*An Independent Farm Magazine Owned and , 1 _ Edited in Michlgan I: x . L SATURQAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1925~ my,ng YgngggEgg g; fl‘w‘a.» “WHEN FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND” A ‘ , V \ , a o 9 Changing Name of M. A- C---Michigan Legislam Wt“ ‘ 1’ T Child-Labor A‘mmdnient—‘Fuaue Looks Bright to Michigan Sheep Men ——American " ‘(Farm' Haw, Hollcmders Practice Intensified Farming r._ ’ _r l , ......g- .....w V......,......._u.. m, . J , u": awareness: M i‘ x- ,{‘;;;;;;;;;;,-,l_/a 1'2. THECOST OF GLAS FOR POULTRYMEN'DEN Bu N. mm , , - ~FARHERS r' IIIIIIII""'IIIIIII We rp‘§.,ynhr§§l$§...l§ I ua'lubs v, .. a b v‘ H r. 1‘ r . . '“"~-~ In : ’_ " _ ,_ mm. Weather-Proof-Airtight ~Trensperént . Make Your Own Hotbeds Now ‘ ""-._‘ You can now make hotbeds and temporary greenhouses at $6 the former cost and much easier too. Flex»O-Glass costs far less ust tack it over old window screen owsa even needed exercxse in hardy gro v is ulating growth. surpassable for est uses FR at our risk. If then not satisfied with cheerfully refund your money. That’s fair isn’t it? roll 82.20 (54 (90 s . ft); 15 y roll 35. (covers scratch she 9 x 15 ft); 25 yards or more at 32 Vzc per yd. FLEX-O-GLASS MFG. 00., Dept. 21-3 1451 No. Cicero Ave. Chicago. Ill. Per single yd. (35 in. wide)p50c; 6 yd. «...-... .......-a—.«.........- nu. . . "Made my hotbeds of Flex-O-Glass last spring. Paid for itself many times over,” writes Nebr. farmer. ‘ F lex-O-Glass covered sunroom for my chicks and also one for my little pigs. They sure were prizewinners. It certainly _ lass has a cloth base for strength and durability: treated wrth transparent,weath admim the beneficial rays of the sun. the ultra-v'olet ra ls absolutely waterproof. Comes in roll 85 inches wide. Very eusriy Installed, Just a hammer, nails and shears needed. the cost of glass or enclosing porches, storm doors, storm win- dows, barn and hoghouse windows, etc. Instructions for differ _ EE with every order. We sell direct to consumer, thus giving you lowest possible price. Flex-O-Glass return to us and we will I nu-o-auss MFG. co.. Dept. 21-3 “51 No. Cicero Av... Chicago, Ill. Find enclosed S . . . . . . . . . . . .for which send to ma Prices—Postage Pre aid I a? I it '11 1 ft): 10 yd. r0“ $3.50 I 3:)?”an return and you w: re and my Name ........ ... ................................. .. I Town ........................ ..Stats .......... .. an glass and is much easier installed. L t Else then]: for lfiotbeds. Flex-g-Ehss , Does no as qulc y as g ass. etams warm etter. '. Develops stronger rooted plants that grow faster. Start those hotbeds now. ': Save Those Baby Chicks FlexO—Glass is a wonderful new invention for keep' Flex-O-Glasspovered scratch shed or brooderhouse for . dry quarters. Don't let them out in the slush and rain to become chilled and die. Flex-O-Glass lets In the necessary sun's rays; nature offers us—why_not use it? It puts the life, gig and Vitality they must have for fast and baby chicks healthy. Make a em in a jifiy. Give them that the only health and body builder them full of Imadea roof preparation which I rdinary glass does not admit , so essential for retaining health and stim- lex-O—Glsss withstands all kinds of weather. n. oultryhouses and hotbeds. Also use it at K PEEL. 1519: SPEEAQW. _. prepaid parcel post .... ..yds. of Flex-O-Glaas in. wide. If i am not satisfied after using it 10 Ml—m'." Moon-onuuuunmu'u ‘- n... . . n um .I ... u - .- \ Iscill-sos-ose-nIsa-tunnunsuunulilewo-ouw This instrument wil be usef nearly every day to see what the neighbors are domg, countingstock. observmg help, _ like ' rless than $8.00 to 810.00. Beware of I?” “rigid-Omaha without Registered Trad; orb 15W“ . "Bru- Bound, rmrhrl Leases. scientifically Mundadjugtod. Positivelythe beat . T ever sold for this price, 8115. Object miles away seen with J ' ' clear- IXOILSIOI IIPORTIIG GOHPANY Dept. 2') \L.~{“;y§ ‘ - I :WHITE’LLEGHORNS - 'BARRED RocKs ‘SihgleiCmbt RoseComb RHODE ISLAND REDS- » suesnlofncmcxsfl ' .mj-ALL' BREEDS‘ ‘ on Can Own Flo 3 Good as Lakeview’s— BUY LAKEVIEW CHICKS The records of our are Tancred White Leg- horns range from 23' to 279. In the pedi- ee are seven generath of high record birds up to 310 . Compare these figures with ose of cggllaymg contests. ’ The winning tpen at the International Laying Contact or 1924 averaged 262. the Leghorns av ed 178. The entire con- test average was 1 3. At the Stom' contact. the average of all pens was 179. _ In the International Barred Rock division the Lakeview pen tool; second place. though one hen died. e nine averaged 194 eggs. Raid our catalog. LAKEVIEW POULTRY FARM e. n.8, Box 74, Holland, Mloh. s _ -——in your home. Som new! Bi came machine in a‘bealr tigil a I-whlta enameled frame. 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For Best Results Ship Direct TO Detroit Beef Co., Detroit, Mich, Dressed Calves Dressed Hogs Sue warn roe was: sulrnas auras. BIG CROWD Eu: IONIA ' FARM MEET ULLY 2.600 farmers of Ionic county gathered February 18th at the fourth annual farmers’ day program, the best attended event of its kind ever staged in a Michigan city the size of 101119.. Three noted speakers who spoke on problems con- fronting the American farmer today and how best they could be solved. 'were Aaron Sa-piro, Chicago founder of co-operative marketing; Kenyon L. Butterfleld, president of Michigan Agricultural College, and Alfred Vivian, dean of the college of agri- culture of the 0' io State University. Mr. Sapiro defended co-operative marketing and told of its progress in the past decade and its help to the farmers. He said that too many experts were trying to tell the farmer how to grow two blades of grass where one formerly grew and not how to sell them and get a. decent price. He spoke in high terms of the success of co-operative marketing and appealed to the farmers to make it one of the vital means of solving their problems. . Mr. Butterfield in his talk spoke of the relation of the M.\ A. C. to the farmers. He said the college would launch a mammoth program the com- ing year, if funds were forthcoming on agricultural investigations and studies as he maintains that. it is not so much what the farmer produces as it is what the consumer consumes. Mr. Vivian gaVe a forceful talk on the “Most Important Spot in the World”, and portrayed it as the American farm home. He said the farmer fails to think enough of him— self and his occupation, that what he needs is faith in What he is doing. And, furthermore, he said, a farmer should feel mighty proud that he is a farmer, because it takes brains to work in the country that it does not in the city. Anyone can get a job in the city, but it takes intelligence to run the complex machinery on the farms today. The day closed with a banquet by the Exchange club with farmers as guests, at which Alfred Vivian and Aaron Sapiro spoke. FARDIERS GIVE 10 EVVES TO COLLEGE EVEN sheep breeders of the state Agricultural College radio broad- casting station, WKAR, will ed Black—Top Merino ewes in an ef- fort to place that strain on a higher rating among the sheep of Michigan. The Black—Top Merino breed are fast gaining favor. They have heavy fleeces of Ion fine wool, ‘longer wool than any ot er fine wool breed. It contains oil enough to give it a black surface so when they are exposed to the storms it protects the wool fibers. M. A. C. WILL BROADCAST FARMER LESSON EGINNING March 2 the Michigan Agricultural college radio broad— casting station, WKAR, will start a series of 10-day radio exten- sion schools on the subject of horti- culture, gardening, farm crops, dairy production, animal husbandry and other husbandry and other subjects of interest to farmers. The idea is entirely new in Michigan but it has been tried with great success in Kan— sas and Iowa. The first school of the series will consist of a complete course in agri- cultural engineering with special ref- erence to gas engines and farm con- veniences. The schools will run on a regular schedule five nights a week beginning each evening at 7:15 ‘ arate parts. devoted to tractors. ‘Eastern standard time‘Vand continu- ing until ‘8 o'clock with two lectures during that period. ' All farmers interested in taking the courses are urged to register by mail with Ralph W. Tenny, di- rector of short courses at the col- lege, who is making all arrangements for the schools._ All re- "rtered lis— teners will receive printed copies of the lectures with question sheets from time to time and certificates of completion at the end of the course. TRUCK AN!) TRACTOR COURSE , AT M. A. C. SECOND Truck and Tractor Course is being planned at the Michigan Agricultural College at East Lansing from March 9 to April 3, according to R. W. Tenny. Director Vof Short Courses. The first course is progressing very rapidly and the boys report that they are re- ceiving exceptionally ' valuable train- ing; even more so than they had ex- pected. I The work is divided into four sep- The first week is de- voted to stationary engines, in which the principle of the gasoline engine is studied together with the trouble finding, and operating of the sta- tionary engine. The second week is This work con— sists of operating, trouble finding, ro- pairing, and assembling of motors. The third week is devoted to ignition systems, in which the student re- ceived practical training in trouble finding, adjusting, repairing, wireing, timers, coils, spark plugs, etc. The fourth week is devoted to trucks. Here again the work consists largely of operating, trouble finding, repair- ing, and assembling of motor, trans- missions. The student should come equipped with a one piece cover-all suit, an adjustable automobile wrench, screw driver and a pair of combination plyers. The principle expense is room and board which may be secured in pri— vate homes in East Lansing for $7 to $8 a week. Four weeks training new will undoubtedly save a. big do— lay and repair bill during. the coming season. PLAN HORTICUIJI'URAL SOCIETY MIDWINTER MEET ROBLEMS of the cherry grower will be‘given first consideration at the annual midwinter con— vention of the Michigan State Horti- cultural Society at Traverse City March 11 and 12, Secretary H. D. Hootman of East Lansing announced recently. Cultural practices and pruning. spraying and harvesting, and the outp look for 1925 are among the cherry topics listed for discussion here. State and national authorities on cherry growing have been secured as speakers. - The midwinter meeting usually continues for three days, but it is cut to two days this year with one evening session. The convention also is being held 10 days later than in the past. BERRY AND CHERRY GROWERS TO FORM MARKETING AGENCY T a meeting of berry and cherry growers in the office of Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc., representa— tive producers from the Paw Paw, Coloma, Millburg, Benton Center. Riverside, Sodus, Fair Plain and St. Joseph districts voted to perfect an organization which might deal with the marketing problems of the small fruit industry. EXTEND CLOSED SEASON ON QUAIL O the Editor: At this time I might suggest a notice to your sub- scribers to the effect that they should write to their legislators and ask them to do all in their power to extend the closed season on quail for ten years. The farmers throughout the state seemingly have - a uniform idea thatthe quail is the most beneficial bird in agricultural areas, and therefore should be protected. This would be a. particularly badyeartoopentheseasononquailinviewofthefactthattheirfood - has been covered with ice and snow. There is a bill before the logis- lature at the present time asking that anopcn season on quail be do» clued—J. 'W. Stack, Associate Professor of Zoom, Michigan Agri- cultural u ‘y; l k Ii E ' The Only Farm Magazine Owned and Edited in Michigan saga” SFARMER' ' . Published Iii-Weekly at Mt. Clemens. Michigan. Farm Leaders SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1925 Entered as 2nd. class matter, Aug. 22, It Mt. Clemens, M1ch., under act Mar. 3. Oppose Changing Name of M.A.C. “Let M. A. C. Remain College for Farmer, Both in Purpose and Name! ” Opinion of Majority, Few However, Want Change So We Publish Both Sides " HALL the name of the Michigan Agricultural College be chang- ed?” is a question that has re- ceived much publicity in this state in recent years, but at no time has it been brought so prominently before the minds of the public as at the present. Alumni, students and faculty members have been num- bered among those who believe that we should give the college a name that will not only take in agriculture but engineering, art and science. Do the farmer and his representa— tives want the name changed? At the annual meeting of the State Farm Bureau held during Farmers’ Week at the Michigan Ag- ricultural College, they adopted the folowing resolution: “Resolved that it is the sense of this meeting that we are opposed to changing the name of The Michigan Agricultural Col— lege.” Other farmer’s organizations have taken the same stand on this ques- tion, the State Grange having gone on record as opposing any change. Mrs.‘ Dora M. Stockman, lecturer of the Grange declares that the farm- ers do not want any change made in the college name and this is one.of the planks in her platform for re- nomination as a member of the State Board of Agriculture. That the Gleaners believe the M. A. C. should continue to use its pre— sent name is shown by the state- ment recently given out by R. L. Holloway, president of the organiza- tion. Discussing the movement on foot to put a bill through the Mich- igan legislature, Mr. Holloway de- clared, “Evidently some people are possessed of the idea that the desig— nation of the institution as ‘agricul- tural college’ is taken only to mean an institution dealing only with a limited line of study that can be of no benefit except to real ‘dirt farm- ers'. We do not believe that such is the case. The Michigan Agricultural College is an institution known the country over as one of the best of year after year useful men who have taken their places as efficient ex cu- tors and leaders in the fields of sci- ence and educational activities as well as in strictly agricultural enter- prises. Its women have gone forth and have made their mark in every phase of activity, socially, economic- ally and in the field of home making. Its courses of domestic art and science bear an enviable reputation. “The Agricultural Colleges of other states are giving broad and general courses of instruction not only in things pertaining strictly to agricultural activities on the farm, but in the fields of domestic science and art, and in the general sciences including engineering of the various kinds. This conception of what col— leges are and what they have to give is general. The people of every state are familiar with these features of agricultural college curricula. In some states the agricultural college is a unit of the state university, as in the State of Illinois. In these cases we do not believe there is any lack of understanding or apreciation. On the other hand we believe that the State of Michigan has taken considerable pride in the College at Lansing as an agricultural and educational insti- tution of the general type, and it will continue to take pride in this particular college. To give the Col- lege a new name of no particular significance would be to rob it, as it were, of its personality and make of it a general institution." Dr. Kenyon L. Butterfleld, the new president of the M. A. 0., whose an- cestors were pioneers in Michigan, has declared himself in favor of the change from Michigan Agricultural College to Michigan State College. He declares that while he believes the work of the institution is far more important than its name, he thinks the name should if possible stand for the scope of work it does. In a recent statement to THE BUSI- NEss FARMER he said “About one- quarter of the students are in the agricultural division. About forty years ago the engineering work was added and three years ago home edb- nomics. Each of these fields of study command the interest of about as many students as agriculture. If I felt that a change meant any letting up of the development of agricultural work here, I should be against the change for I believe that the first and major task of the college is to serve the interests of the Michigan agricul— ture and country life." Is College for Farmers? A recent issue of the M. A. C. Record contained an editorial on the changing of the name of the M. A. C. and in this editorial the statement was made: “For years the farming element of the state has been led to believe by demagogues for their own M. A. C. NOT FOUNDED TO AID AGRICUI/I‘URE? 0 less an authority than the “M. A. C. Record”, the college paper, questions the fact in their current issue! the bag, so now we know from Where to start. That lets the (-at out of Road the excerpt and our comment on the editorial page of this issue. THEN WRITE AND TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE IN LANSING ‘VHAT YOU THINK ABOUT CHANGING TIIE NAME AND PURPOSE OF, THE M. A. C. its class and one that has turned out Michigan Legislature Votes Down Child Labor By STANLEY M. POWELL (Lansing Correspondent of The Business Farmer.) the Culver resolution which pro- vides for the rejection of the Federal Child Labor Amendment, the {q DOP'I‘ING by a vote of 61 to 24 “House has passed another milestone in the present session. The decks have thus been cleared for focusing attention on reapportionment, capi— tal punishment, appropriation re- quests, and the many other import- ant bills now pending. Members expresed great relief at the final setlement of the child labor question. They confessed it was practically impossible to get much done while besieged by the army of feminine lobbyists who were urging the ratification of the child labor amendment. Despite the passage of the gas and weight taxes, there remain many perplexing highway problems yet to be solved. House and Senate leaders have held a conference with Gover— nor Groesbeck and it now appears that a definite understanding has been reached and harmonious action will result. It has been tentatively agreed that after January 1, 1926 all trunk line expenses will be borne by the state, with the counties entirely relieved from this burden. In cases where the counties have suitable engineers and equipment, the state could contract with such counties to have such work done by them, but the state would foot the bill. A measure carryin out the above ideas has been inlrndncod in the House by Representative Fred Ming of Cheboygan. . In the 1923 session a. bill was pass- ed suspending for two years the pay- ments of state rewards on county roads. Now Representative Eugene Kirby of Covert has introduced a bill which would permanently repeal the law under which the state paid such rewards on county roads. About twenty-five bills to authorize the construction of new trunk line mileage have already been introduc- ed, but it is doubtful if any of them ever get out of the committee. It now appears that a general bill sponsored by Senator O. E. Atwood of Newaygo, authorizing about 500 miles of additional trunk line mile- age, will receive favorable consider- ation. This bill has ben reported fa- vorably by the Senate committee and is now up for general action. Plan Tax Reform In harmony with the insistent de- mands of Michigan farm organiza- tions, the Legislature now seems likely to pass bills removing the tax exempt privilege now enjoyed by large classes of bonds and placing an- nual specific taxes upon this class of personal wealth. Senator Vincent Martin of Fruitpo‘rt has introduced a bill providing an annual three mill tax on domestic bonds and Senator Walter Truettner of Bessemer would establish a five-mill tax on so-called foreign bonds, those originating out- side of Michigan. Half of the reve- nue from these two bills would be forwarded to the state and the re— maining half would be retained by the cities and townships. Another proposal agreed upon at this joint tax conference, was the re- duction in the number of members of the State Tax Commission from three to one. This will necessitate a reorganization of the State Board of Equalization, which is now com— posed of the three tax commissioners, the Commissioner of Agriculture and the Auditor General. It is now pro— posed that this board would be com— posed of these latter two officials and the one member of the tax commis- - SlOIl. Feeling-that too much real estate is being exempted in Michigan under the guise of belonging to religious, charitable or benevolent organiza~ tions, Representative Charles Evans of Tipton has proposed a bill to sub- ject such exemptions to the very close scrutiny of the proposed one man tax commission. “There is now $515,000,000 of property belonging to churches and so—called benevolent and charitable organizations that is exempt from benefit that M. A. C. was their par- ticular property, that it was founded to aid agriculture and that they should retain control of its policies and affairs. Of course this reasoning is faulty." Mr. Jason Woodman of Paw Paw. Michigan, a man who is as well known among the farmers as any other in the State of Michigan de- clares that he is one of the dema- gogues mentioned in the editorial. He writes, --“Until it is shown clearly that the Michigan Agricultural Col— lege is failing to carry out the pur— pose for which it was founded, I am not in favor of changing its name." While Mr. A. B. Cook as an old graduate of the M. A. C. would pre— fer to have the old name retained he states that “we all want to be entire- ly fair to the students and the institu- tion and if in the opinion of the legis— lature the change will be an advan— tage to the majority of the students and of the institution, we will hum— bly bow. If there is not too great a sacrifice involved in changing a name which has such great prestige and so much tradition surrounding it as has M. A. C. why ‘go to it’.” A 1915 graduate, Mr. H. L. Bar~ num of Cadillac declares himself in favor of changing the name of the Michigan Agricultural College to Michigan State College but one of our readers Mr. E. G. Patterson, Gregory. Michigan says “no” as in his opinion it would be more confusing to have two state colleges than the way it is at present. Readers Do Not \Vant Change The referendum we have been con- ducting among our readers indicates better than 95 per cent of the farm— ers want the Michigan Agricultural College to continue under its present name which is known all over the nation. Farmers as individuals have written us as well as County Granges and other county organizations and their almost unanimous verdict has been “Let the Michigan Agricultural College remain a college for the farmer, both in purpose and name!" Amendment any taxation in this state,” said Rep- resentative Evans Tuesday after his bill was introduced. “That some considerable part of this property is used and operated at an actual profit comercially there seems to be no room for any doubt. When that is the case it should pay taxes as levied upon any other property. Under my bill the.state tax commissioner will determine what property should be exempt as used solely for church, benevolent and charitable purposes, and what part of it now exempt should be taxed.” When the measure to reduce the tax commission to a one man depart- ment, and one other bill to place re— strictions and regulations on public bonded indebtedness, are introduced the complete taxation program will be before the legislature. The regular annual tax levies would be collected on the actual cash value of the stock of investment com— panies that deal in stocks, bonds. mortgages and other securities in the financing business, outside of banks, trust companies, deposit and security companies, and building and loan associations, according to a bill introduced by Representative John Espie of Eagle. Re-Districting Fight Looms It is predicted that the matter of legislative reapportionment will hold the center of the stage in the near future. Bills have been introduced (Continued on Page 31) » basis. ‘ a very Future Locks‘Bri / Substantial Increase in Sheep Census of. Mithigan Expecteduto'Cont‘inue PTIMISM reigns among Michigan flock masters. The somber hues of the war depression which re- .Sulted in reducing Michigan’s sheep population from 1,545,241 in 1910 to 1,209,191 in 1920, and then to 1,- 115,000 in 1922, have given way to a considerably more rosy aspect, as wool and mutton production has been placed on a much more satisfactory Oflicial government statis— tics for this year place the Michigan sheep population at 1.171,000 with an estimated wool production of 8, 000,000 pounds. One of the most outstanding fea— tures of the readjustment in the sheep industry in Michigan is the fact‘ that the recent increases in sheep population have been repres- ented almost entirely among the flocks of two hundred or less. Be- fore the war there were several large sheep ranches in the northern part of the state, but most of these were liquidated and have not since been reestablished on anywhere near their former scale. However, more num— erous and larger flocks are reported on the average diversified tMichigan farms. It appears that a substantial in— crease in the sheep census of Mich— igan will continue, and breeders of pedigreed sheep in this state report good business on breeding stock. Practically all of them have disposed of all of thcir surplus rams and the demand for breeding ewes has far exceeded the supply. ()n Sound Basis Agricultural leaders of Michigan feel that the sheep industry in this state is on a ‘wrv substantial basis. Mrs. Dora ll. Htockman, member of the State lloard of Agriculture and Lecturer ol' the Michigan State Grange. givcs the three following reasons l‘or licr attitude toward sheep for iVlichizran farms: In the first place she points out that this country produces only about half enough wool for its require— ments. 1 In the second place, she calls at— tention to the large amount of waste land in Michigan which is quite suit— able for sheep production but which By STANLEY M. POWELL (Lansing Correspondent of The Business Farmer.) is not so Well adapted for general agriculture or growing other types of live stock. ' In the third place, she shows that the growing of sheep either for mut- ton or wool is one of the best ways of solvii the very perplexing labor problem which confronts the farmers of Michigan. It must be remembered that with- in the last twenty—five years Michigan has experienced a decided industrial revolution and that it has changed Within this generation from a state that was tWO-thirds agricultural and one—third industrial, to a common— Wealth about one-third agricultural and two—thirds industrial. The phe- nomenal growth of the manufactur— ing industry, particularly as regards automobile manufacturing, has made the farm labor situation very cute in this state, and Michigan farmers are finding the production of farm flocks one of‘ the most efficient aids in keep- ing down weeds and making econom— ical use of pasture and home grown feeds. ' It is-a fact commonly appre— ciated that sheep require far less man labor than dairy cattle, swine or poultry. Michigan flock masters are largely interested in the production of dual purpose sheep which will produce both mutton and wool. it is evident that they are annually more interested and intelligently in— becoming ~ formed as regards the quality of the wool produced. ‘ Perhaps one of the big factors in causing this state of affairs has been the annual wool pools conducted by the Michigan State Farm Bureau. From their experience in selling wool on a graded basis, Michigan wool producers have discovered that not only does the quality and grade of wool vary considerably from 'flock to flock, but also within any given flock there are often several grades of wool. The realization of this fact has led the growers to a more care- ful study of the sires used and of" the selection of the breeding ewes. -- _ In the spring of 1924, a school for sheep men was held at the Michigan Agricultural College at which a rep- resentative of the U. S. Department of Agriculture Was‘present and gave instructions as to the Federal wool grades and standards. The interest among the Michigan sheep men on this subject was so great that Mr. Vern Freeman, Extension Specialist in Animal Husbandry, of the M. A. C., has annouced that during the coming season he will hold a series of local wool schools over the state. He reports that it is relatively easy to get the growers to judge accurately as to length of staple and density of fleece, but the matter of estimating fineness of fiber appears more diffi— cult for the layman. A fine flock of sheep belonging to B. “’ilkins, of Plymouth. Few farms do not have a place where at least a small flock- of sheep could be raised profitably without inter- fcrring with other work. ; 5 There is another factor of far- reaching importance to the sheep in- dustry’ in Michigan, which should be noted. At the suggestion of the Ani- mal Husbandry Department of the Michigan Agricultural College, sev- eral of the leading county fairs in this state took a forward step by concentrating all of their premium money for sheep on five or six of the most popular and practical breeds— Shropshires, Oxfords,. Hampshires, those chosen in most counties being Rambouillets and Merinos. Other breeds especially prominent in a particular county have some times been given recognition. This move to concentrate the pre- mium money on a few good practi— cal breeds has the general approval and backing of the bonasfide breed- ers, but of course, it has-raised a tremendous amount of opposition from the specialty men who like to carry around a whole menagerie 'of freak. breeds to the local fairs and absorb a large portion of the pre— mium funds. The men who grow the sheep which they exhibit are gener- ally favorable to the ruling, but the other class of exhibitors is kicking loudly and it'is somewhat of a ques- tion at present What the ultimate outcome will be. \ ' College Has Fine Flock The Michigan Agricultural College is practicing what it preaches and is concentrating its attention on the breeds above mentioned. The Col- lege maintains relatively large flocks of rShropshii-es, Oxfords, Hamp- shires and Rambouillets. Smaller flocks of Southdowns, Cotswolds and Dorsets are maintained for class— room work. An eighth breed has just been added to the 'College flocks and comes as a result of the progres- sive action of the Michigan breeders of Black Top Delaine Merinos. Pro— minent exponents of this breed in Michigan got together and agreed to each one donate one or two outstand— ing individuals to form the nucleus” of a College flock. Under the leadership of Professor George Brown of the Animal Hus- bandry Department of the College, (Continued on Page 22) American Farm Boy Learns How Hollanders Practice ,Intensified Farming By FRANCIS A. FLOOD In Our Ii‘cbrnary lltb issue Mr, Flood told us about the day he spent in Amster— dam, Holland. in this article, thc tcnth of his serics on l‘IlH'H-[n-nli tram-ls. he tclls us more about his cxpcricnce in the “land Of the llyim: Dutchman." 1641 A. 1).. a man by the name ‘ of J. lC‘x'elf-Jn wrote of Amsterdam, “Prodigious it is to consyder the multitude of vessels which continual- ly ride before this citiy, which is cer- tainly thc lilost busic concourse of mortalls now upon the whole earth, and the most addicted to commerce.” Whether Mr. Evelyn‘s information was as far off as his spelling I do not know. but the Amsterdam water— front ou the picturesque Zuidcr Zee is indeed a “busie concourse of mor- talls” yet today. The pedestrians crowd themselves off the sidewalks and ooze out into the crooked, cobbled streets. and clump along in their wooden shoes like shod horses :on pavement. Shop— .: herd dogs, (ircat Danes. Collies. and . just big “dawgs” ' . flowers. ’ bicycles hitched up singly, in pairs, or in threes and tours. strain into the collar and drag milk carts, vegetable wagons, laundry. coal. groceries everything that is moved in a city, milling about among the crowds as patient and as bored as the draft horses in our own big cities. And the bicycles! We were told that Copenhagen, Denmark. has more and telephones per capita than any other city in the world. With the rural lines in our own coun— try sagging down with gossipers, and every party line a broadcasting sta— tion with a dozen listeners—in to ev— ery conversation, it seems hard to be- lieve there could be more bicycles in fessional men, brisk business men, Copenhagen. Old men, dignified pro- elegantly—dressed ladies, flappers, grandmothers—everyone rides a bi— ;cycle in Holland, and what little .it ‘ room there is left in the streets is cluttered up with these silent: hordes of cyclists that are so hard to dodge, and with whom it is so hard to be— come angry. After one has figured out the ped— estrians, the dog carts, the bicycles. the usual number of street hrs and an occasional automobile, and dares attempt to cr ss the street, he finds in desperation that there is still an- other style of street traffic that he has yet to dodge the boats! Yes. boats and barch continually sail up and down the busiest streets of Am- sterdain. You may leap in desperation for a friendly bridge over a canal in the middle of the street —~~ and see it slowly rite. strai'rht up in the 2131' be— fore your eyes. to allow a ‘r-zv bizrgie 1o float lit‘l‘:(‘i‘3ll. And crowding about you waiting for it to come '7'1 down are the bicycle fleets. the big dogs, the wooden—shod children, and the automobiles and street cars, and one almost longs for the peace of l;roadway's elevated and subways and hurrying surface traffic. He may cry with Edmund Burke “Gen— tlemen may cry ‘l’eace! l’cace!’ but there is no peace.” During my gumboot days on_ my irrigated homestead in Wyoming, I had become reconciled to seeing the creeks and britges on the tops of hills instead of in the valleys, but to see big ships standing outside my ho— tel window and even gliding along above the level of my head as I stood on the street—that Seemed like it was too much, even for Europe! of course, all the countryside of Hol— l.=r‘.d around Amsterdam, Rotterdam, he Hague, llaarlem all is below the level of the sea which is held Harvesting a. crop of cutaway seed in Holland. One man follows the mower with a. hand cradling device to assist in hand binding later on. , back only by the huge dykes, “dams” of Holland. lmagine if you can—and you can’t for I tried it before _[ saw it and re— alized later how impossible of imag- ination it is—imagine if you can rid— ing for miles and miles through a beautiful fertile country as level as a floor, shut in on all sides by a hori- zon as chn and level as though you were at sea. That is the west coast of Holland, miles and miles of gar- den and all below the level of the pounding waves of the ocean. We were taken out in cars by some representatives of the Dutch department of agriculture, and we drove to Haarlem. The whole area lies in What is called the “Haarlem— nun-meet“ or iiaarlem Lake Area. Four hundred years ago between llaarlem and Leiden were four lakes. These spread, reached each other and by the middle of the nineteenth cen- tury had formed one lake of 44,000 acres, called “VVaterwolf” which threatened to swallow the cities of Ilaarlem and even Amsterdam. What to do? This was only about 70 square miles, a couple of town- ships as we would look at it, but to the Hollanders, whose whole country is smaller than our national park area, it was a large territory of land. ISimple enough! They voted to make the lake dry. First the, built a big dyke around the the lake 3. id made a highway system on top of that. Then they dug a canal clear around the outside of the dyke. Then they simply pumped the lake dry and dumped the Water into the ocean! ' ’ It took nine years to build the dy'kes and canals, and then it took 3 four solid years to pump the water out. Then a network of canals and dykes and pump stations and roads were built on the dry lake bed an ' (Continued on Page. 26) , '. -x.,,._‘\-..,. _ Va '; -..".‘ v’w 'J-vuv, -“‘ FOR EVEWYONE.——Tlle deer hanging back of these GRANDMA. -—LuVerno “This pic- G. Bulemore, of Lennon, dressed “Shep” all up nice and then took his picture. A DEER. men prove that farmers can ‘do something besides farm. ture was taken during our 1924 deer hunt in the upper peninsula,” writes Vernord \Vood, of Alma. 'Jt good time at St. Mary’s Lake”, l’entwater. “'ho eould think of sultly summer day? a better sending us this pieture. Cotswold. George." “COME ON IN THE “'ATER’S FINE.”—“Just having a. real writes Mrs. George Aubrey, of way to enjoy a OPENING THE ROADS FOR TRAVEL.—“This “TEACHING THE WOOLY CREATURE NAUGHTY HAVING A GOOD TIME.——Geo. A. Kim'— is how we dig out up here in northern l\.lichigan", TRICKS.”—Thut is what Curl l)e\\'itt, of' Brookside Farm, miller. of Auburn, sent this pieture. to us. writes Bliner van der Heide, of Central Lake, “‘heeler. says he is dong here. The sheep is a pure bred He says the title, is “John and his dog, ()RPIIANS. These lambs, both -“OUR BOYS AND THEIR TEAMS’K—Ta‘ke the boys in partners with you or A MICHIGAN SAPSI'CKBIL—Edwin, f: ‘2, orphans and fed 0“ the POtUG, Elvedheln something that will ho!(l their interest on the farm is one way of the son of Mr. and Mrs. (ii-nee Luntz, \ 5 turned out to be the largest In the keeping the boys with you. Note the happy and proud look on the faces of the of Charlotte, likes the Hill! fresh from flook of J. \V. B‘ossard, Brown City. boys of Frank L. Hull, of l‘llwell. and tell us if we are not right. the trees. THE TRAINS 0F FOBTY YEARS AGO.-—A f l ' interesting but I think he missed one of the biggzls'tosghfi‘gstgon at drew 8 genes Few thrills equalled it. Wood was used for fuel In lsas‘and in the picture on the left you Will notice “"3 “ma” is loaded With it' of the first passenger traln to Loki City, Mich., December, 1895. We are indebted to Mrs. Ernest Gould, of Alma, for the above pictures. readers older pictures than these? i you have, send them in so that we can print them on this page- (WO W $5 for “0h “flak picture used on our cover and give a one year renewal for each picture used on this page. Pictures must be sharp and clear.) .. r , I u . _ I ' K of cartoons under the title of “The Thrill of a, Lifetime" and they were truly by not drawing a picture of a country lad taking his first ride on atroin like one of the above. The picture” on the right is Have any of the -__6 4x302). ‘ bers? ‘ are buying. (Continued from Feb. 14th issue.) " ARIA,‘ says I, a couple of even- ings later as I had pulled off my boots and slid my feet into the red sneakers that I bought at the bazaar, didn't you wimmen read a lot about Mexico when you had that Chautauqua study circle in your club? “Not only did we read William, but we talked it all over. What do you want to know?" "Wall, I s’posed you did talk, the way you used that telephone plan- ning the last meeting,-———-—” “Never mind, William, what do you want to know,” rebuked Maria and I could see that I had made her riled. Well, I told her how Hank Peters ' had shown us a letter at the last AngCultural Society meeting, de- scribing a chance he had to get in on a good thing in a Mexican silver mine. It seems as tho Hank had written to a fellow in New York once about an advertisement on curing disease by taking exercises. This fellow, Sowbody or something like that, had a new system and Hank that it might help his game leg a bit. You know Hank aint so active as I am. Being Justice of the Peace is kinda confining except at mail and election time. However, Hank tried the exercises and they seemed to help him, so he was all for this man. I told him I could have given him the same stuff for nothing but he wouldn’t believe me. "What’s exercise got to do with Mexico”, snaps Maria. “Well, I’m leading you up to it, so calm your- self”, says I. You see this fellow wrote Hank a long letter calling his attention to a silver mine he had bought a big interest in. Because Bank had taken that course the fel- low was going to let him in on a good thing again. Besides the fel- low was a bit short of money and if Hank wanted to send $100 he might get rich. This athletic fellow claim- ed in the letter to have made $3,— 000,000 on a $20,000 investment and was sure Hank could do as well. Then there was a map and a line about the “Valencia”, which was the name of the mine. On the other page was a lot of stuff about the encyclopedia Britian- ica and it' was sure good. Hank had the hunch it was 0. K. and we all argued about the trouble they was having down there and the meeting busted up without getting to the regular program. “Well”, says Maria, “whats that mine and what was those page num- I want to find out about that as we never had that in our study." “Dinged if I know”, I admitted. “Get Hank on the phone and find out”, was Maria’s firm but gently way of expressing herself, which meant I was soon talking to Hank. We got the page and soon was reading how this mine was the old- est and richest in Mexico. Maria begun to get enthused. She called { Hank again and checks up on me v . and I began to think we was going ' into Mexican mining business. “William, you made such a fine . deal on your venture in nitrates", says Maria, as we was going to bed and she was putting on the last paper curler. “Now here’s s mething we , know about and it looks to me like ‘ it ought to be worth while. You go in and see Hank in the morning and ' if its good better use some of that four percent money and make a real investment.” Early next morning I was down to Banks. He had just opened the of- fice and was sweeping out. You see Hank being an official of the county, has a little office two doors south of the court house. I soon was talking about the sil- ver mine. We was just about ready to sign up when I happens to think of Charley Stanton. “Say, Hank, would you mind letting me take those papers a while”, I asks. Well, I ar- rived at the judge’s office when he was sweeping out too. Showed him the papers and told him what I had in mind. He read them over. Then he began to laugh. “Bill, you just got to be a sucker, . don’t you ?” "Not exactly”, says I.“What's up?” "Well, maybe this mine in Mexico thats the worlds greatest silver mine is all there, but that isn't what you See this map? Your mine is next to it. The one you are ~-.u‘omg to buy. in. tow the "Valencia" * I I ‘ ‘,. ' '. f? How Bill Backed the Tiéer A Farmer's Experience With Slickers, Shysters'and~'Crooks By WILLIAM EDWARDS THE STORY TO DATE , ILL EDWARDS, retired farmer, has started to tell his story about how he and others in his community bucked the grafters. It seems that Bill had left the farm after making his stake and Was living in, case. He had invested in Iliberty Bonds during the war, learned a few things about finance and thought he knew a lot more. So when he had a, chance to invest in a sure thing, which a clever sales- man proposed, he jumped in with both feet. Just about the time Bill thought he had the world by the tail he was called into the local bank to meet a note which the salesman told him would not have to be paid. Bill paid, but didn’t forget the trimming. Because he took the trouble to see a lawyer and find out about the matter and then advised others on the subject, Bill soon became the local aid to the man in trouble and that explains how he managed to get in on all the grief. helped his wife get out of the clutches of an easy money artist. He even At a meeting of the local Agricultural Society Bill ran into another scheme and his account of it follows. while the world beater is the “Valen- ciana”, lots of difierence.” “Charley”, says I, “you got me wrong, its Hank Peters that’s buying, not me. I wanted to find out for sure. Thats why I came to you", and I pulled out my check book. Well, it was worth the five bucks to have the laugh on Hank. When I showed him the difference he was sure thankful and told me I am a smart one. Next time Hank says he’s going to ask me about things first before he tells the rest of the boys. But Maria wasn’t as easily put off. She blamed me for telling her the wrong name” and maintained she was suspicious all the time, but of course I never told her I spent $5 for legal opinion or she sure would have been hot. Meanwhile, Hank got letters from his New York friend every week and the physical director always has a new get rich quick deal for Hank, but Hank don’t bite. Not long afterwards, one morning Bob Smith, that’s the oldest of the boys who is working our place, came to me and wanted advice. Bob’s a good boy but kind 0' head strong. I knew something was wrong. Mrs. Bob had been raising a lot of chickens that summer. She was going to do a lot of things with the money she made and I had been helping her by fixing up fences and building a chicken house that would shed water when it rained. Well, she was selling a lot of eggs and got a good price for the first cases. It seems that she had been taking them to the Wright grocery but a fellow, Diver, had opened up the Reliable Produce 00., in the old Knox Building. Diver went about the country offering extra fancy prices and soon had all Wright’s bus- iness. He’d give a check for the eggs every time he bought them and the wimmin liked that. They got the money, you see. Mrs. Smith, the week before, had sold him three cases of eggs, took a check and when Bob went to town he took the check into the bank and Harper took one look at it and says, “Oh, did you get stuck on Diver too?” “Stuck”, says Smith, “what d’ye mean?" “Well, I mean that Diver’s dove and there isn't any money to pay that check. Let's see, that makes $547.50 he’s skinned out with to date.” So Smith had come to ‘me as he didn’t want to tell the Missus she was out the $15 she was supposed to get. I went to town that afternoon and did a little detecting. "Diver, who had stayed at the Jackson House, left early in the week, the clerk said, and was to be back the next day. He didn’t come and when they investigated they found he had left an old trunk with nothing in it. Be- sides he owed a board bill. When I got Hank on the job we found that the rentals at Knox’s was unpaid for a month and all they was at the Shop was a few empty egg cases. We found a few letters and tags and by writing to Chicago found out that the last shipment of eggs had been paid for, the draft going direct to Diver. Well, before we got thru in- vestigating and had the Weekly Sun write it up, we discovered that Diver had taken out close to $1,000 from Jackson City and surrounding terri- tory. The editor of the Weekly Sun finally got a letter from Indiana that said Diver corresponded to the de- scription of a fellow that had pulled the same gameon' their town. So Mrs. Bob is wiser about selling eggs and Wright’s store is getting the eggs these days. Traveling buyers of chickens and eggs or anything else in our country don’t have much luck now. A rug peddler came around recently claim- ing to buy junk and when the folks heard about it and told me I had central put a general alarm ring on the phone to look out for the cuss. Say, that night he came to my place and was going to have me arrested and a lot of things and if Maria hadn’t come out and told me to hold my temper, I might have been tried for assault and battery, ‘cause I was ready to fight. When that news got around, folks was tickled, but I guess I’ve saved the people a lot. And speaking of peddlers. A short time afterwards while I was collect- ing enough hogs to make a car ship- ment, one of the Bruhm boys, as he was putting a check in his wallet, happens to show me a receipt he had. “Just a minute, Gus,” says I while I weigh these hogs. All right, Fred, drive ’em down to the yards. Pretty smooth bunch of barrows, got any more like ’em? No? Well have a cigar.” I Bruhm handed me. but a yellowslip and in one corner sun '1 looked "at m . , It‘ was no ' it says :o,ooo,ooo" and then goes on to say that when the Regular German Paper Marks regains its value to be worth in general ten per cent of their Gold value, I prom- ise to pay to holder 100 million Garb man Marks now on deposit in the Ileutsc' Rank in Berlin. This note was to be presented when collection was to be made and was signed by the agent. ‘ "How much did you pay for this, Gus"? I asked :- $75 00" “Suffering mackeral", says I. "you got as much chance of collecting 'that 875 back as a guinea pig has of raising a four foot tail." W'ell. the argument started. Gus was sure Germany was going to pay back allpf those marks and I had a blamed hard time convincing him that Germany had more of that kind to redeem than there was money in the world. And Gus don-'t‘believe me yet. Thinks he's going to get his money: Some folks just won‘t take advice. I happened to: know about the marks, cause i bought a. bundle of them at the fair last summer. Paid a half a dollar for some and when I figured up their value from exchange rates. found they were only worth a cent and a half. Things was going pretty good with Maria and me so we decided to buy a new automobile. After riding with all the agents in Jackson City we finally bought a "ChummySix." It- was sure a dandy and I had to fix up the corn crib for a garage so that the car would keep dry when it rained as the old roof was pretty poor. The fellow who sold the car told me I oug t to have insurance, but I wasn’t so sure. One day I got a letter from New Jersey telling me about the amount of thefts there were of cars in cities, and the letter explained how this company, the American Protective Association, was issuing certificates that showed my car would be protected for two years for $29.75. That was‘ cheap I fig- ures, as Harper, who sold insurance when he wasn’t banking, wanted $47.50 for a policy for one year. I told some of the other boys about the new association and several joined up, too. One night while I Was at lodge at Jackson City some crook took my spare tire. It ~was a shame, but Maria says, "Here’s your chance to get even.” So I fills out the slip which told about it and sent it to the Association’s main office. Didn’t hear anything for several days. Finally one morning a fellow phones me from town asking if I wouldn’t come in and talk about the tire I lost. “That’s the adjuster", says Maria, “Take this bill along so you can prove to him about the value of that tire." I met Mr. Anderson, that was his name, at the Jackson house and he took me aside and starts asking a lot of questions. Where did I get the membership? How did I get it, and had I told the other folks in Jackson City about it? Told him how it was and then he says to me, “I am a postal inspector. ThIS company of yours is no more. All they wanted was your money. Guess you were honest in getting the other boys in it, but its broke and the fellows who run it are gone. There’s more of these fake protective associations working now than’we can keep track of. I might had to call you to Chicago to testify, Mr. Edwards", says ’he, “but of course we gotta catch them first. Mean- while, keep quiet about it as that might give them a clue we’re looking for them." Well, I kept quiet all'right. On the way back, after I had bought a new tir , I stopped and pulled off the label nd threw it into the creek. “Well, you got a quick settle- ment”, says Maria. “Yep”, I says, “bought a brand new tire”, which was true, but Maria never knew who paid for it. Some time later she noticed the sign was gone and remarked it was too bad it got lost and begin to lay me out for not fastening it on better. Guess they never caught those fellows as I never heard nothing more from the inspector. 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Chevrolet represents the highest - type of quality car selling at a low price. . - CHEVROLET MOTOR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN Division of General Motors Corporation _, ALL PRICES F. 0. B. FLINT, MICHIGAN ‘. . $ 7 $4 $ $ TourmgCar Roadster C o u p e S e d a n C o a c h Balloon Tires and Disc Wheels Balloon Tires and Disc Wheels Balloon Tires and Disc Wheels Balloon Tires and Disc Wheels Balloon Tires and Special Artil- $25 Additional Standard Equipment Standard Equipment lery Wheels Standard Equipment ’, $25 Additional M? lfl WWW/fl WWW WWWIWWWWW/WWWW% ‘ [QUALITY FEATURES «THAT MAKE POSSIBLE ‘ UNUSUAL PERFORMANCE s ’ nouns; on omens ' Will you please inform me briefly on the duties of the health oificer? » 3“ I * '> h' r' a ‘~ ,. . " Defiyrmslns‘fi Zoom 1 ..',7:b,," . Also who stands the expenses of fam- -~——— - - some of the land afiduflifiddamfizés L mes who are quarantined and who (A Olsen-Ina Departmentf’or farmer-3' ev' yd ' some of the crops. ' If damage can ' be collected, can I paying the taxes '1’" ‘ mil-w I—ido mo'nt. Ween 9" ‘9 , yus’wv'r.;‘n.;}_~ym-p;~ __, .‘t- . ,. a. ‘-,«.4!: ‘1: “w”, . sag... r "p- . all complaints or requests for Information s looks after their needs?—-M. J. S., Springport, Mich. CCORDING 'to law, See. 5091, Compiled Laws 1915, the health officer has full and complete control over communicable disease and quarantine thereof. He is re- sponsible for the isolation of cases of communicable disease, for plac- arding premises, for the supervision of funerals of persons (king of com- municable disease, and for terminal disinfection. .He must keep his own board of health and the State Depart- ment of Health informed of every He must investigate nuisances and he has charge of the sanitation of outbreak of communicable disease. public places. Families who have been quaran— tined stand their own expenses. If the families who are quarantined are unable to take care of these expen— ses, they are cared for by the city, in the same manner in which the county provides for all indigent sick. ——G.‘ H. Ramsey, M. D., Deputy Com— misisoner, Michigan Dept. of Health. SHOULD RECEIVE FULL PAY My cousin’s estate is just being settled and I put in a claim for ser- . vices which extended over a period of twenty years but the commissioners will only allow me the last six years. I cut wood and did other work in caring for him year after year and now can the law limit me to six years? He would always ask or say the work had to be done but never paid me a cent for the work. Please let me know if the commissioners have the right to set aside my claim. —-J. S., Moorepark, Mich. AM of the opinion you would not be limited to the last six years in your claim for services from your cousin’s estate. If you worked with him continuously for 20 years with an understanding with him that you were to be paid for your services, I don’t see why you are not entitled to compensation for the full period.— Legal Editor. TAX ROLLS OPEN TO PUBLIC Is it right or proper for a tax col— lector, having a party at his house, to bring out the tax boooks and let all who Wished examine them? Many of those present did not even live in the township. Also is it right for the same parties to spread the fact that some are so unfortunate as to be un- able to pay their taxes?——G. H. K., Willis, Michigan. HE tax rolls are, of course, open to the public, however, a party might possibly restrain the im- proper use of such records—Clare Retan, Deputy Attorney General. PROPERTY COULD NOT BE PROBATED Man and wife have joint deed of farm, three years ago they deeded this farm to a son. The deed was made out by Judge of Probate, sworn to, signed and witnessed and left at the court house filed with other wills and with the understanding that it was not to be delivered to any party until after the death of both the man and wife. One year later the wife died. Can the man change the deed without securing the one already made? Can he make debts which after its death can be collected from this property? Could the farm be probated? The son has been with them for twelve years—A. S., Union— ville, Mich. AM of the opinion that the deed is beyond the husband’s control and that he could not make a new conveyance of the property. This property would not be liable for his ' debts and could not be probated as v' part of the estate—Legal Editor. QUESTIONS ABOUT SCHOOL OFFICERS Has the treasurer a right to give a check on an order made out by the director without the moderator’s sig- . nature thereon and if this has been f done is the moderator obliged to sign these orders afterwards? Can the director and treasurer or- der a set of books costing $50 or more and pay for same without con- sent and signature of the moderator? wWhen ,supplies, such as an axe. you. All lnqulrlos must be accompsnlod b kerosene, etc., is needed at the school house and the director , refuses to get them, what can be done to com- pel him to get them? Has the teach- er any right to order them‘and have them charged to the district? Should not all wood and kindling be piled by those delivering the same and be measured by one or more of the school board before being paid for?—G. T., Charlevoix, Mich. HE treasurer of a school district has no legal right to pay an or- der unless the same is counter- signed by the moderator. The director and treasurer may purchase a set of books for the pur- pose of keeping the records of the district providing the same is done at a legal board meeting. In other words, two of the three oflicers could drain tax? y- full nuthe.snd address. ‘s . " o' . 'o . me not used, It so requested.) directlthat this purchase be made even if the .third. might be opposed , to it. If supplies'such as you 'mention are needed for the schoolhouse, the school board may direct that the same be purchased and have it done , by the director or some other mem« ber of the board. The question of piling wood and kindling when same is delivered to the schoolhouse is a matter to be de- termined by the School board—W. L. Cofley, Deputy Supt. of Public In- struction. ‘ . ' NO BENEFIT FROM DRAIN Will you kindly tell me if property taxed direct on county drain, ‘without an outlet can be forced to pay the The water off other pro- Contributions Invited W'ANTS NAME OF M. 'A. C. CHANGED EAR EDITOR: In an editorial in the February 14th issue of THE BUSINESS FABMER you asked some pertinent questions regarding the change in name of the Michigan Agricultural College. In response to the questions “From where comes this demand?” and “Who wants the name changed?” let me say that this demand comes from the students, alumni, and faculty of M. A. C. and it is the students, alumni, and faculty who want the name changed. Dean Shaw, who was acting president last year, himself proposed the name. As important as M. A. C. is to the farmers of the state, it must be re— membered that the chief business of the college is the teaching of stu— dents. The farmers are interested chiefly in the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station and the Exten— sion Division, whichare merely di— visions of the college, while the stu- dents are interested chiefly in the college proper. If the name of M. A. C. was changed, the name of the Michigan Experiment Station and Extension Division would remain the same. Also the agricultural activi- ties of the college would not be less- ened. You ask “What are the advan~ tages?” There are several. First, it would do away with much misun- derstanding regarding the nature of the college. I believe that most people of the state would clear up the idea that M. A. C. is sort of an advanced high school that special- izes in agriculture, not knowing that it really is a university with sevon different divisions, one of which has to do with agriculture. Let me cite my own experience as an example. Before investigation I did not have the slightest idea that M. A. C. taught anything but agriculture. Re— cently when in Detroit, I was asked by a friend what college I attended, when I told him I went to M. A. C. he replied, “Oh, yes, that is the state cow college, isn’t it?" This idea of M. A. C. is prevalent throughout the state, except perhaps throughout the rural districts. Because of this misunderstanding, few high school students consider M. A. 0. when picking out their alma mater. The fact that only a small percentage of the students come from the cities is evidence. It stands to reason, then, that if the name is changed to Michigan State College the enrollment would be greatly in- creased. _ Furthermore, graduates of the college who did not specialize in ag- riculture will not be handicapped by the word “agriculture” on their diploma. Alumni of the college can tell you that this is a genuine handi- cap when employers ask them where they went to college. You ask, “Why should the name be broadened to include everything that one naturally expects to find at the University of Michigan?" "Why shouldn’t it?” Why should we disregard the other six divisions of the college? One might infer, from, your question, that the college should be limited to agriculture I ask' alone, and all other divisions ignor- ed. This is a very narrow minded view—point and I hope you are not guilty of it. In fact there is as much sense in calling this an agricultural college as there is in calling the U. of M. a Michigan Medical University or Michigan Law University. The Michigan Agricultural College I is an institution for all the state as much as it is one for the farmer. Let me quote the M. A. C. Record, alumni magazine, “It is believed that the change in name will make it more competent to serve the people, through the advantage the new name will give to those who are not stu— dents of agriculture. It was founded as an agricultural college but it later accepted the terms of the Morrell act under which it was required to de- vote part of its efforts to education in the mechanic arts, it has followed the lead of other institutions of that class in adding to its curriculum those courses‘for which a demand had existed. In extending its use- fulness it has met the wish of the people, for courses in agriculture have generally diminished in popu- larity in the past few years while those in general science and the arts have experienced a rapid growth.” As far as I have been able to find out, the only reasons why the Farm Bureau and the Grange have for not wanting the name changed are pure— ly sentimental and selfish. In other words, they want Michigan to be a back number as far as progressive legislation is concerned. There are many other state colleges that have already made the change in name, and there is no good reason why we should not change the'name, while there are several reasons why we should. What advantage would it be to the Farm Bureau and Grange to retain the present name which we have outgrown? None at all. Do not think that this question is merely a feud between the agricul- tural students and students of the other divisions. This is not so, be— cause most of the “ag” students are in favor of the change of name and I am one of them. You make the statement that this question would be a good one for debate. Indeed it would, but I think it would be a lop-sided debate in fa- vor of the aflirmative.——D. E. T. D., East Lansing, Mich. MAKE IT AN AGRICULTURAL ' COLLEGE 0 the Editor: I wish to inform you that I wish to be numbered with those who object to chang- ing the name of the Michigan Agri- cutural College. I will do what I can to get it back to an agricultural college. I attended the Farmers’ week of Feb. 2 to 8 and I saw hun- dreds of students and state police in uniform all over the grounds and in all of the buildings and they staged a grand parade. I wish to state from what I observed it ’will be a military college in a few years unless the farmers of Michigan wake up and demand a change in its policy and teachings. —O. R. ~W., Mich. . ‘ Chemninz. for the rent of said property collect —same, or will property owner be legal collector? This is the second year to be taxed on saidcounty drain and £110i blenefit whatever.—-G. P., Au Gres, c . F this property is beingtaxed to maintain the drain and the drain is causing damage instead of benefit— ting it, you are certainly entitled to damages. I would make complaint to the drain commissioners. If they 'will not help you, you would likely have'to see a lawyer about it.—-Le- gal Editor. EXEMPT $1,000 _ A person owns five acres of land and purchases an additional. eighteen acres, this person being ,a Spanish- American War Veteran. I wish to know if the whole twenty-three acres is exempt from taxation. " Can a person recover taxes they have'paid before they knew the law in regard to exemption?~—S. H., Ona- way, Mich. is a question of fact whether the soldier is occupying the whole twenty-three acres' or only five acres as a homestead. If the former, he is exempt to the extent of one thousand dollars for the purpose of taxation, upon filing a proper afl‘l- davit with the supervisor or assess- ing oflicer. In other words, it makes no difierence if the homestead con- sists of one or more descriptions. If the assessment value is one thousand dollars or under he is entitled to ex- emption. If the assessed value ex- ceeds one thousand dollars he is ex— empt one thousand dollars and as- sessed on the amount in excess. Such taxes cannot be recovered, no affidavit. having been filed claim- ing such exemption which aflidavit is mandatory.~—-Clare Retan, Deputy Attorney General. , STOP COMPANY FROM CUTTING TIMBER A lumber company has bought timber adjoining my farm on the north‘ and south line and there are blazed trees at different lines made years ago. This lumber company does not know where the line is and neither do I. I forbid them cutting any timber near the old line until same was or is established by some competent authority. They have been cutting timber past all the old blazes over on my side. Can I stop them from moving this timber until the line is established and how would I go about it? Futhermore, some of the men who are working for this lumber company have cut standing green maple timber still farther on my side. Who will be responsible for this, the hired men or the company? -——J. E., Clarion,'Mich. 0U could file a petition for an injunction restraining the com- pany from cutting timber on land which you claim is your own, until the line is established. You would have to get an attorney to do this for you.—-Legal Editor. HOLDER.OF NOTE TAKES PROPERTY If I had a note can the holder come and take anything that I have and has any person the right to sell straw off the place he rents on half if noth- ing is mentioned about same in the lease?-——F. S. Romeo, Mich. HE holder of the note could sue T-40u and get judgment and levy on any of your property subject to execution. I am of the opinion a person who rents a place on half could not sell the straw until it is divided—Legal Editor. MUST HAVE LICENSE Would a tamer owning two farms, not adjoining have a right to hunt on both without a hunting ii- censei—F. W., Woodland, Michigan. E do not consider a farmer »- Would have the right to hunt on his lands, on which he is not regularly, domiciled, without. a humus. 111991133-r'r01919 . 70¢.»- . .- cal-mom m1.~ ,» . l t ,1 , I ,. u . : l i . i I I ought to pay a gas tax when we are EA‘R EDITOR: 'Well sir, I see by the papers we have now got in Mich the gas tax wich we all have been hollering for quite some . spell, that is all of us but the De I 1 Troit autobile club wich has been hollering against it, though what for goodness only knows. Wich reminds , me of last' summer when .I‘was in- ? fr ‘ vited to ..a meeting of a lot of gaso- i line sellers, oil men they called them- '-‘-’r selves, by one of the oficcers wich happens to be a old friend of mine. I thought meybe they wanted me to sort of cast an air of dignity and respectability over their carryings on, but when I got there they was just a lot of ordinary men that looked just as respectable as I do, even if they 3? didn’t have the dignityof whiskers, " and they sweat their collars down just like anybody. And from their talk I gathered that they were up against about the same proposition as us farmers, what with, taxes and ‘: wages and overproduction and a lot 7 of other things all making it hard to save a net profit out of what they took in. Most of it I didn’t under- stand any too well, but one thing I could see as well as they could, wich was that they was too many filling stations for any of them to be a gold mine. I But what I was going to say was they extended the courtesy of the floor wich meant they stopped their Work while there was a speach by a Major somebody or other from the De Troit autobile club, and he had i his talk cut into sections like a pie, .‘ and each section proved that the gas ! tax was an awful bad thing, con- ‘. trary to all president, etc and so forth. His argument was hog tight and bull strong, specially the last, . but all the time I had a feeling it ' wasn’t so and there was a nigger in the woodpile somehow. Just the same there was one thing he was right about wich was that leglesslatures and other tax spend- ers as he called them ain’t to be trusted with no new ways of collect— ing taxes, as the new tax ain’t never in place of an old one but is added on top of the .old one and we have to pay both. :80 while any body with any gump- tion knows that gas tax is more tare because it charges for roads accord- ing to how much you use the roads, still it looks as if we was soaked heavier than ever because the licents tags wich we have’to take off and put on with rusty screws at the cold— est time of year «\costs most as much is as ever, and the gas tax is besides. ’ Of course the horse powder tax was i r,,- _~._m A“ ,_ ya._:<, . -_; gar-n 4 .“"~ W-w-wvix ._ i’ H left out but the wait tax was hist- ed so it is about 6 of 1 and 1,4; doz of the other. Now Mr editor I think we had driving and using the roads and not a wait tax when ‘we are waiting and ' not using the roads. Us farmers have work to do in the field and mostly our cars just wait. Probly in De Troit Where the cars are so thick there ain’t room to park they can’t wait and so that may be why they want a wait tax instead of a gas tax so as to tax the cars that wait in— stead of them that are burning gas all the time. As far as I can see the only trouble with the gas tax is we ain’t got enough of it and there is too .;_ I much of the old tax left over. And ‘ ‘ I bet you the next time I vote it will , be for somebody that works to bring 54% the some total taxes down a little in— ' stead of figuring out ways and means to hist them higher. Hoping this finds you the same I am, Yours true— ly, HARRY VETCH. ' OUR, 'lBOOK ’ REVIEW (Books reviewed under this heading may be secured through The Michigan Business Farmer, and Will be promptly shipped by pfartceal post on receipt of publisher’s price a a e . . m‘ A... I" 'I-p Afr“? ‘A' ' r ‘ , .31"; 3?. #1. {I ‘ The Book of Everyday Heroism.—By . John T. 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You owe It to your famlly Your prosperity depends not on how much money you make, but on how much you save and w1sely invest. v INVEST IN CONSUMERS POWER PREFERRED SHARES TAX FREE IN MICHIGAN ' 6.6% WRITE FOR FREE LITERATURE OR "MK 00". IMPIDYIB" JACKSON MICHIGAN -.m-..... WV ? ‘r “3%,, _ T“ .:.:~ _ V A. _ - ' _' . , .I . .fiJ.‘ ‘- - w fie - = ‘ ~ roadscope Farm WS Edited by L. W. Meeks, Hillsdale County Garden Anticipation S the days lengthen and the sun gets warmer there is something _ within most mortals that seems to urge or inspire them to get in touch with the great outdoors. Moth- er Nature, and the soil; something that prompts us to dig in the soil and sow some seeds, plant a tree and rake the yard! Most of us have this natuarp a1 longing, and just as it begins to make itself manifest in our system, along come all those brightly colored seed catalogs to L'W'MEEKS add to our un- easiness. Naturally we want to try all those new varieties, and there are generally fifty-Seven in each catalog! Some of us wonder if our garden spot is as large as it should be, and if the old fence will keep the chick- ens out another year. We think of our neighbors’ gardens; some always seem to have such nice ones, and some never seem to hare much of any. Many of the latter probably think much the same as a certain friend. He never had much of a gar— den—said he could buy all the vege- tables and garden fruits a lot cheaper than he could raise them. Well, maybe he could; but generally speak— ing, if a. farmer does not raise his own vegetables and small fruits he goes Without them to a very great ex- tent if not altogether. Maybe if a truck grower’s rig stopped at his house every morning he would buy what he needed. However, if his good wife bought all the fruit and vegetables she wanted, and could use he would change his mind about buy- ing them cheaper than he could raise them. Sure it takes some time to make a garden and look after it, and where a farmer has to do all his farm work alone it is often quite a problem for him to spend even a little time in the garden, but, still, it can be done, as the writer has proven many times, and while we have not pretended to have a large garden, containing all the catalogs say you must have, it has generally been quite sufficient for our needs. My observation of gardens has quite firmly fixed in my mind this fact; where you see a good sized farm with a. large garden containing all the small fruits such a graden should contain, you will most always find that man has some help on his farm! Many times a boy old enough to work or a grandfather lives on that farm —any way he has help somewhere. What about the wife helping? Well, yours truly ' has been glad of his Wife’s help in the garden many times, but with the average farmer’s Wife doing her own housework, should she be expected to spend much time in the garden? However, many wives would lend a hand at garden work if the prospect of a good garden was an assured fact. In planning our garden, all rows are far enough apart to allow for horse cultivation. We have a good cultivator which is very easily ad- justed for different widths. All the rows are as long as possible. In- stead of having several short rows of beets, etc., we have only one or two long ones. Timely use of the horse cultivator which is very easily ad- ing hand work in a garden, and it is surprising to see how much can be accomplished in fifteen or twenty minutes by the use of such an outfit. Several years ago when we bought this place there was no orchard on it excepting about twenty old apple trees in a field quite distant from the house. The second year we were here, we set out quite a complete family orchard, containing about all the fruits one could wish. This we ‘ enclosed with a poultry fence, which a factory made to our special order. Among these young trees we had our garden ,snd truck patch of sweet corn, pop corn, early potatoes, straw- berries, etc., for several. years, and how these trees did thrive with the frequent cultivation they received along with the garden crops. The trees were hoed thesame as any other plant, and when the orchard was plowed every spring a. shovel was used around the trees where the plow could not get, and the ground was all turned over and kept level. With all the 'plowings it has received, the ground is level now. The last year we had garden crops ' in this orchard, the no longer little trees monopolized too much of the soil with their roots, and too much of the air with their leaves for the good of the garden, and cultivation was largely interfered with by their ever widening, low growing tops so it. was seeded to clover, and a. large portable brooder house was placed in it and instead of growing garden crops, it now grows white Ieghorns, and the fence that kept the chickens out, now keeps them in. A corner of one of the near-by fields was taken for a temporary gar- den, until the time should come when we could move the main poultry house to a more suitable location. This poultry house was built alto- gether too near the road, and too close to the farmhouse itself,———in fact it was exactly where the garden should have been. Plans for a large new laying house were made last fall, and as the old one will'be torn down when the new one is built, we, decided to move the old one to a temporary location at once and straightw’ay it was raised. the cement walk on which it stood torn away, and large poles, thirty- four feet long were placed under it for runners, and a neighbor with his tractor made short work ofmoving. The garden will now be perman- ently located where it should be, and as this plot has not been plowed for forty years, more or less, we ex-« pect to have some new eXperiences in gardening—at least for a year or two, until the old sod and weeds be« come subdued to some extent. We are going to get the garden far enough away to allow for another row of shade trees between it and the house—one row of trees having been planted six or seven years ago. A fence on the south side of the yard will be removed, making possible space in the new garden for a liberal setting of berries and other small fruits, also a truck patch which will include space for testing new varie- ties of field crops, soy beans, corn, etc. My experience is that unless We have space for test plots near the house they will be sadly neglected. This large garden space will allow ample room for changing the small garden stuff around in. sort of a ro- tation and this seems to be a very valuable feature. This garden will be adjacent to the hog lot. Many times there are various waste products such as pea vines, sweet corn fodder, thinnings, etc., which the pigs would use to good advantage. Usually there is not enough of these waste products “at one time to be worth moving away any considerable distance, but with only a fence to throw them over there will be no excuse for anything going to waste. We have ordered our seeds direct from a seed company. Our experi— ence proves this method is more sat- isfactory than to buy them of local stores. Ordering this way we ‘find everything we want, and just the va- rieties to suit our needs. Often a grocer’s seed supply is far from com- plete. We always planted a few tomato and pepper seeds in the house, and raised our own early plants, but late- ly we have planted such seeds quite early in the open ground and have had good success. Last year we had a small hot bed. It was useful ‘in starting some plants quite early and was such a- success we shall have one again this spring. _ In myrnext article I will tell of some garden failures, Ind- ’ their cause. ' \ h . E I l ‘Wk‘WHTVoi-raf‘a . ' pensive term, of, lime to use. «_ " , v _ x MORE SOIL ELEMENTS N our last article we took up the , matter of elements in the soil that aflected crops. The ones in » particular that we are apt to be short on. .- I now want to call your attention to a few others; the first being car- bon, the greatest part of the struc- ture of all plants and then see how this is maintained by natureor God, so that we need not bother with it, and also how dependent one form of life is upon the other. When man or animal breathes the air and it passes through their lungs oxygen is taken out of the air and the air is changed and passes out as carbon dioxide. The plants then ,take this changed air and establish the carbon that is in their structure from it and thus create starches,— sugars, proteins, ‘etc., for use in building the bodies of the animal kingdom. Thus we have a perpetual motion of plant and animal life and carbon is one of the elements that is not disturbed in one handling of farm products. . The next element to be taken into consideration is that of lime. Lime is necessary in the. body structures of both plant and animal life but the greatest part it plays is in the cor- recting of soil acidity so that cer- tain forms of bacteria can exist and in another sense is an actual [plant food. In 1840 a German chemist, Justus Von Liebig, plants do not derive all their food from humus, but from chemicals con- tained in the soil itself, viz; nitrogen, phosphorus, potasium, magnesium, iron, carbon, lime, etc., and also some of the plant family termed le- gumes are able to take approximate- ly two—thirds of their nitrogen needs from the air if soil conditions are right for the nitrogen fixing bacteria to exist. ‘ Lime has been used to advantage for centuries but not until recent years has the science of agriculture determined why this was so. It is worth while to note that lime and al- falfa goes hand in hand through the ages; wherever you will find alfalfa growing you will find plenty of lime in your soil balance. Lime was used by the Romans much the same as the Indians used to plant a fish with each hill of corn. Common sense told them' that their crops were better Where they used them and probably no one tried to find out the reason. Lime being essential as a part of the plant structure and also as a soil cor- rector it becomes the main element that is necessary when beginning to improve Michigan soil or any other if it happens to be absent which in most cases it is. As to the forms of lime there are four which are avail— able to nearly every section of. Mich— igan. First is the. ground lime-stone which is really the safest and best and in nearly every case the cheapest form to use. Second, there is burnt lime or caustic, sometimes called quick lime. Third, hydrated or burnt lime with water added to make water slacked lime. Fourth, marl that is found in nearly every section of Michigan which runs all the way from 50 to 98 per cent calcium car- borate or actual lime. 100 pounds of raw lime rock when burned makes 56 pounds of burnt lime. When this is’water slacked it takes up eighteen pounds of water, making seventy- four pounds of hydrated lime. There— fore 56 pounds of burnt lime or 74 pounds of hydrated lime equals 100 pounds of ground lime-stone and 125 pounds of 75 per cent dried marl would be equivalent to 100 pounds of raw lime rock,’ but as marl usually contains a very large amount of wa— ter it must be used in proportion to the water and percentage of calcium carbonate it cdntains. It is also well to remember that the finer lime— stone is ground the more quickly it becomes available as an acid correc— tor and a plant food. There is much ado made about that high—powered lime called hydra— ted and some people actually put on all of 200 pounds per acre and ex- pect to get a real stand of alfalfa when in reality it is the most ex- _ Let’s lookat these figures and see. discovered that, Edited by 0.5. WRIGHT, cut .County contributions Invited—Questions Answered ' One ton of ground lime-stone costs $3.85 F. 0. B. your station. One 'ton of hydrated lime cost $15.00 F. O. B. your station, a difference in price of $11.15 which you are paying for 26 per cent of a ton and after fig- uring out the weight of sacks will make about 500 pounds more lime value in the hydrated form but it costs you $11.15 for the 500 pounds or at a rate of $44.60 per ton for the extra calcium carbonate in the hydrated form. Other forms of ground lime-stone can be bought as low as $2.25 to your station. Burnt lime and hydrated lime are practical— ly water—soluble and if you have a sandy soil the loss from leakage is very much more rapid than ground stone and it is quick-er acting in cor— recting soil acidity, but it has a ten- dency when applied in heavy appli— cations to burn up the humus or cause its rapid decay. Yet there may be special cases where burnt and hy— _'drated can be used advantageously. _ Meat’michfxan" tails need an“ ar- plication of from two to four tons of ground lime-stone to correct the acidity and make a condition for ni- trogen fixing bacteria to’ live normal- ly. This amount is considered very large by some people but when one considers that there is 2,000,000 pounds of soil in an acre of ground 6% inches deep that by using two tons you are using four pounds of lime-stone to one ton of soil and by looking at it again that is a pretty small proportion. The question arises as to how long one application of lime )will last and I don’t think there is any deifin— ite data on this but on our own farm we have had a 300 per cent increase in clover hay six years after we ap— plied two and one-half tons per acre and the regular yearly rotation of corn, Oats, wheat and clover was fol- lowed. We have had as high as 33 bushels increase in corn where we applied the lime-stoneptwo years pre— viously. Our land is a clay loam with a clay hard—pan original y covered with beech, maple, white-wood and wa1~ nut timber. These differences were on strips or chech'left in' the my and all other treatments ’w‘arev'tlflte on both, in each instance. In order to build up our soil .we must first get a leguminous cropgto take the nitrogen from the air and-"in order to get this crop we must cor- rect the acidity in our soil so the-pni~ trogen 'fixing bacteria can enable this plant to do this. We can growa le— gume crop if we have rich enough I. soil but in this case it is no better > than a crop of wheat or timothy as we are taking all the elements in the crop from our soil. In any case a crop of clover or alfalfa must get one-third of its nitrogen supply from . the soil so you can see why it is that; these crops do better on a good soil than on poor and if by liming heav- ily a piece of land does not produce a good crop of clover or alfalfa there is a reason. " There is not enough nitrogen, pot- ash and phosphorus in the soil in an available form to give the plant the necessary boost. In other words it lacks the kick. Good rotations increase crop yields, reduce production expenses, and make for a better and more profitable divers; ily. Spring is the time to plan them. ® DUDEEERDTH ERS COACH Dodge Brothers Coach measures up in every detail to the high standards of its builders. Low, graceful and sturdy, it looks and performs the part of a true aristocrat. 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He was accused of illicit companionship, of playing cards in back-alley rooms, and othergsimilar things. Well, he was a member of my church. And some of the officials said, “Put him out. His name cum- bers the church roster." But, I can yet hear the (preacher saying on the day of his baptism, “O, Lord, write his name in the ‘Lamb’s Book of Life'.” Was the preacher’s prayer answered? Anyway, the guardians of souls are saying, “Expunge his name.” Now doesn't this sound ra- ther bumptious and presumptious? And somewhere the Book says, ‘Keep back thy servant from presumptious sins.” So be; for the while, this sin— ning brother was being restored in the pastor’s study. He just could not stand alone. He needed some one to lean on. But the deacons re— fused to be pillars. “If any man be overtaken in a trespass, restore such a one.” Be a pillar. Search out the vilest man in your community, one wretched in sin and. degradation, and there you have found the Father’s child and a poten- tial brother. He has been living a profligate life and in unendurable shame; but no matter, he has a claim on the heart of God. His Heavenly Father would rather shelter him than surrender him to the pursuit of sin and death. This is the heart of all scripture, and in our text today we are called to the salvaging of the fallen about us. Paul, here, sees the true value of every human life. And the basis of valuation is not according to world standards, however efficient; but ac- cording to moral value, the standard being, that one redeemed personality is worth more in the sight of God than the whole material universe. Paul founds his teaching in the pos- sibilities of human life in its fullest meaning, in full harmony with God. He is saying that this faith is a pre- requisite in all who would help car- ry the world’s burdens. Where did the apostle get this _conception of life? From no other but Jesus. Whoever but Jesus would pick up a swearing, denying Peter; a stubborn Thomas; or a traitorous Judas? Whoever had such to do the common and erring people good, as did our Lord ?- In Him there were always outstretched arms of mercy, even to his maligners and murderers. One day he said to one Saul, “Why 'persecutest thou me?” And then and there this Saul caught his forbearingand loving spirit and became the Paul who says, “Ye who are spiritual restore the erring.” “Ye who are spiritual.” Where again did Paul get this way of life? Go back, once more, to the scene in .eQTEdflhwfiEEflhnmndr burning passion. tees: , the temple court. The church lead- ers had dragged in a sinful woman whom they had condemned to death. What would the Great Teacher do? Well, you know the rest. The poor, wretched character who had been so basely wronged had in her a spark of sorrow and repentance. Jesus fan- ned it into a flame. The woman res- ponded to the invitation to rise above her sin. But the cold-hearted Phari- see would have killed her! Just so. And the church is not yet rid of such haughty officiousness and inhumanity in her laws and leaders. That is why Paul is careful to say that the spirit- ual folks; those who have heart vis- ion as well as eye vision, must re- store the erring to fellowship and: life. - . “As the hart panteth after the wa- 1 ter brooks, so panteth my soul af- ter thee, O God.” This is the psalm- ist’s picture of the spiritual man. Here is passion. Here is ardent de- sire going out to God for help and strength. How much do men need this spiritual passion today? As much as money? As lowered taxes? As better schools? As finer church- es? Do we need spirituality more than all these? Now, you see Mary sitting at Jesus’ feet drinking in the words of life. And what does the Master say? “Mary has chosen that good part that shall not be takeir away from her.” ' , With whom are we c-ommuning, friends? What is the temperature of our inner life? Are we spiritually minded? That is, do we have the mind of Christ? “If any man have not the spirit of Christ, he is none of his.” Certainly, there is no fog or compromise about this statement. We have Christ’s spirit or We have it not. The spirit of Christ is brother— ly and restorative. Are we? Do we go to church? Do we help pay the preacher? Callous and indifferent people do this. Then can we know whether We are spiritual or not? We can get a pretty fair idea of our con- dition by being left alone to our own meditations. Note, then, the pur— pose of our life. If the mental pen— dulum swings toward service for others, we are sitting at our Savior’s feet. So, we are called to “weep with those that Weep and rejoice with those that rejoice.” We are to be tenderly responsive to human needs about us and to the fine and high things of the soul life. Therefore, we are driven into communion with Christ and into earnest prayer that we might be able to respond to the high demands of the spirit. ~ But, “in the spirit of gentleness”, we are to help the erring. The lan- guage of self—conceit has no place in the realm of love. How like the meekness and forgiveness of Christ is his attitude toward the sinning! Paul says of himself that he was gen— tle as a nurse. Again he says, “Shall I come to you with a rod or in love and in the spirit of gentleness?” Ob- serve the nurse in her quiet minis— WHERE OUR READERS LIVE Haven’t you a picture of your home or farm buildings that we can print under this heading? Show the other members of The Business Farmer’s large family where you live. 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To restore a. soul, but not in selfish pride; to help the weak without the air of superi- ority, is to_fbe possessed with the spirit of gentleness. But to try to do it in the spirit of judgment is not the way of Christ. “A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.” So the church, preeminently, is not a court of justice but a shelter of mer—‘ CY; a crematory where the faults of others are burned up in the flame of lovs; a hospital where the weak and sickly are brought back to health. “Looking to thyself lest thou also be tempted.” We have been looking ‘ at the faults of others. .Now, let us look inward and contemplate our own. It is human to know what, guilt is; if not in a given wrong, then in other sins hidden from my broth- er’s sight, but heinous in God’s sight. “Look to thyself.” This needs care— ful scrutiny. It calls for earnest con- cern about my own spiritual state. Is not the fall of one member of the family, church or community .a hu- miliation to all? And I wonder if someone is not stumbling over my crooked life. And now I see a weak brother struggling and losing in the race. What shall I do? Just then you are to be a social pillar and say, “Here brother, lean on me.” Only look to thyself lest thou also be temp— ted. “Follow me even as I also fol- low Christ” are other words of Paul that should gird us to carry on the high work of redemption. "Bear ye one another’s burdens” is a law of social living that has its origin in new desires which are caught from Christ. This makes all Christians to have a common interest and obligation. It gives every in— dividual plenty of service in helping the weak and overburdened. And to take pride, not in any moral suprem— acy over others, but in a moral abil- ity to bear the burdens of the erring is a source of great soul strength. In this, Jesus is our abiding example and inspiration. And his power makes it all possible. His glory was “Not to be ministered unto, but to- minister”; and not to boast of a Godly dignity, but of a human capa— city to serve. And so we come by this view of life as a social inherit~ ance from Christ. {Does it appeal to us? How spiritual are we? RADIO DEPARTMEle By J. Herbert Ferris. R. E. WAVE TRAP OR INTERFERENCE ELIMINATOR ITH the great number of broad— casting stations now on the air, ' the amount of interference caused on certain wave lengths makes it almost impossible to get clear reception of certain stations, without hearing something from some other station on nearly the same wave. It is possible to get rid of a great deal of this interference by building a cheap wave trap or filter, which will absorb the waves of the undesir- IO WAVE 7/134? 0/ f7! 7278 6.9: 'm0 oable station and let you hear clearly the station that you tune in to. N0 tubes or batteries are required, and it can be built in an evening, by any— one. \ The diagram gives the size of coils, wire and the number of turns need- ed, and in some instances a slight change may be necessary for your particular set. These changes will be in the number of turns of wire uéd; and to make them takes only a few If it does not work on the lower wave lengths, then take off a few turns of wire, and if it does not work on the longer waves, such as d KYW around 530 meters, :11er turns of Wire. .. (32, negathe‘ I trap-uterfydfur in ,p‘ersuaa. the Arlington Time Signals” theicfiondeser set at 0 ‘ (zero); and tune in your set. to the station-that ' you wish to‘get rid of, when your set brings in the interfering station at its best, leave the set alone and ad- just the condenser of the wave trap until the signals of the interfering station entirely disappear. he wave trap has now absorbed the undesir- ed waves and you can tune your set to any station and not be bothered with interference from the station that the wave trap is absorbing. Of course you must keep your head phones on in doing this so that you can tell when your trap has absorbed the signals of the undesired station. You can adjust the trap at any time for any station you do not want to hear. ARLINGTON TIME SIGNALS HEN you have been listening , to KDKA or WBZ or some other station you have heard them announce “We will now relay and possibly have wondered what it meant, especially after hearing the little short whistling notes that came in so regularly, and so that you can make use of the signals we will tell you how they are sent out and their purpose. It is necessary for Our govern- ment to always run everything ac- cording to a standard time, and for this leason the government main— tains an observatorv for determimng the correct time by the stars. For it is from the stars that correct time is obtained by all the leading nations. There is a master clock in Washing— ton that is always kep.t to the ex— actly correct time and from this clock, thru an electrical 'piece of ma— chinery the time is sent out twice a day to the world. Our Navy, Army, all ships, the railroads, jewelers and business men need and must have this time, and so the government, thru the Navy, sends out from Arlington, Va., these signals on a powerful transmitting station. These signals are sent at 12:00 noon and 10:00 P. M. Eastern Standard Time. These signals are sent out one wave length of 2650 meters, and those of you who have radio sets for listening to broadcasting could not 13" '(3oai‘ ~ tune in on,~ such a high wave length, so then KDKA, WBZ and others hays a special receiver and receive these signals, and by placing their loud speaker near to their transmitting microphone, re-broadcast these sig- nals so that you hear them on the, lower wave length. Radio travels so fast that the time is absolutely ac- .' curate, there not being a difference of one ten-thousandth of a second. Five minutes to the hour the sig- nals begin (from Washington) and a dot is sent for 29 seconds, one is skipped and then from the 3lst. to the 55th. second dotsare sent each second, 5 seconds omitted and at the beginning of the second minute (or 4 minutes to the hour) the same procedure is given over again, this keeps up for four and a half minutes and on the last 10 seconds of the 5th. minute there is silence and on the even hour a long dash is sent. The beginning of this long dash is the exact even hour, either noon 01‘ 10:00 P. M. Eastern Standard Time. You will have to allow for whateVer zone you are in, if the Central Stand- ard zone then the signals will be at 11:00 A. M. and 9:00 P. M. %6 Local ALPHA CEMENT, Dealer zeal/givcyou Amt “llmfilllla 6 /z锢€? l T l 1 12 pach mm mancnt car: 1' ,1 II I" money. CHICAG O. ILL. \ No rust, no rot, no painting. Such improvements actually‘gct stronger with age. 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Record, Page 262. HERE now you have it! The “M. A. C. Record" is, as far as we know, a. publication approved by the administrative board of the Michigan Agricultural College, so this statmnent may be taken at its face value as expressin-x the sentiments which are held at East Lansing. What a delightful misapprehension we have been living under all these eighty years or so! That the Michigan Agricultural College was founded to aid agriculture! Shades of the sturdy pioneers who fell the trees Where now stands this mighty institution on the outskirts of Michigans capitol city! Shades of the men who have fostered-it, fought for it, literally died in their heroic attempt to give Michigan the greatest agricultural college in all the world! What fools they were, they thought that the Michigan Agricultural College was founded to aid agriculture! But now, thanks to the “M. A. C. Record", the cards are on the table and the elusive Ethiopian has been chased out of the well—known fuel pile. The alumni, the faculty, the students want the abhorent name of "agriculture" stricken from over the gate and above their names on the diploma, for no more worthy reason than that "it sounds better" and will not embarrass the students in Engineering, Veterinary and the kin- dred arts! An article by a faculty member in our most esteemed contemporary, “The Michigan Farmer", states that “by dropping the name ‘agricultural’ the attendance will be increased." But if the increase is to come from farm boys and girls who are thus by clever manipulation being led further from the farms, what is to become of rural life in our state? Do we want a land of peasants, (for tenant farmers are scarcely more), to re- place the men and women who now till the soil they own? Are we ready to admit defeat for agriculture in Michigan? Are we ready to say that the American farm holds no future for the boy who desires to apply scientific methods to agriculture and thus make a profitable business of farming? If we are, and no others than those in charge of our agricultural colleges should be in a better position to judge, then it is high time‘ that we were so informed. If the Michigan Agricultural College is not the champion of the farm, the leader in agricultural activities and the melting pot of farm experiences and scientific investigation of better farming methods, then it is high time we, who have so held it, were awakened from our contented lethargy. We have tried to be fair in the simple matter of changing the name. In this very issue we a.) . gr 11v 4» ._,. .- i a :12- i ' . w are the j hath- against the Change. and we have agreed; on this very page to keep an Open) mind and let the de-, cision rest with the farmers . of Michigan—but when the mouth-piece of the Michigan Agricul- tural College is permitted to question that the college was ever intended “ton aid agriculture”, or that the farmers of Michigan are entitled to “retain control of its policies and its affairs”, then it is indeed fortunate that under the sheeps coat of a mere change in name, we discover the wolf which" has already. we fear, devoured part of the Vitals of our most treasured institution. If this be the mark of a “demagbgue”; to pro- tect the sacred heritage of an institution which we believe by every right, to belong wholly and solely to the advancement of agriculture and thus to contribute directlyto the family life, the. spiritual, moral and educational upbuilding of more than half of the men, women and children who live on the farms of Michigan, then, does Tun MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER, accept the mark, and become in truth, a “demagogue”! JARDINE FOR SECRETARY HETHER you like it, as the Kansans do, or don’t like it as the Iowans have loudly pro- claimed they don’t, the appointment of Wil- liam M. Jardine, president of the Kansas Agricul- tural College, as Secretary of Agriculture is going to stick if a certain New Englander now occupying a rather conspicuous place in the White House has his way. Naturally, as Michiganders, we would have pre- ferred to see Dr. David Friday win the favor of President Coolidge. He was a man ideally pre- pared to cope with the present problems of agri- cultural economics. He has preached the fallacy of the promised land of better markets through political means. Dr. Friday is optimistic over the future of the farming business in America, we hope the new secretary has these same qualifica- tions. The appointment by President Coolidge in the face of considerable political pressure, especially from Iowa and Oklahoma, will not surprise only those who have not been following what has happened at the White House since the land-slide of last November. There is a little of the big- stick of the Roosevelt days mixed with the cool determination of Woodrow Wilson. There are those who will not approve of the appointment of a college president as Secretary, especially at this time, when the problem of agri- culture is largely that of marketing, both at home and abroad, they will feel that a real business farmer would have better fitted the job. From what we can learn of Jardine, he leans more to the hard business end than the scientific side of agriculture and this is as it should be. . The new Secretary of Agriculture has a man’s size job cut out for him. Changing conditions are bringing farming back to the profit side of business. There is the possibility of over—stimu- lation of production through the present pros- pects of a continually rising market. It will take sound thinking and careful handling but the farmers of America will follow the leadership of such a Secretary of Agriculture, and speaking for ourselves, we pledge William F. Jardine the sled- length support and cooperation of the business t farmers of Michigan. \VILL WONDERS NEVER CEASE? OUR years is not such a long span of time and yet modern miracles are being worked with such frequency that few of us pause to give them the consideration they merit. ‘ Take for instance, the radio. 'Four years ago we were thrilled by the idea that President Hard- ing stood before a. microphone and through the four large amplifiers above his speaker's stand he addressed an audience of nearly one hundred thousand persons, where the voice of Ex—Presi- dent Wilson had been heard only by the favored few within hearing distance of his inaugural plat- form. How we wondered at one mans voice being car- ried to a hundred thousand, yet how perfectly in— significant becomes that mark of scientific prog- ress when we compare the fact that the inaugural address of President Coolidge will undoubtedly be heard by twenty-five million persons in the United States. ‘ Through the cooperation of several large broad— casting stations scattered from coast to coast every word of it, as spoken in Washington, will be driven out into space to find its reception in the palace of the rich or the humble log cabin of the Northern trapper, alike. . ~ 0h! The marvel of it all! Even now the voices of the world’s greatest singers are thru _ the same plan-of cooperation‘bsing broadcast to . m a.» - — ADV s, u "is? 105: W11 ’requirensentm”. ~ - they-mniomw mansion: n pi oft {receiving set to bfliigl'pre'grame homes which thousands have-heretofore been glad ’ to pay from two to'ten dollars a seat to hear. Last Saturday evening we sat in our homes and listened to Lieutenants Osbourn and Wade who new around the world and their story was as graphically told and interesting as any fiction could have been. They were followed by Cap- tain Kline of the Navahairship,» “Los Angeles", who described his trip from Germany to America in seventy-two hours. He told how they sym- pathized with the passengers on the great liners they could- see down below wallowing in the giant claws of a storm, while their airship pushed majestically thru the sky at the rate of a mile- a-minute! Truly this is a wonderfully interesting age in which to live and we pity those who do not thrill with the excitement of it as they view this daily march of progress! DEBT T is no disgrace to be in debt and the farmer I who goes to a bank to borrow money for the needs of his farm need not hang his head nor. apologize. Borrowers are the only paying cus— tomers a bank has and the depositors are only a necessary evil so far as the banker is concerned. Francis H. Sisson, now Vice-President of the Guarantee Trdst Company of New York said the other day, “Get in debt! When you pay out. plunge in again! Stay in debt for all you can carry. That'is the only way to succeed in busi— ' ness. Let other men’s money work for you!" Getting in debt for luxuries is not always com- mendable, but if the farm family have enough stamina to dig out-from-under, they might better be in debt than to lose their boys and girls to the, city because of the lack of home conveniences and attractive surroundings. THE RIGHT MAN I HE appointment by Governor Groesbeck of Nathan F. Simpson as Superintendent of the Michigan State Industries at Jackson will be approved by every farmer in Michigan. who knows of "Nate’s" record when he was warden of that prison. It was Nathan F. Simpson who established the binder twine plant at Jackson and through vari— ous other prison activities changed the method of employing prison labor from the contract basis which had made millionaires of a. few con— tractors toa strictly state—OWned basis. His record at Jackson during the period when he was establishing these industries, which have since become permanent, was marked as an ex- ample of efficiency by penal authorities through- out the world and he left his work only because he was attracted by greater remunerative oppor- tunities in industry outside. It is particularly fortunate that Mr. Simpson will accept this position and in cooperation with Mr. Harry H. Jackson, the new warden, a record should be established at our state institution heretofore undreamed of. ‘ More power to you. Nate, we are glad to see you back again on the job we know you like! GOVERNMENT. WARNS AGAINST INCREASE HE general outlook for American crops this year “is fairly encouraging” compared with recent years, the department of agriculture declared in its annual outlook report made public February lst, but. it added that there “may be a slackening in domestic demand for farm products next Winter." Producers of the major farm crops, such as cot- ton and wheat were advised to “follow about the same program of production as last year. In- creased acreages of these crops," it said, “are not advisable this year.” “General business prosperity during the first half of the year will maintain the domestic de- mand for the 1924 farm products yet to be mar— keted,” the report continued, “and should stim- ulate the demand for the better grades of certain products.” “It is not assured, however, that the industrial improvement of the first half of 1925 will con- tinue in 1926 at the same high level, and should there be a. reduction in busineSs activity as a re- sult of over-stimulation of business, a slackened demand for some of the 1925 crops may be ex— pected. “If there is an average world crop of wheat in 1926,” the report continued, “the present high price of wheat cannot be expected to prevail for the 1926 crop. Growers of hard spring wheat are cautioned not to increase poduction above domes- tic requirements. If the spring wheat acreage in the United States is held to that of last year, and an average yield is secured, the production of spring wheat should about equal the domestic 1' ‘ we 1 —.. fiW;$fim=rrz-Aarrm I \ .4._.__......,_... .- .c .4... A... ... ANOTHER VICTIM OF NILE ART ~ “I am Writing you in re ard to'the Nile Art 00“. My wife‘ ast fall wanted to be. earning something in the long winter months so she enter— ed a contract with the Nile Art Co. She paid them $8 and got her work out in nice shape but when she sent it in they said her work was not good enough and wanted her to buy more supplies but we put them down as a fraud. Their paints are noth- ing but a water mixture. I see by your paper you have been handling claims. Now if any one should get their money back I should think my wife should." PPARENTLY you have not been A following the Publishers Desk very closely or you would have seen the reports we have had on the Nile Art Company. As early as August 1923 we wrote up this company, advising our sub- _ecribers not to be caught by the al- luring inducements offered. The latest article we published was in our December 6, 1924 issue in which we quoted a newspaper clipping which stated that the pro- moter of the Nile Art Company, Mr. Gle D. Fryer, who has owned and opera this Company since April 1, 1922, has been arrested by the United States Postal authorities and charged with using the mails to de- fraud the people. Since dis-organiz- ation this Company has done a vol- ume of business in excess of a half million dollars and has earned a clear great for Mr. Freyer of around ,two undred or three hundred thousand dollars. We have been unable to find a customer of Mr. Freyer who has need work that passed his scrut- y and we doubt if there ever was such a customer. SOLUTIONS DO NOT CHARGE M‘ORAGE BATTERJIB HANGING the solution in a stor- age battery does not charge it. An investigation has recently been made at the Bureau of Stan- dards of certain solutions which were said to charge batteries instantly, or in a short time as compared with the usual process. These tests have shown that batteries containing these solutions, contrary to the' claims made for them. behave in accordance with well-established laws of electro- chemistry. Analysis revealed these solutions to contain 38 to 42 per cent of sul- phuric acid which is about the amount in the ordinary electrolyte of an automobile battery when charg- ed. In some of them were also found significant amounts of sodium or magnesium as well as coloring mat- ter. The sodium may have been add- ed as soda, lye, or Glauber salts; the magnesium as Epsom salts. The use of sodium sulphate (Glauber salts) in batteries is an old story. It was suggested more than 36 years ago, but various authorities since that time have stated that such material is without beneficial eiIect. This has been confirmed by the Bureau’s re- cent experiments which show the rate of sulphation of plates to be un- aflected by even 4 to 5 per cent of Epsom salts or Glauber salts. Comparison was made between batteries containing these solutions and similar batteries containing el- ectrolyte of sulphuric acid of equiva- lent strength. No essential differ- ences were shown in the charging, the voltage, the efficiency or the tem- FARIIB. collection lea It. elem line. | luau-t Indie Fell-oer! 20. 1.25 Total of uglier Mod... .' ‘s‘HER’s DESK I“ perature. When a battery is said to be charged it -is-understood that the battery is fully charged. A battery which is almost completely discharg— ed may have nearly the same voltage as one that is charged. In this con- dition it may be able to operate the starter of an automobile; but this fact can not be taken as evidence that the battery is fully charged. It takes as long to fully charge a bat- tery containing one of these solu- tions as to charge a similar battery containing the ordinary electrolyte. The indiscriminate addition of these solutions to a battery is not ad- visable, although in some cases no great harm may be done. If the so- lution is used to replace the electro- lyte of a completely discharged bat- tery as is usually the case, the bat— tery may be spurred on to give a little more current because the plates retain a surplus of active material. When the battery is recharged by an electric current the specific gravity will rise much too high. This is be— cause the acid formed at the plates by the charging current is added to the acid already present in the solu- tion. In the Bureau’s experiments it rose to 1.365. This is not desirable because the local action or self dis- charge within the battery is materi- ally increased. A battery containing one of these solutions lost 47 per cent of its charge in 4 weeks as com- pared with 8 per cent which was lost by a similar battery with the or— dinary solution. Batteries contain- ing solutions of higher than normal specific gravity often give less capa- city at high rates of discharge, as when cranking the engine of an au- tomobile, depending upon the behav- ior of the negative plates. The high- er the specific gravity of the electro— lyte the more injurious is the action upon the separators. It is a well rec~ ognized principle in battery opera— tion that acid should be added only to replace that which may have been spilled, or in rare instances to adjust the specific gravity to the required standard after the completion of a full charge. Although the materials and color— ing matter considered individually may be harmless the disadvantages in using such solutions more than offset any temporary gain. The us— ual electrolyte of pure sulphuric acid and water, adjusted to the proper specific gravity at the completion of 2. full charge, is believed to be the es . LAND SELLERS’ GUIDE COMPANY AGAIN ACTIVE OME time ago fraud orders were issued against the New Land Sellers Guide Publishing Co. and the Cooperative Land Co. It is now reported that Benjamin H. Adams, who operated these concerns, is spon— soring the International Farm Cen- sus & Appraisment Board from 620 Chestnut St., St. Louis. Adams’ present plan seems to be to send out circular letters to farm owners of— fering the recipient a connection as an appraiser. On the application blank space is provided for a list of farm owners in the applicant’s com— munity who desire to sell their land. The National Vigilance Committee ,believe that names so obtained will be circularized in an effort to secure subscriptions to a real estate maga- zine which he contemplates publish- ing. The Vigilance Committee says the statement “Because of the in- creased number of aippraisements” is misleading because the concern has no positions to offer. It is also said that the names of several banking institutions and commercial organi- zations listed as references on the letterhead have been used without permission. Claim No. 1564 has been settled en- tirely satisfacto‘ ry. .Allow me to con- gratulats "The Collection Box” for its splendid service in helping subscribers That concern would of never settled without your help. Accept my sincere thanksflmr 1131.11 ygur trouble. May your paper curls an w.—H. 'r., Th , Ml . ‘EI'O orice Yes you may take my name of! your mailing list tor the present. I am not farming now. However yours is the best magazine for all Michigan farmers. Very truly yearn—Geo, 4'. Young. Bea-b an Gunny. Michigan. 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Did you remember that too?” “After you said it." “Can you remember the rest of it?" “ ‘Green to Green—Red to Red,’ ” Alan repeated to himself. “ ‘Green to green’ and then something anout—how is it, ‘Back her—back and stopper.’ ” “That's from a. lake rhyme too, but an- other one !” she cried. “And that’s quite a good one. It’s one of the pilot rules that every lake person knows. Some skipper and wheelsman set them to rhyme years ago, and the lake men teach the rhymes to their children so that they’ll never go wrong with a ship. It keeps them clearer in their heads than any amount of government printing. Uncle Benny used to say they’ve saved any number of collisions. “Meeting steamers do not dread,” she recited, “When you see three lights ahead! Port your helm and show your red. For passing steamers you should try To keep this maxim in your eye, Green to Green—or Red to Red— Perfect safety—g0 ahead. Both in safety and in doubt, Always keep a good lookout; Should there be no room to turn, Stop your ship and go astern.” stopper': "If to starboard Red appear, ’Tis your duty to keep clear; Act as judgment says is proper. Port or starboard—back or stop her! But when on your port is seen A steamer with a light of Green, There‘s not much for you to do—- The Green light must look out for you." She had driven the car swiftly on the boulevard to the turn where the motor- way makcs west to Rush Street. then it turned south again toward the bridge. As they reached the approach to the bridge and the cars congester there, Con- stance was required to give all her at- tention to the steering; not until they were crossing the bridge was she-able to glance at her companion’s face. To westward, on both sides of the river, summer boats were laid up, with their decks covered with snow. On the other side, still nearer to the bridge, were some of the winter vessels; and, while the motor was on the span, the 'bells began ringing the alarm-to clear the bridge so it could turn to let a great steamer just in from the lake, the sun glistening on the ice covering its bows and sides back as far as Alan could see. - Forward of the big, black, red-banded funnel, a cloud of steam bellowed up and floated back, followed by another, and two deep, rcverbrating ’blasts rumbled up the river majestically, imperiously. The shrill little alarm bells on the bridge jangled more nervously and excitedly, and the policeman at the south end has- tily signalled the motor cars from the city to stop, while he motioned those still on the bridge to scurry off; for a ship desired to pass. ' pealcd, as Constance ran the car from the bridge just before it began to turn. She swung the car to the side of the street and stopped; as he gazed back, he was—she knew—seeing not only his first great ship close by, but having his first view of his people—the lake men from whom now he knew from the feeling he had found within himself, and not only from what had been told him, that he had come. The ship was sheathed in ice from stem to stem; tons of the gleaming, crystal metal weighed the forecastle; the rail all round had become a frozen bulwark; the boats were more hammocks of ice; the bridge was encased, and from the top of the pilot house hung down giant sta— lactitos which an axman was chopping away. Alan could see the officers on the bridge, the wheelsmen, the lookout; he could see the spurt of water from the ship’s side as it expelled with each thrust of the pumps; he could see the whirlpool about the screw, as slowly, steadily, with signals clanging clearly somewhere below, the steamer went through the draw. From up the river ahead of it came the jangling of bells and the blowing of alarm whistles as the other bridges were cleared to let the vessel through. It showed its stern now; Alan read the name and registry aloud: “ ‘Groton of Escan- a'ba!’ Is that one of yours, Miss Sher- rill; is that one of yours and my—Mr. Corvet’s?" She shook her head, sorry that she had to say no. “Shall we go on now?” The bridge was swinging shut again; the long line of motor cars, which had accumulated from the boulevard from the city, began slowly to move. Constance turned the car down the narrow street, fronted by warehouses which Alan had passed the morning before. to Michigan Avenue, with the park and harbor to the left. When she glanced now at Alan, she saw that a reaction of depression had followed excitement at seeing the~ steamer pass close by. ” ‘ " ' "' “Now we’re coming to your ‘back and ‘ "Can we stop and see it?" Alan ap-, Com-um b" Edwin am given him a feeling for ships and for the lake; a. single word——leaka—+—a childish rhyme and stogy, which he might have heard repeated and have asked for a hundred times " in babyhood. But these recollections were only what those of a. three-years’ child might have been. Not only did they refuse to connect them- selves with anything velse, but by the very finality of their isolation, they warned him that they—and perhaps a few more vague memories of similar sort—«were all that recollection ever would give him. He caught himself together and turned his thoughts to the approach- ing visit to Sherrillv—and his father's offices. Observing the towering buildings to his right, he was able to identify some of the more prominent structures, familiar from photographs of the city. Constance drove swiftly a few blocks down this boulevard; then, with a sudden, “Here we are!” she shot the car to the curb and stopped. She led Alan into one of the tallest and |best-looking of the build— ings, where they took an elevator pla- carded “Express” to the fifteenth floor. On_ several of the doors opening upon the wide marble hall where the elevator left them, Alan saw the names, “Corvet, Sherrill and Spearman." As they passed, without entering, one of these doors which stood [propped open, and he looked in, he got his first realization of the com- paratively small land accommodations which a great business conducted upon the waterrequires. What he saw within was only one large room, with hardly more than a dozen, certainly not a score of desks in it; nearly all the desks were closed, and there were not more than three or four people in the room, and these apparently stenographers. Doors of several small offices, opening upon the larger room, bore names, among which he saw “Mr. Corvet” and “Mr. Spear- man." “It won't look like that a. month from now,” Constance said, catching his ex- pression. "Just now, you know, the straits and all the northern lakes are blocked fast with ice. There‘s nothing going on now except the Winter traffic on Lake Michigan and, to a much smaller extent, on Ontario and Erie; we have an interest in some winter boats, but we don’t operate them from here. Next month we will be busy fitting out, and the month after that all the ships we have will be upon the water." She led the way on past to a door farther down the corridor, which bore merely the name, “Lawrence Sherrill”; evidently Sherrill, who had interests aside from the shipping business, had offices connected with but not actually a. part of the offices of Corvet, Sherrill, and Spearman. A girl was on guard on the other side of the door; she recognized Constance Sherrill at once and, saying that Mr. Sherrill had been awaiting Mr. Conrad, she opened an inner door and led Alan into a. large, many—windowed room, where Sherrill was sitting alone before a table-desk. He arose, a moment after the door opened, and spoke a word to his daughter, who had followed Alan and the girl to the door, but‘who had halted there. Constance withdrew, and the girl from the outer office also went away, closing the door behind-her. Sher- rill pulled the “visitor’s chair” rather close to his desk and to his own big leather chair before asking Alan to seat himself. “You wanted to tell me, or ask me, something last night, my daughter has told me," Sherrill said cordially. “I’m sorry I wasn’t home when you came back.” “I wanted to ask you, Mr. Sherrill,” Alan said, “about those facts in regard to Mr. Corvet which you mentioned to me yesterday but did not explain. You said it would not aid me to know them; but I fOIlnd certian things in.Mr. Corvet's house last night which made me want to know, if I could, everything you could tell me.” Sherrill opened a drawer and took out a large, plain envelope. “I did not tell you about these yester- day, Alan,” he said, “not only because I had not decided how to act in regard to ., some additions, ~ i 'tion, from you wialfifialmcrs. After seeing -you,,_:I was” obliged to"w‘a.i for--:Spearman to get back to..tOWn.' The vcircumstanCes are such that I felt myself obliged to' talk them over first with him; I have done so this morning; so I was going to send for you, if you had 'not come down." Sherrill thought a minute, still holding» . the envelope closed in his hand.‘ “On the day after your father dis- appeared,” he went on, “but before I knew he was gone—or before any one except my daughter felt any alarm about him—I received a, short note from him. I will show it to you 1a._ter, if you wish; its exact wording, however, is un~ important. It had been mailed very late the night before apparently at the mail box near *his house or'at least, by the postmark, somewhere in the neighbor- hood; and for that reason had not been taken up before the morning collection and did not reach the office until I had been here and gone away again about eleven o’clock. I did not get it, therefore, until after lunch. The note was agitated, almost incoherent. It told me he had sent for you—Alan Conrad, of Blue Rapids, Kansas—but spoke of you as though you were some one I ought to have known about, and commended you to my care. The remainder of it was merely an agitated, almost indescipherable fare- well to me. When I opened the envelope, a key had fallen out. no reference to the key, but comparing it with one-.I.had in my pocket. I saw that it appeared to be a key to a sa ty deposit box in the vaults of a com y where we both had boxes. “The note taken in connection with my daughter's alarm about him, made it so plain that something serious had hap- pened to Corvet, that my first thought was merely for him. Corvet was not a. man with whom one could readily con- nect the thought of guicide; but, Alan. that was the idea that I had. I hurried at once to his house, but the bell was not answered, and I could not get in. His servant, Wassaquam, has very few friends, and a few times he has been away from home of recent years have been when he visited an acquaintance of his—the head porter in a South Side hotel. I Went to the telephone in the house next door and called the hotel and found VVassaquam there. I asked Wassa- quam about the letter to ‘Alan Conrad,’ and Wassaquam said Corvet had given it to him to post early in the evening. Several hours later, Corvet had sent him out to wait at the mail box for the mail collector to get the letter back. Wassa- quam went out to the mail box, and Cor- vet came out there too, almost at ones. The mail collector, when he came, told""' them, of course, that he could not re- turn the letter; but Corvet himself had taken the letters and looked them through. Corvet seemed very much excited when his discovered the letter was not there; and when the mail man remembered that he had been late on his previous trip and so must have taken up the letter almost at once after it was mailed, Cor- vet’s excitement increased on learning that it was already probably on the train on its way west. He controlled himself later enough at least to reassure Wassa— quam away from the house, Wassaquaxm had gone without feeling any anxiety about him. “I told Wassaquam over the telephone only that something was wrong, and hur- ried to my own home to get_the key, which I had, to the Corvet house; but when I came back and let myself into the house, I found it empty and with no sign of anything having happened. “The next morning, Alan, I went to the safe deposit vaults as soon as they were open. I presented the numbered key and was told that it belonged to a box rented by Corvet, and that Corvet had arranged about three days ago for me to have access to the box if I presented the key. I had only to sign my name in their book and open the box. In it, Alan, I found the pictures of you which I showed you yesterday and the very strange communi- cations that I am going to show you now." (Continued in Mar. 14th issue.) Please cancel my name as my sub- scription has expired and I am not ready to renew my subscription. Thank you very much for the past service as I liked your paper very much and if I wanted any farm paper you would be the only one—F. M., Coral, Michigan. ,v siy ,1le gr . . ., :uanvnsrmo THE wmm 0301’ B.‘ Stanley -Manningv,j of North Street, bell ‘ ' preparing for the not days next a ‘ e 5 avg; deans; H V Memory, if he could call it that, had - ' -* H P ,e .,. The note made I ‘ i “ ‘ EVENTY .grOWers' from twenty- eight counties of Michigan made 134‘ entries at the State Potato Show held at the Michigan Agricul- turalColle'ge during Farmers’ Week. This show was staged by the Michi- gan Potato Producers’ Association in co-operation with the M. A. C. From the standpoint of uniformly high ‘ quality of exhibits the show surpass- ed ,any potato'show yet held at East Lansing and was equal t-o-any of the State shows heretofore held at Grand Rapids. The number of entries was approximately one-half of the num- ber at the Grand Rapids Show in 1923. ‘ The attendance of potato growers was much better at the East Lansing show than at Grand Rapids and there was much general‘interest displayed by them in studying the samples of potatoes and the educational exhibits put up by the State Department of Agriculture, the Michigan Agricul- tural College and the New York Cen- tral Railroad. That the show was an inspiration to many growers for pro- ducing better quality potatoes was evidenced by many of the remarks made by them. It is believed that this spring the planting of certified seed potatoes will be more generally adopted by table stock producers than in any previous year. The efiect of certi- fied seed in bettering the market quality and yield of potatoes is now being recognized by most growers. Many visitors of the show said that . they intended to enter exhibits in the potato show to be held at East Lan— sing next winter. A larger and bet— ter located exhibit space will no doubt be available for the next po— tato show held at the College and judging by the interest and enthusi— asm displayed by both exhibitors and non—exhibitors the next show will be a big one. Pettifor of Gaylord Wins Sweepstakes Otsego county growers won the lion’s share of the premium money, and were a arded a silver loving cup for winnin first place in the county exhibit class. Ernest Pettifor, a certified seed growenfrom the Top 0’ Michigan won sweepstakes with his 32 tuber sample of Russet Rurals. He also had two other entries which were awarded premiums. _ Considering the excellent showing made by Alpena and Gratiot counties in the county exhibit class and the fact that another year Antrim, Che— boygan and Montcalm can be counted on to be present, the competition may be keen enough to suit the most exacting exhibitor. The judging of exhibits was done by Prof. A. G. Tolaas of St. Paul, Minnesota. Prof. Tolaas, -who has charge of the seed potato inspection service in Minnesota gave an inter- esting talk on. the “Essentials in Cer- tified Seed Production” at the Pota— to Producers’ meeting held at the College on Feb. 3rd... Others on the program were J. D. Robinson, Pells— ton; Prof. G. M. Grantham, M. A. C.; L. L. Drake, Mancelona, and J. W. Weston, M. A. C. The meeting was well attended and _a hearty interest was shown by all in better production and marketing methods. The following is a list of the prize winners: See. A. Class 1,—Individual exhibits of 32 potatoes of Russet Rurals. 1st., E. Pettifor, Gaylord; 2nd., F. Wyrick, Alanson; 3rd., J. Woodman, Paw Paw; 4th., E. VanBuren, Vanderbilt; 5th., R. Dougherty, Gaylord; 6th., V. Mankow- ski. Gaylord; 7th., Geo. Teeter, Gaylord; 8th., Walter Barlow, Spratt; 9th., E. Sutton, Central Lake; 10th., James Meeks, North Adams. Awards of Merit, W. Pettii'or, Gaylord; John Allis, Gay- lord; Geo. Coultes, Gaylord; J. Barlow, Spratt, C. S. Dearborn, Bellare; B. Heath Holden, Milford. See. A. Class 2.-Individual 32 potato exhibit. White Rurals.——1st., M. Smilow- ski, Gaylord; 2nd., E.,Van Buren, Vander- bilt; 3rd, V. vMankostki', Gaylord; 4th., A Smilowski. Gaylord: ':5th..'J. c. Wilk, St. Louis; 6th., Geo. Harrison, Manton; 7th., Harry Stroven. Fremont; 8th., E. W, Lincoln, Greenville. 'Awards of Merits, J. A. Wilk, Alma; Rossma’fin. Bros, Lake- view; J. V. Harrison, Manton; 'Perry .Holden, Milford. '- Seo. A. Class 3.—Individual 32 potato exhibit. Green Mountain.——-A. J. Gehrke.‘ Ossineke: 2nd., .Rasmus Olsen. Sands; 3rd., John Deiongchamps, Champion :7 4th.. . . 'ey, Newberry. v“ 800» A. Class 4,—Individual 32 potato CobblerB—lst, Geo .. J . ‘V. Beardsley, Owosso; 4th., aylord; 6th., J. V. Harrison, Manton; 6th., M. C. Coates, Midland; 7th., W. Pettifor, Gaylord; 8th., J. C. Wilk,.St. Louis. Awards of Merits, J. A. Wilk, Alma; R. C. Campbell, Johannes- burg. ' Sec. A. Class 5.——Individual 32 potato exhibit. Early 0hio.—lst., J. C. Wilk, St. Louis; 2nd., Walter Barlow, Spratt; 9rd, J. Barlow, Spratt; 4th... M. E. Gray, Gaylord; 5th., R. C. Campbell, Johannes- burg; 6th., T. J. Wilk, Forest Hill. Awards of Merit, Jesse Pickett, Caledonia; X’ard Pickett, Caledonia; J. A. Wilk, lma. See. A. Class 6.-——Individual 32 potato exhibit. Any other variety of Merit.—1st., Clever Brudy, Wolverine, 2nd; Ward Pickett, Caledonia; 3rd., Geo. Harrison, Manton; 4th., Jesse Pickett, Caledonia; 5th., J. C. Wilk, St. Louis; 6th., T. J. Wilk, Forrest Hill. Sec. B. Class 7,—County Exhibits.—-lst. Otsego County; 2nd., Alp'ena County; 3rd., Gratiot County. v Sec. C. Class 8.-—Certified Seed Exhibit. 60 lbs. Russet Rurals.—-—1st., E. Sutton, Central Lake; 2nd., F. E. Wyrick, Alan- son; 3rd., B. Heath Holden, Milford; 4th., E. Van Buren, Vanderbilt; 5th., R. C. ton ; 3rd., E. Pettlfor, . s s V plan-Mm R" Campbell, Johannesburg; 6th., E. W. Lin? .l. coin. Greenville'; 7th.,“W. Barlow, Spratt; 8th:, A. E. Stine, Bellevue. . Sec. C. Class 9.—-—Certified Seed Exhibit. 60: lbs. White Rurals.—1st., E. W. Lincoln, ' .Greenville; 2nd., M. SmilowSki, Gaylord; 3rd., E. Van Buren, Vanderbilt; 4th., Geo. Harrison, Manton. ~Sec; C. Class 10.——Certifled Seed Ex- hibit. 60 lbs. Green Mountains—3rd., John Delongchamp, Champion. Sec. C. Class 11.——Certified Seed Ex- hibit. 60 lbs. Irish Cobblers.—1st., Geo. Harrison, Manton; 2nd., J. D. Robinson, Pellston; 3rd., E. Pettifor, Gaylord; 4th., J. V. Harrison, Manton. Sec. C. Class 12.—-Certified Seed Ex- hibit. 60 lbs. Early Ohio.—3rd., R. C. Campbell, Johannesburg. Sec. E. Boys and Girls Club. Individ— ual 32 potato exhibit. Russet Rural.— 1st., James Meeks, North Adams; 2nd., Francis Scheli, Battle Creek; 3rd., Joseph Drake, Crystal Falls. Award of Merit, Wilfred Caister, Decker. Sec E. Class 16.—-Individua1 32 Potato exhibit. Any other variety.—lst., Roy Chamberlain, Oxford; 2nd., Gordon Gold- en, Grindstone. Enclosed please find a $1.00 bill for to keep on sending THE-BUSINESS FARMER. We could not send money before now. But I tell you we did miss THE BUS- INESS FARMER very much—Mrs. O. C. Schultz, Aranec, County. ’ (3‘13): 17?. I SPRIN G W HEAT I would like information on rais-i, ing spring wheat. Is it a sucfiess in“ this state? I have a field that is rolle p, ing and it is well drained, clay soil ‘_ and part black soil.——F. G. F., Perry, v Michigan. URING a majority of the seasons spring wheat is not a very suc- cessful crop to raise in southern . and central Michigan. The yield is influenced quite materially by clima- tic‘ conditions. When the spring and summer are cool and fairly moist. fair yields are secured. The right season for spring wheat occurs about once every four or five years. I believe that you would find oats or barley more profitable. In case you did decide to raise a. crop of spring Wheat, I would suggest the Marquis variety sown as early as possible using 300 pounds of acid phosphate per acre to hasten the ma- turity.—C. R. Megee, Associate Pro- fessor of Farm Crops, Michigan Ag- ricultural College. ' In fattening stock for the market, it’s always best to keep them just a little hungry; they'll gain faster for it. / Same ormula The Larro formula will never be changed, re- gardless of the cost of ingredients, until a better one has been found and proved. When a feed formula is changed you have a different feed, untried and unknown. The Larro formula has been developed by years of experiment and practical feed- ing tests, which have demon- strated that it will economically produce the most milk and keep cows in good condition and in good health. Any change, there- \ fore, however slight, would cost you, the dairyman, both milk I 'and money, unless the same exhaustive tests had first proved the new formula superior. 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I am receiving leters from every part of, the state and all of the writers are in favor of our having a motto, colors and a button, and they are making some real good suggestions. When I write this the contest has better than a full week to run yet and indications are that there is go- ing to be so many letters that it will take several days to judge them. that a picture of Uncle Ned be print- ed on the button. I would not look dignified unless my entire beard showed, and it my entire beard show- ed you could not see my face. on account of the whiskers on' the size button we intend to use — so that is out of the question. I will tell you more about the contest next issue.— UNOLE NED. OUR GIRLS AND BOYS Dear Uncle Ned:—Here I am, back again pretty soon am I not? I will try to make my letters more interesting. It seems that I am growing every minute. I stretched about an inch already. I am 16 years of age now, my birthday was on December 27th. We will never be email any more so I think it is better to do good things now for “lost time is never found", that is my motto. How many of the cousins can cut glass with a pair of shears? Can you, Uncle Ned? I am sending you a heart that I out out of glass. If any of the cousins am cut glass with a pair of hears write and tell me how you do it. that I took to Detroit, I just can't reman- ber the date, it was some time in August, It was on Friday, I can remember that. We were going to leave home at one o’clock but my brother didn't get to bed because he went to a dance and didn't come home till twelve. I was up when he got home cause I went to bed at seven. Then we started on our trip. I was driv- ingasfaraslknewthewayandmy brother was sleeping. Then when I didn’t know what road to take I woke him, (it was dark then I forgot to tell you). He took the wheel and he went about a mile and fell asleep. I didn’t watch him be— cause I was watching the fields for I was not on that road before. Then I saw that the car was going down a slope and I began screaming and that woke my brother. The car went between a. tele— phone pole and a wire and another pole was in front of the other pole and we went right into the other one also. Then we had to get out of there and we had an awful time getting the car out. When we got through the wind shield was broken, one of the head lights was broken, one fender bent and the top was pulled off. The accident happened near Jackson. We got to Detroit and had the car re- paired. We reached Detroit at 10 o’clock in the morning. At night We went to a movie, but I didn’t see much of the picture as I was sleepy and also had a severe headache. I was giad to leave Sunday morning for the country is always better, I think. On the way home we didn’t have any accidents and I am glad we didn’t. I think I am going to Detroit to stay a while and my brother works there. He drives a Studebaker car. When I write again I will tell you about another trip. I wish all the people in Kendall would take the M. B. F. as it is such an inter- esting paper. If every one would take the paper I would try to make a meeting and see if. we could have a club for the girls and boys and call it “The Children's Hour Club”. I think it would be fine. I love to join clubs but they do not have any here. I think it is awful not to have a club. I can hardly wait till the M. B. F. comes. It seems like a month till it comes. I better close or my letter will take the whole Children’s Hour page. Uncle, did you have a context of mak- ing paper flowers? I think boys could make flowers as well as girls can. Remember about the glass, see if you can cut it. You may try also, Uncle Ned. Hoping to hear horn lots of cousins. Your niece—Evelyn Slunyck. Kendall Mich. —-—You are very clever if you cut that heart you sent me trom a piece of glass with a pair of shears. How did you do it? That’s 0 good idea about forming a Children’s Hour Club in your neighbor- hood. Why don’t you try and get some of your friends to have their fathers or you could start your club. No, we never had a flower making contest. Dear Uncle Nedz—I wrote you happy circle a little over a year ago and it was printed, thought it about time I was writ- ing again, don’t you? The Business Farmer is the best paper that is printed oratyeastwethtnkitis,whenyousee anadin‘ltyoulmowitisénhanst oneorelcettwouldnotbethere. 10° joy itn-om onecom to the I In one letter I have it is suggested .- I think I will tell you about my trip ‘ mothers subscribe for the M. B R? Then suppose you will want to know what kind of a hen is doing the scratching, but I am not a hen at all, just a boy who Was fifteen years old today, the 18th day of January. I have light hair, light oom- plexion with blue eyes with “glass front." I just read your last issue about a circle, which would surely be a good and I believe all would like it. Also it would be good to have pins with colors, say blue and white wouldglook good with some design on them. and then have a' contest every week. .The ones having won the contest get a pin. Pick out .ten or the best ones to Ewart] the. to. Bad: one could send five or ten cents per month to pay for the prizes and let more Ned be president secretary and treasurer and whatever else is needed. We must also have a motto to work for. How would it be it you would have a few gold pins to give those who would make suggestions that would benefit the circle K mun. reuenoslfil TO my ms one /. —. USE ONLY NINE MATCHES TO MAKE more SQUARES man-u Ill , . , P7 f. ’ ! \~_-,\-‘(\_ __ 2&1- n12»: or send in some good essays to be printed. we could have a fund to help some p00r Cripple. A good name would be “The Happy Helpers.” Well now what do you cousms think of all this? Let Uncle Ned know. A good motto would be “Make Happiness”. . Good-night, hoping lots of the girls and boys near the age of 15 will write to me. I’ll answer everyone—Harold VanKam- pen, Box 28, Route 1, Remus, Michigan. Dear Uncle Ned:——My how time does fly. I can hardly believe that we are on the last part of our term of school. I hope to pass the eighth grade this year. I have enjoyed my school days immensely. Oh! those are good old days aren’t they, Uncle Ned? Can you remember when you went to school, Uncle? Times h3ve changed haven’t they? It will soon be Valentine’s Day. I am sending you a small one. “Just a bit of remembrance." It Will soon be spring. How glad I’ll be though I have enjoyed the winter and rather like to wade snow somethnes to my hips. Oh! we northern people have fun don’t we? Just see What the people of Indiana are missing. Uncle Ned do you print stories on your page? If so I have five or six I com- pleted for English. May I send them in? I have only heard from one cousin since I last wrote and that was Ingeberg Fos- sum of Mancelona. I only got one let- ter from her and answered it but haven’t received an answer. Say, what’s the mat- ter cousins? Do I hear you sigh? Now please don't but spruce up a bit and let ‘ Hans aim lusnjtimer W" ‘xin bee; Wen, byg- bye. Don’t forget to write. \' ‘With, lover- Helen B. Klmmison, Kalkaska. Michigan. —.Indeed I do remember when I used to go to school and it is with'great pleasure I recall those days. Times have changed, it is true, and children have things much better nowadays I am pleased to say. May they continue to improve. Send in your stories, Helen. Maybe we can pub- lish one or two of them. ,, Your valentine was pretty and I than . you. . Dear Uncle Nedz—May I join your Merry Circle? I am a girl 11 years old. I have light hair, blue eyes and a fair complexion. I am four feet ten inches tall and weigh 92 pounds. I live on a 94-acre farm. My father has two horses. ten cows and a Fordson tractor. He takes the M. B. F. and I like to read the Children’s Hour. I have two pets, 2. cat named Squirrel and a dog named Rover. I'minthe'lthgradeatschoolandwalk 1% miles to get my education. I have a lady teacher and like her very much. Ourhrmisnexttothefiouthanno! Pine me, no I go swimming a great deal in the summer time. I guess that Leona Brown'saseis “years. Am! right. Wellmyinkiogettinglowso will stop with a. riddle. “What is the name of this state—high in the middle and low on each side?“ Answer—Ohio. —Clara Len, RZ, East Jordan, Michigan. Dear Uncle Nedz—I am going to pay anotheth toyou. Iwusogladto see my letter and poem in print that I'm going to try again. I am enclosing a little poem which I composed while lying in bed, trying to sleep. I guess I will describe myself to you and your nieces and nephews. I am five feet tall. weigh 105 pounds, have dark brown hair and eyes and I am fourteen years of age. OtcourSeIamagirl. Iwouldbeglad to hear from some of the cousins about my 86‘8- ‘ Uncle Ned, don’t you think Muriel Frey ' is a live wire? I worked out her crosa~ word puzzle and found it very interesting. .,Uncle Ned, wouldn't it be nice to join a club? For instance, every two weeks you could pick out the five or ta: best stories or poems and let us know who won, and those that won wuld send you five or ten cents and you could get marshes-ship pins made. I am sure that all the cousins wouldboverygratetultoywiryou would try to do that. Well. Uncle Ned, Iguasstillclose. Ihopeyouwillnot be angry with my suggestion. Ha! Ha! -——Katlrryn Paul, Wauoedsh, Michigan. School Days When I was but 8. tot of eight. To go to school, I sure did hate, I often said if I were through, I'd never face inside of a stool. When Mother said she’d go to town, Upon my face there’d be a trown; For it with school, I were only through, I could have gone with Mother too. Oh! Mother, Oh! Mother, I sure hate school; And also that school- Mam’s terrible rule; But mother always Quieted me down, And told me that later I may visit the town. And now that I'm out of school, I often wish I could follow that rule. or saying Yes Sir and Yes Mam. And working all the problems I can. ——Kathryn Paul, Wancedah, Mich. A FEW RIDDLEB What is that which goes from London to York without moving?—’I‘he road. When may a chair be said to dislike you ?—When it can't beer you. What animal took most luggage into the Ark, and which two took the least?— The elephant, who took his trunk. while the fox and the cock had only a brush and a comb between them. Which of the English kings has most reason to complain of his washerwoman? --—-King John, when he lost his baggage in the Wash. If a bear were to go into a linen- draper’s shop, what would he want?— He would want muzzlin’. CARTOONING MADE EASY i s .1..fi i tar kmng ’ ' e . “nah. <._\.>.‘ t... . » :n..emésm gem-n “Jr ails. .- ' y ‘ ’ . BLACK BOT ‘I have some grape vines and they seem to bear good but just before they ripen they seem to dry up and mold and are no good. Is this what they call" dry rot? What is the ' ‘ cause and the remedy?—J. J. Y., g ‘ Centreville, Michigan. ’i , OUR grape vines are probably 5' ' . affected with a fungus disease I ‘ commonly known as Black Rot It is usually very well controlled by thorough spraying with Bordeaux Mixture. ‘The following is the spray schedule which is recommended for the grape. 1. When the shoots are eight to ten inches long—spray with 4- 4—50 Bordeaux Mixture. Just before blossoming—spray again with Bordeaux Mixture and add one to 1% pounds of ‘ arsenate of lead powder to each " ” ' 50 gallons. I Just as the blossoms are. falling §—same as above. Ten days to two weeks later—— same. as above. 5. If injury from insects and dis- eases is likely to be serious another spraying two weeks later may be necessary.———R. E. Loree, Asst. Prof. of Horticulture, M. A. C. RIAKES FRUITS INTO JAllIS AND JELLIES This fall we commenced to work our fruits into jams and jellies sell- ing on the retail markets of this city. We are well aware that same must i I be tagged or labeled in accordance ‘ with state law, but, a couple of the 2. 3. 4i state food inspectors assigned to Kent county informed us that we could not sell any manufactured fruits commercially unless we took out a state license of $25.00 to do so and we were warned to discon- tinue selling same without taking out a license. They stated that the Ganner’s Association had gotten such a law passed to prevent competition. I have also been informed that there is no such law. I wOuld like to know MUSINGSOEA grees. Unusual weather. The live stock is enjoying a sun ID—FEB RUARY. The thermome- me-g... . .,.-‘ V .1 , .4 bath, the children are romtping on 3 the lawn. Truly a wonderful Sab— " bath day. ' I should be at church. Instead I am roaming around trying to shake the fence posts testing the frost. This bright’sun makes me uneasy for the spring drive. This is a rest- less age. ; How quickly nature responds to heat. Even the clover is showing ,5 green. I Isn’t a yearling a foolish animal? One is trailing me down the lane t.aw1ing. What for, I don’t know. I seize a stone about the twentieth of a hundredweight and hurl it at , him with great force, shooing him back. If the rascal would stray from the herd it would mean a chase of several furlongs. 9. Always something to disturb my meditations. _ The Wheat looks very promising. . Rumors are afloat that last year’s D it there is any law in this state that will prevent me from turning my fruit into jams, jellies, and fruit butters and selling same commerc- ially without taking out a state lic~ ense, as we intend the coming sea.- son to go into this extensively even if we have to take out a license to 'do so.———F. S., Kent County, Mich. 0U are respectfully referred to Act No. 411, Public Acts of 1919, “An Act to regulate the business of canning and preserv- ing", from which we quote Section 1 as follows: “The People of the State of Michi- gan Enactz' “All persons. firms, corporations and associations are prohibited from engaging in the business of canning or preserving fruits or vegetables without first having been licensed so to do by the Food and Drug Com- missioner (Commissioner of Agricul- ture) of ‘the State of Michigan.” The annual license fee is $25.00. Of course, you misquote the In- spector in saying, or inferring, that the canners of the State of Michigan caused this law to be enacted to eliminate competition. On the con- trary, the law was enacted to give the consuming public greater con- fidence in canned food products by insuring the canning and preserving of sound raw products put up under approved sanitary conditions. As a direct result of this law and its enforcement through inspection, Michigan canned goods are today un- excelled in quality and so recognized by the distributors, wholesalers and retailers throughout the Central West and East. It will be necessary for you, or anyone else who wishes to can or preserve fruits or vegetables com— mercially, regardless of volume of their annual output, to apply for a license, to have their place approved for canning purposes, and to subject their canning or preserving factory to"- frequent, rigid State inspection—— Bureau of Foods and Standards. PLAIN ‘FARMER crop is cornered. I Wonder if it’s cornered in that pit in~ Chicago, where men work themselves into a frenzy over gold. How can money be compared with wheat? Of course there is a medium of exchange, but suppose the Creator in his wisdom would put a bheck on this money grabbing world. A universal drought, a wave of in- sects that would destroy all our food plants! What then? Gold would be an inert thing. I don't mind hear hearing my chil- dren whine for money, but should they cry for food it would annoy me considerable. . Well, I don’t propose to play the ticker. If the other fellow gambler. in food—stuff that’s his funeral. And his lookout after the funeral. Have rested my shoulder-blades against this post and absorbed some cheap heat. My faith has been strengthened. Hurrah! The cattle have broken into the meadow, stampeding with tails high. Now for a chase. A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse1—A. P. Ballard._ . waxy-v.4. . is: can; so? ~ r the snow. and . ovarian Ion WITH A BUZZ any. way” at he,” mites Georg. 81mm, 0! St. Clair. Inch. Around. 8.300 3 A“. “*5 fill. , trlvpd by . Mm ' 3 4| . bun! saw.” \ . ’ Conti mm 116 r o w s o f notches close together, on both sides of t h e p o s t , make it easy to attach the fence wires. Zinc Insulat- ed “Hump” F a s t e n e r s h o ra wires securely. —) 1 Railroad raxldesign is strongest k n o w n f o r m o f steel post construc- tion.IJnlike 0rd in ary , T - S t e e 1 Posts. ‘ I ’ 'ZLM'Insanled r " a ROYAL ENC ’ :- ‘.-. "‘<\(:\25K 5' l l Zinc Insulated Royal Fence and Banner (formerly Arrow) Steel Posts have behind them the test of time—many years of successful service under all kinds of weather conditions. Zinc Insulated Royal Fence is thoroughly insulated by a heavy coating of zinc, uniformly applied to every wire, protecting it com- pletely from the effects of rust. Look for the Red Zinc Insulated Sign on every roll. Banner Steel Posts, built like a railroad rail for strength, with their large, slit-wing patented anchor plates, root firmly into the ground, hold the fence securely in line and give many years of hard service. Their painted covering has a base of pure linseed oil, insuring extra long service. Zinc Insulated Royal Fence and Banner Steel Posts give you the best and most economical protec- tion for your stock and crops. Sold at NO EXTRA E x t r a l . al.1351133,; CHARGE, they g1ve you e , t . 3 3 t cs [Xian many more years of serv1ce slit win gs, r o o t t h 6 post firmly in t o t h e ground. at a lower cost per year. Ask your dealer. Save on Fermi. . MAKE YOUR DWI ROPE QENUIIE FRESHIII "01“. All sizes including hay fork to l 919°“- 5 “we 5"" mph“ m ,.w.nmm1 mm. 3...; 90' R3: mes. tubes. :25 load mu: 390.00. s W , " PP 'ghe standard puts cheep. your old ' r f' . . .- o Pnc‘ es 0 r u “ Company. on u.‘ all. . 4033s- A TER. Paw Paw. m. '~ :A ism.) POCKETSV I By Anne“ Campbell ‘ " , A cherished knife, a grimy ball of string. Some pebbles. shells, and nails, 3. safety pm; A bit) of putty and a curtain ring, A marble and a tiny piece of tin; And in the other pocket folded square His handkerchief reposes white as snow, Untouched by hands since first he put it there, ’ A small boy’s handkerchief is just for show! I pick his little suit up from the floor, And hang it carefully upon the hook. ‘ His weighty pockets tempt me to explore. I have to laugh as cautiously I look, Replacing carefully—I'll not mislay The precious treasure of his magic day! HOW MOTHER MADE IT E don’t have much trouble with our children sinCe we began to use the calendar,” smiled Mother looking fondly at the small girl and sturdy boy, “they used to have fits of temper and naughtiness but they have reformed.” “Something new. Tell me,” I in- sisted. She pointed to two calendars hang— ing upon the wall of the living room. “All our neighbors and friends come ~'lnto this room. Most children are on their good behavior when we have company. Naturally they do not like for strangers or friends to know when they perform. So we hung Ned’s calendar first, marked the day with black ink when he was espec- ially bad. Nelly’s came next. Oh they were ashamed when the .minis— ter asked the meaning of those dark days! The neighbors learned too, and began to ask the nature of the offense. The first month there were fifteen cloudy days. Oh, they begged me to tear them off. But I had ex- plained in the beginning that the page must hang for the month.” “And the result?” Mother beckoned to Nelly playing quietly in the corner. “Let’s see your calendar, dear.” Nelly brought it proudly. But one black day and the month was near- ly gone. “For losing her temper when Ned pulled her curls,” explain- ed Mother, “but one day a month is an improvement.” “Ned’s has three black days for fighting and robbing birds’ nests and running out the front door to keep from Working,” laughed Nelly, “but he’s getting good, too.” ‘ I took the calendar in my hand. Not a leaf was missing. I turned backward through the months which had gone and looked at the black days and the bright ones—record of the lives of these tots who were learning that a record of good and evil is inevitable. And I thought—— if we older ones would only think such is our life. No task master stands beside us. Sometimes we are less patient, less sweet, less to be commended than the children of whom we expect so much. The plan was good for the child- ren. Wouldn’t it be well, if we should take stock of our short com— lugs and blot them out from our cal- endar?——Grace B. Allen. MENDI'NG THE MEN'S CLOTHES HEN suits and OVercoats are W torn it takes the greatest of care to repair them so they are presentable. Should the tear extend over a large surface, it is best to take the garment to a tailor who will insert a piece so it looks almost as good as new and is practically un- noticeable. The saving will be well Worth the cost. But the mending of the smaller tears that do not admit of inserting a piece is the heritage of the lady of the house. The first step is the “straightenng out” of the rent, the rearranging of the threads and fibers of the cloth so that they lie in the original direction. When smoothed down and firmly held with the left hand, fasten on the under side with stitches of the same colored thread to hold in place, being careful not to draw the thread too tightly as that would give a puckered appearance. This fastening stitch is run across the tear and is simply a stay and prepar- atory to the darning. When fastened in place, bring the thread to the right side of the goods and weave in the broken fabric, over and under the - fibers and running beyond the tear ,on both sides, using the loose stitch .so necessary for a successful opera- tion. When the broken part is filled in and the cloth is firm, you are ready to press the work and this isaitho' I ":Mx . ADepanment fix the WQmp first show. a week. Every other day is not. too often — visits will help renew old friendships and make new ones. ,Address letters: 1 Edited by MRS. ANNIE trams EAR. FOLKS: In the winter man?' of good disposition without knowing the reason why — or at least A change of scenery will often do more than all the prescriptions that are offered. Some women let cold weather hem them in like a high wall that has been erected with the Health authorities urge that no woman should let winter keep her in —that everyone has a right to fresh air and a chance to visit one’s friends, and that no one needs to take advantage of that opportunity more than the housekeeper. and mother to keep the home and its atmosphere cheery and refresh- ing to the rest of the family, and she cannot do it unless she feels her- self a. measure of the cheer that she is trying to give to others. every Woman resolve to get out and away from home at least twice W one of the main reasons why. Mrs. Annie Taylor. can The Business Farmer, Mt. Clemens, Mlohlgan. housekeepers suffer from loss For it is the duty of the wife So let / ‘ *W, most important step of all. The goods should be thoroughly wet, covered with a wet cloth and pressed until dry with a hot iron. Do not be satis— fied with one pressing. Wet again and repeat. The steam and heat re- moves the unevenness and rough ap- pearance. Many times I have been unable to locate the spot except by the sense of touch. Two things make the successful accomplishment: leav- ing the thread loose and the thor- ough pressing. If the tear is so frayed it is im- possible to catch it together, a piece should be placed under it. The thin- ner the piece, the better. A piece of soft stocking is excellent. Do not be discouraged, and do not hurry; you will find it possible to do good work. The very thick wool goods is liable to be conspicuous when darned, and a good method is to smear a piece of thin goods with cooked starch, place under the tear, and press the edges together. Cover with a dry cloth and press. A coat with a three-cornered tear on the shoulder was so incon~ spicuous that it was worn by the owner'for a year.~——Mrs. G. G. NUTS IN SANDWICHES AND SALADS UTS are good in almost any kind of a sandwich, and when the school lunch is a problem, a fill- ing of chopped nut kernels with rai— sins, dates, figs, or prunes will prove a solution. Nuts and olives go well together in sandwiches, nuts with cottage or cream cheese, and nuts with maple or plain brown sugar. It is a good plan to keep a jar of shelled nuts on the emergency shelf for these and other uses. Peanut butter as a sandwich filling is fam- iliar'to everyone. It can be made at home by putting the roasted shelled nuts through the meat grinder, and then stirring in enough cream or melted butter to make a smooth paste. A cream cheese ball can be rolled in chopped nuts and served as an accessory to almost any kind of salad. Celery stalks stuffed with nuts and cheese are often used in a similar way. A few nuts in a fruit, aspic or vegetable salad are a dis— tinct improvement. Even in a potato salad they add an unusual touch. Boiled chestnut kernels make an ex— cellent salad. When Persian walnut kernels are used in salad or for other purposes, in the raw condition, the little dark spot at the center of the kernel should be removed as it has a bitter taste. SOUPS AND VEGETABLES AND liflLK TO MENU OES your daily menu contain a D sufficient supply of vegetables If not, the home ec- onomics department at South Dakota State College says that an excellent and milk? way of introducing these valuable foods into the diet, especially of children, is to make soups without meat stock. Left over vegetables and fish may be well used up in this way. The foundation of most of these soups is the well known white sauce, the proportions "of which are as fol- lows: To one cup of milk or water usell tablespoon of fat and one table- spoon of flour, 1,5 teaspoon salt, 1/16 teaspoon pepper. Melt the fat in the top of double boiler, add ‘flour, stir .9113.“ well menses an “warmed milk gradually. Stir until thickened. Made in— small quantities this can be cooked directly over the flame. All vegetable or fish soups should be thickened with this to prevent the separation of pulp and liquid. The liquid may be all water, all milk or part cream, or water in which vege- tables have been cooked except po- tatoes. The general proportions for cream soups are from 1,5 to 1 cup of vegetable or fish pulp to 1 quart of white sauce. The amount of pulp de- pends on whether it is potato or cel— ery, etc. - Cook the vegetable or fish and press through a sieve. Make a white sauce as directed and add the thin— ner liquid very gradually to the thicker. Serve at once. Tomato Soup 1 quart tomatoes, 1 pint water, 12 pepper corns, 5 bay leaves, 4 cloves, 1 tablespoon onion, 1 tablespoon su- gar, 1/8 teaspoon soda, 3 tablespoons fat (butter or substitute), 3 table- spoons flour, 2 teaspoons salt, 1,4 tea— spoon pepper. Simmer first seven ingredients in a pan 1/2 hour. Strain and add soda. There should be 1*quart of liquid. Combine last four ingredients as in white sauce, add tomatoes and when mixture boils, serve. Potato Soup 11/2 cups mashed potato, 2 table- spoons butter, 2 tablespooons flour, 2 teaspoons salt, Vt teaspoon pepper, 14 teaspoon celery salt, _% teaspoon chopped onion, 1 quart milk, 2 tea- spoons chopped parsley. Scald the onion with the milk in a double boiler for 10 minutes. Make white sauce as directed and add the sauce to the potato very slowly, stir— ring constantly. Add parsley just before serving. Personal Column Eight Pointed Star Block—The quilt block patterns seem to be very popular with our folks. I have over twenty re quests so far for a loan of the one shown in our January 3rd issue—and the re- quests are still coming in. Each request is taken care of in the order received so it, rather if your request is not taken care of at once please be patient. The block shown here is known as the Eight Pointed Star and I will loan it to any reader who wishes to cut a pattern—but you must re- turn it by an early mail so thatrthe next one on the list can be taken care of. Coffee Snbstftute.—-—-’l‘ry this Haters. it is fine and dandy. Beat one on. then put in a cup of molasses and beat again. With a. “spoon stir in all the burn you can. ,Thnntake your egg up. - 7.3L . _ arr. put thiidn s gripping punt hi four oven and hrownlit.’ .Stir itfipften . as' it. burns easily. 'When all ispdark brown and a little coal. use one cup of gmuud, coffee and stir in the dry mixture and it is ready to use. three use a good half ‘Gup of this. boiling water on it and let cook a few minutes. Use cream and sugar if wanted. I buy the bran at a grist mill or one can buy it by the package—Mrs. M. Answers Help Calla—In answer to your request to help the Women’s Page, I am sending in two of my favorite and reliable recipes. Some housekeepers think it. very ex- travagant to use; many eggs but I think we farmers’ wlvcs have a special privi- lege to use plenty of eggs and milk for cooking and baking instead of so much meat. I think for my three growing children they help keep the doctor away. During these winter months I am try— to get most of my spring and summer sewing done. I find that faded percalc and gingham house dresses (especially the kimona' style) make good princess slips for every. day wear by cutting off the top just below the sleeves, then put in an inch wide hem'and add straps to fit over, the shoulders; If ’it is too large around run a tape thru the hem to draw it up and tie. slip is very Inuch more comfortable to “'Ol‘k in than a. petti— coat with a tight band around- one’s waist—H. W., Reese, Michigan. —Thank you, H. W., I am publishing your recipesin our “Recipe” department. How Do You Keep Sausage?——Can any of the readers tell me how to keep home- made sausage so that it will not get dry and hard?—-—Mrs. B. Wants Spare Pleces.—I am making a quilt out of silk and worsted and have not enough to finish it. Will some of the readers of M. B. F. send me some of their square pieces—Mrs. B. Thompson. Petersburg, Mich. —if you are well bred! 'l‘ituiar Distinctions in Introductions: There are certain generally accepted rules with regard to titular distinctions in in- troduction. The wives of presidents have no title; they are introduced as "Mrs. Harding”; "Mrs. Roosevelt”; md an ex-' president of the United States is plain “Mr.” Cabinet members are introduced as “Secretary”; 9. member of the Senate as “Senator Green," whether in office or not; governors and mayors as “Governor Brown” or “Mayor Black" (there are no ex-governors or ex-mayors, socially speak- ing.) Military and naval officers are in- troduced by their proper titles or as “Mr. Blank” or “Mr. White." A man entitled to an “Honorable’Vis so introduced only at public banquets or on a platform. Judges usually share the distinction awarded senators, and retain their title while in office and afterward; while a justice is introduced as “Justice Green.” Archbishops, bishops and doctors are as a rule introduced by their titles and tit- ularly addressed. A member of the House of representatives is always “Mr.” as are clergymen unless they hold the formal title of “Doctor,” “Dean,” “Canon,” or “Deacon.” A Roman Catholic cleric is always given his title:“Father Murphy," “Monsignor Prelati,” "Bishop Dominick," "Archbishop Glynn,” while “Your Emin- ence,” the most formal titular address, is used for a cardinal. American women are never presented to the holders of foreign titles: “His Grace,” "His Lordship,” etc., are avoided in introductions and the proper form is: “Mrs. Coutant, may I present the Duke of Chaulnes?” (or “Lord Maltravers," or Marquis Pescara?”) The Runner": Bible The Kingdom of God is at Hand: re- pent ye and believe in the gospel- Mark 1:15. ‘ Do not hold the idea that you must grow to be much better—have fewer sins, or perhaps, pass out of the body alto- gether before you can experience this Heaven that is promised. for the blessed fact is that it takes only intense and earnest desire to make the scales fall from your eyes and then you will see that‘ Heaven is all about you, and has always been there for your enjoyment; but you have not known it because the things of the material world have blinded your eyes. (Isa. 59:1.) .— - RECIPES Bacon and Egg Sandwich—Tmst two slices of bread; either white or graham. and fill with scrambled eggs and a slice of crisp bacon. Fried bacon cut into cubes may be added to the egg mixture while it is being cooked. Corn 3 la Southern—To one can chop- ped com add two eggs slightly beaten, one teaspoon salt, oneeighth teaspOon pepper. one and one-half tablespoon melted butter, am! one pint scalded milk; turn into a battered pudding dish and bake‘in slow oven until firm. a . For a family of - Pour .. ' probably. .. . we v '0 A my red“ omission 'andies win "give baked apples 3. this color as well as """ flavor. . v s . - . ' “ ~ "" ._- . ‘ ,s o o _ Pickled .Plgs Feet.’—-Soak the feet 12 A sman flashlight is a big help .in hours in cold water. Scrape clean and re- finding the eye of a, sewing machine move toes. i__Boil until soft—4 or 5 hours . néedie on a cloudy day, Salt them when partially done. * * * Pack in stone jar and cover with hot, Aunt Ada’s Axioms: Tact is not spiced vinegar. Serve cold or split and cheerful lying; neither is‘frankness mere dip them in a. batter made with eggs, blunt expression of opinion. milk and flour, and fry in clean drippings. * * ‘ lard or butter. . - Squat: pr in the shell: Straws from the soda fountain often add to the necessary inducement needed ' ' by the child who doesn’t like to drink Rocks.—11/2 cups brown sugar, 3 eggs. milk. 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 2 on of raisins * * t . out. 1 cup butter or Substi te. 11:. tea- Some housewives save time, patience. SPOOF! Cloves. '3 CUPS flour. 11/2 011135 wal" and Clothespins by pinning small pieces nuts. 1 teaspoon soda. Mix as cake- Drop of laundry to a tape, and then pinning in spoonfuls on a greased tin, allowing the tape to the line, room to expand and bake in a moderate ,. i * oven' Ordinary window screens covered with muslin make good ventilators for Winter Molasses Drop Cookies.-—1 cup lard, 1 wmdows‘ ,, ,, . ‘ cup brown sugar, 2 eggs, 1 cup molasses r akfast ma, be heated in % teasDoon salt’ 1 teaSpoon ginger’ 11%" thgotldis) if? ab deouble boilel‘, thereby say- teaspoon soda, 1 cup water. 5 cups flour. in the heating of an oven Mix as cake and drop by slitoohfigisk tvgo g . * g! ' . e n incrggfiieggfigtoggn.a greased tn Aunt Ada’s Axioms: It may be good for a woman to wade through snow- drifts to pump water for the kitchen, but it’s hard to prove. ill alt it Old-fashioned head cheese is a good luncheon or supper dish with baked po- tatoes and a cabbage salad. Thin slices used as a sandwich filling are fine, too. It It ill If finely varnished surfaces are Aunt Ada’s Axioms: Some, kitchens scratched, the damage may ‘be remedied would be all right for a woman who by rubbing lightly with alcohol to soften wanted to reduce, but even at that most the varnish and obscure the crack. of them would prefer to do their ten When the varnish hardens again, polish, miles a day in the open. and the scratch will never show. AIDS TO GOOD ,DRESSING BE SURE AND SEND IN YOUR all! 5018. A Pretty Morning Frock for the Woman of Mature Figure. .This style closes at the side of the vest portion. The lines. are comfortable and pleasnig. .Pcrcale. gingham, linen and rcp are at- tractive for dr sses of this kind. The Pattern is out in 8 Sizes: bust measure 42, 44, 46, 48, 50. 52, 54 and 5 inches waist_measure, 35, 37, .39, ,_43, 45, 47 and 49 inches. To make the dress for a 44 inch bust Will require 41,4; yards 36 inches Wide. The width at the foot is 2 yards. 5008-4839, A, Stylish “Ensemble” Costume.—'I‘hc most popular style of the season is here pictured. It. combines in this instance Ladies Coat 5003 and One Piece Dress 4839 Broadcloth, and a “col mixturein black and gray are used together. One could have satin or faillo in two shades or in contrasting colors. The smartiieas of the “ensemble” depends on the combination that expresses liar- {non With Just the right contrast. The (‘oat may be finished in the shorter length that is illustrated in t e.small_ View. The fronts‘niay be buttoned to the neck, or rolled open as in the large View. The recs is a Simple one piece “slip‘on” model, \\'ltll the fulncss caught in rows of upright plaits or tucks. TheICoat Pattern is cut in 6 Sizes: 34, 3'6, , and 44 inches bust measure. The Dress is cut in 7 Sizes: 16, 18 and 20 years for Misses and 38', , 42 and 44 inches bust measure for Ladies. To make the Costume for a 38 inch Size as illustrated in the large _v1ew, Wlll require 2% yards of the wool mixture and 2% yards of the broadcloth, 54 inches wide With 1% yard of contrasting silk for flinging??? thedCoat, or the Coal: may be lined entirely, the lining to serve as a flacmg. This Will re- q re yar s. 5026. A Pleasing Model for a School Dress.—‘Plaid flannel combined with plain flannel is here shoyvn. One could use 391‘86 cloth .or wash materials. The sleeve may be in wrist length, or short as in the small View. The. attern is out in 4 Sizes: 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. .To make the dress as illustrated for a 16 year size. With long sleeves Will require 21/2 yards of plain or checked material ring 33 yard. of] plain material 36 inches Wide. If made “'ltli short sleeves 21.3. yards of plaid material Wl require . YARN A housewife». with an inquiring turn of mind has discovered that popcorn may be shelled on a grater. *1: 5016. A Pretty Night Gown.—70repe de chine and filct lace are hcre combined. cotton crepe. finished With fancy stitching or banding in a contrasting color. 1288: Small, 34-38' Medium. 38-40; Large, 42-44; Medium Size requires 3% yards of 36 inch material. I 0 5007. Comfortable Rompers for the Little Mlss.—This “up—to-date” model is provided with “a ron tunic” portions that may be omitted. Gingham, challie, pci‘cale, poplin and pongee are excelent materials for garments of this kind. The Pattern is cut in 4 Sizes: 2,‘ and ‘8 years. A .4 year size if made: with the “tunic” Will require 2% yards of 27 inch material. Without the tunic l'lé yard is require . . 5008. One could_ use fl‘he Pattern is cut in 4 Extra Large, 46-48 inches bust measure. A A Comfortable Outfit for a “Small Tot”.—Voile, dimity, cropc. silk and chambrey are good materials for the little Dress here portrayed and for the Slip and Drawers one could use cambric. or ] vn. The Pattern is cut in 5 Sizes: inont , .1 year, 2, 3 and .4 years. A 2 year size requires ‘5; yard of 36 inch material for the Drawers, 114. yard for the Slip, and 131 yard for the Dress if the Dress is made with long sleeves“ It made with short_81eevcs ‘A yard less 18.1‘eqllll‘9d of 36 inch material. ‘If Slip is made Without rufl‘le % yard less is required 5006. A comfortable Suit for the Small Boy. —Velvet and. pongee, or velvet and broadcloth may be combined for this style. It 18 good also for linen, scersucker and other wash fabrics. The sleeve. may be in wrist or elbow length. The Pitt- tern is cut lll.3 Sizes: 2, . on years. A 4 year Size requires 1% yard for the Blouse, and 1% yard for the trousers. cuffs and collar 36 inches Wide. 5029. A New Doii.——Dolls of this kind will delight the children. In this model the D011 as well as the garments are sup lied. A simple waist, and Dutch Rompers ma e the Suit, to which :1 Cap 18 added. One could use crepe or silk for the Waist; and velvet for the Cap and Rompers. or unbleached muslin for the waist, and chambrey or gingham for cap and rompcrs. The Pattern is out in 6 Sizes: 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22 inches in lbugth. _A 16 inch size require ‘73 yard of 36 inch material for the Dell, which may be made of Oilcloth, drill, unbleached muslin or gingham. The Rompers and Waist and Cap re- quire 1 yard if made of one materiaL To make the. Waist'and the Cap brim of contrasting ma- terial requires 98 yard. ALL PATTERNS 12c EACH— 3 FOR 30c POSTPAID Order rrom this or former Issues of The Business Farmer, giving number and sign your name and address plainly. ADD 100 FOR SPRING AND SUMMER 1925 FASHION BOOK Address all orders for patterns to Pattern Department THE BUSINESS FARMEB ' Mt. Clemens, Mich. / .4 - - . ."-v'\ Cool water! Lukea w a r m o r h o t ! Clothes come clean quickly, safely — in water of any temperature with Fels—Naptha— splendid soap and naptha working together. 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CRO 1.—-A second crop on many terms 8.—-A kind of grain 11.—Male sheer 12.-—Destructive burrowing animals 13.—Kind of poem 14.—Nine (numerals) 23.——The settlement where farmers go to make purchases 24.——81xth note of the scale 26.—Tag 28.—-—What spiders make 29.—A grain 30.-—-—Princlpal food for stock 31.—-Dried food used for cattle 32.—Beasts of burden 34.—Lock hair 36.-——Short for Edward 31.—Bsck part of a boat 39.-——-Baby's name for father 40.—Abb. for hall'a quart 41.—A lar e unsteady light 43.——Theo ore Roosevelt 45.—Man’s name 48.——-Sound made by sheep 41.-—What the hens produce 49.—Forenoon 61.——To drop off to sleep 52.—Requests 53.—Southwest 54.——-A kind of hay 65.—The letters which form the plural of SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLVIN} CROSS-\VORD PUZZLES Start out by filling in the words of which a clue to other words crossing them, and . _ in each white space, words starting at the numbered squares and running either horizontally you .feel reasonably sure. they in turn to still others. ——J; The-so \vil give you lett r belongs DOWN 1.—Weep 2.——Abb. for name of a Southern State 3.—Leave out , 4.——Prlnter's measurement 5.—-Decay g.—[flrmers keep them to produce honey .— e 8.—A disease of animals from eating a certain plant 9.—A man's name 10.——Atfirmativo in noses of bulls 19.——8imilar to clover - 20.-—-0ne who conducts business for an- other 21.—Prayers 22.—Used for bedding tarmers' stock 25.——Bottomless pit 21,—Besieged 28.—-—A grain crop 83.——Man's nickname for a thoroughfare rnlng 38.—-To give another a feast 40.—A farm implement 41.——Note of the scale 42.—For example (ebb) 44.—-Used .to reap hay 45.—-Advertlsements (abb) 46.—Wager 48.-—-— appy 50.—Abh'. for manuscripts @0 an: expect \me to Show a Wqfil ,, whenmy udderissm Cbapped or sore teats—or any discount)" 0 the udder—makes the cow nervoua and causes a "holding up" or the milk. Milk that you ought to have in the pail falls to come. It paya to keep the udder and. teata combs-t- able—ooh. silky. pliable. Bag Balm. the grout healing ointment ought to be used at the. first sign of chapa. cute. bruises, inflammation or Caked Bag. A wonder-worker in any congea- ted condition of the delicate tissues. Keep a package on hand. Big lO-ounce can. 60c. at feed dealers. general .storea or drug» gists. Order direct if dealer is not supplied. Dairy Association, Co” Inc. Lyndonvllle.Vt. MADE BY THE Cream OVER 1,000,000 IN USE Empire - Baltic FREE Service and‘ no for 1 year. Money guarantee. Get booklet, price list, monthly terms. etc. Just any. Send 0:." _ some nouns We trust you wherever you live. _Only $7.50 V . 3 I _ V _ sown. [’12: the rest mgnthlg? i“lute gorfxt-ef rlhe answer to this puzzle “ill appear in the nut issue. .arnees . Learn all a outt s mprove me a - metal harness construction. Metal wherever L there in wear or “rain. No old~feshioued buckles. an Also, we will have another puzzle. Empire Cream FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT T0 99mm MICHIGAN SHEEP MEN (Continued from Page 4) and his able assistants, these College flocks have been built up during the past two years until today they are of high quality and uniformity and include outstanding breeding and ex- hibition animals. During the past few years the M. A. C. breeding sheep and wethers have stood high in the show ring at leading state fairs and also at the International Live Stock Show at Chicago. Tariff Is Live Issue A year ago, in‘ writing this annual statement for the Boston Transcript, I reported that Michigan wool grow- ers were not very much interested in the wool tariff. Probably that state- ment adequately reflected the atti- tude of our sheep men at that time, but within the past twelve months the situation has changed consider- ably. Now that we are beginning to hear insistent rumors that a reduction in the wool tariff is being advocated, Michigan sheep men are becoming keenly alive to the situation and are making plans to do all in their power to prevent any such lessening of the r . protection to this important industry. ’FOR MW Yea" Myer“ They say that if the principle of a M Pump“ “Vela! “‘9 field' protective tariff is to be employed for égrfimflsagmgpé the benefit of the manufacturers of serum“ Bundmerxiwowe, woolen profits, it should apply with Pump are but three of this equal force to the stimulation of world famous line. Alllow Prices on raw wool. m lficoat. simple.htil:}per;dabhle. It has been discovered that an or- ’ 9’9" "‘0'" “'qua' ganization calling itself the Fair Tar- WWPr'Ws‘éfnfififi‘; iff League has been spreading propa- — ' dealer or write ganda in favor of lowering the tar- MEEMYERS id 011 wool. This is the same organi- - “mo- co- zation which favored lowering the “25"‘1'05‘ sugar tariff, and because Michigan is Ami ' one of the leading states in the pro— duction of sugar beets, that recom- mendation of the Fair Tariff League did not meet with favor from our farmers. R Michigan farmers and sheep men seem to be absolutely united in favor of adequate truth—in-fabrics legisla- tion. There is hardly a state meet- ing of any farmers’ organization in Michigan which does not adopt a. res- olution demanding the early enact- ment of such a statute. From the facts above stated, it is evident that .the sheep industry in Michigan is on firm and satisfactory basis. Wool producers are uniformly \ optimistic and it appears that the have good reason to look toward thg Sears. Roebud‘ Co‘ 7 future with confidence. - Chicaéo Ph'ladelpma (Editor’s Notez—This article also 311- ' ' " ‘ ‘ ' pears in the Special W001 Trade Edition of . WHEN "RI-r1ua To “OVEN” leAsE The Boston Transcrlpt) men-non TH§.,IIGHIGAIQ anemia-ea no." Dept. 25 first Gide-Tan leather produced 70 earn ago. Now known throu hout America for to renounced . ids-Tan harneselsmde yatanner- manufacturer who follows every atep from the raw-hide to the completed harness. Ask for free F 300 harness book. Learn all about our £7.60 down and easy payment offer and the Oldr'l‘an metal—to-Inetal harness. BABSON 8308., Dept. 92-82 10th 3:... and Marshal! Blvd" chem. Dlatrl man «gumbo. gamma" and Rheumatism A Remarkable Home Treatment Given by One Who Had It In the year 1893 I was attacked by Mus- rular and Sub~Acutc Rheumatism. I suffered as only those who are thus afflicted know for over three years. I tried remedy after remedy. but such relief as I obtained was only temporary. Finally. I found a treatment that cured me completely and such a pitiful condition has never returned. I_lm\'c given it to a number who were terribly afflicted, oven bedridden, some of them seventy to 91.,hty years old, and the results were the mine as in my own case. I want every sufferer from any form of runs— r.qu and submrutc (swelling at the joints) rheumatism to try the grrnl’ value of my 1m— roved “Home Treatment” for its rmnnrkablo reeling power. Don't send a cent; simpr mail your name and address, and I will send it free lo try. After you have used it, and it has prov- en itself to be that lung-looked for means of getting rid of such forms of rheumatism, you may send the price of it, One Dollar, but un- derstand I do not. want your money unless you are perfectly satisfied to send it. isn't that fair? Why suffer any longer, when relief is thus of‘ fer-ed you free. Don’t delay. Vntc today. MARK H. JACKSON 265K Dursth Bing, Syracuse, N. I. Mr. Jackson is responsible. Above statement true. ANS‘VER TO CROSS-WORD PUZZLE NO. 8 .4 ID I" C E) m 3> 3' 'Z? ‘lUllTP—H'WU Um‘i'r') Get'voutfacmry ; Prices oniLumber and; rMil-lwork, , Roofiné v Plumbinémlleatiné Ask for Calang 97M75 m>mm m me < r. Q m SOW'H’) D70 sum-rm H —-l7UZI>fl G‘s mmoom E73 prom nmmOr’ 30m <|1>cm U. S. —- RECORDe— $2,059.20 Average .81,000 every year 1 Acre Champion Eva: eating Strawberries. Trial 250 Plants $8.00; 50. — 5.00. Direct from originator. Trees, Shrubs and Meet Melon seed. BOW. . fl'l mFU‘Ti I ‘ (f) m} m>4 Z'Drm Zm 4m04mfl zooomr own pm. \ - \ s 7g: . ‘13.“..‘3‘3w AVOi the , W will“ inter Slum!) in milk yield~ The winter months are the critical period of the year for the dairyman. The herd may come through the summer showing a nice profit—only to see it wiped out by a slump in milk production, or disease, or both. No need to suffer an annual dairy loss in winter. By investing a few cents a day in Kow -Kare the milk-making organs of all your cows will be invigor- ated so that the strain of dry feeding will not break down their production. Kow —Kare is a medicine-tonic that acts di- rectly on the milk-making organs, the digestion and assimilation. It: builds a permanent Vigor in these Do You Have A Sick Cow! Kow-Kare has back 0“: a quarter-century record ofsuccess in the treatment of such cow ailments as Barrenness, Abortion, Re- tained Afterbirth, Scouts. Garget. Milk Fever, Lost Appetite. etc. It builds up the digestive and genital organs to a vigor that makes them function nat- urally. ’ As an aid at the Calvin: period Kow-Kare has no key organs, enabling the cow to thrive and milk to equal- Send for valuable free treatise, "The Home Cow Doctor. ” _J capacity on the regular winter diet. To use Kow -Kare is a sane investment. It is health and profit insurance. Its slight cost is returned many times in the quickly-noticeable improvement in milk flow. The Kow -Kate feeding plan is winning thou- sands of new recruits among dairymen yearly. The usual method is to feed a tablespoonful of Kow— Kare twice a day, one week of each month during the winter. The cost averages only about a cent a day per cow. Begin now with Kow -Kare. Your dealer has it >~feed stores, general stores, druggists—in $1.25 and 65c packages. Order direct if yours is not supplied. DAIRY ASSOCIATION CO., Inc. LYNDONVILLE, VT. Advertisements Inserted under this heading for repuiaou breeders of Live Stock at special .ow rates to encourage the growlng of ure-r‘reds on the farms of our readers. Our advertising rate is Thirty Cents (30c) per agate lne, per insertion. Fourteen agate lines to the column inch or $4.20 per Inch, less 2% for cash if) sent with order or pad on or before the 10th of month following date of Insertion. l N YOUR AD AND WE WILL PUT IT IN TYPE REE, so you can see how many lines it will fill. Address all letters. BREEDERS DIRECTORY, MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER, MT. CLEMENS, MIDI-I. .@ CLAIM Y0U%I“ '4' 7| ‘ ' uli, 11' ‘ggbiag SALE DAT “,6, To avoid conflicting dates we will WIthoul oost list the date of any live stock sale in Michigan. If you are considering a sale ed‘ vise us at once and we will claim the date lor you. Address, Live Stock Editor. M. B. F.. Mt. Clemens Mar. 25th.——Guernseys, Saginaw County Fair Grounds, ‘ ' .l Hicks, Saginaw. Geo. . Saginaw. \‘l’. S, Salcs Manager. HOLSTEINS FOR SALE: ALL OR ANY PART, OF OUR Federally Accredited llerd of Registered Hoisteins of all ages at less than current prices on same quality. Quick sale desired. F. H. Hemstreet and Company, Beilalre, Michigan. A YRSIIIRES FDR SALE—REGISTERED AVRSHIRE BULLS, lit for serVice. T. B. Tested. From heavy pro- ducing dams. Findlay Bros.. Vassar. Michigan. J ERSEYS REG. JERSEYS. POGIS 99th OF H. F. AND Majesty breeding. Young stock for sale. Herd fully accredited by State and Federal Government. Write or visit for prices and description. OUY c. WILBUR. BELDING. Mich. HE RE FORDS » HEREFORD STEERS “. 1 l 880 lbs. 68 Wt. around 750 lbs. 23 iii; 233335 640 lbs, 38 Wt. around 550 lbs. 54 Angus 5 lbs. 56 Wt. around 475 lbs. Dee reds, dehcrncd, good stocker order. Real qua ity herefords are usually market toppers when finished. Also heifers same quality. Will sell your choice from any bunch. VAN BALDWIN, E-ldon, Wapello 00., Iowa. WE HAVE BRED HEREFORDS SINCE I 1860 Our herd bulls are International Prize Winners. Stock of all ages for sale, at Farmers prices. Write us for further information. I Feed Iierefords that fatten quickly. GRAPO FARM, Swartz Creek, Michigan. FOR SALE—TWO REGISTERED YEARLING Hereford bulls with Fairfax and Bonnie Bray breeding. W. Kneale 8. Sons. Ionla. Mich" R3. GUERNSEYS MAY —— GUERNSEYS —— ROSE STATE AND FEDERAL ACCREDITED Bull calves out of Dams up to 877 pounds fat. ' Bulls whose Dams have up to 1011 ounds at. The homes of bulls; Shut leWick May as Sekuel, Jumbo of Briarbank and Hoibecka' 8.1113 DIO- om 01 . '. a . E L. BURROWB or GEORGE J. HICKS. Saginaw. W. 8.. Michigan. BEST cur‘nrsrr HEIFER CALVES 2 .00 each. v EDGEWOOD F RMS. Whitewater. Wis. - f. SHORTHORNS POLLED SHOBTHOIIIIS inwfifil’ltsz tin-Eingst critical buyers. \Vrite for articulars. KING 0: SONS, Tekonsha, lchlgan. SHEEP E SHROPSHIRE Registered Shropshires. 20 Bred Ewes 1 to 5 years old: 20 ewe lambs. These sheep are of a. quality that have pleased our customers since 1890. . e c L men 8. Sons, Dexter, Mic . WINE memes {Inwgrsgnias l Nd] 6.5 SfPRIN? AIIIUEDth FALL oar . mice we 1 s or as 8. year- JOHN W. SNYDE , St. Johns, Mich., R4 O. I. C. 0.’ I. Q.'S LAST SPRING PIGS, EITHER SEX. not akin, from big strong stock. recorded free. OTTO B. SCHULZE & SONS. Nashville, Mich. HORSES iii FOR SALE THE GREY PERCHERON Imported stallion “Juriste”, two hundred and fifty dollars or will exchange for a work team. R. G. PALMER, Beldlng. Michigan. ' THE BUSINESS FARMER “The "Farm Paper of Service” TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT IT! . PLAN THIS YEAR’S WORK « EREFORD breeders of Michigan met in annual session at the M. A. C. during Farmers’ Week and discussed plans for this year’s work. Members of the state associ- ation talked on several subjects of interest. As well as supporting their coun- I try and district fairs with good qual- ity Hereford shows particularly strong sentiment. was expreSSed for fitting and exhibiting more Hereford steers at the Detroit Stock Show. Hereford steers bred and fitted by the Crapo farm stood second and third in the individual steer classes at that show last December (1 the Hereford Breeders’ Associatio 'want Herefords to carry off first honors next year. " The attitude of most of the breed- ers was well expressed by Jay Har- wood who said that he had been for two years and still is looking for those better times-that he believes are “just arOund'the corner”. It was decided to accept the Thumb Hereford Breeders’ Associa- tion invitation to make their annual “Hereford Hike” through'the Thumb district this summer. This tour will probably be held late in June and breeders outside the state will be welcomed and well entertained if they join us, as well as seeing some fine cattle and excellent farm and stock raising land. Write the Secre— tary for information regarding this tour. About fifty Hereford Boosters sat down to a fine banquet after electing the following officers: President, J. R. Campbell, St. Johns; Vice Presi- dents, Dan C. Miller, Crapo Farm, Swartz Creek; E. C. Mc Carty, Mead— owbro‘ok Farm, Bad Axe; Harold Harwood, Harwood Hereford Farms, Ionia; and Secretary—Treasurer, V. A. Freeman, East Lansing. PONTIAC HOLSTEIN .NEW STATE CHAMPION Y exceeding the state’s highest junior two-year—old yearly rec- ord made by her dam, Michi— gan’s new champion Holstein cow for butter production in this class is Pontiac Gold of the State Hospital herd at Pontiac. Her record, as an- nounced by the advanced registry department of the Holstein-Friesian Association of America, is 20,857.2 (pounds milk containing 708.79 pounds butterfat (885.6 pounds but- ter). The record of her dam, Pontiac Quince, made at the same age over two years ago is 21,556.9 pounds of milk and 856.3 pounds of butter. Pontiac Gold received ordinary care and was milked by several dif- ferent men during the year. From October, 1923, to August, 1924, she received a daily ration made up of 15 pounds Unicorn, five pounds oats and six pounds beet pulp.- During the winter she consumed also 20 pounds a. day of alfalfa hay and in the sum- mer green alfalfa was supplied. Since August until the completion of her test in October she received 22 pounds a day of the State Dairy Ra— tion.containing 24 per cent protein. HIGH QUALITY AYRSHIR-ES T0 MICHIGAN HERE was delivered at Ithaca, Michigan, late in January one of the best lots of Ayrshires ever assembled in this country as a foun- dation herd. Selected for the farm of James E. Davidson, Bay City ship builder, by A. Minty, an experienced ' stockman from the native home of the breed, they combine to an unus— ual degree choice individuality and the ability to produce, and give, Mr. Davidson breeding material such' as many breeders spend a lifteime to secure. Peter McClellan, a Canadian Ayr- shire man who‘ has proved himself capable of securing the best of re- sults with the breedkis in charge of the herd. It is housed in thorough- ly modern stables equipped for the comfort of the cattle and‘for secur- ing the mostfavorable returns from them. This transaction establishes in Michigan one of the choicest Ayr- shire herds in the country and is sufficiently outstanding in average ._ “(We invite youtoeontrlbiite'ycur m _ V ‘ "smell: to thirdepmmentg Questi‘misjeheertullyansweriad.) w. STATE memo...) BREEDERS - ing;- “Taue 141319.33. mange . dualityto give it high rating --a.mong j the leaders in the Central West. The herd of forty-three animals, including eight calves, Was secured in two consignments, a draft of sixteen head from the show herd of Adam _Seitz and «Sons, Wausheka, Wiscon- sin, and selections of twenty-seven head from three Canadian farms. Mr. Minty set out to buy the best which could be found, requiring type first and with it plentiful evidence of milkiness. He saw the Seitz ex- hibits at central western fairs and made his chief Canadian purchases at the Royal at Toronto. KENT COUNTY S'UMIMARJES HREE Kent County C. T. A.’s finished the year’s work during the first ten days of December. An interesting point is the close aver- age in butterfat production in each case, which follows: No. Aver. Aver. Cows Milk Fat Kent-Alpine 3 17 7694 325.5 Kent-Sparta 265 7891 325.31 Kent-Gd. Rapids 300 8993 325.38 The outstanding herd in these three Associations was the pure-bred Holstein herd of J. C. Buth, in the Kent—Alpine Association. The six- teen cows produced .an aVerage of 14,824 pounds of milk and 4730.4 pounds of fat. The high mature COW and high two year old in' these Aeso- ciations were also from this herd with the production of 18,300 milk and 603.7 fat, and 16,358 milk and 547.2 fat respectively. The high four year old was from the same As— sociation. She was a pure-bred Jer- sey in the herd of Milo Edison and Son, producing 10,567 milk and 575.9 fat. The high three year old was also from this Association. A grade Holstein in the Wm. H. Oliver herd with 14,281 milk and 479 fat. Several carloads of cows were sold to Eastern States for milk prOduc- tion, cow testing records always helping the sale at good prices. A carload of Jerseys were sold to Ot- sego county for a. higher price than average because of C. 'T. A. records. The seventy-seven members of the three Associations use purebred sires. The high producing herds were in nearly every case fed alfalfa hay. A total of 42 members or more than 50 [per cent are growing alfalfa. At least twelve more will seed the crop this spring. Many are seeding sweet clover for, summer pasture. SUMJIIARY OF ALPENA-LEER ASSOCIATION , HE Alpena-Leer C. T. A. has fin- ished the first year of testing. Carl Jennings, tester, found that 14 of the 28' herds‘averaged more than 300 pounds of butterfat per cow. The high herd was owned by Richard Randal, five grade Guern- seys, producing an average of 8,027 pounds of milk and 366.9 pounds of fat. The high mature cow was from the herd of Norman Hobbs, a. grade Holstein producing 14,238 pounds of milk and 500.1 pounds of fat. The high four year old was a pure-bred Guernsey from the Fletcher Paper Company herd "producing 11,474 pounds of milk and 514.9 pounds of fat. This cow also ranked high in- dividual in the Association. The high three year old was a pure—bred Guernsey from the same herd with the production of 8,135 pounds of milk and 429.3 pounds of fat. Jens Wong owned the high two year old. a grade Guernsey with 7353 pounds of milk and 355.5 pounds of fat. ' MICHIGAN BRIEEDERS RESERVE PREFIX NAMES ‘ EIGHT Michigan breeders of H01- stein-Freiesian cattle recently reserved prefix names for their ian Association of America. FOIIOW— ing are the names of those reserved exclusive use with the Holstein-Fries- and the names and addresses or the breeders for whom they are register- ed: “Cherry Front,” John Keber, Conklin: “Pine Elm,” Fred Schrader, Centerville; “Cleercrest,” George . M. Gld‘dings, North" Branch; '_‘0ak and Sons. Laps Gear . Lodged? Fred Angeli ox‘... '————-r’._ ' “ . v x-“ 1 l i l - wool production. " . " Ilse," 0.1639 S..,'McMu an, W . _ . ,. a grand Image.» The purpose" otpreflx“ names used by breed‘erstf "purebred Holstein- Friesian cattle is to facilitate the naming of animals; Nearly 6,000 breeders in the United States now use these registered 'names regularly. PEANUT MAY-RIVAL COW AS MILK PRODUCER . ORK of determining just how many different uses can be found for the peanut and the potato goes on in the laboratory at Tuskegee Institute under the direc- tion of Dr. George Washington Car-. ver, Negro chemist, who in recogni- tion of his splendid work received a fellowship in the Royal Society of Great Britain. Recently a corpora- tion has been formed in Atlanta to market some‘ of Dr. Carver’s pro- ducts. Dr. Carver has made 145 foods and useful articles from the lowly pea- nut. In'addition to this he has per— formed wonders with the yellow yam, .‘hr. h Sandi -. 01"]: has LC rver’s research w been so marked‘ that when the House of Representatives was considering the imposition of a tariff.” on peanuts he was called to .testify before them. Included in the articles which he has listed to be made from the peanut are .peanut butter, 10 varieties 'of milk, five kinds of breakfast food, two grades‘of flour, ice cream, candy, salad- oils, bisque, "Worcestershire" sauce, chili. sance, oleomargerine, cheese, four kinds of cattle food, and other things not edible, such as wood stains, leather dyes, metal polishes, axle grease, toilet and laundry soap, ink, tanic acid and glycerin. A cup of peanuts can be made into a pint of milk “as rich as that of the cow,” he said, adding: “It is rich, creamy and palatable. It contains three times as much carbohydrates, three times as much protein and 12 times as much fat as cow's milk, with only one-tenth as much water. . . v.” He has produced 107 different products from the yam, including ginger, tapioca, flour, breakfast food and cattle food, besides many others. Improved Sheep Breeding By Use of Record By V. A. FREEMAN, Extension Specialist, M. A. C. - 5, T an organization meeting of fine wool sheep breeders. last year plans were started for an ad- vanced registry for sheep based on At their second annual meeting held this year dur— ing “Farmers’ Week” at M. A. C. a complete program was outlined and adopted for the work which is ex— pected to result in as much benefit to fine wool sheep breeders as has cow testing benefited dairy breeders. Perhaps breeders themselves are partly to be blamed for the present incredulous attitude that is so often expressed even when reliable breed— ers state their wool yields. \Showing practices though not usually intend- ed to be dishonest have too often led new purchasers into great disappoint- ment by the time they took their second fleece off purchased breeding stock. These new plans will provide authentic records that can hardly be questioned and'that will point out the few high producing animals of the state that have particular breed- ing value. Fine Wool sheep are very popular now in central and southern Michigan and with decided improve- ment of the registered animals they will undoubtedly become even more popular. A constitution and by-laws for the ‘ association and rules governing ad- mission of sheep to record of merit . have been adopted by the )Michigan - Fine Wool Breeders Association. The by-laws provide for the estab- : lishment of a record of merit con- , laines: ’ twenty-eight sisting of two divisions; (a) based on weight of fleece as it comes from the sheep and (b) based on the weight of scoured wool produced. As the quantity of scoured wool and its grade determine the real market value of the fleece the B division seems capable of resulting in the greatest permanent benefits. The grade of wool both as to fineness and length as well as mutton character- istics of the sheep can be seen by the ordinary breeder but the real baffl- ing factor is to tell which sheep real- 1y produces the most scoured wool. The standards set by the associa— tion are as follows: “To obtain Record of Merit in Div- ision A, each sheep must meet with the following requirements: For American Merinos other than De- Rams to shear not less than pounds at a year’s growth or to have sired at least ten lambs which have attained a record of merit. Ewes to shear not less than eighteen pounds at a year’s growth or to have produced at least\two lambs which have attained a record of merit. “For Rambouillets or American", Standard and Black-Top Delaines: Rams must shear not less than twen- ty-five pounds at a year’s growth or to have produced ten lambs which have attained the record of merit. i Ewes to shear not less than sixteen ’ pounds at a year’s growth or to have produced 'two lambs which have at- tained the record of merit. ’ ' " “To attain record of merit in div- f isionB, sheep must meet the follow-'- ing» requirements. which shall apply ‘ sinus; produee‘j. in one year at least eight pounds of scoured wool. Ewes must produce at least six pounds of scoured wool.” Rules governing admission of sheep to record of merit are as fol- lows: “Any member Wishing to enter sheep for the Record of Merit shall make application in writing to the Animal Husbandry Extension Speci— alist, M. A. 0., East Lansing, Michi- gan, indicating with his application the approximate time he wishes to shear. “Sheep to be entered must be pure— bred and recorded in their breed As- sociation record. “Sheep entered shall be inspected within a week after shearing by a representative of Michigan Agricul- tural College, who shall make a rec- ord of the date of shearing and suf— ficient data to accurately identify each sheep entered. “Twelve months after the first shearing an M. A. C. representative shall again Witness the shearing of the same sheep, for the purpose of seeing that it is done as nearly as possible in the same 'manner as was the first shearing. He shall weigh the wool and record its weight. In case the fleece is entered for the scoured test he shall take possession of the fleece and forward it to Ani- mal Husbandry Extension Specialist at M. A. C. “Fleeces submitted for the scour- ing test shall be accompanied by a scouring fee of $1.00 each. “Upon receipt of data from the M. A. C. Animal Husbandry Extension Specialist, showing that a sheep has qualified, and having received the registration fee of fifty cents from the owner, the «Secretary of the As— sociation shall issue a certificate of Record of Merit to the owner. “Fleeces submitted for the scour- ing test shall be considered the prop- erty of the sheep owner, and may be disposed of by returning them to him carrying charges collect, or, at the option of the owner, the fleeces may be pooled and said each year by the M. A. C. representative and net pro- ceeds prorated.” Any breeder interested should write at once to V. A. Freeman, Ex- tension Division, M. A. C., East Lan— sing, Michigan for information so as to have his sheep inspected this spring as the fleece taken off at the second inspection is the first one that can compete for record. The project will be supervised this year as an ex- tension project ' by the Extension Division of the Animal Husbandry Department of the M. A. C., and the scouring of the wool will be super- vised by the Textile Division of the Chemistry Department, M. A. C. A system of nose prints will be used to identify competing sheep sup- plementary to ear labels and indi- vidual characteristics. If these prints work out 'as well as they have so far they will eflectively trap'any breeder who would attempt to sub-. stitute other similar sheep for the ones inspected at the first shearing, and will materially aid in giving the records the confidence of all inter- estetP-breeders. ' ’ _. v \. L. ill " Never in the history of centrifugal cream separators has there been a machine equal to the De Laval. Each model has, in its day, been far ahead of all other machines in skimming efficiency, ease of operation and superior durability. ‘ Trade Allowance Old centrifugal cream separators of any age or make accepted as partial payment on new De Lavals. Sold on. easy terms from ' $6.60 to $14.30 Down the balance in 15 easy ~ monthly payments .0' . The present model De Laval is the crown- ing achievement of all. It has the wonderful new selftcentering bowl which runs smoother and easier, eliminating vibration and thus making it skim better and cleaner, run easier and last longer. You will get a richer, smoother, higher- testmg cream With this new De Laval—and more of it, too. he Laval Minter If you milk ten or more cows a De Laval Milker will soon pay for itself. More than 25,000 in use, glvmg wonderful satisfaction. Send for complete inform: tion. 3&96000 ...' ‘3‘- x. O t «V i° . ” 96 °~%%°\Oq’ .'. .'. e va a .. ' 6 en. .‘ .' 00 ‘e . *rO' 6%“ b 9‘9 4° ‘0 e9 é «P e? e” F. B. 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Chicago Pine Camphor Vapor Fumes Destroy Germs PreventColds--Pneumonia New booklet tells how to prepare pine-cnmphor vapor fumes in our home, that kills the germs, and relieves col 3, that turn to neumonia; re- lieves those who have colds, an prevents the 3 read of colds to other persons in the home. base searching vapor fumes find the germs and keg your homefree of grippecolds when there-are ep emics. Booklet sells no medicine, anl in- structs what to buy at .your home store an how to pr re home remedies at. little cost, that are valuabe to prevent sickness m the home. When colds_hold on that develop into cumrrh, and tuber- culosis and other diseases these pinecamphor vapor fumes with home remedies, ki] the germs, and. help you back to health. Booklet treats on by one, how to use water for constipation, has va unble recipes, an one worth more than e price of the bookie These home remedies are safe and will b health into your home. You should have this . that will prove to be more uluablg than expected. orth many times the e. ent post-paid for $1. Satisfaction or money returned. Pine Home Treatment New Carlisle, Ohio Cured His Rupture I was badly ruptured while lifting a trunk several years ago. Doctors said my only hope of cure was an operation. Trusses did me no good. Finally I got hold of something that quickly and com- pletely cured me. Years have passed and the rupture has never returned, although I am doing hard work as a. carpenter. There was no operation, no lost time, no trouble: I have nothing to sell, but will ive full information about how you may d.a complete cure without operation, 5 you write to me, Eugene M. Pullen, nrpenter, 44L Marcellus. Avenue, Mamas- . Better cut out this notice and show it to any others who are rup- {2tured——you may save a life or at least steal the miser of rupture and the worry an danger 0 an operation.--(Adv.) —‘ - prestOL _.’today,’ fifty- years/fitter, their? , ‘ are; a. thousand Dutchmen raising. bulbs, grain, sugar beets, .pOultry cows and families on the Bottom of Haarlem Lake. . ix ‘ There are.875 farms ranging in size from three or four acres-to 300 or 400 besides the countless little villages. In 1924, there were 4,500 horses, 3,000 cattle, 6,500 hogs and '27,000 poultry, here’ before there were only fish an gulls. Sugar beets, peas, wheat, oats and caraway seed seem to be the principal crops. The whole country side is laid out in little square patches of a quarter or half an acre, as neat, as tidy, and altogether as attractive as an unsolv- ed cross Word puzzle. There is a lit- tle rectangular field of wheat, a ditch perhaps two feet wide full of water, and on the other side a little square of clover, then a half acre of pasture and next a little patch of beets, an acre of potatoes, 9. field of cats, a field of caraway seed, another little pasture full of Dutch belted or Hol- stein cows, and so on, as far as one can see. Fences, and the consequent waste of ground are supplanted by the net- work of tiny ditches which are ap- ' ‘ parently officially respected as fences by the stock, and also serve to carry the surface water into the larger ditches from which it is finally pump- ed up into the big canals and finally up into the ocean itself. There are no weeds—there is not a weed. There is no waste. Crops grow to the very water's edge in the tiny line ditches, and the neighbor's crop begins about two feet away at the other edge. It is the supreme of intensive farming where every foot of ground is used. The network of canals, laid out in paralleled lines with other canals crossing them like section lines,.is really the highway system of H01- land, and what roads there are fol- low the tops of these Canal banks, these dykes. Thus the auto roads are highways in elevation as well as in name, and afford the traveller the opportunity to see the people at work and play. . Hans and Gretchen are herding ducks or cows beside a little ditch; Dame Brinker is on her knees in the little wash house whose front porch is a tiny little wharf projecting out into the canal, doing the family washing; the big sisters are harvest-y ing the grain with scythe and cradle, and the head of the house is sailing up the canal in his barge with the empty milk cans, probably returning from the community cheese factory. Our hosts took us to Boskop, the center of the large nursery industry which extends for fifteen miles in either direction from the city and furnishes employment for ten thou— sand people. The nearest railroad is five miles away and yet these nursery stocks are shipped out to all parts of the world, as it is one of the largest nursery centers in the world. The whole area is so wet and so mixed in among the network of overhead canals that the ground will not sup- port a right of way rigid enough for a railroad. It is necessary to drive long piles in the ground before even a wood shed may be built, and when a motor truck of any size rolls along the street the whole block vibrates with it. And yet there are about 700 independent nurseries varying in size from one to forty acres within this single area. The nursery gave us a splendid dinner in Boskop and explained that their industry is severely threatened by the restrictions which our coun- try place upon shipments of bulbs and nursery stock into the United States. The Hollanders believe that these embargo measures against much of their stock are pmmpted more by the desire of similar inter- ests here to keep out honest compe- tition than to ’keep out diseased stock, and they spared no efforts to explain to us how careful they are to prevent the spread of any plant dis- ease and how exhaustive their re- search work is in the field of practi- cal plant pathology. . The jolly Dutchmen allowed no sign of ill feeling to extend to their American visitors, however, and serv-v ed us ’of the very best. While'we were eating, the newspaper came‘out, printed in Dutch of course, telling of the death of President Coolidge’s son the” Dutch toastmaster eVeryone stood for a moment ‘in silent recog- nition of this, loss to the people of America. and to their friends, the people of Holland. . '- The biggest dinner of the summer, however, was given us on the even- ing of the same-day, in Zaandvoort, by the sea. In a. magnificent hotel up on the beach—and I use the word “up” advisedly—a. large dining room with a special corps of attendants had been reserved for 'us. .We‘were seated at seven and we ate for three T hours, until ten o’clock. The places had been arranged so that there was an English-speaking Hollander sit- ting next to every American visitor. Most of these Hollanders were rep- resentatives of large nursery firms and had made at least one trip to the United States. We were able to exchange our, opinions of Holland with their opinions of us. In all justice to our hosts, and to our own ability as trenchermen, a few significant statistics relating to that dinner should be quoted. To begin with, each place Was flanked with an imposing battery of silver- ware stretching away on either side. It was a baffling array for we editors who seldom get further than the knife, fork, and spoon trinity and, personally, I could have done just as well with my triple-threat, all-pur- pose knife that I used in my days of hatching on the homestead. There was the dinner knife, the fish knife, the steak knife, the butter knife—and whole families of forks and spoons. know their first names, in true re— porter style I could count them. The waiter saw the-doctor counting his and checked up on him later by care- fully brushing his clothes for ‘him, especially about the pockets. There were twelve articles of silverware at each plate to begin with and nine more were brought in with later courses. Each of us had to use 21 pieces of silver in order to have be- haved correctly during that three— hour dinner. Each of us was equip- ped with a. serviette as big as an ordinary table cloth, and the table linen was changed four times during the prosecution of the meal. The only justification I can see for that is so that the awkward guest may not feel that he has put the host to any extra trouble if he should upset the catsup or any other bottle and make . a change necessary. Another unusual sight for we sim- ple “millionaire Americans” was a glittering semicirle of glasses—six of them—before each plate. They were empty to start with but during the dinner they were filled each with its own variety of wine, champagne, liquor, beer—or distilled water. There were twelve distinct courses to that dinner, and each one was gracefully prepared and graciously served. There was little speech mak— ing and yet we were at work on that dinner for three hours. "Well, boys, it looks unreasonable, but that stack of hay certainly seems to be moving out there in the mead- ow,” said the doctor on our way home that night. I had taken pretty good care of the doctor during the dinner and —was surprised to find him seeing such things as moving stacks of hay. ' “We'll have to take better care of the doctOr next time,” the colonel observed sadly, and then he stepped on his own foot and pinched himself. “But, why, say, it does seem to be moving, at that!" Had the dinner proved too much for‘us? The stack of hay appeared to me to be moving too,-—-but I was- n’t going to commit myself. What was the use? It came nearer—a big stack of hay! Finally we noticed the barge beneath it. It was simply a, stack of hay on a big flat boat, drifting down a canal in the moonlight. Our visit in Holland and on through Germany and Denmark will be continued in a later issue. We have taken your valuable paper for years and it is the best of all our reading—Melvin L. Sheldon, Shiawassee County, Michigan. We enjoy so much to read your paper and do not want to miss any numbersw» Harry Burke. Shiawassee County, Michi- 138.11. 0v... / - ‘r, .Mae‘in' all styles. ‘ "Italic “a; ""“J‘? ‘ h. .g . ~ —rinufl7mmkr~ ‘ ‘ D » "wearer—n" , JonncNmm “' But even if I did not; “9mm; M then decide Down if You De- cide to Kee lt; Balance Pin y JOHN c NICHOLS. Pruldm a .10th lobalsOo.(flst.1900) ‘ r ’ "Chi. See how patented WuxMone buckle lets strap poll against big, head surface. well protected like your hand on the ht'. ' nd wooden Tancred, Barron, Hollywood Three in one—this tells in a nut- shell the unusual merits of Town Line White Leghorns. We have have blended the three most famous egg types in‘the world. The result is a triumph. Our pen at the International egg is con- test of 1924 outlaid the pen from one 0 their renowned ancestral farms by 95 e883; laid 201 more than the average of two perm rom an- other famous farm and.more than 84 of the 00 pens entered. ( cures on request.) Also made best dis lag in production class at Zeelsnd show of 1 2 . Income—Barred Rocks—Brown Leghorn: Our Special Star W. . Mathias are headed by Tancred. Hollywood and Barron males 0 250-290 efcg ancestrg. Anconss by Sheppard males. Pr s only 1 c each' 17c in 500 etc. Other matings at 14c and 130 each. 5% Discount on all prepaid orders placed 30 days before shipment. Live delivery guaranteed. TIOWN LINE POULTRY FARM R. R Box 19 Iceland, Mich. - I drop again—end WE PAY ALI. raider 1 Peerless Quality the same. Before gm bug: write for our 104- Peerless arga Book of Fence, Wire, Steel Posts, Gates. Roofin and Palntsl Just out. Send for it today. ave money. PEERLESS WIRE a FENCE confinsptdullih Cleveland. Ohio CHICKS FOR 19025 Again we are ready to book orders {or‘Bsby hicks. Barred and White Rocks, Reds, White and Silver Laced Wyandottes. White and Buff Orpingtons, Black Minorcas, Anconas, White. Brown and But Leghorns. Send for Poultry Circular with price list. 100 per cent delivery. STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION. Kalamazoo, Mlchlnan. Active Member Intm otioml Baby Chick: Association Member Michigan State Farm Bureau. BABY CHICKS 10., FREE If ordered 20 ' rm a‘i’ve‘iincebod Cock vane ice, 1 r - 96 and erels from head a. ' g of Michigan guaranteed blood Tested. 'lgap- nest 200 _eggs up. Write for free" circular before buying elsewhere. BECKMAN HATOHERY 20 Lyon 8t. . Grand Rapids, Mlch. no: man mm Don't let them check your egg pro- duction and I read disease, when you canridyonr ock so surely a'nsd e 143’ with the old, reliable LII uc - Ill-LII. New, (:0064- go book by Geo. H. Installs Ibo how to I worm and use troubles of poultryand —informa on worth manykd liars. on as requested. Get Dee’s Lice la:- and tree book at the - his dmor seedstore in your town. or write totho _ are. ll. LII 60., Dept. 109 Omaha, Neb. THE BUSINESS 13mm T"rho Farm Paper of, Service” . ‘— 5 TELL ' Youngmmnps m, V Eff. * ? ' ‘1‘?" '(We'inviteyou your experience in raising poultry this v.3» department. Questions relative to poultry will be cheerfully answered.) » ,SELECTION OF EGGS AND NATURAL INCUBA’I‘ION Second of a series of articles on raising of baby chicks, by Clarence M. Ferguson DURING the last few weeks we have considered the egg largely \ as a matter of its food value and as a means of bringing revenue when sold to the c6nsumer. 'As spring ap- proaches one must consider it from another angle, its original purpose that of reproduction. It now forms the nucleus of our next spring's crop of chicks and our next fall’s crop of pullets. The commercial poultryman is con- fronted with the problem of greater hatchability and less mortality among the youngsters. Forcing hens for production tends to decrease hatch- ability and also to decrease the vi— tality of the chick. Formation of the Egg The egg consists of a yolk, albu— men, or white, shell membranes and shell. Each of these parts plays a part in the production of a. chick. The yolk is formed and develOped by the ovary, an organ found 'along the ver- tebrae of the bird. When it is fully developed it drops into the opening of the oviduct tube, a whitish colored organ commencing just below the ovary and ending at the cloaca. During production this organ is much enlarged and is covered with a net— work of veins which carry to this or— gan the materials necesary for egg production. When the yolk enters the oviduct tube it is fertilized by the male serum. 1f examined a small circular whitish body will be found on the surface of the yolk just under the vitelline membrane. This is call- not make a normal growth during the incubation period. It is essential therefore, that eggs intended for hatching be held at a temperature below 68 degrees, preferably about 55 to 60 degrees F.,' until ready to be placed in the incubators. Eggs de- teriorate with age and therefore should be set as soon after being laid as possible. It is safe however to keep them as long as two or. three weeks if kept at a uniform tempera- ture. Selection of Eggs Much has been said of culling and selection. The first culling should be done before setting. If you are to improve the type of egg to bepro: duced by your flock, set only the best. Particular attention should be given to size, color, shape and shell texture. The best egg from a market standpoint weighs from 24 to 28 ounces per dozen. Small eggs and overly large eggs do not pack well in standard fillers and are a commodity not well received on the market. Color is a factor on which much stress is being laid. If you are breed— ing some of the Mediterranean varie- ties, select only the chalk White eggs, avoiding those which are creamy or tinted. In selecting brown eggs, you will find a much greater range of color. Dark brown eggs free from flecking are most desirable and this factor should be considered. It is hard to describe the ideal shape of an egg. However, one shoud not use eggs which are spheri— cal in shape. The long pointed eggs are also objectionable because they are more easily broken in shipment. Eggs with wrinkled shells and those with bulges or irregular outline should also be discarded. The factor of shell texture is also “This is a part of our Leghorn flock, which certainly is a. profitable part of our farm- ing,” writes F. ed the blastoderm and consists of three concentric rings in the center of which is the embryo proper. All eggs may not be fertilized but pass down the tube where the white or albumen is laid on in three distinct layers, an inner coating called the (-halazae, a. middle layer called the dense albumen, and an outside layer or thin albumen. Outside the albu~ men are two tissue paper like mem— branes which lie closely together ex— cept at be large end of the egg where they separate, forming the air cell. The shell proper encloses the entire structure and is made up largely of lime or calcium carbonate. The purpose of the albumen is to act as a protective coating over the yolk, and secondly to act as a source of food for growing and developing embryo. - The yolk furnishes the food mater~ ial for the young chick for the first; sixty to seventy—two hours of its life, and is just as necessary to its growth as colostrum milk is to the new born calf. 1f the eggs are collected soon after being laid and properly stored. the growth of the embryo is checked and it lies dormant. Growth will com- mence however at a temperature of 68 degrees F. If the eggs are per- mitted to stay in a. temperature rang— ing from 68 to 104 degrees growth will continue. It then the growth is en egd'lbyycooling. the embryo may .- begouiwgakenod thug: it will .m.‘ - E. Chambers, \ of Fcnwick. important. This can be determined by close inspection or by candling. Eggs having porous shells evaporate very quickly, tending to dry up the developing chick. Select eggs with a fine even texture of shell that when candled present a dense closely wov— en shell texture. These eggs not only are more satisfactory for incubation. but are also the best for sale as food as they stand handling much better than weaker. shells. ’It, should be remembered that a good commercial egg is also a good hatching Natural Incubation While natural incubation is giving way to artificial means, an ar— ticle of this kind would be incom— plete without mentioning this meth~ od. It is generally conceded that a hen can still produce a better job of doing it than can her mechanical competitor. This method finds favor among poultrymen who do not raise chicks in quantity and 'we even find some large producers still using this method. The writer has seen as many as 3,000 chicks being brooded' by hens in one 'plant. The disadvan— tages of course, are quite easily seen. Quantity production is different ow— ing to the labour and trouble involv- ed with small units. Setting hens have temperaments which vary great— ly, and they do not always take kind— ly to three weeks close attention to the tedium of incubation. Then with the develo ment of-greater egg pro- :6. (Ch nued. on» PageMZS) u fast \ \ direct to your farm wanttoproveittoyou. were your own machine. You may or sen is easy to k clean and sanita only one-h Imported w Duty Free [fidelotte hangs Mail coupon for catalog giving full de- scription of this wonderful cream sepa. rator and the extraordinary 4 months offer. Don’t buy any separator until you have found out al you can about the Melotte and details of our 15-year guar- n’t Pa FourMonthS, after you get the Separator V (We will send tan imported Belgium Melotte ream you don't pay us a cent for 4 months. We make this offer; because we know there is no other separa- tor m the world equal to the Melotte and we Use it Just as if It ave 30 days free trial. At the end of that tilne you can make iga‘your mind whether you want to keep it it back. Put it to every possible test. Compare it With any or all others. The Megotte use i the tinware of of er separators. 3 Belgium 1 Self-Balancing Bowl The Belgium Melotte contains the famous single. bearing self-balancing bowl. This patent Bowl _ 011) one frictionless ball bearing and spins like atop. It skims as perfectly after 15 years of use as when new. Positively cannot ever get out of balance—cannot vibrate and thus cause cross currents which waste cream by re mixingwith milk. Tums so easily that bowl spins 25 minutes afteryou stop cranking unless brake 15 applied. No other separator has or needs a brake. Send Coupon! 3 (saw / / 7/.) 7 , I Z / 7: The Melotte Separator. %_%,%”99." 2843 West 19th Street. Do . 3283 Chicago. I _ 2448 Prince fitrept. erkeley, Cam. Without cost to me or obligation in any way. please no the Melotte catalog which tells the full storym this 'onder- ful scours an M. 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ECT R lc "$523. 3 as - ~. . ~' e o N It is Your Guarantee of Quality A ‘9 OLD Our Catalog illustrated in colors describes «wit. FARM wseous ...f.‘_=_':.;f-'zf-_,a: With high or low ‘3 whorls, either so: 31 or wood, wide or narrow tires. , :. "; Also Steel Wheels to fit any running gear. Make your old wagon good as new. also easy to load—save repair bills. Bo sun and write for catalog today. Electric Wheel (20., ’2 E'm 5*- Qulncy. Ill. “'HEN ADVE "~- TISERS 1V1. B. F. \VRlTING MCENTION TO THE You get better stock than you are led to expect WOLVERINE CHICKS White Leghorns Exclusively I ' .\rc sired by males out of hens that laid 27¢) cuss in 363 3 days, and those males \vcrc sued by a mule fl’rml :1 300 egg L 11ml. 0 Bred For Eggs Since 1910 g ONCE A CUSTOMER, ALWAYS A CUSTOMER t‘hicks from this higlrmjzulc laying strain will uiw bigger w profits, and hbsolute satisfaction. They lmvc 1:3 years of I careful selection and breeding illncct lxchnul thcm. and mature ' L in thc shortcsh lltlh'n'llllt‘ t1nw._ \ou “ill be bencllttmhby 0111‘ L is? years experience in hatching ~an“. slimming chicks tor they grow up uniform m Sum. 'l‘hcy possess grcut Vlinllt)’, and 1- :!re bringing big rcturns lll_ our cushion-Is lumds._ Lehus E mail you our (“zltéllllgul‘ mth prim-s. lml'] mic arrival L guarantm-d. p L WOLVERINE HATCHERY H. P. WIERSMA. Prop. R. 2, ZEELAND, MICHIGAN 19 YEARS aAn“n”=°§"n%scxs ‘ ygyarden " trai‘ ; .errE LEGHORN BABY'CHICKS I What Hy Zimmerman, Amana, 1a., wrltes: “Our 262 hens laid 6354 eggs in March, an average of 7L. Others 241/2 each. No wonder I'm a booster for VVyn- garden‘s.” DO You lligh nook average is the rule with \Vyngarden stock. Pedigree Hers. 260289. Males from 298304 dnnls. Can Do “’rxte in: catalog. or 7' " ' A “13' BROWN LEGHOR HATC ERYdsFAnMs EELAND, MICH.. BOX B and . . Reds. Strong, stock that make wonderful prepaid to your door. 0 thousands. well Winter layers. _ per cent .live delivery ‘gimrnnteed. of experience in producing and shipping chicks, givmg absolute satisfaction to . Write for valuable illustrated prices on best quality chicks before placing your order. First Quality Baby Chicks From Winter Laying stock produced by Mlchlgnn's old reliable hatchery. plenum breed< ers and hatchet-s operating the best equipped and most modern hatchery In the state. Pure bred Tom Barron and American \Vhite Leghorns, hatched chicks from tested Hoganixed free range Anconas, Barred Rocks Chicks sent by Insured Parcel Post. Seventeen years catalog free and price list. Get lowest c H l c K s. ACCREDITED BY STATE. LEG- horns, Anconas $13.00; Be ~ Wht’.‘ Vl’yandotaee B. Orpin per_]00. 10 at live dal ; cry guaranteed. (lir- .cnllt on rowan, Josey“ h ‘ ; few. mil. ks d . W,P¢E c an _Beds.15.001. ftons. Mmorcas $16.00 HOLLAND HATGHERV & POULTRY FARM, R7, Holland. "Wm 3. O. BUFF LEGHORN OHIO“. I”. CARI- fully culled sin-k on free range. 4‘. NJ, W. WQ‘BSTIRM‘EW, Mlohlnun. 7st,." is" < h if. ;’ .1 5 ; ’4. I. 7 Br, '4: hard and Tom Barron W. Lo horns—Heavy T pbBrown Leg. \ ‘ horns—R. C. and S. C. Rho 3 Island Rad‘s—~ bode Island ~ Whites—Sheppard’s.Almanac—Park's Barred Rocks I .f you want pure bred chicks that are bred right, hatched right. and shipped right, that grow and will make you a profit, get our new low prices and free catalog before you buy, _\ . * Flock: are careful! culled and developed on free range. All chicks are hand icked m inspected, no cripples or weakhnge. Every one stronger: healthy. . -~ 100% Live Delivery — Postage Paid Satisfaction Guaranteed. Write Now. White Leghorn andBarred Rock pallets after May 1, at low prices. I, , Knoil’a Hatchery, R. R. l2, Box m, Holland, Mich. Pure bred high quality, heavy la ing, tested flocks. These pullets will make excellent Winter layers. 00% we Delivery Guaranteed. Bank Refs materials in Whi'Ch the eggs may be" Varieties Postpaid prices on 5 50 100 500 1' come buried and chilled . . 1. hor ...... .. 3.15 1.25 14.00 37.50 1: . , - - gargedvggéaszBmwn .9 "8' s so 50 318.00 811.50 $1“. 4. Do not give a hen more eggs . I. s. ................ .. . . ‘ diliggalimgma 6°“ Sheppard) "" " 2"92 ézzg 10200 $338 1 than she can cover well. Thirteen is " the usual number. lls'llliéiiii"dl's‘éefifii"6'fi"6i-H€is booked before March 26." Eitcii'ingsflec‘ligchmggiitrsiiggfuii? laggedlgxiéigonaiig. “he‘rghatcéliggulhli'. 5. Be sure to use some good insec- wmsrnom POULTRY F RM, Box c-s. Zeeiand, Michigan. ticide to rid the bird of lice and watch for mites in the nest an coop. 6. Provide feed preferably a mix- WUNDEDMAN’J' CHIC/(r . ' $10 100 (1 Fr b ed flocks on free range ty 0f freSh water' ‘ per an up. om pure 1' L . . 03 pa 0 c l ' ' E"°l:""a§awfi' “’“'§‘i~.."”"°""""""' :::::::::::$3:§3 s3:23 ’lEISS ’23:23 31- :88 ,8. Watch the nests, remove dirt, s'me'd Rocks, 8. ril"c""r'1 """" " 8.00 15.00 12.50 100.00 broken eggs Q]. cracked eggs. Mixed assorted, 25,0$3.00 I‘ ' “t """""""""""""" " 41':sz Stat c mmercial Savings Bank I ' . JO . er 'ossd‘i'y.s '50'100's10'00' e e 1 9. Test the eggs at seventh and HUNDERMAN You take no chances. Free Cats 0g. fourteenth days and remove infer- 'I'YRONE POULTRY FARM BROS., Box 37, Iceland, Michigan ‘tile eggs ’or dead germs. Let us sell} you your 1925 Chicks from pure bred, select thite and Brown Le horns, ‘ v 81" not the. t, .rfifl’ in. j stinct which’has'galmost. disappear ’ _ in some of our been producing frame“ ilies. ' ‘ * ' ' Space» will not permit a lengthy discussion of natural incubation. It will be sufficient to say—‘- 1. Select hens which show a quiet disposition and an inclination to stay on the job. . 2. Provide a. good shelter free hen can have exercise and be free from drafts. Some place where the from disturbances; Rats and skunks are particular enemies of setting hens. ~ 3. Supply a good nest made pre- ferably of earth hollowed out and lined with hay or straw. Do not use High Grade 'St'Ock—I At Prices 7 You can Afford thay Bred for e as. not show feathers. Every chick from our rm is of a proven egg laying strain. But they win beauty prizes also. ' English Barron Leghorns The strain that has been maldng .e gv__la ug history ever since Tom Barron enter his rst pen in America. We breed them upward—— watch our flocks the year around to make sure only good birds remain. Aristocrat Barred Rocks They occupy the same preeminent position among Books that Barron birds do among Leghorns. Brown Leghorns All our flocks have free range—-—thus dependable, healthy and strong. CHICK—EGGS—PULLETS We outfit you in any kind of stock you prefer. Our new catalog W111 tell you all about it. Send for your copy. Great Northern Poultry Farm .ZeeIand. Michigan. R. R. 4. Box: 57 250 to 280 pefiggreedg afil [in d 1 ea so our menu flocks of , 'I'anorod American and Tom Barron Ena- IIathhlto Lo horns. * - Sheppard'o amou- MottlodAnconaa Park's Bred- to-Lay Rooks. ur- bu'ds won lint prizes In any class at Holland and EXPERIENCE WITH v , t igan State Fairs. All flocks bred hgutgiog‘enmgonf for hluhoglg rcductfion. ,. Prom 0 VOI’V Pf.” an ere O the Editorz—I am wondering if ftheRocki yw other M. B. F. readers have been easto es. PrIoeo ow. 0r erearl to 1: chicks when you want them. Our beaufifhlly in the same boat? Two years ago I made up my mind to change illeustrated, instructive free chick booklet will give you much valuable information. Write for your the Bufi Leghorns for the Buff Or- pingtons, a larger breed, to see if 009! now. Silver Ward Hatcheryfiox 30,Zeeland,MIoh. I could keep them out of the garden. So I sent out by parcel post and got fifty chicks. One was almost dead CthkS 'th h't d' h . At th record‘s... in: FREE . CATALOG to set under the Buff Leghorn hen and they hatched about the time I . . received the parcel post chicks. The In Busmcss For 22 Yea". hen ate and killed all but eighteen White and Bug: Leghorns and Hatching Eggs Barred Rocks, R. I. Reds and I took them away and gave them - MEADOWBROOK FAR-M to another hen I had saved for set- ting so I had 68 chicks to start with. HENRY DE FREE sons HOLLAND, MICH. modern grow at the same time and divide the chicks up at hatching time. A hen will brood as many as twenty chicks. The others can be broken up and soon will be back in production. Our next article will deal with ar- tificial Incubation and Pedigreeing. 10. Set as many hens as possible B d, Whit nd Buff Rocks, . . eds, Anconas, Black. and White Minorcas, hite, Bali“? Goldvneai‘ld Silvor Wyandottes, White and Buff Orpmgtons. Black Spanish, Light Brahmas, etc. Of leading strains such as Barron, Parks, etc. 3000 CHICKS GIVEN AWAY TO OUR CUSTOMERS DURING 1925.S _ t 100‘! Liv Deliver. Postpaid. Reference: _Commercial State avmgs Ween glmrBaJioereu ordering (‘fiicks Hashim-e. LN. our special (‘ll‘Cllllll‘ containing our low prices and particulars about the 3000 PRIZE ClilCIxS. TYRONE POULTRY FARM, Dept. 21. KEYSTONE HATCHERY BLOOD TESTED CHICKS. Hatched from pure—bred—to-lay flocks, best strains. 100% Live Arrival (:mr. Postpaid prices on 60 uumy 5 White Leghorns, .................... .. ........ ..$6.00 $12.00 $57.50 $115.00 - Barron V‘vni’iite L horns. ............................. .. 7.00 0 65.00 Leg orns, R. I. Reds,. .. 8.00 .. .00 .00 50 Fenton, Michigan. ‘ R00 5, ............... .. White W andottes Bufi” Orpin tons,. Extra selected R.’c. and s. 3. Red _ _ Foreman Strain Barred Rocks, ............................ __1050 95.00 Order right from this ad. KEYSTONE HATCHERY, 51, Lansing, Mich. STOP, LOOK, BABY CHICKS~100% live delivery 5! Mint-I‘d oooooo 8 ooooo 4. 6. 7. 7. 8. 0. t. Dep Chicks from healthy pure—bred flocks especially culled for egg production.~ “'e have been in business for 13 years. me to increased demand We have en- larged our plant. 25 ‘70 down hooks order. Varieties Prices On: 50 100 500 1000 Anconas, Wh. & Br. Leghorns ...................... ..$7.00 $18.00 $62.00 $120.00 Br. a. Wh. Rocks, S. C. a R. c. Reds ...... .. 8.00 15.00 72.00 140.00 Black Minerals... 8.00 15.00 72.00 140.00 wh. Wyandottes, '3uff Rooks. ...................... .. 8.50 16.00 75.00 Bufl Minorcas 20 cents straight. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Ref: First National Bank, Morenci. MORENO! HATGHERY. s. E. Rupp, Prop., Box H, Morenci, Michigan. YEAR—3" OF EXPERIENCE) r 15 ears of work and ex erience in breeding and hatching Chicks qualifies us as 3%AN iny the Poultry Industryp College. We own and .0 crate a real Poultry Farm of 20 acres, not merely a Hatchery. Our Free. Catalog W11. give you an excellent idea of this l-‘mm—flct it now. We hnve_snccinl_lze(l in White Leghorns for many years. Chicks ut following prices. 100% L1ve Dehvery Guaranteed " 1 Postpaid prices on 25 50 100 500 1000 S. 0. White Leghorns. Extra Quality, .................. ..$4.00 $7. 0 $14.00 $67.50 $130.00 Barred Rooks. Reds, Anconas, ............................ .. 4.25 8.00 15.00 12.00 140.00 White .9. But? Rocks, White Wyandottes, .......... .. 5.00 .9.00 11.00 80.00 155.00 Ref. Royal Oak Savings Bank. Order direct from this ad in full confidence. DEAN FARM AND HATCHERY, Box 22, Birmingham, Michigan STAR QUALITY CHICKS 1: .‘ z u lit cm’t be beat. Smcial hi h rade, m‘t mm Stir. QVhlitey Ieghorn flocks. atcd t0 edizgreed o 295 eggs per year. Only Write at once for I buried so many that I hung a po- tato planter in a tree to have it handy. ' To make the story short, I saved 17 pullets and 11 roosters out of the 68. Someone gave me a hint that , five cents worth of carbolic acid ‘_ _ [oglnbubaf0r$l32_5 would save the balance, so I got some ;_- . ‘0 . ~— and used two to three drops to a ‘1 ‘ ‘30Dngrrm,l quart of water and no more were! sick. Those too far gone, of course,| died. A veterinary said he used! Tincture of Iron with success. Another experience I had with chicks. The first batch I gaVe plenty of green stuff and they grew nicely, L the second batch I fixed it so all could get out to the grass but there were five or six that just wouldn’t. I soon saw the difference in size as they are stunted, although they were fed the same as the others,—so, dear readers, get them out to the green grass if possible, for success—Geo. R.R.l, It pays to buy iiw selected carefully, bred from S. I 'l‘ancred Mules bred from hens With records up . strong vigorous fouls-arc produce our Chicks. catalog and price detail. STAR HATCHERY. L. Tinhoit, Box T, Hoiland,_Michlgan. L 0 O K ' BABY CHICKS We have just the chicks you have been looking for, the large, strong, Vigorous kind from free range 150 000 Chix 9C up. From highest_pmducmg flocks that have been culled for heavy egg produc- conteet layers. L‘rec circular. Hatching eggs. 10 chix free With early orders. tion. English White Leghorns, Anconas. Rocks, Lawrence Hatchery. R7, Grand Rapids, Michigan. 140 Egg Incubator and Broader - $17.75 180 Egg Incubator Aiono- 5.75 180 Egg Incubator and Broader - 22.00 250 Egg Incubator Alone 22.75 250 Egg Incubator and Broader - 31.00 340 Egg Incubator Alone - - - 30.75 Made of California Redwood. Order direct from this ad. 30 days trial—money back if not pleased. If not ready to order now. don’t buy until you get our 1926 catalog which shows larger sixes up to 1000 eggs. (8) MSCOISII IIGIBII'OI 00. 134 Racine: Ma. ‘ owe.- - . - mated to Reds. Shipped prepaid parcel post. Safe arrival guaranteed. Ask about 8 wk. pullers. Catalog free. Gilt Edge Poultry Ranch of Zeeland, Michigan. ' M. Harwood. ' , PI'Ofit Producing 3011.191) RYE GOOD FOR POULTRY . ., '{fifiBaby Chick} . ;. EAR EDITORz—Iu Tm; Bvsmsss , ’91.! CAN BE CU RED Free Proof To You All I want is your name and address so I can send you a free .trial treatment. I want you Just to try this treatment-that’s ail—Just try it. That's my only a; ment. I’ve been in the Retail the Indiana State Board of Association. N earl treatment. Over everyone in Fort Wayne hirty-Five Thousand Men, Women and Children outside of Fort J. C. HUTZELL DRUGGIST rug Business for 20 years. I served four fyears as a member of Pharmacy and five years as Premdent o the Retail Druggists' knows me and knows about my successful Wayne, have, according to their own statements, been cured by this treatment sinceI first made this offer public. If you have Eczema. Itch Salt Rheum. Tenor—never mind how bad—my treat- ment has cured the worst cases ever saw—give me a chance to prove my claim. Send me fgout name and address on the cogson below and get the trial treatment I wan to send you — cur AND MAIL TODAY No. 4960 West Main St, Fort Wayne. Ind. IEnurzsu, Druggist, . The wonders accomplish in your own case be proof. . Please send without cost or obligation to me your Free Proof Treatment ’ ’7— A go Poet Ofiim‘ ~00'hntymich? ' FARMICR of January 3rd this year Mr. A. D., Dighton, Michigan asks if boiled rye is good for poultry. If poultry raisers knew the value of boiled rye this would be much more used and a much greater profit left after sales. I feed boiled rye to chicks as soon as they are old enough to eat it after mixing in, or on, all the dry mash it will take up. Feed chicks a part ration at each meal and the older ones all they can eat all day. But keep ground oats and corn with an equaLamount of bran mixed before them at all times and the last thing in the. evening see they get all the scratch they can eat. I put 2 bushels in a fifty gallon kettle, this 2 bushels just fills the kettle when cooked. We have never put on the market better or fatter chickens. My neighbor has been using boiled rye for 15 years and has so far got only the best results—G r . yteed. WWW». £31“ _ . Tancred and Barron W. Leghorns. .S. C. R. I. Reds—Parks’ Barred Rocks. High quality, low in cost. Satisfac- tion and 100% live delivery guaran— Big illustrated catalog free. BRUMMER-FREDERICKSON POULTRY FARM Box 26, Holland, Mich. 140 - E00 2353:; ‘ CAPACITY Has all the features that insure big hatches— double walls. copper tank. complete nurse . -' , rrect heat: control through automatic tr 9 urner. “Tyooa" th... A r . held so chicks can't break 1 when hatching. Donut Brood on. he. Write for low combo MOI! price 111qu f- v. omit-Alliance Incubator co. nnalr Dent-10 Alliance. Oblo arms IT an: Art ushtaau -‘ "m ‘eu'l rushed... l ' Fr E} It , «it °m ’9 lfilood. may. 9-. " . Lerho Bu- . ks.r.. .LReds.¥I: " 0 eggs {raccoon}? Extra chicks room iii a?! swell“). can: 8m, in". am, _,Ia-n.; Lo Barron White‘Leghorns « _ y—..Sheppard Anconas White Wyandottes The foundation of our English White Leghorns is from the Pennsyl- vania. Poultry Farm, with trapnest records of 270-300 eggs behind it. Its quality has been kept up by the f most careful culling. 300 Egg Anconas ~Sheppard Strain Anconas have rec— ords in the 300 class and lay so con- sistently that they are known as 20th Century Egg Machines. V Evergreen Wyandottes Olir White Wyandottes are of the Evergreen strain, steadily among the i" leaderain egg laying contests. ' Send for» Gal.an and Price Lint and gel. your i order In early togavoid disgppolntment. Chicks i WIII be shipped when specific . . RELIABLE POULTRY FARM B. F. D. 1, Box 43 ZEEL‘AND, MICHIGAN Superior pure-bred baby chicks pur- chased for a few cents a piece grow quickly into steady dollar produc- ing birds. Before you know it the cockerels are ready for market and the pullets have started to lay. They are bred to pay from such famous prize winning and egg-lay- ing strains as Tom Barron and HollywoodWhiteLeghorns.I-Iatched in largest hatchery in Michigan. Write for Catalog and special low - ~ prices. Satisfaction guaran- teed. Book your orders now for early deliveries. Write TODAY. . SUPERIOR POULTRY FARMS Box 201 ZEELAND. MICH. Superior Pure Bred Baby Chicks ed and selected. Hun- dreds of satisfied customers. chicks will improve your stock and increase your profits. Prices re aid) on 25 50 100 500 (1. Rock? ......... ..$4.25 $8.00 $15.00 $72.00 . I. Reds. .......... .. 4.25 8.00 15.00 72.00 4 Wh. Rocks, ............ .. 4.50 8.60 18.00 77.00 Wh. W andottes, 4.50 8.50 18.00 77.00 Wh. a. r. Leghorns, 3.75 7.00 13.00 62.00 Order early. Ref: Farmers & Mechanics Bunk, Ann r 01'. One fifth down. 100% live de- livery guaranteed. WASHTENAW HATOHERY, R5, Ann Arobr, Mich. CHICKS Official Records up F w can equal our PRICES. N0 0216 can beat our QUALITY. Before ordering your 1925 chicks send for ur CATALOG, ur LOW PRICES will astonish you. Ovor 20 years experience assures your satistaction. Sent. by FA ROE L. POST PREPAID. W. LEGHORN-BARRED ROCK BLACK MINORCA-ANOONA International Egg Contest to 254 Eggs. -.-. Eetabished In 1 904 a ‘ 100% Live Delivery Guaranteed. " - . PINE BAY POULTRY FARM, Holland. Michigan. C , Out in Front at Contest The Royal White Leg- horn pen at the Inter— national E g Laying con- test of 19 5 led the en- for the first and on Feb. 6,0 . t_e Leghorns. High breeding counts. Write for our catalog s. P. WIERSMA, Zeeiend, Mloh., R. R. 2. I W A NI" A J o B ‘ . . ‘ 7* (1m ancestry. and bred to . 1 . - I ‘Rocks, Reds, ruinous rouurar ’ 7! ’HATOHERY. “inummm lac-LAND; MICK. ,, : Rich 1mm ‘ ATy’e cared corn today was a grass years ago- Through constant improvement and breeding work this once grass like plant has been brought up to its present form, and today corn is one‘ of the best crops in the entire United States. For the best results, should be planted that has not been tested, for it costs just as much to prepare for, plant, cultivate, and nearly as much to harvest a fifty per cent stand as it does a ninety-eight per‘ cent, while the profit from the latter is just practically twice as great.‘ I test as well as grade my seed corn- because it pays me well. In testing I use five, kernels from each ear, discarding every car not testing one hundred per cent of strong ger- mination. An‘ ear testing one hun- dred per cent but with weakly sprouts goes out for feeding. Here. is my plan .for testing seed corn selected from several methods I have tried. My testing box is six- teen by thirty—six inches, with four inch sides. On top of all four sides I have driven in shingle nails every two inches apart, leaving about a quarter inch undriven. Starting at one corner nail I tie on a piece of heavy wrapping twine and draw across again, and so on until I have finished the short way across. I then commence on another corner nail and run back and forth the long way. This gives me my box divided into two inch squares. All along the box on the outside I have glued on large numbers to correspond to the proper number of each outside square (the numbers I cut from an old calendar) so there is no trouble whatever to quickly tell the number of any square in the box. To number the ears I used some real thin wood (a piece of cigar, box). From this I cut 144 small pegs and sharpened them, numbering each consecutively from 1 to 144. The pegs I made about an inch or so long and around three—eighths of an inch wide. When ready to test I fill my box almost full of damp sand and bring it into the house. Bringing in my seed corn I select five kernels from various sections of an ear and place in square number one, while into the peth at the butt end of ear I drive peg number 1, and so on until I have filled each square in my box. Each ear is numbered in a manner so that there can be no mistake, so I merely place them loose in boxes and store until germination is com- pleted. When I get each square in my box « filled I press the five kernels into the sand, smooth over, water enough to keep damp, and wait. Before long the sprouts begin to appear but I let them grow several inches high as some ears will sprout all five kernels but. after a week or so of growth perhaps one plant is showing weakness and is much small— er or more spindling than the other four. Afterl say about four inches high, I pull out every thing, jotting down on a piece of paper the num- bers I want to hold and those I am going to throw away. Going to my stored ears I pull out the pegs, dis- cardinggthe ears in accordance with numbers on my paper. The ones I retain for seed are hand tipped and butted as well as hand shelled, run over the grader then sacked for spring use. In the above manner I get the best of seed. More trouble of course than going to the crib when ready to plant picking out the best looking ears and shelling, but from comparing both methods on small experimental plots I have found my time well repaid by the few hours of actual time it takes me to test my seed corn. Perhaps my idea (of box and pegs will be more clear if after reading this article the two illustrations are looked over. Diagram one shows how I fix up my corn testing. box as to numbering and stringing. Dia- gram am just about the full size, as well as the shape of the pegs I use. The farm bureau may be ahelp and an inspiration, or just another organiza— tion, acoOrding to what you put into it. ,, 0 II * II Concrete floors. are good for dairy barns, but a broad platform ‘\ for the cows to lie on in 'winter' is a kindness“ they’vvill pay in the“mllk pail.‘ , . are growing > large no corn ' , [unran . H. In CARL. ’ ' ‘Irv MAKES A coon muss-yearns» “R‘fifik’firh‘fg ._ . , “wears-re "c ‘uueup.y9}2§e,~ v . These Drills Have Long Been the Choice of Practical Farmers HE surest way to get your grain drilled right is to use a McCormick-Deering Hoosier or a McCor- mick-Deering Kentucky. There is a size and type among these drills which exactly meets the require- - ments of your soil and seed. They are so sturdy and so carefully designed, and are built of such high-grade materials, that they do good work under all conditions. adverse as well asyfavorable. McCormick-Deering Hoosier and Kentucky drills have been giving satisfaction ever since the first one was placed in the field, over fifty years ago. They do such excellent work and are so well built that they are preferred throughout the country by farmers who know what quality construction means and judge the value of a machine by the way it stands up and the kind of work it does. See Your McCormick-gearing (Dealer 3 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY 606 So. lvlichigan Ave. Of America Chicago, Ill. (Incorporated) in; McCormick — Deering Hoosier McCormick — Deering Kentucky j 1 J PIONEER BABY CHICKS have stood the test and assure you of STRENGTH, VIGOR, and RAPID DEVELOPMENT. Ily our rigid system of_ruliing 11nd pedigreed matings our flocks are being improved each your. Once a customer always a customer. "Last {ear I was more than satisfied With your stock, but this your am Just surprised.”-——.I. T., Sivvcnsville, Michigan. " ' . “’rite for full particulars on pedigree, etc: improved English PIONEER POULTRY FARM White Leghorns Box 0. R. R. 10 Holland, Michigan This is your great 0})1lni‘lillilii,\‘_ to got, what you need to in- sure big profits irmn prm‘vn ‘.\‘Ill,i‘l' layers. (“11‘ standard EGG BRED A nmtinus of BARRON ithiJsli \YlIIT Lug- ~ . . ~ . - . ,. , . ; 1 ‘ kc it on true range. pro n-i'ly fwl and housed lioililgli?eailmmhrrfillldgtTigddUlk’elIllugfll‘iggeeml‘O01% Llive Arrival. I’USlllziill-I Postpaid, 25 50 100 500 1000 Barron White Leghorns’ $3 0 $7.00 $13.00 $62.50 $125.00 20 70 books your order, balance 10 days before shipment. ll'rce Circular. Reference: Zeolnnd Savings Bank. ELGIN HATCHERY, Box 316-A. Ed. Dykema. Prop” zeeland, Michigan. I G - 13 per 100 Sturdy as the Viking. From beauti- $ ‘ fl ks fully selected and 5' C‘ w' Leghmm its.“ 11:: .333 . £23.. at. .2253- ... Barred Rocks ..... Properly hatched in. latest .glant $16 per 100 incubators. All leading varieties. {$75 per 500 De KOSTER'S IIATCIIERY, Zeeland, Kilian, Box 300. Postpaid. ‘l ooesafe arrival healthy * 'm e m I ‘l “I L chicks guaranteed. Prlooo excepu "" clonal. Write for catalog new; Hatchery, Box G, Rochester, Minn. Pedigreed, Heavy-Egg Strain Chicks White chhorns headed by males di- rect from Erkart: last year’s M.A.C. International Egg Contest Winners. ‘ Also leadin v strain Anconas, Rocks, 8.0. Reds. ulled by experts. Modern hatching methods. Guarantee 100%; vigorous delivery. Free Catalog. Michigan Hatchery, 80x4, Holland, Midi. ‘ m sty, healthy rec-range flocks. Flufl’y, lively youngsters that should grow ter Chick V Roches Profit Makers—Early Layers Leghorns, Anconas. Rocks. Reds, Wyandottes. Orpingtons, Minorcas. Lowest prices. Gate- 103‘ free. Address nearest office. D. T. FARROW CHICKERIES 1. Des Moises II Hllwuikoe Wis. Indium oils In . SPECIAL PRICES milieu Caucus For a limited time only. Prices per 1_00; Selected Quality Tanned-Eng- lish WhiteLeghorn chicks (Pedi eed Peoria long. and .get on an all-year-reuml e g Male Mltings). $15: Barred oeks . laying basis. From. carefully mated hi i- and S. C. Reds. Utlll Matin '. $16. ‘ " egg-producing strains, tested and culle to > 309k! "3d .3- - 393' Mil" ‘ k insure exception wear and laying ability. M‘tlnfl $18. But! auto-118.317- Each-h WILLS mm. This stock and our scientific hatchery ro- "all listings. 318- 005 live elivl‘fl. 008m!!! 8W2 free. “ovum. Penna Form, Box 131 WestpholloJlIeh. ducal chicks that live, growtast, In early. Selec for uniform size and color so the wil grow into beoumnl flocks of which ou’llbe u Pkeeyeur order before our output is t on by ot on. Order now for present or future delivery. hodloo valence. Live delivery Postpaid. Write for new chick boo I Box 101 "unionism. II ADVERTISERS PLEASE NIEN'I‘ION THE BUSINESS FARNIER. ‘1. Q. l .o \ I 1 Grain Markets Continue Unsettled Fewa Cattle and Sheep Being Fed By W. w. room. Market Editor. URING the in-between season farmers are making plans for the future, and farmers of one district are wondering what those of other sections will do in the way of planting and sowing seed for the sev- eral grains. Of course, it IS rather early to know very much about such things, but it may be said at the start that there is much possibility of a. marked increase in the wheat acre- age because of the great boom which was brought about by the serious world shortage at a time when the need of wheat was extremely large. This is a matter of tremendous 1m— portance to the farmers of Michigan, as this is a great wheat state, and overproduction two years ago, as all of them remember, brought down prices to a level which meant little or no profit. .Better by far to stick to common sense diversifying of the crops, with no more than a small Im- crease in wheat area, while devotmg about the usual acreage to oats and other grains and potatoes. As for seed, use every possible way to get only the very best of oats, corn and other grains. Fortunately, this is being done in the case of corn much more generally than ever before, es— pecially in the states Where corn is the leading crop. This is a time when the average farmer and stock- man can poorly afford to pay the high wages demanded by farm hands, and farmers are obliged to use extra exertions to make every acre produce more and better products than in the past. Even boys and girls are sur- prising their elders by getting the best possible profits from corn acres. Possibly, the failure of oats to ad— vance as much as corn and the other grains may cause farmers to reduce the oats acreage, just as the boom in rye prices may encourage them to sow more rye, but the safer course to follow seems to be to make no large change in their acreages of these cereals. Michigan farmers do not need to be encouraged to set apart ground for orchards, and the only advice needed is to see that the apple and peach trees are well spray- ed at the right times. The grape growing industry has been growmg in importance in recent years, and It is destined to become still more pro- iilable. Unscttled Grain Markets A few weeks ago there was the wildest kind of a Chicago wheat mar— ket imaginable outside of war times, prices advancing at a giddy pace, and the price for delivery next May jumped to around $1.06 a bushel. Unlike the usual wheat market, trad— ing was not restricted mainly to the professional traders, but the public entered the market, and their buying was so large that the ring of specu- lators lost control for the time. Then the tide suddenly turned, a multi- tude of traders starting to take their profits, and down went prices with a rush, May wheat in less than a month suffered a fall of nearly 29 cents, with a similar fall in rye prices. For the trained operator it was largely a profitable affair, but the “lambs” were badly squeezed, as usual at such times, most of them being losers when their holdings had to be. closed out on the Board of Trade (“orn has acted in sympathy with wheat. going down in prices. as has rm. with modera’e later ad— . vances, and all the grains sold much higher than a. year ago, oats ex— cepted, the market for oats being held down by the unusually heavy sticks in the visible supply. Farm— ers evidently haVe lacked faith in oats. and they were in too much of :9. hurry to market. their surplus hold— ings after liberal quantities used on the farms. It may be added that the visible supply ‘of all grains in the United States a short time ago aggre— gated 385,000,000 bushels, being 110,247,000 bushels more than a year ago. Late sales were made for May delivery of wheat at $1.85, com- paring with $1.10 a year ago; corn at $1.30. Comparing with 80 cents I a year ago; oats at 53 cents, com— paring with 49 cents a year ago; and rye. at $1.60, comparing with 72 cents a year ago. Coming Cattle Scarcity The following message comes from New York: The American family’s “T—bone steak” and “prime roast beef au jus" will be both scarce and dear by next September, a delegation of cattle raisers and dirt farmers from Texas, Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois told Wall street financiers at a lunch: eon at the Bankers’ club. The Amer- ican housewife, the westerners brought word, would go to market with a smaller basket and long purse, her harassed butcher being forced to put on the screws by then because of disposal of herds during the ruin— ous post-war slump. The national meat shortage, the visitors agreed, threatens to become so acute by fall that it may cost North America its position in world markets as a meat producer. Cattle Scarcer and Higher There is decidedly less cattle feed— ing districts than usual, and a large falling off in the Chicago receipts during the past week enabled sellers to obtain advances of around 50 cents per 100 pounds, the bulk of the beef steers crossing the scales at around $8.25 to $10.75. The choicer class of yearlings sold at $10 to $11.25, with a few sales of fancy yearlings up to $12.25. The best long fed weighty steers brought $10.25 to $11.35, with 1310—pound steers taken at $8.50, and sales down to $6.75 to $7.75 for common to fair light steers. No good steers went below $8.75. Butcher lots of cows and heifers had a good outlet at $4 to $10, fancy yearling heifers top- ping the market, 27 head which av— eraged 650 pounds bringing that fig- ure. Low grade little steers brought $4 to $6.70 and bulls sold at $3.40 to $6.50, while canner and cutter cows were sold for $2.25 to $3.90 and calves at $6 to 14. The stocker and feeder trade was fairly active, desirable offerings averaging 25 cents higher, but common lots were not much wanted at unchanged prices. Sales were made at $4.75 to $8, largely at $6.25 to $7.50. The general run of dairy cows offered were salable at $50 to $60 per head, good forward springers bringing $75 to $80 and common backward spring- ers down to $35. A year ago cam- mon to prime beef steers sold at $6.25 to $11.70 and three years ago at $6.25 to $9.20. Combined re— ceipts in twenty markets for the year to late date amount to 1,758,- 000 cattle comparing with 1,840,000 a year ago. Fewer Lambs Feeding Sharp declines in prices for lambs have taken place recently owing to much larger receipts in the Chicago market and to the liberal supplies of Colorado lambs consigned from far western markets to the leading pack- ers direct, thereby lessening competi- tion between buyers. Even at the decline, however, prices are still far higher than in recent years, lambs selling at $14 to $17.75, and the top comparing with $15.75 one year ago and $10.60 four years ago. Feeding lambs were scarce and wanted at $16.60 to $17.25. The only thing that could act permanently to de- press prices is lessened consumption resulting from dearness of lamb and mutton, prices being unusually high. No large numbers of sheep or lambs are now ready for the market, and unusually small numbers are on feed, and markets are mainly dependent upon Colorado and Nebraska. No lambs are left in the feed yards con- tributory to the Chicago market, where there are facilities for feeding upward of 400,000 head. Further- more, most of the farmers in near-by territory have marketed their lambs, and eastern feeders have sold most of their lambs and-“are hesitiating about refilling their feed yards, being indisposed to take more chances. Re— cent sales of lambs in Chicago were at $15 to $17.90, while feedinglambs brought $16.25 to $17.‘ Yearlings sold at $11.50 to $15, wethers at $9 to $11.75, ewes at $5 to $9 and bucks at $6 to $6.75. Hog Market Booming The long predicted booming mar— ket for hogs is now a reality, recent lively advances in prices having land— ed the commonest to the best lots offered on the Chicago market at $10.50 to $11.75, these prices com- paring with $9.65 to $11.30 of a Week earlier and with $5.90 to $7.05 a year ago. These steady advances are basml solely on the fast decreas- ing inarketings and large require- ments on local and eastern shipping accounts, eaStern shippers taking many more hogs than a week earlier, while the receipts are far smaller than heretofore or a year ago. The range of prices has narrowed, with prime heavy butchers at the top, these selling 35 cents above the best light bacon hogs. With market changes in favor of owners, it is folly THE BUSINESS FARMER’S MARKET SUMMARY and Comparison with Markets Two \Veeks ago and One Year ago Detroit , (.‘hicago ‘ Detroit Detroit Feb. 24 Feb. 23 Feb. 11 1 yr. ago \V H EA T— No. 2 Red $1.99 $1.99 $1.14“ No. 2 \Vhite ] .90 1.95 1 .15 x No. 2 Mixed 1,90 1.95 1 .l 4 K (TURN-— No. 3 Yellow 13:; l . @ 1 .20 I .28 .82 (\o. 4 Yellow 1.2.0 1.. :@ 1.16 1.23 .80 UA'i h- -— No. 2 “hi; 0 .5363) .54 .133 15 .51: .‘U. 3 White .5»! .49@.50 .62 $5 HYP— (‘ash No. 2 1.55 ")3 Li; 1 59 7.! BEANS— (l. H. I’. Cut. 6.10 (116.15 .50 ($.30@6.:}5 11.75 PU'rA'TOIGS— ' Per (th. 1.06 1.10 1.17 1.60@1.66 HA 1— _ No. 1 Tim. 16@17 20@22 17@18 2: .00@24 No. 2 Tim. 14@15 1(i@18 15@16 20.50@21 No. 1 Clover 14@15 1l§@17 14@15 20.50@21 Light Mixed 15@ 16 I 1 8 @20 16 @ 17 22.50@23 Tuesday, February 24.-—-—Wheat steady. market firm. Demand for potatoes declines. Corn unchanged. Oats firm. Bean Poultry strong. ' to fail to market hogs as choice as possible. and every pound counts. \VHEAT Wheat was very active last week with quick fluctuations and a great deal of trading, but prices did not get far in either direction. The .price changes at Detroit were not so'fre- quent as on other markets,‘a condi- tion that came from the slowness of cash demand. Millers were not ac- tiVe in the buying and lack of de— mand made it impossible to follow the advances. During the greater' part of the week, there was more wheat 'on the market than dealers knew.what to do with. Bulls are still optimis- tic and believe that the price will again hit the $2 level before another crop. CORN Receipts of corn are declining and bulls are hoping this will cause prices to advance. The priceis now slightly under that of two weeks ago. OATS There is a fairly good demand for oats at this writing and the market is firm. than they were two weeks ago, ,they are not at the lowest point they have been during that period and they are expected to continue upward. RYE This market shows little change over two weeks ago aside from a small decline in price. BEAN S The reason for the sudden changes in the Michigan bean market is well explained in the following excerpts from a letter received by a Michigan dealer from a California dealer: “There will probably be these fluc- tuations in the market from time to time, but it apears to us that there is not enough stability in the policy of the dealers in Michigan and that if the receipts from the country would be better taken care of and the mar- ket stabilized on a gradually upward basis which the conditions through- out the. country warrant on Michigan beans that the trade will be more in- clined to buy with confidence than they are at present with the condi- tions so frequently changing. “However, we believe in the long run that Michigan beans should do better with anything like a normal shipping demand for there is no ques~ tion but that Michigan beans are cheaper than any other variety of American beans now obtainable.” POTATOES Potatoes are in liberal supply and the market easy. Demand is slow and no change is noted in price dur- ing the last few days. THE LIVliX-i’l‘OCK MA ltKETS DETROIT, Feb. 24.——Cattle market steady. Goml to choice yearlings, dry fed. 39(7010; best heavy steers, dry‘ fed, $8@ 8.75; best handyweight butcher steers, $7628; mixed steers and heifers, $6 ((177.50; handy light butchers, $5.50Iu'650; light butchers, $4.50@6; best cows, $5fiii5.50; butcher cows, $4604.50; common cows. $3603.50; canners, $2.25@3; choice light bulls, $56176; heavy buns, $4.50@5.50: stock bulls, $4.50@5.50; feeders, $5@7; stockers, $5@6.25; milkers and springers, $456070. Veal» (‘alves—Market $14.50fd‘l5; others, $5fill4. Sheep and Lambs—Market slow; best lambs. $‘l7.25@l7.50; fair lambs, $1607 16.75f light to common lambs, $9@14: yearlings, $13.50(a?l4.50; fair to good sheep, $8 609; culls and common, “(176.50, slower ; bcst. Hogs Market 10 to 15c higher. Mixed hogs, $11.95Z12: pigs, $10. CHU‘AG O—C a t t l c——Rcccipts, 3,814. Low grade steers, $4@6.'fli; common to fair, $6.75@7.75; fair to good corn-fed. $7.75@9; good to choice (71 rn—feds, $9@ 10.25; choice to prime corn-feds, $10.25 @1135; common to fair yearlings, $6.75 @775; fair to good yearlings, $7.75/r1 8.75; good to choice yearlings, $8.756 10.25 ; choice to prime yearlings $10.25 ((012.25. Bulls, inferior bulls, $3.50@ 4.40 ; common to fair bolognas, $4.406? 4.75 ; fair to good butchers, $5 @550 ; good to choice butchers, $5.50@ 6.50. Calves, common to choice light heavies,» $6@9 ; common to good heavies, $4 @650 ; good to choice heavies. $6.50 @8 ; com— mon to fair ‘vealers, $11 @12 ; good to Although prices are lower. 22. ’ WWDMAA‘ 2 ‘v are: .. w 'i’mrc-nmlaw: "w Aware, ‘ V v... E ‘ ’ lg. aver- Wm‘i.‘.. ,1; :-. .mmmog- , Vargas—i . v75; aging] 35.0 to. 600.11“: 3.1M501030; rough heavy packing, yerag’ing .350 to‘ 500 lbs. 810.4‘K@10;60.; fa r-to géo‘d'medium grades, averaging 225 to,380 lbs.,_'$11.30@11.45; fair to choice heavy butchers, $11‘.50@ 11.76; pigs, best kinds, $8.75@10.50; plgs,_ inferior to good, $6.50@8.65. Sheep—Receipts, 74,700..Wethers, aged, poor to best, $9@11; we-thers, 2 year-olds. $10@12.; western ewes, all grades, $7.50@ 9.25; native ewes, fair to best. $7.25@9; cull, $6@6.‘50; canner, 83@4. EAST BUFFALO—C a t t l e-éReceipts, market slow and steady. Calves— receipts, 100; market active and unchang- ed. Hogs—Receipts, 2.000; market ac- tive and 10@15c higher; heavy, $12.10@ 12.25; mixed, $12@12.10; yorkers, $12; light porkers, $10.50@11.25; pigs, $10.50; roughs, $10.25@11.60; stags, $5@7. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts, 13,000; market ac-. tive; lambs 25c higher, $10@17.25; others unchanged. LEGISLATURE VOTES DOWN CHILD LABOR AMENDNLENT (Continued from Page 3) to increase the number of Wayne County Senators from 5 to 10 and the Representatives from 14 to 25. At present, the Senate committee seems favorable to allowing Wayne 7 Senators and they have requested the opinion of the Attorney Gen- Week of March 1 week of March 1st opens in Michigan with heavy rain or snow falling in most counties. It is quite likely the weather will be mild for the season at end of Febru- ary and beginning of March in which case there will probably be a mixture of rain and wet snow. -Following close on the heels of this storm cen- ter sides will clear and Michigan will have a day or two of fair weather and seasonal temperatures. On or just before the middle of the week, however a renewal of storms of rain or snow are to be expected. With the passage .of these conditions to the eastward the weather will clear and the balance of the week will be mostly snnshiny and cold. In fact, precipitation will be at a, minimum during the next few days in this state- Week of March 8 Any unsettled conditions at the very end of last week or very begin- ning of this will soon disappear and most counties in Michigan will have a few days of clear, cold weather. Not until about Wednesday or Thursday will temperatures moder- ate to any appreciable amount in this snows will melt in many of the ex- state. but for a short period, at least, posed places. During the closing days of the week winds will increase and there will be storms of rain or snow with some local touches of sleet. This storm period will run into the open- ing days of next week closely fol- lowed by a change to colder temper— atures. higher barometer and clear- ing. March Prospects The average weather conditions that may be expected in this state this year may be summed up in the two words, cold and dry. We expect both the precipitation and tempera- tures to be below the normal for the season. The percentage of sunshine will be greater than normal but we do not believe the state as a whole during the first three weeks of March will report any damaging heaving of the farm land. Predicted Eclipse Weather Our predictions gain more confid- ence among the readers of the Busi- ness Farmer with each successive week of correct forecasts and the prophecy of cloudy skies at the time of the total eclipse of the sun in Michigan was no exception to meat parts of the state. The cold wave immediately after the eclipse when temperatures in Michigan fell as low as 24 degrees below acre .‘in the northern lower peninsula gave decid- edproof that weather forecasting is . as much a science as farming and-the In head towards rm; ' "ed names-ans mirth-from crop fail- uI‘QB. '-‘ . Adios]. of t' 1'9 Home on tic prob , . ed. capital“ punishment bill tensile that fifty-two members. have, declared they Will.- vote, for__.-it. and forty plan on voting against—it. Eight members have not yet .placed themselves on record. . The House committee has reported favorably RepresLntative MacKimé mon’s bill providingvfor changing the name of the Michigan Agricultural College to the Michigan State Col- lege. It is reported that this move is favored by the students at this institution, but .the Michigan farm organizations have gone on record against any such change. If we could know just what the future of the East Lansing institution is to be, we would in a better position to know whether or not the change.- would be desirable. come a second/ university, giving a broad training in the arts and sciences, then no doubt the name Michigan State College would more accurately describe the institution. If, on the other hand, research and experimental work are to be vigor- ously promoted, agricultural exten— sion fostered and the benefits and information of the institution made available to every farmer in the state, then the present name would be ap- propriate. The letters M. A. C. have come to have a considerable meaning not only in Michigan but throughout the United States. By changing this name atter considerably more than a.‘ half century of history, the accumul— ated prestige of the name would be lost. Corn Borer Considered Because of the fact that the Europ- ean corn borer is annually being dis- covered in additional Michigan coun- , ties and the infestation is becoming more serious, Representative Joseph Warner of Ypsilanti, has introduced a bill to give the State Commissioner of Agriculture authority to prepare and enforce regulations for the con~ trol of this pest. The bill provides for the appropriation of. $25,000 to defray the state’s share of the neces- sary expense. If this appropriation is granted an even larger amount of Federal funds will become available for controlling the corn borer and eradicating it from Michigan if pos- sible. In accordance with the attitude of Michigan farm organizations, Rep- resentative Frank McKenzie of Con— cord, has introduced a bill to give quail permanent protection. The present temporary protection on quail expires this year. Each farmers' mutual fire insur— ance company would be limited to a territory covering more than four counties according to a bill oifered by Representative Joseph C. Arm— strong of Detroit. Senator A. H. Gansser of Bay City has proposed a bill to provide for the adoption and use of a standard form of fire insur- ance by mutual companies. Prevention of crime through the passage of a very strict anti-firearm bill is proposed by Senator George M. Condon of Detroit. If this mea- sure were passed it would require all owners of firearms in Michigan after July 1, 1925, to have them registered with a local board on pen- alty of a fine of from $100 to $500. Any person found guilty of commit— ing a felony while armed with a pis- tol, revolver or gun would be liable to an extra punishment of not less than five years imprisonment in ad- dition to the regular penalty inflicted for committing the crime. For sub— sequent offenses the court would be empowered to double or triple the above extra penalty. The bill would prohibit the carrying of firearms by anyone either on their person or in a vehicle, without a permit. Having a firearm in one’s dwelling would not be considered a violation of the law. mama.“ HAS 9,000 WOMEN- FARMERS; 20 FARM MANAGERS ICHIGAN has 9,000 women M farmers. according to'date col— lected by the Blue Valley Creamery institute. Of this number over 6,000 operate farms, 5,500 their own, 20 as managers and not quite 250 as tenants, the data disclosed. I of'the first in T11! s FARMER when It. was first born; An) well pleased in the way it has J. C., Alba. Mich. Your paperbe mala- :70," IL—J. Boyle, ‘Vayne County, Mich. 5.000 subsorihers If it is to be-' If you [buy feed.l‘forpigeons, poultry, hogs, sheep or cattle we can save you money. Let us send you our regular 1 price "lists and market letters. Port ‘Huron Storage and Bean 00. Port Huron, Michigan . , .l’; ,. '1 r > -. Pure Bred Baby Chicks Our flocks have been woroufihlg culled-- for years for heavy egg production. 0 % live delivery. guarantee . 100 5 0 o. W. Leghoans $0.00 $12.00 $51.50 $115.00 3 In R. I. Red 3. . Rooks 8.00 15.00 72.00 140.00 Catalog on request. Bank reference. Baby chicks with a future. THE A. D. RICHARDSON HATOHERY Box B. Dundee, Michigan. gillllllll lfllflg =BUSIRESS FARMERS EXGHMIEE nr ‘ PER WORD—Ono Issue 80, Two no: 160. Four Issues 25c. .\'n advertisement less than ten words. ' Groups of figures. initial or abbrevia- tion count as one word. Cash in advance from all advertisers in this department, no exceptions and no (llscounts. Forms close Monday noon proceeding date of issue. Address: MICHIGAN BIJSIIIESS~ FARMER, Mt. Clemens, Mlchlgan. v'llllllllnn FARM LANDS 230 ACRES EXTRA GOOD_ DAIRY. BEET. bean, corn and general farming land in fertile thumb distrlct. .7 acres cropped, mostly new, 20 acres good timber. balance pasture a ud easy cleared. no waste land. One mile frontage on trunk road woven Wire fence, two miles cement posts, good drainage. can be tilt-d, 80 rods ‘to best station, 1% miles to town. R. F D. mn- , FRUIT: culf by side. Priced reasonable. ll. E. Hartwell. \Villiumstou, Michigan. IF YOU \VAN'I‘ GUERNSEY—HEIFER (TA-LVES write L. Terwilliger. R1, Wauwatosu, WIS. SWIN E 0. I. C. AND CHESTER WHITE PEDIGREED pm. $16 per palr no kin. Write for cir- culars. Ray Ruebush, Ccotia. Illinois. PET STOCK (JANARIES—ST. ANDREASBURG ROLLERS and Hertz Mountain Warblers. Ethel Maddox, Montpelier, Indiana. POULTRY BABY (‘lllGKS——TANORED BARRON WHITE .egbnrns and. Shep 3am Anconas. High grade stock. Glncks Insur for one week. Catalog free. M. D. Wyugarden, R. B4, Zeeland. Mich. BABRED ROCK I‘OCKERELS. BRED FROM Holterman's Pedugeed Aristocrats direct. Light or dark. Price $4. 0, two for $7.00. Eggs for hatching. N. Ayers & Son, Silver-wood. Michigan. BARRED ROCKS—BIG lll'SKY GOCKERELS. standard color. bred from great layers. Write tovdny. W. C. (‘nfl'mam Benton Harbor, Mich, R3. WHITE WYANDOTTES—BOOKING ADVANCE egg orders from 8 quality matings and utility flock. Stock all sold. Fred Berlin. Allen. Mich. \VYANDOTTE POCKERELS, and $5.00 each. Roberts. Salem, Mich $3.50 Eggs for hatching. F. W. m'pall German neighborhood. Federal Farm mu . , , Assoclation in community. bargain if sold soon. SINGLE (40MB BRO‘YN LEGHORN COFIC $87.00 per acre, direct from owner. J. C. Auder- .91?“ 31-50 each. Orin Reynolds. Clare. R5. son, Pigeon, Huron 00.. Michigan. Mlchlfinn. \VEAI.THY WESTERN NEW YORK. LOCATE FEW "WORLD WONDER” SINGLE CO)“: on good roads. near high-schools, among good Al‘mnfl COQkBTelS 1?“. 53-50-5500. 922:8 15- people. Write us for farms that pay and have $3.00. ll. (:eml Smith. R2. Rapld City. Mich. all modern convemences_ besides. Raise fruit, grapes, poultry, truck or live stock and enjoy the CHICKS GIIARANTEEDz—WIIY NOT TRY mild. climate of a natural fruit belt with long some? 100% safe arrival. Toluca Hatchery. growmg seasons and short mild wmters. N. Y. Tolucs. Ill. Farm Agency, W'cstfleld, N. Y. ATTENTION FARMERS—IF YOILWANT TO sell or trade your farm for Detrmt city prop— erty and you wantfit good and honest business also quick results llst your {arms ‘with us uith a responsible company. we specmlize in selling farms. in Mlclugan write to the Home Land & Building (30., 8580 Joe. Campau. Detroit, Mich. FOR SALE: 40 ACRES OF GOOD SAND Loam. 30 acres under cultivation. 15 mile from Tawas lake. Good hunting and fishing. Good 9 room house. good out buildings. With or without stack and. equipment. Edgar Lafismme, East Tamas, Michigan. FARM FOR SALE 103 ACRES LIMESTONE soil string, creek _ watered mature, ten room house barn, corncnb wagons ed. guru e other trees. ossesslon outbuildings (young orchard 235 April lst. .lyde Frittcr. Barnesville. Ohio. R4. FOR SALE——GII‘EAP. OWNER HAVING OTHER business. a small fruit farm, 1400 trues nearly all come to DORI‘IDIZ: also a lot of Raspberry, Currant and Gooseberry bushes. \Voll located and very fertile. II. J. Heard, Owner, (Troswcll, Mich. BUFF ORPINGTON COCKERELS. COOK AND Conway‘s strain. A. J. Brewbaker, Elsie. Mich. STOCK AND EGGS, ALL LEADING VARIE’l‘« res. Ducks, Geese Turkeys, Bantams, Guineas. Chickens. and Baby Jesse Burnside, .Iudr son, Indiana. 2 icks. HOLLAND WHITE Fm uk Von - PURE BRED MAMMOTH $ apiece. rkey hens for sale, drasek, R. E.. Mesick, Michigan. PURE “’HITE HOLLAND TURKEYS 'D Mfltkégllouse Geese. Alden Whitcomb, Byron Cellar, 1c n. GIANT BRONZE TURKEY'S. strain. Choice heavy birds. lGOL?o BANIli urge us, we! marked. Satisfaction gum-ant l. M Stebbins. Sarsnac. Mich. w m Pu” A FEW EXCELLENT THOROUGHBRED GIANT 1. {ii-yeah“ tglrkteysisle av jtarfsule yet. Healthy, 11¢ ronZ' 1r . me or arti 1; ll Roht. Emerick, Ilarrisville. Michigan?“ m 1“ FOR SALE—-MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEYS. “[ritc for Ill‘lCI‘S. Mrs. ll. 1). Horton, Filion. FOR SALE, I20 ACRE FARM. GOOD SOIL. Micmgan tiimlfuer, llgllitmg sylixlcm.f \Vzlllt slell machtiry ' win arm. “our mics mm lCllllOlld, Rich. FOR S A I F THOPOUvHBRFD . . . . . _ . . 1,—— . r . TOULOUSE Mrs. Alvah Scouten, Richmond, Mmluguu. geesfigfllndors. Baldwin & Nowun’ IM’ Lungs‘ 7of Atoms Iaunt (FOR 1sAm 1NEAR 1FRANK- 1m”; ""g‘m' nr,l1ong:m. loou muse. mm um garage; PURILBRFD AFRICAV («Flame M . amle and cherry orchard. For terms wntc Robert . ‘ , ‘ ~ , - ‘ 3, ‘ “ ’_‘ rs' Juhufi (frat Elbmm, MichigmL Schuetx. Rh. bldtllSOll, \Vls. FOR SiLF. MY SO ACRE FARM. GOOD v buildings, dark loam soil. Also 400 acres ms- IL’x‘V FUR’S tune land w‘utered 11andI fenced. For .pnrticunrs “rite .Iolm .ampbe . I arrisvxlle. Michigan. rug}; {URS‘VIQIUSKRAITH BADGER, “.EASELS’ . . 3 5A . .- 3 . u e or. rowu. “air assortment. Prompt I“\(‘,“‘\l‘\‘,it£1§,n(figf‘tl‘r{viéfilgn‘ I‘A’S‘ TLRM‘O‘ returns. Shipments held separate on re ucsl. ‘ ' ” ‘ lIold separate notlcp must accompany furs. ’ost- "go .and Express paid. )Ve solicit. your shipments. PIELP “rANTED Dnvm L. Dutcher, licmungton. Mich. _/ WANTED: A BLACKSMITII you STOCK TOBACCO Farm. Must be expert horse shocr und capable and e\|)9rlt'll(‘i‘.d m every respect. Must also be u v y ‘ willing to work part tune at general furm work. IIOMENPI .\ TOBACCO—411113“ ING FIVE GiVe references, salary oxpuotcd. cxpvrivm-o. and bounds $1.50 19.11 $2.50.‘Smokmg five pounds full particulars in first letter. Address llox 230. $1.27., ion. $2.00. l’Ipe tn-o. l’uy my." ,9. (‘ure of Business I-‘armcr. r‘t‘lvv-ll. S11:tisfactloanuax-nntcvd. United Tobacco Growers, in nos 1. y. 1 SEED 'l‘onAvco—lx’qurl'(IKY‘S PRIDE; EXTRA fine ('lmwmg. 10 pounds, $3; smoking, 10 SEED CORN AND SEED OATS. MY DRYING umls. $27; 20 pounds, 33.50. Farmers Club. hnusc is filled with Clement’s Improved \Vbite luyllf‘l‘l- R!- (‘up yellow dent, and Din-zln's yellow (lent seed corn. Fire dried on racks, for tested, mmrm‘tced ]I()Z\Il'l.\'l'l'.\' TOBACCO. (JIIEW'ING 5 LBS” germination from high ylf‘ll‘llllf stock._ Registered slid); 10—$2.75. Smoking. 5 lbs., $1.25; and certified Worthy Oats. ‘ leavy yu‘ldm's uith Mild l0v$l.5(l. Pay when received. I“. Gupton, a stiff stairs.l For prices write Paul I‘. (‘lx-mout, Ilm'du‘cll, Ky. Britten. ic iigan (‘uomc sum) (‘onxfimno rm. loo-DAY HAY AND STRAIV Improved lelow Hunt: 500 bu. Lancaster County Sure (lrop: 31m bu. Early \Vllitc (lap, nearly all 1023 Crop, all hinb germinntion. Write for price, sample and circular. ()rd’vr curly to save money. Shull Farm. BM :30, Tullytown, Bucks (‘0., Pa. HARDY SOUTH DAKOTA No. l2 ALFALI"A seed direct to consume-r from country in which it ls group. Semi for samples and l‘ll‘l'llllll'. Faith Warehouse (‘0mpuny. l-‘uitb. No. Duk. FOR SALE-«IIIYRBANK "I'LLIcss oxrs 15535 see by grower. Full particulars and sumde free. Address II. M. Welder, Fennvillu, Mich, 2. CERTIFIED \YOLVERINE OATS. (‘ERTIFIED Robust Beans; Postal (-nrd brings particulars. A. ll. \‘ook, (Hvosso, Mich. BEST FOR MICHIGAN. ROBI’ST BEANS. Wolverine Outs. Address A. ll. l‘nok, ()wosso. Michigan. IMPROVED ROBUST BEANS, GENUINE WOL— verinc Outs. llrookside Farms. Wheeler. Mich. MANCIII.‘ SOY BEANS—49:34 (‘ROIK EXOS Stewart, Lexington. Ill. NURSE {Y STOCK ~Bth RASPBEBRIES, UUTHBERT $12.50 PER thousand plants. any amount under five hun- dred 8150. per hundred. 1,000 plants for 310.00 at the farm. Tony Mots, Sta Johns, \[icl1.. R1. ELE'ORADO BLACKBERRY prfimsu'rm: lognly real. % fifty! A . one: Makar. 1 . . can P H I ll - ummxgaa koala, Elberta. whirls...“ ” 8" anus!) ILAC 8 . RE ’76 INCHES lo . ‘Tiard , sweet. ozue ee. Geor e Stror'ili'er, New lluil'alo, Michigan, Box 16. g l ll.\Y. S’I‘R.\\\' & ;\ l.l“.\LF.\F—‘VRITE US FOR prices. (‘onsignmvnts solicited. Prompt returns. Inquiries answered. Headquarters for Digester ’l‘ankagu, \lmt scrum. .l, .\. le-usnn (‘OH 332 Sn. LnSallv, l‘hlt'ngo. Ill. .MISPI'} [IIII‘ NEO US loo .\.\'l‘llll.\' ’l'.\llLlC'l‘S. 47w PREPAID. GUAR- “ntl‘wl “film”? F108. ()tlu'r Guaranteed Talv 1““ “'“1 pm" mm”? .m 3'0“ at \l'holosztlc prices. Agents wanted. “rite for list. Gnsnoy, New Do”). New York. . BARREL LOTS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED (“ROCK- fly huts] (-luusware, cookmgware, glmwam’ at“ Shipped direct from I’m-tnry f.) punsunmr' Writ“ for purtimllzn's. E. Su'useY A- i‘o.. Portland, Msinv. (‘ASll PAID v-‘OR. FALSE TEETH. PLATINUM. old magneto DUIIIIS. discarded jewelry and old gold. Mail to, Hoke Smeltinu & Refining (‘0‘, (Hm-go. Michigan 1). SALE OR TRADE. Knitter, extra parts. Quarter brings sample ears. old Ilawes, Popular Grove, Ill. FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS YEARLY PROFIT out of twelve hens. Book by Prof. A. (‘o bett. Price~$l.00. James Anthony, Moorestovm, ich, ACCOUNTS. Norms. CLAIMS COLLECTED on vi: a in world. No charges unless on]- lectol‘ . sy’s Collection Agency. Somerset. Ky. KNITTER OWNERS. MAKE MORE noun. '1‘. S. Burns. Salem. Ill. WALN UT LOGS WANTED. Westgate. Aurora. Illmms. NE\\' TRIPLEX AUTO- Also fire dried seed corn. Prices free. Hill" \VALTER A. __ . ' V y , . _' j ‘5 . L FLORIDA ORANGES DIRECT To YOU FROM grove, assorted box: containing 48 or . 10. grapefrmt. 20 tangerines 48 kumquats. fruit‘Je lé. or was midi $3.00. Florida 0 Packing 0., ’ amps, Fla. . LIVE STOCK FOR SALE—SIX HEAD or use. scorcu 'l‘np Sllortlmrn cows, 4 marrying calf. ‘2 with —A—-»‘-~ —w_._ M__.. ___.__ , __.-- _ 1 .5: I .- orYour None)7 r0171 SHAROO ’8 Big FREE Catalog Igln'at 1.11801” , 3O‘L‘Annivcrsarr - We celebrate with Savings! It’s our 30th Anniversary! 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