flit Independent Farm Magazine Owned and Edited in Michigan -. l. . Z . » . - “THE iBUSIINESS‘FAR'MER COMES TODAY!” - "“ ... ..,.. ~ ' In‘this i551”? Legislature—“Selling Produce Of 110-Acre Farm At Roadside”——“Dai Kneugflow, feed Cows Need\ To Make Most Milk?”—-—and other features ‘ Jamil“ .m W .\ ’ - » ' ' W ’ — a r . _V ~ Wr- ~ 3" ‘ ' ..... ‘2 saw“ Mr- V _ V ,. - - 3V - > . ~ -, . . a pa' l. - 9w - . ‘ = - . ,, .. . 1 ' ‘fi, . ‘. 7 . - p . ~ " 7x9 ' a “may yr. - )9..-""N BM: RM“ (45 it win #mr‘swq: conflicted) N- Comm “Wt $650,000 DETROIT EST UILDING N. W.ComerofHatperandMuweflAm‘WW Mortgage Seri a] 61/2% Gold Bonds D ml 192.6. I . m . 1. . 89, _ meflsd mes of Trustee. Normal r211sz TudZfi to 9mm W4! m2 and mad W at borrower’s option- Thgbendsot byfl) ~ " andbuilfiqaadmbyafimhmmdnmnmmmlin- cominomdubnfldin‘andb)uaddhiandmxrky,chemfim .‘ ,a 'lsfhckmd Appralsals'mm maidw land‘s-he m Wm. Am hm . n > cah‘hvebmWyMbyVJ dag _ . 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BAY TOLEDO : BIRMINCQ-IAM :‘ LOS'ANGELES f mum : PASADENA 5: magma; _ I n9.u.noaup.one.oupaaaapaoaaapooqqnoounc'Ao;aV-ao“a... u o . . o - a g u n an > ‘m w W imam W m. M w M and m at my a m 5g? m W use Real Estate Bond no. - um . .éfi’l.Ontlhtofitwi‘hilIICOI u o o..- <3 Q 7 The . V V .. oeny Magazine Owned and Edited in‘ - ' SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1927 1 Michigan Entered as 2nd. lass matter, A . 22 1917, at Mt. Clauses, Mich“ under act "if". d; 1879. Gov. and New Legislature Go to Work * i ’s NeiuXOfl‘icidls Assume Executive and Legislative Responsibilities At Lansing By STANLEY M. POWELL msmg Correspondent of Tm: Home mem. SORRY to have to tell? you folks, but times seem What'they- used to be the State-House. have he“ right here. on the too ever since, the inauguration. cere- monies bears gmy and I have- n’t Wd’al" Mfge‘tfing'flto an, aff- gument mm tie new comers secretory. Neither have 1' teen tol'd' " what not to tennry misuse an' radars. Things aren‘t what they ,used to be. Itvrihi take me some tinie‘ to get (their ton on. For instance, there’s that door into the Governors private oflice. I never remember seemg it standing open Deters. Now they forget to shut it and you can look right in and watch Michigan’s new Chief Ex- ecutive wrestling with the knotty problems or State. Maybe that has something" to .do With the “db light goVernmen ” We heard about ring the campaign. It’s rather refreshing to Watch this vigorous, but kindly man Who smiles While he Works and works w’h‘l’fe he smiles. In a'big venture like running the great Commdn‘Wealth- of Michigan am the most important things are harmony, confidence and a real desire to promote the interests or the State. These things seem to pre- vail around the Capitol to an un- usual degree this winter: The new (Emmet and MgiMu-re are get- ting acquainted, “changing ideas and? generally demonstrating a- disa position to work together for the common good.- . ‘ The first week oi! the legislative session was a short one, starting Wednesday afternoon and ending Thursday afternoon. The Senate and House perfected their organiu zation, and listened to the Gover- nor’s message Which he“ delivered in person before a joint convention of the two houses held Thursday after- There was a striking contrast be- tWeen the farewell message of for- mer Governor Alex J. Groesbeck and the inaugural address of Michigan’s new executive. Groesbeck has not been seen in Lansing since some tithe previous to the inaugural ceremonies on New— Years Day, but his meSSage, Which was read to the Legislature, urged strengthening of the State Adminis- trative Board act, spoke in glowing terms of out" splendid achievements in road building and declared that the general condition of the State's finances and institutions was in splendid shape. c Governor Green’s spectacles were not so were ordered. He began his address by the statement that it is extremely dinicuit to write a mes"— sage from the outside looking in. but that he was having an audit made of the books and an inventory of the property of the State and would make them public as soon as they Were completed. He had sev~ eral recommndations to make re- gxrding road building and the State’s prisons and educational in- stitutions. No one who was ac- quainted with Michigan’s new execu- tive was surprised that. be devoted considerable attention in his inau— gural address to a. conservation pro- gram and policy for the State. He- ,discusuod in detail reforestation, the development of our tourist ate treatises, also refuges, breeding of fish. prevention ~01: stream pollution and the «amt of gen. laws. ism the to be new. IN THE GOVERNOR’S mm T0 LEGISLATURE “’ ' 8 Legislature could easily become the outstanding Legislature : or‘uie'uma States with every member going home proud of the WW and with an acknowledged place in the history of fireman, if you Would proceed to your work on the theory that we need no more laWs. Many legislatures have passed into immediate oblivion because of the quantity of their production. You could become famous if you insisted on quality. “In the future there will be regular reports 04' receipts and expendi- tures that will reveal the state’s true financial condition. “Many departments and institutions have failed in recent years to make reports. This will be corrected. I do not believe expensive books with more or less beautiful pictures of officers should be issued, but short, concise, accurate reports are necessary for the information 0'! the public. “At the last election the people refused an increase of pay for members of the Legisuaturc, although the compensation is notoriously inadequate. This vote seems to (indicate that the people are not satis- fied. with the services of our law-making bodies. “The tax m is bound up with the whole unfortunate condition or the We mooning the burden of the direct property wmhmmmofeverycmmoursystemofuaxation, and we must not create any new sources of revenue unless this money htoliemedtorcdmetheprcpertytax. interests me intensely, and I shall spare no efforts to Methmdmginthem. ‘mstatepoflceehclbduotlmerfmwfihthelocalauthorities of WWyuirlelaeWedbythcsherm,axceptwbcrctherchas Mamammmocontthenfomememt. ‘wadmhhtraflvcbmmhasfaim and should be amended be- mitphweatoomuchpowcrinthehands orthogonal-nor. ,“Oneoftheproblcmeofadmiflstraflonisooreducethclargc umber of expensive seam unploycee. “Since the m highway department was made dependent upon the administrative board in financial matters, it has been dropped squarely into the lap of politics with direi‘ul results." If I have any communication to make to you, either individually or collectively, I'll make it in person." Referring to the Administrative Board act, Governor Green urged an amendment to give the members the power to override the gubernatorial veto. He declared, "The provision of the present law makes it‘neces- sary for the Governor to sign all pro- cedings before they become legal M. '8. Cl Gets Ready RUE-118' WEEK during first week in February, last year, brought out over 6,000 farmers, and it was declared “the best that Michigan has ever seen”, but plans are being laid to knock that record into a cocked list at this year’s event, January Mai. to February 4th, ac- cording to R. W. Tenney, of M. S. C. The special features or the week will be the horticultural, grain, po- tato, live stock, electrical, and egg shows, and the demonstration or wcfi‘king eight and ten horse teams. On the evening of the thirty-first they will celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the College and there will be a basket ball game between the varsity and Short Course men. Tuesday, February 1st, will be of- ficial live stock day but, as in the past, every day. Particularly during the forenoon. meetings of the differ- ent associations will be held at the College. In this otter-noon 1dr. Co- chei, of nonsense Git: Star, and al- so a from the suite L. Kenyon made dummies of the other members of the Board." The future looks dark for two classes of people in Michigan—crim— inals and lobbyists. In discussing the possibility that we may need ad- ditional prison space, Governor Green significantly declared, “Crime is on the increase and as it will be considerably harder for prisoners to secure their release in the next few For Farmers’ Week Agronomy day will be Wednesday and Prof. J. F. Cox, head of the farm crops department of the Col- lege will give the leading address. Doctor Caroline Hedger will also be on the program. In the evening the regular Farmers’ Week banquet will be held. Forestry will be the leading topic for Thursday with Leigh J. Young, Director of the State Department of Conservation doing the speaking. Mr. Young, who was former associate professor of forestry at the Univers- ity of Michigan, will no doubt have a. message of great interest to the farmers of this State. Those who have heard Senator Copeland will be very much inter- ested to know that he will be. back this year and will talk Thursday evening. He always has a good ines- sage. on Friday there will be the meet- ings of various organizations, includ- ing the State Farmer-3' Clubs, the State Farm Bureau, and the press. WS’ Week is one event that you, really can not afford to miss. ‘ bomber the dates and be more at '01-‘th time. mmwm tees the Bonus; years, We may need an additional prison.” The latter part of the Governor’s address was devoted to strong state- ments and startling figures regard- ing the problem of crime in the United States and the necessity of reforms in legal practice which would discourage law violation. DB- crying the “law's delay," the Gover- nor observed, “speedy and certain justice terrifles and deters." Another thing for the criminals to worry about is the proposed capital punishment bill already introduced by Senator Vincent A. Martin of Fruitport which provides that first degree murder would be punish- able by life imprisonment or death by lethal gas. Il'obbyists Not Welcome Everyoneseems inclined to make life miserable for the lobbyists Whg have been so much in evidence dur- ing previous legislative sessions. After referring to some of the vi~ cious practices of lobbyists, Gover- nor Green declared, “You can stamp this thing out. I will help. If some of the notorious lobbyists of the past put in an appearance at this term of the Legislature, I will call your attention to them by name . Nothing is more subversive of good government than the paid lob- byist. There is no substitute in gov- ernment for the keen, honest inter- est of good citizens.” Lieutenant Governor Luren D. Dickinson was equally unkind to the lobbyists in his opening address de- livered in the Senate. “From many of our most influential and best in— formed citizens and journals come charges that professional lobbyists have been all too frequent of late around our halls of legislation with headquarters largely at a downtown hotel. . . . . Legitimate information is always welcomed, but that which comes across the Wine table can be set down as inimical to the best in- terests of the state . . . . . Legitimate representatives of honorable busi- ness should receive respectable hear- ings, but any legislative information in which the wine table is a con- tributlng factor should be the sub— ject for investigation. We must have the search-light out for first activi- ty on such lines. We must protect ourselves from suspicion. We can take no risks. I don’t ask you to tackle the job alone. In case there are well founded indications of the beginning of operations on the part of this class in these balls or outside, just pass the case on to me and I’ll give across this desk identification marks, not at all ambiguous that may cause an uneasiness, not only on the part of the individual himself, but an embarrassment to anyone hobnobbing with him.” The full list of committee assign- ments has already been announced in the Senate. Lieutenant Governor Luren D. Dickinson had been busy on this job for some time before the Legislature convened. A movement was started to take the appointment of committees away from Dickinson and turn it over to a committee of Senators, but this proposal was abandoned, and instead a group of Senators talked the appointments eyer with Mr. Dickinson informally and it is reported that he made some changes in the original line—up. The Legislature took a recess from Thursday, January 6 to Wed- nesday, January 12 in order to allow , the new Speaker of the House. of _ Representatives, Lynn C. Gardner ' or Stockbridge, a Livingston «my ‘ farmer, to assign the other ninety. nine representatives to their plm ". on the sixty-om median M I ’ -"_ “availing public had no oppor— y‘ to. buy fresh fruit in a small hile touring or visiting in this of the State. ravelIing salesmen, tourists, and re, stopping at hotels and res- ultants complained that the hotels *3 restaurants never served home , Wn fruits such as sweet cherries, inches, plums, apricots, apples and ther locally grown fruits upon their ' bles. However, there were always anges, grape fruit, bananas and runes in abundance, at nearly every tel in the fruit belt. The tourists so said that while driving through ceana county they saw the most nderful fruit growingion trees ‘nd no one would bother to sell em any. . This gave me the idea that if I [Were to offer my fresh fruit to the bile right from the orchard and ,1: any quantity that they wanted I .could retail my crop and sell to the “consumer cheaper and get a better price for myself and furnish fresh nit from the farm. I also estab— hed a price at that time to sell .0 the consumer and split the mid- dleman’s profit, the consumer get— ing half of the profit and ourselves he other half. Will say this works table under a shade tree and l a sign “SWeet Cherries for During the first day my son nd myself picked cherries close to 6 road. I would pick cherries be— ween sales. At night all we had cked were sold by quarts. Some— mes during the first day our cus- omers would have to wait and "eemed to enjoy the privilege. ,After that Mrs. Schmieding at— nded the stand, doing her house— ' Work between sales. Saturdays and undays I put in all of my time at he stand. We sold all of our sweet "berries, peaches, ‘ apricots, plums and some of our apples for three sears. , In 1922 we built a fruit stand 8x12 «With a door to open up on the front tide and another at the end. We put in cigars, cigarettes, candy, gum, 11d cracker jack, also soft drinks. In 1923 we practically sold every— hing we raised on the 110—acre arm. At this time it was taking all :HIS is the first of a series of ' articles on feeding dairy cattle. ’ Roughages, silage, concentrates ,‘nd grain mixtures will be taken up hr‘subsequent articles. ‘5 By edicient feeding of dairy cows ‘have reference to getting the most ’11! and butterfat from them at the bat feed cost for a hundred "Ends of milk or for a pound of rfat. As every dairyman knows eed cost of milk depends to a derable extent upon the dairy herself as well as upon the that are available. The inher- so that a cow has received from ancestors determines whether or she has an inborn tendency to uce heavily and the way in .1 Ichshe is fed determines whether . 7' at this tendency is given an op- unity to reach its fullest devel- gent. ' n the other hand, cows that have 5? Or inheritance for milk produc- 'will never become efficient pro— 3 regardless of the manner in 11 they are fed, except under un- market conditions. In one trial efficient cows required 46 per ore dry matter for each hun- pounds of milk than the high- “ n‘g cows although they were .=rations adapted to their " Out “Boarders”. Jud .rofit‘able cow should be ” ' ‘* 3 Mills milking herd by he cow testing association us " effort is‘to be made at " . This weeding Business Farmer lTellsil'lHew ' By CHAS. T. SCHMIEDING Chas. Schmicdi’ng f arnl. e '. b . was eight years. ago this coming spring that Chas. Schmieding, from near Shelby, 'opened a roadside market in front of hits home. he mentioned the idea to his neighbors he was laughed at and his failure predicted because noth-h ing like that had even been tried in that section of the State before, but he was not to be discour- aged, and today many of these same neighbor's . have roadside markets of their own. he sells practically everything in the lineof fruits r and vegetables that he produces on his 110-acre When At present of my time and all of my wife’s spare time. In 1923 I built a cold storage in my barn basement 36x42 feet where we now store our apples and potatoes and we sell~these to the consumer all winter. In 1924 we built a stone filling station 14x22 to sell gasoline and oil and some auto accessories. We also enlarged our parking space enough to accomodate 40 cars at one time. This last summer I built a large stone building 32x32 with Kelly—stone gables, on the\ second floor we put in 2 double roOms and one single room, for tourists’ and travelers’ accomodations. We also have a- free parking ground among 1 the sweet cherry trees with tables and cook stoves, electric lights and good water, as well as other accom- odations, and we are not done yet. Give Them ‘What They Want Now something about the selling part Qf our business. First of all we sell our customers exactly what they ask for. ' If they want fancy ring packed fruit we have it .for them. If they want number one fruit put in their own container we furnish it. ‘If wanted for domestic use we have. a lower grade for cock- ing purposes and at prices to suit them. We always have help enough to seven years ago Chas. T. Schmicding, of Shelby, opened the first roadside market in his part of the State by setting a table under a tree in front of his home and adver- tising sweet cherries for sale. Business grow until at the present time he occupies the buildings shown here. 0 You Know How Much Feed Your Cows Need to ' By J. E. BURNETT Associate Professor of Dairy Husbandry, M. S. C. “ SERIES OF ARTICLES ON FEEDING DAIRY CATTLE WE are pleased to announce that this article is the first of a Series on feeding dairy cattle which J. E. Burnett, ’Associate Professor of Dairy Husbandry, M. S. 0., has prepared for thereaders of The Busine$ Farmer. The other articles will appear in the next several issues and Prof. Burnett will gladly answer your questions on feeding at any time. Address your questions to The Business Farmer and you will receive reply by first. class mail, also inquiries of general interest with answers will appear in our columns. the cost of maintaining the herd and consequently leads to greater profits from the dairy business. While better feeding methods will increase the production and profits from most herds the net returns can be made much greater if the better feeding and the eliminating of the poorer. dairy animals are made at the same time. i The majority of Michigan cows are not producing at their maximum nor at their most efficient rate of milk . produc ion largely because they are not to enough. Every cow seems to have a rateof production at which she produces most efficiently. t the optimum/point 'she is return- ._ ing as many-pounds';of milk or but-e. terfat for each pound of grain she is fed as possible. If shawls fed below this point the feed, ,3 not article used be'c ‘ dues“ toov’larpgena pro " 0 013.112.}. '9 i9! ' 11} ’nfi-h .” body! a" . 9th ' 'As the grain is increased beyond this point she again tends to de- crease in her return for each pound of grain fed and finally if the feed increases continue she reaches a point at which she no longer pays for the increase in feed. Because of this fact it is fairly safe to say that the milk produced in Michigan could be increased twenty-five per cent in a short period of time if a sufficient price were paid for the surplus. This however,» is a condition -that is not aptto appear in Michigan for some time. A ‘ The problem that we are con-l fronted with at the present time is to get a profit from .ourucow-s under. “existing market conditions; [In'tliis situation many, dairymen make the , mistake of, not feeding their good giVe service to customers. Sundays it usually takes four persons to at- tend to the trade and keep fruit sorted and arranged. At this date, (November 20) we have apples on sale from our stor- age plant at 40c to $2.00 per bushel, f. o. b. our farm. Also potatoes at v the currant market price, and sweet cider, gas and oil. We will keep our store open all winter as soon as it is completed. We call our place “The Pioneer Fruit Farm and ’ Store” or for short “The Pioneer.” Customers Stick We know our business is good, because we have cutomers that start- ed with us in 1919. The old cus- tomers do not ask the priceof us. They call for the fruit that they wantand when it is all put up they say, “Whats the bill,” paying the same. They remark, “Will see you later,’ or “next year.” Our motto is to sell our customer exactly what he calls for, in doing this everyone is satisfied. We also serve lunches and ice cream in their season. We belong to the Lake Shore Auto Club and do an we can to boost old Michigan Fruit Belt. What do we make? We sell all the fruit and vegetables grown on our 110-acre farm at a satisfactory price to both_us and the customer. We also sell our baled hay and baled straw,- beans and potatoes at our store-and farm. We have farmer trade also. We are located 11/2, miles north from Shelby on M-Jl. Good Advice We can tell the readers and people that contemplate running a fruit stand to forget all pleasure trips and picnics of any kind during the r summer months. Try the business before you invest too much. For seven years it has taken every Sun: . day, as well as every other daydur- ing. the week of my time and a lot of my wife’s time. ‘ flit present I figure our business is large enough to let my wife out of it at least a part of the time for we need more hired help. But I see my future is a busy one, as people demand service at this time because fruit stands are very numerous. . In building our fruit store I used stone off the farm to carry out the motto to display all‘the products of the farm as well as to sell them. Make Most Milk ? A cow must maintain her own body if she is to live a long life of useful production and to do this she needs a certain amount of food nutrients depending on the size of the cow. The larger the cow the more food she needs for body main- tenance. So first of all a cow must be fed enough for this. age conditions this varies from forty to sixty percent of all she eats, de- pending upon the inherited capacity of the cow for milk production. The remaining nutrients in the cow’s feed are then available for her to use for milk production or to store on her back as fat. Must Have Proper Ration Now consider a cow that has in- herited sufficient dairy temperament to make use of all the available food , for milk production. If she were then fed roughly half of all the food v she could use' efficiently she would have only enough to maintain her own body in health and vigor. If .on the other hand, she were given three-quarters as much as she could- use she would be using seventy-five percent of it for maintenance and twenty-live per cent for milk produc- tion or she would be like'a gas en- gine operating at fifty per cent capa— city because of'lack of feed, When given a full ration ofall the food she '. required. ransom maintenance. and :» milk production she .jwoul‘d" be using “ . fifty per; licént or.- it; for smug» and ‘ ducferg. of uhumfin‘ food. «Sn wbc. returning ti) ‘ ’ or -= "'5! "‘4 woul-dgdoubleher efficiency... lg, . 0 " Under aver/- \ t, LIARRIED 61 YEARS.—We are in- DID YOU EVER SEE ANY HEALTHIER LOOKING ALL READY TO HAVE A GOOD TWINE—Sliding YOUNGSTERS?——We never did, we are sure. They are dcbted to Mrs. L. R. Sweet, of Mason, down hill in the winter time is great fun, zl('('ording to the children of Mr. and LMrs. Frank Mull, of Blanchard, for this picture, of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jules and Kathryn Rotinmn, of Fremont, Newuygo county. Isabella. county, and their aunt, Mrs. Vern lilull, sent the “’oodwm‘d, of Mason. Both are 84 Their folks are Mr. and Mrs. George Rottnmn, of the picture to us. years old. 7 same address. “DEAN?! ND JA (‘KIE’K—Demn Johnson “I CANT SEE ANY BIRDIE, CAMERA- HOW IS THIS FOR A GOOD 0. I. C. l’IG?—O. I. C. pigs are . . MAN.”—Betty, daughter of 1\Ir. and Mrs. a hobby and business with Elton Miller, of Yale, Saint (‘lair lives at Iilllillgfi,‘)Ionlzlnfl, but his g'und— E. A. Brastock, of Coloma, Berricn county, county, and he has some (landies, as you will note from the above. parents, My. and I‘lrs. S. l). (‘()I_egl'ove, who can not be fooled with that gag. Mr. Miller is shown in the background. sent the picture, live near l’lu-HIWL‘U, Mich. SOME CHICKEN HAWKl—Itwas shot SHOCKING GRAIN 0N GRANDPA‘S FARRL—Although the bundch 17-POUND PIKE.-—Ilnzel hIiller,_of k Howard, Casnovia, Muskegon county, is holdng by Ray Griflith, of St. LouiS, Gratiot are almost as big as he is Kenneth Howard, grandson of Fran county. I Millbrook, likes to help his grandpa. with the harvest. a couple of them. . I , EABVESTIX‘G THE GARDEN, TRUCK.——Ethelyn and’Evelynfi “MISS DOROTHY AND KIND THEY RAISE IN THE UPPER PENINSULA.—$now Born; on having tun‘vholplng their :randma,*Mrs.flI. Fox, of. QUEEN”.——Sent in by 131- King, Brown Swiss calf, being fed by Mrs. Enoch Walls of .» ' Fremfint. .Newayso county, tumor; the ' garden truck.’ A good mer Holley, or Avoca, St. Winters, Alger county, on the Enoch Wall Homestead. “Kind * :“‘ 10??! “3'1; “7" ' ' ' '- . ' ' o. .. . , ' . Clair county. ‘m we are trying to get unhere." Mrs. Wall writes- “ «l . ‘ _. . . . “_ Pathfinders fln Advertisement of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company Y‘."'T‘z“" American knows it, has been made pos- sible by the doing of a multitude of things in the realms of research, engineering and business administration. Its con- tinued advancement re- quires constant eifort in working upon a never—end- ing succession of seeming- ly unsolvable problems. Because it leads the way in finding new path- ways for telephone devel- opment, the Bell System is able to provide America with a nation-wide service that sets the standard for the world. CHRISTOPHER Co— LUMBUS discovered America, thus add- ing a new world to the old. Alexander Graham Bell discovered the tele— phone, giving the nations of the earth a new means of communication. Each ventured into the un— known and blazed the way for those who came after him. The creating of a na- tion—wide telephone ser— vice, like the developing of a new world, opened new fields for the pathfinder and the pioneer. The telephone, as the modern THE BUSINESS B‘ABMER L ] Gordon Tractor “The Farm Paper of Service" TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT IT! Does Garden in guW' I.- QQYIeld More - I You can make more money from your garden and crops when you plant d ndable seeds—adapted to ur so' . The work of preparing the said plant‘iaragoés th? seems whetgfiiypg 2.00! Mtge. atom Sided profit—often 0 moral lp—comes from wshgdfi 8 YEARS OF BETTER SEEDS «M are. 00.. M St. Port Washington. hm. fl Let Us Protect You ,, Slate muhuIRodded Fire; 6 Insurance (10.. of mich. ‘ ‘ HOME orncz~ rum. Mica. _/ tury. bell' ha been . £3550qu ‘yficsi‘tahg 216 shall?» in Largest Farm Fire Insurance Co., leedo. 8.25- e in: , we selection. in Michigan batter sum and cleaning methods have . d%“r%_¢gmmb pmmdggnxg A Blanket Policy Covering All I“ “mail: .3 a v n We not Farm Personal Property bumper . , , I sawmmmhwumtimtm Agents Wantéd in Good Territory W. T. LEWIS, Sec'y 710-713 F. P. Smith 31.13.. FLINT, DECK. 'for all over $5,000.00. FE MILLéfi ' 7,414 roam pawn! M f " fie-"'1. ll 3533'!" with? e ' my on em 3mm" " I would like to know if' a cement ‘ block chimney is safe (those with the air chamber).—J. 0.. Dorr, Mich. EMENT blocks when used for a chimney, even those having an ‘ air chamber are not considered to be the best type of construction. while in the majority of cases they arelsafe and satisfactory, but if you are looking for the best, they could. not be. recommended—F. E. Fogle, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Engineering, M. S. C. ADMINISTRATOR How and by whom is an adminisa trator appointed and what salary is he allowed by law? What is the first thing or duty he must perform when appointed? Give all the in- formation needed—A. K., Leelanau, Michigan. _ ‘ DMINISTRATORS are appointed by the probate judge on the petition of one of the interested parties. His compensation consists of a commission on the real and per- sonal property which he has charge of. being 5% for any amount up to $1,000.00,- 2%% on all over. $1,- 000.00 and up to $5,000.00, and 1% The first thing he does is to give bond and proceed ‘to collect the assets and pay the debts—Legal Editor. “ NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY I am enclosing an enrollment slip which my daughter signed up with the $25.00 down but later heard many reports that the place had no repu— tation and could not recommend a position and altogether was unsatis— factory. My daughter was only‘ 16 years old when she signed up for this course. Would you please in- vestigate this for me? Will we have to pay the full amount?Mrs. J. M., Kewadln, Michigan. HEY could not collect from your daughter if she was only 16 years of age at the time of sign- ing the contract. They could not make you pay if you did not sign the contract—Legal Editor. FENCING SCHOOL YARD Would like to know what would be the most suitable fence in front of a school on a country road where there is much traffic. There is of- times a dispute in a district as to whether two pipes running through post, or two planed planks spiked to post or heavy cable stretched across, ,or a heavy woven wire fence is best. Some think that two planed planks spiked on post would cause large snowdrifts which wouldcause a wet school yard for a long time in the spring—O. W. B.. Scottsville, Mich. HE kind of a fence to use in front of a school house which faces a main road is a debatable ques~ tion, and naturally one on which we cannot give a definite answer. Per- haps 90% of the school yards in Michigan, even thpse facing a road having considerable traffic, are not University and paid' 7 given. having a: mesh enclose that children. could not climb on it would be most satisfactory. A diamond meshed fence would be preferable to one hav- ing square meshes. This type of fence would not cause snow to drift." ——F. E. Fogle, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Engineering. M. S. C.‘ LARVA OF POTATO BEETLE... Will you please let me know its larva of a potato beetle looks like a worm or a bug? Let me know as soon as possible for this has been ‘ brought up in school and we cannot decide—V. I. 8.. Concord, Afichigan. WOULD say that the lar of the potato beetle is a red, softvbodied slug which is the form most com- manly known by the farmer. This slug when full-grown descends from the leaves on which it has fed and buries itself underground. Here it BUSHEIAS OF CORN IN URIB Will you please give me a table to use to find the number of bushels of our com in a. crib? —--R. 3., Allen, Michigan. 4 D the number of cubic feet in the corn crib and divide this number by 5/4. This is based on the Winchester bushel which contains 2150 cubic inch- 08 or 1 1/4 cubic tech—F. E. Fogle, Ase’t Prof. of Agricul- tural Engineering, M. S. C. pupates and then from the pupa, a ten striped beetle, yellow and black in color, comes up and lays the eggs for the new crop of slugs. There are two generations a year, one coming out very early in the spring and the other one in mid-winter.--R~. H. Pet- tit. Professor of Entomology, Mich- igan State College. SHOULD NOT SHOOT DOG . Would like to know if a man has any right to let a dog run all over when out coon hunting? Also if on some one' else's property has the property owner a right to shoot the dog if it is some distance from the owner?-—A. L. N., Portland, Mich. F the man is out hunting with his dog, I am of the opinion you would not have the right to shoot it merely because it is some distance from its master. Your remedy would be an action for damages against the owner for whatever damage the dog does—Legal Editor. COLLECTION OF NOTE Wife of A signs a note with B without the consent of A. Wife has no property in her name but husband and wife have some in joint deed. Note has not been sold to a bank but is being held by party to whom it was B is unable to pay note and is willing to return property for which note was given. New what I WHERE OUR READERS leE . Haven‘t you a pictnre of our home or is ' Show “the other members of The m mht hr but here dump-bustling" Kodak icturee a nod print. stall. It thepurposoef the' _ fence was to confinechildren to the r g - school yard..we would suggest that . onset the ornamental wire fences ,, i - ~ V~,.:clothes.'or other neces- ._s1ues‘ for which he would be liable. ‘ Farina FOR oouu'rr DRAIN, Please let me know who stands the cost of a county drain, and' does -_ . owner of farm where drain passes‘ _:--thrcugh have to ' pay a higher rate. than his neighbor? What per cent, 'of rgte does the county pcy?--C. Ru Mount Clemens, Michigan. . HE county drain commissioners determine th e proportionate amounts to be assessed against the townships and against the land— owners who are benefltted by the drain. The land owners are assessed according to the amount of benefit they receive from the drain, and the township is assessed for the benefit to- public health ‘ and convenience derived from the drain_.—L e g a 1 Editor. CAN an Iron!) mummm mums Owner of a farm rents a field for share rent to another party. Corn was raised on this field last year. and owner repeatedly warned renter for several months to remove his share which he did not do. Can owner be held responsible for dam- age to corn in case of the breaking in of his stockth—C. 11., Perrinton, Michigan. the router’s lease has terminat- ed and he has been notified. to remove his crops and has not done so, ‘I am of the opinion he could not hold the landlord liable for damage done by his stock break- ing into the field.-—-—Legal Editor. HUSBAND’S SHARE 0F . PROPERTY A wife dies leaving no children. Is the. husband entitled to all of the property, or would the brothers and sisters be entitled to part or the prop- erty? The most of which was made before .her marriage and is still in her maiden name. If the husband is not entitled to all of the property what is his legal share? M. M. B., Tem- perance, Michigan. l husband would be entitled to one—half of the wife’s property, andher parents or it no parents are living then the brothers and sis- ters would be entitled to one-half.— Legal Editor. BULLETIN SERVICE (The Milieu!" listed under this heading are tree. If you want a copy of one of more mustiheMon reorderinsz and mail to in with your name and adorns. They.wlil be sent to you without charges or any. Ind.) Bulletin No. 6.——'—THE GOSPEL OF GOOD FEEDING. This -bulletin tells how to teed profitably according to prac- ', tical experience and was prepared by the former editor of a dairy publication. bulletin \No. 6.——BEFORE YOU IN- VEST. Mafiypf you have often wonder- ed about first mortgage bonds as an in- vestment. This bulletin will give you considerable information regarding them. Bulletin No. 7.,———FARM SANITATION. This really consists of two bulletins, one on how to build a concrete hog wallow and the other on dipping livestock, and livestock diseases with suggestions as to treating. Very helpful to have in your farm library. ‘ Bulletin No. 8.—HOW TO ANALYZE A FIRST MORTGAGE REAL ESTATE BOND ISSUE—Here is a mighty interest- ing booklet, especially if you are plan- ning on investing in stocks or bonds. It is a most thorough analysis of the sub- :lect and should be helpful to anyone. Bulletin No. 9.—-—FEEDI v FROM THE EGG TO [THEM MARKET—Poultry men will find. this bulletin very helpful. It gives informationon the‘~diflerent breeds, how to ,feed, breed, cull. and market. cusses the various‘diseases poultry/is cube ject to. It contams'~gi_4 pages and inner! ‘ illustrated; 1 The circle chowsemicro- scope photograph of a lot of Alsike Clover seed in the “row” state. This lathe way most of it looks as it comes from the field—too dirty to new but it can be cleaned. Its value depends on the kind of cleaning it gets. -it- wouldn’t be necessary to brand and seal ' “PineTree”farm seeds for your protection. But, unfortunately, the human’eye cannot accurately estimate seed quality, and the test tag cannot tell the whole story. Get This Valuable New Book The new “Hip-Pocket” FARM GUIDE fills the need for a complete, practical guide to the. growing of ha , pasture and forage crops of all kinds. Contains more useful farm information than has ever before been assembled into one book. Substantially bound in pocket size for constantreference. Fully illustrated. Contains official planting table for your State checked by your Experiment Station. Would cost $1.00 or more if sold in the usual way. Ask your “Pine Tree” dealer for a copy or send 10 cents to The Albert Dickinson Company, Chicago, and book will be sent by return mail. This is the some seed after it was ‘ ‘cleaned” by ordinary machinery. Much Akiko comes on the marketcnd is sewn in this condition. Not good enough yet for “Pine Tree.’ ' THE ALBERT DICKINSON COMPANYs CHICAGO Minneapolis Buffalo New York Pittsburgh Boston Special “Pine T r e e ” re- fly cleaning methods take out dangerous weeds and worth- less trash, which ordinary cleaning will not remove. 4 The circle to the left shows the final result, ‘ ‘ Pine Tree” Alsike. The circle to the right shows what was taken out in the special “Pine Tree” re- cleaning process. The micro- scope reveals Canada Thistle and qthcr weeds. Carloads of such trash are cleaned out and burned by Dickinson every year. VB Us to 1/* AT FACTORY PRICES -‘i:1_‘ Factory Prices. troduces sen- - - national 5-Year nascent-ed on. Stoves. Ranges :- upees. 200 st les and sizes.'Besu- tiful parcel n enamel ranges and . wagon m :3 coal ranges " yearsirbusiness ' were. Write today for Kalamazoo Sieve Ca. Mire. 671 Rochester Ave. Kalamazoo. Mich. amatoo irect to You“ New FREE book otee Reduced ‘ Manna DMD/1Y5- : . \ Pot . ,7. r4: MET s “I L Jr ‘ ‘ it!!! f“: w’im hI-.‘“-_-__n- \ r e Your Own 0' _ Guarantee 0 YOU want 5'... suofidifh‘i‘n “lg: . e. ' thaw-e om: Guarantee «The WW? mo moKes 'em Crooh’ed. . Gliwayfi hKe The eag/xwa/) Wl’lElha‘ II; in gain) jib ‘tfi’ devil) or in Pill—m) ' glare? I is“? in; .7 "if; UP Cheap no ’(Ounl ‘ enceé. [/Crfg'cK5 and fOlKfi I5 Prell/ much (like, jome via/5. /> Foibwm‘ Allin €052/ Wa/ 15 whdl‘ éome 1%”? . // 1... {,1 ....._ m. ,. «museum } "-— there is more copper! in it, more zinc over it—that you’ll get more years out of-it op wire ‘ l‘ldlx, means copper-bearing “galvanized.” we ever built. every roll. catalog. All are free. .r. Fence for Profit Learn how. “Cost of Fencing Farms," “17,0004 Farm Folks Say," and “Hogs and :Fence" are booklets writ- ten by farmers. You will enjoy them. =Wnte for these and others on how to test fence Wire and the Keystone KEYSTONE STEEL & WIRE co. 4882 Industrial Street .' '41’n Viz-5:232: ,v - ° Peoria. Illinois “Square Deal” always has had the reputation of ‘ being a real good fence. Dealers were proud-tosell it. Fence buyers were proud to own it. All knew it as a- long lasting, farm fence that was sure to give many extra years of serv1ce. . V 4 Then, in 1923, we discovered and patented “Gal- vannealing”-—as big an improvement over galvanizs ing as the binder was over the cradle. “Red Strand” Fence is our old reliable “Square Dear-but. made of steel and “galvannealed” instead of In “Red Strand" wire we put more copper, mak- ing the steel extra rust resisting. On “Red Strand” we weld more zinc that keeps the rust out longer. This double protection—more copper and more zinc—makes “Red Strand” the longest lasting fence Ask your dealer for “Red Strand” prices. 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Sr . ‘ ' ' n und H ePic ere], ‘ , .~ und rch 1 When Writing to .Advertisers Please Mention The Business Farmer Pic {er 1] ow sod 60 :’ m 9 round ‘'8 00 -.l- CL 89 H 1?!" ‘, Whitth 160: Simon 14 erel 12c: ' Box] char ext! .. nag sun. 1' H in 4 i" ,drssgd “as” uali . Order qthistyud. ' , or suckers round. ‘40 redress 5" '3 ks round or dressed 1 drt-sse L c: is S heepheadsfilc: F4 film" 200; Mack- o. 7 Iflier lfiggifig‘ig. list Large 3 l 0 ._ kinn =1 :‘ dcal0 3c ‘ ' "BroadSCOpe Man people [write their: in: benefit of A Sprayer Question less damage to the'potato crop in some sections ofthestate. Early planted ones were the most af-‘ fected. In speaking of late .blight, " I would like to explain. L at e blight~ is blamed 'more for dam- age to potatoes than it is en- titled to be. Not that late blight is not a very disastrous dis- ease, for it is, but it is blamed for some potato failures when some other dis- e a s e' was the . real cause. In fact, when ever a potato top does not look 'just right to many farmers, they-say it is blight. Very much the same as many people diagnose their every ache and pain as rheumatism. HOWever, potato diseases were more prevalent last year than for some time, and several inquiries have reached us, concerning our spray outfit. In answering a letter from R. M. of Goldwater, Branch County, others will get an idea of how our outfit is made. . Many asking question are like R. M.——they have an orchard sprayer which they want to use for potato field spraying. (1) “Do you use a steel truck for spraying, and is it a four-wheeled one? How high are the wheels, and how wide is the tire? How far apart? Yes, the wheels are steel, and there are four 'of them. Rear wheels are about 56 inches high, and front ones are 26. The tread is six feet. We bought an old discarded manure spreader, which was far from worn out, and used the rear wheels, axle and bearings of it. The tires on these rear wheels are six inches wide. The front wheels are binder truck wheels, and turn under the frame so one may turn as short as with a two—wheeled sprayer. The frame of the truck is of 2x6 inch material, well bolted and stayed where need be. Being six feet wide, it straddles two rows and three horses are used for hauling. An ordinary 3-horse shaft pole device is used. (2) “Our pump is said to supply 250 pounds pressure on eight noz- zles. It is run by a 21/2, H. P. gas engine, 175 gallon tank. How many rows will it spray?” This outfit should easily supply pressure for satisfactory. spraying of four rows at a time. For ordinary commercial potato growing a pres— sure of 125 to 160- pounds with three nozzles to the row is quite suf— ficient, and if this outfit is working properly it should meet the require- ment. (3) “How many rows do you ad- vise spraying at one time?” Four. It would be quite difficult to spray more than four rows, as the boom would be too long. Less than four rows causes too much driving over vines, as well as lost time. . (4) “What kind of nozzle do you recommend?” L. W. MEERS m; and l/ is Edited by L. w. Mnsxs, .Hillsdale County ' for. win-Meeks' advlee'on dlfrmnt ‘ hls Wide expel-lance without charges , will receive a personal. reply ,by early mail If you are a paid-up subscriber.) AST year.late blight: did more or ~ "a. — it W8; roblems and he is alwa's is to} We ileum: him can of M., g d g B. F. and you _ The regular mist nozzle with fine - disks in it. These are not expensive. Mail order houses supply them. . .(5) "‘Did you make ‘ybur own boom? ,If so, how is it made?" Yes, we made our own boom, and it works nicely. To describe in de— tail how it is. made, would require the whole of my alloted space, and, to‘ be honest, I wouldn’t advise any- one to try and make one like it. Our boom is satisfactory all right, but it required too much time to make, and as far as cost is concerned it cost as much as a factory made one would. Several factories have been studying potato spraying, and many of these are now on the'mar- ket with a good boom at a reason- able price. These booms may be purchased separate from the com- plete sprayer, and used with any or- chard sprayer. Right here let me suggest that caution is required in attaching any boom, boughten or heme made, to the spray pump. A potato sprayer is driven over too un- even ground for its .well being. There is too much vibration on the frame and boom. If the boom is fastened solid by piping directly to pump, it will soon mean a loose connection at this point, and not unfrequently the vibration of the pipe will wear the threads of the pump outlet so the trouble can not be remedied. This is one of the things a, few years experience has taught us. So when we rebuilt our sprayer last year We overcame any possibility of vibration causing trouble with pipe connec- tions, especially at the pumpoutlet. The pump is threaded for one-inch pipe, and we use a long nipple for attaching to pump. Then an 18-inch piece of 1%-inch heavy steam hose was slipped over this nipple and over the next piece of the inch discharge pipe, leaving about six inches of hose between the end of the'nipple and pipe. Three hose clamps were used to clamp the hose to each 'of these' pipes, This six inches of hose between 'pipes would not stand over 100: pounds pressure, so we wrapped it very carefully ‘ aheavy twine. It has never lea‘lEZd one drop, and often our pressur goes up to 300 pounds. We shall add four more nozzles this coming season, making 16 on our boom, four to the row. Certi— fied. seed growers need to use a. little extra precaution in spraying. Com- mercial growers can well afford to spray, but certified‘ seed growers are required to spray at least five times and, as their investment in the grow-- ing crop is considerable more than for a table stock crop, they can well aflord to do a little extra in the spray line. R. M., as well as several others, writes he had many misshapen po— tatoes last year and wants to know the cause. So do I. Many early planted potatoes last year produced misshapen tubers. This was more noticeable. The only explanation I have is," the ” peculiar season. Some think the seed was at fault. I do not credit this, for it was the same where the best of seed Was used. ” ' While there have been years when ' it paid to plant late potatoes early, , it is generally by far the better way to “plant late potatoes late.” Mr. Wither produced “We . . Qt. e .4" a «up 0111,1118 9% Ila-Valuable ' 3935 “MW MICHIGAN’S 1926 OAT GROWING CHAMPION W'TILLIAM SCHWEITZER, a Bay county farmer, won the 1926 oat . championship of Michigan by growing 964 bushels 'on 9% acres of land, a yield of slightly more than 101 bubshels to according to the Michigan Crap Ijn'provement Association. The oats were of the stiff-straWed’: Warthy variety and grown on . heavy black soil, in the-Saginaw valley. ‘ He chose thisvariety because Athena is always of the crop going flat on such ground before ‘ripésins‘fihdthefstifl Straw obviates such denser, , ' ‘ : ~ consecutiveer .95 ,buysheEZtii,'the'_m, A 1. Statistics on the, yields of other Tanners" in‘ i ‘ r ‘ the acre, Michigan, ‘ the I want to send every man who reads this paper one of my New Cut Price Catalogs. I want you to have this book so you can see with your own eyes how much money you can save on over 150 styles of Fencing, Gates, Furnaces, Barb Wire, Steel Posts, Metal and Roll Roofing,Shingles and Paint. My DIRECT-FROM-FACTORY plan of dealing cuts cost and saves buyers a lot of money. As you look through the pages of my big Cut Price Catalog and note the high quality of everything made in my factories and see the low money-saving prices, you’ll be glad you sent for it. I Pay the Freight Not only are my prices lower, but they are FREIGHT- Over One Million customers are today buying from my PAID prices. That takes out all guesswork about freight factories and enjoying the saving that my Direct-From- charges and gives you another big saving. My prices tell Factory plan of dealing makes possible. Here’s the kind of you exactly what_ your goods will cost you laid down at letters my customers write me: your nearest freight statlon and the big savmg ml] and a“... $1..” 3.“ I...“ 0 Sh. agreeably surprise you. an a Rod 0:: In: crou- A: Any Price 1 pe . It makes no difference where you live,you can take advantage of this :‘I have compared your "Received shipment of “I have ordered over 500 I A 0 money saving opportunity of buying from Brown’s Factories; orders, prices with others and fenceandfindeverything rods of fence from you find you saved me 12c a O. K. We saved about and it’s not onlythe beat are'shipped within 24 hours from my three big factories at CleVeland, _ n , Prompt Service Ohio, Adrian, Mich., Memphis, Tenn; also from warehouses at Kansas "’d °" my imam" 3:20.? 13:13: effifif m f22°‘b'e°.'t t¢:n'::n:{' —No Waiting City, Mo., and Davenport, Iowa, so regardless of where you live you J. L. Sibley, y ' . Mam-QM, w’is. price." J. A. Walker, "NO 9613)? can get goods from Brown in a ver few hours. Bentoru'a, Miss. Tigrett. Tenn. 3’ we 8”” Satisfaction Guaranteed % ~/ . Now just a word about QUALITY. Low prices don’t mean a thing unless the quality is right; that’s the point I want to emphasize; I believe I make and furnish my customers with the BEST QUALITY Fence, Gates, Steel / - Posts, Furnaces, Barb Wire, Roofing and Paint that it is possible to / produce. That’s why everything you buy from my fac- tories carries my own personal guarantee—a guarantee that insures you quality and satisfaction. Mail Coupon For FREE Catalog Just fill out the coupon with your name and address and I’ll send you my money-saving Cut Price Catalog by return mail. If you are going to build fences—if you are go— ing to put on new roofs or repair your old ones—if you are going to paint any of your buildings, get this book and see the nice bunch of money I,can save you.—Jim Brown, President- The Brown Fence 8 Wire Co. Dept. 3918 ' Cleveland, Ohio THE mown FENCE e WIRE co., Dept.3918 CLEVELAND, 01110 I Send me your New Cut Price Catalog showing low Factory Prices on Fencing, Gates, Steel Posts, Barb Wire, Roofing, Paints, etc. . " - _ — - - — — - — — — - -——,~—--- — - - — - - ----------------—--.-dm9’ P. o. - — - - --‘-----------------------.--------.-----;.‘-. STATE-..-....-----..-------..-..---..-.._-.. R. F. 13...“; INTENTIONAL SECOND EXPOSURE 8(232) ‘ THE BUSINESS F A R M EQR January 15, 1927 X’ , ,x/ \P x. / \f: . fl 7 , N“. . a * a, . . fivw . Wt mm ; 'Jwefi'i“ «v ' .7, ‘1 2 C an. . Broadscope Farm NEWS (Ii/(Z .__._:l<‘.(iito1o pi'ico. ’l‘lioso booms may 1w, sum“ mhm. diS_ [)lll't‘lllltit‘d Smmi‘uto from lllt‘ com-- :‘mv null-45‘ ltwliwuzuttl tlwlorigitst lilruilllt; tum: 1,, w, MEEKS .. u H .l was the DIN“ Sm‘uymy um] 115ml with («my (Ha. ‘: \‘t‘l‘lttllll. ” H ‘ V ‘ w.” MUN. h t'lmnl Hl)l‘(t)'t‘l‘. Right lioi‘o lot 17w x l \ntir‘a‘lt f‘fll‘ifll‘ lx‘trl T’tlltYLil mm a ".ottlizt'x ‘. 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I'I‘I"*tHll.\' With :1 WIth I'WIIW It 111%: s t “HSitiiii ty through all moms. Nuns. it??? gloating; i”! tsmall building}! Price: $97 {freight ’l‘hv t'igomv ot‘ tho truth it: of ifxt‘» iHle “"‘f‘l’l “f'l‘f‘d "m" ‘1’“1‘3’ “‘“1 MW” amino. i911} a,low1'i. (maxim; {Ergo}. “HW‘W‘L W‘” “WW1 “WI WNW” “m ,l’” “‘1'” ~“"““‘ _‘”’ ‘” ""0 iwmntv. ' Will‘l‘t‘ llt‘t‘tl lw, lit-Eng Six toot \t'ltlt‘, V“ flirt” Wit] tour lll()l‘t’ ll()7./.li‘:% H Mruddhifi {\y” FHWH Hm] 1mm“ tliir; t‘til'lllll", summon. making; It} on v- .1. i ,» 7n. . .. at oi ‘- A ' (111‘ I win. t W- ‘x, - ~ mt. AMhR‘IbANRADIAFUJKCGMPANY Datum Building lltllhtfi int, [Ltd to! lmulinfl. All i H t o I to tlu It)“. (tl_l Detroit, Michigan ortliimi'y 3—l1o1‘so sliztt‘t polo (lovivo is ““t’ WW1 fi‘tI‘M‘VWH' MVP“ 10 USP 21 MN“ MW“. vxtm ltl't‘t'Jtlllltlll in Spraying. (‘omrr l ‘57) “(Mr Pump i»: rinlti to .‘RllllIllV IIH‘I‘I‘M? 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JH'W‘, hpr a 1! {y '5' ; up ' f " s "-1! w ' n 't . 1» . . > A “yum “WWI HEW WI, 71- (_ . \ 1‘)” ti “xiv! tli {ht ]\ l H) Hum; Hill on sizcli mound IH tom iii. im- .»i| ;.t ; my 1'1 wmnu‘ :1511 :0 :~ it s l"l\\' o H‘iutos‘ Hula (lilli3"t“'. ’l‘ " “ s .' - Per 100 I‘(>1ixt(lS~-l7‘irail-n llmiml ' ‘ 24,300; (LII or L-hlttltt‘l‘: lnlllltll-lt' .1 H ' V ‘ . , ‘ I V 5" ill.» Ls “H “Llld DNSSM, 3m,” WNW“. “I,th W; “m, M m, H] :w; liftl‘lft‘ yt-nmv l't‘l't'll (w riltl‘hlt’tl‘ ta; (onm ( utnv )t‘tll‘ that his out (Top as (“\(‘l‘t‘tlt‘tl 1).) hushvls to the urn», 1501.0“.1 53km); “mam: l‘uxl. S .M, .\lxllllll“i. I'ltlui ‘1 room! «Sim lll‘lt‘iit’~: Ill“ H 1 ’41.“: ‘ . ‘v ' .t . . t ' - . . ‘. i . .t ‘ ‘ '. ' . madly My 312:5”; [Mind PM HI. WWW 1,)“ W 1”“: PM. MIN m, (11..., H1 in.“ Nlir‘>;rltt‘1ltl\;§l hiriltlfi!l(fi on “H )l( Id?» 01 otlni Mimi LN In .tlnlngiul Show that. $ltl,ftl; Iltllll‘rlli 531-; Stl'mtit h1l3'...,tt. lil‘ltttl \HHI 1R-\li ’ltiw; Salmon H": -1|*“1.3”"Z 1 *‘LH‘ ' ‘- x' ' x' ‘ *‘ ' " " ‘ 1! ‘ ‘ ‘ X‘ ‘ ‘ '- < - will] )Ul'llt‘l'. l'mlmt: t'ltiil'flt' tittw gré‘l‘ lllllltll't‘ti mt“; ‘lLEn'; (‘mlflsh lilo; \\'|Htm.' liltw l'Ilm to. D1" 15"““(H/“l I’H’duud "‘ “mp “H h” r, a: SUNS ‘lh \dlll‘llflc as the pimmh, wit rim;th I...‘ my ll». um»- in tow tut mum.» 33,: extra. \Matv twr «'HIHiJlt‘l/O 115C :u‘t'l'ugo gron'or lil‘UtllH‘t‘S (m illH/g :H‘l‘t‘h‘. 'len 100—”). ltvlw‘. .‘w‘lvml for ('Hlllllit‘it' ltyl. ltrl otlivi‘ \.tl‘lt'llt.‘5. Fromm, Sinwluwl, Silly-(l l’txli. GREEN BAY FISH 00.. ' CONSUMERS FISH 00., Green Bay Wis. P. O. Box 611 Green Bay, Wis. Ianuary15,1927 “THE BUSINESS FARMER (233) 9* Iwzmt to amid CUE i’l‘ii'i" inkling; with your «air? ’13. ()i ’ iiwriiup,‘~luingli —‘ ;‘ (‘giiinw (Lurk < «~11 mi" Hip 151mm of my in): (fui in 1 my 1';u;i,<,>rics and we the EM: ,, I Pay the Freig Not on‘iy are my prices: lower but Hwy IU‘C‘ FRI?i’C‘I'I’IV I’AII) prices. ’l‘liri‘r tukoa out, 2111 luluvsmvozk :sliou‘. Miami); charms; and gtiws you another big: Saving: L‘xijv miw , 1a ‘7 you exactly what your goods Will 0381 you lgiif: <3 " -’ your nearest il'Olg’jili SIZIHUH and 'H‘ri’ * i r SERVICIF: /‘?‘ m” I ‘ Saved; Suu‘ufi $30.00; Bent Fence ‘ lull-C “bl—V Surprhc yt‘fll' file .1 Rod 0n I‘M": Order Al Any Price ' {69’s, K It IllilkL‘S no diffcnncv \xiiwrr: you 11er VHU «mi «in mia' mi :p . i r I v ~» it” i m .g Wlthln24 0“ rnonvy saving opportunity “1‘ buying {mm 131mg, 10mm, “.l ,V ,V a_ .1” r. ,ltirf; are shipped within 2-1 hours from 11w thru- Mg: {m Hui: > ‘ 1’ V I I ‘y ""LIHZ’L‘f‘H‘xz"; “a”, Pronlpt SerVice Ohio,A(1riun, Mir‘h” Muupliim 'I‘c‘iur; who from yum 11mm . Luna 1: ' " " ‘ ' ’ , i. Hm (_ A, ‘Cmf, —N0 waiting City. Mo., and Davenport, Iowm 1a., (ugru'iilrtm :1! win :-_< yam; hm yo'u , , , ‘ 4 », Wilmer, —N0 Delay can get goods from Brown in (l w 1 gr («w lion! ax -v ‘ ' "x ' ‘< if “H: We Ship . ' K Satisfaction Guaranteed , _ § Now just a word about QUALITY. Low prices; don't mmn (1 Hum: HHIi‘f-S Tiu' quality is right; that’s the point: 1 want to (*mphmuzr I ht'iu w I mukv :uni furnish my customers with the BEST QUALITY Ii‘e‘um- C m 2 Posts, Furnaces, Bzu‘b Wire, Roofing and Pziim that u in ‘N‘w‘wli/i“ in produce. That’s why everything you buy 11m"! 1 .( torics carrier: my own parsonzil guru‘nnuw. ' ' that; insurcs you quality and szuist'zu‘tioin Mail Coupon For FREE Camfmg Just til} out iiit‘ voupun with yom “MUM and 1'11 and you luv mom y'thVHM‘, (‘11? 1 rtturnniru‘r11youru‘iggloiiiu1u1nuiiiii. in; to put on 11H,» Huiififlf1<}>Lli£‘yii‘ii going; I» paint any of your innu’izqu-g :; 111m: Imm‘ii oi mom 37 3 Mil” szuw yiw, The Erawm Femaa fievtaqm WU «- 7:31“ 1013,! Prices in“, Hunts, dc. _, R. F. Dunn--." ufiflfiflfiwW o.roo% r9. the hey otter m islvmovod vindltkauepstge-“tdomflthehfigfl m amp. .\ ate-ens V ,, :m ‘bu.; oats, 480 be: we .4: be; wad “mun “ “mg a L . . _ .etm._ Thr- Feed Equally gifoiffi—kfifm' “9 1b" “‘8’ m d” km in mm at from sec toil-Ego. ' ' o Midland.—Taxes paid and bfllt- h V, "mm-.1 _ > _ . Ramns ed. Beans selling tor loss than 4'1; ii”??? “any flag} “ 2,. .' Mm farmer is m m m” 515 to 828 ton; corn, 40c elm: tot hens, » ~WI’I‘H Linseed Meal , m- H" ‘8 the W “m8 °° “11 W 180 um no m m: when. an on» V and we We none. Quotations at m; bu.; tumors 3 __ . V "land: Wheat, $1.19 bu.; corn, 78c bit; “'5. , 59° don; b u 47 1 ,- - %, 40c hm; bilguttzginisesibss. fa, see “3.4. P. %..°?_6_2;. b . busted r A test is all that's needed to convince @853: 4“ V- C" '1'5'27- ' U “Soy- ;:der$;§)w—;¢Yh:r tweed: you of the profit-insuring qualities of cmwn‘E‘“"‘9“‘“'—W’ 1““ h“ " AW“ 039 “1011 0‘ an” 0“ m5- . few more good days so famous ham ,9. F an fine seed Meal. emote out, 5 wood and doing their Lm lgogoérmm 001;: gm Eggstufesldfl “oi: chores. Fanuem selling wheat and Lawn: . ‘. . , some - . m9“. . treely. Tans high: mono t b Try Linseed Meal With any of your live loss hurt by the early mm. The saw .3. seem mach With rmxefifi. itan stock in the rations suggested in the is nearly all S‘One. Quito stew hath; m 10,0”; m m boo inns ' foward to Farmer-3' Week __at g, g, klets trated There at: a int of farmers haunt-uh}, fl‘ ‘5“. 1%: some ‘ . strewthsyear. ' _ havetakgngw ~ - _v . - . j s” W o"‘“- ' m ““ mm the mm m m We u» mimem2§rmz~deez sayupays «highs: 100%. egg mduoflou. Quotations 4.; Mg. 8' fl. . m: , do“ V r, (Em ' ~ . $5 I m . . . .v 291.; ~- __ .m- See why it often saves 30 to 40 days m bilge“; 21b. :b b33123“; um; 50c lb. E. c. at, L431, marketing liVC stock. wheat, $1.20 bu.; com, 15,. m; M 399 weer—Most rm doiy‘ M hm; rye, 72c bu.; been 543; m; .39“, M m- Lime. fie” m m_ See why it proved $85,” a m in tow. $1.40 bu.: butter. 53c 1b.; 888$. 42¢ oufcmwfdshm? 3“," bf tout": jean‘mwi‘. 4:21.; Wisconsin hog-feeding experimem. “3—3 B' 1%; 1'6‘27' ‘ putting on. pomp-y culling and gorer Send tor the books, get stoned right and we few°m";u°‘$mf§“$§§t m “mean-“lat meg?” rml M Ra” know you’ll wok—with Linseed Meai. We snow admmhsome mow twee ethos. 53% as aloe 3:54 on 15:: will send any or 'all these books written by 9n” “ light m‘mng on ma “0"- teuons at Clayton: Wheat. $1.354 u.‘: . Many lambs beig sold. some corn being , . . successful feeders and market specmlists— husked but not much. No amnion we 23313;?" bm'3&“‘§u4hc.b%.:» W“ FREE. being held. Several tanner. s have been v Address Dept. BB-l working at wood. Practically no market- “Mme nf’w ym 1' W mud . ing of crops being done at this time. “a to "men " Mt“ W m be ‘ MAL Quotations at Elsie: Corn, 70c bu.; outs, better for WM wood mm find “ » oorn, 82c bu.; oats, 40o bu.; rye 79.; m. butcheflnz main iobe Some can sell to H..- j beans, $4.39 cwt.; potatoes, 33100 (:th 1” huske‘d'otcgg flute. ' ' ‘ butter, 64:0 11).; , 2 —H. . ., G9 °d~ W“ ~ an! 80 - 1128 Union Trust Balding . L647. egg“ 5 c a“ E 8 Emu iguana“ ted with num- —-w. N.» ., . Shin.qu (NW) . ——- Fairly I t ,9 a. d y weather good {or live stock. Lots of com um (“"4333 lower _ in fields yet. Poultry fan-1y good but than- m 1925 m 1’26' Fm and not so with grain. ROnds in good 0021- W Wing” m “a.” 1“ “"133 dition. Have had very mu. snow but but“. "5901 building“ 3'“ ‘Wypmmt- . quite a lot of ice on roads and fields. Dogs mu“ ad wmmm Ii” M 0‘ Quotations at Else: Conn 700 ML; om, “93°99 1‘" 38” 3.0mm? “4 swim“ .340 bun; beans. $4.20 mt; hatter. 656 >V31ned “t 31v5°°- UDW We? c0“- 1b.; eggs, 15c don—G. L. P., 1-6-27. ' dim“? have caused 81m M8 8011001 mm“ {N‘nfivNioe mm W "or children and adults. Halftimjcy and with a little snow. Farmers shuddlng “0 flame heavy; mm“ numerous ind huslsing’~ corn ’when wenther permits. rifleImany mandam—C‘ Elsenmann' Last returns from oooperative cream. ' " still show another 111ch in butters: 8*- ‘om’finm W with 6.3a 1b.; eggs, 4.0g: doz.—-—A few farmers mm film'- W is not I." and tor $1.27 bu..; rye. 78o bu.—-C. H.. 1-6437. out 0mm; m cthe ‘ Huron (EL—Splendid weather (or the WW N“ .mm m fit the holidays. Roads for either sleds or W except sewn: supply or m on wheels, good skating. many rectory hoods hum 3mm!!! "Pratt? well done. Lots hmne. Work reported scarce in town. 1:1 or M, be“! titled Mid W out at we only had some good roads they could “mm 315-09 tons—«A. J. 1., 116%. find work. Some seed peas are being Km.—-‘M08t or eom 15 um find {out shipped A good crop in many places—— of fields now. A tew flaw" 1mm in 20 bu. per acre. Alaska need bills for fodder. Hills here .very icy and mos- Sometmzm shmh- sibleto drive dull mmnm CHICAGO, ILL. W PAYS As" HIGH AS 100% PROFIT W Your eta per acre. More beans being cooked snow to speak of on gonad now. Live 1 for cow feed than was produced locally pork sells at 11c pound, arm ggolsc w e I Some feeding a tow to hogs. One city sheep and horses 1 was More Kaiam dormer returned to . three auctions now Action or Board 01 Su- ' fiwhglmemstoektheneu. Learnhowtoant :18 fifth M d d in m M 0000me MMB F um have»: gland thematic Silo on your annotations at m Mfg]? 33$"; £81813: d 'w an tan-wan» “WNW‘WWMIW' r it, 1—5.2? ' ' bet at mmwsomumorgowmdbm m- pmmmm Mmmoflhm. DOW .91 a...” a.“ . WA W , - MW ,. ~’ West. flame ' yields. Reniwhatagfy‘wnm factgfiz’rilreqteffgz ggtffiifim- .‘ , . Ms M M .‘I :01. m 3:: m up. 7 to ‘ :1. 7 V (Bur-hum . 009‘ A , _ _:. Wm I _ y’ > I I h V k . mmmxzmmxemmm ~ —- 3mm mmwmfmg’mim'm. MW; do?” 9! my ‘ mm mm 1 film now. Quotations at NW: N being Mod. ' : 3a.»; mm. also hit; .m. no u; to on» m. we. 7m: :m.: m two I ~ . M in on £51: 3b.; ms. Mo . » imam 3&1 ' THE ADVERTISEMENTS "are your guide to good * Whatever you need, there is an advertisement in m ' pages that will take you' to it—just the kind in: WM» 1 when. .mfiies. ,9éizerfi8ers .say you saw their M in s FARMER. I You’ll " help us and help yourself. ‘ 1 “Michigan Apples.” vers? Do numb FARMERS? . ' ' R. EDITClmh’ Reading Illur~ valuable paper of November 20, I read the article entitled "Eat In that article you say you believe the farmers are. to blame. Just why blame the term- you suppose those in charge tried to get them? oil, I don't think they did. If they did. they would have got them and-plenty of them and most any variety. . -Now according to your article the football game was played at about the ti ' when the apple picking was atits eight and if i remember right there are Orchards all around Lan- sing and the co-ops from Traverse Bay to the Indiana line and they could not find any Michigan apples? 1 sure ieei sorry for them and p to think oi! them living right in the cen- ter of Michigan Fruit Belt and sup posed to teach our coming growers the identical .things and then don’t ‘ , know where to get Michigan apples themselves sounds pretty much like a joke. And as for advertising, I believe in it as much as anybody, but in this particular case it would .be absolutely useless because any- body that lives in the orchard and don’t know where 40 get apples could not 'read an advertisement it it was written all over a modern dairy barn. YOu ask in your article what are" the Michigan growers going to do. Well, I don't know what they are going to do, but I know what I would do it I were the one in charge, I would resign my job.— "Just Another Mere Farmer,” Lud- ington, Mich. INCREASING GAME PRESERVE EAR EDITOR: In the Detroit Times we read of a project that has for its object the ac- quiring of some 13,000 acres in Cause and Cheboygan counties by the department of conservation at $3.75 per acre. The claim is made by the survey that this purchase would give the state 20,000 acres in one\tract as a game preserve. What 'I' would like your service de- partment to do is to find where the $50,000 purchase money is coming from and also how the state came to be possessed of the 7,000 acres now owned and at what price this tract was purchased or relicted by former owners. It is not so very long ago that the U. S. Government sold land there for $2.50 per acre and still later the State disposed of. lands at $1.26 and again under a State home- stead measure the State received 10 cents per acre per year for five years along with other conditions which gave the owner the privilege of con- verting or abandoning (generally abandoning after the pulp and cooper timber was harvested) when- ever the tax became too great to an- nually pay. Why shouldthe State raise the price above the figure the land was originally sold for when covered with torest?——E. R., Port Hope, Michigan. TRYING TO FREEZE OUT EAR EDITOR: As I just got through reading “V. B."s” ar- ticle on the subject of the li- cense to keep bees. I am, as you would term it, a little hot under the collar. As I am a farmer I keep a few bees for our own honey and sell some to our neighbors and triends. Now this :looks to me as it this is another case of the big fellow trying - to freeze out the little follow. It the big bee men could have it their own way the honey eaters would pay more for their honey. It bees must be licensed or taxed, the‘way to do it is pay so much a stand,‘ then it 1 would hit the big fellow as hard as it would the small beekeeper. Now I‘beiiom in keeping bees tree. tromp ‘as ....we beekeepers should, but when it'eomes to making ." “110V,'"h a £93". pay ‘ u . tenor, who, mm... "you? Host a ,, lit. :, Mr. Farmer. "av-"sit the bees do for neither can my neighbor farmers, so it is up to us to see that we get justice dealt but to us. Stick to us, “V. 'B.-," we need more men like you. ——J. 3., Lapeer County. ON LICENSING TO KEEP BEES EAR EDITOR: I could scarcely believe my own eyes when I readin yonr issue/of December 18th the letter from “V. B.” regard- ing licensing beekeepers, even in this age when every group of tad- dists seems to think they can have legislation enacted to order the lives of everybody else according to their superior intelligence. 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RESIDENT COOLIDGE, in his Memorial Deyi‘address, said, “A determination to do right will ‘ be more effective than all our treat— ies and courts, all our armies and fleets.” This is but to keep'alive the eternal law uttered long ago, “Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.” It is to emphasize the central mean- ing of our text. Jesus, in announcing to the world the platform of his administration, proclaims, first of all, the foundation upon which all geodness is built.'He lays this foundation in the deeps of the heart. To ponder the Beatitudes is to see that what one is in the ‘ inner man is to determine what one is to be in the outer man. In the text, desire and aspiration are ante- cedent to righteousness. But first, what is righteousness? And are men desiring to be right- eous? Well, righteousness is some- thing higher and different than the standard of living set by the church of Jesus’ day. “Except your right— . eousness exceed 'the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter the kingdom of heaven.” This form of goodness was condemned because of a diseased mo— tive, as seen in “Take heed that you do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them.” The mo- tive for righteousness in the earth is the spirit expressed in “Our Fa.— ther Who art in heaven.’ Goodness toward our neighbor is a practical expression of an instinctive love for God, but whom, often, we will not openly confess. I have said “instinctive.” Is this true? Do we believe, with Augus— tine, that man is unhappy until he finds rest in God? Then why So much worldliness abroad? If man is so inherently religious, why is he so indifferent to religion’s call? If we cannot live 'on bread alone, why do we not give more attention to the words of God? Have you given this any serious thought? Have you been tempted to give up your faith in mankind and fall back on the mis- taken notion of “total depravity?” An old record has God saying that he repented for having made man because “the wickedness of man was great in 'the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." Now, there it is. The imagination and thoughts of the heart get us into trouble. Christ made the heart central. From this center come the controls of life. Neighbor Jones gets up on Sunday morning and attends to all duties but will not hear the call to worship. He has heart trou- ble. He furnishes son John a car and money to attend the Sunday baseball game but has little or noth- ing for community righteousness. What is the matter? The thoughts of his heart are diseased. Why are we so interested in so many things under the sun but not in religion? The. desires of the heart are super- ficial. Many of us are feeding on the surface things of life, but God lives in the deeps. This brings us to the “hunger and thirst” of the “text. We can have peace and harmony in the life if we are hungry for it. “Ask and it shall be given you.’ All the rich findings of civilization have grown out of a deep desire of the race for better things. Someone who has been dissatisfied with the present, and who has dreamed dreams and seen visions, struggled, to achieve the desire of his heart. And in pro- portion as men follow such leaders. does righteousness prevails Good- . ness cannot be forced upon society. But when we have enuf good in-- dividuals, who, in the aggregate, form a community, we shall-have er community fcofi'seience which shall V. make’for public goodness. Vanessa iii-aims“ fin“ sin", e questions regarding rellglous mutual ou ‘ Warner and he will be pleased )to serve you without on “would "I" “""W m“ a and all these thingslshall» be added #19“? rose-Ms l ‘ e to Rev. personal reply wlll be sent to you x of course, ‘will beget happiness with- , in that person. ’But Christ, also and finally, has in view a. social end'. even that‘of establishing the king- dom of God on earth. So, the Gospel evermore insists that we‘ shall not live unto ourselves, but for others. This brings the motive of life under scrutiny. fessing Christian. He had attained to what the world calls success.‘But, a few days before his death he poured out his heart to the writer because he had lived mainly to ac- cumulate property and not charac- ter. How well this man knew at the last that righteousness is of charac— ter, and not of mere profession! How well he knew that soon and all alone he would have to meet his God to risk approval or disapproval on the basis of internal possessions rather than external. Does this not say that in the deeps of the heart of every man God is working? God as a spirit, appeals to man as a spirit. To mind the things of the flesh and live in the realm of the sensuous, is to cut off correspon- dence with God. But when one hungers and thirsts after goodness one is responding to the deep in- stincts of the soul. These abide in all men and when fed, will lead to a full and satisfying life. Just so. “Blessed are they for they shall be filled.” An old prophet sees the time when the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the waters cover the sea. If this be true now; if righteousness Were generally diffused; we could disband our armies, junk our navies, and re- duce our taxes correspondingly. In their stead we could build up flour- ishing departments of education, commerce, and agriculture. Legis- lation would be reduced to a min- imum; crime, vice, poverty, and dis- ease would all but’ disappear; and arbitral settlements would close up the courts. This is a fine, 'high dream for the race, and until it comes to pass, Christianity must continue to do battle for a social heaven. But, in the meantime, the individ- ual may be blessed through an in- ward desire for God. Without this passion, all happiness is external and will fail under pressure from a dis- eased and disordered civilization. It seems the present order is not fac- ing the real issues of life, and it will not until God has his chance. But we except some elect individuals. You know of some folks whom God is using in a wonderful way to spread the perfume of Christ in their communities. Perhaps there is no time in life when we appreciate more fully the blessing of a hungry heart, than at that time when our house is almost fallen, and we get that startling im- pression that we have sojourned here but a few mortal years . It is then we throw ourselves upon God. David expresses this sense of depen- dence in “God is my refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Then why be so absorbed in the things of sense? We cannot avoid the inevitable. In that day we all shall desire forgiveness in our sins, comfort in our sorrow, strength in our frailty, and life in our death. “And now Lord, what wait. I for? My hope is in thee.” ' . BIBLE THOUGBIIS THE WOLF ALSO shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the failing together: and a little child shall lead them.—-—Isaiah 11:6. TAKE N0 THOUGHT saying, What shall we eat? or, What, shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? But seek ye first the king- dom of God, and his righteousness: —-——-— What are we living for? He was an aged farmer and a pro- . 'j‘mg‘n'u.- c. h... A A. J H - . ._._; ‘u- .4. "\“yk-g “a... . . . . goontrlbua: Tye EARLY FROST BLAMED FOR “ MILK SHDMAGE ’ INTER-FRESH cows are bring- ing relief to Michigan from one of the greatest milk and cream shortages in recent years. For weeks large industrial cities of the State have had barely enough milk and‘cream to supply the demand. The situation became so critical in some instances that it was necessary for creameries to draw milk from territory which normally sells all of its production to condenseries, cheese factories and creameries en- gaged in the manufacture of butter. Dairymen attribute the shortage to the killing frost which caught most of Michigan’s corn crop on September 26 before it had been stored in silos. They have had great difficulty. maintaining production pn frosted ensilage.. Some have in- creased the grain ration in the hope of checking the slump in milk flow, but results have been disappointing, except in herds receiving alfalfa hay. Alfalfa hay of good quality was found to be better in keeping up a normal milk production than addi- tional grain and ensilage. Some herds have produced well on frosted ensilage. ‘These instances, however, are on farms where the frosted ensilage was “watered” as it was run into the silos. Water was piped into the silo and the ensilage was sprayed between loads. While there has been a shortage of milk, dairymen have hesitated about advancing prices to consumers as they preferred not to risk upset- ting the normal consumption of their dairy product. There is a feeling that the shortage is temporary and that it would be better to have the cities consuming more milk than could be produced than to have a large surplus to pull down the av- erage price. There has been no sur- plus milk in Grand Rapids since early last fall and farmers have been receiving fluid milk prices for their entire production. SHORTHORN BREEDERS FAVOR UNIVERSAL TB TEST 1 UNIVERSAL test of cattle for tuberculosis instead of the pres- ent county system is favored by the membership of the Central Mich- igan Shorthorn Cattle Breeders’ As- sociation. \\ Criticism of thegcounty system centered chiefly in t e danger of in- fection from cattle in nearby un- tested counties. They believed a universal test covering the whole state instead of one county at a time would safeguard against infection. A wire fence, in their opinion, is a poor isolation barrier for infected cattle, especially in communities where the line fence also happens to be the county line between tested and untested territories. Officers of the association are: President, August Waldo, Morley; vice-president, C. W. Crum, Mc- Bride; secretary-treasurer, Oscar Skinner, Gowen; directors, Dr. Wil- liam Hansen, Greenville, and Oscar E. Hansen, Sand Lake. RATION FOR DAIRY COWS I would like to know a good ra- tion for dairy cows. I have plenty of hay, half clover and half timothy, peas, oats, barley and wheat to be ground. The grain is not first class. The oats and wheat are poor. Please tell me what part of each will be best in the ration.———A. P., Stalwart, Michigan. NOTE that you have mixed hay of I clover and timothy and wish to use peas, oats, barley and wheat. None of these feeds themselves are very high in protein content, as peas are the highest in' protein, carrying over 19 per cent, but the barley, oats and wheat are all below 10 per cent. I, notice that the cats and wheat are somewhat damaged. It v-will be, no- cessary for you to 'buy some high prete‘inq'fe‘ed in order 7to‘- bring ,the. ‘rrotéin .poniént' sp‘:,..to the;lja'rs.ot,1nt. that will be required to supplement “is 3'9“ ui- errorl'ence"'ln‘ra'lslno livestock "to thi’rdcpartmoni.‘ ' utlons cheerfully answered.) - _ “a” of'-°1°V91‘1'and‘timbthy . Q the mixture. “I would therefore sug- gest a grain mixture consisting of 300 pounds-ground oats, 200 pounds ground barley, 200 pounds ground wheat, 300 pounds ground peas, 200 pounds. cottonseed, 10-0 pounds lin- see‘d meal. I would really prefer this ration to contain 200 pounds linseed oil meal and only 100 pounds cottounseed meal but be- ”cause linseed tea] is selling this year for ten to fifteen dollars a ton more than cottonseed meal I recom- mend more cottonseed meal and less linseed meal. This ration would be suitable for feeding at the rate of g _.ra'rsey ,.,VGuernsey and one poundwof'grain tefou‘r pounds of milk produced if you have lo'wer testing cows such as Holsteins.——J. E. Burnett, Associate Professor of Dairy Husbandry, M. S. C. TESTING Cow FOR '1‘. B. I would like to know how to test a cow for tuberculosis and what are some of the symptoms of a.cow af- flicted and where can the necessary equipment be obtained for the test and also the cost?-——W. H., Barton City, Michigan. HE application and interpreta- tion of the tuberculin test is not as simple as you appear to be- lieve. We know of no place in the United States where anyone but a - for tuberculin testin terindrlah‘; .is-v shuttered, _ a, and in‘Michi- gain a person to be approved for tu- beculin testing must not only, be a graduate veterinarian but must .have had special instruction in.tu~ berculin testing and pass an exami— - nation held for the purpose of de- termining fitness for the work. If it is desired that cattle be tu- berculin tested, it is suggested that application be made to the Depart- ment of Agriculture for a permit to cover the test and that a local ap- proved veterinarian be employed to do the work. This arrangement will permit of an approved test being conducted and assure the owner of the state idemnity, should any re- actors be located—B. J. Killham. State Veterinarian. The purebred bull is more than half of the dairy herd. Wheel it iii-and start milking! ‘v\, ' GasEnginc, "- . Electric or “ ‘ Hand Power ‘1! the power £13729 out. you or your y (Yea {our 10 our old girli can Dump y ha . wonder- advantage. . 0 So simple! So very, very simple! That's the secret of this successful milker. That's why it’s so easy to clean; that’s why the upkeep is almost nothing; that’s why the cows take to it so quickly. A positive stop of all vacuum on eac stroke of our simple pump; that’s the way teats and udder! The secret? 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I32 Cincinnati, Ohio Dept. 132 : You may send the your complete: catalog. b)” Nnmc Addrcu —-p-—n—I l l l l l l 1 l l“ a».- olfzv‘r'; fiumd, fbilum‘d, 111m jlr'rtum‘s in fiznning éin‘ 11:?!qu prairies with the Iii-[p of £1 zrn‘rmn~Brantmg/iam Implements; l’mlmps your grandfather was one of the hardy pioneers who swore by the, honest ’ implenlcnrs and the fiuirrsquaro policy of the company itself. 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You know of :11111111 l'olhs whom ("rod is 11r‘i111: 111 :1 \\'11l11l1‘1"llll wriy to :111‘11:1 teats and under! 1 in: yet ‘ijt. \ w: .1“ H ~ “a e. _ ._ air release pump and teat Lit?! oz; , rubber lined cup. Uur entitle}; mpiyu :2. What Dairymen Say: 'I‘houuands of (laii'yinezi writeuslikethiw; "'l‘he l’ape lililker it a Godsend. So simple 7 E u I ‘ > a, , ‘ I (I, Ht so Euro and any to It ~e. it ran be "lt'itlll‘ll ::0 t ’ ‘ i a A ~ v x 2 i. \ 1i amckly-”~W. 1“. W011. Mlltm'ti.t\1l-‘h- . i t r .p, . if " " it! w ill: . . \ » - 14‘ i l i ll ' 1 have, used mv l‘Atilu Milken twice a day ’ I .V .{1 for over two years, and hayi- milked it: llll‘ll :g . , I ‘H a A‘E‘l :t‘ufitiu' as twenly~two eons. [also want to .iaV that your company has giVi-n me the very lie-4t, of servit‘e.” Yours truly, Albert E. Nelson, R. l". I). No. :1, \Vest Chit-ago. Ill. “'1'hel’At2l1 lilker does Very good work and is l'urahead of hand llllll(liil’j_ It lets us out about one hour sooner than if we Were milking by handf“ Frank. ll. ii'ulhvi', ()i'vell, Uliio. "i still liku my milking machine, tine. ll is irtvinu entire, satisfaction. 'o are milking fourteen eows and have milkt-il in thirty five ~- months to pay .1. i ‘ l , , {‘t‘ minutes. ‘ We ('(Hlltl not beam to «lo it Without ‘ our machine.” li‘h teller Peterson, lit, No. 13, l y. ’ , llrownstowu, Ill. M t . uiiil open. - w - v » - — i t ,i , ‘t on milk n (‘(}\."‘l and strip them in l... minutes. »- t w v’l : ,v ' NUW. Lows lllii‘ it better than linoll milkm :, Easy in to keep clean My \‘.l1\'t’iiiill.1t' ll Jll a Igood us 1 can.“'~tleo. Milli I, lit. 2}, Lar'ail", lll. FREE on Mr. Dairy Man: Even if you don’t want to try out a milkor‘ formanymouths, do write at once tor our catalogsy and get Your namcon our list lot‘ oiu extra special otter. It costs you nothing and no obligation. Now we W'ARN YOU: write now if you just may be interested in a trial later. We do want you to tind out, to investigateunow. Learn about the latest discovery in machine milking, get the facts, the figures. See coupon! Don‘t miss this Chance to find out the latest and best news on milking machines. This offer is I’OSITIVELY for introductory purposes! Void the day we the a dealer, agent or salesman in your neighborhoodzfio, If you don't want to try a milker now, reserve the right for. this offer (also for user agent offer right) later—no obligation. Write at once for catalogfi'igou may be toolute. Burton-Edge Co. Dept. 9691. 400 No. Michigan Avenue, Chicago 'c- E‘lflflk‘lflirfi nonunion; no r 3 amount: we iii so! I! lit y *1 1 {a '45 Dept. Sititil l Vol/{fa 1513?; ‘5-1Michigan AWL, CHECAGOK‘ Please. sum} me your Free. liooki: t gi'iiii'.2iii‘iim i5 i' f: - l s i n withing numbing 8 mini fulldeta‘rils of youni‘reu trial, -’tt:"~ paynu-nl otti L on the t’oi table l'uge Milkvrei . ~ Also copy of your 10-year miaiantmi, and your mtunmnth Biz” eirculnr of; . loftch from funnel?! telling how tiny use your “hiker on their own cow's i i i l i "a... -.-\ ..... ...--...._........."-o-u... “The Page was al- ways a success with me I usedrit 6 years.” ~W. R. ()lson, Fair- Child, Wisc. “I milk 14 cows in 35minutes.“ Arthur Forrester, El Centro, Calif. “lam milking 250 cows, and 1 use 3 of your ma- chines. I higihly rec- ommend the 3E2."— G: Anderson. mon City, Fla. "The cows take to it likvela guék gouwatfir." — 81' . 8 0|" non. N. X. y' E t i i, i rs- “my; 15; 21921 ‘ Well and l’ublifled b! ‘ fill usual. PMW'OOIPAIY. lee. Beans I. m. President .1". caucus. MOHIOAI .. DETROIT OFFICE——2-l44 General Motors Build“ LANSING OMCE-—282 8. 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The dete_ following your name on the address label shows when yonitd mtxr‘lrotion Rexpgelt.” In reneéwin kindly “and thisrlabel 3 no is es. on check, rs , mon ~o or or m letter; stamps and currenc are at yo We acknowledge b! first-class mail every do let received. Address all letters to IT- 0“!§'§-_!!9“|01fl Advertising Retesr 60¢ per agate line. 14 lines to the column incli, 772 lines to the page. Fist raise. ' I Live Stock and Auctlon Sole Advertising: We ofl'or special lee rates to reputable breeders of live stock and poultry: writ- ill- IELIABLE ADVERTISERS 1 We will not knowingly accept the adv 0 any n or rm who we do not believe to he Women“ s reliablu Should any reader have any cause for complaint against any - Vertiaer in these columns, the cash ‘ d sppr an - mediate letter bringing all is to light. In cy case when writing say: "I saw your adv out in The Hagen Busine- l’armerl" It will lilaruntee honest dealing. "The Farm Paper of Service” WE'LL SEE YOU FARMERS’ WEEK ’8 time you were making plans to get over to East Lansing to Farmers’ Week at Michigan State College, January 3lst to February 5th. Yes, we know there is a couple of weeks yet, but you shouldn't put oil your plans until the last minute—and then maybe not be able to get away. Nobody to take care of the livestock while you are away, or something like that. No sir, don’t be putting it off any longer than you have to. And you know the wife always likes to know for sure about any trip at least a couple of weeks ahead so that she can alter her last year’s dress, or get some new clothes, or do some of those other things that she feels must be done before she can get away for a few days and enjoy herself while she is away. Furthermore, don’t figure on leaving the young folks home to take care of things because they are just as anxious to live and learn as’you are—— possibly more. If you leave your son home he will think sure as the dickens that you are afraid he might learn something that would show up your farming me- thods. Take him along and prove you are broadminded. Who will you get to do the chores? Why, hire one of your neighbors, who figures he can't pos- sibly spare the time and money. Then next sum- mer he will wonder how it is that your crops look so much better than his even though you do not seem to be working any harder than he is. Now don’t forget, we plan to so you over at East Lansing during Farmers’ Week. And re- member what we said about bringing the rest of the folks. You can cal it a vacation. A MESSAGE TO OUR BOYS ESIDENT COOLIDGE issued a most inspir- ing New Year’s greeting to the boys of our nation interested in club work, such as Boy Scouts, Lone Scouts, and Four-H Clubs, and we are quoting it here: A “As we go into the New Year, I send you my greetings and best wishes for health and happiness in the coming twelve months. "In my holiday message a year ago I pointed out the many advantages of membership in asso- ciations such as yours. If we should try to ex- press their principles in a single word, that word, it seems to me, would be “Helpfulness.” You help others, and you help yourself by helping others. “I congratulate you on the accomplishments of 1926, and know you will have abundant op— portunities for usefulness in 1927. We get hap- piness from doing our duty, further happiness . from doing a little more than is necessary, and , from doing things as near right as we can. “Our communities and our country are the ‘ better because of what you boys and girls are, ? what you do, and what you will mean to our social and economic life as the men and“ women 01 the future." . How true it is that the benefits from club work are many, and back of all this work tribe ’1 theMtthstnenrofourcountryboy-murlg, . an t. LO, , . at, their inhumg thought that some day his children om take charge (if his business and carry on where he left off, just as interested in the business as he is, is an inspiration to any man.‘ ' ' WHY IS IT? . HY is it that a farmer will feed his livestock materials of unknown composition? Why will he let an agent he has never seen before, and has no way of knowing whether or not he is telling the truth, sell him a supposed cure for some disease his poultry or other live- stock is said to be suffering .from? Recently there has been going about the State a man selling a remedy to kill chicken lice. You put it in fowls' drinking water and within a short time the lice are supposed to drop on dead. Any company putting up a remedy in which they have faith prints on the label what it is made up of. It is net necessary to give away the com- plete formula, but by telling what it is composed of—not the amount of each ingredient—one is able to decide whether it contains anything that would prove beneficial to the animal to which it is to be fed or rubbed on. However, this chicken lice remedy company failed to do this, and the only reasonable conclusion one can draw is that they did not care to .tell the public any too much about their product. ’ Perhaps if the poultryman really knew what was in that so-called remedy he would find that he could go to the drug store and.buy an equally as good medicine for a small fraction of the cost. We think there is little doubt but what he could, because experts have found that most of these "cures" are either of harmless composi- tion and no value, or contain materials in com— mon use which may be obtained at a much less cost and in a. very much more efficient form on the market. This not only applies to the poultryman but the stockman as well. And if this was restricted to the livestock only it would be serious enough, but many people .put their own lives in the hands of traveling or mail-order doctors, or depend on quacks to cor- rectly fit their eyes to glasses. Perhaps they are no more fitted to diagnose disease and prescribe remedies or fit eyes to glasses than a rabbit. If they were doctors of high standing it would be unnecessary for them to travel about the country or conduct their business by mail. They could build up a practice in one locality that would keep them busy the rest of their days on this earth. Some may pose as experts but of all reliable doctors the expert 'would have the least need to travel for his patients as he is ‘ The Business Farmer Editorial Ballot Below we on listing several features or departments In The Business Forums with a squnrc opposite in which we will unrealth your indicating by number the ones you rend ly in the pnpcr in the order of their importance. Tint is, If you like the serial story best, write the figure 1 In the square opposite that feature, the next choice should have the figure 2 in the square opposite, end so on. Any features not listed which are desired my be written In the blnnk spaces. By de- lng this you will help us decide which departments are most important. . I This ballot will be published for uvernl issues so that one]: member of the family may vote his or her preference. 'Wlen tho children vote their preference they should give their ice. else Be sure. to sign your correct name and nddrcse nnd mull to the Editor of The Business rumor. It. Clemens, lien. FWArfldcs E] D Publisher’s Desk D Pictm-o Page , D The Farm Home D Broad-cope Farm E] Children’s Hour - E Service Bureau [J Dairy and Livestock D Soils and Grape D Veterinary Dept. D Sermon E] Poultry Department D Radio Department Experience Pool B Serial Story El Fruit and Orchard D Coop Reports D Markets D What Neighbors Say L] Weather Forecasts [j Editorials E] Agricultural News Remarks Name As- \ Address * “ 3% Badge” > has: . WU ut the, ” thing hi: my, which you, seldom?" menisci: State allege. . _ . . ' yoa‘ietrthequ'aok take you intend. All , 9 ~ you treat. your. livestock ifor,eome ailment something that you know is good because of» ‘ w Don't let some stranger comm}; slang and scll'you a quantity. of stuff tot-"'eithe‘r‘. what it contains. human or beast that! you know nothing about; SOUND ADVICE HE biggest job of the milk producers’ assoeic ciations is not the dispOsition of, the milk . produced by their members, but the cur~ tailment of the production so that it is not “in excess of the demand. That is the opinion of a well-known manufacturer of dairy and poultry feeds, and it is quite a statement to come from such a man, considering that curtailed produc- tion means feeding a fewer number of cows. And a nice thing about it is that it is the truth. By raising heifer calves from only pure-bred sires out of heavy-producing‘dams, and then only in sufficient numbers to renew the herd losses, keeps the efficiency of the herd up to the high point. The heifer calf from the scrub bull develops into a "boarder" and dairymen can not” afford to keep even one in their herds. The “boarder” or prospective “boarder” should go to the slaughter house, and the sooner the better. It is the surplus that causes trouble in the marketing of any product, regardless of where it is produced, but particularly perishable farm products, and when production is " arranged so, .\ there is no surplus our troubles will be over. But how long before that day will come? \ PRISPEO'IB GOOD FOR 1927 IT is the opinion of William M. Jardine, Sec- retary of Agriculture, that we can look for- ward to 1927 with reasonable confidence as far as agriculture is concerned. Of course, much depends on the weather, he points out, but with a normal growing season and some readjustment of certain acreages like cotton, prospects for 1927 are favorable as compared with returns. for‘ 1926, and may more nearly parallel returns of. 1925. “It is true that the last year proved a dis- appointment to many farmers,” he says, “par? ticularly those hit by low prices of cotton, gra - 'and fruit, likewise by regional drought, floods and troubles like the hog cholera epidemic. 0n the other hand, many producers of potatoes, win- ter wheat, sheep, dairy products and poultry did well last year. “The livestock industries are the stabilising factor in the situation. There are about the same number of cattle on feed as last year and a few more sheep and lambs. The hog supply for market will apparently be no greater this com- ing year, hence the price should stay at favorable levels. The same appears to hold true for milk. Poultry raisers are making some profit and are optimistic." ‘ REWARDIN G GOOD momma THE International Association of Automobile Traffic Officers. have started a world wide movement to reward motorists who are good drivers. An automobile owner who has not been arrested for speeding, reckless or drunken driv- ing or figured in any serious collission for a year is awarded a Good Conduct Emblem for his car by the Association. In this way they hope to create a spirit of cooperation and understanding between the motorist, the pedestrian, the traflic officer and the judge. Certainly the idea has, merits and is worth trying out. PETER PLOW’S PHILOSOPHY It don’t seem hardly fair to have Christmas and New Year so close together 'cause after eatin’ a big Christmas feed a feller can’t get his stomach into shape in such a short time 'so's to enjoy his New Year’s dinner. I’ll have to write Congress to see if New Years can be changed to ’bout the first of February. . »Some of these sewin’ circle meetin’s of city women might be called organ recitals seein’ as how most of them present talks about the oper- ~ ations they've had. ' . .— oomo EVENTS ‘ . , January 81-February' 4.7”“? .‘3 ‘wlv: ‘5' ,A ', . ll" ‘ 88A 2 81 b0} 3 1: am the to er, iii the Gal do; dollars to your subscribers. ithneband immediately went to the We have taken your paper eve "“ last Friday morning, Dec. 81, J said to the Acme Farms, of GaineSVille, Florida, for a hex of oranges. It. was nearly noon before I saw your write-up about them, and my ' post office and got his money back. r since the first copy was printed V ' , “ mun!) OF 'ACME FARMS JUSTIN .. is nature to like to know. our efforts are appreciated I am - L. writingto tell you~'l‘he Publisher’s Desk. page is worth uncountable we gave the mailman money to and wouldn't think of doing without it.-—¥Mrs. R... Twining, Michigan. NECK‘TIE- TYLER ' N the last issue we told you some- thing about “Necktie Tyler,” an- other blind tie salesman, and stated that we were looking him up. We. nowhave a letter from the St. Louis Better Business Bureau advis- ing that as near, as they have been able to ascertain “Necktie Tyler” is working with one Jacob Karchmer, whose name is mentioned in con- nection with reports on “Paunee Bill." Mr. Karchmer, according to the Bureau, is a well known St. Louis promoter, who has been in difficulty in connection with promo- tions exploiting the blind; as well as other enterprises using a “charity” ,appeal, and now operates what is known as .the Mississippi Valley Knitting Mills. It is understood that he organized this company to carry on a direct mailbusiness. “DAD SMTH, TEE BLIND TIE MAN” ND still they keep coming! “Dad Smith, the Blind Tie Man,” is the latest direct mail tie sales— man to come to our attention. I-Iis address is Chicago and we are inves- tigating him. ' It must be that folks are falling for the bait or there would not be so many of these fellows in the busi- ness. It has not been our good for- tune to receive any of these ties but many readers we have heard from declare they are worth only about. 10c each so there must be a nice pro- fit in the business. “ACME FARMS” FAIL TO SEND ORANGES Received the M. B. F. today and looking through it found out about .the Florida oranges for sale. The same advertisement appeared in our home paper and I sent $3 for the oranges but never heard from them or received oranges. Is there any way I can collect my money?———Mrs. M., Berrien Springs, Mich. II II 1 When reading the “Fruit Belt”, I saw the ad of Acme Farms, of Gainesville, Florida. On December ; 28th I'sent them an order for a 1 box of their oranges. On December 3lst I‘ received THE BUSINESS FARMER and read what you had to say about them. Now is there any way for me to get my money back?_——A Subscrib- er, Frankfort, Mich. HETHER or not these subscrib- W ers get any of their money back is more than we can say, but if they do the amount will be small. When the federal oflicers arrested the officials—D. W. Nichols, W. H. Gaines and James G. Grimes—— checks amounting to $4,740.48, with deposit slips made out, were found. The purpose of thle den: 1 le to tie- tee: our subset-mere from fraudulent do. no. or un'elr treatment by pemne or concern at e dletenee. ' In every one we wlll do ouII best to man I «tweeter-y settlement or force eotlen. for IMoh no abuse for our esrvlcee will one be mede. rovldlnc: 1a— be claim It made by e pole-up we. eorlber to The Buslneee Farmer. ‘ 2.——The olelm Is not more than 8 men. old. I.-—-The olelm Is not local or between pee- le wltllln sexy dlmnoe of one enothen long! be settled et lint bend end not, I'll girl», to" woman - "attics. qua This is said to be only a part of one day’s receipts, as the company was receiving around 8,000 letter a day. There is said to be $12,000 on de- posit in a bank at Atlanta, Georgia, which was the real headquarters of the company, and an injunction has been issued so that none of this money can be withdrawn. That means there will be around $17,000 Hfiqflqflfifl . fiflnwwna‘vulan .1: nnn‘nanna. W malaln‘annmx. a 3| 5“ mauana‘aaa. m‘ 40 Stories, Basement and Sub- .t outside there . e», .131 ‘ nthieinum is‘impo’sible ,to‘_'estiin I These men operated the Acme Farms with addresses at both Gaines- ? ville, Florida, and La Grange, Texas, since last summer, but the oflicials had considerable difliculty in getting ,sufilcient information to put them out of business, until recently. They also advertised chickens for sale at bargain prices under the name of “Fulghum Hatchery, Birdsboro, Pa.”, and honey was offered to the public at $1.75 per 10 pounds, shipping charges paid, under the name of “Busy Bee Apiary, Roslyn, N. Y.” In most cases, it is alleged, shipments were not made, so they could well afford to quote bargain prices in their advertising. Letters now addressed to any of these concerns are being returned unopened to the senders by the post office department. LOAN COMPANY GETS RECEIVER HE Home Guaranty Association, T of Detroit, mentioned in these columns in our last issue, has been put into the hands of a receiv- er. The judge appointed D. H. Mills, of Lansing, as temporary receiver, and in making his appointment he “ell . _ , scent could association but evidence indicated the condition or the company as 111b,. f sound and unsafe. CAUGHT POULTRY THIEVES N regard to poultry thieves, would) say that they have been quite' active near here especially earlier in the season. A short time ago Newaygo county oflicers caught and: convicted a bunch of Muskegon fel- lows, who in turn snitched on sev- eral others. They are now in jail waiting trial in Oceana county, so just at present things in that line seem to be rather quiet for which we are duly thankful.—-—R. W. R., Hes- peria, Mich. COMMENTS 4 ON CAMPAIGN ONGRATULATIONS o n y o u r stand on the chicken thief ques- tion. May you have the support of every oflicer in the state. A few losses reported and may they receive the full penalty of the laW.—Chas. Buehrer, Lenawee County. We have taken THE BUSINESS FARMER‘ for a long time and we like it very much. —Mrs. F. J. Greenfield, Clinton County. A We odor and recommend, when, as and if issued, subject to prior sale $2,700,000 First Mortgage Serial 61/2% Real Estate Gold Bonds l Personally Guaranteed by h. John J., Thos. J. and Louis P. Barium '1 Secured by * Barlum Tower Cadillac Square and Bates Street, Detroit . Borrower: Barlum Realty Co., John J. Barlum, Pres. .- Normal Income Tax Up to 2% Paid by Borrower Basement, for Stem and Oflice: Tax Free in Michigan the em, pen" 1 were doing, 1 for members of the: . » In addition to the security offered for this issue by the building and land, conservatively ap- praised at more than $4,580,000, the bonds bear the personal guarantee of John J. Barlum, one of. Detroit’s wealthiest citizens and leading business men, and also of Thos. J. Barlum and Louis P. Barlum. The combined net worth of these men is several times the amount of the bond issue. The estimated net annual rental income of the Barlum Tower, after all deductions have been made, including allowance for vacancies, is $461,997, more than two and one- half times the largest annual interest charge. Security: The bonds' of the Barlum Tower are secured by a closed first mertgage on the building and land and are a firstlien on the net income from rentals. ' Form of Bonds: Bonds are callable at 101 and accrued interest during the first‘three years, and at 1001/2 and accrued interest thereafter. Bonds are dated January 1, 1927. Interest payable April 1 and Oc- tober 1. Price: Par and accrued interest, toyield 61/27. Federal Bond 89” + Mortgage Co. Bonds , Man .. T his Federal Bond & Mortgage Co. Federal Bond & Mortgage Building, Detroit I an in the market for S ............ .. ................ ... Send no further information regarding the Barium Tower Issue. 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Soon came on the long cold winter of 1854 and 1855 when three (Continued from January lst Issue) ,9. ‘2 , 3. . _ r .21: f - ‘ 1‘ r “' stinfir ' ....\ act had been passed-by congress and 5 some had purchased land at 500 per acre, the land office was closed for a time to give the railroad officials a chance to choose their grants, then when the office was opened the price was raised to $1.25 per acre without any change by any "act of congress but changed by the will. of the: of- ficials in charge. So my father with others was obliged to pay,$156.25 for 125 acres instead of $62.56;—ac- cording to the act or $200 instead of $80 for 160- acres. - North Star Township, Seetion, 30, 4 miles south of the center of ‘Gra- tlot which my father selected as the location of his future, home, proved ~ to be a‘judicious choice being near the geographical center of the coun- installment. OUR STORY UP TO DATE ’ R. CHAFFIN’S story, which won second prize in our pioneer letter contest, began in our January lst issue. the year of 1854., in the state of Ohio whom he was born, he tells us of the hardships inde as the pioneers made their there into central Mliohjgan by ox team and wagon. us how they built their log cabin. Begmnmghisstorym trip from Then he tells Thisbrmgs' usuptothopmsent children were stricken with scarlet fever. Two of the three dying near- ly at the same time, ages respective- ly, over two years of age and about six months, left the writer, then five years old, the only child in the fam- ily. The two were laid away in their little home made caskets, across the swale run on a piece of ground in a rise of ground in the Lord’s great cemetery, all outdoors, it being the only one available at that time. There the sun shone brightest and the birds sang their sweetest songs all day. “In the silence of sorrowful hours The desolate murmurs go Lovineg laden with flowers Mute emblems of afiection and woe." So said the poet, so it was with my parents, though after the death of their two dear children, their heart-strings were bleeding and it was not theirs to give way to sor- rowful repining but to bow in hum- ble submission to the will of Provi- dence and the Divine Power that watches even the sparrow's fall. They set forth to the Herculean task of carving out a. home in the wilder- ness far removed from their old home and friends, relatives and as— sociates of earlier years, with the exception of the relatives and neigh— bors who comprized the bunch who came with them from northern Ohio. During the years and months of trials, hardships, and triumphs in- cident to pioneer life, these friends were appreciated beyond compre- hension. Some of the events of which I write will seem perhaps to have rather a personal flavor but I would say that I have been in a. majority of the scenes nearly all of my life and my experience is similar and many of the events recorded are the same that many of my fellow pi- oneers were witnesses to and actors in in those early days that truly “tried men’s souls.” The Graduation Act One cause of the great influence to this new country was this: In 1859 the people in congress assem- bled and enacted a law. The act was known as the graduation act, reducing land in Michigan to actual settlers to We an acre. From good evidence it is an assured fact that all did not get the benefit of this act. There seems to have been grafters in these days and some of them get themselves attached to the land office at Ionia availing them- . selves of inside information and the. knowledge obtained from land look- ers and settlers _to beat and bleed those seeking to avail themselves'of aid to secure for themselves homes under the set. This they did in the. “as , ty on a state road starting at Lan- slng and running north later to the limits bf civilization. The township surface is rolling and this fact aided 1n its rapid settlement, after the influx had started in 1854. Its na- tural drainage being Bear Creek on the south through to Maple River, and the Grand and on the north the drainage is Reed River on to Sagi- naw, being an advantage in a wet season over the more flat portions of the country. We had not even imagined an auto,airplane,telephone, phonograph, rural mail delivery or a radio. My father passed away to his reward in 1874 never having seen a. self—binder or a steam thresher. All these changes, discoveries, and inventions are now enjoyed by this county, once a wilderness, land where the “In- dian hunter wooed his dusky mate, where the wolf and the red deer wandered and the wild fox dug his hole unscared." LotsofAnimals Speaking of deer! A fawn was considered an ideal pet by the pioneer children if caught while still wearing its spotted coat. I re- member some brave hunters wearing 9. spotted fawn skin vest and per- haps a muskrat or a coon skin cap. Bears were also plentiful. In 00— tobsr 1856 one was liable to meet one anywhere. There was an abun- dance of acorns, which was presum- ably the cause of their being so numerous. Oaks were scratched by their nails and the tops trimmed of their small branches. The bear would climb the trees, break 01!, branches, drop them to the ground, then get down and gather the acorns. The writer when a boy saw a large fattened hog, when dressed, its back covered with scars made from the attack by a bear that failed to carry it off when a pig. A bear that weighed 494 and hide 52 pounds was killed. Addison Hay- der trapped them successfully. Bees and Socials House and barn raisings and log- ging bees for grown ups and spell- ing schools,‘ box socials and sugar parties for young folks, and occa- sionally a. dance or neighborhood. shindig, but as our parents were conscientious objectors as far as dancing was concerned we generally honored them by not attending these sources of amusement and are not sorry now. ‘ “ (Continued in January 29th Issue) ~ —————-——-——J._ We take the it B.’ F. and like-it an it a fine paper. We hope to always Ibesble to ta‘ke‘it. It is e. yerygood paper Juanitatsmfly, bemer, -. W. . ‘ u ' p. \. , . -. . _, . he puma coz'amwor your -; lathe ' ‘for this service If your subsor rep} by early mall.) . , CHERRY-CIDER? URING the Grand Rapids meet- ‘ ing of the Michigan State Hor- , ticultural Society an announce- _ment was made which created a stir ‘in the . audience. This announce- r ment was made that one road- side stand in Michigan h a (1, during the past summer, 3 o l (1 10,000 gallons of cherry cider W H I C H WAS NOT CHERRY CI D E R. Ten thousand gallons of colored water, (flavored ‘wit h chemicals a n d sold to a trust- . ing public who thought they were getting pure cher- ry cider from Michigan’s famous or- chards. We do not wonder that this announcement assumed the propor- tions of a scandal and was talked of with bated breath in the corridors and lobbies after the meeting. What’s to be done? Are Michigan fruit men going to let one of their best potential market outlets go down to disrepute and ruin, or will they make it possible for the thirsty public to obtain pure health—giving fruit juice without fear of decep— tion? We believe that. in this matter the fruit men could learn much from their brothers the dairymen. Would the dairymen allow artificially col- ored oleo to be placed on the market as fresh creamery butter, with the word “imitation” in small letters at the‘bottom of the carton? Not on your hand painted cream-separator they wouldn’t! Why then do fruit growers allow the words fruit, grape, cherry, ap- ple, raspberry, and other fruit names to appear on bottles of a liquid which centains very little, and in most cases no fruit juice of any kind. Here is a case where legislation can help the farmer and at the same time protect the consumer. A “truth in fruit juices” law should be on the statute books. Let the manufactur- ers of synthetic soft drinks call their concoctions “cool-ade” or “loco- bola’ or any other names which their imaginations suggest, but, fruit names should be applied only to fruit products. FERTILIsz GROUND IN ORCHARD Please tell me how to handle an orchard that is in sod. Is it better to plow it or mulch it? What kind of fertilizer shall I use? When is the best time to apply fertilizer? Thanking you very much.-——A. E. F., Litchfield, Mich. F the orchard site is exceedingly rough and hilly" then it had best be mulched. If it can be plowed and cultivated then by all means plow it. Plow it as soon as you can get on the ground in the spring and plow shallow. Herbert Natzjger _ Enniska ;- mp2}: Keep the orchard uaulo‘ns roaardhia the fruit'and orchard. There ptlon s paid lp'advanoo and you wlllvrooolvo a personal s thoroughly cultivated until the first or second week in July. Just before the last cultivation sow a cover crop, or, if a thick stand of weeds can be depended upon, just let the weeds grow. The best fertilizer for an orchard is one that is high in quickly avail- able nitrogen, such as nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia. Spread the fertilizer on top of the ground under the. outer branches of each tree. The fertilizer should be ap- plied three weeks before the trees blossom. Ordinarily about seven pounds of nitrate of soda is enough for an old apple tree. This amount will vary according to the age of the tree and according to the amount of growth the tree is making. A weak slow growing tree naturally needs more fertilizer than one that is mak- ing a strong healthy growth. SOUTH HAVEN PEACH I would like to know if I could get a peach tree called Grand Hav- en? If there is a peach tree like that or could you tell me what kind of peach is good for our section of the country? We live one hundred miles north of Detroit.-—H. S., Vas- sar, Michigan. E believe that the peach which you have reference to is the South Haven. This is a com- paratively new variety. It is a yellow fleshed peach of good quality which ripens about two weeks before El- .berta. One of its important char- acteristics is its ability to resist low temperatures. South Haven trees have been known to bear a crop when other varieties were all killed by frost. We know of no reason Why the South Haven peach would not do well in your section of the state. Trees of this variety can be procured from most of the leading nurseries. PRUNING APPLES Would you please send me some literature or advice in regards to the pruning of apple trees?—J. 0., Car- sonville, Michigan. E would advise you to give your v; apple trees a light pruning every year. This is much bet- ter than an occasional heavy pruning as it is less liable to throw a tree out of balance. Thin out small and medium sized brnaches’ so that sun— light can reach all parts of the tree. Do not cut off large limbs if you can possibly avoid it. Of course dead branches will have to come out. In all cases make the cuts close to an- other branch being careful not to leave any stubs. $18,000 FROM 25-ACRE STRAW- BERRY PLOT F you sold $18,000 worth of straw- berries in one season from a 25- acre patch you would think that was pretty good, wouldn’t you? That is what F. J. Thar, Benton Harbor fruit grower, did this last year. Fruit growers say it is a re- cord for Michigan and possibly the middlewest. .\‘. I A 4-year apple test " on the Clermont County F arm-— ERE’S the story of a four-year eXperiment using Sulphate of Ammonia as a source of nitrogen for The test was made on the Clermont County Farm Orchard, Clermont Co., Ohio, during '1922, ’23, ’24 and ’25 on bearing trees, 13 years old in 1925, under grass-mulch and tillage cover-crop apple trees. methods of culture. And here are the results given out by Mr. F. H. Ballou of the Dept. of Horticulture, Ohio Exp. Sta. F our- Year Averages—Yield In Pounds per Tree . GRASS-MULCH With Without Sulphate of Sulphate of Ammonia Ammonia 247 . 3 79. 1 Nitrogen application war [28 pound: Sulphate of Ammonia 7%} per acre and addzttonal four-fifth: pound per tree mattered ' ‘ under the outer hranehe: annually. Addphorphate at the rateof 200pouna’: per acre was applied to all plots. Varietie: tented . "Hr - : l,o§§.s% g '3‘“? pH gaggm 9. 25¢: a V m ' 2 52 Elie-NE“ <1!) 73 2322 8-5 fig 'Sssgs—g a; a... the: zigzag" ~ 2 gfifiée flange 5 ' «Mala lggks m “was zggdo ’ “50"dgoogua ,.. ~ 3 Us 03 08“ D as }, 090E...ng “>20 ago-ad, so a. +4 033 § "a? omit 3%; figgt‘fiag >33 -._83n0h 560 we "° ° .243 g 9' Z 005 c H £35 0 sggi E ne‘lm fi filer-a 2. B “.65 EAR girls and boys: Time we had another contest, isn’t it? Well, I think so too, so we will start one right here and now. We have had puzzle contests, joke con— tests, story contests, “Read and Win" contests, and drawing contests, and they have all been very popular, but this one is something different. We will call it “Life’s Most Embar- rassing Moment” contest, and you are to write in about the most em- barrassing moment in your life that you can recall. Moat of us have many embarrassing moments during our life and I think the main diffi~ culty is to tell which one is the most embarrassing. However, there is generally one that stands out more than any other and I want you to write me about that particular one. I may publish some of the letters in the writers have no objections, but if they have and will so state in their letters you may be sure they will not be printed, as I do not want to cause them any more embarrass- ing moments if I can help it. The few rules to observe are: The embarrassing moment you write of must be true and taken from your own life; you must sign your com- plete name, address and age to your letter; you must confine your letter to not more than 200 words; and your letter must be in this office by January 25th. Six prizes are to be awarded, three for the boys and three for the girls. Among the boys First Prize will be a flashlight, second Prize a dandy jackknife, and Third Prize a nickel pencil. The prizes for the girls will be a camera for First Prize, a nice book for Second Prize, and a nickel pencil for Third Prize. Also I will send buttons to the first ten to send in their letters who have not re- ceived a button yet. Before closing my letter I want to thank the boys and girls who sent me Christmas cards. I sent cards in return to all who signed their name and address but a few failed to do this so I did not know who the cards were from.——UNCLE NED. Our Boys and Girls Dear Uncle Ned:-—May I join your merry circle? I have been reading ygur paper for quite a while and thought I would like to join it. I am sure you have good times. Well, I guess I will describe myself, so you can imagine, if not tell, what I look like. I am eleven years old, four feet eleven inches tall, have brown hair, light complexion and blue eyes. I am earning Christmas money so I will tell you how I am earning it. I do chores for my father at twenty—five cents a. week. This is what I do: Get in the wood at night, help around the barn and sometimes feed the sheep. I help my mother also by dusting and sweeping and doing dishes. During the summer I earn— ed enough money to buy a saddle and bridle for my horse. I love to ride horse- back, don’t you, Uncle Ned? Then I earned enough money to buy myself a new dress and am now earning my Christ- mas money. I got twenty dollars out of twenty nice Plymouth Rocks I raised this vlast summer also. We live on a one hundred and twenty- acre farm. The next time I write (it I see this letter in print) I will tell you more about the farm. I wish some of the boys and girls would write to me. Will close with my best regards to Uncle Ned. Your want-to—be niece,———Mildred Jeffers, Route 5, Albion, Michigan. ———You are quite a business—like young lady, aren’t you? I hope you were able to earn enough to purchase all of the presents you wished to. As for riding horseback, I did enjoy it when I was a boy but now you know the wind always blows 'my whiskers up over my eyes, so ' I cannot see where the horse is taking me. Dear Uncle N‘edz—I have never written to you before so may I join your merry c' cle? I have been "reading the Chil- d a ’2; Hour for about two years. I» like - to 1 ad and when Lhave any time I read. I, ink .I .willrdescribe. myself. I am bout four feet, eight inches tall, weigh - v I should eighty pounds 011?? locket: thin ' a Motto; ‘ Y Colors: BLUE AND GOLD \m .. yard so: has? / and two brothers. One of my brothers was just born this summer, July the 29th. He weighed 8% pounds when he was born. He is fat and big for luggage. He is four months old and he is starting to eat cookies and cream of wheat.- We had a Thanksgiving dinner at our school, and we had contests too. One of our contests was a bottle on the floor and you had to stand up straight with your hand over the bottle and we had 20 pennies and the one who got the most in the bottle got the prize. The prize was a picture already to put on the wall. Another contest was some kernels of corn in. a bottle and,We were to guess how NEVER ABSENT OR TARDY Orin Fowler, who lives near Brant, Sagi- naw county, has a. school record that he can be very proud of. He has not missed one day at school or been tardy once in [our years. Isn’t that womlerful? How many others can claim such a record? Orin is 12 years old and attends the Mo- Fall school which is a little over a mile from his home. many there were in the bottle. The prize for that was a bottle of bath salts. We took the word Thanksgiving and saw who could make the most words out ’of it. The prize for that was a pink handker- chief. For the little people the one who could make. the funniest face got the prize. I was going to write to you before. Uncle Ned, but I didn’t know your ad- drem and my little brother kept me from reading some of the letters. I went and read the letters I didn’t get and I found ‘your address. My friend wants to write to ypu too and she didn’t know your ad- dress neither. When I see her I will tell her your address. Please put my letter in print so she can see it because she said maybe our letters would not be in print. If I find my letter in print I will tell you some more of my good times and hope the other cousins will write to me. I am your want—to-be-niece,—Erie Kutzs ke, Route 2, Auburn, Michigan. —-—By all means tell us more about the good times you have. Dear Uncle Nedz—This is the first time I have written to you. I started reading THE BUSINESS FARMER two years ago and enjoy it very much. Well, I will describe myself as they all do. I live on an eighty acre farm. I have one brother and one sister gone. I am 11 years old, have light brown hair, blue eyes, am 4 feet, 10 inches in height and weigh 93 pounds. I am in the eighth grade at school. I like to go to school quite well. My parents intend to send me through high school to be a teacher. For pets I have one dog, his name is Tag and three cats. Well, this will be all for this time. I hope Mr. Waste Basket is fast asleep instead of having his mouth wide open to gobble my . letter up. Ella Salzwell, Route 2, Oakley, Michigan. —-There must always be the first time to anything, Ella, but I hope this will not be the last time you write to me. INGENIOUS LITTLE ONE .The minister was speaking to the small daughter of the house, “You say your sister Helen is the eldest. And who comes after her-” . ' ' The daughter answered, “on, 'a different fellow most every night."—Ina Koivisto, ‘ Rudyard. Michigan. I . ‘Nn'w mun or menus 7 ‘ . so was a married couple- _ alerts“ in sewer and they sauna. = nuances-51 "'Boland Chis .1 ‘11 EFORE you start work on your next potato crop, look back a moment at your last year’s results._ . Were you satisfied with your yield per acre? Was your production cost per bushel low enough to give you a good profit? Did you. get a lot of firsts or were there too many culls? .. “ Did your crop sufi‘er badly from disease, insect attacks or frost injury? If your crop was poor in any of these respects, this is the time to decide how to make your heft crop a better one. It will pay you to look into your rotation, your seed, and preparation of your seed bed, and also into feed- ing your crop plenty of potash in the form of a wellabalanced mixed fer- tilizer. For potash helps to increase yield, strengthens the vines, aids starch to form in the tubers (a big factor in quality) and assists the plant to better fight disease and insect attacks, and to withstand frost. It is important to check up on the actual number of pounds of potash which your crop receives. Good profits have been made when 50 to 75 lbs. of actual potash was supplied per acre. These amounts can be had in 800 to 1,275 pounds per acre of a high analysis fertilizer containing 6% potash, such as 4-8-6 or 2-12-6; or in 500 to 750 lbs. of a 10% potash high analysis mixture. Many success- ful growers specify sulfate of potash in their mixtures because of its favor- - able efl‘ect on quality. FREE— Lots ofueefixl informa- tion abdu! feflilizing on pot... (oasis contained in our booklet Better Potatoes. “ Write for a free copy today. ' o Potash Importing Corporation of America 10 Bridge St. Dept. 13-70. New York. N. Y. 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Michigan ' Agricultural College, class oil-1908, Since which time he has been I a prominent .fruit grower of Casco township. 7 -- He is'considered one of the best. peach growers in Michigan. He .-. is prominent in all community aflairs, ably assisted by his wife, also an M. A. C. graduate. ' Barden has been in close touch with extension work, both state and cOunty, as he is a frequent visitor of the College. Being president of the Allegani County Farm Bureau he understands local conditions. He started his work January 3rd. 0. ‘I. Gregg, for four years county agent, on January lst took up his new duties as extension specialist in landscape gardening ’at Michigan ‘ State College. Mr. Gregg states he appreciates the fine spirit of co-op— eration shown throughout his four years in Allegan county. HOLSTEIN BREEDERS,’ ATTENTION! HE twenty-seventh annual meet- ing of the Michigan Holstein- Friesian’ Association will be held during Farmers’ Week at the M. S. C., as in the past. This year the banquet will be at 6:30, Eastern standard time, on the, evening of January sist, at the Plymouth Con- gregational Church, Lansing. The church is on Allegan street, south of the Capitol. The meeting opens at 9:30 the following morning, Febru- ary let, in Room 402, in the Agri— cultural Building, at the Michigan State College. Secretary J. G. Hays is very anxious to have all members “present and is working out a fine program. BEET GROWERS GET OVER $50 PER ACRE TOTAL of 67,000 tons of sugar beets passed through the Co— lumbia Sugar Co.’s plant at Mount Pleasant in the past season. This was 19,000 tons less than in 1925‘, but the sugar content of the: beets was slightly higher. Despite unfavorable weather con- ditions only about 76 acres of beets remained unharvested when the sea- son closed, factory officials state. Farmers of central Michigan were given checks totaling $519,250 for the beats received at the Mount Pleasant factory. This represented an average return to the farmer of slightly more than $50 an acre. Columbia executives say there was less loss to the farmers in the sugar territory surrounding Mount Pleas- ant because of unseasonable weather than in any other district in Michi- gan, because operations started here nearly two weeks in advance of other factories, made possible by the fact the local concern has facilities for direct factory delivery. FARMS IN U. P. INCREASE 20 PER CENT IN 5 YEARS HE number of farms in the Up- per Peninsula has increased approximately 20 per cent in the last five years, United States government figures reveal. Alger, Gogebic, Iron, Keweenaw, Mackinac, Marquette, Ontonagon and School- craft counties showed more than a 20 'per cent increase. This record is regarded as very good in view of the consolidation of many farms. 'HERE AND THERE IN MICHIGAN HE champion Boys’ and Girls’ Club member in Michigan for 1926 is Gladys Egger of Topaz, Ontonagon county, to whom State Club officials have awarded a trip to the National Bbys and Girls' Club Congress at Chicago. ' Ohio dairymen have been sending buyersinto‘ Neurang county 'to pur4 chase all available milch cows, says County Agentf Harold C. Stimson. As a result‘ prices have been stimulated. _, Nearly. 1:000" bushels of apples ‘ qwere; flag? 131° horti- ,. ‘ Good , Cold \Veather Starter c/Vow allow 1 Qcpc/za’aé/o’ 227412 £2167 Probably no ’single feature of Dodge Brothers Motor Car has been more widely talked about and commended than the power and prompmess of the starter. The new two-unit starting and lighting system now advances Dodge Brothers leadership in this important respect still further. There are now no moving starter parts when the car is in motion—no starter chain—no noise—no wear. The new starter is even more DEPEND- ABLE than the old, and far simpler and more compact in construction. Many other major improvements have been added during the past twelve months, all vitally affecting 7 l / performance and increasing value far beyond the apparent measure of current Dodge Brothers prices. Special Sedan 8945—De Luxe Sedan 81075 f. o. b. Detroit DDDEE— BROTHEQSJNC.DETRDIT Dona.- BaovHE-as (CANADA) LIMITED TORONTO ONTAM'D DUDEE— BROTHERS MOTOR CARS AMERICA'S LEADING ‘ FUR HOUSE THE MARKET} ' HIGHEST MARK ’- u for RAW 1'7 sum to‘ns for are as m. 73 8.19.32 students}; . purity. LOVER SEED—Medium Rod—Northern Grown, 030.3333purity, Alsike, 99% Din-it, Mammoth 0 , r1 e for gnoc- Holmes-Letherman 00.. Box . WHEN WRITING T0 ADVERTISERS PLEASE MENTION THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FABMER u'Rs 3”“ 3°“ Know Your Seed Source», EED is the one controllable factor in the :' production of a crop, and is the most important. ‘ " Michigan Farm Bureau Brand seeds are the cheapest crop insurance that can be bought. Seed from this takes the uncertainty out of crop ‘pera manence by guaranteeing seed buyers northern origin, its adaptation to conditions, its purity, vigor and , " germination. ‘ , Send for instructive folder “Take? Uncertainty out of Seed." .; .i ,' .-‘ ,. links a"~silvercup, V p Y {sand see the morning bring she-"this precious ofle‘ring. mountain hides behind a haze. shadow is not yesterday’s, ‘ it will melt before the sun ‘t hails another day begun. My! ’New opportunity! A gift of happiness to me. y is like a silver cup th golden treasures heaping up. (Copyright, 192 6.) MUCH ILLNESS AVOIDABLE HE first of the year is a good time to take stock of one’s self ._ and make a start toward reduc- ing the sickness and its attendant loss in time and money. How many times during the past year did you feel below par or per- haps were so ill you could not at- tend to your regular duties? Do you know why you had such days? Was .it your own fault because you did , not choose your food wisely, eat at "regular hours, sleep and rest suf- ficiently, or consult your family M physician when you felt poorly? It is often the minor ailments that de— velop into more serious illness. Colds ,,-are the chief offenders and they ,often follow a period of over—indul- gence in rich food, irregular hours, and lack of sleep. Consult your phy- sician as soon as trouble arises and do_ not wait to see him until you go in sheer desperation because your own remedies have been unsuccess- ful. ‘ Vegetables, fruits, and milk are the foods which we should resolve to use in generous quantities to keep the body in good running condition. Too many sweets, starches and fats clog the system and prevent the reg- ular action of body processes. Each day of the year, winter and summer, the meals should include: two kinds of vegetables other than potatoes, two kinds of fruits, from one pint to one quart of milk, some whole grain cereal, and some protein food, such as fish, meat, eggs, or cheese. After these essential foods have been eaten, a limited amount of sweets could be added to the meals. It requires thought in planning the family meals to have these necessary foods served in an appetizing and attractive way but the reward of hav— ing a healthy family with keen ap— petites eat three good meals a day, well repays mother for her efforts. LINE OVERALL JACKET “71TH OLD SHEE PSKIN HEN an old sheepskin wears W out, sew the lining into an oversized overall jacket. This will make a warm garment for do- ing chores. Cut the worn covering off the coat, leaving only that part which is,,directly sewed to the skin. I Use this to sew the sheepskin to the Jacket. A light lining in the sleeves will make the jacket much warmer. - COLLEGE REACHING NEARLY ’ 20,000 FARM WOMEN EPOR‘I‘S issued by the M. S. C. indicate that from September, 1926, to June, 1927, the home economics extension projects, car- ried on by the College, will have reached 19,040 farm women in this state. According to Mrs. Louise ' Campbell, state home demonstration leader, there are 1,012 local leaders enrolled in the 37 counties doing the project work. These leaders repres- sent 50 different communities or local groups. Although the total number of women enrolled in each group is not definitely know, it is assumed to be at least 16, which means that ap- proximately 9,280 women are par- ticipating in the projects this year. ‘; A check is also made upon the '~ spread of the influence. Mrs. Camp- bell states that according to her “computation, each woman enrolled aims to pass suggestions to at least non-member, increasing the number to 15,560. 3 "If the'number of local leaders is ded to this,” she says, “the total 7 lot home economics extension rejects for 1926-2“? is 19,040.” our separate projects are being sued in' Michigan 'this year— .management, home decoration, - - .‘and nutrition. The “inter- ‘ ration' is a new line of work, _ to, women the chance i: " 9'01 1' attract? ' lde‘n treasures heaping up. V VI their complete name and address. against your wishes. how many readers are tak- ing advantage of our Serv- ice Department. Whatever your problem may be we are here to serve you. Edited by rats. mum EAR FOLKS: During the past few weeks 'we have received, _ many requests for songs, and with the assistance of our good readers, we have been able to get copies of the songs wanted, but owing to shortage of space we have been unable to print them. so we have mailed copies to the ones requesting them, whenever complete name and address was furnished. However, a few neglected to supply this neccessary information and they are still waiting for their songs. These songs will be sent just as soon as‘they send in Many letters come to us signed “Mrs. M." or “A Reader," or some other abbreviation, which makes it impossible for us to serve .the readers as we desire to. Without the complete name and address a letter cannot be delivered, so whenever you write in — and we hope that will be often — sign your complete name and address. We promise you that your name will not appear in print in M. B. F. We are always glad to help you in any way we can and could you see the Editor’s basket of mail every morning you would realize Address letters: Mrs. Annie Taylor. care The Business Farmer, Mt. Clemens. lllonlqen. .. _—_—_———-———-—-—‘1 TAYLOR nishing their homes, to add to the beauty and comfort of the rooms. Music appreciation is also carried on in most of the counties, and through the use of Victrola records, the wo- men learn songs and games which they can teach to their children as well as lullabies of a soothing nature to be sung “beside the cradle." SEVERAL FRUITS PREVENT RICKETS 0 baby need have bow-legs or other crooked bones from rick- ets, when foods containing the rickets preventing vitamin C are available the entire year. In addi- tion to oranges, this vitamin is found in lemou, grapefruit and tomato. The strained fruit juice should be di- luted with water when the baby is very young. By the time he is one year old he may take the juice straight. UNBLEACHIED MUSLIN MAKES INEXPENS'IVE CURTAINS ‘ BLEACHED muslin of a medi- l] um grade makes satisfactory curtains at a moderate cost. The rich cream color is more pleasing than a pure white cotton. The neu- tral shade combines well With a wide range of colors. An attractive way of using this material is to cut out medallions from short lengths of cretonne and applique them on the unbleached muslin. This is pretty in a border across the lower edge (if the valance and on the side hangings. Personal Column “Round River Drive”.——Does any of the readers know the song. “Round River Drive”? It is an old time song and I would like to get the words to it. Thank< ing you in advance—Miss R, Hale, Mich. Tell Us Your Experience.———-I would like to know if any of the readers of M. B. F. have ever used smoked salt for hams and shoulders? We don’t like the old style of smoking as it gets too strong, and they will keep by just dry salting and not smoking at all. Someone please give experience and oblige. Also will someone give a recipe for graham loaf made with sour milk and soda and a cup of raisins? ——-Mrs. L. _ -——-I hope some of our good readers will heed your call for help regarding the use of smoked salt. No doubt many of them have had the experience and if they will put it down’ on paper and send it in I will be pleased to publish it on this page for the benefit of all our readers who might be interested. A recipe for graham loaf, or brown bread, which I have found very good is as follows: 2 cups graham flour, 1 cup white flour, 1,5 cup molasses, 175 cup brown Steps in Hooked Rug Making N Scotland the name "“pulled rug” is used instead of hooked rug. The material from which the de- sign is made is hooked, pulled or drawn through a heavy material, such as burlap, with a needle. The burlap is used for a foundation. The foundation should be very firm and well sized with a smooth surface. Begin with small pieces, such as chair bottoms, mats, for porches and swings. Master the hooking of loops, get them of uniform size which will come naturally after an hour or two of practice. The loops should be one-half inch long. First make a small sketch on pa- per and color it with water colors. Study it in all details. Enlarge this to suit the size of your rug or mat, then trace or draw it off on the bur— lap with a heavy black pencil, such as carpenters use. The colored sketch will be valuable in the proper selection of the colored rags. Cut designs out of large figured wall paper. After the designs are care- fully cut, pin them into shape on the burlap one inch or more from the edge and outline them with crayon or a heavy black pencil, or a brush dipped in India ink. When the out- line is completed, lift it off and draw in the details freehand. The same designs may be used to furnish acol- or scheme for the rug. ' . Stamped designs one. burlngme be obtained: at“.a— reasonable price. A color: scheme, should be adopted that, each "maker in a home demon-3' stration club will follow, if tso put 1.11 A. red ‘ 7 = ten the size and coloring is important if you plan to sell in quantities in the open market. Frame An adjustable firm fame, similar to a small quilting frame, may be bought or made. Sew the burlap on which the design has been drawn into this frame as a quilt is sewed into the quilt frame. A large darn— ing needle and coarse thread, san- silk or twine is good to use in sew- ing the burlap. Hem To finish, turn the hem back, baste it down with heavy thread and then sew cotton tape one inch wide over it. The tape must not show on the right side. This tape strength— ens the rug and gives it a neater ap- pearance. Lining is not necessary. Warnings 1. Make your loops one-half inch long. > 2. Keep your rows of loops close together. Keep your stitches or loops an even distance apart. Skip every five threads in‘your burlap in making a loop unless the burlap is very coarse, then skip four threads.‘ - . 4. Hold the loops on the; under- side of the rug with the,leflfi;J hand audit. prey will send them publish them-balm. Annie Taylor. so as. to 'keep, them uniform - inj length,*also to keep them 'frombein'g; pulled back with the'needle‘"..When it is withdrawn. ~ ~ ‘ ‘ "6.; The underhside of the i: the right side w ~en the needles. 0 modern make are .When i .n‘feedle' with .a. hook , ’ 4nd!- DPGIT? side '03 “I. t , of ur , , ,, uthatarefavoriteswith wants A Son¢.-I would like the song of Darling Chloe—Mrs. M., Sparta, Mich. More Songs Requested—I wonder if someone has these songs or can get them: “Washington’s Farewell To His Army". “The Ship That Never Returned", Wil- liam Cook", and "What a Friend We Have In 'Jesus." I would, very much ap- preciate your sending me copies if any of the readers can furnish them. Also would like to know where to get notes or music for an organ for these—B. B., Maniacs. Mich. Have You This One‘P—I would like to get the song, “The Trail That Leads To Eggs Stveet Home."—+Mrs. C., LaSalle, —if you are well bred! The Informal CalL—é'flounting calls," L e., insisting on an exact exchange of call for call, suggest Shylock rather than sociability. And, in essence, the informal call is a friendly one. A call which may be suggested or announced by telephone should not be associated in the caller‘s mind with anything like a debit and, credit balance and a monthly auditing.‘ A liberal viewpoint, keeping in mind the ‘principle of fair exchange in a general way, common sense and tack, and regard for the personal equations should deter- mine when informal calls are to be paid. If, as a rule, people receive their formal calls before five in the afternoon on a set “at home" day, their closer personal friends are more apt to drop in on them at five or after. But, again, this is a matter of choice. One may prefer to have five or six (or even fewer) “clear- ing—house" afternoons for all the more formal and incidental calls of the sea- son, and combining with a formal tea, cover one’s entire visiting list. For the Movie Fan We’re in the Navy Noun—How many of you saw “Behind the Front” featuring Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton? To my mind it was one of the funniest pictures I have had a chance to see, but the latest comedy in which this pair stars is still funnier. "We’re in the Navy Now” is the name of it and Wallace Beery as Knockout Hansen and Raymond Hat- ton as Stinky Smith can truly be Called “gobs of laughter". . As the name suggests, Knockout Han- sen is a. prize fighter, with Stinky Smith managing him. After a fight in which Hansen is knocked out of the ring he learns that his manager has disappeared with the purse. Hansen locates his man- ager near a recruiting station and pur- sues him through the naval training camp gates where they are informed "You’re in the navy now". Later they appear in uniforms and are put aboard a transport. From there on it is almost one continuous laugh. The Runner’s Bible fl 15Without: me ye can do nothing. John :5. If we calculate Without taking into consideration spiritual Truth our calcul- ations come to naught. But if with under- standing we apply the law of Truth, our problems will be solved with mathematical exactness and the resultingbenefits will bemorethanwecanaskorthink. Recipes Meatless Snudwiehea—I wish to send a recipe which I use a good deal as our little girl does not care for meat sand- wiches. I make this up with either wal- nuts or raisins. % cup sugar, 1 egg, beat together and add 1 cup milk but do not stir, 2% cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1—3 teaspoon salt, sifted together and add to other ingredients. Last add at cup nut meats or raisinsr—Mrs. L. S., Eau Claire, Michigan. Blushing Apples.—6 tart apples (med- ium-axed), ’74 cup red cinnamon candies, 1,5 cup sugar, 1 cup water. Make a sirup of the water, sugar and candies. Peel and core apples and place in a shallow pen. Pour sirup over th" apples and cook slowly until tender: mste often. Serve with a roast perkor fowl or as a dessert. These apples likewise make an at ‘ f; _‘ one - cup of . brown sugar and one. and a half cups of . and *‘ halt, 01.5, or milks, ’ ‘ “Other ,mi-wm may? ' ‘ milk: v.8cald. in double boiler-until. ‘- 1: Mix one quarter, "'curiofmiifirr. ‘ t0 the hot .m... .‘u—v, I r-— -‘-‘—-~—~\..s_~—,.—~._._. .0 M' r .mem inn-v» m. Mm w- I A.q M_...-—--.r< “away-«r Nfl-“ f‘~.,_,-.~ «pr-ex mm... _.. .vp-.,A~W‘~VW ~..r,..—.,-.... H 4W 1 ‘ can, . mem‘w ““' witsme “ "‘“Vflew‘ . kawfi, sn-rxvuwoa‘rmnirms WW” 1. Whes.’ \ H p I \ A honowed-Out‘hflght red apple makes an attractive cup for fruit cocktail or salad. Several layers of light weight clothing are usually warmer than one or two, lay- ers of heavy material. Nuts mixed with mayonnaise, and beef. pork, veal, fish, or chicken make a. good sandwich filling. ' An ink spot on a rug may often be re- moved by rubbing with a piece of raw potato. Mash baked potato and season it with cooked sausage meat. Refill potato shell and brown the mixture. This makes a. good supper dish, Ame Tn com) DRFsSING (Be sure to em. Size) i I ‘s p l J 5649 \ f i K @1690. J i i * L. L. -_1 J Popular Style wlth New Features.— Wool jersey wool.crepe, hnen, shantung, or vel- (i used for this model: . of the Skiit shows _fulness arranged in flat plsits. Pattern cu in 4 Sizes 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. A 1 ear size requires 3% yards of 40' inch ms m 640. Ladlee’ Dress 1: in 7 Sizes: 34, films] or velveteen ma ' t in 5 .—Cu 30, 88 40. 42. 44 and 46 inches bust measure. c yards. of 40 inch . 9i grd of contrasting material. The Width of the ' at the lower edge is 1% Bun for Small ion—Linen arsed, on 4 Sizes ,2MB 4 “(it 5th]:a 'jmds : . an silo will require 2% yards otyiiaii" inch Lulu' Frock t in 6 Sizes: 34. :3. 88 .40, 42 and 44 in as bust measure. 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Thus, when you shop at one of these stores you can examine quality, you can judge color and texture and satisfy your- self on the important details of workmanship, style and fit. All these features, plus our low prices, are your assurance of unexcelled VALUE for every dollar you have to spend. a . . ." ,.,. <2: ‘ C .1e‘..$ M - Hub , ~‘.,.,,/ . .. "'r‘vmé’u'V‘W' “Maniac? _ 9...“: I A‘A-"- ' i 3-”. '_v_\ “you. v, . _ Dontneglecta €013 Dangerous sickness often starts With a. cold. Ward off your colds WithMusterole be- fore pneumoma starts. Musterole is a clean, white oint- ment made with oil of mustard. It has all the healing properties of the old- isshioned mustard plaster. Rub the ointment gently over con- gested spot It penetrates the skin and goes right to the seat of the trouble. Rheumatism, tonsillitis, lumbsgo, coughs and colds are all symptoms that call for Musterole. To Mothers: Musterole is .130 made in milderformfiorbebies and smell chil- dren. Ask for Children ’s Musterole. The Musterole Co, Cleveland. Ohio "Till W‘AIKUSTAID rusm we... sunrise an new and. as not monolinguiiiouguig. _ long-n. Ame in" on".WGHi’, Detroit, V every night except « . , F _ . l SAY “BAYER ASPIRIN” and INSISTI Unless you see the “Bayer Cross” on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 25 years. | DOES NOT AFFECT THE HEART | / ’ urnan .pbr ,V ' Handy “Bays r Accept only f‘Bayer” package , 1. which contains provcn directions. 1” 'boxes' of 12' ta.sz Also bottles of 241ml; l_00_—_-Druggists.‘ ‘ i I ' a?! . OWST n’ot earning their feed [THE 0. s. Department of Agriculture that dim m 8,000,000 cows in the U. S. the! Ire not pom for their food. and that there are 8.000.000 more that are not “rule: at posit. Only those detainee sad farmers who are giving the some attention to the good health of their herd that they do to the teeth-are ' ’ milking pay. the M . 1.. M‘mo. a. mass}..— 1m health, good appetite. gee digestio- W W are eueothlooisgeoduilkerhtmuunhe-es f milk check with profit is a, . _ ,‘ lasmntvesifisdteumefiw. 1926.03.13.14“ high-grade dairy Wows that were being H s wellaknown prop-red dairy feed. together with clover and soy been key— ll Dr. Hess improved Stookjsdegflesddsdtethb salon.- bnd-n— v Mmewaflmdfl"flomdmflfi per «row in 30 days. and an increase in the butter (at of 4/IO of one per cent. Here is what this test pm: By investing Only 5c in 91's Hess Improved Stock Tonic to the dollar's worth of feed. you can increase your profit $20.00 per cow per year.) Dr. Hess improved Stock Touic improves the appetite. cat with a relish. That's a sure sign better digestiorn It helps your cow to throw 05 the waste material. no dogging of the system under the stress “of heavy feeding. lt supplies the minerals, cslcinin carbonate. calcium phase photo and potassium iodide, recently proven to be essential to u cow in milk, and during the period of pregnancy. Here’s our oHer to the men with cows: Get of your dealed sufficient Dr. Hess lmprovod Stock Tonic to last your cam 80 days. Get 25 pounds for every S cows.- Feed as directed. Then if you have not seen a satisfactory increase in thd milk flow, better appetite and better condition of your come, just return the empty containers to your dealer. He will refund the money or cancel the charge. Dr. Hess & Clark, lnc., .Ashland, Ohio Dr. Hess Stock Tonic Improved __.___.———— ' llllIllllillIllll'lllllllllllllllllHIIHIMI.I=11mvnmmllmuh ‘li'll'l‘l ALIHIVIINHHNHHHI"INN"!"HIINUIIV'I! n‘ ‘lllllx'!lvl'liillvli|llll!3|‘ I" 3." ' .w ' nu D lemmas-hasty” %Mia¢e)n.fis U ~M.t~2q.fer seat , m FAWN. IV. “In... “H. L SHORTHORNS WHOR- IUI. F . one roan, rad for 9“ Bert-EB, ogduidno‘ 0. V. ‘YI'RAOY. “tum ' 4 miles south of “has lnr ‘44. 4; —:-n=_~x RED POLLED RE. "LL: I‘ll-L8 F0. “LE. WILL BE 533. l u. tau-fl In". a...""..‘.'.::.'. 333': I’! SWINE v- _ _ .1. WM.” CHINA FALL Plans-“52:: .0 neurones. own-r as o m m I!- ‘- 1. I. cum: I gasket-“mm. « m °"' . ' cmo nuns. can: one. lllchblfl- Regjstered Duroc Boats * Wk reds, dehorued, welth Good s . us- nuhb fl . ‘ mm: '1' STOCK 3% ET 1. A N D PONIES FOR SALE. I. I. PERIII} Stunts. I. 4. mm. “11y market toppers w :3 choice otvone car load from any £3 also show you Sherman s a 2 year old. I V. BALDWIN. Ilden. Wendie 00.. Im. GUERNSEY! GUERNSEYS . , Ion roe sou. cause sine Admins in the matures-e. ia- pm“ W We Ready for service, 40.00. B ' , Hereford Steers mm Mus, m m. mum Massedfloom OOWt-srsundiooonn. ant“ W° _ . » * first...“ sou-I s1 mme cause. Ml‘fiFIEI-D "RI. own- I'. clan-mm. won. ' Tait-Md on». iOWLsround 500m. m . Itwis, V or possible-.5“ this matter of liberal too far" and‘ to food a cow beyond her capacityfor unit production. ~In whichcsse she puts the food on her back.“ a (reserve for some future time when she may not be so well fed. such everieeding is usually not profitable. The point at ‘whi‘ch over- fesding occurs is a question that must be settled for each individual cow by the feeder andzis one of the points in which the skill of the dairyman in handling his herd must he used. - The dairy cow is the same as any other animal in that she requires not only a liberalamonnt of feed to do her best work. but she must also have a teed that is broken up into diflerdnt kinds of nutrients each of which is needed tor s War pur- pass by her body. In this way pro- tein is needed tor milk production, and for growth and maintenance of the body. Carbohydrates and fats are used in the dairy cow's body for the production of energy. This en- ergy is either stored on the back of the cow as fat, used in her move- ments, for heat production, or- used for milk production. Protein, car- bohydrates and fats all taken to- gether are called the total nutrients. Need More Protein The need of most Michigan cows is for an increase in the amount of protein that they receive, as 'well as the total amount of concentrates that they get. Most Michigan cows would increase their production lb they were fed rations containing a larger percentage of protein, This statement holds true only because we have a tendency in Michigan to feed a large proportion of home- grown grains, and home-grown grains are, unfortunately, relatively low in protein although they are high in carbohydrates and fats. ConseQuently the thing that Mich- igan farmers must pay most atten- tion to is the protein content of their feeds. When a legume hay, such as al- falfa, is liberally fed this is not a difficult matter. This hay supplies a large amount of protein but when timothy hay or corn stover is the basis of the ration it is necessary to increase the protein content of the grain ration by at least fifty per cent. While it is possible to get good production on timothy hay by feed- ing a high protein ration yet it in- creases the cost of production very materially because the high protein feeds are nearly always the ones that are the most expensive. Timothy with“ d as much .per'ao’re‘ sells’fo'r about it same, price “per tones the alfalfa, Consecuently one pound ' of protein costs about three times as much in the form of timothy, hay as it does in the terms of dialia hay. Besides giving the dairy cow enough feed to meet her needs and ,,having this feed contain the right amounts of the right kind of “nutri- cuts the feed should have certain characteristics that make itvadapted for dairy cows. Os. Use m M Such things as bulk, palatabiltty and laxativeness must be taken into consideration if the ration is to be a success. The feed to give the cow suflicient nutrients may be figured out from a, feedan table but unless the feeder has had practical experi- ence with the dinereut kinds of feed undesirable results may follow. It is for instance, possible to compute a ratiOn for a dairy cow from tim- othy hay and-cotton seed meal. But Such a ration Would have several faults in that it .would not be pala- table, it would not have the bulk required by the dairy cow and it would not have a desirable effect on the cow, being liable to cause im- paction. If, however,.we add corn, bran and oats to the mixture and re- place part of the cottonseed meal with linseed meal a ration could be worked out that would be satisfac- tory from nun-1y all standpoints. One _of the greatest sources of loss in feeding dairy cows comes through the habit of feeding all the cows alike regardless of their needs or the amount of milk they produce. Many feeders go down a line of cowa and give each one a basin full of grain. This is a. wasteful method of feed- ing, because some cows get more grain than they need and others are underfed and not allowed to produce as efficiently as they should. Many examples could be given of feeders that have increased the production of their herds by simply feeding the cows in proportion to the needs of each one without increasing the amount of grain led to the entire herd. The things then that I think the Michigan dairyman should watch closely are to feed enough grain containing a sufficient amount of, protein to supplement the kind of roughage fed, and to feed the cows in accordance with their milk pro- duction. ‘ Did you lcnow that man ate meat be- fore agriculture and the cereals were known? Putting the Bean Crop to lied EARLY every fall there are acres and acres of beans in Michigan that are never harvest- ed because of wet weather. Sometimes they are not even pulled, but we be- lieve, as a rule, more beans spoil in piles or in the barn because of damp- ness than standing in the field. . Perhaps this loss never can be eliminated, but can not it be reduc- ed? To date no one has figured out a way to turn the rain on or off, just as we want it, so we are obliged to look elsewhere for a solution. Clar- ence D. Haywar , a farmer and sub- scriber, living near Almont, Lapeer county, thinks he has it in his recent invention. the “bean bed.“ He tried it out twelve days this fall and de- clares it satisfactory. Patent is pending. “ “I put it in the field, covered it with beans nearly six feet deep on the 25th of October,” he writes, ~“and when the snow storm of No- vember lst came beans that were on the groundwere covered with snow and it was caked onto them while those on the ‘boan beds’ were prac- tically tree from snow. When I drewpthem in twelve days later they, were dry. and in ilne condition. al- thth they had stood through sev- Ml. ' ‘ of " :tsks'. care at an t. solid. When not in use the legs can be folded so that the ‘bed’ thus making it easy to store away. “Beans pulled and stacked the same day on my 'bean bed,’ using the alfalfa cap, could stay out indef- initely without» harm." '__ v sees and yiel'deonty- about ego-tau- is flat' vd‘ (4‘ s: . $A‘_ A. ... “M ’ A » Please tell me what is the cause of blood in the milk and the cure . One cow is athletes with it for it. Michigan. nova-uh. A. 4.. Athena. LOO!) in the milk comes from ‘ the rupture of a small blood . vessel in this udder; this 1.6 very similar to bleeding from the nose; many people are attested and f it seems that nothing much can he I done for it. I know of nothing that p I could tell on to do that would be likely to In your animal any. , OOW- HAS TWINS Ihadaemreomelnthodayhe- fore Thanksgiving and she had twine. New somebody told” that they would not brood. They an both heifers. “Will you kindly let me knowin-J. 0. 11., Concord. Mich. ' EI‘FER twins or bull twins will breed but when the twins are mixed they rarely breed; occa- sionally the bull will, but the heifer practically never. So do not worry about the heifers as we have had heifers that made excellent cows and they were twins. LOST USE OF [BIND QUARTERS I have a sow that lost complete use of her hind quarters about three weeks ago. weeks old at the time. She was out on pasture at the time. Was feeding rye and cats in her slop and‘a few ears of corn. She eats hearty but drags her hind quarters yet. Can you tell me what to do?— J. M., Gladwi-n, Michigan. NLY a small percent of such cases recover; this is rickets brought on by not needing rich enough feed when she was suckling her young. You should and 1.5 pounds of bonemeal to 100 pounds of tankage and then give her 1/,» to 1%, pound night and morning. Give her two t-a’blespoonsful of coolly-er oil night and morning in milk; give her all the milk she will drink. RUNNING SORE Some time ago my horse punched a nail into his side and it swelled up and broke and is now a running sore. What can I do that will cure it?-—J. B., Gregory, Michigan. F you will get a small syringe with a small enough nozzle so that you can wash this .out and then ma; e; up a solution of lime water us ng one-half pound to a gallon of water; shake it up well and then pour several) tablespoonsful ‘ into a cup and syringe it out well twice each day until all discharge has stopped; then let it heal up. This often heals them up. , NO SUCH msns‘sn Kindly inform me what is the disease in cattle called “.Wolf in the Tail.” What causes this dis- ease? What should one do to pre- vent the disease? What should one do to stop the disease after it is started—A. R., Hiawatha, Mich. V'HE'RE is no such disease as wolf in the tail. It is a relic of the by—gone ages; just a myth that the older generation believed in. My grandfather belived that it was a disease; such things as hollow horn and the like are all of this kind. Losing the cud is another. Do not pay any attention to such things. PIGS HAVE LONG TEETE Will you please tell me it there is anything I can do for my young pigs. They have long teeth, so long that they cut their mouth and I have lost two of them. They hurt the mother when they nurse. Please ‘tell me the sense and remain—P- Tu Jackson. 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Feeders, Nests, In- cubators, Brooders for the poultry househ—a com- plete line of every kind of labor-saving, money— ma‘king equipment for any farm building. Jamcsway Build~Rcmodel Ventilate or Equip Aflog House. Dairy Barn Horse Barn or Poulm; House Until You Get 1‘ 00 l J WHY barn, h labor J amcsway book. .u-n' the long run. barn, hog or our Poultry Equipment Book Shows our full line of Feeders, Waterers. Steel Nests, Coal Brooders, Baby Chick I I' Lwesgway? Saves tly Mistakes If you are tin-saluting of building, remodeling or ventilating a cow or horse I or poultry house, or if you are considering time~saving equipment for such buildings, by all means, fill out coupon in this advertisement and let us send you free our valuable nan Coupons to cum Nearest You JAMES MFG. CO., Dept. 664. Ft- Atkinson, Wis. Elmira, N. Y. 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WALSH CO. 123 Grand Am, Dept. 422 Milwaukoo.‘ Wis. din-Am Meow NowAuil-ble. ' to merges-w J , W. Ember! who bro 1: 1 ’ sales; aunts he ‘3’.“ t SAVE CALVES “" ’"""' . Barrouuou using Aborno the inner guaranteed remedy fiol' allusions Abel-son? wsce’ to: free booklet today. Aborno Laboratory, 98 M St, Lancaster. Wis. WHEN PLEASE MENTION THE BUSINESS FARMER WRITING ADVERTISERS A” ’2 £1 . V. BE paper. a...) r=-r~ Here is a ration that is as good as any: Ground yellow corn, 80 pounds; wheat mid d l i n gs, 20 pounds; ground limestone, 5 pounds; salt, 1 pound. Give them all of the milk they will drink. Do not feed alfalfa meal, it contains too much fiber. Your scratch grain is as good as anyone could want—Dr. Geo. H. Conn. MEET R. \V. TENNY, OF M. S. 0., FOLKS IT is not necessary for us to introduce you to the. young man. whose picture is shown here be- cause the majority of you know him. How-- 7 ever, some of you may have forgotten his name so we are goinglto tell you.‘ It’s Ralph W. 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Deptlhlndianapoiis 8 AV E S L 0 S S E 8 Boss Brooder House No corners for crowding —ample area for 414; ft. broode_r-—— e ayy ribbed lass lights. Diameter 12 I . t., height 6%.feet. Com- J, ' bination ventilator a nd I stove flue. . ll ’71 :l] ' Special concession on 0'- ' ‘ ders now. Write Itd‘y. RmOutter‘SiIoCo. 313Werder 8L, Springfield,0. “ linkers ROSSMETAL Silos, Cutters, Garages, etc. wan: Lrsnonu GHIGK 8m: Accredited. Blood tested, From a high production flock. Chicks that'mll make good on f rm. Price your a on request. L. D HASKELL, Avooa. Michigan. 0 TS One of the most pro- ' s E N O N ductive oats in culti- ' . . 75 bushels-and upward per note are fre- uent With large white meaty grams._weighing {14- lbs. per measured bushel of the h best quality. Seed furnished as low as 65c per bus iel m quan- tities. You should by all means tr t ese oats. Send for sample and circu ar. THEO. BURT a SONS, Box 150. Melrose. Ohlo. Cured His. Rupture I was badly ruptured while lifting a trunk several years ago. Doctors said my only hope of cure was an operation. Trusses did me no good. -Finally I got hold of something that quickly and com— pletely cured me. Years have passed and the rupture has never returned. although I am doing hard Work as a carpenter. There was no operation. no lost time, no trouble. I have nothing to sell, but will ive full information about how you may find a complete cure without operation. if you write to me. Eu ene M. Pullen. Car- penter. N. Marce ius Avenue. Manas- quan, N. Better cut out this notice and show it to any others who are rup- tured—you may save a. life or at least sto the misery of rupture and the worry an danger of an operation—(Adv) .asif s has av é ‘1 commended » for laying that some pOultry“ keepers have ‘gotten the idea that" a feeder full of mash in the hen house is all that is necessary to make the hem lay. They have given the hens all the scratch grain they could eat, then wondered why the hens did not eat the mash that is always before them. When hens are given their choice of grain and mash they will eat the grain, but if they get only a limited amount of scratch grain, they will complete their fill at the mash hopper. This is the ideal ra— tion and the one that builds up egg production. On the farm where corn. is laying around, the flock should be kept in the house during the coming winter months and forced to eat the dry mash in addi- tion to the scratch grain given them. Keeping the hens in a warm, clean house will help maintain the egg production at a higher level than if they are allowed to run out in the cold and wet. Good house rent for hens costs only five eggs per hen during the winter months so a good poultry house can be afforded on the average farm. FOWL TYPHOID Could you please give me inform- ation' as to my hens? They are fat and seem healthy when they sudden- ly die. Some become lame a day or two before dying—W. W., St. Johns, Michigan. THINK your flock has fowl ty- phoid. It can only be controlled by thorough and complete disin- fection at frequent intervals; the sick birds should be taken from the flock as soon as noticed and killed and buried deeply or burned. Clean up as well as you can and do it often. —Dr. G. H. Conn. ' FEEDING BUCKWHEAT What value has buckwheat for laying hens? Have been feeding wheat and corn, also~wheat and oats. —M. T., Bad Axe, Michigan. UCKWHEAT is of minor import- ance as a poultry feed, since it has rather a heavy fibrecontent. One cannot afford to purchase buck— wheat, but where it is raised as a farmcrop, a satisfactory ration can be made by using 45 pounds of corn meal, 45 of wheat, and 10 of buck- wheat. This to be used as a scratch ration—C. G. Card, Professor of Poultry Husbandry, M. S. O. NO ll’IOULDY FEED We have five chickens that have died and one sick. Their crops be- come rotten and then they open and contents drop out. When they eat corn then _they drop out again. We feed them corn, oats, scrap meats and ashes. They lay quite fair. We have a flock of forty chickens. Please tell me what causes it and how can we prevent it or_ cure it.—T. K., Her— rietta, Michigan. EE that this flock gets no spoiled or mouldy feed. Get this for them, oil of eucalyptus, beech— wood creosote equal parts of both, mix one teaspoonful with some mash and give to this flock night and morn— mg. AFRICAN AND TOULOUSE GEESE Would like to know if the African geese are as good keepers as the Toulouse breed. I am thinking of raising some of both breeds—J. B., Cedar, Mich. v BELIEVE there is little difference in the keeping of African geese and of Toulouse geese. There are, however, more breeders of Tou- louse geese in Michigan, than there are of the African. Their size is about the same, and they flesh fairly equallinVell in the fall, although the Toulouse takes on flesh fairly more rapidly than the African—C. G. Card, Professor of Poultry Husband- ry, M. S. 5 ‘hj hens U and ' .. V v _ , , . ON NEW. FARM TOOL - Hundreds 501d; -. Fits oidor new, wood or steel 2, 3 or 4 section barrow. Peoria narrow Grugs’and Altai» a Seeder. sows all grass seeds to uniform depth. Low down; no waste. Cuts work in half. You cannot afford to waste your time and seed. Pays for itself on 20 acres. Buy only the aeeder— , g. .. so cheap everyone can get one. -4- V, i " o v- Special introduc- tory price. Write quick. Peoria. Drill and Seeder 00., 2885 N. Perry Ave., Peoria, Illinois It will pay you_to investigate one of Michigan’s oldest and best hatcheries. Nine‘ teen years experience. Every chick hatched from rugged free range breeders officially accredited by inspectors supervised by Michigan State College. busmess to satisfied old customers. HITE BARRED ROCKS“ 1I;INC(’)NAS. an _ Large percentage of v ' LEGHORNS English and American), lounMich. Accredited chicks bought of this old reliable concern wit established reputation for square dealing are sure to please. 100% live de— livery prepaid. Get our new FREE catalog before placing your order. Van Ap'piedorn Bros. Holland Hatchery & Poul. Farm, R. 7-3, Holland. Mich. $650 EGG REVENUE FROM 680 UNCULLED PULLETS IN SINGLE MONTH One customer reports this splendid return from our April hatched Grade A Chicks during November 1926. This is a fine. ut not unusual record for our regular stock. I surplus-cockerels raised from. his 1000 chicks also gave him additional revenue. Birds from this same breeding now heading Michigan international Contest in egg production. All our stock blood-tested and every female trspnested from its first to last egg. All birds have been handled, passed, le -l_)anded and CERTIFIED by the Michigan I’Oélltr tIlrlnprovlzément Association. \Vrite quick for Price 1st and FREE (.atalog on Baby Chicks an a c mg ggs. W. S. HANNAH & SON, Route 10, Grand Rapids, Michigan. DOWN’S STRAIN WHITE LEGI—IORNS Bred 20 Years for Higher Egg Production Downs Strain Leghorns are bred for high flock average egg production. They are wonderful winter layers. Frequent reports from customers we 50 to 7 a % of our 70 0 egg yield in winter months from hundreds of pullets. busmess is with old customers. _ . their chicks from us each year. Our entire flocks, hatchery and chicks are Michi an Accredited b the Michigan Poultry Improvement Association and the l\ ichigan State Colege. You will want these better egg producers. . Write Quick for Catalog and Prices W. A. DOWNS POULTRY FARM. Route 2, Erasmus mo cmcs 1 FIRST HATCH JANUARY 318T Michigan Accredited (‘hicks that are bred from provcn blood lines. Every breeder wears a scaled leg lmml indicating ollicml approval by authorized state inspectors. PAY $1.00 DOWN—BALANCE O. O. D. Pay for your chicks when you get thom._ Send $1.00 and we will ship (‘,, O, I), (let our big m‘v.‘ catalog. It IS free. _ It Will help you. Your choice of three profitable breeds. 100 % livc delivery guaranteed. BRUMMER FREDRICKSON POULTRY FARM, Box 26, Holland, Mich. Many of Michigan's urgest egg farms buy ROMEO, MICHIGAN. Superior Leghorns are those Mich. Accredited .cghorns t1mt_have demonstrated their “superiority” under practical lurm conditions. $5.00 worth of eggs per hen per your SI‘K‘lerd by one of our cus- tomers. Big Discount Now. GET OUR NEW CATALOG—IT’S FREE. Our big illustrated 32-pagc catalog shows our mmlvrn breeding and trapncsting plant. 601) pullcts are entered in R. Q. 1'. work. Every breeder banded, inspcctcd, and mssed by authorized state in- spectors supervised by Mich. State Co legc. Hanson, Tancred and Barron Strains. SUPERIOR POULTRY FARMS. lno., Box 401. ZEELAND, MICH. BABY CHICKS — Michigan Accredited Whit R k ' ‘ Whit d It Barrefii Ragoifs English White LOghornS Rhoda wig; Red: You can get. better chicks at the ngshtenaw Hatchery. Our Flocks have been 00‘! ialLv culled In accordance With the rules of the Michigan State Poultry Improvement Association. Write Quality considered. our stock is priced as low as you will find anywhere. 100% live delivery. ANN ARBOR. MICHIGAN. for catalog and get your order booked early. BABY CHICKS---Big, Vigorous, Chicks I '.’I WASHTENAW HATCHERV, 2502 Geddes Road, From high egg producing flocks selected for rapid growth and high vitality. Michigan Accredited chicks that will grow faster and lay more eggs than ordinary chicks. Safe arrival guaranteed. \VRITE US BEFORE BUYING MAPLE HILL HATCHERY, Martin, Michigan. . . ‘ 0 ll” L "9 lzii) Inspected and Aooredlted—-Our _breeders our hatchery, our business metos, by State Inspectors supervised by Michigan State College. Our Leghorns are the result of 14 years careful breeding on our 100»acrc farm. Foundatmn of Tancred, Holly- wood and Barron—Big Discount 'Now. 8 V OUR MICHIGAN ACCREDITED CHICKS. _ The strongest proof of the quality of our chicks is that we have doubled our hatching camcity lost your. Accredited Wh. or lir._ Leghorns, Ami-(mas lid. Rocks. 1 “Town Line" Chicks you get “Personal Servme”. let our new Free, Catalog. 100% live delivery guarantee. Member International Bab Chick Association. J. H. GERLINGS, Manager R. F. D. 1, Box ZEELAND, MICHIGAN. ‘0. . My Mich. Certified 8. 0. WHITE LEGHORNS. a gade higher than accredited, rank among America's best—I bred and raised the pen that at the Mich. gg Contest made an average of 262 eggs er bird. I behave this record never equalled by a Mich. ro uced on Breeder. Every chick and egg sold is myd own piano—no fstiilqkh.fai'megtaout.C nAll breeders individually examined and approved y inspector un er su ervmion o is man e 0 ese. ' p ONE OF E GREATEST VALUES EVER OFFEREU Get our latest prices. We believe on can find the values we ofl’er nowhere else in America. No males used whose dams lays record _200 and up. and guess at once. W. . ECKARD d l 2 0 h t .' h d lei than 2.5 oz. to the dozen. Granddam’s 18:??? 300 eg§:5&§l:§is.t.80u‘l°’3riec s Hamish 37%“. Get our free literature . D an 8. or 1 . I' 8 0 ay. se but we mu? MAB ‘soencsr. PAW PAW. MICHIGAN. . , Michigan Accrediting Provides wl‘or. Individual .;inspection of all flocks by Michigan State College. ‘ . "+L;§'_£nding of all birds. both male and of ‘pure-bredj' ’r‘ent stock‘ free i ndak ua ca.ns‘,.hg ‘ female. __—__—— Michigan Accredited - i Mi hi an Aécredited Hatcheries guarantees In thihgdfffilifiifify 31nd tgut fulness of advertisers statements . Mi h' an Accredited Hatcheries and 3 For a fun mt foul! incfoxrgmation. writes—— -. ,1. A; :HANNAH. Secretary, bin. n1 State (39,11,986; Edi-f '. Ls' ’ 1:; .."‘“'J .' ' _ v 21 . ‘a. ftp. this time farmers are looking ‘ '7 over the year ' recently closed and planning on how to im— prove on. past methods of farming. In some respects 1926 was a good year, especth in the hog industry, while there were heavy losses in the southern cotton industry, and corn farmers of the middle west have good cause for dissatisfaction ho- calse of the low market prices for tw important WM. Serious my takes were made“ in the cattle bust-v no“, involving heavy losses on in» 131294 cattle or heavy“ weight during the summer months, many owners holding on. for a hoped-tor rise in prices that failed to take place. To an extent far more than hereto-fore the packers showed a preference, for fat little yearling steers and heifers, and they sold readin at unprece— dentedly high premiums. It‘- was a year when. cows, bull'é""and plain ‘kinds of cattle were sold at rela— tively high prices, and only lately haVe weighty beef steers had a rise to normal values. It was in hogs that farmers made their largest profits, prayiding the dreaded hog cholera did not break out, and in some communities such losSes Were heavy, but the number of farmers suffering such losses was not very , ‘. _ large. Farmers Who had the com ' ' .found it extremely profitable to feed it to hogs, and at this time the out- look for Wine is highly encouraging, them being no particularly large in- crease in the pig crop. After a num« her or profitable years in the sheep industry, there is an overproduction of lambs, and a Sher-t time ago the average price of lambs in the Chi»— cago market fell to $12 per 100‘ pounds, the lowest in four years. Too many western lambs are feeding in the corn belt. However, sheep . have been good money makers, and they are expected to continue so in the long run, as our Michigan farm- er‘s have found them. Homes are in better demand, with farm chunks sellin - in the Chicago market chiefly at 8 5 to $135, while high-Solace drafters sell as high as $275 to $300. Low Prices for Grain It is uselesa to gloss over the dis- appointment felt by the grain farm— ers of the country because prices failed to go higher, the consoling feature being that there is_a good profit in feeding corn On the farm, and this is what many Michigan farmers are doing, much‘ to their credit. In addition to the new crop of corn selling at- unp‘rofltable' prices, the prolonged wet weather season did serious injury to can still in the fields, part of it having bad feeding quality, while much is worthless. A short time ago word came from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, that com husk-mg is at last finished in central Iowa, late favorable weather having prevailed in that region. It was stated that farm renters were particularly anxious to finish their corn hacking, as many of them are going to mom at renting time, and they were planning on turning their came into the corn stalk fields early so that they can use the rough feed before the time fixed for moving. In well dried out and keeps Well when it is piled up. In the open market corn still lacks support, and stocks in sight are increasing, the visible sup- ply in this country a short time ago '_ aggregating 34,712,000 bushels, and « 'comparing with 17,861,000 bushels ' a year ago. A short time ago earn for May delivery sold on the Chicago Board of Trade for 79 cents, com-_ . raring With 87 centsua year ago. r In the rye market outside interest is lacking, and prices are largely in- . by the movement of WW!“ ‘ May 1'78 said at 98 (gents, 31.13 a year ago, I W W m > gully: cats sold ‘ at or .5 that district corn is new reported asw that a gum no it sold at $1.79, re- cent St ‘ at 1.37. were for May delivery. 9 visible wheat stocks in the United States aggre- gate $63,500,000 bushels, comparing with 50,425,000 bushels a year age. Of late the wheat markets of the world have been bearish. ’ ’ (3006 Outlook for Boys. Fol-loving breaks in prices on days of larger receipts than usual. good advances take place, and the future looks very promising for owners, there being no W increase in the pig crop. Recently log marketing has been smaller than in other years, and an unusually large demand in the Chicago market ‘ . Make. Best notic- a 30$ s, .. WWWfovaa-HMWW ' m count from prices oi lat yestth in the Chicago makyards, a large mend for heavy steers has started up, and they sell much better. Late steer sales took. place» at a range 61 $7.76 to $11.75 for common to prime grades, both heavy steers and choice yearlings going at the top, with the built of the mares.» to 011.25,. The fancy cattle prices not the halt-v ' days are new a thing of the past. , A year ago steers sold as $7.28 (to, $11.50. and feeders are scarce 3‘11th at $0 to $8, with Bales rm;er at $9.59 to $7.50. Ro- ce‘htly a for lots of prime baby year‘- lings sold at $12 to $12.26. WEE” Wheat is considered in a fairly good position. There is plenty of grain in this country, Canada and Argentina but a shortage in Europe. m M. B. F. WKET REPORTS BY RADIO _ VERY evening, emit Saturday and Sunday, at 7:05 o’clock, eastern standard time, The Michigan Business Farmer broadcasts market information and news of interest to farmers nude station WGHP of Detroit. of 270 meters. This station operates on a wave length L... W fer hogs to ship to eastern packing points helped to put prices higher. On: some days there was a scramble for light and underweights on the pig ‘Ol'dél‘, With many buyers unable to fill their orders, and a good pre— mium was paid readily for such of- ferings. In short, it was a time When the outside buying Was the controlling influence. It was the first time this season that the lighter weight hogs sold at a premium over butcher Weights. Recent receipts of svvlne averaged 225 pounds, the lightest since February, 1925. Re— Cently hogs sold at an extreme range of $10.40 to $12.25, comparing with $9.50 to $12.50 a year ago, $9.50 to $11.65 tWO years ago and 6.20 to $7.25, three years ago. he con- sumptiOn of fresh and cured hog products is large, With provision-s selling at much lower prices than at this time in 1926. Lard sells around $12, comparing with $14.70 a year ago. On January 1 stocks of lard in, Western markets aggre- gated 18,022,000 pounds, compar- ing with 12,912,000 pounds a year ago; While stocks ofpcur‘ed hog meats aggregated 156,120,000 pounds, comparing with 185,413,000 at this time last year. After the long period of depressed A; A ,. . This means geod buying with Amer- ican wheat undoubtedly getting its share of the business. Experts de— clare that the entire cropwill he wanted. ' CORN _ The future of the can market looks good. Heavy receipts in the offing keep prices from advancing much, but this condition is cirpected to soon cle‘ar up. News that the corn, borer has been discovered in Illinois is causing some flurry, although it is doubtful if it can be a serious fac. tor at this time. OATS Fair demand and slow receipts hold the cat market steady with prices unchanged. commercial de- mand is steady. BYE Students of the market seem to feel that rye is in a very healthy position and there are predictions that it will do considerably better between now and next summer. BEANS Farmers Continue to unload their beans onto a market that is already ms scsmsss names "with? scamm' patron" " memo Jan. 10 Jan: 10 Dec. 29 1 yr. ago WHEAT-a- » a... 2m “'88 131.88 «.92 fit. 2 1‘89 1.89 - 1.98 so. finned 1-36 1.87 1.92 (BORN—a No. 2 Yellow ‘81 32 No. 3 Yellow ’70 ~81 .83 aspen-(v v _ N0. “ All“) '88 ~56“ No. 3 wait. .50 .48@ .41 «50 a .47 Cash No. a .98 .99 1.05 has... — B o. n. r. em. 4-65 @4375 4.80 @436 4.cs@4.7o Po'mrons— ‘ - ;. . 1 (New)mom mew --8.83@§.00 43064.50 my“ _ . . . New 1 m 1" ‘ , 19890.80, m. 2 rim. {7' 18 1 7’ ‘ gag: 1 is use “ ‘ .: ,j 1‘3. '1“: lambs, , gaunt, m can who.“ a: hither. them. . mm m mum. first a the your «and prices to “,— ‘mcc Iktoztc per 100 pound. in' the potato market: or term In“ cities. He Wool! of any m are expected as the moment the; price works higher receipts increase. ‘ my I . , .A short «by in sane is m the hay market. its, tone as prices are a little was than a year great game: points. Strength in twigs wool: was a sustain-lag fatccr m the local. wool markets last Week. Australian new crop arrived in large quantities. Domestic wee-ls closed last week Quieter, with the demand concen- trated largely on territory sorts. DETROIT BUTTER AND EGGS Buttes firm with best Creamery, m tubs, 451/z@46%c lb. Eggs steady. Fresh re- ceipts, 40‘@4lc a don. Cold storage, 28 @‘34c don. ' om LIVE Foamy - . mam : Hens steady and other poultry easy. Springs: Fancy, 30c; medium, 286296 Leghorns, 22c; blacks, 17@18e; Stags, 18@19c; hens, 5 lbs up, 300; 4 lbs. ftp, 29c; Leghorns and small, 22c. Buck‘s, white, 4% lbs up, 36c; smaller or dark, , 32c. Geese, 25c. Turkeys,- young, No. l, 8 lbs. up, 450., Pigeons, $2.00 doz. omen sans Clover, cash, domestic, 3'23; imported, $20.50. Alsike, cash, $21.50. Timothy. calsh, new, $2.95; old, $2.65. ' IIVESTOCK MARKE’IB " ’ DETROIT, Jan. 10.—Cattle———Receipts, 996; market steady to strong. Good to choice yearlings, dry fed, $10.50@11; boat heavy steers, dry fed, $8.50@9.50; best handy Weight butcher steers, $7.50@8.25; mixed steers and heifers, $6@'7.25; handy light butchers, $5616; best cows, ‘35.50‘@ 6.50; light butchers, 3566; best cows, $5.50‘@ 6.60; butcher cows, 345066.60; common cows, $3.75@4.50; canners, $30 4; choice light bulls, $B@’6.50; heavy bulls, $5.50@6.75; stock bulls, $5@6; feeders, 56.7.25; stockers, 355066.25; milkers and springers, $55@90. Veal calves—Receipts, 1,037; 50 cents lower. Best, $16; others, $3.60 @1550. Sheep and lambs-Roceipts, 2,896;7 market prospects, lambs 90 con-ts Mar; sheep steady. Best lama, $12.25; fair lambs,7$10610.50; light to common limbs. “@850: fair to. good sheep, $5@6‘.28; culls and common, $3@3.50. ‘lé—Izogah—Is W" 3, 1,861. Hired hm, market CHiGAGOs—Hogs—ama strong. Top, $12.15; bulk, “1.50612; heavy weight, $11.60@12; medium Weigh-t, $11.56C12, light weight, 8-11.et@12.16; light heiress. $11.{5@12.10; packing sows, $10.60@11; pigs, 311.25012. - Cattle; Market steady. Calves: Mar- ket steady. Beef steers, good and choice, $9.75@1-1.75; common and medium, 88@ 9.75 ; yearlings, $‘10@12‘.25; butcher auntie, heifers, $5®10; cows, $427.25; ’bulls. 865067.50; calves, $11.50@13.50; feeder steers, $6@8.25; stacker steers, $5.50@ 7.75; stooker cows and heifers, $466. Sheep: Market steady. rMcdium and choice lambs, $12@13; culls and common, 88.50@10; yearlings, 88010.50; common and choice ewes, “$007.25; lambs, 311@12.zo. EA3T BUF‘FAmr—H : Mar ‘ . ' 10@15c lower. m ' m mw’ $12.35@12.60; 2000250 lbs. $12.60@ lbs. 312.75613-9061201199. 12. ing sows, 31025611. ‘ ‘ 75 ' ' Cattle: Market satedy. . Calves, 1562 lower. Bulk quotatlorxs: Valuers, 31630 12.75; ieoezoo lbs. 31245013; 1300160 @16. Sheep: Market steady. Quotations: ‘4 $.13; Bulk fat. A. m was. not. , can. even thought , the crop is- m to warrant _, ' "'9" WV” 1%“? tfltfl‘é‘ flats?- ‘ feeder - Quotations: 250©3$0 lbs, ' ’ _- as: rain. le. 'under .N0. 1. Cali: ,nmt . . Bums: No. 1 cured 70: M 5m No. 2 hide: and bulls 113 No. 1 cured, 16c; sreen. lic. Kip; .No. I cared. 11c; green. 8c. No. 2 can and kip, llfic under No. 1. COUNTRY MEATS (Commission We floss returns mlbbim traumatic»: 9mm - W are an“. CALM. . 13.18: m m. 146159; poor as“ “Quad Matty , mm D M tor flG‘Z‘Zc lb.) Week of January 16 OLD weather will be general throughout Michigan during the first few days of the week of January 16th and the skies are expected to ’be generally clear. About Tuesday the temperature will rise and the sky become over- cast, followed during middle days of the week with storms of rain, sleet or snow. High winds and gales are also to be expected and as a result some roads may become blocked to regular mg. , Fair weather will again rule in the state daring the latter days of the week and the temperatures will again tall am low and continuing below menu normal throughout the greater out of wt week. Week of January as With temperatures generally be- low the seasonal normal during the greater part at this week the peri- od is divided into two parts as fol- lows: First half will be stormy with rain or snow and the last half will be mostly fair. Temperatures will fall sharply during latter days of the week. Some Cold Snaps in February While» the month as a whole will average moderate for the greater \part of Michigan, we are expecting some rather sharp cold spells of! and on. Indications point strongly to more than the average amount of sunshine tor the month. m'm EGG WE mm N January 7th the Wolverine ' Poultry and Egg Exchange was organized by farmer delegates from seven counties in the south- stern part of Michigan who met on hat day at Hillsdale. Final details are to be completed within a few days and then a camelsn to sign members to a 3-year contract will be launched. The Exchange plans to sell through the Ohio Poultry ABS'n. with hemarm at Was— seon, Ohio. That organisation agar.- "ates in tour Conn-ties in Minut— ern Ohio. Officers of the new are: A. W. Ton-ant. of Palms. widest; H. S. Osler, 0! Am Mar, vies president: A. E. 31100014439. M'fiem— ca, secretary-W. W- ters will be at m Demmsrvedisewaj £31? 1013'! *' ‘ DRESSED caves and I ill-Vitalitth . 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The Harvestertwinc mills, locatcdin the principal grain sections,andthcnctworkof92brancbcsand12,000dcalersoverthe country make delivery a certainty and assure the greatest distribut- eoonomy. You can always be sure of getting International Harvestcrtwinqcven though other agencies fail you, at prices markctaflords. Talk to the local McCormick-Decer dealer. He will show you the “Big Ball" WiththcPatamedDouHe-Tmsschovcr. medcmlmivcfcature! “BIG BALL” Wmmmmwm WWWWM KEYS'I‘ONEZHATCHERY q Cover ,, on Ball” Twine . is an exclusive Inter- ' national Harvester Twhe feature! 3” mid-9 that my and the ‘1‘!!!le COVER hold- thu- Noni-nub w due to “mtg-gm- HAY & GRAIN mm. (3101 _ m ALFA HA reg? elm? 15°31: 3«i B iafdasogly 0 . an “C - The Hamilton 00., Newcastle. $11.. no 0 is sent with order. THE SKIN OF QUALITY AND SERVICE Our Layers Wm and Our Winners Lay Before you order your Baby Chicks this year write for our free catalogue and prices. “11 0 er before . m p _ .Jgnugry. and B % CAPITAL KEYSTONE HATCHERY, LANSING, MICHIGAN 'l' CLOVER SEED-4M“ Blossom—- _ vaGrown. 99.50? purity. Write formic- hat. WM 0. . . , Box c, canton 0 Bum mum EXGHAIIGE= “"5”. ’9M““& "" _ r to G or a broth. wnrrn WYAHDOTTE ’eoongms mun strain, 2. ' ~ - Rm. 3' wall?“ :1. 0. Mn. ma ii A M at gigs H fBRONgE rumours. Luisa hardy h k1x-om cooks: 1{lattioclh Order now. morn 'n nzn TOMS. > 0110!. M13. one Ramadan. £3311“. Gfl northern turkeys. .Bost strains. mexwoon Gm BRONZE—LARGE Egan Cue. Emil, Michigan M“. dz“ WMD— 0N8 OP“ FOB GAP- abln mm crab with raising experi- ence. to a; a gwwcinmwbmoda home that mash °.°“5° 6.2.... 12:: has. ea. ” man or. 00., 44 Lonnicw An, Mansfield, Ohio. WANTED. muslin m. on DAIB! mm: by _ Write for particulars. Wm. Rider. AL!ALFA._ CLOVER AND MIXED HA! wanted. Write Harry Gates Company. Jack- MATTRESSES ANY 812% F40- Cm. gm, Illino‘is. com m x u F TOBACCO or » FROM :cmnr. TRIAL 100 LAB P {11% W11. 32. Snell-00.. Bed mg: some»: canme AND suoxr'fi'o ; flye lbs $1.25: ten 82.00; s 50 tobacco lama-2&3; a? W'r "m H0. . UN TOBA. _ 2 CHEWING QB SMOK- in unds 81. ten $2.00. 1.80 for may: for 100. Guaranteed ling”: free. pay w received. Farina:- Union. Putucah. K1. .y . .. U$._. x MEN. Gm FOREST JOB; $125-$200 hunt, 3.‘ Email. wra.’ orto' 4‘ ’b‘ . or Mann]! ,Derwo'r.Cob. “'87)”- WW' mngm ’ ENP 0’ A o a my. fiswum) F”'”" at; ' .szsoo, u Lox" A 1 :' a“. 7/19 Won/of out of balance! “I have been using a Melotte cream sep- arator for 12 years, and it runs as good as when I got it. The repairs have been few and the cost but little. Li . “The bowl has always stayed in balance and I cannot see how it could ever get out of balance. I ; recommend the Melotte.”—-— Bert *1 Curtis, Stanley, N. Y., R. No. 3. 14 years old —- Still in good balance “I don't remember when I pur- chased my Melotte, but it must be 1 close to 14 years. It still gives in the best of service. The bowl is still in good balance. After using several different makes of separ- ators, I would still prefer the Melotte ten to one.”-—W. E. Hendricks, Homestead, Okla. l 13 years old-Always in perfect balance “I have had my Melotte Separator -. for over thirteen years and it is 1 still in good working order. I have spent less than $10.00 for repairs .7 in all this time. If I had to get a ’1' new separator it would be no other than the Melotte. It turns easier, l skims closer and lasts longer than any other separator I have seen or heard of. The bowl will always re- main in perfect balance.”~ Edward Laun, Sisseton, So. Dak. . .Innuuna-noul Ii. I o gThe Melotte Separator, H. B. BABSON. U. s. Mgr. ‘ a 2443 West 19th Street, Dept. 32-810hicago, Ill. : 2445 Prince Street, Berkeley, Calif. IWithout cost to me or obligation in any way, please send :me the Melotte catalog which tells the full story of this .wonderful separator and M. Jules Melotte, its inventor, :and your liberal “Don’t Pay for 4 Months” Oflerl E (Print name and address plainly) Post 012306 R. F. D. S tats ________ _,____ How many cows do you milk? , , , Ye? we ham unfilter- which in bound Milking Machlne to ntereat you— elotte (313;.reao eon-bly priced tame. Ch [timers-ted.’ . e c . . 4 v.ll£illt3}:n!lil;4£$lill§3li.l in Is Me Bat ‘10 years old -- Never out of balance “I am proud of saying that I am a Melotte Separator owner for the last ten years. I never had trouble of any kind. The bowl never got out of balance, no repairs, of any kind, just rubber for bowl and outside bowl amounting to about 60c. I recommend the Melotte separator as the best lever used.”-—Aug. LaMarche, Stanley, Wis. . \\ \\\\\\\\‘\\ aggwmman I an a 11 years old —-— Still retains its balance! “My Melotte has been in constant use the full eleven years, and has, during that period, been handled by my five sons at different times, con- stantly changing from the hands of one to the other. Even today my Melotte will skim as ‘ good as any new separator and my tests of cream do not vary over 1 or 2 percent. The bowl still retains its balance with no repairs whatsoever.” -M. W. Kelley, Shelton, Neb. 13 years old - Still stays in balance! “As I have used one of your Melotte Separators 13 years and runs as good as it did when we got it, it runs easy and stays in balance. Wouldn’t ex- change it now for any other make that I know of and I think anyone buying a Melotte will make no mis- take.”-—-John A. La Rue, Melrose, New Mexico. .-... “Tilllll ‘————-—-—- , '?.§l"’lll'F?l'i! clot Ii"!!!'Hillll’WHmH:im:7 unrmurz’H-‘im ' e ‘ . 901’...” . i ran“?