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I _ Woman's World American Needlewoman Good Stories Household Magazine The Business Farmer I-r CLUB NO. I] . Today's Housewife The Business Farmer One erew Each $1 One tvaar Ezch $1 GLUE N0. m ‘ anon NO. IV People's Home Journal Woman’s World American Needlewoman The Business Farmer Save a Dollar Woman’s Home Companion People's Home Journal Modern Poultry Breeder The Business Farmer A $3.10 Value for 81.00 All Four My All Four Only One Year Each $l’75J One Year Each $l°60 mailman sunrise ream, , V . Gauges: W plea... find 3 .............. for which send me Club No ............... " , Name Sign Send Money at Our Blsk. ~Tr ‘fiqu I l ~. LTHOUGH the 1925 .potatoicrop in . Michigan was of smaller acreage and production, yet the farm value increased nearly 300 per cent over the average, according to figures Just released by the Federal Land Bank. There was, in fact, a. noticeable reduction during 1925 in the aero— age production in all crops, with the exception of corn, beans, sugar beets, and cucumbers. Neverthe- less. the survey shows an aggregate net increase of 7 per cent in general farm values, chiefly from areas growing corn, winter wheat, pota- toes, beans, sugar beets, and cu- cumbers. Michigan, according to the figures presented by the land bank, ranks first in the production of dry beans and cucumbers for manufacture; third in grapes, apples (commer- cial), sugar beets, and clover seed; and fourth in rye, buckwheat, and potatoes. ‘ The 1925 reports show a slight increase in dairy cattle and sheep with some reduction in swine and horses. The figures: Horses and mules, 548,000, farm value, $44,- 942,000; dairy cattle, 997,000, farm value, $59,820,000; other cattle, 599,000, farm value, $15,394,000; sheep, 1,194,000, farm value, 13,- 134,000; swine, 932,000 farm value. $13,048,000. > Land bank officials view the re- sults of the survey in Michigan with great gratification. ' ~ CAPAC FARMER MAY HAVE ALFALFA SEED RECORD ROF. J. F. COX of the Farm Crops Department of Michigan State College believes C. A. Petz of Capac, St. Clair county, has established a record for production of alfalfa seed in Michigan. , Taking seed from the first crop in 1925 Petz got 161 bushels from 21 acres, or an average of a little more than seven bushel an acre. Alfalfa seed is not being quoted on the market at present but usu- ally keeps pace with or leads clover, which is being quoted at $15 and $20 at Toledo and $28 and $32 at Chicago. Petz has been growing alfalfa seed for 13 years. He got his first seed from a small package from the late F. A. Spragg of the State Col- lege. He planted it in rows in the garden for the first few years and then branched out into wider culti- vation. MORE ATTENTION FOR POTATO GROWING VIIHE potato industry deserves more attention than- it is get- ting at the present time, is the opinion of Jason Woodman, of Paw Paw, former member of the state board of agriculture. He favors a potato building on the M. S. C. cam- pus, believing the potato growers should enjoy the some consideration as the horticulturists, dalrymen, and others engaged in specialized branch- es of agriculture. Also he favors special experiments and field work. PINCONNING W' CLUB ACCOMPLISI-lm THINGS HOOSING a definite goal each year, the l’inconning Boosters’ Club, an organisation of farm- ers and merchants, have been ac- complishing wonderful results for northern Bay County since its «9r- ganisatlon two years ago. It has again demonstrated the value of team work between farmer and mer- chant in the building up of a pros- perous, contented community. At the Third Annual Meeting held recently, some astounding facts were revealed. It was discloud that for- t! purebred dairy sires had been brought into this Mv-ritory since the organisation of me club. A. Cow Testing Association fostered by the Club is about to enter its third year. Farmers are constantly rubbing el- bows with..merchants and each are learning more about their own busi- ness because of these contacts. A genuine community spirit is being built up, which is a. power for get- tiugfor Pinconning what it deserves, Nmaterlallyasfwell, as, genuine 1°“? , Sum-u. ~ ~ ~~~~ commons-“Goon IN ‘EYVI‘151'.1_‘IZSj »' a. .. When 'the'orginisa’t-ion mystified two years ago, the first. fo’i‘ce enlist- ed to. assist it in its agricultural pro- gram was the Agricultural Depart- ment of the New York xCentral Lines. Through this Department, contact with the Michigan State College was established and much aid was obtained from that source. A series of educational meetings were held each year—one every three weeks—at which some author- ity discussed a certain phase of farming or community building. These meetings were held in the 'communlty opera house and they were very largely attended. In fact, empty seats were always at a pre- mium. Each year a definite objective was chosen and the addresses were us- ually pointed in that direction. The first year, a C. T. Association was the goal and by May 1st, 1924, it be- came an actuality and 26 farmers in the vicinity were getting the bene- fit of this indispensable agency in efficient dairying. The next. year, the Boosters’ Club concentrated its effort on purebred dairy sires. Be- sides focussing the subject matter of the meetings on this project, it’ induced the Agricultural Depart- ment of the M. C. R. R. to lease three purebred sires, free of charge. to three communities widely apart as object lessons. It also arranged for a campaign during summer in which the merchants gave number- ed tickets to their farmer patrons with each purchase, the holder of the lucky number to be given a val- uable pure~bred dairy sire. As a re- sult of all this work, at least forty purebred dairy sires have been add— ed to the herds of this vicinity since the campaign opened. This year, the third, the Boosters’ Club have chosen for their objective the securing of the services of a county agricultural agent for Bay county. The following officers were chosen at the recent annual meeting: Dr. J. L. Millard, president; J. R. Fother- ingham, treasurer: S. M. Perry, sec- retary.—E. J. Leenhouts. SETS RECORD IN EFFICIENT - MARKETING HE Onekama Farm Bureau local, of Manistee county, has set a real record for efilciency in marketing farm produce, conducting a $176,000 business at a cost of 7.4 per cent. This charge included a 7 per cent dividend on 88,800 capital stock and made it possible for the organization to add $1,000 to its surplus fund. Stockholders credit 7 the manager, Currie Christensen, for this remarkable showing. Fruit is the principal commodity handled. The association" is in need of more storage space and the stockholders have authorized the sale of more stock to build a $3,000 addition to its warehouse. OREAliiERY GOOD m FOR FAREIEBS ' FARMERS in the neighborhood of Bruce's Crossing, Ontonagon \ county, in the Upper Peninsula. are finding a cooperative creamery a very good investment. realising not returns of around $400 per month. The Ontonagon Valley Cooperative Creamery Association was organised two years ago and has a member- ship of 180. About 15,000 pounds - of butter are being made each month this winter, and they expect to in- crease the output during the spring and summer months. BRIEF NUI'ES 0N manna The Nati‘onal Bank of Ionla will , hold its fourth annual corn show in connection with Farmers' Day at lonia, March 5th. The Barry County Farm Bureau has purchased a quantity of hard coal for incubators and brooders in an eifort to help protect the poultry industry of Michigan. Hatcherymen are greatly in need of hard coal. Allegan county now has. 5 ' oow- testing associations, the latest one being organized recently at Moreen. tare reports .~that. . assumes wens mechanism in, 4 ‘ The, U. S. Department of Agricul- . p _ - ‘ If . j ‘ The Only Farm Magazine Owned and Edited in Michigan “.3;fo SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1926 Entered as 2nd. class matter, Au . 2 Mt. Clemens, Mich, under wt . "i’. iiik Michigan Agriculture Is . In Fair Condition Reports Indicate Farmers of This State Are Better Off Than At Any Time Since 1920 doubt very much if there is a business that has had more conflicting reports given out about it than farming. You read or hear one statement to the effect that I btlie farmers are all heavily in debt and will soon go bankrupt, then you .learn from another source that they are the most prosperous they have ever been and are buying everything they want with cash. And in be- tween these two extremes many re- ports are given out on the farmers" condition, so that one’s head swims when they attempt to get a general idea of how the farmers are really getting along. Recently we set about to get in— formation on agriculture in Michi- gan to find out just how bad off the farmers really were and, to our pleasure, learned things were not as black as many would paint them. We found that in nearly every section of the lower peninsula farmers in general had progressed and were paying off their obligations. Of course, there were some who had failed just the same as there is any year, and there were some who had to renew notes with theirrbanks, but in general-the farmers prospered. From Up North A report from Charlevoix county was to the effect that farmers in general were prosperous, while in Antrim county they are not over- burdened with money yet they are showing a profit for the year. A most encouraging report came from Wexfnrd county and read, in part: “We believe the farmers' condition By MILON GRINNELL shows an improvement over any time since the close of the war and the drop of prices of‘ farm produce from the inflation of war times. In the central part of the state we found prosperity except in Gra- tiot county where wet weather ruin- ed a large part of the bean and beet crops, but even here farmers were meeting their obligations in most in- stances. From Glawin county came the report ”Farmers in our locality are in a much better financial condi- tion than they have been for some time." “While conditions are not any- thing to boast of I think the average farmer has made some progress during the past year,” read our re- port from Midland county and it was prepared by one who studies condi- tions in that section and is well pre- pared to make a statement. Reducing Obligations In Isabella county farmers con— tinued to reduce their obligations with banks and stores in substan- tial amount during 1925. Farmers in the potato growing ' sections of Michigan have prospered considerably during the last six months so it is to be expected that our report from Montcalm would be to the eflect that the farmers were feeling good. The report read: “Our principle crop is potatoes and the past season yielded a very good crop and the present market is ex-- cellent. The early market opened good with prices around a dollar and since has gradually increased to its present figure, $2.25 per bushel to the farmer, and has held there steady for about sixty days. “Taking all things as a whole we believe' that we are enjoying as prosperous and as profitable a year as has been the experience in this section in a generation. Prices for our products have been higher in years past, but never before have they been so good when the crop was still in the farmers’ hands." In the Thumb In the Thumb district conditions were fairly good, according to re- ports, even though much of the bean crop Was damaged by wet weather. As a whole the farmers are not roll- ing in wealth, nor are they suffering from poverty, but the general con- dition is good. Conditions might have been better in Ionia county, we are advised, but they might be a whole lot worse. Right next to Ionia, in Kent county, farmers are said to be in the best condition they have been in for three years. Going over to Allegan county, bordering on Lake Michigan, we get into the fruit growing section where most of the crop suffered consider- able damage during 1925, yet the farmers of the county are considered to be in a prosperous condition and increased deposits in the banks of that section lend strength to this statement. Farmers in Barry county are banking more money than they did last year and paying off their obli- gations at the same time. Our cor- respondent in this county says the condition has again reached normal. The same is true of Eaton county. Further south, in Calhoun county, we found the financial condition of the farmer rated as fair to good in general. In Berrien county we are getting back into the fruit section but not in “ the fruit belt where there was such heavy damage to the crop, and farmers as a whole in this section are doing fairly well, according to our report. Bank deposits from farm- ers have increased. Conditions in Cass county are said to be the best they have been in two years, and in St. Joseph farm- ers are reported as feeling better than at any time since 1920-21, al- though they are not “out of the woods” yet. Reports from Hillsdale county in- dicate a much more satisfactory condition than at any time since 1920 with the farmers reducing their loans and increasing their de- posits. Taxes were paid prompt this year, it is said. The same may be said for Lenawee county, except loans are not being reduced as ra- pidly. These reports would indicate that agriculture in Michigan is nearing normal and with good markets and the right kind of weather we expect a most prosperous year for farmers of this state. The State Fruit Inspection Law Riles ’Em~ Up At Spink’s Corners By HERBERT NAFZIGER Editor Fruit and Orchard Department, THE BUSINESS FARMER HAVING done justice to a mighty . good dinner, I was just finish- ing a perusal of the daily "News—Palladium” when friend wife handed me a grocery list and I was soon tramping through the snow to Ed Luft’s store at Spink’s Corners, 1,5 mile distant. Ed keeps a mighty nice country store and for many years it has been the open forum of the neighborhood during the long winter afternoons and evenings. In fact,' during the winter Ed Luft’s place is more than a mere grocery store. It is a gathering place, a club, to which the men of the sur- rounding country go to meet their neighbors, and to give expression to the thoughts and ideas which have been forming in their heads during long hours behind the plow and in the orchards. Many are the jokes which have been cracked about these gatherings at country stores but, if the truth were known, it is at gatherings such as these that public opinion is formed which may make or break a political campaign- Professors at distant colleges may tell us this or that is the big” thing to do but when the practical hard- fisted country men get together at the corner store, then we can find out whether the professors were right or wrong. When I reached the store with the wife’s grocery list on that wintry afternoon I found a hot discussion in full blast. Ed McIntosh, big, burly, deep-voiced, his sheepskin coat-open, his genial mustached face red with excitement, was holding forth on One side of the stove. Sam Hurst, a. ,tall, wiry fellow who, in his younger days, saw service in the northern lumber camps, was leading ti That much discuss- ‘ “Why, durn it all, the time’s com- ing when the covers on our fruit packages won't be big enough to hold all the stamp marks we have to put on ’em. There ain’t much room on a jumbo cover in the first place and then I have to stamp on the variety, the net contents, the grade, my name and address. Honest to goodness I’ve got a jumbo basket full of stamps at my place and in the time it takes to get em sorted out and each stamp on the package I could have filled another package and sold it " Ed McIntosh passed his hand over his mustache and grinned. “Sam,” he said, “You can’t tell me a thing about your stamping troubles be— cause I’ve seen you at it. The way you hunt around for the different stamps and fume and fuss reminds me of the lunatic who thought he had a job picking fiy—specks out of black pepper!” A loud haw! haw! from the gallery greeted this sally as Ed went on. “Next time you come over to my place let me show you my stamps. I’ve got pleny of them, I’ll admit, but a little system helps a lot. Didn’t it ever occur to you that instead of having each item on aseparate stamp you could put sev— eral items on one stamp? Take my grape stamps for example. I’ve got all those items you mentioned on one single stamp and one swipe on a package does the job. In fact with grapes I stamp up a lot of covers be— forehand and have ’em ready when we begin to pick. Little stunts like these, save a sight ,of time and time is money when the fruit’s coming off. Not that I am any smarter than you are. Not at all. The only dif- them to be as inconvenient as possi- ble so you can kick about ’em. Why I’ve even heard some fellows say that the law compels a man to count the number of peaches in a bushel. Any man who can read and who has a copy of the grading laws knows better. The law says, ‘Numerical count, or net measure or weight of contents.’ You can take your choice.” “Well,” said Sam Hurst, “I don’t know about that part of "it but I do know that Galifornia puts up as good a grade of stuff as any state in the Union and I’ll betcha they don’t have to do it by law either. Lemme tell you something boys, these gol- durn IaWS were gotten up and jam— med thru by a bunch of politicians and lawyers looking for fat jobs, that’s what they were, and there wasn’t a feller in the bunch knew a thing about fruit. Another thing is these fruit inspectors that snoop around prying into a man’s pack- ages; some of ’em ain’t nothin’ but high-school kids and a little author- ity makes ’em uppity! Besides, what in time is a man going to do when they change the law every year and then pinch folks for not being up on it.” Having dropped these explosive re— marks Sam gave, Ed a look which plainly meant “Put that in your pipe and smoke it.” Then he opened the stove, spat into the glowing coals and braced himself for the counter attack, which was not long in coming. ' Ed McIntosh looked at Sam; his mustache crinkled with amusement and the light of friendly battle was in his eyes as he replied in his booming voice. fgam Ed. its. “I’m thinking . n: on are certainly , - not up on and that is the California fruit law. Why man alive, they’ve got laws out there that would make a Michigan fruit grower’s hair stand on end. Their laws provide for the kind of package in which the differ- ent kinds of fruit have to be packed and they even provide for the chem- ical analysis of the ‘fruit juice when the fruit is ready to be picked! In their fancy grape grades they go so far as to provide a minimum length of the bunches and a minimum size of the berries in the bunch! This sounds crazy to us but in California they are so far away from market that they have to do these things in order to compete with us, and they certainly give us all the competition we want. As for inspection there may still be a few uppity dumbbells marching around the markets pos- ing as inspectors, the same as you’ve got a few weeds in your berry patch, but they are being weeded out as fast as possible.” The argument raged on with an interested gallery egging the debat— ers on to greater efforts but I had to go home with my groceries and did not hear then end of it. How- ever I took the time to verify the ar- guments of Ed McIntosh and found them substantially correct. I also gathered a few more facts bearing on the subject which might be of in- terest. The first bill designed to improve the quality of Michigan’s fruit pack was known as the Jakway Bill and' was introduced at Lansing by Mr. J. J. Jakway of Benton Harbor. Mr. Jakway is and always has been a fruit grower. The committee that drew up the latest apple grading law was ’com- posed of the following men: Mr; Jack Fraleigh, apple. grower of Gas- , novia, Mr. F. L. Granger, manager of the Michigan Fruit Growers Ins” (Continued on page 19) . «less-x 25'. .i.‘ - u I .m,,,,,,. . 9wc~mmaz~ww~ ~. . '3. \- “mam-rim: are“ «m» A «”1... 2‘ i RING the first years of her ",married life, Lavinia Heminger, wn‘o lives near Cedar Springs, 11., took‘ no especial pains with “chickens. She kept no account of what income they brought or Of the cost of their feed. She did not know if she was making any profit on them or not, but she supposed she must be as her neighbors kept chickens in the same slip-shod ~fashion, and dur— ing the late spring and early summer «, they were brag— ng'of how many eggs they were ting and how many hens they had ting. If they got enough eggs from hens to furnish a family of four th one egg apiece for breakfast what eggs they wanted to, and ad a dozen more to sell during the geek they thought they were doing , 'ne. Wasn‘t there an old saying like 3.3.113? “Twenty-five hens will bring in as much income as a cow.” They idn’t stop to think that it did not fiy Whether the cow was a profit- 18 one or whether she was a star ,fparder. T’h558n one day in December of $1.922 Lavinia began to wonder why ‘l'i was that she and her neighbors e t-no eggs during the fall and ‘ ter months when all the poultry opers that she read told how well her people were doing with their ‘ickens during the long, cold win- ? Some flocks not only support- themselves, but the family as 11. SO Lavinia went out to her chick- coop and looked at her chickens. ey were mostly all White Wyan— ttes. Large, healthy birds that baked as though they ought to lay “.‘veryday during the year. But the ,V""'_undred chickens were crowded into .5"; small lean—to shed, 4 feet by 8 “set. The roof was three feet high if}! one side and 5 feet high on the gather. She had to sweep the snow inway on the ground, on the outside ’ .henever she fed them. 'T~AS she stood looking at her flock 925118 saw an Old piece of shingled vlniu Ifeminger .N 1925, eleven growers qualified ‘ for membership in the Michigan 300 Bushel Potato Club by pro~ cing 300 bushels or more Of pota- es per acre on an area of at least 0 continuous acres. ' {The methods of= production used ,\ y'the 300 bushel men should be Of interest to all potato growers, Since " ‘ey are applicable to practically ev- ' iiy farm and are big factors in pro- cing the crop at the lowest cost bushel. All members of the 300 Bushel ub are firm believers in good seed, rail of them plant certified seed. hey know that certified seed.is ee from disease and gives high elds; they cannot afford to take 5 nces with seed of inferior quali— The seed is treated with Corro- e Sublimate for the control of b and black scurf and is out just ~evious to planting. _ ,The cut pieces are of good 5128 "eraging 11/2 to 2 ounces in weight (1 are square or blocky so that ey Will_ not dry out in the soil. “is t growers make the mistake of thoo economical with seed, cut— the seed in small pieces that rot in the soil before the plant 'a good start. The average unt of seed planted per acre by 700 Bushel Club members is bushels, this is about twice as " sea as is used by most grow- at .it' pays to use plenty Of. seed. ‘ctically all of the club mem- ~plantgiti drills. Spacing the T" b 36 inches apart and the t" 118 in has in; thgz'row. _,.«eto‘s sh uccess O 5}- u ie How One Michigan Farm Woman Is Making Her Hens Produce At a PrOfit” By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT roof leaning up against the granary. It was just about the size of her coop. So calling her husband’s at- tention to it they went to work and by night they had enlarged the coop to twice its former size. But the roof was so low she could hard— ly crawl inside to gather her eggs, when there were any. A neighbor who lived close by had 60 bushels of small potatoes, which he offered for sale at 100 a bushel, and Lavinia bought them for chicken feed, as she said, “I am go- ing to succeed in the chicken busi- ness like others do or go broke try- ing.” Then taking some of her but- ter mOney'she bought some ground feed and shelled corn. She cooked the potatoes and every morning mix— ed a pail of hot potatoes with the ground feed until it was crumbly, added a little salt and pepper, and fe it warm to the chickens. She kept drinking water before them all the time and at night she fed them all the warm shelled corn they could eat, and in a few weeks they began to lay. First Year Profit is $100 She got a pencil tablet and in it she set dowu every egg those hens layed and the price of them, also the price of every pound of feed she bought to feed them. When she sold a’chicken she set that down. At the end Of the year her hens and chickens had brought her in $200 \ and their feed had cost $100,? that left her a clear profit for her work Of $100. ‘ My, but she was proud! Hadn’t her chickens done well? Oneday when she was bragging .tO one of her neighbors how well her chickens had done, he asked her if she still had the $100. When she said no, she had spent it, he replied, “Then you haven’t got anything for your work after all." She now decided she would build her a new chicken coop as soon as possible. For the mites were two inches deep all over the ground in— side of the old one. She tried to kill them by using kerosene and white-wash, but they kept on in- creasing. At last, in desperation she took all of her dirty-soapy wash— water every Monday, got it boiling hot and scalded the coop with that. It made the coop wet and cold dur- ing the winter but it helped kill the mites. But whenever the hot suds flew back and burnt her hands and face she would exclaim, “I’m going to have a new coop.” That year she kept 100 hens and 5 Indian Runner ducks. The chick- ens laid a few eggs each day all winter and on the 14th day of March her five ducks started laying. They were of the white egg strain and every day she got five large White duck eggs from them. Some of these she ate and with some she baked; A FLOCK 0F “EGG MACHINES" “'hnt Lavinia Iii-minger has done is a good example of what many farm women are doing in Michigan. and points out very strongly that the flock on any farm. no matter how small, should not be daughter Helen, of Kennclworth Farm, near made up of “just liens." This is Mrs. \V. P. Smith and Saginaw, feeding part of their fine flock. By H. C. MOORE Extension Specialist. Michigan State College large rough, hollow potatoes, and that it aids them in producing rec— ord yields Of medium sized smooth potatoes. Good Seed Bod Members of the 300 Bushel Club realize the importance of planting potatoes on a fertile, well prepared seed bed. All Of them grow potatoes in a four or five year rotation which includes alfalfa or sweet clover and some kind of grain. Potatoes follow alfalfa or sweet clover in the rota- tion. Soil for the potato crop is made rich, not only by the plowing under of alfalfa or sweet clover, but also by liberal applications of stable manure. and commercial fertilizer. Manure is applied during the fall or winter previous to planting at the rate of 11 tons or so to the acre. Commercial fertilizer is used at the rate of about 600 or 700 pounds per ing or shortly before planting. It is either applied in the furrow or sown broadcast and worked into the soil. When applied in the furrow care must be taken to‘see that the fertilizer does not come in contact with the seed pieces, otherwise poor stands and weak plants may result. Fertilizer of various analyses are used; some of the most common ones are 2—86; 3—10-5, 0—10-10 and 16 per cent acid phosphate. The 300 bushel men plow potato land in the fall or very. early in the spring. In the spring before plant- ing they work the seed bed with spring tooth or spike tooth harrows to keep it in a mellow condition and to kill weeds and grass. These cul— tivations save much labor later in the summer in the way of seed and grass pulling. Before the potatoes appear above are cultivated lightly acre. It is applied at time of plant— ground they MICHIGAN 300 BITSHEL POTATO CLUB IN 1925 . Name Address No. Acres Av. Yield Acre M. E. Parmalee Hilliards ‘ 9 440 John Woodman Paw Paw 6 400 John Delongchamp Champion 2 388 W. Wiltse Morley 2 326 Andrew Voss ' Luther . 3 319 rRossman Brothers Lakeview 6 317 Harry Hansen Edmore 6 312 E.. W. Lincoln Greenville 12 '310“ . John Soderman Crystal Falls ~ . 3% _, J oseph Drake . 330%!” Crystal Falls one. duck egg taking the place of‘ two hen's eggs in cakes, etc. The balance of them she put in her egg crate along with her hen eggs and‘ sold them at the grocery store, all for the price of hen’s eggs. She set her hens on hen’s eggs as early in the spring as they wanted. to set. But by the first of May she had all the little chickens she wanted, which was about 200. She then started to set the duck eggs under her hens. and after she had about 50 of them she started advertising them for 10 cents apiece, one day Old, or 15 cents each, 3 days-'old. In this way she sold quite a few, but by fall she had 100 baby ducks of all ages. So she fattened them for the -market. and two days before they were to be sold some one helped themselves to 80 of them, leaving 'her only 20 young ducks. ‘ ~ Builds Cement Coop By saving every penny she could that summer she had $80.00 in the fall and this she used to build her a cement coop 15 feet by 30 feet and six feet high at the eaves. She no longer had to bend double in or— der to gather her eggs, or to enter her coop. She now learned of a sure way to get rid of mites, which was to paint the roosts and nest boxes with waste cylinder‘ oil from a car. This she did once a month and was no longer troubled with the pesky bugs. Two years went by during which time she was taken ill and had to sell her ducks as she was no longer able to pump water for them, But they were fine layers, for they laid the year around with the exception of three weeks in August when they moulted and another three weeks in February when they rested. They were the best egg machines she ever saw and their eggs were well flavor— ed, never fishy and never strong. Early in the spring of 1923 she saw an advertisement in her county weekly, saying that setting eggs were wanted by the hatchery in her own home town, and if anyone want- ed to sell their eggs to them to call at once. 'Lavinia’s folks laughed at her when she said she was going to try to sell her eggs to the hatchery but when she returned and told them she was offered 5 cents a dozen above the market price, they (Continued on page '26) even Growers Quality in Michigan’s 300 Bushel Potato Club in 1925 two or three times with a spike tooth harrow or weeder to destroy grass and weed seedlings. Gener- ally four or five cultivations are made after the plants are above ground. These cultivations are very shallow and are discontinued when the plants are in~the blossom stage. Spray Several Times ‘ All members of the 300 Bushel Club spray their fields with Bor— deaux mixture to which Calcium Ar— senate or lead arsenate is added for the control of leaf eating insects. The Bordeaux mixture wards off leaf hoppers and flea bettle attacks and also protects the foliage against blights. Sprayers carrying 200 pounds or more pressure are used. Three nozzles are placed for. each row and the vines are thoroughly covered with the spray. From five, to eight spray applications are made during the season. The first one being made when the plants are about six inches high, others follow- ing at intervals of ten days or two weeks. In 1924 reports from 24 of the 300 Bushel Potato Club members who kept cost records showed the average cost of production per bush- el to be forty-three cents. Accord- "ing to a survey made by the United States Department Of Agriculture in 1919 on 101 farms in Montcalm and Grand Traverse counties where. the average yieldper acre was approxi- mately 116 bushels, it was found ‘thatthe average costuof production per..bus 9* as, .amrQXi.’ ” ’ .A .. i \’ f I ) ELII IABETH AND HER PET.—This is FEEDING TIBIE ON THE DELL FAR)I.—“‘Vcsley Del], “THE END OF A PERFECT DAY.”-—-That Elizabeth Banks, of Kalkaska, holding her pet of Lawrence, feeding his pure—hred Jersey calves. He’s an is the title gixen this picture of Miss ,I‘ armer- pig, Billie. “’e are indebted to her mother, old subscriber to )1. B. I’., havmg taken it since it started ette with the horses and “agon b5 Bliss )Iarie Mrs. George A. Banks, for the picture. nnd'now he thinks he couldn’t do without." writes Mrs. Dell. Duchune, of Murine (.‘ity SOME DIICIIIGAN SCENERY.-——)Iany of us live in hopes that GRANDM'A AND HER “\V‘NTA RIDI“?”—— “)Iy twin boys, Edwin 21nd Eruin “hen some day we may travel to see beautiful scenery and overlook SPINNING “'HEEL.— not busy “‘ith tl1ei1 chores enjoy driving Buster around the neigh— what we have right in our own state. This is 11, view of what This interesting picture hoihood. lie is \el5 contrary sometimes and refuses to lune his can be seen 011 the shore of Lake. Huron. )Irs. Ferdinand “'olf, comes from E. J. Lunge, harness on but onee hitched up he’s ullight,” writes 31115. J. W. of Palms. sent the picture. ‘ of Port Hope. Pratt. of Byron. AL‘VA‘YS ROOBI FOR ONE )[ORE.—1\Iarion SEEN AT THE ZOO.—-0ne of our friends, Louis Bak— A DUAL PURPOSE CO“'.-——-‘W. F. (.‘ausie, of and Lorraine. Curtis, of Luke Odessa, and their :1ert of “'illimnston, visited Potter's Park in Lansing llorton. sends us this picture of what he con- city cousin on old Trix. Harold Curtis sent the last summer and this is part of what he saw in the zoo. siders :1 real dual purpose cow. The rider is picture to us. He says there are many other kinds of animals there. Agnes (inusie. LEELANAU COUNTY SNOW BANKS.——This picture was CLOTHES 0F‘]900.——Flor- A NICE STRING 0F FISH.~—A string of fish caught taken near Marple City and sent in- by Peter 0. Peterson, pro— once and Harry Shenk, Ya- through the ice on Dease Lake, in Ogemaw county, by L. prletor of Shady Grove Farm, near Maple City. ‘Yes, they have gerville. fl‘aken by Myrtle Chm-lick, of Milford. We do not wonder that; our subscriber some I snow nks up there. Locke, Monroe. is proud of his catch. For EVERY SOIL and CROP Tractor Flows: No. 2 Little Wonder for small tractors; Little Genius (2, 3, and 4-furrow) for heavier work; tractor disk plows; disk and mold- board tractor orchard plows; tractor subsoil plows; tractor brush and grub breaker plows. 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I get calls every day from Garages, Battery Stations bAut? lglepsirmsn‘dEhMerdsuccessiltill coinccms hfor McSweeny men. When the g o ows n grs 9 men t ey now w ore '21 Smith Inga"; bl: gaggle come for them. They want McSweeny trained men dm, 0'110- 3° “y“ "I M Trainin Unusual th u y g n cl over 3800 p" mon Scientific tool training—that's the secret. You do things here according to the lstest engineering standards Thousands of dollars have been spent in modem tools and equipment You ll know a motor like a brother. That's why my men are at home with the biggest shops in the country. if you want moth succeed the way Smith. Collins and the rest have—qualify by the same I’ll0d Pay Your Railroad Fare and Board You! ' In order to fill the openings that now exist I am making an odor no one has ever made before—FREE RAILROAD FARE FREE BOARD. But even that is not all. I ll tell you about the rest in my letter. Send for. FREE BOOK b ill strated training book tells how others are succeeding. It tells gin ltghinz:I you ought to know about Autos and Tractors. Write for it and my short time 0171:! NOW. It soon expires. 0. I. Gilli-pie has charged '°' methmwgfimm MCSW€€nY*m:c.-:.;‘Sh0p s. 0... ml" “ 9th and Walnut 517 S. Laflin CIN CINNATI,0 CHICAGO: 311.1... m; B «uranium Had Electrical tTraining Shops, HI 8 0 neores O 24 ().(.or éhiugo, ISL. or Clevzisnd. 0. snyobli tion said no bistros troobook as Xvutos. Also mgr-motion ten special temporary oil'or or. Name fitted OttIMM my > woman-W. o _ (A eloecln mm for tonnes-s" ev to (this ”ailment receive most tcsreiul name will not be publis ed.) ii m ra- In'om deytroubioe' I ., o‘erldey prompt attention, and e persuasion an“ is not by first class mall. This service Is free to paid-up subset-i s. but complete name and address must accompany the in ulry. If we use your Inquiry with the answer In this department your CORN IN CRIB Will you please give me the cor- rect rule for measuring corn in the crib? The following'are the rules we have found. but we do not know which one is correct: 2688.02 0119111. 1 heaped bushel; 2764.8'Cu. In., 1 heaped bushel; 2747.71 Cu. In., 1 heaped bushel; 1% Cu. Ft. or 2160 Cu. In., 1 heaped bushel. Which of' these will give the nearest correct number of bushels weighing 36 pounds each and why should the iules vary so much?—-D. B., Ben- gonia, Mich. HE standard United States bush- T el is the Winchester bushel and contains 2150.42 Cu. In. This is equal to 1.2445 Cu. Ft. which is approximately 1%. Cu. Ft. In fact. 1% Cu. Ft. is always used in esti- mating the capacity of corn cribs. The cubical contents of the crib divided by 114 would give the num- ber of bushels of ears in the crib. A bushel of ear corn divided .by two would give the bushels of shelled corn—~F. E. Fogle. Assistant Profes- sor of Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State College. DIVIDING PROPERTY \Vhat is the law of inheritance of ’second wife when there were no children of the second marriage, but‘ children of a prior marriage and the widow holds a joint deed, and one house and six lots? Can the hus— band’s children claim any share of said property even after the widow's death?—-V. W., Pinconning, Michi- gan. HE property which the husband and wife hold under a joint deed would go to the wife alone upon the death of the husband. Upon her death it would go to her heirs, but his heirs by a former mar- riage would not receive any part of it. The real estate which the hus- band owned in his own name alone would be divided as follows: one- third to go to the widow and two- thirds to his children. His personal property up to $3,000.00 would go to his widow and all above that would be divided as the real estate. ——Legal Editor. GET LICENSE TO BUY CREAM I want to buy milk and cream did rect fromethe farmers and make but-' ter for market. Will I have to have a license to do so?—L. C. Rhodes, Mich. ‘ E would advise that a registra- tion is needed for each plant or institution where milk and cream is received from 3 or more producers; The fee for this registra- tion is‘$5.00 and the fiscal year com- mences April lst. If the milk or / cream is purchased on the butter—' fat basis a Babcock tester’s license is also needed for the tester, the fee for this license is $1.00. These re- gistrations and licenses are issued by the State Department of Agricul- ture.-———T. H. Broughton, Director, State Bureau of Dairying. LINE FENCE A and B are neighbors. B claims A’s fence is on B’s land. The fence has been in the same place for thirty years or more and nothing has been said about it. Can B compel A to . move the fence?—-A. W. B., Harbor Beach, Michigan. —Ii the fence in its present location has been regarded as the correct boundary line for thirty years, B could not compel A to move it now. Legal Editor. CHANCERY They foreclosed by chancery on my term last May and it has not been sold yet. How long must it be advertised in the paper? How am I to know when it will be sold? The party has forbid me to cut wood. but I am cutting my fire wood. Can an attorney of one county serve the summons papers on a. party in another county! How IQN ~:' I to m » . any" spring crops? Will the farm have to be advertised in a papér printed at the county seat? “Can I sell the straw and manure on the premises? Have forbid him to come on the farm. Now when he comes he will sneak through the woods to look around. I tried to have him arrested for trespassing but the jus- .tice in the village says he is looking after his OWn interest. We have the warranty deed and abstract to the farm, but do not'think the place is worth trying to finish paying for it. ———H. R., Mosherville, Michigan. HE property cannot be sold until six months after the foreclosure proceedings are filed in chan- cery. I would ask the county clerk to give the date of sale, as he will be able to tell you. An attorney of one county can serve papers in an- other. If the farm is sold you will have six months after sale in which to redeem. You would net be safe in putting out spring crops. The pa.- per does not have to be printed in the county seat. I am of the opin- ion you could not remove the ma- nure or straw from the place. If the justice of the peace refuses to do anything, I would not advise you to interfere with him. —Lega.l Edi- tor. MONEY ORDER RATES Will you please explain for our benefit the rules for sending pack- ages today. I sent away an order of 75c and the post man charged a fee of 5c and on the order blanks it says from lc to $2.507—3c. . He has been charging a little extra on all or— ders for some time. Have postal rules been changed lately? If so, why aren't the P. O. blanks changed also? —Reader. Kewadin, Mich. EES on money orders were ad« vanced on April 15th, last, and Postmasters were directed to use the old stock of money order ap- plications on hand before asking for new ones. It is evident that your local postmaster has not yet exhaust- ed his supply. CANNOT MAKE\ TOWNSHIP PAY I own a farm adjacent to the township line. .The nearest school in my tow ship is about four miles from me. here is a school in the adjacent township which the chil- dren could attend if my township would pay the tuition. Can they be forced to do so? If so, what steps shall I take?——-G. B., Perkins, Mich. U cannot require the school board to pay the tuition under the circumstances. They may do it if children are in any one of the grades up to the eighth—W. L. Cof- fey, Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction. TRANSPORTATION TO SCHOOL '1 would like to find out whether I am obliged .to take my little girl to school when she has so far to go, about three miles? She is only seven years old. Can they compel the parents to take her and would I be able to collect any money for tak- ing her and going after her?—-0. P., Selkirk, Mich. OUR inquiry is answered in part in paragraph “e” of Section 5979 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. Section “e” gives one oi the conditions under which children are exempt from regular attendance at school. This section reads as fol- lows: “Children under nine years of age, whose parents do not reside ~wlthin two and one—half miles, by the nearest traveled road, of some public school: Provided, that if transportation is furnished for pu- pils in said district, this exemption shall not apply. “The school board has authority to furnish transportation for chil- dren but cannot be compelled to do. so except in the case of rural agri- cultural school districts. ‘ “The rural agricultural not pro-'1 vides _ for trans \ “I now do in a couple of hours with ‘ - my - Fordson the work it formerly . took a day to perform,” says Milton - i Zeter, whose farm is near California, Ohio. ‘ “This is the third year I have had my " - Fordson and it has paid for itself sev— ‘ eral times. I can t the ground in much better con 'tion and, as a re— -.F sult, there has been quite an improveo ~1 r ment in both the uality and quanti- ~ ' _ ty of my crops. It as enabled me to ‘ - overcome the handicap of time in the early spring. ‘ A Day’s Work in Two Hours - “During the winter I use the Fordson You can do more this year with a F ordson. Ask the » nearest Ford dealer about the easy payment plan. “I’ve kept a record of the cost of operating my Fordson and find my average cost for plowing is 65c an acre. for sawing wood and various odd jobs. “I also have a Ford Touring car, pur— ‘3 chased in 1919, a Ford Sedan bought in 1923, both of which are used al— most daily and giving excellent serv— ice; as well as a Ford OrievTon Truck, bought in 1920, which I use for haul— ing my produce to market.” FORD MOTOR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN i4 :1 :K’ifijx .. l V :ng - .o‘ ’ 11W 6 ,1 / u ‘ _ /‘ 7,4 g x f ff. /=* 1" {Va}. I 1’ / //.—' l I I I/ 1‘ ’ 1 = Fordson $495 I. o. (7. 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Fruit Trees. etc. . Also lists Tools, Fertiliso ers, I meclicidcs. Poul- try Supplies. etc. Write The Cutaway Harrow 00.. 903““ “day- 153 Main St., Higganuni, Conn. L. Lgllgggeegl Co. Please send me FREE your catalog and a copy Madison. Wis. of your book "The Soil and Its Tillage.” WHEN ERS PLEASE MENTION “ , M: them the .W .. were? A”; - Broadscope F arm News and dited by L. W. MEEKS, Hillsdale County (Many geople write for Mr. Meek's advice on dlfierent problems and he ls always glad to enefit of hls wide experience without. charge. B. F. an glv_e 0 Address hlm care of M. d y u will receive a presonal reply by early mail if you are a paid-up subscriber.) Quite Unusual - HERE was a time here in South- T ern Michigan when there was no question about sleighing for a considerable length of time every winter. Some winters the .snow came early and remained u n til W e l 1 a l o n g toward spring. Other years the s n o w w o u l d nearly or quite disappear in Jan: uary, only to soon return for another run of sleighing. It was a p a rt 0 f t h e year’s plan to an- ticipate the tim- ber which would be sawed, and nearly every farmer would have at least a log or two made into boards to be used for re- pairs, etc. Nearly all farmers planned on hauling their logs to the saw mill on bobs. The situation is vastly different now. First there is very little snow. Many winters there is absolutely no sleighing, and if snow does come in sufficient quantity, the high winds drift it too much for sleighing, as it. will be all blown from the roads in some place, and very deep in others. But today we have used the bobs for hauling a. few logs to a near-by sawmill. There is not much snow, and in places (al— together too numerous) the runners grind on bare ground. Still, I think the bobs run easier than the same load would on a wagon, and it is certainly much easier to load the bobs. It is quite an unusual thine,~ for us to do, and we enjoyed it. We are fortunate in having all cross roads from the timber lot to the saw mill. This means the autos have not entirely spoiled what little snow we have. It would be impossi- ble to use bobs on main roads here at the present time. At the first sight of snow the snow grader, driv— on by a tractor, is put into opera— tion and good—bye sleighing, come on you gas buggies! . I have often thought it a blessing that we do not have as much snow as formerly, on account of the motor traflic. It seems quite providentiai, the same as the passing of the sa- loon with the advent of universal motoring with automobiles. If there were as many drunken men driving cars today as‘there once were driv— ing horses, a few years would find Mother Earth depopulated. And still there are many who are work- ing and anxious for the saloon to be lawfully put back into business! Away with such antiquated ideas. The United States has moved a step higher, with the passing of the John Barleycorn days, and anyone who hopes for the return of those days, L. W. MEEKS must have some grudge against themselves and humanity in general. * * * A Mistake Here is a letter from a Mrs. C. H. W. of Calhoun county, who says she doesn’t understand the figures given in my last article on imported clover seed. No doubt many others have wondered how so many thous- and pounds of clover seed could sow several million acres, when it re- quires eight or ten pounds to seed an acre. Mistakes are sure to hap- pen sometimes, even in the M. B. F.. and somewhere between my lead pencil and the printing press, the figures for pounds and the figures far acres became reversed. So it was really the. millions of pounds which seeded the thousands of acres. . ai- at ll! Weight of Potatoes This same correspondent wants to know how many pounds of. potatoes in a sack. The usual trade bag of potatoes weighs 150 pounds or two and one half bushels. In market re- ports, etc., this is the weight basis unless otherwise noted. But the price as given in the market__q‘uota~ tions means per hundred pounds, either. bulk or sacked, unless bush- els are indicated—which is not the general practice any more. * all It! “Thy Bushels? I often question the wisdom of having any other measure than weight for all products—either veg- etable, fruit or grain. Bushel meas— ures of these commodities vary, so much in weight that"a great deal of confusion is caused. When we were raising pure Rosen rye for seed, a farmer of many years’ experience in wheat growing, came to purchase forty bushels of it. When we figured it at fifty—six pounds to the bushel lie was dissatisfied—contending that a bushel of rye was just as heavy as a bushel of wheat. However, he said he would pay for the fifty-six pounds as a bushel, and investigate, and return if it was not right. He did not return. The worst part of the bushel as a means of measure is the fact different states have, for mamr things, different weights per bushel. I know a man who, a few years ago, went into a grocery store in a city. There were some fine apples in bushel baskets on display, with a so-called peck measure near—by. The price'card read, ‘apples so much per peck. An experienced clerk waited on this man, who, among' oth- er things, ordered a peek of those apples with the understanding it must be a peck by weight, instead of the peck measure. The clerk did not know what apples weighed per bushel and the proprietor himself had to look up the weight of apples as given in a table of weights and measures sent out by the Bureau of Markets. If everything was sold on the weight basis, there would be no misunderstandings as there are now, and a large amount of figuring would be eliminated. * * It! Ashes On Garden A subscriber at Fife Lake wants to know about using hard wood ash- es on a garden. He burns thitry cords of wood during the year, and (Continued on page 22) WRITING TO ADVERTIS J “ as d 1- )-5 es‘ ls’ S. 98‘ )fl a-r is ie t. S,‘ 1- [8' 3_. '09:: We are style headquarters. ’ From the designing rooms 0meka and Pariscome the new modes shown in our catalog. You pay nothing extra for style — but you get it, and quality besides,whm your selection is made from the World's Largest Store. We guarantee a saving. Spring is cleaning time. Newrugsmdaoenportforthe living room: a new vacuum cleaner : a bedroom to be kal- sornined. Everything you need to make your home at- tractive is priced in the Thrifty Book to save you . 3v,".m'.'.'.'i"3'o.'v.Q ' ML i . . . ‘lm‘ll ’ ‘1, n money. And we give Real- flaumiws. 24-Hour Service. . * .Wi Men order from the World's Largest Store because they find it convenient and eco~ nomical. 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Write to Our Jatbou Ofia About It Consumers Power Company , ~(Wonro‘elw' L p tgrocol‘ M ,artment wrlte our viewejnnd “ d are suitable for pabllcatlen or ”‘3“ WHAT IS THERE IN A FARM , NAME? EAR EDITOR: 'From time to time THE BUSINESS Fumes has urged subscribers to giye indiv- iduality to their farms and to this we give our approval. In 1911 when we turned to farming our first thought was a name for the farm. As we were to specialize in register- ed Jersey cattle and their by—pro- ducts we concluded that Jerseydale would be as individual as we would like. This one thing has done much to establish a market for us; first, in , registering our cattle we used the name Jerseydale, that is, it was Vl- olaof Jerseydale or Echo of Jersey- dele as the case might be, and again our tags were printed a Jerseydale product from J erseydale Farm. makes an impression on the mind of the casual observer. One of our tags on a can of milk, the calf crate or a can of maple syrup makes it practically a certified product. Thus a well chosen name for a farm is an asset—C. K., Jerseydale Farm, Allegan, Mich. HOUSING MACHINERY AND LOWER TAXES O the Editor: No doubt the edi- tor of the open forum is busy sorting the comments and mild criticisms, yet I cannot refrain from writing on editorials "Housing Ma- chines” and “Lowering Taxes”. To give protection to machinery by proper housing is a great study on the small grain farms of this state owing to the great variety of ma- chines used and the necessity to pro- long the life of the same. . I seriously question if it Will pay any ambitious young farmer with a good housewife to make a start on less than three eighties of ordinary land owing to the tremendous cost of necessary machines and care of same. For such a man the plan for a machine house is easily drawn far a large shed with snow proof walls and roof, for it is common know- ledge that a light snow blown through walls or root and lying on steel machines till a warm day comes causes more oxidization of the ‘metal than a good rain or snow out- side followed by the wind to dry it off quickly; not so with wood. The doors must also be well made and well fastened in this windy section or the labor on the wall and roof will be largely lost in repelling drifting snow. For the farmer that now has a tool house built out of farm lumber with many cracks per- haps a cover of steel brick siding will be the cheapest and handlest material to use. It is easily applied and can be used on the doors as well as sides. but not the roof. It the owner wishes a better job. put a good grade of tough building paper under the iron. Such a place would have come very handy this fall while sacking and storing over night of potatoes and fruits during the early freeze. The roofing needed will de- pend on the eveness and smoothness of the roof now on, as the light grade felt roof is not serviceable over old shingles while many styles of metal are. Whatever is used a thorough closing of all openings is necessary ~ including the contact with the ground especially if the shed rests on posts. Do not think you can make this work very cheap for if it is to pay it can not be slighted any more than the siding of your house. The writer has had experience in rough carpentering. and I am sorry to say built many useless sheds, now, since the storms beat the sides of a build- ing just as hard as the roof. Many farmers still get lumber sawed from the form wood-lot and I know from experience that said lumber is about half wasted by placing it where it is not suitable to withstand weather. The hard-weed lumber cut on our farm needs as much protection from ’ the weather as the farming mill. Commenting on “lowering Taxes” I have some very ilrm views. there should ‘notbe any lowering .ot- taxes until fee“. , thawing bonds item from our you sent Vigil: 11": existed before. First. ~ as possible, on the parties or core: . ' porations that profited most on the ‘ profllgancy of the public. Third. that where the Federal Government invades the states for tax levy, said tax should be divided 50-50 with the states regardless of the state levy; this would encourage “Laws uni- form.” Fourth, that. such tax as is now forbidden on basic law should be made a subject of special action by congress and the states and made legal so as to conform with modern needs. I am hinting at the gas tax and revenue from narcotics, spirits and such like, for I still claim the profits of “contraband" is going in the wrong pocket and the policy of the nation has led our ingenious people into temptation such as never Fifth, that the rem- edy is not more highly paid ofilcers to Jail more people, rather would I think that a dispenser that pays his own way at a profit be instituted and placed within reach of every- res- ponsible citizen 3 product that would close every illicit still in this ' land and across the lines, firearms, explosives, poisons, all included.— E. Richardson, Huron County. A FRIENDLY. LETTER EAR EDITOR: “Let Us Hear You” is a headline on page 12 of the January 16th issue. THE BUSINESS FARMER wishes to hear from us, so I am game. The editor is right when he says now is a good time to write our troubles and ex- periences to M. B. F. I am not hustling from daylight to dark and after any more as I used to do, as I am a retired farmer, but we have a garden and I have other odd jobs to do and I love to read Tm! Busmnss FARMER, other farm magazines, and the daily paper. I haven’t any criti- cising whatever and I don’t know of any suggestions to make as I be- lieve the editor of the M. B. F. is do- ing his very best as I am much in- terested in reading every article that appears on the pages of the M. B. F. As you asked for my experiences for the benefit of the other fellow, I have been very successful in ex- ecuting patches of quack grass by plowing the entire field in the month of August very shallow about two inches deep and I turned the furrow over not any wider sothe shear of the plow point would cut clear across the furrow. This will eliminate the growth of the roots under this shal— low plowed surface and the next spring I plowed the field about seven inches deep and planted it to pota- toes and raised a good crop but the quack grass did not return. This was my first experience. about ten years ago, and I will gamble on it to- day providing the work is done up to snuff. Yes, I am in favor of a four—cent gas tax and no weight tan and no annual license plates and I am most certain that the wish and push of the Secretary of State DeLand is going to win outas I noticed in my daily. “Four-Cent Gas Tax Urged by Farm Bureau, Kent County. Organization 11).:st Repeal of Auto License w.Dl Horowith. I will close with the best wishes and prosperity and suc- cess in your business. The M. B. F. will be read in my home as long as I live—Henry Kahrs, Leelanau Co. ...._.__...._.,___ TAKES my PAPERS ‘ All EDITOR: I wish to express my apprecinflon of the splendid paper you are putting out. Dur- ing my lifetime I have taken many farm papers and am receiving six besides Tn: Business FARR“ at the present time. Of all them 11 consider your paper and The Rural New York- er the most “human”, getting down closer to the actual conditions on the farm, and standing squarely by the farmer and his family, contending for a “square deal,” more than any other. ‘ In view of the fact M1 an,“ “to that 0m been subscriber ; rmforafovmolh.whfle The. Rural New Yorker has been m' h M run. you can ' .- u-r-r-v—u-l-s—I "IUFI—‘UWHFWHMWI"WHn-' W ; ygcw"...NorthernSpy. andV‘Red'Spyf, \ . , j'mflrcnmmw ‘ l . m I “(largo-InWI‘OB-x‘wl' ‘l‘ t"Ftih'fl? f. Iill b. 13:. rue-mgcrlpflon 'n a ‘e or a terv . i: paid lil'advanoe and you will Noelve a per- ‘ con-l letter by early mall. . ' GOOD spears IN THE APPLE ' ’ WORLD OST fruit buds are orderly and well-behaved children of the parent two. They produce branches which bear the same kind of fruit as the rest of the tree. Oc- casionally, how- ever a bud will appear which is a black sheep. ‘Instead of hear- ing the same va- riety as the rest of the tree it will bear an entirely new variety. Freaks of this kind are called “bud sports.” Just what causes one bud on a tree Herbert Eunice! t0 go on a spree of this kind is not known. We only know that.it ' suddenly appears and that in most cases it is a permanent new variety which can be reproduced in the us- ual way. Many valuable varieties have had their origin as bud sports and fruit men are always on the lookout for “sports.” Several new apple sports have come to public notice recently. Two of the most noteworthy are the “Starking” and “Red Spy” apples. Neither of these could be strictly classed as new varieties. They are really new and improved editions of old varieties. The Starking apple originated as a sport on a Delicious apple tree growing-on the farm of Lewis Mood 7 of Monroeville, New Jersey. A west- ern nursery has bought the tree with the sporting branch and has sur- rounded it with a tall wire fehce. The owner is said to have received $6,000 for the tree. _I have a letter from Mr. Paul Stark, President of the American Pomological Society, in which he writes, “The Starking is nothing but a Delicious apple and does not differ from it except in the fact that it has the red color which was the only thing lacking in the , original Delicious, and wich was the only fault which could be found with it.” ‘ If, after thorough trial, the Stark- ing is found to possess the necessary earmarks of a good commercial vari— ety such as hardiness, vigor, produc— tiveness, resistance to diseasebadap- tability, etc., it may cause the Deli— cious to take a back seat. Red Spy, the other sport is a solid red edition of Northern Spy. This sport should be especially important to Michigan growers because Michi- gan has always been famous for its Spies. Red Spy is said to be exactly the same as the old Spy except that the color is a_solid red instead of striped. Several Red Spy sports have ap— peared, both in Michigan and in New York but no one seems to know which is the best one or whether there is any difference between them. I have seen samples of both Michigan and New York Red Spies and to judge from those I saw the New York sport seemed to have slightly the better of it both as to size and attractiveness. Professor U. P. Hedrick of the New York Experiment Station at Geneva says: “In the spring of 1910 cions of a remarkabl! sport of Northern Spy were received at this -Station from C. E. Green, Victor, New York. These were bench—graft— ed and set in nursery rows, from ; which they were moved to the or- ‘ chard in 1912.‘ The trees did not : bear fruit until 1920. when it was . found that all .the discoverer of the sport ha’d said was true. The apples are typical Spies excepting in color. The color is solid brght red without either stripes or splashes. All who s have seen them declare. these to be ~ thyha'ndsomest Spies they have ever seen. There is no need. of further f dseription as every apple grower his sportcsets forth WW} t . , . z. y - c. . Ill l I \ ng/{l ’fl’l \ I ’x \\ . ’,~,"..|y_(’.v 4" ,‘I' l . " H.» T. "'1' - f: . mg] .1.:IIIIWIIIIIW(till/{III/mmuvfi~’0 . . "3/ 'i " ' r - _ ‘w‘w. 22..., 4“- s 1 / as» .1- .. . ... ,4, ,2 . ‘ I THE Superior Corn Planter is built- to do a hard job supremely well. It is simple, strong, easily operated —— and like all Superior implements can be depended u on for utmost accuracy and precision in planting. The use of this highest—qua ity implement not only means a bigger, better crop, but far greater ease in cultivating. Straight; even rows of uniform heighth are a certainty— and there are no skips or misses. Every square foot of grOund bears its sturdy plants—insuring full profits for you. 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TEXT: “Wliosoever would become great among you, shall' be servant of all.” Mark 10:43, 44. . _ E‘BRUARY is a. month of great men. Washington, Lincoln, and Longfellow are. familiar char— acters to all. In recognition of the glory due them we catch something of their spirit and lift ourselves toward. their high levels. If one like Abe Lincoln; a man ruggedly human, born into a. poor family, and with but a winter’s schooling, could climb so high as to be able to write his name above those of many liter- ati, of accomplished statesmen, and of renowned rulers, we want to know the mystery of it all. Yet it is no mystery. The way is open to all. Lincoln’s enduring power is doubtless due to his divine passion to serve humankind and help the lowly and oppressed. This was his master spirit, and it was not unlike the spirit of his Master, who said that he came not to be served but to serve to the extreme of self-devo- tion. Jesus Christ is ever alone as a life- interpretation of true greatness. And so unlike, was his teaching andrway of life, to the spirit and conception of the times in which he lived, that a murderous antagonism was aroused against him. To be great then was to exercise authority and power over others or, in any’ way, to have won material glory. This pagan think- ing was so deeply imbedded in the standards. of first century living, that Jesus’ avowed followers were not easily to be cleansed of it. Sure- ly. this must have occasioned him many a sorrow and dissappointment. But a more abiding word ought to be said about the lowly condes- cension of our Lord and his conse— quent spiritual dignity. Here we summon Paul’s picture in his Philip— pian letter. The apostle is dealing with “faction,” “vainglory,” and “looking each of you to his own things.” ‘He is saying that high— ininded' folks must get the better of arrogance and selfishness. These were making social riot. They always do. They have been baleful forces everywhere. Of course, we may have given them fairer names today, but the fact that communities are suffering because folks are at— tending too well to their own busi- ness, proves that selfishnss, however refined, is ever the same evil energy. Now, to deal with the root of this trouble, Paul has us to face Him who turned away from himself and from his own things, to attend to the things of others. The extreme measure of our Lord’s sacrifice is stated in an impressive contrast: “form of God”, then “form of a servant.” Thru a complete abnega— tion of self, Jesus becomes a servant and brother to men. This is so transcendentally beautiful as to be beyond our poor conception or ap— preciation. In Jesus of Nazareth, we have the supreme example of one whose life was inspired by a concern for others. He had no-se1f—ends to reach such as warp the deeds of men. He ended his life in ministries of comfort and service to others. A touching illustration of this is to be found in John’s gospel, the thir— teenth chapter. He “layeth aside his garments, and he took a towel and girded himself. Then he pour— eth water into a basin, and began to wash his disciples feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.” Now, doesn’t this bring our popular notions of .great— ' ness into‘ the dust? But these things always go together. He laid aside his tailored rags, donned his overalls, and’ cut the poor widow’s wood. She laid aside her shimmer- ing silks, put on a kitchen dress, and scrubbed the sick sister’s floor. Have you laid aside your haughty apparel to take your place among the lowly— minded‘servantslof Christ? Do’ you think Jesus is finding many gegvahts _ .. , . Ih . 3 (I! More ls'any questlons regardlng rellglous matters you would like answered wrlte to Rev. I be pleased to serve you wlthout charge. A personal reply M" be sent to you “Whosoever would become great among you.” And standing near was a rash mother who quickly ask- ed preference for her two sons. She was building her hopes on a vain ambition. And Jesus, and considerate, gave her an answer that was signally remedial. He places himself before her as an ex- ample, and says that he came not to rule as a pagan lord, but to serve as the Son of God, and that her sons should do likewise if they would'be great. ‘ 'She is a bright young/lady and holds an official place in a state or- ganization. ing to impress upon her that she should be helping out in some of the needy places in her home church and community. “0,” she said, “I am a leader and am not supposed to do such work.” Ah, yes, this is that familiar notion of bigness that we meet with so often. How common to associate greatness with places of dominion and official exaltation! “Whosoever would be great among you shall become servant of all.” This being true, how great are we? By what standard are we measuring ourselves? The world says that money is the way to greatness. Is it? “But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruc— tion and perdition.” A converted Chinaman refused a flattering busi— ness offer saying, “Money does not cover my heart.” This man is find- ing his way to true greatness in low- ly Christian service. But again, the world says, “Be a go-getter,” push, crowd thru, make a name for yourself. But what is in a name if one is on the wrong road? The roadway of life has nu- merous “lovers of self.” “From these turn away,” cried that little hated Jew who counted nobility of birth and rabbinical power as but “refuse” that he might gain Christ. Even so did Paul. catch from the Christ that to become great was to dignify oneself in service for others. And so, he has ascended into the celestial highlands. Woodrow Wil- ,son said that a man has not come to himself until he haS'learned to serve the world after the example of Christ. His motive and his example are every man’s key to his own gifts and happiness. Dr. S. Parkes Cadman, President of the Federal Council of Churches. reports that in the Stockholm Con- ference in August, he found even the patriarchs and archbishops of the Greek church growing warm to— ward Christian unity. Why? Not, says he, because they were ap- proached with dogmatic commands, but thru the work of the Near East Relief; thru “those deeds which are the very essence of true religion." Verily, there is no unifying power but doing unto others as you would have them do unto, you. And the perennial source of the spirit of service in one’s life lies in a faith— ful following of Him who became great thru service, who gave His life for the lifeless, and who is to bring confession from every tongue that in Him is flue greatness. BIBLE THOUGHTS BLESS THE LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits; who for— giveth all thine iniquities; who‘heal— eth all thy diseases; who redeemeth thy life from destruction.-—Psalm 103:2, ~ 4. .- WHEN THOU PASSEST through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow t e; when thou walkest through t 9 fire thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the kindle upon thee—Isaiah. 43:2. tho gentle - But the writer was try- . flame . .r ;g._: By nuns ,w. 11'. Wins, a. s. (\Any ‘qussflon roost-ding radio will he Madly answered lav our radio editor. You receive a per- sonal letter and there is no charge if your'sub- scription is paid up. . M. B. F. MARKETS The Business Farmer radio market reports and farm news are broadcast daily, except Sa- turday and Sunday, through station WGHP, of Detroit, on a wave length of 270 meters, beginning at 7:00 P. M. east- ern standard time. MEET MR. BROWNE . HIS, folks, is Mr. H. C. Browne, who reads the M. (B. F. market reports and farm news to . ' you every even- ing, except Sat- urday and Sun~ day, through r a d i 0 station WGHP. After h e a r i n g his friendly voice we felt s u r e you would like t o m e e t him and we are glad to publish his picture here. H. C. BRO\VNE Announcer at \VGHP MORE COMMZENTS We are always waiting to listen in from 7:00 until 7:30.———Wm. P. Hubble, Lapeer County. We listen in every night to your mar- ket reports and find them very helpful. -—-Willis Metcalf, Oakland County. Heard the farm talk and market re— port Thursday night, It was the best and plainest I have heard for some time. —A. W. K., Bascorn, Ohio. We have just received the market re— port and like it very much. Hoping that you will continue to broadcast them, we remain—Fred Setzler, Monroe County. I was one of the radio audience to— night and thank you for the interest you take in broadcasting the markets each evening—L. B. Kelly, Oakland County. I listened last evening to your \VGHP announcer giving a very complete mar- ket report. Haven’t a word of criticism, only this. Make the M. B. F. a weekly and increase the price—W. C. McRath, Oakland County. Please send me copy of blanks to take the market quotations down on. Farm news is just what we need especially at night when we are through for the day. Thanking you for same, I remain—Wm. Tremke, Oakland County. As I listen in to, your farm program every night at seven P. M., you asked tonight for some advice if any in which would improve your farm evening pro- gram. As an every evening listener, I think there is no suggestion to make to improve your program.—-L. Bosaw, Oakland County. I just wish to drop a line to say that I enjoy your paper very much and that I think you are doing a lot to help the farmers. Your broadcasting of market reports is a big step in the way of let- tin gthe farmers know when it is the most opportune time for him to listen in. ——F. E. Baker, Lapeer County. We have sure been enjoying your broadcasting and hope you will continue the good wofi. I also wish to subscribe for your paper, and will appreciate your kindness very much if you will send me a subscription blank at once. Am anx- ious to know more about M. B. F. for I am sure it must be a real booster for all of us.-—A. Johnson, Wayne County. We have a radio and enjoy it very much. For the last two weeks-we have heard the market reports from THE BUS- INESS FARMER of Mount Clemens. We .live near Wyandotte and have a ninety acre farm and eighteen head of cattle. It keeps my husband busy with the chores, but he manages to get his work done so he gets in at seven o’clock to hear the market reports—Mrs. Peter Gruber, Wayne County. I happened to be one fortunate enough to hear the broadcasting from station WGHP giving the market report in which I am especially interested as my work is managing a flour mill and elevator, also looking after the farm. ' You have selected the best time in Michigan Railroads Welcome Good Roads MICHIGAN is one of the states that has made the greatest progress by the extension of its good roads. Its industrial importance has been greatly fortified by the development of a system of internal com- munication. It can still advance under a careful and judicious extension of this program. With the passing of transportation from the mud ago to the hard road age there are indications that we are experiencing in the United States an industrial revolution as important in its effect as was that which marked the introduction of the macadam road and the steam gilroad in England. This. is evinced in the expansion of our national For instance, the wealth of our nation—investment on our lam—in 1912 was 186 billions of dollars while our national income—t e annual 30 billions of dollars. The wealth ofthe nation in 1922 was 321 billi f d l and our national income over 80 billions. cm 0 o lsrs, It took a six-dollar investmentto make a dollar in 1912. investment to make a dollar in 1922. An Rwokood‘af {mine iencyof per cent. in a decade. E utility of the railroad, as a freight carrier, has been increased mmyrtlimes through the complementary agency of the 00d roads system. c traffic in the old days could only be drawn rom about eight miles, on either side of the right-ofvway of a railroad. Now the radrbad’s range of activity is five to six times greater. True, these hew agencies present some problems that embarrass at times, transportation but better transportation in whatever form it may be, operates to the general good. The railrwds do ask for reciprocal regulation. Michigan is in the vanguard as an industrial state. Let us retain that position. The Michigan Railroad Association approves the state’s proposed program for more good roads because it will yield a large return on the investment. Mlemo‘nn'nsunoan Assocmrion i Record Ga rd en /. ~07 Plant ,, fl Northern Seeds ‘ - fl . Thus. assure yourself of ill? (It! the biggest yields—the ‘ best your garden can grow. Use the label! Catalog as 1your guide. It shows varieties almost un imited of the finest vegetables. many rize winners of in- teraction reputation—a lproduced from MICHIGA GROWN mos ‘- Imm _ Plant only the best, hardiest, earliest maturing seeds. 47 years growing seeds m Michigan—ceaseless experimenting, careful selection, and perfect cleanin have made more t an 200.000 satisfied Isbel cus- tomers. You buy direct from the grower and save money. Satisfaction guaranteed. erte Today! giving the market report of any station, especially for the farmer. As I get my supper at 7 o’clock I pull the button and 1 get the markets while I am eating. No ”time lost. The way you give the market gives us. plenty of time to jot it down, i ., in ,we, can» understand _it An in, ; modulo not be . f3“ .5. Plant gu “$8131 digestions. Post card for O. M. lolioll 8:00.. sud crow-rs M13.“ 3” lochsnic “(ézgscluom men. '0“? Mm THE BUSINESS FARMER ‘fillhe Farm Paper of Service" "cm Y we 1mm mama» SEED BOOK OW is the time to plan your garden, so send for our big new seed book today. There are no better seeds than Maule's and you take no chances in buying from Maulc be- cause of our 49 -year- old policy— 1'66 MAU LE’S .926 Your money back if not satisfied More than half a million satisfied customers use Maulc’s vegetable and flower seeds year after year. Wm. Henry Mauls, Inc. 922 Msule Building ‘ Philadelphia, Pa. ' ONCE GROWN-ALWAYS GROWN OAT S S E N S AT 1 O N —8§‘§u$§ Ellis ”$323213: ration. . . . uent With large white meaty grains ,weighmg 44- TRIO ,. 7 5 Bushels and upward per acre are ire- 6 lbs. per measured bushel of the [glut quality. Seed lurmshe as low. as 65c per bus el m (Juan- titles. You mild by ll means t these oats. . :1 locations and cir r. ‘ liar-assuage 159. fungal”. Ohio. 1 Garden Tractor BOLENSV Docs Seeding, Cultivating and Lawn Mowing with great saving of time and effort. All it needs is a guiding hand. Gasoline DOWer does the Attachments for different jobs are work. instantly inter- changeable. Many in- dispensible features, pat- ented arched axle, tool control, power turn etc. A boy or girl will run it with delight. Write GllSflN MFG. 00., 522 PARK 81, PORT WASHINGYUN. WIS. look . - ., .— 0n _.,....— 1.. ELECTRIC m... It is Your Guarantee of Quality Our Catalog illustrated in colors describes FARM WAGONS With high or low wheels, either steel or woo , wide or narrow tires. 3 to fit any running gear. Make your old wagon good as new, also easy to load—save repair bxlls. Do our. and write for catalog Godly. Electric Wheel 00., ’2 I'm 5*- Dewberryu l’lants f T 4 for 25s; 25’for $1.00. 12 Grape Vines-m 81.00: 8 Pest,“ Trees. $1.00; HollyhoCk' 10o package. . , “REHAB-1 lilflthAflD. l'lfl l ~ 77% cjflickz a”. BUSINESS FARMER SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 27,1926 Edited and Published by THE RURAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Inc. GEORGE M. SLOGUM, President Mt. Clemens. 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Remit by check. draft, money-order or registered 10M: stamps and currency are at your risk. \Ve acknowledge by flnbclnss mall every dollar received. Advertising Rates: 45¢ per agate line. Inch lines to the page. Flat ra Live stock and Auction Sale Advertising: he offer special 10! rates t0 "Fumble breeders of live stock and poultry; write us. RELIABLE ADVERTISERS We will not knowingly accept the advertising of any ersnn or rm who we do not believe to be thoroughly honest an reliable. Should any reader have any cause for complaint against any ad- vertiser in these columns. the ublisher would appreciate an im- 14 lines to the column mediate letter bringing dll fsc light In every case when Writing ”1' "I saw your advertisement in The M1: higan Business F‘srmeri" It will mrautee honest dealing. ”The Farm Paper of Service" FEVVER VARIETIES OF APPLES HY is it that Michigan apple growers can- not hold their own against competition even in the Detroit market? The answer to this question according to F. L, Granger, manager of the Michigan Fruit Growers, lnc., is that most Michigan orchards contain too many varieties to produce any one variety at a profit compared with the western grower who specializes in a few. Much of Michigan’s success agriculturally is due to wide diversity of crops but. Mr. Granger is of the opinion that the policy should not in- clude apple varieties. In a statement issued to the press recently Mr. Granger said it is the big—crop years particu— larly that Michigan with its 140-odd variety or- chards suffers in competition with districts which produce a high percentage of a few standard varieties. The buyer, when in need of a quantity of a certain standard variety, goes to the district which specializes on that particular one, instead of. coming to Michigan. He gets Baldwins and Greenings from Western New York; Jonathans from Southern Illinois, Colorado or Idaho; Delic- ious and VVincsaps from the Northwest; and York and Ben Davis from the Virginias. The shrewd buyer does not care to get fruit from orchards which contain only about 25 per cent standard- varieties because it means increased turnover without adequate profits, and sometimes no profit. According to figures that Mr. Granger quoted just under 50 per cent of the apples shipped from the Northwest are Winesaps, and 90 per cent of all the apples shipped from that district are of six varieties. By way *of contrast, he stated that the six leading varieties in Michigan constituted only about 58 per cent of the total shipped from the state. And Baldwin, the leading variety, was only a little over 17 per cent, followed by the Duchess which was slightly over 14 per cent. Twenty varieties are shipped from Michigan. Is it any wonder that Michigan cannot hold its own in the apple market? The question of varieties has been discussed in Michigan for the last 25 years but nothing has been done. In the Northwest growers got busy 12 years ago when they were producing over a hundred varieties and now ninety per cent of their crop is made of 6 varieties. Michigan fruit growers must do something, not some time in the future, but now, and every farmer who owns an orchard and sells any quantity of apples at all can help by following the recommendation of Mr. Granger to plant only seven varieties: Duchess, Wealthy, Baldwin, Greening, Northern Spy, Johathan and McIntosh. INCOME TAX CU'I‘ E are sorry that the lawmakers down at a: Washington saw fit to make any changes in the federal income tax and believe farm- ers are of the same mind. The income tax can be'considered as in the same class as our gasoline tax. The motorist who travels on the highways must use gasoline and the more he travels, wear- ing out the road, the more gasoline he must pur— chase. With a tax on each gallon for highway buildings and maintenance he pays his proper share. With only the weight tax in force the automobile owner who operated his car but once 0r twice a week paid just as much for the high- " _ who drove man mlles'esch ' ' ”as: the . _y ' .. privileges as the large holder of property. This made exempt from taxation. In our estimation the law making body at Washington” could have done the country a greater favor by leaving the income tax as it was and doing something to assist the average farmer who is now paying a, high tax on an investment that pays small dividends. Every person who en— joys the liberties of our country should be glad to pay his just share for maintaining this United States, and we do not think favor should be shown any certain class. MARKET FOR BEANS ITH Michigan producing over half of the white‘ beans consumed in the United States “ it seems a pity to us that they do not do something to help stabilize the market and estab- lish a fair price for their product if possible, yet any movement to organize them meets with com- plete failure. It cannot be that farmers believe we lack de— mand for quality Michigan beans, because we don’t. Nor can it be fear of foreign competition that makes them_ shy at the thought of estab— lishing an organization of their own. Western growers with their organizations have maintained good prices in competition with even our own state, so there could be no fear from that angle. Frankly, we would like to have some one tell us why the bean grOWers of Michigan do not look with favor upon an organization of their own to at least help stabilize their market. CRACICER BARREL DISCUSSIONS -_ NE of Michigan’s greatest educators, Pres. Kenyon L. Butterfield of the Michigan State College, has come out in defence of the cracker barrel discussions in the grocery store. Talking at Grand Rapids recently he said the dis- cussing of political, economical, religious and in- dustrial questions in the old grocery store helped continue the education of people whose school days have gone by. It caused men to think and talk over problems of the day. Perhaps there is nothing that has had more fun poked at it than the old grocery store down on the four corners and the crowd that nightly gather about the old stove to “chaw” and smoke tobacco and discuss politics and other subjects of the day. But we sincerely doubt if there is anything that has had a. greater influ— ence on the country than these same much ridi— culed arguments and discussions. Many a political ‘ campaign as been made or broke around the old stove in the grocery store. But politics is not PRIZES FOR THE LONGEST MARRIED MICHIGAN COUPLE HERE is an old saying, “All the world loves a lover," and one needs but to notice the variety of magazines dis- played on a news-stand or check a. list of popular books to prove the truth of this. However, the lovers in nearly every story are well under 30 years of age and as soon as they are married the author apparently concludes that people are no longer inter- ested in the hero or heroine and brings the story to an end. We believe marriage is just the beginning of real romance with true lovers and the story of their life to- gether, their joys and sorrows, their chil- dren, their work side by side through the years, would make far more interesting reading than a story of their courtship. Just stop and think how interesting a story might be if built around a couple happily married for fifty years, or even only twenty- fivc. “’hat wealth of material for hun- dreds of such stories can be found on Michi- gan farms. We know there are many farm couples who have celebrated their golden wedding but are wondering if there are any who have been married 75 years. We would like to publish pictures and brief accounts of the lives of Michigan’s oldest married couples and will give prizes to the three couples whose pictures we receive who have been married the longest. First prize will be $5, second 83, and third $2. Be sure to mention years of residence in Michigan, ages, what occupation has been; number of children and grandchildren, "and any other points of interest about lives that our‘ read- ers would like to know about. Photos will be returned to sender if desired. If you have been married 25 years or‘ moroletnsheorfrom yon! was particularly true within the classes recently ' x ‘ ’1 ~ to see cracker birrel PRODUCTION THIS YEAR THE U. S. Departmentof Agriculture has issued some advice on production this year that is well worth listening to. The statement is made, "Although the farming industry. is in the best general position since 1920, any general st:- pansion in production this year would tend to , place farmers in a less favorable economic posi- tion than at present.” . , Many may discount the statement regarding the property of the farmer but before receiving this report we conducted an investigation here In Michigan to learn for ourselves just how con- ditions were and we found them better than at any time since 1920. However, farmers are not. ”out of the woods" yet, not by a long ways, and an overproduction at this time would give them a bad set—back. The department declares there may be a de- cline in foreign demand during the latter part of the year, and farm wages are expected to re- main at preseint levels. The outlook for cattle and hogs is very good. » e THAT CATTLE SHORTAGE‘ ‘ LTHOUGH authorities agree that the beef A cattle industry is in better condition than at any other time ._ in this decade. Some go farther and predict a grave shortage of beef cat- tle,basing their conclusions on census and other statistics, on the demand for commercial and pure—bred breeding stock and on the growing meat requirements of an increasing population. We are not among those who are sounding an alarm about a shortage of beef. Our markets do not reveal any such deficiency as compared r, with the needs or demands of consumers. They are not likely to reveal it if the country continues to produce an ample supply of feed. That there is a short supply of young cattle is probable, but feeders may be more concerned over it than con- sumers are as long as the supply of feed is abund- ant. The cattle industry is changing. More small producers and fewer large ones, more young beeves and fewer aged ones, more pro; ducing cows on the pastures and fewer growing steers, with earlier marketing of the latter on account of taxation and the Corn Belt’s demand for calves. On the other side is a greater var- iety of food for' our consumers than ever before in our country’s history, with corresponding less dependence on beef or indeed on meats of any kind. The increase in the use of dairy products, cereals, fish, vegetables, fruits, poultry and eggs has been left out of the account, in part at least, by those who cite statistics of human and cattle population.. IN THE CHICKEN BUSINESS N page 4 of this issue we have a mighty in— teresting little story under the heading “ ‘Success or Bust' in the Chicken Business". It is about Lavinia Heminger, a farm woman living near Cedar Springs, and her struggles to make her chickens not only pay their way but make a profit for her work. The story of how- she has succeeded so far makes very interesting reading and offers many ideas for other farm wives. We recommend it to the men—folks also. A TRUE STORY - ERE is a little story for the benefit of mem- bers of cooperative organizations: After overcoming many difficulties the manager of a certain association had made E a. success. Things were running smoothly, real progress was being made, and most of the members were sat- isfied with the management. coveted the position of manager and after a per- sistent campaign persuaded a majority of the directors to elect him, displacing the man who had brought the association through many dis- couragements to success. Thus does personal ambition, or personal favor, often interfere with the success of cooperation, causing dissension with" the organization, resulting in interior man- agement, and leaving competent managers to shun cooperative positions. ON ECONOMY OME timid souls are much afraid of a future bread trust, which will control not only" 1 bread but flour andconsequently wheat. As long as any competent hOusewlfe can bake, as long as the field is open to the small commercial baker as well as the large one, we need not fear the depredations of a. bread trust. Certain com- binatlone of those who prepare foods he," * made and [more will ‘ claret hand! ward 131 1, again muni: BC In of R0 of Fe know 13“: stock * Comp of In of en being in th: MI “E: '31 ha sing, lance .TBSDOI Silo-F 71334 -. A131 - 1 I tracti who ‘ home help 1 these earn but 11 worst $46. found sever: f phabe , studs] way I show Th1 Detro: ‘ tervie But a certain man ‘ ’ Z t S! , found small 0181 rear 416: sign a the SI ‘l 11' '* , III '1‘ §= as si 1 iii F—"WI—"W , :ililtAW YOUR OWN oonomsions IU'IWDHDFIIM" Macao-limo ‘ mm: waiving-m - _ norm in “mm to on 1m: an Invest-Lg: ooncor’m for our about-then. This sen-vie... 'lncludlng a menu latter, is free Maori I: paid In advance.) ’ bersfrom fraudulent ”foals latter part of last June one of our Leelanau county sub- scribers ordered 100 baby chicks from the Saier Poultry Company of. Lansing, sending them money order for $12. Waiting a reasonable ‘ length of time for them to acknow— ledge receipt of the order or ship the chicks she had the money order traced and found it had been cash- ed.‘ She then wrote them on two diiferent occasions without receiving a reply. She referred the matter to us and we wrote several letters, sending the last one by registered mail, and they still maintain a si- lance. We will let you draw your own conclusions as to the kind of business the company must be doing. FEDERAL MAIL ORDER BANKRUPT HE Federal Mail Order Company of 516-521 South Laflin Street, Chicago, 111., was recently de- clared bankrupt and" is now in the hands of the receiver, Mr. Sam Ho- ward, 134 La Salle Street, Room 1311, Chicago. Anyone having claims against the company should com- municate with Mr. Howard. ROCK ISLAND OIL AND GAS COMPANY . In March 1917 I bought 10 shares of Rock Island Oil and Gas Company of Peru, Indiana, and I would like to know the present value of the stock. -—-A. 11., Montcalm County. ROKERS advise us that there is no market whatsoever for the stock of the Rock Island Oil and Gas Company, and the Secretary of State of Indiana failed to find any record of such a company incorporating or being admitted to transact business in that state. FRAUD ORDER ISSUED AGAINST SHOW CARD SCHOOL “Earn $15.00 to $50.00 a week 'at home; work supplied, no canvas- sing, writing cards for us; no exper- ience necessary: we instruct by cor- respondence; write for particulars. Sho- Rite Display Card System, Inc. , 1.334 She-Rite Bldg” Detroit, Mich. " DVERTISEMENTS similar to this ’have been appearing in news- papers all over the country, at- tracting the attention of thousands whd were interested in doing some home work to earn pin money or help with expenses. Many answered these and learned that they could earn the amount of money stated but first they would have to take a course of instructions at a cost of $45. Upon investigation it was found that the course consisted of several printed sheets containing al- ’ phabets in various styles which the student was to trace, and in this way become an expert in the art at . show card writing. The Better Business Bureau of ‘ Detroit sent an ainvestigator to in- ‘terview oilicials of the school and ; found the "Sho-Rite Bldg. ," was a 1 small frdnie building about the size of a four-ear garage. located in the ‘rear of. a one-family dwelling at 4162 Seminole Avenue. A small : sign on the house informed one that 4 the Sho-Bite Bldg. was in the rear. i The She-Rite Sign System, Inc. ., oc- ‘ The of this department is to tact our subscribers 'from fraudulent doa 1 or unfair treatment by persons or concerns at a distance. lnav one we will do our but it man a satisfactory settlement or tom action. noohano {or our union will over he _ providing: 11-4110 claim I: made by a [Mid-up sub- CREAMERY-DOESN'T MAKE GOOD 1 .11 there was, many men would give -the use of Virex, known as rattle treatment is mailed CLO cupied one room of this small build- ing while the remaining space was devoted to the Merchants' Display Card Service, a subsidiary organized for the purpose, so it Was stated, of disposing of the signs painted by students of the school. The stock- room was in the attic, reached by climbing a rickety ladder. The U. S. Post Oiiice Department issued a fraud order against this company in December. Those who have followed our col- umns will recall that we published something about this company Sev- eral times during the last couple of years and in each case we have warned against them. We hope we saved our subscribers a considerable sum of money. ECEN‘TLY one of our Shiawassee R county subscribers sent us a complaint against the Michigan Dairy and Farm Produce Company, also known as the Peoples Creamery of Detroit. It seems that our sub- scriber was selling milk to this con- cern and after sending him a check they stopped payment on it. The check was for over $70, and the company promised to send another in a few days, but they failed to do so. Later they made another prom- ise to pay at a later date and again they did not make good their word. We wrote the company for our sub- scriber and after two letters received a reply with the name of M. I. Gold— feder typed at the bottom of it. The letter read: “I am not in a position today, to answer and explain the entire situ— ation, but as 3. Farmers’ Organiza- tion to a Farmers’ Magazine, I feel that I ought to give you full par- ticulars of our Company and its existence. I Wish to state that in a few days I will be able to write you all about it; in the meantime, we will send you Mr. check. “I would also like to subscribe to your magazine. Kindly send us the ‘next copy and advise us the subscrip- tion price for one year, for which we .will mail you our check. Very truly yours, Michigan Dairy and Farm Produce Company, M. I. Gold— feder." The letter was dated December 11 and so far we have heard nothing more from the company although we have written them repeatedly, so ap— parently they have no desire to tell more about their company. Also they failed to enclose their check for our subscriber and we have written them about it without getting any results. It seems to us that if they intended to give everyone a square deal they would be glad to explain matters and adjust any claims against them at the earliest possible moment. . DALE LABORATORIES There appeared in Tim Busrnrss Fanning an advertisement on “Hear- ing Restored Often in 24 Hours” by snake oil. Please tell me if the re- medy is reliable. They say send no money, just write to the Dale La- boratories, 1017 Gateway Station, Kansas City, Mo., and the treatment will be mailed a once—Mrs. G., Al- legan County. HIS is the second year that we have carried the advertising of this company, which is a so- called cure for deafness, and we have never had any complaints against this company for unfair dealings with our subscribers. Frankly, we do not believe that there is any “cure-all" for deafness. fortunes to be cured, but it is proba bie that there are some simple re- medies which will aid, and in some cases cure, deafness. ~ We would notaccept the advertis- ing of this company or any other if it guaranteed a cure, but, as plain]: stated in the advertisement. the First Mortgage Rteolll‘Esta to Bonds} \ A clearly" defined way to certain financial independence is open to you through bonds recommended by this institution. 6% Normal Federal Income Tax U1) to 2% Paid by Borrower Federal Bond 89’ Mortgage Company Federal Bond 8: Mortgage 1 - _ _-,—..‘ (1633) Building in Detroit, Mich. ZI__.'I"'/______nslllalad anthony Fence BannerammPosts With every roll of Anthony Fence your dealer will give you our writ- ten guarantee that it will outlast or equal in service any other fence 'nowmade, of equal aizewires and used under the same conditions. 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At the ,third of these breaks, the yellow glow of “a window appeared, marking a house in a ihollow between snow-shrouded hills. She turned eagerly that way, she could go only very slow now. There was no path ; at least, if there was, the snow drifts hid it. Through the drifts a thicket project— ed; the pines on the ravine sides over- head stood so close that only a Silver tracery of the moonlight came through; beyond the pines, birch trees, stripped of their bark, stood black up to the white boughs. Constance climbed over leafless briars and through brush and came upon a clearing perhaps fifty yards across, rough- ly crescent shaped, as it followed the configuration of the hills. Dead corn- stalks, above the snow, showed ploughed ground; beyond that, a little, black cabin huddled in the further point of the cres- cent, and Constance gasped with dis- appointment as she saw it. She had ex— pected a. farmhouse: but this plainly was not even that. The framework was of logs or poles which had been partly boarded over; and above the boards and where they were lacking, black building paper had been nailed, secured by big tin discs. The rude, weather—beaten door was closed; smoke, however, came from a pipe stuck through the roof. She struggled to the door and knocked upon it, and receiving no reply, she beat upon it with both fists. “Who's here?” she cried. “\Vho’s here?" The door opened then a very little, and the frightened face of an Indian woman appeared in the crack, The woman had evidently expected and feared—some ar— rival, and was reassured when she saw only a girl. She threw the door wider open, and bent to help unfastcn Con— ctance’s snowshoes; having done that, she led her in and closed the door. Constance looked swiftly around the single room of the cabin. Thch was a cot on one side; there was a table. homo carpentered; there were a couple of boxes for clothing or utensils, The stove, a good range once in the house of a pros- perous farmer, hm been bricked up by its present owners so as to hold lire. Dried onions and yellow ears of corn hung from the rafters; on the shelVeS were little birchbark canoes, woy'cn baskets, and porcupine quill boxes or the ordinary sort made for the summer trade. Con— -stance recognized the woman now as one. who had come sometimes to the Point to sell such things, and who could speak fairly good English. The woman clearly had recognized Constance at once. “Where is your man 1’" Constance had caught the woman’s arm. “They Sent for him to the ship has sunk." “Are there houses near here? , You must run to one of them at once. Bring whoever you can get; or if you won’t do that, tell me. where to go." The woman stared at her .stolidly and (moved away. “None near," she said. “Besides you could not get somebody be— fore some one will come." “Who is that?" “He is on the beach—#Henry Spearman. He comes here to warm himself. It is nearly time he comes again." How long has he been about here?” ”Since before noon. Sit down. I will make you tea.” Constance gazed at her; the woman was plainly glad of her coming. Her re- lief—«relief from that fear she had been feeling when she opened the door—was very evident. It was Henry, then, who had frightened her. The Indian woman set a chair for her beside the stove, and put water in a pan to heat; she shook tea leaves from a box into a bowl and brought. a cup. “Altogether there were thirty—nine,” Constance replied. “Some saved?" "Yes; a boat was picked up yesterday morning with twelve." The woman seemed making some com- putation which was difficult for her. “Seven are living then.” she. said. “Seven? What have you heard? makes you think so?" “That is what the Drum says.” The Drum! There was a Drum then! At least there was some sound which peo— ple heard and which they called the Drum. For the woman had heard it. The woman shifted, checking something upon her fingers, while her lips moved; she was not counting, Constance thought; she was more likely aiding herself in translating something from Indian num- beach. A What eration into English. “Two, it began with,” she announced. “Right away it went nine. Sixteen then—that was this morning very early. Now, all day and tonight, it has been giving twenty. That leaves seven. It is not known who they may be.” She opened the door and looked out. The rear of the water and the wind, which had come loudly, increased, and with it the wood noises. The woman was not looking about now, Constance real- ized; she was listening. Constance arose and went to the door too. The Drum! Blood prickled in her face and forehead; it prickled in her finger tips. The Drum was heard only, it was said, in time of severest storm; for that reason it was " 'rrdpmost often in winter. It was very doth heard by any one in summer; and he meme ’. "‘ these reverberations the roll of the Drum which beat for the (lead? Her voice was uncontrolled as she asked the woman: ”Is that the Drum?” The woman shook her head. trees.” Constance’s shoulders shook convulsive— 1y together. When she had thought about the Drum—~and when she had spoken of it with others who..themselves, never had heard it—they always had said" that, if there were such a sound, it was trees. She herself had heard those strange wood noises, terrifying sometimes until their source was known—wailings like the cry of some one in anguish, which were caused by two crossed saplings rubbing together; thunderings, which were only some smaller trees beating against a great hollow trunk when a strong wind veered from a certain direction. But this In- dian woman must know all such sounds well; and to her the Drum was some- thing distinct from them. The woman specified that now. “You‘ll know the Drum when you hear it." Constance grew suddenly cold. For twenty lives, the woman said, the Drum had beat; that meant to her, and to Constance too now, that seven were left. Indefinite, desparate denial that all from the ferry must be dead—that denial which had been strengthened by the news that at least one boat had been adrift near Beaver——altered in Constance the convic- tion of a boat with seven men from the ferry, seven dying, perhaps, but not yet dead. Seven out of twenty—seven! The score were gone; the Drum had beat for them in little groups as they had died. When the Drum beat again, would it beat beyond the score? ' The women drew back and closed the door; the water was hot now, and she made the tea and poured a cup for Con— stance. As she. drank it, Constance was listening for the Drum; the woman too was listening. Having finished the tea, Constance returned to the door and re— opened it; the sounds outside were the same. A solitary figure appeared moving along the edge of the ice the figure of “That's a tall man, walking on snowshoes; moon- ' light distorted the figure, and it was muf— fled too in a great coat which made it unrecognizable. He halted and stood looking out at the lake and then, with a sudden inovemcnt, strode on; he halted, and now Constance got the knowledge that he was not looking; he was listen— ing as she was. He X'as not merely lis- tening; his body swayed and bent to a rhythm—he was counting something that he heard. Constance strained her ears: but she could hear no sound except those of the waters and the wind. “Is the Drum sounding now?” she asked the woman. llN0.$! Constance gazed at the man and found his motion quite unmistakable; he was counting—if not counting something that he heard, or thought he heard, he was recounting and reviewing within himself something that he had heard before-— some irregular rhythm which had become so much a part of him that it sounded now continually within his own brain; so that, instinctively, he moved in ca- dence to it. He stepped forward again now. and turned toward the house. Her breath caught as she spoke to the woman. “Mr. Spearman is coming here now !" Her impulse was to remain where she was, lest he should think that she was afraid of him; but realization came to her that there might be advantage in seeing him before he knew that she was there, so 11 ereclosed the door and drew back into the cabin. CHAPTER XX The Sounding of the Drum Noises of the wind and the roaring of _ was for Copyright by Edwin Bah-u the lake made inaudible any sound of his approach to the cabin; she heard his snowshoes, however, scrape the cagin wall as, ’after taking, them off, he leaned them beside the door. He thrust the door open then and came in; he did not see her at first and. as he turned to force the door shut again against the wind, she watched him quietly. She understood at once why the Indian woman had been afraid of him. His face was bloodless, yellow, and swollen—looking, his eyes bloodshot, his lips strained to a thin, straight line. He saw her now and started and, as though sight of her confused him, he looked away from the woman and then back to Constance before he seemed certain of her. "Hello!" he said tentatively. “I’m here, Henry.” “Oh; you are! You are 2” He stood drawn up, swaying a little as he stared at her; whiskey was upon his breath, and it became evident in the heat of the room; but whiskey could not account for this condition she witnessed in him. Neither could it conceal that condition; some turmoil and strain within him made him immune to its effects. She realized on her way up here what, vaguely, that strain within him must be. Guilt—guilty of some awful sort con- nected him,‘ and had connected Uncle Benny, with the Miwaka—the lost ship for which the Drum had beaten the roll of the dead. Now dread of revelation of that guilt had brought him here near to the Drum; he had been alone upon the beach twelve hours, the woman had said —listening, counting 'the beating of the Drum for another ship, fearing the sur— vival of some one from that ship. Guilt was in his thought now—racking, tear- in gat him. But there was something more. than that; what she had seen in him when he first caught sight of her was fear—fear of her, of Constance Sherrill. He was fully aware, she now under» stood, that he had, in a measure, betrayed himself to her in Chicago; and he had “Hello l” ‘hopcd to cover up and to dissemble that betrayal with her. For that reason she was the last person in the world whom he wished to find here now. “The point is, he said heavily, are you here?” “I decided to come up last night." “Obviously.” He uttered the word slowly and with care. “Unless you came in a flying machine. Who came with you?" ' “No one; I came alone. I expected to find father at Petoskey; he hadn’t been there, so I came on here.” “After him?” “No, after you, Henry.” . “After me ?" She had increased the ap— prehension in him, and he considered and scrutinized her before he ventured to go on. “Because you wanted to be up here with me, eh, Connie?” “Of course not!” ° “What's that?” ’ “Of course not!” “I knew it!” he moved menacingly. She watched him quite without fear; fear him, she felt, not her. Often she had wished that she might have known him when he was a young man; now, she was aware that, in a way, she was having that wish. Under the sur- face of the man whose strength and de- termination she had admired, all the time had been this terror——this guilt. If Uncle Benny had carried it for a score of years, Henry had had it within him too. This had been within him all the time! “You came up here about Ben Corvet?" he challenged. “Yes—no !" “Which do you mean?” (IN0.71 “I know then. him 1" “For Alan Conrad? “I knew it!” he repeated. “why For him, then—eh. For Yes,” she said. “He’s been 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. 0 are all right if the details show up well. Do not send us the negatives, Just a zoo print. ictures . “one i. By William MacHarg and Edwin some: ' e” " ' beat‘fthen would raw ‘ty- 0' “Ne’wg 4?;9 ‘ “News of the boats?" “News!” he iterated. “News to-night! No one’ll have more’n one news to-.- night!’,' ' ‘ . ' From his slow, heavy utterance, a. tim- bre of terrible satisfaction betrayed it- self; his eyes widened a little as he saw it strike Constance, then his lids narrow- ed again. He had not meant to say it that way; yet, for an insatnt, satisfac- tion to him had become inseparable'from the saying, before that was followed by fright—the fright of examination of just what he had said or of what she had made of it. “He’ll be found !” she defied him. “Be found?” “Some are dead," she admitted, “but notvall. Twenty are dead; but seven are no .” _She looked for confirmation to the In- dian woman, who nodded: “Yes.” He moved his head to face the woman, but his eyes, unmoving, remained fixed on Constance. . "Seven?” he echoed. “You say seven are not! How do you know?" “The Drum has been beating for twenty, but not for more!” Constance said. Thirty hours before, when she had told Henry of the Drum, she had done it with- out belief herself, without looking for belief in him. But now; whether or not 'she yet believed or simply clung to the superstition for its shred of hope, it gave her a weapon to terrify him; for he be- lieved—believed with all the unreason- ing horror of his superstition and terror of long—borne'and hidden guilt. “ “The Drum, Henry!” she repeated. The Drum you’ve been listening to all day upon the beach—the Indian Drum [that sounded for the dead of the Miwaka; sounded, one by one, for all who died! But it didn’t sound for him! It’s been sounding again, you'know; but, again, it done'sn’t sound for him, Henry, not for nm.” “The Miwaka! What do you mean by that? What’s that] got to do with this?” His swollen face was thrust forward at her; there was threat against her in his tense muscles and his bloodshot eyes. She did not shrink back from him, or move; and now he was not waiting for her answer. Something—a sound—~had caught him about. Once it echoed, low in its reverberations but penetrating and quite distinct. It came, so far as direc— tion could be assigned to it, from the trees toward the shore; but it was like no forest sound. Distinct too was it from any noise of the lake. It was like a Drum! Yet, when the echo had gone, it was a sensation easy to deny—a hullucination, that was all. But now, low and distinct it came again; and, as before, Constance saw it catch Henry and hold him. His lips moved, but he did not speak; he was counting. “Two,” she saw his lips form. , The Indian woman passed them and opened the door, and now the sound, louder ad more distinct, came again. “The Drum!” she whispered, without looking about. “You hear? Three, Iv'e heard. Now four! It will beat twenty; then we will know if more are dead!” The door blew from the woman’s hand. and snow, swept up from the drifts of the slope, swirled into the room; the draft blew the flame of the lamp in a. smoky streak up the glass chimney and snuffed it out. The moonlight painted a rectangle on the floor; the moonlight gave a green, shimmering world without. Hurried spots of cloud shuttered away the moon for moments, casting shadows which swept raggedly up the slope from the shore. The woman siezed the door and, tugging it about against the gale, she slammed it shut. She did not try at once to re- light the lamp. The sound of the Drum was continuing, the beats a few seconds apart. The‘ opening of the door outside had seemed to Constance to make the beats come louder and more distinct; but. the closing of the door did not muffle them again. “Twelve,” Constance counted to herself. The beats had seemed to be quite mea— sured and regular at first; but now Con- stance knew that this was only roughly true; they beat rather in rhythm than at regular intervals. Two came close to- gether and there was' a longer wait before the next; then three sounded be- fore the measure—a Wild, leaping rhythm. She recalled having heard that the strangeness of Indian music to civilized ears was its time; the drums beat and rattles sounded in a different time from the song which they accompanied; there were .even, in semen dances, three dif- ferent times contending for supremacy. Now this seemed reproduced in the strange, irregular sounding of the Drum; she could not count with certainty those beats. “Twenty -—twenty—0ne -—twentx— two !” Constance caught her breath and waited for the next beat; the time of the interval betWeen the measures of the rhythm passed, and still only the whistle 4 of the Wind and the undertone of water sounded. 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Yet Constance, while she was appreci- ating this, strained forward, staring at Henry; she could not be certain, in the flickering shadows of the cabin, of what she was seeing in him; still less, in the sudden stoppage of heart and [breathing that it brought, could she find coherent answer to its meaning. But still it turned her weak, then spurred her with a vague and terrible impulse. The Indian woman lifted the lamp chimney waveringly and scratched a match and, with unsteady hands, lighted the wick; Constance caught up her woo!- en hood from the table and put it on. Her action seemed to call Henry to him- self. “VVhat are you going to do?” he de- mandcd, “I’m going out.” He moved between her and the door. “Not alone, you’re not!” His heavy voice had a deep tone of menace in it; he seemed to consider and decide something .about her. “There’s a farmhouse about a mile back; I’m going to take you over there and leave you with those people.” “I 'Will not go there!” He swore. “I’ll carry you.then!” She shrank back from him as he lurched toward her with hands outstretch- ed to sieze her; he followed her and she avoided him again; if his guilt and terror had given her mental asccndency over him, his physical strength could still force her to do his will and, realizing the impossibility of evading him or over~ coming him, she stopped. “Not that!” she cried. me!" “Come with me then!” he commanded; and he went to the door and laid his snowshoes on the snow and stepped into them, stoopingrand tightening the straps; he stood by while she put on hers. He did not attempt again to put hands upon her as they moved away from the little cabin toward the woods back of the clearing; but went ahead, breaking the trail for her with his snowshoes. He moved forward slowly; he could travel. if he had wished, three feet to cycry two that she could cover, but he seemed not wishing for speed but rather for delay. They reached the trot-s; the hemlock and pine, black and swaying, shifted their shadows on the moonlit snow: burc maples and brooches. bcnt by lhc gulp, creakcd and cracked; now the hemlock was ht'llVlt‘l‘. The wind, which walled among the branches of the maplcs. hissed loudly in tho necdlcs of thc hcmlocks; sn0w< swept from the slopes and whirlcd and drove about, lhcm, and she suckcd it in With her breath. All through the wood were noises; a moaning came from a dark copso of pine and hemlock to their right, rose and died away; a wall followed a whinning, whimpcring walla so like the crying of 2!. child that it start- “Don’t touch led her. Shadows sccmcd to dctnch them— selves, as the trees swayed, to tumble from the boughs and scurry ovur the snow; they hid, as one looked at them, then darted on and hid behind the tree, trunks. Henry was barely moving; now he slowed still more. A deep, dull reson— ance was booming above the wood; it boomed again and run into a rhythm. No longer was it above; at least it was not only above; it was all about them here, there, to right and left, before, he- hind—the booming of the Drum. Doom was the substance of that sound of the Drum beating the roll of the dead. Could there be abading in the wood a conscious— ness which counted the roll? Constance fought the mad feeling that it brought. 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I can plainly see that I am go; ing to know more about "Abra— ham Lincoln and George Washing- ton after going through all of the letters I am receiving in our contest, and I hope to be able to find space to publish many of the best let- ters so that all may learn more about these two famous and loved men. Many of the letters indicate that the writers used the best in- formation they could find, doing much research work before putting. their arguments down on paper. Not only has this helped them to stand a better chance of winning the centest but. they will find the infor- mation of great value in their school work. ~ The judges in our last “What's Wrong In This Picture?” contest are slowly but steadily going down through the great pile of letters that came in and I hope in the near fu— ture to annbunce the prize winners and forward the prizes. ' ‘ The interest you show in contests we have had indicates that we should have lots of them and that is our intentions, so—watch for an- nouncements of future contests. But do not become so interested in contests that you forget to write reg- ular letters to me will you? Have you any suggestions on a new kind of contest that we might have? UNCLE NED. . Our Boys and Girls Dear Uncle Ned:—~I received my paints and pin all 0. K. I sure think they are very nice. I enjoy reading the boy’s and girl’s page, to read of what other b0 and girls are doing. I am twelve years old and in the eighth grade. I also, am in the third grade of music. I live on a 160—acre farm. We raise beets, chickory, beans, pickles, grain and com. I also rave my share of hoeing. The last four years I have been very lucky to win first prize on all of my sewing for the Boy’s and Girl's Industrial Club. Hoping you will let me be your niece—Lucile Schmidt, R4, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. P. S. I like your motto very well. “Do Your Best." . —Glad you liked your pin and box of paints. I do not believe 'you won your prizes by being lucky, but by real hard work. Isn’t that true? > Dear Uncle Ned:—I have never seen any letters from around here, so I am going to write now, hoping that Mr. Waste Basket has the stomachache so he can’t . gobble this letter up. I will describe myself as,best I can. Have light brown hair, bobbed, of course, light blue eyes, five feet tall, eleven years old, am in the sixth grade at school, weigh about sixty-five pounds. My brother, sister and I all at a pair of skates for Christmas. I earned to ski during vacation, but can't ski very well. Do you know how to ski? It is a lot of fun. This letter is getting long enough, so will close with some riddles. The one who guesses the right answers will re- ceive a letter from me. How many sticks go to building a crow nest? What is the last thing you take of! before going to bed? I am your want-to-be niece.— Barbara Murphy, RZ, Wooldand, Mich. —-—No. I must confess that I do not know how to ski. but I understand I miss a lot of fun because I do not. I would be afraid to try to learn now for fear that my whiskers would get in my way and cause me to fall down. Dear Uncle Nedz—May I join your merry circle. I have been an interested reader since July. I like your colors and I think your motto very good. I will describe myself. I am about five feet, five inches tall, have light brown hair (bobbed), blue eyes. I am twelve years old and in the eighth grade. I have one sister older than myself and a sister and brother younger. I walk one and one- quarter miles to scheel and I live on an eighty-acre farm. I wish some of the nieces would write to me. I am your want-to-be niece—Gertrude Shay, R7, Lapeer, Michigan. —-I am pleased to know you like our motto and colors and hopeyou will al- ways try to "Do Your Best." ‘ Dear Uncle Nam—I received your let- ter and I sin-glad to hear that I an be a member of ygurmmerryth cit-elem. I am to , j e 1 1 and» i - m , *at great-greatagrandfather took up this farm when it was all woods. Built a log cabin and raised a large family. I have one brother five years old. My mother, fath- er, grandmother and grandfather all be- long to the Gleaners. I think I had bet- ter not write any more for fear I have made this too long. I am as ‘ever your niece, Iva Mae Brinker, Route 1, Meta- mora, Michigan. ‘—I’ll bet you could write us an interest— ing story about the farm where you live. Why not try it some time? ‘ Dear Uncle ,Ned:——I have never written before, but would like to enter your merry circle. I have a story about our pet don- key. -One Saturday evening while the do: and I were getting the cows from the pas- ture field the donkey was in the field too. there was a small donkey just born. I ran to tell the rest of the family. In the morning we went down to get the donkeys. but the old donkey would not let us take the small donkey. She would kick at us, so we let her go until after breakfast. The old donkey was sick and died men after taken ill, so we fed the small don- key out of a dish. I named her Beauty. She will not go with the horses and kicks them when they get too near her. She likes to go with the cows and sleeps in the sheep stall with the sheep. When I go in the house she will go on the porch and wait until I come out, then she goes to the hen house with me to feed the chickens. We take Tn: Busmnss Fauna and like it very much. Your nephew, Frank Trost. Route 6, Bronson, Michigan. —-You are lucky that the donkey doesn't try to kick you, aren't you? Are you going to break her to drive and ride? Dear Uncle Nedz—I got your letter a' few days ago and I thought I would write to you. I am not going to school now because I have just had an operation. I am in the eighth grade and was getting along line. There are only two_ pupils in _ the eighth grade at our school which is a. country school. We do not live far from Lake Michigan, and we go there quitea lot. There is a lake and summer resort about a. mile from our farm. We live on a fruit farm and have eigh- teen acres of apples and eleven acres of cherries on it. It is in a little valley so we} call it “Apple Valley Fruit Farm." Isn’t that a dandy name? I guess I will have to stop writing so much or Mr. Waste Basket will have this letter From your nephews—Elmer” Kline, Route 8, Box 71, Hart, Michigan. —You surely have a. nice name for your farm. and I imagine you have a fine farm. Write again. Dear Uncle Ned :——I wonder if you have room for one more to join your cir- cle? First of all, I want to introduce my- self. My name is Donald Trierwieler. I am twelve years of ago. My height is fifty-seven and one-half inches. My weight is eighty-two and one-half pounds. This is my answer to your last puzzle. "Home is where the heart is”. I hope you have room in 'the Children's Hour. Yours sincerely—Donald 'I‘rlerwieler, R4, Box 80. Lansing, Michigan. —Glad to hear from you, Donald. Dear Uncle Nedz—May I join your merry circle? My folks take Tan BUB- INEss Fumes and the most important part I read is the Children’s Hour. How is Uncle Ned getting along? I am twelve years old and have large blue eyes, light brown hair, am four feet, six inches tall and weigh eighty pounds. I hope I will receive a lot of letters. Don’t you. Uncle Ned, hope I will receive a lot of letters? Well, I will close for tonight. Now Mr. Waste Basket you want to be asleep, don't you? Good-bye, from your friend. —Jack Kesler, R2, Hale, Michigan. —I am glad to hear from you Jack and I hope you receive lots and lots of letters. Dear Uncle Ned :-——-A little less than a year ago I wrote to you asking some of the cousins to write to me and they re- sponded for seventeen wrote to me from all parts of Michigan. I answered all but two or three who did not send their addresses. I am now corresponding with only one, (Oh, I’ forgot, but they were all girls too), who lives in Lansing. She lives somewhere on Frances Avenue. I don’t know just where it is and so am writing you asking that you print this which I hope "you will. \ Uncle, you may notice when I wrote last I lived in Remus and have since moved to ColdWater. The winter is a great deal more agreeable here than on there, we have very little snow her-snow. ’Hopin'g this letterilscnotieed by most of the members of the Children’rnoun Your 11991!”- Coldwater. Michigan Herold Yankamper. .38. _ ., HE State Potato Show held at East Lansing, February let to 5th, 1926, was one of the best shows yet staged in Michigan. There Were 170 samples of potatoes shown by 120 exhibitors. The general . quality of the exhibits was very high and the number was greater than in previous state shows. The edu- cational exhibits furnished by the Michigan State College and the Mich- igan State Department of Agricul- ture emphasized the importance of careful grading and the use of cer- tifiedv seed. These exhibits aroused much interest, and were carefully studied by many of the 7,000 per- sons who visited the show. In the 32 tuber Rural class there were 47 entries and the competition in this class was exceptionally keen. F. E. Wyrick, Alanson,. won first place with Joseph Kosciekniak, Gay— lord, and 'E. H. Stanbecker, Daggett, placing second and third. Harry Strovens, Fremont won first place in the White Rural class, Bruno Sczocnski, Gaylord. second and Peter McVannel, Gaylord, third. John Delongchamp, C h a m p i_ o 11, won the blue ribbon in the Green Mountain class; E. W. Lincoln, Greenville, ,was second; Charles Schlicter, Mayville,,was third. In the Irish Cobbler class M. C. Coates, Midland, was first; E. W. Lincoln, Greenville, second; Ray Warner, Gaylord, third. Clever J. Brudy, Wolverine, won first place in the “Any Other Vari- ety" class with a sample of Bliss Triumphs. E. H. Stanbecker, Dag- gett won second place with Russet Burbanks and E. W. Lincoln, Green- ville, won third place with Spaulding Rose. In the certified seed class there were 30 high quality exhibits. Each exhibit comprized one bushel of carefully selected certified seed. The winners in this class with Russet Rurals were: first, F. E. Wye rick, Alanson; second, M. Smilowski, Gaylord; third, E. W. Lincoln, Greenville. In the "Any Other Variety" sec— tion of the certified seed "class, Peter McVanel. Gaylord, won, first place; Harry Strovens, Fremont, second; E. W. Lincoln, Greenville, third. A11 exhibit that attracted much at- tention and had a very high educa- tional value was the Standard Grade Exhibit sponsored by the Michigan State Department of Agri- culture. The purpose of this exhibit was to acquaint growers with the Michigan Standard Potato Grades. Awards were based on the growers’ ability to correctely interpret the grades by exhibiting three bushels of potatoes; one bushel being field run and two bushels being graded into U. S. No. 1; U. S. No. 1, small; U. S. No. 2 and culls. The winners in this class were: first, F. E. Wyrick, Alanson; second, E. W. Lincoln, Greenville; fourth, Robert White, Dewitt. Otsego county won first place in the County Exhibit class; Antrim county was second and Tuscola county was third. Each county ex- hibit consisted of twelve samples of 32 tubers each. One of the outstanding features of the show was the large number of entries from members of Boys' and Girls’ Potato Clubs. The quali- ty of these exhibits was excellent in many cases surpassing exhibits pre- pared by the grown ups. The winners in the Boys' and Girls' Club exhibit were: first, Hayes Potato Club, Otsego county; second, Waters Potato Club, Otsego county; third, Walled Lake Potato Club, Oakland county. Individual Winners in the club ex- hibits, Russet Rural class were: first, Sumner Allis, Gaylord; second, Ray. Warner, Gaylord; 3rd, John Corey, Alba. In the “any other variety" class' Boys’ and Girls' Club exhibit, Ver- non Mathews, Pontiac, was first; Ed McVannel, Gaylord, second, and Ray Warner, Gaylord, third. Potato shows have aided materM ialiiy in raising the standard of the u is .in Michigan. my tiy ' holds _ Extension Specialist, Michigan State college ,George Hawley, a fruit grower and quality exhibits a desire to produce better potatoes. TO BROADCAST HEAT CC‘ORDING to Prof. S. E. Dibble, A president of the American So- ciety of Heating and Ventilat- ing Engineers, before many decades our homes will be heated by giant power stations. The heat will be radiocast and perhaps picked up with some kind of a receiving set just like radio broadcasting is re- ceived. A few years ago a man would have been called crazy if he made such a statement, but nowa— days—well, some wonderful changes have taken place during the past few years, ‘and most of us are about ready to believe science can do most anything. LARGE BEET CROP IN EUROPE EPOR’I‘S reaching this country R indicate that Europe will plant another large sugar beet crop this year. The acreage will be 1arg~ er than first planned owing to the fact that unfavorable weather this winter has killed many acres of wheat and this land will be planted to beets in the spring. TOMATOES THRIVE ON POTASH DELAY XPERIMENTS in growing toma- toes under glass, conducted by Dr. John W. Crest of the horti— cultural department of Michigan State college, disclose a larger yield will be produced if the usual potash application is delayed for some time. It is the usual plan to apply the potash in the beginning, but delay in application has nearly doubled production. The plants receiving the late ap- plication of potash gave an average yield of 15 pounds. At the price ob— tainable much of the time last spring the average value a plant was $3. The college horticulturists are watching the work being conducted at Grand Rapids, the 50 acres of glass for winter vegetable forcing there being the largest concentration of glass for this purpose in the United States, it is believed. THE STATE FRUIT INSPECTION LAW RILES ’EM (Continued from page 3) corporated, Professor R. E. Marshall of the Horticultural Department at M. 8.0. Mr. G. E. Prater of the Wolverine Fruit and Produce Ex- change of Grand Rapids, Mr. A. J. Barron of the Fennville Fruit Ex- change, Mr. J. W. Prentice of the Saugatuck Fruit Exchange, and Mr. ex-president of the State Horticul— tural Society. I am afraid that Sam Hurst would have a hard time finding a politician or a lawyer. Mr. H. D. Hootman, Secretary of the State Horticultural Society, said, “The Michigan State Horticultural Society has been the agency or vehi- cle in the past thru which the grad- ing laws have been discussed and thru whose influence they have be— come a law." Mr. Wm. H. Esslinger, chief fruit inspector said, “No one was arrested or fined during the past season for infringement of the new features of the fruit grading laws, in fact ar- rests are made only for glaring and repeated violations. . The attitude of the growers as a whole toward the grading laws has been one of intelli- gent cooperatibn.” As for the open forum at Ed Luft’s store, it is in session every night this winter. Drop in some time and let’s hear your opinions. No subject is too tough for us to handle. No farmer is ever richer than'his land. . O The sins of the scrub bull sponge on the owner. 0 O 0 ’Get farm manure on the land before its fertility is lost. The value of manure is directly related to the way in which it is handled. t O $ To keep pallets laying regularly, watch ”I ma exp-:11 and mash easy, restful, bouyancy of a bedspring that fits your body— When you can feel the grateful relief that comes to a spine that is perfectly and properly sup- ported—When your tired body, muscles, mind and nerves cease their restless throbbing and you feel the refreshing quiet of per- fect, peaceful relaxation—then you know comfort—the com- fort that comes with a FOSTER IDEAL because ’* FOSTER BROS. MFG. COMPANY ,' Western Factory St. Louis, Mo. as er Toothache V . Handy “Bayer” boxes of 12 tablets HEN you can stretch out in bed and feel the I (’3 a Better Bedsprlng SOLD BY ALL DEALERS UTICA, N. Y. The Spiral Bedspring that Supports the Spine SAY “BAYER ASPIRIN” and INSISTI Proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for, Colds Lumbago Neuritis Rheu’matism Accept only “Bayer” package which contains provcn directions. Also bottles of 24 and lOO—Druggists. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetlcacidester of Salicylic-ch! READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS TO KNOW WHAT IS BEST AND WHERE TO BUY I SUDA $1. 90 BUSHEL; 'x Alfalfa $7. 00: Swat ‘ Clover $5.00: (kno- seed $1.25; Millet $1.50; Blue Grass 8"“: Special prices on ~Alsike. Timothy. Red Clover, Redtop, etc. Write for Mes and latest prices. Satisfaction or money Museum com Km .-, .v. ~. ;, r . .~.. -.i'r 30):“; a: iiflstflx- wafer.» f‘fvli‘caf m. y :g-v thr‘i,‘1~k¢fl.; . >3,” satin-{q 1; 1‘. m HURRY-UP DINNER I Mrs. Joseph Burton ‘One day a. crowd came to the farm, From the city far away be good housewife was not prepared For she was busy that day. She. stood for a minute in solemn thought _ Sort of bewildered through and through She hated to be caught without a pie. She didn’t knbw what to do. She said. ”Well, a chicken I can get, They’re always nice and fat." She had it caught and in the pot Quicker than you can say “Scat." A short cake will do, I guess, ,The berries are nice and sweet. With lots of cream over it To them it will be a treat. I’ll get some corn and tomatoes, And I have pickeled beet. She huseled around and in a. short time She had lots and lots to eat. They did not wait when dinner was called For hunger was over them stealing, They all sat down to that delicious meal With a grand and glorious feeling. SUGGESTS SIMPLE CLOTHES FOR TO’I‘S HILDREN’S clothes should be chosen from a hygenic, econo- mical and artistic standpoint. Simple, substantial and artistic clothing develops in the child the qualities of simplicity and genuine— ness. A child should be unconscious of its clothing. A child overdressed thinks too much about clothes; one attractively dressed is self-conscious; one dirty or ragged loses self re- spect. Unsuitable clothing may cause various physical defects such as impaired breathing or digestion, round shoulders, weakened muscles, nervous strain, fatigue and suscept- ibility to colds. To insure perfect freedom to all part of the body a child should wear union garments supported from the shoulders instead of garments with tight bands at the waist; garments large enough across the chest so as not to interfere with breathing; waists and dresses with soft, loose neck bands and loose sleeves, which are well set at the shouldersand proper length; trousers and bloom— ers long in the crotch; seams smoothly finished. Round elastic interferes with cir- culation. Hose supporters may be at- tached to the waist or separate, but the pull should come in the hollow of the shoulders. Round shoulders may result if the pull comes on the point of the shoulders. Hats and caps should be large enough to allow free circulation. The hat should be medium or small and light weight and should shade the eyes. Outer garments should not be bulky or clumsy. Wiaps should be of weight, quality and tex— ture that will permit heat regula- tion.. MEAT CANNING SUGGESTIONS HOME- -CANNED meat will be es— pecially good 1‘01 use next suln— . mer on the busy days for sand- wiches and for hurry- up and unex- pected meals. If it is packed loosely in the jar, it can be removed easily When ready for use. Loosely packed meat will cook more evenly also. Some women prefer searing it slight- ly in the even before packing it in the ja1s Water may or mav not be added but the meat is mo1e uni- formly cooked when the water is present Salt may be added in the quantity desired. Most women use about two tablespoonsful of salt to a quart of meat. The best part of the carcass for canning is the loin, chops, and roasts from the front of the ham to the neck. Paits should be cut to any convenient size, preferably in the shape in which it is to be served. Meat should cook three hours in the hot bath or one hour and fifteen minutes under fifteen pounds pres- sure in a cooker. Canned meats should always be boiled ten minutes after they are removed from the jar before they are used. REMOVE CRUST FROM WATER- ' GL‘ASS CROOKS 'ter—glass eggs is consumed, persons who have kept eggs in this way may find it difficult to re- move the hard crust which clings to the sides of the crocks. The Pbultry t 1; ‘WHEN the winter’s supply of wa- - .Allepartment for. the Women ‘EAR FOLKS: how it is done. possible. we will keep our page far above any other farm home page. Remember, too, that I am here to serve you and will welcome your questions. Address letters: Edited by DIES. mm: TAYLOR The request from “Mrs. P., of Portland" for a recipe for canning pumpkin did not go unheeded and I am pub- lishing a variety of recipes in this issue so that all 'may know If you already know how it may be there is a differ- ent way described here that you can try out. I want to thank each and every one whose letter appears in this issue, and at the same time I want to acknowledge with thanks letters from Mrs. 0. W. of Clinton county, Mrs. A. C. of Sanilac county. Mrs. E. H. of Ben-ion county, Mrs. I. F. of Barry county, Mich, and Mrs. R. S. of Indiana . Harbor, Indiana, containing pumpkin canning recipes. I wish to thank many others for their recipes, helpful suggest- ions, and letters on various subjects, and am using them as rapidly as Let us have more whenever you get the time to write so that W fwd, Mrs. Annle Taylor. our. The Business Former. Mt. Clemens, Michigan. WMQA% —_' mends that hot water be used to get this material off, and if this fails, a. few drops of hydrochloric acid. This crust is a form of sodium silicate which is soluble in hot or cold water, hydrochloric acid and nitric acid. The water, however, may not dissolve the material as quickly as desired, hence the acid is recommended. If acid is used the crooks should be washed thoroughly afterward. RHUBABB SYRUP ERE is a very good remedy for H stomach trouble and constipa- tion. It was given to my sister forty years ago by an old—fashioned homeopathic doctor and it has prov- en its worth so many times that I wish to pass it on. 1 ounce powdered rhubarb, 176 ounces baking soda, 1 cup sugar, ta teaspoon cinnamon. 14 teaspoons [cloves Mix well in a granite pan, the add 1 quart of water. Bring to a boil and boil slowly for about 20 minutes. Cool and bottle. One tea— spoonful after meals prevents sour stomach, and gas. Two tablespoons- ful may be taken at bedtime as a laxative. The dose is smaller for children or babies. This is also an astringent to be used in case of dysentry if more spice is added, about double—Bes- sie O._Roberts. SAVING SUGGESTIONS ERE’S to Mrs. G. M., Vicksburg, Michigan. Economy is my mid- dle name. My daily ration is to make over. I sleep on it and dream it. My three children, ages 2, 4, and 6, have never had any- thing new, not even underwear. Blue denim for every day play suits is all I ever bought. I never seem to run out of old ma- terial. The kiddies are well dressed and warm. I usually line woolen garments with cloth flour sacks as it makes them more durable. For working buttonholes, I use coarse crochet thread as they will last as long as the garment. Hand knitted sweaters that are‘ badly worn can be unravelled and' reknitted for the little ones. There are usually several stored in some- one’s attic. We' find shoes the big- gest expense in our. hourse as far as clothes for the children are con- cerned. I also make my own dress— es and aprons. The material is about half as expensive as ready- made. If the goods from-old ones are badly thread—bare turn the wrong side out. It looks very well and is a disguise. Chances are it will never be recognized—Mrs. W. E. T. GROUP SMALL PICTURES 0N WALL MALL pictures should be grouped when placed on a large wall space. Groups ap-pearing'as one unit each are better that many spots. Form the group in vertical or horizontal lines, never in a stair- step fashion. Large pictures may be given the appearance of being sup- ported by> hanging them over a chair, table, book-case or desk. A HELPFUL “AND SAVING SUGGESTION ERE is a good household econo- my stunt. When one has a new kitchen oilcloth they should paste strips of. new cloth where oil- cloth comes over edges and corners of table as it will keep it from wear- ing out so.,quickly or cracking. Also if you cut the oilcloth just paste a piece of cloth on the underside of the hole as soon as it is done and it will last as long as new. I make my paste from common flour and water.——~Mrs. M., Saginaw County. Filet Design For a Window Shade NE of the latest novelties in window shades is a fllet trim- ming at the bottom. The shade is made of the puffed shade cloth in ecru color and the filet worked with the same color thread. Buy two yards of the puffed Austrian shade cloth. Cut this the width of your roller and hem the cut edge. Put a hem in the bottom Wide enough for the wooden stick and insert the stick. Make enough of the filet edg- ing to reach across the bottom of the shade. Sew this to the bottom of the hem, andflnish with a, tassel made. or .thesame thread _ th: met. _ . he‘d til , .. ‘ shades are most. attractive in a sun. ~ b total 1 Wants manhood: Roche. a good recipe for minoemeat. I new one some place that had grape jelly in it but have forgotten where it was. Do any of the subscribers know how it is made?— Mrs. M, Saginaw County. —if you are well bred! Expenses Borne by the Bridegroom» 1. The cost of the marriage license.. 2. The fee paid the clergyman—all other church expenses are home by. the bride. 3. His wedding gifts to the bride, his personal gift to his best man and ushers (stick-pin, cuff links, etc.) and the gloves. ties and bouttonieres (unless these last. as is the custom in many places, are pre- sented by the bride) which he gives the ushers. And this is all. The Runner’s Bible , . (Copyrizht by Houshton Mifliin Co.) The Lord stood 'with me, and strength- ened me.——2 Tim. 4:17. As one whom his mother eomforteth. so will I comfort you.—Isa. 66:18.3 No good thing will be withheld from them that walk uprightly.-:-Ps. 84:11. Recipes SEVERAL WAYS TO CAN PUMPKIN In answer to Mrs. P., of Portland, re- quest for canning pumpkin, will send the way I have been very successful with it. I cook my pumpkin down ready for pics then pack into mason cans and cold pack an hour. My family is small so I use pints and put up enough pumpkin in each can to make two good pies and have never had any trouble keeping it.——Mrs. G. G., Calhoun County. A request has been made by Mrs. P., of Portland for canning pumpkin. Cook the pumpkin until quite dry, press through a. sieve or colander then measure with s. teacup and use one—half cup of sugar for each cup, then add spices and salt as would be used for making pies allowing one cup of pumpkin for each pie. Heat thoroughly and put in sterilized cans. A pint can will make two pies. I have used this method for several years and have never lost a can—Mrs. A. L., Cass County. Have just received the M. B. F. and in looking it through I saw the request of Mrs. P., Portland, Michigan for a. reCipe for canning pumpkin, and I am sending mine. I have used it for several years and have had very few cans spoil and that, no doubt was due to faulty seals. Cook the pumpkin down as you do for pies, then fill glass cans, taking care to work the spaces all full to exclude the air, put on rubber and cover and make partial seal the same as in cold pack methods. Place in boiler of warm water and boil one-half hour. Remove from boiler and be sure to seal tightly. Place in dark, cool place and I am sure that you will be more than pleased with the . results of your work—Mrs. O. D., Ne- waygo County. ~~ In answer to Mrs. P., of Portland, this is all ready for pies but the milk and eggs. Four cups of cooked and peeled pumpkin and three cups of sugar, salt and spices to taste. Boil fifteen minutes and seal while hot—Mrs. E. M., Clare County. Noticing your inquiry from Mrs. P., Portland, Michigan, about canning pump- kin, so will send in my recipe. I have never lost a can. Cook the pumpkin and mash but do not season it, pack it in sterilized jars within one inch of top, add one level teaspoon of salt per quart. Place rubbers and tops on can. turn down almost tight, process in hot water bath forty—five minutes, remove the cans and turn covers down tight. I experimented with this in the first place arid find it very satisfactory—Mrs. E. M., Kent County. Your farm home department for women has many good ideas which is very 111-- teresting to all. I never fail to read that page even if something else is neglected. I noticed in the columns a request by Mrs. P., of Portland, Michigan, of how to can pumpkin. If Mrs. P., will follow directions I am sending, I don’t think she will have any trouble in canning pumpkin. Cut pumpkin in small pieces, cook dry and brown a trifle to give it a rich color and taste. For each pint of pumpkin add one cup of sugar, two tablespoons of vinegar, salt to taste, let simmer one—half hour and seal while hot. Will keep and is excellent—Mrs. R. D., Jackson County. In answer to Mrs. P, Portland, Mich- igan, to can pumpkin, cook until well done. Put through colander and 'add one quart of sugar to each quart of pumpkin. Mix well and put on the back ref-stove and cook slow until the sugar is well cooked through, and then can. One quart of pumpkin makes two pies and all you have to do is to add eggs, milk, and seasoning" Ttl‘i'is will keep well as I have 1' -—Il’would like ‘ 9.: 1' 25‘: a 1.- recesses-.331 ammo: WEE EE‘U 1': 11 1‘23! ”1:: ‘10. an... 6 AHWHM AA“ 5380. res with Slender Hlpsd. a 1 Th kiéub mgr could be use d . 'ac e per ons are a new {ottra‘cltiigefieaatlua ellifl] Pattern is cut in 8 Sizes: 88, 40. 42. 44. 46 48, 52 and 52 inches bust measure. A 42 inch size, if made as illustrated will re ' e 6 4yards of 40 inch material, With ui'f of contrasting material for facings to): s, turnover an ves e.. e ' o , green at the lower edge With plaits extended is My yards - For Mature Flau fl’eta. satin, linen an 5877. 8‘ [lab Model.-——This attractive deal is suitable foyr stout and for slender fl cs. ‘11}: may be approportionately develo ed kaoha f . The attern is cu ’“m' sciazg?‘°§°.°r .asnse. 40, 42, 44. 46 and ' h bust measure. To make the dress for tags?“ is: .. "a“ “1 til-cedar. “‘22: i- e r o gure . _ portals? lain matgl‘ial 40 inches Wide. The Width 0 e ress at the lower edge is 214; yards. 5 GarmenL—This "corset sub- stitute" is suitable for slender or stout figures. It may be made of jean, drill, sateen Or'Batlll. The front is reinforced and ease is supplied by ets of elastic webbing at .the Sldt’s and back. he Pattern is cut in 4 Sizes: Small, 34-36; 88—40; Large. 42-44: Extra Large, 46- 48' inches bust measure. A Medium size Will red 8 yard of .36 inch material and £6 yard‘of webbing 12 inches Wide. 5888. Popular Ppeaslnq Style. This Jum er Dress or Blouse Ensemble ”hit is often _ca ed in both attractive and ractical. The skirt is mounted on an underbod’y. (The dress may be made of one material. or as here illustrated of ' (is. The Pattern is cut in 4 Egg??? 81mg. goo rs. A 8 year size 371 . Practical if made as urizderbody equir or so- Edl dn collar as inns ra 1;" yard 9 inches wide required. To make the entire dress of one material requires 2% yards 5269. Mlsses' Dress.—-—Cut in 3 Sizes: 16, 18 end 20 years. A 16 year size requires 3 yards of 40 inch material. .To face collar an cuffs with contrasting material requires 1,4 yard. The width of the dress at lower edge is 2% yard. 5281. Glrls' Pa]amas.——Cut in ti Sizes:_ 8, so 12 and 14 years. A 12 year size requires X yards of 36 inch material With % yard of contrasting for facings. “Small Glrl."—Voile or Frock for _ ‘ grove de chine, nainsook, or dimity could ,be used 5313. or this model. in silk or chiffon with tiny ruf< fies of self material, or embroidery for trimming- it makes a very attractive “party" frock. The Pattern is cut 111.5 Sizes: 6 months, 1, 2 3 and 4 years. A 2 year Size will require 1% yard of 40 inch material. 5393. Blouse for Small Boy.——Cambric, main- and flannel may be used odel. The attern is cut in 5 ‘zSizes: or is m 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 (years. 0 year size re- quires 1% yard of 3 inch material. ALL PATTERNS 13c EACH... 2 FOR 25c POSTPAID ADD ioo For enema Auo' SUMMER 1926 FASHION BOOK Urdu from tnle or former Issues of The Inside. Former. olvlno ‘numbor and sign your name and address plolnly. Address all orders for; pattern: to ".Lto‘mr‘iiume. , just line, so am sending my recipe in. In t o v _ 4R8. ANN]! TAYLOR. ldltor. anis- Well, 7I. do. and it keeps Hope sheer anyone else that tries it will. have good luck as I do with it. I peel and'cut in small cubes enough pumpkin to fill large eight quart kettle. Cook this until real soft. Drain and mash, let simmer on stove until quite dry, stirring often to prevent burning. Then acid from 3 to 4 cups of sugar (granulated) and 3 tablespoons cinnamon and cook about 20 minutes and seal in sterilized jars. 'It makes sort of a butter. When you wish to use it just add the milk, eggs, salt and possibly a little more sugar. Yours with best wishes.——Mrs. B., Antrim County. In answer to Mrs. P’s inquiry of Port- land, Michigan, as to how to can pump- kin so lt will keep, here is my tested recipe. Cook the pumpkin down brown in a kettle as you would for pies, put a. very little salt and sugar in it and can very hot. But I think the most easiest and quickest way is to dry it. I dried all of mine this year and it makes ex- cellent pies. ’Cut in thin slices and put in pans. Set in hot oven and around on stove and by keeping steady fire will dry in two or three days. I have made several pies this winter and they were excellent. I gave one to my neighbor and she thought it was great and as I have four men folks in my family there is none goes to waste. When wanting to make pies, put the pumpkin to soak the night before in cold water, then cook in the usual way in the water it was soaked in. There is no worrying about your pumpkin keeping when it is dried. ——-Mrs. A. C., Mecosta County. Fancy Cookies.-——In reply to Mrs. S., of Auburn, Michigan, for fancy cookie recipe, take one pound powdered sugar, four eggs, butter size or walnut, pinch of soda, one—half teaspo. sour milk with anise, add flour enough to roll out. Roll with fancy rolling pin, out apart and let them lay over night or about six hours. The figures won’t come out then anymore. If this recipe is given thorough trial it cannot fail to give good results. In reply to Mrs. S., of Auburn, for recipe for all kinds of baking using few or no eggs: Apple Sauce Cake—One cup granu— lated sugar, one cup apple sauce, one- half cup shortening, one egg, one-half teaspoon cinnamon, one—half teaspoon of cloves, one-half teaspon allspice, one tea- spoon soda, one and three—fourths cups flour, one-half cup seeded raisins. Chocolate Cake—One cup sugar. three tablespoons melted butter, one-half. cup of milk, one egg, three tablespoons cocoa. one and one—half cups flour, one teaspoon baking powder, one teaspoon vanilla. good and quickly made. Ginger Cookies—One cup lard, two cups brown sugar, one cup molasses, one tablespoon ginger, one tablespoon cloves. one cup boiling water, one and one~half teaspoon soda, pinch of nutmeg.—~M. I... Saginaw County. Sugar Cream Cookiesz—Two eggs, one and one-half large cup sugar, one cup sour cream, one cup shortening, one tea- spoonful soda, two teaspoons baking pow— der, one-half teaspoon salt, one—half tea.— spoon nutmeg, flour enough to make a soft dough that can be rolled out. Bake in quick oven. Never Fail Cake—Two eggs, one cup sugar, three-fourths cup thin cream, (sweet), pinch salt, flavoring, two tea- spoons baking powder, one and one-half cup flour. Can make into layers or loaf as you desire. ‘ - Spice Cake.—One egg, one cup sugar, three tablespoons shortening, one cup of sour milk, one teaspoon soda, one-half teaspoon cinnamon and nutmeat each, vanilla, two cups flour. I put raisins in this sometimes for a change—Mrs. R. P., Newaygo County. ' Muffins—I am sending you my favorite muflin recipe. Two cups whole Wheat flour and one cup of white, one cup of milk, one-half cup of nutmeats, one-half package of ' dates. Two tablespoons of melted butter. Four teaspoons of. baking powder (rounded not heaping), one-half teaspoon salt, one egg, four tablespoons sugar. Sift together whole wheat and white flour and baking powder. Beat egg, add milk, salt and sugar and stir into dry ingredients ch0pped dates and nut meats and with melted butter add to the above mixture. Drop into muflin tins and bake fifteen minutes—Mrs. R. D., Jackson County. Aunt Ada’s Axioms: “Handsome is as handsome does," but often the acts that most count are least seen. t t 1 An egg-beater that really beats has the large drive wheel set between the two smaller wheels, so that it stays in mesh and turns the beating blades every- tlme the large wheel is turned. WOMEN’S EXCHANGE IF you nave somethlno to exchange, we wlll ' E on rlnt It FREE under this hendlnq rovldln : Int—It appeals to women and In : nonma- hdnooo. no cash Involved. Second—It wlll Io In three llnes. 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Mail coupon for cad ulgiving full as : mummmmwm m won cream separa- . madtgggwrdinirytmthsofier. E Nags , I I I Postman: nemueSeW‘m 1 eeW“* _, (one-cm. lemma to In. , wait»: your subscription is new In advance.) WHAT KIND OF CLOVER SEED . WILL YOU SOW THIS SPRING? PRING is on: its way and with its coming we are making plans on our seedlings for this and the following year. In the years gone by there has been just the same thoughts and ideas rampant imrour minds but with the vagaries of the weather and soil and seed conditions we have met with different success- es and likewise failures. Michigan unfortunately has fol- lowed along with her sister states, in not getting the clover catches in the past few years as she once was accustomed to have. This has been ' due to the gradual wearing out of her soils and the individual farmers, unless they are making an effort to correct this condition, are going to be holding the sack again when the results of this season is tabulated. With the very small. amount of clover seed hulled last fall com- pared with the acreage to be sown this spring there is going to be a scarcity of good seed that will stand the winters that it must go through before the- hay crop is a reality. So the man that can supply him- self with good}, home grown seed is sure to be lucky. Millions of pounds of imported seed has been flooded on the American market that While it will sprout and grow through the summer, it will not stand the rigors of a Michigan winter and the man sowing it will be strictly out of luck. There is no way of telling this seed from our own home grown seed and some of it will be mixed with home grown seed and sold to the unsuspecting farmer at the price of good seed. The farmer is thus be- ing beaten out of the price of the seed and the use of his land and in- vestment to say nothing of the in- jury to his soil in not getting a clov- er crop to use in his rotation. There is a movement to get Con- gress to pass a law that will cause this seed that is imported to be stained so that the farmer would know what he is getting. There is much opposition to this method, while it is O. K. in principle, it does not meet the approval of certain commercial interests, much the same as the Truth-in-Fabric bill and the uncoloring of oleo. ' Happily Michigan has a seed serv— ice in the Farm Bureau: Seed Service where one may get seed that is of known origin. This seed may be a little higher in price than some seed," but in the end it is far the cheapest. If home—grown seed can be secured in your locality even if it contains some foul stuff, it is better than this imported seed. We must take ofi our hats to the Farm Bureau’s seed department, as it has blazed a trail for the farmer who wants good seed that is depend- able and it is being patterned after by other states and communities where the interest of the farmer is uppermost. It is my honest opinion that if we derived no more benefit from the Farm Bureau than this one service, we would be amply repaid for our support of it. Probably the surest way to get a. catch of clover on ground that has not been limed or is originally sweet is to sow early in the spring, alone, on prepared corn ground. This may seem tough leather to some, but it has been our experience that a large majority of the land in Michigan is in such a condition that one must resort to something of this nature. Seedin‘g in a grain crop like wheat or rye is very much practiced and where. one can get his ground top dressed with manure he stands a fair chance to get a seeding this way. Sometimes one has a very fa- vorable season and the result is ob- tained in a case of this kind, but of late years there have been more fail- ures than successes on the majority of Michigan farms. Clover and the other legumes must be gotten back on the farms of Michigan before prosperity will shine through the clouds that engulf can": and 18s» ._ ' * Iwmmvflvmn'lmd brim 9! a greater part ofthe’farms of Michl- _ Iowance made to meet‘this ‘cost with other than pridein better~crops and hopes for a better future. Each year farmers start out hopeful in thee spring, but the next year finds the " most of them farther away'fromf’a'j..i good clover stand than the year be-"’3 ’ fore. step, then the use of acid phbsphate and manure on the same. bit _ of ground, is the quickest and surest way of achieving your aim. It would be well to remember that, alsike and mammoth clover are slightly more acid tolerant their common red and sometimes will live on soil where red clover won’t, but this fact is not one that Will permit " yOu to hitch your wagon to and go to sleep for they will only do where soil conditions and moisture are, right. ' Timothy will make a go of it sometimes .where others fail, timothy has been playing the major part of soil robber so long that we hate to recognize him, much less recommend him to the farmer al‘ though there has been times when "he has been a hero. BROADSOOPE FARM ' NEWS AND VIEWS (Continued from page 8) his garden comprises one third acre. There are a great many things to be considered. First, ashes vary great- ly in their potash content, and _pot-' ash is the only real element to con- sider. Second, soils vary greatly in their need of potash. Ashes-also- have something to do with soil tex- ture. If this garden spot is rather low or heavy black ground, he can no doubt use all the‘ashes on it each year.‘ In general, I‘wduld use the ashes on ‘the garden every other year. They certainly are a great fer— tilizer, and there seems to be no need of using more than is required for best results. Their potash con— tent is very soluble, and any excess would, no doubt, be easily lost by leaching. A number of years ago a neighbor wanted me to put a ten acre field into corn. This field was part of a farm two miles from his home, and a half mile back from the road. It never had a load of manure on it, and all it ever raised was taken away. No green manure, more than the stubble growth, was ever plowed under. But being a naturally fertile soil, it continued to produce crops of fair average. Being short of corn ground that year I decided to take a chance on this field, especially as the owner said he would furnish hard wood ashes and salt, if I would sow them. After the corn was plantedl broadcasted the salt and ashes, and the rain carried them into the soil. I don’t know whether the salt or the ashes did it, but the corn crop was far above the average for that year. The following year I again planted- the field to corn, using ashes and salt again with equally good results1 -Test stripes proved the mixture was of great benefit. ‘ The field was sown to wheat the fall of the second crap. This winter killed so badly it was harrowed up in the spring and sown to oats. They produced a very satis- factory crop. The farm was sold, and my interest in it ceased. , We' place all our ashes in large tubs, in the hen house and the hens pick out every particle of the char- coal bits. The tubs are then taken to the garden or orchard, and the ashes scattered as evenly as possible. Care is taken that the farther areas receive as much as those nearby. By the way, what has become of the man who leaches the ,a'shes in a ' barrel along toward spring, and makes the old caldron kettle full to the brim with good soft soap? “Them was the good old, days.” cartons:- FREE, noon: 5133'”. ON 7- , Tells can, 9.}?! cancer “and” What jtg . Don’t forget that lime according“ ’ to your ,soil requirements is the first . but ' .. l lOI‘ 51d it, Don’t Pay Months Ask for This Great Offer “III! In. Mum alone give plde Tan marvelous strength and dumb --bu in addition. many more years have a ded to its life by. Metal~to~MetaI construction at every t of greatest strain and friction-malt a it the harnees supremo. Got it on 30 dan’ free trial. Don’t pay for 4 months flmkeopit. linoteatiefied, eendit Oldo Tan Natalie-Metal Bolton Si If I Were to Buy 1 00 More Sets They Would All be , Olde Tan! h . seam-Eyes at” an... _:_,.;:=:: nineteen-eroded?“ ogre-I Mail Coupon for Free Catalog. ' down 3311'; " "g h .. visa... "manna. 02-82.. -- 8.0:.III“ m? ‘myfi Heb-1mm- “ammo-emotion“ Holler-4- heard cogsiderable about this method 'but neve knew just how to go about it. Thanks. ——B. G., Saginaw County. WIDTH of sheeting from three to five feet long, depending upon the number of samples of seed to be tested and from eight to ten inches wide, is the foundation. The strip is marked lengthwise down the center with a heavy pencil and then crosswise from three to. five inches apart, according to the samples desired to be tested. The cloth is wet with warm water and laid out on a board or table in front of the ears to be tested, the ears being laid to correspond with the squares. Remove six to twelve kernels from ear No. 1, and place them in square No. 1. Follow the same method with ears Nos. 2, 3, 4, etc., until the squares are filled. ‘ When the spaces are filled, begin at No. 1, or upper end, and roll up. using a small piece of wood or other substance to roll it over at the start, as this core will give more uniform moisture and germination. If the cloth is properly moistened, the ker- nels will not slip out. Tie the roll about the middle, or use rubber bands. Place the rolls in a bucket of water where they may remain from two to eighteen hours at con- venience. Turn off the water and turn the bucket or box over the rolls, placing a small stick or block under one edge for ventilation. In five days the kernels will be ready for examination and th percentage of germination will be plainly shown by the sprouts. The erience Pool Brl ring your everyday problems In and get the experience of other fannore. Questions ad- dressed to this department are published here and answered by gcu our readers who are aradueteo of the heel Hard llnocke and who have their diplomas from the College of Experience. If you don't want our editor's advice or an expert's advice, but Just plain, everyday business farmers' advice, sen nd In your question here. We will publish one each week. If you can answer the other fellow'e question. please do so, he may an:- wOreneefyourreomedayl Addreeeflxper- lenoe Pool care The Burner. Farmer, It. clemene. dloh. BOWHG CLOVER OB ALFALFA EAR EDITOR: We enjoy read- ing your paper along with other farm papers of which we take several. The ideas and problems of other farmers often give me an idea about my own work and crops. Mr. .Meek’s section is good. Now as good clover and alfalfa seed is so scarce and high I would like to give other Michigan farmers our plan of plant- ing clover and alfalfa on spring grain. I believe it will give a better stand with four to six pounds seed per acre than six. or seven quarts sown before with or behind a grain drill. After your grain is sown and sur- face is dry. 80 over with cultivator and then broadcast seed with wheel- barrow seeder. Practically all seeds fall in the little cultivator furrows. Now roll with smooth or bar rolls or narrow lightly with spike tooth and you have your clover planted just the right depth to germinate and grow. I fully‘believe weseldom get over 10 to 20 per cent growth of clever seed and mainly because it is covered either too deep to germin- ate or so shallow it sprouts and dies before iii root reaches solid. damp earth—W. E. 9.. Ithaca, Mich. i We Belle Two colored boys were at m' ' borne; ”on corn ‘ mg the rag doll method and wish you would explain it’ to. me. I have COUPON ' ' ' ' R 1128 u i 'r at BI Linseed Crushers Meal Advertising Committee 0322‘ as -2 such... ._,._ Plus: and me without obligation either or both of the books I have checkciwith an “X” below: Dflooklet "Dollars and Come RESULTS as told byPnotinl Feeders. Braden and Dair'ymeu.‘ Name ............................. we"... Become. How to Male Money With Linseed Authority on Book Peediug—“Peede and Feeding." / . . ~///,-:£'; . ‘ . 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Get your pail of Dr. Hess Stock Tonic to-day. Also give it to the mare in foal. zs-lbo pdl, $2s25; Ice-lbs drum, $8.00 (Except in dis In Wat, South and Canada) Honest Goods—Honest Price. Why Pay More? REMEMBER—When you buy an Dr. Hess product, our responsibility does not end unt' you are satisfied that your investmnt is a profitable one. empty container to your dealer and get DR. HESS 8; CLARK, lnc., 'Ashland, Ohio Otherwise, return the your money back. Then . DnHess Dip andDisinfeciant , ‘ Keeps the Dairy and Stables“ healthful and Clean Smelling USE BOOSTER BUILDING TILE for sll mmflga n m or in the city; but ma- terial obtainable. combinin “begun” ' Hoosier tile. send usgour lens and get ree estimate of cost. H OSI R ILDG. TILE A 8 Dept. M341. Albsn complete ita'lu'vlil’aii“. Bond for so Ba. Write to r F II I I UK. ”How to Juds's linkers". o WW8 Mfg. llo. :2: gofl'if-thfifiz.?$ifmu Cured His Rupture I was badly ruptured while lifting a trunk several years ago. Doctors said my only hope of cure was an operation. Trusses did me no good. Finally I got hold of something that quickly and com- pletely cured me. Years have passed and the rupture has never returned. although I am doing hard work as a carpenter. There was no operation, no lost time, no trouble. I have nothing to sell, but will ve full information about how you may nd a complete cure Without operation, if you write to me, Eugene M lien, Car~ penter, 82M Marcellus Avenue, Manes- qunn, . J. Better cut out this notice and show it to any others who are rup— tured—you may save a life or at least sto the misery of rupture and the Worry and, danger of an operation—(Adv) ' EICHIGAN BUSINESS Fm “The Farm Paper of Service" ' . mm. mm FRIENDS ABOUT n: Save Your Horses— horse sound, or Get the benefit of our 32 years of suc. ccssfully treating lame and sickly horses. Writetoday for FREE book, veterinarian’s advice and sample guarantee. TROY CHEMICAL CO. Box 839 Ind humane treatment—tells how keep horses working while getting well. “Seve-The-Horse” is not a blister—will leave no scar. remove no hair. Sold under a signed guarantee. Makes your lame this FREE book tells how! Don't let your horses suf- fer. Our new FREE “Save-The-Horse" book tells how to find correct cause of horse ences and ailments—gives the you get your money back. Binghamton. N. Y. J oints. AB will reduce inflamed, swollen Bunches; Evil. Quittor, Fistula and infected sores quickly as it is a positive antiseptic and germicidc. list; does not blister or removo the hair. snd you can work the hon. 82. 50 peeronle. delivered. SORBiNE ‘I RAGE MARK RLL.U.S.PAT. OFF. Sprains. Bruises. Soft Heals Boils, Poll Pleasant to 00k 7 R free. ABSORBIN E. JR..thc sntiscpuc llnlmeni for mankind. reduces Pslnlnl. Swollen Veins. Went. Strsins. Bruise" stops psln snd Inflammation. Price 8L2! per bottle st dalsrs or delivered. Will tell you more it you write. Libem Trlsl Bottle lot 10c in stamps. W. F. YOUNG. Inc" 389 Lyman 8!..Sprlnglleldddsss ./ IIW‘I’OI '8 W ll. coughs. Module- 0"- m-flosttos cost. P...“:............: peso-n. Mb! by null- ? ~(“ Iv NEW "amorous FOR woman LIVE swoon BREEDERS ASS’NS HE different live stock breeders? ‘ Michigan "State College during Farmers’ Week, Feb. 1-5, holding their annual meetings and electing their officers for the following year. The associations and their ofiicers for 1926 are as follows: Improved Live Stock Breeders’ and _ Feeders' Ass’n President, Alex Minty, Ionia; Vice- Presldent, E. C. McCarty, Bad Axe; Sec- retary, G. A. Brown, East Lansing; As- sistant Secretary, W. E. J. Edwards, East Lansing; Treasurer, H. F. Probert, Jack- son. Executive Committee: S. H. Pang- born, Bad Axe, W. E. Livingston, Parma, H. W. Norton, Jr., Lansing, Alfred Hen- rickson, Hart. Sheep Breeders’ and- Feeders’ Ass’n. President, Austin E. Cowles, St. Johns; Secretary—Treasurer, V. A. Freeman, East Lansing. Fine Wool Breeders’ Ass'n. President, E. M. Moore, Mason; Sec— retary, R. J. Noon. Jackson; First Vice- President, L. B. Roberts, St. Johns; Sec- ond Vice-President, F. S. Freeman, Low- ell; Third Vice-President, L. B. Lawrence. Chelsea; Fourth Vice-President, L. W. Hendee, Pinckney. Shorthorn Breeders’ Ass’n. President, S. H. Pangborn, Bad Axe; Vice-President. H. W. Hayes, Chelsea; Secretary-Treasurer, W. E. J. Edwards, East Lansing. Hereford Breeders’ Ass’n. President, Harold Harwood, Secretary-Treasurer, Dan Miller, Farms, Swartz Creek. Executive Committee: East Lansing, Otto Pino, ner Ramsey, Port Hope. Aberdeen Angus Breeder-9’ Ass’n. President, James Curry, Marlette, Sec- Ionia ; Crapo W. A. Freeman, Dertt, War- retary-Treasurer, Avery Martin, North- street. Red Pelled Cattle Club President, N. C. Herbison, Birming— ham; Secretary—Treasurer, Mark R. West- brook, Ionla. Guernsey Breeders’ Ass’n. President, John Endicott, Birmingham; Vice-President, G. F. Hoflman, Monroe; Secretary, C. F. Myers, Grand Blanc; Treasurer, Hoyt Woodman, Lansing. Michigan Jersey Breeders’ Club President, Alfred Henrickson, Hart; Secretary-Treasurer, Samuel Odell, Lan- sing; Vioe-President, Joseph Fordney, Jr., Saginaw. Brown Swiss Breeders' Ass’n. President, L. S. Marshall, Leslie; Vice- President, Mila Peterson, Ionia; Secre- tary-Treasurer, Wm. J. Campbell, Dimon- dale. Horse Breeders’ Ass'n. President, L. C. Hunt. Eaton Rapids; Secretary-Treasurer, R. S. Hudson. East Lansing; Vice President, Sidney Smith, Orion. Poland China. Breeders' Ass’n. President, W. E. Livingston, Parma; Secretary-Treasurer, A. A. Feldcamp, Manchester. Duran—Jersey Breeders' Ass'n. President, Eugene Inwood, Romeo; Vice-President, Harold Shafley, St. Johns; Secretary—Treasurer, Raymond Lacer, Prattville. Hampshire Breeders’ Ass’n. President, Ray Skinner, Henderson; Vice-President, A. G. Bovay, Jackson: Secretary-Treasurer, R. F. Seymour, Dex- ter. Chester White Swine Breeders’ Ass'n. President, W. R. Kirk, Fairgrove; Vice- President. F. H. Knox, Portland; Secre— tary-Treasurer, Dan Miller, Swartz Creek. Spotted Poland China Breeders' Ass’n. President, G. S. Coffman, Goldwater; Vice-President, Oscar Voelker, Pigeon; Secretary-Treasurer, James Campbell, St. Johns. Swine Breeders' Ass’n. President, W. H. Every, Manchester; Vlce-Presdent, Albert A. FeldCamp, Man- chester; Secretary-Treasurer, H a r o l d Shafley, St. Johns. LIVESTOCK BROUGHT FARMERS TWO BILLION DOLLARS HE farmers of the United States were paid in the neighborhood of two billion dollars during 1925 by the packers for meat ani- mals dressed under federal inspec- tion, according to statement given out by the Institute of American Meat Packers. This is an increase of nearly $300,000,000, compared with the year before. TAILLESS SHEEP TAILLESS breed of sheep Is be- ing developed at the agricul- - tural college of South Dakota. The experiment has been in progress since 1913 when four ewes and two mum of a tailless specie were Im- ported from Siberia. These were crosspbred with Bhropshires, Hamp- shires and Rambouillets and the re- annexe. cmm- . _ ‘ associations of Michigan’met at- suits are most' gratifying, say the, HERE’LL soon be lots of work to do. Are your horses ready? Use Gombault’s Caustic Balsam to get them in con- dition. It’s wonderful for Sprains, Spavin, Splint, CappedHook,Curb, Fistula, ' Thoroughpin, Shoe Boxls Poll Evil, Wire Cuts and Muscular Inflammation.— Known and used every- where tor 42 years. Apply it yourself. Directions with every bottle. Leaves no scar or blemish. Buy it today, and al- ways keep a bottle on hand for emergencies. $2.00 at drug stores or direct on receipt of price. The Lawrence-Williams Company Cleveland, Ohio. GOOD FOR HUMANS, T00 GOMBAULT'S ' Caustic BALSAM BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY Ads under this heading 80¢ per agate line for 4 lines or more. $1.00 per insertion for 8 lines or less. . To avold conflicting dates we will without date of any live stock solo s uls ed. . m If you are consldorln and we will slam the Address leo Stock Edltol'. IA. 3. F., t. Clemons. Mar. 3.—Shorthorns. W. W. Kns. . E Michigan. w oven. MICHIGAN'S PURE-BREE) LIVESTOCK AUGTIONEER Write or wire for terms and dates. G. P. PHILLIPS. lellevuo. Mlchlsan. a: cum: fl} GUERNSEYB MAY —' cussussvs -—— ROSE STATE AND FEDERAL A008 REDITED Bull calves out of Dsms up to 77 pounds Sired b? Bulls whose Dsms “"1321"? 1 fiends at. The hm, olrmlls: h at Sage], Jumbo of B ban and H Golden night ft Fordlsnd. From dosing 1011.18 st. 772 int and 010 is}. GEORGE L. BURROWS or GEORGE J. HIS“ Saginaw. W. 6.. Mlohlssn. PRAGTIGALLV PU RE B HE D norm" heifer calves. 8 weeks old $20 each. We ship . O. . Order or write I... TERWILLIGER, R1, Wauwstoss, Wls. PRAGTIOALLV PURE BRED GUERNSEY DAIRY calves, $20.00 each. Shi ped C.0.D. ' cflon guaranteed. L. SHIPWA . Whltewstsl". Wis. GUERNSEY OR HOLSTEIN DAIRY CALVES. $20.00 each. shipped anywhere. EDGEWOOD FARMS. Whitewater. Wisconsln. SHORTHORNS SHOBTHOHIS: no for the next sixty o bred he furs. no 0 t a coding her country. ver h to select from. Write to Manager. OOTFAIDSON FARMS. Vplllsntl. Mlohlgsn. IULLS AND FEMALE. from the best families. We days making a. special MILKING TVPI IHORTHORNS. OF THE BE 0! breorlln with milking ability. Some choce boilers but open and bred. T. I. MARTIN, lonls. Mlohlgsn. HEREFORDB Hereford Steers 68 Wt. Around 800 lbs. 80 Wt. Around 150 lbs. 82 Wt. Around 65.0 lbs. 44 Wt. Around 600 lbs. 94 Wt. Around 525 lbs. 50 Wt. Around 450 lbs. 0d quell . dark reds, dehcmed well mar tagroford stgersu’ Good‘ t to er ergrdvevlisn um mar e m refill your choice from xiii; ; bunch. V. V. BALDWIN. EldonVWsnello Go. lowu’ HEREFORDS— OLDEST HERD IN ".3. W- mains mam" "hm “as.“ fine '1; or" as so. . mm a, Ls- : l v I , l i I l r v-vau-fi 9"! I II Ital F8136 ' 9“??? VJ FY‘I Here’s How to Avoid Losées at CALVING What chances you take— what losses you suffer, when you leave to luck the health of your cows as they approach and go through calf-birth. 'At this critical time—when the require- ments of winter feeding alone impose a heavy burden on her vitalitya cow needs outside asu’stance to maintain her health and productive vigor. ‘ Row-Kare supplies this help in just the form most needed—by building up the vigor of digestive and genital organs so that disorders and diseases cannot gain a foothold. To insure strong, productive cows and healthy calves Row—Kare is used regularly in thousands of the best dairies. Kow- Kare does more than fight disease- kputs more milk into your pails by enabling your cows to assimilate authe milk-values in the feed consumed. It stops feed-waste—puts added dollars on your milk check. A table- epoonful in the feed one week each month works wonders—an improvement you can't help seeing. Our valuable book, “The Home Cow Doctor.” tells how to fight cow diseases, and the part Kow —Kare plays In treating Barrenness, Abortion, Retained Afterbirth, Scours, Gsrget, Lost Appetite, etc. Send for free copy. If you have the least trouble finding Kow-Kare at your feed dealer's, general store or druggist's we will send it post- paid. Large size $1.25; medium, 65c. Dairy Association Co., Inc. Dept. 12 Lyndonville, Vt. Color Your Butter “Dandelion Butter Color" Gives That Golden June Shade which Brings Top Prices Before churn— Ing add one-half teaspoonful t o e a c h gallon of cream an (1 out of your c h u r 11 comes butter of G o l d e n J une shade. ”Dande- l i o n B u t t e r Color" is purely vegetable, harm- less, and meets all State and National food laws. Used for 50 years by all large creameries. Doesn't color buttermilk. Absolutely tasteless. Large bottles cost only 35 cents at drug or grocery stores Write for free sample bottle. Wells & Richardson 00., Burlington, Vt. JERSEYS 8E0. JERSEYS, POOGIS 99thk OF H. F. AND Kass bre eding stock for sale. Herd :accreditet: b Stabs and Féedeiral Government. or fill or prices an ripflon. GUY 0. WILBUR. BELDIIIsac. Mich. FOB SALE—REGISJEREI‘DhJERSEY BULL caves mm 1g d J. E. MORE" 8, Fumlngton.pllofllgfiI€1In.dam HORSES HORSE SALE PEROHERONS AND\ BELGIANS. MAREB AND STALLIONS. SOME GOOD TEAMS. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 10——12:30 P. M. Sales Pavilion. M. 8. O. .MIOHIGAN HORSE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION. R. 8. Hudson. Seo'y. East Lansing, Mich. Eli_._§syiins -iti POLAND CHINA FOR BALE—BIO TYPE POLAND OHINA PIGS ei At reasonable Also open and thsr cos. bred slits. R. J. Dudseon. R1. Ooshocton, Ohio. B. 'l'. POLAND GHINA F R BAL . ows Farm myriooes. Wrig. WAN I‘mAIR WINNERS s ECOMMENDATIONS that Michi-l gan dairy cattle exhibitors be, given the “edge", with an ln-I crease of 30 per cent in premiums for winners representing this state at the 1926 State Fair,. have been submitted to the agricultural divi- sion of the new state fair board by the committee of dairy breeders’ as- sociations, according to Prof. O. E. Reed, of the college dairy depart- ment. The action was taken because of the necessity of protecting Michigan cattle breeders from outside compe- titors, who often exhibit at the fair and win so many prizes as to dis- courage the state’s own residents from contributing at all. / The recommendation ’ asks that an additional 30 per cent be paid to each winner in the cattle exhibits, who is from this state. ' Another project is that of adding a class calling for exhibition of county herds contributed from the stock of various individuals, by re- presenting the various counties. VETERINARY DEPARTMENT Edited by DR. GEO. H. CONN uestlons gladly answered tree for s(u scribers. You receive a personal aid-u otter. BLOOD SPAVIN I would like to know what medi- cine to use on a horse with blood spavin. Can heaves in an old horse be cured?———A. L., Greenville, Mich- igan. KNOW of. nothing that would be I any better for the blood spavin than the following: Equal parts of tincture of iodine and glycerine; paint this on well once each day; you will find a tooth brush about the most satisfactory method of apply- ing it. If anything will do this any good this will do it but t will lkely take some true Heaves in an old animal cannot be cured, not often in a young animal. Feed lightly and do not permit the animal to gorge itself. Tablespoon- ful doses of fowlers solution of ar- senic on the grain night and morn- ing for a month then discontinue for one week and then give for another three or four weeks will probably help this animal very much. LEAKS NHLK I have a heifer with first calf. Is an easy milker and leaks milk. Is there anything I. can do for it?— B. F. W, Freeport, Michigan. AM not sure that I can tell you I of anything that you can do to make your cow retain her milk: these leakers often give plenty of trouble. If you can do so, you might try milking her at noon as this Will probably stop some of it. Then give her the following tonic for one month: TablespOonful dose of fowlers solution of arsenic night and morning on ground feed. This for four weeks and it it does not help, then there is nothing more to do. This solution will freeze, so keep it in a warm place. Not more acres, or more cows, or hens, or sows but greater yields and profits from each acre, each cow, each hen and each sow is the slogan of the modern farmer. NEW LAMP BURNS 94% AIR 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. 8. 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, clean, safe. Burns 94% air and 6% com- mon kerosene (coal oil). , The inventor, A. R. Johnson. 609 W. Inks St, Chicago. 111., is offering to send a lamp on 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 particular; Alsoaskhimto explain how youcan’ fit the agency. and without experience , ., mu taro to 8500 per month. saved him $96.00 a year. on his place. I f I-V'ongl‘t mY separator was Nall ”81‘ UST like hundreds of thousands of other cream separator users, this man thought his old machine was skimming clean. Yet when he tried a new De Laval he found it Of course it stayed A similar condition may exist with you. It’s easy to find out. Ask your De Laval Agent to bring out a new De Laval and try this simple testi Alter ee crating with your old separa- tor, was lte bowl and tlnw were In e skim-mule. Holdthoelthn-nsllltat al room temperature and run It through a now Do Laval. Have the creans thus ro- covered welghed and tested; then you can tell exactly I! your old machine ls wasting cream. no Laval will save. The new De Laval is the best separator ever It has the wonderful “-floating bowl” It is guaranteed It' 15 easier to run and handle For 48 years De Laval Separators have led the world. s. made. and other improvements. to skim cleaner. and lasts» longer. I l l I I I I I I L_- e ,1 The DelavalMillser See Your (Q If you milk five or more cows. 8 De 2; Laval Milker will soon pay for itself. be lava] VVV Q, 0 :1 More than 35,000 in t 1». , 4V4? 9° use giving wonderful Age“ V? 14.. satisfaction. Send for Q) 40‘ q) complete information. Q: . 6.11 09‘ _/ ' «28’ e 06 #9 WITH and what a new I De Laval ”raving me 0110?” egg 3113135 AND Man. 1393 1111.1. DETAILS TODA D5171 and Inhalthfuhieu. Eggvields increase and profits are doubly-e eurerLThIs nationally endorsed feed aduelvely made by the mauhmmw famous genuine Semi'Sclid Bone-milk .ccnterit“ sHigh- 'Vitamine v“ Here is the feed that has amazed lock has brokenm all former records in hatchingin aha, —_———-———a.——- ‘1' Bend cou- pon below Ior name ol your De Laval Agent and free catalog. is now available toevervpouhrvman. Teardutandmailthisadandfuflhfonnsdonwillbesen'youbyremrnmafl. GENUINE Emplnddm Consolidated Product-00.4750 Shmdmampmzxschmm :5I1311151-:§Iciliudl _]El11dflb1:1rmmrllls.. old but my \_A Hand-Electric-Belt ’ ’65—0 #51419 DOWN Balance 111 15 Easy Monthly - Payments OIL lemma-om coast to coast. Flock after --------Jlg “WORLD'Bu WON DER" POULTRY m SINGLE OOhiMB AN- cockore Hate H. CECIL SIMITH, Rapl 5Olly, Michigan. ERRISWHITEPULLET ' LEGHORN ' Thousands now sticwprices. Trspnested. C _ ' pedigreed. Eggcontest winners Ior k”years. Pay ] ‘ alter you see them. Completes- 1 Write 10¢:on: specialnle bulletin and k”35:1":”fie-lain]; 0‘0. Ic mus. I42 amen. 0m. mon-sea. breed White Wyandottee—-Hatchlng Eggs TURKEYS I From Choice are. Selective breeding t'c.ed Quali Aim? Michigan. Fred Berli n. TURKEY Pairs and trio prices. WALT WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS PLEASE MENTION THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER —M. BRONZE. B. sno akin RED. NARRA- gansett. White hggfland High quality all ER BROS" owhatan Point. Ohio. 5!] HEAD C. M. Jones, “ Auctioneer . 6 BULLS [lfllJB [fllSPEflSlUNSA of 50 Head of Registered Shorthorn Cattle ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3rd, 1926, in the sale Pavilion of the City of Howell, Michigan. We will offer both herds of Registered Shorthorn Cattle belonging to W. W. Knapp and W. B. McQuillan. These are two of the oldest established herds in Mich- . igan. W. W. Knapp, _ .W. B. MeQuillsn, Props. ' [Iii my harness ls stronger, han _ way—a proven success for over ten years. the best harness you ever laid eyes on, send it Three Tunes Stronger Than Buckle Harness Buckles weaken and tear straps. Walsh 1 K-inch breeching strap holds over 1 100 lbs. The same strap with buckles will break at the buckle at Ordinary harness has 68 buckles. Walsh Harness to see why Walsh is three times stronger than ordinary harness. Packen’ Northern Stea' Hide leather—best that can be tanned. SAVES REPAIRS —lLASTS TWICE AS LONG The Walsh Harness costs less because it saves many a dollar in repairs. : Usersshow average repair cost of only 9 cents per year. N o patching, no mending, because no rings to wear straps in two. no buckles to weaken and tear straps. Greatest advance in harness making. Easily adjustable Write today for new reduced prices. $5.00 AFTER 30 DAYS’ FREE TRIAL Balance easy payments, or cash after trial if you wish. Write to- day for free book, prices. easy payments and thirty days' trial ofier. how to make money showing Walsh Harness to your neighbors. JAMES M. WALSH. Pres. 12: Grand Ave.. Dept. 42'! about 350 lbs. pull. has no buckles. to fit any horse. FREE 1 Will hi r. ' TR|AL a Walsh Harness for a may freeotr‘ia'l on your own team. See for yourself that dsomer, better fitting, handier in every If not convinced that it is Walsh Harness Co. Illlwaukee. Wis. Over 50,000 Users Praise the Walsh Endorsed by Agricul- tural Colleges. Govern- ment Experiment Sta; tions. leading horsemen and thousands of users in every state. My Free Book gives hundreds of letters and pictures from users and other interesting infor- mation. Write for your copy to— at my expense. , 1-0.x ail-.— The DIDN’T Wear the Brooks pedaA were of imitations. and signature of C. boost (1!; , ' YO U R FEED AT LOWEST Rapi y reduces to any degr- usk. Ear Corn and All Small Grains. Have H Stock and Larger Profits. Write Now for Circulars. A. P. BOWSHER Co.,South Bend,1nd. II ’I'TRUSS BE COMFORTABLE—— modern scientific invention which Elves rupture sufl'erersjmmedlate re- ef. It has no_ obnoxious sprin or utomatic Air Cushionsglgind find-graw to etlgr tlfieubrgkencgarts. o vesorpas rs. to 0. ea . Sent on trial to prove its worth. B:- "R‘ c' E. BROOKS freoln plain Heavy Assorted, 100, this ad or et Cats CAPITAL fiEYSTONE HATCHERY, es of hen WEAR Appliance, the CONE-SHAPE BURKS—Easiest Running‘ . EXTRA SOLIDLY BUILT—Longest Life BOWSHER “Combination" or Vertical-~A Power- ful Grinder Ca able of a Wide Range of Work--from Crackin Com or Chickens to Grindin Oats for Hogs. ess Corn in ealthy k for trade-marl: bearin portrait E. Brooks which appearsgon every Ap lance. None other genuine. Full information and all sent . sealed envelOpe. c“ BROOKS APPLIANCE 00..385.D State St. Marshall. Mich- Order early. Protect yourself. § insure our yield. by.buying , seed 0 .proven quality. Be- . were of imported clover see. \ ~ not adapted to our 0011 and cli- mate. Use only ls ell’s Bell Brand Clover—redou- alsike—all Michi an-grown pure, true to s hardy and big-ylel —reeor producers for ‘7 years. of any field seeds to show FREE samles qualitysentpnrequestwith Isbsll'l 1926 Seed Annual. Big say] on a _ ling quality direct-trom-grower seeds. rite . I. M. IOIELLO $0.. Seed Growers 235 Mechanic St. (83) Jackson. Mich. iv\ - B /“a; DISTEMPéfi‘ ' COMPOUND J ‘I‘{eep your horses working with {m- SPOHN'S.” Standard rem- edy for 32 years for Distemper Strangl Influenza. Coughs an Colds. . ve to sick and those ex- posed. Give “SPOHN’S” for Do Dis- emper. Sold by your d ist. not. order from us. Small bottle cents, large $1.20. Write for free booklet on diseases. SPOIIII MEDICAL 00.000112008IIEII, IIlD. roved by Poultry Department, Ohio 8 or you know every chick is up to standard set by and egg production. SEND FOR OUR BIG CATALOG matings. Also gives details about our high producin if,“ KEYS TONE HATCIIERY ’ HIGHEST PRODUCTION QUALITY. OI'IIO. ACCREDITED CHICKS THEY COST NO MORE AND YOU CAN FEEL SAFE 0111' chicks are from leg-banded stock selected by experts, trained and afl- en tate Universi . You n i 1 a Dy“ ca ee a It tells all about our - greed males and s That is What you.get in KEYSTONE CHICKS. CONTEST WINNERS br (1 f . il_00 % Live Delivery Guarantcml—Pos‘ipaigrprligggyaggg prod1uggion, gig); and 1hOe’01thh. oreman Strain Barred Rocks, ........................ $10.50 $20 00 $95 00 $185 00 Selected Barred Rocks,...... _, 3.75 11100 80200 5'00 Extra Select 3. and R. c. Reds, 9.50 18.00 85.00 165.00 Selected S .and R. c. Reds, .......... 8.50 16.00 15.00 145:00 White Wyandottes, ........................ 9.50 18.00 85.00 165.00 Tancred American White Lsghorns, ...... .. 8.00 15.00 10.00 1 5 00 gt1llsity sggglisgs Barxon t‘évd' leghorns, ............ 8.50 12.00 55.00 10500 ' . sso ‘ - ' I log at ,mca, ember 1. r3. Cal Avarieties, 100. 312, 500, $80 Order direct from Dept. 51 LANSING, MICHIGAN. versity for breeding (reels pen \ 3. Prices reesonab 0 utility bir 1 . Box 82, .OIBSONBURG, OHIO Our Quality Club CLUBBING OFFER NO. 102 Christian Herald, mo. $2.00 NeCall’e Magazine am. 1.00 Hick.Bus.Famer,b.w. 1.00 It axes-twee. ski was"... rams... All Year 32.50 $1.505- ., ,; erto today. WOLF MATCHING & BREEDI G 00., 68 BREED Fine pure bred chick~ ens, ducks, geese, tur- , keys. Northern Super quality heavy egg producers. Fowls, eggs,.bab chicks, . % 103w Dl‘lligs. 2150 368853 With mealca’s _nes Do“ ‘1' ‘ ' prizes. rgs Free chicks with advanced orders. 15 varieties A. mulliiét‘laEttI-g, gloxlo#, 2.31am, Minnesota. 9° “9' Every on test 0’ R'Od‘wtio" and standard qualities. Get our free Circular. LAWRENCE HATOHERY. B7, Grand Rapids. Mich LEGHORN HI, KS . Eds 5N4 25 years. "In-mind is live. Shipped C.0.D. Low Prepaid Prim Write {or Special Price List and Free Ceielob . k GEO. B. FERRls. 942 umou. canto RAPIDS, men. PIIRI BRID WHITE LIGHORIC Chicks from strong. rugged br are cars , ' so acted or d was of worl ”satin: Y Also'Cockenls. Pulleu and in. ‘ HE old Vmiithodfyo . pr. ,. p . calf ecours by removing the icowef. r , mar manna due to call to a ham or shed unused for a long time by dairy ani- mals can now be superseded by a- better method. Although the old isolation method cuts down losses greatly, it is not so effective as the colostrum milk me- thod discovered by 'Dr. Little of the (Rockfeller Institute, says Carl B. Bender, assistant animal husband- man at the New Jersey College of Agriculture. As soon as the calf is dropped, one or two 8-ounce bottles of. the dam’s milk should be drawn and given to the calf. This feeding is best done by using regular nurs- ing bottles and enlarging the holes in the nipples. ‘ This first milk or colostrum of the cow possesses a number of qualities- highly essential to the new born calf. It cleans out the digestive tract of the young animal and also provides an immunity against scours and various other digestive disor- ders. ' ‘ Even if there is no evidence of scours in the herd it is well to feed colostrum milk to all of the calves at birth before the yhave a chance to suckle their dam. To be effective the colostrum must reach the calt’s stomach before any filth can get there. The nursing bottles and nip- ples should be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected immediately before using. The symptoms of scours are pro— fuse bowel ischarges of exceedingly offensive nature. The call shows in- tense suffering and usually dies within 24 to 36 hours. “SUCCESS 0R BUST” IN THE CHICKEN BUSINESS .(Continued from page 4) thought she had done well. The hatchery was very glad to get her pure bred White Wyandotte eggs as they were short on that breed. Dur- ing the year of 1924 they paid her 8 cents a dozen above the market price, and in 1925 they again, rais- ed the price. Gets the Duck Fever Again During the spring of 1924 she again got the duck fever, so as she had bought two incubators, one that held 50 eggs and the other 120 eggs, she offered to hatch ducks for her neighbors for half the baby ducks. Her neighbors had the large White Pekin variety and as they had no in— cubators and needed their hens to set on their hen eggs they were glad to have Lavinia hatch them for them. In this way she raised 60 ducks for h'erself. When her first ducks were 5 weeks old in July, she took them to Grand Rapids, 30 miles away, and sold them at a. butcher shop for 25 cents a pound and as they averaged three pounds each, she received $15 for them. The next 25 ducks she kept until they were 8 weeks old and sold them in August for 20 cents a pound. They brought her $20.00. The last bunch she sold was the first of September, and for these ten she received only 17% cents a pound and they averaged 4%. pounds each, which brought her $8.06. The other 4 ducks and 1 drake she kept for her breeding pen another year. She also raised quite a few chick- ens this year and when the young roosters and 01d hens and her eggs were sold .for that year she .had made above all expenses $250 on her poultry. From the time her ducks} were hatched until they were sold she kept a dish of 80 per cent ground wheat and 10 per cent of. meat scraps, mixed up with water before them all the time. She also kept green grass or weeds and oyster shells and grit before .them contin- ually. The chickens were fed a bal- anced ration of 100 pounds each of bran middlings, ground oats, ground corn, and meat scrap. fed ‘dry. During that year she bought her a second-hand Ford touring car for $75 and put $75 worth of repairs on it. She also'bought her a new portable typewriter for $50, and a new camera and‘ developing and printing outfit for $6;50.' " Makes Her Trap Nests, During ; the, "tall . ’ 1924- ' MM him ~ g..’ .4”, she aim" ‘ This was sometimes fed wet and sometimes“ ”Mine your name ‘ om ‘ .p‘ 71.. my and will be the larger: and tallest hcieli‘ii die ivorld, containing 3.4.00 rooms When in ' Chicago Stop at the MORRISON ' HOTEL Tallest in the World 46 Stories High Closest in the city to. offices, theatres. stores and rail- road depots ' Rooms $2.50 up all outside, each with, bath, running ice water and Servidor Garage privileges. for every guest ORRISDII HOT TN. MIL OP PINPICT .IRVICI MN on NAOIION ovnocvo ‘ C VII-W ore-eon. a n d m a k e t 0 your order from 0 u r Cattle, orse and all Fur Coats, Robes, Caps, Gloves, Mittens, Ladies’ Fur Coats and Fur Sets. Repairing and re- modeling latest styles. Shi us your work and save one- alf. New Galloway Coats, Robes, . Gloves and Mittens for sales. We are the oldest Galloway tanner ' 39 years continuous business. Free Style Catalog, prices and samples. 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Business Farmer Will Sell It! porches (or lied Isl hot Meal frame acorn- dom and windows. can! .' winter. .00., for ten d s and if on do not find it lets in a more heal - M Wable light and warmth and 'ves better results than glass or any other glass on ti- tune just return and wewxll refund your money on sense instructions “Feedin . for Ego" with every order. Catalog on request Moe the — Ber} Compare 109% 0'ngth m M Dept. 525, sumac-o. MILFfllJllIllSHIPPEll The Detroit market is the best outlet for your poultry. Our large clientele, our reputation for fair dealings, and our abil- ity to get the highest prices for you make us the logical house to receive your shipments. Your returns for live poultry mailed to you same day ship- ment is received. Your coops returned promptly. «Shipping tags and our weekly market report on request. J. W. KEYS OOMLMISSION 00., Inc., . Riopelle and Winder Ste. Detroit, Michigan C t Baezferfiices: S '- WayneR (Elli y)“ ome avuigs Bank . rm and Bradstreet . Any live poultry shipper in Michigan An Ad in The Michigan Rheumatism A Remarkable Home Treat- ment Given by One Who Had It In the year of 1893 I- was attacked by Muscular and Sub-Acute Rheumatism. mifered as only those who are thus af- flicted know for over three yeans. I tried remedy after remedy, but such relief as I obtained was only temporary. Finally. I found a treatment that cured me com- pletely and such a pitiful condition has never returned. I have gIVen it to a number who were terribly afflicted; even bedridden, some of them seventy to eighty years old. 'and the results were the same p Palm Like Lightning Shooting Through My Joints." 0 I want every sufferer 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 your name and ad. dress. and I will send it freeto try. After you .have used it. and it has provon itself to be that long-looked for means of get- ting rid of such forms of rheumatism, you may send the price of it. One Dollar. but understand I do not want your money unless you.are perfectly “Med to and = it, Isn't: that fair? enter. any ‘longcr. whom relief is thus o and you free. Don‘t ddsx‘ Write today. , . “I Had 8h Flash 1 . W» » nails and‘ ‘ fir/shingle. p _ . penny hails and with these she made'her 24_ trap ests. These nests ‘ would have cost her about $15.00 in she ,had bought them ready made, but'as she made them herself they only cost $6.68 in money. - On the 5th day of January in 1925 she set her little incubator and in three weeks more she set her large one. On the 25th of February she had 77 baby chicks, some of which were 4 weeks old. ‘She sets and tends to her incubators different than others. For instance, when a chick hatches or an egg is culled out she replaces it with another egg, warm from the hen. In this way her\ machines are full continually. She says there is no more work and it does not take any more kerosene to run an incubator full of. eggs than it does to run one only partly full. She writes the date on the egg when it is put in the machine, so she can tell at a glance— when the eggs should hatch, and as quick as they are removed the vacant place is fill- ed by a fresh egg. She does not cool her eggs only long enough to turn them as she keeps the machines in the cellar where it keeps quite cool. She has found out she can raise baby chicks until they are 8 weeks old on 1% pound of buttermilk and 2 pounds of scratch feed. This costs her 18 cents. And to take the place of sunshine she,feeds them cod liver oil, one pound to 100 pounds of feed. This keeps the chicks strong and healthy. Her ducks started laying in 1925 on the 19th day of February; She wants to raise lots of ducks and baby chicks, as she can get $1.00 or more, for them at 10 weeks of age, which will give her a profit of 75 cents on each. She intends to buy her a windmill with a long garden hose so she can water her garden, and a good $100 radio, this year, from her poultry, beside dressing herself. W BROODING OF BABY CHICKS By D. E. Spotts (Editor's Note: This Is the second artlcle of a series on hatching and raisin? baby chicks b Mr. D. E. Potts appearing n our columns. LTHOUGH much of the success A in rearing of baby chicks de- pends upon the health and vi- gor of the parent stock, another fac— tor which must have due consider— ation is brooding. Brooding may be divided into two branches; first, na- tural, and second, artificial. For the most successful results, a great deal of attention should be given to de- tail, so first let us consider the na- tural methods. In nearly all instances allow the hen to remain on the nest until the chicks get so lively that they insist on leaving it. If it is early in the season he sure that bottoms are plac— ed in the coops. It is also very de— sirable that a layer of dry sand and chaff be placed in the coop, which aids greatly in keeping it dryer and also furnishes litter in which the chicks may sratch. Later in the season, if the ground is dry enough, the bottoms may be removed from the coops and each day they should be moved the width of themselves. This saves the work of cleaning each day and insures wholesome conditions. Providing that coops are to be used which were used the pre- vious season, a thorough disinfection would aid greatly in eradicating dis- eases and body parasites. A 5 per cent solution of stock-dip can be re— commended as a disinfectant. The type of coop used for natural brood— ing depends upon the material which is at hand. Most any simple construction can be used to advan- tage, providing it is ventilated and water-proof. The number of chicks which a hen can care for depends upon the season. In the early part of the year 12 to 14 chicks are suf— ficient, while in midsummer a hen, such as Barred Rock or Rhode Is- land Red, can easily hover 20 to 25 chicks. However, the best rule is to give the hen no more chicks than she can hover comfortabl . The hen is very apt to have upo her body some lice or mites; thus it is a safe practice to give both hen and chicks a, thorough dusting with lice powder - or sodium fluoride at regular inter- . 'vsfl - hroughout'fihe, conceding.~ fleas , . __ . "in. Give Chicks Actual Sunlight Indoors Utilize sun’s valuable rayslgmrggsu‘lf‘ygi‘gg‘g ven ULTRA-VIOLET sun's rays in a warm. dry place. lass sto ese rays. . PUT CHYSCKS UNDER FLEX-O-GLASS— give them soft scattered sunlight full of concentrated ULTRA- VIOLET (health rays) and INFRA-RED (heat) rays of the sun where they are safe from rickets (week i s) and diseases and watch them row. Ever chick wi l exer- cise.bofullot pand grow ikeweeds. ulld thlsscratch shed or broo erhouse now. quickly and cheaply. Sun- light is only heat and health reducer nature offers, and it s enough. Why not use t? The growth of chicks under FLEX-O—GLASS will amaze you. Let hens scratch and feed in a FLEX-O-GLABS scratch shed and they will lay all winter. Turn hens that are a winter cost into at winter roflt. FLEX-GGLASS makes idea] or omega. 31'; £31: etc ldren's playhouse. health-rooms, ORIGINA TION or This Wonderful DIS CO VER Y! A startiingtprocess was dis- covered in . 24 that admitted the health producing ULTRA-VIOLET and INFRA- RED rays of the sun 11 just the right proportions needed to retain health and stimulate growth in allforms of life. The world-wide necessity for this article was realized and FLEX-O—GLASS was put on the market. Today we proudly state that we were the founders of this rod- uct that is now sold thruout the World on the mer ts of its health roducing and lasting qualities. That which makes -0-GLASS so superior is the process by . d formula are the proper o the FLEX-O—GLASS M196. 0 and are re red in the s . i te . . Pat. Office. There is only one%LEX~0-GLA%§. Recommended by State Experiment Stations. Your protection. PR ICES -— All Postage; Prepaid Per d. 351 inches wide—l yd. 50c; yds. at 40c; i yds.yat 354225 yds. at 33c: 100 yds. or more at 32¢ per yard. Quantity prices F. O. B. on request. Flex-O-Glass Mfg. Co. Dept. 189 1451 N. Cicero Ave. CHICAGO. ILL. . — FLEX-O-GLASS Is Not An Imitation WW Weatherproof ‘—- Waterproof — Unbreakable V8 Cost of Glass swan New Wonder Material HOT BEDS —- Raise Stronger Plan ts QUICker Because Flex- .- O-Glass admits concentrated .‘ Ultra-Violet rays. makes \ plants grow much faster and stronger than under lass. Quickly pays for itself. deal , for hot houses because it ' scatters light exactly as wanted and does not chill as glass does, yet costs only M; as much and far easier to handle. Also used in factory, office and school windows to diffuse sunglare. Actually makes room lighter. FLEX-O-GLASS is a strong, durable cloth base sheet- ing coated with a newly discovered preparation, making a transparent substitute for lass at K the cost, yet better as it lets the healthful u tra-violet rays of the sun thru (glass doesn't) and holds heat better. Keeps out cold rain. snow and storm. Admits only warm, diffused sunll ht exactly as needed. Easily installed. Comes in tel 35;»; inches wide. Cut with shears and tack on. Use Flex-O-Glass at Our Risk Order 3’0‘” supplytoday. Use it 10 days. It then you do not find results better than it glass were used or if it isn't stron er and more durable than any other material send it ack and we wiilrefund your money without question. Isn't that fair? For $5.00 we will send you 15 yds. of SPECIAL Flex-0-Glassp3556 inches wide postpald $5 Offer (135 sq. ft.). Covers scratch shed 9 x 15 ft., enough for 200 chicks or use for hot beds, encloslng porches, storm doors, wlndowa, etc. Order today, you take no risk. Sn tisfaction guar- anteed or your money refunded. Add 3c per yard outside U. 8. Free book with every order. contains instructions and information on goultry diseases and remedies. Today FLEX-O-GLAS is by far the strong- est glass substitute. Order direct from factory Now. I'"""' MAILTHIS COUPON NOW '"'""1 Flex-0 Glass Mfg. 60., Dept. 189 1451 N. Cicero Ave., Chicago, Ill. Find enclosed 8 ................ for which send me .......... yards of Flex-O—Glass 35% in. wide, by prepaid parcel post. It is understood that if I am not satis—v fled after usingit for 10 days I may return it and you willrefund my money. \ i: .. . , in Name”... Town.... __.__....1 ....State_.__ ....._.. .------------ ------------‘ It has proven the best glass substitute by Use and Tests THE MILD ME-lLOWCHEW Michigan State Accredited Hatcheries MICHIGAN STATE CERTIFIED CHICKS FROM PEDIGREED, BLOOD TESTED, TRAPNESTED S. 0. WHITE LEGHORNS. Every bird in our flocks is Michigan State CERTIFIED, a step higher in the scale of good chicks than Accredited Stock. Write at once for your copy of the “Story of Sunrise Farm.” Describes in detail our better flocks and chicks, and how you can make a big success with poultry. Copy FREE. ROUTE-10. W0 5° HANNAH & SON, GRAND RAPIDS, BOX B SUNRISE FARM MICHIGAN “MICHIGAN’S BEST” BABY CHICKS When hatch right. ' .. Michigan’s Best. P NE BAY POULTR . FA 9 . O . QINE’ L00 4‘ 1 produced 9c and up. e . ning let an " So our chicks should be as circular with big discount b / / D 1/ Save $5 to s8—Factory Prices This broods? raises more and better chicks at low- est wet. Stove_is sturdy, safe, air-tight, self- ting— tin world to hold fire. Burns soft coal better than any other broader. Also burns hard coal, wood, etc. Automatic regulator main- tains uniform heat night and day. Canopy spreads heat even over chicks, gives pure air. 500 an 1000 chick sizes. Backed 4 Byears'sucoess. Guaranteed. Exgress paid E. of Rockies. tovepips outfit sent FREE with brooder. Lowest ice. Write us TODA . F. M. Bowers s Sons 1618 W. W St. ' Idlanapol ash. ls. Ind. vporr ifA‘M 1+ Buy Our State Accredited Chicks Big Discount on Early Orders Inspector left only big profitable breeders in our flocks. _TV . ve sonic pedigreed cockerels in our flocks. d 2nd prize in production class. good as money can buy. e ore on buy I‘ine Bay Chicksyou get chicks that are first of all bred right and secondly, . We have been in the busmess since 1904. ‘ capacrty to take care of our needs. Our stock has demonstrated its claim to a place among _ Black Mlnorcas. 8. Write for special prices omlargc numbers. raised. 'Parent stock reared in_ Michigan climate is healthy and hardy. Send for free defcriptive catalog and riceélfit 100% Live dehvery guarifiiteed. Parcel Post Yearly we have increased our 0. White Leghorns. s. G .Mottled Anconas Pme Bay (‘iuoks are vigorous. easily aid. Box 1-A OLLAND. MIOHI AN. 9 7. u- 15 best varieties ever . Some win« Also trapnestmg the Tancred pullets. . Hatching eggs. Get free buying elsewhere. BECKMANN HATCHERY, 26 E. Lyon, Grand Rapids, Mich. Accredited Chicks and Eggs White Leghorns—Anconas. Chicks hatched fromfree range.- Mich. State Accredited flocks. Semi for our catalog and prices on chicks and eggs. We guar- antee 100% Live Delivery and insure chicks for one week. Satisfaction guaranteed. Write today. M. D. WYNGARDEN. R. 4. Box 2, Iceland, Mich. Mic ' an Accredited Class A Chicks S. 0. English White and Brown Leg- horns 12c ; Sheppard’s Anconas 13c; Barred Roc_ an . I. s 14c; Assorted Chicks 10c. No money down. 100% live delivery. Postpaid. Cata- logue free. Pay ten days before the . chicks are shipge . , THE 808 HATOHERY, 2, B. leeland. Illoh. Leading Varieties. Mich. State Accredited Pure-hr Chicks, Pallets Circular free. Liberal discount on early orders. Member of the I. B. . ' airflow Hatchery 1 Farms. and. lush. 1 i. i 1% l1: 1; . :‘1 L Mich Stafievefi g0 Pu1 CI BABY G Stronger, Healthier, the kind that Live Superior bred, Tom Barron, and Morgan- Tancred Strains S. C. White Also Hollis Strain White Superior chicks are bred for heavy egg production, and Grow. Leghorns. But ‘110 Wyandottes. N low Ready Low Prices and Special Discounts color. FREE Catalog gives Big Discounts on Early Orders on _ SUPERIOR POULTRY FARMS, Inc. ZEELAND, MICH. Early Orders BOX 401 , formation on raising Baby Chicks. Bred HICKS type and valuable in- \ PURE BRED MICHIGAN ACCREDITED BABY CHICKS WASHIENAW Baby Champ/yaw 1.. - I We have not only selected our breeding stock and mated our birds for best results, but We have joined the Michigan Accredited Association and price lis ur chicks cost no 1110119 and you can feel safe. ’ An inspector from the Agricultural College 11 Phil; work is for (your p10tection and gives you the most up to- date i1110b101by chicks t‘ live delivery. roves evgry bird. rite for 'terature Write today. Get Our Illustrated Literature. We have prepared a big, illustrated circular which tells all about our chicks. to get it i you expect to buy chicks. PRICES Our prices are reasonable. Our chicks me good. It is worth your while Wr ite today. WASHTENAW HATCHERY, 2500 Geddes Road, ANN ARBOR, MICH. Buy Michigan State Accredited Chicks From one of the founders of the chick industry :24 years in the bus- iness An old 1eli11ble hatchery 11hich has been putting out guarantefd chitks for 1‘1e1rs. ing 111'111 11 1.1111 (.111 of years (I111'.\I11Ie Ihrds have been legbanded by the state reronnnend tlie‘1111sel11s.(‘\ Island Reds, Dr. L. Egg Basket Write for free catalog. Leghorns, 0111' i'l(i(kS are the lesult of c'aieful breeding and cul All our flocks have be111wstate actrcdited and hen seen our chicks Barred Roc Rhoda Strain Buff. ghorns. Meadow Brook Hatchery & Farms, Box M, R. R. No. 'I. H. be Free Sons. Holland. Michigan. “OUR CHICKS ARE MICHIGAN STATE Chicks that are hatched f ACCRE DITE D.” rom free range breeders carefully selected. Our flocks and hatchery inspected and passed by rerfi'esentative of Michigan State College. Refer you to State Commercial Savings ank Prepaid prices on— s. c. 25 50100 00 Wh. and Bro. Leghorns ............ $4 .00 $7. 00 $13 00 $62. 50 eds 41515.00 RMixed Chicks $10.00 pser0 (hundred Bd. Rocks and S. 10 ‘1?) HUNDERMAN BROS. down books your order. Free catalog. 100% R. R. No. 3, Box 55, Buy Michigan State Accredited chicks from -1'1ke view. Official contest records. Every breeder Inspected and passed by representatives of Michigan State College. 10 ‘70 li1e (leli1111'y 111e11:.111l 01"de1 from this ad. Varieties Prices On: 50 100 500 1000 White Leghorns (Tancr'ed) .................. '$3. 15 $7. 00 $13.00 $62. 00 Write for Barred Rocks (Parks strain) ........ . .4. 25 72. 00 Seep cIaI s. C. R. Rhode Island Red 00 15.00 72. 00 Prices Spedal Matings Ilighcr. Mi\e(l (‘hicks $102., 00 1er 100. All heavies $1.2 00. I"'11111(1v1talog t1lls all about. Lakevieu‘ (hicks. o6 rite toHd101y. LAKE VIEW POULTRY FARM, R. R. 8.3 3, LLAND, MICHIGAN Order from this111d 00 $120.00 7.2 50 140.00 Live delivery prepaid. ZEELAND, MICH. BABY CHICKS MICHIGAN STATE ACCREDITED Barred Rocks. ing full information about lines and why “e (an sell Holland. Box B “’e hatch S. C. White Ieghorns, Send for descriptive circular giv- (1111 high egg bied these chicks direct to you at jobbers prices. ”‘ EMICHIGAN POULTRY FARM Anconas and Michigan FROM STATE ACCREDITED FLOCKS EXCLUSIVELY. Strong, Healthy Chicks from H spetted and .( ulled bv “pert State Inspectors. (‘11 1'1 laying abilitiess ENGLISH, BARRON and TAN LEGHO ROWN LEGHORN 8, RED ROCKS paid and Pull Live Delivery Guaranteed. once for (ircular and full price particulars. 1eseI selected flocks. In- 11 11 Iy selectul for heavy RAIN WHITE CRED S SHEPPARD ANCONAS, BAR— sRHODBE ISLAND REDS and \ssorted Mixed (hicks. Post— Bank Reference. \Vrite me at WINSTROM HATCHERY. Albert Winstrom, Prop., Box 0-5. Zeeland, Mich. RELIABLE CHICKS MAKE RELIABLE LAYERS. Ali Flocks Michigan “e l11'1t1l1 Bairon \\ lute I. \\ saiidotu s~—111od11c111g chirks that I.i1e and and gi1'1 Egg] ’rofits. l"11r11 State Accredited. eghorns, \neonas. \Vliite .111—H (‘atalog gives particulars about the finest pens \1e have ever had. “bite for copy. Reliable Poultry Farm & Hatchery Route 1, Box 41. P LA Y SA F E Buy only from Accnemrso FARMS. and culled by authorized Inspectors and approved byy LCROFT FARM is not sim Chicks from heavy laying strains onl. HIL 1110Breeding Farm and “hen Better ‘hicks are to be hatched we 00% lee Delivury Guaranteed—Prepaid prices ~ Tancred Strain S. 0. Whit. Leghorns Lay yng Strains Barred Rocks, 8. Reds. Laying Strains White Rocks and Wyando'test Order right from this ad in flLlll confidence. once for‘ THFUL” CAT 0.0 HILLCROFT FARM, Dept. 52 Bank Reference or Dun Mercantile Agency. COOPERSVILLE. MICH. Z.eeiand Michigan. D Our flocks are Inspected . P. I. A aHzistchery, but 11'illo atch them. Send at Egg Produced Elgin White Leghorns 'I‘oui Barion mating with Tanered males. Elgin the kind bring rofits. Will complete] '1' State Accredited. te for free Catalog 1m Price chicks are 1111' e, vi orous and pe py. smallish you. Eigin chicks are Mich can ist. The essentials of a. breeder house are roominess, Sufficient ventilation, dryness, sanitation and warmth. In addition there must be plenty or space for the chicks to exercise, and to prevent crowding at night. A satisfactory allowance for baby chicks is 1 square foot of floor space for each three chicks. At six weeks, 1 foot of floor space should be al- lowed for each 11/; chicks. Every- thing considered a house 10‘ feet by 10 feet, or 8 feet by 12 feet is very satisfactory. It is large enough for 275 to 300 chicks, the maximum number for one hover. The house should allow plenty of fresh air without direct drafts. Chicks give off a large amount of moisture and some poisonous gases which must be removed. The floor of the brood— er house should be made of wood and placed at least one foot off the ground. This will aid greatly in keeping the hover dry and also in keeping out vermin. In an ideal brooder house the hover end should be warm and the other end cool. This condition is obtained by having a long house and placing the stove near one end. The other end serves as a feeding and exercising room, and aids in harden— ing the chicks, getting them used to cooler conditions, so that they are less apt to become chilled when al— lowed outdoors. In selecting the coal stove hover, attention should be paid to the sim- plicity and effectiveness of the auto— matic regulator, the ease of cooling and firing, and the size of the com- bustion chamber. The safety of the chick depends upon the reliability of the draft control. The draft con— trol should respond quickly and should be simple. . The brooder house containing the coal stove hover should be located so that trees and buildings do not interfere with the draft. If the coal stove hover is used within a small brooder house it should be placed as near the center as possible. This will aid in maintaining a uniform temperature. The stove pipe should extend at least 5 feet above the roof. If this causes too much draft the pipe can be shortened. It should be taken down and the soot cleaned out often. Soft coal can be used, but anthracite 00311, chestnut size, is much better. The temperature at the edge of the hover, chick level, should be about 98 degrees during the first two days; the temperature the last of the first week about 95 degrees; the second week 90 to 93 degrees; the third 85 to 88 degrees, and about 5 degrees less each week until heat is removed. A suitable guard 10 to 12 inches high, to keep the chicks close to the stove the first few days, is provided in the form of boards, strips of com— mercial roofing, etc., The objections to inch mesh wire are that occasion— ally chicks get their heads caught in the mesh, also it does not cut off drafts. If the oil—burning hover is to be used, the following points are i111— portant: simplicity, effective regula~ tion of oil supply, least possible dam—- ger of fire, durable construction, and economy of fuel consumption. The brooder house in which the large sized oil burners are used should be large and roomy. The most satis— factory. type of house is one with two rooms, one of which is heated by the hover. It is very important that this heated room should have adequate ventilation. The other room is cooler, and is primarily for exercise, but also allows chicks to get away from the heat during day. The brooder. house should be _ ser an is advisable to disinfect it with per cent solution of,stock- dip. ,. ner boards are used to prove chicks smothering each other I crowding against the wall or in co 11ers. An excellent cover for t floor is an inch of sand over whic is thrown a few inches of litter, sucfi as alfalfa, straw, or clover chem Before placing the chicks in l brooder house give the broader . thorough testing. Start the Ti about five days prior to the time o the hatching of the chicks. Be 811 that the thermostat is in workabl condiition and that it is possible t vary the temperature as desired. To avoid loss in stunting and res. ing chicks, great care must be take to keep the brooders, utensil ground, and stock clean. Caref attention must be given to ventil: tion suitable hover temperatur: proper training of chicks,~a. sufficie‘ amount of exercise and who! some food, and correct methods I feeding. ‘ R0 UP We have some sick chickens, 8 would like to know what ails the u and what to do for them. Last fa some young chicks Started Sneezin; their heads swelled, pus formed 1 some of their eyes and the nose ru and some of them got lame an couldn’t stand. on their feet. —J. W Lowell, Michigan. UR poultry has roup which a very common ailment of p011 try in the winter time; it caused by keeping too closely wit not enough ventilation and n enough room. This should be‘reu edied at once. Then feed them we and if you are not using a well be. anced ration, buy some poultry mas for a while until you get them 0 their feet again in good shape. P as much peimanganate of potash i each gallon of drinking water as W“! lay on a nickel. This should be ke before them at all times. Separat the sick birds from the well ones. Dr. G. H Conn. GOOD SPORTS IN THE APPLE \VORLD (Continued from Page 11) for profit. or pleasure, should tr Red Spy. It is true that the ne variety has the serious fault of th parent, that of coming in bearin late, but there are many good cha acters to offset this fault. Th there are delectable quality an great beauty in the fruits, and in th tree hardiness, healthfulness, pr. ductiveness, and reliability in bea ing to commend these two warietie Nor should t be forgotten that t-h trees are long lived, nearly perfe orchard plants, and that they bloo very late, thereby often escapin late spring frosts which ruin t crops of other varieties.” ITALIAN ITItl'NES I would like to know if Italia prunes could be grown successfull in this locality, any information yo could give me would be greatly on preciated—H. S. P., Burt, Mich. “ TALIAN PRUNE” is the name a I a variety of European pluu It, is hardy, dark blue and fro stone, and is considered a good plu for home gardens or for local ma ket. I know of no reason why Ita ian Prune would not succeed in yo locality. You may find it is 'qui subject to curculio but this can 0 remedied by proper spraying. This is a front View of 11 broader house, a type suggested by the Poultry Husbandry De- part of the Michigan State College, not dif- ficult to' construct. (‘32 )29 ~ g a 3 , ateAcm-edited Chicks _ PURE RE WH'TE . .. _ ._ 3“ LEGHQRN CHICKS .n-Accredited . -~ .1- .«1 w AMichigen Accredited Chick 33333333333333333A33333; , , 1. . 1 . . I, . Flocks ‘- I IS ABQtth ChICK i °°. ' Is The B281: ChiClk/ Our home flock includes five grand- daughters of Morgan-Tancred hen N0. er Michi an State Accredited W” I: :2; ' “MiCIhigan State Accredited” in the 67. whose demonstrated ability to ...g;tcgery hasghad all its flocks in- 1;“ “‘3'?“ g advertising of Michigan Accredlted transmidt hightegg groduction hasToc— 3. 'dividuauy inspected by the Michigan ‘3 , _ .1... “1“”) Hatcheries Is your guarantee of the “”10“ 00”“ I‘Y wgogscgmggtm 37° State College. All male birds have .1 .. truthfulness and reliabillty of the sued 26pu11etswith pullet year records 3: of over 300 eggs. 1:. Write for our spe- :- cial circular de— advertiser’s- statements. Such advertising has been approv- ed by the Michigan State Poultry Im- ‘~been individually leg banded with a 5 State sealed and numbered leg band. 3} Parent stock of all accredited Chicks ; -1. .1... a . l‘“ . . . . is pure- -bred and free from all major J "1 __ “9“?!“th ASSOCIatlon and by the z‘cfiutfifi $2,333; standard disqualifications. All a ”.3- jflL-rn M1ch1gan State College. particulars of our breeders approved are true to type 11...] 1,... 1 ‘ . For a. list of MICHIGAN STATE AC-: Two Big Money : and color of parent stock All With ' ' CREDITED HATCHERIES and further Saving Plans for 1 l 't l't dise se have been ’ " I . informatiom write ' I Poumy Raise” rgvg‘mvédal Y 01' a ’ , ,....' ‘ .1. A. CIISNNAEI Secretary M_ 11 CUMIN GS POULTRY FARMS, 3 _ . .. .. Mich. State 0 ego. ast Lansing. ‘0 ' Box B, Otter Lake, M1ChIgan. - O ' Q o o O I. . LI . . . . ' . ‘ ’ 1 g g ' ' ' ‘ ' - - -' o D , ' Tancred—Hollywood—Barron Strains I ’ -' Highland Leghorns are sturdy Northern Bred, 31:3; 3 ‘ b' _Wo(11Verlne Leghoms hinge large lopped sombs: I ' ‘ I' gig hiigeiiiigy iiiivtiiiiii: wiii‘iiiit egftriiIIiiItIg 152332953 1 e _. 1. 1g, eep bodies; are um orm in size an type; ‘ ducks u t ‘ ' 1 , , . 1 - 1 grow r. pidl 1 1 111.tu e e1rly. N 3181'. fa , ’ and prOduce quantities 0f large Vihlte eggs m out of Tim llighlaIiul Chit-11:5 wiIll be shipped tlliig ' WIUteI‘ when egg prices are high. SatiSfied cus- season on orders from customers who buy from eeZin tomers every“ here endorse Wolverine Baby Chicks. 3 3 . us year after year. med 1 B I SPECIAL PRICES and EASY TERMS red for Size Type and Egg \Vrite today for your 111111)‘ of our FREE (‘atulolx 189 I‘ll . I. . EARLYn LAYERS and price list. (‘11t11log illustrates Highland prm duction matings. tells fe 1rli11' 1111th is and givrt "3 a“); PrOduCtlon Since 1910 PROFIT PAYERS. other valuable infornmthin. I: I ”I Is _ ' All breeders accredited by Michigan State College and ' ' Michigan Poultry Improvement Association. Don't buy Highland PouItry Farm) BOX X! I'IoIIamI, MIChlgan . any chicks until you have our new 1926 catalog explain— '. .1 1, . 1' V '- - _ - . hlch mg our matings in detail and how you can have greatest success with poultry. Write for copy, it‘s FREE. f m ' ' ENGLISH - I , it WOLVERINE HATOHERY & FARRIS h 2} wt 11. P- WIERSMA, Owner ZEELANDJVIIUH. 1 TYPE 1 6 eg urns n I I 9 re “' m we MICHIGAN STATE ACCREDITED all be. 23a: .33; ’ ' I g ' The BIg, Deep Bodled Hens w1th Large ‘....‘ \\ ‘ ,3 1 1““- \3 Combs that Produce the Large Whlte Egg. . - \ - 1 1 'aShWil \\ I“; Your success with poultry depends on your foundation stock. Start :ske & TANCRED HOLLYWOOD BARRON WHITE right. Our new 1926 FREE Catalog tells how and what 111 do to ’ p . raise chicks profitably. Send for your copy before you buy any chicks. eparat LEGHORN BABY CHICKS , ’nes- MICHIGAN STATE ACCREDITED \D ‘ ‘ I W () A W A HATCH OUR E‘ive ofcourv hensTlnidb 24701313111313 at tthte 1925 IMichigan Inttwmtionnlh Egg :ATTCAHERYA TT ERY aymg on ttes e11 1r 5 ‘ con es nvc111gw ” ' ’ eggs. C also at" . ' ° PLE Brown Leghorns, and Anconas. Dis 11111; \'o\\ l l 14 R11 11‘ - BREEDS Catalog gives full particulars and tellsmivhy leading (egg efIiiInherIsndIliiiose \\ 311— Route 10’ Box 42 B Halland’ MIChlgan. To garden Strain Chicks. Send for copy at once 0 I CHOOSE WYNGARDEN FARMS & HATCHERY Step Up Your Egg Production WIth 1d tr FROM Box B . Zeeland, Michigan ¢ ° ' C ' e ne ' R1verv1ew White Leghorn thkS of th MICHIGAN STATE ACCREDITED bearin Every bird in our flocks is production bred. range fed, strong, healthy and lcha . . ‘ I F. Y D f N full of vitality. Send for our new catalog, describlng our matlngs, and Th lgure our to Its. 0W showing Why hundreds of customers buy R1verv1ew Chlcks each year. . . . 1 1 V. an , I , 3 , w1th Pioneer S. C. White Leghorn . , (JOE‘YWFEB‘E'I 0d In th , chicks. Famous Tom Barron strain. H 331'9 D‘S°°"""M°51 C? an.“ 8%, 't f Zeeland 3 1' Dr - - _ _ Record “egg machines” of the poul- Farm and a c 1ery on - ne n11 e es 0 . .be.a try world. For commercial or RIVERVIEW POULTRY FARM, Box B. ZEELAND, MICH. r1et1e breeding stock. Prices and Qual- at t-h . QUALITY CHICKS. ity that you cannot pass up. Pio- perfe . 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With- out any rebalancing it skims as perfectly after No. 11 Capacity three, five or even . twenty years of service as 500 litre! when new. Furthermore, neither wear or 3:121:33 usage can ever throw the Melotte Bowl out of balance—cannot vibrate and thus cause cross currents which waste cream by remix- Get the Free Book that tells about the great Melotte and this big offer. 1 Model No. 7 Capacity 325 litres (740 lbs.) of milk per hour. European contest for Efficiency of The Melotte Separator, H. B. Babson. U. 5- Mgr,- 2843 West 19th Street, Dept. 82-82 Chicago. Ill. 2445 Prince Street. Berkeley, Calif. Without cost to me or obligatlon in any way, please send me the Melotte catalog which tells the full story of this wonderful separator and M. Jules Melotte, its inventor and you ofl‘er of “Don’t Peg for 4 Months.” I Name . -_ Post Ofiiae ____ “my““"'“"‘ié'aamaagaa'm.u;'.;.;wfi“‘°"“ """""" How many cows do you milk ? ...... ‘ ............. . ........... Yes, we hamagmflkfirghich is bou "~ ‘ taint tyd—ettequalitv— Mllklng M3Chlne res-oneatlfl'y prlcgd—tcrms. Check D here if you are interested. Skimming, Ease of Turning, Conven- ience of Operation and Durability. Send coupon below for Big Free Book. - . Mail coupon for catalogue ‘ write giving full description of this wonderful cream separator and the extraordinary 4 months offer. Don't .buy any separator until you have found out all you can about the Melotte and details of our 15-year guarantee. Don’t wait—be sure to mail coupon TODAY! ' MELOTTE SEPARATOR. N: Man. 2843 West 1911: Street, Dept. 32-81 Chicago, Ill. 2445 rrlnce Street. Berkeley. Cam. ‘ Model No. 6 Capacity 275 litre: (625- (60.) of milk per hour. ing with milk. Send Coupon below today. '