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Part’ Ono—The Bar Z Bar

AD you been standing, one afternoon
I l in September four years ago, on the

top of one of the many high hills
in southern Iowa thru which the Blue-
grass Highway runs, you might have
seen a flivver scud down one of those
hills and up the opposite one at a ter-
riflc rate of speed. A flivver can make
astonishing speed down those hills—it
has to if it makes the climb before it in
high.

This particular car was driven by a
single occupant, a youth of nineteen or
thereabouts. He was a compactly built
youngster, not tall. but wide in the shoul-
ders and chest, narrow in the waist, and
just now his tanned face was aglow with
a pleasant sort of excitement. Meet Ter-
iy Muir, please.

He brought the car to a stop opposite
a house on the brow of the hill and be-
gan shouting:

“Doug! Oh Doug! Come out here!"

Doug Summers appeared in the door-
way. wiping the remnants of supper from
his mouth. He was about Terry's age,
taller but slimmer. A nice appearing
chwp, resembling Terry in frankness of
face and ruddiness of color.

"What’s up?" he asked.
where?"

“Fire some-

“Better'n that! You know the doctor
has told dad he’s have to clear out of
here on account of his lungs? Well, We
have sold out and bought a ranch up in
Colorado, in the mountains, homestead
country! Four hundred acres deeded
land and three hundred we can home-
stead. Two hundred cattle and every-
thing went with the ranch.”

“Must have cost a lot of money."

“Did,” said Terry, soberly.“ Cost every-
thing we had, and we had to assume a
mortgage of five thousand dollars besides.
The worst of it is, the mortgage comes
due this fall, and it'll sure make us get
down and dig like sixty.”

“Leaving soon?”

“Pretty soon. The folks will come as
soon’s they get things straightened up
here."

Doug’s face fell. “Mighty sorry to see
you go away, Terry,” he said.

“It’s a great country up there," Terry
said with gusto. “Cattle to rope and
brand; deer to hunt; lots of trapping
Coyotes, marten and things that bring
real money "

“Wish I was going along,” said Doug
wistfully. “There‘s nothing here for me.
Course these people treat me fine and
have given me the only home I ever
knew, but they don't really need me.

I'd give a leg to be out‘tllsre with-swift
am you grinning“, you ape?" .

"At you!" exclaimed Terry. “Why.
you poor fish, you're going with me.
start in the morning. Dad im‘t able to
do anything and won’t be for a long
time. Your—and me work the ranch."

“Mean it.?" asked Doug huskily.

“Mean it i”, shouted Terry, jumping out.
“Go get your duds packed before I
bloody your nose."

All of Doug's lethargy vanished on his
way to the house. His long legs seemed
to span the distance at a couple of
strides. His packing and leave—taking
did not consume more than ten minutes.
Back he came and dropped into the seat
beside Terry.

“Let her rear!" he was folding a
twenty—dollar bill as he spoke. “Parting
gift from Mr. Carroll. Not a bad old
scout; Wished me good luck and all."

“Same to him i" said Terry, and ripped
both spark and gas levers clear down.
“Watch he step,” he said. “Steppluest
ol' Lizzy in Iowa. Passed a Super Six
coming over here. Honest!” he added, as
Doug laughed.

There was great excitement at the Muir
home that night, and little sleep. For
the boys, none. Mary, Terry's sixteen-
year—old sister drove them to town the
next morning. The boys climbed on the
platform of the last coach.

“Good—bye, Sis,” said Terry. “Look for
you in a couple or three weeks.”

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Everybody knows that grass is good for

cows—Nature’s own feed—just about all

cows got to eat—or needed~ when their
‘ only job was to supply enough milk to
Now we demand a
lot more milk from a cow.

nourish their calves.

If we are to get more milk than Nature

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let your profits 0
with your cwos

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to fall oil“ in condition and

slump in milk yield, a dairy cow producing
35 lbs. of milk would have to eat 175 lbs. of
good pasture every day. That’ s an impos-
sibility, for few cows can eat more than

90 lbs. of grass in one day, even from the

most luxuriant

intended we must feed our cows more than

Nature provided.

So remember that even the best of pasture
is not enough. Cows may temporarily be
stimulated by the change to fresh grass, but

don’t let that deceive you.

The simple truth is that cows cannot keep
on producing to the limit of their capacity
onpasturealone. Themilk yieldsoonfalls
off, and cannot be brought to normal until

the cow freshens again.

 

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growth. Heavy milk pro-

duction has to come right of? their own backs.

To maintain condition, production and profits,

feed your cows

tiful and good,

1 lb. of Larro for eachS lbs.

of milk they produce when pasture is plen-

with a gradual increase in

theamountofLarroas thegrassdfies up.

Feed Larro with pasture and avoid the loss

in condition to

inmilkandmoneyyouaresm‘etosufl'er
if you depend entirelyongrass this summer.
'Dothlsandyour cowswill gointothefall

makethemostmilkwhen

more milk means more profit.

THE LARROWE MILLING COMPANY
Michigan

 

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name Larro inssorles of carefully checkedi'oodlngtcsts. 1n nary tenths Larro-fod birds ptoducodmoro
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“Give no a lock of your hair," said ., .97.

Mary, mailing, “to remember you by.”

‘Think she ought to, anyway. Terry,

arcn 't you going to kiss you sister good-
bro?"

"Nay!" Terry’s face reddened at the
thought. “Not on a bet! Gets my goat,
to kiss mother good-bye. " ‘

“How about Ruth Clark?" asked Mary
mischievously.

“Shut up!" said Terry.

“This train will go in a second or two !" '
warned Doug as the whistle sounded.
“Told you; now you’re too late.” he added
as a loud hiss sounded when the brakes
were released.”

"Board!” called the conductor.

“Gooebbye 2” they both shouted,

“Good~bye!” said Mary, and stood wav-
ing as long as they were in view.

“Thinks a lot of you, Doug,"
Terry.

"Honest?” said Doug.

“Bet your life. Bet she s crying right
now.

"Let's see who’s on the train." said
Doug suddenly.

Their route took them thru Denver,
from there over the famous Moflat road
to Steamboat Springs, where they climbed
OR at noon of the second day. For con-
venience’ sako they had packed their be-
longings in a single «bag. Terry collared,
it, and together they marched down the
single street the town possessed. Around
them stretched the Rockies, range after
range. fading into a blue haze.

“Fell that air, Doug?" said Terry.
“Puts the zip in you, don't it?" ‘

“I’ll say!" exclaimed Doug. "Makes
you want to rear up on your hind legs
and kick. Look at what that sign reads:
‘Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Elevation
eight thousand, one hundred and twenty-

said

five feet. Population, six hundred.
Meeker, sixty miles; Bunker Basin,
thirty-flve.’ ”

‘There’s where we want to go," said.
Terry. “The ranch is in Bunker Basin.
Brand, Bar Z Bar."

They stopped at a. little harness and.
saddle shop which stood near the end
of the street.

“Can you tell us,” Terry addressed the
leathery faced man, well past the prime- :3
of life, wearing the conventional cow»
man garb, “how to get to the Bar Z {Bar
ranch in Bunker Basin?”

The man looked up from a saddle he/
was mending, pushed back the heavy
Stetson, revealing a head as destitute of
hair as a peeled onion, fished a W of
Granger from his pocket, and worried
off a chew before replying.

“Over on the other side of the Flat
he said finally, surveying them
with a pair of singularly keen eyes.
‘ ’Bout thirty miles by cow trails; thirty-
five by wagon road. Or you can go by
stage around by Willow Creek. ’bout
sixty miles. The stage’ll cost you ten
dollars apiece."

“When does the stage start?”

”Day after tomorrow. You boys strang-
ers, ain't you?"

"Yes," said Terry, "from Iowa.”
introduced himself and his partner.

The saddle man nodded. “So you’ve the
outfit that bought Zwick out. Want to
watch that teller. 'Gets ‘a twist on you,
he’ll hook you to death. Few others like -
him around here. but mostly they're good
folks. Believe you’ll like it when you get
broke in.”

“Been in the country long? asked
Doug politely.

_ “See that mountain over there?" the
old man pointed to a towering peak in

He

the distance. "Well, she wasn’t half
grown when I came in.” He laughed
with the boys at his joke. "I'm Ben An-

derson. If you ever need anything in the
line of harness or ridln’ gear, come around
and I'll treat you righ ”

“Mum obliged," said Terry. “How
would be the best way to get to the
ranch?"

“Anybody there that can come after
van?"

‘Therofs a man there that's worked
for brick several years. Don’t know
whether he could get away or not."

"Must be Mort Bamsdale,” mused Ben.
“You boys got good legs. You could
walk it by mat.”

“Guess it’s our best plan. Which road
do we take?"

“The one runnm’ west Feller it ten
miles, then take the trail. Be shore to
keepthsmainu'all; there’sa lototcow
trails that lead at it that you could
roller till you was blind and not get
anywhere. After you leave Vic fingh’s
place, ten miles out, you won’t hilt a
house until you get to your ranch. ex-
cept mebby an old trapper-’3 cabin.”

“Hush obliged.” said Doug. ‘mess
we‘d better hit the trail.” ~ .

“Better take somethin’ along to eat, "
advised Ben.

At the store they bought crackers and
cheese and bologna. The stem ex-
hibited a lively interest in them. and be-
fore they ledt learned ever-1mg its sad-

dleanan had said. ,_ ,,

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Before five miles had passed, Terry
began changing the bag from .hand
hand.
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SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1926

Entered 2nd. lam much A 22 1 17.
at Mt. Clegmens. Maid)” under act ad. 1379.

C0]oring Foreign Red Glover and Alfalfa Seed

After August 26th You Will Be Able To Tell Imported Seeds By Color They Are Stained

HEN the American farmer buys
commercial red clover or alfal-
fa seed hereafter, he can pro-
tect his interests by inspecting it for
weds stained certain colors. If he
should find any, they have a mean-
ing for him.
All stained seed will be foreign

' grown. Seeds stained red will be

unadapted. Alter August 26, the
U. 8. Department of Agriculture will

be staining all imports of red clover '

and alfalfa seeds, in accordance
with the Gooding-Ketcham Act
passed April 26th by the 89th Con-

as.

The Act provides that the impor-
tation of seeds of red clover and al-
falfa is prohibited unless such seeds
are colored in such manner and to
such extent as the Secretary of Agri-
culture may prescribe, and that
when practicable the color used
shall indicate the country or region
of origin. At least ten per cent of
all seeds determined to be climati-
cally unadapted to this country shall
be stained red, regardless of origin.

It is understood that alfalfa and
red clover from Europe is to be
stained blue; that Canadian seed is
to be stained iridescent violet, which
suggests bronze; that seeds from all
other countries are to be stained
orange. All seeds found to be un—
adapted are, of course, to be stained
red. Seeds stained other colors than
red do not imply government ap-
proval. Not at all. They are mere-
ly identified. Italian seed was the
first to be declared unfit and will be
Stained red after September 3, 1926.
Decision on alfalfa Seeds from South
Africa and Russian Turkestan is
still pending.

Eliminate Cause of Great Loss

The Gooding—Ketcham seed stain-
ing law should eliminate a cause of
great loss to farmers in northern
and corn belt states. It will make
known to the farmer the identity of
annual imports of 15,000,000 to 35,-
000,000 pounds of red clover and al-

_. falfa seeds of doubtful evalue from

Southern Europe, South America
and South Africa. For the 1926
season we imported 19,355,900 lbs.
of red clover seed from France.
Heretofore, these immigrant strains,
some of them worthless, have disap«
peared in our trade channels and

Michigan Crops About TWO Weeks Behind But Coming Along Fairly Well '

CST crops are about two weeks
M behind according to our county
correspondents, and badly in
need of some real warm weather.
Grains are looking fairly good and
wheat has started to turn in some
sections. At the time the reports
were written many farmers had
beans to plant yet but indications
were that the total acreage would
be about the same as a year ago.
Potato acreage is about the same
this year also, with all but a few late
ones in the ground.

Haying under way at usual time
in some sections while others report
around ten days late. Those who
were able to make hay had fine
weather for it. Fruits in general
seem to be looking good and a boun-
tiful crop is expected. Strawberries
have found a good market, most re-
port. at a‘good price.

The reports from our correspon-

dents in the different counties fol-
m:

Malt-FAB crops two weeks behind.

. M so cold and wet. High winds-
'tearing lots of fruit from trees.
. being cultivated. Beans not all in.

Com
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By EINAR E. UNGREN

have been bought by farmers as
domestic stock.

Investigating the mysterious fail-
ures, which had reached great pro-
portions as far back as ten years
ago, agricultural experiment sta-
tions in 1916 turned their attention
to the enormous but little mentioned
imports of the seeds of red clover
and alfalfa from Southern Europe
and other regions of climate milder
than that of the northern United
States.

Growing tests of the imported
seeds in comparison with pure do-
mestic strains established several
important facts:

1. That most of the 15,000,000 to
35,000,000 pounds of red clover and
alfalfa seed imported annually is
poorly adapted to our climate. Is
susceptible to disease and winter
kills heavily, some strains complete-
ly. Seed from Canada is perfectly
adapted.

2. That the use of pure domestic

seed generally solves the winter
killing problem.

3. That there is a definite con-
nection between red clover and al-
falfa failures of recent years and the
enormous and increasing imports of
foreign seeds.

The Farm Bureau movement saw
the significance of the experiment
station reports; also that there was
nothing in the law to prevent un-
adapted seeds from coming in and
nothing to protect the farmer from
substitution of such seeds for domes-
tic seed. The Bureau demanded
protective regnlation of foreign red
clover and alfalfa seeds imports and
proceeded to carry the experiment
station evidence to farmers to get
action thereon.

First State law

Michigan farmers in 1923 secured
the first state law requiring that the
origin of seed—domestic state or
foreign nation—be stated on the an-
alysis tag. The law has had a good
effect on Michigan seed sales.

 

6‘. Pair show. for her»
mil Ha ~. ,3 mt.

 

THIRD ANNUAL POULTRY JUDGING SCHOOL AT M. S. 0.

third annual poultry judging school will be held at Michigan

State College during the week of July 5th, the work starting at

ten o’clock in the morning of this date. Besides the staff of the
Poultry Husbandry Department of the College, we have the promise
of W. R. Graham, Professor of Poultry Husbandry, Ontario Agricul-

tural College, Guelph, Ontario.

Professor Graham is well known to

the poultrymcn of Michigan and all should be interested in hearing
him. Professor J. G. Halpin, from the University of Wisconsin, Madi-
son, Wisconsin, will also be with us this summer, and since Professor
Halpin is recognized as one of the foremost authorities on poultry

nutrition, he should be worth hearing.

Many people were very well

satisfied with the work given by W. G. Krum, Extension Poultryman
form Cornell University, and we again have the promise of Mr. Krum

being with us this season.

~ The work is planned so that one has three or four hours of lec-
ture work each day, and one laboratory period at which time, prac-

ucal work is given in poultry judging.

In addition, the evenings

this year will be given over to moving pictures and eight films are
promised. A banquet is planned for the evening of Friday, July 9
Professor Graham to give the main address.

Programs have been prepared and those interested in receiving
a program, previous to the time of the school, should write Professor
0. G. Card, of the Poultry Department of Michigan State College.

 

ton; corn, 85c bu.; oats, 340 bu.; rye,
830 bu.; wheat, $1.75 bu.; beans, $4.00
owt.; potatoes, $2.00 cwt.; eggs, -350

do.i butter, 44c pound—B. V. Chase,

6-22-26.

Oakland—Wheat, rye, oats, timothy
and all kinds of clover looking twenty-
five percent better than two weeks ago.
Poor seed, cold nights and cutworms have
caused poor stand of corn. Early pota-
toes looking ‘fine, about two weeks later
than last year. Haying will be ten days
late. Usual acreage of beans and pota—
toes. Quotations at Holly: Hay, $18.00
ton; com, 651: bu.; oats. 500 bu.; rye,
760 bu.; wheat, $1.43 bu.; beans, $3.75
owt.; potatoes, $3.00 cwt; eggs, 27c doz.;
butter 400 lb.-—John DeCou, 6-24-26.

St. Joseph—Wheat, oats, and rye com-
ing fairly good most places. Corn slow
owing to wet weather that has prevailed.
Potatoes are coming good» as late plant—
ing permits. No epidemic among stock.
Pigs not plentiful, so many have lost out
in the cold early spring which made them
hard to raise at that time. Good weather
for haying as many are doing. Quota-
tions at Sturgis: Corn, 600 bu.; oats, 40c
bu.; rye, 83c bu.; wheat, $1.40 bu.; eggs,
27c doz.; butter, 350 lb.—Carplyn Hyde,
6-23—26.

Manna—Wheat much improved in ap-
pearance. Everything later than usual
owing to late spring and continued cool
weather. Generally crops looking fair.
Quotations at Monroe: Corn, 700 to 900

 

 

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UR radio listeners will be glad to know, we feel sure, that we
are planning on broadcasting a series of five-minute talks on the
Michigan State Fair and what it means to the farmers of the

state, beginning Monday evening, July 12th.

Theeetalkewillbe

given by premium hidividuals connected with the State Fair and the
series will titles the minutes time each Monday evening between 7:00
and 7:80, Eaten standard time, for four or five weeks. 01' course,
WGHP will be the station through which these interesting and instruc-

tive talks will be “put on the air.”

 

 

 

In the summer of 1925 middle
west and eastern state farm bureaus
in the co—operative Federated Seed
Service chartered a special train and
headed by President Bradfute of the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
government alfalfa and red clover
specialists and state agronomists,
made a 4,000 mile tour of the seed
producing sections of Kansas, Utah,
Idaho, Wyoming, the Dakotas and
Minnesota to enlist support for reg-
ulation of red clover and alfalfa
seed imports. The western growers
backed such regulation to a man.

’With the alfalfa and clover seed
producing and consuming areas in
agreement for imports regulation,
the Department of Agriculture draft-
ed a seed staining amendment to the
Seed Importation Act. The idea is
in use in Sweden and Australia.

The amendment was introduced
in Congress in January, 1925, by
Senator Frank R. Gooding of Idaho
and Representative John C. Ketch-
am of Michigan. It had the vigor—
ous support of the American Farm
Bureau, the National Grange, and
progressive co-operative and private
trade interests. Importing interests
failed in desperate efforts to kill the
bill. Congress passed it without a
dissenting vote.

The Department of Agriculture is
still working on seed staining regu-
lations. Incoming seed will be
stained abroad or at U. S. ports of
entry, probably by injecting the dye
into the sacks. Penalties provided
for violations of the Act include
Federal confiscation of the seed in
question.

American farmers have won their
fight to know when their red clover
and alfalfa seed purchases are do-
mestic or imported or a mixture of
both. Their experience and the work
of the state agricultural colleges will
determine the adaptibility of seeds
stained blue, or orange or violet, or
whatever other colors are used. Such
seeds will make a place for them—
selves in this country, or they will
be forced out. Color identification
will defeat the substitution of one
imported strain for another.

It will be interesting to observe
how many of the immigrant alfalfa
and red CIOVer strains now coming
in can prove their right to stay.

cwt.; oats, 37c bu.; rye, 750 bu.; wheat,
$1.38 bu.; potatoes, $2.50 cwt; eggs, 25c
doz.; butter, 45c lb.—Mrs. Florence How—
ard, 6-22-26.

St. Josephr—Wheat good, starting to
turn. Oats doing good. Alfalfa being
cut and heavy crop. Clover ready soon.
Corn backward and slow. Potatoes look
good. Strawberries ripe and good crop.
Peppermint doing ordinarily well.——Alvin
J. Yoder, 6-24-26.

Hillsdale (NW$.——Wheat and rye all

headed out and looking good. Corn grow- '

ing slowly, good hot weather needed.
Alfalfa haying started. Strawberries
ripening but not as quickly as some years.
Heavy broilers beginning to find way to
market at 370 a pound. Farmers have
cabbage all set.-—Chas. Hunt, 6-24-26.

Wexford.———Weather still cool with fre—
quent rains. Late frosts did much dam—
age to gardens on low ground. W'ind

on sandy soil.
better than last year but below average.
Fruit prospect good. Strawberries green.
Quotations at Cadillac: Hay, 25.00 ton;
com, 800 bu.; oats, 45c bu.; rye, 52c bu.;
wheat, $1.50 bu,; beans, $3.40 owt.; eggs,
24c doz.; butterfat, 400 lb.——E. D. H.,
6-22-26.

Genessee.-—Due to c o n t in u e d cool

  

-and sand also destroyed tender plants '
Cut worms are bad. Hay '

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weather neither corn nor beans growing ,
rapidly. Wheat is heading out well and ,
promises fair crop. Late potatoes with '

few exceptions are planted. Early ones

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es of spoiled silage to throw off
when you desire to begin feeding
again, but this is usually the most
economical way of sealing the si—
lage.

Some people sow oats quite thick-
ly on the surface and keep them wet
and let them sprout and that seals
the surface. Others cover the silage
over' with burlap or tarpalin. In any
event you would get some spoiled.
We have found the above method
the best—O. E. Reed, Professor of
Dairy Husbandry, M. S. C.

PROBATING PROPERTY

If a husband and wife Who have
no children own all their property
jointly and the husband’s father
deeds him a farm, would all the pro-
peryt have to be probated if the hus-
band should dio before his father?
If not all, would the farm deeded to
him have to be probated? Would
the wife have to sign off before the
farm could be deeded to anyone
else?—Mrs. B. B., Plainwell, Mich.

HE farm deeded to the huband
by the father would have to be
administered by the probate

court, and in order to convey this
perty have to be probated if the hus-
would have to Sign the deed. Pro-
perty held jointly by_husband and
wife does not have to be probated.
—Lega1 Editor.

TRANSPORTING CHILDREN
TO SCHOOL
I would like some information in
regard to taking my children to
school. I live one and one-half
miles from school. I have three
children and have been taking them
myself and have been told that I
could collect for their transporta—
tion.
‘(CEPT 1n consolidated schools,
E that is rural agricultural school
districts in which all the pupils
of a large area are brought to one
school, there is no law which re—
quires a board of education to pay
for transportation of children living
one and one-half miles from school.
G. N. Otwell, Supt. of Rural Educa-
tion, Dept. of Public Instruction.

ELECTING OVER-SEER
Will you please tell me if each
district in a township has the right
to elect their own overseer? We
have one that was elected at elec—
tion but we don’t want him. We had
a man run 011 the ticket who lost out
in the town but got nearly all the
votes in our district. Can we keep
him and if so what shall we do to
elect him?———A. R., Osier, Michigan.
——~Overseers are elected by the town-
ship as a whole and not by each dsi-

trict separately—Legal Editor.

DRAWING WATER FROM SPRING

I am planning on installing a
kitchen sink and pump outfit in my
house. Water is to be drawn from
a spring which is at bottom of ra-
vine. I am enclosing sketch show-
ing conditions and distance. Is it
necessary to run pipe at or below
level of spring under house, or can
pipe be brought nearer to ground
level to pump in house? Would like
0t have your advice as to what
would be the better method of lay-
ing pipe. Would pitcher pump be
suitable for the purpose? If not,
what type of pump would be most
suitable?—P. 8., Fremont, Mich.

HEN the spring is located
W about 16 feet below the ground
level it might be possible to

use a pitcher pump at the sink for

this purpose. The pipe should ex-
tend into the basement and should
be carried about 5 feet under
ground out to the spring. It may
follow the general contour of the
ground, but should always have a
general fall toWards the spring and
should not have any sags or dips in
the pipe line as they will frequent-
ly fill up with air and prevent the
proper operation of the pump.

This suction pipe should extend
below the water in the spring far
enough so that it will not draw the
water below ”the end of the pipe
when pumping.

While a pitcher pump might work
satisfactorily at the sink for this
purpose I think it would be a little
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CIIAllII’ION TEAlVI

Phil O’Connell (loft) and I’Villiam
Martin (right), Snnilac county farm
bureau membership team who re-
cently signed up 79 members in one
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with the cylinder down at the loot-
tom of the basement. This, I believe
will pump easier and will be more
reliable. -—O. E. Robey, Specialist in
Agricultural Engineering, M. S. C.

MUST GET PERMISSION
DISTRICT

We live in a school district two
and one-half miles from the school.
Roads are impassible most all win-
ter months. There is a school one
mile from us in another district with
good roads. Are the children com-
pelled to go the two and one-half
miles over the impassable roads or
can they be sent to the school one
mile from home? Would I have to
pay the tuition or can the district
be made to pay it? We have three
children under ten years of age to
go. By what means can we be trans-
ferred to the nearby district.—J. M.,
Rives Junction, Mich.

HILDREN cannot attend a school
C other than their own unless
the school board of that district
permit them to attend with or with-
permit them to attedn with or with-
out the payment of tuition—W. L.
Coffey, Deputy Supt. of Public In-
struction.

FRODI

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square and six feet high?
build a form about it and them when
the cement is set and not hard, take 2
the forms down and with a‘,‘ brush”

Wash away the cement to make the

cobble stones show?——-L. W. 8.,
Three Rivers, Mich. . '
N regard to the construction of a.
I Cobblestone post two feet square
and six feet high I would suggest
that you build up a form the shape
and dimension wanted. If cobble-
stone is to be used as facing these
can be selected and placed next to
the surface of the posts as the con-
crete is put in. Ordinary gravel can
be used for the concrete material.
Remove the form affér a period of
two days and chip away the cement
left on the surface, following this
with a steel brush and finishing
with a wash of one part hydro-

chloric acid and ten parts of water,

which will clean the stones of ce-_
ment. When entirely cleaned the
posts should be washed with water
to wash off the excess acid. A very

attractive finish may be procured in .
this way—H. H.- Musselman, Pro-
fessor of Agricultural Engineering,
Michigan State College.

EXEMPTIWWOW

Please tell me if there is a tax
exemption on real estate owned by
a widow of a Civil War soldier that
served four and a half years. The
farm is assessed at $4,800.00.—-A.
‘R., Olivet, Michigan.

——Real estate to the value of $1,000
used and occupied as a homestead by
widow of Civil War veteran is ex-
empt from taxation—Legal Editor.

CAN GARNISHEE TEACHERS’
\VAGES .
Can the wages of a rural school
teacher be garnisheed for a debt?—
J. L., Avoca, Michigan.

CT No. 54 of the Public Acts of
1911, as amended, provides in
part that all corporations of

whatsoever nature, municipal or
otherwise, may be proceeded against
as garnishees in the same manner
in which individuals may. In con-
sequence of this provision of law
teachers' wages may be garnisheed.
—G. N. Otwell, Dept. of Public In—
stru'ction.

MUST PAY ,

I subscribed for a county paper
and after my subscription ran out
the publisher sold out. The present
publisher has sent it for several
years Without my renewing it. Can
he colect the pay for it?—H. H.,
Fife Lake, Michigan. '

F you accepted the paper when it
I came to your address and read it

I am of the opinion you would be
under the obligation to pay for it.—
Legal Editor.

DOCTOR’S BILL OUTLAWS

How long before a doctor’s bill
outlaws, or can it be collected any
time?———J. C., Merrill, Mich.
-—A doctor bill would outlaw in six
years after last paymentor last
promise of payment, in writing.—
Legal Editor. ‘

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MICHIGAN‘S TWO BIG SHOWS
ICHIGAN will have two big shows this fall

that you should attend. They are the
Michigan State Fair, during Labor Day

. week in September, and the National Dairy Show.

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during the first week in October. 01'! hand one

g may be inclined to think these two expositions

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in general, and they are not simnar, except to
a small degree, in their exhibits and programs.
The State Fair is devoted to agriculture in gen-
eral in Michigan while the dairy show is in the
interest of dairying and is nation—wide, although
the state in which it is held always gets the
greatest benefit from it. Each is an educational
institution in itself and you owe it to yourself
to attend. And do not forget that every farm
boy and girl and every farm woman will get
almost as much out of them as you do. Also
urge your neighbors to go.

NEW STORY BEGINS IN THIS ISSUE
N page 2 of this issue we are publishing the
first installment of our new story "Home-
stead Country", written by N. Gregory, 9.
well known author. It is a tale of corn belt
farmers on [a Colorado ranch by a writer who
is thoroughly familiar with farming in both the
corn belt and the range country. and the back-
ground is as accurate as the yarn itself is exciting.
You will like the Muir's—real farm folks from
southern Iowa—and young Doug Summers, too,
who goes along with the Muirs to their new
home. Doug, by the way is an orphan about
nineteen or thereabouts, and has a “case" on

tiny Muir, which is not displeasing to the young

lady in question. Then there is Mr. and Mrs.
Muir and young Terry who is about Doug's age.
They have trouble aplenty on their 7 (lo-acre
ranch out in Colorado and not a little of it is
caused by Low Kord, a neighboring rancher and
about the meanest cuss you ever met. But, as
usual. everything turns out alright in the end.
. This story is intensely interesting right from
the very start and we know you are going to
like it.
CROPS COMING FINE
RE is a song entitled “Everything's Gonna

.Be Alright” that is very popular with the
, young folks at present, and, while we think
the words of the song rather silly, there is a lot
of sense in the title. The old saw is “Never
cross a bridge till you come to i " but we are
always doing it. In fact many of us are sure
that we will find that the "bridge" has been
carried away by a flood of trouble and we will
have no way to get across. Probably we will be
drowned in the river of trouble. But when we
finally get to the “bridge" we generally find it
there. with everything alright, and all our wor-
aud fretting in vain.

an uphill battle. Many of us have
red if we would have much of a harvest
ear but the June Michigan crop report
cates that “everything’s gonna be alright."
condition of winter wheat is slightly under

 

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. conditions as compared with as:
380-. and indications are that every one will show
a greater yield than last year.

So’ it looks like ”everything’s gonna be al-
right” after all—as it generally turns out in
the end.

  

WANTED: PIONEERING STORIES

E want to remind you folks again about

those letters on pioneering in Michigan

that we asked for in our last issue. Many
of you who followed Mr. Allen's story can write
some mighty interesting facts along the same line
and we would like to have them to publish in
M. B. F., and possibly in a book along with the
story Just completed.

As announced in the June 19th issue we will
give $5. 00 for the best story, short or long, that
we receive by August first; $8.00 for the second
best, and $2.00 for third best. Then for every
additional letter we publish we will pay $1.00
each, and we can use a bunch of them.

Write up the story of your pioneer days in
Michigan in your own way and wewill make any
changes necessary. You have the pioneering “ex-
perience. we the newspaper training, so we can
work together. Let’s have your true story soon.

MICHIGAN LEADS AGAIN

T the National Holstein cattle sale in Des
Moines Iowa, last month, a Michigan bull,
consigned by the Traverse City State Hos-
pital farm, brought $2,600, which was the top
price for the,sale. More evidence that this state
is rapidLv climbing toward the top of the list of
dairy states. And this purebred is to remain in
Michigan as he was purchased by H. W. Norton.
Jr.. of the State Department of Agriculture, and
one of the state’s leading Holstein breeders.
More evidence that Michigan is to continue its

rapid climb upward as a dairy state.

To produce choice animals is one thing, and
to sell the best of them to other breeders in
other states is another. If we are to produce the
best we must keep the best to produce it.

 

STAINING FOREIGN SEEDS
rm August 26th when you buy any com-
mercial red clover or alfalfa seed you will
be able to tell by the color what country
it came from and if it is adapted to your terri-
tory. because the Gooding—Ketcham Act passed
by the 69th Congress will go into eifect at that
time. Agricultural experiment stations report
that most of our failures to get a catch of alfalfa
or red clover on new seedings are due to the
use of foreign seeds unadapted to this country
and they produce concrete evidence, gained
through experiments, to back up their statements.
Under the new law all foreign seed will be col-
ored so that the farmer in this country will be
in a position to know the origin of commercial
seed he buys. Read about the law in an article
on page 3 of this issue.

KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS FILED

ULD you know where to go to put your

hand on the receipt you got when you paid a

bill several months ago, or would you have
to search through the writing desk, through
coat pockets, bureau drawers, and what not, iin-
ally locating it, maybe behind the clock or at
the bottom of one of your overall pockets so
dirty and torn that it is almost impossible to
read? It is quite possible that if you use this
kind of tiling system the chances are you could
not find it at all.

A letter and bill file, costing about 75 cents
at any stationery store, to file away important
correspondence and receipts is one of the best in-
vestments any farmer can make. Many times
people are required to pay a bill twice because
they have no proof that they paid it once, either
not getting a receipt or losing it after they do
get it.

When you pay a bill demand a receipt and
then die it away where you know you can find
it in case you want it at some future date.

 

Y’Betcha, That’s Livin’
By Roy Ziess

Justtohearthesinging
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College getting acquainted with the men there
and the work they are carrying on. As youVal-
ready know Michigan has the oldest agricultural
college in the United States and we doubt if any

institution of this kind has a better group of.

men in charge.

Arrangements are made with R. W. _Tenny,
director of short courses, for the furthers from a
county to spend a certain day at the College.
This is done by the county agent who in turn
advises the farmers where they are to meet and
the time they will all leave in a body. They go
in the morning, returning to their homes the
same evening. The county delegations range
from 100 to 200 farmers and housewives, with
the largest to date 260 from Tuscola county last
summer.

How about your county! Any plans made
yet, and if not why‘ not? See your county agent
about it.

TOURING INFORMATION FREE
you are going to take a trip of a hundred
miles or a thousand miles and you want to
know about the roads just drop us a line and
we will get the information far you without
charge, unless you desire a complete set of ‘maps
and these will be sent you at cest if you do.
We are here to serve you in every way possible,
remember, and the two-cent stamp you put on
your envelope is the only expense you will have.

EATS OFF TO MR. COOK

BANKS to A. B. Cook, Master of the State
Grange, the Boy Scouts of Owosso will have
a'flne country camp. He has given the boys

a good-sized building in a 30-acre woodlot on
The tract is one of the
largest in the country. Friend Cook is a bus-
iness farmer and he realises that he couldn’t
put a crop in this woodlot that would produce a
more bountiful harvest. If he planted it to
grain, corn, potatoes, or any one of the numerous

farm crops, took care of it and harvested it in«

the fail he probably would be a few dollars
ahead, but Boy Scouts of today are citiseus of
tomorrow and the entire world benefits from
this woodlot under Mr. Cook’s plan. Our hat
is oif to you, Friend Cook.

 

ENCOURAGING LAWLIISSNIES
RECENT investigation in Chicago regarding
criminals from that city being pardoned,
paroled and discharged from Joliet prison

brought out some facts that are food for thought.
Perhaps the most interesting fact is that during
1923 there were 397 convicts sent to Joliet and
during the same period 442 were released. many
being pardoned, others paroled and some dis—

charged. More than 82 per cent were released 7

through pardon or parole. it was estimated. only
about 18 per cent serving the full sentences im-
posed upon them by Chicago judges and juries.
Conditions are equally as serious in other
states, we dare say. And still the Eighteenth
Amendment gets the blame for the increasing
tendency to break our laws. How absurd.

 

PETER P'DOW‘S PHILOSOPHY

One of them-picture eniargin' agents was to
my place the other day and wanted me to give
him an order. I gave him two; one was to get
out and the other was to stay out.

I used to set my dog on such agents, but not
any more. He recently had an encounter with a
four-legged skunk, an' since then he won’t have
anything to do with either the four-legged or
two-legged varieties '

My idea of an optimist is a vegetarian who is.
in the business of raising beef cattle.

some nvmvrs

July 1-2.--Hay Days, Otsego county.

July 6-6 .—Hay Days, Charlevoix county.

July 6- 10 .—Poultry Judging School, Michigan
State College, East Lansing Mich.

July 7- 8- 9 .-—-I-iay Days, .Antrim county.

July 30.-—Farmers‘ Day Michigan State Col-
lege, East Lansing. Mich. .

August 2-3.—Hay Days, Allegan county.
.— August 4-6. --Hay Days, Ionia county.

August 4-5 .-——Hay Days, Eaton county.

August 9-10 .——Hay Days, Barry county.
August 12-18.——Hay Days. Sanilse count!
Aug. 14 .s—Annual Round-Hp. Upper Peeing:
suia Experiment Statics. Chathamflfi g ,,

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formed. VirWefiare glad to hear this and
would- like to see the farmers of at least every"
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Mel-on s
subeorlptlon ls paid In advance.)

minor: says manan BLUE
. sKr LAW 1s mom) ‘

‘ , N'DREW W. MELLON, Secretary.

0! the Treasury, writing in~ a
recent issue of the American
Bankers’ Association Journal, urges
a national policy for preventing the
sale of fraudulent securities.
“There is pressing need for a Fed-
eral statute of some sort which will
repress the flow of issues of fraud-
ulent or worthless securities through
the channels of commerce among
the states without putting an undue
burden on legitimate issues,” Mr.
Mellon says. “The state laws are
not entirely adequate and they are
more diverse and burdensome than
a comprehensive Federal statute
would be. Without attempting to
interfere with the various state
commissioners the situation is es-
sentially one which should be dealt
with by Congress through a law ap-
plicable to fraudulent transactions
and issues of securities employing

interstate agencies.”

 

RULES AGAINST CIVIL
SERVICE SCHOOL

HE Federal Trade Commission
has issued a cease and desist
order against the Civil Service
School, Inc, Washington, D. C. It
was charged that in its advertising
this school made statements assert-
ing or implying that it is connected
with the U. 8. Civil Service Commis—
sion, that it is engaged in securing
employees for the United States
government, that the United ,States
Government is in need of employees,
and that the school guarantees the
person taking its course of instruc-

' tion will prompty obtain employ-

ment from the Government. It was

' also clearly charged that the adver-

tising implied that the president of
the school was formerly an examiner
in the employ of the U. S. Civil Serv—
ice Commission, and as such is pos-

" sessed of knowledge and ability pe-

culiarly fitting him to qualify per-
sons tor the passing of examina-
tions. The Federal Trade Commis-

sion ordered the school to cease and '

desist from all of these implications
and also from using the words
“Civil Service” in its corporate name
or upon its letterheads, advertise-
ments or literature.

ENLARGE!) PICTURE
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, get the other free.

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ortrait Company. He told me ev-
1drything was all free if I drew the
Well, I drew it (as
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I learned He had me
draw two, one for my husband. He
told me because I drew the lucky
number I could get any two pictures
enlarged tree. Well he took two
pictures in his pocket, then he had
me sign my name on a contract for
$12.50. I did not notice what I

‘ had signed until he was on the

n I told him I did not want
porch, the He said I
would have to pay thei tdehvelil'g
man 12.50 for the one D c ure a
3 I told him I
wanted my pictures. He hurried to
his machine and drove away. Three
months later the delivery man came
with the pictures. My husband was
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toot our. wbscrlbers from fraudulent deeflnes
or unfair treatment by persons or concerns as
. oe. Ill do best to make

In av ease we at our
e satlefartory settlement or force action. toe}
which no charge for our services wlll ever be
made. providing: ,\
n—rno claim ls made by a paid-up sub-
scriber to The Business Farmer.

2.—-Tlie claim not more than 9 mos. old.

claim not local or between nee-
dlstance of one another.
at first band and not

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.' dress all letters. ulvln full particulars.

angntz. dates. oto.,,onclos no also your ad-

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”so, -mgbat you are a paid-us .

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- lair treatment from concerns at a dlstanoe. e a vse
for our subscribers. This service. Includlng a personal letter. Is free I on

on stocks and bonds, and Invest! to

the pictures. I looked at them and
they were just terrible. They were
both very poor pictures. The deliv-
ery man went away, then we receiv-
ed a letter from the company de-
manding their money. They said if
I did not pay it they would hand it
to their attorneys to collect. I did
not send the money, and later I re—
ceived a letter from a collection
agency of Chicago to pay the money
within fifteen days, but I did not
sent it so last week I received a
letter from them again saying they
were giving me one more chance to
send the $12.50. As I haven’t any-
thing ot my own can they collect it
from me or go on to my husband to
collect‘it?——Mrs.v L., Flushing, Mich.

is a good policy never to sign
any paper without reading it
first to see what you are signing.
>However, under the circumstances,
I doubt if the company could collect
this amount from you, as it appears
you have good defense to any action
they might bring to force payment.

M ’AND S CORPORATION

NE of our subscribers has writ—

ten us about the M and S Cor-

poration, of Detroit, incurpor-
ated under the laws '01 Maine. This
subscriber apparently owns some
stock in this company, and we are
sorry to advise that if he does all
it is worth is the paper it is printed
upon. because they filed their last
return with the Secretary of State
of Maine in 1919 and the corpora-
tion was excused March 10, 1923
having ceased to transact business.

I will drop‘ you a few lines to let you
know that I have received the book from
................ on May third and I thank you
for getting it for me. Without your as-
sistance I never would have got it.———Mrs.
L., Topinabee, Michigan.

WHAT THE NEIGHBORS SAY

SILO LOSING FAVOR
O the Editor: Frequently at auc-
tion sales we see the circular
base of an erstwhile silo; with-
in a larger space still standing are
more than twice as many not used
last year. The silos are built of
wood staves, concrete, hollow tile,
and solid cement. Upon inquiry as
to why such expensive equipment is
not in use, I find No. 1 bankrupt;
No. 2, moved to town; No. 3, same;
No. 4, keeping sheep and raising po-
tatoes; No. 5, no help at filing time:
No. 6, growing beans; No. 7, same;
No. 8, burned house, farm on shares,
non-resident; No. 9, owner dead and
son driving truck; No. 10, owner
dead, widow in town; No. 11, a tile
structure cost $700.00, owner living
with relatives, farm in beans; No.
12, owner a butcher in Detroit, a
bank has the farm; No. 13, corn be-
ing bogged down; No. 14, farm
changed hands, pastured; No. 15,
cutting box blown up when starting
to fill, corn shocked; No. 16, sold
cows and sold corn to neighbor.
What of the future? This never was
considered a great corn country,
still the writer has never had a com-
plete failure of ear corn in twenty
plantings and one this sure our
people have been optimists sometime
in the past.

The price of milk has been too
low and the right kind of machines
to handle our kind of corn have not
yet appeared. It is generally be-
lieved it, a machine could be built
that would snap the hard ears out
and roll the stalks flat so they would
dry before molding, a great increase
in corn acreage would‘result. The
pitching of so much water (as the
binder leaves the corn now) is the
bane oi: present methods and the
sight of good glazed ears, ideal hog
teed, causes many an old time farm-
er to hesitate to figure on such a far
distant market as the silo makes for.

At threshing last fall a farmer
said he wished he had a silo for his
corn. The thresher said he could
have his if he cared to move it.‘ A
smile passed over the faces. of the
1‘1 heads, which was followed b

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PASSE PARTOUT WORK
INCE I advised in a recent issue
that I would be pleased to tell

any of the readers about how to

do the passe partout work I have
had so many requests for this infor-
mation that I have ,decided to pub-
lish it for the benefit of all. ‘
In doing the passe partout work
the first thing to decide is what pic-
tures you Wish to mount and the
size of the mat you wish to use for
each one, as the glass, mat and back
card board are all the same size.
The picture is to be pasted in the
center of the mat, covered with glass
and backed with heavy pasteboard
all- being fastened together with
passe partout binding, the same as
you would bind the seam of a gar-
ment, that is half the width of the

binding covers 'the glass and the-

other half is pasted down on the
back holding it all together neatly
and securely. ,

The size of the mat may vary to
suit one’s taste but a border around
the picture from one and one half
inches to two inches deep will show
the picture to good advantage.

If you have any pieces of broken
window panes, some of them may be
large enough for the smaller pic--
tures. Any hardware merchant will
cut, them theright size for you. Be
careful not to uSe any which have
bubbles or streaks in them. If you
must buy the glass the sizes which
are most desirable for this work are
very inexpensive and can be pur-
chased at any hardware store.

Any hook or stationary store can
supply you with the passe partout

binding, which comes in different
colors to match the color of your
mat.

Care must be taken to mount the
picture squarely on the mat and fas-
ten each corner with paste, being
careful that it does not squeeze out
and smear the mat.

The little rings with cloth stickers
attached may be purchased where—
ever you buy the binding. These are
pasted on the back to hang them up
by.

Last of all cut a strip of binding
to cover one edge of your glass;
moisten the glue, holding the mat
and glass together with edges even,
paste about one half the width of
the binding over the glass and the
other half on the back of the mat.

If you use a mat of heavy card
board you may not need another
one for a back, but it must be solid
enough to fasten the little hangers
to.

This is a very good way to keep
a few of your choice kodak pictures.

CORSET SUBSTITUTE

OME months ago we published a
pattern for a garment which
takes the place of a corset.

This proved very popular, as we re»
ceived many orders for this pattern.

Many of the corset makers are
putting out a garment this year that
is a radical change from the old
styles, being somewhat like the pat-
tern which we printed. ’

There are no bones to break
around the waist—no steels to work
out around the top but still gives
the necessary support, which any
woman needs to give her that well
dressed appearance.

They conform to the natural lines
of the body and give perfect free-
dom of action.

Anyone who has become disgusted
with the old style corset will find
in these garments something new
and very desirable, as the under—
garments make or mar the fit and
style of the dress.

DIET FOR WARM WEATHER
S the weather grows warm it is
necessary to look carefully to
the diet in order to keep in
good condition.
possible in the diet, as fat produces
more bodily heat than any other
food. Keep the diet largely to
fresh vegetables, fruits, and salads.
Do not have meat for more than one
meal a day as it is better to substi-
tute other protein foods for meats
in hot weather. Buttermilk is con-
sidered an especially good protein
(cod for hot weather as it keeps

td‘pwn intestinal putrefaction. Use
(buttermilk in as many ways as pos-
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, .A Depamnent for'the WQKLQDW' 1.»
VEditedby MRS. ANNIE TAYLOR

DEAR FOLKS: This morning’s mail brought the first two invita-
tions to the children who are in need of fresh air and sunshine.
We were mighty pleased to receive these so promptly for it
showed that these folks were only waiting for the opportunity to help
and not many people can refuse the call'that comes from a little child.
We didn’t want anyone to miss the chance to help in this great
work, so if any one of you were too busy to read the last M. B. F.
as carefully as usual you may still have time to “get in" on this party.
Now any one who would like to take a boy or girl into the coun-
try for a few weeks that they may be started on the road to health,
please write at once that we may lose no time.
dren sleep in bed rooms where the only window opens into a dark hall
—I know, for I lived in a flat one year- myself and turned the living
room into a bedroom so that my little boys need not sleep in a box.
We are cooperating with an officer of a well-known orgaiiizatiOn
who is in direct communication with needy families and children not
only in her own community but in Detroit as well.
may be relied upon and rest assured that all arrangements made by
her will be made to give the greatest good to all concerned.
The letters from Mrs. Skinner and Mrs. Nichols were greatly
appreciated and we hope that each day will bring many more.
M. B. F. family is a large one and we are sure that many doom

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way to. shrink veryvz‘thin fabric“ is} to
roll the Wet material'jbetwee'n sever»
al thicknesses of 'Ijur‘iksh'toweling,
wring it as dry as possible, and press

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than ice cream. It has the consis-
tency of ice cream, is much more
easily made and is much less expen—
sive.

Strawberry Iiacto

1 quart strawberries, 2 cups su—
gar, 1 quart buttermilk.

Wash, hull and mash the berries,
add the sugar and stir until sugar is
dissolved. Rub through a coarse
seive of colander, add the butter-
milk and freeze, using 6 parts of
ice to 1 part of salt.

The juice from canned fruit or
any kind of bottled fruit juice may
be used in place of the strawberries.
However, if the juice alone is used,

lemon juice should be added. The
following proportions should be
used in such cases: 1 pint fruit

juice, 1 quart buttermilk, Juice of
two lemons, 2 cups sugar.

A FEW HELPS

THOUGHT I Would write and tell
I of a few helps as I have read a

good many in THE «Busmgss
FARMER. A lady got ahead of me on
writing about making mittens out of
sock tops—but does anyone know
that stocking legs, good black, make
lovely quilts?

Cut a lining the right size you
want your blocks and haste your
piece of stocking to it so it will not
stretch out of shape. Mark some

pretty design like a star or other
pretty design and work it with gold

AIDS TO GQO‘D_DRESS»ING

colored san silk. Do the work quite
heavy. .

Do any of the readers know that
sauer kraut juice will cure the worst
case of dyspepsia? A small glass
full before each meal and at bed
time. It can be bought in tin cans,
just the clear juice.

Also do you know that a small
piece of batten smoothed out thin
and a pinch of black pepper put in
it and then dipped in sweet or olive
oil just enough to wet it and then
put into the ear for earacbe will
cure the worst earache in a few min-
utes? '

Will some of your readers write
to me? The more the merrier. I
will answer all letters received.—
Mrs. James St. John, Route 2, Box
72, Lawton, Michigan.

TO SHRINK NEW MATERIAL
EFORE making summer dresses
B or school dresses for next fall,
it is always best to shrink the
material. Put the fodled material
into a tub of warm water. Squeeze
the water out gently instead of.
wringing it out, or the material may
be put on the line and allowed to
drip dry. Hang it by the selvage or
put the fold over the line. If the
former method is used, pin the
clothes pins close together so the
cloth will not stretch. Turn the
cloth occasionally from one selvage
to the other so it will dry evenly.
Before it is quite dry it may be

II OUR! AND BEND IN YOUR SIZE

6451. Ladies' Mornln Frock—Cut .m 7
Sizes: 34, 36, 38, 40, 2,.44 and 40 inches
bust measure. A 38 inch size as illustrated in
the lar e view. requires 4% ards of figured ma—
terial 0 inches wide and yard of
facings, collar and belt in sash length.
with long sleeves as in the small View, 4% yards
of 40 inch figured_material, and yard of
contrastin' material is required for collar, cuffs,
rovers an belt. The width of the dress at the
lower edge is 1% yard. ,

5331. Ladles’ House Dress—Cut in 7 Sizes:
34. 36, 38, 40, , 14 and 46 inches. bust
measure. As illustrated in the large View it re—
quires 3% yards of one material and yard
of another niaterial_to face collar, culls. vestee
rnd belt, for a 38 inch size. The Width of the
Dress at the lower edge is 1% yard.

Ladios' Apron.—Cut One Size-
86 inch in»

5412. p in
It requires 1%, yard of

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5420. C::.'ld’s Dress.——Cut iii 4 .
8 and 10 years. A 6 year size reduues
yard of 36 inch material.

5448. Girls' Jumper Dress.—~Out in 4 Sizes:
6. 8. 10 and 12 years. An '8 year size to uires
V2 yard of

lining for the underbody .2 ysr of
figured material and 34 yard of plain material
for plustron and facings on the tie ends. if dress
is made of 40 inch material and as illustrated in
the large View. If made With long sleeves 9g
yard edmore of the plain or figured material is re-
quir .

ALL PATTERNS 13c EACH—-
2 FOR 25c POSTPAID

one 100 For spnme AND sums:
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Cleaning Window Shudes.-—I have some
window shades that I would like to clean
as they are soiled considerably. Please
tell me howto do it?——-Mrs. R

——Lay the shade on a flat smooth surface.
With a soft cloth remove all dust, then
wash with a sponge and lukewarm soda
water, using two ounces or eight table-
spoont‘uls of soda to one gallon of water;
rinse at once with clean lukewarm water
and wipe. When the shade is dry turn
it over and wash the other side in the
same manner. Be careful about having
sponge too wet, the water should be pretty
well squeezed out before using it.

 

Can You Help?——I wonder if any of the
readers could give me the reading “A
Girl's Thoughts in Church." It so please
send it to Mrs. Maud Whaley, Cadillac,
Michigan. » - .

I see where our readers wish articles
on making money at home. My hobby
is raising Pomeranian dogs.

We like your paper very well and just
renewed for three years. I ordered all
my little chiCkS' from your paper.—
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“Tipping the Ilat"—A gentleman who
is not stopping to speak to a friend or
acquaintance, raises his right hand to his
hat, and “tips" it. He does not take it
off. but merely raises it. The process of
“tipping" is simple: any hat with a brim
is lifted a. couple of inches outward,
then replaced.

 

 

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“For Heaven’s Sake.”——Has this one
been at your local theater yet? If it has
and you didn't see it you have missed
some very good laughs. It is 3. Harold
Lloyd comedy and about the best one
that he has played in for a long time.
One day J. Harold Manners (played by
Harold Lloyd) a millionaire clubman, de-
stroys a mission worker's coffee stand and
he writes the man a check for $1,600.
The man starts a mission naming it
after Manners. Returning to the slums
to demand that the mission worker re-
name his mission Manners meets Hope.
the mission worker’s daughter, and falls
in love with her. Hope tells him that
“the mission is failing because the gang—
sters will not come and reform so he sets
out to get them into the mission. He
succeeds and later marries the girl.
Hope is played by Jobyna Ralston.

 

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’I’ray without ceasing—1 Thes. 5:17.

Perpetually to long to know the Truth.
to wish to be consciously at one with
good—with God, and earnestly to wish
to manifest Him, is to be ever in a state
of uplifting desire,—-“to pray without
ceasing." ‘

 

 

Recipes

 

 

Cocoanut Macaroons.———2 egg Whites, 1%
1 cup shredded cocoanut, 2
cups corn flakes. Beat eggs still, add
sugar, cocoanut and corn flakes. Drop by
spoonfuls on oiled sheets. Bake in ‘a
slow oven. One—half cup chopped nuts
may be added.

Corn Flake Kisses.—1 cup sugar, 1 cup
nuts, 4 egg whites, 1 cup cocoanut, 3 cups
corn flakes. Beat whites of eggs until

, very stiff and gradually fold into them

the sugar, nuts, cocoanut and corn flakes.
Drop in teaspoonfuls on oiled tins and
bake about 15 minutes.

 

Bran Cookies.——%, cup butter or sub—
stitute, 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 table-
spoon cream or milk, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon
baking powder, 2 cups bran, 1% cups
flour, pinch of salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla.
Cream butter and sugar, add the eggs.
well beaten, the cream, bran and flour.
baking powder, salt, and vanilla. Mix
1A cup bran and ‘76 cup flour to use in
rolling out. Roll only a small piece at
a time. uRoll about 54 inch thick and
out .with a biscuit cutter. Bake in a
rather hot oven.

 

 

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Glass or metal shoes for the kitchen
furniture are easier. on linoleum~ than
roller casters.

Finger marks on painted Woodwork
will come off if they are rubbed with‘t .‘
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D0 YOUR BEST

Colors: BLUE AND GOLD

EAR girls and boys: Down in

our neighboring state of Indi-

ana there lives a young farmer
who personally presented the presi-
dent with and ear of prize winning
corn which he grow on his father’s
farm. But that is only one reason
why we envy the young man. An~
other is that at the age of 17 he is
the junior corn champion of Ameri—
ca, and for several years has been
winning corn-growing cups in com-
petition with boys from all over the
United States and Canada. This
young man is Frank Lux and he
lives with his father, Peter J. Lux,
known as Corn King for his many
victories, near Shelbyville, Indiana.
Competition in the Lux family must
be very strong as Frank's brother,
Maurice, is also a regular winner of
prizes.

Frank told President Coolidge
about’how he grew the prize win-
ning corn and said “We have put
corn growing on a business basis,
just as you are putting government
on a business basis.”

We need not envy Frank his suc-
cess is growing corn because if we
will go about it in the right way
we can win as great success in the
corn growing business, or any other
business. Frank believes in our
motto “Do Your Best” and in grow-
ing his corn he has always practiced
it. Little setbacks did not discour-
age him. They made him all the
more determined to reach ihs goal.
We should follow his example.

There are girls and boys who
make up their mind that when they
become of age they will leave the
farm to go to the city and get a
white—collar job. They say life on
the farm is not interesting and you
have to work too hard for what
there is in it. I will wager that
Frank, or his brother Maurice, do
not entertain such ideas. Further,
I bet it would take a twenty-horse
team to keep them away from the
farm. They have found life on the
farm extremely interesting. On the
Lux farm everyone is farming on a
business basis, just as the success-
ful city businessman operates his
business. And, figuring in dollars
and cents, I am sure they are much
better off than the average young
man in the city.-—UNCLE NED.

 

 

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Dear Uncle Nedz—This is the first time
I have written to you, but I guess you
will have room for me. Well, I am going

to describe myself. I am twelve Years
of age and in the seventh grade. I weigh
seventy-five pounds. For pets I have a
dog and a eat. We take the M.. B. F.
and enjoy it very much and I enjoy the
Children's Hour best of all. I would
like very much to join your club and to
hear from all the cousins. Well, I will
close hoping that the waste basket is
fast asleep. Tell the cousins to write to
me. Your niece—Pauline Randall, Len-
non, Michigan.

Dear Uncle Nedz—I would like to join
your merry circle. This is the first time
I have ever written to you. I would like
to have one of the buttons very much.
I hope Mr. Waste Basket will be out of
order by the time my letter will reach
you.

Now, I am going to describe myself.
I am four feet, eight inches tall, have
light brown hair, bobbed of course. I am
twelve years old. I live on a forty acre
farm. For pets I have a cat named Blue
Eyes and a pig named Peggy. I have
had many spring trips and if I see my
letter in print I will write again and tell
you about some of them. Your want—to-
be niece.-——Teresa Hensler, Route 3, Box
66, Tekonsha, Michigan.

—Come right in Teresa, no need to stop
and knock. And next time tell me about
some of your trips.

Dear Uncle Nedz—This is the first time
I have written a letter to you. I live on
a farm. We have three horses. Their
names are George, Nancy, and Billy. I
have two pets. Their names are Bruno

,for the dog and Blackie for the cat.

Blackie has two kittens. Their names
are Whitie and Spotty. They are twins.
I have a little brother, his name is
Wayne David Archer. He was four years
old March 23rd, 1926. I pass into the
fourth grade. Our school was out May
19th. We went to the shoe factory and
the furnace factory, jail and the court
house. I have four hens setting. I got
my eggs from Grandma Archer. I have
fifteen eggs under each hen. I will be
nine years old June 26th. I hope this
letter won’t find the waste basket—Her-
bert Archer, Route 5, Coldwzltm‘. Mich.

Dear Uncle Nedz—This is the first time
I have written you, but I will see if my
letter is in print. Hope you have room
for my letter.

I am fifty inches tall,
pounds and was nine April 13th. I will
be in the fourth grade next year. I have
two sisters and one brother. The littlest
is Pauline Frances Byers. She wrote a
riddle. I will write the riddle which she
wrote. If a hen and a half laid an egg
and a half, how much does a pound of
cheese weigh? The answer is a pound.
I will write the second one. Two Hebrews,
one German and a colored man were
walking along the street with snow two
feet deep. What time is it? The answer
is winter time. Please put my letter in
print. Your niece—Doris Clarke, R1,
Alto, Michigan.

—Those are “some" riddles alright, Do
you know any more?_ '

weigh fifty—six

RUIT AND ORCHARD

I"‘"Edited by HERBERT NAFZIGER, Berrien County

our questions regarding the fruit and orchard.

 

(Mr. Nuzlger will be pleased to answer

 

There

I: no charge for thls)sorvice if your subscr ptlon I: paid In advance and you will receive a personal

reply by early mall '

CHERRY CROP IS SHORT

, HE Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc.
T recently gave out to its mem-

bers the following information
on the sour cherry crop. “It is ap-
parent that the sour cherry crop in
the district from Ludington south
will not exceed 25 per cent of a nor-
.mal crop. It is a little early to de-
termine with any accuracy just what
the Grand Traverse and Sturgeon
.Bay regions will have in the shape
of a crop but regardless of condi-
tions in those districts it now ap-
‘ pears that 7c per pound won't be too
much for sour cherries this season.”

TIME OF BLOOM

Is there any way of your getting
a list of the fruit trees of Michigan
and the date or approximate date
on which they bloom? I am- a bee-
‘keeper and the information is valu-
able to me.—F. S., Farmington,

Michigan. ' .
E are very glad to give you the
blooming dates of fruit trees.
.- .. The first fruit trees to bloom
are ~sweet cherries. and Japanese
plums and in. an average- season
thesewill bloom about May 1. They
' ' .in'order by-isour' cher-
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pears. Apples are the last on the
list and in southern Michigan will
normally bloom about May 15. Dif-
ferent apple varieties bloom at dif-
ferent times, Duchess being one of
the first to bloom and Northern Spy
one of the latest. The actual time
of blooming will of course vary
somewhat with the season. Other
fruit plants such as strawberries,
raspberries, dewberries, grapes, etc.
bloom later than the tree fruits and
extend the blooming season through
the month of May and into June.

ED McINTOSH DISOUSSES
CURCULIOS

WAS settin’ in the store with

some of the boys the other night

and we got to taklin' about them
cure—culios that stings the peaches
an” makes ’em gummy. Sam Hurst
he spoke up an! says that them bugs
was as hard to pronounce as they
are to kill so he just calls ’em “pe-
culiars" an 'lets it go at that. Just
then the door opens an’ John Soot-
er comes in actin’ kind of elated
like. sam asks him what he’s been
doin' and John he says, “I ben
sprayini my peaches and say, when
I turned On that spray-gun you just
shoulda seen ' them curly-cues come
whoopinf out” ' ,_ ,, _

   

 

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Protected and Oiled
Like the Motor inYour Car

N ow you can get a farm engine with working parts just
as completely protected against metal-cutting, trouble-
making sand, dust and dirt as the motor in your car—an
engine with a simple automatic oiling system that is just
as effective in keeping the working parts well lubricated

as the automobile motor. It’s the
John Deere Farm Engme
The Enclosed Engine that HERE'S A REAL
0115 Itself PUIPING OUTFIT
_ It's the John
You can appreciate the extra years of bct- Deere I In-
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. ter service the John Deere will give you, the
fewer adjustments and fewer repairs that
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T is indeed gratifying to notice
the interest people are taking in
the Boy’s and Girls’ Club move-

ment. It would seem nothing the
government has started for the
young people has
a 1r been so "en-
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popular in Hills-
dale county, and
the interest is
rapidly growing.
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business men in
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or rather the
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rural districts, if you please, are be-
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would have seemed almost absurd—-
no one would have ever expected any
such thing to develop into a nation-
wide activity—having back of them
such able leaders representing state
and national government.

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county has been one of the leading
counties, and the writer well re-
members the first time he heard'of
:1 Boys’ Club, and also the first time
the boys and girls had advanced far
enough to show their products at the
county fair. The fair time is about
the time many projects are com-
pleted, or nearly so, enough at least
so the year’s endeavor may be dis-
played at this time. At our local
fair the size of the club live stock
exhibit soon outgrew any building,
and a large tent was provided, and
the last year or two, large tents
have been crowded to capacity with
some stock pens, and outside, the
canning club and sewing club girls
have almost taken possession of the
buildings provided for them and the
regular or old time fair exhibits
have been badly crowded. The boys
and girls who cared for their stock,
etc., were few at first, and went
home at night time to return in the
morning. Soon tents were used to
house these boys and girls for their
stay of a week. Larger and larger
tents have been required, until now
it Seems quite impossible to go far-
ther with the tent housing problem.
Not only were sleeping quarters re-
quired, but also kitchen and dining
room facilities. .

Last fair time a movement was
started to erect a building especially
for 4 H Club work and it is very
pleasing to state the building is as-
sured, and will be ready for the boys
and girls when fair time arrives. ,It
will be forty by eighty feet, with an
ell some twenty feet added for en-
trance and stairway. An excellent
location makes possible an ideal
basement for kitchen and dining
room. The first floor is to be used
for all club projects other than, live-
stock. The third floor will be used
by the girls for sleeping quarters——
another place having been secured
for the boys.

It is said to be the first building
of its kind in the United States. A
quota of the cost was assigned each
township and a good sized one was
given Hillsdale City. It was sur-
prising how soon the funds were
raised, and how pleased many
seemed to be to have been asked.
Perhaps half the funds were given
without any request whatever. Cer-
tain it is, our County Club Leader,
L. H. Matthias, has every cause for
congratulating himself on the suc-
cess of the enterprizes. I imagine
when the boys and girls convene this
fall for their annual round-up, they
“will shout louder than ever—and
their old time yell will be the pop-
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Needed rains have been enjoyed
these past two weeks, and with
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If there is a disagreeable task in
field work on our farm, it is plant-
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and dry. The horses and planter
cause so much dust, it is sometimes
difficult to tell where one is driving.
This year the planting was ideal at
the start, but heavy rains made the
ground too wet the last two days we
planted. We were compelled to plant
on wet ground in 1924, and the
tramping of the ground between the
rows by the horses, and the packing
with planter wheels, caused this
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condition, and unusual effort was re-
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and of good tilth. Remembering this
experience and not wanting to re-
peat such a program this year, we
followed the planter with a three
shovel, one horse cultivator. Care
was used to not tear down the ridge
left by the planter, and everything
seems to indicate this cultivating is
ideal.

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The Nation’s Holiday «

In a day or two after this issue of
the M. B. F'. reaches its readers, the
Nation will be celebrating its birth-
day. The writer sometimes doubts
whether the people make as much of
this day as they did twenty-five or
thirty years ago. Maybe I am get-
ting old, but as I remember those
days, every other town seemed to
have a celebration. Can’t you see
the big, posters (always with red let-
ters) posted or nailed on all the
trees and sign boards at every cor-
ner, invariably reading the same,
“Celebrate the Fourth at Frazier’s
Corners. Big Sport Program. Pa-
rade begins at 10 o’clock. . Biggest
display of fireworks in the state for
the evening. Everybody come!”

Such posters seem to be a thing
of the past. Seldom do we hear of
a celebration being staged in small

towns, and they seem quite as rare.

in the cities. Is this another
changed condition for which the au—
tomobile is responsible? Did you
say, “Well, perhaps?”
—7-add the word “perhaps”——for per-
haps the change would have come
without the advent of the auto. Pos-
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too busy these recent years to give
full recognition to the importance of
the day, and I would spell “Import-
tan-cs” with a capital letter. For it
is an important day, and a move
should be started to give July 4th
the honor to which it is entitled. It
would be asking almost too much of
our imagination to try and picture
this country as it would have been
today if the Declaration of Inde-
pendence had never been signed,
and if the old gentleman who stood
ready to ring the bell in the old
State House in Philadelphia had
never been told by his grandson,
who was messenger, to “Ring,
Grandpa, Ring!”

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the thin:- that are 0mm; and Into
God the things that are God’s." In“.
32:21.

“ OR our citizenship is in heaven
' from whence also we wait for

a Savior, the Lord Jesus
Christ; who shall fashion anew the
body of our humiliation, that it may
be conformed to the body of his
glory.” And so we have strange and
pious souls who profess to show no
delight in a citizenship below, and
who would draw themselves apart
a w a i t i n 3 their citizenship from
above. This is the way they inter-
pret that simple negative of our
Lord, “My kingdom is not of this
world.”

But there are many others who
glorify their present citizenship in
giving to the world a life of unsel-
fish devotion and of active goodness

harmony with Him who went
about doing good. This Christian
idealism works a salutary check up-
on the ascetic, the monk, the pessi-
mist, and all non-social types. But
also it condemns him who conceives
his citizenship in terms of selfish
dominion and honor for his country,
and who translates his patriotism
into a flag—waving and saber-rattling
affair. This, to the Rural Galilean,
was but a vulgar show. And when
, this Plain Man in homespun was
‘ pointed out as the pattern of true
citizenship, his own people rejected
him. “He was despised and we es-
teemed him not."

Now, our text represents, citizen-
ship as a two-told responsibility.
This is a logicaldivision now since
church and state are separate. But
it seemed not so logical to the Jew
in the days of Jesus. or course, the
question, “Is it laml to give tri-
bute to Caesar, or not?" was hypo-
critical in motive. Jesus said so.
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man rule. Let us not believe that
the Jew was altogether bad. He
longed for independence. Was this
wrong? But his passionate love of
his own people, and to be headed by
a Messiah in glittering crown and
magnificent pomp, who would sub-
jugate all other nations, was alto-
gether opposed to the way of Christ.
This brought the prevailing religious
leaders into antagonism with Jesus
and made them as blind guides to
the people.

The way of Christ was so marked—
ly a getting away from the existing
order of things, that it was in prac-
tice a new religion. But it was a
religion that properly adjusted the
life to all» possible relationships.
Jesus” novel statement, "My king-
dom is not of this worl ," made a
separation between church and state
and yet his teaching made them co-
ordinate and mutually supporting.
And Paul makes both ordained of
God. So, in the Christian order,
while the church and the state are
separated, our relationship to both
is that of honor and loyalty.

But what are the things that are
Caesar’s? A piece of tribute money
.is brought to Christ and he quietly
asks, “Whose is this image and su-
perscription?” “Caesar's” said the
disciples. “Then render unto Cae-
sar the things that are Caesar's.”
There was no oflense to the state
here, the Christ avoided the cunning
trap set for him. He simply says to
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therefore bound to God, but he also
was reverent toward human author-
ity. And the Caesar of .Paul’s time
was the dissolute Nero. Is the apes-
tle asking the Roman Christian to
obey this degenerate ruler? And
would this not lead to a great deal
or unnecessary suiiering? Yet Ro-
mans thirteen says 'quite plainly
that even with a wicked man ruling,
a general respect is to be paid to civ-

il government as an institution, for

”The powers that be are ordained of
God."

Now, we may summarily say that
one's relationship to the state is cer-
tainly not that of the anarchist or
revolutionist. The the laws and of-
ficers oistate are unpopular and im—
perfect, yet for the sake of the di-
vine idea of civil government, no
violence or rebellion must be shown.
We may and should work for better
legislation, but in the meantime due
respect for the prevailing adminis
tration is to be given. And certain-
ly, the disrespect for law in this day
ought to scare us into an educated
conscience on the matter of a law-
abiding citizenship.

But what about “the things that
are \ God's?” Verily, what about
them? And didn't Jesus have more
to say about the things that are
God’s than about the things that are
Caesar’s? Isn't that the point of his
answer? And if we rendered to

'God a. faithful stewardship of. our

time, our possessions, and our con-
science, would not Caesar get his
due? Or, are there things that are
solely God's? And does one's con-
science, at times, come into clash
with Caesar? Then what is to be
done! It may sometime be easier to
obey the law than to disobey and
take the consequences. What is our
way out of this dilemma? Well,
Christ was ordered to quit preach-
ing, and so were the disciples. But
they didn’t quit. However, they
entered the penalty uncomplalning-
1y. They oflered no resistance. The
disciples' reply was, “We must obey
God rather than man.” And Christ
told certain ones to go and tell “that
fox” that He purposed that His work
shall not cease. “That for" was not
an unbecoming name on the lips of
Christ to apply to Herod. He de-
served the rebuke. And a just re-
buke of rulers is yet within the cit-
izen’s right. And, upon divine au-
thority, we may state that con-
science is always sovereign. We
must not do wrong to an enlightened
conscience in order to obey Caesar’s
law. Multitudes of the early Chris-
tians solved this dilemna in martyr-
dom. A ravished conscience cannot
make for peace. So say the Friends,
the Brethern, the Mennonites, and
others oi our own day, who are will-
ing to and do suffer nonresistantly
rather than participate in war.
These peace lovers hold that any law
that sanctions organized warfare is
anti-Christian and should be can-
celed. And, until it is, they will
submit to inconvenience and penal-
izing. God, to these folks, out-
weighs all human authority. They
believe that when Caesar would vi-
olate the conscience in order to up-
hold the right of the state to war, he
is asking to great a price; and that
the purest victories for righteous-
ness are won thru non—violence. A
recent magazine reports an army of-
ficer as saying, “An army exists to
kill men, when ordered, in the na-
tion’s quarrel irrespective of its jus-
tice. It should train its men to that
single end. If we object to any of
our citizens thus specializing on
murderous and urn-Christian activ-
ities, we should abolish the army.”
This frank statement shows to what
brutal lengths Caesar will go for
Caesar's sake. And we do object.

Each of us owes support to the
state in repressing crime and in pro-
viding for the public welfare, but
behind all our social and political

' striving there stands the unchange-
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DURING MAY

URINQ. May 1926, there were 85
Michigan testers who reported
their testing work for the month
of April out of 108 Michigan Test-
ing Associations. These 85 Associ-
ation reports showed that out of 22,-
718 cows under test more than
2,700 were dry cows. There were
also 2,825 cows that made over 40
pounds of butterfat production. The
number of members keeping milk
sheet records has increased and 439
dairymen are keeping private milk
records on their herds. As in the

past a large number of unprofitable

cows are again listed as being sold
during April. There were 234 such
animals disposed of during that
month.

The best individual cow produc-
tion record for the cows in the un-
der three years age class is credited
to a grade Jersey owned by Clyde
Hollis, member in the Ottawa—James-
town C. T. A. His heifer freshened
March 10th and produced 1295
pounds milk and 73.94 pounds but-
terfat testing 5.3 per cent. The list
of the ten highest producing'indi‘vid-
uals in this class represents nine dif-
ferent Cow Testing Associations in
Michigan while E. A. Hardy of the
Maeomb No. 1 Association has two
cows which placed in this division.

In the age class between three
and four years, the cows of M. J.
McPherson and Michigan State San—
itarium, members of the Livingston
County C. T. A., are found heading
the list. The McPherson entry is
credited with 92.47 pounds butter-
fat and 2055 pounds of milk testing
4.5 per cent under four times per
day milking. This cow was also un-
der official test. The Sanatorium
cow made 88.51 pounds of butterfat
in 28 days. A purebred Holstein
owned by Tony McCaul of Ionia-
Lake Odessa Association and a pure-
bred Jersey owned by Geo. Wine—
gar and Son of the Shiawasee Asso-
ciation, were retested, and placed in
this class. The Upper Peninsula
Associations are represented by a
purebred Holstein OWned by the Ex-
periment Station, member of the A1-
ger County C. T. A.

In the age class between four and 1

five years old, the Pontiac State Hos—
pital, member of the Oakland Coun-
ty C. T. A. had coWs which took
first and second places. Other good
production records were made by
Lynn Bradford’s P. B. Holstein. He
is a member in the Kent-Grand Ra-
pids C. T. A. and his cow was re-
tested. The Maryland Farms, mem-
ber in the Kent-East Association,
the Gabel Creamery Co., a member
in the Macomb No. 1 Association,

had P. B. Holsteins which placed in
the list. John ‘Shoemaker’s P. B.
Guernsey, tested in the Ottawa-
Jamestown was retested. The P. B.

Holstein owned by L. Ohler, mem-
ber of the Kent—Grand Rapids Asso-
ciation was retested and placed
among the ten high cows in this age
class.

In the mature class three of the
ten cows were owned by herds in
testing Associations in the Upper
Peninsula. The highest producing
cow for the State of Michigan in
both milk and butterfat belongs to
this class and is owned by the Mich—
igan Reformatory, member of the
Ionia-Belding C. T. A. This cow
produced 107.6 pounds butterfat
and 3075 pounds of milk and is also
underlofiicial test, milking four
times per day—«Dairy Extension,
Michigan State College.

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Mich.

N the construction of a brooder
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about 33 per cent of the south
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Sprouted oats are one of the best
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Hog Shortage Causes Prices To Remain Steady .
, ‘ By w. w. mom, Market Editor.

‘most respects farming conditions

‘look promising, and this is par-

ticularly true of the live stock
industry, hogs in particular being a
gold mine because of the extreme
shortage in all the states compmmis-
ing the corn belt. Within a short
time prime hogs have sold as high
as $15 per 100 pounds, and extreme-
ly high prices are assured until an-
other pig crop can be matured.
Farmers who abandoned raising
swine and depended on marketing
their corn have learned a lesson,
and the chances are that the next
hog crop will be a normal one, al-
though the prevalence of hog chol-
era in eastern Iowa is a theatening

[f teature, as it may spread to other
. districts. Farmers should use vigil-

ance in caring for their hogs and
seeing that timely vaccination is
performed before they are exposed
to has cholera. The sheep business
is in good hands in Michigan, and
not long ago prime spring lambs
sold in the Chicago market as high
as $19.20 per 100 pounds the high-
est point in a long time. It was not
possible to maintain the market on
such a.level, and prices had a. big
fall later, although much higher
still than in most past years. There
is a good call for high grade breed-

: ing ewes at high prices, as well as
for feeding lambs, but not many

feeders are offered. The wool trade
has been very slow for many weeks,

‘ ‘ but at last there is a little better

inquiry at unchanged prices. Prices
for the grains are sensative to crop
reports, and quotations are still on
a much lower scale than a year ago,

but wheat brings far better values

than two years ago. Dairy interests
are very prosperous in the states of
the middle west, and farmers are
in many instances substituting su-

‘ perior Holstein milkers for poorer
. milkers as a matter of real economy.

Beef cattle are returning good pro-

. fits to their owners, although the

best steers are selling at much lower
prices than a year ago. Grass is
good in feeding districts, and more
cattle have been marketed this year
than last.
Bankers Aid Farmers

Oscar Welles, president of the
American Bankers’ Association, at
the annual convention of the Illi-

;‘ nois Bankers’ Association in Spring-

field, Illinois, said:
“Our association is not trying to
tell the farmer how to do his work.

7, It is only hoping to be the medium
through which he learns something

of the necessity and desirability of
his improvement. The banker be—
lieves there is a lack of balance be—

! : tween the cost of production and the

proceeds of the product. He knows

.F this should not continue in a basic

' industry, because whenever there is

. prosperity among those who produce

‘. wealth from the soil good times pre—

veil.
Worlds Grain Markets
Prices for the several grains are
still on a much lower scale than a
year ago, but the price of wheat is

: well above prices of two years ago,

 

the supply being unusually low. Late
sales on the Chicago Board of Trade
for July delivery we're made of
wheat at $1.38, comparing with
$1.52 a year ago; corn at 70 cents
comparing with $1.02 a year ago;
cats at 40 cents, comparing with 46
cents a year ago; and rye at 91
cents, comparing with $1.04 a year
ago. The wheat surroundings are
mostly of a bullish nature, but for
the present. prices are slow to rise,
as ' speculative traders are sellers
on any moderate advance. The new
wheat is being harvested rapidly,
and as yet neither millers nor ex-

1 porters are large buyers. How-

ever, the visible wheat supply in this

7, country is decreasing, and a short
"time ago it was down to 12,539,000
bushels, comparing With 31,144,000 "

‘13 a year earlier. To' 5 con-
siderable extent the new wheat is
heing‘marketsd. prices looking not
so at: to some tarmcrs, but they are

 

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many districts of the southwest co-
operative, associations are handling
a larger part of the crop than usual,
and the marked use or farm machin-
ery leads to earlier marketing than
in the past. ,Rye' and cats are in a
firmer position by far than corn, the
corn supply being much greater than
at this time last year, while the crop
news is on the whole encouraging.
Rye advanced nearly 9 cents in a
recent week. ‘

A move toward the handling of
the large amount of cash corn to be
received by the International Har-
vester company in July on its ofier
to take corn at $1.00 a bushel in
exchange for implements has been
made. Bartlett-Frazier c o m p a n y

once apparent. This .situatlon will
undoubtedly .mean‘ quite a bit of
competition between the millers and
the exporters tor the/earlier deliv-
eries of wheat front» Texas. Okla-
home and Kansas, with increasing
premiums the logical resul .”
The Hog Shortage

“Nine years cut of ten the last two '

weeks in June show the heaviest re-
ceipts- at all of the big terminal

, markets and the lowest prices of the

year," said Everett 0. Brown. presi-
dent of the Chicago Live Stock Ex-
change, in a statement.

"At a conference of representa-
tives of 20 live stock exchanges held
at Sioux City, Iowa, last week, the
concensus of opinion was that this
year has not seen the customary
smash in hog prices, and it is prob-
ably due to the fact that, whereas
ordinarily the big eastern markets
are able to get enough hogs from
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M. B. F. MARKET REPORTS BY RADIO
VERY evening, except Saturday and Sunday, at 7 o‘clock, eastern
standard time, the Michigan Business Farmer broadcasts market
information and news of interest to farmers through radio eta.
tion WGHP of Detroit. This station operates on a wave length of

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had a report from its Omaha oflice
saying that 1,500,000 to 2,000,000
bushels oi? the corn bought by the
Harvester company would be deliv-
ered in the Omaha territory alone.
They say that in a normal year a
considerable part of this corn would
already have been moved into dis-
tributing channels, so that apparent-
ly the trade may properly expect an
unusual movement of corn during
July as a result of this holding back
of supplies.

Promising Outlook for Wheat

It looks now as though wheat will
do well for farmers who have good
crops this year. , Unfortunately,
many farmers in various districts re-
port small yields because oi lack of
trains and other drawbacks. The
Price Current Grain Reporter says
in a review of the situation: With a
United States visible amounting to
only 14,162,000 bushels of wheat
and a Canadian visible amounting to
but 38,114,000 bushels, or a total
of 52,276,000, and an estimated Eu-
ropean need for 10,000,000 bushels
a week, 65‘per cent of which must
come from North America, the early
need for substantial quantities of
this years crop in the export, as well
as the domestic trade, becomes at

year all over the east and the south
has been so light that the eastern

. slaughterers have had to come into

the big markets to fill their orders.”
Mr. Brown points out that fresh
pork loins are up to 28 to 30 cents,
and stocks of cured meats are the
smallest in over ten years. The best
light hogs have sold at $15, and fur-
ther big advances are expected.

Production of Meats

Production and consumption of
meat in the United States during the
first half of 1926 have been about
the same as a year ago, but exports
have shown a decrease, according to
Oscar G. Mayer of Chicago, presi~
dent of the Institute of American
Meat Packers, who today addressed
a regional meeting of members of
the institute in Denver. The meet-
ing was for the purpose of giving
packers in western states detailed
information on the activities of the
institute, which is the educational

trade and research association of the "

American meat packing industry.

“The production of pork has de-
creased slightly this‘ year, owing to
the relatively light receipts of hogs,
but the production of beef, veal and
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THE BUSINESS FARMER’S MARKET SUMMARY
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L Detroit Chicago I Met] nit Detroit
June 29 June 29 June 15 1 yr. ago

WHEAT—

No. 2 Red $1.48 $1.38@ 1.39 $1.55 $1.76

No. 2 White 1.49 1.56 1.76

No. 2 Mixed 1.48 1.55 1.76
CORN— .

N0. 2 Yellow .74 .71%'@.7l .78

No. 3 Yellow .73 .75 1.10
OATS—

No. 2 White .43% .39 34 @.39 .46 .54

No. 3 White ' .43“ .37 x @ .39 g .45 ii .52
RYE-a .

Cash No. 2 .93 .93 1.08
BEANS——

O. H. P. Owt. 4.25 4.80 5.85@5.40
PorA'rons— -

Per th. 8.00@8.83 2.60@3.10 8.00@8.17 1.16@ 1.83 4

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No. 1 Tim. 28.50 24 24-626 23.50@24 19.50@20

No. 2 Thu. 21@ 21328 214322 17 18

No. 1 Clover M821 21 28 20@21 14 15.50

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compared with": the first half of
1925,” Mr. Mayor stated.
“A total at approximately two‘

billion dollars—which represents an
increase of some three'hundréd.m'll-

lion dollars~over the year bstore—_ ‘ .
’ was paid last year by the. packers of

the United States to the farmers of
this country for their meat ani-
mals," Mr. Mayer continued, point-
ing out that this represented an in-
creasd average value of about 64
for every beet animal, sheep and he:
dressed during 1925. '. .

’ WHEAT '

Bearish news to the enact that
this year’s crop of wheat will be
considerable larger than one year
ago is causing a pronounced weak
ness in this market and prices are
working downward. Ofierlngs pre
light in Michigan. In the northwest
where harvesting and threshing is
under way it is reported. the grow-
ers are showings 7 . ess touc-
cept present prices. ,Forelgners are
.slow buyers at present.

CORN ‘

Cool weather has checked the
growth of the corn crop and as a
result the market has been fairly
steady. Shipping demand is moder-
ate. _

‘ OATS
Oats are easy and most of the
trading is said to be the exchanging
of one delivery for another. Chi-
cago received 1,226,000 bushels last
'Week compared with 683,000 bush-
els a year ago.

. RYE
The only steady grain in the mar-
ket today is rye and the price at this
writing is the same as last quoted

in these columns. The condition of -

the 1926 crop is «slightly under a
year ago and the yield is expected to
be below last year by at least 80,000
bushels.

BEANS ,

Although trading in the bean
market has been very quited during
the last couple of weeks the price
has held up well. Many are expect-
ing lower prices around the first
of\.July. Crop correspondents re-
port the acreage being planted this
year about the same as last, with
wet weather delaying the planting
in many sections.

’ POTATOIB
There is a scarcity of old potatoes
at Detroit and prices are fair. New
stock is plentiful and steady.

DETROIT LIVE POULTRY

Broilers, fancy heavy ’rocks and
reds, 42@44c; medium and white,
383440c; large leghorns, 30@3lc;
small leghorns, 28c; stags, 18c; ex-
tra large hens, 28c; medium hens,
39c; leghorns and small, 23@25c;
large white ducks, 32@33c per lb.

LIVE STOCK MARKETS
DE'I‘ROIT.——Cattle——Fairly a 0 ti v e ;

’ Good to choice yearlings. $9010.50; but

heavy steers, $8.50@9.50; best handy
weight butcher steers, $8.50@9; mixed
steers and heifers, $7.50@8.25; handy
light butchers, $667.60; light butchers,
85.50@6.50; beat down. “(36.75, butcher
cows, $52566; common cows, $4.60@
4.75; canners, “€4.50; choice light bulls,
$6.25@7.25; heavy hulls, 5.50@6.60; stock
bulls, $5@6; feeders, $6@7.75: stockers‘,
$661; milkers and springer-s, 8650100.
Veal calves, steady to strong; best grades,
313613.50; fair to good, $12@12.50; culls
and common. ”@1050; pallets, $466.50.
Sheep and lamb receipts were small and
quality largely common; fairly active and
steady. Best lambs, 515631550: falr
lambs, $13@13.50; light to common lambs,
88@11; yearlings, 58(9714; fair to good
sheep, 56.500750; culls to common, :2
(1'4. Hog market slow, especially on the
mixed, and generally 25c lower. Mixed
hogs, $14.85; pigs, $15.25: yorkers,
$15.25; roughs, $12.40; heavy, $13.50@
14.25, stage, ”@950.

CHICAGO.-—U. .S. Depél‘txnent of Agri- ~

culture—Hogs—Slow; big packers inac-
tive; top, $14.75; no strictly choice light
hogs on sale; shippers demand very'nar-
row; few desirable 160 to 190

   
 

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engaged; common thin steers anew
its stock weak to 250 lower; to!
OW! and heifers strong to 25¢ higher;
unners and cutters steady; native. and
«tile evenly strong to 250 higher,
--Fat sheep steady to strong; WE m
kt westerns, $14. 60: natives. “It":
calls, :11. so; fat yearling wan. 813:,

it ewes. $8. 50: feeding in“ 818.":

bulk of fat range lambs. 315-38119:
utlves, $15015.60;eul1 “I Q

11. 50; yearling w $12 13:15::
Wes. $508.50: feeders. 14.30.
EAST BUFFALO .-—Onttlo——l‘airly ac-

‘ five and steady; shipphgm M31509
10. 50; butchers. $1.10; yearlings $3 50
011; heifers, $893.75: fair-to choice
cows, $4. scout; camera and authors.
$2.50@4.50; bulls, $550.1”; slackers
and feeders, $5@7.50; fresh on" and
‘lprlngers, active and steady, $40@115.
Calves. —.Active; culls 300 lower; choice.
.12. 50@13; fair to good, $11@12; culls,
$8010. 50; heavy, $6@8; grassers, $4@6.

Hogs. -chtive and steady to 25¢ higharl‘

heavy, $14. 50@15; medium, 315615.88:
mixed, $15.25@15.50; yorker; light We
are and pigs, $15. 50615. 75; militia. ”3:
ltags, $8@10. Sheep and Wilt—Afl-
tive; lambs, $10@16; yearlinge. $1. 50
12; wethers, $8@8. 50: ewes. $801; mix
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Week of July 4

ANY parts of Michigan will ex-
perience stormy weather at
the opening of the week. Ac-
companied with high winds will be
thunder and rain storms. However,
there will be renewed electrical
day but shortly following this day
there wil be renewed electrical

storms in many counties.

During the middle days of this
week many parts of the state may
expect locally heavy rains and high
winds. During this same time the
temperatures will remain more or
less high.

During the balance of the week
the weather will remain warm but
the sky will clear of! and up to about
Saturday the weather will be mostly
fair. During this last day condi-
tions will again become unsettled and
more summer thunder storms will
occur with high winds.

Week of July 11

The greater part of this week in
Michigan will bring warm weather
but towards the end temperatures
will make a sharp change down-
ward.

At the beginning of this week
weather conditions will be threaten-
ing with thunder storms and much
wind. These conditions will pass to
the east about Monday. 'however,
leaving generally fair weather for

most parts of the state. This con-
» giltian will continue until close to

The days of this week will
experience more rain and thunder
3:33!“ throughout most parts of the
8 O

Precipitation, as a whole, over
Michisnn this week will not come
up to normal. There may be local
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WAN CROPS ABOUT TWO
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(Continued from Page 3)

locldng good. Alfalfa loadings doing well.
Strawberries yielding good. Not much
buckvmoat will be ' hinted. Quotations
at Flint: earn. 75o bu: oats. 400 bu.;
rye. 150 bu.; wheat. $1.40 bu.; beans.
$3 85 owt; potatoes. $3.00 out: eggs.
330 don; butter. 440 lbs-«H. 3., 8-22—26

Cusp—Odell m nicely but little if
anywillbekneehighbyFourtbofJuly.
June “clover being out and some alfalfa.

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seemgood. Harveatwillbeahoutten

days later than a Quotations

at tMarcellus: Bay, $22.00 ton: earn, 60c

bu.; oats, 500 bu.; wheat. $1.35 bu.;
potatoes. 02.00 wt. eggs, 28o den: but-

tor, 400 lb.--Walter N. ”Erschey, 6-24-26.

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«as set and look extra ,
psam_ fine but clover fields do not
lookvery veryspry tor the rain we have had
Quotations at Grand Rapids: Hay, $19.00
ton; corn. 800 bu. , oats 380 bu.; rye 02o
bu.;whent, $1. 34 bu. , beans, $3. 80 cwt;
wees, $1.30 bu.; eggs. 261cm but-
u- M 430 Ill—Sylvia Welcome, 8-14-26.
Mn-Eaton-Im—Oata, wheat. ha?
and new seedings doing well. Corn fair
but needs hot weather. Some had to re-
plant corn. Some been: planted but quite
a few yet . to plant. Unless mom:
happens to fruit there is indications of
burnper crop. Bees doing fine so tar.
Gardens looking good. Hay nearly ready
to out. Quotations at nursing: Hay,
$18.00 ton; corn, 30c bu.; oats. 45c bu.;
wheat, $1.45 bu.; beans, $3.85 cwt. No
doze: butter, 44c lbw-Bruce 3. Douglas.
1 -26.

 
  

Til-eels (W).—-All ovum looking fairly
well but need warmer weather.
backward

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to loan“ but will not yield
very heavyw o: ml) trait but
not my apples notations at Vassar:
HM. $10. 00 ton: corn. 530 bu.; onto.
an bu.; rye. 690 ha: wheat. 31. 4'! bus ,
beans, $3. 85 own; potatoes. $2. 00 own;
eggs, 30c doz.; butter, 45o lb. ;.——-J '1‘..
6-23-26.

Lenawee.-——Haying commenced. Clover
and alfalfa fair crop. Timothy short.
Wheat doing well, heads filling out good.
Oats and barley short but heading out
good. Corn average stand and some will
be knee high by July 4th. Sugar beets
are average of normal times. A scarcity
of spring pigs. caused by cold spring.
Quotations at Blissfleld: Corn, 850 cwt;
oats, 360 bu. ; wheat, $1.36 bu.; potatoes,
$1.50 bu.; eggs, 26c doz.; butter, 35o
lb.—-H. B. B., 6-24-26.

Bahama—Hay ready to cuh'com and
beans up but very slow in progress of

Potatoes looking good. Frosts
of night of June 18th done some damage
in low places to crops, also put the cherry
crop about on its last legs and buckle-
berries reported to be froze in some
places. Buckwheat sowed. Moist weather
keeps roads in line shape together with
grading and road repairing. Quotations
at KalkaskarEggs, 250 doz.; butter. 40c
1b.—H. Cecil Smith, 6-24-26.

Gladwin (NW) .—-Weather has been
cold and rainy with frost two mornings
last week, also frost this morning Corn

very slow. Hay doing well.
Some oats looking fine. Cut worms work-
ing overtime. have ruined some pickle
patches. Strawberries just beginning to
ripen. The frost hurt them in this sec—
tion last week. Indications are for some
fair weather now. Turkey raisers suf-
fered heavy losses in rains. Quotations
at Gladwin: Cream, 380 lb.-—-L. C. Y..
8-24-26. '

Prosquo [elm—Grain and hay crops
coming along pretty good now except old
meadowa backward. SWeet clover and
alfalfa look good. Had light frost June
11th. The strawberry crop looks good.
Gardens slow; don’t seem to make any
headway. Hogs a good price and seem
to be scarce. Quotations at Rogers City:
Potatoes, $1.25 bu.; eggs, 25c doz.; but-
ter, soc lbw—Fred Tulyetske, 6-24-26.

Saginaw (NW).—!1‘-he week of 14th was
wet and cold. Not much farm work
done. Too wet and cold for corn and
beans. Corn will average about seventy-
nvo per cent of stand but is small 2' <1
you”. Beans about all in. The maggot
has worked in some fields, have had to
be put in the second time. Wheat and
hay will be about two Weeks late. Some
are tflngalfalfn. Quotations at Hom-
lock: “Ray, $15.;00ton corn, 600 bu.; oats,
36o bu.; rye. 600 bu.; wheat, $1. 48 bu.- ,
beans. $3.85 cwt.; eggs, 280 doz.; butter,
40c don—F. Dungey, 6-23-26.

Alum—Crops looking tine. Some
white frosts last week but no damage
done. Quotations at Spratt: Hay. $20.00
ton; com. 800 bu.; oats. 50c bu.; srye,
850 bu.; wheat. 8M0 bu.; beans.$
cwt; eggs. 250 doz.; 380 lb.—

lien-ores (WM-dune very dry and
cold. Everything growing very slowly-
Farmers cultivating and making hay.
Hay very light. short and thin. Corn
late. Barley heading. Cumbers coming
up but need rain. Weeds growing.
Strawberries and cherries

Qua 0a
899 bu.; wheat $1.40 bu.; 8888. 239 doz.;
bum 42 20 lbw—C. 3., 8- 24-28.

m (N) p-ll‘he strawberry market
at Benton Harbor opened at very high
figure and chewed considerable eu-ength.

Thames sold for $3.50 to $4.00 per
at first week. Heavy of-
feflngs then reduced price until they are

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Wallace emouslygavo the name of the

”mega: Worn amass:
(its. ”chuwl'idat‘, 81.440” buns,
$3. 85; eggs, 25c doz. , butter. 40c lb.—
G. L. P., 8- 23- 28.

Ola-re (NW).——Two more frosts. Some
more com cut to ground. Slightly warm-
er last two days. Weather turns so cold
after each rain retards growth. Sweet
clover and alfalfa winning many friends.
thanks to the high price of medium and
other clovors and untiring efforts of press
and M. S. C. A few late potatoes and
beans still going in. Cultivating order of
day. Maggots destroying onions and
radishes. Cutworms bad in some places.
If we don't get any more frosts there
should be lots of berries. Early apples
will he scarce. Quotations at Har1rison
figs, 250 doz. , butterfat. 390 lb. -R. 1)..

4 26.

Missaukeo (BEL—Wheat and rye look
fairly good. Nights quite cool and com
very backward. We are having plenty of
rain this spring and pastures are good.
Stock of all kinds doing fine. Shearing
finished. Lamb crop 90% to 100%. Some
young stock being sold and bringing good
rioea Yearlings .330 to $40 apiece.

are busy cultivating. weeds grow
even if It is cook—J. HQ 8-8 4-36

Isabella (IN—Farmers finishing plant-

lns late potatoes Early potatoes lookins
‘ Severe send Storm last Monday.

a. some damage. to beans and corn.
Gardens looking good. Hay about ready
to out. Most farmers busy cultivating
All crops looking good. Quotations at
Weidman: Eggs. 380 doz..-——.A. P., 6- 24- 26.

HuronF—Ten'ible rain here on 'the 14th.
Bean planting stopped. Corn, early beans
and beets failed to come up on much of
the flat land and many are resowing.
Beets in bad shape. Pigs scarce, $10 to
$15 per pair. Sheep wanted. More little
colts than last report. Wet land causing
interest in horses. Some sweet clover
out. Many barns reshingled with the
wooden shingles again becoming popular.
The old style 18 in. 5-2 is coming back.
Houses reroofed with spark proof gen-
erally. Potatoes getting well planted.—
E. B... 6-24—26.

Mason-“Excessive rainfall has made
quack grass unusually thrifty, while cul-
tivating has been delayed. Heavy wind
Monday destroyed some corn and beans.
Much complaint has been heard of mag-
gots in onions. Planting finished. Quite
a little rye being ploughed under for the
land's sake. If anyone can devise a
quicker death for Quack grass in Mich-
igan, it will mean more to the average
fanmer than would perpetual motion
Hay cutting began.——G. "' Pearl Darr.
6-24-26.

St. Joseph.——~All prospects for a bump-
er crop of cats. Wheat looking the best
it has this spring. Com poor stands and
as a rule very grassy with but little if
any growth. Alftli'a about 70% of nor-
mal With clover nearly all killed out of
old meadows and new seeding very small.
Hay crop sure to be short. Quotations
at Marcellus: Hay, $17.00 ton; com, 550
bu.; oats. 350 bu.; wheat, $1.35 bu.; veal,
llc 1b.; hogs, $14.25 cwt.: eggs, 260 doz.;
butterfat, 420 1b.-—C. J. W., 6-25-26.

Alpena.—Good day folks—everything is
just fine. The cats, peas, wheat, barley,
and rye can't be beat, but oh, the hay
is a sad affair although the sweet clover
and alfalfa are fairly good. Farmers
are just done planting potatoes. The
corn is only high enough to cultivate but
a very good stand. Light showers this
week is helping everything—J. A. M.,
6—26-26.

Defiance County, 0hio.-——Been dry and
cool. Good rain this week helped every-
thing. Wheat nearly all headed and
some in blossom. Corn line, all came up.
Somo cultivated, good stand. Potatoes
planted. Gardens good. Will be crop of
small fruit. Alfalfa and short clover
ready to mow. Soybeans planted, few up.
Health good. Quotations at Bryan: Hay,
$15.00 ton; corn, 800 bu.; oats, 380 bu.;
wheat, $1.40 bu.; potatoes, $1.75 cwt.;
eggs, 28c doz.; butter, 50c lb.—W. E
Brown, 6—16-26.

MUSKMELONS DISCUSSED IN NEW
BULLETIN

USKMELONS usually referred to by
M the trade as cantaloupes are grown
commercially and for home use over
a wide range of territory in the United
States, but the big commercial producing
areas are located in California,.Colorado.

Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Maryy

land. New Jersey and Arkansas, accord-
ing to Farmers’ Bulletin No. 1468-F,
“Muskmelons,” just issued by the Depart-
ment of Agriculture.

Approximately 82,000 acres are planted
to this crop annually, and about 32,000
carioads of the melons are shipped to
the marlin“.

Muskmelons require a. well drained or

rather light fertile soil with fairly long.

growing season and plenty of sunshine,
espedally during the ripening period.
Growers must be prepared to combat in-
sects and diseases that attack musk-
melons. and good seed is highly essential
for profitable production.

A copy of the publication may be ob-
tained free. as lang as the supply lasts,
by writing to the United States Depart-

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are tractors that run steadily, delivering all the power
that was built into them.

If you want to keep your tractor healthy, have its lubri-
cating needs diagnosed by experts. A tractor is a com-
plicated piece of machinery. There are different makes
of tractors requiring different types of oil. What type

of oil does your tractor need?

.It 1s easy to find out, easy to consult expert lubricating
(engineers in regard to your particular problem.

The skilled and experienced staff of lubricating en-
gineers of the Standard Oil COmpany (Indiana) have
prepared a chart which tells the grade of

OOIari n

' THE. PERFECT.MOTOR on.

 

which will lubricate your tractor perfectly. You will

a find this chart at any Standard Oil Service Station and

at most Garages

Never ask for “Some Oil.” Designate the particular
brand or grade you nwd. Ordering “Some Oil” is like
asking for “Some Medicine.” When you are seriously
ill, you consult a doctor. He diagnoses your case and

( prescribes the medicine to meet your particular needs.

The needs of- a tractor should be diagnosed by experts
in the same way.

The experts of the Standard Oil Company (Indiana)
have made tests in the laboratory and 1n the field with
every make of tractor, under every possible condition.

Polarine 1n Seven Grades—is the result. It is The Perfect ‘

Motor Oil. Use it and be certain of the increased
power and profits that healthy tractors always produce.

Standard Oil Company

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A Tractor Chart of

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Recommendations
Tractors

Motor Motor

Trade Name Oil Trade Name Oil
Advan 3-Rumely Keck Gonnerman. .S. H.
° Pull ........ E.H. LaCrosse ......... E.H.
Allis Chalmers 15- Lauson ........... .H.
25. 20-35 ....... S.H. Little Giant ...... S. H.
prork .......... 3.121. M bard ......... S. H.

1.....IIIIIIIII' ' Deering ........ H.

and others ...... S. H

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Clettac ..... . . SH.
Eagle ............ EH.
E. B. ............ S. H.
Fitch Four Dave S. H.
City ........ EHH.
Prick ...... . ..... S.H.
Gray ........ .. . . .S.H.
Hart Parr. . .... E.H.
Huber ....... . . . . .S.H.
J. T. ............ S.H.
John Deere ....... 5.1-1.
Garden
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Trade Name Oil
Acme ...... . ..... H.
Aro ........ .. ...H.
m. 10...... OH.
W8- . I 0...... CE:
Centaur ..... .. . .H.
ClipMor...... .S.H.
Do-IbAll ......... S.H.
Federal_ .......... H.
Gilson ........... H.
Gro-Mor ......... H.
Gro-Mor Jr ....... S H.
tavely ......... H.
Ka e ........ H.
B ............. H.

lighter

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Pioneer
geek Island Heider S.H.

S(except Giant). .HSJ-I.
hawnee .........

Tom-Stewart ..... S H
Taro .............
Townsend ........ EH.
’Draylor. .......... H
Twin City,
W(asaept 40-65)' .. .S. H.
Waterloo Boy ..... S H.
etmare ......... S .
isoonsin ........

H.—Polarine‘ Heavy

SH.—Polari‘ne Special
Heavy

Egg—Palatine Extra

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‘ F.—Polan‘ne F

If tractor is operated in cold weather, use next ,
grade.

NB. —-For recommendations of grades of

Palatine
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“85W andtrucks
any S d Oil Company (Indiana) Station.