72 Independent A ', ' .T Farm Magazine Owned and - . Edlted 2'72 Mlchlgan iii: :2: EU; El gig: E 2-?!“ 'f 3: .]1\ u 1 d' w, A. ‘v ‘ H 1‘ .c 4 1 mum '\ — ' In “"40,1_0b0 Sign Petitions In Behalf of'L, J. Wilson”—“Monroe Farmer Chosen Corn Kinglof ’- fa MlChlganéi—“Over 350 Entries At Sixth. Annual Grain and Potato Show At M. S. C.”——Reports ’ I ‘5’. I f - i : Meetihgs- Duringannners’ Week—What the Legislative Is Doing ‘ ‘ ' 1mm MEN PLAN SPECIAL . MEET N addition to the regular annual meeting at South Hayen on March 2 and 3, the Michigan State Horticultural Society has made plans to have a special meeting at Paw Paw on March lst. This meet- ing will be held in~the high school auditorium, beginning at 10 o’clock with a talk on growing asparagus by Prof. Geo. E. Starr of M. S. C. He .will be followed at 11 o’clock by Wm. H. Esslinger who will take up the marketing of grapes. The afternoon session opens at 1:30 with “Dead Arm of Grape” by C. W. Bonnet. At 2 o’clock Dr. N. L. Partridge, of the College, will dis- cuss “Factors Influencing the Sugar Content of Grapes.” Following his talk there will be a general discus; sion of grape dusting. The regular spring meeting will be held in the South Haven high ' school; 'audit‘oflun‘i mm; assai- Wednesday morning and ending Thursday afternoon, March 3rd. Opening the session on the first day Mayor G. caroll, Ross, of South Haven, will welcome the’ visitors. Prof. Starr will follow him on the program with a talk on "Cauliflower and Asparagus.” Then at _11 o’clock Don Hootman, secretary of the Society, will discuss “More Fruit with Bees,” and Edwin Ewell will follow with "More Bees with Fruit.” Directly aft-er lunch the meeting Will start on with a ques- tion box conduCted by George Fri- day, president of the Society. At 2:00 Prof. V. R. Gardner is sched— uled to take up “Some Lessons in Orchard Management Learned from a Survey of the Raspberry Indus- try.” Next will come “Compulsary Eradication of Little Peach and Peach Yellows” by E. C. Manden— burg, followed by an illustrated talk tug... _. ,ptmastfir.‘ I St. Lawrence‘deep State Department of Agriculture, and the committee in charge expects to have several other speakers mak- ing it a very interesting evening. The Thursday meeting will open at 9:30 with a talk on “Thinning Apples" -by Minard Farley, a prac- tical fruit grower. Raymond C. Hitchings, of Rochester, N. Y., will discuss "Apple Production and Mar- keting Problems," following which Prof. W. C. Dutton will take up “Spray Calendar for 1927.” Another question box will be the opening feature of the afternoon program Thursday, followed by Prof. 0. I. Gregg who will take'as his subject “Landscaping the Home Grounds." 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Gaylord, than . in other, years at the state-show. amen». county also won the county exhibit class, tor the iirst time. ‘ The winners ot,iirst,' second and third awards were: v » . Section A, class 1, 32 tubers. Rus- set Rural: 1st, F. F. Rotter, Alan- son; 2nd, John Allis, Gaylord; 3rd. Ed Sutton, Central Lake. Sweep- stakes, best peek of Russet Rurals, F. F. Rotter. . Section A, class 2, White _Ru‘rals, 32 potatoes: lst, Ed McVannel, Gay- lord; 2nd, Mike‘Smilowski, Gaylord; 3rd, A. Smilowski, Gaylord. Section A. class 3, 32 potatoes, Green Mountains: lst, R. J. Gehrke, Ossineke; 2nd, E.‘ W. Lincoln and Son, Greenville; 3rd, Stanley Stokes, Kingston. ~ Section A, class 4, 32 potatoes, Irish Cobbler: 1st. Gaylord; Son; 3rd, Charles Herron, Alpeua. Section A, class 5, any other vari- ety of merit: 1st, R. J. Gehrke; 2nd, Jess Todd, Mayville; 3rd, W. 0. Lyst, Grenville. ’ Section B. class 6, county exhibits, 13 samples, 32‘ potatoes each, which may be selected from individual ex- hibits: ‘ lst, Alpena county; Cheboygan; 3rd, Otsego. Ray Warner, ‘ 2nd, E. W. Lincoln and ~ 2nd, " Section C, best 60 pounds of se- . lected certified seed, class 7, Russet Rurals: lst, F. E. Wyrick, Alanson; 2nd, Ed Sutton, Central Lake; 3rd, Floyd Warner. - Section C, class 8, all other vari— eties: 1st, E. W. Lincoln and Son; 2nd, Peter McVannei, Gaylord; 3rd, Glen Fingieton, Hastings. Section D, Boys’ and Girls’ Potato Clubs, Best exhibit by one club, ex— 5 hibits to consist oi 5 samples, 32 tubers each, shown by five club mem- bers; class 9, best exhibit by one club: lst, Hayes Potato Club; 2nd, Alpena Potato Club; 3rd, Alba Po— ' tato Club. Section D, class 10', Russett Ru- rals: lst, Sumner Allis, Gaylord; 2nd, Carl Bredow. Bad Axe; 3rd, 3 Clare Warner, Gaylord. Section D, class 11, any other variety: lst, Ray Warner; 2nd, Ed McVannel, Gaylord; Stephan, Oxford. Section E, standard grading, Mich- igan State Department of Agricul— ture Special: Ist, Martin Lynch, Greenville; 2nd, Robert White, De- Witt; 3rd, George Nelson, Green- ville—Kline. COMMITTEE TO STUDY STAKE TAX PROBLEMS OCAL taxation within the state and ways and means of insuring 1 3rd, Winfred ' more eflicient use of such taxes ', will be the subject of special inquiry j by a ’citizens” committee appointed | here last week as the result of a tax conference held at Michigan State College. Many of the tax paying interests of Michigan had representatives at the Feb. 9 meeting, which was ad- dressed by authorities from Indiana. Methods by which the Hoosier state has been able to reduce local tax levies ivere discussed by Philip Zoer— cher and Harry Meisse, members of = the Indiana Tax Commission. The representative committee of W, Michigan taxpayers, appointed to study local tax questions, includes the following: chairman, Melvin B. McPherson, Lowell (Farm Bureau); Frank Peterson, Rockford (State Supervisors Assad); Lansing, (Grange); John Doelle, Lansing (Michigan Real Estate As— soc. ; (Manufacturers Assoc); C. E. Be— ment, Lansing (League of Munici- palities); C. " L. Glasgow, Nashville (Retail Merchants AS800.); Lent‘D. Upson, Detroit (Bureau of Govern—' mental Research); Carlos J. Joliyg Detroit (General Motors). . Dr. Whitney Coombs, who is do research work in taxation for] 13.8. Department, of “Agricult tempering; wuss. is N. P. Hull, . W. H. Burnham, Adrian, ' 4. . 8 Mr. L. J. ’Wiieon’ of ‘Greenville guilty. of .manslaughter? We asked that question in our Jan- uary “no: issue and over 40,000 people have replied. in the negative, _. _, by letter, by petition and by voice. 3 ‘In their estimatio'n, he is not guilty «of the charge that has been brought against him because he accidentally fatally wounded one. of two thieves he caughtrobbing ‘his chicken coop Thanksgiving night. When Mr. Wilson, who liveson a farm near Grecnville, discovered these ’men taking his poultry that night he demanded that they halt. One. of them did while the other ran towards the road. Again he demand— ed a halt but the runner failed to heed so he fired low intending to shoot him in the legs and frighten - him into surrendering. The thief . continued to run but Mr. Wilson " pursued and finally caught him. i 7, When captured he denied that he was injured'but Mr. Wilson—request- ed the deputy sheriff, who had been called, to takerthe thief to a hospital for examination. There it was dis- covered that shot had entered his abdomen, and he died early the next morning. Murder Not htended - Murder was not in the heart of .Mr. Wilson when he discovered these thieves taking his property while he was supposed to be sleep- ing, but he did feel that he had the right to protect his property. That is the reason he' took his shotgun alarm when he ran out to interrupt them. If both had given up peace- fully there would have been no shooting. When a man is caught robbing a bank or store every effort is made to capture him, even to the extent of shooting to prevent his escape. Why? Because he is an enemy to society and should be turned over to the law so that he will be punished for the crime committed. “Is this case any different? The thieves were robbing Mr. Wilson’s so—called.,bank or store,~and it runs .his intent to turn these men over to the officials so that they might be justly punished and perhaps save other farmers from having their property stolen. One man refused to surrender so it was necessary to use other means of capturing him, and Mr. Wilson did just that. We can The only'rr-‘VasmrMagazine ownfed _ and Edited in Michigan \/ By MILON not see how his case differs from bank robbing or store robbing. Almost swamp Us Directly after our January 29th issue containing the facts about this case reached our subscribers we be- gan to receive letters and petitions in his behalf. Petitions were circu- lated at auction sales, at farm bu- reau meetings, grunge méetings, along rural routes, at meetings of farmers’ clubs and unions, and we even received one with over 200 names signed to it which had been circulated on the Farmers’ Market at Flint. Justices of the peace, sher- iffs and deputy sheriffs, township clerks, township treasurers” mer— chants, bankers, college professors, and legislators signed as willingly as did farmers, because they felt Mr. Wilson’s act was justified. Every. day up to the middle of this month the number of letters and petitions in each mail increased until at the present time we have received over 38,000 names. Then’there were some letters from farmers’ organiza- tions, like granges and farmers' clubs which contained resolutions passed at meetings and theSe letters were signed only by the secretary and officially stamped. These repres- ent the feeling of the membership [which adds many more to the 38,000. Also, some folks have ad- vised us that they sent petitions di--' rect to the judge who is to hear the case, so there is every reason to be- lieve that the total number of people who have registered their sentiments in this case will totalover 40,000. Interest among the people of the city has been aroused also through articles appearing in the daily press until we are of the opinion that the number of folks, farm and city, in- terested will equal or exceed those interestedin any other important case tried in Michigan for many years. Truely, Mr. Wilson fired a shot that was heard around the State. Financial AM One Calhoun county farmer cir- culated a. petition, got 121 signers and took up a collection of $51.00 which he sent to us. We stated in our January 29th issue that Mr. Wil— son was not a subscriber, but his SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1927 V9000 Si 11 Petitions In 38113“ - 0f L- J- Wilson .. [Manslaughter Charges Against Montcalm County Farmer Arouses Interest of All culuusu. _ father was and had secured free legal advice on the case from our at- torney. This Calhoun county reader said $1 was to pay Mr. Wilson’s sub- scription to THE BuerEss FABMER, “as we want him in our family," and the fifty dollars was to be given to Mr. Wilson as a reward. Our representative personally took the fifty dollar check to Mr. Wilson who was extremely grateful for it and he wanted us to thank the folks who were taking such a great in- terest in him and his troubles. Many folks have advised 1 their willingness to contribute to a fund to help him bear the expenses of going to court. Mr. Wilson will have to go through two trials, one trial for manslaughter and the second is be- ing brought on by the widow of the thief. She is suing Mr. Wilson for $22,000. Of course it requires money to hire attorneys and to cover other expenses that come up, but at this time there is no way of. telling how much it is going to cost him. After this is learned we in— tend to give our friends an oppor— tunity to contribute their bit, if they so desire, to help Mr. Wilson. Pos- sibly we will be able to soon raise enough to take care of all the ex- penses. Should any of you care to send in‘ money for him at this time we will gladly receive it and put it in his hands. It would be advisable for you to make your remittances pay- able to him, L. J. Wilson, and we will acknowledge them through our columns if you do not object and then forward them to Mr. Wilson. Beware of Solicitors If anyone comes to your house asking you to contribute towards a fund for Mr. Wilson be sure that you know where your money is going to. No doubt there are or will be crooks at ‘work in different sections of the State collecting funds which they intend to put right in their own pocket. They follow the papers and know that this case has worked up the sympathies of the people so that many of them are ready to give 'money to help Mr. Wilson, and per- haps some of them will try to take up a collection, supposedly for Mr. Wilson but really for themselves. Entered as 2nd. class matter. Am. 22. 101.7. at Mt. Clemens. Mich. under act Mar. 8. 1879.. Beware of these solicitors, pay mon- ey to only those you know to be honest and who will use it for the purpose for which you gave it to them. If a stranger comes into your locality taking up a collection you better get the sheriff on his trail unless he can prove to you that he is on the square. We want every hard earned dollar or cent contributed by the farmers of Michigan to go to Mr. Wilson, and we think it would be best to make your remittances by personal check or money order, payable only to him. and send them to the Editor of Tm: BUSINESS FARMER. For Liberty One of our subscribers writes, “I sent a boy to France to protect the U. S. A. Why should I not try to protect my own property in the United States?” Many others are of the same mind, and hundreds of let— ters we have received indicate that it is a very” foolish thing for a man to do to try to protect that property without firearms. Cases of threats and actual shooting on the part of the thieves have been brought to our attention by some of the victims. Even Within the limits of the city of Greenvillc two chicken thieves were discovered last summer and when the officers attempted to cap— ture them one escaped by shooting one officer who died within a few moments and wounding another who was laid up in the hospital for sev— eral days. Thieves have found chicken steal— ing about the easiest way to make a. living, and evidence indicates that they are going into the business on a real wholesale scale. Farmers’ houses are usually a considerable distance from the chicken coops, neighbors often far apart, and police protection miles away, so it makes rather “easy picking” for the thieves. But, if the farmer can unlimber the old shotgun and fill the “back of their lap” with bird shot or rock salt, a few times so they will take their meals standing for several weeks they are quite apt to lose their appetite for chicken. Let us hope and pray the jury and judge rule that Mr. Wilson did a worthwhile thing in showing the world that the farmer’s property is not everybody’s property. Michigan Scions War On ' Lobbists and Chicken Thieves By STANLEY M. POWELL Lansing Correspondent of Tina BUSINESS FARMsn :INGS are happening fast. under the capitol dome at Lansing these days. Governor Green's office swarms with people who are there on all sorts of errands. Mich— igan’s new chief executive has un— .. buttoned his vest and is tackling his difficult task earnestly but with his proverbial smile. The door to his office is still open. The members of the House of Rep- resentatives have been displaying their oratorical ability, debating such issues as capital punishment, regulation of lobbyists. a ninety-day session and other issues of more than usual importance. The law- makers demonstrated that they were a self-Sacrificing bunch of conscien- " tious"public‘leervants when they de~ tested ,a- proposed constitutional .tv sponsored by Rep. Ate if retitled , _.=r:uesl,d have limited Mons to; ninety , death chair "commitlsoiy “thanking ._. of such able leaders as Rep. John M. Harris of Boyne City, Rep. John P. Espie of Eagle and Rep. Fred R. Ming of Cheboygan who warned against the danger of . rushing through'lcgislation and urged that legislative work should be done with the utmost care and deliberation. Rep. Dykstra's resolution finally mustered 55 yea votes as against 37 nay votes. but as it involved a con- stitutional amendment it would have required _67 votes for passage. . Rep. Joseph C. Armstrong’s capi- tal punishment bill providing that the penalty for first degree murder would boeither-life imprisonment or electrocution when 9 as i d 'c r a bi y amended bribe Committee of the whole and made a; order of business for debate and final vote Thursday February M at... An 7 West to the m tires-- conviction wholly on circumstantial evidence was carried Without 3. rec- ord vote. Adopt Anti-Lobbyist Rule The House of Representatives has followed the lead of the Senate in amending its floor rules to provide that no lobbyist could be admitted to the floor during the formal daily sessions. If such a rule would really discourage some of the per- nicious practices of vicious lobbyists, it would be a splendid thing, but as Rep. John P. Espie of Eagle pointed out in the debate on the rule, the worst lobbyists are those who are probably never seen around ’the State capitol, but who ply their trade from down-town offices for hotels and usually do their most ef- fective work in the weesmall hours 0: the night. It is hard to see just ~ INF sitting on the side “uses whom-the Senate or House is actuallylin session could do much to comments the members. f m, a farmers ,.°F9°*I tion against chicken thieves has re- sulted in two bills, one of Which has already passed the House. This is the measure introduced by Rep. Luther E. Hall of Ionia which pro— vides that all poultry buyers would have to take down on blanks, sup— plied by the Secretary of State, certain detailed information regard- ing the poultry and the person who delivered it. Some of the members seemed to think that the bill was unworkable, or would cause a. lot of 'unnecessary work on the part of the poultry buyers, for on final passage through the House, Rep. Hall’s bill had but one vote to spare. It now remains to see what the Senate is going to do about it. Rep. Otis Hoff of Marcellus pro- poses to make chicken stealing a ' serious crime in Michigan. ‘ ‘A bill which he has introduced provides that larceny of poultry up to $25.00. ., in value would be punishable by. a " ' Jail sentence of from ninety days to I, one year, while if the poultry had a: value of more than $26.00, the sen? tence would be from two years "£0775 fivo years in state’s, DIISanc‘. , 1 " (Continued ' Page 9 UL C. CLEMENT of Britton I‘M-was announced as Michigan’s champion corn grower for 1926 ~ a .the annual meeting of the Mich-V ' n Crop \Improvement Association, - . id during. Farmers’ Week at the :Michigan «State College. The an- nouncement is the result of Mr. Cle- ments winning the Five Acré Corn 'COntest for 1926, a contest spon- Jsored by'the Michigan State College and the Michigan Crop Improvement Association. Mr. Clement is one of the oustanding corn growers of the ‘State and is one of the three men who have grown more than one hun— , *dred bushels per acre in this contest. ‘ The winning yield obtained by Mr. Clement in the 1926 contest was ninety bushels per acre. This yield represents the number of bushels of shelled corn on a basis of 14 per . cent moisture, and should not be confused with the measurement in baskets of ears from which many farmers figure their yields of corn. The price of corn used in figuring the results for 1926 was 73 cents per bushel. At this rate, Mr. Cle— 'ments crop was worth $65.70 per acre. From this figure was sub— tracted $9.77, which was the actual cultural costs of producing the crop, with the exoeption of taxes, harvest- ing, overhead and marketing. These costs are not made a part of the con— test in this State, although they do represent a part of the actual cost of producing the crop. The placing of the awards is made on the basis of the greatest income per acre above the cultural costs. Thus, the two important factors are yield "and the cultural costs which influence yield. The growers in the contest kept accurate records of the material, labor, seed, fertilizer, labor . and time used in the growing of the ' crop. Mr. Clement with the market value of his crop the greatest above the cultural costs, was awarded the first prize of two tons of 20 per cent vacid phosphate, by the Michigan State Farm Bureau Supply Service. J; } Over 350 Entries .- HE Sixteenth Annual Grain and Potato Show was replete with interest for the thousands of farmers who visited the Armory dur- ing Farmers' Week at Michigan State College. Some 350 grainand potato entries 20f outstanding quality occupied . tables running the entire length of .the hall, while the wall space was chiefly devoted to twelve educational exhibits of varied nature and inter— est. In the center of the Armory had been erected a pyramid upon which were displayed the twenty- five silver trophies awarded to the Winners in the grain and potato classes by various organizations and commercial interests. This brave display of silver gleaming brightly against folds of purple satin gave » eloquent suggestion of the pride in products of premier excellence which inspires the contestants for such honors. The welcome warmth and alluring odors of a “hot dog” stand greeted M Ashleygfl- Blc‘ 8.. = ma - 6;. ‘\ F iveéAcre Contest ‘Winner ProducésQO Bushels of in " By R.'H. MORRISH Extension Specialist in Farm Crops, Michigan State College He has entered in the contest for the ’ past four years and each season has been very near the top. ‘ Other Awards The second prize of 80 Red Top Steel Posts, was awarded to George Bruce of Britton, who obtaineda yield.of 81 bushels per acre with a cultural cost of $8.15 per acre. The third premium was given to Ernest Gilbert of Waldron, who obtained a yield of 89 bushels per acre, at” a cultural cost of $15.02. Mr. Gilbert was first in the 1925 contest, with a yield of 112 bushels per acre, the record for the contest. ner of Riga was fourth this year, with a yield of 84 bushels per acre. Each of the winners of third and fourth place received one-half bushel of Grimm Alfalfa seed given by the Michigan State Farm Bureau Serv- Ice. The Michigan Crop Improvement Association awarded each grower having yields of over 85 bushels with silver medals, these going to Otto Weg-‘ Paul Clement and Ernest Gilbert. Mr. Bruce, Mr. Wagner and Mr. Fritz Mantey of Fairgrove received bronze medals for yields above 75 bushels per aere. This year, with only slight varia- tions, the growers finished in the same order on the basis of profit per acre as they did on the basis of yield per acre. It will be noted that the cultural methods which insure high yields are profitable. Legumes and Alfalfa Legumes and alfalfa in the rota- tion were important to the winners of the contest this year. Three of the high men, Clement, Bruce and Gilbert grew their corn on land that had been in alfalfa sod the year be- fore. Mr. Mantey and Mr. Wegner plowed down seedings of sweet clover for their corn ground. .Clement used 200 pounds of fer- tilizer per acre, 100 pounds each of 20 per cent acid phosphate and 0- 20—20. Gilbert, who was second in yield, used 270 pounds of 20 per cent View of the Michigan Five-Acre Corn Growing Contest exhibit at 1927 Farmers’ Week. At Sixth Annual Grain and Potato Show At M. S. C. By P. R. Extension Specialist in Farm the farmer upon his entrance to the Armory. . Adjacent to this, first among those on the left wall, was the extensive .exhibit of the State Department of Agriculture, showing the progress made in the eradication of bovine tuberculosis, control of the corn borer, inspection of food and Of pub— lic places wherein food is prepared or served, and inspection of or- chards and nurseries, all of which continue to arouse a great deal of interest among both city and rural visitors. Next to this large and varied dis- play were three educational exhibits dealing with the production of high quality potatoes. A complete exhibit of pedigreed seed, featuring their superior worth and productiveness stressed the key- note of the entire show, which was quality. 1. Mt. L. Q! J. G. Wellmir. Dairy Extensinni_Spes1allst- . Gear 1. Ivor-semi). Mots: J. ‘ ' L’ 11,111 ‘1. ' MILLER Crops, Michigan State College An exhibit portraying economical production of flax fibre by the aid of adapted varieties and effective cul- tural practices proved of real educa- tional value to the visitors interested in that crop. ' Adjoining this was an exhibit of vital concern to wheat growers, in- asmuch as it portrayed methods of controlling black stem rust through the eradication of the European Bar- berry. Occupying the entire central posi- tion on the right wall was a novel corn exhibitfconsisting of a revolv- ing eight foot wheel bearing on its rim ten miniature buckets of corn which, each in turn, contributed its burden to an improvised corn crib, this being supposedly filled to over- flowing as a result of the grower’s having followed faithfully the ten printed maxims affixed to the wheel. “The Ten Gold Diggers,” so called, ' cow TESTING ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE'AT.IMICHIGAN STATE OOIILEGEJEAST'LAESI‘NG, monIs'As;j,JaNnAnv .siala-EBBUABY 1, 1927'. tors attending are from left to right, front row sitting: ' Byers, C. Wmer, B. Taylor, 0.“ Barney, I). Lyons, G. Rogers .1. Goo 1:: mi A 1., Haven» '0- a Finite 003' "\ m ..__—_. atrium. Dairy Extension ' Specj’allgtf we v tor 0‘1: ~s. ,Dishrew ‘Z‘D, ? acid phosphate per acre. Mr. Weg— A a ner, the winner of the contest in 1924, applied‘105 poundsbf-44 per .- cent anaconda ‘per acre.‘”"With the / exception of live growers, commer- cial fertilizer, manure or both5were ‘ used by the contestants. Several- varieties and strains of corn showed up'Well this year. "Mr. Clement, Mr. Wegner and Ford Lownsbury of Britton planted Cle-' ments White Cap Dent, a strain de- veloped by Mr. Cl‘ement.- Mr. Gil- bert’s corn was also a straimof his own development, knoWn as ‘Gil-" bert’s Yellow Dent“ Duncan Corn High Yielder‘ On the farm of Fred Shilling at Goldwater, a‘ comparison of varieties was made in two fiVe-acre plots in the same field. Each,ofvthe two re- ceiving exactly the same treatment as to fertilizer and cultural opera- tions, Duncan corn, one of the vari- eties used, yielded 65 “bushels, and Pickett, the other yielded 57 bushels. Duncan corn proved well adapted to the southern counties of the. State yielding 70 bushels per acre for A. J. Lutz of Saline, and 64 bushels on the farm of Harry Kelley of Prattville. In the north, the Pickett corn did well and its earliness proved adVan- tageous. Fritz Mantey of Fairgrove grew this variety and obtained a 75 bushel yield, the best in that Section. Farley Bros. of Albion' grew the new Polar Dent corn which was bred at the Michigan State College, in the hope of securing frost resis- tance. Their yield was 73 bushels per acre. In the four years during which this contest has been conducted first honors have never gone to the- same grower or even to the same county. However, to stimulate greater interest in the north, plans are being made to award district as well as State prizes and the 1927 contest is being looked forward to as the biggest“ ever conducted in Michigan. ' forcibly suggested the worth of im- ~ proved corn practices. Corn Borer Exhibit A thirty-foot display of that most pernicious menace to the corn crop ,———the European Corn Borer, showed its life history, the extent’of its de- ‘pred'ations in Michigan and ’its spread into the great corn‘ belt. Pictures of the pest at work and preserved specimens told the story ‘graphically. Another display dealing ‘with Michigan’s corn crop showed the re— sult of the 1926 Five Acre Corn Growing Contest. Mr. Paul ‘C. Cle- ment of Britton ,won high honors among eighteen contestants, with approximately ninety bushels of shelled corn per acre. An improved method of curing beans in the field was portrayed, step by step, in miniature, making an exhibit of unusual interest. The most lively exhibit in the Ar- mory consisted of a large number of (Continued on Page 26) h i," 0" DAD’S ASSISTANTS.—Lyle and Bert Denny, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Denny, of Ionia county, like to be around the horses, and some day they are going to be regular business farmers. The horse’s name is Jim. RUTH INGALLS.— Small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Ingalls, ’ of Hillsdale county. “GIDDA county. A Q1" .1 .... w “ME AND OUR BLIND DOG.” A BUSHEL 0F APPLES.—Would you think there was eona county. one ter says that he is already but has no place to go, according to His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Bert Getter, of Eaton lbert is three years old. his m ammo. SHARING WITH KITTY.——Alice Anna, Berlin, Midland county, likes her READY FOR SOME FUN.—-l§eulah —Writes Mrs. John Clock, of kitty, Bobby, very much and is willing to share up »with it. Mrs. Fred Berlin Hoy lives in the northern part of ()ge—. Monroe county. is her mother. ‘ PLAYING WITH THE PUPPIES.—— “COIWE AND BE MY IIORSE.”—Lawrence Edward, 3 bUShel 0f apples on this brand! htfld by J. Anscomb “A picture of my granddaughter, just seven months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Clarke, of 81nd M’s- E. Taylor, Presqlle 1816 county? Well, there one year old, playing with seven pup— Midland county, seems to be comfortably sea-ted and is’ flco‘gjflg itot L- Taylor, Of Presque Isle county, who pies,” writes Lil's. Ed Ralph, of Al— ready to lake a ride, but he needs a hors He will get sen in Is p e ure. P, THERE! LET’S GO SOME PLACE!”-——Alb0rt Get- maw county. .9. A,» because no one could resist that smile. v... ‘FGBOWN IN THIS ‘G'ABDEN'SPOT OF MICHIGAN."— lfhls title was suggested by _Mrs. A. W. Yantz, of Shie- wassee county, andtho little girl in the picture is Marjorie Don-ranger. Mrs; Yantz grew tho,pnmpkins shown here- " GREAT -PALS.—-“My son and his dog,” writes Harry M. Brennan, of Gutioticonnty. ,“Like me, like my dog," seems ' to‘ be the motto of this young man. ' ; v , ' - TIME TO FEED THE‘CHICKENS.——Muxlne~, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Halter, of Gratlot county, likes to help her daddy feed the chickens. . e.‘. when you use the - " The Automatic Yielding Lock Coupling which connects the front and rear sections compels the rear disks to cut out the ridges left by the front disks. The rear section is locked when the barrow is trav- eling straight ahead. 0n the turns, a coil spring yields and unlocks the coupling, preventing dragging of the barrow. It’s a book ever Moline, "L, an J0HN::§:-:;%DEERE THE TRADE MARK OF QUALITY MADE FAMOUS BY GOOD IMPLEMENTS You Can Disk Better with a. John Deere Write today for descriptive folder; also for educational book- let, “Bigger Crops from Better Seed Beds", printed in four colors. farmer will appreciate. ask for Booklet 1—5-7 33. A thorough job of double-disking is certain in any field condition where a disk barrow can be used to advantage, John Deere Model I. 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Jackson-Ibi- Hontio’n The Business Farmer When Writing to Advertisers Please NOATS s s N SAT! 0 N—gfleg azwgg "g'veiasnmhmii'micmm" lie: 35m 1" 2% . per measured bushel oi the highest quality: 8% ishod as low as 650 per bushel in quan- mti 1 Yo by 1] mafia these osts. night except Saturday and Sunday at 7 :05 o’clock for MICHIGAN BUSI- N ESS FARMER Market Reports Your copy 0! “How to Have '51 u n n i n 3 Were?" is wsit; ing or you. . _ Msy we send it? There is no dun-go or oblcgsrion. and it contains many ussfiIl water supply suggssnonz. houselztlddult'cs Foremost in banishing housework drudgery, tannin water under pressure becomes indis- pensab e once the family knows its conveni- ence. There is s Hoosier Water Service for every form and home need, offering city water convenience and protection a sinsriire, at less than city water-cost. The oosicr uses an ‘kind of power and pumps from deep or she 5 low wells, or from on other source of supply. (Protected inside an out by the Costing it will give long years satisfaction. rum a w use use. 00. flbmil *_ -W m a “wuss g l ! Tune in on WGHP, Detroit, every «Judi»! [RIGHT OF SCHOOL Has a 'i'ural school board a right to cellect"”'and use money without having books . ofiiclaily- audited? Have they lanyright to elect onicers > without calling for nominations, but merely suggesting a name'and then voting? Has a renter a right to vote it he pays no taxes/cu land. taxes being paid by landlord?——E. F.,' Leslie, Mich. RURAL school board has the right to collect and use the school moneys without having the books officially audited. the law, the school board is the au- thority for auditing unless this of- ties audits the books or directs the commissioner to audit them. The school district may also elect officers without calling for nominations. A renter has the right to vote on questions that are not the direct raising of taxes, if he has children of school age and the names of the children are won the census list.— W. L. Coffey, Supt. 011 Public Instruc- tion. LOOK UP STOCK What can one do if a farmer won't keep his stock out of one’s crops? We have notified him and he said he would keep them out, but they are right back every day—horses, cows and hogs.“ Is there no way he can be made to take care of them? We are sure tired of chasing them every day.-——C. A. B., East Leroy, Michigan. 0U could lock up the stock and compel the owner to pay the damages before returning them to him or you would sue for the damages done by the stock—Legal Editor. TAKING DOWN TILE SILO Would you please tell me if a tile silo can be taken down so the tile can be used again for rebuilding? —A. L., Alger, Michigan. T is not considered advisable to at- tempt to take down a tile silo so that the tile can be used again for rebuilding. Labor involved in taking the silo apart and cleaning the tile, and the breakage which is likely to occur is greater than the cost of a new silo. It is, however, possible to move such a silo provid- ing the distance is not too great. Any local building mover could, I am sure, give you’ information on its removal.—-—F. E. Fogle, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Engineer- ing, M. S. .C. . "CAN WOMAN VOTE? Can a woman vote at school elec~ tion if she is born in.the United States of foreign born parents who are not citizens and marries a for— eign born man who is not a citizen? ——-S. J., Fountain, Michigan. ETHER or not a woman can vote at school election if born in the United States but mar- ried to a foreign person, depends upon the time of the marriage. If ’ ~;"_ marriage has sesame 'vjvac‘t of Congress which. gives a 'ship,. shé could vote if. other??? Under g man theyr‘ight to retain hsreitizsng _ is qualified.-‘-‘-W. 'L.v-"~Co «is t. for Public Instruction. ' ' 4f: ‘_ Will you please» give me some tin-’- ' formation about the foreclosure'bi mortgages? ' 1 closed last September how long' can 0 the present owner have the benefit ‘ " h A of the place? If he put out wheit. this tall can he harvest it and have all or the wheat? Would‘hs be com- " pelledlto pay the taxes this year or I could the person holding the mort: gage pay them and add to the amount collected?-——B. 0., Middleton, Mich. HE mortgagor .would have one year in which to redeem after foreclosure. He would haveto pay the taxes, but the mortgagee could pay them and add the amount ~' to his debt—Legal Editor. Honors-c sonoon OFFICE _Has. a non-taxpayer any legal right to hold a school office in a. rural district and is there any limit to distance to which district-shall ' pay transportation to anchor school - as our school is closed for one year? ———A. 6., Gables, Michigan. NON-TAXPAYER can not hold a. school office. The law does not place any limit on the_dis—. tance that a school board may trans- ,port children it the people vote to close their school for the year.——W. L. Cofi'ey, Superintendent of Public Instruction. “ NEW IIIGHWAY COMMISSIONER ‘ There being a new highway com- missioner elected at spring election he qualified in a couple of days after election but did not present bonds to township board for ten days. Could the previous highway commis- sioner go on and snow plow roads without consent of townshipboard and collect pay for same. We .‘un- derstand this that the new officer begins as soon as qualified regard-’_~ less of bond.———-A. L., Afton, Mich. PON the refusal or the highway commissioner to furnish bond » within the time required by‘ 1-" law, the office would become vacant and the township board could ap- point some person to fill the vacancy until the election of a. new officer. The commissioner going out of office would not have authority to work on the roads and collect pay therefor -> l ‘ after his term. of office has expired. V -——Legal Editor. NOT EXEMPT Would you please inform me whether or not a World War veteran that has been over seas is exempted from paying taxes?-—-J. B., Merrill, Michigan. ——World War veterans who served over seas are not exempt from paying taxes—Legal Editor. WHERE OUR READERS LIVE aren't you a picture or our home or farm buildin that. we can rint and r % ding! the the: members oi, The Business B‘srgiosr's use ismily where ii e "yam. not us the non. "twins s print. J v o no sli right ii the details show up well. send It a mortgags;_{is-; gore- . . Bulletin No. l. ' jec't to. " illustrated. page booklet is well illustrated and just ‘ tion work. Tyreal 'well. comes... I’ like it..so well. , 9;" .. c.__.......___h_..__........_.._._._ M“. .__._.._..._..._............ HERBERT E. PO‘WELL State Commissioner of Agriculture — BULLETIN SERVICE. (The bulletins listed under thls heading are roe. It you want a c y of one of more Just list them on a posts card or in a letter nd mall to us with your name and address. They will be sent to lyou without charges of - any Ind.) LIST OF BULLETINB ——«POUL'1‘RY RATIONS. Bulletin No. 2. :—-MODERN WATER SUPPLY. Bulletin 'No. 8. —SOIL FERTILIZERS. Bulletin No. 4. ———SEED CORN CURING, STORING. Bulletin No. 5. ——THE GOSPEL OF GOOD FEEDING. Bulletin No. 6. v ——BEFORE YOU INVEST. Bulletin No. ’1. g —FARM SANITATION. Bulletin No. 8. '\ ' —FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS. Bulletin No. 9.——FEED FROM 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- It' contains 44 pages and is well 3 Bulletin No. 10.——W'HEN AND HOW TO DUEL—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 pe_st is described and treatment by dusting given. A valuable booklet for those who grow any fruit crunuch 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 b’eef 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 \V. A. Henry in preparing that well known” book,. “Feeds and Feeding”. This 32- crammed full of facts on making up bal- anced rations. 1 Bulletin No. 13.—-—-FIGHT THE EURO- PEAN CORN BORER. An excellent bul- letin on the methods of controlling the p’eSt which will interest every' farmer. The illustrations include a map of the in- fested area and pictures of the various: kinds of machinery used in the eradica- , I am' sending $1.00 for renewal of my subscription‘for three years as I do not Want to miss a. copy. I like the paper I,» i can hardly wait until it _ There is a. lot {mews in tit." so renew when the time ‘ -—~John’ ShgttlerLDay County, Mich; ‘ annual demand for seed of “Pine Tree” quality. from thousands of acres The product of many thousands of acres is required to fill the . Nature sets a difficult task—many lots of seed as they come from the fields must be refused altogether because they cannot be re-cleaned to “Pine Tree” standards. Other lots require expert refining with batteries of special machinery before they can be branded and sealed as “Pine Tree." , Take Biennial Sweet'Clover for example. At the top (No. l) is an enlarged photograph of an average lot of seed as it came from the thresher. Not fit to sow in this condition. The circle marked No. 2 shows the same seed after it was cleaned by the grower’s local elevator. Looks good now but not good enough for “Pine Tree.” Circles 3 and 4 at the bottom show the final results of special “Pine Tree" re-cleaning. No. 4 is “Pine Tree” seed. No. 3 is what was taken Out of the ordinary “cleaned” seed. Note weed seeds which Only special machinery will remove. The microscope shows them up. Carloads of such trash are burned by Dickinson every year. Get This Valuable NEW BOOK The new “Hinocket” FARM GUIDE fills the need for a com- plete , practical guide to the grow- ing of hay, pasture and forage crops of all kinds. Contains more useful farm information than has ever before been assem- bled into one book. Substantially bound in pocket size for constant reference. Fully illustrated. Contains oflicial planting table for your State, checked by your ' Experiment Station. Would cost $1.00 or more it sold in the usual way. Ask your “Pine Tree” dealer for a copy, or send 10 cents to The Albert Dickinson Company, Chicago, and book will be sent by return mail. THE ALBERT DICKINSON COMPANY ~ Minneapolis Buffalo New York Pittsburgh CHICAGO Boston "'me nus” FAR “sh” THE Michigan guarantee. unadapted seed. Uncertainty out of Seed.” on new “crop. ,yieni onus a lab mils... e. €31 13mu '90 y Many Cover and Alfalfa Seedings Have Failed The past few years have brought out conclusive evidence that many of failures of our farmers in getting stands of ‘ alfalfa and clover were due to the use of lsbeil's Dell .,Brand Seeds K gammy seed. White and new dw'grf variety rundy County. Free a igdhifi§$39$°§m t° . ran 3 0 . 9096 i {been All seed scarified to, beaten, get-mines ‘ lo A “- seed, garlic today for lolloll'1 Farm Bureau Seed Service has since its organization nearly seven years ago builtits business and reputa- tion purely on the basis of known origin, adapted, high quality, guaranteed seed. This organization was the first to give the seed buyer the protection of a bonafide the. Send for instructive folder “Take the} Bureau Seed Service SAVE $500t§l$00 ON YOUR BUILDING ,, .. 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The money making . farmer knows how to make fertilizer work to his advantage, _,: . , save him labor and help him on the way to a profitable crop. I It is the extra bushels per acre, or the extra hay or grass from the field that insures a profit. A small investment in good fertilizer adds fertility to your soil and makes every day’s work count on the farm. Get your fertilizer from “The Fertilizer Leaders of America.” It contains: - READILY AVAILABLE PHOSPHORUS— .; The crop making material. V. , t ' GRADUATE!) NITROGEleor Ammonial- ' . From many sources so blended that the plant may 1 ' feed on it, as needed from seed time to harvest. SOLUBLE ORGANIC POTASfl-From high grade imported potash and ground tobacco stems. For 40 years “The Fertilizer Leaders of America” have studied the problem of soil fertility. They make a fertilizer to suit each farmer’s needs no matter What crops he may be growing or what kind of soil there may be on his farm. Write today for information regarding these high quality fertilizers. nu :r‘fi ,_ I ' . Federal Chemical Caz/11.0; 1‘ 1 LOU/swzu: KK ,lVASHl/ILLE TE/V/V. ‘COLUMBUS o. -‘ m I limestone dollar Here’s how—when you you are really buying lune and: (its active chemical property), and this is what you get: F 125.00 on can buy, on an average, delivered to your Zgrtfns Solvanyulverized Limestone containing 12 % tons of line on“, I 9 tons Burnt Lime containing 7 % tons lime oxide, or 10 tons Hydrated Lime containing 7% tons lime onde. I You obtain 66% more actual lime for {your money when you buy Solvay Pulverized Limestone. I - Spread Solvay this year—note .the bumper crops—and you’ll spread Solvay every year'! Write for booklet.‘ _ some}! SALES CORPORATION Detroit, Michigan > , 1" - . ' Soldby , LOCAL “Di-:ALsns ~ L a 5; here to the potatp:-. i as first i - . e. .... r. ', them the ’ Potato Questions EVER have we had‘ as many in- ' quiries for seed potatoes as we have had during the past month. - These inquiries came from far and near—Virginia, New York, Missouri, Penn- sylvania, 'O h i 0, [Indiana and Il- linois, and a call from Oregon for a sample. ‘ Some of these farmers say they . h a v e n e v e r grown potatoes commercially be- fore. The past two 8 e a so )1 s have been rather favorable o n e s for potato pro— ducers, and very unfavorable ones for corn and bean producers. Many of the latter want to cut out part of their corn and L. W. MEERS beans and grow potatoes. Hence the call for seed. Here in Michigan the prospect is for an increased acreage, if the letters we are receiv— ing are any criterion. These letters are very intersting, and. one con.- cludes the writers of them want to play the potato game right. Perhaps a letter ’from A. J. of Sandusky, Mich., is a typical one, and in its answer the others will find the information they are in search of. , “Am planning on planting eight acres of potatoes this spring. As I have never planted many for market before would be glad to get a little information. What kind of seed would be the most suitable for this locality? How many bushels should be. planted to the acre? Which is best, spring or fall plowing? Should potatoes be hilled up, or not? When is the best time to plant early, and when for late potatoes? What is best to kill bugs? Would lime and paris green be good put on dry? What proportions should be used? Please answer this is THE BUSINESS FARMER, and oblige, A. J.” The first question is very often asked: f‘What kind do you recom- mend for this locality?” If one could spend the time to look through all the seed catalogs that show up every season, one would co'nclude’ there are about fifty-seven varieties of potatoes, as well as 57 of pickles and baked beans. We are not certain about the pickles and beans, but we are very sure certain seed houses and seed growers have different names for the same variety. There are many who are always looking for something new in a pota- to variety. But strange as it may seem, the writer does not believe there are very many new varieties being introduced. There are perhaps different strains of the same variety. Our Michigan State College recom- mends only the following varieties as suitable or necessary for Certifica- tion in Michigan: for late; Russett Rural, White Rural, and Green Mountain: for early; Early Ohio and Irish Cobbler. There are, per- haps, one or two other varieties in early and late sorts, that give more or less satisfaction, 'but their impor- tance is not great. _ Russett Rurals are also called Golden Russett, Late Petoskey, etc. ily as the Sir Walter Raleigh, Rural New Yorker, Carmen, etc. The Early Ohio is inclined to be a pink sort, and pink potatoes do not find favor with \most markets. The Cob- bler is recOgnized asvthe best early variety far this and adjoining states. Tlfe Russett Rural ‘is a this sort. The skin is a golden br'OWn and coy. ered.With’a net work caused by this brown skin being sortof broken or drawn apart. This causes the skin to ‘be’ a little rough and. .on'heavy soil enough of the soil will cite as g1 We d" 7, The White Rural is of the same fam-_ ‘ . BroadSCOpe Farm NeWs ' Edited by L. W. MEEKS, Hillsdale County ' _ p H (Many mags“ worlte for Mr. Meeks' advice on different Essa“, ma ‘heh’ ‘H‘g a,“ ‘6. a”. t his wide experience without charge. 3 will receive 3| personal reply by early mail If you are apaId-up subscriber.) I ~4 .. sh“ h m care 0 E. and .you moved by any means. other than washing. Qn dark, heavy Boil we would not plant Russ'ets onlthis ac-:-‘ count. It hurts, the sale .of them, for they do not have that clean fresh look so desirable with pOtatoes. This variety is a picture, when grown on suitable soil.~ - The White Rurals have a creamy white colored smooth skin. The dirt does not adhere to them like it does the Russett, and for that reason it is much better for heavy soil, or dark colored light soil. .It.is, we think, fully as good as the Russett. About five years ago, the Upper Peninsula Experiment Station at Chatham, Alger county, releaseda white potato they had been devel- oping. Its parent stock was a Rural New Yorker, and by careful selec- tion for a term of years they great— ly improved upon the original sort,. and in what they call The New White Rural, Release N u m b e r _ 06300, they have given Michigan “a very superior white potato. It is finding favor ‘with all who grow it, and the demand for this variety is increasing year by year. ‘ The Green Mountai sort is sel- dom grown only in northern sec- tions. It seems to delight «in the climate of Upper Michigan, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. From what has been said here it should be an easy matter for one to select a variety suitable for his soil.- A letter addressed to H. C. Moore, East Lansing, will put anyone in touch with a reliable sourcev‘of any of the above varieties. Mr. Moore is, chief of the Potato Extension Serv- ice of the M. S. C. , — , r The second question, regarding hOW»many to plant per acre, is not easily answered because many things have a bearing upon the ~quantity—- ,_ among them being the’planting .dis-, , tance, size of seed, method of cut- ting, fertility of soil, ’weather condi‘-~~-’ tions at planting time, and last, but. not least, the price of seed. . It is generally conceded by all 'experiA ment stations that the more seed planted per acre, the larger the crop will be. Many buyers of seed at our farm say they want to plant 20 bushels per acre. Others say 10 bushels, but perhaps the greatest number say .12 or 14'. Those who plant by hand in cheeks 3 feet each way use 9 bushels; these who plant in rows 3 feet apart and 18 inches in the row use about 15 bushels. This latter distance gives twice as many hills, but the seed is generally cut a little smaller, so it doesn’t re- quire quite as many again of seed potatoes. We plant close together in the row, and use real large seed, and often times it requires 22 or more bushels to plant an acre. The more fertile the soil, the closer the potatoes may be planted. One should use judgment about this, and plant a suitable distance, so that in or- dinary years the tubers will not grow to extreme size, and by so doing develop many with hollow \ hearts. Close spacing on good soil will lessen this trouble. . Authorities do not agree upon . date the plowing should be done. The writer, however, believes there are few, if any, instances when fall plowing is superior to early spring plowing. Get this—e—a-r-l-y spring plowing. This 'does not mean to wait until after corn planting and then plow the potato field. It means plowing for potatoes before the corn ground is plowed. Here is where much opposition asserts itself. Be- '5 cause many want to wait for the clever, rye or Whatever is growing on the intended potato field, to Nate 7 tain a maximum growth for plow-'7 ing under. In the early stage of ‘ our potato growing we were of. this class, but found out we were'wrmi‘ The maximum growth should;~”’he procured the year 'befOrei-.~.and remoVedl, Yes. this real'ly‘tiail "’“ . anal/no _ can SAVE a lot of Money this Year 1 if you will send for my new big CUT PRICE CATALOG. Don’t buy a rod of fence, barb wire, gates, posts, roofing and paint until you get this money-saving book. I’VE CUT PRICES to the bone on my 150 styles, of DOUBLE GALVANIZED Farm, Poultry and Lawn Fences — Farm, Drive and Walk Gates; on Corner Posts, Steel Fence Posts, and Gate Posts—Barb Wire, Smooth Wire, Grape Wire—Roofing and Paints. Catalog shows a bigger variety than you’ll find in a dozen stores and at prices that save you fully one-third or more. 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Pure Quality for Sure Crops Hydrate Lime can be obtained from deal- Comes to you in 60 lb. paper sacks—— fine—every sack Superior Agricultural ers nearby. strong, clean, pure, fully guaranteed. Your dealer can also supply you with Banner Agricultural widely- Names of nearby Limestone, our other used brand. dealers on request. “it” H|-LSTJAL£ Demand for Veal is Good SHIP YOUR DRESSED CALVES and LIVE POULTRY to Detroit Beef Co. 1903 Adelaide SL, Detroit, Mich, Oldest and most reliable commission house in. Detroit Tags and quotations and new shippers guide. free on “Inflation. WHAT HAVE YOU 3.5. son SALE? ' Find a market through ' the Business Farmers Exchange. Michigan. Bu 3 i nee 5 Farmer “Elem r .-.:;‘-.-i ‘ ‘ \r-ano mom"; ‘0! ‘In: a ,. “ ,1 Minter _ 4 ,. ‘ IV”: ray .55 '4 ’ i AFTER Free Trial :. MOUN sari-$7 - - k . Mm.~w.”m having the weather. Some It“! ,wheet, $1.15 bu.; beans, $4.80 M: 0888-. Ste don; butter, 50° lb.——-R. 3., 8-17-87. m (CL-“WW is much like Herd: in the direction. Austin- are be- ginning to be announced. No mus be- ing sol notations at Hill-dale: Wheat, $1.30'bu . oats. 40c bu.; potatoes, $1.76 cwt: em 290 don—L. w. I... 3-13-27. HIE-dale (NW).—-No cold weather so good Inge 88c and still going down—C. B. 1-11-81. A Mada-Thunder storm the um and rainbuhrokmuptbeeoetotloethat has covered the ground for nearly two weeks which has damaged the wheat and rye also new seeding. Many fields of com still standing in the shock and the pair-Quotations at Mid- land: Wheat. $1.32 bu; com, 72c bu.; oats, 38c bu; e. 81c bu.; beans, $4.30 own; potatoa, $1.36 cwt; butter, 49c lb.; eggs, 300 don—B. V. 0., 845-37. Saginaw (NW) r—Gronnd is cowl-ed with snow but not enough for sielghing. Farmers hauling beans; lots going to market, elevators full. Doing chores , is about all they can do. Buyers here from Detroit buying horses: about so taken, but they will sell cheep. Not many auc- tion sales. Few farms changing hands. Lots of chicks ordered for spring. One man ordered 15,000. It will be cheap eggs next winter. Quotations at Hem— lock: Wheat. $1.24 bu.; corn, 75c bu.; oats, 40c bu.; rye, 80c bu.: beans. $4.30 cwt; potatoes, $8.00 own; butter, 48c lb. eggs, 300 don—F. Dungey, 2-16-27. Monroe (S).—February's con tin u e (1 mild weather in connection with rain. sleet and snow has made the dirt roads almost impasslble and farmers throughout the county are clamoronsly beseeching county and state highway commissioners for im- proved roads. A vigorous campaign for the annhlliation of the European corn borer will be waged as soon as weather conditions will permit. Farmers are con- templating curtailing the corn acreage along the Michigan and Ohio border. Re~ vival meetings under the auspices of the various religious denominations are being conducted in rural churches with various success—C. W. Eisenmann, 2-16-27. Harem—Snow and rain, trucks and sleds. Wood hauling from the few re- maining wood lots. Poor crops and dear coal. Feed being moved from farm to farm. Riding on a crest of dairy expan- sion, the 4th in 40 years. Beet herds fading; trainer steers scarce. The live stock balance is being disturbed, prob- ably will result in milk product for ex- port rendering our tar!!! useless. emulat- ing Denmark and Holland without their skilled willing, workers. Milk declining, $1.85 per 100 lbs, test 3.5.—-E. R., 2-16—27. Bel-den (KL—Pruning and wood cut- ting is the order of the day. Will soon be time to get spray rigs in 'order. Fruit buds in good condition generally. Con- siderable interest being shown in graft- ing and top—working. Many farmers in- tending to do some grafting this spring. —H. N., 2-17— 7. , Saginaw (BEL—We have had some mild weather the past week. Snow all gone. Unimproved roads quite rough. Two miles of gravel to be punt here this summer. Some tumors hauling gravel on roads and for their own use. A tractor school was held Tuesday 15th at Birch Run which was well . attended and very educational to tractor tumors. Stock in healthy condition. Hay in good demand. especially eleven—E. C. M., 248-27. Guam—m first or the week a few inches of snow tell but did not last long. Farmers are‘beginnlng to feel the main partotwinterisover and workon tam tools and implements ism commencing. Several auctions are bold. Prices ue'goodonllveebek. .A.‘ , go! boa-en hmmfil! at Isl- an ' , Muller last. . . . ' m u __ m. at .8429. ._ «a ’P‘irshM a... v " v I y 'mi' v ch; butler. 40c 1b.; egg-s, 28c don—G. P. D.. 2-17-37. Wuhtmw.—Mild winter weather "the past two week. Snow and ice about gone. The usual amount of live stock is being winmt'ed. There is plmty of feed to finish the winter. Some corn still in the field. The poultry business is being increased among the farmers of thelcoun- ty. Butter, 64c, eggs, 35c. Hay in from $16.00 upward per torn—«A. W. 5.. 8-18-27. 81:. Jumh.—8prlng—like weather. Snow is all gone. Wheat looks good. Young» clover is still all right So. far. Farmers are busy buzzing wood and hauling manure. Auction sales are quite numer— ous. Horses are bringing a fair price- while cows go out of sight. Roads are in bad shape-adlvin J. Yoder. 8-17-37. Defiance (Ohio) .—-Weather mild and and some rain. Been very warm past two weeks. Frost nearly out of ground. Muddy roads. Postman mnnot cover all his route. sales numerous. Prices on cows and hogs. sky high. Good grade cow sells for more than pair of common horses. Good machinery sells well, hay and real estate slow. A few are trying town life but not as many as a. few years ago. Some young men returning to farm, after spending time and money in city. Quotations at Bryan (Ohio): Wheat, $1.85 bu.: corn, 80c owt.; oats. 400 bu.: hay, $10.00 ton; milk, $2.35 cwt; pota— toes, $2.50 cwt.; butter-tat, 51c; eggs, 28c don—W. E. B., 2-17-27. STATE REPORT SHOWS CLUB WORK BENEFI'IB IGHTEEN thousand six hundred, and sixty three Michigan boys and girls were members of boys and girls clubs in 1926», according to the annual report just released by A. G. Kettunen, state club leader. Club work was carried on in all Michigan counties except eight. ‘ During the twelve years that this type of training for Michigan young— sters has been carried on, there have been 215,752 members of boys and girls clubs in this State. Enough time has elapsed since the initial clubs were organised so that a meas— ure can be taken of the value or the, work to club members in their fu- ture activities. Many of the club members go to colleges, universities, or the normal schools after they have finished club work. These former members find that the training which they re— ceived in raising stock. in growing“ crops, in canning, or in making , clothes has a great‘ deal of direct value. A majority or the former club members, however, do not go on to college after they have finished their high school courses, and these club members, who are men and Women" .. now, are almost without exception leaders, in their communities. when ‘ are still interested in club work “ act as? local leaders ,, for the clubs ‘ ' . ‘p‘h. [,1 I f . “ ~ V ,‘ f}. km: are. «misaligned; v.2. T'“ l l l - l L... , ash elements. ......._ -..—_._— . are used for food. ‘ cucumbers on the farm of H. ' . this Was taken the encumber THE FARM GARDEN "'—"-___...__. By G. H. BARNDEN—_____,. fl \ (Quatlom madly Answered.) FERTHJZING = UCH has been written on fertil- izing the general term crops . but when it comes to fertiliz- ing the garden creps information is often found lacking. 1 While there is no question but that good, well rotted stable manure will always be the old stand-by as a garden fertil- izer the fact remains that the sup- plementing of cemmercial fertiliz- ers will often prove beneficial. Ma- nure at best is a poorly balanced plant food when used as a garden crop fertilizer. It contains a good amount of nitrogen but is decidedly lacking in the phosphorus and pot- The nitrogenin ma- nure also is a slowlyavailable form especially during the cool‘ months of early spring when the chemical changes known as soil nitrification is slow in taking place. For this reason it is often advisable to apply a moderate application of a nitro- genous fertilizer to stimulate early growth until the nitrogen contained in the manure becomes available. Nitrate of soda is the form of nitro- gen most used as the nitrogen in this becomes available at once. , In fertilizing garden crops a thor— " ough knowledge of the efiects of the three necessary fertilizer ele- ments is essential. ‘Nitrogen pro— . wduces' leaves or vines according to the character of the crop. For this reason it is a valuable plant food to use in growing such crops as let- tuce, cabbage, spinach and other crops in which the leaves form the edible portion of the plant. Due to this-~an over abundance of nitrogen in the soil will prove detrimental to such plants as tomatoes, beans, peas, etc., by producing a vigorous vine or top growth at the expense of fruit or pod production and early matur- ity. However, the leaves of the plant being the kitchen of the plant ‘ where elements taken from the air ,are transformed into food for the roots its should not be inferred that nitrogen is not necessary. The harm— ful effects I‘have observed were only noticeable where th _ J was over abundant. Phosphorus is the plant food ele- ments most generally found lacking in the garden soil. Its chief function is that of promoting early maturity of plants in which the fruit, seeds, or pods are the edible part of the plant. In this group are included tomatoes, melons, peas, beans, corn, etc. In fact, our heaviest crops of , early tomatoes, corn, peas and beans were produced on land which had had no manure for two or three years but was liberally supplied with 16 per cent acid phosphate alone. There is no question but these crops are not heavy feeders of nitrogen. In fact, corn will some- times thrive on a soil where other plants stand still for want of nitro- gen, providing the phosphorus ele- ment was not lacking. Potash finds its, chief use .in stim- ulating root growth and is therefore invaluable in the culture of such crops as beets, radish, carrots, on- ions, etc., the fleshy roots of which The onion crop is. also highly~ responsive to nitro- gen. Potash is also valuable in fact necesasry to all plants as good root ' growth is of _. prime. necses-ity to all plant _ Stablemanure contains m..— Hartman, confirm Garden editor. When a were Just starting to run. basic garden fertilizer. This of course will need to be varied accord- ing to: 1. Kind of soil in regards to humus content, texture, moisture retaining qualities and previous me- thods of fertilization; 2. Kind 6f crop :' W n? no" manure" has" been'use'd for some time and one is to depend I on commerciallertili‘zer alone, I am 3 of the opinion that the 4-8-10 proves very satisfactory under average con- ditions when it is desired to use one analysis on all 'crops. Where manure v enters into the program the nitrogen element may be decreaSed or even manure is seldom satisfactory for best results. It is better if com- posted in a pile. for 6 months or so and then applied after plowing and worked in. Moderate yearly appli- cations are to be preferred to heavy applications once in two or more years as in the former method much of the food properties are lost through leaching, especially in the lighter soils. It is seldom advisable to apply commercial fertilizer at rates exceeding 1,500 to 2,000 pounds per acre unless succession cropping and then it would ‘- more-advisable to treat each separately. Good results are ‘ often, attained by use" of 500 to 190“)? pounds on soil in moderate con tion. ' " ALL FRESH _ Visitor from City: “Are all your hens. good layers?” ' \. Poultry Farmer: “Wonderful; ‘they: haven’t laid a bad egg yet!” ‘ A NEW DEFINITION Rastus: “Whah yo’ all gwine?" Rufus: “I’se gwine to de hardware store to get some Ku Klux metal." Rastus: “What you’all mean, Ku Klux metal ?” , Rufus: “Sheet metal, man sheet metal." ‘ UNANIMOUS \ Boss, to boy seeking job: “And so you were born in Utah. What part ?" Boy: “All of me, sir l” The man who believes everything usual— ly ends up by believing nothing. ' ..,_ ‘ L“ _n _ :~ / ‘ We claim that year in and yearn. the Melotte will at e canoe with its unmade: le-Boori perfectly during ’:Z: “I 2.; r u’c‘f‘”°‘:§' _ a ~. "'7 éfi" cram out, over areriod of Men t «11anle be cinihT ELOTTE id 9 n ‘ an 9 entire Ii etime never waste:18 any Wm. 3 ms expense. on balance and waste cream before each rehnlancing. There are no Melotte rebalanc- lng , as It never, never gets out of balance. Write for the new Melotte literature today and find out how {a}: 1161:: agave lt)he new made] Z7 Melcgclte anothefsame terms as the . on pay or mon s. r,l only $7.50 down after 30 days' free trial an month. . Take this Melotte and set it up on your own farm. That’s the ' [Write for Full Details! this! Great New Separator That's the that thing to do. Then you can decide. Don't rater from. anybod until you have _ you have It right 15,01,87- ionic. ' en . v ~ ~ for the new elotte lasts a lifetime and stays if on on't , rate to era! .uvé'uogemmbéwim fore. m we Stand M to Prove —-———i. thirty or more most cream be- he most cream separators wear themselves out of higher. on choose, pay then $7.50 per handy it is. falcon?t out all on our 0 rm. cinem- ooh“: a neznllelotte. you are Hum Deparhnent , I were your own. Give it any test. After you have skimmed times you will know it gets all the cream. You Will know how ‘ know how eas know simple it is to wash. You wxl know the reason why we } haven't been able to get any of these new Melottes until now. . III-III-IIIIIIIIIu-Il-I-I-II “were”? are “near 1... e o O 2445 I- ' '3 .°' You Will Pleas? fiend me at once full detail: about the new low Pay for 4 oaths." Offer and 8 tall» lutrod m Price to em buyers. "9 " "°' (W Your Item, and Min“ plumb) M0!!!“ 8.1?“ .‘,.‘,‘.....a NOW !~—for the first time, the farmers of America have a chance—~u‘f they act quickl—to see and USE, on 30 days’ free trial, the New Low Model Belgian Melotte Cream Separator. AT LAST l—a shipment of 2,000 of these nex models has arrived—and if you write us at once, before this supply is quickly exhausted, you will have an opportunity to get a New Model Melotte ‘ for 30 days’ free trial. The World’s Leading Separator has taken a NEW Leap Forward.r In ADDITION to the un- surpassed and unsurpassable Cream-separating efficiency and durability for which the Melotte has been world famous for 38 years, you NOW have, in the New Melotte, a greater convenience, a greater ease of operation and a more complete, all-around satisfaction that was ever known be. There is a new, swinging steel supply tank, waist high for your convenience. It is lined with white bath-tub enamel. Easy to handle. Easy to drain. the many OTHER refinements and improve- ments which have started the whole dairy indus- try of Europe talking! Of course, the Melotte’s wonderful Self-Balan- cing Bowl is NOT changed. A Bowl that NEVER gets out of balance—a Bowl that has NEVER had to be rebalanced—NEEDS NO CHANGE! YOU CANNOT IMPROVE PERFECTION! Write for Special Low - Introductory Price Offered NOW! ActQuick! We KNOW that the New Melotte is going to be the talk of the dairy farmers of America— just as it now is in Europe—so, we are now - making, for a short time only, a special low in- troductory price, to get this new model in the hands of American farmers right away. The " price on later shipments may be considerably " Save money by acting NOW! ' y far4 Months ‘ 1 right place to select a cream separator. Use it there just as if it But don’t delay! Easy to wash. Sanitary! See Sixty it turns. Your wife will rlneo 8h. Berkeley. Col clotte Cream Separator and your “Don’t v s» .{ w Shh ,ASSETS, OVER $840,000: MR. FARMER: ‘ Insure in This Company for the Following Reasons: , 1. The company was organized in 1915 and had ‘" the first pick of the successful farmers in all parts of the state. . ‘ 2. The company has been successfully managed and has built up a large agency and adjusting force to bring. the service of the company home ‘to the party insured. 3. During the life of this company, five different ' companies have started business and retired from the automobile insurance field. 4. The company confines its business to writing automobile insurance in the state of Michigan only. It is therefore able to give more careful attention to its members than those who spread their activities over many states. 5. It took many years of successful planning to properly organize and build up the company to itspresent standing. I 6. The company has increased in assets $140,000 per year for five years and now has assets of over $840,000 and thereforehas fully estab- lished reserves. . 7. By insuring in this company, you are taking out a policy beyond the experimental stage. Look up the Local Agent or Write: " W. E. Robb, Secretary '7 V of. the y CITIZENS’ MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE ’1 INSURANCE COMPANY Howell, Michigan WHEN WRITING T0 ADVERTISERS PLEASE , MENTION THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER "Good fences makesood neigh- boas. 60m: 107m bacK I had Couple Iowan“? Over m .616ck Seifin' 18? h W'Fénce We“ my neighbor-.3 Corn, bil’ I'm feneon’ Wilt? M‘ld “OW, qnd my p.155 is slip/"1‘ GT' home :’ ) 1%” (“FENCE-5 ARE MADE OF 5TR0HG, MEDNM WEIGHT WIRE qun A THICK )iEAVY Comma 0F LEAD seven TIMES A5 HEAVY A6 TfiE zmc COATING or! 171E GALVAMIED KIND. THEY GWE 5£VERAL TiMES 114E aERVKE, AND (051' [40 MORE TAAN GALVANIZEDo IT A» BEEN TAE CU6TOM , BECAU5E OF'TAE SHORT LlFE OF THE COATING ON GALVANIZED WIRE,‘ To BUY )iEA WIRE FENCE, A9 IT LAsTs A LITTLE LONGER ' AFTER 1255 @TING L6 GONE. ‘ “Irma 1.5 NOT NECEfiJARY IF' You BUY IEADCLAP, jTchK, HEAVY my“: PRoTscnoN . - ' \WRlTE Too/w FOR CATALOG AND PRICES :ITNI'll-L €05T YOU ., 13‘s |£ADCLAD WRECO, ,Tjjosw. A can AND. ' ‘ ~ MOUHMVlLLE_ Mu.- POLLAlifi FOR THE Jazva AND LONG I.th ARE m ,TAE - Warner and he wil be I , If you are a paid-up suhpsorlbon) 'TEXT:. Bolt, Watchman, what of the night?"— Isaiah 21-11. ASHIN‘GTON and Lincoln live ' on. They live through the in- spiration of well-nigh unparal- leled faith and persistence. In that dark winter at Valley Forge, Wash- ington is often on his knees. In that terrible gloom after the Emancipa- tion P;oclamation, when the people were fickle, and political friends were forsaking him, LincOln, in the grace of a manly faith and a child- ish humility, is wont to carry his cause to the God Whom he trusted. He says, “I have been driven many times'to my knees by the overwhelm- ing conception ,that' I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me seemed insuf- ficient for the day." night” was the agonizing prayer on the lips of both of these political saviors. - But in the days of our text, a veil of darkness was settling upon all the nations. Out of the silence of decay and death, the prophet hears the cry, “What of the night?" Some distressed soul was seeking an ora— cle of relief. He wonders how long judgment will last and when the morning will come. Now, what were the signs in those days that pointed to a night of gloom? Let us consider what Isaiah says about Judah, for she was no exception. Chapter 5:8-20 gives the woeful story. Corrupt wealth was gnawing at the vitals of Judah. Property was falling into a few hands, and these selfish few had formed a protected class, which ig- nored social responsibility while ac- cumulating more pelf, and thus people. Agriculture was the chief occupation, and so much of the wealth-getting took the form of grabbing farm after farm “until there was no more room." But we have a great herd of this class in America. “Industrial Facts” by Kir- by Page has these statements: “Two per cent of‘the populations owns sixtey per cent of the wealth.” “One man is on the board of forty-five railroad companies." “Senator La- Follet (now dead) points out that, ‘the real power which today con~ trols the railroads of the United States, is the group of a dozen New York financial institutions’." T‘The 1910 census revealed the fact that about one-fourth of the agricultural land in the .United States was in the possession of about six ten—thou— sandths (only a fraction of one per cent) of the population. ‘ " " Fifty- four owners had, it is said, nearly 27,000,000 acres." And in cbntrast to this, let us note this statement, “About ten million persons are liv- ing in poverty, or at the margin of the minimum standard of existence.” America needs the warning of Isaiah that if she would foster congested wealth and turn her ear from the cry of the many, she is sowing the seeds of doom. Wealth, in its indul- gent forms, is a sure menace to n a t i o n a l existence. Abandoned farms and desolate houses are silent forerunners of greater ills that are to prey upon us. Who said that the first function of government was to protect the rich and their money? Verily, that is no. Christian oraclelr And, says the prophet, wealth leads to social indulgences of the most virulent forms.“ The times were prosperous and wealth had its chance. But Isaiah saw nothing but evil in it. And Jesus says, “how hardly” can riches bless the posses- sor. 7 Why? Because it is not-used to bless others. .Yet, there are some happy exceptions. But the prophet's picture is a modern realism. He points out that drunkeness follows into the night- until ,wine 'infi them," ‘_- And," they“ ' ' to pom you turnout charge. A “One oalleth unto me out \01 “What of the ' crushed the life out of the hapless' wealth. Certainly. : There argfmany. . rig-ht ‘around you thatktarr¥hte . A I I. find;iwofla‘..jnot-'vl¥kep 9 ' ’ m9 ' j ward idea. I g 7 in.;‘a ,p’r'v‘W‘) MW . in] g :— A-x mm, 1‘ V imemflw ~- - h ' - , I ‘mm «nylon-i mama- on would m on ma firm to 11".".- (If t m u on quest amino 0 I ' mt m|.np|.ywwlll mount to you: music. ‘ ’suéh animalism is deaf to, ‘ the call of God and to the" signs of the times. “They regard not the work of Jehovah, neither have they considered the operation ‘of his hands.” ‘ ' Before the prophet finishes his scathing picture, he .must tell how money and drunkeness are taking away righteousness from the land through corrupting the courts of Jus—~ tice. He relates how public oificials “are mighty to drink wine” and to mix their drinks. How well Isaiah painted modern conditions and gov- ernment in collusion with corrupt wealth. Why did General Pershing recently say, “If the time ever comes when public officers 'can be virtually bought and sold, then the downfall of the Republic is not far off.” When will we be warned by our de- caying: manhood and our illicit love for material possessions? 'It adds nothing to the vision of President Coolidge that he said .in a recent address, in speaking of Europe’s plight, “Those who need credit ought not to complain, but rather rejoice, that there is a bank able to serve theirneeds. Well, a community of farmers that is long mortgaged td‘ the town bank, does little rejoi’cing, but it often falls into the belief that - wealth is oppressing it. Now, Europe believes that Uncle Sam is taking advantage of her through her econ- . omic misfortunes. And this belief is daily breaking ,down international good—will. Surely, we will not delib- erately allow our wealth to make us incapable of trust and belittle us before the whole world! The Jerusalem seer clearly dis- cerns the end. “Therefore my people . are gone into captivity for lack. of knowledge.” “It is righteOusness ’that exalteth a nation.” Our President says and would have us believe, _“Our moral and spiritual life has kept measure with our material prosperity.” But this scribe does not believe it, though we could wish it were al- together so. Our ears are dull of hearing, \for example, the appeal of China for the many ministrations of Christian mercy. And until we clear our intentions by purifying our industrial aims in that and other foreign realms, we cannot be said to have the “moral and spiritual life" close at heart. And until we purge public life of the corrupting influ- ence of wealth and wetness, our moral and “ritual life has kept poor measm s. ' “Watchman, what of the night?" When will the morning come? But the prophet discerns the dawn. “The people that walked in dark ness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them that the light shined.” But for long now the Light has shined to lead the way out of our perils and to give us a vision of that day when “of the increase of His government and of peace there shall be no need.” Church of God, arise, and sing less “I want to be an angel”, and more “The Son of God goes forth to war" for right- eousness and justice among the peoples. KEEPS FARMERS POSTED EAR EDITOR: We all like your. paper. er posted on what is going on. At home the paper comes in my' boy’s name, but the whole family is interested in the M. B. F.; market, weather, service, poultry, farm home and all departments are good, like a home paper. We have other farm papers but they are so far away with their news that we hardly looklat them. Your: paper tells us what is going on around us. We like the' crop reports and your chicken 36- . We have "a nice. bum ciswyandottes, white " h’ ‘ " " ,Telling it another way, » . - *- .. It sure keeps the farm— . ' it M ...—.c \ 55.03? - -. ,control it; . “few words. This is a matter in Lei:th being employed to that I 1961 like saying a which wettarmers. are all concerned, for while up here we are aWay out or what is called the corn belt we do depend, to a large extent, upon flour corn; in fact, I would say it will be areal calamity if that crop is lost to us. I know that a great ef— fort is being made by many men who know more about the habits of the pest than I do to control it; still I have not as yet read of anybody trying out the plan I should at- tempt it I had to do it on my own farm. ' r While I am not sure, I presume the borer is much like many other pests and would welcome the first thing that suited it. Potato bugs will flock to the volunteer plants, grasshoppers will readily come for poisoned bait and many other pests will come’to strips or plants put out for their benefit, so were I to pre- pare for the corn borer next spring, I would clean up my premises as well as possible of all such stuff as the borer cared much for. I would then clean up a strip entirely around my farm and fit it up and plant it to Golden Bantam sweet corn or some other very early corn just as soon as the weather was fit to plant corn. Also if the farm was large I would run strips four or five rows wide across it each way. I would then do my regular farming inside this ring of corn and plant such other com as I felt I must at as late a date as could be trusted to leave time to mature, corn of some early variety. It seems to me the corn in these strips would be so far advanced before the main crop was around enough to call the borers that it would catch a large majority of them and when it was thought that this corn had capured all it could and is usefulness was ended, cut it or pull it and make away with it. I think that this might do con- siderable good it generally done by those in the infested area. Then again it might 'be a fool idea. I really don’t know, still I am mighty interested—Clare D. Scott, Cheboy- gan County. POOR ILAWS EAR EDITOR: There are some laws that I consider very weak and unjust. First the auto 1i- cense plate should go for the life of the machine and we should have a four cent gas tax. Second, all hunters, no matter how old, should be obliged to get a hunter’s license, and a license should be for hunting, trapping and fish— ing. If that was the law, lads from "10 to 15 years old could not kill quail and in fact every bird they see. They should be allowed to hunt on their parent’s land without a li— cense. These same lads go to the lakes and streams and catch small fish, simply for sport. If everyone, no matter what age, who wants to hunt, trap or fish was obliged to pay $1.25 for a license, game and fish would be much more plentiful. Anothergweak law is the traffic laws of Michigan. When one ma- chine drives by another and causes an accident that driver should be fined from $100 and 90 in jail and have his license revoked for two years. Such a law save many lives. One of best privileges the mem- bers the members of the M. B. F. do enjoy is the exposing of crooks so the members are ready. for them. -—-—J. L. Klein, Washtenaw County. DEPORT CRIMINALS 0 the Editor: Capital punish- ment is to come up again. Some claim 8 out of 10 criminals in the United 'States were born in the old country. Why should We kill them? Wouldn’t it be better to de- port them to their old home? That ,would empty our .Stateprisons and save taxes for the Americans. We Wouldn’t; have the expense of build- ing] more ,prisons. We could rent a when; We have “for some good use. in" a ma “won't obey our laws we «not atnenr expense. ~- 5 , m sizes. io-éo 11. p36: film and 15-30 h.p.ior3 plows. Fully equipped, ‘ f ‘ 4-cylinde'r tractors, with ample power ,4 ., g at belt. drawbar. and power takeoofl. ‘ 3’. .' ‘ v . NeXt SpringJe Summer, Autumn, Winter~’ Profit with" McCORMICK—DEERING . Tractor VERY YEAR McCormick-Deering Tractors stand stronger with the farmers. The name McCormick- Deering has become the symbol of reli- able power iarming because it stands for carefully built, practical, many-sided, long-lived farm power. That is so in your community and every- where. Men who have used Interna- - tional Harvester tractors— for months or for years —- are steadfast friends of McCormick-Deering farm power. They will recommend McCormick-Deering when you come to buy. 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Should any reader have on cause for complaint unmet any ed- vertiser in tho-ea co . an hither would appreciate an im- mediate lettu- brinzing ell tug“ to light. In evea‘ceee when writing say: “I aw your .41 ' t in The Mic- n Busineee It will guarantee honest -deelln¢. annex-l” “The Farm Paper of Service” NEW SERIAL STORY HOSE who read “Forty Years of Faking” T and “How Bill Bucked the Tiger" in our columns some time ago will be pleased to know that we have secured the publication rights to another story somewhat along the same line—— the activities of thieves in rural communities. The two stories mentioned dealt with the work of grafters, while the new one has to do with the depredations of a gang of thieves and how they were caught. “Millbank Brings Back Its Bacon” is the title of this new story of the troubles of a farm neighborhood~perhaps your neighborhood. or course it is fiction but the background is true to life and shows what farmers can do to get rid of thieves when they organize themselves into protective associations as they are being forced to do to protect their property in many sections. It is not a long story and has something doing in every paragraph so you are bound to find it very interesting. The first installment will ap- pear in our March 12th issue. Don’t miss it. BEARING FRUIT HEN Governor Fred M. Green took over the W reins of the government of Michigan at the first of the year he made a rather brief and to the point speech which included the statement, “This Legislature could easily'become the outstanding Legislature of the United States with every member going home proud of the achievement and with an acknowledged place in the history of Michigan, if you would proceed to your work on the theory that we need no more laws.” Apparently his advice is bearing fruit, because the first bill to be passed by both houses during the 1927 session was brought to the Governor’s desk only last week. And the Legislature con- vened over seven weeks ago. Let us hope that quality rather than quantity will be the watchword throughout the session. ‘- 40.000 FRIENDS EN it comes to going to the rescue of their own kind there is not a class of people in the world that can hold a candle to the farmers. When we asked for petitions urging the acquittal of L. J. Wilson, Montcalm county farmer, charged with manslaughter because he fatally wounded a chicken thief he caught rob- blng his hen coop, we had a faint idea of the response we would get, but the number soon passed our prediction and every mail brought more until we become almost swamped with them. From every direction they came, some with only two or three names on, others with over two hundred listed one below the other on a long strip of paper. As we write this we have over 38,000 names signed to petitions and letters urging that Mr. Wilson be declared “Not guilty!" Then some of the letters are from granges, farm bureaus and farmoro' clubs in different sections. and they contain a resolution adopted by that organization which is ‘ ofllcially stamped and ' aligned by the my These mpmsent many ' Th Easiness -' show this spirit toward a brother? ' all the time. ., quittod‘ is ove 7 :0 = of} , . I W . when: w‘illing‘h sent in money or eigniil . help him bear. theTex'pens‘es. , , l ' Is there any other class of werkers who "would We, have never: heard ofany, and furthermore, we have no idea that ive ever will hear of any.' Out in the country felks think of something. else besides themselves. In the cities it is self’fir‘st, last and Thank God we were born and raised close to Mother Nature. FUNDS TO FIGHT THE/BORERS seems the bill to appropriate $10,000,000 for fighting the European corn borer before Congress at this writing is moving along with- out a hitch and if the Legislatures of the dif-‘ ferent states interested in this fight do not get busy they are going to be trailing a long ways behind. The states ought to be leading instead . of trailing. Michigan is to get about a third of the $10,- 000,000, which she is to match wlfh_$1.00 of the State's money to every $5.00 from the U. S. gov— ernment. Action is needed all down the line because the borer will soon be active-again, and we want to be ready to “go to the front" when the borer begins his 1927 attack. FARMERS’ WEEK BIGGER AND BETTER VERY year Farmers’ Week at the Michigan I State College is a little bit larger and a little bit better than it was the year before. Every year new features are added to bring out a larger crowd of farm folks to mingle at their own agricultural college and get the latest in- formation on things of particular interest to them. It is very gratifying to notice how the interest in this annual event increases yearly be- cause it means our rural folks are becoming more and more interested in business farming instead of just “farmin’.” We tried to tell you all about the 1927 Farm- ers’ Week iu the last issue, but it wouldn’t hold it all so we are telling you some more about it in this issue. At the Family Reunion By ANNE CAMPBELL At the family reunion, When the babies all git cry'in' ‘And the women all git talkin' 0f the livin‘ and the dyin’, Thenlgrabmypipean'beatit For the barn or fur the stable, An’ I don’t come back till dinner’ Is a coffin 'on the table. At the family reunion, When the chicken’s crisp an’ tender, Then my disposition softens An' I’m anyone’s defender. I kin stand the women buzzin’ ’Bout their clothes an' all sich foolin‘ When we‘re sittin‘ down at dinner, An‘ the punluin pies are ecolin’. At the family who, I’m the oldest one mendin’. An‘ sometimes it seems to gabbin’ There is never any endin’; But as long as there is oookin’ Set before old eyes a-dimmin’ Sech as we git when we gather, Enron there Is some use for women, At the family maroon, ’ I fol-git my bones are achin’! When‘I sit around the table, I ain’t old; I ain’t forsaken. For my kin are sittln’ with me. An' their young an’ party faces Make me sorry I got grouchy An‘ I put them in their places. At the family reunion, ’ ' When the women’s busy clearin' Thonlsetbocklnmonrner‘,~ _ An’ it ain’t flashy}: I’m hearin’. Goon I 10¢ a biz. fir all” back to hound me An’ I dream I‘myoung an’ settin' With my fondly me: ‘for their license. .. . . .Cgue‘ge. (filling! f" ks’ Association. V 'dé‘rstendféat the reg lhibh 6 assume-f of the :countyr’clerks is cut, me because the ardor rofxmany ‘loveslck off within the five'daye andhthey fail to "come ‘ If love will not was live :‘days‘ no salsa has the right to get married. 'Eve‘ry lawina‘ker at Lansing should stop to think that how!“ en— courage divorces if he votes‘to repeal thelew as?" Certame noneof usiwantzeueg, it now stands. g I _ r divorce courts any more crowded than they are , at present. Heaven forbid. \ poor. rule to follow, and only county clerks who are extremely selfish would encourage it. ‘ county clerks are not making, enough money let us raise their salaries, .but leave the the day' marriage license law alone. t _ Legislators, spare that law! MAPLE SUGAR TIME T will not be long before the sap will be run- I ning and the making of maple sugar will be in full swing in Michigan. If one is just mak- ing what sugar they want for their own use they get a lot of fun out of it whether they profit from it or not, but if it is a matter of dollars and cents with them there are a few things they should ask themselves. One question to consider is, what costs will» ‘_ have to be‘ borne regardless of whether sugar is made ?’ Another is, what employment is avail- ‘ able that will payas well? And still another, with what farm operations will it interfere and how serious will be the interference? ~ V According to figures given out by the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics, based on prices received for maple sugar by New York and Vermont producers, for the years 1921 to 1925, producers received about forty cents an hour for their labor. duction disregarding the producer's labor was about jl.00 per gallon, and the total cost aver aged $1.45 and ranged from 54 cents to $4.24 a gallon. . HELP 01m POUIIl‘RY INDUSTRY HE'Legislature is being asked for $200,000 for the. erection of several new poultry > buildings at the Michigan State College. /. Some time ago, we mentioned on this page that such a request would come before this session and we expressed the hope that favorable action would be taken. Again we want to voice our feelings in favor of such action. . _ Taxes are already too high and we do not want to see any more appropriations made than are really necessary because the money must be raised if it is spent and most appropriations are, taken care of through taxes assessed on the land,- ” ‘ but this can be considered an investment that will pay good dividends. Experts declare that the poultry industry re- - , / ceives the least service in proportion to its'value of any other industry in the State. It is not because we do not have the right men in charge of the work. Far from it, because the members of the poultry husbandry staff at the Michigan State College are leaders in the field. The trouble is that they have practically nothing to work with to render the needed service. The $200.— 000 will take care of that. Get in touch with your lawmakers and urge that they do their, hit toward getting this through. PETER PLOW’S PHILOSOPHY “Set and think" is supposed to be good advice but ain’t it funny how many folks can “set” but What we went to; ' work towards is fewer divorces, ’not more. ,V ' “Merry in haste and repent at leisure," is a The average cost of pro-' ._ ' If -' ..e— \. ,/ so few think? ' __ -;~ ‘ Life is like an apple an' most of us like it. COMING EVENTS March 1, 1927.—-—Special Meeting Michigan”: State Horticultural Society, Paw Paw, Mich. , March 2-3, NHL—Regular . Spring Meeting Michigan State Horticultural Society, Eon Haven,M_lch. , - » , August 1—4, int—International Country annual meeting,- Mlehlgan State Couege,'f Lansing..Mlch. , A» " a ~ ' August-1 “Ell-"EMM'TIEI. ' - pie-crust an’ apple sauce. I t 1 .Bl , 20qu FOR s1 her'da’ypwe received a letter one of "our Subscribers 4 *it'seems, was very much V, up": over 'an accident policy fihfchhad been sold to him in con- 'with a subscription to a ;‘_ :hap'er. It appears Mr. Sales- Van for said farm paper had told subscriber that if he took out a , (may with him that there was noth- ing left .for him to worry about as at [as bodily injury was concerned :Athe policy was just as safe as a government bond and covered every "-517Qininry known ‘to man, all for the ' magnificent sum of only one dollar year. Now we don’t want to say an on? "hind-word abOut our subscriber, but honestly don’t you think he should ‘ have known better? Why, this agent stood right up close to our good sub- scriber and told him that should he .7 fall ad a load of hay, should the ‘ cow kick him Or should the bull run 'him out of the pasture and muss him up doing so why all Mr. Farmer had to do was to go in and lay down on “the couch, take it easy, call the doc- tor, get a nurse, and stick close to the house for fifteen weeks and draw down more money from the insur- .ance company than he could make each Week farming. And because fthis'agent looked fairly honest and irepresented a good farm paper our subscriber fell for the story, took out Is subscription and one of the policies ' ——-he had to do that in order to get the subscription. Well along came the policy within ' a few days and after our friend sub- scriber read it over he started saying ‘ ' things, and when he did his wife ran the children into the bed room and locked the door behind her, because the things friendhubby was saying about that policy were not fit tosbe v heard by young children or a sensi- tive wife. After the atmosphere cleared away Mrs. Farmer went out and put her arm's around his neck ‘ and told him to never mind but to write Tm: Busnmss stm all about it and learn the real truth about these insurance policies———for after all it .was only a dollar—then he « . 0 V -, raved far into the night about the - general principle of the thing, and why couldn’t a man take a farm paper without. an.insurance policy tied to it. The next day he wrote us the iwhole story, and we wrote him as follows: “Sorry, indeed, to learn that a ~ ‘slicker’ took'you in on an accident (policy. You know by this time that your policy only protects you while travelling or an injury in a public building-such as a church, theatre, library, and then only under certain conditions. Your policy or any other dollar policy will not protect you _while on your own property. In order to get a policy that would cover all the things this agenttold you were covered in your dollar policy it_ would cost you from fifteen to twenty five dollars a year. “Remember, you have a good policy and it is well worth a dollar .-but its too bad the agent lied like a trooper for it was not necessary. Had this man told you the truth you I -might have taken the policy anyway for as we said before it's worth the. money—in this day and age of ac- cidents while travelling. Immortals M department II to w toot our hen hem fraudulent out!!!” or but-Ir “mm by persons or concerns at I ’ .Iu every one we will I satisfactory "tumour .whichrnc chorus for our unless will our megs, rum : '- - be _ hand and not um, mm was. «mm~ etc 'o " also you ad- " a“? Q. .. . r ' hearth. mm cover of I!!! Issue us, .. a I, I _ if,ng assess" in ‘ “an: Emmettan has an ac- cident policy. tee, jut we.--_do not allow our agents to sell it. ’ Our field ' men give ,- out insurnace blanks and on these blanks'nre'printed in detail just what you get for your money. You do not have to buy an insurance policy in order to get our paper, if you want the policy it's alright with us and if you don’t we feel just as good about it———-‘—Tnn BUSINESS FARM- ER comes first with us—and the policy is just an added service if you care for it; . We are glad you like THE BUSI- Nsss Farm and that you feel safe in writing us about any subject knowing you will get a square deal 'é—that is jusHhe way we want ydu to feel. Call on us again. GENERAL MOTOR SUPPLY 00. I will send you a bunch of letters from the General Motor Supply Company of La. Crosse, Wis. I be- lieve it would be wise to advertise them through your columns. Tried one of their gas governors and find it of no value at all. Besides they are giving too many valuable pre- miums that alone show it is all bunk.--—J. ’D., Turner, Mich. ENERAL MOTOR SUPPLY COMPANY”. Repeat that over a couple of times. What does it make you think of ? General Mot- ors Corporation, of course. Isn’t it quite possible that those operating. this “gas governor” firm are trying to get you to confuse the two, or pos- sibly give you the impression that General Motors is back of their bus- iness? We think so. Well, don’t believe it. ‘ As for their “gas governor” we have no faith in any of these so—call- ed gas savers. To date we have never heard of or seen one of them that would work with any degree of satis- faction, and we believe that if one is ever perfected it will become standard equipment on automobiles as no one is more anxious to con- serve the supply of gasoline than the manufacturer. WHY MRS DO NOT GET DIVIDENDS RE, there any of our readers holding first mortgage bonds of Bernard and Sara Fineman, written against the Plaza and Wav- erly Apartments, of Detroit, issued and trusted by the Michigan Bond and Mortgage Company in 1924? We hope not because the chance of col- ledting interest is mighty slim. According to the Detroit Better Business Bureau, the Plaza Apart- ment building has stood for months unfinished, the doorways unbarri— caded, the premises piled high with rubbish and overgrown with weeds, apparently without protection ,of any description. The Waverly Apart- ments present a similar appearance. Folks living nearby state that 'during the year or more since the project was apparently abandoned vandals have carried away much of the ma: terials not only piled in the street but in the building as well, while children use it as a playhouse, breaking the windows and otherwise destroying the property. ' Some of the officials of the Michi- gan Bond and Mortgage Company have been under fire in connection ‘ with companies of shaky reputation, we are informed by the Detroit Bet- ter Business Bureau. ' Reputable investment banking houses allege that the established practice as regards mortgage bond issues would leave no chance for such a situation as exists in > this case. 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Easily adjustable Do you tell your friends about the free service. they can get if they are paid-up subscribers to you do you are doing them a service, yourself a If they Join our growing family they save con- ; Algorithm money‘ through getting free-advice, you benefit because the more “flames there are on our subscription listthe more we can serve you, and eased that we have so many friends to serve. / ’ OHS. '3 'HIS story is a true. one, quite exciting as well as. veryninter- esting, especially to the writer as I attended school at Wayland, Allegan county, and I had\a host of friends and I got along with my school work grand. The year that they put the Grand Rapids and In— diana Railroad through the place there were a number of our friends went north to homestead land. In the year of 1871, the first of April, I received a letter asking me if I would come up there and teach their school as there had never been any as yet. I got my parents consent to go, and my father went with me. I hpd to go to the town of Hersey to take the examinations. There was only one train from Reed City to Hersey and it did not give us any too much spare time. After I got my certificate we knew we had no time to waste and we had four long miles to walk to catch the last train out of Reed City and had to make it. I tell you there was some high stepping, we did not stop to count the railroad ties. We just made the train. The train only Went as far as Cadillac at that time. It was a mixed train, fiat cars loaded with hemlock bark and some with cedar shingles, also some with rail— road ties and cedar posts. We had no upholstery seats to sit on. Where we were going to stop was just a crossing and it was nearly dark when we took the train and we did-not go very fast as the train ran over a new road. We both, were ‘ very tired. I must say I got there before they had the school house completed. Now the buildings were all logs cov- ered with sha‘ke roof and it did not take an expert to build any kind of buildings for they were all nearly alike, only some were larger than others. I had to commence my school on a certain day, so the school board got together and de- cided the next Monday they would have the school house ready, it would be so I could commence the school. I was glad and rather anxi- So Monday morning I rang the school bell, one I had brought with me. They had got; the schoolhouse just nicely under way. There was no roof on it, had the rough floor down and a few rough benches nailed to the floor and they did not have even the chinking in so after I closed school at night the car- penters would come and work, and also Saturdays, until they finally completed the wonderful building. I had a roll call of. twenty-six chil- dren, all ages. I had some older than myself but that made nodiffer- ence. They all obeyed me to the letter. There was a Doctor Gristin, a Swedish man. He Went back to the old country and brought back two boatloads of Swedes and Danes. Religious Services I had always been brought up to attend church, also Sunday school, so I talked with the parents about organizing a Sunday school. It was understood by all that the next Sunday we would all meet at the school house and there was a grand turn-out, nearly everyone in the dis— trict. Anyone that had any good lit— erature was to bring it, also any hymn books. Now I sent to my home and had a great plenty sent me, also papers and cards for the children and our collection increased each Sunday so we sent for our sup— plies and the good work went on. ’ After a short time we had a min- L ister come and speak to. us twiCe a 5 month, so I began to feel I was live", ing in a. civilized country once more. i I did enjpy the summer very 'much. I had never been in the wilderness, before and in fact never ‘had' been-,1 v away from my home, so you may know‘wha‘t home meant to me. I- . ' was there six weeks and went ho'me to celebrate the 4th of July. When: I returned I was so glad to great my happy children for they all met me and wanted me to tell them what I did, also what I saw, while I was away, so that was my last visit home until the term of school was out. On the last day of school I had prepared a program and invited the parents there to visit us. I was r so proud of those dear children. I have never forgotten, although it has been fifty—five years ago. The small village where I taught the first school, also organized the first Sunday school, was called Tus- tin. There was one store and post office combined. After a time one of the Swedish men started a small, store to supply their class of people. How hungry that new country made everyone. Potatoes were so good with only a little salt on them. Of course, everyone was as good as another, so friendly they did not seem to have any thought of self—' ishness or jealousy. We all had a good time. We had dances and sometimes barn raisings, loggin bees, quilting bees and we all wen ’ and had a grand good time. Marriage As my school closed I returned to my home, I received many good let— ters from many of my'scholars, also . from one of my gentlemen friends. After a, time he came to see me and in the year of 1873, the 11th of May, there was a great commotion at my childhood home. I wondered why when my dear father took me by the hand and gave me to another. I tell you it meant-something. ,I did not think of it then as I do today, as I was about to leave a good home and the best of parents and the youngest cried as if her little heart would break. “I don’t want that big man to take my dear sister away where I can’t see her." After the ceremony was performed we took our departure for the north. We went as far as Big Rapids where we spent our honeymoon with friends, and had a fine time. After a time we went north to Tustin as he had homesteaded eighty acres of the great wilderness. He had lived there for two” summers previous to our marriage. Now there were not much of' any roads. We went to our home light hearted, little realizing the hardships of a pioneer life. He had a log cabin and it did look queer to me. The floor was rough boards, the table was one he made of rough boards, also the cupboard was the same. The casing was all rough boards. We bought chairs, two bedsteads, also some bedding and our provisions to last a time. _, Had to get our lumber all from Big Rapids and draw it in by oxen. Horses were very scarce at that time. I had one of those old ele- vated oven stoves. It was a hard cooker but I could bake our brown bread and‘army beans and anything that the good man provided, and was happy to do so. We both went to work getting in our crops. I think he had about five acres cleared. We had some happy days with our (Continued on Page 22) WATCH FOR THE NEW STORY MONG the most popular short serials we have ever published! were “Forty Years of Faking,” and “How Bill Bucked the Tiger." ‘Now we have arranged to begin in our next issue another story along the same line. This story is “Millbank Brings Back Its Bacon,” «and it sure is a “humdinger” with action all the way through it. A It might happen in any Michigan neighborhood. Thieves were,.active - in Millbank township, stealing hogs, chickens, and almost everything, ' / started a campaign against them. . The story deals with how the v teaive association and a. wide awake youngster ' detective‘,“bug”r break up the _ who been . r. “a. until the farmers banded: together into a protective association . 81¢ . .i ‘3 lives and farms in the South. He is _ happy, because he is prosperous. He leprosperous, because he can work out .of doors 52 weeks in the year-4 raising crop after'crop on the same piece of land, and selling his crops as fast as he raises them, at prices that give him good profit. , Genial climate; cheap labor; pro-' ductive sail thatprodiices fine cm a Ofelikindswaill combine to‘mzhe him a y an prosperous m e fruits oghis labor. And right now land can be bought at low pnces, which will keepgomg higher and higher as the Agriculturu 9.1 South develops. You farmers the North who are no so appy an prosperous let us know what kind of ’ want to do, and we will tell you where and how you can do it in the South. (We cannot. however, undertake to find salaried employ- ment for you.) Full information, free, on requ‘e st. Write G. A. Park, Gen. 1mm. & Ind. Agt.. L. & N. Railroad, Dept.MB-1 0 Louisville, Ky. THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMEB “The Farm Paper of Service” TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT IT . 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We h a v e o n e but every year the main stalk dies and there are five or six new ones spring up, then we cut away the small— est ones, leaving . t h e ‘sturdiest. .. The next‘ year it Herbert Naleger is the same thing 0 v e r. W h a t would you advise in this case. What about poultry manure for grape vines, is it all right or do you think it is too strong?——G. A. T., Wash- ington, Michigan. HE advisability of using poultry manure for your grape vines will depend entirely on the con- dition of the vines. If the vines are not making an excessive growth then you will\be safe in using the poultry manure. Apply it during the winter or early in the spring, spread- ing it broadcast between the rows. Repeated experiments have shown that the average vineyard is greatly benefited by appliications of nitro— gen. Poultry manure should there- fore be just the thing as this ma- terial is very high in nitrogen. To get the best results with young trees they should be fertilized and cultivated. During the winter give your pear tree a good application of manure and early in the spring work up the ground around it, keeping it thoroughly cultivated or hoed un- til midsummer. It is possible that your mulberry tree is a tender variety which can- not stand the winters. No doubt, one of the ' large nurseries could furnish you 'with a hardy tree. The New American is said to be a hardy black variety. CANE-BLIGHT I would like to know if there is any remedy for my red raspberry bushes. They die off as soon as I start picking, and some of them be— fore. The new growth looks good although there are little brown spots on the bark. Will spraying do any good? What would I spray with and when?-——J. K., Rudyard, Mich. OUR Cuthberts are probably suf- fering from cane-blight. The remedy is to cut out and burn all old and dead canes soon after harvest and in the spring go over MICHIGAN GRAPES BRING PREMIUM OVER NEW YORK I HE superior grape pack in Michigan last year netted Van Buren county fruit growers $3 a. ton more for their grapes than New York producers received, according to County Farm Agent William F. Johnston. The higher return obtained] by Michigan growers caused a delegation of New York ship- pers to go to Paw Paw for 51 conference recently. - The visis tors were greatly interested in Michigan’s grape grading law. the patch again and cut out all dead canes. Wild raspberries and black- berries are apt to carry the disease and should be kept out down or grubbed if there are any near your Cuthber‘ts. ‘. ’ STEALING AVMARCH ' HE_Paciflc Northwest Boxed A - ples, Ines. is a. new association .which intends to put on an in-_’ ' mpaign to Afcaording ization» in-é 405mm — — ’ _ n — — ‘-- AYS Professor Fred Orcharding”: fertilizes. consistently fertilized. trees tells the story. ity and promote fruit year’s crop. A dime or a quarter some profit. Atlanta, Georgia Montgomery, Ala. IE monia. Name IliIIIIIITIIHHIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIHIIIIIIIIHll .J Profismr Fred 0. Sears favors coexistent orchard fertlllzatlon “Usually the man succeeds in proportion as he The man who fertilizes year after year, whether he has a. crop of fruit on his trees or not, is the man who usually has a crop." That’s Why it’s easy to tell, almost at a \ . glance, Whether or not an orchard has been A generous supply of quickly available nitro- gen in the form of Arcadian Sulphate of Am- monia is needed before blossom time to in- crease the amount of fruit set, enable the tree , k to carry a full crop of well-sized fruit to matur— _- cadian Sulphate of Ammonia on each tree for a period of five years is bound to show a hand— Consistent fertilization pays. Results prove the availability of the nitrogen in A Suéo/zaz‘e of/lmmom’a THE BARRETT COMPANY, AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT New York, N. 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CLIP COUPO Minneapolis ; ' for the Kidd story—c t postage prepa "nose water co ry V13 ,1 ~ sen The Northwestern Consolidated Milling Company "The Adventures of Japanese water colors. ‘3" mums fizz—43 THE CHILDREN'S noun CLUB . Motto: Do Your Best Colors: Blue and Gold S a member of The Chil- dren’s Hour Club I pledge myself: . - To live a Christin life and keep the Ten Commandments. To do my best in everything I do. To be true to my country, the United States of America. To do at least one good deed each day. To assist the less fortunate than I. To be considerate of others. To be kind to people Ind to oni- mule. To become educated. To always conduct myself in a way that is becoming to . lady or gentleman.- EAR girls and boys: Hear ye! Hear ye! A-new club for the girl and boy readers of M. B. F. is about to be formed. Let every one give their most careful atten— tion. You will remember that one of our readers recently suggested a club with officers, and everything, andrsince then many have written to me endorsing the idea. So today we are going to form it. First we must consider the name of our club, and I want to suggest that The ,Childrens Hour, the name of our department in the M. B. F., be used. So if you have no objec- tions that will be the name of our club. Also we will adopt the motto and colors of the department. I can not think of a better motto than “Do Your Best. Further, the but— ton we have will be considered the official badge of our new club, which means that every one of you who has a button is already a mem- ber of this club. Now for the membership of our club. All of you are entitled to join but you must take the pledge which I am publishing on Our Page and you must live up to this pledge to the best of your ability if you wish to be considered a member in good standing. Take this pledge, then write me a letter advising that you have done so and desire a button to show that you are a member. En- close two cents. a postage stamp will be all right, as an initiation fee. You know that when men join lodges or clubs they must take an initiation and they pay a fee before taking it. I have heard jokes about taking an initiation by mail, but I do not know how it could be done, so we will just have the fee of two cents and when you send that in you can considerd yourself initiated. Then I will enter your name in our membership book and send you a button. Next we will consider officers for our new club. If we get nominations and then vote on them it will take considerable time so I have decided ' to ofier some names for your con- sideration. For president I offer Mildred Darby, of R. 3, Standish, and Helen B. Kinnison, of Star Route, Kalkaska, as candidates, be— cause most of you, know of them. For vice president I offer Thomas McCarthy, R. 7, Bad Axe, and Marie Suderman, Box 32, Comius, as candi- dates. As the secretary must keep a. record of the. membership, and the treasurer the money it is probably ‘ _best to have one person fill both of- ' Also as I needlall, the infor- v flees. mation at my office I am offering myself as a candidate for secretary and treasurer, beeuse it would mean a lot of extra work for someone else. As we desire to get the officers elected as soon as possible I want all you to write in voting for your choice. to vote for someone else just write their name in your letteras well as the oifice which you-wish to have. them hold. I am publishing a ballgt on this page which, you .can‘ fill out and send in it] on ” I have given the names, above as candidates but if you wish, wish, or it, you _ ‘ ' the do flint Colors: AND GOLD ,} vise by letter. ‘The persons getting the most votes between now and March 12th will be considered elected to serve until February lst, 19.28, at which time new officers will be elected. One or two have mentioned our having dues to be paid once a year. Perhaps it would be alright but I am not so much in favor of it. I would rather have the initiation fee the only cost with everyone a life member. An active member until 18 years old and an honorary mem- ber after that, with the privilege of writing in at any time. What is your idea about it? So much for the State organiza- tion. Now we will consider small local clubs that can be formed. Where there are several children in a. neighborhood interested in The Children's Hour 9. local club can be formed with officers elected from among the members, just like the Statewide club. Meetings can be held at regular intervals, once a month or oftener if desired, and with a. lunch and games a very in- teresting time can be had. Perhaps you can adopt some of the ideas of the club your folks belong to. Then after each meeting it should be the duty of the secretary to report about the meeting to me so that I could keep a record of all meetings and tell about them in our depart- ment. Some times there might be visitors from other clubs who could tell you about what they are doing. You might also form such clubs in your schools, and have contests of various kinds. Story writing con- tests, drawing contests, as well as many other kinds, and the prize winning story, drawing, poem, or essay sent in for publication. Your teacher no doubt will welcome such a suggestion and help you all she or he can. And of course I will be happy to help you in every way pos- sible. Now I hope you will do all you can to make our club a big success. Re- member youu' criticisms and sug- gestions are always welcome and given most careful consideration. Drawings, pictures stories, and poems by our‘readers are gladly re- ceived for publishing on Our Page. Let’s make Our Page better in 1927 than it ever has been in the past. -—UNCLE NED. ‘ GUARANTEED A man who was greatly troubled with rheumatism bought some red flannel un- derwear, which was guaranteed in every respect and a couple of weeks later re- turned to the store where he made his purchase. “These flanneis are not what you claimed them to be.” He said to the clerk. “What is the trouble with them?" asked the clerk, “Have they faded or shrunk?" “Faded! Shrunk" cried the purchaser indignantly, '"Why when I came down to breakfast this morning my wife asked me, rWhat are you wearing the baby’s coral necklace for?’»~"———Delores Lenz, Box 304, Hubbell, Michigan. BALLOT I, the undersigned, of my own free will, do hereby cast my vote for ' oflicers of The Children’s Hour Club, to serve to February 1, 1328, as follows (make 31! x in square before name of candidate you vote for) PRESIDENT D Mildred Darby D Helen B. Kinnison . VICE PRESIDENT D Thomas McCarthy El Muie Suderman SECRR‘I‘A BY—TBEAS UBER D Uncle Ned Signed: \ \ To be» certain of MOLE i- HIDE quality, make certain this Trademark is u on the roofing or “single: you. buy. - So good that only the best Lumber Dealers sell them! The new Company 44th to 45th Saree: on Oakley Avenue Chicago v v v Illinois Butter Must Look Good--- Be Appetising “Dandelion Butter Color” gives Winter Butter that Golden June Shade Just add one—half tea- spoonful to each gallon of cream before churning and out of your churn I comes butter of Golden June shade. “Dandelion Butter Color” is purely vegetable, harmless, and meets all State and Na.- tic‘mal food laws. Used‘for' years by all large cream- eries. Doesn’t color but- termilk. Absolutely taste— less. Large bottles cost only 35 cents at drug or grocery stores. Write for FREE SAMPLE BOTTLE. Wells & Richardson 00.. Inc., Burlington, Vermont. PreventCflppe—, build resistance WI . 7 SCOTT'S ‘ E M U [.5 IO" It abounds in precious, health-protecting ‘ cod-liver oil vitamins Scott & Bowne, Bloomfield. N. J. 26'58 ._ _- pasmodlc Croup - Qunckly Checked Oftep;yvith one - efifihfifii'gfi ‘ threatund chest a " I i S . I. * as. , an . x 7 man B.-Hbrteii p‘foruv Ridge which . 'would frequire. hunters and campers “ to- obtain Ithez.‘“written” permission . orthogown’erg or. tenant before enter- ying ii ’on enclosed or improved land. Elli-is? ‘ill provides stiff penalties for those violating its provisions and would empower the farmer or his agent to arrest without warrant any ,‘DM‘SOII found violating the proposed 'statute'and immediately to take the . offender before the Justice of Peace for trial. Tax Bills Hang in Balance Several tax measures of consider- ,able interest to Michigan farmers are receiving the attention of the lawmakers, although none of them have as yet come to a final vote. The proposed constitutional amend;- ment sponsored by Rep. Wilber B. Snow of Comstock which, if ap— proved by the Legislature and the voters, would empower the Legisla- ture to revise Michigan’s tax laws and to include a state income tax in the new system, has been re-referred to the House Committee on General Taxation upon motion of Rep. Snow. All sorts of highway finance schemes are‘ being discussed and a .‘dozen or so measures on this sub- ject have already been introduced. SeVeral House leaders are favoring a plan which would meet with a great deal of support from Michigan farm- ers. In brief the plan is for 4c gas tax, permanent licenses for passen- ger cars and an annual weight tax “for commercial vehicles such as trucks and busses. This legislation is embodied in bills already intro- duced by Rep. C. J. Town of Onon- daga and Rep. Wm. P. Strauch of Vernon. Rural spokesmen are en- dorsing this program, but are recom- mending that the annual weight tax on light trucks be considerably re- duced as they feel that many of " these trucks are used but relatively few days in the year and that they are little, if any, more destructive to the highways than the passenger cars. . Rep. Douglas Black's bill, extend- ing the time for the payment of taxes without penalty from January 10 to February 10, is, still being considered by the House Committee on General Taxation, and is said to be meeting with considerable opposi- tion although it has the support of Michigan farm organizations. T. B. Senator-him Puzzles One of the most knotty problems which is worrying both the Gover- nor and members of the Legislature is'regarding what Michigan is to do to provide additional sanatorium fa- cilities for its tuberculosis patients House leaders are declaring that at ‘this session they are going to do something so that the poor man's child will have at least a fighting chance if afflicted with this dread disease. At present the waiting lists for the State sanatorium at Howell are so long that a person would either die or become seriously af- flicted before his chance would come to be admitted to that institution. The more wealthy citizens can afford private sanatoriums and hospitals, but this is totally beyond the reach of the'average person. Two years ago the Legislature re- alised the need of additional beds for tuberculosis patients and appropri- ' ated $600,000 to build a new State sanatorium. The legislative com- mittee empowered to select the site for this institution reported in favor of a location on State owned land ad- joining the University Hospital at Ann Arbor. However, no move has been made to commence construction of the new sanatorium and there 'is ' some tall: that there is a technical defect in the 1925 law which makes it inoperative. Now a move is on foot to provide funds for rebuilding and enlarging the; present inade- . ‘quate and antiquated sanatorium at Howell. V The distressing feature,“ much of g" thqfdefbm on. this subject is that - inset of people discussingit seem emphasis upon, what, .Zthe * «want? withdut “$103150 is . _éflnifl.i§¥ mi“ i ‘6' P .‘h‘ave' charge of .fthe v. «press ti tuberculosis sanatorium at Howell and any other state sanatori- um which might be constructed in the 'future. This bill definitely re- appropria'tes the money appropriated : by t-he‘Legislature two ‘years ago for the; construction of the new sana- torium.“ - one of the' strong talking points of those, who favor a sanatorium at Ann Arbor is that it would provide an opportunity for the medical stu- dents and nurses to obtain valuable experience in connection with this disease and would make it possible for investigation and research to de- velop improved methods .of curing tuberculosis. . Plan to Fight Corn Borer Among the flood of appropriation bills which have been introduced in the Legislature is one of special in- terest to Michigan farmers. This is Senator Norman B. Horton’s bill, providing $200,000 of state funds for each of the next two years for corn borer control. President Cool- idge recently signed the Purnell bill appropriating ten million dollars for this purpose and providing that the Federal Government will match State money five to one. Thus if 'Michigan appropriates $200,000 there will be a million dollars of Federal money available to fight the corn borer in this State. Passage of the McNary-Haugen bill by Congress met with approval on the part of State officials'and farm organization leaders at Lan- sing.‘ Fearing that President Cool- idge might veto the bill, various tele- grams were sent to the President, urging him to give his approval to the measure. Among these were the following: Governor Fred W. Green: “While I would not intentionally add to your burdens, I feel that you should know that our agricultural interests feel that the McNary-Haugen Bill should become a law. Inasmuch as other countries have tried similar plans that have worked out successfully, they feel that the plight of the agri- cultural interests entitles them to this experiment." Herbert E. Powell, Commissioner of Agriculture: “We urgently re- quest you to sign the McNary- Haugen Bill. We are sure a large percentage of the agriculturists of Michigan believe this 111 e a s u r e should be given a fair trial.” C. L. Brody, Secretary-Manager of the Michigan State Farm Bureau: “Michigan State Farm Bureau ur- gently requests you to sign McNary- Haugen Bill. Measure approved just recently by delegates from nearly all counties of Michigan. Our thou- sands of members will greatly appre— ciate your favorable consideration.” BANQUET MICHIGAN SWINE , BREEDERS WINE breeders attending the an- nual Farmers' Week meetings at Mrs. C. joined to pay tribute to those who achieved honors in pork production the past" year. Breeders representing the principal breeds of hogs grown in the State, were present. Mr. Every,.President of the Michigan Swine Breeders’ As- sociation, called on representative breeders to report for each breed. All expressed confidence in the fu- ture. Prof. V. A. Freeman of the Animal Husbandry department, M. S. C., distributed the badges, medals and checks awarded to breeders in the ton litter club. Every breeder who produces a ton litter is given a gold medal. Twenty-three ton lit- ters were produced in 1926. Grades and crossbreeds were prominent in the winnings as it appears that pure- bred breeders have neglected to give the ton litter work the airport which it deserves. , ‘ , The heaviest litter in the State was fed by A. C.- Landenberger, A1- bion, Mich.‘ V v « . 6mm BUY ‘ ,L , 'WISOONBIN momma ' ’ Dania" mt: year the Feline ’ ~ ipe company, of Wis, has made sev- ts- offlthe‘ir machine to Europe. The last .. l ‘ n. - . - at.“ t («1.1 :y;fl1n.c-‘r.'“7 14» ,1, ,‘y' .r " .2" . r — v ,. the waste Taber, sanng ‘11 1a., ’ ~ 1 a fenced d hade’h bush: . elsofcorn peracre, bogged it down and get $1 bushel. In an unfenced fie d had only 50 bushels per acre and sold it for 50ch bushel. Good fence made ‘ $45 per acre extra profit. ‘ 2 Lauby, Savageton, Wyn, . saves$1500a yearinherd- mg expenses va1th.13 miles hosf woven Wire encmg on ' sheep ranch. 3 Land, Mason City, Iowa, makes more per acre rent on a stock-share basis With good fence. 4 Hiner, Reed Point, Mich, . paid for stock tight fence in 2 years by saving herders’ wages. 5 Oathout, Ethan, S. D., says well fenced farms sell for at least 25% more than the same farms poorly fenced. 6 Schultz, Russell, N. D., made worn out land bring 28 bushels of wheat per acre and turned oil $2,600 worth of mutton, .wool and hogs in one/year With $800 worth of fencmg. Thousands of, farmers tell how good fences pay for themselves by they save 7 Kennedy Hunter, Okla, sa 2 “G eanm from 100 acres of stubble W111 produce 1000 pounds of pork. ’ 8 Taylor, .Eaton, Tenn., . turned pigs into a fenced- m wood lot and made them outweigh hlS neighbor’s pigs 90 pounds each at killing tune. Good fencing paid for his farm. 9 Luscombe, Fairmont, an., bogged down and saved $420 worth of blown down corn last year in a hog- tight field. 10 Pinkney, Eairmont, N. D., cut his corn feed from 11 t0854 bushels per 100 pounds of pork With hog—tight sees. 11 Simpson, Eden, Texas, With good fence, made $3,100 m one year on sheep and goats. 12 Wyrock, Lewistown, . Mont, summer fallows gram fields every third year and makes more than $1000 net returns on tight fence. 13 Fairbank, 1a., With trght‘fence, made $40 per acre extra profit on hogs and lambs. WE have thousands of letters on file from good farmers telling how they hog down corn; save fallen grain en feed and mMed corn, rotate crops, etc. and make extra fits with hog-tight fence. “Red Strand Galvannealed” is the good old “Square Deal” encept better, longer lasting now than ever before. Full length picket-like stays hold .it straight; wavy strands keep it firm; can t-Sllp knots,keep 1t trim; full gauge, honest weight—but . Galvannealed’ nowj—not Extra heavy zinc coat- ing and more copper in the Wire keep rust out and give longer life at lower cost. Let us send you FREE Five booklets—(1), Cost of Fencing Farms; (2) Making More Money from Hogs; (3) What 17,000 Farm Folks Said; (4) How to Test Fence Wire; (5) Keystone Catalog. All interesting, in- structive, profitable. Ask your dealer for them, or write us. KEYSTONE STEEL 8; -WIRE COMPANY 4887 Industrial 8m Peoria, Illinois (is: be ended tomorrow t cold can be dad ' hour! You an Open the gwdgmciick the fever and tone the whol quickly. HiIQL’S will do the: {3:53:33 for millions. It is the suprem a 00,; the. complete help for $1)”,me .t, ’ and don’t! dcgn t relyona lesser 30hr: cficrcnt that we paid ’ New Slant enemasrms All Shades All 0010". HIM Flowers. Vii, toggle youeuoo seedtogrow i321 hut“1:27 ta ' - ‘ - logopfagaiJ’lsntlF andBulbs . . . Mum-mouthw- ubwe cannon ones a mammfifin GOT YOUR PAD FOR Km REPORTS? If you ceived one of our pads fora down the market at 7:06 o'cifiaeam .‘\. ,. .rwo’ ‘ . should have seen her dear old face witheagerness aglow! . __,t itiwas he himself who spoke, she :a . scarce believed was true; softly she exclaimed to us, before his speech was through, "And'I heard Lincoln, too!" . ' of all her years 300m” clutching at the hearts of us and fills our eyes with tears. "In Springfield, Illinois, when she was just , a child of ten, She saw him high above the crowd. His voice rang clearly then, This sovereign of men. When Grandma heard the President upon the radio, - “I thrilled when Lincoln spoke," she said, “so long, so long ago. As upright and as fine a man as ever wore a shoe. ’ [But honest men live nowadays, ‘ _ indeed, they do! Our President is, too !" (Copyright, 1927.) WINTER MEALS NEED WHAT APPLES CAN ADD PPLES are a stand-by to the housewife who has a hard time , getting enough fresh fruit to go with winter meals. The good quality fruit this year make them doubly helpful in planning appetizing and healthful meals. Raw red apples are good as break— fast fruit or to eat out of hand in the middle of the morning or after— noon. They are easy to pack in‘ the school lunch box and should be in it often. They are good also as dessert for lunch or supper when ser'ved with molasses or sugar cookies. .Raw apples are more useful in salads than most other fruits for they add crispness and combine well with other ingredients. A p p l e cups made by cutting a slice off the top of the apples and scooping out the pulp leaving a shell one—fourth of an inch thick, make attractive containers for meat or fruit salads. The pulp may be chopped and used in the salad or may be cooked for sauce. Salads, mad with diced ap- ples, and cold cook d veal or pork and celery cut in small pieces are delicious when mixed with mayon- naise or boiled dressing. Combinations to Try Apples, oranges, and onion ,make a salad combination worth trying, and the addition of chopped peanuts makes it even better. Diced apples, grated raw carrots, and raisins make another good salad. Apple, celery, and nut salad is well known as Wal- dorf salad. Pineapple, celery, and apples go well together. Sliced ap— ples and dates; diced apples, oranges and marshmallows; apples bananas, 'and figs or dates, are combinations which are favorites also. Any of these salads may be served with , mayonnaise or boiled dressing on lettuce, water cress, or shredded cab- bage leaves. CAN PREVENT DAMAGE FROM CLOTHES MOTH INE silks, valuable furs, and ex- pensive woolens, stored in dark, out—of-the—way places are con- stantly in danger of being either partially or totally ruined by clothes moths. One of the best preventive meas- ures, in regard to clothes moths, is to thoroughly brush on both sides all "susceptible materials, then to sun them for two hours, before storing for the summer. The method of storing uninfested, susceptible articles for the summer is important. Boxes or bags lined with fresh tar paper, or tight fitting .wooden or cardboard boxes, make safe storage places. Of all the ma— terials used to repell clothes moths from goods in storage, napthalene is . . undoubtedly the best and cheapest, . whether used in the form of balls or ' as flakes. Cedar chests and fresh cedar shavings are not wholly ef- fective against the pest. (Infested articles can be easily and eaply fumigated in boxes, trunks, 'pchesfs. The procedure is as fol- 3: Pack the infested materials day in to a box or chest and upon gt‘op of them place a shallow 'hcmitaining about .;an ounce of hon bisulp‘hid. Immediately close ’«boxor' chest and anal tightly. The n-hisulphid produces ,a. gas that a into the clothing, $111: 11% . [president ‘ “ r‘”vGrandma is so old, so old, the weight ’ indeed. . painting. the surface." even crusty exterior. surface” we will enrich our friendships and amid the disappointment of finding only “veneer” where we ex- pected real friendship. L address letters: Mrs. Sometimes we over estimate their value because of money or social standing. Even an attractive personality may sorely deceive us, but how many times do we pass hasty judgment, drop an unkind remark or even miss the opportunity of cultivating a. rare friend because we cannot look beyond the odd dress, quaint manners or Just so far as we develop the faculty of looking “beneath the / ’~ W /’W, Annlo Taylor, can The luslneu Farmer. Illlt. Clemens. Mlemnn. hm- Editedbym. ANNm EAR FOLKS: One of the current magazines states-e that the X-ray is now being used to detect faking in antique furniture and 'A new idea to me and science will no doubt disclose ’ many secrets to us in the coming years, but friends as well as furniture are sometimes misjudged because we fail to see “beneath ing all stages of the clothes moth. No fire should be in the building in which the fumigating takes place as ' the gas produced is highly explosive. All fumigating should be done in summer time, when the temperature is never below 65 degrees. Most of the so-callcd home rem- edies for clothes moths are worth- less. And the ineffective ones are dusts of allspice, angelica root, black pepper, borax, cayenne pepper, euca- lyptus leaves, hellebare, lime, quas— sis chips, salt, sodium icarbonate, sodium carbonate, sulphur and to- bacco. Formaldehyde, as a spray or fumigant, is also entirely satisfac- tory. In building dwelling houses, if a small window is put in each clothes closet and storage space in the attic, much of the moth trouble would be over, for moths do not work or breed in the presence of light.———A. L. Ford. OVER~SIZE POTS BINDER HOUSE PLANTS OIL conditions become bad for house plants if the pot is too large, floriculturists insist. The soil becomes sour, the pot holds too much water, and the roots do not get the required amount of air. Plants may be given larger pots as they grew, but each shift should be to a pot one inch larger in diameter up to 8 inches, and beyond that, 2 inches in diameter. Pots are made porous for the movement of air and water; keep them so by scrubbing them before filling them’soil. The hole in the bottom is to allow the free water to pass from the. pot. Never cork it up, floriculturists caution, but place three or four pieces of broken flower pot over it to keep the soil from closing it. ' Allow enough space betwen the top of the soil and the top of the pot to keep the water from running over the top to the floor. Take the plants from the pot and look at the roots if you suspect them of being too dry, to wet, or infested with in- sects. Plants are easily removed from pots by placing the forefinger and second finger of the right hand about the plant and inverting the pot. If the pot is jarred against a table the ball of soil and roots will loosen itself from the pot and rest in the palm of the‘hand. Only a few insects and almost no diseases' are troublesome to house plants. Nicotine etxract is one of the most useful poisons to keep on hand. It may be bought at seed or drug stores. It is best to use soap as a spreader, at the rate of a. tablespoon to a gallon. ’ Personal Column Not Very Old.——Will you please send me the words to the two following songs: “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles,” and "Don’t Bite The Hand That’s Feeding You."-—Miss P., Fenton, Mich. Wants Two.——I would like to see “The Three Wishes” and “In the Baggage Coach Ahead” in your columns—F. C., Wyman, Mich. +___—_ Helps and Wants Help.———I am very glad to supply the song wanted by Mrs. B. of Jackson. Now can anyone tell me where I can obtain, with music, the song en- titled “Saved To Serve Jesus.”—-Mrs. P., Carson City, Mich. - 8 Point Starr—In the last, issue I pub- ‘ lished a pattern for the necktie quilt block many have written me about and in this issue I am publishing another popular de- sign—the 8 point star. I have a worked block of each design and will be pleased to loan them to any who do not fully understand how to cut a pattern from the Requests illustrations shown. will be 8 POINT STAR taken care of in the order I receive them, and the blocks are to be returned to me just as soon as you are able to cut your patterns. I will be pleased to receive favorite quilt block patterns from our good folks and will publish them in our columns from time to time.—-Mrs. Annie Taylor. ' Wants‘Two Bongsr—I would be very glad to get the words of “Two Little Girls in Blue” and “Paradise Allie".— Miss B., Howard City. February Flower Work OW is a good time to plan your flower beds or borders. A few peonies and iris here and there in clumps or in a border makes your place look much nicer. They should be set out in the fall to show up best the first year but will do well set out early in the spring and will flower some the first year if they do Well and you Will have .a much larger clump for another year if you set them out this spring than . if "you wait until fall»- . . I I know ,of‘ no plant that gives the beautiful blossom "with so little care J as the bearded iris will. A border of one row 's'et abOut fifteen inches]~ 7apart in the row.;wii.t- in one year’s time. .mk' - 1 b0 ' *1 “When the plants 'hi th stakes? like the tall ones or those that grow, about thirty inches high best for a border with 'all kinds mixed in the row. Send to some growers for their price lists. They sometimes give the height of the plant in. the list. They are in prices from 10 cents up. The latter kinds are scarce so are high in price. , To keep chickens from scratching' v out your plants get a piece of board and split it up in short stakes. Drive these in. the ground only leaving about four or five inches above. ground and three or four stakes to ,the ' plant ‘will keep chickens ‘ out much better - than taller eta , . 8" 119*th - “Film “at. “mum. flour 'd C .mflredd the has _ ‘ ._ 1‘. Anemr it 2:711}, -« I w0ul_ be vet? to“ me. or publish it.—Miss H. y B., Big . .Rapids, Michigan. . 4 ., v Favorite Songs _2 —I— — MOTHER’S series 1. Mother’s voice is low and sweet, As she rocks ~her babe to sleep; Twilight shadows creep along, While she sings her cradle song; I And now we hear,— » Hush my dear lie still and slumber: . Holy angels guard thy bed. 2. Now the child older grown, Quite a boy he walks alone; But the loving mother keeps Watch o'er him e'en while he sleeps; And now we hear,— How gentle God’s commands; How kind His precepts are; , Come cast your burdens on the Lord And trust Him constant care. 3. ' See her boy in manhood stand, Fighting for his native land; Over all this broad domain hall the ’stars and stripes remain. And now we hear,— My country ’tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty 0 Of thee I sing; ‘ . Land where my fathers died Land of the pilgrim’s pride, From every mountain side, Let freedom ring. - 4 Peaceful glides her life along: As she sings her evening song; While her loved one’s gather near. Hark to mother’s tones so dear, And now we hear,— (Home, home, sweet, sweet, home, ' Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home.) Repeat. For the Movie Fan Flaming Forestr—This picture will sure- ly thrill you. It is taken from the story of the same name, written— by James Oliver thor, and the background is the Canadian northwest in the days between 1869 and 1874. Renee Adoree and Antonio Moreno are the stars. At the beginning of the story there is no law or order in the northwest and a ferocious halfbreed, Jules Lagarre, try to rule the country with the aid of his gang of cutthroats. Andre Audemard, wilderness merchant, will not submit to Lagarre’s rule and he and his wife are killed, leaving a daughter, Jeanne Marie, played by Renee Adoree, and a son. Legarre forces the settlers to move out and as they are heading eastward they meet a company of mounted police, coming to the northwest to establish the law. They return to their homes and Lagarre’s gang scatters to the four winds to later return and try to wipe out the settlement. Of course they are- not suc- cessful. Davidd Carrigan. played by An- tonio Moreno, is a sargeant in the North- western Mounted, and he falls in love with Jeanne Marie, who returnshis love. You will enjoy this picture, I am sure. i —if you are well bred! fl The Young Girl and the Young Man Who Calls on Her.——A young girl’s invita- tion to call, extended to a. young man, may be modified in a hundred different ways, in View of the flexibility of the English lauguage and the varying inflec- tions of the speaking voice. She may tell a‘ mutual friend to bring him to an “at home” when she is to receive with her mother—and her tone of voice will make it clear that she is quite indifferent as to whether he puts in an appearance or not. She may mention that she is apt to be at home several evenings during the week, leaving him free to call at the risk of finding her out; yet subtly intimating that he will probably find her in. When she fixes a definite time, such as “any Tues- day afternoon” or “Wednesday and Fri- day evenings", and tells him she will be glad to see him then, there can be no doubt regarding the cordiality of her in- vitation. But whether his call be wel- come or not, it is only civil on a girl’s part to say she is glad to see a young man when she enters the room. Her manner and a definite invitation to call .. again, however (if it be his first/call), are the safest indications that she really means what she says. ' 9 Recipes - l Bangor Brownie-"34., cup fat, 1 cup sorghum, 1 egg, 3 squares unsweetened chocolate, '1' cup flour (halt rye and‘hal: barley), 1 cup nuts. To the melted} choco- .tgn , . , 7‘, > m J ,V wir- mum Busmnss Fauna. could '“ send it ,M”""‘ < Curwood, Michigan’s famous au~ ' ’ “- A.-a.,.h-a. Aka.“ ‘ ,4 any 9. x“... A - "“W '7 ‘ may..-” A up..—‘_,-u¢——d~‘ J“ . _‘_ pm... a...) —-— “J”. .< I Lay V“-7"a1sn".“-m ‘ ' uh ‘ . nuts.- ‘ .ma 1 40 L culls 31th furvbandinz. will "guns 1% ma. ALL PATTERNS 13c EACH—g ‘2, ’ on; Tom gnu-“fr germ-"i mu. _ apple sauce, grated raw apples -may' be used and 1,5 c. of ‘Sl'léar added, to the apples. Waldorf. Sandra-1% c. diced. apples; 1, c. celery, liced; 1 c. English walnuts. broken '; mayonnaise. Combine the in- .gredients and use just enough mayon- , naise .dreasing- to moisten the salad. Serve on crisp lettuce. Raisins, or dates cut (in pieces, may be substituted for the The Runner’s Bible Pence I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world ziveth, give I unto you. Let; not your heart be troubled, neither let it be avoid—John 14:27. AIDS TO GOOD DRESSING (Be Sure to State Size) L.._‘_.._.__._...._._.. 5726 5' 7/5 5126. ons' SulL—Gut in 4 Sizes: 2. 8, 4 end 6 years. A year size requires 1 yard for e Blouse._ and '5‘ yard for the Trousers, of 36 matenaL the Blouse ls made with short greets. % yard less of 36 inch material is re- 5115. Lndlee' Dress—Cut in 6 an... 34 86 £8! 40. 42 and 44' Inches bust measure. 85 size '1 «a 8,9: dynrttls of 40 inch together 1' o contrastin me r The width of the dress at the foot is‘l‘fi 381:1. m is 4 as cars. ' s 9 requires at of 40min material with it y min]. The width of the rose at edge is 1% yard with plsits extended. 4 55127. ghild's Goat-{Outrin 5 rSixglgmzh1 8. , and ears. ea sine ch ma ' y trhnwcoller a the lower ‘ 2 'FOR‘ 25c POSTPAlD we? resents:law-Fm b. ‘ I Of ‘ll'lho Indeed l swarms. y 773 STORES , / ' FROM COAST TO COAST TWhere Some of Our _ 745 Stores Are Located ’ MICHIGAN Adrian Iron Wood Albion 1311mm Mm. Kalamazoo Alpan I‘peer Battle Creek " Ludinzboll ' I I . I Bantu”: u . rqu. Calumet Marquett- Cuo um Chm Mantegna Coldwnta‘ Nile! Eecanabo 0m Hillsdale PM Holland Port Huron Houxhtun Saginaw ' Icnin Sault Ste. Marie Iron Mountnin Stmais Iron River Travuee City WISCONSIN Amigo Marshficld \-\ AW Monroe Ashlnnd Oshkosh Beaver Dam PW“ Beloit Racine Berlin Rice Lake Chipping Falls Richland Cent- Fond dn Lac 9 Sheboyzan J aneevillo Waterto wn Manitowoc Wan!!!“ Wisconsin m usu E :115 Buying Power OT far from your home one of 773 J. C. Penney Company Department Stores offers you the identical advan- tages of personally selecting your family needs that formerly applied only to more conve- niently located city women. Whether you seek newest styles in clothing, shoes, mil- ‘. linery or whether you wish sturdy, practical furnishings for workaday hours—~you will find everything you require at this modern store. At your J. C. Penney Com- pany Store you can SHOP be- ? fore you buy! Here you can JC. MILLION g 4;: DOLLAR How Savings from Cooperative Purchasing, Reduce Your Shopping, Expenses little things which constitute A IVA T/ON- WIDE INS 77 TU TIC/V - ENNE‘YC . JG 8) ‘ } .A ' .: f” 11‘ 5 IE sway“ scrutinize Quality, Style and Fit. Here you can examine Texture and those important Value. And equally important are low prices! Remember, your J. C. Penney Company De- partment Store is one of 773 ~ similar establishments which are solving the shopping prob- lems of farm families all over the country. Huge savings effected through Co-opcrative Buying are reflected in every item and make your shopping dollar spread further than ever before. i SAY “BAYER ASPIRIN” and INSISTI j-Proved Safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for; Headache - Neuralgia Colds - Pain Neuritis Lumbago , Toothache Rheumatism ,, DOES‘NOT AFFECT THE. HEART | . tnstm. Accept only “Bayer” ' package :Which' containsgproven directions. ' ",‘fleyer-f’ beer of 12 tablets ‘ of 24 and IQQTeDruggms, of: antennas WWW firSmall Childm Thousands of mothers tellus they would not be Without Children’s Musterole, the new, milder form of good old Mus- terole especially prepared for babies and small children. At night, when awakened by the warning, croupy cough, rub the clean, white ointment gently over the child's ' throat and chest. Children’s Musterole, like regular Musterole, penetrates the skin with e warming tingle and goes quickly to the seat of the trouble. It does not blister like the old-fash- ioned mustard plaster and it is not ' messy to apply. Made from pure oil of mustardflt takes the kink out of stiff necks, makes sore throats well. stops croupy coughs and colds. The Musterole Co.. Cleveland. Ohio .‘fiffnfiot earning. : their feed ' I THE U. S. Department Agriculture estinmtes that there arq as 3,000,000 cows in the U. S. that are not paying for their'ieed; » i jam! that there are 8.000.000 more that are not earning a profit, I Only those dairyrnen and farmers who are giving'the same httention to the good health of their herd‘that they do to did feed. are making milking pay. ‘ ‘ in other words. it's the dairymen who ieallae that good health, good appetite. good digestion and proper elimination‘ are the essentials of a good milker that are taking home a check with profit in it. \ , In a recent verified test made. January. I926. on a herd 05 high-grade dairy cows—cows that were being fed a well-known, «prepared dairy feed. together with clover and soy bean hays—- ' ¢ Dr. Hess Improved Stock Tonic was added to this ration} I end— ’ ' There was a gain on all average of just 9 gallons of mil! 'per cow in 30 days. and an increase in the butter fat of 4/"! of one per cent. Here is what this test piovee: By investing only So in Dr. Hess lmproved Stock Tonic to the dollar's worth of feed. you. (can increase your profit $20.00 per cow per year. Dr. Hess lmproved Stool: Tonic improves the appetite, p 'eat with a relish. That's a sure sign of better digestion. — i it helps your 'cow to throw of? the waste material. 50 (clogging of the system under the stress of heavy feeding. It supplies the minerals, 'calcitiih carbonate. calcium phoi-s Tphate and potassium iodide, recently proven to be essential to‘ a cow in milk, and during the period of pregnancy. Here’s our offer to the man with cows: Get of your dealea bufhcient Dr. Hess Improved Stock Tonic to last‘your cow! 30 days. ~ Get 25 pounds for every 5 cows. Feed as directed. Then if you have not seen a satisfactory increase in tha milk How. better appetite and better condition of your cows.- .. just return the empty containers to your dealer. He will {refund the money or cancel the charges Dr. Hess & Clark, Inc, Ashlaml, Ohio Dr. Hess Stock Tonic Improved ’ '~ -_____.____—_—_ v ["0le l"'lllllllllllllmlllllllllllllIllllllIlllIIllllIIIlllllllIll:ulllllllllllllllllllllI"IlllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllIllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllnm-llll; . ‘ ‘. l , BREEDEPS DIRECTORY " .ull llulllllllllllmlllllllIl"IlllllllllllllllllllllllllIlll|lIllflilllllllllulI’lllllllllllllllllllmlllllllIllllllillll'llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllflllllllll|Illllllllllllllllllllllllmllllt.‘ -. > Idvel'tlsements Inserted under thls heading for reputanu smears of lee 31.00! it genial low to enoours the growing of pure- en the farms of our readers. 0' adve Islng rate In I Dents 300) per agate lne, per nsertlon. Fourteen seats Ilnes to the column Inoll or u. 0 per Inch, less 2% for cash I! sent wlth order or pald on or before the 10th at math followma date of Insertion. SEND IN YOUR M) AND WE WILL PUT IT III TYPE In... as you can see how I'nan‘l lines It wlll fill. Address all letters. IRIEDERO DIREOTORV, IOHIGAN IUOINIOS FARMER. MT. CLEMENS. MIOH. HOLS’TEINS 3.5:? w 0UP“ 3357?; To sveld confllctlng dates we wlll without he date of any llve stock sale In If youirare oonslderln a sale ed- vlse us at once and we wlll slam the date . Address lee Stock Edltor. M. B. .. t. Clemens. March 29.——H915tein_s, W. B. Harper and Sons, Middlenlle, Michigan. mm; m ' c q «XHOLSTEIN’S ‘ forPrqftt Hols’teins are ' ,fitsble because the lead in mi andlbtittefiat p131 uctilon, cal e at y. apt ems: ves quicklde climates and fitprofc itably into the farming program. \ GUERNSEY! , Write for Humans I‘llie . Brandon Scub- - _ ,. GUERNSEYS HOLfl’E‘mfiFAELESlAN FARMER'S PRICES FOR BULL OALVES SIRED by most globular blood lines. Write for Circular. can-Fast Ohio Street Chinese-Illinois W ODLAND FARMS. Monroe, Mich. ' 0“ MY ACCREDITED HERD or w .fifliflflifl.£9010...011E..- not give them proper care so will sell entireherd. My , . herd is headed by De Cream 00 Ormsby De Kol 440267. a son of Sir Hengerveld Pietertje Ormsby- 234786, and he 1 is sireing real dairy type calves. ‘ 20- mi 386 lbs. fat at average age of 3 rs. Also some EOOd A" - recordsdk'itn almost 20.000-lb. junior 2 year old with 8001M. butter, and 4- 01.. r her daughters. Also a daughter of a 28-1b. cow, with 2 nearest dams averaging 200 lbs: milk 30 lbs. butter in 7 days Only 2 cows-over 5"years_old.. v. v , w. .I ' nerd for 5 years. Priced for quick sale. one or ‘ ' : w,‘ mast: orrscnamcnnw navnn MIG " w“. In 3‘ r031 M05301“! herd of 11) cows, which averaged'in C. T. LA.‘ last year,‘R95gL I . among the Michigan ' cow teeters, Zac- coi'fding to A. C. Baltzer, in charge of cow testing. association work in ‘Michigan. ’Mr‘. ‘Blum‘er receives the award of $215300 cash by. the Mich- igan Creamery-Owners and Mana- gers Association. and a gold medal from the Blue Valley 'Oreame‘ry Cbmpany. 4 :Other winners in this contest among the one hundred "Michigan cow testers are the following: For- rest Bender, Middleville, tester of Kent County South Association, sec- ond prize of $20.00 cash by Michi- gan Creamery Owners and Mana-‘ gers Association and a silver medal by the 'Blue Valley Creamery Com- pany. Bender won by the toss of a. coin because the fudges could not decide between his essay and that entered by Walter Kirkpatrick of the “' Leelanau County Cow Testing. As- sociation. Mr. Kirkpatrick was awarded third prize and received $18.00 cash from Creamery Owners and Managers As- sociation and a bronze medal from the Blue Valley Creamery Company. Glen Bedell, Hudsonville tester in the Ottawa-Allendale Cow Testing Association, Ottawa County, won fourth prize and was awarded $15.00 cash by the Michigan Creamery Owners and Managers Association. Lyle Anderson, Reed City, tester in the Osceola—Reed City Cow Testing Association won fifth prize and was awarded $12 cash and Clarence Prentice, Grant, tester in the Wayne County South Cow Testing Associ- ation, won sixth ,prize and received $10.00 cash. John Goodall, tester of the Missaukee County No. 1 Asso- ciation and 006 Emens of the Ing— ham—Lansing Association received honorable mention. Casper Blumer, the successful contestant, aptly expresses the be- lief that a cow testing association can never out-grow its usefulness in a dairy community as axprogressive dairyman and cow tester never fully reach their goal. Cow testing asso- ciations help to elevate dairy stan- dards and profits. “We did not appreciate that there were so many cow testers in Michi- gan,” commented a dairy'man at the conclusion of the Cow Testing Asso- ciation Conference sponsored by the Dairy Department, Michigan State College. This conference closed Tuesday noon during Farmers’ Week and eighty of the" Michigan cow testers in lower Michigan were pres— ent together with several hundred dairymen, county agricultural agents and others interested in Michigan’s dairy industry. v Splendid talks by Mr. A. J. Glover, Editor of Hoard’s Dairyman, and Professor 0. E. Reed, head of the Dairy Department, Michigan State College, and a round table discus- sion, were some of the oustanding events in this conference. An analysis of the association WOT‘k during the last five years made by A. C. Baltzer showed that many associations dropped by the "wayside because testers have been careless in the conduct of the work, or they have failed to take sufficient interest beyond the routine work of testing and feeding help has not been given by the testers at all times. Closer cooperation of the cow tester, the county agricultural agent and the board of directors of the association was urged. Where a good system of financing the association was used and when a tester rendered complete service to his members in the activities of the dairy herd improvement asso- ciation or cow testing association, little difficulty has been experienced in the promotion of the cow testing association. “Every tester," said A. C. Baltzer, “should be an. advertise- ment standing for high personal ideals and furnishing his members. with dairy information, dairy expla; nation, and dairy inspirath for larger dairy profits. ,. ' r gr ._ ha canteens-hr A the Michigan - .. . Qértain “@3953. .,.'91. ,9!“ ‘1 911k , . . , .. , . -.phsstzed fin the conch ~ 1, " ~‘under butter; . It, 1 s will associati mom 0 up . _ g p p I .gto one‘hundf‘d pg,- cent nae bum. .._. bred sires- .~;At present" the was 95: ninety per cent or the 2'600.me'mber u.ng Purebredflsires.’ ‘ ' " during the spring ahd'Tall mo t ‘ - 4. Each testeriis going rdeavor to have two safety bull pens built among the members of .his’ cow testing assdciation. Plans «have been furnished each tester. ' as direct personal Work b on or another member. At‘ any yrate ethis' is a. goal that each tester will try to live up to this coming year. ‘ The alfalfa acreage which is .9 _ acres per cow under test in 'Mlchi an v cow testing associations will be 8in- ' creased to one acre e ' tllast if possible. p t cow under cover acreage is due for enlar -' ment. At present there are .3 acggs per. cow under test and it is desired to increase this to .5- acres. ' i 6. Each tester will endeavor to make greater use of the Michigan rRecord of Performance. With 1342 entries in the first volume covering nearly two years’ work and with 1050 entries in the second volume ggveirgng 1thehyear 1926, it may be ss e o ave a. lare entered during 1927. g r number a 7. Each tester will keep further Jnformation about the testing as-- sociation results in a log book fur; mshed him by the Dairy Department, Michigan State College. PIONEERING IN MICHIGAN (“Continued from Page 16) hardships. We got a fine cow and a. yokeof two year old steers so we had a driving team and I say they would go some. Lots of times ’I had to hang onto the seat to keep in our sleigh or boat. After a time we had a. barn rais- ‘ ing. There was something doing the whole day. Everyone came and helped and we had a big dinner out in the pine grove and everyone did Justice to it. There was not any Silverware or gold banded chins. or napkins. We left out the style and [we could not have had it then if we wanted it ever so much. We were so thankful to get coarse food. We only had one room, so he said ' he would build on another room. He built a. lean-to on one side for a. bedroom, all logs and the floor was split out of basswood. It was not very even but it was white and clean.‘ Our roof on the house was shakes, also our ceiling was shakes. After, a. time we had the rough boards wore' smooth. ' ' Plenty of Game L Oh, the wild game there was. The deer and bears, lynx and wolf would come right in the barnyard and tackle the young calves or anything and then howl for ‘the rest of the drove to come and then there would be a time. They came in a. barn- yard one night and killed a. yearling calf and the man shot one of the wolves and he brought it over the next day. He got $4.00 bounty on the head. Many times I would go out in the evening with my husband when he would go out to brand up the log heaps. We were doing a. good stroke of land clearing. ‘ After a time we had two bright faced children given us which we reared and dearly loved. At last we sold the farm and moved away but the memory of those happy days still cling to me. I could relate many more incidents of my pioneer life but I will not weary you with any more, only will say I hate been to gatheringswhere 'the Allen broth- ‘ ers have been. ' we all were a‘ happy bunch at' that early, day. WEST ALLEGAN o. m. A. LEADS ' i; THE West Allegan C. T. A., pre- mierorganization in Michigan, ' , which averaged 394 pounds butterfat during 1925 has completed another year of testing associatmn .work. This year. ~Leo As-hle" it tester, reperted that Sectional meetings" will be laid a, These ' may be built as a._ demonstration" or ._ Likeswise the- sweet - .1 -,~.-,x. " 1.21 several. cattle with large of ring ,wOrm or some call _ ’ t barnyard itch, on them. What can ‘ " rim-en to ‘cure it?-——H. 8., Tuscola l I ~‘» xv».-. . county." . :-. R the skin condition in your . cattle use this: Oil of tar, 5% *’ per cent; sulphur, 5% per cent; on. each day with a small paint Mush. It may take several days to. cure. it. Tincture of iodine is also good. NEEDS EXERCISE We have a horse that gets sick easily it she does not get exercise daily. She gets a kind of swelling on .her left hind leg it she stands still too long. We give her oats and hay with stock tonic in the oats. Can this be cured in any way or will we have to feed her a tonic to keep LARGE CALF 7 EAR EDITOR: In the Janr nary letissueof 11w Bimi- ness Farmer I noticed an account of the weight of calves when born. Last June we had one born that weighed 155 lbs. when six days old. This was a pure bred Brown Swiss calf.— Mrs. Jack Eitzpatrlck, Antrim County. her from getting sick? Some say to feed her eggs, a‘couple‘a day, that it would cure her. Is there anything in thaw—«B. D., Fremont, Mich. F I'had a horse of that kind unless it was extremely valuable I would get rid of it and get an- other in its place; this is a weakness oi! the digestive system'and the only ' thing to do is to see that she gets exercise and do not overteed. This is apt to get serious at any time, and especially during the winter months. There is no cure for this. PUP MAY HAVE WORMS I have a puppy three months old that has what I call running fits. He runs around barking and seems to be frightened and tries to find a place to hide. He has one, two and three fits a day. His eyes look wild at the time and he urinates all the time he is running. His bowels seem »to be all right. He is a collie pup. Could you tell me it there is any cure, it so what would you advise? -—-—C. R., Ada, Michigan. ' HIS is often caused by worms, so we will worm this pup and see if that is it. Get 18 tablets containing 1-10 grains of santorin and calomel and give one of them three times each day until they are all ‘given. Then give two table- spoonsful of castor oil. If- that does not stop the fits write me in three weeks. Be careful about the feeding oi this dog. [Q The Egerience Pool @ Bring your eve dey emblems In and set the ex rienoe of 0 her farmers. Questions ad- ‘dmoolnd 3;:lsbgepertment are gublllhed here in: ou, our ree or: w o are Iii-«oats: of tire Jouool of Hard Knocks and Jim. have he! diplomat from the College of Experience. I! you don't want our editor's advice or en expa't'n advice. but lust plain. everyday buslnus {firmm’ advice. send In your nation hen. - yeuoenenswer the other folio s ouestlm, please do so, he may ans~ “rent of your: some day! Address Exper- ‘ ienoe Pool. care The Business Farmer. Mt. clement, inloh. ' —'l SURE FOR BLOODY MILK ' ' EAR EDITOR: Here is a cure for bloody milk for A. A., A1- ~- pena, Michigan, as we have :clearedfup bloody milk and stringy ' milk also with skoke root. You get ». “ ~10c worth of skoke root powdered and give one level teaspoonfnl in a pint. .or asmuch more as you like or arm mesh or dry. every other morn- ’ lilies mornings and skip see oesn’t giving.» it .— More Milk Or It Costs You Nothing “Feed 200 pounds of Larr to any one cow: then if yo own figures do not show that she gave more milk on Larro, or if for any other reason you are not entirely satisfied, re— turn your two empty sacks and unused Larro and get every cent of your money bac .” authorised to carry 33 thetermeofthisegreement. ' arr What can be fairer, or more sweeping, than the Larro guarantee—“the feed makes good, or we do”? You get two bags from your dealer and feed them to one of your cows. If Larro does not produce more milk, or if for any other reason you, are not satisfied, return the empty sacks and get your money back. We stand squarely behind our dealers in making good this guarantee, which has been in effect for fifteen years. Larro makes good—has always made good, with all dairy breeds, because the quality is there, because the formula never changes and because Larro manufacturing methods insure absolute uniformity whenever and wherever you buy. That is why we dare guarantee it. Ask the Nearest Dealer THE LARROWE MILLING COMPANY DETROIT - - MICHIGAN l The SAFE Ration for Dairy Cows Also a complete line of poultry feeds—as good for your chickens as our dairy feed is for your cows. “Ami ._ . ‘Bmfilhd by any in orld for close f l turnin and conven- . e88 . ilck {leaning wl is sani- warrn orcoldml k. . esthick orthincreunpe 850lb.to noun smum not! romr NBA . . noes as low BI $24.05. to low as 82.20. Write 301‘ rm Catalog 0 . Tells about our sensational money savin rides, lree servicing an new modeh.ww¥ite for it TODAY. Assignments “- X y . n I‘ C e - In re... 1929 w. sci-d em. aligns. m. f 7" L. r. “.1. ,‘r: .e [A l 7 Iiiiii as. mam-{gigs or rail r..'__., l L “mu-Inu‘nnu- I vi ' t a "ll veterinary boo illustrated. successfully used by5“00.3.3:aisn::;:;a§z.rmaezrrez rouge“ cum FALL PIG and "vet' advice are all I'll HERE FORDS her Bulls International Winners. HEREFORDS. OLDEST HERD IN THE U. S. Ste k of all kinds for sale. Farmers prices. Our ORAPO FARMS. Swartz Creek. Miohlsan. For Those WONDER teell-‘orges Hereford Steers They soon save their Calves, yearlings and two’s . W11 cost on any farm or_m Beef 1: e. showmg splendid breeding. Dark reds. ,1 anyshop.Saveexpensive Most a1 bunches dehomed. Good stocker order. 1 blacksmith bills and do km show few bunches. around 45 to repairing sthome.Used Each bunch even in_s1ze. Also a few bunches . - andendorsedhyfarmers shorthom steers. W111 sell on choice . r _ l 5. and mechanics In every car load from any bunch. V rite stating number 7 Spfcm . state. 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N.y. qu Type Chester White Bred GI ' ‘ ml «In "S Jim-Horse." or we may“ ' PEST. humus: most and quickest. spring farrow. Best blood lines. Knox Farms. Portland. . "HT". ’3 . CLARK, Breckenridge, Mlch. 3 3 E o . ;,snon'monus pg] ' sot 1% I 7161/87 dread dzefmr/zem’zzq period 7202c ~ WHAT a relief! [No more troubles at calving! No sick cows from Retained Afterbirth. No losses from Barrenness due to injuries to'the genital organs when lowered in vigor. No lay-oil. with sickness when the milk crop should be at the peak. If you have been accustomed to leav- ing the health and vigor of freshening cows to chance, you krfow something of the troubles you can avoid by simply giving Row-Kare two to three weeks meninthe countrymakeitaregular practice—would not think of getting along without it. Kow—Kare builds up the vigor of the . digestion and the genital organs so that the unusual strain of calf-birth beauties a safe, mtm'al process. The cow canes back to generous milk giving; the calf is a moneth from the start. Used with unfailing results for over 30 years. A concentrated medicine that costs you A nothing to use. The certain milk gain pays for it many times over. Thousands of dairymen use Kow- Kare sparingly during winter feeding for all their cows. It helps them turn more of their heavy feeds into milk—— keeps them responsive, healthy, vigor- ous. Kow-Kare brings back to health cows troubled with Barrenness, Re- tained Afterbirth, Abortion, Bunches, Scours, Lost Appetite, etc. Try Kow- Kare once and you will not keep cows without it. DAIRY ASSOCIATION CO., Inc., Lyndonvillc, Vermont Makers of Koo-Kare, Ba: Balm, Grunge Gorge! Remedy, Asa-lam Hmo Tonic, etc. KOW- KARE gislshave 65csizes(xinlamelans,$6-25). 'otdas sentpostpaidifyour dealerisnot supplied. Our valuabh free book oneomiiseasessentfreemnrequest. OF MILCH COWS Mmmwm— Wand "Iv" pod pasty-id for 31.50 nah. Cash Francis Bannerman Sons, 1 15 inch blade with can?! back and Complete with heavy (an . $in .8.A. Every mototh «32:30:, 501M Broadway ' Neew York City scout ered in ads. Special Circular first as It you have any questions regarding legal matters that you w Mmd~uuwrltelntothononl I , , _ A letter. . um assumes ‘ latter and he will Islam. Mt. Clemens. ‘ coalition. unmade.) " The Business Farmer broad- casts daily, except Saturday a n d Sunday, through station WGHP, .of Detroit, on a wave length of 270 meters. ‘ 6:40 t0’6:50..‘ .... School 7:05..............Markets and News WKAR PROGRAMS GOOD HE special courses by radio being senti out from the -Mic_higan State College station, WKAR, are excellent, and we hope our read— ers who own sets are getting them. Their wave length is 285.5 meters. OVER 700 BROADCASTING STATIONS ROADCASTING stations in the United States are getting al- together too plentiful. With over 700 stations on the air it is no wonder that folks have consider- able trouble in getting any distant station. And there are still more applying for licenses. BROADSOOPE FARM NEWS AND ,VIEWS (Continued from Page 8) tato crop. One year to get ready, and one year to go to it. Should potatoes be hilled up or not? Depends very greatly on how they were planted. If they were planted as deep as they should be they should not require hilling. If, however, they are planted shallow, they will need “hilling up,” to pre- vent sun burning and perhaps get— ting “nipped” by the frost in the fall. But commercial growers are quite agreed that billing is ante- deluvian, and level cultivation is best. -' ‘ When should they be planted? Plant early ones as soon as the ground is in suitable condition. Sel- dom is anything gained by planting too early, and often the “too” early planting is more or less a failure. Plant, the late ones late. Some years mid—seaso planting is a success, but later planting has won out more times than it has lost. Killing potato bugs is something we are not very familiar with. Dur- ing our 22 years _. of commercial potato growing we have never been troubled with bugs on our main crop field. Never used anything to pre— vent their coming: If, however, they should invade our peaceful do- main, we are ready for them. We would not use parts green and lime as a dust. We would use arsenate of lead or paris green as ‘a spray. t t t I From Omens From Omena a Mr. W. K. writes, “Will you please tell me if it is bet- ter to plant potatoes with a horse potato planter or by hand. Also is it best fertilize them?” No commercial grower can afford to plant potatoes by hand. It is too slow a job. On reasonably small areas it can be done, and, there is no reason why hand planting, if properly done, is not as good as power planting, but seldom is hand planting properly done. A power planter opens a furrow, and deposits the seed down in the bottom of it, and covers it immediately with the cool, moist soil. It the same thing can be accomplished with a hand planter, it is not objectionable. Generally speaking, it is best to for- tilize them. No one at long range’ can tell you exactly what fertilizer would be most suitable for your field. It is, however, sale to say that application of 3 per nitrogen, 12 per cent acid phosphate, and 4 per cent potash fertilizer, will be profitable nine times out of ten. The amount used should, not be less than 300 pounds per acre, and as much more as conditions seem to warrant. Why the fertility of the soil. humus con— tent, and your checking account! ' a... or lth‘o' ‘ _ ,‘Gb She _' .' 1‘ 11s How Readers who ‘sufler' from i and bronchial trouble will be glad. to ‘ -' learn how Mrs. W. G. Pierson, Route 1 1, Colby, Kas., conquered her trauma." i ‘ Mrs. Pierson 7 writes: .“For 16 years, I had asthma in se- . vere form. I couldn’t sleep, and rarely tried to go t6 bed hetero 1:30 in the . morning. I kept getting more weak and nervous, and had a. terrible cough ~ I Was in Akron,. and severe pains. Colorado, when I started taking Nacor in February, 1925.’ Early in March I. felt so much better I returned to Mis- souri. It used to be that one night in Missouri would make me choke terri- bly, but, I don’t have a sign of asthma now. I sleep all night, get up feeling rested, have gained about 10 pounds in ' Weight, and do my work without dread- ing it or getting tired. Even in damp rainy weather, I have no asthma.” Hundreds of other suffers from' bronchitis and severe chronic coughs have reported their recovery, after years of affliction. Their letters and a. booklet full of valuable information about these stubborn diseases, will be sent free by Nacor Medicine 00., 590 State Life Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind. No matter how serious your case seems. write for this free booklet today. It may give your whole life a new mean- . ing.—(Adv.) GEHL Broke all Power SILa Records at In a University tats Gehl cut 19.26 tons per hour With only 13.26 horse power or .688 LP. per ton cut—elevating 35 feet and ru ' only 465 R. P. M. -- the lowest power 0: any cutter in the test. It will do as well on your own farm. An all-steel machine, unbreakable steel fly wheel. built for years of hard service. Reunite: no man atiecd table. Fasterwmk at lesscoot. All nine. fly- wheel and em. Writeior cable; and name of Burst dealer. GEHL BROS. MFG. CO. I ' Hectric or “Counts! . SendforBooklotNo. 5° ' Mandela,- f 3 Jim 16’ “to AMSMM territory Write' in...“ . 9”" ' - MyerccSherman Company 213-15 N. Desplaineo Street. We Ill. po ” COM PLET “ “"3" 70' use; hold of something that quickly and com-- ‘am cam losttlm FILLER. universitmi plately cured me. Years have passed and a; rupture halirgeverréeturned. although: sell butg’wmné ” ' ¢?:'B;'.WMW»-»m¢~g » ~ ffjui;'.Ww,~WM~m-fl .-~.¢..,, -. \ . ‘ - , strewn-'- .. you could farm fewer acres with less labor and yet produce just as much as you do now,‘ you ' , would be saving a good many dollars. Some idea of what this saving might mean to you is shown by some remark- able comparisons made recently by the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station. I On ten acr€s of fox sandy loam soil .well limed and fertilized, they grew 263 bushels of rye, 189 bushels of wheat, 337 bushels of corn and 13.6 tons of sweet clover. To grow the same amounts of each crop on unfertilized and unim- proved land required from 13 to 20 acres more, 1551 hours more of horse labor and 559 hours more of man labor; Every attempt to obtain a seeding of clover on unimproved land failed. The extra land and' extra hours of horse and man labor that were necessary to get the same amounts of rye, wheat, and corn cost $381.42 more than the entire cost of farming the improved land, including the cost of fertilizer and lime. Here was a net saving of $381.42 in land and labor as a result of using proper fertilizer and lime. Isn’t this worth try- ing for in your rotation? BALANCE YOUR FERTILIZER .Ac‘idphosphate used alone as a fer- tilizer or to supplement manure has proved profitable in many rotations. Much better returns, however, can gen-- erally be secured by adding a good sup- ply of potash as well. This helps to balance the phosphoric acid and manure ' and enables them to give bigger results. Fertilizer mixtures containing 4% to 6% ' potash are recommended for mineral soils; for peat and muck soils' a much higher percentage of potash [10 o to 32%] is used .with profit. Potash pays! BREE—A. new booklet. "Better Grains and Hay”, is now being prepared for the press. If you would like a copy, write us now and we will mail as soon as pub- lished. . ‘ ' Potash Importing Corporatim. of America . 10 Bridge St” Dept. L-70, New York Genuine “'9. German lever books. 2 to 50 c ' '05 w~lif.‘-'—fi!'-‘~5‘=. 71d: ' p.» greatest V i5.\ l\_ \ ' time-saving con- l. ()l l l) M l. \‘l .vengence everinvented . in am e ui ment is . the _West Bend Automatic Stagchlion with locking, releasmg lever—the original, lev- er-opernted, swinging stanchion. Costs no more t an ordinary stanchions that must be.closed and opened singly by hand. It also assures safety in locking up or releasing cows. One throw of the lever locks or re- leases the entire row of cows, controls from 2 to 50 stanchions. Cow stops are operated at the sa_me time, guiding the cows into the stanchions. Enthusiastic owners everywhere. Write today for big free catalog showing com- plete line of West Bend Barn Equipment. WEST BEND E UIPMENT . West Bend, Wis. 0 85132385.}, N. ‘1'. Write nearest olllce,‘ Dept. G A Greater BUTTERFLY Separator. m... rnmmg c3351»: algv iii-tune. "I NLY$2 DOWN, mace“: hand-t ., ‘ I“ n . . . ; erlcnn- Il- ' I“ a éghpiy'me 10°”: - lFJldor. est {gem your '9 w . “OIth ‘ lic'ioyl'; inn-weenie. condition- - _. . .or. Monitor-eon. __ ans-r . Two “can: “detector-y M W alienvciorlnoneyhacytldl - l~ . godless-Dealersorbynefl. WATCH THAT BULL! This fine Guernsey bull is owned by Will Hunt, of Cass county, who advises, “No ugly bull for me”. But how can one be sure a. bull will continue to be docile? Many a man has met death on the horns of a friendly bull. You cannot trust a. bull, and one should regard them all with suspicion. LIME, LEGUME AND LIVESTOCK SPECIAL IN APRIL LIME, legume and livestock special train Will be operated between Grand Rapids and Mac- kinaw City during the week of April 25th, by the Pennsylvania Railroad cooperating with the.Mich—, igan State College. The train will operate under its own steam, have its own crew, and will consist of a. lecture car, a dairy car, a crops car, a car showing complete set up of the lastest and most modern equipment for marl excavation, and a general office car; Alfalfa specialists, dairy specialists, and an agricultural en- gineer to operate the marl excavat- ing machine and give information about it, will accompany the train. The stops along the line of travel are planne das follows: Ravenna, 8:00 a. m., Monday, pril 25; Rockford, 1:00 p. m., pril 25; Howard City, 7:00 p. m., April 25; Big Rapids, 8:00 a. In. April 26; Reed City, 1:00 p. m., April 26; Cadillac, 7:00) p. m., April 26; Lake City, 8:00 a. m., April 27; Manton, 1:00 p. m. April 27; Kal— kaska, 8:00 a. m., April 28; Alba, 1:00 p. m., April 28; Boyne Falls, 8:00 a. m., April 29; Levering, 2:00 p. m., April 29. In addition to talks by the special- ists soils will be tested for acidity and recommendations given as to the proper amounts of marl and lime ‘ to be used. Also the Keystone Ro- tation, now being used on the rails road’s farm near Howard City, and which has proven a profitable sand land rotation, "will be featured. ‘ County agricultural agents, lunch- eon clubs, farmers’ clubs, granges, chambers of commerce, and busi— nessmen’s organizations in the terri- tory traversed will be solicited to assist in spreading the gospel of “More Alfalfa and Better ‘ Dairy Cows.” ' FEEDING FOR TON LITTER CONTEST I have. read in your papers articles about “Ton Litter Contest” and the wonderful results obtained through proper care and feeding rations. I am very much interested in. raising and breeding “hogs, having register- ed Berkshire and O. I. C.’s for these purposes. I am asking you for in- formation as to these rations for feeding and caring for these hogs as is required in this contest or of any way I may obtain this information. _-——A. J. D., SwanCreek, Mich. NYONE entering the ton litter contest in Michigan can .feed their litter anyway that they choose. Rules for the Contest can be obtained through a county agri- cultural agent or by writing the an- imal Husbandryv apartment of the Michigan State College. The ton lit- ter contest is .use‘dxas an demonstra- tion of the best methods of feeding and managing 13135. Most .of the men enter the, contest follow out afgreat many of the feeding sugestions'con—V mined in Entension‘Bulletinr number 26, on sWine feedin ‘obtained f‘hy writing a. g ‘wh'iChr gmay be I,” .he“, 0—7 l SUPPOSE you spilled a can of cream every week just'as you. were about to deliver it to the creamery or cream station. Naturally you would call a halt on such a costly habit. 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' ' ,_ nouns that,an mahuwrltointothe Legal. caged mice,“ rats and ,guiii‘e‘ whose colorings had been shits 11 through processes of breeding; ’ v How redity. - . , 0f no less interest than thefwall exhibits were the compétitlvo pots- to and grain entries, afi'ording op- portunity to study all the main va- rieties grown throughout Michigan and regarded as superior in quality and yielding ability. 'All Lower PeninsulaReprese-nted The corn show was highly success- ful, chiefly because of the large number of samples exhibited and the exaellent quality of these samples. The entire Lower Peninsula was rep- resented, from Leelanaw to Lena- wee. Valentine Buckham, a Kala: mazoo farmer, won high honors in the. Yellow Dent Corn class, in Dis- trict I, or the lower four tiers of counties. Second place was awarded Jesse Pickett of Caledonia, with an outstanding sample. Competition was keen, as might be expected in a class of twenty-five contestants. William Folks and Leo Wooden re- spectively won high honors in White Cap or any other dent class. Mr. Folks is widely known throughout the state as the originator of Folks’ White Cap Corn, which has proved a valuable contribution to the corn growing industry of the State. Paul K C. Clement won first honors in the fifty ear class with a splendid sample of Clement’s White Cap, a variety which has consistently won honors in the ,Michigan Five Acre Corn Growing Contest, and is recognized as a leading variety for the southern part of the State. Second prize was awarded D. E. Turner and Son of Mosherville. * District II, or the remainder of the State, was likewise well repres- ented. First place was awarded to David R. Geddes of Swan Creek and second place to J. C. Wilk of St. Louis. These growers placed in the same order in the fifty ear class. Single Ear Class There were thirty entrants in the single ear class, with fifteen prizes awarded. D. A. Geddes of Swan Creek won the blue ribbon, with F. E. Fogle a close second. ‘ The pedigreed classes afforded ex- cellent opportunity for the visitors to study the leading varieties com- monly recommended for State-wide use. All exhibitors in these classes were members of the Michigan Crop Improvement Association during 1926, engaged in the production of pedigreed seed corn under inspec- tion. P. A. Smith of Mulliken, a prom- inent seed grower, won first place in the Golden Glow class. . Montcalm county came in for first honors in the M. A. C. Yellow Dent class, with Roy L. Wright of Butter- nut the victor. Eloyd E. Fogle of Okemos, an' Ingham county farmer, won second place with an excellent sample. Jesse Pickett of Calendonia. held high the standard of the variety of his own origination—Pickett Dent. Mr. Pickett is well known also as a producer of Wolverine Oats, and American Banner Wheat. Second prize was awarded W. R. Kirk and Sons of Fairgrove, likewise well known as producers of pedi- greed Worthy Oats, Wisconsin Pedi- gree Barley and Pickett Dent Corn. Garfield Farley of Albion won first place in the Duncan class, and m— _ .N...._..-..._ “w...” mm... u.-._...~.~.._~.w .. l a "r. Three ac—r > - _- 'oimxo' cannan manure is 9 winter Job on. .. ye. ems. om, x, , , . wmmmfi grower; or seed in .‘thisi‘vuriety.1 ; First and second honors "on Clea“ ment’sWhite Cap were taken by the originator, Paul " Clement, and his neighbor, Ford Lownsbury. r The honor of having the best ten ear dent can sample in the show went to David R. Geddes of Swan Creek. Roy L. -Wright, Butternut, won reserve sweepstakes honors with an excellent sample of M. A. 0. Yellow Dent. Since this was Mr. Wright’s first appearance at an M. C. I. A. Grain and Seed Show, this achievement deserves a lot of credit. Small Grains and Seeds From the corn classes, the visitors had occasion to look over the win- ners in small grains and seeds. Beginning with rye, first and sec- ond honors went to D. E. Turner of Moshervill'e, and J. C. Wilk of St. Louis, respectively. , i In soft red winter wheat, C. D. Finkbeiner of Clinton carried away a blue ribbon and sweepstakes over all with an excellent sample of Red Rock. This achievelnent entitles Mr. Finkbeiner to the Michigan State Farm Bureau Trophy, having won it three times during the past five years. Second honors were won by William J. Boyer of Quincy. First and second places in the Berkeley Rock and semi-hard winter wheat class went to J. C. Wilk of St. Louis and G. P. Phillips of Belle-' we, respectively. Mr. Phillips is likewise well known as a producer of pedigreed Wolverine Oats and Cle- ment’s White Cap Corn. White winter wheat honors were claimed by Garfield Farley of Albion, followed closely by G. Steindam of Flint. D. A. Geddes of Swan Creek and Fritz H. Mantey, respectively, won first and second places in.six- row barley, while J. C. Wilk of St. Louis and W. C. Pliter of Clio like— wise won honors in the Black barb- less barley class. ' Jesse W. Pickett of Caledonia was the ~lucky winner for both first and sweepstakes honors in an oat class made up of over thirty exhibitors. A large numberpsf high quality white pea bean exhibits were in evi- dence, the best belonging to W. E. Bartly of Alma. Voris Forshee of Fenwick won red ribbon with a very close running sample. The red kidney bean which is be- coming increasingly popular in the state was well represented to the visitors in the sample winning first place, exhibited by Mrs. Gertrude Abel and Sons of Sand Lake. Small seed honors were taken by E i1 Jacobs of Merrill with a very bflght sample of Hardigan alfalfa. A generous number of red clover samples were in evidence, making a. very complete and extensive small seed display. , 0n the other side of the hall were numerous competitive potato exhib- .its, the winners of which have al- ready been announced. Fromthe standpoint of the vari- ety and pumber of educational dis- plays and exhibits, this mid-winter show will-be remembered as truly beneficial to the public of Michigan. Creosote treatment will increae the life of fence posts. Good silage acts as an appetizer and a. tonic for horses, but should not be fed in larger amounts than 10 pounds daily per animal. l ~_. .ab-wu... M_.w._. . ..~.«.MML_ -. n“; as- w. —.....l hi sh ..-fi§blés ,. _ . tractor'»"* power. Prices n- * able—terms liberal. Write for 1,, Iain- formution today. ‘ ' ' ' 'Dept. I), 91:30. VV l T H [S HUBER SUPREME ’THRESHER SHOE sou, APPED Ham 0 or bursitis are easily and quickly removod in th- / " out knife or firing iron. ' ” ' Absorbinereducesthem permanently and leaves no blemishes. Will not blister- 4 or remove the hair. Horse worked during treatment. At druggistsor $2.50 postpaid. Horse book 6-8 free. Surprised user writes: “Home bod largest shoe boil I evernw.Nowall .lwouldnothsvs tint ambinoeould it “uncommonly! 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It is being pronounced the most successful Metho ever“ discovered, and makes the use of trusses or supports un- necessary. ‘matter new bed the rupture, how lo You haw had it, or how hard to no mayor how Egalykinds of you ve 1mm. no pro. from getting this FREE-“fillet ‘ or you think you are past e as your , trol , e , as to en rise _ ,sg-mskin sense. It“. ,se a“ ,. . e 'h." e I ‘ . .1; at “soon you‘willug I - any occupation eemw'ww . , 7mi- 'Fol- e ' fine W l Breeders Ass'n President, E. M. Moore, Mason; Vice President, I... W.‘ Hendee, Pinckney; Sec- retary-Treasurer. R. J. Noon, Jackson; .Directors, L. B. Lawrence, Chelsea, L. B. Roberts, St. Johns. » Aberdeen Ame Breeders Ass’n President“ James Curry, Sandusky; Vice President, Alex Minty, Ionla; Sec; rotary-Treasurer, “Avery Martin, North- street; Directors, Sidney Martin, Orion; John A. Brown, Detroit; Frank Summer. Shorthorn Breeders Ass'n President. 8. H. Pangborn, Bad Axe; Vice President, H. W. Hayes. Chelsea; Secretary-Treasurer, W. E. Judson Ed- wards, East Musing; Directors, Jay Smith. Ann Arbor; F. A, Clark. Ypsilanti; Ray Peters, Elsie; C. A. Fox, Charlotte;- Geo. Prescott, Tens City. Holstein-Frieda]: Ass'n President, J. E. Mchlllarns, Mt. Clem- ,ems; Vice President, D. D. Aitken, Flint; Secretary-Treasurer, To be elected by Board; Directors. H. W. Norton,.Jr., Lan— sing; M. D. Buth, Comstock Park; Wm. Austin. Saline; ‘Fred Knopf, Jr., Bliss- i‘ield; M. W. Wentworth, Battle Creek; G. W. Foster, Fosteria; D. E. Waters, Grand Rapids. Bed rolled Cattle Club . President, John Killick, Doster; Vice President, R .L. Finch, Saline; Secretary— Treasurer, Mark R. Westbrook, Ionia; Directors, A. J. Battenfield, Fife Lake; D. Elbert Harvey, Jones; J. N. Sanford, Freesoil. Brown Swiss Breeders Ass’n President, T. 8. Marshall, Leslie; Vice President, M. H. I‘eterson, Ionia; Sec— retary~Treasuren W. J. Campbell, Dimon— dale. Better Beef Association President, W. W. Crapo. Detroit; Vice President, S. H. Pangbom, Bad Axe; Secretary-Treasurer. W. E. Judson Ed- wards, East Lansing; Directors, H. W. Harwood, Ionla; James Curry, Mariette; John Killick. Doster. Guernsey Cattle Club President, John Endicott, Birmingham; Vice President, Geo. E. Dean, 'Albion; Secretary, C. Faye Myers, Grand Blanc; Treasurer, Hoyt Woodman, Lansing; Directors. H. Wigman, Lansing; John Williams, North Adams; H. G. Bay, A1- bion; Fred C. Holbeck, Long Lake; R. A. Holmes, Grand Bane; J. C. Hollenbeck, Berrien Springs; F. H. Ormston, St. Jolms Otto Gilmore, Camden; Geo. L. Bur- rows, Saginaw; F‘. B. Ainger, Jr., North— Ville. Jersey Cutie Club President, Alfred Henrickson, Hart; “Vice President, E. D. Parker,‘ Howell; Secretary—Treasurer, Samuel Odell, Shel- by; Directors, A. H. Gors, Ann Arbor; Dr. F. Jones, Lansing; F. E. Haynes, Hillsdale; Alvin Balden, Capac; Fred Endlem Grand Rapids; Geo. Winegar. St. Morris; J. W. Fordney, Jr., Saginaw; C. G. Senbom, Otisville; W. Wilson, Kings— 167 '3 Roy Weinberg, Vicksburg; Fred W. Nottan, Grass Lake. Horse Breeders Ass'n ,7 President, L. C. Hunt, Eaton Rapids; Vice President. Sidney Smith, Orion; Secretary-Treasurer, R. S. Hudson, East Lansing; DirectOrs, Andy Adams, Litch- field; John Sharkey, Bellvue; E. G. Read, Richland; Herbert Peters, Garland; Ray Whitney, Onondaga. Duroe Jersey Breeders Ass'n Presidmt. Sidney Phillips. Charlotte; Vice President, E. H. Norris; Secretary- Treaaurer, Raymond B. Laser, Prattville; Directors, John Williams; Harold Shat- iey, St. John; Barry Cramton. Poland Chins Breeders Ass'n President, Wm. Wood, Rives Junction; Vice President, Mr. Barnard, Portland; Secretary—Mm, A“ A. Feldcamp, muster. ' moshire Swiss Breeders Ass’n President, Roy Skinner, Henderson; Vice President. Lloyd Aistine, Okemos; Secretary—Treasurer, A. G. Bovay, Jack- son; Directors, C. L. Cunpbei‘i, Parma; John W. Snyder. Spotted Polo-d Chine Breeders Ass’n Presidium G. 8. 0011mm. Goldwater; Vice President, 8. P. McConkey, Breck- enridge; Wary-Treasurer, G. P. Phil- lips, Bolivue; Directors, Oscar Vollker, Pigeon; Thad Moore, Dowglac. Chum White Breeders Aes’n ’ . President, Dan Miller, Swsrtz Creek : WWI, Frederidk Knox, Portland: Dims.’ Harold Simmons, his; Hum Lass. Fairgrové. 8m readers We thd. Cowles, 'St. Johns; . . v. A. swam. East- _ sum in ' ego riders' Week, Jan. 31,- " mafia,»th year, at which time} they . elected their Officers for 1927. , u lowing is a list of the associations ’ ,andithe‘ir new ofiicers: to KS tart your f and grow them / \ W C. 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Mortality in the neighborhood of 5 per cent has been the rule among users of this formula, other conditions being normal. Note the formula, above, of Amco Starting and Growing Mash. The animal protein is equally divided between high grade meat scrap and dried milk. The necessary minerals for the complete development DIVISION OFFICE: I“ MCO J of a normal chick are included in the mash. Amco Chick Scratch and Amco Intermediate Scratch-are two parts cracked com and one part wheat: This combination has been found in careful ex- periments to produce the best results. ' Feeding Young Chicks Don’t feed chicks until 48 hours old. The first day give a mixture of bran and chick grit and Amco Chick Scratch Grains in a shallow pan. For the first two weeks, feed chicks five times a day: Chick Scratch morn- ing, noon and night in litter; Growing Mash moistened with milk twice a day between grain feedings. , From two to eight weeks, feed Scratch morning and night. Change gradually from Chick Scratch to Intcr- ‘ mediate Scratch when the birds are from 4 to 6 weeks old. Give one feed- ing of Growing Mash moistened with milk at noon and have available as dry mash. From eight weeks to maturity, feed Scratch morning and night. The Intermediate Scratch can be changed to the Coarse Scratch anytime ’aftcr three months. Have Amco Starting and Growing Mash always available. Full information on the care and feeding of your young birds can be sc- oured free of charge by writing to the address below. ’ COLUMBUS, OHIO FEED MIXING SERVES AMERICAN MILLING COMPANY , 13M. we pest—F . Peoria, 111. Omaha, Nebr. Owensboro, K7,, " ",1" ' ,» i 7 .1 ’ . 1 "The Gutter UmeoesNot Clog 1 A , G00d Silage Saves ‘. Good silage cuts your feed bills and increases the milk How. It’s easy to fill your own silo when the corn is at its best. Just put a Papec on the job. You can operate it with less ‘ I help because no man is needed at the feed table. Light draft and low speed fit it for use with any light tractor— Fordson, McCormick-Daring, John Deere, Cletrac, etc. A Papec runs year after ear without breakdowns and practically without repairs. It fills the highest silo without clogging. Our FREE 1927 Catalog tells how to make a Papec flay for itself in two seasons. Explains how the wonderful Third R0 savesa man and gives the unusual Papec Guarantee. Write for your copy today. Papec Machine Company I 187 Main Street - Shortsville,N.Y. 1; .,~./ Over 50 Distributing Centers: _ /"‘ "i r ,r'agm;r~~§,)) * row!’?_'-':¥/_/:____mm r ’7 The Papec is made infimr models: ~__V / \ .Saves One ' Man Size “R”, No. 81, 127 and 158. Well Developed Pullers Necessary for Heavy Egg Production IG, well developed frames and plenty of reserve fat are necessary in order to carry pullers through without moulting. Michigan Growing Mash provides the protein for build- ing body frames and tissues in growing chicks. Insure large, well developed, fat pullets at maturity by feeding a well balanced ration, furnishing all necessary types of protein. This growth and development is necessary for the pullets to maintain heavy egg production. Ark for a pamphlet of our poultry feed: containing ‘ a valztaole feeding suggestions. Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service Lansing, Michigan ' FOREMAN’S HA PI N [Mill OFFICIAL - 8 Official records are the safest guidance to reliable sources of better chix and stock. We Breed Our Winners \Vrite for free catalog illustrating our official contest winners and America’s foremost strains of Production Barred Rocks and White Leghorns. ’ Valuable plan of Foreman-Improved Michigan type Laying House free. FOREDIAN POULTRY FARhI, Box 323-13, Lowell, Mich. Prof. E. C. Foreman, Owner and hIanager. UUAllll BHIEKS Al 'llIlIIINAHl Plllllli White Leghdrns — Barred Rocks Sanilac County Rhode Island Reds “'rite Immediately to 1 Thumb Hatchery, lnc., Box B, Sandusky, Mich. (Or inquire John D. Martin, Couty Agricultural Agent.) “HA! LOOK! B"91%“I222i hairy Won many 1st rizes 6 blood t esited e s o m- i5. Write 15 pure bred varieties. Some won lst and 2nd prizes in production class. . blue ribbons in large poultry show. Also, have one no of _Morgan-’I‘ancred Strain, . Whi Leghorns, of 250 to 312 egg breeding._ The owner of this flock paid $150. for . , r prove his flock. Every one of ouybreeders has been pulled and selected for breeding quah ‘ Ind set our free circular w1th big discounts on baby chicks and brooders. ‘BECKMAN HATCHERY :: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN ‘ SELECTED omcKs, sepr. ” 15 Varieties. can ship at 4 ‘ once. Rush orders. Some flocks are blood tested and trapnested with cock-p erels of 200 to 312 egg. guaranteed‘pedigreed. Every breeder culled and selected. Get our FREE circular- giving big discounts on baby chicks, hatching .jeg‘ge. NE undred twenty-one; iex chigan, Farmers" Week, January 31 to February 4, at Michigan State College, according to C. M. Fergu- son of the poultry department, who was in charge, of the show. The success of the show was made possible by the liberal contributions of trophies which were awarded by several poultry equipment and pro- ducts companies. . “Better quality eggs were exhibit- ed this year than e'ver before,” de- clares Prof. Ferguson, “and farmers and poultrymen are beginning too realize the importance of grading and selecting eggs for the market.” Entries from Oklahoma, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Kansas show the national scope of the show and greater out of state interest has been shown each year in the Michigan contest. Prof. A. G. Phillips, of the Mc- Millen Feed Company, and formerly head 'of the poultry department of Purdue. University, was the ofiicial judge of the show. The judging was done by the score card method. Thirty points were given for size; eight points for shape, ten for uni— formity of color; five for uniformity of shape; twelve for uniformity of size;. twenty on shell‘ teXture; and fifteen points to condition of shell. A cut of five points was also made for each ounce under twenty-four ounces, the standard weight for a dozen eggs. Uniformity of color, size of eggs, and shell texture came in for the‘largest amount of cuts, but a decided imprOVement was noted this year in the condition of shell texture. The Yocum Faust Company, Lon— don, Canada, were the donors of a silver trophy for the experimental station and college class. The win- ners of this class were: Class 1—'— white (15 entries); Oklahoma A. and M. College, 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th; University of Nebraska, 2nd, 5th, 7th, 8th; Unive'rsity of Wisconsin, 9th. Class l—brown (13 entries): Oklahoma A. and M. 'College, lst, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 9th; University of Ne— braska, 3rd, 5th, 7th; University of Maryland, 8th. ' College Student Poultry students at the College took an active interest in the show.‘ Albert Dickinson Company of Chi— cago, offered the silver trophy in this class which was composed of 51 entries. The winners were: Class 2, white eggs: Donald Kline, Grand Blanc, 1st (reserve‘sweepstakes rib— bon); Harold Hannah, Grand’Rap- ids, 2nd;”K. C. Poulson, Lowell, 3rd; Kenneth Post, Mulliken, 4th; R. H. McDonald, Grand Rapids, 5th. Brown eggs: Oscar Hall, E. Lansing, 1st (sweepstakes cup); Donald Kline, 2nd; B. E. Musgrave, E. Lan- sing, 3rd; Hildred Hart, Davison, 4th. The Michigan Farmer presented the trophy for class three, students Of colleges other than M. S. C. White- eggs (six entries): Carl Wick, Okla— homa' A. and M. College, lst, 2nd and sweepstake cup; Charles M. Rice, University of Wis, 3rd; L. L. Logan, Penn. State College, 4th and 6th; James E. Payne, Kansas Agri. College, 5th. Brown eggs (three en- tries): R. E. Weinheimer, University of Nebraska, lst and reserve sweep— stakes ribbon; Carl Wick, A. and M. College, 2nd; Clayton Holmes, Uni- versity of Wis., 3rd. Smith Hughes Class . Hales and Hunter Company, Chi- cago, Illinois, awarded the silver trophy in the Smith-Hughes High School Student class of fifteen en- tnies. wWhite eggs: Eaton Rapids High School, lst, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th (sweepstakes cup and reserve sweep- stakes ribbon); Paw Paw High School,'_4th; Robert Storry, Law- ton, 7th; Mancelona High School, 8th; Melvin Leland, St. Johns, 9th. Brown eggs (eight entries): Eaton Rapids High School, lst, 2nd, 3rd, Trenton, New Jersey, gave the tro- ‘phygln class five, commercial es 'classx hie e and brooders. I ‘ . R. 7, Phone 76761, Grand ,Rap' ‘ \ 1 , e; Hatchery, , . _ V _‘,2'lst’, 3rd K tors showed «two. hundrsde‘ight—g een dozen eggs at “the-largest fig show that has ever been'held in' ~ and Son, 4th, 6th, 7th; Mancelona High School, 5th; Orville Conley, St. Louis, 8th. ‘ ' . The United BrOoder Company, scan-,1 entitled: , iv. 580 .“‘.Gr¢fi.¢.-‘Rfi '3 _\ .1 .’ , I ,, stakes-ribbon? W. A. 2nd; H. H.“ Green, Ch Muskegon Farm, l 9° otte, sth" sing,’ Ist and sweepsta es cup; F...- E. Fogle, Okemos, Farm, Owosso, 2nd.~ The trophy for the hatchery class; class six, was awarded by the E. J. Smith company, Cleveland, Ohio. Hatchery; and Poultry _ 5th and 6th._" BrovVn e'g‘gs » ' (three entries): S. J. Arnold,_Lanl-X -_ ‘ ..3r ‘;A Pinecroft White eggs (14 entries): W. S. Han: ‘ nah and Son, lst, 4th, 6th, and sweepstakes cup; Dr. L. E. Heasley,, Grand Rapids, 2nd and reg’erve sweepstakes ribbon; -Noeker’s. Poul— try Farm, Brighton, 3rd; Wolverine Hatchery, Zeeland, 5th; G. H. Nye, Eaton‘Rapids, 7th; W. A. Downs, 8th. Brown eggs (eight entries); W. R. Brott, Charlotte, 1st, 4th and reserve grand sweepstakes; Pine- croft‘Poultry Farm, 2nd; H. ’B. Pel— ton and ‘Sons, East Tawas, 3rd;, Michigan Poultry Farm, Mason, 5th, 6th, 8th. ' Best Dozen 01‘ Eggs ~ Mrs. H. H. Steflins, Manton, won grand sweepstakes cup for best doz- en white eggs in the show and also sweepstakes cup in demonstration farm class, class seven. Zenoleum Products Company, Detroit, donated the grand sweepstakes cup, while Excelsior Wrapper Company, Grand ' Rapids, awarded the class trophy. White eggs (five entries) ; C.‘ H. Dykeman, Port Huron, 2nd; Otto Saarikko, Rock, 3rd; H. A. Keister, Bangor, 4th; James Meeks, Hills-v dale, 5th. Brown eggs (three en- tries); Chas. ’Sutherland, Brighton, 1st and reserve sweepstakes ribbon; Mrs. Giles Adams, Bohnson, 2nd; Mrs. Thomas Whitfield, Cass City, 3rd. ‘ For class eight, farmers and fan- ‘ ciers, Keyes Davis Company, Battle Creek, gave the silver cup. White eggs (sixteen entries): W. S. Han— nah and Son, lst, 4th, 9th and re- serve sweepstakes ribbon for class, also reserve sweepstakes for best, white dozen in entire show; Otto Saarikko,-Rock, 2nd; Mrs., H .H. Stefilns, Manton, 3rd; Dr. L. E. Heasley, 5th, 8th; Oliver Rhoades, Clinton, 6th; H. A. Keister, Bangor, 7th. Brown eggs (eight entries); Mrs. S. J. Ressegiue, Butternut, lst and sweepstakes cup, also grand sweepstakes cup for best brown eggs, in entire show; Charles Sutherland, 2nd; J. R. Worthington, Okemos, 3rd; S. J. Arnold, Lansing, 4th; Casper Lott, Mason, 5th. The Quaker Oats Company, Chi- cago, gave a nice trophy in the record of performance class. White‘ eggs (11.entries); W. S. Hannah 1st,v3rd, 6th, 7th; Fair- view Hatchery and Poultry Farm, Zeeland, 2nd; H. H. Greens, Char; lotte, 4th; W. A. Downs, 5th. Brown eggs (9 entries): W. R. Brott; Char- lotte, 1st, 4th, 5th, and class sweep- stakes cup; C. N. Whittaker, Law» rence, 2nd and'reserve sweepstakes ribbon; Pinecroft Poultry Farm, 3rd; Michigan Poultry Farm, 5th, 7th. Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs of the State showed ten entries of white eggs and five entries of browns in competition for the silver trophy which was awarded by the Nowak Milling com— pany, Hammond, Indiana. White eggs: James Meeks, Hillsdale, "1st and reserve sweepstakes ribbon; Sindy’s Poultry Club, Eaton Rapids, 2nd; Herbert Aue, Muskegon, 3rd; Jacob and Ann Flaschbereger, Iron River, 4th; Jacob- Turner, Stam— baugh, 5th. Brown eggs: Eldee Van Wormer, Swan Creek, lst andsweep- stakes cup; Emil Aue, 2nd; Gustave Aue, Muskegon,~ 3rd; Oscar Aue, Muskegon, 4th; Walter Ross, Muskegon, 5th. . - , Class 11, Junior displays, five doz~ en to an entry: Sindy’s Poultry Club, lst and sweepstakes cup; Nor- ' ton Boys Poultry Club, Muskegon, 2nd and reserve sweepstakes. rib- bon; Jonesville‘ High School, 3rd. CANCER—FREE r BOOK SENT on! REQUEST r Tells cause of .cancer and what to, do for pain, \'bleeding, odor, etc, Write tor it today," mentioning chm paper. Address I d1. " ' Muskegon, ‘ n .t .- .. ...-‘. ‘_ {\f ,._ ,i. “(at ...~‘ _ V M. -. ’5. hr :‘ ‘ _ ,‘ '2 ‘ .\ l t l . I i firfilllhrticU/mic andalist ochhi Michigan accredition provxdes C‘émpe‘tenl Inspection of all flocks. hatcheries and chicks for 117 member hatcheries of the Michigan Poultry “Improvement Assomation. furnishing Michigan Accredited or Certified Chicks and Eggs of known high quality. All inspection under supervision of Michigan State College. Accredited Chicks are lrom Inspected flocks. hatched in Inspected Hatcheries and carelully culled Before shipment. Certified Chicks are from Inspected Flocks. sured by 200 ' males. hatched in an Inspected Hatchery and care‘ e Itfify culled below shipping ~ ~ vs 'ONIXMicchN Accni-znirrn (hints . t ganAmmdztvdHa/rheries ‘; I Write J~ ~HANNAH~Mchigan State (bllege Ens t. Lansing ~ am- . SONAV iéiidl“ «W Barred Rocks. breeders. The strongest capacity over last year. our stock which is the Ancona foundation direct 001’ of the qualit ith i, "TOWNLIN E’ {)‘1‘, count on early orders. LARGE J. H. GEERLINGS. Manager. ~ Michigan Accredited This is an average of 21 eggs D'S Anconas, Brown Legliorns and Barred from 260-290 egg record; Tancred foundation stock from 250 up egg‘ record rom Shep? Our chicks are HEALTHY, VIGORO S. of you also get “PERSONAL SERVICE.” NOTE THESE LOW PRICES E llh Ty s c w 51303033330 n s e . . ................. .. . . Hollywood gr Tancred .................. .. 15.00 10.00 Assorted or Mixed chicks 100 each. Chicks shi 1’) ed postpaid. 100% live delivery guaranteed. Dis- NEW CATALOCF FREE. R. F. D. No. 1. Box E. OUL I R. W N . . HARM /’ . . ee UNOULLED PULLE‘I'B LAY 101:! ‘ EGGS FROM SEPT. .. 26 TO ' JAN. 1, 1921, writes customer "our. Mus egon, Michigan. ». er pullet per month. U can do the same with 0P14 years of breeding for SIZE. TYPE, WINTER RAGE, instead h indinduals. We have GLISH . hite Leghorns SHEP- Hollywood foundation 12%? s .1 The very best in .Brown Leghorns and Newtown hatched chicks from free range is that we have doubled our hatching ty 9 . ocks. ard. our chicks . 100 500 Ancones andar. Leghorns .......... ..$14.00 $85.00 , Barred Rooks ................................ .. 16.00 75.00 3 firto‘fifw. ZEELAND. MICHIGAN. White Rocks Barred Rcoks English White Leghorns Q for catalog and get your order booked early. WASHTENAW HATCHERY. 41 RHODE Michigan “any. _.~.v «x. ~ .. approved bv authorized State Inspector gry chicks this n Accredited Chicks -—Everv breeder ‘ction and Exhibition classes in strong competi those heading our matings this year. \ . (I \‘\ / year from Silver Cup winner. at EADOW BROOK T 8. tion. We are the oldest hatche “ in_biisiness. Have made as many winnings in the last five f' Michigan. Our free catalog and price list tells all. A trio MEADOW BROOK HATCHERY, Box 3. ii. 3. 0. White and Buff Leghorns (Dr. Heasley Egg Basket strain) .Barred Rocks R. C. R. I. Reds be above winning made December 1926 in Pro- The ma les and their brothers are among ry in Western Michigan. 25 years ears as any other hatchery in Western Will convmce you. HOLLAND, MICHIGAN culled lets, fr deliveries. F VBBY CHICKS _ Michigan Accredite - You can get_ better chicks at the _Washtenaw Hatchery. accordance With the rules of the Michigan State Poultry uality considered, our stock is priced as low as you will find anywhere. 2502 Geddes Road. 36 HUSKY CHICKS PROVEN LAYERS—MICHIGAN ACCREDITED. GET THESE HIGH QUALITY PROFIT PRODUCERS ENGLISH AND TANCRED STRAIN LEGHORNS. SHEPPARD’S A ISLAND REDS. selected. breeding stock. . Oin Eiglish mid ’i‘ancred \Vliite chliorns. REE 'Circular Live Delivery Guaranteed. WINSTROM’S HATCHERY, Albert Winstrom. Prop.. Box 0-5, Zeeland, Mich. «. 2's fiat-é: 59‘ 1.3%; . White Wyandottes Rhode Island Reds Our Flocks have been officially culled in Improvement Association. Write 100% live delivery. ANN ARBOR. MICHIGAN. WHITE LEGHORNS S. 0. BROWN NcoNAs, BARRED ROCKS AND s. C. Also Mixed Assorted Chicks. All from carefully Heavy Laying Type. Profit Producing Pul- . ' Order NOlV for Assured lives Full Details. \Vrite at once. 100% Bank Reference. demonstrated their “superiority worth of eggs 1 tomcrs. Big Discount Now trapnesting plant. 600 spectors supervised by Mich. Hanson. Superior Leglioriis are those Mich. n ier lien per year scciiicd by one of our cus- GET OUR NEW CATALOG—IT'S FREE. Our big illustrated 32—pngc lclothing shows our inodtfirn breeding and 1m cts . . . Every breeder handed, insiiectgrltund passed by authorized state in- .‘ u e Tancred and Barron Strains. SUPERIOR POULTRY FARMS, Inc.. Box 401. ZEELAND, MICH. il l‘(‘ 4:24;; .. ...:-. Accredited Leghorns that_ have under practical furni conditions. weal.“ .- .j gm; entered in Work. 1 college. I f ~ \ EGG BREDQHIC s i i 0, 75/9 OFOWSALESEACHWRARETO DID CUSTMZH HILLCROFT FARM ACCREDITED LEGHORNS are bred from high production strains. I 1 A . CH CS ROM CON EST W NG B 000 LINES Our breeders have been inspected gind improved by inspectors supervised by Michigan { x . Our White Leghorns won the 1925 Michigan Egg Contest. Contest average 176. eggs. Our Den ' _ State College. The stliteiiicnts in this gid have been 0. Kd as truthful. Order at below {v 3 averaged 241 eggs. You get some blood lines as produced these Winners in Royal Chicks. - prices in complete confidence. Postpaid prices on 25 50 100 500 1000 I; ‘. I; This. r ur h N 2513111 ed 3083 AT Alsztllillcgi‘n EGG EONEEnSgSt Is it any wonder “757 ‘ 8- 0- White Laghorns .......................................... --$3-75 $7.00 $13.00 $62.00 $120.00 ‘ yea 0 en 0. y e gs a e erican gg . , a . , - , , . . 't z" ‘ of.dur business is from old customers"? n Spite of henv demand as a result of these winmngs our colitirsiiiié‘“§éie 1133.3? siiémi‘ig‘viiichiiilidwill Ili‘fina‘iitili‘ig‘nalff diff}. «13332353? . } 3 { grigeflggmailiwilseethet Saélle. Order early and be sure. Money refunded if order cant be filled when ' C .11 ‘ M. i . » pe . era ure. } i 2 ROYAI: HAToHEnv a. FARM. s. P. -WIERSMA, Prop. n2, Box a. ZEELAND, MICHIGAN 0X Dope?“ 9: 10 o h' . l ‘ HOLLAND HTCHERY Fm C“‘“'°g““ i 'm . 63“ o‘xefio with 1‘ ids or as l l , . C o 3 ~ -; It will pay you.to investigate one of Michi an’s oldest and best hatcheries. Nine- best “Saver ‘1?“ sto‘i‘v,\ive°b RY . =‘ teen' ears experience. Every chick hatched rom rugged free ran e breeders officially “:0 ‘t‘d breed‘ ebus CflE .c“, . accr ited by inspectors supervised by Michigan State College. urge percentage of hit?- a G 3530‘ M‘ ;. busmess to satisfied old customers. e\ect‘° ; WHITE. LEGHORNS English and American) / BARRED ROCK8._ ANCONAS. badoo G 1 «Your 'Mich. Accredited chicks bought of this od reliable concern with an o N E i_ established reputation for square dealing are sure to please. 100% live de- ' AB 3. I livery prepaid. Get our new FREE catalog before placing your order. ‘ Enablished 19” Free curate c_ 'Van Appledorn Bros. Holland Hatchery a. Poul. Farm, 3. 1-3. Holland. Mich. “‘ ;_ 's ' . i l ,‘ 1 ' InSeven - - a : WOLVERINE S.C.WHITE LEGHORN 1064 E Revenue From 680 Unculled Pullets BRED T0 LAY STOCK ,‘ .002) WEEKS Michigan Accredited )1 atom: sarnanmt One customer reports this splendidretum from our April hatched Grade A White Leghorn Chicks, s. a White and Brown ‘, WiLL GU‘MNYEED MICHIGAN STATE ACCREDITED Nov. 1 to Dec. 19, 1926. . his is fine, but not unusual record for our regular stock. 750 sur- Leghoms, A n.(- 0 n a 5, f. , TELL B . w plus cockerels raised from his‘ 1600 chicks-also gave _him additional revenue. Our hens now lead- 31k Minomas and Ban—ed , o. l _ ti red for Size, Tgpe and Ex Produc- mg Michigan and Oklahoma Contests are birds of similar breeding. All our_stock blood—tested, and ‘Rmka our Leghor-ns , i I b on since 1910._ All reading fioc headed every breeder on our own farm trapnested from its_flrst to its last egg. All birds have been handled, are large, deep bodied 3",; J ! males-'1:a hi1 pwn high egg production ancestry. ggssed le bender; andi GEE?gLIEaDOKbigntlifabMiglflfifii; 5%Ulggt0£?n$0éggent Assoemtion. Write at bird?) gm] 1 clgplped i ' FR . 0° 0‘ "0° 1 an 1 I ‘ . . com s. roe aaog. , .4: . z - 8:5. $3?“,’,?,J°';p‘y‘" Read . s. HANNAH & SON ute 10, Box B Grand Rapids, Mich. 9.3.51.3] m ffull. gm... 1 ‘ -, . _ ~ about our matings in detail. i3; £11.11 Stgns “flimmato \ 5 Learn how you can have great- “use Bum, Chicks for r, ) est success With poultry. Greater Profit. Write for _ ‘ 100% Live Arrival Guaranteed. 0 ' f A llil‘llt'eifi. Glaze "Guarantee ', l ‘- 1 0 See rrva n 00 ea ._ . C l ‘ WOLVEE'Nsufifigc'IERV Member I/I’lterillltlllllfll Baby (‘hick Association. ‘ ‘ H p w] ' , _ American Chick Farm. Box B, Zeeland, Mich. 3? I. (i, .. . creme. Owner, Buy Michigan “Gem” d 'll 1 g DOM-5. Iceland. Michigan. eggs, Mich. Egg Comes: lgggcksz‘ifrogg Lfikevievg. edOfiitiial regards 31p tood2ig2 K . > ‘ inspectors supervised hips/lie}: PStla'te Congas? re er "spec an pass y - i V of M White Leghorns (Tancrefi... Foes 0" 25 50 100 500 1000 s. c. Bufi‘ Leghorn Chicks From Brad To Lay I i t g ore money g3; inflicts. 0.14:1R.O. 524.1. 'ri'éa'éf.‘ SII$3575 $188 $113533 $95383 $38333 ./ ' mend WolagggitAegegl’tfidbag‘engllcfgl‘gagircular. \_ c in nigs iig ier, ' ' ' r <~»\.\ . . S ei‘ - x ’33:: like Order from ad. New catalldigedfrggfckBWEiltg'ggdffir llggihbeliinyiiwfls. $111.21“). ' I l how: am "- - LAKEVIEW POULTRY FARM. n. n. 8. BOX 3. HOLLAND, MICH. ~‘ Stop Your your chicks earlier you have n Martian Lalo Mn ‘ this year-rRaiae 2 lb. broilers in 8 weeks—bu or hatch , , (0.) when writeu- . . . writes—"Had 2th. broilm ln 0 weeks. ' EVE: , sputter—"m to he! emira- Ilprtin In and I : monthly. 80-160 high. 3 Months’ Trial U 50 Cents a Year L - ~ Colored art chicken picture. suitable for taming FREE every other inane. Send stamp- or coin today at our risk. Poultry Trina, Dept. 9,!“ lentil dicating oflicial approv Pay for your c C. O. D. Get choice of three profitable breeds. ING CHICKS FIRST HATCH JANUARY 318T Michigan Accredited Chicks that are bred from proven blood lines. Every breeder wears a sealed leg band in- al by authorized state inspectors. $1.00 DOWN—BALANCE . 0. D. . _ hicks when you get them. Send $1.00 and we Will ship our big new catalog. it is free. It Will hel you. Your 100% live delivery guaran eed. BRUMMER FREDRICKSON POULTRY FARM, Box 26. Holland. Mich. ‘ BAB Baby Chick Losses and get higher prices. on can it "Raised 97pm- cent." a Martin is safer. ' Wei proof. as}, m. stomp: center. on 7,7 7'. ‘ , ” ’ Y CHICKS---Big, Vigorous, Chicks From high egg producing flocks selected for rapid growth and high (itality. and lay more eggs than 0 WRITE 19ml:sz d h t h ‘ocsan acer ins College. Refer youyto cat on— Pro Id | our A I' e. 8. wii. .1 Bd‘. Rooks ah?! 10 % , "unneamnu once. 8.0 MAPLE HILL HATCHERY, Martin, Michigan. that are hatched from free range breeders carefully selected. Br. Leghorn: .......... .. . R l. Mlxe down books your order. Michigan Accredited, chicks that will grow faster rdinary chicks. Safe arrival guaranteed. US BEFORE BUYING Our re resentative of Michigan State gigdoiiiiiimgigifil Shayvingg Bank. Order from this_ad. Chicks are Michigan Accredited. 2500 $1580 Is Reds ...... "satin 8.50 16.00 (I Ohloks $10.00 per Hundred. Free catalog. 100% Live delivery prepaid. R. R. No. 3, Box M. ZEELAND. MICHIGAN. D TESTED PEDI‘GREED join‘ our "family of have! prosper-' 17.50 1 50.00 Leghorns’ End { entitle mine. monies". ( 1 00 500 1 000 1 8.00 $82.50 $1 20.00 ' 9. . tannins. BROODER OUR LOW PRICES save on $5 to $8 on this BOWERS all-fuel brooder. tove burns softer hard coal wood, etc. Best brooderin world to hold hire: Self-regulating. Safe, strong. Raises big healthy chicks. 10 years' suc— case. 1000 or6 hick sizes. Flue ipes REE.We pay express E. of Roc ies. Satisfaction guaranteed. Write for free catalog today, and save money. F. M. Bowers & Sons. DentllJndiananolin Est. 19l6--P8t’d sorWonderEul Success with Baby Chicks Halve: keep chicks behind glass. V10 8 ener 1' death loss. hilggaCfiuSsén Itsto s the sun's ultm- rickets, Igg weakness and LOTH scratch shed ays. Put: GLASS C per cent of the chicks und under GLASS C er window glass died. wh e LOTH lived and grew very rapidly. Idea! for Hot Bod. GLASS CL and hes v E 0T3 is the cheapest t covering for hot beds. iolet rays make plant grow trouser and bar r. They traanhnt mature earlier-end yield b er 4 . holds i: eat More than swag:- iteelf. . ‘ ‘ ~ I Send £6. for big roll 43“. ion! and 88in. wide poo . unr- , "7 anew-“Smart.” iii” v . a , ,' " 'ol‘ofuhymurdeflaég" ' nut-dd r Illustn' finances on I ;,!,»-.rr 7., 3, 3f 1 . ARMERS of Ohio” are joining ‘have good reason to be. * stocks up QCPackers Are In Need of I Buying of Wheat Is, On Hand To Mouth . "’ clubs for the purpose of im- proving the old-time methods of growing grain and potatoes, and good results where new plans were placed in operation last year have been reported in quite a number of districts. This intensive farming is bound to spread in grain growing ‘states, and thosepracticing it are enthusiastic on the subject, as they Manure spreaders come in handy, and the barn yard accumulations are becom— ing things of the past, as they are needed for enriching the soil, while the use of‘ fertilizers is growing steadily in places where farmers can raise the money. Potato growers have been learning from costly ex— perience the necessity of careful spraying at just the right time, and progressive Ohio farmers have in quite a number of instances raised 300 bushels of potatoes an acre on two acres of land. Clubs of farmers of the same state feel a natural pride for having grown 100 bushels of corn an acre on tracts of ten acres while wheat farmers to the number of at least twenty have har- vested 40 bushels of wheat an acre on tracts of ten acres. The farmers who have. started this movement have no intention of increasing the grain and other farm crops. and their sole object is to make each acre produce more and better crops. Hired farm labor is costly. and many farmers cannot afford to pay the wages asked. It should be added that unusual attention is being paid to raising hogs, and the movement fbr increasing the litters of pigs is growing all the time. In Ohio farmers are joining ton litter clubs and are raising a ton of pork from a litter of pigs in half a year. New Grading of Beef A system of grading and stamping beef in such a manner that the con- sumer may know exactly the quality of the meat he purchases was adopts ed recently at a meeting held in Chi- cago of the National Better Beef As- sooiation, it was announced by Oak- ley Thorne, president. Under the plan, the packers will grade the beef under the supervision of the government, and the marks will be readable by the final purchaser. Re- tailers of beef are said to favor the plan. Not Much Change in “w Week after week sees wheat for May delivery sell on the Chicago Board of Trade around $1.40 to {1.43, and numerous tired holders have been selling out, there being apparently nothing in sight of an en- couraging nature. A year ago the price was around $1.65, while a little more than two years ago sales were made as high as $1.94. For quite a number of weeks the stocks of wheat in sight showed marked weekly gains. but during a recent week there was an increase of 759,- .00, bushels in the visible supply in the United States, bringing the to 55,354,000 bushels, comparing with 42,830,000 bushels a year ago. Buyers are operating mostly sparingly, and this applies to niillers as well as to others, exports of breadstuffs being only fairly large, while speculators are not branching out to any considerable extent. Foreign competition in sup- plying the wants of European coun— tries explains much of the depression for such countries as Argentina and Australia have become large export- ers of wheat, and the same is true of Canada. Rye makes a great con- trast to wheat in activity and good prices, and quite recently aggressive buying of rye by houses with. north- western, eastern and foreign connec- tions gave that grain renewed strength. May rye selling around "$1.08, comparing with 04 cents a Super a. o. On a recent day export sales a 250,000 bushels of rye. were v reported at the seaboard. and it was . that - stocks at eastern been hen ht AIM By w. w. FOOTE, Market Editor. 7 ., » Germany was atteralargé amounts. May corn sells at 79 cents, about the same as a year.ago, While May oats sell ,around‘46 cents, a few cents lower than last year. Oats seeding is going forward in Texas and Okla— homa. Two years ago May oats sold up to 62 cents. Cattle Hun-led to Market There are fewer cattle in feeding districts than at this time last year, and the number shipped to market this year has ran well short 01' the same time in 1926. this applying to the several packing points; But the prevailing tendencyis to rush the short-fed» steers of light weight to market, thereby creating a glut of Hogs are much Wantedquy‘r' _ packers, the consumption of? and cured pork products being.ver? large, while renter hogs are 'gging to ceipts in points were 3,677,000 hogs, ‘ comparing with 3,932,000 for the sametime last year, 5,716,000 two years ago and 5,870,000 three years ago. Hogs sold recently in the Chicago market at $10.40 to $12.10 comparing with $9.60 to $13.50 a year ago; $10.25 to $11.40 two years ago and $6 to $7.25 three years ago. As compared with most past years. markethrices are unusually high. Heavy hogs continue to sell at a great discount, and prime light weights are market toppers, selling 40 cents higher than the best heav- ies. Hogs marketed recently aver- aged 231 pounds, the same as in average years. Stocks of provisions . M. B. F. MARKET REPORTS BY RADIO VERY evening, except Saturday and Sunday, at 705 o’clock, eastern standard time, The Michigan Business Farmer broadcasts market information and news of interest to farmers through snide station WGHP of Detroit. of 270 meters. This station operates on a wave length the common to medium kinds, and this has brought about a number of sharp declines in prices. On the other hand, there is a real scarcity of choice beeves, with decidedly too few offered on} the Chicago market to go around, and they have under— gone some very good upturns in prices of‘late. Recently steers have found buyers largely at a range of $9 to $12 on days of fairly large receipts, the extreme of sales being $8 to $13.10. are paid for long fed heavy steers, and the top price was the highest recorded in more than a year, The best yearlings sold for $12.25. It is a time when quality is greatly lacking. and farmers who are mak— ing their cattle choice are Well re- warded. Cattle as a whole are sell- ing much higher than in most form— er years. and it is recalled that five years ago the best steers sold at $9. A year ago steers sold at $7.50 to $11.50. Fat heifers and cows are in good demand at $8.75 to $10.50, and stockers and feeders have had good advances, with sales at $6.75 to $8.75, largely at $7.25 to $8.25. Supplies of ,these cattle are light, and there is a good demand, country buyers competing with killers for steers selling at $9 and under. Much the best prices . in storage are mostly normal, and prices are much lower than at this time last year. Conditions are fav- orable for the hog industry, and owners need not worry about the future. WHEAT A steady tone is noted in the wheat market with trading almost at a standstill as everybody keeps their eyes turned towards Washing— ton. Speculation is high as to whether or not President Coolidge will sign the McNary—Haugen Bill passed by both houses. Much pres- sure is being brought to bear on the President from both sides. Heavy shipments from Argentina have not helped the price ofAAmerican wheat although foreign trade (is active. CORN Corn seems. to be about holding its own because of light receipts. Any weakness in the market brings out plenty of buyers. OATS Oats dipped down some in price around the middle of this month but there are many who feel oats are THE BUSINESS FARMER’S MARKET SUMMARY and Comparison with Markets Two Weeks Ago and One Year Ago E Den nit. Chicago Detrou Detroit—m. Feb. w“ Feb. 21 Feb. 9 1 yr. ago WHEAT— . ' No. 2 Bed ill-37 $1.39 $1.33 No. 2 White 1-38 1.40 1.34 No. 8 Mixed 1-36 1.38 1.83 conN—I No. 2 YeIIOW .7 9 .77 K .80 .75 No. a Yellow -76 .76 .70 OATS No. 2 White 50 .46@.46% .51 ~ .43 M No. 3 White ' .47 .4a@.4e 35 .48 .4214. Rqu— ‘ ’ Cash No. 2 1.07 1.04 1.07 - .94 BEANS— « ’ ' C. H. P. Cut. 4-40@4.50 4.70@4.80 ‘ 4.25@4.35 POTATOES— ’ (Newll’er Cw: 2.50@2.0d HAY— , “ No. 1 Tim. ' 18 19 " 1.6 1‘7 . ' 180.19. V . .1»:ng .. l .j. v ' market than in recent years." "For. ‘ 1927 to late date the aggregate rev seVen- western. packing these. The ,msa’e‘cahqinsa its ow?! very well 'fithe"rpri’ee remains at the same loveless quoted in last “issue. The outlook continues need-V. ~ ~ Bums. V . A What is the bean market ~~going to do? ‘A real live" question without an answer that can apparently be de- 7 ‘ " pended upon .for‘ “its reliability. Moisture has been ,A blamed ‘- right along for the lowpriceron. the 1926 crop, and much «it it is true. but these wet beans must be prettynwell unloaded by now so that most of "the ’ stock yet to be sold, is in fair to good condition. Experts declare that Michigan and. California are the only states with many beans left and the canners look to this State for their supply. Lookslike higher prices were due, in fact they are past due, and we hope they soon arrive. Re- ports have it that many bean grow- ers areturn-ing to potatoe for 1927. Red kidneys are quoted from $4.50 to $6.50. . ‘ POTATOES Growers of certified seed potatoes are the ones making money right now. With table stock selling for less ’than a dollar a bushel seed po- tatoes are bringing all the way up'to $2.25 a bushel, a greater diiference between prices than even old timers‘ can remember ever seeing before. Indications are that most potato growers intend to increase their acreage while many bean growers are deserting their first love for po- tatoes for 1927. BOSTON WOOL MARKET ‘ Raw wool closed last' week at Boston quiet with business spotty. Ohio fleece wools were quoted at 45@46c. DETROIT BUTTER AND noes Butter is steady with best creamery in tubs 49®51%c. firsts are 26@261/é cents per dozen. DETROIT LIVE‘ POULTRY Geese Show some weakness while other poultry is steady and unchanged. The. following prices are those method by commission merchants and paid to farm- ers, less 5 per cent commission and trans- portation charges: liens, selling good, colored, under 5 lbs, 29c; over 5 lbs, 28c; Leghorns, 24c. Stags, 230. Canons, fat, 7 lbs. up. 32@330. Ducks, white, 4% lbs. up. 850; smaller or dark, 32c. Geese. 250. Turkeys, young, No. 1. 8 lbs. up, 42c; old toms. 32c. SEEDS DETROIT—Clover, cash, domestic. £24.50; imported, 822.60. Timothy, cash, 2.60. ~ ' CHICAGWClover, $28.50@35. Tim- othy. 34.756525. . LIVESTOCK MARKETS DETROIT, Feb. 2.2. ~‘Cattle—Market steady. Good to choice year-lingo. dry fed. $9.72@10.25; best heavy steers. dry fed. $8.50@9.50; best handy weight hutch- er steers, 87.250775: mixed steers and heifers, $6@7; handy light butchers, 366 6.50;. light butchers. 352505.50: beat cows , 355068.50; butcher cows, 34.750 5.50; common cows, 85.259575: cannon $3.50@4.25; choice light bulls, 55.7506; heavy bulls. “@050; stock bulls‘tSGS; feeders, 3867.25; stockers, 35.500150; milkers and springers, $55©90 ' Veal Calves~Market 50 higher. Beat, unseen; others. '34.5.o@10. - ‘ ' Sheep and lambs-Market steady. lambs, $1&50®13.75; fair lambs, 811@ 12.25; light to common lambs, “@1025; fair to good sheep. $5@8; culls and com— mon, 82.50Q4; ‘ ' Howumt~mgs lower. .1, L. ._ . hogs. $18. m— EAST sverano. N. Y.~—-(U.nl~te ‘ States Department 01 Agriculturel—y-Hzis; , offerings united to light bu” around 10 ‘ ts higher. at."-8.12'.0$6 Eggs are easy. Fresh _ '1. 4—K-A~ .,._ ._ - Nata poison Use K-R-O freely. Place itaroundyour home, bar ' your granary or farm- ss- ‘5. new “steamer. lno: tycoeived‘mtocko K-R—O send us i name and 75c and spa—o will be sent 'd. Accept no sthitubes, there WK-R-O. K'R’O cc»,an as , enthused. on. BABY CHICKS 100% Live Delivsry. Postage Prepaid. Q Br I! 3&0 3‘0 012080 If. A II. Leghorn" 81;: 6.30 12.00 Inoon ................ .. 1.00 18.00 ' 0. R. 0. Red: 4.00 7.50 14.00 med I ........ .. .00 7.50 14.00 8. 0. Ii. PM 4.00 1.50 10.00 If. I: - . 4 00 7.50 10.00 Inn. 0. 8. L. Wynn ........ .. 4.50 .50 18.00 31. Orplnflone ........ .. 4.50 0.50 10.00 All absolutely first class purebred [too from culled loch. Droth shipments. 'MIIO A. KREJOI. 0807 leech In, Cleveland Ohio. Better Chicks mmwaawm h- h 05% Accredited Class A Chicks From well develo strong, healthy, orne 811 d’ Bi“? ; s ; . kg; a a sag-35 men No money . a; a week before are 0% live delivery. Poet- , A . Cats tree. ' Tut/lot MWHIRV. It. 2-8. lode-d. lien. Livestock—Too Late to Classify WHITE LEGHORII I008 no Discount? A ~»/ gonordered now or z shipment. Eired by ; Winners-10 egg co mess. ens, . decree I. Ferris. “2 Union. Brand Rapids, Mich. l » . R E O l S T E R E D AVRSHIRE BULLS, BULL ' m, and heifers for sale. Free m disease. Fred J. Vreeiend, R2, Iex 19. Wymdotte, Mich. For_ land china lore of March and April iarrow. Also some choice bred zilts. due to (arrow inflarch and ril. one immun for cholera. Wesley lle. Ionic. Mlchlean. ‘ At FEW 900% film, “magi-mud IOARS e a 1' now r . _ A J00! W. SIVDER, St. Johns. Klein, R. 4. FARMS 120 Am. GOOD Fair louder: near Three Rivers. 1 . Molt. land In alt-lie. To "1389. J. 0. Selim-ta. 1935 Linden Ave, Grand Rapids, lichiun. FOB BALE. as. . ' 'ro saw: 288 loan nan. our Loan. , 0 acre! - lectric ‘ timber, Food bump; e Ian A 0:?an st 66 r acre. Tm firs. G. Rowe, vut. Michigan. m WANTED TO’RIN'I‘, 0N assess nan wrrn k me .De Vries. Dighton, _ tools and stoc . _ Mlchiaan. ' g- ‘ - rm srocx . ' - . « HAND TRAINID. TAKE. mum ‘ , Hal-- 4.75. Will ship 0. D. 7 ‘ mm $tree. Levis New ; - I February 27th will ‘Week of February 27 early days of the week of average mostly pleasant but cool to cold for the- season. Towards the middle part Of the week the-sky will become Overcast with resulting moderately heavy rain or snow.\ Coupled with thh storm area will be strong winds that may produce local drifts which may impede traflic for a time. Temperatures from about Wednes- day to Friday are expected to aver- age considerably above the seasonal normal. Storm confluent; will abate about the same time the week ends. Week of March 6 Following the passing storminess of the last part of last week the weather will be generally tair. Tem~ peratures will average about to a little below the seasonal normal. About the middle of the week the temperatures will be much higher and will remain so until near the end of the week at which time there willlbe a marked drop. _ While precipitation will not be heavy this week for the state as a whole there will be both rain and snow besides high winds during the last half of this week in many parts of Michigan. March Wet Averaging the month up as a whole precipitation will be above the average in March for most parts of Michigan. The mean temperature for the month will range above the normal. These conditions seem to point towards an early openingof spring with suflicient moisture to give good planting conditions in April. SHORT COURSE IN ORNAMENTAL HORTICUIII‘URE HE Michigan State College has planned a short course on orna- . mental horticulture which will be of particular interest to amateur gardeners, according to Prof. Alex Laurie, who is in charge of floricul— ture at the Michigan State College. This course will be held from March 21st to 26th and it is thought many women will enroll. The course treats the various me- thods forthe beautification and up— keep of the homevgrounds as well as certain phases of more utilitarian nature, such as vegetable gardening, small fruits and tree fruits. »~ Actual practice in the greenhouses will be furnished as well as demon- strations, when facilities do not per— mit actual work by the students. The lectures will be delivered by the members of Department of Hor- ticulture and Landscape Gardening. Monday, 1 p. m.——“Plant Propa— gation,” by Prof. Laurie; “Plant Propagation Laboratory,” by Prof. Frost. Tuesday, 9 a. m.———“Soils and Fer- tilizers,” by Prof. Laurie; 10 a. m.— “Hot Beds and Cold Frames,” by Prof. Edmonds; 11 a. m.-——“Making the Lawn,” by Prof. Laurie; 2 p. in. —-“Design of Small Place,” by Prof. Hyde. Wednesday, 9 a. m.—-“Roses,” by Prof. Laurie; “Home Vegetable Garden,” by Prof. Edmond; “An- nuals,” by Prof. Laurie; 2 p. m.——— “Garden Design,” by Prof. Hyde. Thursday, 9 a. m.—-—-."Bulbs," by Prof. Laurie; “Vegetables,” by Prof. Starr; “House Plants,” by Prof. Frost; 2 p. m.~—-“Trees and Shrubs," by Prof. Halligan. Friday, 9 a. m.——"Care of Trees and Shrubs," by Prof. Kindig; “Per- ennials,” by Prof. Laurie; “Small Fruits,” by Prof. Loree; “Flower Arrangement," by Pref. Laurie; 2 p. m.-—-"Home Fruit Garden,” by Prof. Gardner. ' Oats easily rank first anon reeds ’ light horsea- » H 2‘: ,. ma _‘ .' in new. l l day to A No advertisement less than ten words. discounts. Forms close Monday A DEPARTMENT OF CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING ,BATE, PEI womb-One Issue 8c. 'l‘vvo Issues 15c. Four Issues 25c. Groups of figures, initial or abbreviation count as one word. Cash in advance from all advertisers in this department. noexceptions and no noon preceedlng date of issue. 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Use the order form below when sending in. your announcement, or a separate sheet if not enough room. the first possible issue. Name Address Ne. of words i- No. of times to be printed ........................ .. Amount of payment oneloiod................ Date .......................................... .. 192.......... . Write One Word in Each Space We'll look after it carefully in l 2 3 4 5 C 7 8 \ g 10 11 12 L K/ 14 15 13 ‘ pin out and ms nu. “mama. mum... to ' 1 any] memos): postures ream. ll‘l‘. muss, lumen. _ l ' '8 Cost - BABY CH olGiass KEEPS [CKS HEALTHY PREVENTS RICKETS (WEAK LEGS), DISEASES and DEATHS I Don’t keep chicks behind glass. It shuts out the sun’s Ultra-Violet rays, causes leg weakness, rickets, disease and finally death. Leading State Experiment Stations and scientists have proved this in many tests. But these scientists also found that chicks kept under FLEX-O-GLASS were safe from rickets. weak legs, stayed healthy. were full of pep and grew amaz- ingly in this warm sunlit room—— because the chicks ab- sorbed the energizing Ultra—Violet rays that FLEX-O—GLASS ad— mitted. See the proof in center column. These tests were made for 'you. Put your chicks under FLEX—O- GLASS. Preventweak chicks, diseases a n d deaths in this e a. s y way. Every chick will mature or reach frying size much sooner than ever before because they absorb the tissue building Ultra—Vio- let rays that pass thru FLEX-O- everywhere , have replaced glass with FLEX—O-GLASS, which makes use of only health—producer—indoors snow and rain. Just build a FLEX-O-GLASS scratch shed easily and replace all poultry house windoWs with results will This cosy sunlit brooder-house will pay itself many times the first season alone and next winter . The Ultra-Violet rays will keep them healthy and active, stimulate the egg glands and .make them G L A S S. Poultrymen the sunshine—Nature’s chicks are out of slush, growth will actually amaze you. FLEX-OaGLASS. The yards for 300 chicks. for keep your hens in it. lay to the limit in coldest weather. Better Than Glass for HOT Gardeners—get stronger, bigger plants that will row when transiilanteil. ecause _ FLEX—O- GLASS admits concen— trated Ultra-Violet raysand Infra-Red (heat) rays, it makes plants grow much stronger. faster than when under (Glass stops these rays). earlier. Get more money for them. O—GLASS is installed much easier. holds heat bet— »ter and costs far less than glass. Scatter-s Does not chill like glass. Ehdnegaiiie'r to handle. 15 yards of FLEX-O-GLASS 135 sq. ft. Ideal for greenhouses. Enclose Porches and Storm Doors Frames are light Where Fast, strong chick be astonishing. Use 15 See e BEDS ities A‘v O-G light just er covers a hot bed of Who 7' fl Just nail FLEX-O-GLASS over screen due . porches-and storm doors. Changes snow ate 4.x; _ trap into healthful sunroom for chil- ! M 7.} dren’s playhouse, cheaply. Fine for j sleeping porches. FLEX-O-GLASS is I A .‘z‘ .LU, also used on ordinary curtain rollers to difque healthful light to every corner {test .> o the room. Actually makes room Millions of much lighter. Yards in Use - - - Read What Users Say AND iiucii BETTER Whatwlwlltra-Violet Rays Will Do difference in _ chicks of Ultra—Violet theni gift” FL d th ds men r ions an ousan have proved this since FLEXOG ASS originated. from the same hatch. ' Deprive one of Ultra-Violet Rays. other under FLEX—O-GLASS. _ latter will be two to three times the size of t so about Ultra-Violet Rays and FLEX- Lids. IOWA STATE COLLEGE your product . ‘ to common glass for enclosing chicken houses for winter and brooderhouses.” OHIO STATE EXPERIMENT STATION, up- on completing a rioket test reports: h of the effective Ultra-Violet rays were trans~ mitted to offer protection against leg weak- ness.” KANS. until 2 years ago no one understood the value of Ultra-Violet . have been reported by practical allow the passage of the health—giving portion of sunshine to a considerable greater extent than glass.” lst of Connyectlcut says: trate FLEX—O-GLASS chemically active and power of the d ” “CANADA AORI . FLEX—O-GLASS p‘mm Pena-r. III. use. v the two chicks above. _'l‘hey illustrate the deprivmg growth obtained by d by keeping . nd _ O-GLASS. State Experi- of Boultrymen - - was too. two chicks Feed them the same. Put the At 10 weeks. the EX— You can Take former. Read what leading U. S. author- PROOF states: “Believe (FLEX—O-GLASS) far superior “Enoug STATE EXP. STATION says: "Up Rays. Some excellent results poultryinen glass substitutes. which will have used MORSE, for 45 years Consultln chem- “Congratula ions are ou. our statements I heartily Icorrobor- ecause the Ultra-Violet re. s which pene- njia‘kes ens healthful, increases oxygenating bloo . , - - O. COLLEGE of Man. reports: - _is standing up fine under conducted this Winter,” says Mr. Otto. Hundreds of Letters Received Daily Prove FLEX-O-GLASS Best Hoffman Poultry Farm of Indiana writes: "We used FLExro—GLASS on our brooder- houses this Spring and were _very, well pleased. We placed it by the Slde of one window that was covered with ——_—-—— (another product). The difl’erencehin the color of the light was ,qu1ckly noticeable. But one very anVIDClllg. argument was that the chic s piled up in .front of the FLEX-OJGLASS Window._ leavmg the space in front of the other entirely empty. The FLEX-O-GLASS looks as Wtelltat the end 0 For PIGS . "FLEX-O-GLASS works wonders for little pigs.”—A. P. ave of O. . WANTS MORE _ "Enclosed find five dollars for which please Send 15 yds. more of our Flexvo-Glass. It certainly is fine stuff or hen houses and cold frames.”——Frank E. Helm on. Nantucket. Mass. IT'8 GREAT "Your Flex-0-Glass is great. Please send, me 10 ergo more."—Cora E. Harding. ~Dwego. I a “l? ‘t‘bfi‘ "Pt". . in... “ use some ex— - ass as y a , g all you claim.”-~—M. . Bead. Utica. lilo. ‘ ' WONDERFUL! ‘7' is in sec nd order I think it_ is ggfierfuL’E-M'rs? E. Bmi . Plousantvflle. “anemone SU erior to Glass . '.'I put FLEX- GLASS on alongside of a glass_ Window last summer. ' superior to glass for light. I have had enough experience in the use of FLEX— - GLASS to give advice to people I meet. I do not heSitate sellin anything that has merit.”—-——T. S. Baird o N. Y. HERE’S PROOF 'fI have used Flex—O-Glass for a year and like it fine. My father had about 50 hens but no Flex-O—Glass and he got 3-5d eglgzs a day during the cold, while I ha . hens and I got. 8-10 eggs a day With Flex-O-Glass during the coldest weather. Please send me yds. more immediately or a ‘scratch shed.”—Minnie Foster. Schaghticoke, N. Y. I O. K. "Enclosed please find 30.00 in Post Of- flce mone order for w ich lease send me 100. yar s of your Flex- -Glass. Your Flex-O-Glass is ' . y chickens are doing fine. scratching and singing all day long, and laying too. ex eat some of my neighbors will send in forpFlex- -Glass by the Wii they talk."—-John Westwood. Belleville, . OOOb STUFF i f "I s at last ear and ot 135 ‘sq. It. 0 Mex-eO-Glass grid found 8it: very good stuff, so am building a new scratch pen and I need some more.”———Geo. Koontz, Cum- berland, Md. GETS MORE EGGS “Received my shipment of Flex-O—Glass O. K. and Wish I had ordered it sooner. Put it on the henhouse and in less than two weeks my egg roduction has increased 50% and sill em; up. Count on me for a bigger or er next fall.”-——-John Lord, Revere, Mass. A REAL BOOSTE R “I am enclosing check for $30. Send me 100 yds. of Flex- -Glass at your earliest convenience. ha. a 5.00 roll from on a year ago. I think Will want anot er . 100 yds. after I see.howhfar this ltiungred . - It’ or coverin en yar 0 cc 5325mm find snow.” H. Small. Soutg Harwich. Mass. , . ~ THE BEST ‘ “Enclosed please find check for $19.60 for your invoice No. l,- 117.448. We like any- ‘ thing similar we have tried."--H. W. Bina- m.- Hartwell, Ga. h HIS THIRD ORDER h h “ fldhko 3.60f0rwic BEISCIgfgdte: iii-disc off he?» eGlass. The - h two sh merits prov gicgr indeed.p It is all you claim for it.”— . B Hammond. 8t. Poursbmz. Fla. EXCELLENT ’ hi h I "} used our Flo -0-Glass w c bin?“ from :8? fgbisj‘spn ‘ “gong? er. Comhohogen. 'l 9.. ht r d- it on flimsn x}, I Use Only 0......FLEX- 0 - (GLASS ‘ Folks have always had poor luck with chicks. when kept behind plain glass. The reason was not known‘ until a few years ago. Scientistsfound that chicks, pigs and many plants eventually died and hens quit laying when deprived of Ultra-Violet rays, and plain glass shut these rays out. Therefore Mr. Warp origin- ated FLEX-O-GLASS to admit these needed rays, which he perfected after much research and experimenting. He found it could be manufactured much cheaper than glass. FLEX—O-GLASS was the first and original Ultra» Violet ray filter advertised years ago, and MrL' ‘Warp still has charge of! the manufacture of.this most durable health-producing product. He stands back of ‘every word on this page. Why chance a substitute or imita- tion when the genuine, time tested FLEX-.O-GLASS costs no more, which is registered in the U. .8. .Patent Office. Thousands of people have .replaced plain glass windows with health-producing FLEX-O-GLASS. It scatters healthful light to every corner of the room, causing wonderful growth. It is highly recommended ' V by Best Authorities. .Millions of yards are no'win use. i . Just Cut With . Shears and Nail On ELEX-O-GLASS is very easily. piece 3 feet Wide any length desired. Just cut to size with ordinalry shea‘rfi, nail ton and the jobt is (ionic. It is ab- so u e y wea er-resui ing, ransparen a n water r f. Looks neat and attractive. Lasts for years. p 00 ’ Genuine F LEX-O-GLASS is - GUARANTEED Most D U R A B L E FLEX-O-GLASS, the Original product advertised for ad- installed. Comes in» one mitting Ultra-Violet rays is une ualed Genuine FLEX- O-GL always has been an is today made on a stronger. better cloth base, sgecially processed to with- stand ail. kinds of weather. T at’s why it lasts for years, always lies flat and stays bright. FLEX-O-GLASS even looks fresh and now after many seasons of exposure to Wind._rain and snow. .Don’t confuse it with inferior materials. tate Experiment Stations tested FLEX-O. ' GLASS. thoroughly before recommending its use—Your Protection It is ,used With amazing results ever where, for replacing glass at only Va tho . cgt. In fact it costs only 3 c a _square foot. postpaid. Order Genuine F EX-O—GLASS today at _our risk——direct from the factory and save mono . Mrs. 'l‘. _J. of Nebr. _Writes——”When FLEX-O-GLASSv is installed besi a another, it speaks for itself.” -' ~' PRICES-- All Postage-Prepaid Per yd. 36 inches wide: 1 yd. 50c; 5 yds. at 40c ($2.00); 10 yds. 'at 350 ($3.50); 25 yds. at 32c ($8.00); 100 yds. or more at 30c per yard ($30.00). SPECIAL TRIAL OFFER 15 SQUARE YARDS POSTPAID FOR $5 The FLEX-O-GLASS MFG. will be refunded by the FLEX-(L 00. Will send you a 15 yard tr' 1 l J ' ' of FLEX_0_GLASS 3 is re] GI ASS MB? 00.,k eiii'irl;ll(i01;’ic5kquestion. feet wide and 45. feet Ygu must be absolutely fatoPWi‘fi plei’S‘dtéti PROMPT tfiifiedoféeflstmmfi'lt‘l roll covers a, Scratcsl’a mgr SERVICE. {acuity and save money- :igee fofrotioob'chigksg of It takes on H 3 hello; villiiiixlirigeliagx‘e‘dphg fronts. hotbeds‘,m Shirl-ii" “W” m" a 'eue" i163? 0 dfipofited the am, or hoghouse win: to com" "om 9' Mil erh En ' “go. d‘ows. denclosln‘g rigrclfites. my: Mam“? c2: order tcod‘iicy. Sgiid lggnl? sorm oors, so, a er ' for 30 ds 'f "h hours your Flex-O- y- ' 1 you w“ mndfiyii-rti’tfigs Edi 9'8“ “W98 t h ° iiiigdr iztim214 "iiili'uxeoiggizi or e warm healthful '“mry' hicago, th e railwa c en t or f th . F EE catalog on re- ggregaugolntams valuable poultry iii- Flox-o-Glass h a 3 made a lit I It: cost is Just a little bit For ch lolu and plants It's mighty fine It is the II N wonder ol‘ mo.