started down town
with her lovely mother. And they
had not gone far when she saw her
neighbor Carroll riding along on his
Shetland pony.

‘Mother, I wish I owned that
pony!’ and a little farther on,

‘Mumsy, I like Grace’s house
much better than ours. I wish we
lived in it!’

On they chatted. The Foolish-

Little Girl holding to the Wise
Mother’s hand. Soon they came to
a. large window full of toys and
dolls.

‘Oh, Mumsy, see those beautiful
playthings. I wish they were all
mine!

Her mother looked down at the
small bobbed head,

‘Listen dear, forget your wishes
and run down to the playroom of
this store while I go up to the rest-
room for a few minutes. I feel a.
little ill!’ She did not add that she
was sick at heart.

The Foolish Little Girl ran down
the steps till she came to the play-
room. It was in the basement of a
huge department store fitted out
with swings and slides and every-

thing that makes the hearts of
children glad.
‘Oh!’ gleefully exclaimed the

Foolish Little Girl. ‘I wish all these
wonderful things belonged to me.’

Upstairs sat the Mother, thinking,
thinking, thinking.

‘If only I could break the Foolish
Little Girl of this bad wishing for
everything she sees. It really
makes me sick at heart.’ -

‘I can break her of that habit,’
said a tinkley, pleasing voice at
Mother’s elbow. The Mother eager—
ly looked up. Sure enough there
stood 9. Fairy.

‘Oh, can you, lovely Fairy? How
grateful I shall be.’

But when she looked again the

bad-habit-breaking-fairy had vanish- ‘

ed.

Soon Mother heard a small voice,
‘Come on, Mumsy, time to do your
shopping.’ ,

The Foolish Little Girl went with
Mumsy to do her shopping. Mumsy
talked to her telling her how she
must be satisfied with what she had
and not be always wishing, wishing,
wishing. The Foolish Little Girl
would remember only a short time
and then,

‘Oh, Mumsy, look at that lovely
parrot in the cage. I wish I own-
ed him!’ or,

‘Pretty dress, isn’t it, Mumsy? I
wish it were mine.’

Shopping over 'Mu'msy and the

Foolish Little Girl started home.»

Still was the Foolish Little Girl
wishing, wishing. wishing. When
they arrived home there stood not
their dear, inviting little white cot-

The Foolish Little Girl

  

 
 

Sport. I have three brothers and three
sisters. We play base ball at school.
I am in the seventh grade at school.
I like to play it, do you Uncle Ned?
There are three, including myself, in my
class. I like my teacher very much. We
have a club at school and we have meet-
ings every two weeks. At this meeting
we have current events for roll call and
then a program and then we elect oflicers.
I would like to have crime of the nieces
and nephews write to me. I would try
to answer thorn all. I will cloose with
some riddles. What is the easiest way
to get down oi! an elephant? What goes
around around the house and at night
it sits in the corner? From your want—
to-lbe niece,——Lois Meyer, Stanwood, R. 2.
Michigan.

Dear Uncle Nedz—Would you admit
another cousin to your happy circle? I
have wanted to write for quite a while
but I have just found the courage. I am
a. girl 13 years old, have blue eyes, brown
hair which is bobbed. I am 4 feet and 3
inches high. I go to the country school

 

tage, but a house exactly like the
big white one the Foolish Little Girl
had wished for that very morning.

‘How strange!’ exclaimed the
Foolish Little Girl in amazement.

But Mumsy only smiled a myster-
ious smile and led her by the hand
into the house.

‘The Lovely Fairy has been here,"
she thought.

And what do you think? There
in the front room stood the Shetland
pony pawing at the blue rug,‘ the
very one the Foolish Little Girl had
wished for. In another room were

all the slides and swings and play-
ground things piled high. And. oh

 

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.. “The Lovely Fairy has been her-elk.

goodness me! In the dining room
were the hundreds of toys she had
wished for and hanging in the hall
any number of dresses and hats and
coats and shoes and well, just every-
thing. And, oh dear me, the sight
almost made her ill. There was no
place to sit down for all the chairs
were full of things she had wished
for, and hardly room to turn
around.

The Foolish Little Girl hated it
all. Over in the corner sat the gay-
colored parrot, squealing,

‘And what do you Wish for now,
Foolish Little Girl?’

iMercy, I shall never again wish
for a single thing’ and the Foolish
Little Girl ran to the wise Mother’s
shoulder and cried very hard and
long and—”

“0h, Grandmother," chimed up
Marjorie, “you made up that story
about me!"

Grandmother smiled and looked
over the top of her glasses at her
grandchildren but said never a
word. Grandmother was like that.
She often kept you guessing and
knew lots of secrets. »

“Sure, Marjorie, The Foolish
Little Girl was you. I knew it all
along,” Billie grumbled in his
deep little voice.

“Dran’ma, you is a fine story tell-
er. But, please make the next one
about me," Small Sister squealed,
delighted.

“Well, I gueSs I’ll have to be a
wise little girl now and break my
bad wishing habit or I may have our

parrot squealing at me, ‘What do .

you wish for now, Marjorie?’ ”

And all the children ran to ' .
Grandmother} and, between hugs. »
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very interesting. , I am next to the young-

est in our family. .I have him older,

sisters and three older brothers. My
youngest brother will be four this month.
I wish- the girls and boys would write
to me. Your niece,——Lura Haines, Cole-
man, Michigan.

Dear Uncle Nedz—May I come in and
join your circle? I have been a reader
of the Children’s Hour for about four
years. I live on an eighty acre farm. I
em twelve years old, have dark brown
hair, it is bobbed, have a dark complexion.
I have one sister, her name is Edna, and
one brother, Elwin. We have three horses.
three milking cows and six young cattle.
For pets I have a pup named Teedy and
a cat named Tom. I would like to hear
from the“ girls and boys. I hope Mr.
Wastepaper Basket does not get my letter.
Our school is just across the road from
us. Well as my letter is getting long I
will close.-——Bessie Steele, Fibre, Michigan.

 

Dear Uncle Ned:—I have read the
Children's Hour with much interest and
asitwassclongagothatlwroteI
thought I would write again. I will be
fifteen years old the fourth of May. We
are going to have one 'acre of cuwmhers
and one acre of stringbeans this summer
to raise for the factory so you see We
will be busy. 'I am also going to have a
flower garden as I enjoy raising flowers.
I have four sisters and one brother and

also two grandmothers and two grand-'

fathers which are still living and in good
health. They have both had their golden
wedding. We live about one-half mile
between them both. We are writing a
theme .at school which is "Pioneer Life"
in Montcalm county. I think it seems nice
to have spring visit us again. I always
read the womens page in the M. B. F.
and find many interesting things there.
I have tried some of the recipes and have
had good luck. I like to cook and bake
and crochet. I have been taking music
lessons. I hope my letter will not be
too long and I also hope he won’t be in
sight when you read this letter. Oh!
that greedy old basket. Here I go! I
just missed it! Maybe he'll have more
strength next time. Your niece. Miss
Alice Rasrnussen,‘ Greenville, Mich. R. 4,
Box 67.

Dear Uncle Ned z—Weli, here I am
again! I certainly was glad to see my
first letter in print, and I was also glad
to get so many letters from the cousins.
I enjoyed reading them all, and I would
like to ansWer them all, but I just prom-
ised to answer all who guessed my right
age, which is 15. Although I will soon
be sixteen. I would write to all who
write me, but it would keep me busy
writing letters, and anyone who goes to
high school will agree with me, when I
say I have enough to do to get my les-
sons, especially when next week is ex-
amination week. When I was going to
Canada last summer, I went through Mt.
Clemens, and I think it is a very pretty
city. When I was going through there,
I wondered why it was called the "Bath
City” but I have found out since then.
Were any of the cousins ever in Battle
Creek? Or were you Uncle Ned? If any
of you have been, I think you will agree
with me that it is a nice little city. We
have a very nice high school here, a. beau-
tiful athletic field, a large sanitarium. and
many other things of importance. I sup-
pose most of you know that Battle Creek
is the home of “Kellog’s Corn Makes".
so now whenever you are eating corn
flakes, or any breakfast foods, think of
me. Our high school basket ball team is
playing with Jackson tonight. I certainly
hope we win, but if we do lose. it will be
the first game we have lost this season.
I like to watch a. foot-ball game, although
it is very rough. I don’t care so much
about watching a basket ball game
though. Well I'm sure everyone is tired
of reading this by now, 0 will leave
space for some one who writes more in-
teresting letters. As ever, your niece.“
Sadie London, 66 Hanover St, Battle
Creek, Michigan.

 

Dear Uncle Ned:—I have certainly
neglected you awful but I have thought
ofyouiustthesazne. Iwillnotmake
this long as I am submitting a poem
again which I hope you see fit to print.-
You asked that the poets get hey so I
thought I'd try anyhow. I think Muriel
Frey’s idea is mlendid. Gordhlly youors,
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' “  there a cure fer black “legin

potatoes? If there is would it cure
them that already has it or wonld
it just prevent those from getting it
that are not diseasedi—L. S..
Remus, Mich. -

-—-The black leg disease lives both
in the flesh and on the skin of the
potato. Seed treatment
rosive sublimate which is so gener-
ally used for the control of black
scurf and scab is effective against
the black leg organisms that may be
on the skin of the potatoes. It is
not eifective against the organisms
in the flesh of the potato. Since po-
tatoes effected with the black leg
disease are very apt to rot in storage
and by this means spread the dis-
ease to adjoining tubers, the seed
treatment with corrosive sublimate
is quite effective in controlling black
leg.

Before treating the seed the grow-
er should sort out the potatoes very
carefully removing any tubers that
show indication of rot. After the
potatoes have soaked thirty minutes
or so in the solution of corrosive
sublimate they should be removed
and dried quickly.
seed, throw away any potatoes
showing any discoloration in the
flesh, since such potatoes may carry
the black leg or wilt diseases. 1

To successfully control the black
leg disease, it is also necessary for
the grower to rogue out the diseas-
ed plants during the growing sea—
son. Black leg may show up quite
early in the season causing the
plant to be small and giving it a
peculiar light green or orange color-
ation in the leaves. When such
plants are pulled up, it will be not—
ed that the stem is rotted and is
usually black in color. This disease
seems to be worse in wet soils and
in wet seasons. Oftentimes it de-
Velopes very late in the season.
therefore, rogueing should be kept
up until the plants are killed by
frost.—H. C. Moore, Extension Spec-
ialist, M. A. C.

MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE
INSURANCE

(Continued from Page 15)

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up all liabilities in full. -

The only advice that we could
give through this page as to which
company to select would be that you
make sure that the company you
are going into is strongly financed
and has a large membership. We
would also advise against going into
something which insures in Detroit,
Grand Rapids, and other cities where
the liability is much higher than it is
in the rural districts, and we would
further advise that you have the
agent who sells the insurance explain
to you carefully from the policy it-
self exactly what you can expect in
case of accident or collision as most
of these policies contain “deduct-
able” clauses which make the insur-
ance much cheaper to buy but nat-
urally of less value to the purchaser.

It is our opinion that no farmer
can aflord to drive an automobile or
truck on the roads of Michigan who
is not insured at least against lia-
bility, whether or not he can afford
to carry his own fire and collision in-
surance is a matter for‘he himself
to decide, but the risk of a suit for
damages which might run five thous-
and dollars or more is too much for
any man to carry unprotected.

ANOTHER CLARK ADJUSTED
EAR SIRz—Am writing to tell
you my claim No. 1457 has been
settled owing to your kind-
ness in taking up the matter and I
thank you very much and I think
your readers certainly should appre-
ciate your kindness in cornering up
the highli’ving rascals Who use the
mails to defraud people, especially
sick .ones who hope to receive help.

—-Mrs. C. L., Williamston, Mich.

REGARDING MUBKEGON ENGINE
COMPANY
Our latest information upon this
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 BUGGY, 0N m PORCH
‘By Anne Campbell ' ‘

HERE he sleeps, the little king,
Where the winds of April fling
Scents of new buds blossoming-«—

On the porch!

.In his fuzzy bonnet white,

' With his rosy lips shut tight,
These two hours are a delight
' On the porch!

Through his dreams, the children shout
As they gain run about;
Then they see the baby out

On the porch!

And they scamper up the street,

Saying “Hush” to all they ‘meet.

They won’t wake the baby sweet,
On the porch!

Let him sleep, the little man,

Getting all the rest he can,

\Where the sunbeams reach and span
‘ 0n the porch!

Soon he'll run the same as you,
Happily the morning through.
You were once a baby, to'o,
On the porch!
(Copyright, 1924.)

HOW TO BE A HEALTHY
CITIZEN

R. ROYAL S. COPELAND, Unit—

ed States Senator, formerly

Health Commissioner of the
City of New York, and a former res-
ident of Michigan, recommends the
following rules: /

I solemnly promise that on each
and every day I will spend at least
one hour in the open air in walking
or in some other form of physical
exercise. '

I further promise that I will take
at least twenty minutes for my mid-
day meal, that is lunch, or thirty
minutes if the meal is dinner.

I will give myself at least a half
hour for removing the day’s dirt
and for rest before sitting down to
my evening meal.

I will sleep two hours before mid-
night and at least six hours there—
after, in a room ventilated by an
open window, both winter and sum—
mer.

I will refrain from harmful ex-
cesses in the use of candy, tobacco,
medicines, rich food and from any
practice that will lower my resistnce
and leave me liable to disease.

I will do only such things that
make for my health and by neigh-
bor’s health. I will refrain from
doing anything that may damage me
or do harm to my fellow—man.

I set for myself high standards of
living, and by clean lines of mind
and body will make this year better
than any previous year in my life.

CLEANING BROOMS AND

BRUSHES

HE ideal arrangement for one’s

cleaning implements is to keep

a complete set of them in a

well-ventilated closet having a shelf

for soaps, powders and.,other clean-

ing agents. Well—made, durable

utensils are an economy if they are
kept in good condition.

Of brooms and brushes most
housekeepers feel that they need at
least the following: A corn broom,
a soft—hair brush on a long handle,
a soft-hair dust—brush to use with
the dust-*pan, a scrub-brush and a
toilet-brush. Dust-pan, dust-brush
and scrubbing—brush may have long
handles if preferred. Special brushes
for walls, radiators, upholstry, wax—
ed fioors and the refrigerator drain-
pipe are often found desirable. Two
mops are usually needed—~21. wet
mop, which can be used more easily
if a wringer-pail is provided, and a
dry mop either oiled or untreated.
In addition, a carpet—beater and a
floor-pail are almost indispensible,
while many housekeepers consider a
vacuum cleaner essential.

All brooms, brushes and mops
should be hung by strings or screw-
eyes fastened to the handles so that
the weight does not rest on the
straws, bristles or strings. Carpet-
sweepers should be set so that the
weight does not come on the
brushes.

As far as possible, cleaning equip-
ment should be put away clean and
ready for use. Corn brooms may be
washed in hot 'soapsuds, but care
must be taken not to let the water
rust the Wires which hold the
straws to the handle. The hair and
lint which accumulate in brushes,
'especially in carpet-sweepers, may
be taken out with an old button-
- hook, a. coarse comb or old scissors,

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no thought of convenience?

walking she can save herself.
“handy” so they rearranged it.

from him. If you have a
better arrangement tell me
about it and send a rough
sketch if possible, and I will
publish the information for
the benefit of my readers.

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‘ .Allepartment for the Wow
Edited by MRS. ANNIE TAYLOR

EAR FOLKS:—Have you a “happen-so” kitchen or is it well plan-
'Are your cupboards, table, stove, ice box, sink, arranged
to save you steps, or are they just placed against the wall with
The average woman on the farm does
too much walking. There are a certain amount of steps she must take
but by arranging the kitchen properly she will be surprised how much
On this page I am publishing an article
by E. A. Kirkpatrick. The Kirkpatricks had a kitchen that was not
Mr. Kirkpatrick explains with type
and illustration how they did it and I hope you all get some pointers

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Annie Taylor. care The Buslness Farmer, Mt. Clemens, Michigan.

  
 

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The box of a carpet—sweeper should
be opened over dampened newspap-
er, the dirt emptied out and the
brush cleaned. The mechanism
should be kept properly oiled. A
vacuum carpet—sweeper is cleaned
in the same way, but in addition the
bag must be taken off and emptied.
Bristle brushes may be washed with
luke-Iwarm water and a little alkali
—-either three teaspoons of dilute
ammonia or one teaspoon of borax
to a quart of water—and then rins—
ed in clear water. Care should be
taken not to wet the back of the
brush, or the cement holding the
bristles in place may be loosened.

 

DON’T WORRY IT YOU CAN’T
SLEEP NIGHTS
0 make a business of sleep is a
bad habit. That is what per-
sons do who worry because
they can’t sleep.

In answering a question about in-
somnia, Hygeia, the health maga—
zine, declares that the chief harmful
effects from not sleeping are caused
not by sleeplessness, but by worry
over not sleeping.

Sleep should and will come natur—
ally, if one will only realize that it
is rest and not sleep that is needed,
says the health journal.

Our “Wife-Saver” Kitchen

UR kitchen is a “wife-saver”

(that is what my wife calls it)

compared with what it was
when we bought the house three
years ago.

When we moved in, we put our
kitchen in shape just about like it
had been formerly, just to save
time in getting settled. Then we
began to figure out how We could
better.things by a few changes and
additions here and there.

Fig. 1 shows the kitchen as it was
in the first place. The work table
was in front of the window, clear
across the room from the ‘sink and
range.

Imagine yourself clearing the din-
irig room table. If you did it as my
wife did, you would take the dishes
to the far side of the kitchen to the
work table, stack them, then cross
the kitchen to take them to the
sink, and after washing and drying
them, recross the kitchen to put
them in the cupboard. (Our dining
room is too small for a china closet,
so we must use the kitchen cup-
board.) And in preparing a meal
it was necessary to cross the kitchen
from the table to the range.

The ice box—~well, when it was
filled, there was always a trail of
dirt and water clear across the
kitchen, from the door.

The first change we made was to
move the work table out in the
middle of the floor, close enough to
the sink that either the table or
sink can be reached without taking
more than a step. See Fig. 2.

Now, when clearing the dining
room table, the dishes are carried to
the work table, stacked, and with
only a step, can be moved to the
sink. When they are dried, they
are placed 'on the work table by
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table as before. Just think of the
steps saved. And now, the table is
close enough to the range that only
a step is necessary to take a dish
from the range to the table, or to
empty a kettle into a dish on the
table. There is a small cupboard
under the drain board for dish pan,
dish drawer, soap, etc.

Then, where we used to have the
work table, we have a breakfast
nook. This is the delight of our
hearts—or of our kitchen, if you
wish. It is in a place handy to the
cupboard. This original cupboard
now is used for cereals, coffee,
bread, etc—principally the things
used for breakfast—and also pots
and pans. There is an electric light
outlet handy to the table, and we
have out toaster right on the table
next to the window. The only trip
we have to make to the range for
breakfast is for coffee and cooked
cereal, when We serve it.

The ice box—who; a difference!
Filling the box doesn’t mean a
tracked up floor. The box is handy
to the breakfast nook, too.

You probably noticed the other
changes—the new cupboard for
dishes placed on the dining room
table before the meal is ready to be
served, such as plates, cups and
saucers, etc; the window over the
laundry tubs, to let in more light
(there is a glass in the upper part
of the outside kitchen door now,
too); the builtin ironing board.

We have also put a maple floor
over the old floor, and compared
with the old painted floor it really is
a picnic to keep the new floor clean.
We go over the wax once a week
with a rag and some liquid cleanser,
which removes all grease and spots
and doesn’t remove the wax. Then
a few strokes with the brush makes
the floor shine like a dance floor.—
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hygiene, wi 11 regs. d. to exercise,
fresh air and reasonable diet. ‘But
above all, it is important to fill one’s
life with satisfactory Work and play.

The best incentive to sleep is still
the feeling of “something attempt-
ed, something done,”
something to help others.

As to the amount of sleep needed
by difierent persons, that varies
within wide limits and is much mod-
ified by habit. Many energetic, act-
ive individuals get along quite well
with four or five hours of sleep. The
proper amount for the average
adult, however, is usually between
seven and eight hours.

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Keeping Horse-radish for Winter.-—-I
saw where a subscriber’s wife asked how
to keep horse-radish for winter use. This
is the way I keep it. I dig it in the fall
and bury it in a box of dirt and put
in the cellar. It will keep fresh all win-
ter and can be fixed as you want to use
iL—Mrs. B. F., Mancelona, Michigan.

Canton Flannel or Canvas for Gloves.
—I am writing to find Out where I can
buy canton flannel or canton canvas for
making men’s work gloves, and also the
knit wristing. I have tried at all the
mail order houses but. cannot find the
wristing or the quality of canton canvas
I would like. Any help will be appre-
ciated. Your paper is the best ever, we
enjoy it so much—Mrs. Vern Horton,

, Glennie, Michigan.

Found Reproducer for Phonograph—
I have found a four minute reproducer
for my phonograph. Several of the read-
ers wrote me but I bought from the first
one to write. I want to thank all who
were so kind as to answer my request.
-—Mrs. Sarah Wright, Middleton, Mich.

 

Salad, Dressing R e c i p e Wanted.——\I

' heard from Mrs. Geo. Mattenson, also re-

ceived some fancy work from her for
what I sent her and I thank you very much
for your trouble. I sure make me of the
Farm Home department; it is the first
thing I look for when the paper comes.
I wonder if any of the readers know how
to make salad dressing that can be put
in fruit jars and used a little at a time.
1 would like to put some up now so that
I could use it this Summer.——~Mrs. J. E.
S., Manistee, Michigan.

Trouble With Bedbngs.—I wonder if
any of the readers have had any ex.-
perience with bedbugs. I moved into a.
little, old house last spring but did not
discover the bed-bugs until in August.
from then until cold weather I worked
hard with gasoline. I find gasoline very
good but you have got to touch the bugs.
I wonder if there is something one can
burn that will kill them all at once. I
do not feel strong enough to repeat again
this summer. Thanking you in advance
for any help, I am a constant reader.—
Mrs. C. R., Adrian, Mich.

 

Who “’eaves Rugs?—I would like to
ask through the Farm Home department
if any one can give me the address of
one who weaves rugs from ingrain car-
pet. I know of the Olson Rug Co., but
do not care for their rugs—Mrs. N. H.
Millikin, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Wants Quilt Pieces.—-I am a farmer‘s
wife and love the great out-doors. I
wonder if any of the sisters have quilt
pieces that they do not want. I would
like to get pieces. Our house burned to
the ground the 29th of last February and
we lost all we had. We need bedding
and all my pieces burned so would be
thankful for anything that would help.—
Mrs. E. J. Hildebrandt, R. 2, Box 5'1,
Grand Junction, Michigan.

 

 

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Menu for May 10th

 

 

‘Puree, a l’Indienne
Lamb Stew with Dumplings
Lettuce. French Dressing
Cheese Balls
Snow Pudding
Coffee

‘I’uree, a l’Indienne—Z large apples, 4
tablespoons fat, 1 large onion, 1 large
carrot, 1 turnip, white 2 leeks, 1 stalk
celery, sprig parsley, 1 bay leaf, 1 table-
spoon coooanut, juice % lemon, 1 tomato.
1 teaspoon salt, 17$ teaspoon red pepper.
1 tablespoon curry powder, 1 teaspoon
curry paste, 35 cup cream, some boiled
rice, and 2 quarts of water. '

Melt fat, cut up all vegetables (pre-
pared) into rough pieces, fry them a
little in hot fat, add also curry powder,
and fry it. Do not peel apples; simply
wipe, out up and add with vegetaqu
When fried for 7 minutes, add all in-
gredients except cream, simmer till soft.
then ru‘b all through fine sieve return
to pan. to/ reheat, and gently add crew.

Serve rice on paper mat, as croutons are ‘

served .with most soups.  

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RECIPES

 

 

Favorite Cpokies.—.——1 cup'of butter, '5
cups of sugar (granulated), 1,6 cup 1
sour milk, 1 level teaspoon of soda,‘ 1
teaspoonful of grated nutmeg. Flour
enough to roll, make quite soft. Put a
little sugar over cookies before sliding
into the oven to bake. Bake in a. quick
oven till a light brown.-——Mrs. W. B.

 

Rolls—Take enough bread dough when
baking bread, roll half inch thick spread
butter on quite thick, sprinkle cup sugar
on, then use nutmeg to season nice, then
roll it in a long roll. Cut with knife
across end. Fill tins, let raise and bake.
Mrs. E. J. H.

 

Griddle Cakes, Sweet Milk—2 cups
flour, 1% cups milk, 31/2 teaspoons baking
powder, 1 egg, a tablespoon fat, 1/2 tea-
spoon salt. Put all ingredients but fat
in bowl and mix well. Add melted fat.
Bake on hot griddle.

 

Griddle Cakes, Sour Milk—2 cups flour,
2 cups sour milk, a teaspoon baking pow-
der, 1 teaspoon soda, 3 tablespoons fat,
54; teaspoon salt. Sift dry ingredients
into sour milk. Add melted fat. Bake

 

Popovers.——2 cups flour, 2 cups liquid
(milk or water), 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon fat,
K, teaspoon salt. Put all the ingredients
into a. bowl. beat with a dover egg
beater. Put in hot iron pans. Bake in
hot oven twenty-five to thirty minutes.
Poporvers may be used as a. bread, as a.
desert if filled with whipped cream.
Pieces of fruit may be dropped into each
pen before baking.

Poor Man's Molasses Cake.———1 cup of
molasses, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup shortening,
1 heaping tablespoon ginger, 1 cup boil-
ing water. Use flour enough to handle
nicely. Bake in hot oven. Very nice.—
Mrs. E. J. H.

 

Cookies with Carbonate of Ammonia.
p—Carbonate of ammonia 1 oz, sugar 1 pt,
sweet milk 17$ pt, sweet cream 1/2 pt,

flour enough to roll them out nicely. Bake
quick.  are better to let stand 2
or 3 days—Mrs. C. D. C.’

 

 

——if you are well bred!

 

When conversing never interrupt an-
other speaker. The unduly raised voice
and the whisper represent two improper
extremes of conversational tone. Do not
use verbal exaggerations: “perfectly gor-
geous,” “perfectly magnificent," “enough
to make me die laughing," etc. Do not
listen with half a mind or half an ear.
Speak of no one by their Christian name
whom you do not yourself address by
that name; to do so is vulgar. It you
are compelledto cut short What someone
else is saying, apologize for the necessity.
Never correct another’s mispronounciation
before others, even though you may know
the offender well. If you pay compli-
ments, do so intelligently; do not offend
common sense. Do not address people
who you know slightly by their first
names. To do so is very rude.

 

 

The Runner’s Bible

(Copyright by Houghton Mifllin Co.)

I have blotted out as a. thick cloud,
thy transgressions, and, as I cloud, thy
sins; return unto me; for I have re-
deemed thee. Isa. 44:22.

Sin has no more reality, substance, nor
power than a cloud; but it does seem
to obscure the real man. However, Love
will make the clouds vanish and the
real man will be revealed.

WOMEN’S EXCHANGE

F you nave something to exchange, we will
rint it FREE under this heading providing:
irst—lt appeals to women and is a bonlfi e
exchanges, no cash involved. Second—It will

go in three lines. Third—You are a paid-UK
subscriber to The Business Farmer and attac
our address label from a recent issue to rove
t. Exchange offers will be numbered an In-
serted In t 0 order received as we have room.
—MR8. ANNIE TAYLOR. Editor-

 

 

 

 

 

 

118—Gesrhart Knitting Machine for anything
of equal values—Mrs. Ben Collins, Fenwrck, Mich.

AIDS TO GOOD DRESSING

 

BE SURE AND SEND IN YOUR SIZE
:1614e—A Stylish Designs—Satin face crepe in a. new shade of green is here portrayed, the drapery

ted crepe de_ 0
e portions.

of 40 inch material.
0 is required. Without drapery

es 5i; yard less is required.

This is a good style for linen, also for silk with net or allover lace.
2 and 44 inches bust measure. . _
For (it‘ll-gen and band cuffs of contrasting material 2% yards 22 inches

yards less of material is required.
The Width of the skirt at the foot is 1% yard-

me. The dress may be developed without the drapery and the “peasant'

The‘ Pattern
A 38 inch size requires 6%,

f made without “peasant

A Slmple Night Dress With Cain—The dainty simplicity _of this style redommends it at once.

4642.
It is suitable for cemhric, nainsook, batiste, crepe, or crepe do chme. It may be decorated with em-
lace edging. The Cap me
Slzes: Small, 34-36; Medium. 3 -

or hemetitchin

braid ,or trimmed with narrow
of lace and net. The ‘ '

attern is cut in 4

be of self material, or
40: Large, 4244; I

Ex-

tra. Large. 46-48 inches bust measure. A Medium size requires 3% yards of 36 inch material.

The Cap requires % yard.
4640P-A Prett

out in 4 Sizes:

mall, Medium, Large and Extra Large. A M

Apron.———l<‘igured cretonne with bindings of_ black sateen is here portrayed. One

trimming.

dium size requires 2%

yards of

use unbleac ed muslin with embroidery, or chambrcy in a contrasting color for
sin cambric and rcale are also desxrsble and semceable materials for this apron. The l’nttcrn

inch material.
4643.
Beacon Cloth,

bust measure. A
of 40 inch material.

4665.

in 4 Sizes: 4,

re uires 3% yards 0

material and 2% of
Wide.

 

4864. A Simple Comfortable Frock.—-Printed
for the “smock,” and batiste for
> _ one could have Jersey or plaid suit-
mg in combination with wool are e or silk. The
_ Sizes: 6, , an

'year size requires 1% ard of 27 inch
material for the guimpe and

crepe was used
the guunpe.
Pattern is cut in 4

Imock.

material. For

 

  
 
  

A Comfortable Rest or Bath Robe.—
. eiderdown,
crepe or. satin could be used for this style. The
Pattern is cut in 4 Sizes: Small. 34-36
38-40; Large, 42—44;_Extra Large, 46—48 inches
Medium size requires 4 ‘55 yards

. A_ Dainty ‘Froclk for the Little Miss.—
This .style is_attnact1ve 1n the new prints, and
also in _Bll.k Jersey or wool re .
at the srde under the plaits.

. ea 5.
size requires 3 yards 'of 27 inch material

4686. A Smart Mlddy Dress with Collar and
Tie in Cne.-—-Iflaided gingha ' '

d.
_ ongee. The Pattern is cut in 4
sizes: 6, 8 1 and 112 gears: A

me. e as illustrated requires 1% yards of plain
plaid material 36

4911. A Smart "Little" Dross.-—-Serge, crepe
or .nnen could be used for this design, with velvet
satin .or orgsndy for collar and ends. '
tern is cut in 3 Sizes: 16, 18, and 20 years.
An 18 year sure requires 8% '
material 5 iumgllgrd 521d 031“ 0f

. s a . or is re uired. "
Width at the foot with plaits is 1%qyard. “18

ALL PATTERNS 12c EACH—-
3 FOR 30c POSTPAID

Order from this or former Issues of The B '
Farms“ giving number and sign you‘l'smes.
arm and address plainly.

ADD 10c FOR SPRING AND SUMMER
1924 FASHION Boo];
Address all orders for patterns to
Pattern Department
THE BUSINESS FARMER
Mt. Clemens, Mich.

flannelettc, corduroy,

; Medium,

The closing is
he Pattern is cut
I A 6 year

In is here combined
is a good model

10 year size
6 mch material. To

inches

% yard for the

The P2). t-

ynrds of 40 inch
contrastmg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Odor
No Wicks

Vapo is to the ordinary oil stove what
the electric light is to the candle. It
solves every cooking problem. You can
bake, roast, boil, fry or stew with a
Vapo. Everywhere, people proclaim it
the cleanest, most convenient, most
beautiful oil range ever seen. At state
fairs thousands saw it pass tests out of
the question for ordinary oil stoves.
Any Vapo will duplicate these tests.

Burns gas made from kerosene

Each Vapo burner is a miniature gas
plant. It generates hydro-carbon gas
from kerosene and burns it with a hot,
clean, blue flame ideal for cooking. Good
baking and roasting are easy with the
Vapo because the flame can be regulated
from a low simmering heat to a heat in-
tense enough for quickest cooking needs.
Vapo has lever valves like a gas stove
and these are provided with automatic
safety locks preventing accidental shift-
ing or moving by children.

Wickless, chimneyless and

troubleless

Nothing on a Vapo to fuss with. No
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NoSmoke

Beautiful Vapo Oil Range looks

and acts like a gas range
32-36 hours of smokeless, odorless

heat from a gallon of kerosene

to burn out and fall into the burner.
If kettle boils over, the liquid can’t get
into the burner and choke the flame.
The Vapo burner is guaranteed for the
life of the stove. Vapo heat does not
smart the eyes nor soot up utensils.

Bake slow and fast at same
time in Bolo oven

Adjustable Bolo plate makes oven big
or little as you wish. It concentrates the
heat and gives you two ovens in one.
Odors from one oven do not permeate
the other oven. Perfect ventilation in-
sures light baking and pastry. Vapo is
the only oil range with the built-in
Bolo oven. You can have right or left
hand oven. Ask dealer to show you Vapo.
Write for booklet.

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‘ The Road to Home

Though written faithfully. his letters from home seemed
to have had a way of arriving at his hotel in one city
just after he had left for the next—and of never catch-

ing up.

V Three weeks passed—business conferences, long night
journeyings on sleepers, more conferences—with all too

little news from home.

Then he turned eastward.

In his hotel room in

Chicago he still seemed a long way from that fireside
in a New York suburb. He reached for the telephone
+—-asked for his home number.

The bell tinkled cheerfully. His wife's voice greeted
him. Its tone and inflection told him all was right with
the world. She hardly needed to say, -‘ ‘Yes, they are
well—dancing right here by the telephone. . . .
Father and mother came yesterday. . . . Oh, We’ll

be glad to see you!"
as is

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Across the breadth of a continent the telephone is
ready to carry your "greetings with all the conviction of
the human voice. Used for social or business purposes,

“long distance" does more than communicate.

It pro—

jects you—thought, mood, personality—to the person

to whom you talk.

  

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To avoid conflicting done we will ‘uiithout

In
mt list the date of any llve stock sale

cone e sale ed-
.‘o‘iw " you “we will on the date
or u. ddreu, Liv. stock Editor. M. I.
l. “at. Clemens

my 144w; Wu Jersey Cattle
icultuml College.
embarrass

my H lstteins,’ John H. Winn, inc.
lmr, Mich.

SHORTHORNS

FOR “LE-J": RED SHORTHORN REGIS-
r e ten months. no man shorthorn
age eight months. Also four red

two rs old.
Lynch. “ville, Tuscola Go.. Mich.

MILK-BEEF SHORTRORN BULLS, ALL AGES
for sale b members of Central Michigan Short-
horn Breeders Ase’n. females, write

M. E. MILLER, Michigan.

F0“ SALE PURE ease REGISTERED

Shorthorn cows and heifers, good
milkere and show stock.

SELIBKY IRO'8.. Grand Blane. Mich, R2.
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RED POLLED

 

RED POLLED BULLS ,READY FOR IERVIGE.
From good milking strains. on
JACOB BERNER & SONS. Grand Lethe. Mich.

 

 

HEREFORDS

HEREFORDS

Registered Breeding (httlp, T. B.
Tested at p cal prices for
notion of Hereford Ba by
eaves profitably all ages.
1'. F. B. BOTHAM a SONS.
(Herefords since 1839.)
81.. Clair, Mlob.

 

 

 

F O R D 8 THAT FA'I'I'EN
2132:? Elissa: Echoice two-year-old heifers and
rev ' yInternebonal
Winn or spring sale. Write us for information.

f Herefords since 0.
ORAPrgeagAsRoM. Swen: Creek. Michigan.

Hereford Steers

88 Wt. Around 650 lb. 80 Wt. Around 800 ill.
44 Wt. Around 800 lbe. 88 Wt. Around 700 lbs.
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Win Sell It: '

 

cent issue showed that the Ford
Motor Company alone has assets of
$840,000,000 and that if the Ford
plant attains its scheduled produc-
tion during the present season its
fair valuation of assets will be $1,-
240,000,000. Ford’s own official
statement is more modest, yet he
admits assets totaling considerably
over a half. billion dollars.

As the editor of the Hastings
Banner puts it, “In view of what the
annual statements of all the Detroit
corporations will disclose, is it any
wonder that the balance of Michi—
gan is becoming restless when
Wayne county escapes with an
equalized valuation of but $2,666,-
500,000, or but 40 per cent of the
equalized value of the state? Every
well informed person in Michigan
knows that above 50 per cent of
the actual wealth of Michigan is
centered in Detroit.”

It is interesting to note in this
connection that the equalized assess-
ed valuatiofl of Wayne county is
only about ‘twice as large as the
assets which the Ford Company
alone will have at the end of the
present season if we can believe the
Wall Street Journal estimates. It is
probably in the hope of retaining
this unjust distribution of the tax
burden that a few Wayne county
people are so intensely interested in
having a legislative reappointment
so that they may have a greater
voice in outlining the tax laws and
policies for Michigan.

Catching Mr. Nagel Off Guard

When Mr. McPherson was argu-
ing before the State Board of Equal-

ization for a reduction in rural
equalized valuations, Mr. Nagel
chairman of the Wayne County

Board of Supervisors and acknowl-
edged authority on Wayne county
tax matters, tried to leave the im-
pression that Detroit real estate
was assessed above its real cash
value, but, of course, this is ridic-
ulous to anyone who is acquainted
with the real facts. '

Last October a special committee
of the Detroit City Council was in-
vestigating the matter of procurring
a cite for a $5,000,000 memorial
which it was proposed to erect to
the soldiers, sailors and marines of
the recent World War. Some one
suggested that Henry Ford be asked
to donate to the city property lying
north of the public library on Wood—
ward Avenue and held in the name
of the Lincoln Motor Car Company.

In commenting on this project
the Detroit Free Press on page 1 of
its issue of October 20, 1923, has
this enlightening paragraph:

“Even with the donation of land
by the Motor King it is doubtful if
the city can buy the surrounding
property for the $1,500,000 avail-
able. The property is assessed for
$1,700,000 and councilman J. O.
Nagel expressed the belief that it
could not be bought for three times
that amount. Mr. Nagel stated at
the close of the meeting that in past
condemnation suits the city has
paid on an average of three times
the assessed valuation.” ‘

In order to bring this recital of
the admissions of Mr. Nagel down to
date we might quote from the De-
troit Evening Times of April 18,
1924, where appeared an article
which infornis us that the Wayne
County Board of Supervisors pres-
ented a silver mounted gaval to Mr.
Nagel, their chairman. We read
that “Mr .Nagel, in responding, said
he was proud of the record of the
board in that Wayne county had the
lowest per capita debt of any county
in the United States.

How Is It In Other States?
Michigan farmers are not alone in
experiencing this iniquitous unfair-
ness in the matter of assessment.
Illinois, with its great metropolis of
Chicago, showed a similar situation,
that is until recently. Then farm-
ers in 56 counties of Illinois, work-
ing‘ through their County Farm Bur-
eaus, decided to findout whether or
not the relative valuations of farm
property and city real estate were
fair. They wished to know whether
they ought to ask for reductions in
the valuation of farm land, and if
so, how much reduction they could
falrly‘request. _

The Illinois farmers went about,
getting at the real facts in a system-

 

atic way, acting under the direction

 

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(Continued from Page ’3)

    
    

of Mr. John C. Watson, Director of
Taxation and Statistics of the Illi-
nois Agricultural Association. The
plan they used may not have been ,
original but it was at least effective.
But let John Watson tell the story
in his own words. He writes in
part: '

“The plan they adopted is an old
one often used in other states and
sometimes used in Illinois. They
made from official records and with-
out selection, a card catalog of sales
values of from 100 to 500 pieces of
property recently sold in each
county, including both farm lands
and town and city lots. They then
inserted on the cards the valuations
of the same properties for tax pur-
poses, as given in the assessment
books. They were able in this way
to compute the average percentage
of the sales values appearing in the
assessments.

Rural Assessments High
“The results of the investigation
in 56 counties were interesting. In
about half of the counties it was
found that, in spite of wide varia—
tions in individual properties, city

A and country real estate was assessed

with fair uniformity between the
two classes In about one-half of
the remaining counties, or one-
fourth of the total number, land was
found to be assessed at a higher per-
centage of its actual value than lots,
but the differences were not large.
In the remaining one-fourth of the
counties the differences were larger,
farm land in a few counties running
as much as forty or fifty per cent
higher than lots. -

“Other County Farm Bureaus in
Illinois followed methods of their
own in working out this problem.
The result is a decrease of over
$100,000,000 in assessed valuations
in farm land in Illinois this year. if
half of this decrease is reflected in
decreased taxes, Illinois land own-
ers will pay about $2,000,000 less
taxes this winter than they would
have paid had the high valuations
of past years remained.

' “What has been done by farmers

of Illinois this year can be done by

the farmers of any other state. It -
can be done by city people if their

conditions require action. Organiz-

ation, however, is necessary, for in-

dividuals cannot get very far with

this kind of work.

Organization: Is Essential

“Organizations can also accomp-
lish other needed work, such as
changes in the constitution "or in
the revenue laws to make them
fairer. An income tax in Illinois to
relieve real estate of the unfair
burden of taxation it is carrying is
the most notable example.”

Several County Farm Bureaus in
Michigan are studying this matter
and many of them will in the very
near future put on campaigns sim-
ilar to those carried out in Illinois.
As long as we continue to have the
general property tax as the chief
source of our revenue for local gov-
ernmental "purposes it would seem
that the least we can do in the inter-
ests of justice would be to make
every effort possible to see that the
general property on which this levy
is made is fairly and equally assess-
ed.

And at the same time it might a1-
so be desirable to make an alert to
get more property, both real and
personal, but especially personal, on
the tax rolls. By uncovering hid—-
den wealth and equalizing assess-
ment values we should go a long
ways toward bringing down the tax
rate and giving some measure of re-
lief and justice to Michigan farmers
and home owners. ‘

 

MICHIGAN SECOND AS POI‘ATO
STATE __
EPORTS 'show that“ Michigan
takes second place when it
comes to producing potatoes. The
first six states. rank as follows: New
York, Michigan, Wisconsin. Minne-
sota, Pennsylvania and Maine.
These six. states harvest nearly half
of the total crop fer the country,
which averages more than 374,000,-
000 bushels annually.

The national board or underwriters has '
estimated that theiflreloss in flee‘Unlted
States for 1922 totaled $600,541,001. (I
this amount $25,176,961 new to 
due to the carelessness crackers.

 

 

 

 

  
 

  

 
 


 

BREEDS 0F BEEF CATTLE

2. (a)—Polled Hereford
' HE polled Hereford is a new

breed which has been develop«

ed in America by mating Here-
ford cattle that are naturally polled.
It was established by Warren Gam-
mon in 1901 and has increased-in
numbers and popularity at a fairly
rapid rate in the last few years. Be-
cause a large percentage of the
calves from horned-Hereford cows
mated with PolledeHereford bulls
are without horns or even scurs,
the Polled-Hereford breed has de-
veloped more rapidly than would
have been possible otherwise. The
popularity of polled cattle is stead-
ily increasing, especially where
taming is done on a comparatively
small scale. «

The double-standard Polled Here-
fords are eligible to registry in both
the American Hereford Herdbook
and the American Polled-Hereford
Record. They may be distinguish-
ed from the Hereford only by the
polled characteristics.

GOING INTO PURE BRED CATTLE
BUSINESS

I wish to start to raise pure bred
cattle. I have been thinking of the
beef and milk kind, though at pres-
ent I am thing a little more on the
beef kind. I would be glad to
know what breed you think is best.
I have been thinking of the Durham
and I would like to know the differ-
ence between the Durham and the
short-horn Durham, if any. How
would you advise me to make a
choice of either breed and where
are they for sale? I have 640 acres
of land and 140 of it is cleared. I
also wish to know what you think is
a fair value or price for a Durham
cow, 3 to 9 years old weighing from
1100 to 1500 pennds, with calf by
side—R. K. C., Hubbard Lake,
——-There are three breeds of beef
cattle, namely the Shorthorn (Dur—
ham), Hereford, and Aberdeen-
Angus. The Shorthorn has been
somewhat of a favorite in the farm-
ing states, owing to a little more
size and somewhat better milking
properties than the other , tWo
breeds. The Hereford has been the
favorite on the western range, ow-
ing to its ruggedness and grazing
properties, while the Angus has a
fair distribution in both the farm—
ing states and on the range.

There is absolutely no difference
between the Shorthorn and the Dur~
ham, they being one and the same
breed. ,

In the choice of one of the three
breeds mentioned above, you should
be guided almost solely by your
personal preference, as good indi-
viduals of any one of the three
breeds would be satisfactory.

With the amount of pasture land
which you have, I believe you are in
good shape to engage in the handl—
ing of one of the beef breeds. Just
at present the prices being'received
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the lowest that they have been in a
great many years. In fact, it would
a‘pear as though this is an espec-
ia 1y opportune time to buy pure-
bred breeding stock. The prices of
pedigreed livestock, like the prices
of any other commodities, move in
cycles and authorities are generally
agreed that the Cycle is at its lowest
ebb at present and that we will soon
see an increase in the value of this
stock.

Very good cows. with calves by
side should be ob ined for from
$150.00 to $200.0 . Excellent in-
dividuals of superior quality may
cost from $300.00 to $400.00. On

the other hand, some parties would

sell them much less than I have in-
dicated above. The cheaper animals
are very often inferior, however,
and sometimes dear at any price.
There are a considerable number of
breeders advertising in the Michigan
farm papers from whom you could
obtain stock—Geo. A. Brown, Pro-
fessor of Animal Husbandry, Mich.
Agricultural College.

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DEPARTMENT l

COW’S UDDER SVVOLLEN

Would you tell me what to do for
my cow? She has a swollen udder.
After freshening, the cow had been
in a week, and her udder became
as hard as a stone. What would
cause this?——D. W., Grand Rapids.
—Bathe the cow’s udder three
times daily with real warm water
for thirty minutes at a time, dry
the skin with a dry cloth, and mas-
sage the udder well with soap lin—
iment (U. S. P.), seven parts; and
fluid extract of phytolacco, one part.
—John P. Hutton,,Assoc. Prof. of
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NO SPECIFIC TREATMENT FOR
GREESE HEEL

“I would like a receipt for greese
heel on a horse—F. 0., Fenton.

——There is no specific treatment for
grease heel on the horse. A treat-
ment that 'will cure one case often
does not work well on another. The
kind of treatment depends upon the
degree of inflammation of the skin
and the length of time the animal
has been affected. Many cases re-
spond much more readily to treat—
ment after they have been polticed
for several days in white rock, then
thoroughly cleaned up before drugs
are applied. I think it would be
much better for you to let your vet—
erinarian make an examination of
your horse, then he can prescribe
treatment much more intelligently
than I can by mail. The history is
really too brief for me to outline
any definite treatment.

Should you desire to write me
describing the case as best you can
and giving all the symptoms, I would
be very glad to outline treatment.
—John P. Hutton, Assoc. Prof. of
Animal Pathology, M. A. C.

 

 

 

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HE News.ng Cow Testing 'As-
sociation held its twentieth an-
nual meeting at Fremont on

April 18th.
The season has been backward in
News.ng County — delayed farm

work needed attention—and yet '15“

of the 26 regular members of the
cow Testing AssoCiation attended
the meeting. This speaks well for
the interest of the members. The
Association is old but the spirit is
fresh.

In fact the Association isso pop-
ular that Tester Johnson reports
five herds being tested out monthly
in addition tn the regulation num-
ber. These extras will soon be in a
separate Association, for County
Agent Clair Taylor has the second
Cow Testing Association ready to
go, and a third is partially formed.
We cannot say much longer “The
Neway‘go Cow Testing Association”
but will have to designate one of
three.

In the business meeting Raymond
Kempf of Fremont was elected ~
President for another year. Kempf
is the only member whose herd, all
purebred Holsteins now, has ,been in
the Association since the start in
1905, although several other mem-
bers have been in for three or four
years.

Erwin Price—formerly herdsman
for four years at M. A. C., but now
running a Guernsey herd near Fre-
mont —— was re—elected Secretary-
Treasurer. This .mark of recogni-
tion came as a result of Price handl-
ing finances so skillfully last year
that a. surplus of eleven cents was
left in the treasury.

Gerritt Meeuwenberg, now on the
home farm after spending several
years in Advanced Registry Testing
for M. A. C., was elected Vice Presi-
dent.

The Association decided to hold a
picnic during the summer at the
river farm of Orville Atwood. Pres-
ident Kempf appointed a Holstein
man, Meeuwenberg, a. Jersey man,
Nelson, and a Guernsey man, Rotier,
to have charge of arrangements,
saying that no breed favoritism
should be permitted. A spirit of
friendly rivalry exists between the
lovers of the three leading dairy
breeds represented in the Cow
Testing Association.

Twenty boys from Mr. Holden’s
agricultural class in the Fremont
High School attended part of the
meeting to hear a dairy talk given
by J. G. Hays of the Dairy Extension
Department, M. A. C. Hays stress-
ed “home” feeding of cows as well
as new ideas on mineral require-
ments; pointed out the sales value
of dairy cattle backed by Cow Test-
ing Association records, and empha-
sized the value of real pure bred
bulls.

Digging in King Tut’s tomb re-
vealed no more precious treasure
than was recently discovered in the
process of spring house cleaning in
the vault of the Fremont State
Bank. For behold the Prize Cup
was found! This cup was procured
by the Association in 1913 to be
givan out yearly to the cow produc—
ing the highest yield of butter fat
during each Association year. The
Newaygo County Farm won it dur-

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ing‘the year 1915-16, then H. W.
Zerlaut captured it next season,
then—it disappeared! To be found
recently, years later!

This cup will be awarded for last
year to A. C. Nelson of Holton,
Michigan. His Jersey cow made
586.7 pounds fat and 8787 pounds
milk. Mr. H. Zerlaut of Fremont
would be winner for 1921. His
grade Guernsey cow made '549.7
pounds fat and ,10581 pounds milk
In the future this cup will be award-
ed to the cow that produces most
butterfat, age considered. Any
breeder holding the cup three years
in succession becomes permanent
owner. .

Truly the interest and enthusiasm
showu by the members of this, the
oldest Cow Testing Association in
the United States, should serve as
an inspiration to fellow dairymen in
Michigan’s 82‘ Cow Testing Associa-
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‘ MICHIGAN JERSEY COW EX-
CEEDS STATE RECORD
XFORD DAISY’S GOLD CROWN
462703, a splendid young Jer-
sey, has qualified as the Mich-
igan Junior four-year-old champion,
and on the same test won Gold and
Silver Medals. She commenced her
test at four years of age, and in one
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CURES DOG 0F SHEEP KILLING

A Missouri farmer recently de-
vised a. new scheme which will pre-
vent dogs from killing and chasing
sheep and at the same time do
away with the necessity of killing
the dog to effect a cure. He ties
the offending dog to a large sheep
and then gets out of the way and
watches the fireworks. The sheep
will drag the dog until he is sick
of the Job and will then turn on
him and butt all the taste for mut-
ton out of him. It is declared to
be a perfect cure and many living
near this farmer have tried it m
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755.40 pounds butter-fat. This rec-
ord, together with the calving re-
quirements which she met, entitled
her to both the Gold‘ and Silver
Medals. She displaces Majesty’s
Iris which held the previous record
with 679 pounds butter-fat.

Her sire. Oxford Daisy’s Flying
Fox, has thirty-nine daughters and
one son in the Register of Merit.
Her dam is Foxhall’s Crown Prin-
cess 260336, which has three ofilci-
al tests, one of which is within less
than two pounds of the 600 pounds
butter-fat mark and that record
was made when she was a Senior
three-year-old.

Her proud owner is Mr. H. F.
Probert of Jackson, Michigan.

The Question of Opposites

The teacher was giving a. drill in the
meaning of words and their opposites.

“Now tell me," she began, "what is the
opposite of misery?"

"Happiness!" said the class in unison.

“And sadness?" she asked.

“Gladnea.” I

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harder to replace them with true
Rosen rye than it would have been
had the crossing not occurred. This
is because the old fashione com-
mon rye would never have been
kept by the farmer, once he came to
know the Rosen'rye.

An organization of farmers to
take care of pedigreed grains was
formed in 1911 and reorganized
'under the name of the Michigan
Crop Improvement Association in
1917. A Jackson County member
of this association was sent a bushel
of Rosen rye in 1912. Te planted
it away from other ryes on an acre
of ground and obtained thirty-five
bushels from one bushel of seed In
1913. His neighbors and friends,
who were not in the habit of expect—
ing more than fifteen bushels from
an acre of rye, helped him thresh.
Soon the whole country~side arpund
Parma, in western Jackson county,
and around Albion in eastern Ca1-
houn county, grew rye as a winter
crop and little or no wheat. Other
countries took up Rosen rye with
the aid of the organization, and the
activity of county agricultural
agents, who were now taking their
places in the improvement of Mich-
igan agriculture.

Finally, in 1917, the gradual
spread of the new rye had caused it
to occupy about 15,000 acres in
Michigan. Up to this time the new
Rosen rye was kept pure by only a
few farmers, and most (about 95
per cent) of the so-called Rosen rye
was in reality more or less crossed
with the old fashioned common.
This, the so-called Rosen rye, was
quoted on the Detroit market in
1917, and car load lots began to be
available to other states.

About 5 per cent of the 15,000
acres passed inspection in 1917
under the Michigan Crop Improve-
ment Association, and certified
grain began to be sold to the farm-
ers of ~Michigan and other states. As
a result of this activity in war
times, when farmers were urged to
sow the best seed, approximately
250,000 acres of Rosen rye were

sown in Michigan in the fall of
1917. Of this acreage the inspec—
tors of the Michigan Crop Improve-
ment Association passed about
1,000 acres in June, 1918. Again
under the stress of war conditions

the acreage was almost doubled for
the year of 1919 when there were
about 500,000 acres of Rosen rye
out of a total of 900,000 acres of
rye in the state. In 1920, Michigan
for the first time exceeded the oth-
er states of the Union in rye produc—
tion.

The growingxof Rosen rye in
Michigan is now so general that
even the old fashioned common rye
is replaced with mongrel Rosen. The
growing of Rosen rye in other
states began commercially as early
as there was a supply. It went from
farm to farm across the state line
into Indiana and Ohio until their
upper rows of counties came to
much Rosen rye as the
southern row of counties in Mich—
1gan.

When‘barloads began to be avail—
able in 1917, the trade grew rapidly
increasing steadily year by year, un—
til now the Michigan supply from

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It has almost 'entire y disappeared from Michigan agricultxlrlre. ere called common.
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elevators is usually called Rosen
rye. Much of this seed is [purchas-
ed in sections where the rye is rea-
sonably pure, but unfortunately,
few people seem to realize the fact
that rye cross—fertilizes, and that
perhaps 75 per cent of it is really
mongrel. The results' obtained
from this commercial seed can not
be equal to those obtained by the
use of seed inspected in field and
bin by the Michigan Crop Improve-
ment Association. g,

The extension of pedigreed .Rosen
rye into other states began in 1917,
when the inspection work began,
but the calls made by the members
of the ~Association were imperfectly
reported that year. The records for
1918 and 1919 ShOW that pedigreed
Rosen rye was sold into all except
the southern states and even into
Georgia, Texas, and New Mexico. In
1919, 1794 bushels of pedigreed
Rosen rye was shipped as far as the
state of Washington, and some was
sold in Canada. Thus, the Rosen
rye came to be International, and
planted from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. In 1918, Illinois and Indi-
ana were the largest purchasers of
pedigreed Rosen ,, rye outside of
Michigan, yet it is probable that
Michigan bought more pedigreed
Rosen rye seed than all the other
states combined. In 1919, only two
other states exceeded Michigan in
the purchase of pedigreed Rosen
rye. As more Michigan farmers
grew their own pedigreed seed,
more and more of it has been sold
into other states. Still there is
plenty of room for Michigan farm-
ers to replace their mixed seed with
the pedigreed.

A Minnesota man purchased pedi-
greed Rosen seed from Michigan in
1918 and sold 3,000 bushels of seed
in 1919. Others have done like-
wise and Rosen rye is coming to be
the standard rye for the corn belt.
This is the statement of a recent
Farmer’s Bulletin (No. 1358), en-
titled “ }rowing Rye in the Western
Half of the United States.”

At the international Grain and
Hay Show given in connection with
the International Stock Show at
Chicago in December, 1919, Rosen
rye took ten prizes out of the six-
teen that were offered; in 1920 it
took the first 22 prizes, and has held
this high place at that show since
that time. At first the prizes giv-
en to Rosen rye went to Michigan
farmers, but other states are now
winning prizes with Rosen rye, leav-
ing sixteen prizes for Michigan in
December of 1923..

Because of the large amount of
Mongrel Rosen rye in Michigan the
Crop Improvement Association need—
ed an isolated spot. They chose
South Manitou Island, whose entire
acreage planted to rye is now plant—
ed to certified Rosen. This island
is ten miles off shore and directly
west of the Leelanau peninsula.

The inspection of the fields plant-
ed to registered Rosen will occur in
June and the grain inspection will
occur shortly after harvest. Those
who wish to obtain pedigreed Rosen
rye seed for fall planting may do so
by addressing the Secretary of the
Michigan Crop Improvement Assoc~
iation at East Lansing during July
and August.

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Burns.  swam: __
the days of our grandfathers
when the bees filled the air with
their merry hum, which was the
usual sign of leaving for a new
home, the family band .was called
out to stop such proceedings. Unto
this day, the modern beekeeper" can-
not convince the “old timer” that
the noise does not stop the bees. By
the way it is merely the natural in-
stinct of the bees to alightvbefore
leaving for new quarters. The rea-
son of this is for them to make sure
that their beloved queen is safely
with them.

Years ago the beemasters valued
their colonies by the number of
swarms, which they sent forth.
While now the best colony is the
one that does not swarm but re-
mains together, united as one and
gathers honey for their owner. Bees
cannot swarm and gather surplus
honey at the same time. So it is up
to the beekeeper to keep his bees
satisfied and remain in their hive.
The following are the reasons why
bees swarm: Lack of storage room
for honey, poor vetilation, insumc—
ient breeding room, direct contact
with the hot sun, and a queen more
than two years old. Bees general-
ly start swarming preparations just
at the beginning of the main honey
flow.

By adding more supers, expand-
ing the brood nest, raising the hive
up on small blocks of wood and
setting the hive under a small tree
in the orchard one can keep down
swarming to a great extent. About
queens, now it is well known that a.
hen lays her greatest number of
eggs in her first and second year, so
it is with a queen bee. At the end
of her second year a, queen should
be replaced with a young one of
more vigorous blood.

hinder the preparations for swarm-
ing but will not alone stop it. In
doing this one would have to visit
them once every nine days for that
purpose and then sometimes they
will swarm anyhow.—-—Kenneth E.
Farmer.

BATHING WITHOUT BOTHER
(Continued from Page 4)

grease trap can be attached to the
spud of the lavatory and the waste
of the tub by a special slip nut
which can be purchased for this
purpose.

CAUTION: No faucet. or any
other means for closing the pipe
should be attached at F, since pro-
vision must be made for expansion
of the water in the tank when heat-
ed. Also do not light the heater
until the range boiler is full of wat-
er.

Sewage Disposal

Since a closet is not provided for
in this outfit, it is not necessary to
have a very elaborate method for
taking care of the waste water. A
grease trap made from a barrel used
as a form will be sufficient. Mere-
ly dig a hole in the ground adjacent
to the house (if this hole is dug
next to the house wall is will elim-
inate the danger of freezing of the
inlet pipe) about eight inches larg-
er than the barrel you are going to
use as a form and about one foot
deeper. Put about four inches of
concrete in the bottom of the hole
and set the barrel on the concrete.
Fill in around the outside with con-
crete. At the top on opposite sides
leave two notches in the side walls
deep enough for the inlet and out-
let pipu.

After the concrete has set re-
move the barrel and insert the inlet
pipe into the notch nearest the
house and s 4 inch tile elbow in the
other notch. Connect up the out-
let with your farm drainage system
if possible ‘br if you haven’t drains,
merely lay fifty to seventy-five feet
of 4 inch drain tile. with about six
inches fall. The tile to be laid
with open joints. If your soil is
heavy clay it will be advisable to
put about four to six inches of grav-
el under the tile. Provide a. cover
for the trap snd cover with earth. 7

Materials Required ‘

P The ' following list of material

covers the most of the items neces-
sary in installing an outfit if u»

Different arrangements of the In.
tux-es will require slightly different
amounts of piping and fittings.

 

Removing the queen cells will

ranged as shown on the dnwing.‘

one range boiler stand; 1‘ range-

Mb ’ Jim
"-...:tub;"~r1%ls at ,1 I t

pump; ii'keros‘en'e heater; ‘ three:
quarter inch gate valve: 10 feet one.
half-inch black, pipe. 35 feet three-
quarter-inch black pipe; 26 feet one
and one-quarter-inch black pipe; 6
three-quarter-inch unions, black; 5
three-quarter by one inch Mal.
bushings, black; 10 three—quarter-
inch Mal. ells, black; 1 three-quart—
er—inch Mal. T, black; 1 three-quart-
er. by one-half by three-quarter
inch Mal. T; 1 one and one-quarter
by one and one-quarter by three-
quarter inch T; 2 one and one
quarter inch Mal. Ts; 1 one and
one-quarter inch plug. Total cost,
$70.00 to $90.00. '

This outfit should find a place in
a good many of our farm homes
where a cheap system is desired. It
is also especially well adapted for
tenant houses and summer cottages.
In the near future a satisfactory
method for adding an indoor closet
will be worked out.

 

on, MONEY! MONEY! _
(Continued from Page 8)

He walked with them, too, quite awhile,
showing them the sights. He was very
klnd——he seemed so especially kind. after
all those other eoldhesrted people, who
didn't care! That was the day she and
Mrs. Moore both lost their pocketbooks,
and had such an awful time getting back
to New York. It was right after they
had said good-bye to the nice young
gentleman that they discovered that they
had lost them. They were so sorry that
they hadn't found it out before. Miss
Flora said. for he would have helped
them, she was sure. But though they
looked everywhere for him, they could
not find him at all, and they had to ap-
peal to strangers, who took them right
up to a. policeman the first thing, which
was very embarrassing, Miss Flora said.
Why. she and Mrs. Moore felt as if they
had been arrested, almost! ‘ '

Miss Maggie uprsed her lips a little,
when she read this letter to Mr. Smith,
but she made no comment.

From Jane, also, came several letters,
and from Frank Blaisdell one short
screw].

Frank said he was having a bully
time, but that he'd seen some of the
most shiftless-lookmg grocery stores that
he’d ever set eyes on. He asked if Mag-
gie knew how trade was at his old store.
and if Donovan was keeping it up to the
mark. He said that Jane was well, only
she was getting pretty tired because she
Would try to see everything at once, for
fear she’d lose something, and not get
her money’s worth, for all the world just
as she used to eat things to save them.

Jane wrote that she was having a very
nice time, of \course,——she couldn’t help
it, with all those lovely things to see:
but she never dreamed that just potatoes,
meat, and vegetables could cost so much
anywhere as they did in hotels, and as
for the prices those dining-cars charged
—it was robbery—sheer robbery! And
why an able-bodied man should be given
ten cents every time he handed you your
own hat, she couldn’t understand.

At Hillerbon, Mr. Smith passed a very
quiet summer, but a. very contented one.
He kept enough work ahead to amuse
him, but never enough to drive him. He
took frequent day-trips to the surround-
ing towns, and when possible he per—
suaded Miss Maggie to go with him.

Miss Maggie was wonderfully good com- ‘

pany. As the summer advanced, however,
he did not see so much of her as he
wanted to, for Father Dufl’s increasing
infirmities made more and more demands
on her time. ~-

The Martin girls were still there. An-

"nla-belle was learning the milliner’s trade,

and Florence had taken a clerkship for
afternoons during the summer. They
still helped about the work1 and relieved
Miss Maggie whenever possible. They
wore sensible, jolly girls, and Mr. Smith
liked them very much.

(Continued in May 24th issue.)

 

Very Simple

Little Girl (to Gnndfsther)-—"Grand-
pmwhydon’tyourrowheironyour
heed?”

Grandpa—J‘Well why doesn’t grass
grow on a. busy 7”

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Remarkable Experience'of Mrs.
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The following letter will no doubt
be of utmost interest to poultrygals-
are who have had serious losses
from White Diarrhea. We will let
Mrs. Bradshaw tell of her exper-
ience in her own words:

"Gentlemen? I see reports of so

-many losing their little chicks with

White Diarrhea, so thought I would
tell my experience. I used to lose a

great many item this cause, tried .

many remedies and was about dis-
couraged. As a last resort I sent to
the Walker Remedy 00., Dept. 680,
Waterloo,~ Iowa, for their Walko
White Diarrhea Remedy. I used two
50c packages, raised 300 White Wy-
andottes and never lost one or had
one sick after giving the medicine
and my chickens are larger and
healthier than ever before. I have
found this company thoroughly re—
liable and always get the remedy by
return mail.—Mrs. C. M. Bradshaw,
Beaconsfleld, Iowa."

Cause of White Diarrhea

White Diarrhea is caused by the
Bacillus Bacterium Pullorum. This
germ is transmitted to the baby
chick through the yolk of the newly
hatched egg. Readers are warned
to beware of White Diarrhea. Dont
wait until it kills half your chicks.
Take the “stitch in time that saves
nine." Remember, there is scarcely
a hatch without some infected
chicks. Don’t let these few infect
your entire flock. Prevent it. Give
Walko in all drinking water for the
first two weeks and you won’t lose
one chick where you lost hundreds
before. These letters prove it:

Never Lost a Single Chick

Mrs. L. L. Tam, Burnetts Creek,
Ind., writes: "I have lost my share
of chicks from White Diarrhea. Fin-
ally I sent for two packages of Wal-
ko. I raised over 520 clavifimsnandl I
never lost a single chick rqm . ie iarr ea
Misses seeing“  dismal
quicker and feather earlier.”

Never Lost One After First Dose

Mrs. Ethel Rhoades, Shennandoah,
Iowa, writes: “My first incubator
chicks, when but a few days old, he-
gan to die by the dozens with White

Diarrhea. I tried different remedies
“final! discouraged with the chicken bu-

 

 

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this i 1 dis e. We re ed 700 thrifty” healthy

tznaliid n3; lost a single chick after the
rst ass.”

You Run No Risk

We will send Walko White Diar-
rhea Remedy entirely at our risk——
postage prepaid—so you can see for
yourself what a wonder—working
remedy it is for White Diarrhea in
baby chicks. So you'can prove—as
thousands have proven—that it will
stop your losses and double, treble,
even quadruple your profits. Send

1‘ box of Walko or $1.00 for extra
$33.: grins—give it in all drinking waterufor Ellie

 

in Waterloo, Iowa, stands

0 guarantee. You run no .risk. If
you don’t find it the greatest little clnck saver
gage:- used, your money will be instantly re-

WALKER REMEDY CO.,
Dept. 680 Waterloo, Iowa

 

CHICKS—Investigate.

Our chicks are the kind
that make good. Every
flock is. carefully culled and
mated. We have been in
business seven years and
have been building care—
fully and consistently to a
place where we can offer
chicks more than worth the money we
ask. SINGLE COMB, ENGLISH STRAIN,
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STAR HATCHERY, Bor28, Holland, Mich.

Ou-Ownlroedl
flock of In!”
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legs and has never gotten over it?
He is not sick and eats good, just.
does not have the use ‘of his legs.
He is not too fat, as I only feed him
wheat. Have raised turkeys 10
years and never had one act like
this one does. If you can give me
any remedy for the trouble will
greatly appreciate it.—.—-W. M., Davis-
burg, Michigan. '

-—-—It is difficult for one to accurate—
ly determine the cause of leg weak-
ness, unless entirely familiar with
the conditions prevailing in the
flock. Poultry of all kinds may de-
velop stiffness of the legs due to an
insufficient supply of calcium or a
lack of green food. Ordinarily,
growing stock will respond to a ra-
tion containing a small percentage
of cod liver oil. The D Vitamin in
the cod liver oil seems to assist in
calcium retention, as indicated by
file higher calcium content in the

blood following such a feeding
practice.
Occasionally another condition

known as Ergotism, develops. This
may be induced by feeding ergot in
rye, or smutty grains. A complete
change of diet would in this latter
case be recommended. I would
suggest that you use the cod liver
all treatment on the gobbler affect-

.ed. A moist mash containing roll-

ed oats and bran with a small per-
centage of cod liver oil should cor-
rect this trouble if it is due to mal-
nutrition. This condition may cor-
rect itself in the course of the next
six weeks when the turkey stock is
permitted free range, and green
succulent food is available—E. C.
Foreman, Professor of Poultry Hus-
bandry, M. A. 0.

TO TELL SEX OF GEESE

Will you kindly advise me how to
tell the difference between a male
and female in geese, while quite
young, from six months to 1 year?
-—E. A. P., Atlanta, Mich.

——It is extremely diflicult to deter-
mine which‘ are males and which
are females, especially among the
immature stock. Ordinarily, the
sex of the adult geese can be de—
termined quickly by the pugnacious
disposition of the gander which us-
ually shows fight, especially during
the breeding season. A female
goose will seldom attack a person,
whereas the male is always ready to
oifer protection and usually advan-
ces towards the intruder. The
gander moreover, is coarser, espec—
ially about the head and neck, and
usually_ the female shows more
trimness about the head and neck
and is a little lower in station—E.
C. Foreman, Professor of Poultry
Husbandry, M. A. C.

SOME THINGS ABOUT OUR

POSTAL SYSTEM

VERY year the United States

Postal Service handles 23,000,-

000,000 articles. Ever" year

the increase in number of w  in

the mails is more than a bi Of

the total mail submitted, 000,—
000,000 pieces are letters.

Every: year the Postal Service, on
an average, delivers 112 letters to
every man, woman, and child in the
United States.

Atlas wpuld have had a tough
time indeed lifting the annual load
of letters alone that the Postal Serv-
ice moves. It is estimated to total
133,350 tons.

Every second of tne twenty—four
hours of every day there are 389
letters dropped into letter boxes;
every minute, 23,334, and every
hour 1,400,000.

The farmer is not neglected by
the Postal Service. Today 44,552
rural routes supply mail to 6,504,-
5912 families, or 29,921,123 individ-
ua s. ‘

On February 25, 1924, the Post
Ofli-ce Department had more than
351,000 in its employ. Besides the
43.67 7 letter carriers, there are 62,—
400 clerks, 644,417 rural carriers,
51.393 postmasters, and 21,316 rail-
way postal clerks.

The 51,893 postmasters run as
many offices. There is one post of-
am for every 58 square miles of ter-

tori.
The 351,000 tall and part time
postal employees are paid approxi-

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Specially priced for June delivery. June 2-10—17 and later.
Shipped by parcel post prepaid to your door. 100% safe dc-
livery guaranteed.

S. C. English type White chhorns

Selected Mating 50 100 500 1000
chicks chicks chicks chicks
$5.00 $10.00 $50.00 $100.00

Our Best Mating 50 100 500 1000
$600 $12.00 $57.50 $115.00

Order direct from this advertisement to save time and get your chicks at once.
or write for our free 32-p22e catalog.

WOLVERINE HATCHERY
H. WIERSMA, Prop.

Zceland, Mich., R. No. 2

 

peci Sale of June Chicks

Look-Assprted lots of Chic

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{fir 50. Guaranteed Live Delivery'to your door.
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Holland Hatchery & Poultry Farm, R7, Holland, Mich.

Here Is your opportunitymto byy good quallty Ohlcks at these remarkably low prices.
$70 00 per 1000 lot. $38.50 per 500, $8.00 (per 100. $4.25

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ROYAL
EGG-BREDCHICKS

200 E99 Straln 8. 0. English Whlte Leghorns
and Brown Le horns. Our pen of Wlnte Leghorns
to lst pr1ze best W. Leghorn pen in the show)
production class, in the largest utility show In
the country held at Zeeland, Michigan, Dec. 28.
r E. Foreman of M. C. judglng. .12 years
of careful breeding for high eggvprmluctmn, com—

bined With‘ 8 years of highly successful hatchery
methods gives you chicks that grow into money
makers. 100% live delivery guaranteed. Write

for free catalog and prices.

ROYAL HATCHERV & FARMS
3. P. Wlersma. Zeeland. Michigan. R. R. 2.

B&R CHICK

ARE THE GOOD KIND

We hatch chicks from flocks
which have had our own per-
sonal attention. Every 1rd
is carefully selected by us for
best production. A ure-bred
chick from us has t a breed-
ing to grow into a fine mone
making fowL. Send for 1’

information. 100% live de-
livery guaranteed. All pop-
_ l r e We .hope you
wrll give us a trial order for that will mean a
permanent customer, we are sure. Write today.

Burst & Rock, Box 10, Zeeland, Mich.
CI-HCKS

 

 

Strons. Healthy.
From Hes. Layers.

B. 0. Ton Barren Eng. Wh arm.
12.00 100.81gaf6ed ‘Iéglcgkg avr‘lld S.
. Reds . . l yan-
ttfl $11000. Assorted chmh‘ $10.00.
- out from this ad. Reference
First National Bank.
BLISSFIELD MTOIIIBY. “Mold. Michigan.

m'  III"?! 8. O, W. LEO-

hazns. W low prices.
12mm Mil-Wit. no. silt-‘2’ lieu:

 

Pure Bred Baby Chicks

We have been carefully den-lop—
ing our flocks for eight years.
Every chick pure bred and
from stock carefully culled, fm
tpe and production. 011 r
c icks give satisfaction. Order
today for May Delivery.

 

Prices on 50 100 500
W. Leghorns .................. ..$7.00 $13.00 $62.00
B. Rocks, R. l. Reds .... .. 8.00 15.00 72.00
Postpaid. 100 "/1. live delivery. You take no
clmnces. Ref. Farmers & Mechanics Bank, this
city. N0 Catalog. Order from this ad.
ASHTENAW HATCHERY
Geddes Rd. Ann Arbor. Mich.

 

 WHITE LEGHORNS $12 PER 100,
$6.25 for 50, and $3.25 for 25.
{arred Rocks and Reds $l6 per 100, 88.50 for
50. and $4.25 for 25. White W andottes and
Rocks $17 per 100, $8.75 for 5 , and $4.50
25. Bufl Ognngtons $18 per 100. 9.25
for 50,.nnd $4.15 for 25. $5 on each 100
chlcks With order will book your order. Balance
two weeks before deliver. 100% live delivery
guaranteed. Reference: Sank of Mt. orn’s.
Meadow Brook Hatchery. n1. Mt. Morris. Mlch.

Cured Her I
Rheumatism

Knowing from terrible experience the
suffering caused by rheumatism, Mrs. J.
E. Hurst. who lives at 204 Davis Avenue.
B67 Bloomington, 111.. is so thankful at
he. ng cured herself that out of pure
gratitude she is anxious to tell all other
sufferers just how to get rid of their
torture by a simple ,way at home. *

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out out this notice, mail it to her will!" V

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Developed and Culled by Experts-"Barron Strain English White Leghorns,
Brown Leghorns and Sheppard’s Anconas.
a little more for your money.

 

Sturdy, Healthy Chicks. Just

Safe delivery guaranteed. Write for Catalog.

 

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ZEELAND, MlCH.

 

BIG,

White, Brown and Buff

 

Leghorns .......... ..$7.00
. C. and

MODERN HATCHERY, Bo'x éz, Mt.

400,000 CHICKS

STRONG, gl.UFFY (‘IIICKS hatched from well—bred and well kept,
heavy laying hens insuring good growth and PROFITS

Prices on 50 100 500 1000
13.00 $62.00 $120.00

Barred and White Rocks, 5

R. c. eds. Anconas .................. .. 8.00 15.00 72.50 \ 140.00
White Wyandottes, Bufl" Orpingtons............ 8.50 16.00 77.50 ........ ..
Silver W andottes .................................. .. 9.50 18.00 87.50 170.00
Mixed, $ 2.00 per hundred, straight. Postpaid. 100 n Live Arrival Guar-
anteed. Order right from this ad. Best Bank Reference. You take no
chance. Free Catalog. Member I. P. (‘ A. and Ohio Assn.

Blanchard, Ohio.

SUNBEAM HATCHERY

 

  

(‘hicks are produced under my personal supervision. Hatched from select, pure-
bred, heavy laying hens, Well kept to insure vigorous (‘hieks.
Varieties Prices on 25 50 100 500

2 White, Brown & B Leghorns, .......................... ..$3.00 $5.50 $11.00 $52.50
’ Barred 8: White Rocks Reds, Anconas, .. 3.50 6.50 13.00 82.50

White .9. SH. Wyandots, Blk. Minorcas, ..... _. _. 4.00 7.50 15.00 72.50
_ White 8. Butt _Orpingtons. ..................... .. 4.00 7.50 15.00 12.50
” Mixed, all varieties, $10.00. per 100 straight. Postpaid. 100 % live delivery

gihll'ttllteed. Order from this ad. Bunk reference. There is no risk. Free

 

APOMomyaker-‘I Catalog. Member I. B. O. A.

H. B. TIPPIN, Box E, Findlay, Ohio.

 

Our Chicks are from flocks on free
They will live and grow and

C H I C K S: VHOGAN TESTED GUARANTEED T—

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. nmke :i proiit. ENGLISH WllI’l‘lG
LliiillORNS and BROWN LEG-
]lORNS. llesvy laying Extra (:ood

BARREI) ROCKS. Postpaid to your
door iind full live delivery gusrun—
teed. ()nr ilocks are eurciiilly super-

    

vised illld ll_ou:m tested. Bonk Bef-
i'  :‘ ereneo furnished. \Vrite for prices
‘\ ' and descriptive mutter.

 

HILLVIEW HATCHERY, c. Boven, Prop.
Box H.

R. R.12, Holland, Mich.

E L G l N c H i c K 5
Barron Strain Selected .l‘lnglish White
Leghorn Chicks. \Ve ship hull over the
states. Get the good Winter layers.
Prices are right. Grade AA, best stock.

 

Grade, A, good liiyers. Prices: Crude
AA chicks, 25, $4.00; 50, $7.50; 100,
$14 00; 500, $67.50;. 1000. $130.00

«race A chicks. 25. $3.50; 50. $6.50}

100. $12.00; 500, $57.50;

ELGIN HATCHERY, Box 317-A, Zeeland,.Mich. _

 

S. C. White Leghorn

Baby Chicks from Demonstration Farm flock, $13
per 100. Barred Roi-k chicks. $15 per 100.
RALPH S. TOTTEN, Pittsford, Michigan.

 

Whittaker’s Red Chicks and Eggs for Hatching.
Rose and Single Combs. lired from Fourteen
Generations of \Vinter Layers. Write tor Free
("ntalog of Mieliigun's ilreutest (‘olor and Egg
Strain. Interlakes Farm, Box 4, Lawrence, Mich.

 

READ AND ORDER; CHICKS \FROM HIGH

 

producing lloeks, culled by .. .. ~('. expert.
April and May. \Vhite \Vyxlndottt-s, $18.00 per
100; Barred Roi-ks, $10.00; \Vhite, Leglmriis,
$14.00. C. W. Heimbach, R5, Big Rapids, Mich.
  —BRED-TO-LAY A N D

exhibition iloi'ks, culled
Iiyexperis. Reasonableprices. (‘otnlog free. Single

Comb \Vhite Leghoriis, Rocks, Reds, White “'yuii-
dottes. Sunnybrook Poultry Farm, Hiiisdale. Mich.

 

BEFORE BUYING ELSEWHERE GET OUR

prices on \Vliiti‘ and Brown Leghorns and “flute

Rocks. l’repiiid l’ureelpost. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Kostcr’s Hatchery, Box 8. Zeeiand, Mich.

 

QUALITY BABY CHICKS: SINGLE AND ROSE
Comb Rhode Island \\'liites. \Vrite for Catalogue,
FISCHERS POULTRY FARM, Holland, Mich.

 

PUREBRED BABY CHICKS. LEADING VAR-
ietiTegzl.l siooq, iirrivul. l’riced right.

G. GALLAGHAN, Fenton. Michigan.

bred
years for

breed poultry,
und culled for
egg production.
Barred and White Rocks; R. C.
and S. C. _Reds; White Wyan-
dottes: White and Bud“ Orping-
tons; Anconas; American and
English White Leghorns; Brown
and Buff Leghorns.

This is practical production
stock that will make you
. I money. Send for description
and price list, and note egg records reported by
our customers.

ADVANCE SALE
PULLETS—COCKERELS

. Eight weeks and 3 mos. Pullets and Cockerels
IéIP the different breeds. Send for New Pullot
i cu ar.

  
 

STATE FARMS AssoyA'riou
307 N. Rose St. ‘ Kalamazoo, Mich.
Member International Baby Chick Association
Member Michigan State Farm Bureau

BEST CHICKS

at Low Prices

Send for free catalog describ-
ing best bred chicks in the
country. Tom Barron and_'l‘an-
cred White Leghoi'ns, Michigan’s
Champion Winter Laying Barred
Plymouth Rocks and S.C.I{.l. Reds.
No better chicks anywhere at any
price. Satisfaction and 100 per
cant live delivery guaranteed.

Brummer-l‘rederickaon Poultry Farm, Box 26 Holland, Mich.

.  “It Fills the Bill”

j: “SELF-SERVE”Chick Fe‘eiier

 

 

 

 

Holds 1:; quarts, Can’t
clog. (_‘hicks euii't roost
on S]JG('lzll cover nor touch
feed with feet. (lro w ii
fouls cannot steiil feed.
Price $1.50 plus postage.
Semi for free booklet.
' IRA P. H 8,
Dept. B 12,
Eckford, Michigan

 

PUREBRED BABY CHICKS. BARRED ROCKS
and Rhode Island Reds $14.00 per 100.
JOSEPH AMSTER, Paw Paw, Michigan.

 

BABY CHICKS FROM BRED T0 LAY S. C.
Buff Leglioriis. First hutch March 3rd.
J. W. WEBSTER. Bath. Michigan.

 

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DRUGGIST

I’ve been in the Retail Drug Business for 20 years. I served four years as a member of the Indiana
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everyone in Fort Wayne knows me and knows about my successful treatment.

Over twenty

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’ ” . RAISING GEES]?!
care for a pair of common grey and
white geese? 'How to house during
winter? What to feed and how
much. Would being related make
any difference? Should we change
ganders every year? Would a pair
of young geese do alright as I can-
not get older ones? Our land' is
heavy, but no water during sum-
mer, only from the well. Plenty of
water during early spring. At what
time should they start to lay, and
how should eggs be cared for?—
C. R., Onaway, Mich.

—The two great essentials in suc—
cessful goose raising are, free range
and an abundance of green food.
Geese require very little housing. A
rough shed or out building being
sufficient for this purpose. They
should, however, be provided
with dry quarters and protected
from draughts and deep snow.
Breeding geese should be fed spar—
ingly during the winter month!, and
should be given a large part of their
ration in green food. A good wint—
er ration for breeding stock con-
sists of equal parts, oats, barley
and wheat, and about 25 per cent
green food. Clover, or alfalfa when
well cured, is excellent- and cab—
bage or mangels can be used to
supply this part of the ration.

Geese should be fed twice daily
during the cold weather and as soon
as spring’ opens up, should be given
a mash to stimulate egg production.
The mash may consist of equal
parts of ground oats, corn meal, and
bran, with a. liberal amount of
green food. This mash should be
fed at noon in addition to the regu-
lar morning and evening feeding.
Water, grit, and shell
available at all times.

The breeding season will com-
mence the latter part of March, de—
pending somewhat on the locality
and on the season. Geese usually
lay every other day, and almost al—
ways iii the morning. ‘The number
of eggs laid by each goose varies
with different individuals, number-
ing from 12 to 50, altho 20 is con-
sidered satisfactory.

One male can be mated with
from two to four females, depend—
ing upon the breed, and the individ-
uality of the male bird. Geese are
seldom good breeders until they are
two years old, and continue their
usefulness until they are ten or
twelve years of age.

Geese are peculiar birds to mate,
and should receive considerable at-
tention. Young males should be
confined with the females that are
to be bred with them. This should
take place not later than New Year,
and the other geese removed from
the pen. It is almost impossible to
get a strange male to mate success-
fully with a female from another
flock unless they are properly mat-
ed, they will divide out~ in the
spring, each male mating with the
females he accompanied the pre-
vious season.

A satisfactory feeding practice
for the young goslings consists of
bread crumbs, moistened with skim
milk, in addition to green sod, and
plenty of clean fresh water. When
about two weeks old a maSh com-
posed of equal parts by weight of
corn meal, barley meal, and bran,
and shorts, should be moistened and
fed four or five times daily for two
weeks. After the goslings are three
weeks old they will live and grow
well on grass and “water, tho shade
should be provided during the warm

summer days—E. C. — Foreman,
Professor- of Poultry Husbandry,
M. A. C. '

 

BREEDS OF HENS THAT LAY
“’HI'I’E SHELL EGGS

I know that Leghorn chickens lay
White shell eggs. I would like to
know what other breed of chickens
and how many other breed also lays
the white shell eggs.~0. R. McD.,
Lorain, Ohio.

——The production of white eggs is
limited almost entirely to the Medi—
terranean breeds, Which include the
different varieties of Leghorn, An-
cona, Hamburg, Minorca, Spanish,
and Blue Andalusian. A new breed
known as the “Lamona” bred at the
Washington Station, altho not yet
released to the public, has this char-.
acteristic developed along with oth-
er commercial possibilities—13.0.
Foreman, Professor of Poultry Hus:-
‘bandry, M. A. C.

111 you please tell me howtoi 

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In the year of 1893 I
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as only those Who are

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No. 265-K Durston Bldg.
« SYRACUSE, N. 

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June chicks grow rapidly and
strong, due to weather
plenty of green stuff and insect
f o o d. They mature quickly.
A June Wyngarden pullet will
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prices of eggs are highest.
Figure out the extra. profit
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100, $12. 1,000, $110.
SPECIAL STAR MATING
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100, $14. 1,000, $120.
ODDS AND ENDS (broilers)
100, $8. 1,000, $70.

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Plymouth Rocks.

Your Satisfaction Guaranteed
Our flocks are all Ins acted and certlfled by the
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Every one is strong-end healthy. 100% ive delivery

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TANCRED—BARBO . 200 to 300-egz bred lines.

wonderful layers 0 large, white eggs that bring

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J. PATER a SON, R. 4A. Hudsonvlllo. Michigan.

 100.000 CHIX. BEST PUREBRED.
. I M. A. 0. method tested stock. Can
Ihlp at once. I d Rocks or Reds. Black Min-
orcas 150; White. Brown or Bufl_Leghorns 13c;
ghepfards best Anconas 14c' Orpmgtons 16%0;
lac Lan hans 18c; Large rahmas 200. Heavy
' ‘ hrx 12c. Mixed spotted Chix 100.
hing e gs. Add 30c extra. if less than 100
atalog tells about our extra selected
stock. Good bank reference. Bockmann Hatchery.
20 Lyon, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

UALITY a
gurcxms I50w Prices
p Free ve 'very. PerlOOLeghor-ns, 810: Rocks
mm ,W d mam, ; Bums;
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MICHIGAN SOILS
N 1888, the Michigan Experiment

Station commenced an experi-

ment on the "light porous soils

near Grayling. Michigan, having for
its object methods of enriching them
by green manuring with the aid of
cheap fertilizers such as marl, gyp-
sum and salt. Spurry, vetch, red
white and alsike clover were used
with good effect. Sugar beets and
various grasses were also raised
with good results. The soils were
preceptibly improved as a. conse-
quence. _
The use of salt in conjunction with
gypsum probably originated in Switz-
erland. Sometimes wood ash was
included with salt «and gypsum. Marl
was largely used in the early days in
place of limestone and where avail-
able it is still used as a, corrector of
acid in soil. Furthermore, all of
these substances are native to Michi-
gan and comparatively cheap.
The Michigan Experiment Station
recently analyzed some of the soil
types found in northern Michigan for
the purpose of learning something
with regard to origin and geographic
relationship- Based on analysis I
computed that the sulphur content
of the soil varies from nothing to
2924 pounds per 2,000,000 pounds
of soil. The average is 571 pounds.
Naturally much of the soil in north-
ern Michigan which responded to
gypsum treatment in the early days
still needs it.

One change at least should be
made in treating the soils which was
not pursued in the early days. Much
of the soil is low in phosphorus and
applications of finely ground rock
phosphate should prove to be a very
good form of phosphorus to use,
first, because it contains twice as
much phosphorus as acid phosphate
and second, because it is cheap com—
pared with the latter. Rock Phos-
phate may be less effective at the

the soil it becomes effective and is
therefore the cheapest to use in the
end. It serves in part as a neutral-
izer of soil acid and this process
hastens the solution of the phos—
phorus. Less lime or marl would
therefore be required. It is only on
soils requiring large quantities of
lime that applications should be
made, and then only after the acid
in the soil has had a chance to act
on the rock phosphate.

Some form of sodium salt other
than common salt may be applied
with good results, and crude carbon-
ate of soda may improve the soil.
It would reduce the lime require-
ment and if necessary could be ap-
plied in ample quantities to take
the place of lime. The old method
of applying salt with wood ashes was
for a. similar purpose. Based on ex—
periments conducted at the Rhode
Island Experiment Station, the sod-
ium conserved much of the potas-
sium.

There are other reasons why sod-
ium treatment might prove benefic-
ial. The sodium content of much of
the Michigan soil is low or the soil
is devoid of this element and any
good influence which sodium would
have would be missing in the soils.
In recent Wisconsin experiments
sodium carbonate was employed be-
cause it was of recognized value in
soil or culture solution.

The surface soil in northern Mich-
igan contains ample nitrogen for
plant needs but the sublayers as a
rule are deficient in this element
indicating that growth and accum-
ulation are limited to the surface
layer. Deep rooting plants would
change conditions and various le-
gumes such as vetch, alfalfa and
clover would increase the organic
matter and [nitrogen in the subsoil.

There should be just as much
soil improvement now as was secured
in Grayling experiments, thirty-five
years ago. In fact the treatment
suggested should provide more sub-
Jtantial improvement because phos—
phorus is included in the treatment
with gypsum, marl or limestone. In-
stead of common salt, sodium car-
bonate has been suggested—Prof.
George A. Olson. '

 

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FOOTE’S MARIEET LETTER
BY W. _w. room:

Good Farming Outlook

farmers throughout the

HE

‘ ' country are busy in their spring

work, and oat seeding has been
pretty generally completed under
favorable conditions. In a short time
corn planting will begin, and it is
the prevailing belief of those best
informed that the acreage will ex-
ceed that of 1923. It is assumed
that as much livestock as usual will
be prepared for the market, but un-
doubtedly fewer swine will be mar-
keted than the huge number shipped
from farms in the corn belt during
the past season, fewer sows having
been bred for the crops of spring
and fall pigs. Michigan farmers are
deeply interested in the wheat crop,
and late reliable advices indicate
that the increase in the crop west of
the Missouri River in the southwest
is likely to more than offset the loss
in the middle west, but it is too early
to talk definitely about such matters.
For many weeks it has been pointed
out most emphatically that the right
course for Michigan farmers was to
materially reduce their wheat acre-
age and thereby do their full part in
bringing about sufficiently high
prices to make wheat growing profit-
able once more, as it was before the
war started the mania for raising it.
It is impossible to over emphasize
the tremendous importance of di-
versifying the farm crops, and there-
by defeating the loss resulting from
raising Only one crop. It is hardly
necessary to discuss the question of
sheep raising so far as most of our

Michigan farmers are concerned, but

here are some who have not estab-
lished a flock, and if the dogs do not
run things in your district, a small
flock will become an important asset,
helping to increase farm profits, and
furnishing mutton for the home
table, as well as for marketing,
while the manure is a fine fertilizer
for the land. Lambs soared a few
weeks ago to $17.10 per 100 pounds
in the Chicago market, making a
wonderful record, and rallying after
a natural reaction. The hired man
question is still a great factor in
farming, but in part it is met with
the increased use of farm machinery,
which Lastly increases the work done
and saves money in the end. The
Department of Agriculture reports a

 material increase in dairying, poultry

raising, flax growing, clover and soy

, beans, and emphasis is placed on the
_ large profits from dairying.

_._._1. g.“ A- “a-.. ‘ ,.-.—.‘.§ .._.1,

The Wheat Outlook

Not very much attention is paid by
traders in wheat to the statistical
showing, and speculation lags, the
volume of business being much less
than in past years, before federal re-
strictions were placed on such trans-
actions. Fluctuations are within
rather narrow limits nearly all the
time, with sales at far below prices
of normal years, values being made
mainly by the excessive crop of wheat
raised last year by the fact that rival
exporting countries continue to un-
dersell our farmers. Until it be-
comes deflnitely known that our
wheat crop for 1924 comes within
reasonable limits there is little rea-
son to look for any genuine im-
provement in prices, unless federal
legislation intended to advance prices
is enacted. Large amounts of wheat
remain in the United States, as well
as in Canada, and as effect of these
stocks has been pretty, well dis-
counted, crop reports are beginning
to be a basis for making prices.
European wheat growing countries
are gradually recovering from the
cifects of the war, and increasing
crops of wheat, rye and other grains
are looked for, rendering the pros-

, pect of a return to former liberal

‘ shores extremely doubtful.

from our
Canada

exports of breadstuffs

. is underselling us in the markets of

  

iEnrope, and as it looks now, the
bulls in this country have little to

hope for unless the wheat crop for
this year is a short one. Crop re-
ports are having a limited influence,
it being too early to form and con-
clusion worth talking about. Farm-
on owning wheat from last year’s
cr‘p'pas‘kin many instances what they

. shall do about m it wholly

 

 

 

MARKET SUMMARY

Wheat and corn steady.
steady.

Oats and rye unchanged. Beans
There is a large supply of potatoes and market is easy.

Large receipts of butter and eggs but healthy demand will not allow

prices to decline.

All live stock higher.

 

(Note: The above rummarlzed Informatlo
to: page was set In type. It contains last minute Information up to

going to press —-Editor.)

n Was received AFTER the balance of the mar-

wlthln one-half houiI oi

 

 

 

or in part: to which itzmay be re-
plied that it seems a fair thing to do
is to sell on any decent rallies in
values. Late sales on the Chicago
Board of Trade were made of July
wheat at $1.06, comparing with $1.-
19% a. year ago, while a little more
than two years ago wheat for May
delivery was selling at $1.49. From
present appearances, we must get
used to depending upon the increase
in our population to restore former
prices for wheat.

July corn sells in the Chicago mar-
ket around 78% cents, comparing
with 81% cents a year ago; July
oats at 44 15 cents, or about the same
as last year; and July rye at 66%
cents, comparing with 84 cents a
year ago. In a short time the use
of corn on farms will become much
smaller, as stock will go on grass.
In North Dakota wheat acreage is
much reduced, and much more land
is devoted to barley and flaxseed.

Wheat Competition

The Department of Agriculture has
prepared an extremely interesting
and valuable article showing the ef-
fect of competition in the production
of ’wheat. “The American small
grain producer," it is pointed out,
“is being subjected to very severe
competition from other countries,
and in the long run this competition
may be expected to increase. The
western wheat farmer is now feeling
the same kind of competition that
40 years ago he was able to bring to
bear on the eastern wheat farmer
and the European farmer as well.
The older farmers of New York state,

which at one time was considered an'

important wheat—producing state in
the East, tell of the relatively ‘good
times' during the seventies of the
last century and the very ‘hard
times’ that the New York farmers
experienced in the eighties and nine-
ties. The English wheat-growing
farmers can tell a similar story.
These hard times were brought about
in the Eastern states, as well as in
some parts of Europe, by the enor-
mous development of the Missouri
and Mississippi Valleys, when the
wheat boats began to deliver wheat
from western lake points into Buffalo
at a transportation cost of 3 or 4
cents a bushel. This completely de-
moralized the agricultural production
of the East, but was followed by a
period of readjustment.

“The western wheat-belt farmer is
being subjected to a similar competi-
tion from Canada. Forty years ago
the Kansas farmer was producing
wheat on virgin soil, on land where
his capital investment was not much
above $5 to $10 an acre. The Can-
adian farmer is now producing wheat
under the same conditions that ob-
tained in the Missouri Valley years
ago. In most cases the capital in-
vestment of the Canadian farmer is
relatively small, his soil is still new,
and while there are failures, yet the
average crop is fairly certain, and
the quality of the grain is exception-
ally good. The potential production
of small grain'in Canada is much
greater than its present production,
which means that for many years to
come the small grain farmer in the
United States, who depends to a large
degree on these crops for his in-
come, must face the same competi-
tion that he forced upon the farmers
in the eastern states 40 years ago."

- Premium for Prime Steers

There are a number of stockmen
who always make a specialty of pre-
paring strictly prime steers for the
market, and they make it pay us-
ually. as overproduction of such
beeves is extremely rare. J. W.
Latimer, of De Kalb County, Illinois,

who is in the habit of topping the .
Chicago market with prime heavy ‘
steers, says it has been his policy to i
hold on to cattle until. they pay out.‘

    

He has done this for twent
and has never lost. He alsg £325:
lots of hogs, and he handled 1,000
sheep during the last year. He fed
one herd of cattle for about five
months, giving them full feed, and
they were given shelled corn, oil
meal and clover hay, as well as mo-
lasses. ~

Frank Adrian, of Dallas County,
Iowa, sold in the Chicago market
recently two carloads of 137 O-pound
steers to an eastern shipper at $12.-
25. They were Wyoming bred Here-
fords, bought last September at $7.-
50. They were fed corn, clover hay
and oil- meal for 175 days. During

the latter part of that period they

received a molasses feed.
The Cattle Industry

Of late the most marked quotable
changes in cattle oifered on the Chi-
cago market have been more in the
in-between kinds than in those of
choice quality, while the inferior
kinds have not sold much lower.
The bulk of the steers sell much be-
low top prices paid for prime long
fed heavy steers, there being hardly
enough of these to go around and
Nebraska and South Dakota con-
tributing a large share of the best
fed beeves. Very few prime year-
ling steers are offered for sale, and

the top price for these ‘has been $1‘

below the top for heavy cattle. Fat
butchering heifers are sure of sell-
ing at high prices, and at last the
demand for stockers and feeders has
started up, while prices for all de-
Sirable offerings are headed upward.
Probably the usual numbers of thin

cattle will be purchased _b country
buyers for furnishing, an thus far
prices have not ruled especially

high for the general run of stockers.

and feeders, although extreme
prices have been paid for fleshy
feeders requiring a short finish.
There is a much increased demand
for dairy cows, and about 500 more
dairy cattle were shipped out of
Wisconsin during March than in any
previous March. Such sales reach—
ed 3,937 head, Illinois and Iowa
each taking over 1,000 head.

Monday is very apt to \be a bad
day for sellers because the receipts
are usually much larger than on
other days, and prices frequently
advance later in the week. Recent
much reduced receipts put prices
50 to 75 cents higher, the bulk of
the beef steers selling at $8.60 to
$10.85, and the best heavy steers at
$11 to $12. Good fat cattle sold at
$10 to $10.90, and medium grade
steers brought $8.50 to $9.90, with
sales do’wn to $7.50 and over and
inferior steers. at $5.50 to $7.40.
The best yearlings were quoted at
$10.50 to $11.00, few being good
enough to sell up to $11. Butcher
cows and heifers sold at $4.25 to
$10.25, few going as high as $9,
while canner and cutter covrs sold
at $2 to $4, bulls at $3.50 to $7.50
and calves at $4 to $9.75. Stockers
and feeders have a larger demand
at $0 to 9.50, selling chiefly at $7
to $8.50. A year ago common to
prime beef steers sold in Chicago at
$6.75 to $10.25 and two year ago
at $7 to $9.15. Combined receipts
of cattle in twenty markets for the
year to late date amount to 4,029.-
000 head, comparing with 4,097,000
a year ago and 3,859,000 two years
ago.

Good Demand For Hogs

Decreasing marketing of hogs in
Chicago and elsewhere and a good
demand from local packers and east-
ern shippers put prices higher re-
Cently in the Chicago market. 11'-
recnhflty in the adoring,
the variations in, prices, the Monday

am
lost.

ly’ Mating 'mnt.'*§r.§oo 
.. Mummiwm infer 
the proceeding week. ' Lace-imam“  .

  

   

averaged in weight 236 pounds,
equaling the heaviest average since
last October, and well finished swine
have predominated, the greater part
selling within a range of 20 cents,
and the best heavy butchers selling
at the top, bringing 10 cents above
the best light bacon hogs. There is
an unusually large domestic con-
sumption of fresh pork, prices be-
ing remarkably low, but the exports
of provisions are running much be-
low those for a year ago. The spring
pig crop is expected to run much be—
low that of last year, fewer, sows
having been bred for spring and fall
pigs than a year earlier. Combined
receipts in twenty markets for the
year to recent date foot up 16,058,-
000 hogs, comparing with 15,242,-
000 a year ago and 11,415,000 for
he same period two years ago. A
year ago hogs were selling at $6.35
to $8.25; two years ago at $9.20 to
$10.70 and nine years ago at $7.15
to $7.80. Last week’s hog receipts
in Chicago were far smaller than a
week earlier or a year ago, and
prices had a moderate advance, clos-
ing sales being at $6.75 to $7.60.
Further improvement in prices
seems almost certain unless the re-
ceipts are increased.
Lambs Have Sold Higher

Much larger buying orders for
lambs in the Chicago market have
put prices up once more, the best
handy-weights going the highest, al-
though prime weighty lambs were
less discriminated against than in
former years. A good market for
heavy lambs means much to the
men who prepare lambs for the
market, and a large Colorado flock-
master remarked recently: “We can-
not help getting them heavy if we
get them fat." Aged sheep have
been scarce, but they were much
slower to rally from their recent
slump in prices than lambs, being
much less in demand. Prime lambs
have sold extremely high recently,
the top being $17, comparing with
$15.25 a year ago and $11.25 three
years ago.

 

W HEAT

Trading in the wheat market does.

not cover a very wide range. The
market seems to be in a nervous
condition, due to the political outlook
according to reports, and dealers
are marking time. Demand at De-

troit is slow and the prices are

slightly lower than they were one
week ago. ~

 

CORN
The Detroit corn market shows no
change, with demand poor and
prices unchanged. The market was
affected by the action of wheat. Wet
weather in some states is holding up
planting.

 

OATS

Oats followed the trend of other
grains. The market is easy and un-
changed. ‘

“ RYE
Rye is steady at Detroit and the

price is the same as quoted two
weeks ago.

 

 

BEANS

, Demand is fairly good on the New
York market but dealers are not
buying only enough to take care of
the demand as many feel that prices
are going to go lower before long.
However, none are willing to shade
the price in order to get the busi-
ness away from the other follow.
The Detroit market is about. steady
with prices unchanged. It is being
urged by dealers that the price be
advanced before planting time to a
level that will encourage a' good
acreage. One dealer has written. to‘
the trade urging cooperation of all
to work the price up to where beans
can be raised at a profit.

marom
The Detroit market to}: old stock
was steady. last week with supply,
demand and trading moderate. At
7 To the market was slightly
stronger but prise did“th change.
Demand is We at that mar-

     

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Timothy markets have been firm
generally for the best grades except
where'increased receipts have weak- .
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dull and move slow at irregular
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$2'0@22; light mixed, $23025 per
ton. . .
'- Prices one ‘year ago—Detroit,
No. 1 timothy, $17.50@18; stand-
ard and light mixed, $16.50@17;

   

No. 2 timothy, $15.50@16.50; No. 1 ,

clover, $13.14 per ton.

 

 

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MARKET QUOTATIONS

 

Wheat

Detroit—Cash No. 2 red, $1.11;
No. 2 white, $1.12; No. 2 mixed,
$1.10.

Chicago—Cash No. 2 hard, $1.07
1/4,@1.13; No. 2 mixed, $1.06%,. >
. Prices one year ago—Detroit,
Cash No. 2 red, $1.32; No. 2 white,
and No. 2 mixe&$1.31.

rn
Detroit—Cash No. 3 yellow, 83c;
No. 4, 810.
Chicago—Cash No. 3 yellow, 77
@77%c; No. 4, 75%@76V20.
Prices, one year ago—Detroit,
Cash No. 2 yellow, '860; No. 3, 850;
No. 4, 83c.
Oats
Detroit—Cash No. 2 white, 54-
1,éc; No. 3, 52%c.
Chicago—Cash No. 2 white, 49%
@49%c; No. 3, 48@48%c. ‘
Prices one year ago—Detroit,
Cash No. 2 white, 50%;0; No. 3, 45
@46c.
Rye
Detroit—Cash No. 2, 70C.
Chicago—Cash No. 2, 67c.
Prices one year ago—Detroit,
Cash No. 2, 811/30.
Beans
Detroit—~C. H. P., $4.40 per cwt.
Chicago—C. H. P., $5.10 per cwt.
Prices one year ago—Detroit,
C. H. P., $6.80 per cwt.

Potatoes
Detroit—$1.43@1.50 per cwt.
Chicago—$1.05@1.35 per cwt.
Prices one year ago—Detroit,

$1.43@1.50 per cwt.
Ha

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Detroit—No. 1 timothy, $23.50@
24; No. 2, $21@23; standard and
light mixed, $22.50@23; No. 1 clov-
er, $21@23 per ton.

 

 

 

 

Week of May 11

OLLOWING Monday of this week

the weather is expected to be

generally fair in Michigan until
about Thursday. On this day and
the next, as well as very beginning
of week will constitute the storm
period dates of the week in this
state. “Aside from local thunder
storms and showers, during latter
part of week, however, we are not
expecting any severe storminess.

Temperatures will show a steady
climb upward during the week and
through most of next week. A tem-
porary climax in warmth will occur
around Thursday of this week.

Week of May 18

Rains and thunder showers will
occur in Michigan this week around
Tuesday and Wednesday. The bal-
ance of the Week with the exception
of Saturday is expected to be gen-
erally fair with sunshiny days and
moonlight nights.

During early part of week tem-
peratures will be rising but after
the middle part they will drop con-
siderably lower. There is grave
danger of local frosts in many
counties of Michigan at the close of
this or the opening of next week.

Between this and next week, we
believe farmers will find this the
best in which to advance their inter-
ests. Next week we are expecting
heavier rainfall and considerably
unsettled conditions. Farm opera-
tions will be greatly hindered.

Easter Weather Verified

Our forecast of the weather at
Easter time proved correct in most
parts of the state. Considering that
. the weather bureau was in doubt
just what the outcome was going to

be 24 hours in advance, we consid-.__

er that our long range forecasts are
of considerable value to ,the farmer
who wants to made his plans weeks
and months in advance by means of

 

Station KYW, Chicago.
standard time 8:20. Wave length
536 meters.

May 13—“W-liat Pig Club Work
has Accomplished in One County,"
by C. D. sweeter, Lee County, Iowa.
“What Lies Behind SuCcessful Mar-
keting,” by Professor Fred E. Clark,
School of Commerce, Northwestern
University.

May Iii—Address by Miss ._ Louise
Fitzgerald, National Dairy Council.
“Among Our Neighbors,” a regular
weekly feature furnished by the
Orange Judd Farmer.-——Arthur C.
Page, Editor, on “How Some Illinois

Country Churches are Meeting Their ,

Opportunities}:

May 20—“Playing Margins,” by
A. R. Simpson, Assistant Director of
Organization, American Farm Bu-
reau Federation. Address by'Senat-
or Harold C. Kessinger, Aurora,
Illinois.

.WILL BROADCAST DEBATE AND
THEN BARN DANCE

HE Sears-Roebuck Agricultural

Foundation's radio station WL

S will broadcast a debate next

Saturday evening, May 10, at 7

o’clock, central standard time. The

debate will be on the McNary-Hau-
gen bill.

Charles J. Brand of the Depart-

ment of Agriculture, Washington.
who has had a great deal to do with
framing the measure, will support
the bill. Dr. Benjamin H. Hibbard
of the University of Wisconsin,
Madison, will oppose it. The listen—
ers-in will decide as to the winner
of the debate.

The debate program will begin
promptly at 7 o'clock, an hour be-
fore the barn dance. Each speaker
will have tWenty minutes to present
his main proposition, and after-
wards will have ten minutes for re—
buttal.

Station WLS thus offers the first
national debate ever broadcasted. If
it proves popular, this form of edu-
cation may become a regular feat-
ure on the Sears—Roebuck station.
WLS broadcasts on 345 meters, and
is on the air three times every day.
Edgar L. Bill is Director of the sta-
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Breckenridge Chicks in Winners

Day old .cliicks from strong, vigorous
flocks which have been careful] culled
and extra selected standard ma 8 birds
——‘1f»arred Rocks, R. I. eds and
White Leghorns. We guarantee 100%
safe arrival. Write us for price list
and circular.

BRECKENRIDGE HATCHERV.

J. C. Barnse. Prop.

Breckenridge. Michigan.

 

Box 361,

 

RHODE ISLAND REDS—TOMPKINS STRAIN
Stock Eggs for hatching and Bab Chicks. May
chicks $20.00 per hundred. Hatching eggs $8.00
or hundred. June Chicks $10.00 per hundred.
ggs $7.00 per hundred. Hen hatched chicks
on request.

WM. H. FROHM, R1, New Baltimore, Mich.

BARRED ROCKS——PARK’S BEST PEDIGREED
stock. mated With M. 'A.‘ C. and Dennison )Cdl—
greed cockereis. Hatching eggs $2 per 15; $ per
0; $10 per 100. Chicks $20 per 100. Pre aid
by parcel post. R. G.-Klrby R1, East Lansing, lch.

 

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Watch Your Dollars
' Growl 

Savings invested now/in

CONSUMERS POWER co.
PREFERRED SHARES

and the dividends re—investcd double
themselves in

10 1-2 years

Ask us how to save with Safety and Profit at

l 6.6%

Tax free in Michigan

CONSUM ERS POWER CO.

Security Department

Jackson, Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BABY CHICKS FROM BRED-TO—LAY FARM
l’locks. lsnrrcd Rocks, Reds. English \Vliiie 1mg-
|lmi'ns. Now hooking orders for May delivery,
“00% live delivery. i‘liivks l0c (‘lli'll and up.
;GORET'S POULTRY FARM, Corunna, Michigan.

,_  WHITE RUNNER o u c K s,

 

now laying, $2.50 each.
MRS, GUY SMITH, Galien, Michigan.

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i EGGS FOR HATCHING

, :rnnxe 'i‘urkcys, Toulouse Geese, _l’ekin Imcks and
. jimrrwl Rim-ks. Nearly all of this stock has been
nmportml from Canada. by us.

W. T. SHUTTLEWORTH, Ypsilanti, Michigan.

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You can now gel any size of the New

Butterfly Cream Separator direct from .-

our factory for only IZdown, and on a -

plan whereby it will earn its own cost

and more before you pay.

We quote Surprisingly Low Prices and
ow payments as low as

ONLY $350 PER MONTH
No interest to pay -—— no extras.
Every machine puurantecd a life-
time against defects in materi
and workmanship.

on your

30 Days, FREE T‘jilown farm

 

    

 

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at our risk. Nearly 200,000 already 0. I. C.

in use on American flarms. Iguficst , ‘ i 7 A _ 77‘ V r 7 r   r H _
of alisoparatorstoc ezuiun urn. 3,, ,' u ' 9 12 YEARLING GILTS To FARROW]
Write for Free Catalog 1' older today. 2260 ManhauBhd Q. in c. s in Am,” “A “Hy. Large Muck. m,

Sin ins

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lOTTO SCHULZE & SONS, Nashville. Michigan.

ALBAUGIfI-DQYER C0.wv.Chicaso.lll.
Mfi Y and JUNE CHICKS

The Kind That Pay Big Profits
l'INlG RAY FARM CHICKS are

 

 

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i'm'lgfg 35,33; figgeggrfin$13,“:ng Milli? li.‘  335.51. $33,573....‘3f‘ Di 2 31°55?
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of satisfied customers. Our expcri— —-—-—' “**——“‘“
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Rocks, Reds, Minor-can, Anconas and

Leghorns. \Ve breed and own_Intcr— cHlxfipER 1oo_ anpAID, LEGHonns,
“utmmfl Egg Laylng Contest Winners- Anormas $10.(l0——Iiucks, lleds $13.”()-—0lllel‘3
‘ i'v-l.‘ l‘riiriilog. Wet f1111 DI'lCes be' $13,00——<issortod $0.00, iiilii'li delivery. (annular.
l‘ore ordering elsewhere. QUALITY POULTRY FARMS, linx 13315, \Vlan

PM“, DRY POULTRY FARM, Holland, Mich. 80,, MW
' . SELL COAL IN CARLOAD LOTS SIDE OR
LOOK. 1001000 CH'XI BEST PUREBRED mainline. Experience unnecessary. Burn week's

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Miiiorcas 140; W. Br. or Bufi Leghorns 12c; Shep— merit. \VASllIN’CIION (DAL (10311 AN}, :58.)
nrd's Aneonas 13c; Buff Orpingtons, White or 0-0111 Exchange irmitlms. (/lm'ugo.
.‘ilver \Vyandotts 151790.. Large Brahmas 18c.
Ileavy mixed broiler chix 11c. Mixed spotted
Chix 9de «iii: clhOii‘) cdleascetflaclh- t.qu b3”: ten 3200' nim and l‘(‘('lpe free my
-' i . non -~- 1, ', V ‘ «v I

Birmeimesieiecc’éd stockimttiiank ééfeé’é‘nci. Beck- when received. 00‘ PEIMTIVE iARMERs.
mann Hatchery. 26 Lyon, Grand Rapids, Mich. l'udiicali, hentucky,

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HOMESPUN TOBACCO; CHEWING F I V E
pounds $1.75; ton $3.00; smoking five pounds
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are sold by dependable lumber
dealers displaying this trademark.

The MULE-HIDE trademark is
a sign of dependability.
The dealer using it is a man from

whom you can expect dependable
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DETROIT SILVER FOX FARMS,

Pontiac Plan——
Means Millions
For Furs—
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The thought in our mind is this:

THAT there are many people in the State of

Michigan who have been attracted to the
Fox business by the many undoubted sucesses
achieved in raising Silver Black Foxes as breed—
ing animals; yet, who have refrained from en-
tering the field owing to certain elements of
instability and uncertainty that heretofore
have been more or less exitent in the industry.
—Such men of sober judgement have realized
that the production of high grade breeding an-
imals is a specialized business and requires
both natural aptitude and practical experience,
and that in order to carry on production of
such breeding stock needs a well balanced or-
ganization, capable of producing a super grade
of breeding stock allied to a strong and effic-
ient sales organization.

To such as these—the Detroit Silver Fox
Farms present a solution of the problem. Here
is a strong company—well financed—with a
wealth of practical experience in breeding
foxes,—producing the highest quality stock—
and having also the all important sales organ-
ization—built upon modern merchandising
methods.

This company’s campaign of dignified and
intelligent advertising copy has already to
some extent revolutionized the Fox breeding

industry. Thus—financing—experience and
sales organization—have built up a splendid
service—that is constantly enlarging its scope.

To the man of judgement and foresight
there is a tremendous attraction in an alliance
with this company—in the shape of a produc-
ing unit which would be independently owned
—-yet operating as a strong unit in the larger
organization have available every angle of the
service this company has built up. It will crys-
tallize his wish to participate in this very
profitable enterprise by eliminating every ele-
ment of doubt and uncertainty.

There is no doubt of the tremendous profit
Fox breeding offers when the three elements
necessary for success in any enterprise namely,
finance—production—and sales—are present
and linked with—knowledge—and efficient or—
ganization. "

We would like to discuss our plans for in-’

creasing the supply of Pontiac Strain Foxes
with men such as these—Men of acknowledged
strength and standing in their community-—
who co-operating with this company may es-
tablish a production unit for Pontiac Strain

, Foxes—and receive the splendid financial re-

turns that go with it.

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Gentlemen: I would like to know more about
Pontiac Plan Service for new Producing Units.

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