1471 Independent Farm Magazine Owned 4715/ Edited :72 MiChigan “SILVER THREADS AMONG THE GOLD” K Read in this issue: “State Program for Corn Borer Clean-Up In 1928”—“Predicts Bill Would Have 1 Saved Hog Market”-“l.et’s no Some Landscape Gardening This Spring”—“A Courageous 1 Conviction Necessary To Drive Out Thieves”-“Small Supply of Michigan-Adapted Alfalfa Seed”—“liow To Mark Your Chiekens”-and many other features _,_...'....—s a \ --v a‘ '1— You willer thewaythe OliverMJHarrowtears The sharp pointed teeth dig deep and surface. Farmers up quack grass. pull Knowing the of frame is easilyofheavy weeds. more clearance than if the wheels addition to the uack grass theroots of the grass to the whohaveuseditsaythereisnothinglikeit. Great clearance for trash importance Mtclearancefor grass,hs.rrow OliverhasdesignedtheM sothntitfreesitself abovednetoothbars. -Plscingthewheelsintherearoftheframeallowsageealdeal were - bars. These wheels are equipped with which are wear resisting and dust proof. mummmnamuram TheOliver MJ Harrow 15 fitted for use with horse or tractor power and m teeth can be equipped with alfalfa teeth, or reversi le double point teeth. Write today for our new literature on quack grass control L K“.- rue-v», i3}; " ;_-_ -g’I/Zlésb; r—Illlll:\ ’- V] trashinaqnnek onthetooth Note that the in; of theteetfioaflml ofthewheelsandthespao ortram. @EIVEE OLIVER CHILLED PLOW WORKS last week has been broken by present | mild Weather. and working at wood. nest of last year’s lamb supply is sold. Dairy cattle bring- are being held. Majority of farmers must look for good times ahead. Quotations from Flint: Wheat, 11. as bu: corn, 95c bu.; oats, 50c. bu.; rye, 95c: potatoes, $2.15 ewt. ! butter, 520 pound: eggs" 16¢ dozen—H. E. 8., Jan.’ 24. Montcalm .—Very changeable weather Today ground is covered with snow and we are having cold weather and terrific winds. Our third Friendship Club meet- ing was held last Thursday. Taxes higher than last year. Not much being done ex- cepting chores. Quotations from Stanton: Wheat, $1.20; 00111.1)61‘ crate, 4'50; oats, 500; rye, 96c bu.; beans, white, $5.90, red, $6.50 cwt.; potatoes, 700 bu.; butter,‘50c pound; eggs, 360 dozen;—Mrs. C. T., Jan. '23 Hillsdale (N. W .)~.-—.—Just usual round of chores now. All farmers with woodlobs busy getting up year's supply 0: wood. Lots Of visiting back and forth among good, but majority complain about poor production they are getting this year. Fall sown grain looks pretty brown now.— C. H., Jan. —24. E. . Huron.—-——Bare frozen ground soil drifting from plowed fields causing com- ment among our best farmers; our sea- sons are too short to use cover—crop much. Still a few sales; one a burn out. ‘~Report a good attendance. Sweet clover thresh- ing about over; yield light. Many think they out too green. Able bodied farm population not iricreasing. Aged people retiring to towns and more would if they did not meet so many wishing to return, complaining that their net return from their farms is not equal to house rent in town. Quotations from Bad Axe: Oats strong, beans advancing, milk nominal.— . IE. R.. Jan. 23. . “Plowmakers for The World” General Office and Works South Bend, Indiana . . . FIRE TI-IEFI' /\I\I ./\_“/\i\l' twee COLLISION LIABILITY PROPERTY DAMAGE Protection anywhere in the United States and Canada. Low cost. Write Insurance Dept.‘ MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU ‘ Lansing, Michigan 221-227 N. Cedar St. 511. Rats Killed At One Baiting—Not 3. Poison “First night I put out the new Rat Killer, I counted 282 dead rats” writes Pat Sneed of Oklahoma. “In three days' time I had picked up 511 dead ones. A pile of rats from one (baiting? away from buildings. So confident are the distributors that mpenal Rat Killer will do as well for you thIai: they otter tosend a large 82i 00m bottle rislhm Sine). for only one dollar, on 0Da- Trial. Bend no money—' our y“name and address Laboratories. 2569 Coca 00 build- and the“. ski ment will be i it does not lese£estsh your dollar willbe cheer— write today.—(Adv. ) THE BUSINE$ FARMER TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT IT! I”! m 03., M ‘ Ship Your Dressed Poultry Calves and Live Detroit Beef Company 0L LDEST AND MOST RELIABLE COMMISSION HOUSE IN DETROIT Write for new shippers Guide shipping tags and Quotations. DetroitBeeiCo. Dots-cit,“ Save so 95 HInnespolis. sari Bend in th Farm new menmfidnfisbmiua on. IKE Yflllll 0W! ROPE es minding ha f k abnderful c y or to for ree That’s Us, Folks! THE FARM PAPER or SERVICE W If we can be of service do not hesitate to write in. Ad- vice costs you nothing if you are" a paid-up subscriber. THE BUSINESS FARMER, MT. CLEMENS, Miss." . Power for Pumping Water NEXT to the sun, the wind' is the greatest powerforraiu'ngwater. Thesun lifts a tremendous quantity of water every daywhich isscattered inmisttotheends of the earth. The wind, with a few simple pumping devices, will lift fresh water frombenwth thesurfaceof theground and putit right where you can have it . when you want it. With modern equipment for pumping water there is no good reason why any family should be without an ample supply of fresh running water at very small expense. Of all thedevices for pumping water the Improved Asto- Oiled Asmotor, the genuine self-oiling windmill, is the most economical and most . reliable. It runs for ayesr, or more, with one oiling and requires ustctically no at- tention; ustput it up and let it run day and The gears run in oil, m a tightly enclpsed case, and every moving part is con- . stantly lubricated. The Auto-Oiled Aer-our runs in a breath of wind, but is so strongly built itcanbesafelylefttorun ‘. in the severest storms. Ants-03s] ~ of today has import- ant added improve. dvecidedly tb it more an everthebestofitskind. When Writing to Advertisers Please Hention The Business Farmer Monroe.—-Littlc to report on field crop now except wheat and rye fields not look- ing well. Little snow to protect them here this winter. Have had much fair weather. Not extremely cold here. No severe storms as reported in some other parfs of the State. Monroe county is‘ pretty good place to live. Additional market quotations: Calves, 12c to 131760; hogs, alive, 60 to 8543c: young chickens, turkeys, alive, 350 to 43¢; cabbage, ear- rots, turnips, like to 2c pound. Black walnuts, «iléc pound. Wheat, $1.30 to $1.32 bu.; corn, $1.30: oats. 53c bu.; rye, .950 bu.; potatoes, $1 to $1.25 bu.; butter "not quoted; eggs, 42c to 43c dozen—F. H., Jan. 23. Saginaw (N.W.).—-—We are having all kinds of weather. The frOst was about all out but froze up again. most impossible to travel. There is not much doing. A few beans going to mar- ket. Doing chores is about all most is do- ing. Not many cutting wood. Most all burn coal. An odd auction sale. Quota- tions from Hemlock: Wheat, $1.24 bu.; corn, 80c bu.; oats, 50c bu.; rye, 900 bu.; beans, $5.90 M; potatoes, $1.55 cwt.; butter. 48c pound; eggs, ”@400 dozen.— F. 1)., Jan. 23. St. Joseph—Farmers are still shredding corn where weather permits. Snow about all gone. Not much to do outside of cut- ting wood and. hauling manure. One farm- er started to plow recently. It nice weath- ier keeps up there will be some more plow- CoWs are selling $150 down. —A. J Y., Jan. 1.6 Berrien.—Weather very changeable; sweating one day. freezing the next. Fruit buds 0. K. to date. Considerable grape pruning done during warm spells. Farm- ers complaining of oppressive taxesi—H. N, Jan. 24. Saginaw (S. E.) .——We have had a va- riety of weather the past 10 days, with rain, wind and snow. At this writing we have about two inches of snow on the ground, and quite wintry. Not much do- ing except chores and cutting fire wood. Very little grain going to market. Wheat is beginning to show the effects of freezing and thawing. Stock mostly in hmlthy condition. Beet cattle scarce and prices good. Quotations from Burch: Run Wheat, $1. 24 bu.; corn, 80c bu. ' oats, 500 bu.; rye, 99c bu.; beans, $6.10 (3th p0« tatoes, $1.10 bu. butter, 45c1b.;eggs, 39c don—E. C. H., Jan. 26. Northwest Oakland—The cold Weather lately spoiled our business. We were set- ting fence posts and making cement gate posts. The fence posts we set are steel pipes out of a big boiler. Each pipe is long enough to make two posts. We cut them in two with a. hack saw and drill holes in top and at bottom for wires to fasten the fence to. They make a fine post and not very expensive. Quotations at Holly: Wheat. $1. 24; oats, 65o; rye, 80c; beans, $5. 80 1‘3th butter, 45c pound, eggs, 40c dozen.-— .i. '15. ..,c Jan. 23. Omaha—.We had the Worst snow and blizzard the twentieth tor the season; about 8 inches of snow. not selling very rapidly ?- seats 11 ,. End (1 Guinean—Cold weather of last part of mg 8001! Price. V317 few auction sales alive, 18c to 24¢: heavy hens, 20c toZZc; - Sides roads all ' ing done. Stock is doing ordinarilly well. ‘ Potatoes not , Farmers drawing manure. ' neighbors because later in the season they ' are too tired and busy for much visiting... Few farmers report their flocks are laying W , EDITED IN ' MICHIGAN abflsasrss... ..TlflnW,-U‘I.Patsntoillee SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4,1928 GEORGE M. SLOCUM Pub/bit” MILO‘N GRINNELL Editor Entered as 2nd class matter. ._ Aug.22.1d917, at Mt. Cleme ens. Mich. under act Msr.3.1879. tateProgram For Corn Borer Clean-Up in 192 i A Big JOb: Was Done During 1927 But a Still Larger One New, Faces Farmers HE European corn borer clean-up ' area for 1928 comprises 32 entire counties and portions‘ of five others, according to the quaran- tine issue recently by Herbert E. Powell, State Commissioner of Agri- culture. Included in the area are the entire Counties of Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Bay, Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Clint- on, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Huron, Ingham, Iosco, Jackson, Lapeer, Len- awee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Montmorency, Oakland, Ogemaw, Os- coda, Presque Isle, Saginaw, Sanillac, Shiawasee, St. Clair, Tuscola, Wayne, and Wastenaw. The following townships are also included in the area: Cheboygan county, townships of Maple Grove, Forest, Waverly, Aloha, Grant and Benton; Gladwin county, townships of Bourette and Sheridan; Kalama- zoo county, townships of Wakeshma, Brady, Schoolcraft, Texas, Portage, Pavilion, Climax, Charleston, Com- stock, Kalamazoo, Cooper, Richland, and Ross; Midland countyrtownships of Ingersoll, Mt. Haley, Lee, Homer, Midland, and Larkin; and St. Joseph county, the townships of White Pige- on, Sturgis, Farm River, Burr Oak, Shaman, Colon, Nottawa, and Leon- idas. ‘ ' Regulations The regulations governing the 1928 clean-up, and promulgated by Com- missioner Powell, are virtually the same as those in effect during the successful campaign of 1927. Briefly stated, the regulations provide that all corn refuse in form and condition to harbor living European corn bor- ers shall be disposed of in the quar- antined area prior to May 1,1928. Some changes, however, have been made in this year’ s rules. All coarse stemmed weedsiwithin cornfields are required to be destroyed. Then, too, corn refuse which is plowed under or treated by special ifield methods shall be handled in such manner that the surface is kept clean betwen May 1 and July 10, according to the regula- tions. This is to guard against any material being brought to the sur- face during tillage operations. The surface must be kept clean during the period when the c'orn borer moths are known to emerge. > It is explained that the need of a. clean surface cannot be overemphae sized in the control of the European corn borer. of the corn borers in a field. A lot of them come to the. surface. In- stinct tells the pest that it must; come out of the ground if it is to change into a. moth. For this rea- son, the borer comes to the surface and looks for something to hide in so that .it may complete its life cycle. If the surface of the land is clean, the pest can find no harbor and soon dies when exposed to the elements and the attacks of predatory animals. Few Exemptions While tolerance is not conducive to complete control, certain exemp- tions are made in the regulations for this year. ”'The moat important is ' that fast corn stubble which are not over two inches in height above the, -- soil surface in clean cornfields are exempted from the clean-up. It is pointed out, however, that such stub. height. that no. tolerance in this re- ' , ( allowed, and that all Plowing does not kill all _ bl‘e cannot be over two inches in .‘"- 0' The other exemption applies to corn crop parts, remnants, and other or finely ground, or completely plow- ed under, burned or tramped into and completely covered by manure, then it is exempt from the clean-up regulations. The regulations make‘it clear that they apply not .only to farmers’ fields but also to gardens, barns, barnyards, feeding lots, canning factories, grain elevators, stock yards, stock pens, loading chutes, and similar places. The regulations also apply to all cities and incorporated villages in the area defined as under quarantine. To sum_ up, the two important changes in the regulations for 1928 are that coarse stemmed weeds with- in cornfields are included in the residues. If this material has been made into silage, or finely shredded, clean-up, and that fast corn stubble which are not over two inches in height in otherwise clean fields are exempted from the clean—up. Shipment of Corn A section of the quarantine regu- Predicts Bill Would Have Saved Hog Market By JAS. N. MCBRIDE CONTRIBUTED to your paper re- cently an article on beans and since pork goes with beans this article will be about pork prices, which are a solar plexas blow to the Michigan farmer who has pinned his faith on the “Mortgage Lifters.” At the eleven principal hog mar- kets of the United States there were marketed in 1926, 7,092,575 head of hogs and last year, 7,724,216. These additional 631, 637 hogs cost the . farmer 42 million dollars, apparently, for of the whole number marketed he got that much more for the smaller number of hogs sold in 1926 than the larger number of 1927. Without getting down to exact cents, the loss on the average hog marketed this fall has been close to $5.00. Some force or power came along and said “$5.00 please” and the farmer handed it over by taking that much less per head. On the whole it is doubtful if there was any actual surplus, for reducing the heavier weights of the 1926 crop owing to cheaper feed, there was ap- parently only 95 million pounds of live weight more, with the addition- al population increase of one million potential consumers each year. President Coolidge’s last message to Congress stated in connection with farm relief measures that “there was no sense in raising something no one wanted and then ask the government for relief.” The President's error was, in the case of pork, that it was wanted and actually taken- and will be consumed but at a loss to the grower. Pathologists have expressed re- gret that the use of alcohol and nar- cotics made their edicts insensible to these drug evils or that the apparent pleasures distorted their viewpoints as to make their defense lacking in fact or logic. My revered instructor in economics in the University of Michigan once said the so-called “law of supply and demand" was destruct— ive of economics because it furnished (Continued on page 32) LAKE SUPERIOR is. DOMINION OF CANADA .A‘OUI" 0' mm ”It If) to .1321 20111926 0-“ Exes 0192: Inn ‘5. . .lm. e" mm A-YIID .31, Hyuno 1's 1.. ’ Fines" rosdlgediterritory makes up the are. under Quarantine ., to: the E MM “"‘lm m_ Ger-n the task for 1928 is still in the clean—up, while the area lation which is apt to be lost track of, IS that which applies to the ship- ment of corn. Corn on the cob can- not be shipped outside the quaran~ tine area. Shelled corn may be ship- ped to points outside of the area, pro- - vided it has been inspected and cert-I ified. Application for certification should be made to the State Depart- 2 ment of Agriculture at Lansing. When shipping shelled corn out of l the area for seed purposes, farmers are warned against the practice of in. eluding whole ears in the container so that the purchaser may get an idea of what he may expect from the seed. Corn borers are often contained in the ear or cob and this practice is apt to result in a. further spread of the pest. No restrictions are placed on the movement of corn within the quar— _ antined area but shipments consigned to points outside must be accompani— , ed by a certificate of inspection. This phase of the quarantine applies not only to field corn but also to broom corn, all sorghums and sudan grass. ‘ How Area Was Determined The area under quarantine for 1928 was determined as the result of careful scouting during the summer ‘ of 1927. During this period, trained men, known as “scouts,” conducted an intensive search for the corn bor- er in those townships adjoining the area then under quarantine. Sus- pected specimens were taken by these scouts, placed in suitable containers; and sent to competent entomologists for identification. If the specimens 1, were positively identified as the Eur- -. opean corn borer the area was placed . under quarantine, and the scouts moved on to another township. This procedure was followed in all townships to the north and west of the 1927 area. as long as specimens of the corn borer were found. As soon as corn borer was found and identi- fied in a township, the scouts moved on to another township. For this reason, some farmers in lightly in- fested areas state they have never seen a corn borer and cannot under- stand why their locality has been placed under quarantine. It must be recognized that finding the corn borer in heretofore uninfest- ed areas is not an easy task, and that considerable experience is required. In heavily infested areas, broken- over tassels are usually an indica—: tion of corn borer infestation and the pest is easily located. areas, however, an intensive search has to be made to locate the insect. . As stated previously, when the pest . is found, the scouts move on to an- other township. There is no use look- ing for more specimens as two or three corn borers, due to their prolific nature, are able to infest a Whole neighborhood. To avoid this condi- tion and the subsequent destruction wrought by the pest when left to go uncontrolled, is the purpose of the quarantine and clean-up. Task Greater Than In 1927 The clean-up of the 1927 area was a gigantic task which was admirably i... people residing within that areaq. Bu In 1927, nineteen entire open as; "' parts of four others were mar ’ In new Q 2 _ r v...‘ . accomplished by farmers and towns- ,‘ i: were possible, one of the first him that ought to he. done to! m dunes who have a. de- ing fiction and other writers from referring to s o m e 0 110's grounds as hay. in: had the ben- efit of “am expen- s i v e landscape architect" or a similar p h r a s e suggesting that. n on 9 but the beauty about - Such references are not at- m locking in truth but are, never- 1., 3, very misleading in effect. A: a matter of fact there is not: 9: er anywhere but can, if he beautify Iris premises in a fash- suitable to the size of his purse, me and grounds. There is not a: ' who cannot by careful m, small yearly expenditure ‘ perhaps! at. little! help on the m work: from dead or the. boys 3 about her a. soul-enriching: ”law that will; prove itselt a source - “we and: delight to all be- chuh'ng her own family. ‘ W nurseries, now have. landscape departments which will, on receipt fistuugh sketch showing onetime of We. position oi house and other um. leases. drives and all «ii:- an.“ gladly- send a plum; and can» We without charge or iii-tom you QWies and when and how to: phi. Ityoudonot can-e tannins “in mm you: may game!”- or m the wealth of informa- _ hi and and, mseny catalogs. m the. material to achieve “haired efleet is. the» most inner- tflngtoinmanditis the pur- 'dthispspertowork outa. ‘ problem in a. practical man- . _' that. in principle, might apply to gun front yard. The city homevowner may have the but part. of the garden in the back. yard. W on. the farm this space- is 3, seldom. available for the purpose so we will concern ourselves; with the. iron}. yard only- All the elements of. I» complete garden may be incorpor- ated within. the confines of the front yard except extreme formality and that is seldom desirable anywhere. ms does not mean. the choosing of .m Wayne and cater in the nursery fit m that enough of pleasing vari- dlr my be fncfud‘ed in a ginnple .;Mg and that quality, not quan- :my; should guide your efforts in naming the picture which is home. A mall garden with a two-color not! my radiate more beauty than fin teultimes its size with all the owner of weeks ago we went lock to the old home town for ' a week-cu with father, mother mother -.-— tether of blanket in-‘ trees from the edge of. media: Cl 3 knowledge of form, size and, Here Are Some Suggestions That Will Hefp You Eng Out An Attractive YQJ hRIBSEl-L HIKE colors of 'a: crazy-guilt as m or.“ est may and are almost sure to ranged. grow. 61m , durable trees Have flow of Trees for shade purposes. at themdside- (“A"- Americameim, maroon-ml: on sketch) everyone ought to have a leaved maples are among the best in row of trees spaced thirty or forty the order named. The Norway maple feet apart. Itis sometimes difficult is a sturdy, beautiful tree of fairly to succemny transplant you: rapid growth and long life. The su- m maple will! newer be replaced. ill" thohearts at many tutti is: slomri‘n growth. or the balance the elm is .most satisfactory. The list of. suit-. this uses: may unwith "locality but are everywhere of first importance in. the landscape. ' Whenever possfbie the front yard sump-batman be done ammon- sands of farmers have enough in such places to line the whole front of an. eighty. Rest maples, larger maples, elms and what not. If you have none, vigorous young trees may be secured reasonabiy from the near- I 'WHMMMIM—lflm Flown,- 00ng *.v I yer—5...):- \J i b 2, C \£ 1 E r r i 2 . a . g : . . J’ I f '. ? ' ' ' (fl gr“? 5 - r P. i “ Kw”: ‘ ‘12 anuw l :j I l . l 1‘ I ' l i T 'r t , a E: I ,‘ [l 3 r t f! 4' (3' . 63 it; __ t thfwof 711mg: or may; 8222)! pulsar/1v: Do not attempt to hid the house. Frame it u. :1 Mn flanked fir bin-wing mun- ol'toliage. Where the base sets “I! hr back. from the nu one has a. march better (19pr to by and an Wu yard that when it; is rkht neat the highm A Courageous Conviction Necessary To Drive the story on a cold- blooded chicken thief and' we must not get until- manta]. There are real reasons, however, in mentioning our visit to the old home church. We don’t think it is a bad idea ..to let you know that we row with an the other nodes boys and girls of the. dew and; days when we were “W W" Memories crowded thick emf inst upon us as- we recalled all the oildi pals“. of other days- who Emil long since gone out into the would to m... but this is m FOIJAEV N THANKS US FOR REWARD he: Moss M m m m Wu m nah pleasal. to receive your letter contahing the. pad m W1 I m fitted“ to receive the: fifty dollar reward the Michigan Wire-In: gives for: the cupid-e ofo poultry thief... A mm mm: with Monolosed, in the same mail. 1&me pud" seems to no tube a. pom-«way to express the m 1““ I. ”Maxim do the waythe case was. “unmet h “ghee-rt, I'm mthat you understand how MIMMMht you. a stranger, showflmhelping no to m an M . Mun-imameoteddththe M. B F. aVeryf I l Norway maple, sliver- finting should be planned with the taught in mind that the h ’ should not be hidden hit rat ers GA framed as 8 MN 13111!“ by lilvv lowing. groups 01319113“. Where the home is situated not too far tromi i the "tire center or the desired effect may be obtained by. starting at the corners near the road ' and placing the material along the ,borders in gram keeping: outside an an or , irregular lent- drde having the. house. as its apex. Back in the gay nineties it was con- sidered good form to set a perfectly round had of cannas or something equally as showy right in the center of the front yard. But that. era. 01 the cast iron deer men stared .89 from crockery eye's has passed. wish“ The'prinefpléottheopenmis' rogfcuP; even the planting of pore:— mfsls or shrubs along both sides of a mat wall? has the unsightly efeet of greatly decreasing the lawn M by hnlwing it..- use trout more of. the yard (“3" on sketch): should: be: marked as the edge». at the foliage mm. Us. low gnawing shrubs: in the house so“ less than seventy fleet buds and taller sorts in mono. , Hydrangm wok-lieu widths showy Japanese: We are a. flow desirable: snowing shrubs: at the low sort for sum headline. E01: shady spots, snowberries, Japan- ese hashesry and some of the smaller entrees are suitable. set three feet apart in groups at three or more. Do bed: of five or less but each corner may differ. as» to color. Among. the taller. shrubs the bush honeysuckles' " are very satisfactory with pink 1’31:- tari‘an one of the best. Viburnum opul‘us, the high. bush cranberry is ‘a gorgeous red-berried shruit in Winter and its broad, white blossoms are unsurpassed but are more prone:- I‘y used nearer the house as they grow to twenty feet. The fist of suitable shrubs for any purpose is long and, aside from your prefer- ence in color, the important thing to 1 consider is the uitfmarte size. The side: borders oi. the yard: 63‘0" on sketch); may pro-petty be- utilised tor ewerythimg from annuals to trees but in the fam. hunt yard thew areas site best used. to! beds» of roses. perennials. annuals and bulbs. The border may be, four or more feet wide, extend to a. point even. with or beyond the. house corners in; a straight line or «be laid out, in grace- in]? curves from three to six. or more feet wide. The tall perennials should 1’ be ranged at the rear with. success- stvely rower material such as roses and: annuals in. from; It you Would please your on and other critical eyes beware of too. much. mixing or color in these borders: White can hardly be overdone as it hamonfzes with color. but it is obvious that C ontinu‘ed‘ on page 34) 011i Thieves are of the God-fearing people, that wstfllgoto churehfromtimot'o time, and what is more important, mheard'inthis villageeh'ureha sermon that would do credit to any .“hram of the cloth” in our large cities. Get a Conviction and Carry It on ’ The preacher“ handled the difiic’ul‘t subject of prom-Wien- in episodic! shape. He see no solution to the whole question- as so many non» reconcihbles have, but he made a. strong New for the. conviction fiat charactemui the early! W and that made «It! fox-Mere strong i l l l l J ARE THEY TELLING SECRETS?——These “PERFECT CONTENT.”-—-That is the title suggested by Doris Jean—“She is the daughter of Mr. and two “young ladies” are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Woodrufi‘, of Antrim county, for this picture of Mrs. C. Van Den Rent, and our granddaughter," Mrs. George Penfold, o! Charlevoix county. Doneva Woodrufl‘, her little granddaughter, with her pets. writes Mr. and Mrs. H. Milner, Kalkaska county. HOW ISTHIS FOR AN EVENING’S CATCH?——Not bad, “’OULDN’T YOU LIKE THIS BAS- GRANDI’A AND HIS “HIRED \IAN" MAKE HAY. -—- eh? William Stock and Ed Stock, of Saint Joseph county, KETFUL?—It is Louise Anders, little (irandpa is H. Rasmussen, of Montcalm county, and his had a. busy time of it pulling in this string of fish during daughter of James Anders, of Barry “hired man” is his eleven months old grandson, Alfred one evening, according to Mrs. William Stock, who sent the county. It was taken when she was six Sabin, Jr., of Kent county. We are indebted to Reva. months old. Rasmussen for the picture. “WHAT WE RAISE ON OUR FABM."——Eunlce Hansen, of Osceola. county, KREITZER FARHLY GET TOGETHER.-—-Mrs. George Kreit-zcr, of Saint _ Joseph county, writes that this is a reunion of the Kreitzer family of 7 sisters sends in the picture and suggests the title. It is her brother Frank with his pony ‘ ' and 4 brothers. and puppy. , "“A MICHIGAN PEACH.” -—'l,'hat's 3., ottydood title tor this picture, isn’t it? ’trkfi: I“. m Gauss with alfalfa in Michigan ‘= it dependent, quite largely, - upon sowing adapted seed. Ex- inents conducted at the Michigan erMent Station and observations 5359113 by Michigan farmers show that ‘da‘pted to Michigan conditiOns --responsible for many failures. making available of quantities ’adapted seed from dependable Eight/ties has been one of the impor— tfactors in establishing over one- *1 million acres of alfalfa in Mich- " n 1921', the Fanm Crops Depart- secured alfalfa seed from most é important seed producing sec- " This seed was sown on one into three rather distinct ,‘ac’cording to their adaption In, Cossack, and Ontario Varie— (a éd; all of which are adapted but QIne (it Which are not always avail- ”ble. Last year, Ontario shipped into he United States about 5, 000, 000 blinds of alfalfa. seed and, in Mich- "11, Ontario Variegated was a very ' 6 mar strain of seed. Due to un— a era-ble weather conditions, Onta- alto.“ :seed from mild climates is, Which Has Proven Popular with Farmers, 1's Espeaally Scarce B'y PROF. C. R. MEGEE ' , . .- Department of Farm Crops, Michigan State College rio produced only 500,000 pounds of seed this past season, which likely ‘will not be enough for her own use. With the exception of a very slight carry-Over, dependable Ontario Vari- egated seed will 'be very scarce and high in price. Many farmers, who in past years have sown Ontario Vari- egated, will have to use other seed this season. Falir Supply of Grimm There is available a fair supply of adapted Grimm seed from dependa- ble sources. While this seed is some- what higher in price than comxmon nevertheless many excellent seedings are being secured by sowing eight pounds of this seed per acre. Far more profitable stands are secured by sowing 6 or 8 pounds of adapted Grimm seed per acre than by sow- ing 12 or 15 pounds of unadapted seed and there is very little differ- ence in the cost of the seeding.‘ The Hardigan is a superior seed producing strain developed by the 3000 Attend Hastings Ag- He ShOw HE Sixth Annual Ag-He Exposi- tion which was recently held at Hastings High School, Hastings, Michigan, was a decided success. This Exposition which is the largest agricultural and home economics show in Barry county is recognized as 'a leader of its kind in Michigan and also this section. of the country and has gradually grown in both quantity and quality of exhibits. The exhibits this year tofied close to 1, 500 and an estima )attendance was 3,000 peeple. It is sponsored by the Agricultural Club of the High School, consisting of 60 members, under the direction of Mr.- T. N. Knopf, agricultural in- structor, and Miss Ruth Marks, home economics teacher. It ”has grown to be a county Wide proposi- tion showing the excellence of cen- tral'Michigan agriculture and home products for which suitable prizes are given. Those knowing its value consider it a fine educational feature. The chairman, Louis Brown, and his as- sistants, Miss 'Rachel Cain, Leland Stanton and Lowell Whittemore, backed by the Agricultural Club, high school and business men, have set a record for which Hastings is justly proud 13am; Crops Department. As a for- age producer, it ranks with the best. .- It has been introduced only' a short time and the supply of seed is lim- .ited. The Cossack is essentially the same in performance as Grimm and the supply of seed; is materially less. Group two consists of common seed from Utah, Idaho, Montana, Dakota, Michigan and other north- ern and high altitude sections. While not .as winter hardy as these strains listed ”in group’ ”one, still when seeded under fairly favorable conditions and used 'in' rotations, good results are secured: The price is somewhat less than, that of the Grimm; the source, as a whole, is dependable and the *supply good; consequently a considerable propor— tion of the alfalfa seed used in Michigan this coming season will belong to 'this group. Group three consists of Hairy Pe-. ruvlan and Common seed from Ari- zona, New- Mexico, and Southern California; also imported seed from Seuth America, South Africa, and Turkestan. is responsible for many failures, is not winter hardy and should not be sown under Michigan conditions. Since this seed is usually plump and has a bright color and is cheaper in price, it co-nstitutesmany of the so- called “bargains” but proves very costly to the unsuspecting buyer. from true because of the proces . work table. does very well. 0 handy. marking. joints. of the wing. to be applied. firmly in place. bers in the skin. needles. heals. the life of the bird. convenience appear issue. How to Mark Your Chickens E have had several inquiries from $6 subscribers on how to use The Busi— ness Farmer’ s Poultry Marker. Some ..seem to be under the' impression that ~it4~~~w will be a difficult task and hesitate to or- der a marker for that reason. it is a very simple matter to put on the indelible mark. Very complete directions accompany each mark- er so that anyone cannot do it wrong. How It Is Done The eight illustrations we are publish- ing give a fagly brief yet complete story 1. You make a pad by folding a gunny sack using at least four to six thickness. Then you lay your pad on a convenient A barrel turned bottom up 2. Next get out your marker and ink,” placing them near the pad so they will be 3. You are now ready to begin your Place the chicken on its back, as shown in the picture. wing and locate the V shaped flap of skin between the first, second and third wing You will find only a few feathers on the under side of the skin flap. 4.‘ Take a small amount of ink on your finger and rub it on the skin in the web A 5. Be sure that the ink is thoroughly rubbed in on the spot where xbhe mark is 6. Now place the marker squarely on the triangular piece of skin in the web of the wing, "keeping the 'flat side 'of the marker even with the outer edge of the wing. Be sure that it is squarely and .‘7. Holding the base of the marker down firmly on the wing with your left hand, ybu press the plunger down with the palm of your right hand, being sure that the needles are forced well through the skin flap, leaving the letters and num— Then release the die ‘ handle and remove the marker. 8. There still remains a very impor- tant thing to do and that is the rubbing of the ink into the holes made by the The ink is made up with car- bolated vaseline so that the wound readily . It is indelible and if well rubbed .‘\' into the stencil marks will last through If you have not already ordered an M. B. F. Poultry Marker with a special regis- tered mark do so now. 13/ elsewhere in this; This is far \ Spread the, left A coupon for your The seed of this group. ' ,1 ‘Il V1 S HOW“? you be sure in 44mm of what only time and g «‘73) «use will prove? ,. /- CORES of the buyfinmdayto day must be taken on faith. Strung dim: naybefle—qmflitym he mgued —yel:howmy 3m heme that what you buy will mot the one test that counts—mat allows if no evasion— tbe testoffime and use? You cannot be an expert on scores of different'variefiesaf morrflmmfisefi‘here is, however. one Gawain, we, sat way to "buy everything you want. “ Sand for your .me Ward Catfiognc. Sacha: your needs at your leisure. m m order; Back will me an“ m is a‘bsci1tely outfit to give you those "invisible values" you dummd. Ali that you buy from Montgomery Ward is want-Mi to be as machined. The faots about tin-fly a: My Med ‘11 the cata- m Tln item are ill-hated. You mflndeiudgeof’whdhcrmeflfings you buy an: satid’admy. If you are not pleasadymacanhave your money hack,Howcanucmkcaoswcqfing mafia? » lhrt-Draufiu We all only M :Mse thd ”63mm,” your-u: Mrwmfiflills your C" ‘ itemwhichyuufi ' ‘2 ,i , ' \- 11872 «“ IWV- £5]. ‘ jjfiflWJ - f' It" expectifim. 'We can do this became we test anything we buy. For 56 yzars “emery Wad has hurt faith with in “runs. It is not W 11‘ me than ten filial ”mil-unfit is gm .dhliktdhhfifia54welalu' The same vast organization which en- ables us to test, to examine, quditiu of norm itc, to we” anythmg' ‘ nomad" malmmdflesus tuba-yin meat qtmrfifics. This lmcps casts «am. So that with our Elli-inclusive guaran- ue you at but prim. In hot. you will not find so great a variety at such low prices even in tlmgrostest stores of the largest dtios. Remember our money-bani guar- anIne—ywr assurance tint the "Invis- ible Vina” an: the. And then not: the mow-saving juices. Buying from Maxim-wry Wadiceasy, nfemfloortain to satisfy. zn‘x- n: a 4’ y i \ i bit}; H'- V‘ I . . '1 I 1 1 II 1 ‘ , '1 '1 l I a 1 * 11 ' la ‘ 1 I 1 ‘ 1} 1! 1 a ‘ l :. I 4 z - a :1 g 1 1 ,, a a 14 éd 1 1 11 l " 1 11 .l I , 5 ;1 A: I . 1 1 I ‘ -l ‘ .1 l l '-— 1‘ 1 I L " ‘ , 1'“, // T1” '| ‘ . 1 13 TV- . / - ,3 “ L 6 . .. g _ u... . .i . ' / /‘ D‘ .1 .. -;_ :1 r .1 ,- 8 Mira“ _ Wad G’Cbfim" fish than“ 1211576: M18“. ck. M Int-fies, fluid; tuber; vfotkranidua " dedbfimst Send for Your Free. ‘ : Catalogue Now: Tm- rhrough its pages. See how we are equippedm‘fill themds ofthe wholefamfly indoors-or out, at and: or at play. To MONTGOMERY WARD as connmngm-H. Chicago Kansas City St. Pull Baltimore Portland, Ore. Oakland, Calif. Fort Worth '(Mafltfifimpmhwmmmb Home mail my free copy {of “mm Ward's oomph: Spring and Summer catalogue. firm—1...........................................-...v..._............. MIND-4...,,....o..................... nnnnn IDOOOOIIOO-‘Q-.. m.Rm8:.-...-...'.................~Boxllo..~....-.-...... um......-.........................State ....... ......-. ‘4 “—wa—w— i a x; a u a w. 1 x c n 1 S‘flhi'iff‘iVi‘li ("‘x 7‘“ v .-—._v raz- -. 'Av v .5 fls'u‘ able if they did? Do they teach the am as a school district 16" than for any child going to a Eschooi such as the Ferris In- Mite? Would school board he li- 11th and 12th grade at such a . schooll—A Subscriber, W e x f o r (1 County. E school law provides for the payment of tuition to public schools only. In providing for , the payment of tuition in the grades -» i no mention is made of a private, pa- ns?“ C "’4. ' ‘1 ‘1‘ a: 1'. v , 5...». :s ~n :- 1,. f. by. - ‘ . «we, . lQKa-rg'm— . ., err..- ., ., a; :, ' ‘HERE’S HOW roc,hial or denominational school. In a high school, the tuition law specifies an approved public high school. No 5 private or parochial schools are ap- proved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Briefly it is not legal for a school .. district to pay tuition for any child ‘ going to any private, parochial, or denominational school. If the school board does pay tuition to other than ' public schools the treasurer of the ~ . school district can be compelled to replace the amount paid from his 1 own personal funds—Dept. of Pub- } .. lie Instuction. THIRD SHARE '1 am a widow and I have rented a farm on a third share. What am i Ito furnish, half hay, and one third ‘ grain?-—Mrs. F. F., Tyre, Mich. HEN farms are rented on the two-third share plan, the land- lord furnishes the land and per- sonal property and the tenant fur- nishes the labor. Expenses such as feed, seed, swine, fertilizers and ma- chine hire are borne in the same proportion as income. That is, landlord receives two-thirds of the stock increase and cash income, and the tenant one-third.-—-—F. T. Riddell, Farm Management, M. S. C. MOON SIGN INFLUENCE I Would like for some dear good ‘friend to write and tell the good signs when to plant garden vege- tables and fruits, potatoes and pumpkins, corn, grass, wheat or any farm product for best results. My mother was very particular and father also and I will be very much pleased. I am very much pleased to read Tm: BUSINESS FABMER; my son Fred takes it.—Mrs. H., Bangor, Michigan. HE signs of the zodiac are 2-7 grouped into the elements of fire, earth, air and water. The l moon passing through these signs is ‘ supposed to develop upon the earth similar characteristics of the signs. The watery or fruitful signs promote growth in plants when planted under their influence; that is, when these , signs are rising and especially when . the moon is rising also. It should be understood that not = Iall people will have the same suc— ‘ cess operating under this method of planting. Much depends upon whe« ther the person is strongly adapted to farming. Other conditions being equal the general activity of the seed planted is said to be as follows: Aries, for ' plants not requiring much moisture; seed will germinate rapidly. Taurus, for slow growing root crops, espe- 'cially of the cool weather variety. Gemini best for killing weeds. Can- cer, very good for gourds, melons, pumpkins, squash, cabbage, cucum- bers, beans, peas, and tomatoes. Libra good for grain and quick growing crops. Scorpio, good for most plants. Sagittarius produces rapid germination but not as good for food production as some other signs. Capricornus, good for root crops. Pisces, plants requiring moisture should be planted when the moon is in this sign. Aside from the sign influence at- tention is supposed to be placed upon the fact whether the moon is increasing or decreasing in light. Seed planted near the full of the moon develops more stalk than root and vice versa. Hence grain should be planted in the light of the moon and potatoes, radishes, etc., in the tinction betwen’the various issues of coin and pa currency of the Unit- ed States, no other receiving or pay- ing a premium in any case. Every once in a while a story gets around that the government has “called in" a certain isSue of currency and is paying a premium on it. The gov- ernment has never “called In” any coin or paper currency and ~all state- ments to the contrary are erroneous. OWNER. GETS THIRD AND TENANT TWO-THIRDS seed out of his own grain? Also If a man rents a farm on the two- third basis furnishing the stock, too-ls, etc. (the tenant I mean) how much further should he go? Should he pay for all the boughten seed? Pay all the thresh bill and take other READ ANY PAPER BEFORE YOU SIGN IT The fellow on the left has the right idea. reads it very carefully so he will know what he is putting his name on. But the fellow on the left is' always ready to sign any and everything without'pay‘lng attention to what it is. He lets the agent read the paper and then he signs on the dotted line. When he gets too old to work he will have to live at the poor house because he gave away his money. When he is asked to sign a paper he dark of the moon under proper signs. One correspondent tells us that he has found without fail that late po- tatoes planted during the full of the moon in June will grow up bugless. Another tells that beets planted when the moon is passing through Libra with the moon increasing in light produces quick germination and a good crop. This part of farming lacks coor- dination and we will be glad to re- ceive through THE BUSINESS FARMER experiences along this line and the result with a view to establishing a set of rules that all might follow, providing the experiences are not too contradictory..—-Pritchard's Weather Forecast. N0 PREMIUM ON NICKEIS I read an article in some news- paper that the government would pay five dollars for liberty nickels, dimes and quarters. I would like to know if this is true.——F. S., Cass County. PPARENTLY the newspaper you read the article in is not a very reliable one because the U. S. Treasury Department makes no dis- To Care for Baby Chicks should the man owning the farm help feed the tenant’s horses out of the undivided hay and grain? We bought 12 tons of hay and brought 300 bushels of oats with us. Now when we leave the place should the 12 tons of hay and 300 bushels of oats be taken from the quantity on hand before there is any division made?—D. J. S., Bath, Michigan. RM rented on one-third basis, namely, landlord furnishing land and receiving one-third and the tenant furnishing labor and equipment and receiving two-thirds of income. Such expenses as feed, purchased seed, twine, and thresh bill should be borne in same propor- tion as stated above by landlord and tenant. Work horses not to exceed required number to operate farm should be fed 'out of the undivided feeds raised on farm. The feeds bought on farm by tenant can be handled either by the landlord buy- ing his share at outset or offsetting the required amount or the tenant can take the‘ amount brought on farm at outset.-—-—F. T. Riddell, Re- search Assistant in Economics, Mich- igan State College. en'se at ioncei-i— .' ‘. yl '1‘. B., Hillniau. Mich. F you have your car stored and do not intend to drive it you would not have to buy your license at this*time, but y9u could not drive or operate the car along the' highways . with 1927 license plates as the law states that plates fer the current year much be displayed consipcuous- ly on the car. To use the- car now along the highway With 1927 license plates would be making yourself li- * able to arrest. But if you do not intend to use the car until next spring there is no reason why you can not put off buying your new plates until just before that time. SHOULD PAY .PART OF .- TIIRESH BILL A year ago I rented my farm to a man who had nothing to, do. I fur- nished team, feed; seed, toOls. and cows. Gave him all of the poultry, and he did all of the work, and as he did not have to furnish a cents worth of anything, not a cent invest- ed, he thinks I should pay two-thirds of the thresh 'bill. _Now I claim that he should pay his one-third as I claim threshing is in the work. I have worked land on shares and have paid the whole bill where there was no agreement otherwise. -——J. L. R... Clarksville, Michigan. HRESHING is one of the farm costs that is borne by both par- . . ties in the same proportion as income. In your case it would mean that as stated, the landlord pay two- thirds and the tenant one-third of the machine hire expense. The ten- ant of course should furnish all la- bor outside of the machine operating crew. —-F. T. Riddell, Farm Manage« ment, M. S. C. WOULD DUTIES INTERFERE? Can you please inform me if a man can hold two offices and be legal, such as city marshall and dep- uty sheriff in a village at one time? -—-—W. T. W., Eaton Rapids, Mich. HE law states that one person may not hold two separate of- fices in the same county or township, if the duties of one would conflict with or interfere with" the duties of the other; It would appear to me the duties of the two offices you mention would interfere with each other.—Lega1 Editor. DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATION Please advise me as to the duties of an administratrix‘! Is it their place to figure up the account book or does the judge do‘ this? Can the adminis- tratrix divide the money left over from the farm until the farm is sold ’or must she take it before the judge? ——R. M., Goldwater, Mich. HE administratrix would collect the property of the deceased. pay the debts and distribute. the ' remainder among the heirs. She would have authority to divide the money left after the sale of the farm and the payments of the debts. How- ever. she would be required to give to the court an itemized account of the transaction.—-Lega1 Editor. By Ray Inman A GOOD WAY TO w—wr I310 GIVE ‘EM TO AN or HEN AND LET "EB no u- —.... TBERE’ . meow:- A Fuse urns FAMLY For. YA T‘amss i SAY- WHAT DiRTY Tank Du) \ even 91.»! on YOU ? 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A\_g 'E'W" '1 people who for Mr. “3’ the Broadseope Pamn’News and Edited by I... W- "Em m m (Many neon-c ' at I- u always g "V. the th hon t or M: It all-hoe ~ - II- our. V. find you rJim rzoolvcme monuwr‘bv d ‘ In .1 ma“ ‘ '7 R - ~c Views 4—__. f Mtg Juana ONSIDERABIJ Canine-t is made one“: methods at re- ducing the high taxes. In our county, and I am saddened to tell it, ~ 3 move was made to lower taxes by ' doing away will the county agent. _We have had a. county agent for many years and it. would. the a volume I! M B. It's to tell all the good they have accom- plished. It seems without, a county agent there is no~ one to direct anything or to s ta 1' t anything which mil he of interest to [arms Strange as it may seem, city people don"t kick on having an agricultural agent, and these city people have to help support him by their taxes just as the farmers do.’ Our county agent _ had a. number of. active projects started and some were of long stand.- ing. With his dismissal all these simply stopped. The loss cannot be estimated. It seems strange people think so much of “Der it pay?” l “Where is the money in it?" etc. Come now, let’s be honest. Our court house is situated in the center of. a. block, the block being in the center of the city. The court house grounds are kept in almost perfect condition. The lawn is beautiful. But couldn‘t we get aim without . this pretty rm? Let it grow up to - weeds, Wilhelm... Canada thistles, etc. ‘ It wouldn’t hurt the county records any. They could hold circuit court in the building just the ume. But who would think, of such a condition as. being for the best interest of Hilla- dale county? No one. Bm if money is all them is to think about, a little money could be saved to the taxpayer if. that lawn. was neglected. But would" there really be any money saved. in. the full sense of the word, to neglect the lawn? Sure nah—it would be a very expensive piece of economy, and so it is with. the exit of the county agent. He didn't drive crowd the county handing out ten dollar bills to all the farmers He didn't run a lumi- ness where it would have been pos’ sible for him to turn over ten thou- sand dollars to the Supervisors every time they met. His business was not classed as. a mint. But. he did make. money for the farmers just the same. Without a. county agent. it is a sale bet that Hillsdale- county would never have been known to be free of. T. B. cattle. This cattle test was the beginning of an era of prosperity in t the cattle industry. Buyers of milch . cows came! from many distant states rto round up a cuload of Hillsdale l’ L. W. Mocks 77w fl —— tcded cattle. M h. the tun-rs ol Hill-dale county rm noun more turtle comm-slim chipped“! ()1thth four years to pay a county agent for many years. But looking after the cattle test was a. small part of his amwfles. He fostered the county poultry association, and was active in securing marl digging demonstra- tions and giving advice on the use of lime. He was always on the. watch mesa-epoihpno-tothe m There are. some three hundred wo- men in the county who are very much disappointed to find out that their three years sewing project, which had just been started by the extension department of the M. S. C. through the instrumentality of our county agent, has ended. The Col— lose authorities seem to think cry county that will not support a county agent is too far behind. the times to benefit by extension work. i O Who Pays Anyway? Burt who pays the county agent? Most of the farmers who oppose the oflice of county agent do not know that a county pays only about one half or! his salary. Who pays the other half? The State pays about equal with the federal government in paying the. other halt. So whether mhaveacomflyagen'tornot, you are helping to unport all; the other county agents. How much does his salary add. to the farmer’s" tax? Just the same as . it does to the city man’s tax. In the r’verage county with a valuation of say, thirty six million dollars; the ' agent’s celery would add about that cents for each thousand mm of valuation. Alarms: assessed. at five thousand would have to- poy about twenty-five cents toward. the agent’s salary. It would seen any farmer with. at five thousand. dollar fan, who could not benefit twenty-five cents per year by having a. county agent must be conducting his 1311' in a very self sufficient manner. Well, Hillsdala county is going to I vote on the subject at the spring» election. If your county has a county agent, ; do not under any circumstances do' away with him. It you haven't a5 county agent in your county, get? busy and get one. If you have anf agent go get acquainted with him.; He’s a. good fiellow to know. Tell; him to can 081M may know; more than you mm. he. does; If. your county agent; is not a nthiac-‘ tory one, tell him so and get another. ' e o o- (the My Mush In the January 'flh issue, mention, was made at our laying mash. This“ has brought about numerous inquir- ies about scratch grail, etc. Here are some of them: them-uterso are all I‘I'Iht If the details show up well. Do ‘- Where Our Readers Live ~ Haven't you a. picture) 1 our home or farm buildings fin. we can print under um headlng? I” ‘ l The Business Farmer’s lane W08 re, you live. Kd'l'l inf-“Zn!" not ..w negatives, 9? 5 Hagner, Sanilac County. ; vsubscription for two years. I have been . was no feed before-them. “130 yen feed scratch grain tvvice each day?" We read it three times. For each 100 hens we feed about five quarts of good wheat early in the morning, at noon about three quarts of heavy oats, and at night about five quarts of shelled corn. ‘1: they . seem to leave a little corn when they go to roost we don’t care, but if they pick it all up and seem to scratch for the last kernel, we throw out a little more, or some- times a little Wheat. At any rate. they never go to roost without all they will eat.~ And they always want a drink about this time so the water ._;,p‘ails are filled before the night feed 'is‘ given. “Isn’t wheat too expensive to ~ teed?” Some think it is. We do not think so. After all is said and done wheat is a wonderful poultry feed. Twenty years ago I was go- ing home from town when two neigh- of their company. One lived east of their company. One lived to the east of our farm and the other to the west. It was in December and several bags of wheat were on the wagon. The farmer “to the east” be- gan the conversation, which ran something like this. “Lou, What you got in those bags?” Reply was “Wheat.” What you buying dollar and quarter wheat for?” Answer, “To feed the hens.” “My, how can you afford to feed wheat to hens when corn is so much cheaper? I feed mine nothing but corn and they look fine. " ' Reply (by neighbor on the west), “ Yes, your hens look nice but theydon’t lay, and Lou gets eggs by the' basket full. His eggs cost him just the difference between the price of wheat and the price of corn.” I might add that at this par- ticular time wheat was “way up in price” for the average of those days, but the fact wheat had taken‘ a “jump” did not cause me to feed less of it. Bulletin Service (The bulletins listed under this headinsg are free. Some are Issued by the U. 8. Department of Agriculture,o others by agri- cultural coileges. and many by our adver- tisers. We carefully consider the bulletins that come to us from different sources and list those which. in our opinion, are of greatest value to our readers. It you want a copy of one or more ust list them on a postal card or In a let er and mail to us with your name and address. They will be sent to you without charges of any kind.) LIST OF BULLETIN S. No. 2.—MODERN WATER SUPPLY. No. 3.-——SOIL FERTILIZERS. No. 4.—SEED CORN CURING. No. (Sr-GOSPEL OF GOOD FEEDING. No. 6,—BEFORE YOU INVEST. No. 7.——FARM SANITATION. No. 8.—FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS. No. 9.—FROM EGG TO MARKET. No. 11.-——-MINERALS AND FEEDING. No. 12.—LINSEED OIL MEAL. No. 13.—FIGHT THE CORN BORER. No. 14.——UNDER-GRADE APPLES. No. 16.-—-TIRE CARE. No. 17.—FARMERS' TAX GUIDE. No. 18.——BARNS AND HOW TO BUILD. ‘No. l9.——CONCRETE BUILDINGS. No. 20.-—MOTHS AND BEETLES. No. 21.—FEEDING FOR EGGS. No. 22.—CHICK CARE AND FEEDING. No. 23.—BETTER GRAINS AND HAY. No. 24.—100 FOODS FROM 4 RECIPES. No. 26.—FARM LEASE SYSTEMS. No. 26.———ORCHARD MANAGEMENT. No. 27.—-RASPBERRY PLANTATION. No. 28.—POULTRY FEEDING SECRETS. No. 29.——FLIES IN DWELLINGS. No. Elm—MORE MONEY FROM COWS. No. 33.—CULLING FARM. FLOCK. Bulletin No. 34.——SUCCESSFUL POTA- TO GROWING. This bulletin starts off with discussion of the seed bed and the importance of planting good seed. Then in turn it takes up planting, fertilizing,“ spraying and cultivating. Enclosed find $1.00 for which please re- new my subscription to the M. B. F. for three years. We could not get along without it and it is wonderful the Way you help people out of theirtroubie and warn them against money sharks—Alvin Please find enclosed $1.00 to renew my a reactor at your paper for quite some . time and could not really get along with— I also wish to say that I now i and enjoy your reports very .em a great help to r 11 ‘ continue From‘ro of to b as ement" Mail the way to buy a c ar The man who buys a home cotter pin—of the highest quality. 5 ., goes over It thoroughly Go‘ovcr Buick, from headlight to » from roof }0 basement; to tail-light. Go into every hidden "‘1 make certain that ft has the detail. There you’ll discover the " sound construction til“ secret of Buick’s famous dcpcnd- A ; means long and enduring scrvrCc. , ability andlonglifc—sound,sturdy That’s the way to buy a home construction throughout. ——_or a motor ‘ car. 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Wasps ANOTHER LAW ’ 'DEAR EDITOR: I suppose you get rather ‘tired of kicking and such ,a..but I feel that there is no one else who is so much the farmer’s friend and so well able to help us. ~ I knowvthat ”we here about 'steen ibillion too many laws-butI .am in That is one which erty and decreasesgit on improved property. I do not see Why we should have to pay extra because we make things more valuable while some speculator holds property for years, prevents development and does not have to pay much taxes becau‘se it is undevelbped. We would like to have a new house but we know taxes will double if we build and we can hardly stand both. Why should we have to? I idle land back to the State but let us have a' law that the State shall sell the idle land in small parcels to the poor people in the city whofwish to get back to the soil and cannot be- cause of cost. Allow them to buy it on time with the "first payment de- ferred for say five. years providing they do so much improving each year such as building, planting or— chard and reforesting, as well as raising crops. Also have it tax and interest free for the first few years so that the poor man can get a start. In other GETTING BETTER EAR EDITORr—J have been a subscriber-to your paper since I 1920 and I likethe paper 0. K. It's getting better every year and read every page.—-Adolf B. Zak, Grand Traverse County. ' words make it about like homestead- ing. There are hundreds of poor families now living in the city-who would get out on these places and raise a garden,- chickens and other things, improve their health and get a home for their old age if they could get started in this way. Mich- igan would get‘rid of her idle land and we would all be better off. Then make the man owning unimproved land pay larger taxes and increase them each year that they are idle.— A Home Owner’s Wife, Whitehall, Michigan. ~ THIEVES ARE ACTIVE EAR EDITOR:—~Some five years ' ago I wrote you concerning trouble with chicken. thieves and other gentry that our neighborhood ahd been suffering from. Since then the work you have done has been great and every subscriber should write and thank you. I was annoyed the other day to find an article in our daily paper giv- ing credit to another, which is a worthy enough paper‘ but no such partisan of our property rights as you are. Thinking that perhaps the trouble lay in the silenceof those you are. working for I am sending in my own personal “Thank you." For a year or two our losses in this neighborhood were comparative- ly light but the last eight or ten months they have doubled and quad- rupled. Chicken houses are __broken into, the windows broken, the locks torn off, or other openings made and the chickens disappear. Grain and , beans are taken, small tools are tak- en, parts of harnesses or wagons dis- appear, and where houses are far from their neighbors, and their own— ers go to town, to trade or for an evening’s entertainment, the houses are entered and fruit, vegetables, food, and even furniture or valuables disappear. _ ‘ We never leave our home unoccuz pied at night but still we have lost chickens, grain-and small\teols. Our broken more than once to make an- trance: easier. ,. . . ”We see' the ones who: as.” responsi- _ ble travelling theroads day. and, .-a 31.1119. . yin . are sound asleep. know such .a law would throw 'some‘ chicken camp has had the windows ' out their'li'slllii2 to walt'hntil he 0: ‘ W‘m‘ham 30115th 51! tinny am is , "madee’theym‘e‘lllil out and "30.; Incidentlyfip-our/ seismic“ ”Amity ~_- ,. had the lock torn or the “Samarium- ber of timesfwe saw the ear turn-in." go beyond“ the line of. his buildings before turning off its lighten-ad then stop. .Ws as» it stop at the .gneixh- bor's on the other side and “at our own place but if we make a more they are gone to come back when we We have. appealed for / help?" and have had great promises made but is we continue to see the culprits ,andv nothing of the officers of the law we are apt to grow impatient and say things. They want. proof. They ex- pect us to swear that certain parties called. left their card and stated their ' intentions. I know if they spent one quarter .of the time looking after these folks nights that they ought ~' the crooks would have been appre- hended long ago. , I think we will have to form vig- ilance committees and patrol the roads, for if we have to wait to ar- rest the gang until they call us out of bed to watch them at their work we will have little real help given us from those paid for it.-——A Subscrib- er, Breckenridge, Mich. —Here is where the burglar alarm would prove a great help in catching the thieves. The silent type we have discussed would “call” the farmer out of bed to “watch them at their work” and give him an opportunity to do more than that if he so desired. The gong type of alarm would aWak- ten the farmer and start the thief away from the place at a rapid rate of speed all at the same time.—-' Editor. PHEASANTS EAR EDITORz—We read the M.- ) B. F. and-like it very much. We were reading about the pheas- ants and muskrats. Last year the pheasants destroyed about half of our corn crop. What a blessing it would be if they were never put out for the city hunters. I am not the only farmer in this community who lost corn. Some thought it Was crows but a few saw the pheasants at it.-—-Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Stabaugh, Livingston County. - WANTS TO BUILD REWARD FUND EAR EDITORz—I have been a reader of your paper for quite a While and am very pleased with it he only trouble is that it seems quite a while between issues. But there is as much in it as most of us can digest properly if it does only come once every two weeks. There are several things I have been think- ing of writing to you about but I ex— pect space will not permit too much wind at one time. -» ' Long about the fifth of November one of my neighbors came speeding into my yard at about 7:30 in the evening and wanted me to help him catch some thieves who were stealing HIS LAST DOLLAR EAR EDITOR:—-My husband said he would send for M. B. 13'. if it took the last dollar he had. He certainly enjoys the paper so please continue lt.—-Mrs, Clark Diehl, Mescosta County. his clover seed. His wife and him had been to town and when they re— turned early in the evening found three men and a woman carrying his clover seed down stairs in his house and putting it in their car. They had about five sacks or twelve bushels in the car when my neighbor having a high powercar, soon over took them.‘ The, thieves then abani‘ doned their car and 'escaped through a. corn field. “ “ i ! . ' . 1 i l . b ‘g ‘onid be a. geod thing if. . evmy. subset! bet to M. B I". would i ~ send one donor to pay out in rewards and murdering that is going on every night. I would not consider a dollar given like that as being spent. 1 would consider it invested and it might pay a big dividend before a \year passed. Let’s hear from the rest of the M. B. F. family—L G. Starbuck, St. Joseph County. ' HUNTING 'AND TRIEPASS LAW EAR EDITOR: With your per- mission may I ask what class of so-called hunters, or sportsmen if you prefer, is it that denounce and condemn a law that was passed re— 'very meagre rights on their own property against so- called hunters or sportsmen of all descriptions, who seem to feel they should have a right undisputed to go and trespass and, , " shoot where ever they see fit any and ? everything their dogs can find and ' their pumpguns can reach without permission from the owner of the premises. They seem to think that they are curbed in their rights our country owes them. Is it the rural population so dis- turbed or is' if that class of so-called . sports who have nothing else in the world to do out live in their fine M—THIO‘S NNT can: so coco BILL~ 8:14:11: {'01 some WK . HELLO aml uuA-r 52mm II 1115 Tm ? BOOSTING M. B. F. George Borgula, of Muskegon county, is a farmer with considerable ability as a cartoonist, as the above cartoon indicates. Further, he is a persistent reader of M. B. Fraud assures us he boosts the paper whenever he has the chance. homes or race up and down our high— while policemen protect their prop- erty? When the hunting season comes they come out to the farm and take all the game while the farmer is busy at work. What would happen to trespassers or hunters if they came into one of these sportsmen’s backyards or onto their lawn shooting squirrels and birds or digging up the yard for various purposes?~—M. W. Hyenga, Van Buren County. CAUGHT TWO THIEVES EAR EDITORz—Am a subscriber to your paper and know you are inte1 ested in all chicken thieves. I caught two that stole nine of my turkeys. On Sunday night, Nov. 13, I heard a noise among my turkeys. I went out and found that someone was stealing them. I tracked them to . their car where they loaded them and could follow their car tracks. Then I swore out a warrant and the sheriff and I went after them. They ~ 1 ' lived in Flint and their names are .. Ed Riadell and Wm. Ancel. They owned up to the stealing and wanted 'to settle for them. . As the both had families I settled for $501011 the ledge, Clare County. we have been subscribers for some / ' 7 'lnstnictive. Wishing you the very best thfit ' 1.13m You can bring to you a reel triend to the ‘ : in a conservative yet generous way., We could stop some of this stealing cently to protect the farmers in their, ways with their fine automobiles turkeys and $34 costs—King. Black"- ., time and enjoy your paper very much as ’ , ”it- is clean. cheerful and interesting and“ ' -Grand Ledge , , Wlth this Amazmg Drill New. Improved SUPERIOR! _..Quickl‘y Pays ' for Itself in Greater Yields pull. on the market. profits! OTHER SUPERIOR PRODUCTS Seed Planted with a SUPERIOR Can’t Help but GROW! The Superior Drill sows evenly. It spaces the seed with perfect precision. It de- posits just the right number of seeds. It plants at just the right depth—uniformly. It covers the seed evenly. 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Down-104 LANCASTER.“ OATS SENSATION 0““ 0‘ the most Productiv: oats in cultivation. bu. and upward per acre are frequent with large white meaty grains weighingu—s 44—40 lha. per measured bu. of the high est quality. We are making an exceptionally low price inqunm titles. You should bfiaall meanstry trythese oats. SEED CORN... 33" “gm and flwmw . and never fail tom Chioceenleedaslo'w' :."~ as $2.75 bu. Alsoba y. mas soybeans. ~ 2 Write for cl j'lau'mld sen: . A Burl:& finalising Theo. / Quality. better than‘ever; pricesJower than ever’ FEW years ago, Kelly-Springfields were the highest- priced tires on the market—and they were well worth the difference in cost. Today, Kelly: are consistently giving two and three times the mileage they did seven or eight years ago, yet they now cost no more than any of the better-known makes. The explanation is very simple. The public demand for Kellys led to such large production that our manu— facturing costs have been constantly lowered, thus making it possible for us to offer you far better tires than the old Kellys, at half the cost. ' If you have never used Kelly-Springfield tires, it will! pay you to get acquainted with them. KELLY-SPRINGFIELD TIRE CO. GENERAL MOTORS BLDG. NEW YORK, N. Y." ~' ELI. iiffiibivll RES . 2,? m \ ‘ Without Poison A New Exterminator that Is “Never saw anything work like it did. We ' P0“! are orderin from our Wholesaler in our and wheeze?“ fig: next ardenfit is not necessary to say that We are pushing K-ROfl Huey‘s Pharmacy, m are to. law Sardinia. 0h"). ' 7s t‘yoordmgglst: largest: to tins ashiauch)‘82.00. Sent postpald (lira fruit I: the swdered Ilium as recommended 333%: cannot supply you. 00],. ' ; . Dept. 0 m cm OI], bled bulletin on “Rat Control." K-R-O Company. Spdnxficld. 5 mm in K- R- l KlLLS-RATS-ONLY . .i J ,_ Ho House " I—LOdoesnotcontalnarsenieplmsphorus, isthmus-bonnie or any deadly poison. Had: Vlluflm J , c . l ' in less _ L . O‘J ‘ ~10. _ Christ our Lord. m are" TEXT: “Moreover, thou shalt_\provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them to be rulers.” Exodus 18:21. EBRUARY is dignified in being the birth-month of two ex-presig dents whose greatness will ever be revered by American hearts, and honored in universal history. But these men are great not only acconda ing to the school histories, but as determined by the standards of An- other Book. After all, to be truly and satisfyingly great, one's measure must be taken in the realm of grace and goodness. Who failed more ig— nominiously in wealth, popularlity, and material power than the Lowly Galilean? Yet, in these modern days, rulers and statesmen in ever- increasing numbers, seek diligently for His Star. 80, when Washington is on his knees in his Valley Forge’s and in his prayer room, we get his truest portrait. These high moments and prophetic moods in our first president are what 'we desire in ev- ery president, that our history might be kept honorable in the sight of God and man. One of Washingtons prayers runs as follows: ”Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt in- cline the hearts of the citizens to cul- tivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government, and to en- ' LIKES SERMONS EAR EDITOR :'-—Rev. Warner’s .sermons are a. great help to me and I want him to know it.— G. C. Foreman, Washtenaw County. tertajn a. brotherly affection and love for one another, and for their fellow- citizens of the United States at large. And finally, that Then wilt most graCiously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to bemean ourselves with that char- ity, humility, and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion; and without an humble imi- tation of whose example in these things, we can never hope to be a happy nation. Grant our supplica- tion, we beseech Thee, through Jesus Amen.” While some have been drawing the curtain aside on the unseemly spots in the life of Washington, the writer, in quoting this prayer desires to unveil him to our view in his holiest and most visioned moments; a. persident who feared God. And this reverent mood is well pre- served in Lincoln, who said of the Bible, "‘It it the best gift which God has given to man. All the good from the \Savior of the world is com- municated to us through this book. But for that book, ,we could not know right from wrong. All those things desirable to'man are con- tained in ‘ it." Certainly, both of these historic ext-presidents exhibit to us great worthiness in their poli-l tical ideals and efforts. They afford us good examples of the conviction (I the: Is an mum recording rollalous m not! without m u 11' - "' Winfiwlnmf "m '°" ‘ Lillimse-t .‘ amp-mun” n ‘nw it‘ll" .‘m.&'lfi of our text. Let us look at those principles. They are a part of the shrewd counsel of an Arab shiek given to his son-in-law, Moses, who was engaged in the shaping of a na- tion. This priest of the open skies had caught the spirit of democracy, and knew that it could be made safe only in a certain ruling personel. “Able men.” This statement is simple, but adequate. All can under- stand it. And just now, when" the “favorite sons" are grooming for Coolidge’s shoes, it is well to- apply this tried and old-fashioned measure- ment. Is your candidate “able”? Does he have courage and strength of mind? Have his convictions grown out of an earnest study of state. craft and public afiairs? Will he live by honest convictions? Or, is his ear to the four winds of popular opinion that hemight tack his sails accordingly? This man is unsafe. He cannot qualify as a man of'abil- ity. Reject him. “Such as fear God.” ..We want rul- ers right at hearts, and openly reli- gious. President Coolidge became an avowed member of the church. This got him confidence. It it yet popularly believed that he possesses that pious, Godly fear that makes for the safety of his conclusions in the managemqnt of executive affairs. The fear of God is the beginning of 'wisdom and enables one to govern oneself. Let us cheese a president that has that vital, deep, purifying thing in his heart that has guided him into a life above reproach. One who cannot govern himself cannot govern others. “Men of truth.” But this is an outgrowth of Godly fear. And yet, human nature has such a tendency to slip. To be men of truth. is to be scientific. It is an honest desire to know facts and conditions as they are and then to treat them fairly and consistently. What sham and pre- tension everywhere! Politics, so- ciety, and religion are shot through with it. Shun the man of untruth— fulness, of partisan bias, and of mis- representation of facts. Longfellow, another of February’s sons, has this to say: “Were half the power that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth bestowed on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals and forts.” How pertinent is this principle now in the face of our president’s call for a billion dollar increase in navy ex- penditures! Is this consistent? Is it in harmony with world peace? Will it get us any national glory? Do we need it? Are, ‘we willing to shoulder the increased tax-burden? What is the truth in the matter? What w0uld Jesus do with a million dollars, were he here? What was his first-century attitude ,with political jealousies and warring factions all around him? Might he not today rather use a billion dollars to edu- cate the nations away from misun- the man With itchy palms. So, this is the ideal. It is rigid as tis high. It damns the idea that o'tne can do things in public life and retain a good name, but dare not do them in his personal relationships. It makes one ’s character surmount all one’ s native endowments. The promise was, “It thou shalt do this thing, ‘ ‘ * then thou shalt be able, to endure, and all this p'eople also shall go" to their place in peace.” Truly, religion comes first as state ' guiding principle. Let us have rul- ers who abide in the shades of the departed Washington and Lincoln. and profess a devout belief in the Christ of the nations. ' -e Visited by 1‘11!eves o to the 1 B . {£59611 I-«ponnc‘lhlsa ‘fnor art-1.1.1: amnglm “you. “m I“<1 ’ 25 reward when“ other ”1min“ fl Offers $10 Reward. ———Dan J. Stad- ler, of Monroe, oflers a reward of $10 for information leading to .the recov— ery of “Mike, ” a black and white fox terrier pup, six months old. ' Steal Muskrats. —,——Between leur and six hundred muskrats were recently stolen from the' farm operated by F. S. Dudney, near East Leroy. Mr. Dudney lives in town and visits his muskrat farm once a week so can not say how lOng it took the thieves to gather their loot. In the Right Coop. ——From two and a half to five years in Jackson prison was the sentence Judge George W. Sample, of the circuit court, Ann Ar- bor, gave Earl Shoebridge, 0: Ply- mouth, who was found guilty of steal- ing four geese, eight chickens and' three ducks from a *Washtenaw county farmer. Judge Sample in- ends to make the poultry stealing business unpopular in his county. Take 30 Chickens.——Nat Barling, who lives near Oxford, reports thieves took 30- chickens from his coop one night recently. Finds Evidence.———Will May, . a farmer living not far from Portland, has been missing poultry for several months but has been unable to ac- count for their disappearance. Re- cently when he went to his coop in the morning he found a large jack- knite near the door and foot prints near the coop which causes him” to think his thief is human. Unable To Locate Thieves. -—Chick- en thieves entered the hen house on the farm of Barney Curtis, on the County Line road, between Burch Run and Vienna, and carried off 25 fine Rhode Island hens. Oflicers have not located the thieves. Between 45 and 50 Taken.— Charles B. Johnson, of Ypsilanti, re— ports that he lost between 45 and 50 Buff and Plymouth Rocks during the night of January 19. Cfllcers are now working on the case. HOME MANAGEMENT PROJECTS’ IN KENT COUNTY LANS for home management pro— jects covering Kent county have been announced by Miss Edna W Smith, home economics specialists ‘ at M. S. 0., who will be assisted by Miss Agnes Soreson, local demonstra— " .. . tion agent; Grand Rapids Cedar : ' Springs and Loirell have been select- : ed as training centers from which ‘3 women of the several communities will go out to act as instructors. . . .7 Among the Speakers scheduled .4115 address the Ingham Coflnty; Ear-meme" Club, :bediaewed to be the oldest acme, Michigan, is Gent, -‘ He is to speaka .. _. < three public? “ .. ch the incumbent such - ‘ smooth admtsges. Dont you think 5 it. a tfihe topurity governmental re- , ' ,lation's at Washington? Then watch - Tu udnl’o" Runwmf’. 1361‘. " .,'* H,‘ r)’ A»: a: class is so SMART. No car in its price class is so COMFORT- ABLE—for none has so long a springbase. These are FACTS— Is TRUTH FULLY CALLED \ n 9.11 NO car in its price class is so readily verified—and they explain ROOMY No car in its price class ,3 the immense popularity of America’s ' so SWIFT. No car in its price class is so STURDY. No'car in its price No car in its price, class accelerates from 0 to 1.25 miles IN 7 SECONDS. And no car at ANY price affords its DODGE BROT‘H E RS FOUR. ALSO TWO »LINES OF SIXES—g‘HE VICTORY AND THE SENIOR "'1, Fastest and Finest Four. .. N 0 carat near its price offers so many advantages that Americans value foremost. owner, in greater meas- ure, the satisfaction of 5 knowing that for every dollar invested he has ~ received a full dollar’s 4-130011 SEDAN. 1.0.11. Dmorr . - 17111.1. racromr EQUIPMENT return 1n honest value. THE BUSINESS FARMER “The Farm Paper of Service” TELL YOUR FRIENDS 11110111 11': ' on. Fencxng BarhWire Gates Steel Posts Faint; mjkoofing When 1n Ch1cago Enjoy Your Stay— at the Superb New MORRISON HOTEL corner Madison and Clark Street; Tallest Hotel in theWorld .. _ - Forty-six Stories High Closest 1n the city to emceefihea- ptres. stores and railroad depots. 1944' Rooms 1 . $2.50Up . p ; 4“! Made rooms. «on with »- idqswhaehgivesaddedproteetm mNnHm completed - -*°Mw~mm rwmwmr The more you use —the more you get This is the ence of 'Mr. R. Johnston Gillan, 0 St. Thomas, Pa. For four years he has applied Sulphate of Ammonia to his “York Imperial” apple trees. Read Mr. Gillan’s own story of the results he got— ’ “We have been usin Sulphate of Ammonia in. our orchar of ‘York Im- perials’ for the past four ears, keeping careful tally of the yiel of each tree ever year. We have put it on at the rate of 3 ,754, and 10 pounds per tree at a time and while the gains in growth and crop have all been satisfactory, the higher application has given the larger financial return.” A generous amount of quickly avail— able nitrogen in the form of Arcadian Sulphate of Ammonia before blossom A time will increase the amount of fruit ' set, enable the tree to carry a full crop of well—sized fruit to maturity and promote fruit bud formation for next year’ s crop. M azl the coupon for free temple and bulletin. photograph shows one of ' I Gillan Brothers' trees which received/.7“ lbs. Sulphate of Ammonin each year for 4 years. , The condition of the tree . tells the story. 1119M Company Agricultural Dept. New York, N. Y. Atlanta, Ga. Medina, 0. Montgomery, Ala. Memphis, Tenn. ARCADIAN Sulphate ‘ofAmmonia Shreveport, La. San Antonio, Tex. Raleigh, N. C. Washington, D. C. San Francisco, Cal. I 11 Canada Toronto, Ont. N-i-zs The Barrett Company (address nearest oflice) i Please send me sample package of Arcadian Sulphate of Ammoma. I am especially interestedin.............. ....... (Write now: of crop: on line about) and wish you to send me bulletins on these subjects. ‘ Name Address ' 89.85 per 100 18.00 per 100 Peaches Cherries our nurses AND SAVE HALF Specials: Mastodon Everbearer Strawberries, Washington Asparagus, Latham Red Raspberries»; Fruits of all kinds—also Shrubbery, Roses, Evergreens and everything that a first- class nursery handles. sixteen pages of color—full of Big Bargains, free for the asking. CELERY CITY NURSERIES, Dept; 23, Kalamazoo, Mich.’ 42 Seasons of Direct Selling $18.00 per 100 Apples , 4.00 per 100 Grapes Send today for beautiful catalog, 3' Kill this fellow before he ruins you and you reropl Government bulletins say: . .Utmlzb‘l atshmnchhotfhgheuoeorn mph? 3 e rou 8 since . lEastinentation its out heinsocin. The Old Reliable Kalgamoo WOOD 81' AVE or GLAZED TILE SILO will not only kill tbePdre-dnaar t “girth. but willoava mom terms. ’Wriltosfwfroo book goalie-ESE; buildinsfi [AM ASILO co- . Dog“ “0011th muoo. Mlcll. ‘ A rare opportunity to buy unusually thrifty trees at _1t. sin pricef. de eection Our Free 1928 Catalog lists many unusual but ains on Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Vines and ALLENS NURSERY a seed HOUSE _ Box 10 Geneva. OhIo , FRESH FISH Ell-zest shippers oxhsgireatm Likes. It will y you melted, nd for our ’ ssh. Frozen, t and Canned. Fish. Season now open. Illness nsu 90.. Dept. 11. «men say. vim. .i-JINTIRNATIgNAL PAPER OOHPAHV York. Dec ber a’1‘28i‘eh. 1927.. t'fN Mrecztérscggc .p dust: 51%. , 0 Checks 15:11:65 the Fever T Stops the Cold . 1 Calls tor Four Help. --all at one time. HILL’S Caseara- Bro- mide-Quinine does the four things in one. Ends a cold m 24 hours. Rely on ~ no lesser help, for a cold may end aeri- ously. Red box. 30cent's. All drugglfits. W m- cum KINKADE GARDEN TRACTOR ~nnd owor wnmow . Afrscdoai. grayenl’owor cultivator»? ‘ 5:17.11. ice "'— " TIGERS 53m 4 NE“; .thi’F '4 47M. Natzloord will be pleased to answer Is no tlhouro orthls sorvloo It clove 0 personal reply by null.) d 1 puma by announc- sermons, Bordon County °ur quest log: moi-dim the frult and mud. Ion it paid In advance and you mill-“ro- :" if ’P INDUSTRY VS. AGRICULTURE OME . larg'e' business concerns cou’ldaid agricultural revival by adopting a more helpful atti- tude toward farmers' cooperative as. sociations. The interests of so-called “industry” and those of agriculture are constantly becoming more inter- WOven, and it willsoon become evi- dent that a, last- ingprosperi- ty can not exist in this country unless these two great commercial branchesget to- gether andRcOOp- erate for the ben- efit of all. These thoughts were born in the writer’ 8 mind be- cause of some- ,‘thing which hap- pened in Michi- ‘g a. 11 recently. Herbert Natzlger Here’s the ' story. A certain fruit co-op has all its" buildings located on land belonging to an interurban railway company, and for years this electric line was the co-op’s only connection with the steam roads 'and the outside world. In the course of time paved highways and the advent of motortruck trans- portation made it possible to' trans— port fruit to various markets by‘ truck- ’ In this way several highly perishable kinds of fruits could be brought to market in better condition and at a. considerable saving in freight charges. Lower grades of fruit could also be rushed to nearby markets and disposed of at a profit. The interurban railway company isoon voiced its disapproval of the use of motor trucks and when the co- Op ’3 ' land lease expired the» interurban; re- fused to renew the lease unless all . of the co-op’s produce were shipped by rail. To say that the co— —op’s directors were temporarily scared is putting it mildly, for compliance with the rail— way's demands meant the abandon- ment of a new and profitable market. The association’s directors finally decided that no court of justiCe would countenance the brand of coercion‘ whiCr was being attempted, and pro- ceeded to call the railway’s bluff by doing business as usual without a. lease! Weeks of watchful waiting brought no reaction, but it gradually became evident that the railway. company was undergoing a Change of heart. in- stead of finding the issue forced upon it the co- -op found itself the recipient of improved railway service, real service, service such as it had never dreamed of in the past. The result has been vastly improved relations between the farmer’s association and the railway, and, more and better business for both sides. What became of the lease? No one seems to know. The general opinion seems to be, that it was lost in the shuffle. SAUCE FOR GOOSE IS SAUCE FOR » GANDER HE American Pomological Seciety' in its annual meeting at Louise ville, Kentucky, December 6-8, passed resolutionsuurging the adop- tion of a tariff on bananas. Bananas are grown in tropical cofintrles with the aid of excee ingly cheap labor and are shipped t this country in huge quantities, duty free, to «com- pote with American grown fruit.’ The Pomological Society seems to think if tariffs are good for pig iron they are also good for fruit. CANE BORER , Can yOu tell me what ails my red raspberries? and upon investigation I find that they look like they have been cut- and become hollow. open a' couple or inches, Others in just a smell place fand soon die. ' i ‘ are to be protected. The canes fall over. Some burst 'I' remedy for this trouble?—Mrs. F. K., St. Charles, Mich. YOUR raspberries are probably infested with the cane borer. This insect tunnels down the in- side of the canes and also girdles the tips of the young shoots. Watch the young shoots for wilted tips. If you see any clit them off belOW the girdle and destroy them. As soon as the crop is harvested cut out the old canes close to the ground and burn them. ' A USE FOR PIG >WEEDS E have always been told that everything is good for some- thing, but we could not help but doubt that statement when we thought of pig weeds. However, a use has been found for even these. They are being used in the fruit or.- chards of A. J. Rogers, of Beulah, and are considered an asset. Mr. Rugers, owner of Thrushwood ' Orchards, says pig weeds are a. li_- ability in late spring and summer, and an asset in the fall, winter and early spring. They become an asset as a cover crop in the fall, to retain snow in the orchard in" the winter, as, a protection for the roots of his cherry trees, and .to retard bud growth in the spring until after danger from frost hals passed. ’ Under Mr. Rogers’ cultural prac- tices, pig weeds make a vigorous growth, attaining two feet or more _PIE FROM 35 YEAR OLD APPLES RS. THOMAS RILEY, of Brown City, dried some up- . ples back in the year of 1892, put them in a. can and forgot about them. Recently she discov- i—ererl- the emandtho apples CDDCar'V-m ed to be in good condition so she decided to put them‘ into a. pie. Fulks who were invited to share in it pronounced the pie delicious. ' before they are killed by frost. Since 1921 Mr. Rogers has been fertilizing his cherry trees with nitrogenous fertilizers and this has helped the weed growthas well as the trees. Clean cultivation is practiced in the' orchards untilolate in August, when the weeds are permitted to grow. Cover crops are used on the theory that they tend to retard the growth of fruit trees, thereby hard— ening the bark and bud in prepara— tion for the winter. Since, Mr. Rogers began using commercial fertilizers and pig weeds as a cover crop, the yields of his ‘ cherry orchard have been increased to 10 tons an acre. STATE PRodRAM FOR' CORN BORER CLEAN-UP IN 1928 (Continued frompage 3) ’\._ in that it reduced the rate of increase . of’ the pest. Its spread cannot be stopped as the corn borer moths are able to fly at least 20 miles. Their numbers can be kept down however, so that heavy infestation and com- mercial loss to the corn crop can be avoided. The’ campaign of 1927 dem- onstrated this fact beyond doubt. The clean— —up is the responsibility of farmers living within the area in— fested by the corn bOrer. It is their corn crop and their land values which The job was well done in 1927 and its continuance this yea‘r will deal the corn borer a. deadly blow and avoid the repetition of severe losses which have been suf- fered by the farmers of Kent and Es— sex counties of Ontario. In drawing up the regulations for 1928, Commissioner POwelI points out that they were defined with the idea. of. practicability ' in‘ mind and that nobody is asked to do anything which is not reasonable. 'A better un- derstanding of what‘ is required ex- - ists this year and Department of Ag- ' viticulture officials feel that with an ; barly start,_ the farmers of the corn 1 nor-8g area. of Michigan will not :' flinch. their: task of protecting not ' ‘ » in i HONEY IN RADIATOR _‘ I am having considerable trouble 'with alcohol as a non-freezing solu- tion in my radiator. I have heard thathoney is good. What do you think about it. What can you recom- mendl—W. 11., Grand Traverse County. - BOUT two years ago several members or the Agricultural Engineering stall tried out honey as a non-freezing solution in their car radiators. Tests were also conducted in the laboratory on sta- tionary engines to determine the ef- fects on operation due to overheating of this honey solution. We are con-, evinced as a result of these tests that considerable grief may result with. the use of a honey solution. Some have used it quite successfully while others report considerable repair bills as a result of the solution seeping through gaskets. and seizing the piston in the cylinder. and seizing the piston in the cylin- der. ' We find also that the ordinary preparation of honey solution which uses some alcohol will produce an insoluble scum when at the boiling point which frequently plugs the over flow pipe or the radiator caus- ing steam pressures to be built up and resultant damage to the hose connections. I have used alcohol for a number of years and have had no dimculty with it, particularly where a pump is used to circulate the cooling liquid. This will keep the 'water from attaining the boiling point, consequently there will be less loss from evaporation.— S. C. Sauve, Assistant Professor, M. S. C. . STORING BATTERY Can a storage battery be stored dry during the winter? If so please tell me how it can be done—B. 8., Saginaw. County. TORAGE batteries are taken care of during the winter by dry storage where the battery is fully charged betore being taken to pieces. The cover is then steamed oi! and the elements removed, the separator removed, the acid taken all and the sediment washed out of the bottom of the cells. The ele- ments are then dried and put into storage. In the spring when the bat- tery is required again it is re— assembled with new separators, the required amount of acid, and is fully , charged. This cannot be done satis- factorily at home and should never be attempted. SIZE OF PULLEYS , Please tell me how to figure the size of pulleys. I have a gasoline , engine that runs 500 r. p. In]. and has a six inch pulley belt. I want to put ; in a line shaft and run several tools. ——Subscriber, Mich. 0 find the diameter of the driven pulley, multiply the diameter of the drive pulley by the r. p. m. of the drive pulley, and divide by the r. p. m. of the driven pulley. If you wish to run your line shaft at 300 r. p. m., which is a common speed, the size of the line shaft pul- ley would be six times 500 divided by 300, which is 10; therefore a 10-inch pulley. , If you wish to find how fast the driven shaft is running, multiply the diameter of the drive pulley by the r. p. m. of the drive pulley, and di- vide by the diameter of the driven pulley. For instance, it you wish to use a 12-inch pulley on the line Shaft, the line shaft would run 6 times 500 divided by 12, or 250 r. p. m. DON’T DELAY PW TOO LONG 7 0 not postpone painting too long. If wood has begun to rot or iron has begun to rust, this will con- tinue after the paint has been ap- ~pliod.. Outside painting can-be done whenever the surfaces are dry and. the weather is not damp. frostybr freezing; Best results are obtained Who ‘ ' temperature ism so and 8»; oesllfahrsnhofi C B d' t ‘ ar 0 13S .6 .6 .6 , Covered Wltb Celluloul Today, paint is not used in finishing motor car. bodies. ‘ Instead, they are “Ducoed” or law qucred._—When a car body is lacquered, it is actually covered with coatings of colored cellu’ loid, sprayed on._The use of lacquer has resulted in a far greater variety of colors and color combinations in finishingmotor car bodies. 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MICHIGAN 14 lines to the column We offer special low Advertlslrig Rates: 55c eper agatea line. inc 772 lines to the page Fla in stock and Auct on Sale Advertlslng: ' [eta to reputable breeders of live stock and poultry: write us. RELIABLE ADVERTISERS We will not knowmgly accept the advertising of any rson or firm who We do not belIeve to be thoroughly onest an reliable. Should any reader have any cause for complaint against any ad- vertiser in these columns he goubtlisherht would appreciate an Im- med ate letter bringing all fee In every case when Educ l’ sazy “I saw your esdvertlsement int The Michigan Business or ' It will guarant honest deal mg. “The Farm Paper of Service" FIXING UP THE YARD HERE are not many of us who do not notice T and admire attractive grounds around a house either in the city or the country. But there are few of us who can “fix up” our front yard 50' it will look just right, because we haven’t the training or experience along that line. We usually know our weakness and for that reason we just set out a few bushes here and there, sort of hit and miss wit-h the trees, and let it go at that. We would like to make it a first class job but we lack the “know how.” In an article on page 4, Mr. Russell Mckee, who is an expert land— scape gardener of ten years experience, gives out some helpful pointers on how to be your own “landscape gardener and make" your front yard 3 pretty picture. Further, he has promised to an- swer any questions you want to ask on this sub- ject. Of course he doesn’t pretend to know it all, but he was born on a farm, knows the problems of the farmer, and we believe is able to answer most of your questions. Address him in care of M. B. F. HIS ALARM WORKED UGH BRUEKER, a Tuscola county farmer, believes a. burglar alarm connected to the chicken coop is a profitable investment. . 0n the night of January first he was awakened by the alarm bell ringing in his bedroom. As it was connected with the door and windows of . his chicken coop he knew someone was trying to gain entrance so he quietly arose and reached for his loaded shot gun which he kept nearby. Then he turned on the lights in the coop, which were connected with his house lighting system. As the light flooded the coop two startled thieves ran out and headed for a. truck parked a short dis- tance away. In order' to increases their speed, if such a thing was possible, Mr. Brueker fired a shot into the air. The shot accomplished its pur- pose and the thieves tumbled into their truck which they got in motion and headed away from there in record time. As Mr. Brueker keeps more than 150 chickens he probably would have lost over a hundred dol- lars that night if it had not been for his burglar alarm. And the alarm cost him only a few dol— lars, plus the time it took him to install it. EXTENSION WORK AND FARM BUREAU PEAKING before the ninth annual American Farm Bureau convention in Chicago on De- cember 2nd Mrs. Edith M. Wagar, of Carle- _‘1 ton, discussed the agricultural extension policy y. and its relationship to the farmer, particularly ; the farm bureau member. It was her contention Ethat agricultural colleges should give more at- tention and study to the farm organization ques- ; 't‘ion; why some fail and others succeed, and how ~t’o build them along' successful lines. Also she tated that she believed that farmers should sit ‘ ‘ The Business Farmer is a member or the farm bursa indicated that she believed the org at the college should be mostly for the benefit of the farm bureau and it should be the farm bureau member who took part in shaping the ex- tension program. We entertain very high regards for Mrs. Wager, we know she is an outstanding, thinking farm woman, but. we believe she has a wrong idea as to who is to benefit from the extension work. The extension work is for the good of all farmers, , not just the members of any certain organization. and it must be always kept that way. FARM EQUIPMENT WEEK HE week of February 13th has been set aside as Better Farm Equipment Week to remind farmers that they should be checking over their machinery before the spring rus'h. It is several weeks between the week of February 13th and the time spring work begins in earnest, but if there are any parts broken or badly worn and your dealer must send to the factory for them it is none too early to find out about it and get your order on the way. Like Christmas shopping, most of -us put off such thingskuntil the last min- ‘ute and then have a time getting what we want because there is such a rush of business. . Many times the delay costs us several dollars through time lost. Also it is a good idea to get an extra supply of those parts that are most easily broken so that you will be prepared in case the unexpected hap- pens. It will cost a few dollars now but may save many dollars during the busy season. FOUR-CENT GAS TAX IDEA GAINING EPORTS from various parts of the State show R an increasing interest in the idea of raising the gasoline tax to four cents, issuing per- manent license plates good for the life of the car and eliminating the weight tax on pleasure cars. This pleases us considerably. THE BUSINESS FARMER was an enthusiastic back— er of the gas tax long before it became popular in Michigan and was the first publication in this State' to advocate it being increased and the an- nual scramble for license plates done away with. If you have copies of M. B. F. as far back as January, 1926, you will find endorsements of, it on the editorial page in two issues of that month. LUCKY LOSS POULTRYMAN living near Holland, Ottawa county, discovered his chicken coop had been entered and sixty pullets were missing. Look- ing about for clues he found a roll of bills con- taining $300 which the thieves had lost in his coop. He didn’t feel so bad over “losing” the pullets at $5 apiece. MANY INTERESTED IN FARM MAN living in the central part of Michigan owns a. farm which he recently wanted to rent. He ran a classified advertisement for one day in a daily newspaper circulating in that section and received 1215 replies, most of them from folks who‘ had left the farm and gone to the city. They wanted to get back to the land again. After giving it a trial they had found that the high cost of living and uncertain em- ployment took most of the rosiness out of life in the city. N 0’1‘ FOR SALE 0L. CHARLES A. LINDBERGH has been of- fered many fine positions with a salary at any figure he might name, but to every offer of this nature he replies, “I don’t want any more money than I am worth. I am not worth much, except my name, and I won’t sell that.” No wonder America is very proud of this young man and pleased to have other nations consider him a true representative of this country. Give us more like him. ' WE NEED HIM AT M. S. O. UMORS have it that Prof. O. E. Reed, head R of the dairy department at Michigan State College, may succeed Dr. C. W. Larsen as chief of the bureau of dairying in the U. S. De- partment of Agriculture. Prof. Reed is an out- standing man, well qualified to fill the position, but we hope he is not seriously considering it be- cause Michigan dairymen need him. 9 3 is more than swim“?! cold and couldn’t speak, and while I didn’t kick at that, the trouble is, while she is flat upon her back, laid up in bed, I have to run the stand instead and bake the cookies and the pies, my cookin’d never take a prize. The pie crust that I make is tough, my customers soon git enough, they never pass their plate again, they take a bite or two, and then they turn and boat It for the door and never do come back no more. I cannot seem to sell my cats, there ain’t much cash in my receipts, the profits that we used 'to make are ruined by my heavy cake. The folks go by and pass me up, they never stop to dine or sup, some stop to ask it wife is well, but they don’t stay to rest a. spell and buy fried chicken ofl’n me. They look suspiciously, by gee, at my doughnuts and like as not, they an“! about my cofl’ee not but it I pour them out a cup they turn and start their motor up and wave their hand and off they go, so I ain’t makin’ any dough. The secret of a man’s success lies mostly with his wife I guess, when she’s laid up it ain't no Joke, first thing he knows he’s almost broke. One thing I know, erandy June, when she is on her feet again, will be used mighty nice by me, she’s worth too much to lose. by gee! MIRANDY, she got sick last week, she got a z 0 PETER PLOW’S PHILOSOPHY a I was readln' in the paper 'bout a hen in England that they claim lays two eggs at a. time an average of four days a week and a couple of times has laid three. They say the reason is that she was affected with sunstrokewhen she was ’bout a month old. Guess I’ll, keep our baby chicks out doors all summer, and then next fall I’ll advertise sunstroked pullets at a fancy price. One thing I like 'bout young Lindbergh is that in spite of all the medals and honors showered on him for bein’ the world’s great aviator he keeps his feet on level ground and doesn't get his head above the clouds. He travels high but there’s nothing high and mighty ’bout him. T'other day I asked a neighbor to tell me the hardest riddle he know. He said he didn’t like to talk about his wife around home for fear she might hear him. Gosh, another. week gone by and nobody tried to fly to Europe. And automobiles are the same price they was last week. What’s wrong? Ever hear this one? The little girl seemed to be thinkin’ real serious about somethin’. Her ma. says, “What you thinkin’ about, honey?” “What is that bunch in the front of Mr. Jones’ throat?” she asked. “Why that’s his Adams apple,” said her ma. “Oh,” she says, “now I know why I saw Mr. Jones sprayin’ his throat the other day. He was afraid the apple might get wormy.” -_ come nvnnrs . J Feb. 6-11.——-Short Course, Fruit Growers, M S. (3., East Lansin Mich. Feb. 6-11.—"—Sh( . Course, Market Gardeners. M. S. 0., East LaI 1g, Mich. Nov 7— 10 ——Greenville Potato Show. Green- ville, Mich. Nov. 14- 16. —-—Western Michigan rotate Show, Big Rapids, Mich. . ’ It (I an almtflutzozz of St emu m‘ 00 . , sen _ . tape all we can to patent our subscribers from fraudulent dull or ' \ treatment from noerns at e dietenfe. e emhpugnv stocks and bonds. and lnvestl , - seep: oonoer for our subscribers. The .eervloe. lno Inn e personal letter. Is tree I! ,— . subset. tlon advance.) '~ , _ n: lyneld In r V'I t AMERICAN INVESTOR AND ' ' TRADER - Recently I received a letter and a‘ sort of an advertising scheme, as we understand it- Seeing .. I don’t know the meaning of it I am asking friend BUSINESS FARMER. The name of the concern is “The American In:- vestor and Trader, 80 Wall Street, New York, N. Y.” ,- As I am a constant reader of M. - B. F. I want to tell you that I think it is the best paper any farmer can read. The only fault I find with it is that it doeSn’t come once a week—r ’H. E. F., Benzie County. . HE American Investor and Trader. is ,successor to the Investor's Guide, according to the National Better Business Bureau, and has been operating with a, principal of- , fice at Jersey City, although main- taining a mailing address in New York City. ' While operating as the Investor's Guide and for some ,time while it was operating as the. American In- vestor and Trader it is claimed that the man behind the outfit was Na- thaniel Calvin who operated under the name of Wallace Banks. The po- lice department of Jersey City in- vited him to “beat it,” but he secured an injunction restraining them from interfering with him. That action is pending. We understand that recently the concern has changed hands and is now boosting the stocks in which Jules Burns has a financial interest. “EYE SPECIALISTS" LEAVE TOWN W0 so—called “eye specialists” re- T cently called on a widow in Fow- lerville and sold her $200 worth of glasses and treatments. Then they insisted that she pay them in cash at once. She advised that she did not have the money in the house but would get it from the bank. When she asked for such a large sum of money the cashier inquired into the matter and when she explained how she was going to use it he became suspicious. He suggested paying them with a bank certificate instead of cash. When the men learned they were not going to get cash they hurriedly left town. The State Po- lice is now working on the case. “ICONOCLAST” E D IT 0 R I N “DUTCH" WITH AUTHORITIES E ‘Wall Street Iconoclast,” which gave its. subscribers ad- vance tips on the stocks to buy to_clean up a fortune, no longer ex- ists and its editor, George Graham Rice, has been‘indicted on charges of using the mails to defraud. Rice, who is also known as Jacob S. Her- zig, is an ex-convict and a stock swindler, authorities declare. Two other men were also found guilty with Rice. They are Walter H. Weed,, nationally known mining engineer, and Walter K. Yorston, of Boise, Idaho. The three are said to have been “ballooning” Idaho copper stock. Rice carried on a publicity campaign through the columns of the “Icono- clast,” urging folks to buy at pres- ent levels. According to the authori- ties the three men have options on The Collection Box The pur ose of thls department It to protect our cubscr here from fraudulent dealings or un- fit: treatment by persons or concerns at a 8 once. ‘ In every case we will do our beet to make a setlslactory settlement or force action. for whlch no charge for our service- wlll ever be made. rovldln: p Ialm I: made byre new-up sub- 1.— he c ecrlber to The Business Ferme 2.-—‘I‘he clelm Is not more than 8 mos. old. 8.—The cielm Is not local or between . l withln easy dlstanoe of one snot er. Would be famed at first hand and not .g pied by full Dertleulm. ma . duress all letters. nlvln amounts. eto.. enelos no also your ad- ‘ ebel from tne‘tronkcover of immune .to orove that you are e oeId-uo wbser r. 1'”: euelufie FARMER Collection Box. . ‘ ,t..’0lemens. when. , _. Report lgflne culinary 20 ,‘ ‘\ lme Fled . schemes before they have a chance _ been fairly 1,000,000 shares of stock at 10 and 12 cents and they were selling them" for as high as $6.25. Rice is said to have placed the stock on the Bos- ton curb exchange at 56 cents. Be- tween March, 1925, and March, 1926, the stock went up to $6.25. Assist- ant United States Attorney Peck charged that this was done by “ba- looning” the stock to readers of Rice’s paper. If you are interested in buying stock do not take the advice offered by a “tipster sheet” but get your in- formation from a source that you know is reliable. Know the stock you are considering buying, know its market, and be re you are dealing with an established broker. RELEASE ONE “EYE DOCTOR” ECAUSE they could not get evi- dence that proved he had oper- ated in this state, Eaton county officials released Otto Swartz, one of the alleged fake eye doc-ttors they re- cently brought back from Illinois. Swartz’s companion, Harry Klein, who is said to have been identified as "Dr. Harper” who victimized folks in Ionia and Eaton counties, is being held. His bail has been reduced from $10,000 to $5,000, but it has not been furnished. HOLLAND MAN HELD ON FRAUD CHARGE ARRIT IDEMA, 24 years old, of Holland, was recently arrested and charged with .using the- mails to defraud housewives, labor- ers and other residents of Muskegon, Detroit and Chicago, of amounts ranging from $3 to $5, according to reports. He waived examination De— cember 19th before U. S. Commis- sioner E. C. Farmer and was bound over to federal district court. He was taken to the Kent county jail, it is said, in default of $2,000 bail. WOODS PUT ON PROBATION EORGE W. WOODS, former De- troit and Ann Arbor real estate dealer, who was mentioned in our last issue as being guilty of sell- ing securities not sanctioned by the Michigan Securities Commission, was placed on two years probation after he agreed to refund $14,200 to four persons he is accused of defrauding. MODERN ART 'ACADEMY AVE you ever heard of the Mod~ ern Art Academy, of Detroit and Chicago? The better busi- ness bureaus of Detroit and Chicago have been asked to locate the “Acad- emy” but they, have not been able to do so. Apparently it exists only in myth. LIVE AND LEARN We think the M. B. F.’ just fine and would not be without it. We took a subscription for seven years so it will be coming at least for five years yet. We admire the way you go after the “frauds.” I have hit on several of those things myself includ— in the picture agent. What a fine smooth-tongued fellow he was, but the one that delivered the picture was an altogether different person and what pictures! We didn’t ac- cept them, consequently a scene. This is altogether too long for a first attempt so with the best wishes to your staff of workers, I am, Mrs. R. D., Coiling, Michigan. OST of us get stung a few times before we .really get. our eyes opened. It a person is not fa— miliar with these frauds it isn't such a disgrace to fall once but it falling after being warned that wins the booby prize. It is our duty to post our readers about the various to fall and so far we believe We have successful. I received my money, $20.00 from the garment company from New York. Many thanks for helping me get it. I do not think I would have gotten it if you had not written , Anny thanks. .' We. enjoy .mrmygnarer wear mush-Mn. W 8.. 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If we use th e question and answer in our ‘15:“ columns we will not use your name or 'flg, Glen-u your initials if you my. do not want us to. ‘ p \ Writes! “lowdown-y EASY of: our readers will recall “Homestead Country,” another story by Mr. Gregory, which appealed in our columns seven! months ago. It was every interesting tsbofthelldrfanfiyandm Mumwhohyedwththmandwas ““0““anst Muir. Theymvedh-onlowabo Uoloruloandbcptmghthe highcountry where mwis likelyto catchfllowheataopandwhere range on the forest reserve is now available for stock. They have troubles—plenty of than. just like all farmers—hut they do not give up easy. If they can have one good year they feel it will just about put them on their feet. 9 By Hm My ' i But there will not be enough so Dong and Mary can 56 married. Doug, being an expert rider, feels that he can pickupeomeextnmo-eybyridingbadhorses. Catapultisoneot the worst horses that can be found in that part 01 die country and Dougisanxionstoridehimbecausedthe$h000prhemncyhels mfltlodtoflhesueoeeda. TheMulrsopposehininthk. Doeshe side him? Well—yon find that out when you read the story—Editor. two years following the one in which the Muir: sold out and came to Colorado, and bought a. ranch over on the west side of the divide, were hard ones. The bottom fairly dropped out of the cattle ‘market, then, by way of em— phasis, dropped some more. The third winter was a terror. Snow blocked everything and held on until June. It was a sickly looking bunch that Terry, son of the family, and Doug Summers, who had come west and made his home with them, shoved out on the range that June. Decimated in numbers: thin, rag- ged and spiritless. Mort Ramsdale, a Weathered cow punch- er who had stayed over from the former management and had been trained because of his knowledge of the practices of the cow country, cocked an appraising eye at the cattle as they filed past him thru the range gate onto the government grazing ground. Then he shook his head doubt- fully. Doug caught, the look as well as the head shake. “Now what is the matter with you," he wanted to know. “What are you wag- ging your head at and looking so sorrow- ful about?" "It’s that bunch of cattle there," pre- dicted Mort, as he watched a thin cow up— root 3 giant larkspnr and devour it greed— ily. “They are so plumb starved out they- ’ll eat anything." “That’s nothing to cry about, it is?” asked Doug, throwing a long leg over the wide swell of his bucking saddle and digging down for a sack of tobacco. “More they eat, the fatter they get, don't they?" "Not on what that cow is eatin’," said Mort. “That's poison. There’ll be heavy losses this spring if I don’t miss my guess.” “We'll hope for the best, Mort," said Terry, optimistically. "At the price cat- tle have been it won't hurt much to lose one. There’s that satisfaction in having low prices, anway." “It’ll hurt just the same," announced Mort. “You wait and see if it don’t. How many did. you tally?” “I made it three hundred and two, all told,” said Terry. “What did you make “Three hundred, even,” said Mort. “If we wasn’t so backward with our spring work, there ort to be a rider with them all the time to keep 'em shoved back from the worst poison patches. Pay you to hire a rider 'specially to do it” Terry shook his head. "Can't allord it,“ he said. “They ve made it before, guess they’ll make it this time." He turned his eyes down the trail up which they had come, and held his head in the attitude of listening. Mort looked, too. “I heard that the Stats-art outfit was running in a big bmch of stuff this spring.” he remarked. “I reckon that these are the ones," he fie)” ' added, as a point rider came into view. Back. of him sounded a confused bellowing, apparently from a. large herd, and dust clouds arose and swirled thru the air. ‘Stutgart?’ Terry looked at Mort ques- tioningiy. “The same guy that owns the Bar Slash Bar?” Mort nodded without averting his look ‘Thesameguy"hesaid. “Hehasabdg , ranch down in the Panhandle, and when- ' ever the range runs short there, he ships 3 bunch up here. It’s in: outfit," he an- nounced. ‘That's Spence Loosing, his foreman ridin’ point. God pity these white- !acee when that bunch hits the range 1” “Why?” Terry wanted to know. “They an lick their weight in Wild- cats.” Mort informed him. "They‘ll crowd . your cattle plumb at! the range. At least .plmnboflthebeetpartofit. Ain’tthat . Kane the ranger, back of Lossing?’ Dong snapped his cigarette against the tally, I reckon. Might just as well stay and see how many they run in, hadnt well), ' “Yes,” said Terry, “1 want to see tint butch." Then Loming rode up and nodded to the men. Cattle began to appear and stream put into the up. law oi the. was A' long horned, wiry wicked looking steers, apparently all long three’s, great rangy fellows, nimble footed as deer and viciou as wolves. The majority, however, were white faces, very like the attic the boys had just put on range. Ranger Levr Kane toqk his stand and tallied. It seemed to Terry there was no end to the stream of cattle that pounded in. Many wore vented brands, but the ma.- jority the plain bar, slash, bar (similar to a. “Z” backwards) on their right sides. When the last gaunt steer had been shoved in by the drag, Kane lifted his eyes... “Twenty- five hundred,” he said, lookmg at Lossing. “Correct?" “Near enough,” replied Losslng. "‘We had a few over that, but we lost some on the drive. Put it down twenty-five hund- red even." "Hello,’ said one of the drag riders, drawing up before Doug. “Ain't you the guy that made such a. game ride on Bad Medicine over at the fair last fall?" “Game or otherwise,” Doug told him, firm the guy.» The fellow put out his hand. “Shake,” he said. “That was ridin', if you ask me. Here." he turned to the puncher who had ridden drag with him. “is a. guy from the Panhandle that can set the most of them. Messer is his name . Chal Messer." Doug shook hands with the fellow and told him his name. A tall. flashy, black- haired fellow he was, with a. ready smile and gleaming white teeth, amated by darkness of his skin. “Always glad to meet a rider.” drawled Messer, in soft southern accent. “Mebbe well tangle some this fall." The foreman, Lew Kane, edged in. “We’re establishing our camp up at Stut- gart’s summer house,” he said. “We al- ways have a bunch of broncs for you boys. Ride up any time, both of you, all of you,” he added, including Mort. “Chat and I. will be up there steady from now on.“ “Much obliged.” said Doug. Messer leaned over and whispered in his ear and Doug laughed loudly with him. “We'll be there," he promised. “Boys," said Kort gravely, a. they turned homeward. "you wt to steer clear of that bunch." "What's wrong with them?" Doug want- ed to know. “Seem mighty agreeable fellows to me. And I‘ll bet that Messer can ride the worst of them straight up. They don‘t look like crooks to me.” “They’re not crooks," said Mort, “that is, as far as I know. And they’re not angels, either. But when they git a few quarts of Ferty Rod under their belts, as they often do, they're a rearin’, t'arin’ out— fit. Have some high old times up there sometimes. ‘Specially after the Texas bunch comes in for the summer.” "The Texas bunch?” questioned Doug. “Stutgart’s got some relations that come up here every summer from down in that country," explained Mort. "He has got a big summer camp up the line a ways and they stay all summer and hunt and fish and other things. They’ll be in be- fore long,” he added. “Better stay shy of them,” he admonished again. tell me. " “Stutgart ran in our two thousand head at cattle on the range this morning-3' Terry told his tamer. "Hort thinks that they will aowd our cattle out.” “What can we do about it?" asked Mr. Muir, of Mort. “Not a thing,” mid Hort. ment range, you lmow. “lt’s' gum- whale of a grain crop. Can’t figure mudh on the cattle this year.” “But we've only got a. hundred acres for grain,” said Hr. Hair. “How can we put out more?" “Have to break out some new land," said Mort. ‘There’s a. couple of hundred acres up there on the homestead that can be put out into grain if it is cleared." “With sage brush and buck brush on it as high as a horse’s back,” frowned Mr. Muir. ”It took us almost a. week last year to clear and break out an acre for pota- toes. Can’tseehowweconputin much mwlndthiesprhglateuitis. Especi- ally that kind of land.” he added. “Don’t figure very strong on the cattle," said Mort again. “Poison will be bad. this year. One year up here it almost wiped the range clean." “If the cattlegfail us this year," said Mr. Muir, heaVflY, “it will about wind as up here, I’m afraid. Then it will be back to Iowa, looks like." He smiled faintly at his wife. “They’ve got roses blooming back there now," said Mary suddenly, a note of homo- sickness in her voice. “And new peas,” said Mrs. Huh: “And strawberries," .said. Terry. “And mortgages,” grinned Doug. “How about here?" flashed Mary. “Here, here,” protested Mort, grinning a little. “You folks out. this out. First thing I know you’ll be pullin’ out and leavin me. I couldn’t stand that.” “Don't hold your breath till we go." said Doug defiantly. "VVe’re not licked yet. Terry, if we could find a gang plow, we’d hook that old engine to it and turn that two hundred acres of sage brush down mboutasquiekaswe clearedtlnt potato patch last year." "I know where there's a ten-bottom plow," said Mort. “Big as a house. But. it's a one- way plow, and you can’t throw dirt uphill here. “Then we ’11 plow one way and pull back and plow thru agin,” said Doug. setting his jaw. “Where is that plow?" "Over by Oak creek," said Mort. ”I'hey got it to break out that sod, but they couldn’t get a tractor big mough. to pun it. You can buy it cheap.” “The old Wild Cat will pull it,” said Doug. “Let’s drive over and see it, Terry." “You go,” said Terry. “There's so much work to do around here. Mart and I will try to get things started. You won't need me along." “Lonesome riding all the way alone.“ protested Doug. Mary looked at him oddly. “If it’s just company you want," sh. said, “what’s the matter with me?’ Doug grinned sheepls'hly. “Get on your toga," he said. “We’ll have to step out if we get back before night." . It had been pretty generally understood that Mary and Doug would get married some time. The first year in the moun- tains, Mrs. Muir protested that they were too young, and the next one everything had gone so perversely wrong that it was out of the question, and this year things looked little better. Doug had chafed not a little at first, but of late he ind laid little And so when they set out on the drive to examine the plow, it was not sur— prising that the conversation was limited. at first. "What are you thinking about?” asked Mary at last, a note of exasperation in her voice. ”Well," said Doug, staring straight ahead, “I was just wondering whether W8 .would ever get in shape to build that house we've been talking about for two years off and on." W 11:9 , the fairs thin tail. red up for the best rider over hue. and; 1 know I can make it. Then it Iconhfeop seem-n. Ami then there‘s the big rodeo at Chicago W real- money there. It’s. about the d” w cut lu- h m I an an" I» m ”mamhmnm , mud-umhamudm; in“. “Mina." fiesafimhsm “Katfll ,g not (To it!" 5 "I'd like to know W .933 m, . mm It] nib b know WW suave always been animal. m M. a bad brone on: two unit. going to hurt anybody-1’ "It didn't hurt Tex Montana“ last fall . mmmfflmmwmmthe. can harm dem’ m lts. cm did It!" .I 10128- W ALL. _. EAR mnrronc—L have been - tasking the Business Earner for only a. lbw months But [mink ll' fl’ em 0 wonderful paper u l .— hdl‘gr m by Hi. nalt in- s... l talc can: m m Ha m in. thon ‘ It is m that we all noel». nut that» in» find. I. find. in. you: met. Your: tor continues! museum—hm 11'. Do- if Irk, 1mm M div asked scornfuily. Then, in a. mlhhr tune. “mug, ll can't bear to- thi'nlh oil mat happening 11c» yum” "That was an. accident," he argued angrily. “In: dmftr laymen! one time in a. thousand. Never to a rider that knows Mb mm" ‘1 know better,” Mm swim “Mart W me than: them waamt a m bad lime widen amount. here: that. wasn’t crip- pleduiln some way or othen. And he said that half of them either get kiITed or maimed for life. I won’t stand for it, Dong." .: "Can't you. see," he argued passionately, “mutt if: the only way PM; got ta- get lam money ahead? maybe; By the time veins- Bomb yaw-hemiiede and! wrinkled; and hump-backed we can salts. conch! or three thin-and tom Bun: I can: an it in Wm in-onemmmer andnnttmke but mm little: time. It’s dead easy money. I knew that with a. little more practice Ian medium! but oii'them set wand] w-V. .3- llnke. the wilds 06' chain Riven" Idle was pleading new: - , “m.” said: Malawian lint-ohm? "13m. meaty-three new, said; Doug. "and you’re twenty. We’ll he getting old the first thing we know. and! F1" we can’t live fie- beat: pant of our Dives mediator, what’s the maf'mving any of in. Itklnmm, m. miss m best. ehannu" My sat. Milli and. lnolnd. straight ahead and shook her: head. i “No. Douglas," she said; "I can’t let E m. do it." Doug banged his hand} on his knee» ang- an. Tom won’t!" he wind; looking: :t' her, i “ ‘ his eyes. steamy. “No," she said again; Doug banged the steering wheel so ti‘oiem‘hr that it cranked. “You dbn’t‘ want in get married!" he flung at her. “'All 32111:, I’llx gm ahead? mm; m wide ' 2; {in-zu- memoir}! O!" NATIO‘N‘ EAR EDITOIh—Y’our payer it the onfr Wynn met- t‘hot M- Mate “Mm.- th ham 0! h wink wurlfi'. m be» dopnei the: would: W garish... Glad to- me you gain: am~ tho- laku and chicken. thieves. Wish your nape: came every week—E; L. Becker, Wayne Cbunty'. ‘v‘lrvr- 1 wt: 5 Ceramit in September or dlie trying. I’ d U um ride that house than be presiiilent. " My stunned from. the can with as- tonishing swiftness. -. ‘Go " she. said coldly, “I’ll. Walk ‘ back. home... I. thought all along maybe I you‘ thought more. of your riding than 5 you did of me.” “You get. back. in here!” ordered Doug. “You make mei." she flashed. Doug opened the door and stepped out, ‘ donned; twins her. “wry,” BE said, (“13% “floni‘tx be silly. .wmammwmu Williamson wiilh so. You: can’t wall! ten milieu.” “Illl walk heione 111.1. ride, with you,“ she , said, determinism. “Go on. and look at your old: plow. "" ”If you don't 8‘01; my" he warned her. “Ill mm vow 1m” . "you W are," aim breathed; “it you mine! ’ gelatin“ in February hat-1k ism): ”sou“... -.u — H‘- GROWS. DESEROY CORN SUBSCRIBER thing new Scotts- m,.ma_rw that crows destroy- ed film was of corn for two or three at in: neighbors Inst 1211'. He can W m that fine hundred gcrowsinilia hmtflmwni v—-w “would—mum 3. I-ii‘l HIE McCormfick-Deerii: Rotary Hoe does a. 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Some have real merit while others are rather disappointing. It is not too early to start plans for next year’s garden. Rather it is a mistake to wait until the spring work- is requiring our undivided at- tention and then rushing to the near- est seed store and selecting varieties at random. ‘ t t Don’t Save Poor Seed Do not supply the family table with vegetables and save the later plant production for next year’s seed. ' The best varieties will deteriorate in quality, productiveness and early maturity when this method is prac- ticed. If you desire to save your own seed the best plan is to set aside a. certain number of healthy, early maturing and productive plants and save the entire crop of these selected O Q Good Garden Drill A good garden drill will soon pay for itself in the garden. While there are many drill and cultivator combi- nations on the market, the separate units are in all cases more satisfac- tory, and the money saved by buying the combinations is of small conse- quence when the inconvenience is taken into consideration. The fact that the early sowu crops will re- quire cultivation long before the frost tender plants are sown neces- sitates many changes from one tool to the other. .. Add to this the risk of losing or misplacing some of the parts and the tendency toward neglect of the gar- den work which inconvenience often inspires and my statement is evi- dently reasonable. III t 0 ~ Clean Up Trash If you have not already cut and burned all old trash and weeds around the garden, do so at once. These weeds and trash are often the winter quarters of many insects and plant diseases. For instance, one of the worst plant diseases known as mosiac spends the winter in milk weeds only to make its visit to many of our gar- ‘ den plants the next season. I: t t Try Bush Lima Baens Try some bush lima. beans in your garden this season. They are of very easy culture and when “shell- ed” and cooked in the green'state they are really delicious. Do not plant them until the soil is warm and danger of frost is past. I! t B New Varieties of Peas Laxton’s .Progress, Blue Bantam and Hundredfold are new varieties of. peas well adapted to the home garden or market. The vines are dwarf and pods large and may be planted quite close together without tangling. " O t t Hotbed "Those who spend the winter anxiously looking forward to the coming of spring will find much consolation in making a planting a hot bed. Aside from this the value of a hotbed in garden operations cannot be meas- ured in dollars and cents. A few dollars spent for sash will prove a source of pleasure and profit for years to come at no extra cost beyond ~~the labor "required to prepare the heating material for which horse manure is used. I I It . Flowers Many of our farm housewives who plant flQWer seeds every spring only to have some stray hen scratch them out Will find the solution to this prob- lem in a hotbed; ‘ ‘ . per cent nitrogen is perhaps the max- ‘and 13 under the auspices of the .in the Methodist church. seems like In 1*th way _, the, plants are-:“jw 1 and as rule beyond destruction by ,Bedders” _method of cultivation. l Also by advancing the seasonwe can ' grow flowers which ordinarily would I ‘I' not come into bloOm during our short é Michigan seasons. ' Let's have more flowers and rugs attractive yards'in 1928. SALT 0N ASPARAVEV‘US . I would like to know when and how much salt should be put“ on an acre of asparagus.——D. B., Corunna, Michigan. 7 ' SIDE from retarding weed growth and retaining moisturesin the soil to a certain degree there seems to be no advantagestoapply- ing salt to asparagus; in fact. our; , experience has led us to believe that. it should be avoided, especially in Q 5 soil inclined to bake. 5 Providing your soil is reasonably, free from weeds and fairly retentive of moisture I can see no advantage. in applying salt as it has no value as a fertilizer or growth stimulant. In any case I would not apply more than 500 pounds per acre. MUSKMELONB ' ; I am wondering if you would tell us a. good way to raise muskmelonl, I mean to get them early. What kind of fertilizer and what to spray with. We have sandy loam sour-é Mrs. R, Wayne County. 0 doubt the most sure way to se- chre a crop of early melons is to start them under glass about May 1 to 10 and set the plants in the ' open about June 1. ' However, good results can usually be attained in your locality by sow- ing the seed directly in the field: about May 20. In case the glass method is used some method must be employed which will avoid any disturbing of roots when setting. in' the field as melons do not take kind~ ly to having their roots disturbed. Inverted soda 4 inches square, ber- ry baskets, or dirt bands are com- monly used to start melons. 'Well rotted stable manure‘is very good fertilizer for melons. If the. supply is limited use a good big shovelful to each hill. mixing it thoroughly with the soil. Where manure is not available a complete fertilizer containing approximately 4 per cent nitrogen, 8 per cent phos- phoric acid and 8-10 per cent potash will usually give good results. ‘Four imum nitrogen that should be used as excessive amounts tend to pro._ duce a vigorous vine growth at the expense of fruit production. One-y third of the amount used should be worked into the soil around the hill, the balance broadcaSted. 800 to 1500 pounds per acre being applied. Give the plants plenty of room. We plant 1 4x7 feet. Lake Champlain, Bender and Hackensack are dependable Michigan varieties. We spray with bordeaux mixture at intervals of 10 days after vines start to run. The earlier application might contain are senate of lead which will be affective in controlling the striped beetle. ufl-< ., BRECKENRIDGE GRAIN AND : POUIIIPRY SHOW SUCCESS VER 2,000 people attended the first annual Breckenridge Gom- munity and High School Grain and Poultry Show held January 13 Breckenridge High School Agrlenlo tur‘a’l‘ Club. Special exhibits took up all available space in the high school and the rural school exhibits were The exhi- bits were all pronounced flne and in all the show was considered a great success. Mr. Landsburg, the agricul- tural teacher at the high school, de- l serves special credit. - ' l I like Tan-~7BUsINass FARMER. pattern departmentlnterests me, also the ' old stings.” Every now and then I r‘un across one ‘I “have wanted so badly.‘ It findings. long lost trip 11d, bit ”drag: is goal-s .. V0 started before being set in the opefi A . The? : ,, 42.; i\. - :-“,/-' m.- 4““. ‘ Lbs-mm: , . a: . ml" “wart“J‘ilfl. r. un' «I‘m fill reply by early ml.) ‘ , Farm Equipment. Week' ' " I-IE week of February 13 has , _ been designated as better Farm .7 Equipment Week. E ,v e r y "farmer in Michigan'should look over ’ his various tools at this time; take an inventory ‘of . parts needed to class condition; order repairs; and put each ma- chine in order. so t h at when he wishes to use it he may do so without any de- lay during the busy season. No d o u b t s o m e mower or hinder knives need re- placing; probably seferal slats are V. 0. Braun broken in the reel or in the can; vasses; the cultivator shovels may need sharpening; or some drag teeth may need tightening. It is a very easy thing to do to put tools away with wornout or broken parts and forget about them until the busy season comes when we wish to use them. Then sometimes we waste a half day or more during the busy haying and harvesting season re- pairing them. Add to“ this several more days if broken parts need be ordered by mail or express. When ordering parts, it might be a good idea to order a few extra. On Spring Water Farm we always have a sup- ply of various size bolts, nuts, chain V links, knives, etc. on hand, and us- ually every season some of this extra supply comes in very handy. Look over the farm equipment and tools during the week of February 13 and check up on things. I. t 0 Keep Tools in Storage While I am writing about farm tools I also want to mention one- more thing,and I hope every farmer Who reads this paragraph and is guilty will act. Tools and equipment on the farm should be kept in stor- LIKES NEW FEATURE EAR EDITOB:——I notice your Dnew feature, “Chatting with the Agricultural Teacher.” I think It is alright. A lot of us poor farmegs need some help of that kind.—H. G., Presque Isle County.~ age or under cover when not in use. Drive along the road most any time and One will see hay loaders, binders. plows, and most every kind of farm implement in the fields, under trees, ’ and in the barn yard. Tools are too expensive to buy to allow them to rot and depreciate, thus exposed to the elements 0f nature. In my Ag- ‘ ricultur‘al Economics class I always stress this point, and impress upon the students that allowing tools to sit out all winter is one of the ear- marks of a careless farmer. t O t Horses and Tractor A few days ago a farmer asked me a very common and important question. He wished to know if I thought it would be cheaper for him to own three horses and a tractor or to owu five horses. I wish I had sufficient spaceto discuss this ques— tion. Of course there are many fac- tors which enter, as size of fields; type of farming, mechanical ability, labor problem, etc... that cannot be discussed in the space allotted to this department. The main question aris- ing however, is: Can I ,maintain and operate a tractor as cheap or cheaper than I can a team? Ques- tion No. 2: How much'will it cost to 7 feed the team a year, saying nething on feed teams- , about the depreciation of team ,or tractor? _ I doubt if many farmers . could give an exact answer to the ., ab0ve question although they nearly ‘ I thought this was » afxondr’due’sti‘on' to give to my Ani- sb dry class, so I put the follows: How put them in first” _ and easily digested.“ much will it cost to feed a 300-0 pound team-for one year at present feed prices; three months of the year they are to be fed on an idle ration; three months on a medium work ra- tion; and six months on' a heavy work ration? .The answers varied from $192.46 to $249.19. This vari- ation I noticed was due mostly to the varying prices of feed, as some of the boys used Detroit feed prices, whileothers used the prices now pre- vailing at auction sales. For the farmer the latter price is probably the more fair one to use, and apply- ing these prices, which were, clover and alfalfa hay $12.00 per ton, corn 70c per bushel, oats 55c per bushel, corn stover $5.00 per ton, and oat straw $8.00 per ton, the cost for one year with balanced rations was $196.46. The rations fed were as follows: For idle work, clover hay 10 pounds, corn 3 pounds, oat straw 3% pounds, or total cost for three months $28.68. For medium work, clover hay 12 pounds, corn 4 pounds, corn stover 8 pounds, or total for three months, $36.93. For heavy work, alfalfa hay 12 pounds, corn 5 pounds, and oats 7 pounds, or cost for six months $130.85. A ration is that quantity of food which is consumed in 24 hours by an animal weighing 1000 pounds. Feeding tables are made following this rule, and for this rea- son the above rations are computed for a 1000 pound horse for 24 hours in order to compare and balance with the feeding standards for horses for various kinds of work. To find the amount the team would eat in 24 hours simply multiply the above feed rations by three and the amount of feed used daily can be found. This problem is not perfect, but I consider it very good. All the ra- tions balance and the result was ob- tained by a young farm boy by the name of Clifiord Mallery, from Owosso. There might be some im- provement but I dare say it is better than a lot of old timers could do. I will not discuss how much it will cost you to run a tractor a year to do the work of this team, but no doubt it would be less. I know it is much less at Spring,Water Farm, and our tractor does the work of about six horses in the spring as it never tires, works long hours, and gets over the ground much faster. It i * February . I cannot finish this department without mentioning a word to the good farm people concerning the month of February. It is a very no- table month; not because it has twenty-nine days this year, but be- cause two of the worlds greatest men were born during this month. I hope every farm man and woman in Michigan will take a little time to read something concerning Abraham Lincoln and George Washington this month.‘ I believe that your thoughts will be a little nobler, and your lives a little richer as a result of the extra effort put forth. In less than one hour’s time you can read that great short story, “The Perfect Tribute,” about Lincoln, which is one of the best short stories in print. We should also hear in mind that Abra- ham Lincoln was a great benefactor to agriculture. It was‘during his administration, and with his influ- ence that the Morrill Act was passed which provided for the establishment of our present agricultural colleges and experiment stations. This was probably the greatest beneficial act of legislation that has ever been passed to aid the agricultural in- dustry. Farmers in the United States produce 2% times more per man than those in . Europe. When a producing cow begins to put on flesh above normal weight, out down the grain allowance. Chickens that are ,to be fattened should receive soft feed ., that . can be quickly Kyou’innt‘ urns inaction and trend wear an addition to eon tthis Y car All -Weecher 6:33“ _comfot§. be sure you quiet-W I! . \l- \ \ \rl/ , ought to know this” A man in your town sells the best tire you or anyone else can buv for the money you want to pay. He has your size and type of tire in stock for you right now; he will get it out, put it on the rim for you, fill it with air. And all the time that tire is serving you, he will be here to service it and see that you get the maximum results out of it. This neighbor of yours is your local Good- year dealer; the tire he has for you is “The World’s Greatest Tirc”—- Goodyear. Your Goodyear dealer’s service will save you money. Save you time and trouble. Pay you bigger returns on cvcryxirc you buy. It is part and parcel of the Goodyear policy: to huz'ld the greatest posrz'hle oulue z'm‘o Goodyear products, and to provide fuoz'lz'tz'es so that urers can get all this z'uhuz'lz‘ oulue out. Goodyear makes a tire to suit you—whether you want the incomparable All-Weather Tread Good- year, the most famous tire in the world, or the lower-priced standard quality Goodyear Pathfinder The Greatert Name in Ruhhor Ill. is the fifteenth of September. I“ ', / ‘ _ f‘1k‘_/ m'omr’mmws noon Motto: Do Your Best Colors: Blue and Gold Mildred Darby, President ’4 Thomas McCarthy, Vice-Pruflcnt Uncle Ned, Secretary-Treasurer S a member of The (DH-1 dren's Hour Chi) I pledge To live a Christian life and keep the Ten Commandments. To do my best in everything I do. To be true to "w m; b United sum-arm To do at hot one good dull each by. To assiuhhmfinL TobeMdm TobelhdbM-lh" 1 flu. Total-um I Tommwhnw ' HBMQLW‘I‘ m i m 301% AND GIBZJS:-—Ifieb- runry is the much in which two , green. Americans were brim I neednottdlyouthtlsmm Washington and motile became you have already guessed that. Of man, every school boy or girl known about than. Midomtto serum was about my harm-Lite, .W Lincoln. the Meat man this win- try has ever produced, in m estima- tion. Minumimmm: product at country lite. like you and 1. Abraham W’s M were agricultural pm. It is true that his father was known as 2. mm” but it was the eaten in likened“: for farmers to have mm mm- tion so they could earn WI; money to feed, cloth and shelter their family. Lincoln as a boy performed all the various tasks on the farm and when work was dull he derked in stores. Upon attaining manhood be abandoned farming but he did not give up his interest in it or cease to think on its m In his public life he tried to serve agriculture to the best we! his My, doing his greatest service when, as President of the United States, he signed the Morrill Land Grant. Act, giving fed- eral fundsmthe sum! Qingdao“- ural colleges. As long as I can remember 'bac-k, even in my earliest boyhood dam, I have always considered Abraham Lincoln with the most sincere admir- ation. .I never leak at his kindly face without a feeling of lore. Hame— ly? Far from it. I would give far more to be a eemd Abraham un— coln than I would to be the most handsome hero the world has ever known. My dear boys and girls, I hope you will read and study about Abraham Lincoln at every opportunity. It will make you better men and women, I am sure. You cannot read about him without being benefited, it you are really interested—UNCLE NED. Our Boys and Girls Dear Undo Ned: Ali‘s just gwine to say a few welds. Ah‘s read de paper ehry week and haw a nice time. Ali’s wood like to make do other folks lat. Dis am mah cit yeah u‘b school and will graduate in de spring ef noddings happens. Ali’s vill hav ta close before W. ‘B. :dits it.— Rufes, Yale, Mich. ——For goodness sakes. who is it}! I didn't know when: to do with thi letter. ,I offer- edittoMnWam ,Mhejnet nibbled at itim'nnfinnteanlthengot sick. So I finally decided to publish it and see if the girlie and We undid algal; it. Dear Uncle ”“th here I on will! after an absence of over a. year, much against the rules of the club. I don’t know if you 3% remmherm or not, so I’ll tell you who I am. I am "Ill. tourteen years of age, am five feet eight inches tall, weigh one hundred and eight Pounds, have blue eyes, long light hair, have a light complexion, and my birthday myselt: + . ABRAHAM LINCOLN mmmmm. m9. 3 Bomaflathcatmuflieogeof g ”Mafleflrlnastoreatzl. He served as a volunteer ’in the mammal: flange 29122 and Rater becomes-m. Emelecmfluhmmin- ‘ mumummduyum. 5 Henna-rind mandates/842. - 'He war-annihilate! Congmnssin . 13-11749. , ‘He m a rational reputation “in 1858 by‘liis rm max-mem- mm mechanism Med balm. He was first dented unem- demw in 125.0 all took his and! at ofiiceMamh 4.1.861. He issued his Immcipnffien proelm'tlon, freeing me slam in IBM lie w. ill-edema 1Pinufldent th 1861 He was shot in Ford’s Theater in Wanhmmn, D. C, m1 1-4. sacs, Jar Wilkes Booth and died the 191mm: morning. .n mm later-fifth stallMe. Now I guess i‘il have b tell you my '1 did not write to you sooner. I did snot limits because I couldn’t pay Mr my own Scouting Boy Scouts of bellies, mm d w m (All inquiries regarding milk in” he “01 to he Scouting Editor, The Butle- Inner, m. (lb-nu, m 50!me SOOUTING AND 4-H CLUBS 1mm some at our boy or man "readers have wondered whether the Boy Scott program recently taken up by this paper might prove in be ruminating m the 4-H Club work. We see no reason why this should be no; rather we fieel that the two go hand in land, the one aiding and supplementing the other. The 4-H Club emphasises the occu- m mum needs of farm lite. team boys to be better farm- on and to mire “the most of country Me. Smt'mg “pinches those in- terests which all boys have in com- mon, whether they live in the city or the country. All have went to be trustworthy, helpful, brave, and clean. All boys mm: to do their “duly to God and country, 'to help other people at all times,” and to keep themselves "physically strong, mentally awake, and morally snug-m " All boys want to ‘be efficient and self-reliant, able to take care DI themselves and others in accidents, emergencies, or the everyday experiences of life. All boys want to have some fun out of «line and to meet and mingle with other boys. That .is What Scouting means. ‘ Since the Lane Scout program be- came a part or the Boy W at America, EMET)’ extort has been made toaddtn crrflrangeflwfiemtpm- gram to make it mime suitable to the rural Zb'oy. There were my iestsxndmemlmdgesuhjemin‘ Scanning that untied to libs earn- m :8an but more have hem added. The last amber a! :‘tsncuihg” we a long list oi mw “nerds hedges hr the rural Scout. Look fliers mar; (Id mt: Where, mm. Dairying, First Aid to Ali-ink, M- em. Malling, Willie, Mallory Keeping, Weather. ‘New Badges: Farm Layout and Building Arrangement, Farm Rec- ords and Bodk‘keep‘ing, Beet Produc- . 1m. Fruit (him, Nut OuRure. Soil Management, Cum mining, Hog and Park Mum Mp flaming. In addition to there are merit badges 'in various crafts that the farmer needs to know: Antomnbll- ‘4 ing, .‘B’laeksmithing. Carpentry, Ge- ment, 'Hand‘icrafl,‘ Machinery, Ma- sonry, Painting and Pioneering. All of these studies will help :to make a better farmer and country dweller, as Well as a better Swim. I think a troop could be started in information and help. hast. M Please tell me .how. I wish to register as a'Lone Scout. 1 RURAL scourmc Aprucanon (Only boys twelve years or over are eifilile’) . I m to become alloy Scout in the following manner (clack which method): l’lease tell me how to do this and whether there is 3. Scout Beam an a nearby city where I com get 1 l l “I do not think a troop could be started, for the present, a at Immao help orgarfizeali‘am‘f’m. Date ............................. 132..."... "mm! Mowe_mr*~m W romeo. am. on ”y..-on...- onm-cmo-(M in the waste basket! garnet tomsezthebmgsfranmm, " 'Sauce. can afihenefiromasbmetmr mm 8 I do not think that a troop or patrol could be started here, .for a. time at least, for the following reasons: In signing this application, I do so with the know and parents or guardian and agree to be governed by mnmm English as a I. Hui. enclose 50 cents. ‘0 rules elf” the National Council, and the Troop, fair-d or bone Scout dim, my fire :1 has 3.1.. lb and” athr-netandflo m .. .................. ....... . .......... County. Town Cut out this ap lication, fill in, and mummgmm. WW 7 rmer, Mount glemens, Michigan. '1. how ‘I do hope my letter won’t get Mr. Waste Basket _ mm at a. m of letters. We’ re having some real nice weather out here 1hr Well so-‘long everybody, hope I can lane “at m Enter—m Smmr Chums. m. k :82. W011, well, A“! much. qummtongcttenmu but 111mm to .flfinkyonibefldenert- an Till. Try and some again soon. Dar We Mean-4 I... we g most orthe ham tmlmmllhalp our hired man “haul m mum- aot bring mortar, I bring some to my hummer. My mer strut um real wet mono-on mm an read .in one hr you nut is. em low much wood would a moMudk muck, It a wmdehudk cod! chuck wood?’th,l!a wood-t hurt mum om wool in I'll ‘ check ‘11 fie In! 5 mac“ ‘ emu Wr Burner, ‘ My.“ «new when he was digging ”the flirt out meander“ bar-n. Home}! strait he , WmewmmmuMe wishegrmd. ( I an anarchist}: “ethic your, mdimtmyemald. “flaws measyhntaqumhy,.andohatéisa mflehand‘rorme. Innatehsamwassmernsmafly ready. -Yonr loving hemp—lama Beach, Wflkervfile, man. AGumetofizy MEN'S!“ PLAYERS Id this game, who are an: In the yoimgsiem, Wh older people may play -,it stand in a circle, with on. b on ”1‘ who is the “swinger." A bean bag is tied to the and n! a. long rope, and the one in the rather twinge thismmdmathefinormthtit g camesjastlnlinewmthe ieet of If the players. As the bag mches ‘ summhmmaedr to avoid it. If he is hit. he must drop out o! the game. The player who my: in longest when, m becomes m was time. Warm the malig- m'asomeme might' , helium. Riddles What toads rmesents dint and ,gc.b< line? Sandwiches. 'Wihait food mpreSents dmpertinences? What .tree is never alone? The pear. What tree is .like ,a handsome girl? The peach. What tree is like a stylish boy? The name. Wstm behindastur‘! A Dilige- man. .Auflatunddlhnasbmasause, mhe weirdest 553th m we newer did see. A watch. WWmfimMm.mneuMe Jatt m first?! Because ther 13mm name lath. mamswamm . “mold-mm: ‘iflammu ymihaye wilted}: one can WWII a street car, he ’Mfll answer no. lbw Ii- “. “flour Leta: 1-: U Only the cream “of the crop ”' selected for PINE TREE brand. . Cleaned and re—cleaned to the famous PINE TREE standards. KNOWN ORIGIN. Certificate with every hag. Sealed by Dickinson so you get what you pay fer. “PINE TREE”-THE NATIONAL SEED Sold by good dealers eveerhere THE ALBERT DICKINSON c0. CHICAGO MINNEAPOLIS BUFFALO NEW YORK PITTSBURGH BOSTON By no -_ ' ,. "‘ -.‘A kitchen: where ‘ hen w k is done, " ' Order lies like a sunny pool, " ~ Till children, In a bubbling rout, male in from school. Through glistening glass, a winter sun ‘ Shines on three plants in a row, And stars, at night, look In on blossom , stars that grow Among their deep green leaves; A low and friendly chair Stands beside a window, where The road goes by, and trees Draw shadows on the snow. On hooks Bright pans and polished spoons .Give back the flash of winter noons; And, though the room shineslike rain - —washed green, Not anything can ever be too clean To touch. The dancing foam Of laughter waits forever near And listening, you can hear The heart—beats of a 'home. -OOLDS ARE CONTAGIOUS BUT CAN BE PREVENTED OW often during winter months is heard the comment, “We all have colds over at our house, but I don’t know where we got them.” Nearly always this comment means that one of the family con— tracted a cold. first, then other mem— bers got some of the germs and one by one all of the family got the disease. Ordinary colds and sore throats, or tensilitis are very contagious. They can be prevented if the same pre- cautions are taken as for any other contagious disease. A member of a family who has a cold or sore throat should be put in bed in a room by himself. ‘ ' son with either condition should be permitted to sleep with a well per- son or in the same room with a well person. A person with a cold or cough should never cough or sneeze unless he has his mouth and nose covered with a handkerchief, better yet, with a suitable piece of old soft, clean cloth or soft paper that may be burned when once used. Sunlight is a deadly enemy of dis- ease germs. The person who is iso- lated, or quarantined, should there- fore, be kept in a room where the sun can enter freely. The room should be reasonably large and have plenty of Windows so ventilation can be regulated. Fresh air does not need to be cold air.—Dr. H. L. Youtz. SCIENCE DISCOVERS LIVER VAL- UABLE FOR VITAMNS‘ .HE liver of most animals is a T store—house of many food ele- ments. In very few foods do we find such an abundance of vita— mins and minerals. Just recently medical authorities have discovered that liver, especially from beef, is a cure for anemia. Liver has been of pernicious anemia when given found to be very beneficial in cases with fresh vegetables and fruit. Who has not heard of the splendid results obtained when cod liver oil is used for babies and grown folks? Many people, however, prefer to eat liver instead of taking cod liver oil. The combinations of vitamins A, B and C together with the iron, phos- phorus, and calcium in liver make it a food of great value. Liver is especi- ally valuable for the blood, but the many food elements give tone to the entire body. There are various ways of prepar- ing liver to make it an attractive , food, points out Marie Doermann, ex— tension food specialist for New 'Jersey. At this season when toma— ‘toes are still plentiful, this recipe may appeal to many: Cut a thin slice from the stem and of medium sized tomatoes. Take out seeds and pulp, sprinkle inside of tomatoes with salt, invert, and let stand one- half hour. Parboil 1 pound of. calf or beef liver and grind. Season with 2 tablespoons of finely chopped on- ion, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1/8 tea- . spoon of pepper. Moisten with pulp ‘from tomatoes. Refill the tomatoes ‘with this mixture. Cover with but- tered crumbs or small strips of bacon and bake in a mederate oven for about a half hour. , Braised liver may appeal to some: Take 1 carrot, 1 onion. 1 stalk cel- ery, and 1 small turnip, and out each in. cubes. Place in the bottom of a casserole or baking dish with a- ; "tightly fitting 'cover; Place one nonnd of liver cut inpieces dahl t 8‘ No per— - EAR FOLKS: meaning It carries! about. their life’s conduct. gratitude and friendship. for you are one of God’s chosen ones. The privilege of service is life’s greatest reward. A ddr." mun: The greatest of all service, of course, is unselfish, impersonal service to mankind, such as was given to humanity by Jesus Christ. But Christ was a divinity, and only occasionally down the centuries does a man or a woman stand out as even faintly approaching the Christlike in ». Of these few, Abraham Lincoln and" Florence Nightingale are notable examples. It is not likely that any of us can be Lincolns or Nightingales sacri- ’ flcing ourselves to the world, but' in our steady plodding onward through life we can, often without swerving from our line of march. ‘ lighten the burden of him or her who walks near us. hand under the elbow over a rough place in the road is a small thing in itself, but it eases the load, and we win thereby someone’ s lifelong Rejoice if you are able to help your firm, ~- even ever so little, In. Annlo Taylor. are 11!. Iuslnou Former. at. Clemons. llamas». “Service" is a. simple word, but what a wealth of 1 L The more ”we allow our. minds to play over ‘ it and delve into its possibilities, the more are we amazed and awed by the vastness and depth of its significance. To attempt to enumerate the various kinds of service would be futile. seven Wise men seventy times seven years to compile a list, which would take up approximately seven hundred volumes. I would no longer be interested in the aflairs of this world, and our grandchildren seven times removed would not know what it Was all It would take By that. time, you and A supporting 2%W.( in which a bouillon cube has been dissolved to cover the vegetables. Cover and bake in moderate oven two hours. Personal Column Songs \Vanted.—"Package of Old Love Letters; ” “Get Away Old Man, Get Away; ” "Wreck of the Royal Palm ;” “Put My Little Shoes Away ;’.' “I Wish I Were A Single Girl Again.”——Mrs. B. H. Covering Old Floors.——-IS the'i‘e anything ' like cement or something of that nature that one could put on old sift-wood floors? Our house has been built nearly thirty years and was made with soft- wood floors, and they have large cracks and in the bedrooms the boards are worn nearly through. I would like to get something I could put on to cover it all and make a hard floor. Linoleum would break 44 through under the bed casters..--Mrs. S. H. F., Ionia County. ’ —It Would be possible to use linoleum over your wood floor, provided it were smoothed and covered with one or two layers of builder’s felt before laying the linoleum. There are on the market sev- eral products which can be applied over old wood floors. Very likely your local mason can give you information regarding these products. The nature of them is such that they need to be applied by an experienced workman. _ Upon request we will furnish the names of manufacturers of these products. Wants Two.——-“Crar.y Words, Crazy Tune ;" “Get Away Old Man, Get Away.” -—Miss M. W. Can You Supply?——.—"Pal 0’ Mine ;n -uN° Wonder ;” “O Katharihaf’ "I'll See You ' in My Dreams.”—-Miss G. 8., Bay City. . Know This 0nc?——‘The Drinking House Over the Way.”-—-Port Huron Subscriber. AIDS T0 GOOD DRESSING 6034- BE 803E TO GIVE SIZE Au. PATTERNS 13c EACH—‘- 2 son 25.: res-grams I” 106 F0. me, “D SUIIER 193. FASHION .0015. " Grumman-Immune «“1..qu for-Ir. sailor-nulls!!!“ 'We want to or not. . done anything ' Hard “gm ‘Weesw mamas-kw having ' manometer. war He heard his little child scream. He went to the side of the little girl's bed. Oh! Daddy I happened to dream. - ’ , Chorus: , Oh! Daddy don't Work in the mine today. For dreams that often come true, Oh daddy. my daddy, please den’ t go away, - I never copld live without you. 7,. I dreamed that the mine was steaming with fire, . . For men and all forms of lives, Just then the scene changed, and the mouth of the mine, Were covered with sweethearts and wives. ' 'Klever Kiddier; (Every so often one of our clfi!drensa something that makes us laugh- whether If yOur youngster, or one of your young friends has said or that appeals to you as being particularly humorous, we Will glad to hear about it and publish it under ' this “head if it can be used. Lét’s all help to make this corner a success.) The baby was a cute little fax chub, and my sister had her picture taken almost nude. One day when my sister was house- cleaning, the little girl saw her washing the glass of the picture, and she said: “Mamma. are you washing the baby?" Her mother answered: f‘Yes, dear. What makes you ask?” "Well, when you get her washed, will you dress her?"—.A Subscriber. Folks at Our House Like— (We are starting this little corner so that the families of Tm: MICHIGAN BUSI- NESS FARMER can exchange their favorite recipes and ' combinations. at special meal or dish do your folks greet with joy when it appears on the table? Write and tell us about it.) Fig Fillingr—Folks at our house like ' flg filling for filled cookies and layer cakes. Ittakeslib.figs:1.qt.orlb.ofpeers; 1' lb. raisins "2 cups brown sugar, or more 11 not sweet enough. Run the figs (after washing and stemming) through the med- Imn knife of the food grinder, also the raisins and the pears. Save the juices and put an to cook until like marmalade. Put in m cans 'or jelly glasses when done and curler withpcraflin wax. This gages the fig: go a long wax—Mrs. R. Wit To Eat .— u—i m1 Mes. -——Have you ever- car- ried a cold lunch day in and day out? If you have, yet: now what it’s like to open your lunch box at noontime and feel the innit!!! hunger which you have been. ace , misfits“! morning long suddenly take m at the sight of the usual unappetiz- in; mm: It is a real burden, I i!!! admit. arm a lunch box every day, and to know what to put into it has taxed many a good woman’ s ingenuity. If your “band or children have the habit of using only about half or the food you g and with them in the morning, try some of are following suggestions. . In the first place. the lunch should be packed in a box so It will not crush. A metal box with a thermos bottle included is the most desire. These can be had in small sizes suitable for school children . or in larger sizes for the grown folks. Sandwiches. cookies, and cake should d- ’ ways be wrapped in oiled paper so as to » keep them fresh and appetizing. A small screw-top Jar is a handy addition to a ' lunch box, for in it can be carried many cooked or moist foods to be eaten with a spoon. such as stewed trulst, custards, jello. salads, baked beans. etc. Since sandwiches form the main part of the lunch, they should be prepared with care, and there should be a variety ’from day to day. It is also a. good plan to in- clude two or more kinds of sandwiches in the same lunch, as this coaxes the ap- ; petite. ' Raisin, whole wheat? nut, and . brown bread are wholesome and help add 1 variety. Sandwich Fillings—Peanut butter mix- ; ed with any of the following—jelly, jam. f cherry juice or pulp. melted butter, rune pulp, salad dressing. Cottage cheese mix- ed with jelly, jam, or nuts. cheese and lettuce. Lettuce with salad dressing. Ham and sWeet pickles (ground or chopped). «i'uost pork: :plain mm beef. 'vith crisply .i‘uwe boiled” egg or with apple sauce. ~ ‘ .moistoned with onion jdce: Refish. Con- serve. Jam. Cabbage salad. Celel‘y Cottage , } CheeHWIBS, Cream, or ’ ' American. Onion. \ Chick 1’ ,, averages-aw}: and .ncoa. for the '01 child. tilt. M. ha. tea, or cot- ,tor the“ Gram min the ‘ .. v- W main» a hm addition. . .au 'any othur thriller smea- 3'11 .-. ymfiefifiat weunut otter to {10‘ in die pocting or auto lunches ~ tami‘ly- at not hesitate to all . up. 5 l j W .‘ ARE “ of the many women ' ‘ "' x on the. tailored fastens to a. . but who have new— ;erdarrcd‘a. ’ . .. You fear: . tadd’in‘g'itt‘hemsehes .ould. bomb that Ith ' our haeart hoe alt-raid» ' artijcllcs undhr this '- Haynes” slum, Nwhng'er ,fcrin ass. 'homi Mrs, I lspeflalm “f I ricwltumhandi Me— : chanical Coll , , , ' instruct Texas, 18 going- to ‘ 3 M ~ art of! setting in pockets; man . | A : binding, a 91's. ndl builton. holes, {making Fren r, 'Ziiegingngorfi‘eii: 3mm. WM “3° stilches an of. {Which is made : - r = and clear.hy the illustrations , : eaclintop. The r 2... Pammmssguak): xer will cut those, " I . p us out each ‘ time as they autumn , M ‘the i in her scrap hooh' ‘ 0' m ’ they should ~QIn'ove a. topic of in. discussion attire-1n 1. munity. sewing. clubs- #- t’ mm. a a: m Backus are used; for both und‘e mg. garments; Out a length mp of materihl mitts the Ten ', « the of: the finished. hindimg; ' nterest and of the cm- ‘sem 0mm and one-ha L til: niches h the usual wfdth this astrim. Begin attire- fopof H iet and stitch down one si' .-.. ; the other, sloping almost. to at the: bottom. ot' the placket, Lwlso- a. little plan: will: be: for the bottom of. placket. ‘Tumn posits edge or strip: omeuhwllfi inc fold over so as to just cove . stitching. Stitch, 1mm the: binddn “x? the right-hand side of the pin back against the wrong side of ' v/ ' "ok- I int at a I sfifrwvv-w .y,._.q~7-}...7 7‘ l TS!“ in Trade of Home Pressman-n3 lull" £11.12": "o-«S'tl'm' w"lilmm%gu'm$ —- .AM mung-v. ”w“ Ill—Jaw mm: for malt WI. N".- 2‘». But ultimate-Buddha Jensen. 2. 2.. Jones... Klein, By‘ MR8. DORE B- “lit JI‘ garment and catch with. the band“. Fig 1. Bound and. Faced Plasmas—- Bonmi: and: faced phczkets we used2 on under garment}: Cut a; strips same. as! m bound: placket and mu om first. time some as. to]:- Bound“ placket. Grease. few: at bottom of: placket and; cut my the under path of the lefit hamil binding. Make: a (and: about onus-halt innit from W lengthwise mm: extending to the- top all the binding. Fold the romantic: pm. flat drawn. to this: wrong; side or garment and stitch: into- place form- ing. a facing at the: bottom oil. the placket; A: row at stitching will show on: the riight side of the gar— ment. Fig. 2’ and 33. Shirt Sleeve Racket—Shirt sleeve- pl'a-ckets are also bound and' faced; pl‘ackets. Cut the‘ opening as long as desired. This is usually 4 inches long‘ and one inch past the fol’d‘ on the under side of the sleeve. Take a lengthwise strip of goods 3 inches wide and twiice the length of open— ing. Bsgfn‘ at the“ top of the placket, placmg right side of binding to wrong side of sleeve and stitch down one side and up‘ the other: of the placket. Fold this facing back on the under side of sleeve at seam and haste on right side. Trim facing seven—ei‘ght’hs‘ inch as far as opening. Clip facing one—eighth, inch, tum one-eighth and' baste‘ flat to sleeve. Measure faci'm; to upper: part of sleeve five and‘ one- half inches from the bottom of. sleeve and cut facing straight across. Trim edges so. as. to form a‘. point, cut away any unnecessary cloth and haste to . place- Stitch close to. edge of. facing and twice across at the top of open- ing One-eighth inch apart, and deep. enough to catch raW edge. See Fig. 4. 7;. .. rrfwumyw '— 1:51.»... w A l...- ..-.--- ..- -..\- o 1-: 1“" E rr-m‘vnw _‘ An. Account with. your soil bank . O‘U’ would not try to overdraw your bank ac- count. You should be‘Bqually sure that you do not overdraw your soil fertility account.. The point frequently is. reached. where the soil becomes so de- pleted that profitable crop production becomes im- pOSSiNG‘r L Farmers of fiatesigm anticipate such conditions befbre they occum They follow a. carefully planned rotation involving the regular and plentiful use of commercial fertilizers for each crop grown. - :3, Just as the New York Central Railroad must provide a. reserve fund for future transportation needs, so must the thoughtful farmer. make provision for a surplus of plant food in his soils to take care of future crop production. .<}:;m -. Ordering your fertilizers early is a good busi- AENTIIXLJ? .1 nesspracticemdprotectsyouifthespring ii! " l.' ."- . I “52;: , nearly. L. ~'.'.. N . ork Central Lines Boston k'AlbanyI-Midngan (Smut—Big Four—Pittsburgh 8r Lakc Erie and the New York, Central and. Subsidiary Lines Agricultural Relations Department Offices New York Central Station, Rochester, N. Y. 68 East Gay St., Columbus, Ohio LaSalleSr. SmtionyChicago, Ill. MichiganCentralSmtinn, DetroitMich. 466 Lexington Ave., New York, N. Y. 902 Majestic Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind. :- l’lJ-IASE! When you write tor information be sure to sin couplets name and address so that we can get the information. to you: by an early mail. If we. useJhe. questions and answer in our columns we; will not use your name, or even your initials if you do not want us to. The Bushes: PM, Mt. Clemens, Mich. Loosen Up AwayDanger‘ When your: I'll-gn- are congesull ad you have a 11me cough watch out} RubMusteroIhonlI—e sore spot. Then’s nothing better for " quick,safe re“. , Muster-ole pol.- tratesthesldnbn'au- I .3; Children and grown minced to? fol-tap their strength to prevent dis-l _ astrous coughs and colds. Escon's muses ' rich in cod-liver on vitamin, m ? ' ecommeM by doctors uni nun“. terole" ref-5a an in clout, m : b t. broncaada ail-mm h -d joint!» Kay Illuminate I :thers: WI: 3' 0“ grade 'cr form fin- inu MM' . Ask form“ ’5 ’ “Wax/m W oi“ ch ,, V . \I‘ "e. 's :r3 f A, herds, or. egg production in your poultry flocks, n you'll find the_answer in one of the intersting ’ ' booklets covering the subject, which we- will .1,» I - gladly mail you—on request. . 4; "l I , ‘Just tell us YOUR problem. We’ll show you A . .. mnmmmm BUREAU s N I \ . lam_ Farming. .c . . Q .‘ I C SOME farmers go broke .while others succeed, and here’s a secret of many of the successful ones. They GET THE GREATEST POSSIBLE PRODUCTION OUT I OF EVERY ACRE THEY CULTIVATE. Itcpsts just as much in't'ir'ne, labor, and seed to get poOr crops‘as it does to get good. ones. It’s entirely a matter of proper cultivation. . ’ STUDY KOVAR CONSTRUCTION Look at the high arched tooth which the center hitch buries into the ground at exactly the right draft. Com- plete flexibility of frame causes a hinging action of the teeth protecting them against breakage and preventing accumulation 'of rubbish from the field; . Chrome vana- dium steel in teeth and'hi‘ghcarbon'steel' in body make an implement without an equal. BIG SUCCESS IN MICHIGAN Everyyear sees more of these sturdy general culti'vators and quack grass diggers imuse in this state. They are ’ proving to be exactly suited for soil conditions of this state. 9 ’ GET FULL INFORMATION Learn all about this cultivator for your crops’ sake. Write distributor or direct to factory now. W. J. HARDY, Deckerville, Michigan Distributor Jos. J. Kovar Co., Owatonna, Minn. “The Original Quack Grass Digger” Please send me information of the KOVAR Cultivator: Name ............... Address ................ ....... . ......... ..... State ....................... ‘t ASK us It you have any questions regarding legal matters that you want answered Just write in to the Legal Editor and he will reply by first class mail. Address your letter. LEGAL EDITOR, THE BUSINESS FARMEB, Mt. Clemens, Michigan. FARM BUREAU Quality SEEDS-FEEDS MICHIGAN w” \iiiiiflé REL!!! ;: "Imus mm sun: SUPPLY stem unsmt. ' . .2. .«z r Your Cost Sheet tells an interesting story of profits or losses. ' Many Michigan Farmers have found in Michigan Farm Bureau Seeds, Feeds and Fertilizer the answer to the perplex- ing problem of how to make bigger profits. . Whether your problem is one of ob- taining pure, adapted Seeds, free from troublesome weeds; of finding a, suitable Fertil- izer; of increased milk production in your dairy the way to better profits. mnmsAN [ARM BUREAU ;_ sebush, Mich. 3s \v 'able conditions at a distance of ‘600 miles, the reliable range of such a set is very much less than this. We do not think that reliable signals could be received on a. crystal set‘ at ,a greater-distance than. 60- miles from the Detroitustatiqns. ‘ s- gwell.’ ‘If. her milliiiovi falls off. due "to lack “proper feed, water-“or care, 7 .‘ it is digicn'lt or sometimes “receive I persona! lettu- crid t ere/1 ' when: I! your subscription in ‘ mid .up.) , HETERODYNE , , AVE you éver listened to two ' clocks‘ticking?’ For"‘a time they will be in step and again out of step resulting in a succession of pew periods which may be several sec- onds or even minutes in length, but in any case are much longer than the period of the-ticking of either clock. When two singers harmonize they‘ sing notes of a slightlydifferent pitch (frequency). moment and thcn‘out of step and “beats" will be produced. quency or pitch of the beat note is the difference between the frequen-‘ cies of the two notes sung. : -. Two radio stations transmitting with difierent frequencies produce. beats in the same way as the two clocks or two singers. Suppose we have a station operating on 1,000,000. cycles (300 meters) and another on 1,010,000 cycles (297 metersfiThese stations will produce a beat of 10.000; cycles (or 10 kilocycles). Now 10,000 cycles is a sound heard as a rather high pitch or whistle by most people's ears.- However, most radio sets will not reproduce such a high pitch and so it does not get through the set and does no harm. This is the rea- son why the Radio Commission has placed the broadcast “channels” 10 kilocycles apart. Now suppose that the operators of the two radio stations are careless and allow their stations to wander a little bit f‘off wave”, and that one is working on 1,004,000 cycles and the other on 1,006,000 cycles. The beat note will now have a frequency of. 2000 cycles—sthe diflference between 1,006,000 and 1,004,000. 2,000 cycles is approximately the pitch three oct- aves above “middle C” on the piano. Such a pitch will come though the radio set strongly whenever it is tuned to either of the offending radio stations and satisfactory reception will be impossible no matter how se- lective the radio set may be. Heterodyne come from the Greek. “Dyne” means “force” and the first part of the word means f‘different..”’ Hence “different force” is a. literal translation. In radio it means that the combination of two wave forces gives us a new force of different fre- quency. Sometimes this new fr quency is audible as in the exam given above and sometimes it new radio frequency as in the s heterodyne type of radio recei _ EXPENSIVE MOME ANY of you listened i hook-up of Januar Will Rogers, Al - ,i hear- ' on, Paul Whiteman, Fred Ston gd Dorothy Stone all within one , ,, but few of , entertainers ' their hour’s r of ceremonies, ! paid $7,500 for 19f singing and joke to the ot Whitemaa- of it. ' tting the largest share OF CRYSTAL , SET Tr. Crystal Radio Company 600 mile reception with ear- from one of their sets. Could p, son hear programs from Detroit, istance of 150 miles?————C. M., HILE a. crystal receiving set might get signals from a pow- erful station under most favor- KEEP MILK FLOW HIGH , Keep the. dairy cow producing " mpéasible. a I .-u__ til to _.a run flow The sound waves of' the two ,noteswillbe instep for a, The ‘ fre- ‘ 0 S n Send free trial of your method to One entire, side luminated interior 8 charged light. 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' and news- . “ 'il»l\ I\l\).\I\/\/.\.-’,\l\l\/.\I\l\l.ll.\l.\l\l.\ .‘ ,, yOWUOW‘Oft ; aprofi't bases KchKai-e safeguards the health of the whole herd—if fed resu’ Karly are part of the winterofeed— ing program. Its highly—concem trated ingredients act directly on the organs of digestion, assimila- tion and reproduction. Cows in fair vigor are made moreAn-oduc- tive, more profitable. nimals of lowered vitality are built up to profitable productive yields. Try dairyi‘ng this winter on this safevand-sane conditioning plan. Feed each cow with her grain ration a tabléspoonful of Kow-Kare for one to two weeks each month. Note the increase in the milk crop—and the free- dom from profit-killing disor- ders. Row-Kare rationing costs” only a few cents a month per cow. The investment [returns itself many fold. Condition your , ireshening cows Give every freshening cow the benefit of the Kow-Kare invigoré sting, regulating action. After once using this famous aid at Calving you will never again be without it. Use a tablespoonful in the feed two to three weeks before and after. ' ed with Bel-rennet, ‘ Abortion, Scour. Bunches,'Milk Fever and similar trou- _' bles Row-Kare is if“ .25 f a . Small 651288812336“: :3; m'f'uu from the Cows You Have.” DAIRY W710" 00., INC. lyndonviilo, Vermont DAIRY “0| mm a “Soc 0. «m... it??? c - boy. “What’n and scatter i Gm Bin or IT . The speaker was enumerating in impas- sioned tenet, the evils of the day. “What we 'want to do." he cried, “is to get frid» of socialism, radicalism, bolshe- vism.’ communism, anarchism and soviet- is’m." ,. "And while we're about it,” chimed in a. weatherbeaten- old man, “can you throw in rheumatism?" coorinnaerrox A small boy called on the doctor one evening. “Say, doc, I guess I got measles," he said, “but I can keep it quiet." The doctor looked puzzled. 'Aw, get wise, doc,” suggested the anal! ugivemetogotosehool among all . the kids?”— Bottles. . SLIGHTLY DISCOLOBED Pienicker: "That hull of yourscharged ”at me and tossed me over the fence." Famerz' “H—mm. Anything red on ye ‘2” 'Picnlcker: “Well, I couldn’t say exact- ly, but it feels as if there might be." WHEN IS HE GOING 1‘0 START BABKING? A BARK"! DOB NEVER BITESJ l WISH THAT FELLA' WOULD 886! ll. ' '1‘ AN IRISHMAN ' It must have been an Irish preacher Who was vainly endeavoring to impress his congregation with the necessity of more earnest attention to his pearls of thought. He said: “Trying to impart knowledge to some folks is like pouring water on a duck‘s back; it goes in one ear and out the other." ' A USEFUL ANIMAL “Chickens, eah,” said the old negro sage, “is de usefullest animals dere is. You can eat 'em befo' day is born and after . dey is daid."—Ex. REVERSE PUBLICI'IVY Amos Skinner, the leading deacon of his church, was chuckling in. high glee when he ran into another deadon on the village green. “Got it at last, by heck,” he cackled to‘ his friend. “What you cal’late you got, Anios?" asked the other. ‘Just a. little (lee-vice, Ezry, but it’s a- going to make me rich. Every meetin' house in the hull caounty'll want one.” “Haow you figger that out, Amos?" per- sisted Ezra. “Well, it’s ,a. {patent contribution box. Coins fall through slots of different sizes. Dollars, half-dollars and quarters fall on velvet; nickels‘ and pennies drop on a. Chinese bell I”-\Everyvbody's. ~ NOT ALWAYS, TOMMY A teacher was telling her class little stories in natural history, and she asked if any one could tell her what a. ground- hog was. Up went a little hand waving frantically. “Please, ma’am; it’s a sausage.”——Per- fee-t Stan. es: \\\\\\\m\. l \\ \‘\\\\ \\\ \ «unit's \\\“\ Brookfield Wyoming, No. 180451. 16vyear-old purebred Guernsey of Larro-fed Argilla Farm herd of S. M. Mcrri , Ipswich, Mass. R. J. MacKenzie, Superintendent, feeds Larro to the entire milking herd, including test cows. ANOTHER splendid milk producer has” put her “OK” on Larro Dairy Feed. When nearly 16 years old, Brookfield Wyoming, on a dailylration of 15 lbs. of Larro, headed the Class A Roll of Honor of Massachusetts Guernseys for August, 1927, with a record of 1670.2 lbs. milk, 91.53 lbs. fat in 31 days. Mr. R. J. MacKenzie, Superinten- dent, has fed Larro to his regular herd for four years. From six to ten cows are on test at all , times and these also for the past year have been fed straight Larro as their regular daily grain ration. Years of experience and top notch records have convinced Mr. Mac- Kenzie that Larro is the one best ration—that its luniform high quality produces the utmost in health, milk and profit for the feeder every day in the year. Put your cows on Larro now. Change them over gradually to a straight Larro ration. Be careful to feed enough pounds of Larro as it is very light and bulky. No matter how much cheaper your present ration may be, you’ll make more money on Larro, above all feed costs, than with any other ration you can use. C THE LARROWE MILLING CO.‘ Raise Your Calves on Larro, Too! Larro Dairy Feed is a splendid calf ration. It gives calves the body-building materi— als that bring daily increases in weight and strength. Larro—fed calves grow into good- sized cows with strong constitutions and the ability to produce and reproduce. Feed Larro early. It pays. ,ZSAYE . ' ,3. ~theoldreliable Remedy. 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'negistered Guernsexhe d its own " “ _ meant flint rile " ’ ., , ., . . 1 (We mm. you to contribu to, your sin Questions to ., 1— t >“x _‘ - ‘x‘ ; ‘_ ‘ omygflfla no.5 sneak to this Most. . " ‘ . ’ "V‘ a” .. '7 i L . 5%, “12".“ t! K ., c , SELF FEEDERS/ NOT GOOD FOR CALVES .~ HE use of self-feeders'does not «prove to 'be an efficient method fer“ raising calves, because the 'calves eat too much protein material. The calves also supply themselves with a ration too expensive for grow- ing animals, and keep too fat. The dairy department at the South Dakota State College has been running an experiment with self- feeders for calves for three succes- sive years, trying to find 0th how calves would -balance 'their' OWn ra-‘ tion. .The experiment has prayed that growing calves are not able to select to the best advantage. the pro- per food \for themselves. The self-feeders used in the ex-ll periment contained the following feeds: corn, ground oats and whole oats, oil meal, bran, alfalfa, and the minerals, salt and bone meal. Skim milk was also fed the calves twice each day. During the experiment With self- \- feeders, another phase of the busi- ness of raising calves came to the attention of the dairy department, for the calves used in the experiment developed rickets.‘ Rickets is due to lack of or poor assimilation of minerals; but, as the calves had plenty of minerals, the department believes the disease was due to poor assimilation of minerals because of the lack of sunlight. The barn in which the calves were lfept is lighter than the average barn, but the sun’s rays through glass" are not enough.’ Growing calves need the direct sunlight at least one hour daily. . FEEDING YOUNG PIGS I have several pigs just weaned and would like to find out the very best way to make them gain. We are on a rented farm and there isn’t much place to raise hogs. We had to pen them up in a 14x14 foot pen as they were into everything. Would like to know just what to feed them to make a balanced ration with them shut up. We have to buy feed. Got some bran and low grade flour in place of middlings, as they were out “of middlings. Am feeding two parts bran and one part flour'with milk and water. If this isn’t good will you tell me just why? We have some wheat in the elevator, do you think itvwould pay to use that instead of buying feed? Would like to know just about how much to feed them three times a day—Mrs. 0., Saranac, Michigan. N order to make the above pigs gain as rapidly as possible they should be given abundance’ of feed and all of the different require- ments necessary for rapid growth. An excellent grain mixture for them .would be on consisting of one hun- dred pounds of corn or barley, fifty pounds of oats and fifty pounds of middlings. If you have enough skim milk to feed from two to three pounds of milk for each pound of the above grain mixture the pigs would do especially well. If you do not have sufficient skim milk to feed this amount I would advise the use of \ - and was 1036 aa—e crimson evenness nun. . . ‘ {01‘s : -0, bfrshim‘vuseo can is 1mg” p” fl“ some. digester tankage, adding .abdut, twenty pounds -' of digester tanhge ‘ to they‘above «mixture. It is also . quite possible that owing tothe'iiigh‘ price of corn you wouldnnd it inore economical to use a law or piopor» - tion of oats than is indic’ ”ted above. I would not advise the use of bran for pig feeding as it is too bulky and rather laxative for young. pigs. Would much prefer to feed them ground oats rather than bran. As to whether it would pay you to feed. ‘ this wheat or not this~ year depends upon the comparative prices of wheat and other grains which are available. One hundred pounds of' wheat contains eighty pounds of di- ‘ gestible nutrients, one hundred pounds of standard middlings con- ains sixty-nine pounds of. digestible nutrients. The value of a. pound of ground oats contains seventy pounds of digestible nutrients, one hundred pounds of corn contains eighty pounds of digestible nutrients and .one hundred pounds of barley about seventy nine pounds of digestible nutrients’. The value of a pound of nutrients in any of these feeds is about the same. Knowing your local prices per hundredweight of feed you can very readily compute the cost of a pound of digestible nutri- cuts in them and thus determine which is the cheaper feed. In order to make these pigs gain rapidly they should receive about \ five per cent of their bodily weight in grain daily or in other words, a ' fifty pound pig should have, above two and one-half pounds of grain daily; If you were feeding plenty of milk it would not require quite this amount of grain. In addition it would be well if you can give these pigs some green feed each day. If You had a small piece of clover or alfalfa near at hand it would be well to give the pigs some each day. If not they could be given, access to clover or alfalfa hay in a rack. In addition they should have ac— cess to some mineral matter. Hard wood ashes are excellent for this purpose. Where they are not avail— able I would recommend the follow- ing mixture: 45 pounds steamed bonemeal; 20 pounds finely ground limestone; 30 pounds of salt: 5 pounds of sulphur.—Geo. A. Brown, Professor of Animal Husbandry, Michigan State College. _ VALUE OF SILAGiE Please tell me the value of good silage per ton? Thank you.—W. G., Grass Lake, Mich. IFFERENT people have different opinions as to the value of good silage but most feeding special- ists figure it is worth about one- third as much as marketable hay. Profits are more per head and per pound on good lambs than on inferior ones; . Good milk and plenty of -it make fat. tender, juicy lambs which top the market and increase the trade. At present 85 per cent of the consumers of meat demand choice cuts. These cuts constitute only 25 per cent of the carcass. ImamunA—sflhfi-nnfi duh-“Aug—n ‘mflfl‘unfl‘ .x... a-.. - , dune“ ._. ”A...” ..-4._ ._-_._...- . .I..-_._n... V_- - andvmnywuwnn L-A nuanHHa-s HH (5 chairpers- H ERR-Ht? “been I have a young cow, just (rem, with second call, that is dry on one quarter. What could have possibly «need this and is there a cure for ': it! This cow milked on all four quarters before treshening this time . and she gave nice flow of milk up to the time that she went dry. She has never been sick or showed signs of any disease. is '1'. B. tested and to all appearance is in good health.— H. 11., En Clair, Mich. , HIS is due to some injury to the J nerves that supply this quarter l or the udder; the only thing I that would be likely to bring the 1+. , milk to this quarter would be to massage it well after each milking , with ammonia liniment and to milk ‘3 it for, a while just as it it was giv- lug milk: if this does not accom- plish this there is nothing that can be done. LUNG WOBMS I recently lost a fine 4 year old - ewe. Did not seem to thrive all sum- mer. A post mortem examination by a veterinary revealed the following condition; small {hairlike worms in lungs, a softened brain and some nodules on intestines. Veterinary believed the lung trouble was the cause of the death, the brain soften- ing from the iever.—Subscriber, Stanton, Mich. THINK this ewe has lung worms; this is commonly spoken of as verminous bronchitis. It is taken up usually in the pasture and aflects the young mostly. Do not use the same pastures again next year. It you find any affected animals remove them from the flock at once. I do not think you will need to sell the flock it they are in good condition in i all other ways. There is no satis- factory treatment. WOODEN TONGUE What can I do for a young cow that has had her first call that has what seems to me to be gastoror- rhea? She is on grass and when she lies down and chews her end she loses a lot of the cud and a pool of greenish saliva or gastric juice forms on the ground, along with a lot of patially chewed cuds under her ‘ month—A. Brandt, Moorcrott, Wyo. THINK there is a possibility that you are wrong in your diagnosis; this may be wooden tongue or ac- tlnomycosis. Examine this cow and , see it her tongue is not still and :hard. Then a n it might be a ranula or filling u der the tongue or it could be paralysis of the throat. My first named condition I rather think will be right. If this is true , give this cow a dram of potassium iodide night and morning in some water as a drink or mix with a small amount of grain. It takes 4 to 6 weeks to affect cure. (Editor’s Note: Word has been received from Friend Brandt advis- ing Dr. Conn was right and by fol- lowing his instructions the cow is ‘ almost well.) ‘ . RING BONE . ) y I have a 12 year old mare that had a ring bone start last spring. It has been blistered three times but it seems to do no good. Can you tell me what to do?———M. 0., Gay- lord, Mich. , DO not know of a single thing that is likely to help this condi- tion in this 'mare; the usual treatment is a blister and you seem to have done a good job of it. You might get Gumbaults Caustic Balsam and try it. It the druggist does not have it he can get it from The Lawrence-Williams 00., Cleveland, hie CANCER—FREE BOOK SENT ON > REQUEST . Tells cause or cancer and what to vdo for pain, bleeding, odor, etc. Write for it today, mentioning this paper. 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HEREFORDS 88 Hereford Cows wide hack kind dark reds. dehorned. ed to sign. good hereford'bulls Will sell your choice. “122 :ueord rdogows theatres and 234 heavym wrinsers. ALT. '1‘ Also ! rungs-lid yea: old stoc er and feeding steers sorted "on in V. V. BALDWIN, Eldon, Iowa r , Tag No. 267. Out of an unhstcd dau litu- of a cow that made 29. 5 butter 5.1- :1, days and 885. 9 lbs. butterl a year. SHORTHORNS Write for pedIaI-ees and other Information. “MICHIGAN STATE HERD ' .3 FOR SALE—ORE ROAR BULL 10 MONTHS Bred for Productlon 8 l: « old. Sired Bo aneer 121-173. Junior Champion toting dates we will wlthout at Indisnapo is. . Dam Mamie Sultan BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY cost.o list“ the.)0 do of any livel "stock sale In 111439 dsu liter 0? hoselnwn Hetty,G and Che. m- Do t. E Ivlllchlgan.‘ If you are common-In I a‘fialeduti- pion ob1 sné°191.éiizhauclsssmc3azle lagged Lnnslngp Mich! vse us Ionce an no In cam e no reasons e. .. , can for non. . Live stock Editor. III. 8. 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It may save wearing a'torturing truss for life—(Adm) - LAKELAIID Fllll EXGHAIGE 9312113311? Ship your furs to us and 'realize their actual value. I\_lo tricky price lists quoting high and grading low here. All furs held separate on re- “ quest for your ap- proval. Genuine. Millie- Home Two can: led-mm (or Have or money back. 81.25 , pet can. or by mail. The lenie- Renedy Oe- ‘l'elede. Oile- er. emu. Monro! cost.' What is more‘we need the courage 'to carry out our convictions. Let us illustrate! Over in Shiawassee county at Corunna, to beexact, there was a. thief working day and night. He stole nearly everything he could get his hands on, an’d’he lived rayal- ly upon chickens, ducks and turkeys, allied and prepared for him by. his neighbors, to which he helped him-' self all too freely. Many of» the neighbors knew this thief was get- ting away with their poultry and other produce. Some lacked any conviction in the matter whatso- ever. Others were very open in their conviction that this thief was a men- ac'e to the community, but they lacked courage to carry out their .conviction fearing the thief would do - them harm later on, perhaps burn a barn, or their house, or something of that nature, but Mr. Ed Follen had the strong conviction that some- thing should be done. and he was not lacking in courage. Today he is $50.00 to the good, for THE BUSINESS FARMER pays rewards for courageous conviction, and Mr. Thief has been punished and is much less active at his profession. Mr. Follen has ren- dered a service to his community and we are happy to have paid him reward for his eflorts. ,. How It Happened During the month of October good folks living in the neighborhood of Route 2, Corunna, missed chickens, other fowl and farm produce. Losses became so great that it was felt something should be done about it. Suspicion pointed to a family living in the woods near Edward F llen’s home. When Mr. Follen/had occa- sion to do some wood cutting of his own near this family’s home, he noticed that stumps and logs were filled with chicken, duck and turkey feathers. He was able to identify some of the feathers as those which were formely worn by seven of his own ducks and turkeys. He had lost many more chickens than this but these were the last group to stray from the chicken coop. Mr. Follen immediately called the sheriff and the man to whom all the suspicion had pointed was arrested. At first he claimed he was innocent but when the evidence became too strong, he confessd his guilt. He was taken be- fore Justice Nellie McBride of Cor- unna, and now comes the sad part of our story—get ready to cry with us! Sympathy Lets Thief Oi! Easy, When this man Weidman was brought before the court, he sudden- ly remembered his wife and children. While he was doing all the stealing, he apparently had forgotten his fam- ,. fly in new that prison Beufwere haul. :99 staring him’in the face, he be 7 good husband and father all at ‘once. .Tears poured down his cheeks; he pleaded for mercy for himself and his lovedones so succesfully that he got out of his trouble with a $16 fine and court costs. About the only punishment this man received was a few days in jail awaiting his trial. Far be it for THE BUSINESS Fanmm to wish to_ see any man locked up. but unless our officers and courts take chicken stealing out of the joke calendar and see that proper pun- ishment is given prisoners when they are found guilty, all our efforts to stop this evil will have been in vain. Let a man steal a few dollars from a bank and watch him "go over the road with a good stiff sentence—but let this same man steal hundreds of dollars worth of poultry from the farmers and it’s more or less a joke ——not a real crime, just a lark. How long are we farmers going to stand for such justice? No one felt sorry for Edward Follen or his neighbors who had lost valuable preperty, but all the sympathy was poured out on this poor man who had stolen the property and suddenly remembered he had been neglecting his family. In Livingston county chicken steal- ing is a crime, and dealt with ac- cordingly, and the evil has been stopped to a large extent. Five to fifteen year sentences do not look good to the boys who chase chickens at night with Ford trucks and gun- ny sacks. We know the good farm folks of Shiawassee county feel that stealing chickens, is a real crime and should be handled as such. We have been asking for a. cour- ageous conviction on the part of our farmers in order to stop this steel- ing, but now we want to ask of our oificers and courts to take on some of this some courageous conviction fora chain is after all no stronger than its weakest link, and unless the chain is complete and the thief gets proper punishment for his crime, there will develop too much of that feeling of “Oh what's the use”-—and that would be disastrous to our cause. Let’s give our back-bone an ad- justment, buckle up our courage and get some real conviction on this sub- ject of poultry and produce stealing. What could not 100,000 folks do if we were to get a real genuine con- viction about poultry thieves? Let’s all join hands, farmers, officers of the law and our courts and advance with the tide during 1928, writing into this year a record.of real ac- complishment, a day of doom for rural thieves. Predicts Bill Would Have Saved Hog Market (Continued from page 3) an excuse for stopping at that point. President Coolidge did not follow the farmer’s hogs to market nor note his need of the $5.00 per head, which this apparent surplus brought about- What agriculture needs is called “sales resistency." Concentrated buy- ing power is irresittable against the individuals selling power." Here is the philosophy of the McNary—Haug- en plan, namely to provide a. body of producers with the price making pow- er and the power built on reservoir- ing the surplus which may be real or apparent. Large industries exercise this power by reason of their inherent strength and by trade agreements. The McNary—Haugen plan is compuls- ory cooperation to completeness. Those who hope to accomplish these aims through cooperative marketing may be said to believe that a min- ority is a potent as unanimous accord. The old rate bill for school purposes was cooperative, the present support by a tax levy is cooperation at its fullness. .. . If we had been working ‘under the McNary—Haugen plan which President Coolidge vetoed the swine advisory board would have anticipated the 95 million pounds of surplus pork esti- mated at 10c per pound on the farm or 9% million dollars and levied an equalization fee on about one and a quarter million pounds or pork. This at 10c per hundred would have cared for this surplus and raised the price , at the large markets and the weights of pork by at least $2.25 per hundred over the average price for 1927. To be a little less specific, at the cost of 50c per hog marketed the net gain, would have been $4.50 per head, and the surplus still to be real- ized on. But that amount even though the surplus was never sold or given away. ' _ The price of hogs on the farm at $10.00 per hundred is about in line with the general price scheduled of what the farmer has- to buy at the present time. The actual hog price is about 1.08 of prewar at 100 with R. R. rates at 153 and general cost of living at 170. Looks Like Higher Prices “It is never safe to prophesy unless you know," but measuring the runs it looks like higher prices for late spring. The high price of feeds sends hog to market on one hand and de- lay fall pigs finishing on the other. Advancing beef prices is also a factor that will turn the consumer to the cheaper pork and increase con- sumption. The best calculations in- dicate that the slump in hog prices before the up turn Will be over $50,- 000,000 in the United States. If this were anticipated profits it would not be so bad but it largely unrequited feed and care that‘the farmer has’had. taken away, with the “fatalisticf’ comfort that it was “the iaw of sun- * ply and demand.” operate. have erful, penetrating y. and .haufie'imecticidu. dinin- ecnnn. whitewash and similar mix. mm. A. sinful lathe iry ham or poultry hours: an in or orchard. send lo:- the III-Ill We: Write today for the MYERS booklet _ or no the local MYERS dealer. You willfind 'thetc‘ in MYERS Spray new .- [Burlap to meet every apraying mm 000 out = nee perfectly. ' Cured His Rupture l was badly ruptured while lifting a trunk several years ago. Doctors said my only hope of .._cure was an operation. Trusses did me no good. Finally I got hold of something that quickly and com- pletely cured me. Years have passed and the rupture has never returned. although I am doing hard work as a carpenter. There was no operation, no lost time, no trouble. I havr nothing to sell, but will give full information about how you may find a. complete cure without operation, if you write to me, Eugene M. Pullen, car- penter, 133A Marcellus Avenue, Mama's- quan, N. J. Better cut. out this notice and show it to any others who are rup- tured-—-‘you may save a life or at least etc 7 the misery of rupture and the worry an ‘danger of an operation—(Adm) u a u. u a s. v'vecusfc'ifom'- on" folh'lisarmanclifif'u. a. WHEN WRITING ADVERTISERS PLEASE MENTION THE BUSINESS FARMER Stop Using a Trusfi STUARTS ADHESIF PLAPAO -PADS are entirely dlflerenl from trusses-being mecha- nico-chemico applicators-made self-adhesive purposely tokeep the muscle-tonic PLAPAQ" continuously applied to the aifected parts, an to minimize painful friction and danger flipping. or spring: attached. , B century satisfied thousand- without delay from work. Stu: of sworn statements onfile. Prooesaof recovery natural, so no subsequent use for a tuna. 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EAR EDITOR: _We have been able publication, several years 3 ., and " always 'find in it so many ar- '9; tides of interest and benefit to us. ‘ , However, we do not recall having ‘ever read in Tm: BUSINESS FARMER anything regarding milk goats and their possibilities in' Michigan so if , you will permit we would like to tell “a little of our experience with these [remarkable animals. ‘ Milk goats have been popular in > a great many years where the Uni- versity of California and New Mexico College of Agriculture have done considerable experimental work with them, the ,former‘producing a world champion Toggenburg doe with a record of more than 400 pounds of » milk in a year. Statistics show that the milk goat produces from ten to eighteen times her body weight in milk per year whereas a cow pro- duces in a much lower proportion generally. Farmer’s Bulletin No. 920 United States Department of Ag- _ riculture shows the butter fat con- ‘tent of goats’ milk to be about 40 per cent higher than cows’ milk. It is not generally known that "goats’ milk contains nearly 10 times as . much iron as cows’ milk and that the journal of the American Medical Society states that “goats' milk is superior in‘every way to that of the cow;” also “goats’ milk is' the purest, most healthful and most com- . gplete human food known.” .' Contrary to general opinion goats’ lmilk does not have a strong “goaty” .K‘ flavor or odor. That is as popular ‘ a fallacy as the old joke about goats . thriving on a diet of tin cans. There ‘ is an objectionable 'ordor (to some people) which comes only from the ‘, buck during rutting season. He if should not be permitted to run with i much cleaner and more particular , about their food that cows. In spite ‘ of the fact that they are rather Idainty eaters they are remarkably teasy to keep and we would rather ‘; care for a dozen coats than for one cow. , The difficulty has been that there are comparatively few good milk - goats in Michigan and city dwellers 'and others have found it difficult to procure good goats’ milk readily. Mr. .1 Frank Helm at Grass Lake, ‘Michi- i gan, has a nice herd and sells milk 3' in Detroit but there does not seem i. to be many other large herds in this . section. When a sufficient supply of .- goats milk becomes available, people gwill demand this superior product - ”which men of science have pro- f nounced “the most healthful and most complete human food known." _ We hope that we may see articles a‘; in THE BUSINESS FARMER pertaining Tfio milk goats as we feel that there ‘- : =18 a rapidly growing interest in this 4. ‘class of livestock—K. Olin, St. Jo— ; l seph County. . rfro CHURN l EAR EDITORz—W. C. can find , a remedy for non-churning . ,. 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A labor and give you 10% more wool year after Advertising Full Price , Days foritselfseasonaftermwu W today SeudforPREE booklet, N . 50 on Fords M'lkm d“ ' Distributors Wanted—Fills opportunity fdr mer- SHERMAN COMPANY ' The Business Farmer Show. way To Step Chicken Stealing ‘ HICKEN THIEVES are taking a million dollars a year out of the pockets of the farmers of Michigan! We are going to do all we can to stop these thieves and want to know if you are going to work with us. In fact, you must work with us if this campaign is to be a success. ' Knowing that our rewards can not entirely solve the problem we .have given much thought to it and now recommend the following things be done: ” 1. {but goo‘d‘looks on the doors of all buildings and either bu‘ windows or fasten em 5 u . 2. Install burglar alarms. a. Mark poultry with an Identifying mark which Is registered with poultry dealers, sheriffs, and The Business Farmer Protective Service Bureau. 4. Organize county-wide anti-thief associations. . 5. Learn to shoot, and do not hesitate to do so when necessary. 8. Enforce poultry dealers' registr‘lou law. UP TO YOU These things are what you must do to protect your property! Locks can be bought at any good hardware store. Burglar alarms can be made by anyone who is at all handy and we will gladly furnish free of charge plans and instruc— tions for both the silent and gong type alarms. THE GONG ALARM We recommend the gong type burglar alarm which is installed inside the poultry house and makes a lot of noise when released. It a thief scarer rather than a thief catcher because Mr. Thief will run right out from under his hat when it goes off. Being all inside the co the thief can not disconnect it so that it will continue to ring until turned off 1 the owner. If you do not care to make one we will sell you a complete outfit, ready to install, for $6.50—the bare cost of manufacturing and shipping. OUR POULTRY MARKER There are many poultry markers being sold to the blic but none of them seem to be entirely satisfactory. Also we found most 0 them too high in price for the average farmer. So we got in touch with a Chicago manufacturer who guaranteed to make the kind of marker we had in mind, putting a different num- ber on each one so that no two farmers would have the same mark. supply enough special prepared ink to mark a hundred chickens and my mailing charges to the door of the purchaser for $1.50 each. We accepted his offer and are selling these at just what they cost us.-because we want to serve our readers every way possible. THE Business FARMER’S Poultry Marker can be bought only through us as we have the exclusive right to sell it in Michigan. If you purchase a BUSINESS FARMER Poultry Marker you get a mark—the initials “MBF” combined with a number—which is sold exclusively to you, so that no one else will have poultry marked like yours. It is a simple operation to apply the identifying mark on the web of the fowl’s wing and it lasts for the life of the bird. We keep a record of all the markers we sell and supply this record to all poultry dealers and sheriffs in Michigan as well as chiefs of police in the larger cities. Then when a dealer is offered any poultry he can determine at once if it is the rightful owner who is selling it. If it isn’t and the party cannot produce a bill of sale from the rightful owner then the dealer can have him arrested and charged with stealing. That means that thieves are going to be careful about taking marked poultry. Order your marker TODAY before your coop is visited It doesn’t pay to lock the barn after the horse is stolen you know. BUSINESS FARMER’S POULTRY MARKER AND GONG ALARM arranged to furnish them with BUSIans FABHER Poultry Markers (these can be used for other livestock) and burglar alarms of the gong-type at cost. The marker costs $1.50, including enough special indelible ink for 100 To help the farmers of Michigan protect their property from thieves we have birds, and full instructions on how to use. Extra ink is sold at 35c for 100 birds, 650 for 250 birds, and $1.00 for 500 birds. The cost of the gong alarm is $6.50. Remember. your name and the number of your marker will be registered with poultry dealers and sheriffs in Michigan. _'——_————onosnsi.snx4—-———i.—_._.._. The Business F Protective Service Bureau. ' II clematis. t. In. ' f lie with complete directions for use~ I to mark all my pomgl'ifi mm‘uiflgi': 33%, Inter and will not sell or transfer 513 marker or snow ittobeusedaceptoumpoulinerliveswck. .. ....... .............Business Farmer Poultry Markers @ $1.50 m‘h -................_..Exhs Ink (100 was. 86c: 250 birds. 65c; 500 um. 81)....._......_.............. - ‘hm 3.50, mm .. "32%th in?“ ‘dry eel-“36.54 I am including my check or menu orda- in! \ Name , m Number of chickens endother 9mm: ‘ Neat and attractive grounds around farm buildings gives one idea... ‘~ is progressive. This is a picture of the home and grounds emu. J. w that the own Baker 0: Lancer county, who writes, “It was an awful looking place six year. a“, when '9’: it but we are quite proud of it now.” She also says, “M husband , . how he got along without M. B. F. We have taken it war) years. ”a” he doesn’t ' M ' papers but he never leokspt them.” We take on» far Let’s Do Some Landscape Gardening 4 ¢ (Continued from page 4) pink should not be placed next to yellow, red with blue 'or purple, and so on. Various shades of. one color are desirable together. Try to create a real splash of color in a generous section of the border rather than several in a limited space. Specimen evergreens and the flow- erlng trees of limited growth have their places in the front yard (“D” on sketch) but not directly in front of the house if it can be avoided. These are fill-ins usually‘placed well out from the borders, nearly in front of the house corners and per- haps half or two-thirds of the dis- tance from road to house. Thus the eye does not see too wide a break in its sweep to: the center of the pic- ture—the horme. Arbor-vitaes, blue spruce, hemlocks or other symetrical evergreens may be planted in tri- angular groups of three, two in front and a taller one to the rear spaced six feet or more apart. Goups need not be the same on both sides or equal distance from the road or bor- der. Exercise “careful carelessness” in placing these or similar groups. Flowering Trees Among flowering trees the. crabs are exquisite in spring and may be' obtained in shades of delicate pink and white. Prunus Triloba, a flower- ing plum, is a cloud of rose pink to gladden any winter-weary heart and may be planted with Cornus Florida, a flowering dogwood in tree form which blossoms snow-white in spring. All are graceful and should be more generally planted. Utility and beauty are‘combined in trees well-placed about the home (“E" on sketch). Probably the ideal planting consists of one or two trees at three corners of the house but, for the front corners, one on each side, slightly back of the cor- ners and twenty to thirty feet toward the borders and one toward the road from each corner about twenty feet and slightly to the side would fulfill requirements. Use [trees of quality and fairly rapid growth here. Pop- lars, box elders and catalpas are bet- ter than none but are not included in the list of desirable trees. Groups of tall-growing shrubs (“F” on sketch) placed towards the borders opposite or a little to the front of points outside the house cor~ ners are necessary and desirable be- cause they aid greatly in the general scheme to merge roof lines and the ground in a natural manner. Lilacs, particularly the grafted sort previ- ously mentioned, are unsurpassed here. The Althea, Rose of Sharon, is one of the best with its grace of line and late summer flowers of re blue, lavender or white. Any shruo of your choice attaining a heighth ten feet or more may be used in group of three or more to the Bid:- Always group shrubs and‘ keep th spaces between them free of weed and grass, of course. The foundation planting is consi cred last here but it is by no mea- least in importance. Your house m be modern and beautiful in itself bl there is a question as to whether fully merits the title of “home" u less its lower lines are softened wit i. foliage. A home in. a proper settin- may have the appearance of havin- grown naturally in its place—a h py consumation. ' . In this planting (“G" on sketch) the house corners are first. A nearly: circular bed at each corner may con tain five or more shrubs of a variety in groups. Usually these are medi’ um tall sorts of which the familial Spirea Van Houtte is one of the best; The new mock orange, Philadelphus, Virginalis, is more than satisfactory ' in groups. Weigelias, certain deuti. sins and others may be used it 0010 is wanted. On ‘the‘north side the list . is limited but the splreas and snow« berries are reliable in such locations; , Between the corners (“H” on sketch) :7; it is good form to use lower sorts with punctuation marks of tailor sorts at porch pillars or on either, side of the front steps; Besides th - dwarf varietles mentioned for th front corners of the yard the golde ‘ syringe, Philadelphus aurea. is I. fin ‘ contrasting shrub with spirea m- . z ’ berry. If you live in a region favor- able to the growth of broadleaved, evergreens you are doubly fortunate", as it greatly increases the pleasing variety of suitable shrubs from which to choose. Shrubs about the home should be planted outside the drip- llne of the eaves. - . The varieties suggested in this pa- per are only a part of the long list of desirable things to plant and the list varies with location but the elements of proper arrangement are here: The open—centered lawn, the arrangement of trees, the planted borders and cor- ners and the foundation planting. ' _ Plan your garden now. Let it e , an expression of the best that is in you if it requires the balanced yo- . natural life to complete it to you] satisfaction. . 11"? This is to inform you the account of _ the Kay Laboratories has been settled in. .' full, Many thanks for your kind efforts" I would not be Without your paper for ,, ten times the subscription price—Mrs. Li B. W., Montcalm County. . . ' \ 7 3h) .rly' 0111 ety Idi-j iaI Ich 'Ip- 93‘ list ntS ,‘he ant or- In ) N In] , I \ 2 ' stockh bioodtested and hMic. year, pany makes this concession. bers to pay their assessments. in 1927. had January 1st, 1927. was paid. Wonderful gain. 7 company in Michigan. than our 1924 losses. at each fire. aggressive fire prevention activities. lowest rate. 7 PIONEER STRONG POINTS ‘ ‘V 2 Assessments collected‘ In advance. six months or one , . to meet the wishes of the members. No other (com- Dead beats can't be insured In our company and then sneak out leaving other mem- we borrow no money and have no interest to -.pay Our banks pay us interest on all money in checking and savings account. Our money earned us ‘.$1 127. 87 Interest On January lst. 1928. we had $53,011. 28in the bank. all drawing interest. which was $16,441. 62 more than we ’ Every loss and all indebtedness Based upon the last Insurance Department report our company _is the fourth largest farm mutual fire Insurance We have more than $25,000' III’ the savings account as a reserve fund. Any farmer should feel mighty lucky to get into this soft nest without having to pay in his pro- portion to the accumulated reserve fund. _ Last year was the worst ever experienced for farm leases. and yet our losses Were but $39.224. ’79, which was - $9.672. 97 less than the year before and $33,352.43 Ies's , ' .We have a standing reward of $1,000 for evidence which will lead to the arrest and conviction of crooks who set fire to property insured' In the Pioneer Reserve. , We Insure our members with a broad and liberal fOrm blanket policy, which brings the insured more money in case of loss, and pay the full amount of Insurance named in the policy, and not 75 per cent as some companies do. - Spark Arm. We fairly adjust and promptly pay all losses. We pay ‘ rural fire trucks, using their apparatus On fires Where prOperty is insured with us, $25 for the service rendered Our rate. Class No. 1 Gold Seal Rodded ($2.94 per $1 .000) is the lowest blanket policy rate in the United States, made possible through efficient management and Our risks are classified as to their safety and fire pre- ventiOn deviCes maintained, with rates accordingly, which is the only fair, just and equitable plan upon which to buy insurance. Those who are careful and protect their property with fire prevention devices are entitled to the $2.9 4 PER $1,000 A YEAR the farm press. ‘ NO POLICYOR ASSESSMENT FEE PAY ONLY (ASSESSMENT ._ BIG SA VINO TO NEW MEMBERS Most companies writing farm Insurance charge policy and membership fee. We eliminate this charge entirely to those who become members of our Class No. 1 Gold Seal060 rate $2.94. On a $3.000 policy you will save $4 59; 1 000.$6.50; $9,000, $10.50, etc. to meet with the requirements of that class and pay ONLY All we ask you to do is Fire tion as dwelling. PIONEER STRONG POINTS Our business I: conducted same as a banking institution. keeping in mind safe-guarding the moner dorsed by the. Department of Our Rodded Class assesment has remained the same for four years. without a special assessment and our bank account is growing fast on our exceptional low rates. _ We accept only the better an interest In whom and II 0an 75 per cent of the valueo Ing due allowance for age, deprecIation and condition. Our members have bought more than 16. 000 fire extinguishers with which to protect their property. which have been sold at cost. $1.00 each delivered. guaranteed to last 20 years. Through the use of more than 8. 000 Chimney Spark Amsters. on the chimney tops of dwellin able to reduce chimney spar s on roof fires from $3,773. 90in 1927. Furnished to members prepaid for $2. 5 each. roof roofing on dwelling or Spark Arresters on chimneys entitles t e member to 50 cents per $1. 000 reduction on assessments. and one fire extinguisher for every $1, 000 insurance carried gives an additional 10 per cent reduction. All buildings take same classifica- your 838058310!“ SIX months In advance. We devote more attention to fire prevention than aux other farm PIoneer Reserve has three ROdded and one Unrodded classifica- mutual tire Insurance enmpan in United States and it as reeulted tions and rates No. 1. $2. 94: No. 2. $3. 26. and No. 3. $3. 76. as follows: in reducing our losses nearly per cent. New members. finding it a burden to :y up in the company form. R O D D E D ' UNROD erly insured, and pa us In advance, will granted specIal conces- ’ ' 9 , sions in the shape 0 extended credIt. Write for particulars. . .. . - » _ r During figs 11 yggers thlf company has tfiperIlI‘tedl lonly tenszrcfilded - I assessments ave II ca verage or t e years, per CLASS N0. ICLASS N0. 2 CLASS N0. 3 CLASS NO‘ 1 $1000per year. The Ioivest longtime average rate evér carried by . 3A1! ‘2.“ RATE $3.26 RATE $3.76- RATE “.00 any farm mutual issuing a blanket policy. ' , . a. . Pioneer members are furnished a 32- page booklet quarterly, con- One fire exting- Fire proof roof. Shingle roof on One Fire Extingu- taining all information regarding the company, complete financial uisherforevery ing on all roofs D we I l i ng or isher for E v e r y statements and fire prevention information. s—liiigémi‘ifizngi Wingwfiéiigfi Sndiffiriiéhriifé $10199 rx 2 “11:53:? h Oulr pllan offcollectintg alssessments in adyaance' Is just to all and' Is R o o f I n g on and A t ta c h- Extinguishers Roofing on Dwell- t e on y D an 3 arm mu us company can en ure Dwelling orm e n t s o r r Spark Ar- ing or Spark Ar- For the past five years we have blazed the trail for better and . Spark Arrest- resters on all restore on all safer insurance at the lowest possible cost. originating most of the ers on all chim- ers on all chim- chimneys chimneys plansuipon thch we operate 5° successfnlly. neys ' neys of the members. and is highly en- nsurance, banking institutIons and. class of risk owned by those who take ing their property safe. and Insure for buildings as they stand when insured. to them owned by our members. we have been “335 40' In l925to L. A. SIPLE. President Unrodded' Insurance policies written ONLY when dwelling roof- ing' Is Completely fire proof or spark arresters on all chimneys and one approved extinguisher maintained for every $1. 000 Insurance carried. PIONEER RESERVE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCECOMPANY 2970 West Grand Boulevard DETROIT, MICHIGAN JAMES SLOCUM, Secretary it- , fl . . ' County of Name Township of JAMES SLOCUM, Secretary: I am interested' In Pioneer Fire Insurance and would be pleased to have you send one of your agents to see me. property is located' In the MY Section 9.0 BABY CHICKS—ROCKS REDS ANDs‘L * sch week. be nning‘ Feb. EAII Accrediltsd. 3Pieres‘ Hate hery. Jerome. ie_ 9ABY .0 CK YOU CAN B Y YOUR ELY ‘ .7 . Mie%h .Agzrxdi yulchio ks rmNIIgaiIiere 1mm: 1' n d slijfiy at special 3 "-MI HIGAN'" B‘,'1A%Q§EDITED CHICKS—BARRED dimoun t. “Fredrioki ’ sea, SIMS; , To-Laks strains. Se Poll I. 4. 0 prices Elm cry? “111311.313; Now. Howes. Accredited BETT§ Ban CHIC 8 ST TE FAIR non “IR? ins. cent of unts. Save money today y. gfigltrr Farm &.Hatehery. Zeeland. Mich. estroggbhusky chicks; Bred- our chi GUARASNTEED HOMESPUN mTOgiACEO—CHEW« Wlilgx START YOU WITHOUT AG DOLLAR. SOAPS tracts. Perf umes. TOilet Goods. Experience i926" m Farmers. Paducah. 1 3- .. un , 1. 25; - Un ers 1155935 (113119? £122“: {fay postman. Ufiggngg‘agg- necessary. Carnation 00.. 530, St. Louis, Mo. ' a” we 9“ “c 3’ ELIJAH CBOMING BEFORE CHRIST FREE . HQNgEWSiPUNM TOB:0105(;)0— 93PE‘ 2%I3AI;?3)NT§EI§: Boo Me Kidd Mission. Rochester. NI. Y. n8. . 5 . Smoking, 5 lbls .-25 10. 2.00; FOR BALE-NEW MB A MA LO Farmers Union, Mayhali Ky.‘ :35 . Mrs. J.A. Craig.C(S)tockbri(III;'£.oMic'£.Io .OM HOM‘EVSPUN TOBACC CHEWIN 10 1138.111531]: UALITY. , CLOVER HONE $1. 50. Sm ok lbs. $1. 0. United . 91MthIi Ho omsr Buzzagd.l?‘ent13Bn. chfi-N \. a TRIED-'1'. SEEDS AND PLANTS ' ' “ ' . ‘ . .. LIVESTOCK PEACH '1‘ EES .2 ' ' t .m. .1 Tessie STREETS? N” TEENS BUSINESS FARMERS’ EXC HANGE 99350213359 mm. 0 Its an ers r ' - ) ' :{jpresmP . Plan; Death 0 herrfiitgi grapes,p%§teg,bh .. . FaIm. Whitewater. is. es. pecans. vines; ornamen trees. vines and s rubs Free catalo I cry Co. Box 137 c eéé‘ufi‘if'itnfmm“ N“? A DEPARTMENT OF CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING pET STOCK BATE PER WORD—One Issue 80 Two Issues 150 Four Issues 250. MASTODON B _— ’ ’ w EVER 1235ch LESifinnggniggrcV No advertisement less than ten words. FOR SALE FINE IgRED SINf‘lI RS ROLLERS . Catalog Free. Ed‘hin Libke, New mguflalo, Mich. f Groups of figures, initial or abbreviation count as one word. V..33d 9331333... Rffifts'glOo‘Kigitiionfience 53‘? Cash in advancesfrom all advertisers in this depa ment. no exceptions and no Luau} ton Mich. ' ‘ owe " 31. 500519;; CIALS—200 STRAWBERRY PLANTS; I discounts. g . tonWAspgmwé;100 05211532 $50 fig” 3301511185: Forms close Monday noon preceedlng date of Issue. 14‘ ARMS flowers prices. Harris- was Nurseries. Bangor. Address: MICHIGAN BUSINESS FABMEB, Mt. "Clemens. Michigan. / . ‘ Q , , -— FOR SALE TO CLOSE ESTATE. 120 ACRES ngfiERInlflEg OATSt.ABSOfLI€1:EI{rY PURE ;. Id ntfalr Thrize lttivers. Mich.S 1.1111th291 levelt land. 9mm“ ‘°“ 1’9”“ beg" 8“ MEYER PURE BRED CIICKS, 100, LIVE LOOKI 150000 CHICKS. 9 UP.- 20 VARI- 6“ NO-me 0°“ 1°“ ' C “r 7" “mamm- garlizmtgglgaroguzgg9 33359;, ”fish-elm r 36 prepai d . deliversy Posts e p re ur leadingo breeds, eti es Usin many 0. P. IIIIIIBS. from 215 to 1935 Linden Ave... Grand Rapids. Mich. before March. (gh eoks cashed earl; chreciiiign White gfhomsil libite figapdotfsfirggggadonliggus 31%;“ blt'eedlng. Just whifit ou wantEfor iii” - Foe e 0 8 . pro or 0 Improve our oc ‘ ca 02 ‘ .— ‘ , . ~ W000]: So‘iwfiflz Micahsfaction Guaranteed. A. B for circular. Myers fiatchery. Pleasant. Mich. Hes big gistcccilunm G ’fiedfifig decellgfrellis’m Dunets AggntFIClggoxivill‘gRgiic 1:)N SHARES. J. M. St. , " - wrence II ery ran pi S, Ic Igan ' ' ACCREDITED WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS. _ RIafigiTEfiEDwfigD CFRTIFIEDdafiEDPICgIEy - Holl ood Strain. Contest pullers now average Mlt‘ HIP AN CERTIFIED S G W. LECHORN IVIISCELLANEOUS yellow ‘de'nt and MichI an yeSvglld’w dent (ac S'er; 31.3 3.12 as egges gereagozen‘cuggfnerk»? “$5.321 tpefi; “6 Chicks. WII not make an additional Jrincome ~ giggysgggglc ovgrertnghy tgghy 0:131; 2—row barley. g elgso Annonas Rocks Catalogue thlils {{3er with Gibbs’ waiter—Lay Strain Legfiornsi .m— . seed When our scientific methoad (éfadggig; {3511:2153 Niagara: Hatchery, Box 3 Zeeland Mich. Aolu all about themés Gibb]; IWIhtngflag'gIRIltchdg. B Send 3529‘ fgr I1190 assorted Taggers or $9 00 WEI}: ignucirccfii‘lgr iffigrzimg‘ifinfifi” andl vigor PINEOROET BARRED ROCK CHICKS ARE ox A, Bronson, Mich. for decorated. Contains not less than 12 cups, Britten. Michigan. . Meme” of ”the CC ement. accredited and Blood Tess We start our Sifllé‘tel‘s all sizes plates, oatmeals, sauce dishes, movement Association. De pt H. rop m7 incubator December 15th. Write for broiler A CHICK IS NO BETTER THAN THE EGG i)afrgirghtizuilsahvgnegllligfl $325: paiihggeni’nleperféaht'ionfii rises. PineCI'Oft P01111317 Farm & Hatchery, 0111‘ hatching eggs are produced on “I" 0W“ from our warehouses Boston or ew or Ulpiped SCIENCE AND PRACTICE DEMONSTRATE IM- “”0- M‘Chig’m' Dept A' \I)gl¥l‘liry Bligicriiigaiiit. Efiifienécifigified ouafii‘yN’i‘éi ”mm“ Inc.. Dep' 440" Bomn' Mass‘ Imgrgieg ‘R’é’fiiéflefiiimé‘éhNiNéiatiIIXSXE‘MAWS; WHITE WYANDO’I‘TE COCKERELS. MARTIN’S QuantltY- Leéhorns onIY- . Cook owosgo, Mich. lai’ing strain $5. 00 eaclL $12. 00. Sat- . WLS SEARS ROEBUCK RADIO STATION ’ . isfac on guaranteed. Wayne 3Chipmuu. Washing- T broadcasts produce markets at 10 o’clock and ' FOR SALE—CERTIFIED GRIMM A EALFA. ton, Michi gram URKEYS AND GEESE noon every day furnished by Coyne and Nevins 3 seed grown in Alcona County A. F . Iongpre Co. 1131 Fulton Market Chicago. Poultry, Veal Curran. Mich. ' - .' BARRED 300% OHgClIfS. iINOléBaAd'IB‘ORI'S 1(NOW PURE BRED WHITE HOLLAND TURKEY'S wanted for premium trade. W OLVERI N E DENT SEED CORN—EARLY beégnghicksor Chicks 0 1c iggrih d Breedfnéc £103: and Pekin Ducks, strong and perfectly healthy ma hem. “.1de an is adopted to condi. Flock nder State a “Federal Su uSerisIon. Phone Addressed stamped envelope for reDIY- W11 it- COLLECT AND KEEP $6 00 COMMISSIO5N tions and11 soils of entrnl Michigan. Circular and 4109 ambrm. Leo V. Card, H lsdale, MiCh' comb Byron Center Mich I each sale. 2 suits or suit and topcoat $219 ”mg“ rse Sunnyhrook Farm ‘ 8 Dexter ‘ Lnusual qualities Satisfaction guaranteed. Lai- Mlc . . - I TOWNLINE CHICKS EGGS BREEDING STOCK EDGLWOOD GIANT BRONZE—LARGE HARDY est. patterns luxtm Large outfit FREE. Deal Di- in four leading varieties have made a record or Northern turkeys. Sire winner at. International, rect. LaSulle (101d Seal Clothes. 527 Broadway , ‘ profit performance or thousands of peak: son of 6 A—ll American grand champion. Mrs. DBDt- 26. New York City. ' POULTRY Ehait timings the 1gvny succsessowarrll for (301111;; hgmni’t Edgar Case, Ben7onia M‘Ch Ill o as our ew o w o mist?“ chicks agdy w y eOteregglifiboge “11.9% :33...“ TU§I§E§SjgdAMaIOTJgt Bllizolyz‘lic, I9OUR'll‘iON 11%YicengRAngfinQIlthLFAiigRITIiI USDtFOR - to easy. 0 wn me m, e arr snse 1 e n , Ien so Im e - . WIRITTAKERS £91}%§IGANragE£$gFIEl%cIIRE£ISB fioutel. Box 1108,: rZsel‘sndo, Michigagl. ry r unrelated Pairs and tries. Highgst ouch??? REE? turns Inqulrles answered Headqlmrtei'gmfor 15‘:- reatest Color and E383 13- train. Go here] Chg' ks aonnble prIces. Walter Bros. , Powhatan loint. 395““ Tnnkage Meat Scraps - 8113011 C0 . ggs. Oatalo Free. Interlhkes Rarms'Boxm2 BUFF hLEGHORN, CHICKS AND EGGS FOR _ 332 SO. LuSalle St. Chicago, Illinois. Lawrence. Mic‘ _ ’ hate 111% Brad for egg roduction. Circular MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEYS. CHAMPION ‘ ' _ Hillcrgsht oultry Farm ’3‘ atchery. Bath Mich. 1° agggt. J01:19.11; go find) vigorous. Mrs. Smatts. R. MEN. GET FOREST RANGER JOB; $125 $200 .. . , r an. Ic Igan. mo. and hom furnished, h l COREflESnRiERRBIs ROCKS. n'h91tEEDING BAflBY CHICKSb FROM KILLBOURNS CERTI , details write Ngrton 347 TeIlIXIIIIIIe flééurt. “Tangy actual trap nests records b 19”?!) eteen years dS.‘ teLeghorns 13f; pne 1926- 1927 TOULOUSE GEESE. LARGE TYPE. MALES 001' gs per year Cocker'els E308 5.311 25151!“ for $119 gig Yorke Catateh OefiI‘r layingtecontest, t{lor weight fit Wgsnt [Egrgnlea Old stock. Write H; A. Hershiser. Warren Coffman. Bento’n rhor. 11:ch ' ,0 7A1... me “,3...” flexed-.33 8353.... ‘5' MAKE 2500 DAILY SELLING COLORED 13%;?ng rch'uiz‘Igghfilfin filngw c k_BIood Tes 9raincoaH aand slickers. CommigSionSuedail;een'OettIit INSURE YOUR SUCCESS—BUY A ' l ' ‘ 5. u ganglitleaIéred Rocks fr .Whit'e LefihgrfiEL? £121.? , TOBACCO high. (EFiciEEh. Bfeadley.b 241 Van Bureau, Dept” Igr Ina es rorn ama aymg over , ,eg head FOR SALE—MICHIGAN ACCREDITED HICKS. Traimsstin' 400 obirggstsddervefiggnrglecuhvg ears. Increase your profits wi HonorbiltsCTancI-ed TOBACCO KENTUCKY SWEETLEAF MEL— VIRGIN eWOOL Y ance‘ rhupgvision. Rea oano noble price: ‘ foil. 09%; Fgunseéon, igiIIII ky S'VG': h e Leghorn Chm” 112%.; Sm]? ng 5 pounds c; 10 3100; M“ at b «RN FOR SALE BY MANU‘ W for cricula'r or fig“. our f _ d‘ IDD boany t e you want One ourth . C Owing 5,85c;1ky$1.50;15.%,2.00 BartletterHaI-mo arzfigu Samples free. 11. A. liter. n to «arm. . own oks your 0 tier for future delivery. Get ay W116“ received K611131013? We“. 11110. ' ny' n.e soltin'e Poultry Farm. Comatoek Park. Mich. ofé'fl circa larr- he about our ck. and early KentuckY- ' or e Hon- ,1 -p_en were out o . free. 308 HATGHERV. loelln. mama's... cessfully. and howto gong)“, Barron mStulin 8.08i1 Wh d 3 0 te-Leg orns. eppa s culled to perfection. year in and yzargu This mlgoéds ourl (shipping date. Reference: Zeeland Sta For Immediate sale 200 Sheppard -8trsln Anoons SPEOIAL Pullots. Frauen Ere. 3s Bred 31 Years 1301‘ Higher Egg Producti011 Before March 1 Egg Foundation. een Strai 'on stock VVhiteW nd.ottes hum produr or Commercml E88 Farm. M 1 Cent er Ohok wIthO Order “(I)Y(l% nlvlive tDelllizggy Gua'tanteed. Postage Paid. Write for prices and RELIABLE POULTRY FARM 8r. HATCHERY leeland, Mlch. Route 1, Box 41 Send For Our New 1928 Catalog f A Catalog and 1 Poultry“ Guide. to Mlzer profits from diyour flocks. Tells how to raise Baby Chicks sues ettbes rehlrnsby proper feedi 10% DIsoount on Or a ho ,‘270- 30 Tom Barron- Hwfllywood Strain ngWStrain iII’Anconas,E All Almost matured. 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SS“E Pay the postman when you getyourchicks. Pure-bred and laying ability. I" . Write for our illustrated catalog which allabout ourchi andou: C.O.D.planofsl11pment. Writetoday. Linwmmu. no ass-go. selected stock with fine breed type ' 'BIG C D. D CHICK OFFER WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS PLEASE MENTION THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS EARMER sands.Fu Ail for-ms," QB 10K with lets. 20 year‘s’ record—o even severest cesesi relieged. Dr. Fox’ s diggému —re I'll 31.1101: will be 8011 on . .. ”result OAT SPROUTER PROUTED oats five to seven inch- es high make very good poul- try feed. It s an economical means of supplyin'g green food to poultry during the winter months whenthis kind of feed is apt to be short. _ , Probably the best method of sprouting the oats is to soak in warm water 48 hours, thenlput them in the flats of the oat s'prouter rack, and to the thickness-of one inch. sprinkle with water twice a day. They shouldbe kept at a. temper- ature of around 60 to 70 degrees F. In seven to ten days the oats should be 4 to 6 inches high and ready to feed. A good grade of well developed oats should be used, and this is usually necessary because the size ' and vitality of the sprouted oats will depend on the amount' of stored nourishment in the oats. One square inch of feeding surface ’ per bird per day is sufficient to satis- fy their appetites. Thus a rack that has seven flats with 4 square feet in each rack will supply green feed for 500 birds throughout winter months. All the material you will require- for the oat sprouter is as follows: 4 pieces, 6-ft. post, 2 in. x 4 in.; 1 piece, 12—ft. braces and caps,.2 in. x 4 in. , 1 piece, 16 back braces, 1 in. x 4 in.’ ., 36 lineal feet, 1% x 1% in., slides for flat. For the flats you will need 56 feet; 1 x.4,=‘for the sides and ends; and 28 board feet 36 in. material for flat bottoms. 00D LIVER OIL HELPS HENS LAY OD LIVER OIL is an important item in winter rations for poul- try because it helps to maintain egg productidn, prevents lameness, and helps them to lay strong-shelled eggs. It contains vitamins A- and D which promote growth and maintain vitality and disease resistance, says the state college 0f agriculture at Ithaca, N. Y. Cod liver oiljis essential to hens that are clusely housed during win.- ter . Vitamin D in the oil is a sub- stitute for direct sunlight, accord- ing to poultrymen at the college, who say its use, therefore, is most desirable during winter and early spring when direct sunshine cannot be' used or when little is available. This oil, which is the richest known source of these vitamins, is usually fed for its-vitamin ‘1); al— though vitaminA is present in the ~ oil, it is not so important as vitamin D because yellow corn and leafy green feeds contain enough of vita- min A to meet the ordinary require- ments of poultry.‘ Poultrymen may use the cheaper grades of cod liver 011 because they -.are_ less expensive nnd- contain the essential vitamins in the same quan- tity as in the other grades. In feed- ing cod liver oil during winter and early spring, add one per cent of oil to the dry mash portion of theyj this is slightly? more; than. on; pint of coa- poultry ration. 7.. Roughly. liver oil to: one hundred pounds of mash. This quantity of oil in the mash will provide approximately one.- half or one per cent of oil In the whole ration of grain and mash. 1. BUTTERMILK 110R win-run EGGS 1, LMOST all- poultry raisers be-' moan the lack of eggs during the winter. Of course, the gen- eral conditions brings on market shortage and egg prices climb. fact, an egg. laid in the winter is worth in actual market price two eggs laid in the spring. Since this is true, the added feeding necessary to get eggs during the winter . months, returns big dividends. , one fact that, most, « This is There is poultry raisers overlook. that hens cannot lay eggs in win- ter when given the same feed as in the ' spring When .new sprou-ts and other food'elements are plentiful. To get moreeggs in winter there is one rule to remember. "Hens have more work to do in order to lay eggs in winter than any other time of the year. For one thing, feed must furnish fuel for keeping them warm. ~To manufac- ture whites, yolks and shells of eggs requires a. healthy body supplied with certain food elements which hens naturally pick up in the spring and summer. One of these impor- tant food elements, or rather a num— ber _of them, have been found to be contained in buttermilk.‘ Lactic acid, milk proteins and _vitamins are easy to supply in the laying mash by the addition of 10 per cent or more of dried buttermilk. A ration consisting of 25 pounds Wheat'bran, 25 pounds standard mid— ' dlings‘,""30‘ pounds '601‘11. ifféiil, “1'0” pounds aalfalfaineal, 5 pounds‘bone meal and 15 pounds dried butter- milk has given flne results. In feed- ing, the laying mash should be kept before the flock all the time and should be supplemented by fee‘d‘ing‘ scratch grain twice a day. By including the dried buttermilk with the dry mash, poultry raisers overcome the bother- of freezing as, well as the trouble of keeping that is encountered when liquid buttermilk is fed. Dried buttermilk is easy to keep and easy to feed, yet it sup- plies the very food elements needed for hens to lay in cold weather. Many poultry raisers who have provided warm houses and have been disappointed by no increase in egg production, will be surprised by the results given from feeding a. good egg laying mash. Dry buttermilk is now‘ recognized as an important element in the chick’ s ration, especially for promot- ing a 'rapid, healthy growth, and. helping prevent many of the digestive disasters that chicks are subject. to. including the prevention of’white di- arrhea.-—W. E. Stanfield, Farmstead, Stock and Home. )r- ... L1}? - I‘C ‘ruv‘ T u ,.---q---- _--_-.' jcz- -. -L‘- _1__L -c- I . -—-I- 1‘c- ‘b—a‘ In 1 Muses/uh- I run-.4 II. ”x e; ' , '“Why don’t my 'Hen's Eat more Pearl Grit” after time. The answer is simple:a “ don’ tn any more than they eat.” The Proof is Here 'hlarylapd lam Casio-i oomparin Lime Stone witITOyster Shell found: he Limestone pen consumed 43%! ess material but laid 20% more 2’58o .9 "Limestone can be safely used as the sole source f chic lay()ingCalcimn for growing Kentuok l , mm... sarcasm... ........ themost and thehens0d ate much less of the it ways grt us making a gain both “PEARL GRIT Osleetsd Batons It is clean and healthful. It is ure lim stone, high in cium. It lfurfushes thee necessary grin din action in the zzard. also insures amp e supply of alcium for bone and egg shell structure. A small amount of Pearl Grit will do more good than larger amounts of other grits and shells. "Less grit to buy and more eggs to sell" is borne out in actual 323:1“ when you use PEARL GRIT. in three sizes: For Chi - mg Birds and Laying Hens. m Grow The Ohio Marble Company PIQUA, OHIO We lose Mm Wm Ask Your Dealer '4- s a. . o0 o‘s °o -\ °‘o‘l 5‘. 3.. 0.0 0200.00.30 a... s3 o 9e09,; All Alive and Showing Amazing Growth! W. R. Brown, a prominent south- ern poultry raiser, writes: “His- tory is repeating itself. Myfirst hatch ofl’, ninety-five chicks from one hundred five fertile eggs, chicks two Weeks old last Sunday.AllaIiVeandshowamaz- ing growth and development. I am feeding your form ’ I FREE waillfindourbooklet“PeediromtheEuto the Market”notoolyinterestingandinsuuctive but full of vital' in- formation on feed- COLLIS PRODUCTS co. Dept. 14 .eumou. ma ROSS _I_ METAL I ROSS BROODER HOUSE SALVAN/iZEL PREVENTS LOSSES \. Near round? corners (or crowd- moof. New exclusive idea. min '9‘ , Com ventilaulirm and flue. Ghee windows. at" 13 test. Cam cit! 590 chicks. Built sectional — easily t... ~13§ILMTJN 86017!!! a alto 00.. 918 m 0;, 8 is"8 held, Ohio. «glam—m u—Hoo ”Alma cross the Thatisoursioganandweare Wmthingwecantohw ;_ uptoit. Weareattheservice mun-1 allot—out: i. ousso—Iflls—Garsgss. ,cember 1 to March 30t ”('19. ULTRY dose not receive the size tentio‘ir on Word county ' farms that it deserves,” stated Prof. J. A. Hannah, of M8. 0., at the two-day poultry school ‘conducted at Cadillac January 17 and 18. “Your cesus figures show that you have about 80,000 birds in the county. This divided equally among your 1200 terms gives an average of 60 perform. It is very difficult to make a flock of fifty birds pay. It is not an economical flock to handle and it is expensive to house, diificult to properly house and not large enough to warrant much consideration. With properly designed houses and fixtures it is as easy to care for 200 or mere as for 40 or 50. “The poultry business is the third largest agricultural business in the United States. In 1927 the sale of poultry products amounted to $1,319,000,000-. Mic h i g a 11 pro- duced six per cent of this grand total. There is money in the poul- try business if you go at it in the right way. If you have a flock of 100 birds and they do not re- turn you an average of $2.50 per bird over and above the» market value of all feeds consumed, whether raised or purchased, there is some- thing wrong with your birds, your house, your feeding or yourself. Many poultrymen secure returns of $3.00 and $4.00 over cost of feed per bird under average marketing conditions. The purpose of this school is to bring to your attention facts that will enable you to make the farm flocks in Wexford county better. “The poultry business is depend- ent on four very important factors. The success one has with poultry is very largely dependent on the considerations each of these factors receives: 1. Well fed birds; 2, well housed for winter laying; 3, well fed; 4, kept free from disease. “At the present time and during the next few years little if any money has been made in the pro- duction of meat. The profit in poul- try must be made in the sale of eggs. The sale of meat is of second- ary consideration. "In order to make a reasonable profit on eggs the flock must come into and maintain a satisfactory pro- duction from October 15th to No- vember first for the rest of the winter. “A satisfactory poultry house is one that is comfortable for the birds and healthy. The above conditions can be met if the house is tight on three sides so as to eliminate drafts, is well lighted, well ventilated and easily kept clean. “In housing birds one should consider the number of birds the building will house comfortably. In general, for the heavy birds four square feet of floor space should be provided while for the lighter breeds three square feet is sufficient.” In determining whether a house is well lighted Prof. Hannah stated “If on dark days the inside of the house is as light as that outside, the house is properly lighted. In gen- eral there should be one square foot of glass for each ten square feet of floor space and this should be evenly distributed. “A poultry house is well ventilated if it is. sweet smelling when entered the first thing in the morning. If the strong odor of ammonia is detected additional ventilatin should be pro- vided. Litter should keep dry for at least ten days or two weeks. In many well designed houses the litter is changed no oftener than once a month. . “To secure proper ventilation one outlet 14x14 inches reaching to within 12 or 14 inches of the floor and extending above the highest point of the roof should be provid- ed for each 20 feet of’house length. Also two inlets should be construct- ed having dimensions of at least 4 inches by 2 feet each. Glass sub- stitutes have little value here as they are as expensive as glass and cod liver oil must be fed from De- ——K. Ous— terhout. We think Tar Bonuses Faun is great and couldn’t farm without its-James Am Barry usury We anliksl. Err—MW Wirth, Clinton County. 1 LI 'R TA R 1V1. . ‘ ’c'l‘mgoaawuu 3m . man-«new rwwfi. HIGH FLOCK AVERAGES 8m ur'Directm from Form to You Method, saves you I! to 10 cents per chick on thh m f airshow hatchbred 11.! ct di tk. mehattolsed FREE Enlnggg and how“ to. be niece-grid cu llnindium:flannel;o 31‘: 3:10. o! fishy Chicks. 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(Special to Tim Busmmss FARMER) HE last half of January shows stronger market conditions fol- lowing the unsettled and de- clining tendency of the first part of the month. Recent price gains or recoveries were mostly in grain, feeds, livestock and potatoes. Cot- ton and dairy products continued weak features as for most of the month. ‘ Grains The market for the principal grains has held generally firm since the middle of January with oats prices at the highest point on the crop and corn prices holding steady in the face of materially larger re- ceipts. Cash premiums for wheat held firm with offerings of soft Win- ter wheat below market require- ments. Rye was also firm and bar- ley was steady although the offerings of the latter grain at some markets Were materially larger. The heavier movement of new wheat from the Southern Hemi- sphere is now a dominant factor in the world’s wheat market situation. World markets, however, are holding steady and offerings are being well absorbed as they arrive in the Euro- pean markets. Feeds High grain prices tended to strengthen the feed market and pric- es of most feeds ruled higher in spite of the mild weather prevailing over most of the country during the week. Offerings of feeds were read- ily taken on the whole although a good output of wheat feeds at Buf- falo caused a downward trend in wheat feed prices in that market. Feed quotations were fractionally higher at most other points in spite of the increased production. Red dog and flour middlings were rela- tively dull while liberal offerings of . middlings and shorts weakened the market for these feeds. Some oper- ators appeared to be accumulating stocks of heavier wheat feeds against the feeding season later in the spring. Cottonseed meal continued firm with production of only moderate volume. Gluten feed was again higher with the limited offerings now moving rapidly into consuming chan- nels. Hominy feed was more freely offered and prices declined at most markets in spite of the decline in corn. Alfalfa meal was generally firm. Hay The hay markets were generally showing an easier tendency during the week. The firmness which had been apparent in the markets during the past two weeks had given way under pressure of heavier offerings. Demand was moderate and prices tended downward. Eastern , timothy markets were fairly active although supplies were mostly fully equal to, or in excess ‘ of, demand. Heavy receipts of al- falfa at certain western markets were readily absorbed with only slight changes in price levels, except for very leafy types which were somewhat in excess of the demand at Kansas City. Large receipts of prai- rie with extremely limited demand and a large proportion of medium to lower grades among the offerings weakened the market for this class of hay. Livestock . A well sustained marketward movement of hogs, moderate de- crease in cattle marketings, and a, rather pronounced decrease in ar- rivals of sheep and lambs at 11 large primary markets featured the third week of January as compared with the week previous. ' Cattle . ’ At Chicago the market for good and choice ~fed steers advanced early in the week but losses in the sale of the dressed. preduct at eastern ‘conf- ‘suming centers were subsequently reflected by material curtailment of shipping demand“ for such kinds which closed 25 to, 50 cents lower than a. Week earlier. Hogs _ A .narrowing price range was shown in the Chicago hog market. The e’better grades of butcher hogs weighing upward from ,160 pounds closed 15 to 20 centslower than a week previous. ' Wool Wool prices on the Boston market continued to strengthen during the week ended January 21, with price gains more marked and general on woolen than on worsted wools, al« though both types showed strength. With the more restricted selection of good combing wools and an im- proved outlet for. woolen wools, the shorter, heavier shrinking original bag wools moved much more readily than a few weeks previous. There F‘i . 05:32. cause holdings in cold storage are light, and the market responds easily to changes in quantity of fresh res ceipts varying .with the weather. . Continued mild weather would‘ be likely to bring a rapid increase of shipments usual, in' late winter. Otherwise Conditions seem favorable. Poultry Poultry markets also are support- ed by a favorable storage situation. Receipts also have been light for some time- and prices have remained steady for fully at month past. Produce Shipments of southern produce . have been increasing and prices de- clining. fruit were exceptions with higher prices for best stock,'although mar- ket was unfavorable for the poor quality fruit. Best oranges ranged $4 to $4.50 per box and grapefruit $3.50 to $4 in central Florida. Haul- ings of Texas spinach have been in- creasing since the middle of the month and prices receding from the unusually high levels reached the middle of January. Celery declined at Florida shipping points slightly. New"York celery sold $2.15 to $2.25 per two-thirds crate. Good tomatoes MARKET REPORTS BY RADIO DAILY Michigan Business Farmer was first to broadcast farm market reports in Michigan (January 4, 1926). news are now available as follows: Market reports and farm WGHP (277.6 meters), 6:05 to 7:00 P. LL; WKAR (277.6), 12:00 M.; WWJ (352.7), 57:45 P. M.: WCX-WJR (440.9), 4:15 P. M.--Editor. \ l were advances in prices at the open- ing of the London sales. Butter Increasing supplies of butter in- cluding considerable imported stock have weakened the market without bringing any severe decline. A price around 48 cents is at a level not likely to increase much because it would then pay to import butter, and not likely to decline far until pro- duction shows further gain. Stor- age butter is going into market in a. satisfactory way. Cheese has shown no change in price in for a month past. Prices are higher and production less com- pared with a year ago. The storage situation is more favorable than for , Eggs , Eggs supplies are increasing at about the usual mid-winter rate but the price has been holding better than might have been expected be- .9 \butter. ' level. were bringing slightly higher prices as demand increased. Potatoes " Potatoes have held fairly steady since the middle of January but ad- vanced slightly at shipping points. ing sections reported a. weak tone and dull market. BEANS With plenty of applause and en- couragement from the farmers bean prices continue to climb upward. having advanced 60 cents within the past two weeks. Sellers are scarce right now as everybody seems to be looking for still more money. Some predict that beans will not be very plentiful until they hit the $7.00 does not unload at once because then the bottom would drop out of the market. Orderly marketing will give THE BUSINESS F ARMER’S MARKET SUMMARY and Comparison with Markets Two Weeks Ago and One Year Ago Detroit Chicago Detroit Detroit Jan. 28 Jan. 28 Jan. 17 1 yr. ago A _ wig). ZTRed $1.435 $141 $1.40 No.2 White 1-41 138% 1.41 No. 2 Mixed 1-41 -. 38% 1.39 coau— N . 2 Y 11 ~96 .96 .82 N3. 3 Yefiong -94 .88 -94 .79 ATS 0 No.2 White .61 55% @ .57 150% .51 34 No. 3 White -59 1,4. .54 @ .56 as , .59 .48 1,4 RYE—- ‘ ‘ Cash No. 2 1-18 1-15 1.06 BEANs— " ‘ o. n. p. on p 6.65 6.15 4.75@4.80 Pora'rons— ' ‘ ~ Per cm. 2.17 1.40@1.75' 2-16 8.00@3.16 as»; . ,' . . ’ , * ' No.1 Tim. ~13@14 18 19' 13@14 ‘ 19@20 No. 2 Tim. _ 10@ 11 15 17 10 11 17@1s No. 1 move, . _ 1159.12.50 18@ 19 11 12.50 19@2o‘ . Light Mixed 18@14 18@ 19 - , mg; 14 18@ 19.50 ‘ Saturday. January“ ea—wueat may. .. , ‘ in bean market and "embody sitting 1mm. maps net; Expo rt «roman a boosts, ,. “ tight. Florida oranges and grape- _ some eastern_ Western produc—' Let us hope that, everyone {all u EOOd‘pr‘ice and the buy&.m 5:. g. '5 have confidence in the market. , * DETROITIJVE POULTRIN. , (Commission merchants' gross re— “ 5‘ turns per; pound to ,iarmers, from which prices ’45 per cent commission and transportation; charges are rie-:- ductible.)" _ .. . ,. Firm. Hens, colored.-4 lbs. up, i 7' 27c; small colored, 2,5c: “leghorns. 22c; cocks, 17c. Springs, 4‘lbs. up; " 27c; leghorns,~22c. Capoh‘s‘ffat, 7, lbs. up, 35@36c; ,small or' slips,- 30@32_c. Ducks, white, 5 lbs. up, 27c; smaller or dark, 24c. Geese, 21c. DETROIT Burma AND noes . _ Butter steady; creamery in tubs, ': {r I , 89—90 score, 42@45c. Eggs steady; } ‘ . ,~ , fresh firsts, 41'@41%c. , , : ' , DETROIT SEEDS _, , Clover seed, domestic, $18.50: al-‘i sike, $16.25; timothy, $2.05. . BOSTON WOOL MARKET “The demand for wool in seaboard markets is less active, but prices are . fully maintained, with the tendency still against the buyer. in the west - t the demand also is less heavy, but prices are tending if anything up- ward still. , Foreign markets are bouyant and prices decidedly firm both in London and in the primary markets. ' The trade is awaiting with interest the initial opening 'of heavyv‘veight‘l lines by the American Woolen com- pany on Monday. . Michigan fleeces are quoted: De- laine, unwashed, 44@45c 1b.; half blood combing, 50@51c; one-quarter blood combing, 51@52c. MISCELLANEOUS DETROIT MARKETS ‘ SUGAR—Cane, granulated, $6.30; best granulated, $6.30; non-éa‘king, $7.50;‘XXXX powdered, $7.50; No. 3, $6.20. N , FURS—Traugott Schmidt ‘& Sonsi are paying the following prices for? Michigan raw furs: Skunk, No. 1,; - $3.25; No. 2, $2.25; No. 3, 31.60;; . I 4 ‘ \;<"’“-_“‘P’./ . , _.~ A ....«./ l LA“. i N0. 4, $1.10. Weasel, white, extra. large, $2.75; large, $2.50; medium, $1.60; small, 80c. Red fox, north~ ern, No. 1, large, $18@21; medium, $15@17; small, $10@13. Gray fox,f; N0. 1, large, $3.50; medium, $2.50;! small, $1.50. _ HIDES—Country buyers are pays ing the following prices per pound' for hides; No. 1 cured, 16c; green,, 12c. Bull's: No. 1 cured,_11c; greean ,1 70; No. 2 hides and bulls, 1c under N0. 1. Calf: o. 1 cured, 190; green, 140. Kip: No. 1 cured,— 16c; green, 120; No. 2 calf and kip, 11,90 under N0. 1. Horsehides: 7N0. 1, $5.50; No. 2, $4.50. : CATTLE ON FEED JANUARY 1 HE number of cattle on feed for market in the eleven Corn Belt g States was 6 per cent smaller on January 1, 1928, than on January 1, / 1927, according to' the feeding esti- ;\ mate of the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture. All'States east 4. ‘ ‘ of the Missouri River had a smaller ' number on feed than last year, but there was a considerable increase in numbers on feed in Kansas and Ne- braska, where the‘corn crop .was un- 3 usually large this year. ‘ The estimated numbers on feed J January 1, 1928, as a percentage of l January 1. 1927, for the Corn Belt , States are as follows: Ohio, 88; .In— i. diana, 83; Illinois, 80; Michigan, 85:, , 3, Wisconsin, 80; Minnesota, 86;"10’Wa. ' ,‘g 85; Missouri, 96; South Dakota, 95; I N l »_Nebraska, 109; Kansas, .111. Chicago.—-Cattle: Meager. supply fed >1 steers and yearning found indifferent out-v . let at barelyvsteadyprices; general'quali-p— ty belqw_,.av¢rase 3.15.50 paid for 140.91“: _, lb. averages, some bids unacceptable ac- count for~,severgl loads being put aw- i 100 _ ' average ‘it good an, and choice echogs 170 it 68:30; 220 to 210 lbs., lights mostly ssos. 25; .7667. as; most paoigmgs sows, . ; best I on- butcher order upward to ; ; shippers took 20,000; estiq «“301110ver, 6, 000. Sheep: Fat lambs . ‘ bulk. $13.75@14:~ top. 314. 25 - gb as lbs.. Nebraska lambs, $13. 85014; ~--“& Colorados, $13 50; bulk, no to 96- fi’hbs. 8135001335; 100 to 110-11). ‘1 =' mum, $12. 60012.75; medium grade .Im weight yearlings, $11; tat ewes ., m $7. 7568: top. $8. 25'; feeding lambs med: packages medium I! 3., nit-913.10. ‘ . Bail-lo. -—Cattle: Steady. Hogs: his: Mums, $8..35@876;heav1es. W8. 50: yorkers. 18.8569; pigs. $8.25 0m. Sheep: Strong; top lambs, $14. 25. ' ' ’Mgs, $10612; wethors, 38.5009; ‘ on 8707.75.001ves. $17. 50.- E Michigan been market has been unusually. strong 01 late with almost daily advances in pried. The reason who attributed to the. fact “there in: no carry over m. gar an, wine the last crop was below the average. ‘ The quality of the crop, however, . was excellent with very low moisture 5 ‘ content, enabling farmers to retain Avoidbmis #1111122; 81 E and 11-1? fgre our mallyfisyearsengmebuili’iiug isyoursfertheasking. sursn moms 60 new features new placethe WI'I'I‘E headandshoulders above all Alloy steel con- struction . . . . All fuel carburetor uses chea tcylinderhead. Center are. W CO Magneto. Seodnameatonce. ED. ILWITTEPra. wme ENGINE WORKS 2152 Oakland Ave. Kansas Clly. Mo. 2102 may Ave. W Po. KEROSENE'GASOLI NE GAS OIL DISTI LLATE ty Breeding Comte IBVIECW Day Old Chicks, u3 greghi Pulle Hens which lshave paved the to bigger Poultr Profits for . I "ti." seiiirwdano .Zeeland. Mich. Chicks. ic FAIRVIEW FARMS. 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By Feb. 1 the price was $5, and continued to advance until it reached $9. 75, while some sales were made at $10 per cwt. This does not mean that the pres- ent price should have a similar ad- vance, neither should it be looked upon as an impossibility. The fact is that the market is strong and on a parity with the California prices, with stocks low and the demand very good—Detroit Nevis. CROP ~REFORMS (Continued from page 2) Discard but weak. Son is dill-hug nice m. momma around freezing. Quot- ations from Tustin: Wheat, $1.20: corn, $1.10; oats, 55c; rye, 80c; beans, $5.00 cwt.; potatoes, $1.10 cwt.; butter, 40c; eggs, 350.——R. L. 0., Jan. 23. Midland.—-—Our spring has taken a. de- cided turn, and freezing up. Any amount of high winds from west and north west. Mild weather has done wheat no good. T. B. testing is on in Midland county among cattle. Quotations at Midland. Wheat, $1.24; corn, 80c.; oats, 54c.: rye, 98c; beans, $5. 75 cwt.; potatoes, $1. 00 bu.‘ , but- ter, 47c bu. :‘eggs, 27c pound.-—B. C., Jan. 18. . Newaygo.—~Weather somewhat colder than has been for few weeks. Had snow storm on 17th but not enough for sleigh- ing. Cars still running. Farmers mostly doing chores and cutting wood and sitting by fireside. Has been quite a lot of sick- ness by colds. Has been a good winter on‘ cattle and stock. Has not been cold at all. Poultry going up in price; chickens now; are 20¢ a pound. Chicken thieves still working in some parts and not so bad in others. Quotations from Hesperia: Wheat, $1.18 bu. ;_ corn, 95c bu.: oats, 48c bu.; rye,-87c bu.; beans, L. Reds, $6.25 cwt.; potatoes, $1.45 cwt.; butter, 52c pound; eggs, 38c dozen. E. M. 0., Jan. 20. West Leanna—Weather changeable; snow, rain and mud. ,Farmers at work when possible. Little that can be done. Some moving. Feed scarce and higher. Lots of men out of work as shop and fact- ories have closed. The annual spring mov- ing has started. Quotations at Cadmus: Wheat, $1. 31 bu. , oats, 44@50c bu.; pota- toes, $1.25 bu.; butter fat, 51c 1b.; eggs, 40c to 42c dozen. ——C. 13., Jan. 24. Jan. 25. Week of February 5 THE fair weather expected at the, end of last week or- very be- ginning of this will rapidly give way to cloudiness and some moder- ate rain or snow. Temperatures at the beginning «of the week will be rising. During the middle days of the week the sky will clear and as the week draws to a close, temperaturbs will be falling lower. Readings at the end of this week in Michigan will be somewhat below the seasonal normal. As the week goes out the weather will become unsettled with more or less strong winds. Week of February 12 The early days ‘01 the week of February 12th will be warm for the season in most counties in Michigan. The sky will be more or less cloudy with moderate rain or snow storms in many parts of the state. The ' winds will be fresh to strong. , Another storm activity will start about Tuesday or Wednesday but shortly after the middle 01 the . week the sky. will clear and tem- peratures fall. The - drop will . be marked and readings of zero and below are expected during latter .3 part of week The week closes with unsettled the . 'Let us tell you the story of Vitality Chicks. windy weather in many parts 91. BABY CHICKS GuARAN‘EED MICHIGAN ACCREDiTED you wanna soc monucsns Get our Large Leghorns. the birds with large combs that produce the Large, Chalk White Eggs Send for Our 1928 Catalog Tells all about our chicks and 1bareeding stock. EGG BRE D SINCE 10 ,2 For 18 years we have specialized in the production of S. C. White Leghorns. and breed no other variety. All our tim thought and energy in selecting and mating has been devoted to our Leghorns. 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