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Nothing ~ missing—parts all went together perfectly. We built a fire, and in 1/2 hour house was like an oven. We had to open doors and windows, and at only6above zero. We never could heat the rooms with a stove, but now it is like summer when furnace is checked. Thank you for your promptness. Yours truly, Mr. Robert Trauxfl KALAMAZOO s'rovs co. Manufacturers 671 Rochester Avenue, Kalamazoo, Mich; new Bi- cell: at Glenna, Crowd Exceeds 8,000 During Farmers’ Week Fine Exhibits and Prominent Speakers Brought Out Most Farm Folks Ever At M. S. C. At One Time was a happy and interested crowd which thronged the camp- 0 us of the Michigan State College during the 1927- Farmers’ Week, Jan. 31 to Feb: 4. Constantly on the move to and from meetings and exhibits, good naturedly jostling each other in halls and corridors, filling banquet halls to capacity—f- and then some, crowding restaur- ants, lunch stands, and dining rooms to the doors at meal times, the crowd demonstrated that the Michi- gan State College, despite its re— markable growth during the past five years, is still too small to prop- erly entertain the farmers and their families of Michigan when they come to visit their institution. The 9 registration booths, located in different buildings on the campus, reported that more than 5,000 per- sons registered during the week. This is at least 1,000 visitors more than were registered at any previous Farmers’ Week in Michigan. Con- sidering that a portion of the visi- tors do not register it is conservative to say that between 7,000 and 8,000 people visited the campus during the week. Anyone noting the fleets of autos parked at every available area on the campus, and the crowds which attended practically every meeting, could well believe that even the 8,000 mark had been exceeded dur- ing this record-breaking Farmers' Week. The weather, of course, helped. During almost the entire week it was as favorable as though made-to- order for the occasion. But of more value than the weather was the pro- gram. Nicely balanced between ser- ious instruction and pleasing enter- tainment, the program appealed to all and with meetings and confer- ences planned for different members of the farm family, everybody found something of interest and value. From Cow Testing to Printing ,Farmers’ Week opened officially at 10:00 o'clock A. M. on Monday, Jan. 31, with the cow testing con- ference which brought together Michigan dairymen, cow testers, county agricultural agents, college leaders, and others, to discuss ways and means for making this import- ant dairy project more effective. Farmers’ Week closed on Satur- day, Feb. 5, with the meetings of the two Michigan Press Associations. Between Monday and Saturday some 33 groups representing agriculture, or representing interests and activi- ties related to agriculture, held meetings and conferences. Each year sees an increase in the number of groups which “come home” and hold their annual meetings at that time. The Michigan Women’s Press Association and the Agricultural En- gineering group were newcomers this year. Michigan’s two great farm organizations were active during Farmers’ Week. The Michigan State Farm Bureau held one of the most successful annual meetings in its history and the Grange continued its two-day” “School 0 f M e t h o d 8 through which it is training its lead- ers for more effective service. The farmers’ clubs, county Y. M. - C. A. secretaries, the forestry associ- ation, the Country Life Association, and similiar groups, discussed vari- ous phases of agriculture which sup- plement the activities of those groups interested in soils, muck crops, ped- igreed grains, and purebred live- stock and poultry. ' Exhibits Prove Big Attrawion Probably half of the attraction of Farmers’ Week lies in its exhibits. Each year these increase in numbers house and display them satisfact- The Only Farm until now- it is: a real problem to , SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1927 By CARL H. KNOPF The apple, vegetable, and flower exhibits were located in the new Horticultural building which gave visitors an opportunity to admire the new building as well as enjoy the displays. The apple exhibit was ex- cellent both as to size of exhibit and quality of fruit. In the county dis- plays iirst place was won by Kent, second by Washtenaw, and third by Allegan. The old College Armory, which for so many years was the chief audi— torium for Farmers’ Week, was crowded this year with exhibits. The potato show, the corn show, the grain exhibit, and the egg show were all housed in the Armory. These ex- bibits, together with several educa- tional displays put on by the College and by the State Department of Ag- riculture, so crowded the Amory that there was scant roof for the visitors to view the exhibits. An immediate need of the College is for facilities so that these excellent shows may be properly housed and displayed. -In the Home Economics building were exhibits of foods, small kitchen equipment, white rats showing the effects of different feeds and combi- nation of feeds, sewing machine at- tachments, children's clothing, tex- tiles, millinery, design and historic costumes, and house furnishings. As in former year, the Agricult- ural Engineering laboratory in the Agricultural building had an extens- ive display of home conveniences, farm machinery and building exhib- its. Farmers' Week visitors were both mystified and entertained at the ex- hibit staged by the students of the electrical engineering department. Here wireless telegraphy was put to use in operating minature railroad trains, ringing door bells, and light- ing lamps. In addition to the elect- rical display, other divisions of the engineering department held demon— strations during the week. These in- cluded the foundries, the wood work- ing shops, the machine shops, and the laboratories for testing pumps, motors, and engines. Where’s Broadcasting Station? This question, asked hundreds of times by the visitors, showed the in- terest of the farmers in radio and demonstrated that hundreds of farm homes are keeping in touch with the College through its Station WKAR. The transmitting room, located in the power house, was open to the public during the entire Week. The College barns and herds—these form the exhibit which is of great- est interest to the average visitor. From the ,International Egg Laying Contest pens, through the poultry plant, through the dairy barns, and on through the barns housing the beef cattle, sheep and horses, the crowds passed in a steady stream during the entire week. The swine plant, located some distance south of the river, was not visited by so large a number. Probably the central point of in- terest among the herds was the string of purebred horses owned by the College. During the past several years the M. S. C. has built up a group of Percheron and Belgian horses which compete successfully with the best the world has to offer. Farmers’ Week visitors had the pleasure of seing Maple Grove Leila, the grand champion Percheron mare at the International Livestock Ex- position, both in 1925 and 1926; and Utelm, who took first prize in the three-year—old class this year. An- other horse celebrity was Pervenche, known all over the United States as the Percheron mare which won the grand championship of her class at three of the Chicago Internationals. Exhibit Half Mile Long The parade which features each Farmers’ Week is really an exhibit in motion. Made up of student groups, floats, and displays, it un- folds to the campus visitor a half- mile long picture of college activi- ties and college resources. Headed by the college band, the infantry, cavalry, and artillery units of the cadet regiment were next to pass in review. Then came various groups from the student body representing the different societies and fraterni— ties as well as athletic activitie. Dif- ferent departments entered floats to illustrate some phases of their work. The final section of the parade was made up of livestock from the Col- lege herds. The sheep and swine had the privilege of riding in large display pens mounted on wagons but the horses, the beef cattle, and the dairy cattle furnished their owu mot— ive power. Banquets Could Be No Larger The general session on Wednesday evening was held as a banquet in Social Hall of the new East Lansing Peoples Church. This innovation ev- idently appealed to the visitors be— cause the banquet room was crowd- ed to capacity and many more could not be accomodated. On Thursday evening the Michi- gan State Farm Bureau staged its annual big banquet and some 800 CALHOUN FARMERS GIVE $50 TO HELP L. J. WleSUN “ EAR EDITOR: I am enclosing a one dollar bill for a three-year subscription to your paper for L. J. \Vilson, of Greenville, lVfich. Also I am enclosing a check for $50 for Mr. Wilson to take the place of the reward which you would have sent him had he been a paid-up subscriber. I am sending this amount in behalf of the people of Oalhdun county whose names appear on the enclosed petition. I am leaving it to you to forward the check on to Mr. Wilson, hoping this will meet with your approval. We sent the subscription because we Want him in ‘our family’.”—Lew'is N. Milliman. Marshall. Mich- —We are very happy to acknowledge the above letter with both re- mittances, and the $50 is going forward to Mr. Wilson. At the present time we are making a thorough investigation of Mr. Wilson’s case, and if he is going to be put to any expense we will start a fund to help him and all of our good friends will be given an opportunity to contribute if they wish. The petition sentin by Mr. Milliman had 121 names signed to it, which brings'the total number of names we have received from every I section of the State to around 3.0, We want more petitions, and if we receive contributions for Mr. Wilson during the time we are invest- igating case We will promptly forward them to' him.—Editor. Magazine Owned and Edited in Michigan Entered as 2nd. class matter, A . 22 1911, at Mt. Ola-1m. Mich. under act i. 1870. persons packed the banquet room of the Union building to enjoy the ban- quet and the program which follow- ed. Despite the crowd which taxed the new Union building to capacity there was still a large attendence at the general session held that same evening in the gymnasium. Nationally Known Speakers Many different phasesof agricult- ure and country life were discussed by the speakers who featured the general sessions held each afternoon and evening of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. H. L. Lackie, representing the De- partment of Markets of Wisconsin, spoke on, “The Future Trend of the Poultry Industry”. He sees the in- dustry developing in many of the mid-west states until it becomes, as in New England, the major farm in- dustry. W. A. Cochel, from the “Weekly Star” of Kansas City, (traced the “Modern Trends in Livestock Pro- duction” from the old-time feeder steer which required 3 or 4 years to attain a weight of 1,600 lbs. to the modern “baby beef” which is in greatest demand at a 950 lb. weight. “When the Farmer Comes to Court” was an interesting descrip— tion and discussion of legal pro- ceedure given by Judge Collingwood of Lansing. Based on his years of experience, both as a lawyer and on the bench, Judge Collingwood stated that the court system of the United States must be revolutionized in ord- er to stem the torrent of crime that is flooding the nation. “Under our present system there is too much chance for delay,” he stated. In dis- cussing the theory of capital punish- ment Judge Collingwood stated, “It is not the severity of punishment that counts, but the certainity of punishment." One of the features of the 1927 Farmers’ Week was the address giv- en on Tuesday evening to the general session by Pres. Clarence C. Little of the University of Michigan. Pres. Little spoke of agriculture as the foundation of our present civiliza- ‘ tion. “When you show me a civil— ization which has farm,” he said, “I will show you a forgotten the I civilization which is going down hill." , Pres. Little urged that there be a greater appreciation of the fine things which are connected with life in the country. “Truth is nearer, ’ and values are sounder in the sim— - plicity of life on the soil, the kind of simplicity which is not found often in the cities today,” he stated, and urged further that the farmer, “Keep for us, who are up to our necks in the complexity of modern existence, ; a vision of the beauty, the cleanli— ness, the bright colors that go with life out in the country.” The general sessions on Thursday drew large crowds which taxed the gymnasium, main floor and galleries, to its capacity. Speaking on the afternoon program Prof. L. J. Young, newly appointed State Con- servation Director, spoke on “For.- estry Conservation.” that Michigan’s major resources were Pointing out‘ ' her soil and her forest he stated that . the forest is now so far depleted that there is practically nothing left ' to conserve and our efforts must now ~ be in the direction of again building up this great resource. in Michigan’s harvest of her forests. During that year four million board feet of grade lumber were manufact. ured in her mills. It would require a train of freight cars totalling 1.50.. 5 miles in length to carry all that _ amount of lumber. Now Mi , must send to the south and to_ p . (Continued on p.80 83) ” The year . 1890 was said to have been the peak. - 4f :1, i. 7’: f1 ., . 'f, '3? ‘3 \ . MY speaking, we may sum—- . . marine the Ninth Annual Meet- ing of the Michigan Stone Farm Eurasia bend at East Lansing, Eel?— nary 3-4., as fire most notalile con— vention the orgam‘izatiron has ever held. {Record-breaking crowds at! ‘ loyal and enthusiastic delegates and other members listened to reports d the past year’s business and achieve- ments, enjoyed a memorable banquet featured with splendid addresses, and debated and adopted a comprehen- sive set of resolutions which em‘ body the desires sol? organized Michi- gan agriculture for the coming year. Gives fi'mmnary Concluding this splendid and en— couraging summary of the {Farm Bureau"s progress during the past twelve months, Secretary-Manager C. L. Brody declared, “Knowing that our organization as a whole is ren— dering an indispenabl'e service to ',a.g'1‘ic*ult1rre and the state, knowing that its hinda'menta‘l principles and purposes are eternally right amd just and recognizing the determined spir— it-an-d constant hope of the thous- ands «of men, women and children on the farms of Michigan, let us face the future with a courage born of the righteousness of our cause and with an optimism that will. carry us through to Victory.” .. Endorse MrNary-‘Hzrugcn Bill Although Michigan farmers have been accused of being lake—warm on farm relief legislation, there could be no question as to where due Farm Bureau delegates 'stood on this pro— position at the recent convention. When the delegates assembled it was easy to predict what the decision would be, “but after the illuminating and convincing address by Congress- man Charles "Brand 0:)”; Ohio there could be no doubt as to the action of the convention in adopting the recommendation of the resolutions committee which went med-length in endorsing the Mc'hlary—Hazugon ‘billl. The delegates took further action providing for sending :a wire sup- porting this measure to each Michi« gan senator and congressman :at Washington and also to send each of these gentlemen .a picture of the capacity crowd that jammed the ball room of the Union Building, where the banquet and dance was held. The motion to send these evidences of Michigan’s rural sentiment to Wash- ington was carried with .a roar of ac~ claim that fairly shook the rafters. ' ‘ 1 ‘v e 5 I“ f 'Dezegaes cashed Am." 5. c. manganese... assuage. ‘ may“: Toward Slate and National Legisldtive Issues, 3,: SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ' ‘Dt‘her resolutions which aroused :am unusual amount of favorable en- thusiasm were those having to do with the protection of the farmer’s property rights and the preservation of dew and order. Commenting on this general proposition, the report of the. resolutions committee said, “Crimes against life and property are increasing at an alarming rate. Our laws, 'or perhaps it is their il- Fterpre'tation and administration by the courts and the legail profession, seem to give better protection to the criminals than to society. We ap- prove, more speedy and sure justice." More specifically, one of the most popular resolutions read, “'We urge that "hunting on enclosed or occupied land he forbidden unless the writ- ten consent of the owner or occupant «of such land he first obtained.” Rough on Chicken "Thieves ’Of especial interest to readers of Tm: BUSINESS FARMER was the stand of the delegates in regard to poultry stealing. A resolution unanimously adopted (declared, “"I‘he increasing «density of our population and of motor «vehicles {has resulted in great— Good Turn-0111M E annual meeting of the Mich‘i‘ gan Horse Breeders Association took place at East Lansing, February 1 in connection with the annual Farmers" Week. More than "three times the number «of horsemen present at meetings of previous years were in attendence showing that there is something of an increased interest in horse affairs. An unusually strong program was carried out. Ellis McFarland of the Percheron Society of America con- tributed a. great deal toward the program of the afternoon session, al— so for the banquet during the even- ing. The big hitch demonstration under H. L. Young of the Horse As- sociation proved a drawing card and from ’20-0 to 300 farmers were con- stantly on ‘hand studying the make- up of the various hitches. Governor F. A. Green, Michigan’s new execu- tive, contributed strongly to the in— terest to horsemen because he began his talk ’by giving the experience of 137 aggravating the chicken thief nuisance. We favor any reasonable legislation which will discourage this practice and free Michiganpoultry producers from the handicap of these losses.” To Offer Assistance But the Farm Bureau delegates weren’t content with this general statement. The following specific resolution was adopted, “We com- mend Mr. L. J. Wilson of Greenville for his -action in defending his premises against chicken thieves. We believe the farmer has just as much right to protect his property against marauders and robbers as does a banker or any other business man. If the fact of the case are as they are commonly reported to be, we feel that Mr. Wilson should be completely exonerated by the court for ridding the state of one chicken thief. . “We extend to him our sympathy and moral support and authorize and instruct the Board of Directors of the Michigan State Farm Bureau to investigate this case and if their findings warrant it, give Mr. Wilson Horsemen’s Meet his boyhood days in which he started off by purchasing a horse. this horse until it was thirty-two years old and has never lost interest in horses. ’ Other speakers on the program were Mr. A. C. Anderson, who organ- ized the Association in 1909 and Mr. Walter Palmer of the Michigan State Fair gave several readings of his own composition. Dean R. S. Shaw of the College and Mr. F. A. Chap- man, president of the Michigan State Fair Association gave valuable talks. A big attendance for the annual meeting in 1928 seems to be assured. Officers were elected as follows: President, Mr. L. C. Hunt, Eaton Rapids; Vice President, Mr. Sidney Smith, Orion; Secretary—Treasurer, Mr. R. S. Hudson, East Lansing; Di- rectors, Andy Adams, Litchfield; John Sharkey, Bellevue; E. C. Read, Richland; Herbert Peters, Garland and Ray Whitney, Onondaga-«R. S. Hudson, Secretary. He kept. such; legalr or' financial aesistance as will help establish a precedent to . assure Michigan farmers the right to protect their property“ in a rea- ' ‘sonable manner.” - . Other Important Resolutions A few of the more important res- olutions on national affairs were-as follows: urging prompt action on the St. Lawrence waterway, the enactment of the truthyin-fabric bill, utilization of Muscle Shoals for fertilizer manufacture, fair tariff protection for agriculture, the na- tional standard’ container bill, re- form in the farm loan system and adequate federal appropriations for agricultural" projects. , - The state resolutions denounced Michigan’s system of tax distribution as unfair and sadly out of' date and recommended a tax reform'program of ten points. [After full discussion the proposed tobacco tax was en- dorsed. . h 1A surprise feature of the conven— tion was the almost unanimous ape ‘proval of a resolution in favor of capital punishment. The seriousness of the corn borer was recognized and adequate state and national appropriations to com- bat this invasion were supported. The Volstead act was approved and truth—in-fruit—juice legislation was demanded. Elect Officers The delegates elected the follow— ing Board of Directors for the com- ing year: ' Commodity directors: Michigan Elevator Exchange. George McCalla, Ypsilanti; Michigan Milk Producers’ Association, M. L. Noon, Jackson; Michigan Live Stock Exchange, J. H. O’Mealey, Hudson; Michigan Potato Growers’ Exchange, George Her— mann, Edmore; Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc., M. D. Buskirk, Paw Paw. son, Lowell; Mrs. Edith Wager, Carleton; W. W. Billings, DaviSOn; E. C. McCarty, Bad Axe; J. G. Boyle. Buchanan; andV. F. Gormely, New- I; Berry. Brody Retained The new Board of Directors or- I ganized by electing M. L. Noon, pres-‘ ident; W. W. Billings, Vice presi- dent; and the above two officers and M. B. McPherson as the Executive Committee. C. L. Brody was retain- ed as Soéretary-Manager. Many Capital Punishment and Gas Tax Bills Appear In Legislature By STANLEY M. POWELL Lansing Correspondent of THE BUSINESS FARMER IT’S anybody’s guess what the pres- ent legislature is going to do. The preliminaries of the session are over, the members are back on the job after their juuketing trips which necessitated a two-week’s re- cess, and the time has come when the big issues will be threshed out in committee and general debate. Just now means of combating the crime wave are receiving the most attention. A dozen or so capital punishment bills are pending and it seems to be a pretty safe bet that some legislation along this line will be adopted. Three ways of imposing the death penalty have been prospos— ed in the various billsadethal gas, electrocution a u 'd old—fashioned hanging. Whipping with a "“cat o’mne tails" has also been suggested in a bill in- troduced by Senator Arthur E. ‘Wood of Detnoit. prisoners convicted for second, third and subsequent «offenses are also be— [ng considered. This is regarded as epecially important in view of the fact that of late even the life sent— ence has meant only about ten years » in prison before a pardon or parole vwould be forthcoming. Of interest ' win; this connection is the fact that ', during December Governor Gnoes- .i 3 becklgtanted 629 paroles, while for January Governor Green granted but .524. New mm- Taxes A fresh set of bills in increase the ‘w tax and. modify the weight lic— " ‘ mics ham Real}. 1/03 5'. \‘3 rur- at 01mm is sponsor- Heavier penaltms for ing a four cent gas tax, w’hile Rep. W. P. Strauch has a companion bill to provide a permanent $5.00 license for passenger cars and the present schedule of annual weight levies for commercial vehicles, including trucks and basses. These bills would provide for the return of $8,000,000 instead of $6,000,000 .an- nually to the counties from the high- way fund revenues and would spec- ify that the “honor debt" of past due awards to the counties be set— tled promptly. The sponsors of these bills declare that they would insure as much or even greater re— turns than the present gas and Weight tax laws. Senator Peter B. Lennon of Gene— see county is proposing a tax of $2.00 a thousand on cigarets and a levy of ten .per cent on all other forms of tobacco. The bill provides that the revenue so derived would be used to reduce by that amount the state tax which would otherwise be levied against general property. A most comprehensive and yet concise summary of the present sit~ nation regarding the development of the “Great Lakes—St. Lawrence Deep waterway was contained in the fol- lowing special message sent to the , legislature by Governor Green: , interested in the improvement ot the at. Rina-loo as to al- low ooeuamgp heats no match, the “Panit me to call your attentionv to the fact; that Michigan is vitally“ ‘ heart of this continent by‘ the way of the Great Lakes. “These inland seas, four of which wash the shores of our state, consti- tute one—third of all the fresh water in the world and carry twenty—seven per cent of the tonnage of the United States. “On the other side of the inter- national boundary line lies Montreal, the second largest sea port in the North American continent. Between the Great Lakes and Montreal are thirty-seven miles of bad road known as the St. Lawrence rapids. With the improvement of this river by the building of dams and locks 80 that ocean-going boats drawing twenty-five feet of water or less can come upinto the Great Lakes, we will have an ocean lane from Du« luth to Liverpool, a distance of 4,500 miles and all of the lake ports in the state of Michigan will be be- come ocean ports. Detroit, Port Huron, Alpena, Cheboygan, Manis- tee, Ludington and Benton Harbor. are, at the present time, only 33 miles away from the ocean because when the 33 miles of rapids in the St. Lawrence river are drowned out by the building of dams and raising of the water, all these cities men-7 tioned will be ocean ports. will be presented to the people for immediate solution that .. much/as .‘thslmnroveqwnt . 1 r M . “I know of no one propostionthat ft'o‘ Presid " t on to consideration that the relative cost of transportion by water is only one—tenth of that by rail, it takes no stretch of imagination for us to real— ize the importance of increasing the water‘ haul and shortening the rail haul whenever it is possible for us to do so. “The Joint Board of Engineers representing the United States and Canada have officially and unani— mously declared in favor of the im- provement of the St. Lawrence River so that the Great Lakes might be connected wit hthe Alantic Ocean. - “The St. Lawrence Commission of the United States appointed to deter- mine the need of such a seaway is unanimous in the opinion that the construction of a shipway from the Great Lakes to to sea is imperative both for the relief and future devel— opment of a vast area in the interior of the continent. “We should indicate our attitude to our members in Congress and urge that there be no delay in join- ing hands with Canada in this great improvement. We will not only reap material benefits by the con- struction of this seaway but we will strengthen the bonds of friendship that exist between us and our broth—. ers to ‘the north.” " Promptly following the receipt of? r the: Governor’s, Inelasager the ». House 1 and Senate, acting under suspension.“ of, the rules. “tented; a commending the ,..,-Waterwaytr prom \‘ Directors at large: M. B. McPher-' CM” * ”-‘ eta .‘- “AREN’T THEY NICE?”—Milo Show, of Kingston, and his dog Mutt inspect the flowers. , their pet kittens. “HELLO EVERYBODY”.—Little Billie Sierns, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sierns, and his dog are inseparable. A good dog is a wonderful companion for children. Mre. Lena. Drake, ol Caro, Tuscola county, sent us the picture. , . , . w h, r, A“ J_UNIOR WITH HIS KITTEN.— smith,_sniall son of Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Smith, With his little kitten which he thinks so much of. His picture was sent to us by his grandma, Mrs. Garden Smith, of Pompeii, Gratiot county. is is Junior “mm row MANNIRSJL—Du’t you t in who: Mario- Ourtie. It Rate Odes”, lento mt {a com: d the lone address .E Fm» “TWO PETS WITH THEIB PETS.”¥—That is the title Jason A. Kitchen, of Cass City, Tuscola county, gave this picture of Clarence and Emma Kitchen playing with PROUD OF HIS POSSESSION .—-There is no better way of keeping the boy inter- ested in the farm than by giving him something for his own. The picture was sent in by Frank Seitz, of Vermontville. they clean and GETTING READY FOR lilARKET.—According to Rose Kretz, of Swan Creek, Saginaw (-ounty, this is "Bud and Dad getting ready for market.” Th y have their grain all loaded and “Bud” is filling up the radiator before. they start, , bur- ring tire. trouble, they can make record time on the trip. nefae that immune; AT THE. GATE—“My two kittens, each i " rite: Alice Underman, of (lighter of Subscriber late poet in trout of our house,” it mty. She is the M the Km a Red calm , oi Pnesoil. 1 mt a y D FA RMERETTE. —- Pearl Smith, of Ithaca, Gratiot county, working in the corn field. T‘VO NICE I’E'l‘S.—-—IIow would you like a couple of woodehueks for pets? bella county. had their interesting pets. Guy Smith. of Blanchard, Isu— these were captured before writes that and they proved to be very eyes open FRIEND .-—“Our dog, Chum, and a} neighbor girl, Veatr Orphan.” writes Mrs. D. Kushenider, who lives on route number 2 out of Middleton in Gratiot county. ERWIN ALLEN CHAM- PAGNHn of Mr. and Mrs. 1. Champagne, of Kinde, Huron county. Ulla .states, "a larger vessel. . OME 300 men and women, repres- enting the District 'of Columbia and eight of our Mid-Western gathered at Muskegon on January 27 for a regional confer- ence called by the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater Association. There was no mistaking either the temper or the determination of that conference. Convinced that the time is now ripe for action the meeting took for its slogan, “Finish the Job in 1927” by which the delegates pledged themselves to obtain official sanction, this year, of the St. Law- rence Deep Waterway project of both the United States and the Can- adian governments. Enormous Tonnage of Freight R. J. MacLean of Detroit pointed out to the conference that in 1923 the freight carried on the Great Lakes amounted to 81 billion ton- miles. (A ton-mile is a ton of freight transported one mile). As the total freight carried during that same year by all the railroads in the United States amounted to 416 bil— lion ton-miles it is evident that, even under their present handicap, the Great Lakes carry more than the one-fifth of total freight move- ment in the nation. Unfortunately this great inland water transportation system has no direct connection of any size with the ocean. Thereby comes the han— dicap to the whole mid-continental section. In 1923 about 400 million bushels of grain were carried on the Great Lakes. Of these only 93 mil- lion bushels went down the St. Law- rence via the Welland canal. Of the remainder 163 million bushels were unloaded at Buffalo for re- shipment, 90 million bushels were unloaded at Canadian ports for re- shipment, and 22 million bushels were transported via the New York barge canal. Great Lakes to Atlantic Ocean Speaking at the luncheon meeting of the Muskegon conference, Wm. G. Bruce of Milwaukee took his hearers on an eastward trip under conditions as they are at present. Starting from the harbor of Muskegon, Mr. Bruce specified that his ship must be about 150 feet long and that it must not draw more than 14 feet of water. This would limit its ca- pacity to something like 2000 or 3000 tons of freight whereas the av- erage ocean steamer has a 12,000 ton capacity. Passing northward through Lake Michigan, eastward through the Straits of Mackinac, southward through Lake Huron and Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie, the first obstacle to free navigation is encountered at Niagara Falls on the eastern end of Lake Erie. It is then necessary to enter the Welland canal, which is lo- cated 16 miles west of Buffalo, and locking down through the 25 miles of this canal the ship finally reaches Lake Ontario, some 325 feet below the level of Lake Erie. The locks of the Welland canal can accomo- date vessels up to 14 feet in depth, hence the necessity of making the trip in a comparatively small ship. The rest of the trip is via the St. Lawrence river, and through some paralleling canals and locks until the Atlantic ocean is finally reached. On this trip the ship has made the most direct route possible to he ports of Europe for, as Mr. Bruce pointed out, a line directly east of Muskegon would come only a little distance north of Rome. Thus, fol- lowing the northeast course of the St. Lawrence is the shortest distance to the ports of England and middle Europe. It was stated that from the Great Lakes to Central Europe is 325 miles nearer by the St. Law- rence route than by the proposed route across the state of New York. Now, having gotten his ship and its cargo to the Atlantic ocean, the ship owner is faced with the fact that his cargo is too small to enable him to transport it with profit. He is. therefore forced to transfer it to While. during the war, freight tariffs were such that shipping by the route just described - , proved profitable, since the war this ‘ traflic has greatly decreased. Mr.y;Bruce reviewed thou-tone! . All Pledge To Work To BringnAction on St. LawrenCe Deep Waterway in By CARL H. KNOPF the Chicago drainage canal built by that city to reverse the course of the Chicago river so as to carry the city’s sewage down to the Mississippi river. Special permision was re- ceived from the Secretary of War to divert 4500 cubic feet of water per second through that canal but of late years Chicago, mainly for power pur- poses, has increased the diversion to 10,000 cubic feet per second. This diversion is said to lower the general level of the Great Lakes about 6 inches. Estimating carrying capac- ity on the Great Lakes due to Chi- cago’s "steal" amounts to over 3 bil- lion dollars annually. Mr. Bruce’s contention that this diversion must stop was echoed de- terminedly by the conference. It was stated that neither the Secretary of War, nor Congress itself, has any right to give to one community the natural resources which rightly be- lng to a great section of the contin- ent. It was further argued that a portion of the water in the Great Lakes rightfully belongs to "Canada and that the Chicago water diversion is stealing from a friendly neighbor. It is understood that Canada’s co- operation in the Deep Waterway pro— ject will be contingent on Chicago’s ceasing its water diversion. \Vhat \Vaterway Means to Farmer J. F. Reed, President of the Min- nesota Farm Bureau Federation, pointed out that agriculture is the largest industry in that portion of the North American continent di- rectly affected by the proposed waterway. He stated that the American farmer produces annually 10 billion dollars of wealth in the form of farm products, that his pro.- ducts exported to other countries comprise one-half in value of the total exports from the nation. Em- phasizing the fact that the farmers pay annually more than six billion dollars for the products and services of others, Mr. Reed brought home the point that the other groups in our American life are directly de— pendent on agriculture and that anything which affects the farmer must, eventually, have the same re- action on the other groups. Mr. Reed quoted from a report of the N a t i o n a 1 Industrial Conference Board which, referring to the pres- ent depression in agriculture, stated I that if it is to continue it will soon. affect eyery other person in the United States who works for gain and in time, may threaten the very existence of the republic itself. The case of the Nebraska wheat farmer was cited. Located 630 miles west of Chicago he must now use a combination of water and rail trans- portation to get his grain on the world market. His total cost of ship- ping wheat to Liverpool‘is 45 cents per bushel whereas one of his prin- cipal cempetitors, the farmer of Ar- gentine, can transport his wheat to the same market for 25 cents per bushel. This 20 cent transportation differential was cited as only one of the many handicaps which are piled on the American farmer because of the high cost of transportation. Mr. Reed further estimated that over 12 seen W m mum mum EXPIIIHUIT S‘I’A‘flol cents per bushel would be saved to the Minnesota farmers on every bushel of Wheat which they export if the cargoes could go directly down the St. Lawrence and then on to the world markets. The farming industry is in a most critical. condition according to Mr. Reed. He quoted figures to show that in the period from 1919 to 1923 the average yearly income received by the Minnesota farmer had de— creased 65.7 per cent, while, during the same period, the incomes pf all other workers had decreased only 1.7 per cent. During the forenoon session a tel- egram was read from Jas. L. How- ard, formerly president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, in which he stated his belief that the St. Lawrence Deep Waterway was the most important measure at the present time looking toward the relief to the farmer, but that the exception to Mr. Howard’s views, stating that he believes other mea— sures now pending will offer greater relief to the farmer, but that he waterway alone, through reducing transportation costs, can make dif- ference between the present financial crisis and ‘reasonable prosperity’ for the farmer of the Mid—West. Speaking at the luncheon meeting, ex—Gov. Wm. L. Harding of Iowa supported the description of the ag- ricultural crisis in the mid-western states. He stated that the banking department of the state of Iowa is now busy administrating the affairs of defunct banks in that state, that 10 million dollars in deposits and 87,000 acres of land are tied up in the insolvent institutions, and that farm lands, including some of the richest in the world, have ceased to have a standard market value. At the dinner session which con- cluded the conference Mr. Harding. now the president of. the national Tidewater Association, eloquently presented the case of the farmer. He stated that we are now living in the seventh great civilization which history records. The other six civ- ilizations which once flourished and then crumbled and disappeared fol— lowed much the same course that our present civilization is pursuing. The preceeding civilzations all had small beginnings, they gradually grew and developed until they were magnificent in the extreme. Then they crumbled and their decline started at the very. moment that their agriculture began to decline. When their agriculture ceased to be a free, independent, and prosperous industry, the civilizations began to decline until they finally passed into oblivion. Mr. Harding paid due respect to our present industrial system but in- sisted that it must be backed by a strong, virile, prosperous, and con- tented agriculture if it is to endure. anada is Ready and Eager At- the Muskegon conference one of the distinguished visitors was Frank H. Keefer, a member of the Canadian Parliament. Taking up the objection raised by some in Can- ada that the proposed St. Lawrence UliE'HISTORYCHART “m” “‘“m‘ OF WESTERN BROOD OF EUROPEAN CORN-BORER JANFEBMAR APR 1 MAY L— Waterway would give control ‘04! Canadian property to the United States, and the corresponding ob- jection in the United States that as- sisting with the construction of the waterway would finance Canadian improvements with American money Mr. Keefer quoted from the Treaty of 1871. This treaty provides that ' the waters of the St. Lawrence river shall be open and free to navigation by the United States and Canada alike. Improving this waterway would simply be improving the joint property of both nations. Quoting next the Treaty of 1909, Mr. Keefer showed that Canada had given the United States the right to use the Welland canal as well as other canals along the St. Lawrence route. In return the Canadians are given the privilege of using Lake Michigan as well as the canals which the United States shall build. As proof that Canada has absolute faith in the St. Lawrence Deep Waterway Mr. Keefer stated that they are now improving the Welland Canal. The locks are being deep- ened from/14 to 30 feet, widened from 40 to 80 feet. and lengthened from 240 to 800 feet. This improve- ment will cost about 114 million dollars and when completed in ap- proximately two years will accomo- date large ocean vessels. Mr. Keefer stated‘that this improvement of the Welland canal will be of benefit only as the rapids of the upper St. Law- rence are circumnavigated by a sys- tem of canals and locks. “Canada is digging,” said Mr. Keefer. “That is her answer to the question ‘What will Canada do?’ ” Following Mr. Keefer, Mr. Hard- ing said that the question seemed to have changed from, “Will Canada join with the United States in this project?” to “Will the United States join with Canada?” “Let’s dig, too," said-Mr. Harding. Has Ofl'icial Approval From the very outset of the con- ference it was proved that the St. Lawrence Deep Waterway had met all of the tests to which it had been put. It has been proven feasible from both the economic and engin— eering standpoints. The freight savings on the grain shipments alone will pay the interest on the total in- vestment while the revenue from the hydro—electric power which can be developed will pay 5 per cent in- terest on the investment and in addi- tion will retire the entire debt in 28 years. 25 Miles from Ocean In concluding the conference Mr. Harding called attention to the fact (that, as Canada is now re-building the Welland canal, all that remains is the proper treaty with Canada so that the final 25 miles of canal may be constructed jointly by the two na— tions. “We are therefore only 25 miles from the ocean," he stated. “Think of- it! Simply digging a ditch 25 miles long will make ocean ports of our cities on the Great Lakes and will move our products directly to foreign markets. The extra 10 cents per bushel on grain, saved for the American farmer, will write “Prosperity” across the sky of the Mid-West." The Muskegon conference finally resolved itself into this question, “What is to be done about the mat‘ ter?” The answer is found in a telegram from Secretary Hoover which he sent the conference. “Awaken and crystallize public sen- timent among the more than 40 millions of people in the agricultural heart of this country whose welfare will be directly affected by this large mOVement." Every individual and every organization in the Mid-West should let President Coolidge know that we want negotiations at once with Canada looking to joint action on the shipway by the two govern— ments. Constant communication should be kept with our U. S. sena— tors and U. S. representatives so that they will use every effort possible in the matter. No effort is so unimpor- tant that it can bepassed by. Here is a cause worthy of the best effort which the? farm organizations and the farm people of - Michigan can . Let " ' Finish the ., “4‘ give to it- 19- .91. , .mfi‘Nw' ‘ 1 v 13:“ 7' “Ree: a... «Manual; . 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In case the concrete is porous and ,yet firm enough to hold a plaster, the surface should be thoroughly washed with water and then cleaned with a ten per cent solution of muriatic acid and again rinsed. Acoat of cement plaster could then be applied. Your local mason can no doubt do this work or instructions may be found in the bulletin “Recommended Prac— tice for Portland Cement Stucco” which may be secured from the Portland Cement Association, Dime Bank Building, Detroit, Michigan. In case the tank has a crack, the edges should be chipped off so that a fresh surface is exposed and the crack filled with a rich mixture of cement and the surface plastered over as before described. In case a large crack is developed, it might be wise to drive it full of oakum to within an inch and a half of the surface, then the edges could be chipped off and repair made as des- cribed—F. E. Fogle, Assistant Pro- fessor of Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State College. QUESTIONS ABOUT NOTE I want to know if I am holding for a note, I endorsed with a man, given February 23, 1922, for one year. This note has never been re- newed. The man that holds the note says he will sue me if I will not pay it. The man that gave the note died this last spring. They have never tried to collect on this note before. The note is made on a com— mon note blank.——R. J. M., South_ Boardman, Mich. ' F you endorsed the note on the I back, the holder would have to give you notice of the maker’s failure to pay when due, in order to hold you liable. If you signed on the face of the note, however, as co— maker no notice would be necessary and you would be liable—Legal Editor. TO GET NEIV ROAD What are the necessary steps that must be taken in order to secure the laying out of a road on a section line? Said road to lead from State trunk line directly to the shore of a small lake, thereby giving the pub— lic, particularly the local public, ac- cess to the lake, without the pur— chase of lake front property. Could the property owners whose land joins at this line stop the laying out of such a road? If not, must they be reimbursed for their loss?—-—A. C. 13., Maple City, Michigan. HE highway commissioners have T authority to lay out roads on section lines through unen— closed and unimproved lands. If the lands are improved or enclosed, ... worn to e a o hare servo I' if so requested.) ’ the commissioners would require a petition from seven or more free- holders\of the toWnship to confer upon them authority to lay out the road. The abutting owners would ~ have a right to reimbursement for .the value of the land taken for the roads—Legal Editor. HIRING SCHOOL TEACHER Can two school officers hire a school teacher if the moderator will not sign the contract? Have they a right to hire her before school meeting and sign her contract?—J. I., Boyne City, Mich. . HE school officers in a primary district may hire a teacher if same is done at a legal board meeting at which all are present, or for which all have had twenty—four hours written notice. The con- tract would be valid if signed by two members of the board—W. L. Coffey, Supt. of Public Instruction. PROPERTY RIGHT OF COEIDION LA‘V WIFE ‘ What right has a common law wife to_ a man’s property, real estate, after his death or in case of separation? How long are they supposed to live as such before a claim can be made? The people in .queStion have lived that way for eleven years—J. 8., Battle Creek, Mich. ‘ IF a man and woman live together as man and wife for long enough time to be regarded in the com— munity as husband and wife this would constitute them husband and wife by common law marriage, and the wife would have the rights with respect to property as if the marriage had been consumated by the regular ceremony.—-Legal Editor. ‘ GINSENG Will you please send me full in- formation in regard to the culture of ginseng? Please tell how it is started, grown, harvested, and mar- keted? Is it difficult to raise and does it require a great deal of at— tention. Is it a paying proposition? Are there any government bulletins to be had on the culture of ginseng? If so, where can I‘get them?—C. F. H., Webberville, Michigan. INSENG used to be\a common G wild plant in the woods of Michigan, but has now nearly disappeared, on account of contin- uous collecting of the root by deal- ers in medicinal herbs. The culture of ginseng should, be taken up with some caution as there are several difficulties to be met with. The condition for growth must be about like that in its native habitat—~the forest. The soil should be one which nearly approaches leaf- mold of the forest for best results, though good crops have been raised in fairly sandy soil containing the proper amount of humus. It should be well-drained. It is usually plant— ed in beds, these being covered by an overhead lattice work formed by nailing laths to scantling supported by posts. The bed should be secure- ly enclosed by a wire fence. The WHERE OUR READERS LIVE Haven‘t you a picture of your home or farm buildings thutwve can print under this heading? Show the other members or The Busmess Farmer’s large family where you live. Kodak dplctures 300 are all right if the details show up well. Do not send us the negativesujust s print. HOME 01? CHAS. HUNT, NEAR JONESVILLE Chas. Hunt of Village View Form, Jonesvllle, Hill-62}; my? write with my .000 as housekeeper, near the best town “in the 1’ r p, I .A ‘ Write to ‘ trial, Arro‘Wsmith, Illinois” for a sample copy in which appears no- tices of parties who 'can'supply the seed, etc. Seed requires a’ resting periOd of eighteen months before it will grow. They are usually strati- fied in clean sand. The seeds may be broadcast in the beds and raked in, preferably in the fall. The beds should thus be mulched during the winter. Roots are dug when they are five or six years old; profits from ‘ the business -are, therefore, slow in coming. When one bed is harvested, young roots are put in to replace those taken out. There are certain diseases affect— ing ginseng plants, especially a blight. It is necessary to be on the watch—out for this as it may take the plants very quickly. There is money in the business for those who are willing to give it the necessary time and attention. Any- one interested in the culture of gin- seng should get Government bulletin No. 551, entitled “Cultivation of American Ginseng.” Send SC to the Superintendent of D o c u m e nt s, Washington, D. C.—I-I. T. Darling- ton, Assistant Professor of Botany, Michigan State College. MUST PAY DOG TAX Is a dog owner compelled in the State of Michigan to pay separate tax if the dog is always on the owners premises?——F. . R., Free- land, Michigan. ‘LL dog owners are required to pay a license tax on their dog whether he is always on their own premises or not.——Legal Editor. BULLETIN SERVICF ___J (The bulletins listed under this heading are free. If y0u want a copy of one of more Just list them on a postal card or in a letter and mail to us with your name and address. They will be sent to you without charges of any kind.) LIST OF BULLETINS Bulletin No. l. ——«POULT‘RY RATIONS. Bulletin No. 2. v —~MODERN WATER SUPPLY. Bulletin No. 3. ———SOIL FERTILIZERS. Bulletin No. 4. ——SEED CORN CURING, STORING. Bulletin No. 5. ——THE GOSPEL OF GOOD FEEDING. Bulletin No. 6. ——BEFORE Bulletin No. 7. —-FARM SANITATION. YOU INVEST. 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? ject and should be helpful to anyone. Bulletin No. 9.—FEED FROlVI THE EGG TO THE MARKET—Poultry men will find this bulletin very helpful. It gives information on the different breeds, how to feed, breed, cull and market, and dis- cusses the various diseases poultry is sub- joct to. It contains 4-1 pages and is well illustrated. Bulletin No. 10.———WHEN AND HOW TO DUST—This booklet is made up of complete schedules for dusting to control disease and insect pests in the orchard and the garden. Each disease or pest is described and treatment by dusting given. A valuable booklet for those who grow any fruit or much garden. Bulletin No. 11--——MINERALS AND FEEDING—Prof, John M. Evvard, au- thor of this 87—page booklet, is Professor of Animal Husbandry at the Iowa State College and chief of swine, sheep and beef cattle investigations at the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station. In a series of home spun articles, written in dialogue fashion, he takes up the subjects of Profitable Rations, Factors in Feed- ing, Nutritional Deficiencies—Prevention, Judging and Feeding, devoted one chapter to each. Bulletin No. 12.—HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITH LINSEED OIL MEAL.— A plain talk on the use of linseed oil meal by'Prof. F. B. Morrison, head of the ani« mal husbandry department of the Uni: versity of Wisconsin and assistant director of the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station. Most of \you Will remember Prof. Morrison through his work with W'. A. Henry in preparing that well known book, “Feeds and Feeding“. This 32-, In) booklet u . ._ .' 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See your dealerr—or ask us for circular and full details covering these implements. ,; : FARM EQUIPMENT WEEK WRITE OR MAIL COUPON TODAY. :. 5? :, February 28 to March 5 ‘J:. 5‘ See the Special Display at Your Dealers ---— -. '. o . . ~‘. .' 9. I - , . _ _ V ‘ . . , p —ilrain Drills The American Seeding Machine l:o..lne. "' ‘l‘. $040,703.10);ofoiihielfnlfilfiol, {010191..OIOZOZOIOIOZILQIIIOIIT01031101033191010 I —gfieltf& gelaln Drills 422 Mum 3L. Spriuuiieu. Dhin. .0! if: 3“ O ' — a a fl 5 -.‘ 3 -< _ - P! d f u ‘ f ' . w ‘ THE AMERICAN SEEDING : -§3r'n" 5:53:31" ”""’ i‘i‘ciii’e‘sch‘icki’i-°”"““°" : it I ‘e . ’ : Ime urea er; ,1 f MACHINE (30., INC. _g:'::,:{,;5"k";;gge,;: Name I g. ‘ . Spreaders vv'.‘ g. 422 MONROE ST. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO . NOTE: Complete Buck Adams I :( 4inje'ofiqumu(existed-1.11:. mot-337. .:.:.;. u?"020‘.7O_io'¢'ojpjbfo'-I-fol I on I 0.0' ' tor, walking and riding ‘ 0'0.-- - 0.- O o a... p.< .: (0' f0 0‘ S 1'9 dd 2 Io‘ .l n: a C. 'I, a?" A" - , . . 9.0.1. This big, light weight It completely .Oio_o'.v.o_'010_o . I s... . .....,. - .. .-,... s . opp c 0.. 0.......I_OT§.IY0.0.0TO.. op 0310.03 67‘” ; is. wen _ illustrated and just t. c u I up ale The Biddle of Seed EW men can tell the real value of a given lot of seed by its appearance. No one can tell definitely by the appearance of most lots of seed from what part of the world it came. Furthermore, it is very hard to see all the weed seeds that may be hidden in the seed. The removal of such uncertainties sur- rounding sccds is one big service rendered by the State Farm Bureau. We will not sell our farmers sccd which is unadapted to theinconditions. To further protect our customers, Farm Bureau Brand Seeds are packed in sealed and branded bushel, half— bushel and peck sacks which are delivered , to the customer exactly as they left our . . " ‘ warehouse. On each bag is a tag plainly Stating the Purity,_gcrmination, and origin of the seed, together with a guarantee. Send for instructive folder “Take the UnCertainty out of Seed.” Farm Bureau Seed Service .Editor and hé, will reply I) " “like Business Farmer. Mt.‘ «v3.4; - SPECIAL LOW PRICES FOR ORDERsMU ‘ REGARDING Til/5 BIG REDUCTION FOR BUY NOW—~PAY LATER These products are made of rust METAL galvanized; Silos—- Corn Cribs — Grain Bins -—- MON EY SAVING PLAN WRITE U EARLY ORDERS resisting copper-content ROSS- Brooder Houses and Garage: —also make Ensila e C ti; and Feed Grinders? u on check items belowyou are znterested in and write [at catalog—Agents wanted. > Ross Gutter & Silo Go. _ 1‘ ' 238Wuder s:.,'sm-ingfieid. on . SlJo—Cuttet—Btooder H .—-Cn'b—Garulo LOVER SEED—Medium Red—Northern Grown-g, 90.40 %purity, Alslkol 99% puritfi, Mammoth ed. 99% purity. Write for cprice-st. ' Box . Canton, Ohio Holmes-Letherman 60.. If you have any questions garding legal matters that u‘ want answered Just write in 'tefltho ” Address your letter _. ‘ vu For forty-eight years our customers’ successful money-making gardens and bumper crops have proved Is- bell’s Michigan grown seeds more hardy, better yielding and more dependable. Isbell’s seeds yield more for the same reason that _ bred stock pays better-— ’ breedmg tells m anything that grows. 7' ' FREE For 48 Years Pure Bred ed For nearly a half centur Ishell’shasbeenimprovingseedz Be sure of your seed. If -—developing better strains, in- you are to have big crops and creasing hurdimamiyield and make more from garden and improving cleaning methods. Ecld. seed must be pure’ bred. Every ounce of [Shell's seed is l m! ' I"? 3'1" 3’. ' ‘W‘ '1' grown under sf‘l'mt superv “51013. Beware of imported seed not adapted to sorted and cleaned in out perfectly quip— your soil and climate. Do not take chances plant and then tested for germination. -be certain b piantin only hbeil‘s Pure very Promotion is taken to make certain Bred Seed. you now you have the that al theseed we ship is true to strain. best seed that 48 years of selection. ex ri- m an! of high germination. mentation and development can pmgce. lshell’s 1927 Seed Annual is (Ready for You This book—which has become the buying guide for more than 200,000 of America’s most progressive is even more helpful this year. It tells you how to determine What crops are best for each purpose—- what strains are best for your soil——how to prepare the soil-how to plant for best returns-how to care for the difierent varieties. it tells you how to select seed. And it notes you Tom-saving. duodenum-grower prices, on Ishcll's Pure Bred Seeds. This Book Means More Money for You - Spud for your copy today! It’s free! Over 400 true-to—nature illustra- tions—20 pages m natural colors. This book aids you to plan your crops. It means less :mouey for seed and more profitfmm our farm and arden. It costs on nothing but may add many dollars to your income. tho coupgn now. y S. M. ISBELL 8: COMPANY - 348Mechanic Street sun enowzas JACKSON, MICHIGAN Protect Yoursell— 5. II. ISBELL a. omega” V Order Early : m MM St. Maison, anemone 5 Without d(ilgligtoticm send me your 1927 Seed Annual . ; quoting ec {tom-grower prices. (90 Mad Coupon - ' ) Today ENme é Add.“ .- WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS, PLEASE MENTION THE BUSINESS FARMER » Bigger,Better Values Than Ever This Season You’ll be glad you sent "for my New Big BargainBook when you see how I have slashed prices and the big savings I am giving my customers this year. Don’t buy a rod of fence, or roll of roofing, or can of paint, until you get my new catalog—over 100 pages of real bargains on Fence, Gales, Barb Wire, Sleel Posls, Roofing, Paint [Foryears I have been saving money for my million customers—tln‘s year .‘ I’ll save” them even more. My quality highestae'prices lower—24 hour service. “Received my fencing and gates. Iflgnre “I bought fence of you four years ago I saved $60.00 on prices here by ordering ‘ and it is fine and bright yet. I saved about from you.” N. LEGGE’I‘T, 1 $15.00 on this order. I. G. STE WART. r, Colo. Harlan. Iowa 1 When you boy from Jim Brown you get Direct-homeme prices—no iii—between pm!- .madded;this extra Wing is kept right in your on hot. Earthermore Jim Brown ‘ ' ‘ pays the freight and [ship from at Cleveland. Ohio. A Adrian, Mlch.. o from warehouses at ’ Iowa. The low . 5‘ . . u y 4...1;_~'_.,;.‘.‘.‘-:L;.;-~...L;._..'..L...L.;.-m.,-. ..__ _. .-.. .n . . _ . 3 Me his. Tenn. ale KansasCitv. Mo. 21131 Dav-$119011. Broadscopc N e s and Edited by L.‘ W. M'EEKS, Hillsdale County (Many people wrln for Mr. Meeks’ advice on different iroblems said I: l alw lad them the benefit of Ms wide experience without charge. [(1 e s BJF. Farm I ~.. . '--- “\h, . g '4: s lews _.___._.___._J to ulve ‘ dress hlm cage of M. . and you ‘ will receive a personal reply by early mail ll you are a. pald-up subacrlber. Cement Posts OME time ago I was lamenting the fact that‘so many of our fence posts were rotting off after only four or five years of service. The practicabilty of cement posts w a s mentioned and a r e q u e s t made for some of the M. B. F. read— ers, who had used cement posts to write their opin- .- ion of. them. Several responses were received, and all seemed to favor them. No doubt the rea- son cement posts have not been more widely used is because of the effort required to make them. How- ever, the letters I have do not indi— cate it is a very great task, and, task or not, it seems to be a very paying one. D A very complete letter on the use and manufacture of cement posts was received from Mr. Otto Kull, of Berrien County. Mr. Kull has a vineyard of 16 acres. The pictures he sends of his vineyard and home would indicate. that he is a most up to date individ— ual, and fully able to judge the ce- ment post proposition as he has many hundreds of them. In fact he uses nothing else for vineyard posts. One interesting picture shows 114 cement end posts all in one line. These posts have been here 22 years, and are not braced or stayed in any way. This line of posts are as good as the day they were set, and how could we ask for more convincing proof of the durability of cement posts? But let Mr. Kull telbof them in his own language. - ~ “ “These posts were made‘ahbdd times, (in the summer time when- ever we could spare a. day or two), ‘in the shade under the old apple trees’. The sod was spaded off and several loads of loose sand spread on the hard ground—the sand made as level as possible. The forms were then placed on this sand and filled. In warm weather the forms were re— moved the next day and filled again, but posts were not moved for 3 to 5 days, and then only tipped over on the side. During the drying of the posts they were sprinkled with water twice each day in hot weather, and once in cool days to prevent drying and hardening too fast. In 7 to 10 days they were moved and carefully stood on end around the trunks of apple trees for further seasoning. “The forms were made of. 2x6 yel- low pine marked and cut with rip saw to the size desired. 3%; inches top and 5 inches bottom for line posts. Blocks were made from inch boards, 3 inches wide, 4 inches long for top end, 4 inches wide and 6 inches long for bottom end. Eight pieces of forms were Set in a row, each end resting on a board. A small block was‘placed between the ,top end of every two forms, the larger blocks in bottom end. Then a 1x6 inch board was nailed on top and bottom end of forms. These end boards hold all eight pieces of forms together, and they can be moved to place desired and filled. By using L. W . MEERS this system eight pieces of forms will make 7 posts in a-batch. We then put 14 to ye inch mortar in bottom of each form, then placed two wires for reinforcing, filled to near top and placed' two more wires, then filled and leveled with trowel. “After water had drained off, holes were made where ever wanted through center of post by push- ing a pointed 14 inch rod through post. I made staples out of No. 11 wire cut in long enough pieCes for ends to bend in same shape as a staple placed over wire, and drove through hole in post with ends bent and hammered down on other side of post. _ “Now for the mixture, which is the most important part of concrete posts. First, make a water tight mortar box. I had one 8x10 feet built level with the ground. 6 inch flooring nailed on 2x4, with 12 inch boards for sides. In this box Were dumped four wheel barrow loads of gravel (the ordinary wood sided wheel barrow) and two sacks of ce- ment. This was dry mixed 4 to 5 times. By giving the shovel a slight twist will spread the mixture fan shape and is ~much better than throw- ing it off in a lump. Water was then poured on wet mixed till it was like mush—as wet as possible without running. One batch will make 14 to 16 line posts, or 7 end posts. “The gravel must be good—no humus or clay. Because gravel will make good Cement blocks is no sign it will make posts that will last. The result of 'a poor mixturen Stood for 10 years and then started to LEFT: crumble. RIGHT: for 22 years and still shows no wear. I have found that out to my sorrow, as one of the pictures shows. I will lose somewhere between 300 and 500 posts. “To remove forms, remove end boards and blocks. Tap both ends of forms with hammer till they loosen up—then raise large end of form with grub hoe or crowbar and re- move. This work must be done slowly and carefully. As soon as forms are removed, sweep and clean thoroughly or they will soon be worthless. We experimented for two years in making all sorts, shapes, and sizes. My end posts are 71/2 ft. long. Then line posts are 7 ft. “If washed gravel cannot be ob— (Continued on Page 34) This post has stood I ‘UWr-‘wwln-r-r—n— gummy .. 'mined by the kind and amount of I tein. L high protein feeds such as cotton- ~ seed meal to bring theprotein in the feed 11 *1 "Bias. anm‘vr Associate Professor of Dairy Husbandry, S. HE kind of roughage that is fed ‘to dairy cows is frequently not given much thought by dairy— men and yet the choice of roughages is usually the principle factor in de- termining t h e cost of the grain . r a t i o n. T h e , grain ration . should be select- ed so as to sup- p l e m e n t the roughage an (1 supply tlie nutri— ents needed by the cow that are not found in the roughage. A t ordinary p r i c e s on the Michigan farm the cost of a pound of digestible protein or total digesti- ble nutrients can be obtained at a lower cost in the roughage than in the grain mixture. Consequently the profits over the cost of feed that a cow makes is frequently deter- Prof. Burnett roughage fed. All roughages are bulky feeds that are high in fiber and relatively low in digestible feed material. It is, HIS is the second article of T a series on feeding dairy cattle prepared for our readers by Prof. J. E. Burnett, of M. S. 0. Watch for other articles in future issues. All questions will be gladly an- swered.—-Editor. ' however, sometimes hard to say whether a feed is a roughage or a concentrate. We would without hes— itation call alfalfa hay roughage, yet alfalfa meal which is ground a1- falfa hay is considered as a concen— trate when mixed with grain and fed as part of the grain ration. The roughages grown “in Michigan are generally divided into.two class- es, '.he high and the low protein roughages. The high protein rough- ages include the legumes such as alfalfa, clover, soy bean hay and sweet clover hay, while the low pro- tein roughages include timothy hay, corn stover or corn stalks, straws and similar feeds. Unfortunately there are more low protein rough- ages produced in the state than those containing a larger amount of pro- Alfalfa Leading Legume Alfalfa is now the leading legume grown in Michigan. Its popularity is due to its high feeding ‘value, its desirable effect on the fertility of the land, and the period of years over which a stand' of alfalfa once es-‘ tablised continues to yield a crop. From the standpoint of feeding there is no roughage that yields a better return per acre. When we consider that alfalfa when fed to the dairy cow has nearly the same feeding value as bran the unusual position of this hay can be seen more clearly. Bran is now worth around $34.00 a ton in considerable quantities. What dairyman would h e sit a t e about raising two and a half tons of bran to the acre if he could? There are at the present time in Michigan 479,000 acres of alfalfa. This is an increase of 405,000 acres since 1920. Since 1920 the average production of all cows in cow testing associations has increased 27.1 pounds of butter fat per year. Part of this increase is the result of se- lection and the elimination of low producing cows but a large part of it is due to the increased use of al- falfa as a basis of the dairy cows ration. Cows that are not well fed cannot reasonably be expected to produce at their best. Since the great need of Michigan dairy cows is for protein, alfalfa hay is the roughage that we should try to grow because it is high in this essential nutrient. With plenty of alfalfa .hay as the basis it requires very little or no, purchased D to-r-‘the...amou'nt needed. by r is almost nothing; that’s why the cows t roughage cows producing less than twenty-five_.p0unds of milk may be fed only home grown grains and i have their needs supplied. Fieedmg' Clover Clover hay, long the standard hay for dairy cows, is still a roughage of considerable importance in Mich- igan. It does not, however, equal alfalfa in its yield per acre nor in the protein content. It contains about three quarters as much pro- tein as alfalfa. This; fact together with the lower yield per acre and the annual habit of growth tends to make it of distinctly secondary im- a he twofb‘irn'h al sweet clovers, white and yellow, are growing in use in the 'State. White sweet clover, however, is much more popular than the yellow. Most sweet clover is used for pasture by dairymen be- cause the quality of hay that is made from this plant is usually inferior to alfalfa. This is largely due to the fact it is allowed to‘grow too long before cutting with the result that a coarse woody product is harvested. When cut early sweet clover has about the same feeding value as alfalfa. The yield per acre, how- ever, is smaller. ' It is as a pasture crop that sweet clover comes into its own. It fur- nishes a large amount of pasture throughout the summer. As it is drought resistant it is especially «valuable during July and A \-when‘ “the native pastures ~;are d It-also has the desirable characte on. as La . scurc'e of" istic of not often causing blot , Wh‘ile cases of bloat on sweet cloy have been reported'they are very to, as compared to those occurring'om alfalfa or other legume pastures. ' Timothy Hay ‘Timothy hay is widely grown and" fed to dairy cows in the State. Be- cause of its low protein content low yield per acre and the drain on the fertility of the land it is not to be classed with the clovers and alfalfav in its desirability. Good milk production can be ob- tained, however, with timothy hay as the roughage but only when the protein content of the grain ration is increased very materially over the (Continued on Page 32) Wheel it in-and start milking:- If the power {isms out. you or your 3’ (Yes flour 10 our old glrli can pump y ha . wonder- M ad vantage. So simple! So very, very simple! That’s the secret of this successful milker. Tha - why it's so easy to clean; that’s why the u - so quickly. A positive stop of all vacuu stroke of our simple pump; that’s teats and udder! The secret? Our ~ air release pump and teat cup— rubber lined cup. Our catalog - v What Dairymen Sa Thousands of dairymen write uslike “The Page Mllker is a Godsend. So sim so sure a d ens to use. It can be clean quickly."—W. . Wolf. Milford, Mich. "I have used my PAGE Milker. twice : for over two years, and have milked as as twenty-two cows. I want to say your compan has given me the very « -: se co." ours trul , E R. F. D. 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BEEKEEPERSV EAR EDITOR: When I read the letter in your department “What the Neighbors Say," en- titled “Lioense to Keep Bees,” De— cember 18th issue, contributed by V. 13., Grandville, the matter seemed .so ridiculous that I thought no one would give it a second thought, but when I also noticed in the January 15th issue that two subscribers have become concerned over the matter, I felt that it was time to come tor- ' ward and state that no such move has ever been considered by the Michigan Beekeepers' Association or any or the organized bee-men in the State. Furthermore. nothing of the sort is being considered at present nor is it likely to be considered in the future, because the experience of other states in trying to license beekeepers has been unsatisfactory. :- The Michigan Beekeepers’ Associ- ation, which is one of the oldest ag- . Mkural organizations in Michigan, being organized in 1869 and having functioned continuously ever since, has never supported any project that might interfere with the interests of anyone honestly endeavoring to pro- duce honey. We fully realize the necessity at more bees for polleniz- lug purposes in all districts where either fruit growing or seed produc- tion is carried on, and have always encouraged anyone who is surfi- ciently interested in bees to give them proper care. I notice that the contributor of the original letter. Mr. V. 3., Grand- ‘Vifle. Him, admits that he is not a farmer. A heard 01 our records indicate- that he is furthermore not a MW. 11 he 53, we would be 91.63394 to correspond with him and tarnish any inter-Mon he may de- sire to assist in his work. ‘1 tool that it is particularly un- fortunate that a slur has been cast at the character and reputation 0:! Man has inspectors. Although not an inspector myself, it happens that I am personally acquainted with practically all of the prosont force or gym inspectors and do not hes— itate to pay that there are none who can be bought. If V. B. has infor- mation to the efiect that any in- spector has in the past been influ— enced or bought, no one would be more glad to know of it than the CommiSSioner of Agriculture who has direction over this sort of work. In brief, constructive criticism is one thing. The broadcasting of ri— diculous rumors without taking the ' “trouble or finding out whether they “are supported by tacts. as they most certainly are not in this case. cere- tcinly helps no one—R. H. Keltm Assistant Professor of Entomology, Apiculturist, M. S. .0. ABOUT Inns AND THAT ‘ m EDITOR: Being a reader at the M; B. 1?". and reading what neighbors say I found hovers! complaints and might add some mm. These complaints I to should receive metal nonr- oidarwon on the part of our Lexis- um and (more .as well. At the not MEMO .a commission was Wed to proper-e 9. list for the repeal of obsolete love. This they did. They recommend to ropeaa 149 butmthomotltnowweww have 149 or more in the piece .01 those to be repealed. B... Port Huron.” wants to know whom to set $50M. to in? mono had it?) iii-omega and Che- l a h c t boygan counties. That is my only, ' “We' Bond,” that 18 the slogan today, 4 Very Maple swear to figure 'tbatitrogoimsoiot automaton the $85,000,000 that are out now and 3390.0” more wanted to in! mu ‘ ur: a" I 'Your vhf: 1nd '4! them law.“ «I .4 act under. a. separate heading, ready lug “the people of the State of Mich- igan enact,” etc. One head should do for all offenses. ‘We are fifty years behind other nations. Follow‘others it they have something better than . what we have. There is a bill going to be brought before the Legislature which is arr- ot'her take. It is supposed to have the backing oi? the {armor-e and that is a tax on tobacco. i believe when the government takes a tax ot 35c per hundred, that should be enough tax to satisfy anybody without ask- ing for more. One‘tnouhle with many farmers is they are ready to subscribe to an)“- thing that comes along, but when taxes are to be paid the trouble be- gins. . The supervisors get the blame for high taxes when the signers should get it. I and many others are helping to pay tor a covert road act road in the township where I re— side and most of the pnmnoters and signers moved out before the road was finished. If the\noad in ques- tion had been real good, less could be said about it but it will be worn out betore it is paid for. The covert act I has boarded up a good many farm houses. The fake of the State, county, special district and township at large paying 25 per cent .of the cost, all comes in proportion out of . the same pocket. It you have a. number of these roads in the county it must be clear to anybody that you are in it in one form or another. The act should be repealed. , The chicken lice tablet man has his ad in a Minnesota paper, praising the wonderful results obtained from these tablets. It appears he is sell- ing them cheaper there than in Michigan. Two young chicken thieves were sent to the reform school until they are 17 years of age. They are .13 years old, young in years but .old in experience. Since they are gone, no complaints are, heard. one case compares with how the victims were trapped down in the southern part of the State. Chickens were sorted for supposed buyer with the understanding that he would get them the next day. During the night the chickens dis- appeared, the buyers failed to show up as agreed. ' Let’s hear from others. Wishing the M. B. F. success in the New Year.——George C. Anschultz, Iosco County, Mich. FARM TAXATION EAR EDITOR; Looking at this idea of taxing farm lands ac- cording to what the land carnal. I think it .does not look fair from all angles. 1 know of seVeral farms in my township alone that are good ‘farms with the best of soil, but they " are run in a harp-hazard way. My way of looking at farming is that the earning power is determined by the kind or management and amount of pop that is put into thB‘jo‘b. With the new idea in etect the careless, jazy farmer would get by with a. small tax, and the hard workers would have to loot the bill. It would encourage lazy farming. The resent system, it run honor— ably, ear-less and good judgment used in assessing. is all fight—H. R., Cheboygan, Mich. AGAINST alum mm QBAPPEB EAR; EDITOR: I note that the Michigan Conservation Con- gress recommends that the State return to the bounty system to combat predatory birds and animals. Also I read Where the members of the Saginaw Field and Stream Club had withdraws from the Congress and was endorsing the policy of the state conservation so of en- 1 patiently oturnod from a. week’s . r r hunt near the Turtle Lake mm. ya trapper; to de- . ‘ urn-Her ,1, l. x ‘2 . u a“ 7 *my batty when: , gun was! ‘discharg ground, but luckily it did no dam- age. I found one where a deer had been caught by one foot, but it finally got away after eating the brush on all sides as far as it could reach. There was a deer killed by one of our party that had lost a leg and] we think it had been in a snare as the bone was rotted off, not shat- tered as a bullet would do it. I hope our new governor will do something if he has the power to do it. Some of these club men are a detriment to our game. Long live THE BUSINESS FABMER, the best farm paper published—T. J. G., Merrill, Mich. SEEING THE THIEF AFTER DARK EAR Editor—I take your valu- D able paper and find it useful to us as farmers as we read about the markets and what they are doing in other counties and of the prices of produce in different counties and as we raise sheep the first thing I look for the wool market, then for the lamb market. I have been reading about chicken T’ thieves. Here’s a remedy that may help to see them at night. Take a good Hot Shot or some good battery that on can quickly put on your shoul er with a string, then get a good spot light and connect to the Hot Shot with two insulated wires. Then fasten the spot light to the crown of an old straw hat. When you hear a noise put your hat on ' and shoulder your Hot Shot, and when you look at the thing you want to see you turn on the switch and you have a beautiful light in the place you are looking. As you turn your head the light turns. I tryed this out on dogs that killed our sheep. When the sheep bells began to jingle, I would arise from my bed, shoulder my gun, Hot Shot and spot light and I could see a dog over 200 feet away. I lost 42 lambs and one old sheep but after I got the spot light to working I lost no more sheep. I also lost 13 head of sheep by this dog in 1925. I was reading also this evening about taxes. It takes a mighty good place here to rent for enough to pay taxes. For instance, acres of pasture. It’s as good a pas- ture for grasses the county can afiord, only three acres of brush, at $135.00 and the taxes were $120.00 in 1924 and 1925. Neigh— bors say I pay more than it is worth. —C. Morrison, Ogemaw County, Michigan. HUNTING LAW EAR EDITOR: We feel that you are with us in bird conser- vation. Whatever is enacted this winter will mean much to our- children and their children’s chil- dren. Game birds are passing away. I should know something as to gun ethics for I have been a gunman all my life and a hunter of Western big game in the days of yore. It is with subdued exaltation that We farmers View the passing conser- vation regime, for we know the in— coming administration is with us in the enacting of a law which will oblige all hunters to obtain property owner’s permission to enter upon his premises. This will be the greatest State conservation measure ever de— vised, as it will, automatically, con— stitute the property owner the game warden of his estate. By reserving unto yourself the shooting right—when” you rent the farm——you can protect those feath— ered friends who have shared with you the title to the homestead. We again will hear the partridge drum- ming on dreamy April days; Bob White will be placed in the song bird class; the woodcock too, will return to you little fen on the corner of the farm. Know what a wood— cock looks like? Meet the prince! You must remember that if a lob- by can get by; they will strangle this meosure. Men who exercise a supple trigger finger always are pos- sessed of the “great urge” to. kill the real thing—regardless of posterity! —George J. Barrie, Huron County, Michigan. Cement makes the best floor for a ,rltry house. When properly built it «canonical, to, clean. rat proof, amt m imam. I rented 160. ~ owners enj oy‘ the savings of leadership In purchase price and daily use, Buick saves\ your money. The price of a Buick is moderate, but it buys a car built to the very finest quality ideals—one that would cost you considerably more, if it were not for Buick leadership. For years, the savings provided by great volume have been used to increase Buick value. And for years, Buick owners have had a more dependable motor car—one in which high quality lessens upkeep expense. Buy a Buick! 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The “m 89mm to lumdle him in wyfomfggihlu'. gypmm, wood ashes u flushed shells. Clog. Try Spreader 10 days Free. %' , ‘ -.- D 2075 _. , mo tablesagdfloweis. _ a. ALSHUWV M“. . ,x I Grown From Selected . IISEFJJS A ‘- i it Beforé You uild a _ Silo . calamities. . fect state for mankind. ; God’s ' Son. ; Who” ‘ gave heed even to the words spoken ; by angels and to other unfulfilled (If more I: my.- questions regerdlng analog: Ill-glued .vou would like enamored «me to Rev. , me!- and howl If you are e pull-up subscriber.) “How shall we escape it we Heb. 2:1-4. TEXT: neglect so great a salvation." “ ES, I was driving pretty fast, but I thought I could make it.” Thus said the fool driver to the writer. But this is life. We live it fast but we expect to get by anyway. HoweVer, many would do all in their power to check coming disaster, if they expected it. But it must be something to stir their senses to the degree of dread, such as plague, disgrace, death or other Anything less striking seems to affect them but little. As . for their salvation, many are little ' concerned. . is remote is the traditional teaching, so the young easily postpone serious That God’s judgment consideration of a saved personality, and many of the old are in spiritual coma. Our text makes this tragical. Let us look first at this'great salva- tion, and secondly at the call to . heed, and finally at the judgment on the neglectful. “So great a salvation.” The author makes its greatness lie, first of all, in its source and succession. Verse three reminds us that Christ came to proclaim and reveal the per— The writer knew him as the “effulgence of . God’S' glory,” the One who imaged God in all his personal“ and social obligations. Verse four brings in the witness of the Spirit through - signs and miracles. All this was con- ’ firmed unto us by them that heard. We have a line of succession through . all Christian history that guarantees i the great meaning of Christ’s coming 9 and the danger of drifting away from the (“‘riqtian ideal. We have no excuse for neglect. Sherwood Eddy reports a hunger 0f the world for Christ. Not for the creedal statements about Christ, but for the personality of Christ. He says that Christian faith is gravita- ting toward its center, Christ. This 3 is harkng back to the appeal of the inspired writer. He argues that whatever has been the medium of revelation in the past, in these days God speaks through His The original conception of this great salvation was, “It; is no 1 longer I that live, but Christ that livcth in me.” If we have such a i faith—hold of our Christ now, and . our tackle does not slip, nothing else will matter. “Therefore we ought to give the , more earnest heed.” What a. rational ; appeal! She is a sweet little five- ' year old that lies in the hospital as . I write. She is expected to die at any time. Bacterial poisoning from diseased tonsil has got in its dread work. Her disease might have been discovered in its early stages and have been successfully treated. But the parents did not heed and are paying what seems to them an awful cost. Regular physical examinations ,will help make life happier and healthier, But our text would have us ex- - amine our faith; would have us take heed to our spiritual life. The . apostle lived in the time of prevalent unbelief. But in this night of spiritual indifference and neglect, he displays an array of shining faith— ; stars for warning and comfort. rl‘he : eleventh chapter of Hebrews is, per- “Who’s These inspiring haps the most history. in human revelations. They saw the unseen ; through faith and claimed the future - Christ as their own. ' the “perfecter of our faith” is here, But now that and that we are com-passed about with such a great cloud of witnesses, we ought to give the more earnest heed. - To take heed is to earnestly give attention to the Gospel of faith, and to earnestly resist the tendencies to unfaith. Our High Priest is said to. to “bear gently with the ignorant and erring. “He forgave His ma- ligners and crucifiers that did 'not m. usele- ta in be pleased to serve you wl out w _ «know what » they Were, doing. But ’ was, personal reply will be sent to you plea that we do not know." We have enuf knowledge of our highest duty to condemn our negligence. Who does not know the selfish ten- dencies of the times, and howworld- ly familiarities are encroaching ,upon his own life? If we are ignorant of this, it is because—we are indolent. Multitudes are sadly indifferent be- cause a diseased civilization has blighted the spiritual sense. We are ignorant of social /obligations be- cause we want to be. The suffering and need of others do not impress us because of our selfish absorption in our own aflairs. When one can turn aside from poignant sorrows without having one’s compassion stirred, one has laid bare a criminal heart and has indicted oneself be- fore God. - Yet, there is hope in our time. . John R. Mott writes, “Never before have so many Christians awakened to the awful implications of the Christian Gospel. Thank God, we have come to a time when large numbers of followers of Jesus Christ seem to think that He meant what He said, and believe with depth of con- ception conviction that He must be Lord of all or not at all.” Now this is just it. Christ must be Master. The teachings and implications of His Gospel must be brought to bear upon the little things of daily living. If we heed His Way by meditating upon it, and by shaping our lives in it, we may give the derisive laugh to the World and her familiar taunts. We may not have openly rejected. We have just neglected. We have failed to invest our money and lives in the things of sympathy, love, and service. We have been busy piling up earth treasures. We have set our hearts. upon them. We did it yesterday, and we will do it today. But tomorrow the undertaker has crape on our door. The Harvesting Angel has come. And what for? Well, it is sure that none wants him to find a heart hopelessly gnawed by the cares of this world or corroded by its rust. Let us take heed that our works not only follow us in this world, but in the world to come. The man who wrapped his possibil- ities in a napkin lived to know the biting tragedy of neglect. How some do rob themselves of the blessed and joyful of Christian living! To have the “great salvation” committed to our trust and care is an awful charge. It cost Jesus everything selfish, but procured for Him everything glorious. It will do the same for you and me. Let us take heed to live generously as did He; to dry tears, to heal wounds, and to lighten sorrows. To neglect this is to live to selfish ends, and that is hell. There is no escape when we adjourn the business of the Kingdom of God to our dying hour. BIBLE THOUGHTS LOVE NOT THE WORLD, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.——-1 John 2:15. IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. All things were made by him} and without him was not any thing made that was made—John 1:1, 3. BLESS THE LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: who redeemeth thy life from destruction: who crowneth thee with lovingkind- ness and tender mercies.—Psa1m 103:1, 4. , Enclosed find money order for $1.00 for renewal to M. B. F.‘ Wishing you all success for your good paper, surely there is none fibetter.—-Sy‘lvester Atchinson, Washtenaw County. ‘ " ‘ m u. 3.. ‘3‘ “your ban 1 - i? sure i. wiéom' '01:! law. .. 159‘ fer .» z Harm: . . 953,... is“ agr . . lean-plowing is the best practical method or control .o [of the corn borer for application to fields containing high stubble or ‘ ’ ward. stalks. _ It "seems. that the existing methods of cutting stalks or break- ing them into rows and burning them are less effective than clean plowing. For a number of years one of the well-known plow manufacturers has been doing some research work in connection. with building plows for the corn borer. This concern has re- cently developed a plow that does an amazingly remarkable job of turn— ing corn stalks under. Plowing de-, ' monstrations both in Canada and the United States have shown the exceptional need for some way of getting the corn borers completely buried so that the after preparation of the ground by disks and barrows does not pull the corn stalks onto the surface of the ground. The theory of clean plowing is that none of the corn stalks, stub— ble, weeds, etc, must_,be left on the surface for protection to the borer during the winter. Where such shel— ter is lacking the great majority of the borers perish. The job this plow company set out to do was to devise a plow that would successfully do this. work in standing corn stalks. In field tests the plow has demonstrated its ability to do this work. success— fully. The economy of an outfit of this kind is readily apparent to any farmer. Those who have seen this plow in operation maintain that it will go into a field of standing corn stalks and successfully turn them under without disking or breaking down the stalks, or any other pre— vious operation. Prof. Lawson .Ceasar of Guelph, Ontario, Prof. Caffrey of Arlington, Mass, and Prof. Huber of Wooster Station, Ohio, have been doing some remarkable work with clean plow— ing asla means of control. Profs. Caffirey, Neiswander and Huber con- ducted an experiment which showed that clean plowing and not leaving any debris on the surface of the ground resulted in 98 per cent mor- tality. Prof. Ceasar conceived the idea that a means should be devised for lifting the corn stalks on the outer edge of the field so that they could be burned complete to make it impossible for the borers to crawl over onto the edge of, the field and thus hibernate in some protected spot. The plow concern, complying with Prof. Ceasar’s request, devel- oped a plow so that the moldboard could be removed and the rest of the plow used as a lifter for raising the stalks completely out of the ground. This device operates to lift the corn stalks entirely with very little dirt so that the rows can be- raked together with sufficient dry material for complete combustion. In operation the farmer starts in the center of the field and plows out- When the outer ten or twelve rows are reached the moldboard is removed from the plow, the corn stalks lifted and raked onto the plowed ground. The moldboard is then replaced, and then this ground is Moved. Since the corn borer can crawl 25- or 30 feet on the plowed , ground before exhaustion can over- take it, it is quite apparent that the corn~borer cannot reach the edge oi the field. These rows raked onto the plowed ground also form a trap for those corn borers which escape to the surface of the ground—R. U. Blasingame, Penn. 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CABBAGE l—-——__ o“ " [ck II mu! 6 0 Wmoeafimt [lg'oflx'l‘togl n. due. out No “ our‘ff‘l'zq Page '0'; 363' Lavish i'uA ' ~ ' ’ 20 mm, to ', CON DON BROS" Seedsmen ‘ Book}? V SudI'lzm . ion- Box ISO >'*~»-v r ROG FORD. ILLINOIS an m- m, ,1:va £88.,Pl-EASE .u iian Primers: “Hanna.” \ . called *‘Gawley’s Road.” M I C H I G' A‘ N' By FLORENCE NELSON N the midst of a vast wilderness, a small company. of pioneers braved the dangers and hard— ships of a long journey and settled in what is now LeRoy township, Osceola county, about the year 1866. During the next few years more hardy pioneers came to these north- ern woods. Many of ‘them were of English or German descent. Prom— inent among them were William Snyder, Richard Tomes, Daniel Mc- Govern, John R. Simonton, George Bussett, J. E. Bevins, William Wil- helm, and Charles and M. W. West- fall. . ‘LeRoy township was organized from Lincoln township by order of the board of supervisors. Its local government was established April 4, 1870, the election being held at The first bridges were made of crossed layers of logs, sometimes without even a top covering of dirt which of course made them very rough. All of these form a vivid contrast with the present stone, gravel and cement roads and iron and cement bridges. In early days the only means of transportation was oxen. People went to church and elsewhere either walking or driving a yoke of oxen hitched to a wagon. Later a few horses were brOUght in. The near- est railroad town being Paris, twen- ty miles away, through the thick woods, all supplies had to be brought from there. The men walked and carried all the provisions home on their backs. Many things could not be secured nearer than Big Rapids, HIS story by Miss Florence Nelson, of LeRoy, won third prize in T our pioneer letter contest. It is an entirely different type of story than any of the others that have appeared in these columns and we know you are going to like it just as you did the others.,—Ed;itor. the residence of Richard Tomes. Thirty-two votes were cast resulting in the election of Daniel McGovern, supervisor, R. D. Simonton, clerk. and George H. Bassett, treasurer. Winnie Westfall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Westfall, was the first white child born in the towu- ship. The first wedding was Richard Tomes and Emma Snyder. The first doctors were Dr. Law and Dr. Saw- dy. Rev. Swem, who lived at Ash— ton, used to hold church services in the schoolhouses and homes through— out the township. Later a log church was built with Rev. McKee as pastor. Robert Allen was editor of the first newspaper, “The LeRoy Independent.” Aziel Bowers was a veteran of the war of 1812. He entered as a drum- mer boy at the age of eleven years. Some of the soldiers of the Civil War were early settlers here. Among them were: M. W. Westfall, Chris- tian Gugle, John Barnes, H. M. Lamb, Godfrey Gundrum, Jim Scrib- ner, Henry Everett, Peter Betcher, George Carlo, William Bunk, John Riggs and Freeman Morse. J. E. Bevins bought land and platted the village of LeRoy. It was incorpor- ated in 1873. For a number of years the nearest railroad town was Paris, but the railroad gradually pushed north and finally reached Le- Roy in November 1871. It was called G. R. and I., but now is changed to the Pennsylvania System. M. W. and Charles Westfall built the first frame house in the village. For many years this was used for a hotel, and is still used as a dwelling house. Kimball had the first store in a log building. J. E. Bevin also operated a store. John R. Simonton owned the first blacksmith shop. Daniel McGovern and Henry Van- dusen were the main leaders in township affairs. , In the early days a cemetery was laid out, near the village, about where Mr. Kent’s house now stands, but as the town grew, it was changed to the present location on Section 21. Building Roads In those times road making was very difficult, so trails were blazed from one place to another. When it became necessary to cross swamps. corduroys would be built. A hill known as the “Snyder Hill” has al- ways,been a difficult problem be- cause it is springy and mirey. In the early ’70's part of this hill was corduroyed. About 1886 the logs were removed and the hill was cov— ered with ties. This remained for eleven years. Then the ties were taken out and the hill was covered with four-inch hemlock plank. After a number of years the plank were replaced by a layer of stone covered with clay and sand. This remained until 1919 when the state began the construction of the Mackinaw Trail through the township. A winding road was, cut out from LeRoy to Gawley's mill on Pine River. This was used for many years and was. which meant a still farther walk. One man once said, “I had to walk clear to Big Rapids for a spool of thread.” Mr. McKenzie owned one of the first horses in the township. When he made a trip to Paris after provi- sions he drove a sort of cart and brought back supplies for the vari- ous neighbors, thus saving them a long, hard trip. Nowadays it means only a matter of minutes to reach town with autos which most farmers own. It would have seemed incredi- ble to the pioneers of fifty years ago" could they have had a glimpse of the conditions here today. Marcena Brown, accompanied by a . neighbor, took his oxen and went to a marsh south of LeRoy to cut marsh hay. While at work, the oxen were turned loose to feed. The men lay down at noon to rest. When they awoke and looked for the oxen, they were nowhere to be seen. For several days they hunted but could not find them. The next year, when cutting marsh hay further in, they found the yoke and bones. The oxen had wandered, become mired and died there. Holding Bees The very isolation and loneliness of the pioneers served to draw them together socially. Instead of short, formal calls, the women would go for an all day visit, taking their sew— ing or knitting along. All the men in the neighborhood used to meet for logging bees, thus helping each other to clear their land. The same for barn raisings. The women came along and helped prepare dinner for the crowd. They also helped each other with butchering and soap mak- ing. Nearly everyone had a sugar bush where they made their own syrup and sugar. Anyone who ever attended a sugaring off party will always remember it with pleasure. The thick syrup was poured on large pans of snow or ice, to cool, making a delicious wax which was eaten with small wooden paddles. The women met at each others’ homes for quilting bees, thus com- bining pleasure with work: Husking bees were also common, often being . g p ‘0 ~ inihusking-i ‘. r. ' _. _ . :corn and afterward all would join in- a goodwttme or dance. v _ ' . Often some enterprising musician would hold a singing school at the various school houses. This made a place for the young people to gather and also trained the voices. Spelling matches were frequently held in the schoolhouses, the different districts v1e1ng with each other for best spell- ers. It was considered a great honor to spell down another district. 01d and young took part. Our local dis— trict produced some excellent spell- ers. Donation parties were gotten up for people who needed help be— cause of sickness or other misfor- tune. Of course, there were no hospitals or train'ed nurses and often doctors were far away, but in most neighbor- hoods there was some woman handy 1n caring for the sick and she would go wherever needed. She would also assist when death entered a home. for there were no undertakers in those days. ' Friendly Feeling Prevailed All these hardships together with the necessity of neighborliness in the community drew people very close together in many ways. One man said, “If one family had hour we all had some,” which shows the friendly spirit through the pioneer llfe. No passing traveler or settler was denied a meal or lodging even though it‘was very simple. William Snyder first lived in a brush shanty on his homestead on Section 13 at the top of “Snyder Hill.” Here in January :1 child was born in that same brush shanty. Dewings brothers ran the first lum- ber camp in the township at a place called Dewings. The saw mill was two miles west of Randolph school— house on Mr. Cobb’s place. At one time there was a grist mill at LeRoy owned by Sam Hartley. The lumber camps are now a thing of the past here as the timber is exhausted and very few saw mills are in existence. At an early date Jim McHugh had a shingle mill on Beaver Creek on Again Crawford’s farm'on Section The first church in LeRoy was Methodist, although the Baptists joined with them until they built a church of their own. At present there are five churches in the tOWn- ship, Methodist, Baptist, Swedish Lutheran, Swedish Mission, and Swedish Lutheran near Dewings. The first schoolhouse in the town- ship was built about 18'70 on Sec- tion 4 and the teacher was Laura Hewitt. About this time a log schoolhouse was built near LeRoy on Section 14 one—half mile west of the present brick high school. This was called Gilbert school and Nettie McDonald was the first teacher. The first schoolhouse in our local district No. 2 was built in 1877. It was made of logs, 16x24 feet, seven logs high. John Johnson was the first teacher. Later a frame build- ing was put up. This burned from forest fires. Then a third school— house was built; this was remodeled in 1916, making it a standard school, the first and only one in the township. When the first settlers came here it was very difficult to make ,a home in the forest. The' land must be cleared before crops could be raised. So at first just enough was raised for their own use. Potatoes, bagas. turnips, and some corn were planted among the stumps. Later as more (Continued on Page 32) L MEET PROF. CLARENCE M. FERGUSON, OF M. S. 0., FOLKS L'ARENCE M. FERGUSON is Assistant Profes- Prof. Ferguson sea- of Poultry Husbandry at the Michigan State College and Manager of the Michigan International Laying Contest. He was born and raised on a farm near Parkhill, Ontario, Canada, where he attended grade and high schools, later going to the Ontario Agricultural College and graduating in poultry husbandry. worked on at the College Experimental Plant, and then went into extension work in eastern Ontario. He next returned to College where he taught and managed the experimental plant- 1922, he came to Michigan‘ns an extension special- .For a time he January 161:, ist and in October of that year took over the man- 'agment of the laying contest. This is. the fourth year of the [contest ‘ and it ' . :pald P tonal mug. . ' ' I ' t ' are 1: ~‘ ' Ml” r. swam-lotion advance. lilting-11H: resolve a pen 3 early m. I r \ CONCORD GRAPE NOTES. , ROF. N. L. PARTRIDGE, grape P specialist from M. S. C. has re- cently been giving a series of lectures and pruning demonstrations in Berrien county on the Concord grape. 'The one which the' writer , attended was held in the pres- ence of 25 or 30 men who gath- ered in a tool shed on a cer- tain farm to hear the lecture and _then hiked out to the vine- yard on the same farm to W i t n e s s t h e pruning demon— stration. Prof. Par- tridge especially stressed the importance of proper pruning and fertilization to bring about a good and early coloring of the grape crop. Many well sprayed vineyards have been troubled with slow maturing, straggly, and poorly colored grapes. This, it was said, is due to improper pruning and to lack of fertility in the soil. Herbert Natziger Many grovwerslin pruning their vines leave - too many buds per plant, and also fail to leave the best type of fruiting wood. The best type of fruiting wood is that which is 1/; inch in di— ameter, has made a growth of about 10 feet or more, and haS‘its buds spaced from 5 to '8 inches apart. This kind of wood will produce a heavy yield of large compact bunch- es. Care must be taken however not to leave too many buds per plant. An overload of buds will produce more grapes than the plant can bring to proper maturity. The number of buds to leave should be determined entirely according to the strength and vigor of the individual plant. As Prof. Partridge said, “We are pruning Vines, not vineyards.” Forty .buds is the proper number to leave 'on a plant which has made a good average growth. A weak plant should be cut down to 15 or 20 buds While an exceptionally vigorous one can carry as big has 60 to 75 buds. 'Af’ter witnessing the demonstration the Writer is convinced that when first adopting this system it is best to actually count the buds. Most commercial growers consider it ne— cessary to guess at the number of buds in order to hurry the work and keep expenses down, but actually counting the buds now and then is the only way to obtain reasonable accuracy in leaving the correct num— ber. Guessing at the diameter of the cane is also uncertain work. Some growers carry a gauge in their pock— ets with which to try an occasional vine and thus refresh their memories as to what a 1/4, inch cane should look. like. ' A fertile soil is necessary to keep the plants in good vigorous condi— tion and to produce plenty of leaves for putting sugar and color in the crop. According to Prof. Partridge barnyard manure is the best fertiliz— er for vineyards, but, as he said, this material is so scarce that most vine— yardists must use commercial fer- tilizers and cover crops. Many ex— periments have shown that nitro— genous fertilizers are the only ones which will bring a profitable re— sponse in the vineyard. For the average vineyard either 200 pounds of nitrate of soda, or 150 pounds of sulphate of ammonia per acre ap— plied early in the spring. will keep the plants in good growing condi- tion. ' 0n the writer’s place we have been in the habit of using nitrate of soda- one year and sulphate of ammonia the next:— the object being to pre- vent the soil from becoming too acid from the continued use of sulphate of ammonia. However, if the price of nitrate of soda continues to soar upward we will have to adopt some other method to offset the acidity in the'Sulphate of ammonia... Thefi'gtater highWay department is ' 5L available. Get This Valuable in pocket size for constant reference. left the thresher. Each succeeding year the seeds of our important farm crops come in from the fields weedier and poorer in quality. And each year more and more: farmers. learn that it pays to. sow only the finest and cleanest seed obtainable. To meet this demand. in the face of the deterioration in the supply, it. becomes necessary ever to devise new and more: highly specialized re-cleaning, processes. The extraordinary results obtained by' special “Pine Tree” re-cleaning are: shown in these four magnified photo-u graphs of' actual samples. No. 1 came". from a crop of raw Timothy seed as it No. 2 is the. same seed‘ after it was “cleaned” by the local: shipper with the best machinery he had No. 3 shows the. weeds, trash, and. low-grade timothy removedi Eromthe~“cleaned” seed in No. 2 by the “Pine Tree” processes that fol-_ lowed afterthae seed'i reached Dickinson- At the top, No. 4- shows the final rev salt, genuine-“Pine Tree’ ’ quality—sofa for you to sow. The new “Hip-Pocket” Farm Guide fills the need for a complete, practical guide to the growing of bay, pasture and forage crops of all kinds. information than has ever before been assembled into one book. Substantially bound Fully illustrated . Contains more useful farms Contains official planting table for your State checked by your Experiment Station. would cost $1.001” more it sold in the usual way. Ask your “ Pine Tree” dealer for a copy or send 16 cents to The Albert Dickinson Co., Chicago, and it will be sent by return mail. THE ALBERT DICKINSON CO., CHICAGO Minneapolis Buffalo New York Pittsburgh Boston f’PINEREEfiEARM.-:s-EEDJ WRITE FOR PRICE ON NEW FARM TOOL Hundreds sold. Fits any old or new, wood or steel 2. 3 or 4 scetion barrow. Peoria Harrow Grass and Alfalfa Seeder sows all grass seeds. to uniform dcpth. Low down; no waste. Cuts work in half. for itself on 20 acres. Buy only the seeder-- so cheap everyone can get one. Hpcc la! in t reduc- tory price. Wl't‘tt: quick. Peoria Drill and Sumter Cm, 2886 N. ['crry Area, Peoria, Illinois. You cannot afford to waste your t’mc and “Ad. Pays ' Postpaid ARMY MACHETE. 15 inch blade with heavy back andahup ads! 2“; flounder 5 inch bin-die figgcegofor. chopping. Complete with. heavy tan Icabbard with. brass triunniugs. ' Slade b- (FOL: l. .. m U. S A Every motorist. camper, scent and farmer should have one. ered in good order. postpaid. for $1.50 each. . Cash With order. Special Circular. the. Francis Bannerman Sons, 501M Broadway, New York City Tunic in on \VGHI' every night at 7:05 P. M. except Saturday and Sun- day for Michigan lmsiut‘ss Farmer Market Reports. ileum You ACCEPT A 7 BEAN PIcKERFREE o; Naturally your answer would be yes I ‘ -— and yet the first 100 bushels of beans picked will. wipe out the cost of I z a Single Unit Nickle Bean Picker. | l Mr. Elmer Gorsuch, Wheeler, Michigan says: “My Single Unit Nickle Bean: Picker paid for itself over three times on last year‘s been crop." This size aglc unit Sold on a diachro- you plan a: $75.00. Bean growers need this information. Send coupon. ll ll" ,___":.J..:‘. .2: .R‘...;‘_.____..'—.';..‘_:.;‘.';.-J.;. - “5,-1.1?! . —. "t . ""45" l i . l 1 _~_ ailzsffit‘g ;..‘ » ‘ r l H You have any questions regarding legal matters that you mt W answered Just write in t H] M and ‘9’! first class mall. Address ‘yonr latte: a Legal t”. he win ' ‘y ‘ LEGAL ‘EDITQR, THE BUSINESS FARm It. (Home, Michigan. r SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1927 ' Edited and Published by . THE RURAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Inc. George M. Slocum, President MT. CLEMENS. MICHIGAN DETROIT OFFICE—2-144 General Motors Buildinl LANSING OFFICE—232 S. Capitol Ave. mud in New York, Chicago, 8;. Louis and Minneapolis b! The Stockman-Buslness Farmer Trlo - 'Hember of Agricultural Publishers Association Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation! ‘. W GRINNELL . ____ ..Editor . BERT}. McCOLGAN.._ _______________________ __Fie1d Sernce Mapaser r3. Annie Taylor Farm Home Editor - W- M96}!!! ______________________________ _,Broadscopc Farm News and YIN" - J. “’nght ________________________________________________ “Soils and Crops I‘Alllm‘ Incl W. H.’ Weir ..... ..Radio Editor . Cherie: A. Swingle._, ,Legsl Editor v W. W. Eoote ___________ “Liarket Editor eV- Dlhd F. \Varner”,,____-____________.______“_,"WWWReligious Editor ' erbert Nafziger ___________________________________ “Fruit and Orchard Editor 1'- G. H. Conn _______________________________________________ “Veterinary Editor L- No Pl'ltCthd ....Vl'eather Forecaster 531117 F. prkins. _________________________________________ "Plant Superintendent Publlshed Bl-Weekly [ONE YEAR 500, THREE YEARS 51, SEVEN YEARS $2. / The date_ following your name on the address label shows when your subscription expires. In renewing kindly send this label to avoid mistakes. Remit by check, draft, money-order or registered 1 : Stamps and currency are at your risk. We noknowledfl' by flirt-class mail every dollar received. Address all letters to “MTrCVLEMENS, MICHIGAN Advertising Rates: 50c per agate line. 14 lines to the column Inch 772 lines to the page. Flat ratzs. . . Live Stock and Auctlon Sula Advertising: he offer special 10' rates to reputable breeders of live stock and poultry: “W26 “3- HELIABLE ADVERTISERS We will not knowingly accept the advertising of any person or firm who we do not believe to be thoroughly honest and reliable. Ihomld guy reader hnve any cause for complaint against my ud- 7 er In these columns. the publisher would appreciate an im- m" If! letter bringing all facts to light. In every case when "fith lay: "I saw your advertisement in The Michigan Business Funnel-l" It will guarantee honest dealing. “Tho Farm Paper of Service” MR. WUSON HAS FRIENDS LTHOUGH our last issue has been in the hands of our subscribers only a few days, as we write this, the letters and petitions re- garding L. J. Wilson, the farmer from near Greenville who shot a chicken thief and is now charged with manslaughter, are already coming in. In fact, they started to come in within a day or .two after the first copies were mailed and the volume in each mail has increased daily. We are going to have a fine lot of evidence of how farmers of the State look at the case to place in the hands of the judge, there is no ques- tion about it, because everybody seems anxious to do all they can by circulating petitions and on- couraging their friends to take an interest in the case. The letters and petitions are coming in so fast that we have not been able to date to ac‘ knowledge all of them but even though you may not get a personal letter from us we want you to know that we appreciate what you have done and are doing and your letters or petitions will be put in the hands of the judge who is to hear the case, along with all of the others we receive. We thank you, and so does Mr. Wilson and his family and friends. Not long ago a farmer in the State of New York discovered several young men raiding his vineyard and in trying to capture some of the thieves he shot and killed one of the gang. Likc Mr. Wilson, he was charged with manslaughter, but when the case was tried in court he was ac- quitted. Then the father of the dead boy brought civil action for damages for the loss of his son, and this case ended in‘ favor of the farmer also. Let us hope that Mr. Wilson’s trial will be settled as satisfactorily to all of us who believe he should go free. If you haven’t sent in your letters or petitions yet do so at once so that we can include them with the ones already in our hands, and offer them for the judge’s consideration in the imme— diate future. LE’ ’8 HAVE SOME CIDER E prefer nice juicy Michigan apples any day W to any other variety of fruit you can find. We like them to cut out of hand, in pics, In sauce, in cake or pudding, baked, or served any other way, as long as they are eatable. The old saw is “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” and if it is true we have eaten enough apples so that should we never eat another we ought to have no use for medicine the rest of our days *on this earth. Many folks enjoy apples just as much as we do and any advertising campaign on “eat more apples" would practically be wasted on them, but if they could purchase fresh, sweet cider, at soda. fountains, just as they now get fresh orange juice, we think they would consider more apples. The advertising campaign would work wonders, there is no doubt, because millions of folks would eat more of this choice and healthful fruit, but it the fruit growers had small cider presses, sim- nor to the orange juice presses you now see in I f ‘ Tfle Business Farmer . a . in c . «fruit would get sum‘er in this way that would otherwise cause a surplus. ‘ WATCH YOUR ACREAGE J is the opinion of the U. S. Department of Agriculture that if the farmer wants to pros- per this year he must cut his acreage of cash crops this spring. Lower price for wheat is ex— pected while rye will remain about the same. Corn growers must cut their acreage drastically if they want to turn a profit from their opera- tions, it is declared. Also it is said that there is much danger of an overproduction of potatoes in 1927. Reports on the prospective potato acreage for 1927 indicate an increase of 13 per cent. This probably would result in a crop of something like 400,000,000 bushels, which would be 21,- 000,000 bushels less than the record production of 1924. The result would be lower prices. Such reports indicate that we need have no fear for a time at least, about some of the folks leaving the farms for the cities. Not until con- sumption nearly catches up with production need we start a. back—to-the-land movement, and when that time comes prices for the products of the farm will be high enough to attract all the new farmers we want. OUR FIRST 40-PAGE ISSUE THE Editor is just about as proud of this issue as a boy is of his firt pair of long pants or his first barbershop shave. Not that it stands out so far ahead of other recent issues so far as editorial content is concerned but it con- tains 40 pages, which makes it the largest issue we have ever published. Never before have we issued a copy containing so many pages, so the Editor can not be blamed this time because his hat does fit a. little tight. However, do not think that he is taking any credit for our having that many pages. No indeed. are to blame for it. If you did not support us and boost for M. B. F. we Would not be able to issue even one page, but with you back of us as you now stand, we cannot help but grow and increase the number of pages in each issue, and be of greater service to you. We want you folks on the farms, who feed the world, to know that we sincerely appreciate your good will and support which makes our growth possible, and we also want you to know that THE BUSINESS FARMER is dedicated to serving you, and to serve you to the best of their ability is the life ambition of the publisher and the editors. We are always at your service. Call on us. CHICKEN THIEF! By ANNE CAMPBELL We don’t hev to live in town To hev sneak thieves prowlin’ noun’ Up an’ down! Last night—wall, 'twas purt’ nigh dawn— Thore was doin’s here, I, swan, Goin’ on! I heard Pa 1111’ Ma say, “Hark!” Then the (log begun to bark In the dark. ‘An’ I saw with my own eyes . Out the Winder sech a size’ Shudder rise! Oooh, my gracious! Was I skcercd! Ma sez, now don’t be afcercd! Then I heerod Rifle shots go poppin’ thick, An’ the soun’ of runnin’ quick, An’ a brick Fired right through the henhouso door, An’ I shudder-ed more an’ morc’ Skocrod for share. Then my dad went back to sleep, v But not me!~ I saw ’cm leap! Heel-ed ’om creep! I’ve learned all about the row, An’ I'm going huntin’ now In the mow, Mcbe I’ll hitch up the mare An’ go lnookin’ here an’ there, Everywhere! Think on it! They would ha' snuck All the hens we raised an’ tuck Egg-s an’ truck! Pa sec they’ll shore come to grief! Lowest man, it’s his belief— Chicken thief! You are the folks who! )9 ismorethan call It is an IfiIliletiOfl of Service! fOr Héflth’Fficannot be expected to do so lmuch‘ for produCers this winter as it will do in the “ future. Its efforts in their behalf may be supple- mented by local action wherever there is a big surplus of apples. Growers in a few counties are preparing to expand the near-by market for apples by assessing themselves a small amount, a cent or less, per bushel, to create a. fund for advertising and other publicity that will teach the people to appreciate apples. The local mar- ket has greater capacity in the eastern part of our country than is generally supposed, and these growers are acting wisely in trying to develop that market. duction is usually followed by a year of shortage. for which reason we believe all who are trying to promote consumption of apples should advo- cate putting away a supply of apple sauce, apple butter, etc. for two winters rather than for one. Apples for next year as well as for this winter should be advocated while they are abundant and cheap. JUST \VHAT IS FABEE? UST what is fame, anyway? .‘Perhaps most of J us see it in an entirely different light than does our neighbor. For example, we recently saw a cartoon entitled “Review of the Year,” in which the important events of 1926 were pic- tured. Near the center of this cartoon was an honor roll of the notable people who died during the past year. Among those listed were Cardinal Mercier of Belgium, President Coolidge’s father, our beloved Luther Burbanks, Dr. Coue, “Uncle Joe” Cannon, and at the foot was the name of Rudolph Valentino, shiek of the movies, but no- where in the entire list had they found room for the name of Dr. Charles W. Eliot, one of the greatest educators this world has ever knowu. Dr. Eliot passed away while the country was still m0urning the death of Mr. Valentino and reading his life history which was given front page space in the daily press, so his passing brought little comment from the press. Valen- tino amused the public while Dr. Eliot only edu- cated them. Valentino’s fame could be compared to the flame of the candle; when the candle is burned away the flame is no more. But our appreciation of Dr. Eliot will increase with the passing of the years and likewise will his fame grow. Such is fame. PARDONS AND LAWS OVERNORS have too much power when it C comes to freeing prisoners. We have no reason to fear over the judgment of the majority of them but there is always the chance if they wish to use it, and some of them do. In the State of Texas Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson recently pardoned 32 and issued several paroles in one day. During her two years in office she issued over 3,000 clemency proclamations. Her term of office expired January 18th and several counties in that state discontinued their criminal calendar for nearly a month, waiting until she retired from office. One man was pardoned after only a week in prison. Does such work create respect for the laws of our country? The effect is quite the contrary; it increases crime. breaking our laws he should pay the penalty, and the men who are responsible for the enforcing of our laws should keep that in mind. A sheriff or a policeman may excuse his in— different attitude by declaring that it is a waste of time for him to arrest folks because the judge' will not make them pay the penalty, and the judge may say that it would do no good because probably the governor would pardon them. But that is “passing the buck” and not getting any place. Let us repeal some of our foolish laws, strengthen the useful ones, and make the break- ing of a law a crime punishable by a term in prison of sufficient length to make the offender realize the seriousness of the whole matter. Then if we will show our law defenders that we mean it we will have less crime. 4 POWELL HEADS AGRICULTURE . 0 far Governor Green has shown rare judg- ment in making his appointments to the various offices of the State, the‘latest one being the naming of Herbert E. Powell, of Ionia, as state commissioner of agriculture. Mr. Pow- ell is a real dirt farmer, also he was a member of our State legislature, so he is well equipped to serve the farmers of Michigan, and we feel sure that they will be well pleased with his services. A year such as this in apple pro- ’ When a man is found guilty of ‘ >.,v,y~ x «A.M~..w_me-uwy .« < .— .. i”"“ " ’ "‘ " 'l'otel are always glad to do all we can to protect‘our subscribers from fraudulent deals or un- (We "fair treatment fror? concerns at a distance. d eront‘ooncerns o subscription is paid In advance.) r our subscribers. This service. We advllse on stocks end bonds,'nnd investigate ncludlng a personal letter. is free when No MORE CHEAP ACCIDENT INSIIRANCE! E are all through with cheap accident policies. The Business Farmer Will not knowingly be a party to a scheme which is so easily misrepresented. The fault lies not with the terms of the policies, or the companies which issue them, but that promises and misrepresentations regarding these policies have been made to farmers in Michigan, Which brand them as something which The Busi- ness Farmer can have nothing to do with. The terms under which insurance is paid are so restricted in the policy that it is usually only after a serious accident happens to the assured that he wakes up to find that his cheap accident policy is only "worth its weight as scrap paper. Unscrupulous agents have promised farmers in Michigan that these dollar policies gave full accident coverage——nothing could be farther from the facts! An official of one of the largest accident insurance companies in America advised us recently that the actual cost of an accident policy which gave full coverage to a farmer would be $34.00 per thousand per year! The value of the protection which a dollar policy gives to the farmer who buys it, can be determined from this statement. The Business Farmer does not apologize for Offering this service to our readers. The policy we offered was issued by a strong, reliable company which is supplying some of the -largest daily papers with the identical policy. We have never seen a better .or more liberal accident policy offered for a dollar. Our agents in the field were instructed to offer them at cost to us, if the subscriber desired it, and to point out the limitations of the policy before accepting the application. We have carried out our agreement. so has the company issuing the policies. There are, to our knowledge, no existing claims unsettled, in regard to any policy We have issued. Every policy will remain in full force to its expiration. But as we stated in the first paragraph, we are all through with cheap accident insurance policies and if any agent has misrepresented the policies, we will cheerfully return the amount of the unexpired term of the insurance policy, out of our own pocket. GEORGE M. SLOCUM, Publisher. THANK YOU EAR EDITOR: We have been reading your paper for some time and like it very much. Your Publisher’s Desk department is worth the price of the paper many times over. The way you are going after the necktie salesmen is certain- ly great. The Chamber of Com- merce here said that 3,000 of them came to this post office. They gave advice along the lines you advocate. We have a good radio set but for some reason are unable to get your_ station very often.——F. K., Albion, Michigan. KNITTING SCARFS I answered an ad several days ago of a company that would furnish all material for the work of making scarfs. They also agreed to lease to me for one year what they call a "Weavesetter" on which you are supposed to make the scarfs. They said it was necessary for me to pay $7.50 to them to assure them that I would take care of the “Weave- setter.” It is the Linnet Service, Inc., of Lynn, Mass. What do you think about it?—M. E., Chippewa. County. believe this scarf knitting W proposition is just another . scheme to get money without working for it. Theyoask $7.50 a year for the lease of a “weavesetter” which folks, who have seen them, tell us is 'worth about 10 cents. One de- clared that it can be made with So worth of inenny finishing nails and a nickle’s worth of wood. Then we understand that they promise to The purpose of this department Is to pro- tect our subscribers from fraudulent dooi‘lnol or unfair treatment by persons or concerns II 0 distance. In ovory case we will do our best to main I satisfactory settlement or force action. for which no charge for our services will ever be made. providing: 1.—1‘ho claim ls made by e paid-up sub- eorlber to The Business Farmer. 2.—Tho claim is not moro than 0 mes. old. 3.——Tho claim is not local or between poo- lo within easy distance of one another. hose should be settled at first hand and not attempted by mail. Address all letters. pivin full particulars, omounts. dates, eto., enclos no also your ed- dress lsbcl from the front cover of any issue to prove the: you are a paid-up subscriber. 'I'Iil BUSINEss FARMER. Collection Box ‘ Mt. Olemons. I . ' n on [din r °" .gfcls at, olyed fun pay 50 -cents each for knitting the scarfs. From What we are able to learn every stitch is hand work and it would take a person about three days to complete one. Hardly pro— fitable work, is it? One of our subscribers wrote to them for the names and addresses of some of their workers in different parts of the country. They replied that they agree to keep the names of their workers in the strictest confi— dence so Were unable to comply with her request. “We feel sure you will understand our position in this mat— ter,” they wrote. At least our subscriber got a re— ply to her letter and that is more than we can say for the one we wrote them asking for information. If'any of our subscribers have ac- cepted this proposition we would like to hear from them. ~ “YOUR ACCOUNT CLOSED” SAYS CARD OOlllPANY I would like to drop a line to tell you that I did not “bite” for the oranges from Acme Farms, but I was a “fish” nevertheless. I read the ad of the Yorkville Card 00., Inc., 864 Lexington Ave, New York City, N. Y., in which they advise, “Highest price paid for card gilding, $20 a hundred,” and I answered it. They replied that I must send in a dollar to cover cost of cards and any I might spoil. I did not spoil any but when I sent in the three trial cards they replied: “We are in re— ceipt of your letter of recent date. Kindly be advised that we are un- able to send you any more cards as your work is unsatisfactory. Your account with us has now been closed." Of course they forgot to return my dollar bill.—A Faithful Reader, Grand Traverse County. E card gliding game is an old one but it still seems to be profitable—for the promoters. Every company works it about on the same plan of $1.00 down for 15c or 20c worth of material, then the worker uses up all of the material making cards which the company re- jects as unsatisfactory. Finally the worker gives up in disgust, much to the satisfaction of the company. We understand the post office do- partment is watching several of these concerns very closely and will take action against them shortly. 1 lune. Manda u. 3. 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UPPQSE you ow’ned'a'race horse which you could drive, under average conditions, at a two—ten gait, and suppose when someone else drove him he could only'strike a. three-thirty gait. - Would he be classed as a two-ten or a three- thirty horse, and would his inabil- ity to strike his average gait when driven by another be his fault? Now, if one grower can make a. success growing everbearing straw- berries when another cannot, is the everbearing strawberry to be con— sidered as worthless, unprofitable and a failure? Ever since the everbearing straw- berry was introduced in 1902, there have been varying results from this class of berries due to variety char- acterisitcs, soil and weather condi- tions. The first variety of this class of‘strawberries to attract much at— tention we the Progressive, intro- duced in 1912. It was the result of a cross between the Pan—American, the original everbearing variety and the Senator Dunlap. Although the Superb, a well known variety, was introduced a year previous to the. Progressive, it never gained in pop— ularity to equal that of the Pro- gressive, for it was not so sure a.‘ cropper—Jruiting very sparingly some summers and fails, if at all. Since the advent of the Superb and Progressive, many everbearing varieties have been introduced with varying possibilities but none of them have met with much favor and success, because of their inability to produce many quarts of berries dur- ing the everbearing season, and be- cause the berries wouldn't hold up in size until the end of the fruiting period. - Nine years ago in north central Indiana, there originated an ever- bearer called the Mastodon. It was a result of a cross of the Superb with a late-ripening spring or com— mon strawberry. The found he had something worth while and kept the variety to him— self, but the secret leaked out when he sold and gave some. of the plants to neighbors and friends and the_ wonder spread like wildfire. The writer was fortunate enough 7 to obtain some of the Mastodon plants three years ago and has been growing-the variety under garden and commercial culture since. The first two years, the new variety was I grown along side five other leading everbearing varieties and each year it proved so superior in the produc- tion of more quarts and larger ber- ries that the other varieties were discontinued in last spring's‘plant— lugs. In the spring of,1'925, one hun- dred Mastodon plants were set in the garden in a double row. The rows were spaced 18 inches apart and the _ plants set alternate in the rows so they did not come opposite each other in. the double rows, goose— track fashion, so to speak. To give them a good start, about one-half teaspoonful sulphate of ammonia was scattered around each plant three inches from the crown and hoed into the soil. These hundred maid- were given" good care and“; all blossoms kept picked off for about; «Sixty days after they were set in the ~ originator . I ground in order to let them get well established in the soil, and become strong and thrifty before they began ? i “ to produce their big berries. It takes about thirty days from blossom to ripe berry, so the first- ripe berries were picked about the middle of July. ducing about three quartsa week of the biggest, best berries imaginable, and by the first week’in September the yield- was double and we had plenty of fresh strawberries for our table all during that month. The cold cloudy days of October checked the yields but ripe berries were found on the vines Armistice Day. The heavy foliage was a great prod tection against frosts and only se- vere freezing “got” the berriesr' The summer and fall crop- was not the end of‘the berries from these 100 Mastodon everbearing plants. This last spring they bore a good crop of fine large berries. As high A dish of delicious cverbearing straw- berries. as four quarts of berries were har- vested at \one picking, supplying our family of hire with all the berries we wanted for table use during the spring strawberry season. \ After this spring crop was har- , vested the plants were hoed and given another application of sul~ phate of ammonia (one—half tea— spoon) with one teaspoon full of acid phosphate per plant. They seemed to take about a six-week rest and then began to send out another set of blossoms which developed into ripe berries the first of Septem— ber. These berries were not so large as those of the former two crops, but were of a fair size. This made three crops of strawberries from one planting within eighteen months after the plants Were set. This, with its ability to produce a large number of big berries which hold their size to the end of the sea— son, makes the Mastodon excell as an everbearer. ' If Mastodon plants are set 16 inches apart in double rows 18 inch- es apart in a reasonably rich garden soil, and given plenty of plantfood and water so they will always be fresh and thrifty, one hundred plants will give the average family many dishes of the most delicious strawberries ever eaten. By the first of Au- . ' gust the hundred plants were pro-_ -..‘« an“ . Emcee ~. TIBNK‘the use of hotbeds on the ‘ average. farm has been greatly . ‘ . restricted by ‘the opinion that j they are 'a lot of bother and other- wise” unnecessary for the home gar- i den. and it is an accepted fact that all vegetables seem to taste better in the first part of their respective sea- I 80118. In the hope that i may be influ- ' ential in helping our farm folks to i enjoy the home garden to the fullest extent, I am altering a few brief sug- gestions on the construction and management of hot beds. In the first place the cost is. not prohibitive. A good grade of stan- -dard sash 36x72 inches can be pur- chased at about $1.90 each painted v and unglazed. Glazing and painting . will cost from 60 to $1.00 each. The frame of the hotbed can usually . be made of material found in the average farm lumber pile. The first step in the construction is to prepare the heating material. One part horse manure (actual ex- crement) and 2 or 3 parts straw should give good, results. Shaving manure is not considered satisfac— tory. The mixture should be formed in a pile approximately 6 feet wide by 4 feet deep and as long as required. keeping the side straight up and down leaving the center of the pile slightly lower than the edges. Thoroughly tramp each layer as the pile is formed. It in a few days the manure does not start to heat, the application of a few pails of hot water will usually set things going. When it gets to heating good and , before it has begun to burn or “fire fang" it should be replied as before except that the outside of the origin- al pile should be placed in the center of the second to insure thorough heating. ‘ While thls’second heating is tak- ing place the time can be utilized in preparing the frame. This is merely a box 36 inches high on the north side and 30 inches high on the south. When the bed is located on a ' knoll or elevation a pit may be dug and the depth deducted from the height of the frame as given above. It is very necessary however that no water settles in the pit during spring rains as this would cause the man- ure to cease heating. Where this danger is anticipated it would be better. to construct the frame en- tirely above ground. The amount ot'manure to use in the frame will depend on how long it is desired to maintain the arti- ficial heat. of manure used the more moderate will be the heat and the —longer it . will be maintained. Smaller amounts 1 heat more violently but are of short- er duration. We use from 20 to 24 inches of well trumped material which seems to be the “middle ground" under average Michigan conditions. When the manure which has been re-piled has once more be- come thoroughly heated it should be placed in the frame, a layer at a time, and each layer well tramped down. This tramping is very essen— tial as it insures against uneven settling later on. Next comes 4 to 6 inches of good rich loam. This should have a. liberal amount of well rotted manure incorporated into it. The sash may now be placsd in position but seed should not be sown until the first violent heat has passed 01!. It is also well to open the sash a little during this time to allow the ammonia fumes to pass off, which will usually take two or three days. When the heat has receded to a temperature of 65 to 70 degrees seed can be planted. ’ The time ot-sowing seed will be governed largely by: l———Degree of earliness grower wishes to attain; 2—Climate and temperature main- tained. 65 to“) degrees is. wander- d a, .good growing V'temperature rider average fly ., tenant The larger the amount ' \ . , 0n the contrary it is the may way ; , to get the most from the garden._it : t is really astonishing what can beg; accomplished with a few sash in the 4‘ way of hustling the garden, along » _...____._ til cps in .th way. .Theyare fine. Just to lizhtly‘rubjt-hemr with the salt is enough. We only leave the sides in the salt three weeks as they will be salty enough unless very large. When taking from the cure wipeieach piece well, hang up to drain. When ready to put away make a paste of'common molasses and black pepper. Paint each piece well, wrap and put in paper bags, tie tightly and hang in a cool, airy place so the air can circulate around each piece. The mo- lasses and pepper paste keeps the flies and insects from bothering it. I hope Mrs. L. and others will try this. We like the M. B. F. very much and read it from cover to cover. Success to all our big family. I always turn to what I call “Our Page” first thing—Mrs. M. E. S., Ramona, Michigan. Good Results.—-—It was not convenient to get our hams and bacon smoked this fall so we bought a 10 pound can of “Old Hickory Smoked Salt" and followed the directions in their leaflet for “Dry Cure." We have used some of the bacon and like it very much. It is our first experience but will surely use it again—«Mrs. C. F., Freeport, Mich. Likes It Finc.———-Mrs. L. wishes to hear from some of the readers who have used smoked salt. I used it this winter and think it is fine. The meat tastes good fried or boiled and if one follows direc- tions, I am sure your meat will keep. I cut the shoulder and hams in pieces but I am sure it would keep all right if left whole. I used Figaro Smoked Salt. There are different kinds but I think all are about the same—A Reader, Em- pire, Mich. ' For the Movie Fan Twinkletoes.—I am fast becoming a genuine Colleen Moore fan. She is a won- derful little actress, in my estimation?” So far directors have been careful to give her parts suitable to her type although I am beginning to believe that she has the ability to take any one of a Wide variety of parts. Her latest picture, “Twinkletoes”, was adopted from Thomas Burke's famous story of the Limehouse district of Lon- don, and it is a very interesting evening’s entertainment. Miss Moore takes the role of “Twinkletoes”, a dancer in a theater in the Limehouse district, who is in love with a young pugilist, Chuck Lightfoot, played by Kenneth Harlan. The pugilist is already married to a drunken woman, who becomes jealous of the couple and informs the police that Twinkletoes’ father is a thief. 0n the night of Twinkletoes greatest success the police arrest her, father and take him away. The rascally director of the theatre lures her to his rooms but she escapes and leaves London. Later she is found work- ing as a farm hand. Lightfoot gets a di- vorce for his Wife and when the father is released from prison the two search until the find Twinkletoes, an dof course everything ends with the principal char- acters happy—as we always like to have it. Favorite Songs WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS What a friend we have in Jesus All our sins and grief to bear; What a privilege to carry Everything to God in prayer. Oh, what peace we often forfeit Oh, what needless pain we bear. All because we do not carry ' Everything to God in prayer. Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged, Take it to the Lord in prayer: Can we find a friend so faithful Who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness. Take it to the Lord in prayer. Are we weak and heavy laden Cumbered with a load of care? Precious Savior, still our refuge—— Take it to the Lord in prayer. Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer. In His arms He’ll take and shield thee, Thou wilt find a solace there. The Runner’s Bible j Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I an meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For - my yoke is easy and my burden is light. —Ms.tt. H-28-30. To bring your burdens to Christ means to bring them into the light of Truth where their nothingness is revealed and they cease to be burdens. The Truth makes you free of them. 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The Musterole Co., Cleveland, Ohio " Jars & Tubes BETTER THAN A MUSTARD PLASTER Better Prices for Your Butter “Dandelion Butter Color” gives that Golden June Shade which Brings Top Prices Before churning add one—half teaspoonful to each gallon of cream ‘ and out of your churn comes butter of Golden, June shade. “Dandelion Butter Color” is purely vegetable, harmless, and meets all State and Na. tional food laws. Used for years by all large creameries. Doesn’t color mwwgw ‘ 9" .. x!‘ a" Ranove from pans .Whfle- hot. Brown Gravy—Putt one cup thick cream " in skillet and until like melted but- ter, then add fl’our until brown, next add water and salt. This is our favorite gravy—Mrs. «E, Gladwin, Michigan. , Cake.—2—3 cup of sugar; little salt; 2 ,tablespoonfuls lard; 1 cup molasses; 1 teaspoon soda; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 21/; cups flour. "Stir all the above in- gredients together then add cup boiling water and stir until smooth. We like this cake. Can bake in a layer or drip- ping pan.—Mrs. M. A. C., Reed City, Michigan. Graham Bread.-———Will send a recipe for good cheap graham bread. 2 cups sour milk; 1A cup either brown or white sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons soda; 1 cup white flour. Thicken with graham flour until it drops in lumps from spoon. Bake one hour.—Mrs, B., Shaftsburg, Mich. Crumb Cake—Put into mixing bowl 2 cupfuls flour, 1 cupful sugar, 175 cupful butter or other shortening and 1/2 tea- spoonful salt. Rub in shortening with fingers until mixture is like crumbs. Take out 1,5 cupful of crumbs. To remaining mixture in bowl add 2 tablespoonfuls of cocoa, 1 teaspoonful each cinnamon and allspice, 1/2 teaspoonful cloves, stir well with spoon. Make well in center of mix- ture and add 1‘ well beaten egg and l cupful sour milk with 1 teaspoonful soda. Pour into baking sheet and stew. Top with the 1/; cupful crumbs. 17$ cupful raisins may he added to cake if desired. Bake in moderate oven. German Apple Cake.'—2 c. fidur, 3% tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. salt, 34c. shorten- ing, 1 egg, ‘34 0. milk. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt. Rub in the shortening until fine, like meal. Beat the egg and add to the milk. Stir into the ' cool... I-Dooodcuooou \IIGOQO-CI‘II‘CIOOICI 5664 should out and look , owl 3 from-which is said to be thework of; ' Emma. ' , m hm. W rm , ' . fit; ‘ _. _‘ - mm we await: letting gamma“ . ova-rap the other. Caver ~tlle‘. entire sur- fssce with apples. Sprmkle'with a c. of sugar, to whrch a little cinnamon or nut- meg has been added. Bake in a model-'9‘ at:er hot Oven about 25 minutes or until - the apples are tender. Cover with an in- verted tin for the first ten minutes so the apples may- cook more quickly. Serve warm with hard sauce, soft custard. or lemon sauce. Homespun; Yam A year’s clothes for a boy two years old cost about $37. v Plain dish towelling with. fringed or hemmed ends makes attractive table run- ners. ‘ Aunt Ada’s Axioms: We needn’t worry about what we can’t help; it's our fault when we do not do our best. Woolen garments will not shrink it they are washed in luke warm water, if handled gently, and dried carefully. For a change, try making the morning coffee with hot milk. Half hot milk and half coffee makes a good breakfast drink. Shoe scrapers on the front and back porches will save labor for the house- wife, for they will help keep the floor clean. . WOMEN’S EXCHANGE F you nave somethlna to enhance, we will grlnt It FREE under this heading provldllga: INF-N. appeals to women and lo a hen e exchanges. no cash Involved. Smut—It. wlll no In three lines. Third—You are a paler-u subscriber to The Buslnm Farmer and um our address label from a recent Issue to in t. Exchan 0 offers wlll be numbered an In- serted m t 0 order recelvod I: we have room. —-MR8. ANNOE TAYLOR. idltor. 139.——-Dahlia roots or Tom Thumb for gladiolue bulbs.——Mrs. W. E. Bechte . Allenton, Michigan. it“? AIDS TO GOOD DRESSING IE SURE AND BIND IN YOUR SIZE 7 5704. Slmplo School Frocks—Jersey, flannel, crepe or wash materials are suitable for this de- algn. Pattern cut in 4. Sizes: _ , 0 and 12 years. 10 year size Will require iv; yards of 36 inch material together With 1:6 yard of con- trasting mate 1. 5688. Ladles’ Frocks—Cut in 8 Sizes: 38 4o. 42, 44. 46. 48, ‘50 and 52 inches bust measure. A ‘2‘ inch sine re ' es 4% yards of 36.1mm -. , With '55 yer ' of contrasting ma.- term}. The Width of the dress at the lower edge is 2% yards, with plants extended. 5589. Youthful “comMnulonP'.—Cut in 4 Sizes: 14;, 16, 18 and 20- years. A 16 year one requires 2 yards of 36 or 40 inch matem' l. 5674. A Pretty Frock.——This in a. style good for .hnenppercale, crepe or tub ' . attern cut m'7 Sizes: 34, 36-, 38‘, 4.0. 42, 44 and 46» inches bust. measure. A 38 inch size req' 3% yards of 36 inch material wi of contrastin materiaL The width of lower edge With plaits extended is 2% yards. 5619. Child's Dress—Cut in 4 Sizes: 6 ml! the. 1 year. 2 and 3 years. A 1 you limo Wltiil long sleeves requires 1% d 36 inches wne. required.‘ 6864. Ladles' House Dresa—Cut in 6 Sizes: 34, 36, 38, .40, 42. and 44 inches bunt measure. A .38 inch size requires term] With 1% yard of con width of the dress at the lower go is 1% yard. Nil 1 l ‘lilllll A ALL PATTERNS 13c” EACH— , r 2' FOR 25c POSTPAID . on. m um on tum "a. ’ -’ lam s. m. .mm— mm ' m If made with short sleeves 1% yard 13 V ~ first" ‘4’..- A..,J—~r m. —-<.«-... ..r___., -.- - — . —-.¢... —. -fl ,,—.—— . \ - 91-). . ..-’ .~. mar-Iv ._-,._...-.r... .. W-w- W"... ,___ WM‘N . .~ .. .fi. “av—w r. ~r - - N M w:m-..—- _. _,..-i H _. -_ met-1‘ _. -.....- «qr—- . _,,_,,__. .. w, _-.,1... 47,. ._ ‘.-p-.'-— —' R: ~ ~N, -w~, j... .. ....— .ra—w eluding " . in; boy .._valuable for "T. ._ ' ln-' the avidly grow- {Bar 3111, «the athlete. the onion executive, the laborer or the retired man or woman of declining . .1 years . The (act that ,growing children require a £001! rich in protein and ' iron makes beans one of the unques- - tionable sources of supply. -.work of Friendcnwold and Rubi-a1 The of the Uniwersity of Maryland states ‘that_“beans range higher in protein ‘than any other vegetable or cereal quoted. Also highest of all vegeta- bles in energy." Beans are also re- ferred to by these authoritim as intestinal disorders when milk is not well borne. In a booklet issued by the depart- ment of health of the state of illi- nois, entitled “Diet List for Chil— dren,” beans are listed practically alone of alivegetables as a building up food for youngstersand further in this booklet beans are referred to directly as ' perm‘iSsable for little folks especially in the form of bmths and soups. ‘ , Also in the work of Friendenwold will be found several pages given over to “loose of beans in gruel form for the feeding of infants, under the heading of “Milk Modifi— cation." ’ In commenting on beans with re- spect to the richness of protein, it is wellto‘note‘the comparison made by McCallnm of Johns Hopkins Uni- versity which reads as follows: Beans, 23 per cent; potatoes, 6 per cent; corn, 3. per cent; onions, 1 per cent; beets, 1 per cent; beef, 1 per cent: oats, 15 per cent; wheat, 11 per cent; rice, 9 per cent; bread, 8 per cent; tomatoes, 1 per cent, Since we know that beans are the material which nature uses to build up and repair our bodies in muscle and tissue. and since the growing boy or girl needs more protein in proportion to their sine, then adults as they must of necessity increase the amount or bodily tissue as well as replace the constant repair-age which takes place in the greater ac- tivity of youth, it is- well to consider beans in comparison» to other foods from the standpoint of protein alone and we find it takes 4 eggs or one quart of milk or one loaf of bread to equal a single helping of beans ' in this especially necessary element to bodily development. In the U. S. Department of Agri- culture Bulietin No. 824 we find an enlightening comparison of facts with respect to the ounces of protein per pound in different food substi— tutes and here also we find that beans lead the test ranging as fol- ldws: 1 lb. beans. 3 oz. protein; 1 lb. beef, 2 oz. protein; 1 lb. lamb. ' 2 14 oz. protein; 1 lb. pork, 2 oz. pro- tein; 1 lb. eggs, 2 oz. protein; 1 lb. milk (whole), 1 oz. protein; 1 lb- wheat flour, 2 oz. protein; 1 lb. oat meal, 2% 02. protein; 1 lb. bread, 1% oz. protein. If protein’ was the only food sub- stance found in beans, we might think we were tempted to 'over em- phasize their importance, however a further analysis reveals the fact that beans are also rich in iron, potassi— um, calcium, nitrogen and albumin. An interesting fact is, according to ’Friendenwold, “beans have twice as much iron as raisins, and yet and increase the quantity. . known as Clements White Cap. \ were given to Otto Wagner, dailyahmto rend ln‘-splendid ad- maxing am the gentle reminder that we lave not taken our iron May unless we have consumed a small package of raisin-s, why not ‘ try a. helping of beans during the.‘ lunch hour, reduce the‘cost of iron Another interesting feature about beans is the calcium content. How many times we were as boys and girls urged to consume quantities of oatmeal in order to become big strong men and women, and while ‘ our parents might possibly not have ’ known the reason for this, the calci- ' nm in the cereal was the chief ar- gument for the bidding, yet, beans contain three times as much calcium as oatmeal which is considered quite a necessary cereal, consequently, it calcium is required and it most cer- ; tainly is, especially in the growing ' child, if parents are experiencing ; difiicnlty in getting the youngster to eat oatmeal, replace the diet with i beans which contain three times the calcium and will prove a Wel- come relief to the children. a This article has dealt principally ‘ with the importance of beans in the f diet of children, because of the fact : that we are interested in promoting ? strong vigorous healthy young peo- ‘ ple and because in the great work of Arnold bound of Carlshod Austria, = he says, in speaking of beans and legumes, "For healthy persons these vegetables form the best vegetable diet." He also gives beans the first rank from the standnoint of digestibility and readiness with which foods are . taken into the system. Our present system of educational facilities makes greater demands on the youth of the country every year not only in an academic way but so- cially and athletically until a young- ster is in a constant while of prog- ress, and as a result we need a food which not only gives the required ' M energy to meet these ever increasing " tasks but keeps the mind alert, the body replenished, and the personal E magnetism which produce the stamp . of leadership for the generation of . tomorrow—Howard Kittie,- Secre~ ‘ tary, Michigan Bean Jobbers Ass’n. STATE CORN KING I‘S CRO‘YNED AT Ml. S. C. ' . AUL CLEMENT of Britt-on, a leading corn grower of Monroe . county was crowned Michigan Corn King at the annual meeting pf The Michigan Crop Improvement Association, held as a part of Farm— ers’ Week at M. S. 0. Mr. Clement’s ofiicial yield was 90 bushels of shelled corn per acre, . at 14 per cent moisture content. This yield, valued at $65.70 an acre, brought in the greatest re- ' turns over the cost of purely cul- tural operations of all of the contest— ants entered in the Five Acre Corn Contest, sponsor-ed by the crops as- sociation and the farm crops de- partment of the college- The seed waS‘o-f his own breeding and is Bronze medals, awarded for yields of 75 bushels to 85 bushels per acre, Riga, for a yield of 84 bushels per acre; George Bruce, Britten, 81 bushels per acre; and Fritz Mante‘y, 75 bush- els per acre. and in addition brings that condition and bloom so essen- tial to high production and quick gain—:then that’s difl‘crent. It becomes just a matter of putting in one dollar and draw- ing out two. And that’s no exaggeration—we leave it to successful feeders and market— ing specialists who tell their experience in the books shown herewith. If you’ve an “eye for business” by all means get these books. Write for them. Address Dept. BB-2. LINSEED MEAL EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE 1128 Union Trust Building CHICAGO, ILL. - a one, ~ leverlocks 21050 -—. - dew": " -.I 73.1"." I A {w L F d I will/ill... I to: ' in locking up or releasing cows. V L. THE greatest time-saving convenience ‘ ever invented in barn equipment is the West Bend Automatic Stanchion with locking, releasing lever—the original, lev- er-operaled, swinging stanchionn Costs no more than ordinary stanchions that must be closed and opened sineg by hand. It also assures safety One throw of the lever locks or releases th from 2 to everywhere. operated at the same time, guiding the cows into the stanchions. Enthusiastic owners lug complete line of West Bend Barn Equipment. WEST BEND EQUIPMENT CORP. We“ Bend. W Write nearest: office, Dept: E‘QuiPMENT e entire row of cows, controls 50 stancluons. Cow'slops are Write today for big free catalog show- ls. Syracuse, N. Y. G lay. ‘WIgoonstn. w- Guarantee Finest Quality Finest quality. Order and Safe Delivery f 1‘ n 111 this ad. Lar’ge vla Express {loundd Begging5 35% c._ r 100 lbs. Ba sh or Mullets medium dressed 4.35 ’ regs ; y , ’ . - ' fifl 0r suckers round “£5.mgi'ékergf'gingfiggesgiefiéya eggs: degsggg dressed 50; Large yellow HPlerch c skinned 18c: 85: Yellow. '0‘. walk,‘e'd 'Pike ’31!) lar e l'lckercl round headless dressed “'0. ch ' . Bum-0t sginned dressgd' h’eadlgg, Yellow Pike round or dressed 15s; Sheepheads 6c: 35. 1,: ' , ' ' r‘. Whitefish 16c; Salmon 14c' Halibut 20c: MI; . lmon 811353? grimlde 5$'20.S8tga'kNo(.:°‘ll \stiiltéiigli "81 2‘“ 0°53“ 120‘ Whiting 1"“ 9”" °- 14.35. Less than 100 lb. lots ac per 1» hing 331 offirsveargiigsfxm- Write or comma; _t ‘ ‘Write for complete price list. ‘ ' out!" My Eu“ co" “4’: p. 0. Box 311 Gm . "If Put P (in her mills-making organs WHY are so many cows logy, lazy milkers during the winter months? Why do so much of your milk profits fade away through the expensive disorders that so seldom occur when your cows are in pasture? The answer is simple—you expect too much of their digestive and assimilatng organs. You suddenly shift them from tender green pasturage to heavy, dry feeds. They are deprived of ex- ercise. Their physical vigor is at lowest ebb just when the feed- ing demands made upon them are at the peak. But you can make the milk pail fill in spite of dry feeds and winter weather. Kow—Kare builds up the digestion and assimi- lation so it can carry this extra load. Heavy feeds can be safely fed and fully converted into milk if the cow is given this active aid to her milk-making process. Kow—Kare results are not guess work. You don’t have to use it on faith. Just keep close records of milk yield without Kow- Kare, then compare with the yield two or three weeks after Kow—Kare has gotten in its work. The cost is slight—a single can of Kow-Kare will ration one cow for one to two months. For Cow Diseases — and at Caloing When your cows freshen, Kow-Kare should be used two or three weeks before and after—to assure freedom from disorders, and robust health to cow and calf. Troubles at calving are al- most unknown where Kow-Kare is used. For the treatment of such disorders as Barrenness, Retained Afterbirth, Abortion, Bunches, Scours, Lost Appetite, etc, Kow—Kare has a 30—year reputation as the one reliable aid to quick recovery and full productlon. It costs little to use—but brings big returns in cow health. DAIRY ASSOCIATION 00., Inc., Lyndonville, Vermont 1 (Makers of Karo-Kare, Bag Balm, Grange Gorge! Remedy, American Horse T attic, etc. Feed dealers, general stores, drug- gists have Kow—Kare-e$1.25 and 65c sizes (six large cans,.$6.25). Full directions on can. Mail orders sent postpaid if your dealer is not Supplied. Our valuable free book on cow diseasessent free, on request. KOW RE FAMOUS CONDITIONER 0F MILCH COWS WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS PLEASE MENTION TI-IE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER Cured His Rupture I was badly ruptured while lifting a trunk several years ago. Doctors said my "only hope of cure was an operation. mm: did me no good. Finally I got bid of something that quickly and com- ' y‘ cured me. Years have passed and ' ‘ ’ rupture has never returned. although ‘ 11.13; doing hard Work as a carpenter. .M was no operation, no lost time, no (trouble. I havr nothing to sell, but will ‘ in full Information about how you may Put your money on "Save-the-Horee," It makes your horse seeiund again. or moneyisizefumti’ed ed Si arantee comma .cnr . splint, sprain tough. 151:1: timbouee. capped hock big ankle. thoro— pin and hip. shoulder and foot troubles. Big fill book tells how to keep horses woran and » ‘ it to any others who are rup- 3" _ , ‘ ’ ’ life or t least Wall “ mewrpcgga i ' « millagngptdre tn: worry ; 04944.1“, :fil‘r‘QILfiE-qum—(Adv‘) . , _ , V I , , ' lete cure without operation, if d 300 of tee d 3‘ » to me. E. e... M. mm... c..- summarismamkefimawwm “ .’ N.” Marco his Avenue, Manag- may clinic“ co. ,N. J. Better cut out this notice m Wm my. __ .‘a o I J , \ €90“. [go new: ~ 52 '1‘ ‘s MILON stem».sz co Saginaw (SE).—Pleasant weather for this time of year. Snow about all gone. Not very good for Wheat as fields are covered with ice and water which will cause smothering. Some farmers busy getting out buzz—wood for next winter’s supply, others putting up ice for summer use. The first oil well drilled near Birch Run appears to be promising with more wells to be drilled in the near future. Quotations at Birch Run: Wheat, $1.23 bu.; com, 820 bu.; oats, 400 bu.; rye. 78c bu.; beans, $4.35 cwt.; potatoes, $1.15 bu.; butter, 47c 1b.; eggs, 37c doz.—E. C. Magnus, 2—3-27. Branch—Snow all melted from the fields. Ice in places on wheat fields. Cannot tell much about what it may do yet. Quotations at Sherwood: Wheat, $1.25 bu.; corn, 65c bu.; oats, 40c bu.; rye, 75c bu.; potatoes, $1.25 cwt.; butter, 47c 1b.; eggs, 36c doz.—A. W. Locke, 2-2—27. Genesee.—-—The weather during the past few days has been moderate, melting most of the ice and snow. Very little market— ing of produce at this time. A few auc- tion sales are being held. These sales are on farms Whose owners have decided to quit farming. John DeCou, an old farmer who was greatly respected and who had lived there all his life, died last week. Quotations at Flint: Wheat, $1.22 bu.; corn, 820 bu.; oats, 40c*bu.; rye, 790 “ bu. ; beans, $4.35 cwt. ; potatoes, $2.75 cwt. ; butter, 520 lb. ; eggs, 410 doz.—— H. S., 2-3—27. Hillsdale.~—Warrn days have removed the ice and snow. One toboggan is still working and that's the one eggs are go- ing down on. Prospects are very little. moving from one farm to another will be done this spring. Auctions are not numerous. Cows and hogs are in good demand at fine prices. Sheep sales are gegorted somewhat slow—L. W. M., - —27. Monroe (S).—-Oh boy, what is going to happen to the farmers’. In the beauti— ful sunlight the ground hog had his photo taken. A heavy rain during the past week cleaned the snow and ice from the fields and highways. Meadows and wheat fields are looking good. Stock is Winter- ing nicely. Farmers’ institutes will be held at Dundee and Milan this month; fine programs are out and the attendance will be in keeping with former years. Hens are beginning to lay and eggs are cheaper.—C. W. Eisenmann, 2-2-27. Calhoun—Farmers are busy cutting wood. Lots of corn in the fields that haven’t been husked. All stock looking good. Quotations at Marshall: Wheat, $1.25 bu.; corn, 85c bu.; oats, 42c bu.; rye, 89c bu.; beans, $5.00 cwt.; potatoes, $1.65 cwt.; butter, 450 1b.; eggs, 320 doz. ---M. M. Patterson, 1-25-27. Kalamazoo.—Deepest snow in years melting fast. Not many auction sales. Have had one cold day. Some said 14 degrees below. Testing cattle for T. B. reports are one man lost ten cows from his herd and another 13. Doing chores main occupation of farmers now. Quo- tations at Kalamazoo: Wheat, $1.22 bu.; com, 750 bu.; oats, 40c bu.; rye, 75c bu.; butter, 50c 1b.; eggs, 36c doz.—F. E. W., 1-28-27. Midland—Since the cold weather has let up we are going to the wood lot to prepare for the coming of another drop. Beans are all in the elevators now and the price is slowly mqving upward. They have no fear in pulling them after the farmer has turned them all over. Bins are empty, pocket books are empty and 'long winter ahead of us. Quotations at Midland: Wheat, $1.20 bu.; corn, 72c bu.; oats, 400 bu.; rye, 83c bu.; beans, $4.30 cwt.; potatoes, $1.25 cwt.; butter, 49c 1b.; eggs, 35c doz.—B. V. Chase, 2-1—27. Clare (NW).—Snapping cold again with high Winds yesterday. Farmers pretty quiet just at present. Depth of snow in woods is hindering getting out wood. Some hay being hauled; that at the Ford farm being sold by the stack. Some poultry being marketed. Eggs are still scarce and a good price, as in cream and butter. Lots of sickness owing to so much damp weather. Farmers not very optimistic over weather forecast—Mrs. R. E. D., 1-31-27. Hillsdale (NW )—Several days of thaw- ing weather since last report.‘ Snow nearly all gone. Farmers are taking ad- vantage of the nice weather to do up odd Jobs. A few farmers are selling logs.- The hatcheries have started buying eggs. Fall sown grain looks bad from so much ice. A number of community auctions are being held—Chas. Hunt, 2—3-27. Berrien (N).—Farmers taking advant- age of better weather and getting at ‘ their pruning again. A great deal. of. road was hauled while the Bleighin'giWas' ' «:alfaita AB jbf d. Fruit groWers are strong’ ~ pulp mill to spread for fertilizer. 00K 35 '9' lie»: BEER“), own feed. Cold snap did no great in- Jury to peach budda—H. N., 22-27. St. Joseph.——Snow about all gone. Wheat looks good. Cattle and sheep are doing good. Lots of grain going to mar- ket. Farmers haven’t much to do except get up wood. Some public auctions are being held now days. Still some corn left in the fields—Alvin J. Yoder. Hui-omflSnow settled to ice by thaw. Roads hard but dangerous. More sales billed for March moving. Some farmers short of hay owing to spoiled fodder. Not much June rclover. Many asking for it. The passing of stumps and timber fence seems to have banished bumble bees and June clover. Hundreds of bushels of seed peas and beans have moulded owing to such a bad harvest; damage done be- fore warning to owner, even in bags in shipment. Milk prices declined 15c, many separating and feeding the skim milk. Two bad house fires in zero weather, al- most nothing saved; over heated pipes. Milk test 3.5, $2.15, hauling 25c.-—E. R., 2-2-27. Shiawassee (NW.)—Our cold spell has turned to thawing. Has been real icy for last week. Nothing much doing around here except chores. Many signing for peas and lima. beans for coming season. All planning on reducing white bean acre- age. Hogs very scarce. Quotations at Elsie: Wheat, $1.20 bu.; corn, 80c bu.; oats, 39c bu.; beans $4.25 cwt.; potatoes, $1.00 bu.—Geo. L. Pearce, 2-2-27. \Vashtenaw,—The snow and ice which have covered ground since before Christ- mas have nearly disappeared past week. Wheat and gress fields appear to be all right thus far except in low plains where water stood last fall. Very little fall weather. Much corn still in fields, some of which is uncut. Cutting wood and getting up some corn is order of day on many farms together with usual chores. Quotations at Ann Arbor: Butter, 50c 1b.; eggs, 400 doz.—A. W. S., 2—3-27. Saginaw (NW).—Snow all gone, ground covered with ice. Prospects not very good for wheat. Some fields have been under ice since last fall. Farmers not doing much, only chores. Roads too slippery for horses. Some are signing for their beets. There will not be as much new seeding this spring as formerly. Clover seed high. Quotations at Hemlock: Corn, 72c bu.; .oats, 40c bu.; rye, 800 bu.; wheat, $1.24 bu.; beans, $4.35 cwt.; eggs, 300 doz.; butter, 49c 1b.~—F. Dungey, 2-2-27. Mason.~—Mrs. Kate L. Remisch has complete grading and shelling of her 1926 crop certified and registered Golden Glow Seed Corn. Has enough to plant 1200 acres. Farmers are hauling refuse from Fears are expressed as to condition of wheat, due to so much ice. Snow going fast. Quotations at Scottville: Wheat, $1.25 bu.; corn, 50c crate; oats, 50c bu.; rye, 700 bu.; beans, $4.50 cwt.; butter, 40c 1b.; eggs, 30c doz.—G .P. D., 2-3-27. chford.——Corn fodder getting fed up. Bean threshing and wood cutting are among chief occupations now. Roads fair but need frequent plowing. Weather mild with some rain. Had bad storm January 30th. Ground hog had a whole day in which to see his shadow. Quota- tions at Cadillac: Wheat, $1.15 bu.; corn, 800 bu.; oats, 500 bu.; rye, 700 bu.; beans, $4.25 cwt.; potatoes, $1.60 cwt.; butterfat, 50c 1b.; eggs, 32c doz.—E. H. . D., 2—3-27. Amelia—Weather has moderated last few days. Snow settled about half. Roads quite icy. Farm produce moving slow. Quotations at Spratt: Hay, $12.00 ton; oats, 50c bu.; rye, 70c bu.; wheat, $1.15 bu.; beans, $4.80 cwt.; potatoes. $1.50 bu.; eggs, 35c doz.; butter, 50c lb. ——R. Haken, 2-3-27. . Missaukee.—-A week ago today it was 30 below 2 0. Then turned warmer and had some rain and sleet. sleighing this winter. being #0? ~ 30!? ‘ Fairly good 1 m it”? new -Wfiw m a. _«w$;..-..'r’ 33 pewwfi“ '--f ...7.,. k‘.1~“‘.""5“3~3vr- 'gs.'(' \ «h ‘.‘ a .n‘?‘ 3% .34. . -(,_,..V_VV «A. .. u. . Ye'wim .. i ’ ._ r... 1* ' *1- m fired " ' you, m1923, amuch im- proved. mistrust- resastmg,far longerlastgns woven sure .1“ ; a fiance“ we ‘ ‘ u‘lvairfi, I " -‘ , 'itbydoingmo‘ {Cf Uri. V 5 Red Strand / g y' “snowm- a “‘7‘” I dnmuohhmiormc , 3139 STRAND ' 9.9 “Gaivannealed is the samo cod old relin game tul-lgauge hon- est weight; line Wires; same picket-ille stays; same can‘t- shp knot. The easynto-erect, mm, strung fence. But better now than ever before though our “Galvannealmgproccss (discoveredandpater-rbed by. ystone) that WELDS antExtra heavy rust-1 ‘. ' .‘co r-«beanng‘ 'etee .flficcigifigmfinffiham. " Agricultur Colleges, engineering authori- ties. railroa tester-rail prove that “Galvan- .nealed" far outlasu theordmary galvanized mire. 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Address Elia:- fe!lo war one of your: some ileum feel we the Beams; Farmer. clement, .llleh. fl - KEEPS 'PUMP FROM FREEHNG f EAR EDITOR: In the January 131: number of M. B. F. I no- ticed an article in regard to pump freezing and will remedy. I was troubled the same way and I did just as the assistant protessor at M. S. 0. suggests, only I used a 14-inch drill and kept feel- 1 ing my way through the well pipe and When nearly through I drove a ’ No. .3 shingle nail through the pipe. That is as large a hole as should be made and «this will let out a lot of water. Of course, this will not ‘keep the cylinder from freezing but will “let the water out dOWn to the cyl- inder and not ‘let it freeze above the well covering. During the summer » I take and sharpen a soft piece of dry wood and drive it into the hole. Then in the winter when it begins to freeze I take this plug out and . cover the well platform with saw dust about 4 inches deep all over and I have not been bothered Since.— M. Poland, Barry County. TWIN I-[EIFERIS WILL BREED EAR EDITOR: Reading your valuable paper of January 15th I read the request of J. O. R., Concord, Michigan, “Will twin heif- ers breed?” 1 have a pair of twin heifers that freshened when they were '17 months old and only four days apart. ing young cows. The mother of these twins has given birth to three pair of twin calves in succession. The pair men- tioned above were :born on January 6, 1924. The second pair on July 18, 1925 (also both heifers) and the third pair on August 7., 1926 (one heifer and one bull calf) all living. Previous to this she has given birth to five single calves, making a total of eleven calves, at eleven years of : age—E. D., Deckerville, Mich. CURING COLLAR BOILS EAR EDITOR: For E. S. W., Sturgis, Mich., for curing collar boils on horses: Use 1A; pint fish oil, 1 gill turpentine, 2 table- spoonfuls of powdered blue vitriol. Shake and apply twice a day. Keep the collar clean. The above has been used on farm here since I read of it in THE BUSINESS FA‘RMER.-—-M. G., Flushing, Mich. PUT SALT IN PUMP EAR EDITOR: per Where a man wanted to know how to. keep a pump from ' freezing. The way ‘we do when it gets too cold we put a handful of , salt in the pump at night and it will not freeze. It rusts the pump a little but does not hurt it as much as thawing it .out and maybe having f it ‘break.——-Mrs. ‘S., Gowen, Michigan. » ‘l‘ . "o m Isaac Mn mad 1. t ,. - 9'!"c§%bs.s‘li;in§“ give my V : They are very 'promis- I I saw in the pa— " ‘ t e L‘ WO _ . J‘s OHN’S.” Standard rem- . H t . -. . «0 ‘ . l . ..; i‘ I / y x u, . 1 . ,- . . .. '- e .p ‘5‘ . i say Timur..." / Why shouldn’t she be thankful? ,. Not a chance of being crowded or trampled. Her smooth, one- gift . piece stall arch has no cracks, crevices or dark corners where filth and disease ‘ _ may hide. Pure art and light teach eve spot around her. She lies ’ down, gets up, turns around to lick or look be 'nd as easy as in the astute. " £113; étgndhlotlsfidji‘lstet kleeps her lined up at the gutter; she lies - own in comfort entities in filth i cry. _ e- eeps c can. . ' .‘ mak ‘ ili‘resh air :2 figma fresh drink when she wants Egg?" $33,113??? t now you can 6 in -—.oven ; never nervous, tired or sick. SEND FOR .31 pA She looks we“: “.615 we“ ‘lnd ‘19“ well‘ Every how Star Stalls Sign? Wangggg%mlibrsshm day She deposits “1 the ml“: 9”“ her thanks for other oonveniericesibaiiish’backaches and needless “us ‘Wmflm 0‘ a ham that"; “Shh expense and help put more money .in your pocket: . . ‘ . O Hunt-Helm-F ems 8: Co. , Inc. HARVARD. ILLINOIS San Francisco, Calif. Manufacturers of Hunt-Helm—Ferris a: 00., Inc. Harvard, 111.: (Dept. M!) I expect to ‘ DBuild CIan About when DRemodel DHog House DEquip UHeu House Albany, N. Y. Name Address Please send bi IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII‘II "l’liii‘iiillli‘ililiiihfilllllliiiu : 228- ge book “ More Milk with More Cow i Left at the End of the Year" k Milkmaker, a Public Formula Ration. é Builds for the Future ' important part that Milkmaker plays 4 in Michigan dairying is probably best set forth in the claims made by hundreds of Mich- igan’s leading dairymcn who have used Milk- maker continuously for one or more years. These dairymen tell us that they have secured the following results by the use of Milkmaker, Wiz: l. Cows have kept up in better flesh and betterghysical condition. 2. ows have maintained a larger and more even :flowof ‘ 3. Calves better developed and stronger at , birth. 4. Freedom from trouble with cows at calving time; no retained afterbirth and no udder trouble. The strongest advocates of course are those dairyan who have used Milkmaker con— tinuously since it came on the market in 1922. _ Buying a Better Herd These men have realized that in buying and using Milkmakcr they are assuring themselves of a better herd of ecowstwo .or three years hence. :In buying a «b of dairy feed you do not buy the feed for the feed itself, but for the ultimate results 0 tained. The results to be obtained are not necessarily determined by the priccof the feed. The-real value of the feed is determined by the per cent of digestible protein and digestible nutrients, both of which determine results. A-common phrase among users of Milkma-ker is “More milk with ma: cow left at the end of the gear.” Ask for booklet on “How to Feed for Economical Milk Production.” Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service 5 —. , Leaning, Melissa N sl ’ ' {Wimp DISTEMPEP ’ { ~51 p COMPOUND _ . f ed ft f Dist ‘3 o flavours arc 03:13 : - .5 rig 100%; . , fl) 3. gm- "' 33??!" mile-eel. BUGS FRESHENIN, TIME .isthemostcriticalperiod in. the life of a cow or heifer. Don’t ruin your cows by neglecting a re- tained afterbirth. If allowed to remain disease and blood pOison may follow. The afterbirth should not be removed by force except in rare cases, as under such circumstances some parts will surely remain. These decompose and are ab- sorbed,leavingthecowin ‘ a more dangerous conditionthan before. $8. anew—Li 9/ A A \J @173 EL.) A F: QJ‘" a - a direct ripen- ing effect upon the afterbirth, assist- ing Nature to enable it ,to come away of its own weight. A small invest- ment will save a valuable cow. Avoid all danger by giving Dr. David Roberts Cow Cleaner before the cow freshens. ’5' x.) A - \_J @ e4 1‘” _ e, g.) ‘ '2‘ \!J For sale by dealers or postpaid $1.00. Ask for FREE copy of The Cattle Specialist and how to get the Practical Home Veterinarian without cost. f Veterinary advice FREE. Dr. David Roberts Veterinary Co.,lnc. 152 GRAND AVENUE WAUKESHA. WIS. Q ('2 ‘-f‘“fl“- fix 'K b f: a A - . J ‘ Swedish Formula Stops Abortion Gives Amazing Results in Worst Cases Now Available to U. 5. Farmer- “ . John W. Froberg, who brought to this country - the formula of the famous Swedish abortion treat- ment, has saved many of America’s est herds through its us The treat» ment has made a remark able_record in Sweden by freeing lar e dairy dIS‘ tricts'literal rotten with abortion. Jo n W. Fro- berg is a native of Sweden and a successful dairy- ' " man, guarantees its re- JOHN w' FROBER . sults and says the treat- ment cannot_harm the animal. Any farmer wanting full information about the value of this famous form- should write his American laboratory. All uses gone are answered free of charge. Simply address ro- Bemedr 00.. 40 Lincoln St. Valparaiso. Ind. COMPLETE swan MILK Ques " (We invite you to contribute yell"- experiencfi In raising:I givestock to this department. ons omen ‘u y answer . w FARMERS ARE CU RTAILING _ MILK PRODUCTION 'ACING several problems, includ- \ ing the possibility of a shortage of milk in the Detroit area, the Michigan Milk Producers’ Associa- tion called together some 200 dele- gates on January 27th for a confer— ence. As a result it was voted to authorize the association’s sales committee to modify, according to its best judgment, the base-surplus plan now in effect. This plan, adopted several years ago, was intended to stimulate pro- duction in the months of summer and autumn when demand tends to outrun supply. July, August, Sep— tember and October were designated as “base months.” A producer was paid the “base” price ‘(now $3 a hundredweight) throughout the year for an amount equal to the av- erage daily production during the base period. All milk sent to mar- ket in excess of this base received the “surplus” price, or the price of butter in New York plus 20 per cent. The milk producers have been ed— ucated to adjust their breeding and feeding practices so as to get as high a “base” as possible. But the trouble now is that they have learned their lesson too well. Many of them are seeking to avoid pro— ducing any surplus at all, and thus Detroit is faced with a milk short- age; that is, a shortage, while not imminent, is possible. Statistics compiled by officials of the Michigan Milk ProduCers’ Asso- ciation have shown that the day-to— day fluctuations in demand make it necessary for the distributors to re- ceive on an average a 20 per cent surplus. For this reason a farmer who avoids producing any surplus at all so as to receive the base price the year ’round is not hearing any of the burden; and it is proposed that all producers in the Detroit area be re— quired to sell 10 per cent of their milk at a “surplus” price, regardless of the base. The delegates authorized the sales committee to make this change if it seems advisable. - v Another result of the producers’, 'having learned their lesson too well is that in November and December, months when production formerlly was high, the distributors are find- ing it necessary to tap new terri- tory to satisfy the demand. This condition prevailed in 1926. As a remedy it is proposed to extend the base period to include November and perhaps December as well. The del- egates authorized the sales commit- tee to designate whatever months it deems best as base months. N. P. Hull, of Lansing, president of the association, was chairman. The problems of the distributors were explained by William J. Ken— nedy, vice—president of the Detroit Creamery Co. After he had given expression to several grievances of the distributors, Mr. Hull remarked: “You can see what the sales com— mittee has to deal with.” “I’d like to have you sit in onvthe meetings and see what we have to deal with,” retorted Mr. Kennedy. “You’ve got a good sales committee and no distributor has brains enough to gyp them. We’re gyping each other worse than we are you fellows, that’s the honest truth.” WHEN TO GRIND GRAIN S a rule, it does not pay to grind crush or roll feed when the animals have good teeth and the grains are not small and unus- ually hard. Hard, small grains, like rye, wheat, barley and kafir should be ground or rolled. If grinding is not too costly it often pays to grind grain for horses at very hard work, high-producing dairy cows and fat— ‘tening cattle when there are no hogs following them. Heifers and young bulls intended for breeding should be kept growing winter and summer in order to reach their full - development. If stunted when young, they require more care and expense to bring to maturity. - DAIRY HINTS FOR COLD “’EA‘THER NE of the most important factors in profitable production during 0 the winter months is a sufficient supply of water for the cows. Many cows sufier for want of sufficient water during; the cold weather. of water is clearly shown. Milk contains 87.5 per cent water. The best system to use in providing cows Therefore, the need with sufficient water is to install drinking cups in the barn so that the cows will have access to water at all times. The practice of watering cows once daily does not permit the heavy producer to consume enough water to meet her needs. A cow will not consume all the water she wants if the water is ice cold. Under any circumstance, the milk flow is diminished when the cow has an insufficient quantity of water. If running water is not available to operate drinking. cups, a trough should be placed in he barn where the water will not freeze and if an outside tank is used, the water should be pumped as the cows con- sume it or a tank heater should be provided to heat the water. It requires about the same amount of fuel to heat the water inside the cow’s body as it does to heat the water by the use of coal or wood. Grain and hay are quite expensive when compared with other fuel, » such as wood. * * * a: air * Those who produce cream for sale do not deliver the product as often in the winter as during the smnmor months. The majority of cream patrons deliver their cream either two or three times per week during the summer months but during the wintermonths the same patrons deliver the cream either once or twice a week. Milk and cream should be kept cool, but not allowed to freeze, because it is difficult to obtain a fair sample of frozen milk and cream for testing and it is also difficult to get an accurate test. A common practice among farmch is to keep the cream too warm. It is sometimes kept near a stove or in a place so warm that it sours and absorbs or develops bad odors or flavors. Some patrons have the idea. that sour cream gives a. higher test, and therefore, make an effort to have it sour before it is sold. Sour cream will not test any higher than sweet cream if the cream is handled in the same manner. . ‘If a can of cream is tested when it is sweet and then it is allowed to stand in a warm or hot place in an open can for several days or a r week sours and is then tested again, it will invariably test higher but there will not be any more pounds of butter fat in the can. The reason for the higher test is explained by the fact that during the time the can is allowed to stand around and sour there is a. quantity of water evaporated and therefore, the per cent of water in the cream will be less and the per cent of cream and other constituents of milk will be relatively higher. [Every effort should be made to produce and deliver the cream in the best possible condition at all times of the year.——O. E. Reed, Professor of Dairy Husbandry, Michigan State College. ' ‘ today. ,tru t r. ' a" 1. He beats buckles and rings with g the strongest longest-lasting hm- ncss ever made, bar none. Handsome best- fittmg, handicst. Costs less. Repair billslees. Over 100,000 farmers praise it, and buy more. Get My Big 1927 Book Walsh exclusive harness secrets made plight. 100 pictures. Gives my famous 30-day rec v trial offer. No cash. Nine _ ' s to pay. Return harness i ' not satisfied. Write today James M. Walsh JAMES M. WALSH C0., > 123 Grand Ava. 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You noelvo a personal fatten, SELL HER FOR BEEF V I have a very good cow that I can- not get with calf. I have bred her five or six times. Sometimes she skips a month after she has been bred and. then again the next month she will come in heat. I think the cow is about ten years old. I bought her a year ago and she had a dandy call! by her side at the time. Will you please tell me if there is any- thing I could do to get her With calf?——E. 0., Marshall, Mich. ITH a cow of this age and act- ing as you say I think it would be cheapest and best to milk her until she begins to go dry and then sell her for beef. You might succeed in getting her with call‘: but it would take a considerable time and the expense of feeding and the trouble would amount to something. Most of these cases in cows of this age do not prove very profitable and many owners do not waste much time with her. A younger cow would be somewhat different. LUMP IN TEAT Would you tell me what to do for a cow that has a lump in her teat ever since she calved last spring? Caked blood comes out when I start to milk and bloody milk comes at the finish of milking. Milk comes slow past this lump—G. 8., Fibre, " Michigan. HIS class of conditions are very difficult to handle; you should know whether this is caused from T. B. or not and if this cow has not been tested lately you should have your veterinarian do so as soon as you can. I would suggest that you get some milk tubes from your druggist and then boil them after you have drawn the milk. Draw each milking from this teat in this manner for a few days and do not milk this quarter by hand. See if this rest will help this condition. No medical treatment can be used. RICKE'I‘S AND RATIONS I had a litter of seven pigs that Were perfectly normal, healthy pigs until about five or six weeks old when four began to develop bumps on their backs and grew gradually worse until two went down. Can you give me the cause and give rem- edy? Is it dangerous to dairy cows to feed them cooked cull beans? Have been feeding them but have been told they are injurious. If all right can you give me a formula for balancing a ration using these, oats and corn. Am feeding mixed hay and cornstalks. ———H. L. W., Charlotte, Michigan. OUR pigs developed rickets; this is due to their not getting enough feed with the right sort of bone building material in it. Such feeds as tankage are very good. If this has gone to the point where these hogs have gone down so early in life it is not likely that any treat— ment will be profitable now. The next litters you put on feed use about 15 pounds of bone meal in 100 pounds of tankage and then mix this with middlings, ground oats, bran and oilmeal and make this into a slop with skim milk. I never fed beans and know very little about it but I judge that they might be fed ground ‘to the cows as follows: 150 lbs. ground beans, 200 lbs. ground oats, 100 lbs. ground com, 100 lbs. wheat bran, 100 lbs. oilmeal. Feed each cow one pound of this mixture for each 4 pounds of milk she gives. FEEDING AT FAULT I'have a five year old cow partly Holstein that fails to come in heat. Could you tell me something to bring her in_ heat? I have been feeding ground beans with the ground corn. Does that make a difference?-—-E. F., Stockbridge. ‘ ES, your feeding is likely at fault here; » you are feeding nearly allrcarbohydrates. and no proteins. The addition of some ground oats, bran and oil meal would make this a good ration. ' You might tablespoonsful 9.1 _. steamed i 7 try 011:6. I on he ed on Decatur * i MURPHY ’8 Minerals Savr many times their cost in other feeds. Endorsed by veterinarians and stockmcn everywhere. 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It has healed thousands of stubborn wounds where other lotions have failed. Hardly a day passes but what you'll find some use for Corona. For sore shoulders, sore necks, collar boils, split houfrx. scratches, sore teatsoncows, Cuked udders, Cuts, wounds. burns of any kind on man or beast; it is unequalled. manna. SAMPLE runs Cloronaissold by nearly ’ Healing Ointment al druggists or direct day in: READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS TO KNOW WHAT is BEST AND WHERE Tonuv me a“ av, ;‘;.~..-.,;:..‘; .2: ~; .4, . ’ Atat‘J-mfl 1.54“ ' .. G; ..p ,? :3 #Z‘rc t. .4 we}? v, ‘4'. / - i in. H , g i , / ’2'7‘5’; ' FEB; ,xv/O’ rict‘ facts about Unicorn Dairy Ration. , .L' ~1927 '5‘ / J 5' . i g v ‘ w L ‘2' 9' ‘ ‘ . .v L" » m N“ v r ’ ‘ e! I v V i "11- r i ». . . I H . , , I . '_ 1a.. ' » . v ,Q. , .. , g ,‘ - . - ~ I t z- ‘ - a... / . I '- .— ...——“‘ .___ t a 3 = . ‘ Dip your measure into a sack of Unicorn and it comes out full more times than it will with any other lOO-lb. sack of feed. Unicorn is the “old-reliable” of mixed feeds. Made for the past 21 years by. a company estab- hshed in 1874. Unicorn is light and bulky. Can be fed straight without harm to the cow. Prevents impaction. Keeps cows in good condition. No stomach trouble at any tirne. No udder trouble when freshening. \ One qt. (dry measure) of Uni- corn, weighs 13.5 ozs.; 1 bushel weighs 27 lbs. Each 100-lb. sack contains 3% bu. No glass, nails or other refuse in Unicorn. Before sacking, it is run over a magnetic roll and -~ given a final screening. i Unicorn is made of cottonseed meal, corn gluten meal, linseed meal, corn gluten feed, dried brewers grains, corn oil meal, wheat bran, hominy meal, bone charcoa1,calciumcarbonate,salt. Unicorn is always the same. No change ever made in analy- sis or ingredients. This means that fed straight, or mixed with your own grain, you always get the same results. The analysis of Unicorn is: 24% Protein, 5% Fat, 50% Carbo- hydrates and 10% Fiber. Cows take to Unicorn quickly; they hke it’s taste. Every bit of every feeding is eaten up clean. Unicorn can be fed with your own grains—corn, oats, barley, corn—and—cob meal. No need to ifisedany other protein or wheat ee . With Unicorn, you can count on cuttmg your present grain cost 20c to 50c on each 100 lbs. of milk your cows produce. Unicorn contains the right amount of lime to insure against shortage of lime in poor roughage. Ask your feed store man for Unicorn. If he can’t supply you, write us at Chicago for name of nearest Unicorn store. ldvmuements inserted under this needing for ropuunu oreooera or Live Stock i t e eol to encourage the growing of uro-nreds on the farms of our renders. Our cherriean .535 m ie TII of month following date of Insertion. SEN FRII. so 1 u can see how many lines it will nu. Address all letters. IREED Rs DIRECTORY, MICHIGAN IUIINESS FARMER. MT. CLEMENS, MIDI-l. \ ,. CLAIM YOURW’E/m A . . w DATE To avozd conflicting dates‘ we will without cost, list the date of any live stock sale in Michigan. If you are considering a tale od- vise us at once end we will claim the dete fer you. Address Live Stock Editor, M. B., F.. Mt.>clemons. CATTLE HEREFORDS HEREFORDS. OLDEST HERD IN THE U. 3. rock of all kinds for sale“ Farmers prices. Our erd Bulls International Winners. ORAPO FARMS. Swartz Creek, Michigan. Hereford Steers as eaan and two’s. Well marked. eef tylfo, showgu'ig splendid breeding. Dark reds. oat a bundle: dehorned. Good stacker order. Can show few bunches around 45 to 90 head. Each bunch even in size. Also a few bunches Ihnrthorn state . on choice of one car load from my bunch. rite stating number and weight you prefer, 450 lbs. to 800 lbs. V. V. BALDWIN, ELDON, IOWA. =: a UERN sure GUERNSEYS FARMER’S PRICES FOR BULL CALVES SIRED w most pogllar blood lines. Write for circular. '~ WOO LAND FARMS, Monroe, Mich. :: JERSEYS ' * m am For em. :0 Females em fit" of three months and ten years. 60 1.333 u“ A Son. Kewkaumn. Elohim. “7 LI. neutrino. veenuuo one“ , ' -' - home oedine. ' fl retain-tam llohlm. ' fro Also a few good Bum & ,. Gents (800) per agate ine, per insertion. or M. 0 per Inch, less 20/” for cash if) s'ont with order or paid on or before the 10th Fourteen agate lines to the column Inch ‘ - OUR AD AND WE WILL PUT IT "I TYPE SHORTHORN S For Sale. Milk Strain Pelied Shorther heifer calves. One horned bull calf.ns‘A:clileldi‘tneg herd. Paul Quack. Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. a AYRSHIRIE calves, and heifers for sale. Free f Fred J. Vroeland, nz, Box 19. Wyanriigilu, won, LARGE TYPE POLAND- cmnn J. A. 'HUEFF, Egg-Mmmgfigfi POLAND CHINA FALL PIG ‘52:: E. A. CLARK, Breckenridge, Mich. SHEEP E 40 YOUN EWE F particulars and price?“ writ:n A. F. LONGPRE, Curran, Michigan. R E G l s T E R E D AYRSHIRE IULLs, BULL disease. miner STOCK ,. FOR SALE: ENGLISH POMERANIAN DOGS- All colors, females, males. Weight about 5 lbs. MR8. MAUD WHALEY, Cadillac, Michigan. 5‘ “H o R s E s _ S FEBRggY 25 3131110111. 15 head registered Percheron horeee. 50min: 21 end 2 old; 4 more e“, o . mm mm on. 1%“ :bhekmerell.i‘nfoe.léhe more. ; oven e 6 your. weight 1 com. 5 by]: con. 11 hil- oodod Felon arrow rpm. 20 h will. ‘ March 1.4. 7-10:00;. Quifyu'fn V amount needed when alfalfa hay or clover is fed. Alfalfa containsabout three and one-half times as much\ digestible protein as timothy while clover contains two and 'one-half times as much. For this reason the amount of protein fed in the grain must be incrgzjnd at least fifty per cent when ti thy hay is the ‘basis of the ration. Because all home grown grains are relatively low in protein it is \ n e c e ss 3. r y to buy considerable amounts of high protein feeds to furnish this needed nutrient. Con- sequently cows that are fed on tim- othy hay do not show as much profit over the cost of feed as those fed a legume hay. Frequently all that is necessary to change a. cow from the loss to the profit column of Michi- gan business farmers is to change her roughage from timothy to al- falfa. Corn Stalks Corn stover is not usually regard- ed as a very good roughage and yet large quantities of it are fed an- nually to dairy cows. When they are fed liberally so that the cow is not forced to eat the coarse part of the stalk the part eaten may be classed with timothy hay in its use- fulness to the animal. Because there are corn stalks on most farms and they do not have a market value they must be fed up and the dairy cow usually gets them. She undoubtedly returns more sal- able product from them than the other farm animals would but they do give the cow a handicap in her efforts to show a. profit. If you must feed corn stalks feed them liberally and give the cow 9. chance to prove her Worth by giv- ing her some hay, preferably alfalfa or clover. If corn stalks alone are fed they should be liberally sup-ple- mented by a high protein grain ra- tion. The feeding value of any roughage may be greatly affected by the way in which it is cured and stored. Ex- posure to rain may reduce the pro- tein content of alfalfa very materi- ally. Hay bleached by being wet and dried several times does not have the feeding value that it had before the green color was de— stroyed. Corn stalks may lose twenty—five per cent or more of its food value through being left in the fields for a few weeks. This is due to fermentation and to leaching by rains and dew. The question is frequently asked Potato Train to Tour Southwestern Michigan ~ INAL plans for the operation of the Potato Train through south— western Michigan during the last two weeks of March,- by the New York Central Lines in coopera- tion with the Michigan State Col- lege, were made during the Farm- ers’ Week conferences at East Lan- sing last Week. - The object of the train as outlined by the college authorities, are to en— courage the planting of certified, seed; to stimulate greater interest in the growing and marketing of qual- ity potatoes; to introduce better methods of potato culture; to dem- onstrate the need for following more closely the Michigan grading standards; to show requirements for proper storage; and to show the market demand for high quality po- tatoes. The train will carry a staff of well trained potato experts of the Michigan State College who will dis- cuss all phases of potato work. The New York Central Lines in arranging the schedule have made\ an attempt to stOp at each scheduled town at least three hours so the vis- itors will have ample time to look over the exhibits in the cars and talk to the potato experts. Lec- tures will be given and motion pic- tures will be shown. ' Those in charge of the train state that unusual interest has been shown where preliminary meetings have been held and they expect a large distribution of certified seed. as a. result. - The schedule of meetings is it follows: Eaton apids, Monday afternoon, March 4, 4:3 central time; Litchfield, M a? as ' Jamil, . 5" F (enthusiasm: stage, 117)‘ -' " experience. , v ‘ I .; j so; 7. 4, , if the grinding of roughages makes them more digestible. A trial con- ducted at this'station' on ground and unground alfalfa hay showed that the cows produced as much milk on the unground hay as they did when ' it was ground. Whether orrnot this holds true for other roughages wo do not have published data to .de- cide, but the probabilities are that it does. There are other roughages and factors affecting roughages that should be considered in a full dis- cussion of this subject but space will not permit it in this article. PIONEERING IN MICHIGAN (COntinued from Page 16) land was cleared and the railroad was put through making a. market, more crops could be raised and be sold. Found First Berries The country, being all forests, no fruit was to be had for a number of years. Lafayette Price found the first blackberries on Section 3. He at once spread the news and all the neighbors went with pails. This was a great treat. in was supposed a cyclone at an early date had blown down the timber, making an opening in the forest, Where bushes had sprung up. They were very tall and the berries very large. To this day blackberries still grow on that samo Decker Hill though not as large and luscious as in those early days. The manufacturing of timber into lumber, wood and railroad ties we. the chief industry and source of in- come." With the passing of the Inn.- ber business, the people turned their attention to agriculture and the country has developed rapidly. While breaking up a new piece at ground on the farm of my father. Charles Nelson, a French coin dated 1661 was found. It is supposed it was lost by one of the French mis- sionaries who passed through Mich- igan in 1668. Near by have been found a. number of arrowheads. We, the people of LeRoy town- ship are proud of the number of good farms with good buildings, basement barns and 63 silos. There Is only one township in the county that outranks us in the number 0! silos. This shows the rapid devolu- opment in the past sixty years. , (Editor’s Note: Next we will publish the experiences of a school teacher dun- ing pioneer days.) dale, Tuesday afternoon, March 15, 1-5; Bronson, Wednesday morning, March 16, 8-11; Goldwater, Wednes- day afternoon, March 16, 1-5; Stur- gis, Thursday morning, March 17, 8—11; White Pigeon, Thursday after- noon, Mareh 17, 12-2; Three Rivers. Thursday afternoon, March 17, 2:30- 6; Allegan, Friday morning, March 18, 9:30—2:00 p. m.; Plainwell, Fri- day afternoon, March 18, 3-5: Gobles, Saturday morning, March 19, 8-12. Battle Creek, Monday morning, March 21, 8—11:30; Augusta, Mon- day afternoon, March 21, 1-5; Kal- amazoo, Tuesday morning, March 22, 8-12; Lawton, Tuesday after- noon, March 22, 2-6; Dowagiao. Wednesday morning, March 23. 8—12; Buchanan, Wednesday night. 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'1 bank you for the wonderful results tained. ‘ l h BSOR BIN TRADE MARK Measures; “ y—t -f. ,,. [.77 GOT YOUR PAD FOR THE MAR- KET REPORTS? If you haven’t re- ceived one of our pads for taking down the market reports broad- cast-at 7:05 o’clOck. eastern stand- rthrough WGIIP, write for length 18.210 meters. 1 HE. numb r“ or cattl ~ Michigamon January 1 was five per cent less than one year ago according to a statement issued by L. Whitney Watkins, Commissioner U. S. Agricultural Statistician for Michigan. For the 11 corn belt states,' the number on feed was seven per cent less-than on‘ the same date last year. Ohio and In- diana reported increases of. ten per cent each, Iowa and Missouri re- ported an equal number, but all others reported decreases ranging from five to 20 per cent. In the far west there was an increase of about 50,000 head in Colorado and a con— siderable increase in Wyoming, but decreases in the other range states. The movement of feeders from stockyards into the various states shows but little difference in 1926 from 1925, the varying numbers on feed being the changes in those raised locally and those shipped in direct from ranges. Indications point to a larger proportion of calves and light weight cattle on feed than one year ago, which will tend to delay the marketing until after April 1 of a larger percentage than last year. The trend of prices during the next two months will affect the dis— tribution of marketings but it seems probable that the supply during the first three months of 1927 will be much lighter than during the second quarter. SHEEP AND LANIBS ON FEED JANUARY 1 ICHIGAN is the most important M sheep feeding state east of the Mississippi river, and out— ranked only by Colorado and Ne- braska in the United States. The estimated number of sheep and lambs on feed on January 1 in the State was 330,000 as compared with 253,000 on the same date last year, according to the feeding report is— sued today by Verne H. Church, U. S. Agricultural Statistician and L. Whitney Watkins, Commissioner of Agriculture. There Were marked decreases in the western range states and in the range sections of Nebraska and South Dakota, but general increases throughout the corn belt. .The gain in the 11 states comprising the corn belt, was ap— proximately 310,000 head or 13 per cent, in comparison with one year ago. The decrease in the range sec- tions amounted to 675,000 head. \Vhile the total number being fed is less than that of one year ago. the fact that there is a considerable increase in the corn belt would in- dicate increased marketings during January, February and March but a smaller supply for market during April and May than for the corres— ponding period in 1926. A SMILE OR TWO NO COST IscL—“Do you know why the ‘Scotch have their sense of humor?” Kreem—“Sure. It‘s a GIFT.” I’ROCEEDING CAREFULLY The junior partner was interviewing a very pretty girl who had applied for a position. The senior partner came in and, after inspecting the vision, called the other member of the firm inside and whispered: “I’d hire her.” "I have.” “Can she take dictation?” "We’ll find that out later,” said junior partner. “I don’t want any stacles to crop up.” the 0b— DEFINING I‘ROFANITY A man was arrested charged with heat— ing a horse and swearing, and one of the witnesses was a pious old negro. “Did the defendant use improper language?" asked the lawyer. “Well, he did talk mighty loud, suh.” “Did he indulge in profanity?” The old darkey seemed puz- zled, so the lawyer put the question in another way. “What I mean, Uncle Abe, is, did he use words that would be proper for your minister to use in a sermon?" “Oh, yes, suh; yes, suh,” replied the old fellow with a broad grin, “but 0’ co‘se dey’d have ter be ’ranged diff’runt.” PUFFICKLY GOOD REASON Chloride, the colored maid, had an- nounced her impending departure. “What’s the matter, Chloride?” asked her mistress. 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