o Service ' othenA-‘ieatures mug ,. V. ‘ we: Slocum’s story about “Where Tex Meets Mex m m c N n m m :6 Desk- and 39’. pm we mm. mm on “a mm a. V he“. av Another interest Page of pictures showing many of Michigan’s beauty spots - Farmers’ , In this issue . ifia gfieryméll . eesfnl International Baby Chick Association convention e v e r held. was the one at Grand Rapids. from July 18 to 23. This convention was successful both from the stand- point of the benefits derived from it and the entertainment which it af- forded. . ‘3‘” Monday, which was really the opening day oificials of the state ac- crediting and Certifying associations met. Later in the afternoon, the board of directors of the Internation— al Baby Chick Association held their~ meeting. Tuesday was spent mostly in regis- tering, although there were several THOUT a doubt the most sue-d speeches , during ' thesis, .meetings,. as well as during an ofthe others, were- very practical and to the point. The speakers had the hatcherymen’s problems well'in mind and handled them most successfully. Wednesday morning was spent in discussing the shipping problems of the hatcheryman, by such capable men as, Hon. R. S. Regar, Third As- sistant Postmaster General, Wash- ington, D. C.; C. Howard Bucklerh Superintendent, Division of Regis- tered Mails; Henry A Shore, Chief Clerk, Division of Railway Mail Service, and E. H. Stevens, Superin— tendent Claims, American Railway Express Company, Chicago, Illinois. H, . $919: stems at one , q . , or abouts-occurs which made their first stop at .Getz Farm, owned by. Mr. Gebrge Gets, of Chicago. The farm, with its private zoological gar- den, its rare plants and trees and 'many other features was a treat that the hatcherymen will long remem- ber. From-the farm, the parade contin- ued to Jenison Park, near Holland, - where the balance of the afternoon and evening was spent in bathing, athletic events, ball playing, dancing and eating. ‘ , Thursday morning was taken up with discussions on the improvement 05.61991? and consisted successful meetings held. T h e Wednesday afternoon was in in producing baby chicks, by such wt J We offer when, as and if issued, subject to Prior Sale J ‘i 1323+fo " | flag. . t as . “fill “9.x; Interest couponspayablesemi' annually, November 10 and May 10. Principal and in- terest payable at the office of the Union Trust Combany. Trustee, Detroit, Michigan. 2% Normal Income Tax paid by Borrower. Callable at 103 and accrued interest. Bonds may be registered as to principal only. Tax Exempt in Michigan. tilt.) Lil 'L'tTfiffl »’ -" , . "[1,: .. , 1,3,. 1.1.. . , fl Ilun‘ ' $115,000.00 ‘ Lamson Court Apartment First Mortgage 6 1/2 % Real Estate Bonds - UNION TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE Security—The bonds of this" issue are secured by a closed first mortgage on both land and building, and by first lien on the net an- nual earnings from the property. This property is located at the corner of Palljster Avenue and Lamson Place, Detroit, fronting 120 feet on Pallister Avenue, and running back a depth of 84 feet on Lanison Place. (This property is located within a short block of Henry Ford Hospital, and but a few blocks distant from both Providence and Pierman Kielcr I'iospitals.) wing—The buildingwill beof four stories including basement, of semi-fireproof construc- tion, principally ,Of brick, stone and steel. The plans provide for thirty-seven apartmentathirty- three of which will consist of three rooms, the remainder of two and four-room suites Pro- vision is made for three professional offices in addition to the apartments. Due to the type of building, and location in the hospital district, a ready rental demand ex- ists from physicians, internes, nurses and others directly interested or employed in the various hospitals. , ’ Borrower—The bonds of this issue are a direct obligation of Paul O. Winkler and Irvin ' T. Winkler who are the principal owners of Paul O. Winkler Company. Their sworn statement shows their present net worth, not including anything for this improvement," The Hilton Strauss, Corporation First Mortgage Real Estate Bonds ,o'7 ,0“, Cum . O NINTH FLOOR, PENOBSCOT BUILDING ,’ 3°“ 0%” DETROIT, MICHIGAN y ' ‘0 N am: All information contained in this advertisement has been carefully V ' ’OoAddr-bn investigated by Wand we believe it to'ln borne out by tlu facts. '0 \ equivalent to more than two times the amount of this bond issue. AWN—The land has been appraised by independent appraisers: P. I. Aldrich and Wm. A. Ratigan (both members of Detroit Real Estate Board) and Lamlein Brothers Inc. Building costs have been conservatively esti- mated by Ioseph I. Iogerst, Architect, as follows: Value Of land (average ap- praisel) $ 48,000.00 Estimated cost of building, in- cluding architect’s fees . . . 187,520.00 Combined estimated valuation of both land and building . $235,520.00 This provides a total security of $235,520.00, to c over total bond issueol $1 15,000.00, making this loan less than a 50% mortgage. Sinking Fund—The borrower is required after the first year to deposit monthly, in ad- vance, with the Trustee, 1-12 of the amount of interest, principal and income tax due each year, , except that on final maturity, this monthly amount will be the same as to principal as the year next preceding. ' Maturities and [Denominations-— These bonds are offered in denominations of $1000, $500 andr$100, maturities rang- ing from two to ten years, at par and I accrued interest, subject to prior sale. 0' O o lydeocflbing. Glenn Campbell, and the other, a tour through the famous Grand Rap- ids furniture exhibits, in charge of Paul J. Bailey. Thursday evening at seven o'clock I the banquet was held in the Armory. There has never been sucha banquet of the hatcherymen before; By this - time there were nearly 1500 dele- gates, which is about 500 more than ever before, and they were all at the banquet. Both the food and the en- tertainment could not be surpassed in any manner. Friday brought'to a close a won- derful convention. This day ‘was spent in a business session. The people of Michigan should feel proud that the International Baby Chick Association chose this State for its convention and the men who are directly responsible for the success of this convention have every reason to feel that their work has been well done, for they have shown the hatcherymen from other states that the hatcherymen of Michigan are wide awake and can entertain their guests royally.———Lee Grinnell. CLUB NHEMBERS SPEND BUSY WEEK AT M. S. C. HREE hundred and forty-nine T club members from 28 counties of southern Michigan recently completed a week of work and recre- ation at Michigan State College. The activities ranged all the way from the publication of a newspaper to a contest to find who was the champion player of the mouth organ. State champions to represent Mich- igan in national club contests and sectional champions to meet repres- entatives from Northern Michigan boys and girls at the State Fair were selected by club leaders. The health champions were Ken- neth Rocker, Oakland county, and Helen Norberg, Oceana county. Other boys and girls who had a good health score were Milford Tayer, A1- legan county; Harley Stuart, Jack- son county; Mary Lefler, Hillsdale county; Gertrude Hart, Ingham county, and Tekla Jones, Bay county. M e m b e r s of clothing clubs throughout the State submitted sam- ples of their work and the winners selected were: first year work, Eliz— abeth Kormos, Wayne county; sec- ond year, Margaret Powell, Mont- morency county; third year, Virginia McManus, Saginaw County; fourth year, Catherine Good, Menominee county; and fifth year, Katherine Outwater, Washtenaw county. The clothing demonstration teams chosen were Elberta Holmden and Eileen Addie, Kent county; Lenora Hank and Luettia West, Wayne county; and Eleen Girbach and Nora Gordon, Washtenaw county. Southern Michigan will be repres- ented by Verna 'Norberg and Nina Hesselsweet, Oceana county; Mabel, Klingaman and Catherine Hicks, Calhoun county; and Lucille Bitgood and Eloise McKingley, Newago coun- ty as judges of clothing at the State Fair. Virginia McManus and Wanda Wezien, Saginaw county, and Rachel Wedel and Jessie Teeters, Calhoun county will judge exhibits of canned goods—P. NEW COW TESTERS PPOINTMENTS as testers in cow testing associatons in Mich- igan counties include Lloyd Heckel and Earl Cavender, Monroe county; Bruce Peterson, Oakland county; Kenneth Hayes and Ford Hall, Bay county; Arthur Rehbein and Harold Harrison, Newago coun- ty; Lloyd Herweyer and Elmer Milli- rou, Wexford county; Darcy Mahan, Missaukee county; Harold Profit, Huron county; and Cecil "Dobbcn, Charlevoix county—P. ' GLADWINJ FARMERS T0 PICNIC H LADWIN county will hold a. farmers’ picnic and dairy day meeting at Beavertou. August 1 10. Arrangements for the meeting '5 were made by Eldon Witkows.ki.»r" gtester for the Gladwin ’associatiOn. “ Speakers for the. day will 'be 5 n-1,“ Beak 7. e. especial extensio “7° {‘1 , . G1 b ; Thursday afternoon bran ” glitforth . v "’ two diaerent types of amusement: {One a golf tournament, in charge of - ‘ \ h, ,u— V‘Mg. when «.e,_ .4“ . psi". “' “The Olny Farm Magazine Owned and Edited in Michigan Panama Iii-Weekly at Mt. Clemens, Michigan. ~ - Where ex ‘ -Meets Mex _ Part VII Received by President Calles : 1 By GEORGE M. SLOCUM ,, HEN Cortez came to Mexico, he i landed first in Vera Cruz and since that time it has been the ‘ aprincpal port, now only rivalled by z Tampico, its neighbor to the north. More than once has this port figured _I in our own history and as lately as 1914, our own marines landed there, after a skirmish in which several were killed, to protect American in- terests. It was here we met Genral Gomez, leader of the military forces in Mex— ico, and probably a strong contender for the presidency at the elections to be held this fall. He seemed glad to see us, extended a warm hand-shake and a smile and explained, through his interpreters, that anything we wanted in Mexico was ours. The control of the army is his, the sol- diers are alone responsible for the conduct'of the election, so if he is not elected by an “over—whelming” ‘, majority it will only be because he ; has decided that it is safer and more pleasant, simply to be a General. ‘3 ,By order of the mayor, the band 5 played in the plaza an extra hour in our honor, the evening we were in Vera Cruz, and would have serenad— ed us on our departure at six o’clock the next morning, if we had not ex- plained that like ice cream, the aver- age Americafi cares little about music before breakfast. We wanted to see more of Vera Cruz and someday we hope to re— turn, perhaps by steamer from New York or New Orleans, to enter Mex— ..( ico at this charming port and follow again by rail the route up OVer the mountains taken by Cortez and his band of intrepid invaders, as they fought their way though harassed by jungle, savages and fever, towards the golden capital of the Emperor Montezuma, which is to this day the capital of this great republic. Vera Cruz to Orizaba 'Today two gigantic electric en— gines have been attached to our heavy train of American Pullman - cars, because we are to climb the steepest railway grade in all the world. At one section of the line we will climb from an elevation of 1,510 feet to 2,710 feet within twenty miles. Fortune favors me for, because I carry a motion picture camera, the railway ofiicals have given me a seat of honor, beside the engineer, who from one throttle controls the thousands of electric horses, which pull our train as easily and as steadily up the steep grades and around the sharp curves, as if it were a. child’s train of toy cars. Once raging modern torrents now har— nessed by modern turbines, furnish the “white coal” to drive our loco— motives. From the window Where I sit, in many places it would be easy to drop - a stone straight down two thousand ? feet. We cross trestles, so steep “and ‘« curved that our long Pull-man cars creak and scream as if about to jump - Maya . WNW/«wt A“ r . r . .... .M‘; ‘Mw" i " the tracks. In one place, far down ° it... . 1nzthe valley, we can see the remains i , O‘f'a 'trainthat was derailed by revo— ‘ x , l, , - lutioniets,-: and the sight of it, like i a bleak skeleton of twisted iron and , _ steel, is anything "but" quieting to our 3M 1' . nervmsw - ,. . But; as we'nlimbfsteedfly upwards. . .. niece-hirer ”We .; SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1927 Entered as 2nd class mutter, Aug. 22, 1917 at Mt. Clemens, hie .. under act Mar. 8. 1879. the Red Room of the National Palace. AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL EDITORS MEET PRESIDENT OF LIEXICO President Cellos, under whose guidance the editors and their wives were entertained in Mexico, received the group in‘ _ hIr. Slocum, E. H. Reynolds, Mrs. Slocum, I’. B. Talbot, 0. A. Cobb, Presrdent Calles, and Minister of Agriculture Leon, Left (-0 right: 2,713 feet above sea-level, we get out to visit a coffee grove and to pick some of the berries which are about the size of a hickory nut and con— tain two green beans. When roast— ed they become the fragrant brown coffee, which is the breakfast bever— age of the world. The coffee trees begin bearing in two or three years and would grow to a height of twen— ty feet, if they were not nipped at about six feet to strengthen the tree and make it easy for the pickers. They are planted about six feet apart and often among banana trees to shield the young plants from the sun. Mexico is not famous for the quality of its coffee, but many thou— sands of tons are exported to the United States annually, doubtless to appear in fancy packages as import- ed Java and Mocha. Orizaba Orizaba is famous in Mexico‘ for what made Milwaukee famous in the pre-Volstead days, in our own arid country. Her brewery is the largest on the American continents today, procuring six hundred cases of sixty bottles each, every hour of every day, and working night and day now to keep up with a mysterious de- mand for the amber liquid which comes from somewhere north of the line. The Rio Grande must be like our own Detroit river, which they say is the strangest in all the world, because it is dry on one side and wet on the other and still is wetter on the dry side than it is on the wet side! Although there are many large breweries in Mexico, the mass of the population are too poor to afford beer and depend on a milk—like juice of the cactus, called “pulque” (pul— key) which ferments so quickly that it is sucked into goat—skin bags by the peons and carried to the markets where it must be consumed within forty—eight hours or it spoils. Pulquc looked so much like our own dairy product, that many of the party tried it, before they learned how it was gathered and that the goat—skin was turned inside out with the hair left on, to give the product a rare flavor which the peon would surely miss if it were delivered in sterile glass con— tainers! At Orizaba we saw a monument “to the gallant sons of the State of Vera Cruz” who lots their lives in the war of 1847 with the United States. One wonders about war, and its place in the scheme of things, when he views it from the other side. President Callas Back in Mexico City again, we are ' WINS E. E. vGALLUP CUP THREE TIMES The St. Louis High School pixie“ bog, under the direction of John C. Wilk, won the time E. E. ,Gallupn term ”Odie“ 0 Week 13!!!!“ at II for. the thl ' \ , _ . . .cup-fll , W GlVin “and, Ramon , , to many years by having the best exhibit of , any 0! the 12:. Gulf J til-Engines school ‘ 0 mm s in Michigan at the last Farmere’ a permanently, ,Left to ri ht, are Griflth; 'mid e , row, Garage ‘Denhen, men, , '- ‘mi 3 ”was, received by Plutarcho Elias Calles, president of the second largest re- public of the two Americans, and a man who Isaac Marcosson says “is a figure of more vital interest to the American people than any other world executive.” That he is of the itooscvoltiun stamp, impresses you immediately from the first snap of _ his iron jaw in the sharp decisive 35'" manner in which he speaks. A school—teacher by training, he was pressed into military and political service early in the series of revolu- tions which followed the thirty-two year dictatorship of l’orfiro Diuz. He spoke to us in Spanish and thus through an interpreter, just as our own president must of necessity, speak through a third person to the representatives of Latin—American countries. What a crime, we thought, that this barrier of languages must .prove a. handicap to mutual under- standing of near—neighbor’s problems from one generation to another, for how difficult it is, to translate into another language and through an- other’s lips, the inner thoughts and meanings, which come from our hearts. ’ The president did make it clear, however, that although we were his guests, he expected us to cover up nothing that we saw, to give his adv ministration credit only where cre- dit was due and that he entertained only the kindliest regard and ads miration for the great republic to the north, contrary reports notwitlh standing. That he was immensely gratified to see a body of men and women, representing a total circula- tion of more than eleven million - farm homes in the United States; engaged in a first—hand investigation into the problems of Mexican agri~ culture was evidenced by the count-3 less courtcsies which his governs - ment and its representatives, afford?- - . ed us, as its guests, at every turn. .- The former president Obregon is a, staunch friend and advisor of}~ Calles and when we were at' the. capital, both were living at the castle? and in daily communication. “TheL present laws allow a president only a single two-year term, so it is .g' " erally rumored that Obregon will“; a candidate again at the fall aw tions. 3 V‘ The more we learned of the prob} lems which confront the president 1 this republic, determined to rid of the parasites which were. a~~ to the very Vitals of its gov' . (Continued on m, 1 l l HEAT NEEDS " fertile, well’prepared, and well drained soil to carry it through winter. Liberal applications of high analysis, wellvbalanced fertil— izer, will help, prevent winter injury, increase yields, improve quality and grade. Potash produces plump, sound grain, and stiff straw . that does not lodge. When potash is lacking, the grains . ripen too earlyand‘ lack qualn ity; the stems and leaves die while the grain is still imma— ture. Potash is cheap. Use it liberally. Tear this ad out and send it to us with your name and address and we will mail you your copies of: "Better Grains and Hays" and “Fertilizing Wheat and Clover." Agricultural and Scientific Bureau N. V. POTASH EXPORT Mr. of Amsterdam, Holland NEW YORK OFFICES: 19West 44th St. Dept. 6. NEW YORK ATLANTA CHICAGO BALTIMORE JACKSON SAN JOSE G E H L tightest-Running Low speed means less power required less vibration, hence longer life. TheG Gehl has all steel construction, non-breakable, boiler-plate fly wheel. Absolutely self- feuding. gears enclosed—run 1n oil. 4 Auto Type Gear Shift for changing length of cut. Wonder- ful no-choke blower fills highest silos with low speed—3H.P.and upwill run Gehl cutters. Dealers everywhere -— Write for name of nearest dealer. GEHL BROS. MFG. C0. 424 S. Water St.. What a Univer- llty Test Proved A Gehl cut 19.26 tons per hour with only 13 26H. P., ele- vating 35 feet and running 465 R. P. M. —the lowest power of any cutter in the test. It will do an welion your term. West Bend, J A8. A All Ocarina”) INDIANA Wood and HOOSIER Tile Silos are the recognized leaders. They save their cost many times over by providing better feed. stronger cattle, eater milk or beef production. EOOSI IER Wood Brooders {)I‘OVld e ideal housing for chicks. Scien iflcally designed Built of staves inches > thick. “7 a 1‘ n1 , sanitary. Buy now for low rice and fast dellyery. 1;; Op— portumty for agents. lLLLllzi H o o s I l-: n ll l a: Bldg. Tile 3. Silo 00., "H l5!“ - . Dept. NIB-11 . §|L0 "003:“ Albany. Ind. 1 F“ ‘ TILE SIL'O. / . tlllwm‘.‘ h ‘-k ' a. ' .2? do: on ' I"' V 0‘. W7 ‘ FIRE INSURANCE SOLD ON TIME ' ourth1 9hr est farm mutual in Michigan, estab- l. Gill 1’? Issues blanket goliocg.0 Rodded saver- " e for 910 years 3.2 30 per 2.94 $1000. New members do not htaves 2any 0 9r mdembershiél fee to pay. Assessments col- ted in advance mon t.hs Borrows0 no money. 1'11 interest. Bank balance $45.0 Losses . djusted and promptly paid. OReierence, nce Department Lansmg; Michigan Bufisi— ' :rmer. or National Bank of CommI emf: De- . t. , Write‘l for 32 page booklet. NEER INSURANCE CO. ‘ 291%“, West Grand Boulevard. Detroit Advertis- ” The , Farmers Service Bureau (A Clearing Department for farmers’ every dayodtroublos. l l- est: for Information address $311 .°°ll'il"ii133irfl§ 111.38% be accompanied by full name and address. Name not used if so requested. ) lven to o serve Prompt caMul attention to this department. We are are GET PEROH FOR OUT OF STATE Is there a law in Michigan prohib- iting me to send to a fishery outside of the State of Michigan for perch fish and then sell them to the neigh— bors? I do not sell for profit, it is merely a club order. I have been told I have no right to do ‘this as the state law forbids to have perch in possession at this time of year. These are a different kind of. perch from‘what we have here.—A. J. Y., Burr Oak, Mich. HERE is no prohibition against T selling perch in Michigan, which have been shipped into this State, provided such fish are of legal size, which is 9 inches for sale. There is no prohibition in Michigan against the sale of perch taken either Within or outside the State, which are 9 inches in length. —L. J. Young, Director of Conservation. NINE HOURS PER DAY Is there a law in Michigan govern— ing the wages of girls, namely, clerks, ofiice girls, etc.? If so, what is the minimum wage for girls who work from 8:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m.? —C. P. E., Ypsilanti, Mich. HERE is no State law limiting the amount of wages, or speci— fying the minimum amount which shall be paid office girls, clerks, etc. The 1aw.provides that no female shall be compelled to work longer than an average of 9 hours a day, and that no discrimin- ation shall be made between men and women as to wages to be paid for factory work—Legal Editor. CIDER TURNS GREEN I have about 300 gallons of good cider and it is sour like vinegar. It is nice and clear but after I draw it into a glass and it stands in the light it turns green. Now can you or anyone ltell .me what ails it or what to do for it?—l. W. S., Perry, Mich. ROM 3. description of the'cider I should judge that it had come in contact with copper and the acetic acid in the cider had reacted with the copper to form copper ace- tate. This would account for the cider turning green upon standing. I should advise that if the cider is drawn through a copper faucet or comes in contact in any way with copper that the copper be replaced with wood—F. W. Fabian, Res. Assoc. in Bacteriology, M. S. C. CATTLE ON ROAD Can my neighbor drive cattle on the road if the road isn’t fenced? He has land on both sides of my land and he drives cattle on road two to four times a day.—A. S., Bendon, Mich. OUR neighbor would have a right to drive his cattle along the road, in going to and from his farm, but, of course, could not allow them to run at large in the highway—Legal Editor. CANNOT SHOOT MUSKRATS What is the law about shooting muskrats in Michigan?—P. L. K., Hastings, Mich. HE Michigan law prohibits the T use of a 22 rifle or any other firearms in shooting muskrats. Act 111 of the public Act's of 1921 permitting the use of a 22 was re- —pealed-ia~1.9 2 5.-—.—mL. «I. ~Young,~Direc- tor of Conservation. KEEPING POBK I wish you could tell me, how to keep?lpork that has been killed and salted down since last fall. I will tell you what I did and some say it won’t' keep unleser boil the brine once a month. I took it out of. the old brine that it made itself and made a' new one and boiled it and when it cooled I put it back in the barrel. Will you please tell me if it will keep and what to do with it? ' —~Mrs.‘J. M., MoGregor, Mich. . NO one can 'tell you definitely as to whether your pork: willy .kéep r not If . salted and is kept in a cool rather dry place, there is no reason what- ever why it should not keep satis- factorily, although it should be watched to see that the brine re— mains clear in color and free from any tendency to become ropy. Aside from keeping this meat in a cool place and watching the brine very closely there is nothing that can be done. Should your storage facili- ties be unsatisfactory and your meat gives indications of spoiling it would be best to fry it down. ——-Geo. A. Brown, Professor of Animal Hus- bandry, M. S. C. Ean there be manything done to a hit and run driver of a car, to make him pay for a dog he killed on the road?-——Reader, Coopersville, Mich. HE driver who ran over your dog T could be held liable for dam- ages, if you could prove he was negligent in so driving as to hit the dog. You would have to show the dog was in it’s proper place and that the driver was negligent.—-Legal Editor. , JOINT DEED A couple, without children, own all their property jointly. If one dies . who is heir to property.—-J. H., Char- levoix, Mich. ~- 17' PON the death of either, the sur- U viving husband or wife would receive the property which was held by them as tenants by the en- ‘ tirety.——Legal Editor. What the Neighbors Say We are always pleased to rooelve letters from our subscrlbers and ”Fladly publish those on sub- ou agree or define! 'agreo with wh em 11. Jocts of general Interest. If this department write your vows and send letters are suitable for publication or not.) 1 WEIGHT TAX EAR E'DI'TOR: A word about the weight tax. It seems that anyone could see that the pres- ent weight tax is a very unfair thing as the people in the rural districts and others in the north can only run their cars four to six months while in the southern part of the State and in cities they can run 365 days and as many nights if they want to. There are a lot of people who would keep an old car and a good one if it wasn’t for the weight tax. My car stands in the shed with- out a license, and I know of others who refused to buy a license. We are using our trucks. Many a trip that we would make on 3. 4c gas tax that we don’ t make on the weight tax.— E. L. V., Shepherd, Mich. DON’T NEED RABBITS EAR EDITOR: I wish to back Mr. Loomis in his opinion of the importation of rabbits. We certainly don’t need them. The Di- rector of Conservation must listen to people who go hunting during a storm, when all rabbits are in holes and who come home and spread the story that rabbits are scarce, as an excuse for their poor luck. Those people should bring Mr. L. J. Young along and come to this county after a light snow when it turns pleasant. They will find about every field tracked by rabbits similar to sheep tracks where a large flock of sheep pastures. No, we dont want rabbits imported! If there are sections that want more rabbits, let Mr. Young g1ve us permission to catch them in the ways we wish and a few sections like ours can supply the State. Now I would not like to have the impression that I think rabbits should be exterminated. What I mean is that‘ rabbit control should be decided by townships where the officers are aware of local condi- tions. Rabbit population is largely r 1 written and publish ed in The editor Is sole Judge as to whether #4 a matter of cover and feed on one hand and proximity to large cities on the other. We will not encour- age rabbits where we want to raise fruit and we will not endure pheas-l ants where we want to raise turkeys.‘ Training laws too fine will only sue-- ceed in encouraging law breakers. For instance, I’m of the opinion that , government encouragement of use of, fruit juices and beer would put boot- leggers out of business. What do others think?——S. V. Lowell, Cass! County. Eulletin 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.Thoy will be sent to ou with- out charges of any lllnd LIST OF BULLETINS. No. 1.-—-—POULTRY RATIONS. No. 2.—MODERN WATER SUPPLY. No. 3.——SOIL FERTILIZERS. No. 4.———SEED CORN CURING. No. 5.——GOSPEL OF GOOD FEEDING. No. 6.—BEFORE YOU INVEST. No. 7.—FARM SANITATION. No. 8.—FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS. 9.—FROM EGG TO MARKET. No. 10.—-—WHEN AND HOW TO DUST. No. ll.—-MINERALS AND FEEDING. No. 12.—LINSEED OIL MEAL. No. l3.—~FIGHT THE CORN BORER. No. 14.——UNDER-GRADE APPLES. No. l5.—RAISING APPLES. No. 16.—TIRE CARE. No. l7.——-FARMERS’ TAX GUIDE. No. 18.—BARNS AND HOW TO BUILD. N0. l9.—CONCRETE BUILDINGS. No. 20.—MOTHS AND BEETLES. No. 21.-—-FEEDING FOR EGGS. No. 22.—CHICK CARE AND FEEDING. Bulletin No. 23.—BETTER GRAINS AND HAY. The use of fertilizers to help produce better grain and hay crops is the subject of this bulletin, which is rather brief and to the point. Results given are based on careful study and proven experi-r ments. If Where Our Readers Live Haven’ 1: you a picture of your home or farm buildings that we can print underKigldlsk heading? Show the other members of The Business Farmer’s large family where you llv KJJl l Do not send us the negatives, Just a goo print. [ are all right If the details show up well. OtUI‘BS 4 'igan. Have you taken the time to look about you? There is no time like the present.. Pack up a camping outfit, load the family into the flivver and live the in this great country of ours "there is none more fair than our Of all the states _ - o'wn Michigan. Its beauties are known far and wide and each summer tourists . . . . . from every other state in the Union are found -within its borders. _Perhaps the life of a gypsy for a week or so, becoming famrllar With Michigan. And Itourist is more familiar with these beauties than the average citizen of Mich- don’t forget the fishing tackle. SEE THE BEAUTIES OF OUR. STATE THIS SUMMER.——1\Iost of us living in FROM THE FAR NORTII.——Did you know there was a spot like this along this State pay little attention to the wonderful things we have about us, while the shore of one of the Great Lakes? This is Eagle Harbor in the most northern The Locks at Sault Ste. Marie part of the Upper Peninsula, up in Kewei-naw county, along the southern shore If you of Lake Superior, the largest expanse of fresh water in the world. Places to folks from afar travel days to visit Michigan. . are the largest in the world and well worth anyone’s time going to see. haven’t seen them get up there this summer. camp and fish up there._ V MACKINAO ISLAND.—President Coolidge was asked to SOME CATCHl—Yes, indeed! We’d spend his summer vacation on this beautiful island. If you smile too with a string like this. They - enjoy a boat ride take the Detroit to Mackinac Island and {wire caught in Grand Lake, l’resque s 0 county. return trip sometime. BACK TO THE UPPER PENINSULA.—Here we are back in the Upper Peninsula again. Au 'l‘rain Falls they call these pretty water falls and rapids. A u Train Falls are in Alger county. How’d you like to pitch your tent here? ’ ISN’T HE A DANDY?—This five-pound THE BIG— SPRING.—Have you ever heard of the Big Spring, near Manis- FROM ST. CLAIR ()OUNTY.—A quiet pike was caught last year in the Rifle tique, in Schoolcraft county, Upper Peninsula? The ‘folks on the raft in scene along a river near Fargo in St. Clair River, in Arenac county, according to Mrs. the foreground are looking through fifty feet of water at the bottom, which county. Alice King, of Lapeer county, sent the picture to us. Alice Selmer, of that county. _ is easily seen. {were NEAR GAYLORD.—Tou would like beautiful HELMAR LAKE IN OSCODA COUNTYa-«You are Otsego Lake, we are sure. We recently paid a now at the camp site along Helmar Lake in the Michi; ., hurried visit to that part of the country and we gan National Forest in Oscoda county. ,The sign in- put “D a tent andyspend a night or a week or more are were sorry that time would not permit our spend- dicates Rose City is in one direction and M10 the other. There are 213,000 acres in the torest. '( IN PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY.—If you pitched your tent in the Onaway State Park this is the view you would get of Black Lake. Good parks where one may feund along most of our lakes. in: some time there. BUSINESS FARMER SATURDAY, JULY 30,1927 Edi and Publi ish , THE RURAL :PUBLIISHING OOMVPINY, Inc. Geo M. Slocum Pres dent MTo. ”CL EMENS, n’McHI can , ‘ DETROIT OFFICE-2— 144 General Motors Buildilu NINS “OFFICE—232 .Capitol Ave. Represented in New $01k, Chicago, St. Louis and Minneapolis by The 8!. tockmsn-Buslness Farmer Me Member of Agricultural Publishers Association Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation MILON GBINNEI I. ROBERT J. .TMcCOLG Editor Mrs. L. W. ...... Charlfi Bwimrln b0! W. W. Ffoote .......... Market Editor " Rev. David F. Warner . Rafi ens Ediwr B. K. Osborn in Editor, Dr. G. IL. Conn Veterinary Editor L N. I’mtchard Weather Forecaster Lee Grmnell" Livestock Advertising Henry F. Hipkina Plant Superintendent Published Bl-Weekly ONE YEAR 500, THREE YEARS 81. SEVEN YEARS $2 The date following your name on the addr ress shows when your subscri tion expiru. In renewi kindly send this label to avoid mists es. Remit by check, drs t, money—order or registered letter; stumps an nd currency are at your risk. We acknowledge by first-class mail every dollar received. Address all letters MT. CLEMENS. MICHIGAN 14 lines to the column inch 772 linesto the Live Stock and Auctione Sale Advertlslnq: We offer special low rates to reputable breeders of live stock and poultry; write us. RELIABLE ADVERTISERS We will not knowingly accept the advertising of any erson or firm who we do not beheve to be thoroughly oneet an reliable. Should any reader have an ecause for complaint against any ad- vertiser in these columns, gublisherht. would appreciate an im- mediate letter bringing all fee to light. In every case when writing say saw your advertisement in he Michigan Business Farmerl' ' It will guarantee honest dealing. Advertlslng Rates: 50c eper agate line. rates. “The Farm Paper of Service" WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT? HAT do you} think of the 30 gas tax passed by the Legislature during its recent session by special request of Gov. Green? Do you you approve of it or don't you? We have received several letters regarding it but we want more of them, lots more of them, in the immediate future. The tax goes into effect September 5th and we would like to hear from our folks within the next couple of weeks. If you have discussed it with your neighbors tell us what they think about it, too. ' WE'LL SEE YOU AT M. S. C. HE farmers of Michigan are fortunate. They T are fortunate that they live in such a fine state where they are the last to feel an agri- cultural depression and the first to recover be- cause of diversity of crops. And they are for- tunate for many other reasons, despite the corn borer, quack grass, picture agents, chicken thieves, and what not. One reason they are for- tunate is that July 31 to August 6 is Country Life Week at the Michigan State College and they are going to have the opportunity to meet and listen to agricultural leaders of not only the United States but many other countries as well. Among the foreign countries to be represented at the International Country Life conference are Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Denmark, England, Czechoslovakia, Japan, Norway, Russia, Brazil, Bulgaria. and Switzerland. Leading agricultur- ists of those nations will be present and many of them will speak, telling of the country life in their own far away lands. Most of us would en- joy visiting each of these countries and study- ing the agriculture of each, but our pocket—book will not permit it. Now these men are coming to our country, to our own state, to tell us more in a few moments than we could learn in years, and all we have to do is go to East Lansing, to the M. S. C., to hear them. An opportunity that will probably never come to us again. And here is a chance to kill two birds with one stone, as the saying goes, because Farmers’ Day comes during that week. August 4th is the exact date Farmers' Day is always a worth while event that brings thousands of farmers together on the College campus where an elabor- ate educational and entertaining program is put on. We'll see you Country Life Week at M. S. 0., folks. LOOKING OUT FOR THE PARKER INCE bovine tuberculosis eradication work has been making such good headway in Michigan the price of cattle from this state has been climbing rapidly upward because of shipments to eastern states for replacement in areas where the test is under way. Now shipments of cattle from other states are finding their way into Michigan to later go eastward as Michigan cattle at a fancy price. Herbert E. Powell, State Commissioner of Agriculture, advises some of these animals are from badly infested areas and are exposed sub and react to the 1192!; test. Therefore we do not ;-_ I want them in our herds or shipped east to en-1 “ danger the reputation of Michigan cattle so Mr. Powell has placed a quarantine against imported cattle. Under this quarantine, which went into effect July let, all cattle coming into the State, except from clean herds undEr supervision, shall be held in quarantine for 60- days and then re- tested. , Commissioner Powell is proving to be a very good watchdog for the farmers of Michigan, ever alert to protect their interests. SEE MICHIGAN FIRST URING the early part of this month we made a. flying trip around Michigan which took us into twenty—nine different counties. We call it a flying trip because we made the thousand mile drive in five days. Of course, this is only an average of 200 miles a day but we were combin- ing business with pleasure and it did not leave much time to stop and enjoy the scenery, let alone trying our hand at. catching a few fish. But we did see enough to make us plan another trip over the territory when we can take our time, stop- ping where we wish and when we wish to pitch our tent and remain until we feel the urge to move on. A person could make the trip in two weeks but a month would be better. On our trip, especially: up the west coast we saw more cars with license plates from other states than we did with Michigan licenses. Per— haps some of our folks were visiting their states while they were up here, because it seems that the things farthest away always look the best. Most of us are like the Irishman from the old sod who came to this country. He had heard about America being the land of wealth and nmney almost grew on trees. When he got off the boat he saw a half dollar lying on the side- walk. Ho was just about to pick it up when he straightened up and continued on his way down the street with the remark, “No, 0i won't bother with it. There’ll be bigger ones down the street farther." If you talk to the man who has toured consid— erable you will learn that Michigan ranks with the best of them when it comes to fine scenery, good roads, well stocked lakes and State parks with good accomodations. We overlook Mich- igan's beauties near at hand and search for them in other lands. Let’s have a. “See Michigan First" campaign for ouf" folks. KILLING QUACK GRASS IKE the corn borer, quack grass continues to L spread even though farmers are fighting it. Also, like the corn borer, it seems as though there has been no sure way of getting rid of this weed. However, the Michigan State College has been working steadily trying to find a way to kill it and it now seems they have found a very effec- tive method. They recommend fall plowing in October, shallow replowing in the spring, and harrowing five to eight times before seedng to alfalfa in August. FALIE OSE who deliberately start out in this world to win fame and then commercialize on it usually do not get very far. They may win the fame but when they show intentions of turn- ing it into dollars and cents the public removes them from their high pedestal. How many can remember the name of the first woman to swim the English channel, even though it was but a short time ago that the papers were filled with stories about her and her accomplishment? THE HIRED HELP PEBBLE}!!! the estimation of the Department of Labor INthe solution of the farm labor problem will come When we pay higher wages to the help and make working conditions better for them. Perhaps the Department is right, but how are we going to bring these things about? In face of the fact that the hired man on many farms draws more wages accordingly than the farm owner with his large investment and he lives equally as good as the farmer and his family it appears that there must be a. change all along the line. Perhaps. if the farmer got as much in proportion for his products as does the average manufactur— er today he would be able to compete for labor. But when will that time come? Your guess is just as good as anyone else' a. mumskirtlsssldtobseomiingbsck, but we hope it never gets here it the price is in pro— portions—Dallas News. ‘ ‘ T fie Business Farmer’ ’ . ’1 3% I; is 47? 1:251:21on 0'“ FIN’LY nil got out on bail from out our cells in that there jail. The lawyer and the chicken thief, they breathed a long sigh of relief, and I did too. I’ve got a hunch that out of that whole bloomin’ bunch the only honest one is’me, a jury trial will tell, by gee. That lawyer paid his bail, ’by heck, by gth' me a worthless check, and now he's got an alienist, whatever that may be, to twist the evidence, and make it plain that that there chicken thief’s insane. The law sure is a. funny thing, it seems to be designed, by ling, to let the criminals go loose, nor shut them in the calaboose. A thief that's got a lawyer’s fee has got nine chances to go free; that is, in someone’s court but mine, I send them tellers down the line. The' law don‘t mean a thing to me, I never read the book, by gee, it's justice that I’m after here, I don’t let lawyers interfere, nor law books, I Just get the facts. and that’s how I decide my acts. I may not be so orthodox, but I'll protect the poultry flocks! - PETER PLOW’S PHILOSOPHY I notice most of them “blind tie salesmen” are beginnin' to see there ain’t no money in shippin' out unordered merchandise. M. B. F. helped open the public’s eyes. I suppose them first Lindbergh air mail stamps will be sellin’ rather high a few years from now. e COMING EVENTS . August 1-4.-———International Country Life annu- al meeting, M. S. 0., East Lansing, Mich. August 2.—Hay Day, Hillsdale and Cass counties. _ ‘ August 4 .—-Fa.rmers' Day. M. S. 0., East Lan- sing, Mich. August 4 ——I-Iay Day, Calhoun county. August 8.—'l‘raverse County Dairy Herd Im- provement Ass'n meeting, Traverse City, Mich. August 8—13.—-—4-H Boys' and Girls' Club meet- ing, Upper Peninsula. August 9-13.—~Statewide potato tour. , August 10.—Hay Day, Ottawa and Midland counties. August 12.—Michigan R. 0. P. Ass’n meeting, East Lansing, Mich. August 12.——Annual meeting Michigan Poultry ImprovementAss'n, East Lansing, Mich. August 13.——U. P. Farmers' Annual Roundup, Chatham, Mich. Oct. 17- 22.—-—National Dairy Exposition, Mem- phis, Tenn. Nov. 1- 3 .——Top 0' Michigan Potato Show, Gay— lord, Mich. Nov. 10-12 .——-Greenvllle Potato Show, Green- ville Potato Show, Greenville, Mich. Nov. 26 -Dec. 3-—International Live Stock Ex- , position, Chicago, Ill. August 22-25.--Annual meeting Vegetable ~‘ n-Wmmmc. . ,.. Growers Ass’ 11 of Amerlcs, MN I... Aug. meant. c—Weu mm can 1} Grand Rapids, Mich. _ Sept. s-11.~uum State M. M m .2 .1 en‘s-migrates» Jo. _.,. , . (We. unfair treatment concerns at a dicta l erent concerns for subscription is paid in advance. WATCH OUT FOR “OIL EXPERTS” \. HE United States Department of the Interior has issued a Warn- ing to farmers to beware of the so-called engineer ‘ and oil expert, claiming, to be with the Government, and offering his services to the farmer at the reasonable charge of $25.00, for which fee he promises to test soil by a chemical .or photo- graphic process, thus determining Whether or not oil underlies the farm which has put up the $25.00 fee. Many successful wells have been sunk in Michigan and within the past few months almost every section of the State has been visited by men trying to secure oil and gas leasgs up'on farm property. This has caused farmers to become rather anxious about the possibilities of their retiring on a fortune made from several oil wells on their prop- erty, so, it is reported, these “ex- perts” are finding Michigan rather fertile soil for their operations. 01' course, the Government has no such specialist and they advise that they do not know of any method by which the presence or absence of oil a few hundred or a few thousand ‘ feet beneath the surface can be de— termined by a test of the soil, chem- ically, photographically or other— wise, so watch out for the oily 011 “expert.” . ONE DOLLAR INSURANCE POLICY My subscription to a certain farm paper has expired and I am conSId- ering renewing. They offer a $1.00 accident insurance policy and I would like to know what you think of it.~——E. U., Eagle, Mich. F you have insurance of other I kinds I am sure that you will have to stop andthink but a mo— ment to realize that an insurance policy which you purchase for $1.00 cannot be of very great value or give you much protection. Several pub‘ lishers throughout the country are selling these policies, issued by a i number of concerns, along with sub— scriptions to their publications and 1 all the policies that we have had an opportunity to examine show them to be extremely limited in character. One party made the statement that it would take a Philadelphia lawyer to figure out what the pollcies do ”mean, and we are inclined to agree with him. At first hand it appears to be a very liberal insurance, causing one to wonder how a company can con— tinue to exist selling policies at such a low rate. However, if time is tak— en to go into the policy pretty thor— oughly one finds that it is extremely limited. We are informed that rec- ords shaw that they pay out about 35% of the premiums received in claims on such policies. "EYE DOCTORS” GET OVER $5,000 AT is considered one of the biggest swindl'es ever perpetu- ated in Eaton county was re— ;. eently revealed by an aged well—to—do farmer living at Mulliken. A man stating he was “Dr. A. M. Addison” came to the house of this farmer, peeing as an eye doctor and offering to treat the farmer’s Wife for cata— racts of: the eyes, demanding $615.00 The Collection Box e of this department is to protect mgmbggrm from fraudulent dealings or un- fair treatment by persons or concerns at a distance. one we will do our best to make atlsztory, settlement or force action, for lab no charge for our services will ever‘be mailfigidcml.“ is mags bzfa paid-up sub-_ m ’ nor-bar to The Business ar . -— more than 8 mos. old. i. The cl m Is not or between peo- of one . first hand, and not, ' 'h’ddreer {lint-Jitters. givln full particulars: .... M “r.- .°"°:°‘.se..“:: arts; - t iron . go pro‘v‘rmg‘ou are e paid-up subscriber. ’ ’ ”amen. Collection Box :3 Bu‘slflfi: Clemens. Mich ~_ " ending July 22.- 921... shei- s "finest; are alive]: glad to do all we can to protect our subscribers front fraudulent deals or rem nee. e vse our subscribers. This service, including a personal letter. Is free w en ,,~—‘—— egf the-food; nip-his 'rw.ouid eVentually on stocks and bonds, and investi ate 0 #1 as his fee. The farmer paid this to the “Doctor”‘who went away promis- ing to return at a later date. In- stead of returning, a man going by the name of “Dr. J. W. Harper” ap- peared on the scene in his place, stating that “Dr. Addison” had been killed in an automobile accident and that he had taken over his practice. He then treated the eyes of the farmer’s wife and demanded $5,000 for his services. This, too, was paid. After waiting a short time and see- ing no benefits from the treatment the farmer went to the prosecuting attorney of Eaton county who promptly took action to find the doc- tors who_gave Buffalo, New York, as their home town. Why is it that people will continue to trust these q'uack eye doctors, no matter whether it be treatment through the mails or direct, we are unable to understand. Perhaps it is because they fear that the expense of the local doctor will be consider- able more, but in most cases it is far the cheapest in the long run. No doubt, this farmer will be able to have his Wife’s eyes treated success— fully for considerable less money by a specialist right in his home town or at least in one of the larger cities of Michigan. LEAN RESULTS FROM FAT REDUCERS HERE are quite a few concerns manufacturing preparations of various kinds supposed to be cures for obesity, but investigations reveal that about the only thing that gets lean is the victim’s pocketbook. The list of preparations in exiSa tence includes pastes, soaps, and bath powders for external use and tablets, pills, powders, and chewing gum for internal use. Also there are the so—called “reducing” breads. Government chemists recently ana— lyzed a preparation of the paste type, supposed to contain among other things bladderwrack, thyroid sub- substance and tincture of iodine. Not one of the three ingredients have any effect on the weight when ap— plied externally, but they are not uncommon ingredients of advertised anti—fat remedies. The analysis made revealed that it was essential- ly 5c worth of soft soap selling for $1.50, it is stated. The latest concern advertising an anti-fat remedy to be put out of bus- iness is the Floranzona Corporations of New York City, which was selling a bath salt through the mail which was claimed to reduce weight. The post office department stated govern— ment chemists analzed their prepar— ation known as “Floranzona” and found it was a combination of Hypo salt, used by photographers, mixed with baking soda, iodides and per- fume, a preparation costing about 17%c and retailing at $3.50: per package. Mr. M. Rosenberg, originator of the preparation, Mr. Rubin and one employee operated the business which had a total gross receipts for the calendar year 1925 of approxi— mately $20,000. During that period it cost them $7,000 to advertise their product. A form of the internal remedy is the product of the Durex Company of Chicago, known as “Normo,” and is said to be of no value. This com- pany puts out a tablet, and accord— ing to the literature, by taking these tablets, eating moderately, avoiding butter, sugar, fat meats and pota— toes, being regular in habits, taking exercise every day, breathing, deeply, etc., the fat will fairly roll off. According to the American Medi- cal Association, these. so-called fat reducers are divided into two class- es; those which Contain thyroid and those that contain no thyroid. The first class is dangerous, unless given under doctor’s directions and the second class is useless in reducing fat unless they contain something which interferes with'the digestion ful the F-d-igestive system. SAVINGi: onlya THIRD of FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE ‘ AVING money is only one-third of gaining financial independence. The ether two-thirds is investing. Consider these figures: $100 a month, stored away in “the old sock”-—or in a safe deposit box—amounts to $36,000 in 360 months. But $100 a month invested under the Federal Bond 8: Mortgage Company’s estate-building plan, amounts to $110,000 at the end of the same period. By inverting wisely, you can build an estate three times as large as the money you save. And every cent, what’s more, is invested in 615% First Mortgage bonds issued by this very conservative finan- cial house. Find out more. about this plan. Mail the coupon below. . Federal Bond & Mortgage Co. (1942) Fe de m Z B 0 714 Fed“ ”W W“ Detroit , g M 0 e' ‘ 0 Please send me the booklet described g 0 above. DETROIT or MICHIGAN Name Address J WHEN WRITING T0 ADVERTIS- rv —’l ERS, PLEASE MENTION . THE BUSINESS FARMER 81/5777 9-” Farmer! 0 Fight the Corn Borer F1 61 d Ju I with the Papec i That Does Not Clog THESE arc the features, which appeal to Adam Sponcnberg, Fonda. N. Y.: "Eon—feeding and non— clogging and non—winding of strings around shaft. The Third Roll saves a lot of hard work, gathering in crooked and tangled bundles of corn." Send for New FREE Catalog also for Copy of “PAPEC NEWS.” It tells you how to cut your silo-filling E want every reader to take advantage of our purchase of One Gallon Field Jugs. It’s a long time snce we offered anything like this, but we couldn’t resist the temptation to give our readers the advantage of this low price. Full One Gallon, phre white crockery lined, assorted colors, , . Balsam wood insulation, made ./II""I.. .' , by Weyerhauser, wide mouth, easy to clean, best crockery liner, weighs 81/; pounds, de- livered to the door of any read- er of THE BUSINESS FARMER, for $1.95, postage paid. Not a subscription ofler——- just a service to our readers— we would be happy, however, to have you include a renewal in your remittance, if your sub- scription wll soon expire. You need a gallon jug right. now and we’ll send it double quick! I costs and have better si— lagc. Wfinfnryommddy Your Neighbor Has a Papec - Ask Him! .. .36?“ Mlkt‘é‘srms HAVE LED ALL IMlTATORS. Willa Le Roy Plow Co., Le Roy, N. Y. SILWR gunman: will guarantee prepaid 100 Per Gen his delivery of in» imi'i‘s‘ 03:15” "”“1‘ ht‘é‘hfiegi’.‘ ' s , : . r. e oma, c' _. orns, c; swam: 'Wh. Roks n. I. Reds. Anconas Bi. .1; - Bf. Orpmgmns. Wh. W_andottea. -' .- _' Mixed 7 ' Bea THE BUSINESS FARMER Semice Dtpartment MOUNT CLEMENS : : MICHIGAN :i. «‘sfiié-Q‘Ln' :- .:,J ‘;.,.,',‘. - ”w 1,33,}:21393. _‘ a": '.- "7 4’- wml- -' rats wholesale Get rid of them safely. Here's a new sure in . K-R—O. a.fine, non unisonous powder. big 'em off in a hurry. Made from squill bulbs. the new safe way urged by government experts. Safe for poultry and pets Actual tests proved that 11 killed rats and mine every ”me. but other annuals and pagan-K were not injured by the largest doses what that means to farmers and merchants. Not a pmson Use K-R—Olreely Plate 1! around our home, your barn, your granary or larmyax. Contains no arsenic phosphorus or barium-carbonate A: v druggist. 75c. Large size 14 tunes as much) $00 Or sent direct from us postpaid 1f he cannot supply vou Sui-slacnoon (guaranteed. R’OCompan 1. Springfield. Thought She Would Die from Asthma Nearly Choked to Death. Tells How She Found Lasting Relief. People who have coughed and choked all night long from asthma or bronchitis will be glad to learn how Mrs. Jennie Seiger, 135 E. College Ave, York, Pa., ended her trouble She writes: “I had asthma in severe form for two years. I tried everything, but the more treatment I took, the worse I got. Finally I had it so bad I had to sit up in bed, coughing and strangling until I thought I would choke to death. I thought my time had surely come. Reading about Nacor in our newspaper, I decided to try it as a last resort. I have taken three bottles and am feeling like a spring chciken again. I have had no asthma, no cough for two months now, I am sleeping fine, my stomach aims are gone and I am eating heartily. can walk three miles without a Sign of trouble. The little money I spent for Nacor gave me back my health.‘ Mrs Seigei is not the only one to write this wa about Naco1. Hundreds of just such su erers from asthma, bronchitis and severe chronic'coughs have told how their trouble disappeared and never returned. Their letters and a booklet full of vital information about these diseases will be sent free by Nacor Medicine Co., 590 State Life Bldg, Indianapolis, Ind. The more serious your case, the more valuable this free information may be to you. Write for it today.~—Adv. YEAR TO RAY 4.1%“ SEPARATO no m Tells about this world fa- mous Separator. Liberal trial off er attrac- tive terms. Prices low as $24.95. Monthly payments low as $2.20. Write today. on 26T,Bainbr1dge, N. Box 26T, 1929 W. 43rd St... Chicago, Ill. BEE HIVES Section boxes, Comb foundation, Smokers, etc. General agents in Michigan for e . I. not (‘0. Beginner’ s outfits or equipment for been you now have. Send for our 64 page catalog. Strictly high grade white. baskets. Packed in cartons of 500 each for freight and express ship- llHDlS. Sperm] prices for quantity orders of 1031 to 5011. SPECIAL PARCEL POST OFFER OF 200 A grade has postpmd to points within 150 miles of Lemlo for $2 30 Immediate shipment. SE B FOR PRIGE LIST M. H. HUNT 85 SON 811 North Cedar street, Lansing, Michigan. Berry Baskets, Boxes, and , Crates Our Illustrated Catalog " tlld Price list will he Milled FREE the mhng Write us for QUALITY PACKAG ES , and LOW RICES. for Augusta Qua-ts AUCUU‘IE BASKET COMPANY P. 0. Box llo . Augusta. Michigan. llse Cuticura SoapY And Ointment To H9315?” Hands ‘ ,.\ it .111. 11.115 Wm: . .iu shaker screened at the lien." ality and cremation Agents» vented to to lrm m1” . :hhorx Write ~ nod to minimum . Michigan State College. offers a wonderful oppor- tunity for a. delightful and worth while vacation trip. Address letters: Mrs. TEE FARM HOME . A DEPARTMENT Iron WOMEN - _ ,4 Edited by MRS. ANNIE TAYLOR EAR FOLKS: The last home page brought to you a message about the Michigan Farm Women's Institute which will be held in Lansing July '27 to August 1 and I sincerely hope that many of our farm women may be able to attend. Since this is the time for vacations and each wife and mother owes it to herself to plan a few days away from the daily routine of duty, nothing could be more delightful or educational than to attend one or more of the conferences held during Country Life week, at the. There will be seventeen different conferences held between July 18 and August 6, all but one starting after July 25, and all have been so planned as to reach their climax during this week. The Grange, the Farm Bureau, the Farmers’ Clubs, the co-operative associations, and other agricultural groups all will be represented. Many prominent leaders and students of agriculture and rural life will be included among the speakers, from both home and abroad. This unusual opportunity of meeting with the leading farm men and women of the country on the beautiful campus of the college, frequently referred to as the most beautiful college campus in Amerim, thauc Annie Taylor, our. The Business Farmer, Mt. Clemens. Mlchlnn. W Cay/51. LIGHTEN COOK’S JOB AT THRESHING TIME EALS for threshers and harves- ters, the bugbear of many a farmer’s wife, can be made ap- petizing and hearty enough for any man Without exhausting the cook. The woman who simply enlarges her regular family meals, to satisfy hun- gry men, without competing with her neighbors in serving numerous elab- orate dshes, can cut the burden of threshing—time meals almost in half. Men doing heavy work in the fields need more food than men in an office, and they can easily digest food that “sticks to the ribs” because they are more active. For this rea— son fried foods, cake and pie can be included in the meals more often than at less—busy times. Men want food that will ‘stay by them,” but they need fruits, vegetables, milk, and eggs as well as meat, potatoes and pie. One dessert is enoughpfor dinner and supper and is much easier to make than the two or three custom— ary is some homes When only one is served at a meal, the meals have more variety from day to day It is easier to make four or five pics of one kind or two large cakes that are alike, to provide second servings, than to make two pies, axcake, and a batch of cookies all for one meal. Both dinner and supper should in— clude one or two vegetables besides potatoes. One of these may be a raw, salad vegetable such as lettuce, tomatoes, or cabbage. Potatoes for breakfast may be cooked with those for supper the night before, and meat for two meals may be cooked at once, served hot for dinner the first day and cold for supper the second day. I’ICNICS S a general rule the best picnics are those which are the least trouble and particularly those which are not arranged too long in advance or are undertaken on the spur of the moment. To have a pic— nic of this sort the few necessary things might well be kept during the summer in a special place. . The equipment should be light and should not include anything which is not absolutely necessary. More— over, it should be compact so that it can go into small space. One of the zests of the picnic is a certain amount of camp cookery but a little of it is enough to satisfy the desire for this sort of thing. ~ Coffee, bacon and eggs, steaks or “hot dogs" con- stitute about all that is needed for any picnic, and one source of; meat is enough for any single event. ' It is usually better to have sandwiches’ made before starting on the picnic, and beverages, such as lemonade or punch should be condensed to be mixed when at the picnic grounds. For bacon and" eggs some recep- tacle is needed for trying, but hot dogs may be broiéed to the indlgglial taste on the an s of sums it. One of thehbeg'flwa W , if, 011 “no in 'l nesses of wrapping paper and put it in the embers of. the fire for about twenty minutes. Persons who have not tried this method are skeptical of results, but the steak is delicious with all of its juices retained and the paper next to the steak neither burns nor sticks to it. The picnic lunch should include fresh fruits or vegetables such as apples, oranges or berries, tomatoes, lc:tuce, radishes and the like. Veg- etables maybe furnished in salads. Personal Column Songs and Quilt Blocks.—I would like very much to get the words of two songs. The names of them are “Courncll Els— worth" and “The Wild Colonial Boys” Also would anyone who has lots of quilt pieces to crippled and have to stay alone a greater part of the time, live in the country, and get very lonesome. Will return favors anyway I can and will gladly answer all letters—«Maggie Howe, Route 4, White Cloud, Mich. Two Songs—Will you please send the words to these two old favorite songs: “My Mother Was a Lady" and “111 Jersey City, Where I Did Dwell, A Butcher Boy I Love So Well”?——M. P., Fennville, Mich. Have You Tl1cse‘.’—Will you please send me the. two following songs “Two Little Girls in Blue" and “The Lost Alpena”?—-— R. 10. Marne. Mich. Four Songs.——Can anyone send me the following songs: “Rainbow", “VVon’t You Be My Sweetheart”, “The Burning Cran- ite Mills’" and the song with these words: ”When the stars are brightly beaming and the sighing winds are still and my litte bark goes dancing o’er the foam"?— C. S., Walkerville, Mich. “W’roek of Old 97"——I am wondering if you will publish this song for me: “The Wreck of the Old Ninety Seven..”—Mrs. John Kaiser, North Branch, Mich. a —-—if you are well bred! Table Service.——Seating the family at the table. If the chairs are placed so that the edge of the table cloth comes to the edge of the chairs, it is usually poss— ible for people to sit without moving the chairs. The family should remain stand— ing until everyone has taken his place at the table and the mother should be the first to be seated. Sit from whichever side of the chair it can be done most easily but arise from the same side of the chair. A guest should be seated at the right of the host, if a woman, and at the right of the hostess. if a man. WOMEN’S EXCHANGE F you have something to exchange, we will pr m. 11. Full under this Media. providln : Fir 1.---|t enrol: to women and in I involved. llnu.‘ Third—You are a paid- whmi Business Format- and um our address I a recent issue .te fl”... M n no In- from t. Exchan : were will new order reached as we have room. ~uns. "Anal! TAYLOR. Editor .0. U". to .‘J'~,‘. m -~Glo“fihdias,nih " was . . spare send me some as I am , \ ' 34— 36; medium. 38— 40 ' ' F. v, n‘te_"»86ngs ‘ 7 BEAUTIFUL ISLE OF SO‘IE‘VHERE Somewhere the sun is shining, Somewhere the song-birds dwell, Cease then, thy sad ropining, God lives. and all is well. CHORUS Somewhere, somewhere Beautiful isle of some uhorel Land of the true, “hi 11 um live anew. Beautiful isle of somewhere! Somewhere the Somewhere the Somewhere the Somewhere the day is longer, ‘ task is done; heart is stronger, guerdon won Somewhere the loarl is Close by an open gate: Somewhere the clouds :rn rifted, Somewhere the ang1 ls unit; lifted, ' .. fl Recrpes Daisy Prune Sullid.~~(§“'1rter large, steamed prunes and remmw nits. Arrange on crisp inner leaves of l1:?.‘(‘.e, and in the center of each place :1 l1, .1 of cottage cheese mixed with a fl-w hopped nut meats. Radiating from 1hr range the prune quarters lit» Serve with boiled or m;1,\'m~ cheese ar- daisy petals. Ilse dressing. Fruit Molango.—Cut in mm slice canned pineapple), 1w one cupful cooked. prom-u: ll pieces one mange and «moving the stones. Mix all tomxlhn ‘ng’ enough of the prune juice 111 11- well, chill and serve in cocktail s..-'._.- . garnishlng each with a maraschinil 113g vry. Caramel Custard—~31, 1-11: sugar. 1 quart milk. 5 eggs. 1/? ‘11,~“0()n salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla. Melt < in a skillet, stirring constantly ‘ is golden brown. Have milk u- ml add to the sugar slowly . . a sugar is melted. Add slightly 1.» wggs, salt and vanilla. This cushy be firm if baked in one large 1111111 it can be done in individual molds Sm-vcs eight. Iced Teatl’unchr—Make 2 pallons of tea by tying 4 teaspoonfuls of 111:1 in a thin cloth; pour over the boilinx rater; let stand 8 minutes:1rmove lb: 1121 cloth, put in the hot tea 4 or 5 whole cloves, grated finds of 1 orange and the juice of 4; juice of 1/2 dozen lemons. sweeten to taste with any kind of preserve juice, or a syrup made of sugar and water boiled down very thick (about 2 cupfuls of sugar) ; let stand 2 or 3 hours: strain; let get ice—cold. When serving, put a piece of thin sliced orange and l or 2 maraschino cherries in each glass. maraschino juice adds to the tea. The Aids to Good Dressing) 5865 ) lar 42- 44 Sing: 1321311. e, 46 48 inches bust meuuregA 111331153 :lze r52: quires 2% yards of 38 inchA material htozether with 95 yard of contrastin material. The wid of the dress at the lower edge is 1 ‘59 yards. 6866. -—La£l. ec' Frock .—<‘ul: in 4 58713 .-—Child’s new .—C11t in 3 Sizes: 1,. at 2.1211}: 3milelars. tA ”ll er also requires 1% yards 11 n rl‘l'u contrasting -s11'1‘.1'..i ,oge 1er with ‘4 yard of ALL lino :1-shs 33c EACH—- 2 FUN 3; PGS’E‘FAID ADD 1‘1’ F93 FRLL Mil? WIETEI 19-7.? 2‘: FASHION 5'00 ~ 9mg: Yaw 1 rude; 0' flat? Basin. mar 16' U'DW 1.1-1! 1mm your draw.» and .ddrm NAN!” how 11 crews to. )Vfiav‘o .;( a ~11} l , lib.“ EAR girls and boys: The Week ending July 16th was the ninth annual Boys’ and Girls’ Club week at the Michigan State College and 341 Four-H Club champions, representing the girls and boys of 39 counties in lower Michigan, were there. Did they have a won- derful ti g? I need not answer that questionm‘lo‘r some of you because I am sure many of the readers of Our Page were among those to attend, and to those who did not I will say they certainly did. I would like to see anyone convince just one of the 341 that there was not both pleasure and profit in Four-H Club work. It couldn’t be done, I will say. In fact, I am quite sure you could not find any girl or boy among the rest of the 18,000« interested in Club work in Michigan who was not enthuiastic about it. And the girls and boys are not the only ones who are interested. Most fathers and mothers on Michigan farms are for it as are our educators and statesmen. Just recently our editor wrote to several of the leading citizens of this State asking them their opinion of Boys” and Girls' Club work and I am sure you will be very much interested in what they had to say so am arranging to pub— lish the letters in our department. The first one appears in this issue and was written by Hon. Fred W. Green, Governor of Michigan, who states that he is greatly interested in this work. If you are not connected with a Four-H Club at present get interest— ed in one as soon as you can. Most communities have one or more of the Clubs but if there is none near you just write me to and I will see what can in: done for you. Our “THE‘ CHILDREN’S HOUR” word -:-ontest turned out to be a great success but as I have Just re- turned from my vacation I have not had time to go over all of the letters yet. By next issue the prize winners will be known and maybe we W111 start a new contest—UNCLE NED. Our Boys and Girls Dear Uncle Nedi—I have written to you before but I thought I would write again. ll thought I would tell you about the 4-H sewing and handicraft clubs Achievement Day. It was a rainy day on Saturday, May twenty—first, but we had our Achievement Day just the same. Boys and girls of the 4—H Sewing and Handicraft gathered there from all parts of the county. The school bus came to take us to Crystal Falls where we had the Achievement Day. First, as we went in we registered and get tickets for ice cream and we got program sheets. Then while the judging, demonstration and health contests were going on we could spend time as we pleased. Some went to buy candy, gum, etc, while others watched the work of the demonstration ._ , Children‘s [Flour ,2. "'1“"‘“V’m‘wr‘ii”at?" fattest? awsrwmmaeam:a: c: “reassess? Motto: D0 YOUR BEST Colors: BLUE AND GOLD ;v* 1). and judging team. After these contests everyone got ice cream. Before lunch a band gave us some music. Again for one hour we could eat our lunch and spend the time as we wanted. After lunch hour the same band played again. Then all the people, the 4—H club members and their leaders, the guests, etc., were told to be seated while the roll call of the clubs was taken and Winners announced. As the roll call was taken each club respond— ed by a yell, stunt or song. The style show was the next feature of the day. After that, the county club agent, county agricultural agent and health judge spoke. Then the winners of the sewing and handi- craft clubs, the health contest and style show. Ice cream was served, then every- one went home. I will also tell you the joke brought up by the county agricultural agent. He said, “I asked our club agent what to talk about." Then he said that the county club agents responded to this by saying, “Oh, well, talk about an hour.” ' I wish some of the cousins would write to me. Hoping Mr. Waste Basket is sleeping. Your neice.—-—Elona Maki, Route 1, Box 148, Crystal Falls, Mich. -——I am very glad to hear of your Achieve- ment Day. Don’t you get a great deal of pleasure as well as learning out of your club work? Keep it up. Dear Uncle Ned:——I planted a garden all myself. I set a hen on some eggs and she hatched eight little chickens. I live with my grandfather ever since my mother deid. I have a stepmother and she is very nice to me. I was two Weeks old when my mother died. I hope Mr. Waste Basket is fast asleep so he cannot gobble this letter up. Uncle Ned, I am trying to raise some celery. If it comes out good I will send you a great big bunch of it. My grandfather is 75 years old. I help him do his work. It has been a while since I wrote. This is all for this time, so good-bye, from your friend—El- ton Hickmoth, Route 3, Box 107, Bir- mingham, Mich. ——I like nice crisp celery, Elton, so do not forget your promise. I am sure you will have success with yours. A Game to Play - N-OSE-AND-TOE TAG AY be played with large or small number of persons in mixed groups of all ages. As in most tag games, one person is “it” and all the rest, at the signal, are chased. In order not to be caught and become “it,” one must assume a position standing on either foot, with one hand holding the nose and the other hand holding one foot off the floor or ground. If tagged, you become “it” and try/ to catch an- other. (The leader can see that all get into the game by being purposely caught and tagging someone who is on the fringe of the group.) Re- member the rules: Don’t push when tagging, but whirling by the elbow is permissible. Don’t chase the one who tagged you until you have chased someone else. When tagged, hold up your hand, turn around once, and shout, “I’m It!” A MESSAGE TO YOU FROM GOVERNOR GREEN - O the Rural Boys and Girls of Michigan: The boys and girls of rural Bflchjgan are to be congratulated on the exceptional educa- tional advantages offered them through the boys’ and girls’ club work of the junior extension department of the Michigan State College. to the girls, courses Hanging from subjects as clothes making, canning and home management, and for the boys, a stock, dairy and beef calves, pigs, sheep, poultry, handicraft work in the winter months, give to girls facilities which are offered in but few of the urban schools of These clubs, offering as they do one to five years covering such our state. It is a. work which not only should be encouraged, but expanded to the utmost, and the advantages offered should be taken advantage of by every rural boy and girl in Michigan. people do appreciate these educational advantages offered by our great agricultural college, for at the present timé there are clubs located in 72 of the 83 counties of the state" to the number of 1,909 with 18,663 young people enrolled in the courses of study. great agricultural advantages, . y everything possible to assist in developing agri- culture to its highest point, and I know of no better start the. boys’ and g'irls’ clubs. The young people of today will be the ruling Michigan is a.‘ state of hope and desire to do - factor in our ravernmcnt tornorrow, tural llflehigair. ewes it to himself as well as his state to - fullest advamsat of all WWI 0mm :9. 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MEEKS, Hillsdale County (Many people write for Mr. Moeks' sdvlce on dlfferent problems and he Is always glad to d u can or I gllve them the benefit of Ms wldo experience without aha-go. I dress lm and you will resolve a personal reply b! WI! mall if you are a pald-up subscriber.) -- -* V".— i'ews , LETTER, and a very interesting one too, comes to me from a Mrs. K. She says she purchased clover seed, and the result was a field covered with white daisies. ' - These have got a bad start on her farm, and what can she do? Well there is only one thing to do, and that is, not let any of them go- to seed. Daisies mature seed very quickly aft- er blossoming and should be cut when blos- soms first ap- L.w.MEERS pear. 'This seed was probably in alsike. The seed of daisies would not be carried in June clover, but it is so small alsike would carry it fine. And right here I want to say it is against the law to sell seed contain— ing weeds like this. But that law is erroneous. As sure as the seed is hulled it will be sold. The law should fine with a. heavy fine any thresher who hulls or threshes seed with weeds in it. That’s getting at the root of the trouble. A thresher should have to have a license to thresh, and anyone threshing such should forfeit his license. t II! 1 Gone Mention has been made in these columns of the decrease of black- smiths in our town. From three or four shops the number has dropped year by year until only one re- mained. A short time ago this one announced that he had ordered some garage equipment and two gas serv— ice trucks, and that as soon as these arrived he would change his business from a blacksmith shop to a garage. And now, where for three quarters of a century a few hitching posts have been standing, a, mute invitation to stop old Dobbin and let him rest, there now stands two bright colored gas stations. And inside the build— ing (which has been a blacksmith and wagon repair shop as far back as our oldest inhabitants can re- member) one finds a pile of auto tires where kegs of horse shoes once stood. The shoeing floor has become the mechanic’s trouble inspection floor, yet sure enough, over in the old corner still remains the old forge, a. substantial brick affair, which has been there for no one knows how long. Well, that’s good news—the kindly proprietor says he will continue to do some repair work, such . as repairing chains, mower knife bars, etc. I guess we had bet- ter take the broken mower knives in at once and get them welded before the forge is removed! Guess I must be an old timer, )for, try as I may, I cannot come to be- lieve our old standby friends, the horses, are a thing of the past, or at least soon will be. We are enjoy- ing the companionship of a little colt. He is about one' month old now. We call him Jean. I love to talk to him and stroke his silky coat. He will become a work horse in due course of time. He will be asked to pull a plow where tractors won’t work; he. may possibly be requested to pull a. buggy to town and back for some needed groceries and kerosene when the roads are so drifted with snow, or the mud so deep that gas driven vehicles won’t .make the trip. 'But Jean, you will probably never get the attention your older broth- ers have enjoyed. s 't a b 1 e blanketed, washed, and brushed and combed, and kept in the best of condition, that ’they might make a good appearance on the car- riago when theowner wished to go to church or for a drive? Werethey not shod regularly, and, did '1; , ' .‘ , nag-t . . Were not they‘ probably get a burlap sack hung across your back to keep flies away while you are pulling the cultivator back and forth in the potato field. It’s all right Jean, you will miss a lot of pleasant things your brothers have enjoyed in days gone by, but you and your brothers of today and tomorrow will enjoy a. lot of things they did not. You won’t have to work all day and then be driven on the road in the evening. You won’t have to go anywhere on Sundays, and even at fair time you won’t have to be hurried from five to thirty miles to some fair ground to get there before» the crowd does. No, Jean, the world of today is different than the world of yester- day. All in all, it will be a. better world for you horses. The cities used to be full of half starved horses, drawmg express wagons, carryalls, etc. Why even the street cars were once drawn by horses. The streets were mostly paved with cobble stones and the constant trot the horses had to maintain soon pro- duced lameneSS in their shoulders and fore feet. Thousands of horses were sacrificed to the city every year. When they became so lame they couldn’t keep up, and still were serv— iceable for slow moving like a farm horse is supposed to be, carloads of them were shipped out to farming dlstricts to be sold for what they would bring. These dear old broken down equines probably thought they had gone to heaven when some farm-— or led them down his lane and turned them loose in a. pasture field. But, Jean, while the. future for horses will be a. better one than the past has been, I am of the opinion your gain is our loss—for let states- men figure as they will, the fact -re- menus that your passing has been the prime factor is causing a surplus of crops to become a menace to the farmers. There is no mistake, the automo- bile is a wonderful blessing in many ways and as big a. curse in as many others. The making of the millions of automobiles and trucks has been the source of the great prosperity the industrial world has enjoyed. It has called for something of every .description in the raw material line, but Jean, it has not called for nor used one single thing the farmers produce, and only called fer one thing the farmer had, and that is their help. The industrial world has got about all of that the farmer bad. And Jean, just one more word before I have to leave you and go help the boys set up wheat—there is no cure for the farmers so—called depression T—politics and political bowlers make 1t much worse than it really is. These men have many panaceas but none of them are of any use. The farmers don’t want to be pampered. they are asking no special favors. They will not be benefited by any McNary-Haugen bills. Farmers get hold of enough money as it is, the trouble is on the other side. We have to pay too much fer what we buy. Too many profits are added to our produce before the consumer gets it and far too many profits are added in making up the price of the things we have to buy. There is a great in- dustrial circle of high prices and enormous profits—a. circle a farmer cannot enter. But, Jean, when you are ten years old I’ll tell you a. dif- ferent story. ‘ IVHIERE- TEX MEETS MEX (Continued from Page 3) the greater grew our respect for this man and hisadministration. None other than one who possessed-the steel nerve and the iron grip of a." born leader of men, could hope to carry on through the dramatic pages of history which are being written I in “Mexico today; , . _ Q'Edi‘toa.’ all p.‘ p3 J‘s mi he Ml he Inseam it you are a paid-up su lbor. TEXT: “For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you. leav- ing you an example, that ye should fol- low in his steps.” I Peter 2:21. E is a very sick man and lives near by. The other day he re- quested me to read the chapter :on “In my Father’s house are many mansions," .and utter an interces— sory prayer. This man was called to terrible suffering, and how well‘ for his soul that he is staking all on the suffering for him of the incom— parable Christ. Always, the child of faith would associate itself with the sympathy of a self-immolating God. Patient suffering is one of the beatific accompaniments of Christi- anity. ‘For thereunto were ye called.” The words of our text were ad- dressed directly to the slaves of the apostle's day. These were so nu— merous that it is no surprise to find them among the household of faith. These servants were asked to sub- mit patiently to suffering and perse— cution and thereby make their lives a daily sermon in the house of their master. They were told that they were called for this. What a strange invitation from a loving God! -But who can get away from that mystery-shrouded call of the Christ, “If any man would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me?" Here is sacrifice and suffering and Jesus has made it basic in joyful and glorious living. This is to be the regulative principle of our religion. When those slaves were able daily to go about their hard duties and feel that they ‘ Were being oppressed for Christ’s sake, they had connected their lives up With Saving Grace. This Christian concept of life is to ’be learned from the most beautiful and loving thing in the world—the Cross of Christ. Stephen learned this and gladly submitted to tribula— tion and death, that around him might be broadcast the seeds of a wide evangelism. Paul hearkened to the call of the Cross, and filled up in his own body the sufferings of Christ that were left for him. But all of us are called to become suffering de- fenders of the faith. The names Protestant, Puritan, Hugenot, Pil- grim, and Quaker, put flesh on the beatitude of suffering. Meaningful suffering d e p e nd s upon motive. Peter explains, “For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endureth griefs, suffering wrongfully.” This would seem to indicate that to suffer be— cause one has to, is not like suffer- ing for conscience’ sake. But to sufier wrongfully for conscience toward God turns out to be well— doing. Yet much of the world has no praise for this Christian grace. But wait a minute! How about the doctor who consciously and con— scientiously inflicted upon himself the fatal efiects of a killing germ that he might become the savior of others? Thousands in Panama and other similar climes now live. because of his self-intentional sacrifice. Her furlough is about ended and she said she was glad, for she wanted to return to the head-hunters of wild northeast India. She is a graduate nurse and for years has been, the only medical aid for the jungle mul— titudes. These cases illustrate a liv— ing martyrdom for oonscience’ sake, , and God seals it with His approval. “Inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of His glory also ye mly rejoice with exceeding Soy.” “Christ is also‘suffered for you, leaving you an cramp .” Gracious pattern! But, forsooth, where is our patterning? Where are our 3 m our turning: and ,Wher-e are our Gala— ’ credentials to heaven. C-SEQTARIAN SERM ' -8Y was—64w .- e‘W Tm : mg a on: mutton ou would "1(on (If “I“ h all questions N0 um g;w‘g:|thout charge! A nurse one! reply will be sent to you Min to Rev. c The specific point of our text is that in tenderness, submission and suffer— ing, Jesus Christ becomes a copy for us. And the specific call is that we are to make our lives like the copy. Christianity has for the direction of life more than “line upon line and precept upon precept.” It has an Example which more easily and plainly interprets the will of God. The school teacher commends the child in any honest attempt to write like the copy. He does not expect perfect accomplishment but wants a painstaking effort made.‘ He knows that improvement will come with the doing. If we carefully study our Example and are diligent in trying to follow Him, our imperfections become perfections through His grace and power. The apostle Paul calls this “perfecting holiness in the fear of God." “That ye should follow in His steps.” When Peter wrote these words he doubtless was thinking of his own restoration. Peter was called from his nets us follow Christ. One day he confessed his teacher as “the Christ, the son of the living God.” But in this confession there was no Cross. When afterward he was shown this Cross of suffering and death, he reproved his Lord for it. But the Cross came, and with it gloom and disappointment for the disciples. Peter said it was no use and went back to his old calling. Jesus found him by the lake fishing and again said to him, “Follow Me.” Peter Was called to drink the cup of suffering and thus follow in the steps of his Master. He has much in his letter about suffering. The Cross which he once rejected, is now ac- cepted and understood as the only p o s s i b 1 e means of redemption. Christ’s crown of thorns became to Peter a crown of glory. But such it is to all. And we are not called to bear it without power given to bear it. “By His stripes are we healed" was foretold by the prophet but made real in the self- fulfillmenf of Jesus. This is a deep mystery, yet the Spirit declares that Christ was made perfect through suffering, and that if we do not have His spirit, we are none of His. To have His spirit is to have power in Him. “Ye shall receive power when the Holy Spirit is come upon you.” Jesus patient life receives high praise from every child of God, but to try to copy it without motive and power from on high, is to fool- ishly fail. To become like Jesus, His image must be photographed on the soul. This is to share with him in learning character through sufier- ing. Through the Cross and beyond it is our .transfiguration and glory. Therefore, suffering becomes a Christian principle. It gives us our Christian ex— perience proves this. Many enlight- ened and purified souls have been able to rejoice in pain and sorrow be- cause through them they saw God’s designs more clearly. It remains for all of us to look trouble in the face and win the victory of faith in patience. The beatitude of sufiering yet holds in the twentieth century, and our strength and heritage come through patient endurance. “For hereunto were ye called.” Wheat is harvested some place in the world every month of the year excepting October and November. Argentine and Australian furthers harvest their wheat during December, January and February, the farmers of India during March and April and the farmers of France and Italy during May, June and July. In' this country harvest goes on in July, August and part of September Canada and Russia torrent their wheat in August and September. and It takes a QUALITY FEED to make eggs in August HE early summer days: when birds lay because it's natural for " them to do so, are past. Eggs are now more difficult to get, and conse- quently higher priced; But it is cn-r tirely possible to keep your birds in production in spite of hot weather and get the benefits of the better prices which now prevail. Plenty of water and shade, and a wet mash made with AMCO EGG MASH (feed it during the day in amounts the birds will clean up readily) will keep your birds pro- ducing, and may even bring back the ones that have started to molt. This is the season when quality in poultry feed matters most. The birds are naturally “off-feed" and the slightest tinge of mustiness in corn, or odor in meat scrap should be care- fully avoided. Amco's year-round standards of quality are, therefore, especially de- sirable in these last summer months. AMCO EGG MASH is cool and sweet and wholesome. Study the formula a minute and see the range of in- gredients it contains. You will note it has 600 lbs. of corn meal. This corn meal does not heat or become musty even in the hottest weather, because it is Federal Grade No. 2 and never ‘Acontains more than 15.5% moisture. Lower grades may have as much as 23% moisture; that is the one reas0n why low grade CC' n is so dangerous at this time of year. Note also the oats. This formula was recommended by three college specialists, as “heavy, fine-ground, clipped, low- fiber oats." They were particular in ‘ this definition because a good heavy oat is a good poultry feed, but a strawy, fibrous oat is worthless. A hen simply cannot make use of fibre, and it‘s sheer waste to try to make her. Take note of the meat scrap, too. It is freshly made the very day and in the same plant where the animals are butchered. There is none of that ob?- jectionable odor often noticed. You find no hair in it. It is uniformly and finely ground. 1/ Quality throughout! That in a word is the reason why AMCO ECG and they defined very ; exactly the 200 lbs. of oats to be used MASH will bring your birds throughli August and September laying/fi See your Amco Agent todayftYod will find when he quotes you pricesj that AMCO EGG MASH is no higher priced—--and possibly closed formula mixtures. DTVISION OFFICE: COLUMBUS, OHIO MCO . FEED MIXlNG SERVICE AMERICAN MILLING COMPANY EXECUTIVE OFFICES: moan, 11.1.. Plant: at: PEOR‘IA. lLL.: OMAHA, NEIL; OWENSBORO. KY Alfalfa Plant: at: POWELL, (Em-AND. and W0. WYO- lowerrthanx ‘ ' i-x '7‘... I". u: » ’ It‘lh‘“;’i . “More Milk with More Cow Lett at the End of the—Year” 4, T ' forth in the claims made by hundreds of Mich- ’ igan’s leading dairymen who have used Milk— maker continuously for one or more years. ‘ These dairymen tell us that they have secured the following results by the use of Milkmaker, V12: 1. Cows have kept up in better flesh and beater ghysical condition. Milkmaker, a Public Formula Ration. Build: for the Future HE im ortant part that Milkmaker plays in Mic igan dairying is probably best set ows have maintained a larger and more even flow of milk. b'3h Calves better developed and stronger at irt . I 4. Freedom from trouble with cows at calving time; no retained afterbirth and no udder trouble. . The strongest advocates of- course are those dairymen who have used Milkmaker con- tmuously Since it came on the market in 1922. Buying a Better Herd These men have realized that in buying and using Milkmaker they are assuring themselves of a better herd of cows two or three years hence. - In buying a bag of dairy feed you do not buy the feed for the feed itself, but for the ultimate results obtained. The results to be obtained are not necessarily determined by the price of the feed. The real value of the feed is determined by the per cent of digestible protein and digestible nutrients, both of which determine results. A common phrase among users of Milkmaker is “More milk with more cow . left at the end of the year.” Ask for booklet on “How to Feed for Economical Milk Production.” Ask us for the name of your local distributor. Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service Lansing, Michigan sorr euros on BRUISE on ankle, hock, stifle, knee, or 1, throat is cleaned off romptly by Absorbine without aying up horse. No blister; no pain; no hair gone. At druggists, or $2.50 postpaid. Describe your case for speCial instructions. Valuable horse book 8-S free. A satisfied user says: "Colt's knee swol- len four to five times normal size. Broke and ran for two weeks. Now almost well. Absorbine Is sure greet." ABSORBIN TRADE MARK REG,U.S.PAT,OFF. Wonder Ointment From Sheep's Wool Works Like Magic The base of Corona is extracted from the Wool of the Sheep. An amazing ointment for Burns,Scalds, Cuts, Sore Teal-s and Caked Udder of Cows. or any flesh wound on man or beast, also for Eczema. FREE SAMPLE. If you are not a user of Corona send for free sample and our 24-page booklet of uses today and at our expense. Sold by reliable Druggista and Harness dealers. OUR MOTTO—“Service First—Then Profit”. THE CORONA MFG. 00.. 81 Corona Bldg” Kenton. Ohio Mr. Lamb Feeder: Opportunity will present itself, the last of June and in Jilly, when you Will be. able to buy chaice quality 55 to GU-lll..1dfll10 feeding lambs at around ($13.00) cwt. _TlllS Will be as cheap as they Will sell at any time in the season, and we predict that feeders will sell at from ($14.00) to ($15 00) cwt. in August, September, and October, because of great losses in the feeder lamb producing states of Wyoming, Oregon, and Montana. Most of these feeder lambs were under contracts to Colorado, and Nebraska feeders, and we are adVised that these losses in these states were 40%, which means that these Colorado, and Nebraska. feeders will be short 40% on their contracts ain‘time of delivery, and they Will then have'to go into the open market in order to fill their requirements, which Will help force the market on feeders up- wards in October. The lambs out. of Idaho, and \Vashington will be 85% fat, which means that there Will be few feeders through the summer months, and that they will sell from ($14.00) to ($15.00) cwt. all summer and falL The reason these Idaho lambs are selhng so reasonable is be— cause it is early, and there is no demand for them. Take, advantage of this opportunity, and buy now, running them on grass through the summer, grow- ing them, fllld have them fat for the December market which will. be high. . Send your orders to us, and we Will ship you strictly graded, and um— formed, feeding lambs. well sorted, Just as cheap as they can possxbly be had on the market. We Will guarantee every load to be Just as rep— resented. and ordered by you, and you have the priVilege of looking at the lambs before you my your draft at the bank. \Ve Will have about 3 ()0 of these Idaho feeder lambs each week to offer for solo, starting May 23rd. Wire your orders, sat- isfaction guaranteed. Wool Growers’ Commission Co., Inc. F'. W. SHURTE, Mgr. Feeder Dept. Unlon Stock Yards. CHICAGO, ILL. or .20 per :4 Kath following date of Insertion. SEND BREEDER’S DIRECTORY Advertisements Inserted under this heading m- repuraou breeder: of Live sues n W m re to encourage the growing of uni-brads on the farms of our readers. 0' :idvmialng rate I. may Cents (300) per agate Ine per Insertion. Fourteen agate lines to the column Inch Inch. less 2% for cash if sent FRII. so you can see how many lines it will fill. BREEDERS DIRECTORY. MICHIGAN IUIINESS FARMER. MT. CLEMENS. MIOH. with order or paid on or before the 10th OUR AD AND WE WILL PUT IT Ill TYPE Address all letters. CATTLE ‘ How'rEiNs GUERNSEYS FOR THE RES "“8115” giggly" FOR. SALE—REGISTERED GUERNSEY BULLS . . d _ ts: reassess: Retirement. er. City. Michigan. . GUERNSEYS ' RICES FOR BULL CALVES SIRED {Engaging} iiiar blood lines. Write for Circular. VWOODEAND FARMS. Monroe. Michigan. LE REGISTERED GUERNSEY HEI_F- 2%: 9.8th cows giving milk, With C. T._ Associa- tion records. A number of them to pick from. F. W. RUEl-IS, Caledonia, Mich can so Calves Practically Pure Gusrnsegalgainéacgeif ' 'C O D Write LAKEWOOD FARM, Box 121, Whitewater. Wll. FOR SALE HOLSTEIN BULL OALF 6 WEEKS old, eli ible for register. WILLI M RATHSBURG, R. 1, Almont, Mich. DURHAJVIS FOR SALE 75 HEAD OF YEARLING DURHAM steers. 75 head of yearhng Durham Heifers not bred. These cattle are all Reds and Beans and dchorncd. Write or call. HUGHSTON a. SCOTT, McBaln, Michigan. SHORTHORNS FOR SALE PUREBRED POLLED SHORTHORN Bulls and Heifers. Excellent quality. Prices . We ship . . . reasonable. 60. . Burdick Manager Branch bred. . Tei9wiliigei', Wauwatosa. Wisconsin. County Farm, Goldwater, Michigan. HEREFORDS SWINE HEREFORDS. OLDEST HERD IN THE U. s. StockBofnallI léinds tfor sal‘ev Farmers prices. Our rna iona inners. herd cundpii ernnms. Swartz Creek, Mich. Hereford Steers , earlings and two’s, Well marked. Beef galysshgwing splendid breeding. Dark reds. Most all, bunches dehomed. Good stocker order. Can show few bunches around 45 to 90 head. Each bunch even in size. Also a few bunches short- horn steers. Will~ sell vyou chores of one our land from'any' bunch. rite stating number and . eight you prefer, 450 to 800 lbs. V. V. BALDWIN. ELDON. IOWA. JERSEYS ron sALar'Pu’nE BRED JERSEY BogLL. 1 ' ‘ Shite 'l‘. . Tested. $100. . Asa month olfi.‘ 09‘." Michael). _. , L. . , j , ”Ballard. ILINOOLN O BRADLEY. . BIG~ TYPE BERKSHIRES Boars‘ready for services sired by International rand Champion. 60.0 sec. ’ COREY FARMS :: :: W HAVEN. MICH. HAVE A GOOD 325 L8. FALL BOAR READY for service. Of big I; pe Poland China. E. A. CLAR , reckonrldge, Michigan. DUROOS—BRED SOWS AND GILTS APRIL and May Pies. also boars. Moderate rices. SERRADELLA FARM. Oscoda, Mchigan. SHEEP SHEEP FOR SALE. WE ARE OFFERING AT this time a few loads _of good Delaine eweshaze 2 to_ 5, each With a bi lamb at side. Write for prices. F. M. BA AN. Woodstock. Ohio. SHEEP—BREEDING EWES DELAINES AND :Weltem ewes with lambs a t e de. North Lowlubum. Ohio. - I 13-). GUARDING COWS FROM FLY ATTACKS LTHOUGH the effect of flies on dairy cattle is commonly over- estimated, dairymen are finding that there are times when the pests are sufficiently numerous to warrant the use of repellants, states E. J. Perry. New Jersey extensionldairy specialist. Where flies and mosquitoes are numerous, spraying with some good fly mixture makes the cows more comfortable and helps somewhat to prevent a drop in milk production. Many good repellants are on the market, but some are, better than others, says Mr. Perry. The experience of dairymen has been that to secure satisfactory re- sults spraying must be done twice daily. They spray after milking in the morning and again one hour be- fore the night milking. All pails and cans are left outside the barn while the spraying is going on and kept out as long as possible. In this way, tainting of the milk is avoided. The milk is strained in- side the barn. Commercial mixtures are coming more and more into use, but for those who wish to make their own fly repellents the following are suggested by the dairy specialist: No. 1. Powdered resin, 4 pounds; laundry soap, 4 pounds; fish oil, 2 quarts; oil of tar, 2 quarts; kero— sene, 3 quarts. Boil the powdered resin, laundry soap, and fish oil in» 1 gallon of water. After boiling for a few minutes add 2 gallons of water and the kerosene and oil of tar. Boil this mixture for 15 minutes. Shake well and apply as needed. No. 2. Kerosene, 2 gallons; pine tar, 1 quart; crude carbolic acid, 8 ounces; fish oil, 2 quarts; linseed oil, 2 gallons. Mix thoroughly and apply as usual. T. B. TESTING “Am writing in regard to the law governing T. B.‘ of cattle. If we have our cattle tested and some Were found infected, would we lose the entire value of the animals so in- fected? Can you tell me what the charges would be to have a herd of ten tested? Does the state pay any part or is the individual. wholly re— sponsible? Are there any symptoms showu outwardly? We have two cows that lost their calves when their time was more than half over. C. W. C., Pickford, Mich. F your cattle are tested by an ap- proved veterinarian and reactors are located, the state indemnity will be paid for such animals, pro- vided the test is covered by a proper permit and the requirements of the law relating to sanitation and dis- position are met. We cannot advise you definitely as to the cost of testing your cattle. That is a matter that you will have to discuss with the veterinarian se— lected for the work. Located as you are in Chippewa county, It would be necessary for you to bear the entire expense of the test. Your county is one of the eight counties In Michigan which have not yet provided for area..tuberculosis work. Under this plan the cost of the testing is spread over the entire county. Cattle may be badly infected with tuberculosis and give no outward in— dication of the presence of the dis- ease. This disease can only be ac— curately diagnosed through the ap- plication of the tuberculin test. It is more probable that your cows lost their calves through the presence of the abortion diSease. Tuberculosis is not marked by symptoms of this kind—B. J. Killham, State Veter- inarian. ' _ SILAGE MOULDS I wonder if you could let me know what makes my enSilage mould.- I have a concrete silo. ' I used the big , _ ensilage c‘orn which was green when > I filled. When I opened the silo'and threw off the spoiled it was good for about two feet down, then it com-C menced to be, about, two inches of blue mould on top. I,wou1d~.-thro'w 4‘... (wg-lnvlt.ye““Mnuibuazzggz:x:ulcnm'vh;£fiw{WWw~ ghl"dm v . .11. {~- ,. and the next day it' Would .be’ the same thing, only the mould wduld be , thicker, and so on. It looks now as if .it would all spoil. Some folks think the corn was too green but my neighbor’s corn was just as green as mine and their’s is all right.——A. B., ; Merrill, Mich. ‘ OSSIBLY a. combination of fac- tors was responsible for the moulding of your silage. Very green silage will mold more extens- ‘ively than silage which is more ma- ture or in ideal condition to put in the silo. Also, it appears from your letter that you were not feeding the Silage off fast enough. If the sides of the silo are air-tight then it is almost necessary that the top be air- I tight. The silage seals itself in by. forming a few inches of mold over. the top. If that seal is broken or. removed and the fresh silage exposed to the air for a length of time, fer- mentation takes place and a new seal of moldy material is formed. This condition usually maintains each time .the top layer is removed and the Silage is not used’ fast enough to keep ahead of the mold.———J. R. Dun-4 gané Instructor in Farm Crops, M. Veterinary Department Edited by DR. GEO. H. CONN (Questions gladly anSwered free for aid-u subscribers. You receive a personal fetter-3) FAILS TO GET \VITH CALF We have a Jersey heifer that freshened last fall and have been trying to breed her but have not been successful as yet. Have had her examined and nothing has been found wrong. Have been feeding al— falfa hay, ground oats, and corn, and oilmeal. She is in fine condition. Heat period comes every 19 days.— Mr. J. C. B., Stryker, Ohio. GIVE this cow 5 to 6 tablespoons- ful of bonemeal each day on her feed; also a tablespoonful of fowlers’ solution of arsenic night and morning for 30 days on some ground feed. This cow may breed after she has been on grass for about 6 weeks. If she does not would ad- vise you to dry her up as soon as you can and then let her have bone- meal to run to in a box all the time she is on pasture. ‘ABORTION When a herd of cows is infected with abortion at the rate of a cow per month for five months can the plague be fought and controlled by selling off a few of them but still keeping some of the worse kind and. also at the same time buying a new sire and breeding same with him? Some farmers around here claim to be well posted regarding such mat- ters but I do not agree with them.— J. J. H., Iosco County, Mich. AVE never heard of anyone con- trolling the disease in the man- ner you suggested; the cus- tomary method is to quarantine the bad ones and then clean up and keep as clean as possible around the barns and yards. The bull has nothing to do with the spread of the disease; best results will come from feeding a well balanced ration rich in minerals and plenty of alfalfa and clover hay; feed not more than 17 per cent protein and give the cows about a third of a pound of steamed bone meal on their grain each day. Some- times and in fact more herds abort from not having "the right kinds of feed than from the other cause and when this is remedied the herd .‘of course breeds and many people think they have cured a herd of contagious abortion while all they have done is to build up their bodies by good feeding. ' CANCER—FREE BOOK SENT 01! .7. REQUEST Tells' cause of cancer and what to... do for pain, bleeding, odor, etc.7 Write for it today, mention’ln’gr‘this paper.‘ Address Indianapolis Ga ..-t..nL_ .. ‘A-‘m.u‘ l _. m...-. it off and get to the, goodeensilat‘ge' PF. ”Hospital. Indian oils Ind KNOW THIS PAIR? agricultural agent of ard Rather of M. Michigan either know Howard or know about him. “Bill” Murphy, on the right, is the popular Macomb And, of course you have recognized How- S. C. Most farmers in county. personally This Was taken on Hay Day in "Bill’s" county during June. 4 - OUR RADIO By B. K. OSBORN (Any questlon regardln gladly answered by our ra receive a personal letter charge lf your subscrlptlon la The Busllnees Farmer OD Saturday and Sunday. station WGHP, of Detrolt. on leength of 319.3 meters. 40 .............................. Markets and News radio will edltor. and there Is no ls pald up.) broadcasts ,‘ be You dally, through a wave MGHT DAMAGE BATTERY I Would like to know if the charg— ing outfit, charging on radi for six hours, the life of battery. 0‘ battery hurts the length of Have been told the life of a battery charged in such a. short time hurts the battery seems to hold the charging as well as if it took forty-eight hours on - takes longer. ‘ -——W. H., Nashville, Mich. one that Please let me know. F your charging outfit put the bat- tery in operating condition in so short a time its rate of charge must be about” say from 12 to 15 amperes per hour. This rate is rather high and the damage to the batterymight come by the heat gen- erated in the operation which might have a tendency to buckle the plate. It you have not experienced this heating do not worry. MICHIGAN 1927 FAIR DATES Fair Place Date Shiawassee.........0wosso ................ Aug. 9—12 Ionia .................... [onia .................. Aug. 15-20 Oakland .............. Milford .............. Aug. 16—20 Dist. Fair ........... Cass City .......... Aug. 17—20 Caro ..................... Caro .................. Aug. 22—25 Isabella .............. Mt. Pleasant....Aug. 23-27 Northeastern Michigan ........ Bay City, Aug. 29—Sept. 3 S. Ottawa & W. Allegan....Holland ............ Aug. 23—26 Allegan ............... Allegan,....Aug. 30-Sept. 3 Barry ................... Hastings-"Aug- 30—Sept. 3 Croswell .............. Croswell....Aug. 30-Sept. 2 Gratiot.... ............ Ithaca ...... Aug. 30-Sept. 2 Gogebic ............... lronwood..Aug. 30—Sept. 2 Huron ................. Bad Axe..Aug. 30-Sept. 2 Sanilac ................ Sandusky..Aug. 30—Sept. 2 Washtenaw ........ Ann Arbor..Aug. 30—Sept. 3 Three Oaks ........ Three Oaks ............ Sept.1-4 Davison ............... Davison ................ Sept. 1—5 Range Agr ......... Norway ................ Sept. 3-6 Flint River Valley .............. Montrose .............. Sept. 5—8 Alger ................... Chatham .............. Sept. 5—8 Michigan State Fair ...... Detroit ................ Sept. 5-10 Emmet ................ Petoskey .............. Sept. 6—9 Livingston .......... Howell .................. Sept. 6—9 Marquette ........... Marquette .......... Sept. 6- 0 Farmers Fair ..... Big Rapids .......... Sept. 6-9 Clinton ................ St. Johns .............. Sept. 6-9 Northern Dist....Cadillac ............ Sept. 12-16 Saginaw .............. Saginaw ............ Sept. 12-18 Jackson .............. Jackson ............ Sept. 12-17 Imlay City ......... lmlay City ........ Sept. 13—16 Iosco .................... Tawas City ...... Sept. 13-16 Ottawa, Kent ..... Marne .............. Sept. 13‘16 Kalamazoo ......... Kalamazoo ...... Sept. 13-17 Presque Isle ....... Millersburg ...... Sept. 14-16 Mason .................. Scottville .......... Sept.« 14—16 Delta ................... Escanaba .......... Sept. 14-17 Otia ..... ........ ....Brohman..... ..... Sept. 17-20 Oceana ............ ....Hart ........... . ...... Sept. 19-23 Lenawee ...... ..Adrian .............. Sept. 19—23 '-“ St; Joseph ....... '.:.:Centerville ...... :- tSept.‘1v9—24 West Mich. Fair ................. Grand Rapids..Sept. 19-24 .43? Alpena ................. Alpena ........ . ..... Sept. 20-22 . " Arenac ................ Standish ........ ..Sept. 20—23 Armada ............... Armada ............ Sept. 20-23 Cloverland. ......... Stephenson......Sept. 20-23 Manistee..... ........ Bear Lake ........ Sept. 20-23 North Branch....North Branch..Sept. 20-23 Schoolcraft.........Manistique ...... Sept. 20-23 T ‘ 'Hillsdale.............Hillsdale....Sept. 25-Oct. 1 T N0rthville...........Northville..Sept. 27-Oct. 1 Eaton ...... ........ Charlotte ...... ....'Sept. -27-30 4- VanBuren...........Hartf0rd....Sept. 27-Oct. 1 ' » ‘ Missaukee...........Lake City ........ Sept. 28-30 7.. Houghton.... .....I.[-Ioughton....Sept.28-Oct. 2 L «Benton Harbor..Benton Harbor....0ct. 3-7 ' p_Fowlervilie.......(Fowlervllle............Oct. 3-7 rinMIcHIsAN ' » uth a .c A _ BUS talWart.............Stalwart..........;.......Oct. 6-7 0008 ii. 0' cones. weeks mines _ 'f/wfcounts - we More Mill: Or It Cost: You Nothing "Feed 200 unds of Larro to any one cow; t en if your own figures do not show that_ she gave more milk on Lorre, or if for any other reason you are not entirely satisfied return our two empty sacks an unused get every cent of no and your money back. Dealers selling Larro are authorized to carry out the of this agreement. What interests you as a dairyman is not the exact amount of your feed bill, but how much money you have left from the milk check after you’ve paid for the feed. That’s the only way you can determine whether you are paying too much or too little for feed. Oh yes, you can buy feed too cheaply—if the mixture you get cuts your milk yield below the profit point. pay too much for feed if it increases your margin of net profit on every milk check. We back our claims for Larro with the famous money-back guarantee, which allows you to feed two bags of Larro to any one cow and get back the purchase price on return of the empty sacks if Larro does not give satisfactory results. guarantee has been in effect continuously for fifteen years. And Ask the Nearest Dealer THE LARROWE MILLING COMPANY DETROIT MICHIGAN arr The SAFE Ration for Dairy Cows Also a complete line of poultry feeds—~33 good for your chickens as our dairy feed is for your cows. you can’t This THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER “The Farm Paper of Service" TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT IT : ‘k E eggs in winter. More profit from the same hens. That's what you get when you give your flock the scien- tific advantages of Just the right heat, light and ventilation which only a Martin Metal Hen House affords. J. C. FmdayoéOhiomade 25% Extra Profit from 300 pullets in a Martin House last season. Write and find out how you can do as well or better with- Martin Metal lien Houses A brand new and better type of milk house. Built of steel sectional—fireproof an‘d ilitary: —easy to erect yourself. No lice or mites.No rats onweazels. Aperfect ventilating system and Violet Ray lighting system. Equipped - ith every modern feature to produce . eggs in Winter when prices are high. G "In t NOW Write “130le de efac a for pflve folder. low and easy term.» L 0W MARTIN STEEL PRODUCTS 00. FACTORY Dept. 3 16 / (85 PRICES Mansfieldiflilo Pointer-Reduced Prices English Whit d B EVE: aired? hae'iitix T33 mm“ ”‘d I “first? n ‘ .12“? / How to Know Blood Diseases in Your Herd Barrenness or Sterility, Sllnking of Calves, Retained Atterhirth, Goiters in Calves, . ‘ > ' Scouts in Calves, Infected Sire, Shortage of Milk. .If your herd is afflicted with any of these ailments you will know they are not domg their best. You can stop these losses at small expense. Ask for FREE copy. of "The Cattle Specialist” and learn how to increase your ' profits. Write Dr. DaVid Roberts for free Veterinary Advice. veneWuhu,aesa - "‘ - g‘m-r:\~ 152 Gran Michigan contest 1923 . Heavy Broilers WILL SHIP C. 0. D. LAKEVIEW POULTRY FARM, Barred Rocks and s. c. Reds ............................... - New Prices for July Lakeview chicks are Michigan Accredited Official records up to 252 . . , . . , ,_ . Every breeder by meme 5 supernsed by Michigan State College. inspected and Smith Hatched. 25 50 100 500 1000 ........... $2.50 $4.75 $9.00 5.00 90.00 $7.00 per 100. Add 250 for 2s: and 5% Its.‘ Order from this ad at these prices. Member of lnteruutional Baby Chick Association. R. R. 8. Box 3, eggs at passed 100 % live delivery guaranteed. HOLLAND. MICHIGAN. LET’S HEAR FROM YOU. We want you to write us your criticisms and suggestions about M. B. F. to help us make it better in every way. It is your paper and the editors are _..your hired men. The Business Farmer, Mt. Clemens, Mich. ‘ ,x, . Future Looks Bright For Livestock Farmers Cuff Crop Show: Increase Over Previous Years . fences. .w ,. MWM_w——v— ‘< ‘ ,._.~fi _, M“ Ma... ..... _.._,_..., Am»_.——. ”—‘.e—_‘.._ M...“ “-A ,k.-_.w,__._ ~g HE farmers in pretty busy these days with getting the corn laid. by and harvesting the crops, and if he has any time not occupied by these things there is plenty of repair- ing to be done to buildings and With cost of building ma» terials higher than ever before it pays well to keep up the old build-~ ings. Some new building is going on here and there by farmers who have got in on the good prices of live— stock the past year or two and who came through the boom times with- out a lot of bad debts and a load of interest. These farmers are in as good shape as they ever were and are putting their farms in tip top shape to be able to operate in the most economical manner, which is the only way out in the farming bus- iness these days. Fencing is one of the main concerns at this moment as all signs point to the necessity of be- ing able to handle livestock on quite an extensive scale if the crops this year are to be utilized to the highest degree. The poor prospect for ma- turing corn on a large majority of the farms before frost presages a large supply of fodder and silage where men have, silos. and there is I already more hay in mow and stack than for several years. The late cut- tings of alfalfa and clover will fur- ther augment this and with the cer— : tain outlook for cheap hay and high . priced livestock farmers are calculat- ing on turning all the hay as well as other rough feed into some form of meat. The active inquiry for stocker cattle of both sex in recent days is a tangible proof of this if there were no other. While there is a wide range in weight and price on the stockers going out to the country the “ bulk is for light weights running from 450 to 660 and costing from $6.25 to $7.25. The heifers going out are averaging in these weights or possibly a little higher and cost- ing about the same or a little more. ' Some of these will be used to start breeding herds or augment herds al- ready owned as there is a feeling that the cattle population of the mid— West can stand more breeding cows. It is quite a prevalent idea that the cattle supply is steadily shrinking and with cornbelt land down on the low basis it is today a beef calf can be raised with profit at the present prices paid for fat beef. It is a com- mon observation that there are more herds of cows with lusty calves at foot throughout the cornbelt this summer than has been seen in many a year. These herds are composed of cows and heifers shipped in from the range, having previously been bred, and with their natural thrifti— nose they have made a fine showing under the more mvorable conditions in the combelt. Some of these calves will be put in the lot as soon as they are weaned and fattened out as baby beef as they have the breed- ing to make such finished cattle profitably, being .whitefaces mostly and from herds which have been grading up with pure bred bulls for a lifetime. Some of these calves also will be sold as feeders to protes- eioual finishers and some have been known to be sold as fancy vealers. which is one way of cabin; in quick- ly and on a very profitable scale, such calves returning a gross price of wound $20 at two or three months of ago. The cows are then bred again or grazed and grained and sold. bringing right at the top price whch has been from $7.75 to $8.50 of late and up to $9.00 on ia~ voreble markets. It is too early for the country to be interested in food» or settle and business in this line has been light. Feeders want to know definitely what the corn crop will be and they are also deterred from buy- ing by the itch pricos. Feeder ect- tlool‘ood color-ad qualityendei desirable, weights are being held at $1.75 tn $3.80 and some also have been made at M m u ".85. M to" Quick turn, however, we , it as .s liberal farm reserves in many parts». What: the future six to 12 months holds in store for the cattle feeder is a timely question and there is much confidence among feeders in the prospect of high prices for flu- ished beef and all kinds of cattle continuing, although most everyone concedes ‘that beef cattle are on a high level and many that it is on a slippery one. This has just been , demonstrated at Chicago where the combination of rather heavy receipts for two weeks and a warm spell of weather have worked together to knock off from 25c to $1.50 per cwt. on cattle. The advent of the $14.00 steers and higher may be hailed with satisfaction by cattle raisers and feeders but it has its drawbacks. It is making beef so high that consum— ers back up easily when they pay too much attention to their food budget. . as city families have a habit forced than usual. Corn is starting to tass sel out in the best‘fieldis- but the crop will be found in all stages down to little weakly stuff which has no chance of making hardly good fod— der. Not in years has the crop been so uneven. Oats and barley harvest is on and these crops are also un- even.., Combine harvester-threshers are being used on many cornbelt farms for the first time and their outcome is being watched with great interest. _ Hogs Active The hog market has made. a quick come—back and passed the $10.00 mark with $12.00 the destination ac- cording to the market experts al— though there is little substantial grounds for that belief stocks of cured meats still being burdensome and consumption still down. Pack— ers are worried, however, by the general unloading of light pigs and sows and are believed to be forcing up prices to steady production. Sheep are on a healthy basis though much lower than a month or M. B. F. MARK ETS BY RADIO UNE in the M. B. F. market reports and farm news broadcast on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights at 6:40, cast- ern standard time from WGHP of Detroit. The wave length is 319.3 meters. 6:15 on Tuesday evening. It is broadcast at on them of doing at frequent inter- vals. Illustrative of the present high level of cattle are recent sales of butcher cows and heifers and light, warmed up steers at $6.00 to $9.00 and better which is from $2 to $3.00 a cwt. lighter than a year ago. One thing that is helping out the cattle market is the prices which hides are commanding, the better grades of packer steer hides selling at 20 to 23 cents against 15 to 17 a year ago. These prices are explained by lighter supply available and the lack of any surplus, the packers having followed a policy of quick turn—over the last few years, and users of leather, par- ticularly shoe manufacturers antic- ipating a profitable season. Wheat Coming to Market The new wheat crop is coming into the markets but at a moderate volume due to a belief of growers that holding will pay well. This view is not shared entirely in the trade which points to very favorable reports from Canada and the north- west and from the cornbelt. weather being ideal for maturing a heavy grain and rust being less common *— so ago. It is just as well for feeders who face the prospect of being able to buy on a less dangerous level. A feature is the demand for ewes, sales being made on a large scale of 100 pound animals at $13 to $14 per cwt. The country is going in for sheep stronger every day. The horse market is more active but at, unchanged prices. BEANS The price of CHP beans moved up to the highest price on the entire crop at the close of last week be— cause of active demand from canners and a firm tone prevails. Dark red kidneys are quoted at $5.00 and light reds at $6.50. A GLANCE AT THE MARKETS (Special to THE Busmnss FARMER) Market News Service, Bureau of Agri- cultural Economics. U. S. Department of Agriculture. HE July crop report called the general I crop prospect unpromising. Acreage was reduced a little compared with last year and the condition was reported a few points below average. Part of the poor condition was due to lateness in some 1— THE‘. BUSINESS FARMER’S MARKET SUMMARY and Comparison with Market- Two Weeks Ago and One Year Ago “a" M" (£1ng outrun Detroit July so he as July 11 1 yr. ago wm'r— - No. a Bed use 1.410 14-.“ $1.45 $1.43 No. 2 won» 1-87 1.“ 1.45 No. a Mixed 1-35 1.“ 1.44 (roan... Np. s renew 1-10 1.04;: 1.01 m No. a Yellow L00 Lee 3. oars . i No. swam 5‘ ~40 49% 154% .4»: lo. 3 “its ~51 48 O M .5!“ , .46 RYE—— ‘ ’ .. u . Cash No. I 105 1,1; . 1.08 Bonus»- 0- n. Po one om I fl‘um 4m commons— Per Bbi._ 4@4.25 8.50 @3150 au— , .1: 1m. 15 1e 14 15.50 . , tr n is raw ‘ so "so i‘ , ' ' “W! ... mama» section. m the report m: better com and more. weather have helped m- grist, staples sections. The Northwest Me a crop arm east‘ rem potatoes- are W an: em heavy yields. The short » 7’ of tree fruit continues a weal: We of the crop situation. so far as» prices go; the general average has shown: a steady ad- vance. Farm prices compared with than for the goods the farmer buys have be- come more and more favorable to the farmer this summer. There are worse things than moderate crops from the aver- . age producer’s standpoint. Grain and cot— ton with some setbacks continue to hold a good part of recent price gain. Dairy products and eggs maintain their positions fairly well. Hay and feed markets are in an"'unsettled condition. higher and vegetables lower than last season. Wheat , A wheat crop about 22,000,000 bushels larger than was harvested last year is in prospect. The winter wheat crop is con- siderably smaller this year but the spring wheat crop will be materially larger from present indications. A production of soft, winter wheat about equal to domestic re- quirements is anticipated. Some infection from stem rust has occurred in the spring wheat but present conditions give no cause for alarm. according to the Department's specialist in charge of rust studies. Re- Frults are mostly . ceipts of new winter wheat have been in— ’ creasing. New soft winter wheat is ap- pearing on the market. Improved pros- pects for spring wheat production caused some weakness of prices, with competition from the new winter wheat. Corn and Outs Corn crop prospects. the lightest for ‘many years, may be modified by recent improvement. Receipts of old corn are light and prices have held for some time around $1 per bushel in large western markets. A large oat crop of fair quality is indicated. Prices have tended to decline in spells of weakness of the general grain market. Barley markets have Bagged under prospects of increased production. Bay The great production of. hay weakens the market situation but so far receipts have been rather light and the market quiet with slight downward trend. Feeds The firm price of corn has tended to control the market for mill feeds, causing a well sustained condition since the middle of July, but demand has been very moder- ate because of a good pasturage season. \Vheat shorts and middlings have been in good demand. New crop cottonseed meal tended a little lower. Stocks of cottonseed meal are lighter than last year but heavy compared with average season. The vari- ous corn feeds hold a firm position with with corn market. ‘ Butter Butter markets have held a fairly steady, tone during July despite some days of decline. Supplies have been heavy. but much of the stock arriving has gone into storage. Production has kept up well but. has now become slightly less than at this time a year ago. Little change has been reported in the cheese'situntion. Produc— tion continues heavy and some improve- ment in demand is noted. ‘ Eggs Eggs at least maintain recent gains in price and demand is moderatively active. Storage activity is falling off with the de— crease of new receipts with the progress of the season. Poultry supplies increased as young stock matures; and the price ten— dency has been downward for some time. Demand shows the usual slacknees during the season of hot weather. Fruits and Vegetables With the shipping season for fruits and vegetables about half completed the total ' is above 600,000 cars compared with about 500,000 last season. The difference is ow- ing mainly to an earlier start but pro- dudion of outaloupes and of some vege- tables is greater this season. The watermelon crop in a dozen late states is the lightest since 1923 and nearly one-third under that of last season. Pio- duetion, both early and late, is much lighter this season and the general range of prices higher. Some late strawberries were still coming to market late in July. The whole crop so far as indicated by carlot shipments was larger than last season- by about one» third. ,... . . n: 4,. Potatoes About 13,000 cars of the great potato crop of Virginia. have already been shipped, the output exceeding 2500 care during one week in July, The market tetra dency has been downward, approaching: ' $3 per barrel in some markets. Karim producing centers. were selling potatoes at $1.75 to 82-“ shipping palm: sugars. are coming chiefly from Virginia. MW land and Kansas. Despite thereoent do» “ ‘eNafzig'er’s fault. w meusa)‘ . Writer» barred rocks, 33c; reds and white rocks, 31c; Orping‘tons, 3 lbs. up, 280; all colors, under 2% lbs. 2@4c cheaper; leghorns. 2 lbs. in), 24c; 11A; to 1% lbs. 20@220. Ducks: white, 5 lbs. up, 220; smaller or dark, 18c. Geese, 18c. DETROIT BUTTER AND EGGS Butter steady; best creamery in tubs, B7%@39c. Eggs steady, unchanged; fresh firsts, 23 ’6 @25c. BOSTON WOOL The combing classes of the three finer grades of fleeces showed a broad activity Saturday. While in the clothing class half blood and medium grades sell readily clothing fleece wools have sold slowly. Very choice Ohio three-quarter blood 58s sold at 44% cents in the grease, while the bulk is selling on the high side of a range of 43@44 cents. Michigan fleeces sell on the low side of this range and slightly lower. Clean territory wool, Wyoming and Montana, sells at an estimated clean basis of $1.10 and a fraction higher for the average wools. LIVIETOCK MARKETS MICHIGAN CENTRAL STOCKYARDS, Detroit, July 26.—Cattle——Receipts 131. Market, steady, but slow. Good to choice yearlings, dry fed $10@18; best heavy steers, dry fed, $9.75@11.75; best handy weight butcher steers, $8@9.75; mixed steers and heifers, $8@$9.25 ; handy light butchers, $7.75@8.25; light butchers, $6 @775; best cows, $7@8; butcher cows, $5.50@7; common cows, $4.25@5.25 ;' can— ners, $3.75@4.50; choicelight bulls, $6@ 8; heavy bulls, $6@7.50; stock bulls, $5 @650; feeders, $6.25@8.25; stockers, $5.50@7.75; milkers and springers, $65@ 100. Veal Calves—Receipts, 440. Market, slow. Best $15@15.50; others $5.50@14.75. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts, 151. Mar— ket——Lambs, 750 higher, sheep steady. Best lambs, $14.75@15; fair lambs, $10.75 @11.75; light to common lambs, $6@10; fair to good sheep, $5.50@7; culls and common, $2@4. Hogs—Receipts, 739. Mixed hogs, $11.25. CHICAGO—Hogs: Market generally steady; top, $10.75; bulk 160 to 200 lbs., $10.40@10.65; 210 to 250 lbs, $9.60@ 10.50; 260 to 300 lb. butchers, $9.15@9.65; most packing sows, $8%8.25; best light weights, $8.40@8.60; practically no mar- ket on pigs; shippers took 1.000; estimat- ed holdover, 4,000. Cattle: Compared with a week ago, fed steers 25@75c lower; fed yearlings weak to 50c off; vealers $1 (611.50 lower; few fed heavy steers above $14; extreme top, $14.40; bulk, $11.50fn‘. 13.25, outside price taking best long and light yearlings; medium weights up to $13.85; bulk grassy and short feds, $10.25 downward to $8.25; with common light natives and southwestern $7.50@8; bulk prices, bulk grass cows, $6.25@7.50; grass heifers, $7.25@8.25; feed cows and butch— er heifers, $8@9 and $8.50@9.50 respec— tively; stock steers, $7.25@8.50, meaty yearlings to $9.40; few selected heavy feeders, $9.50@10. Sheep and Lambs: Practically none on sale Saturday; for week, 1,040 doubles from feeding stations and 14,500 direct; slaughter lambs clos— ing 35@500 lower; sheep steady; feeding lambs strong; top prices, fat range lambs, $14.50; fat native lambs, $13.75; fat ewes, Market, prospects. $7; bulk prices, fat rangers, $13.75@ 14.50; natives $13.25@13.50; culls. $0@ 9.50; fat ewes, $6@7; range feeding lambs, $12.75 13.50. EAST BU ALO.——Dunning & Stevens report. Cattle: Steady. Hogs: Receipts, 10 cars. Steady; heavy, $9@10.50 ; 'mcdi- ums-and mixed, $10.65@11; yorkers, $11.15@11.25; pigs and lights, $10.75@ 11.25. Sheep: Steady; top lambs, $14.50; yearlings, $10@11.50; wethers, $81,438.50 ewes, $4.50@7. Calves, $15. ~ Fruit and Orchard ~ 1 Edltod by HERBERT NIFZIGER (Mr. Nefflger will be pleased to answer your guestlons regarding the fruit and orchcr There is no charge for this service if your subscription is paid in ad- vance and you will receive a per-zonal let- ter by early mall.) 4] PARDON OUR ERROR E Wish to call your attention to ,an error that appeared in this department in our July 2nd is- sue. In the answer to the inquiry regarding sprang from “A. P.”.in that issue part of the answer read, “2nd, just before the blossoms have dropped." It should have read, “just before the blossoms open." To spray Just before the blossoms have dropped wouldbe spraying in full blossom and that would be bad prac- tice as it is fatal to bees and con- trary to law. This error was not Mr. He had it' correct in his manuscript but the compositor who. set it in type made the error i ,which-wasov-erlooked by the proof- -- 13MB? ,_,We trust no harm has been ,, ,, , . : Honeycfiored, no; leg- horn, 17c; cocks, 15c. Broilers, 3 lbs. up,‘ My P 1 RES 1 4 14“ ___4|' Guinea—Plenty of' rain past two weeks. Has been ideal. for growing crops. Much wheat and rye being harvested. Hay has been heavy crop, but not all haying done. Second cutting of alfalfa will not be one-half of first cutting. Late potatoes looking fine. Beans growing fast and promise to be good crop. Quotations at Flint: Wheat, $1.22 bu.; corn, $1.10 bu.; oats, 50c bu.;,rye, 900 bu.; beans, $5.55 cwt.; potatoes, $2.15 cwt.; butter, 440 lb.; eggs, 27o doz.—-H. E. 8., July 22nd. Hflisdale (NW).—-—Wheat, rye and bar- ley nearly all out. Some farmers expect to thrash out of field next week. Oats turning fast. Late potatoes coming good. People here have had to fight potato bugs more this year than for years past. All growing crops need rain, although we had good rain week ago. Pasture getting short. Eggs, 220 doz.——C. H.. July let. St. Joseph—Harvesting grains and hay, and a fine crop of everything. Berries of all kinds. except strawberries, now mar— keting. Fine growth everywhere. Cher- ries not so plenty. Corn coming flne. Quo— tations at Sturgis: Wheat, $1.21 bu.; corn, $1.00 bu.; oats, 50c bu.; rye, 87c bu.; beans. $5.75 cwt.; potatoes, $1.65 bu.; but— ter, 480 1b.; eggs, 21c doz.-——C. H., July 17th. _ - , Wexfo’rd.———Unusually large hay crop mostly taken care of until second cutting of alfalfa, etc., comes on. Frequent rains caused some interrupting and spoiled small part of cut hay. Strawberries lacked rain and were short crop as are buckle— berries, cherrys and apples. Potatoes blossoming. Quotations ni: Cadillac: Wheat, $1.10 bu.; corn, $1.00 bu.; oats, 55c bu.; rye, 85c bu.; beans, $4.00 cwt.; butter, 4%: 1b.; eggs, 18c (ion—E. H. 1)., July 2lst. Clinton—Ingham—Eaton.——Wheali harvest in full swing as barley is turning and things are booming for the farmer. Corn and beans growing but not as good as last year. Oats heading out. Some sweet corn far enough along to use. There doesn‘t seem to be as much acreage of sugar beets this year. We need rain as the ground is quite dry and hard. Quotations at Lan- sing: Wheat, $l.20 bu.; corn, 95c bu.; oats, 42c bu.; beans, $5.25 cwt.; potatoes, $1.75 bu.; butter, 430 1b.; eggs, Zflc doz.—— B. B. D., July 20th. Monroc.——Splendid weather for harvests ing thus far. Some threshing done though it is early for that now in this section. Crops in general looking well. Some new potatoes home grown. Prices vary. Quo— tations at Monroe: Wheat, $1.24 bu.; corn, $1.30 cwt.; oats, 38c bu.; butter, 250 1b.; eggs, 21c don—Mrs. F. H., July 20th. Presque Inle.——-Farmers busy haying, not very good crop. Late potatoes look good but early ones backward. All grain crops fair. Nice growing weather now. Lots of moisture. Not much going to market except cream, butter and eggs. Pork seems to be way down.-——F. T., July 1 81h. Midland.-—Nice rain Saiurdo y n ight started everything, even wvcerls. Beans looking good but don‘t tell anyone or they will drop. Sugar beets N0, 1. Oats and wheat good. Ilaying all done. Fair crop. No time to go fishing. Hoes busy now. Quotations at Midland: Oats, 41c bu.; rye, 75c bu.; beans, $5.35 cwt.; potatoes, $1.00 cwt.; butter, 41c 1b.; eggs, 24c doz.~ B. V. C., July 18th. Gratiot.———Peppermint growing has been one of leading crops in west half of New Haven township for past 20 years but this year will be almost total failure owing to late cold spring, cut worms and now continued draught. I have not seen ten acres of good peppermint in whole district. There are five peppermint distilleries in this district and I understand there will be only crop enough to keep one still run- ning part time during mint harvest. A shortage in crop will make no difference in price of product as we sell our mint oil for just what the peppermint oil buyers association sees fit to give us.——B. R. ‘ Harlem—Smut in oats very bad through- out this section. VVhoat ready to cut in week. Little market for poultry. Early peas splendid crop. Apple crop fair. ("her- ry crop nearly finished. Quotations at Scottville: VVhoat, $1.20 bu.; oats,~500 bu.; rye, 900 bu.; hens, 200 1b.; butter 400 1b.; eggs, 22c doz.—G. P. D., July 20th. _“'aahtenaw.—--I»Iaying mostly completed. Some wheat fine crop, Oats doing fine. Hot and wet weather has produced large growth of corn which is making up for lost time. Cherries and raspberries large crop. Some early potatoes have been dug and marketed at $2.60 per bushel. Every- one hopeful, except that there has been an excess of rain—A. W, 8., July 21st. Hillsdaim—Threshing has begun. Wheat yielding good. Corn continues to grow slow, many fields are not more than six inches high. Hay best crop in years. It will be needed for corn fodder is sure to be a minus quality. Oats will be out next week, Late potatoes fair to good. Early ggtawes slow in growing—L. W. M., July st. .. Saginaw (BEL—We are having some real harvesting done, Wheat ready to cut. Corn coming on nicely, although about two Weeks behind. Beans and potatoes looking fairly good. A godd rain would be beneficial to crops. Ground very dry. Pas- tures drying up. Cows falling on on milk .. w“. . ‘ flow. ‘Bee'f cattle scarce—2E. C. M... July seasonal average. Gaga—Wheat and rye all in shock and some early oats beginning to turn. Wheat threshing started and if weather is right will be in full swing next week. What has been threshed is turning out above average for past years. Other crops look- ing good and last few rains helped clover seed crop very much.-—~W. N. H., July 22nd. St. Joseph—Grain threshing has just started and reports are for better yield than we have had for years. Some wheat reaching nearly 50 bushel per acre mark. Oats not out yet but nearly ready. They have been damaged considerably by dry weather. Late potatoes look very good. Second cuttingof alfalfa at hand. Early potatoes rather poor. Some mint looks good. Apples will be very short crop. Corn going its limit—A. J. Y., July let. Defiance (Ohio).—Fine harvest weather, few showers, cool nights. Wheat harvest over and few threshed. Timothy hay nearly done. Good crop. Corn and truck patches looking fine. We do not raise po— tatoes and beans enough for local use. Sugar beets doing well. Pastures good. Everybody busy as bees. Quotations at Bryan, Ohio: Wheat, $1.25 bu.; corn, $1.20 cwt.; oats, 400 bu.; hay, $8.00 ton; veal, $11.00 cwt.; butterfat, 400 1b.; eggs, 21c dozen—IV. E. B., July 20th. T‘VO MEETINGS OF INTEREST T0 POULTRYBIFN THE annual meeting of the Mich— igan Record of Performance As- sociation will be held at East Lansing, August 12, at 10 A. M. This is a new movement and iho of- ficers of the association would like to have all poultry breeders interested in trapnesting attend this meeting. Trapnesting promises to be a big is— sue in the poultxy industry in the fu— ture and now is the time to get in on the ground floor. Competition is getting keener each year and quality is getting to be the key note in baby chick selling, there— fore eggs from trapnested flocks will be held at a premium. So poultry breeders, let‘s all attend the meeting at East Lansing. Another meeting at East Lansing on the same day is that of the Mich— igan Poultry Improvement Associa— tion. This is the annual meeting and is to be a one day session only, al— though there are several important questions which will be brought up. Among these are the election of of— ficers, and the changing of the con— stitution. Everyone should turn out to this meeting—L. i. 2.2.42 e an" x . (1.. “'Cck of July 31 IND and electrical storms at the v; very beginning of the week of July 315i in Michigan will effect, many counties and will probably con— tinue over Monday, especially in eastern parts. Rainfall during these days, however, is not expected to be very much generally. uuumllmllillllmmmw- The most part of Tuesday is ex— ‘ pected to be generally fair but dur— ing Wednesday cloudiness will in— crease and for the next day or so there will be thunder storms and generous rains. During this same period temperatures are expected to be more or less high. 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For many years we have been carrying the adver- Georfi.ehMMslg9um’gumlSheIi; r er tising of the Citizen’s Mutual Automobile Insurance Com-- e MIC €331 “511195;, zh'man’ pany of Howell, Mich., who have stated over and over that 0““ emens, 1C 1g ‘ no man can afford to drive an automobile who cannot afford Dear Mr. Slocum: ' the insurance on it. . I have been a reader of your yaluable farm I wish We could help you, Mr. Bird, but I presume magazune for two. years, and JUSt wondered 1f you could do you have reported it lost to your sheriff and he in turn fanythigg for me in Elle Viay of Jadverilftllig for a car stolen has recorded it with police officials throughout the country. rom t e streets 0f . ar ston, une . ‘ . I realize, Mr. Bird, that this is not very encourag- ‘ The descnption of the car is as follows. 1925 ing to tell you to “lock the stable after the horse is gone," Hudson . Coach, l1cense number 735-209, engine _number but I really do not know of any way we can help you except 2863135, serlal number 58.8.6.44, an‘I'Ot .blue .w1th gold to publish your letter with this reply as we are doing. Per- strip; a dash burnt on the 1n51de of the Windshleld, and a haps some reader may have bought your car, yet that is 5111311 CYPCk 011 the lower left corner. hardly possible unless the Michigan Certificate of Title I will give a liberal reward to the one giving any was forged information leading to the recovery 0f the car. I am sure you never again will drive a car Without Thanking you In advance for anythmg you can fire, theft and liability insurance. mil vou, Mr. Bird? do, I am, respectfully, . Assuring you of our desire to be of service, believe (Signed) FRANK BIRD, - me, I am, Yours very truly, Clarkston, Mich. GEORGE M. SLUCUM, Publisher. July 15, 1927 :More and more farmers in Michigan are driving longer distances to cities and towns ; where their cars are the easy prey of smart automobile and truck thieves. EVERY CAR LEFT STANDING SHOULD BE LOCKED but even the best locks will not always provide security from these clever crooks—that is when you need Citlzens theft insurance! Neither is your car safe from fire in your own or any public garage. Gasoline causes most fires and 1t 15 not pleasant to see the charred skeleton of your automobile or truck, knowmg that you have no insurance to prov1de for its rehabllltation or replacement. Then there is the liability of driving an automobile or truck without the insurance nec- essary to defend you in an expensive court case or provide for damages which might easily run as high as $5000 and take away from you in a few minutes what it has taken you years of scrimping to save for old age. We repeat what we have said so many times: No farmer in Michigan can afford to drive an automobile or truck without fire, theft and liability insurance and you will be surprised how cheaply this great company can sell you this protection. Take a warning from Frank Bird at Clarkston—Twe could repeat a hundred, yes, a thou- sand more cases JUSt like his—don’t wait until your car IS stolen to get insurance— DO IT TODAY! No matter where you live in Michigan there is a Citizens agent near you and everyone of these men is at your service when trouble comes. Get in touch with your local repre- sentative or if you do not know where to reach him, write to W. E. ROBB, Secretary, Citizens’ Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. ‘ of Howell, Michigan