[in Independent Farm Magazine Owned and Edited 2'” Michigan ‘ 5mm NOTHING LIKE A COOL DRINK'ON A HOT DAY I I “Gratiot Couniy Man Wins ——Results of needing . Read in this issue: Reward” “A Review otWhat' Session» Bid and Dzdn t Do” -—“Sout_hw.est of The Land Where Tex Meets Mex” ’ " “and many Other interes sting features. SPARTA CO-OP ASSOCIATION SETS RECORD HERE are few shippers of live- , stock who have not suflered . losses because proper care was not taken somewhere along the line between the farm and the stockyard fund the members of the Sparta Co- operative Association can be num- bered among these few, accordingto Mr. Jesse B. Bettes, secretary and manager. “In our seven years of livestock marketing by railroad to Detroit and Buffalo,” said Mr Bettes, “our ,Iosses have been very low. We at— g-itribute this saving to adequate par- “ .~ titions in the cars, icing the cars in hot weather, a sprinkling system for ghogs in our stockyards, plenty of dry straw for calves, securely tying bulls, providing good footing for cat- tle on car floors, and drawing the { stock quickly from farms. 3 ‘Our members do not beat their - ' livestock with clubs or whips in driv- 5- ing them to market. They use large . tin-can rattleboxes instead of sticks i or clubs. In this way the bodies of our animals are not bruised and buy- i ers have learned this and are guided l accordingly in bidding for our stock 2 in Detroit and Buffalo. “The Sparta Co—operative associa- ' tion handles its own insurance on all ; livestock shipped. A charge of 5 cents a hundredweight is made al- 1 though 2 cents would cover our losses ; at present. I believe the reduced i losses have resulted from being bet— . ter informed in regard to handling I and shipping livestock. “Our members are proud to say * i that in?”handling nearly 10,000 calves » in seven years we have had no dead ones and only two cripples. Con- sidering the greater risk in handling hogs, our losses on them have been proportionately low. We have had no losses of any kind in shipping cattle, and our sheep and lambs have been marketed with little loss.”« The Sparta association is consid- ered to be one of the heaviest ship: pers in calves, if not the heaviest, in western Michigan. Between 100 and 125 calves are shipped each Tuesday. As this is an important dairy section, these shipments indi- cate dairymen are retaining few heif- er calves for replacements in their herds. > OUTSIDERS TO VISIT BERRIEN RASPBERRY SECTIONS MALL fruit growers, plant path- S ologists, pomologists and nurs- ery inspectors from many mid- Western and eastern states will tour Berrien county on June 23 and 24 making field studies of virus diseases of raspberries. A similar tour was made through Wisconsin and Minne- sota last year. Specialists from the U. S. Department of Agriculture and from agricultural colleges~of the mid- dle west accompany them. NEWAYGO DAIRYMEN TO PICNIC JULY 14 , EWAYGO county dairymen have N scheduled their annual picnic for July 14th at Freemont Lake according to Harold S. Stinson, coun- ty agricultural agent. One of the features of the day will be the show— ‘inthe .. _ .. son, Secretary or the’Jei‘se‘y Breeders Association, will give a talkhas will» 1: me wet/trifle): to ‘2 j State as speakers. - H. E. Baitia- also Ja'mes Hayes, secretary of the Holstein-Friesian Association, and W. D. Burrington, secretary of the Guernsey Breeders Association. Rob- ert Addy, dairy extension specialist of M. S. C. is also expected to be there. MASON COUNTY’S ACHIEVEMENT ' DAY- NE of the most successful under- takings in Mason county culmin- \ ated Wednesday, May 25, in Achievement Day at Community Hall in Scottville when 300 women and a sprinkling of men gathered for a pro- gram and exhibition.of the. sewing done by Mason county’s nine sewing clubs carried on through Michigan State College extension work. The local leader plan in this county has been a decided success. The work has been carried on entirely by the women; Mason county having no county agent has had some of the drawbacks that other counties have not encountered. There have been no age limits in membership. A number of women in the sixties and seventies are doing as much of the club work as are the younger women with large families. Local leaders have attended all of the classes at Scottville under Miss Ruth Guenther and returned each time with renewed enthusiasm to pass on the work to local women. Plates were laid on Achievement Day for 250 members and their guests. In the afternoon the public were invited. . Mrs. Edith M. Wagar, home and MISSOURI PACIFIC LINES / I m .‘.~ -0..».... - ~.«.. ‘_‘__ ,/ A- “Mud? or district. MM—c‘... served by our lines. people who are living on the land. and our desire is, to lend every possible assistance. been organized on the Missouri Pacific and now is in successful operation, an Agri- cultural Development Department, headed by and composed of experts. ment and the men who are members of the staff are available to aid in the develop— ment in any community or section along sound and practical lines. Experts employed by the Missouri Pacific Lines, ahd available for co—operation with people along our lines, are prepared to assist in campaigns of education with a view to proper development and production of any commodity in any community We do not advocate growing two blades of grass where one grew before, but we are prepared to help determine what crops can be produced to best advantage and marketed to best advantage. duction of any crop in any district is advantageous, for it enables the producers'to market the commodity to best advantages and frequently makes it possible to exer- cise a determining influence on consuming market values. There are vast areas of undeveloped territory along the Missouri Pacific Lines, and we of the Missouri Pacific will'gladly aid farmers and any others interested in development of that territory, and in obtaining best locations for that development. i . There are other large areas which have been devloped to some extent, but which I .‘ can be further developed to great advantage, and it is our desire to be helpful in assisting and in bringing about proper development of such locations. ' Our organization solicits the opportunity to be helpful wherever we can. ‘ _ anyone interested should feel free to consult us about conditions in any section Agricultural Development 1’: Pam/mount lime ‘ Along M’siozmr’ Pacific Lines VERYONE admits the basic importance of Agriculture and everyone knows that E sound and lasting prosperity is absolutely dependent upon the prosperity of the Agricultural industry. We, of the Missouri Pacific Lines, recognizing this fundaa mental economic truth, are doing everything possible to assist in putting all branches of Agriculture on a happy and prosperous basis. Agricultural development, or the responsibility for it, rests primarily on the Institutions such as the Missouri Pacific can, With this in view there has " As a result of the work of‘the Missouri Pacific Lines, hundreds of thousands of dollars of new wealth have been put in circulation in‘ many communities and more such tangible prosperity is in prospect in other places served by our lines. prosperity reflects itself in every line of business. And it is the desire of the Missouri Pacific to be helpful in this and in every other way so that the entire territory served by our lines may enjoy the fullest measure of prosperity and happiness. I solicit your co—operation and suggestions. Pmident ' Missouri Pacific Lines ‘ And we know that the quantity pro- ‘\ This depart- And This ‘ writingto us ’so‘ that n‘ fl . fix: m, 1,,”_,f.,::,; ,, Miss Jenny" Bush with , , age or good‘ reading .‘was present. _ Musical numbers and readings were put on by each club. . W. J. Cook, a former county agent spoke of the need of a county. agent for Mason county. He spoke of some of the things he had attempted when agent here. He declared t h a t through the extension work, at least. 70% more women were canning meat. and vegetables that there were 10 years ago. ' -» Mrs. Louise D. Campbell, State Club Leader, gave a splendid talk On’ “Nutrition". She carried her mess- age straight to the hearts of the many mothers present and drove home the fact that our results in health and achievements in daily life depend on what we put into the body“ She emphasized the value of milk as a food and the better health resulting from the use of whole wheat bread. ~ The Mason county clubs will con- tinue their sewing work for another year and will then decide on whether to take a third year in that time or change, to work , on nutrition.— D. G. P. EXPECT SHORT FRUIT CROP IN VAN BUREN EPORTS coming from Van Buren county indicate that the fruit ‘ crop will be rather light this year. It seems that wet weather caused apples to get a very poor set— ting while all other fruit was hit by a frost on April let. A good crop Int berries is expected but it will be a e. 600 AT EATON ACHIEVEMENT DAY GROUP of farm women esti- mated at over Eaton county home economics Charlotte. An exhibition was put on in the forenoon and following din— place. S. C. was among the speakers of the afternoon. ' FARM WINDMILL GENERATES ‘ POWER AND LIGHTS HOUSE WINBMILL on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Van Granten, living near Galesburg, generates power and supplies enough electricity to light twenty bulbs. This mill is equipped with a propeller almost identical to the kind used on aero— planes. It is geared to a three hun— dred pound generator which is con- nected by a cable with storage bat- teries in the farm house. The in- sulation expense was $750.00 and the cost of up—keep is nil. The only time the windmill is looked at is twice a year when they oil it. ' INGHAM COUNTY ACTIVE IN CLUB WORK LUB work in Ingham county has shown a steady increase-as is evident by the fact that ten 4-H clubs have been organized this spring by County Agricultural Agent, J. G. Wells, Jr., which is double the num- ber last year. The Experience Pool Bring our everyday problems In and er the exper once of other farmers. Questions gm :1an miebduamem are published here 5-» y you,» our readers who an ore-junta of the Semel of Hard Knock. end who have their diploma: from the College of xperience. If you don't want our. editor’: advice or an expert': advice, but Just plain, everyJav business ~ fennen' advice. send in your question here. If you an answer fn'low's quest'm. please do". "0- one of your: some do)! lenoe Pool. core The I emmens. Mich. EXPERIENCE WITH GOATS WANTED SUBSCRIBER living near Mil- ford, is interested in raising some goats but as he knows no- thing about taking “care of them, he wants to know if any of our readiehrs can give him advice in regard to 6 best kind to purchase, also how to feed and care for" them. , If anyvot we will " certainly» appreciate the fix; internment r ‘mess- '1 600 attended , achievement day on June 2nd at ' nor a most interesting program took i Mrs. Louise Campbell of M. ' our readers ’have hadgany'. 'ekperiesa g .. «m ‘ W ’6 "“"“‘“M“ W 53554ka I-h imJ-ll-IA . " The only Farm Magazine Owned and Edited in Michigan l l ‘ . ' lis'hed Bi-Week at ’ mPCIemena, Michilgyan. . OMEONE has said that we should " ' speak only kind things about the dead. If I were to follow that rule, I would have to omit from this summary of the recent session any reference to the many rural desires which were unheeded 'by the law- makers or to the laws enacted which are not pleasing to farmers. How- ever, in a democracy'there is noth- ing more important than public opin- ion and public opinion cannot func— tion intelligently unless the people are furnished the facts as to what type of representation they have re— ceived from those whom they have chosen to make their laws. The Legislature got away to an ,7 unusually slow start because there ' had been an almost complete turn— ) over in the State administration and L hence there was no ready-made pro— gram and policy and no commonly 3 accepted leadership in either the " House or the Senate. There were ‘3 many conflicting reports as to the if condition of the State’s general fund i as well as regarding the condition ' of many of the institutions and de— partments. This furnishes a partial explanation of the fact that the re- } cent session of the Legislature was } the longest in many years. i The Legislature completed its 1 labors by dumping a whole bunch of bills, passed during the closing hours, onto Governor Green’s desk for ap- proval or veto. As many of these 1'. measures provided huge appropria- tions, the Governor paused to figure ‘ of them. He discovered that budget bills approved by the Legislature had aggregated the unprecedented total of $80,000,000 for the next- two years. Since discovering this dis- couraging situation, the Governor has been closely scanning each ap— propriation bill and has been using his veto pen as an axe to trim many thousands from the amounts granted by the lawmakers. . While Michigan citizens probably 1 are abundantly able to pay the l mounting costs of Government, even ‘ ' including all the appropriations made 250 Farmers Study Various Livestock F ceding Experiments At M. S. C. N spite of the backward condition of farm work in Michigan and the fact that it was an excellent day for planting corn about 250 Michigan farmers attended Live— stock Feeders’ Day at M. S. 0., East Lansing, Thursday, June 9. The feeding of minerals to grow- ing and milking dairy cattle was discussed by Professor 0. E. Reed, head of the Dairy Department and representative animals were shown which demonstrated fully the results given. Mr. C. F. Huffman, who has charge of the experimental feeding, also discussed the feeding of cotton— seed meal and linseed meal to young growing calves. At the new horse barn R. S. Hud— sonrof the Farm and Horse Depart— ment discussed economical rations for..wintering idle work horses. ‘ Professor G. A. Brown, head of l _ the Department of Animal Husband— ! ry presided at the meeting following 5 .-.n....,_.l~ - . a luncheon in the Union Buildingat which served. " After a discussion of the cattle feeding work by G. A. Branaman and of the hog feeding work by W. l E. J. Edwards and a few remarks by ‘ > Assistant Dean, .E. 13. Hill, on the work crime Agricultural Expe’rimgnt. Statioii',’an excellent talk was given choice College beef was 11g." Assistant Chief, in due U1 _ \. i , out the totals before acting on any. ./ SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1927 , A Reviewoi What Session Did and Didn’t Do ' ~ Bitter Pills Partially Offset By Passage of a Score of Measures Desired By Farmers By STANLEY M. POWELL Lansing Correspondent by the Legislature, the trouble is that this tax burden is not equitably distributed in accordance with tax paying ability. Worst of all, the law— makers took no step to remedy the deplorable situation under which farmers and other owners of tangible property carry the major portion of the cost of government, although real» estate constitutes only about one- third of the wealth of Michigan citizens today. - Tax Exempt Bond Bill Efforts were made during the re— cent session to pave the way for a State income tax by a proposed amendment to the constitution and to curb the tax-exempt bond evil by imposing an annual five mill tax on bonds and other evidences of indebt— edness originating outside the State of Michigan. The Michigan Tax Economy Lea- gue sponsored five bills to throw m’ore daylight on the expenditure of public funds by counties and local districts. Some of these measures passed one branch of the Legislature, but none of them got all the way through. The House passed the Black bill to postpone the last day for the pay- ment of taxes without the added 3 per cent penalty from January 10 to February 10, but as has happened at previous sessions, this measure was smothered in the Senate Com— mittee on Taxation. Step in Eight Direction However, the Legislature did take one step which appears to be in the right direction. They passed the Turner bill appropriating $1,000,- 000 of special State—aid to the more needy school districts in the State. This is in recognition of the fact that education is after all a State problem, rather than merely a local one and that if we are to guarantee to every child a decent equality of educational opportunity without ex— cessive tax rates, the State must make provision for certain school of THE Bvsmnss Faunnn. districts having low assessed valu- ation or an unusually high percent- age of children. Another tax bill actually passed may possibly work out to the advan- tage of rural citizens. This was the Wm. J. Thomas bill replacing the present State Tax Department by a State Tax Commission. The House failed to take any ac- tion on the Lennon resolution, peti- tioning Congress to refund 20 per cent of the Federal income and in- heritance taxes back to the State in which they originated. Adopt Crime Code From the standpoint of popular interest, probably the most outstand- ing measures before the Legislature at its recent session were the crime code, capital punishment, the Arm- strong radio control bill, amend— ments to the workmen’s compensa— tion act, regulation of lobbyists and highway finance. The new crime code was actually adopted and has met with a large amount of favorable comment, both from the legal profession and other citizens who have studied its pro- visiOns. It is intended to expedite and simplify court procedure'and pro— mote more speedy and sure justice. Capital Punishment Capital punishment was one of the leading issues throughout the session. The House passed the Armstrong— Palmer bill 61 to 35 and a couple of months later this measure was ~--—ad‘0pted by the Senate by a close vote after having been subjected to many amendments. However, the Senate and House failed to agree over the details of the measure, so the bill fell by the wayside. The Legislature enacted the Arm— strong bill placing the regulation of radio broadcasting originating in Michigan under the Public Utilities Commission. This bill was intended to prevent interference from simul- taneous broadcasting. Organized labor won a notable vic- By G. A. BRANAMAN Assistant Professor of Animal Husbandry, M. S. C. The fourth year’s work on the value of a protein supplement in a ration with shelled corn, corn silage and alfalfa hay for fattening baby beef calves confirmed the average re- sults of previous trials. 1. The calves receiving on the average 1.35 pounds of the supple- ment in place of that amount of grain, showed much better appetites, gained one-fourth pound more per day, or 2.17 pounds, made the gains at exactly the same feed cost credit— ing pork, or $9.79, showed a better and more uniform finish and were valued 50 cents per cwt. higher, re- turning $4.66 per calf more above feed costs, or 25 cents more for each . bushel of corn fed. 2. The seriousness, (d e s p i t e some people’s doubts) of the corn borer situation in eastern Michigan has brought out strongly the ques- tion of the, value of other grains as substitutes for corn in livestock ra— tions. ’ In- ,the lot where ground barley was substituted “fart shelled‘ corn, with silage and alfalfa hay, the .ap- petites of the calves [were not so good. ,‘Altfhough they made practi- cally the same gains on slightly less ,feedL consequently .‘ coating 12 cents ‘ per h nd u redWeight.'. less fftor gains, 3;}: finish of the corn fed calves and were valued 25 cents per cwt. lower, returning $1.65 less per calf above feed costs, cre- diting pork. With shelled corn at $1.50 per cwt., the ground barley would show a value of $1.39 per cwt. in order to give the same re— turns per calf above feed cost. Five steer and five heifer calves in each lot averaged 380 pounds on November 4, and cost $9.50 in the lots. The barley fed calves Were valued at $10.65 in the lots after 210 days feed, the corn fed calves at $10.90 and the corn and linseed meal calves at $11.40. The grain was charged at $1.50 per cwt., lin- seed meal $55, silage and $5 and alfalfa $16. Pork credited at $9. Pasture for Pigs Shelled corn, tankage, linseed meal and minerals fed spring pigs on alfalfa pasture produced somewhat larger daily gains and required slightly less feed for the gains made than did the same ration fed on rape pasture. Shelled corn, tankage, linseed meal and minerals produced appre- ciably larger daily gains with much smaller feed requirements for the gainproduced than did ground bare ley, tankage, linseed meal and min— erals when these rations were fed on rape pasture. . . . . W: J ”)1 . _w_ >- ,7 ~ ‘ . 2nd class matter, Aug. 22. 1917 it Clemens, M1ch., under act Mar. 3. “£79. Entered as tory in the enactment of the Wade- Bartlett bill increasing the maximum weekly allowance under the Work- men’s Compensation Act from $14 ,, to $18 and from 60 to 66% per cent .F of the weekly wage. - The Legislature’s war on lobbyists , was characterized by more smoke than fire. It is true that early in j .. the session both the Senate and the if House amended their rules to for-- “t bid the presence of lobbyists on the . ”‘ floor during the formal sessions. ..; This meant that the lobbyists had to forsake the comfortable davenports 3 along the side lines and sit on the 4 hard benches up in the galleries. However, they were on the job just as much as ever, saw and heard . everything that happened and were at liberty to button-hole, entertain and threaten the members the same as heretofore. The lawmakers sidetracked the Espie bill to prevent any Senator 01‘ Representative from receiving com- pensation for promoting the passage or defeat of any legislative measure. Passes Gas Tax Increase Next to the huge appropriations allowed by the Legislature and the failure of the lawmakers to adopt , any adequate tax reform measures, probably the most unpopular thing which they did was to pass the Le- " land bill boosting the gas tax to three cents but making no reduction in the present auto license rates. This bill was strongly opposed by the farm organizations and farm journals because it was felt that our present laws are producing enough highway revenue and that no gas tax increase should be adopted which was not accompanied by permanent license plates for passenger cars or at least a material reduction below present rates. It is still probable that before the law goes into effect September 4, referendum petitions may have been circulated so that the bill will be in- .- operative until it receives the sanc- f tion of the voters at the November f election in 1928. (Continued on Page 17) . 4’31“;- .'..s'-.‘.'~n WW ‘ Lot 1 self—fed and Lot 2 trough- fed three—quarters as much of the same feeds required practically the same amount of feed to reach mar- ket weights, but Lot 1 made consid- erably more rapid gains and was ready for market 21 days earlier. Both lots were on alfalfa pasture. Shelled corn, tankage, linseed- meal and minerals produced appre— ciably larger daily ~gains and re— quired a much smaller amount of . concentrates for 100 pounds gain ”‘52. than did ground barley, ground oats . and minerals when both rations were self—fed on alfalfa pasture. The barley fed the different lots was very ' i? finely‘ground and some of it blew . £3 out of the feeder. This no doubt accounts for some of the differences ' in feed requirements. Ground bar~_ , ley, ground oats and minerals self— fed on alfalfa pasture made coné siderably larger daily gains and re- quired 4.64 per cent less concen~ trates for the gains produced than did the same ration when self—fed on rape pasture. ' . In comparing Lot 6 self—fed}... ground barley, tankage,.linseed meal-‘; and minerals with Lot 7 self-f ground barley, ground oatsand' mi], erals, on rape pasture, 158 pounds oats displaced 87 pounds barley, 17.38 pounds tankage and 17.3 pounds linseed meal. With barle’ priced at 72c per bushel, tankage , (Continued on Page 23) : u: Jfl,~;§ip‘< 24". 3 -. . .15 Sr 'a‘r 14-1: .A in”. ne'. ENE .. :.(w.-C£a-_e...“‘nuzee -- - ”JAMES A. MARTIN, OF ASHLEY . even took sixteen chickens from Mr. -j,r-tin’s coop but they did not get very n ‘r with them, thanks to Mr. Amos Jury hose good work brought him a reward of $50.00. SHLEY is just another one of those little towns that one sees scattered all over Michigan, but it’s a “big little town” for the spirit of its people is great. Ashley is . located in the southwest corner of {Gratiot county and anyone familiar ith agriculture in Michigan knows what that means—a leader in the farming industry. Farming in Grat— , lot county is in a healthy condition, their land is rich, their crops are good, their farmers are intelligent. .. They study their problems, they are business farmers and much that one , would desire to see in rural life from Van economical and social standpoint can be found in this county. It is ; also interesting to know that wher— .7 ever one sees high class farmers one 5" also sees THE BUSINESS FARMER in ,existence on every hand, for over ‘ 75 per cent of the farmers of Gratiot ,_ county read TIIE BUSINESS FARMER. ', We are justly proud of our record '_ in this county and we are happy in- deed to pay one of its citizens one ' of our $50.00 rewards. Three Thieves Locked Up A little band of chicken thieves ; found it was paying real money for them to operate in Gratiot county 1 Southwest of n E are now in Mexico City, old- est of all the cities of North or South America and so rich in , history that one no who has ever trod its streets, can ever hope to ‘ erase its enchantment from his heart! . For‘when the Spaniard, Cortez, came __ upon this valley in 1519, less than ; thirty years after Columbus discover- . ed America, his amazed eyes beheld ' a city of more than a hunrded thou— sand people, with comfortable houses, v wide streets, a glittering palace, a j, busy market and a net-work of a. “floating gardens” which are even to - this day one of the wonders of the ? world! Little wonder he wrote his if King, Carlos V., from the Valley of Mexico, “Not a palms—breadth of land that is not cultivated and the city, as we approached, was more beauti— ful than the cities of Spain!” Built originally on the salty marshes of Lake Texcoco, it was when Cortez found it, a Venice—like city, lying between two snow—capped , mountain ranges. In 1466, Monte— zuma ordered built a dike sixty-five the final thrust. Sunday afternoon bull fight in Mexico City. Inraged and now, after nearly thirty minutes of tormenting, nearly exhausted " In his left hand he holds the red cape and in the right the hich if he is an expert, he will drive to the bull’s heart in one dexterous 0 1181'de bandorillos can be seen hanging from the gory shoulders of the _ ' ' -' » ‘ poor animal. , - . until one of their members”tongue _ began to'wag too freely—then Amos Jury got busy and now two of the boys are in Ionia for a year and six months each and they sent the other thief over to Jackson for two and one-half years—just another case of getting these thieves in the right coop at last. And, by the way friends, do you know that some twenty men and one more are behind the bars for stealing poultry from BUsINEss FARMER readers since we announced our campaign against c h i c k e n thieves? More of them are on their way to prison and we are not going to let up until the farmers of Mich— igan are free of these pests—but let’s go back to case in hand. Ernest Bailer, Jasper Bailer, and Elmer Todd were the thieves working in and around Ashley, and, as was stated before, they were doing a land office business until young Ernest began to talk, telling another young man what they were doing and that Prosecuting Attorney’s Advice Required To3Séttle DebfiwdClfim By R. J. McCOLGAN they were making good in their new Iine of work. Ernest Went on to tell his friend that they were going out every night to steal some chick- ens. This young man told his father what Ernest had said and the father in turn told Amos Jury and it was a sad night for the thieves when Amos Jury heard the story for he got busy. On the night of February 16th Amos Jury took up the trail of Er- nest Bailer for that was the night that Ernest had told his friend that he was going to raid some mere chickens. Jury followed Ernest a few miles and then lost the trail, but after some time picked it up again and found Ernest had been joined by Jasper Bailer, his uncle, and El— mer Todd, another nephew of Jas— per's. Jury followed the men in his car and notified Deputy Ed. Ben- singer of Elsie, the nature of his er- AMOS JURY DESERVES REWARD, THEY SAY HAVE made an investigation in this matter and feel that Amos Jury, whom I understand is ‘a subscriber to your paper, is the man who was primarily instrumental in bringing about the arrest of these chicken thieves in this county. This being the case, both myself and the sheriff feel that he should be given the reward which you often—Kenneth B. Montigel, Prosecuting Attorney, Gratiot County, Ithaca, Mich. * * i: II: II: it 0 my knowledge this ‘man (Amos Jury) is entitled to receive the benefits of your organization as he was the sole investigator of the chicken thieves captured for stealing the Martin chickens, making all drives and furnishing all evidence on the case—Edward M. Bensingcr, Deputy Sheriff, Duplain Township, Elsie, Mich. (Fourth, Article) By GEORGE M. SLOCUM feet wide and seven and a half miles in length, to keep back water from the center of the city and later tun— nelled a mountain to carry away the surplus. Whence came the race that Montezuma ruled, historians even now dispute, but that they had a civilization and a government rival— ing many European countries of that day, is proven by the countless ob— jects in their museums today. If there is in all of Europe, a more interesting city than this, the capital of our neighboring republic, which lies only three hundred miles from our Texas border, I have not seen it- and even the world‘traveller, Frank G. Carpenter, said after searching the world for thirty years, he found the city of greatest historic interest to the American, at least, at his very feet. Today, Mexico City, boasts a popu- lation of over a half-million, mostly Mexicans, but with large—sized col- The matador is shown approaching .» 5' \~ The Land Where Tex Meets Mex onies of Spanish, English, German and Americans who have come to take advantage of the business op- portunities offered by the capital city of a nation to whom fifteen millions (nearly double the population of our northern neighbor, Canada) bear a1— legiance. One cannot drive out along the Paseo da la Reforma, without being reminded at every turn, of Paris. Beautiful buildings of cut-stone, trimmed with marble and of purely European architecture, line the wide boulevards and in the shop windows one lingers to admire the costly furs and finery, and more expensive jew- elry that you would expect to find in any American city, with the possible exception of New York. It is easy to believe that no capital city in the world has a finer climate than Mexico City, for although with- in nineteen degrees of the Equator, it lies 7,434 feet above sea level, nearly two thousand feet higher than Denver, Colorado. ~Can you imagine yourself living where it was eternally June weather? Where the days were always warm enough for you to lay aside your coat and the nights so cool that a woolen blanket is a neces- sity? Where the birds were always building nests and the flowers always a galaxy of gorgeous colors. You might easily imagine that you had here found an Eden-on—earth and so Nature had intended it, but man’s greed and selfishness, has from time immemorial,‘ drenched this fair val— ley with human blood and to this day, as if marked by some evil Genii: intrigue and suspicion abound, and the bayonet and saber everywhere glisten in the sun. Castillo de Chapultepec Chapultepec Castle, begun in 1783, crowns a hill from which it overlooks and can be seen from every part of Mexico City. Built as a summer castle, it is in effect the principle fortification of the city, a beautiful building of white cut-stone, built on a foundation of rock which is honey- - combed, with secret passages and storage rooms for food-stuff which would maintain a fair-sized army for a siege of many weeks. Many flags .have flown above this Castle and in 1847, it. was. stormed and ,_ Re the .tepec, ' ‘which it Was, cut is estimatedétohave Jury continued in persuit of thieves two miles south of Elsie and ‘fifteen' miles from the home rand. .of James'Martin, one of our readers from whom these men had stolen sixteen chickens. . - Bensinger found the chickens in ~ their car, made the arrest and took the thieves to St. Johns. Found Sixteen Gone The next morning Jury and a friend of his called on Mr. Martin, and asked him if he had any chick- ens stolen and Mr. Martin replied , ~ that he did not know whether he had ‘ or not. They went to‘the chicken coop and found that sixteen chickens were gone. In the meantime the deputy sheriff of Ithaca had brought the thieves and the chickens from St. Johns back to Ithaca, the county seat of Gratiot county, the county in which the crime was committed. Mr. Martin, upon learning that his chick- ens had been stolen, phoned both the sheriff and the prosecutiing at- torney of Clinton and Gratiot coun- ties in regard to his loss and was told .to come to Ithaca to identify the chickens. He did this and found that the chickens that had been stol- en the night before were his and be- ing a reader of THE BUSINESS FARMER, he immediately notified us of his loss. These men were tried before Circuit Court Judge J. Moinet and he promptly pronounced sentences of two and one-half years at Jackson upon Earnest Bailer and eighteen months each upon Jasper Bailer and Elmer, Todd at Ionia. This was a case of quick justice. The prisoners were caught promptly, sentenced almost immediately, .and have been in jail for sometime but we of THE BUSINESS FARMER have been (Continued on page 18) New nus-(o '3 slow”, vu u: "‘“Aflomu With this map you can follow Mr. Slocum on his trip through Mexico. an American army under General Pillow, who unfurled the stars and stripes from its eminence. The Austrian, Maxmillian, when Emperor of Mexico, spent millions of pesos in building and refurnishing the old castle for his beautiful wife, the Empress Carlota and we were shown the magnificently furnished rooms wherein this unhappy mortal lived up to the time of her exile. The walls are covered with the most expensive brocades and tapestries. The furniture is of the most costly teak and ebony, with hand-carvings that have required years of patient effort to produce. The lighting fix- tures are of gold'or silver, hung with crystal and cut-glass. There are lit- erally hundreds of rooms and yet’we saw but a few, for it would take weeks to visit all of them. President Calles lives at Chapulm surrOunded by a large-sized garrison of picked men and we were told that the former president, Ob— regon, still makes the castle his head- quarters. It was rumored too, that on the roof were stationed two mili— tary aeroplanes, always manned and ready for a quick flight to friendly lands, should the occasion of another revolution ever arise. The National Museum ,The Aztec Calendar Stone is easily one of the world’s most interesting antiques and in the National Museum in. Mexico City. we stood before it in solemn amazement. -‘It.meas'ures 12\ feet in diameter, is 3L‘feet thick and weighs 24 tons. The stone“ from weigheghmorethaniao tons an urban: ’ '(.. ’11 ' LOADED TO THE LIMIT.'—Recently we published a. picture on this page showing- six children on a. horse and we could not see how any more could get on, but there are Harry Roback, of Gladwin county, sent this picture to us. 5333: 1 “I’M N0 ‘FLAT TIRE’,”— Says Lawrence, Branch County. eleven on this horse. {E EGG MAN.”-—Elmer Smock, of Rionroe county, is known to many Detroit housewives by that name. T BROTHER, “NICE LOOKING YOUNG MEN," ' “MY YONGES PAYLING WITH THE CF.—Allce and uWilfred Skel- . - mm. 21' - . .3 DID YOU SAY?— They are, left to right, Gladys Berry and. Clare county. ' \Vrong again! Hulda Reynolds, ton, of Bay county, with their pure-bred Guernsey calf of which they are proud. BERNARD,”—Writes Miss Mary Bowns, ot Genesee county. JUST HAVING LOTS OFHFUN.—“0uruboy with his dog an dressed up A PROUD GRANDMOTHER.——That and ready for a ride in his wheelbarrow,” writes Frank A. Horn, from the TWO SAGINAW COU GI_RLS.——Sent in by Mrs. G. F. Schul- thles, Saginaw county. Fred \V. Garrett, of 11100110: county, shown here. southwestern part of Barry county. CAUGHT IN ONE. H county, and his nephew, Jos. CHARLES FEEDS HIS PET PIG.—-Mr. and Mrs. SCOTT AN HER cow.— OUR.—-A. Ackmitgh, or Gladwin Countryman, caught this Albert Denton, of Lapeer county, are Charles’ father Harriet is the granddaughter of Mrs. C. Scott, Ottawa county. string ot'flah in one hour. I t, clover-signage site so ‘ y . , .. enjput into silo um June to feed-g ring July, August, September, and '. Will itinature or will it Would it ‘ ‘ s iluduring therummer? “advisable to put into silo‘as soon as Iécut'v- or let dry to a certain state? ‘ H. J. B., Levering, Mich. T is possible to make a high qual- ‘ ity‘ ensilage from sweet clover, however, it is more difficult and requires more care than making en- ¢——- 1- i silage from corn. ‘ When the sweet clover is cut, as it \ approaches blossom or just before, it should be allowed to lay in the field from three to six hours, or longer, if weather conditions are ad- verse, in order that a portion of the moisture may be given off. When 78 BUSHELS PER ACRE EAR EDITOR: In regard to eat growing, I will say I have raised 78 bushels to the acre on 32 acres. This year I have put in 104 acres of oats—besides 20 acres on shares with one of my neigh- . hora—Floyd Love, Livingston County. A... _..... ___.__- _._._..___.._ I - put in the silo immediately after cut— ting, a very succulent, juicy, and un— palatableensilage is likely to be se- 1 cured. . Since corn produces a larger ton- }nage per acre and is easier handled, - it is considered a better ensilage crop than sweet clover. On the other hand, when sweet clover is not need- ed for some other purpose it may be successfully put in the silo.—-—C. R. Megee, Assoc. Prof. of Farm Crops, :IMic'higan State College. DUTIES OF SUPERVISOR I wish to ask you the duties of a supervisor of a town. As they are ‘going to put me on the ticket I would like to know their duties.— N. F., Black River, Mich. OME of the duties of the super— visor are: to be assess’or in his township, to. keep all records and assessment rolls and other pa— :pers belonging ‘to his office in a suitable and safe place, to attend all meetings of the board of supervisors and in general to act as agent for his township in the transaction of all business pertaining to it.——Legal Editor. ’ TWO \VAYS TO RENT We are about to rent a farm here on shares, 120 acres, about 60 acres cleared. We have a team of horses ,and five cows. The owner has a team but no tools. We expect we 'will furnish seed. should the owner receive?—Mrs. T. P. B., Bellaire, Mich. HERE are two possible ways you ,T can rent. One is on the 50—50 basis, that is, the landlord fur— nishing the land and one half of productive livestock, and the tenant furnishing team, tools and labor. | Each party bears one—half of such expense as feeds and seeds pur- chased; twine, fertilizer and ma- chine hire. Each get one-half of the income. 2 Second method: The tenant fur- nishes all equipment, livestock and labor and receives two-thirds of the income. The landlord furnishes the land and buildings and receives one— third of the income as his share. Expenses such as feeds, seeds, etc., mentioned above are divided one- third landlord and two—thirds tenant. -——F. T. Riddell, Research Assistant in Economics, M. S. C. GAS STATION ‘ALONG HIGHWAY I want to put up a cider, fruit and 'gas stand on my land at a four cor- ner road. How close can I put up mybuilding to the road? Can I put the gas pump eight feet from the corner of my land on to the road? 'Please advise me how much right I have to the r0ad.—J. F., Falmouth, ‘ Michigan. ‘ ' Bridge Laws, 1925 compilation, lie Acts of 1926, provides as follows: " i-‘No persén, firm or corpOrati'on flshall erect. or cause to be erected on Now what share— ' ECTION 567 of the Highway and' i and section 5 of‘Act 108, Pub- 9 ' V (I cessaaaimmimw alleo lama «room ~th inform. on ' yummrlnuulrleslmuét he «compenleglby! , l" 'u-znu . .or along any highway any sign, guide post, marker, or advertising device without the approval of the commissioner or commissioners hav» ing- jurisdiction of such highway; and no sign, marker, or advertising device shall be painted upon,. at- tached to or made to form a. part of any fence, building, rock, or other surface that marks or is on the line of the highway right of way, except to advertise a business conducted upon the property abutting on the highway at the place where the ad- vertisement is situated." Act 368, Public Acts of 1925, pro- ihibits obstructions and encroach- ments "on the public highways of this State. _From the above ‘it would seem that a stand or gas pump must not be constructed within any part of the highway right of way, so as to con- stitute an encroachment thereon.— {Lincoln E. Bradt, Assistant Attorney General. CAN SHE VOTE? Can a woman vote at school elec- tion who was born in the United States of foreign born. parents who are not citizens, and married to a foreign born man‘who is .not a citi- zen?—S. L. J., Fountain,'Mich. . HETHER or not a woman can vote at school election if born in the United States but mar— ried to a foreign person, depends upon the time of the marriage. It the marriage has been since the new act of Congress which gives a woman the right to retain her citi- zenship, she could vote if otherwise qualified—W. L. Coffey, ‘ Public Instruction. MUST PAY We paid for a subscription to a county newspaper for one year. When their solicitor called to get us to renew the paper we told him we did not want it any longer but they have insisted on sending it for over three years and have now put it in a lawyer’s hands to collect. Are we obliged to pay?—-—T. R. M., Allegan, Mich. —Under the'circumstances, I am of the opinion you would have to pay for the magazine—Legal Editor. r__ .lects of general lnteres this department write your views and send .letters are suitable for publication or not.) 4 What the Neighbors Say ~ (We are always pleased to receive letters from our subscribers and gladly publish those on sub- t. f you agree or do not agree with what 5 written htem in. The editor is sole Judge as to whether and published in 4| AGAINST NEW GAS TAX LAW EAR EDITOR: I am writing you in regard to the gas tax law just passed. This ,part of the coun- try is pretty sore over it. If there is going to be any referendum petitions gotten out to place it before the vot- ers at the general election in Novem- ber please send me one and I will get signatures for it. We believe it will pass 90 out of 100 for 4 cent gas tax and permanent plates for pas— senger cars. Please try and get something started if you can for we sure have got a rotten deal.—'Burt Osborn, Benzie County. CLEANING UP~OORN BORE-R IN OHIO \ EAR EDITOR: You will see by this I am at home at my old ad- dress again. I have been through a portion of the corn borer infested district of Ohio. They are trying hard to clean up, at least in some counties above the quarantine line which crossed the state just south of our city, Mansfield, in Richland county. We, my wife and yours truly, started home Monday, May 16th and as we drew near to Toledo, I could notice Mr. Corn Borer was receiving marked atten— tion and also made me feel and see , the the great need of carefulness here in our own loved State of Michigan. ’You will find me here waiting for the next issue of THE BUSINESS FARMER as I like to keep in touch with a paper that slaps the chicken thieves the hardest, also I would like to learn how Millbank brought back bacon. Long live BUSINESS FARMER.—G. M. Plumb, Montcalm County. BEAN DEAL HAS CHANGED EAR EDITORz—I have been reading an article by George H. Gray, of Tuscola County on mar— keting problems. As I have been a farmer all of my life up to 1913 I. know what the farmers are up against. It’s a right down shame that they are robbed almost on every hand by middlemen. " The bean marketing is one of the biggest grafts of any crop the farm- er raises. I remember when we first commenced to raise beans as a com-v mercial crop. When they commenced to buy beans they weighed them up 60 pounds to the bushel then tested them. What ever they picked out, they charged 3 cents a pound for and you got all the cull beans back, but that didn't last long. Then they charged 3 cents for picking just the fr 1 Show the other members 0 . Where Our Readers Live . Haven't you a picture of our home or farm buildings that we can print under this heading? {The Business Farmer’s large family where you live. are all right if the details show up well. Do not send us the negatives, Kodak pictures l Just a good print. \ .. . 0N ARCADIA FARM, ni “PM ooUN'rr . Mr. and Mrs. Neil Gilmore, have lived in this house 'on their...farm IOU"! Writ-Your.“ " Supt. of ' MICHIGAN ' "' Ems???” , gm y '_ our our AND VOTE . . DEAR EDITOR: I notice‘no end ‘ of farmers have ’ plenty ‘- of “stick together” plans in this column. by which farmers are to grab their bootstraps and lift them- selvesover the present rail. tones of troubles. ‘ . -' . ” The average farmer knows he pays nearly double‘what he should for his factory-made necessities as compared with sales of his on goods, but when you ask him'why 30 million. farming people, nearly half voters, don’t vote occasionally against the factory owner million- aires who pick the farmers’ pockets With the most exhorbitant tariff-tax . ever known, some farmers just stare ~ at you and say, “But wouldn’t that be using politics to better ourselves? P o l i t i c s are forbidden in our Grange.” Or it may be their “Bu- reau.” But what are politics for? You can’t change a tariff-tax law that robs farmers except by voting a change any more than you can raise kittens without cats—C. H. Merri- field, Van Buren County. ‘ AGAINST RING-NECKED PHEASANT EAR EDITOR: I am a reader of your good old M. B. F. and enjoy it. I read the letters on how to kill quack grass, how to get the rat, and chicken thief, and I think all this is O. K. Us farmers have a right to try our luck to hold our own with all these outlaws, but what chance have we farmers got with the worst darned thief and de- stroyer of the farmers’ crops—the so-called ringneck pheasant? One of these will pull more corn than fifty of the old Jim Crow’s family. Will some one please. tell me how to get even with this thief?——J. P. G., Lansing, Mich. ' . oun RADIO . By B. K. OSBORN ' (Any question regardin radio will be gladly answered_by our ra lo editor. You receive a personal letter and there is no charge If your subscription ls paid up.) The Buslinees- Farmer broadcasts daily, except Saturday and Sunday. through station WGHP, of Detroit. on a wave length of 243.8 meters. 6:40 .............................. Markets and News \ RADIO STATIONS CHANGE WAVE LENGTH AVE you had considerable trouble trying to locate your ‘ favorite radio station during the last two or three days? If you have you cannot blame it on your set. Through a ruling made by the fed- .eral radio commission, many of the stations have been obliged to change their wave length since June 15th.,' It was first planned to put the ruling into effect on June 1st but later a delay of 15 days was granted sta- tions. . Station WGHP has been changed from 270 to 243.8. WJR and WCX‘ of Detroit have been cut from 517 meters to 440.9 meters. The Detroit News, WWJ had its wave length changed from 353 to .374.8 meters. WKAR of the Michigan State Col- lege, now operating on 230.6 meters along with WREO of Lansing. A. total of 142 stations were affected by this new ruling in order to clear up the air. THE LAhEsr IN MARKET- , SERVICE ' ARMERS in the Hell River Valley of North’ Dakota have What is probably the most unique mar- ket‘ service everin existence. . Radio . broadcasting station WDAY, located at Fargo,’ broadcasts daily at noon information regarding cattle, hogs, chickens, farm implements or an:.'—. thing else farmers have for sale, giv— A ._ing the name and address of'each farmer. Any farmer having anything for-sale writes to the radio, station... " giving complete description and. price; Then this information fr put. von‘;j.th air for the benefit of farmers; who, may be in the market. ‘Theresulls itgis-saidghave bee ‘ ~ 1: BARLEy IN CHIPPEWA COUNTY “Who says we can’t raise a. crop in Chip- pewa county,” writes Subscriber William Stearns. This was taken last year. Bulletin Service (The bulletins listed under this heading are free. If you want a copy of one or more just list them on a postal card or in a letter and mail to us with your name and address.They will be sent to you with- out charges of any kind. LIST OF BULLETINS Bulletin No. 1. —-POULTRY RATIONS. Bulletin No. 2. ——MODERN WATER SUPPLY. Bulletin No. 3. —-—SOIL FERTILIZERS. Bulletin No. 4. -—-—SEED CORN CURING, STORING. Bulletin No. 5. ——THE GOSPEL OF GOOD FEEDING. Bulletin No. 6. —BEFORE 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. , ——MINERALS AND FEEDING. Bulletin No. 12. . . —LINSEED OIL MEAL. Bulletin No. 13. —FIGHT THE CORN BORER. Bulletin No. 14. —UNDER-GRADE APPLES. BULLETIN N0. 15. —RAISING DOMESTIC RABBITS. 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. Bulletin No. 17.—MICHIGAN FARM- ERS' TAX GUIDE. R. Wayne Newton, Research Associate in Farm Economics, M. S. 0., makes a special study of taxes so this bulletin prepared by him is of unusual value. It takes up assessing of property, levying and collecting taxes, sale and redemption of real estate delin— quent for taxes, and contains a farm tax calendar. Bulletin No. 18.——STAR BARNS AND HOW TO BUILD THEM. Barn construc— tion and arrangement is discussed fully in this valuable bulletin containing 48 pages. Illustrations are plentiful. Bulletin ,No. 19.————PLANS FOR CON— CRETE FARM BUILDINGS. This 48- page bulletin not only contains plans for the various buildings about the farm but tells about miiiing, figuring up the quan- tities, and contains other farm building helps of value. If you are planning any concrete work you ought to have a copy. Bulletin No. 20.———CLOTHES-MOTHS AND CARPET-BEETLES. Few house— wives do not have trouble with these pests, and this bulletin by Prof. Eugenia Mc- Daniel, of M. S. C. is to give a clearer understanding of the nature of the pests and to aid the housewives in their’efforts to keep them in subjection. A most com- plete tneatus of the subjects in twenty ' pages. WILLS FARM TO DAUGHTER I own a 120-acre farm, deed made out to myself and wife. 'Wife died. There is small mortgage on farm and daughter pays up mortgage and I give her farm. Can other children claim a share?—-D. E. 8., Whitemore Lake, Mich. . . --You' could deed the farm to your. daughter, and the other children could not - claim. a Sheree-Legal, .i' ~11m~./ was" ... 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And it wouldn’t be headlamps to stop light the car is constructed winning its present success, if that were not to endure the most pitiless uses—because its the case! mt’i” ”“7. we»; - D L DeL e Coupe ' 6 $775 Spoz'igaffiolet $835 IjndgfieSedan $975 ScreethxDelivery$76o Delivery De uxe Sporfggfigsmr 775 Landau Sedan 895 Chassis . . c 585 Panel Delivery 770 E Oakland Six, $1025 to $1295. All prices at factory. Delivered prices include minimum , handling charges. Easy to pay on the liberal General Motors Time Payment Plan i OAKLAND MOTOR CAR COMPANY, PONTIAC, MICHIGAN f7hr: New and Finer PONTIAC r X?:£.‘.‘£’.‘.‘.‘.‘:3.2$ THE BUSINESS FARMER‘ 1": irrvi’srzs 3 GEH L iii'fi"fi”ii’i’fi A WONDERFUL SUCCESS Low speed means less power required ‘ “Nothing succeeds like success,” they say, but where success is less vibration hence longer life. The Gehl constant and increasmg there must be some unusual merit back . . gas} all] steel, constmctiorl‘v eon-lfgefakgble: ‘ . of it. 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GARLAND” W What a Univer- sity Test Proved A Gehl cut 19.26 tons per hour with only- 13.26 H.P., ele- vating 35 feet and . running 465 R.P.M. —the‘loWest power 0! any cutter in the test. It will do u wanna your {an-n ‘ KANSASCITY"' DEHOM’ ' Eight out of Ten— STATISTICS show that eight men out of every ten / aredependentuponcharity at the age of sixty. They must rely upon charity of the State, of friends or relatives for their very ex- istence. They are the men who never saved their first thou- sand dollars. They kept putting off and putting oil until Time shoved them into the discard. Have you made your start toward financial freedom? Will you be exempt from the cold charity of others at the age, of sixty? You must buy your free- dom out of your present earnings—the coupon will show you the way. Mail it today. THE MILTON STRAUSS CORPORATION First Mortgage Real Estate Bonds Penobscot Building Detroit, Mich. IIIIIIIIIIIIII COUPON IIIIIIIIIIIIII Please send me your booklet “Before You Invest." Name Address City M391?— Electric 01 Gas Engine NOW USED PRIZE HERDS Bend lo:- our FREE Booklet No. so Fords Milker is used by thousands of farmers who are getting more and prem- ium-priced milk with it. Cows like it. Used on prize herds. Saves time and hard work, easy to o crate and clean. Designed by men who ave spent a life- time in the business. Made with heavy aluminum pails. and best materials throughout. Does better work, lasts longer, and costs less. You owe it to yourself to investigate. Send for Booklet No. 50. Distributors: Write for open territory. MYERS-SHERMAN COMPANY 218-15 N. Desplalnos 8t. Ghlcaoo, Ill. 00L WANTED’ We manufacture your wool INTO ‘ Bed Blankets—Comfort Batting -f and Auto Robes for your own use or for sale Write for maiden 1., ,WRENBBUBG HOOLEN MILLS, . , _ We", Be. yfpooplem (flan or.”I Moots olive them; of" his wide exocrine. Farm News ‘ and View“ Edited by L. W. MEEKS, Hillsdale County ' advice on diflmt m and he I: always glad to and you will receive a ml reply by early a.In'e‘i‘lhlfmyou m n paid-up momma)“ - B F hln‘l Did You Ever Notice? ID you ever notice that one ex- treme almost always follows another? Well it seems to me it does. There seems to be extremes in the weather—4:00 cold—too dry— too hot—too wet, etc. It is the same in prices a n (1 production. After about so long a time of prosperity in any line there comes a reverse. This same idea of one extreme follow- ing another may be applied to most all endeav— or and action. I was thinking of this today while planting corn and, while I did not desire any change in the way things were working, it was no meat surprise when the unexpected happened. For a couple of days I had been planting corn with a horse planter in a field one hundred and twenty rods long. It is quite smooth and level and I could imagine what our western farmer brothers have for a regular bill of fare—nice smooth fields, all from eighty to one hundred sixty rods long. Much more work may be accomplished in such a field in a given time that in a field twenty reds wide and forty rods long! But the size of the field was not exactly the whole of the thought I had about getting along extremely well with the corn planting. The planter was working fine. From this 1field I went to the last field we had to plant. It is one mile from home, and by getting an early start I planned to get it checked before coming home for dinner. Was so certain I could do this, I had the afternoon’s work all planned. It was eleven thirty, and neigh- bors who were dragging with two teams and planting with a third one, unhitched and proceeded to have a picnic dinner, as they were about two miles from their homes. Well, let them enjoy it. I have only six— teen rows yet to plant and then I’ll go home and the 1927 corn crop will all be planted as far as we are con— cerned. Three—quarters of an hour will finish this field and get the wire all reeled up. Snap! What is that? The dropping has stopped! Whoa! Examination showed that a little trip casting had broken and could not be fixed. A new one would be required. That would take ten days’ time. The situation was soon straightened out. I left the wire Where it was and continued to drive over_the ground, marking with the wheels where the rows should be. This afternoon Kenneth and I took hand planters and, by using the bot- tons on the wire as guides, we were able to plant those last rows some- where near where they should be. We took the team with us, and when we had finished planting and reeled up the wire the afternoon was almost gone. Well, L. W. MEERS we. enjoyed the planter in one field, anyway, and tonight we have ordered repairs for it. When they arrive the planter will have been put into perfect running order again. What would be the use of waiting until we wanted to use it next spring, before we ordered re- pairs and put it in shape? It is a lot of satisfaction to get a tool out of the shed and tie the horses right on and go to work. It is far from pleasant to get the tools out and find they need some repairs, and how easy it is to forget they were not in working order until we want them. On nearly all machines there are some parts that get more wear than others, and generally these parts are smaller ones. is the little trips On a corn planter, it which operate the dropping mechan— ism. On a binder it is the trip and similar parts which control the bind- ing of the bundle. We plan to have and extra set of these parts on hand. They do not cost much, and often save a delay if they are needed and have to be sent for. We have a set of the parts for the corn planter which get the most wear, but today the part that failed simply broke and probably would never have worn out. At any rate, it was the one part.we did not have on hand. Seldom do we have to go to town for any plow repairs, etc. There is a great satisfaction in having an extra land slide, some jointer points, a few plow points, etc., in the shop when we want them. I: 1k * “Going Fishing?” Hardly. It is supposed to be a farmer’s right and privilege (often enjoyed) to go fishing when he gets his corn planted. The fellow who first found it practicable and set the fashion for the rest of us potato growers to plant potatoes after corn planting, must have been a friend of the fishes, for the potato planting certainly keeps the spud grower busy, when otherwise he might pos- sibly help deplete the finny tribe from some nearby stream or lake! III II: * Club Work We are hurrying the potato work along a little faster and earlier than common because James will leave in few days on a well-earned vacation trip to the National 4 H Club En- campment at Washington, together with the other three 4 H Club win— ners of the State, and their leaders. About the time you are reading this issue of the M. B. F. the encamp- ment will. be in full swing. The Michigan delegation are going to motor their way, via Cleveland, Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Philadel- phia, camping along the way and hoping the President will be at home when they call! There are many rewards for those boys and girls who put forth their best effort in club work, and the crowning reward is this trip to the national meet. The Club work is to be highly recommended to any com- munity not now enrolled. The knowledge the youngsters gain in their respective lines of Club work would be difficult to obtain in any other way. It is the greatest move— ment the government ever made for the advancement of rural young people. Understand they do not need to be farm boys and girls. Vil— lage children have the privilege of canning, sewing, manual training, etc. These lines are included in the curriculum of all city, schools. A letter addressed to the State Club Leader, A. G. Kettunen, East Lan— sing, Mich., will bring to any inter- ested party any information they may desire. * at I: No More A year ago last winter there was no hard coal to be secured in the United States and our poultry asso- ciation imported several car loads from Europe. The price was like the journey the coal took—rather long. Many expected the quality would be far superior to coal mined in the United States. Some people always expect anything import— ed is superior to the home product. This never found favor with me. Im- ‘porting anything does not add to its quality, and it did not to the coal. We had enough to last through last season and up until today when I put the last of it stoves. I did not regret seeing the bottom of the bin as the coal was; _ gradually used. Today we filled the” Iiln with good old chestnut from Scranton and I’ll say smash for as. and xi in the broader ‘ ~& uncxuuc ~ ~% 191mm NIAGARA FALLS carcaoo 11111-11011 cmun scrum RUISE on the swiftest and most luxurious steam- ers on the Great Lakes; see MACKINAW ISLAND, “The Summer Wonderland” with its historic points of in- terest, and marvelous cli- mate; Fis‘h at “The Snows” near Mackinac. Rid in g, swimming, tennis and every outdoor recreation. A ll . these are included in a D & C lake tour. Stop over as long as you like at any port. Good Times Aboard Radio and movies on Buffalo and Mackinac divisions; also dancing, with hostess in charge, bridge, teas, golf and deck games on the Mackinac Division b o a t s. Tickets on this division lim- ited to sleeping accomoda— tions. Overnight Service between Cleveland and De— troit; between Buffalo and Niagara Falls and Detroit; and between Detroit or Chi— cago and Mackinac Island. Also daylight trips between Cleveland and Detroit dur- ing July and August. ROUND TRIP FARES (Including Ben]: and Heels) Between ‘ CHICAGO and DETROIT......-....- $60 MACK1NAC ISLAND and 8 CHICAGO or DETROIT“... 3O BUFFALO and CHICAGO ...... _ $79 One Way Round Trip CLEVELAND and Dmnorr $3.50 3 6,00 Berth and meals extra BUFFALO and DETROIT... 36 00 311,00 Berth and meals extra ' » 80 W Make Reservations New! For ran-curious or Mar hflmtlm. um: - E. H- MtCrodm. Ga. Pm. 421.. M. 96. Dunk. Mall. Mon 9 mm: Rs goodl' ; i “Speed" Bradford, of st. Joseph, with heroes the continent advertising . Fruit and Orchard- Edlted by HERBERT NAFZIGER (Ur. Naleoer will be pleased to answer your questlons n ardlno the fruit and orchard. There 3 no charge for this service If your su-bscriptlon Is pald In ad- vance and you wll receive a personal let- ter by early Kmall.) “SPEED” BRADFORD TELLS ’EM ABOUT MICHIGAN HILE plans are being made to tell the middle west about southwestern Michigan’s blos— som festival, someone remarked that this event and the State of Michigan, were worth ad- Vertizing f r o m coast to coast. “All right,” said Harry Bradford, 11 ow known as Speed, “When do I start.” “Speed” Brad— ford, formerly of Texas, now of St. Joseph, Michigan, volunteered to start from Ben— ton Harbor on April 13, drive twice across the continent distributing literature, and be back before May first. Many con— sidered it a mad undertaking. “Think of the spring mud”. “What about the floods?” “The mountains ‘are full of snow”. These were some of the remarks that cast doubt on the success of the venture. Was “Speed” daunted? Not he. This was his proposal. “You furn- ish me with plenty of literature to distribute, and a good car all dolled up with blossom pictures. I will drive that car to the Pacific and back; then to the Atlantic and back. , I will drive every mile of the way myself, will not get out of the car on the whole trip, and will be back in plenty of time for the opening of . Blossom Week”. And “Speed” did it! The story of that trip is a story of sheer human grit, and the power of man—made machinery. The mud was found, hundreds of miles of it, sticky and bottomless. The floods were there, making detours neces— sary, and causing precarious driving through water and washouts» and over trembling bridges. Cold snow— drifts in the mountain passes. Burn— ing sands in New Mexico and Arizona. But Speed stuck to it, always behind the wheel, telling the nation about Michigan and snatching an hour or two of sleep when exhaustion claim- ed him. The Western Union system kept time on him and flashed the news of his progress to the folks at home. Newspaper men were on the back seat to see that he stuck to his bargain. Herbert Natzlzer his “Blossom Special” whlch he drove twice Michigan and the blossom festival. “Speed” entered Benton Harbor on his return from Los Angles, tired, but happy. Friends tried to dissaude him from going on, saying that he had already done enough. “Nothing item the ~ . that he fell asleep behind-the wheel, {and Willing shands washed» all marks“ ‘of the. ardous journey from the blos- som car. Five hours later, at nine o’clock, “Speed” turned the nose of .his car toward New York'City, and stepped on the gas. ' , On April 29th, 16 days after the start of the race, with an average of over 500 miles per day, “Speed” made his triumphal entry on the re- turn from New York. Business stop— ped. The mayors and the city gov- ernments, and Tom, Dick and Har— riet all streamed out on the state road to meet “Speed” and escort him home. “Speed” smiled broadly, shook hands all around, and then hit the hay. MOVING TREES There was an apple tree standing near the road in the brush that had come up from the seed. It has such nice large, good flavored apples that I decided to move it into the or— chard. It is about nineteen feet tall and the branches are mostly in the top. Would like to know how much 1th "dim Michigan. F this tree Were” ours we w 111 not- cut off any more, large. branches than we had to, but. would cut out and head back quite, a number of medium branches. Do not leave stubs, but make each cut’,‘ The diffi—'. culty with cutting off very large '15, close to another branch. branches is that the wound does not; heal over as well as it should and! soon rot sets in and then you have When headoI a hollow-hearted tree. ing down the top make the cuts close to a branch which points out-i ward. This will encourage a spread— ' ing growth and after the tree has: born a few good crops the weight of . the fruit will do the rest. After the tree has stood a While tree. Have taken the M. B. F for some time and always enjoy reading it. us in every way. With every best wish in the orchard, it will throw out lower. 1 branches and give a better balanced ‘ It satisfies " for the success of your paper, I am,——H.’_ B. Matthews, Ogemaw County. At four in the~ morning, April 26, directions, do each job weather risks, etc. “Please accept my thanks for equipping me with a 15—30 McCormick‘Deer— ing. The smaller tractor gave me good service, but the 1530 is much more economical, working at a lgflreater saving in X man ours as well as fuel. I do not see how I could handle my farm on a paying basis without the McCormick-Deering.” E. A. STAMBAUGH, Green Park, Pa. 606 So. Michigan Ave. \ Drawbar, Belt, and Power Take-Off— Ample Power for all Jobs at all Times SE liberal three'plow power! Don’t overlook the many good, sound, investing in tractor power. You want to do much more work with the same or less. labor expense. You want to handle each field, each crop, each job faster. You want to extend your farming operations in various practical reasons why you are at the right time, cut down Be prepared for the many new calls for power—drawbar, belt, and power takeoff—that may come along during the next few years. The man who replaces horses with a small tractor is taking a big step ferward. The man who goes to the threerplow tractor at once .is getting himself ready for power farming on a. broad scale, and for profit. He can also add to his income by outside field work, thresh’ ing, silo filling, grinding, shelling, saw’ ing, baling, and hauling. He can do road work for the community. He can earn hundreds of dollars a year by custom work with the 1530. In the long run the McCormick! Deering 15/30 tractor is cheaper to buy than the two’plow tractor. It is able to earn extra money so easily. On the well/handled farm the extra. cost is often returned to pocket in a single season, and then the liberal power of the 1530 goes on making a profit for its owner in the proportion of three’plow to tWO'plOW. When you buy your tractor, go {into this thoroughly. Look the 1530 over at the dealer’s store. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY of AMERICA (Incorporated) Chicago, Illinois The Three-Plow 15-30 Tractor - MG-CORMICK " DEERING: Don’t Underpower Your Farm! 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M. except Saturday and Sun- day for Michigan Business Farmer Market Reports. roof‘ rigid construction. Eastly erected. Special inducements for orders now. Write today. Ron (Butter 4 Sllo 00. 16 Words!- st... Sprlnuflold, O. ‘ V I Millbank ts saga. How a Protective Aluocz'atz’on Soloed t/ze Neiglzéar/zaod “83" , T biewery Problem ‘By‘ W. E. DRIPS (Continued from June 4th issue) ELL, it didn’t seem right, I had to W admit, altho I pulled one of the “just because” reasons, as I was satisfied that the car wasn't there when we had come into the yard. Then Mike, who was getting over his mad streak—I guess he knew it wasall up with him. cleared the mystery. “Barton,” he says, “you better tend to them hogs if you expect them to be around when you come back. They are going to be acting right smart in a few minutes.” “What do you mean?" Jim asks. “If I'm a good 'guesser they will be dead‘ shortly. to life.” This got a big laugh out of Mike. “Say, you rummy, them hogs ain't stuck; they just had a little ether, and they are coming out of it right now. My experience would indicate they’ll need a bunch of tending to in a Short time." And Mike had another laugh. “Well, I swan," was Jim's only com- ment. “Here you, Bill and Ottosen, get ’em out of that car and see if you can find a yard where they won’t get away 'fore we come back. _ After that we started our triumphant It was a big night for me, you bet. Also a big load for Jim's car. Jim still arguing with me about how Stuck hogs don’t generally come in thunder Mike drove that car up and 1 1 Just then the state agent came out of the room where Mike was being quizzed and announced: “It’s all right, boys. I think I got the straight of this. Had a. hunch I could fix him. Your Mike is an old friend of mine. State’s been looking for him for several years. He used to be one of the cleverest second-story men in the state, and then he disappeared. But ' he knows it’s all up now and he says he will tell us all about it in the morning.” , So our gang and the sheriff and his men accepted an invite made by the editor and went over to an all-night res- taurant and had a lunch. Then we scat- tered around and turned in for the rest of the night, altho I didn’t sleep much. I wanted to know the rest of the story. Next morning, after we had hunted out some breakfast, we wandered back to the sheriff’s office. When we arrived, the prosecuting attorney was already there, and Thomas, the sheriff, was telling all he knew about the mess and letting on like he was the cuss who captured the gang, But when Jim and me came in, Thomas began to think of other things he had to do. Seems that the state agents had been quizzing the two ex-jailbirds that we had recaptured, and they had given up some dope that made them think Mike ought to be quizzed more. So they brought Mike out. He Wasn’t extra pleasant and was a bit hard boiled and hated to speak up. But they began to quiz him, and after WHAT HAS HAPPENED so‘FAR THIEVES were active among the farmers in Millbank township, although things quieted down right after they stole six hogs from Jim Barton. Folks had their own ideas as to who the guilty parties were, but as they had no actual proof or evidence on anyone nothing was done, until one night Mrs. Shaster, an old lady living all alone, was shot at when trying to keep someone from carrying off her chickens. to organize a protective association and get busy. Right then and there it was decided Bill, former apprentice of the local country weekly who was working for the Barton's because of poor health, decided to solve the mystery if possible and get the reward of $100.00 which the association had offered. Finding one of Jim Barton's hog markers at the home of a neighbor, Bill believed he was on the right trail so he told Jim about it. A short time after that they took a load of hogs to the local stock market to ship them with the cooperatives and in one of the pens they saw several hogs which they believed were the stolen ones. Suspicion pointed to Mike Albert, whom the folks had suspected and Jim and several neighbors put Mike under arrest. That brings the story up to date—Editor. how he was in the house so nice and quiet, when Mike finally got another good laugh. “Listen, you Sherlocks!” he says. “Here's another one for you wise guys. I didn't drive that car. Who it was is for you to find out. I s'pose the reason the car wasn’t there when you busted in was due to the fact that the driver must have turned the wrong corner and was late. Anyhow, it saved his hide." Jim “swarmed” again, and I had the satisfaction of telling him I knew the car wasn’t there when we came up. It was midnight when the carload of us arrived at the county jail. We had a hard time routing out the sheriff. He must have been dreaming and thought we were another gang attempting a jail de- livery, for he came out armed like the militia. With him were the two state agents that had been hanging around in town. If it hadn’t been for them, I doubt if we could have got Thomas out at that hour. Well, there was some excitement. We unloaded our catch, and between times Jim explained what was up and how we happened to make the capture. We didn’t get far, either, for just as we got into the office and where there .was a light, one of the state men exclaims, “Say, if it ain’t two of them jail birds we been trying to find l” So we were prouder than ever. made a real catch. The trio was soon locked up and the state men began to work on Mike. They brought him out in the “sweat room” as they called it, and put the bright lights on him and began to ask a lot of ques- tions. This made Mike mad, we could see, and he sure was a different Mike than we had known. I was anxious to hear all the stuff, but just then Jim sings out, “Say, Bill, maybe it would be a good idea for you to phone the missus and tell her we are still alive. She might think the car blew up.” So I phoned. News. “Give me the editor,” I told central, “Ring him hard; this is important.” And about five minutes later I was talking to the old boss, and when he got his mouth open, I says, “Say, this is Bill. I'm down to the jail, and I got a story for you.’ He came down in a little bit, and I guess if Jim hadn’t been there, there might have been a fight right away—the sheriff and the editor. But Jim kinda kidded them both, and .so they had, a We had Then I thought of the truce. 'got caught in a nearby county. they had asked him a lot of leading questions, Mike says, rather sudden. “Well, it’s all up, so I might as well tell you about it.” It developed that Mike was one time leader of a gang that worked in town, and did quite a business in robbing stores and warehouses. Finally, as always hap- pens, one of the gang was caught and he “squealed” and Mike had to make him- self scarce to save his hide. Then he took a bit of his wealth and bought the place in Millbank township. Said his intention was to start out and go straight, but one day when he was in town a member of the old gang ran onto him. Explanations were embarrassing, and Mike finally took the fellow out to the farm where they could talk things over. The old gangster was still operat- ing, and when he found Mike so con— Veniently located, it didn't take them long to fix up their new stunt. They were go— ing into stealing stock. Mike’s place was ideal for hiding it. It didn’t take Mike long to get back, and soon they had a. swell layout for the work. The gang' would steal hogs and bring them to Mike's; place, Where he kept them a while and then disposed of them thru legitimate channels. At first they would hit the hogs with, an ax and stick them and rush them over to Mike’s where they completed the butchering. By means of a nearby butch‘ ershop, the animals were disposed of. But that wasn’t so easy. The profits were slow coming and then one of the gang So the slaughter idea was abandoned. Then a. member of the gang had a bright idea. By the simple method of applying ether to the hogs, ‘while they were in the pen, they could be quieted so they did not object to being placed in a truck or auto and hauled away. Once they were safely stored in Mike’s yards, the hogs would come to and after a while Mike could sell them as his own product. By buying up a few runts at times, this looked plaus— ible, and anyhow, Mike said. folks in the country weren’t so suspicious. “Who did the.collecting, Mike?" the attorney asked. “Well, there were several of them.” “I want their names, Mike.” Mike wasn't as ready to tell this, but» finally agreed after he was told that a clean breast of it might get him a. better deal when it came to court. , . . ‘ (09901,“de in” 1191? ins-i 's‘ ea . pm \ , ' 5, $3.5 T_I.:"") 'm ‘h‘é . -— (lf there Is an .~ Warner and he wll be pleased )to servo you wlthout charge; I! you are a paId-up subsorlbor. TEXT: “And having found one pearl of grout price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.” Matt, 13:46. S salvation free? Certaiinly not. If it were, it would have no abid- ing worth. A free salvation is a pernicious tradition. A certain rural church is one of the memories of my early years. How lustily that church used to sing, “Salvation is free for you and for me!” But that article was too cheap to challenge a grow- ing and an inspiring youth. Today the windows of the house are board— ed up, the roof is fallen in, and the church yard is in weeds. Happily, it is dawning upon the average Christian that Christ came to begin, and then han ”over to us to continue, a reign ofreighteousness known as the King om of Heaven. And don’t we pray for this Kingdom to come on earth?’ But this is not to be without money and without price. This desired social end is not to be reached without your personal at- tachment to the Cause. This is em- phasized by our Master in “The Kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant seeking goodly pearls: and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had and bought it." This business man prac— tised a broad stewardship. It is im- plied here that everything that he had was managed for God to broad- en the scope of righteousness. He was like Gideon of old, who could not see how. he could enjoy freedom while the Midianites were despoiling his neighbors’. homes. This merchant’s personal redemption lay in the sur- render of all for all. This is the very genius of the Kingdom. To affirm we are saved, and have no care to serve and liberate others, is to err vitally. The mind of Christ fraternizes men. “And the multi- tude of them that believed were of one heart and soul; and not one of them said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own.” Verily, we can have the Kingdom, but the price is high. Such signs as “My own” and “Keep off the grass” must come down to personally possess it. It is time to sing “I surrender All" only after you have gone out and done it. But Why is this pearl of such great value? Because to treat with eternal life in the realm of God is to do with values that are absolute and incom- parable. This Kingdom is to become an internal possession to teach the possessor that the abundance of the things possessed is not life. The rich young man was to find eternal life in sharing his possessions with the needy and then followiing the homeless Christ. But this price was too high for a spirit proud with it- self and what it called its own. “Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” Those that know they are poor in the spirit of Christ, may become rich in the blessings of salvation. No one need be afraid that he cannot pay off his moral obligations. But keep to the point. A moral obli- gation travels and travels toward others. It is a social debt. 'Without society there could be no such. obli- gation. But we are not Robinsbn Crusoes on a solitary island. We would not want to be. But Christ came into a solitary world. He knew something about social lonesomness in its true sense. He longed for brotherly fellowship. He had the wealth of God and stood ready to endow every man with a true broth— ‘er’s heart. Yet he was met by unbe- lief, rebuke, curses, and death. It was a high price to pay but he would not swerve from this narrow way. He proved himself full of Heavenly grace, and is evermore ready to share his rich treasure of grace with‘all. Let no one despair. But the heart that wants this treasure must sell all, to buy it.‘ This is carrying your own cross as Christ carried his own. But the Cross is a crux. The Treasure is a torture. We will not pay so great a price. We are afraid this great investment for Christ’s sake would, not turn out for our own sake. e 7 ill: lean .on Mammon ECTARIAN-SERMO - BY -mnans-mzaw «z x mists. . qufltlons regarding rellnlous milk?! you would llko answered arm to Row A porsonal reply will be sent to yod awhile longer. Multitudes are grow- ing spiritually bankrupt because of their unhallowed love for worldly banks. Hearken! Worldly posses- sions must be shared with others that there might be something like fellowship and equality in social liv— ing. This is answering your prayer to have God’s will done on earth. The currency of the world, hoarded away, is not legal tender in the sat— isfying of moral obligations. But Christ is ready to exchange it for the coin of the Realm. Are you seek— iing his help and mediation? The Kingdom of Heaven within one is likened to a seeking heart. The merchant was seeking the good-- 1y pearl. He was ready to pay a great price. The Jew was search- ing the scriptures for eternal life, but when he found the pearl in a lowly Nazarine, he rejected it. It humbled his pride and he treated it as an ignoble thing. How about you? God commends the seeker. “With my spirit within me will I seek thee early,” says Isaiah. Corne- lius and the Bereans became popular with God because they were seeking their highest good. “Vanity of vani- ties,” saith the Preacher, “all is van- ity.” This son of the king sought for life satisfactions in material posses- sions, in trade, in political life, and in the formalities of worship; but ulti- mately declared “all is vanity and vexation of spirit.” He concludes that fearing God is the whole duty of man. It was this God consciousness that drove Jesus to the Jordan to be baptized of John. This was his hour to be formally proclaimed as the friend and brother to all men. It Was here he forfeited all opportun- ities to gain worldly power and paid the high price of misunderstandings and'final crucifixion to become our Elder Brother. But many do not care. They are like wandering sheep. They forget that the Shepherd is near. These are lost to life, not because they are vicious, but simply because they quietly munch on the morsels of earth. They are not seeking the highest good. Others have followed the Prodigal to the far country of swinish living. Others remain with the elder brother and are so steeped in the brew of respectable selfishness that they turn their backs on Jesus Christ. These reject the upper road because to travel it is to travail. The fascinations of social life and the preoccupations of business life keep many of us from seeking the things that are above. Yet, the while, the waters of mercy are purling in our ears. The man under study sold all to buy the pearl. St. Paul sold all: his trust in self-righteousness, education, culture, and breeding; to gain Christ. To sell all is to shift the center of life from transient loves and trusts into the region of Christian aspira- tions. This costs, but this is heaven. Try it to prove it. Why try to hang on even to the fringes of things that are sure to perish? Nothing here is permanent; nothing but the spiritual qualities of a Godly faith and a neighbor love. The folks that have these qualities shall be saved. But to have them is to act them. And to act them costs thingsdear and precious. “Go and sell whatever thou hast and give to thepoor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven.” BAY COUNTY TO CULL POULTRY HE farm flocks of Bay county will receive a pretty thorough .going over after forty poultry culling demonstrations are held dur- ing September and October, if these demonstrations have the same effect in Bay county that they do in other counties. County Agent McCarthy, who is perfecting the plan for these demonstrations, advises that a series of feeding schools will be conducted later in the fall. Uncle Ab says he has no “philosophy .of life”; but he has a feeling that the optimists are happier than the pessi- Manure stored in an open barnyard loses more than half its fertilizing value by seep- age, according to tests made by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. 7 “At present prices of crops, manure has ' produced crop increases equal to about $4.00 per ton of manure applied,” reports the Purdue University Agricul- tural Experiment Station. Use ALL of Your Manure Build a Concrete Manure Pit A concrete manure pit saves enough fer- ,7. tiljzer in one year no pay for itself. Plansandoo information on howto 7 do the work given in our manure pit : booklet. Write today for your free copy. 7 PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION A national organization to improve and if. extend the awe: of concrete Dime Bank Building, DETROIT, MICI'I. Concrete for Permanence e flmnfiore DAvr 5M5- ” ) 1‘ paper Says a fellow has invefil'ed a new life Presenter lkePll, SUPPOFl— four people for Several days, bu‘l" Bill says he’s been suppoTfin’ leis wi 23 whole family ‘for years) can7 never had no life presen/er 1" help blip. An, he l'mdl bean Usln’ Ordinaly fence for yeqr5J'l'5’o) . le’ he V525 lEADCLAD now. 'Il'r'i’ lli'n'ck,l\eayy (air 0’ pure lead ‘5even‘fimes as much “:5 ‘l‘k (ca—lin’ on Ordinqr/ fence l5 Wlfil" preserves 11-; life 0’ MD an‘ makes } Ins—l" So long. 52 sure on Sil— real MD {ma 0' roofl'n . 7 Devil“ ToKe a subsil'i‘l'u‘le. 7 1k, Ca'lqlo an, ll? fairs is free. 52nd in for ,em 13m. kt" Adi-<55 ElGHBOR DAVE, _fi 5 . EAD}< Dawson Farms is a loo-acre poultry plant where breeding stock, hatching eggs, and baby chicks' are produced, as well as choice table eggs. fancy broilers, and capons. 3112-5 i)! <2. ‘ DIVISION OFFICE: COLUMBUS,OHIO A M C O —""* ‘- ED MIXING SERVICE AMERICAN MILLING COMPANY ‘ EXECUTIVE OFFICES:- PEORIA, ILL. Plants at: Peoria, 11L; Omaha, Neb.; Owensboro, Ky. ’Alfqlfa Plants at: Powell, Garland. and Worland. Wyo. - «96:..‘19"; “L m :‘n-tmqs‘, ,- 795:} ~‘ «3»? east...- - s tr. - an... prices are low. 1 \{Feed them , Larro Egg Mash sii Right now is the time to feed Larro Egg Mash to your hens. Heavy spring production has sapped their strength. They need Larro to build u their them body resistance or fightin disease—to furnish the vitality that means steady, profitagl neglected hens will be loafing. Get the Biggest Profit From Every Hen Larro’ Egg Mash is not a forcing ration. It contains the correct amount of buttermilk, and the necessary vitamins and minerals, in a uniform mixture of Larro-blended ingredients in just the right proportions to make hens more profitable all the year round — even when egg Grain alone is not enough. It only takes a few pounds of Larro Egg Mash to carry each hen through this important summer period. ealth and vigor—to give e egg production when it is remembered that the Aztecs en’s- f - ployed no cattle or horses as beasts of burden, the moving of this great stone from the mountains beyond Lake Chalco, a distance of many lea- , gues, over a broken country inter- sected by rivers and canals, is a prob- lem of mechanical ingenuity which staggers the imagination. How was it done? No one knows. What was its purpose? Students say that its hieroglyphics form a division of time, seasons, sun and moon move— ments, perhaps even more perfect than the hours, days, weeks, months and years we use today! I cannot argue with them, for its signs were unintelligible to me and I left con- tent to let the Elgin in my pocket and the calendar on my wall, divide my own short span in life! There were thousands of interest— ing relics of the Aztecs and even of an unknown race who antedated them in the National Museum, but space is limited and we will only have time to uncover our heads be— fore the Sacrificial stone, in silent memory of the countless human souls sacrificed on this abominable pagan altar to ignorance and superstition. Here were led the men, women and children from whom the high priests cut the living—hearts and held them high, to appease the gods of drought, famine or war! Historians furnish figures of the yearly destruction of human life on this stone which are hard to believe, but unquestionably authenticated. In 1486, for instance, on the occasion of the dedication of a great temple, 70,000 prisoners, forming a procession nearly two miles long had their hearts out out on the bare surface of this stone, in a ceremony which consumed'several weeks of horror! It was customary to retain the skulls of the victims and in one mound, the companions of Cortez are said to have counted 136,000! The yearly average is re— ported to have been from twenty to fifty thousand lives. A river of life blood flowed for years from this ghastly source. I cannot, even now, think of this relic or the razorelike stone knives, of which we saw- many in this museum without a cold chill running up and down my vertebra! The Bull Fight If, “When one is in Rome, one should do as the Romans do!”, then when one is in Mexico City he must go to the bull fight nd few Ameri- cans there are, who would neglect the opportunity altho equally few remain to complete the “Corrida” and see the last unfortunate animal ready sounding, the gates directly opi- posits where we are sitting are thrown open, the band starts play- ing a march and the procession, not unlike the opening of our own three- ringed circus, moves about the ring. First comes the “matadors”, in.bro- ' caded short coats and silken tights, a pig tail of hair, tied with a ribbon, peeking out from beneath their elab- orate hats. They are the heroes of the populace and their Ty Cobbs and Babe Ruths of the ring are paid enormous salaries, as here, depend- ing on their skill and daring. Next in line are the “banderilleros,” al- most equally elaborately dressed; followed by the “picadors,” mounted on old_ worn-out horses carrying sharp pointed lances, who make a grotesque combination. Bringing up the rear are the “monos sabios” (wise-monkeys) Who are helpers in the ring and with them the teams of gayly bedecked mules, hitched tan- dem, who drag out the fallen ani- mals. The procession is over. The gates are closed. There is “an expectant silence, then the president’s bugler sounds a note which opens the doors and into the arena rushes the bull, which has been from birth and by breeding, been reared especiaHy for this minute. As he passes under the gate, he gets his first taste of the torture he is to endure, when a sharp thin dagger, bearing the colors of the ranch on which he was reared, is driven into his shoulders. In the center ‘of the ring is the matador, who has sallied his parade, cape and hat into the hands of his senorita, in whose honor he will kill the bull! He now has a red cape, which he waves tantalizingly at the surprised animal. The hull “seeing red” makes a wild rush but the mat- ador without so much as moving an inch, if he is an expert, allows the bull to rush through the cape. This teasing, the rush, the quick move- ment of the cape, is repeated over and over, until the bull is in a frenzy of disappointed rage at his adversary. If by any chance (and of course it does often happen) the bull should catch the matador or get him down, the “capedors”, rush from the sides of the ring where they have been standing on guard and by waving red capes distract the bull from the prostrate form, to themselves. It is now time for the picadors, the bugle sounds again and into the ring come the poor horses, with their fat riders, bearing the lances. The horses are blind-folded over the one NV“ \ Startyour flock now on the Larro feeding program. It makes dragged from the ring. eye which the picadors keeps always no difference What your blrds are eating, or how well they So, if you are not already too to the bull. The now thoroughly are producing. Not until you feed them the Larro way Will steeped in blood or if you would aroused bull, makes a dash towards they do their best and give you all the profit that’s in them. THE LARROWE MILLING COMPANY, Detroit, Mich. dl‘l‘ EGG MASH see a modern sacrifice to the same lust, come with me for it is Sunday afternoon and already the holiday crowd in gaudy foreign automobiles, shining Lizzies and in shuffling san- dals are wending their way to the Plaza de Toros for the bull—fight, without which no Spanish or Mexican city,'can boast itself complete. We buy our tickets in the “S'om- bra” or shady side of the ring for this huge steel ampitheatre, which seats 20,000 persons, is divided into two sections and the “sol” or sunny side is largely occupied. by the na- tives who pay buta peso for their one of the horses; the picadore weak- ly attempts to keep the bull off with his lance; it is too late! The bull’s long horns have torn into the ab— domen of the unfortunate horse. The startled animal and rider are both thrown to the ground, while until the capedores can distract the bull, he may be goring the horse to death, but if he is driven off, the horse will be ridden in the ring and perhaps attacked again and again, while the sand of the ring is running red with his blood or his entrails are hanging from the gaping wound in his side. No American can stand this All Larro Mas/2e: contain the correct amount of dried butter- milk—minerals—vitamim. Re- ‘7 salts prove they bat/e everytbmg ‘j necessary in just the ri ht ro- ' portions to make an x eal eed. seats. As we enter, the bugle from cruelty to the poor, defenseless the president’s (referee’s) box is al- horses in the bull-ring. The only Write for our free bul- letin on “Mas/2 Feed- ing.” Ask for Na. 9M. \ \ \. \ \M . WINNING FIRST PRIZE IN THE LIGHTWEIGHT CLASS l .1, ' F Fair this past fall Ernest Merritt, of Ionl-a. county won ,flrstepriz fit 15:11:36 ligiiisv‘veixlfig class in the pullixag, contest with histeam. Here 93:3"? win j _ . ,,,° . , , 9f. ue:_ ibbon. le'fiienzy. , nd this a sport? .But let us- not stop to. analyze or'theorize, .we are describing a bull-fight as we Witnessed it, in this year of our Lord, 1927, only a few miles across a bord— er from our own humane land. We have now come to the placing of the “banderillas”, which is the only sportsmanlike (?) part of the play, as it brings out the daring of the matador. The bull is pawing and snorting at one side of the ring. The matador, alone in the ring with- out the protection of his cape, must approach with the banderillas, which are barbed-pointed spears, each about two feet long and bedecked in bright colors. He walks towards the bull, alternately lifting and lowering the barbs, until within a few feet of the enraged bull and as he charges, the matador makes a dexterous lunge and if successful, drives the two barbs into the shoulders of the ani- mal. This operation must be re— peated until six banderillias, are all driven into and hanging from the shoulders, where every movement .of the muscles must bring excruciat- ing pain. Will we stay for the last act? Like you, I have had enough and am quite willing to leave, but we must tay, if only to see the unfortunate reature put out of its misery. The natador is handed his sword, his , ape is draped over his left arm, he 1». pproaches the bull, who stands with head down, pawing the ground, the red blood from the banderilla wounds on his shoulders, glistening in the afternoon sun. The bull makes a lunge forward, determined to anilate ‘ his two legged tormentor. The matador drives the long sword through to the animals heart. If his thrust is perfect, and the bull drops, the crowd jumps to their feet, amid wild cheering, and the matador ob— ligingly bows to his admirers, while the mule teams have been brought in, a chain attached to the bull’s ’ head, and he is dragged ingloriously from the scene of his battle-to-death! But wait, they are removing the bloody sand and rolling down the ring. The crowd is munching on candy bars or buying warm beer from the vendors. The band which has been playing American “jazz” music during the intermission has stopped.~ There is a bugle—call from the presi- dent’s box, the gates are again open- ed, a splendid bull, as fine a specimen as the one we have just seen killed has rushed into the ring. A matador is throWing his coat and hat to his lady—love. We question our Mexican companion. “Is there to be another bull fight this afternoon?” “Why certainly, look at your program, there are to be six killed, all by dif- ferent matadors, you have seen only a. very poor fight, both the bull and the matador you saw, were what you call ’em? ‘Bush-leaguers’! The last bull is from a famous breeder of fe- rocious animals in Spain and the mat- ador is one of the best fighters from Madrid. You will see a real fight when the sixth bull is killed!” But we had had enough and too much! They did kill five more bulls after we left and they have killed six bulls every Sunday since we left and they probably will be killing bulls, just as we have described it, in every Spanish city in the world for a century to come, as they have for a. century past! (Editor’s Note: In the fifth in- stallment Mr. Slocum, will take us with him to the ancient pyramids and ,a banana plantation.) 12 TO 15 EGGS UNDER GOOSE Would you please tell me through the columns of your valuable paper how many eggs to put under a goose to set her and the care of them while setting?-—-H. M., Alpena, Mich. NE can safely place from twelve to fifteen eggs under one adult goose and expect her to care for the eggs in a satisfactory man- ner.—C. G. .Card, Prof. of Poultry Husbandry, M. S. 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Michigan Accredited. Writ“? J. W. Webster & Son. Bath. lohlgan. for ' prices. 0 % live delivery ' \ n. a»: :74 ,, All Grains Have Shown GoodGains ~ C'uttle Prices Hold Well Because of Small Receipts and Good Demand By W. W. FOOTE, Market Editor. ‘ ‘ EVER in the past has the coun- try experienced such a long pe- riod of persistent heavy rains and great floods as has been wit- nessed this spring, and-the result is sure to be extremely disastrous to many farmers in the flooded regions. Farmers in mere northern districts of the states comprising the great corn belt have been hit hard, plowing and planting being delayed so long that it was frequently regarded as too late for corn and in numerous instances corn tracts were curtailed more or less and other crops substi— tuted in part. It is noteworthy that in quite a number of instances farm- ers are adopting soy beans as a substitute for corn, and they are found to be all that is claimed for them, as they can be planted later than corn and mature good crops well adapted for feeding hogs, cat- tle, sheep and poultry. Corn prices had a wonderful boom in recent weeks on the uncertain crop out— look, and a short time ago there were many fields that had not even been plowed. One significant out— come of the advance in the price of sound corn to $1 and over was a doubt in the minds of some farmers whether it was not too high priced to feed to hogs, and considerable num— bers of weighty swine were hurried to the markets. The hog market this year has been a great disap— pointment to owners despite the great falling off in the receipts at packing centers compared with most recent years, prices having under— gone sensational declines, with the packers dictating terms most of the time. Strange to say, after the big fall in hogs, families in Chicago are still buying their bacon, ham and other hog products at about the same prices as a year ago, the re- tail markets having failed to lower their figures in accordance with those made by the paCkers. The few farmers who slaughter and cure their hogs are a long way ahead. Lambs are scarce ,and high, and Washington range lambs, the first of the season, brought $18.75 on the Chicago market recently. Western feeding lambs sell for $13.50 to $14.25. The Advance in Grain Wheat, in common with all the other grains, has undergone a good rise in prices, due to apprehensions regarding the 1927 crop and the quite general expectation that farm— ers will get better prices than those paid for the last crop harvested in the United States. July delivery sold recently on the Chicago Board of Trade around $1.50, being con— siderably /higher than a year ago, and on some days sales reached large proportions. Corn has been placed in a remark— ably strong position, as every farm— er in the corn belt states fully real- izes, and late sales for July delivery were made about 30 cents higher than a year ago. Oats have shared in a smaller degree in the corn ad— vance, with sales for July delivery round 50 cents, being well above prices of last year. Within a short time there has been increased out- side buying of oats, based upon un— favorable crop reports. There is a great rye shortage, and prices have advanced wildly at times, July rye selling a short time ago for $1.20, comparing with 94 cents a year ago. The government May crop report gives the rye crop as 49,000,000 bushels, or 9,000,000 bushels more than last year, and comparing with a record crop of 103,362,000 bush- els in 1923. A winter wheat crop of 537,000,000 bushels is given, comparing with a harvest of 627,- 000,000 bushels last year and a five year average of 555,915,000 bushels. Changes in Cattle Trade ’ Considerably. smaller numbers of cattle have been marketed in west— ern packing points so far this year than, in recent years, and most of the time thedemand has been so good an. . "r .\ , that prices were Well maintained at a very much higher level than at corresponding dates in recent years. Of late beef steers have sold on the Chicago market at an extreme range of $9 to $13.85, largely at $9.75 to $12.25, with Nebraska weighty steers among the highest sellers. Heavy cattle are not too numerous and sell at a big premium, with yearlings going at $9 to $12.85. A year ago steers were selling at $8 to $10.65, two years ago at $8 to $12 and twelve years ago at $6.90 to $9.75. Cows and heifers find buyers at $5.75 to $11.40. The re- cent advance of corn to $1.05 a bushel has put a stop to active buy- ing of fleshy feeders, and country buyers are now calling mainly for thin steers for grazing purposes, with sales mostly at $8.25 to $8.75, about 109,000, head arriving. in two A 1 On a late decline in prices days. hogs ‘sold at a range of $7,20 to $9, comparing with $12 to $14.90 a year ago, $10.50 to $12.35 two years ago and $6 to $7.25 three years ago. Combined receipts in seven western packing points for the year to late date amount to 10,962,000 hogs, comparing with 10,657,000'a year ago, 13,119,000 two years ago and 15,338,000 three years ago. With existing conditions, active marketing of hogs and low prices are expected. Recent Chicago receipts were far larger than a. week earlier or a year ago. A GLANCE AT THE MARKETS Market News Service, U. ~S. Depart- ment of Agriculture, Bureau of Agrcul- tural Economics. RM prices average higher now than in spring, mainly because of sharp gains in cotton, grain, feeds and potatoes. In early June some lines lost a little of the advance. Butter and cheese held their place in the market, and sev- eral lines of fruits and vegetables are M. B. F. MARKETS BY RADIO UN E in the M. B. F. market reports and farm news broadcast on Monday, “’ednesday, Thursday and Friday nights at 6:40, east- ”ern standard time from WGHP of Detroit. It is broadcast at 6:15 on Tuesday evening. The wave length is 243.8 meters. while feeders are salable at $9 to $9.50. Many grass cattle are being marketed to avoid feed bills. The Hog Market Unfortunately for farmers who are engaged in the hog industry, prices have been forced to greatly reduced levels in recent weeks, and it has looked as though there was really danger that the packers would put prices below the actual cost«of production. Stockmen have been placed in a new position since the revolution in the corn market, and with corn selling around $1.05 a bushel in the Chicago market, stock— men began to market their swine, taking the ground that corn was too dear to feed to their stock. The quality and weight of the hogs has been good, and supplies were well taken by the local packers and buy- ers for the eastern packers. As for the future, it may be said that if corn sells at high prices and hogs at relatively low prices, lots of brood sows may be expected in the markets this summer and plenty of light weight pigs in the fall, pointing to another hog shortage. Excessive Chicago hog supplies a short time ago forced new low price levels, selling higher than a year ago. Eggs act as if starting to go up. Grains Grain Markets have been varying ac- cording to crop news for some weeks past. Floods, cold weather and local droughts pushed up the prices sharply in May but the early June news was rather more favorable and the market has been sagging back a little. Higher prices brought some increase in market supply. Corn reached high point of the season the first week of June, then fell off some- what. Winter wheat is expected to be 50 to 75 million bushels less this season, according to trade estimates. Foreign markets continue active. The cat crop is doing well. Prospect of a somewhat larger rye crop weakened prices slightly. The hay crop promses satisfactory out- come in most parts of the East and Mid- dle West. and without interest. Choice timothy sells around $25 in Eastern markets. Feeds Corn feeds, including gluten and hom- iny feed, seem scarce in the market. Lin- seed meal advanced slightly as the re- sult of light supplies and more active demand. The general tone of the _feed market has been firm with slightly up- ward tendency. Buyers in some sections were still taking small quantities of feed for immediate use but the demand gener- ally has slackened because of good pas- turage. THE BUSINESS FARMER’S MARKET SUMMARY and Comparison with Markets Two Weeks Ago and One Year Ago ‘1 Detroit Chicago Den on Detroit—J June 13 June 13 May 31 ML WHEAT— No. 2 Red $11-43 % $151 $1.55 No. 2 White 1-44 K 1.52 34. 1.56 No. 2 Mixed L42 ié 1.50 is .55 CORN—— No. 2 Yellow '99 1-00 .78 N0. 3 Yellow -97 .93 @ .95 .98 .75 — OATS “ No. 2 White 55 .48}; @ .51 .60 .46 No. 3 White .52 .47 @ .50 1,4, .57 .45 RYE-m ‘ Cash N0. 2 1.18 ~- 1.19 .93 BEANS- c, H. P. 0‘", 5.90 5.20 4.30 POTATOES— _ ” ~ Per th. .533 3.25@3.75 4-00@4.16 3.00@3.17 HAY— , . ’ No. 1 Tim. ~ 17@18 19 20 17@18 . 23.50@24 No. 2 Tim. 15@ 16 17 19 ’ 15@16 21@22 N0. 1 Clover .17 @ 18 20 @21 17 @ 18/ 20 21 Light Mixed ; 16@17.50 _‘ 19@20 16@17.'50 . 22 23 Monday, June 13.1—'-Favorablewweather reports cause wheat‘to weaken. 09m, . and oats are easy. Bean market remailns steady. .Potatoes‘eaSier. ' ' ~( The hay markets continue dull ' retake? per 100 pounds for new potatoes and 75 cents for old stock the first part of June. '. The higher prices brought increased ship-" " ments, especially .in Western makets, and» prices became irregular. This sensational closing of the old potato season stirred up growers in northern producing sec- tions and may tend to increaSe late acre- age. Prices at times considerably ex- ceeded, $5 per 100 pounds in city markets and some lines of new potatoes went as high as $12 per barrel in certain mar—. kets. Earliness of southeastern shippin sectidns and lateness in the Middle West caused something of a gap in the early summer supply, but midwestem section are becoming more active. - BEANS Demand for beans is good with the can- ners taking most of the offerings. Groc- ers are slow buyers at the present price' but the market seems to be getting along very well without them. Light red and kidneys are $7.00 and dark reds $5.00. DETROIT LIVE POULTRY Chickens easy. Hens, colored, 23c; leg- horns, 15@160. Cocks, 14c; leghom cocks, 12c. Broilers, 2% lbs up, Barred Rocks, 38; other colored, 36; under 21,5 lbs 2@4c cheaper; Leghorns,'2 lbs up, 270; 1% to 1%, lbs, 23@25c. Ducks: White, 4% lbs up, 32c; smaller or dark, 25c; geese, 16c. ' DETROIT. BUTTER AND EGGS Butter steady ; best creamery in tubs 37 1/2 @ 40. Eggs steady ; fresh firsts, 20 1A3 @ 21c. Cheese steady. , DETROIT SEEDS Clover seed, cash imported $13.00; Oc- tober, $16.75; domestic, December, $16.65. Alsike August, $13.50. Timothy, cash old, $2.45; new, May, $2.55. BOSTON WOOL MARKET New clip Texas ’wool in considerable inquery, being quoted at $1.05@1.10 for 12-months wool and 90 cents for 8-months wool. Territory fine combing quoted at $1.05@1.10; French combing at $1@1.05; half blood at 95c@$1; three-eighths blood at 85@90c and quarter blood at 78'@80c. LIVESTOCK MARKETS EAST BUFFALO, _N. Y.———( Un i te d States Department of Agriculture). Hogs —~Steady to 100 higher; bulk 160,! to 230 lbs, $9.50, few 300 lbs, $9; pigs quotable $8.50@9; packing sows, $7.25@7.50. Cattle—Nominal. Calves—Steady: top vealers, $14; cull and common, $10@11.50. ‘ - Sheep—Quotable steady; weak; top yearlings, $14.50; spring lambs, $17.2.r; bulk, $15.50@17: bulk fat ewes, $5@7. CHICAGO—The hog market continued ’- steady. This branch of the trade fur- nshed the only activity with the feature of, the week the light supply of lambs and the consequent big price advance. Choice lots of hogs were quoted at $9.15@9.25, with most packing hogs sell- ing at 28 and below. For the week, values were below the $9.55 paid a week ago, but still were above the low time for this present period. Only about 400 cattle arrived, with no good steers, so trade was of little account, though prices nominally were steady. For the week steers Were mostly 25@40 cents higher at $13.85 for the best. Cows and heifers were up 25 cents, with choice cows at $9.50@9.75. Calves closed as much as $1 up and bulls were strong. Sheep trade was nominally steady. For the week values were higher. Fat lambs went to $18.75 and trade was up $1@1.50 at this level. in many spots, while aged sheep advanced 25@50 cents, with good light ewes at $7 supply of 5,000 @ 7.2 5. Today’s went. direct to packers. Week of June 19 WHILE most parts of Michigan could stand, warmer weather and more rain during this week, we believe it will be a good time to plant beans-and late'potatoeS‘: ~ I 30m will make slow growthat this , ime. ~ .- » v Moderately cool and fair .weathe will begin the-week but .ahOutvMoas "day the air will get: Warmerandiths sky cloud up. As a result there bersome iglcattered; shhxgprs in,mg,~' , ’ A let-up in potato shipments, 'oldi'and" _‘ ,, . . new, brought a sharp rise of about $1.50.- , . ":wrrn 5M,” .., z. ‘3." Yearlings also gained $1- ”M‘s-7" ‘Nt‘w‘v w, _ V, .—. a v ‘V‘. Vv. —‘._,__‘ \ .. -. “a" ‘M‘ fur ‘v v» ”m,” MW ‘v-vo'way “xv . ‘., . ":Wrrn Amp, .. u .. i." .l. a Tn "'v a. 1.» 'during last half of week. weedy and the condition of meadows I ‘ and pastures Will be favorable. We are looking for a cool, wet week gen- V-erally. The early days of this week will be cool. From about Tuesday on through the middle of the week and towards the close weather conditions will be more or less unsettled. Scattered showers an d thunder storms and even hail are probable As the week draws to a close temperatures will range slightly cooler. 250 FARMERS STUDY LIVESTOCK FEEDING EXPERIMENTS (Continued from Page 3) $75.00 per ton and linseed meal at_ $55.00 per ton the oats had a feed- ing value of 49c per bushel, and the hogs in this lot were finished but four days later. flogging Ofl’ Corn Three lots of standing corn were hogged ed in the fall of 1926. In Lot 1, rape was sown at the last cultivation, in Lot 2 soybeans were drilled with the corn and in Lot 3 tankage was supplied in a self- feeder. Each lot had access to a mineral mixture of steamed bone- meal', limestone and salt. Very satisfactory gains were made by all pigs, 1.66, 1.43 and 1.77 pounds respectively. There was little difference in the feed requirements for 100 pounds of gain of the different groups of pigs. The value returned per bushel of corn consumed diner-ed but little in the three lots. Although the tank age fed lot returned a slightly lower value per bushel of corn consumed, these pigs gained more rapidly than did the others, especially those in the soybean lot, and were therefore finished for market earlier. The values returned by the hogs for the corn consumed as shown in this experiment indicates that hog- ging down corn is a rapid and eco- nomical method of converting this ~crop into pork. With pork valued at $10 a return of $1. 08, $1. 06 and $1. 02 per bushel or No. 2 Corn is shown in the rape lot, the soybean lot and the tankage lot respectively. With $8 pork, the value per bushel is 85, 83 and 79 cents respectively. Winter Pig Feeding 1. Alfalfa hay produced some- what more rapid gains and required considerably less feed for 100 pounds gain than did linseed meal, when each was fed with shelled corn, tankage and minerals as shown by Lots 1 and 3. 3. The addiiton o.‘ linseed meal to a mixture of tankage and alfalfa meal or alfalfa hay produced some- what less rapid gains and raised the feed requirements slightly when each mixture was fed with shelled corn, tankage and minerals as shown by Lots 1 and 4. 4. The addition of alfalfa hay to tankage and linseed meal when each combination was fed with shelled corn and minerals increased the gains somewhat and reduced the feed requirements for 100 pounds of gain as shown by Lots 3 and 5. 5. Alfalfa hay with tankage and linseed meal made appreciably larger daily gains and required consider- ably less feed for the gains produced than did alfalfa meal with tankage and linseed meal when each was fed with shelled corn and minerals as shown by Lots 4 and 5. Ming Cull Beans to Pigs 1. Ground corn, tankage, miner- als and alfalfa hay fed Lot 1 pro- duced much larger daily gains and required considerably less concen-' trates for the gains made than did any of the other rations used with '1. the exception that Lot 5 required very little more feed for ‘100 pounds of gain. 2. In Lots 1 and 2 here cull beans Were compared wit tankage as a protein supplement to corn, the ' fodder. made quite satisfactory ‘ no great increase in feed ,_ Corn growth will “still remain slow 7 but the fields will become more - Lots ‘2 and a ground corn produced ‘ 24‘. 91 per cent larger daily gains and required 9.09 per cent less food for the gains made than did our corn. Lot ‘2 consumed considerable more food. This was no doubt due to the fact that the .cull beans fed them were mixed with the ground corn, whereas in Lot 3 the cull beans were , fed alone in the trough and the ear corn on the floor. 4. As shown in Lots 2, _4 and 5 the proportions of cull beans fed, up to two—thirds of the ration with ground corn, had little influence on the daily gains produced. The féed requirements show no regular order to the proportions of cull beans fed. 5. The addition of as little as one-third ground corn to cull beans produced much larger daily gains with considerably smaller feed re- quirements as shown in Lots 5 and 6. 6. The cost of. feed in all the cull bean lots, was lower than was the case in the ground corn and tankage fed lot. No account however was taken of the added labor and expense of cooking and feeding cull beans. 7. The cost of feed was gradually reduced as the proportions of cull beans fed were increased. Although the feed cost for Lot 6, fed beans alone, was lower than that of any other lot, the gains made Were very unsatisfactory. \Vintering Work Horses Ten idle work mares and geldings. 4 of which weighed just under 1, 500 pounds and 6 ranging from 1580 to 1850 pounds, were fed after De— cember 19,1926 on a ration of 8 pounds of alfalfa hay and 5. 4 pounds shredded corn stover daily at a cost of 8.2 cents per day. They also ran on alfalfa meadow aftermath every day. February 14, one pair of the heavy mares and one pair of the heavy geldings were in good enough flesh so that they sold for $425 per pair. Beginning March 1, the remain— ing horses were given 6 pounds of ear corn per day to harden them for spring work. This raised the cost of the ration to 17. 2 cents per day. Another 2 pounds of corn was added March 15, and on March 20, the six horses weighed only 248.3 pounds less than on December 19 or a loss of .455 pounds per head daily. In spite of this small loss in weight the horses went to work April 1 and seemed to do their work freely and With no trouble with sore necks or shoulders. Dairy Cattle The experimental work with dairy cattle and particularly the research work with mineral nutrition was ex— plained by Prof. O. E. Reed and C. F. Huffman. The long time mineral feeding ex— periment including seven lots of Hol- stein heifers with five in each lot was begun more than five years ago. Various rations of roughage have been fed to these lots of. cattle and some lots received various mineral supplements. The mineral supple— ments used along with timothy hay were bone meal with one lot; cal- cium carbonate and raw rock phos— phate with another lot; and another lot received a commercially prepared complex mineral mixture. The re- sults of this five years’ study thus far indicate that the average milking cow, fed on a well cured roughage and a balanced ration, needs very little, if any, mineral supplement to the ration. The experiment indi— cates quite positively that if a min- eral supplement is required that a high quality steamed bone meal will give the best results. Further experiments, as explained by Prof. C. F. Huflman, indicated that cottonseed meal is the equal of linseed oilmeal as a protein supple- ment In the ration of growing heif— ers. No injurious effects were pro- duoed by the feeding of cottonseed meal to the extent of furnishing the entire protein requirement for these heifers. A common belief is often expressed that cottonseed meal is more constipating than linseed meal when fed to cattle. The experiment- al data obtained by the Dairy De- partment indicates that this is an or- raucous idea. 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