STATE ROAD MAP (LOWER PENINSULAR) Prepared by STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Experia/[y for 1/13 MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER June, 1925 — PAVBD — GRAVEL UNIMPROVBD CHOU“ Andrews-Kincade Avery All models except Track Runner and Road Razer. Big Farmer Caterpillar All models except 2-ton. Coleman Farm Horse Fox For. These Tractors Bart-Parr ’ LaCrosse Minneapolis 22-44 and 35-70. on Pull Pioneer Russell 30-60. Townsend Twin City 40-65. For the Fordson we recommend (. whiff/ll "11150)?! 12/1,. ' [4‘ via} .9, flit-fl. ism»- ‘~ POLARIN E Extra Heavy is the grade recommended by our staff of lubricat- ing engineers to give .correct lubrication of all frictional surfaces for the tractors listed above. To follow that recommen- dation is to save wear .and tear on your machine and to keep it in the field—to _ cash on your investment. If you useany STANDARD 01L coMPAN 4163-A_ {(Imfim) ‘ tion. economy. ‘ Polarine “Special Heavy” - ' ' i There is none better . other make of tractor, write us for chart for correct grade to give perfect lubriea Follow the recommendations of the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) and you will add power and life to your motor. Drain your crank-case fre uently and refill with the correct grade of golarine. That’s '910s. an Ave. .- cmcahfihfimois . , .e‘ ~t’fi7 i . -. «A, ._.. -. lit-Week] at me . Hich The Only Farm Magazine Owned and Edited in Michigan SATURDAY, JUNE 6,1925 \ ‘7 Entered as 2nd. class matter. Aug. 22 1917, It Mt. Clemens. Mic-.11.. under act 11111.5. 187 Rural EduCati0n, safety and Health Promoted Legislature Passed Bills to Aid Poor School Districts and Prevent Crossing Accidents HAVE always admired the senti- ment of that grand old farmers’ - organization, the Grange, which led it to adopt the slogan, ”The farmer is of more importantce than the farm and should be first improv- ed.” And so in this second install- ment of the summary of the -more important legislation enacted at the 1925 session, I feel that it is alto- gether fitting and proper to defer ‘consideration of bills regarding rou- tine appropriations, conservation of wild life, taxation, agricultural bills and other general and miscellaneous matters, and to focus our attention upon the legislation enacted which directly relates to the public health and welfare. And since the readers of T1111: BUSINESS Farm are mostly interested in rural life, I have se- lected only those public welfare bills which will be of the greatest concern to farm people.“ It is a quite generally accepted fact that the foundation of all hu~ man welfare and happiness is the popular education of the youth of the land. Our nation was establish- ed and has been maintained on the principle that all men were created equal and have the same inalien- able rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Educational Injustice This statement implies that all children should have an equality of educational opportunity if they are to have the same chance, in the world, but” any well informed in- dividual realizes that such ideal con- ditions have not prevailed in Michi- gan. Cities and populous centers have had their expensive schools, schools, well equipped and provided with the best of teachers. More— over the wealth of these communi- ties has' been such that all of ‘ these advantages could be supplied without any excessively high school tax rate. However, the more sparse- ; 1y settled districts have presented f Lansing, a very different picture Humble i BOUT one hundred farmers and A feeders attended the annual live stock feeders day held at the Michigan State College at East Saturday, May 23. At 10:30 the visitors started on a ; tour of the College Farm, stopping first at the College Piggery» where the eXperiments under way at pres- ent were discussed. Five lots of . pigs are being used to determine the 1value of cooked cull beans as a protein supplement to corn as com- pared with tankage and also the extent to which cull beans may be used when low in price as they have been this year. Results to date show that as much as one-half cook- ed beans may be fed in connection with shelled corn with good results. Another five lots are being fed on various combinations of rye and oats. The gains of pigs fed on rye have been rather slow; especially when fed to pigs weighing under - 100 pounds. Pigs above this weight seem to eat more heartily you the rye rations and make very good gains. From the piggery a trip was made to the pastures, much interest being taken in, the ten yearling Bel- glan and Percheron colts on pasture . and also the twelve brood mares with spring coltsat their side. . Whaling Trials Alter- lnn-ch on the 0011989 Picnic . . grounds the crowd ambled at. the 1:11 barn when 1111-. Hudson ‘ horse Which ‘ . By STANLEY ‘M. POWELL (Lansing Correspondent of The Business Farmer.) and antiquated school buildings have been used, the equipment has been meagre and the teachers often the most inexperienced. Despite all of these conditions and the fact that the rural school session was in many cases shorter than that in the cities, the assessed valuation of the property supporting the school was often so low that excessively high tax rates resulted. Because of these conditions an effort has been made for some time past to secure a readjustment of the manner of distributing the prim— ary school interest fund. The large state aid educational fund is derived from the tax on public utilities, in— surance companies and inheritances. It has grown steadily year by year until it now amounts to about $14 per school census population. How- ever, it has been distributed among the several schol districts entirely upon the basis of the number of children between five and twenfly years of age, irrespective of the valuation of the school district or its need for such state aid. In ther1923 session, the Meggison or Escanaba plan of distributing the primary school fund was defeated in the Senate. However, the justice of the contentions of t advocates of this legislation was appreciated by a large number of citizens. The basic idea. was endorsed by both the Michigan State Grange and the Michigan State Farm Bureau. To Aid Poorer Districts In the 1925 session, Senator Bohn introduced a considerably modified bill on this subject. The measure received strong support and passed by a big majority. It provides that ,95 per cent of the fund shall be dis- tributed as in the past, on the basis of the school census population. The remaining 5 per cent will be ap- lngfarm work horses has been com- pleted, one horse in each of nine beams being fed corn, oats, and tim- othy, and the other corn and a1- falfa. The alfalfa fed horses made an average of 21 pounds each dur- ing the year, while the timothy fed horses lost an average of 17 pounds per head. The alfalfa fed horses consumed an average of 12.23 pounds of corn and 17.91 pounds of alfalfa while the timothy horses cou- sumed more grain and hay, eating 8.02 pounds of corn and 6.23 pounds of oats with 19.59 pounds of timo~ thy ~on the average per day. It cost 310 per day for feed or 6c for one hour of 'work with the alfalfa horses, and 37c for feed or 7c for an hour of work with the timothy fed horses. The results clearly indicate that horses may be fed corn and alfalfa during the hot summer months when they are cultivating corn, har— vesting hay and grain crops, and that they will do their work as ef— ficiently and maintain thei‘lz health and vigor as .well as when fed a more costly ration of corn, oats, and timothy. During the entire year only two horses were sick, one in each lot.“ and in neither case did . the type of ration seem to be the eating or the attack of colic in one case. or. impaction in the other. . considerably portioned among all school districts which have an average school mem- bership in excess of the average for the whole state for each $100,000 of equalized valuation. The law provides that this distribution shall be made in such a. manner that the amount apportioned to each such school district for each school cen— sus child shall be in direct propor— tion to the number by which the average school membership of the district exceeds the average of the whole state for each $100,000 of equalized valuation. This bill is safe-guarded by a provision which states that no school district re- ceiving an apportionment of this 5 per cent shall receive an amount larger than that required to pay the total cost of teachers’ wages plus tuition paid to other school districts within the state. Seek to Curb Grade Tragedies In complex modern society, sec- ond only to the matter of education come measures for protecting the health and safety of the people. In previous issues of THE Bosmnss FARMER considerable space was giv- en both in the news columns and in editorials to the discussion of- the Richardson bill which is aimed to prevent automobile accidents at grade crossings. In its final form this bill provides that the State Administrative Board may deter- mine What crossings are especially dangerous and may designate them as “stop” crossings. Section 4 of this bill provides as follows: “Every person driving, operating or in control of any vehicle whether motor, horse—drawn, or otherwise, upon aproaching and immediately before passing over the railroad, in- terurban or suburban railway track at that crossing that has been des— ignated and posted or marked by and a fourth lot on corn and alfalfa. The three lots of finished baby beef calves were next visited, and the complete figures on each lot presented. Ten heifer calves in each lot were fed the same rations as a similar lot of steer calves was fed last year. Last year a greater profit was shown in the self-fed grain .lot and the home grown ra— tion lot than in lot two, which re- ceived a limited ration of grain, as compared with the self—fed lot, and which received oilmeal in addition to the home—grown rations of corn silage, and alfalfa in lot three. The calves in lots two and three were valued 30c lower than the self‘fcd lot last year, while this year the first two lots were valued the same, and the third lct 50c lower. Last year the cheaper corn and the higher roughage was to the advantage of the self—fed lot, While this year the high corn and cheaper roughage was to theil disadvantage. An aver- age of the two years results shows the rations in lot 2, of a medium heavy feed of corn, linseed oilmeal, corn, silage, and alfalfa to have given the best results by producing cheaper gains than the self-fed lot and only slightly more expensive than those in the third lot, and selling for only“, 26c per cwt. below lot 1, and 25 cents higher than let 3. W Station Projects A: 2:30 the visitors assembled at - Building when Dean R 8. Shaw, Director of the ’” duction. the State Administrative Board as a “stop” crossing, shall bring such vehicle to a full stop and shall lis- ten and look in both directions for approaching locomotives, cars or trains.” Any violation of this law will be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of from $10 to $100 or imprison- ment in the discretion of the court. It is understood that the State Ad— ministrative Board has determined that for the present they will make this law applicable only to state trunk line grade crossings. Not only did the legislature seek 1 to decrease the number of railway crossing accidents, but it also sought to prevent the large number of equally sad tragedies which oc- cur to men and women who embark on the matrmonial venture together. There seemed to be a wide-spread belief among the lawmakers that a large proportion of the alarming in- crease in divorces was caused from hastily considered and ill—advised marriages, especially of people of tender years and those taking this important step in a spirit of adven- ture. Cradle Bobbing Hampered Of the many bills presented, two were finally enacted. Senator Con~ don's bill was aimed particularly at the marriage of minors. It provides in part, that “Whenever it shall ap- pear to the county clerk that either or both of the contracting parties desiring such marriage license are not at least 18 years of age, he shall before the issuance of such license obtain from the applicant a duly certified birth certificate of the party or parties setting forth the date of birth of such party or parties, or in lieu thereof, a duly authenticated affidavit of the father, mother, legal guardian or person in loco parentis of the party or parties, setting forth the age of the party or parties. It shall be the duty of the county clerk (Continued on Page 17) 1 Farmers Study Results of FeedingExperiments At MiChigan State College Experiment .Station, gave an inter-. esting summary of the one hundred and eighty Exepriment Station pro— jects which are under way at the present time. These experiments cover all phases of agriculture. In the near future several problems having for their object the better— ment of rural social conditions will be undertaken. Dean Shaw stated that the problem of abortion in farm livestock would be solved by experi— ment station workers who are mak- ing rapid progress on this problem. Professor J. T. Horner discussed the ways in which the farmer can study market statistics and their re— lation to price fluctuations. In mak— ing an analysis of any business of production for any market there are two problems found, one of produc— tion and one of marketing. Very often one of the important ques- tions pertaining to marketing, namely, that of. obtaining the top price, reverts back to the question of production or in other words producing an article that is in de- mand on the market. The discussion among the feeders present was very lively and indicat- ed an increasing interest in live stock feeding in the state. The majority of those present seemed especially interested in the feeding of young cattle and baby beef pro- A very optimistic attitude was shown by those present. A great majority of them having faith in the future of livestock feeding and were hopeful of better prices. # Mid; great majority of those engag- \ ed in the bean trade is unques- gltioned. The proof of this is not - 'only a knowledge of the character , . of these men but the. incidental facts . are that the cooperative elevators and agencies of selling owned and operated by the farmers themselves have followed the same general laws 'of handling beans as those private- ly owned. The average elevator- operator would like to see a higher vzprice level and stabilized prices. There‘is a minimum of speculative bean handling as compared to ten or fifteen years ago. “The tendency is towards “merchandising” as the term is used to describe the quick overturns or filling orders. A car of beans run into a considerable 5 sum of money and a few ears in process of preparation for the mar- ket soon reaches the limit of cap- ital and credit of the smaller con- cerns and almost feverish haste is necessary to get a bill of lading for the sight draft to be ready to meet the bank credit required for the next day’s needs. Many elevators have worked nights to have a car ’for the bill of lading the first thing ‘in the morning. Beans are not a quick asset like wheat for example, as the period of preparation is in a sense a manufacturing one that does not attach to wheat which can be spouted into the car at once. One weakness of the coopera- '?tive elevator is on the side of limited capital for operating and the mana— ger’s position does not permit of us— ing [private credit as is possible ‘with the old line elevator owner. The whole trend of the bean handl- 2ing business has been toward “mer- chandising” and little of no provis— ' fion made for storage or'reservoiring the crop. The reasons given for jthiB condition are ascribed to the Molt occasioned by the drop in prices. ‘ after the war, and the limited cap- » 'ital of cooperative concerns which l-fcompels immediate sales. When the 'bean threshing becomes general, and this varies with the season and ithe weather, the elevators are filled :at a rapid rate. Trucks carry beans from the machine to the elevator ”and often follow the thresher from :farm to farm, so that there is a stream of beans pouring in to the elevators pacity to prepare for market. Beans are offered to the wholesale trade ‘.from many difierent sources all anxious to sell and prices break. Fifteen years ago a jobber was ore or less a speculator and would .ibheck this decline to protect his pre- Wi-"Viou'sly acquired holdings or else ”banked on his ability to influence , - (In his feurteenth article of the series :on his travels in Europe last summer ‘Mr. Flood continues his trip into Den— "mark.) ,— I“ FTER' all your travels now, " "which. of the countries you’ve . visited would you rather live in?” people sometimes ask me in all" seriousness. It never takes me longto answer in even more seri- 'ousness, “In the United States of America!” . 9” z, “But What foreign country. they sometimes persist. “In whlch country do the people seem to be the most contented, the most pros— perous, the most independent—the most American?" “Denmark!” Perhaps one big reason why we liked the Danes was simply because ”it was so easy to see that they. 11k- ed us—not persOnally necessarily—.— but justbecause we were Ameri- good, fellow Himself. _ J lainly' like - the - Americans—:there: ' re, they are good fellows. .ticed any whole-soluléfd, big—eyed, ‘e‘ring' ind-initiation? for. us ‘as " cans“ and we always imagined Experts Declare Plan is Feasible] in Michigan I f All 'Interestetl ' Parties Will i-Cooperate HE integrity and intent of the- away beyond' their ca-' ' bat an body who‘likes us is .believe t y The. Danes. Ins‘Germany, we certainly hadn’t till?! Were] looking ' upon us as By J. N. McBRlDE , N this article Mr. J. N. McBride suggests a plan for marketing Michigan beans, and we would like to have our readers who raise beans write and tell us what they think of his , plan. Read "it through carefully, think about it awhile, and then tell us what you think of it. Have you a better plan? the market at a later period and‘be-' came a buyer rather than a seller. With all of our advantages of pro- ducing two thirds of‘the white pea. bean crop of the U. S. in a compact territory of from twenty to twenty— five counties and the crop being rea— sonably normal in acreage and susé ceptible of cheap storage there has been small improvement in market- ing conditions within the last dec- ade, but rather the reverse owing to the change from a speculative to merchandising market. I know quite well the odium that attaches to the word speculator and in using this term want to point'out that the various selling agencies of Michigan beans relinquished a power in price making that should be restored, not to them alone, but should be shared with the bean grower. Every seller competes one against the other to get beans off his hands almost re- gardless of price and the loss is borne by the grower. Each item that enter into bean marketing is cumulative against an adequate price. There is no agency to sus~ tain against every factor working to lower the price. Can such an agency be constructed or built up is a question well worthy of thought. There is a legal maxim which should be carried over into the business world, viz: There is no wrong .but what a legal remedy can be found. The following pro- posal, tentative and subject to the suggestions and changes which ex- perienced minds may add is in out- line as follows: 1. A single Michigan Bean Grow- ers’ Association with a , director from major bean growing county, with a smaller executive committee, selected from this body. “ 2. That selling agencies now han— dling the bean trade in this state select from their membership a sim- ilar committee to work jointly on a program substantially as follows: (A) This joint committee to meet at a time the crop conditions are reasonably well known and arrive at an official estimate of the crop in prospect. (B) Call in to advise some of the public spirited men of the state to sit in and discuss general price lev- By FRANCIS their recent enemies—and conquer- ors. . In England, there was no hostil- ity or actual unfriendlinessi'toward us of course, but there was no ad— miration for us either. For in- stance, they couldn’t admire the way 'els, supply and demand, and reach an agreement on the opening price. Previous to this meeting W'ashing-. ton and East Lansing should con- duct a cost of production inquiry. (C) Establish the morale of sup— port among elveators and growers that this opening price together withadvancing prices if warranted be maintained in somewhat the fol- lowing manner. ‘The joint commit- tee to , establish’ratios of storage from time to time as the market re- quired, say from 10 to 20 per cent. For example, for every hundred» pounds of clean beans, 10 or 20 pounds be stored and certificates issued to the owner with the title and control vested in the joint com- mittee. These storage certificates might be made negotiable. When prices started to sag from over-of- ferings, increase the storage per- centage with. a view to retard the storage stock (from time to time as the market would- warrant. Or if the crop was excessive, carry over and advise acreage reduction for the following season. 7 This leads up to some possibility of- crop control through price control. (D) At the end of certain periods disburse the storage fund sale in the usual pooling manner to cer- tificate holders. In this very brief outline details are omitted as these naturally develop - themselves in practice. Advance Marketing Control Market experts in discussing this plan agree that the Michigan bean situation offers almost ideal condi- tions of advanced marketing con- trol. There is always the question of acquiescence of those interested. Would the elevators enforce the stor- age ratio or seek an advantage over a competitor by paying for the'full 100 per centtoffered for sale? Would the individual seller want to close up his transaction and avoid his participation in price maintenance? The logic back of elevator’s aid is business ‘solidarity and in addition a. condition of marketing closely al— lied to the “Hedge” in grain handl— ing. The storage fund which might amount to a million dollars or more at one time might be used to , American Farm Boy Visits A Danish “Bacon A. FLOOD we spoke what we believed to be the English language; it wasn’t like theirs. And many of our other mannerisms the Britisher couldn’t understand, and so he laughed at us and not approvingly. And then sometimes they would ask us about t .stox‘és‘far gt ’ , .9359! strengthen the market at weak paints. On the part of the farmer it looks possible to add one cent a pound at least to his bean crop. The relation between grower and deal-er would " become closer and cordial. eaCh interested in ~ price mainten- ance. The objections .of a legal na- ture have all‘b'een assumed in Judge White's decision in the U. S. Su- preme Court applying the “rule of reason". . Would a compensatory price for beans, based on the public findings of production cost be an attempt to monopolize and viciously ad- vance prices or merely self-pro— tection to the bean industry, would be the question. In the Detroit milk cases almost a similar situation was decided by the U. S. Supreme Court in’ favor of the milk produc- ers and handlers who engaged for- mer Judge Chas. E. Hughes as c0unsel.y , - The writer of these suggestions for bean marketing originally sub- mitted the framework of the pres— ent Milk Producers' Organization. These were largely derived at that. time from the advices of the then Food Controller Herbert S. Hoover. The ideas of Mr. Hoover ,were, find the aproximate costs and deal fairly with yourself .and the consumer. When as State Market Director, these plans were proposed and features from other minds add- ed a workable plan for handling milk resulted. Today the Michigan Milk Producers' Assn. is the out- standing organization of this state in aiding dairymen to secure com- pensatory prices. While bean mar-' keting is in some ways not compar— able to milk, I think there is less of hazzard in the plan proposed and less objections than were urged at tlae time the milk plan was advanc- e . In conclusion it may be said it is generally admitted that the bean marketing is not satisfactory. The physical equipment is well adapted ' to handle the crop and would all be used. No one is to be industri- ally disturbed. There are no legal difficulties in the way. There is genius and capacity among produc- ers and dealers to work out a satis— factory program. There are ample bonded Warehouses and the U. S. credit banks will finance storage stocks. The milk producers had no precedents to follow . The Mich- igan bean growers have an object lesson among the Michigan dairy— men of how to get together and maintain fair prices for their pro. duct. The gain to the grower looks like around four million dollars an— nually and is worth trying for. Factory” the war debt, and the money we made from their war (no one can say they made any money from it themselv‘es) and our tardiness in coming to their rescue and allof that. > We felt that the French liked us, but that they liked our money just a little bit more. But the Dane—well, he likes the Americans. in Copenhagen we were knocked for a row of snuff boxes when the hotel orchestra struck up “America” and even “Yankee Doodle” shortly after we had taken our seats. And they played it, too. We were delighted, and “Colonel” Cobb's ecstasies knew no bounds when the orchestra broke into a medley of our own southern melo— dies including “Dixie” and played them all in a style as distinctly American as he could have heard in his own native state of Georgia. It was well done throughout—up to the grand finale which was “The Star Spangled Banner.” _ - Danish “Bacon Factory" _A “.ba'c‘on factory? is an agricul— tural institution that is as distinctly , ,an-isli' as 'packing’_l._housss“a1id dime 9 nine in During our first dinner ‘ had Pheaifd . .<.- $‘ ‘ - , i 4-5;: usawxmm‘vfi—j ‘ “'HEN THEY’RE BITlN’.-—-Lee, ENJOYING THE S lNSHINE.—Aren’t these Airedale puppies son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Snyder, of Caledonia, loves to go fishing. little fellow»? Some. of them seem to he very mneh interested Mrs. Geo. Vandenberg, of Kalamazoo, sent the picture to us. smart in the looking GETTING A DRINK.—“Turn on camera. the water," says Mary, granddaugh- ter of G. L. Nibliek, Hillsdale. DON’T‘PUT YOUR FOOT IN THE PAIL, )IRS. COW. \VHEN DI. A. C. BECAME M. S. C.—This is ..——The small son of Mrs. Elsie Everett, of Sunfield, has part of the parade of students on the day legis- tackled a. pretty big job for such a. small boy. But you lature decided Michigan Agricultural College can not “stump” a. determined farm boy. aluould be reehristened Michigan State College. ROOM FOR ONE MORE.—R. 1. Henderson, of Allegan, is letting his son and two nieces have their picture taken while on the book of one of his fine horses. Notice how they are all smiles. “HO\V DO iYOU LIKE MY HORSE?” “'HY SEARCH FURTHER FOR BEAUTIFUL SCENERY?—-The uver- “SOME TR()UT!”—No, Elwyn, young- —“My grandson and‘his pet ” writes 11. .xge person, when speaking of beautiful scenery, thinks of H. Cramton, of Osneo. The pig weighed 545 pounds when butchered. "HAVE A BITE ”—It; looks to us very ' good to thesé girls and» gboys. Pofi-l‘ :Pu‘tj ‘ 3 Fonnville. ‘_ .. _ as though the Eutér bunny was "THE THINKER.”-—-Son the But why think of some. distant place when you can see many such and this right in Michigan? R. Sisson, Ada, sent the picture. _ FARMERETTES.— "This is our two daughters, The picture Was sent to us by ‘ at Mr. am} Mrs. .G. Kalten- Frances and ,Mary, ready for work ” writes Mr. and Mn“: . ‘ bayh of Sutton:- B‘ay. ’ B. E. Downing, of Bellaire. ~ “'esl. est 3011 of Mr. and Mrs. A. l’. Decker, scenes beekerville, didn’t catch it. He in just. inspecting it. untrysch 3 ., am“ schOol, can the county 7"" . .m‘ox manor order eight menths, and does the law, compel ‘ 1 them to my: in What is the num- ber of: children necessary to main— tain an eight months school? Sup- pose they have the necessary valua- tion and not the required numbers of children, or vise versa? We like to give our children all‘ the schooling possible but also feel .our tansareoutotreasonandespeci- ally school taxes—being $72. 00 out of $170. 00.--D., White Cloud, Mich- igan. Law requires that there shall not be less than nine months school in all districts except in school districts having an assessed valuaton of less than $75,000, the minimum number of month shall not be less than eight, and in school districts having an amessed valua- tion of less than $30, 000 and having lessthanthirtycbildren otschool, age, the minimum number of menths shall not be‘less than seven. Ifiadistrictbasanassessedvalua- ‘tibn of less than 830, 000 and has more than thirty children the num- ber of months school must be eight. The valuation must be less than $30,000 and the number of children must be less than thirty to allow only seven months of school.-—-—Isa— belle M. Becker, Ass’t. Supt. Rural givision of Dept. of Public Instruc- on. BUY SUBJWI‘ T0 MOMGAGE A owns forty acres of land across the road from me that I would like to buy. B holds a mortgage on the property but A says that he had the mortgage made out so that he (A) can sell it and will give me a bill of sale and sign it. Would that make me safe? Or should B sign the bill of sale?—(}. M., Lud- ington, Mich. ‘ COULD sell the land to you, but you would buy it subject to the mortgage, unless the mortgage is released. You could deduct the amount of the mortgage from the purchase price which you pay and be fairly safe. ——Legal Editor. MUST PAY TAX Kindly advise me as to whether or not granges must pay taxes on their property? Taxes were never levied on our property until the last three or four years—H. B.. Bellaire, Mich. cannot see why they should not be compeled to pay taxes on their property the same as any other lodge or association of like nature. There are no laws in the state of Michigan eliminating granges from the payment at taxes. —Clare Retan, Deputy Attorney General. CONTRACT NOT GOOD . If A buys a farm of B on contract and B's wife does not sign the con— tract will the contract be good or can B's wife come in for her share! If the wife dies can her children come in for their share2—E. P., Incas, Mich. contract would not be good THE; the reason that B could not give title to the land with- out the signature of his wife and she could come in for her share un— der her dower right. If the wife dies first, her children could not come in for any interest in the property—Legal Editor. GETTING RID 0!? W I would like to know the easiest and best system' to exterminate bramble. Pruning, hoeing or any form of cultivation seems to increase growth and hardiness of vines—E. B., Benton Harbor, Mich. RE are two methods that may be used and- that are acient. The first method involves hard work and consist of digging the plant up by the roots. If done thoroughly the results are satisfactory but, if some of the roots'a're Mt they may produce new shoots. The other method is to apply poisonous sub- ' stances around the base of the plants. These maybe divided into two class- es, those which are quick working but poisonous to iivestock and those whicharesrlow mflnganduetdaue- c. gerous to livestock. Among the for- mer are the arsenic compounds which are sold commercially raider the name of “Weed Killer”. ’These should be diluted only about half as much as the directions printed on the a greater concentration is required than for most m After this ar- senic poison is used one must he ab- solutely certain that no livestofl can gain accesstothefieldwheretbeap— plications have been made until heavyrainshavefallonandatleast a month of time has elamd. A month’s time without heavy rains is not safe. The other type of herbi- cide which is. not dangerous to live stock is common salt. This can be bought by the hundred pounds or by the barrel, using the crude unrefined salt or some 0;: modifinfinelyh t ground grades cream I: not the coarse sorts. A humble tan- gle shouldbewdwiththissaltso that it will have a layer perhaps a half an inch deep over the whole area. It works better if this is done after the plants are in full leaf with— out cutting them back at all. Soil so treated will be sterile for other agricultural purposes for some months but after a year or so, espec— ially if there has been abundant rain- fall the salt will be washed outrand the land will be as good as ever.— E. A. Bessey, Professor of Botany, Michigan State College. PAY TO SMEI‘H Jones borowed a sum of money, gave a note 'to Smith. Smith and wife possess this money jointly. They claim the note is lost. .Both Smith and wife demand the money. Smith and wife separated and got a bill of divorce since the note was given. Now if this note is lost and they have settled and one party has remarried who should Jones pay the money, to, Mr. or Mrs. Smith, or pay one-half of the amount to eachl—E. (3., Tekonsha, Mich. F the note was made out to Smith, it would be advisable to pay Smith and get a receipt in full. To protect yourself, I would insist that Smith Sign an afiidavit that the note had not been indorsed to an- other person, in case he is not able to produce the note—Legal Editor. TURNIPS WOBMY Can you tell me what will keep my turnips from getting so wormy? Do you know if the glass cloth is any good for hot beds and will last more than one year?——G. B.. Dun— dee, Mich. T is diflicult to grow turnips tree from maggots when once the field has become infested. There is really no practical remedy outside of crop rotation for preventing this good, vigorous plants ‘ glazed sash. Withpropercareand storagetbis cloth should .188 for a number of years. We heifers that'tbe allowance in the amount of sunlight admitted by the glam will go far towards the difierence in cost—G. 3. Blair Assoc. Profmor in Horticulture, Michigan State College. B a: la GANBEWMPELLEDTOBBILD FENW I have 80 acres of land and my neighbor has forty acres of land. and I have built 40 rods. of «fence and my neighbor hasn’t any line fence yet. Is there a law to make him build his share of fencel—W. 0., Walkerville, Michigan. OUR neighbor could be compell- ed to erect and maintain his share of the partition fence if both the farms are improved. See the local justice of the peace—Le: gal Editor. ENTITLED TO RETURN OF MONEY . My husband paid a bill with cash and received a receipt. Later they wanted their pay again and we could not find receipt and paid again. Now we have found the first receipt and can we get our money back? Thank- ing you in advance—Mrs. J. 0., Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. 01] would legally be entitled to the return of the overpayment. —Lega1 Editor. PAY OF ADMINISTRATOR What pay is the administrator of a will entitled to per day for his world—P. K., Harbor Beach, Mich. N administrator is entitled to 5 A per cent of the value of the es- tate up to $1,000.00, 2% per cent for the amount over $1,000.00 and up to $5,000.00 and 1 per cent on the remainder. Or, in lieu of these commissions you would be en- titled to $1.00 per day for time spent in administering the estate. -—'Legal Editor. Contributions Invited HAS THE FARM BOY A CHANGE IN OTHER. OCCUPATIONS? \ EAR EDITOR: From my own experience, I might say that in most instances the farm boy’s chance in some other vocation is very slim owing to the tailure on his father’s part in perceiving of what his boy is fitted for by nature and talent in some other occupation than that of farming. Perhaps these _ words are rather plain, but it is from the bitter ex- perience of my own heart for be- ing denied, that I speak thus. Nor am I alone in these assertions. as more than once I have read of just such instances as these. Many farmer fathers have an idea that the farm is the place for the boy. It «might be if the boy loves tarm- tng and will take toit asnaturaliy ashabtowaler,butnoteveryhoy lites turning; to compel him to do so will make that boy's life a fail- ure. both tor farming or anything else as an occupation. Who knows ’but what some other as ch Insomniac“! A to yam]! -m‘- p“ mayor-3mm I W‘“ Iars a month at the least is not a. bad prospect, especially when there is a chance tor higher promotion- ‘No boy can» get such wages on the farm. It isn't there. He will do mighty well if he can get forty dol— lars a month and board. but not many farmers can adord to pay such wages on account of the un— certainty of prices for products. Thereisnoneedfortbehoy to leave home to seek a chosen occu- pation. A course of study by car- respondence as a will put the boy in a high salaried posititrn- of his own choice. I do not believe 'that it is fair to the Mytfl’hesr his father mention some person get— tingabigsalaryandtbencbide hisownboyfornotamountingto more than a Newark ahead. If thefatbereaasseenough aheadto adviseamormdother parent to let his he: have his own way as to occupation, it would seem that the“ father had better look after his own boy’s welfare first, hem _, look W theirs. Neither knows where the blame line. It just such words that hurt be: who mum from its 6 no provide for but the mental wants. minatasvital'dnd thatisth‘e chosen occupation where all the mental wants can have their outlet inthatkindofbfinen. Towards thisend,tbeyearsofedncationwill be put to use, otheriibe the edited: flenwmbesimplywmd. Supposetbefatheraaksbimself wherewillhesellhtssurpluvcrops ifthm'earenopwpleinotherpro- tendonswhomakethebuyingpub- liaifeveryfarmerinthewor' mtoheephisboysathom. wouldnotliketofscesucbapm- positionmywell, wouldbawben he wants money for what he sells? Letnofatherbesoimmemedil hisownselfishinterestssstobein- different to the future weltare of his children. He alone is largely responsiblefortbecauseoitheir failuresinliie ifhedoes not help to start them right in the begin- ping. Ifeelthatthisunpleasanttaskls over and that if any good comes from this—{rem a person who has suifered— then what I have said will not come amiss—B. W., Mich- igan. RADIO DEPARTMENT msmsw.n.mn.n. DIP COILS IN PAINT I have been recommended by friends to dip my coils in moisture proof paint for better results. Is it an advantage to treat receiving coils in this mannerT—“Bug”, North Branch, Mich. has been found that such pro- cesses as you mention are sourc- es of material loss in the effi- ciency of receiving circuits. No kind of varnish, paint or filler should be used as it shoots the dielectric loss- es and the distributed capacity of the coils. TOOEARGEBAIHO “A”BAT1‘ERY FROM FORD GENERATOR I have a Ford generator that I run with a gas engine. The gen- erator is driven with a belt from the engine. I wish to charge a three-cell radio battery. I, wish you would tell me how to wire this gen- orator to the battery by using an ammonia—L. 8., Deerfield, Mich. circuit should be wired ex‘- . actlyasitisintheFordcar. Use a regular Ford cutout o! the style which mounts directly on th generator terminal. from the cutout terminal to the am- meter. and another wire from the ammeter to the positive (+) ter- minal of the battery. Run a wire from the negative (—) terminal of the battery and make wand con- nection to the body of the genera- tor. Before putting" the belt on, re- move the cover at the cutout and pull the contacts together. The should start running like a motor. This will show you which direction it should turn. and also will ‘mako sure the field coils are polarized the right way. A speed of 1000 to 1500, should be right for the generator. When the generator runs as a motor on battery current t the am— meter needle should point to the discbarge; it it does not the con- necflons at the meter should be reversed. Alter the mint has been thing long enough {or the gener- .some other pursuing I» Run a wire - “ ‘W men- \ x “v ‘ -‘ ss...‘ ~ \\\ \ “‘ . llfii’u Ina :oooI~Q:O "(i |' .‘i' o 5 5:0. BfDetroit, Fenders ’35 Ex Ira What a Difference the Fordson Makes! When the weather is hot and the grain fast ripen- ing, then Fordson owners fully appreciate the value of tractor power. H 7 .. . x g . ‘ Many more acres harvested in a day than was *‘ Wm // p ' ‘ ’ - ‘ - ’ 4-“ possible in the old way—a big saving in hired help, . ' .' ‘ 4 " ' ' " “ ’ in time, and in effort. Jl Belted to a separator, Fordson power makes thresh- . ing much easier. N o delays—the whole job cleanly done and the grain ready for market. Every farm task is performed with dispatch when the Fordson is put to work. Its cost is forgotten in the face of its splendid, satisfying performance. Let the nearest authorized Ford dealer give you a practical demonstration of Fordson on your own land. Wom‘fimm Detroit. Michigan Thrash the grain atjust the right time with Fordson power. Iii; giggly/sisal" Amer? can Anthony U. S. and National Fences Rflyal, ,~ '~~~he¢r-vg,i; mtg= ‘ Broadscope Farm News and Views Edited by L. W. Meeks. Hillsdale County The Breeder Stove ’ end of each tug, where it fastened ‘ ~ to the whilfletree. One of the driv- ENTION was made in one of my are explained how these springs former articles about our pur— chasing a few hundred day took the jerk from the horses}. The Test of Ti m e in service on the farm under all kinds of Weather conditions is the only true test by which good fence can be measured. Knowing the extra long lasting qualities of Zinc-Insulated Amer- ican, Anthony, Royal, U. S. and National Fences we give this UARANTEE Our dealer will hand you with every purchase of fence our written guarantee that it will equal or outlast 1n actual length of service any other fence now made, of equal size wires and used under the same conditions. Any buyer who can show that it fails to do so will be supplied with an equal amount of new fence freel Our fences have always given every user the highest degree of satisfactory service. Their qual- ity is the result of more than 25 years of experi- ence, with the most advanced skill of workers and progressive methods of manufacture. Improve- ments constantly have been added, to make them last longer and give even better service. When you buy any of our fences from your dealer, your investment is protected with guar- anteed fence service. In their making we control every process from selection of ore to the finished product We know what our fences are and stand back of them with this unqualified guarantee, based on our past record for producing QUALITY PRODUCTS. Confer With Your. Local Dealer American Steel 8 Wire Company Chicago New York Boston Birmingham Dallas ' Denver Salt Lake on, MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER “The Farm Paper of Service’ ‘ old chioks and that we were to op- crate a hard coal brooder for the first time. We went to the the broader, and of course had to install it our- selves. For some r e a s o 11 there were no, direc— tions with it, but we set it up and tour or five days before the chicks arrived, and what” a~time we had! We had never seen a hard coal brooder in use, and while we did the best we knew (which isn’t saying‘ much) we could not make the stove hold fire over night. A telephone call to the hatchery soon brought an experienced man to our rescue. His first question was, “How full do you fill the stove for the night?” When told we filled it about half full, he said that was the cause of the fire going out, and that the stove should be entirely filled with coal after the ashes had been shaken down at six o’clock morning and evening. And he was right. He brought the chicks the second day after he was here and they are new nearly six weeks old, and the fire has not gone out during that time.‘ We have strictly followed a schedule of feeding and care for the chicks and have lost only two per cent thus far. These losses were from accident and not of disease. Thus far our brooder stove experi— ence is most satisfactory. We are not beginners in the poultry busi- ness, but have always done the brooding with hens. Today we stole an hour from the plowing and made a place to con— fine broody hens. We had a hog cote eight by ten feet in size, four feet high in rear, and five in front. In the front is a long door which, when open, leaves the entire top half of the front of the cote open. We took some pickets and made a. slatted floor (in sections) which we placed in the cote about even with the lower edge of this front door. A slatted door was then made to 1ep1ace the regular one, and it sure will be a very airy place for those broody hens. . L. w . nuns ' I! * 3 Trace Springs , Several years ago, while in a: city I visited one of the fire departments. This was before the horses had been displaced with motors and I noticed a coil spring was attached to the started the lire,' shoulders when the engines or trucks went over cross walks, track‘s, etc. By what he said I concluded these springs would be a good thing on a farm harness. We only had two horses at that time and we secured four springs, two sets, at once. and so well pleased have we been with them that every time a horse has been added to our farm we get a set of springs at once. This year, we added the fifth horse and the fifth set of springs. We are positive these springs give a great cushion to all jars and abrupt stops, as well as easing the starting of a heavy load. I might add, we .have never had a sore on 11 horses' shoulder since we have used these ,springs. Of course we are very particular about collars fitting the horses properly. If one had a stony farm, these trace springs would be a great blessing to the horses 'and would prolong the life of harness and tools. These springs are used on all our imple- ments, even the one horse cultiva- tors. When in draft one can notice a slight working of their give and take principle . . It at: * Ohio Truckers A potato buyer from Ohio with a couple large six or seven ton motor trucks, has been in this section the past day or two, picking up the last of the famous 1924 potato crop. There was no great quantity in any one place, but those who did have any were quite ready to sell at twen- tyufive cents per bushel. One man who sold a truck load at twenty-five cents per bushel. remarked, “Itwas a cross betwen giving them away and selling them.” There does not seem to be many farmers in this section who have started to raise potatoes as a special crop in the last ten years. Not more than one or two, I think. But so many farmers are planting from one to four acres, just as a side line, and their total yield is Quite. astonishing. What is true in this vicinity is no doubt true in many other places. This may be one cause of the great overproduction in spuds these last three or four years. Some say they expect to reduce their acreage this year, but many of these will no doubt change their minds, and plant as many as usual. In this section the early crop will be late this year. We are having very cold, dry weather, and if it continues much longer old potatoes may yet be worth more than a quar~ ter. Of course many new potatoes are being shipped in now, and the (Continued on Page 21) WHERE OUR READERS LIVE' llaven' t on a icture of your home or farm buildings that we can print under this heading? Show they other linembers of The Business Farmer' 15 large family where you live. odak icturee are all right if the details show up well. Do not send us the neganves, just a zoo print. t“. ~,.. “v this ' soil surnames. ” l-IEREpi-obahlyisno"plant that isgk-noy‘m to man that has a place'in’ the scheme of farming 7. like, or one othan is more widely ,g‘distributed than our common red slower. ' 0n nearly all new land,,,in the northern states ‘nad’ 'Canada it, once ,grew luxuriantly,-, seeming to , ., thrive under any andal conditions. giving the possessor and ideal crop. of'hay and also a seed crop, or a good fall pasture. But in the early farmed sections I of the New England states, specially on the lighter soils, there has been a gradual dropping off in growth,. . until it has practically become a Vrecollection in some sections. ’In the last 30 years, there has been a dropping on” of the clover acreage all through the United States until it has become a nightmare to agrie culture. Where normally theratio of clo- ver to farmed land should be 1 to 4 it has dropped to as low a'ratio as 1 acre of clover to 20 to 30 of farmed land and this is the big reason" for so much abandoned farm land throughout these sections, of U. S. This condition is a very bad one and no steps have been taken to remedy this until about 10 or 15 years ago. when men than knew viewed with alarm this serious situ- ation and began to preach-soil con— servation and looked for means to correct the situation. In a large measure they have been successful, “‘ but it'costs something in thought, time, and money to do it, and a very bad angle of it is that a’farmer usually must get down and out, first, and lose clover crop after clo— ver crop before he will do anything. By this time he is low on funds, lost his pep, and thoroughly dis- heartened, so is in a poor state of affairs to begin doing anything. But we find these are the fellows that have done the real job of get- ting— clover to grow again. But they didn’t ride in Cadillacs or Lincolns While they were doing it, but were going, through the acid test of a real farmer. Each farmer has got to take his course, and learn by necessity that something must be done, but as us- ual puts it off with the same old stock of reasons as are prevalent in all sections, such as he did not sow the seed in the Crab or some other sign or else he sowed it when the horns of the moon turned up and it never got in the ground or that if he would have dragged it in with a water-beech tree, or the see was cut when the moon was T dry, or many other good and suffi- cient reasons. So he goes on, sea— son after season, kidding himself and getting further away from the road to growing clover and as usual he is going to show the cock— eyed World that next year folks are going to laugh up, their sleeves when they see his barn full of hay, but as a rule he never hears them laugh. - The fact of the ‘matter is that the things that clover needs to grow upon have been sold off the land in crops, and there being just so much in the land to begin with, .1- there is less and less left in the soil after each crop is taken off and the farm at the present resembles a fair sized bank acount, that has been drawn upon regularly and at no time has there been any deposits made, until at the present time it does not produce enough revenue to meet the demand. Why did clo- ver fail on so large an" area in the U. S., and in such a short period of time? Probably the first vital fac— their efforts to farm used up the humus and failed to putback as much as \they took out. Second, the lime element has vanished 'in nearly all the clover-sick soil. Third, the phosphorus that was in has been cropped, out." This is the limiting factor in some \ cases. And fourth, lack of nitro- 3 gen. While clever is known as a 7;» ultrejgen crop it has a faculty of~ mgr}: fife-thirds 01' its nitrogen the: air but in every case, it _ must at (a ,third“ iron, the son, : We »__ . tee-is. nears em m- 7- “1:... was; n _ pe'd" soil fillinits the action . of these bacteria tea very great extent and if thereis not enough humus and active nitrogen present the clover looks sick and. yellow and “subse- quefi'tly dies: if there is plenty of humus it‘will get all its nitrogen from thereon, even if the bacteria is limited and a good crop results. In years gone by clover could be sown with-wheat, oats, or barley in the spring—at nearly anytime in the spring—and in corn and even wheat in the fall, and nearly every time a. good catch resulted, but in recent years about the only method on some soil a catch can not be ob- tained unless it is sewn as a crop on especially fltted ground, and ~at times this way fails also. To get clover to grow again on this soil one must put back the elements that those before us have taken out. Also it is our problem to make the proverbial mare go at nei§§hi~sithat,. I r; f 6225110114 , . . 1 ' Outer-the? first stepsis to-ljime- this soil s6 'asfto‘ make-a" good con- dition for the nitrgen iix‘ing bac- teria and also to supply actual food for. the ' clover plant itself. Then , where it is possible give it an an: plication of manure, and if phos- phorus is lacking, supply it in the form of acid phosphate. Not less than 2 ton of ground lime should be can, use a heavier application. ,After these steps have been taken one stands a great deal better chance of getting clover the follow- has not crossed all his bridges, be— cause sometimes if the season is not right he is apt to say that this business is -a bum steer, but the next time he tries he begins to see that he is on the right road. Clover can be made to grow again as good or bettter than it ever did 11 any soil where it ever grew be- fore. But it can't be done sowing in the proper phas eof the moon, or in the sign 1 the Crab. In clover, you have a root system without paralell in humus farming «insinuating. . 4 , thomm 94W ., soil, he he; gone a".great [witysv‘t ward rebuilding his land. 119111331) her this; . that lime, phosphate and-F V, manure are the big three in coin-i ing under the wire in raising clover”, and when one can, use them in con nection with each other, but in all}; manure ' cases lime comes first, second and phosphate third. In my article on alfalfa in a for- , mere paper there was a mistake in printing and it read 60 per cent of alfalfa is nitrogen where it should have read 50 per cent of the _ dry matter of alfalfa is nitrogen; where in the case of clover, red, alsike, and mammoth it will be 35 per cent. It is my desire to have these articles authentic and not mis- leading in the least because the farmer has but little money to squander and facts wil be the para- mount object of these articles. In laying out community programs, farm bureau committees should remem- ber that a few things well done are bet- ter than “a little bit of everything and not much of anything.” . ’l _ ... I! H 4-: d/ years ago. lowered further. grain and time. loss of high-priced grain ‘\" :- Shag r ‘ “ ll'; ’ HE BINDER and GRAIN belong together; you must figure them together. When you consider the present prices of wheat (lower now than they were) and of all other grains, too, you will realize that the binder now costs you lam in terms of grain that it would have cost twelve It was poor economy to use an over-repaired binder iii-1913 but it will be worse economy to run a worn-out machine in 1925. You camiot afford therisk. Grain prices are too high for that,and binders—which have always sold at extremely low figures, considering general price levels, quality and pound-for-pound values—have been It takes fewer bushels of Wheat to buy a binder today than it did in 1913v’l4—before the war! .... in . ... -» .. \ I ' A Hf: r r "I“ A .1‘11"U|-'y—-(»"‘ -.-,.< 11!; You owe it to yourself to go in at the McCormick Deering dealer’s and look over the new McComuck' or Deering Grain, Binder Hymnetheownerafunoldont— dutmibindenhereareufewofthe mgpaintsinthelQZSMch-mick let; Gimmg' ‘ Flow? Elam 1m Studying and Carrying Loads. Is your binder of 6-ft. cut? Remem- N“: ‘ —... . I l. u. 1. .‘i. 1‘- I . Bundle Carrier; ensue Tmék fa; When you make use of the larger binder capac- ities and the crop-saving improvements, 3 new binder in your grain may pay back its full pur- chase price in one harvest or two, in the savings in a » Don’t take the chance of a breakdown or steady this season. Harvest the year’s crops with a brand-new improved McCor- mick or Deering grain binder. INTERNATIONAL [HARVESTER COMPANY China! m her that in these days ofhighlnbor costs a new 8-ft. McCormick or Deer- ing binder will cal one-third more grain, saving time, labor, money. You will be interested in the remark- able McCormick—Mug Trad)! Binder, made to bemnbypower tuke-ofl'from the McCormick-Deming Tractor—the fast harvesting outfit cutting lO—ft. swaths and doing as much work with one man as two men can dowith two regular 7—ft. binders. O O O Binder Twine: Arrange early for your harvest twine requirements. In- sure saving all the grain and prevent- ing delay and trouble by ordering a supply of McCormick, Bearing, or International, wound in the W "Big Ball. ” » l«‘ R BETTER" 392:4; ‘ - 51 “<3 ODWQHIPME N ’1'; [A K E s A Go 0 D F A R n E _ 1 ‘ 5~=-~ 313‘ .59 , ‘5 :l s ;=" 2' ‘, Goodyear HEAVY DUTY Cord Tires. for passenger cars, buses and trucks, are available from Goodyear Dealers in the fol< lowing sizes: '~ ' 30 x 334' (CL) 34 x 4% (S. S.) 32x4 (s.s.) 30x5 " 33 x 4 “ 33 x 5 “ 32 x 4% " 34 x 5 " 35 x 5 (S. S.) 4 For those who desire balloon tires Goodyear makes a com- plete line. including the HEAVY DUTY type in certain sizes. n,,‘ r‘ AD roads needn’t mean tire troubles . -—not if you use the new , Goodyear HEAVY DUTY . Cord Tire. It’s built for bad roads, fast travel, hard serv— ice. The extra—heavy, extra‘ tough carcass is made of SUPERTWIST. The thick tread is a deep-cut full Alleeather. Even the sturdy sidewalls are reinforced against rut- wear. Yes, this HEAVY DUTY Goodyear costs a little more. But it pays big dividends in extra mileage. Good tires deserve good tubes— Goodyear Tubes Copyright 1925. by The Goodyear Tire 8: Rubber (30., Inc. Goodyear Means Good Wear 1 Ree-$29: “Jaw-13,... . . y c. ABCK or YOUR INVESTMENT STEAMANID’OWER WATER POWER TOTALLING OVER 335,000 HORSEPOWER Be a Partner in this Business BY INVESTING IN CONSUMERS POWER - PREFERRED SHARES TAX FREE IN MICHIGAN . Ask Our Employees . , MAIN OFFICE JACKSON, ‘ ,, MICHIGAN, 5 ..,--..,... .. “I, y ENWRm (Continued from May 23 issue.) CHAPTER X A _Walk Beside the Lake "THE name seems .like Sherrill,” the when we had him on the table up- stairs; and he has said it now,twice dis- tinctly—Sherrill.” “His name, do you think?” ' “I shouldn't say so; he seems trying to speak to some one named Sherrill." The nurse waiteda few minutes. .“Yes; that’s how it seems to me, sir. He said something that sounded like ‘Connie‘ a while ago, and once he said ‘Jim.’ There are only four Sherrill’s in the telephone book, two of them in Evanston and one way out in Minoota." “The other?" “They’re, only about six blocks from where he was picked up; but they're on the Drive—the Lawrence Sherrills." The interne whistled softly and looked more interestedly at his patient’s features. He glanced at his watch, which showed the hour' of the morning to be half-past four. “You’d better make a note of it." he said, “He’s not a Chicagoan: his clothes were made somewhere in Kansas. He'll be conscious some me during the day; there’s only a sligh fracture, and—— Perhaps you'd better call the Sherrill house, anyway. If he‘s not known there, no harm done; and he‘s one of their friends and he should . . ." The nurse nodded and moved off. ‘ Thus it was that at a quarter to five Constance Sherrill was awakened by the knocking of one of the servants at her father‘s door. Her father went down- stairs to the telephone instrument where he might reply without disturbing Mrs. Sherrill. Constance, kimona over her shoulders, stood at the top of the stairs and waited. It became plain to her at once that whatever had happened had been to Alan Conrad. “ch. . Yes. . . . You are giving him every possible care? . . . At once.” She ran part way down stairs and met her father as he came up. He told her of the situation briefly. “He was attacked on the street late last night; he was unconscious when they found him and took him to the hospital, and has been unconscious ever since. They say it was an ordinary street attack for roblbery. I shall go at once, of course; but you can do nothing. He would not know you if you came; and of course he is in competent hands. No; no one can say how seriously he is injured.” She waited in the hall while her father dressed, after calling the garage on the house telephone for him and ordering the motor. When he had gone, she returned anxiously to her own rooms; he had prom- ised to call her after reaching the hospital and as soon as he had learned the par~ ticulars, of Alan’s condition. It was ridic- ulous, of course, to attach any responsi- bility to her father or herself for what had happened to Alan—a street attack such as might happen to any one—yet she felt that they were in part responsible. Alan Conrad had come to Chicago, not by their direction, but by Benjamin Cor- vet’s; but Uncle Benny being gone, they had been the ones who met him, they had received him into their own house; but they had not thought to warn him of the dangers of the city and, afterward, they had let him go to live alone in the house in Astor Street with no better adviser than Wassaquam. Now, and perhaps be— cause they had not warned him, he had met injury and, it might be, more than mere injury; he might be dying. She walked anxiously up and down her room, clutching hcr kimona about her; it would be some time yet before she could hear from' her father. She went to the telephone on the stand beside her bed and called Henry Spearman at his apartment. His servant answered; and, after an in- terval, Henry’s voice came to her. She told him all that she knew of what had occurred. “Do you want me to go over to the hospital 7" he asked at once. “No; father has gone. There is noth— ing anyone can do. I‘ll call you again as soon as I hear from father.” He seemed to appreciate from her tone the anxiety she felt; for he set himself to soothe and encourage her. She listened, answered, and then hung up the receiver, anxious not to interfere with the expected call from her father. She moved about the room again oppressed by the long wait, until the ’phone rang, and she sprang to it; it was her father calling from the hospital. Alan had had a few minutes’ consciousness, but Sherrill had not been allowed to see him; now, by the report of the nurse, Alan was sleeping, and both nurse and internes . assured Sherrill that, this being the case, there was no reason for anxiety concerning him;.but Sherrill would wait at the hos- pital a~little longer to make sure, Cdn- stancesw breath I'caught' asshe answered him," an .‘2'heé Jams ‘fiileaf with tears, at , re,— die'fi- "She 'Caliedeenry again,-. and .he ,evidently‘bhad .begtfiwaiting, for he‘ ewes-e51. .her ”Paper he 'llgte em so 56 shamanism“: 3531;171:1335; _ [THE BUSINESS‘EARMga: , ~ ,«g, sit to "*!§? repetition oi! interne agreed. (”He said it before . Omani; by Edwin swim ‘ “All right," he said, when she had fin- ished. ”I’m coming over, Connie.” “Now?" . “Yes; right away.” “You must give me time to dress!" His assumption of right to come to her at this'early hour recalled to her forcibly the closer relations which Henry now as- sumed as existing “between them; indeed, as more than existing, as progressing. And had not she admitted that relation by telephoning to him during her anxiety? She_had not thought how that must ap- pear to him; she had not thought about it at all; she had just done it. She had been one of those who think of betrothal in terms of questions and answers, of a moment when decision is formulated and spoken; she had supposed that by withholding reply to Henry's question put even (before Uncle Benny went away, she was thereby maintaining the same relation between Henry and her- self. .But now she was discovering that this was not so; she was realizing that Henry had not required formal answer to him because he considered that such an- swer had become superfluous; her yes, if she accepted him now, would not establish a new bond. it would »merely acknowledge what was/really understood. She had ac- cepted that—had she not——when. in the rush of her feeling., she had thrust her hand into his the day ..before; she had accepted it, even more undeniably, when he had siezed her and kissed her. Not that she had sought or even con- sciously permitted, that; it had, indeed, surprised her. While they were alone to- gether, and he was telling her things about himself, somewhat as he had at the table at Field’s, Alan Conrad was an- nounced, and she had risen to go. Henry had tried to detain her; then, as he looked down at her, hot impulse had seemed to conquer him; he caught her, irresistably; amazed, bewildered, she look- ed up at him. and he bent and kissed her. - The power of his arms about her—she could feel them yet, sometimes~haif frightened, half enthralled her. But his lips against her cheek—she had turned her lips away so 'that his pressed her cheek! She had been quite unable to know how she felt then, because at that instant she had realized! that she was seen. So she had disengaged herself as quickly as possible and, after Alan was gone, she had fled to her room without going back to Henry at all. How could she have expected Henry to have interpreted that flight from him as disapproval when she had not meant it as that; when, indeed, she did not know herself what was stirring in her that in- stinct to go away alone? She had not by that disowned the new relation which he had accepted as established between them. And did she wish to disown it now? What had happened had come sooner and with less of her will active in it than she had expected; but she knew it was only what she had expected to come. The pride she had felt in being with him was, she realized, only anticipa— tory of the pride she would experience as his wife. When she considered the feel— ing of her family and her friends, she knew that, though some would go through the formal deploring that Henry had not better birth, all would be satisfied and more than satisfied; they would even boast about Henry a little, and entertain him in her honor,‘ and show him off. There was no one—«now that poor Uncle Benny was gone—who would seriously deplore it at all, Constance had recognized no relic of uneasiness from Uncle Benny’s last ap- peal to her; she understood that thor- oughly. ' Or, at least, she had understood that; now was there a change in the cir— cumstances of that understanding, because ofth had happened to Alan, that she found herself re-defining to herself her relation with Henry? No; it had noth- ing to do with Henry, of course; It refer- red only to Benjamin Corvet. Uncle Ben- ny had “gone away” from his house on Astor Street, leaving his place there to his son, Alan Conrad. Something which had disturbed and excited Alan had hap- pened to him on the first night he had passed in that house; and now, it appear- , ed, he had‘been prevented from passing a second night there. What had prevent- ed him had been an attempted robbery upon the street, herlfather had said. But suppose it had been something else than . robbery. _ She could not formulate more definitely this thought, but it persisted; she could not deny it entirely and shake it off. To Alan Conrad, in the late afternoon of that day, this same thought was com- ing far more definitely and far more persistently. He had been awake and sane since shortly after noonday. The pain of a head which ached throbbingly andlof a body bruised and sore .was be- ginning to give place to a feeling merely of lassitude—a laugour which revisited incoherence upon him when he tried [to .‘think. He- shifted himself upon his 'bed iandacalied‘ the nurse. . , . . ' . "How, ion ‘ I likely to have}, stay. .- ,.. . . pression, TEXT: “But see that the exercise of your y/right does not prove any stumbling- block to the weak.” 1 Cor. 8:9 (Moffat). , H13} conversation was heard in a railroad station just the other day. It was animated, but thoughtful and interesting. Certain church practices were up for dis- cussion. ,“If I were 8. «Gospel min- ister I would not wear a clerical garb unless my action offended some one in the church said one party. This man had free faith, but he was willing to wrap up his Christian freedom in a church gown to meet a special case. Can this be done? Ought it to be done? Why? only a few years ago, Mr. Smith purchased a new and expensive car. He is a great church leader. But his pastor is on a meager salary. Some folks questioned his action. Did he do right? Did he abuse his liberty? A newspaper editor said recently, “If we are to judge by present day conditions, there are a -lot of people who think more of their automobile than they do of their chulrch”. IBut What of it? Don’t I have a right to, do what I please with my money? Now the context out of which my, text is taken gives us another spe—' cial case to look at. 01’. course, it occurred in the long ago, but it re— veals a life principle that will give us guidance in modern times. The case in point was the one of eating certain meats. The meats in ques— tion were, probably, those that had been offered to idols. Some of the early Christians thought it wrong to eat them. Others were less scrupulous. These said, “no idol is anything in the world and there is no God but one.” But St. Paul said, “Howbeit that there is not in all men that knowledge; and their conscience being weak is de— filed.” The apostle takes the part of the weaker brother, saying to the stronger, “Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth. “Paul re— stricts his oWn liberty in this par- ' PASTE SERMONs IN BOOK Dear Editor. I want you to tell Rev. Warner how much I enjoy his sermons. He must have a. deep spiritual insight to write them and only those that are born into the Kingdom of God can fully enjoy them. It is food for the soul. I am going to paste them in a book. Your paper is very good in every way.—Mrs. Matilda Dominic, Huron County. ticular case thus: “Therefore, if food is any hindrance to my broth- er’s welfare, sooner than injure him I will never eat flesh as long as I live, never!” (Mofiat). See that the exercise of thy right hand does not leave any stumbling block to the weak.” Is a Christian blameless when he voluntarily lives a life that imperils the faith of an unenlightened brother? This is a hard text for some of us. You are saying now, “Must I be deprived of some of my rights because of the scruples of narrow Christians?” It looks that way. “Well, isn’t that 'at— taching too much importance to narrowness?” Hardly, for it brings us to terms with the law of love toward all men. It makes Christ first) and supreme in the afiairs of llfe. But suppose a bigoted church- member says to me, “You cannot be a Chnstian unless you believe as I do?” Then I have reached my limit of surrender to his scruples. Paul reached his limit when he would not yield, “no, not for an hour”, to those Judaizers who would spy out his liberty in Christ Jesus. The apostle is reasonable when he argues, “we have no lordship over your faith but are helpers of your joy.” He is not prescribing how another’s faith should come'to ex- nor is he counting. that . expression as essential for him; but .he is just conceding certain non- essential things. (scruples about . meats) for the joy of those ‘who be-' lieve' ‘th’ern j to' be ”essential. "‘:lust‘._‘"‘"‘ .‘ twine * . ""A Non-5591' - Ans-amour w\ -\ / _ ems-c Why was Jesus so hard on the ec— clesiastics of his,day? Because he had pity on the poor widows whose houses they were robbing. Why did he pronounce judgment on the priest and levite? Because he had compassion on' the robbed and wounded man. Why did he paint Dives in hell? Because the rich man did not pity the beggar even as much as did the dogs in the street. You see, Jesus would forfeit [person- al rights for the sake of others. Paul follows with, “Sinning against the brethern, and wounding their con- science when it is weak, ye sin against Christ.” The core of our lesson, therfore, is just this: if Christ became a big brother to the weak it is a little thing for us to yield a few rights for their sake. 11 daily living that life of self-substitution? “Destroy not with thy meat him [for whom Christ died.” This is the word that Paul sends to_the Roman church. “Thy meat.” Why insist on so small a gratification when it might prove fatal to~ a brother for whom Christ died? Charity is urg- ed fbr the sake of brotherhood. We are to refrain from some actions and habits, however _ permissable they may be, for the sake of a com— mon welfare. A short distance from my home is a golf course. Some of my friends play on Sunday. They say that they are broad—mind— ed Christians and are doing no harm to themselves. This is con- ceivable. But what about the nar- row-minded? (And they are not a. few.) Is the liberal—minded golf- player acting on terms of interest in the welfare of his weaker broth— er? a clear dictate to Christian charity? Doesn’t it seem that if Christ is to be taken as an example, our plain duty is to sacrifice some tastes and Doesn’t Mr. Golfer have here ‘ I Really, there is much selfish si; iii in this matter. , Now, enlightened Christians easily translate this doctrine", terms of modern life. Our fait not given us to wound others. W we make a flaunting show of f) , free faith, many minds observeétlla we cherish such a faith so that W _ might live selfishly. perfect in social living. But the?" olation of this principle is consp uous. It has direct bearing up law-enforcement, upon- Sunday au-’ tomobiling, baseball, movies, and similar amusements.- The writer is, no worshipper of the Sabbath as an‘ institution. Neither was St. Paul- Said he, “One man esteemeth one day above another; another esteem- . eth every day alike. Let each be. 'fully assured in his owu mind.” Whether it is the weekly rest day or any other it is to be regarded as unto the Lord. Let us observe right here that some of the insistence on Sabbath observance is‘based upon a false premise. Many'folks yet be— . (Continued on Page 21) He 'is' ‘V 4 It would take the entire capacity of the great Buick factories more than six months to produce the Buick cars noW in operation on the Pacific Coast - - - Buick value 18 ' recognized everywhere. , it \uu E3§l _ ser mutate letter wring "mothers and dads, no matter what their ages. have our dunost 3mm. 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Should any reader have an cause for complaint against an! ad- verti in these columns,l e aubtlgsher hwoulii appreciate an im- .. m... a mama"... was “1.011 In 6 l.“ n Farmerl'K. It will guarantee honest dealing. “The Farm Paper of Service" WE HOPE YOU WILL USE IT! HE road map on the front cover of this issue contains the latest available corrections. detours, roads under construction and paved or improved highways. It was secured for the readers of THE Busmsss FABMEB, through the co- operation of Frank Rogers, Commissioner of the State Highway Department, who had it especi- ally corrected for our use. We know you will want to keep this map for your next automobile trip and the purpose of our mentioning it on this page is to encourage you to make use of it. We who proudly call the state of Michigan “our state", are sometimes prone to forget the blessings in scenic grandeur and opportunities for healthful recreation which an all-wise Na— ture fairly heaped in the lap of our peninsulas. Now with the automobile, one would have to search far for a farm home which is more than two hours from a glistening lake, where children may splash along the shore, while dad and the big brothers try their luck for the fighting bass or the trout whch lies only waiting, for the an- gler. “All work makes Jack a dull boy!" and never was this old axiom truer than when applied to the members of a farm family where the daily struggle to “get ahead", precluded any ray of hope held out for a holiday when the task was completed. How the work seems to fly when one is getting ready to “go somewhere"! Mother and the girls dressed for fun—tell them to take along their bathing suits—dad hunting for more tackle while the boys are down back of the barn transplanting the long, juicy worms from the black soil under the old manure pile to the empty tin can. Now the ilivver is flivving, miles stretch out ahead like a ribbon and flow back like a running tape. Over the hills and far away! To some shady nook beside the lake or stream. What an appetite for lunch when the baskets are finally opened! Good thing, mother thought to bring along some fried chicken—if we had depended on the fish dad was going to catch we’d all be mighty hungry by now! ‘. And then there is another kind of a trip for which the map on the cover is just intended. That's a vacation-for—mother-and-dad trip! We hope this map’will suggest to a lot of boys and girls, that mother and dad deserve a few days of rest early this summer before the harvest season comes round. We would like to picture mother and dad starting out some morning with just an auto- mobile and this road map with no plan except to go and go, following the paved roads as shown, until they were in some distant part of the state from where they live. We'd like to think of them, listening that evening to the splashing of waves on some far—away beach or to a band concert in some far-away park. Hoth- 'er and dad deserve a few days away from home. from cares and worries. If they don't takeone one this summer. who knows, perhaps they will never get one together again. And we mean all Of all creatures who best as." and pictures. of a vacation trip taken with the aid oi-thisroad map, before Septemberdrst. Ben voyage! " HE Michigan hatchery men want slants in- spection and certification of their hatch- eries to give the buyer greater confidence in their product. They have formed the Michigan State Poultry Association, the immediate ob- ject of which is to enlist the cooperation of the State Department of Agriculture in the certi- fication work.‘ Other states have provided for this work and while the quality of the stock put out by the majority of the hatcheries in Michigan is unquestioned, there is a feeling among the hatchery men that they could com- pete much better with ‘the hatcheries» in other states if Michigan chicks were inspected by the state. The plan of the association calls for inspection of every bird in their flocks by a. representative of the Department of Agriculture, he to mark those deemed worthy with a sealed and number- ed band. Fiocks which passed the requirements would be certified and the hatcheries would be required to maintain certain precautions with respect to sanitation and live up to promises made in their advertising. Also a blood test would be made to detect signs of bacillary white diarrhoea. The finest baby chicks in the world are hatch- ed in Michigan and the hatchery men of the state have taken a very wise step in asking for state inspection and certification. It may not be needed but it will do no harm and should prove profitable. PLAN FOR MARKE'I‘ING BEANS N an article in this issue J. N. McBride, of Burton, suggests a plan for marketing ‘Mich- igan beans. He believes that the grower and jobber should get together, call in the business man, and have a real meeting and agree on the opening price of the crop. Then see that prices are not allowed to fluctuate every time the wind changes. Outside jobbers and wholesale grocers are usually careful about buying any more Michigan beans than they can use at once because they are afraid the bottom may drop out of prices and they will be left holding the bag. Of course, if the price went up they would profit, but the chances'are too great. Mr. MC: Bride wants to stabilize prices and establish confidence in the Michigan market. His plan is submitted only after careful thought and we would like to know what you think of it. Do you think it would work satisfactorily? Have you any suggestions to improve the plan? WE WANT SUGGmTIONS VER 60,000 copies of each issue of THE BUSI- ans Farms-a go into Michigan homes which means that there are more than 200,000 people reading the paper. This paper, to all in- tent and purposes, belongs to its readers and we are anxious to publish the kind of matter that is of most value and of most interest to the greatest number of readers. We want you to help us make the paper—to be a part of it. Consider yourself an associate editor. We want your suggestions on departments we are publish- ing—whether you like them or not, and which ones you like best. Tell us what particular sub- jects you would like articles on. Your sugges- tions will be welcomed and given careful con- sideration. CONSUIII‘ YOUR BANKER ECENTLY we went into a bank to talk over R a business matter with the president. His office was just inside the_ door on the right hand, separated from the lobby by only a low railing, and we found him talking with an elderly lady. As we stood at one side waiting we observed that the lady was dressed in very plain cloths. well worn, and her face indicated that she had sutured. She was earnestly asking the banker questions to which he replied after careful thought. We did not intend to listen but we were so interested in the appearance and actions of the lady that- we dmmwout thinko - ing, and from the few-words we heard we learn-i ed she was getting information of a legal nature. The bankergavnheraflheralhalfhourofhls attire; was. ’ investment wacln a state . to write bankers in that state to or thi formation. . , Asthebuhsrealbdnsinoohk V thought of the wonderful services: many bankers are dong for their patrons, one how mm beta ter on folks Would be many times it they asked their banker’s advice We go to him when wé’ 1 i in. 6‘; want to borrow money, but when we have plenty N and want to. invest we forget that he is ready to give reliable advice. wanting our money in his bank, we believe most of them will help one place his money where it will be safe and bring good, returns. ‘ Drop, in and talk with your banker the next time you are in town and see what a human cuss he is-—not just a bag of money. . WHEAT FLUCTUATIONS WE have before us three explanations of s harp fluctuations in the wheat, market. One is that speculators misled the public supply—that “amateur statisticians made figures by misinformation regarding experts and world to fit imam‘nary facts"; another is that “the rapid decline was largely caused by an’organized and determined elfort on the part of big manipu— lators to destroy the wheat pools of the Canadi- an prairie“ provinces", and the third is that “wheat prices collapsed because they had pre— viously become dangerously inflated, just as stock prices have collapsed for identically the same reason.” These opinions are apparently . from well-informed sources‘and furnish a strik- ing illustration of the facility with which views are colored to suit tastes. There is no indica- tion of any endeavor to distort facts, but the very human way in which desire may 'sway judgment is apparent. The truth is a rare and beautiful thing, hard to find and diflicult to rec- ognize. CORN BY-PRODUMS Y-PRODUCTS of the corn plant have caught the eye" of the scientist. A list of commodi- ties made from corn, published by the United States Department of Agriculture, num- bers 146 and ranges from axle grease to face powder—which may not be so far apart in the scheme of things as we at first imagine. Among other items are shoe heels, shaving soap, var- nish and gun powder. Corn hasracheived fame as a food for man and boast, the corn crop being the most valuable crop grown by the American farmer. Three fourths of it is fed to farm animals and about one-tenth goes into the rations of the human race. We are glad to"see corn used in making anything good for man, and while, the use of the plant in making lux- uries and trimmings of a complex civilization odors interesting possibilities it will hardly sup- plant the major function, that of making pork and beef. ANUI'HER ONE ,NOTHER “farm program" is being prepared A for the consideration of Congress. It pro- vides for the usual commission of well-paid citizens who are given rather broad general powers to represent agriculture and to advise and assist cooperative, organizations. Under cer- tain conditions the commission is to have power to handle surplus products for export, though not to fix prices on the surplus. This program will prove .m be worth just what others of the kind have been—less than zero. There is no need of an oficial body to represent or misre- present agriculture. There is no need of a gov- ernment export agency. If other nations want our products they know how to get them. If they don’t want them a government agency has no magic power to create a desire .for them. “nownr. KING!" E' newspapers have been making a great story out of the fact that an Iowa man , stepped 'up to King Geroge of England not long ago and said “Howdy, King, I'm from Iowa”, then shook hands with the King and introduced his son. In many foreign countries a king is the most important personage in the land. but in America every man Is king.‘ Ill thh muntry we are taught we are [rob and malaid it is not sur- ., mother sue-hes- wreliottrom are cares. time and. her was» W; out the It is his business to know about the good investments and, regard- ‘ «less of what stock salesmen tell us about his is firm“ " .' . twrn in Jackson count! was visited recently by- some » ‘men‘claiming to be in the matm tress business. . They went from i house to house. and their story was" about the same. . “Have you a feather bed, mad-' am?" was generally their first ques- tion. If they learned that there was such a thing in the house they im- mediately niade the housewife a pro- position whereby she could, get a wonderful soft mattress for her feather bed and $6 cash—and the mattress would be delivered within a few days. A large load of feather We and a good-sized roll of $5 bills left town after a few days and the ladies talked of the new mat— tresses they were to receive. De- livery day came but no mattresses, and after weeks of waiting there are still no mattresses. or men, or their money. But several of the feather beds have been found in an old barn in Lenawee county. We had? often about people “feathering their nest" but this is a new one on us. FARM JOURNAL AGENTS BUNK AST year we had something to L say about the method employed by the agents of The Farm Journal (Philadeplhia), in soliciting subscriptions for that farm maga- gine in the state of Michigan. Now we find that their men are thicker than green-flies around a molasses barrel in all parts of Michi- gan and we might as well give them some gratuitous advertising. From all reports the scheme worked by the Farm Journal agents in Michigan this year is the same as that worked last year and the year before, not only in Michigan but in many parts of the United States. The scheme itself is so old it ought to be given a decent place in some Old Man’s Home and at the expense of The Farm Journal agents too, because they have certainly worked it to death. Perhaps you have already had it worked on you—4f not, you are lucky, but if you have already “bit- ten" our advice is to warn your ,» friends and neighbors. You need not even tell them you bit! Then keep th old shot-gun loaded with rock 5 which will properly per- suade. the next agent who tries to get you to sign a “petition” that you are wise to him. The “petition-scheme" for getting subscriptions to a magazine is a profitable one for the agent. He come to your door and presents a “petition" on which you find the names of your friends or neighbors .who have already “fallen".. It is usually a petition to congress, the kn klux klan or the pope, to “lower taxes", “give the farmer more and the middleman less", “down with the rich, in with the poor" or some sort of equally valuable twaddle, which the agent explains to you is “just about to be presented." It you sign—and most of us would sign anything that was a request for more money and cost us nothing—— then the agent politely informs you that the two dollars which he now expects to collect from you will bring the paper he represents for ten full years! _ _ And there you are! He got you to write your ow name and address—he got your two, Collection ate".- wenmmum do.” rumwumnaoreomd Inmmummmmwmm €1.33 no i "mile- will “I: .. or mmewm our . L—Thedaimlemedebyauld-uneub m to as -. . i M...- ’ advertisement good roan , silver bimoleons-die nowjhas your name to prove to your next nefghbor‘how well you thought... of“ the “petition" and probably the ~ very minute you wake up, he is pocketing a similar amount of the coin of the realm from you; hapless neighbor! , Call the sheriff? It won't do you a bit of good. For your two dollars ydu received a receipt which calls for a subscrip- tion to the Farm Journal. or what— ever publication permits its agents to employ this sché'me. You will. get the publication, no doubt about that. Whether it is worth what you paid for it or not has no part in our present story. The fact is: that 'under the guise of getting you to sign a “petition” the agent has sep- arated you from two dollars and the publication has added one more "bona-fide" subscriber to its “net- paid circulation" which is sold to. the advertiser. WARREN McRAE. AGAIN! “ AM sending you a letter I receiv- ed from Warren McRae. They say ‘a barking dog never bites' but this-one hit me. He wrote me several letters and I did not have much faith in them, but he finally told me in his last letter that he would take $2.60 for his trouble and if he failed to get me a buyer he would give me my money back, so I sent him the money. In his letter he promised to return my money in 90 days if he could not sell my farm. As that was in 1922 and I have not heard from him since then I believe that he uses a different kind of calendar than I do. Thank goodness it wasn’t $10." ”WENT RADIO SET are in receipt of a letter from an Oakland county subscriber containing an advertisement of a company in Detroit selling the “Crystal Mystery" radio receiving set. According to this company the receiving range of this crystal set is, loud speaker, 2 miles, and head- phones, 500 miles, and it only costs $10. Our subscriber wonders if he should buy. According to radio experts the re.- ceiving range of the average crys- talr-set is up to 25 miles and the best will sometimes receive pro- grams broadcast from high power stations even 50 miles away. We are referring to programs and not code, because code has been receiv- ed from sending stations over a thousand miles away. We believe our reader is interested in receiving the programs and according to this they are talking about receiving programs only. Test conducted by the manufacturers in- dicate that programs put on the air by stations over 800 miles away were heard with headphones. We do not doubt this but the company fails to tell about the conditions under which they were received. They perhaps heard the programs but they did not receive them from the station from which they were broadcast. I once owned a crystal receiving set and I heard programs from sta- tions over 500 miles away but I did not receive them direct. One of my neighbors had a powerful vacu— um tube receiving set of the regen- erative type and he received the stations and rebroadcast the pro- grams so that my set picked them up. A regenerative .set acts as a transmitter Within a certain radius and I could tune in those distant stations only When he was listen- ing to'theln. When he changed his dials I could no longer hear the stations. Do not allow any highly colored advertisement or talkative sales— man influence you in buying a ra- dio receiving set. Buy only one that you can try out in your home with the understanding that if it is not satisfactory- you can‘ return it. A radio receiving set is a good in- vestment when you get one that is satht’aotorybutitistoolargean .w-investment to go about blindly. Our .4: . The careful farmer knows his funds are safe in our first mortgage bonds; and they’ll earn that generous . interest so welcome to his income. Write for Booklet, “How to Analyze a First Mortgage Real Estate Bond Issue." 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Get Téem The Business Farmer has arranged for special rates with 5 many publishers. We will be glad to give our subscribe Before ordering your " era the benefit of these rates.~ readmg matter consult us, we can save you money. , ' ' ’/"////,‘//,’/u'.l./,v, 'x'v/[l"-'/.’////«‘." 1177/15." 72'. . L’.’ ’ . '11-“, "I; C’. ‘ ' ' .11 . men for What they do, " think them very wonderful too': tut how could man great things do. Without the woman’ s help so true? Who cooked the food and made the :Whlle she knelt down the whole night thmuch. . Frayed to God that he be true? What did we think of woman though, Who watched her chi-id the whole night through, And prayed that he like his father be, To help to make the nation free? We know that Washington was true, But Martha Washington helped him too, Just think it over and you'll decide then, That women do deeds as well as men. ——By Idah V. Coon, Age 13, Barryton, Michigan. NEXT WINTER’S DECORATIONS MAY SPARIUJE WITH VARIETY HROU-GHOUT the summer the flowers come into the house in an * endless variety to keep the flower- loving mistress busy with new ar- rangements. What a joy it is to have, against the more or less stable background of walls and furniture bought to endure, a varying fore- ground of flowers. When finally for even the cleverest gardner, the win— ter frosts have nipped the last ragged sailor, brave calendula, delicate but hardy stock and snap dragon, the winter months face us with an out- doors frozen for its winter rest. How shall we replace the sum- mer’s bounty in the winter, when , the indoors is used much more than ever? House plants often demand more care than the .modern woman feels she can give. Bulbs are not as enthusiastic about steam-heated apartments as they are about warm spring sunshine, and cut flowers are often expensive and hard to get. There are, however, many kinds of flowers that can be dried for win- ter use and a variety of greens and berries that can fill in the times when bulbs are in the leaf stage. and fa— vorite cut flowers too dear. The great secret of winter bouquets, that is, if the heart of the mistress of the house longs for the spice of life, and grows weary at the sight of the same flow- ers month after month, is to change them. A large box for winter flow- ers and greens may hold the ones not in use, then the bouquets may be rearranged from time to time. There are lovely things to last through the winter months until the first for- sythia branches shall have been forc- ed into house bloom, or an apple branch coaxed into pale blossoms. From then on, it is only a moment before daffodils, hyacinths and the whole summer array follow. The house during the flowerless "season may be most appropriately adorned with vases of laurel and pine or cedar branches; if the branches with tiny coens are avail- able, so much the‘better. With these greens can be mixed the barberry or the black alder berries, brilliant, even into the winter with branches of tenacious plump red berries. To dip the end of each branch in melted paraffin, will preserve the moisture better even than putting them in water. Wall baskets may be charm- ingly filled with laurel, since nothing gives a more glossy rich green or adds to the hospitable coziness of the living-rooms. Low spreading bas- kets on mantel, highboy, desk or bookcase take on a real distinction when filled with this green. Only a little is needed, because it lasts a long time and fills in quickly. There is a variety of Chinese lily that will produce an unusually deco- rative fresh green spike of foliage even if it suffers the utmost neglect. The root should be placed and kept - in water, but the leaves will develop in a dark or sunny place. In a tall slender vase this makes a decoration of interesting quality. Straw Flowers Perhaps to those who have seen the popular helichrysum or straw flowers only in the florist shopsathey do not make a great appeal, but pzeople who have grown them in their gardens, seen that wealth of color and size that they attain, and watch- an their plucky little stems grow £53,111 enough to hold the colorful ohms upright, can but love them. ‘ {straw flowers come in deep crim- n W bronzy yellow, all the varieties bed, , fiAnd softened the pillow under his head. ,. and in fascinating: villlet. or par-boiled before cooking to remove the bitter flavor Which makes them taste like medicine. Serve greens at least once a week. ' Address letters: 0m enament' for. the W-m. : 1 Edited by MRS. Am Minion EARFOLKS: Areyouusingaplentifulsupplyofthatgood, old-fashioned tonic, that everyone can word—greens? are variants kinds but the kind used most generally is dande- lions. Asfaraslcanremember (llrefusetotellhowmanyyears) greenswereconsideredanimportantpartofourmenuduringthe spring. And everyone ate them. mother used to tell that she was never sick a day in her life “and ' greens was the only medicine I ever took.” tremes of course, but they are as good as any medicine you can pur- chasetopurifytheblood, andhdpyougetridofspringfever. I enjoy dandelitm greens when they are either soaked in salt water “7714” WW» Mrs. Ann“ Taylor. we The Buslneu Farmer, Mt. clement. llllehlun. There I can remember how my; grand- That is going to ex- *W, quets and if, after one arrangement has been out for a week or two, it is put away, a welcome will greet its ultimate return to view. Sprays of the dried gysophila, baby’s—breath may be put in with them if a more delicate effect isde- sired. And the flame—colored pop- ular little Japanese lantern plant needs the same rest as the straw flowers. If these two lovely bits are not overworked they are a real ad- dition to the house. Although these are the most commonly known flow- ers for winter drying, there are other varieties equally lovely, and well worth buying from the florist or raising in next summer’s garden. The globe amaranth is a flower much like the red clover in shape. Its colors ar purple, flesh, or rose, and an unusually striking orange- buif, often tinged with bronze. This dries most satisfactorily and is a new addition to the catalog of cold weather favorites. Honesty or lunaria biennis has shiny silvery seed pods that combine most effectively with the other winter flowers. The large spreading heads of statice latifolia or sea lavender are delft blue, lovely in color, while its tiny cup-shaped flowers give a cloudlike appearance. The rodanthe, also an everlasting, has pretty pink flowers on long stems. Particularly desirable when out and 'dried, are the xeranthemum whose gracefully shaped flower comes in a variety of tints. One woman, who was an enthusi- astic gardener, bought last spring from one of the better seed houses a collection of seeds from which she was to get 25 varieties of everlasting flowers. They grew in lavish abun- dance and produced a richness in variety that was an awakener to those who had looked with more or less of a bored resignation upon dried flowers. The boredom changed to interest as she cut and arranged the lovely delicate blossoms ' of charming variety of color. When winter's flower famine came she made for one of her best friends a box of, 10 different bouquets, each one wrapped separately with a date for opening. Through the weeks of January, February and March the colorful everlasting flowers lent a gay touch to the living rooms and awakened a response from the mem- bers of the family because there was a different bouquet before the first one grew boring. (Editor’s Note: I am indebted to the Christian Science Monitor for the above article.) A Handy Kitchen Sink For the Farm EN we rebuilt our home my first thought was for the kitch— en arrangement. I had a por- celain sink placed under a large win- dow. The plumber took measure- ments in order to get the' sink just the right height to be convenient for me when washing dishes or prepar- ing vegetables when seated on a stool in front of the sink. The win- dow above the sink was made large enough ~to give plenty of light on my work and low enough so that I can see outside, both the sink and window being placed on the side of the kitchen commanding the best view. This last detail "may seem a trifling consideration to'some people but I believe a good outlook from one’s kitchen window has a wonder- ful effect upon one’s frame of mind. l?"- v- H'mflm‘h" ‘W “1“ ‘5 "fished. Perhaps I feel more keenly about this than most women because in my first kitchen all I could see was the barn and hog yard. Now I look through trees, beautiful either in summer or winter, and beyond the trees over acres of splendid farm land. There is a drain board on either side of the sink, with a drawer for kitchen knives, spoons, and other utensils directly below, and below this are shelves with doors. On these shelves I keep pans and kettles. I like to have these things behind doors out of the dust. On the wall beyond on either side are more en- closed cupboards. Light, height, and cupboards mean comfort in a farm woman’s kitchem— Mrs. E. Bickel. stantl‘y, in danger of being either partially or totally ruined by clothes One of the best preventative measures, in. regard to clothes moths, is to thoroughly brush on both sides all susceptible materials, then to sun them for two hours, be. fore storing for the summer. The method of storing unlnfested. susceptible articles for the summer is important. Boxes or bags lined with fresh tar paper, or tight fit- ting wooden or1 cardboard boxes, make safe storage places. Of all the materials used to repell clothes ymoths from goods in storage, nap- thalene is undoubtelly the best and cheapest, whether used in the form or balls or as flakes. Cedar chests and cedar shavings are not wholly effective against the pest. Infested articles 'can be easily and cheaply fumigated in boxes, trunks, or chests. The procedure is as fol- lows: pack the infested materials loosely into a box or chest and upon the top of them place a" shallow dish containing about an ounce of carbon bisuplhid. Inimediately close the box 'or chest and .seal tightly. The carbon‘ bisulphid pro- duces a gas that settles down into the clothing, killing all stages of the clothes moth. No fire should be in the building in which the fumi- gating takes place, as ,the gas pro- duced is highly explosive. All fumi- gating should be done in summer time when the temperature is never below 65 degrees. Most of the so-called home rem- edies for clothes moths are worth- less. Among the ineffective ones are dusts of alspice, angelica root,‘ black pepper, borax cayenne pepper, eucalyptus leaves, hellebare, lime, quassis chips, salt sodium bicarbon- ate, sodium carbonate, sulphur, and tobacco. Formaldehyde, as a spray or fumigant, is also entirely unsat- isfactory. In building dwelling houses, if a small window is put in each clothes closet and storage space in the attic, much of the moth trouble would be over for moths do not work or breed in the presence of light. Personal Column Constant Beacon—If "A Constant Reader" will send me her complete name and address I will be pleased to send her a personal letter answering her questions. ——-Mrs. Annie Taylor. A Few Hints.—-Many housewives com- plain about old potatoes being black and soggy. The remedy is to peel them and set them aside in cold water for an hour or two before they are cooked. Some think the only way they can “put down” eggs is with water glass but I have been very successful in keeping eggs fresh packing them in a pail of oats or bucket of salt. If strawberries are washed before they are hulled there will be no waste of juice. Tumblers and glass dishes that have held milk should always be rinsed well with cold water before being washed as usual. If this is not done they will soon have a cloudy appearance. Come on, housewives, send in your helpful hints and help some other woman with her work. ——Mrs Reader. . L —if you are well bred! Boone—Water sports. tennis, croquet,- basket ball, etc, have nothing that‘might be termed a fixed code of etiquette. To all of them, however, a few definite rules of manners apply. 1. The rudest and most ill- bred thing a fellow-player or spectator can do in any game is to annoy his partners 01' oppon- ents, or other pla ers in general by loud conversation, 1a culated to distract attention or annoy, and thus adversely affect their play. 2. No player should criticize another player who has taken part in the game through courtesy only. \ 3. No player should show himself boastful in success or shamefaced in de- li‘lft- Both extremes are unsportsman- e. 4. Every player in any game should show himself a ”good loser." He must meet defeat with a smile and be rea‘dy to congrattila-te the Winner. 6. No one should force himself on others who are playing a game. The players already playing, if the occasion should arias; should be allowed to make the advance was it is quite plain that . they“. would welcome , suggestion to be n8 . enter—mew” places are con- ‘ ter or comment'cal- ' «av—— «av—— .,. . .-.,,__. i . "Ask and ye shall rreoelim. John 16:24. . You shall receive it you ask aright. submitting your will to god, who does all of your welfare“ and, happiness. (James 4:2-4.) 3 Recipes Asparagus Salad.--Arrange cooked as- paragus on lettuce leaf. Chop finely one hard cooked egg. 2 tablespoons each of pimento and pickle and 1 tablespoon parsley. Strawberry Rolls.——Make a rich bisauit dough. Roll out the dough three-eighths of an inch thick. Spread smoothly with 1/2 cupful softened butter. Have ready 3. quart of hulled strawberries. Lay them on the dough: if they are quite large, mash them a little. Sprinkle thickly with 1 cupful sugar and 1 tablespoonful flour. and roll up like any other roll. Cut in slices 21/2 inches thick, set them on end in a pan three inches deep. Pour in lg cupful water and bake until done and the syrup thick. Strawberry Parfait—One quart of cream, 1 cu-pful sugar, 1 pint strawberry juice. Whip the cream until stiff and dry, and add the sugar and strawberry juice. Mix altogether, put in mold, pack in salt and ice, and let stand three hours. Fresh Strawberry Pie.——Make a crust of rich pastry, bake on inverted pie plate. Have 2 cupfuls of berries chopped fine and a cupful of sugar added. Fill crust with berries-sprinkled with sugar, cover with layer of thick cream, and if desired, put on meringue made of whites of 2 eggs and place in oven for meringue to 'brown. Set on ice 10 minutes before serving. Cucumber and Radish Salad—Section of cucumber (2"21/2"), sliced radishes, radish tulip, french dressing. Cut sec- tions of cucumber in slices, not cutting to separate. Place then, slices of radish be— tween and serve on lettuce with French Dressing. Place one radish tulip on each plate. Perfection Salad—V2 package of Knox gelatin, 1/; cup vinegar, juice of lemon, 1,5 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 cups chopped celery, 1 cup ca‘bbage. 1/1, cup sweet red pepper, (pimento). Mayonnaise dressing, water. Soak gelatin in cold water ten minutes, add 1 pint boiling water, 1/2 cup vinegar, juice of 1 lemon, sugar and salt. strain and let cool until it starts to set. Then add celery, cabbage and red peppers, ,. atrium, e leaves ‘ aise dressm’g‘pr turn in a dishi’orenamel pan about 1 inch deep, allow. to, set,rcut in squares. Serve on lettuce leaf. This salad is a delight- ful accompaniment to any meat course. It is practical. for it can be kept for days before serving it kept in a cool place. This recipe will serye about 20 people, . on '1' _ and fill With, mayonn‘ HOMBBPUN YARN A room a day keeps the spring clean- ing blues away. . O i I A fork will cream butter much more quickly than will* a spoon. ~ ”. I Every housewife has a right to a good knife sharpener. ' ill #1 t Every thistle cut this year means a lot less next year. t II . Uncle Ab says when dollars begin to get scarce is a good time to save 'em. ‘1 t "i A survey of the combined cupboard now will tell what the family will want next winter. . t t t A few dates in the youngsters' cereal may change a frown to a smile and an empty dish. Q l t Aunt Ada's Axioms: Gratitude is the most inexpensive commodity of which the world never had an over-supply. # t I A few inches of narrow ribbon, a. tiny bow, and a snap will hold the lingerie straps together neatly and daintily. # t t Aunt Ada's Axioms: Of course charity begins at home, but so do faith and hope, and a lot of other good qualities. I i It Many a moth seeking a woolly nest for the summer is discouraged by thoroughly cleaned garments securely wrapped and sealed in fresh newspaper. . t I" Some govern their children through fear —and then complain because “the kids leave home just when they get big enough to be of some help." t t # Is the tireless cooker ready for the summer? Look it over now, for you will want to stay out of the kitchen as much as possible, and you will want a cool kitchen when you have. to be there. a: .. c When some of us begin to take as good care of our bodies as we do of our auto- mobiles. we will not only add several years to our lives but will find the going a lot easier. AIDS TO GOOD DRESSING II SURE AND BIND IN YOUR SIZE A Comfortable House Dress for scout Women with Slender Mina—Striped flannel, gingham _ It lS_ made 'Wltll the popular “bosom" front, and has comfort- The. Pattern is cut in 8 Sizes: 40, 4 , , 1i . 48. ‘50, 52 and 54 inches . yards of one material 36 inches Wide. If made as illustrated the dress will require % yard 5104. or percale may benised for this model. able slenderizmg lines. bust measure. A 42 foot is 1% yard. Wide and 4 yards of stripped material. 5094-5121. inch Size requires 4% out in 7 Sizes: 34, , , Small. 34-36; Medium, 38-40; Large, 42-44; F yitlliy: “bodice top” that ,could be of lining. 4" _ 6110. is also good for flannel, kasha, linen and _re ). ings‘of yellow faille was used. 086. A Dainty Frock for a “Little Maid." crepe or crepe de c quires 1% yard of 36 inch material. 5101. A _Po ular s_uit Style for Small Boys. ——t‘liecked gin iaiii, linen. rep and poiigee are "_. dealrable‘materials for Siiits of tlllS.ClpSfl. ,, v trousers are buttoned to the blouse on lliSlde bands. ° The Pattern is cut in 3 of plain material. yards Will be required. ’ 5111 /' - or .Silk. cry or sticliery. ie Small, 34—36; Medium, terial. A Smart Two Piece QPeSSnf—Two Piece Dresses are among the favorite styles of the season. and best if made of one material. with binding or facings of contrasting goods. thisstyle is in green and white tiib Silk, With binding of white crepe (le chine. 40. ., .14 and 46 inches bust measure. _The Skirt 5121 is cut in 4 Sizes: .xtra. Large, 46-48. inches bust measure. , .The _w1dtli of the. skirtat the foot with plaits extended in . yar . .To make this Dress for a Medium size will require 6% yards for Skirt and Blouse of 40 inch material and 11/2 yard of lining-for bodice. ' ' A Simple Youthful Model.——Tub silks such as broadclothnre attractive for tli's design. It _ 'l‘he Pattern is cut in 3 Sizes: 16, 18 and An 18 year Size requires 3 iii yards of 32 iiici material if made of one material. the facings and belt Will require 11,, yard of contrasting material. . 5 _ . . . This will lie.(‘lial‘llllllg iii any of the new shades in linen or chambrey. poiigee or voile, ii'ith trimming in _il contrasting color. nne: The Pattern is out in 5 Sizes: 1. 2, 3, 4 and 5 years. A 3 year Size re« izes: 2., 4 an A 4 year size if made as illustrated will require 1 ‘7‘ yard of 36 inch checked material and % yard If made of one material 2% A Pretty Night Dress.-——’Ijliis dainty . . crepe de chine, batisto The trimming may be. of lace, embroid— Patterii is cut in 4 Sizes: _ 38-40; Large. 42-44; Extra Large, 46-48 inches bust measure. A . / Medium 8120 requires 3% yards of 36 inch ma- ”3 model is good for crepe, ALL PATTERNS 13c EACH—- 2 FOR 25c POSTPAID S: Order irom this or former Issues 0! The Business Former. giving number and sign your i name and address plainly. ADD 100 FOR SPRING AND SUMMER 1925 FASHION'BOOK ' Address all orders for patterns to Pattern Department THE BUSINESS FARMER Mt. Clemens, Mich. 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' 1TH each new or renewal subscriptionm two years for one dollar vc or five years for two dollars—to, Michigan Business Farmer we will give for a short time only an up to the minute Mich- igan road map similar to the one illustrated on the front cover of this issue. These maps are lithographed in five colors and are Without doubt the finest maps ever offered to the farmers of Michigan. A set of maps, such as these, corrected right up to the minute is one of the most valuable additions to any farm home, especially where there are children in school. They find it a constant source of inspiration and information. Most school geographies, even school maps, are now out of date. - This set of maps contains, among other things usually found in wall maps, the following exclusive features: (1) Automobile Routes in Michigan and United States. (2) Flags of every state and every nation, in colors._ . (3) Lomtzion and Letters of all Broadcasting Radio Stations in the United States. (4) Congressional Districts. (5) Every post office in Michigan, large or small. (6) Trunk Line Numbers and Markrngs. (8) Time changes by mines in the Umted States. (7) Latest census figures on every town in Michigan. (9) Parcel-post zones. (10) Map of Alaska and Aleutian Isles. , (ll) Corrected Map of the World, with world-war changes, and L innumerable other features, too numerous to mention. FOUR PAGES, size: 28x36 mamas —-—————e-————(X)UP()N—c———-_-—————— Michigan Business Farmer, _ Mount Clemens, Michigan Gentlemen: ‘ . Enclosed find for .................... years, subscription to Michigan Business Farmer. Name 3. F. D. No. .. ; Address . . OUR BOYS AND GIRLS Dear Uncle Ned:-—~The old saying, “A bad penny always returns” is surely true in this arse. As always I am going to chatter until someone gets tired of me. Why don’t some of the cousins tell more about trips they take? I love to hear about travels, and am sort of a wanderer Do any of you readers remember Ila- Vendee Adolph of Union City? 1 used to be in the same grade with her in School down there. My mother returned from Adolph’s beautiful home burning. You have my sympathy, LaVendee. As it seems to be customary for the cousins to describe themselves I will give you just a glimpse of me, but that Is all for if I told more you might get scared and run. I am just a plain farm- er girl, with the “plain" most prominent. Have brown hair and eyes, am 5 feet 4 inches tall and weigh about 124% pounds. I will be 17 years old June 23, so you can see what a “little—big” cousin is unong you. Oh yes, I nearly forgot about my freckles! Of course I could not get . .C'olors: BLUE AND'GOLD". myself, so come on, let’s hear about it.‘ there recently and gave an account of‘ em A along without them as'they are my ”chief ('3) pride.’” 7 ' » 7 . . . VVe’ll, Uncle Ned, if 1,-qult this time,- will you please let me come again»? You know I have quite a few bright red ’hairs hidden among my-‘browu ones that en- ‘ titles me to a. snappy little temper, so for your own benefit. take my advise in time and let me have‘rny way. And if I come again will you jam that old waste basket under the desk? - Three cheers for the M. B. F.,.the Chil- dren’s Hour and Uncle Ned—Elizabeth Yoder, R. 1, Maple City, Mich. —I am very sorry to learn about La— Vendee Adolph's home burning. Would’nt it be fine for all the cousins to write her letters extending their sympathy? Let us do that. Why not send us a pic- ture, Elizabeth, to prove your statement about being "plain”? Yes I think you can come again, but remember our motto and “Do Your Best” to control that "snappy little temper.” Will you? Dear Uncle .Nedz—I received the but- ton and think it is very pretty. I have two other pins but none are as pretty as this one. I hate to wear it as I am afraid I might lose it. I like schobl and am going, to try and go through high schbol. I think nothing is better than a good education. I am in the sixth grade at~school and do not think my subjects are very hard. I amsending a drawing “The Old Oaken Bucket” and hope to see it in print. For pets I have a dog named “Joe" and a pet hen that ‘has some little chicks. My hobby is to ride horse-back. I have no horse but I am always fussing around the horses. V I have a few flowers. lillies, bridlewreath, tacqueminot rose, lilac, thousand leaf rose, and peonies, red, pink and white. Then we have a white lilly that has pink spots on it. If it rains the“ pink spots run in together with the whim And we have an old fashioned rose, a very deep, dull red with a lot of tiny petals on it. Say Uncle Ned, can we send’in pictures thatvare colored with crayons? Do you print pictures made with pencil? . Uncle Ned, if somebody just. began tak- ing the paper and saw that we had pins but were too late'for the contest, and wanted a pin, how could they get one? Well, as it is 8:30 I will close. From a cousin—Leona Stofflet, Scotts, Mich.‘ —I am sorry that I cannot print your drawmg but you made it with blue ink, and drawings made with blue ink will not print. Nor will those made with colored crayons. If pencil drawings are good we can print them, but it is best ’ that you draw them with black ink. Those who did not win buttons in our contest will continually have opportuni- ties to win them because we are going to have many contests and buttons will be awarded to the wihners providing they do not already have one. In such cases will give them another prize. Come again, Leona—Uncle Ned. Some are Tiger MAMMA’S PET A year ago last January my mother had a baby lamb given her by a neigh- bor, we had great fun in feeding and caring for the lamb which we named Molly. In the evenings she would try to get in our laps, when some one would take her up and she would sleep in our arms like a baby. One day she disap- peared and my mother hunted all over for her, she had followed the dog away and came down to the schoolhouse. Bob, our dog, would come at recesses and noons to play with us children so he brought Molly with him that day. Molly was satisfied when she found me in the school house and was very quiet until she heard my mother speak wnen she ran for the door calling “maal maa!" My, how the children did laugh. When my father goes after the cows in the mornings Molly and Bob always go with him.—Nina Crawford, Elsie, Mich. cARTOONING MADE EASY ' , P B 0 o (C)! 0‘. A A O o 0*. .c‘ I ea ~‘ .thevrconfi‘acting par; ties?! . «ii-3" . *r . pear. "from' such Certificate or afli— davit that .the said applicant has ’ applied "for a license for the mar- riage\of a female who has not at- Vtained the age of 18 years,/ then“ it shall be the duty of the county “"clerk to reunite that he shall first produce the written consent of one of the parents of said female or. her ~"legal guardian to the marriage of said female and to the issuance of the license for which the application is made. Such consent shall be giv- en personally in the presence of said county clerk, or be acknow- ledged before- a notary public or other officer authorized to adminis- ter oaths, unless such female have no guardian or parent living. No license shall be issued by said coun- ty clerk in such cases until the fore- going requirements are complied with The second marriage bill, known as the Quinlan—Darian Act, is much shorter but no less important. Its chief provision is that no license to marry shall be delivered within a period of five days following the date of application therefor, except upon a written order signed by the Judge of Probate which would only be given in genuine emergencies. This bill is intended to prevent “spite” marriages and those entered into on the spur of the moment. Rural Health Considered Four bills having direct relation to the health of rural communities were enacted into law at the recent session. One of these provides for the acceptance on the part of Mich- igan of the Federal Shepherd—Town~ er Act for the promotion of the wel- fare and hygiene of maternity and infancy. To meet the provisions of this Federal aid, $30,000 is appro- priated for each of the next two years. The bill specifically states that no oiiicial, agent or representa— tive in carrying out the provisions of this act shall enter any home or take charge of any child over the objection of either parent. . The second public health bill de< finitely , authorizes any county through its board of supervisors to employ public health nurses. Some counties have employed such nurses in the past, but when the legality of this action was brought up, it was found that there was no legal au- thorization for their ~employment. The bill goes into detail regarding the qualifications, powers and duties of such nurses and the manner of their control and regulation. The last two public health meas— ures relate to the care of patients suffering from tuberculosis. Both have.been discussed in considerable detail in past issues of THE Busnmss FABMER and have been the topic of strong editorials in this paper. The first of these measures allows any county having a population of more than 30,000 to establish and maintain a. sanatorium for the treat- ment of tuberculosis. It further provides that any two or more coun— ties may cooperate for a similar pur- pose. In no case shall the tax for . the original construction and equip- ment‘exceed in any one year one mill on each dollar of the assessed valuation. ed over a period of not to» exceed three years. The state would pay $1 per day for each patient given free care in any such institution. The last of these bills appropri- ates $500,000 for a. new state tuber— culosis sanatorium to be erected on a site selected by a committee con- sisting of the Lieutenant-Governor, Speaker of the House of Represent- atives, two Senators and two Repre- sentatives. The urgent necessity for this in— stitution is illustrated by the large number of tuberculosis sufferers always on the waiting list for ad- mission to the sadly out-grown state sanatorium at Howell. ' Au- thorities in position to know state that to completely’serve all tuber— culosis patients requiring hospital treatment'in Michigan, would neces— sitate three. or.- four more institue tions each as large; as the one} at owell. . ‘ - , - ' ‘ _ endsthe one that eats the '" turns‘th food into the f rm at as to "the. Whenever-it.shall ap- - The funds may be rais-V ‘4 to: 25¢; '25 to: e1.”oo. at ‘ p I: ‘ r 1 3f?) «(\lh. A Riverside Tire put on myBuickonomr ago, with Ward’s Hon Duty Tube, still an in it the some nir— that’s going some! D. S.Robbinl. La: Crucu. N. Mex. “336‘s TIRES ”fuses Quality Equal to the Best Forget that the price is low. Just consider quality alone. Compare service and mileage, and you will find that Riverside Tires give you all you get in any tire—give you just an long.‘milea¢, just as satis- fastened-vac. Memorannotmade to unatalowpdce. Thymmade tobeasgooduanyfireTheycost futonmuchtomahjusteamuch for-fabric andrnbber, the difi'crcnce protection against skidding. in price is a difimnce in profit- Riverside Cords are thus the saf- ‘ ’l'hcycostlesstosell. cst tire, the most satisfactory tire ‘ and the most economical tire you Ward’s in the Largest Retailer in the World Quality equal to the best at aprice fnuch lower than even a fairly g tire costs has made Ward’s the largest retailers of tires in the world. We sell 5,000 t 6,000 tires perday. Hundred Montharomenrd Co The Oldest Mail OrderHouse is Today the Most Progressive now on' L Riverside Over-v. size Cords. Arthur Mueller, ' Jackaonport. Wis. H Prices Very Much Lower of thousands of people use nothing but Riversidea. Why not you too? When :1 Riverside gives you all you can get in any tire, why pay more? Greater - Protection Against Skidding Big heavy blocks oflive rubber and extra thick side studs and the husky ribs of Riverside Cords grab the slippery roads and are your greatest I have had two Riverside Cord. on my car for " fifteen month. and they at. It!“ good. I use thi- cnr every day in the I over all kindrgfmdo. I recommend River-idea to oven-yon. who wants tho moot fartheir mo: 0:12» can possibly buy. Why pay more?’ For fifty-three years Ward’s have Isold “Quality ” goods only—with a definite “Money Back” guarantee. The reliability of Montgomery Ward 85 Co. is beyond ques- tion. You cannot buy a tire with a better guarantee. ,/ of Tires ESTABLISHED 1872 Chicago Kansas City St. Paul Portland, Ore. Oakland, Calif. Fort Worth r i ”””//”/’/””””””’””””’/’//’//’//”/””//"/”c c: me says ‘ ‘. 3 .5 zo'v‘r. . $3.1 - Gray and Black ctr-fin“- "’5'" as: _m MONEY F E D E RA 1. BACK :9” 124:" Guarantee SORBINE TEASE MAM. a: . MS PAMFFQ will reduce inflamed. swollen Jonnts. Sprains, Bruises. 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An Auto-Oiled Aermotor, when once properly erected, ‘ needs no further attention except the annual oiling. There are no bolts or nuts to work loose and no delicate parts to get out of order. There are no untried features in the AntmOflell Aermotor. The gears run in oil in theofl-tighhstormo proof gear case just astheydid 10 years ago. Somerefineo. mentshave beenmadaasexperiencehasshown‘ thepossibil- ity of improvement, but the original simplicity of design has ' been retained while greater perfection of operationhas been achieved. _TheAermotor is wonderfuuy eflicient in the light winds, which are the prevailing ones. The self-oiled motor walks with practically no fricfiomandthe wind-wheel of the Aermalnr is made torun in the lightest breeze. It is also amply strong to run safelyin the strongest winds. In any condition of wind or . you maybe sure that the Auto-OfledAermotnl-will give you the bestof service. 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That is the reason no customers are dissatisfied with the laying ability of our stock. You can be assured of exceptional high quality chicks. There are none better. We will ship C. O. D. prepaid parcel post if desired. Cat— ‘alogue and price list will be mailed to you same day request is re- }ceived. 100 per cent safe arrival guaranteed. WOLVERINE HATCHERY H. P. WIERSMA. Prop. ZEELAND. MICHIGAN. HEAVY WINTER LAYING STOCK PRODUCED BY l\II(‘H- ' IGAN’S OLD RELIABLE HATCHERY tate. Pure- bred TOM BARRON and AMERICAN WHITE LEGv ORNS, Anconas, Barred Rocks, Rhode Island Reds. Strong, well hatched chicks from Hoganized free range stock. By insured Parcel 100% Live Delivery Guaranteed. 17 years experience in the business and giving absolute satisfaction to thousands. SPECIAL MlDSEASON' BARGAIN OFFER Baby Chicks in assorted lots at $75. 00 in 1000 lots, or $8. 00 per 100. Quality of stock and live delivery guaranteed. Write or order at once to get benefit of this low price. Valuable Illustrated Catalog Free. . . Holland Hatchery and Poultry Farm, R-7-B., Holland, Michigan Iguanas-210111110115 75/0 or am SALES EACH 11141221115 T0 010 CUSTOMERS "Tancred --- English S. C. White Leghorns EARLY JUNE DELIVERY 50 1 0 E Ilsh Type Mating (Extra Selected) .......................................................... $4. 50 $9.00 $42.5 ngcred- Engllsh Matlng (Special) (225 to 299- -egg males) ...................... 5.50 11.00 52.5 BROILERS, 70 EACH. Do not miss this opportunity to get those (hicks at the low *rices quoted. OUR PEN IS LEADING THE ENTIRE LEGHORN DIVISION AT THE INTERNA IONAL EGG LAYING CONT ETS AT M. A. C. HIGH BREEDING COUNT S. Order direct from this ad. or send for catalog. A 25% If “e cannot ship on (lite wanted 11e will return your money at once. 100 de osit books our order. p y Order today. Ref: Zeeland State Commercial and Savings Bang. live and good condition guaranteed. * Royal Hatchery and Farms, S. P. Wiersma, Prop., Zeeland, Mich.., R. 2. EAR” BABY C HICKS FROM PU“ “RED MATURING BLOOD TESTED STOCK BRED IN MICHIGAN -— HATCHED IN MICHIGAN Prices 11 Far cl Post Prt aid! 50 100 500 1000 Select 11.13 11(oci1sC .md 11.113105 .................................................... $5.50 $10.00 $50.00 $100.00 Extra Sele(t B. 1‘. Rocks and It. I. Reds 6.50 12.00 60.00 120.00 , [It]? RocksFandB“S\V,(a111h\»ttesi. .1 ..... 1.50 13.38 45.00 '00-‘00 11 am 11g . .. _ ’. egnrns . o. . . Tancryed American so. W.I.eghorni1 ................................................... c. 50 12. 00 60.00 120.00 Mixed (all heavies) $9. 00 straight. Mixed (all varieties) $8. 00 straight. Order right from this Ad 100% Live Delivery Guaranteed. Pullets from 8 “asks to maturiay. MILAN HATCHERY. Box 4. Mllan, Michigan. for prompt shipment. VTYRONE POULTRY FARM select White and Brown Leghorns, White Minorcas, White, olden and Silver Wyaridottes, White and min Orpingtons. Black Spanish Light Brahmas. etc. Of 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 (‘hicks elseuhere our Gefecial circular containing our low prices and particulars about the 3000 PRIZE CHIC TYRONE POULTRY FARM, Dept. 21. Fcnton, Mlchlgan. sell you your 1025 Chicks from pure bred, V Great \Vinter Layers. Pure bred. high quality flocks Get these good Chicks NOW when they 100 % Live Delivery Guaranteed. REDUCED PRICE will do the best. Postpald prices on 0 00 500 1000 Whlte and Brown Leghorns, Anconas,... .$2. 15 $4. 75 5%9'0 .00 $42. 50 80.00 Barred Rocks and Reds, .......................... 10.00 Assorted Mlx ed. ”2.25 4.0015.00 Selet StOck $l per "I00 higher. 8 weeks I’ullets write for prices. gig}? Refei‘ence There is no risk. Get our Contest Circular. WINSTROM POULTRY FARM, Box 0-5, Iceland, Mlchlgan. BUY— - MICHIGAN QUALITY CHICKS th d th white diarrhea because our hatching equipment is the align yolilllld“(l))202lug§ (131% elilieock‘smare Healthy matured Birds on range. Our Leghorns are Barron and Tancred strains headed by Pedigreed males diiect from Eckart. P1oneer breeders of Anconas Also Barred Rocks and S. 0 Beds of best blood lines. CHICKS—Assorted lots $75. 00 per 1000, $8. 00 per 100. Quality and SPEG'A '- livc delivery guaranteed. Order now or write for free Illustrated cata— Box 2, Holland, Mich. ’ logue. Also 8 and 10 11eek old pullets. Michigan Hatchery & Poultry Farm, Tested Chlcks. Can shlp at once. Rush your order at reduced prices. ‘ Barred and White Box, Reds, Black Minorcas, 14c each White and Silver _§§;* Wyandottes,0rpingtons,150. White ~ 1‘ , L ht Brahmas.180. Whitse, Brown, Bu Leghorns, Heavy broilers, \ l ‘\\i‘: ‘lyli. BllScliEepIp‘agggiimAlrsiconlgs. 12c. Light broilers, Ma 11g chicks $1 per 100 H9881} June ' chicks $2 less. Add 35c extra if less than 100c1vante Hatching eggs. an re er- 2 1 enée‘ “832°13‘25th 3186123311, 26 Lyon St. Grand Rapldl. Mlohlqan. ..... Results . . . q “We have had very good results from our ad in your paper.” Lawrence Poultry Farm, Grand Rapids, Mich . day evening. in that connection a hazy idea or a red brick building, housing a lot of machines turned by cranks, with a procession of fat hogs going into the hopper on top and a slabs of bacon already to slice coming out of of another, with sausages, squeals, and pork chops coming out of other smaller spouts all along the way. We visited the largest one in Den— mark, the “Fredericks-sund. Andels Svineslagteri", and I found that I had been mistaken all these years. A Danish bacon factory is simply a hog slaughtering and bacon curing plant. In Denmark the hog slaugh— tering is not centralized at the large markets as it is here. The cooperative plants are scattered through the kingdom, the average membership, we were told, being about 3, 600 hog producers. The re- markable thing about it all is that these enterprises are all controlled by the producers themselves. The hog producers in the vicinity fi- nance the building of the factory, contract to deliver all their hogs to the factory and pay a fine of a little over $2. 50 per hog if they vi- olate it, and sell somewhere else. The first of these plants was es- tablished in 1887 and so successful has it been that there are now 46 cooperatives... acon factories, and 85 per cent of l the hogs slaughtered in Denmark are killed in the coop- erative plants. The plant we visited had a mem- bership of 4, 200 members which in- cluded 99 per cent of all the hog producers within the territory it was built to serve, an area ten miles wide and forty miles long. The plant was built and originally operated on borrowed money after 1,200 members had contracted to deliver all their hogs to the factory for the next twenty years. It takes faith in one’s felIOWmen to sign a contract like that. The property is now owned mortgage free, and an average of 2,000 hogs are slaughter— ed every week. About 95 per cent of these hogs are hauled direct to the factory in wagons or trucks and th farmer himself is paid from 25 cents to a dollar a head for the haul- ing of his own hogs to his own fac- tory. The farmer is paid the same day the delivery is made according to the price that is set for the week by a committee from all the bacon factories. These hogs are marketed at from 180 to 220 pounds and dress from 135 to 165 pounds. Un- iformity of the finished product is so necessary that a deduction of about a cent a pound is made if the hog is above or below the re- quired weight. The result is that these hogs are all of the same type, a Yorkshire cross with the native Danish hogs, and the bacon sides all look almost exactly alike when they are ready to ship to England. These sides are loaded into rail- road cars (in the fourth or 111th day and are sent by boat from Cb‘pen‘e hagen hetero the. end of. the Fflrst, ~week. The Danish farmer dees not. need to worry about the price fluc— tuations; when his hog is ready he hauls him to the plant, gets his money, and then at the end of the year he gets his dividend according to the weight of hogs delivered. 00 for Germany But we' had Germany yet to visit and practically as much of Europe yet to conquer as Napoleon had at the beginning of his career. .We left, Copenhagen one beautiful morning for Berlin, Germany,_ the city of poverty and rags. We had been promised that kind of a. city, and it was certainly true. Poverty and rags, amid marbled splendor—and hunger in gilded halls—that was the irony of Berlin. It is a beautiful city physically, and it must once have been magnificent, but beautiful buildings and broad avenues do not make a city any more than a diamond ring will fill a stomach. It seemed to us that the city was most pitifully poor. ' There is the prosperous side of that great and magnificent city—— but the seamy side in the summer of 1924 was ever so much more no- ticeable, and the contrast was most startling. There are splendidly ap- pointed restaurants, heavily patron- ized it is true, but just outside the door and along the sidewalk lead- ing up to the restaurant are doz- ens of miserable beggars, under- nourished and in rags. There is a. wonderful opera, yes. It is admit- ted to be the finest in the world outside of New York and Paris, per- haps. But there is no whistling about the streets; there is no sing— ing in the parks and I would judge a country more by these things, the spontaneous music of the four mil- lion, rather than the quality of the opera in the\ circles of the four hundred. There are magnificent private au- tomobiles, rolling along in state with chauffeurs and even footmen liveried in the height of that “uni— formitis” with which all of Ger- many_ seems to be afflicted. But “the judgment of the ten million” in Germany is most certainly not to own their own, for in August, 1924, one would not see as many privately owned automobiles in Berlin in a. day as he could see in any village of 200 people in the United States. There was the physical back- ground, the actual territory, for beautiful city parks in this great European capital, but there was no pleasure in strolling through these parks for the benches were covered with the poor and unemployed. the paths lined with beggars and no happy children, such as we look for in America, were “playing about on the grass—grass such as it was. DAIRY and LIVESTOCK (We invite you to contribute your experience in raising live- stock to this department. IONIA FARMER ADDS COSTLY SIRE T0 HERD OLLOWING the policy of “the best is none to good” Thomas Martin of Ionia recently pur- chased a valuable sire to head his herd of choice Shorthorns. He purchased the bull, “Welfare’s Dia— mond,” for four years at the head of the herd of M. E. Miller, of Greenville. The dam of Welfare’s Diamond was Welfare 6th a cow which gave 7,365 pounds of milk as a three—year—old, while his sire was Roan Cumberland, imported in dam and bred by Thomas Lancaster, Cumberland, England. His sire was the first prize bull at the Pentrith Agricultural Show in England and sold in Argentine for $6, 025. We congratulate you, Mr. Miller. DAIRY MEETING A GREAT SUCCESS HE largest audience that ever attended a farmers’ meeting in -* Beaverton, was present at the big Farmers' Dairy Meeting, Fri- May 8, over 280 muni :1 building. pers' '11: in the comp Questions cheerfully answered.) enjoyed the splendid program which was put on by the Coleman Union Cow Testing Association. ' Prof. Dennison of the M. S. 'C., gave a remarkable talk on bull as- sociations, calf clubs, cow testing association work, the great need of a county agent in Gladwin County, and the general need of organiza- tion among the farmers. Then a mixed quartette, composed of Miss 'Michler, Miss Ethel McKimmy, Lan- da Miller and Paul McKimmy, gave a splendid selection entitled, “The Farmer Feeds Them All. ” Mr. A. C. Baltzer, dairy extension special- ist of M. S. C., and head of the Mich- igan cow testers, gave a valuable talk on feeding, etc. He told of the value of sweet clover as a pasture crop, and the necessity of feeding grain on pasture. He alsorexplained the cow testing work. Landa Mich— lerpang a solo entitled, “The Man Behind the Plow", and responded to an encOre. 1: Mr. Ballard of the Michigan State College experiment station explain- . ed the great need or a‘ counIty tugboat , _. ”wwmuv—zi , . ”w ‘ Seventy-five peon’ . 50111151513 ROSS “mi STANDARD ' SINCE Cu'l850 one. is behind it. No other- cull-r has R'SS eonumdlon features. No silo too high. no corn too large. for the ROSS. Equipped with boiler plate steel disc. Six fans throwing as well as blowing. Solid steel blower casing-Aline heavy sell Jinninn main shaft bearing race eliminating friction and wear; this ’ feature also enables the holding of cuttinn knivos. close to the sheer bar thus incur» inn :1 clean out which does not shred or tear the corn. Corn cut on a 3083 re‘ tsins all the juices. THE ROSS‘ENSILAGE CUTTER is built in six . sizes, all low speed and built for life-time service. Write for complete descrip- Horn of ROSS construction , new and easy terms. Makers 0 f Copper-content ' no a s METAIT galvanised Silo since 1912. Every f a r 111 e r should read 40- pane booklet. USER'S OWN WORDS; Sent free. ,i ——.—.———-———_—.——_—_— E. W. ROSS ENSILAGE CUTTER & SILO CO. 59 Warder St.. , Springfield Ohio. Please send me Ensilane Cutter Catalogue, Silo USER'S OWN WORDS. Name ...................................................................... ‘1 l: 1 l: l l l l I. l l l Address BREEDERS’- DIRECTORY Ads under this heading 300 “per agate line for 4 lines or more. 81.00 per insertion for 3 lines or »—~ less. fl calm: ‘ amx‘wsxm “ MAY — cusmsrrs —— ROSE STATE AND FEDERAL ACCREDIT Bull calves out of Dams up to 877 pounds fat. Sired bl. Bul’Fh “lilo“ Dllgllllgl? ghuttplevtnocklgh; . e o unds at e 0111 s Briarbank and Holbecks' G s ‘31 Ni’i‘imi‘i‘ Emil???“ ”‘°‘ .' 1 .1 . an s . “00M 10 aurinows of ozone: .1. 111cm. luau. W. 8.. Michigan. PRAGTIGALLV PURE GUERNSEY DAIRDV ld. 0.0 each. shipped C. O.D ““0817 glei‘lPVVoAY.‘l2Nhltewater. Wisconsin. BEST GUERNSEY HElFER CALVES c.h EDGEWOOD 65211131“.01111101611111». Wis. Registered Guernsey Bull Calves—400d by Grand- son of Imp. Kin of the May. for 530. 00 with pa klso 0 er Re stered cows and heifer cs ves. E. A. Black. oward Oily, Michigan. HEREFORDB 0RD STEERS 50 Wt. Around 930 lbs. :0 Aroundm 3 . Around 860 lbs. 142 Wt. Around 000 lbs. 41 Wt. Around 580 lbs. 52 Wt. Around 500 lbs. 58 Wt. Around 450 lbs. Also man other bunches. Deep reds, dehornsd. noo'd stoc ord.er Real quality Hereford- axe usuall finished. Will market toppers when sell your choice from any bunch. VAN ll. BALDWIR, Eldon. Wspello 00.. Iowa. WE HAVE BRED HEREFORDS SINCE 1860 Our herd bulls are International Winners. Stock of all ages for ssl metio st Farmers prices. Write us for further in eed He refords that fatten quickly. =-0RAP.0 FARM. Inert: Greek. ohinen. JERSEYS REtt’JEthgoEgS. PIOGIO ”ink or R. F. ant?! 0W accredited "State and “Tailor-Sir 031311111511. to or visit [aloud and “chines. GUY 0.}. WILD III-DINO. Q. BROWN 51me BROWN SWISS For Bale—4301's Bulls and Kai Jolll rrrzfixrmcx. mulnfms'liz‘mam. SHORTHORNS o BULLS. SHORTllohflles- 1:u'rosm. reed!“ (gem one and two years id, Mm “from Im dam But 0 W 80m“: “dew/M 11111181111. 7 said that the M. -.S C. is ready to cooperate with the farm- ore of Michigan at any time they may want more milk. A movie showing the true type of dairy cow was then viewed by the audience. Another movie showing the process of the secretion of milk from the blood in the cow ’8 udder. Elden G. Witkowsky, tester, Frank Rilett and Ericus Foor, were appointed as a committee to prepare the program of the big Farmers Tour and Picnic to be held the last part 'of August. Harry Lang, Fred Reithel and Frank Rilett were ap- pointed as 'another committee for the program of a Jersey Day to be held in July.—Elden G. Wltkowsky. STOP FEEDING ENSILAGE I' have an eight year old mare which has always been a good eater and thrifty. This year the mare has a variable appetite and this morning she did not eat grain. Her hair does ‘not shed as it‘should. She had .. one-half bushel ,ensilage per day during winter—no grain—— oat straw night and morning and hay at noon during winter. What should put this mare in good con- dition?—E. B., Mullikon, Mich. WOULD recommend that you I stop feeding ensilage and give the mare at least a pound of oats for every hundred she Weighs per day divided into three meals. To the eveningfmeai add two or three quarts of bran with the oats, mix dry, then moisten and mix well be— fore feeding. The addition of a small handfull of ground flaxseed to the evening meal would be very beneficial. Feed clean bright clov- er hay or clover and timothy mixed. Alfalfa hay fed once daily would be an excellent addition to the ra— tion. It would also be very good to groom the mare very ‘thoroughly once or twice daily—John P. Hut- ton, Assoc. Prof. of Surgery and Medicine, Michigan State College. VETERINARY DEPARTMENT LIUE Please advise me what to do for lice on cattle or horses. Your ad- vice will be appreciated.———G. R., Olivet, Michigan. EGARDIN'G a preparation to R rub on cattle and horses to rid them of lice, we would suggest that you try the following: To one pound of Larkspur seed add one gallon of water, let simmer on the stove for about an hour. After cooling apply to the surface of the skin with a sponge and rub well in. This treatment can be re— peated in two weeks if necessary. Stables where the horses and cat— tle are kept should be thoroughly 'cleaned and disinfected by spraying them with some efficient disinfect- ant prepara‘ion.——John P. Hutton, Assoc. Prof. of Surgery and Medi— cine, Michigan State College. WORM FITS I have a dog one and one—half years old that has worm fits, could you tell me what to do for him?“- H. M., Baryton, Mich. would be necessary to first know what kind of worms your dog is suifering from. Dogs com— monly sufier from three kinds of worms: roundworms, hookworms, and tape worms. A specific treat- ment is required for each variety or worms, therefore, it becomes neces— sary to first make an examination of- the dog’s feces to détermine what kind of worms he is suffering from. Many times it is necessary to ex— amine the feces under the micro— scope ,to find the eggs. I would recommend that you take your dog to a qualified veterinarian and have him make an examination and determine first the kind of worms your dog is suffering from. -——John P. Hutton, Assoc. Prof. of Surgery and Medicine, Michigan Agricultural college. ‘ . " ' mama: may are. more. to the farmers of WW8 ma home. lumbering, money- for I ‘_ One Spot —— Where a De Laval will con - Vince you of what it can do ~ Try One on Your Own Form If you are not already convinced of the su eri r t f th D L 1 Cream Separator, there IS a sim le an p 0 l y o e e ava tomr ownfiaétiiisctiom p d easy way to settle this question your va Agent to let cu tr one—— free of char e. Then use it under Jihur ovsvfn condllillohwell.I ghaflvjill‘li 20:01; be oonvin of its superiority, and know why. Run the skim-milk from your old separator through the new De Laval. You may be sur— prised at the amount of cream the new De Laval will get from 11:; and if it does, then trade in your old machine as partial _ _-4‘L.".¥J,‘J-3L.L-\_‘ . . payment. a $1268 NEWEEE DE “VAL SEPARA‘I'OR COMPANY ' RK CHICAGO sco ' . 165 Broadway 600 Jackson Blvd. SADéIPhEfileNgg. E From World’s Greatest Layers BABY GHIGKS $6.50 per 100 and Up—Catalog Free Eckhard and Tom Barron W. Lenhorns—Heavy Type Brown Leg- orns~R. . an S. C.R ode Island ed 3— hode Island Whites—Sheppard's Anconas—Parls’ s Barred Rocks If you want pure bred chicks that are bred right, hatched right, and shipped rig ht, that grow and will make you a profit, get our new low prices and free catalog before you buy. Flock: are careful! culled and developed on free range. All chicks are hand icked an inspected, no cripples or weaklings. Every one strong andp healthy. 100% Live Delivery—Postage Paid Satisfaction Guaranteed. Write Now. White Leghorn and Barred Rock pullets after May 1, at low prices. Knoll’s Hatchery, R. R. l2, Box 3., Holland, Mich. 100% Live Delivery Guar. —Postpaid prices 100 Foreman Strain Bar-reds Roe . .. $800 00 $15 00 $732)?) $1133£80 sawed Barred Rocks,s . a; o I. Reds, 6.60 12.00 5.00 10000 e o. Reds, (1M. La ingd Cohtest Rszock)- .: ........... 8.00 15.00 10.00 130100 White Rocks and syan dottes. ........... 1.50 14.00 65.00 126 00 Tancred American C. White Leghorns, .. 1.00 13.00 60.00 11500 English Barron s. c. White Leghorns, .................. 5.50 10.00 45. as'oo All Heavy Chicks, odd lots... . .. .. 10.09 50.00 95:00 All "Hawk Chicks, .............................................. 500 9-00 0- 0 75.00 4 Lansing, Michigan. "ow Large vigorous. peppy chicks that will complete ly satisfy y on 1 00 500 Barron Strain s. G. W. Leghorn: $10.00 $45.00 Barred Rocks 2.00 55.00 s. C. R. I. Reds 0 55.00 R. C. l. Reds 13.00 60.00 Anconas and Brown Leghorns ........ 11. 00 50.00 Broilers Mix ed ................................ 3.00 38.00 Finn‘s for hatching Half rice of chicks. Pulleta 8.1... ’5 ach. 0dr er now irect from this Ad. We give yml service. “'0 positively guarantee to sat‘ isfy you ”)0? alive delivery guaranteed. GO-OPERATIVE FARMS. Box 8 Iceland. Mich. Eg g-Line White Le ghorns ’l‘ancred- Barron g2g50 to 330 cm; record 1115 esto'ry Strong. sturdy chicks {grow the choicest free range matings at commercial hatchery prices. matings headed by pure Tancred males direct from Beall and Morgan. Prices for May 12th and 919th shipment 25100 000 Extra Superior AA Matin $400 $1. :15 $15. 00 $10. 0000 31130.0() Superior A Mating .................................................................... 2 1515090 .0 Deduct 1c per Clil(k from above prices for June deliveryhv Shipped by prsexfaid 1113.021 post and .n‘ teed to arrive in strong, healthy conditon. l‘erms:10‘7’ with order, balance before shipment. Ref Zeeiaud State Bank.(.1tnlng fxee. J. PATER A SON, Box 3. Rt. 4, Hudsonville. Michigan. Chick Prices Greatly Reduced Buy your chicks now from best egg producing, utility stock. strong, vi¥01(ius, healthy chicksofrom egg bred ' ' YSTONE HATCHERY. Dept. 51, stock kept under ideal conditions. Order from this ad, to Save ti11ic.We s ip () . . if more - convenient. N 0. White L h 11000.00 23.000 4.4530“ ‘ 1 orns, ................................................................ . : , 33:3: $33k", S ... 0.9 13.00 31.00 ... - _‘ Rhode Island Rods" 13.00 31.00, MI White Wyandottes. .............................................................................................. 13. 00 81.00 “0 1 15 each in lots of 100; $1 25 each in lots less 100. 9 B St S. (‘. White Ieghorn hens 5‘00 arron rain ARI. IRELAND. MICHIGAN HILLVIEW PULLET WHEN WRITING T0 ADVERTISERS, PLEASE MENTION THE BUSINESS FARMER -. . ,J .' .93. yarJeirj .Vtwm'rE LEGHORN BABY CHICKS - J. Special Prices for June Selected Mating Extra Selected Special Star EGG BRED . . Mating Mating E 1 h T Wh t - . n“ ”I ghlilifis, ‘ ° English g'I‘ype White English pine Wh1te or Br. Leghorns. Anconus Br. Leghornsn Anconas, Muted to Pedigree Sired 01“ and Hollywood Males. $9 per 100 $1] per 100 $13 per 100 ngEARS $40 Per 500 $50 per 500 $60 per 500 $75 per 1000 $95 per 1000 $115 per-.1000, Odds and Ends: $7.00 per 100, $34 per 500, $62 per 1000 Order Direct from This Ad -' Poultry profits come from flocks in which practically every hen lays steadily. . Such flocks can be raised only with chicks which have known high record ancestry. This can be expected when you buy chicks from Wyngard n’s with 19 years of. breeding for high flock averages. Read our talog for full information. yn garden HATCHERY a; FARMS ZEELAND, MICH., Box B (0UAL PRICES SMASHEI)! Our saving through unusually good hatches has enabled us to cut prices again on our exceptionally high grade chicks. Order now —save money. _._, Extra Selected Barron or Tan- cr Leghorns sired 25 50 100 500 1000 by males of 250 to 280 egg hens, .................................... $2.15 $5.25 $10.00 $45.00 $90.00 Barron S English White Leghorns Standard H eavy Laying tock, ...................... 2.50 4.15 9.00 42.50 80.00 Extra Selected Sheppard Mottled Anconas sired by 200 to 25 egg males. . .00 5.15 11.00 52.50 100.00 . Mottled Anconasm, Standard heavy laying stock, . 2.50 4.1 9.00 42.5 80. Selected Parks Bred- to lay Barred Rock .............................. 3.151.00 13.00 62.50 120.00 Broiler, mlxed chicks, .................................................................... 2.00 3.50 1.00 35.00 10. Order at once from this ad. Cash with order or send C. O. D. if desired. 100% alive delivery guar- We also have pullets ready for immediate shipment. Get our prices. BOX 30, ZEELAND, MICH. TAHCRED-BARROI‘I anteed prepaid to your door. SILVER WARD HATCHERY DOWNS During mholst of this time our business has been purely his 1925 local business we have built up a reputation for HIGH QUALITY WHITE LEGHORNS We now make the ML 1 882 I—ID For forty three years the name Downs has been associated lvnhl. poultryu ocal That has brought us results over a lllll(ll larger field than we had anticipated. lowing prices. 100% Live Delivery Guaranteed. Postpaid. Ref. Romeo Sggings1Bank, Romeo, Mich. For Delivery on and after June 1st. Postpaid 25 500 000 Barron selected White Leghorns, ............................................ $2.15 $5. 000 $9. 00 $42. 50 $85. 00 Tom HONESTY IS OI'R MOTTO and our business has been sounded and built up on this principle. Get some of these good Barron June (‘hick s They will prove a mighty profitable investment for you. Cockercls will be fully matured for 1920 breuiing season. Get our Free Catalog. W. A. DOWNS POULTRY FARM, Box 105, WASHINGTON, MICH. PRICES FOR JUNE DELIVERY _ Utility Matings 100 50 English 5. C. White Leghorns, ...... ‘ .$ 9.00 $42.50 arred Roc . . 11.00 52.5 , ,_ S. C. an R c Rhode Island 111565,. 11. 00 52.50 k...‘ Star Matings 100 500 Tancred strain "' gancrgd S. SS. White Leghorns, ................................................ $1388 $23.38 : arre oc . _ WM" LEGHORNS s c. and 11.0 Rhode Island Reds, ...................................... 1s 00 so. 00 8 cents each u 011 orders of Mixed (1m ks (hood (hicks—no culls) pto 500. Send for cata 0g and special prices on less than 100 add 210 to total price. 1000 and «nor. AND 10 WEEKS OLD PULLETS AT ATTRACTIVE PRICES READ 'l‘lilS 11.21RRl‘D ROG K RECORD—'Lakevicw Poultry Farm——-Dear Sirs: The B. .rred Rock (hicks lf bought of gun last spring are the best I ever had for egg production and for market , as tiny wcigh from 6 to pounds. You may count on a larger order from me this spring, as some of my neighbors are surprised at my age reduction this winter and will Want some of your stock this y1.1r.My pullets started to lay at 5 months old and by . January were going 70% daily. —John A. cuhaus, East. Amherst, N. Y., Jan" 3, 1925. . Guarantee Live Delivery and Good Condition HOLLAND, MICHIGAN Sinqic Comb 8 Rose Comb RHODE ISLAND REDS LAKEVIEW POeULTRY FARM, R. R. 8. Box 8, Chicks $7. 00 per 100 and up. From good, pure bred, heavy REDUCED PRICES G laying flocks. Id I 25 Prices Effecthbe JungoFlrst'oo 00 Live Delivery unranteed—Postpa pr ces English White SLeghorns, Broewn Leghor ns, ................ $2.15 $4. 50 S 9.00 $42. 50 $ 80. 00 Barred Rocks,S a R. ................................ 3.05 6.25 12.00 51. 50 11000 Mixed 0h Icks, 50, $4; 100, d$1 straight. Heavy Mixed, 50, $5. 50; 100, $9 straight. Order right frog) tthis ail with1 fullg remittance and save time. Hatched in Blue Hen Incu— tors NonfiUICDErRMANeBFIOSug Box 31, ZEELAND. MICHIGAN. Post id rices on 50 100 500 Single C(iiilib White Leghorns, .......................................... $5.00 39. 00 $32. 50 Barred Plymouth Rocsk ......... 6.00 11.00 02,50 S. 0. Rhode Island Reds,... 6.00 11.00 .5...50 S. C. Mottled Anconas, ............. 5.50 10. 08 4;.g8 Mixed Broiler Chicks, ........................................................ 4. 00 7.0 C t 1 I’ullets ready for shipment now. Safe arrival guaranteed. Write for our 9. a 0g or order direct from .tlllIB naii' b Money refun ed at once if we can not fill you r t . e conv vine Jrlglligeg’tw Haltchgry rig Plullet Farm, Holland, Mlch.. Harm J. Knoll, Owner. ' BARRON ENGLISH WHITE LEGI-IORNS-Winter Layers JUNE PRICE 8 CENTS PER CHICK 100 Price ........................ ' $4.50 $8.00 paid. 100% delivery guaranteed. Order direct from this ad and save time. We ship 0. 0. D. Post 10 down with 0rd or 9' . ELGIN uncanny. ea 0 kema, Prep" Dex A, Iceland. mom... ADVERTISERS PLEASE MENTION NESS FARMER 500 $89.00 / . fected with TB have the TB germ in them? Are such eggs fit to eat. Upon killing three roosters, which were not so poor, the livers of the first two were of a natural size and had several yellow spots on them", .while the third one’s liver was twice or three times as large and also had the same kind of spots as the other two. The hens keep dying and at death- are very poor.—F. M., Oak Grove, Mich. WISH to say that tuberculosis germs are not transmissible through the egg. I don’t believe there is any danger in eating them although it might affect the appe- tite if one knew the source of the eggs. The description of symptoms is very suggestive of tuberculosis— H. F. Statseth, Associate Professor of Bacteriology, Michigan Agricul- tural College. " FARM WOMAN IS STRONG FOR ’ HER‘ POULTRY RECORDS N 1922 I decided I would like to to change chickens. Having raised Barred Rocks for a number of years I finally decided on White Leg- horns because I like a white chicken best. Then, too, I knew Leghorns were famous egg producers, having raised Brown Leghorns for many years when a child at home. In fact my parents never raised‘ any other breed of poultry. I also knew that it didn’t take so much housing space for Leghorns as it does for the larger breeds of chickens. In order to get a start I bought 850 White Leghorn baby chicks from a hatchery and raised 700 of them. I used a hard coal hover in my brood— er house and like it very much. I sold the cockerels when they were nine weeks old. The pullets began laying in September. In November the 300 pullets I had kept laid 147 dozen eggs. From November 1922 until November 1923 they laid 3908 dozen eggs. I have never used lights on my birds until this winter. I now use gasoline lanterns and find they are very satisfactory and easy to take care of. The chickens will come off the roosts as soon as the lights are taken into the house. I feed a scratch feed early in the morning, which is a mixture of oats and wheat and at six o’clock at night I give them corn. I feed a quart of grain to every twelve hens. I keep a mash before them at all times, and plenty of clean water. This time of the year when eggs are soaring around 50c and 550 per dozen, one is encouraged to look after the flock and give them :close attention. Thus far, I have never been bothered with any disease among my poultry, but I take no chances. When a bird gets droopy, the axe is my remedy. One culling a year does not answer the purpose of keeping your flock healthy and most profitable. One must be on the job continually and not be afraid to cull out the poor doers. I am now having my flock blood tested for white diarrhea. The big problem we farm women have is to convince our husbands that poultry given good care will ac- tually pay. I find that the best way to convince them is to keep an ac- curate account ot what you feed and take in each day. The folowing fig- ures are taken from my May 1924 monthly record on 288 hens: Total products sold, $128.69; Total feed consumed, $11.40; total receipts, expense other than feed, none; to— tal receipts, $140.09; total expense, $18.66; apparent labor income, $121.43.———Mrs. E. B. \Shuert. Oyster shell is good, but it won’t take the place of grit for hens. 0 3 9 Uncle Ab says the man you most envy generally hasn’t got what you envy. FREE BOOK ABOUT CANCER The Indianapolis Cancer Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, has published a booklet which gives interesting facts about the cause of Center, also tells what to do for pain, bleedingp A valuable guide in» the}: odbr, etc. management or any Wcase Write for it today, mentioning this patience. GERMS NOT magmas, Do eggs coming from. hens" in-" dv‘ ngh Grade Stock At Prices You Can Afford to Pay Bred for Eggs. not ior show feathers. Every chick from our farm is og‘proven egg laying strain. ENGLISH BARRON LEOHORNS ARISTOORAT BARRED ROOKS ' BROWN LEGHORNS PRICES FOR JUNE DELIVERY 100 500 1000 mg”... _______ $10. 00 _.$45 00 33's. 00 , ”figs”... _______ 10.00 45.00 85.00 ”$5.39. ____________ 13.00 60.00'115.00 Special Matings, 20 higher per chick. . . Broilers, heavy, 100' each; light, 86.- 100% Live Delivery. Catalog on request. .Now Booking Orders for Pullets. Great Northern Poultry Farm Zeeland, Michigan. R. R. 4. Box 57 Not Cheap Chicks, but Good Chicks Cheap. We sell fine stock at reasonable prices. BARRON WHITE LEGHORNS ANCONAS WHITE WYANDOTTES Order from this list. White(27 Le hzi'iiiis’ ancestry) ________ $10 per 100 s“°””f‘3"30.“,';§°",§,m) ____________ $10 per 100 'Whm(1invlg::rigiieitrain) _________ $14 per 100 ““3 $301593; _______________________ $7 per 100 Shipped by parcel post. Safe arrival guaranteed. Reliable Poultry Farm and Hatchery, R. R. 1, Box 48. Iceland, Mich. CHICKS COD. Special Oversupply Cut PriCes for June Delivery OVVIII'I‘E LEGHORgSI—i? $5; ed Rocks 100— $11; 500- $50 10 0 with order, % 100- $9; Anconas— H 11 s k y , purebred delivery guaranteed. Send balance 011 arrival. Order ENG. 500— 4 50- 5 stock. Postpaid 10 % paiyl now for immediate or ture shipment direct from ad. WINTER EGG FARM, Box 21. Iceland, Michigan. W. LEGHORN-BARRED ROCK CHICKS BLACK MINORcA-ANOONA. Official International Egg Contest Records up to 254 Eggs. 6c and Up for June Before fordering ourA1925 chicks send for our Ou LOW PRICES will astoonlsh you. Over 20 years ex erienee assures your satis action. Established 39“ by PARCEL POST PREPAID. in 1904 100%)” Live Delivery Guaranteed, PINE BAY POULTRY FARM, Holland. Michigan. lWant a Job on your place this season. I am a pure bred chick of known ancestry, and bred lay. Catalog. Rocks. Reds. Leghorns. MAOOMB POULTRY FARM a HATCHERY. Halfway, Michigan. “BABY CHICKS” glingggf and geese Comb Rhode Island Whites". r'iscfzrnig p'i'idilrnv FARM, Holland. Mich. FF leOHORNe OHIOKB FROM GARE- 311133.11 stoc w. live-suit. '331'1’. mohlm . _' ,..? x‘wqurw‘" l‘“ ’1» En é} a 4E. w..- . _«.;.".»....~ ., . ngwvfi'f ‘1 '1» "‘1 4'24; w-.. _ CK Wllll the Famous Wl'lTE 2 Engine Here’ 8 an amazing bargain—this Special Pump Jack free w1th the famous rugged, dependable WITTE 2 H-P. Throttling-Governor En- ne. Deveio surplus horse-power on gasoline. e. dis hate or tops. Simple and cheaper to with opMaths celebrated WICO a complete” power unit for pumping only $56.95 at KansasC Mo.'.00($61 at Pittsburgh)—-a $79.00 value. Order direct from this advertisement -wire at myexpenseifyou areain 11rry.24 hour. shipments tsfrom Kansas City or uPittsburs' It! Easy Tenn: GET MY FREE 300K EXTRA! ordernowtromthlsad and I'll also send you anteedheltlngeolnplete EASY TERMS on all filth“ II. lacing. "'9 pumping outfits as: engines—write me one lmmoll- can and a pair day for myfree pump- olllllfl‘l Mill.“ ign bookormyNew tree equipment yo'u have a complete pow- er unit (or pumping. onnfl Now I ormation on small and large pumping outfits. Wl'l'l'E ENGINE WORKS 2756 Witte Building, Kansas City, Mo. Illustrated Engine Catalog. Gives low rices and valuable in- '2755 Empire Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. DOW N ONE YEAR TO PAY Brlnco you any size New ' Cree Bouncer direct f f t gfirlto ite own dost [:th ngeohtl {or 11.52%: ”In“; lquote Lowest Prices and par- ONLY YS3. 50 PER MONTH No interest—No evatraa. machin e 223““ lifetime: against do ecte in ma workma 0 D. .’ “FREE Tnal on I"your kfarm 3 200.000 in use. Easiest to lea r1 or glue Onto Mélflégéo legion (22) AL II III DOVE 2260 Imitalvd. chlgnzo. Ill. Chicks 8c and up. Pullets 600 and up Pure bred. highest quality. best pa inc. Low prices on leading varieties. very Fairnew bird is thoroughly inspected by poultry expert. Customers re- porta pullets laying at three months. 21 days. Orders filled on one week’s notice. 100% live delivery guar— anteed. Catalog free. FAIRVIEW HATCHERY AND POULTRY FARM 204 . R. 2. Zeeland. Michigan. C HICKS- PULLETS High quality stock. Delivery 1002:, live and strong mrsnt t.eed Chicks aevery wee 1ht weeks and3 mo. Pullet ts Barred and bite Rocks, Reds. White and Silver Laced Wyandottes. White and BM! Orpingtons Black Minorcas, Anconas. Wh1te. Brown and Bud Leghorns. »_Send for Chick or Pullet Circular with price . STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION. Kalamazoo, Mich ActivoM Mmber International Babyg Chick Association em ber Michwan State Farm Bureau BABY CHICKS We have just the chicks you Have been looking for. the inset strong. vigorous kind from free range flocks that have been culled for heavy egg produc— tlon- Enzlish White Leghorns, Anconas, Rocks B - Shipped prepaid parcel post. Safe arrival guaranteed. Ask about 8 wk.pullets.Cata108 free Gilt Educ Poultry Ranch of Iceland. Michigan- Special Offer Modern Poultry Breeder A high-class Poultry paper published monthly and I-The Business Farmer _ , Bi-Weekly BOTH PAPERS ONE YEAR 75C “2011 renewal sub-l" thirty days only. .. ‘ 1110:1161 make = your 1r ' 'iu‘g tor the flesh, but serve one one (Continued from Page 8) volume _will'~ increase from now on, but their price will be necessarily high, and many will prefer the old stock‘ Many of the new ones com- ing from the south are so immature they are not very desirable. Old potatoes can be much improved in quality if they are pared and soaked in cold water for several hours be- fore cooking. They should be cov— ered with boiling water when ready for cooking and Should cook fast until nearly done. Old potatoes will keep mu-ch bet- ter in a pile covered with old bags or carpeton the cellar floor. We often throw water over the piles to keep them moist, and have no trou- ble in keeping these potatoes firm and in good shape until the middle of August. \ Ill * Corn Planting » Our corn ground is fitted, and it could have been planted several days ago, but from past experience in planting corn, when the ground is cold and the nights frosty, as they have been until quite lately,‘ we have waited for the ground to become warmer. Between the fit- ting of the corn ground, and the planting of the crop, there were a. few days in which we graded and treated the seed potatoes, and now with the corn in the ground we will be planting them. I doubt if there is another crop which has so many question marks connected with it as the potato crop. THE INDIAN DRUNI (Continued from page 10.) He realized, as he again lay silent, that he must put out of his head now all ex- pectation of ever finding in Corvet's house any such record as he had been looking for. If there had been a. recmd. it 1111— questionably would be gone ”before he could get about again to seek it; and he could not guard against its being taken from the house; for, if he had been hope- less of receiving credence for any accus- ation he might make against Spearman while he was in health how much more hopeless was it now, when everything he would say could be put to the credit of his injury and to his delirium! He could not even give orders for the safeguarding of the house and its contents—~l1is own property—with assurance that they would be carried out. (Continued in June 20 issue.) WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS? (Continued from Page 11) lieve that the Sabbath is an institu- tion to be kept for its own sake. Happily, Jesus sets us right on this when he says, “The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.” Of course, the mom good of mankind is meant. But this is true, also of every day. The real Christian believes this. And so, our text enforces the lesson of that day by day our life is to be so lived as to promote the common good of. all. The constant question is not only, Is this particular habit or action do— ing me any harm? but also Is it doing others any harm? Is my lax- ity becoming a stumbling block to others? Is it leading others to in— dulge in loose living to their own destruction? That is the question. You will recall Paul’s assertion of his rights in this way: “Have we no right to eat and to drink? Have we no right to lead about a. wife? Have we not a right to forbear working?” Here is the answer: “Nevertheless, we did not use this right; but we bear all things that we may cause no hindrance to the gospel of Christ." The apostle seems to say that there was but one safe thing for him to do and that was to cease living his personal rights. This is keeping within the realm of Christian ethics. It is the clue to social welfare. It is appar— ent that my personal rights end at -the place where my brother’s Wel— fare is menaced. And so, you are asked to drive slowly in the school zone on account of the kiddies. The city fathers tell you to build your factory where noise and smoke will least' interfere with living condi- tions. And'f'so' on. Now we are be- ginning' to. see that one’s highest moral freedom is reached when one can easily take into account anoth- er's conscience or rights. érs, you were called to abg‘ free; only {that ‘an open- , “Broth-- loads gm ually. Power—Take-Of‘f makes it possible to change transportation. for building. Illanufact ured by in which you are most interested. Detroit Nut Company, lnc., Michigan Central R. R. at Hubbard Ave., Detroit. ADDRESS ......... ...... . ............... POST OFFICE Power-Take-Off ( ) Pump Generator ( ) Woodworker NAME ..... ....... ............. " " 1 Int Your FOR ork JAEGER Port- a b l e P o w e r Take-Oil‘s: Saw “'ood, Bale Hay. Grind Feed. Husk Corn, Hull Clover Seed, Op- erate Concrete Mixers 3 11 11 do most any other job around the f 11 r 111 that re- 11 11 i r c a power. The Ford Engine delivers its full power to the iob, because the Power Take-Off is driven directly from the crankshaft. A heavy dut friction clutch enables the operator to start heavy his explains the efficiency and the ability 0 “ho JAEGER to do most any belt iob on the farm. Attached or detached in a minute, a JAEGER Portable 3 Ford“ over into a power unit Without impairing its use as a means of Other JAEGER Portable Machines are Woodworkers, Generators and Pumps—the Pump may be used for fire protection, sprinkling, spraying, etc.: the Generator for electric power and the Woodworker Jaeger Portable Machines ‘ o Detr01t Nut Company, Inc. Michigan Central R. R. at Hubbard Avc., DETROIT, DHCH. Fill in the Coupon and mark with an X opposite the Machine or Machines ——— ——— ___ _—— ——— - M.B.F. (l () nae-one ........... coon-ea belt‘ 35;? a .. ~ m min £4, l BabyChicio‘ M9‘0 4 Prices on Best Chicks After May 20 100°/o LIVE DELIVERY GUARANTEED—POSTPAID Heavy Bred Broiler Chicks 8 to 10 weeks old Pallets at attractive prices. Big line catalog iree. Write today. Brummer-Frederickson POultry Box 26 Profit 3, Order Now at These Low Prices! Breed 25 50 100 500 Tanered and Tom Chicks Chicks Chicks Chicks (:31ng Barron White Lkeghorns $2. 50 $5.00 $9.00 $42.50 $35.00 Parks' Barred Rock 300 6.00 11.00 52.50 105.00 5. C. R. I. .Redss . 3.00 6.00 11.001 52.50 105.00 Brouler Chicks For 100. $8.00; For 500, $31.50 Per 100. $9.00: Per 500, $42.50 Satisfaction guaranteed. Farm HOLLAND, MICH. Chicks that are lively and healthy from pure— —bred carefully selected stock. 011e- fifth doun books order. (.ood poultry judges say our flocks are unusually good. Order toduy.11ust year he were not able to supply the (lem:.1ml Order curly this year. Prices on: (preepaid) 650 White Rocks, ...... Wh. Wyandottes, Wh. a. Br. Leghorns, Mixed Chicks, __ Ref: Farmer's A". Mechanic's limk, ti.ls"£.1'ly."""' WASHTENAW HATCHERY, Geddes Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan, PURE- BRED. CAREFULLY SELECTED. 100% LIVE DELIVERY 1 00 500 1 13.00 13.00 62.00 122. 00 10 00 .._$8.00 per 100 qualifies us as DE A.\ in the Poultry Industry. l<‘ 1.1111, not 111Lr¢ly a llntc'huy. “e have syncinlized in White 1000 /o Live Delivery (.unr. —Postpaid prices 25 Barred Rocks. Reds. 6. Ref. Royal Oak Saving}: lznnk.‘ lgree Catalog tidence. Men1.I.B. C.Aun Last year’s wheat situation may be partly reversed this year accord- ing to the-£39011: of the Department of Agriculture for June 1. The re- port says there is a poor crop in sight, with likelihood of better crops abroad. More than half the winter wheat acreage was abandoned in five states and nearly a quarter of the acreage in the whole country. The condition of the crop on May 1 was poor, and the cold weather in May was not reassuring. The spring wheat crop is, of course, yet to be made and may fare better. Canada is said to have sown an acreage fully as large as last year, with soil and moisture conditions exoellent. Com— menting on the hog situation, the-re- port says the total supply of hogs and pork in sight for this year is much smaller than in any other year since the close of the war. The re- port says agriculture in general is operating under more tolerable con— ditions, according to reports, than last year. Labor is to be had, though at high prices. Tax delinquents are fewer, and farm property is again acquiring some selling value. The better economic balance has made itself felt in the country’s business. Crop News Boosts Wheat The spectacular sudden change in the weather from warm to cold was responsible for a quick boom in the prices for several grains, especially wheat, the late position of that grain being decidedly bullish. All the in- fluences afiecting wheat are decidedly bullish, including the freeze up, the drought, and other things, and pros- pects of a curtailed crop, but quick sharp advances are apt to result in large taking of profits by holders. The visible wheat supply in the Unit- ed States was down to 37,173,000 bushels a short time ago, comparing with 40,604,000 bushels a week earlier and 44,066,000 bushels a year ago, and far less wheat of last year is expected to be carried into the new crop year than usual. The in— jury caused by the cold weather was wide—sprcad and extend to early planted corn, fruits, vegetables, etc. But much of the corn was not plant— ed, and the farmers in some localities are lamenting that good seed corn is scarce and sells up to $5 a bushel. It is reported that many corn fields will have to be replanted. The vis— ible corn supply in this country is reported at 17,303,000 bushels, com— paring with 13,252,000 bushels a year ago; that of cats at 37,349,000 bushels, comparing with only 7,300,- 000 bushels a year ago; and that of ’ rye. at 10,261,000 bushels, comparin . J, , . with 19,260,000 bushels a year agcfi ' Corn is in a firm position and closely held. .’Make Your Hogs Fat We are liable to mistakes in pro-v. paring hogsfor the market, as well as in other branches of farming, but the' safest course to pursue is to study carefully general conditions and then act accordingly. A Michigan farmer writes, asking whether he shall hold some hogs he is feeding up to the latter of June. It looks like a good proposition to follow this plan if the farmer has the feed and the hogs are doing well. Looking ahead, the best information now obtainable is that hogs are going to be good property to have, but there are al- ways extremists who exaggerate their value, just as there are farmers who, when hogs are declining in ‘prices, believe they are going to sell at panic figures. Some surprises have taken place in the hog trade recently, advances in prices having spurred owners to rush in extraordinarily liberal supplies. For instance, 63,000 hogs were dumped on the Chicago market on a late Monday, causing a quick decline of 50 cents per 100 pounds. It was 35,000 more hogs than arrived in the market on the preceding Monday. Recent receipts averaged well in quality, the average weight being 238 pounds, the heaviest since last October. Most of the time the re- vceipts are within much more moder- ate bounds, and eastern shippers pur- chase a good share of the Chicago receipts. For the year to late date the combined receipts in seven lead- ing western packing points aggre- gate 12,204,000 hogs, comparing with 9,882,000 for the corresponding period three years ago. Prices for hogs continue much higher than in recent years. One year ago hogs were selling at $6.25 to $7.45 and two years ago at $5.85 to $7.35. Increased Chicago receipts last week were well taken at a decline of about 25 cents, orders being filled at the close at $10.25 to $12.60. , Good Demand for Cattle The general average demand for beef cattle from week to week in the Chicago market is very good on the whole, and so long as stockmen do not ship excessive numbers prices are well maintained, even the cheaper kinds selling quite well. The bulk of the beef steers offered on the Chi- cago market recently brought $9 to $11, with the choicest class of year- ling steers purchased for $10.50 to $11.60 and the best long fed heavy steers at $10 to $11.25. Good steers were salable at $9.50 and upward, ‘fiis‘susmsss FARMER’S MARKET SUMMARY and Comparison with Markets Two Weeks ago and One Year ago k Detroit Chicago Detroit Detroit June 1 June 1 May 18 1 yr. ago -———-— *5“ WHEAT—— NO- 2 Red $1.89 $1.85 $1.12 No. 2 White 1.89 1.85 1.14 No. 2 Mixed 1.89 1.85 1.13 COR-N— No. 3 Yellow 1.25 1.20 .82 N0. 4 Yellow 1.20 1.15 .78 OA'l‘n— No. 2 White .55 49% @-50 if .54 .53 No. 3 “'hite .52 .47 $4 @ .4854 .52 .51 \ RYE—~ . Cash No. 2 ,, 1.19 1.19 .72 BEANS— . C. H. P. th. 5.45@5.55 5.25 4.35 @4.40 POTATOES— . Per th. 1.52@ 1.83 1.17@1.33 1.06@1.13 2.00@2.50 HAY— ‘ No. 1 Tim. 16 16.50 20@23 16 16.50 28.50@24 No. 2 Tim. 14 15 / 16@ 18 14‘ 15 21.00 @23 No. 1 Clover 13 14 18 14 ' 18@14 ’ 21.00 23 Light Mixed , 15. @16 . 10 18 15.50@16 22.50 23 fins—— r , ——~1 Monday, June '1.——Wheat easy Corn and oats stead-y. . Bean market quiet. Potatoes in demand Demond for butter and eggs. '1', , ,‘ /._. ,. $9.45, common "to fair. lightsteers at $8 to $8.70and .mferior little steers at $5 to $7.9.5‘3tA1-yearra’go .beef ’ steers brought $6.75 .tor..$‘fl‘-1.50 for common to-prime lots. .‘sA‘tfth‘e close. of the Week cattle wferéLMStrong .to 25 cents higher thanna week earlier. Butcher cows and heifers have been selling ‘at $4.25 to $11.25, cannot and cutter cows. at $3 to $4.15, bulls at $4 to $8.25 and Calyes at $6 to $11.50. «and feeders has remained poor, with ~most sales at $6 to $7.25, a few go— ing at $7.50 to $8. For the year to late date the combined receipts in seven wastern markets amount to 3,797,000 cattle, comparing with 3,- 953,000 a year ago. A demand has developed for stocker and feeder cows and. heifers at $4 to $5.75. Cattle averaged 25 cents higher last week. ‘ ' WHEAT Prices fluctuated some during the fortnight ending Saturday, May 30, but the general trend was upward with the market steady. The prices at Detroit show a fair gain over prices quoted in our last issue. CORN Corn has followed the trend of wheat at Detroit and as a result prices are slightly higher. The fu— ture trend of prices depend on the weather. Rain is needed badly and if we do not get it com will be a short crop. OATS What has been said for corn can be repeated for oats, except that the prices are not above those of. two weeks ago. ' RYE A fairly active demand for rye is reported and the price at Detroit has worked itself into a higher po- sition. - . BEANS The growers are unloading their beans too rapidly and the supply now exceeds the demand. However, any decided change in price is not expected at this time. POTATOES The market for old stock is steady with trading quiet. Prices are higher on all of the large mar- kets than they were two weeks ago. ' HAY Hay is not very active but the market is steady with moderate de- mand. Receipts are small. LIVESTOCK MABKE’IS CHICAGO—H o g s—Active, u n e v e :1, opened 15@25e lower than Thursday’s best price, close, mostly 25c lower than average; under weight and packing sows show less decline; bulk, good and choice, 140 to 2104b weight, $12.20@12.50; top, $12.60; bulk, 225 to 235-lb butchers, $12@12.25; packing sows, lii'gely, $10.70 @11.10; majority strong weight killing pigs, $11.75@12; shippers, 8,000; estimat- ed hold over 12,000; heavyweight hogs, $11.90@12.25; medium, $12@1‘2.50; light, $11.80@12.60; light light, $11.40@12.50: packing hogs, smooth, $10.90@11.25; packing hogs, rough, $10.50@10.90; slaughter pigs, $11.25@12.25. Cattle—Most killing classes, steady to strong; fairly active, lower grades pre- dominating; most feed steers, $1.75@ 9.50; excepting one, load light yearlings, $11.35; no choice offerings here; best matured steers, $10.50; weighty kind ab- sent; most fat cows, matured steers, $10.50; weighty kind absent; fat cows, $5.25@7; heifers, $7.50@9.25; eanners, slow; largely $3@3.50; according to weight; little change in bologna bulls; trade rather slow, with $5.50 the prac— tical top on bolognas; v'ealers, active at week’s sharp advance, largely $10@11; medium to good light vealers, $9.75. Fat Lambs, generally steady; spots, stronger on clippers; sheep, steady; six doubles of California springers, $16; strictly choice handyweiglit spring lambs, to city butchers, $14.35; bulk clippers, $13.50 @14; few sales of fat native ewes, - - $7@7.50; heavies, $6 downward. M EAST BUFFALO.~Cat11e——AB¢1vd and steady; choice grades active “and steady; common “and and easy, choiceicovvs, , , ,. , pingwteerssflfi « a“ mum 19.21% medium‘ grade steers at 33.75136 ‘ The demand “for stockers." in heme?! ' mass; 919?? fl 3:5 Ho .t on. 31.2. New 90; yorker-s and piss , Week of June 7 F the two weeks covered in this issue of THE BUSINESS FARMER the latter will be much the more ideal for farm work. The first seven days promise more or less storminess but the last seven days, from the 14th to 20th inclu— sive, there is expected to be a little rainfall and much .w'arm, ~sunshiny weather. The week of June 7th begins with temperatures much higher than the seasonal normal. With this condition will come strong wind storms, amounting to toma- does locally and heavy wind storms. These storms will be most promin- ent about Sunday and Monday and again about Wednesday and Thurs- day continuing through Friday and Saturday. This does not- mean that any one section of Michigan will have these storms all the. time during these storm dates but it does mean that storm conditions will be at their height on these days and that a great part of the state will be ef— fected by one or another of the con— ditions mentioned above. About Tuesday there may be a slight drop in temperature but the week as a whole will produce tem- peratures generally above the nor— mal for June. ~ Week of June 14 This week begins with tempera- ture slighty cooler than during the previous days but will soon return as storm conditions increase dur— ing first part of the week. About Monday or Tuesday many parts of the state will be visited by high winds and g'ales on the Great Lakes and widely scattered showers or rains. Temperatures will continue on the upgrade during the week or until about Friday when there will be a decided drop. During middle part of week there will be threatening storms in the air but aside from scattererd elec- trical storms at this time we ex- pect little or no precipitation. We are looking for warm days and nights with plenty of sunshine and starlight. , Bsmitmmmmsgg‘mt withm‘k th: poweryouhan'lhu ”NEW odals -eachwill mtworg-EEPR‘ffngTE‘: two above Get the Moot for Your Mon Glucose, : "1%.” the ponflon. ' THE 108. DICK MPG (10.. 0091.14. Canton. 0. M Camr- Porn . “Ml ”nib in Michigan Farmers' iCluhu Dryden Community Park, Jolie mile south 'of Dryden. on June 9111 , TThere.will be games and a short. prd‘gram With lots of music by the North Oxford Farmers' Club Orches- tra. It is expected that Vice-Pres. , Kellog of the Michigan State Asso- ciation of Farmers’ Clubs will be present. W. H. Halloch of the Ber— lin-Almont Club will be general chairman of the day After the program, the Oakwood Club will cross bats with the Oxford Business Men's Club, the winners to-play the Addison Club. The whole program will be wound up with a dance from eight to twelve. On account of the limited room this. will be for the members of the different clubs and their fam- ilies only. - Dryden community park is a beautiful woodedplace with a bub- bling brook running the full length. emptying into a small lake. There are tennis courts, baseball grounds, etc., with a large hall for meetings and indoor gatherings. Major Gen- eral Squires of Washington, D. C. the owner, has dedicated this to the use of the community at large, and it is administered by a club compos- ed of Dryden people—Lee Noble. CUT WORMS THREATEN TREES RUI’I‘ and shade trees in a con- F siderable part of the state are being threatened by climbing cut worms, an extremely destructive larvae, according to R. H. Pettit, head of the department of entom— ology at the Michigan State College. The pest is unusually threatening this year because of the prevailing shortage of “tree tanglefoot", ac— cording to the professor. In the absence of the usual .tan- glefoot Prof. Pettit advises the use of cotton batting tied in a band about the tree trunks. The cotton if flufiy will entangle the worms as effectually as the glue substance. However the disadvantage in its use is that after a rain it usually be- comes crusted and the,worms are able to crawl over it. Prof. Pettit also advises the use of a bran bait at the base of trees to be protected. His receipt for .preparing the mixture follows; 20 pounds of wheat bran 1 pound of arsenate of soda or if that is not obtainable, one pound of white arsenic, (not arsenate of lead). vestment Company its entire assets, over $1,000,000 STANDARD TRUST (70., Trustee Detroit, Mich. Name ...... Address .................. STANDARD TRUST CO. 014‘ , DETROIT (TRUSTEE) All properties are amply insured under the Trust Agreement, legal matters passed upon by Miller, "\2 ................................... City ................................................................ 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'w..ilmi&y§1i.uiifi IE3: . . 1 g a 0 issue. 1 ress: 3;: si on. 11'0. ~' 1; 23s :2:..as:::lz.2s.snis: , g . emens, C can. g . not so effective.”—— L. McC. f 3 SEED HFLP \VANTED SEED BEANS. IMPROVED ROBITS ' - UR BOOK REVIE 1 tied. Hand picked at far1n.l‘nrthepr $31333- sALESMIvN WANTED: 0111 SIDE lINl< MEN 1“” 0" “gums" 1“ ’ 001‘ O‘VOW “1011"”- ng :57. (H) p