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Legislature Ends Eventful and Stormy Session

Wayne Wins 7 More House Seats and 2 More Senators in Reapportionment Bottle

Kipling in his immortal Recessional sang:

“The captains and the kings depart,
The tumult and the shouting dies,
Still stands thine ancient monument.
A pure and oontrite heart."

We feel like paraphrasing this verse to
read:

The salons and stenogs go home,
The lobbyist is seen no more.

It's lonesome in the Capital halls,
Where man a bill has met its doom.

has been a never-to—be—forgotten

four months for those of us who

have watched the developments
in the Legislature at Lansing during
the session just completed. The
climax to much legislative jockey-
ing, brow-beating, log-roiling and
vote-swapping came when the House
by a 57 to 33 vote passed the Wood
bill giving Wayne two additional
senators and making corresponding
decreases in the representation from
the rural districts.

Granting Wayne these two addi-
tional Senate seats means that the
Detroit interests will have six more
members in any future constitution-
al convention. The Legislature had
previously passed the bill- raising
Wayne’s House membership from
14 to 21.

Pressure of the most relentless
and compelling kind swung member
after member over into line. The
House committee on apportionment,
which for weeks had been divided
8 to 4 against this bill finally gave
way and reported it favorably by an
8 to 4 ,yote. In other words four
of these representatives who had
boasted so loudly that nothing could
ever make them support the Wood
bill changed their minds for some
mysterious reason. The same fate
befell their colleagues on the floor.

Members Hear frorn Home

When the Wood bill first emerged
from the House committee the ad-
ministration and Wayne members
boasted that it would pass easily,
but when the voters out over the
state heard what was brewing, the
members soon began to be flooded
with telegrams and telephone calls
urging them to stand fast against
any such proposal. This put the
members in an awful pickle—espec-
ially those who feared to incur the
displeasure of the Senate or who
had good reason to believe that un-
less they behaved themselves the
governor would veto some of their
pet bills.

There is no question but that the
measure which was used as the
greatest lever in securing votes for
re—apportlonment was Representa-
tive Bryant’s bill for a new normal
school in the upper part of the lower
peninsula. However, after many
votes had been secured by this bait,
House members woke up to the fact
that Senate amendments to this bill
which had been approved by the
House, had seriously jeopardized
the desired school. For instance,
0110 amendment gives the governor
the final say as to the choice of the
site of the new institution, while
another amendment provides that
“the appropriation herein made
shall become available at such times
and in such amounts as the State
; Administrative Board shall direct”.
It is feared that the Board could
hold up the funds entirely if they
, saw fit.

New Sanitarium ‘Anthorized
Another 'bill which was used to
- a somewhatless extent as a re-ap-
portionment lever 'was Senator
'Browsr’s bill appropriating $600, -
.000 for a new state tuberculosis san-
R . #P‘fbfi located upon some

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By STANLEY M. POWELL

(Lansing Correspondent of The Business Farmer.)

posed this bill, as they desired the
Howell institution enlarged, rather
than the erection of a new sanitar-
ium. Representative Gardner from
Livingston was expected to vote for
re-apportionment and so the Brow-
er bill was side-tracked by the ad-
ministration, but when Rep. Gard—
ner voted against re—apportionment
the administration immediately saw
to it that the new sanitari‘um bill
was passed.

This bill had once been defeated
but for some reason or other, as
hinted above, it was finally passed
66 to 10. One of the factors in this
changed attitude of the representa—
tives was no doubt the distribution
to each member of the last issue of
THE Busmnss Fame with the edi-
torial “The Crying Need for 900
Beds" marked in red.

Resentment because of the meth-
ods employed to browbeat and in-
duce many members into supporting
the re-apportionment bill rankled in
the hearts of many of the House
members. When the final vote on
the bill was announced, Rep. David
H. Brake of Fremont arose and mov—
ed tha “we present to the Admin—
istration this Capitol and all that
goes with it and that the Legisla—
ture then adiourn for a period of
twenty years’

The same sentiment prompted
Senator Bernie L. Case of Ithaca to
introduce a resolution providing for
a constitutional amendment to abol-
ish the Legislature entirely. Sena—
tor Case declared that “The Legis—
lature is an unnecessary expense as
long as the Administrative Board,
headed by the Governor, is virtual-
ly in control of the State".

In addition to the squabble over
re-apportionment there were many
other interesting controversies to
enliven the closing hours of the
1925 Legislature. As usual a large
portion of the time was devoted to
reaching final agreement between
the Senate and the House regarding
many of the more important appro—
priation bills. It will be several
days before anyone knows exactly
just how much money the Legisla-

ture has appropriated and what the
consequent state tax will be. It is
predicted that it will amount to
nearly $20,000,000 for each of the
next two years.
F‘arme'rs’ Requests Granted

In view of the heavy tax burden
which will face the farmers of the
state during the next two years, it
will no doubt be of some small sat-
isfaction to them to know that
among these requests which were al-
lowed by the tens of millions, the
few rural appropriation bills were
passed at the desired levels. Among
such measures that received final
approval are Representative Espie’s
bill providing an emergency appro—
priation of $100,000 to allow for
the carrying on of bovine tubercu-
losis eradication campaigns for the
balance of the fiscal year; Repres—
entative Brake’s bill setting aside
$50,000 of state funds for the State
Department of Agriculture for in—
spection service and for enforcing
grades and standards of Michigan
fruit and other farm produce; and
Representative Warner’s biil allow—
ing $25,000 for combatting and sup—
pressing the European corn borer.

The Legislature also dealt rather
kindly with M. A. C., or rather with
the Michigan State College of Ag—
riculture and Applied Science. A
total of $1,041,000 was allowed for
new buildings for the next two
years, the largest item being $600,-
000 for a new chemistry building.
The House finally agreed to the Sen-
ate amendments which provide
$775,000 for operation and main—
tenance and agricultural extension
work.

Economy and other reasons led
the House to defeat by a vote of 35
yeas to 55 nays Representative
Green’s bill which would have made
the Lieutenant—Governor a member
of the State Administrative Board
at a salary of $4,000 per year. It
is declared that Governor Grues-
beck opposed this bill and it was
indicated in the debate on the floor
of the House that many members
were unfriendly to it because Lieu-
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the fifty-third regular session of the Michigan legislature
came to a close Saturday our law makers departed for their
homes knowing that they had passed over 300 new laws and
appropriated over $100,000,000 for all state purposes during the next
two years. The appropriations by the Legislature during this session
probably will be the largest in the history of the state, but present
indicationsarethatthedemandsofthestatewfllbetakencareof
with only a small increase in the taxes. Bills passed that were of
greatest interest to the farmers were as follows:
The Epsie bill to authorize the employment of a county veterin-
arian to supervise tubercular cattle inspections and shipments.
The Warner appropriation to suppress the European corn borer.
The Thomas measure to exempt fall-m produce organizations

from the anti-trust acts.

The Brake bill to provide for research erk in connection with

thediseasosofbces.

The Kirby bill to fix standard grades for grapes.

The Espie bill to include poultry as livestock under

protective laws.

the state

The Leland bill to fix standard grades of potatoes.
The Butler bill to prevent the sale of unwholesomc and adulter-

atedmilk.

The Butler bill to prohibit adulteration and fraud in the sale of

butter and cream.

The Leland bill to fix standard grades of small fruits.

The MacKinnon bill changing the name of the Michigan Agricul-
tural College to Michigan State College.

1110 Baxter bill providing a two-cent gasoline tax.

The Evam weight tax bill taking the place of the former Weight
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years ago was Speaker of the House,
had criticised the members most
vigorously and even harshly because
of their failure to pass the reappor—
tionment bill at the 1923 session.
Railroads Win Sympathy

The much criticised railroads
came in for a little sympathy at the
hands of the Legislature, when after
prolonged debates and controversy,
the House approved Senator Kar-
cher’s bill to permit railroads to
supplement their steam train pas—
senger service with motor basses.
It is common knowledge that prac—
tically every railway in Michigan is
paralleled with one or more private-
ly owned bus lines which during fa-
vorable seasons of. the year take
quite a large portion of the passen-
ger traffic. The railroads with their
big investment, high taxes and
stringent regulations have been ser—
iously handicapped in competing
with the bus lines which had rela~
tively small investments and taxes
and could vary their service quite
readily or discontinue it entirely on
short notice. Passage of the Kar—
cher bill is expected to pave the
way for radical changes in transpor—
tation policies in the more sparsely
settled districts of Michigan.

The manufacturers of lanterns
and vehicle lights will rejoice when
they learn that. the Legislature has
passed a bill requiring all vehicles
travelling on all highways between
one hour after sunset to one hour
before sunrise to display a light.
The old law merely applied to trunk
line highways and village streets.
Besides extending the provisions of
the law to all highways, the newly
passed bill increases the penalty for
violation to $25 or 30 days in jail.

The members of the Legislature
overcame their self-c0nscious mod-
esty sufficiently to pass a resolution
providing for submitting to the
voters a constitutional amendment
which, if ratified at the polls, will
increase the pay of the members of
the Legislature from $800 to $1,200
per two year term.

Mania for Changing Names

The Legislature of 1925 has es—
tablished quite a record for itself in
the matter of changing the names
of the state institutions of Michigan.
First it was the Michigan Agricul-
tural College which they determined
to rechristen. It will be remember-
ed that attempts to call this insti—
tution the Michigan State College
proved abortive, but that finally the
designation Michigan State College
of Agriculture and Applied Science
was adopted. This of course meant
practically the same as the name
first suggested, as few will ever
bother with the final five words in
this tonguetwisting and memory-
wrecking cognomen.

Next in line for renaming came
the two state institutions for un—
fortunate and wayward boys and
girls. It was proposed to call the
Industrial School for Boys at Lan—
sing the State Technical School for
Boys. Finally, however the bill was
amended and the name Boys’ Voca—
tional School adopted. In a similar
way, the name ,of the Industrial
Home for Girls at Adrian was
changed to the Girls’ Training
School. '

It seems rather remarkable that
now we no longer have a distinct-
ively agricultural college, that the
East Lansing institution should con-
tinue to be controlled by a. State
Board of Agriculture. Pretty soon
someone will think to suggest that
this body of men and women should
be called the Board of Control of
theMichigan State College of Agri—
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‘ HE meeting to discuss federal
. l” : grading of beans held at Lan-
. 'sing on April 24 brought out
a crowd of about 200, with,less
than half of them farmers. Those
opposed to the grading of beans by
the U. S. Department of Agriculture
were out in earnest to win their
point, while farmers who apparoved
of federal grading, although less in
number, were strong in their sup—
port of what they thought best. Al—
though'a vote at the conclusion of
the meeting indicated that the ma—
jority present did not want federal

.grades and grading this will not ,.

prevent the Secretary of Agriculture
"from establishing them if he be—
lieves they are needed.

Lloyd S. Tenny, assistant head of
the Bureau of Agricultural Econo-
mics, was in' charge of the hearing
and opened the meeting by telling
about how federal grades operated,
and the opposition the Department
had met when they installed them
on cotton and other products. He
stated the greatest opposition was
where questionable practices exist.

When asked about the cost of
grading and where grading would
take place he said that he believed
the cost would be about $3 or $4
more per car than under the pres-
ent system, which would bring the
cost up to around $14 per carload
as the average cost of grading by
the Michigan Bean Jobbers’ Associ-
ation was estimated at $10. The
grading would take place at import-
ant terminal markets or at certain
points Where the number of cars
shipped warranted it. Mr. Tenny
declared the grades and grading
would not be compulsory, one need
not use them unless he so desired.
W. A. Wheeler, of the Department,
the man who has charge of federal
grading and grades then took the
~fioor and the grades, one by one,
were carefully explained. In con—
clusion he said that these were not
final but would be changed in any
way to make them more suitable.

At the conclusion of Mr. Wheel-
er’s remarks Mr. Tenny arose and
announced that the meeting was
open for discussion. The first man
to oppose the Department and its

grades was W. I. Biles, of Saginaw,‘

chief spokesman of the Michigan
Bean Jobbers’ Association.

“I am against federal grades and
grading because it would be a du—
plication of the work already being
'done in the state.” was the tone
of his opening remark. Ho explain~
ed how the integrity of the l\/Iichigan
bean jobber’s was unquestioned,
over 16,000 carloads of beans hav—
ing been shipped from this state

and accepted at their destination
without question, and he felt that
an organization doing its work as

efficiently as this should be allowed
to continue without outside inter-
ference.

J. N. McBride, well known farm—
er living near Burton, wanted to
know if Mr. Biles would object to
the Department of Agriculture do—
ing the grading if they would take

By MILON

over the grades now used by the
Michigan jobbers. Mr. Biles said
he would.

McBride Defends

“It is intolerable,” said Mr. Mc—
Bride, “that a private individual
or organization should assume the
right to pass on these things and
say to the government ‘Here you,
keep your nose out!’ It is the
farmers that are being regulated
but not by the government.”

He then asked Mr. Biles what
percentage of the beans shipped out
of Michigan were officially inspect—
ed and was advised about 35 per
cent.

“You fellows claim to be inspect—
ing Michigan beans when you are
not,” declared Mr. McBride, “Why
you are not even doing the job half
way. What becomes of the other
65 per cent? You claim that fed—
eral grades and grading would not.
handle the matter satisfactorily, but
I claim that they would be able to
grade more than 35 per cent.”

Some of the jobbers informed Mr.

f‘iiifStrong Fight Put Up by Jobbers at Lansing Meet to Have Bean Growers Oppose .Goxvernment Inspection

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McBride that during the last few
years they had had only a small
number of their cars of beans in-
spected officially, doing their own
inspection work and had been very
successful in having their cars ac—
cepted. The representative of one
string of elevators advised that his
firm had done all of its own in—
specting for the last five years and
if anyone could prove that they had
ever had a car rejected during that
period they would give them a car
of beans.

Mention Hay Grades

Several times during the discus—
sion the opposition mentioned the
hay market in Michigan, stating
that the U. S. Department of Agri—
culture had established grades on
hay and the market was practically
nil. They expressed fear .that the
same thing would happen to the
bean market if federal authorities
took charge of the grading. Mr.
Tenny replied with the statement
that, if the bean market is in the

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OVER 300 BUSHELS OF CERTIFIED

6 acres of con-tilled seed potatoes last
The potatoes were planted June 3 in check rows 34 inches

Harry Ilunscn, of Edmoro, ruined
harvested 1,830 bushels.

apart, cultivated 5 times and sprayed 5

operating his. sprayer, applying the spray

The middle picture was taken in August

at the bottom at harvest time, between the 18th and 24th of October.

SEED TO THE ACRE

your and

times. The picture at the top shows him
underneath and on top at the same time.
when the field was in bloom, and the one.
\Ve would like

to hear from other farmers who are in the 300-bushel class.

same position that hay was federal
grades are needed and needed bad.

“If you feIIOWS want to discuss
hay grades we will go to the mat
with you on them,” said Mr. Ten-
ny. “Our hay -man is. right .here
and we will be glad to have him
discuss them with you. We made a
careful study of the matter, over a
period of years, before we establish-
ed federal hay grades and we knew
what we were doing. If you fellows

7' have the interest of the bean busi—

ness at heart I would advise you
not to refer 'to the federal hay
grades in the same breath with the"
grading of beans.” ‘

No further reference was made
to hay grades after that.

.Farmer Price , of Saginaw, who
has been identified with most of the
real farm movements in the state,
arose in defence of grading by the
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
declaring that the present system
was as satisfactory to him as it
would be. to allow a' criminal to
choose his own jury when appear—
ing in court for trial.

Must Take Up Grades

Up to this point the general dis—
cussion had been confined almost
entirely to the matter of the govern—
ment doing the grading instead of
the jobbers and Chairman Tenny
zisked that the meeting now take up
the grades themselves. A repres-
entative of an elevator firm jumped
up and requested that a vote on
federal grading be taken before dis—
cussing grades, and another jobber
immediately seconded the motion.
Chairman Tenny said he was willing
that a vote be taken at the conclu—
sion of the meeting but he could not
consider the motion at that time.

The meeting was ,called at the re—
quest of the Secretary of Agricul—
ture, not only for the discussion of
federal grading but of the grades
themselves, he said, and if he Was
to entertain the motion at that
time it was evident that the vote
would be to- reject federal grading.
Then the question “Shall we discuss
these proposed grades or not?”
would no doubt follow, and natural—
ly the answer would be “No” if they
had rejected federal grading, which

-would partly defeat the purpose of

the meeting.

After a short discussion of the
grades, which inciuded remarks
from the canners, brokers, jobbers
and farmers. the vote was finally
taken, each man giving his name,
address and business. The final

count showed those opposed to gov—
ernment operation of the bean
grades in the lead, with several of
the farmers voting with the jobbers.‘
Growers were alone in their sup—
port ef federal grades.

‘Before we came to this meeting
we were well aware of the opposi-
tion in Michigan,” said Mr. Tenny
just previous to the vote. “You
have done nothing that we did not
expect, so you need not feel bad
about it. However, this meeting
was to get you on record and I am
pleased to have this vote taken.”

How Pontiac Business Men Helped Club Boys Produce Better Pctatoes

HE Kiwanis Club of Pontiac did

a most noteworthy thing this

past year when they (xi-operated

with the Oakland County Club lead-
er in furthering boys' potato club
projects.
Through the efforts of Mr. Geo.
H. Kimball, Jr. club—leader and Mr.
'8. S. Shelton, chairman of the Ki-
wanians, 100 bushels of certified
' White Rural seed potatoes were se-
gcured from aSchoolcraft County and
given to 100 club boys. Each boy
who received a bushel of the seed
agreed to give a bushel of his po-
tato crop to some boy who dld not
hate good seed. Following this

plan the boys became active agents.

in promoting the growing of better
. potatoes in "Oakland county.

' A unique, feature of this. better
‘ potato project was the “follow-up ’
Work done by the Kiwanians. Each
'- Kigali: club member ‘Jadopted” a

’i 'bofa'nfl' “firm “that his boy made

  

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By H. C.

MOORE

Extension Specialist, Michigan Agricultural College

a success of the project. This fol—
low up work was accomplished by
taking a keen personal interest in
the b-oys’ endeavors. Visits were
made by Kiwanians to the boys’ po—
tato patch during the summer and
first hand information was obtained
of the work being done. The boys
were thus made to feel that the in-
terest taken in their endeavor was
genuine. ,

Special training was given the
boys in identifying diseases, rogue—
ing out undesirable plants, spray-
ing and hill selection of seed by
representatives of the Michigan Ag-
ricultural College. This training

consisted of field meetings and ac—_.
'tual demonstrations of the various

cultural practices that make for suc—
cesful potato. growing. As far as
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amined by the potato specialist and
was given timely instructions on its
care.

The success of this co—operative
project was evidenced last Novem—
ber when 96 of the boys entered
peck samples of their potatoes in
a show held at Pontiac. The percent—
age of those who carried through
their project was exeeptionally good,
and the general high quality of the
exhibit showed clearly that the boys
used care in selecting. their entries
and appreciated good quality po-
tatoes.

Ray Chamberlain of the Addison .

was awarded fifteen dollars and was
presented with a gold watch and

chain by Mr. Leslie Readmond, Pres-, '
Ml“.

‘ident of the Kiwanis Club.
Readmond had “adopted” Bay as
his boy and he was highly elated

. boys.

over his boy’s success. Young
Chamberlain’s potato plot yielded
at the rate of 400 bushels per acre.
Practically all the boys who planted
certified seed beat their dads grow—
ing spuds. At the State Potato
Show held recently at M. A. C.
Chamberlain’s exhibit of White Ru-
rals was awarded first prize for this
variety in the Boys’ and Girls’ Club
Exhibit. '

The results accomplished by the
united efforts of the Oakland: Coun-
ty Boys’ Potato Clubs and the Ki-
wanians of Pontiac are far reaching.
They stand for more than merely
the production of better potatoes——
they are a big factor in promoting a
better understanding between the
farmer and the city dweller and in
developing worth, while traits in the
Similar projects could well be
emulated by commercial clubs and
farm boys’
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A PEACH AND A BlELON.—Betty, DISCUSSING POLITICS AND CUTTING

daughter of Mrs. E. A. Biastock,
Colonla, helps fill the basket.

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TURNING UNDER CLOVERr—M'r. A. Eikey, of Tra- MEET DR. BI’TTERFIELD, FOLKS. THIS KIND IS
verse City, sent to us this picturo showing him with his —’l'his is Dr. Kenyon 1.. Buttertield, l’resi— horses are getting
tractor plofiing under a. line stand of sweet clover. You dent of M. A. (‘., according to Mrs. Annie the years there will
must- feed the soil if you want; it to feed you and Neigh— (I. Nye, of Lapeer. It was taken about who is continuing
bor Eikey is doing his share of the work. “"e, believe he the time he decided to become a. great

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picture of A FOX PINK—Mrs. E.
of my father and my husband's father, taken without their knowing it." writes Mrs. \Vil- \V. Billiard. Highland, hold-

SEED POTATOE. .—-“Tlli8 is a

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lard Ilollenbeck, of Brown City. “They have been neighbors for 50 years."

ing a 7 weeks old fox pup.

     

FAST D1SAl’I’EARING.—Good work
scarce and it is predicted that within

be on ucuto shortage. The farmer
ruise eolts is wise and will profit.

This fine horse is :1 registered Percheron belonging to Earl
will get a crop that will pay him for his trouble. educator. Note his serious expression. lluckett, ot' Bronson.

  

GOING FOR A RIDE.—Churlotto and Kenneth Behrens love ISN’T SHE JOLLY?—This is THE (‘O“' TESTER VISITS GREEN“‘OO]) FARML—Le-
their pony and like. to take long rides. They are grandchildren (lruce, granddaughter of our roy lleilmun, tester for the “'astenuw-Saline Cow Testing

of Mr. and Airs. A. E. Stidd, Jenison. own Rev. David 1“. \Vurner.

     

 

A _CANFUL.—“Not for sale,”
writes, Mrs. G. Kaltenbach, of But-
tons Bay.

FIVE OF A KIND.—This well matched,
Schirmer on the Bywater Farm, near Blemphis, Mich.

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Please explain the working of, the 5
How long has the.
owner to redeem his property after

'being,sold for taxes and how much

can the buyers charge 'more than
they buy it for at the sales?e—C'. J..
Birmingham, Mich. ‘

‘E owner of ,property sold for

taxes could redeem it any time .
until the first Tuesday in May in

the year following the sale, in which

case he would have to pay the pur—

chase price plus interest and costs.

—-Legal Editor.

 

REFUGEE TO PAY AMOUNT
OF CHECK

If A writes B a check on bank

and deposits no money to pay check

can A be made to pay the same?

If so, how would one proceed?—

F. McG., Watervliet, Michigan.

COULD sue A and force him to
pay the amount of the check.
It is a criminal offense to do
this, and A could be reported to the
prosecutor.-——Legal Editor.

 

PAID MORE INTEREST THAN
AMOUNT OF PRINGEPAL

If A buys a farm of B on contract

and pays interest until he has paid

more than the amount of the prin—

cipal can they foreclose and take

farm back?—F. P., Harrison, Mich.

F you aye in default, in your pay—
ments on the principal, the sell-
er could foreclose your contract

even though you have paid more in~

terest than the amount of the prin—
cipal.——Legal Editor.

 

IS SHE AMERICAN CITIZEN?

I am a natural born citizen of the
United States, but when I went to
register last summer, I was told that
I could not vote because my husband
was a Canadian. I do .not really un-
derstand this law and if you could
explain it to me, I would be very
gratefu1.—M. W., Vanderbilt, Mich.

N American woman who married
.' a foreigner prior to September
22nd, 1922, assumed the citi—
zenship of her huS‘band. If he
afterward became naturalized she
would thereupon also become an
American citizen. The law was
changed so that an Amercian woman
who has married a foreigner since

POLLUTION OF WCHIGAN
WATERS

EAR EDITOR: Without being
D asked I will express my opin—
ion in regard to pollution of
streams and lake waters of Michi-
gan. Our fresh waters are no more
"lit. for drinking without filtering.
Also public highways are unneces-
sarily strewn with unsightly and
contaminating sewage, etc., by 10-
cals as well as transients who
should be civilized to the “Golden
Rule" instead of endangering the
lives and health of those who are
working and trying to keep them
clean.
Will someone give an immediate
preventative of such filthy use?———
E. B., Benton Harbor, Mich;

 

SYSTEM OF POLITICAL BUNK

DITOR: I am writing you be~
E cause I am interested not only
as a. farmer but in the M. B. F.
as a farm magazine. We want to
see. it the biggest in the country and
to attain this perfection it must
loosen up its corset strings. The
subscribers are the paramount factor
in the success of a farm home or any
specialty publicatidn and should be
allotted space where they could ex-
change ideas uncensored by com-
mercial interests. .
Give the farmers light and they
will Work out their own salvation.
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than the fundamental factor.

orb bier? . .'
' nth-5A inquiries with!» comma , moot in: "*
SOLD FOR Tm ‘- September 22nd, 1922, does not/ate

slimepthe: citizenship of her husband.
She ‘would, therefore, retain her citi-

Contributions Invited

the farmer as a conditional rather. ..
Stud- ’

zenship-since that date even' though. '
her husband were a forelgner.—-—-
Clafe Retan, Deputy Attorney Gena
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CANNING AND ammo
FRUIT

I would like to can fruit and sell
it to customers I can get in a near-
by city. Would I have to secure ‘a
license? If so where should I get
it and how much would it cost?—
Reader, Allegan County.

HE law reads “All persons, firms,
corporations are prohibited
from engaging in the business

of canning or preserving fruits and
vegetables for sale without first hav-
ing been licensed to do so by the
Food and 'Drug Commissioner, Oom-
missioner of Agriculture, of the
State of Michigan.” The cost 'of the
license is $25.—Managing Editor.

CHILDREN KEPT AFTER SCHOOL
Has the rural school teacher a
right to keep children after school
until dark because they whispered?
My child walks two miles to school
and it would be after dark on the
road. The school house is located
on a trunk road. I feel it is too
much to ask a. sinall child of seven
years to come home on such a road
after dark.-— A.K., Quincy, Mich.

HE question of discipline rests
with the teacher in the ab-
sence of rules and regulations

made by the school board. The
teacher has the same right to pun-
ish the child that the parent has
and the child is under the author-
ity of the teacher from the time
the child leaves home in the morn—
ing until he returns in the evening.
There is no other law governing this
~point.——-Isabele M. Becker, Ass't.
Supt. Rural Division, Dept. of Public
Instruction.

 

BIBLE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Is it a state law that the Bible
must be kept, read and taught in

the public schools of Michigan?-——~
D.| 0., Fremont, Michigan.

There is no such law on the stat-
ute books of this state—Clare Re-
tan, Deputy Attorney General.

    

 

 

ents not instructors, recipients of
Grace not benefactory. Well, this
is enough of that. Let us get to
taxes.

They who control our finance con~
trol the price of products, make the
laws and do not pay the taxes. All
the wind-jammer, fake reformers,
politicians, cooperative and other
parasitic junkers are getting fat on
surplus crops, short crops and the
like. Proflteering propagandists,
while the Press like Paul holds their
coats, while they fleece the farmer.
We will give a two-year subscription
to the M. B. F. to any one who will
give an American reason why Uncle
Sam borrows money from an inter-
national or any other money trust,
or can show that the administration
is not in contempt of the constitution
and especially the Declaration of In—_
dependence, for paying tribute to the
aforesaid trust. '

It is not the railroads that are the

. enemies of the farmer, it is the sys—
tem of political bunk that is the “un‘
seen” power that causes chaos in the
marketing of crops. There are four
factors in the problem. Production,
collection, transportation and distrifi-
bution. Cooperation of those four is
the solution of the problem. Any
Godfather organize ion that butts in
is parasitic.
keep the railroads and other fa'ctors’”

upon Whom the producer depends 9n.

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Make Hay the Fordson Way ’

Haying days are busy days on the
farm—A few hours’ delay may result “
in a crop spoiled. '

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justified, and entirely truthfu ,
if we should advertise them as
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But, we would be doing the motorist an in—
justice if we did not advise him to change
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For the car owner would suffer a distinct
loss by using even Champion Spark Plugs
for more than 8,000 miles.

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Shelling Seed Corn

E have been shelling our seed
corn. Experience has taught
us it pays to shell it by hand,

and we shell each ear separately

in a pan. This corn is then in—
’ spected as to
brightness, size

and type of ker-
nel and if it is
ideal it goes in
the box with
choice seed. If
it is fairly good
it is put in‘the
grade. Where it
is not even of
fair quality we
throw it in the
pail.

Some fields
we work away
from home are too rough for the
check row planter and these We
plant by hand. We always grade our
seed corn whether it is planted by
hand or machine. I believe this is
quite essential for the successful
operation of any type of planter.

About the first thing a farmer
should learn, and become familiar
with, is his machinery. The scar-
city of labor and scientific farm
practice compel the modern farmer
to possess up-to—date machinery.

 

L. W. MEEKS

«What a failure some farmers are

when they try to operate modern
machinery. I once saw a farmer
trying to cut corn with a corn bind—
er. From the field where I was at
work I could see he was having
trouble, and I thought, “Now is a
good time to let my horses rest,
while I go over and see what
troubles my neighbor.” He informed
me the binder would not run. I
requested him to start his team a
few feet, which he did. “Why,” I
said, “the drive chain slips.”
“Well,” he replied, “I know it, but
I can’t help it. I have the tighten—
er clear up and yet the chain is
too loose.” I suggested he could
remove a link or two of chain and
he was so surprised; said he had
known all the morning that chain
was too loose, but that as the tight—
ener was clear up he didn’t see how
he could fix it.

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The Check Rower

Of all the modern farm machines
up—to-date farmers are called to
operate I believe the check row
corn planter has caused more trou—
ble, and been discarded by‘ more
farmers, than any other machine.
Yet what a practical tool it is when
properly managed.

A check rower is not very com-
plicated machine when one becomes
familiar with its principles. Of
course, there are a £er parts which
must be properly adjusted, and a
.poor adjustment at any one place
will mean unsatisfactory work.

A Broadscope Farm I

Edited by L. CW. Meeks, Hil-lsdale County

 

To begin with, havethe planter
clean. No mhchlne willfibe at its
best when covered with, mud, rust-
orfold dried grease. See that the
forks and rollers on the check heads
run and work easily. Be sure to
have the plates in the hopper bot—
toms properly placed, and be posi-
tive they are the right size for the
corn you are to plant. This can
only be determined by actual test—
ing. This test should be‘made be-.
fore entering the field. The seed
corn must be graded to an even
size. No plants will drop accurate—
ly, if the seed is uneven in size. A
one dollar grading screen will an—
swer for this purpose. ,

It is best, when starting a field,
to begin on the long “bouts” first
if the field is not of uniform size.
One can take up chain (or wire)
better than he can let it out. Use
one straight end of the field to place
the starting. stake on, and keep the
stake in line on this end of the
field. Let the other stake, on op-
posite end of the field come where
it may. Do not try to keep it lined
up. After stretching the wire
across the field give it a’good mod—
erate pull and then release it, then
pull again very moderately and
stick the stake. Always have the
top of the stake lean out away from
the field. The tension on the wire
has a good deal to do with correct
checking. Too many get the wire
too tight. The wire should not be
very tight. It should lie easily on
the ground, not far from the plant-
er in front or behind.

Plant once across and get the
corn planted to the right depth. The
next, or second time across. the field
stop the planter some eight or ten
rods out from the end of field, and
behind the machine about two chain

joints (called buttons), dig in care- ,

fully and find the corn. Many
think the corn should be under the
buttons but it should be at least
three and sometimes four inches
back of the button. This is because
the chain must have some slack in
it. This slack is always forced in
front of the planter. Thus you see
if there are four inches of slack in
the wire, the buttons will be out of
line eight inches each time, because
the slack is carried first one way
and then the other. Now by plant-
ing the corn four inches behind the
button each way you will line the
corn up in fine shape; Right here
is where so many fail.

'How can the corn be properly
spaced behind the button? It is
done by an adjustment where the
tongue, or pole, fastens on the
frame in front of the planter. Not—
ice on one frame bar the pole is
plain bolted, while_on the other bar
of frame it-is adjustable to raise
or lower the pole as the dropping
may suggest. It will be seen that
a pole properly adjusted for one
team, will not be properly adjusted

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\which. is accomplished by adjusting
“the pole onthe frame bar. If the
zeorn‘ is t00 far back of the button
this front‘frame bar should be rais—

{palerw
, All modern planters have a lower
' if’ valve in the corn conductor tube.
- :1 . , This valve drops the corn while the
f " button is in the check fork. Thus
' it is seen when this conductor tube
changes its angle it drops the corn
under the button or back accord-
ingly as the angle is changed. A
little experimenting with this ad-
justment and the corn can be drop—
ped where you want it, and if-you
. keep the tension on wire about the
-‘ same your corn will be checked
‘ " evenly. .
. In driving to the end of row do
, anot drive too near the stake, leave
‘- four rows from the stake to. be
‘ , drilled off after the field is checked.
, - It is wise to tie a piece of cloth
or string to the fourth button from
( stake and never let that button
pass through the check fork. Do
* not try to line up the first four or
five rows of corn from stakes, be-
cause as the planter nears the
stakes it changes the tension on
the wire more or less. These four
rows will not be far out of 'line
and can be cultivated all right, but
do not test the dropping on them.
It is well to mark occasionally
Where the hill nearest the stake is
planter. Then when drilling off the
ends one can tell where to drive.
Given good one hundred per cent
test of seed corn, properly graded,
a modern 'planter, and a team
I , which does not walk too fast, and
one should have a perfect stand of
even corn if these instructions are
followed. Before storing the plant-
er, clean it. If it has been properly
oiled and it is dusty, there will be
a quantity of greasy dirt adhering
to it. This can be easily washed
off with a little kerosene before it
becomes dried. Clean off the shoes
or disk furrows and smear them
with wagon grease. If you have
: only room to house one implement,
‘ let that implement be your check
row corn planter.

RADIO DEPARTMENT

 

 

By JAlIIES W. II. WEIR, R. E.

CRAZY NIAN'S WORJC

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1' — RADIO CALL LETTERS NOT
{ HERE do radio broadcasting
: W stations get their call letters
‘ , and who originates the combin—
‘ l!" ations? In the United States, of.
" U z” course, the Department of Commerce

‘ assigns the call letters, but if yOu
think that Mr. Hoover’s stafffiincludes
some fantastically-minded person
. I; ~ ,, who arranges these letters to suit his
ml 4 own fancy you are all off the trail.
These combinations are governed by
' the International Telegraphic Union
I of Berne, Switzerland, which keeps
i all records and formulates regula—
J E tions governing these call letters.
. 1 As a result of this conference on
‘ . August 1, 1914—just four days be—
I

fore the outbreak of the great war,
a series of call letters was allotted
to various nations. Under this, all
combinations beginning. with N and.
W as well as the call letters from
KDA to KZZ were assigned to the
United States. The letters from AAA
to AZZ or all of the three letter com—
. giilisations of any key letters, number
1i ‘ ' .
T~ '.; In the United States the N series
,4 “ t is reserved for the navy, and the
1; ' . ; call letters from WUA to WVZ for
f} 1 . the-army. This, however, with the
, g . , addltlon of a fourth letter in the call
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_ .1 I, ‘5 about 30,000 possible call letter comr-
a» i t binations which the United States
.may allot to non-governmental sta—
~ . tions. As far as possible the Depart-
1 ment of Commerce assigns W call
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E went swiftly around the block to

his own house and let himself in at

the front door with his key. The
house was warm; a. shaded lamp on
the table in the larger library was lighted.
and the rooms had been “swept and
dusted. The Indian came into the hall
to take his coat and hat‘

“Dinner is at seven,” Waesaquam an-
nounced. “You want some change about
that?”

“No; seven is all right.”

Alan went up-stairs to the room next
to Corvet’s which he had appropriated
for his own use the night before, and
found it now prepared for his occupancy.
His suitcase, unpacked, had been put
away in the closet; the clothing it had
contained had been put in the dresser
drawers, and the toilet articles arranged
upon the top.of the dresser in the cabinet
of the little connecting bath. So, clearly,
Wassaquam had accepted him as an oc-
cupant of the house, though upon what
status Alan could not guess. He had
spoken of Wassaquam to Constance as his
servant; but Wassaquam was not that;
he was Corvet’s servant—~faithful and de—
voted to Corvet, Constance had said—and
Alan could not think of Wassaquam as
the sort of servant that “went with the
house." That Indian’s manner toward
himself had been noncommittal, even
stolid.

When Alan came down again to the
first floor, W’assaquam was nowhere about,
but he heard sounds in the service rooms
on the basement‘fioor. He went part way
down the service stairs and saw the In-
dian in the ktichen, preparing dinner.
Wassaquam had not heard his approach,
and Alan stood an instant watching the
Indian’s tall, thin figure and the quick
movements of his disproportionately small,
well~shaped hands, almost like a wo-
man’s; then he scuffed his foot upon the
stair, and Wassaquam turned swiftly
about.

“Anybody been here to-day, Judah?"
Alan asked.

“No, Alan. I called tradesmen; they
came. There were young men from the
newspapers.”

“They came here, did they? Then why
did you say no one came?"

“I did not let them in."

"‘What did you tell them?”

“Nothing.”

“Why not?"

“Henry telephoned I was to tell them
nothing." ~

“You mean Henry Spearman ?"

“Yes.”

"Do you take orders from him, Judah?"

“I took that order, Alan.”

Alan hesitated. ”You've been here in
the house all day?"

“Yes, Alan." ,

Alan went back‘to the first floor and
into the smaller library. The room was
dark with the early winter dusk, and he
switched on the light; then he knelt and
pulled out one of the drawers he had
seen Spearman searching through the
the night before, and carefully examined
the papers in it one by one, but found
them only ordinary papers. He pulled
the drawer completely out and sounded
the wall behind it and the partitions on
both sides but they appeared solid. He
put the drawer back in and went on to
examine the next ane, and, after that, the
others. The clocks in the house had been
wound, for presently the clock in the
library struck six, and another in the hall
chimed slowly. An hour later, when the
clocks chimed again, Alan looked up and
saW'Wassaquam’s small black eyes, deep
set in their large eye sockets, fixed on
him intently through the door. How long
the Indian had been there. Alan could
not guess; he had not heard his step.

“What are you looking for, Alan?” the
Indian asked.

Alan reflected a moment. “Mr. Sher-
rill thought that Mr. Corvet might have
left a record of some sort here for me,
Judah. Do you know of anything like
that?"

“No. That is what you are looking
for?”

"Yes. Do you know of any place where
Mr. Corvet might have been likely to put
away anything like that?”

“Ben put papers in all these drawers;
he put them tip—stairs, too—where you
have seen.”

“Nowhere else, Judah?"

"If he put things anywhere else, Alan,
I have not seen. Dinner isserved, Alan."

Alan went to the lavatory on the first
floor and washed the dust from his hands
and face; then he went into the dining-
room. A place had been set at the din—
ing table around the corner from the
place where, as the worn rug showed,
the lonely occupant of the house had been
accustomed to sit. Benjamin Corvet's
armchair. with its worn leather back, had
been left against the wall; so had another
unworn armchair which Alan understood
must have ’been Mrs. Corvet’s; and an
armless chair had been set for Alan be-
tween their places. Wassaquam, having
served the dinner, took his place behind
Alan’s chair, ready to pass him what he
needed; but the Indian's silent. watchful
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twisted himself about to look at him.

“Would you mind, Judah," he injuirOd.
“If I asked you to stand over there in—
stead of where you are?”

The Indian, without answering, moved
around to the other side of the table,
where he stood facing Alan.

"You're a Chippewa, aren’t you. Jud-
ah?” Alan asked.

lt‘Yes.!l

“Your people live at the other end of
the lake, don’t they?"

"Yes, Alan.”

“Have you ever heard of the Indian
Drum they talk about up there, that they
say sounds when a ship goes down on
the lake?”

The Indian’s eyes sparkled excitedly.
“Yes," he said.

"Do you believe in it?"

"Not just believe; I know. That is old
Indian country up there, Alan—'L’arbre
Crouche——Cross Village—Middle Village.
A big town of Ottawas was there in old
days; Pottawatomies too, and Chippewas.
Indians now are all Christians, Catholics.
and Methodists who hold camp meetings
and speak beautifulhr. But some thing
oftheolddaysareleft. TheDruznis
like that. Everybody knows that it
sounds for those who die on the lake."

“How do they know, Judah? How do
yourself know?”

"I have heard it. It sounded for my
father.”

“How was that?”

“Like this. My father sold some bul-
locks to a man on Beaver Island. The
man kept store on Beaver Island, Alan.
No Indian liked him. He would not hand
anything to an Indian or wrap anything
in paper for an Indian. Say it was like
this: An Indian comes in to buy salt
pork. First the man would get the
money. Then, Alan, he would take hi:
hook and pull the pork up out of the
barrel and throw it on the dirty floor for
the Indian to pick up. He said Indians
must take their food off of the floor—-
like dogs.

“My father had to take the bullocks to
the man, across to Beaver Island. He
had a Mackinaw boat, very little, with
a sail made brown by boiling it with tan
bark, so that it would not wear out. At
first the Indians did not know who the
bullocks were for, so they helped him.
He tied the legs of the bullocks, tho
front legs and the back legs, then all
four legs together, and the Indians helped
him put them in the boat. When they
found out the bullocks were for the man

.on Beaver Island, the Indians would not

help him any longer. He had to take
them across alone. Besides, it was bad
weather, the beginning of a storm.

“He went away, and my mother went
to pick berries—I was small then. Pretiq
soon I saw my mother coming back. She
had no berries, and her hair was hanging
down, and she was wailing. She took
me in her arms and said my father was
dead. Other Indians came around and
asked her how she knew, and she said
she had heard the Drum. The Indians
went out to listen.“

“Did you go?"

“Yes; I went."

“How old were you. Judah?"

“Five years.” ' ,

“That was the time you heard it?”

“Yes; it would beat once, then there
would be silence; then it would beat
again. It frightened us to hear it. The
Indians would scream and beat their
bodies with their hands when the sound
came. We listened until night; there was
a storm all the time growing greater in
the dark, but no rain. The Drum would
beat once; then nothing; then it would
beat again once—never two or more times.
So we knew it was for my father. It
is supposed the feet of the bullooks came
untied, and the buliooks tipped the boat
over. They found near the island the
body of one of the bullocks floating in
the water, and its feet were untied. My
father's body was on the beach near
there.”

“Did you ever hear of a ship called
the Miwaka, Judah?"

“That was long ago," the Indian an-
swered.

"They say that the Drum beat wrong
when the Miwaka went down—that it
was one heat short of the right number.”

"That was long ago," Wassaquam mere-
ly repeated.

“Did Mr. Corvet ever speak to you
about the Miwaka?"

“No; he asked me once if I ever heard
the Drum. I told him.”

Wassaquam removed the dinner and
brought Alan a dessert. He returned to
stand in the place across the table that
Alan had assigned to him, and stood look—
ifnlgl down at Alan, steadily and thought-
u y. .,

“Do I look like any one you ever saw
before, Judah?” Alan inquired of him.

“No." .

"Is that what you were thinking?"

“That Is what I was thinking. WII
coffee be served in the library, Alan?"

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TEXT: "What is man that thou art
mindful of him? 'And the son of man
that thou visiteth him? For thou hast
made him a little lower than God, and

' crownest him with glory and honor."

Psalms 8:4, 5.

HE other day my neighbor drove

a bunch of fat cattle to market.

They were sleek and fine. He
was proud of them? And why
shouldn’t be be? Those cattle were
the outcome, on his part, of mind-
fulness in good care and regular
feeding. But most farmers these
days are making hogs and cattle the
subjects of diligent study. Pedi-
grees, balanced rations, tempera-
ment, and rapidity of growth, are
given much attention. But, as for
the farmer, himself, not yet has he
and his destiny been given a due
amount of thought and concern. If
you should hear, some day, your
faithful horse saying to himself,
“Now, I am an old horse. I know
I am getting trailer every day, and
I want to be a good horse, for what
shall my end be?”, then you would
give the old servant just a bit more
attention because of that spark of
moral something in him. But you
have it in YOU. In other words,
you are a man and imaged like God.
You are required to be mindful of
your end, even as He is.

“The proper study of mankind
is man,” said Pope. And more and
more, it seems that the scientific
study of the day is confined to the
study of man. This is hopeful.
Though, few practical folks will be
much interested in the scientific pro—
posal that we came up from the sim-
plest form of cell life, successfully
through the various forms of veg-
etable and animal life. At least,
we shall be content to leave to our
highly cultured neighbor to concen-
trate on that. I am sure I do not
know the short or long process of
our coming to being. But it is
really satisfactory to me to recall,
as far back as I can go, that my
progenitors. were human beings.
But yet, the other day I met a wan-
derer in the highway, and I asked,
‘Where did you sleep last night?"
He said to me, “In a tree.” (He was
afraid of dogs.) And ,I fell to won—
dering again, whether at some re—
mote past time, we really were ar-
boreal creatures climbing around in
tree-tops. But why think back-
wards? Let us go forward.

Thomas Edison is reported to have
said recently that the individual is
not immortal, but that he is made
up of millions of little intelligences
that are. Well, that’s something.
Or, is it nothing? Is my identity to
be obliterated? Now the author of
our text probably knew nothing
about so—called scientific reasoning
But he did know and say that man

was made just a little lower than»

God, and God crowned him with
glory and honor. Faith says this is
much more satisfactory. Here we
are told what man is and not so
much how he came to be what he
is; where he is going rather more
than where he came from. It is the
was estimate of the inherent
worth of man that should make the
individual man live rationally and
y, even for his own sake. But,
it will help him to live also for
his brother’s sake. Therefore, this
conception of the worth of man is
destined to purge life of meannesses
and friction ahd bring in a sure so-
lution of our social problems.

‘Then let us pray that come it may.
As come it will for a' that.

For a' that, and a' that,
It’s coming yet for a’ that:

When man to man. the world o’er
Shall brothers be for a' that." ’

, Apparently, the psalmist is in the
out—of—doors in the night time. Of
course, it is David shepherding the
sheep on the hills. And, the while,
he is studying the deep silences and
great splendors of the heavens.
They spoke to him of the God who
fashioned them. Ah, “The heavens
declare the-glory of God.” And the
thought of it all, carried for a mo-
ment, the, idea of man's littleness

that thou art mindful of him?"
But, “that thou visiteth him” is the
evidence, that man, though little, is
to be made the medium of a divine
glory more wonderful than that. of
the heavens. The psalmtst saw the
Ideal Man on the way. 01‘. Heb. 2:
6-10. But He is come. He lived
and lives. And because this ideal
has been realized in One Man, it is
to be fulfilled in all men; that is,
“whosoever will.” Jesus Christ
makes man and theFather close of
kin. We are the children of God
and may share his life and blessings
if we seek to- know him. The pszilm
starts out in an adoring wonder of
the heavens. but ends with man as
the veritable mystery of the uni-
verse. .
“Behold the man,” said Pilate.
And everywhere in the scriptures we
find a man looking at us. “Search
the scriptures for they testify of
me.” Well, there is a first chapter
in the scriptures on this study of
man. There it is said that God
made him in his image. Made out
of “the dust” but he became a liv-
ing soul”. Now, however this was,
it is the last and best word on man’s

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that Adam started out with a high
He knew, he
thought, he planned. Anyway, his-
correspondence with God was highly
significant. By reason of it, he was
to have don inion in tha earth. But
was he morally fit in his own sake?
This was to be tested. He was given
a work to do. It may be said that
we all have inherited this splendid
birthright. Be suspicious of the
man that will not soil his hands
with honest toil. A friend wrote
to me he was in trouble. I gave
him one good reason for it. Of
course, he had no religion. (Was he
a real man?) But he would not
buckle down to hard work. No
wonder he had the dregs. Pity the
man who does not know the en-
thusiasm of happy labor. But Adam
lost out. Th test was too hard.
He got tired hoeing in the Garden.
He would rather sit in the shade of
that splendid tree and eat of its
tempting fruit. He wanted the di-
version of an illegitimate pleasure.
Folks yet play with sin and justify
themselves by saying, “The Devil
is loose.” One fatal day God ap—
peared and Adam is ashamed. But
it is too late. The image is marred
and the glory lost. How about you.
friend? This possibility of Godli-
ness inheres in every man; only,
God wants a fellowship, willing and
Whole hearted. Hence, our daily
testing to find out whether we are
willing or no. "You are worth just
how much good you are.” You are

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a man not by reason of your feet}

hands, appetites, or passions; but
because of your God-like possibila
ities. Man is the raw-material that

God is working on and in to bringE

about a redeemed humanity. And
every willing soul is a co-worker
with him in the grand adventure to
till sin out of the human race. Let"
us fight and be brave. Let us
“Quit ourselves like men”, for God
would crown us with glory and
honor.

But we had started to say that
the Scriptures reveal an Ideal Man.
But, he was made so by the acid
test of trial and suffering. No
wonder He said, “He needed not
that any should testify of man, for
He Himself knew What was in man."
He was tempted in all points as we
are. We see why he can sympathize
With us so deeply. He knows the
disease of our hearts. But, he
knows also that there is some good
there. Whatever Jesus taught
about the foulness of man, he did
not teach that he was totally de-
praved. Hi sanctioned and he fan-
ned the good. His teaching and lit.
have a distinctly optimistic tone.
And so, he was known as the
“friend of sinners”, and stood with
outstretched arms, saying, "Come
unto me." He lifted up into a high-
er life the fallen woman. His last
earthly act was to extend mercy to
a penitent thief, But he did not
countenance sin. He did not over-
look the wasteful life of the prodi-

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attending had received most of their informa—
tion from their local bean jobbers.

We are inclined to agree with Mr. Price, of
Saginaw, who said “The present system is as
satisfactory as letting a criminal pick his own
jury." Let’s all have a finger in the deal in—
stead of letting the jobber run the whole show.
The farmer raises the beans and the consumer
buys them, but the jobbm .clls the farmer What
he can get for the beans and the consumer what
he will have to pay. As the old saying goes
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IN VISIBLE DIVIDENDS

FTER an inquiry covering one hundred farms
A in three counties of Indiana the Depart-
ment of Agriculture concludes that farm
land pays more tax in proportion to its earnings
than other real estate pays. This conclusion
is not surprising, for all real estate is. taxed ac-
cording to valuation, and farm land is always
valued higher than its capacity to earn cash div-
idends will justify. In most parts of the country
farm lands are selling now at prices out of pro-

portion to the cash dividends they will pay on,

the investment. Good farmers, who are com-
petent business men, buy them on such a basis
and prosper in spite of what financiers unfam-
iliar with agriculture call excessive cost. The
reason is evident to farmers if not to others,
and it lies in the ability of the farm to pay
other dividends than cash to those who live on
and operate it. While such dividends are in-
visible to the financier and to the economist, they
are very real to the man who owns and lives on
the farm. They account for the fact that farm
land regularly sells beyond the values set by
financiers or others who cannot realize the in-
visible returns. But there is a limit to what
these unseen dividends will cover, and those who
have paid extravagant prices for land realize
that fact. As long as farmers are willing to
pay for land more than its cash earnings justify
so long will their valuations be high and their
taxes high from the standpoint of earning ca-

pacity

SHORTAGE OF HORSES SOON

HTN the next five years there will be

a real shortage of horses and mules, ac-
cording to the United States Department

of Agriculture, unless there is an increase in the
number of colts. A study made by the Depart-
ment reveals that the largest age group of horses
is now the ‘8 and 9 year old group, this making

mup about one-fifth ofthe total; on the other

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trucks are taking the ‘ places of many horses“,
more colts should be raised than at present to

  

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“NATE" SIMPSON PASSES ON

HEN on April twenty-eighth, Nathan F.

Simpson, died at ‘Jackson, Michigan lost

one of the men who during'the past twenty
years have made a reputation for our state
which brought world-wide attention.

It was for his innovations in penal regime
which he inaugurated while warden of Michigan
State Prison at Jackson, that Mr. Simpson gained
this recognition. It was he who abolished the
closely-cropped hair, the striped suit and the
ball and chain at Jackson. It was he who defied
the political bosses of the state, by abolishing
contract labor. Who made a success of the first
binder-twine plant behind prison walls and thus
saved millions of dollars for the farming in-
dustry of Michigan.

Nathan Simpson went on the theory that cri-
minals were sent to prison not only to be separ-
ated from society, but to teach them to be useful
citizens when they returned. His prison farms
on which prisoners were allowed to work when
their records were spotless, are today famous
for the remarkable transformations which they
have made in men, no less than for the econ-
omies and superior products which they have
produced.

In 1912, Mr. Simpson was appointed a mem-
ber oi the State Commission and served in that
difficult position in a manner which was never
questioned for its justice or integrity.

Only two months ago when Warden Hurlburt
resigned, Mr. Simpson was appointed as Mana—
ger of State Industries at Jackson and returned
to take over the direction of the largely aug—
mented capacity of the prison plants.

And at that spot where he had made his
name best known, ”Nate" Simpson, laid down
his life’s-work and passed on, but his work will
go on and his name will be remembered and
revered, not only by those who knew and called
him “Nate" but by the thousands of men and
women who will have him to thank for the
change in their lives wrought by the penal code
he advanced.

To have left so definite mark on the future of
civilization is reserved for but few men and
Nathan F. Simpson is one of those in our gener-
ation of whom Michigan may be justly proud.

_
FOURTH 'OF JULY PICNIC

is being advocated by the American Farm

Bureau Federation that all county farm bu-

reaus hold picnics on‘pthe Fourth of July this
year. This is a mighty good suggestion and we
hope that it will not be restricted just to coun—
ty farm bureaus. Let the Grange, the Farmers’
Club, the Cleaners, or any other farmers’ organ-
ization hold an old fashioned picnic and get-to-
gether. The women, both young and old, can
have a good visit, while the young men try to
beat their dads at a game of ball or horseshoes.
Put on contests for all and leave out the
speeches. Make it a day that will be remem-
bered for the next year. With a big chicken
dinner and all the trimmings the women will
have to take care of the men or they will “ bust”
themselves eating. Better wrap a pinch of soda
in a paper and put it in your pocket before you
start out that morning, Dad.

NURSE FOR RURAL DISTRIO'IS
ICHIGAN has now taken step with her sis—
ter states of this nation which permit
County Boards of Supervisors to employ
county public health nurses. It is not so long
ago when we might have been inclined to pass
lightly over such a measure as just another
“good thing" which might have but little merit
for hard-pressed and heavily taxed farmers.

A little study and analysis of the work, costs
and savings connected with county public health
nursing is very revealing. Few people realize
that, on the average, about 10 per cent of the
children in our schools are classed among the
repeaters; that is, children who are required to
do a grade at second time. Experience has shown
that most of the children who repeat a grade
are suffering from some kind of physical de-
tects, the majority of which are correctable. It
costs our taxpayers about $70 a year in school
costs to keep a child in school.

There can no longer be any question that
county public,“ health nurses, properly trained in
their work. do remarkable things for the— health

   

this form- or human health conservation. not
only from the standpoint of school costs, but of
future citizenship and the health and Welfare of
the Americaof to—morrow. .

 

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terest the official statements of our new

United States Secretary of Agriculture,
William M. Jardlne. His observations regarding
efllcient production and orderly marketing are
not new or startling. Many students of agricul-
tural problems, including among their number
President Coolidge himself, have voiced similar
sentiments repeatedly.

But we like what Secretary Jardlne had to
say in a recent interview on the relative attrac-
tions and rewards of farm and city life.- After
summing up the appeal which might lure a man
to be‘a city dweller, Mr. Jardine declares:

“Yes, the city has arguments on its side.

“But so has the farm. The farmer inclines to
think much of his difficulties; little of his ad—
vantages. . _

“The city man makes more than the farmer
but it costs him more to live, perhaps so much
more that, in the end, the farmer is financially
better off.

“And the farmer is his own master, living in '

his own house on his own land. He has. his own
vegetables, his own flowers, his own snowdrifts.
his own fresh air, his own birds. For these

things the city offers no substitutes to the aver- .

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forget his compensations."

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things which his city cousin cannot buy at any
price. When we begin to look at these things

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their own particular problems and disappoint— .

ments, we shall no doubt waste less of our
energy in that profitless practice of self-pity
and enjoy a somewhat larger measure of satis-
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HOPEFUL

STIFYING before an examiner for the In: 1

terstate Commerce, Commission recently Dr.

David Friday, late president of the Michi-
gan Agricultural College, stated that cattle pric-
es are now tending upward after several years
of depression. He expects gradual improvement,
with the peak of it in 1928; then a reaction with
a new low level in 1935. "Robert A.*Cooper, of
the Federal Farm Loan Board, has been mak-
ing a tour of investigation in the principal
cattle states. He says that liquidation is now
over, that values have reached “an irreducible
minimum”, and that the cattle supply is below
rather than above the ofilcial estimates. Cattle
loans hereafter he thinks will be “safe and
sound", and the industry can be financed with-
out any trouble. All of which is comforting to
a business which has had some severe jolts since
the war, and we hope it is true. But we have
learned by experience that it doesn't pay-to got
too hopeful of the cattle business while the
country is in a position to produce a large supply
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grams, especially music, amateur critics do

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reception of the various radio sets. It is too often
assumed that everybody listening in hours the
same sounds, which is by no means the case.

A few grains of dust in a tube socket. a loose
connection in the wiring, an unfortunately direct-

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TOO MUCH HASTE

UCH friction as has occurred in clearing areas
of bovine tuberculosis is due largely to the
haste with which the work. has been done.
The veterinary staff in charge of the testing has
had to work fast—too fast for proper 'oohference
and understanding with cattle owners. A little
less haste, a little more time for observation and
explanation. would result in better feeling ll well

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. several letters
using Loom Com-

.‘pa‘ny, a concern at Utlca, New
York, that is selling rug weaving
looms. Have any of our readers
had. any-experience with them? If

i any of you have, we will appreciate

your writing to us.

 

AWA'I‘IC BOOKKEEI’ENG
REGISTER COMPANY

“About four years ago I purchase
ed some stock in- the Automatic
Bookkeeping Register Company, of
Kansas City, Missouri. They claim—
ed they had a valuable invention in
an automatic bookkeeping register,
also some other valuable inventions
that were money makers, but I have
failed to receive any dividends yet‘.
I have written to them several times
but they have never answered my
letters. Now I wish you would look

them up and find out what they are

doing."
. only information we can find
l anywhere in reference to the
Automatic Bookkeeping Regis-
ter Company is that the property
was sold in 1922. They are not
rated in Dan’s. The last market
inquiry we find was in March, 1924,
when 500 shares of this stock were
oflered at 50 cents a share by brok-
er in Denver, Colorado. ‘

RAISING DOGS
"Raise dogs for us. We supply
stock and buy pups you raise at
825 up. Send $1 for dog manual,
photos, contracts.”

NE of our readers sent to us
0 an advertisement of a Wiscon—
‘ sin concern containing the
above wording and wanted to know
what we thought of the proposition.
We had to tell him that we could
not recommend it because we do
not believe it would work out with
any degree of satisfaction. With
the buyer in Wisconsin and the sell-
er in Michigan the chances are there
would be some controversy over
every shipment. The seller might
feel that he should receive a better
price while the buyer might be of
the opinion that he was already pay-
ing too much for the dogs. Per-
haps the scheme would work out
fine where both parties lived in the
same locality and deliveries made
in person but we would not go into
a deal of this kind where one re—
sides in another state and all busi-
ness: transacted by mail, even
though the other party might be a
friend of many years standing. I
am afraid the friendship would not
stand the test.

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MANHATTAN MUSIC COMPANY
OST of our readers receive let-
ters from companies having
some "work—at-home" scheme
and many write to us about most
of them. The latest one to come
to our attention is the Manhattan
Music Company, of 1367 Broadway,
New York City, and they want peo-
ple to address and mail circulars
and music, promising a profitable
insane weekly. ”No experience is
required. No personal canvassing
is necessary."

They claim “For every copy of
main addressed and mailed by you,
you are allowed 10¢ per copy or
$5.” for 50 copies. For enmple
if you send out 200 copies, you
earn $20.00 plus an allowance of
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you mail to? cover mailing expenses!—
which; includes stamps. ~Postage
never exceeds ‘ 2c ’for circulars and
music, thus leaving you an addi-
tional profit.”

Upon receipt of your application,
plus $2.00, they will send the “com-
plete outfit”. ‘After you send out
the first 200 copies of music as per
instructions they state they will re-
turn your $2.00.

We wanted more information
about the company and their meth-

them requesting full information
regarding their proposition. Their
reply was:

-“For your information we will
state that we have been in business
for nearly six years and we are
music publishers. We have never
had any law suit or litigation of
any kind." .

Why be so brief about the mat-
ter? Why didn’t they give us some
real information regarding their
business and reliability?

MICHIGAN MERCHANTS ASS’N
“Will you please tell me if there
is an insurance company by the
name of Michigan Merchants As-
sociation, and where is its head—
quarters?" .
are advised by the State De—
partment of Insurance that
the Michigan Merchants Asso-

zatlon, but an association organized
to grant to its members certain de—
tective and protection services, and
in addition a small amount of bur-
glary and hold-up insurance. We
understand that the association has
discontinued business and moved
from its original quarters to quar-
ters unknown.

GET IT DOWN ON PAPER
NEVER an agent attempts
to sell you something keep in
mind that there is the possi—
bility that he may make some mis-
statements to secure your order. It
may be intentional and it may not
be, but in either case the average
company or school will not be res-
ponsible. ‘So it is best to insist that
all claims be in writing and approv—
ed of by the company or school he
represents. Oral statements are dif-
ficult to prove because it is your
word against his, but written and

signed statements are different.
Read all of the papers you sign
and then believe that you will re—
ceive only what is promised you in
these papers—if you know the com—
pany or school to be reliable— and
do not sign any papers unless you
are sure that you understand the
responsibilities you are assuming
and know the concern to be as stat-
ed. It’s easy to spend a dollar, but

a hard job to earn another.

DAVIS SEWING MACHINE
COMPANY

"Can you give me any informa-
tion regarding the Davis Sewing Ma-
chine Company, of Dayton, Ohio?
I own stock in the company."

latest information we have

is that the charter of the Davis

- Sewing Machine Company, of

Dayton, Ohio, .was cancelled upon

certificate of the Tax Commission of

Ohio filed with the Secretary of
State February 14, 1935.

KEEPS BIB TEN DOLLARS

” ON’T know what we would do

without THE Busnvrzss Fauna.

Have taken it and read it
from cover to cover for four and
one-half years. ever since‘ we have
been in Michigan. Have read sin-
gle items that were worth twice its
yearly cost.

”I have had two letters from
John J. Black for farm listing, and
thanks to your paper I will save
$10.00.”—Charles Malone, Craw-
f'ord County.

Enclosed and one [dollar for one year
to TB:- Busnnss Flam for renewal as-
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,OIA'D PAL. OF m 7 '-
By Berton Belli-
, ere is a heap o’ meanin', Vi

ffhere's a lot of sunshine,

In that style of gal,

She ain't always a harpin’—-
About a lot of things,

She's Just the kind of friend,

;’ That happiness brings.

V Talk about companionship, .'

Honest, kind and true, A!
W'hy, if a fellow’d listen, "
She'd make a King of you.

.She ain’t no ’ax to grind——

And has no selfish end;
Just the old fashioned kind,
A real honest friend.

Ain't lookin’ for your money,

And other things beside——

Ain’t always a “loop—hole-in' "—
For a chance to be your bride.
But trusts in God and friendship—
And knows goodness is real——

And at the game of life,

Always gives you a square deal,
Accept my kindest wishes!

This sort of a friend, ‘ ’
For you'll still be——

That old Pal o’ mine,

When we reach the end.

JACK BROWN '8 BOWLEGS

“ CAME past Mrs. Brown’s this
morning and her little boy,
Jack, was playing out in the

yard. You know, he’s so bow-leg-
ged he’ll never grow up to be a
full-sized man. Isn’t it awful the
way mothers let their children walk
too soon?” Mrs. White had run in
for a few minutes to 'pass the time
of day with Mrs. Fulton.

“You know,” Mrs. Fulton res-
ponded, “I used to think children
got bow—legged because they were
encouraged to walk too soon, but I
saw a picture in a magazine last
month of some dogs so bow—legged
they could scarcely stand. I read
about them, and it said that their
legs had become bent like that be-
cause they didn’t get enough cal-
cium and phosphorus in their food.
It also said that crooked legs and
bad teeth in children were usually
caused by not having enough of
those minerals in the food. So I
guess Mrs. Brown isn ’t feeding Jack
right " 1
Well, if that is true " said M13.
White, “what foods should she give
Jack so he’ll get this calcium and
phosphorus?”

Mrs. Fulton could not answer
that question. She had not read
about the foods. She had been too
much interested in the dogs to think
about much else. But they got out
the magazine and found that five
food groups would give Jack prac-
tically all the calcium and phos-
phorus he needed. If his mother
would give him a pint of milk a
day, that would provide for three-
fourths of the calcium and half the
phosphorus. Vegetables came sec-
ond in importance. If rightly chosen
they would furnish 7 per cent of
the calcium and 10 per cent of the
phosphorus needed by a child like
Jack. Vegetables difier a lot in the
amount of minerals they contain,
80 the article said, but they figured
out that if Mrs. Brown would use
greens, celery, and carrots, in addi-
tion to potatoes, she could feel sure
that vegetables were doing their
part in supplying Jack with the ne—
cessary minerals. The addition of
one egg a day to his diet would
also help considerably in furnishing
these minerals. Fruits, too, were
listed as important sources of cal-
cium and phosphorus.

“Of course,” said Mrs. Fulton,
“everyone nowadays knows a child
needs oranges, or prunes, or some
fruit like that.”

The other foods that they found
important in minerals were the
whole—grain cereals, such as oat-
meal and graham bread.

“Now, isn’t that simple,” said
Mrs. White. “They are all foods
that we use right along. I guess
we’d better take this magazine over
and show it to Mrs. Brown. She
probably doesn’t know that Jack’s

,bowlegs are caused by the kind of

food he eats.”

GROUND CHERRIES

ROUND cherries or husk toma-
toes are fruit which seems to
be little known although they

' ._ are unexcelled for preserves and
" make'fine pies. ._

The fruit which grows in a husk,

is the size and shape of a cherry
“and a. deep yellow when ripe. It

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EAR FOLKS:

ly unable to find a way out.

out into the sunlight.

the sparrow flew into the room.
been, tiring myself out foolishly.

about their work.
experts. We housewives
should be our own efliciency
experts. Plan your work.
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I (apartment for the Women ‘

The other day, during housecleaning time, a
sparrow flew through an open window into our dining room.
Then instead of turning about and flying out the same way it

came in, it became excited and flew wildly about the room, apparent-

It would fly blindly into one wall and

then into another until I thought it would kill itself. Finally, after

about twenty minutes, it discovered the window and winged its way

As I stood and watched that sparrow I exclaimed “What a
foolish bird!” but the more I thought about it the more I realized
how some humans are like this bird.

Everything was torn up while I cleaned, and there were so
many things for me to do that I did not know just where to begin.
I started at one thing, then discovered something else that I thought
should be done first, and just started this when it occurred to me
that other work was more important at that time.
until I was beginning to get a real case of “nerves”——and then

I think many do their daily tasks this way.
Most large businesses nowadays have efiiciency

Address letters: Mrs. Annlo Taylor. our. The Iuslnun Farmer, Mt. Clemens, Michigan.

 

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Bushes grow about a foot high and
have spreading branches. Seed may
be obtained from any reliable seed
house and once sown in a garden
will come up from year to year.
Sow in a row and cultivate as you
do vegetables.

If you have never raised any, try
them and you will have added to
the value of your garden and a
pleasing variety to your fruit store.
—B. O. R.

BEI‘TER HOMES
F all the weeks and days set
0 aside during the year for some
special purpose the majority of
us are most interested in Better
Homes Week, May 11-17. The Bu—
reau of Home Economics of the U.
S. Department of Agriculture offers

the following questions to assist
the housewife to judge how her
living room and its furnishing

measure up in terms of comfort and
convenience to the needs of the
family:

Is the size of the living room am-
ple for the needs of the family and
is it well proportioned? Can it be
enlarged by throwing two rooms
together or can the proportions be
improved by rearranging the fur-
nishings?

Have walls and woodwork a suit-
able finish, pleasing to the eye, easy
to clean and keep in condition, and
of a color that rightly influences
the lighting of the room?

Is the finish or covering of the
floor durable, attractive, in keeping
with the room as a whole, and con-
venient to clean?

Are the heating and ventilation
such that the room is comfortably
warm in winter and cool in summer
with plenty of fresh air?

Are the windows screened against
insects injurious to the health and
comfort of the family?

Is the lighting both by day and

night adequate, rightly placed, and
so arranged as to prevent glare?

Do the furnishings of the living
room provide for the needs of all
members of the family?

Do the color, design, and finish
of the various pieces of furniture
suit the character of the home and
of the room?

Does the grouping of the furnish—
ings suggest their use, conform to
the standards of artistic arrange—
ment, give a pleasing appearance to
the room as a whole, and make
cleaning and care easy?

Is the coloring of the room rest—
ful without being monotonous, and
harmonious Without following a
stilted scheme?

Do the pictures, ornaments, and
small furnishings, give the room a
"lived-in” loo-k and add to its
beauty and comfort?

Such points mark whether the
living room is liveable. With some
changes they can be applied to
other rooms and will suggest im—
provements to make the house more
healthful, suitable, comfortable, and
convenient in terms of the family
needs.

FISH
PRING may be the time when a
S young man’s fancies lightly
turn to thoughts of love but
it is also the time when every mem—
ber of the family from grandpa to
the baby becomes possessed with
an appetite for fish and a keen dc-
sire to catch some.
Did you ever serve them baked?
If not, you've missed something.
Clean as for frying but leave
each fish whole and fill it with any
good dressing used with fowls.
Flour each and sprinkle with salt.
Place in a spider or bake pan with
1A,) cup melted butter or meat fry-
ings. Put a spoonful of the grease
over each fish, cover and bake in a

Begin Your Fly Swatting Campaign Now

OW or Never” should be the

motto of every housewife, in

these balmy days of spring, in
regard to killing house flies, one of
the most annoying, disagreeable,
and unsanitary household insects
and a carrier of typhoid fever and
other diseases. Several little known,
but cheap and entirely practical,
ways of combating this pest are
possible.

On the farm, most of the flies
breed around the barns. This fact
can be capitalized in poisoning
them. An efiective poison can be
made and painted or swabbed on
the side of the barn. Flies will
then be killed in enormous quanti-
ties. A good poison can be made
for this purpose by mixing one
tablespoonful of lead arsenate,
white arsenic, or Paris green into
one pint of syrup.

Fly traps are also effective if the
proper bait is used. The most at-

tractive bait for a fly trap is bread
and milk slightly sweetened with
brown sugar.

Of all the poisons for killing
flies, formaldehyde is probably the
best of all. -By diluting a cup of
milk with a cup of water, sweeten-
ing with a little brown-sugar, and
adding two tablespoons of ordin-
ary commercial formaldehyde, a
very attractive and highly poison—
ous dope is made for files, but it
should be kept away from children.
By placing this in saucers and add-
ing a small piece of bread, many
files will be lured to their death.

An effective, self-feeding poiso-ner
can be made'by filling a glass tum-
bler full of ths same poison, then
placing a piece of blotting paper on
a. saucer and inverting the saucer
over the tumbler, and finally hold—
ing the saucer down tightly, quick-
ly turning the tumbler over, the
solution will feed out into saucer.

both sides. ,

Cooked. Allow 2 hen’s eggs and 2
tablespoons of cream to the eggs
of one’ fish. Beat eggs well and
stir in fish eggs and cream. Salt

to taste and fry in plenty of fat.

Which may be meat fryings or but—
ter. ——B. O. R.

 

 

Personal Column

 

 

To Clean Lace Curtains.——I am sending
a recipe for cleaning lace curtains that I
think is very good. I have used it for
years and am convinced that the life of
lace curtains can be very much lengthened
by washing them this way.

After shaking out all the loose dirt
cover curtains with cold water. Take
one cupful of good soap chips, and a large
tablespoonful of borax and dissolve in
two cups of boiling water. Take from
the stove when dissolved and add a half
cup of kerosene. Make a thick, hot suds
with part of the mixture and boiling
water. Squeeze curtains from cold water
and dip one at a time in the hot suds.
The dirt will simply run out. Put through
second lighter suds, rinse in hot water and
put on stretchers. With two large pans
this can be easily done and save the cur-
tains from much wearing. This mixture
is sufficient for four pairs of curtains.—
Mrs. D. McL., Hart, Michigan.

 

 

—if you are well bred!

 

 

Masculine Delinquents.—-The men at
any dance are the activating principle.
The more men there are congregating in
smoking-room or on verandas, and dodg-
ing the dancing obligations their accept-
ance of the invitation laid upon them,
the duller and more stagnant the dance
will be. It is the Host’s business to keep
an eye on these delinquents and tactfully
“drive" them out on the floor without
wounding their sensibilities.

 

 

The lener’s Bible

 

 

Commit the way unto the Lord: trust
also in him and he shall bring it to
pass. Ps. 37:5.

Seek ye first the kingdom of God.
(Matt. 6:38). Set your mind upon the
limitless power which is at hand. Be
patient and be assured that the Spirit
in you leads to but one goal—your peace
and happiness. If you set your mind up-
on things of the earth—the chaotic ma-
terial world, you will have to have much
strength to keep from being. discouraged,
from fretting and becoming impatient, all
of which will weaken your faith and make
obstructions in your path to success.

 

 

Recipes

 

 

Lady Cabbagh—Boil a firm white cab-
bage for fifteen minutes, changing the
water for more boiling‘water from the
teakettie; boll until tender, then drain
and set aside to cool. When cold, chop
fine and add 2 well-beaten eggs, 1 table-
spoonful of butter, pepper and salt, 2
tablespoonfuls of rich milk or cream.
Stir well and bake in a. buttered pudding
dish until brown. “This looks very much
like cauliflower and is quite good.

Little Fruit Cakes—One cupful each of
citron, raisins, figs, and dates, all seeded,
and chopped fine; 4 eggs, 3 cupfuls of
sugar, 2 cupfuls of butter or drip-pings, 1
cupful of molasses, 1 heaping teaspoonful
each of cinnamon, cloves, and mace. Mix
well together; add 1 teaspoonful of soda,
dissolved in 59 cupful of water, and 2
teaspoonfuls of baking powder sifted with
175 cupful of flour to make it stiff enough
to roll out. Roll half an inch thick;
cut in rounds, and bake in a moderate
oven.

Sour-Cream Cookies—Two eggs well
beaten, 1 pint thick sour cream, ‘2 cup-‘
fuls sugar, and 1 level teaspoonful well
sifted flour. Mix stiff enough to handle
nicely; roll moderately thin; out out, and
bake a light brown in a quick oven.

English Spiced Cookies—Two eggs, 1
pound of butter, 3 pounds of light brown
sugar, 1 cupful of milk or water, 1 tea-
spoonful of ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon-
ful of grotnd cloves. Flour to make it
stiff enough to roll out. Cut with a round
cutter; put a raisin, or piece of citron,
in the center; bake in a quick oven,

Chocolate Cookies—One cupful of but-
ter, 1 of sugar, 3 of flour, 4 eggs beaten
separately—the yolks with the sugar and
butter, the whites to a. stiff froth; 1 tea-
spoonful of baking powder. Roll thin.
Mix 4 tablespoonfuls of grated chocolate
in a cupful of sugar, put on a plate, and
lay each cake on the mixture before bak-
ing. Or add 1 cupful of grated chocolate
to the dough while mixing. These cookies
improve with age. .

Rubber Ginger Snaps-Take 1 cupful
of molasses and let it come to a boil.
Then beat together 1 egg, 1 cupful of
sugar, and 1 tablespoonful of ginger.
Add 1 talblewoonful of soda to the molas-
ses, and mix with the egg and sugar

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Waforh-One cupful sugar, butter size
of an egg, and cream them together. Beat
3 eggs without separating, add to the
butter and sugar; add flour until it will
drop from the spoon or a little thicker
than cake batter; flavor with vanilla.
Grease irons well.

Chillers—Three eggs, 1 tablespoonful
of butter, 1 large cupful of sugar, 2/3
cupful of sweet milk, 1 scant teaspoonful
of soda, and 1 heaping teaspoonful of
cream of tartar. Mix soda with milk and
cream of tartar with flour. Flavor with
cinnamon and nutmeg, stiffen with flour
and bake in hot lard.

 

 

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grim it FREE under this heading providing:
irst—-lt appeals to women and is a bonlfi e
exchanges, no cash Involved.
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t. Exchan e offers will be numbered an in-
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—MRS. ANNIE TAYLOR. Editor.

Second—It will

 

 

126.—A large package of assorted flower seeds
for a live dnhlia bulb or baby chick. Mrs. D. E.
McLaren, Hart. Michigan.

 

 

HOMESPUN YARN

 

 

Aunt Ada's Axioms: Common sense is
a big part of many of life's recipes.
it in: ii:

Aunt Ada’s Axioms: Your own living

room is the real center of the world.
* i i

A little brown or maple sugar on the
hot breakfast cereal offers a welcome
change.

I! ll: *

Plants which grow the year around
should be repotted as their growth re—
quires.

fit I t

Wash your windows the easy way with
a piece of Chamois skin fifteen to eighteen
inches square wrung out of warm water.
Dry with the same Chamois wrung from
clean water.

  

thoroughly, also will; 1 seasons:
Mix with enoughflour to roll-

 

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Disappointing. cracks in the tops of-
cakes may be caused-by too hot an oven.
The crust. sets rapidly and must break
when the cake rises. '

Ill . i I

Several“ strips of bacon laid across a.
chicken while it is being roasted improves
the flavor.

0UR 399K REVIEW

(Books reviewed 'under this heading .may
be secured through The MichiganBusmees.
Farmer, and will be promptly. shipped _by
parcel post on receipt of publishers price
stated.

 

Fifty Famous Farmers—By Lester S.
Ivins, Head of the Department of Agri-
culture, Kent State Teachers College,
Kent, Ohio, .and A. E. VVinship, lecturer
and editor. In the list of famous farmers
discussed in this book will be found:
farmer inventors; creators of' better
plants and animals; leaders in rural eco-
nomics and social life; soil experts; ad-
ministrators of agriculture; secretaries of
agriculture in cabinets of presidents.
Two Michigan men included in the list,
who won fame in other states and have
returned in recent years to the state
of their birth, are Kenyon L. Butterfield
and Eugene Davenport. It is a valuable
book for the farm library. It is (published
by the MacMillan Company and the price
is $2.00.

Alias Ben Alibi.—Irvin S. Cobb, This
is a newspaper story. Ben Ali Crisp first
hove above the horizon in Bridger’s Gap
when they staged the big fight for a.
world's championship in that jerkwater
Western town. And though the picture
of the winner went in upside down on
the front page, Ben Crisp got out a fight
extra that licked the big city .dailies.
Thence it is but a step. as they say. to
Old Ben Alibi the genius of Park Row,
New York. And the step is taken when
this book opens. You see before you a
wonder-worker; for when a crank had
tried to blow up the richest and meanest
man in New York City, Crisp was the one
man in New York who could stage a ruse
and capture the criminal after newspapers
and police had failed to find him. The
story of Old Ben Alibi is the most fas-
cinating romance Irvin S. Cobb has ever
written. The price is $2 postpaid, and
the pubishers George H, Doran Company.

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5005-5045.

, 4 , 42.e.nd 44 inches bust measure.
34—36: Medium, 38-40;_Large, 42
skirt at the lower edge is 1% yard.

A Very Attractive Design.———Cliccked gingham and linen a l' . ' ' a ' '
model. The Blouse Battern 5005, may be finished with short sleeves. re‘ com final in this Elasélli’,
The Bodice Skirt Pattern 5045 is cut in 4 Sizes: Small.
44; Extra Large, 46-48 inches bust measure.

It is cut iii_ 6 Sizes:

The width of the

To make this Costume as illustrated in the large view for a

medium size will require 1 yard of lining 32 inches wide, for the bodice orti f l k' "
yards of checked material, and 1% yard of plain material 32 inches wide. p on 0 he s “t' 4 34

5072.

A Comfortable Mornin
——Striped '

Sizes: 42,

5082.

Frock for Mature Figures with Slender Figures with Slender Hips.
_ or figured percale. gingiam or linen could be used for this design. The vestec relieves the
severity of the front, and helps to give an effect of slenderness to the lines.
‘ . ,. , , 0 52, 54 and 56 inches bust measure.

36 inch material. The Width of the dress at its lower edge is 2 yards.

_ The Pattern is cut in 8
inch Size requires 4 yards of

A Charming Frock for the Growing Girl.~Printcd and plain crepe are here combined.

Voile. crepe de chine or gingham could be used with pipings or binding in a contrasting color. The
‘1

long sleeve portions may be omitted.

with long sleeves 3% yards will be requxred.
be required.

6061. .
the accompanying diagram shows. . _
in pongee, rep or ('llflllllil‘ey. Embroidery, braid
Pattern is outrin 4 Sizes: 1, 2, and 4 years.

5090.

style is also pleasmg in batiste, chumbrey and cretonne.

. This Pattern is cut in .4 Sizes: 8, 10,
your size requires 2% yard of figured iiisterml if made '15 illustrated.

12 and 14 years. A i.
If made of_ one material and

With short sleeves and of one material 3% yards will

A Unique Rompers Style.—This design has the. bloomers and smock cut in one piece, as
The sleeves may be omitted.

‘ One could develop this pretty model
stitcliery Will form a suitable decoration. The

A 2 your size requires 2 yards of 36 inch material.

A Simple Frock for School or Plan—Printed voile and plain voile are here combined. This

The Pattern is cut in 4 Sizes: 0 8 10 and

12 cars. year siZc requires 13.; yard of plain material and 1.’ L, yards of firured 'm 'e' ’
inchzs wide if made as illustrated. It made of one material 221/2 yards will be requiiéed. at Hill 66
5077. A Very Attractive Under Garment.—
Ii‘ilct lzii‘e and crops dc chine are here combined.
lini- could also use radium silk, crepe or blitiste.
with trimming of lat-o or embroidery. Tho. Pub
iei'n is (-111 in 4 Sizes: Small, iii—ii“; Medium,

38-40; Large, 42-44;
bust measure.

Ili'llterlill. It made oi
\Vill be required.

Extra Large, iii-48 inches
A Medium size requires We Yard
of lzlcl‘ or contrasting material and 1% yard of
crepe de chine-if made as illustrated of 36 inch
‘ one material 21,1; Yards

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in this country moves over the New York Central '
. Lines.

This twelve thousand mile railroad system,
in addition to serving thousands of communities
on its own rails in the rich, industrial territory
between the Mississippi Valley and the North
Atlantic ports, is a carrier of products from every
section of the country.

Forty percent of the freight carried by the
systemcomes toil: from other railroads. New York
‘Central service thus links the commerce of every
state with this great market of the Northeast,
where live half the people of the country, and
where are produced two-thirds of the country’s
manufactures.

Because of this national character of N chork
Central service, the growth of this transportation
system keeps pace with the growth of the coun-
try, and New York Central’s future is bound up
with that of the whole country.

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MICHIGAN Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin states that appli-
cations of an available form of nitrogen are essential if the spring is
cold and wet, and recommends that Nitrate of Soda should be used as a top
dressing and not drilled in with the seed.

Extensive demonstrations conducted in 1922 and 1923 have shown that in
Michigan as elsewhere Nitrate of Soda alone and in conjunction with Acid
Phosphate produces very large and profitable increases.

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I’m just a. little farmer girl,
For brains I haven't any;

I ne’er do any one harm,
And of freckles I have many.

In summer I hoe the corn,
And plant beans and potatoes;
Then when they’re ripe I eat ’em up,

. Hurrah! For. raw tomatoes!

In winter I sit and roast my chins;
At this one thing I'm handy,

I eat ripe apples by the peck.

Old Winter, you're a dandy.

So here's to The BusinessFarmer,
It is our “right hand man",
My dad’s took it near a year
You bet. it’s sure Just grand!
——-By Dorothy M. Kellogg.
‘ Midland County.

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7 day I discovered a short article
on “Obstinacy and Firmness”. The
writer declared ”Obstinacy produces
as muchmischief in connection with
the smallest matters as with those
of the greatest importance. A per-
son of obstinate disposition insists
as resolutely on having his own
choice in the most trifling affairs, as
in those of the utmost consequence
to all concerned. Firmness is a
wise and noble virtue, which shows
itself when the occasion is of suffi-
cient dignity to demand it; but ob-
stinacy makes no difference in the
things themselves; and those who
are affected with this infirmity will,
for almost nothing, carry things to
the most painful and alarming ex—
tremes.”

I think people get obstinacy and
firmness mixed, and think they are
firm when they are really obstinate.
Don’t you believe that is true? We
should all be very careful to re-
member the different meaning of
these two words.

Do not forget that next Sunday.
May 10th, is Mother's Day and show
mother you have not forgotten.—
UNCLE' NED. .

 

OUR GIRLS AND BOYS

Dear Uncle Ned: ———I have not written to

0 Extra 1 you for quite a while so I thought I Would

write. Now that it is warm we play ball
which is my favorite game. We usually
have boys against the girls but the boys
usually beat. The boys play in a field
near the school house now. so we girls
play by ourselves. I enclose a story
which I hope you will print—Louise
Slemin, Owosso, Michigan.

Aspinet

In the southern part of Canada there
lived a chief who was very brave. One
day he went hunting with some braves
and they saw a flock of buffalos. among
them there was a beautiful fawn.

Now when the chief whose name was
Sagamore, saw it he wanted its skin to
make a robe for himself. So he called
his braves together and told them the
one that would catch it for. him. could
have Samoset the beautiful horse that
could out-run any horse in the country.
Now Sagamore had a son named Aspinet
who was young and brave and was bent
on getting Samoset.

The braves were eager to start. When
Sagamore gave the signal they darted
like arrows.

Aspinet encouraged his horse to run
as he never ran before. He was soon
ahead of the others, and was fast gaining
on the buffalos. Two rods from the fawn,
the arrow whistled through the air, the

favm fell. he had shot it through the
heart. '
That night there wasn't a happier

brave, than Asplnet When his father gave
him the horse.

One day Aspinet heard- of a beautiful
Indian princess, called Chewatra, the

Many wonderful stories were said about
her, and he wanted her for his wife. So
one day on his horse Samoset went out
to find her. They came to the camp the
third day at sunset. Everybody was go—
ing about the camp in excitement. Asp-
lnet asked a. brave what was the matter
and was told that a body of braves with
the Great Chief Tokamahamon at the lead
would burn the village if Corbitant would
not give him his daughter for marriage.

Corbitant was very angry and would
not see anyone. Aspinet thought he
Won-id see the chief if it cost him his
life. So he kept on asking to see the
chief until the chief got 1mm and let
him us. He asked. Aspinct what he

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daughter of the Great Chief Corbitant.‘

wanted and Aminet told him that he,

got all his braves together and by sun-
rise was ready to start.

They met the enemies at midday. A

big battle followed and at the end the
emenies retreated.
. When they come to the camp the people
met them with joy. Corbitant gave his
daughter’s hand to Aspinet, and they
lived happily to a great old age. After
Aspinet’s father died he became a great
chief and was loved by his people.

 

Dear Uncle Ned:/—I have written be-
fore as you know and I was very glad
to receive Your personal letter to me.
My! doesn’t it seem queer to wrltc"‘1925”.
It does to me. It won't be long before
we will be in the "80’s".

Isupposeagreatmanyofthecooems
have been to Port Huron but I will tell
about my trip in our car. We started
on Sunday momingL-well it was almost
eleven o'clock when we started—end u
there were good roads we were soon quite
a ways from Ubly. At Ruth, 3. small
towri east of Ubly, we stopped for gaso—
line. Wegwent through Lexington, White
Rock and Forrester. When we were near-
ly to the place where we would turn to
follow the lake—Jinks Huron—I law
smoke. I thought a‘ train was a. lake
steamer. Such scenery on the shore
road. Pretty farms had names such on
”Maple Grove Farm", ‘Taiweiw”, and
“Falrview Farm" was well
named for a. long view of green grass
with a circle of trees in the center was
the chief attraction. Pretty cottages
were all along the lake and most of them
were inhabited.

I think this will be enough for I don’t
want to use up all the space allotted to
the Children’s Hour. Your new niece.—
Llllian O‘Rourke, Box 108, Ubly, Mich.

Dear Uncle Nedz—This is the first time
I have written to the Children’s Hour.

I am in the seventh grade at school. I‘

like my teacher very well and I like to
go to school. I have light complexion
and weigh 100 pounds, and am five feet
tall. My age is between eleven and fif-
teen years. The one who guesses my
right age will receive aprize and a long
letter.

How many like crossword puzzles? I
do for one. I have been working them
I did not know how at first but my teacher
showed me.

I do not live on a farm. My father is
a thresherman and has a large tractor.
a separator, a beaner and corn shredder.

I have read many magazines and papers
with letters in them. but I like the Chil~
dren’s Hour the best of all. It seems to
be more interesting. I am sorry it does
not come out every week and I think
many others are too. Well. I hope Mr.
Waste Basket does not catch me for I
want to surprise my father and mother.
Your want-to—be niece,—Mary M. Histed
Munger, Michigan. ‘

Dear Uncle Ned:———-I like to read the
M. B. F. and feel an interest in the
Children’s Hour. I live on a Mil-acre
farm. We have 18 head of cattle and
five horses. I have light hair and blue
eyes. I am 5 feet 5 inches tall. My age
is fifteen years. My favorite authors
are Zane Grey and Gene' Stratton Porter.
In my spare hours I do some scribbling,
so I am sending you a sample. Your
want-to-be niece._——Marie Slemin. Owosso,
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WELL ATTENDED
YER 1900 samples of soil were
tested in the Laboratory Car
of the Soil Fertility Train

' which was operated through south-

western Michigan by the Michigan
Agricultural College and the New
York Central Lines during the first
two weeks in April. This is at the
rate of 75 samples at each meeting.
Approximately 5,000 farmers visit—
ed the Train and consulted the “soil
doctors” regarding their individual
soil problems. Almost everyone
started out by saying, “I do not
know what is the matter with my
land. I used to raise large crops of
wheat. corn, and clover. bu‘t—”
Almost invariably the diagnosis was
"Lowered fertility, accompanied
with high acid pressure and low
phosphoric resistance.”

Over 90 per cent of the samples
tested showed a limestone require—
ment of at least 2 tons to the acre.
Only two communities, Three Oaks
'end Quincy were the exceptions and
even there over 60 per cent of the
soils showed an acid reaction. Again
and again, the prescriptions read,
"Two tons of limestone, 200 pounds
of acid phosphate to the acre and
plenty of legumes in the rotation
will make your business profitable
and will bring back your former
large yields."

The feature of this Train was the
Laboratory Car, completely equip—
ped to make these soil tests. It
gave the farmer an opportunity to
see his sample tested, discuss his
problems with the soil experts, and

receive a written report on his soil .

sample and specific recommenda-
tions. Dr. M. M. McCool, head of
the Soils Department at the Michi-
gan Agricultural College, said,
"This is the only way in which our
soil problems can be discussed. A
sample of soil, the results of the
tests, the farmer on his own ground,
and the soils expert—that is the
combination that gets results."

Another interesting feature of the
Train was the exhibit put on by the
Agricultural Engineering Depart-
ment of M. A. C. A «model of a
home - made limestone spreader
which can be built by any farmer in
a few hours at little expense was
shown. Plans for the same were
distributed free of charge. The
Musselman marl bucket, the first
really succesful bucket for excavat—
ing marl, was also shown in model
form. Mr. H. J. Gallagher was in
charge of this exhibit. Both of
these devices have been developed
and patented by Prof. H. H. Mussel-
man but given to the citizens of
Michigan Without any royalties.

Besides Mr. Gallagher and Dr. Mc-
Cool, Messrs. Geo. Graham, 0. B.
Price, and J. S. Hyde represented
the College on this tour. Messrs. J.
A. Porter and Ezra Eby, senior stu-
dents, were employed to do the test-
ing. Mr. E. J. Leenhouts, Agricul-
tural Agent for the New York Cen-
tral Lines. was in charge of the
train.

CORN AND SOY BEANS
I have four acres I want to put
into corn and put in soy beans in
the hill. What kind of beans shall
I use?—C. F., Gladwin, Mich.

OR your section I would recom—
F mend sowing either the Man-
chu. Ito San, or Black Eyebrow
varieties of soybeans when the beans
are to be planted with corn. The

soybeans should be planted at the

some time the corn is planted and
when the acreage is email this may
be accomplished by mixing the corn
and beans together in the hopper,
phnting the usual amount of corn
and in addition four to six quarts
of soybeans per acre. Since the
soybeans are smooth and quite
rounding it will be necessary to re-
mix the corn and beans frequently
in order that a uniform stand may
be secured.

When large acreages of corn and
soybeans are to be planted it is
better to secure a soybean attach-

. meat for the corn planter.

The soybean: should be inoculat-

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.WGAN ‘SOIL MOR' TRAIN

The price is twenty-five cents per
bottle and each bottle contains suf-j
flcient material to inoculate a bushel
of seed. Full directions for applica-
tion accompany the material. ——C.
R. Megee, Associate Professor of
Farm Crops, M. A C.

SOW'ING UNHULLED SWEET
CLOVER SEED
Can you please tell me if unhull-
ed sweet clover seed can be sown in
the spring successfully, and what
kind of nurse crop is the best?
Will buckwheat do? How much of

unhulled sweet clover seed is need--

ed per acreL—E. W. Thompsonville,
Michigan.

HULLED sweet clover seed

may be sown in the spring.

The amount sown, per acre,
however, should be governed pretty
largely by the percentage germina-
tion of the seed. Seed with the hull
on is likely to give a low germina-
tion due to the fact that sweet
clover contains a large number of
hard seed.

The germination is materially in-
creased by scarification. It is cus-
tomary to sow fifteen pounds of
scariiied seed per acre while not less
than twenty—five pounds of unhulled
seed per acre is necessary to secure
a good stand—C. R. Megee, Asso-
ciate Professor of Farm Crops, Mich—
igan Agricultural College.

DISEASED BEANS

Could beans be used for seed from
a crop that the stalks and pods seem-
ted to rust? In some cases the rust
reached the beans and left a dark
spot on them. ,, Could they be treat-
ed to any advantage?——J. S., Nessen
City, Mich.

PPARENTLY the beans you re-
A. ferred to have been attacked by

disease and there is no known
way of treating the beans for it.

Careful hand picking and a very
favorable growing season would
eliminate a large amount of the dis-
ease. Should we have a poor grow-
ing season, and even careful hand
picking,‘ you would expect to find a
large amount of disease in your
beans this coming fall.

It would probably be best to get
beans as free from disease as possi-
ble, in preference to your seed, if
they are available.

Not knowing the variety of beans
you are speaking about I can give no
further recommendation. ——H. R.
Pettigrove, Assistant Professor of
Farm Crops, Michigan Agricultural
College.

MAN AND HIS WORTH
(Continued from Page 11)

gal, but covered him with shame as
he deserved. He castigated the
church hardened sinner. But he
said he had gone out from the Fath-
er’s house to bring wanderers back
home. And, “As the Father has
sent me so send I you”.

So. here, man finds his work and
worth. His mision is not to be
found in a sensual life of eating
and drinking. We are not to be
anxious about that. It is not to be
found in our feverish chasing after
things. “A man's. life consisteth
not in the abundance of things
which he possesseth." It is not to
be found in worldly acclaim or ac-
cumulations. “What shall a man be
profited if he shall gain the whole
world and lose his life?” No, man
is to be judged wholly by the life
he lives in communion and in co—
working with God.

“The glory which thou gavest me
I have given them.” That is
enough The Father's house is
thrown open. Every man who has
gone out into the far country may
return amidst sounds of music and
rejoicing, to take» his place in the
family circle. Verily, there is a
glorious future for man. This is ac—
cording to the last and. unsealed
will and testament of our Father to
his children. “Therefore, he ‘ye
abounding in the work of the Lord,

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-Can you give me any information
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tion, breed, profits to be made, if
any; in other words, the good and
bad features of sheep raising in the
state—J. V., Highland Park, Mich:
. NY part of the state of Michigan
‘ is well adapted to the sheep in-
dustry, it is of co'urse, necessary
that a section be selected where good
crops of clover or alfalfa hay can be
produced for winter feed. This, of
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except a small area of light sandy
land.

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adapted to Michigan conditions. The
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mutton breeds, whereas the last two
are :fine wool breeds. The fine wool
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and longer lived than the mutton
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will find that he has very little pro-
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of Animal Husbandry, Michigan Ag-
ricultural College.

BUTTER TAlSTES STRONG

We have a Jersey cow 12 years
old and she is a good cow, makes
lots of butter but her butter tastes
strong. Butter comes quick and is
firm and lovely butter only tastes
strong. She freshened in October,
seems to feel all right. Her feed is
corn stalks, alfalfa hay, real good
only once in a while a m-oldy stalk
or so, corn and oats and bran and
oil cake meal and salt—Reader,
Sanilac County.

HE cow’sfeed is probably cans»
ing the butter made from her
milk to taste. strong. This may

be caused by the moldy feed which
you state that she occasionally re-
ceives. If the cow is fed at about
milking time much of this trouble
may be obviated. Quite often this
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advanced in her period of lactation
but this could not be the case with
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last October. It may also be caused
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wheat kernels to drain the butter-
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water, turn the churn slowly ten or
twelve revolutions and then drain
off this wash water. This removes
the buttermilk which tends to cause
butter to spoil quickly. ——P. S. Lucas,
Associate Professor of Dairy Manu-
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Can't .clog. Chicks cannot
contaminate feed. Ma .be
u out of doors. » ce
1_.50 plus postage.

11]: Fountain holds one gal-
lon; non-poisonous. Chicks
can’t wade m trough. Easily
washed .and .Wlll not clog
. when milk thickens. Price—
$1.6c{) p508 posts etsl tr
ll your DEALER or or er irec . as ea.
II. P. HAYES, Dept—l. ’Eckford. Mlch.

L-O-O-Kl

Gnu chi chlcks of high grade uellty at once!
,Bsned ocks, R. 1. Re s, White ocks, 14¢ each.
Wyandottes Bufl Orpi tons, Bufl Rocks, 16%c

. Ito, Brown eghorns. 11c. Anconas,
sis

  

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Mixed henvies. l‘.’.c. Mixed light weights,
May chix $1 per 100 less. June chix
181‘. Order from this adv. If less than 100
wanted add 35c extra. Hatching eggs. Free oir—
cular tells about 15 first class varieties.

Lawrence Hatchery. R. 7. Grand Replds. Mlchlfllfl-

 

CHICKS —~- PULLETS

High quality stock. Delivery 100 i» live and
strong gusrsnteed. Chicks every wee .
Eight _weeks and 3 mo. Pullets
'Serred end bite Roch. B White and Silver
.eced Wysndottel. White on Bull 011) no
she: maniacal“.d Alticonsémllfihite, w and and
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witg price list. M 0m
STATE FARMS ASSOOIATIOI.
Kalamazoo. Michigan.

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and '1 a hit? -1116 homing of
their ianlmd’ls, thirteen Michigan
breeders of Holstein cattle recently

adopted. .and registered herd lpre-I

fix, names with the secretary 'of The
Holstein-Friesian Association of
America. The total number of such
names now recorded for American
breeders is nearly 6,000.
fix names and the names and ad—
dresses of Michigan breeders who
have been given their exclusive use
recently are: “Creamtop”, John
Oo’sterink, Jenison; “Lawn Oaks”,
J. Hartley, Gobles; “SWeetwater”,
Isaac J. Wolbrink, Zeeland; “Gran—
view”, Walter W. Schultz, Ann Ar-
bor; “Kennox”, John R. Rowell,
Millington; “Walnuthurst”, Ray
Stevens, Charlotte; “Michigana”.
Lewis E. Crolton, Monroe; “Halls
Haven”, Edwin Hall, Silverwood;
“Avoncrest”, Howard Nugent,‘ Bad
Axe; “Peterslea”, J. W. Peters,
Homer; “Evergreen Front”, Rich-
ard D. Brower, Hopkins; “Alhon”,
C. F. Albon, Saulte Sainte Marie;
and “Schmidt”, Herman F. Schmidt,
Munith. “

VETERINARY
DEPARTMENT l

ITCHING

I would like a little information
concerning my cows. My cows have
been bothered with some kind of
itching. I thought it was lice and
treated them for that. I can
find no lice but they still lick and
bite themselves. Their legs as well
as their bodies seem to be affected
this way. In the summertime it
does not, seem to bother them but
just as soon as they are in the
stable three or four weeks they be—
gin again, I have been spraying
the stables—Reader.

.VVOULD recommend the applica-
1 tion of raw linseed oil applied

with a body brush and brushed
well in. This treamcnt can be re-
peated in two weeks if necessary.
The trouble probably is coming from
lice—John P. Hutton. Assoc. Prof.
of Surgery and Medicine. M. A. C.

 

 

 

OOVVS EAT BOARDS
l have two cows that eat boards
from the fences, or any other kind
of wood that they can get hold of.
Can you tell me what the cause of
this and whether there is a. remedy?

——W. 1).. Mung'ei', Michigan.
THE cause of this perversion of
the appetite is not, definitely
known. in some cases it, has
bccn'shoW‘n to be due to spoiled
forage. The symptoms are those of
indigestion. I would suggest a trial
of the following prescription: Pul—
verized nux vomica, 2 ounces; sodi-
um sulphate, 7 ounces; Sodium bi-
carbonate, 6 ounces, sodium chlor—
ide, 1 ounce.

P. Hutton, Assoc. Prof. of Surgery
and Medicine, M. A. (‘.

@Doultg Departmenta ‘

PREVENTING LEG WEAKNESS

VERY year we receive reports
E from every section of Michigan

of leg weakness in chicks. “An
ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure” and the following
suggestions are offered to those Who
are raising chicks this year:

Get the chicks outside as much
as possible after they are five or
six days old.

Use cut alfalfa or clover for litter
in the brooder house.

Feed grain in the litter to induce
exercise.

Supply fresh green feeds, such
as: Alfalfa, clover, cabbage, let-
tuce, sprouted oats, or spinach.

Feed egg yolk or cod liver oil
when necessary. Keep chick size
oyster shell in small troughs for
the chicks. ,

Mix ground bone in the mash or
feed the bone in a‘ hopper.

If degerminated corn or corn
meal, or other highly milled feeds
are fed they should be properly sup-
.plemented to supply needed vita-
mine.

Feed a ration which includes a
good source of protein such as milk
or meat scraps. .

Keep the broader house well ven—

Ntilated in order, to provide plenty

of moisture and oxygep.‘

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a separator which would not skim clean or
one which would skim clean for but a short time.

If there is any question in your mind about which
cream separator is the best, it is an easy thing to
settle. Just compare a De Laval side-by-side with
any other machine you may have in mind. T hat is
enough for most people—the superiority of the De
Laval is clearly apparent.

But if merely seeing does not satisfy you, go a ..
stop farther and try them in actual use. Not one
person out of a, hundred who does this ever fails to
choose the De Laval.

After you have convinced yourself that the De
Laval is the best, and you know how much more
cream it will save, trade in your old separator as
partial payment on a now Do Laval. See your
Laval Agent or write our nearest office below.

-- The De Laval Separator Company
New York Chicago San Francisco
165 Broadway 29 E. Madison St. 61 Beale St-

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(‘hicks from our ln‘ecdcl's that lmvc bccu Sl-lcctcd by cxpcrt from State I'uivorsily, :iml mull-(l in males
out of hens with official records of :25] to 284 eggs in 1;! months :u'v surc lo bring you linger rc‘
turns; they are doing it for hundreds of satisfied ('usrolucrs who lmvo wmw buck your after your since
l910. A SQUARE DEAL and FAIR TRICA'l‘MliIN’I‘ IS HI'AILXN’I‘IIIIIL lv‘ur .\l;ly .‘ ll. l8 and
25th (ll-livery. purl-cl post prepuid, at $11.00 pcr 104); $52.50 per 54H); $100.00 pcr 1000. Here is
your opportunity of gutting sonic ol' the heal in this L'l't'ul poultry llln‘lllCl. .‘ll, llwsc low prices. (mly
Newton incubators used. Orill'l‘ (lirm-I from this urlv. liol’mwur'l» loot-mil Slut-n look, or send for

free catalog and mating, list.

Riverview Poultry Farm, Route 2, Box 94, Zeeland, Mich.

Now Largo vigorous. ywppy chicks that will

l-oulplclvly saint". you. 100 500
Barron strain 8. C. W. Leghorns $10.00 $45.00
Barred Rocks. ..... . . .. .. 12.00 55.00
S. C. R. I. Reds .. ....... 12.00 55.00
R. C. R. l. Reds. .. 13.00 60.00
Anconas and Brown Leghorns...._.. 11.00 50.00
Broilers Mixed .............................. 8.00 35.00
Eggs for hatching: Ilulf pl‘iN‘ of chicks. Pullout
$1.135 «nu-ll. .()l‘(lt‘l‘ uou' «lin‘l-t from this Ad. We
give, )nll sci-Vim. \\'c positively guarantee to sat-

isfy you. 100% alive delivery gullrunteed.
00-OPERATIVE FARMS, Box 8. Iceland. Mich.

Egg-Line White LeghOms

tailored-Barron 250 to 330 egg rm'onl ancestor), Strong. \llllll) l'lllf'kfi from th‘ choicest .free range

matings at commercial lmtcllci'y prices. “»\.-\" Imlilllus lu-ml.-.l li)‘ pure 'l‘mlcred mall-s direct from

licull und Morgan. 1

Prices for May 12th and 19th shipment 25 50 100 500 1000

Extra Superior AA Mating ...................................................... $4.00 $7.15 $15.00 $10.00 $180.00
2.75 . 10.00 41.50 90.00

Superior A Mating ,. .. .. ....................... ~ .. ._
Deduct 1c pcr chick from above pulses for .llllll' delivery. Shipped ll_\
teed to arrive in strong. healthy cmidbmi. Terms: 104; will order.
Zeclund State Bank. (‘nt-llog from

J. PATER J: SON, Box 8, Rt. 4, Hudsonville. Michigan.

DILIGENT CHICKS .911) IT .

Postpaid pi‘iccs on 100 50

ill'l'lllllll llzll‘("(’l post and gimrnn—
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Vinnie Comb \Vhitc Leghorns ....................................... Sig-5 $10.00 $47.50
Burrs-d Lli’lymoutl‘ik Rocks .................................................. ‘3'}.2.‘ 1?.33 . 0
.‘. .. .» . mi.) .

\ ottled noonns 4.2,, 8.00 37.50

Mixed Chicks . ................ _ ........... . .......... ‘ ..................... . _ .
Low in price, high in quality. Live delivery mnunntecll. ()rder right from this
ml. or send for our catalog; still better Visit our form, we are located on e
M-ll cement road 2 Miles North of Holland. We have pullets for sale after

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uDiligent. Hatchery a. Pullet Farm. Holland. Mich.. Harm J. Knoll, Owner.
FROM PURE BRED

B A B Y C H I C K BLOOD TESTED STOCK

BRED IN MICHIGAN —— HATCHED IN MICHIGAN

 

 

 

 

 

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'i n 1’ me] Post Pre mid) 50 100 500 1000
selectI bless? Ro‘c a and . lads. ......................... $6.50 $12.00 $00.00 $120.00
Extra Sclect B. P. Rocks and R. I. Beds, ....... 7.50 14.00 70.00 140.00

. ’. Rocks and W. Wyandottes. ....................... 8.50 16.00 1 0
“Utility" and “Eng. Barron" S. C. \V. Leghorn 9.0 12.00 60.00 20. 0
“Tanch American" 8. C. . Leghornslbflnflfi. d l’ k (Nil. ....... ‘ lti 0.5031Oltggighz0flgtdoi4igili

' ' ‘ . . ixc (- nc s u Vault: es ,

Mixed chicks (all heavies). $11.00 string it 8 weeks to mat ty.

from this Ad for prompt shipment. 100 Cl, Live Delivery Guaranteed. I’ullcts from
MILAN HATCHERV. Box 4, Milan, Michigan.

‘ ‘ Produced from silendid flocks of the best strains.
High Grade Cl"l(:l‘s Bred-today and xclirelgilly gnggectedsoaéid sellgcged.

 

   
  

100 Liv Deliver Guaranteed. Postpaid prices on 0
Whit/l: andeBrown Leghorns. Anconas, .............................. $8.50 $12.00 $51.00 $118.83
Barred Rocks. R. I. Rods. .. ggg 13.33 9:83 120.00
White Rock: a. Wya dottes. Black Mlnorcas... . 8:00 1100 150-00

. .f 8.50 1
order for future delivery. Reference:

 

Whlte a. Bull Orplngtons Buff Wyandottes,........
Mixed Chicks, 100. $11. '25 % deposit books yo
First State and Savings Bank.

THE HOWELL HATCHERY. Dept. 58. Howell. Mlchlgan

WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS PLEASE MENTIGE ,
' THE BUSINESS FARMER "

     
   
 

    
    
    
 
      

  


 

 

    

of best e rodnciiig [strains in in leadin varieties. You
witlifigesults gitifined from our heavy layers. ‘

 

    

100% Live Delivery Guam—Postpaid prices 25 50 100 500 '1000
English and American White Lei-horns, ................ $2.15 $5.50 $10.00 $45.00 $88.00
Single and Rose Comb Brown eghorns, ............ 2.15 5. 0 10.00 45.00 88.0
cm Ie Com ufl _“ n: .15 5.50 10.00 45.00 88.0
3. . Mottled Anconas, Barred Rocks, .................. 8.15 1.00 18.00 2.00 1:0.00
8. c. and R. 0. R. l. Reds, .............................. 8.15 1.00 13.00 62.00 1 0.00
White and Buff Rocks, ....................... .. 8.15 1.00 13.00 62.00 120.00
White Wyandottes. Black Minorcas 8.15 1. 0 18.00 2.00 120.00
Buff and White Orpingtons, ...... 4.50 8.50 11.00 82.00 160.00
8". Wynndottes. Lt. Brahmas. Langs ans ................. 4.50 8.50 11.00 82 00 100.00

 

15 other rare varieties. Mixed. all Heavies, $11 er 100. All Li ht, $9 per 100. Light and Heavy,

Mixed, $10 per 100. DUCKLINGS, Pekins. 25, $7.50: 5.0, :15; 100, $30. _Wlnte and Fawn

6.50; 50, $13: 0, $25. Remember Quality goes ahead of price. _ConSidcr this

when you place your order and please note we guarantee 100% Live Delivery and Chicks that Will

' ' d C. 0. D. At least 10% of purchase price must come with order.

en . You cannot go wrong in ordering direct from this ad. Chicks from our RA

SELECT FLQCKS, $3 per 100 higher than above prices, and Chicks from our Blue Ribbon Pens,
$5 per 100 higher. Write at once to-day.

BABION'S FRUIT 3: POULTRY FARM. Box 51, Flint. Michigan.

DOWNS TAHCRED'BARROH"“1

LEGHORNS

N.
I 1882 I For forty'three years the name Downs has been associated with poultry; ' 1 925
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During most of this time our business has been purely ocal. Th
this local business we have built up a reputat on for

HIGH QUALITY WHITE LEGHORNS

That has brought us results over a much larger field than we had anticipated” We now make the _fol-
lowing prices. 100% Live Deliver Guaranteed. Postpaid. Ref. Romeo Savmgs Bank, Romeo, Mich.

 

        

 

For Delivery May 1st to May 15t . Postpaid 5
Tom Barron Selected White Leghorns, ........................................ $3.50 $6.50 $13.00 $62.50 $120.00
For Delivery May 18th to June 1st ............................................. 3.25 .00 11.50 55.00 100.00

For Deliver after June 1st... .......... 2.15 5.00 9.00 42.50 . 85.00
HONESTY S OUR MOTTO. That is why our local business has been built up to such a satisfactory

Wink. hhlifig'rouuar FARM, Box 105, WASHINGTON, MICH.

 

PRICES SMASHED!

Chicks bred from sires of 250 to 280 Egg strains
For delivery, May 15, to June 1. 25 50 100 500 1000
Ex. Sel. Barron or Tailored

 
       
    

S. C. Vt’hite Leghorns, .......... $3.25 $6.25 $12.00 $57.50 $110.00
Barron Legliorns. Standard

Heavy Laying Stock ............ 2.75 5.25 10.00 47.50 90.00
Extra Selected Sheppard‘s

Mottled Anconas ................ 3.50 6.75 13.00 62.50 120.00
S. C. Mottled Anonnas,

gtandard Pheif‘vy lliiyéntg iitock 3.00 5.75 11.00 52.50 100.00
. elected or ’3 re - o-ay

Barred Rocks .................... 4.25 8.00 15.00 72.50 140.00
Broilers, niixcd chicks ........ To each

-‘fi‘f‘ For delivery June and July, our prices are. out two cents per chick

((3% from above list. except broiler chicks, which will be seven'cents each.

’5‘“ (“ash with order or sent C. D. if desired. 100% live delivery
Get our cut prices on

‘ prepaid, guaranteed. Order from this ad.
1103813. ready for immediate shipment. Big, valuable catalog Free.
ZEELAND, MICHIGAN.

SILVER WARD HATCHERY, Box 30.

 

 

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Chicks that are lively and healthy from pure-bred carefully selected ' _ « . i
stock. One—fifth down books order. Good poultry judges say ~19: ,
our flocks are unusually good. Order today. Last year we were
not able to supply the demand. Order early this year.
PURE-BRED, CAREFULLY SELECTED. 100% LIVE DELIVERY
Prices on: (preepaid) 50 100 500
Barred Rocks, ................................................ 56.2
R. I. Reds, ....... 8.2
White Rocks, . .6.
Wh. Wyandottes,
Wh. 3: Br. Leahorns, _____ ..
Mixed Chicks, ............................................. _________ _ ..... . ......................
Ref: Fhriner’s & Mechanic’s Bank, this city.
WASHTENAW HATCHERY, Geddes Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Chicks and Eggs at Reduced Prices

An old reliable
Our flocks arc
When seen our chicks

  
 
  

00 82.00 122.00
88 62.00 122.00
$8.00 per 100

 

 

 

 

One of the founders of the chick industry 22 years in business.
Hatchery which has been putting out guaranteed chicks for years.
the result of careful breeding and culling over a long period.
recommend themselves. Dr. L. E. Heaslcy Egg Basket strain Buff Leghorns. White
Leghoms. Headed by males 275—303 egg record breeding. Barred Rocks headed by
E. B. Thompson’s males. R. 1. Beds headed by ‘Whi’ttaker’s males. Buff and ~White
Leghorns; pullets after June lst. Write for catalogue.

‘ MEADOIV BROOK IIATCHEBY, Henry De Prce Sons, R. B. No. 1, Holland, Michigan.

,TYRONE POULTRY FARM

Let us snll you your 1025 Chicks 1“?!" pure bred, select White and Brown Leghorns, ‘

 

Barred, Vi’hite and Buff Rocks, R. e s, Anconas, Black and White Minorcas, White,
13111. Golden and Silver “'yandottes, \Vhite and Buff Orpingtons, Black Spanish, Light
Brahmas, etc. leading strains such as Barron, Parks, etc.

3000 CHICKS GIVEN AWAY TO OUR CUSTOMERS DURING 1925.
We guarantee 100% Live. Delivery, Postpaid. Reference: Commercial .State Savings
Bank. Before ordering Chicks elsewhere, get our special circular containing our low
prices and particulars about the 3000 PRIZE CHIC S.

TYRONE POULTRY FARM, Dept. 21. Fonton, Michigan.

 

BEDUGED PHIGES Great Winter Layers.I Isulrek bYN‘OWhighh quality
0 ks. Get these goor . in s w en ey
Postpaldocprigoois on (‘25 t5% 100 500 1000
" b t. 100 Live eivery .uaran ee .
Whigtliostdld: Bizwn Legifirns, Anconas, $3.00 $5.25 $10.00 $41.50 $90.00
Barred Rocks and s, ...................... 3.75 8.75 13100 62.50 120.00
Assorted Mixed. ........................... _ ....... - 4.25 8.00 _40.00 80.00
Extra Select Stock $1 per 100, higher. 8 weeks Pullets, write for prices.
Bank Reference. There is no risk. Get our Contest Circular.

WINSTROM POULTRY FARM, Box 0-5. Zeeland, Michigan.

 

     
   
 
 
 
  

Are from champion Tancred and Tom Barron White Leghorn foundation stock. Records 285
to 302 eggs. Headed by males from International Egg Laying Contest winners. Brod and
hatched by experts. Most modern equipment in Michigan. Hand picked and inspected—no
weaklings. Will grow and make you a profit. Also Sheppard Anconas, Park Strain Barred
Rocks; 8-week-old pullets. 100% vigorous delivery and satisfaction guaranteed. We pay
Postage and our prices are right. Our catalog tells the story—it's hoe—write for it now.

$123555: Michigan Poultry Farm, Box 1, Holland, MicthSA.

Pure Bred Baby Chicks

$8.00 per IOOnganocgmgq man

' d f MAY d . rpm our” -

32% "Wig; Effigriid ind IN‘iONAsu-sssssn amateurs

. in ma es min 4 _ .

algTiIr‘éui-EEBEQIT CHICffilg fgr one0 week. Write for our catalog and prices
before you buy. we-can save you money.

M. D. WYNGARDEN

n. a—nnx 5) Iceland. Michigan.

 

 

 

1 >1 "whale is; is '

_ . , , . w a In, .
of broader would‘be-"best‘ for about.

150 chicks. Are the square brood-
ers aslgood as the reund ones? Or.
are the canopy brooders best, if so
please advise me as to the cost of
the coal or oil canopy—which is the
more expensive to run? Also which
is more work?-——J. S., Remus, Mich.

HE coal burning brooder stove
is usually considered moresat—
isfactory than the oil burning

stove. We would recommend that
one buy a 52 inch hover, which is
of sufficient size to accomodate
three hundred to three hundred
and fifty chicks.

While you have only one hundred
and fifty chicks to accomodate this
season, perhaps in the future, you
will be raising chicks in larger
numbers, and I recommend that you
buy the larger stove at this time.
Perhaps the hard coal burning stove
is a little more expensive and re—
quires more work in its operation
than the oil burning stove, but be—
cause of its safety, the extra trou-
ble and expense are well paid for.
—C. G. Card, Asst. Professor of
Poultry Husbandry, Acting Head
of Department, Michigan Agricul-
tural College.

 

 

CROP BOUND HEN
My trouble is a crop bound hen.
Please advise me.—Mrs. F., Half-
way, Mich.

HE only thing which will re-

lieve a condition of chronic

impaction of the crop is an op—
eration. If this has a tendency to
reoccur it may be secondary to
some other disease which it is im—
possible to diagnose by mai1.——H.
J. Stafseth, Res. Asso. in Bacteri—
ology, Michigan Agricultural Col—
lege.

 

NO TREAThiENT KNOWN

Some time ago we killed a fat
singing hen and found one dozen
eggs in different stages of fermenta—
tion but they seemed like the yolks
of boiled eggs and had a purple
color. The hen seemed to be well
and everything else was all right.
What is the cause and' what is the
remedy?—D. H., White Cloud, Mich.

HE disease which you refer to
is due to either a ruptured ovi-
duct or inflammation of the

oviduct. The cause is not generally
understood, hence, the treatment
cannot be intelligently applied.
Usually it is not contagious—H. J.
Stafseth, Res. Assoc. in Bacteriol-
ogy, Michigan Agricultural College.

 

IN (WILLING

ATCHING the chickens is a large

part of the work involved in

culling, and experience shows
that any help in this direction is
valuable. The best way to catch
chickens for culling is to have one
or more catching crates, about four
feet long, one and a half feet high,
and two feet wide. The crates
should have wire sides, and one
end should be removable. The
crate is placed where the birds
leave the hen—house and they are
driven into it.

Another good method is to con-
struct a small catching pen outside
of each building where the birds
are to be caught. Drive four stakes
into the ground, one on either side
of the exit and the other two stakes
four feet away, each pair two feet
apart. Join the stakes, top and
bottom, with narow strips of boards.
Tack two—inch mesh wire around
the sides and outer end. Fasten
wire across the top leaving one side
free. The birds may then be driven
into a pen and caught easily.

For work inside the house, take
ten or twelve feet of poultry wire
five to six feet high, and fasten a
strip of one—by—two inch material
at each end. Fasten several pieces
of two—by—four about three feet long
to the bottom of the Wire. Nail
one end to the wall five feet from
a corner. The other end is swung
out into the room, and twenty-five
or thirty birds can easily be round-
ed up and passed to the culler.

Do you know how much you spend for
food? Keeping accounts and growing a
garden help cut the cost of feeding the
family; start both now.

1| it at

A good colony of bees ought to 31V.
200 pounds of honey a year. ,

a;

t.

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.Splendid Success of Mrs. Ethel
Rhoades in Preventing
White Diarrhea

_ Mrs. Rhoades’ letter will no doubt
be of utmost interest to poultry rais-.
ers who have had serious losses from
White Diarrhea. We will let Mrs.
Rhoades tell it in her own words:

“Gentlemen: I see reports ofso
many losing their little chicks with
White Diarrhea, so thought I would
My first incuba—
tor chicks when but a few days old,
began to die by the dozens with
White Diarrhea. I tried different
remedies and was about discouraged
with the chicken business. Finally,
I sent to the Walker Remedy 00.,
Dept. 688, Waterloo, Ia., for a $1.00
box of their Walko White Diarrhea
Remedy. It’s just the only thing for
this terrible disease. We raised 700
thrifty, healthy chicks and never lost
a single chick after the first dose."
—iMl‘S. Ethel Rhoades, Shenandoah,
Iowa.

 

Cause of White Diarrhea

White Diarrhea is caused by the Bao-
illus Bacterium Pullorum. This germ is
transmitted to the baby chick through the
yolk of the newly hatched egg. Readers
are warned to beware of White Diarrhea.
Don’t wait until it kills half your chicks.
Take the “stitch in time that saw-s nine."
Remember. there is scarcely a hatch With-
out some infected chicks. Don’t let these
few infect your entire flock. Prevent it.
Give Walko in all drinking water for the
first two weeks and you won’t lose one
chick where you lost hundreds before.
These letters prove it:

Never Lost a Single Chick

Mrs. L. L. Tam, Burnetts Creek, Ind.,
writes: “I have lost my share of chicks
from White Diarrhea. Finally I sent for
two packages of Walko. I raised over
500 chicks and I never lost a single chick
from White Diarrhea. Walko not only
prevents White Diarrhea, but it gives the
chicks strength and vigor; they develop
quicker and feather earlier.”

Never Lost One After
First Dose

Mrs. C. M. Bradshaw writes: "I used
to lose a great many chicks from White
Diarrhea, tried many remedies and was
about discouraged. As a last resort I
sent to the Walker Remedy 00., Dept. 688.
Waterloo, Iowa, for their Walko White
Diarrhea Remedy. I used two 50c pack-
ages, raised 300 White VVyandottes and
ncvcr lost one or had one sick after giving
the medicine and my chickens are larger
and healthier than ever before. I have
found this company thoroughly reliable
and always get the remedy by return
mail.”——Mrs. C. M. Bradshaw, Beacons-
field, Iowa.

You Run No Risk

We will send WALKO White Diarrhea
Remedy entirely at our risk—postage pre—
paid——so you can see for yourself what a
wonder—working remedy it is for‘White
Diarrhea in baby chicks. So you can
prove—as thousands have proven~that it
will stop your losses and double, treble.
cvcn quadruple your profits. Send 500
for package of WALKO (or $1.00 for ex-
tra large box)—give it in all drinking
water and watch results. You’ll find you
won‘t lose one chick where you lost doz-
ens before. It’s a positive fact. You run
no risk. We guarantee to refund your
money promptly if you don’t find it the
greatest little chick saver you ever used,

The Leavitt & Johnson National Bank,'

the oldest and strongest bank in Water-
100, Iowa, .stand back of our guarantee.

WALKER REMEDY (30., Dept. 688.
“'aterloo, Iowa.

60081121131 Tie lthe [ ] 50c regular size (or [‘97 5
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Oll‘ p081 we guarantee to promptly refund in
money if "not satisfactory in every way. I 311,1
enclosing 5% (or $1.00). (P . money order.
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Br eed 0,125 50 100 500 1000

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Parks' Barred Rocks 00 60011.00 ' 52.50 105.00

8. G. R. I. Reds 3.00 8. 0 52.50 1 5.00
Broiler 0h Per 100,1$8.00; Per 500. 81.50

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For. 100, $9.00; Per 500. 42.50

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Pioneer Breeders and Hatchers operating the best Hatchery in the
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ORDER FROM THESE PRICES
Grade AA so 100 500 1000

White Le horns
Pedigrees males $8.50 $18.00 $15. 00 $145. 00
Barred Rocks

Arlstocrats ........ 9. 50 18. 00 85. 00 185. 00
Grade A -
White Leghorns. .. 1.00 13.00 82.00 120.00

Barred Rocks. 8.00 15.00 12.00 140.00
Brown Leghorns .. 1.00 13.00 82.00 120.00
Broilers—

Heavy .......................... 12.00
Mixed, ........................ 9. 00

100% Live Delivery Guaranteed. Send for special
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Now booking orders for pullets.

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June Delivery

ENG. WHITE LEGHORNS—50-$6;1-00 $11:
-., 50.10Ii11rred Rock I. Be ds, Anconas——
50- 7 , Oil-$13; 500- 3$60. Husky, )ure bred
stoc. Postpaid 100 % delivery guaran eed. Send
10 % with order pa balance on arrival. Order
now for immediate or ture shipment direct from ad.

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Records up to 254
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[Want a Job

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I am a pure bred chick of
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Star Mating 1000 500
Tancred s. c. w. Leghorns, ............ $12 $51.50
Barred Rocks, ................................. 14. 00 81.50
S. 0. and R. 0. R. I. Reds, ............ 14.00 81.50

Utility stock 00 500
English 8. W. Leghorns, .............. $10.00 $41.50
Barred Rocks, ................................. 12. 00 51.50
R. I. Reds, .............................. 1200 51.50
Mixed chicks (No culls), .................. 8.00 40.00

011 orders for less than 1.00 add 2.1c to total price.
Special prices on orders of l. 000 or more.
catalog and quotations on large shipments.

READ THIS BARRED ROCK RECORD

Lakevielw Poultry Farm—Dear Sire: The Barred Rock

chicksI bought of you last spring are the best I ever
had for egg production and for market. as they weigh
from (i to pounds. You may count on a larger
order from me this spring, as some of my neighbors
are surprised at my egg production this winter and
will want some of your stock this year. My puliets
started to lay st .132 months old and by January

herst, N. Y. Jan. 3, 1925 John A. Neuhaus.
We guarantee live delivery and good condition.

KEVIEW POULTRY FARM,
R. 8, Box 3, Hollarfid, Mich.

Selected Mati 11g

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chhorns,
Br. Leghorns Anconas

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$10 Per 100 $12 per 100 $14 per 100
$45 per 500 $55 per 500
$85 per 1000 $105 per 1000 $125 per 1000
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Order Direct from This Ad

Poultry profits come from flocks in which practically every hen lays
Such flocks can be raised only with chicks which have

chicks from Wyngarden’s with 19 years of breeding for high flock
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Engish Type White Leghorns

The Deep Bodied Hens With the Large Combs
That Produce the Large White Eggs.

The chicks we offer you this ytar are from e\tra selected hens,
sired by males out of hens that laid 270 eggs in 365 (Egg.
these males being shed by a llllli from a 300- -egg hen. 8
rue asked for them is veiy reasonable. They will bring you
gigirer profits and absolute sutisfuctirn.

You will be beneflttcd by our 15 years experience hatching
and shipping (hic.ks 0111' stock grous 11p uniform in size,
has great vitality and brings big returns in our custontifiys
hands. Let us mail you our ratalog with prices. 10 a
live arrival guaranteed.

Nine Weeks Old Pullets in May
WOLVERINE HATCHERY

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We sell fine stock at reasonable prices.

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ANCONAS
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Order from this list.

$65 per 500

  
  
    

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QUALITY CHICKS. Hatched from heavy laying, contest winning flocks

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White Rocks and Wyandottes, .....................................

-l..Utilit & Eng. Barron White Leghorns. ................. so
Mixed all Heavies, 50, $8.50; 100, 6$13.
this Ad for delivdiy after May 10tl1,deduct 15 (/0 f1on1 above prices on the heavy bleeds and 20%
Ouler diiect £10111 this adveitisement in pe1fcct confidence.

Dept. 51, Lansing, Michigan.

Reliable Poultry Farm and Hatchery
R. R. 1. Box 48. Zeeland. Mich.

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Large Receipts At Leading Points Weaken Livestock Market
and Prices Fluctuate

By W. W. FOOTE. Market Editor.

ARMERS are a good deal mixed
in their views regarding the out—
look of the future, as is perfect-

ly natural, considering the topsey-
tnrvy markets for grains and live-

;stock which have taken place this
and the outlook appears to‘

year,
them, just as it does to city people,
quite a conundrum. Just what a
course to follow in growing their
crops and in feeding hogs, cattle and
sheep is puzzling, but from a con-
servative standpoint it looks like a.
safe proposition to grow the usual
tracts of the different grains and to
own plenty of pigs, as well as enough
sheep and beef and dairy cattle.
We hear a great deal of talk about
losing much of our foreign trade in
exporting grains and meats, but we
are very apt to forget that the United
States is far the richest country in
the world, while our population is
enormous and growing at a rapid
pace, in spite of the curtailment of
immigration from foreign countries.
Another thing to be remembered is
that there are limits to the advances
of commodities, and during recent
months unusually high retail prices
for hog products have brought about
decreased consumption. The season
is well advanced in middle western
farming districts, being from one to
two weeks earlier than usual, and
grass is luxuriant. In short, it never
looked more promising for farmers
in early May, and this is a point that
is highly appreciated. The Depart-
ment of Agriculture has issued a re-
port on cattle feeding, claiming that
there is a great falling off from the
number reported a year ago, but
thus far this is not borne out by the
number marketed. However. farm-
ers who are engaged in preparing
beef cattle for the market are not
at all likely to go astray by grazing
and finishing the usual number, and
it seems a great mistake to allow
grass to go to waste for lack of stock.
A shortage of hogs looms up, and the
swine industry looks promising, with
market prices above those of normal
years. Dairy interests are in healthy
condition, and milkers and springers
are having a good sale in the Chi—
cago market. ‘
Unsettled Grain Markets

Wheat prices have been extremely
slow in becoming stabilized for many
weeks and owners of this and the
other grains naturally feel impatient
for a substantial advance all along
the line. Wheat leads off in inter-
est, as usual. Rallies in wheat occur
frequently on the Chicago Board of
Trade, but the price fails to go above
$1.50 usually, that price comparing
with $1.04 a year ago. Meanwhile
the visible wheat supply in the
United States decreased 4,114,000
bushels in a recent week, leaving the
amount in sight 49,089,000 bushels,
comparing with 52,781,000 bushels
a year ago. Guessing the future is a
diflicult thing to do successfully, but

. the best authorities are disposed to

look for moderate advances, based on
the world’s supply, the good crop

’ outlook being the main bearish fac-
‘ tor. As for rye, the stocks are fast

disappearing, the visible supply hav—
ing been lowered around 9,000,000
bushels in a short time, leaving it at.

, 13,856,000 bushels comparing with

20,092,000 bushels a year ago. Near
the close of the weekebullish crop

‘ reports sent prices soaring, with May

  

~rye at $1.13.

wheat .at $1.611/2, comparing with
$1.05 a year' ago; May corn at $1.—
081/2, comparing with 79 cents a year
ago; May oats at 42 cents, comparing
with 47 cents a year ago; and May
comparing with 06
cents a year ago.

Snow‘s crop report attracted
more attention than any of the
others, particularly his remarks

about the aggregate wheat crop for
the‘ United States this year, which

'-is considered very bullish. His 'esti-

' 'mate of winter wheat is" 427,000,000

‘ bushels,

against 590,000,000 'last
air, and an average of, 610,000,000

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Preliminary estimates for spring
wheat acres is less than 19,000,000.
The indicated crop on the basis of
this acreage and an average yield is
about 245,000,000 bushles. On the
basis of an average yield equal to
outturn for the last ten years the
present spring probabilities could
hardly be figured above 245,000,000
bushels. Unless spring-wheat yields
shall materially exceed the average,
says Mr. Snow, we start the season
with a total wheat’promfse‘of rough-
ly 572,000,000 bushels against dom-
estic requirements for food, seed and
unavoidable wastage of fully 660,-
000,000 bushels. The wheat crop
last year was 873,000,000 bushels.

Good Prices for Cattle

Taking one week with another,
and striking an average, cattle are
making very good returns to their
owners, even the commoner lots sell-
ing comparatively well. A few
prime beeves are bringing fancy
prices, but such sales cut only a
small figure, and even the best sell
lower than a short time ago. Killers
want steers and heifers which can
be converted into moderate priced
beef, and the commoner kinds have
been advancing much of the time.
The bulk of the recent sales of beef
steers took place at $9.25 to $10.75,
with the best yearlings going at $10.—
25 to $11.50 and the choicest long»
fed heavy steers at $9.75 to $11.30,
no good steers going below $9.50.
Common to fair light steers sell at
$8.25 to $9.25 and inferior little
steers at $5.50 to $8.20, while
butcher cows and heifers go at $4.35
to $10.50, bulls at $4.50 to $8, can-
ner and cutter cows at $2.50 to $4.25
and calves at $5 to $10.50. There
is a growing demand for stockers
and feeders, and further advances of
about 25 cents have taken place ow—
ing to small offerings, sales being
at $6 to $8, with a limited sale of
prime lots at $8.25 to $8.50, the
best being competed for by killers.
Dairy cows are in demand at $50 to
$100, largely at $75 to $90 per head.
For the year to late date the combin-
ed receipts in seven western packing
points amount to 9,099,000 head of
cattle, comparing with 3,150,000 for
the corresponding period last year
and 3,208,000 two years ago. A year
ago beef steers were selling for

$7.25 to $12 for common to prime

 

lots and ten years ago at $6.50 to
$9.65. - -
When to Market Cattle

The following radio talk was re-
cently given by C. A. Wilson, rep-
resenting the Chicago Live Stock
Exchange:

One good old Irish feeder by the
name of Henry McElhinney asked
my father how to hit better~markets.
He said ”I cannot stand ‘this thing

'of hitting the bottom every time."

Father replied, "Henry, the next
time your neighbors talk of ship—
ping you watch very carefully, and
when they are all coming a certain
week you get in a week earlier or a
week later. When you have some-
thing about ready and you like the
looks of the market, call up your
railroad agent and find out what
the car orders are at your station,
and at other places along the line
if possible. If' they are heavy, stay
at home for a few. days; if light,
come at once.” '

Henry promised to do so, and in
four or five weeks another trainload
of cattle came from that neighbor—
hood, but Henry stayed at home.
The trainload, as usual, sold on, a
sharply lower market to the disgust
of the owners. Henry came the next
week and outsold his neighbors on
the same grades of cattle a full 50
cents per hundred pounds. He fol—
lowed this simple system until his
death, a few years ago, and it over
12 years hit only one bad market.

Declines in' Hog Prices

Forecasting future prices for hogs
in western markets is a difficult mat—
ter at the present time, with exist—
ing prices for all products selling so
high that further .ip—turns would un—
doubtedly check their consumption
in this country, prices being now too
high for all kinds of meats to ad—
mit of fairly large exports to foreign
countries. Extremely large declines
in hog values have taken place since
the highest time of the season, and
yet hogs are selling far higher than
in recent years, having sold a year
ago at $6.50 to $7.50 and two years
ago at $6.35 to $8.25. Receipts of
late have exceeded most expectations,
farmers making shipments in fear of
further slumps in the market, and at
times, notably on Mondays, supplies
were greatly excessive. Eastern
shippers’ purchases have fallen off in
volume, and lack of the former ani-
mated outside buying competition
made it easy for the Chicago packers
to buy at lower figures. For the year
to late date combined receipts in
seven western packing points amount
to 10,399,000 hogs, comparing with

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE, BUSINESS FARMER’S MARKET SUMMARY
and Comparison with Markets Two Weeks ago and One Year ago

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Detroit Chicago Detroit Detroit
Mail}; May 5 April 21 1 yr. ago

WHEAT—

No. 2 Red $1.90 $1.79 $1.11

No. 2 White 1.88 1.77 1.12

No. 2 Mixed 1.88 1.77 1.10
COR-N—

No. 8 Yellow 1,13 $1.07 1.15 .83

No. 4 Yellow 1.08 1.10 .81
OAT»—

No. 2 White .52 -47 % ~53 ~54“

"a o. 3 White .48 ~42 @ .43 -51 .52 54
RYE---~

Cash No, 2 1,15 1.10 1.14 .70
BEANS——

C. H. P. th. 5.15@5.20 $25 5.40 @ 5.55 4.40
POTATOES— . ,

Per th. .83@.86 :70@.95 .93@.98 _l.43@1.50
HAY-—

No. 1 Tim. 16 @ 16.50 20 @23 16 16.50 23.50 @24

No. 2 Tim. 1’4 15 16@18 ' 14 15 21.00@28

No. 1 Clover 18 14 ' , 13 14 18@14 19.00 @21

Light Mixed 15.50@ 16 16 18’ 15.20@16 21.00 @23

 

 

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Tuesday, May 5.—All grains are unchanged. Bean ‘market
toes easy. Butter and eggs steady and ins-demand.

steady. Pota-

  

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12,059,000 one year ago. Prime lots
of heavy butchers and light bacon
hogs ‘are the best sellers, and rough
heavy packers are selling badly.
Hogs should be kept until inmarket-
able condition, but no longer unless
market conditions undergo a change.
On the whole they grade well, and
the bulk sell within a range of 29
cents. Recent Chicago receipts av-
eraged .234 pounds, ”being five pounds
lighter'tha‘n a five year average for
corresponding weeks. The week's
close saw hogs selling at $9.75!»
$11.45, comparing with $10.25 to
$12.15 a week earlier.
Lambs Move Up and Down

Of late fluctuations in the Chicago
lamb market have been extremely
wide, ruling much higher at times
and then much lower. Colorado
fed lambs comprises a large part of

the offerings, and more shorn lambs ..
’show up as the season advances.
Many California spring lambs have .

been offered, and best of these sold
up to $17.75 per 100 pounds.

WHEAT

Prices in the Detroit wheat market
advanced last week and the tone
averaged steady. Milling demand is
slow while foreigners show little in—
terest in the market. The crop is
doing well in much of the southwest,
according to reports, although there
are some sections where more rain
is needed.

 

CORN .
Corn followed wheat most of last

week and as a result prices averaged ,

higher.
off.

Reports are that demand is

OATS

Oat prices gained last week and
the market is steady. For the first
time over a long period the oat mar-
ket seemed to act independently of
other grains.

RYE
Rye is inactive and unchanged, the
supply being sufficient to care for
the demand. _ ‘

BEANS
During the forepart of last week
prices in the bean market declined
but it closed the week with a small
gain. The market is inactive.

POTATOES

Consumers are taking new pota-
toes and anything but the best of

old stock goes begging. For this
reason prices are lower.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS

DETROIT—C a. t t l e—«Market steady.
Good to choice yearlings, dry fed, 896
10.50; best heavy steers, dry fed, $8.756
9.25; best handy weight butcher steers,
$8@9.25; mixed steers and heifers, $7.50

@825 ; handy light butchers, $6.506
7.50; light butchers, $5.25@6.50; best
cows, $5.50@7 ; butcher cows, $4.50@ >

5.25; common cows, $3@3.50; cannon.
$2.50@2.75; choice light bulls, “@650;
heavy bulls. $5.25@5.50; stock bulls, $46
5; feeders, $5.50@7.75; smokers, 55.506
7.25; milkers and springers, $45@75.

Sheep and Lambs—Market steady.
Best lambs, $13.50@13.75; fair lambs,
$11.50@12.75 : light to common lambs,

$7.50@10.50: fair to good sheep, $6@7;

culls and common, $.3@5.25.
Hogs—Market steady. Mixed hogs,

$11.75; roughs, $10. -

CHICAGO.——CATTLE; Bulk steers and
yearlings $9.15@10; fat she stock fully
steady; bulk cows $5.25@7.75; most
heifers $7.50@9; most bolognas $4.’8’5@
5.15; weighty kind in load lots- up to
$4.25; veal calves uneven around steady;
bulk to packers, $8@9: small killers
selecting handyWeights at 3106111050..

HOGS—Supply of hogs beginning to
dwindle. Steady; bulk good and choice
160 to 225 pound average $11.30@11.50;
bulk 240 to 325 pound butchers $11.25@
11.40; 140 to 150 pound kind largely $11
@1120; bulk packing sows $10@10.25;
majority strong weight slaughter pigs
$10.75@11; shippers took 5.500; estimated
holdover 11,000.

SHEEP—Fat lambs 25 to 500 lower;
top handy weight wool lambs, $16.75.;

  

weightier ' kind some!!! @313.“
desirable .. clipped . nagging . up
.pounds 31.2.5063‘1, '

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SEEDS , .
Detroit—Clover seed, $16. 30; timothy,

fl; alsike. $12.50.
. Chicago—Timothy seed $5 75@6. 25;
clover seed $19@27.

Toledo.—Clover seed. $16.30;

timothy,
88; alsike, $12.60. .

 

 

 

 

Week of May 10
E early days of this week in

Michigan will be generally
pleasant with increasing heat.
By the middle part of the week
there will have been generated a
series of thunder storms and local
wind storms which will hit various
counties in Michigan with more or
less damaging results.
By Thursday or Friday the air
will have cleared of electrical
storms and the blue skies will again

be showing. There will not, how-
ever, be much lessening of the high
temperatures until after the be-
ginning of next week.
Week of May 17
Either at the very end' of last

week or the very beginning of this
week storm conditions Will again
increase in most parts of Michigan.
The state as a Whole will be in the
center of ageneral rain area, preci-
pitation falling mostly under the in—
fluence of thunder storms. With
these storms there will also be some

severe Winds and probably hail
storms.
Immediately following in the

wake of these storms will be a cold
area that will reduce the temper—
ature in Michigan considerably for
a few days. Up to about the mid-

dle of the week the skies will also ‘

be generally clear.

We expect very little reaction to ‘

warmer for the balance of this week
in Michigan but there will be a re-
newal of rain storms or more or
less general character beginning
about Thursday and continuing
until near the close of the week.
With this storm area will come more

or less wind storms that we believe.

will be well to watch for any dan—
gerous manifestations.

The experiment stations save farmers a.
lot of money by helping them to avoid
mstly mistakes.

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Lime farming pays.

:11 ERMANENCE

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We want to sell you 3 Riverside Tire on the basis of high
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They are guaranteed to run 10,000
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Built to Our Order To Equal the Best

Satisfactory service and long mileage are built into River-
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Riverside Tires are not to be compared for a moment with
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Have unedm pair of
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Sioux Falls. S.D.

I have 3 Riverside
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