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' l l togethsr‘ofllcers, dimers, managers; tive organizations. Thin school dif- s fer-ed from a conference in that 3." definite outline was followed and a“ definite series of lectures, or.talks, were given by "men prominent in, co- operative affairs. These men gave, , an inspiration toward cooperation as wet}. as a wealth of. information and - experience concerning the work.. Main interested primarily in market- ing of fruit listened to men who are concerned mainly with been market- . ins... Each gained from the experi- ence. and suggestions of the other. It was indeed a most excellent way in which to bring out the general prin- ciples of cooperation which apply to ., all why organizations. Mr. e. EL Christensen from the * Bureau at Agricultural Economics, . Washington. D. o. and. Walter..Peteet, Secretary" of the National council of Farmers Cooperative Marketing As- fooci-ations, brought the national viewpoint of cooperative affairs. , Michigan’s great. federated market- ing organizations were represented by H. L. Barnum of the Michigan Po- tato Growers Exchange, B. F. Beach, Ass’t. Sec'y. of the Michigan Milk Producers Ass'n., L. E. Osmer, Man- ager of the Michigan Elevator Ex- change, and F. L. Granger, Sales Manager for the Michigan Fruit GrOWers, Inc. No less interesting were the‘ talks given by managers of local co‘operative organizations and ~by individual members of locals. The whole school is bound to im- prove and further farmer coopera- tion in Michigan.———C. K. LIVESTOCK JUDGING CONTEST HE livestock judging contest, first used in connection with the 1.924 Farmers’ Week, steadily gains in: popularity. This year over 200 contestants tookpart during the two mornings. E 9. ch contestant judges rings of dairy cattle, beef: cattle, horses, sheep, and swine. To be able therefore to win is proof of i all-arbund ability as a judge. 0n the basis of work done in all . the classes the following were win- ~ ners: First, Fred Hampton. Bell- vue; Second, Ferris Foster, Rives Junction; Third, E. M. Moore, Ma— son; Fourth, F. W'eifenbach, Beulah. Winners in the "horse judging ' were: First, F. D. King-Charlotte; Second, S. H. Pangborn, Bad Axe; Third, Sherman Reed, Richland. Beef cattle judging winners were: First, Ray Wonser, Mulliken; Sec- ond, Fred ' Weifen‘bach, Beulah; Third, S. H. Pangborn, Bad Axe. Winners in the dairy cattle judg- ing were: First, Robert Hunt, Eaton j Rapids; Second, H. Taylor, Coral; Third, W. Lute, Saline. " The following won in sheep judg- ing: First, Floyd Cannaday, Eaton Rapids; Second, H. C. Skinner, Diag,‘ mondale; Third, Kenneth Wagar, Carleton. In the swine judgingthe winners = were: First, Ferris Foster, Rivesj Junction; Second, 0. E..- Matoon, Du- rand; Third, Ernest Barnard, Port-3 land.—~C. K. HOMEMAKERS CONFERENCE - HIS year saw a larger enrollment than ever before in the portion , of Farmers' W'eek devoted to ' homemakers. At each session the“ Little Theatre in the Home Econom- . 1433 building filled with women who : - were intensely interested in better - , things for the homes. , . As usual the topics- for this con- . . forence dealt, to some extent, with ' , foods, diet, nutrition, clothing, and 5 ‘ sewing but considerabtevtime Was al- . ‘ so given to other topics which are of “i vital interest. Teachers from the Merrill-Palmer school, Detroit, ‘dis- ' cussed such» topics as, "The Nursery School”, and "Habit-Training for the Pro-School Child", "Innocent Disease ' Carriers" was discussed by Dr. Olin of the State Health Department. Music appreciation was also an in- teresting and profitable part of the programs.——-C. K. « Enclosed please find 752.00 as removal subscription to your most excellent paper. I would be depriving nryfielf of. a great. pleasure if it was discontinued—A.“ F. Kuhnle. Ohio. . , 3 WK. , and individual members ol‘ coopera- l " ‘ n... ',—‘4‘_ M 4 “WWW.“ a». ‘v ,m 1-~v—.....g,,..»... Mn, .. .... W ”0%“ e .w ‘ of this farmers' organization. J an... .3. .- ....-.A¢_..‘._‘ 2..“ .sw -— mm..pw..-A-W,W6MNM ’ - Published Bi—Weekl! ht mm Mt. Clem The .Only Farrri Magazine Owned and Edited in Michigan ’7 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 19267 Entmered as 2nd. class matter, Aug 22, 10 still .Clemens, Mich, under act Mar. 3. 18 Annual State Farm Bureau Meet Big success Splendid Addresses, Consideration of Resolutions, Complete Reports, VHERE is no question but what the 1926 Farmers’ Week was the greatest ever held at East Lansing. It was appropriate that the Eighth Annual State Farm Bu- reau‘ , meeting held in connection with this Farmers’ Week should eclipse all‘former annual meetings From point of view of numbers, loyalty, optimism, noted speakers and social good time, new and unprecedented records were set. High points in the two-day session were the very complete annual re- port presented by Secretary-Manager C. L. Brody, an address by Sam H. Thompson, president of. the Ameri- can Farm Bureau Federation, the consideration of resolutions,. the election of officers for the coming year, the first annual Farm Bureau banquet with after-dinner addresses by Lucius E. Wilson of Chicago, President of the General Organiza- tion Company, and Mrs. Charles W. Sewell, chairman of the Home and Community Work of the Indiana Farm Bureau, and the old—time dance following the banquet pro- gram, with an orchestra headed by “Jep” Blsbee furnishing the music. Delegates and other Farm Bureau members attending the annual con— vention filled the large assembly room on the fourth floor of the Agri— cultural Building to overflowing. The special attraction for the Thursday afternoon meeting of the Farm Bureau convention was the ad- dress by Sam H. Thompson of 111- luois, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Summarims Agricultural Conditions President Thompson made a statesmanlike summary of agricul- tural conditions and touched upon the agitation for legislation to deal with the problem of agricultural surpluses. He declared: “The American farmer, must get an American price for his products it he 'm to longer. maintain an Ameri— can standard of living. In the A. F. and‘Dance Feature Two-Day Session By STANLEY M. POWELL Lansing Correspondent of THE BUSINESS FARMER. B. F. office we are devoting every energy to find a solution to this problem. We are not stubbornly de- manding any one plan. We are eagerly studying every proposal that is made. And out of all this agitation is coming consciously or unconsciously a new agricultural policy to replace the old one, which is so badly out of joint with the world about us. The degree, to which the farmers of the land are able to influence the nation in the adoption of that policy depends en- tirely on the extent to which they are organized, and speak with a united voice on their problems.” _ The Secretary—Manager’s report presented by C. 'L. Brody was char— acterized by an evident desire to give the delegates and other mem- bers a cemplete understanding of the affairs of their organization, its achievements, the difficult problems with which it has to deal and the present status of the organization. Brody Reviews Past Year Reviewing the past year, Mr. Brody said: “No other year in Farm Bureau existence has been more fruitful in developing in our depart- ments, county and local organiza- tions, and in the members them- selves the ability to intelligently analyze the problems of the farmer and his organization. The activi— ties of the Farm Bureau, from the member through the county and state organizations to our Ameri— can Farm Bureau Federation, are now prompted by sound and season- ed judgment, to a degree that was an impossibility in the earlier days of the Farm Bureau.” Mr. Brody declared that the strength of the Farm Bureau move- ment is measured by two things— membership and morale. He said: “The membership is the source of the physical and spiritual susten- ance of the Farm Bureau. It pro- duces financial food in the way of membership dues and creates an in- terest and morale in the minds and hearts of thousands of Michigan farmers and their families, who collectively constitute the very soul of the Farm Bureau. “The finances, of course, are im- portant and absolutely essential, but what is of more fundamental con— cern is the proper preparation of the individual and his consecration to the duties, obligations, and oppor— tunities of Farm Bureau member- ship. The volunteer workers’ mem- bership campaign accomplishes both these objects simultaneously, and, as is the case with Chambers of Com- merce and numerous organizations in other walks of life, there is now no question that the membership campaign will be a permanent func- tion in the life of the Farm Bureau.” It was significant of the enlarged program of the Farm Bureau move— ment in Michigan that at this Eighth Annual-Meeting a birthday party in the form of a banquet and old-time dance was staged for the entertain- ment of the delegates and other members. This party was held Thursday evening in the new Union Memorial Building at the College, and was attended by 722 Farm Bu— reau boosters from all parts of the state. The first after—dinner speech was given by Lucius E. Wilson of Chi- cago, president of the General 01‘- ganization Company, and was broad~ cast over the College Station VVKAR. He traced the history of the Farm Bureau movement, and showed how at first it was interested solely in production problems, but that later it had taken up the matter of mar- keting, and now had enlarged its program to take in a broader field of interests. Big Banquet The second speech on the banquet program was given by Mrs. Chas. W. Sewell, chairman of the home and community work of the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation. Mrs. Sewell chose as her topic “Why I am glad I maried a farmer." Her address was filled with sound phil- osophy and high idealism, but it is unquestionably true that it was her wonderful personality and the fact that she spoke out of her own ex- perience that made her words sink so deep in the hearts of her hearers. Following the banquet speeches, the chairs and tables were removed and “Jep” Bisbee, Michigan’s cham- pion old—time fiddler, and his or— chestra furnished the music for one of: the most enjoyed and unique dancing parties ever held. The spac— ious Union ball—room proved all too small for the Farm Bureau people who wished to participate in the re- vival of the oldtime steps. Adopt Resolutions Practically all of the Friday fore- noon session was devoted to the consideration of resolutions which will embody the Farm Bureau's pro— gram for 1926. The carefully pre- pared report of the resolutions com- mittee was adopted without any great change although many of the planks precipitated considerable dis— cussion. The outcome of the com sideration of these matters was the adoption of 38 resolutions compris- ing the Bureau’s stand on state and national legislation, and other issues of vital concern to agriculture. In matters of national legislation the delegates urged the prompt com- pletion of the Great Lakes—St. Law- rence Waterway project; protested against further diversion of Lake Michigan water through the Chicago Drainage Canal; urged energetic en- forcement of the prohibition law; favored the national standard con— tainer bill; the Capper Truth -In— Fabrics bill; the Gooding—Ketchum bill requiring the staining of red clover and alfalfa seed to show or- (Continued on Page 19) Michigan Horticulturists Dedicate New Building and Hold ShOw By HERBERT NAFZIGER Editor Fruit and orchard Department, THE‘BUSINESS Fumes "([0332 new Horticultural Build— ing is finished and we are proud to say that it is the finest and best equipped of its kind in the United States.” This state- ment by Dr. V. R. Gardner of M. S. 0. gave expression to the feeling of pride with which the members of the Michigan State Horticultural So- ciety gathered at M. S. C. on the morning of February 3rd for the first meeting ever held in the new horticultural building. The building, with its excellent equipment, owes its existence to the influence of the Horticultural Soci- ety and to this organization’s de— mand for improved experimental facilities at M. S. C. for the better— ment of fruit growing in Michigan. Especially to be remembered, in this regard, is the enthusiasm and per- sistence of the late T. A. Farrand, former secretary of‘the Society, to whom, in the eyes of many, the building stands as a. memorial. Consequently “it ,is altogether fitting and just” that the Michigan State Horticultural Society should be allowed the honor of holding a meeting, in this house of its own creatiOn, before the formal dedica- tion of the building. . The meeting was typically busi- nous-like and profitable and was " held in .a‘model lecture-room seat- ’ ‘ - In which is called Word signify to Michigan fruit grow- ers? - Professor E. C. Auchter, of the University of Maryland, says it may mean the difference between profita- ble,.fruit laden trees and complete crop. failure. In our older orchards, Professor Aucter points out, the matter of blossom fertilization was not a ser— ious problem, due simply to the fact that these orchards contained many varieties and inter—pollination was thus easily accomplished. The mo— dern fruit grower, however, know— ing that it does not pay to plant many different varieties often goes to the other extreme of planting large blocks solidly to one variety. Professor Auchter stated that there is grave danger in this practice and cited many actual instances where it has resulted in complete crop fail- ures. Some Varieties Self-Fertile Some varieties are self-fertile having the power of setting fru1t with their own pollen, Others are self-sterile, being unable to set any fruit without pollen from another variety and between these two ex- tremes are many which are partially self-fertile and may set a light crop own pollen. All varieties tile one are improved both as to set- ting and quailty by interpollina- tion. By way of complicating this al- ready complicated problem certain varieties are inter—sterile; that is they cannot fertilize each other and may yet be good pollinizers for many other varieties. “Phew!” says the average fruit grower, “How are we going to side- step all of these snags?” The only way, states Professor Auchter, is by careful experimental work and much valuable work of this kind has already been done. In hunting a pollinizer for a certain variety, the problem is to find an— other variety which blossoms at the same time, is a good pollen produc— er, and has an affinity for the var'ety to be pollinized. SOme of the apple varieties which have been found to be self— sterile are Delicious, Cortland, Golden De- licious, Gravensté‘in, King David, McIntosh, Opalescent, Stayman Winesap, Wolf River, Rhode Island, Greening, Twenty Ounce, Northern Spy, Ben Davis, Roxbury Russet. Some of those declared self-fer- tile are Grimes Golden, Maiden Blush, Early Harvest, King, Yellow Transparent, Wealthy, Yellow New- ton. , Among those“ which are partially self—sterile are, Baldwin, Johnathan, Gano, Duchess, Red Astrachan, Can— ada Red, Wagener. The following were declared good pollenizers for the Northern Spy: Early Williams, Mother, Delicious. For McIntosh: Delicious, Grimes Golden, King, Mother, Delicious. For Johnathan: Delicious, Grimes, MclIn-tosh, Wagoner, D u c h e s s, Wealthy, Winter Banana, Yellow Transparent. For Delicious: Grimes, Johnathan, Wealthy, Yellow Transparent. For Stayman VVinesap: Grimes, Johnathan, Wealthy, Delicious, Mc- Intosh, Yellow Transparent. Grimes Golden was declzued to be a very good pollinizer for most va— rieties, while Stayman Winesap is a poor pollinizer for all varieties. Professor Auchter cited one case in which three trees of Stayman Winesap properly ‘ pollinated pro— duced more fruit than a SU-acre block which had no other varieties to fertilize the blossoms. As an emergency measure it was declared advisable to cut flowering branches and set them in pails of water here and there in the orchard together with hives bf bees to carry the pollen. top—work at least one out of every thirty trees in the orchard to a good; pollinizer. ’ As an aid to pollinization the growers were warned not to depend. " (Continued 1°11. Page £9) For permanent results._ umumzan': .u...—., nun I yer 7 ,00” T Farmers ‘ *i‘ * 11‘ Annual Event at M. S. C. Declared “Best Ever Held” by Visitom at East Lansing HARACTERIZED by all as “the best Farmers' Week that Mich- igan has ever seen,” the 1926 Went was held February 1 to 5 at _ East Lansing. From all parts of Michigan they come, some seven thousand farmers, tarmers' wives, and their boys and gas, to attend the annual Farmers’ eek at East Lansing. As usual, the hospitality of the Michigan State College was complete. Laboratories, shops, class rooms, barns, green- houses, radio room, in fact all buildings, were thrown open for the convenience and entertainment ofthe thousands of visitors. Each year sees a new building added to the group of splendid build— ings now adorning the campus. This year there were two such newly completed structures, the Union llemorial building and the Horticul- tural building. The Union Memorial building, as its name implies, is a memorial to the men of Michigan State College who served in the great world war and particularly to those who made the supreme sacri- fice in that conflict. The Union building is a gift from thousands of alumni, former students, and friends of the college, whose contributions built and furnished the building. Standing just to the east of the en- trance to the college, the Union building was a service center for the thousands of visitors. In it were the Grange headquarters and also the School of Methods conducted by that organization. Farmers’ Week programs are nev- er the same. Each year sees the em- phasis placed on different subjects. The high lights for 1926 were Fairs, Livestock and Horticulture. While these censtituted the main themes, almost every branch of Michigan agriculture was reached in some worthwhile address or discussion. Special mention should be made V of the entertainment furnished on the various programs by the stu- dents of Michigan State College. The , college band. the college orchestra, the glee club, the varsity quartette, and numerous vocal and instrument- al numbers added greatly to the en- Joyment of the programs and also brought to notice the fact that the college is giving many of its students training in many arts other than those included in the regular aca- demic courses. The afternoon general session on Tuesday began with the topic, “The Future Horse," discussed by Ralph 8. Hudson, Superintendent of the college farm and also of the horse department. Mr. Hudson pointed out the fact that Michigan's horse population had dropped from 606,000 in 1920 to 495,000 in 1925, a de- crease of about 18 per cent in the 6 ’years. This same condition is said to prevail in all parts of the United States. Few colts are being reared and where there were, in 1920, about two million horses less than 2 years of age in the United States, the number of young horses had dropped in 1925 to less than one million. Mr. Hudson pointed out that there is no longer much de- mand for the dual purpose horse as the truck and auto has taken the place of the light horse. He advis- ed the raising of horseswhich would weigh 1500 to 1700 pounds. The whole United States is facing an acute shortage in heavy horses and this kind is certain to bring a high price. Mr. Hudson urged Michigan breeders to take advantage of the present opportunity of making good profits by producing the type of horses which will soon be in great demand. An optimistic note was sounded on the same program by Dean R. S. Shaw of the M. S. C. It was point- ed out that the great diversity of Michigan agriculture saved it from _ greater losses during the post-war depression and that the same factor ‘now helping it to build up more rapidly than other states. “I am op- timistic about the prospects for eg- riculture," said Dean Shaw, “I do not expect to live to see a better pportunity for purchasing good ‘m lands than has existed during I and the past year.” In 1925 it By CARL H. KNOPF 1 was found that Michigan had 15,000 less farms than in 1910 and 4,000 less farms than in 1920. Dean Shaw accounted for this decrease in farms by saying that present farm owners are buying up other farms and con- solidating them with their present holdings. He considers that this trend to increase the size of the average farm is a good one because it permits a diversity of crops which is not pos- . sible on the farm of 90 to 100 acres. Another hopeful thing for Michigan was seen in the fact that of the 192,000 farms in the state 161,000 are owned by the man Who operate them. In the past year the number of farms in Michigan operated by managers has decreased 50 per cent. Dean Shaw further advised that farmers go slow on buying so long as the farmer’s dollar, expressed in the value of his products in compari- son with other prices, is worth only 86c. , “Signs of the Times in Animal Husbandry,” was the subject of an address by,W. C. Coffey, Dean and Director of Agriculture for the Uni- versity of Minnesota. He. charac- terized the recent depression as an “economic cyclone," one of which invariably follows every war. “Shall we build again on the devastated areas?”. is the question which American farmers are now asking. Dean Coffey pointed out the need for using good land only and for ef- ficient methods of production as there is no room for carelessness under present economic conditions. In the livestock industry the need for combining utility and show ring standards, for prolificacy, disease control, and quality was emphasized. Dean Coffey commended especially cow testing associations and cooper- ative marketing. “One of the great needs at the present time,” he said, "is education." In this connection he pointed out the great work of the boys' and girls’ clubs in the United States. Fair Day While fairs of various kinds re- ceive occasional mention on Farm- ers' Week programs there has never, at least in the last decade, been a program devoted entirely to the af- fairs of fairs. The 1926 M. S. 0. Farmers’ Week program did even better than this and gave an entire day for the discussion of fairs, both county and state, and methods for improving them and making them of greater service to the public. The general session on the after- noon of Fair Day Wednesday, brought out a huge attraction and by the time his excellency arrived the building was packed with Farm- ers’ Week attendants. On the afternoon' program was Dean R. S. Shaw who warned his hearers that the college cannot be- gin to do all of the things which the various fairs are asking of it. He suggested that fairs make use of the material right at hand, either in their own counties or in adjoin- ing counties, such as certified seeds, better livestock, and cow testing as- sociation exhibits. He urged that .Bureau of Dairying, the help of county agricultural agents be enlisted and also pointed out the value of exhibiting the work of the Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs. Speaking on the same program, Pres. K. L. Butterfleld gave as the outstanding characteristics of the fairs of 40 years ago the following four points; seeing; 2, Competition, as a spur toward improvement; 3, Festival, the good time feature; ually given by prominent men. ' Dr. Butterfleld expressed the thought that possibly some of these old time features might be empha- sized in the present day fairs. Some of the modern fair attractions were classed as bad, cheap and vulgar and it was suggested that games, athletic meets, etc. could be substituted for the former to good advantage. Pro- fessional exhibitors were said to in— jure a fair because they discourage the amateur exhibitors obliged to show in the same classes. Dr. Butterfield closed by stating that‘ fairs, as a means of education, have come to stay and urged that the fes- tival idea be given greater promin— ence. The huge crowd gave Gov. A. J. Groesbeck a hearty reception when he rose to speak. The governor dis— posed of the state fair topic about as abruptly as he handled the recent state fair situation. “After 3 of. 4 years study,” said he, “we came to realize that the state fair needed a thorough house—cleaning—«and it got it.” The governor then,la1’1’nched into a discussion of state afiairs. T. H. Broughten, Director of the appeared for L. Whitney Watkins, Commissioner of Agriculture, who was ill. Mr. Broughton stated that the reorgan- ized Board of State Fair Managers is anxious to do everything possible to build up the Michigan State Fair and that the new managers will give personal attention to its direction. Committees on Finances, Conces- sions, Agriculture, Industry, and Public Relations, have been appoint- ed to handle those matters. The state fair grounds have been opened to the public and skating rinks have recently been constructed. Mr. Broughton also stated that the pre- mium lists are now being revised and urged that all who are interest- ed would give suggestions for im— proving the lists. Michigan will entertain the Na- tional Dairy Show at Detroit on Oc- tober 9 to 16, 1926, according to Prof. O. E. Reed, head of the M. S. C. Dairy Department. Prof. Reed pointed out the great opportunity which this gives to Michigan both to stimulate and build up its dairy in- dustry and also to advertise to the world its dairy products and its dairy cattle. Chester" M. Howell, Secretary of the Michigan Association of County Fairs, described a fair as “the show window of all that is good, inter- esting, and educational in agricul- ture and industry.” By authoriza- tion the legislature is now ex- pending $75,000 annually as aid to county fairs and an additional $75,- Hillsdale Farmer Champion Corn Grower RNEST GILBERT of Waldron, Hillsdale county farmer, was the champion corn grOWer in Michi- gan in 1925. He produced 112 bushels of shell- ed corn to the acre in the statewide contest under the point auspices of the Michigan Crop Improvement as- sociation and Michigan State college. Announcement of the winners was made Thursday at the general Farm- ers" Week session at the college by Prof. R. D. Rainey of the farm crops department. Gilbert’s crop is equivalent to 224 bushels of ears to the acre and it is doubtful whether many farmers in the corn belt states obtained a larger production. Willard Hilton of Goldwater, a Branch county farmer, was second. His crop went 105 bushels of shelled corn to the acre, equivalent to 210 baskets of ears. Britton had the third highest yield, his crop going 100 bushels of shelled corn to the acre. Under the rules of the contest, I however, the highest yields to the acre were not the chief factors in determining the contest winner. Each contestant was required to keep an accurate record of his production cost and the awards \' ire made on the basis of lowest net cost a bushel. The records covered a five-acre plot. Mr. Gilbert had the lowest bushel cost as well as the largest yield. Second lowest bushel cost was re- ported by George Putnam of Britton, but he was not second highest in prpduction. Paul Clement was third lowest in 60st and third highest in production. . armors} 1,’ Education, through_ 4, Speeches, us-~ who are Paul Clement of ‘ 000 as an aid for the state fair. 0! the latter mount $50, 000 is used en— tirely for premiums. Features of Banquet “Fairs” continued to be themain topic of discussion at the “Greater Michigan” banquet held Wednesday evening. the banquet’room of the Union Me- morial building in one of the largest banquets ever held on the campus» Prof J. F .Co,x toastmaster, intro- duced Pres. Butterfield who in turn introduced Gov. Groesbeck. The governor cOnflned .his discussion al- most entirely to matters of highway contstruction and the special session One of the features of the evening One of teh featuers of the evening was the talk by Mr. Ira H. Butter- field, father of Pres. K. L. Butter- field. Mr. Butterfleld spoke of “Fit- ty Years Experience with Agricul- tural Fairs.” As he was for 30 years a member of the State Fair Board, and was for 15 years its sec- retary, Mr. Butterfield was well lit- ted to discuss his topic. He traced the development of the Michigan State Fair, beginning with its organ- ization in 1849. ”During its 76 years the Michigan State Fair has been held at various points in the state, including Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Pontiac, Saginaw and Adrian, in addition to Detroit. Mr. Butterfield told of the time when the state fair had scarcely more than 100 exhibits entered, when its admission was only 121/2 cents and the total gate receipts were slightly in excess of $2,000. He expressed the hope that the state fair would see even greater developmnt in the future that it ‘might be a still more important factor in improving Mich- igan’s agricultural industry. Short talks relating to the Michi- gan State Fair were made by several leaders representing various farm organizations as follows: Michigan State Farm Bureau, M. L. Noon; Michigan State Grange, A. B. Cook: U. -P. Development Bureau, G. E. Bishop; Michigan State County Fair Association, Fred Chapman; Michi- gan Crop Improvement Association. Garfield Farley; Michigan State Horticultural Society, H. E. New- ton; N. E. Michigan Development Bureau, T. F. Marston. Talk on Corn Borer The general program for Wednes- day included a 'few interesting talks which did not relate directly to fairs. One of these was on the “Corn Borer" by J. H. Carmon represent- ing the U. S. Department of Agricul- ture. He traced the spread of this pest from its introduction in Boston about 1909 or 1910, through Massa- chusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and finally to Michigan. In 1920 the borer was identified in Canadian provinces bordering on Lake Erie and the pest is now doing immense damage in that country: Mr. Carmon described in detail the life history of the borer and also me- thods for its control. He stated that work is now being done by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, and by implement manufacturers, to perfect machinery to assist in borer control. To date, two such machines have been developed. One is a corn husk- er 'with a cutting and shredding head while the other is a stubble beater which tears the standing into shreds. Mr. Caimon stated that Michigan is in danger of having a larger increase in corn borer infesta- tion than any other state for the next few years. This is due to our close proximity to Canada where the ac- tual loss in 1924 was over 25 per cent of the entire crop. He stated that the infestation in Michigan would range from 1 per cent as a minimum to 14 per cent as a maxi- mum with 3. 2 per cent as an average for the infested fields. From the state of Massachusetts came John D. Willard, Director of Extension, who spoke Wednesday evening on “Continuing Educa- tion. " Director Willard pointed out that one of the first acts Of the early , American colonists was to set up a system \of education. He called at— tention to the night schools. the f Americanization Over~700 persons crowded. v ..: ., . ”Wu hum.» , - s¢-..We~w~n~mwmr'v ' -. ' :\.:.. 4 .1. _.. w..- .... .. ._ ._ ,,., .~.wm «4:3? \ 'ill Photo ' SOME BEAR2—(‘avnght by and Cap Shellenberger, Hale. by Mrs. R. \Vilson, Hale. THE snowdrifts on carrier. l‘lAIL)!AN.—— Route “This is 5 out the of w a y I deliver The Business Farmer Eugene N e wuygo,” writes “Z llolton, 0 VOI' .M the P \L. rurul ('r-indull, Cranium“, —“.‘[.\' Johann D. E. granddaughter. with her mum." from (lruwn, 1-, , . t, ..-. .Mwwwum Mr. is ‘ - HELPING FEED THE PIGS. —'l‘he small grandson “LOOK OUT. HERE I COHEN—Thin 7‘ of “K M. Theil, of Reed City, likes to help feed the pigs husky looking young man is the son of ' and do the other ehores about the farm. He says he and Mrs. \eulie (‘ook, of Marion. He, is going to be a, business farmer. halving it great time coasting down hill. »- t unwary-mm W three pure—bred Boston bull puppies their owner Jay Ransom, of Bloomingdale. sent the picture. 13 there anything more than a puppy. JUST OLD ENOUGH TO GET INTO MISCHIEF.—The are being Mrs. held by Ransom mischievous Ms. A NE‘“ (‘0)lER.——-Tlie beside tenehing rapidlp by Linden, l-Jdnu He will picture in standing seem 5 Ion rn \" 11 H to sent be in Colt )Iiss is only him SlH‘h the with a t “'0 Edna days ways pretty Fred McLean. \IOTIITR S ITETPF RS. ——“.». (“rt-l, my dleton. enjoy tl n Nit-Lean, of “HELLO TOLKS ! "—This is two old. and Miss farm eousins. Audrey (‘lnrk and luax of the world. Cuntield. having a good time and we ‘ teacher. The are indebted to Mrs. Ira. Clark, of Alma, for this picture. duughterx.’ ” The t‘XlH‘OShiuns leir work. “rites Mrs. ‘ pietuy‘e of my two help- Ol‘VT-lle Miller of )lid-y on their t'uees indien te they , .‘A MIGHTY HUN TEE—Billy Lance, of ' . Hemlock. says he’ s goinx up north to hunt I . ’ ‘ , . v- j~ Good ‘ uuk . I}! 1 . , _ . A FE‘V NJGHT’ S CATCH. —D. \V. Nan, of Stockbridgo (on the left) and Earl \" alker (one the right) with a tew' night’s catch of fur in 1112th county. ~ 2%.» b: » «0 her puppy. .~“ISN’T HEJ CUTE?”—-Helen Gehrig with izzs. Thomas, Vanderbilt. , , . ~ " Sent in by Mrs. Phil" 0 0-0 . 10,, . . ' ' ~. ““flfis'rmlm. 1926,, Spring Offerings for Orchard and Garden Best Varieties of Fruit Trees and Berries, Roses, Vines and ' Hardy Flowering Shrubs Exceptional values in best quality hardy trees and plants from America’s Leading Departmental nursery. All goods are ship- ped by express or freight and guaranteed to reach you in per- fect condition. Satisfaction assured by our 72 years of reputa- tion for conscientious service and fair dealing. Supplies of most items are limited. Make your selection and order NOW. 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WHEN wanna T0 “ADVERTIST‘, .mou .._.._M.._.-. _- “A alarm: Drum out "for fsrmm'. flcomrlslntl' or requests for informs ' Al inquiries must be soomopsnlsd ' II no. m ii! inch. ANTI-FREEZE SOLUTION To prevent radiators from freez— ing could kerosene! (coal oil) be used instead of alcohol? If not, what H. H., McBain, Mich. sene oil for this purpose but due to the nature of the liquid the hose connections are quickly. dam- aged. The boiling point of kero- sene is lower than that of water, consequently overheating would be apt to take place. ~Everything can- sidered, we would not care to re- commend kerosene for satisfactory ~. results. A honey solution of 3 to 2 of hon- ‘ ey and water by volume has been used by some with success. Hg!- ever the density of this solution does not permit very good circulation in cold weather. It is a. poor heat con- ductor and consequently steam may form before the liquid/has reached the boiling point. There have been several case reported to this office which have been unsatisfactory to its use. Alcohol with some glycerine add- ed should prove the most satisfac- tory of any of the anti-freeze mix- tures which are now known—E. C. Sauve, Assistant Professor of Agri- cultural Engineering, M. S. C. NO RIGHT TO USE MONEY If a man has a farm and he makes a will and leaves it to his Wife for her support as long as she lives, and it then goes to his children, and there is mortgage on it and it has to be sold after his death to straight- en up debts, could the Wife use the balance of the money as she needs it and is the one that has helped make the property?——M. E. B., Ban- croft, Mich.- AM of the opinion the wife would I not have a right to use the bal- ance of the money to ,use as she needs it. That would be cutting off the'rights of the children under the will. She may, however, elect to take her right or inheritance in the placelof taking under the will. In that case she would be entitled to one-third the property and the chil: dren to two-thirds.——Legal Editor. DOG LICENSE If you haven’t a dog when the supervisor takes your assessment in spring and in August you get a four- weeks old pup, are you holding to pay an assessment that year on pup? —Reader. Salem, Michigan. T is necessary for every person I who owns a dog four months old or over to pay a license thereon. If a person owns a dog under that age at the time the assessor, makes his assessment so that the dog is not subject to a license at that time, he must pay the license as soon as the dog reaches that age—Clare Retan, Deputy Attorney General. TRAINING FOR TEACHING SCHOOL full year of normal training efore he or she can teach school? I know of several persons, who are teaching and have had neither a full year at normal or five years previous experi-_ once—Subscriber, LeRoy, Mich. HE teacher training law which T was passed in 1921 provides in part that after September 1, 1925, to receive a county certificate a teacher must have had at least one year of professional training be- yond the completion of an approved high school course, provided that any teacher, who on September 1, 1925 held a county certificate which was renewable under the old law by virtue of having passed two teach- standing of eighty-five in each 'and have been continuously and success- fully teaching since the date of is- sue of the last certificate, may be eligible-to receive a renewal of such . certificate. Teachers who can Int-swiping! of tap; t loss a ear 1.... fig: him ind Ethan. mmfm' ot umro'hnamm could be used instead of alcohol?—- ' would be possible to use kero-- Does a person haVe to have one , ers’ examinations with an average » g3 deed t #3 ing the; passage of the act werevcon- ' tinuous, would be eligible to have» the certificates which they held on September 1, 1925,7renewed at the time of expiration of the—same‘with— out meeting the requirements for _ pgofessionul training as defined in t 6 teachers who .held certificates on September 1, 19725, renewable ,as above stated shall be eligible to 're- semis of their certificates by com- pleting twelve full weeks of normal school work since the issue of their last certificates. ~. Up to and includingithe regular tescher's_ examination in August,‘ 1925, county certificates were issued under the old law and. such certifi- , cate- will be relief during the length of .time for rwhi’ch such'certificates were writeen. First xrsdei certifi- cates issued in August, 1925, willex- - pire in June, 1929. Second grade cor- tifleates issued at that examination will expire in June 1528, and third grade certificates will expire in J one; 1926.—G. N. Otwell, Superintendent, Division of Rural Education, State Department of Public Instruction. CAN AND SELL CHICKENS Wilbyou please let me- know if I have to have 'a license to can and sell a few surplus chickens to cus- tomerSY—L. P., Honor, Mich. BEG to advise that if the chickens I are of your own raising and can- ning and the canning is done un- der proper sanitary conditions, no license is required—John I. Breck. Director. State Bureau of Foods and Standards. AMOUNT OF HAY IN STACK How much does a stack of alfalfa hay weigh that is thirteen feet wide, twenty-three feet long, and ten feet high and has stood for one year?—— Reader, Ingham County. AM figuring the amount from a a‘ formula taken from bulletin No. 131 published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. To find the volume a factor of from .25 to .37 is used which is mul- tiplied by the length of a rope thrown over the stack and reaching from ground to ground, and the pro— duct by the length and again by the width. According to these calcula— tions and using a factor .30, the con- tents would be 1942 cubic feet. This divided by 500, the number of cu. ft per ton of hay, gives approxi- mately 4 tons. As a means of checking this form- ula; a shape of the stack‘ was taken, which is assumed to have a semi- circular top 5’ high and straight sides for the width and length of the stack. This calculation gives 2392 cu. ft. which at 500 cu. ft. in a ton makes practically 4.8 tons. Probably 4 tons of good hay would be a fair estimate of the amount of hay in this stack—H. H. Mussel- man, Professor of Agricultural En- gineering, M. S. C. HAVE EXECUTOR APPOINTED A middle-aged woman dies un- married, willing twenty acres of land to her father during his life, after which it goes to her youngest sister on condition she must pay all taxes, insurance, and keep buildings in repair. Failing in which, the property reverts to her father’s'es— tate to be divided among four bro- thers. The dead sister leaves col- lectable notes, to cover all indebted- ness, but names no executor of the will.- Can the father collect the - notes, settle the estate, and keep the will in his possession? At his death, can the youngest sister se— cure a_deed to the land? What ,legal steps ought to be taken under the circumstances?-——R. B. C., Ithaca... Michigan. “ ‘ E father ought to apply to pro- bate court to have himself, or some other person appointed executor of the, will so he would have authOrityJo collect the notes, 8&6» Thayeunsfir, 9i. ‘ » ’ teacher training: law. 'Other.. A‘iw’mmm" -. v - l r . I‘.,ur 51‘. 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In one Northern state } farmers were docked over $2,000,000 on account of weeds in grain alone. The magnified photographs above, of Alsike Clover seed, show why some planters pay a high weed tax. Circle 1 shows a magnified sample of seed cleaned by ordinary methods. It is easily cleaned up to this point ' and can be sold cheap at a nice profit. Many farmers ‘ “save money” by buying it in this state. It doesn’t look dangerous, but— Look at Circle 2—“screenings” removed from the seed in Circle 1 by special re-cleaning. Here you can detect seeds of Canada Thistle, Buckhorn and Quack Grass—every one a familiar item on annual weed bills. Circle 3 shows what was left of the seed after it had , -. been given a special re- cleaning. Note the difference. v “Pine Tree” Clovers comply with all state laws. “The Harvest In The Bag” a new book of facts on seed testing and seed judging shows how you can dodge your share of this enormous tax. 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Ord< 1' now, Prices are likely to adV’mce. Alfalfa, 1mmcnsc stock Grimm, and‘.<1m11mn—~l)akot.1,on< tnnn, Id. 1110 11nd Utz 1h grown Also Sweet Clover, Alsike, '1 imothy. Pedigree Seed Oats and Barle y. Wisconsin leads 1n pure grains. We are headguarters for seed. Also soy beans, field peas. buckwheat, rye, speltf, wheat, sudan. rape, millet, etc. 0kg? 39th WAI'IIII‘IIIaI gatang -pag l - - and illustrates oobundli'ezls 08:52:13 gties of 9 Seeds,‘ ‘arrn (mi [192- Page Book, tells how, and Whattao plant. Prices lower than ever. v‘ 55 D POBSTAL TODAY CONDON BOR 5. Rock River Rigalle-u deed Box ‘24 OCKFORD.F ILLINOIC vim Sandman today / ‘ .L. Olds Seed Co. I'IWOI',35 Madison. Wis. - St5ndard Garden Tractor--. A Powerful Mgto; gultivotorfind Lawngio‘wer for I'Mh' men, lo a ruck era ursenes. errymen. Suburb-nits. Estates; Park's; Cemetui A": ' oer 4 Men' I W or.k ‘ Burma, Seeds. Cultiva'tu. Runs Belt 1" Lawnmower. Catalog Free. gunned. enema common! «34;; , ”So "In-walls. ' Seedsmon TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT IT! “The Farm Paper of ,Servic’é.‘ gum ,nusinnss FABMER 113 Some Discovery UST the other day my ‘ mail brought a letter from a Subscrib- er, J. W. F. at Owosso, who has ’a six acre field of rather heavy clay which has been pastured for several years ,until last spring, ' w h e n i t W a s p l o W e d 'a n d planted to corn. In August J. W. F. was cutting thistles in this field, and discov- ered, for the first time, that the thistles had per- manent company, and very much of it, in vigorous q u a c k grass! Such discoveries in a community like this, where quack grass is not very prevalent, is certainly just cause for an S. O. S. call. While this field was being pastured the quack grass was not noticeable because the stock soil L. W. MEEKS . kept it from becoming large enough to show. From a very small begin- ning, parts of the field were covered with it in a few years. This surprise has been sprung on more than one farmer, and many of them have simply accepted it as a calamity that could not be helped, and have put forth but little effort to. eradicate the grass, but J. W. 'F. wants to know what to do to clean it out. There are no doubt several ways of cleaning up this field and the method I am to recommend is the one we should try ourselves. J. W. F. says'the field is in a good state of fertility. This being true, he will not want to lose the use of the field while trying to kill out the quack, and it will not be necessary. Put the field into oats. If it can be properly fitted without plowing, well and good; if, however, a good seed bed can not be obtained in this clay without plowing, then plow it by all means, and plow it shallow. If pasture will be needed this coming summer, from the forepart of June until about the middle of August, sow three bushels of oats per acre and pasture them when about four or five inches high., If the pasture is- not needed, sow around two bushels per acre and harvest them as usual, or they may be cut for hay. I should recommend the pasture or hay in preference to the threshing of the matured crop. There is a pos- sibility of the quack forming seeds and being a source of infection thereby. By pasturing, or cutting for hay, this possibility will be elim- inated. The last of August plow this field just as shallow as possible, and yet do a thorough job of turning the soil. Disc these infected portions thoroughly, and watch for the green shoots to appear. Their appearance will vary according with the weather conditions at that time. When these appear, a spring tooth barrow, set deep, will be as good as the disc. Harrow thoroughly, and better leave the burrow, whiffletrces and all, right in that field, because you must (absolutely must) bitch on to it again in a Week, and use it pro- perly. Yes, and again the next week. If the weather man sends too much rain, you will have to stay by the harrowing pretty steady but in ordinary seasons after Octobe‘r 1st the barrow will not be needed quite as often, but no green shoots " should be allowed to show them- selves longer than it will take to, get your team tied to the harrow again. If the weather has been at all fa- vorable the field may be planted to corn or some other cultivated crop the next year. If, however, a few shoots of quack have survived, I should sow oats again and proceed as before. This last‘fall would have been almost too wet for any method to have been successful in killing, quack. It rained so much the quack Broadscope Farm News 4:24' VICWS Edited by L. W. MEEKS, Hillsdale County- . W ater, . dent’ is all": shown in the picture. " was very vigorous and the ground _ ‘was so wet a harro bib“ used often enough, and Would not do thorough work when it could be used. But such wet seasOns are very unusual, and need not be. fig- ured on too seriously in the arrange- ment of the eradication process. , at: are :1: A (SO-Acre Farm Here are a few extracts from a very interesting letter from a friend located at Butternut. His farm con- tains sixty acres and he follows a ro- tation something like this: vFirst year, cats or beans; second year, wheat; third year, clover and then corn or beans. He has three horses, two cows and thirty sheep and wants to ,know whether he keeps stock enough or not, and would he be more successful with more cows and fewer sheep? Not knowing the circumstances as to the amount of help he has, etc., it is rather hard at this distance to besvery definite in giving advice. The rotation seems very good, and it is a safe guess that this farm could carry more,stock. He has three acres of alfalfa; I would in- crease this considerably, and along with the commercial fertilizer which he uses every year I should use lime, and if I could not have both fertiliz- er and lime each year, I should use lime often enough to make sweet clover and alfalfa very much at home in my soil for if I ventured into keeping more stock, I certainly would tie to sweet clover if I could. AbOut keeping more cows and less sheep; available. If he is alone on this farm, he probably will be Wise in keeping more sheep and .just his two cows. It is often possible to make two extra good cows, properly fed, bring in as large net returns as four common cows do, under aver- age conditions. This questidn of “How much stock shall I‘keep?" is quite easily answered in a few words; keep all you have feed for, and feed all you keeph’While it may not listen good I venture to say there are many farms that have too much live stock on them for the good of,the stock, or the welfare of the farm. Pastures are always too short, and everything is pastured that will possibly, afford any cats at all; feed is passed too sparingly dur- ing the housed up feeding period be- cause it will hardly “hold out.” On these farms half the present amount of stock would often become profit- able. When a farm will properly feed all its present stock and have feed to sell every year, then it may be good policy to add more stock. Many have added more stock just because of a surplus of feed for one year, and been reluctant to decrease the stock thereafter, yet having more stock than their farms Will profitably carry. I am reminded of a. farmer friend (Continued on page 26) HERE’S A TALL STALK' Can you beat this? This is the tallest stalk of corn we have heard of to date. It is 16 feet 4 inches tall and was raised on the farm of E. H. Morrison, of Cold- Branch ounty. Mr. Morrison writes “My son, ‘ oyd, ‘the' next presi- , corn that you raised on With. his much depends 011 the labor , -1...» '< 1.5 i l , .< 1 l l I l Pay Nothing ion-4 Months 2% You do not have to use a cream wasting separator, we make it easy for anyone to oWn a MELOTTE. Look at our terms. Nothing to pay for FOUR MONTHS. . "a”; . e— : a ;; 1d a- .' [1' . 0— l at I" an i l s, 7= ts :k .- re :3; 1 er « t, \ 1 “ . ,‘S 1 1 \“ We will send you the MELOTTE Without any down payment of any '0’ I, /‘ kind. Try it Thirty Days on your own farm. If then you do not want it, e. \\ \ ship it back and the deal is closed. If you do want it, go ahead and use it d \\. three months more and then pay for it, in full. LS } .- 5 Other Terms: $7.53 Per Month g b If you prefer you can pay $7.50 after you have tried tne MELOTTE for : l thirty days, then $7.50 each month until you have paid for the separator. E; g No extra charges, no interest to pay. 3t 1 o o Lt j a 3 Nothing Else Like It y ' l 3—!- I. I‘ {? Th 1 p t d B l . M l C S The MELOTTE is the one Separator with the single bearing suspended ;s g . e m or e egmm e otte ream ep- _ - .r , f arator withfthe Single Bearing Suspended self baIanczng' bOWL ‘ ' iflgiggifigcéxtgfgfnwfi;iflékl’éilgrgrd “55:” You cannot find a MELOTTE bowl that is out of balance. You cannot . 1'5 01' on 8 . ' American market. his the one separator that ; - find a MELOTTE Separator user that has ever sent his MELOTTE bowl without any rebalancing skims as perfectly . back to be rebalanced. Furthermore, neither wear nor usage can ever after 3, 5, or 20 years of service as when new. - throw the MELOTTE Bowl out of balance. I On account of its self-balancing bowl the MELOTTE runs so easily that it requires a brake to stop it, otherwise you would have to wait twenty: five minutes for it to run down. The MELOTTE will outlast any two ordinary separators made. Its .. , broad faced gears, its sturdy construction, self balancing bowl, will make a ' it last you a life time. , We almost forgot to mention the porcelain lined milk and cream chamber. much less tinware to wash, and other sanitary features. These details - do not save any cream but they certainly are great conveniences. ' More Cream This is a broad assertion. We realize it. We repeat it again. The MELOTTE Separator will give you more cream (yes, much more cream) than any other separator you can buy. Vianrr-H l .nuummo‘<=—+.' Listen in every evening to The Bus- iness Farmer market reports. You'll profit by them! And there are count- less other entertainment features on the air every night you will enjoy im- mensely! Don’t deprive yourself of these pleasures a single day longer! Regular Cash Prices! No Interest Charged On any,set you choose, you have the marvelous privilege of People’s Famous Easy Credit Terms! Every set is sold at the regular, nationally advertised, cash price—a small amount down delivers your set—the balance can be paid as most convenient to you—and you pay positively no interest charges whatever! Don’t miss this remarkable opportunity! u 11’: Easy to Pay—the People’s Way l.l MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER $3 Coupon This Coupon good for $3.00 on the purchase of any complete radio out- fit in our entire stock. Be sure to bring it with you. Ea/e‘sOJJflJ; Co Michigan Avenue at Shelby Street DETROIT ' ' ' MICHIGAN Whitestone at $29. 85 7- Tube Aerodyne, 200 Jeep/er Om? 299175 C 0 Michigan .Aven ue at Shelby Street DETROIT MICHIGAN ~ All Makes of Radio 011‘ i...“ SPECIAL Low PRICES 'BIG MONEY SAVING JVoPlAll READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS TO KNOW WHAT IS BEST AND WHERE TO BUY WRITE U ”ifilfifigu’fiéiam EARLY ORDERS 'BUY NOW- PAY LATER Following products made of rust resisting ROSSNIETAL coppercontcutfiilos. Ensilage Cutters, Cribs, Bins, Feed Grinder-1,6 nag”, Broader Houses, and dull Purpose Buildings. ’_Chock items you are inter- ested' m and write today for , prices. Agents Wanted. KW.“ Ending. Cutter & SioCo. 111 Wade: SL. SM Ollie Silo-Cutter—Br‘ooder H.— Crib— Garage ' u‘ We“; 2“ leflfickz’an ~ a. ‘ “ ’ -. farmers and farmers" Wiyes of the future. : All ' SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18.1926 farmers by putting on this advertising campaign, w Edited and Published by THE RURAL PUBLISHING COMPANY. Inc. GEORGE M. SLOGUM. President Mt. Clemens. Michigan DETROIT OFFICE—2-144 General Motors Building Represented in New York, Chi St Louis and Minneapolis i! The Stoclnnan—Busmess Farmer Trio. Member of Agricultural Publisher: Association . Member of Audit Bureau of Circulatiom " » ' . ' get our cattle. tested andii‘tound"fr‘ee‘-' , ' _ *gs .' BUSINESSMRMER 'fmm mean ' ' ' I ' '- dirb emu "war-ware!“ .. his». « ’ ' .The Stateflill be doing a real-service to its ~ young forks _ who - will make: the,‘ rm“ and we feel sure results will more than justify the spending of the money. GLAD TO HEAR FROM (You E wish to thank the many subscribers for sending in the editorial ballot we are ‘ * publishing and We hope that more of them in all, the signs are prophetic of. better times for _. agriculture, our greatest industry.” '- Reports we have from different sections or Michigan indicate there is considerable truth‘in, ’. this statement, a view we have had for some time although we have“, been accused of not being the farmers’ friend because we believed that way. i! likam'kigm Fg‘xfmngio‘r‘ge £3333; will help us by finding out and mailing the one We have believed it'was not the real business 3" i3 '6: i"w“a°§f€:::::::::i::::::::::::::::::::::§TT§?E?.‘?E.sfi‘ila'“aff'l'iré‘é’.“ 63%?! in their latest cow. But if you are like the Ber- “me" "110 left the farm and moved t0 the at" : a»... 13; 33%}: ”in?” $9? $5 rien county subscriber we,_h_eard from last week to, become part 01 the machinery ’ln a great fac- ~ gig EL “2". fiend t; Wm" . .-_ _,_.._,-.-...........-....Rell:":\:: “lg; who declared “I read every word in the paper tory. ,The ”unless: farmer knew that farming W3; fight? E“§g:; ............. Mt amemg Egg; and I hate to cut the ballot out” just write us a was. a. “00333: “3935 much 8-3 3117 other line 01 ; :_,§§. : £23211 5. fill 03:11: Poncungtion “$3353; letter or postal card giving the information asked busmess, but 1011 hid to be a businessman ‘tO . ‘21,; :1" r . 1: limit ninth: in the ballot. We are not so particular how you succeed and no half-hearted efforts would win. 1 m ' Published Bi-Weekly ONE YEAR 000. TWO YEARS 61. FIVE YEARS 32. The data following your name on the address label shows when your subscription expires. In renewing kindly lend label to avoid mistakes. Remit by check, draft. money—order or registered tter: stamps and currenc are at your risk. We acknowledge by flrlt~clase mail every do lar received. Advertising Rates: 45¢ per 0. ate l'me. inch 772 lines to the page. F t ra . , Live Block and Auction Sale Advertising: We offer gold low rates to reputable breeders of live stock and poultry; I “l- RELIABLE I DVE RTISERS 14 lines to the column send the information to us, as long as you send it so that we may know your wishes. ’ Also we want thank our subscribers for their manylnteresting and helpful letters. The way folks are renewing their subscrip- tions to M. B. F. would indicate that we are publishing the kind of farm paper they believe in, but we want you to write us. Perhaps there are Boys' and girls’ club Work-is also helping 'to solve the problem of keeping the young folks -interested in the farm, causing them to grow up' better men‘and [women to” take their places in agriculture to make it better for the next gener-_ ' ation. _ And it strikes us that good; farm land is a mighty safe and profitable investment today. We will not knowing] accept the advertising of any son or - firm who we do not believe to be thoroughly honest an reliable. some departments we ShOUId glve more space Should any reader have any cause for complaint against any ad- to and others that should be reduced in size or .- A CATTLE (IENSUS vertieer in these columns, the publisher would appreciate an im- mediate letter brindnl all facts to light. In eve case when fififiulnru'? saw your advertisement in The Michigan Business rmer " a will mrantee honest dealing. "The Farm Paper of Service” MILK PRODUCERS AND THEIR ASSOCIATION is too bad that some of the milk producers in the Detroit area fell for the bait cast out by a few smooth-tongued men of the promo- ter type who went into the milk and cream bus- iness with a lot of hot air and a little cash, be— cause they are finding they have learned a costly lesson. Posing as friends of the farmers these smooth- tongued strangers caused unrest among the members of the Michigan Milk Producers' Asso— ciatio by circulating stories to the effect that the association had “sold out” to the distributors, that is was no longer working for the interest of the farmers. They knew that many farmers did not thordughly understand the surplus question and they claimed there should be so surplus, that all milk should bring more money and be paid for on a flat price basis. Failing to analyze the market and conditions regarding it some of the producers accepted the offers of these chaps to buy their milk at a flat rate, much to their regret if we may judge from the letters we are receiving. Checks were received at the end of the first month and the farmers were laughing at the fellow who had stuck by the association and still sold his milk on the surplus basis. He was con— sidered alright but he never would get much put away for a rainy day. The happy ones cashed their checks and departed with fat pocketbooks and broad smiles on their faces. At last they were getting what rightfully belonged to them just as the fellows told them they would. But a few days later their smiles were wiped out by a notice from the bank that payment on the checks had been stopped and they would have to return the money to tho bank and pay a protest fee. The chaps who purchased the milk had many ex- cuses of course and promised to fix everything but from what we learn these farmers are still out both the milk and. the money. This doesn't happen when the Association works with producer and distributor, the produc— er being insured against such a loss at a very small cost. . The Michigan Milk Producers’ Association is the farmers' own organization and should have the support of every member. There may be ’little things about it you do not like but it is "Ml, igan is the best marketplace in theUnited _. up to you as a part of it to offer helpful sugges- tions rather than try to break it down. “If you cut your finger you would not immediately take your own life. Certainly not, you would doctor the finger. Well there is no. more reason to; Sermon Poultry Department ’ the Michigan State Grange, when he tasted 2 tearing dawn your own organization because 05 Radio Department Farm Mechanics corn sugar out in Des Moines, Iowa while ‘ 1 a slight mistake than there is for committing su1— Serial Story Fruit and Orchard attending the marketing conference recently. “I . clde over a hurt finger. Such experiences are expensive for a few but they work wonders in renewing the faith of the entire membership in their association. TO ADVERTISE D'IICHIGAN CATTLE "WIE are pleased to learn that through the re— quest of L. Whitney Watkins, State Com- missioner of Agriculture, the state admin— istrative board has authorized the spending of a normal sum for national advertising‘to exploit Michigan cattle and dairy products. I noticed ’37 headline in the paper, thither do .. Standing far above other dairy cattle in the ’bout an alpha”?! ,d . . «edaimm-fi” matterbf tuberculin test, according to reports, 190913, ' I /A s w:1i°r,-~dawmni¥°9f ”in” W h” ‘ eliminated, but we can not be sure unless you tell us. Thanks for an early reply. MICHIGAN’S APP/LE INDUSTRY ECENT census figures disclose some inter- R esting facts regarding the apple industry in ... Michigan. The number of apple trees‘"'lias increased in certain sections but has materially decreased in the state as a whole, and, in spite of the fact that the total number of trees has de— creased, the commercial production of a‘pples, shows an increase! This means that, with insect pests and other difficulties, apple growing has become a highly specialized business and the old farm orchards are disappearing. The industry is becoming centralized in certain favored sections, and, due to modern methods, fewer trees are producing more fruit. The man who is looking for an archard site had better locate in a region where commercial orcharding has been proved successful. An un— tried region may seem ever so attractive but, look out! There is likely to bee hitch somewhere. THE FARMING BUSINESS HE National Association of Real Estate Boards recently gave out the statement that farm land prices were due to go higher in the near future, and showed the results of a survey based on reports of boards in 22 states and 1 Canadian province to prove it. The asso— ciation received the following comment from one of the states; “Agriculture has had plenty of ups and downs during the past few years with the downs in the majority. A lot of ineflicient farmers who nev- er took their profession as agriculturists very TheBusiness Farmer Editorial Ballot Below we are listing several features or departments in The Business Farmer with nsquaro opposite in which we will appreciate your indicating by number the once you read regularly in the paper in the order of their importance. That is, if you like the serial story bcst, write the figure 1 in the sonare oppoaite that feature, the next choice should have the figure 2 in the square in The Business Farmer with a square opposite in which are desired may be written-in the blank spaces. This ballot will be published for' several issues so that each member of the family may vote his or her preference. When the children vote their preference they should give their age, also Be sure to sign your correct name and address and mail to the Editor of The Business Farmer, Mt. Clemens, Mich. Thank you. Feature Articles Publisher’s Desk Picture Page I The Farm Home Bmadscope Farm Children's Hour Service Bureau Dairy and Livestock Soils and Crops Veterinary Dept. DE] [:1 Harry Vetch ’Markets Weather Forecasts Agricultural News Handy Hiram Where Readers Live What Neighbors Say Editorials UDDDUDDUUD DDDDDDDDDDD Remarks: .. . .............................. addres- ,4 H“ ‘ '1'7 mwwfiamvwmmmw w. W 1W : foods, muffins, and good beef and pork. ' HE farm census of 1925 shows some trends in the cattle industry that are hardly in- f line with expectations. As compared 'with the decennial census of 1920 the total number of cattle in the country“, shows a decrease of 5,080,807, or 7.6 per cent. ing about the decrease in the number of range cattle, which are beef cattle; also about the great development of the dairy industry, which we would expect to be accompanied by an in- crease in dairy cattle. Butjthe census figures show something else. The number of dairy cows, two years old or over, shows a decrease of. 1,974,- 446, or 10 per cent, while the number of beef" cows of like age shows an increase of 2,441,799, or 19.3 per cent. The same tendency is -appar- ent in the figures showing the numbers of young cattle. Dairy heifers, one year old and under v-two, show a decrease of 784,279, or 19.4 per cent; while beef heifers show an increase of 57,- 293, or 1.4 per cent. Steers, one year old or over, show the biggest decrease of all, 2,290,516 head, or 24.7 per cent. This may be accounted for in part by the tendency to sell calves and. yearlings to the feed—lot rather than keep them to maturity. approximately so, our expanding dairy industry faces a shortage of cows and our beef industry .no surplus of feeder cattle. LOCAL TAXES HERE is a nugget sifted out of the long but excellent address of the Master of the Na- tional Grange at its fifty-ninth annual ses— sion in Sacramento, Cal.: “Taxation as it affects the farmer in a direct way is almost entirely local. In some states practically all of the farmer‘sdirect tax remains in his county, town- ship or school district, but in no section is the state tax a very considerable factor in the farm- er’s burdens. Consequently relief can come only through economy and efficiency in the county and smaller units of government and by seeing to it that every class of property contributes its proportionate share to the support of govern- ment.” Further he says: “Our county govern- ment is now the most inefficient and out-of—date - branch of our American system. In practically all states there is no directing county head that can be held responsible.” Here are stated the truth about taxes and at least a part of the reason for them. ,If the Grange and other or- ganizations can help to establish -some better and more economical system of local govern: ment they will command the support of all con- eerned.” ABO’fi'r SUGAR “ OT so good,” said A. B. Cook, Master of ate some of Iowa’s corn sugar and it took me two hours to get the disagreeable taste out of my mouth.” r \ ,_ . Evidentally friend Cook doesn’t think that the Michigan sugar beet industry will suffer very seriously from _this competition. We agree with him. We will doour share of eating corn but we prefer to have it in the form of breakfast . \ Pmnnjr’now’s szn‘osornx , I' s'no m; We have been hear: If the census figures are correct, or ' ~ww‘o IW.LJ~E“ w —Na.r.my yr nix: are; ii 1"an .1 the-day water 89" vicof OI' ebssy hone AM fl'l'n WOW FOR lasting satisfaction from a water system, you must have equipment suit- “».ed to your needs and the nature of your water supply. Our staff of experts is at your service, and a. letter stating what you have in mind will bring their best advice and will not obligate you in any way. Let us show you how you can have cits}; water convenience at less than city c FREE BOOK "How to Have Run nin Water" will help tyuUR select equipment to meet re- quirements. Just send your name and address. Mrs 55 Oak StWIe Also manufacturers 01 Star Windmills. SPRAY PUMPS Ilze Year Round ORCHARD and vine- yard, and: patch and cihuspovgcotronandrobac- co. “vines. shrubs bee-d flowers spra.yed Barns. fixmand hogliouses, and out build- Inga-us! bewhiteweshed, peialedanddimfected. You can do or all of these ' ' , economically wuha SpeayPump. 'I'hcreis.aMYERS can» «1 .1. 11- @mwwm I a?“ ‘eogwhandlsP—udefilubncating mthena oeedwerkingparte mmmegnfol (3:: power- mls may a tea es ev Ending-an.” nook canoe: {be MYERS This includes Pumps for “I «van . " ' " Hal cell an Door our local sales ebopr Crush Grind Bowsnsn FECd Mills Mix my ansheareorntwith «with» v..- Bend.” Handpb .. Men or Wag-1m Bosh Elevator fur-Med. . , momma co _ “My dear fi'i-end: I am a poor country girl seeking aid from which to obtain an education. “My parents are very poor people and have a large family to provide fur and cannot give us the clothing we need. , “Now there are five of us that at- tend the- rural school in our com- munity and we are short of clothing and shoes and if you or any of your friends have any second-hand cloth— ing or shoes you do not aim to use we would certainly appreciate your help if you would send them to us. “We are willing to repay your kindness in any way we are able. “Hoping to hear from you real soon, I am sincerely, Mary Click, Route 1, 301,18, Del Rio, Tenn.” HIS is a copy of a letter received by a. subscriber living in Bay with the information that this is the second one she has received and she would like to know if we thinkshe should pay any attention to them. She says that she never heard of this party previous to receiving the letters. No, we do not think she should pay any attention to the letters. If this family (granting there is one) is in need and worthy of help they can get it in their own community, there being agencies to take care of such cases. We have reported it to the post office department for investi- gation. . GOT HIS FOUNTAIN PEN I am writing to let you know that I received my fountain pen from and I want to thank you for your promptness and kind— ness in getting it for me.—— ——W. E., Huron County. E young son of one of our sub- scribers wrote to a perfume company for eight boxes of salve which he was to sell at twenty- five cents each. Then he was to send the money to the company and they were to forward to him a. foun- tain pen as a reward for his work. He sold the salve and sent in the money around the first of December and waited some time for his pen. Not getting it he wrote them a let- ter and then wrote some more with— out getting a reply. His father wrote us and we got busy. Less than two weeks later we received the above letter. DENIED USE OF M11118 ORM-LETTER horoscope and for- F tune telling doesn’ t seem to be a. very good business to go into. The post office department is inves- tigating them and the latest to be denied the use of the mails is Norris Fitzgerald Roach, operating as the Astro-Phreno Studio and the Astro- Phrenological Studio. His business was patterned after the Astra Stu- dios which were denied the use of the mails recently. Lucien Georges Leredu, 0: New York City, Who advertised over the name of “‘Graphology Institute of America" to disclose the future by the means of handwriting analysis, and furnished his customers with form letters at from 25c to $1.00 has been denied further use of the mails for his business. The Asthma-Tab Laboratories of Kansas City is another concern that can no longer use the mails. Francis W. Osborne, Allen W. Slattery, Ce— cil W. Sydenstricker and Townley W. Robey were the officials of the company. W* The purpose ef thls department ls ts lpne- :6 our subscribers from fraudulent dee nee erunfalr treatment by persons or concerns as a distance. ‘ Inmeaeewewflldo our best temple I «1mm unmm er tom action. In which so alone for eur services will ever be ”:0. providing: r—The claim Is made by a paid-up nub- sI-lber Is the Business Farmer. men-stun 0 mos. eld- . am an mic-1.1mm full pal-flout mm, dates. etc... eneleeln no also your a dress label mm the mm sever efan Issue to were um you are a sell-us subevlber. 'I'III bonuses FABIEII. collection Ios Lehman. lien. nl'flllu Mid... .........-.....-.2714 .311.90 Am, egg—aha“...— _ g 11'1”:th I, 1926 ocunty and forwarded " to us- Current Issue now being offered—— Barium Hotel, Detroit, Mich. The supreme satisfaction that prevails among all owners of Federal Bond & Mortgage first mortgage real estate bonds is due to two outstanding quali- ties for Which this institution is notable —unquestioned safety and exceptional service. T ax Free in Michigan Normal Income Tax Up to 2% Paid by Borrower 6% Federal Bond 8? Mortgage Company FEDERAL BOND & MORTGAGE BUILDING, DETROIT BEST lNSURANCE---LOWEST COST Pioneer Reserve Mutual Insurance Company, Detroit, Michigan Built to endure, operated on buslness prlnclplcs; and as solld as the “Rocks of A " Fourth Iar aroest Mutual Company Mlc chlgan Insiiring Farm Risks. Establlshed nn years ago. We classes—Rodd“ and U11 d Barrows no money. Pays no Interest. Malntalnlng an Emergency and Reserve Fund in excess of legal requlrements. Accepts only the better class of risks. In the.3 Rodded Close. the highest assessment ever levied in any year was ands. laseessment was never called. The average for nine years (191 $2. 30 per 81, 000 The Unrodded Class has called only one special assessment in ten can, of 82 per 31. 000, making the total rate for 1925 $5 80. y that class for the nine years has been $4. 30 per $1, 000. £31925?” ‘1 000 and that in 1925 The average cost of insurance In “Gold Seal" Members who keep fire extinguishers get TEN PER CENT discount, 111an the Rodded rate 82.9 That is all th paid in 1925 and we are collar ting the some rat: for 19.26. There is not another Farm utual Insmrume Company in Michigan furnishing a BLANKET POLICY and giving their membexs such 11 low ra There is no better or more safennd conservative farm mutual insurxnrc comgmny in Mich- n. . We collect our assessments 1n advance. We do not have to can the "Dead Beat)!" who Jump from one company to another, leaving their assessments unpa Our members do not have to pay what the other fellows do not. We borrow no money and pay no interest. We always have plenty of money on hand to pay our losses promptly. Ya. we are conservative We are not so anxious to get business that. we will einsure pro «ties for much more than they are worth. e are building our company to Th); money in our treasury belongs to our members and we carefully safeguard t. BUY INSURANCE ON TIME At this bunch of the year money is not plentiful with the farmers. When they pay in- surance for a ymr back they, many es, are unable to spare enough money to become a member of our emnpsny because our members pay in advance. We have bridged this gap. You Join our oompsnfx if you are a term owner, and we will tell e your note payable six months from date, Interest 8%. and issue policy at once. thsutawidsforyoutomakethecm‘rirge. you will be required to ...y This is a new departure and opens When oin our crampen a polio fee of $L50 Membershi tee of 10 ,cenisper 310 an advance went. in theRod RoddgClam least the rate 0125 per 81.nnd000ms3. 0 Unrodd odded per ymr. If you do not want togive a note and rear 2110 pay cash when you join you pay your assmnent three, six or twelve months in a vance as you prefer. ..._ We have just issued a 82- page booklet on "Farm Fire Insurance’ We want every farmer to have one. It contains valuable information on Farm Mutual Fire Insurance which every farmer know. Send for a copy. It iss. Intel: tree. Fill out the coupon and mail at once. If you want to see one of our agents we will send him to you. Or if you prefer we mil lend you apggcation blanks“ and instructions for filling out same and you may forward your anus applies dinette JAMES SLOOUM, Secretary. 2912 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit. lllohlpan. I am inmates! in Pioneer fire Insurance and would be pleased to have you send ans of your 32-33." booklets on "Farm Mutual Fire Insurance." 11y property is located in the Townshlp of county at Name P. 0. iEMBERB WHO EQUIP THEIR BUILDIIOS WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ENDORSED IV THE UNDERWRITERS IRE ALLOWED TEN PER CENT DISCOUNT OII THEIR ASSESSMENTS. ANADA is the Land of Promise to—day. Canada promises prosper- ity, health and happiness to those who come prepared and determined to work. And, on her promises, Can- ada makes good. If you are strong and willing, you can make yourself independent in Canada, no matter if your cash capital is small. Take the Case of C. A. Dunning C. A. Dunning came to the Province of Saskatchewan in 1903. He was an immigrant boy from England, only seventeen years old, not over strong, no money, no knowledge of agri- culture. But he wanted to work and he was looking for a job in Saskatchewan, as a start. He was determined to make good. He got the job. It was on a new farm in Saskatchewan, thirty miles from the end of the rail- way. His pay was $10.00 per month and board. He lived in a sod shack and slept on the floor. To—day, Charles A Dunning is Premier of Saskatchewan, Chief Executive and Leader \of the Provincial Government, and one of the most successful farmers in Canada. A Great Country Canada is a great, rich, varied country with the glorious power QADUIVNING ~P1mfierofkatchewan The Living Proof’ That Canada akes Ga 0d and vitality of youth, She is already the greatest exporter of wheat in the world, although only about one-fifth of her good farm land has as yet been brought under cultivation. Canada’s wheat crop in 1924 was 262,000,000 bushels; in 1925 it is officially estimated at 391 ,000,000 bushels—an increase of 129,000,000 bushels. Other branches of farming—dairying, stock-raising, etc.,—are increas- ing proportionately. Canada is increasingly rich in beef and dairy cattle, in horses and sheep, and in poultry. C. A. Dunning has shared in this development and prospered accordingly. C. A. Dunning’s story of success on the farm can be multiplied thousands of times in the differ- ent Provinces of Canada. Do YOU want to get ahead? Do YOU want to succeed and make a home for yourself on a low‘- cost farm where you can prosper and be independent? Come to Canada, the land of bigger crops and cheaper, richer land. Officers of the Canadian Government will help you, free of charge, to get suitably located; if desired they will supervise your start and give you all the help and . counsel you may ask. Good land near the railroads sells at from $15.00 to $20.00 per acre. Free homesteads farther back. Full particulars will be found in the Canada Books issued by the Government. Send for one to- day. They’re free. Use this coupon. Opportunity is knock- ing at your door. advertisement from the Clip this 4 .i-.i.'-~.-4.a.~.w.w~ ,. at .u .v. ..s . _.- .. A1. Michigan Business Farmer and send it along with a letter describing the kind of farm you would like to get in Canada to J. M. MacLACHLAN Canadian Government Agent (D-37) 10 Jefferson Ave., E., Detroit, Mich. MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER “The Farm Paper of Service” TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT IT! Cured His Rupture WANG POWDER I was badly ruptured while lifting a trunk several years ago. Doctors said my only hope of cure was an operation. Trusses did me no good. Finally I got hold of something that quickly and com— pletely cured me. Years have passed and the rupture has never returned. although am‘doing hard work as a carpenter. 'There was no operation, no lost time, no trouble. I have nothing to sell, but will ive full information about how you may and a complete cure without operation, if you write to me, Eugene M. Pullen, Car- Sand for '0‘ Hi or low wheels- FARM WAGONS ' —— do enter, 82M Marcellus Avenue, Manas- .. s I or wood £113.11. Better cut Ont this notice or narrow tires. ' 1' and show it to any others who are rup- tured—yOu may save. a life or at least- etc the misery of rupture and the worry ; 7.53 the D - , ;} £11901:th ma- . , n . . . , g.’ an danger of an op hone—(Adm), (Continued from January 30th issue.) N the house Alan. had found some one , who had mistaken him fora ghost, a man who had cried out at sight of him something about a ship—about the Mi— waka, the ship of whose loss no one had known anything except by the sounding of the Drum. What had the man been doing in the houée? Had he too been looking for the explanation—the explan- -ation that Henry feared? Alan had de— sqribed the man to her; that description had not had meaning for her before; but now remembering that description she couldthink of Henry as the only one who could have been in that house! Henry had fought with Alan there! Af- terwards, when Alan had been attacked upon the street, had Henry anything to do With that? _ Henry had lied to her about being in Duluth the night he had fought with Alan; he had not told her the true cause of his quarrels with Uncle Benny; he had wished her to believe that Uncle Benny was dead when the wedding ring and watch came to her—the watch which had been Captain Stafford’s of the Mi- waka! Henry had urged her to marry him at once. Was that because he wished the security of her father—and she-- must give her husband when they learned the revelation which Alan or Uncle Benny might bring? If so, then that revelation had to do with the Miwaka. It was of the Miwaka that Henry had cried out to Alan in the house; they were the names of the next of kin of those on the Miwaka that Uncle Benny had kept. That was beginning to explain to her something of the effect on Henry of the report that the Drum was telling that some on Ferry Number 25 were alive. and why he had hurried north because of that. The Drum—so super— stition had said—had beat the roll of those who died with the Miwaka; had beaten for all but one! No one of those who accepted the superstition had ever been able to explain that; but Henry could! He knew something more about the Miwaka than others knew. He had encountered the Miwaka somehow or en- countered some one saved from the Mi- waka; he knew, then, that the Drum had beaten correctly for the Miwaka, that one was spared as the Drum had told! Who had that one been? Alan? And was he now among those for whom the Drum had not yet beat? She recalled that, on the day when the Miwaka was lost, Henry and Uncle Benny had been upon the lake in a tug. After— wards Uncle Benny had grown rich; Henry had attained advancement and wealth. Her reasoning had brought her to the verge of a terrible discovery. If she could take one more step forward in her thought, it would make her under- stand it all. But she could not yet take that step. In the morning, at Traverse City—— where she got a cup of coffee and some toast in the station eating house—she had to change to a, day coach, It had grown still more bitterly cold; /the wind which swept the long brick~paved platform of the station was artic; and even through the double windows of the day coach she could feel its chfll. The points of Grand Traverse Bay were frozen across; frozen across too was 'Iiorch Lake; to north of that, ice, snow-covered, through which frozen rushes protrudedfmarké’d the long chain of little lakes known as the “Inter- mediates.” The little towns and villages, Linen and seamen, By William MacHaI-g andrEdwinFBalmer cows-Eb: Edwin snug- and the rolling fields with their leafless trees or blackened stumps, lay under the drifts. It had stopped snowing, how- ,Vever and she found relief in thatsearch- ers upon the lakes could see small boats now—if there were still small boats to be seen. To the people in her Pullrman, the de- struction of the ferry had been only a news item competing for interest with other news on the front pages of their newspapers; but to these people in the day coach, it was an intimate and absorb- ing thing. They spoke by name of the crew as of persons whom they knew. A white lifeboat, one man told her, had been seen south of Beaver Island; an- other said there had been two boats. They had been far off from shore, but, according to the report cabled from Bea- ver, there had appeared to be two men in them; the men—her informant’s voice hushed slightly—had not been rowing. Constance shuddered. She hade-feard of things like that on the quick-freezing fresh water of the lakes—small boats adrift crowded with men sitting upright in them, ice-coated, frozen, lifeless! Petoskey, with its great hotels closed and boarded up, and its curio shops closed and locked, was blocked with snow. She went from the train directly to the tele- graph oflice. If Henry was in Petoskey, they would know at that office where he could be found; he would be keeping in touch with them. The operator in charge of the office knew her, and his manner became still more deferential when she asked after Henry. Mr. Spearman, the man said, had been at the office early in the day; there had been no messages for him; he had left instructions that any which came were to be forwarded to him through the men who, under his direction, were patroling the shore for twenty miles north’of Little Traverse, watching for boats. The oper- ator added to the report she had heard upon the train. One lifeboat and perhaps two had been seen by a farmer who had been on the ice to the south of Beaver; the second boat had been far to the south and west of the first one; tugs were cruis- ing there now; it had been many hours, however after the farmer ‘had seen the boats before he had been able to get word to the town at the north end of the island—St. James—s0 that the news could be cabled to the mainland. Fisher therefore, regarded it as more likely, from the direction and violence of the gale, that the boats, if they continued to float, would be drifted upon the mainland than that they would be found by the tugs. Constance asked after her father. Mr. Sherrill and Mr. Spearman, the operator told her, had been in communication that morning; Mr. Sherrill had‘not come to Petoskey; he had taken charge of the watch along the shore at its north end. It was possible that the boats might drift in there; but men of experience consider- ed it more probable that the boats would drift in farthr south where Mr. Spearman was in charge. Constance crossed the frozen edges of the bay by sledge to Harbor Point. The driver mentioned Henry with admiration and with pride in his acquaintance with him; it brought vividly to her the recol— lection that Henry’s rise in life was a. matter of personal congratulation to these .people as lending luster to the neighbor- hood and to themselves. Henry’s influ- ence here was far greater than her own or her father‘s; if she were to move against Henry or Show him distrust, she WHERE OUR READERS LIVE Haven’t you a picture of your home .or farm buildings that we can print under this heading? Show the‘ other members of The Business Farmer’s large family where you live. Kodak are all right if the details show up well. ictures Do not send us the negatives, just a goo print. ’ ' » ON’ THE KELLEY FA]; Barng’on'thejtni‘aot4 a Mr Chap 5"]! - ,fless .“ the how- chh- )oats ,s to a de- ly a with their the sorb- the had an- oats. but, Bea- :n in voice Ving. d of :zing ioats right osed ,osed She tele- ikey, e he g in arge nner she been had left were men )ling little uper- eard naps had ver ; outh ‘uis- mm, the get the lows sher :1 it and i, if fted Juld ator that a to the end. [rift der- )uld nan : of The tion vith col- lese )or- flu- )wn ove she terrible (head. She had not "been able before this to. form any definite idea, of how Henry could threaten Alan and_Uncle Benny; she had imagined only vague interference and obstruction of the search for them; she had not forseen that he could so readily assume charge of the search and direct, or misdirect it. At the Point she discharged the sledge and went on foot to the house of the caretaker who had charge of the Sherrill cottage during the Winter. Getting the keys from him, she let herself into the house. The electric light had been cut off, and the house was darkened by shut- ters, but she found a lamp and lit it. Going to her room, she unpacked a heavy sweater and woolen cap and short fur coat—winter things which were left there against use when they opened the house sometimes out of season—and put them on. Then she went down and found her snowshoes. Stopping at the telephone, she called long distance and asked them to locate Mr.‘ Sherrill, if possible, and in- struct him to move south along the shore with whomever he had with him. She went out then, and fastened on her snow- shoes. It had grown late. The early Decem- ber dusk—the second dusk since little boats had put ofl from Number 25—dark- shed the snow-locked land. The wind from the west out like a knife, even through her fur‘ coat. The pine trees moaned and bent, with loud whistlings of the wind among their needles; the leafless elms and maples crashed their limbs together; above the clamor of all other sounds, the roaring of the lake came to her, the booming of the waves against the ice, the shatter of floe on floe. No snow had fallen for a few hours, and the sky was even clearing; ragged clouds scurried before the wind and, open- ing, showed the moon. Constance hurried westward and then north, following the bend of the shore. The figure of a man—one of the shore patrols—pacing the ice hummocks of the beach and staring out upon the lake, ap- peared vaguely in the dusk when she had gone about two miles. He seemed sur- prised at seeing a. girl, but less surprised when he had recognized her. Mr Spear- man. he told her, was to the north of them upon the beach somewhere, he did not know how far; he could not leave his post to accompany her, but he as- sured her that there were men stationed all along the shore. She came, indeed, three quarters of a mile farther on, to a second man, about an equal distance beyond, she found a third, but passed him and went on. Her legs ached now with the unac— customed travel upon snowshoes; the cold, which had been only a piercing chill at first, was stopping feeling, al— most stopping thought. When clouds oovered the moon, complete darkness came; she could go forward only slowly then or must stop and wait; but the in— tervals of moonlight were growing longer and increasing in frequency. As the sky cleared, she went forward quickly for many minutes at a time, straining her gaze westward over the tumbling water and the does. It came to her with terri- fying apprehension that she must have advanced at least three miles since she had seen the last patrol; she could not have passed any one in the moonlight,‘ without seeing him. and in the dark in- . tor-vale she had advanced so little that she could not have missed one that way . either. She tried to go faster as she realized '- this; but now travel had become more dif- j flcult. There was no longer any beach. High. precipitous bluffs, which she recog- _ \ nixed as marking Seven Mile Point, de- scended her directly to the hummocked loo along the water's edge. She fell many times, traveling upon these hum- mocks; there were strange, treacherous places between the hummocks where, ex- cept for her snowshoes, she would have broken through. Her skirt was torn; she lost one of her gloves and could not stop to look for it; she fell again and sharp ice cut her ungloved hand and blood froze upon her‘flnger tips. She did not heed any of these things. She was horrified to find that she was growing weak, and the her senses were becoming confused. She mistook at times floating ice, metallic under the moon- light, for boats; her heart beat fast then while she scrambled part way up the bluff to gain better sight and so ascer» tained her mistake. Deep ravines at places broke the shores; following the bend of the bluffs. she got into thehe ravines and only learned her error when she found that she was departing from the shore. She had come. in all. perhaps eight miles; and she was ”playing out"; other girls, she assured herself—ether girls would not have weakened like this; they would have had strength to make certain no boats were there. or at least to get help. She had seen no houses; those. she knew. stood back‘from the shore. high upon the bluffs. and were not easy to find; but she scaled the blufi‘ ‘ now and looked about for lights. The country was wild and wooded. and the ' moonlight showed only the white stretches ’ of the shrouding snow. (Continued in February 27th issue.) muss Fauna is a welcome. ems andisjlled with good "Rush ' fillet _, ' ‘ alga} she 'auld-enhst segue. l . ’irém .,,,‘éso- * . L “:7- iAnd her distrust now had deepened to' “Good Equipment Makes A Good Farmer Better” AND the best equipment is not too good—par; ticularly for handling that valuable soilvbuilder, barn; yard manure, the greatest of all fertilizers when roperly applied. The full Benefit from the use of manure is obtained only by spreading it in fine par; ticles evenly over the sur’ face of soil with 3 BLACK HAWK MANURE SPREADER. the SUPERIOR spade]? “a ‘l .1 \Il , \ ‘v (\‘1: \\ i ii i, e W \“l;\ “W“ ““il‘l gill 4;: :‘lv . ll ' Q: l i l . 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As long as I can remember, which is a long, long time, I have heard folks debate which was the great- est, Lincoln or Washington, and some times the Lincoln debaters were the victors while the next time the defenders of Washington won‘T“ There is no question about both of these men being loved by their country and the girls and boys of today can well consider them as good examples to follow. Another Contest But let us have a debate all of our own. What do you say? I do not care which one you choose, Lincoln or Washington, and then Write me a letter telling me why he is greater than the other. 'Do not write more than 500 Words, write only on one side of each sheet, put your name and address at the top of each sheet, and be sure to ad- vise whether you have one of our buttons or not. The one who sends in the best letter will receive a fountain pen; second best wins a box of paints, and the first fifty to send in letters will receive buttons providing, of course, they haven’t received one already. And do not forget that the contest closes Sat- urday noon, February 27th.—UN— CLE NED. Our Boys and Girls \ Dear Uncle Ned:—I was really sur- prised, Uncle’ Ned. to receive a letter and am well pleased that you will let me join your merry circle. Before, going any further I must des- cribe myself the same as the rest of the merry cirlers. I am five feet, two and one-half inches tall. I weigh between 105 and 111 pounds, I am not sure for I have- n’t weighed myself for a few months now. I have a fair complexion—and hav dark brown hair, which, of course, is obbed. It will be two years next March/ 12th since I‘ve had it bobbed. I have sort of bluish eyes, too. My age is thirteen years. I will be fourteen next March 13th. I think it is enough about my description. I have also joined a club this year and I wish it would be a success. I joined the Girls’ Sewing Club last year, too, which was the first year's work. This year we had second year garments to make. I am greatly interested in clubs. One of my friends and I won in the judging con- test and were told to go to “The Club Camp”. but we didn’t go. If we win again next year, we will be sure to go. In describing myself I forgot to tell you that I am in the eighth grade. I also have two brothers older than I am and one sister, which is older. She goes to high school now, so I am called the “baby of the family}? I’ll have IQ be excused. Uncle Ned for writing {his in my letter. I have to go to school only a quarter of a mile and it is a very short way. I have not missed any school yet, even thuoght Christmas is so near. Neither did I miss any last year. I will be glad to receive letters from any one of the other cousins. I will re- main a cousin of "Children's Hour" and hope '(U see my letter in print. Your niece, Wilma Wilkkila, Box 17, Rumcly, Michigan. . ‘ —-I wish you success in your club work. I know you must find it interesting and hope you join each year just as longras you can. Write and tell us about it sometime. Dear Uncle Ned2—I have never written to you before, and I like to read the let- ters in the Children’s Hour very much». I think the letters are real interesting to read. I help my father on the farm. \Ve live en a hundred and forty-nine acre farm. The 'T0wnhall School takes off one acre. It joins our place on three sides and it is close by. I have two brothers and four sisters. I am sixteen years old and passed the eighth grade last year. I will describe myself now. Iain [livoJeet L . e bro-W11; b10571!) , , " 1318'): ' not... Do you Colors: BLUE AND GOLD » - - R" BEST ' hundred and nineteen pounds. .We live seven miles from our nearest town. I would like to be in your club with- the rest of the boys and girls. I also ~ would like to win.one of your pins. We have taken THE BUSINESS FARMER for about three months and like it .very .much. The snow has all gone ofl'again. We have nine cows and two horses, five calves, two colts, and four pigs. There is a Grange organization two and one-half ~ miles from our place. _ I would like to hear from some of the boys and girls and hope to see mygletter in print. I read the letters the girls write about the boys and what the boys write about the girls and think they are both real good—Your loving neice, Alice M. Eetterly, Woodville, Michigan. ‘ —-I am having contests in which you have opportunities to win a. pin every now and then, so just keep your eyes open and » remember that wonderful old saying, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Dear Uncle Ned:—Could I join your merry circle? I am a girl 13 years old. I have light brown hair and light com— plexion. I have brown eyes. I have two cats for my pets. One will speak for a. piece of bread. I also have a dog. I go to school every day. I am in the 7th grade in school. My father takes Tun BUSINESS FARMER and we all like it fine. Well, I am going to have a party soon. Well, I think my letter is long enough, so I will close. I wish some of the girls and boys would write to me. Good-bye. Amilia. Stern, Box 109, Route 3, Imlay City. Michigan. —Now Amilia, I should feel slighted be- cause I did not get an invitation to your party—but I’ll forgive you this time. Dear Uncle Ned:——I am going to write about a trip I took to the See. I went‘ with a car up to the Channel. Then We went with a boat over the Channel and then again with a car. We passed many houses. I saw many nice things. When we reached the city I saw many cars and many large buildings. Afterwards, we went to the lake shore to have a nice time. . ~ Now, I'will you about myself. the second grade. have blond hair, I am in I am‘nine years old, blue eyes. I am four feet tall. I have four Sisters and four brothers. I have about a quarter of mile to go to school, and we live on a farm. I like my school work well. Your neice,‘ Irja Toivola, Johnswood, Mich. -—Can you write me about other trips you took? All will be interested I am sure. Dear Uncle Nedz—Received your letter and I thought I would try my luck again. I don’t whether I can make this letter interesting or not. For pets I have a dove named Tony, and two cats, one named Tom and the other Lucy. I live on a forty-acre farm. We have two cows, .' two horses, one calf and about sixty-five or seventy chickens. We had seven acres of good corn this year. I have two sisters, Clela and Ardis. My teacher’s name is Miss Hazel Miner of Reading. Michigan. We had a big program on Christmas at our school. There are only thirteen scholars in my school. I am going to drop in and see you some of these days, Uncle Ned. That is, if you welcome visi— tors. Dear Mr. Waste Basket: Please don’t eat my letter. Good-bye. From Carroll Culbert, Route 1, Joncsville, Mich- igan. ——Mr. Waste Basket says you made such a strong, personal appeal to him to spare your letter that you ruined his appetite. who is rnisr * . Some of you may know 11.133733“!!! miss; , (or would she proton? to )0 called syoung ' y) .butf.‘njtost*~o!f‘you do nlfls. urine :4 .* . ll" ,9“; :7 5a 3.; . '»ia..'.;.-x;.§ 4:“...me ., \ll . «4.-.»; Jan-Ava caveman-en x “N 068 icon , to that offered industry; discussed the fundamental .factors which have 4 given rise to the demand for agri- cultural relief lesislation; and en- dorsed any sound plan ‘for remedy- ing this situation and insuring an American price to American farmers , for that portion of agricultural pro- ducts consumed in this country. In matters of state legislation, one of the most controversial resolutions was that referring to highway finan- The resolution as finally adopt- ed stated in part:——“At present we do not favor legislation to bring in any larger "total revenues for high— way purposes than is now derived from the gas tax and the weight tax. If there israny change in these taxes ~ we prefer the gas tax be increased and the weight tax be deereased or discontinued entirely and permanent. license. plates be issued to be valid for the life ot‘the car; provided, that in no case shall the total amount' distributed to the counties be re- duced below eight millions of dol- lars." The delegates adopted unanimous- ly a resolution protesting against the . proposal that the state’ s delinquent awards to the counties be cancelled. Directors elected for the coming year were: From the commodity Exchanges: M. L. Noon, Jackson, representing the Michigan Milk Producers’ Asso- ciation; J. HTO’Mealey, Hudson, rep- resenting the Michigan Live Stock Exchange; F. J. Harger, Stanwood, representing the Michigan Potaot Growers’ Exchange; G. W. McCalla, Ypsilanti, representing the Michigan Elevator Exchange; M. D. Buskirk, Paw Paw, representing the Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc. Directors at large were: E. C. McCarty, Bad Axe; Mrs. Edith M. Wagar, Carleton; V. F. Gormely, Newberry; M. B. McPherson, Lowell; W: W. Billings, DavisonLJ. G. Boyle, ..... Buchanan. . The directors organized by elect- ing Mr. McPherson president, Mr. Noon vice- president, and retaining Mr. C. L Brody as Secretary-Man— ager. . / FARMERS’ WEEK PARADE 0 Farmers' Week would be com- N plete without the annual par— ade. All visitors look forward to this event with keen interest. As usual, the parade was headed by the college band, a splendid military musical organization and one of the best college bands in the Middle West. Following the band came the various units of the college regiment, the infantry, the cavalry, and finally the supply and repair service‘and A the artillery, both tractor drawn. " Next came floats representing the various departments of the college. This section of the parade was head- ed by the Veterinary‘ Department float bearing the slogan, “Horse Doctors? No, Veterinarians!" Fol- lowing this came the floats of the Agricultural Department, the Ap- plied Science- Department, the Engi- neering Department, the Home Eco- nomics Department and the Forestry Department. Next were floats con- taining various breeds of sheep and swine. The next section of the parade was a pageant dipictifig “The Develop— ment of Transportation”. First of all came the Indian and his pony, the squaw being seated in the pony— drawn drag or sled. Then came the settler on foot, followed soon after by the settler with his horse and pack mule. Next, 0 course, wsa the covered wagon. A surrey, labeled Afternoons”, and ' containing two pairs came next. This was followed closely by the modern sedan, motor bus, and truck. The final section of the parade in- cluded horses and cattle, splendid specimens from the prize winning herds of the college. Heat the water for scalding of hogs to about 160 degrees Fahrenheit. If it is hotter, it will ’set the hair instead. , tauperatures as low as 140 will scald a ‘ hog, but it takes longer. 1‘ mist-grape vulg- should hymn-d 1 {demanded a balanced tariff. "19 give agriculture pi‘dtecti‘on equal “For Sunday “I have fed cows (20 to 30 per year) for 33 years and I honestly believe Larro to be the best, safest and most productive feed ever offered to the American dairy farmer, and I have used almost every feed ever grown or concocted.” The name and address of the writer of this letter will be supplied on application. He may not live in the same locality as you do but it is practically certain that in your neighborhood there is a dairyman who might have written it. For evidence that Larro increases both ' milk and profits from milk,- go to him; look at his cows and at his balance sheet. These tell the Larro story of sustained performance better than we can tell it in words. This typical Larro feeder, representative --and he got it. haul”, sults. of course, an immediate increase in mill: But more important, since he’s in the business for the “long he wanted to build condition in his cows and assure regular reproduction of sturdy, healthy calves. He wanted to lengthen the producing life of his herd, and at the same time he wanted all the milk his cows were capable of producing. He has found that Larro gets these re- He knows it is “profit over feed costs” that counts, and his records tell him that Larro increases his profit margin. of many thousands of satisfied- Larro users- .throughout the country, runs his dairy on a business-like basis. He keeps only ‘the good, profitable cows, and keeps them at their best. When he first bought Larro he wanted, DETROIT Write for our folder, Neighbors Say”, which tells the experi- ence of nearby Larro feeders. “What Your Better still—try Larro yourself and learn why Larrd feeders are becoming more numer- There is a dealer near you - THE LARROWE MILLING CO. MICHIGAN one and more enthusiastic year after year. 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BLISSFIELD ROBE a TANNING CO. Bllssfield. Michigan, Desk “"E Custom Tanners & Fur Manufacturers. mm... . MICHIGAN EGG MASH CHI 1K MASH Makes chicks grow and hens lay. local co-op or farm bureau agent. Insist m IMichigan brand. feeding book.” THE M. F. B. SUPPLY SERVICE OATS S E N 5 AT] 0 N_ ductive outs in - vation. 7 5 Bushels and upward per acre are fre- quent with large “lute melty grams, weig g 44* 46 lbs. per measurid bushll 0f the highest quality. Seed furnished '15 low as 65' 1c per bushel in quan- tities. You should by all means try these oats. Send for sample and circular. THEO. BURT 8: SONS, Box 150, Melroso. 0M0. One of the most’pro- culti w u. BUTTERMml Seetho Write for free poultry .25. ._,.: pvflpgra...‘ _, , ‘:-‘ :a, “1. -;.gsmusu.,-..~t:esg,:;. / A“. s» 7.. Bosnnm" m M By Anne Campbell We're boardin' the teacher at our house. The teacher's as nice as kin be. Her hands are as white as white paper. She don't do the dishes, you see. At night there's a fire' in the parlor; On Sundays a tablecloth white. Because we are boardin’ the teacher We gotta hev ever’thing right. Our hired man dresses up‘ evenin’s; On Sunday he puts on a tie. He sits kinda sad in a corner When other young fellas drop by. The teacher brings home from the school house Her papers an’ work to be done; An’ though I am little, I’m thinkin’ That bein’ teacher is fun! On mornin’s when snowdrifts are highest, An' teacher tramps off through‘ the snow, I watch her an’ wave through the win- dow, An' wish I was six an’ could go! The teacher wears silk—I wear cotton: An’ she’s got a wave in her hair; An’ she’s got some fur on her collar, An' pa sez more brains than her share! We’re boarding theteacher at our place, An’ when I get bigger than you I'll teach in some nice District School House. An’ I’ll be a star boarder, too! MAKES HATS (Prize Letter) HAVE earned extra “pin money" making little velvet and plush hats for little girls from one to twelve years of age. I buy rem- nants of velvet and plush in all col- ors, also linings. My braids, tassels, etc., are also bought at bargain sales. I make the little hats in six or four sections in crown with a turn-up rim. Anyone can buy patterns at any pattern counter. Often a mother is making her girl a coat of a larger discarded coat and there are pieces left over that can be used for a hat to match. All work must be done neatly and prices reasonable. I am a farmer’s wife, age 63, and what I have done, younger women can do. I sell most of mine in the city, but women call here and buy, too. I live four and one-half miles from any town or city. I would ad- vertise and have a little shop. Lit- tle hats are usually so dear, mothers are glad to buy at reasonable prices ——-$1.00 to $2.00. I have done this work every fall, for six years and done well.——Mrs’. G. M., Vicksburg, Michigan. VARIED EXPERIENCES IN MAK- ING “PIN MONEY" (Prize Letter) ’ S I have had varied experiences in the way of “pin money” schemes, I will venture to tell you them, and perhaps, aid others in at least a small measure. I have been local correspondent for four years of our weekly county paper, also collect subscriptions in arrears and new subscribers for which I receive generous pay. All one needs for this is a good listening ear, pen or pencil always at hand, and the gift of gab and confidence in one's self. I also give music lessons to some of the neighbor’s children who would otherwise be deprived of mu- sical instruction not being able to go to town to a teacher, and there are ‘ lots of other farm women who could do likewise who probably have drift- ed away from their music since liVo ing in the country where duties are manifold. I make it a point to jot down ev- my new idea that I discover while caring for my home. New recipes which often are concocted in time of necessity or when wanting some- thing “just a little difierent,” and file them away for reference, when one of our magazine editors puts on a. new contest or requests new ideas. In this way I am able to at least keep my magazine subscriptions paid in advance. So many farm women feel they cannot afford mag- azines. I think this is a great mis- take, and if they would only watch for opportunities they would find noend of ways to make their maga- zines pay for themselves by the ideas they send in, and realize a goodly number of savings in carry- ing out in their own household ideas others offer. I have a pet purse of my own, filled with, pennies, nickels and dimes, etc., I havelsave‘d by making -the' most of sales." i-"vaone" starchells .' at. one, price , another ’ five -091'1t5/19fl’ . n. . M- ,‘Y.\ you can use. change their plans for this spring so write soon so that .we 'can publish your letter in an early issue. Adams letters: [9th for the Women ' Edited by m. m TAYLOR FOLKS: We might call cur page in this issue the “Pin ' Money Special” because I am publishing the letters Judged the best received in our contest. I think some excellent plans are discussed in these “letters and I hope you find some of them that It surprised me not to receive at least one chickens but I suppose you felt that the money you earned in this way could hardly be called “pin money” and perhaps you are right. However I wish some of my readers would write their experiences in the “chicken business” for the benefit of all. Pass your experiences and ideas along to other folks and they will give their’s to you, thus . you both are better off. Your experiences may cause someone to 1 Mrs. Annie Taylor. are The Business Farmer. Mt. Clemens, llllohlaan. 3 . a letter about raising m , mam-.644; I buy from No. 2 and the nickel goes ' in my purse and so on ad infinitum. Then when I want something real bad, and couldn’t hardly afford it else, I peek in my little purse and very seldom but what I can contrive to get my desire. In any number of communities there is a chance for a farm wife to sell fresh cut flowers, plants, bulbs, roots, and so on, especially in the smaller communities where there isn’t any florist. A little practice and one can soon learn the kind of flow- ers demanded by the trade, how to arrange bouquets tastefully, etc. I find tulips and narcissus for Decora- tion Day, and gladioli and asters sell best. Bouquets for the sick room are always in demand from church and lodge societies and such, and pay well. Of course, there is always that added blessing from good measure for your money which should actu- ate all our dealings and build the foundation for permanent suc0ess. —Mrs. G. H. F., Wolverine, Mich. SELLING CUOUMBEBS (Prize Letter) 1‘ WILL tell you how I have made “pin money” for the last three years. Selling cucumbers. One can sow some seed early for ta- ble use, selling the large ones. For fall picking plant seeds the first of June—from the first to the twelfth. My husband plows as many furrows as I want row of cucumbers, nine feet apart, then the trenches are filled with manure. I cover the manure with dirt and sow my seed. Some of the long greens, some of the cluster variety. The long greens are better for early use. I never water my vines. I pick them every morning. It is better for the vines than in the heat of the day. This year I sold small ones for $2.00 a bushel, next size for sliced pickles for $1.60 a bushel and larger ones for dills at $1.00 a bushel.—Mrs. J. B., Capac, Michigan. QUE/IS AND APPLE BUTTER (Prise Letter) MAKE patchwork quilts and take them to sales and sell them. Also apple butter can be made at very little cost in the fall and if kept un- til near spring it sells very readty at twenty to twenty-five cents a quart. I put mine in glass cans and take it to the public sales and sell it often. I have boiled down cider and can make it during the winter months out of apples that would otherwise decay—Mrs. R. D., White Cloud, Mich. .. EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS (Prize Letter) NOTICED in THE Bvsnvnss FARM- ER today that you wanted to hear the schemes to make a little extra money. I will tell you mine. I’m the mother of two little girls, one a year old, the other one is three, so I have’lots of work to do. We live on an eighty acre farm since the first of September. I canned one hundred and twenty-five cans of fruit, took care of my children, did my house work, and did lots of r work out on the farm, besides I earned $10.00. I got the job of“ cleaning the school house, and after er’s house such, “.8. m 198.], Willi! that‘I had workat the school teach- 1 / ing and baking, so made some money that‘way. We live on a rented farm so we only get part of what comes off the farm, and I have my part of the eggs. I sold $3.00 worth of pears by saving all I could. I sold some-..lettuce, beans, beets, apples, and I have some chickens to sell. I think every little bit helps a lot so I save all I can. I don’t feel as if I have done so bad this summer. I think it takes a good deal of study- ing, planning, and looking. When one sees a little job and takes it even if you don’t make but a little, it will help a lot. Probably you might think what a lot of work for such little pay, but think this way, every little bit helps, and I may get it again or something else. One can soon work their wages up, because if you do the work good, you will get more than if you didn’t do it half as good. I surely hope this" will be of some good to you. If I can be of any help to you in any way, I will be glad to.-—Mrs. E. M. P., Hastings, Mich. HOME-CANNED PULIPIHN (Prize Letter) response to your call for “pin- money” ideas, I am sending one which any farmer’s wife or daughter can easily make use of, even along with their busy house- work. Stew good field pumpkins', sift, pack into quart cans, tighten covers firmly and cover cans in warm water bath, sterilizing two hours. Com- plete the seal and cool. Two or three quarts may be made from each pumpkin, each selling at twenty-five cents a quart to’any city or even small town, busy housewife or busi- ness woman.—-—Mrs. A. 0., Six Lakes, Mich. SEVERAL SCHEMES (Prize Letter) OULDN’T it be fine if Tm: BUSINESS Farms would set aside part of a column for women to advertise what they have for sale to make “pin money?" Let- ting each take their turn and give so much an insertion. I, myself have washed for two different families to earn money, but that did not help my health any. Have also crochet work. A friend of mine told me the other day she is going to make paper roses to sell. Another friend sells fancy waxed flowers at $1.00 per dozen or the plain ones at ,75c per dozen. I certainly think it would be fine if the ladies would send in ideas in regard to home work. I, myself, answered ads of the knitting ma- chine companies but they wanted so much down. I never purchased ma- chines. I said I wanted to earn money not to spend it. I intend to crochet articles for gifts and put them on the market before Christmas. I hope to see bushels of money making ideas in your good little paper.——F. W., Vicksburg, Mich. K” CHLORJNE AND OOLDS HE prevention of disease and the cure 'of disease are very distinct processes. The use of chlorine for colds was flrstflthqughtlof as a preventative; , mites": \ . .‘JO ”9% later mean, , . ~ .- were med » his 5‘». c s _ dent Coagltdg'e’?‘ m m .32.. In “anathema at a. new i? of Arkansas injected, an", no! 8“ continuously into a room. an treet- ed 184 people by allowing them to breathe the air for about five min- utes each day. Only one person came down with influenza, and his attack began on the first day of the treatment, indicating. that it hid probably gotten a start previously. -In the same town and during the same time one person in_ every 40 who were not treated took the "flu." In a similar way data has been obtained which indicate that the in- halation of chlorine in great dilu- tions is fairly effective in preventinx colds. In this connection it is interesting to note the report of a man who changed from hard to soft coal in his furnace and found that the slight escape of coal gas throughout his house relieved him of a “bron- chial trouble that affected him every winter.” It is stated also that em- ployees in the London tubes were not troubled with respiratory in- fections as long as the trains burned soft coal, but after they were all electrified these troubles began. Thus far the use of chlorine as a cure for colds has not always proved effective. Those who have had good results with it claim that the other people did not..use enough, or that they used too much, and in that way irritated the mucous membranes. No very systematic work has been car- ried out on’the problems so that it is not possible to draw very definite conclusions. One great difiiculty in experiment;- ing along this line is that of con- trolling the amount of gas in the air which is breathed, and this would seem to be a very important factor. The ordinary “chloride of lime.” which is purchased everywhere and is very cheap, constantly emit: chlorine gas. Perhaps somebody may yet work out a method by means of which this common sub- stance can be used effectively in the treatment of colds. ; a Personal Column :- Making Mittens.—Recently I saw in your paper how to make mittens for the family I have just a little improvemm on them I use wool stocking legs double for wristlets if too large cut on and sew in to make a bit tighter at bottom of wrist that would be in' the center a! stocking leg then double and sew an mitten. It has saved this family a lot on mittens.——Mrs. N., Montcalm County. What Ails Tomatoes?—I would like to find out if possible what ails my canned tomatoes. They do not ferment, look perfectly good, but the‘cans that have I. white settling in the bottom are too acid and I have to throw them away. So many are this way. I have tried putting in salt, but part of them are this way every year. I have asked but have not been able to find out—Mrs. W., Berrien County. —The tomatoes probably have undergone a fermentation which accounts for the acidity, unless the acidity noted is file natural acid of the tomato. The white matter noticed is probably microbes of some kind. However, these points could be determined accurately only by an ex- amination of the tomatoes in a labors;- tory. We would be very glad to make such an examination and report the ro-, sults to you. The trouble 'comes from improper sealing of the jar or from M of heat either too short a period, or too low a temperature—Ward Giltner, Pro- fessor of Bacteriology, Dean of Veterinary Medicine. M. S. C. r) —if you are well bred! fi Expense Borne by the Bride's Parent. or Those Representing Therm—1. All out» lay for wedding invitations and other wedding stationery; and any expense. postage, service, in sending them out. 2. The wedding dress with all its ac- cessories, and the bride’s trosseau. 3. The entire cost of church and house decoration, flowers, ribbons, etc., of all music incidental to the ceremony, either at home or at church; and of all trans- portation for the bridal party and guests from house to church and back to the house for the wedding meal. 4. Every item of expense connected with the wedding collation (caterer, etc.) including the wedding cake and the brid- al favors in the cake, (In the old days the bride favors J‘bride-lac’e’hewere lengths of gold lace or other lace used to tie up the sphigs of rosemary the bridal party Wore at a wedding.) ta'15:. Th: fphotographs, “we“ en, eore or. after-,thef,.:cgmo WW... ,. _ ~ z» a...» 44mm <- . :,:.-~ ~< «I. 3 pm . _ _ ;Wasrs .~. ~ —,.—__...—_ a. ~ a _.____ —'—’v- ‘Iww—vw -ww-‘BUIFTU\'QT‘3‘ ~ . . ‘ W eior ’ engaged. at. momma v.22»... M“o.wi.¥$-YLJ.)LEX‘.L an: ::...<.~...' Drawn»...- ' ' r - ~ . ~ from the cows you have Every one of your cows is just a milk-making machine. Some of them are capable of a larger output than you are getting.Where is the trouble? How can you get back the money you’ve invested in feed and care- plus a nice margin of profit 2 Let Kow-Kare help. Feed Assimilation Is the Key Winter feed is hard to digest— hard to turn into milk. Kow-Kare, fed in sparing doses along with the regular diet makes the ideal winter dairy ration. Kow-Kare is all medicine. It builds‘into the organs Lhat gather the milk the power to reach new heights of production—with perfect safety to the general health of the cow. All the milk value of the ration is turned into the pail, instead of partly wasting away. For the average cow, a tablespoonful in the feed one week a month is suflicient to keep the digestion vigorous, the assim- ilation responsive, the health and appetite robus‘. The slight investment in this Ko'mi'jare treatment is only a fraction of want you realize in greater milk-flow. The best of it is, you need not take Kow- Kare on faith— the advantage of using, this wonderful conditioner is positive," visible, sure. In a few days you'll see the difl'erence in the mill: pail. Cow Diseases How To Correct Them_ The part that Kow-Kare performs in correcting such cow ailments as Barrenness, Retained After- birth, Abortion, Scours, Bunches, Milk Fever, etc., is fully explained in our book, “The Home Cow Doctor." A copy of the new issue just Off the press is yours for the asking. Used the year ’round by thousands of dairymen. Be sure to let Kow-Kare work for you this winter. It will mean more milk and more money for you. Two sizes, $1.25 and 65c. If your feed dealer, general store or druggist cannot supply you, we will send by mail, postpaid. Dairy Association Co., Inc. Lyndonville, Vt. Dephf 12 Bag Bali}: g 10counceJ can. 60c KOW-KARE ' “Like an extra cow in the dairy" BAG BALM Health Insurance for Udder and Tent I . 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Nunperymeufl‘rul t Gro " firms WEIGH‘ NEARLTTTT‘WG' AND HALF TONS AT SIX MONTHS ; T is an unusual honor in these times of improved husbandry to establish a world record; itvis not often that a. world. record is The writer can not recall another made and then surpassed on the same day by other animals of the same owner’s breeding and feeding. instance where such a record has been made, thereforethe Ideal Farm owned by the W. T. Rawleigh Co. of Freeport, Ill. and who accomplished the world and reserve World records in the ton litter contest which was completed on September 26, 1925 are to be congratulated. These two litters are pure-bred Poland China of the farms own breeding and feeding; both litters were farrowed on March 30th and were immediately entered in the ton litter contest. of weighing contained 15 and 16 pigs respectively. The larger litter at farrowing time contained 18 pigs, but two of them were destroyed .as they were weak and unthrifty. The litter containing 15 pigs was weighed first and the total weight was 4511% lbs., an average of 300 11/15 lbs. each. This was a world record as it exceeded the best previ- ous record of 4408 lbs. made by an Ohio litter by 1023/2 lbs. Within an hour this record was broken by the other litter owned and fed by the same farm. ‘ The second litter of 16 pigs was weighed and the total weight was 4789 lbs., an average of 229 5/16 lbs. each. This litter averaged 1 5/12 pounds per pig less than the reserve world champion litter. These litters were fed skimmilk containing home made pig meal, also ear and shelled corn, minerals, small amount of tankage, and had rape pasture. They were not exceedingly fat and walked fully a quarter of a mile to the weighing scale with ease. The shelled corn and dry pig meal was fed in self-feeder. The pig meal was composed of bran, corn meal, linseed flour, rolled oats, flour mid- dlings, beef scrap, gluten feed, dried buttermilk, molasses, salt and char- coal; the cost per ton was $40.74.— Dr. G. H. Conn. FEEDING ‘GROUND BUCK‘VHEAT Please tell me if ground buck- wheat can be fed to milk cows suc-' cessfully. If so, what other grain should be added and what amount fed?——E. P., Kingsley, (Mich. ROUND buckwheat is seldom fed to dairy animals because of its utilization for human food. However, it has about the same feeding value as most of the other farm cereals. Because you donot say what roughages you are feeding to your cows I will have to send you four different rations. suitable for feed- ing with alfalfa hay, clover hay, mixed hay, and timothy hay and corn stalks respectively. These ra- tions are based on the assumption that the cow is getting about one pound of hay and three pounds of silage to one hundred pounds of liveweight or two pounds of hay to one hundred pounds of liveweight if silage is not fed. The grain mixture should be fed at the rate of one pound of grain to each three to three and one-half pounds of milk produced if you have Jerseys or one pound of grain to each three and one-half to four pounds of milk produced if you have Holsteins. \Vith Alfalfa Hay 280 pounds ground buckwheat, 250‘ pounds ground corn, 200 pounds bran, 100 pounds oil meal, and 300 pounds ground oats. . Mixed Hay 100 pounds ground buckwheat, 100 pounds ground corn, 200 pounds ground oats, 200 pounds bran, 200 pounds cottonseed meal. ‘Clover Hay 200 pounds ground buckwheat, 200 pounds ground com, 400 pounds ground.oats, 150 pounds bran, 200 pounds cottonseed meal. Timothy Hay, Corn Stalks, Etc. 125' pounds ground buckwheat, 125 pounds ground corn, 300 pounds ground oats, ’150 pounds cottonseed . meal, 200 pounds oil meals—J. E. . y Burnett, . AssocietheI ‘1 Professor Muffins in}: . .. These litters at time ’ HE winter lay-0E softens horses-makes them easy ‘ preyfor strains ,bruises and minorsil- ments. That’s why it’s important to keep Gombault's Caustic Balsam on your shelf—readyforinstantuse. For over 41 years it has been famous as a remedy for Sprains, Spavin, Splint, Capped‘Hock, Curb, Fistula, Thor- oughpin, Shoe Boils, Poll Evil,Wire Cute and Musciler Inflammation. Apply it yourself. Just follow direc- tions that come with bottle. Much better than firingand doesn't discolor the hair or leave the slightest seer. Don't let your horses sufl'er from something you can cure yourself. Buy Gombsult's Caustic Balsam today. $2.00 It all druuistsa or direct from us on receipt of price. The Lawrence-Williams Co., Clevclsnd, 0. GOOD FOR HUMANS, TOO. Gomgléyms BALSAM BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY Ads under this heading 300 per agate line for 4 lines or more. $1.00 per insertion for 3 lines or less. . 3.-—-Shorthorns, Michigan. To avoid conflicting dates we will without: costmllst the date of any live stock sale In 0 can. I! you are considerln a sale ed- vlse us at once and we will slam the date for an. Address Live Stock Editor. M. B. F., t. Clemens. MIOHIGAN’S P’URE-BRED LIVESTOCK AUOTIONEER Write or Wire for terms and (in t . .. G. P. PHILLIPS. Beiievue. Mioh‘fisn. i aunBNsms MAY ._ GUERNSEYS -— ROSE STATE AND FEDERAL ACCREDITED Bull calves out of Doing) up to 877 pounds fat. ' y Bulls whose ems have u to 1011 ounds at. The homes of bulls; Shut lewick May ose Seliélel, Jumbo of Brim-bank and Holhecis' night of Nordland. From Dams pro- ducing 1011.18 int. 772 {at and 610 fat. GEORGE L. BURRGWS or GEORGE J. HICKS. Saginaw, W. 8.. Michigan. PBAOTICALLY P U R E B R E D GUERNSEY heifer calves. d8 weekstold $20 each. We ship er or \vri . . D. 0r e L. TERWILLIGER, R1. Wauwatosa, Wis. PRAGTICALLY PURE BRED GUERNSEY DAIRY calves, $20.00 each. Shi ped 0.0.D. Satisfaction guaranteed. L. SHIPWAJ‘. Whitewater. Wis. GUERNSEY on HOLSTEIN oninv CALVES. EDGEWOOD F$f3i3g Wcihtedgigfied anYWhere. Wisconsin. SHORTHORN S FOR SALE My Entire Herd of 37 Registered SHORTHORN CATTLE This is one of the oldest herds in the state and wil be sold at a bargain. W. W. KNAPP. Michigan. SHOHTHOHNS; BULLS AND FEMALES .I from the.best families. We are for the next sixty days making a. specmlpride on bred heifers. One of the leading herds in the country. Over 100 head to select from. Write to Manager. GOTFREDSON FARMS. Ypsilanti, Michigan. Howell. MILKING TYPE SHORTHORNS. OF THE best of breeding, with milking ability» Bulls from 4 mo. to 1 yr old. A few choice heifer-shout bred and oxen. T. i. M RTIN. R. D. 1. lonis, Michigan. HEREFORDB / HEREFORDS—OLDEST HERD IN IRS: T Farmers prices. ‘ We have some good bulls for sale. ORAPO ERMS. Silent Greek. Mich. fl "" s..~_--... m1. J. M”... 7 ,.—. 1'I sass! Ilse 0-H! on or I . It. If. in. O D‘ W or 0. 31' I fat. 1011 '80..." . 'pl‘O- f (”(8, ISE V ship IIRY ,etion VES. Ihere. Iain. l I horses sound! The new “ Save -The - Horse ” Book shows how to keep horses in perfect condition.Tells how to locate lameness and ailments —tells what to do and how to do it. A free book every horse owner should have. Full of worthwhile veterinary information. Over 32 years of successfully treat- ing horse ills are behind this ~ book. A real source of practical horse knowledge. “Save—The-Horse” Remedies can keep lame horses work— ing. No more delays—no more worries. “Save-The-Horse” is sold with a signed guarantee. Your horse is cured or we refund your money. Testimonial My mare had a bad case of hoof contraction and thrush. She would go quite lame after working about thirty minutes. I used “Save-The- Horse” under your proposition and followed directions during a ten week period. and used her for work and to drive every day. Her appetite improved as well. as her feet and she gained steadily. I still own her and she now drives and Write as good as ever. 5'. E. WHITE, Greenfield, Mass. Write today for your, free book and a sample guar- antee. Also any veterinary questions gladly answered, free of charge. TROY CHEMICAL CO. 339 State so, Binghamton, N. Y. Keep your cows healthy, tool Ask for our free illustrated booklet that describes our "Cure-Boa" preparations. Tells what to do for sick and run-down cows. Sent prepaid. or ask druggiot or dealer. . 099.909.90.909...0.9.0.009 Q:”.O0.00.00.00.CO....O0.00.”.O0.00.00....¢0.06.“.O0.00.00.00.00.00.Q0.00’OO.{ JERSEYS POGIS 99th OF H. F. REG. Young stock for sale. JERSEYS, AND Herd -'Tis new book helps keep, your ’ jesty breeding. W accredited by State and Federal Government. or prunes- nnd description. WILBUR. BELDING. Mich. to or Visit GUY 0. F0“ SAL —-REGISTERED JERSEY BULL J calves from high producing dams. . E. MORRIS. Farmlngton, Michigan. HORSES HORSE SALE PERCHERONS ‘AND yBELGIANS. MARES AND STALLIONS. SOME GOOD TEAMS. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 10—12:30 P. M. Sales Pavilion. M. S. C. MICHIGAN HORSE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION. R. 8. Hudson, Sec’y. East Lansing, Mich. as SWINE m 0. I. C. 0- l- ' Hoes FOR SALE, TRIED sows. .IAIIIIEs LEAVENs. and (hits. Linwood. Michigan. POLAND CHINA FOR SALE—BIG TYPE POI—AND CHINA PIGS either sex. At reasonable DI‘lCCS. A 0 open and bred grits. R. J. Dudgeon, R1. Coshooton. Ohio. POULTRY BARREDw PLYMOUTH ROCK ‘ochnELs. Standard color and shape. Bred fro heavy pro- du‘fiers. ,Write for prices. . . Mmsn.,,lflouu 3. Benton Hts-bop. Mich. ‘ture. = moss, is mam, arm from].- , , Lear INDEMNITY I have had him eows that reacted to the tuberculin test. -»The IDepart— ment or Commissioner requires that. “yard be scraped” as part of the re- ' ‘Iquirement to secure compensation for condemned animals. Now any practical farmer knows it, would be impossible to clean up a yard pro— perly at this time of year. If those managing the test wanted this work done why didn’t they start the work the first of September. Is there something one could use in the yard —-lime or something of the sort? We are just as anxious and interested as anyone else can be in stamping out this disease—C. H., Plainwell, Mich. THE law specifies that before any, indemnity is paid for tubercu- lous cattle, the Commissioner must be satisfied that the premises, which are occupied by such animals, have been “cleansed and placed in a sanitary condition. The fact that it is very difficult, and sometimes impossible, to clean and disinfect at certain seasons of the year is fully appreciated, but the testing cannot be adjusted for all parts of the state in such a way as to eliminate this factor. Owing to the demands for the work and the limited force available, it is neces- sary for the department to conduct tuberculin tests at all times of the year in some parts of the state. If. you find it impossible to clean your barnyard at this time of the year, it is suggested that you do the best you can with the idea in view of preventing cattle from coming in contact with the unclean portions of the premises, if possible, and the intention to thoroughly clean and disinfect as soon as weather condi- tions will permit—B. J. Killham, State Veterinarian. PINT NOT POUND, SAY DAIRYMEN ' PINT of milk is not a pound the world around, declare dairy men at state college of agricul— Even a pint of water weighs more than a pound and milk is heav- ier than water. So that a literal in- terpretation of the old rule that‘s. pint is a pound might mean the dlf- ference between profit and loss to a. dairyman selling milk on a narrow margin. The standard quart of milk of average composition weigs 2.153 pounds, and a forty-quart can of milk'weighs forty “times 2.153 or 86.12 pounds. In some plants where milk is bought by the can and later convert- ed to a weight basis, 2% pounds is used as the weight of a quart and a forty quart can is credited at 85 pounds. In no case, though, say the dairy- men of the college, should anyone take the old adage at its face value, and accept payment for a forty quart can of milk on the basis of 80 pounds for the full can. VETERINARY ____. I DEPARTMENT Edited by DR. GEO. H. CONN SHEEP BLIND I am going to tell you about one of my sheep. She acts so wild when I let her out and runs around like she was dizzy, then she will stand and stare in one direction. It seems as though she can’t see if I pass my hand over her eyes. She wont even wink. It is one I bought lately. She will run up against the wall or any— thing just like she cannot see. Will you please tell me What to do for her?———Mr. C. W., Rogers City, Mich. 0U are probably right in think- ing that your sheep is blind; if blindness is due to some or- ganic condition affecting the eyes it is not likely that anything can be dbne for her. Conditions of this kind sometimes result from cysts which are the result of gid flies and are known as gid in the head; if so this animal may stand with its head in the comer in a short time or walk in circles or showother symptoms of mental trouble; also symptoms of nervous trouble along with it. If this animal is in marketable condi— tion would think it advisable to mar- ket it before something develops that makes it unfit for meat. As it is * now _ there should be ~ nothing , ' it tor meat - nylon? Eu did thir every week SUPPOSE you spilled a can of cream every week just as you were about to deliver it to the creamery or cream station. Naturally you would call a halt on such a costly habit. But you may be doing the same thing in a different way without realizing it—because of a poor separa- tor. To satisfy yourself that you are getting all the cream you should, ask your De Laval Agent to bring out a new De Laval Separator and run the skim-milk from your old machine through it. If you have been losing butter-fat the new De Laval will recover it, and by taking this to your creamery or cream station you can tell exactly what a new De Laval will save. The new De Laval is the best cream separator ever made—the crowning achievement in 48 years of separator manufacture. It has the wonderful “floating bowl”—-the greatest separator improve- ‘ ment in 25 years. It is guaranteed to skim ~ ' cleaner, run easier and last longer. / Send coupon below for name and a? <5 ”’ “'ng Q\ -; u. z .._ .1 “wr v. . ... .v‘o.."'.‘k "'2? .;<;.:.;.;. -wane Hand-Electric-Belt ’69? «3143.0 DOWN Balance in 15 E Monthly location o! your De Laval Agent Payments and FREE catalog. SEE an TRY the New De Laval . TRADE in your old Separator « .0. :3; do The De Laval Milka: See You r If you milk five or more cows, a De Laval Milker'will soon pay for itself. .. . (9" “More than 35,000 in use giving wonderful satisfaction. Send for as sad complete information. I'm'TN \. n. Buckles $500After30llays DON’T CUT OUT "°R‘"9° _FIIEE'I'RIAL . 'v‘lelhxt‘ . -« AShoe BOILCapped Ki 4" [luck or Bursitis 1 FOR ABSORBINE AIDE MARK Qib.u.$ PAT, OFF . j. {3, m '\\I\ . «l ‘\\\\Q\§\§ .\ ‘ \ \ his - ‘ \ .\.\ q _ . .x ,. ' . I Will 51111] You a Walsh N o- Buckle Harness on 30 days free trial. Use it—prove for yourself that it is stronger. easier to handle. Outwears buckle harness because it has no buckles to tear straps. no rings to wear them, no buckle holel No Buckle to weaken them. Ten years succesl -—thousands in use in every state. Saves Repairs—Lasts Longer Hence costs less. Walsh special steel test leatheexg which is explained in my big free book. Easily adjust to fit any size horse. Made in all styles: back pad) side backer, breechiugless. etc. 21-2 $5 After 30 Days’ FREE TRIAL—balance is paid monthly. Return to me if will reduce them and leave no blemishes. . Stops lameness promptly. Does not blis- ter or remove the hair, and horse can be worked. $2.503bottle delivered. Buokfiliireo. ABSORBINE, JR.. for mankind. the antiseptic llnlment for Boils. Bruises. Sores. Swellinzs. Varicose Veins. Alleys Pain and Inflammation. Price 81.25 a bottle at drug- glm or delivered. Will tell you more if you write. W. F. YOUNG, Inc., 369 Lyman St..SpringfieId. Mass. Youn TlnEs——Inflnte once, seal valves with ‘ “Airtite Valve Caps”. .Gannot Leak, Tires always ready for drlvmg. Fits any W . Jami»... .Lg—w .- , ..,.. “9;“. .. ..‘. ,. not satisfactory. Write today for my big free book. prices. easy terms. ., tire. Everlasting. Ijlusily transferred in case of Sold direct to on by mail only. Nn-HUCKLE puncture. Have lll‘t'b', tune and trouble. $1.25 James M. h’alsh, Pres. ‘"‘R”555 for set of live. Agents wanted. . . Gregg, WALSH HARNESS C0. Western .DIstributor, 9 York Ave, South, 123 Grand Ave., Dept. 426 MinneapolIs, Minnesota. Milwaukee, Wis. - ' .g Q’ - .. ~ .. ' ' WHEN WRITING ADVERTISERS Send For Your COP - A» » MENTION THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER ECZEMA CAN BE CURED Free Proof To You All I want is your name and address so I can send you a free trial " ' ' " ‘ " treatment. I want you just to try this treatment-that’s all*just J- C. HUTZELI- try It. That'_s my only argument. DRUGG'ST I’ve been In the Retail Drug Business for 20 years. I served four years as a member of the Indiana State Board of Pharmacy and five years as President of the Retail Druggists’ Assocranon. Nearl everyone in Fort Wayne knows me and knows about my successful treatment. Over hurty-Flve Thousand Men, Women and Children outside of Fort Wayne, have, according to their own statements, been cured by this treatment sinceI first made this offeifiublic. 5 If you have Eczema, Itch, Salt Rheum. Tetter—never mind how bad-my treat- ment has cured the worst cases I ever saw—give me a chance to prove my claim. Send me our name and address on the. coupon below and get the trial treatment I want to send you REE. The wonders accomplished in your own case will be proof. ‘—‘ CUT AND MAIL TODAY — J. C. HU‘I’ZELL, Druggist, No. 5023 West Main St., Fort Wayne, Ind. Please send without cost or obligation to me your Free Proof Treatment / Name Ag? Post Office State Street and No' G"? Y » This I 1 es en , , NLY on the genuine NEW IDEA can you get this perfect ' distributer. The shape of the blades and their posmon on the shaft is such that all manure and straw. coming In con— tact with their slanting surfaces is uniformly distributed—thrown not only to the rear but to the sides—«making a wide, even blanket of thoroughly h edded soil food. Without the NEW IDEA alignment of blades and stagv geied angles no spreader can give you the wide, smooth NEW IDEA spread. The. NEW IDEA is refined to the highest point of eficiency. Note the “balloon tire” equipment—the extra wide rims that will not cut up the fields, and the continuous cleats that give perfect traction and easier riding. All main NEW IDEA parts are riveted and not merely bolted. Basac patents— and perfect workmanship—make the NEW IDEA the Master Spreader. Se'e this better spreader at our dealers-— or write us direct for in 1 information. THE NEW IDEA SPREADER COMPANY . COLDWATER. OHIO The largest independent spreader factory In the world—not in any trust or combination. An Invention ~ Not an Imitation. w u . - .3 (1!) Covered by original p39 enu. ‘Widely I m it. tc d— nevereqmflei TELL WOLVERINE S.C.WHITE LEGHORN BLOOD SAI-iggazizwm BABY CHICKS WILL GUARANTEED MICHIGAN STATE ACCREDITED Wolverine Leghorns have large lopped combs; big, deep bodies; are uniform in size and type; and produce quantities of large, white eggs In winter when egg prices are high; Satisfied .cus— tomcrs everywhere enuorse Wolverine Baby Chicks. Bred for Size, Type and Egg Production Since 1910 All breeders accredited by Michigan State College and Michigan Poultry Improvement Association. Dont buy any chicks until you have our new 1926 catalog explain— ing our matings in detail and how you can have greatest success with poultry. \Vrite for copy, it’s FREE. “'OLVERINE HATOHERY & FARIIIS 11 B. WIERSMA, Owner ZEEIIANPJWIUH. , . WHITE LEGIIORN CIIIX CERTIFIED OFFICIAL Ecc PRODUCTION QUALITY IMPROVED ENGLISH-HOLLYWOOD All? TANCRED LEGHORIIS 0F 250-300 EGG FOUNDATION BREEDING Grandview Chicks for 1926 possess the rich production inheritance of our oflicial contest Winners. Our breeding methods assure you of’strong sturdy chicks that will grow rapidly and develop uniformly, maturing at the proper age when they have attained the best physical development to support their high production breeding. ' Let us mail you our catalog and prices. 100% live arrival guaranteed. GRANDVIEW POULTRY FARM, Inc., Box B Zeeland, Mich. :' ’ orns, ............ .5 . 65. . 05. . Heavy Assorted, 100, $13; 500, 65. Assorted all varieties, 100, $12; 500. $80. Order direct from this all or get Catalog at once. .Iemher I. Ii. i‘. l. . ,_ CAPITAL KEYSTONE HATCHEBY, Dept. 51 .7 LANSING, MICHIGAN. x THEY COST NO MORE AND YOU CAN FEEL SAFE _ Our chicks are from leg-handed slog-k selected by experts} trained and a 4 ’roved by Poultry Department, Ohio State Illnversny.‘ lou can feel sa 0. oryou know every chick is up to standard set by UlllVCI‘Slty for breeding " and egg production. .SEND FOR OUR mo CATALOG figguméggzbgaft, TE, a?“ math: 3. Also gives details about our high +qu i‘ u h , bu 3. minimum" .woLr "Aroma «1: Isa-I: . 03' ». KEYSTONE HATCIIERY HIGHEST RODUIITION QUALITY. That is what you_get in KEYSTONE CHICKS. ONTEST WINNERS bred ‘for heavy egg produgtion, 2%” and ‘hggl’th. 100 9% Live Delivery Gum-miteed—Postpaid prices 50 1 O 0 Foreman Strain Barred Rocks, ....................... $10.50 $20.00 $95.00 $190.00 Selected Barred Rocks,...... 8.75 11.00 80.00 165.00 :Extra Select 8. and R. C. Reds~ .. 9.50 18.00 85.0 185.00 ‘Selected S .and R. c. Reds, .......... 8.50 16.00 75.0 14 .00 White Wyandottes, .......... L ........................... :4 33 $58.80 9388 :3655618 Tancred American White eghorns, .............. < . _ , Utility English Barron W. Legh 120% 00 1 00 4...... s... as... W110 alwaxé k913i a good siz‘e‘d'bun'c'h 7 7 of hogs. . One year he had none, and in reply 'to the reason he answered, “I’ve always had'hogs whether I had any feed or not, and generally it’s been ‘or not’, and this year I’m go- ing to have feed whether I have any hogs or not. Just for once I want to have some feed to look at, then after looking at it for a while I may get some more. hogs, but not enough to eat it all. I’ve always had the hogs and then tried to get the feed; from now on I am going to get the feed first, and then the hogs.” This Butternut farmer asks 11 $1,500 cash income should be.con- sidered good for a sixty acre farm. This is an income of twenty-five dol- lars per acre on the average, and" it would seem a fairly good one. Does he mean $1500 net cash in- come, or must there be feed, fertiliz- er, etc, paid for out of this? Some farmers are hardly fair with them— selves when they think their farm has earned them a certain sum the past year . Often this sum is the gross returns from sales made, and may include the sale of a few hogs, which were purchased to feed, or some lambs or other stock. It may include wheat, hay, etc., which was grown by the use of purchased fer- tilizer. It is the net returns which (ount. How is it with you farmers? is your farm yielding twenty—five dollars per acre, gross income or net? It would be very interesting to hear from a number of farmers along the line of their income. Write the article for publication in the M. B. F.’ The article need not be per— sonal, but give the facts. Your name will be withheld if you request it. if you do not care to write the ar- ticle for publication, sent it to the Broadscope Farm department, care M. B. F., Mt. Clemens. The essen- tial parts of a few of these letters would be good subject matter for fu— ture articles. At your request your letter will be rearranged and printed, with your initials or town used as your signature. In any event always sign your full name when writing anything to the publishers. It will not be used without your say so. El) McINTOSH SAYS: (Continued from page 11) way he trims his trees I reckon he ain’t forgot his old trade. Now take Bill Wicker, he’s just the opposite. He never trims his trees a—tall and I’ve heard tell that once an oil-experienced little bird tried to fly through one of ’em and the pore thing broke its neck. , A CORRECTION — N this department in our January I 30th issue we published an item to the effect that Prof. N. L. Par— tridge of the M. S. C: had predicted the greatest grape crop in the his- tory of the state for. 1926. This in- formation was received from What we believed to be a reliable source, we have a letter from Prof. Par— tridge denying ever making such a statement. We are sorry this has happened and hasten to make this correction in our columns. \NEW LAMP BURNS 94am Beats Electric or Gas A new oil lamp that gives an amazingly brilliant, soft, White light, even better than gas or electricity, has been tested by the U. S. Government and 35 leading univer- sities and found to be superior to 10 or- dinary oil lamps. It burns without odor. smoke or noise—no pumping up; is simple, clea'n, safe. Burns 94% air and 6% com- mon kerosene (coal oil). .... The inventor, A. R. Johnson, 609 W. Lake St., Chicago, 111., is offering to send a lampon 10 days’ FREE trial, or even to give one FREE to the first user in each locality who will help‘ introduce it. Write him to-day for full particulars. Also aSk him to. explain how you can J . , ‘get ..the “agency. and . without xpe ‘ rm; - I. . . ,5 to ' :_ g . 8—5 :2 simple and I I big surplus were and Com Iotelyeqw Whig-flaunt". on . p - W1 . , .spgdvufidpowerreguhtar Wm. - Imeo Mun-to This famous Ipag-neto am when..." angstrsstiswastra nc III I . t», sure 'finnknown. moat perfectsystemof high tension lam All Oboe-Ito“ Non-m TERMS all—sen Ina-cm {created as: 1!: out: and Tree 83w.- or Wool. unite mlddwwm ‘ . 1253mm 2. - “All“. CITY. mu I'll. ' ~ It. Om 160,099 I. .4. afgfiwz I; Burns .G , momme DOWN unto III II-I’. cho' '- V o \, Save $5 to 38—Factory PrIoes This brooderraisu moreand betterchicksatlow- est cost. Stove Is sturdy. safe, air-tight, self- Mauls coal better than any other brooder. Also burns hard coal, . etc. Automaticmgulator meio- . tains uniform heat night and day. Canopymudo best “2111; over chicks, gives pure air. 500 1000 ' I: nines. Bafiad by 8 years' success. Guaranteed. x - . . tovepIpe outfit sent FREE with ‘ Write us Tom '. ‘ fin world to lmld . Bums luff Halfway. niobium. :1 co ——THIS SEASON we FoIIL-rnv "an III a. nnrcusnv LEGHORN CHI , mbflfim "mmoodholive. ShippedC- . Lav Pnpoid Price. Moo Cockmls. Pullelu any“; 0 Write for Special Price" Lm and Free Cue . k GEO. B. FERRIS. 9'42 UNION. cat/om RAPIDS. MIcn‘ Ks‘ . ~ . . , Rheumatism A Remarkable Home Treat- ment Given by One \Vho Had It . In the year of 1893 I was attacked by Muscular and Sub-Acute Rheumatism. I suffered as only those who are thus af- flicted know for over three years. I tried remedy after remedy, but such relief as I obtained was only temporary. Finally, I found a treatment that mired me com— pletely and such a pitiful condition has never returned. I have given it to a number who were terribly inflicted; even bedridden. some of them seventy to eighty years old. and the results were the same as in my own case. - “I Had Sharp Paine Like Lightning Flashes Shootlng Through \ My Joints." I want every suflerer from any form of muscular and sub-acute (swelling at the joints) rheumatism, to try the great value of my improved "Home Treatment” for its remarkable healing power. Don’t send a cent: simply mail you: name and ad- dress, and I will send it free to try. After you have used it, and it has proven itself to be that long-looked for ,meana of get- ‘Jing rid of such forms of rheumatism. you may send the price 'ofit. One Dollar. but understand I do not want your money unless you are perfoctlymatiafled to send it. Isn't that fair? snfler. any longer, when relief is thus " cred. you tree. . ,Don't delay. Write today. ., . 0' Mark E. Jackson, . 1 can-i it. ’ ’--—M South I HATCH Walnut. 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Don' t keep it if not all we claim. Write today for beau- tiful free book and Free Trial Offer. 103-Doxroe locubntor Co. B ., 40 l ‘ 6 5 . . Wigwam E R ~Hea1thy best, day and night any temperature desired All automatic. eds no attention. Noe muss, fuss. or fire danger. Gives you lios11h1er, more vigor- ous ix"l d s—qulcker— sngm mthl A 8 FOR oI'I'SELF in time saved, effort saved. .chicks saved! Amazingly simple—mperates on any electric current—merely attach plug. More con- J§< '75 chick size 58. 95 TOO chklc size .75 500 chick size 18.80 1000 chick size 22. 00 " Y o u 1' ~ Electric venient. More economical. Broader is a wonder. Lifetime servn' Everybo who has, GET OURS NOWI seen it your hatchery or 18 s i m p .l g If . hardware store can't sup- it. ” -——r3M C. P. H., you—-—— order direct. South Carolina. rite TODAY for FREE folder with full details. HATCHERIES: SaiosT for Dam—got our proposition Wellington J. Smith Co., 663stis— Fuley Bldg" Clevellnd, 0 L 0 O K! ' with advsn ed orders. 15 varieties 'ee chicks tectéa' for production and fairgrd Eugen“: Get our free circular. WING! HATEI-IERY, R7, Grand Rapids, Mich Fins pure bred chick- ,— . . ing vessels. . thermostat; 'IuoUBA'rIQN By D. E. Spams (Editor’s Note: The first article of a series by Mr. D. E. Spotts, a young man who has made- a study of poultry, on the hatching and raising of baby chicks. Other articles will appear in following issues so watch for them.) T will soon be the time of year when many people begin to think about the hatching of eggs. The great majority are rather reluctant about getting their incubators in shape before the hatching season ar- rives. For the best results the incu- bator should first have a thorough overhauling, as, duringrthe winter, much damage can be done to plpes in the form of corrosion; to essential parts, such as those which regulate 'to water tanks, lamp, and thermometers. In incubators which use screen trays it is often advisable to replace the old screen; as it is of great advantage to main- tain as level a condition of the egg tray as possible. The incubation room should have considerable attention throughout the hatching period, especially dur- ing the changeable weather which is common during the spring months. The room should be free from damp- ness and direct sun rays, but if it is impossible to avoid the latter, care should be taken to place the incubator away from direct sunlight, which would complicate the (prob- lem of maintaining a constant temp- erature. After the incubator has been lev- eled, washed disinfected, and is in readiness for use, the next problem to be considered is selection of eggs. While the weather remains chilly and damp it is very essential that the eggs be gathered several times during the day. It is also very de- sirable to select eggs which have a good texture. Shells which seem porous or appear spotted when held before a bright light, or shells which have creases, rings, or any other unnatural condition should never be placed in the incubator. Eggs used for incubation should not be more than two weeks of age. The regulation of the heat and moisture, and the turning of the eggs should follow directions received with the incubator. During recent years been a.,_widespread interest in the buying of day-old chicks. Thus a great many of the farmers are dis- carding their incubators. With the problem of incubation placed in the hands of hatcheries more time and space Will be devoted to housing, feeding, and care of baby chicks. there has .. SNOW on ICE-WATER HELPS ‘ FROZEN COMES ‘HAW frozen combs on poultry by applying snow or ice wa- ter,” say poultrymen at the state college of agriculture at Itha- ca, N. Y. “Carbolated vaseline, which may be purchased at most drugstores; will do the trick. A new Jersey agricultural bulletin suggests the following ointment: five parts of vaseline, three parts of glycerine, and one part of turpentine by vol- ume. This should be applied gently and rubbed in fairly well. Remove the black dead tissue from badly frozen combs, so that they will heal more quickly. “At this time of year: many flocks suffer from frozen combs. This trouble is particularly bad with roos- ters of the single comb White Leg- horn breed because their combs are so big. If a. rooster’s comb is badly frozen, it seriously affects his vigor and impairs his usefulness in the flock.” Poultrymen say that the best farmers in the country put their roosters inrthe breeding pens early in the winter and watch them care- fully during the coldest weather so as to minimize the danger of freez- ing. TheyNew York College recom- mends curtains in front of the roost on very cold nights in narrow hous- es. This is not recommended in (houses that are wider than fifteen feet. Another suggestion is the use of wooden floats with one-inch holes in them to be placed in the drink- This reduces the dan- of freezing, as it keeps the birds in the, your breeders at mating time [YOU WANT fertile eggs for hatch- ing—eggs that will hatch into strong, livable chicks. See to it that your flock, your hens and roosters, are in the pink of condition at the time the hatch- ' ing eggs are laid. Dr. Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-a is ‘a tonic—not a stimulant. A tonic that imparts to the parent stock that spark of health ’ 'and Vigor that means fertile eggs for hatching. Eggs that will hatch strong, livable chicks—not dead in the shell—not puny and weak. Costs Little to Use Pan-a—ce-a The price of just one egg pays for all the Pan-a-ce-a a. hen will eat in six months. There’s a. right-size package for every flock. 100 hens the 12-lb. pkg. 60 hens the 5-"). pkg. 200 hens the 25-“). pail 500 hens the 100-“). drum For 25 hem there is a smaller package REMEMBER—When you, buy any Dr. Hess product, our responsibility does not end until you are satisfied that Otherwise, return the empty container to your dealer and get your money back. your investment is a profitable one. DR. HESS & CLARK, lnc., {1 . ’Ilf'.‘ r— R.”".‘.-.2r{1"fvM-t‘é-QSAAE»? $5.37,-.. a»... ' Tipu'cizscg. L. .' i,’:\N-‘}»'“;)~)~J~ \ v _—;‘v . ‘mg‘h “W r—4 3.12;: «'11 . , 'uullHY Milli-l ’1 “Ithij ,fn’ Ashland, Ohia Michigan accredited chicks from flocks which have stood 1926 in both production and exhibition classes carefi Leghorn (‘ock Bird won lst at Eastern Michigan P “’0 won first 111 pullct class 11 jitnspcction. oul try Show Prices (Postpaid) On: 25 50 1 00 00 Whi its Leghorns (Wyckoi’i‘ strain) $4.00 $7.50 $14.00 $6750 $130900 Barred Rock 8. i. eds .......... 425 8.00 15.00 .50 1 0.0 . & Bf. Rocks, Wh. Wyandottes 4.50 8.50 16. 00 77.50 150. 00 \~,<:»11'11i i‘liicks $l2. 00 per 100.” DEAN EGG FARM & HATCHERY, BOX BIRMINGHAM, MICHIGAN wood and Ramon. ACCREDITED )S. C. Barred ROI ks f1 0111 111: 1ti111's In using tin Chicks you got the advuntwg of 21 ()111' new frjc (uiuiléiEgE (ifémirflihGM our egg ('onhsi 1 it today. J. G, Owner. F. produced in and up. ’15 [1:110 some pedimc ping lst and 2nd prize in production class. So our chirks should be as good is money BECKMANN HATCHERY, 26 E. OFFICIALLY APPROX E D 11) the State of Michigan Iliown Lighorms some standard. “ I’ cisonnl Ser vir- c’ O rarer 1'3 101'} breeder passed by 35 inspectors undefi,l supervision of ‘\I1( [1111.111 Sim. (‘0111 (1:0 PW!) 111:1!1 111(IiV1duully ex- " amined and ban ed by '1 state inspulor (H R ii‘ (‘ REDI’I‘FII) LEGIHOI RNS leprcsent 13 years of c'uicful lure-dim: on 1(1'1 6.1m“ farm. l":o11ndition of T:111(-1'ed,IIoll— humus, (Sheppard 3 Strain When you oxder Town Line few hatchcrics can duplicate. r-wnds and Show \1i11nings.“’rite for 1, Box M Zeeland, Michigan. LOOK Buy Our State Accredited Chicks Big, Discount on Early Orders Inspector left only big jprofitziblc breeders in our flocks 1F 1 best varieties ever ed cockcrcls in our flocks, Some win- Also trupuesting the Tancred pulle'ts. can buy. Hatching eggs. Get free Lyon, Grand Rapids, Mich. circular with big discount before buying elsewhere Laying strains White Rocks Order right from!I this ad in full confidence. once for “TRUT 0.6 LLCROFT FARM, PLAY SAFE Chicks from heavy laying strains only. HILLCR s. Breeding Faim and when Better (‘hicks are to be HFUL" CAT Dept. 52 EXCLUSIVELY. Some Males from hens with records Pedigreed Tancred Males. Only selects“, produce our Chicks. If 011 Want really choice, vigo your order this season. every eflortt to please and satisfy you. Get Cats] 01; 31min“ sun HATGHERV, 1.. Tinholt, Prop. Buy only from ACCREDITED FARMS. and culled by authorized Inspectors and approved by M. ROFT FARM lick prices very moderate considerin Our flocks are Inspected P. A. is not simply a Hatchery, but hatched, we will hatch them 0% lec Delivery Guaranteed—Prepaid prices 500 _ Tancred strain s. White Le horns ..................... Lye yng strains Barred Roe ks s, s. c. Reds ........g. ........ ’ "34 g3 57 8.53 $14 6.88 $91. 8g and Wyandottes. 5. 50 s. 00 1 7. 00 82. 00 ’nnk Reference or D1111 Mercantile Agency. Send at COOPERSVILLE, HIGH. Barron— Tancred White Leghorns STATE AcuCREDITED FLOGKS AND HATOHERY. to 295 eggs per year. strong, vigorous and healthyl hens are mated to (‘ontest record flocks. rous Chicks of t 0112.11 and price Box T, is breedin ve us , andw e‘iwill'zimak etsils before buying HOLLAN 8,. moment. ‘* ‘4; v—JW w-*wwmh “wa , j . . fin Accredited ~ ' " Is A Better Chick Every Michigan State Accredited Hatchery has had all its flocks in- dividually inspected by the Michigan State College. Allmale birds have been individually leg banded with a State sealed and numbered leg band. Parent stock of all accredited Chicks is pure—bred and free from all major s t a n d a r d disqualifications. All breeders approved are true to type and color of parent stock. All with low vitality or disease have been removed. AMichi an Accreditedfhick Is. 0. Best Chick "Michigan State Accredited” in the advertising of Michigan Accredited Hatcheries is your guarantee of the ' truthfulness and reliability of the advertiser's statements. Such advertising has been approv- ed by the Michigan State Poultry Im- provement Association and by the Michigan State CollegeJfl For a list of MICHIGAN STATE AC.- CREDITED HATCHERIES and further information, write HANNAH, Secretary College, East Lansing. Mich. I i I...“ .- . l ' l. \ ., {—L-Tr _‘ , wilted/4w ....... u-nLl'. K ‘ /’/, 1’, ' ‘L“." ‘ . . 7 I“_'r ' § J. A. Mich. State . Tancred and Tom Barron s.c. White Leghorn ' CHICKS Michigan State Accredited TANCRED HOLLYWOOD BARRON WHITE LEGHORN BABY CHICKS MICHIGAN STATE ACCREDITED Five of our hens laid .270 eggs at the 1925 Michigan Laying Contest. Ten birds 1924 contest averaged 232 eggs. We also hatch Brown Leghorns. and. Anconas. Discount NOW on early orders. FREE Catalog gives fulbparticulars and tells why leading egg farmers choose Wyn- garden Strain Chicks. Send for copy at once. \VYNGARDEN FARMS & HATCHERY Zeeland, Michigan International Egg Chicks Are Better Chicks All our flocks are individually inspected by the Michigan State College of Agriculture~~ individually leg-banded with state sealed and numbered leg band. lnsures highest quality. 160 Finest Tancred Males and Finest Large Tom Barron Males now head our flocks. Best blood lines in the country. Order From This Ad—low Prices loo—$15; EGO-$72.50: moo-$140. 100% live healthy delivery guaranteed. Every order gets my PURE BRED the Micliiga and price list. BABY CHICKS We have not only selected our.br_eeding stock and inatcd our birds for best results, but we have joined r . _n Accredited Association. ‘ This work is for your protection and gives you the most up-to-date in baby chicks. ()ur cliicks cost no more and you can feel safe. WASHTENAW HATCHERY MCHIGAN ACCREDITED .An inspector from the Agricultural College a proves every bird. ' . . Vrite for‘literature 100% live dehvery. Write today. Get Your Order Booked Early. ANN ARBOR. MICHIGAN. 2500 Geddes Road personal attention. This is our twelfth season. Satisfaction guaranteed. Catalog free. KNOLL’S HATCHERY R. R. 13, Box 3, Holland, Mich. . Producing Mated Ame rlcan It Will pay you to investigate'one of Michigan’s oldest and best liatcheries, years experience at your Seerce. free range breeders. State College. _ . . Absolute satisfaction in the sitated increasm ‘ WH E g our capacity. . . Barred Rocks, _ . . Michigan State Accredited chicks from an old reliable concern with an estab- lished reputation f0 ' Free Catalog before placing your order Van Appledorn Bros. . Eighteen Every chick hatched from carefully selected, rugger breeder ofl‘iclallyI passed by ins ectors from Michigan LEGaIllgsRfitS Ol'l-l' ol 19080012818“ l'i‘assneee‘ési arge ype n s eca Aucouns s. c. n’ I. REDS. nu“. ydurp Every r square dealing. 100% Get our valuable Hollandhflatchery .9. Poultry Farm, Holland; Mlch. live delivery. R7-B, fiBabyL'hicIrs S. C. White Leghorns Barred Rocks Rhode Island Reds Michigan Agricultural College in- spected a n (1 approved. Better One of’ our aways»? gowns Strain White Leghorns . bred for egg production for nineteen years. “inter layers. Many of Michigan’s largest egg farms from us each year. One reports 64% production in )ullets. Our flocks, hatchery and .chix are all accredited by Mich. Joultry Improvement Assn. and Mich. State College. catalog today. Prices reasonable. _\ R.F.D. 2. " They are great urchase their ('th l ovember from 775 . State \Yrite for our free W. A. DOWNS POULTRY FARM. Washlngton, Mlch. I 1|,\i chicks—at low cost. Strong, healthy. free raiigc_stock. Tun- cred and Tom Barron White Leghorns. S. C. It. I. Reds. l'ark‘s Barred Rocks. Best blood lines in the country. You will make greater. profits this with 15-1“ Chicks. \‘rite for low and free catalog today. BRU)IMER—FREI)RICKSON POULTRY FARM Holland, BIicli. year price Box 26. Cod Liver Oil with Buttermilk Gives Amazing Poultry Results Do you want bigger hatches—— stronger chicks — faster gains? Varletles Whl Specihl Matings Ili Free catalog tells all about Lakcview Chicks. LAKEVIEW POULTRY FARM, R. R. 8, Box 3, 00 ”a to Leghorns Barred Rocks Buy Mlchlgan State Accredlted chicks from Lakeview. Every breederI Inspected and passed by representatives of Michigan State College. Buy Michigan State Accredited Chicks from one of the founders of the chick industry 24 years in the bus- iness. An old reliable hatchery which has been putting out guaranteed chicks for years. Our flocks are the result of careful breeding and cull- ing over a period of years. All our flocks have been state accredited and our Male llirds have been legbanded .by the state. \thn seen our chicks recommend themselves. . . White chliorns, Barred ocks, Rhode Island Reds, Dr. L. E. Hensley Egg Basket Strain Bulf Legliorns. \Vrite for free catalog. Meadow Brook Hatchery & Farms, Box M, R. R. No. 1, H. be Free Sons. Holland, Mlchlgan. ..A “Fulfil Official contest records. live delivery prepaid. Order from this ad. Prlces On: 25 50 1 00 500 1000 (Tancred) .................. $3.75 $7.00 $13.00 $62.00 Write for 4.25 8.00 15.00 . (Parks strain) Rhode Island Reds. glicr. i"4,25 8.00 15.00 2. 0 $10.00“ Mixed I‘liick . All heavies ' ' today. HOLLAND, MICHIGAN Would you like to double your pre- sent poultry profits? Thousands of poultrymen are getting just such amazing results as the above, through a simple, easy new feeding meth— od that is revolutionizing old fashioned feeding rations. . . By mixing Genuine Semi—Solid Butter— ' milk and pure high vitamine content Cod Liver Oil, poultrymen from the largest to the smallest have broken all their former egg laying, hatching and raising records. Today you can get this remarkable feed already mixed in any size container from gallon cansto fifty gallon barrels. 'And it all contains pure cod liver 011_— lots of it. This process of. feeding, its endorsements from egg laying contests, the statements of some of the users and full information on the remarkable re- sults it guarantees are fully described in a circular. “Semi-Solid Buttermilk and Cod Liver Oil” one copy of which will be . sent free to any reader of this paper o raising poultry. _ This is the biggest advance in poultry feeding methods of recent years. It can’t I'- the WINNING PEN MltH.E66-I.AYINO comm i925 W Chicks that are hatched from free range breeders carefully selected. Our flocks and hatchery inspected and passed by re iresentative of Michigan State College. Itefcr you to State Commercial Savings ank. Order from this ad. Prepald prices on— 25 50 100 500 1000 . . . and Br. Leghorns ............ $4.00 $7.00 $13.00 $82.50 $120.00 Bd. Rocks and S. C. R. I. e s ........ 4.75 8.00 5.00 72.50 140.00 Mlxed- Chicks $10.00 per hundred ,. 10% down books your order. Free catalog. 100% Live delivery prepaid. HUNDERMAN BROS. R. R. No. 3, Box M, ZEFLAND. MICH. ‘ROVAI. :EGGBE‘P'IEGHORNS help but increase your profits—don’t fail to.learn all about it. Simply send your name and address and the name and ad- dress of your feed dealer to Consolidated Products Co., 4750 Sheridan Road, Chi- cago, llinols, Dept. 118.—-(Adv.) Lam. YOUR mUiIrRY Ween -* I” " THE "BUSIN manna? I the. state Aocrodlt'od.’ l I . . . Egg Produced Elgin White Leghorns Tom Barron mating with Tailored males. Elgin chicks' are 113113161. ch atom; and NTE T WINNING BLOOD LINE CHICKS FROM 00 S 1000 birds entered. 2-H per bird. “‘ifty Brothers Our white Leghorns won the 1925 Michigan Egg Contest. Contest average 176 eggs per bird. Our pen average sisters of these contest winners averaged 200 eggs )er bird at home. . and sons of these birds head the matings from. \viicli 1 W111 hatch this car. They are Michigan State accredited. In spitelof increased demands for our e icks we have neither increased our capacity or prices. Write today forflree clrcular that tells how you can secure chicks from these wmnmgnblood lines at mod- erate prices. . “ 5% of our 1buslfiess 1ls tfrom old customers. You too, can Joni the list of satisfied users 0 his oya 8 rain. . ROYAL HATCHERY & FARMS, R. R. 2, Box 3, ZEELAND, MICHIGAN. stats you. , ch or Price let. . -‘* ~ oflts. wul c0 19’9“" that brmfi'fi t: 'for‘lres 93“?“ a" ,do for pain, Mipeli‘llci tlesfof 3,311,638“ a}! can: .35 , j e dado ingcold weathér... The penfi‘eiflhoflm‘. be‘ kept well ventilated at 8311* timely? -- REMEDY FObe FOR TAPE- WORMS IN POULTRY: . ; AMALA, a brownish powder ob- ; tain'ed from_a "plant in India and long used there as a drug, " has been found satisfactory fUi‘g're- s moving tapeworms from poultry. This announcement is made by the f United States Department of Agri- culture as a result of experimental carried on by Dr. Maurice C- Hall _. and Dr. J. E. Shillinger of the‘Z0-. ological Division, Bureau of Animal. Industry. ' ~ ' ‘ Tapeworms cause serious disturb- ances in chickens, turkeys and other poultry, the injuries ranging from unthriftiness to conditions'simulat- ing paralysis, due to deficient.- diet, sometimes resulting .in death. Up to the present time no satisfactory , treatment had been known. The‘ demand for a remedy has been in- sistent and was cosi’dered thejmore~ urgent in that the life histories of so many tapeworms are unknown that satisfactory preventative meas-‘ ures can not be recommended as yet. Moreover, so far as life histories are known they involve such intermedi- ate hosts as flies, earthworms, slugs , and similar animals‘which are them- selves difficult to control under farmi‘ conditions. The need for such a. drug as kamala is therefore appar-_ ent. » ‘ . The drug was tried out on 120', chickens and 6 turkeys, counts being “ made daily of the tapeworms remov- ed, the birds finally being killed to determine whether any of the para- sites were left. The result indicated , that a dose of one gram .to a. chick- en removed all the worms in approx- imately 19 cases out of 20, a much better result than has been secured with any other drug. The dose for turkeys seems to be 2 grams. . The investigators say the best , method of administration appears be individual dosing with pills, but. that the use of capsules is also sataf isfactory. Flock dosing by the ad—' ministration of the drug in feed is much less satisfactory. The dosing' of individual birds is easily, accom‘. plished and fasting and purgatives, do not appear to be important. At: the present time it may not be pos-fl’ sible to obtain kamala at all drug stores, but it is thought that within ‘ a short time manufacturers will have it on the market in convenient form. An estimate of the cost of the kamala itself for treatment of chickens is less than one cent per bird. BLEED TO DEATH I have a flock of White Leghorn pullets and I am writing you to know if you can tell me the causeg‘; or the cure for their bleeding around the head. The trouble has just be gun. Have lost two—apparently just bled to death. There aregoth- ers that are beginning to act the same way. The first I notice is tha their heads and neck- feathers ar covered with fresh blood and in day or so they are very weak and} then just sit down and die. 3' Upon examining one I found that its crop was nearly full, was about to lay and was in good flesh—Mrs. P., Laingsburg, Mich. 'v’. HAVE never heard of anything like this in older chickens but young ones frequently kill each other after the nature of qannibals; 2. would suggest that you watch and not picking these birds about the head; if so remove them and.you will get rid of the trouble. ,Wouldc suggest that you add the following .; to your feed if you do not already feed it: 5 lbsfof bone meal, 5illbs. of ground shell and 20 lbs. of meat scraps to .each 100 lbs. of mash. This ‘, may help the trouble.—’—Dr. Conn. Many a good apple is spoiled by the unnecessary rough handling that attends the picking. - ' , ' CANCER— FREE BOOK SENT on, REQUEST_ .. Tells cause of cancer and what to . bleeding, 0d0r,..~, etc, Write £619.11; to‘day, ' should 1. time. " LPE- , . ier ob- . India ’ L drug,‘ turf jre- ~, oultry. by the j Agri- imentSI :. Hall .A he 20- , animal . isturb. ‘. other from mulat- t5 diet, L. Up factory , The en in- jmore , 'ies of known measa as yet. es are rmedi- ‘ slugs ; and velvety texture, make it the most gor- us of annuals. A new race; very sturdy; garb; freely. flowers of unrivaled beauty. " Our special mixture includes eight dif- ferent varieties, a wonderful addition “ to your grden. which we will send for i with a. copy of our 1926 Vaughan’s Gardening Illustrated This is a seed catalog unlike others. a magazine of home gardening in- formation. as well as a complete list With pic- tures. prl and descriptions of everythin a home ener desires, or needs. it con ns NET? COLORED PLATES and practical advice for the cultivation of everything listed. Send 10 cents to the near- est address below for a generous packet of Vaughan's Dahlia Flowered Zinnia Mixture; or Vaughan's Annual Statics Mixture—our 1925 feature; or Vaughan's Marigold Jose- phine—our introduction of 1924 (one packet of each for 30 cents —and Vaughan's 1926 ardening Illustrated will be sent with seed or mailed alone. FREE. . VAUGHAN’S SEED io-SIIORE’ De L44 relay at Randolph ow York City Chicago ioWer. Its'giant aize.rare art colors\ - of bushels. them-a ,- farmif . uch aE appar',. "n 120‘ ,_ being “ 'emov- led to para- ., icated .} chick- . . pprox‘ much acured. se for best _ ars to s, but 0 satay 1e ad-x sod is» losing .ccom-J ~~~~~~ DET CIT With highest wage scale. with indus» tries diversified and stable, Detroit offers an unsurpassed opportunity to invest in First Mortgage Bonds. _ Increasing population demands ade’ quate housing. United Bonds are issued on carcfufly selected and appraised Detroit homes, apartments and office buildings. We are the oldest strictly first mortgage bond house in Detroit. Experience and resources of' over twelve milllori safeguard United Bonds. / Write today for latest lists of ourofierings UNITED STATES MORTGAGE BOND COMPANY LIMITED Howard C. Wade. President ‘ 832 U. 3. Mortgage Bond Bldg. , Detroit, Mich. 01me Resources more $1,000,000 than $110M” In Canada . United Bond Co. Ltd. Toronto 9 Windsor, Ont. I: 01 you can buy United Fins Mortgage Bonds guaranteed a to Princi snd (mag. Cow plate in ormstion on request. ghornfi; )u to 6 cause 9;: s“ in: u. 9 soil. ives cu {find ‘ ’ponbrlngsit ass Moehsnlc 0t. lackun. Inlet. Send our 1926 Seed Annual ' dh'oct- hom—hrower prices on Quality Se (so glove Money _ from ., , Your (rap; - ._.._’:_.-’/W:;?-C:‘V';Ea_..r L- You can do it with seeds that are de— pendable—seeds that are of high ger- , mination and adapted to your soil. The, work of retgaring thelsnd and planting isthessmew e eryouuseordmaryseedor seed. But the crop tells the story; omes from using . Michigan-grown. labell’s seeds. .47 Years of Better Seeds R, For nearly a half century. Isbell's have beendevelop— ' ing ield. vitality and hardi- _ \ peso . see . esseless exper- imenting. careful selection. better growing. sorting and cleaning methods have done this. 200.000 customers have proved this profit-building quality—they plant [shell sloods your after year and get bumper crops. We now our own seed—'you bpy direct from us, sovin'mcnsy sndoliminstinz all risk of substitution. lsbell's Valuable Book— The 1926 Isbell's Seed FREE Annual tells how to ‘~\-.. select seeds. how to pre- I, s 'BE\~.. ‘ _ prodt-oftendoubleortnp hardy. blzb'yisldinc trons. and ,/ quotes direct-from- grower prion. The con- Free. I S. M. IIIjLL & 60.. Iced Growers Name --..-.-..-..-..----.;....-.----- \ Jessie Pickett. Lincoln; 2nd Jessie Pickett. not listed in Classes VII or VIII—1st. with a spray gun—Farley Bros. FARMER are: Jessie Pickett, E. H. House, _ F. C. Sherman. E. W. Lincoln. Farley Bros” ,L. A. Spenser. ' beams A ‘M.s.~o. u :‘(COntlnued- from' Page ‘3) . chard for this purpose. “Hives of honey—bees placed in 'the orchard are one of the best in- vestments that a fruit grower can make,” said Professor Auchter.. Pruning and Fertilizing Professor R. E. Marshall of M. S. C. gave a detailed report of experi- ments in pruning and fertilizers car— ried on in a Ben Davis orchard at Eaton Rapids, Michigan. The object of this experiment was to determine the dollars and cents return from various treatments. The average net return per tree from several fertilizer treatments were as follows: Sulphate of am- monia, $5.69; nitrate of soda, $5.13; acid phosphate, $2.04; complete fertilizer (4-10—13) $5.25; sulphate of ammonia applied in September, $5.25; No fertilizer of any kind, $1.50. " The trees which received nitrogen and a light pruning bore the highest percentage of large apples, while those which received nitrogen and no pruning bore the largest number The average net returns per tree for different combined fertilizer and pruning treatments were reported as follows: Nitrogen fertilizer: not’ pruned, $4.57. pruned, $4. 4 9 ; No fertilizer, pruned, $1.49; not pruned, 97c. Straw mulch: pruned, $2.65; not pruned, $1.51. Said Professor Marshall, “Nitro- gen fertilizers have proved to be the big thing in this orchard, not prun- mg." Professor F. C. Blanchard of M. S. C. gave an interesting talk on the history of horticulture through the ages and cited the names of some of the men who have made the industry what it is today. Apple Show An apple show managed by the M. S. C. Horticultural Club was held in connection with the meeting and many beautiful specimens of the luscious fruit were on display from various parts ‘of this state and from a number of other states. The list of prize winners is as follows: Class 1. Best Bushel—lst, Fred Wei- fenbach, Beulah; 2nd, F. C. Sherman, Hart; 3rd, N. L. Harss, Saugatuck. Class IL County Collection—1st, Alle— gan; 2nd, Montcalm; 3rd, Ionia. Class III. Best individual collection—— lst, E. H. House, Saugatuck; 2nd, E. W. Lincoln, Greenville; 3rd, . Farley Bros. Class IV. Five varieties of winter ap— ples on plates—lst, Farley Bros; 2nd, F. C. Sherman; 3rd, E. H. House. Class V. Five plates of one variety— lst, Farley Bros; 2nd, F. C. Sherman; 3rd, E. H. House; , Class VI. Three plates of one variety ——-1st, Farley Bros; 2nd, F. C. Sherman; 3rd. E. W. Lincoln. , Class VII. Single plates Jonathan—— ‘ on the wind to carry the pollen, but " “ to place hives of bees in the , or— :G M 5%} _ W: i. ll: ‘4'. ood Seed “Wad (300d. A‘Frti‘lizer on 057er field .’ , "rd—C; '"— '— -"-sl= Down goes the seed into the cold ._ ' ground. The cold spring rains beat down upon it. The battle is hard for the tender plant. -' Are you doing your part to get a crop? When ' V the tiny rootlets reach out through the cold earth will they find the plant food needed? The right fertilizer is needed at this important period. “THE FER- TILIZER LEADERS OF AMERICA” make the fertilizer that fur- . nishes the necessary plant food just when the plant is putting up its hardest battle. Later in the season their fertilizer helps bring the crop through the hard spells. Little by little as the plant needs it the plant food furnished by their fertilizer becomes available. The plant gets Graduated Nitrogen (Ammonia) For a quick, early start and healthy maturity Readily Available Phosphorus To make the big yields Soluble Organic Potash To improve the quality, plump the grain and increase the yield Order your fertilizer this year from “THE FERTILIZER LEAD- ERS OF AMERICA.” Their brands of fertilizer have won a deserved leadership in the fertilizer field for they supply the right plant food at the right time. Order early from your neighborhood dealer or write direct for information. Federal Chemical Co, Inc. LOUISVILLE I07 NASHVILLE TEA/IV. ERS o mconoonsreo E COLUMBUS 0. lst, Farley Bros; 2nd, F. C. Sherman; 3rd, N. W. Laird, Chelsea. Grimes—1st, E. H. House; 2nd, L. A. Spenser, Kibbie; 3rd. N. Larson, Fennville. McIntosh— lst. F. C. Sherman; 2nd, E. H. House; 3rd, Jessie Pickett, Caledonia. Fameuse ——-1st, Lincoln; 2nd, N. W. Laird; 3rd, Fred Weifenbach. R. I. Greening—let, E H House; 2nd, Farley Bros; 3rd, L. A. Spenser. Steele Red—lst, Farley Bros; 2nd, F. C. Sherman; 3rd, L. A. Spenser. Northern Spy—1st, Farley Bros; 2nd, L. A. Spenser; 3rd, Jessie Pickett. Wagoner—Jet, H. J. Wheaten, Belding; 2nd, Chas. Braun & Son, Ann Arbor; 3rd, E. H. House. Baldwin—let. Gordon Frost, Mosely; 2nd, Farley Bros; 3rd, E. H. House. Best plate in Class VII—131:, Farley Bros.; 2nd, Gordon Frost; 3rd, F. C. Sherman. Class VIII. Single plates, Delicious—- lst, Chas. Braun & Son; 2nd, F. C. Sher— man; 3rd, E. W. Lincoln. Hubbardston —lst, Jessie Pickett; 2nd, E. W. Lincoln; 3rd, Farley Bros. Tompkins King—15f, Farley Bros; 2nd, E. H. House; 3rd, E. EXCLUSIVELY. 4 Bl HU SKY 'CHICK 5 FROM STATE ACCREDITED FLOCKS Strong, Healthy Chicks spectcd and .Culled by expert State Inspectors. laying abilitlss ENGLIS LEGHORNS, S. 0. RED ROCKS paid and Full once for Circular and WINSTROM HATCHERY. Albert Winstrom, Prop.. Box 0-5, Zeoland, Mlcls. RHODE BROWN LEG HORNS. Live Delivery .Guaranteed. full. price particulars. from these selected flocks In- Carefully selected for TANCRED STRAIN SHEPPARD_ ANCONAS. ISLAND REDS and Assorted Mixed Chicks. Posto- Bank Reference. Write me at H. BARRON and - horns, ens, and We Guarantee Box 8. Bred To Lay Chicks S. 0. White and Brown Leg— Mlchlgan State Accredited. Blk Minor- dor quick for eary deliveries. hSaio Now Ready. 2 Write for FREE Copy. AMERICAN CHICK F RM. Iceland, Mich. W. Lincoln. Winter Banana—1st, Chas. Braun & Son; 2nd, Gordon Frost; 3rd, F. C. Sherman. Ben Davis—lst, Jessie Pickett. Golden Russett—lst, E. W. Lin— coln; 2nd, E. H. House. Farley Bros.; 2nd, E. H. House; 3rd. Maiden Blush—lst, E. W. Class IX. Best plate of any variety Stayman—lst, ~ " Michigan Ac hangs 1 00 % logue credited Class A Chicks 12c; live deliver . free. Pay are shi . English White and Brown Lec- Sheppard's Anconas 13c; Barred Rocks and . . Assorted Chicks 10c. No money down. Postpaid. 0am.- days before the .. hi ks 1;) ed. THE BOSCHfiTOHERV, 32. 3. Iceland. Mldh. 4c; Jessie Pickett; 2nd, E. H. House; 3rd, E. W. Lincoln. Class X. Best plate of fruit sprayed Those whose excellent fruit won sub- scriptions to THE MICHIGAN Buernss bl. Larsonsnd N. W. Lal d. Fred Weifenbach. r . Hfll] Sill] grandam 2:80'lmshsl, ssti‘sfs'ction or money back. RRIRRGRRRR CO», mm J Canned 1.20, fllr 1.50: l sin!” 2. o. Lg“: 7. 0; m I 83.00; hung my "'5 . ' e 15.00; Timothy and over ; Blue grass 84.00: Millet RELIABLE CHICKS MAKE RELIABLE LAYERS. All Flocks Michigan State Accredlted. We hatch Barron White Leghorns, Anconss Whit. Wyundott iroducing chicks that L‘ve an Ls. ———- and give Egg ’rofits. Free Catalog gives partic about the finest pens we have ever had. Write for copy. Reliable Poultry arm & Hatchery Michigan. Route 1, Box 41, Iceland. Y 5' THOUSANDS weekly. Pure-Bred A1 ty. You save money. Order NO -—Prompt shipments. Check or Money Order. Catalog FREE. 25 100 1000 50 Leghorn! ....... $4.00 $ 7.00 813.00 120.00 Barr. Rocks ..... 4.50 8.00 15.00 $140.00 White Roe 4.75 8.75 10.00 150.00 8.1. Reds. .. . . 4.50 8.00 15.00 140.00 Wh. Wyandottea 4.75 8.75 16.00 150.00 Buff Orplngtons 5.00 9.00 17.00 160.00 Wh. Orpingtons 6.50 10.50 20.00 190.00 BL Mmorcas. . . . 4.50 8.00 15.00 140.00 Mot. Anconas. . . 4.25 7.75 14.00 130.00 Tllg-hlt‘fiial‘ivm . $.33 :2.” 22.00 210 .00 man. . . 2.00 22.00 210 .00 Jer. Bl. Giants. . . 8.00 13 24.00 .00 220 .00 WELLINGTON I. SMITH 00 .555 Dull-Flt!” Illzfiisvsisl Mic State Accredited Luann vines“. h. Purebred Chicks, Pullets Circular free. liberal discount on early oranMsmbei-iofthsl. .QA. “m" mh'” Iceland: Mich. THE BUSINESS FARMEB “The Farm Paper of Service" TELL YOUR. , n.» p / . I l ”‘21" increase t (fife/d ‘ _, a snow rri. " . w: a .' i.i.!’2..‘.‘_‘"' ‘ . Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket One-Crop Farmer Blamed for 5111111113 of Com By W. W. mom. Market Editor. , SUAL attention is paid at the present time to the well adver— tised dissatisfied corn and other specialized farmers; many of whom have put all their eggs in one basket, to quote the old saying, and nowhere near enough is said in praise of the many successful farmers and stock- men of. this country who are not talk— ing much, although they manage to make agood living and usually are better off at the end of the year than a year earlier. Just now, we are between seasons, but the “lucky farmers”, as they are sometimes called, are planning on cultivating their usual acres on the long accus- tomed plan, and they will by no means abandon growing corn because other farmers chose to abandon feed- ing live stock and failed to come out ahead. Meanwhile, farms are chang— ing ownership,‘ and tenants are Slgll- ing leases, March the first being the date set for the annual shift from one farm to another. _ corn, the matter of seed corn is per- haps more serious than ever before, much of the crop of last year being wholly unfit for seed. Realizmg the seriousness of the Iowa seed corn situation. Governor Hammill has pro— claimed February as seed corn . month. He has asked that a state- wide census be taken and germlna— tion tests be made to insure the state of its two million bushels .of seed corn necessary for planting its acre- age ot' corn in the spring, according to information sent from the agri— cultural colleges at Ames, Iowa. While the grains loom up in leading importance on most farms, live stock follows closely, and hens are doing more than ever before in making farming pay. Michigan farmers are deeply interested in wheat, orchards, berries and beans. and the grape growing industry has been extreme— ly profitable in recent years. Fair Trading in Grain There are no striking changes in the grain markets on the Chicago Board of Trade, with wheatleading off in point of activity and firmness. W'heat continuesxfio sell very much lower than one year ago, but decided— ly higher than two years ago, and farmers have sold more freely re- cently, especially since it was pes- sible to obtain around $1.70 per bushel in interior Kansas points. The visible supply in the United States decreases slowly, and it is re— ported at only 45,235,000 bushels, comparing with 77,504,000 bushels a. year ago. Rye prices follow the fluctuations in wheat, and early re— ports of the acreage of wheat in seven countries show a reduction of "labout 10 per cent from the previous ."t-gea‘son. " This would probably pre— _..7vent a repetition of the large Euro- “pean yield last year. The visible rye supply in this country is reported’ as only 13,564,000 bushels, comparing with 23,477,000 bushels a year ago, but sales are made at far below the prices paid a year ago. Oats, too, have continued to sell much be- low last year’s prices, and large amounts are fed on farms. The oats visible supply amounts to 63,076,000 bushels, comparing with 73,570,000 bushels a year ago; while that of ‘corn is 28092000 bushels, compar- ing with 26,571,000 bushels a year ago. Corn prices have advanced in recent weeks and it sells higher than two years ago, but far lower than the unusually high prices of a year ago. With the GXt'CDthD of last year, when speculation ran away with the market, and the war years, the re- cent prices for corn futures were the highest on record at this season. Late sales for May delivery were made of wheat at $1.77, 01d wheat selling at $1.75, comparing with $1.92% a year ago. May corn sold at 84 cents, comparing with $1.35 a year ago; May oats at 44 cents, com- paring with 61 cent“ year ago; and May rye at. $1.09, comparing with $1.70 a year ago, The Department of Agriculture } estimates that on 3811921731 this-year Reverting to~ the average value of cattle was $38.40, comparing with $33.46.on the same date a year ago; the aver- age value of hogs, $15.21 this year, against $12.38 a year ago; and sheep $10.30. this year, against $9.63 a year ago. ‘ The beef cattle trade in Chicago is good most of the time, with a marked narrowing of prices within a short time, the bulk of the steers selling at $8.75 to $11. Most of the time very prime cattle are 0f- fered. During the first week of Feb- ruary there was a sale of 22 long, and cows have doubled in prices dur- ing the year recently closed. Aged steers are no longer held, and hand- ling steers up to three years old is restricted to northwestern ranges. 0n the southwestern ranges young cows take the place of old ones, the latter having been marketed, during the last five years, and there has been a really startling reduction in , the number of female cattle. Several rangemen declared that for breeding . purposes the value of cows has doubled in a year. Ex—Governor Rob— ert D. Carey of Cheyenne is authority for the statement that Wyoming has today not more than 30 per cent of the range breeding cattle it had in 1920, adding the ~1-‘we do not have over 15 per cent of all the steers in the ,state that are older than M. B. F. MARKET REPORTS BY RADIO . VERY evening, except Saturday and Sunday, at 7 o’clock, eastern standard time, the Michigan Business Farmer broadcasts market information and news of interest to farmers through radio stap tion WGHP of Detroit. 270 meters. ‘ "i / This station, operates on a wave length of yearlings at $11.65, but otherwise. the best steers sold at $11.25, the best heavy and light yearlings going close together. The cheaper class of light steers sold at $7.75 to $8.75, with good steers offered at $9.75 and over. Prices are lower than a few weeks ago, while they compare with $6.35 to $12.50 paid a year ago and with $6.65 to $11.50 two years ago. Ten years ago steers sold at $5.90 to $9.65. On the whole, prices com— pare favorably with average years. The policy of most stockmen is to market cattle after a short feeding, period. Stockers and feeders have sold far higher than several weeks ago, with fewer offered and the pack- ers competing with country buyers for fleshy feeders, but quite recently" they sold 25 to 40 cents lower. Or- dinary stockers and feeders sold at $5.75 to $8.75, mostly at $7.25 to $8.25. Stocker and feeder cows and heifers are selling at $4.25 to $6.50. Beef cattle declined 25 to 50 cents in the first week of February. Cattle on Ranges Recent investigations made by the Kansas City Daily Drovers Telegram indicated that cattle interests on the ranges of Wyoming, Montana, Colo~ rado, Texas, New Mexico and other states are at last looking up, and a return to extensive breeding is in active progress. Breeding stock is in active demand at advancing prices, calves. In caseswhere cows were valued at $25 on January 1, 1925, they would sell readily now at $55. “R. V. Colbert, of Stamford, Texas, said: “Our crop of range calves in Texas will run about 75 per cent of the crop in 1924 because we did not have the cows in Texas to produce them. Our aged steers, 3—year-olds, 2-year—olds, and yearlings are prac- tically gone. I would say that pres— ent values would run from $45 to $55 per head, although a trade was ~consummated just a few days ago in our state for the purchase of 600 high class range cows at $65.” Values of Farm Animals The total value of all farm animals in the country on Jan. 1, was $5,— 001,297,00 as compared with $4,- 685,021,000 on Jan. 1, 1925, an in- crease of $316,276,000, or 6.8 per cent, the crop reporting board of the agricultural department an— nounced. - Horses and colts on farms Jan. 1 numbered 15,778,000 as compared With 16,554,000 the same date last year. These animals had an aggre— gate value of $1,062,511,000, or $64.18 per head last year. All cattle and calves on farms numbered 59,829,000 as compared with 62,150,000 last year. These animals had a total value of $2,297,- 510,000, or $38.40 per head on Jan. 1, as compared with $2,079,367,000, THE BUSINESS FARMER’S MARKET SUM‘MARY and Comparison with Markets Two Weeks Ago and One Year Ago Detroit Chi cage , Den nit Detroit Feb. 9 Feb. 9 Jan. 26 1 yr. ago “'1! EA T— No. 2 Red $1.86 $1.90 $1.95 No. 2 White L87 1.91 1.99 No. 2 Mixed 1.86 l .90 1.95 COR-N— No. 2 Yellow No. 3 Yellow -80 .81 1.28 OA'I‘S— ,. No. 2 \Vhite .44 .41 @ 42 i .47 .63 is No. 3 White .43 .41 @42 .46 . .62 RYE- (hlsh N0. 2 .98 1.02% 1.04 1.59 BEANS— 7 c. H. P. th. 4.40@4.5o 4.65@4.70 6.30@6.35 POTATOES—— New, Per th. 4.00@4.06 3.90@4.25 4.30@4.40 ‘1.17 HAX— " N0. 1 Tim. 2‘4@24.50 23%25 24@24.50 , 17@18 NO. 215111., 21 @22 19 22 \ 21 @22 15@ 18 N0. 1 Clover ' 21 @22 - . 28@24 21 @22 14 15 Light Mixed , 22.50@2$ ~22@24 “@23 . 13 17 Potatoes firm. Butter manage easy - Tuesday, February sis—Wheat steady sitter rooent dsonne. Com and oats .flm. ~- ~ t i»; last year. _old [being kept for milk news on farms ‘ J an. (no value given»). . Sheep and lambs 647,000. ’ Swine and 348,000. numbered 55,769,000. Why Hogs Advanced The falling hogs is startling. late date combined receipts in seven western packing Points tootsup only 2,905,000 hog ,~comparin:g with 4; _ 262,000 for the corresponding time last year and 4,204,000 two years ago. This great reduction in the supply happens at a time when the demand is very large, and eastern packers are taking agood many h0g3 offered on the Chicago market. Within a short time prime hogs have sold as high as $14 while the range of hog prices stood at $9.80 to $11.- 20 one year ago and at $6.20 to $7.45 two years ago. Naturally, farmers are making their hogs heavier than in. recent winters, and top prices are stlll paid for light lots, although heavier lots have sold better quite recently. At t 14 for the best hogs, prices are highest since September. .4. \VHEAT The markets as a whole in the country are inactive with a .quiet demand, while at Detroit millers are ready to make most offerings. Bulls are sure of a shortage that will show up before a new crop, and bears are pointing to the fact that several other countries have quite a bit of grain for export. In general specu- lation is far from active as it was and buyers do not seem to come to the assistance of the bulls the mom- ent there is a break in prices. The flour trade is not active. ‘ - CORN ‘ Corn was a little more active at Chicago last week with the price range in narzrw margins. During the same pert-c. at? Detroit the mar ket was dull and prices worked slightly lower. OATS Oats followed the trend of corn at both Chicago and Detroit last week and are now steady at Chicago but dull and easy at Detroit. ‘ RYE Prices worked somewhat lower in, ' the rye market as this grain followed the trend of other grains most of the time. BEANS - . There has been several declines in the price of beans since our last issue caused by a light demand, grocers and canners seeming to buy only enough to take care of their immediate requirements. About 69 per cent of-Michigani 1925 crop has been marketed, accor ing to reports. POTATOES Prices in the potato market de—. clined some during the past couple of weeks but at present the tone is steady. 'George wager, of the Mich- igan Potato Growers’ Exchange, .is credited ‘ with the statement that abOut 75 per cent of Michigan‘s crop has been sold. and he expects higher- prices but not before the middle Qt March. BOSTON woon MARKET The Boston Commercial Bulletin), “There has been rather more the past Week.“ says: business in wool _ 4 although many dealers are ~refusing 7 to consider the prices which the'mna " ufacturers are bidding for woul. The ope p g of heavy weight goods byuthe Am can Wo'oleangs' is considered, . auspicious. w “ being . , _ decidedly, masonablein yllne;wtt , " ’ ' ._ or $33.46 p61: head the _- M“. Heifers one; teftivomrg; . 1 numbered 13,801,000 as compared with 4,234,000 last yiear 7 numbei‘edt-' 49,- 748,000 and were valued at“ {4217.35 pigs numbered 51,223,000 andwer-e valued at $770.4" ' » Sheep and. lambs in 193.53 011 in the market'jofi ' For the year to“.— .k' ‘ J JIfifiiifififflliéfiiififl ruins IIEJIS‘Eslslt-lesssl star: v. "93:! Mango-a alt-4922::- m /, FIE! 1| L BIS BIKER: SIR‘ “i9? g F-IVVWTT 'l‘wIW—*V*\Fsrw ,vrv— p— l " conu- noun : class Monday noon “proved; m of lune. 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WHITE LEGHORNS, BAR- 82115 in; and Rhoda Island Reds. Selected John Zahnow Hatchery, 17 04 Elohim. BABY TGHIOKSR FROM TA ATE LACCRBDITED stock awn Zeelsmh Mullins). Dept. B. 333’ ROSE AND SINGLE COMB WHITE 8 Michigan’s Greatest Color in. Michigan State Ac- :rnd &% ToshSnChioh and 2E2 3.08.118- Fm Bo ox . lumence, O'HOI WPURE OWEN FARM 8. RED Type. Color 11R 133 11 0H0” myhmsmoef' ominous Micifimn. ” D NGTOI';1 COCKEBELS. B‘Ull'li‘o 1”Olfl’l wh chicks by I Stlonk Ans: :m mflgfi EKOeuent type and Color. UFFORPINGTON COCKERELS. LARGE AND od laying strain. Write for prices. :1, Coleman. Mich” R2. BARBEDM ROCK COCKERELS LAYING STRAIN. Where. R1, Hemlock. Mich. [ANTI B’RONEE TURKEYS. GOLD BANK G 1mg Toms and hens. Rea Biron for out. 53: our breedin stock early. Mrs. erry Stebbins. rmc. Mic igan margins TURKEY. VIGOBOUS. tachweifiila’ to 24‘ lbs. 310.. Over 24 lbs.- 812. .oD . Mich. I‘OB SALE—WOT}?! BRONZE TUBchY To on 80.00. Emm Bobbins, Onondnmlii White}! Band Turks” room. I have the bat. mimics Gems. Alden Whitmmb. Byron WWWPEKIN Masons-ch. shaman-1.31am W m PMSTOOK i RE mums 110mm CHEAP. $111936.- 01:) D. LWW Pack Photos flu. set- “LE—FULL BLOODED WRITE COLLIN w Fine ones“ 01:31”. Ithaca. Mich. MISCELLANEOUS Wmmo. runes mm m mtg WWW, Imam & muons. comm Wesson: MW“ ”-2“ M 330138 MADE!“- con . «out fimgfifis mwm ' ' complete on to simulate .. sum. fiWWfigfigv‘vood oAn.'pdE§.~' m. Glfl PAID F0} um um FLA o no to. Hoke Smeltinc W 00;. Dow, Michieln. m Ween rAnN FOB-SALE non KANE: 3 at great he in. Samples Fr Jesse's... '° . M01”. _ BO! WW0” BOSE DIRECT yFROM‘ FORE gut care Michigan gushed! firmer. ‘ “3:25.10 HALEIN CARLOADG'arm LOT WW for prl‘eu, George Tattle, _ S ’ zoo to 225-1101;“ mm. $12.80@13.25; Hitcher}, . PURCHAS- ‘ this rise will not last long in Michi- tom-pound tummy 8 “man“ don-end: laden. m IMAM; bulk, desirable majority packing sows, $11®11. 25; stale killing pigs, $13. 50; down; ' shippers, 4,500; estimated hold—over, 3, 000; heavy- weight hogs, 812®12. 60: medium, $12. 30 013. 35; light, $12.20; @14; light lights, $12. 50614; packing sows, $10. 90@11. 40; slaughter pigs, $11. 50@14‘. Cattle-— Shockers and feeders dull, 25c to 500 un- der high time tw0 weeks ago; a load of 1,065-pound‘yeariings, $11.65; top, heavy- steers, $11.25; light yearling heifers, up- ward to 810. 25; she stock 25c to decline; bulls and vealers mostly steady; weeks bulk prices follow: Fed steers, as com 5525016115; .aioepy may; shipping steers soon; butchers, “7509' with“. $8. 75@10.75; heifers; “and“ fair to choice cows. $3.5(l@7; sensors and cutters, $2@3. 50; bulls, $4@ 7 ; stockers and feeders, $4. 50@7 - fresh _ cows and springers, active and steady, $40@12000. Calvee—Active and steady , $15. 50@I.;5 fair to good, $13@15; culls, ”(312. 60; heavies‘, “@9; grassers, $4@ 6. Hogs—Active, some cases 25c higher; heavy, $12. 75@13. 75; mixed, $14@14. 50; roughs, $10. 50@11; stags, $7@8. 50. Sheep and Lambs—Slow, steady , Week of February "14 OLD, unsettled weather with high winds are to be expected dur— ing early part of this week in " Michigan. However, by Monday or Tuesday there is expected to be a. sudden moderation- of the tempera.- ture in most parts of the state. This mild spell will probably continue for a day or so during which time the weather conditions will be more or less stormy. Winds will be high, with rain, sleet or snow moderately heavy, especially in localities. By the middle‘ of this week tem- peratures will have taken a most de- cided drop and will remain more or less low for the greater part of the balance of the week, excluding the last day. On Saturday we are ex- pecting another reaction of the ther- mometer to higher readings but gan. - Week of February 21 Marked change to warmer in mostj_ parts of Michigan will be the general rule during opening days of the week beginning February 21. Dur- ing the first half of the week there will be rain, sleet and snow storms in various sections of the state. With these stems will be high winds that will produce blizzards and some blockades. There is hardly a. doubt but that parts'of the state, at least, will be visited by storms of wet heavy snow about the middle of the week. Closely following these low pres— sure areas the temperature will make a sudden drop with almost cold wave proportions. These condi- tions will be the most effective about Thursday and Friday in Michigan. This week will end with generally fair and cold weather in most parts at Michigan. (Breeders Directory Continued From Page 25) Rfllsm‘mfin‘ WIEEJS mmstzfimmnm Ply i slur you no them. 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Reuben Nichols, Copern- tum Terms. “ ' memm 3- ’ Tm mm” m"- “B.“l'. l ”cw-452‘s: -r- 1. ".1— "rnno’. ‘ .21 . 5T5 LESS / d as President of the Jamesway Company, I want to personally ”an tell you why. FIRST—through our extensive experience in / making hundreds of PLANS, equipping and ventilating / PH? thousands of Cow Barns, Horse Barns, HogHouses, Poultry Houses and ~ Complete Farmsteadsfi-all over the United States, naturally we have \ . _ come to KNOW HOW to plan and equip and ventilate barns better and __ at far LESS COST. That’s one way JAMESWAY COSTS LESS. Jamesway PLANS Save You Money SECOND—You will be greatly surprised how much money Jamesway Plans will SAVE you in lumber, alone, often amounting to several hundred Lowe, Lumber co... dollars. Jamesway plans will SAVE you many costly mistakes, too. This 38mm“ ““3 and Spedficafim W‘“ SAVE 9°“ is very important, because if doors, posts, feed rooms, windows, and the big money on lumber costs. Our Jamesway book “hm” "0W”gim 5'0“ acme” “Ems ‘“ ““3“ and general arrangement is wrongly placed, you have a building that is costing cents. Send for it and state what you are interested 3,3,2?” bam““°‘ ham—WW ”a” 0" Wm” you money every day, instead of making you money every day. That’s another way JAMESWAY COSTS LESS. Jamesway EQUIPMENT Saves You Money THIRD—Here again, our extensive experience in designing and building equipment and ventilation for poultry houses, hog houses, cow barns, etc., enables us to put out BETTER designed—MORE practical—LONGER lasting, more sanitary equipment for the cow, the horse, the hogs and the hens. Being so much BETTER made, they last much longer. Being BETTER designed, they do the work better—save you more time- give your stock greater comfort and make more money for you. That’s why J AMESWAY COSTS LESS and over a period of years it means a vast amount of money saved for you. Jamesway VENTILATION Saves Money FOURTH—By all means, do not overlook the matter of ventilation, whether it be for the hog house, poultry house, the horse or cow barn. If you do you will surely regret it. . It will be damp, cold, foul, or disease-breeding. It will take money out of your pocket “a“, Savlng Plans every day. and it may take it at a frightful cost. It takes EXPERTS to correctly-design The amesway Service Man in your locality will give a ventilation system that Will ventilate a building properly. We have them, and in this, 3’0“ ERSONAL he“) that “”11“” bui‘dingremwe‘m‘ again JAMESWAY SAVES you money, and makes JAMESWAY COST LESS. or equipment costs considerably. He is as miliar with Still Another JAMESWAY Saving poultry house construction as with hog ham or cow barn building problems. In addition, we have built up a PERSONAL Service to Jamesway buyers, through our Jamesway Service Men, one of whom is no doubt near you, ready to help you in any building, remodeling or equipping problem you may have. It is a service which SAVES money, time and costly mistakes, also aids in getting lower bids on building work. Here’s proof :——— "I believe the first five minutes your Jamesway man, Mr Calhoun, talked to us, he SAVED us at least $500 in construction costs by a single suggestion.”—Lee Boyce, Brookfleld, Mass. You Buy Direct From Factory to Farm This is another reason Jamesway COSTS LESS. You buy direct from our factory through our Special Jamesway representative, who is a trained equipment man. I cannot tell you in this one Ad all the reasons for Jamesway leadership in the barn equipment field and why our business has grown to its enormous size and prestige, so I ask you to 4,, . Send For This Valuable Book . . It is 8x11—has 128 pages, stiff bound cover, and is full of “Proofs” in the form of letters from users telling why they selected Jamesway equipment in preference to any~other. It shows how Jamesway SAVES you money in building, remodeling, equipping your barns. It is free—send for a copy today. It will interest you, even if you are not ready just now for such equipment. W. D. JAMES, President James Manufacturing Company . Ft. Atkinson, Wig. Minneapolis, Minn. ‘ Saves Labor—Time Jemesway Equipment gives your cows. hogs and hens greater comfort, and SAVES owners the most time and labor. because it is BETTER designed, handler, _more practical. Built of BETTER material it lasts longer, therefore much more eco- nom'cal to buy. If you are thinking of building, remodeling, ventilating or buying anything in the line of equipment for your cow or horse barn, hog or poultry houses, then by all means get this book before you buy. It will save you a lot of money and give you a lot of valuable pointers on just what equipment will best suited to your pur- pose. This Free book tells all about the James— way line of Equipment, Plans and Ventilation for cow and horse barns, hog and poultry houses and why they are better and cheaper. It also ex- plains how the local Jamesway Service Man not only SAVES you a lot of money, but gives you much valuable help and the benefit of expe- riences, which these men have gained in helping hundreds of farmers work out their equipping and building projects. This Service is an advan- tage of vast importance. MAIL Coupon NOW Your name and address sent to us on coupon below will bring you this valuable moa- ey-saving book by return mail free and postpaid. Send coupon to our office nearest you. Do it NOW. , (4) Z-u—xrrwz Mall Coupons to Office Nearest to You James Mfg. Co., Dept. 154 . Please send me your New Jamesway Book. 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