~ A02 Independent Farm Magazine Owned and Edited in Michlgan BABY cmcx " . AND PoufirnY ANNUAL, T/ 0' / - / / )1 _ /r ’ / ‘ ; sigMT'.‘ ‘” ‘ 39‘. M M zcflzgzm’: sze Mil/1072 Dal/4r Baéy! In this issue: Story About Organizing “Minute Men of Michigan”-—“Predicts 1918Win be a Gooq Poultry Year,” by Prof. C. G. Card, of Michigan State ‘ College—Prof. J. A. Hannah . Discusses Shed-Roof Brooder House-“An \7 Agricultural-'Teacher-and A Flock of Leghorns That Went to School”— .Also Articles on Feeding and Raising Baby Chicks and Many Other Subjects of Great Interest to Poultrylnen WNW ‘\ \\\“&;\\ll\\ 6 H \ \ \ . \\ \ ‘§ \ \ ON’T be misled by materials that look like CEL-O-GLASS. You can’t good as the genuine any more than you can expect a piece of glass to be as good as a real diamond. You may not see the difference between genuine CEL-O-GLA$ and the cheap imi- tations, but it is there just the same and you will discover it sooner or later. Do you realize that you can get enough genuine CEL-O—GLASS for a poultry house at a cost of only about $1 more than the cheapest imitation2And that GEL—O-GLASS is the product used by the biggest poul- try raisers and recommended by experi- mental stations? Numerous tests have proved the value of GEL—o. GLASS and that it admits more of the Ultra-Violet rays. Years of research have been spent to perfect Thmreunaerklto GEL-061.433 you an get is U-V GLASS Made by the makeu of cave-cussfl-V Glaaa ia mama-cuss. ouch 1"“ “h” “W k h it. Imitations thatspring up overnight can neverbe almost idendcalinappear- . mac. n u chum dun as good as genuine CEL-O-GLASS, for CEL—OOLASS Was—“‘2 fde is years ahead of its imitators. In addition—the moficggk IDEAL‘EE‘ one ingredient in CEL-O-GLASS that gives it-its 1' " ‘umlmm‘n'm greatest advantage must be absolutely omitted imitation of . . . but i. no: recommended from all imitation products. as being at good um WGLASS- For durability, longer life, all the Ultra-Violet light that is really needed, economy, and all- round satisfaction, insist on genuine CEL-OGLASS. If your dealer cannot supply you, write us for the name of one near you who can. Send for free sample and valuable poultry book No. R _ ACETOL PRODUCTS, INC. New York, N.Y. l 21 Spruce Street \ \ expect a cheap imitation to be as Q \ \ the association. READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS TO KNOW WHAT IS BEST AND WHERE TO BUY G iris/772 is is we r 5mm The [Mike enema-m Den GIRLS! Honey Bunch is the Harvest. Sweetest. Doll in Aunt Molly’s whole doll family. She has soft rubber arms and hands. Just like a baby’s. She sleeps and cries and you can put her to sleep sucking Ber Thumb. Her head is unbreakable I and she is over a. foot tall and dressed just likea real baby, with a. flannel diaper. Waite I. "lulu! unch wianot cost you a penny—she is Sven But H Y. Honey 3 away in return to: Just a little later. Defiaflutsglrliamrnek tohavetlle ‘ ;j_ , ntellke " uck-a-Thumh Baby.” Write this very ‘ ‘ "Please tell nae how I can have out a cent at coat to me." Be "‘4 . ,a-a mimic-t Raisin-net amandWl-ite , how Pacific coast farmer-scan ship their eggs 3,000 miles to mar- ,they have also found a way to sell their eggs at Pacific coast prices. Since the association began opera- tipns. Jan. 23, it has been grading the farmers' eggs into four grades. being graded as “hennery whites or browns.” These eggs are selling on a par with the Pacific coast product. The smaller eggs are being packed as “standards” while the dirty irregu- larly shaped and cracked eggs are being packed as “trades” and “checks.” The association’s entire output from 400 farms has been contracted by a Chicago produce house. The eggs are sold on a pool basis. Net prices to growers from the first 14- day pool averaged 4 cents a dozen over local quotations for the same period, according to Al Otteman, gen- eral manager. About 500 cases of eggs are being shipped each week. As soon as the hatching season closes, Ottoman ex- pects the shipments will increase to 800 or more cases a week. The asso- ciation now is handling the eggs at a sales cost of 4 cents a dozen and 0t- teman hopes to shave a cent oi! the overhead cost as the volume doubles. l Approximately 50 per cent of the a eggs now meet the hennery grade re- quirements. The poultrymen are be- ing impressed with the necessity for producing clean eggs and Otteman believes the hennery eggs soon will approximate 75 to 80 per cent. The association has 24 receiving stations within a radium of '16 miles of Zeeland. For the most part these stations are the country stores at which farmers do their trading. Country merchants at first were opposed to the cooperative, tearing they lose contact with the farmers through the loss of the egg business. The association has overcome this situation by using the stores as re- ceiving stations, paying the merchant seven and one-half cents a case to cover storage and handling or three— fourths of a cent a dozen if the merchant would deliver the eggs to the central packing warehouse in Zeeland. Several hatcherymen in the Zee~ land section are having producers send their eggs through the assco- ciation’s warehouse. They are filling their incubators with only henn‘éry whites or brown eggs. The standards, trades and checks are sold through SILVER CUP AWARDED IN WINTER EGG RACE HE silver cup awarded for high winter egg production in the International Egg Laying Con- test at Michigan State College goes to W. C. Eckard, Paw Paw, whose pen of White Leghorns produced 840 eggs from November 1 to March 1. Another pen or Whne Leghorns owned by W. A. Downs, Washington, ran the winners a. close race and finished second only 4.6 points he- hind the winners. WEREOI'ION IN CORN BORER REGULATIONS . E regulations for the suppres- sion of «the European corn borer in Michigan for the fall of 1927 and the year 1928, issued by the State Department of Agriculture, contained an error. The rules and regulations provide that between May lst and July 10th of this year, no portion of such ma- terial or trash in condition to harbor living cor-n borers shall appear on the surface of the field after it has been plowed, or disced, or harrowed, or planted, or cultivated. Under “Condition D" in these regulations the dates appear as “May 1 to June 1." They should read "May 1 to July 10.” AIN'T BEEN NOTHIN’ YET The schoolmaster wrote on the back of a bar’s monthly report: "A 500d worker, but talks too much.” The father signed the report and then wrote under the re— mark or the schoolmaster: "You should ket’ and still demand top prices, and The large, clean and clear eggs are- ARMY MACH meet his mother.” A «sun aeka’ge _Bllm.thegreathli oinnnent ficflyhulacu margckedm by ‘5 [38,6 $09. bunches, caked bag. guicfly,‘ restores pleasant to Isle;- , We]: 60c l :3 dart-a. mnfifio hard obtain Inca . , Wrinkles” fi'ee on my ct fir Hen/25y Udder >1 am- U‘.’ ‘ KO'VN" W K.A.R E S; C u‘c‘u‘a “,GALLO H E A h WAS RATOR AP e , E 9”" 5 “as , A - g 1- y n l n. i I'd?! ‘ NEWIQZBi CATALOG} ONE YEAR 7035.2 Sd Corn Early Yellow Clarage and White cellent ylelders and sure to ripen ore the early tions. Choice seed bu. $3.26 bu.; 10 ; ex- 1361'. ts. so prevalent in many sec- " ; 5 ha. 83 bu. or more $2.75 per bu. Send for samples and circular. Theo. Burt a Sons, Box 20, Maltese. 01110 ,:’/ erasure $1.50 ” a n g 09‘ p b” u v be. “3" A i l. V: .)>’,;“\, ‘ i L 5 ' . MICHIGAN .u sesame“: usifirssp Bad-turd . 8. Patent omco SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1928 _ Predicts 1928 Will «Be a Good Poultry Year GEORGE SLOCUM Pub/£3110- MILON GRINNELL Editor Entered as 2nd class matter, Aug. 22. 1917. at Mt. Clemens. Mich., under act Mar. 8, 1879: Farmers Should Buy Good Chicks and Give Them Proper Feed and Care HE number of laying hens and bullets on January 1, 1928, probably was not' much different from that of January], 1927.. “Feed grains and mill feeds, which enter the ordinary rations used by poultry: men and which constitute the princi- ‘- pal items of cost in poultry farm- ing, will probably average Somewhat higher in price during the first six months of .t h i S year. The 10 w storage holding of eggs on January 1 and the favorable outcome of the, 1927 storage sea— son, are factors which should re- sult in better egg prices during the coming year. The holdings of dressed poultry on January 1, 1928, were consider- ably lighter than on the correspond- ing date in 1927. With supplies light- er and with the prospective demand fully as strong as during the year just closed, the prospects of a higher level of prices for the principal class- es of puoltry, both dressed and alive, appear favorable. Storage holdings of frozen poultry have been Prof. C. 0. Card By PROF. C. G. CARD Department of Poultry Husbandry, M. S. C. below those of the previous year since October 1, and as the storage season progressed they fell further and further behind until January 1, 1928, they were about 27,000,000 pounds, or 18 per cent, lower than at the same date last year and less than 1 per cent above the five year average. Over 90 Per Cent Keep Poultry I recently clipped an item from a paper which read, “In 1920 poultry was raised on 90.8 per cent of the farms in United States. The percent- age of farms keeping hogs in the same year was 75.2 per cent, dairy cattle 70.8 per cent, beef cattle 28.6 per cent and sheep 8.4 per cent. The value of poultry and eggs pro— duced in the United States in 1923 was $1,047,000,000, cattle $924,— 000,000, wheat $726,000,000; fruit and fruit products $681,000,000; oats $539,000,000, tobacco, $299,- 000,000. The above figures were pre- pared by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. The poultry industry in Michigan has kept pace with other sections of the country. The result being that Michigan now ranks 10th or 11th in value of-poultry industry. This is a rating of which we are proud, and we should attempt to improve. Many times during the past few years we have attempted to analyze the in- dustry to determine the future. Per- sonally Ibelieve that the future of the industry depends upon our year— ly success in the business. If we can so grow chicks, that they develop into the best possible pullets and lay— ing stock, and if this stock is so bred that we receive a high yearly egg average, then the future will be bright. Source of Chicks The source of the chick is an im- portant factor. There are, however, so many possible source5 that the average buyer of‘ chicks is often con— fused. To protect and promote the poultry industry, the Michigan State Poultry Improvement Association was organized in 1925. The first work undertaken by the organization was a branch organization of hatch- erymen. The branch developed so rapidly that today the accredited hatcheries comprise about 60 per cent of the hatcheries of Michigan. The flocks from which these hatcheries receive eggs, are carefully culled, leg handed and inspected. The ad- vertising of the hatchery is read by a “Board of Censors.” The incu- bator must be operated under sani- tary conditions and eggs placed in the incubator must be of proper color and average to weigh 23 ounces to the dozen. Chicks received from an accredited hatchery should there- fore qualify for our first require— ment, ‘A Good Source.” The poultry business has increased so rapidly that many people become excited and attempt to become poult- rymen without proper apprentice- ship. Probably no branch of animal husbandry requires so much care as poultry. Thus the beginner, if not properly versed, suffers heavy losses and becomes discouraged. We advise that one contemplating the business make a careful study of it. Bulletins may be obtained by writing the poultry Department, Michigan State College East Lansing, Mich. In Michigan, as in many other central states, the poultry is on the general farms rather than on the large commercial plants. The farm- er is therefore the poultryman, but in, many cases he has not recognized his or their poultry in a busines8 light. During Farmers' Week,- 9. (Continued on Page 26) Do You Stand Ready ~to Pretect Lives and PrOperty of Farm Families? is mighty comforting for the .city—dweller to hear “the meas- ured beat of the policeman’s feet, as he‘ passes down the street” on his regular rounds through the night, but what-of the farmer isolated far out in the country? I Worthy sherifls, prosecutors and their deputies have puzzled for years as to how the farmer and his family could be given greater protection. The coming of the automobile and goodroads brought problems which ‘ ‘made even the pioneers’ stories of Indian atrocities seem pale and in: significant. "Relentless warfare on the part of well organized city police and able detectives have driven the crooks and thugs from the urban to the rural districts. The farmer and his family face a new problem—a menace to their comfort and happi- ness- which cannot be passed over lightly or avoided! A New Strong Arm From every corner of Michigan have come the letters commending the announcement in the last issue of THE BUSINESS FARMER of the com- pletion of plans for the organization of the‘able bodied, active farmers of Michigan, into a great brotherhood pledged, to uphold the laws, and to aid the duly appointed arms of the law in the protection of farm lives and property.- ‘ It is next to useless for a county sheriff and a few deputies to try to stein the tide of ever-increasing de- predations on farmers’ property. Many of the worthy men assuming the important responsibilities of the sheriff’s task in this State have coma mendedwthis far reaching plan to give them a strong arm of reinforcement. which they can call upon to help them locate ‘a gang of marauders or. aidwin’ their capture.‘ Several have proposed that a limited number of the .Minute Man in each township ‘.r--.n5;l1buld, be sworn in as deputy sheriffs and thus form a net-work of officers 1 township andwithin gist isolated farm Marley. 4 ' It has been suggested that at least fiVe men be selected from the mem- bers of the Minute Men in each town- ship and that they be deputized by the sheriff of the county. They in turn, .could Call quickly to their ranks, the other Minute Men in their neighborhood, so that in case of need, every road in a given territory could be quickly guarded. Just as every poison has an anti- dote, so the modern bandit in his swift steed, the automobile, has an even more fleet—winged enemy in the telephone and radio. Few farms there are in Michigan today which are not equipped with either or both of these modern conveniences. The modern Paul Revere then, may sound the alarm in the twinkl- — Motto : Purpose : Pledge : "Alert! ” Obligation : Organization : families. Qualifications : Requirement : only by a member. to the pledge given. ‘ 7‘ Dues: None. A - The Michigan Business Farmer announces “The Minute Men” "By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled. Here once the embattled farmers siood’ And fired the shot heard round the world." To protect the lives and property of farm families. “Pledging my allegiance, first to the United States of America, I promise to stand ready, at any time, to give my full services for the lawful protection of the lives or property of any neigh- boring farmer or his family within a radius of twenty—five miles from my own home, so help me God!” Only to live up to the pledge made, to the best of your 0 ability and without any further promise of recompense. Strictly voluntered service from male members of farm Any able-bodied male citizen of the United States, residing on a farm and making his livelihood from farming, not. less than 21, nor more than 70 years of age. Every person desiring to become a member of the Miunte Men, must sign the above pledge which is deposited in the files of THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER, Mount Clemens, Michigan, whereupon this publication will issue an identification carderoperly numbered, and an emblem which can be worn Both the card and the emblem are the property of THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER and are loaned to the member only for so "long a period as he shall remain true deuce: Allmlettersgregarding this organization must be ad- dressed to: The Minute Men, Care of THE Mrcmcan BUSINESS Farm, Mount Clemens, Michigan. ing of an eye to every Minute Man in a county! No matter What the roads or what the weather, electricity can be counted on to carry the message in every direction, but of what avail if the arms of the law not sulfi- cient to plug up every avenue of es- ca-pe? Daring and heedless of danger must the crook be who would dare to attempt the robbery of a farm home or barn, if he knew that in a twinkling of an eye; from half—a— hundred surrounding farms, Minute Men, properly organized and depu- ti'zed to protect their rights, would rush forth at the simple cry—- ALERT! A Natural Evolution The organization of the Minute Men is only the natural evolution of the campaign begun in 1926 by THE BUSINESS FARMER to drive the farm thieves‘out of Michigan. We were aroused first, by the reports of chicken thievery which had reached such a point of terrorization, that farm women actually dread seeing their flocks become of marketable age and often sold them before they had reached full weight, rather than _ run the risk of having an entire sea- son’s patient labor stolen in a night! Our rewards for the capture of chicken thieves quickcned the actions of county sheriffs and their deputies, called the attention of prosecutors and judges to the growing menace and so started a wave of publicity which has in the past two years greatly lessened, if not practically curtailed, this particular kind of thievery. Alert to the Needs! Last year THE BUSINESS FARMER extended its campaign to include live—stock and grains. Early this year an additional two thousand dollars ($2000) was posted, the re— wards for all kinds of thievery from the farms 'of our readers increased to ' fifty dollars ($50) each and the; rules extended to include even auto- (Continued on Page 26) I mi... ,5, . ‘ -'. ” , be ‘ profitable. ANY farmers and their Wives will be disappointed in their 1928 chicks.‘ Large numbers will die and the surviving birds will never Range paralysis, chronic coccidiosis organisms, etc., bacillary white diarrhea and other infections will take heavy toll. A large percentage of the pullets placed in laying houses next fall will be so heavily infested with tape worms, crronic coccidiosis V organisms, etc., that they will never lay profitably. Many of these infections may be car- ried over in the soil from year to year. , Growing ‘chicks contract most of their, diseases ‘from soil that has been contaminated by its continual use as a poultry'yard. Disease germs or wo,rm_jeggs arevth‘rown' out with the body/Wastes : and may remain in the soil for. indefinite periods.' The growing birds in 'ranging over the same area readily become infected. Plowing, cultivating, liming and the growing of crops, help to remove contamination but even - Better Build a Good Broader Héizsé‘fbi' Them ‘ I By PROF. J. ' Extension Specialist in Poultry, Michigan State College A. HANNAH ‘ these methods are ineffective. Plans should be made now to brood the 1928 chicks on clean ground, sufiiciently removed from 'old ranges so that the chicks will not range over soil contaminated by the 1927 or 1926 chicks. Every farm growing 100 or more chicks should be provided with a portable b‘rooder‘ house that can ‘be easily moved from place to place, and this should be moved to clean range before the 1928 chicks are placed in it. A shed—roof bro der house. 10 by 12 feet is most esirable. Larger buildings are difficult to move and smaller buildings are too small to prove satisfactory. ' Th e accompanying - illustration shoWs the outline plan of the 10x12 brooder house recommended by the Poultry Department of the Michigan State College. The complete bill of materials for this house follows: 2 pcs. 4 in. x 6 in. x 12 ft., skids; r 625 bd. ft. 1 in. x 4 in. flooring (150 bd. ft. of old lumber may be used for / (EAR vnlru are: 7"»!0. I___._ [ I Il|illll| Ill (I l : manna“ Dun" ,, Sou TN ELIVAV'ION 1i //// l \-\\\\\l ' if; 5457' ELEVATION L— J’OLT-J’a'alG—120'filfi— Jan—a Pth'lCTI VI up; re 0 inla‘ UP a.” ., Fl nc' I. :r/kufi‘” ,I , 1. I: u .: . .l .. .; :. ,. u I I'll ("VERT/O‘L SID/NC INSULATION z~14~ . . .. -1 =5 :. .; .; X1»qu u. ROM .. ., .. ., ., ,. -. .. . n . .. fiOUIE rag LAYING MEN: HOUJE FOR 62000511 yrovE DITA/L WQLL flIVD FLOOR Plan for the portable colony house recommended by the Department of Poultry Husbandry, Michigan State College. This is the convertible brooder-layer house. This brooder house was recently constructed as‘a demonstration-"'hilils‘e>by,thé agricult- ural department of the Paw Paw high school at Pan’aw. sub-floor to replace new lumber), siding and double floor; ‘13 *pcs.«2~ in.- x 4' in. x 12 ft.,‘frame and rafters; 17 pcs. 2 in. x 4 in. x 10 ft., frame; 16 pcs. 1 in. x 4 in. x 12 ft., trim; 200Vbd. ft. 8 in. shiplap (14 ft. long), roof boards; 3 pcs. 1 in. x 12 in. x 12 ft. long; 2 pcs. 1,in.x.12.in. x 10 ft. long; 2 squares 3 ply roll roofing; 1 roll tar paper (in between double floor); 4 barn sash 4 1t. 10 in. x 12 in.; 1 pr. hinges 5 in. T; 2 pr. hinges 3 in. strap (ventilators);,6 lb. 86.x 8 lb. 16d, 3 1b. 6d common nails, 4 lb. 8d box nails; 6 lb. 1 in. x 38 in. head roof nails (galvanized); 4 pcs. 4 ft. x 12 ft. insulating board; 5 pcs. 4 ft. x 10 ft. insulating board. The accompanying illustration shows the breeder house recently constructed as a demonstration house by the Poultry Agricultural Depart- ment of the Paw Paw High School at Paw Paw. The building is built on skids 4 in. x 6 in. The two by four joists are placed three feet apart, framed and toe-nailed to t‘he'skids. A rough sub—floor is nailed to the framed joists and this covered with one thickness of good tar insulating paper and covered With four inch matched flooring. The matched floor- ing should be laid cross-ways of the sub—floor. This makes a tight floor. The walls are constructed of one . by drafts. . thickness of insulation board backed v- against'jone- thickness ofrfpur- inch. ‘ matched flooring. . :The‘ outside. wall 1 consists of four. inch: matched floor—. ing put oanertica‘lly. This elimi- nates studdin'g on'the back wall and ends. ‘The insulatedwmls are rigid and tight and'cannot be penetrated one that'is more easily kept warm. The roof consists of two by four rafters placed two feet apart covered with one thickness of good insula- tion board and this in turn covered with rough roof lumber and a good grade of roofing paper used for the outside surface. The door, 2 ft. 6 usually placed on the east should be removed weather. in very warm The openings between the upper sash provide ventilation and. _ should be covered with muslin or cheese cloth. in warm weather. The rear eaves are boxed and a'hinged door underneath the rear eave per.” mits summer ventilation. This makes a 'very satisfactory, building, and a good portable brood- er house moved to clean ground helps to assure success with the 1928 chicks. An Agricultural Teacher And A Flock of Leghorns That Went To School By JAMES s. ‘AYARS HIS is the story of an idea and T of a man who builded better than he knew. Three years ago R. G. Oas, an instructor of agri- culture in the high school at Paw Paw, Michigan, decided that his Work would have greater value if his students could see and become intimately acquainted With the things they studied in his classes; With the hearty co—operation of the school authorities he set about putting his ideas into practice. Pig, calf, and sheep clubs Were organized among the boys and girls and assis- tance was given in the working out Of crop projects on the farms. 'The results of the club have been enCouraging. Boys and girls of the high school at Paw Paw have won not only in competition with boys and girls from Smith-Hughes schools, but have won many prizes in open classes as well, taking the ribbons away from their own fathers and their fathers’ neighbors. . But perhaps even more noteworthy than the club work has been the suc- cess of the school flock of white leg- horns. Located just behind the school building and across the road is a {Michigan type poultry house Which contains usually about 175 singing, scratching biddies. Each one is now very proud of the fact that at East Lansing there are ten sisters, cousins, or close relatives that are 'bringing honor and glory to the school flock and incidentally to Mr. a0as. The ten hens at East Lansing are entered in the International Egg nine other pens from all parts of the United States and Canada. Al- though probably all of the other pens Laying COntest along with ninety-‘ e from flocks m: .11 larger and I which have been established for a much longer time, the school pen is demonstrating beyond a doubt‘that the theories taught in the agricul- tural classes at Paw Paw are sound in practice. Flock in Tenth Place A February report of the Contest gave the school flock tenth place in the number of eggs laid since the contest began last November. The report for the month of December showed that one hen had produced twenty—eight eggs during the month, which means that she skipped only three days. Two of the hens laid twenty-seven eggs each while three produced others twenty—six eggs apiece. Many a farmer’s wife would be glad to own a flock of such bid- ' dies. During one week in February, the tens hens produced only one egg less than the leading pengfor that Week. The school flock could go on boast- ing indefinitely about the records of their illustrious relatives at East Lansing and about their own fleck records for that matter, but Mr. Gas is a modest man and would not allow it if he knew of it. The important thing right now is to discover how Gas, in the short space of three years, has built up a flock which is compet— ing so favorably with the older and larger flocks. ' Hans Glesner, Laura Book and Robert Busklrk, students in the Paw Paw high school, ' take a lesson on the incubation of hen eggs. V ‘ d placing them in the incubator trays. ” u .‘ They are shown weighing them in Good foundation stock, scientific care, and intelligent use of the pedi- gree—in these, Oas believes, lie the secret of his success. ' The first two requisites are usually. ad” tted. But there are those who wil not admit that the third is wort-h the expense. Speak to Gas about his distinguished biddies who are close to the top in the Interna- tional Egg Laying Contest. Before you have talked long, he will be sure to mention trap-nests and pedigrees. Trap-Nesting - The plan is simple, Oas ,will tell you. Trap—nesting is not so difficult nor so expensive as many farmers believe. Each hen is banded. As she is taken from the nest her num- ber is marked on the egg. On the eighteenth 'day of incubation, the- eggs are placed in pedigree baskets. Each basket holds six eggs and in each are placed only the eggs from a particular hen. Her number is placed on the basket and as the chicks are removed from the incuba- tor" after hatching, they. are wing? banded and a- record is kept of the band and the female from Which the chick originated. In this Way, at any time in't’he life of the chick, its ancestry may be determined by con- sulting the Wing-band and the record of the flock. ' ' - . In selecting eggs or hatching, only _ those that average twenty-four ounc- es to‘ the dozen and that are from fe- males with yearly records of at least two hundred 6333 are flayed. The breeding pens are headed by males whose-p digress show that the fa. I H 't £55131” for five generar’ ve records of. at least \ The insulation assures a_' warmer building’in cold 'weather and Eight inch shilplap. makes a satisfactory roofing board; in. x 6 in. is side.‘ There are four Windows on the south side which are all removable and; ‘\ di\ “OUR TWO SONS.”——-“Leon giving A COUPLE 0F VERY GOOD CHUMS. JUST LIKE DADDY.——Arnold is 85 YEARS (“TL—“My mother, Thmlens a strawberry,” writes Mr. and “Little Stanley Barnhart. Clinton county, the small son of Mr. and Mrs. Luey Sutherland." writes 1‘. B. 1‘1“!- JOhn BitSki. Allegan county. Sent in by AlPllpllBe Zernfll‘d. same county. Richard Albert's, of Kent county. Hill, Arenzu- county. , NICE LOOKING BUNCH OF YOUNG CHICKENS.—A back OFF FOR. A RIDE.—Opal “PULL, CHUM, PULL!”—0rville and Marvin Henwhel are 3-. yard scene at the home of Lima. C. L. Jones, of Kalamazoo Rader. Ionim county, gives grandson of Dir. and Mrs. Otis “'hite, of Saint Joseph county. 1‘ county. showing part of the flock of 30 Tom Barron English one of her friends a. ride on Looks like their dog had almost more than he can pull, but he \V. Leghorns she raised. The chickens were about 2 months old. her pony. is going to try to pull them anyway. V “g . F ii 2*? , .32., “\VHAT’LL YOU HAVE TO EAT?”-—-Elmer “'EI‘L )[ATCHED FOR 912 L—AIthong‘h their colors are op- “'I{0 ARE THEY LAUGHING A\T‘.’-——V. ‘Richard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert. Christen- posite R. E. Young’s two horses seem to be well matched for size Jack Morey and Hal Bennett Morey are or, of Arenac county, is a Very busy boy at and look like they could hold their own with any team their size. grandsons of Mr. and Mrs. G. \V. Jucoh, of chicken feeding time. Airs. It. E. Young, Allegan county, sent the picture to us. Lellflwee COUIILV. READY FOR MARKET.~—“1\Iyself and pigs," writes C. J. Bulgrien, of Sanilac AMONG HIS CHICKENS.—-George McMillen, of Oakland county, sends us county. "I hear a good deal about ton litters sothouxht I would give a little this picture of his father, who lives in Benzi'e county, with his flock of White demonstration." ~ » ’ Leghorn chickens. » I. / 1’] J. 1,. -/.I v r“! Photo taken on farm of I. C. Seabroak, Rockville, S. C. DIPDUST treaty! seed yielded 26 bushels more per acre than some seed no} irzatgd. Increase Your Potato Yield 15 to 25 Bushels per Acre with This Instantaneous Dip ——-———-— Treat your seed potatoes as fast as you can scoop them up. Just dip them in DIPDUST solution and out again—4:111 ready to plant. DIPDUST protects the seed and insures a heavy profitable yield. It is much more effective than the old-fashioned “two- hour soak” treatment—besides there is not the slightest danger of injuring the sprouts or even cut seed. After one trial of DIPDUST you will never again waste two hours treating seed potatoes or spend two weeks worrying about your stand. Compare this New Treatment with the older ones: THE NEW WAY Dipdust Organic Mercury Disinfectant 1. Requires less than 1 minute. One man can easily treat from 200 to 400 bushels of potatoes per day. 2. Can be used on cut or sprouted teed without the slightest injury. 3. After cutting, protects the cut surfaces from seed-rotting organ- isms in the soil. This insures a bet- :er stand of stronger plants. 4. Controls surface—borne diseases. such as Rhizoctonia, scab and black— leg. 6. Improves the stand and growth of the plants, and thus increases the yield 10 to 20%. GUARANTEE l’ l a n t a f e w acres of DIPDUST treated seed in al— ternate rows with untreated seed. If, at digging time, you are not sat- ‘ isfled, return the quahty crap' empty DIPDUST can to us and we will refund price paid. per acre. vegetable seed. THE OLD WAY Formaldehyde or . Corrosive Sublimate 1. Require from 1% to 2 hours. One man can treat only from 50 to 75 bushels per day. 2. Can not be used on cut or sprout- ed seed without injury. 3. Before cutting, give. no protec- tion to the cut surfaces. The seed frequently decays in the ground before the young plants get started. 4. Although effective against Rhiz- octonia, and scab, do not control black-leg. 5. Frequently decrease the 'stand, and therefore the yield, to a serious extent. One pound treat: 15 to 20 bushels of seedpotatoes. Treat your Corn and Vegetable Seeds too You can now also disinfect your seed corn and vegetable seeds with DIPDUST and increase your yield by preventing many of the diseases which cause poor germination, weak, spindly plants, and poor Simply use as a dust treatment. It is easily and quickly applied and costs-but a few cents One pound of DIPDUST will treat six bush- els of seed corn, or from six to eight bushels of The Bayer Company, Inc” Agricultural Dept. 1 17 Hudson Street, New York, N. Y. DIPDUST 4ounces-50cente 1 pound - $1.75 5 pounds - $8.00 SPEAK A GOOD Willi for The Business Farmer when writing to advertisers. It helps us and helps you m . no on; new: mm’ Rye???” mam user one make the b Writequickgronrwcmdarfulnew-Im LIBERTY PAINT 00., Dept. 111 Beth & 8o. Narragansett st... Chicago, ll. Choice frozen Pickerel round 7c per 1b.: Pickerel headless, dressed 9c; Yellow Pike 12c; Herring round blgc dressed 655C; Perch, good size To; Sheepheads c Suckers or Mullets 4e; Carp 4c; Salmon 12c, Flounder: 100' codflsh 13chackerel 12c; Hah— but 1656c; w’haemmzc; Fillets of Haddock, 15 lb. boxes $2.25 Include 35c for Box charge. Order any amount wanted“ For many other va- rieties send for complete list. One-half cent per lb. lower In 100 lb. orders. FISHER FISH COMPANY. GREEN BAY. WIS. momeiiv‘iibsmnss FARMEB , “The Farm Paper of Service” TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT IT y r SEED CORN Clement’s .White Cap Yellow .Dent, Pick- etts Yellow Dent and Michigan Yellow Dent (a very earl dent). Certified Worthy Oats and Sweet lover Seed. Why take a chance on common seed when our scientific method of drying a_nd pre- paring our com msures germination and Vigor. Write for Circular and Sample. PAUL c. CLEMENT DEPT. 'l' BRITTON. HIGH. Member of meet-op Improveth Association . IICIIIGAISM 00-. ism-aim om 0mm , ' .V‘ l NI or room ‘ if you. ‘ l inqulrlec mun'be ’ . ,: mu .mnt.’ ' you rumodl'irsu. am not aim '2 FUTURE OF POTATO MARKET I would like your opinion on the potato, market. 'Is there any chance of there-being any rise in price of any consequence?——C. D., Holly. HERE is a general feeling in the trade that potato prices, as far as Michigan is concerned, will strengthen somewhat. No doubt opinion is based largely on the fact that the Michigan crop of 1927 is approximately six million bushels lighter than it was in 1926. Further- more, it is believed that the far west- ern states have almost disposed oi their good quality potatoes. It is rather unreasonable to ex- pect very high prices, however, this spring since the crop of 1927 was approximately 402 million bushels or 48 million bushels more than the crop of 1926. Up to February 28th, the total car load shipments in the United States were 210,934 com- pared to 191,119 for the same date in 1927. Car load shipments for Michigan for the 1927-1928 season total 4,865 up to February 28th. Up to the same date in 1927, Michigan shipped 11,130. I The southern crop may have some effect on prices of northern potatoes. The estimated acreage in the south— ern states for 1928 is approximately 254,000 compared with 241,000 for the 1927 season.—~H. C: Moore, Ex- tension Specialist, M. S. C. DO CROPS GO WITH FAB-M? If A sold a farm to B and B paid $2,050 down and when. the time came 'for B to pay the balance he didn’t hold to his contract refusing to pay the balance and if A got the farm back and B sowed wheat on the farm, can A claim the crop? What part of it, it any?—A. H., Anchor- ville, Mich. T would be my opinion that crops would go with the farm, condi- tions of the contract and claims allowed in the foreclosure would be the deciding factors, I would advise that you take this matter up with your attorney or county prosecuting attorney—F. T. Riddell, Research Ass't in Farm Management, M S. C. NOT SUFFICIENT GROUNDS If a woman's husband is an inmate of the Traverse City Hospital and is an invalid for life, wouldn’t that be cause for the law to grant her a di- vorce if she applied for it?——W. J. E, Bay County. HIS, of itself, would not be‘suffi— T cient grounds for divorce under the laws of this State. I would advise you to see a lawyer about this matter.——Legal Editor. SCHOOL OFFICE AND VOTING I would like to know if a man who does not have any real estate or any children can legally hold a school‘ office in this state. This man lives on a rented farm and has a little personal property. I Would like to know if a man who is Working a. farm on shares, gets both. real estate and’ personal, and has‘one child, can hold a school ot-’ lice or not andcan he vote on money matters concerning the school. Also can he vote 011 township money rais- ing?—R. H., Clare County. HE qualifications for school of- fice in Michigan are: Twenty- one years of age; full citizen- ship; three months a resident in the district before the thus of election; the owner of property, real or per- sonal in the district which is assessed" for school taxes; name must appear on the assessment roll at the time of election. ‘(The only exception to this is a joint deed held by husband and wife. Either may qualify for the office regardless Of which name appears on the assessment roll.) Only electors who own property. assessed for school taxes may vote. on money matters. Where a hus- band and wife own property jointly, which‘is assessed for school taxes. both may vote on all questions it they are otherwise qualified. Briefly, unless the man mentioned in the question actually pays taxes on real estate or personal property which he owns, he is not entitled to .vote on the question of school taxes, and if he has no children of school age he has no voice in school matters at all. -——C. L. Goodrich, State Dept. of Pub- ‘ lic Instrfiction. FORECLOSURE An eighty acre farm jointly by husband and wife. A bank took a mortgage on this farm. Husband "died several years ago, '80 property belongs to wife. Now this bank is about to begin a foreclosure on the farm to get their interest and mortgage. In case the farm doesn’t sell for enough to pay their inter- est and mortgage can they come back on the wife if she owns other proper- ty for any expense for foreclosure, etc.-——Mrs. J. 8., Reese, Michigan. F the mortgage is given to cover the debts of the husband or any other persons than the wife, and the land does not bring enough to pay the debts secured by the mort— gage, I would be of the opinion the wife would not be liable to pay the deficiency—Legal Editor. . HOLD FARM no contract. Just a verbal agree- ment: The crops are all taken care of and the party owning the farm halfof everything, pays half of tame. was held ' I rented a farm last spring with I has rented it for another year and ~ they want me to take my stock off ; the place. Have they any right to rent it before my time it up? Also how long after 4 o'clock can a teach- er keep her pupils to get their les- sons?—C. A. B., Standish, Mich. HE landlord could not compel you to move off the place until your time is up. The law does not state how long a teacher may keep her pupils after 4 o'clock. She would not have a right to do any-I thing which'would be cruel or un- reasonable punishment. Haven't youu: picture ofo’vour home or farm Show the other Thembors e are all rloht If dealt: show up well. 4 Where Our Readers Live a buildings that we can print under this hudlng? The Business Farmer's large family when you live. K Do not send us the nuatlves. lust odek lcturos e coo: print. l ’ K Hitch more "science to the plow THERE is no pride and little profit in grow- ing nubbins, culls or chafl'y grains; yet we keep everlastineg .at it. We blame the weather rather, than our mishandling of ‘ soil and plants. We admit that “Bossy” must be amply and properly fed if she is to produce butter-fat, but we take a gambler’s chance on our field crops and expect them to thrive and grow. quality produCt with an insufficient and generally Out-of-balance food supply. If we but stop to think, we know that plant roots cannot travel far for their food, and that if an ample balanced ration is .not within the range of root growth the plant must suffer in health, quality, size and yield, as the problem of getting something out of noth- ing has not been solved in field or factory. The basis of successful profitable plant feeding is what might well be called stall feeding—placing an ample supply of bal-d anced available food in the plant-growing area, creating zones of local enrichment. This makes for rapid, healthy, balanced ~ growth, for early maturity, for large yields of first duality product with splendid seed qualities. ~~ , ' Plants suffer from malnutrition, and farmers foot the bills. If we will but keep in mind the fact that the underlying principles governing plant feeding and stock feeding are identical, that one is as vital as the other, and act a on this knowledge, there will be a decided increase in the quality of field products grown on the farms of the United States. Market quotations do not accurately reflect the prices obtained by farmers for their crops, as so much of the product grown is under grade. Top quality brings top prices. Proper plant feeding insures a maximum production of quality product, important Whether fed on farm or sold as grown. 1 f 1 A An important point to keep in mind is that an ample supply of all the elements needed for plant growth must be present in available form in the enriched zone, if maximum quality production is to be secured. Phosphorus at one spot, potas- sium in another place, and nitrogen some- where else, does not solve the problem. These elements work together and must necessarily be together. 1 1 . 1 Ample and proper plant feeding of tilled crops insures a greater yield per acre with a lower pound cost to grow, and a higher value per pound of production through better quality product—all to the good. Farmers test their cows and dispose of the poor producers. Can’t this idea he applied to land—in times of relatively low prices; till only land best suited to cultiva- tion; convert the poorer land to pas- tures; lime and fertilize this grass land? 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L ONE This is only one of many _ . . famous Isbell specralties described in Isbell’s 1928 Seed Annual ~contains over 400 illustrations from our aphs—ZS pages in true-to-nature accurate descriptions of best varieties of Northern Grown field, and flower seeds. Tells how andlw en to plant for best returns. Quotes direct from grower prices on s. M. ISBELL&CO.. Seed Growers 1 60 flochnlc 8L, Jackson, men. 17 EARLY B mo‘ I THIS BOOK arden Bell Brand Quality Seeds. It's FREE. INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY New York _ . ., Febi'uar 29th, 1928. The Board _of Directors have dec ared a regular uarterly dividend of a three-quarters 1%, % per cent on the Cumulative 7% ferred took of this Company, and a regu quarterly dividend of one and one-half (1% 792‘ per cen on the Cumulative 6% Preferred Stoc of this Company. for the current quarter, payable A ril 16th, 1928‘ to holders of record at the. close 0 'business—A ril 2nd, 1928. Checks Will be _ ...__..,.-__~__,..... . Beat the Corn-Borer! Killthkfellowbefomeheruinlyonnnd your crop! ‘Utilize as much of the corn em]: on possible through the silo since the fermentation us a mailed. Trans er books will not close. OWEN SHEPHERD. Vice-President & Treasurer mo” W. » m Del-elm Oonlm ‘ amm‘“. - Wm- "m‘rr... » .. . ~ “mattress Elly-mng mean. orbymiu. but“ firmer-Io. “lam °§e~ Government bulletins any H the insect. 3“ w 9. " (Ian pie write l - alive Asparagus EVERAL are inquiring about as- paragus culture. It seems that asparagus is one plant which is generally mis-understood. Many have the idea that it is a difficult thing to grow, and many would tryit out if they thought it would succeed. If one will pur- chase high grade plants and give them good care, there is no rea- son why i 3para- gus will not suc- , soil and location. ‘ The first year 'L. W Mocks we were on this . place, we set out one hundred plants, all in one row. They grew fine, but it 'just so hap- pened that the next year it was nec- essary to erect a fence only about two feet from the row, and this hin- dered the care of the asparagus. The last year or two it has not done so well, and we have just ordered some more plants for this spring’s setting. We will try the Mary Washington variety this time. No special preparation of the land is necessary. It should bemade rich with manure and plowed to a good depth. The roots are set out eight- een to twenty—four inches apart, rows being four feet apart. One hundred roots will be sufficient for the aver- age family, but two hundred will be none too many for a large family. If two year old roots are used in starting the bed, it is quite likely a few cuttings may be made the sec- ond year, but one must not plan very heavily on a feast until the third year. The plants should be culti- vated, and weeds and grass kept out. If well started and given reasonable care, a bed should last for fifteen or twenty years, and many are giving good yields at twenty-five years. It is relished by most people, and finds a ready sale in every town, but like lots of other things, if a farmer doesn't grow it he generally goes without, as it is against his principles to buy garden “stuff.” Here is amman who wants to grow his own plants from asparagus seed. It can easily be done but, however the plants produced by the seed are very difficult and need a lot of care the first year. There ‘is nothing dif- ficult about the culture and twenty cents worth of seed will produce sev- eral dollars worth of plants. Now all of you who like asparagus, hold up your hands. A very large num— ber indeed. Now all who like it and have all they want of it, hold up your hands. Not very many. 'Now all who like it and seldom if ever have any, hold up your hands. My, what a large number! To these lat,- ter, I would say, get out your seed catalog and use the order blank. 1! at iii From Saginaw Before me is a letter from a Mr. M. of Saginaw. It is somewhat un- usual to get a letter with his thought in it, but I have frequently been asked the question pers‘onally.‘ Mr. M. wants to know “Why people choose farming as a means of live- lihood when there isn’t the slightest chance of becoming rich, as the term rich is understood today. In fact few farmers become what is under- stood as well off. They have to prac- tice economy so much in order to have the bare necessities of life.” Now, Mr. M., you are just like all others who put similar questions up to me. You infer that farming is the only occupation in all the world where one does not stand a. good chance of becoming rich. You, like all the others, imagine that all city and townsfolk are living in plenty, and that the majority of them are on the way to riches. Mr. M., you are mistaken. Did you ever visit very much in a city and keep your 1 Edited by n w. MEEKS. Hillsdaie County or Mr. looke’ advice on omen-em problems and he is slimy?“ aloud to i Form New benefit oi his wide experience. without charge. Address mm care 0 and you wilirooeive a personal reply by early mail it you-re s paid-up subscriber.) ceed in most an ' y ‘ pay day. good as they were. "m nJViews F. eyes open to see what the residents thereof actually do in order “to have the necessities of life”? Well if you are an average well‘fed farmer, go and visit a few average homes in some city. Stick around long enough so you will see how they live, day in and day out; not just on holidays and Sundays, but Mondays and every other day. I don’t say they do not have enough to eat, but I do say the average city 'man probably does more serious thinking. when he eats than you do on the farm. He won- dersif Mary put the set milk ticket in the milk bottle that morning and whether the peek of potatoes the de- livery boy . just . left . will last until He 'livesin a .fine modern home and he wori‘iés'for fear the . shops will Shut doWn before he is able to get it paid for. If he doesn't work in a shop he may be a street car conductor who ' Wonders how much longer the street railway can hold out against the motor bus. Many city people are merchants. If I had to guess who is the man who is doing the most serious thinking right now I’d guess the average merchant. I just read a fine address by a high up official of the United States Cham— ber of Commerce. This is a national association which includes business enterprises of all kinds, and many of them. 'His talk was .on the New Com- petition, and you could read between the lines that with one or two ex- ceptions all big business is nervous today over some competition or an- ticipated result of modern science. I know, Mr. M., that the city folk whom we see when we are in the city on a trading exposition, are well dressed and apparently care free. We as farmers, think their life is ideal and yet what we see of them is not their entire life. Many of them have salaries which are small in compari- son with many farmers. There is one thing most city people have that I wish more farmers had, and that is the ability to put on a bold front. While in Ohio at a recent Insti- tute, a woman gave an address on the farm and city life; and she shOWed by easily understood figures that if the average farmer would in- clude his house rent, milk, eggs, but- ter, meat, potatoes, vegetables, fruit and so forth as a part of his salary, he would have a salary comparing favorably with that of his city broth- er. I have been'around the city a little lately, and here is the way I look at some of my city friends. I spent some time for several days in a dentist’s chair. This dentist has been doctoring people’s teeth for probably thirty years, and I imagined how monotonous his work was com- pared to mine. He makes more money than I do, but think of the irksomeness of standing all day, day in and day out, looking for some trouble in a tooth! No dentist for me. Another friend is a city mail car- rier. He has a good position, gets as much money or more than the farmer. He certainly earns it, walk- ing eighteen miles every week day, and carrying a heavy load at that. Storms or sunshine, it makes no dif- ference. He is a fine fellow, likes his work and is doing fine, but I’d rather be a. farmer. ’Nother city friend is a railway engineer. He certainly gets hold of considerable money when he cashes his pay check. but his work is very exacting, and his hours at home few and varied; his hair is whiter than mine, and his age about the same. ’Nother city friend is a salesman. He gets fair pay, but oh, how he does have to hustle. Competitipn is so strong he is never sure of any prospect until they sign the dotted line, and by the way, he told me sales were not as Said city folks were all tied up with installment payments on things all the way from radios to autos and furniture. Said it required considerable pressure to (Continued on Page 10.) , .,,.,..u.- U std-3 A‘V ‘Wr Partial view of the Experimental Poultry Plant at Larro Research Farm, Redford, Mich., where Larro Poultry Feeds were developed and where they are constantly on test. Thousands of birds are used in accurate feeding experiments. Larro Research Farm is not a show place or a RATION that all but eliminates chick losses—- that makes chicks grow faster than you would ever have believed possible — that, builds health, vigor, resistance to disease—that ives chicks the right start towards high profit pe ormance in the laying pen—that is Larro Starter. You will never realize how utterly different this ration is— how far ahead of any other starter you have ever used—until you have fed it to your own chicks and actually seen its results for yourself. Larro Starter was not designed to follow any fad. It is the result of years of study and experiment at Larro Research Farm by nation- ally famous pkultry specialists whose entire education, training and experience have been in feed— ing and raising poultry. With thousands of chicks continually at their disposal, surrounded by every facility for the most care experimental work in one of the” world’s largest and most com- pletely equipped poultry research plants, these men spared no effort or expense to find the one best chick starter—the one that offers the poultry raiser the very utmost that modern poultry science can build into a baby chick ration. 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"up, | If your subscription is paid In edvenee end you'wlll re- H In regerdlno the fruit and orchard» NEW SPRAYI‘NG CALENDAR our HE M.'S. C. has recently released a new spraying calendar for various kinds of fruit. The calendar tells how and when to spray, what materials to use, how to mix the materials, etc. The authors are W. C. Dutton, R. H. Pettit, and C. W. Bennett. Free copies can be obtained by writing the Director at East Lansing, Mich., and asking for special bulletin No. 174. SOUTH HAVEN-CASCO GROWERS MEET “ EW England Orchard Experi- N ences Of Interest To Michi- gan” was the subject of a talk by Prof. W. C. Darrow before the South Haven—Casco Pomological So- ciety on March 7. Prof Darrow op— erates several fruit farms in Vermont near the home of President Coolidge, and is a fruit specialist at the Connecticut Ag- ricultural C o l - lege. To show how hilly the farms are in New Eng— land Prof Dar- row told of a. farmer who went out to get his cow and discov— ered that t h e cow -had fallen out of the past- ure. The Europe- an Red Mite which is now spreading over Michigan orchards is well es— tablished in New England and is con- trolled with an oil spray in the dormant period. The pro-pink and pink applications with lime-sulphur on apples were said to be of assist- ance in holding down this pest. Ap— ple trees infested with red mite have bronze foliage and the fruit is poor- ly colored and flavorless. The modi- fied leader type of tree was recom- mended and the pruning of bearing trees should consist of a thinning out of smaller branches. Branches whose diameter equals that of a man's thumb were said to be the largest which should be cut out of an apple tree. . In order to avoid spray injury to apple foilage the New England grow- ers are practicing rather drastic di~” lution of the lime-sulphur sprays aft- er the calyx application. 1 to 40 is used up to the calyx application. Aft— er the calyx spray it is reduced 1 to 50 or lower. Some growers even re- duce at as low as 1 to 200. Lime- surphur in the pro-blossom sprays was said to sometimes cause a dwarflng of the leaves and a yellow- ing of the edges of the leaves. To overcome this bordeaux is sometimes used in the pro—blossom sprays. Prof. Darrow's own spray program calls for 8. 3-10—50 bordeaux in the pre- pink and the pink. In the calyx a. 1 to 40 lime—sulphur is used, and thereafter a 1 to 75 lime-sulphur or dry mix. Prof. Darrow was most emphatic in recommending nitrogenous fertil- izers for apples. Sulphate of am- monia, nitrate of soda or calcium ni~ trate were all recommended. In one McIntosh orchard the average yield of apples was increased 93 barrels per acre through the use of fertilizer. Practically all of the increase in this case was due to improvement in the set of ruit on the fertilized trees. In enother orchard the average yield was increased 263 bushels per acre. The eastern growers are alive to the pollination problem. It is the practice to rent bees from bee keepers during the blossom per- iod.. The usual rental is $2 per swarm. New England is now in the throes of an intensive campaign for better apple varieties. A list of seven Herbert Homer standard varieties (The New Eng-.. land Seven) has been chosen, and all growers are urged to use these va- rieties for grafting and-planting. An ,apple' tree survey showed that a great many trees of poor varieties / . , ' ‘ are ‘still young enough to be grafted, and about one-third of all the trees Vof poor varieties are in commercial orchards. _ - The McIntosh apple is the great favorite in New England. Grown under the sod mulch system it was said to color better, keep better, and drop less than when grown under cultivation. BROADSCOPE. FARM NEWS AND VIEWS (Continued from Page 8) sell them anything more. No sales- man for me. Another city man gets one dollar per hour as an upholsterer in an automobile factory. But, but, he has had only twenty-eight hours work since the first of February. There are many reasons,__Mr. M., why people remain on the farm. There'is a mingling or a cooperation between a farmer's business and his home life that a farmer enjoys. He likes to planphis own affairs and, while many times they are not suc- cessful. he has a. satisfaction at least if he has done his part the best he knew. And, when he passes on to his reward, friends and neighbors for miles cease their labor and come to pay him a tribute of devotion. ‘7 Bulletin Sen-vie: (The hum listed under thls heedan rec. b the u. . different sources and those which. In our oplnlon, m of "test vs to our readers. If you e eon of one pesto] and or d with name and eddrees. .They wIII be seat 3 you without charges of any kind.) J No 2.—MODERN WATER SUPPLY. No 3,—SOIL FERTILIZERS. No 4.—SEED CORN CURING. ' No 5.—GOSPEL OF GOOD FEEDING. ' No 6.—BEFORE YOU INVEST. No 7.—-FARM SANITATION. No. 8.——FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS. No. 9.—FROM EGG TO MARKET. No. ll.—MINERALS AND FEEDING. No. lz.-—LINSEED OIL MEAL. No. )3.—-FIGHT THE CORN BORER. No. 14.-—-UNDER—GRADE APPLES . Ne. 16.-—-TIRE CARE. ,7 No. 17.—FARMERS' TAX GUIDE. ‘ Ne. 1s. BARNS AND HOW TO BUILD. No. 19,—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.~—loo FOODS FROM 4 RECIPES. 25.—FARM LEASE SYSTEMS. SC.—-—ORCHARD MANAGEMENT. . :7.—RASPBERRY PLANTATION. . 2£.—POULTRY FEEDING SECRETS. . 29.—FLIES IN DWELLINGS. . 80.———MORE MONEY FROM COWS. No. 88.§—CULLING FARM FLOCK. N o. Sir—POTATO GROWING. No. 85.—PROFITABLE ORCHARDS. Bulletin No. CATION. Every farmer who owns a tractor or expects to own one should get a. copy of this 78-page bulletin on the lubrication of internal combustion engines and tractors. No matter how much or how little his experience may be he will find it of great value. simple language and well illustrated. Bulletin No. ill—MODERN POULTRY HOUSES. Here is a 24—page book which should be in the hands of every reader of this p'Iler who is raising poultry for profit. Sooner or later you are going to start building a. new poultry house and it is none too early to begin studying its layout. ‘ Bulletin No. 38.-——D I S E A 8 E S O F POULTRY AND SWINE. A general dis- cussion of diseases that attack poultry and swine with description of external symptoms and post-mortem appearance. WON’T SHOW Lady: “You will spoil your stomach eating so much candyJ' . Laddie: V"That doesn’t matter. I al- ways keep my coat buttoned and itrwon’t ‘ show." ‘ - “PETITE It was shortly after Christmas Day that the little boy to. de- fine the wrod appetite. His insply was prompt and enthusiastic: ‘ “When you‘re eating. you’re 'appy; and when you- through you’re tightethat's appetite. ‘ 36.—TRACTOR LUBRI- , It is written in ' 4mg 9/\ \ I r Hf \ . J_ “trunk” a“... The editor I: solo. AGAINST CORN SUGAR BILL E/AREDITORb—There is an at- tack being made upon this ses- . k sion of Congress to secure legis- lation which would legally permit the ’adulteration of pure foods with corn sugar, without so stating on the respective labels. This is known as the Cole Corn Sugar Bill,” or Senate Bill 2806 and H. R. 10022. About two years ago, this same legislature was vigorously sought, known then as the “0016 Bill.” ' At that time attention was brought to the beekeepers by George Demuth of Medina, Ohio, and Dr. Philips, De— partment of Entomology, Washing- ton, D. C., such a law permitting the adulteration of honey, would certain- ly have been the destructive climax of the honey industry. But at that time, the flood of protests from bee- keepers, and their respective asso- ciations, besides others interested on pure foods, finally brought “an ex- ception to honey” in the bill but even then it failed‘to pass through. Now, again, this same legislation is being brought before Congress. This bill, is a direct violation of the Pure Foods and Drugs Act, of 1906, which act or law has been the rock foundation of stability to alerod'uc- ers of pure foods, and a safeguard to public health. I am certain anyone, hasno objec- tion to the manufacture, sale and use of corn sugar when sold as- such, on it’s own merits, but the whole— sale adulteration of pure foods with this product, and selling the adulter— ated product as a food which is known and supposed to be pure, is ‘certainly the limit, and certainly is ’ very. poor business sportmanship. . I am enclosing literature on this drastic misleadiing Corn Sugar Bill, which I have taken from beekeep- ing magazines and which I have re— ceived from the Michigan State Bee- keepers Association from which you may be more able to clearly under- stand what it is all about. Surely, the methods employed in trying to secure the passage of this bill, from-time to time, are enough to arouse the condemnation of all interested in fairness in legislation and business competition. Tm: BUSINESS FARMER has always been active upon such matters when brought to it’s attention. Yours for the production and sale of pure foods, or combinations of such under the present Pure Foods and Drug Act of 1906.——Leslie S. Bell, Hillsdale County. POUIII‘RY INDUSTRY AND M. S. C. EAR EDITOR: The poultry in- dustry of Michigan is estimated at about 380,000,000 8. year, or an average of nearly one million dol- lars for each county in the state. Of course some counties have twice this amount and others considerably less, but such as it is it comes mainly from the small farm flocks of the state. There is a flock of hens on prac- tically every farm in Michigan, vary- ing in size from fifty to several hun- dred, which is depended upon. to provide a steady income throughout the year. On most farms this covers the weekly ‘grocery bill with some— thing left for the farmer’s wife to call her own. On many farms the total income from the henyard be- “Capper- " longs to the farmer’s wife, and it is frequently heard that “I make more from my chickens than my husband does from his hogs." I There are more farmers interested in poultry than in any other branch of agriculture, with the possible ex- ception of milch cows. Now let us see how this industry is treated at the Michigan State College. There are about 2900 students enrolled. The horticultural department can take care of a class of 400 to 500. The horticultural industry is about half that of poultry, through the State. The dairy department can instruct a class of about 125 students. The dairy industry is about the same as the poultry industry in size. The poultry department can con- veniently handle a class of about a dozen students. Why are these departments so out of balance with the industries they represent? No one knows except the College executives, and they won’t tell. ‘ The Michigan fruit grower is get- ting ‘a great deal. of valuable help from the College, but no more than he needs. It tells him when to spray, and what for, and is on the job to meet any emergencies that ‘ may arise. The dairy department is doing 'good work, though there may. be some question as to the value of the t. b. test. The size of the dairy in— terests in Michigan is such that fail- ure to meet dairy problems as they arise would be little short of crimi- nal negligence. In the poultry department, repre- senting an industry approximately the same as that of dairying, we have this failure. Limited equipment for students, practically no research work on diseases and the buildings going to pieces for lack of repairs. The men of this department are do- ing the best they can with what they have to work with. The blame lies higher up, in the State Board of Ag— riculture and the high officials of the College. Not long ago the writer called the attention of the Secretary of the Col- lege to the fact that one of the im- portant poultry buildings was very much in need of repairs. He replied that he had referred the matter to the Poultry Department. The Poul- try Department wrote that the mat- ter would be attended to as soon as possible, but that at present there were no funds. This was a question of only a few dollars—C. N. Whit- taker, Van Buren County. GAS TAX 'b EAR EDITORz—In regard to the D gas tax, the three—cent tax is just what we want and the weight tax is a dirty graft on the farmer. Farmers pay the same tax as the man who uses the road to make a living and who are on the road the year round. Hoping the M. B. F. will continue the good work, the best and most helpful paper the farmer ever had—E. W. C., Hesper— ia, Mich. IT WAS PAT’S WRENCH “Any of you tellers lose a. wrench?” “Yep, I lost one." "What’s yer name?" “Mike O’connor." "Then ’taint yours. Pending’s name on Farmer. This one has Pat it.”—-Washington ' .7 7 _ V GBANDCHILDREN 01" A GRAND‘CHAMPIONY ' . , “My 11on ot‘mkcy‘s,;sirefl by Dakota, son of the 1926 all-American tnnd champion,” l" sanctum-Mm Cone, of Bennie county. cit! “.p ' . 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' I ‘ Forfull information write AERMOTOR CO. 2500 Roosevelt Rd. CHICAGO ... u BranohHoussé: 7..- u. ;_ Dallas Daistgloinfishnmakhndpom I or more, with one oiling and . - a E: AN\ oil-'SEQAAN-ERMON-BY i is... Wa an... t there Is an daemons regardlng rsllulout matters you wanna Ilka answered write to Rev. (I Werner and he wll be pleased to serve you without charge. I! you are a paid-up subset-liter.) A personal reply will be sent to you TEXT: “If a man die shall he live again?” Job 14:24. “Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and im- mortality to light thru the Gospel.” 2 Timothy 1:10. 0U have looked upon the lifeless body of a departed friend. Your senses were active and did not fool you. You “knew the eye was sightless, the limbs motionless, and the features pale and wan. You dis- cerned nothing of the life that for- merly animated the body. Death had won a complete victory. And then when you placed the body in the grave to moulder back to mother dust, did you have any forebodings? Any doubts? Did death end all? Another Easter revives theques— tionthat was'on the lips of Job in olden days. For the patriarch,“ it had in it much of despair and hope- lessness._ He had little resurrection hope. But throughout all succeed- ing centuries, longing and hope "for eternal life increased. “If a man die shall he live again?" is a question that is kept alive in every serious generation. To be sure, it seems that to some this question is too tedious and profitless. They hurry about in the things of business and pleasure. apparently unmindful of the judicial and eternal nature of life. Then some crisis revives the quest fer im- mortality. The recent war shook the nations into other—wordly con- ceptions of life. Everywhere there was kindled an intense interest in future existence. Sons and husbands were killed off like flies, and moth- ers and wives asked “Will they live again?" The imagination of scien- tists was so kindled that they sought to explore the regions 0 fthe unseen for any possible evidence of contin- ued life. And this is not strange. The strange thing is, that when life goes on like. a song, men frown at the suggestion of death. They do it in spite of the fact that due to ad— versity, trial, and old age, all finally have to reckon with this grim real- ity. At the ned of life’s journey we are compelled to sit down with the old question, “If a man die, shall he live again?" ‘ “For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. * * * But man dieth and is laid 10w: ‘yea man giveth up the ghost and where is he?” To the average person today, the future life is reasonable. The mind or soul is eternal. Yet, at the Easter season, we are willing to have this Christian doctrine freshly confirmed in the res- urrection of all nature. Hidden forces, after the death of winter, make vegetation live again. So, we reason that the order of nature is not destruction but, one of survival. Job saw the tree roots “wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground,” yet “it put forth .boughs like a plant,” and “the ten- der branch did not cease.” Therefore, this venerable sire knew there was 'hope for a tree. But said he, “Man :dieth and is laid low.” There was little future hope for man, the pa- triarch reasoned, for he had not seen .or known of a human being to re- turn from the grave. He struggled with this problem with awful solem- ‘nity, but usually doutbs prevailed to paralyze ‘hope. Yet, occasionally, Job’s heart fluctuates to'ward expec- tation and he testifies, “And after my skin, even this body is destroyed, then without my flesh shall I see God.” Significant it is, that though Without sense proof or revelation, here was a dim resurrection convic- _;_tion written in the soul. ' Job had had nothing in his ex- perience to assure his sense or imag- ination of a future life. But after Waiting long years, God came to us 'with a comforting sense appeal. We should have the most perfect faith. In the resurrection of Christ, have had pressed upon us -a'ctual,lhis- torical evidence that death has been abolished and that immortal life is the heritage of the soul. This isthe W6_/ achievement toward which every soul longs. We all desire victory in the solution of the death problem. ' We are “steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord” when we knOw we are not laboring in vain. We serve on even-to four score years and ten with the hope that our unfinished loves and aspira- tions might be made full beyond the grave. We reject the pessimist's ‘view of “Right forever on the scaffold and wrong forever on the throne.” believe, with St. Paul,'that the ,whole. creation is now in tears andgroan- ing to the end that 'Righ't shall be enthroned. “Though our outward _ man is decaying, yet our inner man is renewed day by d'oy.” wean, on ourway upward. . - e .' And these things are certainties. , The :Gospel is distinctive in :that; it deals not in arguments o rprobab'ili-‘ ties, but realities. On a. recurring Easter day multitudes will-repeat the creed which state their. belief in Jesus Christ who “was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day he. rose from the dead; vhe-as'cended into heaven; etc.” However this creed is interpreted, it is an expres- sion of the Gospel assurance that Jesus Christ was translated from this- time world to that which is eternal and heavenly . This is‘the sweep of our text, and it puts to flight any forebodings that rise like scepters from the grave. When our Chris- tian friends leave us here, we know not to what place in God’s universe they go. Nor does it matter. But that we know to Whom they belong is our comfort. The apostle tells us that his happiness consists in the certainty that when he is absent from the body he will be present with the Lord. All good people have a right to cherish this hope regard- ing life beyond the grave. But our text would say that life and immortality are brought to light here. This doctrine challenges our earnest thought and full acceptance. It is as profoundly important as it is interesting. Said the Master, “The hour cometh and now is, .when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that hear shall live.” This is the first resurrection. It is that time in your experience when Christ touched your dead heart through faith and gave you the un- dieing vision and the unfading glory of the Christian through endless years. It assures you of that second resurrection as represented in Christ’s words, “Marvel not at this; for the hour cometh in which all that are in. the tomb shall come forth; they that have done good unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil unto the resurrection of judgment.” “Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resur- rection." To such an one life be- yond the grave beckons into a richer experience and a fuller‘fellowship with Jesus and all those who have fallen asleep in Him. - Alarm Rings But Thieves Flee;— The alarm Robert Holmes, Kent county farmer, had connected be- tween his. house and chicken coop functioned all right recently but be— fore the officers whom he called got there the thieves had made their getaway taking 60 Rhode Island Reds with them. Apparently they were able to work fast as the officers Were on .theq’ob within fifteen min— utes after Mr..Holmes called them, and during that time the thieves had caught the chickens and escaped. Loses v- 60 Reds—Another Kent county farmer, Edward Green, who ‘lives nearKent City, reported thieves to'ok 60 Rhode Island Reds from his coop. I \ .Luchenbill, from near Corunna, lost‘ 50 chickens and Under- Sheriff J.."A_.. 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Their letters and a booklet of vital information about these stubborn diseases, will be sent free by Nacor Med- icine Co., 590 State Life Bldg., Indianap-- olis, Ind. ,No matter how serious your case seems, write for this information. and find out how thousands have been re- stored to health—(Adv) . _ (— V \ Ship Your Dressed Calves and Live Poultry- Detroit Beef Company; , .OLDES’I‘ AND -MOST RELIABLE COMMISSION nousn IN DETROIT Write for newshlpbers Guido shipping tags and Quotations. Detroit Beet Co. no: Mel-Idle Detroit, lash. lightning proof! .' [safewhen your‘ with ~“Leadclad” . . n" In a high, on u tM-,e-W.u "a , . _, M m. I‘m-In I." eh'd’euum inmate's“ "u‘."§’§i cu tilt-m _ country; 0 Is will to “I'm-men with. var-lone pro long and our tolls m'weleome to It! hlm at any Ime. duet ed rteglyhlg; we «m$.)a.‘r. and you '"I receive I personal lb tel for Inn- ’ Inc f The Parable of the Sower' .AST night my Bible reading in? cluded the parable of the sower. I I thought at that time what an appropriate passage of scripture for the farmer to read each spring. Al- though this par- able was spoken nearly two thou- sand years ago, it contains all the essentials of a good seed bed which is so im- good crop. Don’t be so r u s h e d with work this spring that you neglect to pre- pare a proper s e e d b e d for your crops. “Some seed fell by the wayside." If the soil is so packed or’uneven that a disc or drill jumps over the surface without digging up enough soil .to properly cover the seed, the grain sown is usually wast- ed in falling by the wayside. “Some fell upon stony places.” . It is diffi- cult to prepare a good seed bed if the land is too stony. Stone picking is a laborious task but I believe it V. 0. Braun pays to pick them nevertheless. “Some fell among thorns.” If Jesus were speaking today this would probably refer to quack grass, Cana- da thistles, and other noxious weeds. We all know what pests these “thorns” are on a farm. A good seed bed should be a fine, deep, compact, level soil which is free from weeds. Try and make your spring seed bed in such a condition; then sow the best seeds obtainable, and at harvest time you shall be reWarded for your efforts. . t at Liming for Alfalfa I have received a number of in- queries in regard to Whether soil lo- cated in a certain section needs lime .for alfalfa, and if so how much and what kind to. apply. In as much as this question seems to be a very fre- quent one as well as an important one, I shall answer it here. There is only one sure method to determine whether a soil ne'eds lime and how much and that is to test it. A tube of Soil-tex can be secured from the Soils Department at Mich— igan State College, East Lansing, for 25 cents and with it comes full di- rections for testing soil for acidity. The directions are very simple and anyone can test their own soil and find the exact amount of lime needed for raising alfalfa or the clovers. I would advise every. reader of THE BUSINESS FARMER to send for a pack- age of this Soil—'tex. The next question which comes up is what kind of lime to apply. The Soil—tex directions give the answer in tons of finely ground limestone, and this is the best and cheapest form of lime to apply. Some farmers have the idea that hydrated lime is the best form because it is more expen- sive and in a state of higher con- centration. As a matter of fact 74 pounds of hydrated lime is equal to 100 pounds of limestone in satisfying the needs of the soil. The hydrated lime will cost nearly 3 times as much and will not last as long, being more soluble, and for this reason finely ground limestone is always recom- mended. This is the form we use on Spring Water Farm. We apply it ac- cording to the directions of the Soil- tex, and we always secure good re- A; flock of, Edwin tend. portant to a’ Index or DUCKS RAISED 1N BRANCH oo'UN'rY ‘ V _ Indianhnunner ducks raised last year hy‘Mre. A. D. Bracy, of Branch county. She raised 150 and they began laying at 4% monthl. ,r \ sults. In order for the limestone to be most effective it should be thor- oughly worked into the soil and this should be done when the soil is in a medium dry condition. Usually the best results are ob- tained when lime is applied to the soil a few months or a year previous to sowing the alfalfa or clover seed, although we have always sown the seed at about the same time as the lime was applied and have obtained very good results. If a farmer has marl on his farm it would probably be cheaper for him to apply several yrads of marl per acer than to pur- chase and apply limestone. Some farmers lime their soil for alfalfa, purchase northern grown seed and then- have a failure due to the fact that the seed was not inoc— ulated. This factor is as important on soil where alfalfa has never been grown as liming. In the issue of March 17, I explained the proper method of legume inoculation. , it It all Practice Cooperation I had the amusiing and rather un- welcome task a few days ago to act as referee or arbitrator between a landlord and his tenant over some differences which arose on the farm. It seems as if there is too much dis- trust, disagreement, and quarreling between landowners and renters in this day and age. If we farmers, whether we be landowners or renters practice to a greater extent the gold- en rule, our difficulties with our fel- low men would disappear. A farm should never be rented unless a writ- ten contract is drawn up which states the pro-per status and, relations of each party. Then co-operation should be practised which will lead to the benefit of all parties concerned. Renters seeking new farms each year means a financial loss to both parties. , - On Spring Water Farm the ut— most cooperation is practised. My farm manager, Mr. C. A. Brewer, has been on the farm for four years— ever. since I have owned it—and we agree in a very satisfactory manner. He is an honest, upright young man, a hard worker, eager to learn, and not hostile toward taking sugges— tions. I never find it necessary to cuss him as I have seen some men cuss their‘tenants. In the first place he doesn’t need it, and in the second place my judgment informs me he is a trifle too big and husky. We work together, plan together, and each try to practice the golden rule. I never ask anything of him I would not be willing to do myself and he does like- wise. At the close of 1927 he in— formed me that he has done better on Spring Water Farm than any other place he has ever worked. We get along very well in spite of the fact that some of the neighbors prophesied we would not. Every farm owner and his tenant or hired man can do the same if they try. The next time differences arise between you and your. tenant or neighbors just talk it over, try to see the other fellow’s side'of the question, prac- tice the golden rule and your trouble will be ironed out without any loss or hard feelings._,. I! I It County Agent Several farmers came into my of- fice the other day, and we discussed the question of a county agent. I am sorry to state that Shiawasee county has no such agricultural (Continued on page 28) m... mama's. In 1 and 240w types. One-row ehown below. I _'d *s‘ g“ There Is Real Money in Potato Growing —the McCormick-Deering Way! THE McCormick-Deering potato planter handles cut seed and small whole seed with an accuracy as nearly one hundred per cent as it is possible to obtain with a mechanical planter. It possesses new and exclusive McCormick-Deering features, and employs the latest and approved principles of potato planter construction. 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Should any reader have any cause _ or complaint against any ad- vertiser in these columns, the gublisher would appreciate an - mediate letter bringing all fac_ to hgh In every case when writing say: “1 saw your advertisement in The Michigan Business Farmer!” It will guarantee honest dealing. "The Farm Paper 6f Service" KEEP THIS ISSUE ON FILE E have prepared this issue to interest every farmer who raises any poultry, whether he raises many or few, and we hope that you , will put this copy away in a safe place Where you can refer to it whenever you want to find out something about taking care of chicks or when you want to know of a reliable source from which to purchase baby chicks. The columns are filled ‘ with articles on poultry by specialists and adver- ' tisemcnts of leading poultrymen throughout the ‘ State. We urge you to file this copy. ORDERED YOUR POULTRY MARKER? RE you working with us in our campaign to stop rural thievery? Have you put proper locks on your chicken coops and installed alarms, or are you waiting for the “horse” to be stolen before you do anything? Have you put in your order for one of the M. B. F. Poultry Markers? If we—and that word “we” means all of us— are going to stop this stealing we must work to- gether. We can not give up anywhere along the line or the thieves will break through our battle line and make our chances of winning that much harder. We insure our houses andmbarns against fire so that we may be protected to a certain extent if they should burn down. Most of us lock our automobiles when we leave them parked in town or city because we do not want thieves to steal them. Further, most of us have them insured besides. Then why not protect ourselves against loss, if possible, from poultry thieves? Good locks will help and they are not prohibitive in price. Alarms are good, one kind frightening the thief away and the other letting you know he is there so that you can catch him red-handed if you want to. But if you'are away from home, and Mr. Thief knows it, he may force the lock, disconnect your alarm and carry off all the poultry you have. Then what can you do? If he doesn’t leave any clues you are pretty much “out of luck”—that is unless your chickens have an identification mark on them so that you can prove' ownership, dead or alive. If they are marked with one of our special markers, having your own individual mark which is registered with all sheriffs and the poultry dealers throughout the State, you can identify them any time or place, because once the mark is properly puton it stays indefinitely. ' At $1.50 you are getting the advantage of a special wholesale price, because most markers sell all the way from $3.00 up to $5.00, and we can- not promise that t-his low price can be continued for any certain length of time. This low figure is based on quantity production and we must have a large number of orders if we areio keep from advancing the price in the near future. If you can not find a recent issue from which to clip the coupon for ordering a marker just write on a sheet of paper, “Send me one of your poultry markers” and sign your complete name and address. ( ~:"‘~‘iilxgi&.aico. * .. ~ ~r ‘ ‘ gt your-chicks“? h 9‘791l.'sti117“hdre‘ ‘tltsfir. .. olks.., I Put this in an envelop with a .‘ ‘ 7&6 Business? liar-me g Thieves are notifier-Tested in taking marked articles ofany kind because it is too much of a job to sell themwithout' getting caught. ’ i REVISING TEE, TARIFF ' HE McMaster resolution recently passed by. the Sefiate, calling for immediate revision downward of tariff schedules, is of striking interest to everyone engaged in agricultural pur- suits. ' . The farmer has long suffered by reasOn of the inequitable situation resulting from a low tarifl.‘ on agricultural products and a high tariff on the. products of other businesses. This resolution would remedy the situation to a certain extent. but is it the best treatment. for the trouble? Since the United States is considered an ex- porter of agricultural products rather than an im- porter, lt would seem, off hand, that if there was a downward revision to the tariff on non-agricul— . tural commodities the results would be all that could be desired. But would it? Agriculturallleaders and organizations ingen- eral throughout the country do not appear to think so as many are urging higher tariff rates on several products. For instance, the bean growers would like to have the tariff increased on foreign beans so our markets will not be flooded with them almost as soon as the price for domes- tic stockreaches the level where the grower is making a fair profit. Sugar beet interests are very anxious to see a stiffer tariff on sugar and they are working for this change. Right now the organized milk producers of the country, es- pecially of the middle west, are pulling every pos- sible wire they can get their hands on to get Con- gres to increase the present duty on cream. The farmers of Michigan are very much interested in all three commodities. If the tariff is reduced on non—agricultural commodities it will assist the farmer but it will also lower the standard of living of the American working man. If the tariff on agricultural pro- ducts was increased so that it compared favor— ably with the duty on other commodities the standard of living of the laboring class would not suffer and the farmer who practices diversifica- tion would be better off. _ ‘ However, we favor neither the high or the low tariff but believe there is a happy medium some- where between. The duty should be higher than at present on some agricultural commodities to protect against foreign invasion while it could be lower on some non-agricultural products that the farmer buys in large quantities. come here to play. and get their systems ‘ full of vim; the bathing beauties never swim, but Just parade along the bench, with some young teller after each. erandy Jane, she sticks close by, so I just see them with one eye, she don’t approve so much. I guess, the way that them young hoppers dress. My idea, on the other hand, is, when you're in some different land, Just do the way the Romans do and not get shocked at nothln' new. The other day a New York guy says, “How about some golf?" so I went out and played a game. By gum, I used to play some pool at hum, but playin' golf you need a cart, them holes is half a mile apart. Some holes they put behind a hill; when I’d haul off and swat that pill, as like as not A’twould hit the crick, or light out where the weeds was thick. That teller he was so polite. he kept his grin hid out of sight, he showed me how to swing and hit until I got the hang of it. When I get home, as like as not, I’ll take the old back pasture lot and make a golf course where I can go golfing with the hired maul MIAMI ain't all blowed away. a lot of folks GOING TO FIX UP THIS SPRING? F you are planning to fix up your front I yard this spring, do some landscape gardening to make it more attractive, you will be interested in a contest we are starting. ' Making the farm home yard look attrac- tive increases the value of the farm, makes the folks who live there feel more con- tented and attracts the eye and wins the admiration of the passerby. It is an invest- ment that pays big dividends. We have always encouraged and urged folks to lay out their farm yards attractively. From time to time we publish articles on how to do this, the last one appearing in February of this year. Now we are going still further by starting a contest among the farmers of Michigan to See who will do the best job in 1928. We are not quite ready to release full de- tails on it yet but everyone who intends to compete should be getting a snapshot of their farm yard 'before they do anything to it so we are giving you notice at this time to get your pictures and send them in, advis- ing that you wish to enter our contest. “Whether you are going to do all of the work yourself, only part of it, or intend to hire it all done you can enter this contest. What we are mostly interested in is the the beautification of the farm and farm home and how it is accomplished not of the greatest importance, just so it is done. If youl want any advice on your planting 0 feel free‘ to write us as questions will “be gladly answered at all times. fiend us a rough pencil sketch of your yard, giving . location of your house, any trees or other buildings, and we will. help you plan an v . attractive front yard,~ one that may be 8 ~ .winner in our contest. I“, \ ' 9 9 is more than "a periodical In: 47} “Imtyzlrron ~ PETER PLOW’S PHILOSOPHY - My idea of a good optimistis a feller that ex- ' pects his stolen chickens to come home to roost. Feller with a black eye says he’s glad these socks you get in the eye don't come in pairs. One thing 'bout goin’ into politics, you sure . learn a lot of things ’bout yourself that you never I knew before. The sad thing about the airplane flights across the ocean seems to be the upkeep. So many folks i get started alright but they can’t keep their plane ‘ up in the air. When the Editor told me this issue Was goin’ to be devoted to chickens I got right excited thinkin' I might see some pictures of the new ; spring styles—and then I learned it was the ‘ feathered kind he meant. I was readin’ in the paper 'bout a lady'bein’ 1 ill and telephonin’ a high toned doctor. Doc’s secretary informed her she could..see him “the , followin' Tuesday, at 3 oclock." days she received a printed card notifying her of her appointment. By Tuesday the lady was well so she didn’t keep the date. Wouldn’t that make an old country doctor who had shuffle¢ out of this world of woe long ago turn over in his grave? Ever hear this one? Two colored boys met on the street, and one says, “Say, Mose, how 'bout: loanin’ me two bits?” The other one said, “Loan yoh two bits? How come, boy; de las’ time Ah saw yoh yoh' was flush wid money and said yoh had a laundry.” To which the first feller replied, “Well, Ah didliave, but she’s divorced me since den.” '.,' come evens-s - V ! April 10-11.'—Annual meeting Livestock Loss Prevention Ass’n., Detroit, ich. , _ Oct. 30-Nov. 2.——Top lo" Mi higan Potato Show, . Gaylord, Mich. - In a couple of 1 Nov.‘ 7-10.——Gr_eenville Potato Show, Green- ' ville, Mich; Nov. -14—16.-—-Wcstcrn 'JMSchigan Potato Sliwa :. ~ sigma“; Micki. ~ -- _ of’Sé he i mw‘ I. ‘—.. .- A e. . w“... ‘ I Mina-sons or mm one no will at our out to man I a ! settlement err/m action. for ‘wmoh no (rum for our services will «or be, 1.— min ls may - sud-us sub- 1.1% notion than 0 mos old a.— omm u not bed or m' ‘ mwflhlfl our distance so! one . chmflhwdflmhlnduldnot' ad by mail. ‘ . I “run all m. M mi...“ PM“ .....":9 a" Junnutbummewd-ntu Til I08!“ PARKER comm Ion. E Wow. Huh. I Report Ending March 22, 1928 Hunter claim: Filed H T “same. 35.31 Must Involved .................. .. Total Number Oislms Settled .............. ... _Amount Secured .................... ...831,2‘ 5.15 “I issue SALES SERVICE COMPANY ‘-‘LADIES———Make money at home. spare time, addressing cards; no canvassing; experience unnecessary; particulars send stamped envelope. Sales Service Co., Box 541, Hopkins- ville, Ky.” N investigation of this concern ‘ revealed the fact that it is the old newspaper clipping bureau scheme which we have condemned many times in these columns. Leo Carpenter is the name of the indi- vidual said to be back of the Sales Service Company. RUBY FLOWER COMPANY “$15 - $25 W E E K L Y—Making flowers or Pillows, Lamp Shades, Dresses, Hats. Steady work. No Canvassing. Experience unnecessary. Particulars free. Ruby Flower Co., Hammond, Ind." ' NYONE answering this advertise- ment is urged to undertake the work of making artificial flows are and wreaths. Part of the “free particulars” is a request to send $1.00 to cover cost of sample outfit and instructions for doing the wor .” ‘If the flowers which the applicant makes in the home pass inspection at the company’s headquarters, it is said, a. repeat may be asked. But, according to statements made by the local manager to an official of the Better BusinessBureau, this seldom happens. According to the literature of the concern the dollar will be re- turned after the worker has made $6 worth of flowers, but if repeat or- ders are “seldom,” chances of mak- ing $6 worth of flowers for the com- pany are small—and chances of get- ting back the dollar are still smaller. It is said this concern also oper- ates the Junell Company of the same city. They offer “$25-$50 weekly in your spare time” addressing enveh opes. Investigation revealed they requested an applicant to send the company $1 and agree to pay post- man the balance of $3.49 plus ship- ping charges upon arrival for “trial working supplies, envelopes, circular letter illustrations, postage stamps . market value, for mailing them,_and'full instruc- tions, together with one sample hat.” Hands off such schemes, folks.” WHEN INVESTING F you have a little surplus money that you are considering invest- ing, not speculating with, the fol— lowing rough but ready gauge on what is offered you, prepared by the Better Business Bureau of Detroit, should be of value: 1.——-Are there ample tangible as- sets—property of value—backing the security offered you? 2.—Has the security a present and, if needs arise, could you borrow money on it? . 3.——Are the company’s ofiicers trustworthy, honest and experienced in this particular line? 4.—Has the concern complied with the state laws governing the sale of securities? 5.-—Has a past record of earnings proved the company’s ability to op- erate at a substantial profit? 6.—-Does continued success appear probable ? ‘ 7.——Are the representations of ad- vertising and salesmen 100 per cent facts? 8.—-Is the promised yield, or re- turn on your investment, consistent with safety? If these questions are satisfactorily answered give the matter further consideration, consulting The Pub- lisher’s Desk or your local banker, but if they are not do not be “high— pressured” into buying. The ques- tionable promoter never wants to give his prospective victim time to investigate because he knows if he does he will not make the sale. THANKS We received your card of February 24th, inquiring as to our settlement with the American Match Pants Co. We have just received a full settlement today, of $9.75, the purchase price, which we can .credit only to your splendid services. We would never have received a cent, only for the aid you gave us, and we cannot speak too highly of your paper and wonderful services to our friends and neighbors. Thanking you for all you have done, we remain MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER boosters—A. B., Newago, Mich. At last the American Sales Company has sent me my order. 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Du Bois, broke into the chicken coop of Loyal Burdick of Shaftsburg, helping themselves to a consider- able xxx-don of Burdick’s flock of chickens. Mrs. Bu'rdick, as soon as she discovcrcdher loss, immediately telephoned '111e Michigan Busi- ness Farmer, and notified the Sheriff's oflice. In the meantime the thieves were congratulating themselves on their fast get-away for they were safely located in Iansing. 'I‘hey- overlooked, however, the two deputieEI, Ruppert and. Smith, who were asdgned the job of catching them. Ruppert and Smith are ma! deputies who have as their motto “Get your man," and they don’t stop until their task is accomplished. After hours of investigation and a long hard drive, they arrested Grant and Du Bois at Lansing. The prisoners were brought before Justice Bruce of Perry and Grant ‘was given a fine of $40 and thirty days in in jail while Du Bois was given a 3.20 fine and twenty days in jail. 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' - J . “my 30 confident are the distributors that m 1 But Killer Will do as well for you that they (1 a large $2.30 bottlerrgl‘arm s s ofler to sen {or only one dollar, on 1 - on no money—Just y to 1m rial Laboratories, ins. nus Ci . stones. 1 O. .. kill these " ‘ .» Winnie“. 96%.. today ’ 2-. r '1!" instani ‘w Another rare or the namesake an... Colorado, were hard ones. pretty dark, prize. range. one was hurt. mother and sister. ing. WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR HE two years following the one in which the Muirs sold out and came to and bought a ranch over on the west side of the divide. Not only did the bottom drop out of the cattle market but a hard winter killed oi! a large number of their cattle. especially to Doug Summers, the Muirs, and Mary Muir. because they were planning on getting married Just as soon as they could get a little money put aside. pert rider, decides to earn some money riding bad horses. is offered to the man who can ride Catapult and Doug has him-eye on that His plans do not meet with the approval of the Muir family. The third winter was a terror and it was June before the cat-tie could be turned out on the By that time they were a sorry looking lot. many of them got poisoned on giant larkspur and they died on every hand. It looked as though the folks were going to lose out but they decided to break up some new land and try raising more wheat. called “Vi’ild Cat” and Doug and Terry bought a large plow from a. neighbor. turning home with the plow after dark an automobile ran into them but no They learned it was one of their neighbors, Sid Stutgart and his Next morning they got at their work of clearing and plow- After they got this work done, Doug, Terry and Mort started out to ride the range to see how their cattle were coming along. They found plenty of dead ones. Doug went over to the Stntgart ranch to ride some untamed horses. Things, looked an orphan who came "west with Doug being an ex- A prize of $1,000 To make mattersworse They had a steam engine they Be- (Continued from March 17 issue) rolled a smoke. Before he began rid— ing, he had never smoked, but he quickly acquired the habit. No rider could be considered sophisticated unless he did. Of the horses in the corral, he singled out a. little dun-colored animal, sleek as a mole and supple as a marten, a trim little horse with a good, wide head and an in- quisitive slant to his ears. -Doug had learned a lot about horses during his two years in the mountains, and he immedi- ately formed a strong liking for this one. “I wonder," he reflected aloud, “if that is the horse Sid was talking about last night. Believe I’ll get my saddle and take him a round or two." “That's him,” said a voice, below and behind him. Doug twisted about in sur- prise. Fay Stutgart was laughing up at him. Doug gawped. “That's Hobo,” she continued. “They say he‘s a half-brother to Catapult him- self." “That’s not a bad horse,” said Doug stouily. “I’ve seen and rode too many horses to believe that. He may be spoil— ed a. little, but there‘s the making of a number one cow horse in that fellow. Never saw one I liked better." ‘ ‘He’s spoiled, all right,” she said. “I‘m sure you would agree to that if you'd see him grind Chal’s leg into the corral until he shed tears; or see him the time he threw Spence so hard he was stunned; then tried to trample him.” “Did he actually do all that?” Doug incredulously. “He actually did,” she assured him. “Didn‘t I hear you say something about putting a saddle on him?" There was a challege in her voice, and Doug recognized it as such. He rolled off the corral pole with celerity. "Wait here," he requested; “I’m going after my saddle.” He was back quickly, with saddle, brid- le and rope. “I'll have to bridle him,” he apologized. “since I haven‘t got anyone to ride herd for me. But I won’t use the bit unless he tries to hurt himself.” * She laughed at that, but following his quick, sure movements with admiring eyes as he slipped into the corral and shot a loop over the little horse’s head. Hobo submitted to the rope tamely and even allowed the bit to be slipped into his mouth and the saddle cinched on his back, without protest. Doug drew his head slightly toward the stirrup and looked over the saddle at the girl, now perched precax’iously on the top pole of the corral. “Better get down from there,” he or- dered. “Why so?” won’t frighten him any. “If he's a fence rower,’ he said, "as you hinted a while ago, he’s liable to knock you off if I can't keep him away from the fence.” ‘fl’ll stay here,” she decided, a sparkle of excitement coming into her eyes. “I don’t want to miss any of this ride.” " “Suit yourself,” said Doug, and swung swiftly into the saddle. Or, to be exact, into what he thought was the saddle. W'hen he came down where he thought the saddle was, it wasn't there. Hobo had tricked him. Assuming docility, he had watched, out of the corner of his eye, until Doug‘s foot had left the ground, then made a swift bound forward. It was an old trick. Doug had had it played on him many a time. But he had thought he was too good a rider to be tricked so simply, and now when he found himself behind the saddle, his knees grip- ping the convulsing‘ sides of the little dun, he knew he was in for it. And he felt foolish. He knew he would have no chance back there, and he also knew how ludicrous he would appear hanging onto the cantle of the saddle for dear life. He could even vision himself in the long arc that he DOUG took out his tobacco pouch and asked she wanted to know. “I 71 .would travel when Hobo threw him; de- cided that it would be in her direction. And ‘so, as Hobo gathered himself for the fray. he suddenly dropped the reins and turned ’a back summersault as grace: ugly ai‘iiésfitslg. if, indeed there oan’be $6 . such a may menu Hobo was plainly puzzled with such a move. For a second, he stood» with his back humped, his head 'turned'Ti‘ofiking at Doug. The girl was surprised: But she laughed heartily. “I didn’t know you were a. clown as well as a rider, Doug,” she said. “Well,” he said, “you see, it's not often I have such an extensive audience. When I do, I like to put on something special." She laughed at that. “It‘s fortunate," she said, “‘that Hobo didn’t decide to put on 'sOmethirig special while you were standing on your head." “He’s not a. bad horse,” said Doug. “I know horses too well for that. Spoiled a little, maybe. But a wise little horse when you come to know him. Now, we’ll put on the main show. Are you coming down from that perch before it starts?” “No,” she vetoed; ‘I don’t want to miss any of it.” Doug was more wary this time. He had been caught napping once, and he was not sure that he had saved himself from appearing ludicrous. He drew Hobo’s head almost to the stirrup—a shaky business, he. knew, in case of a ,bitor, but Hobo, he knew, was no biter. No horse with ears set the way his did would bite. He drew the horse’s head almost to the stirrup so that when Hobo made the bound to cause the rider to miss the saddle the horse would swerve toward him. Then a second time Doug swung aboard, As before, when Doug’s foot left the ground, Hobo sprang like a streak of light. But he followed his head and swerved toward Doug. Doug had swung hard. His bound met Hobo's, so to speak, and he struck the saddle hard, so hard he was for the movement dazed. Had Hobo uncorked one good pitch at that time, Doug would have been thrown sky- high. But Hobo was off balance, too, and by the time he hod recovered himself, so had Doug. Doug jerked off his hat, waved it gaily, and smote the horse about the ears. Hobo. reached for altitude. It seemed to Doug, as the horse under him recoiled, that he had never known a horse to go so high; and he was absolute— ly certain that he had never known one to hit so hard when Hobo’s four bunched hoofs did strike the ground. It seemed that some massive hammer had smote him on top. of his head, while a similar one seemed to drive the base of his spine up- ward. There was a twist, too, at the end of the drive that came in a hair’s breadth of unseating him the first pitch. After that first deliberate pitch, Hobo accelerated. The longer he went the, wild~ er he became. It seemed he lost his head entirely and developed into a wild horse. Could Doug have viewed him then from a spectator’s standpoint, he would hardly have recognized him as the docile appearing little dun he first examined. As it was, he could scarcely see anything. Even the girl on the fence seemed to be gyrating crazily, and when Hobo smashed broadside into the corral. directly be- neath her, he hardly felt the shock, altho his left leg suddenly went numb. He was too entirely busy to note that the shock the horse had imparted to the fence had unbalanced the girl and all but dislodged her. And when Hobo struck again, catching her at a disadvantage, she was hurled, head over heels, almoSt beneath his frenzied hoofs. Doug saw her then and surged back on the big spade bit which hitherto he had disdained. The big pointed spade spread in Hobo’s locked jaws and his mouth flew open with a violence. Blood and foam followed the savage bite of that bit and Hobo grunted and sat down on his haunches, his spreading forelegs almost embracing the girl. Yes, Hobo sat back on his haunches, doglike, and remained in that ludicrous position. He was thru; his bolt‘was shot. Never again would he fight to dislodge a rider as he had 'fought before. Doug slid down, a. bit shakily, picked up the girl and carried her out of the corral. The shock of the fall had knocked the breath from her, but she was all right as soon as it came back. 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She proved it. “I thought ' the boys were just joking about your rid- ing abilities,” she said slowly. “I know now they were not." I I “I-Ie was a warm baby while he lasted,” said Doug, looking at Hobo with admira- tion, “He had me goggy a time or two. Never suspected such a. fightout of him. But I don t imagine, there’ll be much fight in him from now’ on.” '. Sid came out while they were talking, plainly groggy from the night’s carousal. quick coméback," Summers. Feel like top- ping a bad horse this morning?" "Just finished," said Doug, “pointing to the drooping Hobo. “Your sister could ride him,» now.” Sid stared open mouthed, turnedto Fay for confirmation. IShe nodded. “I’d give a thousand dollars to have seen it,” said Sid at length. “Next time, don’t be so chary with your invitations.” “He didn’t even invite me,’ 'said Fay. "I just caught him in the act. It was worth seeing,” she added; ‘but a little terrible, too.” (Continued in April 7th issue) ~ ~ "With the Farm Flocks a . lence In raising poultry to this department (or the Also questions relet we to poultry will be cheerfully answered by experts.) (We Invite on to contribute benefit 01' ot your C! HOMEMADE BROODERS , HERE .are numerous types of homemade brooders that have prove‘d'their worth, as there are numerous types that are worthless. When we- depart from nature’s plan we are taking chances on succes. Nature has arranged so that the heat‘ from’ the mother hen’s body shall fall upon the “"chick’s back, hence hover—type brooders are rec- ommended as they conform to na- ture’s plan. A very successful ' hover-type brooder may be made from a dis- carded, leaky wash tub, a lantern, a piece of 14-inch mesh hardware cloth, a flue stop, 4 blocks of wood, plus a little labor. The hardware cloth is used as a protection to keep the chicks from coming in contact with the lantern. Form a hollow tube of it. Make it large enough so that the lantern can easily be withdrawn for filling and cleaning. Wire this firmly together so it will retain its shape. This tube will need to be long enough to extend from the floor up through the tub, and extend several inches above the ' bottom of the tub which is the top of the hover. The position 'of. the tub is upside down, the edge rests on the blocks of wood which are 8 to 10 inches from the floor, allowing entry of the chicks. It also throws the heat near the floor before permitting it o be spread out from under the tub A circular‘ hole must now be cut in the bottom of the tub large enough to permit the protector and lantern to‘ be placed in position. Place the flue stop over the top open- ing of the protector tube. This pre- vents any chicks falling into the tube from the top. This must be so placed that it is easily removed and re- placed, as must be done each time the lantern is refilled. Get a flue stop with the strap holdings for the flue—Mrs. I. F. SOFT SIIELLED EGGS What causes so many soft shelled eggs? They eat so many.—Mrs. S. H. G., Millington, Mich. OFT shelled eggs are usually caused by a lack of calcium car- bonate of soda. Calcium car- bonate can be added by giving oyster shel, or by adding ground limestone to the mash. We have also found that cod liver oil makes mineral con- tent of the feed more available, hence improves egg shell texture.— C. G. Card, Prof. of Poultry Hus— bandry, M. S. C. o \CULL BEANS IN LAYING MASH I have a lot of cull beans. Will it do any harm to cook and feed them to laying hen's?—C. M., Mesick, Michigan. ULL beans when mixed with the laying mash, prove very satis- factory to the laying hens—C. G. Card, Prof. of Poultry Husbandry, Michigan State College. MUSINGS OF A PLAIN FARMER REETINGS! M. B. F. Friends! With the Editor’s perimission I will again attempt'to muse. * 3k * I have been doing a Rip Van Winkle act, but since the sun’s rays have become stronger I have been able to absorb e 1 q BJGPISUOO vitamin D. =l< * it Mrs. B. has also put me on a balanced ration and I believe within a fortnight I’ll be in the pink of condition. Ready to take part in the battle of the Cenfurfi- ,. My first ef- fort in the space assigned me by the Editor will be to capture some of my thoughts and contemplations while doing my work about the farm. 3 t 0 Farm work is monotonous at best this time of year. But the whirl of production will soon be .upon us and that’s when I hit on all four cylind- ers with these musings. it t t I have sent my halter man to lead in some thoughts for the next issue of M. B. F. and will close this article as a kind of notice of my resurrec- tion. I wish to thank you for the good serv— ice We have received through your paper, always receiving a prompt answer to all our letters of inquiry. THE BUSINESS FARMER is the best of our farm papers, and we have several.—John Adelson, Os- ('(‘iliil (‘oiiiily. AN EGG Limo nEoonn TO BEAT “A picture of part of my flock of 116 wallets,” writes Mrs. Jessie Stevens, of Montcalm county. I five, or. six pnIIots arelwaiting In line. 09 During October I, ‘ I M! and-1' b “There are 26 nests in our poultry house and often they are all in use and I They were bought In May andbegan laying In otI 240 on” ill-November. 180: eggs; in December, 2542: I {unto 10th, 1720. “this , ‘ ‘ne day and averaged 8‘! mode a total 01.8.6” eggs. I no ‘In January and February.” deaths greeted, you’ve gota ‘ Amman n: THE February reports from Egg Laying contest place . Karsten’s Pen of Star XXX Mating pullets as leading all Michigan Breeders for the month’s production. This contest winning strain, of White Leghorn Baby Chicks is offered to the chick buying public at prices that you would pay for common Leghorns. The pullets entered in these ‘1 laying contests are from our Star XXX Mating blood lines,‘ and are the same egg bred strain of chicks that are pur—- chased by a large number of commercial egg farmers. FEBRUARY REPORTS — KARSTEN’S PEN ILLINOIS EGG LAYING CONTEST NORTH WESTERN YEAST I'OAM CONTEST uncy, Illinois Glen Ellyn, Illinois 2nd high pen for entire contest 2nd high pen entire contest 2nd 4th and 5th high birds entire contest 2nd and 8rd high birds entire LEADING ALL MICHIGAN BREEDERS LEADING ALL MICHIGAN contest BREE DERS WISCONSIN EGG LAYING CONTEST IOWA EGG LAYING CONTEST ilwaukee, Wis. Des Moines, Iowa 1st High on entire contest 3rd high can entire contest 2 high brds entire contest 2nd hluh bird entire contest LEADING ALL MICHIGAN BREEDERS LEADING ALL MICHIGAN BREEDERS WEST VIRGINIA EGG LAYING CONTEST Dunbar,-West Virginia High pen entire contest for month ' High pen entire contest for year LEADING ALL MICHIGAN BREEDERS MICHIGAN EGG LAYING.CONTEST East Lansing, Michigan High pen for entire contest with 241 eggs or 8300 production LE DING ALL MICHIGAN BREEDERB Many of our breeders were produced from official recorded birds. A , large number were produced from the CHAMPIONS OF THE 1924:25 ' MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL EGG LAYING CONTEST. In the' ‘ 1926—2'7 Michigan Contest Karsten’s pen produced 2415 eggs in the 51 weeks or bird average of “'1 eggs. Chicks produced from these Star XXX Mating will lay 1 large white eggs. PRICES — KARSTEN’S DAY OLD CHICKS STAR XXX MATING CHICKS KARSTEN'S HOLLYWOOD CHICKS Prices for Prices for Price: for Prices for QUANTITY Feb-. March. May June. QUANTITY Feb., March. May June. April Delivery July Delivery April Delivery July Delivery 25 Chicks 25 Chicks .......... .. 350 .......... .. 3.00 50 Chicks 50 Chicks .......... "s s 5.15 100 Chicks 100 Chicks .......... .. 11.00 500 Chicks 500 Chicks __________ ._ 52.50 , 1000 Chicks 1000 Chicks 99.00 Order Dirct From This Ad 01' Send For Large Free Instructive Catalog KARSTEN’S FARM Box 104 ZEELAND, MICHIGAN pay high prices for small Leghorn: g: buy inst ordinary Leghorns— When you can buy Chicks from our large English Type s. C. White Leghorns—those cold climate egg producers for these low prices. March and April June $1 100 .................. _. s 9.00 500 .................. .. . 1000 .................. .. 75.00 Place your order-I now'and be assured or deliver. when you want it. Any deposit books your order. 100% live and satisfactory delivery guaranteed. Circular Free. City Limits Hatchery, P. Rezelman, Prop., Holland, Mich. b O O . O I ' " ' "_~‘—-e-T-—~—————~ 3:06 I / Bay for your chicks when you get them. Send $1.00 and we will ship 0. 0. D. r ' ' ' that are bred from proven blood lines. Michigan Agni-edited ChICks Every breeder wears a sealed leg band in- dicating oflirmi inspection under SlliIeI‘VlSIOII of Michigan Poultry Improve ment Assocmtmn. PAY $1.00 DOWN—BALANCE C. 0. D E Get our his new catalog. it IS free. It will help you. Your chmce of three [R profitable breeds. 100 % live delivery guaranteed. , ' / BRUMMER FREDERICKSON POULTRY FARM. Box 28, Holland, MIeh.. Babmn‘sr R1“ Bre‘ Chicks‘ia ‘ e . . ( TRAPNESTED MATINGS add So, BLUE RIBBON PENS add 40 eeeh I 100% Live Delivery guaranteed, and Postage paid on 25 50 100 600 II White, Brown & Buff Leghorns ....... .................... .. $3.50 $6.50 $12.00 $58.00 : Barred, \Vhite and Bufl’ Rocks, Minorcas, Anconas , \Vhite \Vyundottes and Reds .. 4.09 7.50 14.00 68.00 I Silver \Vyandottes and ()rpingtons ...... ._ 4.70 8.50 16.00 78.00 53.00 .« Flint, Mich. Mixed all heavy Broilers, No (711118.... 3.... . 11.00 Babion’s Fruit and Poultry Farms, Lock Box 354-8, 731120L EECATRELDY Conn]: ii: ' BlOOd:mscoums—15 Varieties: T 8 Varieties Record Of This year we introduce to you our Record of Performance pedigree male matings Perform- up to 316 egg records direct from British (‘olmnbju and Ontario. lannda. Some M l i‘locks trnpriested andIbloodtepstétzd.1 R;F2[ill(‘l‘(‘(i IWlntef 1.;lflilfin‘llsl 313113 egg matingi Vinners 0 many )rizes. .e " '14] nircunr o Cli(‘ s, mciing eggs an ance . a e hroodcrs before buying elsewhere. Broiler chicks 8c up. Can ship at once. , I Matmgs , , , , Beckmann Hatchery, Box 57, Grand Rapids,,M1ch. . Servnce PURE BRED BABY CHICKS Quality 100% Live Delivery Guaranteed. Send for Free Catalog and Price List Prepaid Prices for 25 50 100 200 500 1000 White Leghorns, Black Mlnorcas .......... ..$3.50 $6.50 $12. 0 $23.50 $51.50 $110.00 White, Bared and Bud Rocks v Sin le and Rose Comb Reds ...... ., 3.15 1.25 14.00 21.50 61.50 130.00 Wh to Wyandottes, Buff Orplngtonsl 8. s. Hamburgs. 18c Assorted Breeds. 100. Member A. B. C. P. A. Our 22nd Year THE LANTZ IIATCHERY BOX F TIFFIN, 01110 for The Business Farmer when writing; to advertisers. It helps us and helps you Elm A soon was E-BIG coo. CHICK OFFER . I' Pay the postman when ' R h e u m a t l you getyourChiCks' Pure'bred ' Even severest cases have b ' V ' selected stock with fine breed type tiered QUICK with Dr. Fox's 7 and laying ability. In; matism Table . n . . ill b t 0N TRIAL; ‘ mgggggafiuggnmmd mm a. seals: 3%....“— C. a utourclncks I moneynow; my III I”; Send name and address TODAY to IOX MIDI ’ i ' 00. plan of shipment. Write today. co..- 1014- Clair M.,; ‘ -' foot. ur troubles there r . I 4 V thought of your failures ltter cup that you quail; your heartaches within it, come lid—and laugh. ’jo'n‘e else its contents, .its secrets share; h-you've dropped in your care and a... - worry Keep them forever there; Y’them from sight so completely . That the world will never dream half ; Men the, strong-box securely— Tlien sit on the lid and laugh! CLUB PROGRAMS ~ . HAT is a meeting without a pro- , -l gram? It usually does not I, . amount to much and members ‘ i“soon lose interest. So let us work out a, type of program that will meet ayerage needs, and also serve as a working basis for the club that is “(litter-ant." . ‘ Programs should be prepared well ' in adyance of the time they are to be given. It is unfair to ask anybody to take part in a program on less than two weeks’ notice; a month'is not - too much time. It must be remem- .V bored that the members themselves are interested in knowing the pro- gram for a meeting ahead of time, and the program for each meeting should be announced at the previ- ions meeting. 1. Roll call (Respond with a short quotation, name your hobby, tell how your earned you first dollar or your last one, etc); 2, group singing; 3, read minutes of previous meeting; 4, reports of committees; 5, treasur- er’s report; 6, unfinished business; 7,.new business: 8, program; 9, ad- journment; 10, social hour. ' The program may consist of one or two musical selections, a humorous reading, one or two papers on as— signed subjects followed by an open discussion, more group singing or a vocal solo, or a talk by an outside speaker. Have your organized your com- munity club yet? AUNT 'AMELIA’S ADVICE ON STOCKINGS i OW-A-DAYS, thinks I, it takes a . . lot of pin money to keep us girls _ in silk stockings. ’Course it . isn’t absolutely essential that we have these awful luxuries but a lot of folks say, one might as well be dead as out of style and you can bet your life I'm going to live just as long as I can hang on. So I just got to thinking that there were a lot of folks ready to tell me what kind of stockings to buy and willing enough to sell them but there weren’t any of those people who seemed to know .how to keep them from wearing out. __Now that’s what I’ve been doing the v last few months, experimenting. iguana you would call it, anyhow I learned a lot, and thought maybe I could pass my ideas along. First, buy more than one pair of the same color, then it one of them springs a run or has an accident you still have three good ones left and so on until they are all worn out. However, don’t overdo it and buy too many alike and let them lie in your drawer too long, because silk rots, I probably should have said deteriorates, anyhow that’s what happens, silk gets weak from age. Some those a brand new pair doesn’t ,- wear, so probably it has been on a shelf too long. Next, stockings will last just twice as long if you will rinse them out in lake warm water when you take » them oil. Just one rinsing in clear ' ‘ water seems to remove the perspir— ‘ ' ation absorbed so quickly from the We don’t realize how much ‘ "damage this does until we start to . really take care of them. Then there was the question of storing them. Keeping them in a drawer, neatly folded or rolled, up, is all right if we spend the time to keep them, in order but somehow mine ,never seemed to stay put. First thing I knew I would have a drawer full of good ones, darned ones and ‘ few stray ones without mates, and this was no way to care for such priceless possessions. So I decided make them a bag like my shoe and this solved my problem. pair has its own pocket now. there are no arguments be- en _ u ing candles! tion of Christ is not far away. heads to meet the blast. beauty. Flowers are one luxury that one does not need to possess in order to enjoy. It duress loll-'8: EAR FOLKS: ‘As a child, did you ever about falth place where the grass was greener, skies blast, and flowers more ‘1 abundant and beautiful than any you had ever seen before? Well, Sunday afternoon I thought my childhood dreams had come i v true, as I passed through the great swinging doors of Convention Hall in Detroit and gazed upon that marvelous display of foliage and flowers that was the North American Flower Show. , Roses! Dear people, I never saw such roses! Great, long-stemmed # red ones, white ones, yellow ones, taller than you or I, in'huge bouquets measuring fully five or six feet. across. Real flowers! ' ' And inside this one vast garden there were other smaller gafdens. There was a replica of Mrs. Henry Ford's rose garden, with water falling green from the fountain but lying deep blue in the pool be- neath it, the result of the lightning arrangement. ' led hither, thither, and you through arbor-s, around shrub-massed corners, and no place in particular. fountain, too, which was so realistic that you almost expound to see the Old Man of the Sea emerg'ng from it. There were rock gardens with flowers in the crannies. and spring gardens colorful and fragrant with tulips. hyacinths, narcissus, and daffodils. Even pocket-handker- chief lawns wcre planted artistically which proved conclusively that no matter how small a space you have some sort of a garden is possible. Masses of green and whites—Easter lilies! Which reminds us that the anniversary of the resurrec- Outside again, the dream at an end. laden with snow forced us to turn up our coat collars and bend our The collection, my companion told me, was estimated as priceless; but almost without cost we had partakcn of a bounteous feast of mam-.644. an. Annla Taylor. can The Imus Farmer. It. Mean. llanloon. Tiny, twisty paths There was a cave underneath the Organ muSic and flicker- A gust of cold March wind m, t In my closet there was a wall space of 22 inches in width and this I decided to use. I found about the house a piece of unbleached mus- lin, and cut on oblong 20 inches by 26 inches. Next I cut four strips 5 inches wide and 25 inches long, finished both edges of these strips with bias tape. Then I divided these strips in five equal parts and in the middle of each part I pinned a one inch box plait for fulness. This makes the strips 20 inches long or the width of the finished bag. Now leave three inches at the top and pin the first row of pockets in place. Leave one inch and pin on the sec- W 0nd row and so on until the four rows are on. Then stitch them in place across the bottom. Next stitch from the top down every four inches apart and you will find that you have twenty pockets, just large enough to house a pair of stockings. Now finish the entire outer edge with bias and its finished. The top row I keep for my very best ones, the second, my next best and so on down until at the bottom , I»find the odds and ends, some wait- ing for mates while others would be satisfied with just a stitch or two. Anyhow now I have them classified according to their merits. '1 mos 'ro coon DRESSING / BOSt—ons' Bulk—Gut. in 4 sizes; 2, 4. 6 of 27 inch material together With 153’; yard of con- and _8 years. ' A 0 year use requires 2% yard- mm material. 6085.—Ladles' House Dress.-——Cut in 7 sizes: 34, 36A 38 40 42, 44 and 46 inches bust I? I ess- 1 e. :3 inch me requires 455. yards 0 as thick material, together with 54, yard of 86 inch contrasting material. The width of‘the dress at the lower edge with plait: extended in 2% yards. 0001—6th M—Qflt in 1 aim: o and gs; years. A} year size requires 25‘. of. 32 inch instermL To face theyoke with contrasting material. requires '4 yard _27 inches m' Tofinhh with narrow Ines bindlnx. as illustrated requires 4% yards. Wr—Hluu' urn—flat in 3 sins: 16, 18., mghchmn. A: 18 you-fa 1% ya 0 checked Ismail lurk! Inch” .mhl. It made 2.4. ——--—-brg-‘r7 5054 ~ IE “I: to GIVE SIZE ALL PATTERNS 13c EACH—- 2 FOR 25c POSTPAID our“. ro- m no son-:- — «a rumo- loos one-'1:— can or m- I-u- a n- oun- Address all orders tor no“.er to Patten name-t THE BUSINESSFARIIER ' Mt. Clemens. “eh. I is expensive to] have a baby, and many a prospective mother has won- dered just what she needed to be in complete readiness for the little new comer without going to excess. “Now we have the information to‘solve her problem. Here is the list: . Three infants’ binders; 3 main; sook dresses; 2 nainsook Gertrudes; 2 'flannelette Gertrudes; 3 wool shirts; 3 flannelette gowns; 1 dan- nelette sacque; 1 flannelette wrap- per; 1 towel; 2 wash cloths; 2 pair wool hose; 1 pad; 3 cards safety pins; .2 receiving blankets; 24 di~ apers. Fifty-three pieces in all. If you want to know where this outfit may be purchased for the price stated above, we will be glad to give you this information upon receipt of your inquiry. _ Personal Column Songs Requested—It’s Hard To Be Locked Up in Prison: Flowers for Moth- _ er’s Grave: Put On Your Old Gray Bon- net; The Red Headed Music Maker; Let Me Call You Sweetheart; The trail of the‘Lonesome Pine. Poem “Wanted—I would like very much to get a poem entitled, "Little Bhoda."—c_ Mrs. H. W. U., Ravenna. School Lunch—I enjoy the many help— ful things on your Mothers’ Page of Tun Busmsss FARMER, and am sending a sug- gestion for the school lunch that helps me out wonderfully, as I have two boys in school and know what it means to put up lunches each day. The themes bottle is a great help but can only be used for hot- drinks or very thin soups. I keep small sized cans, such as sirup and molasses come in, being care- ful that they never get rusty. In these I can pack beans, maccaroni, soups, escal- loped potatoes, noodles, etc. I am always careful that they are quite moist. At recess the boys lift the cover slightly and set them on the furnace. At noon they are piping hot and go a long way toward making an otherwise unappetlzing lunch palatable—Mrs. C. M. C., Dowagiac. Mich. Folks at Our House Like— I’cach Shortcake.——We enjoy this short— cake in cold weather; and if we have company come and no dessert on hand it is short work to make one. Take a chunk of butter the size of a small apple and mix it with one egg. Also add one cup milk, a little salt, two teaspoonful baking powder. and about two cups of flour sifted and mixed with the rest. Grease a large pie plate and bake batter. Later open a can of peaches and pour over the cake. Serve with milk or cream.—Mrs M. Klevér Kiddies I was scolding my little girl the other day, and I said1 “Loretta. don’t look so cross.” Whereupon my little boy spoke up, “She don’t look cross, Mamma. She just looks cloudy.”—Mrs. W. C. W, Favorite Songs GET AWAY OLD MAN GE“! AWAY Now listen all you maidens About to choose a man“ Don't take one who is ancient Get a young one if you can. . CHORUS: For the old man he is old For the old man he is gray But a young man's heart is full of love Get away old man get away- It you marry an old man Now list to what I say You're sure to meet a young man Who'll steal your heart away. Bosuretogetayomman With red/and r08! Don’t get a man with came in his hand For his back is very weak. I'd rather marry a young man With a hundred cows to milk Than marry an old man With pockets lined with silk. I’d sooner marry a. young man With an apple in his hand Than marry an old man , With a hundred acres of land. Don’t ever marry an old man I’ll tell you the moon'why His lips are all tobacco juice And his chin is never dry. ‘ CHORUS: Get away old man getaway Getaway old man out am She fly don’t bother .m 8110 1!? don’t bother m9 1 Get away old. glut jam- g dzgt. ' _ M onthe outside of the std walk. but lately one of my friends told, me,.that it didn’t matter where you walked.' Which is right?—-Reader. ' Most good social usages rise out of ne- cessity. In the old days, when streets were very narrow and crooked and the caves “of the buildings used to almost touch each other across the street. the outside position was quite undesirable in walking along, since the water running off the roofs in bad weather was quite liable to give one a (drenching if he did not walk quite close to the buildings. Also, soldiers and other horsemen would ride recklessly through these streets. causing everyone on root to hug the wall to keep from being struck and injured Since the inner side of the street was always the safer, it became a. social rule that a gentle- man escorting a lady should protect her by placing himself on the outside. Nowadays in cities, the place next to the curb is no longer undesirable. except in wet weather when one is apt to be- come splashed by passing automobiles, and this social rule is no longer insisted upon. One may do it or not do it, as he chooses. At thetoutset of a walk, it is well for the man to take the outside position. but it certainly is not necessary for him to lump changing his position every time they chance to cross a street or turn a corner which throws him on the inside. . What To Eat What shall we have for Sunday dinner? Chicken again? Well, let’s cook it a dif- ferent way this time. Chicken 3 la King.—2 cups cold sliced chicken; 1 onion; 3 tbsp. butter; 1% cups milk; 2 egg yolks: 1 green pepper; 3 or 4 mushrooms, 2 tbsp. flour; V3 cup cream: 3 tbsp. chopped pimento. Cook the shred- ded green pepper and mushrooms in the 3 tbsp. butter five minutes. Add 1 small grated onion, flour (thin paste), 1% cups milk, salt and paprika ,to taste. Add the chicken, pimento, bring to boiling point, and add 1A. cup cream with 2 eggs beaten in it. Cook about 5 minutes. Serve on toast. (Yield 8 servings.) Georgia Chicken.—Select a. young chick- en, cut up for frying. Roll thoroughly in flour. Use a heavy kettle with air tight lid. Fry out about one-third pound of 'thin strips of salt pork. Brown the chick- en thoroughly. Add two slices of onion, a small amount of water, and let simmer over a very low fire until about two- thirds cooked, then add milk and let sim- mer slowly until cooked tender. 0 O O “How will you have your eggs?” Eggs are highly nutritious and their food value should not be ruined in the cooking. To " beetroot 0:: gm . ' water will remain hot’but not boil, cover i? 9.3.“er 8233.: p " ' , V ,, (finds—Essa arena Ions- . canard. '1 Bring water to the boil- ing point. slip hi the desired number of eggs, remove pan to back of stove where tightly, and leave for a half hour. Eggs cooked in this way are much more palat- able and digestible 'than the regulation hard-belied egg. Goldenrod Eggs.——-2 hard-boiled eggs; 2 tbsp. flour; pepper: salt; 1' tbsp. but- ter; 1,4 cup milk; 3 slices toast. Separate the yolk and white of the cooked eggs, and chop the whites. Make a white sauce of the flour, seasoning, butter, and milk. Add the chopped egg whites to the sauce and pour it over the toast. Press through a strainer or crush them with a fork and sprinkle them over the top of the toast. Serve at once. Scrambled Eggs.—1 egg; 1 tbsp. cream or milk; salt and pper; 1 tbsp. butter. Beat the egg well, add the cream, season- ing, and melted butter. Cook in double boiler, stirring constantly until the mixt- ure is thick and cooked through. WOMEN’S EXCHANGE IF you hero mm to exchange. no III! In: it FREE and.- um flooding provldln pl. It and to o honl . no cash involved. It will 0 o no itxl three "MI. Third—You no G ' demtm‘ongfitmu u “when: can: will ho bond to- mun rode-v0 and order roool LMRBF‘II ll TAYLOR. Ida-1. 165.——Flower seeds for gingham and percale pieces.———-Mrs. C. Meyers. Route 1, Hemlock, Mich. 166,—Flower shrubs for second hand clothing and quilt pieces.——Mrs. J. W. Croft, R. 4, Hesperia, Mich. 167,—Steel range for kitchen cabinet or combination book case and desk—Mrs. M. A. Bates, Lake George, Mich. 168.——Auto knitter, triplex, for almost anything. What have you?—-Mrs. Nor- man Pierce, Climax, Mich. 169.—-—Plant bulbs, iris and comos, for quilt pieces—Mrs. Joe Dupuie, Standish“ Mich. 170,—Electric iron and floor lamp for second hand roll top desk—George Hankey, R. 1, South Haven, Mich. Cook up the next, batch of tomatoes in the discolored aluminum kettle. It won’t hurt the tomatoes and it will leave the kettle clean and bright. A cupboard between the dining room and kitchen with door on either side saves time and space. By MR8. DORA ll. '1 Tricks in Trade of Home Dressmaking BABES. \ , BOUND BUTTONHOLES 1. Mark with a pencil the place where the buttonhole is to be cut, having the mark the exact length of buttonhole. 2. Cut the piece to be used for the binding 2% inches wide and one inch longer than mark. (This piece may be cut on the straight or bias, de- pending upon the finish desired.) Lay this piece over the place where the buttonhole is to be, right sides together and centers together, and haste there. (Fig. 1.) 3. Stitch the width of the presser n-na-.-—_---_---~ / foot, or the Width desired, from the mark all around, making a square corner. (Fig. 2.) 4. Cutthrough both pieces on the. mark and diagonally at the corners. (Fig. 3.) - 5. Pull the binding through to the wrong side and pull back the short ends and press down firmly. 6. Bring the cut edges back to the middle, and turn in the edges of the binding and stitch down either by hand or machine. (Figs. 4 and 5.) Bound buttonholes are used for dresses, suits, belts, etc. or as a foun- dation for set—in pockets. I.—- '——' “" l Showing now . All Birds on our farm Trapnested. - Don’t Wait Order Your Chicks Wd Our April and May chicks are best for year ’round production. Will lay all winter. We can still furnish some on a few choice dates. HOLLYWOOD WHITE LEGHORNS They are of large size and most gentle of all Leghorns. Heavy Pro-1 " ducers of large size eggs that really ARE WHITE. A popular breed for ' Commercial Egg Farmers, as the eggs command a good premium on leading egg markets. Eggs from our Contest Pullets averaged 25 ounces to the dozen during January. ' ' A local customer reports over $3.00 per bird profit and had best grade of eggs at the local egg producers' associa- ation, which has a membership of about 400 farmers. We have the Pure Hollywood and Hollywood Mated, at prices that are right. BARRED ROCKS AND ANCONAS Two very popular breeds. Order at once for April and May delivery, as our supply of these is limited. All Michigan Accredited from the choicest breeders. \Ve guarantee live delivery and pay the postage. Will ship C. 0. D. Write for our catalog which explains our stock in detail. WYNGARDEN FARMS & HATCHERY BOX B Our chicks are hatched from tree farm range breeders. Every chick is Michigan Accredited which means it is from breeders that have passed the official inspection of poultry specialists under the supervision of Michigan State Poultry Improvement associations. Refer you to State Commercial Savings Bank. Order from this ad. | ._ lroed Males 25 50 100 500 1000 , sIDE‘-csl.AL<:. 6135135 1.93323... $3.15 $7.25 $14.00 $67.50 $130.00 : REGULAR GRADE ; . . i L h s—-——En lish Type 3.25 6.00 11.00 52.50 100.00 , g. $2.3. Igneogggnv—Hgavy Type.. 3.25 6.00 11.00 52.50 100.00 ‘, spEcB'aArI-redc $3.35 ................................ .. . 4.15 9.00 1 1.00 80.00 ‘ REGULAR GRADE 4.25 1.50 14.00 61.50 130.00 gygfd R235“ .... .. 4.25 1.50 14.00 61.50 130.00 Light Mixed 2.25 4.00 1.00 35.00 Heavy Mixed 3.25 6.00 11.00 10% down books your order—100% live delivery prepaid. Get our free catalog. It tells all about our speCIal mated grades. It is time to order to get your pullets now. Get our latest prices. Hunderman Bros. I Route 3, Box 35 Zeeland, Mich. BIG H‘USKY "CHICKS You Will want some of these better producers. Large", type. Heavy Winter Layers, from known production " ; stock. We specialize in breeds that produce Large ; Eggs. All Michigan Accredited. Heavy Laying Type. : English and Tailored W hite Leghorns, Brown Leg-l horns, Anconas, Barred Rocks and S. C. R. I. Reds." Also Mixed Chicks. Order now for preferred de— . v.93. .4... . , s > I, ‘ 1928 livery dates. We guaranteb 100% Live Delivery. Free Circular gives full details. Write for copy and Circular learn at first hand about these Big Profit Producers. Tens A“ . WINSTROM HATCHERY . The Facts Box C-5 ZeeIand, Michigan ' Accredited White Le orn Chicks 2.;- llOLLl’WOOD and HOLLYWOOD SIRED from 2%; to 2 0 e'ggostock. andfiggmmerciall‘ztggk. " ' $7 16 $15.00 $12.50 $140.00 ltymltl'gt s 6.15 1 3. 0 82.50 1 80.00 V Commercial 25 10 00 41 50 . . 0. l f 8.00 _ Send 10%_ with order, balance one week 555.3333...» e guarantee 100% live delivery by Prepaid Parcel Post. Prompt shiv- ‘R‘i‘f Ed’iivder‘iichRm-zu R. 4. Box 41 Zeeland. Mich. MICHIGAN ACCREDITED CHICKS' Buy your chicks from heavy laying flocks that are ofilcially accredited by iii-j" spectors supervised by Michigan State College and of prize winners at tho: Holland Poultry Show having the best display on Barred Rocks in the produc—‘,,; tion class. White and Brown Leghorns, Anconas, Barred Rocks, S. C. R. . Beds. 100% live delivery postpaid. Send at once for tree catalogue, full par-f ticulars and detailed prices. HILLVIEVV HATCHERY. C. Boven, Prop. 1!. 8. Box B Holland, Mich. fr" ‘13.??WHITE ann‘onus MICHIGAN ACCREDITED Pedigree work done from these recordS. Deep-Bodied Hens with Large Combs that produce large, white eggs. (Your V I, g with poultry depends on your foundation stock. Start right. Our new 192% Bit; '4 tells how and what to do to raise chicks profitably. ’ Send for Your Copy before you Buy any Chicks OTTAWA “WY 8 POULTRY Fm ROUTE ‘10, BOX 42-]! HOLLAND. for The . Business Farmer to advertisers. It helps us Raising your chicks on a concrete sunporch keeps them ofi contami- nated ground at the very time they are most susceptible to coccidiosis, blackhead and intestinal worm infection. Chicks get more direct sunshine than is pos- sible when they must be kept indoors. In addition, your house and yard need not be moved to new, unused areas because con- crete is easily kept clean. Build Your Own Paved Yard Building a pzved yard is about the same as a sidewalk of concrete. “Modern Poultry Houses,- a 24—pagc booklet tells how. Your copy is free. PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION A national organization to improve and extend the uses of concrete Dime Bank Bldg, DETROIT, HIGH. Concrete for Permanence MICHIGAN ACCRE DITED ' EGG FRIED CHICKS Dulleosleu's Profit Pagans CHICKS FROM EGGS‘THAT WIN! This Great Sweepstakes Championship win of best \Vhite Eggs in the whole show at Michigan State College, Feb. 4, 1928; Sweepstakes It. 0. 1’. Class, and Sweep- stakes Hatchery Class proves we have the kind oi“ eggs that bring the premium [prices in our contest quality blood lines. These eggs were selected direct from .flocks from which We sell you eggs :1an chicks. This is the blood that made 240—egg average in Oklahoma 1926 contest, won in Chicago and made 240—egg average for customer. $7.81 official profit on Contest Pen. Get our Special Discount offer on orders placed this month for Dr. Heasley’s Profit Payer White and Buff Leghorn Chicks. FREE CA TA LOG— Onc Cent per Chick We also have Eight HOIdS Your Ship' and Ten Weeks ping Date. Old Pullcts. FIRST R. O. P. HATCHERY GLASS CLASS DR. 1. E. HEASLEY FARMS, Dept. MB, Grand Rapids, Mich. ' ' Are Bred-today American Chicks ..... no I... S. C. White and Brown Leghorns, Am-onas, Blaclr.hllllot(‘&8, S. 0. Rhode Island Reds and Barred Rocks of High Egg Bred Blood Lines, from fast growing, quick maturing Strains. All Michigan Accredited. Orders now being booked for Spring ] . FOR OUR CATALOG. Tells all about our matings, and how to raise poultry for greater proflt. We’ll gladly send it FREE to Poultry Raisers. We Guarantee 100% Safe Arrlval In 000:) HEALTH Overnight shipments to all points within 500 miles. . * " AMERICAN CHICK FARM, Box B, ZEELAND, MICHIGAN The Children’s Hour Club Motto: Do Your Best Colors: Blue and Gold Eathel Fay Sharp - President Helen B. Kinnrison Vice-President Uncle Ned Secretary—Treasurer EAR BOYS AND GIRLS: An- other contest has ended and the prizes have been awarded. Our “Read the Advertisements” contest that appeared in our last issue was not so difficult and the prizes were given to those whose correct an- swers Were received first at my office soit was a case of getting a letter back to me as soon as possible. William Barrett, R. 1, Box 33, Perrinton, was the lucky one and he can now tell you what time it is without asking anybody, because he won a watch. Second prize, a lovely dresser scarf, went to Verna Vincent, Mackinaw. City. A nice vanity set as third prize was mailed to Eugenia Podsiadlo, R. 1, Box 30, Armada. Fourth prize was a purse and Leona Brilinski, Atlanta, got that. The correct answers are: 1, The Bayer 00., page 10; 2, Armour Fer- tilizer Works, page 7; 3, Pillsbury Flour Mills Cotf'page 40; 4, National Lumber Manufacturers Ass’n., page 29; 5, Chrysler, page 21; 6, Mont— gomery Ward and 00., page 9. Now for a new contest. This being a special poultry issue perhaps it - would be a good idea to have some- that subject. You agree with me? All right, we will make it an essay contest. The subject you are to write on is “My Favorite Breed of Chickens,” and we will al— low you to use 300 words to tell about your favorite breed and why you think it is best. The contest will end April 5th so you will have to work fast as any letters received after that date will not count. Again we will have “Mystery Prizes,” four of them, all of them well worth win- ning. Before I close my letter I want to tell you about the beautiful hand- made roses I received this week from our President, Eathel Fay Sharp. Eathel suggested they might look nice in my office but they are too beautiful to keep here where they might get soiled so I took them home and put them in my own den where I. know they will not get soiled or destroyed. I wish all of' you could see these roses. They look so real that you want to smell of them. It took her many hours to make them I am sure and I appreciate her doing this for mewUNCLE NED. thing on Our Boys and Girls Dear Uncle Ned: My father received THE BUSIans FARMER today and I read the stories on page sxiteen and I thought perhaps I would try and write a story for The Children‘s Hour. The Sheltered Children Sunday evening four children, Rowland, Erwin, and Mary were riding on the hill behind Ann’s They lived with their father and mother in a brick house. They were not rich but they were not very poor. As they were all going down the hill, they saw two children walking along the road. Rowland went up to them and said, “Hello, where are you going?” And they answered, “We are going to our grandmother’s about six miles from here. May we come to your house and spend the night?” “Yes, you may stay with us,” replied Rowland. Then they took the two childo ‘an in their house. Rowland said, “Moth- er, here are two children who want to spend the night here.” “Lead them to the fire and take their coats and caps in the- bedroom.” So‘Rowland did as his mother had told him. When it was time to go to bed they crept in the extra bed. When they awak- ened and were ready to start on their way, Erwin said, “Mother, may I take our horse and cutter and take them to their grandmother’s?” “Yes, you may.” One Anna, sleigh house. So he ‘M‘r them home and their grand— . f I mother gave him a hot drink, then he started on his.‘way home; He reached home safely and every time they went sleighridtng they thought of- the two children who spent the night at their home.—-—Anna Bush, age 12, Gladwin, Mich. —-—I’ll bet you would like to_have a story contest. How about it,‘Anna? Dear Uncle Ned:—-—-Not having written to you since 1926 I ought to be- ashamed f0 myself, but you will excuse me won’t you? We have had some terrible luck since I wrote you last. Our eleven room house burned to the ground, October 19, 1926. We saved just a few things. I will be 17 years old May 20, 1928. When is your birthday, Uncle Ned? Or are you too old to have birthdays? I am still writing to a cousin I began writing to in 1926. ,VVe met through the Children’s Hour. She is Thelma. Harter, Paris, Mich. Your old niece.—_—Blanche Adelaide MeCance, Raco, Mich, _. Riddles As I was walking along the western bridge I met a Western scholar. And drew off his hat and bid me good morning. What was his name? Andrew. What can go all around the yard and leave only one track? A wheelbarrow. If a man lived in a house and there were no holes, no cracks, no windows, no doors and no chimney how could he break out? He could break out with the measles What can go to the bo.tom of t . A water and not get wet? _ An egg yolk. What grows in the winter but not in the summer? An icicle. If there was a green house near a red house and fairies inside it what would it be? A watermelon—Caroline Kolasinski, R. 1, Box 98, Petersburg, Mich. What does man love more than life, hate more than death or mortal strife, that which contented men desire, the poor have and the rich require, the miser spends, the spendthrift’ saves, and all men carry to their graves? Nothing—Eldon Hanson, R. 1, Box 83, Suttons Bay, Mich. What has an eye and cannot see? Needle. What has a tongue but cannot talk? A wagon.»—(Fr0m someone who lives near Emmett and forgot to sign their name). Tongue Twisters High roller, low roller, rower. A box of mixed biscuits, 3. mixed bis- cuit box.. Flesh of freshly fried flying fish. You snuff shop snuff, I snuff box snuff. The bleak breeze blighted the bright broom blossoms. Some shun sunshine, do you shun sun— shine ?——Marjorie Hoeppner, ()kemos, Mich. If a plaid-clad caddy laddie's daddy had a fad for adding, and if the plaid- clad caddy laddie addled daddy in his adding, would the plaid-clad laddie‘s dad- dy niake the plaid-clad caddy laddie sad- (er. Try saying “good blood and bad b100(" rapidly.—Sophie M. Kornpik, Pentwater, Mich. ' A table of the fable of Abel who loved Mable in the sable. stable under the cable where the sable stable had a label “Abel and Mable."—Eathcl Fay. Sharp, Akron, Mich. ‘ A Game to Play JAPANESE 0R POISON TAG LAYED like ordinary tag, except that P a player when caught or tagged must place one hand on that part of the body where tagged while “it” until an- other has been caught. « Start with one “it.” There is no “safe” invthis game. OUR VICE-PRESIDENT Boys and girls, meet our new vice-presi- dent, Helen B. Kennison‘, Star Route, Box 1, Kalkaska, Michigan. She says she truly hopes she can prove herself worthy of the position and I am sure she will. Helen looks like she was a true farmer- ette, who loves the great out—of—doors and isn’t afraid of a few freckles. “‘1‘ ‘i‘Expei-ience F omwa out a: Jay lam, is a deag Wyo., S. M. teacher Foote writes: b0rrOqu co‘bldd have t 107 ‘ te t nd till money a in Ares a s be ahead it I had ten when I started." ' Amteamofmaresand live horses frozen ‘lodeath in a blizzard—his only cow. gorged to death in a cane field—a valuable Holstein bull altered by ranchers_— jennets bred to a neighbor's. scrub stallioiiT-two xlloletein heifers stra . away—200 chickens killed by coyotes—> O'aeres of cane mOWed clean by range cattle—’- ' losses before he fenced; ,- Run‘ Bum Fm cu! “Galvannaalod” copper Bearing will not only save losses like this for you but make enough extra profit to pay for itself. over and oyer.agam, in the many years of service it'vnlljgive. , RED BRAND can’t he] but last for many years. COpper in the stee keeps long life in; extra heavy “Galvannealed” coating of zinc keeps rust out; icket-like stay Wires. wavy line wires. can {-5le knots, help keep it straight, trim, hog-tight and bull-proof. What has been our experience with or with- out good fence? ewill pay $50r more foreach letter that we use. Write for details, catalog and 3 interesting booklets_that tell_how others have made more money With hog-tight fences. KEYSTONE STEEL a: wnm co. tel: Industrial Street ~ Peoria, mining _stops qhicks dyin - F 0 White Diarrhea Death loss stopped in few hours, and sick chicks full of pep. Simply drop an Avicol tablet in the drinking water, and watch the dying chicks revive and begin to thrive. Mrs. E. E. Franks, Rasmdell, Tex, writes: “I was losing 10 to 15 chicks a day before the Avicol came. I haven’t lost one since.” Used in time, it prevents the whole trouble at trifling 00st. A mild, safe intestinal anti- septic that controls all bowel diseases in chicks. Entirely different from anything you ever tried. Money back if not satisfied. Send 50c for liberal package (or $1 for large economy size)t0 Burrell—Drugger Co., 925 Postal Station Bldg, Indianapolis, Ind. r! -- . Near round—no corners for crowd- ng—rst and vermin proof. New exclusive idea 'in_ cross ventilation. Combination ' ventilator and fine. Glass i’fi’r‘ wnflows. .Dinmeter . 12 .1; feet. Capacity 500 chicks. n" , Built sectional — easily - enlaraed. Buy Now— Pay Later —erte Today. 3088 CUTTER & SILO 00.. 313 Warden St., Springfield. Ohio. Makers Ross Metal silos—Cut- ters—Crlbs—Bins—Hog Houses—MllIs—Garages. n The Chick Is No Better Than The Egg Our hatching eggs are produced on our own ’- farm from breeders bred for high egg pr uction, having proper feed and cure for the p notion of the strongest chicks. ‘ OUR AIMills QUALITY NOT QUANTITY Michigan Accredited Leghoriis exclusively. Place orders for April and May now. \Vrite for prices. "Belvarde Poultry Farm Mt. Clemens, Michigan HILLSIDE HATCHERY Genuine To". 38m” English White Leghorns, large type over- “ V laying combs with egg laying Ilalltles. l\on Setters Barred Rocks from M. . . stock. 1928_ flocks headed with cockerels whose dams have official trap nest records 203—233 M. 8. 0. Egg Laying Cpiitest. lj‘ree circular explain— ing our 1928 Specml, surprismg you,‘ low price. HILLSIDE HATGHERY Holland, Mich. To get our free Catalogue and prices on. DE QUALITY GHIOKS. Leghorns, Barred and Becks. . eds, \Vyaiidottes. All Michigan Accredited. Some Certified. Established 1911—Bet- ter this year , Dean Egg Form a Hatchery Box 7, irminghem, Mich. E3 theseareafewoer.Foote's L“ conducted By ROBERT J. McCOLGAN Business Manager Protective Service Bureau ATCH this column for the latest news in regard to the activities 'of those human parasites known as rural thieves. For nearly two years M. B. F. has been fighting these 5 n e a k thieves. I We already have a record of genuine ac- complishment but there is still much to do and we are determined to “c a r r y o 11” until the final v i c t o r y i 8 won. ‘ a: no: a Robert J. McColgan~ Elsewhere in . this issue you will see an announcement of another fifty dollar ($50) reward being paid. Deputies Ruppert and Smith of Per- ry, Shiawassee County, share this reward on a 50-50 basis. Congratu- lations boys, we are happy to pay you this reward. , a III a: g - High-brow college professors of psychology, have lately been telling ——the world—that women have been of very little use in contributing to the world’s progress. Too many text books and confiinement to four col- lege walls sometimes develops strange theories. A little visit into the high-ways and by—ways of life would do some of these “deep thinkers" a lot of good. For example they might meet Mrs. Wesley Taylor of Rodney. Here is a woman who does things! Last fall four men walked up in front of Mrs. Taylor’s home, one of them entered her yard and deliberately shot some fine tur— keys out of a tree. Mrs. Taylor, hearing the shots, gave chase to the men running them up the road across a field and on into the woods, where they were camping. . She secured the license number of their cars, called the sheriff and got some neighbors to block the only road of escape until the sheriff’s arrival. The men Were taken to town and all given a heavy fine and‘sent on their way a little wiser for having met Mrs. Taylor. I wonder how the Ph. D. boys would classify Mrs. Taylor’s bravery. II‘ I it Over in Gratiot county, Sheriff Jay Smith has been doing some fine work in landing several thieves in the right coop. It looks as though some more reward money from M. B. F. was going to be paid in Gratiot county. One of our first rewards was paid in this county and we will gladly pay more. 0 II III County Detectives Goddcs of Sagi- naw county has been paid one reward it now looks as though he was en- titled to another. Mr. Geddes, being a farmer most of his life, has no sympathy for rural thieves and he is never satisfied until Mr. Thief is safely barred and boltd. We recent- safely barred and bolted. We recent- Geddes and he gave us some valuable information in regard to fighting rural thieves. Slowly but surely the crooks are passing along the “dope” to “lay ofi” Saginaw county, and to watch Geddes. ‘ all It all A man living in Jackson county who will soon be brought to trial for stealing sheep, seems confident of being ~saved from a “trip over the road.” He says “he has nothing to worry about if it wasn’t for that “Damned Business Farmer.” How the crooks in general‘do love us! . at: It all Have you joined the ‘Minute Men? If "not, get in at once. This move- ment will do more than any other or- ganization' can possibly do to drive the thieves, out of the rural districts for it will eventually be 100,000 strong. But read about it elsewhere in "this issue. ’ v We would not think we could get along Without the M._ B. F. any ,moreu—Mrs. Orson Hager, Barry County. . well as hundreds of thousands of farm flock owners. Not ~ for ChICkS UCH of the chick troubles starts "' from a sour, germ’infested crop. Particua larly, poisoning, digestive disorders and diar- _ rhoeas result from contaminated food and drink, drop‘d pings, musty leftovers and the like, taken into the crop. Germozone once a week in the drink keeps the crop pure and sweet—counteracting this chief source of danger “I have over 800 chicks out and doing nicely at this time. most of them from two to six weeks old." said Harry Harms of Harms Bros. For-v to chicks. It is just as necessary and valuable for half’ rest. m” 16mm“ breeder, 0,. grown and mature fow]s_ exhibition stook. "I haven‘t ‘ . _ ' lost over ten chicks fro the; Backed by a reputation of more than thirty. years sucv entire lot. I give them erm- ozone in all .drlnkinz water. ; This Is my second year Germozone. and I won't use.. any other remedy. Last year I put out 1.250 chicks and raised 1,000 to maturity. VI'm‘ not bragging. but it is the» best thing I ever used. And“ recommend it to all. my friends. . ‘ "Much of the credit for V the splendid health and vigor of the birds I'exliibited it the last Chicago Show and at the National Meet of the American White Plymouth Rock Club this year is to the regular use of We Germozone.“ _ _ cess, Germozone is the greatest aid to leading fanciers as only is. it antiseptic and a powerful preventive, but also it is healing and most beneficial for colds, roup, canker and other similar ailments. Don't confuse Germozone with potassium permanganate, which alone should never be' given to chicks. Germo‘zone contains five ingredients. Don't confuse Germozone with any of its many imitations. There is only one Germozone. Nothing else is just like it—nothing else is "'ust as cod." ’ g AT YOUR DEALER’S Your dealer is particular what remedies he sells and recommends— your patronage means so much to him. Germozone is a remedy deal- ers like to sell. because it does just what is claimed for it. More than 10,000 drug stores, feed stores and chick batcheries are agencies r for Ccrmozonc. Get Germozone today. Ask for a copy of “The Lee Way" free book. which explain. poultry diseases. diagnosing by post‘mortein. treatment, care, etc. If no Lee agency in your town, write us. GEO. H. LEE Co., 90 Lee Bldg., Omaha, Neb. 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Prices for March, April, until May 16 deliveries: 25 50 100 500 1000 Tom Barron Strain s. C. White Leghorns .................... ..$3.75 $7.50 $14.00 $67. 0 $135.00 Tom Barron (Hollywood Strain) S. c. Whlte Leghorns.... 3.50 7.00 13.00 62.0 20.0 Reliable and Ream strain 8. C. White Leghorns .......... .. 3.25 6.50 12.00 58.00 112.00 Sheppherd Strain S. c. Anconas. Special Mating... 3.50 7.00 13.00 62.00 120.00 Sheppherd Strain S. c. Anconas, Utility Mating... 3.25 6.50 12.00 58.00 112.00 Rose Comb White Wyandottes, Evergreen Strain... 4.75 9.00 17.00 80.00 ......... .. Broilers or Mixed Chicks .............................................. .. 2.75 4.75 9.00 45.00 87.50 A special discount of 5% on fill orders received 30 days or more in advance. 1 cent per chick with urdcr, balance it) days before chicks are to be shipped. 100 it live delivery guaranteed. Postpaid. “'i'ite for our 1928 catalog, it’s free and instructive. Reference Zecbind Shite Blink. RELIABLE POULTRY FARM & HATCHERY R. 1, Box 41 ZEELAND, MICHIGAN EXTRA Sl’lill‘lifilr-uYou may deduct $1.00 for cvei'y 100 chicks \l'llflll this advertisement is sent with your order. LIFE INSURANCE ~VVhy not buy Baby Chicks that are ured to live for the critical thirty days? Send for one i of the most amazing propistions ever of- fered on, quality _.‘ Baby Chicks! FREE BOOK explains our insurance proposition on White and Brown Leghorna, Barred White ocks, Reds, White Wyandottes. Ducks, Geese and Turkeys. your copy of this book! STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION 307 North Rose Street Kalamazoo, Michl “by actua test. "We fr ing they are e‘ Wrote and said: beauties.” never received a. bum lot." ship balance C .0. D. English Type White Leghorn... 8. C. Mottled Anconas ............. .. Barred Plymouth Rocks every shipment. sented. about them. Van Appledorn Bros. « A UL -' ._ Our Customers Eind Best Hollan Hatchery Michigan Accredited Chicks are chicks that ri t in the hands of our customers prove their worth W. H. Powley, Milford Mich., says: tly have expert poultrymen here and they rave over them say- flnest they have ever seen.” "me the 1109 Baby chicks we have 875 pullets—perfect "Our pullets of last year are still giving a 66% production.” “16 Consecutive Years—Never a Bum Lot.” This is What Fred S. Donald of Oxford, Michigan, wrote on May 19, 1927, in ordering more chicks. “This makes the 16th consecutive year I have ordered chicks from you and Special Muted White Leghorn ................. .. label of the Michigan State Poultry Improvement Association. Hatchery Michigan Accredited Chicks this year. On July 12 1927, Mrs. Powley He said: ‘VWe ask you frankly if satisfaction of this kind isn’t worth while. You can have it with Holland Hatchery Chicks. WE SHIP C. O. D. You can get Holland Hatchery Chicks and pay for them when you get them. Just send $1.00 down and we will PRICE EFFECTIVE MAY let 1 000 500 100 ....... 1 1 0.00 .81 ‘1 2.00 ‘ 90.00 47.50 1 0.00 90.00 41.50 0.00 120.00 85.00 14.00 01? course we guarantee 100% live delivery and will stand squarely behind You will find the chicks pure bred and exactly as repre- Every chick is Michigan Accredited and comes to you under the Buy Holland Our free catalog tells all HOLLAND HATCHERY & POULTRY FARMS R. 7-B Holland, Michigan Leghorns a trial. OUR 1928 CATALOG IS DIFFERENT SEND FOR COPY L , 0W ’ LARGER LEGHORNS Order Our Large Type English Strain 4500 Large, Selected, S. C. English White Leghorn Breeders, mated to 200-250 Egg Males now producing the biggest, heathiest chicks possible to hatch. Success Depends Upon Your Choice of Egg Bred Stock If you are now raising Leghorns, and are not satis- fied with your flock, give our Large, English Strain They have made money for us and for our customers. Birds from our Grade “A” Matings now making envi‘ able records in egg laying contests. more about them before you buy any chicks. Send for our 1928 about this more profitable breed. RIVERVIEW POUT'IRY FARM Zeeland, Mich. (Geo. (lommers & Sons, Proprs.) They will do the same for you. Let us tell you Catalog. It will tell you all Route 2, Box B, BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY Ads under this heading 30¢ per agate line for 4 lines or more. 81.00 per :: insertion for 3 lines or less. :: “To :vold conflicting date: we will without list the date of any live stock sale in -fllchloan. If you are consldorln a sale od- vllo u at once and we will clam the date for Address lee Stock Edltor. M. B. F.. Clemens. April 3.—Jerseys.—Frank Spoor, New Balti— more, Mich. Amil - 18.——.Holsteins——Jose )h E. Grand Rapids, ich. Brewer. AGES RAIGIRG for quick sale. Mich. GUERNSEYS. 4 BULLS, from 4 to 16 months. Priced cheap R. G. PALIER, Balding, HOISTEINS LSTEI BULLS gifting-53:50am and I(grandsons of Echo Sylvia K' Model. ozone: "lifts-w. um, man. - PRODUCTION SALE 45 Registered Holstein: West lichlnn Fair Grounds, Grand Raplds, Mlchlgan APRthg:t£3 F00 P. I. Buy v as: Time All animals from the Herd of Blytbefleld - LE Farms ownfidfl'gy d{rose all; Brewer. GUERNSEYS SEORTHORN S PLEIDIQ GUERNSEY BULL ‘10 MNTHS 9 Wednew Ultimas. Dam finishing 600 ound record Other calves Langwater breeding riced reasons. 1e. W. T. HILL, East Tawas, Michigan REG. GUERNSEY BULL 1 YEAR OLD. DAM holds two R. O. I’... Sire, son of ltchen King. 0. M. STARBUCK, R. 1, Mich. GUERNSEY DAIRY CALVES, BOTH SEXES, practically pure bred. Shipped C. O. D. AKEWOOD FARMS. Whltewater. Wis. Corunna, FOR SALE POLLED SHORTHORIB. BOTH SEX of herd heading merit. We ow. that you will be pleased with what we have. Prices reasonable, and we stand hsgquurely behind any guarantee we make. H a by Royal Peer No. 21473 and Meadow Marshall No. 1351676. BRANCH 00. FARM. Geo. E. Burdlck, Mgr. Goldwater, Michigan FOR SALE—FINE REGISTERED SHIRE STAL- lion. Brown. Age the years. Price reasonable. BERT GEORGE, Elsle, Mlchlgan DATE: LP. 0. Box 1018 SIXTH STATE SALE PLACE: Michigan State College, East Lansing, Mich. \VHA’I‘: Cows —— Bulls — Heifers -— Calves. every class so you can find what you want.) . Consignments of good quality solicited. \Vrite at once what you have to otter. MICHIGAN HOISIEIN-FREISIAN ASSOCIATION ; ‘ J. G. Bays, Secretary East Inning, Mich. (Some of the lungs were dull: of little white : .. scam LAMBS bined glitters entered by a single EAR EDITOR:—-—While reading competitor. - ‘ the March 3rd issue of M. B. F. I noticed the article .headed “Who knows of a heavier lamb?", telling about a lamb weighing 13% lbs. that was born on the Tohm farm in. Midland. county. Here is one for you. A buck lamb, born ' March 7th on my farm, weighed 19 lbs. at date of birth. How’s that for a record ?—Johu Cramers, Eaton County. ' t 0 0 I note in M. B. F. of the buck lamb bornon the Tohm farm that weighed A 13 y; lbs. That was good but I had an ewe that gave birth to twin buck- lambs last May that weighed 24% lbs. when born.-—C. M. Clemens, Og- emaw County. 0 0 0 In reply to who knows of a heavier 'lamb, a buck lamb born on my farm, on March 7th weighed 15% lbs. on the day it was bron. Can you beat that?—~—Fred Regis, Jr., Montcalm County. t O i There was born on my farm on March 6th a buck lamb that weighed fifteen poupds and today, the 12th, he weighs 19 pounds—W. C. Clark, Saginaw County. It 0 1 Let’s hear from the rest of you folks who have some record breakers _ to report—Editor. SWINE GROWERS PRODUCED 752 TON-LINERS IN 1927 HE 1927 hog—raising contest, in which swine growers in 29 States competed was won by Pennsylvania with 126 litters that reached a weight of a ton or more each in 180 days, according to Dr. C. D. Lowe, extension animal hus- bandman of the United States De- partment of Agriculture. Indiana and Tennessee tied for second place with 80 ton-litters each. Wisconsin produced the heaviest litter reported, 12 pigs that weighed 3,598 pounds at six months of age. Pennsylvania is credited with the largest litter, one of 18 pigs. A total of 752 ton-litters were produced in the 29 States. PIG CROP CONTEST PIG crop contest, a new form of cempetition for pork producers, which developed from the an- nual ton—litter, has been started by the animal husbandry department at the Michigan State College. Each competitor in the pig crop contest must enter at least four sows, which will farrow within a 40~day period, and this period must be be tween Feb. 15 and May 15. The litters will be weighed 180 days from the average birth date of the com- "tattle. The champion commercial pork producer will be determined by the size of the herd, management meth- ods and the average weight of the litters entered. Feed and manage- ment method reports will be required of each entrant. Rules for the contest and entry blanks may be obtained trm the ani- mal husbandry department at the Michigan State College. EXPEUI‘ GOOD'I’RIGE FOR MICHIGAN BEEF CONTINUATION of relatively high prices for beef cattle throughout 1928 is expected by members of the economics depart- ment at Michigan State College. A survey of the prices of beef in comparison with the prices of ‘other commodities shows that in the past the prices of beef have moved in cycles and that those cycles average fifteen years of time between succes- sive periods of high prices. ‘ The last previous period of high prices reached its maximum in 1915. Studies made by the United States department of agriculture show that the number of beef cattle on farms is exceptionally low at the present time. " , This scarcity of cattle arouses brisk- bidding by feeders for stacker The economics department at the College points out that even when prices are high it is poslible for the feeder to lose money if he pays a speculative price for his feed~ er steers. The increasing number of dairy cattle will permit the marketing of a growing number of unproductive cows, and these animals compete on the market with th elower grades of the market with the lower grades of is also a contributing factor in bold— ing down the consumption of beef. SEWELL LEADS IN meow; ASSOCIATION . J. SEWELL is credited with the leading herd production in the Macomb No. 1 Dairy Herd Improvement Association. averaged 11,732 pounds milk and 490 pounds butterfat and was re- tested during the year.———A. C. B. 26 HERBS AVERAGED 9871 ‘ POUNIB MILK HE best results ever realized in Livingston county dairy herd improvement association work occurred during 1927 when twenty‘ six herds averaged 9871 pounds of milk and 388 pounds butterfat. One herd of purebred Jerseys owned by Smith & Parker averaged 8508 pounds milk and 501 pounds butter- fat for 18 cows. This was the high est producing herd in the association. ‘ Q VETERINARY Edited b) DR. DEPARTMENT ~ IEO. ll. ooun * (m My ans-“d no. for m out-cries. You noel" a menu letter.) ‘ l i LUMPS ON THROAT My eight year old mare has lumps the size of an apple on each side of her throat, just back of her jaw- bone. She appears well and has a good appetite, but always looks rough and does not put on flesh when not working—A. J. M., Scott- ville, Michigan. WOULD paint these enlarged glands on the side of this mare's neck with tincture of iodine every other day. I would also give her a 1eVel teaspoonful of potassium io- dide mixed with ground grain or dissolved in water and mixed with the grain, or placed in the drinking water. This mare should also have a tablespoonful of Fowler’s solution of arsenic nightand morning on the grain for thirty days. ' , REMOVE AFFEOrEp‘ EWES I have alew sheep in my flock that seem to be .run down. They cough a. good deal. Had one/ that. was nearlydead, so I killed it and found that 'it had a very little blood and worms, about three inches long. Is there anything I can do for them? And is it catching from one to an- other?—A. Subscriber, Quincy, Mich. EMOVE the affected ewes from R the flock; the medicinal treat- ment is not so easy to apply and must be repeated several times in badly infested animals; it consists in injecting into the nostrils about three cubic‘centimeters, or about 45 drops of chloroform into the nostrils and then tipping the head back and holding the nose shut for a few sec- onds. A medicine dropper full of chloroform injected tril every three to five days for two or more treatments. might cure up some of the infested ones. . Dollars with me are like hen's teeth but I want to keep M. B. F. coming- Can’t keep house without it.———R. J» Ing- ham County. . We have taken yougpaper for several years and just thin‘k'vv'e could not get along without ig’and‘hope to:take it as long as.-we‘livé. ' . County. v \ This herd ’ into each nos— " '..ll-__"'Bai‘_dcn., Geri, eseer .a. .P. D» "Cessna—111m spring spirit is in the air. Farmer’s preparing for beginning of sea- sonal work. Auction sales continuing in this part of country. Cattle still in de- vmand. Sheep and poultry also continuing to-~sell high. Potato market stiffening and prospects for higher prices good. Eggs not bringing very high prices now. Quota- tions from Flint: Wheat, $1.49; corn 95c; oats, 65c; rye, 98c; beans, $8.10; pota- toes, $2.50: butter, 520; eggs, 3OC.—H. 8., Mar. 19. Kent—After several days cold weather we are again having some spring-like days. Auctions well attended; tractors receiving some spirited bidding; horses also bringing good prices. Notxmuch feed sold where auctions are held; believe it 18 scarce. The frost is still in ground. It has been out several times and several fear damage to crops it there is much more.———S. K. IL. Mar. 20. Midlands—Auction sales seem to be on increase and plenty of vacant farms. Good roads and high, taxes driving us out in many cases. Automobiles taking their toll in farm and city property. This is hOW we are drifting along. Quotations from Midland: Wheat, $1.49: com, 900; oats, 60c; rye, $1.08; beans. $7.90; pota- toes, 81.00; butter, 46c; eggs, 25c.—B. V. 0., Mar. 18. E. Heroin—The longest fall and winter " season of good wheeling on record, but three days snow tlecup; milk truck missed but two trips. No crop news. Dairy feed advancing. Milk lower, 10c. Young horses finding market. Old horses neglected. Many auction; 12 billed up to May 30. Much moving. 25% of sales due to natur— al retirement, 26% to relocation and bulk of sales called at insistence of creditors for payment of deferred loans or better security which is not forthcoming other- wise. Quotations trom Bad Axe: Beans, $7.95; milk, $1.90; eggs, 22c.‘—E. R., Mar. 19. Saglaw (N. W.).—We are having cold- nights and thawing days. Hard on wheat and seeding. Farmers busy hauling ma— nure. Ground hard where it is tilled. Frost about all out. Not much grain go- ing to market. Eggs and cream about all farmers have to sell. Some getting short on rough feed. Not much corn or can; for sale. Quotations from Hemlock: Wheat. 81.48; corn, 81.00; oats. 60c; rye. $1.00: heaps, $8.26; potatoes, 81.75; but- ter. “o; eggs. 26c.——F. D.. Mar. 19. 'Alpenap-Roads' all open here again, most places bare. Weather very good. Potatoes moving free here at one dollar per bushel. No market for hay. Oats very scarce. Quotations from Spratt: Wheat, $1.22: oats, 68c: rye. sic; beans, $7.00; potatoes. $1.00; butter, 460; eggs, 30c.——F. IL, Mar. 19. W. Innowee.—~Farmers beginning to think of spring. Ground frozen yet but there is some activity on farms. Feed getting short and a number buying seed. Oats will be very hi h in price. Some oats will be sown i _about 10 days it weather holds. Help more plentiful than . common. Sheep shearing in order. Wool 40c per pound. Quotations from Cadmus: Wheat, $1.52; oats, 60@62c; butter, 49c; eggs, 26c.——C. B., Mar. 20. ‘ Samba—Quite a number of farms be- ing exchanged for city property. About two years on the farm and city man is tired of his .end of deal. Eggs increasing as hens get out or doors. Some feed moving as a, few are short. All stock high in price except hogs. Two baby beef shipped brought $264.00 here recent- ly. Beet growers meeting well attended. Several large apiaries in this district, re- port bees comjng through fine. A large buyer of milk has bought site for station at Decker. Early sown” wheat coming through well. T. B. test finish. 'Quota- tions from Decker: Wheat, 3.142; corn. $1.20; oats, 60¢; rye, $1.10: beans, $7.90; potatoes, $1.10; butter, 56c; eggs, 26c.—- A. C., McK., Mar. 20 Oakland (N. W.).—No snow here now; just a flurry last night. We are trim- ming orchard and trimming out rasp— I berries and burning rubbish in the garden that we did not get finished last fall. We Intend to clean garden in the fall and burn everything up; it kills a lot of in- sects .but it did not burn good last fall; too wet. Quotations from Holly: Wheat, $1.45; oats, 63c; rye, $1.10; beans. $7.70; butter, (00: eggs, 26c.—J. Dec" Mar. 19. St. Joseph—Farmers anxiously waiting for warm weather to start plowing. Im~ Memento being lined up for another sum- mer's work. Many busy hauling manure as weather has been ideal for that. Stock came through winter ordinarily Well, Wheat shows eflect of winter but many pieces will come out 0. K, also clover.— A. J. Y.. Mar. 20. Emmett—Winter has been ideal ex- cepting three weeks last of February and first 01! March which was either very cold or very stormy. Past week has been cool nights and nice days. Snow leaving grad- ually. Farmers getting ready for spring. Hogs plenty and cheap. Beet high and scarce—R. D., Mar. 21. Mason—Horses in demand. Ground - still frozen too much for plowing. . Quota- tions, tromyScottville: Wheat, $1.40; oats, .coe: rye..900: beans, $6.25 to $38.00: poe use; butter, 40c: oxalic-— Mar. 2:. x, r DMD/H ' SERWCE Order - g . Direct From This Ad And Save Money For a limited time only, we are oifering this Big, Special Discount to Early Buyers. ,Deduct FIVE PER CENT from these prices and order at once. This Special Offer is one that hun- dreds of Town Line Customers will quickly act upon, and our shipping dates for April and May will be rap- idly filled. If you desire to learn all about our High Egg Bred Blood Lines, then send for our 1928 Catalog. Other- wise, order direct from this ad. 5 7 r“ - iscount 0 Offer By ordering direct from this ad you Save FIVE PER CENT. Order any number of chicks. Select Any delivery date. but GET YOUR ORDER IN TO US. You ay only ONE CENT PER C ICK now, and the bal- ance when the chicks are de- livered to you. Deduct FIVE PER CENT from these prices and order at once. 4 .aymg * Of Town Line Leghorns Each year, hundreds of Farm Poultry Raisers, KNOWING the QUAL— ITY of Town Line Baby Chicks, order their entire supply direct from Town Line Poultry Farm advertisements, for they have learned Town ginei Chicks can be depended upon to produce the maximum of Poultry ro ts. You, too, can own a Laying-Paying Flock of Town Line Leghorns. Big, Healthy, LIVEABLE Chicks, of a. quality that is capable of pro— ducing a splendid income for you, and have them delivered at your door, 100% Alive by following the example of these hundreds of other Farm Flock Owners. Don't fail to place your order today. We know—‘3 and guarantee~they’ll please you. LIN BABY CHICKS TOWN LINE Baby.Chicks are from Big, Typy Birds of uniformly large size, and of unusual health and vigor. Bred for years for produc- tion of eggs in quantities throughout the cold winter months, the season of high egg prices, they have again and again demonstrated their ability to Lay and Pay, even under conditions of limited care. Take Advantage of Our Special Discount Offer Learn at first hand the higher egg production from chicks from birds raised by a genuine breeder. Order Direct from Ad or Send for Catalog If you prefer our catalog, send for it without delay. You'll find it chock full of interesting information. and valuable pointers on the care and feeding of baby chicks as well as growing stock and matured flocks. It's a guide to bigger, better profits. Priced LOW To Save You Money 1 £353 * MICHIGAN ACCREDITED These prices represent a distinct saving to «in. 'l‘l "r l .' N ' reserves delivery on the better shipping dates. 3 m) e owe“ 0w. A" a”, ebome PRICES FOR APRIL DELIVERY 60 100 500 1000 English Type 8. c. White Leghorn; U lty Malina s. 0. Brown Leghorn: Utility Mating S. c. Anconas ...................................... ..$1.00 $13.00 60.00 120.00 Hollywood or Tancrod Mated s. .0 White Leghorns ., . 15.00 ‘10.00 3185.00 Town Line Special Stu- MatlnoorPure Hollywood Leghorns 9.50 18.00 85.00 105.00 Special Everlay Muted 8. C. Brown Leghorns or Special star llated s. c. Anoonas 18.00 15.00 150.00 Barred Pymouth Rocks .. ............... ._ . 10.00 75.00 150.00 Mixed Chicks (Not Accredited) . 5.00 10.00 50.00 100.00 Prices for May 22-28, 2c per chick less. Prices for May 8-16, 1c per chlok less than above prices TOWN LINE POULTRY FARM K ROUTE 1, BOX 308 ZEELAND, MICH. ._. . _... __ a a, A - TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER urehmn being, livestock. an. poultry. “lode-017:0 rats and mice every tune. K-R-O doe-Mountain Manhoothruo. deadly Dotson. mags-“Np... an...“ mass y . hunt bulletin on "Rat Control." Without Poison ANemer-Ilnamthatk Wysmuuem! KgLs- RATS-ONLY «on I oodcutomen unt tol'd' us he :rgdg‘l‘lg fiend rats on his arm from who, . .m - . w h r - 1‘” :Iazno findinmfflklngfe43 rancher usine lie-also, of m ; W h which Is highly cucceulul and she please w mm you." Wolgamot‘o Drug Store, Richwood.0. a. m to mm 75c at your druggist: large size ion: tines 53‘” i .i' 5.; 3% 5% as much) $2.00. Sent postpeid ect from Ill ii dealer cannot an ply you. cow 0' “ssmsm m '°"°°" K'R mmy’ lowered rice an FREE Tester. Spread: :0 Feet mg i a? ' day attention. '0 duction flocks. ‘ meat producers. our prices. Buff Orp ingtons \Vhite Rocks for J‘uccess'with Paultry Barred Rocks “finite Leghorns Don’t delay your reservations—1c per chick books your order. Write TODAY for catalog and special price list. " LAKEVIEW POULTRY FARM Box 3 Fa undd tio'n‘ "— \ 3., 2 or 3 Week Old Chicks a: SAVE LOSSES Stronger Chicks —— Quicker Results — Bigger Profits You never saw more vigorous or stronger chicks. They get the right start. placed immediately in storage brooders, right in the same building and in the same temperature; no set back; brooded under scientific methods; fed right; 24—hour—a- Taken from the incubators and Every chick comes from Michigan Accredited high pro- They grow rapidly into big egg and Under our methods they are given the right start in life and when you get them they are past the great danger line. We can furnish vigorous day old chicks or older ones of any age in the following breeds. Tell us the breed you like and the number you want and we’ll give you Rhode Island Reds White Wyandottes M. J. ROLE, Prop. Holland, Michigan Member fates-national Baby Chick Association \ rite for Catalog range birds. quoted above. R. F. D. No. 12 MICHIGAN ACCREDITED CHICKS BARGAIN PRICES for MAY DELIVERY From large, heavy, carefully selected free Per— 100 200 500 White Leghorns ......... ......................... $8.50 $16.50 $40.00 Brown Leghorns ......... .............. ......... ... 8.50 16.50 40.00 Barred Rocks ....... .. 10.50 21.00 50.00 Assorted Heavy ........................ .... ... 9.00 18.00 Assorted Heavy and Light . 8.00 Assorted Light ............................................ .... 7.00 13.00 For delivery before May first—chicks are $2.00 per 100 higher than prices Order from this ad today. Save time and money. 100% live postpaid delivery. Write for pullet bargains. Write for free catalog. KNOLL’S HATCHERY & POULTRY FARM Box B. F. Good Winter layers. Holland, Mich. will help you. . B. 2, Box B R0. 3.] Leghorns are known as the strain. backed bv contest \ winvning bloodlines. Winners of the Mlchigan Contest In ’ 1925. Record of 303 eggs in the American Contest In 1926 . and already this year making excellent records at Bergen, N. J. and Quincy, Ill. You can rest assured that this strain is bred of high, production indwrduals. 75% of Our Business is From Old Customers The strongest endorsement we have is from our old cus- tomers who have tried our chicks and know what they Will do. Royal strain can be depended upon for a hIgh average flock production. Our new catalog Is free to you and ROYAL HATCHERY & FARMS, S. P. Wiersma, Prop; Zoeland, Michigan BOS QUALITY CLASS A CHICKS From healthy heavy layers of large eggs. . 0. E1 . White Leghorns. 4" Brown Leghorns, Anconas, R. 1. Beds, and snorted chicks at reasonable prices. No money down. Pay full amount 10 days before chicks are ship- ibdo '9“ l' ' d'l' ‘ “Emir disdfi‘t‘aliiisé Ive elvery 08 a] . nee. nos HATcoHERY. zeoIanJ? witch" R. 2 a. 68 Brood: fine pure-bred chickens. dill", goose. turkeys, i'owlr, our. chicks It low prices. 11 ., inn with America'l most profitable poultry, .W he": on producers. IA 0 10.000 primer. rs A. A. ZlEIiEll. AUSTIN. HINDI. PLEASE MENTION THEBUSINEBS FABMEB ".~WI{EN WRITING T0 .- ADVERTISERS THE BUSINESS FARMER “The Farm Paper of Service” TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT IT! Michigan Accredited Try some Silver Ward Select Chicks his year and see the difference. They are chicks that will develop into h] h record money ma - ers. 0f course,_they Michigan Accredited. ' Such strains as Barron and ‘ ' Tancred Loghorns, '8hep- panic Anconas _etc., have been blened in t err making. GET THEM 0., . . You can now pay for our chicks when you . set them. Absolute co deuce in our chicks and faith in your bones makes it Emible for us to shi on your ch 0. 0. . free “MOB all about the details. Get sum 'u-u mm, so: so, loci-mi, nun. UCCESS Orv , ‘ K’ * , ’ business often hinges ' chicks. plus perfect rations, will not assure success unless the temperature condi— tions are satisfactory for the com- fort of the chicks. Chicks are hatch- ed at a temperature of 103 degrees F., and, for the first four or five Weeks especially, warmth is one of the most essential requirements. The brooder stove should be regu-. lated for several days so that it will maintain a temeprature of 90 or 95 degrees F. when the bulb of the thermometer is placed on the floor at the outer edge of the hover. Chicks will then settle down for the night, in that part of the environ- ment which is most comfortable. During the first few days the chicks should receive nothing to eat, as they contain within their bodies a supply of natural food, yolk of egg, which is sufficient to last them from 48 to 72 hours, after hatching, or until they have strength enough to run about in search of food. Since nature has so abundantly supplied he should receive no extra food until he should rereive no extra food until all of this natural food, the yolk of the egg, is thoroughly absorbed. If the chicks are fed too soon, and the yolk is not properly assimilated, or if they are over—fed fermentation takes place, bacterial action is set up, and a great many of the chicks may die. The only external indication of this condition is a more or less pro— nounced diarrhea of varying color, but usually grayish white. A post mortem examination will often show the yolk sac to be nearly its original size and filled with a watery yolk mass. In order to over come this trouble, and reduce the death rate, during the first seven to ten days, of the chicks’ life, one must study each lot and make such slight vari- atoins in the quantiy of feed as may be necessary. Feeding Ration lst Day: After incubation, the chicks should be left in the incuba- tor to “harden off.” During warm weather the incubator door may be opened slightly to provide a good supply of fresh air, and to reduce the temperature within the machine. 2nd Day: Remove the chicks to _ the brooding quarters that have pre- viously been heated. Clean white sand, covered with alfalfa or clover chafi makes an ideal floor covering the first two weeks. The chicks will pick at, and consume enough of these gritty soil particles which are essen- tial in getting the digestive tract in good working order, ready for the first feed. Sour skimmed milk or buttermilk should be provided in shallow dishes. The acid of the milk has a beneficial effect on the digest— ive tract of the chick. The food value of the skimmed milk‘ stimu- lates the chick, causing rapid growth and developing strong resistant pow- ers. Sour skimmed milk should not be fed in galvanized dishes, because lead impurities found in this metal, may be released upon the addition of the sour milk. The lactic acid is likely to cause this chemical re- action, which can generally be noted by the changing color of the galvan- ized drinking fountain. Glass, earth- enware, or wooden receptacles are ideal containers for sour milk. 3rd to 6th Day: The first food giv- . underf’é‘ur ability to raise ‘good, vigorous- Perfectly I hatched chicks, ‘ DPOVén very . state: Mtash—4brany 50 lbs,- oats‘, 50 lbs.; 'bone meal, 3 lbs.; ground limestone, 2 lbs.; fine char- coal, 2 lhs. Feed five times with feedings about two and a half hours apart, feeding each time what the chicks will readilyélean up in fifteen minutes. 1 ‘ ' 6th Day: Feed» commercial chick feed, ora scratch feed made upas follows, twice: Scratch feevao. Equal parts of fine cracked corn, cracked wheat and .pin-head. oats. Scratch feed No. 2—Equal‘parts of finely cracked corn and cracked wheat. Feed mash mixture three times during the day. - ‘ 7th “to 14th Day: Two feeds of scratch, three feeds of mash and one of green food, sprouted oats prefer- red. During this period, gradually lengthen the time the mash is before the chick, so that you may have the flock eating mash from self feeders by the 14th day. Commercial butter- milk mashes can be substituted after the tenth day and fed continuously to the broiler age. 14th Day to Ten Weeks: Quickest gains can be secured by moist mash, feeding the following ingredients: bran, middlings, ground oats, and corn meal, in equal parts. This should be moistened with skimmed milk or tomato juice. If skimmed milk is not available ten per cent meat scrap or high grade tankage should be used in the mash to supply the animal protein. Coarser grains such as cracked corn and wheat can be substituted for the chick feed just as quickly as the chicks can handle it. If labor is scarce, the grain can be hopper fed after the chicks are six weeks old. Free range, with plenty of green food and shade produce the most economical growth. Ten Weeks to Maturity: Segregate the broilers and hopper feed both the scratch feed and the drx mash. Scratch feed: 50 per cent wheat, 50 per cent cracked corn. Dry mash: 30 per cent bran, 20 per cent corn meal, 20 per cent mid- dlings, 15 per cent ground oats, 10 per cent meat scrap, 5 per cent but- termilk (powdered). Grit and skimmed milk should be available—Prof. C. G. Card, M. S. C. BUYING BABY CHICKS BOUT the'vquickest way to im- prove the quality of the flock is to buy baby chicks from spe— cial matings. Buying baby chicks does away with the hazards of hatching and in- sures a certain number of chicks, all of the same age. Order only one breed. Buy as near home as possible, as this affords a better opportunity to learn the reliability of the hatchery, the stock from which the chicks are hatched, and to collect claims. There is also less danger to the chicks from exposiure to heat and cold in ship- ment. Investigate carefully the reliability of the hatchery. It is best to deal only with those advertising in reli— able papers. Put in your order early so that you can get chicks when you want them. In your order state time of delivery when you are sure that you can take care of them. y...“..ammm-mm _.: W «M M... mm... l - somnrnmo DIFFERENT ruin PonL'rnr nous}: When anyone mentions poultry house one usually thinks oi‘ the rolled-1'00! type of building, but the engineers of the James Manufacturing Com any have worked out something that is entirely difleront.,vsnd‘ they" claim the polnitcd arch poultry hon-3 pndlis the product of flvo- If?“ 9!,”3“? , more so “actory. It is called .q‘g I l, The Story of Rural “Gold Seal” Chicks is lmpressively Written in the Bank Books of Our Customers ' [indisputable evidence of the Profit Making Quali— ties of Rural “Gold Seal” Chicks is to be found in the farm flocks of many Rural Customers. For them, the production of large sized, pure white eggs, in abundant quantities during the winter as well as summer months, has made the name of Rural “Gold Seal" Chicks synonymous with Poultry Profits. READ THESE LETTERS OF PROOF County Agent Says Best Per Cent Lay in the County Coldwater, Mich. Gentlement—This spring the extension depart- ment of Michigan State College constructed a Michigan Shed Type poultry demonstration house on our farm. The house when completed will be 18x60 feet. About a hundred poultrymen attend- ed this meeting and because our flock has done so well and looked so nice about half of the people present asked what strain they were and where we got them. This was a good bit of ad— vertising for you and the County Agent was able to tell them that we had the best per cent lay in the county so far this year. We are especially anxious to have the baby chicks do well. Mr. Davidson of the Poultry Department of the Col- lege said your chicks were 0. K. Sincerely yours, J. R. Craun. As High as 80% Lay Fulton, Mich. Dear Sirt—The chicks that We got last year are doing fine. We have 121 White Leghorn pullets and they have layed as high as 96 eggs in one day. I also have a man by the name of Harwood who was talking about buying chicks and I told him to get them of you. people. Yours truly, Guy R. Shook. 260 Eggs Each Albion, Mich. Dear Sirsz—Please send me your catalog and price list of day old chicks. We purchased 200 of you two years ago. We were more than pleased with the results. Quite a number of the hens laid 260 eggs each or more. Yours truly, Mark H. Butler. For Delivery On Any Date You Want Them Atlllis Seasons [0117” Prices We Will Ship Any Week You Designate. Back of every worth While achievement in farm industries, stands an individual whose efforts have scored high in building farm profits to increased levels. In the fore-front of Better Poultry Breeders, stands the Rural Poultry Farm, known to Commercial Poultry Raisers and Farm Flock Owners from the Atlantic Ocean to the Rockies, as the producers of dependable Baby Chicks, that LIVE—— that GROW— that LAY and that PAY, through the production of Large, White, Marketable Eggs, in Quantities. These Facts, Proven both in the flocks of our customers, and in our own, as well as by frequent Rural Winnings in Production Poultry Shows, point the way to you in the selection of your chicks. Don’t Take Chances Don’t take chances with unknown quality stock. Rural Chicks have proven their worth again and again for others. They’ll do as well for you. Farm Bred—Farm Raised Not just ordinary cheap, competitive chicks, but chicks from strong, healthy parent stock, hatched in modern equipment, under the watchful eye of an experienced operator. Raising Poultry with us is a year ’round busi- ness. We are not confined to the few short months of the hatching season. Rural Poultry Farm is rather a BREEDING INSTITUTION, devoted solely to the production of better chicks and stock. These facts coupled with the ever increasing demand for Rural “Gold Seal” Chicks, and our increased capacity, enables us to deliver greater valulgs and a stronger, sturdier, better grade of chic . A New Development Rural “Gold Seal” Stock is a new Rural de- velopment, brought about by scientific breeding. Hundreds of broad acres are devoted to produc— ing the thousands of large, fertile eggs used in our own incubators in the hatching of chicks for Rural Customers. From Cod-Liver-Oil Fed Stock When you buy Rural “Gold Seal” Chicks you get strong, sturdy chicks with an abundance of vitality, able to grow to maturity in the shortest possible time. Free range, abundance of shade and sunshine, together with Cod-Liver—Oil and Mineral and Protein Feeding of Breeding Stock helps us produce these better chicks. Michigan Accredited Rural Stock, Chicks, and Hatching Eggs, are all Mich- igan Accredited. This means our ilocks are under the superv1s10n of an authorized inspector from the Mich. Poultry Improvement Assn. directed by the Michigan State College, and in whose unbiased, impartial opinion, Rural Breeding Stock conforms closely to the Standard of Perfection. 5 "1 - is this am 4.. _ Every Bird ls Leg Banded Every bird in our flocks has been individually handled and leg banded, and all inspected by the representative of the Michigan Poultry Improvement Association. l Mrs. Wm. B. Miller, of Bath, N. Y., has had such gratifying results with Rural Stock that she not only sent us the above photos, ’but has. told many friends about Rural Stock With the result that we have many orders for chicks from Bath and nearb ‘ points. Her strong belief in Rural Stoc is paralleled by scores of other Rural cus- tomers in other sections. EASY TERMS . Pay Only ONE CENT'PER CHICK deposit. Pay the balance when the chicks arrive at your door. We know you will be pleased and we are will- ing to take all the rislg FREE -- With each order we will give FREE. a valuable Feeding Chart and Poultry Guide. , Alsog'our 'Personal Service. goes with each order... does not cease. When,xwe_ ship your chicks butcoati s t oughout the is f bl. » For Our interest. ' Breeding Stock PAY NOW ONLY ONE CENT PER CHICK DEPOSIT Pay the Postman the Balance When he deHVcrs your Chicks BUY AT THESE LOW PRICES Rural “Gold Seal” Commercial Grade Hollywood Foundation 8. C. White Leghorns “ésii‘f‘bo $59350 $11130.” Assorted Chicks, in any quantity per 100 .......... .... —-._ . _ . — ——-—USETHISCOUPON—-———-—-—-— RURAL POULTRY FARM, Iceland. Mloh. Date ........ .......................................... .. Please enter our order. for the followin uantity of Rural “Gold Seal" Commercial Grade olywood Foundation 8. C. White Leghorns at the prices above. _ We want them about .......................................... .. We enclose 8 , Nnmn R F. D; No............ u, Cit, _ ‘ ‘ “tat. Mr. Andrew Severson of Eau Claire, Wis. sent us a couple of photos of his yards, houses and a part of his flock of 400,pullets which he kept. Mr. Severson raised about 95% of the 1,000 chicks he ordered from Rural. They began to lay in October and kept at it all winter, and at the end of ten months of steady pro- duction were still laying. v Our ironclad GUARANTEE We guarantee absolute satis- faction, or your money gladly refunded. This strong guar- antee, plus 100% Live Delivery at your door, is possible only because of our years of careful * selection and breeding, in- creased and maintained through thousands of dollars invested in our large, modern .fi hatching and breeding estab-IA lishment, all of which is back of every chick we produce; is l 5 l r WhoAre" These Investors 1’ If r There are more than 420,000 stockholders of the Bell System, “a of which this Company is an in— tegral part. ', They 'come from every rank and ,1 file in every state—nearly eVery ' town and city, and from the countryside. Mechanics, mer- chants, farmers, teachers, bankers and horticulturalists—it is a genuine democracy. The average holding is only 26 shares of stock. No one person owns as much as 1 per cent of the total stock. Truly it can be said that the Associated Bell companies are owned by the people they serve. M H T E EC) 03> I I E P {'11 on: O VETERINARY QUESTIONS—Yes, we answer these also. } Our Dr. Geo. H. Conn will give you good advice, we know. I The Business Farmer, Mt. Clemens, Mich. l " Safeguard Your Poultry Profits—- Years of Breeding for Higher Egg Production has placed Michigan Poultry Farm Stock on a high standard of unity. It has been quiady prove- this year among 3: on own farm, a large part averag- ing 24 to 30 e gs monthly during the winter months. This greeding quality spells poultry profits for , on. Order 8 FELY, and CONFIDENTLY, direct ARANTEE 100% Live De~ l I l I All Michigan Accredited 000 S. C. 'Whlte Leghorn Trap- nepth On Our OWn Farm Finest Egg Strains Lat from this ad. We GU livery of your Chicks, and to have them please you. Our Sheppard’s Anconas and Holterman’s Strain Barred Rocks are also of very best quality. If you desire our 1928 Catalog before on buy, send for it quickly. Orders are ragidly dlling up 33’ our shipping dates for April and eliveries. Better check below the chicks you want and send us your order NOW. ' f ~ With MICHIGAN Hatchery Chicks . PAY ONLY $1.00 DOWN—BALANCE C. 0. D. ‘ Order Direct At These Prices 50 100 500 1000 Trapnested Pure Hanson Strain v Bus. 0. White Lghsrnsd..a. .... "$8.00 $15.00 $72.60 ‘ rron and aner on a on S. C. White Leghorns ....... 6.50 12.00 57.50 3110.00 Sheppard’s Strlln Anoonas ...... .. 6.50 12.00 57.50 110.00 I ‘i Barred Plymouth Rocks ............ .. 7.50 14.00 07.50 180.00 -. Broilers, Mixed ............... ......... 4.60 8.25 40.00 18.00 ' ‘ Seconds, (No Cripples) ........ .. 4.00 7.00 85.00 70.00 *u‘flliichigan Hatchery & Poultry Farm, 3.. 1, Zeeland, Michigan pest .er ' poultry oi» the. Ohio} Llama ’ had during the past few years kept. the Ohio" tanner on his feet." The same condition is true of many Mich- _ igan farms, thus farmers are coming more and more to recognize the keeping of poultry as a business. With this recognition, the industry . is placed on a more sound basis and is assured of a bright future. Grow” Stronger as Year Advances In conclusion I would prophecy that 1928 would beat goodpoultry year. In general growing stronger toward the close of the year, thus starting 1929 off with a flying start. Hatcheries for 1928 will have a. pros- perous season. Their chick sales however will be distributed different— ly than in the past, thus indicating new fields to many of the hatchery- men. The industry is becoming more stabilized and the tutors looks prom- ising. Many people worry about over produciton of poultry and eggs, but present indications do not war- rant the loss 013 much sleep because of the fear of over production. Buy good chicks, grow them Well, house the layers in the proper man- ner, fed good rations and study the chickens in a businses like Way thus assuring yourself of a god farm prof- it. DO YOU STAND READY TO PRO-, TECT FARM FAMILIES? (Continued from Page 3) mobiles, trucks, tractors and farm machinery stolen from the farm. Still, we knew there was some- thing lacking in the whole scheme which state ofiicials, farm organiza- tions and the press of the State were commending us for pioneering. Doubtless the rewards are an in- centive to trace down criminals and there is more activity on the part of the officers of the law and others—— BUT ALL OF THESE MEASURES CONTEMPLATED ONLY, LOCKING THE DOOR AFTER THE HORSE WAS STOLEN! WE WANT TO STOP THE ROB- BERY BEFORE IT IS CONTEM- PLATED! The organization of the active, able*bodied farmers of Michigan into “Minute Men,” alert to respond to the call of their neighbors, will, we sin- cerely believe, have the desired effect on the type of moron-mind which be- trays its cowardliness in the robbing of a poor widow’s chickens or the stealing of grain or live—stock from an isolated, defenceless old farmer! THE BUSINESS FARMER served no- tice several years ago that with us it was a fight to the finish and with the hundred thousand men (we hope some day to see wearing the proud emblem of the Minute Man) standing back of us, the battle is more than half won, for God is ever on the side of the right! How to Organize Your Community We Will send application blanks to any subscriber of THE Busmsss Fumes. Get a few of your neigh- bors, who you know take this paper, together, and propose organizing your neighborhood. Talk to your sheriff, ask him how many Minute Men in your township he is willing to deputize. Send in the names of all of your signers and we will send proper cards and emblems, all with- out cost. TOO DANGEROUS “Why didn’t you dance last night?" “I had on a rented tuxedo." “Well, what of that?" . "The rent was where it would show." DOG COULD NOT READ Mike: “I lost my dog, Pat. What am I going to do?” Pat: “Why don’t you advertise for him?" , Mike: “Sure, my-.dog can’t read adver- tisements." A MATTER OF BAIT A very young parson, accompanied by two pretty girls, was walking on the bank of a river. He paused to speak to a man who was fishing. “Have you caught anything?” “No,” was the answer, “they won’t rise to this fly. Are you an angler, sir?" "I am a 'nsher of men’," said the par- son proudly. The angler looked shrewdly at the party standing beside him, and observed. “You've got the right bait."——Nor‘west Farmer. r . \ . ,v M or” ( Growing chicks need Butter- milk. Write ’ flor 404mg; poultry manual with more than pictures, will’help you’make more money on ymm . Written by experts. It is a mine of valuable in- formation. Tells about fesdin . breeding. mating, culling and shows a hen ma- tbis Poultry Manual FR , postpaid. as soon as you send your name resa- Tell us who your feed dealer is. Address: COLLIS PRODUCTS CO. 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We es ially want to send it to those apparent y hopeless cases, where all forms of inhalers, douches, opium preparations, fumes, “patent smokes,” etc., have failed. We want to show everyone at our ex ense. that our .method is designed to end a i dif- ficult breathing, all wheezing, and all those terrible paroxysms. This free offer is too important to neglect a single day. Write now and the method at once. Send no money. Simply mail coupon below. Do it Today. FREE TRIAL COUPON FRONTIER ASTHMA 00.. “3585‘ Frontier Bldg” 462 Nissan Btu Buflslo. N. Y. , Send free trial of your method to: \ -‘ —. ,».V'—,./—’ g Town 9 v one-thirdtgp’iesas as small. ‘ ‘ : _~1‘"bl.e . . 1Bradshaw in preventing White L ;~-Diarrhea, . The following letter will no doubt, be of utmost interest to poultry rais- ‘ers who have had serious losses from White Diarrhea. Bradshaw tell of her experience in her own words: ‘ . “Dear Sir: I see‘ repgrts. of so many losing their little chicks with White Diarrhea, so I thought I would. tell my experience. I used to lose a great many'fr'om this cause, tried many remedies and was about dis— couraged. As a last resort I sent to the Walker Remedy 00., Dept. 537-, Waterloo, Iowa.‘, for their Wal— ko White Diarrhea Remedy. I used two 506 packages, raised 300 White Wyandottes and never lost one or had one sick after giving the medi- cine and my chickens are larger and healthier than ever before. I have found this company thoroughly reli- able and always get the remedy. by return mail.”—-Mrs. C. 'M. Brad- shaw, Beaconsfield, Iowa. Cause of White Diarrhea White Diarrhea is caused by mi- croscopic organisms which multiply with great rapidity in the intestines of diseased birds and enormous num- bers are discharged with the drop- pings. Readers are warned to be- ware of White Diarrhea. Don’t wait until it kills half your chicks. Take the “stitch in time that saves nine.” Remember, there is scarcely a hatch without some infected chicks. let these few infect your entire flock. Prevent it. Give Walko in all drink- ing water for the first two weeks and you won’t lose one chick where, you lost hundreds before. These letters prove it: Never Lost a Single Chick Mrs. L. L. Tam, Burnetts Creek, 'Ind., writes: “I have lost my share of chicks from White Diarrhea. ,Finally I sent for two packages of Walko. I raised over 600 chicks and I never lost a single chick from White Diarrhea. 'Walko not only prevents White Diarrhea, but it gives the chicks strength and vigor; they de- velop quicker and feather earlier." Never Lost One After First Dose' Mrs. Ethel Rhoades, Shenandoah, Iowa, writes: “My first incubator chicks, when but a few days old, be- gan to die by the dozens with White Diarrhea. I tried different remedies and was about discouraged with the chicken business. Finally, I sent to the Walker Remedy 00., Waterloo, Iowa, for a box ofltheir Walko White Diarrhea Remedy. It’s just the only thing for this terrible disease. We ’raised 700 thrifty, healthy chicks and never lost a single chick after the first dose.” You Run No Risk We will send Walko White Diar- rhea Remedy entirely at our risk—— postage prepaid—so you can see for yourself .what a wonder-working remedy it is for White Diarrhea in baby chicks. So you can prove—as thousands have proven—that it will stop your losses and double, treble, even quadruple your profits. Send 50c for package of Walko (or $1.00 for extra large box)———give it in all drinking water and watch results. You’ll find you won’t lose one chick where you lost dozens before. It's a positive fact. You run no risk. We guarantee to refund your money promptly if you don’t find it the greatest little chick saver_ you ever used. ‘- The Pioneer National Bank, the oldest and strongest bank in Waterloo, Iowa, stands back of our guarantee. WALKER REMEDY 00., Dept. 581, Waterloo. Iowa. ’ , send me the ( l 50c re lar size (or ( l 81 economical large size) Dec age of Walko White Diarrhea Remedy to try at your risk. Send it on your positive guarantee to promptly refund my money if not satisfied in everyrway. um enclos- ing 50c (or $1.00). (P. 0. money order, check or currency acceptable.) Name State ................. ... ............. .... B. F. D ................. -. e335“ (1....” “13%” indicating size package contains about two and purl once of G. M: We .will let Mrs.. Don’t ‘ V b , -.. e . g . mezitbefdre theflchicks are placed in the hover, and thereby help to avoid dangerous changes in temeprature. To much heater t00 little heat is one of the leading causes of digestive disorders of chicks. Have plenty of room for the chicks. If your flock is too crowded nature will reduce the number. It is‘just as important for the chicks to have plenty of room in the hover and in the breeder house as for the laying hens to have plenty of room in the laying house. Manufacturers’ di- rections specify the number of chicks that the breeder will accommodate. Do not go over the number; prefer- ably put in much less, especially for the first trial. The brooder room itself should al- low one-third to one—half square foot per chick. If built too small, how- ever, it is sure to get overheated by a coal burner, and it will be of little value as a roosting place for the pul- lets later. About 12x14 feet is a good size. Confine the chicks close to the breeder stove for a few days by means of wire screen to teach them where to find the heat, before giving them the run of the brooder house. A sun bath may be provided by laying a four-sided frame like that of a hotbed or coldframe along the out— side of the poultryhouse on the sunny side and covering it with glass sub- stitute, which admits the sunlight without stopping the ultra—violet rays -—the part of the light which pro- motes growth and health. The chicks are admitted to this sun bath by means of a trap door from the poul- tryhouse. Keep chicks of different sizes and ages under different hovers in dif— ferent runs—The Farmer. WHEN AND HOW TO START CULL- ING YOUNG CHICKENS HEN the young chickens first start to feather out across their backs is the best time to start culling them. Have two different colored leg-bands. Put one color on all those you intend to keep and the other colors on the culls, or those you will sell for broilers. All the chickens which feather out first across the back, providing they have legs which are flat on the sides, and sharp in the back, deep flat sides, broad backs, small bright—looking heads, eyes which stick out like shoe buttons, deep abdomen, and wide be- tween the pelvec bones. ,Those which feather out slowly across the back, have round legs, and a round body, narrow back, large dull-looking heads, sunken eyes, shal- low abdomen, and narrow pelvic bones, put in with the culls and sell them as soon as possible. If. the chickens are culled accord- ing to the preceeding directions they will begin to lay while young and prove -a profitable flock to keep, pro- viding they are fed and cared for in the right manner.———Lavinia Hem— minger. FEATHER EATING Can you tell me the cause of feather eating and comb bleeding among poultry? Also, do you know of a remedy for same? What causes paralysis? Can you tell me what to do for this?—Mrs. F. E., Hillman, Michigan. EATHER eating is usually caused by too much crowding of the birds; may also be caused by not giving them any meat scraps in their ration. Bleeding of combs usually due to their being frosted. Paralysis is most often caused by improper feeding; by adding cod liver oil to the ration, they usually come all right in a short time; add two lbs. to each 100 lbs. of mash. —G. C. Card, Prof. of Poultry Hus— bandry, M. S. C . . s I certainly enjoy M. B‘. F., the best farm paper I ever took. It’s pages are clean and instructive—A. H. Bolles, Alle- gan County. CAN OER—FREE BOOK SENT ON REQUEST Tells cause of cancer and what to do for pain, bleeding. odor, etc. Write for it today, mentioning this paper. Address Indianapolis Cancer in“ roper adjust-v gm. your farm flock Superior C o m m e i- c i a I mated chicks are (specially a d a p t e d . These rugged easy to raise chicks have the ability to make heavy layers. They have established an enViable reputation on commercial poultry farms and as farm flocks. The male . birds used in these matings are from known record hens. They are also Michigan Accredited. We_guarantee 100% live delivery at the above prices and stand squarely behind every transaction. We also have a special grade. Our big 64 page catalog fully describes our modern breeding plant. The largest in Ottawa. County. Superior Michigan Accredited Chicks will make your poultry in- come safe. Write today. SUPERIOR POULTRY FARMS, INC. C. J. DeKoster, Mgr. Box 401 Zeeland, Michigan in Record of Performance work. ‘FNARSIGHTED POULTRY MEN ARE DEMANDING FAIRVIEW CHICKS. Tells how to raise . prrgiuces high quality chicks from rich blood lines. books. order and Balance 0. O . FairVIew Hatchery & Farms, Box B, Zeeland, Mich. PULLETS AND HENL Michigan Flocks headed males, have paved Accredited with rods of our customers. R Record of performance work assures the customers of reliable honest records and igrees, and old time brccders will for their own protection have their flocks entered 8. c. HITE LEGHORNs—ORIGINATED FROM TOM BARRON. BARRED ROCKS AND RHODE ISLAND REDS. Fairview catalog tells the story. Send today for copy of this bigncw book free. ' poultry for profit and gives approved methods by which our breeding PEOIAL DISCOU TS—Hatches twice a week. 24 hour service. One dollar down “’c guarantee 100% alive arrival and satisfaction. ‘ the way bigger poultry profits, for hund<. Quality Breeding Counts In Egg Production FAIRVIEW DAV OLD CHICKS, THREE WEEKS CHICKS l’edigreed to advanced oflicial records 269 .291. eggs and 24 ounces to the dozen. all»; ‘ ‘7'} CHICKS! CHICKS! CAN SHIP AT ONCE AT REDUCED PRICES! BIG, STURDY, FLUFFY chicks from free range, pure bred flocks thut have been culled and Sclcl'tml for egg production and stnudurd qualities. Just what you want. for inundation stock or to improve your laying pens. 100% live delivery gunrimtecd. Send this adv. With order and get 4 FREE chicks uilh ivei'y hundred. WE GUARANTEE THESE CHICKS TO SATISFY YOU! Barred, Whlte, Buff Rocks, Single and Rose Comb R. I. Reds, Black Mlnorcas, 13V2c. White Brown, Buff, Leghorns, Anconas, Heav Broilers, 11 V20. White and Silver Laced Wyandottes, Buff Orplngtons, Whlte Mlnorcas, Bu Wyandottes, 156. nght Brahmas, Whlta Orplngtons. Blue Andulslans, 18% c. nght Mlxed, 8V2C. Grdae AA Chlcks Sc per Ghlck extra. If less than 100 are ordered, add 50c extra. Send for our FREE circular of CHICKS FROM R. O. P. MALE MATINGS LAWRENCE HATCHERY Tel. 72525 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ‘ BABY CHICKS FROM SELECTED EGGS Selected for Size—not less than 22 ounces to the dozen. For Col-or graded carefully accord- ing to the . S HENRY WHITE Standard. These are Chalk )Vliite Eggs of fine texture and uniform shells, producing uniformly large, vigorous, healthy chicks. It ls‘fl'olll S. l. Whl’ Leghorn eggs like these that we produced the stock that won SM EN SILVER CUPS for us in the Utility and Production Classes in thc_Zceland and Holland Poultry Shows, December, 1927. Good Stock. Good Breeding, Good Selection made it possible. . You can profit greater with chicks from such eggs With a pro-determined tendency to produce more eggs of this nature, by reason of the increaeiiig demand for more and better, large. white eggs. SEND FOR OUR BIG 1928 CATALOG Let us tell you more about this stock before you buy any chicks. You'll find it interesting and instructive, a real poultry guide to Bigger Poultry Profits, Vitality [fighorn Farm, Route 1, Box B, Zeeland, Michigan WINNERS FROM THE START DILIGENT CHICKS DID IT And will do it for you in our neighborhood, enter order for 504) Murch ’ wrote us. 0 not hesitate to send your order. \ou Thirteen years of honest dealing behind us l’ullcts after May first. ' Please note our NEW LOW postpaidsxérices: ' DILIGENT HATCHERY a. POULTRY FARM, Harm J. R. R. No. 4 Your DILIGENT CHICKS became lllLlUENT LAYERS and beat them I". delivery, a customer ‘ust will be satis ed. v 100 200 500 Single Comb Whlte Leghorns ______ .. $6.75 $11.00 $21.50 $52.50 Barred Plymouth Rocks ........_....... 7.25 14.00 27.50 87.50 8. C. Rhode Island Rods .......... .. 7.25 14.00 27.50 67.50 Mixed (Heavys Only) .............. .. 8.25 1 2.00 23.50 57.50 Hospital, Indianapolis. hie—(Adm) World’s Record Blood Lines Foremsn's ()liicuil Champion Layers are again settin Michigan Breeders in many State Lnyml; Contests- contest winnings in 1927 by Foreman bred and selected Breeder of Champion Layers and Contest Winner: sin c Twelve imports blood lines of World's to ] Barred Rock (323 enslx the last word in The only breeder in America usin greatest Le horn (351 eggs) an Write for ITree Educational Catalog, poultry farm management. FOREMAH POULTRY FARM. Box 823—0, LOWELL, Ml Prof. E. c. Foreman, Owner and ‘Manaoor the pace for stock 10 «999i Knoll , . Holland, Michigan / I v 7 x 2:28 Billion . . DOUBLED AND REDOUBLED all WITHIN FIVE YEARS” CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES WE STATE it as our hon- est belief that the tobaccos used in Chesterfield ciga- rettes are of finer quality and hence of better taste than in any other cigarette at the price. Llccs'rr & MYERS TOBACCO Co. has Live and Let Live Prices. y. RE I ) I‘f’you’ are? in a large type Leghorn—one that the extra size and correct body typé to give you production during our severely cold Michigan winters. We specialize in but one breed— TOM BARRON Strain S. C. White Leghorns and furnish Chicks, Pullets and Stock at Beautifully illustrated Catalog FREE. HILLVIEW POULTRY FARM, Zeeland, Michigan. Box 50 WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS PLEASE MENTION THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER 100% WILL TELL BY THIS TRADE MARK fie” no substitute. GOMBAULT'S Caustic am has been known an _ used for over half a century. An absolutely safe and reliable liniment, ~ counter-irritant and blister, for both veterinary and H ' treatment. At all dealers or direct. SCI-INABBIie MEDICINE coup. ' “EutMfiStreet . . NewYoek BLOOD SAFEARRIVAL GUARANTEED MICHIGAN I Send for Our 1928 Catalog Tells all about our chicks and breeding stock. For 18 years “r.- lmve Specialized in the production of S. C. horns, and breed no other variety. selecting and mating has been (lfloted to our Leghorns. of very desirable stock. eight to ten hours. Pullots. delivery in May and June Ol‘xllgr ~ours NOW WOLVERINE HATCHERY AM”) FARMS H. P. WIERSMA. Owner WOLVERINE S.C.WHITE LEGHORN BABY CHICKS ACC R E D IT E D F OR WINTER EGG PRODUCERS Get our Large Leghorns, the birds with large combs that produce the Large, Chalk White Eggs Egg Bred Since 1910. Whlte Leg- All our time, thought and energy in You are_assurcd We can deliver chicks to most pomts in from We are now booking orders for 8, 10, 12 week old Pullets for 00% Live A n VAL GUARANTEE and Breeder. D t 1.. Iceland. Mich. - I glnally..had_ _ ‘ . ,8 , es of greater» value? by ‘le‘ttifig’hi’s students study things at first hand? ‘ The answer is simple. Instead of one laboratory, largely theoretical, as is often the case in high schools, the Paw Paw school has several, and they are of high practical value. South of the school across the road is the model poultry house with its flock of busy biddies. farm boy or girl (and there are many girls in Mr. Oas’ classes) find greater inspiration to achieve better things with poultry than here? In the base- ment of the school building is a modern electric incubator built in three units, each having a capacity of one thousand eggs. Smaller in- cubators operated by kerosene are also to be found here. Both types are used during the hatching season and the students observe and assist in their operation. Oat. sprouters, feed hoppers, water fountains, brood-V er houses and stoves, and other poul- try necessities are to be found in their proper places and students be- through actual observation and ex- perience. All Problems Studied Problems in the raising of poultry from incubation to maturity are studied at first hand by the classes. Usually, too, there are boys or girls especially interested in poultry who for the sake of experience devote ad— ditional time to the old flock, the in- cubators, or the young chicks. At the present time there are tWo boys who have relieved Mr. Oas of much of the responsibilty of the feeding, trap—nesting, and general care of the flock. These boys have shown them- selves to be thoroughly reliable and are paid for their time even as they are gaining in experience. If education means preparing for life, it would seem that Mr. Oas has solved the problem for the farm boy and girl of his community far better than most educators. The success he has attained through the princi- ples he teaches has bred a confidence in his teaching among the students of his classes that has spread until his opinion is valued throughout the en- tire community. This ends for the time being the story of Gas and his idea. .Three years ago probably not even Oas himself would have predicted the success he and his idea have at- tained. CHATTING WITH THE AGRI- CULTURAL TEACHER (Continued from Page 13) worker. Every county should have one. The U. S. Government pays for their salary in part, therefore you are paying for the services of a coun- ty agent whether you have one or not. One of my visitors gave as his reason for not being in favor of a county agent, and I have heard tins same reason many times, that he didn’t like the idea of a white- collarcd guy coming around and tell- ing him how to farm. Well we all have a right to our opinions as this is a free country, but I am here to tell you that whenever a farmer or any one else thinks he is so good that no one can tell him anything about his business, then I don’t believe there is any help for him; heis, hopeless. I spent four years in col- lege; every summer I am in summer school, every evening for several hours I toil over my books and magazines, and the more I study the more I realize how little I know. I am mighty glad anytime to have anyone help me in my work or offer suggestions, and I’m not particular whether he has a white collar or what kind of clothes he wears. Let us be reasonable and open minded, brother farmers. The county agent is a trained scientific man who aids you in the oldest, largest, and most vital industry in the world today, the scientific industry of agriculture orfarming. He knows his business; we need him, and the county who doesn't have one is going to be a back number in the future just the same as the factory will be a back ‘number without an efficiency expert. HE KNE‘V Sunday School Teacher: ‘WVhere do little boys go who fish on Sunday? Johnny: “Over to the deep hole on Perkin's farm.”——Churchman. Could any ' come familiar with the uses of each ' 3. rs 30'". \ < ' ivy; *3? I we 4 ,2; Hi we“ .ml {3, 'w QIN— ll - l 4“ ' ' “'L'. " i" O r , I . . . W i. .' “'i‘ A nnaarum _. or caesium] ~' ' RATE PER WORD— One Issue 10c, Two Issues 15c; Four Issues 251: No advertisement less than ten words. Groups of figures, initials or abbreviations count as one word. Cash in advance from all advertisers in this department, nofexceptions and no discounts. Address: 'MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER, Mount Clemens, Michigan as, “ w ‘ . . , . . . mas-rm m Menu mums-an Ian‘s-mm; m m , . , n AN ADVERTISING. Forms close Saturday noon preceding the date of issue. FARMS SPECIAL OFFER—FEDERAL LAND_ BANK offers limited number of farms. at bargain prices. Write today, for new descriptions _of farms in North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsm, Miclri an. Deal direct with owner, no commissions. '1‘ ese farms are priced to sell—small down payments—— $200 to $1,000—easy terms on balance. Land rices goin up. Buy now at our low rices. Q‘Vrite to Federal Land Bank, St. Paul, inn., Dept. 32. OR RENT—200 A. FARM, 86 A. SEEDED to alfalfa and sweet clover. Adapted to‘ raising ‘ certified seed potatoes. Bank barn two silos 14 stanchions, concrete stable. Good road, school, churches and near small town With canning factory. Mrs. Roxie Morrow, Bellaire, Mich. ron eats. 160 songs SITUATED on onus!- mond Island. ‘ Ideal place for hunters or .sports- in n. 'Price very reasonable. Charles LOivonen, e Drummond, Mich. HEYBEER’S POULTRY FARM i! HATCHERY Algonsc, Mich. \Vhite Leghorns and Barr rocks baby chicks for sale of stock that is bred for production, all breeders being trap-nested. Send or catalogue and prices. BABY CHICKS. SEND FOR OUR CATALOGUE and price list, before you buy anywhere else. We have Barred Rocks, White Leghorns. Ben Archery Poultry Farm and Hatchery, Hart, Mich. CHICKS—GENUINE ENGLISH WHITE LEG- horns, overlaying combs and non-setters. Barred Rocks 203-233 records. , See display adv. Hill- Bide Hatchery, Holland, Mich. BABY CHICKS—ROCKS, REDS AND LEG- horns. Each week, beginning Feb. 11 stock bloodtested and Mich. Accredited. Hatchery, Jerome. Mich. QUALITY BABY CHICKS FROM TRAP-NESTED S. C. White Leghorns. 500 birds in R. . . work. Entire flock blood-tested. Brookside Poultry Farm, Holloway, Mich. ' Pierce 1 HELP WANTED. an imam: seen MAN,TO womi‘ A on the farm for general farming. D. W. Roberts, Belleville, Mich. .. . . . JERSEY BLACK, GIANT COCKERELS OF THE famous Diamond Marc Strain, $10.00 each. s. W. B. Wagner, Dec erville,. Mich. . ‘ HATCHING EGGS REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED SEED CORN Clement’s white cap yellow dent, Pickett‘s yellow dent and Michigan yellow dent ( a very early dent) . Certified Worthy oats and sweet clover._ Wh take a chance on common seed when our scienti 0 method of drying and reparing our com insures germination and vigor. rite for cir- cular. and sample. Paul C. Clement, Britton, Michi an. Member of the Crop Improvement As- sociation. Dept. CERTIFIED IMPROVED ROBUST SEED BEANS Oice in every respect. One to nine bushels, seven dollars _bu.. ten or. over, six seventy—five. Bags free and freight prepaid Michigan on orders re- ceived before May. Acce tance of your check iii— sures delivery by May 10th. No checks cashed before May. A. B. Look, Owosso, Mich. GOLDEN GLOW SEED CORN THAT WILL please you. Grown from registered seed, field selected before cut. racked, artificial and air dried, shelled, graded, germ 98. Price $5.00 bushel, two or more $4.75 bushel. Remember we sell what _we grow, guaranteed-as represented. Ralph G. Collin, Mt Pleasant, Mich. . 8. ' , REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED M. A. C. YEL- . low dent secd corn. Germination 98%. Reg- istered $7.00 bushel, Certified $0.00 bushel. Se- cured from Michigan State Farm Bureau, Lans- ing, Mich., or from grower, George H. Rae, Bay City, Mich., 4. , POULTRY Voun‘ sucsss—auv assume uality Barred Books or ‘Wliite Leghorns. Ped- from dams laying over 200 ~eggs head our flocks. Trapnesting '400 birds under Record of P ance supervision.- Reasonable prices— for is uality. Write for cricular or wait our farm. gseltine Poultry Farm, Comstock Park, Mich. LOOK! READ! SINGLE COMB WHITE and Brown Leghorns and Anconas, ice-$11.00; 600-$50.00. Barred Rocks '100-$__13.00; 500- 60.00. Mixed Chicks for Broilers $3.00 per 100, hipped Postpaid. 100% Live Delivery Guaran- teed. Prompt deliveriesn Order direct‘ from this advertisement. Black River Poultry harm, Zee- land, Michigan. BABY CHICKS FROM KILLBOURN'S CERTI- ed S. C. White Leghorns. lst pen 1920-1027 New York state egg laying contest, for weight of eggs. Over 700 birds entered in this ears R. O. P. work. Also Michigan Accredited luff and Brown S. . Leghorns. ll stock‘Blood Tested. Kilbourn Poultry Farm, Flint, Mich. CHICKS. WE HAVE HAD _EIGHTEEN YEARS experience in hatching chicks of standard va- rieties. We personally inspect and cull our flocks which are good producers, _liea1thy and pure—bred. Write for prices. Siecial discount on five hundred and one thousand otsu Shepard Poultry harm Hatchery, Litchfleld, Mich. “EGG-BRED CHICKS PAY_ PROFITS. Strength, vitality, 'and heavy-laying. Safe de- livery guarsntecd. Single Comb \Vhite and Brown Leghorns, Single and Rose Comb Reds, .Barred ocks. Queen Hatchery, Zeeland, Michigan. Heavy and light mixed chicks 8c and up. WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS Contest pullets now average 926 contest pen av- Customer’s profit 3.00 Catalogue. CHICKS! ACCREDITED . Hollywood Strain. 25 ounce eggs per dozen. eraged, 3 e 5 each. so Anconas ir . oc . . elingardcn Hatchery, Box 3, Zeeland, Mich. LOOK! 150,000 CHICKS, 9c UP. 20 (VA’RI- eties. Using many R. O. P. males from 210 to Just what you want for large profits or to improve our _flock. FREE catalog ives big discounts. lreeding_cockerels, pullets. Iawrence Hatchery. Grand Rapids, Michigan. BABY CHICKS—MICHIGAN ACCREDITED Barred Rocks, R. I. Reds,_White Leghorns, ship ed 0. O. D. Immediate delivery of pure bred chicks from heavy laying foundations. Big free ' ' Bruminer—Fredrickson J catalog gives new prices. . I Poultry Farm, Box 30, Holland, Mich. MICHIGAN ACCREDITED BARRED PLY- mouth Rock chicks. We believe we have the reatest combination of color ~and egg production in Michigan, Member of_ Michigan R. O. P. Assc. latalog Free. Ba View Poultry Farm. Last Tawas, Mich., Box 341. BABY CHICKS AND TEN WEEKS OLD PUL- lets. Hollywood Taiicred and R. O. P British Columbia White Leghorns, bred from 201 egg average. Flock mated with 232 to 337 Males. Cash or terms. 0akv1ew Poultry Farm, Box a 290, Muskegon, Michigan. RILEY'S CHICKS—PRODUCED _ FROM SE- lected pure bred—to-lay and exhibition flocks of healthy carefully~ culled breeders. Reasonable irices. Folder iree. Vl’hite Leghorns, Barred ocks, \Vhitc “'yandottes. Suiinybrook Poultry Farm, Ilillsdale, Mich. MYERS PURE BRED CHICKS 100% LIVE delivery. l’ostzgelpre aid, four leading breeds, White Leghorns, \ hite \ yandottes, Barred Rocks R. I. Reds. Flocks bred for egg production, son for circular. Myers Hatchery, t. Pleasant, Mich. QUALITY BABY CHICKS FROM STRONG VIG- orous purebred stock. Have all been closely culled for egg reduction. Guaranteed one hundred ercent live deivery. “'rite for prices. Address Johns and Elsie Hatchery, St. Johns, Mich. COFFMAN'S ’ BARRED ROCKS. ' BREEDING ‘pens headed with males liavmg nineteen years actual trap nests records back of them. 258-310 e gs per year. Cockerels, E s and Chicks for sale. arren Coffman. Benton rbor, Mich., R. 1. WHITTAKER’S REDS, BOTH COMBS. GRADE - .. . . P. fl‘rapnested. Grade B, Michi an Certified. Michigan’s Greatest Color and ‘82 Strain. Chicks and Eggs. Catalog Free. In- terlakes Farm, Box 2. Lawrence, Mich. TANCRED' OR HOLLYWOOD LEGHORN ’ chicks With contest Winning Blood lines_ Rocks and S. C. R. 1. Beds selected high e g roducers and Blood Tested. ‘ ed. Caro Hatchery, Caro, BARRED ROCK ‘CHICKS OF THE BETTER grade our specmlty; Michigan Accredited. Strong and husky; Bred—To-Liiy strains. Reasonably priced. Order now, iiisurm April deliyery. Howes Ac- redited Hatchery, hssexvflle, Mich. BETTER BABY CHICKS FROM STATE FAIR winners production class. Eighty1 per cent of our chicks go to old customers. _ulevendireeds. Booking orders. Livmg prices. Write. Litchfleld Hatchery, Litchfleld. Mich. Michigan Accre 1- Michigan. 8.0-1". ENGLISH LEGHORN CHICKS, APRIL“ delivery 810.00 pcr 100.' Discount on orders of 600 or lugs. 89. isfaction and live 'delivery guaranteed. _enry , aterway, Holland, 51.1011” SELECT S. C. ANCONAS HATCHING EGGS, “Having .won ribbons in several Michigan Shows. Without question the best small flock in the state. The kind that win and lay. . 0 per 15 eggs. Postpaid. Bert Eagon, Oxford St., Alma, Mich. FISHEL’S WHITE WYANDOTTE HATCHING eggs. 1.25 per 15 or $5.00 per 100. Mrs. Tracy Rush, Alma, Mich., R. 3. TURKEY EGGS—FROM OUR FAMOUS PURE bred Mammoth Bronze, Bourbon Red, Narragan- sett and \Vhite Holland flocks. Write, “'alter Bros, Powhatan Point, Ohio. BUFF WYANDOTTE EGGS, strain. J. G. Lang, Inkster, R. IMPERIAL WHITE PEKIN DUCK EGGS,.S1.50 per 11, postpaid. Chas Stutz, Saranac, Mich. TURKEYS AND GEESE HOLLAND TURKEYS WILL PAY December and interest on the trio of White Hollands Easier to GOOD LAYING 1, Box 5, Mich. WHITE your taxes in mortgage in February. A pay more profit than any two cows. raise than chickens, twice the profit. Get yours now. Cash in next fall. Also Pckin Ducks. Stamped addressed envelope for prompt reply. Al- den Whitcomb, Byron Center, Mich. PURE BRED BOURBON REDS. THREE HENS two years old, young 'l‘oni, $40.00. Freed I‘aus« naugh. Chesaning, Mich. PURE-BRED BOURBON RED TURKEYS AND .eggs in season. F. J. Chapman, Northville, Michigan. DAHLIA BARGAINS—25 TUBERS, RED, white, pink, yellow, purple. Named Varieties, our selection assorted, for one dollar, prepaid any- where iii United States. Northern Michigan grown, full of pep, producing wonderful flowers. Catalogue of one hundred varieties sent with order. (lottrclls Dahlia Gardens, Route 5, Traverse City, Mich. DAHLIAS—PARTHAS WARM RED VICTORA pure )ellowJQueen, Lavender Rose Oban. Red and ‘\Vhite. Midnight Black, Red Delica, \Vhite- shadin Pink. 2 “each of above collection, $1.00 prepai . Mrs. BenJ. Peters, Saginaw, Mich., Gratiot 12 ASSORTED DAHLIAS 756, ASSORTED .Glad'iolas 25 large 50c, 25 blooming size 250. Tiger lilies each 15c. Postpaid. John Nelson, R. 1, Cadillac, Mich. - DAHLIAS. 300 CHOICE NAMED. PRICE LIST free. Glenn Dahlia Garden, Marlette, Mich. _sssns FOR SALE, EARLY COBBLER SEED»POTA- toes, Field run, $2.00 per bu. F, O. B. Lancer. Sacks Free. Frank Slioults, Lapcer, Mich, R. 4. CERTIFIED . WOLVERINE OATS. BRIGHT heavy yielding. Prompt shipment. Free samples. Davenport'Terry & Son, Chesaning, Mich. Name No. of words in advt............................. Amount of payment enclosed................ USE THIS COUPON TO SEND IN YOUR CLASSIFIED AD Write One Word in Each Space FOR SALE—REGISTERED AND_ CERTIFIED Golden Glow Seed Corn. Germination 97%. Inspected by Michigan Crop Improvement Associa— fiqni Write for circular. P. A. Smith, Mulliken, 1c 1. NEW YORK GROWN SEED— WELLS! LIGHT red Kidney beans, disease—resistant, productive strain. Two years’ successful demonstration in Michigan. Official References. \Vrite for sample and prices. E. F Humphrey, Ira, Y. SCIENCE AND PRACTICE DEMONSTRATE IM- proved American Banner wheat. wolverine oats. Improved Robiist_beans best for Michigan. B. Cook, Owosso. Mich. CERTIFIED WOLVERINE OATS WON PRE- mium at International Grain Show and Farmers Week Show. J. W. Kennedy & Sons, Orleans, Mich. SEED CORN, CLEMENTS WHITE CAP, MICH- igan Ielloiv Dent, $4.00, satisfaction guaran— tecd. \l'rite John Mitchell, Holloway, Mich. CERTIFIED SEED CORN, CLEMENT'S WHITE Yellow Dent grown in Livingston county. James (‘ati'cll, Gregory, Mich. FOR SALE—CERTIFIED ROBUST SEED beans. N. A. Gifford, R. I). l\'o. 3, Flint, Mich. NURSERY ASPARAGUS ROOTS. PEDIGREED WASHING- toii 100 one year 750. 1000—$5.00. Two year 100-$l.00. 1000-—$8.00. Three year 00; $1.50. 1000—$12.00. “'ushington rust resistant is the favorite. 1‘uliiietto—~tlie old stand li3'#1(lll one year 600,,1000 -1.00. Two year 00—7'30. 1000—$0.00. Three year 100——-$1.00. 1000 $0.00. Best largest roots ever produced. Special low 5000 offer. Order now. Prestage Nurseries, Allcgnn, Michigan. SHRUBS—ALL TWO YEARS. ETRAORDINARY offcrs~12 Spirca Van llouttei: $1.00. 123 Dwarf Japanese Barberry $1.00. Five Spirezi Anthony \"aterer $1.00. Five Hydrangea . Six Hardy mixed Chrysanthemums $1.00. Fivc mixed I’eonics $1.00—two color—bargains. August blooms—4 pink, 5 white, 4 lavender. 2 red all 1:") Spii‘cas $1.50. One of each color 50c. Get acquainted List free. “'rite. Prestagc Nurseries, Allegan, Michigan. EV$ERGREENS—SIX TRANSPLANTED TREES l.00-—two Juniper. 2 Arbor-Vita, 2 Spruce. ‘ Hardy, 0grow anywhere, any All 6 to 12 inches. soil. Seven either kind $1.0 Best bargain _oi year. Other kinds all sizes. Sure to live. Ship- pcd right. Get acquainted—-—List free. Prestage Nurseries, Allegan, Michigan. THE BEST IN CERTIFIED RASPBERRIES, Blackberries, Strawberries, Gooseberries, Grapes, Cherries, Apples, 'Asparagus, Rhubarb, Ornament; als. What'varietics do you want? llow many! Get our prices. Harris Cross Nurseries, Bangor, Mich. NUT CROPS—FROM GRAFTED NUT TREES bring big money. Better than life insurancc.‘ Ilse this ad. to bring our instructive and educational catalog to you immediately. John W. Nut Tree Nurseries, Downingtown, Pa. Ilcrshcy, I = 1 Address No. of times to be printed.......................... Date. ....... ...... ........ .. 192............ Fill out and—mall this order-,1 with remittance, to 1 2 3 4 5 c 7 s 1 _ 9 10 ‘ ii 12 l 5 is 14 15 ‘ 16 . , , l . , - . l l l l l l l 1 THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FABMEB, MT. CLEMENS. MICHIGANx v I . l ' Order Today. ‘othcrs. STRAWBERRY PLANTS—TWENTY-FIVE VA- rietics. lfinest plants grown. \Ve prove it. Mastadpn Big new. Everbearer—lOO for $2.50. Champion Lverbearing Best flavored strawberry in all the world—100 for $1.50. 1 Premier (June) for $1.00—1000 for $0.00. 100 War- fleld and 100 Duiilop for $1.00. 1000 $4.00. Order now. Complete Nursery list—ever'thing to plant free. Prestage Nursery, Allegan, ichigan. STRAWBERRY PLANTS—DUNLUP 00 -— $3.5 ‘;_Big Jim Premier Cooper 100—1$5.?)0; J " Cumbenland Raspberry 1000—- 500 .40. $14.00. Fred Stanley, Bangor, Mich. PLANTS—8TH WBERRIES $3 00 1 000' 100 orégggtodquir, ] 35.3.00; Iasitibcrriles, ' lBlackberries. 1 in e. a e r1 e . ‘ Three Oaks, Mich. p' C 13 9 over euf Nursery. 100]“ MASTCDON EVERBEARING 1.18. Worlds Largest .Strawlwrries; Last C ance. Edwm Libke,) 'New Buflalo, ~Mich. PLANTS. MY FROST PROOF CABBAGE PLANTS’WILL make headed cabbage three weeks before your homegrown-plants. -I make prompt shipments all leading varieties. Post paid 500, $1.50; , 0 , $2. Express $2.00, 000. Special prices on large quantities. Tomato and pepper plants same rice. First class plants, roots wra . . I). Fulwood, Tifton, Ga. . pped m “was FROST PROOF CABBAGE. PLANTS. WAKE- .fleld, Copenhagen, Flat Dutch. Leading vari- eties of Tamato,v Onion, Beet, Lettuce, Potato Plants Prices: 100, 500: 500, $1.50: 1000, $2.75. Express Collect: 0, $2.00: 5000, $8.15; 10,000, $15.00. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Piedmont Plant Company, Grceiiville, SEND NO MONEY. C. 0. D. FROST PROOF Prglgtlntmgcl _and tOniorioOl’laig’ta. 1.311 varieties. .supnien . , "' ; , , . . Standard l‘lant Co.. 'l‘ifton, G31, 00 $100 C. O. D. FROST PROOF CABBAGE AND ONION _I'lants. Quick shipments. All varieties. 500, (03c; 1,000, $1.00. Farmers Plant 00., Tifton, LIVESTOCK FOR SALE—REGISTERED GUERNSEYS. FE- ‘ nuilcs With A. R. Records, Bull (‘zilvcs sired by l‘llHlllUll of Oak’s Farm. :1 son of FlOl‘llalll Lead r. a $25,000 Bull. 'l‘licsc bull calves are backed 1W butter fat records up to 11 12 lbs. yearly, good show type.‘ Prices to sell. Hugh Scott, North~ port, Michigan. HEREFORD, STEERS FOR SALE. 2 CARS avci‘iigg‘f'cfi lbs. 100 average 620 lbs. 80 average .00 lbs. 2 cars tested heifers. Know of John Farrow, ()ttumwn, Iowa. GUERNSEY OR HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES. tubcrculme tested, Shipped C. O. l). Lakewood Farm. \Vhitcwatcr Wis. PURE_BRED JERSEY BULL CALF. PARENTS “of high producing strains. Everett Spencer, Yale, . ic 1,. . o. TOBACCO GUARANTEED HOMESPUN TOBACCO—~CHEW- I mg o pounds. $1.27.; 10732. 'Sinokin 10- 31.50. I’ipc frcc! l’uy postimin. United i‘arm- crs. Burdu‘ell. Kentucky. HOMESPUN TOBACCO—RIPE, GUARANTE D: 4 50. 3.50. chewing, 5 lbs. $1 50; 10, $2.50; 20 Smoking, 51 Its. "1.25; 10, $2.00; 20: Farmers Union. Muylicld. Ky. MACHINERY FOR SALE CHEAP, AMERICAN RIDING CULT- ivator, one 50 spike tooth barrow, Paris Green ' duster, walking cultivator, set double harness, set horse cover. Edmond l‘oupard, 1011 Yorkshire, Grosse I‘oiutc, Mich. FOR_SALE FORDSON TRACATOR, ALSO TEAM. _weight about 3500. Oscar Larsen, Ellsworth, Mich. PET STOCK MAKE ‘ BIG PROFITS WITH CHINCHILLA Rabbits. Real money makers. VVi'ite for facts. 884 (‘onrad’s Ranch, Denver, Colorado. WHY WORRY ABOUT CHICKEN THIEVES?‘ Buy a German l’olice puppy. 11. S. Peter. Burt, Mich. RABBITS, AMERICAN BLUES. PEDIGREED Reasonable. (‘lnudc (lreenuood, St. Johns, Mich. MISCELLANEOUS BUY DIRECT FROM MAUFACTURERS. ONE ‘liarrcl dishes. Not less than 100 pieces. Con- tains not less than 12 cups, saucers, all sizes plates, mitincnls, sallcc dishes, platter, sugar, creamer, etc... $5.50. Factory iinperfactions. Same on decorated. $0.00. Barrels unlimited. If freig is over $1.00, we pay the difference. Shi pe free from our warehouses, Boston or New fork' [‘nitcd China, 1110., Dept. 440, Boston, Mass. - “EVE RY-DAY-PAY-DAY-PLAN"-,-— FARMERS' You can make 330 to Mr. Farmer, \vhy Worry? $130 weekly distributing Whitmer Products to your friends. Experience unnrccssary. \Ve teach you how free. Earn while learning. Team and wagon or car needed. “'i'ite T-O»D>A—Y for farnv‘ crs' "Every«Day—l‘uy-I)ay-l’lan.” The H. C. “White mcr Company, Farm Dept. 0A, Columbus, Indiana. 300 FULL SIZE, UNRULED LETTER HEADS and 300 good white envelopes, iill neatly rinted With home, address and business, Two llars, postpiiid. Suitable for Farmer, Business Man and. Shipping tags. all others. Money back it wanted. low prices. The Statements. Cards, etc, equally Braytons, Frccport, Mich. FARMERS WOOL MADE INTO BLANKETS, batting and yarn at fair irices. Send for circu~ lars. Monticello Woolen i1 ills, (Lstab. 1866), Monticello, \Visc. . * WE START YOU WITHOUT A DOLLAR. SOAPS: 'lxtracts. Perfumes, Toilet Goods. Experience Unnecessary. Carnation 00., 630, St. Louis. Mo, EARN $6 A DAY GATHERING EVERGREENS, roots, herbs. Booklet free. Bontariica 67. New Haven, Conn. SIMPLEX anoonen s'rova ussn spring $25.00. Edwin Travis, Armada, ich’." 2.1”“: 1.7: h- ', . .78 ..‘..~ v - .. __........_.._--_.._1-,.~__ M..._____.. - - ' steady. (. HE great staple crops, grain and cotton, are still the market'lead- era with $1 corn and 19c spot cotton the outcome. Hay and hogs gained a little but not much is gen- erally expected of them owing to the large supply which seems available most of the time. Dairy and poultry products have kept'a brisk, fairly steady 'with good demand at prices mostly a little higher than last sea- son. Stored vegetables in mid—March stopped going up and slid back a little. ' Wheat ' The market for practically all grains has continued an upward trend since the middle of the month. The prospect that the world’s re- quirements of bread grains will after all not much more than equal the surplus in the principal export- ing countries helps to strengthen sentiment. The domestic wheat mar- kets continued firm with good de- mand for practically all classes of wheat. More favorable prospects for the winter crOp reduced slightly the premiums which this class of ~ wheat has commanded during recent weeks. Corn and Rye Some falling off in receipts of corn together with continued active de- mand since mid—March advanced prices of this grain to the highest point of the season. Export buying helped to raise No. 3 Yellow above $1 in the West. Rye also reached new high levels and oats gained nearly lc. The barley market strengthened along with other feed grains and likewise met good export demand. There is some prospect that the active market season for barley will lead to an increase in acreage this season, possibly over 28 per cent in the north central states and 16 per cent in the western states. Feeds Continued scarcity of bran and middlings for immediate shipment brought further advances in the feed market in mid-March with gains in price of cottonseed and linseed meals. The high prices seems to have lessened domestic and foreign de- mand for cottonseed. A good de- mand continued for alfalfa meal at unchanged prices. Feeds of all kinds for future delivery were in less demand and considerably lower than feeds to be delivered on the spot. Hay Hay markets continued practically Colder weather since the middle of the month stimulated de— mand. Offerings of good quality hay moved readily at most leading markets. Scarcity of top grade hay resulted in rather more active dew mand for medium grades and even the low grades were unusually firm in price. Hay pricos during the past month have shown the first upward tendency of this season. Alfalfa has gained about $1.50 in the past month. Hogs Advances in hog values early in the week were followed by declines but the market has tended to recover since mid-March. Closing top at Chi- cage March 17 was $8.65. In trade opinion, any lasting price improve— ment cannot. be expected until re- ceipts show considerable reduction and when the supply of hogs avail- able becomes more moderate. Stor- age reports indicate an accumulation of nearly one—quarter of a billion pounds of pork products, not includ- ing lard, during February, the hold— ings exceeding even those of 1924 or,_ 1925. Cattle The decline of $1—$2 in the beef _, 'cattle market compared with pre- ' , ceding high points seems to have re- sulted mainly from a turning of de- mand from beef to low—priced pork. ' JERRY in the beef cattle trade believe ..‘that the drop in price induced fin- ér fibers to hold back the heavy feed- Cou’tin‘ues To Be Feature. 0f Market ‘ ‘ Believe High Prices Led To Overstock Of Feeders By Market News Service; B‘l’eII of Agricultural Economics. 0. 8. D. A. (Special to Tun Busmnss Facials) ers bought since the first of the year. Even a. slight expansion in the ,de- mand from shippers would stimulate prices of heavy steers. Quite young stock suitable for grazing seems in demand and thin steers appeared scarce. Although country movement of stockers and feeders has recently been spoken of as light, shipments from 12 large markets to country points since the first of the year seem to about equal those of a year ago. Some dealers believe that high pricr es in January and February led to a slight overstocking in ‘stockers and feeders. ‘ Sheep Markets on fat lambs and sheep continue well sustained, with occa- sional gains. The fact that future supplies are mostly in one area in the far west and with new crop lambs from California and the Southeast not available until the fed lamb bankswers 3199—32. The Chicago cariot market fluctuated rapidly on Idaho arrivals, rebounding to $2.75- $2.85_ after a previous decline to $2.50. Northern Round Whites aver- aged about $2.20 in Chicago show- ing a decline of 5 to 10c since mid- March. New potatoes have been in light supply Without much recent change in price. Eggs Egg markets have held persistent~ 1y at prices a little higher than those prevailing a year ago. The" flocks seem to be in full swing of produc- tion but market supplies are not ex- cessive and the cold storage people seem disposed to take the surplus at these prices. The outlook depends considerably on whether the produc- tion continues as moderate as it be- gins. D Poultry . Dressed poultry markets share to some extent the strength of the egg markets and some other lines of pro- visions. Stocks of poultry in storage are decidely lower than at this time in 1927. Fresh receipts are rather large but not especially so. Live poultry is not much of a feature at this timeof year although sup— MARKET REPORTS BY RADIO DAILY THE 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. M.; WKAR (277.6), 12:00 M.; WWJ (352.7), 5:45 P. LL: WCX-WJR (440.9), 4:15 P. M.-——Editor. ' supply is about done, suggests to some dealers that fat lambs are not selling too high despite low prices of pork. Wool Trading in wool in astern markets has continued slow both onfieece and territory grease wools, but deal- ers handling foreign wools reported a fair volume of business on about the same grades as covered by do- mestic medium and low grades. Pric- es continued at about the same levels and foreign markets are reported tending upward. Potatoes The range of country potato prices in the north central region reached top about the middle of March and since then went slightly lower at $2- $2.25 per 100 pounds. Colorado ship- ping points held mostly firm. South— ern Idaho quotations on Russet Bur- plies are ample and prices holding fairly well. Butter The production of fresh butter is not increasing very fast this season. Pasturage is backward in some parts of the South and feeds are rather high in northern dairy sections. The butter output is perhaps five per cent greater than in March, 1927, but this year there is no imported butter to upset the market and only slight de- clines have occurred this month. Cheese also has sold at unchanged prices the past week or two., There is good demand for cured stock still although many buyers are turning to the fresh make which is being turned out in increasing quantities in western producing sections. BEANS Within the last few days the mar- ket has taken on a very strong ap- THE BUSINESS FARMER’S- MARKET SUMMARY and Comparison with Markets Two Weeks Age and One Year Ago Detroit Chicago Detroit Detroit March 27 March 27 March 13 1 yr. ago WHEAT— i s No. 2 Red 31-6“ ’ 531-61 $1.30 No. 2 White 1-05 1.00 1.31 No. 2 Mixed 1-65 1.50 1.29 conu— No. 2 Yellow 1'08 ' 1.04 .75 No. 3 Yellow 1-05 .99@ 1.00 1.01 .72 OATS No. 2 White 4’5 .59@-61 is 433% .51 No. 3 White -63 52 .57 @ .61 -61 it .48 syn—- ‘ Cash No. 2 1-26 1.23 1.00 BEANS— o. H. P. On. 9-00 8.15 4.35 POTATOES— ~» per cm, 2.50 2.35 @ 2.50 2.50 2.50 @ 2.83 HA 1— ’ No.1 Tim. 13@14 17@18 ~13@14 17@1s .- No.2’1‘im. 10_@1_1_ ,15@16 men 15@16 ' No. 1 Clove, 11 @ 12.50 17 @ 18 11 @ 12.50 . 17@ 18 Light Mixed 13@14 - 17@18 1s@14 15@17 l' \ Tuesday, March 27.—Wheat unchangeds other grains lower. “Good demand. for beans and price is holding well, Receipts are light; 7 O , Calves. 3.17. v , . they ’tliis season. grocers andcann‘ei' geem tobe want- ing them. The. péamce- and = are the Highest, Both" . ation on white, beans" is’Iin a very strong position and,i-f canners are forced into the mar-list anally large scale we may see 100 or._11_c beans before another crop comes to market. Apparently growers are _, eigecting prices to remain good forthe next year or so as it is reported that the 1928 acreage will be about 15 per cent above that planted last‘year'. Light red kidneys are quoted at $7.75 and ,dark reds at .$9.25._ DETROIT ‘LIVE POULTRY (Commission merchants’ gross re- turns per pound to farmers, from which prices 5 percent cemmission and transportation charges ,are de-' ductible.) Demand fairly good; broilers, 1% to 2 lbs., rocks, 52c; reds and others. 45@50c; springs, 3' to 4 lbs., 32c; 4 1,5 to 5 1,fi lbs, 300; coarse and stag- gy, 25c; leghorns, 24c." Hens: dium and pullets, colored, 29c; 5% lbs. and up, ‘27@28c; leghorns and . Anconas, 25c. Cocks, 18c. Ducks:- White, 4% lbs. and up 33c; colored, 30c; small, 25c. Geese, 21c. DETROIT BUTTER AND EGGS ' Butter firm; creamery in tubs, 88 to 90 score, 46@49c. Eggs firm; fresh firsts, 28@281,fic. DETROIT SEEDS Clover seed, cash, imported, old, $14.50; March, $15.50; domestic cash, $17; March, $17; October, $16. Alsike, cash, $15; March, $15. Tim- othy, cash, $1.95. March, $1.95. LIVESTOCK MARKETS DETROIT, March 27.—Cattle—-Receipts 192; market active and steady. Fair to good choice yearlings, $10@12.50; fair to good heavy steers, $10.25@12.25; handy weight butcher steers, ,810.50@11.75; mixed steers and ‘heifers, $9.50@10.25: light butchers, $8@9.75; common butcher ‘ cows, $6.50@7.25; best cows, $8@9; good . butcher cows, $7@8.25; cutter, $5.50@6; calipers, $4.50@5.50; light butcher bulls, $8.50@9.75; bologna bulls, $7.50@8; stock bulls, $7@8; feeders, $9@10.25; stockers, $76210; milkers ‘and springers, $75@115. Veal Calves——Reeeipts 500; market 50c higher. Best, $17@17.50; others, $8@ 16.50. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts 396; mar~ ket steady. Best lambs, $16.75@17; fair lambs, $12.75@14.75; light to common lambs, $10@12; fair; to good sheep, $7@ 9.50; culls and common, $3@5.75. ‘ v Hogs—Receipts 1,500; market steady; mixed hogs, $8.75; roughs, $7. ' , CHICAGO—Hogs: Market ,very uneven ; early trading mostly strong to 100 higher; few light lights showing more advance; spots on pigs, 25c higher; late trading very dull; big killers buying heavy; butchers and plain medium weight, around steady with their buy of Thursday; top $8.60, paid for choice 180 to 210-111. av-' erages, to shippers, $8.25@8.55; few 230. to 260—lb. kinds early at $8@8.35; bulk late sales finished 260 to 350-lb. butchers, $7.70@7.90; plainer light and medium weight mostly around $8; packing sows mostly $6.90@7.25; bulk pigs, $6.75@ 7.25; shippers took 16,000; holdovers, 9,000. Cattle: Killing classes steady to strong, fairly active; no choice steers here; best, $14.25; bulk, $10.75@12.50; not many killers under $11.25; best year- . lings, $13.25; good demand for lower grade .cows; ward with cutters at $5.50@6.50 mostly; undertone in general trade better; closing prices highest of week; dull dressed beef‘ outlet still a vey bearish factor; arguing against any expansion in receipts; -most sausage bulls, $7.50@8.10; heavy kinds, $8.10@8.25; vealers, $11.50@12.50; few. $13 for light kinds; small killers, $13.50— @14.50. Sheep: Heavy and plain lambs closing draggy; spots off more; early trade on better grade 90—lbs. down, steady to strong; quality considered; top, $17.60 for choice medium weights to shippers; next highest price, $17.35; bulk, 90—lbs. down, $17@17.25; good 93 to, 89er. offer- ings late at $16.10@16.50; extreme weights throwouts, $15.50@16.50; good clipped lambs, $14@14.25; sheep steady; few 'ewes, $9.50@9.75;’ few good feeding and shearing lambs unchanged, $15.5_0@ 16. ‘ » ' EAST BUFFALO: Cattle, steady. Hogsz‘ Market higher; mediums and mixed, $9'@. 9.15; heavies, $8.50@8.90; yorkers, $9@ 9.15; pigs and lights, $7.75@8.50. Sheep: Strong; top lambs, $17.50; yearlings, $14— . ' 112613;. ewes. $9,010.: ' 6 15 ; wethers. L ichigan .Elevator'i ‘ Exchange states that the world situ- Me- . kinds selling at $9 down- ’ or write - . de. prove that CO“ give H H lees feed; that boys fatten quick- er; that poultry raising is more profitable when fresh water at well temperature is available. 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Week of April 8 The cool to cold weather predicted at end of last Week yvill run over into the beginning of this week. How- ever, the readings Will moderate by about Monday as an area of cloudy and stormy weather arrives in the State. During the middle part of this week there will be a marked rise in temperature and some rather severe wind storms accompanying rain or snow. Again at the end of the week there will be rain or snow storms with strong winds. In between these two storm periods we are expecting the temperatures to fall somewhat but for only a short period. Follow- ing the last mentioned storm center temperatures will also fall sharply. PROPER MOON SIGN HELPS SPUD ‘ YIELD R. A. W. FLOWER, Wayne County, has written us some oi? his experiences with farm work in cooperation with moon signs and changes. He would castrate a two year old service pig “when the sign was going down in the leg on the old of the moon.” He says the pig was 0. K. in three days. 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