l l h [172 Independent Farm Magazine Owned and Edited 1°72 Michigan 1' ll 1. fllflllllllllllflllllllllllIIIilllllllIllllIlllllllllllllllllllllIllllIlIIIlllllll|IIIIIllllllllllllll||l|||||l||l|||llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllIllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll|llllllllllllliillllll||||||||||illllmlllllllllllllll —— —— —— —— —— _ = .— —_ __ _— .— —— _—. — —— .— _— .— — —-—— ___ — — .— = — —. —. _ —_ —— —_ _ —_ .— —— —_ —— —_ —_ —— —_ — —_ _ —— .— — -——— .— .— —— —— —. _ — —. _ __ __ — _ _ .— — —— __ _. —— —— —— —_ — —— — — —— —_ — __ — — —_ — —— —— .— —— —_ — , .— —.—— _. .— _..... .— —_ —_ _ —— — .— — __ — — _. .— — _— — __ — —_ —_ — —— —— —— —— —- —.—— —— —— —- — .— —— —— n— .— —— —— .— ———. 5"" BHFFHFFF WHERE THE AUTHOR OF “PIONEERING IN MICHIGAN” LIVES HIS is “Allendale,” the fine farm home of Mr. Ed. C. Allen, the author of our new story “Pioneering in Miche igan,” who lives near LeRoy, in Osceola county. In the year of 1867, when the author was only six years old, the Allen family came to this state but it was two years later before they located on this farm in the “wilder- ness of Northern Michigan.” Mr. Allen has been interested in many different lines of business, along with his ' farming, but he closed out his other interests several years ago and since then has devoted his entire time to farming and improving the place. The above picture will testify that a certain metropolitan daily did not exag— gerate when it called the yard at Allendale, “the most beautiful farmyard in Western Michigan.” The small building in the foreground was originally a playhouse for‘the children, but after a concrete swimming pool was constructed around it in 1916, leaving it on an island, it was made a dressing-room or bath house, and a bridge built to cross over to it. This is a frontview of the yard and a picture taken from the back reveals equally beautiful grounds. The home is strictly modern in every way so Mr. and Mrs. Allen, with one daughter, have all the comforts of a city home besides being Where they can enjoy the fresh air and nature, and be close to God, It is here that Mr. Allen wrote our new story which begins in this issue. IIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllIIlllllllllllll|||llIllI|I|IIlllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllHHlllllllllllllllllllIIIlllIllllllI||IIII|I||I|||I|||IHIlIllllfllllfllllllllilllllllllIll"!IHlllllllllll|l|Hllll|IlllIlllIlIllllllllllllllIll”ll”llllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllll In lllllIllllllHlllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllll|Illllllllllllllillllllllllll‘lllll||lllllllllllllllHllllllll|||l|||||||||||||l|lllllllllllllllllllfll ‘llllllll|IIllNHIII||I||IIHIHHIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIHIIIIIlllllllllllllIllIlllllH|lllllllllfllllllllllllllllllllll|llllllIllHlllllllllllIIlllllflllfllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllfllllllllllllllllll||||||||||I||llll|IlllllllI||llIll|IlI||llI||lIIl||I||l||llIll|lllHIIllINNlllllllllllll|||||llllllllllIllllllllllllllllllll g In this issuer—“F armers SF ind >Wool Pooling Very Profitable’ ’——.“Should We Reduce Number of Counties to Reduce Governmental Costs?”——“Partnerships That Have Stood the Test " ' * ,, of Time”-Farmers Serums Bureau fiBroadsmpe qum , News and Views ' ‘ FarmerMarketRepOl‘tSBemé Broadcast Through WGHP? ; Corn i Planters and Drills MCCORMICK- DEERING * Time-Proved Features in a 1926 Model 6. 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ANIMAL INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT ll! ’Parke, Davls & ‘Co. DI'I'ROI‘I‘. MIC“. hun— Tune in on WGIIP every night at 7 o’clock except Saturday and Sun- day to:- Warn Business Farmer WW G“. the second year in Mn " ty the directors of the West Michi- gan Potato Show amcieflon met tug at Greenville last week.“ Oct. 28, 29 and 30 Were set as the dates. If possible Frank 0. Low- den will be secured as the .main -. speaker. E. W. Lincoln of Greenville was elected president of the show, enc- ceeding S. D. R. Smith who has moved out of Michigan. Paul Rid dick, editorot the Greenville News, was elected vice president and V. I, * Whittemore, teacher oi agriculture in Greenville high school, was the choice for secretary-treasurer. Thir- teen directors from Kent, Ionia, Montcalm, Mecosta and Nam . counties were appointed at the meet- ing. A. C. Carton of Lansing will rep- .5 resent the state department of ag- * riculture on the board of directors and Michigan State College will be ,5 represented by R. G. Carr and H. C. r Moore, extension specialists. ' SYRUP COST COLLEGE $2.35 PER GALLON cost the forestry department at the Michigan State College $2.85 a gallon to manufacture maple sirup in its sugar bush at the col- lege last spring, according to figures recently made public by Prof. A. K. Chlttenden, chief foreSter. ’The sugar bush covers 55 acres and the maple trees are said to be . scattered, perhaps more so than in an ideal sugar bush. All labor con- nected with the operation, from tap— ping the trees to "sugaring off” are included in the figures. The cost per gallon of sirup for the different itemsxentering into the operation was determined at the close of the season to be as follows: Washing buckets, 15 cents; tap- ping trees, 9 cents; gathering sap, 71 cents; boiling, 53 cents, gather- ing buckets at close of season, 6 cents; fuel, 42 cents; containers, 20 cents; drawing water, 3 cents; drawing wood, 2 cents; depreciation on plant and equipment, 14 cents, Man labor was charged at the rate of 40 cents an hour and horse labor at 20 cents an hour.‘ BEAN GROWERS TOLD TO STORE OWN CROP HE bean association of the Thumb district held a dinner meeting at the Hotel Hannah, Sebewaing, Friday evening, April 9, with forty—one in attendance. J. E. Warm, president of the Sebewaing chamber of commerce, welcomed the visitors. The bean market was dis- cussed and it was the decided opin- ion that the present draggy bean market possibly is due to the fact ; that some farmers store their beams in elevators instead of in their gran- arles on the farm. It was argued that if the farmers will discontinue asking the elevator man to store their beans the market might be better another season. President Ay— mer appointed a committee to look into this matter fully and try and devise some way of bringing about better conditions for another “season. The members of the committee are Mr. Henne of Bay. Port, Mr. Atwell of Cass City, Mr. Riedel of Saginaw, Mr. Horton of Kinde and Mr. Ma- rotzke of Sebewaing. ASK M. S. C. PROFESSOR TO AID SOILS MEET ROF. M. M. McCOOL, head of the P soils department of Michigan State College, has been asked to be a. member of the committee in charge of the meeting in the United States in 1927 of the First Internav tional Congress of Soils Sc-ence. The congress will be held in Washington, continuing for about two weeks. Following the formal session the 150 or more delegates from other parts of the world will, make a trip throughout the United States to get first—hand information of soil conditions. Michigan proba- bly will be visited. Several American organizations are co—operating in holding this cen- gress, according to Dr. McCool. These include the American Society of Agronomy, the National Research council. the Association of Land Grant, Colleges and the M00531: on JAL‘A‘ hag-A‘Hng-__.ng_n www-” . l”; . expendit which they can most readily deal ' with. The Only Farm Magazine Owned and. Edited in Michigan SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1926 class that. 22 1’11. ante ed as fider act Ail-.3, 2nd. 1:. Clemens. Mich. Wares. Farmers Find Wool Pooling Very Profitable Many Report Profits Through 1925 Pool At F tom Two to Ten Cents Above Price Paid Locally By STANLEY M. POWELL Lansing Correspondent of THE BUSINESS FAmnn. HERE is an old legend of the ad- ventures which befell a man by the name of Jason who went forth in search of the golden fleece, but, probably just at this season of the year Michigan farmers would be more interested in how to obtain more gold for the fleeces which re present the 192.6 clip of their breed- ing and feeding flocks. Two vital facts are standing out ever more clearly in connection with the marketing of all farm commodi- ties. In the first place, production and marketing are not separate and distinct problems, but go hand in hand and are so closely inter-relat— ed that they are virtually only dif- ferent phases of the same essential process of satisfying some human need. the production of good wool with strong, uniform, dense staple, the right breeding and care of the sheep and the proper preparation of the fleece for market are the first es— sentials to be observed in seeking the largest returns out of the wool clip. The second fact which we must remember is that while the retail price of any commodity is always higher than the wholesale, still by cutting down the cost of distribution or merchandizing we can increase the returns from our products with- out increasing the price paid by the final consumer. Widespread experi- ence with the marketing of all our more important farm products is demonstrating the savings which are effected through the application of the co-operative principle. Wool Pooling in a Nut Shell The commonest type of the co-op- erative marketing of wool is through annual pools. The wool is assembled from the growers, graded and sold in large lots to the mills and other principal wool users. The final receipts, less the actual mar- keting costs, are distributed to the growers on the basis of the amount of the various grades of wool pooled. The first wool pools in Michigan were started at an unfortunate time. The bottom dropped out of the wool market. Growers who couldn’t sell to advantage suddenly decided to try the co—operative pan- acea. When the final results were not totally satisfactory, they cursed the pool idea and it appeared as if - co—operative marketing of wool in It is evident, therefore, that . Michigan would not flourish much during the next few years. But: conditions tend to right them- selves. The management of the Michigan pool was put on a differ- ent basis and sales service was ar- ranged for through the Ohio Wool Growers’ Co-operative Association, which is the largest and most suc- cessful pool in this country. The 1924 and 1925 pools carried on un~ der this arrangement have been suc- cessful and satisfactory to the growers. Most of the poolers re- ported that their clips netted them considerably more than the ofiers of their local dealers. Careful grad— ing and early, business-like settle- ments won warm friends for the pool Because of this satisfaction, the 1925 pool was fifty per cent creased returns on his last year's clip. Jacob Hemmes of Falmouth, Missaukee county, remarks that while he got 42 cents per pound through the pool, his neighbor sold wool of the same quality for 32 cents to a local buyer. Fred Haight of Lake Odessa, Ion~ ia county, reports that pooling meant $11.00 extra profit on 275 pounds last season. Frank Tyrell of Bancroft, Shiawasee county, re- ports that when he pooled his wool last year the local buyers offered but 35 cents a pound. He pooled and got 45 cents. On the wool from our own home farm, in Ionia county, father and I made $12.90 extra by pooling, in— stead of selling to the local buyer. So the story goes. John Hoey of LET’S HAVE YOUR LETTERS ON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS I WOULD like to have some farmer or farmers write up some- thing about where they have consolidated schools, whether they any lower, or higher? but it is too small to be used as a consolidated schoolhouse. feel satisfied with them or not. We have a high school in a town near here telling Are their taxes Some farmers around here are paying as high as $90.00 school tax.—An- trim County Subscriber. (Editor’s Note: We are of the opinion that there are many other readers who would read such letters with much interest and we would like to have subscribers living in consolidated school districts write us their opinions for publication. letters as we can use.) We will pay $1 for such larger than that of the previous year. There is every prospect that this year’s pool will be even larger. Prices Mean Profits In writing to the Farm Bureau regarding their wool p001 returns many growers report profits amount- ing from 2 to 10 cents per pound over local buyers’ ofiers. For in- stance, in 1924 Terry Barber of Boyne City, Charlevoix county, re- ported a net gain of $32.42 on 30 fleeces sold through the pool. Then in 1925 he reported a net gain of $23.10 on 25 fleeces. Such savings are worth looking out for. H. Gardner of Bradley, Allegan county, reported that pooling his 1, 200 pounds resulted in $48. 00 in- Dexter, Washtenaw county, credited the pool with $85.00 extra on 1,024 pounds pooled in 1924. Thomas Hutchins of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella county, declared that he get nearly $1.00 more a fleece on his clip from 38‘ sheep. Geo. W. Mann of Romeo, Macomb county, says that his 1924 wool netted him ten cents a pound more than the prevailing local deal- ers’ prices. The savings to the 1925 poolers were about the same. Besides this direct saving, Michi- gan wool growers now generally re— alize that a vigorous and successful wool pool is the best insurance of fair prices from the entire wool trade. This fact was demonstrated repeatedly last season. It was a common occurrence for local deal- ers to advance their bids 5c per pound over night when a Farm Bureau wool marketing meeting would be held in their locality. Thus the benefits of the wool pool were both direct and indirect and the ef- fort put forth in this co—operative marketing endeavor would have been justified from the standpoint of price insurance, if for no other reason. Many careful sheep raisers espe- cially appreciate the cooperative system of marketing their wool, as it allows them to sell on a graded basis, getting the benefit of the su— perior quality product, and also se— curing everythiug coming to .Lhem on each grade. The old system of selling on a flat price basis placed penalty on the producer of the bet- ter grades of wool and subsidized the man who kept poor wool produc- ing sheep and was careless in han- dling them and caring for 'his wool. In the pool, each fleece is sold on its merits and the man with good sheep who takes care of his wool gets the premium, which is both rea- sonable and just. Freeman Endorses Pool Touching on this phase of the situation, Verne A. Freeman, ex- , tension specialist in animal hus- bandry of the Michigan State Col- lege, one of the Very best authorities in the state on wool marketing, de- clares, “One of the biggest reasons why I feel like encouraging the wool pool is because it furnishes a real in- centive to the grower to improve his wool. Very few of our local dealers understand wool well enough and care to buy on grade so that each grower is paid for the value of the wool he has produced. If you are producing good wool it certainly pays you to find a dealer who Will pay in proportion to its value or else patronize the pool. The best way to sell the wool will depend upon local conditions. but in general it pays to pool the best wool or sell it to a dealer who is interested in buying on grade. If you have a lot of poor wool and can find a local dealer who will buy it at the flat rate, undoubt- edly that is the best system of mar— keting it. But there is at present machinery in operation that should encourage every wool grower in Michigan to improve the market val- ue of his wool.” Should We Reduce Number of Counties to Cut Governmental Costs? By “A MEMBER OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE” N the average, the Michigan taxpayer contributes seven dol- lars for county and other local taxes. to one dollar which goes into the state treasury. Therefore his interest should begsevenfold greater in. local government costs than in those of the state. In fact, the rate of local taxa- tion to state taxation is much great- er in some counties than in others and these are the ones in which the burden of. taxes bears most gravi- onsly upon the ordinary man and woman. It is the small counties, in which the return from the state pri- mary school fund and other state disbursements is much greater than the county’s taxpayers contribute to the state levy, in which the pinch is felt the hardest. g Quite apparently, then, the direc- tion in which the people or these I-o- calities must look for'reldef is in their own immediate neighborhom. All». these are the ares Manufacturing and other indus— and; financial concerns have 'N our last issue we published the first of a series of short articles on taxation written by “A Member of the State Legbslature" and rt this tune we are printing the second article. In this article he takes up the matter of county taxes making some suggestions on reducing them and we will be interested in comments from our readers. found that they had to bring togeth- er small companies into mergers and form larger companies in order to secure economy. This is the modern way. We can lower local government costs in the same mannér that busi- ness men out down production costs. The system of local government we have is largely a heritage from a time when life was lived within nar- rower limits. People had to have governmental agencies which were very elbse at hand. The opening up of the country ,by the automobile and good roads has. changed this but the change has not, as yet, been re- ducted in our government. The fact is evident to one who studies the question that we have too many counties in Michigan today and too much county government, with attendant cost. We have also too much township and district gov- ernment. To reduce taxes, the ad- visable course is to increase the size of the units of government and thus cut overhead costs. North of the lower tiers of coun- ties, Michigan has a large number of counties which have lost a. consi- derable portion of their natural re- sources and their former population. They have less taxable property than they had and yet they are sad— \ 'highways make this practical. dled with the cost of full county government. Because they are un~ able to pay adequate salaries, they get only fair to middling service and yet it is expensive to them. Their county government costs are swell‘ ing their tax bills every year. The logical remedy for this state of affairs is the union of smaller counties into larger ones. Modern The ordinary man. does not have business at the county seat more than a few times a year. He can travel four or five times as far in an hour in his motor car as he could a few years ago in a buggy. There would be very little inconvenience to the great body of citizens through merging of counties. True, such a change would dis- place many persons who are now holding office, but they would get other employment and, because of the low wages they now get, would eventually be better off than at pres,~ ant. A glance at the map will suggest many such possible combinations of (Continued on Page 2.3) .-.. :‘efi‘éw '3 .. are...» '2 Left to right : years; Partnerships That Have Stood the Test and Mr. and Mrs. Mason count), married 42 y ears, Mr. and Mrs. J. Koolhouse, of Grand Rapids, Kent county, married 67 vears; hIr. and Mrs. Cornelius “'halin. of Saginaw. Saginaw county, married 59 Asa Thompkins. of Fountain. of Time Nearly Fifty Couples Competing for Prizes in Our Longest Married Couple Contest NTEREST in our contest to dis I cover the longest married Michi— gan couple is continuing at a feverish height and entries are com— ing in with nearly every mail. Close to fifty couples from over thirty counties are entered to (late, and seventy—(five per tent of them have beeif married titty years and over. However the ”new mixes 1110. for the longest 111:11‘1‘11’121 couples and we have some 0111011111 with over sixty years of wedded life behind 1hem. The longest married couple e11— tered as We write this. which is three weeks prior to the closing date of the contest, 1s Mr and Mrs. J. Koolhouse of Grand 1 apids, Kent County. May 15?.l1 is thcil sixty~ eighth wedding anniversary. Sever— a1 other couples are crowding them rather closely and with the closing day three weeks off we a1e expecting at least one entry and perhaps more, to establish a seVenty- year record of _1arriage. In two previous issues we have devoted only one half of a page to this interesting contest but in this issue we decided a whole page should be given over to it, and in— stead of three couples we are pre— senting eight to you. Their inter- esting though brief stories follow. Mr. and Mrs. Koolhouso Mr. and Mrs. J. Koolhonse, living near Grand Rapids. will celebrate their sixty—eighth wedding anniver— sary the 15th of May. Both were born in the Netherlands and came to Michigan twenty-seven years ago. and a son, fourteen grandchildren, twenty — seven great — grandchildren, and three great—great-gra11dchi1dren, making a total of five gene ‘ations. Mr. Koolhouse was ninety—five years old the fifteenth of last month and his wife will be 91 August 23rd. They are both enjoying good health with respect to their old age. h’lr. and Mrs. “'halin Mr. Cornelius W'halin, from.near Saginaw, was born March 21, 1836, in Pennsylvania and his wife, Mary, was born in the state of New York, June 2, 1843. They were married Left to. right: I Left to right: l\[r. and hlrs. “'m. years; and 311'. and Mrs. July 16, 1865, in Pennsylvania, and lived 011 one farm in that state for the next forty years. Then they came to Michigan settling in Sagi- naw county where they have lived ever since. They have eleven chil— dren, eighteen grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Mr. and hits. Tompkins Mr. and Mrs. Asa Tompkins. of Fountain, Mason county, were born and raised in Michigan. Mr. Tompkins was born in Kalamazoo county sixty—four years ago and his wife, who is sixty years old, was born in Mason county. They were married January 1st. 1884, and have always lived on a farm, except dur— ing the first three years after they were married when he worked in a saw mill. In 1898 they purchased the farm they 110w own and live 011 near Fountain. Six children were born to this union and two of them died in infancy. They have seven living grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. FreV Mr. and Mrs. August Frey reside in Leighton township, Allegan coun- ty, but their post office address is ‘aledonia, Kent county. They were born in Germany and came to this Frey. of Caledonia, Adam G. Doerr, Allegan county, married 54) of “'hittemore, married 40 years. country in 1881 settling in Hopkins. Michigan, where Mr. Frey worked as a shoe cobbler for seven years. From there they went to the farm which has been their home since. Mr. Frey is 76 years old and his wife is 77. They have eight children, elev‘ e11 grandchildren and two great- grandchildren, all living. In the pic— ture on this page which was taken on their «Golden Wedding anniver— sary, July 5, 1925, Mr. Frey is wear- ing the same clothes that he was married in. Mr. and Mrs. Doerr Mr. and Mrs. Adam G. Doerr. of Whittemore, Iosco county, were married September 27, 1885. The first twelve years of their married life was spent in town and then they moved to their present home 011 the farm. It was cut over land and. working together, they cleared it off and built their house. Mr. Doerr will be sixty—one the seventh of next August, and his wife will be 57 the 13th of next September. Mrs. Doerr advises they have taken T111: BUSI- Ix'i-zss FARMER ever since it started. Mr. and Airs. Bayer Peter and Mary Baver, of Elberta. Benzie county, came to this state Mr. and Mrs. Peter Raver, of Elberta, Bennie county. married 54 years; Mr. and Mrs. \ , » ,2. John Lewis, of Jerome, Hillsdale county, married 581.25}; mm! Mu... flout-1m H Gndfrav. n! Pierson. Montcalm county. married 82 years. . ,, . ' ‘ from Norway in the year of 1888 bringing with them seven children, three sons and four daughters. An— other child, a girl, was born a year after their settling here, making a total of eight children, seven of which are living. They have twenty- one grandchildren and two great- grai‘ldchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Baver. seventy-nine and seventy—eight years old, respectively, celebrated their Golden Wedding in June, 1921, and are still hale and hardy. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Fifty-eight years ago, the 20th of last September Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis, of Jerome, Hillsdale county. were married. Mr. Lewis was born July 22, 1846, in New York State and came to Michigan at the age of two ‘years His wife has always lived in Michigan, being born in Jackson county. There were ten children born to them of which five are living. There are also sixteen grandchildren and four great—grand- children. They have lived all of their married life to date on a Michigan farm. Mr. and hits. Godfrey Both Mr. and Mrs. George H. God- frey of Pierson, Montcalm county, were born and raised in Michigan. Mr. Godfrey was born in Hillsdale county on February 12, 1844, and Mrs. Godfrey was born in the coun- ty of Lenawee on January 31, 1846. Théy were married on Mrs. God- frey’s eighteenth birthday which makes them married sixty-two years last January. Five of the six chil- dren born to them are still living, and they have nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Dur- ing the Civil War Mr. Godfrey served with the 15th Michigan In- fantry. and he had two grandsons who fought in the World War. The Godfreys still live on their farm and do much of their own work. More pictures and stories will ap« pear in future issues. Just remember that the contest closes May first and if you have an entry you better get busy and send it in. ‘* . ,-:_, and ‘ ' E FCODLKSQ ODAKS‘ A GOOD CATCII.—John Baggs, of Wil- JUST A BASKETFUL 0F MISCHIEI".—-\Vho can resist the ap— liamshurg, Grand Traverse county, with a peul of a. little puppy, with his big, round eyes telling you that 44—pound muskcllui ge he caught in Round he worships the very ground you walk on? These are German Lake. He has can ht 20 in the last 2 years. police puppies, owned by II. S. Peter, of Burt, Saginaw county. DOING THE BULK l NOR—Levi Bran son, of Burryton. Meeostn county. has some very efficient three milking husky young machines in pigs. (he forln of HAULING CORN S’l‘ALKS.—“A picture of the ice sheet of “PLAY BALL!”-——I rvin , 1925. Hauling corn with the car when the dobbins could not son of BIr. and lure. Thomas get out,” writes Reva Rasmussen, of Grecnville, Montcalm Burgess. of Brown City, Sani- county. lac county. plowing. t . without his faithful tractor. llere GETTING: THE SPRING: \VORK UNDER. \VAY.-——-A. It). Girr, of Spratt, Alpenu county, would hardly be: able to farm at his spring he is shown Mc- .r dmw‘xy My??? w DINNER FOR THE ORPIIAN.—-—“E\Iyself and “IN OCEANA COUNTY, ‘VH'ERE THE SOUTH LEAVES Det calf,” writes Althea, Behrmun, of Mouton, OFF AND THE NORTH BEG]NS."——“\Ve occasionally see Wexford county. “His name is Joe Johnson, pictures of snow in the I“. B. F. but can you beat this?” and I taught him to drink from a. bottle. writes Mr. and Mrs. Evan l’ider, of llurt. A I) “I RING ’l‘]{ E I’lU Ss—A deluide and Beat— rice Erickson on their grandfather's farm, near Sknndin. Marquette county, in the Upper Penin- sulu, udmiging‘ grandfather’s pigs. Amspkvrpvm~o A “BEAR” OF A STORYt—This can be called “A .‘bear’ of a story” for .more than one reason. bear story a short tale, Cap. Shellenbarger, of Hale, captured it in a trap and made it a. pet. have, untied too-ipole and, they are carrying it through the woods to the boat, barter home where. it remains as a. pet and cats-from Cap. Shellenbarger’s hand as you see in ‘the last picture. um— shown in the next picture,»to be taken . t . It’s a great story, it’s bare facts, and it’s about a. bear. . first three pictures look as though they were snapped in the “big game” country but they were not, they were taken in Iosco county, Michigan. The Making this On the extreme left we see the bear in the trap; next they across the AuSable River to the Shenan- CHAMPION X— exclusively for 60" CHAMPION—, ’\ for curs other ‘ PRICE Think of Forty—Mil. lion spark plugs a year. Only such a vast production could build Champion su— perior quality at such low prices as 60 and 75 cents. The savings of our enormous out— put are enjoyed by two out of every ~- three motorists the world over. cl new set of dependable ‘ Spark Plugs every 10,000 miles will restore power, speed and acceleration and actually save their cost many times over in less oil and gas used. CHAMPION Dependable for Ema Engine Toledo, Ohio ‘ away for nothing? 'hulling and in to this dep by first class mail. must aocompen the infill-y. name will not publls ed.) ve most carom This service is free - if we use your (I MIT! ~ t 1* fl afl' - ' mm m... "n mg 3" RENTING FOR Two-mus I am renting a farm for two- thirds, furnishing everything. There 5 being no mention of thresh bill or silo bill, do I have to pay his third of these respective bills? Should he help to furnish eats for threshers and silo fillers, and a—m I supposed to haul his portion of the grain Can I cut my wood off the place, there being lots of down stuff in the woods and must I give him one-third.—-—H. W. 3., Millington, Mich. HE usual practice under the two- thirds leasing system is for the tenant to bear two—thirds of such expenses as seed, feed, fertil— izer, machine hire, etc. Machine hire includes ‘t’hreshbill, silo-filling, many cases, corn husking; and the landlord one—third of such expense. The landlord should pay his expense or boarding the machine crew. The tenant has no right to cut any wood on the farm for his use unless agreed upon by both parties. ——F. T. Riddell, Research Assistant, Economics Dept., M. S. C. WILLING PROPERTY I have made a will. This is my second wife, and I have one daugh- ter by my first wife, and she has one child. I willed to my second wife, all of my property, personal and real estate, as long as she lives. After her death, the remainder of the property left, goes to my daugh- ter and to her heirs and assigns, forever. Now, what I want to know is, if the son-in-law will come in as an heir to the property that is left to my daughter, should she be taken by death before her husband? Or, would the property go to her child? Should they both be taken by death before the husband is taken, would the property go to my relation, or, should it be mentioned in the will that the property should go to my relation? Or, would her husband become heir to the property?-——L. W., Olivet, Mich. PON the death of your daughter U one half the personal property would go to her husband and one half to the child. All her real property would go to the child. If she had no child at her death, one half of both real and personal pro— perty would go to the husband and one half to her relatives—Legal Editor. IN CORN BORER TERRITORY I am at OrtonvillefiOakIand Co., in the sweet corn quarantine and I’d like to know if I’ll be allowed to take corn to the Detroit markets, which territory is also under quar— antine—E. B., Ortonville, Michigan. F it is a question of moving corn 1 products from one point in the quarantined area to another point in the area, this is provided for in the corn borer quarantine so that you can move corn anywhere in Oakland county Or to any point within the quarantined area with— out a permit or inspection.—-——E. C. Mandenberg, Bureau of Agricultural Industry, in Charge Orchard and Nursery Inspection. CROP ON BURNED-OVER MUCK Can you tell me What will grow on a swamp where the muck has burnt off? It is a small swamp and I wondered if some kind of a garden crop could be grown on it?——F. G., Farwell, Mich. HERE muck has been burned over, some crops are almost certain to be failures, while some crops produce very well on such land. Very frequently after burning, the muck is left in a con- dition which resembles the alkali soils found in the Dakotas. Corn, flax and a few such crops will not grow satisfactorily on this muck . land until after the alkali has had time to leach out. Most of our root crops will grow satisfactorily in these places and, I would swat Miss . an requests for inform-lion address-ll pt attention, and a personal answer In sent out here. but complete name and address 4", su inqully with the answer In this department your rots,- etc. If the muck has been very recently burned, the crop may be grown with very little fertilizer, but if there is not any great amount of ashes present I would suggest that you use commercial fertilizer on this burned—over muck, an '0—8- 24 fertilizer being the best mixturer for most of the root crops.-—-Paul M. Harmer, Muck Specialist, M. 8.0. DISPUTE OVER POL‘ES Has a telephone company the right to remove poles that are set inside or in line with the road ilence if the owner of the land forbids them to?-—-—R. 13., Swartz Creek, Mich. _ AM or the opinion the telephone company would have a right to the poles if they belong to them. ’If the owner of the farm refuses "to allow the company to enter to take the poles, they could replevy them. -—~Legal Editor. _ CORN IN CRIB How many bushels of corn on the cob are contained in a crib 14 feet long and four feet six inches wide and five feet eight inches deep?— L. L., Fowler, Mich. HIS crib would contain 847 cu. ft. which would be equivalent to 277 3/5 bushels of ear corn or 138.8 bushel of shelled corn. A bushel is equal to 1% cu. It. It takes two bushels of ear corn to make a bushel of shelled earns—4F. E. Fogle, Assistant Professor of Ag- ricultural Engineering, M. S. C. "enclose With this letter? the fruitful and His mumbiet'signs of the Ymoon in the zodiac that 3;! , Which is the old or dark of the moon, the new or full moon; and also de- creasing light of the moon, the first (or last quarter? Enclosed éfind four cents in stamps to cover postage.— R. H., McBride, Mich. . HE zodiac is divided into 12 signs and these into four groups each with one of the four ele- ments—fire, earth, air and wa.‘ _-r——- representing each of three signs. The watery signs or, which is the same thing, the fruitful signs, are Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. The moveable signs are the first of each elemental gronxpnAries, Cancer, Li- ,bra and Capricorn and storm the east, north west and south quad- rants of the zodiac, respectively. The old or dark of the moon is usually considered tron: about three days before to three days alter the new moon change but there is no detfinitelimi‘t. The moon is decreasing in light immediately after the full of the moon—Pritc'hard’s Weather Forecast. REDEEM Our land contract expires May first and holder is willing to renew with only a small partxof principal as payment but three times the reg- ular yearly payment. We do not see any way at present to meet it; how long a notice is holder of contract obliged to give in asking us to move out? Can a contract be redeemed the same as a mortgage and if so how long dues one have to have in which to accomplish same? -——You would have thirty .days in which to redeem under foreclosure of land contract.—-—-—Legal Editor. (We are aiwa s pleased to receive letters from our subscribers and gladly publish those on sub- :eots of general nterest. If you agree or department write your views and send them in. are sulteble for publication or met. SUPPLY AND DEMAND EAR EDITOR: It is so generally talked that “Supply and De- mand” should govern prices that we do not give it enough seri- ous thought, as if there is no limit to it for low or high prices. Our de— mand is surely the same when there is plenty as it is when scarce. We eat three times a day, buy, clothing, medicine, etc, each year alike if we get what we actually need, so our demand does not change. When one particular crop can be sold at a high price farmers are quite apt to plant more of it than is needed and less of other crops, which, of course, will make the supply too much on one crop and not enough on the other. Then if there is a good crop,’the “Food Spec- ulator” puts the price way down so he can buy a lot of it, hoard it up to sell the next year for a big price. Next year the farmer will plant but little of that crop and then comes the cry of scarcity of this crop, with a lot stored away for big prices. The farmer next year buys at a big price some of the same things he sold the year before at a shamefully 10w price,'so the poor farmer who must sell in the fall, gets a low price, While others the next spring have to pay unreasonable prices. That same trick has been played for years and works continually as good as ever. Crops do not yield the same each year. Some years certain crops are very poor, yielding less than half the ordinary yield while other crops are twice as good as the year be- fore, mainly,because of the season, so there is no way of keeping the supply the same each year. We can only raise crops in the summer, so in the fall the supply is great. Then down goes the price. Is this right? The storage man makes the low price when buying much and selling but little; also makes the price when not much to buy and thus sell- ing of what he had stored. away then he puts the price high when a thing is scarce. He is taking it from the poor and letting it go to the rich. If our towns needs ~tsn carious or coal and august col: but than or do not , res with what is written and published in this he editor is sole Judge as to whether letters the rich buy all they want and let. the poor women and children suffer from cold? Keep theprice right and see that everyone shares equally. Let the price be made by a commit— tee that doesn’t profit by it. Food Speculators will fight against any system of fixed prices. Farmers will come back to their farms, hire help at a fair price if guaranteed a regu- lation in prices. When a farmer is sure to get a low price for a good crop he never can prosper. He has no protection or encouragement to go back to his farm—A. McG., Fre- mont, Mich. A SPRING TONIC , EAR EDITOR: Many years ago, while working about the coun- try, I read an article that pur— ported to be part of the Congression- ail record. My remembrance is that during a stormy session a western member sought an appropriation for a territory used largely for grazing. His Colleage, also from a Western state taunted the sponsor of the bill , with the remark that “the territory" was good for nothing but to grow a little grass anyway. Which called on speaker number one to get to the floor in defence of the measure and also to leave us one of the “gems of oratory” which I will try and give in substance. “What statesman, espec- ially a representative from a west— ern state, would try and defeat a. meritorious measure on the grounds that the territory to ‘be benefited was good for nothing but to grow grass? No statesman! For lying in the sunshine among the dande- lions and the buttercups of May with an intelligence scarcely great- er than the tenants of that mimic ’wilderness, our earliest recollections are of grass. Sown by the winds. by the wandering birds, propagated by those subtile agencies of agricul- ture which are its ministers and ser- vants. It softens the rude outline of the world, it bears no blazonry of bloom or enticing .frag‘ra’noe—stlll its somber hue is more enchanting that the lily or the rose. It bears its harvest fail for a m Mine WW w: l 2" , no fruits in earth or air, yet should! 7 .. Aye—WW 3 - . -......v I. o. 1;. Detroit Ponders and Pulley I Extr- ‘ Thorough cultivation and good seed contribute largely to the rais- ing of any crop. But no matter how well the soil is prepared or how strong and vigor- ous the seed, the best yields can- not. be produced unless the seed is put in the ground properly. It should be deposited in the ground and covered at an even depth in order that it will grow and ripen evenly, producing a uniform quality of grain. With Fordson plenty of time is . . W s. «awe «SW-Em .. 9. Plant Right With Fordson Power allowed to do a thorough and care- ful job of putting the seed into the ground. More acreage can be planted in a day and at a lower cost with the Fordson. Plant on time and plant right this year with Fordson power. Then have your Fordson ready for the heavy work of crop cultivation and harvest which taxes the power on every farm. Your nearest Ford dealer will explain the payment plan that makes it easy to put the Fordson to work on your farm. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN ordso a w l \\\{‘Q Columbia . Fires éVel'Y shot‘ins‘tanfly, EV EREA’DY COLUMBIA ~ DryBatteries -they last longer \ Ev -\ FOR blasting stumps, rocks, ditches, wherever powder or high explosive is used, Eveready Colum- bia Dry Batteries are instant in action, sure and safe. Professional blasters use them constantly. They banish the uncertainties and danger of slow-burn- ing fuses that sometimes tempt you to investigate just as the blast goes off. Electrical firing with Eveready Columbia Dry Batteries is the quickest, ‘ surest way. When the blasting is done, these bat- teries are still good for weeks of work about the farm, starting Fords, running gasoline engines, a hundred-and-one tasks. There is an Eveready dealer nearby. Manufactured and guaranteed by “ Popular “593 include— finn" bluu 8": casino ignition starting Fords lighting tents and outbuildings doorbells buzzers motorboat ignition heat regulators tingling burglar arms protecting beak mite telephone and "launch death clocks calling Pullman potter. running toys Eyerudy Colum- butHot Shot Ba!- ternu contain 4, 5 or 6 cell: in a neat, water-proof steel case. It is not a :‘I'lotShot’Mnlen u u an Eveready Columbia 1% volts. 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W 1»«W".-_ Broads ("any ggople write for Mr. Mack's advice on them the neflt of his wide experience without will receive a presoml reply by early mail if you Making Garden _ BOUT the 15th of March we A plowed part of our graden and on the 19th sowed several rows - of peas and also planted lettuce, onions, etc. It is seldom the early « plantings of , these vegetables [prove a \tailur‘e and we are al- ways anxious to get "something planted." It was a little cold for planting e a r l y potatoes so these were not planted until the first of A p r i l. 'M a n y 4‘ fields of oats and L. w. MEEKS barley were sown about April lst and our roads were as dry and nice as they ever are in midsummer. In fact the dust was quite bad. Pas- ture fields began to show green, and summer time seemed well started. It may be easier to believe the above statements as referring to the spring of 1925, and that, in fact, was the season referred to. A state- ment of conditions for the same period of this gladsome year of 1926 would be something like the follow- ing—Ground frozen three feet deep, snow drifted in many places and some roads being shoveled out; traf— fic, even on improved roads almost impossible; inland lakes frozen over solid; not a sign of green thing anywhere—no prospect of summer in sight. All this variation in seasons is a. part of the handicap a farmer has to expect. It seems he can have no hard and fast rule for his business like nearly all other industries have. I imagine the great factories at River Rouge are turning out as many cars and tractors today, with this weather of mud slush and ice, as they would if the weather was seasonable and bright. One good thing about this cold weather, it keeps the fly time from approaching at normal speed, and no swallows are nesting in chimneys just yet! A little farther south the weath— er has been some diflerent, but not normal. The fore part of March found many, who had orders for seed potatoes on our books, writing for immediate shipment. These or- ders, of course, were shipped at once, at their risk. Now comes word from them something like this, “Potatoes arrived, they are nice po- tatoes, but at least one third of them were frozen.” This brings back the practicability of these southern planters securing their early seed potatoes in the fall. If they would purchase in the fall, and have ship— ment made at that time, they would be ready for early spring planting when their season came, and not dependent on shipping conditions here in Michigan. But it seems quite impossible to get them to anticipate WHERE OUR READERS LIVE . c0pe Farm News dited by L. W. MEEKS, Hillsdale County different problems and he is always grind to give charge. Address him care of M. B. . and you are a paid-up subscrl . their needs. In fact, as farmers we do not plan and order many things as early as we should. It makes me think of last fall. I We were inclined to buy a new bean harvester. The local dealer said he could get one on ten day’s notice. Accordingly, about two weeks before we expected to use the machine. it was ordered. About a week after this, the branch. house with whom he was dealing, wrote him that a train load had been mis- placed somewhere, and shipment could not be made at once. It was about four weeks before we received our harvester, and after waiting and waiting, we pulled the beans by hand“ We did use the puller‘ for about twenty minutes to finish one piece. Why didn’t we order it ear- lier? That’s the question, and its answer is found in the fact that we depended too much on everything working and being normal. If there had been bean pullers in stock at the branch houSe as there generally are, and everything else had been timely in making shipment and transportation, we should have had plenty of time; however there are so many things that may delay an or- der we should soon grow wise enough to order accordingly. But will we? It # # Grain on Shares Here is a question concerning put- ting grain in by fields on shares. This man has a chance to sow some oats on a neighboring farm, and the question is, Should be entitled to one half the straW?IZI{-'7 In the final anal sis, he should have the straw or leave it according to his agreement, but what the agreement should be is the question. To the writer it has always‘seemed the straw was a part of the crop just as much as stalks are part of the corn crop. Some land owners contend they can’t keep up their farms and let half the straw be drawn away. I’ll go, on record as saying it will take more than the straw a farm produces to keep up' the fertility of that farm! I once knew a farmer who let his fields and would not let the tenant take any straw away. This farmer let the straw stacks stand; and rot down here and there in field corners nearly all over the farm. I don’t know that any were ever drawn out and plowed under. He sowed tim~ othy alone for a hay crop and then let the crop be cut on shares—half of' it being removed from the farm. It seems he had rather a vague idea of maintaining the fertility of his farm. For several years I worked some fields for a man who would not al- low any straw removed from the place. He, however made excellent use of the straw, and always sowed clover to plow under. His land was eagerly sought by those who wanted (Continued on Page 17) Haven't you a picture of your home or farm buildings that we can print under this heading? Show the other members 0 are all right if the details show up well. Do not send "us the negatives, just 3 go The Business Farmer’s large family where you live. K ictur a print. IH‘HHI—hh—‘L—l—‘A‘H-H— J‘s—an-au MLAAHAHm—em—er—Imuhnugmuaa “\HAH l__1 AmHHm—‘H banana-inane H (DU-(D u—p-l—Vc-rwwwculxufi‘qb-HHICRHIEDOWCDOMJ‘IH m-sscrmm SERMON /sv/ ‘1‘.st (If there is “snug; :ugtlom regarding religious matter: you would like unmet-ed write to Rev. Werner endhe , I! you are a paid- -up subscriber. TEXT: “Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God and he will draw nigh to you.” HE special call to purification survives the Lenten season. Standing in awe of one’s sin is always the high call of the Spirit. There are awful potentialities in one’s naked self; but there are also high possibilities. Jesus would fan the good into a holy flame; but the evil one would fan the bad into a hell of fire. Be afraid to cherish and induge the smallest act of sin lest the whole life become incurably set against the royal law of God. The exhortation of our text will help “Be subject therefore unto God." The trained tendency of the Jewish mind to a blind trust in the sup- posed magic of keeplng the “whole law” gave him fickle power against the temptations of the world. James would correct this disposition by substituting Christ for law. This makes for a perfect faith—resistance against evil. And surely, rules and laws cannot make one vital and obe— dient in nature. Churches have foolishly sought to Keep their mem- bers Within the bounds of Christian propriety much thru the appeal to law. This virtue carried to extreme is a weakness. It is suitable here to recall that Abraham Lincoln refused membership in the churches because of this overemphasis of creed and law. Here are his significant words: “I have never united myself to any church, because I have found diffi- culty in giving my assent, without reservation, to the long complicated statements of Christian doctrine which characterize their Articles of Belief and Confessions of Faith. When any church will inscribe over its altar as its sole qualification for membership, the Savior’s condensed statement of the substance of both .Law and Gospel, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and thy neighbor as thy- self’ that“ church will I join with all my heart and with all my soul.” All this is a great faith in a. great man. Most of us believe that Lincoln’s character and distinction were due to a bowed submission to his God. And this, for every soul is the Alpha and Omega of right living. America’s law books cannot make her righteous. But, the Christ of God’s book can. The writer is little concerned about a federal law or amendment that announces Jesus We ExperiencePOQLffit] Bring (sour everyday problems in and get the expere nee of other farmers. Questions ad- dressed to this bdepanmem are published here nri answered by you. our readers, who are graduates of the School of Hard Knocks and who have their diplomas from the College of Experience. If you don't want our editor’s advice or an owl: t’s advice. but Just plaln, eeryJav business farmels' advice. send in your question here. If you can answer the other follow’s quest'm. please do so, he may ans- wer one of yours some day! Address Exper- lenoe Pool, care The Business Farmer, nu Clemens, Mich. \ KILLING THISTLES EAR EDITOR: For killing Can— adian thistles, I have found that the salt which has been used on pork will do it. It is use- less for anything else. Cattle won’t eat it. Kerosene oil sprayed on the plants will aso make them disap- pear. I use a common glass jar sprayer.—Albert Larsen, Montcalm County. CURING GARGET EAR EDITOR: In regards to J. B.’s letter in the M. B. F. about “garget;"’ We had a cow that gave garget in her milk. We gave her equal parts of poke root and salt peter. One tablespoonful twice a day for three days in her grain and we had no more garget. The cow that had the garget was giving about ten quarts of milk at a ,milk- in; at the time—A SnbscriberLAvo: Messed )Io serve you wlthouto oe.harg A personal reply will be sent to you Christ as the head of our nation: but he knows that Christ must be written in the conscience of this country to save her. Perhaps we have no greater imperfection now than the belief that more laws on the statute books will make the peo— ple good. Legislation has in it no creative goodness. It lacks the bas- ic urge that motivates conduct. The Jewish nation had much reverence for law, but it lacked reverence for God. Her Messiah would help her out of her racial and national pride, but she would not. She held fast to law and rejected her King. She was sentenced by her own captivity. And America? Well, if she wOuld take her lace among the kingdoms of our rd and his Christ, she must have not only respect for *Caesar, but uppermost a desire to keep her heart close to God. We all are much hired to our- selves. We have a will to serve self that we must surrender to Another. “1 am no more worthy to be called thy son, make me one of thy hired . p curity lay in retraced steps. His way back was not easy but the home welcomewas complete. The turn- ing point in the career of men and nations is reached when they are willing to become subjects of God and enjoy the high privileges. of servanthood. It is then we can “resist the devil and he will flee from us.” But our wills are strengthened in God not in a day. It is tedious, self-denying, and painful effort. It takes the ri- gor and earnestness that cuts off the hand or plucks out the eye that the personality might be saved. But many humor themselves away from such a strenuous life. These are too good to themselves. They are hired servants of sin. They lean toward that which may be desirable rather than toward that which they know to be right. They have done this so long that their wills have become prodigal. Anyway, they say it does- n’t matter much for they expect to be saved thru the merit of Christ. the merit of Christ does not obtain for such white-livered religionists. The apostle James makes earnest protest against such a craven life. He calls such “adulteresses” and “double-minded.” He makes clear the truth that every one who wills it so has power to drive off the devil. If it was not so Satan would be the tyrant of our souls and God would be defeated in his own body. But with a submission to God, men can What fallacy and superstition yet ‘ abides in much of our faith. “Draw nigh to God and he will draw nigh to you.” Of course, drawing nigh to God is to withdraw from evil. But this requires the consent and cooperation of the will. Our own salvation, therefore, de- pends upon voluntary choice and steadfastness, and not upona turn of fate or presuming on imputed righteousness. God strives and co- operates with us when he can. But when he can’t, it is to allow evil to take its course in the hardening of life. The apostle calls us to self-exam- ination; to draw nigh to God’s mir- ror, Jesus Christ, to see what kind we are. Then, the way we live after- wards determines what class to which we belong. Christ is here to save the lost. When is one last? Not as when one is in a deep forest and does not know the way to go. We know. Let ‘us examine our- selves. One is lost when he fails to use his body, knowledge, and money to spiritualize himself and his en- vironment. Who knows to What heights of power and blessing one would be lifted if one would but listen to the whisperings of Christ within? Jesus Christ lived to spir- itualize all life, and thus he became a perfect expression of God. But he must have his chance to do this thru your life and mine. This is to be saved. The hay is raked as soon as cut. Curved teeth work against heads. Foliage is turned to center of loose, iiuiiy windrows, placed on clean stubble. Stems are turned out and pro- tect the foliage parts from the sun’s rays. The leaves are kept active. drawing water from stems—-Na- ture’s way. The wind circulates throu h tong” windrow: and absorbs mo - e. Good hay is made in 24 hours under favorable conditions. It’s a real labor-saving method. Delivery Rake. steel frame. rm: Write for l“aluminium literature. implements you : on the! Rating: Deere, Moline. 111.. 1401' no- 333. 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The only tool needed is the John Deere Left-Hand Side-Delivery Rake with Curved Teeth and Inclined Frame. its exclusive features handles hay so that the max- imum of feeding value is preserved. Easily All- Han- endukfor JOHN DEERE (DAlN SYSTEM) LEFI'HAND SIDE DELIVERY RAKE This rake with John Deere Single Cylinder Hay Loader JOHNifi,lT7’”DEERE THE TRADE MARK OF QUALITY MADE FAMOUS BY GOOD IMPLEMENTS mm .x-(u .— ; no N. WILL try to give the true story of our coming to Michigan and settling I on our place in 1869, as well as the events leading up to that time, also those following. Many of the first settlers had similar experiences, some much worse. - I might state right here that in October, 1869, I was but little more than eight years old and cannot claim any credit for being one of the first pioneers except as a noted doctor has said, “If you wish success in any line you must select the right parents,” and I could have made no better selection, as my experience and recollections of the two years pre- ceding our settling on this farm, and the several years following, although. deprived of school, I would not exchange for an equal time in any school I know of. So with my father, Capt. Stephen H. Allen, as the real hero, I must start my story back in 1833 when he, as a boy of little more than fifteen years old, left his home near Dover, England, after having his adventurous spirit awakened by reading Robinson Crusoe. He sailed for Rio de Janeiro, South America, soon after arriving there he joined another ship'for a long voyage, stopping at the Falkland Islands, then uninhabited, where a few of the ships crew were left to start a colony. The vessel (Actean) then continued on her way rounding Cape Horn and stopping at the principal Pacific ports, but best of all at the Island of Juan Fernandez, for water, where the crew visited the place where Alexander Selkirk was marooned and lived from October, 1705 to January 31. 1709, when rescued by Capt. Woods Rogers. and from whose experiences the story of Robinson Crusoe was written. After many long days of sailing the ship reached San Francisco, from there father sailed to China. then to the Philippines, India, Australia and Africa, rounding _:lie Cape of Good n R‘I'N By ED. C. ALLEN "2°22 MiCH‘I G could with the family, father and mother and four boys, the oldest boy only fourteen and the youngest four, we left for the “Wilds of Michigan” taking the overland route, there being no railroads or other means, of transporta- tion. My recollection of the journey is very clear. We passed through South Bend, Niles and Dowagiac. A short distance beyond the latter place we met another “Prairie Schooner” returning from the north, and the driver advised my father to turn back, as it would not be safe to go into the north woods at that time with nothing to do that would bring returns in less than a year, and no means to supply the family or team with food. So it was decided to push on to Kalamazoo, where we learned what the driver of the prairie schooner had told us was true, and father decided to rent a farm a few miles north of the city, where the town of Cooper now stands. The old log house was on the railroad right-of—way, so when the grade was started the next year it went close to our door. Father got a job with his team that winter hauling 4-foot cordwood to Kalamazoo, and the next year in August, 1868, father, in company with a. friend, Henry Cummings, started out on foot to find homesteads in the north woods. They wanted rolling, hardwood land, clear from any swamps or pine woods, the latter being looked upon as being poor soil for farming. They walked to Ionia where the state land oflfice was located, secured plats and some information regarding the quality of the soil and its loca- tion. They decided on northern Osceola county. Not being expert cruisers they failed to take a gun and belt-ax, or pack with food, depending on purchasing as they went, but as they got farther north and settlers were few and far between, they had to stock up with a pack of food. Then came miles of unbroken forest, and after days of weary travel they found they had reached Township 19-(N-8-W at the N-VV corner of (Section 6. It being now late and darkness approaching they found a Hope and returning to his home in England after several years absence. He then joined the British Navy and was in the war with China in 1840. being among the first men to scale. the great walls of China. He then shipped with Sir John Franklin on the “Erebus” in August 1844, but withdrew when :he date of sailing was changed from fall until the next spring. No one ever returned from this Franklin expedition although England and America spent years in search. in those days. ED. C. ALLEN MEET THE AUTHOR OF OUR NE‘V STORY E want to introduce to you the author of our cc new story, Mr. Ed. C; Allen, of LeRoy, Osceola county. who came to Mich“ u in the year 1867 when a lad of six years of z e. You “old- timers” know about what a job it was to establish a home and clear a farm that far north in Michigan But the Allen family (lid it, and the picture on the front cover is a fair sample of how well they (lid their job. with Mr. Allen and he hesitated to tackle the job of putting his story on paper for all to read but finally consented and here is the opening installment. place to sleep for the night under a large pine tree, built a fire, made down on the soft pine needles and were soon asleep, only to be rudely awakened by a loud blood-curdling scream from someanimal, supposed to be a Lynx, swaying in the branch- es above them. Mr. Cummings, be- ing an Irishman, decided not to sleep any more that night but kept the fire blazing until morning, when they resumed their journey. “’riting is not a business Father, instead of going into the About noon that day they came Arctic regions, joined another ves- sel of the Navy fitting out for the coast of Africa, where he spent several years capluriig slave vessels, as the British Government was engaged in stopping the slave traffic, and his experience in this would make a very interesting book. He was in the Kaffir war in South Africa where he re— ceived a saber wound. and in 1847 was sent to Vera Cruz, assisted in the landing of Old Santa Ana, and in maintaining England’s neutrality during the Mexican War. ‘ _ In 1850 he was sailing on a passenger line between Liverpool and New York City when he met Miss Eliza Conway, then only nineteen years old, on her way to New York City; they became acquainted on this voyage, which took nine weeks and five days and on March 7th. 1852, were married in New York City by the Rev. Dr. Burdell, in whose honor this township in Osceola county was named. After this event his sailing was confined to the coast trade between New York City, Savannah, New Orleans and West Indian points. In 1857 he decided to find a home in the west and came to Chicago, where he soon again was sailing, but now on the Great Lakes. While mate of a lumber vessel plying between Chicago, Michigan and Wisconsin ports. he looked over some lands in Michigan along the shore of Lake Michigan, which do not give one a favorable impression of our state for farming. so in 1860 he tried farming on the Illinois prairie lands near DeKalb. which he followed for a year, but owing to the strong winds and lack of timber for fuel or building. and wheat only bringing 30c per bushel at that time and having to be hauled nine miles to market, he moved back to Chicago in, August 1861. about a month before my birth. Civil \Var Broke Out The Civil War broke out and he took a position as mechanical engineer at Plymouth, Indiana. where he also rented a farm only a mile from town where he moved the family, and my » upon a small log cabin in the dense forest and hills near Section 14-T‘-20-N—9-W. This was a welcome sight. Not only was it the first settler they had seen for many miles, but their food was exhausted and they hoped to get a new supply. They found the cabin contained an old man, his wife and three children, tw0 girls and a. boy, ranging in ages from eight to fifteen. The old man on being told of their need of food said it would please him to supply their wants if it were possible, but that he and his family were near the end of their supply. He then showed them a small sack of about 10 pounds of corn meal, which he told them must last his family until the return of his oldest son who had gone “outside” to find work and earn enough to bring in a fresh supply. This seemed a sad case but it was not the only one in the north woods at that time. Spinks’ Cabin They learned from the old gentleman that some one had settled on Sec- tion 29 and they might find him by finding the blazed trail. This they tried to do and. when nearly discouraged they saw a marked tree on which was written “One mile to Spinks' Cabin." This gave them new hope and they hurried on, but on reaching the cabin they were disappointed to find it deserted. However, before leaving in the spring Mr. Spinks had planted a garden, and beans, peas, cucumbers, etc., were growing very pro- lific, which not only helped to satisfy their hunger but gave them faith in the soil for growing crops. It being new near night they planned to sleep in the cabin. At dawn the next morning they started, watching the blazed trail, but had not gone far when a shout of joy went up, on one of the marked trees was written “One Mile to Newberry Settlement.” They made haste to reach this settlement, as they had been on short rations for a couple of days and were starting out without breakfast. However, on reaching the “Settle- ment” they felt disappointed in find— ing only one small cabin about 12x older brothers were able to work the place with father's help mornings and evenings. This would have been alright but for the fever and ague then so prevalent in that section. Our family suffered much with fever and ague during our six years in Indiana, and the reports of wonder- ful health in Michigan, and its boundless forests and streams, as well as the rich farming lands de— 5‘ cided my father to see the interior A, of Michigan, and in August, 1867, ‘, he rigged his wagon into a “Prairie Schooner” by bending hickory poles Lover the 'wagon box and covering h m with canvas. Then packing in * am of... the gfurnlture as he, , we. 1884 and used for 32 years. the picture are: 18 feet, with a bark roof. An old man was washing outside the door and on being hailed greeted them cordially. They soon learned from the old gentleman, whose name was Marcine Newberry, that his son, Philo New« berry, was a cruiser and could be hired to locate homesteads. They could be furnished breakfast and board while getting located. The cabin was on Section 36, T‘-20-N—R- 10-W, Philo being the first and only ’This saw mill ,was built at, South Allen Sidin Bob Holmes..Geo. Edwards. W. . L. Falstad Ed. Bowman John Allen, A Gunaorson' , In: "a, 'and; . FrankeA‘nderopflnrq .~ p . w," settler at that time. The east hall of this section 36 was the ideal land they _,so.ught4 _.and. their "hopes ran A" ' A (Continues en~,;rsseizai -‘ g on the back of Allendale Farm In The picture was taken in 1898 and among the men in Laughlin, Ed. 0. Allen, Win. Allen, Boron. 8. Bowman, 0. o. .x‘ some tea, ate their lunch and lay, other trash .' Edlted by HERBERT NAFZIGER (MI-2'. Natzluer wlll be pleased to answer Tylour questlons regardlng the trult and orchard. ere ls no charge for thls servlce If your subscrlptlon s pald In advance and you wlll recelve a per- sonal letter by early mall. OUTWORM TIME PRINGTIME is the poetic time of singing birds and bursting buds but, alas, it is also cutworm time. These busy night raiders at- tack a large variety of crops and are particularly de- sandy soil. New- ly set g a r d e n plants and seed- lings, tomatoes, melons, etc., are t h e i r specialty. Sometimes d e'w- berries and rasp- berries are se- rverely attacked and one season we e v e n s a w -». them out OK po- Herbert Naleger tato Sprouts as fast as these ap— peared above ground. These crops can be successfully protected by the use of poisoned bait. A little of the bait is placed around the base of. each plant late in the day, or, if ne- cessary it can also be lightly broad— cast. The poison bait formula re- commended by M. S. C. is 20 pounds of wheat bran, 1 pound arsenate of soda, 1/2 gallon molasses, 2 ounces banana oil, and enough water to moisten the mixture. The climing cutworms which climb fruit trees and grape vines early in the spring and eat off the tender buds are the ones in which fruit growers are especially interested. These pests are particularly bad on certain farms and often on certain parts of a farm, but if the land is sandy they are apt to spread over a whole neighborhood in a few years. In our own case they first ap— peared in destructive numbers on a neighboring farm and for several years we smiled at our good fortune in being exempt, while our neighbor moaned and groaned, and plastered his peach trees with tanglefoot. He told of picking hundreds off of one tree by lantern light and in bad sea- sons I have seen themso numerous that unprotected trees would be lit- erally alive and quivering with them and grape trellises ‘would look like a parade of tight rope walkers. With daylight they will all disappear into the ground or crawl under bits of rough bark, only to sally forth again at night like robbers from their dens. Our exemption from climbing cut- worm raids did not last many years, and one season a corner of a peach orchard and an acre of early grapes were completely stripped of buds and the crop destroyed. That was our warning that the cutworms had crossed the line and Were advancing, so now fighting cutworms is one of the regular spring jobs on all of the sandy portions of our place. We have tried out various ways of con- trolling climbing cutworms on fruit trees and grape vines and have fin~ ally learned to depend entirely on tanglefoot. Poisoned bait was found to be almost useless. It killed many worms ’tis true, but many more passed it up and feasted on the fruit buds. Cotton or wool bands we found were not satisfactory when hundreds of trees and vines had to be treated but on a limited planta- tion they are very good. Cut thin strips of batting about four inches wide. Wrap a strip 114 times around the trunk of a tree or vine and tie it on with a string. Make the tie at the bottom of the strip and then roll the top part down over the string. This makes a cup-shaped barrier which is pretty sure to stop Mr. Cut- worm. On a fruit farm of any size tan- glefoot is the best bet as a. cutworm stopper. The general directions on the can recommend a band 3 to,5 inches Wide and 1/16 'of an inch thick torbe applied on the trunk. This amount is unnecessary for cut- worms. A narrow band, just enough‘ to encircle the trunk without leaving any bare spots. in the .eircle will stop the" worms. It is best to apply the tanglefoot as late as possible be- fore the buds._Swell'- because’dirt and am; to‘bl‘ow against it, . 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It will guarantee honest dea “The Farm Paper of Service” 14 lines to the column WILL YOU HELP US HELP YOU? VERYONE likes to know how the other fel- low is getting along. You like to know if his crops are coming along better than yours, and you are interested in the progress he is making with his work. You like to know when he begins harvesting the various crops, and when he begins to take them to market. We want to publish this information in each issue of THE BUSINESS FABMER, keeping all of you posted on agricultural conditions in general throughout the state, and if you will help us we can do this in a big way. Will you help? We would like to have at least tw0 subscribers in each county in the state to act as official crop reporters of their territory, and then at least once a month, and twice if possible, they would send to us for publication brief reports of farm— ing operations and crop conditions in their vicin— ity. The reports from the different counties would be published and thus give our subscrib— ers a word picture of how farming operations were coming along, and if there was going to be a shortage of a certain crop in one locality and an abundance in another, and so forth. How many will volunteer to do this work? Don’t hold back thinking someone else will step forward, because you might be the only one from your section who could see their way clear to take a few moments once every two weeks to write up a. brief report. There will be no expense to you in any way, just a fw moments of your time. We will furnish everything, which includes post- age. This is a real opportunity to help your fellow farmer and yourself at the same time. Drop us a line right away, please. OUR NEW STORY UR new story, “Pioneering in Michigan", by Mr. Ed. C. Allen, which begins on page 10 of this issue, will be the most popular of any serial we have published to date, we believe. Being a true story of the trials and tribulations of an early settler in this state it will hold your interest throughout, and “old timers” will recall some of the instances mentioned, or similar ones will be remembered. The author takes us back to the days when anything north of Kalamazoo was in the “Michi- gan wild", when he was but a small lad, and tells of the early struggles of the Allen family to hew a farm out of the forest. Mr. Allen, who lives near LeRoy, Osceola county, is a farmer, not a professional writer, and tells for the first time his story to be published in our columns. Do not miss this first installment. After reading “Pioneering in Michigan” per— haps many old settlers may be interested in tell— ing the story of their early struggles in this state. We will be glad to hear from them. FIRE PROOF ROOFING URING 1925 fire losses in Michigan amounted to $19,664,324, we learn from the report of Frank D. Lane, state fire marshal, with defective chimneys, heating apparatus, stove pipes, etc., the greatest known cause. The larg- est number of fires was caused by sparks alight— ing on shingle roots and the loss amounted to well over two millions of dollars. If we had A ‘ "“57““!!! mm! causes. In [the total figures on farm iosseswe feelsure that d mutant is the country often the house is beyond saving before the fire is discovered, and even though warning is sounded shortly after it starts most farm houses are doomed because of little, if any, fire fighting equipment. Fire proof roofing would save thousands ‘upon thousands of dollars worth of farm property every year if all build- ings were roofed with it, a fact that farmers are fast realizing. One of the largest mutual fire insurance com- panies in the state recently became bold enough to give a special rating to policy holders with fire proof roofing on their buildings. This was a most forward move and without a doubt other companies will follow the example set. Also it is rumored that the next legislature will be asked to act on a bill to prevent the use of wood shingles except under certain conditions. The next roofing job you do onyour buildings see to it that it is fire proof and you will elimim ate a great fire hazard. POOLING lVIICHIGAN WOOL HE Michigan wool pool for 1925 left a dif- ferent taste in the mouths of the sheep raisers of the state than it did the first year of its organization. Due to many causes, some beyond the control of any human agency, the early life of the pool was a hectic one. The bottom was out of the market and opposition from some independent dealers was strong be- cause it practically spelled the death of their business if the pool was a great success. It was a failure and short-sighted farmers condemned the idea, but a few knew it could be made a success under right conditions and reorganized under a different plan. The 1925 pool is evi- dence that their faith is being rewarded and in— dications are that this Year’s pool will be much larger. A complete story of the 1925 wool pool appears on page three of this issue. NO ANNUAL LICENSE FEE T is interesting to note that the joint legisla- tive highway committee of Ohio, after a thorough study of highway financing and automobile taxes, has stated its intentions to recommend to the 1927 General Assembly of that state that the annual license fee be elimin— ated and a permanent registration fee of $1 be substituted, also the gasoline tax increased from 2 to 3 cents on a gallon. Those of you who have followed our editorials for the past several months will recall that this is the same plan that has been advocated and recommended by us at various times for Michigan. In our estimation there is no way of paying, for the highways that would be more popular with the public than this. The elimination of the annual fee would meet with the most hearty approval of all. The gasoline tax has always had its oppondnts, and always will have, but the general public will admit that it is a fair way The Business Farmer Editorial Ballot Below we are listing several features or departments in The Business Former with asquore opposite in which we will appreciate your indicating by number the ones you read regularly in the paper in the order of their importance. That is, if you like the Doris] story best, write the figure 1 in the square opposite that feature. the next choice should have the figure 2 in the square in The Business Farmer with a. square opposite in which are desired may be written in the blank spaces. This ballot will be published for several issues so that each member of the family may vote his or her preference. When the children vote their preference they should give their age, also Be sure to sign your correct name and address and mail to the Editor of The Business Farmer, Mt. Clemens, Mich. Thank you. E] Feature Articles E] Publisher’s Desk E] Picture Page E] The Farm Home 1:] Broadscopc Farm E] Children’s Hour E] Service Bureau E] Dairy and Livestock D Soils and CrOps E] Veterinary Dept. D Sermon [3 Poultry Department [3 Radio Department L'] Farm Mechanics E] Serial Story [:1 Fruit and Orchard E] Handy Hiram [3 Harry Vetoh E] Where Roaders Live E] Markets [:1 What Neighbors Say L] Weather Far-coasts E] Editorials [3 Agricultural News Remarks :- ...... Name Age.................... _ , p ‘ Vthe'cityithe'maiorf. use lty of roof fires are discovered before much. dam- age is done and promptly extinguished, while in as. r as . , the person who uses ttuonly‘ a vacuum fair, and any motorist must admit it. " "v ‘ . _ When a gas tax was first discussed for Michi- gan some declared it would hurt the tourist bus- iness, also home folks would not use their cars, as much as usual, and as a result the tax would be a failure. But was it? Well, hardly. The total amount collected passed by far the largest estimate of ‘the warmest friends of the tax. Tourists paid without a murmur because they were used to paying it in other states, and home folks found it was not as bad as they thought. We hope that before another session of our state legislature our lawmakers will give much serious thought to this matter and be prepared to work for a law to do away with the annual license fee and in its place let us have a perman- ent registration fee, and then increase the gas- oline tax sdfllcient to take care of the building and maintaining of our highways. Voters should tell their representatives at Lansing their desires and urge that they do some active work team such a change made. POISONOUS PROPAGANDA XPORTATION of American apples to for- E eign countries has grown to-large propor- tions and is every important factor in re- lieving the pressule on our home markets in years of heavy production. American growers therefore have been much concerned over a recent campaign of “poison" propaganda ,carried on in England against the American fruit. The propagandists claim that poisoning cases and even deaths have been caused by eating American apples which have been sprayed with lead arsenate. The matter has been vigorously pushed by the English author- ities, retailers have been arrested for selling “poisoned fruit”, their newspapers made a great to-do about it, and consumers over there are terribly wrought over it all. The whole thing would be a comedy of errors were it not for the present and future damage to our apple trade in England. Spray residues are said to be greater on apples grown in the arid western regions than on those grown in Michigan but nevertheless the amount of poison adhering to the apples after they are packed is so small as to be practically nothing. Experts say that an enormous number of heavily sprayed apples would have to be consumed at one sitting by one person to obtain even a- medic- inal dose such as a physician would prescribe. As for sickness or death resulting from this source is concerned; the very idea is ridiculous. What then is behind all this poison rumpus? Some say it is a .move to discredit American fruit to the advantage of the foreign grown. -‘ Others advance the idea that it is a manner of hitting back at America because this country has, for sanitary reasons, put a. quarantine on various foreign fruits, bulbs, shrubs, etc. At any rate it is hard to understand why the English folks should suddenly become so susceptible to “1301- . soning” after years of eating millions of barrels of sprayed apples each year with no re- sults other than good health to all. An apple a day still keeps the doctor away and 3 or 4 a day are better than one. REAL LOADS OF POTATOES ECENTLY an Isabella county farmer, Ike Denslow, delivered a 226—bushel load of potatoes in Remus, and believed that he had established a state record for the number of bushels in any one load delivered at any point. That did .' ,m like a pretty good record until Walter Collard, a Montcalm county farmer, de- livered a load of potatoes in Lakeview that weighed 30,450 pounds, or 507179 bushels. The potatoes were put up in 203 sacks of 150 pounds each and delivered on a large logging sleigh hauled by a four—horse team. There was over $1,000 worth of spuds in the one load. Some dif- ference from what they were worth "10 or 20 years ago. We haven't heard any Michigan potato grow- ers recently refer tr old times as “those were the days.” LUTHER BURBANKS N the passing of Luther Burbanks this country lost one of the greatest plant 'wizards it has ever known. He died at the age of 77 at his home at Santa Rosa, California, surrounded by his flowers, after having earned for himself international fame as a “plaut‘wizard.” the best that nature produced he crossed them in the hopes of finding improved varieties and sometimes he was successful and, other times he , I ‘ was not. It is estimated that W 3,, Run, (1 am ~~ 1 .\he made.» more new Taking , and expecting an early reply, we beg mm to d m we ‘ “"5““ mt Mirwmlhg‘a distance. Went concerns our :ubscriptlen Is paid In advance.) ENLARGED PICTURES About five years ago a solicitor for the Chicago Portrait Company canvassed this locality with a sort of chance draw if you got a lucky number you had a chance of having two pictures enlarged at what he called a special price, $15 for the two. Some time afterward two other agents made the delivery of the pictures. Of course the first fellow had it arranged so everyone who would bite at all, drew a lucky number. I signed an order to have two pictures enlarged, which I ex— pected to get with frames for $15. They claimed this special price was made for an advertisement. When the delivery was made the two pic— tures I had ordered were all in frames, and they asked me if I want- ed to pay in currency or by check and I handed him $15 in currency. After he got his hands on my money he told me I must pay $30 more- and when I objected to this he was going to take the pictures away with him. I signed a note for the $30 in order to save the $15 he already had. When he left, he left three other pictures which I had never ordered and did not want. Now they propose to sue me for the amount of the note. Can they get a judg- ment, as this was one of the rotten- est skin games that ever came thru this locality. ——C. M., Cheboygan County. E advised our subscriber to let Wthem sue if they felt inclined because we did not believe. he would have to pay the note for $30 for the pictures, but would have a good defense in a suit against him to collect. The company knows this too well and we doubt if they do more than send threatening letters. If an enlarged picture agent calls on you do not waste words with him but give him a good start down the road by applyingyour foot vigorous- ly to the most likely spot on his an- atomy—and then sic the dog onto him. EVER HEAR OF THIS SCHEME? E are in receipt of a letter from an Ogemaw county sub- scriber and he wants informa- tion regarding a. letter he received fro ma B. H. McHarg, of Medicine Mound, Texas. The letter reads as follows: “Dear Customer: Your order for one ring, with remittance of $8.00, has been received. “We beg to advise you that the price of this ring has been advanced to $9.98. Upon receipt of the en- closed Credit Voucher, with an addi- tional $1.98, we will mail you the ring. “We suggest that you mail your letter at once, as we have only a limited number of these rings in stock. “Thanking you for your patronage, to remain, Yours very truly, B. H. McHarg." There were several reasons for making us suspicious of this man and his ring proposition. First, our subscrber wrote that he never sent any money to this man, in fact he ever heard of him bfore receiving this letter. Second, the letter was not typewritten, but printed on a press, which indicates that this same letter went to hundreds, maybe The purpose of this department It to pro. tect our subscribers from fraudulent dealings or unfair treatment by persons or concerns at e distance. In every case we will do our best to make a satisfactory settlement or force action, for which no charge for our services will ever be made, providing: 1.——The claim Is made by a paid-up sub- scriber to The Business Farmer 2 .—The claim Is not more than 8 mos. old. 8.—TI1e claim is not local or between peo- lo within easy stance of one another. hose should be settled at first hand and not attempted by mail. . Address all letters. clvln emountu, dates, etc., enclcs 119 also your ad- dress el from the front cover of any Issue lam that you are e paid-up subscriber TH! IOCINEGS FARMER. collection Bos Mt. Clemens. Mich. E ii 17.1923. ndioe Wham 2’ full particulars. .............. canto protect our subscribers ”om fraudulent dealser This service. including a personal letter. Is free w ‘ the grain market in belief that the We adv lee on stocks and bends, and lnveetl a.“ at thousands of people. ' dividual so we could use it, or any- one. else, just as easily as our sub- scriber who was supposed to have sent $8 to this man. We have referred the whole mat- ter to the postal authorities for their attention because we believe this man is working a fraud on the peo- ple. SAIER. SM N this page in our February 27th issue we published the de- tails regarding a deal one of our Leelanau subscribers had with the Saier Poultry Company, of Lan— sing. You will recall that she sent $12 to this company for 100 chicks and then was not able to get the chicks or a refund of her money, and even our letters failed to get any results. Naturally we concluded if nothing was going to be done to right this wrong we should warn other readers and so we published the matter. Shortly after one of our representatives was in Lansing and paid a personal Visit to Mr. Saiers and convinced him he should settle this debt. Shortly after, we were in- formed by this man that the matter was adjusted. We wrote our sub— scriber who advised that her money had been refunded. ATLAS CODIPANY MOVES About Nov. 30, I sent an order for home sewing and embroidery, en- closing a check for $5 for material, to the Atlas Mfg. Co., 139 North Clark Street, Chicago, ill. 1 never received either the sewing or any letter or word of any kind from the company. I waited nearly two months and then wrote them a let- ter asking foir either the money back or the material I had ordered. This letter was returned to me marked “Moved—left no address." They cashed my check alright. Kind- ly see what can be done as I cannot aflord to lose the money.———Mrs. B., Evart, Mich. UR subscriber will have to "at— ford" to lose the money be- cause if the company has mov- ed and left no address it is impossi— ble for us to locate them. Like many of the so-called ”work—at-home” schemes they were a fraud. Many of these schemes should be called “working the folks in the home” in- stead of “work-at-home." TRADERS BROKERAGE COMPANY HE Traders Brokerage Company, of Kansas City, Mo.,, operated by J. L. Hurst, who took over the defunct business of H. C. Schau— ble, publisher of the Investor’ s Daily Guide, has been closed up by a fraud order. The scheme was to obtain money from would-be “traders” in company would act as broker for them, when in fact no actual trades were conducted. Bucketing prac— tice, in brief, was applied to grain futures. Classified newspaper ad- vertisements and mailing pieces Were used to obtain customers. CHARGED WITH FRAUD ANY so«called literary bureaus and song writing companies have felt the heavy hand of Uncle Sam recently. Among the many to have fraud orders issued against them are: Knickerbocker Harmony Studios, 1110., Authors and Composers Institute of America, Music Publishers Press, and Equita- ble Music Corporation, all of New York City, and operated by one Harold B. Kohler. Amounts from $10 to $50 were obtained from many youthful aspirants. Yesterday in the mail I received a check for $6. 84, a balance due me on my coop of chickens from Commission Company. I thank you very much for getting it for me and for your prompt- ness in the same. They sent a letter and said it was due to the holiday rush they had neglected to answer my letters sooner. What we farm women raise chickens we Third the Credit Voucher was not addressed to our subscriber or any other in- certainly cam all We get out of them, James B. Book, Jr. Based upon leases already made and the rentals being obtained in buildings of similar type and in similar locations, the NET esti- mated annual income is more than three times the greatest annual interest charge, and leaves an ample surplus to meet the annual prepayments on the principal. The borrower is James B. Book, Jr., one of the foremost of the recognized leaders in metropoli- tan real estate development, whose name is nationally known in connection with many highly successful enterprises of this kind. FEDERAL BOND & MORTGAGE SEPARATOR Try any American Separa- tor' in your own way, at our risk. Then. after you find it ‘ to be the closest skimmer. easiest to turn and clean, and the best separator for \ the least money, you may ' wubalancoincashoreasymonth- payments. Sizes from 125 to 85011111. Prices as lowas $24. 95. Mgnltlgiy payments as low as Write now for free catalog Get our offer first. Shipping points near you incur. prompt ivory. 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D ”or L. 1.. mugni 1.” We do: and recommend, when. as and if issued. eubiect to price I“ $1,250,000 First Mortgage 615% Leasehold, Serial Gold Bonds Secured by Industrial Bank Building Detroit, Michigan Normal Income Tax Up to 1%% Paid by Borrower Security: The bonds of the Indus- trial Bank Building are secured by a closed first mortgage on the 75-year leasehold estate and building now under construction, and by a first lien on the net in- come of the property. Form of Bonds: Bonds are in coupon form, registerable With- out charge as to principal. Call- able at 102 and accrued interest A on any interest date during the first five years, 101%. during the next five years, and 101 during the balance of the term of the mortgage. Federal Bond 8? Mortgage Company (1669) BUII DING, DETROIT, MICHIGAN Use Reefar’s Ratstik. New discov Kille' In. magic. Food odor draws them 11?}. wand when we foot R6213 caught in Ratetik Ru nway caught 22 rats in unsold“. Results duaranteod Not ta Poison Ratstik is sure death to every rat and mouse but absolutely harmlesato children dogs, can. pod- try, etc. Works perfectly less of what conditions. They dieontsido. ounpleasant odor. Safest—~eureet— quickest. Non - Poi-mood method known to science. cause fired, a read disease and eat their heads of. N "Is em” or costs nothing. $ 1. 00 Package Reefer’s Ratstik— FREE To quickly advertise this wonderful product I am giving absolutely fro. a full size $1.00 can with every order for Ratsfik Sell this full sEise can to your neighbor for $1 nudge tyours rat costs you $10 yearly. Gel: rid of them now. Send No Money mm When TWO packages arrive pay postmzind for9 only ONE pukfie eand a f( w (ants ostage. The other is yours F! E. Mom y back 1' not 100% satisfied, E. J. Reefer, Dept. 1147,9111 and Snrucesu. By Science— New Way . Philadelphia, Pa. THE BUSINESS FARMER “The Farm Paper of Service” TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT IT! Owners Make 200/0 to, 30% EXTRA PROFIT i1ro11gi1 bettlr curing, reduction of .ininkage and stopping of rat losses. MARTIN STEEL PRODUCTS 00., 12 Longview Ave., Mansfield, Ohio. Please send description and prices. Name... r. o. State is? DARE WE FAIL? ' Our lives may.be good and useful Tho ’will be of small avail. Most our doings will be rueful, If bur children we should fail. We are what our training made us; They will be as they are trained. Lest in the future they upbraid us', Be their playmates now and friends. Time will come when they will harken Back to days, when they were small, Lat no bitter memories darken Dreams of youth, nor fill with gall. Their recollections of their childhood, Let them happy be and bright, That, like a beacon, in a tideflood; They will guide youth’s “Ship of Life.” —By Mrs. R. E. Ryding, Tuscola County. AN EXCELLENT LETTER HAVE planned to write so many times and put it off until now. I am almost ashamed to write but I do so want to air my views on several subjects. There was a splendid letter in a recent issue about not trying to keep the boys and girls on the farm. I murmured an “Amen” when I fin— ished it. If the parents themselves love the farm, are contented and happy and proud of being farmers, the children are quite apt to be also unless especially talented for other work. The farm is the best place to bring up a family but when they are grown up they should be free. There isn’t anything that will drive them away any quicker than to be made to feel that they have got to _stay. Some time ago there was a splen- did appeal made, please not to name the baby boy after his father. That letter should have been print— ed in capital letters to fill the whole page. Give the boy a name of his own. It’s not fair to the boy and it's not fair to the father either. Right in this neighborhood is an ex- ample. The father is not over thir- ty-flve years old but is almost invar- iably referred "to as “The Old Man” to distinguish him from his four- teen year old son. We are often asked how did we do it. Our children never tease or whine, the boy never smokes, talks backs or swears to show off and the girls are not “flappers.” The time to train children is when they are young. The first time a child be- gins to tease for something, say, “No, not if you whine like that, ask me as you should and then you may.” A few times will cure them and there’s nothing so disgusting as to see a big fifteen-year—old boy or girl Whine and tease their parents and no amount of scolding will cure them at that age. When the little girl wants to play house and ”dress up” in old clothes etc., let her take baby’s powder box and daub herself up as much as she pleases but let it be strictly under- stood that she must change her clothes and wash her dirty face be- fore coming to dinner. Then when she gets in high school and other girls ask why she doesn’t use pow- der she will say, “Oh, I’d feel as if my face were dirty all the time if I did." Dont ever say to a boy “Now see here young feller, don’t let me catch you doing, etc.” for he will do it then anyway just to show he can and not let you catch him at it. It’s not so much what we do and say, it’s what we think and feel. These little folks know if we have faith in them and trust them, we don’t need to tell them and they will live up to just what we think of them if it’s good or bad. So its up to us to have faith in our children—A ’Farmer's Wife, Ypsilanti, Michigan. YOUNG FOLKS ARE ALRIGHT AM enclosing a little poem deal- I ing with a subject much discuss— ed these days. It is my opinion the young folks are good, and get— ting better, and if the real grown— ups—~I’m not quite grown up yet myself, being just a little over thir- ty——but, anyhow, us grown-ups bet- ter take care or we will have to learn how to be good from our youngsters, for they have good prin- ciples, and there is a reaction com- ing on among the younger set, against the hootch problem. Soon the hip flask will be a nasty dream of the past. We have only to have a- young student or two for a con- ' fldent for a short time and we will soon learn that our future fathers 'dA moths s are, made. of the night “Us .. Ele FOLKS: terested in. department let me know, also if you don’t like it let me know, and I will appre- ciate any suggestions you care to make. Edited by MR8. ANNIE «Eamon There has just came to my desk a little book en- titled “Ten Lessons on Meat" that I believe you will all be in- It was prepared for use in high schools by the National Live Stock and Meat Board, of Chicago, and contains in- formation of great value to every housewife on methods of preparing both tender and tough cuts of meat, balanced meals and menus, on carving, making soups, and meat and its value as food. The small sum of 10 cents is charged for the book and I will be pleased to get copies for any readers who are interested at cost plus 4 cents to pay postage, or you can order direct if you prefer. For the benefit of those who enjoy and attend the movies once in a while I am starting a new department to be known as “For the Movie Fan" and under this heading in each issue I intend to discuss at least one picture that I think is good and you would find inter- esting. Of course I Will not be able to discuss all of the plays con- sidered good but will take up the outstanding ones and pass along to you my opinions and the opinions of leading critics. fw, 3% Address letters: Mn. Annle Taylor. are The Iullnus Farmer. m. clement. Mlohlun. If you like the stuff. In the mean time it is well to heed the sentiment expressed in the accompanying lines—Mrs. R. Ryding, Tuscola County. USING TOPS OF SOCKS M sending a little scheme for making mitten liners or mittens for children. A good use for heavy woolen socks. All women know that the toe and heel of hub— by’s socks wear out beyond repair and the legs are still good. I cut the top off just above the heel, trim rounding size of mitten. Sew up, cut hole for thumb the right distance from sewed up end. Cut a thumb out of top of the foot part, sew it up and sew in the hole. Leave it wrong side out. Slip leather mit- ten over it, or any kind of a mitten you have made or bought. Turn the top of sock leg down on outside even with top of outside mitten and stitch down. These can be removed and new ones put in again when they wear out or you can out small- er ones for the school children or yourself for wearing around the farm or doing chores. I find these make good liners or good outside ones for light work. Hubby says they are fine, good warm ones. Another scheme for tops of light socks when they get beyond repair is when hubby’s underwear sleeves fray out at the edges. Cut them off. Cut off the tops of socks, the ribbed part. Sew the cut edge onto the sleeves and they are as good as new. Light colored wool sock tops for woolen underwear, cotton sock tops for cotton underwear. I have used cotton tops for wool underwear when I had nothing else. I hope this will help somebody else as it has helped me. I have other ways of doing lots of things which I will send from time to time as they come to my mind—M. E. T., Temple, Michigan. WHY SCRUB? HE dreary scrubbing of the kitchen floor is a thing of the past when the floor is‘ covered with linoleum properly laid and treated. Plain, inlaid or battleship linoleum, if covered with a pro- tective coating of wax well rubbed in, or printed linoleums which have a thin coat of waterproof varnish The American Farm Woman OME one has said that “No other woman in the nation is so truly the product of our soil and institutions, our ideals and as- pirations as is the American Farm woman. She is as typical as Lincoln is of the true American spirit.” She is the great back-bone of our coun- try with her strong shoulders, her happy uplifted face and her spirit of service to the nation of tomorrow. Dean Vivian says, “The most im- portant spot in the world today is the American farm home.” We agree with him and add this—the center about which revolves that farm home is the farm wife and mo- ther. She is as truly a pioneer to- day, doing her bit, in this period of re—adjustment as was her pioneer grandmother. True the work is to— tally different but just as vital. In the days of our grandmothers the door to the home was the gate- way between the domain of man and woman. He brought the raw ma- terial to that gateway, she converted it into the‘finished product. No dis- content or unrest crept into her life, she was fulfilling her mission, doing her job to the best of her abiLityh We will find our lives full of con— tentment and happiness today if we, as she did, do the work lying at hand for us to do. Conditions have changed. Indus- try has invaded the home. It is no longernecessary for us to spin and weave, work of a different nature belongs to our generation. . I shall speak briefly in this article of two phases of this work. First in regard to our citizenship. No farmer’s wife is a 100 per cent farmer’s wife who does not stand at the elbow of her farmer husband on election day and help place men'in ofilce’ .who realizewhat‘ make carpets, candles, etc.,. the conservation of agriculture is— the greatest problem confronting us today. She is not doing her hit un- less she is familiar with pending legislation. Sisters, do not vote blindly, tamely, whimsically, un- thinkingly, but vote with conviction and purpose and an intelligent grasp of the questions involved. In the second place I mention wo— man’s part in the farm organiza- tion. We farmers have been the last people to apply the law of associa- tion to our business. Possibly the woman on the farm has been lax in this respect. The farmer, more of- ten than not, is an individualist, but the farmer’s wife never is. In the past she has been responsible to a great extent, for the scanty commun- ity life in rural neighborhoods. Most rural churches owe their very ex- istence to her untiring efforts. These same untiring hands bake countless pies and cakes to be sold at socials for the pastor’s upkeep. .- Because “Mother” is a member of the Grange, Grangers live where many purely men’s organizations have met death and burial. With this record as a background let us give farm organization a full meas- ure of our study. Let us ask our- selves Why we farmers continue to try to solve our problems individual- ly instead of collectively? Ask our selves why we have been content to “Let George solve our problems”? The result has not always been sa- tisfactory to us—but who is at fault? The strongest weapon for organization is in our hands—— teaching our boys and girls that what has made of industry a success if applied to agriculture will also make of it a success. In the final count let us not be found wanting.— Isabel Kinch. Huron County. , ,, over them. are , cam, , film“ .‘i , way as w'ood fibers which they finished with wax or varnish. The waxed surface should be swept" with \a soft brush or mop free from oil as oil softens the wax. Foot prints may be wiped up with a damp cloth. have a, more thorough cleaning with a cloth wrung out in warm soapy water followed by a polishing with a dry cloth or brush. The w-ax fin- ish should be renewed when -‘it be- comes worn or has become damaged by water, but except where there is heavy wear the floor will have to be re-waxed only two or three times a year. Varnished linoleums may be kept clean with a damp'cloth or when much dirt is tracked in, with soap and water. For either finish a mild soap is necessary. Using but little water on the floor at one time and wiping it dry will prevent any from seeping under the linoleum and causing bubbles. Personal Column- Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary. —Have taken TEE Buernss Fanning for several years and surely read it with great interest, especially the Home De-' partment. I want to come to you and ask you if you can help us. Wears going to celebrate our 25th Wedding An- niversary on Decoration Day. I wish to ask you what would be nice to serve as a lunch being it is going to be an even- ing aflair and what should be the decor— ations for the house and the table?— Mrs. D., Antrim County. —-—Your anniversary will no doubt be a very pleasant occasion. Since it is the silver wedding, green and white should be the as possible as white represents the silver. At this time of year we should have plen'; of spring flowers and nothing is lovelier to decorate with. With these you can use the silver and tinsel ribbon and string such as we use at Christmas time. If your rooms are large enough take a gallon crock and fill it with branches of some flowering shrub or tree and place it in a corner on a stand of even on the floor. ‘ At any book or paper store you can get Dennison’s book on table decorations which will be very helpful. The price is 25c or 35c. If you did not care for any of the ideas shown in this book you may use a large vase or flat bowl of flowers or a basket such as! the florists use standing about two feet high with green and white streamers of crepe paper leading to the top of the handle to the corners of the table and pinnedthere. Following are two menus, either one is good but if you prefer to serve the chicken in sandwiches with a nice salad of vegetables, cake, coffee, and ice cream you will have a nice meal either way. Grapefruit Cocktail Chicken Broth Portugaise Celery Olives Roast Stuffed Chicken, Cranberry Sauce Sweet Potatoes Peas Salad Ice Cream Cake Coffee FruitkCocktail Breaded Veal Chops, Mashed Potatoes Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style Cabbage Salad Rolls Pie A la Mode Coffee Chocolate ——if you are well bred! Giving the Bride Away.—The service proper now begins. With bride and bridegroom facing him, and the bride's father (or whoever is to give her away) standing a few feet behind his daughter, at her left, the clergyman begins to read the marriage service. At the moment he utters the words which serve as the father’s cue (“Who giveth this woman to be married?") the latter comes forward. Since he has been standing- behind his daughter, at her left, as already 'men- tioned, this will bring him to her side. Turning to him the bride stretches out her right hand. He takes it, places it in that of the clergyman and as he does so clearly and audibly utters the obligatory “I do.” He then at once joins the bride’s mother in her pew. For the Movie Fan Behind the Front.'—If you enjoy a good laugh be sure to see this picture when it comes to a theatre near you. It is a comedy centered around two American doughboys in the late World War. The leading parts are taken by Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton, both very capable comedians who keep the audience in an uproar with their many esca‘bes. Mr. Beery is apparently a natural born comedian and is better suited for this type of work than the villian roles as- signed him by directors for some time past. Of course Raymond Hatton can always be depended upon to handle his part very satisfactorily-g Th9 sir! in. 1110 . picture is Mary‘Brian.'a‘ “and; miss who . _ is winning on sldorgbiepo ' ty. ‘ ' - been Once a week the floor may wlors used for decoration so far ~ hiccup-sun‘s H iguana fix .. , eRunner" .. Hi5]; i ., . (Copyright by Houzhton Miimn 00.) In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand: for thou knowest not which shall prosper, Whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good. Ecol. 11:6. E. B. V. . Do your best at all times. Do not let your faith make you lazy. Get under- standing and you will learn why you should be busy with mind and hand. ‘But he that looketh unto the perfect law, the law of liberty, and so continueth, being not a. hearer that forgetteth but a door that worketh, this man shall be blessed in his doing. James 1:25. (E. V. R. Recipes 94 8 ll __ " _ in 5% amffla‘mfié’ $94513? bile-popuhcpm E1}: Mince Meat.—-—I saw a call in the M. 52:39. Tl? Blousésa b11101 Eggscigggnggtig (fr! 3331 B. F. for a. mince meat recipe, so I will \ 9' - ' ‘ ° ' W sure ‘ ' 0 t 7 51 ; 34_ 36, 38, 40‘ 42_ send mine as I think it good. e ? 32m angattiegniiigheisn bustzeineasure. enjoy the M. B. F. Three bowls of meat 0 y 0L1 “"311 It Try pr°per spine support at night. Sleep on a bedspring that sup- ports your spine in allof its nat- ural curves. Let every one of your vertebrae rest. Save the strains on your spinal cord. Get yourself a FOSTER IDEAL SPRING and take the nerve dragging sag out of your bed. Give yourself an opportunity for real rest and recuperation. Nerves treated right will treat you right. You’ll find the FOSTER IDEAL SPRING a true relief because . cooked and chopped, six bowls of apples forahsxféhanirrgpuii"iihnbi’éizp'hequiflmiin‘? oiog‘itggi? chopped With peel on. .one bowl of corn 3“ terliliaycugeiigfofimg #tii‘é‘ilufi “The?“itéififi symp' °nebb°‘1‘”of°fgb°p‘:ed.efi§§‘egn‘§ £3; 3 ' - egar, one ow Mr J .. requires lya‘. maritime f £33113? 01(1)! mgggzi‘glsti’llgd iii]: of suet or butter, three pounds of raisins, temll’gt yard is required. five bowls of sugar, two tablespoons of cinnamon, one teaspoon of cloves, one tea- spoon nutmeg, one teaspoon black pepper. Cook all but meat, which you add to that about two minutes before you take it off as the meat is already cooked.— Mrs. F. W. D., Ionia County. One Egg Cake.-—-—-1 egg, 1 cup sugar, 1 heaping tablespoonful shortening beaten well together. 1/; teaspoon salt, $1 tea- spoon nutmeg, 2 heaping teaspoons bak— ing powder and 2 cups flour. Beat, well and bake in two layers.———‘Mrs, B. Cake Recipe for Mrs. S., Auburn.—Boll together for fifteen minutes two cups white sugar, two cups water, two heaping tablespoons shortening, one pound raisins. When cool add three cups flour, one heap- 5286. School Dress—Flannel. wool 1’00 0T ing teaspoonful soda, one heaping tea— ‘ i n. ilso 33:3 ggfpieielggizleuein loser $31,332 giiihegeslgatteri‘i is spoonful salt, one level teaspoonful Cloves, cut 111. sizes; 8, 0. 12 and 14 years. A l-i one level teaspoon Cinnamon. one level year 8129 requires 2% ”“33 0f 54 “‘011 "late““l teaspoonful nutmeg. Bake in moderate It’s a Better Bedspri'ng SOLD BY ALL DEALERS FOSTER BROS. MFG. COMPANY, UTICA, N. Y. an 1/ ard of contrasting material for the col- , ‘ ‘ . Western Factor St. Louis MO. _ liar. 'l‘hg collar may be turned up or rolled ovor. 0"0n-—‘MI 5- L'r Saginaw COUHLV- I Y ’ i . 5390. School Frock—Figured woolen, cotton Springer!ios.——Here is recipe for cookies ‘ or wool crepe, as well as jersey weaves and with fancy rolling pin for Mrs. 5., Auburn, i flannel are excellent materials for this deSigii. Michigan. Four eggs. one pound sugar, The Pattern Bzcgtéainsi‘ize giggling 219?. yii‘idsmgi one and one-half teaspoons baking pow— 40 inch material with ’1; yard of contrasting der, pinch of salt. Beat eggs well then material for facmg on tab and 0011““ add sugar and beat one hour then add flour and baking powder to make stiff dough, like a noodle dough. Roll out, put on fonm putting flour on fonm so it will not stick. take from form cut in squares and let stand on clean paper or cloth over night bake next day. Use anise for flavoring, roll the thickness of cookies, this makes 75 or 100 cookies. Sebkuchen.—One cup butter or lard, two cups brown sugar, two cups honey, one cup English walnuts, almonds, and Brazilian nuts. one Citron sliced fine, one teaspoon of cinnamon, one teaspoon anise, one teaspoon cloves, two eggs, two tea— , spoons of soda dissolved in one-half our) The Spiral Bedspring that Supports the Spine hot water, flour enough to make stiff dough, stand in cool place two or three H pk '{ 8 >1 w H , OS 91/ V days then roll and cut in squares or in ° . ‘ . ‘ , cookie forms__Mm H_ A. S” Mame, Mich) Tune in on WGHP, D,et101t, every night except Saturday . and Sunday at 7 oclock for MICHIGAN BUSINESS Steamed Graham Pudding.-——'I‘wo cups ;; FARMER Market Reports :3 : Graham flour, one-half teaspoon grated 531s. Ladles'— House Frock with Slender nutmeg. one egg. one cup molasses, one HI a—Cut in 9 Sizes: 38, 40, 42, 44, 46. 48. cu milk, four teas cons bakln ~ 'w r, ‘ 50'.) 52 and 54 inches bust measure. A 44 inch 1) p g DO de . . . . . , teaspoon soda one cup raisins two if size requires 4V ards of 36 inch material, With one v v _ 1/2 yard of cgntlr’astiiig for fucings on collar, tablespoons butter or other fat. Sift . . ‘- $33515 gélgde 195°12- Lg, Tffrdyldth 01’ the dress at the flour and baking-powder, beat egg, add - . ( 8414.. Diainty U'ndergarment.—-—N a ’i 11 s o 0 k , :iiiillzssae:d(‘cv(l)iiibisi(igax)\iitlll1leldtfg $22,533:: ThQSil‘OIIgQSl Bill“ WorkShOQ infllc%dd ore is de chino or l‘li(lllllll silk could be used for h . - . r. 7. , thisli model. The circular side portions afford Dredgt lalSlnS “1th flour and add “1th Mango/WWW“ ease and fiilness. Pattern is out in 4 Sizes: nutmeg and salt. Steam about three 1 Small, 34-36; Medium, 38-40; Large, 42-44: hours in buttered mold and serve with Extra Large. 46-48 inches bust measure. A h d Medium size requires 2% yards of 36 or 40 at sauce. inch material. Drop Cookies—White.~—11,§ cup sugar, 2 eggs. Beat sugar and eggs well. 3/4, cup shortening, 1/2 teaspoonful soda dis- solved in one cup of sweet milk. Two teaspoonfuls baking powder, 31/; cups flour. Beat altogether well and drop from spoon—«Mrs. B. Q , Homespun Yarn 5/3 7 If the cupboard of canned fruits is getting bare, try dried fruits, M. if _ RUB-NOMORE WASHING POWDER For §crubbiiig Cellars KILLS IHE MOULD DIPN’ T WEAR ll TRUSS BE COM FORTABLE— Wear the _ Brooks _ Appliance, the 4'-‘modern scientific invention which ves rupture sutferersummediate re- ief. It has no_ obnoxious springs or pads. 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THE BUSINESS FARMER and a hairsor .white bread, or nine, po- . WHEN WRITING 'ro ADVERTIS- , tatoes or 'fiveé'and-a-"third . , ' , or fight eggs. . . 1’0““? .0: beet... ans. Primer: mum THE BUSINESS FABMEI} 3.5"?! 01mg m" ‘ ; lieu-"Rt ‘50» a Necesszfy Following Shows Growth in Assets by Years 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921. 1922 1923 - 1924 ' 1925 $ 4,083.34 7,740.87 40,446.73 69,424.91 71,201.69 85,961.61 137,392.51 226,499.45 375,945.95 565,225.96 704,152.41 Many in this locality started with this'company in 1915 and have helped to make this splendid financial showing. Mr. Automobile Owner, when you have an automobile accident, you not only want to know that your insurance company has good financial backing but that the officers and adjusters have had the experience to adjust and take care of the complicated claims that are continually ceming up. This company has paid out over $3,000,000 in claims and is therefore past the experimental stage. 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Box 32, 50 $7.25 3 7 50 100 00 1 000 13.00 . 1 20.00 14.00 86.5 1 26.00 15,00 72,00 140,00 1 6.00 75.00 145.00 1 7.00 77.00 ........... 25.00 115.00 ........... 12.00 60.00 1 20.00 10.00 50.00 100.00 GIBSONBURG. OHIO. Rheumatism A Remarkable Home Treat-- ment Given by One “7110 Had It In the year of 1893 I was attacked by Muscular and Sub—Acute Rheumatism. l mflered as only those who are thus af— flicted know for over three years. I tried remedy after remedy, but such relief as I obtained was only temporary. Finally. [ 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 as in my own use. Flashes Shooting Through My Joints.” 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 free to try. After you have used it, and it has proven 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 satisfied to send it ’. it. Isn’t that fair? Why sufler, any .. " longer, when relief is thus oflerod you free. - ‘ Don’t delay. Write today. Mark H. Jschon, 80-M’ Durston Bldg” Syracuse. N. Y. .m, Jackson is responsible. obey. liab- ’ circular. MW market for a win . ‘ or will be later, wnte for sameness IETTER AND BETTER ALWAYS BEST AfterTEN YEARS OF USE in every part of the world -—in all climatic conditions—in all kinds of wind and weather -— after ten years of con- stant study and effort to improve it-—-the Auto oiled Aermotor is today a proven machine,tried and tested. W h e n y o u b u y t h e A e rm 0 to r y o u b u y a machine that has been sub- jected to every test of service and wear. Completely '4 and perfectly self-oiling and self-regulating with the i . most simple and effective i/ furling device, the Aemoter 1 gives more semce With ii - attention than any other I . f y’ ‘ farm machine. i less Whether you are in the 11 now Maul:- W otto: no YOUR try” -- vl' ". «, BEST ‘ Colors: BLUE AND GOLD {EAR girls and boys: In our January 16th issue I published a letter from Marie Suderman, of 00mins, and in this letter she told us about Laura May Rodgers, a little girl in the Mennonite Chil- dren’s Home, at Millersy‘llle, Penn- sylvania, urging that some of the readers send her letters and pres- ents. Many of you remember, I am sure, because you sent Laura a let- ter or gift. Yes, you did, and I have a letter from her telling me you did. Her letter, addressed to all of us, reads: “As I am pretty good just now I will write a few lines. Thanks very much to all of you for the gifts and letters you sent me. I don’t think I ever got a letter from Michigan until Marie Suderman wrote about me. ”There are thirty some chil— dren here at the home where I am. Abo t fourteen go to school. They have one and one—half miles to go to school. “Spring is here and I am very glad. I can soon be out on the porch again. I guess people will soon start to dig their gar— dens. “I would like to hear from someone who lives near Lake Michigan. I would like to have them write me all about it. , “I like to get letters from different states, and I hope to hear from some more girls and boys in Michigan.” I too want to thank you girls and boys for responding to the ap- peal made. It was very good of you V to take the time from your work and play to write to, or send gifts to, a little girl who is a complete stranger to you, one whom you pro- bably will never see. It is just such unselfish deeds that put the silver lining in the dark clouds and makes this world a wonderful place to live. And we get lots of fun out of pleas— ing other folks, don't we?——UNCLE NED. Our Boys and Girls Dear Uncle Nedz—I have written to you before, but not seeing my letter in print thought I would write again. Do any of the cousins know the song “The Gypsies Warning”? I have the first two parts, “The Gypsies Warning” and the “Reply” but I haven’t the “Decision”. If any of you know it will you kindly send it to me? To the person sending it, I will write a big long letter. I will describe myself. I am a girl fifteen years of age weighing 117 pounds, dark brown hair (bobbed) and dark eyes. I am five feet. one inch tall. I Wish some of the merry circlers would write to me. From your niece.———The1ma Crosby, Box 77, Edenville, Michigan. ——I am sure someone will come to your assistance, Thelma. Dear Uncle Nedz—I have never written before so I think I will write you a good letter. Well, I will have to describe my— self. I have brown hair and blue eyes. I am four feet eight inches tall, and am fifteen years old. I am in the eighth grade at school. We have a very nice teacher. I have two sisters and one brother going to school. Altogether there are nine in our family. We have a lot of ice to slide on at school. We only have to walk % of a mile to school. It has been awful cold, hasn’t it, Uncle Ned? I don’t think spring will ever come. I have read all these books: “Little Women", “Robinson Crusoe”, “Ander— son’s Fairy Tales”, “Jungle Book”, “Alice in Wonderland", “Treasure Is- land", “Heidi", “Hans Brinker", "Tom Sawyer", “Arabian Knights”, “Merry Ad— ventures of Robinhood”, “Childs Garden of Verse”, “Little Men”, “Huckleberry Finn", "Boys Life of Abraham Lincoln’, “The Little Lame Prince.” . Well, 1 hope Mr. Waste Basket has this fill so it won’t eat this letter. Your want-to-be niece—Albertina. Rud, RB, Merrill, Michigan. -———You are quite a reader Albertina, and I hope you are keeping the list I pub- lished and plan on reading the other books mentioned. Dear Uncle Nedz—I haven't written be- fore so will describe myself. I am about. five feet tall, have brown hair, bobbed of course, my eyes are blue. I had a. father my other we“ ulster from experience today, saving m We have a. good supply of water around here. I am thirteen years old and in the sixth grade. We walk about one and one-fourth-mlles to school. I was look- ing over the list of books in the last paper and thought I would tell you how many I had read. They are as follows: “Robinson Crusoe”, _ land", “Adventures of Odysseus”, “Hans Brinker", “Tom Sawyer", “Gulliver’s Travels”, “Huckleberry Finn". Well I guess this letter is long enough. I hope the waste basket has had his breakfast so will close With a riddle. When is enough not enough? Hoping I can join the Merry Circle. I arm-43ml- stance Wiggins. R2, Balding, Michigan. ——Why not tell us all about your saving your sister’s life. We would all like to hear about it. Dear Uncle Ned:—-—I received your let- ter today and was very glad to get it. I am going to tell you the trip I am plan. ning. First, I am going to have my aunt and musins come to visit us and when they go back to Petoskey I will go back with thme. It is about fifty miles up there. From there I will go to my other aunt who lives about twenty nine miles from there. Then I will come back and I will come back just in time to go to school. I hope I will pass the sixth grade this year. I like my motto and the colors. It is time to go to bed so I will close—Jennie Allen. Alden, Michigan. Dear Uncle Nedz—Good morning! I like those loving letters that the cousins write, especially the first letter in the March 27th issue and I was sure inter- ested. I wish I had some travels to write about. I had one travel when I was nine years old but that's two years ago. Anyway I will tell all I can re- member. I stayed with my Aunt Sate for two years and one morning, very, oh so very, early I was called to get up. I believe it was at three o’clock. Cousin John got the car and we went to Otisville to get Cousin Anna and Richard. We now started out on our journey. We went through many counties and cities until we came to a little white shed where there were boys and girls playing ball. A‘few steps farther there was four old men setting on the porch. We asked which way to go and as far as I can remember we went past a large lake. Then all of a sudden we came to the biggest bill. It must have been a mile high. We thought sure we would have a tipvover. We went over I don’t know how many hills. When we came to the very top of the hill we saw a car at the foot. We thought that the car would soon be to the top but it wasn’t, so we thought it must have gone under the hill. Just then Anna gave a shriek for up came the car and the road was so narrow, but we passed it easy enough. After a while we followed one of the most crooked roads I ever saw. When we were going along the crooked road a truck bumped into us. Soon we came to a clearing where people were fighting fire. I wished I could sleep because I knew there wouldn’t be much to see. I kept asking, “How many more miles will it be yet?” until my aunt got so tired of it she told me to keep quiet. Soon I saw my cousin Noble’s home. I knew ‘the place because there is no other place like that. I will not say any more but hope to see my letter in print. ——Ora M. Knapp, Route 2, Boyne City. Michigan. ~ . -—You had quite an exciting trip, didn‘t you, Ora? enjoyed it. However, I will wager you RIDDLES What plant stands for No, 4?—IV. Why is it probable that beer was made in the ArkT—Bocause the kangaroo went in with hops, and the bear was always bruin. “What was the biggest thing you saw at the World’s Fair?” asked a, wife of her husband.——"My hotel bill!” said he. Why is C like a schoolmistress?———Be< cause it forms lasses into classes. What is that which never asks any questions and yet requires many an- swers ?—The street-door. If a man bumped his head against the top of a room, what article of stationery would he be supplied with?——Ceiling whacks. (Sealing—wax.) ’ \Vhich is the longest word in the Eng- lish 1anguage?—Smiles; because there its a mile between the first and last letters. Which is the oldest tree in England?— The Elder tree. How many sides are there to a tree?— Two, inside and out. What is that which happens twice in a moment and not once in a thousand years?—The letter M. What sea. would a man most like to bei in on a wet day?—A dry attic (Adri— at c.) Why is coffee like an axe with a dull edge ?——Because it must be ground before, it is used. W n .4 '\ What Museum ‘9’? 1“: "Alice in Wonder-, ‘. l l!’ 0.552 i'grzg OMS "UQ‘ _ a4-“ a. W In. a. An out! i , i a! annivereydgv nag-"relaunch” "wigu'i-Toom imp"! tonal letter and there Is no' charge If your sub- wrlptlon ll paid up.) I 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. COMMENTS I always hear your station and it is good—Linus GosSer, R1, Crestline, Ohio. The markets are coming in fine and I think-your market pad for the report on the radio is all that I lack. Would you be so kind as to send me one?—-—W. E. Oeschger, Huron County. . We listen in on the radio every night ii to the market report and enjoy it very '3 much. Would like one of your market l pads if it is not bothering you too much. ‘ ——~John Welsch, St. Clair County. I hear your market and stock reports between seven and seven-thirty o'clock P. M.. They come in very fine, also your weather report and music—«Glenn H. Snyder, R1, Box 73, Lindsey, Ontario, - Canada. We enjoy your programs very much and always make it a point to tune in , whenever you are on the air. Will be very pleased to have you send me a pad for keeping record of these reports.“ Frank Stilts, Lenawee County. Received pad and many thanks. We enjoy your market reports and they come in fine and just when the day’s work is done. Seems as though no one writes only from Michigan, so here we are away down in Triffin, Ohio—Mrs. M. C. Rems- burg. Please send me on of your market pads. I have listened to the market re- port given by THE BUSINESS FARMER through WGHP. I think that it is the best time to give the markets for us farmers cannot be in the house in the afternoon to hear them. In the summer time I think that eight or eight—thiry will be the best time to give them.—G. F. Tobias. BROADSOOPE FARM, NEWS AND VIEWS (Continued from Page 8) a field or two to work. This man always said the renter should get half the straw, and that to pay him for leaving the straw on the place he, would furnish all the seed. And this he did, and the seed was always the best, and yields always satisfac- tory. What did he do with the straw stacks? He had them drawn out and spread evenly all over the field. He did not wait for them to rot down. They were drawn out early in the spring, if not in the fall and the clover and grass grew up through it, and when plowed under for/corn, oh, boy! what a crop was in prospect. I don’t know that he ever sowed any timothy, his hob— by was clover. This man had sev- eral parcels of land in various places and no buildings on any of them, and no stock was kept. Yet his land was in excellent condition. I might . it is best to use the cotton bands or joined, our farm, and it has never failed. to give a, good account of it- self. '- . No, I really think one should have half the straw, where he crops a field, or he should have something“ to partly repay him for leaving the straw. ,, It it * Every Year About as regularly as—the seasons, (and perhaps more regularly than some seasons .1 have in mind today) comes the question; “What way. is best to sow clover seed?” Again we answer, it all depends upon con- ditions. Some seasons one way is a winner, and other seasons some other method is more successful. But, taking it one year with an— other, we find we have better suc- cess with drilling. We use a disk drill. Disks are seven inches apart. The grass seed tube is placed so the seed runs in the furrow the disk opens. The disks are not allowed to run more than one inch deep. A few times the ground has been so soft the disks would go too deep, and then the seed tubes were taken out of disks, and the seed scattered broadcast on the‘disked ground. We fasten a log chain so that it drags about two feet back of the disks. It is fastened to the frame on each end of drill, and fastened to each disk with the common drill drag chain and a piece of wire. It smooths the ground, and covers the seed very nicely. ' CUTWORM TIME (Continued from Page 11) thus forming a convenient bridge for the cutworm’s passage. In applying tanglefoot we use a thin, narrow paddle made .of a piece of lath about 10 inches long. One end of the lath is left untouched to serve as a handle and the rest is whittled to a width of hé inch and thin on the edges. With this instru- ment one can soon become as ex— pert at “tanglefooting” as a plas— terer is at throwing “mud.” The tanglefoot is applied around the trunks of the trees but if the trunks are excessively rough and full of cracks it can be applied to the main branches. In treating grapes the vine just under the lowest arm a band is put around the trunk of and the Wires are banded on each side of the post. 'Tanglefoot should not be applied directly on the bark of one or two year old trees, as it may prove injurious. On such, trees else wrap strips of paper around the trees and apply the tanglefoot on the paper. The only objection to tanglefoot is its rather high cost. We have tried several substitutes without any real success. At one time I wrote to Professor Pettit at M. S. C. ask- ing him to suggest a cheap substi— tute but he could name none which would do the work as well. He said “You had better stick to tanglefoot, as you will probably do anyway if you lean against it!” So, in our fights against the climbing cut— worms we continued to lean on tan— glefoot for support and have stuck to it ever since. .. - . . s death. irate? chased genera: meniscus, as it Over 2,000 Industries Usc Consumers Light, Heat and Power When You Invest in CONSUMERS POWER 6% PREFERRED SHARES Tax Free in Michigan These Factories Work and Earn For You Over 30,000 Michigan People Are Now Profiting Partners Ask Our Employees or Write Securities Department Jackson, Michigan POWER MILKER Complete hiit'vgli’cfli d for sans.- (r'etflmmi'lew ' 991' PRICES SAVED n Brown Pays Frelght H erte for our new 1925 cut price I’lc' -. caulo‘ — see the dollars you save L, 150 an eI.Donble galvanixadmpon , , hearth wire. Roofing and points. THE BROWN FENCE & WIRE GO. 0.91.3901 Cleveland. 0M0 I N~_.—/" :/ 36,6 "tfiow o ._ 5011 m“ Mislkegxi". Get ”'5’:- ’33:? WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS PLEASE MENTION THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER MEET PROF. J. T. HORNER, OF M. S. C., FOLKS 0ST of our readers are familiar with the writings of Prof. J. T. Horner, head of the Economics Work in Agriculture at the Michigan State College, and many have met him or seen pictures of him, but few know the history of his life to date. Prof. Horner was born in the state of Kansas but grew up in Oklahoma and graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1909, following which he. was in various lines of business activity—prin- cipally auditing and accounting. In the fall of 1915 he went to the Oklahoma. Agricultural Col- lege and graduated from there in their marketing course. Following this he taught in this college in the economics department for two years. From there he went to the State Market Commission. In the fall of 1919 he went to Colum- bia University to_ do graduate work in economics, and assisted in teaching economics and accounting. Also he was a field agent for the U. S. Department of Agriculture. He came to the M. S. C. in the fall of 1921. Prof. Homer .has made a Special study on the mar- keting of milk and potatoes in Michigan and is preparing bulletins m the line. of; his studies. He is also author of the book “Agr - 5v? , .~ Prof. J. ’1‘. Horner 1 You Can Call Chicago by Long Distance for 85 Cents ----from Mount Clemens, after 8:30 at night, if youplace your call to the number rather than to some certain person by name. That is lower than the day rate for the same kind of call and less than half the rate charged if you call a certain person by name rather than by telephone number. The Long Distance operator will give you rates. e, I. or. Hess Stock Tonic Mic Springtime Conditioner SPRINGTIME is the time that farm stock are out of fix. A long winter diet on dry feed—woody timothy hay, corn fodder and other roughage—tells in ill condition; blood out of order and worm pestilence. Give their systems a spring house-clean- ing with a course of Dr. Hess Stock Tonic. , It will put your cows in trim for summer milking. Excellent for cows at calving. Feed it before freshing. It will relieve your brood sows of constipation, all hogs of worms. It will put your young stock, calves and shoats, in fine/condition for summer gains. Fit your team for spring work with a; course of Dr. Hess Stock Tonic. It gives them strength and endurance. You can feel it on the lines. Excellent for mares in foal, and ewes at lambing time. 25-“). pail, $2.25; loo-lb. drum, $8.00 (Except in u. I... Wm, Scat!- wl Canada) ' Honest Goods—Honest Price. Why Pay; More? REMEMBER—When you buy any Dr. Hess product, our responszbtlzty does not end until you are satisfied that your investment is a profitable one. Otherwise, return the empty container to your dealer and get your money back, DR. HESS &. CLARK, Inc., Ashland, Ohio Dr. Hess Dip. and Disinfectant For SheepTicks - for Hog Lice -— for Health-gs ”D MICHIGAN STATE ACCREDITED HATCHERIES .;#\‘\ LOW Prices NOW on Reliable Chicks oig‘v'él‘iiis ALL FLOOKS MIOH. STATE ACCREDITED We hatch o In: roved English White Leghorns. " ‘ the large ed irds with full loppcd combs. %\ Also Anconas an White Wan ttes. . L 63" . E" 1,] ‘. g; /ll'/.'yl ‘ to" 1. . \. _ . , . n o l ‘, \«3‘415’. record stock has nude wible this year the - :‘Nllu‘ .; at breeding birds we ve ever had. Reliable y 9. .N,l.|l\l“\\“u » 0mm #3. lay and grocncgfinucpgint. Order 3. —-.‘,..\ (”th '0 - 0w 9 04 ”7’ ' " Reference, z...I land tate Bank. 3 °‘ ll. 1, IO! 41. ZEELAND, MICHIGAN. RELIABLE POULTRY FARM A HATOHERY, GET OUR SPECIAL SALE PRICE LIST. We offer you chicks that are bred from blood lines of roven layin ability F Ourpersonalattencnisgiventoallode. Y / 963:8 I? lmufhfwomgibh um r rs ou ”eve; your choice oi or com orma on on mono ea ' l sale of Mich- / 5 11311 Accredi Our climax sample all about our stock RED and our :ixlperience in giving satis ctorr cs. Learn more about as L / and you like us better. , R. Drummer a Fredrleluon Poultry Farm, Box 26. Holland. Mlchlgan. BUY YOUR BABY CHICKS FROM amtldgi’r’buunv M. B. F. ADVERTISERS unasssn POULTRY DRESSED CALVEB DR SSED 008 H OASTING PIGS TAME RABBITS TO DETROIT BEEF CO. Detroit, Mich. 86 years in the commission business in the same location and under the same management 8260 000.00 Capital and surplus. Prompt re Wnto for tree shippers guide. CERTIFIED C H I C K S From Mlchlgan State Accredlted stock. Egg Llne Business Bred White Leohorns Only. Our business is breeding better Bab Chicks. As a result two of our flocks are chigan State OERTIF'IED. Our Sugar Mating contains direct blood lines of 804 an soc-egg champions. Males are from bone with 200 to 29 —e§g records. Many sires closely related to ’I‘ancreds silo-egg hen. Free Catalog tells all. Write for copy. J. PATER A 80". R. F. D. No. 4, Box D, Hudsonvlllc. Mlchlaan. Michigan Class A Accredited Chicks 5-?» = d; “i“nit’ztn 11°.gmhoiuoadt‘gthwmii A‘nconas 12o: arrcd Book'- an 1. Beds 130; Assorted 9 No . c. Thousandsoow a! Iowpriccs.‘l‘rspuastcd, C mmow..d°a..:°2*.sr .e‘a name-3m «mam-v . . days before the c ch are shipped. 3%»...qu nth... Iona.“ Till I08 HATDHIRV. I2. I. Iceland. Iloh. “I‘m 842 ”A.” WHEN .WRITING TO ADVERTISERS PLEASE . MENTION THE realms, BUSINESS FARMER POULTRY ‘m [“me Ill-11g. I AIRY . AND LIVESTOC (Guestlons answered free of charge.) ' LE! HORSE OWN 8A1]! _ TION HE importance of a proper ra- tion of salt in horse feeding, little realized by most farmers, which has been demonstrated by careful experiments with Michigan State College stock, is explained by R. 8. Hudson, superintendent of the farm and horse department. Mr. Hudson disapproves of the practice followed by some farmers of scattering salt on the ground where colts and other livestock may lick it. Horses in stables get their salt either in small quantities fed with the grain each day, or in a small box always within their reach. There probably is no accurate con- ception on the part of most farmers as to the amount of salt required for horses. The college expert has prepared a table showing the amount of salt consumed by twelve draft horses, ranging from 2 to 16 years, from May to December. The quantity, he shows, varies with the season, in- creasing from May to September. With cooler weather and less work, salt consumption decreases. Horses, he therefore concludes, should have free access to salt at all times. FEEDING BEAN PODS I want to know what there is in bean pods as a feed for cows. I get more cream from bean pods than from any other roughage I ever fed, including alfalfa—R. F., Pellston, Mich. EAN pods or bean straw, accord- B ing to analyses given in Henry and Morrison’s Feeds and Feed- ing, contain 3.6 per cent digestible crude protein and 47.6 per cent to- tal digestible nutrients. Timothy hay contains 3.0 per cent digestible crude protein and 48.5 per cent to- tal digestible nutrients. Alfalfa contains 10.6 per cent digestible crude protein and 61.6 per cent total digestible nutrients. I would consider that bean straw, if palatable to the cows, would be equal to timothy bay for feeding purposes. I would not expect that the-bean pods would be equal in feeding value to alfalfa hay because they would not contain sufllcient amount of protein. Of course the kind of grain fed with the roughage would make a marked difference. There is one other circumstance that occurs to me that might have given the apparent feeding value to the bean pods noted in the inquiry. That is, if the beans were poorly thrashed so that there was not a complete separation of the beans from the pods they would increase the feeding value of the bean pods very markedly. In a feeding trial conducted at this station by the writer, ground cull beans were shown to be worth about half as much as cottonseed meal for dairy cows, so that it would not take a great many beans in the bean pods to greatly influence the results of feeding them.-——J. E. Burnett, As- sociate Professor of Dairy Husband- ry, Michigan State College. CASEIN I would like to know what can cause a slimy matter in the separa- tor after separating the milk. The strainer, cloth and wash clothes are so slippery when washing tlem, es- pecially as soon as soap is applied. The cows are well fed and cared for and seem perfectly healthy. Last fall this condition was quite bad, then for a spell this winter it had just about disappeared and now It is worse than ever and has been for some time.—Mrs. F. G., Bay City, Michigan. HE material is undoubtedly ca— sein, a normal and valuable constituent in milk. This oc- curs in milk in suspension and when the separator is run at excessive speed a portion of it is thrown out of suspension together with any parti- cles of dirt that may be in the milk. It is slimy In appearance and Is us- ually referred to as separator slime. When this casein curdles, when milk sours, it is referred to as clabber or curb. The condition you refer to Is normal and in no way abnormal. —P. 3. Lucas. Associate Professor . of Dairy Manufactures. n.9,. O. , . vlse us 'at once and we wlll ol m the date ac. under up. such E see], a... agate line for 4 lines or ‘rnorc. I81.00 per insertion for 8 lines or ODS. as: CLAIM mango " . I I ,‘| ‘ . I :. ... mail. * - . . DATE 21' > To avoid con‘fllctlna dates we wlll without cost llst the date of any Ilve stool sale 31 If you are oonslderln a sale a - for on. ddress lee stool Edltor. M. D. F., t. Olemem. May 1.——Guernseys, Harry J Kruse. Armada. Michigan. JOHN P. HUTTON Live Stock Auctioneer Write for ufifiomlly low terms for a service that get you results the day of your sale. BREEDEIIS BthEcmm “5 118 W. Lapeer Meta, Lanslno, Mlohlgan. HIOHIGAN’G PURE-BRIO LIVESTOCK AUDTIONEER Write or wire for terms and da . . G. P. PHILLIPS. Bollevue. Ilo loan. fl; CATTLE _. j aunnnsmi I DISPERSION SALE of High Class REGISTERED GUERNSEY OATI'LE SATURDAY, MAY 1, ’28.—-1 :00 P. M. SHARP. Lo ted 1 miles south of Armada. Mich” or ca 332 miles north of Five Points. Herd has Passed Four Clean. Consecutive T. B. Tests. Mixter an d Langwater Breeding. Sale consists of‘flcrd Biro. Cows. Heifers and Bulls. Irvlno A. Ooqun, Harry J. Kruse, Auctioneer Proprietor. MAY — GUERNSEYS —— ROSE STATE AND FEDERAL ACCREDITED Bull calves out of Dams up to 877 pounds tit. Sired b Bulls whose Dams have wig] to 10 1 onnds {at The homes of bulls; Sh ma May Ease Se uel, Jumbo of erbank and Holbecks’ Golden of Nordland. From ducing 1011.18 fat. 772 fat and 610 fat. GEORGE L. BURROW8 or GEORGE J. IIIOKG. Gaglnaw, W. 8.. Mlohlaan. PRACTICALLV P U R E B R E D GUERNSEY heifer calves. 8 weeks old $20 each. We ship 0. 0. . Order or wrle L. TERWILLIGER, R1. Weuwatosa, Wls. FOR PRAGTIGALLY PURE rBRED GUERng lt in calves from has rich milkers 0r fiaonsoeswooo FARMS. View“... Wls. SHORTHORNS I'YPE SHORTHORNS, OF THE BEST MILKIN‘G with milln'ng ability. Some choice open oreifbreeh‘dxt‘g and bred. 1‘ e" 1'. I MARTIN, lonla. Michigan. HEREFOBDB ~ HEREFORDS—OLDEST HERD INEfi‘. od bulls for sale. Farmers W. “533%"? PARKS. Oval-h Greek. Iloh. Hereford Steer: 08 Wt. Around 800 lbs. 02 Wt. Around 050 lbs. 94 Wt. Around 525 lbs. 50 Wt. Around 460 lbs. Good uali , dark reds. shamed well marked Heroic stttayers. Good stocdker order. The . f are market toppers when finish I sell your choice from any bunch. V. V. BALDWIN. Eldon. Wmllo 00. Iowa. BROWN SWISS analogies! 8‘33“ FOR» ens—cows. suLLe. Vu- ' connexn'rzra'rmcu, Kosmiln. Iwhlgan. JERSEYS REG. JERSEYS, POOIG 08th OF H. P. AND )1. stock for sale. Herd accredited State and Federal Government. to or visit or flees and IUV O. WILD R. BELDING. IIoh. FOR SALE: REGISTERED JERSEY IUL calves. All as state record breeding. Baleig and Masai: b . Borne from p stock. . . GEORGE. Unlon Olty. Ilehlgan. HOISTEINS FOR SALE: GREAT GRANDDAIIGHTER or Pontiac Korndyke. ready to freshen. All‘or of herd. Also well bred 6 months old herd nd 4 eaan heifers. " oust. nah, n. r. o. s, Evert. mohmn. FOR SALE: REGISTERED HOLIITIIII BULL 8 cars old. Also bull . geligI‘ilc for regis- tra 11. Write for further format on. WM. RIDER. ltlmcnt, Mlchlgan. VEHORSSE -..-.. FOR SALE- ONE' YEAR OLD PERCHERON filly sired by Idlefonse 79307 (83004). A good one. Price $100.00. R. 8. Hudson, Supt. of College Farm, E. Lansing, .- Mich. Ann-a. .a a aaanmmnnunn ‘45 44 AA \‘n—i—l— . A...a_.- 1‘, i» h 1 l: ATCH your horses carefully these days. Guand them against strained tendons, still" Joints, trouble- some owths. Treat them with ‘ombault" s Caustic Balsam. Keepflriswonderiul remedy ready for emergen- icies. For 42 years it has been giving quick relief for mumSpsvin, Splint,Cap- . R‘h edHock, Curb, Fistula, oroughpin, Shoe Boils, PollEvil, WireCuts, Muscu- lar Inflammation. Won’t scar or discolor hair. Apply it yourself. Directions with bottle. Get it at drug stores for $2.00 or direct from us on receipt of price. : The Lawrence-Williams (30., Cleveland, Ohio. GOOD FOR HUMANS, TOO GOMBAULT S Laust lC Th3 ’t. show “(836 ads 111113 in . . n 110“ 01110 , ' 5,... Insight we“; 061 “1.1 ,2: $1.79" mob by A“ “no!“ 111 on 1111 or its corn {0“ mafia gigs “wig” 01mg W“3 in ”13°“ Msfi‘weinza "36;“, “cg; WW we: 1111111515516 ° .11 “et— wwwber oestfi‘mrhwwn ”11“,. '11 011W- "aw 1:“me MIG“ 'fi: 35“”. Wedge“: 3-3". ‘0.“ '~ , “.ukauug. Scam 011 W” fitmilege antter ' ""3ranch Home, diflopids, Mich." AB$OR§INE Will reduce Inflamed, Strained. Swollen Tendons, Ligaments, rcr Muscles. Stops the Iamenessand , pain from a Splint, Side Bone or '. Bone Spav‘in. No blister, no hair gone and horse can be used. $2. 50 a bottle at drugg‘ists or delivered. De- scribe your case for special instruc- tions and interesting horse Book 2 ‘R Free. ABSDRBINE In" the antiseptic linimentfot mankind, reduces" Strained, Torn Liga- ments, Swollen Glands. Veins or Muscles: Heals Cuts. Sores. Ulcers. Alleys spam pm. 81. 25 I bottle at dealers or delivered.~ Book 'Bvldence" my. W. F. YOUNG, Inc.. 369 Lyman St. Springfield mm DI BST E M PER COM POUND Keepy our horses working with “SPOHN' S.” Standard rem- edy for 32 years for Distemper Strong] Influenza. Coughs an Ids. ve to sick and those ex- tosod. Sold‘ngI—IN'E" tor Dis- " sinner. your Wei. firm). so. org-0mm “£3131- ‘traee “$5513.13” “21.1.“. 3041:1012 11W}! " DIEAR EDITOR: We have a pure- bred Hampshire lamb that weighed 51 pounds when only 30 days old. lambs before and would know if he is above the average and if any of the subscribers can beat the record. Our county agent said he never heard of one so large at that age. The picture I am enclosing was taken when he was 60 days old and The young lamb, at the right, weighed 51 pounds when 30 days old. This pic- ture of him and his mother was taken 60 days after his birth and he weighed 90 pounds at that time he weighed ninety pounds. Notice how large he 'is in comparison to his mother standing behind him. We are going to weigh him at the end of each month until he is six months old just to see how much he gaiils.*-—Charles Post, Mgr., Clark Haire Ranch, West Branch, Mich. VE'I'ERINARY _ . DEPARTMENT Edited by DR. GEO. H. CONN (Questions gladly answered free for pald- ms) subscribers. You receive a personal letter HEAVES Is there such a thing as panting heaves and if there is What could I do for them?-—C. S., Bravo, Mich. HERE is no such thing as pant— ing heaves; there is only one form of heaves and every farm- er has seen them; some animals may be a little worse with them than others. All you can do is to keep the animals from eating too much: then you may give a tablespoonful of fowlers solution of arsenic night and morning for three Weeks; 3101) for one week or ten days and then give again for three weeks; this will help a little. LICE 0N CATTLE Will you please tell me what is good to kill lice on cattle?——M. B., Tyre, Michigan. ODIUM Florride, 1 part; talcum, S 4 parts: 01' Pyrethrum or insect flowers, 1 part; talcum 4 parts. dust along the back and work in well with a stiff brush; must reach all parts of the body; the first one is poisonous and the animals must be tied so they cannot lick each other or themselves. Possibly too dangerous to use this. The latter one is not dangerous and is not as affective as the first one. Why not purchase a good commercial louse powder? MANGE I have a. horse With mange and wish to ask for a recipe—A. R., Sheridan, Michigan. WIASH the, affected parts with soft water and soap to remove as much of the secretion and the scabs as possible; then apply sulphur ointment rubbing it in well. Apply night and morning. This should bring about recovery. Be sure to clean and disinfect the har- ness where they came in contact with the horse. Also any places where he may have rubbed in the stall; if .you do not do this you will likely - have another seige of it soon. Use a good dip for washing these to dis— infect them. _ BLIND SPAVIN I have a horse twelve years old and six years ago she went lame on her right hind leg. I took her to a. veterinary and he called it a blind spavin. He gave me something to blister it with. She was all right until this fall when I hauled sugar beets.--—P. P., Hemlock, Michigan. 1TH such cases, unless they are very lame, it is often we'll . to not molest them much; you can use equal .parts of iodine and 1 . --....‘.. ......... .- .. . I never weighed young . like to- glyeenine and paint it on once coach . day with 5 _ 1.. 3. 1.... ” nor 0 11: Melotte Bowl Has Ever Been _ Out 9! Balance And not one will be out of balance in another 30 years. That’ s because the v design and con- struction of the Melotte Bowl ma es 1t impossible for wear or usage to throw it out of balance. At a con- servative estimate, out- of- balance bowls are costing the American farmer in wasted cream, millions dollars a year—probably double the cost of allth thousands of Melotte Separators 1n use in America. Imported from Belgium The Melotte Bowl hangs from one frictionless ball bearm and spins like a top. It is self bat. ancmg, an without any rebalancing it skims as perfectly after three, five or even twenty years of service as when new. Neither wear nor usage can ever throw the Melotte Bowl out of balance—cannot vibrate and thus cause cross currents which waste cream by remixing with milk. Turns so easily that bowl spine 25 minutes after you stop cranking unless brake is applied. No other separator has or needs a brake. Get the Free Book that tells about this great MeIotte. Pay/or We will send an imported Melotte Cream Separator direct to your farm and you don't pay us a cent for 4 months. You may have a 30-day free trial. At the end of that time you can make up your mind whether you want to keeB‘the separator or send it back at our expense. Use it just as if it were your own machine. t it to every possible test. Compare it with any or all others. The Melotte is easy to keep clean and sanitary because it has so much less t1nware thanotherseparators have. LII-IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-IIBIIIIIIIII Send Coupon “'° 11...... s........, 2843 West 19th Street, Dept. 92- 84 Chicago. Ill. 2445 Prince Street, Berkeley. CIIII. Mail coupon for catalog giving full de- scription of this wonderful cream separa- Pleaseseud me FREE Melotte Separator Catalog. III-IIIIIIIIIIIIII tor and the extraordinary 4 months offer. Name The Melotte Separator p... 05in H. B. Robson. U. 8. Manager ms W. 19111 a... bout. 92.94 Chicagodll. 3' F' D ' N" “a“ 2m Prlneo $1., Barium, cIIII. How many cows do you milk. _--_________-_-____-.___.... 1,000, 000 BABION’ S QUALITY CHICKS leading varieties. 35 VARIETIES.Breeder518f Highest egg producing strains in all 0% Live Delivery Guaranteed Postpaid prlccs 25 50 500 10000 En Ilsh Whited: S. a. R. C. Brown Leghorns," $..3. 75 $7.00 $113. 00 $82.00 $12 0.00 Bu and Black Leghorns, ........................... 7.00 13, 00 62.00 120.00 Barred a. White Rocks, R. I. Reds . 4.25 8.00 15. 00 72.00 140.00 Black Mincrcas, Mottl led Anconas,. 4.25 80 15. 00 72.00 140.00 White Wyandottes, Buff Rocks, 45 50 8.75 170 82. 00 60. 00 Mixed all Heavies, $12. 00 per 100. Ll;%ht Mixed, $10.00 per 100 Duokiings, White Pekins, White & Fawn Runners, 25, $7.0 50, $15.00; 100, $30.00. Please remem- her Quality goes ahead of 1)1'i(3.N0 (‘ (‘nnsitlu' tFliisR VE'lilNI‘lcl E330“ 111.119 10111'01'31101 O. D. orders shipped. 10% will book your ortltr. N 011 cannot go 11mm: in ordering from this ad direct. CH CKS hatched from TRAPNESTED ELAY ERS, .it per t‘ln'ck Higher than above prices. CHICKS hatched fiom BLUE RIBBON PENS, 5c Del Chick 111511111 Write at once to—day Babion’s Fruit & Poultry Farms, Lock Box 354, Flint, Michigan 0F - - Improved English, Hollywood, ‘Tancred Leghorns {Production winners in State and National Shows and lLaying Contest. Our catalog describes and illustrates 1these superb laying strains. gmder chicks now for imJ _Jmediate delivery from the same blood lines as our Oflicial Laying Championfi Grandview Poultry Farm,’1nc., Box‘B. Zeeland Mich; Winner of First Production Class Chiago 1925. Member ofouroficisl champion contest winners. DUGED PRICES FOR APRIL & MAY CHICKS QUALITY— RRERI'E 'I‘O— LAY STOC K—Strong ea1r1y mastmgng chicks. vigorous 100% Live Delivery Guar. w«Postpaid prices to 5 1° Foreman Strain B. P. Rocks 0 $18.00 $85.00 $165.2)0 SOIOCtOG P. R 00k ................................ . 70.00 185. 00 Extra Selected R. C. or s. 0. 11.00 80.00 155. 00 Iec S. C. R. I. 15.00 70.00 135.00 White Wyandottes ________________________________________________ 17.00 80.00 155.00 Tan cred American 3. . w Leghorns _________________ 150 14.00 65.00 125.00 Utility and English Barron S. e. W. Le ghorns ...... 50 12.00 00 105. 00 All Hea Chicks—odd lots, 50, $8.50; 100, $1200 500, 6000. All Varieties 505, 5$6..',00 100, $11- 00' 001't$56.0t0't Ol'del‘5(1/ll‘tnl(t f1 0111 111119 11111 or get l‘zltllltlg .1t 01111_ti\l1ml{crl.li. . A. which is 10.11' comp e e pro cc 1011. In iiscount 111mm if nil amount is stilt “'i 1 U“ or CAPITAL KEYSTONE HATCHE D.ept 51 LANSING, MICHIGAN. OUR BIG HUSKY CHICKS ARE MONEY MAKERS. EVERY BREEDER carefully selected tested and tulled by experts Can Ship at Once. Order direct from this all. Save 1‘11110. 0 White Brown Buff Lsghorns, Heavy Mlx ed .................... . afgredngcka' lilack (lillllnfltr-t'ms‘i t5. LBRersbwothms combs). . £04 u 00 s an an 0 es, u rpmgto . White Orplngtons, silver yandottes, White and nBlack Langshans .................... 17.00 82.50 Light Weight MI 1180 $5. 50 per 50, $10 00 per- 100: Li ht. Brahmas $12.00 per 590? 0$22. 00 per 100. Sh ard’s Anconas $7.50 bper 50, $14.00 per 100.1:[13' illitks $1. 00 per 11H) less. June chicks $2 59(5) per 100 less. 100‘} live (lcliVery mmmntcetl. lumbgt t 11112111111. It less 111.111 100 ordered add llutt hing (1:115. l‘1'uc 1 ltnlog. Grand Rapids National Bank. R. 7, Phone 76761 — ' 35c extra. Bank reference: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. LAWRENCE HATOHE-RY. , r588 bred 25 years. P‘usmntred to lwe.$h1ppod C. 0. D . v‘i’XSiZE'éififimf'i‘Ifxit'J; 22133;“ "“5 HAVE YOU HEARD US? b» 6130.8 FERRIS. 942 UNION. caumn sums. 1a N! no was reason omens FROM stars What? Why. 0‘1? market reports “”M‘fifdfimfiga 0+'g“,,‘f"3;,,,; Mlcmgam through WGHP. We’re on the all: at 7 o'clock, ’cept Saturday and Have You Poultry For Sale? An Ad in The Michigan , Business-Emu Will Sell It!: Sunday. STAT-E ACCREDITED HATCHERIES’ ENGLISH ma White Leghorns MICHIGAN STATE ACCREDITED The Big, Deep Bodied Hens with Large Combs that Produce the Large White Egg Your success with poultry depends on your foundation stock. Start right. Our new 1926 FREE Catalog tells how and what to do to raise chicks profitably. Send for your copy before you buy any chicks. OTTAWA HATCHERY Route 19, Box 42-3 Holland, Michigan. MICHIGAN .\ ' 'i. , i. ~‘V Vi. l .\.~ . .’ , ~. .7 » OTTAW HATCHERY BRED -- TO -- LAY BABY CHICKS FROM MICH. STATE ACCREDITED FLOCKS Every bird in our flocks has been inspected and approved by the Michigan State College and the It ichigan Poultry Improvement Amociation. We are hatching this year, big, strong, pure-bred Chicks, better than we‘liave ever hatched before. We a S. C. White and Brown liefigiorns Mottled Anconas, Black Minorcss and arred Rocks. Or ers are coming in now for delivery as late as ay. Early orders mean better service. Send them now. We Guarantee 100% Safe Arrival In Good Health. . International not order elsewhere until you get our new Baby Chick M I C H I G A N T E Do ACCREDITED. 1926 Catalog. now ready. Write for FREE Copy. AMERICAN CHICK FARM, Bo); B, Zeeland, Mich. Association. It will pay you to investigate one of Michigan’s oldest and best hatcheries. Eighteen yoga experience. Every chick hatched from selected. rugged, free—range breeders. 0 cially passed by inspectors from Michigan State College. Absolute satisfaction in the hands of old customers iieceautated increasing our capacity. 5. C. White Leghorns S. C. R. I. Reds uuicr ms ENGLISH SPECIAL MA‘I'ED AMERICAN Barred Rocks Anconas SEND FOR OUR FREE CATALOG. Buy your Michigan State Accredited Chicks of an old reliable concern with bli h t‘ for square dealing. 100 % live delivery prepaid. Get our valuable Free Catalog ggfoghiilsginegd yhfiriugdgii VAN APPLEDORN BROS. HOLLAND HATCHERY & POULTRY FARM, R1-B, Holland, Michigan. ACCREDITED CHICKS AND EGGS White Leghorns—Anconas. Chicks hatched from free range. Michigan State Accredited flocks. Send for our catalog and prices on chicks and eggs. We guarantee 100 per cent Live Delivery and insure chicks for one week. Satisfaction guaranteed. Write today. - M. D. WYNGARDEN, Route 4, Box 2, ZEELAND, MICK. Chicks that are hatched from free range breeders carefully selected. Our flocks and hatchery inspected and passed by representative of Michigan State College. Refer you to State Commercial Savings Bank. Order from this ad. Prepaid prices (or May 3-10. 25 50 100 500 1000 8. 'C. Wh. and Br. Leghorns, ........ $8.75 $8.50 $12.00 $51.50 $110.00 Barred Rocks, 8. O. eds, .............. 4.25 1.00 13.00 62.50 120.00 Mixed Chicks $8.00 per 100. All heavles $12.00. Free catalog. 100% live delivery prepaid. 10% down books your order. Our chicks are Michigan State Accredited. HUN DE RMAN BROS. BUY EGG-BRED ACCREDITED CHICKS of PROVEN STRAINS from a PROVEN BREEDER Producer of El; Contest and Chicggo Winners in EGG-BASKET BUFF and PROFIT-PAYER WHITE LEGH RNS.‘ Pure Tancr , Tom Barron, Ferris Strains. Chicks and eggs sired by blood of Beasley’s Pride. official record 293 eggs. Contest Pen of 11 averaged 240 eggs. Old customers getting this blood and getting results. Rush orders for present discounts. Dept. B. GRAND RAPIDS. MICHIGAN. R. R. No. 8. Box 55, ZEELAND, MICH. DR. L. E. HEASLEY, PLAY SA FE Budy 011111:d f£om ChoanlDI'TED FARMS. Our flocks are Inspected .an cu‘ y au orizer ns e to . . . . _. Chicks from heavy layin strains onl . _ HILLCROI-PTP FAHR’MIdisaiigtodi‘ind Iyy aMHiistcli';ryl bat is Breeding Farm and w en Better hicks are to be hatched we will hatch them. ' 100% Live Delivery Guaranteed—Prepaid rlces a- Tancred Strain 8. C. White Leghornswf. .................. $4.00 $1.50 3114980 323330 Lay no strains Barred Rocks, 8. 0. Reg“ 4.50 .v-sjo 16.00 1100 ranging ,Stgfins “nil” hawks] a“? co fade. "“ B’ Bk Bf mien? 9.00 11.00 82.00 T or H mm 115 a II 1 ice. :1 e eren e ' once forg“TRUTHI-'UL" CATALOG. ° 0’ erantfle Agency. Send at HILLGROFT FARM. Dept. 52 .. COOPERSVILLE. MICH. ACCREDITED CHICKS" From pure—bred, heavy) la ‘ng flocks. Inspected and culled y TATE IN- SPECTORS. PRIZE WINNERS. 2st and 2nd Cockerel and 6th Pullet Second Best Display at Holland an Muskegon Shows. TANCRED STRAIN WHITE LEO- HORNS, BROWN LEGHORNS, BARRED ROCKS. 100 % Live Delivery Postpaid Sc EACH AND UP. Send at once for Free Catalog. full particulars and detailed prices. Bank Reference. Barron While uglier-us from wonderful egg bred foundation stock; Tsuered ,. Leghorn“ Sheppard's Famous Anoorree from remarkable egg record foundation stock; Park's Ind to Lay Barred Rooks. Hun- dreds of letters testify to our custo- rts show customers raising ers’ eeess. R HILLVIEW HATCHERY up‘i‘o 95".“: their chili... bullets layin n 4 ma monthsof 78 flock roduction byp ets(rs.lsed O. Boven, Prop. Box N -. Holland, Michigan fromSilver sr Chicks In Septueompared with 80 on ex d ard layers: 0 prison {110an hot competition at shows. Every e w was cess. Free ' ‘ gives facts about results “- Sliver Ward Hotelier!- SPECIAL PRICES on leading varieties, of Michigan. accredited chicks, pullets, cockerels and hens. Cuqular free. . Member of I. B. 0. Association. FAIRVIEW HATOHERY’ & FARMS. a. I , lend ll . R5», ' Hatched Exclusivelg from MICHIGAN — ACCREDITED FL 0K8. Inspected and culled by State Inspectors. TANCRED STRAIN T A N lea 30 Issued. Web, 1 e Delivery ETS. . Refer- ull price particnla rs. "Elfin!" “5'13?“ m q". key’s party from gigs wrj‘ . :J i BACILLARY white diarrhoea is a. much used term, that is great- ly misused. Bacillary white diarrhoea is an infectious, and seri- ous disease of baby chicks. It is not necessarily a bowel trouble. True bacillary white diarrhoea may be in- herited from parent stock through the egg. In the baby chicks it shows up usually between the time of hatching and the fourteenth day of the Chick's life. Chicks that are ef- fected appear droopy, trail their wings, spend the greater part of their time under the hover, and ap- parently gasp for breath and have difficulty in breathing, dying within a short time. Sometimes these symptoms are accompanied with a bowel discharge that is white and pasty, but in numbers of cases no bowel trouble is evident. Upon ex- amination, it is usually noted that there is a small amount of food in the crop of the chick, but the chick appears light in weight and wasted in appearance, the shanks usually being wrinkled and withered, and the abdomen seems to be inflated or bloated, feeling puffy to the touch. Upon opening the chick, the liver will be found to be very light col- ored, yellow instead of red, and the egg yolk will be found to be still present, often times partly decom- posed. In a healthy normal chick the egg yolk should be completely absorbed at the end of 100 hours. In diseased chicks, yolks may be found during the second and third weeks of the chick’s life. This dis- ease is very readily transmitted from chick to chick by contamina- tion of the food and water with the dropping of diseased chicks. There is no cure for the disease and chicks affected had best be killed and buried deeply or burned and the house thoroughly disinfect- ed, preferably with chlorinated lime solution after the house has been thoroughly cleaned. Chlorinated lime for disinfectant purposes should be used at the rate of one pound of dry chlorinated lime powder .to eight gallons of water. The danger in this disease lies not only in the heavy mortality of the chicks but in the fact that the birds once affect- ed rarely if ever, recover. The disease affects the ovaries of the adult bird and the disease or- ganisms pass with the egg yolk into the egg before it is laid accounting for the disease in newly hatched baby chicks. There is a test for this disease known as the aglutination test that can be given a flock by drawing blood samples from each bird indi— vidually, sending these samples to a laboratory and removing the reac— tors. Further information regard- ing this test can be obtained by writ- ing direct to the Bacteriology De- partment, East Lansing. There are many other forms of bowel trouble in baby chicks, caused by chilling, overheating or improper feeding that are not contagious nor are they caused by any disease or- ganisms, and great care should be taken to distinguish between the bowel trouble caused by chilling and overheating and the bowel trouble caused by Bacillaryc White Diar— rhoea, before the parent stock is condemned as carriers of the dis- ease. Disinfection of incubators, main- taining proper heat for the brooders, proper feeding, and good care will prevent many cases of so-called white diarrhoea that are caused by other things than bacterial infection. The feeding of sour milk early in the chick’s life tends to prevent bow— el trouble not bacillary in nature.— Prof. J. A. Hannah, Dept. of Poultry Husbandry, M. S. C. BOARD ON BACK WILL KEEP FLYING TURKEY ON GROUND SHORT piece of light board fas- tened across a turkey’s back will prevent the bird from fly- ing over a fence, says the United States department of agriculture. Cut notches or bore holes in the A. -board and tie with a strip of cloth to each wing. When the wings are raised they strike against the board and flying is prevented. The length of the board should be about the same as the thickness 13‘ the tur- In_.: D. Bo . ’ s and Ian- sins State .Poglhtry . 4m 1 owl. mm} ds - - . ,} 88am won many ‘7ch I» fli-stsz In the eyes of the Judges. as in the opinions of hundreds of our customer friends. ' who buy from us year after year, Rural Chicks have FIRST Choice. FROM -—- Hollywood -Tancred Mating: 260-290 Eg Foundation. Burl %lgofl%hi0fl Cost Less to Raaise 12153- BEE?! Every Bird In Our Flock; Is Michigan State Accredited FREE Catalo —fu11 d . . _ ative shows iiow _ yoyu 23.??th and inform with RURAL Chicks. Send for copy today. 100 % Live Delivery Guaranteed. The Rural Poultry Farm Route 2, Dept. B, Zeeiand, Michigan. ve big success I White Diarrhea Rhoades in Preventing White Diarrhea be of utmost interest from White Diarrhea. tell my experience. White Diarrhea. with the chicken business. Remedy. for this terrible disease. dose.”—Mrs. Ethel Rhoades, andoah, Iowa. Cause of White Diarrhea White Diarrhea microscopic of diseased birds and droppings. beware of White Diarrhea. wait it kill half your chicks. Take the "stitch in time that saves. nine.” Remember there is scarce a hatch Without some infected chicks. Don’t get these few infect your entire flock. Prevent it. Give Walko in all drinking water for the first two weeks and on won't lose one chick where you lost hundreds efore. These letters prove it: Never Lost a Single Chick Mrs. L. L. Tam, Burnetts Creek, Ind., writes: “I have lost my share of chicks from White Diarrhea. Finally I sent for two packages of Walko. I raised over 500 chicks and I never lost a single chick from White Diar- rhea. Walks not only prevents White‘Diarrhea. but It gives the chicks strength and Vigor; they develop quicker and feather earlier.” Never Lost One After First Dose used to lose a from White Diarrhea, tried many remedies and was about discourag— ed. As a last resort I sent to the Walker Remedy 00., Dept. 522, Wa- terloo, Iowa, for their Walko White Diarrhea Remedy. I used two 50c packages, raised 300 White Wyandottes and never lost one or_had one sick after dgiving the medicine and my chickens are larger. an healthier than ever before. I have found this company thoroughly reliable and alwaiie et the remedy by return mail.”— Mrs. C. . radshaw, Beaconsfield, Iowa. You Run No Risk We will send Walko White Diar- rhea. Remedy entirely at our risk~—- postage prepaid—so you can see for yourself what a wonder—working remedy it is for White Diarrhea in baby chicks. thousands have proven—that it will stop your losses and double, treble, even quadruple your profits. Send lie-'00 folioxWfieyZfiSififnaoll (diiniilns 0 will»: “atrid wa . find on lost dozens efore. It’s a posi- ou run no risk. We I an e - money promptly if you on‘t find 0 chi so used. ER :1 ’2’... mo you Iagitt a Johnson m ’ ‘ '53. old strongest wt in Waterb‘o.‘ g, .. _ Splendid Success of Mrs. Ethel Mrs. Rhoades letter will no doubt to poultry raisers who have had serious losses We will let Mrs. Rhoades tell it in her own words: “Dear Sir: I see reports of so- many losing their little chicks with White Diarrhea, so thought I would My first incuba- tor chicks when but few days old, began to die by the dozens with I tried different remedies and was about discouraged Finally I sent to the Walker Remedy 00., Dept. 522, Waterloo, 1a., for a $1.00 box of their Walko White Diarrhea It’s just the only thing We raised 700 thrifty, healthy chicks and nev— er lost a single chick after the first Shen- (Coccidiosis) is caused by a protozoal organism of' size which multiplies with great rapidity in the intestines- enormous numbers are discharged with the Readers are warned to Don't Mrs. C. M. Bradshaw writes: “I great many chicks- So you can prove—as on won’t lost one" Tancred and Tom Barron S.C.White Leghorn CHICKS Michigan State Accredited Chicks Are Better Chicks. our flocks are individually inspected by the Michigan State College of Agricul ulnture—I divid- ualli le -band ded with state sealed and numbered an . This insures you highest quality. 160 Finest Tancred Males and Finest Large Tom Barron ales now head our flocks. Best blood lines in the country. Illlilifllll PHIBES - 50-6050; 1 00-81 2.00: BOO-$51.50; - 1000-$110.00. Order Now. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Catalog free. KN OLL’S HATCHERY R. R. 12, Box 3. HOLLAND, MIDI-I. C O L O N Y BROODEBS BLUE IIEII mean healthier chicks—be- algal,” cause they eliminate deadly and User- floor drafts; loss cost—be- ; cause of their specially-con- . structed, large— magazme stove: less bot—be- cause then auto- matic controls always work. Larger & Heavier -y¢t cheaper— a 20 ‘70 extra value Send for o u r Agents Plan. 500.1111 mum; ," 'I'. 1000 chick capacity" \ , (delivered) 1 (delivered F a c t 8 showing you why. LAIIOASTEII MFG. CO. 89°L§aci§i§i.§2‘fd' The New WOrrison, whencompleted, will be the largest and tallest hotel m the world, containing 3, 400 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 1 all outside, each with , bath, running ice water f’.‘ and Servidor ,-,..c‘5“ Garage privileges forfl every ogueu ,g . VIII 00407.!“ OF Pll'CflcT QIRVICC I mentor . ,1 «SOFT'SEELD m I would like to have some good I give plenty advice about chickens. of oyster shells and grit but have lots of soft shell eggs. What can I do?——-Mrs. C. J., Armada, Michi- gan. WOUDD suggest that in addition to oyster shell being kept- before the birds at all times, that one give calcium carbonate either in the form of ground limestone or marl. We have always recognized that oy- ster shell contained considerable lime content, but have found with a heavy flock that the lime content available is not sufficient to supply all the lime necessary for good shell texture. Cod liver oil seems also to be im- proving the shell texture of the egg. —C. G Card, Professor of Poultry Husbandry, M. S. C. NUTRITIONAL. DISEASE Would like to know what ails my hens. They have a large rim swol- len entirely around the eyes. Some« times the eyes are swollen shut. Sometimes not, but in either case they are stone blind. Eyes always watery, some have eyes swollen but now shut seeming as thought the sight was good yet they cannot see. ——H. W., Brooklyn, Michigan. HIS condition affecting your flock is known as nutritional disease; your birds do not get feeds that are rich enough in some of the_ elements they need to keep them in good health. If you will feed plenty of milk and bone meal to your poultry, adding about 5 lbs. of bone meal to each 100 lbs. of mash and feed them corn meal made from yellow corn also alfalfa or clover hay you will not likely have much if any of this trouble G. H. Conn. TUBERCULOSIS My chickens are large, healthy hens and they limp. I killed one the other day and found its liver en— larged and coated with light grey spots. I feed them corn, wheat and ground feed and they have butter milk before them all the time.— Mrs. W. F., Owosso, Mich. HIS sounds very much like tu— berculosis and I would recom- mend that you have a local veterinarian examine one of them that is affected with this trouble and have your county agent send one or two to the state agricultural» college for examination. Then you could be sure of what you had. It would be the safest way to handle it.-—Dr. G. H. Conn. BOWEL TROUBLE I have a gander which shows signs of bowel trouble. The drop- pings are pea green and white. the latter clinging to the feathers al- though he doesn’t act droopy and is in good condition—M. E., Ovid, Michigan. F this gander seems in good health and has a regular appe- tite I see no reason why you should not use him for breeding pur- poses; it is likely that all your trouble is due to the method of feeding, study it carefully and try some changes and see if conditions do not right themselves—Dr. G. H. Conn. TURKEYS ILL I lost some turkeys also a number of hens in the past two weeks. They get dumpish .and lame and their droppings are such a thin, white substance and linger about a week and die. Could you advise me what to do in such a case?——Mrs. R. P., Fowler, Michigan. - ET some crude catechu and put 1/3 teaspoonful in each gallon of drinking water. Allow no other. If you cannot get this equal parts of Oil of eucalyptus and guai- acol and mix in teaspoont‘ul to a. small mash for each 50 birds—Dr. 1G. H. Conn. CANCER—FREE BOOK REQUEST Tells cause of cancer and what to do for pain, bleeding, odor, etc. Write for it today, mentioning this .paper. Address Indianapolis Cancer SENT 0N Hospital, Indianapolis, Ind—(Adm). 11ng9 f aria TANCRED HOLLYWOOD BARRON WHITE LEGHORN BABY CHICKS MICHIGAN STATE ACCREDITED Your success 111th poultry depends h11‘gel1 upon the quality of stock you select. \\ 1111111111911 Chicks ~11'e from p11r11-l11‘.ed production type hens with many high egg records. FIVE of our hens laid 270 eggs at Michigan Intenmtional Egg 1.11 ing Contest. TEN birds 19 24 Contest averaged 232 eggs and finishe< THIRD place. \‘I’e also hatch Brown Leghorns and Anconas. FREE ‘11talog g1ves full infounation and tells why leading egg farmers choose Wyngardcn Strain Chicks. Send for copy. WYNGARDEI' FARMS & HATCI-IERY Box Zeeland, Michigan TANORED—HOLLYWOOD—BARRON STRAINS. Highland Leghorns are sturdy, Northern Bred, and have many enviable winter egg “laying records. Our breeding methods assure strong, vigorous chicks that grow rapidly and mature early. Highland Chicks will estab- h new production re< 01111. for you. Michigan State Accredited—100% Live Price 5 on Selected Matings (April) ............ :‘tar A Matings < \ Delivery Guaranteed. ....$13.00 $50.00 . 17.00 64. 0 000 $1 20‘. 00 1 80.00 1 1 0.00 5. 140. 00 lnstruc tive c1t.11<)g I“ RIJE. selected Matings A Matl ngs Order from this Al t1 um- EARLY LAYERS an PROFIT PAYERS. HIGHLAND tar tune. POULTRY FARM, Box X, Holland, Mich. PURE MICHIGAN BRED BABY CHICKS ACCREDITED We have not only selected om breeding stock 111d mated 0111 birds for inst insults. but we have joined the Michigan Accredited AsstK 1.1111111 .\11 insputm from the \giicultuml (oilego upmovcs every bird. This work is for your piotection .11111 gives 1.111 the most up to datc in baby (il1icks.\‘irito 1'01 literature and price list. Oui chicks cost no 1:11.111; 111d 1111 (.111 11111 sale 1110411111. delivery. Write today Get Our Illustrated Literature. “'6 have l'u‘cpnrcd a big, illustrntcd circular which sell" .111 1bour our chick ‘ " 1‘ 'i "1! ‘ ' to get it if you expect to buy chicks. j ' ‘ ' L It 1) 1r 11t.1 J ”I the PRICES 0111' priccs >111,- 1'1-.1,son:1ble. Our chicks .110 good. Write today. WASHTENAW HATCHERY, 2500 Geddes Road, ANN ARBOR, MlCIl. °" DOWN’S LEGHORNS FOR EGGS ZOO-Egg Doun's attain “lute I.'cgl101ns 1111.1 Layers /$ been bred 1‘01 egg production 1111 11inc1 tecn y1.11~‘."ll11y111‘c grout 11intcr 1.131.131 Many of Michigans largest egg farms purchase tlnir chicks i'lom us each yeai. One reports 64 ”/0 prodmtion in Noycmbei 1mm 775 pullets. Uur chicks are 1111 Michigan accredited. “rite for our free catalog today. Prices reasonable. W. A. DOWNS POULTRY FARM. Washington. Mloh. 5." RED. 2, r, ‘ ROVAl I-IIKC 8 FROM CONTEST WINNING BLOOD LINES Our white Lecghorns won the 1 25 Michigan Egg L71011t