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Bean threshers report crop worthless except for teed. llost Jobs threshed by set or hour. Bean huller plastered inside with damp dirt. Pista- toes not doing so well an clay. some frosted on Nov lat. Wheat nice color.’ - Rye coming up. Great prices paid for V cows and springer heifers for local use at » auction sales; far above s’toekyard quo- tations. Sales nearly every day. Not always well attended. Farmers selling out, suflering great loss on horses and machinery. Little groups of men discuss prospect of the coming of the hardest winter 'for old men and old horses the country has ever 1known. following the most unfavorable summer which has drove . the young folks away; Hogs scarce but little pigs frequently seen. $4.00 per head. Election disregarded by many farm folks. ———E. 1%., 11-9-20. ' Gonoseoa—Il‘he present cold spell has practically suspended all farm work, ex- cept doing chores. There are some beans yet to. be cut. but most farmers who have themdonotexpecttoharvestthem. Not very many potatoes; lost them treesing. Several acres of late sown wheat looking very good. Some com being husked by hand but not much. Most will be done by machine. Quotations at Flint: Wheat.- $1.$1 bu.; corn, 82c'bu.; oats. 42c bu.; rye. 82c bu.; beans. $4.66 cwt; potatoes. $3.00 cwt.; butter. 47c 1b.; eggs, 48c dos. H. E. 8., 11-11-26. Hanna—Snow on November 9th finds many apples still in orchards. Corn un- husked. Baling is partly finished but no sale for hay. Farm of 160 acres with stock and machinery sold this week for $4,600 cash. Testing of cows for T. B. nearly finished. In one herd of 57 Short- horns 29 were enacted. Veal calves. 1‘10 lb.; chickens, 20c lb. Quotations at Scott- viile: Wheat, $1.24 bu.; oats. 50c bu.; rye. 800 bu.; beans. $4.75 ch: potatoea $1.10 bu.; butter. 42c lb..; eggs. 47c dos. —_G. Pearl Dart, 11-9-26. ' Manna—Continued wet weather has been bad for corn fodder. Thobe who could get their silos filled fared better. Some potatoes were also lost by rotting where fields were not well drained. Gen- erally all crops were abundant and so these losses will not be so badly felt. Though of course, prices will go higher than if all could have been-saved. Some fields have been too wet to go into with machinery. Quotations at Monroe: Wheat. $1.32 bu.; corn,_-95c cwt; 38c bu.; rye. 75c bu.; potatoes. $1.60 bu.; butter, 25c 1b.; eggs, 46c don—Mrs, Florence How- ard, 11-10-26. . Lenawee (W).———Corn husking' the order. Corn not dry enough to husk with ma- chine-but is being done. Potatoes about all dug. Fair crop, some selling, others storing for better price. Hog cholera on most farms in some localities, others have none. Some vaccinate but serum is scarce and hard to get. Weather raw for the last few days. Quotations at Cadmus: Hay, $12.00 ton Loom, 85¢ bu.; oats, 380 bu.; wheat, $1.42 bu.; potatoes. $2.75 cwt; eggs. 56c doz.; butterfat, 51c lb.— C. 3., 11—11-26. _ Clinton—Eaton-Ionla.—We have had a few nice days and the farmers have taken advantage of this to hull clover seed and pick apples. Some are husking com. A few are fall plowing. Beans are picking anywhere from six to thirty pounds. Host of the clever seed is a fair yield. Cows are bringing a good price at auctions but other things are cheap. Quotations at Lansing: Wheat. $1.21 bu.; corn, 80c bu.: oats. 360 bu; beans, $4.70 M; potatoes. $1.40 cwt.; butter, 470 1b.; eggs. 38c doz. —B. B. D.,11-9—26. mandala (NW).———Have been having some fine weather until it started to rain Tuesday, then to snow in the afternoon. {reeling at night, so that the ground is covered with snow and frame. Farmers still husking corn when weather permits. Good cows bringing around $100.00 at auctions. Bows and pigs bringing good prices. Eggs 56c for browns, 68c for whites, the majority of farmers are not getting many just now. Latest returns from the co-operative creamery ware 54c a pound for butterfat for September. A little tall plowing has been started—C H.. 11-11-26. 81:. Joseph—late potatoes are all dug. Farmers are busy ,husking corn. Some of the early birds are boasting of being done husking while the latest ones haven't started yet. Fall grain looks exceedingly .well. Potatoes were a fair crop. The re- cent snow storm is causing considerable uneasiness among the farmers—Alvin J. Yoder, 11-11-26. ' . Midland-+£3.11! is still holding back all farm work. Many acres of beans to har- vest; acme never will be. Sugar beets on dirt roads are in the fields not qbleto get out; many not litted yet. Bean threshing lean and 1.. meme. firestorm . '- Pasture ' Quo- 01". $1.80 barbecue 4. r i 0" , .5} a. ' lg \ ‘ l ' ‘ . ." . a“ p ~ wu‘x' _ ’_ If It I - , I i- , ‘ ' \ ‘ ”9'0“ 0' O ,’ . 4“ ,3 ,. ‘9 . / .¢ R o- . 15. o» }. 15" I . _ ”a a: e a 66v .o‘l" c‘ 1“?" 4' all, “I? 32:" I It. .4“. ‘09‘33; fig, ‘56,? e toes, $1.10 bu: eggs. 45c don; butter. 48c lb.—-B. V. Chase. 11-10-26. Saginaw (NW).——Frose up last night. Sugar beets not all pulled. some beans not pulled and it will be impossible to do anything with them now. Farmers are busy huliing beans and hauling beets. Not much fall plowing done. Some husk- lng cornby hand. It is too soft and green to shread. 'Quotations at Hemlock: Hay, $15.00 ton; com, 700 1111.; oats, 40c bu.: rye. 76° bu; wheat. $1.22 bu.; beans. $4.80 cwt; potatoes $2.00 cwt: eggs. 60c don; butter, 45c lb.-—-F. Dungey. 11-10-26. Wexford.—-Winter seems to have come early. Snow covers the ground and the Weather is cold. A (cw farmers still have potatoes in the ground. Much fodder is still in the fields. Auto trams is uncer— tain on account of bad roads. Mailman are using sleighs. Quotations at Cadillac: Hay. $17.00 ton: corn. 85c bu; oats, 46c bu.; rye. 780 bu.; wheat, $1.15 bn.: beans, $4.50 cwt.; pontoon $2.00 own; eggs, 36c - don; butterfat. 440 lb.—E. H. D., 11-9-26. lump-A week ago today a few sleighs were out. We had a foot of snow, Today we are having another snowstorm. Wood cutting is now in order. Dairy and alfalfa meetings held in our county this week. Several auction sales around here lately.‘ Bad roads caused a very light vote at election but the county agent won out 621' to 325.4. IL. 11—9—26. Ben-ion (XL—«The few apples which have not been picked are frozen on the trees. Apple market very low and dull. Most of B's and Commercials now going for cider. Ciders 30 to‘ 35c per cwt. Many apples yet unpacked. Some under the snow in orchards. Growers dissatisfied with grape grades—H. N” 11-11—26. Alpenm—Quite a lot of snow here at present. Most farmers caught with fall work still to be done.. We are hoping to ' see some nice weather yet. Quotations at Bpratt: Hay, $16.00 ton; oats. 45c bu.; rye. 76c bu.; wheat. $1.25 bu.; beans, $4.00 cwt; potatoes, $1.90 cwt; eggs. 400 dos. butter. 40c lbw-B. Haken. 11-11-26. Gladwinr—We had a 6 inch snow on Nov. 1. which lasted all week. It has been steady now for several hours. Somebeanswhichwerejustreadyto go ing before the snow are still out. Sweet clover seed is still out in the field. Lots of potatoes going ,to market; price has dropped from $1.32 per bu. to $1.08. Lots yet, grain threshing—L. C. Y., 11-0-20. Calhounr—Farmers are about through with all work excepting corn. many fields haven't been cut. Apples mean a good crop—M. M. P., 11-11-26. Clara—Not .much being marketed at present. Some beans and potatoes still to be harvested Beans will hardly be worth the thrash bill. Snow Tuesday night and Wednesday ground not frozen 9. bit. Lots of sickness reported. Farm- ers not very optimistic. Labor scarce and high. Prices are still up. Poultry down.-—R. E. D., 11-12-26. FIFTH STATE SALE PROVE A success ITH an average selling price of $.23? per head for 45 head—- 9 of them bulls—the'Fifth State Sale. conducted ~ by the Michi— gan Holstein-Freisian Association, proved to be a success. The oiierings were taken by Mcih- igan farmers who are either start- ing in purebreds or who found good stud in -the sale to improve their present herds. The heaviest buyer was E. D. Levy. of St. Louis. Misse curl, whose partner. Jack C. Nixon purchased 12 head for $2800 for the Levy farm near Brooklyn,- Mich. m . r” was ., School, ' l '3." -‘. if n .i '. «101.: . K515"- FflrziasryI-iqufih .uxzwififin.» f ‘ The ‘Only Farm magazine; Med and Edited in Michigan SATURDAY, NOVEMBER, 20, 1926 Over 2“ Farmers “Serve Time ” At Jackson Entered as 2nd. class matter. IAI§_‘.I_22,11911’. at Mt. Clemens. 1879. fir All 111 (or Short Term and Coed Behavior Won Paroles At End of One Day UMMONS. You are hereby sent- enced to serve one day in the _ Michigan State Prison at Jack- 8011 on Tuesday, November 9,1926, by order of Warden Harry H. Jack- .son and The Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service of Lansing, Mich. Failure to comply with this order forthwith will result in dire conse- quences.” It was an innocent looking _ en- velop, but upon opening it the above met my eye, leaving me completely speechless. What had I done? Per- haps my careless remarks that the old iiivver was capable of doing "forty miles per” had reached the ears of the law and I was labeled as a speeder, a reckless driver pos- sibly.» Or it might have been that there was someOne watching after all when I picked up those few nuts that had fallen along the roadside, just outside of the farmer’s fence. I had looked very carefully before tak— ing the chance but—well there might'have been someone near in spite of all my precaution. My whole past life was reviewed in my mind. I remembered once a few years ago I sort of talked back to an officer. I even thought of the couple of times when a boy I went swimming down 'in the creek in my “birthday clothes." In fact, I had just about arrived at the conclusion that I was a real hardened criminal, when it occurred to me to question why the Supply Service of the Farm Bureau should have a hand in this prison sentence. 'Surely they had nothing against me, that is I didn’t think they had, not as far as I could re- member, and although the sentence was only for a day, I wasn’t so sure that they would ever let me out once I was behind the bars. Just then I noticed a letter that had accompanied this summons and, with shaking hands, I opened it. Aft- er reading only a few words my fears vanished and in my imagination I. saw my clothes change back from stripes to civilian garb. It was an invitation to spend the day at the Prison, along with the managers of the ’ co—operative associations of Michigan, who were to be temporary guests of 'Warden Jackson. Orders were to report to the main prison at 10 o’clock, and one half hour later we were to visit the new 'prison “under heavily armed guards.” Over two hundred mana- gers, county agents and farmers were on the job, willing to take the chance of going into prison and get- By MILON GRINNELL ting out again without difficulty. At the new prison we went through the power plant under con- struction, also through the dyeing . plant, and inspected the new cell blocks now going up. They esti— mate that the new prison when com- pleted will have cost $7,000,000, the work being done by the prison- ers, while with free labor it would cost at least $2,000,000 more. Around the prison is a 34-foot wall of concrete with guard houses at regular intervals. Back to the main prison at noon we were taken through many door- ways, with iron gates clanging shut after us, to the dining room where -we were served a bountiful luncheon. 12.138er10 eooid-zt suosud 91m, played as we dined and following the luncheon Warden Jackson wel- comed us officially. Next he intro- duced Wm. H. Porter, chairman of the State Prison Board, who ex- plained that they tried to establish industries that would not compete with private industries of the state, and where they do prices are held at a level that do not interfere with the interests of free labor. Last year the income from the three state prisons was $394,000, he said. Following the luncheon a tour of inspection was made through the monument department, the textile plant, the stamp department where the automobile license plates are H 0‘ new? >> kins, chairman Keeney. L. Evarts. HH O u NNHF‘OO .. .. .........o.. O O -—A J. Rogers. Bingham W. Gorby. H «warm-1° GE“ 93 6 new we? TUEUEWTU? r.» 11 :1 was?» as s: PROGRAM FOR JOINT MEETING on NATIONAL AND STATE HORTICULTURISTS AT GRAND RAPIDS, NOV. 30-DEC. 3 (Meetings to be held in Ballroom, Pantlind Hotel.) Tuesday, November 30. M.-——Facts and Follies of 1926, -—Told by fruit growers. . M.—Our Opporgenity, Easterner's conception of Western Orcharding, M.4tory of Northwest, —J H. Gourley. M.-——-Better Pack of Apples, —R. G. M.———-Growing the Wenatchee Applc,—William Meikle. M.—-Orchard Management, Round Table discussion ,—-—~Arlie L. Hop- A.—-Reducing Production Costs, -—«Geo. Friday. B.—Advantages of Diversified Fruit Crops,.—-—J P. Munson. C.——Distributing Farm labor by Means of Air Cooled Storage, D.—Efliciency in Harvesting and Packinghouse Management, E.-—-Organizing Spray Work—H. A. Cardinal]. Wednesday, December 1. M.—thing Dollars or Making Dimes in Orchard, ——-V. L. M.—Business meeting of Michigan State Horticultural Society BIL—Present Trend of Apple Growing in America ,~——Ral ph Rees. M.-—Cherry Maggot Control Service, “Prof. R. H. M.—Dusting to Delay Cherry Harvest, ———H. B Tukey M.—aSome Profitable and Unprofitable Practices in Cherry Orchard, M.—-How Much Cultivation Do Fruit Trees Really Need?——-D. E. M.——Banquet, with Paul Stark as toastmaster. Thursday, December 2. M.—-—-Apple Judging Contest, ——Vocational Agricultural H. S. Students .—Putting Human Interest Into Fruit Business —M. H. Willis. .—-—Progress of National Publicity and Advertising Campaign—John —Business Meeting American Pomological Society. .——Arsenical Injury to Peach Trees ——-—C. 300 M.—Oriental Peach Moth —L. G. Gentner :15 Ms—Marketing 60, 000 Bushels of Fruit at Roadside ,—R. D. Willoughby. '00 M.—-—Peach Pruning, —F. P. Culliman :46 BIL—Casing Peach Borer (moving picture),~—Robert Anderson. Friday, December 3. 8:00 NIL—Inter Collegiate Apple Judging Contest. 9:30 M.ta——-Re ing Apples, —Chas. L. Barker. 10:00 M.-—-Fruit as MerchandiseW—G E.Pra eter. 10:45 M—Ctglosumer Demand, Guide to Horticultural Production,—W. F. 1:30 .M—How to Make Most of Roadside Market, ——-H. .Gaston. 2:15 .M—Observations of Horticulturist in Europe,———U P. Hedrick. 8:16 .M.—Student Speaking Contest-dd. S. C. students competing. Phillips. Gardner. Pettit. . Bennet. made, cannery, cotton factory, ware- house and twine department, and the binder twine mill. Warden Jackson explained how sisal hemp from Mexico and Manila hemp from the Philippines were combined to make high grade twine. The cell blocks, known as “Riley's Flats” after Assistant Warden Riley, were next visited, and from there we went to the chapel, attendance be- ing “compulsory” according to the “summons.” ‘ The prison orchestra again enter- tained us for a brief time, after which Warden Jackson talked. He introduced Clark L. Brody of the Michigan State Farm Bureau who was scheduled to do some “canon- ading,” but declared he had looked the word up in the dictionary and could not qualify for such a term. Stanley F. Wellman, in charge of sales for the prison twine depart— ment, then gave a humorous talk on “How to Unload the Five and Eight Pound Ball.” Following this there was further entertainment by the orchestra and vaudeville artists. At the end of the program A. L. Thomas, manager of the Michigan State Farm Bureau Supply Service, recommended that the group be pa- roled because of good behavior, so we all worked our way outward, thanking our lucky stars as we pass— ed through each doorway and heard the gate close behind us. Freedom gained once more I re— solved to never pick up any more nuts along the roadside, or speak hastily or heatedly to a policeman, or try to make anyone believe that the flivver can Win in a race with even a snail. Warden Jackson treated us wonderfully but—I have no de— sire to arrange for a long lease of room and board in his hotel. GREAT PLANS MADE FOR FRUIT MEN’S CONVENTION NY grower in Michigan who de- pends on fruit for a large part of his living and income should plan to attend the joint meeting of the American Pomological Society and the Michigan Horticultural So— ciety to be held at the Pantlind Ho— tel, at Grand Rapids, November 30 to December 3. In conjunction with this meeting will be held the Michi- gan Apple Show and machinery ex— hibits in the Fine Arts building. Among the reknown speakers on the program for the first day of the meeting are: J. H. Gourley, Chief of (Continued on page 23) Mayville’s Potato Grading Exhibit Largest of Any 1926 Show in State- By H. C. RATHER Extension Specialist, Michigan State College his spuds. So does Louis Schroep— elp of St. Clair. At least, so thought William Esslinger of the State Department of Agriculture when he. judged the large potato grading interpretation exhibit at the Thumb District Potato Show at May- ville, Wednesday, November 10, and gave these two growers a perfect score in a tie for first place in this class. It was the largest potato grading exhibit put on at any of the Michigan potato shows this “fall, 27 farmers competing. Tie scores seemed to be the rule, Stanley Stokes, of Kingston, and Carl C. Smith, of Calling, knot- JOHN LYNCH of Mayvillei knows ting this count” for second place, . while seven more growers were bunched for third high scores. Last year.- themn‘rst of the Mayviiie Show, show by 13.4% m. Caro, the vastly improved character of ex- hibits throughout the whole show. Show Improvement Harry Moore, Chief of ‘Potato Work at the Michigan State College, judged the 147 entries made by 92 Thumb farmers and stated that the show was fully 100 per cent better than the initial effort of a year ago. Keenest competition was brought out in the class for Russet Rurals, where the class of 33 entries was topped by the exhibit of A. C. Bredow of Bad Axe. The potatoes of M. C. Mount, Mayville, and John Valentine, Fosteria, pressed Bredbw’s exhibit closely. White Rur‘als brought out another strong class. 17 for the farm- ers who grow their spade on slightly heavier 11111111111010.1311. here were won with George 1., second. Stan. Phonon,“ Green Mountains without much com- petition. Gaylord Growers Win The certified seed class was thrown open to the entire state and A. C. Bredow, of Bad Axe, and Morris Mount, of Mayville, were the only Thumb District growers to place. Gaylord growers took the honors back north with them when Walter Allis and Ernest Pettifor placed first and second, ‘ respectively. A. C. Bredow took more of the ' money to Huron county and added to his reputation as a potato grower when his single entry was designated the best potato in the show. His youngsters, Elsie and Cecil, placed first and second in the class for boys’ and girls’ clubs and high school stud- ants. Other winners‘ were Lloyd Mc- , on Russet Bur- ,Oaro, on ‘ Irish Cobblers, and Jesse Ladd, May- ville, on Early Ohios. The afternoon programs and even- ing banquet were well attended, de- ,‘ spite unseasonably cold weather, and" farmers from all over the Thumb? listened to talks on potato .culture by C. M. McCrary and H. C. Moore, Michigan State College potato spec- ialists, potato grading by William Esslinger of the State Department of Agriculture, and the value of shows and exhibits by C. V. Ballard, as— sistant state county agent leader. A potato storage and disease con- trol exhibit was put on by the Mich- igan State College, a certified seed grain exhibit by the Fail-grove As- sociated Seed Growers, who have be- come widely known, particularly for = their certified Worthy Date and Wis- ‘ .,_ . A... .__V .. v-VV—v cousin Pedigree Barley, while gym - are from the north put on a mar of certified seed potatoes as they are offered for sale. , John Sims, Tuscoh county ”flout tural agent managed fie show. ‘ R years of striving have been . paying honor to a new cham- and John Allis, Gaylord spud rjhp'ar excellence, is back home y‘displaying the royal purple which proclaims his ‘ 5% ”grown Russet Rurals as sweepu “‘es'winners in one of the great— potato classes ever gotten .to- her. For four hours, Judges A. G. To- 8 of the Minnesota State Depart— . nt of Agriculture and Harry " ore of the Michigan State College rked Over the 92 entries of Rus- ‘9 Rural Potatoes, the standard va- y, for northern Michigan. pry consisted of 32 smooth, oval dped, russet hued Petoskeys, the de name under which much of. ’chigan’s Russet Rural crop is hipped. 'Each individual potato ppmached perfection, and it was easy job to set aside the excel— tfsamples which farmers from ht of the Lower Peninsula’s most ,rtherly counties had entered for ‘hie‘highest award of their show. radually, those samples in which ome slight flaw,‘a small variation 'om type, a little lack of uniformiu or a bit of skin bruise showed, ere eliminated and finally only one as left, the entry of John Allis. At ‘no time during the four years the Top 0’ Michigan Potato Show "a champion repeated. Last year an d. in the other years before, Mr. Allis’ samples had been down in the also~rans. They were good; maybe hey won an award of merit, but thers were better. But Mr. Allis iways came back, studied the type or the samples that beat his, put on bit more fertilizer, watched his type a. little closer and saw his re— eated efiorts finally rewarded with ‘ " highest honors of the show. But Mr. Allis was not the only one contribute to the drama of Top 0’ ichigan’s largest and best potato how week before last. IrvinvCole .of Alanson shared almost equally the " pstate honors. He too had never e kept at it and it was his entry I 60 pounds of certified Russet Ru- .male that won highest honors in the \pecial class for a bushel of certified mood, while his 32-potato entry in the 1 pen class for Russet Rurals placed ésecofid only to the championship en- » Stry of John Allis. ’ ' Bligh Money Winner ‘Mr. Cole was the high money win- her of the show, with a first in the : titled seed class, a second in the open Russet Rural class and a third n the special State Department of HE'SANING community, city and rural, has been the big ben- eficiary of the Farmers' Rotary .1ub of, Chesaning during its four 3 {years of existence. Organized orig- 'nally by a few farm families as a jzilfedium‘ of' keeping themselves up- :to-date on current farm problems, ,he projects with which the farm Ro- tarians have .busied themselves have exerted a direct and powerful influ- ence for good upon Chesaning and (its surrounding territories. Meeting once a month during the - in the winter and throughout the 'ning in the summer, the ideals of founders of working along social, dereational, financial and political , for their own benefit, have grad— ?ly developed into definite practic- lans and principles that actually ’ results to the 75 members’ as. e betterment movement ,for civic! 'jeuin Chesaning today consid‘ ‘nccess possible without the en- ’ nit- and support of the Farm-— support when receive ssgto. accomplish results; a work of the county A8- J'Assnt . and " Boss”. and, ‘ 4 SQSIMM F2091"! grass. f }' John AIlis- wins‘sweepsmiég ' A: c.yz..a..a“~r..;.-,: .‘ci‘,1,ic..,Mq,.Mmy a awarded." The T0p‘ O’—Michigan ,. , Each - ., Retarians: of Chesaning.» _ It; goes without saying..-that~tms gross sets; , service from .thflfi'Sflgmeinfltfi‘ ' _-ura .- . - By H. C. r Agriculture/class showing ’ the ‘ stand- ard grades of Michigan..' ”' ’ Of the early potato growers, Ray Warner, Gaylord, topped the list in Irish Cobblers, the largest class, John Kaislake, Vanderblit, won out in Early Ohios and R. J. Gehrke, Ossineke, headed the open variety class. In the late potato classes, be- sides Russet Rural already men- tioned, Michael Smilowski, Gaylord won in the White Rural class and Mr. Gehrke had the best ‘Green Mountains. J. D. Robinson, Pelliston, placed' first with a bushel of certified Irish Cobblers in the early seed class, John Allis, sweepstakes winner, repeated in another good class with the best bushel of baking potato while Ther- on Sutton of Central Lake exhibited the best individual potato in the show, a Russet Rural. Harbor Springs High School sur- prised by copping first honors in the grading exhibit winning over four experienced potato growers. The ex- hibit proved of real enducational value and the boys have $40 to spend on their school farm. Otsego County Repeats The class for county exhibits was about the only one which provided a repeater, Otsego, spurred on by County Agent A. C. Lytle, again win- ning over its 110% neighbors with the best dozen 0 ~ re ‘entries. It was this class which really dem- onstrated the strength of the Top 0’ Michigan Show. C. H. Blivin, new agricultural agent for Alpena .1. ‘cv- RATHER" - Extension Specialist, Michigan State College county, led his growers in with a' dozen entries which, according to old timers,_.WOuld have easily placed first, at former shows. This year, they placed fifth. Cheboygan was second, - Antrim third and [Emmett fourth. The Trip (Y'Michigan Show proved ‘ to be more than an exhibit 'of good ’ potatoes. It was really an exhibit in progressive Michigan rural life. There was the singing contest, be~' tween four church choirs well euip- ped to display their art. Prof. J. S. Taylor of the Michigan State College Music Department, judged and the‘ Gaylord M. E. Choir, fourmenand four ladies, received the one hundred dollar check from R. E. Olds of Lan- sing, who issponsoring a Commun- ity Music Fund. ' '200 Attend Banquet A banquet the evening of Novem: her 4th was attended by 200 farm- ers, merchants, bankers, bri’ck layers or what have you. Director John Willard, new director of Continu— ing Education at‘M. S. C., furnished the food for thought in a discussidn of “The Farmer of the Future," a man whom Mr. Williard said would be successful in a strongly compet- itive life. , R. W. Rees, New York Central Horticulturalist and Dr. V. R. Gard- ner of the M S. C. Horticultural De— partment, contributed to the daily program. Mr. Rees with a discus- sion on the apple crop ten yea-rs hence, when he believes only the more expert of apple growers will have a chance to succeed, and Dr. \\ a MANTON BUSINESSMEN SENT FARllI BOYS T0 DAIRY SHOW Businessmen of Manton, Wexford county, are keenly interested in dairying', and they raised the necessary expenses to send the animal husbandry class of the Manton Rural Agricultural School to the National Dairy Exposition recently held at Detroit. The boys were there only as observers, spending two days taking in the sights. They travelled by auto and were accompanied by Dorr Stack, Superintendent of the school and I. Fay' Horton, cashier of the Manton State Bank. In the group are: (Left to right, front row) Harold Butan, Dallas Culver, Clyde Creed, .Garnet Fox- worthy, Herbert Derbyshire, Vern Cook. Back row: Dorr Stack, Gaylord Crouse, Ward Taylor, Lyle Hanthorn, Eugene Hardy, “’ard Usewick and I. Fay Horton. LOVE Saginaw County Agricultural Agent 0U hear of and read a lot about Rotary clubs and what they do to benefit mankind and the cities in which they are located, but did you know there was one in . Saginaw county with a membership mostly of farmers? Club of Chesaning. There is and, it is known as the Farmers’ Rotary County Agricultural Agent A. B. \Love,‘ of Sag- inaw, tells you all about it and the great work‘it is doing in this article. people per section. Day demonstrating alfalfa hay mak- ing methods was witnessed by 450. people. The first Jersey Cattle Show and Picnic of Saginaw saw the Farmers’ Rotary Club combined with the Saginaw Jersey Cattle Club and Chesaning Chamber of Commerce to make a program worthy of the at- tention of the 1,500 people who at- tended. . - _, Poultry, pig, canning, clothing clubs and other phasesof Boys’ and Girls’ Club 'work-xfl-nd ready recepe tion’ among the children - ot "the farm ~ , 91.13191; Service nut $1., ’4 his ‘ . .. A county-Hayspeak louder than words. Three years ago they entered in the keen competition of wall displays at the Saginaw County Fair. ‘ New and green at the game they took fourth place. Not discouraged, they last year moved up to the sec- ond place. Feeling their oats, this year the Farmers’ Rotary Club of " Chesaning took first place, a place eagerly sought for at the Saginaw County Fair, 'which leads all other fairs in Michigan in the quality of its wall decorations pin the Agricult- “ural‘Building as” ;}yell"‘as- leading in . * «manymther lines: ‘ . as: meme; 1 : Not «content with ' ive management Co M r - - Gardner witlra talk on" home orch—i ards, the kind so well suited, to the '* section of the state covered by this show, ,, a, section which ',goes. strong:- on quality potatoes but had: nothing? unusual in its fruit section‘or the: show. ' . ‘ ' ‘ - Others .who spoke ‘at the‘fdaiiy. meetings'we‘re H.» C. Moore and A. G. Tolaa‘s,‘ judges'of the show, I. R.7 "Waterbury, publisher of the 'Michi-1 sank-Farmer and R. J. H. De Loach,; Agrbnomist with the__ Armour Fertilifi /, zer Works. The crowd of nearly 300 which; took much interest in these technic- al and cultural discussions spent much, of its time looking over educa- tional exhibits, one on potato grad- ing by the State Department of Agri- culture, the other, on potato diseas' s by Michigan State College. The la - ter took the, form of ’a potato dis- ease identification contest for which. substantial prizes were given. .‘ Thirty potato growerspentered the contest and -Irv_in Cole demonstrated one of the reasons why he was high money winner of the show by scoring : 94%, an exceptional achievement in‘ disease 'indentification. His closest competitor scored 74%, while others scored from well below .50% to about 70%. All together, there Were 292 en- tries, 25 more than ever before. A list of the more prominent win-. nlngs is given below. Class ltRusset Rural First Prize—John Allis, Gaylord; Second, Irvin Cole, .Alanson; Third, Ira Cole, Alanson. ‘ , Class 2—White Rural let—Michael Smilowski, Gaylord; 2nd—Edward Vannel, Gaylord: 3rd —A. Smilowski, Gaylord. Class 3—uGreen Mountain lst—R. J. Gerhke, Ossineke; 2nd. —Albert Gerhke, Ossineke. Class (la—Irish Cobblers let—Ray Warner, Gaylord; ‘ 2nd ——H. O. Robinsin, Pellston; 3rd— Clever J. Brudy, Wolverine. Class 5-—Early Ohio let—John Kaislake, Vanderbilt; 2nd—Dan McAllister, Gaylord. Cless 6—Any Other Variety of Merit 1st—-—'R. J. Gerhke, Ossineke; 2nd —Clever J. Brudy, Wolverine; 3rd ——Theo. Habermahl. Class 7—12 Samples, 32 Potatoes 1st-—A. C. Lytle, Otsego County; 2nd—J. E. Brudy, Cheboygan’ County; 3rd— D. B. Jewell, Antrim‘ County. . Class 8-—Best 60 Lb. Bag From Seed 1st—Irvin Cole, Alanson; 2nd—- Ed. Sutton, Central Lake; 3rd—F. E. Wyrick, Alanson. “ (Continued on page 21), Saginaw County Farmers Have Their Own Rotary Club A. B. ing of— farm lectures an ta - duct display. d rm pro. For some. not apparent but strong- ly “suspected, reason Chesaning town- Ship has had an exceptional develop- ment in the number of macadam roads since the Farmers' Rotary Club and the Chesaning Chamber of Commerce, put their heads together;: These two organizations work to- gether like 'a machine. Once a year they hold a joint banquet to review accomplishments and plan the fut- ure. Following these banquets, cer-_. tain changes for civic betterment- mysteriously appear at regular in- tervals. Inquiry. discloses that many farm' 'Rotarians belong t othe Chamber of Rotarians belong to the Chamber of, ’ Good :seed and good farm practices - are subject to discussion and action m monthly meetings. All members” know which of their group are. cert- ified seed growers and from whom to : getuiiealf sthoick. 3 ,o t smaybedueto ideals based ,on these ,fundameztglag : Regular"- meetings. at each others: homes plenty to eat each tims.-a pro--E grain t I-b'ring' knowledge of every;E ph » _ specifiers, castlesira to} :o . milk '- *e‘ ,m- . m... _n_ .~ A my 4:3,». .. . i , a): «as? f ,1 .fiwowea’uezwfl': y JEME ‘IN AN’ I’LL GIVE YOU A what t is youngster is saying? Wil- sweet cider.” THREE PALS HAVING A GOOD TIME.—Virginia May Bramble is the one standing back of the gocart. At her right is her dog Carlo and at her left is her cousin Lawrence \Voods, according to Mrs. “’alter Bramble, of Marshall, Calhoun county. .ffi-mr—w t Lake county. enow'iv’o‘ny ' - -' :~ ; Izm- r um V" 0” 14%le firms, .ovrmm—We will {ha remand on _ Ford wow that§he’ has _ anything i. = e__ cutter ‘containlnt mt 1141'; 42'; j $1..“ SWEET CIDERl on BOYt—Mrs. H. 0. Trader, of Curran, Alcona county, RIDE.”—Don’t you imagine lthat is who sent this picture to us. invites us to “Come on, and have a drink of YOUNGSTERS HEALTHY.—“My niece, ml l‘IAKE NOTHING LIKE MILK T0 To bad Mt. Clemens is so far from Curran or we would take Beatrice \Viser, with her bottle and 'HARVESTING THE CORN CROP.—-—M’rs. Ray Eagly, of Coleman, Midland county, sends this picture and advices that it is her husband and son getting ready to fill silo on their farm near Coleman. thrill that comes once in a lifetime,” with apologies to Briggs- 1 Jim 'ernette, of Remus, Mecosta up this invitation because, next to milk, sweet cider fresh from the press is doll,” writes Mrs. Clarence Busted, of ~ county, sent the picture. our favorite drink. Sumner, Gratiot county. MINDIN’G TTI'E PIGS FOR GRANDT’A.—Bobbie Behrendt. the little grandson of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Root. of Burt. in Saginaw county, enjoys being around the livestock on the farm. Apparently he in- tends to become a business farmer some day. / “ng1‘ OUT 0].! WE’LL RUN OVER WHEN THE CITY GIRL AND BOY GET A HORSEBACK ‘YOU! —Robert_ ngler and, _his cousin RIDE.-—-—George Canfleld. of Tustin, Osceola county, is giving his Annabell Hoover gonng for a ride. The neice and nephew, Marion and Eugene Thompson, of Detroit, 8. picture 15 from J. “7. Hoover, of Chase, ride on the back of one of his horses. This might he called “The WW HERE'S THE OUTFIT TO TAKE YOUR GIRL OUT RIDING \Vl'l‘ll.——-I\lrs. Lena Drake, ol' (Taro, Tuscola. county, sends in this picture of J. 1). Hanna with his goo-t, Nannie, ready to go for a ride. was, first ‘,nenry . 5 THE Eo‘x‘r'wno nAs' NEVER ENoW‘N 'vrirE COMPANIONSH‘IFOF A note, .ndo bwlthj'this‘, but HA8 MISSED SOMETHING IN LIFE.I——In our‘ estimation no boy’s life“ 0911');- ._, .1-1 In.“ If: stand Clark, pistawlthout that companionship. , -“0ur.son with "his do 9 " write! W9'33‘i1. Qfloneflfille. :9“an county , 5 a 8 , , . ' .1535: 5“- 31's. "‘. Headache Neuralgia Colds Pain Neuritis Toothache \ l , \ «XISAY “BAYER ASPIRIN” andiNSISTi Proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for ‘ Lumbago Rheumatism | DOES NOT AFFECT THE HEART | Accept only “Bayer" package , Which contains proven directions. I ‘ Handy “Bayer” boxes of 12 tablets ~ Also bottles of 24 and IOU—Draggists. Aspirin is the trade msrk of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetlcscidester of Salicylicscld WrrHour any cost or obligation, now or ever, we want to tell you how other Northern farmers, dairymcn, poultry raisers and nurso erymen have prospered in the territory shown on the map below. This Department is operated for the express purpose of fur- nishing authentic and reliable information about Southern soil conditions. crop cono ditions, labor conditions. living expenses. ctcozandlufunctionis toheip you tomake more. Write today giVo ing your experience in farming, and we will send you full and completeinformation about the Southland. Address G. A. Park, was: Extraordinary Offer! 2.1111 Breeches An $89-9Value IND PROOF EAR PROOF ATER PROOF INTER PROOF All these excellent qualities, are embodied in this wonder breech because it isjnade of a ten ounce double filled duck. and is lined with a 20 ounce 0D all wool Worsted serge material. They are strongly sewed, and bartacked at all strain paints for extra strength. For the hunter, or out- door workman they cannot be six Were they to be_made today they would sell for at least 1318.00 a para. {ll‘hey'werf madefor the Army and ave passe t eir rigi uspectton. Sizes30to 42.$tates . $2 98 Plus No. 1220A Price ............ .. . . ' P SEND no MONEY Don't m. a penn in ad- vance. Just your order by letter or posta We'll send at once by parcel post 0N APPROVAL. Pay postman only 82.98 and a few . cents age. If you don't say it's the biggest. best argain in breeches you ever saw. we will send every penny back at once. The supply is lim- ited. so order quick. ‘0. S. MAIL ORDER 00., 8t. PauHInn. omits. 2 i" “'1 . Tell-allsbout ansesuiog Li, Itl'ill this WWW. 'tal'lll. M385. sow swnnzr cmvna IN seams Would it be all right to sow sweet clover in the fall and how should the ground be fitted? Some say to sow seed first’ then plow as the seed should be planted deep—A. ‘ 3., Brant, Michigan.) ,‘ . UCH better results come from planting sweet clover in early spring to shallow depth on' it firmly prepared seed bed. Some years ago, before scariiied sweet clover seed was available and par- ticularly when unhulled seed was used, the practice of planting in the fall‘ was quite general in order to permit winter action to soften the hard seed coats of sweet clover seed. Now that hulled and scarified white blossom sweet clover seed is available, it is advisable to fit the ground by fall or early spring plow- ing followed by ' rolling or cultivat- ing and planting from 12 to 15 pounds per acre of seed at a depth of one-half to three—fourths of an inch, rolling with roller or culti- packer after planting to be sure that seed bed is very firm. To plow seed under results in most of it failing to ever produce a plant. Culture for inoculation may be se— cured from the Department of Bac- teriology. The price is twenty-five cents per bottle and each bottle con— taius suflicient material to inoculate a bushel of seed. Directions for ap— plication accompany the material.—7 J. F. Cox, Professor of Farm Crops, M. S. C. OWNERSHIP OF STREAM If .I own a farm which a river is the line am I paying taxes on my share of the river and how much land does the government own from the center? If I have a creek run- ning through my farm can I forbid anyone trespassing 0n the ground? Is it private, or public? It runs from a lake to the river. Can I stop anyone from spearing fish in it in the spring or do I own the creek? Itwas dredged a few years ago.— W. 0., Columbiaville, Mich. 0U own the land to the middle of. the stream subject to the right of the public to use it for navigation, provided the stream is a navigable stream. If the running through your place is not navigable, it is private property and you could forbid trespassing on it. _——-Legal Editor. LIILLET AS ENSILAGE I have about eight acres of millet that I put in where the crows took my ensilage corn and now I have nothing for the silo unless I put the millett in the —silo. Would it keep or could it not. be packed tight enough?-——C. H. B., Whittemore, Michigan. HE highest quality ensilage is, of T course, made from corn. It is possible, however, to make ac— ceptalbe ensilage, from millet and other hay or grain crops provided they are harvested at a stage when the stems carry plenty of moisture. Millet should be put in the silo before it is allowed to cure to the , to sell. stream ‘ pa - suit awhiit- is; .mkeu in the ' silo; The initial. shp’nld be packed “down‘ “all“? ’ and,» it ' necessary; water a 'e.“"‘ ‘7 ' * It- [will not give a: satisfactory ,.re-, sults as corn but will make a fair substitutes—J. F. Cox", Professor of Farm Crops, M. S. C. 'y BOTHERED WIT]! OEIOKENS P has a running forty acres across the road. from F’s place and F’s chickens, geese and turkeys are al- ways in P's crops and spoil one acre of grain each year, so P wants to know what he could do to keep them off his crops—A Subscriber. HE law provides for the recovery, of damages, for the trespass, of another's animals on your land, but does not include chickens. or other fowls. If the village or town- ship where you liVe has no law to cover such cases. I am afraid you are without a remedy except to fence against [theme—Legal Editor. MUST HE PAY COMMISSION? I have a house and lot for sale and a man spoke to me about buy- ing it, but did not come forward. so I put it in a real estate agents hands Now the man says he is ready to buy it. The question is. can the real estate agent claim a per- centage if I sell to the man? The agent has had nothing to do.with the transaction.——C. S. B., Rochester, Michigan. " F you gave the real estate agent the exclusive right to sell for a period of time, and you sold in the meantime, you would have to pay the agent his commission. How- ever, if the agent does not have an exclusive listing, you would not have to pay his commission it he had nothing to do with the ‘sale.—-—Legal Editor. SELLING SALVE Can I make salve and sell it to the public without a patent, or what is it necessarry for me to d oin order to sell it?———J. ’H., Farwell, Mich: T is not necessary to have a pat- ent in order to manufacture or sell salve, however it is necessary for each and every person selling any toilet articles or medicines by going from house to house or place to place, selling at retail, to have a license under Act 85, Public Acts of 1923, the cost of which is $25.00 per year.—V. H. Thoman, Secretary to Director, Michigan Board of Phar— macy. BECOMING OF AGE If a boy or a girl who "is‘past six- ., teen years of age. leaves home can their parents force them to come back? , Also at what age is a boy or girl their own boss?-—-B. M., Wilmot, Michigan. BOY becomes emancipated, or his own boss, at 21 years of age . and a girl at 18 years, and the . parents are entitled to their custody and control until that time. A girl under 18 must have her parents con— sent to get married—Legal Editor. WHERE OUR READERS LIVE Haven't on a icture of our home or farm buildings that. can print under this heading! ’ " oi first Show the other members are all right if the details show up w The Business Farmer's larse farm elL Do not a you live. K0 send us a» mum. inst s mini.I where are hanging would: r'e—T . I l ‘ z OPEN ROADSIDE BITCHES EAR EDITOR: -.—I very much wish the Editor who made the .. trip to Iowa would make a trip by automobile through Illinois and return by a different reute; then write in THE BUSINESS Fume what V. he found concerning the following: A dealer in real estate said to a farmer in this county, that he had spent two years in Illinois and in his business travels rarely saw an open roadside ditch. The occasion for this remark was an open roadside ditch about live feet deep in front of the farm home where he was call- ing. Not far from Almont, as read in the papers, a party in an automo— bile returning home for an extra wrap, were overturned in the ditch as they were entering the yard and the “ driver of the automobile was killed. This happening was not far ’frOm my home. There are many Illinois people around here. Let one speak for them all. A market gardener less than'two miles away, as reported to me by messenger, said about ditches, “The few open roadside ditches you find there are old. All made at the present time are covered. " Asked which state he liked better, Michigan or Illi,nois he replied” Illinois. But one canndt buy farm land there; it is too expensive; nor rent, as one must prove their ability to farm properly and give bonds to cover any possible default.” Near Mount Clemens lives a fam~ ily having relatives in Illinois who visit them occasionally. The Illinois man owns two large farms and is credited with having said that, “When Michigan farmers get their roadside ditches covered, Michigan farm lands will. then be worth two and three hundred dollars an acre, as Illinois land is now. " ~ ' Near Mt. Clemens is a section of covered roadside ditch. Not only was it in the paper but friends of mine passed by when it was in the making; but it is the‘ only one I know of in the Thumb. One farmer from Illinois said to me that where he came away from there were both the open and cover- ed roadside ditch but that he was for the covered time. There are those who believe that we of Michigan might have covered .., 21pm . §mm ’3- ..r u ‘r oee.on' on t-'. 1‘ bodiln thli‘e- ee torw' hen-Jute" Hers, his Success depends entirely up- 'on the paid-upfimembers of his sub- scription list and the quality of such a publication depends upon the few or many of such subscribers, So” I say this September 25th M. B. F. I con- sider just a little better than com- mon. Why? let. The dependability of its general news. How do I know? , ~ Because it endorses facts and points roadside ditches with very little, if' any additional expense, if appropria- tions made for roads, were rightly used —Mrs. K., St. Clair County. PRAISE WHERE PRAISE IS DUE HIS MOTTO EAR EDITORz—Received my M. B. F., September 20th, issue, all , O. K. and consider it somewhat better than usual and that’s ' no “pipe” either. If we accomplish a certain piece of creation of any de- scription, either for ourselves or the other fellow, we just like to have it appreciated and when a copartner— ship exists as it certainly does, be- tween a publisher and his subscrib- I read in other publications—~or dis- agree as the case may be, showing that‘the M. B. F. has a mind of its own and is ready to express it basing its preparedness on its knowledge 'of the facts of affairs. Second, I rejoice in and admire the non-sectarian sermons as preach- ed by Rev. D. F. Warner. Why? Because he has no fear of telling what I consider the truth, hit or miss as the case may be. Again I enjoy reading the story the M. B. F. is publishing because I know somewhat of such affairs. I imagine the pic- ture is true to conditions. The dry goods box orator told his audience that “Facts were stubborn things” then remarked one of his hearers, "My wife is a fact”, and so I might continue to the finish of the chapter. To some people a tree is just a tree—nothing more. To others more, yes much more. So to some a newspaper is just a newspaper, to others a bond—a tie. Here’s to the M. B. F. long may she wave, as good as she is now or better. —C. A. Brush, St. Clair County. BULLETIN SERVICF The bulletins listed under this heading are tree. :1 check those you are interested In end send to us with your name and address bulletins will be forwarded without charge of any In d. Bulletin No. 1.——POULTRY RATIONS. A 168 page book devoted to the making and feeding of poultry flocks and baby chicks. Many interesting illustrations and formulaes. Complete description of poultry feed manufacture and distribu— tion. Bulletin No. 2.———“HANDBOOK 0F MODERN WATER SUPPLY.” A valu- able booklet of 32 pages, covering the whole subject of water supply to the farm home, giving sources, installation and type of pumps, 3. highly valuable book for anyone who is thinking of putting in or improving his water system. Bulletin No. 3.——SOI_L FERTILIZERS. Barnyard manure, Fertility in the air, lime, straw-spreading, top dressing, wood ; ashes and commercial fertilizers are all 1 taken up in this valuable bulletin.. Bulletin No. 4.—SEED CORN CURING AND STORING. The selection of seed corn this fall ,is a very important prob- lem and the information given by Prof. D. F. Rainey and Prof. F. E. Fogle of the M. S. C in this circular bulletin will prove a great help to you. Bulletin No. 5.—THE GOSPEL OF GOOD FEEDING. This bulletin tells how to feed profitably according to prac- tical-experience and was prepared by the former editor of a dairy publication. ‘ RAPID DEPARTMENT EDITED BY JAMES W H WEIR R E _" (Any questions reocrdllng radio will be gledl no chemo if your so The Business Farmer broad- casts daily, except Saturday a n (1 Sunday. through station WGHP, of Detroit, on a wave length of 270 meters. 6:40 to 6:50 ..... -...Far1'n School~ 7:05..............Markets and News RADIO Fads CALL IT “FISHING” O the Editor: We bought and in- stalled a radio last evening and we certainly enjoyed everything on your program. We could not get ' one Detroit station very plain. ; I , don’t know whether it was because, :my husband worked. the dials so_ much and often in his zealous effort . ftd get all 's at‘ions or not, but I as-V .‘ ' , she and the radio* I! answered by our p'lrdio editor. You receive a scription la peidu OOMZMENTS I enjoy many of your programs and your market reports.—F. W. F., Wash- tenaw County, Your market reports come in fine every night. I am interested in them.—J. S., wayne County. We are getting your market reports and farm talks every night, and think them very interesting. Hope you will carry on the good Work—C. S., Saginaw County. I wish to congratulate you on your. splendid programs of late, also your elo- quent and learned announcer because we surely do enjoy his announcing..-—-J J2. Wayne County. . I have a little radio whim I made my- self and I listen nearly, every night to the market reports. at ' dramas: he stopped . . Macomb Count your body fit by proper sleep. Get yourselfa FOSTER IDEAL SPRING. Give your spine a chance to rest in its natural curves. 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Un- A was. emu... hefront WW2: o ‘ o 0 Making a hard Job eaSIer The! time will never come wheni farmingwwill be listed as an easy J job. But groping in the dark is one} . hardship electricitywill abolish. On farms _ electrically equipped,‘ power lines bring clean, safe light- ing to the darkest corners: And the same ’pjdwer drives the motors of many labor-saving machines. The MAZDA lamp as it is today is one of the greatest achievements of the ‘ General Electric ' laboratories. The 9 Companyalsomanu- \ . — {:ctuires (finany i193 Not smce .the days when elec- ca r0 uctsw l ‘ . . . are Ssed on the tncxty was first harnessed to indus-‘i - farm. 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We have 300: rods of so called high g r a d e fence, erected s e v e 11 years ago, and at that time help was so v e r y scarce we could- n’t dig a large hole for e a c h post and f i l 1 around with stone. «More than half of these posts are rotted off, and they were good sized second growth white oak, too. Even the braces, the best we could obtain,-are all rotted 1.. w. means out. It is really a serious matter if a farmer has to rebuild his fences every seven years. Not/only the posts are nearly all worthless at this time but the wire itself is often very rusty. I believe it would pay to treat wood posts with creosote, and we plan to treat some this next spring. It is somewhat of a task to get things arranged and all set for treating posts, and I have often wondered why our fence and post dealers do not put in a tank and heater .to treat them with, and charge a reasonable amount extra for the treated post. I believe every farmer would be willing to pay con— siderable more for a. creasoted post, and the cost would not be expensive if done with a suitable outfit. All the electric and telephone companies are creosoting their poles, and the rail— roads use it on all ties. .This fact alone is good evidence that it makes the timber more resisting to decay. was much said about cement fence posts, but there were never very many used in this vicinity. How interesting it would be if some of our readers, who have used cement posts, would write and tell of them. If they have prov- en a success, tell how large they are, and how they were made. We are to construct forty rods of line fence in the s-pring,‘ and shall use steel posts for this. ' I believe there are steel posts on the market now that may prove practical, and am willing to give them a trial. It has been mentioned ingthese columns before, but I Can not help speaking of it again—why not all fence manufacturers be compelled to‘ place a. tag on each roll of fence, stating. the exact amount of gal- vanizing each pound of wire carries, and of what the galvanizing is com- posed. If it would cost more to put on a heavier coating of good galvan— izing, charge more for the fence. Then let the farmer buy his fence with some degree of certainity as to what he is getting instead of the blind way he does now. All we can go by now, is the size of the wire. This doesn’t seem to be the ideal way of buying fence. Why not go to the jewelry store for silver knives and forks, and judge the quality by simply looking at them and compar- ing size? 'No, you would look for the manufacturer’s stamp, telling how many pennyweight of silver the ‘plating consisted of, and if you want-e ed a high grade, you would expect to pay more for it than a cheapj It costs just as much to erect a good fence as a poor . grade would cost. one and I am' sure that, when better fences are manufactured, with: some j guarantee that they reallyiaroj "bottet,.i in: ‘Who will be the first us, (368 ...‘t'o Write m Scope Farm News m7 V dltedty L. W. MEEKS,’ Hillsdale .County ' nooflonoo without charge. a! o for In. Hook's odfloo on ’de W , Odo when to will resolve a neuronal reply by early mail if you ' called ~£‘M-2 3.” lUnole.Ab «says that to get ' end. ' mes: "haves sad. - “h- “M emits...» 1 says, and no k may: led to give lmooroofl.B. on mm.) “53".“! either with steel.‘ cement or wood posts? ' ’ . O t # A Historical Event Presenbday events are so numer- ous and come 80 fast, they often pass unnoticed, and yet some of them are so important they are making his-' tory. The event-referred to here, is the completion on October 29, of a concrete highway between Detroit and Chicago. In the days of horse drawn vehicles this road was always called “The Chicago Pike”‘ but with the advent of the automobile it is It is the most direct route between Detroit and Chicago and shorter than any other by nearly fifty miles. The stretch of about twenty-five miles through Hillsdale county was the last to be paved, be- cause this has, for some time, been the best gravel road between the two, cities, and naturally would be the last to be torn up and cemented. Owing to it’s many hills and curves it was a difficult road to, pave. The twenty-five miles required something like four thousand car loads of ma- terial and was built my the State HighWay Department using about 300 citizens of the Jackson Peniten— tiary as part of the labor. A little village, known as the Prison Camp, was made near the village of Jones— ville, and quite a complete village it was—electric lighted, city water, and everything a modern camp would contain. Still there were a. few of its inhabitants who preferred other habitations and made vain attempts to go in search for them. But‘the old Chicago Pike, Michigan's first main traveled road, surely does look nice in it’s new dress, although it does not conform to the ladies' idea of modern dress either,‘ for fashion seems to dictate straight lines, and the dress of the old Pike is anything but straight, being almost a system of curves. _ Many wonder at this, until the facts in the case are known, then [they realize, and understand its curves, and also the way things are done by the government of today, and were done by the government of 1825‘. How hundreds‘ of dollars were as thousands are now, and how thousands then, would be millions to, play with today. But the story of the beloved old Pike is too long for this article and unless something un— forseen comes to fill this space in the next issue, the story of Michi- gan’s first cross state road will be given. No, Broadscope Farm is not on this road, we are four miles south of it, and still we can see what might be called some of it’s traffic, for the Ford Airplane Service between De- troit and Chicago follows the old Pike pretty close, and every day we can see these planes, timed as reg- ular as train schedules, flying either east or west. Of course they do not follow all the curves, but the general line of the Pike seems to be their pth. Occasionally one gets as far south as our place, but quite seldom. OUR BOOK Review (Books rreviewed under this heading may be secured through The Michigan Business Farmer, and Will be promptly shipped by pgtgeil )post on receipt of publisher’s price a . Solving the ‘Farm Riddle—By Edward Jerome Dies, author of “The Wheat Pit”. This is a book devoted to the history of cooperation in agriculture, telling of its failures and successes. It should be read by folks on both sides of the question. A cloth bound book, containing 147 pages, printed» in large type, and selling for $1.50. Pascal Covici is the publisher. Ship Model Making—By Capt. E. Arm- itage McCann. This book explains how to make worth-while models of decorative ships. It contains ample description, il- lustratIOns and 'plans to enable the un- initiatedto make an‘ accurate model of a. beautifully proportioned.full.-rigged ship. » Published by. Net-man 'W. Henley Publism . Gonfieléfiflfi sti‘fMO- ' » a ~ TE :36? schemes]; . ‘5’ E. old gray mare, she ain't " ’ " What she‘ used , to be”. For. 1" . . .that matter, neither is the oldt .' raspberry-patch. ‘ ' berr atch has always ”The map" y pbeen troubled with' a ’few di- seases but of late years it seems to have fallen. heir to a n 11. ill b e r m o r e . These troubles h av e raised raspberry growing from a haphazard side- line to a? real business and a science, and the berry man must . know his busi- ness of he would succeed. ‘ ham-rem.» I A list of some of the more import- ? ant troubles and a description of the symptoms and treatment might not .be amiss. It may help some of our readers to recognize their raspberry f troubles; thus enabling them to take ‘. the “stitch in time.” ANTHRACNOBE: This is a very , troublesome "disease of the black raspberry but is seldom serious with the red raspberry. Purp spots occur on the leaves and on th canes. The spots on, the canes gr larger and become grayish in col r with a purple border. The spots then run together giving the whole cane a' blotchy, rough appearance. Often cracks appear in the blotches, run- ning lengthwise of the canes. The whole plant 'is weakened /and unpro- - ductive and many canes are killed. TREATMENT: When setting out a. , new patch do not leave the old stick above ground. This old stick, which is attached to the young plant, should be either cut off and destroyed or else covered with dirt and buried while planting. Anthracnose can be ,controlled by spraying. M. S. C. re- commends a schedule as follows. 1. ,When buds show green use liquid lime-sulphur, 10 gallons in 100. 2. About one week before, blossoming, use bordeaux 4-8-100. ORANGE CRUST: This disease, which affects blackcaps, causes the plants to become stunted, and the under sides of the leaves acquire a bright orange color. TREATMENT: Prevent the spread of the disease by ‘ digging out and destroying all rusty plants. - CANE-BLIGHT: This af fe-ets both the reds and'the blacks. Canes will suddenly wilt and ‘die, here and there in the patch. Sometimes one crvmore branches on a cane will be wilted. Often a cane is affected on one side only and becomes very brittle and is easily snapped off. TREATMENT: Cut out and burn ? .the old and diseased canes soon after harvest and cut out dead canes again in the spring. CROWN GAIL: When this di- sease is present knotty balls or warts are found on the roots or on the crown, and the plants are greatly weakened. TREATMENT: Plant only clean, disease-free plants and dig up diseased plants when found . . in the patch. CANE-BOBER: This is an insect * which injures both the blacks and the reds. The old beetle makes two girdles close together and about six inches from the tip of a young shoot. It then lays an egg in the cane be— tween the girdles. The girdling =~ <'q__ use ERRY' ,mounnns Gaunt? --- L . mum ‘mnm'fi'¢n3uu ' ”King‘s": naturally causes the tip to wilt. The borer, or grub, then hatches out, bores downw’ard~a short distance in the cane and stays there all winter. The” next summer it continues its burrow down the center of the cane and kills the cane. By fall it reaches the bottom of the cane and winters in the ground. It then makes its cocoon and is again transformed in- to a beetle. TREATMENT: If any of the young shoots show wilted tips during the summer, these should be . cut off below the girdle and destroy- ed. After harVest the old canes should be immediately cut out close to the ground and burned. RED SPIDER: In some parts of the state the red raspberry growers have beln greatly bothered by this tiny louse-like insect which sucks the juice from the under side of the leaves and protects itself with a mass of fine silky webs. The insect causes the leaves to turn yellow and greatly reduces the crop. TREATMENT: Dusting with fine powdered sulphur has been recommended for this pest. GRAFTING Please tell me how to make graft- ing wax and also how to select the graft. I have a pear tree twelve years old and it bore fruit last year for the first time and the fruit was small about the size of rplums and so bitter that you could not eat them. Could you tell me how to improve it?—-J. B. B., LeRoy, Michigan. GOOD formula for grafting wax is 4 pounds rosins, 2 pounds of beeswax, and a pound of tallow. Cut the tallow and beeswax into small pieces, pulverize the rosin and melt the mixture together over a. fire or on the stove. As soon as it is all melted pour the mixture into a pail of cold water. Grease your hands and pull wax same as you would taffy candy and when it has turned light colored it is ready for use. Select your cions while the trees are‘dormant. Use mature healthy wood of the last year’s growth. The cions must be dormant when you do your grafting. They can be kept dormant by burying them in the ground or keeping in a cool place. If your pear tree is bearing un— desirable fruit we would suggest that you graft it to a better variety. When you graft the tree do not cut off all of the old branches the first year. Some of these must be left to bring up sap and protect graft. FAIL TO BEAR Can you please tell me what to do for plum trees? As we have some trees which are about twelve years old and every spring they blossom very full but never have any plums on them.—-Mrs. A. C., Blanchard, Michigan. F your plum trees are all of one variety they may need another ' variety near to act as a polenizer. This can be done by planting another variety nearby, or » by grafting a branch of each tree to another vari- ety. The trees may also need a little feeding. Underfed trees often fail to set fruit. Annual late fall applica- tions of manure or early spring ap- plications of nitrate of soda will take care of the feeding problem. If ni- trate is used it should be applied under the Outer branches about two or three weeks before blossom time, using 3 or 4 pounds for each of the ‘ twelve year old trees. A N a .vast number Of ' C t. ~ - farms in the United States the eerie. and profitand satisfaction in dairying have been increased by ‘ investment in the McCormick’Decring ' ‘ Primrose cream separator—the efli’ cicnt, modem, ball’bearing machine. \ Ask the women; they know! Three times out of four, wOmen cm the choice of cream separators on the farm. That helps explain the sweeping popularity 0f the McCormickrDeering Primrose. The women have ;-. m) (“is awdlhuuw McCormick . Dcerin Cream Separator Oi cial, light-bodied, higlp lubricant made to keep your separator in perfect con— dition. Makes itwork better. run easier, last longer. If your McCormick-Decring dealer can't supply you.writc to the company direct. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY @630.an Ave. Of America A 3:53: :2} 3?. umi % I. ' y». . J" r Insist on vicinity. (Incorporated) Chicago, “1' McCormick-Deering " ’ (PRIMROSE Ball—Bearing) Cream Separator learned that the Primrose. is easy to clean, easy to keep sweet and sanitary. It is simple and durable. easy to run. It is the ball'bearing separator. It is wonderfully Primrose skims wonderfully close and it saves for you all the cream profit. It is a quality product made by the Harvester Company, sold and serviced everywhere by the McCormickrDeering dealers. Over a thousand more dealers have added it to their line in the past six months. They want to handle the Primrose because the farm public wants it. McCormick’Dccring dealer in your Sold by the Wm ofltl a h quality Double Galvan- . from F ' Write today for LESS THAN JA Running” Foot ~MV 2¢ & all” ‘3“ ‘Z- .’ )1! :3: A“ fly»: 3 mess-er 'I”;"""’ 2.....- .':... °- . - - lg 21‘5“" "$2.". on all gawk. , " act —Frei tPald 5 -‘ ' I will save you a Efmcdglggm :- * rue siloulivl0d 24cm“ mmll‘: - ’ Maura; volandpé. , "1., Seventy Years of Reputation MADE OF FINE WOOLS MIXED WITH COTTON Made to Fit—Made to Wear A protection against colds and sudden chills Guaranteed Not To Shrink Light. Medium and Heavy Weights Eight Grades $2.00 to $7.50 per Garment} Ask Your Dealer Glastonbury Knitting C5 Glast' ‘ onbury. Conm‘ lemme. C cult-em B 0W5 HE R a. FEED MILL (Sold with or without elevator) Crush ear corn (with or with- out husks) and grind all kinds 0]: email] again. D: s ape grin . ' ottoman. Haerlgiesttofihpenteand . f" " lightest mm: mm") ° t. - ‘l’on slug, 2 to 25-horsepower Semi today!" the 0am I. P. BOWSHER 00., South Bend. Ind. 6 '1 .u—fl‘wnl-.fl-- ‘ was (warring Pro 3‘ . flicfllGA I critters, in , ‘ e “ascend. ' Her parent's names were Sar- ah a n d Finnias of S c o t c h and English descent. Althdugh Har- riet's parents were poor it was a v e r y. happy family that gath- ered around the blazing fireplace during the long vinia Heminger Christians. They did not have the many con- veniences of today. But they had , at was far better and that was "a ffieery, hopeful disposition. Hadn't Giodi‘ promised them in His Holy $130k that He would never leave on a sparrow would die but He )qnld. know it, and so He helped to ro'vide for this family. - Their Cooking Plant :They. had no stove to cook or warm by but they had a lovely big our feet deep, built of stones and emud, made by themselves. ‘ The hole *in front was about three and a half ‘feet high and across it about six inches below the top was an iron ,bar, called a crane, suspended, be- ing embedded in the stones and mud on the sides. On this crane was "fastened three or four chains,‘which “cached down to within one foot of the floor. There were hooks on the lower ends and to these were fast- ened the kettles and teakettle when cooking was in progress. When they wished to do any bak- ing a deep iron skillet or bake oven. Which had three legs, four inches in «length, an iron handle like one on a *fryingpan, and an iron cover, was ‘3 used. The cover had a high up- tanding iron ,ring in its center rough which to put a hook when trhad to be lifted on and off the yen, when baking. It also had an pstanding rim four inches high around its outer edge, to keep the :coals of the fire from rolling ofi. :In‘ order to gake the good house- ife first set the oven on some Out- rawn red hot coals of fire while she mixed up the corn-bread or sour- ough biscuits. be small bake—oven, the cover put on, and then the whole thing was set on a fresh batch of red hot coals while the lid was also covered. If the oven had been sufficiently warm- ed and the coals were fresh the con- tents were usually baked a golden brown in about fifteen minutes. Nothing that we have today, baked rinrour modern stoves can compare With'the delicate flavor that came erom these bake ovens. If they 'wanted to have baked beans for xbreakfast the boiled beans were put 11 the oven at night, deeply em- bedded in a bed of live coals and then‘covered with ashes, two inches deep. In the morning these beans '0 o‘uld. come forth pipping hot and of a rich-brown in color. These fireplaces not only served as a-stove to cook and warm by but they provided light during the even- ings for the father to read 1118 Bible, the children to play. and the mother :to sew, knit, weave, or Spln. How Clothes Were Made From the sheep the wool was gath- ered, by the men, then the women Mashed, carded, and spun it. After iwhich it was either knit into warm stockings and‘mittens, or woven 1n- cloth and later made into warm garments. . .The only lamp this family had was aucer of grease into which one ,d of a small strip of cloth was {aid while the other end of the cloth as lit.’ Or else,‘ when the good man (i the good fortune to kill a fat 1‘, bear, woodchuck, orskunk, the was used to make home-made” dies. The wick being a small of rolled cloth. There were matches in those days‘ but a few hot coals were always kept in e fireplace. Ifthe fire should go hen" itwas relit by theuse of a ‘ 5,1 Mitzi-its, Lbelns streak Loweame Iron; a child in a family,» , bf] nine children. ' Culver McCreery, ‘ winter months for they were' em or forsake them and that not These were put in . r eise, onset the - ~' i re, £9,339. .1} m, ’ “E? LAVINIA .HnMINeER' an other ,comes the old saying we have by one of their- uncles-to a home«‘ today, when some one comes in and says theycan't stop for they are in a hurry, someone often ‘asks them in a joke, “Have you come to borrow fire?” . ‘ ,_ A New Home When Harriet was about six years old her parents moved, with horses and wagon, to Bunker Hill in Mich- igan, crossing the‘ Detroit River on an open ferry. Here they purchased their first cook stove which was a great wonder not only to the children but to their parents as well. In those days the poor people had no cows or pigs. They went without milk, cream, and butter, while their' meat and gravy were provided by the wild game they killed. The woods stead of 80 acres. situated between Merrill and Wheeler in Gratiot coun- ty. It lay on the southwest side of the‘four corners “three miles .west .of Merrill and was coVered with tall hemlocks. . , ‘They had two neighbors,'a family by the name of Wheeler three and "a half miles west of them and for whom the town of Wheeler was named, and a family one mile east of them named Orvice. .- After Harriet was married and beforecoming on the homestead she clerked in a small store and bought herself a lamp. . .When her parents saw it they also bought themselves one. - Q ', Mr. and Mrs. McNeil lived ,on this HIS story of early pioneer days won first'prize in'our recent contest. It deals with the experiences of William and Harriet McNeil and was written by their youngest child, Mrs. Lavinia Heminger, of Cedar Springs. Mrs. Heminger wrote the story as told to her by her mother who, although 82 years old, has the actvie mind of a person 30. We know that you will read this true story with extreme interest. I being full of bear, deer, rabbits, woodchucks, coons and porcupines, while the streams abounded With fish. Snakes Snakes were very thick at Bunker Hill. One day a man was out chop— ping in the underbrush and after a while he kept hearing a rattlesnake rattle. He looked all around but no snake could he see. As it kept on rattling he moved a few rods away but still'the [snake rattled, and it seemed to keep the same distance from him as it had at first. The man thought it was very queer as a rattlesnake never chases anyone and it always strikes after giving its first rattle. Chancing to glance down to— wards his knee the man was horri- fied to see part of the rattler’s body in under a large patch on the side and knee of his home-made bag pants. At another time Harriet and *her brother John were hoeing corn in a patch of woods a mile from home when a large black racer took after them and chased them to their house. When it would get almost near enough to them to strike, the chil- dren would turn on it with their hoes and frighten it back for a ways, while they hurried on towards home. When they reached there and rushed in the door, the snake stopped at the threshold and was killed by the chil-. dren's mother. It was fully six feet long. A Marriage and Homesteading When Harriet was 21 years old, she married a young man of the same age and nationality of herself, named William McNeil. He was born in Canada, but at this time lived near Ionia. . Late in the fall they were moved - Once homestead for about. a year and a half and suffered. many hardships while there. Their nearest~ town was Saginaw which was thirty miles away and the road was a mere path through the tangled forest. As the young couple had. no. money and there was no way to earn a living on the uncleared homestead Mr. Mc— Neil went to work in a saw mill at Saginaw. Leaving his bride alone. in two weeks on Saturday nights, he walked the thirty miles home carrying on his back twenty- five pounds of cornmeal, or whatever was needed, and returning to his work on Sunday. Very lonely was the young bride, her only companions the birds and wild animals: There was no river near where she could fish but she set little homemade traps and caught a few squirrels and rabbits to eke out her scanty living. , During the day the bears and deer roamed freely around her one room log shanty and during the nights the wolves made the silence hideous with their howls. ”Sometimes the bears and wolves would come to the shanty and peer through the cracks. The Indians also roamed through there occasionally. One night about eleven o'clock, when Mrs. McNeil was alone there ‘ came a rap and a loud halloo at her door,-which roused her up from a sound sleep. When she asked who it was and what they wanted they replied, “We are a gang of road men. We want our supper and a bed for the night." When she told them she was alone and could not keep them, and advised them to go on to Mr. Orvices, they said they would, but would she first give them a drink of water. MEET DEAN KRUEGER, OF M. s. 0., FOLKS prove ‘ it. Jean Kruegcr teaching home economics in the RHAPSmany of you folks who have been fol- lowing: this series of biographies of Michigan . State College professors think that it is ,only the men folks that count. wrong because there are several very important positions in that institution held by women, and we are publishing a picture of one in this issue to If you do you are all Jean Krueger is Dean of Home Economics at the College. Like most true women she refused to tell us When she was born but did advise that she re- ceived her degree of Ph. B. from the University of Chicago in 1908. The next three years she spent Indianapolis elementary schools. From there she went to Tacoma. Washington, where she taught this subject in the high school for one year. Her next position was in the state normal school at San Diego, California, and she remained there from 1912 to 1915. Director of department of home economics in the polytechnic high school and instructor in- the Uniyersity‘ of California took up her attention for the next year, From 1916 to 1917 was" spent in study at the University of Wisconsin and she received her M S. ,de- ' bed. vertex" is? kindly and 2&9. ~ 1 Lower the-Homestead. ~ r‘ k « 2 They. about; a year and: a' half they grew discouraged. The , woods were full of catholes and swamps and the only water they had to drink was swamp water 'made bitter by hemlock needles.,_ ~ . . v ». So, they left there and moved .15 miles north of there over on the'flats of Pine River, It- was in Midland county and about 11 miles from the city of Midland. ‘ _ ' :« .Agter staying on the homestead for V crystal clear when quiet, but when \raging torrentthat‘ swept every thing before it. When it was quiet it was about four rods wide from two to" four feet deep except in the holes‘ and washouts, there it ranged from five to twenty feet deep. There was a dam at St.‘ Louis, and another one a mile below the McNeil farm called the Mose Hackett dam. Between these two dams they generally kept the water in Pine River low and nearly stagnant or else it was over- flowing its banks and running like a mill race. » - , Drewned Out The river came up unusually high‘ one night. Along about midnight they were awakened by the sound of heavy rain falling on the house and ~ the gentle swish of water as it surged back and forth by the side of their Reaching out their hands they plunged into cold water. Horrifled, they sprang up and discovered the house was filling fast, and they climbed up into the loft. This loft had a window hole in it. Raising the board which covered it they watched until morning came, and a neighbor came in his boat and took them ‘to higher land. They then moved up the river about a mile in a .lumberman’s shanty which was built on a high embankment over? looking the river. They bought 160 acres at this place for Which they ran in debt $400 Here Mr. McNeil startedalumbering and here also were seven children born to them, four boys and three g1rls._ Their names were Adelbert, Charlie, George, Orion, Alillian, Cora and Lavinia. . This 160 acres was’ what was called a cutover. That is, its best timber had been cut and hauled off years before, and the young timber that was left had grown up into a tangled forest. Wild animals in droves run through the woods, while the river was filled with lots of fish. The largest fish they’had any record of catching was caught by a' man from St. Louis and it was a sturgeon, 1t.wei_ghed 125 lbs, and when it lay With its nose against the front end of a wagon box its tail stuck up over and beyond the back end of the box. Lumbering Mr. McNeil was very fond of lum— bering and sometimes his wife done all of the cooking for his large crews of lumber jacks and sometimes their- two boys, George and Orion done the work. ' The lumber men or shanty boys as they were sometimes called, Would cut down trees all winter and haul themito the high river banks, then when the flood came in the‘ spring the men with canthooks and pevees would start the logs at the bottom of the long, jamway down the steep banks. ' Instantly, the air would be filled with a loud roar as thousands of logs broke loose and went roll- ing and tumbling down into the swirling dirty yellow waters below. The logs were then gathered together and fastenedinto rafts with iron dogs. ,Then with a wanagan, which. is a cook house on a floating raft, the men would ride the logs and take them down the river to different mills where they were sold. Most of the logs that went into Pine River were floated down into Saginaw, but a few stopped in Midland. ~(Continued in December 4th issue ' , A Reason Old Timer: "I once knew a man who stayed home with his wife " , ' ‘ V for titty rears” 7 fl even!" inisl’et ‘ 1m 1": 'yVifer ."Ail-fji .; “9 1%”:in it“. ‘~.' Pine River'was‘a' very pretty stream, its wat‘ersrwere' there was a flood ,on, it became a, I .. v7..— .. _. ._.. \ ‘7“. .- ;v,;'-,%ulx:«aa1§i'f ' »‘ - physical War'ner you are a paid-Ill) subscriber TEXT: ' "I will oiler to thee sacrifices of Thanksgiving.” Ps. 116: 17. » E writer appeared on the scene a few minutes after the wreck. A mother, with her baby in her arms, had been thrown into the wind- shield and both had received severe bruises and scratches. But that was all and she had a will -to be thank- ful that it was no worse. This thankful mood is a distinguishing characteristic of the folks that prac- ticethe presence of God. “I will offer to thee sacrifices of thankSgiving.” But the whole psalm is full of this soul compulsion. “I will walk before Jehovah." “I will pay my vows unto Jehovah. " This mood is constantand confident in the. psalmist’s mind. His soul is swell- ing with emotions of gratitude to his God. Some unusual experience has " driven “him to say,“I will call upon the name of the Lord as long is I live.", What was it? It was some experience in peril out of which he had been delivered. “I was brought low and he saved me." He says, "The cords of death compassed me, ” but leaves out the details to hurry on to ,tell_“Jehovah has delivered my soul'from death.” This not only re- veals the fatherly character of God as we understand it in Christ, but that in that distant past there were also such understanding souls. Always, the way we understand God makes a difference. Of course, it does not change the character of God, but it has everything to do with our character and moods. Pity the' man who loses his faith in a per- sonal and present Heavenly Father and‘r‘e‘sts all upon a mechanistic God. He ‘can 'never be’thankful for loving care'and ,daily deliverances, for every day of his life and every mood and action have been arbitrarily fixed. He 'talks‘ about free choices, and yet he is not consistent for he holds that his eyery act is the. result of certain and mechanical stimuli which are in him and around him. This he calls God. How impersonal and unethical! You see, we are not to be 'too hard‘ on neighbor Jones if he lowers the bars and turns his cows into ‘our growing corn, for he just could not help it. His actions were determined by forces over which he had no control. And when Mrs. Jones throv‘vs on her shawl and runs in to- tongue-lash her neighbor. you must'reckon- her a child of a deter? minist‘god and——'well, she just could not do otherwise at the time. How strange to pious souls! Let us leave this doctrine ‘to our brainy friends while we sun our souls in the True Pr6sence who leads us not into temptation and delivers us from evil. The will to be thankful rests up- on a God-minded mood. Our minds must be God-focused. The heart must be provoked to believe. This is not easy in many circumstances in life.-~ The other day a , neighbor cursed God because of the kind of weather we were having. He said that he did not care anymore and he wished everything ‘would rot. No, you did not do that; but, really, didn'tyou wonder why God was so unkind'and so indifferent to the wel-' farevof his children when the cyclone destroyed your barn, or the hail shat- tered your growing crops, or the rains interfered with your farming operations? Well, Jesus who had the mind of God and trusted God, ’ becomes our wholesome Whibe some of us see in nature the crue ty of God, Jesus sees the evi- dence of God’s care and love.- He- sees the sun shining and the rain» falling .upon theunjust as well as the - just, and this. to him indicates that our God is perfect and bathes all his. children in light and mercy: Let us be thankful for such a God and go to church next Sunday and join in .the singing, “Simply trusting every day, Trusting :thru a stormy way. ", ally the mercies of Go'd..th e”. ~ llto be thankful. in the’voliiions of , 'ed that the pattern. - , - Act uostiem ordln religious winter. you would like answered write to and he vii“ So nil-easellil'?)I serve. you without oil-roe. A personal reply will be sent to you. ' 0 said Jesus to Peter. . The Master had been companioning with‘his disciples ' long enough for them to gather evi- dences of his God-hood. They were given adequate opportunity to know of the mercies and super-qualities of the Galilean which made his man- hood distinctive and different from all others. But will they’confess it? The decision must be made ad so the questiOn is asked. Clearly, the ideas and conclusions of our minds have a rational influence on our mode of living. We CAN recognize the goodness of God in nature, his- tory, and revelation; but, WILL we? Peter’s gift of faith came from heaven and he willed to express it and make it bear fruit. Just so, thankful—mindedneSs comes from God. It is a heavenly plant and should come to fruitage. As there is a will to faith, a will to peace, a will to sobriety; so there is a will to be thankful. “In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you-ward.” The apostle had found in. Christ the hidden secret of how to conform his will to the will of God. It was a-pearl of so great a price that he sacrificed all else and prayed with- out ceasing that he might keep the treasure. This gave him inner con- trol. Here was a man who, long be- fore Francis of Assisi, decided to fol- low literally the counsels of Jesus and take upon himself the inherit- ance of poverty and the wounds of his Lord. Ghandi, in our day has 'revived this devotion to a life of chastity and simplicity. Paul taught that “having food and raiment, we shall be therewith content; for we brought nothing into this world, for neither can we carry anything out.” Now, food and covering and all physical blessings we are to give daily thanks for. And, it is observ- “I thank thee" spirit most often has its source in pleasing and satisfying surroundings. But suppose this source drys up.tempor- arily, what becomes of the stream of thankfulness? Does it dry up too? This is why the always thankful mind has its source in communion with. God. It is a stream of gratitude that gushes constantly from ex- haustless wells of water. This is e not to say that the average Christian is always thankful. He is not. But in the spirit of humility and prayer , he can attain to the will to be thank- ful and hold to it as a vital element in his experience. Rare souls have reached this closeness with God and we, have thrown a halo of sainthood about them. But this distinction is. shut up against none. BIBLE THOUGHTS THEY THAT WAIT upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they. shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not be faint. ———Isaiah 40:31. LET US REASON TOGETHER, SAITH THE LORD, THOUGH YOUR SINS BE AS SCARLET, THEY SHALL BE AS WHITE AS SNOW. -——Isa. 1- 18. FEAR THE LORD, AND SERVE HIM m TRUTH WITH ALL YOUR HEART: FOR CONSIDER HOW GREAT THINGS HE HATH DONE FOR YOU.——1 Smuel 12:24. THERE IS NO FEAR IN ';LOVE 'zbut perfect love casteth out fear; because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 401111 4:18. , WITHHOLD NOT THOU THY TENDER MERCIES FROM ME. 0 LORD: LET THY LOVINGKIND- NESS AND THY TRUTH CONTIN- '{IJALLY PRESERYE ME;—— Pal. 40: THY SUN shall no moi-ego down: . neither shall thy noon: withdraw it- ”"8611: for thé Lord filial be thine r." ‘_laeting!;j lightwd 1 eye the as of thy” by ‘IJIL Isaiah That is what they all say after once using Old Hickory Smoked Salt to . cureand smoke their meat at the same ’ time. Old Hickory is pure salt with genuine hickory smoke put on it by the exclusive Edwards process. 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Remit by check. dni mono -order or resists 10¢ otter; stamps and currency are at your We acknowledge by first-class mail every dollar received. Advertlslng Rates: 772 lines to the page. Flat rats. Live stool and Auction Bale Advertising: rates to reputable breeders of live stock and W RELIABLE MADnglztEhRs ! e will not kn wing v in 0 any firm who we do ngt believe” to be thoroughly hone-tn, an reliable. Should any reader have an comm for complaint against an! e - 14 line to the column We offer special low poultry: write us. 500 per agate line. 'edim helm ”'11 r °c§um to 1111:”? m” guuw 11:; m g n eve writing say: "I an lymoirr‘sdv:rtis11rtisoment in The Ilirzliriyun Business Farmer!” It will mnnteo honat dealing. “The Farm Paper of Service” THE CORN BORER AND THE 1927 CROP AST week we had a letter from an Ingham L county subscriber regarding the European corn borer and the 1927 corn crop. He wanted to know if corn should be planted in the quarantined area this coming year. There is little question but what the borer will do more damage in 1927 than it did this year, and the infested area will be larger, but there is no reason why corn should be omitted from However, it would be considered good business to not plant a larger acreage than one can clean up. Grow less corn but grow it more carefully, is the advise of Prof. R. H. Pettit, of the Michigan State College. “The importance of scrupulously clean farming and the destruction of briers, weeds, brush and everything else that can harbor larvae, cannot be over-emphasized." he declares. “If a farm can be completely cleaned and then the fields fall plowed so that nothing would remain to shelter the larvae which comes up to the surface after being plowed under, then a very great deal would be accomplished and I am inclined to think that the problem would be solved. However, it takes time ' to' convince farmers of the necessity of adopting such practices and it seems like a good deal to hope that such treatment could be brought about suddenly and all in one season. The farms themselves must be brought into such a condi- tion that a real effective clean-up can be accomp— lished. “Therefore, why would it not be good policy to decide to grow corn, but to grow only so much as could be effectively and scrupulously cleaned up with our present facilities, until more ma- chinery and perhaps even better machinery is available." EAT MICHIGAN APPLES “While attending the Lake Forrest vs. M. S. 0. football game at East Lansing we noticed that the girls were selling western box apples. Many remarked about it. An agricultural college that permits this should have it brought to their attention by more than just a mere farmer."— Several Growers From Almont. HIS communication came into our office last week, and we want to tell these folks that we are pleased to call this to the attention of the College, but we believe that the farmers have themselves to blame more than_anyone else. Our Almont friends have the wrong idea en- tirely when they write that it should be brought to the attention of the College by more than a “mere farmer". Just who is a “mere farmer”? Isn'the the man who raises the product to be sold? In this case we think the “mere farmer" .is the fruit grower of Michigan who produces apples that will compare favorably with any grown, we care not where, but that is as far as he goes. He doesn’t put forth much of an effort to get a good market for them, except in a few places, and he fails completely to educate the public to eat his apples. He lets the “more farmer" from the West come in here through advertisements in national publications and“ tell , ' his pdhll’c what wonderful fruit is grown in the his stark . intakes right from under ,- ‘« g; z; :, m dummy 9: saunas! Nowm‘ao. 1920' 3 ' properly Med. and get delivery at the they desired. The growers of Washington recently organized under the name of Pacific Northwest Boxed Ap- ples,, Inc. .. and in the immediate future a five— year advertising campaign for the nation’s apples will be launched. Already. several western grow- ers’ organizations are after this business and this is just another competitor for ,Michigan fruit growers to buck up against, not only in other states but right here at their Own front door. ' Forest rangers many times put out flres that threatens to do great damage by getting ahead "7 of the blaze and setting a fire which. will burn to meet the oncoming fire and they keep under -' control the one side of the set fire. .When the fires meet there is nothing more to burn so they finally die out. Fighting fire with fire they call it. Michigan fruit growers are going to have to fight fire with fire by spending money on adver— tising to even hold their present market against the propaganda of the western growers. The fact that western box apples were sold at this football game should cause Michigan fruit growers to open their eyes. and if the “mere farmers" sistance from their agricultural college we feel sure they will not have to wait long for .it. Those in charge at the College do not feel it their duty to try to force anything on the farmers but if they ask that something be done along a certain line that comes within their fields they are ready to cooperate and lend their assistance wherever needed. This is the day of advertising. You may grow the finest fruit in the world but your market will be limited to a certain area unless you ad— vertise and then the field will be without boundary. Michigan growers, what are you going to do? THANKSGIva NOTHER harvest is practically over, and it is but a matter of hours before winter ‘will be officially ushered in. Perhaps the harvest has not been of the best, perhaps the weather ruined part of your crops, or the prices you re— ceived were not _to your liking. Thereare many things that might happen to prevent this year which is fast drawing to a close from being ”a THE POULTRY THIEF MUST GO! NE Thousand Dollars in rewards of $50 each is hereby offered by The Michigan Business Farmer for the arrest and successful prosecution of poultry thieves. These rewards will be paid on the following basis: ’ 1. ‘For information or arrest leading to the conviction of any thief or thieves of chickens,‘ ducks, geese, turkeys or guinea fowl, from the premises of a member of The Michigan Business Farmer Service and Protective Bureau, living in Michigan whose subscription to The Michigan Business ' Farmer is paid-in-advance at the time of the robbery. 2. The sheriff must be notified as soon as possible after the robbery is discovered, and full details of the theft must be mailed to The Michigan Business Farmer Within three days after its occurence. 8. The amount of the reward in each case shall be Fifty Dollars ($50) and shall be paid only upon the undisputed convic- tion and sentence of the offender. 4. Only one reward will‘be paid in each case. 5. Therewardincachcasowillbepald to the one who is principally responsible for the arrest and conviction of the law . violator. This includes State and County police officers. In case of dispute as to who is entitled to the reward, the county prosc- cuting attorney shall make the decision. '6. The Michigan Business Farmer must be notified in advance of the date of the trial of the accused. 7. This ofl'er is limited to the payment’ of twenty rewards of Fifty Dollars ($50) each, One Thousand Dollars ($.1000) total reward. ’ 7‘ " f ‘8. This odor applies to crimes com- mmmmmwum...» ' time ' eat and clothee‘ will lift their voices and demand as-‘ muted after mm m 1920.- mil, cultural societies. srec‘c mph... lest folks in‘ thls florid ,1th,a happy family with of their neighbors. . - All at us have many blessings We would not ‘ ‘ ‘ trade for money. and as we gather around the " table on Thanksgiving Day we should take the time to offer special thanks to the good Lord for His kindness in the past and ask that lie continue to watch over 11's in the future. Hos CHOLERA SERUM snowman , HERE has been many serious out-breaks of hog Cholera this year, not only in Michigan . but many other states, which has caused a heavy demand on the/government for serum. This demand coming rather unexpected caused a shortage of the serum and we have had many inquiries as to why the government could not be prepared for such emergencies. a. general tendency to blame the laboratories. Now let us see what the real situation is. All producers of serum and viruses operate under federal license and supervision, which is the cor— rect policy and one that works for the protection of the public. A serum is a perishable product, itfil‘oses its power in a comparatively short time. so the government has ruled that it is not to be , sold after it has attained a certain 839/ Because of this a laboratory making serum will try to keep « ’ production down to consumption so it will not sufler a centinuous loss. A period of eight weeks is required to produce serum, so the supply can- not be increased at once to meet a sudden emerg- ency. .Until a few weeks ago the demand for serum didnot justify the laboratories in produc- ing large quantities, and they were unable to forsee this sudden expansion in the need of it. Reports indicate that, after a few years of little . ' or no loss from disease, many hog raisers took a chance this year and did not immune their pigs. That swelled the demand when cholera appeared, and it likewise caused much loss that might have been avoided. Hog raisers must adopt the policy of protecting their pigs every year, and follow it just as regularly as their feeding and other policies, or periods of serum shortage and loss ‘ of pigs will continue. BEATING THE TON LITTER HEN the ton litter idea. first got under way way a litter of pigs weighing 2,000 pounds was something to talk about, but the winner of Michigan's latest contest. which closes shortly after this is written, will weigh better than a ton and a half. Fourteen grade Poland Chinas, owned by A. C. Londenburger, of Albion, lead. Last year in Illinois there was a litter of 16 pigs that weighed 4,789 pounds at the end of the six months period. This year in Indiana a litter of 17 weighed 4,925. pounds and an Illinois breeder beat that with a litter of the same number weighing 5,117 pounds. ' How long before we have a three-ton litter? MICHIGAN ’S CHAMPION CORN CUTTER WE would like to know who is Michigan’s champion corn cutter? The most likely prospect to qualify that we have heard of ‘ so far is N. A. Vinton, who is 77 years old and lives near Sparta. In 17 days of 9 hours each this fall he cut and shocked 32 acres of corn on the farm of Frank Ebers, Ballards Corners. When he finished there were 1, 502 large shocks in the field. Using the old fashioned method of tying four hills together to get a start he out eight rows wide and about the same distance the other way of drilled corn. Last year he cut more than 1, 600 shocks. If any of our folks can beat that we wish they would write in and send their picture. PETER PLOW'S PHILOSOPHY “Give me the man who does his duty because he enjoys it and not because he does it to get more money," sod an advertiser in a city news- paper I wuz readin' the other day. There' s a lot 0' good boss sense in that, and I want to suggest that the sweatin' sons of the sod be given serious consideration if any medals are to be handed out by this teller. COMING EVENTS November 27-Deccmber 4. —International Live Stock Expoisition. Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois. . November 30~Docen1ber American Pomologiesl and Michigan; m to wear. :gn'd enjoy the respect There has been 3. Farrah-19% of" J74 wq—v WARNING 'ro FABM roams - THERE is a gang of swindlers' going around buying chickens, ‘eai ”r calves, and hogs, and in fact, anything they cam get. They pay, withacheckandinabonttenduysorsothefarmerflndsoutthecheck j is worthless and he is out flutever he sold and also has to pay the bankforthedrtronble. Hegive‘s his name as George C. Brown, 1955 Forest Road, Detroit, Michigan. He drives a Master Buick Coach. , He is about five feet, seven inches tall, smoothly shaved and has kind ' of blond hair He has also four or five other men with him and one has red hair. They have also a nice up-to-date steel Ford truck. Should anyoneseeorconmincontactwithhimthebestthingtodoistocall forthesheriflandholdhimuntilhisarrival ortellhimyoucullout your hens iirthe evening and by that time the sheriff is easily notified andhasachancetogethim. Theymayglounderdiflerentnames but whenever you sell anything take nothing but cash for it. WhileI have not been hit by him myself the whole neighborhood has been swindled and had to make good their checks. This should be warning to all farmers no matter where located. "l‘he little finger on his right hand is crippled and he cannot straighten (it out. He is a smooth talker.-—-J. F., ‘Allegan, Mich. POST omens onosm THEM UP I answered two ads a few days ago of companies that would furnish home work‘ to anyone wishing to work spare time in the home. These companies agree to furnish all ma- terial for the work of clipping news- papers and mailing cards at home, but they ask $1.00 to cover expenses. They claim they must have that amount to assure them that I am in earnest and want to work. In read- M. B. F. I saw where you find out for your readrs all about such com- panies. They are the Society Press, of Kansas City, Kansas, and the Madison Square Service, Chicago, 111. —-—Mrs. R., Davison, Mich. wrote a letter to each of these companies to get information about their proposition, which we surmised was the same thing that we have constantly advised our. readers against, and did not receive a reply to either one. Continuing our investigation along other lines we learned that the post ofiice de- partment 'had issued a fraud order against the Madison Square Service WESTERN FARMERS FORM ANTI- CHIOK 'rnmr ASSOCIATION licOook, Nola. Oct. 7.—An rm- lsat‘lon to be styled after the Anti- Korsc Thief associa on of two do- cades ago will -be formulated by poultry raisers of this vicinity. Aronsed at the increasing number of poultry thefts County Farm Agent 1. S. Ulrich called the meeting to or- ganise a systematic movement against chicken thieves. It is planned to form an organisation which will offer rec wards for conviction of chicken ‘ thieves and aid in capturing and pros- ecuting them. Similar organisations have been perfected in other parts of the state where chicken thefts have been num- erous. . and they were out of business. Oth- er companies operating along the same line in Chicago that were put out of business by the oflicials at the same time were Interstate Sales Company, Mid-West Service Com- pany, Elm 'Service Company, Globe Mailing Service. Crown Mailing Bu- reau, Superior Mailing Bureau, Har- rison Service Plan, Mutual Mailing Bureau, Somers and Company, and Parlow Service Bureau. No doubt you have heard of one or more of V 0 Collection Tbs purpose of this doom-uncut is w W toot our subscribers from fraudulent dean- cr unfslr treatment by was or comm n: s dot-nos. In "on one so slll do our Mic me. I Isthmus-y settlement or tom cation. for which no charge for our unless will over so "life—u providlns: ‘ eastern these concerns. Possibly you have had some experience with them. They advertised a “home-work" scheme through classified columns of out of town newspapers which sold for one dollar. . Anyone who sent in their dollar received several stamped envelopes and a booklet giving instructions to clip various items about individuals in the newspapers, then to advise the individual that they had information of interest which would be sent up— on receipt of 25c or some nominal amount. An income of from $25 to $30 per week was promised in most instances. This Kansas City concern is no better than any of the rest of them operating along this line and no doubt by the time you read this the mails will be closed to them also. “PAUNEE'BIfLL, Tun BLIND TIE MAN" F our correspondence can be con— sidered an indicator we would say that “Paunee Bill, the Blind Tie Man" is trying to tie up the tie business of Michigan. Every mail during the last three weeks has brought letters inquiring about him, and almost everyone asks if he is really blind. We have learned from relibale sources that he is blind, alright, and ‘ has taken this means to earn a liv- ing. He sends out a package of “three fibre silk knitted ties" and the price is one dollar. A letter ac- companies the ties playing up the fact that he is blind and appealing to you in a round about way ti. help him out by purchasing the ties. Several have written that ii the man is really worthy of help they would be pleased to send the dollar although they do not care for the ties. It the ties are worth the money and anyone wants them we say send him the dollar, but do not buy them just to help a blind man. We und— erstand that he needs nobody's sympathy and his income is more than ample. His name is Samuel Presberger, but has adopted "Paunee Bill” for business purposes. Not only Michigan but other states are being flooded with these ties we are informed, and we will wager that any of our readers would be happy to trade incomes with him at any time. “DOPING” YOUR BATTERY 0 not put any kind of dope into your storage battery, unless you know what it will do. Ev- ery little while we read of some great preparation which will pre— serve the life of your battery, keep it fully charged or do something —along those lines. The latest is “Sta- Charge" and “Enrich Battery Sav- or" Products and, like most of these ' compounds, they fail to do what is promised in“"‘the literature about them. The only difference between the two products is the name, in the it is “Sta-Charge,” out it is "Enrich Bat- ”saga $1 M tor mass: of pure 1; 0 In addition to the exceptionally at-‘ ' tractive rate of interest they earn the first. mortgage real estate bonds rec- ommended by this institution ofler a degree of investment safety which 18 entirely dependable. No one has ever had to wait a day for payment of principal or interest when due on securities purchased from us. * 6%&6‘/2% Normal Federal Income Tax Up to 11/2% and 2% Paid by Borrower Federal Bond 89’ Mortgage Company (1306) Federal Bond & Mortgage Building, Detroit, Mich. Post $1,000 Reward» Signs and Keep Thieves Away! are not going to hang around CHICKEN thieves and or where $1,000 in rewards have been offered for their arrest Tack one or more of these signs on your poultry Looks worse than “small- and conviction. house, barns or in front of your house. pox” to the thief! 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'1 '52s that mi. you have done it‘? -t the slander that you hear . fore you can repeat it; rtet each slight, each spite. each sneer; Wherever yen may meet it. Member every kindness done To you, whate’ er its measure , member praise by others won, And ass it on with pleasure ,I ' Mom or every; romlse made ' _ And keep it to the letter. “Reinember those who lend you aid, And be a grateful debter. - Member all the happiness » ~ 1 That comes your way in living: Forget each worry and distress, ; Be hopeful and forgiving; Remember good, remember truth. Remember heaven’ s above you, ~And you will find, through age and youth True joys, and hearts to love you. ’3 ,~ LET’S DO IT NOW HRISTMAS is drawing near, so ~. those of us who have only a limited amount of money which to make our preparations, should get busy at once. - It is not the cost of a gift which measures the joy it may give; a little child is often delighted with a mere trifle and our grown up friends are often just as pleased with a small gift, which expresses a bit of thoughtfulness On the part of the giver. ’ It is the wild scramble during the week of Christmas Day, to gather to— gether, a dozen or more gifts, finish a few tasks which complete the fall house cleaning, prepare the dinner for the friends who are coming, or else pre‘parefor the trip aWay, that rob this sacred holiday of some of its joy. , So, let’s do it now! First let us make a list of those who are to be remembered with a gift, thinking first of those whose stocking may be a bit lean, "For inasmuch as ye have done untothe least of these, ye have done it unto me." There is nothing valued more . highly by the housewife than a new piece 'of needlework and it is not expensive, if one starts while there is still time to do this work. It may be a towel, a buffet set, a dresser scarf or table runner and last but not least, handkerchiefs and aprons. We never have too many and each 'one expresses the maker’s original— lty. ,_ If you have a friend in the city who 'flhaps keeps house and holds an— " other job besides, rest assured-that nothing will please 'her more than a jar of homemade pickles or jell. Uncle Ned's page, so I am going to ’ sneak in a message in here for his girls, trusting that the mothers will pass it anlong for me. Every ho'use- keeper that I ever knew enjoyed bright Clean holders but because they are ‘-so easily made and there are always so many other more im- portant things to be done, we delay making them until some times the old ones are a disgrace to a neat kitchen. Every mother and auntie will be delighted with half a dozen, made of gingham, cretonne, or any washable material, and the scrap 'bag will furnish this~—‘—don’t forget the ring to hang them up with. Now don’t laugh, I didn’t say this was a new idea. Next comes the shoe. bag, made of ticking or cretonne, with either one or two rows of pockets. The pock- ets must be deeper if made for men's shoes. If any one has a bride among their acquaintances, a- cook book of your own tried recipes will be very welcome. Get a ten cent note book, paste a pretty picture on each cover and copy the recipes very neatly 'in ink. , Two of my little nieCes have been promised a pin cushion for Christ- _’mas such as the others-already have. 'At any 10c store you can buy a blsdue or celluloid doll, the bisque s' muchbetter, about 8 inches high, ,:,for 10c. Cut astrip of batten about ‘4 inches wide or just deep enough to t, wrap this around the doll’s dy, but do, not cover the arms, til it measures about 5 inches o’ugh’. y. ribbon on the lower edge, pull- t up tightly, and sew ends to- ' ”t of heavy paste. P I am not allowed to speak on" and any one who .meach from under the arms to the, his into the ~ . . Edited by MS. DEAR FOLKS: Sometimes it 1 answer them. : astonished at. the number of gifts air of distinction to any article. the requests of our readers. G. hymn, “Under His Wings." This spirit of helpfulness and good fellowship is the foundatiOn upon which we are building The Michigan Business Farmer. May we never stop growing! Address letters: ‘- ‘when one undertakm to follow written instructions, such as we have prepared for you in this issue, hoping that they will be of some help to you in filling the family stdfldngé, with a‘ small amount . of’ money, for those with a fat pocketbook don’t need any “Helpful ' suggestions"-—the shops are full ‘of them! / 4' ’ , Now if there is‘ anyOne who would llke to ask further questions mi ' gardlng any 01 the articles on this page please do so, we will gladly M The lmportant thing is to get started at once, and you will be Of course, careful stitching and neatness in the small details of these hand made articles is quite necessary as fine workmanship adds an It surely does our hearts good to receive such a hearty response to preciate the fine letters we have received in reply to her request for Mn. Annle Taylor. are The Iu‘llneu Former, llt. clemem. llllehlun. ANNIE TATIDR . is difficult to get every point clear you can prepare at a small expense. 11., of Rockford would surely ap- 722w ribbon bag, then the doll, and gather the other side about one inch from the edge 0 fthe ribbon. This makes a pretty frill with the head and arms peeking out of the *I p. Another bow or two of babp ril Lion with long ends may be added on the front. One little girl said, “Auntie, pretty to stick pins into.” Most of us have kodak pictures which are interesting to our friends and family. If these are placed in some of the pretty little frames or easels which can be purchased from the IOC stores they make very at? tractive gifts. The bag shown makes a charming gift for grand- mother or the girls. .Made of two kinds of ma- terial with bead- ing or embroid- ery on the one part, drawn to— gether and finish— ed with a tassel on the bottom and ribbon strings passed through small rings fastened around top. The next is a bag for quite a . different purpose (“mfg T17 . ti crotchets or makes. tatting is sure to appreciate one. It 0 is made of cre- 5 tonne, linen, silk .030 or any material '1 and lined with a bright harmonizing color. It measures 14 inches deep by 8% inches wide. An eyelet is worked in the center of one side for the thread to pass through. The waste paper basket is not at all hard to make. The six sides are pieces of heavy card board, measur- ing 4% inches wide by 12%, inches available, long; the base is - hexagon; e a c h @ 08°35? 6’ s id e measuring Q, 56:3,) 4% inches. From ° 86- 1% yards of ore- 073’ a tonne cut ofl‘. 'a‘ 30 ed length 01332 ewcl'b inches. Join cut (1 Q: o d g e s together and press open the seam. Fold material over from selvage to selvage on right side to a depth of 13 inches. Mark all in six divisions and machine stitch these. Slip a card into each space, cover the base on both sides and slip it down inside the case. It must‘ be. a really tight fit, to keep the case rigid. At the base of the covering machine stitch a hem wide enough to take a tape, then draw tightly and fasten with needle if necessary. Fin-~ ish top edge with braid or ribbon. I have heard people say, “I’ll be glad when it' s over, but if our plans are carefully made and followed that we may avoid the breathless haste Then gather a piece of! which mars the peace of Christmas Day, we ,will- find the real toy. of giving and know that bther hearts are lighter because of our christmas it it tho THANKSGIVING DECORATIONS PPROPRIATE decorations and color schemes can (1 omuch to make the Thanksgiving dinner attractive and one long to be re- membered. If some thought is given to the choice of foods in the menu from the standpoint of color and flavor the efiect will be far more pleasing than if the housewife pre- pared just everything she could pos- sibly think of. Haven’t yOu eaten dinners where you wished there had been half as much because you couldn’t possibly taste everything anyway? Moreover, haven’ t you wished that the housewife hadn’t worn herself out for your sake? And have you ever felt sorry for the fam- ily living on left overs for several days afterwards? In laying the table there is noth- ing nicer than a beautifully laund- ered cloth of snowy linen. A pump? kin hollowed out and filled with sev- eral kinds of fruit, as apples, and a cluster of grapes, or other firuit makes a colorful and appropriate centerpiece. Crystal candlesticks holding bright orange candles will serve to repeat the pumpkin color. Small nut—cups covered with orange colored crepe paper to resemble tiny pumpkins may be used at each place. A horn of plenty may be fashioned from brown crepe paper and a wire frame. This makes an attractive centerpiece when filled with fruits. For a floral centerpiece Chrysanthe- nums or combinations of flowers are beautiful and may have the predomi- nent color repeated in the candles and favors. Personal Column Have You This Songt—I want to get a copy of a song but I do not lmow the name of it. I think the chorus is, "I’m a poor little girl in this cold world so wide, and look down and pity the drunkard’s lone child, look down and pity and soon come to me, Take me to dwell with Mother and Thee." My sister sang this song more than thirty years ago and these words have been ringing in my ears of late. —-Mrs. S., Curran, Mich —I am sure some of our readers can help us find this song because I have published any number of requests for old, and al- most forgotten, songs and every time some one has been able to supply the song or tell. where it could be gotten from. M. B. F; and its readers seem to Stave the same purpose in mind and that is to serve mankind to the best of their ability. - Gives Help and Wants Help. —-I am new member of M. B. F. and like it real well. We have signed up for 7- or 8 years so will probably be with you for a long time. In your. Nov. 6th issue you published a request from Mrs. E, Muskegon, for a recipe for sulphured appl.es .I read the recipe in another paper and saved it. I « have never used it but it sounds good. For one gallon sliced apples take one oonful of sulphur, burn for half hour Pare ’apples and. “$1. place in . ht and bum sulphur in with ‘ one half hour. Then .,pls.ce apples ,ln Jar. tie cloth ov‘ . ' all they Will keep indefinite] who 56 11 id will ly. sometbln ' dash of pepper. . f the: bird. . an seen .. tgeflther butter or eat rinse in hot 11: pan. then spread. . in pan and turn when, browned. Many prefer it moistened with milk or cream instead of brown and crisp. Perhaps some of our good friends have other ways. - of preparing hash and they will. send, u —if you are) well bred! 1 How to Order at Restaurant—It lg a man' s place to order. Conrtesy and per» sonal taste dictate, of course, that. though.- he suggest dishes, he consult the lady whom he is ordering in every instance,» ‘to be sure that she has exactly what she wants. If she should leave the entire matter of ordering to him he should use -whioh he has reason to believe she will i take. The waiter serves the dishes. but a man may, if he choose, say to the- .waiter “I will serve this,” and proceed to" - f do so. The Runner’s Bible a He will swallow up death. in victory; and the Lord will wipe awayvtoars from all faces .—-Isa. 25- 8. , 0 death, where is thy sting? 0 grave, where is thy victory‘l—l Cor. 15: 55. . To him with understanding the death of the body is not the occasion of. despair- ing grief, for he knows that Life and 'tact and intelligence in selecting dishes- 1... .. Love are deathless~not of the flesh, but of God. He does not look upon the prism as sparkling of itself, but. sees playing upon it the sunbeam that shines on une changed even though the prism disap-_ pears. So to him the disappearanceof. the fleshy body does not mean the loss nor the separation of the dear one, for he knows that this ,dear one still lives 1 and asks for love, and in turn loves and serves better than ever befOre, because , he has come into his own, and is unfet- i, tered—frees Unfortunately many of us are idolaters, we leve the fleshy body of. . i the dear one to the exclusion of every— . think else, and when it disappears we are as though we had lost our all. andwe re- fuse to be comforted, ~ For the Movie Fan The Black Plrate.—~Dougla.s Fairbanks' latest picture takes you back to the days of “Treasure Island” and Captain Kidd, . which were handed down to us through ', story books. An elaborate tale of pirate lore, it is a typical Fairbanks picture, .and he gives a very good sample of his best .- acting. Like most of his recentpictures it is not intended to be taken seriously. but is just romance, dashing melodrama and a jolly, exhilarating flight of imagin- ation. Mr. Fairbanksras a youth of noble birth is traveling the seas with his father. Their ship is attacked by pirates and he and his father escape, although the father dies soon after reaching land. Vowing to avenge his fathers death, the son jOin‘s the pirates. After many hazardous ex- ploits and deathdefying hazards, he be- trays the pirates,- brings about their cap-- ture and rescues the beautiful lady who i , happens to be a royal princess. Lovely Billie Dove is the princess. This picture is done in color. . ' Recipes Boasting the Thanksgiving Bird.——Tho chief object in roasting any bird is to have a moist, tender, well-flavored pro- duct when it comes to the table. If the bird is young and plump to start with, this end is more easily reached. But some- times. as a matter of farm economy, one of the "boarder" hens may have to be sacrificed, and that’s another story. Some acnny cooks boil such a fowl in water to which has been added a'small amount of vinegar. Those who are for- tunate enough to own pressure cookers do the preliminary “tendering" in these useful utensils. The roasting process in those cases, becomes a matter of brown- ing the fowl and allowing the seasoning. in the stuffing to do its savory work. When a straight job of roasting is done the\flavor is improved by laying strips of bacon or salt pork over the breast of the bird to prevent dryness. Long, slow cooking produces a better result than does a quick heat which is apt to harden and dry the tissues unduly. Much basting also helps to prevent this tasteless state of} affairs. ., Oyster Staffing. —-1 cup .of dry bread cruipbs. 3‘ cup butter. 1 cup oysters with liquor. 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1,5 table- - spoon minced parsley, 3‘ tablespoon 59,11; hould be en ugh mxt thfimugmy' “stem“ s 0 eye er nor to .. the' whole mixture.1‘f ,~ 5.1an steel: or bolling water. ' 5; v \. w} cloves and'nutmeg. :1 node} _sifted , ‘16“? ’t‘miik‘. W .with 2' cups flour. Place In small cans whipped cream. rm: Cake .—-Cream 2 cups brown sugar with 1 cup sour cream. In 1 cup sour cream place 2 teaspoonfuls soda and add to sugar. Then add 1 cup seeded raisins, ‘54; cup dates, 1,4 cup iigs, having fruit chopped. Aiiy desired fruit may be used. most bakers using cltron, also. Add a teaspoontuls cinnamon, 1,4 each, of allspice ‘andcloves and 1,5 cup nut meats. Use enough flour to make a dough that will not run but use caution in not getting dough too thick. Bake in loaf and ice with any desired icing. This cake may be used or kept two weeks. , Cranberry Jelly. --1 quart cranberries, 2 cups boiling water, 2 cups sugar. Cook 5 until cranberries are tender, strain and stand away to. get firm. A convenient ‘way to make individual molds is to use aluminum or enamel muffin tins for this purpose—the smaller the better.’ If the fowl is carved at the table, a border of. the "individual servings of cranberry jelly ‘makes it most decorative. Edith's Colree Oaka—l cup of scalded ,milk, 1 teaspoon salt. 15 cup sugar, large tablespoon butter, 1 yeast cake, 1,4 cup water (warm), 1 egg (well beaten), 15 or 20 cardamdn seeds or raisins if you pre- fer, 3% cups flour. Mix sponge as usual, knead, let rise and then mold in desired shape. Rub surface with egg white or dust with cinnamon and sugar. Bake in oven as for bread—Mrs. 11., Kent County. Fruit Salad—Chop fine 4 large apples, 1 cup pineapple, 1A, cup nut meats, 1,6. (Sup . celery, 1,9 'cup marshmallows. Mix with a good dressing and serve on leaf of head lettuce on individual salad plates. Homespun Yarn .- L Small-patterned dress materials are much easier to cut than large-figured ma- terial that has to be matched. A cupful of apples to each quart of grapes keeps grape jelly from crystalliz- ing and does not affect the flavor of the jelly. A kitchen sink that is big enough to hold washing and rinsing pans or other large containers is a convenience that is worth while for any home. Aunt Ada’s Axiom: Some housewives are born thrifty and some of them ac- quire thrittiness, but some are still “caught in a fix” when unexpected com- pany comes. Aunt Ada’s" Axiom: The only good ex- cuses are those We make for somebody else. Vegetables sliced lengthwise stead of crosswise keep their flavor bet er when cooked. Ii’ cake. is made with a butter substi- tute. be. sure to use an additional amount . , of it. Rogular meal hours is an important stone in the foundation of family happi- ness. A drop leaf table saves lots of space when" one room has to be used for both dining room and kitchen. Give the family a pleasant surprise the . next time you»serve roast lamb by put- ting some grapes or current jellyin the ‘ A CHARMING LUNOHEON SET What could be prettier than a large cluster of us shades of n e. ’ellow(1 en bruisered on s owner? 3 y 9‘: e-——-the “(1.:1 is: null: 10: rnmnchmnc set. mquzmsr - s uwill feel fleas-.1. . “thine-pt! mm..- & .. leaving 3 inches space at top and steam' _ ‘two hem Serve with a hard sauce or JMm’b/ The Satisfaction ' HO has not bid at a church picnic or county fair for one of those generous-sized baskets, the con- tents of which are temptingly concealed from view? You pay the bid, and—win or lose—laughingly accept whatever the basket may contain. Values Plus Low Prices are probably the most widely known feature of the J. C. Penney Co. Store. Quality Merchandise, how- ever, is no less a prevalent factor. It is mass buying for our 745 Stores that enables us to give you Full Quality at low prices. But our nearest Store offers you Values Plus —Widc Assortments of Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes and Furnishings to choose from; Personal Inspection and Se- lection; Latest Styles, and materials Fresh from the mills and factories; and pervading and dominating everything else—Courteous Service that seeks to please you whether . you buy much or little or nothing at all. Great fun! But why play the grab-bag game when buying merchandise for your personal and household needs? When it comes to shopping, Personal Selection —the good old motto of “Seeing is Believing”— only method to apply. - Millions all over the United States are employing this method of Personal Selection at our 745 Department Stores scattered through 44 States. There is one within easy driving distance of you. It has a wide assortment of Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Furnishings and Notions. You select your goods, inspect them at close range and judge for yourself of their merits. Your nearest J. C. Penny Company Store is managed and part- owned by a man who has studied and knows your merchandise needs. He ofiers you Personal Selection at Economy Prices. A NA ”ON-WIDE INS TITUTION' Jcpenney lNSfl'lTUTION 70F ENT STORES ‘ IDS TO GOOD DRESSING 5604. Ladles’ Dress. ~Cut in 6 Sizes: 34 36 38 40 42 and 44 inches bust measure. A 3g incl) size requires 3% yards of 54 inch material. The1 width of the dress at the lower edge is 2 yer s 562 4. For Small Boy: —This model has com- fortable rlines and is suitable for flannel corduroy {ersey weaves as well as for wash ma- terials otha dare Pgenerally e tmiployeds _ior boys suits of this kidn . Pattern cut. _. 4 and 5 years“ A 4 year size will require é‘m yards of 36 Inch ma.ter1al For bias blndmg on the free edges as illustrated 2% yards are re— 5588. Ladles' Apron. ——Cut in 4 Sizes. Small, 34-36; Medium 38- 40; Large, 42— 44; Extra Ilerge. 48- 48 inches bust measure. A Medium sue requires 2% eands of 38 inch material. It made as illustrat 9%. yards of bias bindinz will be required for trimining. 5584. Simple School Frock. —Serge. crege or wool rep could be used for this design. 0 lsits at the side provid e fullness and stye. Pat- on cut in 4 Sims: , 8, and 12 years. 10 year szie requires 2% yards of 64 inch material. (Is Sure to state Size.) ALL, PATTERNS 13c EACH— 2 FOR 25c POSTPAID ADD 100 For FALL AND WINTER . 1920 FASHION BOOK w frem this I'll-mar. living number and.' Ilun name and address pl slnly. Aduren all order: tor -p._‘.‘*9., to 7 ' Pattern De ' ‘ ‘ m. Clemens, Mich. . er lermer issues ei The lull!“ your .hand. I trunk several years ago. . Butter that Golden June Shade Just add one-half tea- , spoonful to each gallon ’ R g of cream before churning and out of your, churn of Golden O 0 comes butter i “Dandelion June shade. 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It stops the cold in 24 hours, then does all else you need. Take it today, and tomorrow you will have that cold in Don’t rely on any help less complete, less effective. Be Sure It’s. i E E O 5}") 5"1! 0. 3. Fusion. co. 1... 7481 Broadway, Dept. 601, New York ’ Cured His Rupture I was badly ruptured while lifting :1 Doctors said my ‘imly hope of cure was an operation. ‘Trusses did me no good. Finally I got hold of something that quickly and com— pletely .cured me. Years have passed and he rupture has never returned. although am doing hard work as a carpenter. I have nothing to sell, but will nd a complete cure without operation, if 11' write to me. ene M. Pull en. Car- ter. 33 J_N. Marcelu us Avenue, Manag- €313“ N Better. cut out this notice dniahow it to any others who are rup- used—you may save a life or at least .. he misery of rupture and the worry ‘ g ‘ er of an paraded—(A v.) Be Apps-using I "Dandelion Butter Color” gives Winter grocery , snowman-«0.81“ ere was no operation, no lost time, no . Motto: EAR girls and boys: Honors in our joke contest were pretty nearly evenly divided, although the girls did win more of the money, getting first and third prizes, while the boys placed second and fourth. But I wish that I had been able to award a dozen prizes instead of four because there were so many good jokes that the judges had a very hard time to pick the winners. We are going to publish all of the best ones from time to time with the names and addresses of those who sent them in. Eleanor M. McCabe, age 11, Blanchard, won first prize of $2.00; second prize of $1.00 was awarded to Robert Royal Rhoads, age 10, Wheeler; third prize of 50c to Mild— red Halsey, age 17, Charlotte, R. 5.; and fourth prize of 50c to Carson Nelson, age 13, Filion. Next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day and I hope all of you will sit down some time between now and then and 'make out a list of the things you have to be thankfuL for. List these, one below the other, and then opposite this list make one of the things in your life that you have good reason for not being thankful for. Your first list will cover sever- al pages no doubt while your second one will take only small space on the first page. Then next Thursday give thanks to God and after that make every day Thanksgiving day. We have those many things to be thank— ful for the year around, so we should give thanks for them every day. Of course, we are all thankful, but some of us fail to tell God every evening that We are, and we should not do that. Tell God daily that'you are thankful for what he does for you. I warn you not to eat too much turkey and all of the other good “things the table will be loaded down with or you will be'sick. I know because I often do it;, There now, I told on myself, didn’t I?——UNCLE NED. T was the day before Thanks- giving. ‘ The Smith children were play- ing in their back yard. They were talking about the fun they were go- ing to have the next day. “Good afternoon,” said a. quiet voice. They started in surprise. Stand— ing near them was an old woman, a gypsy. She was bent with age. A red and yellow shawl hung from her shoulders. She were large shiny earrings. “Cynthia is hungry. She begs something for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow,” she said. “Wait a minute, Granny,” they said as they scampered oil to the house. In a moment they returned with a basket heaped with fruits and vegetables and other good things to eat. “A happy Thanksgiving to you,” they cried as they handed her the basket. “Won’t you tell our for— tunes?” ful children. - But here is something that may help you to have a joyous Thanksgiving, and she gave them some silver rings which she took from an old beaded purse. There was one for each child. Then Gran- ny in a mysterious tone of voice told the children what to do. “Just as the clock is striking the hour of five this afternoon slip a ring on your little finger. Then something will happen. For thirty minutes you will hear things talk. DO YOUR sss'r' Colors: BLUE AND GOLD 1 . motto, “Not today, you kind and thought—' Dear Uncle Neda—I have never senta letter to you before only to try for one of your contests but I didn’t get any- thing so I never wrote again. Perhaps I had better discribe myself. I am five feet tall, weigh 94% pounds, and have medium brown hair (bobbed). Oh, yes, Uncle Ned, I have a dark com- plexion. I am thirteen years old and in the ninth grade Uncle Ned, if I write and tell you of my trip black berrying last August, Will you send me a button? I have four sisters all older than my- self. Two are twins, but there is one older than they are and One younger. I haven’t any brothers so you see I am what people call the baby of the family. Well, Uncle Ned, I guess I will leave off with some riddles. 1. A house full, a hole full, but can’t catch a bowl full. —-—Smoke. . 2. What can go up the chimney down but not down the chimney 11p?——Umbrella. 3. Why is coffee like the earth?——Be- cause it is ground. 4. There is a green house, in the green house there is a. white house, in the white house there is 'a red house, in the red house a lot of little niggers.——-Watermelon. Please excuse my writing with pencil but I can not find my fountain pen.— Your want-to-be-niece,——-Margaret Hard- ing, R1, Standish, Michigan. » —Why Margaret, I am surprised at you for giving up just because your first letter did not appear in print. Don’t you remember that well known motto. Dear Uncle Ned:——May I join your merry circle? I have often read about it in The Business Farmer and willing to do as the other boys and girls do. I should like also to hear from [some of the boys and girls. I think it is about time I described myself. I am three feet ten inches tall, am nine years of age. For pets I have two cats, one dog, two horses, one cow that bunts. I live on the H. D. Hudson place eight miles from Fennville. We have a new barn. It is three stories high. We had a barn dance Friday night and had a good time. I weigh seventy pounds. I have blue eyes, brown hair. I will close now hoping to hear from . some boys and girls of your merry circle. -—Miss Cora Jean St. John, R1, Fennville. Michigan. —Alright, Cora, you are a member. All you must do is write to. us and observe our “Do Your Best." Box 42, The Gypsy’s Magic Rings By JAMES MACE ANDRESS But remember the ring must be put on before the clock stops striking. ” With a “Thank you” and “Good— bye” she disappeared as quickly as she had come. How slowly the hours wore away! Just as the clock began to strike five the children slipped on their rings as Granny had told them to do. Suddenly they heard strange voices.‘ As they peeked between the cracks of the barnyard fence they saw Mr. Turkey strutting up and down. He held his head high, and his tail feathers were widely spread. All around him were golden pump- kins, squash, rosy apples and bottles of milk. “Ha, ha,” boasted Mr. Turkey. “Tomorrow is my day, the One day of the year. Everybody must bow down to Mr. Turkey. What would Thanksgiving be without me?” “Ho, ho,’_’ said Mr. Milkbottle, perched high on .a post. “Tomor- row may be your day, but I have 365 in the year. Children need me to be happy. They know I am friend.” “But what would Thanksgiving be without me?” sputtered Mr. Potato and Dame Squash and Rosy Apple. “Well, it seems to me,” said Mr. Turkey in his wise way, “that the children need us all to be healthy and happy on Thanksgiving Day.” Just as the clock struck the half- hour the voices ceased, and they ,fieard only the gobbling of the tur- ey The magic spell Was over! (Copyright, National Dairy Council.) their_ Every pair is of per. feet duality with high spliced silk plated heels. All new fall shade: as well as black, white and ' navy. THIS is the hose that Arbaugh’s, the great Lansing department store, features the first Wednesday of every month. It has made Arbaugh’ s the most talked of hosie department in Lansing. They are we wonderful values that we couldn’t resist giving our out-of-town customers the special privilege of ordering these hose by mail on any day until Christmas. What could be a more acceptable gift. for “her”? Just mail your order with remittance now to Mary Fields, our personal shopper. She will see that the are shipped to you within 24 hours. f course money back if not entirely satisfactory. Mary Fields will handle your purchases from out of town. If there is anything that you desire in the line of dry goods, she can send samples and prices. Just call upon her to do so. The great Arbaugh department store is situated _ _ in Lansing 1n the heart of Michxgan. They have conceived the idea of offering to the people outside of Lansing the opportunity of shopping in this great store with its wide selection of goods and Arbaugh values. Therefore, they will offer from t1me to time such bargains as illus- trated above. ARBAU GH’S ALNSING, MICHIGAN E ry Day You Need V0 seem (srmoanoizso) 1'0 AID Ill KEEPING llll livestock and Poultry llealflly Illlls Lice, lites and Fleas. l-‘or Scratches, Wounds and comm skin troubles. A 111: rottomno sooxtrrs 1111's ruse: No. 151—!” SWAIN". Describes and tel. how to prevent disease. comma to liveuock. No. 157-000 noun. rennhown m1 medoc of deal and to help prevent discus. No. loo-MG BOOKLET. Covers the prevention of common ho: disease. No. 185-1100 “Elms. Gives complete direc- dono for the Monica of a concrete hog wallow. No. 163—mm. How to m rid of lice and mites. and to prevent allure. mwuihmwmm otllllhum . mini. mum" «mm 01- . Parke, Davis 81 002 l - canon. men. m ‘ a_rm,. amount: 1,5117% 1.0% ”lilies-s :29 w m we «(a ‘ . ‘ '55 Wmaugysm i ii i i i '4: 1 - was a girl. ... .y. .31.». 3.51.2.» 4. .',‘.1;,;‘i i ” . ‘ 2 ; mean 7 p 3'; ' ‘ Never'y’hand one seesfarms- that . was once homes of large families 5, that today ,. , standing in ruins and decay.. and. t see are no toniy ‘ in one secti\on of Michigan but on :{aery hand in every county in the In the last twenty years Michigan has changed. The industrial centers have grown rapidly and the wages ; VIIOW‘ paid to employees are higher. than in any other state in the union or in the world. ” , . The farmv .boy leaving the farm can get from 3‘0c to $1.50 per hour . with little or no preparation while it takes . at least zo‘ye‘ars to make anaverage hand out of theycity lad __ when you bring him on the farm, yet he, wants $3.00 to 35.00 per day ’for work - that he knows but little about. ' " ‘ I am not mentioning these ”condi- tions to sob about them, but they must be looked square in the face ‘ if we are going to. get a trifle of a square deal on the farm. The old fellow that is hardened to the plow is fast fading away and. the man that can cut his 90' checks of corn, pitch ‘ his 30 loads ofmanure, dig his 100 post holes, stretch his allotment of fence, milk 6 to a~dosen cows, feed the calves, feed the hogs, curry 011' 4 to 8 horses and get them ready for the field is a passing thing and with him will pass the old order of farming that- Longfellow and Riley sang the sonnets about. , Now what is the cause for this change? Is it that we look down upon this type of_a man or is it an economic problem? When you look at it from all angles it looms up as the present easy earned dollar is the desire of the world and man over— looks the future for the present and grabs and tries to get his share. ‘ In the past we thought that the man that could raise the biggest crop and sell the largest amount of that crop was a real farmer and one to look up to and pattern after and (till: trouble was that most of them For years, as at the present day, we have been putting crops on the market for less than the cost of fer- tility that enters them, to say noth— ing of the labor or overhead cost of the same. At the present day prices of com- mercial fertilizer, the fertility in a bushel of corn costs 67c and you could buy any amount of corn for 55¢ this year. This condition applies to nearly every crop on the farm. The fertility of the state has been sold on the market without any idea as to the cost in order, to let the HAPPY HOLLOW NEWS NOTES ILT SPRINGER made a business trip to town yesterday; he had to buy more nails to fasten his pants to his suspenders. Milt says as how he wouldn’t marry no more school mama unless they had gradu- ated in buttonology. ’ Johnny Martin caught a ten pound carp on his dad's new wheatsowing last Saturday. would keep on spanked him. Lije Martin ain’t so awful old but he is getting purty deaf. Tother da-y Missis Mender who is ten years older than Lije visited the old com- munity for the first time since she While talking to Lije she tried to make him understand that she used to spank him. Lije thought he . derstood when he spoke up and ,sa d, “Yes, you’d hardly know the old place now.“ rPolitios is. buzzing in our nei h- _ borhood. Some old crabs what’aign’t raining his dad ,. ' Asmileda for ten mafia are ‘ going arena wanting , grins ke cheesy... Coats ' ' and passing Ont-okaysjwhat h‘a' ‘ ten coat . 92°.“ When Johnny said it ' m“What' mm. if. manwho raised the crops get some- thing for his labor, regardless or what elements entered into them. . God gave be certain fertility in certain soils, in some more than others, and you will see the poorest soil originally is the first to be aban- done‘d with the others following in , their respective .order. Now comes the time when with the price paid for implements, equip- ment and labor, the man farming these lands finds that he is playing. a losing game and. it all depends up- on his love for the sailor his family connections that holds him on them, but the time will come when he will throw up the'sponge. How long this thing will? continue will depend upon the rate of educa- tion of the producer and consumer alike to know that so much fertility enters into a given unit of land and is taken out of one's soil and this must be replaced if the producer is going to maintain his present state of fertility. This cannot be done by legislation but by a persistent edu— cation of the public to these facts. The man who is trying to build up his farm must put his crops on the same market as the man who is tearing this dowu and at present there seems to be no way to stop them. More abandoned farms are loom- ing up on the horizon of Michigan as well as other states and the time may be on its way when great cor- porations will run the land scientif- ically and then foods will be sure to sell for more than fertility costs. We hear a great lot of bunk on the prosperity of the farmer but the rank and file of these would like to know how much behind they will be this year. The man who has unusual condi- tions may be making money and these: unusual ones are held up as beacons of farm prosperity. The writer had the pleasure to see one of the widest advertised farms in Michigan and one that was stocked with 1-10 of a cow per acre and all modern conveniences but yet this farm was looking for a man who 'could make some money on it. Don’t think that I am advising you to leave the farm at present because the tide is going to turn when the people get suppressed enough to wake up and demand the right. If the man can keep on sawing wood and add to his soils, humus and fertility, which can be done even at the present prices, he is going to have a better time when the tide turns than he is at present. and every bushel more he raises and yet main- . tains his fertility that much more able will he be to ride the head horse in the parade. her war paint in a suit case and her wardrobe in a vanity case. Grandpa Springer drank two hot- tles of Petaluma hitters yesterday and tried to dance the Charleston on a fence rail. but Doc thinks he will recover. A Bad Mixture Long-Nosed Charley, Sioux Indian chief. inherited some government lands. Disposing of them at an attractive figure, be invested some of his surplus cash in a high-powered automobile. The next morning the much battered Sioux was picked up beside the road trying to collect his various parts from the smashed-up gasoline wagon. When asked how it hap— pened. his explanation ran something like this: "Had much money. Buy big red automobile. Buy gallon of gas. Buy gallon moonshine. Drink moonshine. Step on gas. Trees fly pretty fast. Pretty soon see big bridge coming down The road. Turn out to let bridge pass. Barn! Here I am.” . His Subsequent Action “Gap, what would you do if you had a , million dollarsrflsked Mrs. Johnson the other evening. ‘ _. as... H" can Mrs "WW . pus . , - ‘01 gm .1 pf‘afllfl _ , «mun: va He is bedridden now. A Make Cows Pick Up Ngive more mil/2 OR all-winter Milk profits, without interruption, most cows need more than simply good food. The sudden change from tender pasturage to dry, hard-to-digest feeds is too much for them to overcome—without aid. Part of the expensive diet simply GOES TO WASTE. And this wasteful milk less NOW! Take several of your poor milkers and give a table- spoonful of Kow—Kare with the feed—note the almost immedi- ate improvement in the milk pail. It’s those ADDED quarts that boost your milk profits. You’ll be amazed at the con- vincing proof of the Kow—Kare aid to increased milk flow. Kow—Kare has a direct, positive, ac- tion on the digestive and assimilating organs. It enables them to carry a heavy load without a break-down. It ‘ builds greater vigor into the cow while it is putting more milk into the pail. A single can of Kow—Kare will ration one cow one to two months, depending on the dosage you deem necessary. It’s a small investment to pay for profit and health insurance. Treating Cow Diseases For Barrenness, Retained After-birth, . Abortion, Bunches, Scours, Lost Ap- petite, etc., Kow—Kare is your one sure remedy. It attacks these diseases by quickly building up to robust health the organs where these troubles origi. nate. If you have never tried KOWo‘ Kare, ask your neighbor. Kow-Kare' has a well earned reputation as aI profit-maker and a money-saver in‘ the cow barn. For cows about to freshen, Kow-, Kare provides just the strengthening aid needed to bring cow and calf through without costly disorders and loss of production. Feed it two to three weeks before and after calving;s it costs little, brings sure results. DAIRY ASSOCIATION CO., Inc., Lyndonville, Vermont ], Makers of Kory-Kare, Bag Balm, Grange Gorge! Remedy, American Horse Tonic, etc. Feed dealers, general stores, druggists have Kow-Kare—$1.25 and 65c sizes, (Six large cans, $6.25). .Full directions on can. Mail orders sent postpaid if your dealer is not sup lied. Our valu- onrequest. KOW- KARE FAMOUS CONDITIONER OF MILCH COWS ablefreebookon cow diseasessent‘ WHEN WRITING T0 ADVERTISERS, PLEASE 'MENTION THE BUSINESS FARMER SPECIAL Low PRICES FOR oRoeRstJ BIG Moutvavmc PLAN _ REGARDING THIS BIG REDUCTION roR EARLY ORDERS no .— ' Brooder.Hou.sea and Garages w ' ‘ -—also make Ensilage Cutters and Feed Grinders. Check items below you are interested in and write for catalog —A¢ents wanted. awn Immune; new?“ sawsao TREAT swnLLEN TENDGNSI Abserbine will reduce inflamed. “mined. swollen tendons. ligaments or muscles. Stops the lameness and pain from a splint. side bone or bone splvin- No blister. no hair gone, and hérse can be used. $2.50 at druggistn, or postpaid. Describe your case for special instruc- tions. Interesting horse book 2-8 free. From a race horse owner: "Used Absorbine on a yearling pacer with strained tendon. Colt allover lameness. though for sumacouldn't takeastep. Great stun." ABSORBINE TRADE MARK R£0.U.S.FAT.OFF OUNG Inc 69 enSi..Spnn iel ‘eas. " Litter Carrier in Your-Barn " WillPayforltselEtheFirstYesr 7 . Put this world-famous Drew Litter Carrier in your barn and it Will cut your chore time in half. A Drew Carrier will relieve you of the hardestiob on the farm_’- the back-breakingdrudg- cry of handlin manure and cleaning up. It will increase the value of your ertilizer and give you a cleaner, healthier barn and healthier stock. Throw away your. old fashioned wheel- barrow and put in a Drew Carrier. It Will pay for itself easily the first. year in the time and labor it saves you and the satis- fitcltion itkgives in enabling you to keep your barns clean with e wor . For Over 27 Years mghest in Quality-Lowest in Price Away back in your Dad’s day the Drew Carrier earned its reputation of being the best on the market. Today it still holds that same good name, for extra strong construction. easy operation and long-lasting service. N 0 other Carrier will give you as much real value and uality at so moderate a price as the Drew Carrier. That is t e reason there are more Drew Carriers in use today than any other make. Write for This FREE BOOK And Get the Proof — _New DrewILine Barn Book shows three different Drew Car- riers. A carrier for any purpose—a Size to fit any need and a price to fit every cket-book. Send forthis FREE BOOK and find out how raw; Carriers are cutting labor costs for other farmers. There IS a Drew Line dealer near you who wul gladly demonstrate Drew Carriers to you and quote you rices. Write for this. FREE (0-2) 00k today and we Will also send you our nearest dealer’s name. THE DREW LINE COMPANY Dept- 1502 Fort Atkinson, WIO. Elmira, N. Y. [very/Ice [898 Better Barn Equipment . for less Money VISIT ,lNIEHNAllflNAl [VE 8106K EXPUSIIIIIN NOVEMBER 27 to DECEMBER 4 UNION STOCK YARDS, CHICAGO Greatest Round-Up of Farmers and Stockmen ever held on this Continent at this SUPRENIE COURT OF THE LIVE STOCK INDUbl‘RY . 0 SEE the Aristocracy of the Animal Kingdom LEARN Economy in Producuion ENJOY the Great Spectacular Features PROFIT by investing in a Trip to THE WORLD’S GREATEST LIVE STOCK SHOW DA'lLY PURE-BREED SALES: SHORTI-IORN SALES: ABERDEEN-ANGUS Shorthorn, Thursday, Dec. 2, 1:00 Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1:00 P. M. P. M. For information write W. H. Milking Shorthorn, Friday, Dec. 3, Tomhave, Union Stock Yards, Chica- 10:00 A. M. 80- ~Polled Shorthorn, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 10:00 A. M. For catalogs, address American Shortho'rn Association, Union Stock .‘Yards, Chicago. HEREFORD Friday, .‘December 3, 1:00 P. M. For information write R. J. Kinz« er, 300W. 11th 'St., Kansasggity, Mo. . And Other Pure-Bred LiVe Stock Sales. ' O . SEE The INTERNATIONAL GRAIN AND HAY SHOW 2 National Boys and Girls Club Congress on Exposition Grounds . ASK R. R. AGENT ABOUT REDUCED FARES _ , . . o ‘ A Season of Education P , l league and 11 TRIP To CHICAGO .M m5 Invite yogi t9»; can!!! '{7 W Twwmmwmmxnw'rw‘l ‘W WWW —r r mint? hash lto Miranda“ 5; , ‘53 FEEDING FRESH SILAGE‘ DAIRY COWS HEN the silo‘is filled and allow- ed to seal itself by the heat- ing and fermenting of the top layer, there is an appreciable” loss of feed. If the silo is filled early in the fall while there is yet plenty of pasture or other green .feed. it may not be practicable to avoid this waste. However, if the silo is filled later, when all the available green feed is neded, feeding from it should begin , immediately. When this is done, the labor and unpleas- antness of removing the surface lay- er is avoided also. . For a number of years, the dairy cows at the New York State College of Agriculture have been fed green corn as it came from the machine when the silo is being filled and then fed the silage when it is heating and settling. So far as is known, no bad effects from this method have been noticed in the herd. l WITH THE COW TESTERS H_E Gratiot county cow testing association closed its second year with 245 cows under test averaging 325, lbs. butterfat and 7682 lbs. milk. Earl Bayes had high herd in butterfat production, while in milk production Delbert Conley’s herd was in the lead. The Kalamazoo association recent— ly closed a very successful year, and Roy Buckham had high herd in both milk and butterfat production. His herd averaged 431.7 lbs. ‘butterfat and 12947 lbs. milk. Macomb No. 3 associatidn finish: ed the first year with seven herds averaging above 300: lbs. butterfat. E. B. Elliot is the tester. TO. A herd of 237 purebred Jerseys; .-o"wned by James Harris, was high a in butterfat at the ‘end of the third! year of teSting in the Leelanau- "ljra- verse association. The Robert La’ut- ner herd of 28 purebred Holsteins was first in milk production. Twenty of the 25 herds complet- ing the test in the third year for Ma- comb No. 2 averaged above 300 lbs. butterfat production, and the re- maining five averaged between 250 and 295 lbs. ' The” South Newago association has just completed two years of work and in checking up results it is found that the net profit per cow has been increased $16.00 during this time. The tester is Clarence Prentice. RATION FOR HOGS What kind of a ration would bar- ley, oats and buckwheat make for hogs?—M. T., Bad Axe; Mich. WOULD not advise a ration of barley,, oats and buckwheat for hogs. Buckwheat and oats both contain more fibre than is desirable in a ration for hogs. If these grains are at hand and are cheaper than other grains which could be pur- chased I would advise feeding them in the proportion of two parts of barley, one part of oats and one part of buckwheat or if it is desired to use up the buckwheat more rapidly it would be all right to feed two parts barley and one part of buck- wheat. With either of the above mixtures some protein feed would be desir- able. This might be supplied by skim milk. Skim milk fed to the extent of from tw0 to three pounds for each pound of the above grain mixture would give a well balanced WELL FOLKS, THE JOKE IS ON US Our readers no doubt had a good laugh when they saw the above picture in our October 28rd issue with lines appearing under it reading, “This Holstein was State Champion in Club work for 1926 at the Michigan State Fair and is fed and owned by Clarence Merchant, Cass City," and we do not blame them because anyone could tell this animal is not related in any way to the Holstein breed. The picture which was intended to appear with those lilies is shown below, and the information about the Angus steer is that it was champion beef steer at the State Fair this year. It, too, comes from Cass City, Tuscola county, but is owned by James Milligan. The latter part of this month this Angus calf goes to the International, at Chicago, to / compete for national honors. ' WP-o-NLIWW wmmmemummau . o. P.,fllll-UPI_. Idle-.90. W ‘tv " . ”'muonns 5111111011 oe. oLDES'I' 1151111 In 1'11: 0. s! Pure grille ulntermtiiinal lWilma'll. I Our ORIPO 111.com creek. Illohmn. Hereford Steers d QWIbI.OOWLmud1MOIbs. RWqund 1 mm “In. 13mm ml 850M. unfit-around 3260011». Good dark reds, dehorned. well‘h marked MKS-zen”. Good ‘he beet are usually market toppers when1 finished. heell our choice of one car load from any she most you Shorthor steers, yearling! or 2 year old. I. I. BALDWII. Eldon. Woodie em, 1m. JERSEYS 20—Sophia Tormentoh—ZO Jerseys - " ' to 'a. sad a: 11mm November 23, at 1900 P. M. Seven miles north. one mile east of Mason. or south, one mile of Ohm. J. B. rflfllflflgfl. . ""0. MAR l=tP 4. Mason, PI“Ich. Registeredm Jersey 3:111 Six Years Old. chempiont old of Tennessee 11-1” on out the GoldF and “Silver Medal bull Oxford Dairy’s Flying Price §150. Writeo us also 1; 'byour abou 3n m.rted dam, son of the $25,000 Bowlinas 0¢LI$EIIOEn B. SHRED”. Otllvllle, Mlohlgan. JERSEYS, P0018 99th OF H. F. All) aest] breeding. 10 011111 stock for sale. Herd t.moe any“. and Moral GOIOMOEIL or! radii?" wuus‘iia. BELDING. man. FOR SALE—JERSEY BULLS OF FLVIIO FOX breedin. months to eighteen months old. Priced 5. L. RUHSTCRFER ll 80", Kawkawlln, Mich. GUERNSEY! SEYS f ' FIRMER'B pPl'IlcEs FOR BULL GALVES SIRED 50. 00 each. W molt rite Mamie. pWOODLIID FA ,flenroe, PUBLIC SALE —GUERNSEYS runner. Housman 23, was 16 “registered cows and h rs, 3 bulls. 6 grade motion on req JONES ml ALI-DEED“. Cassopolls, Mlchlgan. snon'ruonNs ‘ FOR SALE—SMALL HERD scam SHORT- heifers. Also good son {up Rodney. WW'(ILEI BLYSTONE. R1. M ”on. RE!) POLLED FOR SALE: Twar OMIOE RE. Pol-LED hull calves. 5 mont the (1.111 Phone 15833. RUSSELL M. OOTTLE. R1. Well. m. BROWN SWISS ' FOR SALE: SEVERAL ”FREE“ :ROW. SWISS (:00 s, also heifer and a. bull ml:- linens We w wenhallbredad handsome-d8. 01.9.1133": Wk of them. Several Airline pups, males 36 oo. “malé’i. woo'o PARIS. mung. mm mSWINEE BIG TYPE POLAID GEMS MiaQUle. ' we have them. Write a. A. ounx. "u " SHEEP E R “LE: 1900 DEM“! mono EWEI. 0 ' P1100 mt for quick sale. , it genes. We, REGISTERED Mammals name some. cell or write Clark ensues iiosr, up.“ w POULTRY E WHITE LEGHORI E968 BIB mace ordered now for SW shipment. 81mm by 200 to 293 on males. Eu [mod 26 . Win- ners 16 em: cm.tests snippet. C. 0. meclal price bulletin, free. 'l'honsands of pallets hens, cockerels atlov George .Ferrls. m finial. Grand Rapids, Rich. Silver Laced and White Wyendotte gockerels. Well bred and prize winners from to $5 each. 0. PARDEE, Mm. Michigan. White Wmlouee, choice Matwed Ilene! comm reasonable Satisfaction teed. Fred Set-Ila. Allen, Ilehlg‘n‘tlluu oeeOomh. £19m loathe Old new. 81. .. Lm lien. l\'hgel“m his-sit" laying strain comm " 532$ . nice to use. harmful. night and morning for _ m , skip or 01111161116 {or ten pounds o: the grain mixture. ‘If tankage was used about one pound of tankage for each fifteen pounds of the grain mixture. 1“. "GGO- A. Brown, Professor of A111- mal Husbandry, M. S. C. VETERINARY DEPARTMENT Edited by DR. GEO. H. CONN (smitten: gladly answered tree for mild-u lhen. reoelye a personal RICKE'BS I would like to ask your opinion in regards to a sow I think she has rheumatism. . While she eats good and keeps in good flesh, she is lame in one front leg and at times she seems the same in one or other hind leg. She is about one year old and will weigh 250 or better. Can you advise any cure?-.—G. S, Mancelona, Michigan. OUR sow has rickets and this is caused by her not getting the right kinds of feed; she should have bone building foods such as clover or alfalfa pasture, skimmilk and tankage. Some minerals would also be of value in overcoming this con- dition. No medical treatment will help any. Ten lbs. of bonemeal in 100 lbs. of tankage, then 1 1b. of this per day with some middlings in skimmilk should bring recovery in a short time. CURING MANGE , r have a horse twelve years old that has the mange ‘around the ears and front of head, also a few places on the back. Has had it for about five months but I have only just learned from my veterinary what it was. I thought it a simple skin at- fection and treated it myself but my veterinary tells me it is mange and as such is well near incurable. Can you recommend any threatement and is it possible to cure mange in horses or would it be better to destroy him? ———W S. W., Mendon, Michigan. OAK the scabs off with sweet oil or with warm soap suds: then get some mercurochro-me solu— _ tion of your druggist and a small camel hair brush and paint these areas once each day; this should; heal them up but remember it will take some time. smart so for that reason it will be GIVES BLOODY MLK Cow gives bloody milk out of one quarter of bag. Can you prescribe a remedy for her through your depart- menfl—E. S. M., Ithaca, Mich. LL cows that show udder trouble should be tested for T. B. for so often this class of troubles is due to this disease. If this is not the cause then the next best thing is to draw the milk from the infected quarter with a milk tube that has been boiled before using. Then do not strip the udder as this will give the blood vessels a. chance to heal up. If this does not help then dry the quarter up as soon as you can and give it a long rest before she comes fresh again. FITS I have a hound puppy three months old that has worm fits. When he starts having these fits he jerks . and slobbers, then falls down and kicks, finally gets up and trys to run and is blind. The first tw0 or three fits he had his eyesight came back but not the last one. Would you kindly tell me What I could do for him?—-A. M. S., R'oscommon. Michigan. ' HE impression seems to be held— by many. people that all fits or convulsions in young dogs is caused by worms, but nothing could be further from the truth. It is' true that manyxare but there are also many other causes ltor this condi- tion. You might try the following: -. Potassium iodide 30 grime: liquor potassii arsentltls, 60 11111111113; aqua to make dour ounces. Give one about one pound IV This will sting or . Not HOW Niuch Feed? But HOW Much Digestible Feed? A cow of average weight giving 30 lbs. of milk a day needs a little more than seventeen pounds of digestible feed daily, two and a half pounds of which should be digestible protein. She must have this much feed if she is to keep up her own body and at the same time produce the 30 lbs. of milk. Ten pounds of Amco 24% Dairy with 10 lbs. of mixed hay and 30 lbs. of s1lage furnishes just the right amount of digestible feed for" your 30-pound-a'day cows. More feed is necessary when a, cow gives more milk. ‘ \‘fffff Every ingredient in Amco 24% Dairy has been picked for its' feedmg value; there is nothing in it just to make weight. As a result Amco 24% Dairy is rich in digestible feed and di~. gestxble protein. In other words Amco 24% Dairy goes further j because it is more highly digestible. 11171 The formula of Amco 24% Dairy is public. Every bag carries a‘ tag which gives the exact amount of each ingredient and the total digestibility. As the various good feed ingredients shift up and down in price the formula is changed to give dairymcn 5 the benefit of the price changes No change is made, however, i which will hurt the quality of the feed or lower its digestibility.) " , “a fffff For November, the formula of Amco 24% Dairy is: 320 lbs. Gluten Feed, 320 lbs. Gluten Meal, 300 lbs. Cottonseed Meal, 120 lbs. Linseed Meal, 100 lbs. St. Wheat Middlings, 240 lbs. St. Wheat Bran, 280 lbs. Hominy. 100 lbs. Ground Oats, 160 I lbs. Molasses, 20 lbs. Steam Bone Meal, 20 lbs. Ground Lime- 3 stone, 20 lbs. Salt; 1473 lbs. to the ton are digestible. $111111 A little study of this formula shows that every quality of a good feed 18 present in its make -.up You will notice it has five sources of protein, all of them excellent This gives protein quality and variety. It has enough bran to give bulk; molasses ‘ to make it taste good to the cows; the right minerals are there in the right quantity ~ 1 r r r 1 In Michigan, Amco 24% Dairy is your best buy with average hay and average silage, unless you have home- -grown grains. In that case, use Amco 32% Supplement. Both are available through Amco Agents. MCO FEED MIXING SERVICE American Malling Company, Peoria, Ill. *2? egg, factory . 3A HEN, to be reallylprolitahle, must produce ten [times her weight in eggs eVery year. ' That mea 7 s that'your hens must eat not only enough1 to keep the egg factory going, but enough to supply the material that goes to egg-making. Look to the (appetite and the digestion}: Add Dr» 'Hess Poultry Panéa-ceea to the ration—one pound to, .every 50 pounds'of mash or feed. *‘Jsfé‘v.’ Right promptly you will see the difference. Hens will begin to sing and scratch and cackle. You will see the good feeling, the good humor and the red combs -, .and “rattles—sure signs of pink of condition and at A egg-laying. ‘ ' Pan-a-ce-a is not a feed. It does not tal-Ee the place of any feed and no feed can take the place of Pan—a—ce-a» . " , Pan-a-ce-a‘is not a stimulant. We want you to get . " that once for all. ' It is a tonic which gives good health, + ’ whets the appetite, improves the digestion. It has a ' ‘ beneficial effect on the nervous system.. It tones up and invigorates the egg organs, so that the right proportion of the feed goes to egg-'making and not all to flesh.) .,, bones and feathers. Pan-a-ce-a speeds up the egg factory.) ’ Tell the dealer how many hens you have. Get from‘ him enough Pan-a-ce-a to last 30 days. Feed as per directions. If you do not find it profitable, return the empty container and get your money back. We will reimburse the dealer. Dr. Hess & Clark, lnc., Ashlancl, Ohio DR. HESS POULTRY P AN-A-CE—A ~ vvvrrrvvvvvvvrrrvv vvvvvvvvv Ivvvuvvvvv‘ vvvvvvvvvvvvv I'I'I‘Y vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv r vvvvv vrvvrvrvvv MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU POULTRY FEEDS DEPENDABLE and ECONOMICAL I 'Michigan Chick Starter with Buttermilk Michigan Growing Mash with Buttermilk Michigan Laying Mash with Buttermilk Make Chicks grow and hens lay For sale by the local Co-op. or Farm Bureau— agent. Insist on Michigan brand. Write for free Poultry feeding booklet. “Dept. D" MICHIGAN FARM B . U SUPPLY SERVICE (J haeman l-JJIJIAAAIAAAAJAAAAAIA nnnnnnn AllllllIlIlll-AAAAIIA‘AAAL‘JIIIIIIAALLM AAAAAAAA AAA... lllllllllllllllllll cussctorn 36 Hens Lay , 1...... 26 Eggga Day All Winter //:’ ‘1 ‘3" .4 i‘fiac", ILIJAAIAIAIKIAIAIIAAA uv-v-vuvvvv-vvvv'v'vvvv AILLLAAAIAI run-u:- \_. II n .. ia’fit‘éfliii‘fiiffllnfi - 3"” ©T-B- MrS- Smith tells how it’s done. at . houseand ou wil etamaz‘lnge gyields ali winter be- _ -——-——--— , ‘ $qu GIL § 01131 ‘Hftlimits f, eflfun’e guerst ”WE “My neighbors couldn t understand .sfi- n 3553 o s cm. nu e ousan 3w: ea . ff" sircmcessg. lgealfgrstogmdotcérssandgwindcglvsandpfor en- why I got eggs all Winter and they { , . ransparen ,wa 1'00 W88. er 1'0 . ' ’ ' ‘ ‘ ' . , CSUECIAL Segdgspo fngig "in igficmng gldn’t,’ ’11 wrlivtes Ilglrs. Nannle. smixiillll -‘ an in.w1 641°st . . uar' erryvi e 0. er exp ana Ion ,., .- a t d. Instructi ns ‘Feedm for , ’ . . TRIAL OFFER Erggesa’with eachoor er. 0:15an Interest all poultry raisers. She says. ll: illusn-atingusesonrequenshgfllsonsfll’drbysmany denieis. “I was only ggttting ,2 0r 3Deggssa dabl' "f ' ' from 3 hens. ter using on ung, ”‘35“. TURNER BROS. ‘Vlclllngton. Ohio Dent' got as high as 26 a day. Several of my neighbors have started using Don Sung since I showed them my eggs. In addItion my Mm Egg Mme? ‘° we” my assesses €332 health ever since. , Make $1000-yenrfrom 3001mm like Sung and laid good all fall-abetterfit thelr ffllIUNL Ethersarelqdng.PolultryTlrlibunfesiaqws age than any pullets I ever had. t b ow;exp aim; we mg.cu mg. ea 1118 Don Sun , the Chinese egg aying/ a - Wmmw“ m°“““",8°'m° ”m“ lets which ngs. Smith used, are opening 3 Months’ Trial 15c the eyes of chicken raisers all over Amer- One Dollarachr ica. The tablets can be obtained from_the Colored art chicken pictures suitable Burrell_Dugger 00,, 255 Allen St., Indian- ‘mhamm FREE. “my “be" ‘9‘.“- apolis, Ind. Poultry raisers whose hbns Send stamps or comtoday atom-fink. are not laying well should send 50 cents PM." Tribune,Depl.9,MoInlelll for a trial package (or $1 for the extra large size, holding three times as much). ' c - ~ d . SAVE CALVES Silt-"333:. 3:2.“£3thsmio‘fié‘y‘Vfiigmii‘t‘i‘ymi‘e‘fifgaég, s3 HAVE YOU. POULTRY ’ FORSALE? F ”uwmes —,___. — * ' ' bum 'oneer Warned for it costs nothing to try.’ Right now is the L -» imgntbcmwme’ fiecbooklettollcy. time to stfirt' giving.Donms’nlz‘rgglet2t Eggr. ' - ens, so on w ' .. -. -. I .Abor‘no Laboratory, Box 98 Lancaster, Wis. . F ,supply ofytresh' €883 allwinter. . ~. ‘. . ' - ,, a . d A . - .-.,.3;«.-, . v. . 4., . " . {it"xi}signs,__,I<.:IS1,""’N, 93925; m. “was" WNW .1» CONTEST ENDS HE Fourth Annual Michigan 111-. ternational: Egg Laying Contest ~ came to a close on Saturday . 7:; i i? V ' «it-IX FoURTH ’ ANNUAL EGG" LAYING : . - g... r' yielders‘iga've' an. average production -. _ of 173:7".eggs. ‘ g . . . The is!) highest" "contest pens 1n the Fourth Co'ntest'were as follows, in the order named; JAPater '& Son, evening. October 23rd, after fifty-, Hudsonvifisa George” S.-Sutt'on. Au- ~ one weeks .of contest laying. The rora, I'nd na; Hansen‘s. White Leg- last two weeks of the contest furn-‘ horn Earl-n" COfVallis', Oregon; Geo- ished a real thrill when the Hansen pen from Corvallis, Oregon, which had led the contest for 49 weeks, was'passed in the 50th week 'by the pen 0f J. Pater & SOD Of Hud'son-‘ ton; P. Bu SlaCk, BriStOI, Indiana; ville, and during the fifty-first week was sent down to third place, when the pen owned by George S. Sutton, Aurora, Indiana, surpassed the Han- sen pen’s total production by-five eggs. The average production for the entire contest for the 51 weeks reached 192.8 per b’ird, surpassing the best previous average production by 16.3 eggs. The best previous re— cord was made in the Third Annual Contest when the average production in the 52—week contest year was 176.5 ‘e'ggs. This increase in pro— duction" of 16 eggs, in a contest shorter by one week than previous contests, is attributed 'first to the' better breedingof the birds entered in the contest, and second to the im— proved feeding practices brought about by the experience gained through previous contests, and the feeding of condensed milk and cod ‘liver oil during the winter period undoubtedly played an important part in this increased production. During'the Fourth Contest, 190'. Barred Plymouth Rocks gave an av- erage production of 178.7 eggs; 130 R. I. Reds gave an average produc— tion of 177.8 eggs; 30 Anconas gave an average production of 158.5 eggs; , 10 ,Brown Leghorns gave an average production of 197.5 eggs; and 620 White Leghorns gave an average production of 206 eggs. Ten Buff Wyandottes gave an average pro-- .8. Ferris, Grand Rapids; Marshall ~ Farms, Mobile, Alabama; A. E. Vir- ' gll. ‘Bristol, Indiana; G. D. Wyngard- en, Zeeland; Harry Burns, Milli‘ng- ‘ and Alex. :Stewart Ranch, Santa. Cruz, California. The total. pro- duction otgthe leading pen was 2,4883 . I eggs, and of the tenth pen was 2,262 . ' eggs. All of these ten_leading‘pens were S.’ C. White Leghorns. The, leading pen 01 Barred Rooks .was' , owned by the Ontario Agricultural o . College, Guelph, Ontario, with 8. tot- al production of 2,288 eggs. The leading pen ofohode Island Reds -_ was owned by Red Mount Farm, » ; Franklin, Massachusetts, with' "a .' total production of 2,101. The pen . - of Brown Leghorns, owned by Miss. Ethel Lindsley of Saline, had a total production of~1,975.' The leading ' pen of Anconas was owned by H. H. . Gampp," New Hamburg, Ontario, with a total production of. 1,642 eggs—J. A. Hannah. ' p 1 . ' CAPONS ARE LESS EXPENSI’VE TO FEED ; OULTRYMEN who caponize cock- ' . erels will usually find that they . can obtain a greater cash re- : turn from their sale and can hold .. birds for table use at less expense. _ Capons are less expensive to feed and ; fatten than cockerels because they . are quiet and can be confined closer. i‘Their meat‘retains the fine texture / g and flavor of broiler meat. 4 1 It is desirable to thoroughly renovate and disinfect the laying pens in the fall duction of 144.8 eggs and 10 Barn-before pullets are transferred to them. F— r ""‘“—’_ o . "" o ‘3 0) ~ on a n' m I! a u m g a s = : = = > \ o o < < n n a n O afi\s\\\\ I) < n a O O 6 # §\\ \\\\\\ ' I g 3 In a -- 3 m \\ \\\\\\ " "‘ N 5. \\\\\\\\~\ 'm ' K — O O O O ‘ §~\\;\.}\\\\ II. 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' ‘o z.‘ -'D.,uo,c-,cc : ‘ EU" a"! gin-.00. g_ - liomi M I ' taking an A l ’l , acreaSinglinmport'ant in tin .- - the care ot-po’ultry,‘ the choice or construction of hoppers becomes. a matter of: no small importance. ‘A satisfactory ‘hopper must meet the following specifications. (1) ,It must‘be so :constructed that the birds‘will not ,Waste and spill the feed; (2) It must be so construct- ed that the birds cannot get into the feed" or alight on the hopper in such a manner that their drop-pings can'fall into the feed; (3) the feed must be accessible to the birds at all times; ' (4) the feed must be high ' enough from, the floor that litter i.will not be scratched into it; (5) techs dimlr‘sda . . mixed with, ' the feed ' for. a ~.fe.w . days will help; this amount would be for about- 75 hens. While using this you Would' not'give- the" mash in a. hopper.-—Dr.'G. H. can. 3 - EATING,EGGS Will you please give me some in— formation on why chickens eat their eggs in the spring?——F. W. S., Bur . Oak, Michigan. . of, the year because they have been too closely confined. The thing to do is gather the eggs several times each day and turn the hens out as soon as you can; also hang up some. green stuff or some meat HENS eat their eggs in the spring a. fathom , p _ alsomight beywel'ibgto scam: r, ‘ grain to pick at . to]: ' busy; iii deep litter .severalf,‘t-i each day.'—Dr'. G. H. Conn.._"' ' -' TOP: 0' MICHIGAN POTATO site A . (Continued from page 4) Class 9—All Other Late Varieties, I 60 Pounds Certified Seed Peter McVannel, Gaylord, entry. only Class 10—All Early Varieties, .00, . L let—J. D. Robinson, Pellston; 2nd —-Cha.rles Herron, Alpena; 3rd— Ernest Pettifor, Gaylord. Class ll—Beginners Special 1st-—-Ira Cole, Alanson; 2nd— Dale Horny Alanson; 3rd—Clare .a"..-iith.b » :‘_’(l-Bestf’v.B~ushel”Baking Potato) ~ lst—‘——John Allis, Gaylord; 2nd——— , Ed. Sutton, Central Lake; 3rd-l—R. J .' ' Gerhke, _Osineke. . Class 13—-Best Potato Theron Sutton, Central Lake. Class 14—Best Exhibit, By One Club _ let—Hayes Township Potato Club, 2nd—Alpena County Potato Club, 3r~d———Five Lakes Potato Club. State Department of Agriculture Special ,. (Potato'wGrading Exhibit) let—Harbor Springs High School; ' 2nd—F. E. Wyrick, Alanson; 3rd— Irvin Cole, Alanson. . The breeding (if a cow cannot be changed so if she roduces more milk the roughage and grain must account for it. Warner, Gaylord. Self-feeder for chickens. lastly, a satisfactory hopper must hold enough to supply the birds for several days. An open hopper or self-feeder, meeting the above requirements, that can be made by- anyone, and is inex- pensive, is shown in the accompany— ing illustration. The “runningboards” (1”x4”) on 'which the birds stand to eat, are about 18" from the floor. The size of the ,hopper itself can well be 8” or 9” Wide with sides 7” or 8” high. The revelvlng boar-d above the feed suspended by a nail driven through the middle of each end, keeps the birds out of the feed. Also when they attempt to perch on it their weight causes the board to revolve, throwing them off. The length of the outfit can be made to correspond to the size of-' the flock. When the length is made to exceed eight feet an extra pair of legs should be provided to support the middle—H. H. Barnum. ,THE BEST POULTRY REMEDIES " HE best remedy for most poultry diseases is a set of common, homely tools,———a broom, shovel, scraper, and spray pump, some crude oil or other spray material, and the necessary energy and initiative on the part of the pock owner to keep the outfit in use. The Nebraska poultry keepers who have made the most net profit during the past, four years in the University Record Flock are the ones who use this kind of a remedy. to prevent diseases, among- their flocks. They save the money that other »-people put into high priced, brightly...-colored, and strong smelling. dopes..,of - doubtful value. The money they..save~-.With . the. 95d .. broom, shovel”, scrapemg and spray pump adds toltheir netprofit, , Clean houses, clean feed- and water,and clean ground for the chickens to run over are the four points of their profitable businesses. '\ COCCIDOSIS Will you please tell. me what is the matter with my chickens and what to do for them? All over the ground and roosts are covered with bright red blood. They just droop around a little while and then die. They have been fed cracked corn, ground oats and. buttermilk and wat» er to drink—Mrs. W. ,E. H.‘, Mar- iette, Michigan. OUR flock has coccidosis and this - is going to «be unsatisfactory to' ' 1 handle“. _ and disinfectant! ranQYQ:.~PJl ds “ on! “' be You. should Clean up Infected infirm . *lociig'él-f“ ' _ e" , Send for FREE B o o k l e t de- scribing instru- ments/fully, details of Club Plan Offer, Spe- cial Club Prices and Terms. It costs you nothing to investigate this wonderful oppor- tunity. New Club now forming. 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A Club is now forming and _requires 100 members, but ’ it costs nothingto join the Club—all / 1 out the coupon I .y I world's I‘ you have to do is below and mail it. Y u '11 i receive complete details iii tli‘een /$c 0‘ plan and your mime entered / 9 as a Club member. The Club's Iga ‘U entire order is then sent to / ’V e the factory, and this is ’ ‘0 why the new Club Plan / 0" 9% b saves you so much 9 oQ’ 9 stew—agar“ ’ ~ 9 e w i 8 ' ' manufacturer in- / 40 90 O H stelsd oflthru I V ,9 O -'. a o c a " dealer. , / 9‘s '3‘? Q} - . / wot a . ‘8‘ ' fl x 0 Q“ ' " C0 ’ e - / .. . <> . - 0 .’ o. o' o / 55* (90" ‘9‘) ‘ ..o' R.- / / q 0‘ $0 {~% 3... I": .0". 0" / Q§Q% $§ 6Q ' 0... 0... o... ,0 . ICP& Q1“? 0 ' b 0" R9 3.. a... '.I. o. ~T is getting late in the year, and farmers have been marketing such cattle and hogs as they did' not care to carry into the winter per- iod, this resulting in glutted markets and marked price reductions in Chi— cago and elsewhere. Stinging cold weather has checked the hitherto serious ravages of the dreaded hog cholera, which had meant big losses to stock feeders, but recently the large declines in prices for matured hogs cut severely into the profits [which the owners had confidently looked forward to. Owners of cat- tle in feeding districts have market— .e'd extremely large numbers Of short fed kinds, but shipments of good fat steers and heifers are not burden— some as a rule. Indications look promising for stockmen who engage this winter in feeding well—bred steers, as all reports indicate that the business in most districts is not likely to be overdone. Probably, the hog breeding industry will go forward actively, for there is an abundance of old and new corn to be fed on the farms where grown. If figures mean anything at all, it is well to study the oflicial report of the market receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep in the seven leading western packing points. They show that for the year to late date the combined receipts of cattle amounted to 9,992,- / 000 head, comparing with 9,626,000 a year ago; while the receipts of sheep and lambs aggregated 10,588,- 000 head, comparing with the 9,16,- 000 for the like period a year ago. On the other hand, to hog receipts fell off to 16,042,000 head, against 21,723,000 a year ago. There is not much activity in the wool trade, and in the Boston market Ohio and simi- lar fleeces sell for 46 cents per pound. One of the greatest-sales of draft horses of superior quality in recent year was held in Chicago a few days ago, about 400 horses being sold at auction. One consignment of 29 horses brought an average price of $350 each, and one horse sold for $485. Such prime horses are seldom shown in the market. A Fair Corn Crop There is gOIng to be plenty of corn to meet all requirements, and it is to be'hoped that farmers will feed the principal part of their crop on the farm. According to the No- vember crop report issued by the United States Department of Agri- \ culture, the corn harvest will approx- imate 2,693,963,000 bushels, and it compares with 2,905,053,000 bush- els raised last year. The five year average crop is 2,849,189,000 bush‘ els. Stocks of old corn on the farms on November 1 were 181,000,000 bushels, comparing with 60,952,000 bushels a year earlier, and the car— ry-over this year is going to be one of the largest on record. The pro— duction of wheat, corn, oats, rye and barley in the United States this year is placed at 5,054,827,000 bushels, against 5,350,535,000 bushels last last year. Flaxseed production this ' year is placed at 18779,0-00 bushels, compared with 22,018,000 bushels harvested last year. Fair Prices for Wheat ' It is difficult to bring about any marked advance in the price of wheat, and after moderate upward movements in wheat for December“ delivery the pendulum swings back- ward, waiting for renewed speculat- ive buying. Much of the time in re- cent weeks prices have hung around $1.42, being about 10 cents lower than a year ago, and market prices were high enough to induce farmers to part'with a good deal of their new wheat. For some time .the vis- ible wheat supply in this country has been growing, and a short time ago it amounted to 72,431,000 bush- els, while a year ago it was down to 13,198,000 bushels, In some sec- tions millers are grinding consider- . , able soft wheat, this being especially . ' true of Pennsylvania and New ' Jersey. Such miller: are saidto be doing a good business and undersell- . ‘ '_ » [Large Supply of Cattle Comingto Market ; ‘_ Hog Prices Hit Lowest Level of This Year By W. W. FOOTE, Market Editor. ‘ 388433130 and ‘lndia-na miners by ._ - : a 5"“ about 75 centsa barrel. These as well as Ohio millers are buying the wheat from farmers. Corn prices are ‘held down by the large marketing of old corn, which is due largely to the need of providing room for stor- ing the new crop. Choice cats are scarce, and No. 2 white oats sell at a fair premium, while rye is a short crop and sells unusually high. Large Marketing of Cattle Large numbers of cattle have been marketed in Chicago recently, sup— plies most or the time being much larger than at corresponding dates in recent years, and almost invari- ably on Monday market is glutted ,,.. -. o lastwinter, and they. ., go to market largely in December, January and February. 'Many “come—’, back" lambs are coming back to market after a' short feed, and they are. losing lots of, money for their owners who depended on a grass diet. ‘ . ' ‘ ' WHEAT Lower prices rule in the wheat market and the tone appears to be bearish. Considerable wheat will be marketed within the next six weeks to take care of taxes and purchasers know that, so demand is not very active. Reports from Canada. indi- cate the crop better than expected and they will have more grain to ex- port this year than last. CORN Michigan’s corn crop is yielding better than the 10-year average but M. B. F. MARKET REPORTS BY RADIO . ‘ VERY evening, except, Saturday and Sunday, at 7:05 o’clock, eastern standard time, The Michigan Business Farmer broadcasts market information and news of interest to farmers through raldo station WGHP of Detrofi. This station operates on a wave length of 270 meters. and more or less lower. Recent sales were made of beef steers at $7.50 to $12.50, with the bulk of the sales at $8.50 to $11.25, and yearlings the best sellers. The best heavy steers brought $11. A year ago steers sold at $7 to $14.50; two years‘ago at $6 to $12 “and three years ago at $5.75 to $12.65. Stock- ers and feeders have had a good sale at $6.25 to $8.45,. largely at $6.50 to $7.75, with stock and feeder cows and heifers at $4.25 to $6. ' Hogs Plunge Downward Prices for hogs in the Chicago market have slumped recently to the lowest prices of the year on- extreme- ly large receipts. The year’s mar- ketings at western packing points are enormously less than in recent years, but late supplies reached such generous proportions that it was im~ possible to maintain prices. There were late sales at $9.75 to $11.75, weighty lots going highest. Recent receipts averaged 239 pounds, the lightest of the year, and comparing with 243 pounds a year ago. In an August week the average was 38 pounds heavier than recently. Prices closed as low as a year ago. Lamb Feeding Popular According to the Department of Agriculture, more sheep and lambs are going to be fed this winter than ( i I several bushels per acre under a year ago. Total production for the state is estimated at slightly over 54,000,- 000 bushels, with 55 per cent mer— chantable. Supplies, mostly from the old crop, have been heavy forcing prices down. f OATS - While other grains were working downward oats showed little change. Some are predicting lower prices, others are inclined to feel this grain is good property to own. RYE Rye has sympathized with wheat, as it usually does, and prices are down. BEANS Continuous wet 'weather has cer- tainly reduced the bean acreage and yield in this state. Around the first of this month only about one-half of the crop in the Thumb district had been harvested and since that time there has been little weather that would permit handling beans so there is reason to believe that at least a large part of this fifty per cent was left in the fields. We be« lieve that the merchantable crop will show a large decline over that of last year. , ‘ THE BUSINESS F ARMER’S MARKET SUMMARY and Comparison with Markets Two Weeks Ago and the Year Ago L Den sit Chicago Detroit. ”smith—l Nov. 10 Nov. 15 _ Nov. 1 1 yr. ago WHEAT— ' , No. 2 Red 31-39 41,37 $1.48 $1.74 No. 2 White 1.40 1.44 1.75 No. 2 Mixed 1-38 , 1.42 1.74 CORN—— No. 2 Yellow .75 .08@.08% .90 - .95 No. 3 Yellow -74 , ~79 .94 OATS—(New) No. 2 White .49“ .44@45 .5234 .44 No. 8 White .4735 .40 $4 @ .423; .50“ .48 RYE-3 - _ V Cash No. 2 .94 .96 $4 . $7 .87 BEANS— , V ' o. H. p, M. 51095.15 5.26@5.80 5.05@5.10 POTATOES— _. (New)Per th 3.00 2.25 @285 8.16@8.34 8.80%.“. HAY— . ‘ . * No. 1 Tim. 19@20.50 20821 ‘19 20.50 34.50@25 No. 2 Tim. 16@ 17:50 18 30 16 17.50 21 @22 No. 1 Clover log-17.50 ” . IOGITJSO 20821, p Light Mixed 18@19.50 : , .. , . “@1950 23 23.50 - - , , _ . 1., Tuesday, November Hes-an 1 ' er. Butter and eggs ” ‘_n ‘3‘; L . are assess to": I ~ 6.50; stock bulls. $4695; PPear ”on, pom, mint law?!“ _ L ‘;"-PO$£MS ‘ The late potato crop has ‘ ldsd well and better than was expected, although, there were quite a few- — \ acres lost because they froze .in the ~~. - . ground. ‘ Total production‘is around " ' ' . 4— mill-inn bushels greater than» in , _ ‘ 1925 when prices went to high .levar ’ els. It is said that farmers are lind- . ing this yearis crop more profitable than last year's because they are benefiting from the good prices While last year it was the'buyers who held“ most of the crop and took the profit. 4 l DETROIT ~nvm AND EGGS Butter is firm with best creamery in tubs 4104mm per lb. Eggs are steady to firm with fresh receipts at “@49c per dos. and cold storage 306:“. DETROIT LIVE POULTRY Everything but hens has been firm with higher prices in some lines. . The follow- ing prices ‘ are commission merchants gross returns from which a 5 ,per cent . commisfion and transportatibn clnrges ‘ are deductable: Springs, fancy, 4. pounds and up; 24025c; medium, 23c; Leghorns, , 21c; blacks, 1761822. Stags.“ 1876190.; Hens, 5 lbs up, 25c; 4 lbs up,.23c;-;Leg- horns and small, 17c. Ducks, ”white, 4% . lbs up, 25c; smaller or dark, 210220. Geese, 21c. Turkeys, young, No. l, 8 lbs up, 39640.; No. 2, 2563M; old toms, 30c. : Pigeons, $2.00 dos. , I WOOL Raw wool prices closed at Buffalo last week stronger than they began, thanks largely to the evidence of strength in foreign markets. Domestic wools are more active with fine and half—blood sell— ing best. Prices for fleece wool delivered at De— troit are: Three-eighths, quarter, half- blood and delaine, 410; rejections. 310 lb. LIVE STOCK MARKETS { MICHIGAN CENTRAL STOCKYARDS, ; DETROIT, N 0v. 16.—C a t t l e—Market steady on good, very slow on common. Good to choice yearlings, dry fed, 810.50 (311.75; best heavy steers, dry fed, $8.50 (310; best handy weight butcher steers, “@850; mixed steers and heifers, $6@ ’ 7; handy light butchers, ”@650; light butchers, $4.50@5.25; best cows, $5@5.75; butcher cows, 84.25@4.75; common We, $3.75@4.25; canners, ”(33.50; choice light bulls, 86606.50; heavy bulls, $5.50@ feeders, $6@7; stockers, $5.50@G.50 ;— milkers and spring- ers, $55@90. ‘ Veal CalvesmMarket $15; others, $8@14.50. Sheep and Lambs—Market steady. Best lambs, $13@13.25; fair lambs, $10@11.50; light to common lambs, $5@9; buck lambs, $5@12; fair to good sheep, $5@6; culls and common, $2@3. HogSH—Market prospects. $11.75. EAST BUFFALO, N. Y.-—(Un i t e (1 States Department of Agriculture)——Hogs —Active; few medium weight butchers 25c higher, others steady; bulk 170 to 240 pounds, $12.25: few $12.10; pigs and light lights mostly 312156111250; packing sows largely ' $10@10.25. C a. t t l e—Nominal. Calves—Active, steady; top veals, $15; culls and common kinds, 89.50611- Sheep -—Slow; odd cull lambs steady at 89.606 10: choice fat lambs nominally quotable $14 or steady. ' l CIHCAGHoderate trading in all branches of the livestock trade prevailed Saturday. Supplies during the week ex- ceeded the previous week‘s receipts and brought a decline in the hog and sheep 1 values, but the cattle trade held steady ‘ to higher prices The total supply of cattle for the week was 79,600. being, 11,000 more than a week 1 “(ll Light . steers and yearlings held we . steady. Best, Mixed hogs, DETROIT CITY MARKET ‘ QUOTATIONS ’ 4 { Apples, fancy, 32@3 bu.; No. 1, $1.25@ It 2 bu.; No, 2, 750@$1 bu. ;-beets, wosoc ‘ doz. bobs, 75c@91 bu.; cabbage, No. 1 means bu.; No. 2, 75@90c bu.; red' - 31.25@1.50 bu.; savoy cabbage, 75c@si l‘ bu.; Kal. celery, No. 1, “@750 dons .. ‘ " No. 2, 2564M (102.; local celery, No. l. 40@60c don; No. 2, 20@35c £101.; carrots. ‘ ( room: dos. hens; carrots, 75c@1.25 bu.5 mustard, 50clé$1 bu.; kholrabi, 50¢@soc' doz. belts; hothouse lettuce, 10@75c 6-lb basket; endive, 50e@$2 bu.: dry onions; 91.256150 hm: root parsley, 40@60c doz. bchs.; curly parsley, 50@60c do: bchs. ° . ’ l potatoes, No. 1, 31.53@1.7o bu.; No. 2' 1 $1@1.25 bu.; sweet‘ peppers, green, 32©§ bit; red. $1.y50@2.50 bu.; spinach, No 1 anemone: No. 2. 75c@81 bu.; {in-l hips-31.3592 bu; turnip tops, mococ but; KW Mash. 7509M: hm: pears, be: No. x, ficéuhu.‘ ¥__- ._.\ —. -, Woak of November 21 ARLY part of Week beginning ' Novembor'"'21st in Michigan will be unsettled to stormy with‘ showers or snow flurrios. Temper- atu‘res during first half of the week will range below the seasonal nor- mal. Along about Tuesday the weather is expected to clear on! but during and immediately after the middle to the week weather conditions ‘will again become unsettled. Threaten- ing conditions with much wind and bluster will continue more or less throughout the balance of the week As the end of the week draw ear there will be a rapid moderat n in the temperature and some high road— ings will be in force by end of this or first part of next week. lowing this with wave will not otter / much percipitation as it passes over the state. this storm temperatures will fall rap- idly. This will begin during middle part of rock and readings will reg- ister below freezing within a few days after the high degree mark. Weather during lattertpart of this week will average fair and dry. December Will be Gold More than the usual amount of cold weather is expected for Michigan during December with some more or less sudden extremes. The percipitation will be less than normal over the most parts of. the state and there ‘will be more than the usual amount of sunshine. GREAT PIIANS MADE iron FRUIT MEN’S CONVENTION (Continued from page 3) Horticulture of the Ohio Experiment r I l, Help Your Cattle I to Resist Disease I andvetexinarianseverywhereconcedethat common breeding ailmentsof cattle such as slinlcing calves, barrenness. failure to [m clean. goitre, and scours in calves are I incident to a germ disease. - Modern Methods of breeding, feeding and forcing fior milk and butter production are practiced at a -sacrifice of breeding vitality. Cattle are more susceptibletoinfectionandtlw arms of disease and suclrdiseases as uber- culosis and Contagious Abortion more easily develop. Prevention Better Than a Cure It is easier and cheaper If your cattle are subject to any of these common g ailments and are not doingtheir best. itisbecausethereis something lacking. his now powble for £01111 do ovtfirecgme these ailment: You can u up reading vitality o yum-herd. You can make your cattle less liable to infection. Dr. David Roberts’ BLOOD-Tam is especiallyp vitali oi cattlempm Use itregulnrole and youw breedmfi note 1 e improved condition cl your herd in the' increasin number and quality of calves as Well as in e quality and quantity of your supply. If your dealer does not have it in stock der direct. Price postpaid. ’ or J Agricultural colleges, uperinmt stations r“. rw'\ h. ’;i_~‘ f:‘-—J_Ir.-—-x - .‘_.. ‘ . . .— h mt rxfi r—i ”t A. -' l 3% lb. pkg. $ 1 .25 . I 15 lb. pan 5.00 I' 50 lb. drum 15.00 ("l Write for flu cow oftthattlchcciallst and ‘- how to ' ”tactical Home ,1 Veterinarian.a ("l Hue stock doctor . book without .I . cost. Veterinary , .I free. 3. DAVID ‘best results, but they have more to talk I ~_naper. Station; R. G. Phillips, secretary of the International Apple Shippers As- sociation for the last 15 years; and William Meikle, apple grower from the State of Washington. Wednes- day's speakers include: V. R. Gard- ner, Professor of Horticulture at our own agricultural college; Ralph Rees, horticulturist for the New York Central Lines; Prof. R. H. Pettit, of M. S. C.; and A. J. Rogers. The meeting will be addressed on Thurs— day by many good speakers includ- ing: John W. Gorby, executive sec- retary of Apples For Health, Inc.; R. D. Willou’ghby, manager of the Mountain View Orchards, near Ro- meo; and F. P. Culliman, horticul— turist from Purdue, Ind. On the closing day W. F. Rofkar of Ohio and U. P. Hedrick of New York will be on the program along with several others not quite as well known in a national way. A banquet is sched— uled for the evening of December lst. Both production and marketing will be the leading topics of the meeting and considerable time is also going to be given over to discussing ANTI-FREEZE VOLUME TO PROTECT ENGINES OLLOWING table shows what parts of either glycerine or denatured alcohol should be used with the water in your car's cooling system to keep it from freezing at designated tempera- tux-cs: Per cent Down to by volume Degrees Fahr. 10 30 20 20 30 10 35 E 0 40 —- 5 45 —10 50 . -—2 0 the roadside market and advertising fruit to increase the consumption. The 1926 Apple Show promises to be the best one that the Michigan State Horticultural Society has ever held, even though 2 years ago did set a very high mark to shoot at. There are a total of 136 classes given in their premium list and entries are expected in all of them. R. W. Rees and Prof. J. H. Gourley have been secured to act as judges. It is good practice to treat timbers that are exposed to the weather with creo- sote to prevent decay. . Records and accounts are as important on a farm as they are in a wholesale grocery business. Are you keeping a. set of accotmts? Uncle Ab says the men who do the most and talk the least not only get the about after they are done. Follow the price movements when buy- ing feed, fertilizers, and other articles that are large items of expense on the farm if you want to make each dollar do the most that it can CAN CERF—FREE BOOK SENT ON . REQUEST. Tells cause oi! cancer and what to do for pain, bleeding, odor, etc. Write for \it today: mont1oning this Address Indianapolis Cancer Following the passage of, ' Cofl'man. , I" ' ~‘ Strand \ will help do this for you, too. It is a copper—bearing, heavier zinc coated ing. With it you can bog down; save fallen rotate crops. etc.. at a good profit. Carl says: "Diversi lied farming and cropfailuresaswell asin goodyearsf', that tells how to fence for wire; and a catalog that these ofit; another C879 msm fence that will far outlast the old—fashioned kind. It IS hog-tight, bull-proof, good—look- :oommissed ultz. Rmell. .N. D. fences will give an income during You know thescllu'ngs: But Just to refresh m1: for booklet showsrbow to we all kinds of fence. Ask your dealer for and Red Strand fence prime—o1- write to us. Keystone Steel a.- Wire Co“ Peomgm ‘0111: can feed 1118 be. per INCOIDb. 1.1 c.11. 2.11.3. 321.... $3100.!» on sheep and goats t"In ltPss thane one oyear for J. N. Simpson. Eden,T ex. Mad e¥40 'Rafper ammmgofiton hogs and lambs or 11111111111115.1111“. la. In- creased tent $250.00 per quarter- for Joseph Hy lee. Bowm _ D.Btougbt i 8001b. Always look for the Ill; Red Strand test fence Demand for Veal is Good SHIP YOUR DRESSED CALVES and I LIVE POULTRY to Detroit Beef Co. 1903 Adelaide Sb, Detroit, Mich, Oldest and most reliable commission house in Detroit Tags and quotations and new shippers guide, free on application. DON’T WEAR A TRUSS BE COMFORTABLE — Wear the Brooks Appliance the modern scientific invention which gives rupture suflerers relief. has 110 obnoxious 3 rings or pa.ds Automatic Air thushilonsii bind and (11111“? tIogether e to on par 0 3:1 we or lasters. Durable. Cheap. Sent on Mr C E 3'1”“ yrial to prove its worth. Beware of imitations Look for trade-mark bearing pormnt and signa- ture of C. Brooks which a peers on (ev ry liance. None other genuine. ll infarct} on Add) booklet sent free in plain. sealed enve ope. Brooks Appllance 00., 318 State St... Marshall, Mich. DEN s/ SP DISTEMPER COMPOUND Keep pyour horses working with “SPOHN’ S. " Standard rem- edy for 32 years for Distemper Strangles, Infl uenza. Coughs an Colds. Give“ to sick and those ex- posed. Give “SPOH NS" for Do Dis- temper. Sold by yourtt dIe ist. not. order from 113. Slim cents, large 3!.” Write for tree booklet on diseases. SPCNN MEDICAI. 00.000112 GOSIIEN. IND. TOO LA’ ‘E TO ULASSIFY DUROO JERSEY SWINE. A NICE ASSORT- 111ent of Spring boars and gilts. Priced reasonable. NORRIS STOCK FARMS, Casnovla. Michigan. lmlmmmumunmmmmnnummmlmmm—a BUSINESS FARMERS EXCHANGE RATE PER WORD—One Issue 81:. Two sauce 161:. Four Issues 250. Nol advertisement less than ten words. Groups of figures, initial or abbrevia. ll. MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER. Mt. Clemens. Mlchl gan. WI11111111mummmmnulmmumlummmmmummmmmmum. FARMS ‘ LIE—160 ACRES IN BOrle‘sorllAdistrict. Beautiful lakes, ing, trapping galore. One I111i1e to ulars, Box 169,Dcxtcr,Mich1gnn. lllllllllllllllllllllllll[HilllllllUlIllllllIlllllllllfllllllllllllllllll E tion count as one word. E Cash in advance from all advertisers in this department, no exceptions and no discounts. g Folms close Monday noon proceeding E date of issue. Address E E .1 FRUIT AN 1) hunting fish- tow11.Partic- PE’I‘ STOCK HUNDRFD HUNTING HOUNDS CHEAP. GAME Igc ttcrs. Fur finders, money makers. Big money raising hunting hounds. Hunting Horns Feeds Medicines, collars, etc. Hunters SupplfiI Catalogue. Kaskaskia Kennels, FW69, Herrick COON, SKUNK AND RABBIT HOUNDS OF ALL eeda and ages. Oliver Dix. Salem. Mich. TRAINED THREE- FOURTHS ENGLISH FOX bound 2% years old. rite for price Leslie McMastcrs, R3, Iiarrisvillc, Michigan. F R5.RETS HAND TRAINED.TAME.I‘11MALFS E 00 Males $4.1 Will ship (3. 0.1) Instruction book Levi London. Ohio. free. Farnsworth, New POULTRY BABRED ROCK COCKERELS BRED FROM high producing trap nested fema Benton Harbor. Michigan. BARRED tROCK COCKERELS AND PULLE‘I‘S 1111'ng strain. Mrs. Martin Meyers, R1, Hem- lock. chigan. WHITE WYANDOTTE COCK‘E‘RELS FROM Pallets ,Itiom AlsoM bronzec turke 3. Mrs. rec Bush, £23,111qu y - . . y _.__. PURE BRED MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEY'S, 0 ion strain large. and vigorous. ers. B. Smatts onto ,East ordan, Michlnn. FOR SALE THOROUGHBRED BOURBON RED turke Is, yard raised. Toms $7. 00 hens $6. 00 Satisfac' on guaranteed. Mrs Sophia Pest, Alto, Michigan. PUREBRED MAMMOTH BRONZE, BOURBON Red. Narragansett, White Holland, Hens, Toms, unrelated pairs and tries. Walter Bros... Pow hatan Point, Ohio. EDGEWOOD GIANT BRONZE—LARGE HARDY northern turkeys. Best strains. Mrs. Edgar use, Benzonia, Michigan. “WORLD ’8 WONDER" MAMMOTH BRONZE turkeys. Stock from world’s best and most vigorous strain. Toms $12, hens $7.11!. Cecil Smith, R. 2, Rapid City, M1chigan. SEEDS AND PLANTS Y & GRAIN WANTED. ALFALFA HAY. Clover Mixed Ha ay, Clover Hay. Buckwheat. Pay highest market prices. The Hamilton 00.. New Castle. 11. FOB SATISFAC TIAON INSURANCE oats. us, of B. Cook. Owosso, BUYI SEED M1chigan. 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(FICA-26) Call one of the authorized Maytag dealers listed below: State of Mlohlgon Adrian ....... "Wilcox Hdwe. Co E. Bertrand Co. Alpena .............. M & M Maytag Co. Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Maytag Store Armada ............ Russell J. Lawrence Bad Axe .................. Slack Brothers Bangor ........... .J. G. Miller & Son Battle Creek....Walton—Morse Shop Bay City ....... Walton-Morse Shop Beaverton ........... _A. T. Brown. Jr. Balding ............. Brown-Hall Co. Bellevue... .. ...Will 0. Dyer Belleville .................. John E. Rice Benton Harbor..0utler & Downing Berville ............. Parker Hdwe. Co. Bessemer ............. Maytag Sales Go. Big Bapids....J. R. Bennett & Son Birmingham..Hawthome Elec. Co. Blanchard ................ _N. C. Mason Brighton...-. .Geo. B. Beta 6; Son Britten. .............. Alexander Gibson Brown City ................. .Lorn Koyl Buchanan....Hamilton 6; Anderson Burnips ................ ..John Hoeksema Cadillac, ............................ ...... Kryger a Currier Film. Co. Caledonia... ..a-.-Wegner 62. Clemens Calumet ..-...L-....-..._.- ....___ Pearce Hdwe. dc Furn. 00.. Ltd. Cassopolis. ..-Hamflton & Anderson Cedar Springs.-.._--_John Buecus Centerline ...... ..Binks Hdwe. Co. Centervina. -.....Forbes Maytag 00. Charlotte ....... Charlotte Maytag 00. CheboygamMichigan PnlfServ. 00. on clean ............ Chem Hdwe. Co. Chesaning ...... Charming Elec. Co. Clare....Clare Bdwe & Implt. Co. Goldwater—G. W. Harding & Son Coloma....___....Coloms Hdwe. Co. State of Mlehlgen Columblaville .......... 11.0. Osborne Coopersville ...... Durham Hdwe. Co. Covert .............. E C. Vanderboegh Croswell. ................. C. Lindke Crystal Falls .............. L. A. Henry Dearborn ........ Nuendorf Hdwe. Co. Decatur ........ H. C. Waters & Co. Deckeryflle..8toutenburg 8; Wilson ' __.Detroit Maytag 00. Drayton Plains... Dundee ................ Cauchie Durand Hub Elec. Beat & Plumbing 00. Eaton Bapids....Brome1ing dz Pettit Edmore......,_Edmore H. a L Co. Elkton. ...... George Wilson .8: Son Elsie. ................... M. E. Williams Escanaba..Escanaba Maytag Store "Buckeye Branch" Evart ............................ W. B. Orr Fairchild. ....... Fairchild Gen. Store Noble N. Phelps & Gray ‘Farmington..N. J. Eisenlord 61: Son .Fennville..... ........... Dickinson Bros. .E. Fenton ........ _. A. Lockwood Flat Rock. ............ M. F. Keenan Flint. ............... ..Flint Maytag Co. Flushing ............. James B. French Fowlerville ........ Will Sidell & Son Frankenmuth ......... .A. Nueehterlein Fraser ........... Arthur H. Sehneider~ Fremont... ..... Henry VanTatenhove Gaylord. -.....John M. Brodie Gladstone"... ........ Buckeye Store Goodells. ............... L. Grand Haven .. ...... Grand Haven Maytag 00. Grand Marais....--R. E. Schneider Grand Ledge ................................ ...... ..Grand Ledge Maytag Co. Grand Rapids ...... ..Grand Rapids Mayfair Co. Grayling" Grayling Elec. Co. Greenville..._._--.Brown- Hall Co. Hals._.......__...._.... ..N‘onn's Hdwe. Hamilton.__._.....Harry J. human Hancock Pearce Hdwe. a Fare. 00.. Ltd. State of Mlchlgen Hanover ................ Butters Brothers Harbor Beach ............ William Glass Hart ....................... R. J. Weitzke Hartford ........ J. W. Walker Hdwe. Hastings .............. Miller Furn. Co. Hemlock ...................... J. E. Fuller Hermansville .......... Wendt & Bartl Hopkins. ........... Vern A. Washburn Houghton Pearce Hdwe- &. Furn. 00., Howell. ............... Charles H. Sutton Iron Mountain. .Northern Sales Co. Ionia .................. Ionia Maytag Co. Iron River ............................... ........ Iron Range Lt. & Pr Co. Ironwood. .......... Maytag Sales Co. Ishpeming... Leininger Ithaca. .......................... O. C. Ogle Jackson .......... Jackson Maytag, Co. Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Maytag 00. hike Linden....Pearee H. a E. Co. Lakeview ................... G. E. Wood L’Anse—-Baraga County Hdwe. Co. Lansing- ........ Lansing Maytag Co. Lapeer .............. Lepeer Hdwe. Co. Iawrenee__..J. Thompson a. Son. Leland. Otto Schwarz Lsonard.-..__...-... .Frank Hdwe. 00. Linden ............ Johnson Hdwe. Co. Linwood....-.......... . Manchester; .......... Fred G. Hench ........ Warren A. Graves Marin City ........... .A J. Bochon Marlo ..--...._....A. R. Schlichter Magnum—mmxelly Hdwe Co. MarshaL...-.A.lhion Maytag 00. ..O. & Gui Hochradel Hardware Alex McDonald State of Mlchlgan Midland .................. H. 0 Midland .Maytag Multi- Motor Sales 00. Milan ................ Geddis & Norcross Milford .................. Reid Hdwe Co. Millington ...... Fred B. Wills & Co. Minden City ........ Frank E; Manon Monroe... ...Monroe Maytag 00. Monroe... W. F. Schmidt J. F. Myers Mt. Clemens .............................. .......... Mt. Clemens Maytag Co. Mt. Pleasant .............................. ........ Mt. Pleasant H. & F. Co. Munising .......... Munising Hdwe Co. Muskegon... Vanderline Nahma ....... ..Bay Denoquet Co. Nashville.... Fred K. Bulh's New Baltimore._Fountain Elect. Co. Nils ............ Hamilton & Anderson North Branch .Daniel Orr a Sons Northville ............. .J. N. Van Dyne .. M. I). Burkhead Cha . er Eastman Ontonagonf. .. Otisville ........... .Parker Hdwe. Co. Otsego .......... The Jones Hdwe. Ovid..._._. ..Marshall & Olson ....0wosso Maytag Co. ..Johnson Hdwe. 00. ....George W. Hunn . 0. Waters 6: Co. Perrington ................. E H. Lucas Perry .................. Bann do Hart Petersburg .............. A. C. Gradolph Petoskey..A. Fochtman Dep’t. Store Pigeon .................... E. Paul‘da Son. Plymouth. ........... Conner Hdws Co. Pontiac ......... .Pontiac Maytag 00. Port Hope .............. Engle & Smith Port Huron. ..Port Huron Maytag Co Port Huron .................................... ............ W. P. Smith Hdwe. Co. Potterville. ................ B. J. Fowler Prairieville..-.........-_..F. J. Hughes Redford...-...-C. K. State of Mlchlgan Remus ...................... E. Walch Riverdale .................... R. E. Moblo Rochester..The Geo. Burr Hdwe Co. ' Romeo .................. W. George Smith H. Rothbury ...... Royal Oak ................................. ............ Iawson Lbr. & Coal Co. Saginaw ............ M. W. Tanner Co. ...... Smith Hdwe. Co. .Walton- Morse Shop .......... Otis Ildwe Co. ‘ Sebewaing. Shelby ....... Shepherd... Standish.... ...Gwisda1a Implt. Co. Stanton .................... Glen Gardener St. Charles ...... Thereby Furn. Co. St. Clair ........................ E. S. Hart St. Johns ...... St. Johns Elec. Shop S. Haven .................................... .Mersons Furn. & Music Store _ S. mBockwood .............. John Strong Sparta ............ J. C. Ballard & Co. Sturgis ............ Forbes Maytag 00. Tawas City ................ Fred Luedtko Tecumseh ........ Baldwin HdWe. Co. Temperance ................ R. W. Brunt Three Rivers....Forbes Maytag Co. Traverse City ...... Wilson Euro 00. Trenton ............ Trenton Hdwe. Co. Trufant ..... Unionville.. Utica ...... . Wakefield .......... Maytag Sa es Co. Waldenburg .............. William Stiers Walled Lake... ...Frank S. Nook Waltz ................ Krsyszke Bros. Warren .................... Fred Lutz Watersxneet ........ Iron Range Lt. & Pr. Watervliet. ........... H. Pierce & Son Wayland... ..M. L. Looyengood Wayne ..... . . ....J0hn J. Orr West Branch E. H. McGowan White Hall W. C. Snyder Ypsilanti .......... Shaefer Hdwe. Co. Woodland .......... Daniel B. Green Wyandotte ........ Russell Supply 00. Wheeler... 0. Lenshaw J. H. Kemp &, Co