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In this issue: Complete Details Regarding Our Farm Home Yard Beautiiying
Improvement Contest Appear on Page Three. Read the Article and Mail In the
AppIication Blank—Story on How Manistee County Farnn Bureau Is Taking
Library to Farmers—Report of livestock Loss Prevention Meet at Detroit

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LKS used to think that land-
scape gardening 'was only, for
those who had plenty of money,
but that day is passing if the large
number of letters we receive on the
subject can be considered an indi-
cation. With a rough sketch and

complete information, furnished by ~

Mr. McKee, our own Landscape Gar-
dener, or by specialists at the Michi-
gan State College, there are many
farm families in Michigan beautify-
ing! their own yards with but a small
cost because they are working in a
large number of native trees and
shrubs with a few inexpensive vines
and flowering bushes.

Just the other day we were at the
home of well known farmer of Ma—
com-b county who was landscaping
his yard with the assistance of the
county agricultural agent and an M.
S.‘ C. specialist. As we were shown.
about the yard, which was a large
one and most attractively laid out,
we' were struck with the fact that
mguph of the shrubbery he was using
consisted of dogwood, known as red
wallow,» sumac, elder-berry bushes
and suckers from a large lilac bush
that grew in the center of the back
yard. Also a tree or two were to be
added'to the several already a part
of the scenery. Of course, other
shrubs which he purchased from a
reputable nursery were mixed with-
the native shrubs and bushes but his
largest expense was the time spent
.in setting them out. There was a
man who could well afford to spend
some money to fix up his yard who
was taking advantage of the beauty
nature had placed at his door-step
because he knew it was not necessary
to buy a lot‘of expensive shrubbery
with fancy names to make the farm
yard attractive.

. ,m We: u. 3. Patent one.

SATURDAY, APRIL 28,1928

  

By MILON GRINNELL

When we left he said he was go-
ing to enter our Farm Home Beau-
tifylng Contest announced in the
March 3st issue. He may win a
prize, we cannot tell, but if he does
he will earn it because competition
is going to be keen. The letters we
are receiving indicate that.

The contest started with our
March 31st issue and it ends Septem-
ber 1, 1929. That is a long time
for a contest to run but it is impos-
sible to show any very great results
before the second year, and as the
winners will be decided pretty much
by photographs, results must be very
evident to one passing by the place.
However, entry must be made not
later than July 1, 1928.

Open to All

This contest is open to every farm-
er in the State of Michigan, so the
one who does not subscribe for THE
BUSINEss FARMER can enter and
stands just as good a chance of win-
ning prizes as the man whose sub-
scription ispaid far in advance. Also

the farmer who landscaped his farm

yard some time ago but intends to
make further changes and improve-
ments'this year can enter.

There are to be a total of four
photographs or snapshots, two of
them taken at this time and two
taken shortly prior to September 1st,
1929. One picture should show the
front yard as viewed from the high-
way and the other taken from the
spot that shows the main landscape
features of the back yard to the best
advantage. This is a beautifying
contest that goes into the back yard

- as well as the front. ‘ We are not

going to just wash our face but we

will take in, the territory back of our
ears also and make it a complete job.

The second set of pictures must be
taken in time so that they will be
in our hands not later than Septem-
ber 1st, 1929, and they should be
snapped from approximately the
same position as the first tw0 if pos-
s‘ible——-one of the front yard and one
of the back.

Snapshots Are All Right

These pictures, you understand,
need not be taken by a professional-
photographer, as a good, clear snap-
shot will serve our purpose; just be
sure the details show up well.

In addition to the four photos——
you can send more of other views of
the yard if you wish—you are to
send in a story of not more than 250
words telling about your yard and
how you fixed it up. This story might
include how you came to take an in-
terest in landscape gardening, some
of the shrubs you used, and which
ones you like the best, what native
shrubs used, if any, and any other
interesting information that might
occur to you. We would like to
know about what it cost you to
beautify your home grounds. Also,
if possible, by either description or
rough drawing, give a layout of the
home area» which should include the
entire area cared for.

- Five Prizes

Judges in the contest will be Prof.
O. I. Gregg, of the Michigan State
College, Russell McKee, our own M.
B. F. Landscape Gardener, and the
M. .B. F. Editor. There will be five
winners in the contest and we believe
that every award will be worth work—
ing for.» First prize will be a Silver
Cup with the name of the winner en-

MILON GRINNEL
Editor “a.

Entered as 2nd class matter.
Aug. 22. 1917. at Mt. Clemens.
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bin 0m, mm Home Yard Beautifying Contest

Engraved Silver Cup and Twenty-Five Dollars Worth of Shrubbery Offered as Prizes

graved on it. Second prize will be
ten dollars worth of shrubbery to
come from a reliable nursery and be
picked out by the winner. Shrub-
bery will also be awarded to the
third, fourth and fifth place win-
ners, each one getting five dollars
worth of his or her own choosing.

Summary

Remember, the contest is already
on but you can enter any time be—
tween now and July 1st of this year,
and it closes September lst, 1929.
All-photos may be held and sent in
just prior to closing date with the
story, but they must reach this of-
fice not later than noon of that day.
Farmers who are not subscribers to
M. B. F. may enter this contest. You
do not have to do all of the work
or even part of it in order to com—
pete as we are only interested in
seeing rural Michigan fixed up at-
tractively and the amount of money
spent will have no bearing on deter-
mining the winners. You are at per-
fect liberty to consult either Mr. Mc—
Kee or any other expert in land-

scape gardening, or you may employ

them to do all of the work for you.
We will be glad to answer questions
and help you plan your yards if you
wish us to without any cost to you.

The application blank we are
publishing is to be filled out and
mailed to us if you are entering the
contest.
connection with it. Should you en—
ter and later decide to drop out that
is your privilege.

Although you do have until July
lst of this year to join

There is no obligation in '

we will -

appreciate your filling out and mail- ‘

ing the blank just as soon as you
have decided to enter.
us determine the number who are
interested.

Make the Most of What You Have In Your Landscaping Work

-_ . By RUSSELL McKEE

I who live in the country may;

sometimes feel that the beauty

we behold on tree-bordered
streets and green lawns in the cities
is, for us, an accomplishment, a
consum mation
far away and
unattain able.
But is it? Are
jo ur capabilities
less than those
of our city cou-
sins? Is it lack
of desire, aspira-
tion or is it sim—
ply neglect that
creates this 8.1-
. " most paradoxical
Rm“ 1mm“ situation? They
of the city who live so far from
natural beauty, try to fill the void
and satisfy mankind’s natural crav—
ing for growing things by constantly
seeking to improve their own small
bit of. earth while we, lavishly sur-
rounded by the natural beauty of the
countryside, are often careless con-
cerning the appearance of our im-
mediate premises. Quite often this
is due to a feeling that we have
neither money or ability to improve
the home grounds. Let us examine
the truth of that belief. It" is not

    

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too much to say, in all truth, that, ‘

the largest farm yard in the state
could be beautifully landscaped by
using ‘material which
within a’ mile of the place.

. ' Have you any lilacs?'If not, some-
m;whsss rent nearest neighbor
‘flyllnreia few old ibushes from
which "“qung a few suckers

   
  

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is growing

~m‘fi along ,the barn— I
both sides,
center of

-of_the yard. I have seen old lilac
bushes wit-h a hundred such sucker
plants around them. And is any-
thing out of doors more beautiful
or fragrant"! Then there are elder-
berry bushes growing everywhere.
Their snow-white masses are a sight
worth seeing and they have particu-
lar charm when placed in a group in
some corner of the yard. Dogwood,
called red willow, is another fine
shrub which likes a little moisture
around its feet and the red bark is a
cheery sight in winter. Sumac is one
of the favorite shrubs of landscape
gardeners and is ideal for creating
a screen or tall group in a corner.
The latest 'of all shrubs to bloom is
Witch-hazel with its lacy yellow blos-
soms and they are numerous in wood
and pasture. In some parts are
found the native high-bush cran—
berry and the common hawthorne,
both beautiful shrubs and the June-

berry makes a fine ornamental tree.
These things may be found in most
neighborhoods and transplanted to
corners or borders, never in the cen—
ter of the yard, for satisfying effects.
Take them while they are young.
And perennials! Why, there is a
wealth of them in farm yards. If
not in your own yard seek them
among the neighbors. Think what
could be accomplished with a thimble
full of Sweet William seeds in a year
or two! One of the prettiest sights
in our neighborhood is a hedge of
these colorful flowers about fifty
feet long. And how about that clump
of peonies or tiger lilies there in the
sod? Nurseries have been started on
less! Just dig them up when the
rains start in September, pull them
apart, then scratch your head while
deciding where to place them all.
the yard but along the border alone
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Editor, The Business Farmer,
Mt. Clemens, Michigan

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APPLICATION BLANK l

Kindly enter me in your Farm Home Yard Beautifying or Improve-
ment Contest, which started March 31, 1928, and ends September 1,
@929. I understand that I am not bound in any way to __continue
throughout the contest ifat any time I should decide to drop out. but

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nials like holly—hocks and larkspur. ’
By the way, if you think holly-hooks ‘
are too common you ought to see‘

how stylish they have become among
wealthy owners of estates. If' you
haven’t more than one kind of per-

. ennial or annual start swapping with

your neighbors and watch your col-
lection increase. It would be a.
splendid service if every Grange hall

were a clearing-house and exchange 3

for this material. You Grange lead-
ers, why don’t you start a movement

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of. this kind at your next meeting? '
I have known people who realized as 1

great a thrill from this sort of trad-
ing as any old horse jockey ever got
out of a horse trade when that was
one of the favorite out—door sports.

Everyone is familiar with the

beauty of annuals but I want to men- ‘
tion one that deserves a prominent .

place in every yard. It

larkspur, white, blue, pink, and what '

not.
flower, perennial or annual that is

It is doubtful if there is any,

is annual ;

prettier, and you may seed a tinyi

rabbit—head in every colorful bloom!
Then too, they bloom quite late,
making them doubly welcome.
a ten cent packet and give yourself
a real treat.

For vines one may have woodbine
or morning glories or both. Wood-
bine is as beautiful as any non-

fiowering vine you can buy and what.

a riot of' color is there in autumn!
Get a few from your wood-lot, plant

them along the porch and make it '. _
look like home, sweet home. - y '

In your garden there is a place for
everything you like but the place for
flowers is not among the beans and

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«BRAHAJM LINCOLN, the‘story
says, walked six miles to borrow

_, a' book which he studied in the

‘ shimmering light from the open
Zheart’h. There is many a young man
of today on a Michihgan farm who
,might have to travel almost as far
to obtain something worth while to
read, even though he might possess
a more satisfactory light than did
the Rail Splitter.

The Michigan Library Association
estimates that 29 percent of the
people of this state have no library

madvantages. .It is a problem to
which librarians have given con—
siderable study. It is one which
- farm organizations have pondered
upon and one satisfactorily solved by
few.

Cities usually have large public
libraries from which responsible
persons may borrow freely. Even
towns and villages frequently have
library collections. But many rural
districts, particularly the remote
farming cOmmunitie-s, have yet to

make provision for the enlightening

influence of books.
Average Ilibnary Inadequate

The average private library in the
farm home is unpretentious and in-
adequate. Such a collection of books
recently examined contained a Bible,
. a small abridged dictionary, some
outgrown text books used by the
children in school, a history of the
Civil War (copyright 1902), a much

That Is What Manistee County Farm Bureau Is Doing '
“ By BEN L. TAYLOR

thumbed novel by Mrs. Southworth,

.Dr. Chase’s Home Remedies and a

few government bulletins on bee
keeping and fruit culture. This
farmer reads a farm magazine each
month and he takes a’ daily paper
published in a city 62 miles away.
In the summer time he and his fam—
ily have little time for reading, but
during the long Winter evenings a
good book would be a welcome com-
panlon. '

One organization of farmers recog—
nized the advantages a library offers.
The Manistee County Farm Bureau
studied the problem of supplying its

‘people with good reading matter and

arrived at a satisfactOry method of
doing so. The resident of the most
remote farm in the county may now
take his pick from a large collec-
tion of books .just by going to his
nearest schoolhouse.

The Manistee Farm Bureau was
like Mahomet. If the people were
unable to come to the library after
books the books would be taken to
the people.

Leaders in several farm communi-
ties were interested in raising funds
for library collections. Socials and
entertainments were given. By one
method or another ‘money was de-
rived to buy several hundred books.
Arrangements were made with‘the
Manistee Public Library to care for
this collection and arrange for ship-
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Bural school teachers act as librarians and keep a. record of the books loaned to the
various students, either for their own use or for their folks.

     

   

   
    

  
 

 

  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

The traveling library is ve1y popular in some states.

This one operates through a.

certain community in Ohio and serves a large number of people who do not have
access to any other library that is any where near complete.

cated in various parts of the county.
This plan worked well and the people

‘ appreciated the service greatly. But

the method had one fault. At the
end of the year some one would have
to go through the process of inter—
esting the farmers to raise the money
to finance the service for the ensuing
year. There was no organization to
keep the movement going. So the
Manistee Public Library evolved a
slightly difierent plan, which has
been successfully used since 1920.

Board Pays $3,000

Miss Angie Messer, city librarian
of Manistee, went before 'the‘ county
board of supervisors with an offer.
The Library would care for the coun-
ty collection, maintain branches in
all rural schools of the county. and
at public places in the villages and

supervise the distribution of books."

In return the county board was to
pay the’library $1,800 a. year, just
enough to cover the extra expense to
which the library would be put.
The supervisors passed such an ap-
propriation and signed a two year
contract with the library.

So many books were circulalted
the first year that more had to be
circulated to supply the demand.
The appropiiation was subsequently
increased to $3, 000 a year, the
amount being included iii the county
budget.

In the fall of 1927 there were 68
collections of books sent to various
rural branches. Each collection
consisted of 40 to 100 books about
one third of which were standard
fiction. The remainder were refer—

ence works, biography, travel books.

and high class non-fiction matter.
Books for outside reading by stu-
dents Were also included.

The total population of Manistee
county outside Manistee city is ap-

, farm districts.

proximately 10,000 and some of
these people live near enough to the
main library to obtain their books
directly. But this rural mpulation
in 1926 gave more than 40, 000
readings to the 6, 000 books place-d
in the outpost collections. Many of
the volumes became so worn and tat—
tered that they were discarded.
That is what pleases a librarian. An
idle book never wears out but it is
worse than useless for it takes up
shelf space an does no one any good.

No borrower is required to have a
registration. 'The person in charge
of the rural collection, usually the
school teacher, merely make-s record
of the names of book borrowers.
Fines collected for books kept over—
time are the only compensation rural
librarians receive, but they all seem
glad to be of service to their com-
munities. If a reader wishes a book
from the main library he may have
it sent by parcel post, and Uncle
Sam leaves it in the roadside mail

. box.

Four Counties Ofi'er Service

Only four counties in Michigan
offer such library services to the
rural districts, although the‘idea is
not new in other states: On'e- Penn-
wlvania library equipped an auto
truck with a traveling collection
which passes through the farming
districts. From ilt readers may pick
out the books they desire. Other li-
braries have copied this plan, which
is most successful in thickly settle'd
The Manistee plan
probably'is best adapted to more
tsparsely settled districts.

Not only is this service affording
opportunity for interesting reading,
but many farmers aie borrowing
books' on various phases of scien—
tific farming. A, wise librarian can
maJke the collection of vast benefit

to the farmer who desires to learn”

Michigan LiVestock Loss Prevention Association Held Successful Meet

By MILON GRINNELL

HAT the Michigan Livestock Loss
Prevention Association is more
than justifying its existence and

that it deserves the support of grow—

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ers shippers, 'han‘dlers, packers, and,

others financially interested in live—
stock was proven at its second an-
nual meeting on April 10th and 11th
at the Hotel Fort Shelby at Detroit.

The meeting got under way offi-
cially with a banquet on the evening
of April 10th, which was attended by
about 75 farmers, stockyard officials
and representatives of other groups

‘or organizations interested in pre—
venting livestock losses. J. H. O’Mea—
ley, president of the association, in—
troduced Raymond Lee, of Decker—
ville, and Dwain Knapp, of Three
Rivers, the two boys who won ,the
prizes in the high school essay con-
test. Raymond Lee, who won first,
read his essay which covered the
subject of livestock loss prevention
most completely. A fountain pen
was awarded to J. W. Campbell,
managerof the Parma Co-Operative
Association, for having the best ship-

' ping record, with only one animal

lost in a~total of 534.

-. John 0’ Hara president of the De—
I'troit City Farmers’ Club, acted as
toastmaster and introduced the
speakers of the evening, J. F. Gib—

" Mine of the Padkers and Stockyards

Administration of the U. :3. Depart-

ment of Agriculture, and Joe Mar«

shall of Chicago, representing the

‘ merican Railway Association. Both

   

"things responsible for the losses of.

showing that losses declined during
1927 as compared with the year pre—
vious. Mr. Marshall said that they
have been reduced 27 per cent since
1921.

Wednesday morning a group left
the hotel at 7:30 for the Detroit
'stockyards where they were guests
for‘breakfast. After a visit through
the yards they returned to the Fort
Shelby where they convened in their
annual business meeting. Following
this there were several good talks.

E. G. Reed, secretary of the‘ Live—
stock Loss Prevention Association of
Ohio, after which the Michigan or-
ganization is patterned, had some
very interesting facts and figures.
He quoted figures to show how losses
had declined in 1927 On most mar—_
kets, about the only exception being
lambs at Detroit and Buffalo where
there were increases. His explana-
tion of the increases was that many
farmers in Michigan, Ohio and In-
diana who had never fed lambs did
so in 1927, and they fed them so

.heavily .to get them to market early

that some started to die ofi. Seeing
more dying every day farmers got
excited and decided to sell in a hurry
before they lost' any more. As a re-
sult many lambs died on the way to
market.
Three Principal 'lihings

Overfeeding, over-exerting, and

overloading are the three principal

 

livestock while in transit to market,
according to Mr. Reed. Farmers
should not feed livestock or fill them
full of water just before loading. be—
cause they gain nothing and stand a
chance to taking a large loss. N0
flesh shrinkage is noted for at least
56 hours after the last feed. When
animals have been stuffed packers
can plainly see it and malke large de-
ductions from prices paid so as to
protect themselves. Also overfe'd
animals are not in good condition to
stand the trip. All cars should be
bedded with wet sand rather than
straw in the summer while in the
winter sand 'should be used with
straw on top of it. ,

In making a study of markets Mr.
Reed found that highest losses came

,during the months'Of January and
May because of the sudden changes ,

of temperature.
Feed Minerals

“Livestock Losses due to Nutri-
tional Deficiencies,” was the subject
taken up by Prof. W. E. J. Edwards,
of M. S. C. and he applied it to hogs
only as it was too large a subjectto
take up in its entirety during the
time allotted him. ,He warned against
the feeding of” too much corn in the
ration as it ’thickens hogs up too
early in the season. Thick hogs do’
not ship Well, become overcome easi—
ly, and they cannot be held after

ready for market in order to take
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corn is low in mineral which is ne-
cessary to the hog’s ration. Rough~
age contains lots of minerals but

[hogs get little of it .SO their feed

must be made up of the things that
will develop a strong frame. Prof.
Edwards stated that the best ration
he knew of was made up of 45
pounds of bone meal, 25 pounds of
finely ground limestone and 30
pounds of salt. Bonemeal should be
a part of every hog ration.

Experiments carried on at the
Michigan State College «proved that
Xpigs 'kept in an old building the year
around and forced to go some dis—
tance .to get their food and water
made greater gains even during zero
weather than those kept in warm
quarters and had their food and
drink brought to them. The same
ration was fed to both litters.

Lack of iodine in the drinking
water causes weakness and some
goitre among pigs, according to Prof.
dwards, but one must be careful
about feeding too much of it. ' One
grain per sow per day is sufficient.
'This can be given in the form of
potassium iodide, mixing one ounce
with a gallon of water, "and feeding
a half teaspoonful per day per sow.
_ Hogs need plenty of vitamines A,
:B and D. Yellow corn is rich in the
first, common grains contain the‘
second, and the last comes in cod.
liver oil and plenty of sunshine.

The farmer’ s interest in livestock»

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aid, with his dog team, Bob and Sport,”

Otto Hofmeister. of Huron county.

 

“OCR V GRANDCHILDREN.” —-- \Vrites
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"MY SON AND HIS Two LITTLE}
DAUGHTERS.”.——.From S. M. Fangbon-
er, Wayne county.

A SNIALL BUT “’ILLING TEANI.—-“Our son, Don-

“Donald,

eight years old, made the cart he is sitting in.”

 

“LOOK OUT OR I'LL RUN RIGHT OVER YOU!”—
Says Lloyd Rossell, small son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
. Rossell, of \Vexford county, and he -sure"looks like he
This auto driving is serious busimess to him.

 

     

“ME AND MY FORD.”—llurriet May Agate
is the (laughter of Mr. unld Mrs. (1. ll. Agate,
of Van Buren county. Harriet sent the picture
in herself.

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NORTHERN PART OF MICHIGAN.—
’l‘his picture mine to us from one of our friends in the
upper peninsula, J. l’ickcrd, of Chippewa county, who
advises that it is of his daughter and his grandchildren.

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IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF LONG AGO?——No, it isn’t.
clothing is up-to-date. \Ve are indebted to Floyd House,
county, for the picture.

GRANDDADDY’S l’ETS.——~This is E. E.
Twing, county agricultural agent of Me-
costu county, with his granddaughters,
Gene Twin’g and Joyce Sherwood.

BUTCHERING AT JOSEPH LAKE’S.——This picture was sent to us by

Mrs. Walter Clark, of

Jackson county, who advises it was
home of Joseph Lake. ' _ ‘

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THELRIA AND HER GRANDI’A —-Sent
in by 311‘s. William Patrick, of Suniluo
county.

Notice the
of Isabella

   

PIG'S BACK?”—\Ve
mind right now
daughter of Mr.
with her pet pig.

“\\'ll0 IS THE BOY ON THE
will wager that is the question in your
\Vell, it isn’t a boy. It is l’carlie Crow,
and Mrs. Hurold Crow, of Alpenu coun'ty,

 

IRENE L. MILLER AND A FRIEND.

——Sent in by Mrs. Wm. Miller, Hills-
dale county. 3

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. . _ . ,m '
planning8 on planting quite a number: ~

more along my driveway and main
highway. Would like your advice on
the silver maple tree. Are they a
lasting tree? Am planting that kind
that grow quite rapidly.——G. M.,
Owosso, Mich.
HE silver leaf maple grows quite
rapidly and reaches large size.
It is not, however, a long lived
tree as compared with sugar maple
or American elm. The wood is rath-
er brittle and the branches are likely

  

1 to break off in a heavy wind storm.
; It is not considered a desirable tree
for shade planting in the streets but

for planting around a country house
it is not so undesirable. It is not a
good tree to plant in the vicinity of

,drains or water pipes as the roots

, -——A. ' K. Chittenden,

may penetrate and clog them. Its
chief advantage is its rapid growth.
Professor of

' Forestry, M. S. C.

PAY OUT OF GENERAL FUND
The township board of Wise town-

.ship have paid the commissioner of
‘highways for his services out of the

highway improvement fund for five
years. Is this not strictly against
the law? When asked about this
they say that each township has a
right to apply the law to suit them-
selves—E. M., Clare. Mich.

IGHWAY commissioners should

be paid out of the general fund

and not out of the highway im-
iprovement fund. The township
,cannot change the law to suit them-
selves without the vote of the people
in the township—Legal Editor.

APPOIN '1‘ DIRECTOR

I’m on the school board and would
like to ask a question. Our school
director is going to move in the
spring. Would it be necessary to
have another director until we have
school meeting, or would the other
two officers have the right to appoint
another director in his place, without
; calling a meeting? This is a country
(school. We have our regular school
1 meeting in J une.—N. B., Big Rapids,
{Mich.
3 HE law provides that when a va—
T cancy on a school-board occurs
the remaining members of the
gboard shall appoint a successor to
'fill the vacancy until the next annual
school meeting within twenty days
from the time the vacancy occurred.
At the next annual meeting the peo-
ple will elect someone to fill the 1...—
'expired term.—~C. L. Goodrich.

TESTING SOIL

What can I do to find the acid con-
tent of my soil, to find how much
‘ limestone is necessary to correct it?
Is new ground just cleared ever in
need of lime to sweeten itY—C. D.,
Marion, Mich.
0U can purchase a very simple
and reliable soil testing outfit
from the Soils Department of
the Michigan State College for 25c,
which is the cost of preparation. This
testing outfit is sufficient for making
fifty to seventy—five tests and will al-
low you to determine the lime need
of all the fields on your farm. If you
do not care to purchase this outfit,
a sample of soil may be sent to the
college for testing, or your county

 

 

 

agent will doubtless be able to visit
your farm, test your soil and make

recommendations regarding its man-

agement.

Generally, new ground will raise
very satisfactory crops for“ several
years without liming. In some cases,
however, the virgin sell is badly in
need of lime and satisfactory crops
6? legumes cannot be grown without
liming—C. E. Miller, Professor of
Soils, M. S. C.

 

QUESTIONS ON SCHOOL

Can a teacher” close school for a
day and receive pay when there are
only seven children there, when there
should be twenty—four attending
school? Has the school board any
right to make rules for the teacher
to live up to after the contract has
been signed? Can a teacher draw
her month’s wages before her menth
is in if the contract states on the
20th day of teaching? Has a teacher
any right to close school for a week
without permission from the school
board?——Subscriber, Huron County.

HE teacher has no authority to
close the school for a day nor
for a week without securing the

permission of the school board unless
she is physically unable to perform
her duties as a teacher.

The school board has the right to
make general rules and regulations
concerning the management and
maintenance of the school. (11)

Section 14, Chapter 5, The School,

District Board, Part II, Revision of

1927 General School Laws, reads:
"To have the general care and
custody of the schools and property
of the district and make and enforce
suitable rules and regulations for"

the general management of the'
schools and for the preservation of

the property of the district.”
However, this must not be con-

,struedtoineangthat the school board

has the "right to go into the school-
room and dictate to the teacher con-
cerning her work in the schoolroom.
The teacher may conduct the work
of the school according to her judg\
ment and need not be dictated to by
any school board or member thereof.

Twenty days constitute a school
month. If the contract states that
the month’ 3 salary is due on the
twentieth day of teachingf‘the teach-
er can collect at that timeH—C L.
Goodrich.

 

PBOVED INNOCENCE

If a man is arrested for stealing-
and after being in jail for some time
proves his innocence can he claim
damages and what action would he

have to take ?——-G. S., Ovid, Mich.
PERSON wrongfully arrested for
an offense of which he is not
guilty would have a right of

action against the arresting officers

and the person who swore out the
warrant for damages fer malicious
prosecution. But he would have to
prove the arrest was maderithout
reasonable grounds for suspicion,
and that it was done maliciously to
injure the accused.———Legal Editor.

 

 

FARM .MECHANICS.

 

 

 

 

WORK IN THE FARM SHOP

FARM shop should include: a
suitable place for tools and extra
machine parts, an adequate well

lighted space for working on machin-
ery and equipment, and some means
of heating the building during cold
weather when farm work is most apt
to favor work in the farm shop, ad-
vises Harold T. Barr, department of
agricultural engineering, College of
Agriculture, University of Arkansas.

The field machinery should be
brought into the shop inspected for
broken and worn parts and the need-
ed repairs made. Any parts on which
the paint has been cracked and
knocked 011' should be scraped thor—
oughly and then given at least two
good coats of paint. Cultivator and
plow points should be inspected and
if repainting is needed have them
repaired before they are needed in
the field.

The harness often breaks during
the busy season and should be ex-
amined for any weak leather straps.
badly worn hame staples, cockeye’s
or buckles. A good cleaning in warm
water and soap. and an application
of good harness oil will greatly
lengthen the life of the harness.

‘ high.

Window screens, screen doors,
gates, hay frames, wagon boxes and
many other items lend/ themselves to
working over in the shop. Broken
parts being replaced and a coat of
paint added where needed.

STONE IN CONCRETE WALL

We are going to build a basement
for a barn in the spring, the wall
will be one feet thick and eight feet
. Would it be alright to use
stone in with the concrete? If so.
how near to the face of the wall
could stone be and be safe and how
far apart should the stone be in the
wall.—T. R., Harbor Beach, Mich.

ERE is no real objection to

using stone in a concrete wall

providing a good mortar is used.
Mortar is here intended to mean the
material which binds the stone to-
gether and is really concrete made of
finer material. The stone may be
place as closely together as conven-
ient in the wall. The important
thing being to see that the spaces
between are filled with mortar well
worked into place, and that thé en-
tire face of the wall is covered with
mortar. To secure a better face on
the surface it may be advisable to

   

using stone providing a plenty

venient hauling distance.
1I Pronortioned concrete of cement
and gravel up to 11,5 to 2 inches in
diameter for a wall of this thickness

_would probably give as great‘ _,
or greater strength than where stone - - . -

are used. If gravel no larger than

1% to 2 inches is used, the entire '

amount can be handled with a shovel

and thoroughly mixed with the ce— '

meat. Where stone are used, it is
uncertain whether the surfaces are
clean and free from organic matter.
and since they cannot be mixed in
the concrete it is difficult to obtain
as satisfactory bond with the stone
surface as with the gravel. It would

seem. that a wall 10 inches thick of‘

good first class concrete using coarse
gravel would ,be in every respect
equal to and even
cheaply constructed as where stone
are put into the concrete. However,
if gravel is diffith to obtain and
concrete of fine mater’rycused as a
mortar between the stone, it can be
madeto work out satisfactorily.—-H.
H. Musselman, Professor, Agricul-
tural Engineering, M. S. C.

 

 

 

 

No. L—POULRY RATIONS.

No. 2.—MODERN WATER SUPPLY.
No. 8.—SOIL FERTILIZERS.

No. 4,—SEED CORN CURING.

' No. (Sr—GOSPEL OF GOOD FEEDING.

No. 6.——BEFORE YOU INVEST.

No. ‘7.——FARM SANITATION.
No. 8.—FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS.
No. 9.—FROH MG TO MARKET.

ll.—-—MINERALS AND FEEDING.
No. 1:.—LINSEED OIL MEAL ‘ ;
No. 13.—FIGHT THE CORN BORER.
No. 14.—UNDER-GRADE APPLES,
No. Iii—TIRE CARE

No. 17,—FARMERS’ TAX GUIDE.

No. 18.—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. za.—BETTER GRAINS AND HAY.
No. :4.-—Ioo FOODS FROM 4 RECIPE.
No. 25.——FARM LEASE smsms.

No. 2a—ORCHARD MANAGEMENT:
No. z7.——RASPBERRY PLANTATION.
No. 28.-—POULTRY FEEDING SECRETS.
No.‘ 29.—FLIEs IN DWELLINGS.

No. so.--MonE MONEY FROM cows.
No. 33.—-CULLING FARM FLOCK.

No. sIPPo'rA'rO GROWING.

No. sa—Pnom Ls: oncmums.
No. u—m R LUBRICATION.
No. 31—110mm»: POULTRY HOUSES.
No. 88.—-POUL’TRY, SWINE DISEASES.
.—Au'rononnsn LUBRICATION.

 

Bulletin No. nit—«HOW TO GET THE
MOST FROM YOUR TRACI‘OR. The
title of this 31 page bulletin fully explains
just what is between its covers. If you
areinterestedinatractorlnanywayget
it because you will find it of great value.

I surely do enjoy your paper. Only
wish it came every week. —-Karl F. Eek—
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sweet corn of 279%—in sweet potatoes of 100%
——in tobacco, cotton, beets, summer turnips,
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soil and gives it up in the form of stimulus to
plant life rather than in the form of evaporao
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by decreasing the cooling action that ordinarily
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Disinfect your

seed, this new way

Treat your seed potatoes as fast as you can scoop them up. Just

dip them in DIPDUST solution and out again—all ready to plant.

This new seed potato disinfectant 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.
This season late blight'attack in many seed producing areas
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After one trial of DIPDUST, you will never again waste two
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Compare this new Treatment point by point with the older

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THE NEW WAY

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1. Requires less than 1 minute. One
man can easily treat from 200 to
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2. Can be used on cut or sprouted
seed without the slightest injury.

3. After cutting, protects the cut
surfaces from seed-rotting organ-
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4. Controls surface—borne diseases,
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Simply use as a dust treatment.
easily and quickly applied and costs but a few cents
One pound of DIPDUST will treat six bush-
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THE OLD WAY

Formaldehyde or
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1. Require from 1% to 2 hours.
One man can treat only from 50 to
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2. Can not be used on cut or sprout-
ed seed without injury.

~ 3. Before cutting, give— no protec—
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before the young plants get started.

4. Although effective against Rhiz-
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black-leg.

5. Frequently decrease the stand,
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Hard Winter

ELL'folks, May first is not far
away, at least by the calendar.
ow far away it may be by
weather conditions would be a dif-
ficult thing to'tell. I havgljust been
,_ making a round
of the farm and
comparing it to
neighborh o o d
which we can
see from the
road, and with
conditions as the
neighbors t e l 1
them. The whole
thing is pretty
much a sob story.
And of all past
winters that have
_ been hard, on
winter-killing far-m crops, all are in
unison in declaring the past winter
“the limit.” ‘

  

 

'L. W. Meeka

There are, as usual, some lessons

to be learned by the hard winter
and so we will put them into practice
and probably not have another such
winter in twenty years to make the
lesson prove its worth. However,
there are one or two things the win-
ter has proven to be bad practices,
and they are bad practices whether
the winter is hard or not.

Here is a man coming from his
alfalfa field and he is holding up his
hands as if for us to step. “What is
it, Frank?” “I want you to see
these alfalfa roots, here they are as
large as your finger and three feet
long, perfectly dead, can pull them
right up, seem to be very few that
are not dead, it was an awful hard
winter, wasn’t it?

Now this neighbor is one not far
away from Broadscope Farm.
pass his place frequently. Last sum-
mer his alfalfa field produced some
fine crops. Very late 'in the fall,
after which no one would expect al—
falfa or anything else to grow any
more before winter, this field was cut
for hay. I thought at the time they
were making a mistake in cutting off
what should have been left as a.
cover and protection against heat
and .cold of winter. I admit they
got some excellent hay, but they paid
altogether too much for it! Nor is
this man alone. Several others have
done the same thing. Some things
we farmers cannot help, but there
are some things we can do a lot
toward helping. If a field will give
two fine cuttings of alfalfa in one
season, I am perfectly willing to let
the next growth remain as a protec-
tion to the plants for the winter. If
the winter is one that does not call
for such protection we win anyway.
Put a roller on the field in the spring
and crush this dead mass down to
the ground where it will form a sort
of mulch to the soil.

We.

The same mistakes are made in
pasturing clovers and other legumes
too late in the fall. Many new seed-
ings are pastured after harvest be-
cause they look promising. With
discretion maybe a little pasturing is
all right, but after the gates are once
opened, too many farmers neglect to
shut them before the seeding is pas-
tured too long.

ill i #
Killed Rye

It will be remembered I have said
we stopped raising rye on our farm.
Well, last fall, the call seemed too
much for us and we fell for it and
sowed a field to rye. We went con-
siderable distance from home and
purchased certified Rosen for the
seed. The soil condition, etc., could
not have been better, and the rye
came up fine and when winter closed
in it was three inches high and
looked fine. Our jaunt‘over the
farm today shows us a field abso-
lutely barren—there is no live rye
on it! Now again I want to say the
winter must have been “the limit”
if it killed out rye!

all a! it
What To Do

Here is a man who wants to know
what to do with a wheat field that
has entirely winter killed. He does-
nt want to put it into oats—wants
to know if corn or beans will be good
for it.

I remember back twenty-five or
thirty years ago when the Hessian

Fly killed out many wheat fields.

around here, and several of these
farmers worked up the wheat land
and planted beans. In many in—
stances the bean crop was a good
one. I should not hesitate to put
beans on such land. Would not plow
it, but thoroughly disk it.
Ill * Ill

And the Roads
I guess probably the topic of roads

is the next one of importance when.

considering the winter. I never
knew our roads to be bad so much
of the time as they have been this
last winter. Fact is our cross roads
are a very much neglected proposi-
tion. Many of them never get a load
of gravel from one year to the other.
It seems to be all that the highway
commissioner considers necessary, if
some one goes over them with a
scraper a few times during the sum-
mer and simply move just enough
dirt to show they have been scraped.
It is taboo to get the scraper deep
enough, and out far enough to re-
move the shoulder that keeps the
water in the road instead of letting
it out. A man and team scrape sev-
eral miles per day and the result is
anything bui/ satisfactory. If the
day’s work was put in on half a mile
it would count far more.
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2 o a As Shell Kerosene IS pure enough for incubators, you
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ANNUAL NIEET
I-IE next few years will see a

decided growth in cooperative-

marketing in Michigan. ” This
prophecy was made by sales mana—
ger F. L Granger on April 12th at

' -,... ' the annual meet-
ing of. the Michi-
gan Fruit Grow-
ers ' Inc. The
growers met at
Benton Harbor
in the Vincent
-'Hotel, w h 9 re
d i n n e r w a s
served.

The association
«Istands strongly
for fair freight
_ rates for- M19111,
gen ’3 agricultur-
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expressed at the flagrant rate dies
crimlnetion against Michigan and a
trellis director in the State Board oi
Agriculture was again advocated.
“Truth in fruit juices" came in for
consideration and the chances tor

favorable legislation 0. this score
were said to be good. Eight large
manufacturers of fake fruit Juices
have already seen the handwriting
on the wall and have voluntarily
token trait comes off their products.
Ten billion dollars or salt drinks are
said to be consumed in this country
annually and it was estimated it only
25 per cent of this trade could be
turned to real fruit juice drinks than
the problem of surplus trait produce
tion would disappear. The Michigan
Fruit Growers Inc. has taken a load»
ins part in the fight to: truth in fruit

loss in both stats soil notional

ssislstlve circles.

Mr. Granger sanctified Blues
11. new and
important outlet for Michissn Gon-
cord grapes This is the application
or the “cold 991115"th which is
now being successfully employed in

' the marketing of cherries end her—

flag, is process is now being used
with Colliers“ groves but that state
is said to depend entirely on wine-
making as an outlet for cold-pack

' grapes.'C,old packed Concord grapes,

however, with their distinctive flavor

COULDN’T DROP 1T

EAR EDIvT031—As we take so
many papers and have our" sub-
scriptions paid in advance I'
told Mr. Light, “We will not renew
our subscription to The Business
Farmer." He said, “Well, I guess We
will. We are not going to stop our
best paper,” He sure likes the paper
so We are renewing for three years.—

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would find. a ready demand from
manufacturers of jam, jelly,- etc, and
from pie makers. Mr. Granger also
presented “brass tack” data shOwing
that the organization added nearly
$300,000 to the profits of the berry
and cherry growers through 3. mar-
keting coup during the past season.

Mr. C. L. Brody, manager of the
Michigan State Farm Bureau deliv-
ered a brief address in which he
pointed out the rapid progress being
made by agricultural cooperation in
Michigan and stressed the impor-
tance of saving what has been ac-
complished by throwing a. protective
ring around the entire farming craft
with an organization such as the
Farm Bureau.

Officers for the coming yearhjn
the Michigan Fruit Growers,
are: President, Amos Tucker; first
and second vice—presidents, Herbert

'Nafziger and O. R. Gale; secretary-

treasurer, F. L. Bradford; eXecutive
board, J. W. Prentice, F. J. Higbee,
M. -.D Buskirk, P. H. Brake. The

board of directors for the coming .
year consist of the ”following Miller
ovation, Bangor; J. F. Higbee, Bend.

ton DCenter; David Brake, Fremont;

Leave“ 1th, Grand Rapids:
John Bottoms, .
'SchultZ. East; John. Mills c.1191...

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kema; O. R Gale. S‘ielby; M. D.
Buskirk, Paw Paw; Harry Hogue,
Sodus; Am’os Tucker, South Haven;
J. W. «Prentice, Saugatuck; F. L.
Bradford, St. Joseph; C L. Brody.
Farm Bureau; W. F. Dean, Eau
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_By s. p. BA'L/LAR . ,
ROM the rumblings going around i
there will be a large acreage of '
beans this year. The price is,
attractive and tarmers have that
ever tailing tendency to catch up on
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Beans will be Exhibit A this year
or I miss my humble guess.
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I am an in and outer an beans;
in when the price is low and out
when the price is high.

There is alsos tendency towards
expansion in the dairy business. .
Heifer calves are being reload with
more care.

t O O

I have seen four of. these rollovers
in the dairy business and, as usual,

surplus cows I was dumping along
with the rest.
e s s
I was always a great follow to 1.01—
low the crowd and rub shoulders
with my fellow man.

s .,
This being campaign year we must i

watch for a surplus of candidates ' '

that arevgoing to ‘reduce taxes.

Thefirst one that approaches me’
with. a lot of h-odge-podge about
lower taxes, I am going to lift a.

supercilious eyebrow and walk aWay.
II t

It I—hellr any silver tongued ora- .
tors promising farm relief he will
best 0139 of the most ringing laughs
that was ever heard by mortal man.

But what significance will my lone

’ ringing laugh have? 1

We should all laugh in chorus and
be sure to get all laughed out before
we vote.

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I must close this article now and
retlré to rest.

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I have seed to clean in preparation
for the spring crops. Dry patches are
showinsin the fields. It’s time for

I t t
Will we have over production and
sell at loss or under production and
sell at a profit?
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. action.

3 *

Will some one with the vision of ~
the ancient prophets and a very ana- 1
lytical mind check this up and send '
it to me?

all t I" ,

Make your figures plain and don’t
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WILL GIVE REMEDIES FOR
MICHIGAN SOILS
SPECIALLY equipped truck car-
rying a. staff of soils doctors has
been scheduled by the soils de- .
artmem at State College to visit 28 3
ichigan counties this season
Several meetings will be held. in
each of the counties. The truck
carries display cases that show some ‘
of the results gbtained by better
soils practices that have been used
by farmers or the State
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tested at each ”to
Counting which ”will be visited by
the track are: Emmet Charlevoix,
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by that particular place.

tom? i have .iustg
been» reading your paper of
April'lfih under the heading

A - “What the Neighbors Say" and n64

tics an article. headed Z‘Farm Relief._"f -
There are. some good things in this ‘

‘ article but it seems to me you should
. ”hamsters one question that the 'con-'

tributor asked, which is “Why the"
flame of .the Governor of the State of
Michigan appears 0111 posters tacked
up on Michigan elevators advising
farmers to sell beans at $5.00 per
.'hundred." I fear your contributor
did not carefully read that poster.

' If you remember correctly, when
the Bean Committee, the deernor of
the State"; and-r representatives of
other farm interests met in my oi!-
flbe and drafted this notice to tarm-
ers, beans were being sold at-about '
$4,:30 per hundred, and an eflort‘
was being made by buying organi-
‘zations to force the market still
lower. Some oi! them madethe as-
sertion in. our office at that time that
beans would likely go to $4.00.

In view of the" fact that there was
not an overly large crop of beans in
Michigan and that other states did
not report a surplus this seemed ri-
diculous to us and we sent out a
warning to farmers not to sell beans
below $5.00 and stated that after the
holidays a further rise should be ex-
pected. None of us expected beans
to go as high as they have, but at
no time did. we advise farmers to sell
at $5.00 even, but. did advise them
not to sell at the then prevailing
price which was much below that.
‘I think this action had’a good deal
to do in stopping the sale of beans
by -farmers‘ and getting them into
the hands of speculators so that the
middle man would have received the
entire benefit of the raise.

I think this information should be
given in your paper in fairness to
the members of the Bean Committee
and to the Governor.——Herbert E.
Powell, State Commissioner of Agri-
culture.

 

BELIEVES WE ARE DOING GOOD
WORK
EAR EDITOR:-———I am a paid up
D subscriber to your paper‘, and
like itgvery well. I am interested
in every article you publish in it. I
have no special choice, I like them
all. I am very sorry I did not sub—
scribe for it sooner. ‘

I am very much pleased about the
rewards you are offering for the
catching of chicken thieves. I had
about $18.00 worth stolen from my

‘ coop on the night of August 25th,
1927. My husband reported it to
Mr. Walter. Arnold of Holly, the next
day, and just three weeks after the
thieves were captured by the three
sheriffs of Holly, Michigan, named as
follows: Mr. Walter Arnold, Mr.
Clare Hubble and Mr. John Copp, so
they are all deserving of the reward
they received from your fund.

I intend to help you on this matter
all I can, because I know it will ben-
efit me as well as others. I intend
to send for a poultry marker this
:Jomling week—Mrs. W. 8., Holly,

ic .

AN R. F. D. CARRIER REPLIES

EAR EDITOR: Being an R. F. D.
Carrier for over twenty years,

I feel qualified to answer Hugh
Feedick, supervisor of Cass county.
First let me say a mail route is ap-
proved by the post master, inspector
and the postal department after a
petition has been circulated and
signed by the persons whom the
route would serve. 'A mail carrier
has nothing to do with establishing
a route, in saying where, how far it
will go, or in consideration of routes.
The carrier must consider the post
master his superior, the local inspec-
tor, the entire postal department are
his bosses. He must please them all
and his patrons also. The reason
some boxes must be placed so far
from houses is the route does not go
Every car-
.rier is paid by the miles he actually
carries, “on the blue print.” nothing

'7 i ‘10? r'e—traces; The government must

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TEXT: “Instead of being moulded to
this world, have your mind renewed.”
Romans 12:2 (Mofi'att..)

“THE mind is its own place, and .

in itself can make a heaven of
hell, a hell of heaven.” No,
this statement is not in the Bible, but
it is inspired. These words of Milton
are verbal of good geligion. We were
freshly impressed with this recently
while thoughtfully reading the words
of Paul in the twelfth chapter of R0—
mans: It is obvious that he was a
good psychologist. He stated the
vital nexus of mind and character.
In trying to analyze his teaching, we
conclude that soul growth depends
upon a re-education, a renewing of
the mind. ‘
“Instead of being moulded to this
world.” The apostle must have
caught his understanding of “this
world” from the Divine Tutor, Christ.
The Master’s words, “I am not of
this world,” were enough. This con-‘
ception of life was so startling and
revolutionary that it challenged Paul.
to serious reflection. He thought
deeply and prayerfully. Finally, his
mind was whipped around into posi-
tion. From this time on he was con-
vinced of a distinct separateness be-
tween this world order and the
Christian order. It was a terrific
struggle. But he though-t himself.
through to the‘mind of his Teacher,
and toronsequent emancipation of
soul. “This world” stands for a fash—
ion of living, a set of life which
goes after popularity, pleasure, and
power for the sake of a vain self.
But why do we do this?

that warns that life does not consist
in the abundance of these things?
Why do we allow ourselves to be
molded to this profane ideal? It is
the mind. . ,

Romans twelve is a good field in
which to pasture one’s mind. And
in browsing about we find these
teachings: “Not to think of himself
more highly than he ought to think."
And, “-Set not your mind on high
things.” This is not an argument.
It is an earnest and straight-forward
appeal for simple living. It is bring-
ing to the frOnt the centrality of
that old law, “As a man thinketh in
his heart, so is he.” How this ra—
tionalizes and clarifies religion! One
is able thus to measure oneself.
When one knows what he thinks
about most in the world; what, if he
were without, would make him most
unhappy, then he has his own meas-
ure. Is it money? But it may be
many other things. Just test your
life by this text. It makes your
mind the compass of your life. It
tells you which way you are going;
with what your life’s interests are
bound up. ‘

“Have your mind renewed." Mof—
fat says that this is addressed to the
“self-important,” and demands that
this man “take a sane view of him-
self.” Many Christians would shud-
der, did they stop long enough in
their vain fitful living, to weigh their
motives; to reflect on their personal
vanity and social pride. The re1i~
gion of the apostle’s day was woe-
fully ineffectual in its mind~curing
power. The ceremonies of the church
were but spiritual white—wash. They
chloroformed the mind into indif-
ference to its diseased condition. No
wonder that Paul calls this irration-
al‘ religion. There is something
beautiful in the symbolism of faith;
but when these symbols are used as
opiates instead of objective helps in
mental suggestion, the spiritual law
that they are meant to carry is vi-
olated. The church may well ask
herself, whether with all her forms

* and ceremonies, her life is not being
.In’ore galvanized than spirituahzed.
That is why our text calls for the re-~

newal of the mind, a. sacrifice of
one’s inmost energies to the service
of God. It challenges our mental ob-
jectives and {declares that a religion
of power and purity comes .from the
inside. Since the" days that the Phil-

 

Why, in ,
practice, do we repudiate the Voice .

  

istines i‘ca'ptured the ark . of. Isnaei .

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and humiliatingly defeated the
anointed hosts, symbols have lost
their magic power.
defeatingvthe church today? Well,
a religion reposing in sacramental
chests and being preserved by 1)an
tor or priest, is as powerless in' at—
tack as w-hen Israel’s priests carried
the ark before the professed battlers
of the Lord. But this vital truth

cannot be perceived until the mind ,

is renewed.

It is the mind. When we have
drifted far into the bondage of life’s
conventionalities, why don’t we turn
back? Ah, that is hard!
cause of the set of the mind. What
tragedy to have the mind so blinded

and unreasoning that it cannot get "

way from prejudices and practices
that are debilitating in themselves,
and that check the flow of truth into
the soul! And many say, “What will
others say if I do not conform?”
These folks are afraid to be different.
They are fear-ridden with _ the
thought that to be different is to be
socially shunned. What mental un-
derlings w‘e deliberately make of
ourselves in order to be popular!
All of this is thinking of ourselves
more highly than we ought to think.
In politics, education, home life, and
church life; this anxious, slavish
conforming to conventionalities is
tantamount to being “moulded to
this world.” It is quarantining the
soul against hope. Why not use a
little sanctified common sense and
uncork the mind to courageous truth

and the joys and satisfaction of a '

simple and unemasculate‘d lGospel?
“Have this mind in you which was
also in Christ Jesus,”

words of our text-author. But this

 

 

WELL SATISFIED

EAR. EDITORz—I am a second
D ’year subscriber to M. B. F. and
am very much satisfied with

it and think every subscriber is too.
“’ish every subscriber would get a
new suscriber. In_ reading our “Rul-
ing Paper” I find we have a. small
family of only about a. hundred
thousand, and I hope we will have in
our family by the end of 1928 about
twice that many paid subscribers.
God bless you all this yearn—J. Cor-

v bal, St. Clair County.

 

 

is to be misunderstood, and mayhap,
to be counted crazy. Have you the
courage to put a religion of simpli-
cities above that of ceremonial com-
plexities? But this is the mind of
Him who knew that he would be
hated and outcasted \for it. Are you
ready to renounce the tendency of
society tomeasure life in terms Of
Mammon? Isn’t your life a kind of
hell at this moment because you do
not have the social prestige and
power that are supposed to go along
with the riches of your neighbor?
What power in wealth to promote
self-importance! Think on the life
and teachings of Jesus. They are
Heaven’s warnings that one cannot
serve God and' Mammon. Said Sis-
ter A in‘ her Sunday School class,
“Well, look at us. People that don’t
have anything are failures. We
started out poor and now see what
we have.” The teacher of this class
had a lot of deep, quiet wisdom. He
replied, “Well, Jesus must have'been
a great failure, for we are told he
had no place to lay his head.”

We are not mistaken. This nom-
inally Christian woman is a type.
Because of mental laziness, dishon—
esty, or fear, she doesnt think. She
just conforms. She is molded to this
world, She is representative of a
complacent state of society and re-
ligion that threatens to dominate
life. and cheat us out of a social
heaven.

I like M. B. F. ever so much. Enjoy
sermons by Rev. Warner.—E. E. Beards-
ley, Tuscola County.

 

 

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COrn BOrer Clean Up

E have been doing some extra
work of late on Spring Water
Farm cleaning up in a proper

manner to prevent the infestation of
the European Corn Borer. It is my

. sincere hepe that

every farmer .in
Michigan takes
the Corn Borer
Clean Up Regula-
tions sincerely,
and does his ut-
most to comply
with the rules
and regulations
laid down. I was
in an adjoining
county~‘to Spring
Water Farm a
few. weeks ago,
where voluntary control work was
in practice, and I heard consid-
erable discontent and grumbling
among some of the people: This
county had just voted out the county
agent and many farmers seemed to
be against the Corn Borer clean up as
well. Some of them maintained they
Would not clean up unless they were
compensated by the government for
it. I only wish that these same
people could have visited the. corn
borer infected area in Canada with
me last year and could have seen the
utter havoc wrought by this pest. If

 

V. 0. Braun

,We do not stop it by clean up meth-
iods the Corn Borer will do the same

‘for us here in Michigan.

Of course

.I am in favor of the farmer being

, regarding the

paid for the extra labor if possible,
but if {the funds are not voted for
this purpose the clean up should be
carried on just as conscientiously as
it was last year. This clean up is for
the benefit of the farmer in order to
save his corn crop and should be car-
ried out in a careful and efficient
manner. ,
O 0 III
Treating Seed Potatoes

Several inquiries have come to me
proper method of
treating seed potatoes for scab. As
this is a very good question and as
many potatoes are injured each year
from this disease I will explain the
method of treatment in this depart-
ment. Corrosive Sublimate is the
best material to use for scab treat-
ment as it also kills the Black Scurf
or Rhizoctonia as well as the scab.
This material is a deadly poison how-
ever and should be kept out of reach
of children and livestock. It also
corrodes metals and for this reason
the treatment should be carried on in
wooden vessels or barrels. The treat-
ing solution is made by dissolving
four ounces of Corrosive Sublimate
in two quarts of hot water, and then
adding it to thirty gallons of cold
water. The potatoes are placed 'in
the solution and left to soak for thir-
ty minutes. The potatoes treated
should be clean, dormant or free
from sprouts, and should not be cut.

A very satisfactory manner of
treating the potatoes is t9 put them

‘ in a gunny sack and lowér the sack

in the solution for 30 minutes. After
soakin the allowed time, the pota—
toes should be taken out of the solu-
tion and spread out to dry.

A solution may be used to treat
three batches of potatoes before it is
discarded and a new one made. Four
ounces of Corrosive Sublimate will
treat approximately fifteen bushels
of potatoes.

t t it
Joining the Contest?

Are you taking part in the Land-
scape Gardening Contest conducted
by THE BUSINESS FARMER? The aid
and information offered by this

paper 'in regards to landscaping is a‘

real service to the farmer. Too
many of our farm homes are lacking
the lawns, shrubs, flowers and trees
that add beauty, value, and comfort
to them. Beautiful and pleasant
surroundings are inductive to good
and pleasant thoughts which in turn
form good habits and make useful
lives. A few plantings cost little and
add much to the home life of the
farm. A very good bulletin on- land-

scoping gar-d“ 111g can be :..

   
 

nee by writing to R. s. Shaw, Di-
'rector,

Experiment Station, East
Lansing, Mich. This bulletin des-
cribes the methods, plans and kinds
ofrdifferent plantings for the farm
home.
I t O
Good Draft Horses Scarce

A few days ago as I was driving
through the country I saw a splendid
four horse team. They were all
large, powerful, beautiful and high
spirited horses. One pair of dapple
grays and one pair of coal blacks.
The sight was such an unusual one
that I stopped my car and went over
in the field to look them over at
closer range. I asked the farmer if
I could drive them around the field.
He granted me the privilege, and it

-. . 'p’ 08 ' (site
mind over' four Well matched horses»
."and roll over two ribbon like furrows

 

of fresh spring soil Once around
the field and I noted the reins needed
'adjusting. After this minor task
was accomplished I talked with this
farmer about his horses. He had
been ofiered $500 for one team and
$400 for the other but wanted more
money for them, and I believe they
were worth more. The point I wish
to emphasize is that good draft hors-
esare scarce, and are selling for a
higher price that they did last year
or the year before. Farmers are not
raising colts onthe farms‘and it is
my opinion that some one is going
to make some money if they raise a
few colts. Of course the demand for
the draft horse is for a large mus—
cular type with plenty of style and
symmetry. Horses of this type are
selling at a good price.
=Ii It all

Junior Farmers’ Week

Junior Farmers’ Week is held next
week, May 3 and 4 at Michigan State
College. There will be over 1200
farm boys and girls there from 150
Agricultural High Schools in different

socti‘ons of the State. They will
' compete in judging centests and vari-

' ous activities for high honors, and ,

will display the results" of their
knowledge in Agriculture in many
ways. Junior Farmers’ Week is a
big event and deals with our future
farm leaders. If you have a son or
neighbor boy who is attending this
event just pass a word of encourage-
ment on to him and wish him the
best in the competition which he
will meet.

THAT IS RIGHT
Smart Boy: ”They don’t hang a man
with a glass eye in Michigan even though
he may be found guilty of murder in the
fir st degree.”
Not So Smart Boy: "Why not?”
Smart Boy: “They use a rope.”

HEARD OF HIM

The feminine speaker was discussing
men. “Man is far from perfect, in fact, I
will wager that not one person in this
audience can name a perfect man."

A meek-looking man arose.

“Do you mean that you know a perfect
man?” she demanded.

“Well, I didn’t exactly know him," he
replied, “but I have heard of him many
times. He was my wife’s first husband."

 

 

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It Had to Be Built to Endure

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specifications and the dimensions

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ruggedness. Extreme simplicity of
design. Production methods that
tolerate no compromise with qual-

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clean, equipped with the G-M-R
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and self-adjusting. Its Fisher bod-
ies. Beautiful . . . yes. And con-
structed of hardwood and steel . . .
for durability, safety and silence.

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a car which will last. And you can
depend on it for staunchness . . .
for mastery of mileage and time.

Landau Coupe, $1045; Sport Roadster, $1075; Phaeton, $1075; 4- Door Sedan, $1145;
Cabriolet, $1155; Landau Sedan, $1265. New Series Pontiac Six, $745 to $87 5. All prices
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Title Muted U. 8. Patent- Ofle'o
SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1928

Edi ted and Publleh
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C. . Harnden arm Garden Editor
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W. W. oote ...... Market tor
Rev David 1". Werner Helm
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"The Farm Paper of Service"

RETURNING M. S. C. To AGRICULTURE
ESS than a year ago we stated in these col-
ums that we believed the Michigan State
College was, being taken from the farmers
for whom it was first established, that it was
rapidly taking on the appearance and activities
of a. university instead of an agricultural college.
Our statement created a stir. Some comments
were favorable, others quite the contrary, but it
did start some action. We understand the presi-
dent considered it a. personal attack upon his
administration. That was not our intentions, in
fact, we did not know just who was at fault but
we could see that something was wrong and
needed correcting before it went much farther,
if the interests of the farmers of our fair State
were to continue to have a prominent place in the
College program.
At the time the change in name was advocated

 

‘ we saw that a movement was under headway to
. put agriculture in the background and when it

made a.

came before the legislature we fought it single-
handed. We were successful in defeating it the
first attempt but later so much pressure was
brought to bear on'the lawmakers that it was
passed after being revised from Michigan State
College to Michigan State College of Agriculture
and Applied Science. Many firm friends of agri-
culture did not favor the change, yet they could
see no harm, so we stood alone. 'But after the
name was changed they noticed that many

changes were being made at the College and it.

was then that they began to suspect they had
mistake in not joining THE BUSINESS
FARMER in its fight. Many came to us and told
us as much.

Then one day word got out that the College
had a deficit of approximately $250,000 and was
going farther into the hole all—the while. The
State Board of Agriculture met shortly after
that and took the finances Out the hands of the
president. At the same meeting they granted
Pres. Kenyon L. Butterfield three months leave of
absence to attend the International Missionary
conference in Europe during March. It was freely
rumored at that time that the president was
through, that he would never return to M. S. C.,

,but he denied it and shortly before sailing the
later part of February he advised he would be
back on the job May 181:.

Ordinarily the dean of the College, on office
instituted by Dr. .Butterfield, would act as pres-
ident during his absence, but the State Board
of Agriculture ignored this fact and appointed
Dean R. S. Shaw of the agricultural department,
which was a further indication that there was
much dissatisfaction with the Butterfield regime.

Last week the Board held.anoth‘er meeting
and they extended Pres. Butterfield’s leaVe three
months, or until July lst, without consultinghis
wishes in the matter. Further, they decided
that the department of continuing of education,

be discontinued after July 1st.
1 the office of dean of the College was obonshod

  

Which was instituted by Pres. Butterfleld and is,
not recognized by the federal government, should ,
At the some time s

 

on
That brings the; happenings

much up to date, and what the future may hold 3.

can only be predicted. Without a doubt there
will be anew president. Even if the State Board
of Agriculture does not request Dr. Butterfield’ s
resignation it is doubtful if he will want to re-
turn after all this rumpus.

There have been several changes in the head
of the College during the last ten years and
whenever there was a lapse of time between the
outgoing and incoming presidents Dean Shaw was
called in to serve which he did mast nobly. In
fact, Dean Shaw has done so well during his
short terms in the office that one is inclined to
wonder if he is notqualified to fill the, chair as
president. As dean, of agriculture he is naturally
in empathy with the College placing farming and
the sciences that apply to it in the foreground. In
the chair of the president it is not likely that his
ideas would change because of his many years of
training along the agricultural line. Then why
wouldn't the appointment of Dean Shaw to the
office of president of the College, to which he has
given his best over a. period of years, he a sensi-
ble thing to do? We wonder if the State Board

of Agriculture has given this any thought? If

not, why not?

 

OUR YARD BEAUTIFYING CONTEST
N page three of this issue we are publishing
complete details about our Farm Home Yard
Beautifying or Improvement Contest which
we mentioned in the last couple of issues and we
hope you have already decided to “sign up."

We all know that attractive buildings ,. and
yards are reflected in the minds of people living
within them. The satisfaction and feeling of
contentment that comes with them makes a cer-

tain amount of money ‘spent in this work a profit- ‘

able investment. Of course it is a good investment
only up to the point where you can get your
money out with interest if you want to sell your
farm, but it is surprising how much good build-
ings and attractive grounds around them‘ boost
the value of property, either in town or country.

Fill out the application blank that appears at
the bottom of page three and let's make this con-
test s real one. If you have any questions send
them in and we will help you all we'can. Give
us a. rough drawing or layout of your yard and we
will help you plan it if you wish us to.

ANSWERING THE CALL
HEN we announced the organization of The
Minute Men to protect the lives and proper-

ty of farmers and their families in Michigan.

we anticipated our folks would respond heartily
but the idea is proving far more popular than we
had even dared dream it might at first. Our
issue of April 14th was hardly off the press be-
fore we began to receive application blanks from
many sections of the State and from then on
every mail has broughtan increasing number.
Many of the applications are accompanied by let-
ters speaking highly of our efforts and offering
whole-hearted cooperation.

We appreciate this fine response and we hope
the applications will continue to come in until
we have strong groups of Minute Men in every
rural section of Michigan. If you are interested
in helping this work and haven’t already filled
out and mailed the blank yet, do so today. One
appears on page 28 for. your convenience.‘

, ' NO MONEY FOR CLEAN UP

a conference between the House Committee,
U. S.,Department of Agriculture officials, the
International Corn Borer Committee and
some farmers it was decided net to report out
the Purnell bill making a seven million dollar ap-
propriation to fight the corn borer this spring
because even if Congress did pass, it at once the
funds would not be available for use until late
in April. That means farmers will not be reim-
bursed for their work in connection with the clean
up this spring which is being carried on by” the

states. ,
Clean up measures are being enforced in the
entire counties of Macomb, Monroe, St. Clair and
Wayne. L'apeer county with the exception of

of Richfield, Deerfield, Mayfieldf Lapeer, Elba, '

Oregon and Marathon townships; Lenawee county
with the exception of Hudson, Medina, Rollin and
Woodstock townships. Oakland county, except
Groveland, Belly, Rose and Springfield townships;
and Sanilac county with the exception of Green-
field, Evergreen and Lamotte townships, are also

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go out and feed the swine o-sploshin" round

in mud and muck, you'd feel that you was
out of luck. I know it is mighty nloo of you to
give us good advice. You sit inside where It is
warm while we haul fodder in the storm; you sit
and watch the ticker tick and get rich on United
Brick while we, with our frostbltten nose and
great chilblaine on our toes are haulin’ bedding
to the shed so we can pay our eyerhoad. .-

“You' vo heard about the form surplus and how
it makes the humor cues: of all surpluses we
have got, the one that makes our collar hot in this
here surplus of advice that we git free, without no
price. Most ov’ ry person in the land comes at us
with o reprimand, and tells us how we can defray
expenses and make farming pay. They tell us to
diversify end raise more squash and onlslfy, they
talk on, and exputhto on how we can improve our,‘
state.” “Will you please stop?" My new friend“
said, “Let's play a game of golf Instead."

I TOLD that New 1:11:11 friend of mine, “If you’d

 

 

 

quarantined area farmers are being urged to
clean up their premises, although the work is not
compulsory.

Farmers are going to clean up even though
they do not get paid for it because they want to
save their corn crop, but it is too bad that Con-
gress did not take up the matter/ of an appropri-
ation during the early days of the session so that
funds would be available to carry on the work be-‘
cause farmers who clean up their'premises, Saving
not only their own crop but protecting their
neighbor's in the corn belt, should receive pay-
ment for their work. Itgis a national problem
rather than local. »

 

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An Iowa youth, 2L years of age, has recently
been to the barber for the first time. As a child
he had beautiful hair and an older brother prom-
ised him a thousand dollars if he would let it
grow until he was of age. He won the thousand.
Why did he get it cut? He should have started
a new style to tell the men folks from the women
folks by leavin’ his hair grow.

v

Ever hear this one? It was in the days before
autos were very plentiful and the teller and his
girl were out for a ride with the old horse and
bugEY.
a while the young feller, who was kinda bashful,
says to the girl, “Will you give me a kiss?_”
The girl says, "What good would that do me?”
His reply was, “It will put life into you!’

“If that is true,” she says, “why not try gettin’ ,
out and kissin’ the horse'and maybe he will have
enough life to get us home." '

 

 

 

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May 1- 7. —National Egg Week.

May 3- 4.—Junior Farmers Week, M. S. 0...
East Lansing, Mich. .

May 6-13.:—Blossom Week, St. Joseph, Mich.

 

May 10 11—First Annual Baby Chick SHOW. -. ' “ ”
M. S. 0., East Lansing, Mich . 1 '
Top '0’ Michigan Potato Show, 1

Oct. 30-Nov. 2.—--
Gaylord, 7Mich.

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on. AND Gas LEASES
_A'-i‘ there is oil in paying quan-
titles under many a farm in
Michigan scientific study indi-

cates. Also practical _ experience in
a few places has shown that with

proper drilling paying wells can be
. brought into production in Michigan.

However,

Oklahoma and people should not be
led to believethat it will be. ‘

Drilling is going on in many parts
of the State while men are working
in several other sections getting
leases on land. Most farmers in
Michigan are not familiar with
leases of this kind and many are
often mislead, some times uninten-
tionally by reputablemen and some
times intentionally by professional
“lease hounds” who are out to feath-
er their nests. -

Following is an outline of impor—
tant provisions for an oil and gas
lease in Michigan:

1. Life recommended for exploratory
period—5 years; never more ' than 10
years. '

2. Lessee to drill, operate, or plug
wells/ in conformity with Act No. 65 of
the Public Acts of 1927, and be liable for
all costs of plugging or repairing.

3.

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4. Lessee to be liable for an damages.

directly or indirectly to growing. crops,
or to buildnigs, on leased premises or ad—
joining properties, because of oil and gas
operations by lessee.

5. LeSsee shall exercise all reasonable
and proper care to prevent waste of oil
or gas.

6. Minimum rental of 25 cents per acre
year after second year, in wildcat
territory; minimum in vicinity of proven
territory 50 cents per acre per year after
first year; $1.00 per acre per year or more
in “close in," or proven territory.

7.
of lease by lessee after oil or gas has
been found on property.

8. Offset wells .to, be begun and drilled
in good faith within 30 days after oil or
gas has been struck on adjoining prop-
erty.

9. No well to be drilled within 200
feet of any building without lessors’ con‘
sent.

10. No well to be drilled within 200
feet of property line except to protect

. property from drainage.

11. Lessee not to remove any machin-
ery or fixtures from leased properties un-
til all provisions of Act No.65 of the
Public Acts of 1927 for proper casing,
repairing, or plugging of well have been
complied ,with.

12. Lessee to bury pipe lines below
plow .depth when requested by lessor.

13. Lessee to pay his proportionate

share of all taxes levied and assessed on
lease because of oil and gas operations.
' 14. Lessee. through a trust or other
agency, shall provide for discharge of
lease from records when lease is voided
or surrendered, that title to property-may
not be clouded.

Standard forms of leases contain
most of the provisions listed but

,. none of them contain anything about

the payment of taxes on oil and gas
values as discovered and assessed.
Under any of the forms of leases
usually oflered the land owned would
have to pay all taxes, and in some
cases this would be practically tak-
ing his Whole income tram the usual
one-eighth royalty. Of course, this

'is very unfair to the lessor.

"Generally no provision is made
for the discharge of the lease of rec-
ord, ” says R. A. Smith, State Geolo-
gist. “All responsible companies al-
ways take care of this and give the

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lessor a release- and record on same.
Others of . the fly—by-night type
and irresponsible individuals merely
fade out of sight leaving the fee
cvvner with the title to his property

clouded by an undischarged lease.

To clear this title he must go
through Court of Chancery if he can-
not find the lessee, which so often
happens. I know of one individual
case where it took 15 years before
titles were cleared on a group of
properties on which leases were
granted without this provision.
“No one who offers a lease with a
10 per cent or less royalty is offer-
ing one with the usual accepted rate
of royalty. One-eighth appears to be
the standard everywhere, that is, one
out of every eight barrels of oil is
either delivered or credited to the
lessor. .
“Many leases have been "filtered
having a life or ten. years or twenty
years, or often as high as 99 years.
I do—no‘t believe that any farmer
should grant a lease for a life longer

'than 5 years except at his option.

Ten years should be the maximum.
The usual rental in Michigan in wild-
cat territory is 25 cents an acre.
Where a geological structure is
known to be present or wells are
being drilled, or oil has been dis-
covered, the rental ranges all the
way from 50 cents up to $20 per acre
per year.

“The clause covering damages to
growing crops or buildings on the
property should be expanded to in-
clude not only the fee owner’s farm
but also adjoining farms and build-
ings and persons as well. Occasion-
ally a well is shot when the wind is
blowing very strongly and the oil
sprayed by the winds over adjoining
properties. Once in a while oil is
struck with a heavy gas pressure
and this may spray the oil for half a
mile. If the oil contains a little sul—
phur the paint ombuildings is badly
stained.”

To the person who is considering
investing in stock in companies put-
ting down oil wells Mr. Smith rec-
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if he can lose the
amount he is putting in without
serious injury to himself or business.
If he cannot aflord to_ take such a
high risk he should leave the stock
alone.

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F any of you‘folks have a claim
against the Chicago Auction Job—
bers of 1608 South Halsted St.,
Chicago, 111., you might as well for-
get all about it because the post of-
fice department charges them with
being “fraudulent" and will not de-
liver any mail to them.

We received the one claim against
them last fall which we immediately
took up with them. After consid—
erable correspondence over a period
of three of four months we were fln-

.ally able to close our books on this

account shortly after the first of the
year. It was for over $17.00.

Then in February we received a
second claim and in April a third.
Both were taken up with the com-
pany without any results—wnot even
a reply to our letters. Then we wrote
again and our‘last letter. dated April
3rd, got some result but not what we
wanted; it was returned by the post
soilice and stamped on the front- of
the envelope was “FRAUDULENT.
Mail to this address returned by ord—
er of Postmaster General.”

Each of the two claims amounted
to $25 which these folks will have to
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" WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR ,

HE two years following the one in which the Muirs sold out and came (20‘
Colorado, and bought a ranch over on the west side of the divide,
were hard ones. Not only did the bottom drop out of the cattle market

but a hard winter killed off a large number of their cattle. Things looked
pretty dark, especially to Doug Summers, an orphan who came west 'With
the Muirs, and Mary Muir, because they were planning on getting married
just as soon as they could get a. little money put aside. Doug being an ex-
pert rider, decides to earn some money riding bad horses. A prize of $1,000
is offered to the man who can ride Catapult and Doug has his eye on that
prize. His plans do not meet with the approval of the Muir family. The third
winter was a terror and it was June before the cattle could be turned out on the
range. By that time they were a sorry looking lot. To make matters worse
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. .They had a steam engine they
called -“Wild Cat” and Doug and Terry bought a. large plow from a neighbor. Re-
turning home with the plow after dark an automobile ran into them but no
on was hurt. They learned it was one of their neighbors, Sid Stutgart and his
mot er and sister. Next morning they got at their work of clearing and low-
ing. After they got this work done, Doug, Terry and Mort started out to ri e the
range to see how their cattle were coming along. They found plenty of dead ones.
Doug went over to the Stutgart ranchto ride some untamed horses. He spent
the night there and arose the next morning before the rest to ride one of the
bad horses in the corral. While looking them over he learned that Fay Stutgart
was also an early riser and intended to watch him. He picked Hobo, half
brother to Catapult. The first time be mounted he was thrown, being caught
unawares, but the second time he-conuuered. That night Doug left for home
under the influence of liquor and the trouble he had getting to his room aroused
most of the family. The- following morning Mr. Muir told him he would have to
choose between them and the bunch at the Stutgart ranch. Doug decided he
could pick his own friends so he left the Muirs. A few weeks later they learned
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“ E lost more than a dozen," he said.

W “We’ve found lots of them bearing

our brand, haven’t we, Chal?”

“Sure have," said Chal, looking at
Mary.

“I've watched it,” went on Lossing,
“and I never could understand it. Cattle
that are wintered up here like yours have
been, Mr. Muir, always hit the poison
the hardest when they are turned out.
Now ours, which were wintered lower
down, don’t eat it much. It’s funny.”

"It is,” Mr. Muir agreed.

“It’s so blamed funny,” snorted Mort,
who always spoke his mind, “that I never
heard of it before. Wasn’t you ridin‘ for
Stutgart, Lossing, five years ago when
the poison was so bad?”

“I don’t remember,” said Lossing, short-
ly. “I’ve rode for a good many differ-
ent outfits.”

"I do,” said Mort, “if you don’t. You
was. And I was ridin’ for Zwick. We
lost fifty out of five hundred head that
year, the heaviest loss we ever had, and
Stutgart lost a. hundred and fifty out of
two thousand. Remember?”

“We don’t. need to quarrel over it,"
said Lossing, affecting a laugh. “It’s not
so important as that.”

Terry noticed that his manner and
speech seemed unnatural and strained,
and he wondered why. And he began to
wonder why their cattle losses had been
so heavy and Stutgart’s so light.

After supper, an hour or so before sun—
down, the men were all out getting the
car ready for the trip to town and Mrs.
Muir was in the living room playing the
hostess to Mrs. Stutgart. Fay Stutgart
came out in the kitchen and offered to
help Mary with the dishes. Mary refused
the offer on the grounds that she must be
tired with the ride down from the camp
and that it wouldn’t take but a. minute.
Somehow, to Mary’s secret resentment,
she found that she did not like this well-
bred city girl; found, in fact, that she was
actually disliking her.

Fay took a chair by the window.

“Your brother is a wonderful rider,
isn’t he?” she said.

“Terry!” said Mary in surprise. “I
don’t think they consider him so good up
here. Terry don’t care much about rid-
ing the bad ones. He says he’d rather let
the boys that like excitement break them."

“I don’t mean Terry," said Fay, slowly,
‘I mean Doug.”

“Doug is not my brother,” said Mary
distinctly, a rich flush flaming in her
cheeks which were all too colorless these
days. “He's no relation to me," she add-
ed more evenly.

Fay Stutgart noted the flush and the
emphasis and, womanlike, understood at
once.

“I’m sorry,” she apologized. The-n,
“You’re going over to see him ride to-
morrow, aren’t you? Why not go over
with us tonight and visit with me?”

“I’m not sure that I can go,” said
Mary evasiv'ely, wishing that some one
would come in. “There’s so much to do
here and mother isn’t well.”

“I don’t see how you could miss it,"
said Fay with surprise. ‘I wouldn’t for
Worlds.”

Terry came in then mercifully, and an-
nounced that the car was ready and they
were waiting.

After they were gone, Mary felt the
first pangs of jealousy, and experienced
the bitterness of the bite. But what did
it matter, she told herself almost fiercely.
Doug cared nothing for her. The manner
of his leaving proved that. He could at
least have said good—by.

After choring time next morning Mr.
Muir announced that he intended to ride
out on the range and see, how the cattle
were making it. .

“You mean to see how many dead ones
you’ll find, don’t you?" said Mort cal-
lously.‘ .,
- “Guess it mounts to that” said .~
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“I can’t," disclaiimed Terry hastily,
having other (plans in mind. “Mort will
be of more use to you anyway. He

knows the range better. I’ve got the

water to cut on the oats.”

The west window in the kitchen faced
town. Mary, as she busied herself with
the duties therein that morning, found
herself involuntary lifting her eyes in that
direction. She had told herself, time upon
time, that she would not go even if every-
body else on the ranch went. But as the
morning advanced she found it harder to
abide 'by this resolution, so hard that aft-
er a time she found to her dismay she
had not only abandoned it but was actual-
ly formulating plans to get to town.

Horseback was out of the question, now,
she knew, because it was thirty miles to
town, a four or five-hour ride at the
quickest, and it was already past ten.
Terry might have taken her if she had
spoken to him, but now he was up in the
grain field, nearly two miles away, and
it might take hours to locate him.

So much absorbed was she in solving
the problem that she did not hear the
noisy start of the Metz down in the cattle
shed where it was kept, did not even hear
Terry’s quidk step on the porch as he en-
tered the house.

“Mary,” he shouted, "where are you?”"

She came out of the pantry. “What is
it?" she asked.

“Don’t you .want to go to town?” he
said looking at her closely.

“I don’t know,” she said doubtfully.

“I know, ” he said ,“you do as much as
I do. I wouldn't miss seeing Doug make
that ride for all the steers on this range.
Get ready. We’ve got to hustle."

It was past noon when they arrived at
town, and they drove directly to the fair
grounds. Cow punchers were everywhere,
clad in gala attire and scintillating in
their own element. Mary decided that

. she had never seen such bright neoker—

chiefs, such elaborate safety belts, such
wide Stetsons, so [many chap—clad legs.
Horses were in the. saddling chute when
they came up and herders were already
in the bucking arena.

Terry found seats for them in the
grandstand, high up. Mary’s eyes were
so busy searching the field that she hard—
ly noticed whom she sat down by.

"You did come, didn’t you?” she heard
a girl’s voice saying. Mary turned and
met Fay Stutgart’s eyes.

"Yes,” said Mary simply, thankful that
Terry was between them. ‘Terry wanted
to come." And turned her eyes to the
field.

Terry took up the talk there, leaving
Mary free. She saw Doug, after a time,

'stanvding straight and tall and bronzed,
talking to Sid Stutgart. Very gay, he‘

appeared in his light gray Stetson with
the bright red silk neckerchief and wide,
shining safety belt. Mary caught him
looking that way, but it seemed that his
eyes were focused on Terry’s and Fay’s
position.

The riding started shortly after that,
but it was of little importance to Mary.

Doug won the mile run on the speedy
Hobo, the little dun he had broken at
the summer camp. He won easily, in-
dolently. Sid came bursting up into the
grandstand then. .

“Hello, there,” he exclaimed vigorously.
“See that ride? See that horse run?
That was my horse that won that race.
Guess we won’t have to celebrate that—-
what? You’ll stay over tonight, won’t
you, Muir?” he said 0 Terry.

“’Fraid I can’t” aid Terry. “We’ll
have to leave soon’s the last ride is over.
Got a lot to do at home.”

Fay Stutgart leaned past Terry. “Please
stay!" she entreated Mary. “Why, we’ve
hardly got acquainted yet.”

“I can't," said Mary briefly. “I’ll have
to go back with Terry." ' '

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HAVE, discussed seeds, plant
growing, etc., and have several
more garden items to discuss but
_ not wanting to get ahead of the sea-
son I decided to give the housewife
her “innings" and discuss flowers.

I have always’been a lover of.

flowers but after trying to grow them
a few years and not meeting with
much success I decided that I was
not blessed with the gift of knowing
how to grow flowers. I could not
seem to make them grow. About
the time I was forming the opinion
that I was a failureat growing flow-
ers I began selling our vegetables
through our roadside market.

Our customers began to ask for
flowers and as I could see where they
could. be made a cash crop of no
little importance I once more at-
tempted to grow them.

The next spring I sowed the flower
seeds in the hotbed and gave them
care and water in the same manner
I did my vegetables. When large
enough I set them in a spot back of
the roadside market building in low
rows so I could cultivate them with
the garden tractor in the same man-
ner I did the other crops. We had a
very good crop of flowers. I soon
concluded that flowers are no more
difficult to grow than any other gar-
den crop. They only required a rea-
sonable amount of care.

As I look back now I can see the
reason for my failure. Early in the
spring I would become greatly en-
thused and having plenty of time I
would make several plantings of
flowers here and there around the
yard. Then came the rush of spring
Work in the fields and the flowers
were temporarily forgotten. When
the rush was over and I had time to
~ give the flowers some care I could
not even find them. Either the
hens or some stray dog usually beat
me to it. As soon as I- considered
them as a cash crop my troubles
were over, so let’s regard flowers as
a cash crop even 'though we don’t
sell a dime’s worth. There is no
doubt but what the beauty they
afford the farm yard greatly en-
hances the value of property.

'If any of our readers are having
the trouble I have described with
hens and dogs it is my suggestion
that even though you have no hot-
bed available then at least start the
plans in some small plot that is free
from weeds and where the plants
can be protected from hens and dogs
and resetting them where desired
after the plants are sufficiently large
to stand these hardships.

[Setting the flowers in rows in the
vegetable garden sufficiently far
apart that they may be cultivated
with the horse culivator or wheel hoe
will usually give better results and
more and better blooms than when
planted around the foundation of the
house, along fences or under trees.

To those who are undecided as to
what to plant I might suggest a few
at this time which I feel confident
will give satisfaction and at the same
time are of easy culture.

Calendulas (pot Marigold) are well
liked by most people. It is perfectly
frost hardy and can be set early in
the spring and usually hear from
July until November. Keeping the
old flowers picked off thus avoiding
seed for=maltion.wi11 insure its bear-
ing throughout the season. Snap—
dragons are an old favorite and have
been greatly improved during recent
years. This is also frost hardy. Bo-
tanically it is a biennial but is usu-
ally better when treated as an an-
nual.

Zinnias are valuable for their
wide range of color. Some of the
better varities nearly approach the
dahlia in size and color. No list of
annuals would be complete without
the China Aster. This flower has
recently been improved in type and
color. Scabiosa, (mourning bride)
is another excellent frostjuardy eut-
ting annual of easy culture. Lark-
spur and candytuft are also worthy

' of trial.

The above are all suitable for out

'5 flowers. We farm folks are usually, -

too burly to enjoy flowers unless we

pr‘can piekw them and have them in the

 
 

house.
nual flowers are frost resistant so
by starting them early we can have

‘ them well taken care of by the time

the rush of spring work requires all
our time. Most any of the better
seed catalogues can give you a more
definite explanation as to the cul-
tll’l‘e of individual varieties than I
can in these columns. The main
point is, plant some flowers.
I It I!

Do Not Like Idea

A statement was recently made by
an experiment station authority to
the effect that old cabbage and cauli-
flourstubs, etc., left standing in the
garden and plowed under in the
spring are a valuable source of
humus. This may be trué but it is
also an excellent means of harboring
garden diseases and insect pests over
winter. Better pull them and des-
troy them and supply the humus by
means of well rotted manure, leaves

or lawn clippings.

* II

Rhubarb Needs lie-Setting

If your rhubarb is producing a
great many undersize stalks it is evi-
dent that it is in need of having the
roots lifted, divided and re-set. The
roots becoming crowded together
with the tendency of frost to heave
the roots to the surface is usually re-
sponsible for this condition. Lifting
half the patch, leaving the balance
another year or until the newly set
roots are ready to bear will avoid
being out of this valuable spring
sauce and “pie timber.”

This crop responds to heavy ap-
plications of well rotted manure.
Keep this crop to one side of the
garden where it will not hinder plow-
ing the garden. Try placing a head-
less nail keg over the hills early in
the spring and note the improved
quality and length of stalk. It is
scarcely necessary to peel it when
treated' in this manner.

# i 1!

Poultry Netting Around Garden

Sometimes it is more advisable to
use poultry netting around the gar-
den than to use it as a chicken park.
It has always been my experience
that it is easier to fence out than to
fence them in. Also the garden will
not suffer any hardships or discom-
fort by being fenced in as will the
hens and the garden will not spend
its time looking for holes through
whidh to escape.

 

 

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A SMART MAN
“What is steel wool?" asked the inquisi—
tive boy.
“It’s made from the fleece of hydralic
rams," replied the man who bragged that
he could answer every question.

NOT GOOD
Mother: “Why is the sponge I asked
you to get at the drug store?”
Son: “I couldn’t see a good one. They
were all full of holes, so I didn’t get any.”

WELL SERVED
Customer: “This coat you sold me is
no good. When I buttoned it up the
seams split in the back.”
Cohen: “Ah, lady, dot just proves how
veil de buttons are sewed on."

ANS‘VER THAT ONE
Poltician: “The farmer is the only
one who makes his living direct from the
soil."
Voice in the back of hall: “How about
the washerwoman ?”

GET THAT, CENTRAL
Dutchman talking on the telephone for
the first time: “Hello, is dis de mittle? I
vant number von, nodding, nodding, and
a. nodder von."

STUCK FAST
Little Freddie: “Mother. is the brown
bottle in the medicine cabinet filled with
bay rum?” ,..
Mother: “No it isn’t dear.
muc‘ilage. Why do you ask?"
Little Freddie: “Oh nothing, only may-

That is

be that is why I can’t get my cap off. "

 

STAY AWAY
First Sheik: ‘That girl is some grape
fruit. Stay away from her. "
Second Sheik. .“What do you mean by
grape fruit?”
First Sheik. "When you try to squeeze
her she hits you in the eye. ”

Fortunately most of the an- .

 

Years of ’ Service

111

Model T For s

Expenditure of few dollars may

enable you to get thousands of miles

from your old car

THE Model T Ford is still a great car. It led the mOtor
industry for twenty years and it is used today by more
people than any other automobile. More than eight
million Model T Fords are in active service in city, town
and country, and many of them can be driven for two,
{three and five years and even longer at very small
up-keep expense.

The cost of Model T parts and of necessary labor IS
unusually low because of established Ford policies.

New fenders, for instance, cost from $3.50 to $5
each, with a labor charge of $1 to $2.50. Tuning up
the motor and replacing commutator case, brush and
vibrator points costs only $1, with a small charge for
material. Brake shoes can be installed and emergency
brakes equalized for a labor charge of only $125. A
labor charge of $4 to $5 will cover the overhauling of
the front axle, rebushing springs and spring perches,
and straightening, aligning and adjusting wheels.

The labor charge for overhauling the average rear
’axle runs from $5. 75 to $7. Grinding valves and clean-
ing carbon can be done for $3 to $4.

A set of four new pistons costs only $7. Fer a labor
charge of $20 to $25 you can have your motor and
gansmission completely overhauled. Parts are extra.

All of these prices are approximate, of course, because
the cost Of materials needed will depend on the condi-
tion of each car. They show, however, the low cost of
putting the Model T Ford in shape for thousands of
miles of additional service.

See the nearest Ford dealer, therefore, and have him
estimate on the cost of re-conditioning your Model T
Ford. He will tell you, in advance, exactly how much
the complete job will cost.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY
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iof their sleep the children waking;
' ill be quick to follow the light
e hills and out of sight. ’ '

e sax that fairies, with hair like silk,
' begging of mortals a bowl of milk;
e say that you must not let them in
t tears and trouble should somehow
begin.

at I, if I saw a fairy today
Swinging on grasses along the way,
Should feel that he surely must be good

find I’d stop to speak to him if I could.

I’d heap up a big bowl full to the brim

"And Oh most courteously offer him;

"Then, “Will you excuse me?” I would
plead,

"For swift to the meadow I must speed.

."We’re winding 11. daisy chain, you see,

“And down in the meadow they wait for
me.

“We’ re singing a song of May to greet

f‘And I want to sing, for the song is
sweet.”

“We’ re singing of children who love to go

"Where breezes laugh and play and blow, '
"Where clover blooms in the pasture land
'And milch-cows in the tree-shade stand.

‘We sing of plows that cleave the earth
“And of the seeds that bring to birth
“All things that make us grow and live
“All things that strength to bodies give.

“We sing of sleep at set of sun
“For beasts, birds, children, everyone;
“We sing of happiness that lies
“In human hearts and heaven’s skies."

As I go skipping down the lane

I'll look for fairies all in vain;

But I shall dance and sing today

To greet the children’s First of May.

\VHAT ABOUT IT?

ANY of. our readers will un-
doubtedly remember two inter-
esting letters that appeared on

this page some time ago under the
head of Pin Money Suggestions. This
morning we have another letter from
Mrs. G. M. of Vicksburg, author of
one of them, presenting a plan which
is.well worth our consideration.

“I think the crying need of farm—

‘ ers wives is how to earn money at
home. The proceeds from butter,
poultry, eggs, etc, usually go to buy
groceries. It is the money women
can earn outside of these that they
feel they can use for their own.
That is why so many try the fake
ads.

“There are lots of farm women
who could raise bulbs, flower seeds,
etc., to sell. Some can weave hair
switches. Others can do nice tatting,
crocheting’, embroidery work; make
'artificial flowers, bead flowers, and

sell honey; make rugs and fancy
quilts, etc. But they have no way to
advertise. Such ads are lost among

classified ads. Why can’t you help
these Women by having a place
'slmilar to the Exchange Column on
'our page where women can ofier
~ltheir work at so many cents per
word? The main thing is to have it
for women, where women will read
it. I am sure women. would be glad
to read such a column. It is not too
early to start to raise bulbs, flower
and vegetable seeds now. Lots of
women love to raise them and they
could be made to pay.”

What is your opinion of this plan?
How much do you think this would
help farm women? Are you engaged
in some home industry that brings
you profit? Would you advertise in
Esuch a. column if it were started?
0! course, we would have to have at

.least three or four such ads to run,

‘each issue or the project would not
be worth while taking up.

This proposition is being placed
before you for your vote on the mat-
ter, Farm Home Women. Let’s have
my desk flooded with letters.

 

 

MAY DAY

‘ AY DAY within the last five
M years has come to take on a.
new significance. Always pri-
marily a children’s day, it now means
something more to the youth of our

country than just an occasion for
merry making.
3 Through the influence of the
American Child Health Association,
May Day in its new sense becomes
. an inspirational instrument to focus
‘,'the_ interest of a nation upon its
children. The old— fashioned May Day
blah had almost fallen into total
disuse. in this country has experi—
used a gloriOus revival and 110er
, ives as Child Health Day.

3; my now~ stands for a day of

118‘}! the wihdov'vs May is breaking i

 
 
  
 
  

  
  

happy marriage anymore.

there are unhappy ones.

marry the same man again.

publicity, don’t you?
help me give them their due.

presented of the others.
uses" that happy marriages
are not myths and fairy
tales, but hdnest-to-goodness
realities.

Address lotion:

 

 

EAR FOLKS. -—-'l‘o read the newpape‘rs nowadays and to hear some
folks talk, one would think that there Was no such thing as a
I don’t believe that. way, do you? I
still have an old fashioned faith in love and marriage that may be as
out of date as the spinning wheel and the horse and buggy, but it
makes me happy. I believe that there are as many happy marriages as
I believe that there are thousands of women
throughout this blessed State of curs who are happily married—so
much so that if they were suddenly given their freedom. they would

I know one who did. She was married without her parent’s consent
before she was of age, and when they discovered it they had her mar-
riage annulled. Three years later she re-mnrried her former husband.
Several others have whispered to me confidentially that were they to
live their lives over again they would choose the same man.
ately, these kind of marriages seldom, if ever, get. any notice in the
headlines or on the front page of newspapers.

I feel that it is about time that the happy marriages had a little _
And I am going to ask you, dear friends, to
Are you still in love with your husband?
Would you marry him again? ,If you are and you would, write us a
letter and tell us the reasons why.
you prefer not to, but if you do you may be assured that your name -
and identity will be held in absolute confidence.
letters will be printed in full on “Our Page," and a summary analysis
Come let us prove to the “doubting Thom-

ifw 1 .
3‘51“...

Mrs. Annie Taylor. our. The lulu-s Form-r. It. OMV'M. llomgon.

  
 
  
 
 

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beginning or a point of departw“
for an all—year-round health program.
The May Day Festival is the symbol
of the communities’ purposeful in-
terest in the cause of child health.

Early in the history of the Amer-
ican Health Association, Mr. Hoover,
as president, formulated a Child’s
Bill of Rrights, which has been call-
ed the magna charta of childhood.
This document has become the plat-
form of the American Child Health
Association, and it is constantly
striving and seeking in its year-
round program to find ways and
means of incorporating these rights
in the lives of the largest possible
number of American children.

The Child’s Bill of Rights

The ideal to which we should strive is
that there shall be no child in America:

That has not been born under proper
conditions.

That does not live in hygienic surround-
ings.

That ever suffers from undernourish—
ment.

That does not have prompt and effici-
ent medical attentioin and inspection.

That does not receive primary instruc-
tion in the elements of hygiene and good
health.

That has not the complete birthright of
a sound mind in a sound body.

That has not the encouragement to ex-

press in fullest measure the spirit within
which is the final endowment of every
human being.

Remember that the boys and girls
of today are the men and women of
tomorrow! They constitute the na—
tion’s hope. What a splendid citi-
zenry We would have if every child
could realize his birthright.

 

 

Personal Column

 

 

Too Much Sugar and Starch—I have a.
twelve-year-old boy that is quite small
for his age. He eats everything soaked
and plenty of sugar. Do you think that
is the reason for his being small?——J. R.
—_-Undoubtedly that is at least part of
the reason for your son’s lack of growth.
Too much sugar and starch in the diet
stunts growth, and a certain amount of
hard foods is necessary to give the teeth
and gums the proper exercise.

Children should be trained to eat plain,
wholesome, and nourishing foods. A child
of twelve years should not be given tea or
coffee. They are stimulants and destroy
the normal appetite. He should not be
given fried foods of any kind, greasy
stews, gravies made from drippings, or
pastries. These digest slowly because of
the fat and they may ferment. He should
not be given preserved fruits, jams, and
rich cakes, because these destroy the
liking for plain foods. Candy and sweets

 

 

 

 

AIDS TO GOOD DRESSING

 

 

 

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stlish street dress with the
are seen so often now. A

which era a
Plain uni printed silk mops... Iool.

5881.—Here ins.
snug fitting sleeves the
motion

comb -
wide choice.

or pique are all good Or you
may have two old dresses which will combine suc-
cessfully to make this model. Cu t in 6 s1zes: 34,
36, 38, 4_0, 42, and 44 inches bust m ure. A
36 inch also requires 1% yards of rin or other
contrasting material and 2 yards 0 plain material,
bot h 40 in. wide.

8048. ——Irlave you been looking for a pattern
for a good looking blouse to wear with your suit?
This one will be very smart in prin silk crepe
wool georgette, or a vivid shantung. Cut
sizes: , , , , 42, and 44 inches bust
measure. 0 inch size requires 2% yards of
32 in material with 98 yds contrasting material.

SHOPPE R'8 NOTEBOOK

The newest spring costs have scarf collars or
smaller collars o the some fabnc as the coat.
is not used to any extent. Now and then smart
models have fur scarfs but never a fur collar.

The handkerchief scarf has “c cmo e back” strange
er than ever. Many dresses and coats are abso-
lutely Collin-less to provide an advantageous back~
ground for it. hese scarfs are tied in various
ways; sometimes in front, sometimok on one

shoulder.

Pique s, linens, both plain and printed), and
shantungs will opulard ress materials this
summer, giving besill:e penty of com etition.

Beige hats are extremely fashionabe e, as are also
green.

New York favors the pure white gardenia on
the coat lapel of the black or dark blue coa a.t

georgette, linen,

BE SURE TO QlVE SIZE

ALL PATTERNS 13c EACH—-
2 FOR 25c POSTPAID

Ann 101: FOR OPRING AND SUMMER
1828 FASHION BOOK
Order from um or {ormor quu or The amino“
th—olvlm number and nlcn your
nun. Ind'lddreu plainly.
Address all orders for patterns to

'; Pattern Department
.’ THE BUSINESS FARMER .,
Mt. Clemens, Mich. '

    
  

Noam d milk are. the three es-
sentials inst. «cinema.

 

- Songs Requested. ——The Dear Colonial

Boys; Among My Souveniers“; Where the

Silvery. Colorado Winds It’s Way; The
City Where Nobody Cares; Barbara Allen, '
Broken Hearted; Side By Side; Broken
Blossoms, My Blue Heaven.

Pretzel Recipe Wanted .-—I wonder if
any of the readers know how to make
home—made pretzels. An old lady in our
neighborhood used to make them when
she baked her bread. They were so good,

but I never found out how she made them. ‘

The man of the house here has mentioned
those old fashioned pretzels so often that
I would like to find out how and make
some. I think she used’lye made out of
wood ashes on them. She has been dead
for a number of years or I could have
found out from hen—Mrs. C.

 

Poem Requested. ——I enjoy “Our Page"
in the M. B. F so much; —in fact I en-
joy the whole paper: I wonder if you
would ask the readers for a poem I. read
years ago and would like so much to get.

It was “The Unwed Mother to the Child- ,

less Wife," if I remember rightly.

It must have been wonderful to go to
the North American Flower Show. Thanks
for telling us about it.—Mrs. M. S.

 

 

Favorite Songs

 

 

on, DEM GOLDEN SLIPPEBS!

Oh, my golden slippers am laid away,

KaSe I don’t ’spect to wear ’em till my
weddin’ day,

An’ my long tailed coat dat I loved so
well

I will wear up in de chariot in de morn ,

An’ my long white robe, dat I bought
last June,

I'm gwine to get changed kase it fits too
soon.

An’ de ole gray horse I used to drive,

I will hitch up to de chariot in de morn.

Chorus:

0, dem golden slippers, Oh, dem golden
slippers !

Golden slippers I’m gwine to wear, bekase

. dey look so neat;

Oh, dem golden slippers! 0h, dem golden
slippers! .

Golden slippers I'se gwine to wear, to
walk de golden street.

Oh, my ole banjo hangs on de wall,

Kase it ain’t been tuned since way last
fall,

But de darks all say we will hab a good
time,

When we ride up do chariot in de morn:

Dar’s ale Brodde Ben and Sister Luce,

Dey will telegraph de news to Uncle
Bacco Juice,

What a great camp meetin’ dar will be
flat day.

When we ride up in de chariot
morn !

in de

So, it’s goodbye children, I will have to

go,

Whar de rain don’t fall or de wind don't
blow

An’ yer ulster coasts, why, yer will not
need,

When yer ride up in de chariot in de
morn;

But yer golden silppers must be nice and
clean,

An’ yer age must be just sweet sixteen.

An’ yer white kid gloves yer will have to
wear,

When yer ride up in de chariot in de
morn.

 

 

Klever Kiddies

 

 

TheKlever Kiddie joke in the March
3lst issue reminded me of my little girl.
We were going to see a. neighbor one
day and the road was very muddy and
SIODDY- Daughter hadn’t had anything
to say for several minutes, but suddenly
she broke out impatiently, “Mamma, I
don’t like to walk on this road; it's too
juicy. '-——Mrs. M. S.

 

 

Folks at Our House Like—

 

 

Grandmother’s Becipe.-—Get a calf’s liver,
scald and skin carefuly so as not to
break it. Lard with thin strips of bacon,
roll in flour, then brown
bacon drippings on all sides. Add onions
while browning and season with salt and
pepper. You can use whole spices or
season to taste. Add water to make
plenty of gravy and allow it to simmer
for an hour or until tender. This makes
a rich brown gravy. Serve whole and
slice as used. ———Mrs. H. M.

 

A Mistake.—-A mistake was made in

the printing of the recipe for Delicious

Filled Cookies that appeared in the last
issue. It should; read as follows: “One
cup each of 8338. and shortening, one
ilk. pinch of salt, 8

  
 
 
  
 

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.1119 Patent Leather Kim—(A First Na-
tional Picture). Up from "Hell's Kitchen”
acme the hard boiled “Kid" (Richard
Barthelmess), who could fight like a. de-

' men in .the ring without so much-as get-V

ting a single lock of his shiny black hair
mussed, but who was mortally afraid of
bayonets and ,gas and all the ugly busi-
ness of war. ‘ From the “sidewalks of
New York” came “Curley” (Molly O’Day),
a singer and dancer in a cheap cabaret,
to love the “Kid" and taunt him with be-
ing a slacker. The “Kid” had certain
patriotic stir-rings, but he could not bring
himself ,to enlist. He was eventually
caught in the draft and went acros to the
- fighting line but he was still obessed
with fear. It looked as thought the “Kid"
was going to turn out a coward after all,
until—! But see for yourself this power-
fully gripping story of how a slacker
“comes clean." . ‘

 

 

‘ What To Eat

 

Eat More Eggs.-——Because the humble
hen\has made such a vital contribution
to the nation's food supply, and because
the poultry industry today ranks sixth
in importance of all the agricultural in-
dustries, the National Poultry Council has
set aside as a tribute to the hen the first
week in May as National Egg Week.

Since the egg is designed to furnish the
sole source of material for the growth
and development of the baby chick before
it lax/hatched, it is evident that it must
be a complete food for the “purpose in-
'tended. This. is the reason it is such a
valuable food for man.

However, the food value of an egg can
be practically ruined in the cooking. If
you wish to be kind to your stomach and
digestive system in general. keep your
eggs out of the frying pan. Scramble ’em,
peach ’em, coddle ’em; but never fry ’em.

Cook scrambled eggs in the top of a
double boiler. Add one tablespoon each
of. melted fat and milk or cream and a
little salt and pepper for each well beaten
egg and stir until thick. '

The quality of. being “hard boiled" is
,just as undesirable in eggs as it is in
people. To get the same eflect in a more
digestible form, slip the desired number
of eggs into water that has reached the
boiling point. Remove from fire, cover
tightly, and let stand 'for about twenty
minutes. The eggs will be cooked hard,
but they will be much more tender and
palatable. If a soft egg is desired, let
the eggs stand in the hot water only
about four or‘five minutes.

Poached eggs are prepared in the same
way, or they may be cooked in milk.
Slightly beat them and add to hot milk
(it cup to an egg), cooking slowly until
thickened, and then pour'on well browned
toast. Serve hot. Milk helps to give the
egg a milder flavor, and also adds to the
food value. ‘ ’

Eggs an Gretta—4 hard cooked eggs,
1 cup medium white sauce, 34 cup crated
cheese, 4 slices toast.

Cut eggs in half legthwise. Mash yolks,

‘ moisten and season with a little mustard,

} “won'mzs EXCHANGE

I! you have sanctum. to exchange. we I!"

int it FREE under this heading

Flint—It appeal. to women and Is
Involved.

or .

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”er to The Barium Farmer

ourndmmfnmarmtmmo
Isabella. offers will be numb.“ n-

mfiolnteorder vednvehanmm.

-e . ANNII TAYLOR. Editor.

 

 

172.—lediola bulbs for bleeding
hearts, iris, and other mote—Mrs. M.
Shelton, Auburn, Michigan.

MIL—Flower seed and plants for Silver
Wyandotte hatching eggs—Mrs. Myrtle
MacLaren, R. 6, Hesperla, Mich.

1'14.——Ladies’ good side saddle for books
or what have you?-—-Mrs. M. Skelton,
Auburn. Michigan. ‘

175.—Silk pieces for lower slips—Mrs.
W. G. Rodgers. R. 2, Box 81, Lowell,
Michigan.

176.—Gooseberries and pieplant for old
clothing. flower seed, bulbs, and plants.—
Mrs. P. Champagne. R1 2. Caseville, Mich:

 

 

Homespun Yarn

 

The wise mother trains her child to
consider candy only as a dessert.

Don't throw that extra egg yolk away.
If it is not broken it may be kept for
future use by yering’with cold water.

Place freshly—laundered towels, sheets
and pillow cases at the bottom of the
pile on the shelves and ‘thus prevent the
repeated use of the same articles week
after week.

Try painting the wall behind the kitch-
en stove with three coats of waterproof
varnish. Spots may be removed easily
from this with soap and water.

To give roast meat a novel and deli-
cious flavor, haste it with the juice left
from spiced peaches or pears.

Bright, figured materials make attract-
ive curtains for a room with plain floors
and walls.

Too much beating makes cakes crack
on top when they are baking. After all
of the ingredients are in, one minute of
beating is about right.

Aunt Ada’s Axiom: It‘s all right to
let the men folks rest while they are
around the house, but give them some odd
jobs to do while they are resting.

_ A still! brush makes a good duster for
wicker furniture.

A low bowl of fruit is an attractive
centerpiece for the dining room table.

Waxed linoleum does not require scrub-
bing. Brush it with a. dry mop and wipe
up small spots of grease or mud with
a damp cloth.

 

 

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lEricks in Trade of Home Dressmaking

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DECORATIVE STITCHES

Cable Stitching—This is an ornamental
stitch by machine. This stitch is used
very effectively on various materials. If
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The Children’s
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Motto: Do Your Best
Colors: Blue and Gold

Eathel Fay Sharp
President

Helen B. Kinnison
Vice-President

Uncle Ned
Secretary-Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

EAR BOYS AND GIRLS: An-
other two weeks have rolled
around and here We are again.
How time does fly, especially when
you have lots of letters to read, and
our contests have sure been bring-
ing lots of them to my desk—much

from all of you.

Our contest on “My Favorite
Breed of Chickens” brought in a
large number of interesting letters
and it took‘the judges a little time
to pick the winners. They finally
decided on Goldie Versheem, Deer-
field, as winner of first prize and we
sent her a lovely boudoir pillow to
embroider. Second prize went to a
boy, Robe-rt Beld, R. 1, Grandville,
and he received a pocket set consist-
ing of a comb in a case, a pencil and
a bill fold. Lena Faulkner, Olivet,
won third prize, a picture in a pretty
frame, while fourth prize, a dresser
set to embroider, went to Lillian Ire-
land, R. 1, Box 147, Osseo.

I thought our latest contest on
automobiles would be over in plenty
Of time so that I could announce the
winners at this time but most of the
girls and boys ar finding the first
question a sticker. 0 far three have
sent in the correct answers so there
is one more to come and I am going
to announce May 1 as the closing
date. If the fourth one is not re-
ceived by that time the contest will
close anyhow.

Now for a. new contest! I think
we will have to have another one of
our Old favorites as several have
asked for one. It is a “What’s Wrong
with This Picture?” contest and I
am offering four “Mystery Prizes,”
one to each of the first four to send
in correct lists Of the mistakes made
by the artist who drew the picture.
The closing date of the contest will
be May 5, but remember “It’s the
early bird that catches the worm,” so
you better send your list to me as
soon as possible.———UNCLE NED.

 

 

Our Boys and Girls

Dear Uncle Ned:—My daddy has been
taking the M. B. F. for many years and
we like it very much. May I join your
merry circle? What do I have to do to
win a pin?

I see the rest of the cousins describe
themselves so I will too. I am five feet
five inches tall, I have dark brown eyes,
a fair complexion and dark brown hair. I
am seventeen. I am in the tenth grade.
I have two brothers and no sisters. I have
for pets three cats and two dogs. Their
names are Fanny and Sport. I weigh
117% pounds. I am going to raise fifty
VVyandotte chickens of my own this sum-
mer. -'I live in Lenawee county and in
Palmyra, township. I go to the Adrian
senior high school.I live on a. forty acre
farm. In the summer I tend to the gard-
en and I always have time to read the
Children’s Hour. I like your motto and
colors very much. Here is a spring poem
I just made up:

 

 

In Michigan
The sky is ever bluest,
And friendship the truest,
And enemiesthe fewest,
In Michigan.

Blue lakes are the clearest,
And homes the dearest, .
And heaven the nearest,

In Michigan.

Sunshine is the brightest,

Merry hearts the lightest,

And moonbeams the whitest,
In Michigan. ‘

Your want-to-be-neice.-Esther Hilkert,
' (nickname “Sunshine”), Palmyra, Mich.

-—-Anyone who composes poetry like your
“In Michigan” should have a nickname
like "Sunshine," because it is very- pretty,
and I am “sending you a pin and pledge
card. Welcome to Our Club, “Sunshine”
. I hope you’ have good success with your

 

 

chickens and your garden this summer.
Write and tell me about them. ~ .

to my pleasure because I like to hear

-tardy or absent once.

Dear Uncle Nedz—I am a. reader of
M. B. F. and I have been reading the
Children Hour page. Will you please
show me how I can join the Club? ‘I
am 13 years old and like'most boys I
enjoy the great out-of—doors. /
In 1925 my father gave me some land
in our woods and my brother and I built
a. cabin there. Near my cabiin there is
a. creek which was not very deep so last
summer I built a dam in it. Now the
water is deep enough to swim in and I am
going to build a. small boat to put on it.
I trap some during the winter. I would
like to hear from some of the boys and
girls who like to hunt, fish or camp.—
Gail Eldred, R. 3, Bellevue, Mich.
——-I can picture your little cabin in the
woods on the bank of the small stream
and I know you have some wonderful
times there. How I would love to come
and visit you for a time. Wouldn’t we
have a great time in the woods watching--
nature? But I have to work for a. liv-
ing and cannot go Where I wish and stay
as long as I like, so thinking about it is

 

NOT TARDY 0R ABSENT
Mable and Fred Brown, of Paw Paw, are
very proud of the spoons they won for at-
tending school a, whole year without being

_ That is a very
nice 'record and they should be proud

about it.

as far as I can go. I think I must have
gypsy blood in’ my veins because I have
always enjoyed camping and living
close to nature. First»thing I know I
will be forgetting to tell you about join—
ing Our Club. Just send in two cents
and I will mail you a pledge cadr and a
pin. Put the pledge card up in your room
and try to live up i: othe pledge to the
best of your ability, and, of course, you
are to wear the pin whenever you wish.

 

 

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” WHIP TAG
NE person is given a. "whip” (a.
knotted ribbon on handkerchief),

which he puts into the hands of one
of the players who are all standing in a
circle, with their hands held open behind
their backs. As soon as a player re-
ceives the whip he gives chase to the
one who gave it to him, and tries to hit,
him with it before he can get back to the'
vacant place in the circle. If he does not
succeed, the person having the whip is
whipper for the next time, and he goes
around the circle as before, dropping the
whip into another player’s hand. To
make the game more interesting, all the
players in the circle can keep their eyes
closed, and the runner can go as quietly
as posible so that no one will know into
whose hands he is going to drop the whip.

    
      
       
                 
            
           

 
 

OUR PRESIDENT

Not long ago we saw a picture of oluI

president all fixed up as a. negro lady and

now we see her Just as she is in regular

every day life, with the possible exception

that she may have on a Sunday dress so
that she will “look well.”

 

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I would if I could but if I couldn’t how
could I. Could you, unless you could?
You couldn’t unless you could, could you?

Peter Piper picked a peek of pickled
peppers. ~ A peck of pickled peppers Peter
Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a. peek
of pickled peppers where is the peek of
pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?—
Edith and Margaret Kelsch, Northport,
Mich.

 

 

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KEEPS HANDS DRY
Rubber gloves were something new to
Pat. “VVhat’s them things for?" he asked.
“Ah,” explained Mike, “Yez can put
them on and wash yer hands without
gettin’ them wet.”——Cetcil Hawkins, R. 1,
Colling, Mich. ’

RIPPING JOKE

I heard a ripping joke today; a. man
tore his shirt—Frank J. Kension, 13,. 5,
Millington, Mich. .

 

 

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What is the difference between a. cat
and a comma? A cat has claws at the
end of its paws, while a. comma is a pause
at the end of a. clause. .

What will make a dog come, make a.
horse go and stop an Old maid? Making
the noise with your lips used to start a
horse.

What is the difference between an apple
and a young lady? One you squeeze to
get cider, and other you get ’side her to
squeeze. .

What is the difference between a. mouse
and an interesting young lady? One
harms the cheese and the other charms
the hes.-——Lois Kinyon, Sherwood, Mich.

 

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Cured His Rupture

I was badly ruptured while lifting a
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only hope of cure was an operation.

Trusses did me no good. Finally I got ‘

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There was no operation, no lost time, no
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, ’ conducted B'y‘
- ROBERT J. McGOLGAN
Business Manager Protectlvs Servlce Bureau

ELL, Folks, the lucky man to
receive one of our $50.00
checks this week is H. H. Vro—

man, R. F. D. No. 2, Vicksburg. Mr.
Vroman noticed a car stuck in a
ditch near his home and upon care-
ful examination he found chicken
feathers in and around the car. This
arc-used his curiosity and looking
over the ground near the car, he
saw some chicken heads across the
fence from where the car was stuck.
This didn’t look good to Mr. Vro-
man and he immediately called the
sheriff who sent out one of his depu-
ties, Walter Upson. Walter don’t
fool when he gets started on the trail
of a chicken thief and he soon landed
his man. George Branch is the
“man” (‘3) in the case. He got what
was coming to him from Judge Wei-
mer of Kalamazoo Circuit Court.
Since the arrest and conviction of
Branch, chicken stealing has been
less noticeable in the neighborhood
of Vicksburg, even his former part-
ner having ceased operations. Thus
does one more thief pass out of the
picture due to the prompt action of
a. farmer. The chickens in this case
were stolen from J. W. Harrington,
a paid-in—advance subscriber to THE
BUSINESS FARMER until May, 1934.
Thanks, Mr. Vroman! You rendered
a. real service to your community
and we are happy to pay yOu one of
our rewards. i
* It 1:

Over in \Vashtcnaw and Jackson
counties the farmers are very much
stirred up -over a jury disagreement
in the Jacobs case. On the night of
December 19, 1927, Jacobs 10st four-
teen sheep. The man in whose pos-
session they were found was Austin
Easterle, a telegraph operator of
Grass Lake, Jackson county.’ The
circumstances in the case, it appears
to the farmers of both counties, seem
to indicate that Easterle is guilty.
The farmers claim proper witnesses
were not called and that the Prose-
cuting Attorney did not present as
strong ~a case as he might have. A
movement is now under way to de—
mand a retrial, providing it can be
shown that the Prosecuting Attorney

 

did not prosecute as strenuously as
he might have done. The jury
disagreement was ten to two for
acquittal; and from this fact, it
would seem that the jury felt Eas—
terle was innocent to a reasonable
extent at least. T1119 BUSINESS
FARMER is investigating this case, and
until we can learn the facts we will
retain our judgment. One thing is
certain, that unless cases are proper-
ly prosecuted all efforts toward law
enforcement will be in vain.
t It alt
One great advantage of our Minute
Men organization will be the fact
that there will be an organized group
of farmers in each township who
will assist in catching the thieves.
Then. when they feel they have their
man they will follow the case right
on through th courts until Mr. Thief
is behind the bars. Any sheriff or
prosecuting attorney who fail to do
his duty—and they are few and far
between——will have to answer to an
organization that means business.
One needs scarcely to mention that
all of these Minute Men are voters.
* * *
“Stealing chickens must be
stopped,” Judge Kelly Searle of
Clinton county, sitting in fordudge
J. H. Collins, remarked as he im—
posed a sentence of from one to fif-
teen years in the. Ionia reformatory
on Frank Walters, 30, who pleaded
guilty to the crime. Judge Searle,
you are a' judge after our own
hearts; would that we had more
judges who feel as you do about
chicken thieves.
' a: a- it:
If you have not already joined the
Minute Men, do so at once. Fill in
the application blank to be found in
another section of this paper, and
mail it in to us at once. The Minute
Men movement is growing rapidly
every day. Join up and do your bit
to stop stealing in the rural districts
of Michigan. ‘

We get several farm papers but con-T
sider M, B. F. the leading one—B. W?’
, Barnes, Montmorency County.

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naming. and Farmer Jones has
He naturally wants them to weigh

water is generally cheaper than pork,
although there is not much differ-
once this year, he raises early and
gorges them as full as possible. It
he is selling to the old line buyer he
expects to get pork prices for feed

_ and water right at his home town.

If he is shipping them through his
shipping association he wants to have

. is] four o’clock on 'a » hot my And.
40 hogs he is marketing this day. .

as heavy as possible, and, as feed and

kicks some mw or bedding over it,
so the shipping manager will not
see it. ,

.- Well, of course, no time must be
,lost unloading, as getting the hogs
over the scales quickly means dol-
lars and cents to Jones. so he re-
moves the end gate hem the wagon
and as there is no chute handy to
unload them, he throws a small

handful of straw on the ground at,

the back end of the wagon and
forces the hogs to jumpout of the

 

 

interfere with business.

and changed his ways

did —Editor.

his talk before the members or the Michigan Livestock Loss Pre-

vention Ass’ 11, which recently held its annual meeting in Detroit,

Mr. E. A. Beamer, president of the Michigan Livestock Exchange,
told the story of “Farmer Jones,” a. neighbor of his many years ago.
“Farmer Jones” was the kind of fellow who didn’t let the Golden Rule
“Do the other fellow before he Mes you,”
was his motto, but many times he found that it didn’t work, that Milan
he “hit oi! his nose to spite his face. "
case Mr. Reamer told about and finally “Jones" woke up to the fact
The story was so interestingly told that we
are publishing it and hope you will get many a laugh out of it, as we

This was especially true in the

 

his hogs filled as well, it not better,
than his neighbor so that he may feel
sure he is not standing part of his
neighbor’s big shrink. HoWever,
they both probably use the same re-
cipe for filling them that morning on
their farms. 1

Of course, the weather is going to
be hot and it is necessary to get the
hogs to the loading station in‘ the
cool or the day, and they not accus-
tomed to being fed so early, are a
little slow in feeding, in tact proba-
bly would not have eaten anything
were it not for the fact that the
hired man had forgotten to feed and
water them the evening before and
their empty stomachs are craving
something to satisfy hunger and
thirst.

Well, in about two hours, or about
six o’clock, Jones decided that while
he has several times driven them all
up to the trough, filled with a nice
thick slop composed of middlings
shorts and ground feed, and while
some of them do not look quite full
enough to crack open, or as he had
expected, he had better not wait
longer as the sun is getting warm
and he must get them in the wagon
and get started for the loading sta-
tion at once. So he backs his wagon
up to the loading chute and he and
the hired man start to move them
Iaround the lot towards the chute.
He not having any gates, fences or
partitions, so he can drive the hogs
into narrow quarters, whereby they
can be forced into the chute readily,
they break away and run to the fur-
ther corner of the lot. After break-
ing up nearly all the clubs, and test-
ing out the points of all the pitch-
forks on the farm, and running the
hogs around the lot and up to the
chute fifteen or twenty times until
several of them are nearly exhausted
with the heat and all of them terri-
bly bruised and pricked with the
clubs and forks, mid a chorus of pro-
fanity, accompanied by the harmon—
iousmusic of hog squeals, they final-
lysucceeded in getting the last one.
which they had to catch and carry.

thirty. ,
Although Farmer Jones must hus-
tle to get them over to the station
and over the scales before they lose
any of that good fill, and also before
any or them get sick or die on his
hands, as they are getting pretty
warm and the sun is getting fearful
hot, he feels it advisable to take a.
minute’s time and sprinkle a little
water over them, for he has learned
from previous experience not. to
throw too much'
hog’s back when (hepis hot.-

After trotting his horses all the
way to the station, he finally arrives
at nine oclock. He heaves a Sig-h ot

 

 

. relief to find them still all alive but

feels somewhat diSappointed to no—
tice that some or them are a little

stomach has caused them to get sick
and heave up considerable of that
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not going” to get

into the wagon at exactly seven- '

cold water on a,

  

dopey as that test ride on a full.

wagon on to, the ground, and while
several of them may have strained
or sprained their legs or joints,
Farmer Jones is lucky as no cripples
show up while they are in his posses-
sion.

After they are all out of the
wagon, with the persuasion of. an-
other supply of clubs and encore of
the same music he had when he load-
ed them in the wagon the hogs are
finally forced on to to scales with

Jones cussing because the hog’ a head.

is on the wrong end. when the fact
is it is his head that is misplaced
‘-rather than the hog’.s

Jones chuckles as he looks at them

 
  

she-1-10 save any humiliation he

and congratulates himself on the big ‘

fill he has on them, but about this
time the shipping manager comes out
of the scale house and takes a look
at the hogs and says, “We have got
to do something to stop these un-
godly fills which are resulting in ex-
cessive shrinks and, in several in-‘
stances, death lossos in transit or at
the market, and' you can either take
a dock of five pounds per hundred-
weight or take your hogs back
home. "

OI! course, Farmer Jones did not ;

take them home, but he learned his
first lesson that day and now he and
his neighbors in that whole commun«
ity are bringing their hogs to the
shipping point in the pink of condi-
tion.

 

300 cows AVERAGED 294
POUNDS BU'I'I'ERFAT

ALPH MOOREHEAD, one of the .
leading testers in Michigan, has ‘

sumnlarized the results of the

Missaukee—McBain Dairy Herd Im- '

provement Association for the year
ending March 1,1928.
under test owned by the 26 mem-
bers averaged 294 pounds buttertat
and 7267 pounds of milk. Good. re-
sults have been accomplished by this

, organization and this is further evi-

denced by the fact that the majority
of the members are again testing
for another year with Mr. Moorehead
leading the work. .

IIIVESI‘OCK , LOSS PREVENTION
ASSOCIATION 1mm: HELD
(Continued from Page ‘4)

er, president of the Michigan Live-
stick Exchange, and he drew a word
picture of how a careless farmer
would ship his hogs, doing every-
thing wrong. Much humor was
need and it kept the group laughing.
He then followed with a story about
the ‘same farmer who later became
careful and loaded and shipped his
livestock as he should.

' All of the directdrs for the past
year were returned to oflice with the
exception of H. W. Norton. 51‘» and
Prof. J. T Horner. Lt Norton has
left the State‘so his successor as di-
rector of animal industry 1151 the State
Department or .. are. E-
Burnett, was elected in his pluse-
Pro! Glitord some of the econom-

   

   

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in: 25% pounds
were born. Buck
weighed 18 pounds and owe 12%

Wpounds.~.-_—W. J. Armstrong. Iosco
‘. county.

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'Dear Editor: I was reading the

lamb records. I may not be so Strong"

0n the heavy lambs but I have 25
ewes fiat gave birth to 4-7 18.31le
The hogs ate two of them and I am
raising the other 45. We like M
B. F. line. Yours 'for.the_M. 'B..F.
——Austin Mason, Convoy... 01110.; .
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Dear Editor: I have a" pair 61‘-
lambs that weighed 23%
pounds, one 1264 end‘th'eg other 11%.

_ the day they were born. Also have a

buck lamb that that weighed 14%
pounds the. day it’was boron-wt}. E.
Tobias, Tuscola. County.

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FEED BONEMEAL AND SALT
I have two calves that seem to be
in good health but they are chewing
on wood most of the time. We are
leading them skim milk. a. little
sweet clover hay, silaze, and they
have salt before them. What does
their ration lacki—-G. F.. Bendon.
Michigan.
F you will give each of these
calves a heaping tablespooniul
o! bo‘nemeal and a teaspoontul of
lodiled salt in their food night and
morning you will overcome this
trouble in a short time. Better do
"this or they will pasoihly develop
rickets.
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ABSGESS 0F MIDDLE EAR
I have a pig that acts as though
she had allay spells. She eats well
3‘1“. stagger: when walking and ear-
ee ear down and head to one side
as though something was in her ear.
Can you give us any help or olivine?
Also. is there anything you can use
in the tend to be p prevent worms?
We. keen charcoal hetero our boas
In it not a good idea to keep salt
and charcoal before them at all
times. Have you any pamphlets on
diseases of hogs?——Mrs 8.. Marcel-
lus. Michigan.
AM ot the opinion that your pig
has as abscess of the middle ear;
this is not very common in pigs
put it does occur. I do not know of
anything that you can do for it. It

[would be wellto slaughter it it it is

large. enough as there is nothing
about this that would spoil the meat.
There is nothing that you can put

in the feed that will keep pigs tree

from worms.

Yes, it is best to keep salt before
hogs at all times. Am not much in
favor of charcoal as I do not see why
it is of any value although *I do not
know that it is of any detriment
either. , Write ' to The Michigan
Agricultural College of East Lansing
and ask for bulletins on hogs. Also,
write to the U. s. Department of.
Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

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LICE ON SHEEP

EAR EDITORz—I noticed your
D inquiry in the March 3rd issue
ofo. B. F. in regards to lice on
sheep. I am sendingyou my experi—
ence last winter on what I did for
some sheep I bought that were badly
covered with ticks. ‘

_It was’too cold to dip them so I
bought some bulk insect powder at
the drug store, mixed it with equal
parts of sulphur. I had some dry
cigar stubs that my wife had saved
for house plants, but any tObacco
that was dry enough to powder
would do. I rolled them into a.
powder and mixed with the other in-
gredients, put it in a large salt shak-
er and put it on my sheep by partinig
the wool. Two applications 10 days
apart killed every tick. We put it
all over them. Of course, one must
be very careful in handling them
when they are heavy. They want to
be kept in a. light sunshining place.
——Jos. J. Brozzo, Kent County.

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    
   
  
   
    
   
   
    
   
 
 
 
  
 
 
     
 
 
  
  
  
   
     
  
    
     
    
     
  
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
    
    
    
 
     
  
   
   
  
    
   
    
   
  
   
    
  
 
  
  
  
   
 
  
 
  
   
   
   
 
  
   
   
 
 
  
    
  
  
  
   
   
   
    
   
  
   

MAKE MOST OF WHAT YOU ITAVE
IN YOUR LANDSCAPING WORK

(Continued from Page 3)

tomatoes in the vegetable garden.
The commercial flower grower may
do this with propriety but it is de—
cidedly improper for anyone else, ar-
tistically speaking. The writer has
more than once been asked to com-
bine the two in a. plan and how can
they be compatible? True, vegeta—
bles are very useful. So are mules,
but justask dad‘ if he would care to
team a mule with his favorite horse
even if they would work together!

No, beauty in the yard is not costly
and if you have a desire for such
beauty don’t say it can’t be done or
that you haven’t time. You could
spare a few minutes a day and that’s
all it needs. Just a bit of planning,
swapping, collecting and a lot of 110p-
ing will go a long way to accomplish
beauty and if . anyone doubts the
value of these improvements from a
purely mercenary standpoint let him
bear in mind that in the cities such
improvement is now considered al-
most as necessary as a. coat of paint
in protecting the home investment;
that this is an age when appearance
has more sales value than merit and
that this will soon be as true in the
country as it is in the city.

BROADSOOPE FARM NEWS
AND VIEWS

(Continued from Page 8)

I used to think the old pathmaster
system of road working Was a farce.
But sakes alive, in those days a farm
was only assessed a. fraction for road
repair compared with today’s assess—
ment. I would gladly vote to re-
turn to pathmaster regime again.
Then at least a little attention would
be given to every road while now
the money is paid and all many have
to show for it is their,tax receipt.

Last fall while driving for the seed
rye just mentioned, we drove for
several miles on cross roads and of
all neglected avenues I ever found,
they took the cake. Some very nice
farms were located on them, and I
wondered where their road tax was
spent.

it It II
License and Gas Tax

I hope the time is not far distant
when some one will get up in right-
eous indignation and show the State
of Michigan how unjust the present
license system and gas tax are. To-
day not one penny of license nor gas
tax comes back to cross road support.
There are very many farmers in the
State who drive over cross roads far
more than they do state or county
roads. Tlhey pay a. gas tax to get
gasoline to [shove their . machines
through mud and sand, and-if'there

.is any principle in asking and com-

pelling them to do it, I can not see
it. We are paying for something we
do not get, and. not any that .we are
compelled to pay fer it.” We hate“

 

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‘ the Association.

stock Show held in Kansas City. 1

11 across roads as much
In fact it will t‘a
more gas to use it on the cross roads
than it will use in the drive it
on main roads; It will not have a
very great mileage during the year
not many hundred miles
altogether, and yet we are compelled

_ to pay the "same license as the fellow

who has a similar one on the road
every day and depends on it for his
living.

It is said, “The mills of the gods
grind slowly, but. they grind exceed-
ingly sure.” How sure they are
grinding I dont know, but it is evi-
dent they are grinding very slowly.

 

AN R. F. i). CARRIER REPLIES
(Continued from Page 11)

They have a different system than
the rural carriers, and sidewalks and
streets to travel. Our roads are made
to aceomodate tourists, not R. F. D.
carriers and farmers.

I would gladly put the mail into
every farm home if it were in my
power, as I have stated elsewhere.
We do as we are told, go where we
are sent, with a smile. Now I trust
I have made this clear and not taken
too much space.

In closing I would plead that Mr.
Fosdick use his influence for better
roads in Cass county for my brother
carriers. Also that patrons remem-
ber their mail man is a human being.
And please, please, keep a supply of
stamps on hand, and before you re-
port a. carrier to his superiors make
sure you weren’t the one at fault.
All are liable to make mistakes, and
lest we forget not so many years ago
We were all going to the post office
for our mail. We have a lot to be
thankful for in this the greatest
country on earth. I am proud to
serve my superiors, my patrons, and
my slogan is “the mail must go
through—it shall. ” —“Just One of
Uncle Sam’s Boys” (An Old ’Un).

 

MACOMB DAIRYMEN HAVE
BANQUET

HE banquet given by the Dairy
Herd Improvement Associati n.
Macomb No. 3, under the dire

tion of Tester Geo. J. Hoke, on
Wednesday evening, March 7th, at
the community rooms, Romeo, was
a very pleasant and profitable meet-
ing. About sixty members and
guests were seated around tables
neatly decorated and were served a.
very satisfying dinner by ladies of
Mr. Wm. Murphy,
county agricultural agent, acted as
chairman of the program. Musical
numbers were given by Rev. Leisher,
Miss Evelyn S'treeter and Miss Alma
Robinson, of the Romeo Sacred
Band. Miss Robinson and Miss
Streeter also gave an appropriate
vocal duet, the wordsof which p'or—
trayed the effect of insufficient care
as to the choice of dairy cattle. Mr.
Bill Cassell gave a. fine instrumental
solo with encore. After remarks

from the various testers Mr. A. C.

Baltzer, dairy improvement special-
ist from M. S. C, gave a very good
talk on “The Soui‘ce of Better Dairy
Herds. ” Those who attended thought

the meeting well worth while. —Geo 1

J. Hoke, T.ester

AG-HIGH SCHOOLS TO JUDGE AT’
STATE MEET

TUDENTS enrolled in agriculture
in they Smith-Hughes high
schools in Michigan will make

their annual pilgrimage to Michigan
State College on May 3 and 4 for
the contests held during Junior
Farmers Week.

The 166 schools which teach agri-
cuture sent 1,642 of their pupils to
East Lansing last year. The. boys.
this year, will compete in'grain and
livestock judging, participate in a
public speaking contest, and be-
guests at a banquet and a varsity

, baseball game.

Speakers on the banquet program.
will be R. S. Shaw, acting president
of Michigan State; W. H. Pearce,
state superintendent of public in-
struction; E. E. Gallup, state direct-
or of vocational agricultural training.

The,winners in the dairy cattle-
judging will represent Michigan this
year at the National Dairy Show, and
the premier liVestock judges will rep—
resent the State at the Royal \Liv’e’

     

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Bradshaw in preventing \Vhite
Diarrhea

The following letter will no doubt
be of utmost interest to poultry rais—
ers who have had serious losses from
White Diarrhea. We will let Mrs.
Bradshaw tell of her experience in
her own words:

“Dear Sir: I see reports of so
many losing their little chicks with
White Diarrhea, so I thought I would
I used to lose a
great many from this cause, tried
many remedies and was about dis-
couraged. As a last resort I sent
to the Walker‘Remedy Co., Dept.
537, Waterloo, Iowa., for their Wal-
ko White Diarrhea Remedy. I used
two 50c 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. Don’t
let these few infect your entire flock.
Prevent it. Give Walko in all your
drinking water for the first two
weeks and you won’t lose one chick
where you lost hundreds before.
These letters prove it:

 

Never Lost a Single 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 500 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 Co., Waterloo,
Iowa, for a box of. their Walko White
Diarrhea Remedy. It’s just the only
thing for this terrible disease. We
raised 700 thrifty, healthy chicks
and never lost a single chick after
the first dose.” /

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 d0uble, treble,
even quadruple your profits. Send
500 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. 537,

Waterloo, Iowa.

end me the ( ) 50c regular size (or ( $1
ecogomical large size) package 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 every way. , I am enclos-
ing 60c (or $1. 00) (P. 0. money order, check
or currency acceptable.)

Nnmn

Torin

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OVERHAULING THE ANTENNA

FTE R experimenting indoors

with the radio set all winter,

it .is pleasant to get up on the
roof. on one of these nice warm
spring days and fix up the aerial.
Another advantage of doing it in the
spring is that there will still be
crispy cool nights when reception is
as good as in winter. This makes it

possible to observe the effects of any .

improvements which may be made.

For use with a crystal set or one
tube set, the aerial can hardly be too
long or too high. 200 feet long and
50 feet high is not too large. With
more sensitive sets a smaller aerial
may be better since it will give great—
er selectivity. Your location with re-
spect to the nearest. good stations
will determine whether you will need
to build your aerial for distance or
for selectivity.

The best form for the receiving an~
tenna is a single straight wire with
the lead—in attached to one end.
There is nothing to be gained by run-
ning several parallel wires. Neither
is it worth while to lead the wire
around corners of the house to in-
crease its length, for it is not the
actual length of the wire, but rather
the amount of free space covered by
it which determines its effectiveness.
For this reason patented devices
such as balls, springs, braided wire,
metal ribbon, etc., which are adver-
tised to accomplish wonders are no
better than a single length of ordin-
ary antenna wire covering the same
distance.

Corrosion on the surface of a wire
resistance to radio-
frequency currents. For this rea-
son enameled wire which will not
corrode is very desirable is very de-
sirable. The . difference between
clean wire and dirty wire is most evi—
dent with a crystal set. With more
sensitive sets the condition of the

wire does not seem to make any par- -

ticular difference in the reception.
There seems to be little if any dif-
ference between solid and stranded
wire. All joints should be carefully
soldered or joined by a connecting
clamp. The best plan is to avoid
joints by purchasing the wire in one
piece long enough for the antenna
and lead-in. If the lightning arres-
ter is installed on the outside of the
building near where the wire enters,
one of the binding posts on the ar-
rester may be used for a connection
between the rubber covered inside
wire and the bare or enameled out—
side wire and in this way all other
joints may be eliminated.

A lightning arrester is preferable
to a grounding switch because the
arrester is on the job all the time,
while the switch is very likely to be
forgotten at the time when it is
needed.

Keep the aerial as far as possible
from electric power wires. If it
must cross such wires, run the aerial
below rather than above, because the
power wires are stronger than the
aerial and less apt to come down in
a. storm.

A tin roof near the aerial will have
the same effect as running the aerial
nee r the ground. Therefore put the
aerial higher or in a direction away
from the metal roof. For the same
reason, if one end of the aerial is
attached to a metal windmill tower,
insert a length of rope (not wire)
between the tower and the insulator
at the end of the wire.

 

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consider it one of the most valuable pap-
ers I ever subscribed for. ——E. G. Perkins,
Washtenaw County.

Please renew my subscription to M. B.
F. I thank you many times for the inter-
est you have taken towards us farmers
through your paper.——Jacob Krupp, Clare
County.

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' rye sown. Clay land's too wet for field
work, but much plowing being done on
lighter soils. “Many. farmers-buying small
chicks. ‘Few auction sales now. Roads
improving and most cOuntry roads passa-
ble. Quotations from Flint: Wheat; $1.71;
corn, $1. 00; oats. 70c: rye, $1 08; beans,
$9. 00; potatoes, $2.15; butter, 52c; eggs,
28c.——H. E. S. Apr. 16

Chippewa.——Snow gone and flood over;
ground frozen. Cold north west wind to-
day and snow storm. [Farmers baling hay
and hauling to town. Hay all goes ‘to
Chicago with prices not any too good.
Good seed grain scarce. Quotations from
Rudyard: Barley, $1.40 ; potatoes, $1.50;
butter, 430; eggs, 26c.—J. D. B., Apr. 13.

West Lenawee.—Cold and stormy. No
oats or barley sown yet. _
Wheat mostly killed by freezing and
thawing. Hay will be short crop as new
seeding is mostly winter killed. Feed scarce
and grain high Lambs and spring-pigs
doing very well. ‘ Not as; my baby
chicks as common on account of no feed.
Quotations from Cadmus: Wheat; 81. 76;
cats, 60@650; butter, 5113:6838, 25@26c.
——C. 3., Apr. 16

E. Huron—Heavy frost following snow
and rain. Roads bad. Farmers paying
bonds on impassable covert roads feel as.
tho they were paying for “dead horses."
Fall wheat has been smothered in spots
from back—water and snow in recent
heavy storm. Auctions fewer in future;
mostly estate sales billed. A few farmers
with tractors are working land are. dis-
lance on crop share. Prices all show
strength locally except milk and sweet
clover. Beans lower but seed stock held
above market. Quotations from Bad Axe:
Milk, $1.85; eggs, 23c.—-E. 11., Apr. 16.

Midland—Having few April showers
but they all turn to snow. Nothing do‘
ing on farm. Ditches full of Water. Wheat
seems to be coming fairly good. Getting
anxious to see some oats going in. Quota—
tions from Midland: Wheat, $1.66; corn,
90c; oats, 600; rye, $1.11; beans, $8.95;
potatoes, 900; butter, 460; eggs, 240.—
B. 0., Apr. 15.

Sagin’aw——~Having all kinds of weather:
warm one day and freezing next. Ground
too wet and soggy to do anything. Wheat
wintered fair; killed in some places where
ice was. Sweet clover heaved some.
Farmers will be late with spring crops;
not much fall ploughing was done. Chicks
beginning to arrive; some come early.—
F. D., Apr. 16.

Montcalm.——Weather is beyond our im-
magination. Farmers surely disgusted.
Farmers busy drawing manure. Not much
farming being done. Lots of suckers be-
ing speared. Veal calves low. Few auc-
tion sales. Quotations: Wheat, $1.60;
corn, 50c; oats, 60c; rye, $1.10; beans,
$8.75; potatoes, 90c; butter, 50c; eggs,
23c.—Mrs. C. T., Apr. 16. '

St. Joseph—Farmersmaking slow pro-
gress with spring farming due to late cold
spring. Very little oats sown yet. Wheat
'looks good but many pieces damaged from
hard winter. Alfalfa. and clover starting
nicely. Many chicks dying due to much
cold weather. Rushing hogs to market un-
fattened is about at an end. Distemper
epidemic reported among horses-11. J.
Y., Apr. 15.

Sundae—One year ago 14th we sowed
oats. It begins to look as if farmers will
do well if cats, are sown in April at all.
Freezing hard nights. Grain very scarce
and high. Pig crop below last year. Not
much interest in hogs. At the price grain
is, cows and hens main source of revenue
for farmers. .
shipped in. Less beet acreage than usual;
labor too high. More potatoes will be
planted. Dairy cows are in good demand.
We look for a cut in farm valuation on
tax roll this spring. Cold rain 14th. Some
road building will be done this season.
Quotations from Decker: Wheat, $1.59;
corn, $1.06; oats, 65c; rye, $1.08; beans.
$9.00; potatoes, $1.10; butter, 500; eggs.
24c.—A. C. M., Apr. 17.

Kent.—I don‘t know whether to call this
winter or spring. Weather. says winter
but the land and advanced work say
spring. Lots of spring plowing being done
and some seeding put in. Heavy frost
said to have killed sweet cherries in Grand
Rapids district. Don’t think there are
any more beans left around here. Early
seed potatoes sell for $2.00 a bushell here;
too late; potatoes about all out of storage.
Farmers have a. few apples in storage yet.
Florida strawberries find fair sale at 25c

«box. Prof. Foreman’s Hatchery shipping
chicks to Florida; poultry farm is next to
us. Wish all farmers would visit it. It
is worth a great deal to learn the methods
used to keep up these splendid egg pro-
ducing strain. Wheat‘shows some dead
spots. Hope it will stay warm or .'wont
know where next year's bread is coming
from. Quotations from Lowell: Corn. 5°
@75c; oats, 600; potatoes, $1. 00‘. butter,
48@50c; eggs, 25c.—-—S. K. W., Apr. 15

Alpena.—-—Weather stormy and cold here
Nothing doing in farm lines yet. Few
auction sales;- horses and cows high; good
demand for both.- Quotations from Spratt:
Wheat, 31,36; oats. 60c; rye. .:82c beans,
$8. ()0; potatoes, 900; butter, 450; eggs,
age—4.11 11., Apr. 10. , .

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Every chick comes from Michigan Accredited high groduction flocks 'l‘ht grow ra id—
iy into big e and meat producers. rider our me ods they are givent 0 right 5 t
in life andw on you get them they are past great danger line.

man are 3 11 old chicks or older ones of any age in the following breeds.
Wales]: iii: bree'cin yoli1 lildayand the number you want and well giVe you our prices.

TIE WYII3DOTTE8 BUFF ORPIIGTONS
RBDDEIIBEREDS RED. WHITE ROOK WHITE LEGHORNS

Don’t delay your ro‘serrationmlc per8 chick books your order. Write TODA!

for catalog and special price

i“.- POULTRY 1’ Box: J

.a’SoIid I,‘ -‘J. ARI, WW
foundation '

ihrSul'cess with Poultry—Luau 1011' Business Breeds

‘PROFfl' pnouucwc cmcxs

«wESpecial Summer Prices
rW: 5E1: prices are steadily advancing. Market poultry 19 fast increasing in

 

 

 
   

  

   

ght now is your 0 pportummto make 3 money raising Brummer-

‘chon quality chicks at the low rices given below. Choose your breed

and write or wire your cider. We will shipC 0. D. All chicks are Michi-
gan Accredited.

PRICES EFFECTIVE MAY 15th

50 800 1000
. . 11 L000. ........................................ 6.00119. 00 2.50 80. 00
:mgd godfs— R. Rods ....................................... $6. 00 ‘11.00 “2. 50 s1 02. 50
Drollers,all 0008i“, ISO. 00 per 100.500 for $42. 50. Mixed Broilers, 158. 00 per 100; 500 for $37. 50.

Will Ship C. O. D. 100% Live Delivery Guaranteed

Pay yuryo p051 stman when you rget your chicks. Just write or wire your order. We have large hatches
each week and can 1111 large 0 crs promptly Write for free catalog that describes our special matings.

Brummer & Frederickaon Poultry Farm, Box ‘26, Holland, Mich.

HIGHLAND LE GHON

Order your Leghorn Chicks 1 , i
now right, from this ed at these Mimi-AN REELULI'M]
low prices. You can get them
C. O. D. Highland Leghorns are Production Leg—
homs having bloodlines of Tancred, Hollywood and Bar—
ron Strains. Every breeder carefully selected for size, type
and egg production. Muted to males of 200- 300 eg pedi-
greed ancestry. ,
ORDER AT THESE LOW PRICES—C. 0. D

Prices en‘ective May 1st

300 500
$26. 25 $42. 50
You can pay the balance

D.
when they arrive or course we guarantee 100% live delivery. Our new free catalog
is ready. Write for it today

HIGHLAND POULTRYIFARM, R. 9, Box S, Holland, Mich.

 

     

1000

100
39- 00 $80. 00

50
$5. 00 ,
Just send $1. 00 and we will ship your Chicks C O.

 

 

 

 

 
   
  

J PURE BARRON STRAIN

These big rugged Leghorns are well adapted for heavy egg produc-
tion. Our catalog shows pedigrees of our pen imported direct from
England. The males in this pen were out of a 298 egg pen that
layed eggs weighing 30 ounces to the dozen and were sired by a
301 egg male. The females records range from 259 to 271. Many
males direct from this pen now head our matings.

REDUCED PRICES

 

1 —A— Grade

For Week of May 2 ............................................ . ....... $10. 00 per 100 OUR AA

For Week of May 28 9.00 per 100 1. 1c M, (1:33:
Month of June"- ...... . ......................................................... . 8.00 per 100 higher.

You can order direct from this ad. We will ship 0. 0. D. on recei '
delivery guaranteed. All stock Michigan Accredite ted. pt of smell deposit.

Pioneer Poultry Farm R. R. 10,’ Box 11
pm pay high prices for small Leghorn:
buy just ordinary Leghorn:—

Whon you can buy 011ch from one I 0 En llsh Type“. 8. c.l°eWhltc Leghorn—Allow sold

100 % live

       

climate can pro near: or
March and April ~ NI Juno
100 .... ............ .. $11“ 100 ................. 010.00 100 . $9
500 - 50.00 500 ....... ...... 45. . 40.00
1000 .................... 00.00 1000 .................... 85.00 15. 0
see

Pl nwondhomuredofdollvorywhon oowentlt. A Idem
order. 100% live and satidaotory dollvory gumntoed. y circular Fm ny It “on '0‘"

City Limits Hatchery, P. Rezelman, Prop., I-Iolland, Mich.

 

 

 

  
 

WHEN WRITING T0 ADVERTISERS PLEASE
PLEASE MENTION THE BUSINESS FARMER,

 

stops chicks
d m .

several thousands of DIL

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Harm J. Knoll

 

Holland, Michigan, _. :

 

DILIGENT CHICKS DID IT
’ And will do it for you

At DILIGENT we are always aiming to see how Much we can {no you for
adollar instead of how Little. Me.
GLIENT Pullets. They go for
e have some folders yet for the asking, get one an
r new prices for

so 100200
sm lo co m L ........ .15 9.00 $11.50 $42.50
Banged Plinrgou‘iin iiocks "him .25 2.00 23.50 51.50 Before Its Too Late!
8. 0. Rhode Island Reds 5.25 12. 00 23.50 51.50
lllxed (All Hoavys) .................... 5.25 10.00 19.50 47.50

DILIGENT HATOHERY G POULTRY FARM

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BABY CHICKS

MICHIGAN ACCREDIT 51::
FOR WINTER EGG PRODUCERS»

Get our Large Leghorns, the birds with large combs '
that produce the Large, Chalk White teEggs

Send for Our 1928 Catalog

Tells all about our chicks and breeding stock. Egg Bred Since ‘I .
have specialized in the production of S. C. White fig;

GUARANTEED

   
 
     
  
 
 
  
   

 
 
 
 

1‘.“ 18 ’3“? ‘33 u.
orns an re no 0 e1- variety. All our time, thou ht and !soar
selecting and mating has been devoted to our Leghorns‘z ou sugared
of very desirable stgock. We can deliver chicks to most points 9in .from .
eight to ten hour ur.s

Pullots. We are now bookiong orders for 8,110.12 week old Pallets for
delivery in May 1and June. Orclre |yours N 0W1

LIVE ARR VAL GUARANTEED

WOLVERINE HATCHERY AND FARMS -’

H. P. WIERSMA. Owner and Breeder. no t 4. Iceland, lllch.

 
     
  
   
  
 
 

  
 
 
 
   
  

    
 
 

   

 

  

   

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75/0 OFUUR SALES EACH 1234/? ARE TO 010 ("T/.5" II‘IER5

Hanson - - - Tancred - - - English

Remember, that Royal Leh orns are Contest winning Leghoms—and that you get in our chicks ox-
actly thesam some bloodlines that have produced these winners. Our
so great as it has been th is year.

SPECIAL PRICES FOR JUNE lat-7th

 

50 100 500 1000
A Mating $5.50 $11.00 $55.00 $105.00
B Mating 4.50 9. 00 45. 00 85.00

' ' F M 22 m -
Brmler Chicks, 6c each. °' 8' 5003,0333?”ng 112° P" 0M"-

Order direct from this ed at the above prices. We guarantee 100 live delivery and we know u
will be peel sod. Circular fully describing sent free. Reference—Zeelzvnd State Commercial 8: Snviiizs

Bank. ROYAL HATOHERY «I FARMS. S. P. Wiorsma, Prop“ R. 2. Box B, ZEELIND, HIGH.

 

 

BABY CHICKS? at WHOLESALE PRICES

From 3 proven breeds. Brod 31 years for higher 8‘HK production. Direct from the farm to your

door. From some of Michigan’s best producing floc Why look for cheap break neck prices
~ when you can get something better at a trifle higher price. From a Reliable Breeder of pure

bred large-bodied birds with big combs, free from disease” that lay large white eggs when prices
are high Prices for April until I 1y 18 deliveries:

EXTRA SPECIAL -Deduct $1 00 for every 100 chicks, except broilers, ordered at these

prices. If you havent our Special Discount Coupon. attach this ad to your order.

25 50 100 500 1000
Tom Barron Strain 8. c. lAIhltes Leghorn; ...................... .75 $7.50 $14 00 $87.50 $135.00
Tom Barron (Hollywood Strain) c. White Leghorns.... 3.50 7.00 13.00 62.00 120.00
Reliable and Ream Str train 8. 0. 8White IL horns ............ .2 0 12.00 58.00 112.00
Shoppherd Strain s. c. Ancon 11.03 8 at no... . 13.00 62.00 120.00
Shepphord strain 8. 0. Anconas. tilltyI Mating... 12.00 58.00 112.00
Rose Comb White W andottes, Evergreen strain... 17. 00 80.0 ...........
Broilers or Mixed c icks ................................................ 9.00 45.00 87.50

 

A special discount of 5 on all orders received 30 days or more in advance. 1 cent per
chick with order. balance 1 odays before chicks are to be shipped. 100 ’70 live delivery guaranteed.
Postpaid. Write for our 1928 catalog, it’s free and instructive. Reference Zeeland State Bank.

RELIABLE POULTRY FARM & HATCHERY R. 1, Box 41 ZEELAND, MICHIGAN

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World’s Record
Blood Lines

Foremsns ()ilicisl Champion Layers are again setting the pace for
Michigan“ Breeders in many State Laying Contests. Twelve important

nnings in 1927 by Foreman bred and selected stock.
Breeder of Champion Layers and Contest Winners since 1918.

 

 

 

  
 

The only breeder in America using blood lines of World’s recognized
greatest Leghorn (351 eggs) and Barred Rock (326 e888) hens.
Write for Free E:du1ational Catalog, the last word in successful
poultry farm management.

FOREMAN POULTRY FARM, Box 323-0, LOWELL. MICHIGAN
Prof. E. c. Foreman. Owner and Manager

A" i Chicks“ ”'““°""
mer can an no 1.1.9

S. C White and Brown Leghorns Anconas, Bleci. Minorcas, 8 0. Rhode Island
Reds and Barred Rocks of High Egg Bred Blood Lines, from fast growing, quick
, gaaturing Strains. All Michigan Accredited. Orders now being booked for Spring‘

1V8]

SEND FOR OUR CATALOG.

poultry for greater profit. We’ 11 gladly send it FREE to Poultry Raisers.

We Guarantee 100% Safe Arrival in GOOD HEALTH
Overnight shipments to all Michigan and Nearby Points
AMERICAN CHICK FARM, Box B, ZEELAND, MICHIGAN‘

Quality Breeding Counts in Egg Production

FAIRVIEW Purey Bred Chicks and Pallets are Michigan Accredited. Big Type Leghorn;

 

 

 

8. 0. WHITE LEGHORNS R. I. REDS WHITE AND BARRED ROMS
BIG DISCOUNT NOW!

Pay only $1.00 down and the balance 0. O.

satisfaction ~ ,

FREE 1928 CATALOG tells the story and gives approved methods by which our breed— i

ing produces high quality chicks from rich egg bred blood lines. Write for Catalog

and our Live and Let Live Prices. i

FAIRVIEW HATCHERY G FARMS. Box 3, ZEELAND, MID".

 

 

 

 

Book Your Order
For June Chicks

N-O-W

h l rea or shipment
After y rst we iziveS 85 616' per hundr
(1 let us get better

Chicks are as follows:

  

R. No. 4, Holland, IIllcn.

 

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For 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

 

-Leghorns and heavy laying

Before

 

   

Chicks direcffrom PW/ITIYMR/‘I

,' Write today for complete intisormation about our Large English type S C. White

dliceged t1} make go§d winter(it layers on your farm.
se ec or size an e 11c
FREE .1613 mv‘sm L0?!” PRICES—WE SHIP 0. 0. D.

ks to customers within 20 miles of uls wh
have Mil?!) the quality of our stock.
Herr. Owner, R. a. Box 8,loeh

 

 
 
 
   
    

Carefully bred strains that are ro-

Barred Rocks .-
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is all about these
er. Balance 0. 0.1).
evious years 11we have sold fully 80% of our
oowkn our square dealinlzs and
1:155:56: VWIEW POULTRY FARM.

BABY CHICKS"

White and Brown Leghorns. Barred.

 

to that controls all bowel diseases in
M51)! diliereirt from. ..

 

  

White and Burt Rocks. R. 1. Boos.
Bufl Omingtons, White Wmdottu,
Black NMlnoms

 

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I). after you see the chicks. We guarantee *

demand from old customers was never .

 

Tells all about our matings, and how to raise .

Originated from the Barron Strain. Official Records 269 to 291 eggs. -.

   
   
   
   

 
   
 
   
        
   
   
         
   
     
 
 
 
 

 

 

  

   
  
 
  
   
 
 
  
     
  
   
    
  
   
  
    
  

 
 


  
 
   
  
   

’ Their story of abundant, large sized, pure white eggs,

“99% \ BR» iii/2.133015:

 

Hatching Eggs
Chicks are making a record of profit performance.
is boldly written»

.nurai "Gold Seal”
in the bank books of our Customers.

See our page ad in this paper’s special issue of Mar. 31
Tells how Rural “Gold Seal” Chicks were developed. Explains our

1Easy Buying Terms, tells of our FREE OFFER and our Special Low
rices.

Furthermore, Rural’s Ironclad Guarantee protects you, and assures
you of receiving quality bred Chicks.

BUY AT THESE LOW PRICES

Rural "Gold Seal" Commercial Grade Hollywood Fenndation S. C. “’hite Leghorns.

CHICKS PULLETS

Lots of 100' ................ ........$ 12.00

Lots of 500 57.50 8 WEEKS and OLDER

Lots of 1000 ............ 110.00 Write for Prices on Healthy,
Assorted, per 100 ........ . ..... 8.00 Husky, Free Range Raised White

Leghorn Pullets. For May and
later delivery.

Box 3-42, Zeeland, Mich.

Pay Only ONE CENT Per Chick With Order.
Pay Postman Balance On Delivery.

RURAL POULTRY FARM,

 

 

 

 

Holland Hatchery Chicks prove their worth by actual test right in the hands
of our customers. '

the 16th consecutive year I have ordered chicks from you and never received
a bum lot." ' '

of Holland Hatchery Michigan Accredited Chicks.

Prices efl‘ectlve May 1st 100 500 1000
White Leghorns (English Type) $10.00 $41.50 0.00
White Leghorns (Special Mated) 12.00 51.50 10.00
8. C. Mottled Anconas ................... . _ 10.00 41.50 90-00
Barred Rocks ________________________ 14.00 65.00 120.00
Mixed Chicks ......................................................................... 7.50
Of course, we guarantee 100% live delivery and will stand‘ squarely behind every shipment. You

will find the chicks pure bred and exactly as represented.

Hatchery Michigan Accredited Chicks this year.

  
   
 

HON'LLAD .HATCHE
WE SHIP C. O. D.

You need not pay for Holland llatéher
$1.00 down and we will ship C. O. D.y

Chicks until they arrive. Just send us

or the balance.
Fred S. Donald of Oxford, Michigan, writes: “This makes
)on too can have this kind of sat'ufsction if you will get some

SEE THESE LOW PRICES

 
 
 
 

lovery chick is Michigan Accredited and
comes to you under the label of the Michigan State Poultry Improvement Assocmtion. Buy Holland
. Our free catalog tells all about them.

Holland Hatchery & Poultry Farms
Van Appledorn Bros. R. 7-B Holland, Michigan

 

 

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{CHICKS

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AT REDUCED PRICES

8TRONG, STURDY, PURE BRED CHICKS FOOR IMMEDIATE DELISVOERY

 

  

10 1000.

C. White I '- ns ......... $5.00 S 9.00 $42.50 $ 80.00

i 8. C. Brown Leahorns and S. C. Anconas . 5.50 10.00 41.50 95.00
i Barred Rocks and R. I. Reds ................ 6.00 11.00 52.50 100.00
Mixed Chicks for Broilers ........................ 4.0 .00 35.00 10.00

Shipped Postpaid to your door.

 

MAY Delivery. 10 Per Chick Lesss Than Above Prices.

JUNE Delivery. 20 per Chick Less Than Above Price. .

100% Live Delivery Guaranteed. Order direct from this ad.

have no Catalog or Circular.
. Box B

We

LACK RIVER POULTRY FARM ZEELAND, MICHIGAN

 

 

TRAPNESTED MATINGS add 3c,

BLUE RIBBON PENS add 40 each
r

1 0 Live Delivery guaranteed, and Postage paid on 2.) . 0 100 500
i “shit? Brown mull Il’u‘ifif Illeglhoniil‘ ........... A ........... .50 $4.50 3 8.00 $88.00
' , White ant iiit’ OCKS, morcus, iicoiius, _ .
' Barre \Vhite “’yandottcs and Reds .................... 2.7? 5.50 19.00 4:88
, Silver \Vyandottes and ()rpingtons........... .. 4.2;} {$00 10.00 13.00
,. Mixed all heavy Broilers, No (111118 ........................ i) .i J.00 .

:. ‘ 2. . 200
‘ Babion’s Fruit and Pbultry Farms, Lock Box

35443, Flint, Mich.

 

 

 

BARGAIN PRICES FOR MAY DELIVERY

A GE HEAVY. CAREFULLY SELECTED BIRDS. GOOD WINTER LAYERS
Maligginflngi‘vlmvlh FI‘legh’orns: 100, $8.50; 200, $10.50; 500, $40.00. Bilrred_Rockst 100,
‘ $10.50; 200, $21.00; 500, $50. lieovy Assorted: 100; $0.00, 200, $18.00; Light Assorted.
- ". ; l, 13.00. ' _ .
10gb} dedii'ergohefoaie May lst, chicks are $2.00 per 100 higher than prices quoted above.
Order from this ad. today. Save time and money. 100% live postpaid delivery.

HILLVIEWJIATCHERY, C. Bovcn, Prop., R. 8, Box B, Holland, Mich.
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8 Varieties

ance Male

—SELECTED 'cnicxs
-——BlG EARLY ORDER

Our Pure 3100

Record —DISCOUNTS-——IJ Varieties
0f ' ' d r. you our Record of Performance pedigree male matings
Perform. uglloygaftlwgggmiidgorliicse di‘i-ect from British Columbia and Ontario. Canada. Some

flocks trapnested anthbloodtested. Tancred White Leghorns 313 egg‘ mating.

Winners of many prizes. Get FREE circular of chicks, hatching eggs and

 

 

 

 

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, brooders before buying elsewhere. Broiler chicks Sc up. Can ship at once.
Matmgs Beckmann Hatchery, Box 57, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Service PURE BRED BABY CHICKS Quality

100%-Live Delivery Guaranteed. Send for Free Catalog and Price List

Bi kPi-evilafild Prices for $3230
White Le horns, ac norcas ............ .
White. Baged and BufFRocks

50 100 200 500 1000
$6.50 $12.00 $23.50 $57.50 $110.00

8in7ie and Rose Cgmfih 0 eds t ........ 3.15 1.25 14.00 21.50 81.50 130.00
tt . » r n ons .
ghée Rigging-93$ 16: Assportiiad Breeds. 10c. Member A. B. C. P. A. O‘ur'22nd- Year
THE LANTZ HATCHERY BOX F TIFIIlN, OHIO

 

 
 

HILLSIDE HATCHERY
GHIGK Genuine Tom Barren English

White Leghorns, large type over-
laying combs with egg laying

BE SURE

To get our free Catalogue
and rices on DEAN
QUALI Y CHICKS. White

Lezhorn Barred and White ualities. Non Se’t’ters Barred Rooks from M. s.
ROG 5- § - 1- Reds. _W'h1te . stock. 1928 flocks headed with cockerels. whose
)Vyand‘ottes. All ”“0131 an dams have official trap nest records 2032233 _M.
Accredited. Some Certi ed. 8. _ 33 La ing Contest. . Free circular explain-

Established 1911—Bet- the our 192 Special, surprising you, low price.
tei- this year than ever.

HILLS! DE’ HATCHERY

Dean Eggl’l'erm & Hatchery Holland, Mich.

Box 1, rminghom, lllch. R. 8

   

 

 

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' BURGLAR ALARM FOR HEN
HOUSE DOOR

E have' already published in-

structions on how to make and

install two types of burglar
alarms. One is the silent type with
a small bell or buzzer in the bed
room of the house which arouses
the owner without letting/the thieves
know that they have given notice of
their presence-in the hen coop. The
other is the gong type, all installed
within the c00p, and when the cir-
cuit is completed a large gong rings
awakening the Whole neighborhood
and frightening away Mr. Thief at
the same time. The first type is a
thief catcher and the latter a thief
scarer.

Now we have learned of another
alarm that is fairly cheap and should
be very effective. It operates simi-
lar to the gong type, intending to
scare the t h i e f
away, except a
c h e a p automobile
klaxon is used in

 

   

 

the place of the

you need is an auto-

"”A ~matic switch, the

‘ battery. The switch

- g is the only thing
(at

\to get locally and

you can order this

cost to us from a New York City

firm. It costs us 38 cents and the

The illustration shows how the

switch operates. It is intended to be

hinge side in such a way that when

the door is shut against the switch

large gong. All

~48 horn and a hotshot

you will not be able

through us for 45 cents, the exact
postage charges amount to 7 cents.
mortised in the door frame on the
the contact— point (A) is pushed up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
 

 

    

 

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and away from the spring (B). If
a thief opens the door, a spring
within the switch pulls the contact
point (A) down against the spring
(B) which closes the electric circuit
and setSSthe alarm going.

It is about a half hour job to in-
stall this complete alarm.

The circuit will have to be broken
during the day while the door is in
use. It is easy to disconnect the
Wire at the battery. Open the door,
slip in and shut the door to stop the
noise, then break the circuit. Any
ingenious boy can work out another
scheme to reak the circuit if it is
preferable. To set the alarm at
night, enter the hen house, close the
door, connect the circuit, slip out
quickly, shut the door and lock. it.
Perhaps the circuit can be opened

and closed by reaching in through a
window. '

If a thief breaks the lock or ma-
nipulates it by picking, or with a.
master key, he will have the surprise
of his life when he opens the door
and the klaxon lifts its lusty voice
to tell the whole, neighborhood that
there is a visitor at the chicken
house. We are willing to bet that
no thief will stay to figure out how
to stop the racket. He will be the
busiest man in that vicinity for the
next few minutes, and it will be a
question whether the seat of his
pants can keep up with his feet.

Most hen houses have enough
openings so that the noise will not
be muffled within the building.

 

SEVERAL QUESTIONS

What does heavy and light assort-
ed chicks mean: culls, or several
species of each division? Will put-
ting chicken droppings on the alfalfa.
field render it unfit to raise young
chicks on? Will a six acre pasture
with a running stream be satisfac-
tory range for ducks, geese, chickens
and two cows? How many turkeys
will one—half acre, free from all
chicken droppings but heavily horse
manured, accomodate?

I feed three quarts of heavy oats
to 38 barred rocks in morning, same
of shelled corn at night, having egg
mash before them all the time in reel
feeder with oyster shell and charcoal
and lime always before them. Cab-
bage for green feed. Yet, I get only
an average of six eggs a day.’ At
that rate, eggs are wonderfully high
priced—B. B., Milan, Mich.

EAVY chicks, or chicks coming

from the so—called heavy breeds,

such as Rocks, Reds and Wyan-
dottes, and light chi/cks come from
the Leghorn and Ancona breeds.
Heavy and light chicks are a mixed
Lot of chicks, in which each of the
two types mentioned above are
found. These chicks are usually sold
as broilers. Culls are usually the
undersized chicks in which the naval
is improperly healed, or crippled

chicks. They are of very little value
to anyone. J
When the droppings from the

chicken coop are spread on a field,
it is likely that the field will be unfit
for the purpose of raising chicks for

.a number of years, because of the

danger of disease.

We should think that six acres
would prove satisfactory for ducks,
geese and cows. Low land cannot be
recommended for chickens.

We are unable to inform you how
many turkeys can be successfully
raised on a half acre of ground. The
common custom now, is to keep tur-
keys closely confined, in which case
two or three hundred turkeys could
be raised on a half acre.

Your egg production is very satis-
factory, and we are wondering if
your birds may not be over fat. If.
such is the case they will not give
you a satisfactory production until
the early spring months—C. G.
Card, Prof. of Poultry Husbandry,
Michigan State College. '

Don’t try to patch up old wire fences.

\ In fencing your yards use wire that has

been thoroughly galvahized and will stand
the corrosive touch of the elements.

 

 

 

 

 

ORGANIZATION APPLICATION
The Minute Men,
Michigan Business Farmer,
Mt. Clemens, Mich.

Friendsz—I will help to organize

........ Township
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Name ..... ........ ..... ........ .......
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FARMS

BUFF_ WYANDOTTE EGGS, GOOD LAYING SEED CORN—DUNCAN YELLOW DENT. REG-
strain. J_. G. Lang, Inkster, R. 1, Box 5, Mich. istercd and certified. E, York, Three Rivers,

 

SPECIAL OFFER—FEDERAL LAND. BANK

offers limited number of farms. at bargain prices.
Write today, for new descriptions 'of farms in
North Dakota, Minnesota, \Visconsin, Michigan.
Deal direct‘with owner, no commissions. These
farms are priced to sell—small down payments—-

 

$200 to $1,000—~easy terms on balance. Land
ricas going up. Buy now at our low rices.
rite to Federal Land Bank, St. Paul. 111m.
Dept. 32.
120 ACRES FARM CLARE COUNTY. 45 HAY.
$2,500. _ $900. down. Fred Jacobs, 232
IAlpha, Lansmg, Mieh.. .

 

IN BENZIE

FOR SALE 80 ACRE FARM
Char-

County. Price reasonable. Write Mrs.
lotte Dragoo, Elberta, R. 1, Michigan.

FOR SALE—160 ACRE FARMLN-EAR LAPEER.
Good soil. watered, 10 acre; timber, orchard,

$5,000. Great chance for real armer or one who

wants country estate. S. S. Clum, Clio, Mich.

VIRGINIA FARMS WARM WINTERS..REA-
sonable terms. Chas. Witiner, Crewe, Virginia.

 

 

 

Mich. , Route 4.

NURSERY STOCK

44vv11—- ,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPERIAL WHITErPEKIN DUCK EGGS $1.60 STRAWBERRY PLANTS—DUNLUP‘ 1000—.
per 11, postpaid. Chas Stutz, Saraiiac, ich. GOLDEN GLOW SEED CORN THAT WILL $3.50. Cumberland Raspberry 1000—31400.
please you. Grown from registered seed. field Fred Stanley, Bangor, Mich.
WHITE PEKIN DUCK £333 $150 PER SET- selected before cut, racked, artificial and air dried,
ting, postpaid. Gerald Diamond, Mason, Mich.’ shelled. graded. germ 98. Price ill-LOU husheh two THE BEST IN CERTIFIED RASPBERRIES,

or more $4. 7 5

 

 

Mt. Pleasant, Mic-.11.,

.‘ TURKEYS AND GEESE

bushel. Remember we sell Ivliat we
grow, guaranteed as ripregcnted. Ralph C. Collin,

Cherries, Apples, .Asparagus, Rhubarb,
als. Whatwarieties do you want?

 

 

DAY OLD TURKEYS—RAISE Golden Glow Seed Corn. Germination

'house or by chicken hen.

IN BROCDER
Easily raised as

FOR SALE—REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED
I l 0.
Inspected _by Michigan Crop Improvement Associa-

(Iet our prices.
icli.

Blackberries, Strawberries, (looseberries. Grapes,
Ornament-
_ How many?
Ilarris Cross Nurseries, Bangor.

 

 

 

 

~ t . t r 'r ui . 1’. A. Sni’th, Mulliken, NUT. CROPS—FROM GRAFTED NUT TREES
assumessears ts alt-amass; as... W“? °r 6* c .. 1m b... newer me U...
prices on more than fifty Ro’ults.‘ Eggs for k ateli- 513811021 tgo yhrllng Oll‘rl-“lsfir‘wmlcl“ndwemiiatiiimyl
in. Pine Creek Turke oost, Route 4, Holland, FOR SALE, REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED 5‘ .1, ° “l"le‘mel’: ~91“ ,- er 9-
Migcliigan. y Picket yellow Dent Seed Corn. Germination l\nt lice Nurseries, DO‘angto‘m' PJ'-
98.5 %. Arthur Schafci', Unionville, Mich.

 

MAMMOTH BRONZE BABY TURK'S. HATCH

PLANTS—STRAWBERRIES $3,00,

middle of Ma . No orders less than five, $L00 REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED SEED CORN Mastodons, $2.00.. Raspberries, Blackberries,
apiece. Mrs. iero Dillman, Route 5, Dowagiac, Clement’s white _cap yellow dent. l’ickett’s drapes. Wholesale price list. Cloverleaf Nursery,
Mich. yellow dent and Michigan yellow dent (a very Three Oaks, Mich.
early dent) Certified Worthy oats and sweet

 

EDGEWOOD GIANT BRONZE—EGGS FROM
large hardy northern turkeys. Sires winners at

International, including largest tom exhibited. Mrs. corn ””5“"95 germination and “gm,

 

POULTRY

INSURE YDUR SUCESS——_BUY ASELTINE
quality Barred Rocks or .White Leghorns.
igreed males from dams laying over 200 eggs head
our oc's. Blood. teste ve consecutive years.
Trapnesting goo/birds under Record of Perform-
ance superVision. Reasonable prices for this
finality. Write for cricular or went our farm.
seltine Poultry Farm, Comstock Park. Mich.

 

‘ ' ' cular and sample. Paul C. Clement, llritton,
dgar Case, Benzonia. Mmh' Michigan. Member of the Crop Improvement .As-
sociation. Dept.

BRONZE TOMS $10.00, HENS, $6.00. EGGS

 

 

 

._ Why take a chance on common seed when
our scientific method of dryingand preparing our
\Vrite for cir—

 

1 ,000; 100

 

 

PLANTS

 

PLANTS.

,. . , . . . . ‘ ‘ ‘ | ”r _ _ .
$3.00 per 10. Ralph Wise, PlainIIell, Mich. SEED CORN—NORTHWESTERN DENT, FLINT, ‘Fnliil'dto, I’léiitligrl' 5:14,:th ‘Ilifii’itii’001'031g8C' 1383,
Armstrong, Golden , Jewel ”arid Minnesota ’l‘liir— “1'35. 10’0” $22.5: Smallest oidcr shipped

BULBS lteen. filer/o tegt. l) 1 rice, . ...o(). I rank Steolr $11)”. 1,“!th shipment. Good condition ar-

"r 111’ .igner, ' ‘ rival guaranteed. I‘atalog. wholesale prices, valu-

 

 

12 ASSORTED DAHLIAS 5°C.

able information free. Progress Plant 00.,

TWELVE BEST VARIETIES. CAB-
huge, Union, 100, 15c; 500, 70c; 1000, $1.25.

Ash~

 

 

 

SEED CORN, CLEMENTS WHITE CAP, MICH- bnrii (h.
Gladiolus 25 large 50c 05 blofiffnogn-LEZE igan Yellow Dent, $4.00, satisfaction 'guaraii— ' l
250 Tiger Lilies 61“.}, i5c" postpaid J01”; teed. “’rife John Mitchell, Holloway, Mich.
leon R 1 Cadillac‘ Mich . - c. o. D. FROST PROOF CABBAGE AND ONION
e- a - I - - SWEET CLOVER SEED WHITE BLOSSOM Plants. Quick shipments. All varieties, 500,

 

BABY CHICKS FROM KILLBOURN’S CERTI-
ed S. C. White Leghorns. 1st pen 1920-1027
New York state egg laying contest, for weight of
eggs. Over 700 bird's entered in this year’s R.
O I’. work. Also Michigan Accredited luff and
Brown S. C. Leghorns. . stock'Blood Tested.
Kilbourn Poultry Farm. Flint. Micli..

CHICKS. WE. HAVE HAD EIGHTEEN YEARS
_ experience in hatching chicks of standard va-
rieties. We personally inspect and cull our fiocks
which are good producers, healthy and purebred.
Write for prices. Siecial discount on five hundred
and one thousand ots.‘Sliepard Poultry Farm 6’;
Hatchery, Litclifield, Mich.

ACCREDITED WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS
Hollywood Strain. Contest pullets now average
25 ounce eggs per dozen. 1026 contest 1:pen av-
eraged_239 eggs each. Customer's profl $3.00
er bird. lso Anconas, ocks. Catalogue.
yngarden Hatchery, Box 3, Zeeland, Mich.

LOOK! 150,000 CHICKS, Sc UP. 20 VARI-
eties. Usmg many R. . P. males from 215 to
316 egg breeding. Just what you want for large
_ ' our flock. FREE catalog
ives big discounts. reeding coekerels. bullets.
wrenee Hatchery. Grand Rapids. Michigan.

BA‘BY CHICKS—MICHIGAN ACCREDITED

Barred Rocks, R. I. Reds, White Leghorns
shipped C. O. D. Immediate delivery of pure bred
chicks from heavy laying foundations. Big free
catalog gives new prices. Drummer-Fredrickson
Poultry Farm, Box 30, Holland, Mich.

WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS, 95% GUARAN-

teed to,live fl) days. From 212-287 cm; hed—
lgreed males. Large stock, 27 oz. eggs. $11.00
per 100. 3 month pullets, $1.00. Biehl’s Leg-
horn Farm, Mancclona, Mich.

MYERS PURE BRED CHICKS 109% LIVE
delivery. Postageprepaid, four leading breeds,
White Leghorns, White W'yandottes, Barred Rocks,
. .. eds. Flocks bred for egg production, send
for Circular. Myers Hatchery. Mt. Pleasant. Mich.

WHITTAKER'S REDS, BOTH COMBS. GRADE

A. R. O. _ .Trapnestcd. Grade B, Michigan
Certified. Michigan's Greatest Color and Egg
Strain. Chicks and Eggs. Catalog Free. In-
terL’ikes Farm, Box 2, Lawrence, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BARRED ROCK CHICKSUOF THE BETTER
grade our specnilty; Michigan Accredited. Strong

' and husky; Bred-To-Lay strains. Reasonably priced.

rder now. insuring April delivery.
redited Hatchery, Essexville, Mich.

BETTER BABY CHICKS FROM STATE FAIR
Winners production class. Eight per cent of
our chicks go to old customers. Illleven breeds.

ooking orders. .ivmg Iprices. \Vrite. Litehfleld

Hatchery. Litchfleld. Mic .

HEYBOER’S POULTRY FARM & HATCHERY
Algonac, Mich. “’hite Leghorns and Barretl

rocks baby chicks for sale of stock that is bred for

reduction. all breeders being trap—nested. Send
or catalogue and prices.

CHICKS—GENUINE ENGLISH WHITE LEG-

lioriis, overlaying combs and non-setters. Barred
Rocks. 203-233 records. See display adv. Hill-
side Hatchery, lIolland, Mich.

BUFF LEGHORN CHICKS AND EGGS FOR
hatching. Circular. Ilillerest Poultry Farm,
Bath Michigan.

BABY CHICKS—ROCKS,

Howe's Ae-

 

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REDS AND LEG-

horns. Each week. beginning Feb. 13. .All
stock bloodtested and Mich. Accredited. Pierce
Hatchery. Jerome. Mich.

BABY CHICKS, PURE-BRED. NONE BETTER.

Barred Rocks, R. 1. Beds, and Custom Hatch-
ing every Monday." 'Robbins Hatchery, 704 No.
Chipniiin, Owosso, Mich.

HATCHING EGGS

BARRON WHITE LEGHORN

chicks, 250 to 305-15 g strain, imported direct
from England b' .115. Iir prices are low consid.
erin quality. V rite _f0r catalog. Immele’s Breed<
ing arm, R. 2, Til’hn, Ohio.

FOR SALE 15 SILVER LACED WYANDOTTE

hens, all laying. $2.00 each. Got ‘to sell as
I lost my wife. Also a good watch dog. An air-
dale. John Powell, Roscommon, Mich.

SELECT S. C. ANCONA MATCHING _EGGS
‘Yrom prize winning stock. Specml price for
May and, June, $2.00 per 15 es a. Post Paid.
Bert Eagon, Oxford St, Alma, Mic igan.

TURKEY EGGS——FROM OUR FAMOUS PURE
3 bred Mammoth Bronze, Bourbon Red, Narragan-
sett and White Holland flocks. Write, Walter
Bros. Powhatan Point. Ohio. .

JEEZSEX gkAgl; 00".!- ueEGGSb 51530:“?
- - I . . ,. _ . us was ma ,
monk. .‘nL. ,- ht: .,,. , ‘60 I c

 

 

 

 

EGGS AND

 

 

 

 

   

  

   

 

antccd 05 %. $0 bushel. Monroe llros.
ville, Mich.

SEEDS

cleaned Scarificd Germination and purityyguar»
usscx-

(65('; 1,000, $1.00. Farmers Plant 00., Tifton,
la.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

' COPENHAGEN, WAKEFIELD, FLAT DUTCH.
SEED CORN. CERTIFIED STANDARD VARI- NEW YORK GROWN SEED—‘WELLS! LIGHT fi‘ostprimf Cabbage plants, $1.00. 1,000; Ber-
eties. Northern grown. fire dried. thoroughly “3“ 1\“l“<‘y “WI“? (llsl‘ilfie'l‘t‘s'mlnt- l”‘“£““'l'¥° mnda Onion, $1.00 Tomato. $1.00; Collard,
tested, guaranteed. Monro Brown Seed 00., Bay Strain. 'l‘II'o ‘yf‘ill'S successful demonstration 1“ $1.00; Ruby King Pcppcr, .‘2.00; l’orto Rico
City, \Vis. Michigan. ()llicial References. “rite for samplc l'olato, $1.75. ”00,1 plants. (“rpm”). packed.
and 1111005. E. I“ Humphrey. Ira. N. . l'rompt shipments. (luitman Plant L'o., Quitman,

REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED GOLDEN Momma.

Glow Seed Corn. Germination 96%. 111— SCIENCE AND PRACTICE DEMONSTRATE IM- .,

spected and certified by Michigan Crop Iniprove- proved Ailmrican Baum-r wheat.

\Volverinc oats.
B.

 

 

 

 

 

MY FROST PROOF CABBAGE PLANTS WILL

 

 

ment Association. \Vritc for circular. Lawrence Improved Robust beans best for Michigan. A. “Uh mm“, (mm . . .
r. , . .' 1 , . -, in l -. -; .ge tliice \Iccks before your
CI‘OAIGI‘. Charlotte, MlChu R. ‘. , (”“k' 0““530' Muh' home til'IAHl plants. ,I make prompt shipments al
n ' u u» 9 . ’ I‘ - . ' r r .
REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED SEED CORN NORTHERN GROWN CERTIFIED WHITE is“??? ifixli'ilitl'3'seliiiit llil'iomsie'iiiiimi’rig‘eglliii
Polar Yellow dent and Jewett Yellow flint. Reg- Rural Sccd Potatoes. lood stock. F. D. Shum— 11111150 'q,,.,,,‘,m,.g‘ Tinn'i’io and. (3,59,. llfllllts gm,“
istered grade $7.00 per bu., 56 lbs. shelled and WM- Buckley, Michigan. ,;]‘i(i(\ fairer (4'ch “11‘1th mound}. ”id in n; 53
graded. Certified grade $6.00 per bu. Butts p [3‘ I.~,,1“‘..,’.,.i ”pitta”: (f1 ‘ due 0 i
from Polar yel ow dent for ensilage, $3.50 per CERTIFIED ROBUST BEANS, NINE DOLLARS ‘ ‘ ' ’ "
bu. Arthur W. Jewett, Jr., Mason, Michigan. bushel on cars. A. B. Cook, ()wosso, Mich.

 

 

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SEND NO MONEY.
(‘uhhiigc

C. 0.
and Onion Plants.
Prompt

shipment 500, 65c;
Tifton, (la.

All
1,000,

D. FROST PROOF
varieties.
$1.00.

 

 

 

GUERNSEY OR HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES,
tulicrcnline tested, shipped C. O. D. Lakewood
Farm. \\'liitc,\I':itcr \Vis.

 

PROVEN SIRE TO
dairy herd. \l‘rite Inwood Bros,

CHOICE JERSEY BULL.
improve your
Itmnco, Mich

Tl Standard Plant Co.
l LIVESTOCK

 

REGISTERED PERCHERON STUD COLT,
('Ulilillg 2.’ years old. A good one. Arlo E.
Bash, Forest, Ohio.

 

 

TOBACCO

 

GUARANTEED HOMESPUN TOBACCO—CHEW—

ing 5 pounds. $1.25; 10»'2. Smokin 10-
$].50. I’ipc frcel 1’in postman. United If
ers, lizirdwcll. Kentucky.

arm-

 

.TOBACCO: KENTUCKY SWEETLEAF.
low, Aged. Smoking 10 pounds $l.—l0.

$1.75. Pay when received.

l'i'yorsbnrg, Kentucky.

MACHINERY

MEL-
(lliewmg
Kentucky Farmers,

 

 

 

FOR SALE, 3,200 CAPACITY WISHBONE IN-‘
cuhator in A1 condition. \Vrite Pettit Hatch-
ery, Hastings, Mich.

 

 

 

' PET STOCK

MAKE BIG PROFITS WITH CHINCHILLA
Rabbits. Real money makers. Write for facts.
884 (‘onrad's Ranch, Denver, Colorado.

 

 

PURE-BRED CHINCHILLA RABBITS FOR

.' c, 3 months old, $15.00 a pair, 5 months
i old, $230.00 a pair. James \VllSOll, Grand Blanc,
Michigan.

 

 

‘ HELP WANTED

 

TEACHERS FOR SUMMER MONTHS: VALU-
able teaching experience. Must ‘be able to
work without superVismn; loyal. conscientious and
ambitions; generous salary. Write lilducators As-
sociation, Francis Palms Bldg, Detroit, Mich.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

 

FARMERS WOOL MADE INTO BLANKETS,

batting and yarn at fair irices. Send for circu-
lars. Monticello Woolen ills, (Estab. 1866),

Monticello, Wise.

 

EARN $5 A DAY GATHERING EVERGREENS.
roots, herbs. Booklet free. Bontanical 67,
New Haven, Conn.

 

 

CAN YOU SELL HOUSE PAINT AT $1.98 PER

gallon and ham paint at $1.30? Lowest prices
In America. Beat all competition, dealers and
mail order houses. Money back guarantee to
every customer. Experience iinnecessary,.no de-
livering or collecting. ,Just talk to property own- .
ers about these low prices. . _
easily made. Check mailed you each iday. rerte '
at once for Free Sales Outfit, _Wlth com fete iii-
formation: Farm & Home Paint 00., as]: 83
Kansas City, Mo. ‘ - ~

 
   
      
  

0 to 100 weekly K

        

 

WOOL .WANTED. ooon .PRICE FOR ANY

quantity. Wrnte for. reliable quotation and
, articulars. . . ivmgstom Succ. systono ,i
| ide 00., Dept. MBF., Lancaster, Pa. ~ .

 

  
  

      


 

 

 

~All Grains Advance with Wheat
LivestOck and Potatoes Also Moved Up

By Market News Service, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, U. 8. D. A.

(Special to m Business FARM“)

RM products have made a bet-

ter showing ‘in the marketsthe

past week or two. Grain, 'cot-
ton, livestock and potatoes all moved
up. Dairy and poultry products con-
tinue unsettled. The mid-April jump
of. 10 cents in some kinds of wheat
carried the whole grain market along
to some extent.

Grains

Prices of soft winter Wheat ad-
vanced as much as 10 cents per bush-
el at some of the central-western
markets. Stocks of this wheat are
running very low both in the mar-
kets and on the farms and the ad-
vance in prices failed to materially
increase offerings or receipts. Hard
winter wheat prices were 5 to 6 cents
higher at the principal markets than
at the close of the previous Week.
Premiums for good quality high pro-
tein spring‘wheat were advanced by
the demand for hard winter and
spring was less urgent than for soft
winter wheat. Poor crop' condi-
tions, together with continued active
export demand and rapidly diminish-
ing stocks of domestic rye were prin-
cipally responsible for the sharp ad-
yance in prices. Corn prices ad-
vanced 1 to 2 cents influenced prin-
cipally by the higher wheat market.
Oats continued in a firm position,
particularly for old crop grain, sup-
plies of which are limited. The
moderate receipts of barley were
readily taken upon arrival at the
markets. Prices were about the same
as a week ago. Linseed meal and
hominy feed made some further de—
clines but wheat feeds, gluten feed
and cottonseed meal held firm with
prices steady to slightly higher.

Hay
. Generally light receipts and coun-
try loadings had a steadying influ-
ence upon the hay markets although
demand was only moderate. The
relatively high prices of other feed—
stuffs tended to stimulate feeding de-
mand for good quality hay Which
was in light supply. Pastures were
greening up rather generally in the
West, but the colder weather was
somewhat unfavorable for growth in
the Great Plains and Lake areas.

Alfalfa markets were showing a
somewhat weaker tone. Prairie
markets were hardly steady.

Cattle

Reflecting sharply decreased ag-
gregate marketings at 11 important
primary markets, hog, sheep, lamb
andvealer values advanced moreror
less sharply at Chicago in mid-April.
An outstanding feature of the west-
ern cattle trade was the predomi—
nance of steers and relatively good
showing of well conditioned compar-
atively long fed bullocks from Ne-
braska, Kansas and Iowa feedlots,
many of- which turned at $14.25 to
$15.15. The market showed that
there is a persistent, although nar-
row, demand for all grades of slaugh-
ter steers at current prices.

Hogs

Although buying interests are
doubtful as to marked advances in
hog vaules, it is the concensus of
trade opinion that the 2, 000, 000
head increase in slaughter over last
year during the winter season, dat—
ing from November 1 to April 1, re-
presents the bulk of the hogs avail-
able for the market in excess of last
year’s slaughter for the spring sea-
son and that receipts for the next
few weeks will run close to last
year’s totals.

Sheep

New high spots for the season
were uncovered on both fed sheep
.and lambs in last week’s trading at
Chicago. Supplies of fed lambs re-
maining in the Colorado-Nebraska
area where most of the residue of
the fed lamb crop is concentrated
have been worked down through a.
_ season featured by most orderly
’ marketing to a point but moderately

. _ jams otthe supply ”malignant

  

this juncture a year ago. With re-
ports from most of the early lamb
producing sections indicate of a later
marketing of meet 01’. the- of the new
crop lambs from such sections than
a year ago, the market, although ap-
proaching dangerously high, levels,
appears to be in a reasonably stable
position judged largely from the
standpoint of statistics. Current
prices on wooled lambs are 50 to ‘75
cents higher than at this time last
year, while the market on .shorn
lambs shows practically no change
from that time. The widened differ-
ential between wooled and sham
stock as compared with a year ago is
traceable to the difference in pelt

dication that the output is above a.
year ago. . The storage report of
holdings April 1 recontly released
showed 5, 847, 000 pounds? While
this is still somewhat above a year
ago, it isjso small'as to “be of prac-
tically no importance on the market.
p Cheese

Fresh cheese production has been
consistently above a year ago, which
has had a natural depressing effect
on the market. This has been seen
in both Wisconsin and New York
State producing sections Lighter
holdings in storage have tended
Somewhat to counterbalance the
heavier production.

833

Many of the trade feel that present
price levels of eggs are somewhat un-
certain and only store quantities that
cannot be readily disposed of cur-
rently. Consumption has been quite
heavy and encouraged by low retail
prices. Eggs production is increas-
ing but still appears to fall short of

 

 

MARKET REPORTS BY RADIO DAILY
Michigan Business Farmer was first to broadcast farm market

reports in Michigan (January 4, 1926).
news are now available as follows:

Market reports and farm
WGHP (277. 6 meters), 6: 05

to 7: 00 P. M.: WKAR (277. 6), 12: 00 M.; WWJ (352. 7), 5: 45’ _P. M.:
WCX-WJR (440. 9), 4: 15 P. M.—Edit0r.

 

 

values this year as compared with
last.

‘ Wool

Sentiment among some members
of the wool trade is'more confident
as a result of greater interest by
manufacturers in the fine domestic
wolos. The fine quality wools have
been draggy for some time, but some
small lots moved the past week on
the Boston market.

Potatoes

Midwestern cities and North Cen-
tral potato shipping sections have
shown greater strength than the
East since mid-April. The Chicago
carlot market had advanced about
250 per 100 pounds, so that by April
18, the situation looked more favor-
able as track holdings in large mar-
kets decreased. New potatoes were
firm to higher. Apple markets were
showing a slight weakness; April 1
cold-storage stocks Were 23 per cent
lighter than a year ago, because of
the shortage of barreled stock.

Butter

Butter production seems to be on
the increase with the coming of
warmer weather, but there is no in-

a year ago. Storage holdings on
April 1 were 1,082,000 cases, nearly
800,000 lower than a year ago. This
fact is, of course, of some support to
the market.
Honey

Stocks or old honey are now gen-
erally light except in the far West.
Rain is badly needed in Southern
California if crops of sage and other

~ plants are to be even' moderate. _
Clov‘ers in many areas were damaged

to some extent by lack of snow pro-
tection during winter. The spring
crop in Texas has been estimated at
between 750,000 and 1,000,000
pounds. Bees are being removed
from winter quarters over much of
the North.

 

BEANS"

Beans seem to be pretty much at
a standstill right now and have been
for several days. Trading is report—
ed dull with very few ,if any beans
offered for sale. The price of CHP
beans has made a very nice advance
during the last two weeks.

Light red kidneys are quoted at
$7.75 and dark reds at $9.25.

 

 

THE BUSINESS F ARMER’S MARKET SUMMARY
and Comparison with Markets Two Weeks Ago and One Year Ago

 

 

Detroit

 

 

 

 

 

Detroit Chicago Detroit
April 24 April 24 April 10 1 yr. ago

WHEAT—-

No.2iuh 5L9“ $L75 $131

No. 2 White 1-96 1-75 1.32

No. 2 Mixed 1-97 1-76 1.30
coaN— . .

No. 2 Yellow 1'15 1-09@ 1-11 34 1°08 .76

No. 3 Yellow 1-12 1-05 .78
OATS

No. 2 White ~72 .64 $4 @ .69 -66 .50

No. 3 White ~70 34 .82 @ .66 y, .64 34 .47
RYE—

Cash No. a 1-40 1-24 1.06

'BEANs— «

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DETROIT BUTTER AND EGGS

-Butter firm; creamery in tubs, 88
to 90 score. 43@44c.
Eggs firm; fresh firsts, 26% @

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DETROIT SEEDS ,
Clover seed, cash imported, old,
$14. 00; domestic cash, $.16 75, Oc-
tober, $17. 25. Alsike, cash, $16 25,
Timothy, cash, $2.10; May, $2.15;
December, $2. 25.

DETROIT » LIVE POULTRY

(Commission merchants' gross re- '

turns per pound to farmers, from
which prices 5 per cent commission
and transportation charges are de-
ductible. )

Hens steady, other poultry slow;
broilers, 1% to 2 lbs.-, rocks, 50@
52c; reds and others, 45@50c; leg-
horns, 42@45c. Hens: Colored, 30c:
Leghorns and Anconas, 26c. Cocks,
17c. Stags, 22c. Ducks, White 4%
lbs and up, 33c; colored, 30c; small,
25c. Geese, 180.

BOSTON WOOL MARKET

The Commercial Bulletin says:
“.The wool market is marking time
for the moment, as is also the case
with the market for goods. Oc-
casional small piecing-out salesare
reported and some buying forwarded
by manufacturers, when prices suit
them, but the market as a whole is
no more than steady, although most
dealers are optimistic concerning
the future.

“Foreign markets are generally
quiet with prices barely steady in
Bradford.

“Rail and water shipments from
January 1 to April 18, inclusive,
were 58,513,000 pounds, against 61,-
080,000 pounds the same period last,
year. Receipts were 72,699,800
pounds against 89,203,100 pounds.”

Michigan and New York fleeces-—

Delaine unwashed, 44@45c; 1/2-
blood combing, 48@49c; %-blood
combing, 51@52c; 1,4—blood comb-
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LIVESTOCK MARKETS
DETROIT.——Cattle fairly active on all

good grades and market steady. Fair to
good ‘yearlings, $10.50@13.00; Fair to
good heavy steers, $10.75@13.00; handy

Weight butcher steers, $10.50@12.25; fair
to good heifers, $9.50@11.50; common
butchers, $8.25@10.25; common
butcher cows, $7.00@8.00; best cows,
$9.00@10.25; good butcher cows, $7.50@
9.00; cutters, $6.00@6.75; canners, $5.25
@575; light butcher bulls, $9.00@10.50;
bologna bulls, $7.75@9.00; stock bulls,
$7.00@8.50; feeders, $9.00@10.75; stock-
ers, $7.00@10.50; milkers and springers,
$75.00@135.00.

Veal calf trade active on good grades
but little dull on common. Best grades,

. $14. 50@15. 00; fair to good, $11. 00@12. 50;

culls and common, 87. 00@9. 00.

Lamb market fairly steady with quality
only fair. Best lambs, $15. 25@15. 50;
fair lambs, $12.00@13.50; light to com-
mon lambs, $9.00@11.00; fair to good
sheep, $7. 50@8. 75; culls and common,
$3. 00@5. 75.

Hog trade active on mixed butcher
grades while pigs and lights are a little
slow, Mixed hogs, $10.50; yorkers,
$10.50; roughs, $8.25@8.50; stage, $6.25;
extreme heavy, $8.50@9.50; pigs, $9.00;

‘lights, $10.00.

EAST BUFFALO, N. Y.——HOGS.——Mor-
ket.25@350 higher; 170 to 220 pounds,
$10. 75; few 240 to 260 pounds, 810. 40@
10. 60; pigs, $808. 75; packing sows, $8@
8. 25. CATTLE. --Cows active, steady ,
steers slow. CALVES. —-Quality plain;
market very slow, fully 50c lower; few
good to choice vealers, $14. 50; cull and
common, $9@11. SHEEP. —Nothing sold;
good to choice clipped lambs quotable,
$15. 25@15. 75; cull and common, $11@
12. 50; fat ewes, $9@10. 50

CHICAGO. —HOGS. —-—Market closed act-
ive, mostly 250 to 35c higher , all weights
butcher showing full advance; practical
top,” $10.15 paid for choice 190 to 220
pound weights; shippers took 10,000 ; esti-
mated holdover, 11,000. CATTLE ——Mar-
ket strong, active to higher market on de-
sirable light steers and yearlings , very
slow trade on weighty bullocks scaling
over 1, 300 pounds; top, $14125; best year-
lings, $14. Slaughter classes, steers. $0041
and choice, 1, 300—1 .500 pounds, 912. 90@
14. 60; 1,100-1, 300 pounds, 318. 90@14. 50;
$12. ”@141. 75; com—
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temperatures will become quite cool
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week will be warmer. The week
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Week of May 6

While Sunday and most of Monday
may be generally fair in Michigan,
Tuesday will become threatening and
the middle days of the week will be
stormy. There may be a temporary
lull in storminess about Thursday
but the balance of the week will
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showers and wind storms.

Temperatures during the greater
part of this week will be warm, at
least. with readings generally above
the seasonal normal but as the week
draws to a close cooler air from the
Northwest will find its way into the
State.

FARMING POSSIBILITIES: May
is probably one of the most impor-
tant months of the year to the farm-
er who mnst get his crops in the
ground in time to harvest before the
frosts arrive. A rough outline of
the various weeks this month shows
that the first week is the most wet
and the last week which runs into
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CROP REPORTS
(Continued from page 26)

weather. being quite cold and stormy
most of the time. Gmund frozen most
every morning. A few early potatoes
planted, also a few oats. Not many gard-
ens made yet. Wheat look better than a
month ago. Rye looks to be just about
gone. Most farmers talking of dragging
up rye. Every field of 1927 sown alfalfa
here winter killed and fields are being
sown to oats.———C. I-I., Apr. 16.

Oakland (N. W.).—Last year’s seeding
of 0.1mm badly heaved out by winter
freezing on side hills. Too wet o plow.
Side roads improving a. little. Have been
impassable all winter, Some fine horses
and cows sold at auctions around here at
good price. Repairing fences. Some lambs
have come; are fine fellows. Quotations
from Holly. Wheat, $1. 60; oats, 700;

rye, $1.15; beans, $9. 00; butter, 40c; eggs,
260.——J. DeC., Apr. 14.

Hillsdale (East) .——Practically no oats
sown yet Plowing just begun. Prospect
for hay crop for 1928 poorest in years.

Clover and alfalfa quite generally killed
out. Yesterday ground was frozen too
bar-(item. Feedbizhandthmelmying
to feed hogs not very cheerful. Chicken
miners don t smile. very broadly either.

Cheer up, womb yet to come if McNary-
H’augen bill ever passes. -——-L. W. M. Apr

Ski-swam (N. W.).—-—Too cold and wet
for farming. Frames of past two weeks
have injured seeding Some fields of
met clover and alfalfa heaved entirely

of feed and no pastures in sight. Many
farmers drort of seed, especially oats and
beans. Wheat has fared badly, last two
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