2472 Independent Farm Magazine Owned and Edited in Michigan IT’S THE EARLY GARDEN THAT BRINGS THE MOST MONEY élngYour deérii-T‘WWS 011 V ”and 1 In this issue: “Fixing Ugihe Yard A Bit”——“Here Is How You Can Get Refund For Gasoline Used ling and Planting Your Seed Potatoes” ' sults then used. It is patterns? that in those counties in which the» ' , used in Michigan as there was three years ago,” declares L. F. Livingston, agricultural engineer- ing specialist at M. S. 0.. Who is planning marl digging demonstra-y tions for 1927. Mr. Livingston is 01' the opinion ”that marl over a large part of the * state is the cheapest form of lime. Many counties have dry beds from which the marl can easily be ob- tained but as in Newaygo county, it takes a series of digging demonstra- tions to get the operations under way. Larry Kurtz, farm crops specialist, will assist Larry Livingston in the demonstrations. The object oi! the work is to show that marl can be successfully placed on dry ground in a pile at one-third to one-half the price of ground limestome per acre and that it will produce the same re- " VE times as much marl is being ‘ work has been carried on in previ- creased, which in turn has brought about an increase in fertility and higher crop yields. The demonstrations will be car- ried on principally in the southwest one-third of the State. The county agents have agreed to cooperate in helping to locate'marl beds and to check up on the use of marl in their ‘ respective counties.—Kline. COLLEGE PLANS ANOTHER TRAIN TO TOUR STATE OOPERATING with the G. R. and I. railroad the Michigan State College has planned another special train for the farmers oi! this State. Thedates are April 25th to 29th. This train will take up marl digging and spreading, and the spreading of lime. College experts will accompany the train and give _ow'ard City, .7 p. M one years, the alfalfa acreage has in-' s. as rdi‘i ', A " I r Rapids, 8 a. m.,, April26; Reed” City, April 26; Lake City, 8 a. ‘in., April 27; Manton, 1 p. m., April 27 ; Kal- kaska, 8 a. m., April ‘28; Alba, lhp. - In. April 28; Boyne Falls, 8 a. m., April 29; Levering, '2 p. m., April 29. . USES ORCHARD DUSTER IN POTATO FIELD . E all have the same opportuni- ties but the use we make of them is what counts. Here is something that may be of interest to several farmers and make it possible for them to save time as this farmer did. He also is receiving a larger return from his money invested in machinery. Mr. Walter Deitz of Manistee county, Michigan, uses a small power orchard duster in his potato field. Early morning gives the best results. The duster mount- ed on a wagon makes the rounds 1p. m., April 26; Cadillac, 7 p. m'..",7 habit of thrift. 'l'O‘DAY E was a man who believed that Tomorrow would take care of itself. It always had. There was no reason that he could see, whythingsshouldnotgoonbe— ing the same every day. But he did not reckon with Age—relentless age that came creeping along, slowly but surely—until one day, before he was aware, the truth came to him. It was to late then. Worn out and helpless they set him adrift on life’s merciless seas. Younger men took his place. He had no savings, no place to go. Just a broken machine. old before its time. There are hundredsof men just like him, with a faith in each Tomorrow that tells them to take each day as it comes. Men who are working every day, but never get anywhere. They are the men who never learn the Statistics showthat eight out of ten GET THIS BOOK 5 ------ i 1. YOU owe it to yourself to read every word of this little booklet. It will be sent free, without obligation to every men are dependent upon charity at the age of sixty-five. And more are old before their time because they never know the freedom of financial independence. 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OVER 100 some 'CF‘ sermons IN BARRY HERE was one hundred acres at asparagus set, in Barry county during the spring of 1926 and this spring’s planting will show an increase, according to Ogden N. Kaiser, one of our Barry county sub- scribers. ST. CLAIR COUNTY AGENT GOES WITH FARM BUREAU ~ LAUDE L. NASH, county agricul- tural agent for St. Clair for the last two years has resigned to go with the State Farm Bureau as director of Organization work.. He is well liked and his resignation was accepted under protest. Previous to going to St. Clair county he.acted as county agent in Cass for two years and for seven years in Branch coun- ty. In his new position he will work with the various county farm bu- reaus ot'the State helping with their , organization work. MICHIGAN LEADS IN FOR- WY WORK TOTAL 01' 33,828 acres of State forest plantations puts Michigan . in the lead of three states under the jurisdiction or the Lakes States Forest Experiment Station, or St. Paul, Minn. Nearly 19,000 acres have been planted in this state dur- ing the last three years. TOUR FOR POTATO GROWERS PLANNED REENVILLE will be the first stop of a. statewide potato tour to be undertaken the sec- and week of August by a large cara- van of Michigan growers and dele- gates trom other states. The tour . will be organized at Michigan State College, with Greenville the gather- ing point for farmers from the po- tato sections and an itinerary which includes a stop at Cadillac and swings through Antrim, Cheboygan and Alpena counties. » A portion of the group will con- tinue from Alpena for a tour of the ‘ upper peninsula. , Tours previously have been under— j taken by beekeepers, horticulturists . and other farm groups, but not by the potato growers of the state. ‘ PAYMENT CHANGED TO $2 FOR , SWEET CORN CLEAN-UP 0RD has been received from Washington that the Secretary ' of Agriculture had approved the amendment for the maximum compensation of $2.00’per acre for cleaning up sweet corn fields, ac- cording to H. E. Powell, State Com— missioner of Agriculture. . ~ It was first announced that tarm— ers would be reimbursed for the 3 extra labor incident to the clean-up , in an amount not to exceed $2.00 per acre for ileld corn, and 31.00 L per acre for sweet corn. 45 STATE HAVE GAS TAX ASOLINE tax has been adopted by forty-five of the forty—eight states in the union. The three states that have not adopted such a tax—~Illinois, Massachusetts and New Jersey—rely on their large automobile registrations for high- way funds. Kentucky and South Carolina have adopted the highest tax, 5 cents a gallon. The next high- est tax is that in Virginia, 4% cents. Five states have a 4-oent tax and nine have a 3-cent tax. By far the greatest nhmber use the 2mm per gallon tax. In addition to the gas tax, every state reports a motor ve— hicle too, which ranges from $3 for the average-sized car in Calitornia to $34 for the same type ‘01 car in Oregon. ' Gong some ATTACKS m4 . , -P . _ LD studies by en-tomolegists in the employ of the federal "hor- vealed that the European corn attacks 224, diite'rent " , ' is: 9 mm ’ .. 11., ticultural board last X88? 19f l " makers go to their labors in the Leg— . manna ‘ t , i .. ‘ The Only Farm Magazine Owned "and Edited in Michigan \ SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1927 Entered as 2nd class matter, A 22.1917 t Mt. Clemens, Mich. under '10: 1875. Eleventh Hour Rush Rampant In Legislature Lawmakers Are Helping Many Other Classes But Wasting Little Sympathy On Farmers UT in front of the Capitol, with his back to the State House and his eyes toward the rising sun, stands in heroic proportions the fig- hrs. of "Austin Blair. As the law- islature these beautiful spring days, they envy that statue of Michigan’s Civil War Governor and wish that they too might turn their backs on' State affairs and once more return to their several homes. Meanwhile the legislative mill is ‘grinding along feverishly in a be- » -.~‘_ mm, lated attempt to clean up some of the more important of the hundreds of measures which have been throwu into the legal hopper. More obvious progress is made each day now than during any week of the first part of the session and a week now shows more evident achievement than .a month at the fore part of the session. Resolutions providing for completing the regular work of the Legislature by April 30 are pending in both the Senate and the House, but no defin- ite action has been take non this matter. It remains to be seen whether Michigan agriculture will gain or lose by the activity of the solons this winter. It sometimes appears that they are trying to make it pos- sible for the various governmental units to go deeper into debt (through removing limits on bond issues), that they are studiously avoiding all tax reform, while at the same time they are devising a mul- titude of new ways to spend the public money, and that they are try- ' ing to elevate the standards of most of the organized classes of city people. A great quantity of legislation is being enacted to better the condition of organized labor and to protect druggists, barbers, hair dressers, cosmeticians, spine adjusters and toe nail trimmers. Senators and representatives are Consistently smothering every effort to lighten the tax burden on Michi— gan farmers. While they do nothing to remedy the present situation un- der which farmers pay out 50 per cent of their net income in taxes, they persist in paring to the bone any appmpriation bill which prom- fees any assistance to farm people. Hints On Handling and Planting Your Seed ARE in handling and planting , seed potatoes will help insure a good yield and a profitable 'crop. Each year there is much loss caused by carelessness in preparing seed for planting. The following recommendations are made at this time. since it is be— lieved that they will prove helpful ‘ in enabling growers to get the most out of the seed they plant. Use only the best seed obtainable, preferably certified seed, and treat it for the -’ control of scab and black scurf. These two troubles are 'caused by bacterial and fungus organisms that ‘ ‘ injure the market value of the pota- to. The consumer wants potatoes 1 that are bright in color and smooth ’ skinned The scab and black scurf lesions injure seriously the appear- ‘ance of the potato. Futhermore, ‘1 black scuri causes a reduction in yield. sinCe it injures the sprouts. Seed: treatment is one of the most _ '. Affective means of controlling these -th:‘:fl inipmving the t By STANLEY M. POWELL Lansing Correspondent of TH]! Busnmss FARMER They hesitate to recognize the farm- ers property rights and waste sym— pathy on chicken thieves and ruth- less trespassers who know no more about the Golden Rule thana pig does about devotion. Milk Market Threatened Despite the fact that the city of Detroit has passed a milk ordinance Whereby no milk can be sold in that city after January 1,1928,which' does not come from herds accredited under State and Federal supervision, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations has refused to allow any more money for State in-. demnities on condemned and slaugh- tered tubercular cattle than has been provided during previous years. This is a most serious situation. It means that next January about the time that dairymen in the Detroit milk market area are confronted with the necessity of. paying their taxes, thou— sands of them will probably find that they have no market for their milk. Unaccredited counties in this area include Macomb, St. Clair, Sanilac, Lapeer, Oakland, Lenawee, Jackson and Saginaw. It is to be hoped that part of these counties can be accred- ited during the balance of 1927, but there is small prospect that all of them can be cleaned up unless the House is more liberal in this mat— ter than the Senate has been. Not only did the Senate Finance Committee refuse to grant any in— creased funds for this work, but they cliced ofi over $20,000: from the operating expenses of the depart- ment that has this work in charge. The Senate, which had been sit- ting tight on two bills to discourage chicken thieves which the House had passed, was spurred to action when a large delegation of farmers and poultry raisers invaded the Capitol last Tuesday and demanded protec— tion. This delegation offered con- vincing testimony before the Senate Committees on Agriculture and Ju~ diciary at hearings arranged by the Michigan State Farm Bureau. As a result, the Huff bill, setting penal- ties for poultry stealing, was not only reported favorably, but with an amendmen‘t setting a minimum pen— alty of one year in prison for the theft of poultry valued in excess of $25.00. As a further result of this hearing, the Hall bill was also re— ported out favorably with some minor amendments. This measure is intended to facilitate the apprehen— sion and conviction of poultry thieves. a At the hearing on these two meas— SENDS $5 FOR EDWARD SIXBURY’S \VIDOW AST week we received a letter from H. A. Bishop, of Milling-ton, containing $5 for the Widow of Edward Sixbury, the man who ‘ was fatally injured when breaking into the chicken coop of L. J. Wilson, of Greenville. “I have read the trial of Wilson for the killing of Sixbury and I think the jury‘s verdict right, but there is another side to this unfortunate affair which has been overlooked,” he writes. “I understand there is a Widow and several children left destitute who are innocent sufferers. Don't you think it would relieve suffering if we were to collect a little to help them? I am sending $5 to start it if this meets with your approv It is sad but true that many times there are innocent people who must suffer for the wrongs of others, just as in this case. The $5 we received from Mr. Bishop has been sent on to Mrs. Sixbury and if any other readers feel like contributing something we will be only too happy to place the entire amount we receive in her hands—Editor. By H. C. MOORE Extension Specialist, Michigan State College water. The uncut, dormant seed po- tatoes are soaked in the solution for thirty minutes and are then tak- ‘en out and placed in thin layers so that they will dry quickly. The cor~ rosive sublimate crystalshave the appearance of table salt and should first be' dissolved in a quart of hot water and this added to the thirty gallons of cold water. .If possible use rain water or soft water for the treating solution. Use \wooden or earthen vessels, since corrosive sub- limate corrodcs metals and thus quickly loses its ‘strength. The strength of the solution can be maintained by adding one ounce of corrosive sublimate, which has previously been dissolved in one quart of hot water, to the thirty gal- lon solution after each second batch of potatoes has been treated. -.After six or seven lots of seed have been treated the solution should be dis-' carded and a fresh one should be mados the reach of children and live stock. Detailed directions on this treat— ment can be obtained from Special Bulletin No. 125 “Michigan Potato Diseases,” _or Extension Bulletin No. 49, “Better Potatoes for Michigan.” These bulletins are available from the Michigan State College or T1119 BUSINESS FARMER. Cutting Seed Cut the seed just previous to planting. Freshly cut seed gives bet— ter results than 'seed that is cut sev— eral days before it is planted. In case the cut seed is not planted at once, keep it in a cool, well. ventil- ated room. Do not store it in piles or in bags, as it will quickly heat in warm weather, and, in a few hours time the sprOuts may be seriously in- jured. - When the cut seed is taken to the field do not leave it long exposed to‘ the hot sun. Keep it in a cool, shady place or cover it with burlap. , Cut the potatoes so that each seed piece is about 1% to 2 ounces small seed pieces are apt; ures some of the most convincing testimony ofiered was that by Milon Grinnell, Editor of THE Busnvnss FABMER and R. J. McColgan, Field Service Manager of this publication. They outlined the remarkable inter- est which readers of THE Business FARMER had taken in the Wilson case and showed a big bundle of the petitions and read a bunch of let- ters which had been received on the subject of poultry stealing. The same rural delegation which urged the enactment of the two bills to curb poultry stealing met with the Senate and House Committees on Conservation that noon at a dinner given by the Michigan State Farm Bureau. The main subjects dis- cussed were the Horton and Brake , bills relative' to hunting and other forms of trespassing on farm pro- perty. The Senate has passed the Horton bill and the House has approved the Brake bill and it now remains to be seen whether either‘ measure can complete its full journey through the Legislature and be written on the statute books of the State. Rep. Fred R. Ming of Cheboygan, Chairman of the House Committee on Conservation voiced the thought expressed by most of the farmers present when he said that inasmuch as farmers pay high taxes on their property they ought to have the right to say who could go on their land. The opinion of all those who spoke at the luncheon seemed to be that a goodly proportion of hunters are reasonable and well behaved, but there should be some means of checking the minority of thought- less and vicious trespassers. It now appears that one of the biggest battles to be fought out dur- ing the closing days of the session will be relative to amendments to the gas and weight tax laws. Bills are already before both branches of the Legislature which propose to boost the gas tax to 3 cents a. gallon without giving any relief in the form of permanent license plates for . passenger cars or even any out in the present annual licenses. These bills are sponsored by Sen. Geo. Leland of Fennville and Rep. Burton G. Cameron of Charlotte. (Continued on Page 19) Potatoes to rot quickly and may cause a poor. weak stand. See that each seed piece has two or more strong eyes and cut the pieces so that they are square or blocky. Do not cut thin, wedge shaped seed pieces, as these are more difficult to plant with a machine and are more apt to rot in hot soil than the blocky pieces. Plant the seed deep enough so that it is in moist soil. A depth of 3 to 4 inches is most satisfactory. For high yields and good market quality potatoes use a liberal quan- tity of seed—15 to 20 bushels per acre. On fertile soil that has been well prepared close spacing of hills is recommended for number of oversized, rough, hollow. potatoes. ' l 1 a '1 decreasing ' the-_ The best results are gen-j I) erally secured where the rows are, 34 to 36 inches apart and the nuns 12 to 18 inches apart in the row. Plant early potatoes the 1am: half of April. The Irish Cobbler 1Q one of the best early varieties”, . Late potatoes can be planted any. time until about the middle 0! Jim _ late varieties for ' Michigan. . ‘1: K1: » .‘ 1. , ,, , ' « , A v, {'fiwn an..- -,..b.-....... rarvw‘ . 5.51.;- I LOVE the‘ country. I love it be— cause it possesses such an abun- dance of nature’s own beauty— ‘the green grass, the beautiful shade es, the glorious sunshine, and the - singingbirds. Sometimes I feel that we country folks, who re- ceive so much of the natural beau- ty God has given us, do not fully appreciate, o r properly m a k e use of t h e s e wonderful gifts of nature. This is especially true . V.0.Braun concerning some of our country homes which lack a part of the pleasant surroundings of ,L-some of the factors I have men— ;f‘ ftioned. A large green lawn, several well shaped shade trees, and a few groups of appropriate shrubbery, together with a few pretty flowers, would dd a great deal more pleasure and . oomfort, and also more value to many of our country homes. They would add pleasure and comfort in that they would create a more pleas— ing and satisfied environment for the farmer and his family. , Noble thoughts and high ideals are better formed in a clean, healthy, and in- spiring atmosphere. They would add value to our home in that a better ‘ appearance would result aroundthe farmstead, and a higher property 7 value would naturally follow. Therefore, because these few im- portant things result in bringing out some of the higher and better things in life, and because they add value to our prosperity, I would strongly advise that this spring the readers . . AN ATTRACTIVE LOOKING FARM YARD ,Mr. Bmun points out in his article, a few trees and shrubs make a lot of difference In the appearance of the farm yard. This attractive yard invites you to stop at the ., farm of Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Krenerick in l'arma township, Jackson county. of THE BUSINESS FARMER spend a lit- tle time and a small amount of mon- ey in beautifying their own home or farmstead. Lawn Important The first requisite to a beautiful and well developed farm home as far as the scenery or plantings are concerned is a large, well kept lawn. The lawn of the home may be com- pared to the canvas upon which the artist paints the picture. It should present a picture and feeling of ex- tent and openness, and should not be cluttered with meaningless plant- ' ings or individual shrubs as are com— monly seen. The various shrubs and other plantings should decorate the borders of the lawn instead of run- ning through it in a hit or miss fash- 1011. The building of a good lawn, as well as the planting of goOd shrub- bery, requires a well drained fertile soil with plenty of humus and ma- nure. Kentucky Blue grass or June grass as it is commonly called, makes the best permanent lawn, but as this grass is rather slow to start, some English Rye grass and Red Top are usually sown with the'Kentucky Blue grass for the first seeding. The English Rye grass and Red Top will produce a lawn the first year, and the Kentucky people prefer white clover and Kentucky Blue grass on ~account of the appearance of the white blossom in the summer1 For the average lawn, however, a mix- ture of one-fourth Red Top, one- fourth English Rye grass, and one- half Kentucky Blue grass, sown at the rate of one and one-fourth pounds to every 1000 square feet, makes the best and most beautiful lawn. Each spring additional. seed may be applied to any bare or poor spots in order to keep it me good condition. A good lawn is very essential to a pleasant farm home, but a lawn with appropriate plantings adds still more beauty to the home. . Plantings make the buildings ap— pear more home-like and attractive. The plantings must be placed in proper places to make a pleasing pic— ture and to present a harmonious ef- fect of the whole grounds, instead of a few individual beauty spots. De- finite directions cannot be given as no two homes or farmsteads are ex- actly alike, and therefore, make up a different picture. However, it is customary to set out certain plant— ings in every farm home to hide any LARGE WELL-KEPT LAWN 1s DESIRABLE . Here is an example of a large lawn, well-kept, with a. few trees, shrubs and flowers arranged in an attractive way. It is around the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kull, of Berrien county. 1. Doesn’t Cos: Mae. Butlt’sWorth in: By v.” o: BRAUN “s undesirable elements, such_ as the poultry house, barnyard, etc. Hedges '. or group plantings can easily be planted to hide these undesirable views from the main picture, and at the same time the plantings will aid in making a. desirable, border for the scene. ~ Planting Shrubs Shrubbery planted on the lawn or around the buildings should be in clumps or masses as much as pos- sible. Masses of blooming shrubs are generally planted along the edges of the lawn, to the rear, and in the cor- ners. When this method is carried out, care should be taken not to obstruct the view from the house or to make the scene seem cluttered. Some common shrubs used for porch, house corner, or lawn plant- ings are the Spirea and the Hydran- gea. 'Other hardy shrubs used for the same purpose, and also for drives or lawn borders/are the lilac, the Mock orange, and the Japanese Snowball. Some of the taller grow— ing shrubs which may be used for hiding some unsightly place, or for blending into a group of trees are the honeysuckle and the Mock Orange. Trees are also desired in the farm I home plan and should be fitted into the‘picture with care. They should be planted far enough from the house to allow the sun to enter at least half of the day.- If trees are desired close to the house they are usually planted in the rear. They may be planted in the grove without shrubbery, or with shrubbery about their bases. Trees and Flowers Many people make mistakes in the selection of. trees, trying to select the fastest growing varieties and los- ing sight of the beauty and longevity of theptree. The 'hard maple, elm, ash, oak, and sycamore are the best varieties to plant, and are much pre- ferred over the soft, or silver maple, - the poplar or the box elder. Trees, like shrubs, should not be planted. in straight lines, else a formal tone will creep into the picture. A word might be added concern— ing the flowers. Irises and Peonies are often planted in the picture, interspersed with shrubbery or rplanted heavily along the walks. Flowers have no place in the lawn proper. They belong to the flower garden or in the border. The flower (Continued on page 26) iHere Is How You Can Get Refund For Gasoline Used In Your Tractor By STANLEY M. POWELL Lansing Correspondent of THE BUSINESS FARMER ,7, Stanley M. Powell URING‘ these Spring months un- counted thousands of gallons of gasoline are being used in trac— tors and stationery engines on Mich- igan farms. Of course, all this gas— oline is subject to Michigan’s 2- c e n t gas tax. ; However, it is % possible to obtain refunds of the tax paid on gaso- line used for any purpose 0 t h e r than the opera— tion of motor ve- - hicles on the ‘ " , streets and high~ w a y s o f the State. To obtain this refund requires a little extra bother, but on farms where gasoline is used in large quan— tities it would probably be worth while to understand and use the tax refund provisions of the gas tax law. Gassoline on which refunds are to be ' “chase the farmer should request a. ' ment'from the oil dealers show- ,e amount of gasoline so pur- ed'and, the purpose for'which‘it tdbe used. All oil dealers hava . roper blanks for furnishing at tements. The person seek- ' ' "nd then has to filiout, an- can“ be secured from the Secretary of State. This has to be sworn to be- fore a Notary Public and then both blanks sent Within 60 days from the date of purchase to the Secretary of State who, if he finds everything cor- rect and in order, will refund the two cent gas ‘tax. During 1926, 31,423 claims for such refunds were paid by the Sec- retary of State’s office which reports that abOut 75 per cent of the re~ funds go to farmers. If the gas tax should be increased to 3m 4 cents a gallon, it is very probable that a great many farmers would go to the bother of making out applications for refunds who are not doing so now. A' practical reason Why many farmers do not ask for refunds is that on the ordinary farm the gaso- line is kept in one large tank and drawn out as needed for the automo- bile, truck, tractor or other engine. In, abrder-to honestly furnish the. information necessary to obtain re- funds, it would, be necessary to keep a separate stock of gasoline for the automobile and truck for other pur- . oses. p The gross receipts from the gaso- line tax during 1926 were $10..700,+ 455,07. The refunds amounted to $67fiA16.‘00. . This left a. not total of $10,024.08 .0 ' i'- ' . ' $39 né. _. lates to this matter of refunds. It reads as follows: “The purchaser of gasoline used for any purpose other than the operation of motor vehicles on the streets and highways of the State, and municipalities and the federal government using gasoline in municipal and federal owned mo- tor vehicles, respectively, shall be entitled to a refund of the tax paid thereon upon filing a sworn claim with the Secretary of State, on forms prescribed by him, within sixty days from the date of purchase as shown by the invoice. It shall be the duty of the dealer to furnish any such pur— chaser with an invoice showing the amount of gasoline purchased, the date thereof, and the amount of tax. paid or to be paid thereon, and such dealer shall send to the Secretary of State at the time he shall render the statement above specified dupli- cate copies of such invoices issued‘ and delivered by him during the pe' . riod covered by such statement. Sucl claims when approved by the Secrc, tary of State shall be paid out of th State highway fund upon the wa rant of the Auditor General.” . _ l ’INTEBEST snpwn In, court Bonita CAMPAIGN Grbat interest was shown in thedemonstration...meetlngs- held during time oh. was how, the stubble,,pu on April/{mi near Romeo; in r11 in the counties" under. theeorn borer quarantine. a , , , ,. - way‘l’i‘rom 400 up to 2500... Plowingfdcmonstratigns,were put on, also the to] attendance wnskgll the .4 . I l, ‘ A”? ,‘fl. ‘ .flret week GARDENS.—“Two cousins and myself.” "GIDDAP, HORSIE!”—Kenneth Cogswell lives in Sandusky, Ohio, but So wrote Joycie Purdy, Livingston county, he visits his grandma, Mrs. May Armstrong, of Eaton county, real often, who sent this picture. we understand. i. A JOLIJY FARMER.-—Kenneth Purdy, of NINETY—THREE YEARS OF AGE.-—E. E. Sanger, the man f‘JUS'l‘ ”PALSJK—M . and Mrs. OFF FOR THE EATON COUNTY FAIR.—‘ Gus Winchell; of Jackson _. “new, registered Guernsey herd sire and registered calf starting for. the Eaton county anditheir son Fremont are Just good fair,” writes J. “W. Clements, of Eaton county. “The sire is three years old and pals, according to Mrs. ‘Winchell works at’all kinds of farm work. The call! gets in the wagon and rides like a i , who sent in {the picture. pet dog." _ . _ \\ ‘)~ , fi u“ ‘I' am sending you a picture of my A GOAT POWER “AUTOMOBILE."—Mrs. D. W. Rice, of “TIME TO RETIRE.”—We JOYRIDING.—-“Our two sons, Stanley and Russell, with Genesee county, sent us this picture and wrote “This is my are indebted to Crystal Swine- our big jack,” writes Mr. and Mrs. F. J. LaMuide, of M61 niece, Shirley Dalby, 01' Flint, with her goat.” hart, of Clare county, for this. nominee county, in the Upper Peninsula. ALL DRESSED UP AND NO PLACE TO Livingston county, looks-like a. jolly sort of sitting in the chair, is ninety-three yea-rs “young” and still GO.—Marguret Ferguson, 0f Arenac county, a chap. doesn’t he? We are told that it is active. He resides in Isabella county. “’ith him are Mar- has her cat, James Oliver Curwood, all dressed his dog, Nellie, by his side. garet Brenner, Celia Brenner and Lyddia Cobb, of same county. up in fine style. He doesn’t mind. . TIME TO MILK.—“My son and lady friend,” writes J. Oosterink, of Ottawa county. i ...... mug-”aim Wail w‘wmivnvw L AM"... DAD'S RIGHT HAND MAN.-—-Bob by Reich is right on hand when it comes to helping his dad, William Belch, load the milk cans. He lives in Tuscola county with his folks. [CHAMPIONS NOW Once again Champion reminds you that to en- joy maximum engine performance during the next twelve months you should install a complete" new set of spark plugs now. Car manufacturers reo ommend and hundreds of thousands of motorists are changing spark plugs every year to insure bet— ter and more economical car operation. This is true, even of Champions, in spite of their world-wide repu— tation for remarkable long life. If you have used your spark plugs more than 10,000 miles, a new set of dependable Cham- . pions will restore power and speed and save their cost many times in less gas and oil used. Make Champion Na- tional Change Week your yearly reminder to install a complete new set of Champions. Champion X— exclunively for Ford are, Trucks and Fordson Tractors ‘ ~packed in the Box- 1 $240 3: ‘4 ii Set of F011 1' .i Champion-for trucks and cars other than Fords—packed in the Blue Box— Sparleug s V 9Lgeo. onto (A0 wins :ldu.oonnlrlnqu1rlz: mun’g': :gmomlifl . , fan dam and numiuamn‘a"muc"§, PLOWING 0N ~MABCH 15 IN ISABELLA COUNTY Turning under corn stubble on the Volt Farm in Isabella county on the 15th of March of this year. They advise that during 20 years of farming they have never been able to this early before. HOG DOWN CORN IN CLINTON COUNTY Will it be alright to raise corn to hog down in the eastern part of Clinton county this year or will the corn-borer be in it too much? There is none here yet, the borer is in the western part of Shiawassee.——C. E. W., Elsie: Mich. S yet, Clinton county is not in the section of Michigan which has been quarantined on account of the European corn borer. It would doubtless be all right to raise corn for hogging down purposes this year, but even though the corn borer is not known to be in Clinton county at this time, it would be advisable to do a very careful and thorough job of plowing under all. of the stalks and corn refuse early in the spring, as this procedure is an effective measure in helping to control the borers. in your section during the coming year, the careful plowing under of all stalks and the thorough cleaning and destruction of corn refuse is likely to be a requirement’in your section, just as it now is in in the area of Michigan which is under corn borer quarantine—H. C. Rather, Ex- tension Specialist, M. S. 0. LINE FENCE I must build a line fence. I want to know if a 36-inch fence with two rows of barb wire on top would be legal or what would be legal? Would it have to‘ be higher that that?— W. P., Dowagiac, Mich. LL fences 4% feet high and in good repair consisting of rails, timber, boards, wire or stone walls, or any combination thereof would be considered legal fences.— Legal Editor. DAIRY CATTLE ON SHARES A has about a 600-acre farm and pasture. to rent. B is the renter. A agrees to furnish sheep and young cattle (feeders) and give B one- third of profits. A wants B to fur— nish dairy cattle and A get one-third of dairy profits. Have you any bet~ ter method for renters?.——S. 8., Char— levoix, Mich. HE above plan will work where bnly a few dairy cattle are kept. A more satisfactory plan would be to rent the farm on a fifty-fifty stock share basis. In this case B would have one-half interest in live- stock and receive one-half of income. ——F. T. Riddell, Research Assistant in Economics, M. S. BARLEY AND CORN Please advise the best variety of barley for heavy clay loam soil, also best variety of yellow corn for An- trim county. Where could I get this corn?_-—~Ant-r.im County Reader. HE Wisconsin Pedigree. is the_ leading barley in this state and Should the borer be found well as the Wisconsin Pedigree. It has the advantage of having smooth awns and consequently is more de- sirable to handle. Early Golden Glow is one of the best strains of corn for Arenac county. Both barley and seed corn may be secured from the Farm Bureau Seed Service, 221 North Cedar Street Lan- sing, or any dependable seed deal- ers.———C. R. Megee, Associate Profes- sor of Farm Crops, M. S. C. QUESTIONS ON LEASE A rents his farm to B, each to furnish one-half and each to receive one-half except poultry of which B gets two-thirds but A is short 30 good hens on settling up. B is to get shortage for the 30 extra hens he has. How do you figure it, how much shortage would B get a year? All the pullets were kept on the farm and raised from the "30 extra hens, broilers sold and eggs sold. If contract says all surplus feed such as hog grain and potatoes de- livered to market free of charge, does B have topay all the truck hauling of cattle and hogs or should .A pay one-half? is also one of the best yielding; varieties. The Michigan black barbless is a1 smooth awn barley .that frequently Should A pay one-half of all meals for threshers or does B have to pay it all? Is B entitled to one-half of the straw same as the other crops? On settling up an estate the young heifers raised from B’s cow and A’s cows can they be divided and B keep his heifers or will they have to be CHECKS ARE SENT OUT TO L. J. WILSON’S ATTORNEYS. The above check was the first to be drawn from the L..J. Wilson Defense Fund. C. B. Burden was Mr. Wilson’s leading attorney and the $300 covers his services in full. Johnson, an attorney who also helped in the Wilson case. more has been received for the fund making a total of $857. 95. we have $457. 95 remaining in the fund for future use. gives exceptionally gOOdiuyields but . I. suite '30 was an average £109 30 . ing a big sow on the same mam. ‘up a. contract from fall to fall but does not have to move until spring should B receive as fattfih If B rents a farm in fall and draws has an understanding with A that he on account of moving so much feed and A should happen to die can the heirs make B move in fall?-—'-‘A Reader, Pottersville. Michigan. / B’s SHARE on settling up would ~m; be the same proportion of the — increase as his proportion of the ~ , hens originally here to A’s. That is, if B furnished one third, more hens, then he would be entitled to one-third more than his regular two: third share would amount to. ‘ B would not be compelled by this clause to haul all cattle and hogs' to market free, as this refers to “sur-' plus feed.” Unless otherwise agreed,£ should. pay for the meals of the threshers. ’ B would be entitled to one- -half the straw. / E . " In settling the estate the heifers \ would be divided.‘ B should receive whatever it ac- tually cost to fatten the cow plus a reasonable charge for his work. The same would be true of the sow. B would have to move in the fall in such case unless it was otherwise stated in the contract.——Lega1 Edi- tor. LIABLE FOR DAMAGE «(- Your paper is a true friend indeed ‘ 1 in time of need. Would you be so kind and give me a little information on this case? A has a few hens and ‘ B sowed some rye and vetch across the road from A’s farm a year ago last fall and B had a fence around that field before he sowed it to rye and vetch but just before he sowed this crop he took the fence out of there and when the vetch and rye began to ripen up A' s hens would go. across the road into the field and of course naturally would pick some of the rye and vetch“ Then B had a letter written by an attorney stating that A owed him $20.00 for damage- to rye and vetch by A’s chickens. After a year has passed can B sue A for damages? If B had a fence there A’s hens would not go. there—J. G., Nessen City, Mich. ; AM of the opinion that in this case the .owner of the chickens would be liable to the owner of the crop of rye for the actual damage done. If you don’t think they damaged his crops to the extent of $20.00, you should offer to pay him for whatever damage you think they did, if any.— Legal Editor. The check shown below was the second one drawn and pays $100 to Saphus Since our last issue $1. 25 ,, Deducting the $400 . , .fi'fflsgwi-rvw 4‘4““ 1~-'- “ < . «www- —..,. as... W -n-«- ”it“ t‘ gflfiflflgfflbb~mrn:£u‘.§$~l r. us. ‘ ‘ '41., \,,;,v1' -‘_ .1 ;_-~..—-s.~w‘ s. a. - «4i; 3. “a ‘ and contains the latest information. “A bad to pay the note. What is the " urpose 91 avoiding h your to on , ny Ind. Lisror' BULLETINS Bulletin No. 1. ' - —1POUL’I‘RY RATIONS. 1 Bulletin No. 2. ‘ e—‘MODERN WATER SUPPLY. ' Bulletin No. 3. -—SOIL FERTILIZERS. Bulletin No. 4. —-SEED CORN CURING, STORING. Bulletin No. 5. —TI-IE GOSPEL OF GOOD FEEDING. Bulletin No. 6. -——BEFORE YOU INVEST. Bulletin No. 7. -—FARM SANITATION. Bulletin No. 8. - ——FIIRST MORTGAGE BONDS. Bulletin No. 9., -—FEED FROM EGG TO MARKET. Bulletin No. 10. -—WHEN AND HOW TO DUST. Bulletin No. 11. eMINERALS AND FEEDING. 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. Bulletin No. 13.—FIGHT THE EURO- PEAN CORN BORER. An excellent bul- letin on the methods of controlling the pest which will interest every farmer. The illustrations include a map 0‘! the in- fested area and pictures of the various kinds of machinery used in the eradica- tion work. -Bulletin No. 14.-——A GOLDEN HAR— VEST FROM YOUR UNDERGRADE APPLES. The modern method of ex— tracting apple juice is the subject of this bulletin, and it tells some interesting things about selling fruit Juice at the roadside. Making better cider vinegar is also discussed. Bulletin No. 15.—-RAISING DOMESTIC RABBITS—The "production or domestic rabbits has increased rapidly during re- cent years and promises to become im— portant. This bulletin has been prepared by the U. S. Department of Agriculture Bulletin No. 16.~—TIRE CARE—A very little bulletin on how to get the most ser— vice from your tires. It gives you the proper inflation pressure and shows with illustrations what happens if you fail to give this matter your attention. Every car owner who is not a tire expert needs a copy. LABELS FOR CANS _ Please send me the form we have to have printed on labels for maple syrup cans for Michigan.—H. E., Fre- mont, Indiana. HERE are three things neces- sary: the name of the product, as maple syrup or pure maple syrup, the name and address of the maker, and a statement of true net contents in the container. Anything further of a descriptive. nature may be added provided the truth is ad- hered to. All maple syrup mixtures must be labeled in one of two ways. Either they must be labeled “imitation”, with the word imitation in the same size and style of letters as‘are the words ‘maple syrup’ following, with the name and address and net con- tents; or for mixtures and original or coined name may be used. It may be called maple and cane. syrup, but in every instance of the marking, a true statement, in legible type, of the per cent of all ingredients other than maple must appear on the label.-———M. J. Smith, State Dept. of Agriculture. COULD nor TRANSFER It wife owned the real eState and her husband is in debt, how can his personal property be fixed so wife can hold it? A signs a note for B and B lets A hold the title to his rar, and then sends to Lansing and gets a duplirate and lets the car go. result ?.—-—A Subscriber. ,F the personal ' property actually . belongs to the husband. he could y . net‘transier it'to his wife for the Hugging!" 5"!!!” ”"51: Inunulggnus-.uuu HOLES TO DIG R.R.RAlL R. R. 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What could I'grow this year on such sod as a substi— tute for clover? The soil is heavy clay.”—F. W. F., Whitmore Lake, Michigan. If we had such a problem before us we w o u l d consider-oats . and field peas the best substi— =tute for hay. Plow the ground as soon as pos- sible and d r i ll the peas as deep as is reasonably possible. T h e oats should be sown after the peas and not as deep. One bushel of Canada peas and two and one half bushels of oats should make a nice seeding. It generally will require about ninety days to mature the crop for hay purposes. The hay is ready for cutting when little peas begin to form in the pods. Cure the same as clover. This has proven a very satisfactory substi— tute for hay. If the weather is dry after the peas are harvested we would try and subdue the quack grass. It can be done if the weather is suitable. However, the last two falls have not been suitable for the killing of it. If F. W. F. wants a substitute for clover, the peas and oats should answer, and if he wants roughage he can also plant corn for fodder. After all is said and done, about this and that, good old corn, drilled rather closely together and well cared for, is about the best thing a farmer can tie to when a shortage of rough feed is anticipated. Soy beans are highly recommended for a. clover substitute but we are a little doubtful about growing them on a heavy quack grass sod. They can- not safely be seeded early enough to compete with quack. it * III Plow Down Clover One of the questions found among the many letters received the last few days is this one concerning clover: “Several-people in our neigh- borhood tell me we cannot plow down a heavy growth of green clover or the like here without souring the soil and to some extent losing the use of it for a year or two. Is this so and why?” This question has been asked many times and some seem to have had experience that would tend to show such was the case, but the writer never found that green clover or green rye plowed under soured the soil to an extent that the use of L. W. MEEKS f his wide experience without charge. will receive a personal reply by early mail if you are a paid-up subscriber.) . a In '0“ it was lost in the least. Intact, his - greatest worry for several. years has been that the clover was not heavy ' enough. - There! may 'be some soils, not far above water level, that green manure crops wouldsour to some ' extent, but.if there was some sour-- ness it couldeasily be overcome by an application of lime. One of the most successful farmers I ever knew always plowed-under a heavy growth of clover the middle of June, each year. - Such practice was a'part of his rotation, and it seemed to me .was the keystone of his successful farming; , ‘ - it it it Soy Beans f0r Cover Crop “How late in the season could soy beans be sown to make a good cover crop? I would like to try it to mulch raspberries to enrich the soil.”~—Subscriber, Clio, Michigan.’ Soy beans may be sown as late as July 15th and possibly later, but July lst would be the better time if they could be sown then. If you ex— pect them to do well and enrich the soil to their fullest extent, you will have to inoculate the seed. We would like a letter from you next fall, telling what success you have had with them. * Ill ill Fertilizer on Rented Land ”What is customary in regard to the use of fertilizer on rented land? In this case the renter furnishes all seed etc., and does all the workxand gets two-thirds of the crops.” It is customary for each party to furnish fertilizer in the same degree as his interest in the crop. If one party gets half the crop he should pay for half the fertilizer. In the above case, the renter should fur- nish two-thirds, and the owner one— third, just as the resultant crop will be divided. Further, I would state, a tenant should be entitled to work the fertilized field more than the one season for, if a liberal amount of fertilizeris applied, the first crop will not get all the benefit and the following crop will be much better for it. This is particularly true when the year the fertilizer is sown happens to be a dry one. My ex- perience is, that fertilizer in a dry year does not~a1ways increase the crop as it should, While the next year the fertilizer will give a good account of itself. I knew a man who fertilized a corn field very heav- ily and expected at the time to sow wheat on the field after cutting the corn. His idea was that the wheat crop would get what the corn crop didn't. He was to move from the farm and had the privilege of leav— ing a certain acreage in wheat to come back and harvest. The year was one of those when corn did not get ripe enough to cut, and he could WHERE OUR READERS LIVE Haven't you a picture or {our home or farm buildings that we can print under this heading? Show the other members 0 are all riaht if the details show up well. The Business Farmer‘s large family where you live. odak fictures Do not send us the negatives, just a 200 print. pangs; ,., . ‘ ivka‘;‘_;&mn—~aeg—z.k ..- .. "Wm“,‘y ‘ - K- . ‘ i..a££:wm—-w-—..n «f- 1, ad-a‘m’o ” .. ‘n;cr . in‘onxhe» Milan . _ a -o~,,al‘ . year. ago. 8 .. The Broader House We',i'built.a new brooder house a It was large enough for. 750 'chicks, and was warmed 'by two coal burning brooder stoves. It con— tained rooms for the stoves where» the entire space was warm, and ad— joining rooms that were comparax tively cool. It seemed to be an ideal arrangement. This year we expect to put 500 chicks with each stove, and are enlarging the warm rooms by moving the north wall four feet farther north. This Will make each Warm room 14 feet by 11 fast in size. The cooler rooms are WAIT ITS ARRIVAL I like your pwper very much and find a. lot of valuable information in it. Seems us if we are always wait- ing for its arrival to look it over and . - what good things there is to be “Mindy—Ben Jackson. the south room‘s, and they are 10 feet by 11 feet. All feeding and watering is done in the cool room after the chicks are ten days old. In cold stormy weather, when they cannot be out—of—doors, the chicks are much better off if they can have a cool room in which to run and scratch and not have to stay where it is too warm. I have just returned from a sixty mile drive, and noted several brood- er houses, many of which I would consider too smalL for a flock large enough to make a brooder stove profitable. A man was telling me. how ‘he had fancy stock and expected high prices, it would not seem pro- fitable to run a stove for such a number of chicks. .IT’S A FACT TELLING AGE OF‘ LIVESTOCK BY TEETH Horses 2% years—Permanent middle in- cisors appear (upper and lower). intermedi- 3% years—Permanent ' ate incisors appear. 4% years—Permanent corner in— .cisors appear. 6 years—Lower middle cups lost. 7 years—Lower intermediate in- cisor cups disappear. 8 years—Corner incisor cups disappear. 9% years—Upper middle cups disappear. 10% years—Upper intermediate in- cisor cups disappear. 111,4 years—Upper corner incisor cups disappear. After 9 years of age, indications are only approximate. Cattle 15 to 18 months—First pair per- manent incisors ap- pear. 24 to 27 months—Second pair per- manent incisors ap— pear. 33 to 36 months—Third pair per— manent incisors ap- pear. Sheep Lambs have a full set of baby or “milk” teeth soon after birth. At from 12 to 14 months two perman— ent teeth appear at the center; two more adjoining, at from 22 to 24 months old; a third pair at 34 to 48 months. From then on only an estimate can be made. As the sheep grows older, the teeth gradually spread and become shorter With wear. Still later sheep gradually lose their teeth. A- broken—mouth sheep has difficulty in eating and should not be kept in the flock. DEFINITIONS AND TERMS Purebred—A term denoting regis- tered animals or animals eligible for registration. . . . Grade—~Generally an animal Sired by a purebred and out of a. grade or scrubvcow. It may mean, however, any animal carrying 50 per cent or incisor incisor “more of pure blood. 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"W no u- cmtaud over. nggwl:0%‘ “gravest ORDER 7004! can 489 Male It. on lock on. men. “#932928; PANV . . ‘u have any questions on fruit and orchard’a‘ddress ‘ e8“ 1 to caverns. , igeri He; _ . itothis department and they fwill have the {prompt and careful attention of our Mr. (Herbert Nafz ’3‘ ' ed mg” and res is mill: HONEST ‘GRAFTERS AND HOW ' THEY GRAFT N a political sense a grafter is a. public servant who artfully prunes off a section of the tax payers’ long green” and transplants it to his own pockets. This sort of 4 under - c 0 ve r grafting is not recommended in however, and is often blighted by a. flood of votes or jail sentences: The only honest grafters are the horticultural ones. ’ “Why does a. fruit grower top- work' his trees? He may do it in \ a. limited way to try out a new variety; which, by the way, is a far safer way to accomplish this than to jump in and plant an orchard. The grower may want to graft his trees because they were- not true to name when they came to bearing. The most common rea— son however is the desire to change the trees over to a better or more profitable variety. The first move in a. top—working program is to decide whether the trees are worth grafting. Very large, old, or hollow-hearted trees are seldom top-worked'with profit. On our own place we do not believe in bothering with these old scraggly “hash” varieties. We give them a. “severe pruning", next to the ground with a cross-cut saw! The next consideration is to select a good variety to graft on “the old stock. To top-work a worthless var- iety with a variety nearly as worth— less is certainly a poor move. The man who is thinking of top-working should give the variety question just as much thought and study as though he were planting a new orchard. I know a grower who is, busily top- working a large Duchess apple or— chard to Alexanders. In my humble opinion he is making a spectacular leap from the frying pan into the fire. ‘ The .selection of scion wood is move number three. The best time to cut scions is late in the fall after the trees are thoroughly dormant. The scions should be buried in moist sand or kept in a cool moist cellar, to protect them from severe cold to keep them in a dormant condition. We have sometimes cut scions in the early spring and have also cut them from prunings lying under the trees, but the safest way is to cut them in the fall. The scions should be of the newest wood and the best type is that which is about as thick as a lead pencil. Thin spindly scions are not likely to do as well as the thicker ones. “ The best time to graft is just be— fore growth starts in the spring but, in a pinch, it can be done any time until the last day of May or even Herbert Natzlger the best circles,‘ later. The salons themselves. hoiv- .I ever, must be kept in'a perfectly dor- mant condition. Do not use the, thin immature tips of the scion wood when grafting. These tips are too weak and poorly developed for good results. The cleft graft is the one which is universally used in top—working, though on very small stock the whip- graft is better. Very large branches cannot be satisfactorily grafted. The maximum diameter for good results is usually considered to be 2 15 inches at the point‘where the graft is made. Grafts made on larger branches are not likely to heal over as they should. This is especially true when one scion fails to grow. In such a case the bark will die back on one side of the stub and eventually rot will set in. ‘ ‘ In top-working it is well to study the tree and carefully select the branches which are to be grafted. The amateur (and sometimes the professional who is being paid by the scion), is apt to set more grafts than is really necessary. Graft the scaf- fold branches and perhaps a few main side branches. To try to graft a great many‘small branches is an endless and profitless job. It is best not to graft the entire tree over in one year. The efiect of top-working, on the tree, is the same as a very radical heading back. To do it all in one year is a great shock , to the tree, audit also invites trouble from sun-scald, as it provides no shade for the young grafts and‘ex- posed branches. Spread the graft- ing over two years. ,The first year leave the southwest side of the tree ungrafted and then finish the job the following year. > Never cut the old remaining branches out of a top-worked tree immediately after grafting. These old branches are needed to shade the grafts and to bring up the sap. As, year by year, the grafts grow larger. the old wood can be gradually cut away. A cleft graft is usually made with two scions. Both scions should not be left permanently, because they are apt to form a bad crotch as they grow older. Neither is it wise to cut one scion off too soon, because both scions are needed to heal the stub over. As soon as the stub is healed over the weaker scion can be cut off. A good way is to hold one scion down by cutting it back part way each year. This gives the unmolest- ed scion a free field and aids its best development. We have always used the old- fashioned grafting wax but from now on intend to use the so-called brush wax. The old fashioned wax is still very good, however, and is especially desirable for small jobs as it is not applied in liquid form and thus re— quires no special equipment to keep it melted. Here's the formula for the standard old fashioned wax: 4 pounds resin, 2 pounds beeswax, 1 pound tallow. Melt the ingredients together over a fire and as soon as . A-_,...—\_{_,._fl_. .f...,“_ ’ . ,2 i “,""‘ l/w\- ~ fl\-\ is best to k 9 with talloW. "mm... ‘1- M "xf’rf' — r“ '72— - -, a: . w ““hv p" ayds we'll greased The brush ‘wax which is now recommended by the Depart- merit of Horticiflture at M. S. C. is made as follows: 5 pounds resin, 1 pound beeswax, 1,5 pound lamp black, and 34, pint linseed oil. All the ingredients, except the lamp black, are melted over a fire. As soon as it is all melted take it off the fire and gradually stir in the lamp black. This wax requires no pulling but gets very hard as it cools and must be kept in melted condition over a fire while in use in the orchard, and is applied with a brush. For keeping it melted while on the job a. specially constructed lantern with a wax-pot set in the top is now available. The actual mechanical act of mak- ing a graft cannot be satisfactorily described on the printed page, GVen with illustrations. An actual demon- stration is necessary. If you have never set a graft get a neighbor, or someone else to show you just how it is done. Better-still, arrange to have the Horticultural Depart- ment of M. S. C. put on a grafting demonstration in your neighborhood. That is one or the very best ways to , learn grafting and learn it right. I like the idea of the war declared on chicken thieves. Also, like to read of how prosperous the farmers are and how independent he is getting, and how much of their time they spend in riding around in their limousines and automobiles.— James Potts, Sr., Clare County. POTATO ASSOCIATIONS EXHIBIT WELL RECEIVED HE Michigan Potato Producers’ Association did a bit of adver- tising during the past winter that it believed will prove very pro- fitable. A special exhibit of their . certified 5 e e d, 1 accompanied by Ernest Pettifor who is secretary of the organiza— tion and H. A. Reiley of Bel- laire, was shown throughout Indi- ana\ and Illinois, as an effort to enlarge the mar- ket for their pro— duct. Comments were heard on all sides and the newspapers were very liberal in their praise. Old “King Spud,” constructed by.Mr. Pettifor, came in for much interest. He made his first appearance at the Pettifor exhibit at the Top-O-Michi— gan Show at Gaylord last fall and proved such an attraction that it was decided to make him a part of the exhibit of the association. “King Spud” was made of seven potatoes and his throne stood at his left. Nearby was his castle, moat, draw- bridge and all. The castle grounds, with beautiful trees, shrubbery, flowers and driveways made a 'pret- ty picture. Ernest Pettifor . and clean in hcoa'VylcartOnso of {NZZS 3 "The New andF PONTIAC%SI , ~~ at New Low PIlC Only by utilizing the tremendous resources of General Motors could Oakland produce such an amazing value as the New and Finer Pontiac Six at its new low prices. Such arresting beauty and style appear in no other low—priced six—— for none other has the advantage of bodies created and built by Fisher. Such spirited performance and dependability characterize no other six of its price—for none Other was developed on General Motors Prov- ing Ground and incorporates the disc‘floveries {of General Motors Research Laboratories. The distinction of the New and Finer Pontiac Six is emphasized by body pillars—by longer, lower contours—by heavier, more sweeping crown fenders-and by a . narrowed mer deeper, more modish radiator. Its smartness is accented by fresh and original combinations of Duco and Satin Black on the Sedan to Cherokee Gray and Brevoort Green on the Sport Cabriolet. And its mechanical excellence is increased by the addition of such un— expected features as foot—controlled tilting-beam headlights, longer transmission and brake levers, larger steering wheel with alumi- num spider, and an even smoother, more powerful clutch. 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The continued success of the Auto- Oiled Aermotor is based entirely on merit. It has been made better and better year after year. Improvements have been added as experience ‘ has shown the way. The Auto-Oiled Aermotor 1'» of today is a wonderfully durable and The Aermotor Company, more than 12 years ago, solved the problem of complete self-oiling for windmills in such a way as to make the system, The oil circulates to every ” « bearing and returns to the reservoir with never a" There are no delicate parts to get out of order. The double “ gears run in oil' m a tightly enclosed gear case. - ‘ AERMOTOR C0. 9% , v..__....-.-... . v.1... . Economy {in Baking ,. ~' 3 l2 '5”; rfarmer’s wife ‘ ' fsays, “CERESOTA I seems to go farther than Other brands of, flour and this is an "item in our large; family.” Ceresota is uniform and dependable. T he ideal bread and pastry flour. Order a sack from your grocer. It’s real baking economy to use Ceresota Flour —Pure, Wholesome and Not Bleached. Manufactured by Northwestern Consolidated Milling Company Minneapolis, Minn. O 0UPON 'ho—Iw-l p. s“ . 533:3 r: "WV“ :—~-~°5° <6 8 ' 338:,” g as“! me Eo$$w o 50 S 5-, “as W so cl u“ <60 [:5 Eflohfi fig '36 du'zo : 9‘s 535388 “2 r“ o to” ,4 :3. glaring HEWSE mega: «1.22% 3 50'5de a“. 8 a . “gag 'UI/JQQ d- I “s3 5 Iss9: ‘0 a finale zfigSo, " IN§°'~6°°”g“2 ”Hogs'ssvsws 3,5,13- ssosgegs t . q) “oi-'00 Rh unfit? 9‘ 3 35¢ 33 ed 0 a; Hat; ,gggkbgg B p.03 ‘”no 000'“ 5% was” 73 3 .53 O 0 m4“, 2 3 9“ 2 ”505, _.° Eta 0 “Si r: e. 3"“ e ‘5} ”E41 51,85!) 3 liar-a (If there Is an Werner and he wl p t It you are a paId-up subscriber.) TEXT: “Make disciples of all nations, * * * And lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world." Matt. 28:19, 20. ONG ago, at a Christian outpost, lived a group of disciples that cherished ideals of conquest. The Holy Spirit gripped that Anti- ochian church until the command of God rang in their ears in no whis- pered tones. This early church took seriously the meaning of our text, and organized the first mission to speed the Gospel to other nati . They understood that disciplin the nations ‘was the end of the Oh stian scheme. , In our day there is a two-fol con- ception of the church’s relation to this era. This writer believes that the church is a voluntary grouping of disciples, established through Christ’s leading; that this church is to make believers of all peoples; and that it is to do it in this dis- pensation. He believes that the world is to grow into a new glory and a greater good such as ‘the past has not known. Our text points out a plan of God, which obviously, is to make this era world-conquer- ing. x Now, as to the .present status of things, some are certain that the world is going to the bow-wows, and others feel sure that it is growing better. This difierence is muchly due to temperament, religious train- ing, and breadth of knowledge. But as to this last, our opinions are to be given little or no credence unless we are acquainted with the moral history of the race, and particularly, since the time of Christ. Newspa- pers and present-day conditions are no adequate criteria. But it is so difficult to get definite and sufficient historical data, that even from this point of view, it would be unfair to Christ and his world-encompassing program, to conclude failure. But also, Christianity has not yet come into its full stature. It is gen- uine in that its faith rests on Jesus Christ, but there is much wood, hay, and stubble about it. It cannot be measured now. This age is not run. Let us, like the Antiochian church, stoutly contend for a dynamic, fric- tional Christianity that shall sweep the earth with its purifying fire. And this suggests a Christianity full of potent good. The Bible abounds in promises and prophesies of a church purposeful and powerful enough to bring in the reign of God. The Abrahamic promise was, “Look now toward heaven, and number the stars, if thou be able to number them; and he said unto him, So shall they seed be.” The teaching of the prophets is, “for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah as the waters cover the sea.” Christ said that he came to save men and in fulfillment of this mission he has sent the church into the world as the Father has sent him. Paul calls this the “ministry of reconciliation," and says that now, While the Gospel of reconciliation is being preached, is the “day of salvation” foretold by the prophets. The church’s mission is to disciple the nations. The au- thority and power for this come from vital contact With Christ. “Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.” For the ultimate suc- cess of this enterprise we have re— ceived adequate guarantees. Christ has likened the Gospel unto leaven that shall inoculate all the earth, and the Kingdom unto a grain of mus- 5—; tard seed that shall grow into a tree- of such ample proportions as to at- ford shelter for all the creatures of heaven. All this points to a God who is now conquering the world to himself, and who will sometime take over the Kingdom in its eternal form. ‘_ » . .~ . This is to; say, therefore, that hades“ cannot prevail against 'the church. Christianity, at its'best, is to have an appeal so rugged» and a ” fitiblenfs 310 "get vi; Wits—E? ' mama-my " -s_ Wail , quenlons r ardln Irellglous m‘altere ‘ il b. I O: ”W: you wlthout enemy.” would like answered wrlte to Rev. . it. Does ’M,» A personal reply will be sent to you , of militant love. But sadly, creation has travailed for long now, because the church has not fully surrendered to the spirit and methods of love. Of course, there have been some wonderful exceptions in’ particular instances. But wershall have to con- fess the woeful lack of adherents who courageously believe that the Gospel is the power of God unto the salvation of a lost world. So many are out of joint with an on-going and victorious faith that they are a sore menace to progress. Then there are those whose faith is inactive and ex- pressionless. These are made up of drowsy drones, and of folks who are so constituted that fighting the devil is repulsive to their delicate and re— fined natures. This static Christian- ity makes for grave interference in the broadcasting of the Gospel. Well, any one who can live neutrally when righteousness is the issue, so that when he dies, his friends can inscribe on his tombstone, “Here lies a man\ who had no enemies,” is everlasting- ly disgraced. But this is respectable Christian- ity. “O, we don’t want our pastor to take a vigorous stand on a clean town,” said an intelligent man to the writer recently. “We want 'him to be compromising and hold the churéh together.” But that is the standard of the world and Christi- anity has been full of it since the days of- Constantine. By one sweep- ing edict, this Roman Emperor made Christianity compromising and re- spectable, and this nearly destroyed its soul. For four centuries, Christi- anity was blasphemed and persecut- ed, and limited to a disrespectable minority, yet it grew rapidly in num- bers and in power. ’ The organized opposition of the Roman state was no match for it. And nothing could prevail against it today did‘it have the dynamic of the early centuries. It is perfectly respectable to be a Christian now. It involves no social daring and no risks to our money or prestige. It calls for no daring ideal- ism and no adventure. It offers a medium ready at hand to acquire conventional social and business standing. Verily, Christianity is in danger of compromising its soul away. Now, the secret of world salva— tion is to return to a revolutionary Christianity; that is, a religion that will revolutionize our conception of life and give humanity a daring that will carry it beyond our limping system of social, political, and churchly conventions, until it makes contact with the militant Christ. We all remember him as Agitator and Leader in a social revolution that de- fied the political and religious tyran- ny of his day. But his only weapon of attack was love. Just how love is to redeem business, government, home, and church from the conven— tional status quo is yet to be re- vealed. But Christ risked everything upon it and sacrificed everything for the modren Christian? But love is creative and will even- tually find a way tb cross denomin- ational, racial, ,and political boun- daries to bring in the Kingdom of God. When? When we have men and women courageous enough to run the risk of lifting Christianity out of. its respectability and smug ec- clesiasticisms and translate it into a living, creative fact. Then the ends of the earth will be reached. The world is in the case of the im- potent manat the pool. Conven- [tional methods of healing are un- availing. Only through the Great Healer can it be made whole. BIBLE THOUGHTS BETTER A DRY MORSEL, AND .‘QUIETNESS THEREWITH, THAN ‘A HOUSE FULL or SACRIFICES WITH 'STRIFE.———Proverbs 17:1. THE ’ PEACE or" con, WHICH ,AssETH ALL UNDERSTfiANDING, 53,3331“ Kgggevouréfinm '1: , v. "I more pleasant J more flea/1721’s! ' vacation .’ ' between Cleveland and Detroit, Buffalo and Niagara Falls and Detroit, and between Detroit or Chicago and Mackinac Island. Also daylight trips between Cleveland and Detroit during July and August. Round Trip Fares between *CHICAGO and DETROITW s60 *MACKINAC ISLAND and CHICAGO or DETROIT“... $30 $79 *BUFFALO and CHICAGO , ' One Way Round Trip TCLEVELANDond Dmorr s3.50 $ 6.00 ‘lBUFFALO and DETROIT.... $6.00 s11.00 ‘Berth andmeale included. TBerth and meals extra On the Detroit and Chicago Division boats there is music, dancing, wi hostess in charge, bridge, afternoon tea, golf, horseshoe pitching, radio, movmg pictures, and other entertain- , . ments. Passengers limited to sleeping accommodations. Radio and moving pictures also on Buffalo Division. achting, golf, horseback riding, fish- ing. etc., at Mackinac Island. Liberal stopover privileges at all ports. For Reservations or further informa- tion. address E. H. McCrocken. Gen. Pass. Ant. at Detroit. Mich. .. ,J" gt! \ picking 20 or 30 bushels of 20—1b. through with them. Why I’ve seen ~er. Then between times we have ‘ ‘half-asmuch and most of us need = Edna ’Ferberfs book. “So Big,” how few green, vegetables the truck farm- ers used. and Celina wondered about ' “it. until all MAKING IT HOT FOB MR. CORN BORER Burning apparatus is being used satisfactorily to destroy stubble and corn remnants which harbor the corn borer in last year's corn fields in some sections. The up- paratus includes a fuel-pressure tank, pump and burning carriage with nozzles gen— ' crating at 1400 degrees Fahrenheit. (We are elwey leots of general department wrlteryour views and send them In. are suitable for publication or not.) TOO MANY BEANS EAR EDITOR: I notiCe in the M. B. F. a reference to the beans consumed by the farmers themselves. Mrs. Stockman and yourself I believe noticed they were absent from the dinners or suppers, whichever it was, you attended. I think I can throw a little light on the subject, at least I can speak for myself. ‘ If you had cooked and served beans to ’your home folks three or four days out of every seven, if you had no diversions except those farm- er affairs Where you ate the meat, etc., you would understand why there were no beans served. If you had raised beans the last two or three years and had it rain every time you pulled and had to turn and turn them and worried over them at night when you heard the rain on the roof instead of getting your sleep, pickers and then selling the rest u”npicked and pocketing the very little left after the elevator was times I hated the sight of a bean be- fore they got to the threshing stage. Then in our family of eight we use beans and beans. I have a large earthen bean pot that holds 2% pounds of dry. beans. I soak them overnight, parboil with a pinch of soda and place in oven with pieces of pork, salt and sugar and they are baked all day. When done they are whole, juicy and tender and they make two meals. I have to replen- ish the fire. every thirty minutes or so‘and add more water to beans oc- casionally until done. The family says they are delicious. So do my friends. I don’t eat them myself. I bake them on an average of twice afiweek. In very cold weather often— bean soup as often as possible. The man of the house cooks them every 'otherday for his hogs and gets tired looking at them too sometimes. The school children love them. As they only see them in the last stage “at their best.” Well, when you are thinking of something to serve for your supper you will choose something that ap- peals to you. Probably the major- ity of the farmers there have sold all their hogs, calves, etc., to pay their debts and live on a bean substitute every day and want a little good old meat and gravy once a month or so. Try them as a steady diet yourself and see if you serve them to your guests the next time you have a din- ner party. ‘ Then for the oleo question. Do you think any farmer anywhere eats oleo from choice or anyone for that matter? I don’t. Most all farmers are either heavily in debt or tenant farmers. A large per cent of them sell milk and it makes complications to save out for churning. Then the next thing is to buy it. Creamery butter usually sells for around 50c a pound. While the oleo is less than that extra‘ 250. . _,It may be killing the'goose that lays'the. golden egg and‘we nearly choke over it,.‘fisome: times but when itmeans Johnny’s' Shoes or Susie’s mittens or a needed implement or interest‘and taxes, the Oleo wins. Do you remember in ised them for) a while. s pleased to receive letters from our subscribers and gladly publish those on sub- nterest. If you agree or do not a ree wlth what In written sud published In this he editor ls sole Judge as to whether letters forced to eat. Not when we are out for a big dinner and a change of scene. Well, I am writing this while fin-' ishing a batch of maple syrup on the Tit swim > , I) (if: t’o'flr gup.’ ' 10:; 0’15; m.and"-I’m“sleépyg I wish I could be a lazy farmer as illustrated this week. We get so much of speed up and hurry and long hours and increased produc- tion, everyone preaches it at us and Lord knows if we all sat down three-quarters of the summer and took time to see a few of the beau— ties of nature we’d have just as much money and a darn sight less work.——~“Mother of Seven and a. Busy Farmer’s Wife,” Eaton County. FORECLOSURE LAW EAR EDITOR: I am dropping 'you a line in regards to the foreclosure on farms. Now look at here. A man pays interest on'a mortgage on a farm for one year and that very farm is not pro- ducing a crop to pay that interest only six months out of a year and therefore I think instead of shorten— ing the term it should be lengthened so as to give a farmer a chance to help himself out. This shortening the term I think is only a bank graft. By the time a farmer pays his inter- est and these high taxes him going the last year. the farmer a showdown the money loaner. It is that keeps the thing going. What would the money loaner do if it was not for the farmer? I am a farmer; and am in debt. I want a show as well as the rest. If the money lo‘ane‘ ' was in the farmer’s place he would; want to be helped out. I say» lengthen the mortgage term of fore— closure instead of shortening it.— C. L., Sanilac County. CHANGING AUTOMOBILE LAW EAR EDITOR: We have read your paper for five years and . like it very much: I see our " legislature is talking of changing our automobile law. I cannot see why they want to give the passenger car a life license for $5.00 and leave the trucks to pay as much as they are paying now. The trucks up in this country are mostly light trucks and they use the roads only from May until November. There are a great many passenger cars that (Continued on Page 26) Extra safety made possible by Engineering Leadership @072? bercfi'zzerfed/ b ca!- res e _, “The Whippet is the only light four- cylinder car regularly equipped with four-wheel brakes. Year after year at the Nati’onalAutomobileShowsthenumber of chassis shown with four-Wheel brakes has been steadily increasing. InJanuary, 1927, over 86% of those exhibited had 4-wheel brakes. The Whippet with 4-wheel {brakes is more modern than any other light four-cylinder car. In addition to this greater safety, ybu get fuel economy that no other light car can offer . . . and superior beauty of low graceful body lines . . . and more leg- room than in any other light car. These features, plus many others, con- tribute to the Whippet’s Engineering Leadership in the light car field. $ WHIPPET COACH Touring 3625; Roadster 3695; Coupe 3625; Sedan 3725; Landau ' 3755; f. o. b. factory. D andspecdicanons subiect to change without notice. Willys- Overland. Inc., Toledo, Ohio. ealers ofl'er convenient terms. Prices $25 worth of poultry the sentence would be not less than two years and not more than five years. SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1927 Edited and Published ‘I'l'il RURAL Pueusmue. OOII’PAIV. loo. 0 ll. Slocum, Presldent MT. CLEMENS. MICHIGAN DETROIT OFFICE—.2- 144 General Motors Building- LANBING OFFICE—232 3. Capitol Ave. Mud in *New York, Chicago, 81‘. Louis and Minneapolll In The Stockmen THO -Buclness Former Member of Agricultural Publishers Auccietion Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation we}! GBINNELL Editor BERT J. McOOLGANW" "mm Service Mariam Pln. 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CLEMENS, MICHIGAN Advertlslng Rates: 150::8 per agate line. 14 lines to the column ~ inch 772 lines to thepe Flat mast Live Stock and Auction8 eSale ildvertlslng:j We offer special low rates to reputable breeders of live stock and poultry ,write “I RELIABLE ADVERTlsERS We will not knowingly accept the advertising of any erson or firm who we do not believe to be thoroughly honest an reliable. Should any reader have an ecause for complaint against any ad- vertiser in these columns. mediate letter bringing all facts to light. Writing say: "I sen your advertisement in The Michigan Business Farm erl” It will guarantee honest dealing. "The Farm Paper. of Service" OPPORTUNITIES FpR VETERINARIANS the rapid increase in the number of $6 automobiles, trucks and tractors taking the place of many horses in this country there has been an equally rapid decline in the popular- ity of the veterinary profession. Folks seem to forget that our cattle, hog, sheep and poultry population must increase as the human popula- tion grows, to handle consumption, and we must have vetertinarians to look after their health. The 13 accredited veterinary colleges of the country are turning out scarcely enough graduates to sup- ply the U. S. Department of Agriculture, not to mention the state and municipal services. Then there is the private practice which is a large field. _ The day of the old-fashioned “hoss doctor" has passed and our need today is well trained veter- inarians, men who keep up to date, just as the modern surgeon and physician does, so they are prepared to diagnose and treat complicated dis- eases. Our livestock needs more care today than it ever has in the past because it is of finer " 'quality and more valuable, so why should there not be good opportunities in the veterinary pro- fession? There is every reason to believe there are. YOUR A'I'I‘ENTION, , MR. LEGISLATOR! N it comes to asking for legislation vc farmers request far less than the members of any other group or class, and it does seem as though they get only the less important of what they do ask for. The average farmer- supported bill going through legislature might be likened to a bundle of wheat going through the threshing machine; it is torn to pieces and the grain taken out until when it finally comes out at the other end about all there is left is a little chaff. And the supporters seem to feel lucky that they got that much. The Editor was a member of a group to appear before two different committees of the State Senate last week to urge them to report out for a vote the two poultry thief bills 1‘ t were passed by he House over a month 3,521 and have since spent most of the time in their hands. One was the Hall bill which provides that a poultry buyer must keep a record of all his purchases, from whom bought, license number of truck or auto- mobile if delivered in that way, and other infor— mation that would be of great value in tracing stolen chickens. This bill was in the hands of the Agricultural Committee and after listening to the arguments of farm leaders and viewing some of the hundreds of letters we have received re- garding the activities'of the thieves as well as a pile of petitions relative to the Wilson case they signified they would report it out for vote. The other poultry thief bill is the Hui! bill and has to do with the sentencing of poultry thieves. .It was in the hands of the Judicial Committee. The original bill provided that for stealing over in state' s prison. Before the House would pass it the minimum sentence was stricken can in“. Committee it imum sentence that this would be reported out for a vote. Now that these bills are coming out of the cam- mittees let us have some action on them. For the benefit of the banker there'are ood laws pro- tecting the money in his bank an ‘the farmer is entitled to just as much privilege. Losses, by poultry thieves in Ingham county are estimated at around $5,000 annually. Is there any reason to believe that it is any higher there than in’ many other counties? , Absolutely not. Is there any reason why an attempt by law should not be made to curb the activities of the lowest typeof thief? If there is we have never heard of it. The future of the poultry industry in Michigan is menaced and something must be done. bills will not completely solve the problem but they will help. Let us have action. AMERICAN FOREST WEEK . URDIG the week of April 24th to 30th thou- sands of citizens of this country will answer the call of American Forest Week to take part in bringing about better forest conditions. It was six years ago that this country conceived the idea of devoting seven days in the year to forestry education and last year Canada joined—7 with us. American Forestry Week brings sharply to our attention each year the fact that our forests are fast disappearing and if we do not do something about reforestation it will not be many years be- fore the source of our lumber and wood supply will be all but wiped out. It reminds us of the thousands of acres of land under cultivation today that would be much more valuable if they were producing trees instead of numerous other . crops that are the next thing to failures, if not complete losses. Also the thousands of acres of cutover land that should be reforested come to our attention. By the entire nation getting these ideas at one time something good is bound to' come from it. Much good has already been accomplished in the short time since/it was es- tablished and the movement will gather speed as it goes along. To supply America’s needs all of our timber land—470,000,000 acres—must be put to work growing trees, and kept at work to its full ca- pacity. Michigan has a law that encourages re- forestation and more farmers should take ad— vantage of it. They can save themselves money by so doing. - WRITE YOUR LAWMAKERS F you want your representative or your son- ator to vote a certain way on any certain bill write him. He wants to know your desires and the only way he can know them is for you to tell him. Particularly during the last few weeks of a session should you help him as it is then that the most of the bills come through and all are anxious to get them disposed of as rapidly as possible so that they can adjourn and return to their own work. Right now you should be writing to your sen- ator urging him to vote for the two poultry thief bills. Then there is Senator Horton’s trespass bill or the bill presented by Representative Brake on the same subject. relative to the taxing of foreign bonds, which are bonds issued out of the State, a bill that would lower taxes on our land. Another bill that de- serves your support is one being offered by Rep. Goodwine which would establish a four cent gas tax, give us a permanent license plate at the rate of 50 cents per hundredweight of the car 'for which it is bought, and do away with the weight tax on passenger cars and lower the rate on light trucks. This is the type of bill that is ideal in our estimation and possibly if you get busy and advise your representative and senator that you believe it their duty to vote for it, we may get it, but if you do not it looks as though some other plan will win out. There is no question but what there are many other bills that you are interested in. These we THANKS, 11m. GROZINGER EAR EDITOR: I wish to congratulate -' youonthegrmtsucoeeeyonmadeof the Wilson case. The credit for it be- longs to YOUa—G. F. Gronlnxor, Publisher, - The Woodland Reeve. Woodland, Mich. . 31' Y . over $25 worth of poultry, and We were premised These . Also Senator Lennon’s bill . men how yen think they should vote. they come up for election again you can show at the polls your appreciation of the judgmentjfl-y they used. NATIONAL EGG WEEK ley M. Powell?» Check them over and tell those > . Then 117.51; HE first week in May is to be National Egg L Week and from the first to the seventh 4 I special eflorts will be made to increase the use of this valuable food all over the United: States. Slogans like “Three Hundred Sixty-Five Eggs Make a Health Year” and “Sunshine in Sealed Packages" will be featured on banners and striking posters in parades and window displays. Newspapers will carry articles on the. food value of eggs and the story will be sent- out by radio stations nightly. - Although there is little danger of an over pro- duction of eggs there is reason to believe that consumption can be increased materially if an educational campaign is put on. The demand for apples and candy has shown an increase be- cause of the annual weeks set aside to call special attention to them. The same is true of many fruits and of canned goods. SO'Why cannot egg consumption be increased by the same method? The per capita egg consumption in the United I States between 1900 and 1920 increased from 194 to 208, or only fourteen eggs in twenty years, according to Prof. J. A. Hannah, state chairman ofthis campaign, while in Canada consumption-1 was doubled during that period. National Egg Week is: bound to increase the demand but most of the demand will be for bet- ; - ter eggs. The more anyone knows about a pro- duct the more they exercise that knowledge in" buying, soil: will be up to the poultry producers to see that the people get what they want. Care- ful feeding of good hens and selection of eggs. Will be necessary and the more attention given the greater the demand and the higher prices ‘ will be. RAISING MORE BEETS . EPORTS indicate that farmers are going in more for sugar beets this year than they have for the last few years. Beans have been- a failure the last two years and it was reported. that bean growers were going into potatoes but it seems this was somewhat exaggerated as an increased acreage of boots is noted in all bean growing counties. ' Sugar beets is one of the surest crops a farmer can raise, because they grow and mature under , conditions that would ruin most other crops. If something could be done to raise the price of sugar many more acres would be planted. Cuba is trying to regulate the production of cane sugar but how successful they will he remains to be seen. Something must be done to give the sugar market strength, that is certain. PEIER PLOW‘S PHILOSOPHY One thing about this here corn borer fightin' campaign, it's increasin' interest in good plowin’, ’sides gettin’ the little cuss that’s after our corn crop. I noticed in the paper the other day how a bank clerk in China asked for sick leave from his work 2111' then run away with $52,000. I reckon it’s the folks that run the bank that really need the sick leave ’bout now. ’Cordin’ to scientists the man of the future is: goin’ to be bald-headed, toothless and spindle» legged. Well, some of us whose hair is gettin' kinda spars, legs a little unsteady compared to what they used to was and we're thinking "bout gettin’ some store teeth, can claim that we are just a little ahead of time, ’stead'of beln' old. Over in Spain they got a smart idee of payin’ taxes. The mayor of one town figured out the, idee of taxin' the women accordin' to the height of their skirts. The higher their skirts the more they pay. If they did that in this county we wouldn’t need any taxes on real estate. come hymns May 1- 7,1927 -—Nationel Egg Week. July 19- 23 .-—-International Baby Chick cono vention, Grand Rapids, Mich. ~ August 1-4,1927.—-—International Country Life” annual meeting, M. s. 0., East homing. Mich August 4 .-—Farmers 13.... Michigan so» legs, East Lansing, Mich. \ WATCH our FOR POULTRY “TONIC" . ”BEING the last two weeks we have received evidence that country weeklies in every sec- ‘ ‘tion of the State cooperated with us ' to get before the farmers informa- “tion'regarding these so-called lice killers to be put in the drinking 'water’ of the poultry and we hope 2‘ everyone is now on their guard, not only against "Everett” with his poultry “tone” but any other agent . peddling a similar remedy. No mat- ter who calls on you or what he claims for his remedy just remem- ber that experiments. conducted by experts show that internal remefles will‘not kill external parasites. REDUCING THE NUMBER 011‘ ‘ REDUCING CONCERNS PSOM salts, che’wing gum and soap sounds like an unusual combination for taking off sur— plus flesh, but the “Learned Enter- prises” of New York was selling a fat reducing remedy that was found to be just that. We say “was sell— ing” because the post ofiice depart- ment recently closed them up on charges of using the mail to defraud. It is reported that the “Learned Enterprises,” operated bwaillis E. Learned and Earl F. Callan, made an annual profitof $500,000 through the national sale of surplus patent medicines supposed to possess al- most magical reducing powers. From what we are able to learn the reducing part of .the treatment consisted of reducing the victim’s bankroll, and possibly some lost Weight worrying about getting their money back. A good thing to learn from the “Learned Enterprises.” is to not take any old dope that is sup— posed to be good for what you be- lieve ails you. If you are fat but enjoy good health there is no reason. for you to worry. It you are not in good health seea good doctor and find out what is actually wrong. Then take his advice and treatment. DETROIT REAL ESTA TE have had several inquiries re- garding Detroit real estate. Most of these folks have been visited by salesmen representing Detroit firms and they wrote in to ask about buying in different parts of the city. Detroit is America’s fourth largest city and it is growing rapidly, per— haps faster than at least two out of the three cities now leading it in this country, so it is only natural that the“ average person who knows any- thing about Detroit believes in the ‘future of the city and thinks that you can buy propery in almost any _ direction from it and make a nice profit on the investment. Perhaps this is true but it requires further . explanation. Property in Detroit or around it is very desirable and will increase considerable in value——if it is lo— cated right.- We have been around Detroit for several years and have seen 'pieces of property that have increased in value only slightly dur— ing that time while other property an equal distance from the main part of the city has doubled in value many times over. The first property was sold by a company that thought only of the present, they sold it he ornate 0' ml; department la to are- teatr out? subscribers from fraudulent dunno. or unfair treatment by persons or concerns at a distance. In every one we wlll do our but to make ‘ a Iatlsfaotory settlement or force actlen. to! which no charge for our services will our be olalm la made by a bald-up wt». .mlher to The Business Farmer. . , 2.—-The claim is not more than 0 mos. eld.‘ 8r-The claim In not local or between 900-, la wlthln easy dlatance. of one another“! 'eflould.he,1ettled at am hand and not mal . . all lotto", on!“ full, partlculare , . each as also your ad- fl‘dm the» front cent of’an Issue t router-a ante-up ‘ . ' / R IR...,colleetlen ,Iel a...” .2... .. - .‘cfi There .is no reason. for '- luck. in 'connecti ‘ with thi . 7 lent-doable " b min, and Imam ate . letter. la free without restrictions and one or two families put up shacks to live' in with no intent of building a desir— able home. The rest of the folks who bought lots, perhaps while the boom was on and before these shacks were built, did not want to‘ live in such an atmosphere so they held the property 'to speculate. Others bought only to speculate, thinking that the property would increase in value rapidly and they would soon sell out at a good profit and invest elsewhere to make more on other property. But they found buyers scarce, because 'of the shacks. Of course that property will increase in value, it cannot help it, but the in- crease will be slow. ' The property that increases in value at a fairly rapid and steady rate is that where reasonable re- ‘ strictions are in force, Where only desirabTe homes or business places can be constructed. We do not believe that anyone should take the word of a salesman as to the value or desirability of a piece of property in Detroit or any other place. If you are going to in— vest your money in it by all means go and see it and make a careful investigation. By taking your time that way you may miss a bargain once in a while but it will usually save you from becoming ‘a sucker many times over. The slogan "In— Vestigate before your invest” is a very good one to follow when buy- ing real estate, and that should ap— ply to the company you are going to deal with as well as the property. DO NOT GIVE YOUR SUBSCRIP- TION TO THIS MAN E wish to warn our good friends against a former agent of M. B. F. This man’s name is J. J. Corbett and we found it necessary to discharge him for misrepresent— ing our publication. We do not know his whereabouts or what he is doing but if he should call at your home claiming to be our agent just show him the road and advise him to take it. He is about 5 feet 7 inches tall. stocky, dark complex— ion, black hair, between 35 and 40 year sold, and drives a Chrysler coach. A man who misrepresents can not be 'an agent for us. Any time we learn of an agent misrepresenting THE BUSINESS FARMER we discharge him at once because we will not have our publication sold in that way. This type of an arent can work for some papers it 5' 9ms, but not for us, and we will welcome let— ters if. there are any persons who be— lieve they have reason for complaint because our paper has been sold to them by misstatements. LETTER CHAIN NOT SO LUCKY FOR JAP ANY have written us about the chain letter idea and most of you are probably familiar with how it works. You recei‘ve an un- signed, letter, supposedly from a ,friend, that contains information to the efect that it is a “good luck let— ter” you are receiving and so as to not break the chain of “good luck" you must copy it and send it to nine of your friends to whom you wish good luck. ' An American army officer in the Spanish-American war. wrote the first letter of this kind, as far as we are able to learn, to a friend as a joke. The friend took it seriously and that started the chain that has reached every country in the world. That the “good luck” supposed to follow the sending out of these let— ters does not always come true is indicated by a report we recently .. - .' In Japan a man was fined four ot long ago for starting such a We have never heard of any- “in this county getting mixed up with the-police because of their doing this, neither have we learned or any persons winning “good luck through_their' smarts along this line. good or bad , Dons“. Tempted by “Speculative Profits” Naturally big profits are always alluring. But don’t forget the other side of the picture—big losses. Authorities of high reputation are responsflile for the statement that the vast majority of those who specu- late with their funds lose everything sooner or later. The man or woman who is working today to assure financial independence in the future cannot afford to take the slightest risk of loss. The safe route to wealth is thru investment in such sound and stable securities as our 6 % % First Mort- gage Bonds. ' It may seem a slower way but in the great percentage of cases it’s really the quickest, and always the sures t. If you will save consistently and invest those savings in til/2% First Mortgage Bonds you can count with certainty upon being eventually well to do. Send for our booklet “Safe Bonds. ” Just tear oi? the lower portion of this adver- tisement; write yourname and address on the margin, and mail to us. Federal Bond 8Mortgage Co. 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But- he” wasn 'z’t Seems that when he came into the case he slipped and had gone down. The bl dd wasn’t his but had come there while .Er st was away. Things was getting ' worse and I could see now that Jim Was 53.8“ scared as me. He was for going back to’his place and sending for the sheriff "(1 II Iwas with him. Frost was different. He says, “‘No, you can go, but I’m going to stick here and see who is throwing trash in my house. Darndest mess I ever 3 seen.” He then proceeded to get a bucket and mop and tried to clean up. We sat around for an hour and it was midnight last time I looked. Guess we all went to sleep about the same time. At least we woke up together. It, was two thirty and the darndest squealing and moaning was to be heard. Then a shot and another one and by that time the moaning had stopped and we sure was scared. Even Frost was talking in a whisper. ' Finally I crawled up to a window half afraid to look out altho we had been in the "dark even since Frost had cleaned up. I ventured a look out into the night. “Jim,” I whispered, “looky here.” Jim came over and out there near the I‘ barn I could see a fellow walking along slow like as if he was looking for some- thing. “Let me have that gun," Jim says un- der his breath. “See if you can get that window open easy like.” Frost got the window open and Jim aimed and pulled the trigger. The old shotgun made a terrific roar and flash and between the smoke and light we couldn't see for a few seconds. “Well, gotta see if we got the cuss,” Jim announced and he and Frost started out the door with me trailing along be— hind. I didn't hanker after gazing on a dead man. Well. we got out to the place where the man had been, but didn’t see any dead folks. “Missed him,” Frost says. “Durned if it ain’t,” Jim says. sure I had a bead on him.” Well, we went back to the house con— vinced of one thing that these ghosts had some earthly backing. Who they were we couldn’t say. Just then an auto— mobile went tearing past. Jim and Frost wondered who might be out driving at that hour. If we had known what we do now we would have taken the shotgun and followed them. But we didn’t. Day- light came and we went out as soon as possible looking for clues. Found a lot of foot tracks but was all for giving up and going over to Jim’s for breakfast when I noticed a little can with a funny top on it. Picked it up and smelled and got a terrible odor. Stopped my breath. for a time but after a few seconds I recognized the smell as ether. Took it once in a hospital when I broke an arm. “Gosh.” I says, “darned near lost me that time. What you doing with ether?” says I turning to Frost. “What’s that?” he asked. “Well, smell this and you will know,” and I handed him the can. . "That's funny," Frost says, do you suppose that’s for. any of that around here?” “Maybe they been planning to chloro— form you," says Jim, “and when they found you was gone they threw the stuff out.” We guessed a bit as we looked but didn’t. find any more clues so we decided to go back to Jim’s and eat breakfast. “One thing," Jim says. “Keep quiet about this performance. I’m going to town and see what can be done. We gotta solve this mystery, if we have to hire a detective." “Why not put the sheriff on it and tell him the association is backing it,” says I. “Here's a chance for you to work on a good case.” “Can’t very well," says Frost. “Me being secretary and Jim president it might look peculiar, us being in control of the funds and then we spend them on ourselves." “Well, I’ll see," Jim says, and told me after breakfast that he was going to town but not to tell anyone what for. “Give my regards to the News,” I says. "Tell the old man I got a good story for him some of these days.” Again I said a real truth. If I hadnt found that ether can and been worried . about it there’s no telling when things might have changed. As it was that smell got a good thing for me. ' Things went along all right for a while, and then we began to hear reports that chickens and hogs were being stolen. in the county north of us. It sounded just like the activities of the crooks who had been taking hogs from us in the spring, and I called Jim’s attention to an item in the paper about it. "Well, they better organize like Mill- .bank township did.” We don’t have no trouble since we put up them signs " ' The next time I was in town, which was right after corn planting and We weren’t extra busy. I called on the News to see how they were making it. I spoke .to the editor of seeing about the trouble in Henderson county, and he says he heard the sheriff over the phone was Writing on the case. and said he was going to clean it up or know why. Also "out a little time panning our local sher— I‘ couldn’t help laughing when “ROW. 9,: WM" gang 49. get “Too bad.” “Thought “Now what I never had ‘of showing them at a fair. fellow who was supposed to buy the How a Protective Afxociation solved tke Neighoorltood By 1217; n. DRIPS Tbiefwry Problem . o . on Sunday and get some dope, and 'if I wanted a good ride in his new car, I had better plan to come along. 01? course I was interested and said I would let him know. Jim said‘he didn’t care. so Sunday morning I was in town as fast as the old mare would take me, and had,her safely stabled for the day and was'over to the News office in plenty of time. The editor was along soon and away we went, me admiring the car and paying no attention to the scenery. Well, we had a fine visit with the Hen- derson sheriff. He showed us thru the jail, served us a swell dinner on the county, and talked a lot. He was an in- teresting cuss, and I could see he meant business. Told us how he had beenwork- ing on the stealing cases and how he traced some of the stolen hogs from one farm to a local butcher shop. Said he had been keeping track of all hogs sold in the town and checking up on who brought them in, and how he had arrested a fellow who was supposed to be buying chickens. This fellow, he said, was now in jail, and they Were going to makeit hot for him. the the fellow wouldn’t tell ’em a blame thing. Seems that one of the farmers had a lot of purebred chickens and had put leg-bands on them so as to keep them separated from the others, with the idea' 'ob, ma be 7we cou d locate the ho a next J ' y ‘ 1 ‘ g , I salvaged from Frosts the night Jim and time they were- stolen. We could notify all the shippers; and they could be watch- ing for our hogs to turn up. good to Jim after I explained how we could get little‘ markers, and he decided to call a' meeting of the officers and dis- cuss the plan. Eventually all the members of the asso- ciation marked their hogs with little tags, and each had a number to stamp on for his own hogan Jim had No. 1, and,..,we had a sWell time 'one rainy day putting rivets in hogs‘ ears to protect them. 'Well,I'summer ’rolled along, and still no more reports of stealing came in, and we finally decided things were getting better in our section of the county. Jim shipped some hogs latein the summer and they all showed they belonged to the fellow shipping them, and my idea was comment- ed on by several of the farmers. I felt pretty cocky over it. Pride, they say, always goes before a fall. The prouder I got of my scheme to save the hogs, the cockier I felt. Then I took my fall. One morning I got up as was my usual custom and went out to throw corn to the hogs. Instead of “their being on the job to welcome the corn, all was quiet. I “whoo-eed,” thinking they were out back of the house, but there was no answer to my call. I looked for hogs, but there wasn’t any. I was WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO -FAR IIIEVES were active in Millbrook township. Jim Barton things were pretty quiet. After they stole six hogs of Folks had their ideas as to who were the guilty ones but had no proof so nothing was done to better con- ditions until old Mrs. Shaster was shot of while trying to keep someone from taking her chickens and then it was decided to organize a. protective association. The association begins to function immediately. Bill, former apprentice of the local country weekly who is now working for the Bartons because of poor health, tells the story.——Editor. Well, the chickens had stopped at this place and looked around, but didn’t buy anything. Next night someone stole all the show birds. The sheriff went to a local pro- duce firm the next morning and didn’t say anything, but kinda hung about when- ever anyone came in to sell chickens. Late in the afternoon this peddler came in with a bunch of crates; and in his usual manner told what a hard time he had had that day. As he was unloading the crates, the sheriff was looking around, and after the man had gone, he went into the poultry house, and sure enough there was them fancy chickens with the tickets still fast~ ened to their legs. It didn't take the sheriff very long to step in and arrest the dealer for receiving stolen property, and then got out a warrant and arrested the peddler. When he had put both the peddler and the produce man in jail, the dealer thought it was all up and con- fessed that he had been working with the peddler for several months and that they had been able to make quite a haul. Not only had they been active in that county, but they had also operated in several of the surrounding counties. They said, however, that poultry was all they hand- led. The sheriff was positive of this, too, he said, as he had visited their homes and found no traces of other thievery. .That sure gave me an idea. When I got home that night, I told Jim all about it and suggested that if the panicky.~ Called Jim and he came a-run- ning out of the barn. The hogs were gone. Maybe you think there wasn’t ex- citement! Jim was a sorry a cuss as I have seen for some time. I tried to cheer him up, and assured him that our numbering sys- tem we would locate the hogs. All We had to do was to send out word to the sheriffs of surrounding territory to be’on the watch for ear markers, and if the hogs were sold they could be identified and the crooks be caught. Well, the protective association met that night. A reward of $100 Was offered and the local paper was given an ad of the reward and copies were sent out to other counties and we waited for re- sults. I felt pretty blue just then. Seemed like nothing had happened that was solv- ing any of our troubles, and everymtime anything did happen it was (always against us. The sheriff saved himself this time, tho, from an attack in the News. The next day after Jim's losing the hogs, Sheriff Thomas, assisted by several deputies, pull— ed off the big raid of his career. For a long time there had been rumors that things weren't just what they should be down at the old Dike house along the river. This place, one-time residence of some fisherman, had been deserted for many years, and lately there were folks hanging around there. Must have been one of the deputies who got wise to the fact that things weren’t going good. However, be that as protective association could do a secret it may, Sheriff Thomas raided the place - just a few days before, when I had been It sounded * .says Jim. .1ami1liar: gm kicked thé dirt age: it rolled out inf ‘ it "é‘v .-:: railroad. and also the"' boxes. of books that were lost in' the . spring from the depot station. I read over the list of other items and was. about ready to quit when I noticed an item marked ”box of drugs. ” That interested me, principally because cleaning up my special corner in the “shop’” I had come onto that ether can Frost and me Whad been hunting for ‘the ghosts. Altho we had several talks 7 at— terwards, and Jim had seen the sheriff about it, nothing had come of the row; and I concluded things was going against us‘. But that box of drugs just made me think they might be the folks who were working on Frost. , f I mentioned the fact to Jim, and asked him ifwe ought to look into the matter‘ ‘ and he .said it wouln’t hurt nothing. So when I was to town on Saturday, I went ,down to the Jail. to ,see the stuff. There- _ were lots of folks looking at it, and when I asks the sheriff about the dings, he ‘ said. he didn’t know just what.they were, but if I wanted to I could look at them. Gosh, I was happy when on examining the stuff I found it was a case of twenty- four cans of ether! Happiness didn' t last long, because I found the case was un- i broken; Now if my can,‘ which had the 7 same label as that in the raided stuff, belonged to that shipment, then there was another box of twenty-three cans missing. “Is this all the drugs?” I asked the deputy who displayed the stuff. "Well, I reckon. I helped to carry it across the road to the truck, and if there was more I’d have known it.” ‘ So I went back to hear the sheriff tell how he had captured the gang and how he was out to clean up things and this made more anxious than ever to beat him to it in our community. After all the , loafing he had done I couldn’t see him ” getting that reward from the Protective Association. I talked to Jim that night and told him about my investigation and guessed that they was nothing to my clue after all. “Maybe they was two of them boxes.” “Why not go down and look around a bit. Might be something left that is worth seeing anyhow.” That cheered me up and as long as I had never been to the Dike house I de- cided to borrow the old mare and drive down in the morning, the next day being Sunday and church wasn ’t till afternoon. . The Dike house sat out on a kind of a ' i dry island with sloughs around it instead of water. The only way over to it was across a dike put in to keep the river in place and so the house got its name. I tied the mare up to the fence and started across on foot kinda thinkin’ what I 3 might find and not paying much attention to things. So you can guess I was pretty scared when I heard someone sing out. “Howdy,” just in front of me. I looked up and here was Mike Albert coming across. “Going down to see the den of the thieves,” he askes as he came up to me. “Was justdownmto see if there was any stuff that was worth carting home. You know I collect all kinds of stuff and am needing some old boards to finish that hog shed of mine. " Well, I admitted I was looking about just out of curiosity, but when Mike said he would go back with me I felt kind of like I was ham-.pered Mike wasn ’t such a bad fellow tho. He showed me where the gang had stored their stuff in a cave that adjoined the house to the back and told me a lot of things about how the gang had been gambling. Said he had been invited down one time to play a little poker, but after he thought it over decided not to come “I didn’t like the looks of the fellow who stopped to visit ‘and who invited me," Mike says. “Looked crooked to me from the start. I might have been picked up with them if I had gone, can’t tell " “Tough about Jim Barton losing them hogs,” Mike continued as we scratched about the place. “Find any clue to them in this gang?” Well, I admitted as far as I knew Jim hadn’t got any results and Mike says if we ever heard any more about the other stealings. “You know” Mike says further, “Its the funniest thing about that car that was smashed in front of my place too. It belonged to a fellow by the name of Hansen and he came out to look at it after the wreck, and just left it. I finally pulled it up in the yard a couple days later and its st1ll there. Last week I asked him about it and he wrote back and said I could have. it. Do you know any- thing about autos? Maybe we can fix it and make it run. ” Well I wasn’t keen for hanging round Mike’s place but that auto kiid of ap- pealed to me so I told him I’d drift over some day and see what we could do . Mike was ahead of me walking toward the dike and we was just preparing to leave the Dike house and I Was making one last 100k for some signs of a drug box when I spied a metal that looked it was a dime .80 f / "4.“ saw "~=-me .. _ .‘Eo gas“ 5 . bulb. plan he ‘COMi’ANION cnorrmo This is a sample of companion cropping on the farm of the Farm Garden editor. Cabbage, lettuce and radishcs are planted here. Tflifiéhsfiii’EN (Questions alsdly Answered.) INSECTS AN'D PLANT DISEASES HE most disappointing part of ‘ gardening is the fact that our plans, no matter how carefully laid ‘out, are at best only an outline ‘of the way we would like to have things go. Heat, cold, draught, rain, frost, insects and diseases are only a few of the things that hold a ruling hand over the final results. Some of them cannot be avoided, which fact behooves us to prevent those that can be controlled to any degree, no matter how small. By these I mean plant diseases and in—r sects. You will notice I said pre— vented, as there are very few plant disease which can be overcome once they have established themselves in the plants. Also insect enemies must be taken in hand promptly if we are to attain any degree of success in , controlling them. On the basis of letters received I am led to believe that a good many of our readers are having consider— able trouble with the cabbage or on- ion maggot and that this pest is per- fectly at home on a large number of Michigan farms. We were troubled several seasons with this pest (in fact, we thought we had them all) but during the last few seasons we have been compara— tively successful in controling it. In the first place we try to avoid planting onions, cabbage, turnips or radishes' on the same ground oftener ,than once in “every three or four years. . In cabbage and cauliflower its ef- fects are more noticeable on the early crops, due no doubt'to the fact that the parent fly of his pest is more prevalent at this time. It also seems to. be more troublesome in wet seasons. In controlling this pest in the onion and radish we have en- jyed almost complete control by us- ing a mixture of 1 ounce of corrosive sublimate (bichlride of mercury) to 8 gallons of water, applied to both sides of the row in amount sufficient to thoroughly moisten the soil near the row. This should be mixed in earthen or wooden receptacles and may be ‘applied by replacing the rose or nozq- zle of the sprinkling can With a wooden plug into which has been bored a 4%, inch hole. The can must then be thoroughly coated with wax, tar, or other substance to prevent the liquid coming in contact with the metal which would render the poison useless and destroy the can. Very small amounts may be applied with a glass bottle. This should be applied as soon as plants are well started and repeated every ten days until onions start to Two applications is usually sufficient for radishes. It may be also applied on cabbage by making a small cavity in soil around stem and using about 175 cupful to each plant, replacing the soil around the stem liquid has soaked down. To cabbage and cauliflower, how- ever, we prefer to’ us use tar paper - discs about three inches in diameter, havinga small hole in the center and a slot extending from this hole to the edge of the disc. These may be made ' at home although. «we have had trouble in securing a non-curling tar felt suitable for this purpose. This may be ”purchased: very reasonably ' which We prefer to do. ' These, are placed around stems of ' nplants .are set: and is 1* M33 ' aid ‘ ' ate must be applied every ten days. We; have also “had good luck‘con— trolling this pest by sowing salt over the field; or inthe row in case of radish and onions, but it requires some experimenting on our part to . determine the effect this might have on the soil over a period of time. Another thing in favor tarred discs ' “ is thattheir; use , nts V ‘ * which the fi'ynsufally den '3 0 soil néar. the stem from hatching, thereby: getting in “its work before the worm has any chance of doing damage. 4 - A number of inquiries have also come to my desk in regard to melon and cucumber rust or blight. This disease is especially noticeable dur- ing dalmp cloudy weather such as the season of 1926. As I stated before it cannot be cured but can usually be controlled by practicing a rota- tion; of crops to prevent melons, squash, cucumbers or others of this family of plants from occupying the ground more than once in three or four years. Start in when the vines begin to . run and spray with 4-6—50» Bordeaux mixture, applying every ten days or two weeks before maturity. The early applications might also con- tain lead arsenate which will be in- fluential in checking the ravages of the cucumber beetle. ONION MAGGOT I would like to know what to do to keep} out those little white mag- ‘gpts that get in onions, 4 Michigan. . ~E have had almost com‘p‘l control of the onion mags“ thoroughly moistening the. on each side of the row of plants; with a mixture of one ounce of 'cbr—_ rosive sublimate to eight gallons 0 ‘ water. This poison is also known; as bichloride of mercury. - This must be mixed in wooden or. earthen vessels as contact with metal renders it useless and will also de- stroy the container. We remove the nozzle of a sprinkling pot and plug the end of the spout with a, wooden ' plug into which has been drilled a " %—inch hole. ' This prevents too large an amount running out. Melt Waxand thoroughly coat the inside . ' of the can which will prevent con- . ' tact with the metal. Apply up one side of row and down the other when onions are three inches high and; re- peat every ten days until onions start to bulb. I use to; spray‘fl—L-W‘. ngi‘a-i? ; Young chickens will make the belt gains if they have plenty of room on range and indoors. The straw that broke the camel’s back HE old fable is true. straw was the little bit too much. Piling on a little at a time finally makes the load too great. And just so taking away from qual- ity, taking away a little bit at a time finally breaks down ,Serviceability. Low prices are attractive. a vast amount of merchandise is to- day oiiered for sale that is made to sell and not made to serve. A little quality is taken away, and the price lowered. A little more and the price reduced five cents further. Skimping, adulteration, and substi- tution are the ever-present tempta- tions in making prices too low. Montgomery Ward &‘ Co. met this “cheap goods” question fifty-five In the beginning, Mr. Ward laid down the cornerstone pol- icy of this business: “Always to offer a saving—but never to sacrifice qual- ity to make alow price.” five years we have adhered to that years ago! / The last Rule. first. And so old quality. Ward’s. For fifty- too great. .422 example of hard Quality » This shoe has a second sole as good as the outer sole. Similar appearing shoes are sold at 25 cents less—by making the second sole of leather costing 20 cents instead of 45 cents. Such shoes are worn out when the first sole wears through. The saving in cash is 25 cents—the loss in serviceability lat least $2.00. . are Your Wm? Catalogue/”or Greater Savings ESTABLISHED 1872 Motg°mely Ward 300. f , ' 3M Baltimore. .Portlsndepre: ,. ,Oakl'ends-i-Calif? Eon: policy in the full spirit of the Golden A At Ward’s your satisfaction comes first. Your lasting friendship comes We would rather keep our old customers, rather deserve Your confi- dence, than win thousands of new customers through cutting quality to make price “ baits.” ~; And so Riverside Tires keep all their fabric, or dispense with new live rub- ber to lower their price. Our “all wool” means all wool. At Ward’s Quality comes first — then low price. N o merchandise power in the world can buy cheaper or sell cheaper than Sixty million dollars in cash is- used to buy goods in’ the largest quantities so that we can always quote lower-than-market prices. will never cut quality, never sacrifice your satisfaction to make a price. A Price too low—makes the Cost We do not use lighter But we . \f no... Do Your Best Colors: Blue and Gold . ‘Mildred Darby, President when“ McCarthy, Vice-President " Ned, Secretary-Treasurer Vi =f‘.“ S a member of The Chil- r‘dren’s Hour Club I pledge ' -, myself: ":f‘l‘o live a Christian life and keep 3 ' '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 and to ani— mals. ' - h To become educated. To always conduct myself in a way that is becoming to a. lady or gentleman. . EAR girls and boys: , The class E will now come to attention 1 while I ask a question. How many have spring fever? All who have raise their right hand. Well, ,Well, looks like everyone has it, and apparently several have it real bad because they have both hands up. I too have my hand in the air, and I should put both of them up as I have a very severe attack. The only cure I know of is a walk through the fields and woods with possibly a fishing outfit so that you can try your luck at fishing if you happen onto a stream. So let the class ad- journ to the fields and woods where 'we can study nature and breath the fresh, sweet air deep into our lungs. Here we are going across fields towards some woods. Isn’t the sun bright and warm? And the grass is , rapidly covering the earth ith green patches. Reminds one of ugs in a. large room, doesn’t it? The grass makes green rugs and the “'0‘ turned soil red, black and brown ones. One more fence and we will be in the rwoodlot. Don’t forget that the last one through must close the gate. Ah, ’here we are! The leaves are beginning to form on the trees, and ——why sure enough, it looks as though there would soon be some May flowers for us to gather. We rwill remember this place and c0me back in a few days. Beginning to feel a little tired from the long walk? Alright, let’s sit on this old log for a while and watch the birds. How busy they seem to be! What is the matter! A snake? Oh, he will not hurt you, in fact he is more afraid of you than you are of him. See how rapidly he wiggles away. Now, if you are rested let’s go to the creek, a little further into the woods, and see if there are any fish. Did you notice that squirrel scamper up the tree when you broke that twig with your foot? Guess he thought it was an enemy approach— ing. We would not hurt him, would we? Not any more than we would the beautiful birds. Here is the creek, and let’s see who will be the first one to discover a fish. You did see one? Where? Oh yes, now I see it. Isn’t he a beau— ty? And there are some more, lots of them. No, let’s not try to catch them. I’d rather sit here on the bank and watch them. Yes, I too am beginning to feel sleepy. Guess it must be the spring air. We better be heading back towards home or the sun will dis- appear in the west before we get back. And we might miss supper. That would be a calamity because I feel as though I could eat three or "four suppers. Aren't you hungry? " thought you would be. It must be it ‘8 air that causes it. (Oh, I almost forgot—gwe are to have maple syrup and pancakes for miner. .Now I must hurry. Um, um, «cagalmost smell those cakes. Ah, ~Wrew'e are back home, hungry and . " sell ,to go to bed right after roses. ; Howey; .mn gm . Colors: BLUE AND GOLD Our Boys and Girls Well, my dear, good Uncle Ned:—~Here I am again. Hello and how are you pro- gressing in this new year? I was going to write you sooner and wish you a happy New Year but the year has many months to pass yet, so perhaps I can wish you a happy and prosperous new year yet. You are progressing fine with our chil— dren’s page and I also see where we are going to elect officers. Well, I think that will be lovely and it' may make Our Page grow more than ever before. We hope so and I hope we have great pleasure in choosing our officers but I hope we don’t disagree, or get in an argument but I’m sure we won’t. We must remember our motto in this case—“Do Your Best” and also our colors, what they mean. If We just’ let these two things ramble through our mind. I'm sure We will come through 0. K. I have been going to write for a long time and give my opinion on this subject, but—oh dear—it just seems as though I let work crowd everything else out, I guess. I think we should feel proud of our good Uncle Ned to think he is doing so much for us and helping us organize in such a mannerly way. He has did his duty by us all and I’m sure I can never forget him. I feel I'll always want to be Young Man, on You nus 'rnr ’ Wlfflodf Mums TH! O‘CCER PI JUST BORROWING Remember the picture and joke from Fred Connor, of Turbin, which we published a. short time ago? Well, here is another that Fred sent in. Isn’t it funny? 9. member even if I grow over the age limit and get grey haired. Perhaps some day I’ll grow older and may have boys and girls of my own. Well, if I ever do. they will belong to the Children’s Page, if they can only write Uncle Ned’s name. I will soon total my eighteenth birth- day. It is in March but I don’t feel as though I’m that old yet, I want to feel young as long as possible because when our speeding lives begin to grow old we soon begin to wither and fade as a beauti— ful rose does. It may be ever so beauti- ful and charming when it first buds into this earth but it soon begins to fade, then its petals begin to wither and fall upon the earth around it. Our lives are a good comparison with a beautiful rose, are they not? And I guess there are (in the “human roses”) tame and wild. Of course, we are not all perfect but take for instance, if there was a tame rose bush on one side of the fence and you were on the other side with a cluster of wild roses blooming right at your band’s turn—wouldn’t you climb the fence and pick the tame roses and leave the wild roses bloom there. You’d think the tame ones are much purer looking and “1 pre- fer those" and it’s the same with our boys and girls of today. You can tell the so-called wild ones from the other class. We often will say when God calls on us to help Him up in Heaven, “Oh, Why did He take that young person and leave some old haggard tramp to beg his way forever", but God is like the comparison I was just giving you. helpers and so He picks them first. I guess. It says in the Bible, “A Little Child Shall Lead Them” and isn't it quite true? If we go anywhere, to a show or. place of amusmeent and a grown person could do a great stunt, but let a little child do the same and wouldn’t we all take to the child ahead of the older per— son? So many times in church a. little child will testify and it seems to touch ones heart more sbmeway than if an older person would lead in prayer. Well, my dear Uncle and Cousins, I suppose I must sign off. I am sending my best hopes in regards to the “election subject" and I also hope it will be a regular success . to all. Well.. I remain as ever, yours for the Page and Uncle Ned—Miss Eathel Fay Sharp, Route 3, Akron, Michigan: . . ' -——It is true that we are somewhat ks He likes the young - K have fallen, just as the good deeds we do or the bad ones are remembered long after we have left this world. So it‘wo want this memory to be a pleasant one we must do good deeds and live the right kind of lives. There is a difference between the good rose and the good person because you seethe rose fade but when you get to know the good person you do not notice the passing of the beauty ‘of their face 'and form as you see only the beauty within them—a beauty that time alone cannot fade. Come again, Eathel. Dead‘Uncle Ned:——I have never written before but have tried in some of your contests. 1’ am twelve years old and in the eighth grade. I live on a farm and attend the "Kerby School". I have six brothers and their names are: Donald, Dale, Delbert, Rex, Lloyd and Francis. Francis doesn’t go to school yet. He is only three and Donald is all out of school and works in a Grand Rapids Savings Bank. 1 take music lessons of a. teacher .over at Owosso and enjoy playing. There is a clay pit right back of our house and they load clay with a steam shovel. There is a lot of ponds and it is sure .fun to go skating. We have a radio and get WGHP very often and I wish I could hear you once. Your want-to-be niece,-—-Letah Rose, Cor- unna, Michigan. —So you would like to hear me talk over the radio. Well, I believe if I did you would think it was static you Were listen- ing to. Dear Uncle Nedz—Thank you very much, Uncle Ned, for that pretty card and button which I received all 0. K. .I’m still corresponding with one of the correspondents .which I got through my letter which you printed and find that MARJORIE AND HER PETS VMarjoi-ie Hurley, of n. F. D. No. 1, Mid- land, loves her pets. a kitty and a dog. correspondent writes very interesting let- ters. Allow me to thank you again for printing my letter. Oh, Uncle Ned, I'm so glad you got the office of Secretary, I'm sure. This week the G. H. S. had spring va— cation and it certainly seems good to be back home again after being away most all winter going to school. Cousins, what do you expect to be when you are older or rather get through school? My greatest dream is going ‘to Lansing to take a business course after I get through G. H. S. I don't know if my dream will ever come true but here’s hoping anyway. I sure hope it does. Is there any of you cousins who like to ’write stories more than any other thing? feel so much livelier and gay. I’m one who just loves to sit down all by myself and write a story. We have about two stories a week for English at school. I wish we had them every day. It is fun to write them and listen to those that the other eighth graders write. There are thirty-two in the eighth grade so you can imagine how many are writ» ten in one Week. Isn’t spring the grandest season of the” year though? It seems to make a person is‘ almost gone here, and those sweet ;, shying birds are back again singing their ‘ old sweet songs. It snows! ones 111.9 mayo}. but it all someway as gut as it ‘ ‘ ,. run or be caught. The fill-OW , w. _r . 5:" '5 m. __ 3].”.‘1 I!» grunts) running ioayiora. «:33, Box. 47..., , *Such a nice‘breesy letter, “'I‘iilie”; Cerw tainly the feeling of spring must be in your blood." want? Well, I Drop in again. Dear Uncle Nedz—I would like to join your club, that is if you and my want-to- be—cousins would like to have me Join. I have been a reader or Tm: Busmnss Fapnm for about two months. I find that your column is very interesting. I thought I would write a letter to help fill up your.waste paper basket which I hope has gone and hid so that all you can do is to put this letter in print. I hope you ’took the hint, if you did not I will be very disappointed. ' I suppose I should describe myself as the other children do. I am 14 years old, FINE SCHOOL RECORD Dear Uncle Ned:—I see by the paper that two boys have attended school five years without. missing. I can beat that, for I went six years without either being absent or tardy. I started when six years old and passed the 8th grade when 13 years of age. I passed eight grades in seven 'years. I was awarded a punctuality pin and six diplomas. I am proud of my six years without being either absent or tardy. Well I must close, hoping to see this in print. My name 3 is Swen M. Black, Bailey, Route 1, Michigan. ‘ M- in the seventh grade. I am five feet tall, weigh one hundred pounds, brown hair, medium complexion, gray eyes. If there is anything that I have to do before I can join the club I would be greatly obliged if you would let me know as I would like to get a. button so as I may call myself one of the club members and also one of your nephews. 'I will make this letter short and sweet, so as others will have space to have their letters printed. I would be grateful to some of your nieces and nephews if they would write to me as I like to write and answer let- ters. I will write you a letter soon too if you desire me to. Your want-to-be nephew.—-Harley Van Leuwen, Route I, Box 6, Hudsonville, Michigan. -——VVe are very glad to have you become a. member of our Club, Harley, and I know many will respond to your appeal for letters. Come again. ,Dear Uncle Nedz—I must write to thank you for my merry circle button you sent me. Well, my button got his face washed (and his back also). I lost it at school and our teacher gave it to one of the boys and he gave it to me. I think I will tell you an April Fool joke, it is nearly time. Once Byron. a school boy said, “Here comes your father,” just to fool me. It happened that papa had gone to a town east of us and sure enough it was him. That was the time the joke was on Byron. Maybe I had better come along and keep Mr. W. B. from gobbling up my letter. I think I will sit on top of Mr. W. B. to keep him from it. Oh, say, maybe he would gobble me up! He is so hungry. Give him a scolding if he does. Your nephew.-Gerald Beach, Walk— erville, R2, Mich. -—Looks like you will have to watch that ' button a little closer, doesn’t it? You were lucky to get it back. That was some joke on Byron, alright. . Once a teacher told the children to be kind to all dumb things Then they went for a walk. The teacher looked toward a stump and saw a. little boy crying. Why, Tommy, what is the matter? she asked. "I sat on a bumble bee and I am afraid I hurt the poor thing,” he answer- ed. —Margaret Gilligon, Hopkins, Mich. A Game to Play BOBSLED TAG GOOD game for boys. Divide into groups of four equal parts. ' Have all sit on the floor or ground in toward the center like the spokes of a wheel, the boys in each group sitting back‘of one an- other. The one who is “it” chases another, who to avoid being caught may sit at the back of any line.VThis makes an odd number, and the one at the head of the line. must then, . When the run- ner books on the end 011,9 '1 _ e, ,houid slap theouei‘n frontier "hi-1:3 on the back. in! ,eschouseontin this . til M‘ it ~ What kind of a story do ‘I . like all good stories. ‘ m... ., i. I :g . - “HA2. “Ti 7' J; ( .9 s l ’4‘“, “mustang mu“... ,4... ..,—-"'«~x_._.‘ M. n. . 3‘“““"’“~av:.~.,..v,..szm'~ .1 J» ,1 - - “4%,!“ f relief in the weight tax levy. , gram, passed. Many of the lawmakers in- * max? and miterial modification and ‘ , These. statesmenr’insist. that there is con- siderable injustice in the weight tax we: it nowexists land that they will not support any gas tax increase which is not offset by a correupondt ing reduction in the cost of licenses. The 4 ~cent gas tax is being fa- thered by Rep. 0. J. Town of Onon- daga while Rep. John Goodwine of . Mariette is sponsoring the bill pro- viding for permanent licenses on passenger cars at a cost of 50 cents per cwt., and a reduced schedule of annual licenses for trucks and bus- ses. The proposed rates are: Up to 2600 pounds, 40c; 2500 to 4000, 60c; 4000 to 6000, $1.00; and above '6000, $1.25. Detailed figures presented by the supporters of this compromise show that it would produce ample revenue to take care of all phases of the State's highway needs, while at the same time it would offer welcome re- lief to the greét majority of car owners. Appropriations from these bills provide for boosting the re- turns to the counties from $6,000,— 000 to $7,500,000, while an addi— tional million dollars would be di- vided equally among the 83 counties. The Governor is said to have no fault to find with this latter pro- but feels that it cannot be sist that ,it can muster more votes than the proposal to increase the gas tax without making any out any- where else. State 'Acoounts “In the Red” Since writing my last article for THE Busrmzss Tasman, Governor Fred W. Green appeared at a joint session of the Senate and the House and read the results of the audit of State finances which has been in progress ever since the new admin- ’stration took office January 1. The findings which he revealed were not pleasant to contemplate, either from the standpoint of a member of the Legislature or that of a private citi— zen. They showed that due to the inherited debt, the estimated deficit of the general fund of the State on June 301, 1927, would be $5,282,- 162.86. The Governor urged mak- ing a cut of at ‘least $38,000,000 from the appropriation bills calling for $96,000,000 which had been in- troduced in the Legislature. The Governor concluded his ad- dress with this statement: “Reduc- tions must be made all the way down the line. My appeal is to make every sacrifice necessary to bring the financial condition of Michigan back to a sound basis, without plac- ing added burdens upon the tax- payers. We must not punish the people with an increase in the tax rate because of the wanton extra- for a 4 cent ga'x- 'ening the period of mortgage fore- . the borrowers. ..the poor borrower who might be the Fred fW. Green submitted his special message regarding the condition of the State's general fund which showed a very seriou deficit, Repn WilberB. Snow of Comstock intro—l duced a bill with the following title, “A bill to prohibit the delivering, publishing or giving out for publi- cation of false statements relating to the finances of the State or any munlcpal division thereof; the trans- ferring or juggling of funds, the is- suance of false evidences of credit and to provide penalties for viola- tions thereof." Although the Senate has delayed action on capital punishment, the House has passed the Harris Crime Code bill which is undoubtedly of even more importance. This bill is a 163-page document which em- bodies th€results of the labors of a. special commission appointed from the membership of the 1925 Legis— lature which made a careful study of our'present laws and criminal pro- cedure and drew up this new code. The Hduse Judiciary Committee, to which it had been referred, drew many of the teeth from the bill and established somewhat of a record when it reported out the Harris bill with 128 amendments. However, under the able leadership of Rep. Harris, many of the more important sections which had been stricken out by the committee were restored by -the House when the bill came up on third reading. It was finally passed by a vote of 68 to 4. The Senate Judiciary Committee has reported it favorably with 80 amendments. The purpose of the bill is to revise, con- solidate and codify Michigan’s crim— inal laws. After prolonged debates continu- ing for two days the House defeated Rep. Boyle’s bill providing for short- closure. Both the supporters and opponents of this measure declared that they were arguing on behalf of the common people and especially Sponsors of the bill said that by snortening the fore— closure proceedings a farmer could secure a larger loan, the rate of in- terest would probably be reduced and there would be more buyers in case the mortgage was foreclosed and the property sold at auction. They pointed to conditions in other states to substantiate their argu— ments. Meanwhile the opponents of the bill argued for the protection of victim of temporary adversity. The Legislature had better bestir itself to see what it can do to relieve poor, debt-ridden, overtaxed farm- ers and give them the recognition accorded other classes. Whitewashing the inside of the dairy aids in producing clean milk. hhészfish’th‘é‘ Lazy” " Fahhii Y NEIGHBOR says he's in the hole because he's had his chickens stole, and what makes him so mad he can’t find no clue to the miscreant. That teller came when it was dark and 'fore the dog had time to bark be fed that dog on poisoned meat that no good dog had ought tom eat. He put them chick upon sack and , -his 11mm, while knighbor didn’ t aw bu sl t Efiilétiimm “ 8“ may of! with all them fowls 0 his, now neighbor‘s mad enough to fizz. Mirandy‘s badly sceirt, I guess she‘ s planned on havin a new dress, but if some teller robs her roost she’ll have to wear the clothes she net to wear all yearv and a‘uworst of all, e won’tI till Concrete" ' Dams Save Soil and Millions of acres of valuable land are rendered useless by erosion each year, according to the U. 8. Depart- ment of Agriculture. Dams, properly built at the right lo- cation, save and restore much of this wasted land. Build Your Own Dam Where Needed “Gullying” of yourland can be prevented per- manently by building a concrete dam accord- ing to simple instructions clearly written and illustrated' in our booklet “Soil Saving Dams.” Plans are included. Ask today for your copy of “Soil Saving Dams.” It is free. PORTLAND CENIENT ASSOCIATION A national organization to improve and extend the use: of concrete Dime Bank Building, DETROIT, MICI-I. Concrete. for Permanence SEND IN We are always glad to receive pictures from our good friends to publish in M. B. F. pictures that you think would print well send them in and we will see what we can do. senders when we are through with them Address The Editor, The Business Farmer, Mt. Clemens, Mich. PICTURES s1.a-..»...;.t__; ~ . ., ..... .. -. ... _ , If you have some kodak All pictures are returned to Quick! Relievgd COVER with wet b a kin (,7 soda; remov: when dry. Then apply Vick: gently and cover with light cloth. Vicks’hmling, antiseptic ingredients bring instant, sooth- 1 Don’ t Suffer With Itching Rashes UseCuticura xeamémosxnm 9v I11.. ' ”11$ . - ..._ ....,.. -11.... .a_._....4._._.....3_.__._.._‘1_..;‘” ' ' \ “mums.“;..¢a.‘-w-...m........~._.~ ' ARMY MAOHE'I'TE BOLO 81.50 with 15 inch “hugs bled ingnelizf. 0m? HHMONJAPSM r1511?! iWritc ofla Oilfield mask “8 fifinflcte 380 mm, rind“ 126248320 50 egnueus'howsm unfit”. etc. gem is! circu r for he stem. Established 1866. NOIS BMIER I 80 ".8 501 31-95111: I! "York 0|“ snrsmsu'r or 11111 owncmnlp MA‘Io- Aosueu'r, cmcuurlou 11:60 IV TH ncr F oouehsss tuneuerlae ,, chick Busin Farmer. b . l. ’ 1927 1. The .1111 f - edito th Detre owners. or. give its name and the annual e fsktoc k-holders owning or hoidin Rum!) more of the total amount of shell 7 * , . y from, to; . , - are" often, first m‘break . “snowrthat drifted down " ' you the road that skirts the lake. I! _,RImWs each fence that needs repairs; Eachbarn Whose roof wants shingling now; . .. ‘ Each eighty acres worked on shares, ' And every field that needs the plow. ,. He knows at just what time the sun TLHangs like a red ball in the west. He knows the children, every one. He knows the home that’s happiest. And every soul along the way Know him—this bearer of good cheer—- As running for the mail they say, "Bad weather for‘ this time of year !” (Copyright, 1927.) NATIONAL EGG WEEK AY lst to 7th has been named National Egg Week, and the following suggestions about eggs, appropriate to National Egg Week,’and every week of the year, will be found very helpful. With the coming of spring less meat and more milk and eggs should be used in the diet. Eggs are eco— nomical—the - supply is abundant and the price is low. Eggs are more easily digested than meat. They are more easily prepared than meat, there again being more economical. About one-third of the egg by weigh}; is yolk and two~thirds is white. The yolk is about one-half water, one-third fat, one-sikth pro— tein and contains phosphorous, lime and iron. . The yolk contains about fourteen times as much energy as the White. It contains a larger amount of min— eral and vitamins A and B. The white of an'egg is about seven— eighths water and one-eighth pro— tein. Eggs supply body builders, pro- tein and minerals, in easily used forms ;health and growth helpers, vitamins, and are useful in the pre- vention of rickets. Several new ways for serving eggs will be found among the recipes on the next page. NEOKLINE EIPORTANT 0N, . SPRING FROCK HE collarless neckline definitely _ «dates “the dress as of the Spring of 1927. This is what the ad- vertisements of spring merchandise say, but the shape of that neckline is important to the woman who is selecting her spring frock. The new and popular square neckline makes the lower part of the face appear broader and is best worn by the person with a narrow chin but with an oval face. The square neckline is unbecoming to a face with a square chin. The round neckline adds fullness to the face and emphasizes rounded contours. Such a fashion is most flattering to the oval face which is slightly too long and slender. The bateau neckline affects both the ap— pearance of the face and shoulders. HEB SHARE 0F LONG HAIR outdo ,you‘ see such a fine head of these days of bobs, do you? Mrs. e, of Baraxa county, Upper "certainly has her share of it do not blame her for having a .mctnre tokens! it. questioning attitude. when the time comes. is now doing. we received in the “little white church” we may lead by example rather than by precept. ' It is a. time of changes, in all‘ways of life, but I am convinced that the boys and girls of today will be promoting the affairs of their church as well as other institutions of their various communities In every community, Whether city or rural, you may be sure that there is probably not a single one that cannot do a better job than it It is every one’s duty to make their community a more interesting and desirable place to live, so it seenns to me if the older generation “watch their step” and follow the teachings which ' 7% W‘"@% address letters: Mrs. Annlo Taylor. our. The luslnou Farmer, Mt. clement. Michigan. mtlie_.. -.-~ . . ‘wlz * Edited by MRS. ANNIE TAYLOR m DEAR FOLKS: We read a great deal about the. “little red school house” and the “little white church"—that, our school house of years ago has trebled its hold on the lives of our boys and girls while the church has failed in its task. I cannot accept this statement, for I believe that “many of our boys and girls who do not get credit for being regular in church attem- d'ance, still have in their hearts a deep reverence for an Almighty God. They are groping for light on many questions .which we, of an earlier generation accepted on faith, or word of our parents, but the broader education which they have received just naturally brings the $34 It accents a gracefully sloping sh0ul- der line. It broadens the face by leading the eye across the figure and it may be modified by the use of beads or scarfs so as to be suitable to the slender figure as well as the slender face. The V—shaped neckline is generally becoming because it adds slender— ness to both face and neck. The long, deep V slenderizes the entire figure. The width and depth of the V influences its becomingness to various types. However the open convertible collar will probably hold its own even in a collarless season. It is flattering when rolled away from the face because it fits closely at the side of the neck, it has a slender line and it also conceals much un- pleasant bony structure. Its soft rolling edge is less trying than the flat, more severe finishes used on the collarless V neckline.—-—Helen Esta- brook. USE OF GRAHAM FLOUR AND BRAN HOLE wheat flour continually grows in popularity because it is valuable in the diet and also gives variety to the meals. It con- tains mineral nutrients and vita- mins and is not only good for bread but can also be used for rolls, muf- fins, waffles, griddle cakes, cookies and cakes. Here is a recipe for muf- fins used by club girls: 1 cup gra— ham flour, 1 cup white flour, té tea— spoon salt, 4 teaspoons baking pow— der, 3 tablespoons sugar or syrup, 1 egg, 1 cup sweet milk, 3 table— spoons fat. Bran muffins made by the following recipe: 1 cup flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon soda, two cups clean bran, 14 to 1/2 cup sweetening, 1 teaspoon shortening (melted), 1%, cups sour milk, and ‘54 cup seeded raisins or chopped nuts. _ Personal Column Spirea and Hydranga.—-Would like in- formation in regards to the spireashrub. I have two large bushes and would like to get plants for more. Can you tell me how they are sprouted or rather how ” I can secure starts for them as I am de- sirous of making a hedge? Also how the hydrangea is rooted?—-Mrs. E. H. B., Kal— kaska, Mich. ——Spireas and hydrangea both may be rooted in a small hot bed this summer. Bottom heat is necessary and this is sup- plied by the manure in the bottom. Make cuttings when the wood of this year is a condition so it snaps when broken. That will be about middle of June. ' Make cuttings with three nodes, remove most of the leaves, making the lower out ,just below a node. Insert these in sand in the hot bed and cover with sash for two or three weeks. Give plenty of moisture but little air and no sun. - As soon as rooted pot and shade. These will be readyto set out in the fall.——Alex Laurie, Charge of Floriculture. M. S. C. , More Songs Wanted—Although I do not know the title of these songs, I do know a few lines of each and would like very much to .get the” rest of, the words. One runs: 'f'rwas only a mesSagejrpm it: . crossings, far o’er the sea. only a line, but was sorrow to me. For one whom I once loved has now passed away. Your mother, Jack, who died a year today.” Another runs: “Tell mother I’ll be there, In answer to her prayer." Also these songs ”Just as the Sun Went Down”, “The Fatal Wedding,” and “The Light in the Window Burns Brightly For Thee.” Thanking you in advance, I remain.—Miss H. B., Big Rapids, Mich. Two Songs.—Can any one help me find the following songs: “The Blind Child’s Prayer" and “Kitty Wells”?——J. N., Rose City, Mich. Five Songs.—I would appreciate it very much if you would please send me the words to the following: “Casey Jones", “The Miner’s Child”, “Don’t Bring Lulu”, “Break the News to Mother”, “After the Ball". Please try and send me these songs as I would like very much to know them.—Miss W., Gladwin, Mich. Wants Two Quilt Patterns.—-I would like if some one would send in your paper these two quilt patterns: "The Road to California” and “The Swallows Nest in The Barn”. Will try to return the favor some other way. Hoping that I might be able to get these patterns in your paper soon as I want them very bad, I am,— Miss McK., North Street, Mich. Four Songs.—I would like to get a. copy of the following songs: “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere”, "My Wild Irish Rose”, “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles”, and a. song that starts out like this, “There once was a burglar beau, Who crept around the house, And clumb into the windows, As quiet as a mouse”——I would be very thankful if the Business Farmer could send them to me or publish them.—Mrs. P., Kewadin, Mich. Keeping Butter.——I have more butter on hand than I can use. If I melted this butter and kept it in a cold place will it keep for cooking purposes—Mrs. W. M., Carleton, Mich. ——We would advise that you find a mar- ket for your surplus butter, rather than melting and saving it for cooking. But- ter is too high in price to store at this time of year for cooking purposes. Sec- ondly, butter is best stored at zero tem- perature to ten below zero, otherwise it begins to take on an off flavor. While the removal of the brine and water by melting it helps to keeping qualities, the butter will nevertheless become frowny when stored any length of time. We would therefore advise against the adopt- ing of this plan.————P. S. Lucas, Associate Professor, Dairy Manufacturs, M. S. C. Have You Any of Thesc?—-I would like very much to get the words to these songs: “After The Ball”; "The Little Girls in Blue"; “The Titanic”; “A Boy’s Best Friend is His Mother." I~hope you can secure these without difficulty—D. E., Mancelona, Mich. m -—if you are well bred! W The Dlscourteous Automobile Driver.— There are certain courtesies of the road which are all too frequently ignored by drivers who are well-mannered anywhere save in a car. The discourtesies are: 1. Never sees a; woman or child wait- ing at a curb or crossing. . 2. He always forgets that streets and roads are public thoroughfares, and that the man on foot share equal rights with the owner of brougham or‘ limousine. 3. He does not hesitate to block foot; instead of .atpppln '2 pedestrians me: Or it b , 9.x! ., , . . ‘ ,MdAthila a. sewn t' ., . _ ‘ ' 5;" He‘forgetsithat t" _, f . o ,rt civil tonal] out “Thank you l", to the in the: car who allows him to cross' a narrt'rw bridge first. 6. If a woman, the discourteous driver does not realize that the rule of “ladies first“ must not be applied to the exclu- sion of the established rules of the road. The fact that she is able to “step On the gas” does not entitle her to act boorishly. 7. Man or woman, the dlscourteous driver ignores the fact that) the hateful glance or baleful glare at another moto‘r- ist is merely a, species of wordless curse and almost as offgnsive and rude as the tabooed phrase itself; and forgets that the motto of the French at Verdun, "They shall not pass,” should never be mils—hp: plied for selfish ends of the road. Favorite Songs ‘ PACKAGE OF OLD LETTERS There’s a package of old letters In a little rosewood ‘box, Which the key to this locket, Worn upon my heart, unlocks. Will you go and get the package And the letters read to me? I have tried to do it often But for years, I could not see. You have brought them, thank you, dar- ling, Now sit down upon the bed, And lift gently to your bosom, My poor throbbing, burning head. Read the blessed words distinctly, That I lose not even one; Oh! the precious hand that penned them Its last work for me has done. But if you should ever see him Whom I never more shall see, Tell him that the sweetest solace His dear letters were to me; That I never ceased to love him, Never doubted that he loved; That my faith in him was perfect And remained through all, unmoved. And, oh! tell him.when he came not, As he promised he would come, Though I could not chase out sorrow That my grief for him was dumb. That I never yet upbraided, Ne’er a word of censure spoke; That his memory must be gentle To the heart his coldness broke. \ Tell him through the years that followed, When no tidings from him came, For his absence or his silence, Was I ever heard to blame. Oh! this wild desire to—see him, God subdue within my breast, For it racks me into torture And my soul hath need of rest. When I’m dead and in my coffin And the shroud about me wound, And my narrow bed is ready In the pleasant churchyard ground, Place the letters and his picture Both together on my heart, And this little ring he gave me, Never from my finger part. Now, I’m ready, read the letters, His dear letters once again; As I listen while you read them, I shall lose all sense of pain. And if, e’re you have finished, I should gently fall asleep, Fall asleep in death, and wake not, Dearest sister, do not weep. ‘ CONTAINS 4892 PIECES , ‘ This is MflJB. Burden, of Ottawa 0 $7 with one of her mdlnynuilr. It husrifid~ pieces in it.. She started t after- “It” ‘80. g old and comp! «it _ ~ 3 r‘». www‘ .A . w ,‘M i.-w.w--A.+—n-v~\ «VI-thaw «a .-m...« i Hmnnn .. s ~._../~ w {9..“2- , at an -. “The Scarlet Letter " was very interesting. It is a love story ~-.of the days of the Puritans and Lillian Gish and‘Lars ‘Hansen very ably take the lead- ing parts. A. girl comes to the settlement from England and open a dressmaking establishment. She has a sunny disposi- tion which often leads her into trouble with the Puritans because of their strict laws. She falls in love with the minister and he‘confesses love for her. He asks her to marry him to which she replies, that she is married to an Englishman that she has never loved. She believes the Englishman is dead but is net certain. The minister goes to England on official business not returning for nearly a year, and upon his arrival he learns a baby has been born to her and she is branded in public for adultery. He tells her he is going to confess to the people but she pleads him not to because she does not want the people to lose faith in him. Later the Englishman appears in the set- tlement and makes his true identity known only to her and the minister. The result is many complications. In the end rthe minister. who has a weak heart, dies biut not until he has told his flock of his s n. 4 The Runner’s ' Bible _ v.5 «PM» as... .. 4.. avast...” >- ‘.-<........- 1A 3—5,“. wmasAggf7ts: a. . ." grated rind of 1/2 lemon. l. once _= The earth shall be filled with the know- ledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.—Hab. 2 ;14. Recipes Goldenrod Eggs—Take 3 or 4 hard- boiled eggs, $4; teaspoonful pepper, 11/2 tablespoonful butter or substitute, 6 pieces of toast, 2 tablespoonfuls flour, % tea- spoonful salt, 1% cup milk and parsley. Separate the yolk and white of the cooked eggs. and chop the whites. Make a White Sauce of flour, seasoning fat and milk. Add the chopped egg whites to 'the sauce pan and pour over the toast. Press the yolks through a strainer or crush them with a‘fork and sprinkle over the top of the toast. Garnish with green leaves and serve hot. Sunrise Eggs.——Make a small mound of spinach or turnip greens (cooked without meat). Over this pour a small amount of White Sauce prepared as in “Golden— rod Eggs." Run the yolk. through a sieve or mash with a fork, and place in a small circle on top of the mound. Sunset Eggs.——Toast lightly a slice of bread. Separate the yolk and white of an egg. Beat white thoroughly, salt, heap on toast. Slip yolk into center of white, add a little pinch of salt and bake inside the oven. Deviled Eggs.—-—12 eggs, 2 tbsp. mustard, 1 tbsp. lemon juice, 3 tbsp. evaporated milk, 1/“, cup boiled ham or tongue. Salt and cayenne. Cook eggs hard in boiling water; remove the shell and cut in halves lengthwise. Remove the yolks and rub to a smooth paste with the oil and sea- sonings; add the ham or tongue, finely chopped, and mix thoroughly. Fill the hollow in the white with this mixture. Press halves together and wrap in par— affin paper. Creamed Eggs.—Hard—boiled eggs—as many as there are persons to be served. or two for each person—should be cut into quarters and added to cream sauce ‘ made as above. This may be served on ‘1 toast or with baked potatoes. Sponge Cake.—5 eggs, 1 cup cake flour, 1 cup sugar, 1;(1,ts. salt, 3 tb. lemon juice, Sift the flour before measuring. Beat the egg ; yolks until they are stiff. Add the sugar, .‘ the salt, and the lemon juice and rind. ‘ Mix thoroughly. Fold in the flour and then the egg whites which have been beaten 1 'l until they are stiff. Bake in an ungreased 3 tube pan 50 to 60 minutes in a slow oven “ (325 degrees Fahrenheit.) i Angel Food.—1 cup egg whites, 11/2 7 cups sugar, 1 cup pastry flour, 1 tsp. i, cream of tartar, 1/2 tsp. .salt,,1 tsp. al- '; mond or vanilla. i .2 l Sift the flour once be- fore measuring and then 4 times more with 176, tsp. salt. Sift the sugar.5 times. Add 1/4 ts. salt to the egg whites. Beat with a wire whisk until they are frothy. Add cream of tartar and beat until they 2 are stiff. Carefully fold in sifted sugar, and sifted flour. Add the 'flavoring. Bake in an ungreased tube pan about 1 hour in a very slow oven (325 deg. F.) Preserving Eggs.——Water glass: Mix 1 part’water glass to 9 quarts of soft boiled water. _ Lime water: 3 lbs. of quick lime slack- .ed in water. Make a solution of slacked - lime and five gallons of soft boiled water. Use earthen crooks. Keep eggs sub- merged under solution. Use fresh, clean, unwashed, infertile, sound- eggs for pre- -"sé,‘rvation. en 1 cm at any time How a Great operative arm - - Princi le SAVES MONEY ON YOUR SPRING SHOPPING 0U know the money- -saving advantages of co? operating with neighbors 1n securing the use of modern farm machinery. This is the identical spirit which in 25 years has built / the J. C. Penney Company into the largest department store institution in the worl d, and has won the re- spect of clear-thinking farm families all over this c.0untry .3 Through exercising the tremendous co- operative buy- ing resources of 773 department stores—and aIways buying for CASH ——we are supplying families like yours with quality merchandise at savings of millions of dollars a year. There is a J. C. Penney Company Department Store in or near your town. It is stocked with the exact dry goods, clothing, shoes, and fu rnishings you want. Go there for your Spring, purchases. SHOP before you buy! Compare values! Like millions of other farm people, enjoy the savings from our tremendous co- operative and selective buying power. CELEBRATING OUR 25TH YEAR WITH NATION-WIDE VALUES A NA T/ON- WIDE J C. PEfil’i’fYCa \'\ M _ \K\ 3\ DE PT. STOR ES FROM COAST TO COAST Where Some of Cu 773 Stores Are Located MICHIGAN Adrian Ironwood Albion Ishpeming Alma Kalamazoo Alpena Lapeer Battle Creek Ludington Benton Harbor Manistee Cadillac Manistique Calumet Marquette Caro Monroe Cheboygan Muskegon Coldwater Niles Escanaba Owosso Hillsdale Petoskey Holland Port Huron Houghton Saginaw Ionia Sault Ste. Marlo Iron Mountain Sturgis Iron River Traverse City WISCONSIN Antigo Monroe Appleton Oshkosh Ashland Portage Beaver Dam Racine Beloit Reedsburg Berlin Rhinelander Boscobel Rice Lake Chippewa Falls Richland Cent” Fond du Lac Sheboygan Green Bay Stevens Point Janesville Watertown Manitowoc Wausau Marshfield Wisconsin Rapid. r Eggs may be added to or tak- size r gethei the p 3. yards of 40 38,4 A40 '. _ '0” t'..‘ ‘ width l Order 5789. yard of .27 inch material. 5792. 12 and 14 years. Ladles' Apron. —(‘ut in 4 Sizes: Small Large and Extra Laige. Mediuni equires "'73 yards of 32 lll(ll material hr with ‘Z synrd of contrasting material for ockcts. Ohlld’s Rompre.—Cut.in 4 Sizes: 2, nd 5 years. year s1zc requires 1% Glrls' Dress. —Cut in 4 Sizes. 8, A 12 year size 1equires 2%. for the Dress and 11/1 yard for the Guimpe inch material if made with sleeves. With- out sleeves the Guimpe will require % yard. 5180. Ladles' Frock. —-—Cut in 7 Sizes: 36, 44, 46 and 48 inches bust measure. 36 inch 0. 42, inch size requires 4%,,» yards of material if made with long sleeves and of one material. it requires 3% gether with If made as illustrated in the laige View, yaids of 36 inch mateiial t0- 2 yard of contrasting material. The of the dress at the lower edge is 1% y.ard (Be Sure to State Size) ALL PATTERNS 13c EACH—- 2 FOR 25c POSTPAID ADD 100 FOR SPRING AND SUMMER 1921 FASHION BOOK from this or former Issue: of The Basin.“ Farmer. giving number and flan your c and address plalnly. Address all orders for patterns to Pattern Department - .._—"‘*‘. ‘1 AIDS TO GOOD DRESSING 5 779. Medium / x 7“ 84 1.1 i. ,-. 1 1_.__‘_ 4-. ‘. I'il“1' ‘lTll , 15 .1 i 5: ‘ --_—...._..—.._ .,._ -fi. t l i I 0 IN THE HOWELL COMPANY In 1915 the Howell company started in a small way in writing farmers and business men in the small towns for automobile insurance and for twelve seasons this company has led all others 1n farm business. Many of its officers and directors are owners of farms and the company has always given a special rate to cover the country districts of the state. The company has han- dled more automobile insurance than any other com- pany in the state of Michigan and the farmers of the state are proud of the record this company has made in building up its assets. The company has succeeded because it has stayed in a single state, thereby concen- i trating its business efforts. The companies that have Spread over many states have found it unprofitable and ‘iuring the past twelve years six companies have either ailed or retired. I Why take chances with a new company or one with "I a business in many states when you can stay in this ~ company that has made a success. In case of a serious loss, you can go to the home office in a short time II and meet the officers who will cooperate and give you assistance. For the last five years the assets have increased as follows: Dec. 31, 1922 $266,499.45 Dec. 31, 1923 375,945.95 Dec. 31, 1924 565,225.96 Dec. 31, 1925 704,152.41 Dec. 31,1926 840, 845.24 There is an agent in your city or county or you may write to THE CITIZENS’ MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY ll Howell, Michigan ' - [rum-w Rod‘s —SPECIAL SUMMER PRICES-' Make money this summer raising B_ Jr F chicks. Late broilfrs bring good prices and the pullets will be layin in ii to hs EGH/ 5 choice of three breeds—all profitablge. ve six mont on have your RE ED Pamcss errecrlvs MAY 1331. .I‘ I s. 0. WHITE LEGHORNS .................... $0. 00 $11. 00 $52. 50 $100. 00 BARRED ROCKS & R. l. REDS ........ 7.00 3.00 2.50 12.000 PRICES 1EFFECTIVE JUNE '1st. 100 0 0 1 0i _ $5. 00 $ 9. 00 $452. 50 $ 80.00 BARRED noc 03K R. l. REDQ 6.00 11.00 52.50 102. 50 Broilers all heavles $9. 00 per 100; $42.50 per 500. Mlxed Brollers $8. 00 per 100; $81.60 per 500. Will Ship C. 0. D. 100% Live Delivery Guaranteed. Pa ur stman when you get your chicks. Just write or wire your order. We have lar e hatches eacyh yrageek l10nd can fill large orders promptly. Write for free catalog that describes our specie mstings. Brummer & Fredrickson Poultry Farm, Box 26, Holland, Michigan Michi ganAccreditedChicks yMich- White and Brown Leghorn: Semi at once for free cats- 8. 0 WHITE LEGHORNQ Buyour chicks from hgeavy laying flocks that are officially accredited by ll (1 f prize Winners at the Holland Poultry Show. Mammogram, 08. 0. Beds. 100 in“ delivery, postpaid, 10m. full particulars and details—Iprices from 8c up. HILLVIEW HATCHERY, C. BOVEN, Proprietor ER. 12, Box 40 HOLLAND, MICHIGAN HA! LOOK! Buy 0‘" Big Husky Easy To Raise Chicks CAN SHIP AT ONCE! prizes 1 rod ti 1 W 13¢ ' hgepggbdjdsedniulifitgi? $031227. 31:33. 15:130. halvle one floc’lr xi)! uliricoriiiin-":I‘i‘1.sd’cred g’tragnmlilood 35:3 White Lech arm, of 25 812 cu breeding. The owner paid $150 for 6 eggs to improve our flock. Every one of our breeders has been culled and selerted for breeding quality. LOOK! MAY, JUNE, JULY CHICKS $8. 00 PER 100 LESS. Free Circular. 4 ‘01 10 weeks oldp ullets. BECKMAN H ATCHERY :: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Pure Bred Chicks on Hand CAN SHIP AT ONCE. AT REDUCED PRICES. Barred. White and Bufi' Rocks. Black Minorcas, White or Silver Laced W andottes, 13. 00 per 100. White, Birown and Buff noonas 11c. Bud 01-- broilers 120. high 18c. If less than 100 ordered add 350 ggflemchicks $1. ()0 1m. 4 to 10 weeks old 1“ rec circu 1'. Lawrence Hatchery, R. 7, Phone 76761, Grand Rapids, Mich. More Egg Money “4.13 Msko’lM-mrfmm , ethanol-odds; Poultry'i‘ribnn how:expls'ms broodingeuilinz, feeding ' 80-160 runes. 3 Months’ Tris] 10‘: a 50 Cents e Veer ‘ Colored art chicken picture- suitable for t-ur‘nr FREE every other issue. stamp- or eels tedsy at our risk. 9 sum ran-sum 911...: 11mm ’I L. W. Mocks He is the man who Edits “Brosdscope Farm News and Views” and he is always \ ready to help you with your farm problems The Board of love oh! liens resldlrt issuer ter-13 dividendS of of” Santa (5043) a sine on and his service is otthis C . ble in mighty valuable. fillith?1927,m m gen o my? INTERNATIOgAL Yp‘PEh’i‘s of: ..?9Y27 Gene ., I ~ wu . z- n I \ L. V’ \l'oe'rrt (9 in HE advanced spring this year has allowed 1' armers to get more work done up to this time than in any recent year. Winter wheat .is reported to have come through the winter in good shape and the . present condition is better than the, ten—year average. Rye is about the same as wheat, the condition being well above last year although slight— ,ly under the average for the last ten years. Pastures seem to be in better con- dition than in 1926 as everything has been very favorable so far. Farm wages will remain about the same as last year with a slightly larger supply of labor, according to present indications. ' Reports from our variouscounty , correspondents throughout the State follow: MidJnnd.—~Farming began .here April 9th. Some oats are in and some are plowing for oats Don't hear much said about beans. Many are talking sugar beets. Some are talking red kidney beans. All seem to be afraid of the wh1te ones. Better raise a few to eat anyway. Quo— tations at Midland: Wheat, $1.17 bu.; oats, 36c bu.; rye. 79c bu.; beans, $3.90 cwt.: potatoes, $1.00 cwt.; butter, 50c 1b.; eggs, 200 doz.—B. V. C., 4-12-27. Wexford.—Farmers getting spring work well started. Roads being r e p a! r e d . Weather cool. Very little rain lately. Potatoes going down. "Achievement Day” for women’s clubs in nutrition will be held May 2nd. Quotations at Cadillac: Wheat, $1.10 bu.; com, 800 bu.; oats, 50c bu.; rye, 700 bu.; beans, $5.00 ch; potatoes, $1.20 cwt.; butterfat 52c 1b.; eggs, 20c doz.—E. H. D., 4-13-27. . Shiawassce (NW).—Cold and dry. Oat seeding progressing rapidly. Corn stubble holding some back. Farmers all realize the menace of corn borer and are ready to do almost anything to stop it, but they have‘a faint idea that the graft like they are pulling with it will ruin ’the nation as quick as the corn borer. Quotations at Elsie: Corn, 80c bu.; oats, 38c bu.; beans, $3.80 cwt.; potatoes, $1.50 cwt; butter, 500 1b.; eggs, 200 doz.—G. L. P., 4—14—27. Berrien (N) .—-Fa.rmers . busily spraying, burning brush and plowing. The cool, weather has held the buds back consider— ably, which pleases the fruit men. Peach buds are still 0. K. in this vicinity. Greenings, Spies, and McIntosh are bud- ded full. There have been a. few reports of winter injury to grape buds—H. N., 4—13-27. Hillsdale (NW).——Having nice bright days but cold winds so that grass doesn’t grow much. Still a number of acres of oats to be sown. Quite a number of farmers sowing alfalfa. and sweet clover this spring. Have started the stubble heaters in the comflelds sown to grain. In the past few weeks two different rail- road men have traded their homes in town for farms. Some are making gardens. Fall grain looking fine. According to re- ports there will be less acreage of corn this year. Eggs 21-230. Last returns from cooperative cresznery brought 560 for butterfaL—C. H., 4-14-27. St. JOSCDhF-Oilts sowing nearly com- pleted. Some farmers are plowing for corn. Wheat looks good in general. Young clover looks good also young al- falfa. “Not much pasture yet. Oats are very slow coming up. Some sown three weeks ago and not up yet due to the cold weather. A few have made little garden—A. J. Y., 4-14-27. Huron (Eh—Just travelled over the highlands. Oat sowing, plowing corn stubble general, frosty nights, sunny days, hard on wheat and clover. Warm foggy weather needed bad. Wheat on the roll- ing land better than flat fields. Latter badly spotted with ice. Old established farms will plant a normal acreage. Rent- ers uncertain amount. Sales still numer- ous, fewer attending. Horses slow sale if old, cows and yearlings high Eggs, 20c doz.; milk $1. 00 net at town. —E. Port Hope, Michigan. Saginaw (NW) .——Weather fine. No rain for the last ten days. Farmers busy sowing oats and hauling manure. There will be a normal acreage of oats sowed. About one-third in. If weather holds fine for the balance of the week oats will be all in. Some are dragging up their wheat. Wheat is spotted bad, won’t only be about half crop. No posture yet has been too cold, freezing almost every night. Quo- tations at Hemlock: at, . $1.14 bu.; corn, 75c bu. , oats, 34c bu.; rye. 780 bu.; beans, $4.00 cwt.; butter, 60c 1b.; eggs, 22c doz.—F. D. 4—13-27. Manet-7W3 him fine WW ..,;;rmost' mm 8 ' ‘ peas 9:, " «4c 5 J - . V 1: AV- + - l E- ' 33:“: a"; o’ 4‘ l. mu 0 - v ? 1‘ ee’ 6. Ewe} .15. . a; "21' {p '9‘, 6‘“. 9: Q a e . L866 ‘3‘? ' r '- Most all 53;”. ,. it} _ . lng fences, etc. Lamblng has started . Buyers are offering a good price for cattle. Roads are drying up rapidly. Gravel roads in good condition again. Some re- pair work be‘ing done and quite a lot of gravel hauling. It has been a. hard win- ter on fall grain and new seedings. ——-—J. H. 4- 12- 27. Presqne Isle.———Farmers are anxious to get at their spring work, ‘some have started to plow. Have had a few days of nice Vweather now, but we have frost every night yet—First boat arrived at Calcite the 8th of April.—F. T., 4—14-27. Washtenaw.—The condition of winter wheat has declined of late owing to lack of rain and continued cold winds. Oats and barley are being sown. Washtenaw is taking a leading part in the fight against the corn borer. Prices of hay and straw at Ann Arbor: ton; timothy, $15.00 and rye straw $14.00 per ton. The usual number of auction sales areyreported. Labor soct is too high for farmers to hire very rriuch help. Quo- tations at Whitmore Lake: Wheat, $1.18 bu.; oats, 400 bu.; rye, 87c bu.; beans, $4.00 cwt; butter, 45c 1b.; eggs, 24c doz. -—A. W. 8., 4-15-27. Clare (NW).——Spring at last and cour- age to carry on another year as well. the birds are back. Auction sales popular. Prices seem to average fair to high. Some having bad luck with early pigs. Two litters entirely lost, 50‘7- lost of two others. Stock looking good. Prospects of plenty of feed to carry them through. Horse buyers prices indicate that horses are coming into their own. Lots of new corners in this locality. Mostly from Illinois. Tax sale list longer than ever. Cream and eggs only pro- ducts going to market aside frOm a few loads of wood.———Mrs. R. E. D., 447-27. SOIL SCIENTIST OF M. S. 0. MAKE DISCOVERY Y perfecting a mechanical means of separating colloids from the soil, Dr. G. J. Boyoucous, re- search professor of soils at Michigan State College, has found a practical way to determine the percentage bf these' active soil constituents. The new apparatus will do the work in, fifteen minutes. It took several days to find results by the old method and then the percentages were far from complete. In addition to the time saved by Dr. Boyoucous’ invention, the machine is more effi- cient in the work of separating out all of the colloids. Colloids have long been a puzzle to soil scientists. It is these ingredi- ents of the soil that contain the available plant food and determine to a great extent, its water holding capacity. Now that they can be com- pletely separated from the coarser particles, it is probable that more can be learned as to the active agents of a soil. "Dr. M. M. McCool, head "”of the soils department, has since found, in studying colloids, that soils con- tain a much higher percentage of‘ phosphoric acid and potash than was formerly believed. A hydrometer with special calibra- - . tions has been manufactured by any. instrument company for the reading of the percentage of colloids in sus-f pension in water. Dr. Boyoucoue' made the studies which determine: the scale of calibration on this 111’ drometer. . Thus Michigan state College on)! tinuee to be one o! the .. periment stat: . Clover hay, $14.00 . J :l ‘ well. . ' age, a man and woman appeared on The Business Farmer broad- casts» daily, except Saturday and Sunday, through station ‘WGHP. of Detroit. on a wave length of 279 meters. 6:15 ...................... Farm School 6:40 ...... . ..... Markets and News COOLIDGE ON AIR APRIL 25 RESIDENT COOLIDGE is going 1 to give a talk o'n,the evening of ‘ April 25th before a meeting of newspaper in New York City which is to be broadcast through WEAF and associated stations. Through this chain people in every section of the country will be able to hear the president’s remarks. The sta— tion nearest to our listeners is WWJ of Detroit. His talk is scheduled to begin at 9 o’clock eastern standard time. CHARGING BATTERY FROM GENERATOR 'Do you think it is practical to charge radio batteries from a small generator driven from a gas engine? 9—K. S., Fife Lake, Mich. T is practical to charge radio bat- teries from a small generator . driven from a gas engine. _An old automobile generator taken from a wrecked car, or a regular battery charging generator may be used. The generator should have a rheostat in the field circuit to adjust the volt- . age, and a small automobile disk type ammeter should be used to indicate the rate of charge. taken that the positive terminal of the battery is always connected to the positive terminal of the gener- ator. Two batteries may be charged in ‘parallel provided the total ampere load does not exceed the rating of the generator. An automobile gen- erator should be able to handle 15- amperes continuously. If the gen- erator or batteries do not get hot, the load is safe. ~ Two batteries may be charged in series if the generator is capable of giving a voltage somewhat greater than the combined voltage of the two batteries. That is, two 6 volt bat- teries would require a voltage of about 15 to give them a‘ full charge. It is all right to charge a battery in 8 hours if it is in good condition. If it has been run down very low and standing ~idle for some time, it is better to give it a long slow charge. In any case. it is better to charge more, rapidly at first and taper off the charge as the battery comes up. -—B. K. Osborn. RADIO BRIEFS Radio fans pay out a million dol- lars a year to send telegrams to diderent broadcasting stations re- garding programs. Recently Herbert Hoover, speak— ing in Washington; was seen and heard in New York, 200 miles away. The new invention. the television, was used. Experts predict it will be but a short time before the radio fan may see as well as hear events. SALLY SUTKERLAND'S CHECK- ERED CAREER ALLY has had four homes—end yet is'homeless. She was one of five children in a home of poverty when her father died and left a burden on the mother too heavy to carry. The result was that this little girl was given away at the age of 18 months. In this adoption home the child lived happily until six year of age when her second mother died. Then she was taken to live in the home of her foster grand parents where for four years things went along pretty When she was ten years of thescene claiming kinship with the Ma; and finally sume‘iedJ“ per- _:-;.miss_.ithe-tasfixi° 19‘ 3“"? ‘° ‘° ‘1 in! flag? on the. 11757., g. .“i cums” , ‘o .lf’youg luzscrultla'n is nalflp.) ; of violating the prohibition law and was sentenced to the Home of Cor— rection. Then it was that the Ju- venile Court of that county request- , ed the Michigan Children’s Aid So- ciety to receive the child for tempor- ary care., For a time she lived at the Receiving Home at St. Joseph where she had a happy and interest- ing life. Those entrusted with her care were impressed with her as a child of unusual talent, especially in recitation and dramatic ability. But once more some relatives ap~ peered. this time from Illinois, re- questing the Juvenile Judge that they be allowed to take the child and return her to her foster grand— parents who were living in Wiscon— sin. Such a favorable impression was made upon the county officials that these persons gained. consent to take the little girl, and disappeared. The Michigan Childrens Aid Soci— fbot - as to their presefit’occ and past reputation. istates before being found. t‘h - , upation It was» learned that they were in the show business and'traveled over the country en- gaged in that profession. They were f o l l 0 we d through four different Then upon order of the Juvenile Judge of the county from which she was taken, Sally was returned to Michi- gan and legally committeed to the ‘Michigan Children’s Aid~Society for the purpose of adoption. This brings the story nearly up—to- date. The child is now twelve years of age. She is receiving temporary care in an excellent family waiting for the next chapter of her life to begin. She has had four homes and still is homeless. Here is a child of more than or— dinary talent and attractiveness. She will bring to some good home just the element that is needed to make the family life complete. She has had a checkered Career, but still is unspoiled. Where shall we find a home, just the right home doors that'wm’lcpen its Opportunities to Sally? ' HAnd this is only one of the girls} for Whom the Children’s Aid Society Girls from ten to-5 fifteen years of age must be most ' is responsible. carefully placed. Sometimes there are brothers and sisters who should“: _ go together into the same family. Are there not in Michigan homes of comfort where men and women of finest character could offer protec- tion and share the comforts of fam- ily life with some of these promising children? Many a home is missing its highest happiness because it is failing to accept such opportunity. Those interested may write the Michigan Children’s Aid Society at 218 Garfield Bldg, Detroit. Uncle Ab says hay fed to boarder cows is especially heavy to handle, Many hens eggs will stand twenty pounds pressure on- the shell. The aver- age is about fourteen or fifteen pounds. Spontaneous combustion seldom occurs in hay that has been cured carefully. Rain or dew on it is more dangerous than the grass juice. Care must be ii; Camel ’5 friends know and demand choice tobaccos THERE is not another body 'of smokers in the world like the friends of Camel. That is be- cause Camel is unlike any other tigarette. Through experience, Camel smokers have learned 1h} taste and fragrance of choice to- baccos and they’ll have no other. Trhey know the mildness and the mellowuess that only choice to- baccos can 'give and they find ll! 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C M.,. .We lnvlte you to contributey‘our ,c'll‘perlenoe'ln relelnn‘llv'eetook ( “ ' ‘ _ . « Questions cheerfully answered.) {o gulf. «pm; I.‘ FEEDING BEANS '1‘0 HORSES We have a great deal of cull beans and not much grain. Would ~like'to know if I can feed them to our horses andin what way, cooked or ground and how much to each horse—F. M., Coleman, Mich. EANS‘ are not palatable as a feed for horses. They object stren— uously when fed to them in the whole or ground state. They are beSt fed cooked and miXed with some grains, feeding not more than two to three pounds per day per horse. —R. S. Hudson, Farm Superinten- dent, M. S. C. ‘ FOOT ROT IN SHEEP I would like to know whether coarse wool sheep will contract foot rot if run on pasture where infested sheep have been running and said pasture is high and dry ground—H. D. K., Flushing, Mich. OOT rot in sheep is a germ dis- ease any any sheep running on pasture where this infection is present will contract the trouble re~ gardless of whether it is high or low ground. Foot rot is more persistent and harder to control on low wet ground than it is on high and dry ground, although during a wet sea— son, such as the present, high ground is also apt to harbor the infection for some time. The best method of treating this is to thoroughly trim and pare the hoof, cutting away all diseased parts in so far as possible and then driving the sheep through a shallow wooden trough containing a saturated solu- tion of copper sulphate just deep enough to come to the top of the sheep’s foot. Where one can provide such a trough just wide enough for the sheep to go through in single file with a hurdle on each side of it and also at one end to make sort of a shoot in which to crowd the sheep, it is a camparatively easy matter to treat a large flock. The copper sul- phate solution is poisonous if the sheep drink it, as a result they should be well watered before allowed to go through the trough and should go as ', ' fast as they will walk andinot given ' an opportunity to stop and drink any of the solution.———Geo. A.‘ Brown, Professor of Animal Husbandry, M. S. C. ' HOG FEED I Wish you could advise me how the whole buckwheat ground fine compares with wheat middlings for pig and beg feed? Also will the buckwheat flour and cull beans cook- ed make a good balancde ration for hogs that have a good pasture to run on? Will the cull bean ground make a good supplement in a dairy ration to take place of linseed oil meal and cotton seed meal? If so, What pro- portion should they be .fed? Will the beans cooked make a part of the lay— ing hens’ ration? If so what pro- portion should be given them?—A. J. S., Mosherville, Michigan. T is my judgment that good wheat I middlings would be worth con- siderably more as a pig feed than would ground buckwheat. The mid- dlings would contain about seven pounds more digestible nutrients per 100 pounds than would the ground buckwheat and there would also be considerably less fiber in the mid- dlings than in the buckwheat. I would not recommend a com- bination of buckwheat flour and cooked cull beans as a feed for fat- tening hogs unless the buckwheat flour can be bought cheaper than you can buy corn or barley. While a balanced ration could be made from the buckwheat flour and beans such a ration would not be nearly as sat— isfactory as one made up of corn or barley and ‘ middlings—Geo. A. Brown, Professor of Animal Hus- bandry, M. S. C. PRODUCING COW NEEDS AMPLE FEED COW giving a full flow of milk needs fully as much feed as a horse at hard work. She can not get sufficient nourishment to maintain her own body and produce milk at the same time from rough- age alone. She needs a carefully balanced ration. QUALITY DAIRY PRODUCTS HE two big factors in. building a profitable dairy business on the farm are efficient production of milk and cream and the production of the best in these products. Efficient production means keeping cows that will make a. profitable return on the feed they consume. Good cows are the result of selection and breeding. Knowledge of feeds and rations is essential in profitable production. The quality of milk, cream, butter, and all other dairy products is determined to a. large extent by the manner in which the the farm. milk and cream are produced on The consumer of dairy products appreciates quality and is willing to pay for products that are clean and wholesome. Low quality butter is produced from milk of poor quality. Low quality milk is a. result of poor methods used by persons who produce milk. It is an easy matter to produce clean milk if one has the information at hand as to how to do it and will follow the very simple rules that are necessary. Sour milk and cream are caused by bacteria. that get into milk. the odors and flavors in dairy products are caused by other types Sour milk will not satisfy a. consumer who desires milk Many of of bacteria. that is good. Butter with “011‘ flavors” does not attract the attention of the buyer. The rules for producing milk and cream of the best quality are simple and easy to follow. icles should be kcpt out of milk. 1st, All the milk utensils must be clean. cow must be as clean as possible to have them. The milker and the All dust, dirt, and other part- 2nd, Milk should be cooled to a temperature of less than 50° as soon as possible after it is drawn from the cow. separator]. Cream should be cooled as soon as There is no necessity of having milk sour in 24 hours after it is produced if the rules are followed. An outstanding example of how milk can be kept clean and sweet and free from odors is furnished by H. B. Gurler of DcKalb, llunois, who shipped a sample of his milk from his farm in Illinois to Paris, France in 1900 where it won the Gold Medal which was offered by the Paris Exposition. Here is Mr. Gurler’s own story as it appeared in a recent issue of Board’s Dairyman. “In 1900, Major Alvord, Chief of the Dairy Division of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, wrote me they were to make a display of dairy products at the Paris Exposition. hillit. This request staggered me. He requested me to ship some milk for the government .ex- The idea of shipping raw milk 4,000 miles in the month of August seemed impossible to me. I had sent milk for babies to the Atlantic coast, also the Pacific coast. “It took me some days to work up nerve enough to undertake this job, but I did finally reach the conclusion that I should have as much faith in my work as my friends had. put the idea. into effect. bottled ready to ship. In my thinking I hatched an idea, and went to the farm to I took the milk from the bottling table after it had been “There was no \special preparation nor selection as we took the first bottles we came to. We put-these bottles into a combination of chopped ice and salt and cooled them down near the freezing point as soon as possible. Then we packed them in ice and started them by express to New Yprk. This milk was ‘ seventeen days in transit and kept sweet until it was 21 days old. Paris than did the milk produced in the sweet a day longer, after reaching vicinity. “The Judges believed my milk had b They called it a.“ Yankee trick.” being convinced. It kept een doctored, and had it analyzed "before It is a. comparatively easy matter to get milk to market anywhere in Michigan in a sweet condition. fessor of Dairypliusbandry, Michigan State College. Remember to keep it clean and oold.—0. E. REED, Pro- Kn.— use ; BEAC BLACKLEGOIDS * * - f - The Pellet Form ’ ‘ " some and Double Vaccine ' BLACKLEG ,FILTRATE (Germ-Free Vaccine) BLACKLEG AGGRESSIN (Germ-Free Vaccine) - ‘ ask YOUR DRUGGIST FOR PRICES mm INDUSTRY serum or PARKE, DAVIS & CO. DETROIT. MICHIGAN Write for Our Free Blacklog Booklet SPECIAL Low PRICES FOR ORDERSNOZJ BUYNOW-VPAYLA’EP 'Made of . copper-content ROSSMETAL mlvanized Easy erection. Permanent and tight. No shrinking or swelling. Can be increased in height. Movable. Safe against fire and wind. No freeze troubles. Secure wonderful booklet — “What Users Say.” Agents wanted. Check items which interest you and write for catalog. Ross Cutler 8: Silo Co. I 238 Warder St., Springfield, 0. 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Watch how quicklyyour calves develop into sturdy stock while you sell the milk. For sale at your dealer's or write: R“)! I: 60.. 5434 w. Roosevelt Rd. chic-lo BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY Ads under this heading 300 per 'agato line for 4 lines or more. $1.00 per insertion for 8 lines or less. —‘ 'o‘l'i.’ '“‘ 11‘; ‘ 5m... ‘31:: we ‘ RVog 5 co; CNIcAaO lI-‘I ’l a ”i. J To avoid conflicting dates we will without list the date of any live stock sale In . If you are considerln a sale ad- vise us at once and we will clam the date for ou. Address Live Stock Editor, M. B. F.. t. Clemens. . May 12.—Jerseys, Marston Farm, Bay City, Michi an. 8 Ma 28.—-Herefords, Crapo Farms Swartz y Creek. Michigan. ’ i JERSEYS AUCTION SALE REGISTERED JERSEYS [102 HEAD} 50 cows, 3 herd bulls, calves. yearlingis, several bull calves. Herdestablished 1875, .T. . Tested. Register of Merit Stock. Splendid opportunity for Foundation Herd; Producing (tows; ‘alves for Boys' and Girls’ Clubs; or Herd Bulls. Thursday, May 12, 1927 10:80 A. M.: Rain or Shine MARSTON FARM 4 Miles Northwest from Bay City, on Trunk Line M-10. '1‘. F. MARS‘I'ON, BAY CITY, Mica. Phone 1511 Write for Catalogue Dispersal Sale — 102 Head ’ «N / .m. ..._.‘.L.. GUERNSEYS V tinnitus/salon son sum. «was class ‘ - ' ’ ' " blood lines. Write for circular. ”WWII “Layne. "Monroe. hiioh. ' 7;". ,. ‘» Edited bleR'. GEO. H. com: ( uestlons‘ ledly answered free' for aid-u cu scrlhsrs. gYou receive a personal otter. HORSE STAMPS Would like to ask ‘what you think would cauSe horses to stamp con- siderably'at' night, or when in their stalls? There seems to be some ire ritation of the books. It seems to thicken them. One seemed to be rubbing the leg above the knee, but that might just have happened. Would like to know if there is some remedy to apply or what to do for this. It has afiected them for some time. .This is not the scratches or 'thrush.-———P. M., Bellevue, Mich. .HIS is many times just a habit that one horse gets into and then the others follow suit; if you are sure. that this is the case here and it is possible that it is, you should get a. piece of chain about 15 to 18 inches long that is heavy enough to hurt when thrown against the animals leg and then strap this to the leg between the hock and fet- lock; when they kick itwiil strike their leg. This may stop it after a. While. I have known horses to kick for no other reason than habit. Try this and report results. TUMOR I have a 7 year old gray horse that has concerous warts I believe, one on the side of his nose where the bit ring rubs about the size of a small apple, one on the left front leg between the knee and shoulder, and one on the under jaw bone. These warts get smooth and dark at times, then peel and are raw and red, bleeding some. Is there any cure? They seem to be in the flesh only, not the bone—O. B., Decatur, Mich. THINK these are melanotic tum— I ors; such tumors are associated with gray horses. They often come around the root of the tail; also grow internally at times. There be done with them. They will just keep on growing; they do not often show up in horses at such an early age. YOu might paint them with tincture of iodine and have your druggist fix up 10 grain doses of potassium iOdide and give one such dose night and morning on the feed. BASH I have a Jersey heifer that has a. rash like eczema upon her udder. Could you suggest anything that might cure it?—H. 0., Highland," Michigan. WOULD ADVISE you to paint these small sores , after each . milking with a solution of mer- curochrome 2 per cent, using a small camel’s hair brush. This solution can be secured from any drugstore. RICKE’I‘S I have a. litter of pigs that have swollen joints, and they can hardly get around because their legs are so stiff. Can you tell me what is the cause and what is the remedy?—O. H., Clare County, Mich. OUR pigs have rickets, and while it is pretty far along if you feed them properly they may get much better. Get some tankage and mix 10 pounds of bonemeal to each 100 pounds, then give each pig one pound each day for a couple of weeks; then cut down to 154 pound a. day. Also give them plenty of milk. Furnish alfalfa or clover leaves for them or very fine hay which they can pick over each day. Hulled oats and middlings will also be good for them. FLU 0R THUMPS I have two hogs that breathe dif— ferent than the rest. I can’t describe Just how they breathe, but it seems to shake their whole body. They walk around and eat little—J. T., Dundee, Mich. ' OUR hogs have what is called Flu or by some Thumps. These hogs should be kept in a. dry place that is free from draughts and be fed veryllightly. The following might help: Beechwood creosote, 2 drains; liquor potaasi arsenitis, 4 drams; potassium iodide,- 3, drama; water . a make ’8‘ on; : Que tea- is nothing as far as I know that can ' the ever made. Other features are: 2. Easier Turning: still easier turning separators. 3. Oil Window: of the oil. separator is being properly oiled. 4. Floating Bowl: -4- —-.~ ; a. P. ULLMANN ram New York Chicago Separator users who have seen and tried new 1927 De Lavals with the turnabie sup- ply can—-—it is so handy and convenient. The supply can may be turned so that tinware and bowl can be put in place or removed, even though the supply can is filled This is just one of a number of new fea- tures on the 1927 Series De Laval Separators, which - are everywhere being praised as the best separators “ For three years the De Laval experimental and engineering departments have been conducting extensive tests to develop The results of these tests are embodied in this new series, which both start and turn easier than any other machines. The new oil window en- ables you to see at all times the level and condition It shows at a glance whether or not the are pleased with milk. All new De Lavals have the wonderful “floating bowl,” now used in De Laval Separators with such splendid results. It is self-balancing, runs smoothly without vibra— tion, with the least power and wear, shims cleaner and delivers a richer, smoother cream. THE DE LAVAI. SEPARATOR CO. San Francisco ou (OI/I appreciate this new De lava] feature 71g Turntable C77 Supply Can You can’t afford to use‘pny other sepa- rato , because the new De Lavals skim cleaner, are easier to handle and operate, are more convenient, and soon pay for themselves. Trade in your old separator as partial payment. Sold on easy terms. See your De Laval Agent or write nearest De Laval oflice for full ‘9 in: .7. A“ r' ms’imx‘wssfi “3“} it ‘. , information. \ 165 Broadway 600 Jackson Blvd. 61 Beale Street FOR SALE: REGISTERED GUERNSEY CATTLE SHORTHORNS from T. B. tested herd. 2 yearling bulls from . R. dams also several bull calves and a number of bred and_open heifers. Splendid for Club work. .‘rpod breeding. Prices and pedigrees on request. ViSitors welcome. Located at Saginaw city limits on — . . Old Cross Road Farm, Saginaw, W. 8., Michigan. Guernsey Dairy Heifer Calves, Practically Pure bred. $25.00 each. We ship ,. 0. I). rite _ L. Terwuillger, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. HEREFORDS Hereford Sale, Saturday, May 28, 2:00 P: M. Also interesting program promised by MSC Judging cam. ‘Write for particulars. Our herd bulls International winners. Oldest U. S. Herd. Crapo Farms, Swartz Creek, Michigan. Hereford Steers Calves, yearlings and _two’s. _Well marked. Beef type. showmg splendid breeding. Dark reds. Most ai bunches dcliorned. Good s.ockei‘ order. Can show few bunches. around 45 to 90 head. Each bunch even in Size. Also a few bunches shorthorii steers. Will sell you choice of one car load from any bunch. Write stating number and weight you prefer, 450 lbs. to 800 lbs. V. V. BALDWIN. ELDON. IOWA. HOISTEINS .XHOLSTEINS ' {-more/ililk I l ‘ i ‘ Greater milk pro- duction means more money for the farmer. Holsteins lead in both milk and butterfat produc— tion. Authorities agree that the more milk—the greater the profit. . Write for literature "11..., masses _ -_ _ 7 l-lOLS‘I'EINHSFRlESIAN Assocuu‘ion a! AMEIuCA 230 East Ohio Street Chicago, Illinois HOLSTEIN BULL Calves and Serviceable Sire: ORMSBY SENSATION 41st DAMS: A. R. 0. Records 7 day and year work. These calves and bulls combine production and type—real farmers stock. Come and look them over or, write advising your needs. We send pedigrees and photos. 9.23 O LL - FOR SALE W“ $53.15.? c053,.ii'31'iil. horns, dick, Mgr.. are at reasonable prices. (.1 e0. 9. ur BRANCH COUNTY FARM. Goldwater. Michigan. ND CHINA SPRING PIGS P L BIG TYPE 0 $25 enr‘ll until May lst. E. A. CLARK , Breckenridge, Michigan. A FEW GOOD HAMPSHIRE at a bargain. Bred J0 giits now ready to s SPRIN}?i BOARS D. HN W. SNYDER, St. Johns. Mloh.. R. ‘- BIG TYPE BERKSHIRES iioars ready for service Grand Champion $60.00 each. COREY FARMS, New Haven, Michigan. sired by International POULTRY MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEY per 10, by insured parcel post, p RALPH WISE NURSERIES, Pia E a as $3.00 repaid. lnwell. Michigan. Hatching Eq 3! 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"N" or [Loser on i ' if , .1 highstandardsyg} 7 OM an experimental 0100‘ng acreage of 20,000 in sight this year, is the story of the growth of the sugar beet industry in the Red River valley. Since the first beet seed was plant-‘ ed ,seven years ago this industry has changed from a dream into a reality. In place of a few men trying the sugar beets as a possible factor in the agricultural life of the North- west, there is now an'army of grow- ers throughout the entire Red 'River valley cashing in on the crop. Then the crop was a gamble. Now it is a sure thing. The beet market then was uncertain. Now a fair price is assured even before the seed is in the ground. Then the crop had to be shipped a long distance at a big cost to the grower. Now a factory costing nearly $2,000,000 is manu— facturing sugar in East Grand Forks, Minn., and more factories are planned to be built as the acreage warrants. ' The entire valley is the natural growing ground for this product. At the present time the.total acreage is spread out over a wide territory reaching from Stephen, Minn., to fifty miles south of Moorhead on the east side, and from Grafton, N. D., to Fargo on the west side of the Red River. The progress has been great so far, but the top has not been touched. The program calls for at least 100,000 acres in the territory now raising 205000. This will mean that five factories will be needed, and the American Beet Sugar com— pany is ready to build them. When this goal is reached the Red River valley will be in reality, “The Sugar Bowl” of the world. The continued growing of small grains in the valley has so exhausted the soil that it has become of vital necessity that the missing elements be replaced. “Legislation will not- fertilize the soil,” is trite but true. The sugar' beet is the natural crop because it is the only sure one, and it leaves the ground in better con- dition than it found it, leaving the ground full of the phosphate which had been sucked out by the grain crops. That this: feature of the beet in- dustry cannot be stressed too strong— _1y is the opinion of the progressive growers of the Northwest. Land that had a beet crop in 1925, last fall had a yield of from 30 to 35 bushels of wheat. The value of the beet top as silage has added to the value of the entire crop by from $7 to $10 an acre. Many growers in the valley who are not in dairy business have found at ready market in the neighbors who have livestock. As an economic feature, the in— dustry has become worth money to everyone in the territory. With the minimum price paid of $6 per ton, and the average paid so far has been $7.50, the growers will receive $1,250,000. Field laborers will re- ceive a little over $60,000, and fac— tory men will be paidl$1'75,000. Thus the total amount of new money that will be earned and spent in the ter- ritory will be $1,485,000. With five factories and a total acreage of 100,000 acres, this industry will be 3 nine acres in 1919‘ to a total (immanent III. s. o; also I: ' (Continued frompage 4) garden and vegetable garden are generally in the rear of the house and are separate topics for discus- s on. The ideal farmstead, lawn, 'or pic-- ture would probably be unfenced. In some cases, owing to outside con- ditions, a fence may be necessary, and in such instances a. good grade of lawn fence or a heavy. woven wire fence well covered with vines is sometimes used effectively. The honeysuckle, the Virginia creeper, clematis, or some variety of roses are appropriate for fence covering. Any of the varieties of trees, ,shrubs, or flowers mentioned in this article, with full directions for planting, can be secured from any reliable nurseryman at "a very nom- inal cost. - If the farmer will study his own farm home, and plan some of the natural and beautifying improve- ments suggested in this article, he will find that his time and money will be well spent in the project, and the result will be a more beautiful farm home and a more pleasant place in which to live and raise his family. ‘ CHANGING AUTOMOBILE LAW (Continued from page 13) are heavier than the truck and their load. The truck runs mostly from 12 to 15 miles per hour. Those passenger cars run from 30 miles up and they certainly do more damage to the roads than the trucks do. I would like to see the gas tax raised to make those that damage the road the most pay the upkeep of the road. ——H. R. McPherson, Houghton Coun- ty, Mich. MICHIGAN FRUIT EAR EDITOR: I should like to suggest to “One Who Is Won— dering” that she have some farmer try to sell first class apples to any city store and she will soon find out why there are no first class Michigan apples on the market as stores will not buy them, nor any other fruit that they can buy as cheap and have it shipped in from other states—Mrs. J. R. M.-, Han— over, Michigan. OFAVORB GAS TAX EAR EDITOR: Will you please record my vote for 3. 4c gas tax and a permanent license good for the life of the car. I don’t think any farmers would object to the 40 gas tax, especially if they could ex- clude the tractor, but I suppose that would be a hard proposition to do as so many might abuse it, pretend they wanted gas for their tractor and use it in their passenger car.— W. J. B., Allen, Michigan. (Editor’s Note: All of the gas tax bills under consideration exempt the gasoline used in tractors.) Fast Worker Him: “A kiss speaks volumes, they say.” Her: "Don't you think it would be fun to start a library?” EIXINIG UP YOUR YARD A Emil" ~W.hit‘e Diarrhea. ‘ Rhoa‘des tell it in her own words: ’ Mrs. Rhoades’ letter will no doubt 3 be of utmost interest to poultry rais- ers Who have had serious losses from We will let Mrs. “Dear Sir: I see reports of so many losing their little chicks with ‘ White Diarrhea, so thought I would tell my experience. My first incuba- tor chicks when but a few days old, began to die by the dozens with White Diarrhea. I tried different remedies and was about discouraged with the chicken business. Finally, I sent to the Walker Remedy 00., Dept. 522, Waterloo, 1a., for a $1. 00 box of their Walko White Diarrhea Remedy. It’s just the only thing for this terrible disease. We raised 700 thrifty, healthy chicks and never lost a single chick after the first dose.’ ’-—Mrs. Ethel Rhoades, Shen- andoah, Iowa. ' Cause of White Diarrhea White Diarrhea is caused by mi- croscopic organisms which multiply with great rapidity in the intestines of diseased birds and enormous numbers are discharged with the droppings. Readers are warned to beware of White Diarrhea. Don’t wait until it kills half your chicks. Take the “stitch in time that saves nine.” Reinember, there is scarcely a hatch without some infected chicks. Don’t let these few infect your entire flock. Prevent it. Give Walko in all drinking water for the first two weeks and you won't lose one chick where you lost hundreds before. These letters prove it: Never Lost a Single Chiick Mrs. L. L. Tam, Burnetts Creek, Ind., writes: “I have lost my share of chicks from White Diarrhea. Fi- nally I sent for two packages of Walko. I- raised over 500 chicks and I never lost a single chick from White Diarrhea. Walko not only pre- vents White Diarrhea, but it gives the chicks strength and vigor; they develop quicker and feather earlier. Never Lost One After First Dose rs. C. M. Bradshaw writes: “I 11 ed to lose a great many chicks from White Diarrhea, tried many remedies and was about discouraged. As a last resort I sent to the Walker Remedy 00., Dept 522, Waterloo, Iowa, for their Walko White Diar- rhea Remedy. I used two 50c pack— ages, raised 300 White Wyandottes and never lost one or had— one sick after giving the medicine and my chickens are larger and healthier than ever before. I have found this company thoroughly reliable and always get the remedy by return mail ”———Mrs C. M. Bradshaw, Bea— consfield, Iowa. ‘ You Run No Risk We will send Walko White Diar- rhea Remedy entirely at our risk— postage prepaid—so you can see for ourself what a wonder- working remedy it is for its Diarrhea in baby chicks So you can prove—«as thousands have woven—4mm: it will stop your losses and double, treble, even quadruple your profits. Send 50c for package of Walko (or $1.00 for extra large boxl—give it in all drinking water and watch results. You’ll find you won’t lose one chick “here you lost dozens before. l.It’s a positivee fact. You run no aneet to fund your money promptly if you iiat find it the greatest little chic saver you ever The Pio- neer National Bank. the oldest and_ strongest bank in Waterloo. 111., stands back of” guaranwe. Walker Remedy Co., Dept. 522,.Waterloo, Iowa MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER . “The Farm Paper of Service" TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT IT Better Chicks GET THEM FROM KLAGE GER. Pure bred from selected and carefull lied by. m" y en breed parent stsockc. 3:: ”cert-0min boon-fist. “I yCard, M. S. .C. More than -,5 ~'150, 000 hunting licenses “were taken out during the season 1925- 26 _ .United HOW CORN BORER WORKS Section of a corn stalk showing how the corn borer bores into the stalk and tun- neling up and down practically eats the heart of the stalk. At the right, section of stalk showing the pupa of the borer. The borer spends the winter in pieces of old corn stalk, cobs and other refuse emerging in the spring a moth which lays eggs from which the borers are hatched. Bring your everyday problems In and set the experience of other farmers. Questions ad- dressed to this department are published here and answe ered by you, our readers. who are graduates of the 80.1001 01' Hard Knocks and who have their diplomas from the College of EXPerience. if you don’t want our editor's advice or an expert’s advice, but Just plain, everydav business farmers' advice, send In your question here. If you can answer the _other fellows questhn. please do so, he may ans- wer one of your: some day! Address Expor- lenoe Pool care The Business Farmer. Mt. Clemens. Mich. ' ‘l CURING ROUP EAR EDITOR: I am sending a D remedy we find after nine years’ trial will cure roup in chickens. After the fowls have gone to roost close all doors and windows; take a pan of hot coals, pour carbolic acid on them, the quantity depends on size of coop. One half teaspoonful for a small coop of about 25 fowls; larger ones need more. Repeat the treatment if the first dose does not cure them. We have always found one treatment plenty. Maybe this will help someone save a flock as we have never lost a fowl since we’ve used this treatment-S. R., Clio, Michigan. L-E'IY RUN TOGETHER I have a bunch of 34 pekin ducks, 4 drakes, all running together. Sev— eral of the neighbors have informed me that the eggs will not hatch at all, that I will have to yard them, one drake to five or six ducks. Is that true?—-Mrs. P. G. R., Imlay City, Mich. T is the common custom on large large duck farms to allow the ducks and drakes to run in one large flock, rather than separate them into small groups—Prof. C. G. Card, M. S. C.‘ WAIT FOUR WEEKS I have had my Leghorns and Barred Rocks in one pen. After separating how long before the eggs Could be used for setting so as 'not to have them crossed?— J: R. L., Freeland, Mich. NE should not save eggs for at least four weeks after the birds '0 are separated, if they desire to hatch pure. bred chicks. --Prof. C. G \ by sportsmen throughout the .- States, including Alaska, and the returns to State treasurie's amounted to more tha , ~$6, 800,000 . ...»7 . .. “l ' ‘ page of the M._ Impossible for me We wen Developed Pullers Necessary 7: for Heavy Egg Production reserve fat are necessary in order to carry pullcts 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 pullers to maintain heavy egg production. 115k for a pamphlet of our poulhy feed: containing valuable feeding suggestions. Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service Lansing, Michigan Special Price Discounts Effective At Once ORDER DIRECT FROM THIS AD. Place Your Hollywood and Ferris Strain Leghorns. Barred Plymouth Rocks. Big, vbroad backed, long bodied breeding birds, with large abdominal ORDERS capacity. Thoroughly culled. Muted to Large. Vigorous, Healthy Males. . PRICES TO MAY 16TH. 100 500 1000 With Us Now Hollywood Leghorns . $83.00 $120.00 Ferris Leghorns ......... . 53.0 100 00 F0I8112weel£8 Barred Rooks ................................................ . 2.50 140 PULLETS MAY 23RD T0 MAY 30TH. poiiywofih Leghorns 23.30 180 00 ° err s gh orns . For Dellvcry Barred Rocks 82.50 120 00 13.0 \Vritc 1‘01' Prices on June and July Deliveries may and on 100% LIVE ARRIVAL GUARANTEED. BAY VIEW POULTRY FARM, Route 1, Box B, Holland, Mich. HIGHLAND LE GHORN Order your Leghorn Chicks now right fioin this ad. Highland AHIRQEM'C‘IJRIUEULD Can furnish leghmns are Production Leghorns ’i‘ancred Hollywood and Barron Strains. Satisfac« lion indicated by large percentage of customers that come back each year. ORDER AT THESE LOW PRICE . Delivery Weeks of April 25th-NIay 2nd. 50 100 300 500 1000 $6.75 $12.50 $36.75 $60.00 $115.00 Delivery Weeks of May 9th-16th. $6.00 $11.00 $32 :25 $52.50 $100.00 Describes our stock and special matings at higher “2.13232? BHAMPIUN [AYERS Chicks—Ten Week Old Pallets—At Reduced Prices State and National oflicial laying records have been made by Foreman’s quick maturing strains of Barred Rocks and White Leghorns hatched during May. Write for free catalog illustrating our official winning individuals and pens and America’s foremost strains of high production Bar- red Rocks and White chhorns. We breed our Winners. FOREMAN POULTRY FARM, Box 323-13,).owell, Mich. Prof. E. C. Foreman, Owner and Manager. Our big free catalog is ready. Write for it today. prices. 100% prepaid live arrival guarante HIGHLAND POULTRYF FARM, Also BLOOD TESTED CHICKS from highest producing strains in all leading varieties. 100 per cent,Live Delivery Guaranteed. 35' VARIETIE'S. ‘ " 1 Prepaid Prices on 25 50 100 500 $62. s. 0. White, Brown and Buff 'Leghorns ....................................... 375 7.00 . Barred and Whit te Rocks, R. eds, .'... ..$42 $ .00 $12.88 72 33 White W andots and Buff Roclks. .............. .. 4.50 8.75 17.00 82.00 Mixed ai Heavies, ................................................................................ 3.75 7.00 13.00 62.00 Send for large Price List including Ducklings. Please remember Quality goes ahead of Price Con- sider this when you place your order. ( I) 1f1nce 3h .weegsdbefotre ((‘liifilé‘uséredelivgeg. mB'léRVA‘IP REgg‘RENCliiS. rum is 1rcc J . acl . mm P. EDI YERS, ‘1 prices. 0 ICKS Hatched from BLUE RIBBON runs. all 111.001) r1?s"i“i«ro(; his? Béihiihitchignmagliioele Wlite at once today. BABION'S FRUIT AND POULTRY FARMS. Lock Box 3548. FLINT, MICHIGAN. DON’T BUY YOUR BABY CHICKS BLINDFOLDED Your source of supply is dependent u on the uQuantit of lBreeders tock. KARST E '8 KNOWN HGPH L QU ALITdeJ-il 1 0K8 S ong, (cap 110 le( wed e sha ed wide backs and large lopped combs are used in our? matirihs. To dathsee birds are mated 0111 M URED MALES OF 200 TO 285 EGG RECORD. /. ' Sons of the Champions of the Michigan 1924— 25 International Egg Lay- , / ing Contest. Your profits are assured by large egg production and ion e1 laying life with chicks from those known producers. Our 1 27 FR E Catalog describes our matings in fulL Send for your Copy odsy. KARSTEN’S FARM, Box 106, Zeeland, Mich. areas from thoroughly culled mating? LOW PRICES NOW Get your Chicks for winter layers gum no. at the“ price- siven below ”15““‘0’4" _ We guarantee 100% live do very cg)“ “1!! Igons. has and pure bred. . S. C. Willie Leghorn, 10c: Barred Rocoks, 12c; AM 36 'MQW~WW You can W and”!!! Mi: orders shipped. 10% will book your order bait You cannot go wrong in ordering ~ BIG, well developed frames and plenty of i '1' 1 likvpih‘if‘v KSOLD ' cu PULLEIS FREE CATALOG Tells You- How We Mats and Breed our Stock. What Michigan Accrediting Means to Y.OU How to Raise Chicks for Bigger Profits. Why our long years of , Careful Breeding and (‘lose Culling are the principal cause of the B18. ., Lively Chicks that Live, Grow, Lay and Pay—t he kind we ship on your order. . 100% lee Dellvery Guaranteed. 3 Write GET OUR CATALOG AND LOW PRICES TODAY. [or Catalog Kuouvs HATcnniur, 11. 11. 12, Box 11, Holland, Mich. Oll‘l‘AWA ORGANIZED To GRADE ANDMARLKET EGGS [BOUT 150 farmers and hatchery- :51 men of Ottawa county«att’ended a: meeting in Zeeland on March 23rd and organized the Ottawa Egg and Poultry Producers Associ- ation. The object of the association is to grade and market better eggs and produce chicks which will lay eggs of higher grade. Eggs will be graded in three classes: hennery, standard and trades. VA constitution and bylaws and form of contract were adopted at the meeting. of directors was elected: John Van- denbosch, Oakland; John K. Lan- ning and R. E. Bredeweg, Drenthe; C. J. DeKoster, Zeeland; Maurice HOLLAND HATCHEugfi. 10 NEW LOW rnrcss 0N MICHIGAN ACCREDITED CHICKS Write now for our latest price list giving our new low r1ces on this old re— liable strain. This is your chanc1 Every pchick hatches from save. selected 1ugged, free range breeders officially assed by ins ectors supervised by Michigan State College. p p S. C. White Leghorns English and American Anconas Barred Rocks This is just the chance yolu have been waiting for. Strong. husky chicks, high egg- -bred parent stock, Michigan Accredited. 100% salfe arrival guaranteed at prlces lower than usual. Send for free price list and new catalog. It tells all ,VAN APPLEDORN BROS. HOLLAND HATCHERY & POULTRY FARM, R7-B. HOLLAND, MICH. A 10-OUN CE EGG EAR EDITOR: I think I have gathered the largest egg this spring I ever did. I have gathered little ones and those I thought were large ones, but this one is the record breaker. It is a goose egg and weighs 10 ounces, meas- ures lengthwise around 12% inches and other way 9 inches, in the largest place. Some egg! Can any one beat it?— Mrs. E. R. Huestcd, Hillsdale County. BAH—“Of". WHITE ROCKS . . ’ BARRED ROCKS English Whlte Leghorns RHODE ISLAND BEDS You can get better chicks at the Washtenaw Hatcher Ou Fl ' accordance w1tl1 the rules of the Michigan State Poultr; Imprd‘vemggt‘sAggo‘c‘iatliggn officially culled 111 Quality considered, our stock is priced as low 11 l for catalog and get your order booked early. as yo W“ find anywhere 100% ,Washtenaw Hatchery, 2502 Geddes Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan WHITE WYANDOTTEs live delivery. Write FIRST HATCchJANUARY 318T Michigan Accredited Chicks cferyatieéiiéf £53? apié’l’li'é Sliding: dicating official approval by authorized state inspectors. 0H0 PAY s1. 00 DOWN—BALANCE c. o. 0. LE / 5 Pay for your chicks when you get. them.is Send $1. 00 and we will ship RED 0. D. Get our big new cata 0g. ree. It will hel you. Your L / choice of three profitable breed. 00% live delivery guaran eed. R' BRUMMER FREDRICKSON POULTRY FARM. Box 28. Holland. Mlch. Chicks that are hatched from free range breeders carefully selected. Our flocks and hatchery ins ected and passed by representative of Michigan State College. Refer you to tat e Commercial Savings Bank. Order from this ad. - Our Chlcks. are Michigan Accroedlted.o PregalNd hp'rlcg‘saon— L h Bl T 0 $3. 295 $6.5 500 $12 50 $48. 000 $11106900 e orns ..... a row" 9 ’ 9 w 5.00 8.50 8.00 so Barred Rocks. 150.00 S. C. R s, ................................................ 4.75 8.00 15. 00 58. 00 140. 00 nght Mlxed, $9.00; Heavy Mlxed, $18. 00 per 100. 10% down books your order F1ee catalog. 100% Live delivery prepaid. HUNDERMAN BROS., R R. No. 3, BOXM, ZEELAND. MICHIGAN. Michigan Accredited Bred-to-Lay Chicks White and Brown Leghorns, Anconas, Black Minorcas, and Barred Rocks. Our Leghorns are large deep bodied birds with full lopped ls. WRITE for SPECIAL PRICE REDUCTION on MAY and JUNE DELIVERIES. D hes in full, gives full details of our matings and tells how to raise Baby 01115112 for Greater Profit. Write for prices. FREE 1927 CAT LOG. We Guarantee 100% Safe Arrlval In Good Health. Member International Baby Chick Association American Chick Farm, Box B, Zeeland Michigan Michigan Accredited. S. C. MICHIGAN ACCREDITED Chicks tram PURE DEED flocks. All parent flocks BLOOD- ‘I'ESTED for the pact three years. 100% PURE Per 100 500 1000 " P. B. Rocks .................. ..$15.00 $72.00 $142.50 B R E D S. C. White Leghorns. 13.00 62.60 122.50 RICHARDSON HATCHERY . Dundee, Mich” Box 10 FARMER CUSTOMERS REPORT CLEARING $635“ Net on zoo'Pullets From our Su erior Michigan Accredited Chicks. Fem sBsrron and Tancred Leghorns; Shreppard's Anconas, Holterman and Parks8 gainAC Barred Rocks. All heavy layin varieties. Priced as low as NINEC OH. We are Breeders as wel as hatcherymen. This 1nsures you 11E better ograde of aying stock. We ship only big? quality“s chicks and guarantee 100 Live Delivery. Free 1927 Catalog tells 11 ac Secure our Revised rice List before you place your 0rde e.r It will save on money. PU LIE S Order your 12 weeks old pullets NOW for y and June Delivery. MICHIGAN POULTRY FARM. .Box 1. HOLLAND. MICHIGAN. 779%,QF OUR CHICKS are being so customers thiss eason. ne of the reaaomr . Id record.0 $14 97. 96 was the amount received fro egg; in Decemae i31926 e ted b r. Glenn 1. Ellen Walled 0150.5,” 11 hgtched “8 “o r b31111); eyreason Mr. Llls . again Mic is 0 sun“ orderiendr N31500P<31ck1 {$31de pthfiea mte 1 UNUSUAL WHITE. 1 FGHQBNS J Luidens, Holland; Henry Geerts, Hudsonville; Benjamin Lohman, Hamilton; George Boldt, Vriesland, and Harm Berens, sr., Bentheim. The board elected as officers: President, Maurice Luidens; vice president, C. J. DeKoster, and sec- retary and treasurer, John Van- denbosch. Headquarters will be maintained at Zeeland. Meetings will be held in various localities to acquaint farmers and poultrymen with the purpose of the association and for obtaining new members. Promoters of the organ- ization announced that if the asso- ciation is to be maintained it will be necessary to obtain contracts for 75,000 to 100,000 hens by July 1. CHANGE RATION Some of my chickens get kind of weak and in a few days they go blind. Seem to have a good appetite, yet they are poor. What is wrong?— W. D., Sterling, Mich. THINK your trouble is in your feeding; your flock is not getting a complete ration; it is known as nutritional disease. Feed the fol— lowing ration: 80 lbs. of ground yellow corn; 20 lbs. of wheat mid— dlings; 20 lbs. of meat scraps; 5 lbs. of bonemeal; 1 lb. of salt. Give this flock plenty of milk to drink.~I think this will bring about a recovery in a short time—Dr. Geo. H. Conn. RAISING CHICKS ON SHARES I have to raise 500 chicks for a farmer. day old to cockerels for broilers and pullets ready for range. Will you give me your opinion as to what would be a fair charge, or a fair per- centage of the pullets. The owner of the chicks is to provide feed. They will likely be chicks hatched near the end of April, so I would need the brooder stove going for some time—E. S., Hillsdale County. I TAKE it that the owner of the chicks is to furnish the feed, and you are to furnish the brooder house and care, and the owner is to get the pullets ready for range. Ac- cording to the arrangement you have made, I think if you were naid‘one 'hundred dollars for the service of raising 500 chicks, that would be a very equitable amount.-—-—J. A. Han- nah, Extension Poultryman, M. S. C. CANCER—FREE BOOK SENT ON REQUEST Tells cause of cancer and what to do for pain, bleeding, odor, etc. Write for it today, mentioning this paper. , Hospital. Indianapolis. In 'W. R. Bode, Llano, Tex. . the drinking water. Also the following board‘ They are to be raised from. eULLETe‘eoo 211011. Address Indianapolis Cancer 4. ‘ worth sac-’1 ,' this. Chats notlnrf'g to W! ' L other boWel diseases will be interest- ed in the following letter from Mrs. She says: “I formerly lost a big part of every hatch of chicks, and my neighbors have had the same experience. But have found that this loss can be easily avoided. A few years ago, when I was losing 6 to 8 chicks a day, I started putting Avicol in It stopped my chicks dying so promptly that I have used it regularly ever since, as a preventive. Last year 1 raised 140 chicks and never lost one. I’ve preached prevention to my neighbors, but just today I had to divide my supply of Avicol with two of them. One had already lost 20 chicks and the other 27. I can’t understand why people risk such losses, when they are so easily prevented.” The same tablets which Mrs. Bode used have proven equally effective for thou- sands of other poultry raisers. Their reports prove positively that all anyone need do is drop an Avicol tablet in the. drinking water, to stop the usual chick epidemics and insure rapid, vigorous growth. Whether the trouble has started or not, readers should not lose a minute, but send for Avicol at once. From the moment it is placed in the water, the dying chicks revive and begin to thrive and grow. The way it makes sick chicks lively and healthy, in just a few hours is really amazing. A liberal supply of these tablets can be obtained by sending 50c (or $1 for the large size, nearly 3 times as much) to Burrell- Dugger Co., 891 Postal Station Bld ., Indianapolis, Ind. Avicol is guarantee to do the work or money refunded, so it costs nothing to try. Folks Who have used Avicol wouldn’t think of trying to raise chicks without it. stops chicks 009E: Asthma Kept Him From Working. Can Work Like a Horse Now, and Says He Is Entirely Well Those who have lost sleep and health from asthma and bronchial trouble will appreciate how good it felt to Al. R. Hoyt- ing. Burnstad, No. Dak., to be restored to health after 9 years of suffering. He writes: “I suffered from asthma for 9 years, and grew so weak and discouraged I could hardly do any work. My cough was so bad that I had severe pains. I began taking Nacor in 1916, and I am glad to say, for the benefltgof others, that my asthma left me, and my general health started to improve. My cough stopped, my weight increased and I soon felt ten years younger. I was able to work like a horse all last summer. The benefit received was lasting, and I am still able to say (March 16,1925) that I have no asthma, no cough, no pains; I sleep fine and my health is perfect. Hundreds of people who suffered for years from asthma, bronchitis and severe chronic coughs, have told how their trouble left and never returned. Their letters and a booklet of vital and inter- esting information about these serious diseases, will be sent free by Nacor Medi- cine Co., 590 State Life Bldg, Indian— apolis, Ind. The more serious your case, the more important this free information may be to you Write for it today- (Adv.) BABY CHICKS that you can depend on. Our twenty third yeai;i 9.6 000 capacity. Over half our chicks alread sold for the season, showing we0 05have011‘2’1tisiieoaour customers 8. c. w. Leghorn ............ 13 00 06.00 1 s. C. M. Ancona ............ s13 3.00 s0 80.0 $1 11%;)“; Mlnorca .......... 1 1250‘ 0. BI. 65. 00 Lefl. over odds and ends 9.00 40.00 After May 15th 2c per chick less on all varieties. PINE BAY FARM. R4, Holland, Mlchlgan. Michigan Accredited Class A Chicks From well develagloped strong, healthy. layers. 8. Eng. Whit te and Brown Leghorns; Sheppard’sh Anconas; R. I. eds; and Assor hick s. No money P8100 %wee1k begorfia chicksPare 1ve e ver . os - Catalog %.free y t shipped. paid. mi: cos HATCHERY. n. 2.3, Zeeland. Mich. WOLVERINE S. C. WHITE LEGHORN BLOOD SAFF ARPWAL BABY CHICKS :21: ‘U‘R‘W‘EED MICHIGAN STATE ACCREDITED Your next Winter’ 3 Egg Production depends on the quality of the Chicks you order NOW! Our 1921 FREE Catalogy Tells How. . v Write for a PULLETS We are now taking orders for April an5d May hatched Pullets. 5,000 Available WOLVERINE“ nHMA‘I"CI-IEIIY .H' P. Wiersma. O‘irmer8 and Breeder Dept. 5. Iceland, Mlchlnan. _ , g on Leghorn Chlclu Fromd 3 red To “geared i.ted Sen £80m Batmn dfllchlgan. 8 AND 10 aWEEK?106 cl) ‘ ' .Allo sugary “11629.3 l‘ I. :0 011m '.' stockil: teIcghorns. Readers who wish to stop the loss“ of chicks from white diarrhea and? for manic}! m *M __.._......_.. A.....__.‘ ‘4‘-» VIII 41m ‘ I ll 5 H"~na..‘ s-v' FROM ~. Pet :00 $13.00 - and 9 th delivery. ’ : Special Matings BOX 3 COMMERCIAL MATING 10% DISCOUNT ,1 COMMERCIAL MATING CHICKS ODDS AND ENDS NOT ACCREDITED 1;?” $43.00 ‘ These Chicks are All Michigan Accredited. Order direct, sending l- Cash with Order, deducting 10% from the above prices, for May 2nd ' ' Illustrated catalog with description of Wyngarden Leghorns and Get our SpecialPrice List for MAY 16-24-30 and June delivery on Chicks and Pullets. ~ WYNGARDEN HATCHERY 8 FARMS MICHIGAN ACCREDITED FOR DELIVERY MAY 2-? THESE CASH WITH ORDER PRICES For 500 Per moo $60.00 $115.00 100 Per see sent FREE on request. ZEEMND, MICHIGAN Write today for story of this famo no obligation. SUPERIOR Box 401 you with your poultry. Send at once for the complete THE RIGHT START The wise commercial poultryman turns to Superior Leghorn Chicks for the right start of his years pro- fits. A good chick—vigorous, well— bred fiom high- record foundation means the best start. Superior Chicks give such a start. 65,000 EGGS IN 4 MONTHS That's the record secured by Prof. Holden in 4 months this fall and winter from 1200 pullets raised from Superior Chicks. Our chicks are Michigan Ac— credited. 600 pullets in R O P. this year Tancred and Barron strains blended We have the largest breeding plant of any Hatchery in Ottawa . County. .Come and see us. 1 You are welcoms. GET YOUR COPY OF OUR CATALOG our free 32— —page catalog. It will help us strain of Leghorns—you are under POULTRY FARMS, INC. Zeeland, Mich. Michigan Accredited Chicks ——Everv breeder approved bv ’ authorized State Inspectors. 1 ' duction and Exhibition Try chicks this year from Silver Cup winner. The above winning made December 1926 in Pro- those heading our matin 8 this year. We are the oldest vhatchery in Western Michigan. 25 years in business. Have made as many winnings in the last eiyears as any other hatchery in Western Michigan. Our free catalog and price list tells alL A. fitrio. MEADOW BROOK HATCHERY, H. DePree Sons. Proprietors. Box B. HOLLAND. MICHIGAN. S. C. White and Bufi‘ Leghorns (Dr. Heasley Egg Basket Strain) Barred Rocks R. C. R. I. Reds Lasses in strong competition. The males and their brothers are among will convince you. Establie Free Ca talogue ot‘es ’ w 1".“ do “33:: cb\&'o born“ “c Leg Rocks! h“; a506, 5C bed 19! I—Free Catalogue— DIG DISCOUNTS WINNING ON 3.10 WEEKS PULLETS “ “ENS T AGA‘N Also Chicks, Males and Mated Pens, selected and mated by Dr. Hensley himself. a nationally known Breeding Exper H I G H Leghorn to date Get This Proven Blood and Save Money. Contest Pen aver- Iissouri.1t11ged 24307 (Seglgs. ICusfttiimelr rreifiotrts 2C 1.68% fiverage’l‘grficgllfi? . ock eam 0 c1 0 on on es en , "'9" 1193213133; ‘18“ HANSON, ENGLI ISH I‘EIRRIS (Heasley Bred) Blood. FREE - . ' Catalog tells 1111 that ftsac . High Pelt}I 1182:1211 one 100 per bird book your order and holds your shipping date. . e ' DR. L. E. HEASLEY FARMS. Dept. 14, Grand Rapids, Mich. Strain Barred Rocks. . Michigan Accredited onions . . Blood rested For the Past Three Years Barred Rocks, R. I. Reds. White Lefiiiorns, 100 afar cent live delivery. Holterman Trapnested hate 111:: eggs. rite for prices. mop“ Poultry Email-«her: j . ' R. No. 3, Milan, Mlchlgaiu I§D 11501111113111) UNEXCELLED IN THE PRICE CLASS Rural Leghorns won more Firsts in Zeeland 1926 Show and Lansing State Show than any other pen. ead Our Winnings on Standard Production Stoc LANSING STATE SHOW—1st Old Pen, 1st Yo oung Pen. 15?. Hen, 2nd Cock, 3rd Cookerel. ZEELAND SH OW—Special 1st Old Pen. 1st Young Pen. 3rd Young' Pen, 1st Cock. WEST MICHIGAN STATE F1AIR—s Old Pen, 2nd Hen. In competition ' with some of the best and most noted stock In Ml.chlgan All Winnings In Production Class. Also won many FIRSTS on Anconas and Brown Leg- horns. Sen for F REE Catalog. Tells all about our stock and these winners. ‘- All stock Mlchi an Accredited. All our flocks have been closely culled and every bird, at both male and enmie leg banded "' CES GREATLY REDUCED FOR MAY PDPELIVERY. HITE LEGI-IORN 8 500 1000 wPure Hollywood. 260- 290 egg godlgree .............................. Pszo. 00 $91.50 $190. 00 Improved Hollywood Mated, 26 290 egg pedigree; and Tancl‘ed Mated ........................................................ 14.00 67.50 130.00 A"Barron White Leghorns ........................................... 13.00 62.50 120.00 Pure s eppard Ancona 97 50 190.00 Famous Sheppard Mated 61 50 130.00 Utlllt Anco 62.50 120.00 Very best gra aed 3.00 62. 50 120.00 Broiler Chicks (not accredited) $8100 per 100. Shipments on Monday and Wednesday of every week. Write for Prices on Other Quantities. WIRE ORDERS PROMPTLY IIANDIE PULL ETS: White Leghorns Only. Free Range Raised. 8 to 12 weeks for shipment starting May 15th. WRITE FOR PRICE S. URAL POULTRY FARM, Route 1, Box B. Zeeland. Michigan. ARD 8121.111 CHICKS GET OUR SPECIAL PRICES ON 8- 110 WEEKS OLD .PULLETS FOR DELIVERY MAY 15% AND AF Act promptly if you wish your chicks on any certainE date. Delay may be (ostly. Write at once 1111 our new {rte catalog that gives the whole stoiy of SiIVer Ward Chicks. Michigan Accredited Chicks—Strains of Master Breeders. All breedeis are selected and sealed leg- banded by specialists approved by Michigan State College. The careful breeding of such famous strains as Barron and Tancrcd Leghorns, Shcppards Ancoii.1s,ctc.. account for the superiority of Silver Ward Stock. Get our New, BlgNFree Book. It’s free and it will help you. rite today for latest prices 81 LVERWARD HATCHERY Box 30 Zeeland, Mich. M0 he A d d ggélNCéILLEDE PULIMFTS LAY 16111 1‘: lgan ccre' lte JAN.S1. l1“921.siivErit.Ila-§ c1u'sto1rr?ezl‘6 from .-- Muskegon. Michigan. This is an average of 21 eggs or pullet per month. YOU can do the same with our stock which is Fthe result 0 14 years of breeding for SIZE TYPE, WINTER EGGS and HIGP’IF LOCK AV FRACE, instead of a few high individuals. We have HOLLYWOOD, I‘AN(‘ RED, and ENGLISH type S. C. White Leghorns SHEP RD’S Ancouas Biown Icghorns 1.1111 Boned Rocks. Hollywood foundatlon stink [£10m 260—2 95)] tegg rit’co11tl;fT.111rr:;l founéiatioqi‘r stock from 250 up eggLrecord stock. ncona oun a Inn (119(- rmn 1 1(1)}11r 1e very best in iroun eghorns and Barred Rocks. Our chicks are HEALTHY VIGOR O 3.8 Neutown hatched chicks from free range breeders. The strongest proof of the uuahty of our chicks is that we have doubled our hatching capacity over last year. With “TOWNL LINE” you also get “PERSONAL SERVICE." BIG PRICE REDUCTION USEwggsglgglggSYI-‘ggm mauvm 100 500 6100 500 Eng. Type S. C. White Leghorns... $12.00 $50.00 Anconas ands Brown Leghorns, ...... $12. 00 $55.00 Hollywood or Tancred Leghorns... . 14.00 65.00 Barred Rock ................... 5.00 .00 Assorted or Mixed Chicks 90 each. For wcck of MIy .3131, .11l ' 1c 1101 (-1111-1k lcss. (,‘7i1icks shipped Dostpaid. 100 ”/0 live delivciy guaranteed. Discount on early orders. Large New Catalog Free. J. H. GEERLINGS, Manager, R. F. D. No. 1, Box E, ZEELAND. MICHIGAN. PROVEN LAYERS—MICHIGAN ACCREDITED. GET THESE HIGH QUALITY PROFIT PRODUCERS ENGLISH AND TANCRED STRAIN \VIIITE LECIIOR‘N S, S. C. BROWN Li‘lllllORNS. SIIEI‘I’ARD'S ANCONAS, BURRPD ROCKS AND S. (l. RHODE ISLAND REDS. Also Miwd Assorted (‘hhks All fmm carefully culled. sclcctcd breeding stink llezivy Laying Type Profit Producing Pul— lots. from 1011111511 and 'l‘uncled \Vhite chl1orns.01dcr NOW for Assured deliveries. FREF Circular liiics liull Details. Wiite at once. 100% Live Delivery G1111r1111tccd’111k Rcfm'ence. WINSTROM'S HATCHERY, Albert Winstrom. Prop., Box C-S. Zeeland. Mich. 42364 Eggs frOm 680 P ullets in Minter One customer icports this result from 680 Full cts in the three win— ODIIIS ter Months. November 1,1926. to liebruary 1.19237 Hatching“ Fggs Our White Leghorns are Blood— tested Certified, and every bird 011 our own farm — Baby Chix— is tra 111e~1ted continuously the you .1111111111. ()111 yearlings are all entered in R. Ten Weeks 01d Contest birds won HIGH Individual in Michigan to Feb. ist; [IGI-I Pen I'ullets. Write November; HIGH l’en Januaiy in Utah; Second lien Washington; Fourth Hen, F o r F R. E E Texas, etC. mm”?- W. s. HANNAH a son. Route 10, Box a, GRAND RAPIDS. MICHIGAN. Buy Michigan Accredited Chicks from Lakeview. Official records up to 252 eggs, Mich. Egg Contest.1923,24, 25. Every breeder inspected and passed by inspectors supervised by Mich. State College. Smith hatch cd Prepaid Prices on 25 50 100 500 000 White Leghorns (Tancred) .................. $3 .15 $1.00 $13.00 $62. 00 $11420 00 Ed. Roc S. 0. &R. C. R. I. Reds ........ 4.25 8.00 15.00 72 00 Special cmatings higher. Mixed chicks $10. 00 per 100. All heavies $120. 000. Order from ad. New catalog free. Write today. Member I. C. LAKEVIEW POULTRY FARM. R. R. 8. BOX 3, HOLLAND. AMICH. CHICKS FROM CONTEST WINNING BLOOD LINES Our White Leghorns won the 192.) Michigan Egg Contest. Contest average 176 eggs. Our en aiéeraged 2-11 eggs. You get same blood lineg as produced these Winners in 0 a1 hicks y 03 EGGS AT AMERICAN EGG CONTEST This year our hen No 251 layed 303 eggs at the American Egg Contest. Is it any wonder “75% of our business is from old customers ? In spite of heavy de- WINMNG GPEN mand as a result of these winnings our price remains the same. 0rd der early and mm. see-Immotoms'r be sure. Money refunded if order can’t be filled when specified. Free literature. I9 25‘ ROYAL HATCHERY 1% FARM. S. P. WleI-sma. Prop. R2, Box 3 Iceland, MICh. OU 1' NOW FOR EARLY ORDERS ON MATCHING EGGS. CHICKS BIG DISC N 8[9 LUI.ET3 AND EARLY BREEDING COOKER ELS. I . Hes. T Wh' too horns. White and Barred Rocks 8. 0. 11001103. ,_ £11319. 13113.1 £113.81. Lefirgwn Leah lizorns. We Guarantee Satisfa 00011“‘ S O WRITE C1‘01: OUR LIVE AND LET LIVE 1111101113.. Michigan Accredited. Six Leading Varieties. Trapneeted Leghorns Under R. 0. P. Work. . F airv1ew Profit Producing Strains" 3.: :— -.7 weekday—iengage-(.mquwgauasu 3.2.... ..».«.. A. .. ' sold at $1.11. fEkpect Wheat and Corn Prices“ T0 Decline Small Receipts Advance Cattle Prices—Hogs Continue Under Yedr Ago ' By W. W. FOOTE. Market Editor. VER since the first signs of spring in the southwest farmers have been busy, planting work- ing its way steadily northward as fast as the weather would permit. Earlier in the year there was a great deal of talk throughout most agri- cultural sections of the country about considerably cutting down the acreage of the several grains, es- pecially corn and wheat, because the profits derived from the crops grown in 1926 were unsatisfactory, but since then they appear to have changed their minds, as all indica— tions point plainly ,to a fair increase in acreage of grains, potatoes, etc. This is in the face of further marked declines in prices, wheat selling far lower than one and two years ago. Live stock interests are making a very encouraging showing, with generally smaller supplies of cattle, hogs and sheep in feeding districts than a year ago, and the live stock receipts in western packing points so far this year show a decided falling off from those for recent years. The receipts of hogs in such markets for the year,showed a short time ago a falling 0% of 3,543,000 hogs from those received in the same time in 1924. With such a remarkable showing, it is natural that farmers should realize the importance of en- gaging as extensively as possible in the hog business, and there is a much larger demand for stock pigs than can be filled. Beef cattle have been making a fine record of high price for fat steers and heifers, with a great scarcity of choice long fed steers. There is a revival in dairy interests, and the best Holstein springers are selling at $100 to $110, but not many go above $90. The de— mand for farm horses is an impor— tant feature of the Chicago auction ring, where farm chunks are finding quick sales at $100 to $140 per head. The choicer class of drafters have a limited sale at $200 to $300, and the receipts run from 300 to 400 horses weekly. The sheep industry ranks high in Michigan and other states of the middle west, taking one year with another, and not long since prime fed lambs sold as high as $17 per 100 pounds. Unsatisfactory Grain Prices As the season advances prices for wheat and corn are apt to work lower, the surroundings of the mar— kets on the Chicago Board of Trade and other exchanges of the United States being mainly bearish, al- though wet weather in the greater part of the winter and spring wheat states has delayed seeding. For the last few Weeks wheat has been de— creased considerably by the expecta— tion of a large crop of winter wheat, as well as by materially reduced speculation, which is due in great part to legislation affecting trading. Prices are far lower than in recent years, May wheat having sold a year ago around $1.63 and nearly the same two years ago. Crop experts have figured that with favorable conditions to harvest, the Winter wheat crop might reach 650,000,000 bushels, or 23,000,000 bushels more than was grown last year. All over the world crop prospects are report- ed as encouraging, and the total acreage is given as 135,243,000 acres, comparing with 130,756,000 acres last year. The record crop of all wheat for this country was 1,026,000,000 bushels in 1915. A short time ago the visible supply in this country aggregated 47,526,000 bushels, comphring with 31,116,000 bushels a year ago. time May wheat has sold at $1.31. ' At about the same time May corn sold at 69 cents, corn prices reach- ing the lowest level on the crop and selling a few cents lbwer than a year ' ago. A great deal of corn is offered for sale, and it is startling to recall that about two years ago May corn nthern acreage will Within a short' It is reported that a "i at 10 per cent in Oklahoma. There is a rye shortage, and May rye sold recently at $1. 02, comparing with 90 cents last year. May oats sell at 43 cents, or about the same as a year ago. Oat seeding has made good progress. Profit. fn Feeding Cattle Within a short time starvation of‘ ,ferings of cattle in the Chicago stock yards have brought good advances in fat steers, heavy lots going much higher than yearlings, and the only poor sellers were common and medi- um light weight cattle weighing under 1,000 pounds. Farmers who are in the habit of preparing cattle and hogs for the market have ' highest, and the best ye'arlings go’for V $13. Prices advanced in a. week under light supplies 25 cents, ‘with sales at the highest prices of the year. All the live stock markets closed firm, with the best fed wooled lambs at $17 and the best yearlings at $15.25. The Hog Market In spite of the hog shortage in farming districts, hogs continue to sell at much lower prices than a year ago, when they sold at $10.10 to $13.25. Two years ago sales were made in the Chicago marketat $11 to $13, while three years ago they were far lower, selling for $6. 60 to $7. 55. A short time ago the receipts for the year in seven western pack- ing points were 3,601,000 hogs less. than for. the same time in 1924 and much less than in other recent years. Late Chicago receipts averaged 239 pounds, comparing with '247 pounds M. B. F. MARKETS BY RADIO TUNE in the M. B. F. market reports and farm news broadcast on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights at 6:40, east- ern standard time from “VGHP of Detroit. The wave length is 270 meters. 6:15 011 Tuesday evening. . It is broadcast at. learned how to gather good profits from raising corn, and a short time ago a large Indiana farmer remarked that corn worth'from 40 to 50 cents for No. 4 and No. 5 would bring around $1, per bushel if fed on the farm. Stockers and feeders follow beef cattle" in advances and declines, and it has happened quite often that short supplies of thin cattle suitable for grazing and feeding resulted in sharp advances in prices that meant small shipments to feeding districts. According to the Department of Ag- riculture only about 92 per cent as many cattle were on feed for the market on April 1 as a year ago. The advancing prices of cattle so far this year and thecheapness of corn and other feeds have made farmers desirous of feeding cattle, and feed— ers have sold at the highest prices seen since 1920. It is hardly prob- able that from April 1 to September 1 the large receipts of last year will be repeated, as supplies of stockers and feeders are not very plentiful. These "cattle sell on the Chicago market at $7.50 to $9.75, mainly at $8.35 to $9.25. Beef steers have sold of late at $9 to $14, chiefly at $9.85 to $13. Prime heifers sell up to $10.90. A year ago steers brought ' $7.50 to $10.85 and two years ago $8.25 to $12.50. Heavy steers sell a year ago, when hogs were unusual— ly heavy. Late sales of hogs were at $9. 65 to $11. 60. WHEAT Even though wheat appears to be steadier than it was two weeks ago the prices are down slightly. So far this month there has been fairly good demand both here and abroad with receipts fairly light. Winter wheat is coming along good but wet weather has held up spring planting in some sections. CORN ' Corn is also down in price al- though receipts are light at some points. The bears seem to have the upper hand right now. OATS . Wet weather which is preventing planting in some parts of the coun- try is proving a strong factor in holding up the price of oats. A steady market is reported. BEANS Beans have shown quite an ad— vance in price during the last few days which is not reflected entirely throughout the State. This upturn is said to be a reaction from a recent price cutting war between Detroit wholesalers. Demand in general is fl THE BUSINESS F ARMER’S MARKET SUMMARY and Comparison with Markets Two Weeks Ago and One Year Ago K—W lieu '11:, Chicago Detroit Detroit Apr. 19 Apr. 19 Apr. 6 1 yr. ago WHEAT—— No. 2M 31-31 31.32% $1.32 $1.31 No. 2 White L32 133 1.82 No. 2 Mixed 180 L82 . 1.81 cons-— No. 2 Yellow -76 .69 .78 .79 No.3 Yellow -74 J75 , .74 OATS ' No. 2 White .50 .45@ .47 .50 .43 No. a White 147, .42 @ 44 55 .47 .47 RYF on; No. 2 1‘06 1-06 .95 BEANS-#— - 0. H. P. cm. 4.70 4.35 4.00@ 4.05 POTATOES—e- Pe, cm. 2.50 1.95 @205 2.50 5.00 @ 5.17 HAY—'— , , , No. 1 Tim. 1707118 ~19.@20 l7@ 18 23.50@24 no.2 Tina. @ 17@19 . @ 21 .22 No. LGover 20@21 Light Mixed 511911.171. lights. BYE Of all the grains rye is the only one to show a higher price than Was quoted in our last tame. This is due to a continuation of small receipts. POTATOES Plenty of new potatoes are coming to market from the south and prices are easy. mand at steady prices. to the market is noted. A firm tone " . HAY ' Hay'markets are dull and nearly unchanged with prices in general not much higher than one year ago. .A mild winter offset the light hay pro- duction and now spring pastures are coming along fine. DETROIT LIVE POULTRY (Commission merchants’ gross returns per pound to farmers, from which prices 5 per cent commission and transportation charges are deductible.) Steady. Hens: Good selling colored, under 5 lbs. 310; over 5 lbs. 310; leghorns, 27c. Cocks, 20c. Broilers',1% to 2,1bs:\ Barred rocks, 50; other colored, “@450; leghorns. 40c. Springs. Soft meats, under 5 lbs, 30c; stage, ’23@25c. Capone, fat, 7 lbsup 38694013. Ducks, white, 4% lbs up, 380; smaller or dark, 85c. Geese, 22c. DETROIT BUTTER AND EGGS Butter is firm with best creamery in ’tubs at 49@50%c per lb. Eggs are firm at 24®24ly§c per dozen for fresh firsts. BOSTON WOOL MARKET Raw wools closed the week steady al~ though dealers are getting the medium grades at reduced prices. Ohio fleeces, delaine, are quoted at “0450; quarter blood, 43c. , W. SEED MARKET DETROIT—Clover cash, domestic,’ $27; imported, $17. Alsike, cash, $24. Timothy, cash, old, $2.45; new. April, $2.65: May, $2.70. TOLEDO—Same as Detroit. CHICAGO. —— Clover, $29@35.75. Tim- othy, $4.75@5.25. ;~— “ LIVESTOCK MARKETS DE’l‘ROIT—-CAT'I‘LE—-—Market steady: good to choice yearlings, dry fed, $1069 , 10. 50; best heavy steers, dry fed, $9. 25(0) 10. 25; best handy weight butcher steers,’ $7 40169. 70; mixed steers and heifers, $5. 75/198. 25; handy light butchers, $6525@ 8; light butchers, $6606.75; best cows, $6 (($7.75; butchers cows, $5 @5.75; common cows, $4.25@4.50; canners, $375694; choice light \ bulls, $5.50@7.2’5 : heavy bulls$5.75 @7; stock bulls, $5.50@6.50: feeders, $6.25@8; stockers, $5.50@7.75: mllkers and springers, $55@100. VEAL‘ CALVES~Market 500 to 75c lower; best, $14.50@15; others, $7@14. LAMBS—Market 50c to 75c higher; best lambs. $15.75; fair lambs, $12®13 75; light to common lambs, $9611.50; fair to good sheep. $6639.50; culls’and common, $3 @450. HOGS~M a r k e t prospects: Mixed hogs, $11.50. CHICAGO—Hogs: Market steady: 100 lower. Top, $11. 55: bulk, $9. 75011. :5; heavy weight, $10, 50013; medium weight, $10.60®1140; light weight, $11@11. 50; light lights, $10.70@11.55; packing sows. 9940691010; pigs, $10.75@11. 40. CATTLE: ——Market steady. Calves: Market steady. Beef steers: Good and ' choice. $1]. 50014; common and medium. $8. 50010. 50; yearlings, $5. 50018. Butch— ‘ er cattle: Heifers, $6011; oowfi. M5669 50' , bulls, ”@8. 50; calves. $9618; feeder steers. $6. 50C 9. 50; stacker steers, $60 8.75; stocker cows and heifers, $5 @7. SHEEP. —-Market steady. Medium and choice lambs, $15. 50617; culls and com- mon, $124214: clipped lambs, $14@15. 85: yearlings, $11. 50@14. 50; common and' choice ewes, $5. 50611. 60; feeder lambs, $14015. - ‘ ' - EAST BUFFALO.-——HOGS: Market steady. Quotations—25019860 lbs, $10.50 " @11. 50, 20069250 lbs, $11. 406312; 160— 200 lbs, $11.85@$12.25; 130®160 lbs, $12.15@ 12. 40; 90@130 lbs, $12. 251312. 50; pack- ing sows, $9. 25601.0 CATTLE: Market steady, calves, 250: 50 cents lower. Veal»w , ers, $15615. 50. SHEEP. Market steady, Quotations—431111.: fat lambs, $15.75; built; out“ 1mm, $12@13. MISCELLANEOUS DETROIT M” ' am QUOTATIQNg APRIL 18.—DBESSED on. Study: best grades. 19.6399" 1 ' ”it“. 3.3;? 1mm es De, - t 7m z .. Kidney beans are anote§5~ from $510101! dark an: to $6 85 fer“: Old stock is still in (ice ' SHEEP AND ' cu» - “14.,A'“ - < I III-I." Going to Build 1. (I or Reroof this Spring? HE satisfaction that comes with the feeling that you have bought the best your money can buy, , is yours when you buy I, 1101:4110: , I ROOFING 08 SHINGLES 1 l . fiTelluswhatyout roofing n plans are and how soon ‘ ‘ you will begin the work I and we will send samples ; and literature. ‘J Your nearest MuleJ-Iide - dealer will extend the ' same courtesy. The Lehon Company 44111 St. to 45:11 St. on O ey Avenue CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Exterminaie Corn Borers ROSS METAL SILO Madeof copper-content Rwanda! galvanised. Noshrinhge or swelling. Can‘ beinnrased in height. Movable. Safe against fire and wind. No freeze troubles. Send for remark- able booklet—"What Users ' - ntor. Agents mud. Chad: item: which Macs-1m and writefor catalog. of the borer. Cuts ensilage into X inch pieces. All steel con- struction. Write for prices. The Rose Cutter 8: Silo Co.. (Est. 1850) 238 Warder St.. Springfield. Ohio Makers of Broader Houses—Silos—Crib:—— Bim—CMrs—Mius—Gwagcs . BUSINESS Mamas 5x15111151: RATE PER wono—am Isms as. 1’1" Its 150, Four Issues 25o. No advertisement less than ten . word; Groups of times. initial or abbrevia- tion count as one word. Cash in advance from all advertisers in Ktibia departn-ent. no exceptions and no 13001111 For rms. close Monday noon "encoding late of issue. Address: fill-IR. MIOHIIRAN BUS] ' .I1111umnumwmmuummunmmmum t. Clemens, Mann. FARMS 240 ACRES. PARTIALLY CLEAR- meg. 835161113 spring creek. Good house and cellar s, small orchard. Good pasture. Priced Mght Pgrmquick sale. Thomas McLaughlin. Sears, chiean. l * beetgranulated $6. 70. . WOOIr—Traugot Schmidt s. sons are paying the following prices for Michigan fleece wool: Medium and delaine, 33c; rejections and clothing, 26c. HIDES. -—Country buyers are paying the following prices per pound for hides. No. 1 cured, Sc;- green, 70 Bulls: No. cured; 6c; green, 4c. No. 2 hides and bulls 1c under N0. 1. Calf: No. 1, sured, 14c; green, 11c. «Kip: No. 1 cured, 11c; green, 8c: No. 2 calf and kip 1%0 under N0. 1. Horsehides: No. 1, $3.75; No. 2, $2.75. FEED—(Car lots) Winter wheat bran. $36; spring wheat bran, 335; standard middlings, $36; fancy mlddlings, $41 . Week of April 24 , WINDY, unsettled weekris to be expected in Michigan beginning April 24th with numerous and sudden changes. Temperatures will be low for the season at the beginning of the week and the sky will be mostly cloudy with light showers or snow flurries in scattered sections. These condi- tions will continue through the greater part of the first half of the ' week. From about the middle until near the close of the week the weather is expected to be generally fair with temperatures ranging below normal. Threatenting weather and light precipitation will occur about Satur— day. Week of May 1 Light precipitation will be general in most parts of Michigan during the early part of this week although 10- cally there will be some severe storms. Although there will be a change to much cooler about the middle of the week we’ hardly expect the con- dition to last. As a result of more threatening weather in which the atoms will be even more severe than during the first part of week temperatures will increase some- what. The week ends with heavy rain— fall and strong winds. May Another Dry Mouth Averaging the state’s precipita— tion expected for the month of May in Michigan we arrive at a. figure showing a deficiency. While there will be some fogs and mists, we do not believe there will be enough rainfall to measure up to the state’s normal. We also look for some radi- cal and sudden changes in the weath- er during the month. SEEDS AND PLANTS WOLVERINE OATS SOLD OUT. IMPROVED Rat; ed tfbearfist absolutiizel}:A pure sevBe: dollarsh per hnnB re1 re 1 meri n Hdook zOwillustzpaMichiain. cs uner W eat. BUY YOURi “GRIMM ALFALFA SEED DIRECT fromt ducer, and know that your foun- dation stockI n5. teétrpedigr eAed hswdtedbred from cc to severe northwest tern ratures since 1857. Introducer xcelsior, Minnesota. The Home moi Grimm Allalf If.a . CHOICE SEED SPELTZ AND CERTIFIED WIS- consin pedigreed Barley, 1.50 per bushel. HarryB 011.. Lansing, Miclugan. MASTADON—THE MABVELOUS EVERBEAR- in; strawberry. 100 plants rr super! dhr ubs, plrea $1.100 Eldon (£0 lsckberry $1.75 . Chara? trees. fruit, m , to plant. Se bp tomes. mgton As new: roots 7 c. 1000 2— . $7. hen t11bbard 5 112.3101 sized :1 poun . War 1111, awee corn 5 aw err phn , Write Prestige Nursery, Allegan. Michigan. ts $3 FOR SALE. STRAWBERY AND RASPBERRY p la.nts Dunla, $3. 50 per 1000. Write for ouirhspecial bargain prices. Fred St: nley. Bangor, c 121m. STRAWBEBB‘IE8 $8. 00 to $3. 50 1000' RASP- s2 ACRES, coon LOCATION. musr SELL. Wm blac was. Root Bros.. Kendall. Mian-m_“¢1mrwmlgflgm&h,wl}fl?le’ 11 «z- oorxmucnm AND WAKEFIELD CABBAGE loBACW is s o; Collard c1.oo- Tomato. $530151»; ell IP33”? 31'. .;50° Onionjdtl. Q5; Porto nomsprm CHEWING svo_1x N6 mum cked. Quit'min planopeCIo: 055232.35: 11in lbs 31. 25; ten NDL2 00; ci are 50 a free, 1y when received. armors 1310118 . .. “has. r . Ansociation.p BAN H MESPUN TOBACCO—CHEW- GUA 5 TEED $1869.00 10—31. 75. Smoking? ten- 113.153” 015” when received nited rulers, Bertie-ell: ekon tuc.ky TEN NAMES AND AMSES OF‘ D US and mill 0 e11- send mum one pound 1311” wow fineness Association West FROSTPBOOF PLANTS. BEIMUDA 6ONIONS. mly Walked eflr’e .oobbaine 1000; .25. 5000; ow 6shipping. valuable information free. regress I”IuIPnilgza Co‘I shburn. Geor " 15 Am ALL I)“: FL o,double.50 $1. I0300 tfllrladio IIIIII . £1§Ehl2ggell$10¥a£§ C OI" 00mm 5 ze .Jahn u'. a. 1. 42151111135 ° ”mm mfi—WTE NA B , lIAPi-ice list Mrs. G150? SpeoIZIIR Michigan. riatte. PET STOC K uallty and production. ful herd sires. Write for catalog. R. C. Woodward, Owner COL. MACK, Auctioneer .. A1211 THE cr'rv vmw s'rocx FARM ‘ - . 111.15, Michigan, Tuetday, May 3rd, 1927 ‘ bit—Registered Holsteins—oo An accredited herd. This herd comprise the best there is 'n breeding, individ- Every female of milking has a lax ge ( ’I‘. A. ranging from 11, 000 lbs. at two years up to 18, 000 and near 800 lbs. butter 3. year in mature form Also bred heifers. bull and heifer calves. Sale Starts at 1:00 O’Clock Sharp record, Two w under— Wood in the box. LOWEST PRICES. IN OUR 30 YEARS BREEDING EXPERIENCE Pay Only ONE GEN Per Chick With Order Tom Barron Strain S. T(‘. White Ileghmns. 270 300 egg foundation; 300»eg egg strum Ancmms, all large, long bodied birds with large tombs. Heavy winter layers. Also Evergreen strain Rose Comb White W andottes. Reduced Prices for last of April an for oMay del:)very.‘l Rose tEighttoNtwvderis the Broller. or mm or our 8 12 week, pu’ Deduct 2 cents ieliveries. vs time and worr)’ Write for Prloes. 88. on all chicks. Electric or Gas Engine Single Unit Complete Don’t Pay More For a Milking Machine lend lou- onr I’ll! Booklet No. so Fords mike:- is used by thousands of farm ctting more and mm- m slimming” th it Cows like {unlined on prim herds. Saves time and hard f mIIIItIfid 11 time in v by men who have spent heavye . inum ills and best materials throughout. Does euer work, lull longer. and costs less ’ You owe it to yourselfto investigate. Send for Booklet No. 50. Distributers: Write for open territory. MYERS-SHERMAN OOMPANY 213-15 N. Desplelnes st... Ohioago, Ill. oee‘Lo sett all thee quack and other field, but your 8011 is well worked 0ffort hpollintimé. V R worked is ideally suited for ow the time to pre soil for winter wheatand rye. (pet ree Folder W. J. HA Am Deck list-ville. Mlchlgen, Emmet! vo. Owatonna Jos-J hovel-Co Minn, BHIBKS! lflUK! HEAD! Pure Bred S. C. White and Brown Leghorns and S. C, Anconas. F'locks culled by an expert. Strong sturdy chicks at $10.00 per 100; $45.00 per 500; $90.00 per 1000. Shipped postpaid. 100% live arrival guaranteed. Order direct from this ad. Bank references. Riverside Poultry Farms, R1. Holland, Michigan. MISCELLAN EOUS EARN $120 TO $250 MONTHLY; EXPENSES paid as Railway Traffic Insmctor. We msecurs osition for you after completion do! 3 on’thg home study course or moneire . Excellent opportunit1es. Write for ‘ree Bdookiet G- 165. Standard Business Training Institute. Buflnlo, N Y. WE PAY $48 A WEEK. FURNISH AUTO AND expenses to introduce our Soap and Washing Powder. Buss Beach Company. Dept. A,—163 Chippewa Falls, Wise. MEN, GET FOREST RANGER JOB;m8126- ~820h0 month and home fur hunt,tra1. For details write orton.II 347 Mo— Mann B] 3., Denver, Colo. - FARMERS' WOOL s‘IMADE INTO BLANKETS batting and yarn at fair ri.ces Send for circulars. MonticelloII Mills. (Estab. 1886) Monti- cello, W 1sconsin. FOR W. HERCULES STUMP MACHINE . complete 1mg if) good order. Lewis Lake. Lum, 'Mwinwlbn 011018110} IVHITE CLOVER HONEY. POST-PAID HAY BALE}! IN GOOD CONDI- Boot Bro‘s. Kendall. Michigan. WW1. Homer Buzzard, Fenton, Michigan. F9 ,5... er chick fiom these prices for .lunc_dclivery. THESIOC PRIOIICS . hick or broilers. for May and later cent” 18" c 2 CE TS PER C RICK €193 guamntee satisfaction and Shipped pcstpaid. Reliable Poultry Farm & Hatchery, I50 14. 00 68. I00 8.50 40. 00 llwiui-t Ill. SELIGJ'I‘ICI) MA’l‘lNGS ADI) Order direct from this lid—- 100% live dcl1ve1'y Zvclund Stutv kink. Zeeland, Michigan. 'rFo our EX’ Reference: Route 1. Box 41. Demand for Veal is Goo—(I SHIP YOUR DRESSED CALV ES 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 application. POULTRY MEYERS "PURE IlRED" CHICKS LIVE AND grow. Most (111a11ty per dollar. Smith hatched “healthy and vigorous. Orders booked now de- livered when you want them. 100 % live delivery. Postage prepaid. I‘ our leading breeds. \Vhit te Leg- horn, Barred Rocks Rhode Island Reds, White \Vyandottes. I‘locks culled and bred for egg pro- duction. (‘ert ()—(‘uld Chicks Find out about our chicks before you order elsewhere. Send for descriptive ('iriular. \Icyers Hatchery, Mt. Pleas- :mt Michigan LARGE 'l‘YI’lu‘ ENGLISH \Vlll'l‘li LEGIIORN cliix; from our M. A. (‘ Demonstration farm Hook, “'0 have mated our flock to extra large. pen pedigree males. Iriies low, only $95.04) r 1000. May delivery. (‘ir frr‘. Model l’ou try Farm, Zeeiand. Ill, Mich. lillilll’l‘ WEEK ' ()l. l) WHITE 1 It) 1‘ HHltV PUL— Iets $90 00 1111 100 Wkt‘l'vl‘l tree Live delivergl} guarantcul. (iumser UWillou l‘.11m Hol< land 1cl ligan. REDUCED l’lllil‘l.‘ 0N BABY (‘lll(‘l{S FOR May. 1000; liw deliwn guurunun-d. I’urw bred Leghorns 101 R01 ks and Beds 1231-. VVyan- dottes 11nd Orpingtous 131-. Discount on large orders. Semi 1m III‘O mtaloguc and prices" Model Hatchery, 150x 8, Monroe, lml. WIIITTAKER‘S Mli‘lllGAN CERT ”I ll. ) REDS. Both combs. 'l‘rupuestcd. Bloodtostcd. Mich- igan‘ 3 Greatest. (‘ 0101 and 1‘ fig Strain C hit-,ks llggs, (ockcrels. ( ‘utulog F.1‘ee Ii1t1r..1kcs F.11rm lox 2, Lawrence )li(-.l1 BABY (‘lili‘ I\S I‘RUV HI R l)\\.\ llli‘ ll PRO< ducing tloc s. S. (. “hue ngllullls $12 .00 per l1uml1ed Rocks and Iiuls, $11.00. Quantity prices mn_rcuiust Arrowlnad ll:1t1111~ry,Mont- rose, Michigan. QUEEN UAIL’I‘Y ACCREDITED ( lll(‘ KS. Hollywo and 'l‘ancred S. (‘. White lmghorus $11.00 per 100. lizirrcd Rocks, S i‘. and R, U. Reds, $1100 per 100. Queen lIattlwry. Zce~ laud, Michigan. AGAIN! A lil‘l'P'l‘FR VALI' ll FOR CIIICK buyers. .\ new su1_erior quality of Hcoding at (‘ dialog and unusual prices Lea ing varieties. Box 1’ Quincy egg Grader free. Ajax Hatcheries and (lalesburg lllmols. QUALITY CHICKS SI\Tl‘lli‘N Y E A R S [N commercial egg product 11.1 Twelve years hatching experience. Quality, not Quantity. llill~ crest Poultry Farm. S:1'1'.11uu:, \iicliigan. BARRED PLYMOUTH RO(‘ K Eh (IS. \lllS'I‘O- crat strain. $1..10per 15, $.10!) per 60. N. Ayers and Son, Silverwood, Michigan. W. WYANI)0’I‘TE MATCHING E “.8 FROM P‘ishel’s egg a. day line culled florlrs. $5 per 00. Mrs. Tracy Rush, Alma, Mir-L1 JERSEY BLACK GIANT EGGS. 15 $1. 50; 100-38. 0. Guaranteed. hus (.‘russumn. \Iiuonk, Illinms. TURKEY EGGS FROM OUR FAMOUS PURE bred Mammoth Bronze, Bourbon Red Narragan— sett and White Holland flocks Write \Valter Bros., Powhatan Point, Ohio. WHITE HOLLAND 'I‘ITRKF.‘ {-S. TOMS A D hens. Toulouse ganders. White I’eln‘n du drakes. Alden \Vhitcomb Byron Center. Mich. EDGEVVOOD GIANT BRONZE LARGE HARDY northern turkeys. Iicst strains. ngs. 8011 of 1926 All— American grand (hampion heads flock. Mrs. Edgar Cusv. Iienmnia, Mu h1g.1n TOULOUSE GEESE EGGS ALSO Runner duck eggs. Write H. A. West Unity. Ohio ’ . 3 HELP WAN T1111) IF YOU ARE A MAN WORTHY OF THE NAME and not afraid to work I’ ll bet . can't work for us IIhIItIumn daysr an $200.%0.T bx hikn an s ow me «11161111661810!!qu mas. r I NDIA N Hershiser. Standard bills—money. Polarine lubricates an engine completely and thoroughly. It reaches the mOSt remote frictional surfaces. It covers every fast moving part with a protective film of oil. It stays on the job! Polarine means life to a tractor—a longer life and a smoother life. A tractor lubricated with Polarine works away powerfully —— steadily ——- without interruption. Polarine keeps a tractor in good condition— always ready when you need it. 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