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N JULY 1, 1928,. and thereafter,

all hogs from tuberoulin-tested

accredited counties to be eligi~
ble to receive the premium of 10
cents per 100 must be properly tat~
tooed for identification on the kill-
ing floor.

The committee of officials repre-‘

senting the packing companies pay-
ing this premium have made this re-
quirement solely as a means of aid-
ing federal and state agencies in
making the cleaning up of tuberous.
losis in the counties as nearly 100
per cent as it can be done.

Tattooing hogs to locate infected
poultry flocks may be considered the
third principal undertaking in the
tuberculosis eradication campaign,

The first step was the organization
of the accredited herd plan in 1917.
Under this plan the federal govern-
ment and states took under super-
vision individual herds of cattle for
the application of. the tuberculin test.
Most of those who applied were own-
ers of pure—bred herds and the elimi-
nation of tuberculosis from these
herds, widely distributed for breed--
ing purposes, gave valuable results
in the beginning.

The second important undertaking
was the inauguration of the area
plan six years ago whereby provision
was made for testing all breeding
cattle, grades as well as pure-breds,
in counties which made appropria-

funds.

The voluntary offer, of the packing
companies to pay a premium of 10
per cent on hogs, bred and fed in
those. counties which had completed
the testing of cattle and were officialé
ly accredited, wasmot only a recogn-
nition of the increased value of such
hogs from accredited counties, but it
served to encourage the undertaking
of area testing in other counties.
There are now approximately 500
aceredited counties mostly in the
middle western states. The 10-cent
premium paid on the accredited
county hogs during 1927 totaled
$659,230.95, and will exceed $1,500,-
000 for the year 1928. ,

Killing tests on these hogs show
that the elimination of the tubercu-
lous cattle has removed the cause of
condemned hog carcasses almost en-
tirely.
these accredited hogs show lesions in
the throat glands, which, by labora-
tory tests, are now known to be of
the avian type of tuberculosis, as a
result of pigs having been with
chickens infected with tuberculosis.
It is not unusual to have 10 heads
condemned out of a load of accredit-
ed hogs on which the premium has
been paid and this means a material
loss to the buyer.

The tattooing of hogs to locate the
infected poultry flocks and the elim-

However, a large number of.

   

roan type or this disease in, these

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' reduce "indirectly" much “of the hue

   

counties.

The tuberculin test indicates an
infected cattle herd and it will also
determine which chickens are infect-
ed, but its; a rather expensive way
to eliminate tuberculosis in poultry
on all farms and the value of the
average farm flock does not warrant
this expense. Tracing hogs retained
for tuberculosis back, to the farm
from which they came is the simplest
Way to locate the disease in poultry
and this can easily be done by tat-
tooing the hogs. , _

, The Tattoo Marker

The tattoo marker was first de-
vised by Dr. Murray, federal inspec—
tor in charge of tuberculosis eradica—
tion in Utah. It consists of a handle
with a head at the end for holding
letters or numbers, held in place by
a thumb screw and easily removed
for others to be substituted. The
letters and numbers used in the
marker are made of phonograph
needles blunted at the points.

The substance used in making
these marks is a common form of
carbon. known as lampblack, mixed
with linseed oil. The ordinary lu-
bricating oil used in automobiles is
entirely satisfactory. ' The two are
mixed together in equal value to
form a thick paste and the material

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brush in the other hand, the nights
of carbon and oil is spread over the
digits .. after each hog has been

    

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slapped on the back of the neck just 5

in front of the shoulder blade a little .'

g: one side of the backbone. A
the thick skin of the bug.
scarcely felt "because cf the lack of

nerves at the back of. the neck. The

strokeis required to penetrate .
This is ‘

hogs can be tattooed while on the
truck or wagon before unloading or '

while in a small pen or on the scale
or while passing through a gate part-
ly opened. Where a largenamber'of

hogs are received a chute is some-‘ ,‘

times provided at the shipping sta-
tion. This should'be about 18 inches
wide and 30’ inches high.

After the hogs are slaughtered at ,'

the packing plant and the hair taken

off by the scraping machines, the let-

ters and numbers show clearly on

the skin in the form of black dots

outlining the letters or figures used.
The Code to be Used

The first letter represents the state:

A—Michigan L—Oklahor'na
B—Indiana M—Minnesota
D——Ohio N—Nebraska
E—-Illinois R—North Dakota
‘I—Iowa . S—South Dakota
J—Missourl T—Montana
K—Kansas W—Wisconsin

The second letter represents the

*county, the first accredited county in

the state A, the second B, etc.

If the tattooing is done at the shi-p- 3,

ping statiOn, the third letter repre-

sents the shipping station or shipper f
in the county. One of these markers '

should be kept at each shipping sta-
tion and three letters can be left in
the marker so long as that mar er

is used only at the one shipping s a- '

tion by the same shipper.

The fourth digit is a number and
the first farmer who brings hogs to
the shipping station should be given
No. 1, the second No. 2, etc. A large
number of combination can be had
with two numbers. This will give a
total of not to exceed five digits at
any shipping point.

Hogs may be tattooed at the farm
several weeks before shipment, as
the marks made with lampblack and
oil are indelible in the skin. In many
states plans have been made for in-
augurating a system whereby each
farm will have a permanent mark or
brand. This is very desirable as a
protection against stealing hogs, as
well as a convenience in locating
poultry flocks infected with tubercu-
losis by tracing hogs retained for this
disease.

Under this system the first letter
represents the state, the second let-
ter the county in that state, the third
letter or number may represent the
township in that county, the fourth
letter or number the section in that
township and the fifth letter the
farm in that section. The location of
the homestead in the section deter-
mines the letter which designates the
particular farm.

Assigning Brand Marks

In other states the permanent
brand mark will be assigned accord-
ing to the alphabetical list of all
farmers in the county, disregarding
townships and sections. For example,

in Nebraska, the first letter in the '

brand is N; the second letter the
county is A for Polk county,
first county accredited in that state.
If John Asgard heads the alphabeti-
cal list in Polk county his brand
will be NAA.
second on the 'list, his mark will be
NAB. Eliminating Q which might be
confused with 0, leaving 25 letters
for use, the 26th farmer on the list
in ‘Polk, county Nebraska, will be
NAAA; the 27th NAAB; the 28th,
NAAC; and on through the alphabet.
The 5lst on the list will be NABA;
the 51nd, NABB, etc.

the "

If Jim ,Brown is,

The 25 letters of the alphabet in '

different combine ions of two letters
will take carelof 625 farmers in any
county. By using the 25 letters of
the alphabet in different combina-
tions of three each, the cube of 25
or 15,625 farmers can each have a.
diflerent mark. ‘
that many farmers in any county,
which there are not, the last .on the.
list in Polk county. Nebraska, would
have the mark NAZZZ. . . -, _ .
In .wnnes'bta. the brand is to be
assigned 'infthe’order of application.

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Feeding'Tt-iels At M.-s.c.shew Interesting Results

According To Experiments It Is Unneccessary To Furnish Expensive Shelter for Hogs

E feeding trials reported at
Feeders Day at Michigan State
College show that while live-
stock feeding is one of the oldest of
agricultural practices that there is
always something new to learn about
the business. Farmers who keep a
check of the results of these trials
from year to year are in a position to
know when it is advantageous to
substitute one feed for another if
market conditions cause one to sell
at a disproportionately higher price.
Baby beeres which received barley
instead of corn in their ration made
a better finish and were worth 25
cents per hundred weight more than
the corn fed animals. Last year, ani-
mals which received corn were of
higher quality. Both lots of beeves
made practically the same gains in
the feeding trials this year.
‘ The barley fed cattle paid $3.75
per hundred weight for the barley
consumed, and the animals receiving
corn paid 83.56 a hundred weight
for this grain. The animals in both
lots were fed all the silage which
they would clean up and a mixture

of equal parts of bone meal and salt '

was kept in boxes to which they had
access.

When linseed meal was added to
the ration of corn, silage, and alfalfa
hay, the average gains of the lot get-
ting linseed meal were increased .22
pounds per“day over the lot which
did not‘get linseed meal. The return

per calf.above feed costs Was $3.69

more for the lot fed linseed meal,
and the return per bushel for shelled
corn was 24 cents more than in the
lot not fed linseed meal.

Lots 1 and 3 which were fed.no
linseed meal did not consume grain
in the latter part of the feeding peri—
od as readily as the lot which re-
ceived the protein supplement. Care
was needed with Lots 1 and 3 to
keep the animalsfrom going off feed.

Hog Feeding Experiments

In trials to determine the compar-
ative value of full feeding versus
limited \feeding of corn and protein
supplements to, hogs pastured on al-
falfa, it was found that the full fed
lot were finished for market 18 days
sooner than the limited fed lot and
the cost of gains was slightly lower
for the lot making the more rapid
gains.

This year’ s experiments show that

History of the

the olden days there were Farm-

ers’ Clubs scattered one in a

county now and then over the
State, but the first one to have con-
tinuous existence was the Ingham
CountyFarmers' Club, organized 56
years ago, January 27, 1872. This
was a co—temporary of the Armada
Farmers’ Club,,Macomb county, in
which the Hon. George W. Phillips
was interested, also the Volivia
Farmers’ Club of Cass county under
the leadership of M. J. Gard, a mem-
ber of the State Board of Agriculture
as was also Mr. Phillips. The mem—
bership of this latter club was limit-
ed to twelve families and met at the
homes—similar to the present day
method. But so far as we can learn,
these clubs existed but a. few years
as also is the record of the Southern
Washtenaw, yet their influence liyed
and/the Club idea was far in advance
cf any Similar movement. The mem—

‘1 Was men only—and meetings were
hei'd‘fdn":$aturday afternoons during
the w on to devise better

ork. After a.

berShip of the other named clubs.

 

hogs on alfalfa pasture require some-
what less, concentrates than hogs
pastured on rape but the rate of
gain was a trifle more rapid in hogs
on rape pasture. The alfalfa pas-
ture has the advantage of being
ready earlier in the spring and it
does not have to be reseeded each
year.

Ground barley. tankage, linseed
meal, and minerals produced prac-
tically the same daily gains as
ground barley, ground oats, and min-
erals when each ration was fed to
hogs which were running on rape
pasture. The feed requirements for
100 pounds of gain was considerably
less in the lot which received ground
barley, tankage, and linseed meal.

A ration of shelled corn, tankage,
linseed meal, and minerals proved
superior in forcing gains and in a.
lessened amount of feed required to
produce 100 pounds of gain to a ra--

tion made up of ground barley, tank—
age, linseed meal and minerals.

The tests which compared the val-
ues of alfalfa hay, alfalfa meal, and
linseed meal as supplements to
shelled corn in rations for fabtening
hogs show that with linseed meal the
hogs made larger daily gains and re-
quired less feed to make a 100 pound
gain than with either alfalfa hay or
alfalfa meal. The linseed fed lot also
made cheaper gains.

Alfalfa meal was superior to al—
falfa hay in putting meat on the
hogs and the animals consumed
somewhat less feed with the alfalfa
meal but the feed costs were 15 cents
per hundred weight higher with tho
alfalfa meal than with alfalfa hay.

When alfalfa hay was added to a
ration of shelled corn, tankage, lin-~
seed meal and minerals, the hogs
gained a little faster than when no
alfalfa was fed but the feed costs per

M. S. C. Holds First Alfalfa Day

ESPITE threatening skies the
first Alfalfa Day to be held at
Michigan State College, on June

8th, was a complete success in every
way. Between four and five hundred
people found time to attend Which
isa fair indication of. the great inter—
est Michigan folks are showing in
this legume.

The forenoon was given over to
visits to the experimental plots where
members of the college staff pointed
out the advantage of using seed
adapted to this State. Later a hay—
ing demonstration was put on. Of
course it was too early to cut the al—
falfa but enough was cut to give the
visitors an idea of how to put up

.their alfalfa so that it will retain

most of the goodness. The idea of
following the mower with a side—
delivery rake is not as new as it was
a couple of years ago but there are
still plenty of folks throughout the
State to whom it is news and the
men in charge were kept busy an-
swering questions. Hay making
demonstrations are to be put on ”in
many parts of the State this year.

R. 8. Hudson, who is in charge of
the college farm and the horses,
pointed out that the soil on which
they were growing good crops of al-
falfa over a period of years was a

regular blow sand, and he stated
that the college horses were pastured
the year round on the crop.
rotation on the farm is corn, oats
and alfalfa, keeping the ground into
alfalfa as long as it produces a fair
crop.

The rain which had held off all
forenoon began to fall during the
noon hour and continued through
most of the afternoon but little harm
was done as the program was staged
in the Union Building where dinner
was followed by a program of speak-
ers. Among those to give short talks
on alfalfa were Pres. R. S. Shaw,
Clark L. Brody of the Michigan
State Farm Bureau, I. R. Waterbury
of the Michigan Farmer, Alicia Boyd
of Homer, Prof. G. A. Brown of the
animal husbandry department of the
college, R. S. Hudson, and other
members of the college staff. Prof.
J. F. Cox of the farm crops depart-
ment acted as chairman.

During the noon hour "Alfalfa
Bill” Nelson of Lawton, Garfield Far-
ley of Albion, Dr. M. M. McCool and
Prof. Howard Rather of the college
and Milon Grinnell, editor of THE
Business Fauna, gave short talks
through the college radio broadcast-
ing station, WKAR.

By MYRA WOOD CHENEY

.Ex—Secretary of the State Association of Farmers’ Clubs

about all. day meetings with a de-
lightful club family dinner. Thus
the meetings were transferred to the
various farm homes and the perma—
nence of the movement became as-
sured, both from. the social stand-
point and educational. The farmers
of other progressive localities wrote
for particulars and methods of or—

. gauization and the club spirit began

to multiply and strengthen. The
record of the’ organization and de-
yelopment of the individual farmers’
clubs of Michigan furnishes one of
the world's most charming examples
in rural sociology. The result of co—
operation in cultured minds and ac-
tive hands for good. '

The influences cf club work in the
different sections spread and met in
all directions but strangely enough
there was no jealousy and the; out-
stretched hands touched and grasped

* in friendly goOd-will, while from this
fraternal ’contact the State AIME."
~‘tien of Earhart; ‘2 ' "

A call was given for all interested
persons to meet in the Senate Cham-
ber of the State Capitol on Feb. 1,
1894. Twenty—two clubs with about
35 representatives responded and of
the number Mr. A. C. Bird of the
Highland and Hartland club and L.
H. Ives of the Ingham County Club
were chosen the temporary chairman
and secretary respectively and later
made permanent officers for this first
meeting.

A constitution and by—laws were
adopted and the strange thing about
it was there were no membership
dues or fees. If you care-d to join
the association send in to the secre-
tary your desire to be so enrolled.

Am 1897, 300 clubs in the state
were reported. In 1898 an amend-
ment to the constitution was made,
making a membership fee of $1.00.
In 1899, Secretary A. B. Cook re-
ported 350 active clubs in the State.
In, 1904, 222 clubs listed, 101 local
clubs sent delegates to the number
«£152. ‘In 1905 membership fee
There

  

raised to $2.00'per year.

Their A

hundred weight of grains was not
changed appreciably.

Two pigs which were originally in»-
cluded in these experiments devel—
oped rickets and were removed. The
animals were penned on the north
side of the piggery, and, as pigs fed
similar rations in previous years but.
penned on the south side of the
building did not develop the disease,
it is apparent that sunlight is a vital
factor in maintaining the health of
animals.

Expensive Shelter Unnecessary

One of the hog feeding experi-
ments showed that it is unnecessary
to provide expensive shelters for
hogs. Similar lots of eight pigs each
were fed identical rations. One lot
was housed in a good type hog house
from which they had access to a
small lot except on cold days and
those on which a north wind was
blowing. The second group of hogs
were sheltered in a portable cot, the
door of which was kept open at all
times.

The hogs which were kept in the
cot made a. trifle more rapid gains
than those in the house. Those in
the cot required more feed to make
100 pounds of gain than the others.
but the hogs in the house consumed
more high priced supplements which
were self fed in each case, so that.
the cost for 100 pounds of gain was
practically identical for the two
groups. The trial began December
22, 1927 and continued until the
hogs weighed approximately 200
pounds.
case was less than 50 pounds.

Value of Beans

In a series of feeding trials to find
the value of navy beans as feed for
hogs,

The initial weigh in each .

it was found that hogs getting .

l

a ration of two parts of beans and 5»

one part of corn did not make as
rapid gains, as cheap gains, nor as
efficient gains as another lot which
received the same ration with the ex-
ception that the second lot of hog;
had access to tankage in a self
feeder.

Ground corn proved superior to
ground barley when each was tested
in combination with cull beans, tank-
age, and minerals.

The beans fed in these experi-
ments were cooked and mixed while
hot with the other feeds in the ra~
tions.

Farmers’ Club Movement in the State of Michigan

were reported 162 active clubs in 35
counties. 99 clubs present with 126
delegates.

3

It was ex-president J. '1‘. Danielle .
who brought to our attention in 1904 .

our duty pertaining to the care of
our rural cemeteries and to him be—
longs the honor of creating “Memory
Day” which by act of Legislature is
to be observed on Sept. 30 each year.
To Mr. Danielle we are also indebted
for our associational motto—“The
skillful hand with the cultured mind
is the farmer’s most valuable asset.”
Also for the sentiment—“The Farm-
er: He gains from the soil the primal
wealth of Nations.”

W'omcn Allowed in Office

While at all meetings there were
some women delegates, it was not
until 1900 that women were allowed
an office when Miss Julia Ball was
elected secretary. At that time a
secretary could be re—elccted by a
three-fourths majority, but no other
officer could succeed himself until
1906, when the association became

 

wise enough to allow the president at

re-election by the same majority. 7
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menL,-’_“The'Farm Garden.” That is:
a'ctlca’lly all I do.‘ ;I wish to ask
few queStions. What can one do
.fj'gthe root maggots which infest
i'radishes and turnips? A party told

  
   
  

[but I can not remember what propor-
. ions to use and how and when to
“apply same. Are there other rem-
‘ 'Did you ever sow’ peas

.What result did you get with this
' rmethod with the dwarf varieties?—
‘ A. G., Corunna, Mich.

‘ HE latest method and one which
has given good result-s in con-
trolling root maggots in the

crops you mention consists of: apply-

ing a solution made by lelIlg 1

ounce of corrosive subllmate in 8
gallans of water and thoroughly wet—

ting the soil near the row. . .

The material must be mixed m

a Wooden or earthen vessel as con-
tact with «metal will destroy the con-
tainer and also render the poison._

tainer and also render the p01son 1n-

etfective. ' .

It is best applied by thoroughly
coating the inside of a sprinkling
can with hot wax, after which the
nozzle is removed and a wooden

plug containing a 1%; inch hole 13

substituted. Small amounts may be

applied with a large glasstbottle.

' I can see no advantage in broad-
casting dwarf peas. Any increase in
production will be rendered in-s1gni-
flcant by the tendency of the pea
vines to tangle and make picking
difficult. There is also a limit. to
the number of plants a given piece

of soil can mature. .

If a large crop is desired you
might sow double rows 4-6. inches
apart every two feet. In this man-
ner you get a good stand of peas on
the soil and at the same time the

24 inch space offers a. chance to har-

vest the crop.—Garden Editor.

IBLASTING DITCH

if want to dig :a ditch about forty
yards long; it' will average. about
vthr'Se feet deep. The ground 13 near—
ly ll muck. Which will be the cheap-
est as toboth labor and money, dyn—
au'i" to or horses? I must hire a team
if} use horses. If the dynam1te 1s
use’d what percent would you adVISe?
How far apart should the charges be
placed and how deep? How large
should they be?

I also have about four acres of
marshland which is covered with
tough wild grass turf. Tell me, will
dynamite be the most economical
method of breaking it up?-—R. C.,
Riverdale, Mich. .

DITCH through Amuck can ordin-

‘ arily be dug with dynamite pro-

vided the muck is damp. Suf-
ficiently damp so that if you pick up
a handful, you can squeeze water
out between your fingers readily.
That is our rule of thumb. For a
ditch three feet deep and approxi-
mately five feet wide, a single row
of holes eighteen inches apart will
generally do the job. These holes
should not be over two feet deep. One
stick in each hole should give you a

read With. interest your departs,

meito use lime and salt with water, ,

If so, ._

  
     
   

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1" com lelnts or ueetu for lnlcrmetlcn e

a

good ditch. Each stick weighs one-
half pound. There is only one kind
of dynamite which Awe recommend
for this work—this ‘as a 60%
straight Nitroglycerin Dynamite,

There is variation in muck-ground.
It is possible that the ditch may be
dug with a little wider distance be-
tween holes, or the opposite may be
true. The sticks may have to be
raised a little bit if the ground is
softer or if the ground is a little bit
hard, maybe deeper. We usually
start out blasting a nine hole strip
loaded per the above instructions.
then make our charges in accordance
with the results obtained.‘ ‘

. stand that only One cap is used, that
being placed in the center hole. Be
sure that all of the sticks are in the
same plane, loaded the same depth
below the surface of the ground. This
type of dynamite shOuld cost approx-
imately twenty-two cents per pound.
It is a very simple matter to figure
the total Cost of your forty rod ditch.
Two men should be able to blast
forty rods in two days time very
easily.

Your other question regarding the
breaking of tough wild grass turf is
rather new to me, but I am of the
opinion that this would be a very
expensive method. There is no doubt
but what you can tear it to pieces
with dynamite but I believe the cost
Would be prohibitive—L. F. Livings-
ton, Specialist, Agr’l Engr., M. S. C.

CREEK IS ON LINE

What is the law in regard to line
fences where a creek is on the line?
I own pasture land on one side of
the creek, a neighbor on the other.
When there is no fence, cows can run
back and forth to suit themselves.
I built a fence on my side to keep

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mine in; is there any way to make
him build a' fence on-his side 0r me
build half and him half as in other

. line fences?—F.. M. >F.‘, ~White Pigeon,

Michigan, .

E the .Creek is not large enough to
turn the ’stock each adjoining
owner would be required to build

. and maintain his one half of the line

fence. - I would have the fence view-

‘ers apportion to‘ each of you your

respective shares to keep up.—Legal
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MAY, GARNISHEE JUDGMENT

'Can a person, holding a judgment
against a ' second person, sieze a

.judgment. the second farmer holds

against. a

third person?—C. M.,
* Michigan. ' -'

PERSON holding a. judgment-

against another person may gar-
his-nee a; judgment which that
person holds] against_ another.—
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Stately appearing home of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Dozeman on their farm in the central
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others- from operating truck lines j:

over the same route?——-“Reader,"

Glennie, Mich. .. .

. 'Ny person, firm or corporation
. may receive a permit to do ‘
*~ , motor freight or. passenger busi~
ness in this state after having satis~
fled the “Commission“that' there is

Public Convenience and Necessity for
the kind of service they wish to
maintain. ; . " .
’ Thefees of One Ddllar per Hun-—
dredweight *are,‘ revenues“ received
where permits-are issued and goes

entirely to the - Highway Fund.

We find thata great many try to
evade the law by_claiming to be only _,
casual carriers .or centract carriers
in which case :usua‘llygtheyare not _..-
covered ~by‘.insurance..and in‘ ‘case cf '
damage or ,loss the public has no _. pro-
tection whatsoever. The CommisSion
aims to be very fair and lenient in
the issuingof permits, especiallyuin
case of ..far-me_rs- in the -.ha'ulin‘g of
live-stock or other farm;produc'e. But if
those .whose main business is com— i
mercializing the. public highways '
they are 'very ,insistent' that they j
comply with the law and help pay !:
the tax for maintenance of the high- ”
way.—Michigan Public Utilities Com- 5

mission. . p
Bulletin Sen-vie; .

(The bulletins listed under thls heading
are free. Some are Issued by the u. 8.
Department of Agriculture, other: by agri-
cultural colleges. and many by our adver-
tisers. We carefully consider the bulletin:
that come to us from different sources and
list those which. in our opinion. are of
greatest value to our readers. If you went '

a copy of one or more Just list them on a ‘ xi
postal card or in a letter and mail to us.
with your name and address. They will be
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No.

No 2.—MODERN WATER SUPPLY.
No. 3.—SOIL FERTILIZERS.

No. 4.-—SEED CORN CURING.

No. 5.——GOSPEL OF GOOD FEEDING.
No. 6.——BEFORE YOU INVEST.

No. 7.—FARM SANITATION.

No. 8.——FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS.
No. 9.—FROM EGG TO MARKET.
No. ll.-—-MINERALS AND FEEDING.
No. l_2.——LINSEED OIL MEAL.-

No. 13.—FIGHT THE CORN BORER.
No. l4.—UNDER-GRADE APPLES .
No. l6.—TIRE CARE.

No. 17.—FARMERS’ TAX GUIDE.

No. 18.—_—BARNS AND HOW TO BUILD.
No. l9.—CONCRETE BUILDINGS.

No. 20.-'—MOTHS AND BEETLES.

No. 21.—FEEDING FOR EGGS.
No. 22.—CHICK CARE AND FEEDING. .
No. 23.——-BETTER GRAINS AND HAY.

. 24.——100 FOODS FROM 4 RECIPES.

. 25.—~FARM LEASE SYSTEMS.

. 26.——-ORCHARD MANAGEMENT. .
27.-——RASPBERRY PLANTATION. .'
. 28.—POULTRY FEEDING SECRETS.

. 29.—FLIES IN DWELLINGS.

. 30.—MORE' MONEY FROM "cows.

No. 33.-—CULLING FARM ’IFLOCK.

No. 34.—-POTATO GROWING.

No. 35.—-PROFITABLE ORCHARDS.
No. 36.—TRACTOR LUBRICATION.
N0. 37.—MODERN POULTRY HOUSES.
N0. 38.—POULTRY, SWINE DISEASES.
No. 39.—AUTOMOBILE LUBRICATION.
No. 40.—-YOUR TRACTOR.

No. 41.—-—A FEW' BOARDS.

42.—REAL ESTATE ASSESSING.
43.—FARMING UNDER PAPER.

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A JOLLY LOOKING YOUNG MAN.— CHAMPIONS.——United States champion pulling team, owned by the v LIKE OLD LUMBERING DAYS.—
“This is my little nenhew. Dean Pepe,” Owosso Sugar Company, Alicia, Mielm and handled by W. H. Lambka. Elmer Pierce, Otsego county, writes.
writes Mrs. C. B. Morse, of Clinton They are purebred Belgians, weigh 4,150 pounds and won the champion- “This is how we keen young in. Otsego
county. ship at the Saginaw County Fair. county.”

FOUR GENERATIONS.——Mrs. C. A. Ide and daughter, GERALD GIBSON AND HIS PAL. FAMILY I’E'I‘.—C. C. Leudbetter, of the Bunny [tun
Mrs. C. G. Swansen, and Mrs. Swansen’s son, N. E. Swan— ———Gerald is the grandson of Mrs. Fred Country Club. Oakland county, send us this picture of
sen, with his daughter, Betty Marie, of Osceola and Wex— Gibson, of Barry county, and he thinks Mrs. E. Sweet and the family pet, Silver, an eighteen
.ford counties. Picture was sent us by Mrs. 0'. A. Ide. the world of. his little pal. months old Shetland pony. »

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TAKING A BATH.—-—Grandda.ughters FROM CLARE COUNT‘Y.—-Dale t‘llO‘V DO YOU LIKE DIY DOLL- THEI R GREAT—(filtANDlle—
at Mr. and Mrs. C. Shuler, of Berrien Franklin Randall and Herbert Junior lES?”———So says Marion Belle Frank, Mrs. A. Boenisck is the great-grand-
county, having a, good time in the good Randall are nephews of C. I). Hubel, of little 'daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur mother of Thomas and May Schrems.
old summertime. Clare county. ‘ . Frank, of Arenac county. They live in Saginaw county.

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. Very Perplexing
.30!!! s. reader in Lenawee county
comes the following letter: “I
sowed fifteen acres of wheat and
it stands up Just as thick. and it
looks just fine but it is nothing but
chess. Now what can I do with it?"
Isn’t . this chess
crop very per-
plexing? Some
are certain wheat
turns to chess.

thorities s a y
chess is chess,
and chess never
was wheat. But
where c h e s 3
comes from in
such a very even
thick stand when
wheat was sup-
posed to be the
crop is perplexing. It is said chess
seed will lie in the ground for years
awaiting a. favorable time to sprout.
and this is in late summer. The
young chess plant must make some
considerable growth in the fall the
same as wheat, and in the spring it
starts out very vigorous and matures
and is harvested along with wheat.
It is not easily separated from wheat
in cleaning seed and often a farmer
sows it and does not know it. Well,
if this field was ours right now we
would plow it at once and about
July first sow it. to buckwheat. When
the buckwheat was ready for harvest
we would have a disk grain drill
ready with rye in it, and follow the
hinder; the buckwheat would then
be shocked on the sown rye and this
would get the rye sown earlier than
to wait until the buckwheat was
threshed. We Would not hesitate to
sow Wheat instead of rye if the buck—
wheat were cut early enough. .

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Will It? It Won’t

A number of readers wrote' this
spring asking about the harm wheat
would receive it it were dragged over
to cover clover seed. They were
told to go on and drag, and the wheat
would not be harmed at all, but
would be benefited by it. Across the
road from where I am writing, I can
see one of our wheat fields. This
field was ’sown to wheat last fall and
200 pounds high grade fertilizer
used per acre. It made a fine start
before winter set in and had every
'prospect of being a field of which we
could be proud. But we aren’t! It
winter killed very seriously and
there was little wheat that showed
this spring. We put two new spring
tooth drags in it, and certainly drag-
ged it up a plenty~—crossed it and
went every way with those neW' drags
set deep. Not a green thing was in
sight. One and one—half bushels of
barley were sown, and clover was
seeded at the same time. Today the
wheat plants are very much in evi-
dence. It seems a miracle they could
survive all the harrowing that field
received and more so when one real—
izes they were very feeble wheat
plants to start with. I am quite
sold on the notion that we should
drag our wheat at least twice every
spring. Then a twenty disk grass
seed drill should be used to sow our
clover and grass seed with. Many
of these drills were sold around here

 

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some years ago. but no one seemed

to use them intelligently, and the
drills soon went to the scrap heap.
Trouble was. these drills are neces-
sarily made light in weight. Disks
are only four inches apart. Farmers
expected these light drills to go
right in hard dry stony ground, and
work deep enough to cover seeds. Re—
sult was, the disks, etc., could” not
stand that abuse. I am. positive

these drills would save Considerable

seed, for pot nearly as much" would
beheaded when sown with them as
when sown broad cast. ,

I imagine one of these drills will
find it’s way to Broadscopo Farm be-
But will it hurt wheat
to drag it! It won’t. ,,

 

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A and Case
- From a county well up north
comes a letter which is pathetic. It
is a case where a man and his wife.
having five or six small children,
were in need of a team. They had no
money. A’ sharp 8’11! sol'd them a.
team and took security on all their
cows. The money not being paid
when due. he took all those cows and
it was these cows they made their
living with. After buying the team
some additional expenses were in-
curred by illness in the family, and
the money could not pay everything.
They write they were somewhat “lg-
norant. and believed all the sharp
guy said. and gave up all. It is all
past now, only the sickening ache
left to remember our cows going
down the road.” Now these people
own a farm. They have tried all
the banks in two counties for a loan
on the farm with which to buy four
cows to start over again with. But
no banks want land now. What is
the solution? What is the lesson?
The solution is not easy to give. The
lesson to be learned is, don't be
talked into anything by men who
have money to loan on personal
property. Don’t sign any paper un-
less you know exactly what you are
doing. Read it all over—don't hur-
ry. If you do not. understand it. do
not ask him to explain it to you. Go
to some well posted man who is dis-
interested and let him advise you.
If you know no other such man, go
to Your supervisor, they are gener-
ally willing and competent to advise
on such matters. Every little while
I get in touch with some one who has
signed some form or other paper,
and not realized what they really
obligated themselves for when their
name was written. The dotted line‘
is the cause of crime in" many cases,
for it is often the weapon with which
unsuspecting folks are shot.

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Millet For Horses

Today’s mail brought two inquir-
ies about millet bay» for horse feed.
Another wants to 'grow Hungarian'
grass for horse hay. Hungarian
grass is a variety of millet and millet
makes good hay. In feeding value it
is almost equal to timothy and Sudan
grass. It is palatable and may be
safely fed to sheep and cattle but. it
is not recommended to be fed alone
and» continuously to horses, as it has
an injurious effect on their kidneys.

“Do millets require lime?” Mill-
ets do not need lime. They are not
legume and will add nothing to the
soil. They will grow on any fairly
rich soil. Hungarian millet is adapt-
ed to lower damp ground and gen-

erally yields a little more than other '

varieties on the higher land. This
fact seems to class it‘ as a “grass" of
a different nature than common mil-
let. Most millet varieties weigh 50
lbs. per bushel, and for hay about
one bushel per acre is considered
the best amount of seed. It should ,
not be covered deep. It may be sown

up to until the forepart of July, but
as it is very shallow rooted it can
not stand too much dry weather;
therefore. late seedings are not al-
ways successful.

“When should I

‘ ‘becomgiexploslvew This question".
asked I ces- ., .,

. “Will millet hoot maths m,
. . by a reader at;8allne,
see no‘ reason why millet hay should .
lie-discreet than any other in this,
respect. moossibly may be morsi
difficult to cure than timothy but}
this is largely duo to the fact it is;
not. out until thrwea'ther is‘ratheel:
cool- for the curing process. How-3
ever, it should be well canal or it}

, will must enough to be swstabla'}

I never knew a year when so many
want to try s substitute hey crop.» A"
reader at Romeo moo-hos if they can
plow up a meadow "the first on sea- I
and week in July and seed sweet '
clover and rye for fall pasture?" ‘

There is a rare chance this might J
work out. It. would. if this wot 3
weather continues. but most years. 3
July plowing is a failure if the seed-
ing is done soon after plowing. This
reader says. “there is "lots of quack
in the meadow and the field is to be
a corn field next year; He seems
to want some late fall pasture and i
I would recommend him to cut the
hay early and sow broadcast 200 lbs. -

of a good fertilizer high in nitrogen 7

content. This will make the grasses
take a new life for the fall posturing. I
Top dressing with manure is a fine i
thing and either of these manurings
will give an account of itself in the
corn crop next year as well as the
pasture this fall. Don't turn on these ‘
meadows until they get well started;

too early pasturing will be their ruin.-
atmn.

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0 O O
A Caller

Fortunate thing! This article ls"
long enough. Why fortunate? 'Be~
cause a gentleman has just driven in
who is none other than I. J. Mathews.
and if you know Mr. Mathews, you
know he will give you so many ideas
and things to think of you couldn’t
write an article without getting it
pretty badly confused.

11/677!

Conducted By ‘
ROBERT J.
Protec

McOOLGAN
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R. PETER VER LEE of Zeeland.
Michigan, gets out $50 toward
this week. One night last fall

two boys in a light Ford truck

stopped at Mr. Vet Lee’s home and ;
helped themselves to 45 of his prize ,
chickens. Mr. Ver Leo discovered 5
the thieves in action and notified the
sheriff who caught the boys. One of
them said he was just out for a ride
while Philo Way, the other boy. con- 1
teased to the crime. His case was.
set forward from time to time and he .
was finally tried and sentenced to .
serve 60 days in jail and» put on ,
three years probation. Mr. Ver Lee E

_ is to be congratulated on his good;

work in rounding up the thief in this .
case. In every community where a,
thief has been caught and Conviction
secured, stealing has stopped to a
considerable extent. The thieves of
Michigan are finally beginning to re-
alize that THE Busmcss FARMEB to-
gether with its 100,000 readers mean
business and when weget completely
organized with our Minute Men, it
is going‘ to be too bad for the rural
thief. His day of operations in our
state will be limited—here's to that
day! ‘
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EAR EDITORz—I read an article
“Condition of the Farmer" by
Mr. Davis of Saginaw County

heading “What the
Neighbors Say.” Every word of this
article is truth and nothing else. He
has not mentioned the extravagencies
oi farmers, as well as all other
classes of labor. contributing to their
condition of poverty.

With exception of a dry or very
wet season this farm of 120 acres,
all improved, paid me on the invest-
ment at lair interest and its taxes
up to about 1929. Taxes have in-
creased. more than double. so as Mr.
Davis says. our (arms are being con-
flsticsted by the government and
sold for taxes. More than 60 per cent
of my county's taxes have been re-
turned unpaid and despite all efforts
some of our very best farmers must
give up the homes they have grubbed
out of the woods. ‘ _

The sporting and various club so-
cietios' as well as the development
and promotional organizations in
this state control the expenditure of
highway funds and we can wallow
in the mud While tourists and pleas-
ure seekers ride on pavement. In the
three federal highways through
Michigan from Saginaw to Mackinaw
there are hundreds of miles of gravel
and pavement through plains and
cut—over lands where nobody lives.
“Money is Mighty.”—-——O. R. Reeves,
Tuscola County.

SOLDIER’S BONUS

EAR EDITOR: I am a mother

of three World War soldier boys

and know how to sympathize
with them. Will say, concerning the
bonus. which they are entitled to,
the soldiers were not 'treated right.
Why didn’t they get it when they
should? One always "gets paid when
they get their work done but not the
soldiers. They have to wait until
1945—a long time—to get their pay.
Their life was at stake when they
went overseas, they didn't go of their

.own free will to save our-country.

How many would have gone and put
their heads up for a target it they
had not been obliged to go?

Now is the time the boys need
their bonus; they earned it. Lots
of them will be under the sod in
1945 and won't need help—Mrs.
Benj. Baughman, Allegan County.

TAX-EXEDIPT BONDS

EAR EDITOR: I read in M. B.

F. some time ago about taxing

single men. Now I would like
to suggest that they might include
single women, too. I think it would
be more reasonable to tax the tax-
oxempt bonds. That would add
quite a snug sum to the tax budget.
—-Lewis Hawes, Barry County.

D0 AWAY WITH SPRING
ELECTION

EAR EDITORz—In this age of

climbing taxes, I wéuld like to

ask the favor of having you re‘
print an article which I saw, perhaps
about fifteen years ago, in your pap-
er, or in the old Gleaner, under the
late Grant Slocum.

The important point of said write
up was. in short, as follows: Do away
with all spring election in our State
and elect our township officers for a
term of two years, like the county
oflicers in the general November
election, when all legislaturérs and
congressmen are elected. Oi course,
we would have to change our Consti-
tion in this part, but by some agita-
tion, I believe it would go through.
As we all know, our local taxes, town
and school taxes, are the heaviest.
and by doing away with the spring
election expenses, would relieve our
local and county taxes very much. It
would not make much difference to
the office holder either, because the
most oi the township oflicers are now
allowed the second year (by 90 per

,cent), being re-elected for second

term without much opposition. In
late years we have still more ex-
pense by having to advertise” all.

spring electiOns, registering etc. “in 3. gives.

 

every local paper, which adds more
taxes tor the farmer to pay; s

In the last session. of our Legisla?

ture, one senator offered a bill to
make the term of all supervisors, two
years, which bill, perhaps, did not
go through, but Why not make the
term or all town officers two years
and do ‘away with big yearly expens-
es? All my neighbors to whom I
sugested this idea, are in favor of it.
——~W. G., Ludington, Mich. , " , .

 

KEEPING ROADS OPEN

EAR EDITOR: .I Would like to
express my opinion in regardto
this keeping open the trunk lino
roads for cars in the winter. In my
opinion this 'iss, great nuisance to
the people who live“ in this northern

country where this is dens. ’ '
A very few people who live on
these roads use their cars in the
winter—when they can. But, when
a blizzard fills these great chasms
they'plow out, it is impossible to
get through with a team or anything

else, for days, perhaps.

It is dangerous to send small chil-
dren to school down them for fear
of meeting one of those great plows
which pay no attention to what they
are running over—teams or people
on foot or anything that may he in
the way.

The people who do not live on
these roads get absolutely no benefit
from them but have to pay the taxes
to keep it up just the same. It is a
fact that the farmers have had to
break roads through swamps and
cross roads to get to town so as to
avoid the trunk line roads with their
teams as they are afraid to drive
down it when it is passable and so
they won’t have to try when it is
full of snow.

Then, when there are a few warm
days, the snow is gone from these

- truches while there is still to much

on side roads to permit using Wheels.
so one has to go far no he can with
sleigh and then change to wagon.
I think it would be a good plan
to hear the opinion of. a few people
Who actually live in the country
where these roads pass, as to what
their opinion of this is—not merely
those who live in the cities.——Mrs.
John Barber, Kalkaska' County.

 

INVITED T0 PARK

EAR EDITOR: The owners of

Marylane Park extend an invi-

tation to all the BUSINESS FARM-
EB readers and their friends to come
to Marylane Park for an outing
whenever they wish. There are
stoves and tables and plenty of room
to get in the dry in case of rain.
Plenty of fine wood in the woods,
axes, saws and etc., to «gather it
with. You can have picnics and
homecomings; it’s all free and you
are welcome to come, subject to the
rules of the park: one is, we reserve
the right to reject all objectionable
people.

This park is in a. State game pre-
serve so there is no shooting allowed
at any time of the year.

The fishing in season on the lakes
and streams is not preserved.

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Russell live
at the park and will be there every
day and night to look after your
wants. ,

It you wish to write to the care
takers oi Marylane Park, the address
is Marylane Park. Bellevue, Michi-
gan, R. F. D. 5.—Mr. and Mrs. Frank
B. Martin, Owners, Battle Creek.
Michigan.

BETTER EVERY ISSUE
EAR EDITOR: I like your pa-
per flne. Every one I get is
getting better, atleast 1' think
so. The first copy YOur agent left
with me when I paid him my money
I did not think so muchot. but of
course I was awiul busy just then.
Since that time it seems to get bet—
ter every issue. I. shun. not farm
and do .without M. ,B. F. «I think
more or thatpaper than I do of, any

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Steel or Cement End Posts .
hi just finished the task of put-
ting in several cement end posts
on Spring Water Farm. These
ornamental posts, which are erected
at the entrance of the farm—stead,
make a very pleasing and permanent
bit of u s e f u 1
equipment. W e

discarded the
wooden posts
several years

2 ago both as end
‘ . and line posts In
1 a very. few years

' time either ~the
posts or braces
decay, the brace
falls from its
place, the fence
sags and .soon it
is in rack and
ruin. I am not
-recommending cement
end posts over steel ones, for they,
too, have their weaknesses, unless
properly reinforced they will pull
over or break. In order to have a
good end post without bracing, it
must be put into the ground about
5 feet ,deep with a good size base,
and should be reinforced with a good
iron pipe or bar to keep from break—
ing off. In order to build this kind
of a cement post the cost runs quite
high after the labor, gravel, and ce-
ment are all figured in. It is cheap-
er to put in a steel end post, set in,
and braced in cement. All the end
posts on Spring Water Farm are of
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posts have all been discarded.

No more wooden line posts will be
erected either. However, I have not
definitely decided whether I’ll use
cement or steel line posts. I have
both and each have their faults. A
few of the cement posts have broken
off and they are quite expensive.

More of the steel posts have broken ~

off, and quite a few of them bend
over in the spring when .stock are
turned against them.

In a permanent pasture, I prefer
the cement posts, but otherwise I
believe I prefer the steel posts.
Either of them however are more sat-
isfactoryLand economical in the long
run than the wooden posts which are
bound to decay, break off, and cause
trouble.

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June

June is a very eventful month of
the year. On the farm it is a month
of growing plants. It is a pleasing
sight to see old mother earth covered
with vegetation; the green grass,
the shade trees, the farm crops, and
all the plant kingdom drinking in
God's fresh air and sunshine and
striving to make a place for them-
selves on the universe. Mother nat-
ure is very good to us all in June,
and I don’t wonder that the joyful
young lovers select this month, most
of all, for their honeymoon trips.
To the happy June brides and bride-
grooms I say congratulations and
wish them the best in their life
work. To the thousands of striving
high school and college graduates
who start their life work during this
month I also wislrthem the success
and happiness which they deserve.
To the farmers of Michigan I suggest
that they watch to a closer extent
these wonders of nature so near
which they are fortunate to be work-
ing, and learn to enjoy them. The
wild roses and singing birds always
make the task of digging post holes
much easier for me to perform. .

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June Beetles

I have noticed in several issues of
THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER re-
quests for farmers over the State to
inform either the editor of this paper
or Prof. R. H. Pettit, Department of
Entomology M. S. C. if they notice
any June beetles in their vicinity.
The Department of Entomology is
striving to locate the time and place

., this. pest in all
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tle of eombatting this post.

The June beetles. or May beetles
as they are sometimes called, have a
three your cycle to complete their

’life history. The beetle itself does

very little damage, but it lays eggs
in lawns, timothy sods, pasture fields
and old meadows which hatch the
following year into white grubs call-
ed cut-worms. Every farmer is fa-
miliar with these cut worms,- and it
is they which cause the damage. They
cut off the. young corn and garden
plants, kill the lawn grass, etc.
These cut worms live in the soil two
years but do very little damage the
second year. The third year they is-
sue out as June beetles, lay their
eggs and begin the cycle over again.
Thus every third year, which is the
year after the June beetle appears,
is the time when the damage is
done. During these years, each third
year, it is not safe to plant corn, po-

.tatoes, or vegetables on land which

has been in sod the year previous.
Fall plowing aids somewhat in their
destruction but no satisfactory rem-
edy is known as yet. The best meth-
od' is to watch and report the pres-
ence of the beetle and follow the
planting directions given. They do
not bother small grains in the man-
ner in which they attack corn or po-
tatoes.
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Sulphur Kills Skunk Odor
This is the time of the year when

' the skunks begin to bother the farm-

er’s chickens. There are few farmers
that have not experienced trouble
some time or other with this feared
little animal. The most dreaded part
of the trouble usually begins after
the animal has been captured or
cornered. When I was a youngster
on the farm I killed a skunk which
was after father’s chickens, but I was

punished by my mother making me

take a bath, and not being able to
play with the “gang” for several
days.

The other day I had a similiar ex—
perience; while driving from Lansing
to Flint thru the country, my head-
lights brought to my attention “a
nice black and white kitty” just
crossing the road ahead of me; I
slammed on the brakes and brought J
the car to a standstill, but too late,
on top of the much hated animal.
Instantly there was a terrible odor
and I had visions of my car being ex-
iled for life. The friend who was
with me volunteered to fix things up
and he certainly did. When we ar-
rived in Flint we dusted the car with
sulphur and immediately the odor
disappeared. This young fellow is
now my friend for life, and I pass on
this valuable information to you and
with my recommendation and ap-
proval. It is a. good remedy for a
bad case, and worth remembering.

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Rant Adapted Seeds

Several times in this department I
have mentioned the importance of
planting adapted seeds, especially in
the clovers and alfalfas. A letter by
C. L. Brody, secretary of the Michi-
gan State Farm Bureau to the Farm
Bureau members and. published in
the Farm Bureau News of'May 25
emphasizes these same facts. This
was again emphasized on June 8 at
the State wide alfalfa field day at
Michigan State College. Michigan
has the largest acreage of any state
west of the Mississippi River of this
important crop and Mr. H. C. Rather,
secretary of the Crop Improvement
AssOciation, estimates that 300,000
more acres will be planted in Michi-
Don’t make a mistake by buy—
ing the- wrong kind of seed, but buy
northern grown seed which will
withstand our cold winters here in
Michigan.

David Woodman has resigned as
county agricultural agent of Huron
county to become affiliated with the Mich-
igan State Farm Bureau in promotion

work. His headquarters Will be at Grand
Rapids, we understand. He will be suc—
ceeded in Huron county by Emmet Raven,

of Millikan. Hr. Raven is an M. 5.0 C.
graduate-m1! has been operating his own
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Y~ ' hitting 61 mean:

I” ' whenhe made that :«guess. The day
» - ,. after Doug ‘had been injured by a

'mllng horse. Sid find ”his sister came to

see him at the hospital. .

“How are you making it?" asked Bid

with an air of optimism In this way he
.was trying to cover up a guilty conscience.
' He knew, in a measure. that they were re-

sponsible for Doug's injury.

Doug grinned stoutly.

“Pretty fair," he said. “The old dogs
won't percolate just now, but I'll be out
of here his. few days." The doctor had
not acquainted him with the seriousness
of his injury. “

Fay Stutgart stood over him, pity In
her eyes.

"It's terrible!" she said.

Doug did not miss the " look on her face.
or the tone in which she spoke. He caught
his breath sharply. and looked- from one
to the other.

“Has the doctor,” he asked slowly.
“been holding out 'on me?”

"Doug," said Sid, “I never did see any
sense in the way they refuse to tell a
person how bad they're hurt. You're hurt
pretty bad. Doug.”

"Bad.’ said Doug. “How bad? So
that I can't ride again?” 4

"So that you'll never walk again," said
Sid.

Doug went limp under that. No blow
could have been harder. He turned his
face from them.

"Get away from here.". he said, after
a time. “I've seen enough of you."

“Don't be too hard on us, Doug," beg-
ged the girl. “We want to have you tak-
en out to our uncle’s place. They will

.take good care of you there and it won't

be as lonesome as it is here.
have a chair, after a while."

“Chair!" Doug laughed bitterly. He
visioned the intricate rolling apparatus
that old people and lnvalids use. He,
Doug Summers, getting about in one of
them! “Get away from here," he said
again. “I want: to be alone.“

“I'll be back," promised Sid before they
left.

For a mortal day and night Doug seeth-
ed, tossing and twisting the movable part
of his body this way and that.

In one of these wild contortions he act-
ually flung himself from the cot. The
nurse found him on the floor, helpless,
white with pain. She called help, got him
on the bed and hurriedly called the house
surgeon.

“What are you trying to do?" asked
this individual. shortly. “Kill yourself?"

"What’s the difference?" asked Doug.
“I'd just as well be dead, hadn’t 1?"

“Any sort of, a person is better than a
dead person," said the doctor. ,

“Can’t you operate and fix me up?"
asked Doug desperately. “Seems like that
when you doctors 'run up against a real
stiff Job you throw up your hands. Just
when we need you most, you quit." .

“It does look that way, doesn't it?"
said the doctor kindly. ”An operation
might help you, but it is so hazardous
that I don’t feel justified in attempting it.
The spinal cord. you know, is a mighty
delicate thing to fool around with."

"Not a chance, then?" asked Doug.
watching him.

“Not a chance," said the doctor, then
added humorously, “unless in some of
your wild tantrums you happen to snap
that spine back in place. When you fell
out of bed just now, for example, you
might have effected a complete cure. And
you might," he continued with deadly ser-
iousness. “have finished yourself entirely.
The latter was entirely more probable."

Doug got to thinking about that when
he left. The doctor said he might have
cured himself. If there was any chance
of that, why couldn't they operate and
make it a certainty? He did not know
that the doctor had been very conserva-
tive in his estimate of the chance he ran
in killing himself when he fell out of bed,
that his Chance of killing himself against
curing himself was a thousand to one.

Doug was pretty deSperate as night
came on. He felt sure that the doctor
had been unduly pessimistic. He knew
doctors often made mistakes in diagnosis.

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Everybody made mistakes; but'he himself
had made the worst on record. He fretted
himself until he slept from exhaustion.
and woke next morning, feelingldecid’e'dly
better. He could. he discovered to hidin-
tense delight. wiggle'his 'toes a little. Ail‘d
he ate the breakfast the nurse brought,
voraciously. . . . '

“Better, aren't you?" she smiled. .

“You tell 'em i" said Doug. “I’lllbe am-
bling out of here on my own legs before
many days." "

“That’s the spirit," she applauded.
"There's been many a patient fool us
here. Maybe that fall has helped you,"
she add jokingly.

“I believe it has," said Doug, and meant
it.

There was no mistake about it, some-
thing had. By noon he could move his
legs, but he did not acquaint the nurse of
the fact.

“What have you done with my clothes?"
he demanded when she broughtohis din-
ner.

“Oh, we'll take care of them for you,"

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earn some in ,ney riding wild horses.

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suspect thieves.

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How are‘you making it?"

“Sid,” said Doug. “I want to get away
from here. I believe I can walk if you
Will help me.” -

Sid threw up his hands in horror.

f‘Doug!" he exclaiined,‘ “don’t“try it.
You might hurt yourself. You might kill
yourself." - . '

“I .hate to see anybody always saying
you can’tmo a thing," “saidpoug.
only way to do anythingfis to go after it.
If-Ivcan'ta-wJaik. I can crawl.“ If I can't

told Doug,_,“but I'm seeing you thru this.

crawl, yo'u’ean‘barry me, may“? Have
you get "a car Outside?"

“Yes; sure," said Sid‘hervously.
wait till I 't'ell'th‘e‘m about it."

"‘Tell them nothing," said Doug grimly,
swinging his legs over the bed, “till I get
myself anchored in that car. Then let's
see them take me out! Hand me them
pants.”

Sid obeyed. What could you do with
such a fellow? At Doug's insistence he
helped him don the garment as well as
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for wheat on their farm in Saginaw county. However, the four horses handled it nicely.

she said brightly.
yet awhile."

“There's some money in them.’ 'he said,
"and some letters. I wish you‘d bring
them in here. And bring my boots and
hat. I feel better if I can see them around
close."

She humored him and brought the com-
plete outfit, down to his spurs. She placed
the boots where he could see them and
spread the clothing in a chair.

“There," she said, “does it help any?"

A whole lot," Doug told her. “I'm
much obliged."

At odd times during the afteroon Doug
experimented and found that he could
actually swing his legs over the edge of
the bed. The nurse nearly caught him at
one of these experiments once. and he
flopped back so suddenly that a great
stab of pain flashed thru his back and
quite took his breath 'aWay. She found
him white and spent, looked at him, took
his temperature and went away, shaking
her head.

Doug grinned at the back of her mar-
celled head and tried it again directly
after she had gone.

Sid came to see him after supper.

“Fay left for home this morning," he

“You won't need them

To Cull Out the Non-Layers

"Stand still," commanded Doug, reach-
ing for his shoulders. “Let's see if these
dogs of mine are any good or not.”

It was a. struggle to win his feet but he
made it and stood swaying, holding to Sid.

“By gad, Doug!” exclaimed Sid delight-
edly excited, “you can, can't you?"

“Go on,” said Doug, his face white. his
lips compressed into a thin line. “Get me
out of‘here. I'm sick of this place."

They met the nurse on the stair land-
ing. She threw up her hands in horror.

“Don't get in the way," said Doug, half
humorously, half seriously. “These dogs
of.3n‘ine ain’t working just right yet. I'm
liable to run you down."

As they went slowly down the stairs,
the nurse .fiew towards the office.

“That’s the way to talk to 'em." boast-
ed Doug. ‘Show 'em you're boss. Don't
let ’em dictate to you."

“It worked that time," grinned Sid,
placing him in the car. “Now wait just
a minute, and I'll run up and settlewith
them. You can settle with me," he added,
as Doug started to protest. It won’t be
much." A

He came back after a short stay and
climbed behind the wheel. “No charges,"

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gress was steady.

As September advanced and the air be»
gan 'to‘olarify and ’g'rowlchllly Doug be-
came more and more restless. /His eyes
were directed more and more towards the
west where. far‘beyon'd the range of his
vision, he_.kn_ew the Rockies loomed huge
andperpetual. - . ' -

.v"Sid,". he saidr‘one‘morning after a long .

walk about the place (he was walking
easily now). “.I'm going home. How‘can

I pay-you‘and your'people here 'for what '

you’ve done?” ; «

»“Don't.try,.it.” warned Sid. “Youknow,
in a way, Lye felt responsible for you get-
ting hurt." ‘

“You’re crazy," Doug told him. “Noth-

‘ ing of the sort. You’ll be back at the'

camp next summer?”

Sid nodded. ‘-‘!To work,” he said. ,“Dan's
putting‘ me. in‘ chdrg'e-tup there, "No fool-
ery,'.he.sa1d-in theletter." Sid ’grinnéd.
then -__sobered suddenly." "Re on you
heard from the..folks that 'Lossing and
Messer tumed'mstlera' didn't you?” '

"“Haven'theard' from the folks since I

left/"said Doug gravely. “I guess they've »

cut. loose from me entirely.”

, ."Lossing 'and . Messer got away with
over a hundred head of your folks' cattle,"
Sid told him.
found."

ow. ,

Sid told what he knew.

Doug was silent for a time.

“Sid," he said, "what would be the
chance for a job on your father's Texas
ranch?"

“Good !" exclaimed Sid.
home now, in a day or two.
right‘along with me." H

“No." vetoed Doug, “I'm not ready to
do that just yet. I aim to make a trip
home first. But don't 100k for me till
you see me coming. I've got to have a 1
look at those old mountains‘again, first. '
They've sort of got into my system."

Sid nodded. “I know what you mean.”
he said. "Felt it myself."

Doug left for Denver next morning. He
still had plenty of money to get home
with because he had spent nothing. Sid
wouldn’t allow him to. He arrived in
Denver on the morning'of the first-of Oo-
tober. Great posters heralding a rodeo
were posted everywhere. Catapult was
listed as one of thabad horses.

Catapult! The old surge hit him harder
than ever. He wondered if his back would
stand a tussel with the horse. Just now
it was feeling as good as new, but Doug
knew he was soft. . “

. But in spite of these facts Doug could
not keep away. .Catapult’s name was a
sort of fetish with him. And he went di-
rectly to the grounds and entered the
bucking contest. '

Abe Middleton, from Doug's own sec»
tion, was on theboard.

“Hello, there, Summers," he said.
§Heard you got your back broke over at

C ”

“I'm going
You can go

“Mistake," Doug told him grinning.
“No hump—backed bronc can break me in
two."

“Back for more, eh?” said Middleton.
sorting blanks. “Well, we can give you
all you're looking for this time. Catan
palt's on the bill. Feel lucky?" .

“Plumb lucky." Doug assured him. “If
I don’t draw him in the finals, I‘ll cry."

“Luck to you," said Middleton. “Whats
ever bronc you draw, it'll be worth see-
ing." -

Doug sailed thru the preliminary in fine
style and went to the finals. Two other
riders, one from Oregon and one from
Arizona, also stayed and drew for their
mounts, Bad Medicine, Star Gazer and
Catapult. Doug. before he looked at the
slip which he took from the Stetson, knew ‘
what would be on it: knew it could be-
only Catapult. and. Catapult it was." -

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, rages human naure.
3 ingvclear to all that the individual
‘ should be wholly free in the line of
2 his creative instincts; free in order

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if. you .are a cold-up subscriber.)

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TEXT: “If therefore the Son shall make
you free, ye shall be free indeed. " John~
8:36... ‘ _ p

E Americans have little to be
complacent about. We sub-
scribe to militarism and our

national god is the pursuit of
wealth " said Bishop McConnéll of
the Methodist Episcopal Church at
the Internationl Missionary Council
held in Jerusalem. This is to say

that we have not yet» adjusted our,

living to a broad, brotherly fellow-
ship nor'found‘ our way to the True
God. But if we are approaching this
goal there is reason to take cOurage.
Another National Independence Day
provides occasion to analyze our un-
derstanding of liberty. 4

Our text punctures the bondage of
the day in which it was spoken.
Bondage? “No,” said Jesus' listen-
ers. “We have never yet been in
bondage.” Had they forgotten about
the crushing chariot wheels of As-
syria and Babylon? Were they not
then, chafing under the political op-
pression of Rome? Didn’t they un-
derstand Jesus? But whether they
did or didn’t; they ignored him.
They were swaddled in infantile
thinking, bound in religious compla-
cency, and wedded to a dead past.
They refused to look into the face of
Jesus to see liberty raised to the
highest power. Do we? Is the bishop

, right when he says we are much in
iservitude to the gods of war and

money ?

We make confession. Humankind

, is yetless or more enslaved politi-

cally and religiously. The funda-

llerd‘ls in, questions regarding rolluloul matter: you would llke answered wrlte
I d to serve you wlthout charge. A personal reply wlll he sentm to you

tween the people of the village and
the people of the open country."
(By Kenyon L. Butterfield. ) “In the
state- of North Dakota when a group
of farmers went to Bismark in an at—
tempt to influence legislation in their
behalf, one of the legislators in-
solently told them to go back home
andrslo'p the hogs, we will pass the
laws 'of the state.’ This spirit is
blighting to the highest distinction
that can be reached by human na—
ture, a feeling of fellowship and
brotherhood. It destroys community
consciousness. We cannot attain to
our highest freedom while such evils
lie imbedded in our social life.

The heart of every true American

swells with the spirit of that day that

made us free. We marvel at the
faith and courage of those men who
dared transcribe the writing on the
hearts on a parchment proudly
known as The Declaration of Inde-
pendence. On July 4th, 1776, this
was but a naked liberty yet now it
is clothed in a growing political free-
dom, a free religion, and many ma-
terial blessings. The travail? Yes,
all the world knows how American
liberty was born out of anguish, sacri-
fices, and death. But these emancipat-
ing processes run back to Calvary.
The Son hath made us free. Nineteen
centuries ago our text was but a
naked declaration. Today it is being
translated into a glorious reality.
While the life of Rome was flickering
out thru lust, pleasure and oppres-
sion, a new King was born to begin
his triumphal march down the ages,
and now millions are singing His ho-
sannas. From Him we are learning

 

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- .IS THERE AN OPENING?

OR eighteen years your religious editor, Rev. Warner, has been
engaged in religious work, city and rural, outside of Michigan. It
would now be more satisfying to him to serve within the bounds

'of his home State, and he invites correspondence with any church or
group of churches desirous of securing a community-minded pastor.
If you know of an opening, in your community or elsewhere, write him

in care of M. B. F.
give—Editor.

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mental wrong in this is that it out-
Isn’t it becom-

to grow and expand after the highest
powers within? Social experience is
proving this highest teaching of Rev-
elation. We-fought to vindicate the
personal right to body. It was seen
that as long as the institution of
slavery existed, humans would be
but mere chattels to be used as profit-
getters for overlords along with the
horses and hoes. The Pilgrim Fae
thers conducted that stream of liber-
ty to America which had its source
in the principle of the innate free-
dom of man from the oppressive dic-
tates of state and church. But. a

f), sad coincidence it is that the May-
..flower- afterward returned to- our

shores with a consignment of slaves.
And so, along with Christianity
catme oppression. But human wel-
fare is yet oftenheld subordinate to
institutionalism. We have not yet
cleared our thinking of social, politi-
cal, and religious traditions that
cramp and coffin the human person-
ality. However, we find occasion at
this season to renew our faith that
the, seed of liberty son by our fa—
thers are growing to a full fruitage.

We must be granted the social
right to mix freely with our kind,
and the inalienable right to racial
equality. ' This been is conferred
upon the race through Jesus Christ.
Are you counted unworthy in your
community of equal respect with any
or all? What more painful thing than
to be held aloof by certain social
When, under such pagan
notions, can we have a common hu-
manity. In Rural America for April
are culled the following: “There is
often the Sharpest antagonism be-

first the way to self-deliverance, to
conversion, to a pardon which is
Heaven. It is a vicarious way and
destined to lead civilization to new
heighths of freedom. Even now,
could we remove from society the
deposits of Christianity, what of con-
sequence would we have left? Chal—
lenged by the spirit of Jesus, we are
seeing the beginning of the end of
war and civic injustice, and the in-
troduction of those controlling prin-
ciples that get God’s will done on the
earth.

“Ye shall be free indeed.” Yes,
we shall be when we accept the faith
formulated by Jesus. Freedom is
Jesus’ great goal. It is the liberty
that leads the church and the state to
highest consideration for human wel-

fare without distinction of race,‘

color, education, or position. Then
all mankind will be crowned with
glory and honor. ,

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WITILBAKER COMPANY
EVERAL , Michigan threshermen
attended the meeting of the
Ohio Brotherhood of Thresher-
men on May 31st held at the office
and factory of the A. D. Baker Com-
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noon was spent in going through the
factory and at noon the guests en-
joyed a free dinner by the Baker
Company. The afternoon was taken
up with a very pleasant meeting.
There were several fine talks and en-
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"The Farm Paper of Service”

FISHIN'
I jes’ set here a—dreamin',
A-dreamin' every day,
Of the sunshine that's a—gleamin'
On the rivers—far away!

And I kinder fall to wishin'
I was where the waters swish,
Fir if the Lord made fishin',
Why—a teller orter fish !

While I’m studyin' or a—writin’,
In the dusty, rusty town,

I kin feel the fish a-bitin'——-
See the cork a-goin’ down.

So I nod and fall to wishin'
I was where the waters swish;
For if the Lord made fishin’
Why—~a teller orter fish!
—-E. A. Stranahan.

 

MAYBE
ERHAPS space on the editorial page should be
devoted to higher thoughts than just

“fishin’,” but, to be perfectly frank with our
folks, we can think of nothing that we feel more
like doing right now than sitting on the bank of.
some lazy stream, under the spreading branches
of a large tree, and day dreaming with a. fish pole
propped up between our knees. The desire to get
close to Mother Nature is far greater than any
ambition to create a reputation as a successful
fisherman, so it wouldn’t bother us if .we didn't
catch any. We hope it isn’t laziness that is get-
ting into our bones, but these first real hot days
we are having certainly play hob with a man’s
ambition. Guess our spring fever has had a
relapse.

WORTHWHILE SUGGESTION

HILE offering a few suggestions during the

recent annual meeting of the Michigan

Livestock Loss 'Prevention Association at
Detroit Dr. W. J. Embree, of the Western Weigh-
ing and Inspection Bureau, of Chicago, stated
that he believed it would be a good idea for our
agricultural colleges to give courses in the ship-
ping of. livestock.

To us that seems a very good suggestion and
we hope our own agricultural college can consider
adding this. Further, we want to suggest that it
might make a good subject to work into the
short courses in some way.

 

ALFAIlFA

‘N Eastern farm paper editor is author of the
saying, “Timber is the only crop‘ poor land
should grow," and it is a pretty good say-

ing as far as it goes but it does not go far
enough. If it is to remain poor land then he has
spoken wise words, but it it is to be built up—
well, he does not know alfalfa. The farmers
of Michigan do, thanks to the farm crops depart—
ment of Michigan State College, and they are rap—
idly increasing their acreage. All ready Michigan
leads other states east ot‘the Mississippi River
with over a half million acres and it is expected
that the increase during 1938 will bring it up to“
three—quarters of a million. The million acre

 

 

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tl’b‘ today. " '

. Alfalfa is, not a. recently dkcovcrod legume 5,1
any means although its 35history in this'section

does not date back-beyond 1900. Historians agree
that it‘has been grown for centuries, in fact, they
have found records of. it back as tar as 490: 3.0.,

when the Modes and Persians invaded Greece. An‘

agricultural book written [about 56 A. D. gave
considerable space to it, calling attention, tothe
fact that it built up the soil and was on etcellont
food for cattle and horses. “It can be cut down
six times in a. year and it will last for ten years,”
according to the 'book. In Californie‘they are
getting as many as eight crops within a. twelve
months period.

The acreage in the United States increased one
hundred per cent between the years of 1899 and
1909, and nearly doubled during the next ten
years. Continuing at this rate it will be the na-
tion's most important forage crop by 1930.

This rapid increase is due to the fact that al-
falfa excels every other crop in yield per acre, in
feeding value, as a dry weather resistor and as a.
builder of the soil. ,

Michigan should continue to maintain its place
at the head of the states east of the Mississippi
and devote much time to the production at high
grade seed. There is no question but what it will.

 

LAST CHANCE

HERE is only one more weelrleft to send in
T your entries in our Farm Home Yard Beau-
tifying or Improvement Contest so if you
have not already mailed us your application blank
you better do so at once. or you will be too late.
July 1st is the closing date for entries and all ybu
need to send in at this time is the application
blank which we are printing again in this issue.
For the benefit of those who have become sub-
scribers since we announced the contest we will
briefly state what it is and what they have to do.
First, it is a movement to encourage more land-
scape gardening around farm homes—to beautify
the yards so that places will be more attractive,
and folks will be more content. The landscaping
can be done by the owner, by some specialist
hired to do the work, or with the assistance of an
expert. We are glad to help all we can.

To enter the contest two photos must be taken.
one oi the front yard from the highway and a
second of the back yard showing it to the best
advantage. Of. course these pictures should be
taken before the shrubbery is planted, but can be
taken shortly after: Then next summer two more
photos are to be taken from the same positions, if
possible and the four pictures, along with a story
of not more than 250 words telling about your
yard and how you fixed it up, are to be mailed
to the Editor of M. B. F. so that they will be in
our hands not later than September 1st, 1929,
which is the’ closing date. Immediately after that
the judges will start at work to decide who the
five winners may be.

Judges in the contest are Prof.- O. I. Gregg,
landscape gardening specialist at M. S. 0., our
own Russell McKee who is always ready to advise
and assist our readers, and the M. B. F. Editor.
Prizes will be: First, a silver cup with the name
of the winner engraved on it; Second, $10 worth
of choice shrubbery; Third, Fourth and Fifth,
each will receive $5 worth of shrubbery of; his or
her own choosing.

Quite a number of folks have entered but there
is always room for more so hurry and send in
your application blank. Even though you may
not win an M. B. F. prize you will be winning
something; a more attractive yard. Further, we
will be publishing the pictures and story you send
in, which will be helpful to thousands of our
readers.

 

 

APPLICATION BLANK

Editor, The Business Farmer.
Mount Clemens, Michigan _

Kindly enter me in your Farm Home
Yard Beautifying or Improvement Contest,
which started Mar. 31, 1928. and emk Sept.
1, 1929. I understand I am not bound in
' any way to continue throughout the contest .
if at any time I should decide to drop out
but I will advise you of the fact. ’

Name

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UREA! for Independence Day, and three
cheers for the U. s. Ad 0:: July Fourth !
like to “and. the store and stripes in eltliet
hand and about as the parade goes by. I okays
like to testify tint this here country is the best of
any in'the East or West. We ain't got any duke
or king to tell us what to do. by jing; we don’t
need any potentate, if we had one we'd perforate
hie hide with buckehot so he’d see that in thin
country of the free there ain't no rulore we re-
spect except the ones that we elect.

The amu‘ehist and bolihevlk on July Fell-Ill
Just have to sneak behind the horn and all: end
once. they can’t convince the root of us that we
should git some dynamite and blow the state
' . house out of sight. We don't believe their lino
of ulfl‘, this land of ours is good .enough, we
wouldn’t want to live nowhere the store end
stripe- aln’t in the air. It sure we. fortunate
that we were born in this land of the free: It
don't take any diagram to show us that our
Uncle Sam has got the best place 'neoth the sky
for folks like no to live and die!

 

    

 

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Don't think a teller is leadin’ a. double life just
’cause he buys a suit with two pair of pants.

 

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A teller who buys a. suit with two pair of pants ,

is either long of head or short of blood.

 

A stove was recently built in Seattle, Washing-
ton, that is large enough so they can bake a hun-
dred pancakes at once on it. It sure would come
in handy in our kitchen on cold winter mornin’s.

 

I just noticed a headin' in a newspaper that
read, “Boy Chokes on Peas, Coughs Up Diamond."

The boy was eatin’ some canned peas and he had i
diamond popped out of '

a spell of coughin’ and a
his mouth. There has been a. lot of wonderful
machines invented but there ain't any that would
do anything like that, so
of machinery ever made.
his Wife says.

 

Ever hear this one? A colored preacher was
visitin' one of his backsliders and tryin’ to revive
his interest in religion. ,“Don’ yoh—know dat do
Lord done gib man do domination ovah do fowls
ob do air an' creepin’ things," he said to the
brother.

“Huh! If dat am so,” questioned the brother.
“why am it so ha’d foh to swipe a chicken or git

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June 22.—Cass County Field Day, 2 miles south ..

> of Cassopolis, Mich;

July 9—13.—Midsummer Panltry Short Course.
M. S. 0., East Lansing, Mich. ‘

July 27.-—Farmers’ Day, Michigan State Col-
lege, East Lansing, Mich. ~

Aug. 3-4.-—-—Tour of Michigan State Horticul-
tural Society. -

Sept. Z-8.—-Michigan State Fair, Detroit, Mich.

Sept. 10.-———Ope.ning day Hatcherymen's Short

Course, M. S. 0., East Lansing, Mich.

Oct. 30—Nov.-2.—-Top 0' Michigan Potato Show,
Gaylord, Mich. . ' _
Nov. 2-3.—State Horticulturai Show, M. S. 0.,

,East Lansing, Mich. ’ , p .
Nov. 7—10.—-Greenville Potato Show. Greenville,

Mich.” »

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AUTOMOBILE SERVICE
OUSANDS of dollars are lost
annually by motorists "investing
in membership in sic—celled auto-
.znobile service companion v Of'course.
{there are real service companies that
are worth while, but for every good
'one there donens that are not what
they appear to be. Some of them

sound over the» country but most of ‘

them are operated locally or concen—
trated in“ one or two thickly popu-
f‘l'ated districts. ,

Much of their soliciting is done by
mail but they also employ men to
approach cir owners on the streets,
because the men can bring greater
- pressure to bear on the prospective
members without fear of getting out-
side the law. A printed letter is evi-
dence that- is hard to deny while a
salesman can swear that he never
made such statesients and the com-
pany can deny responsibility for any
verbal agreements. Most of the
members of any of these so-called
service companies that we have
talked or corresponded with claim
the agents misrepresented to them
and we have every reason to believe
that this is the truth. ,

Subscribers have claimed that the
company’s contract was to include a.
complete insurance policy indemnify-
ing thexcontract holder against all
liability, property damage, loss from
fire and theft, etc. and that discounts
could be obtained on purchase of ac-
cessories, gas and oil. We remember
a company that sprang up in Detroit
that promised all of these things and
it sold memberships in nearby towns.
Several victims wrote us that the in-

surance, they received was just a,

cheap accident policy and there were
only two or three places just in the
city of Detroit where any discounts
could be obtained.

It is said that the policy given by
most of these wild—cat companies is
only a cheap personal accident policy
of very limited coverage which does
not protect the holder against liabil-
ity, property damage, or loss by fire

.and theft. Also the filling stations

giving discounts are few and far be-
tween.

It you are solicited to join any
company offering you this kind of
service be sure that you know what
it is before you go in. Read the con-
tract carefully and be'sure of what
you are to get. Don’t depend on
what the solicitor tells you. If you
want expert advice we will be glad
to help you all we can. .

AMERICAN ENDOCRINE
LABORATORIES
NE of- our subscribers recently
wrote us about the American
Endocrine Laboratories, 113
West 42nd Street. New York City,
regarding their “Radiendocrinator
Standard Type RS, with complete
equipment and full-typewritten in-
structions, for» One Hundred Fifty
Dollars," which they guaranteed to
renew “life, energy and youthful-
ness" and give satisfactory results
within thirty days. p
In their “bonded guarantee" they
state: "It is guaranteed that: No
matter he wserious the ailments you
may have, or how impotent you may
be. or how much doctoring you have
done, this instrument will show signs
or relief and evidence of complete
rejuvenation, relief, or cure, in thirty

 

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cm a all: Wt
toolbars teem Icons-lent dealings or an-
Ill". treatment by person: or concern: It a

In ev'cry case we will do our best to make
a satluaotory settlerhent or force action, for
which no charge for our services wlll ever be
ml” ¥§:M0llq;l u ode by /n and uh-
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“Grandyille, Mich.

Tiliitandmdeingnnattoldyoumgot

days, or the money-back clause in
thlsx agreement will positively be
henored by the American Endocrine
~ Laboratories. It is guaranteed that:
This is identically the same instru-
ment as the one used in obtaining
the astounding rejuvenation results
in magazine articles, news feature
stories. and books published on the
. subject. It is guaranteed that: This
instrument generates a stream of
genuine gamma rays in therapeutic
quality, that they pass directly
through the body,to the endocrine
glands, and that they stimulate
them to renewed activity. It is guar-
anteed that: This instrument is lab-
oratory tested, either by the Curie
Laboratory of- Paris or is the exact
equivalent of such standard measure.
It is guaranteed that: This instru-
ment will retain its therapeutic en-
ergy for ten years. \ Or we guarantee
to return the price paid for this in-
strument if it is returned to us in
good condition within thirty days
from date of receipt—less only the
cost of putting the said instrument
into perfect shape for resale.”

That sounds good enough, does it
not? But let us read what the Na-
tional Better Business Bureau writes
in answer to our inquiry to them:

“According to our file, this organ-
ization is selling several radium em-
anating devices which are claimed to
have (therapeutic value due to their
beneficial effect on the endocrine
skin. We are informed their labor-
‘ atories are in charge of Mr. William
J. A. Bailey, who has been connected
with the exploitation of a number of
quasi-medical concerns and products.
chief among which was the so-called
‘Radithor' an alleged radium water.
Mr. Bailey has been connected with
various questionable enterprises. In
1915 one of his ventures, the Carne-
gie Engineering Corporation, was de-
clared a fraud by the federal author-
ities and we learned that in Decem-
ber of. that year, Mr. Bailey went to
the Tombs for thirty days on a
faharge of violating the Unite-d States

ws.

“We understand that another in-
dividual connected with this concern
is Dr. Herman H. Rubin of New York
who we are informed was expelled
from the county and state medical
societies of New York in 1924. He
is the same individual who was con-
nected with the fake obesity cure.
‘Citrophan.’ His next venture was
the exploitation of a radium emanat—
ing product which was \sold for
$13000 and later was reduced to

150.

“We have no definite information
regarding the financial reliability of
this concern, but judging from the
palatial suite of offices they occupy
in New York City they appear to be
making a considerable amount of
money in their business."

 

AGENT STOLE FIVE DOLLARS
EAR PUBLISHER: Noting the.
letter of. Mrs. D., of Byron Cen-

ter, Mich. in the June 9th issue

of your paper, concerning the agent
who was selling lamp wicks, I may
say that some time in March he was
in our community, and stopping at
one'farm home disappeared with a
five dollar bill be had helped him-
self to from the drawer of a. buffet
just inside the back door, while the
lady of the house was temporarily
absent in the poultry house a short
distance away. just returning to the
house in time to see him drive
quickly away. Later our deputy
sheriff located him, and on account
of its being a case of petty larceny he
was let go. At the present time he is
working at Kalamatoo. Perhaps this
information may be a warning to
people not to go very far away from
their house without the precaution

 

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' ’ A‘Rs'rmsn FARMERfiAYSi
‘JVIy: son\. and daughtcfi

arc in II ”
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‘ ‘ REALIZED LONG AGO," R
said a retired farmer recently, ‘
“that afarmcr’s life is made up of
two kinds of years-good and bad. I

“And I also realized that if I were
ever going to get anywhere, I
would have to invest all the extra
money that I had at the end of a
good yearin avery careful manner.

    

“I looked over all the kinds of
securities I could find, and de-
cided that First Mortgage Bonds
were the safest investments that
paid a satisfactory rate of interest.

“Then I looked around for a
good company, and I selected the
Federal Bond & Mortgage
Company.

“What’s been the result? Well,
I’ll tell you this, and let you be
‘ the judge: I’m retired, and my
\\ wifi’ and I are living very

\ comfortably. My Jon and
daug/zler are in goodcol—

“That’s what investing in the
Federal Bond & Mortgage Com-
pany’ s securities has done for me,
and for my family.”

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The First Mortgage Bonds of~
fered by the Federal Bond &
Mortgage Company are secured
by well—located, income—earning
properties. They yield 6 %. They
are offered by a house of the
highest standing. We shall be glad
to send you full details of our

\ . current offerings on receipt of
Federal 16!“ and 1/737 101/] the coupon below. This places
Bond & \ 501/! graduate, 100- you under no obligation.
Mortgage Co.

Please tell me about

the 6% bonds you \ Griswold Street at Clifford

have for investment. \ metTOitJ
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'rms SUMMER

Michigan can well afford to increase its Alfalfa acreage.
The Michigan State College recommends summer seeding
in regions short in Alfalfa.

it We can supply you with hardy, dependable seed. A post-
card will bring you recommendations for summer seeding.

MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU SEED SERVICE

223 North Cedar Street '
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THIS FARM
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forward with 25 cents.

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The Michigan Business Farmer,

Mount Clemens, Michigan. ,
Please send me by return mail one of your Protective Service

Bureau Sign. I enclose twenty-five cents (25c) to cover cost of same

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'B’y' Dougie MalIoeh'
y: do we mm a. flag, mother?"
7 bought my mother. would say, »
.1111 needle and thread and stripes of
. rm!!—
rim that isn't at all the way.
m and whittled, and sister cut,
, ’Jmother helped us to sew 1t-——-"But "
a said, “there is more than a. sewing-
bag

And cloth and scissors to making a;

,fiag."

'How do you mean ‘there’s more,’ moth-
er?"

- And then my mother began
“To tell us, again of, the minutemen,
_ . And, of many a splendid man.
fShe said, “The fiagithat a. country needs
Is made .,of honest and noble deeds,

And never letting your banner drag
In peace or battle———that’s making a.
flag 1)

“How can I make a flag, mother?"
She said to me, “Just be true,
And obey the laws, and be good, because
That’s something we all can do.
It’s loving the right, and hating the
wrong,
And helping the whole, wide world along,
It isn‘t just of our land to brag,
But making it better—that‘s making a
flag! '1)

~11 HUSBAND’S TRIBUTE

0 you recall our challenge to E.

. M. C.’s husband in the May 26th

issue to come forth and tell us
'how his wife makes him happy?
Well, .like the good sport he is, he re-
sponded, and here we have his an-
swer.‘

“It is something new for me to
write to the Farm Home Department,
but it would not be quite fair not to
respond to such a toast, especially
since the editor has called upon me
to do so.

“Somehow I cannot tell just why
I love my wife, but aside from that
unexplainable something that makes
me satisfied and happy I will sum up
briefly a few reasons that seem im-
portant.

“She makes home a pleasant place
to live in, keeping everything as neat
and comfortable as possible.

“She keeps within the limits of
our income. We always talk things
over and plan together.

“Last but not least, as a cook she
certainly suits my taste.——‘Mr. E. M.
C. ’1

This last named reason, I know,
will cause many a good wife to in-
wardly chuckle, and will bring to
mind the truth of that old, worn-out
adage about the road to a man’s
heart lying through his stomach. It
is interesting to observe with how
many men the age-old question, “Do
you love her?” invariably boils down
to, “Can she cook?” This seeming
grossness on the part of husbands

has chilled the romantic spirit of
countless brides. Can’t you just hear
them saying in disgust, “Oh, you! All
you think about is eating!”? But if
they are sensible, they soon realize
» that there is nothing like good food
- to create a sense of well being in the
. _human body, especially in the male
human body. And if we feel well
and are healthy, we are almost cer-
tain to be happy. We can stand an
awful lotlof hard work and trouble
if our “victuals” agree with us.

i‘Mr. E. M. C’s” description of why
he loves his wife reminds me of a
little anecdote. A young husband
had just told his wife that he loved
her, but she, no longer content with
the general statement of fact, wanted
g details.

“Why do you love me?” she asked.
"Tell me some reasons.” The hus-
band frowned in perplexity, nobly
trying to analize his affection.

"‘Well, I love you, because—~be-
cause you’re YOU; and then, of
course, there’s your cooking.”

“Wouldn’t you love me,” she quer-
ied anxiously, “if I couldn’t cook?"

“Yes, sure I would,” he answered;

. “but the fact that you can makes
‘ loving you easier.”
‘ Your visit to “OurPage” has been
very pleasant, “Mr. E. M. 0.," and
we express the hearty wish that you
may call again.
BOYS’ SUMMER SUITS HAVE
MANNISH CUT
UMMER suits for small boys may
be made in one or two-piece
‘ styles with straight trousers.
,‘Simple, straight trousers give the
suit a more mannish appearance
han knickers and even the boy
der eight years old prefers his
c thing to look mannish and tai—
'ored. Straight- trousers also do
y withelastics which may cut of!

THE FARM 110m!

A ntimate-nut are. warm
— Edited by HIS. ANNIE TAmI

Farm Home Department.

the ladies.”

woman’s stuff. ”

language.

bide the time of day. "

after all this is essentially a
department of the home, and
what would home be like,
we ask you, “without a man
in the house?”

Address letters:

 

 

EAR FOLKS: —Elsewhere on this page this issue, we have" a letter
from a. man who says it is a new thing for him to write to the .
This statement of his has set us to
thinking. It would be a new experience for many men. ~
have a. masculine caller, and then it is generally by accident.
arrive by some circuitous route, referred by another department, and -
-are quite amazed and a. little embarrassed to find themselves “among

Yet why shouldn't they take an interest in the Farm Home Depart-
ment, read “Our Page,” and write in occasionally? Ask one of them
that, though, and he will probably reply, “Oh, that’s not for me; that’s
They will carefully read all the material contained
in the poultry, veterinary, and other departments, but they will pass
by the Farm Home Department as though it were written in a foreign

But even the most masculine of men in their everyday life do not
care to spend all their time in the barnyard. They like to come into
the house of an evening, wash up, discard their mud laden shoes, slip
into soft carpet slippers, and sit down comfortably after supper with a
pipe among the books, magazines, lace doilies, and other paraphernalia
of home in the mellow glow of the lamplight.

True, there is much on the woman’s page. that a man would not find
of interest, but there is much, also, that we are sure he would enjoy it
he would once bring himself to read it.
Home Department is always out to whosoever would enter, and to all
members of the family we extend a cordial welcome to “come in and
Just because you happen to be a husband,
father, or brother do not think that there is no place for you. here, for

fw,
a.

Mrs. Annie Taylor. our. The Business Farmer. It. Clemens. lllemaen.

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Seldom do we
They

The latch string of the Farm

V' cents for the hook—Mrs.
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circulation and they are easier to
keep clean and to iron because the
elastic does nothave to be changed.
The two—piece suit may. have a free-
hanging smock era coat-like over-
blouse. The trousers may be held in
place. by buttons on a well-fitting
underwaist or blouse which should
be long enough to stay in place. If

preferred, elastic may be used at the .

top of the trousers but it should al-
ways be one inch wide and not tight
enough to leave a mark on the
child’s body.

Cheerful colors in summer materi-
als may be used for little boys’ suits
and yet avoid a girlish appearance.
For warm weather, English prints or
percale shirts with colored linen
trousers are attractive. The shirts

may have sports collars and turn-
back cuffs of linen to match the
trousers. Pongee and cotton broad-
cloth are also good materials for
warm weather. .Double—breasted
pongee suits with scalloped collars
are being shown‘ in the stores this
season.

All garments should allow plenty
of freedom and in no way restrict
the body. Good growth and develop-
ment can be interfered with by ill-
selected and adjusted suspenders and

' belt which bring the weight of heavy

long or short trousers on the shoul-
dew and hips. If blouses and coats
are out too high at the back of the
neck, the head and shoulders are
forced forward and depress the
chest.

Rugs Hooked From Rags

F COURSE all farmers’ wives
know how popular are the
hooked rugs of our grandmoth-

ers’ day; probably many of these
same wives would like to try making
some, but doubtless few of them re-
alize that their husband’s worn out
overalls and faded work shirts can
be made into charming rugs.

For a long time I had wanted to
try my hand at making a hooked
rug, but never felt like spending the
ten or fifteen dollars that most ad-
vertisers asked for rug outfits; so

one day I got my husband to make a .

frame of light wood (my frame is
picture molding which we happened
to have, and it is two feet square)
and bring in from the barn some
gunny sacks. I invested twenty—five
centsin an old fashionedrug hook.
I cut up the overalls and shirts into
narrow strips about one—fourth to
one—half inch wide according to the
weight of the material and as long
as possible, of course,’ discarding
seams, hems, etc. I divided my ma-
terial of each color into two equal
parts so I would have some idea how
well it would hold out, and then was
ready to begin.

n

Two hooked run of pretty design made by In. W. W. Hon-o. Grand Traverse eonnty.
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The sack I cut two inches larger
on all four sides than I wanted the
rug, and those two inches I turned
under carefully on a thread for a.
hem, basting it. Next I drew my de-
sign also following threads so it
would be square on the completed
rug. Rug designs stamped on paper
can be bought for a quarter or more
according to size, or one can invent
one’s own designs.

A rug twenty-four by thirty-four is
a nice _size to start on. Sew the rug
securely to the frame, using strong
twine. Have the edge of the rug just
meet the inside edge of the frame. Of
course the rug is longer than the
frame, but when the rug on the
frame has been completed the fin—
ished end of the-rug can be pulled
over the frame and the remaining
rug fitted into the frame and com-
pleted. The double edge is a. little
hard to do, but the completed rug

, with the edge nicely finished isnwell

worth the effort, I think. If the hem
is turned back and sewed after the
rug is hooked, it wears out before
any other part is worn and leaves a
ragged edge which is hard to repair.
The rug being finished as I described

is we 111 place 112
d- the rug ‘with the pattern

'tdviard you, the ball of— rage under

the frame,. and insert the hook
through the burlap, pull the end of
rag up through about an inch, skip
two or three threads in the burlap,
and pull up a loop about one half
inch abbve the sack; continue in
this way until the rag is all used,
leaving the ends on the upper
side. Insert the new rag in the same
hole and continue until. the design is
worked in. Care must be taken not
to crowd over the foundation threads
too much.

In my rug, made of overalls and
shirts, I used the darkest blue for
border, the medium blue- for back-
ground, and the lightest blue for the
design. I used a. narrow line of
black (myysmall boy’s black stocking
legs cut round andround) to outline
the‘designs, also'to separate the bor-
der from the main part of the rug.

Underwear colored pretty shades
and cut round and round, being care-
ful to cut the seams no wider, makes
most attractive and easily hooked
rugs. I also made a. woolen rug
from the scraps left after cutting
blocks for a quilt.

I think most hooked rugs are
clipped after making, but I left mine
in the loops, and like them better
that way. However, I cut the ends
even with the loops.

I have made five rugs of different
sizes, and all they have cost has been
fifteen centsfor dye and twe1‘1‘tIy—fivvve

MAKE BAKING SUGGESTION

0 make a cake lighter and nicer,
T sift baking soda in the flour in-
stead of dissolving it in hot wat-
er or milk when mixing the ingredi:
ents. This is especially true in mak-
ing chocolate cake. This method of
mixing baking powder applies to
cakes and other recipes.

 

 

Folks at Our House Like—

 

 

I am sending a pickle recipe which has
been much praised. I have used several
combinations of vegetables in it, includ—
ing carrots and wax beans besides those
called for in the recipe. Just be sure to
have the right quantities.

Edith’e Mustard Pickles.—1 qt. large
cucumbers cut in pieces; 1 qt. small cu-
cumbers; 1 qt. large tomatoes; 3 heads
cauliflower; 2 qts. small onions; 6 red and
green peppers cut in strips. Put all in
separate dishes. of salt water over night.
In the morning cook in separate dishes
of water until tender. Then put together
and boil a short time in the following
paste: 1 oz. tumeric; 1,5 lb. ground must-
ard; 2 cups flour; 7 cups sugar; 1 gal.
vinegar.—-—Mrs. F. L. S., Traverse City.
Mich.

(Editor’s Note: How about that recipe
scrap book? Are, YOU keeping one for
future reference?)

 

 

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THE SILVERY COLORADO
WENDS ITS WAY
As the twilight softly gathers
Round my house among the hills,
And it seems all nature settles down to
rest;

Then I sit and sadly ponder,
And my heart with longing fills
As I ofttimes dream of one that I love
best.
We were wedded in the springtime,
Our hearts they knew no pain.
Fair nature seemed to smile on us that
day; .
Now she’s sleeping health the lilacs _ _
And will ne’er come back again
Where the silvery Colorado wends its
way. '

WHERE

Chorus:

There’s a sob on every breeze,
There’ s a sigh comes from the trees,
And the mocking bird he sings a sadden-
ed lay;
While the sunbeams creep no more
Round my cheerless cabin door,
Where the silvery Colorado wends its
way.

The silvery snow is gleaming
Oh you distant mountain side,
Where Iwe often used to ramble, Nell and

And Ithe birds are gaily singing
In the valley far below,
' Where I hope some day to, lay me down
and die;
Our lives were gay and happy
In the shadow of the hills.
My heart beats fonder for her day by
day
And I hear her presence near me as I.
sit alone tonight,
Where the silvery Colorado wends its way.
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For Mothers.—-Are you 'expecting a lit-
tle new corner in 'your family? 0r per-
haps he has already arrived and you are
nursing him. In either case. it is very
important that you should eat the right
kind of food in order that the tiny life
so dependent upon you shall receive the
proper nourishment. The diet for both ex-
pectant and nursing mothers is the same.

It is important to drink large quanti-
ties of fluids because they dilute what-
ever poisOns the body may be harboring,
and increase elimination both through the
bowels and kidneys. Six to eight glass-
fuls of water and one quart of milk
should be taken daily.

Meat (once a day or 'three times a
week). Poultry. Fish. Oysters (in sea-
son).v Eggs (not oftener than once a
day.). Breads (not fresh), preferably
breads made of whole grain flour. Vege-
tables: Starchy—potatoes, spaghetti, mac-
aroni, rice. (These are all potato substi-
tutes); green—spinach, carrots, green
beans, asparagus, peas, tomatoes, lettuce,
chard, onions, cauliflower, cabbage, beets,
squash, turnips, etc. Cereals—especially
ecoked cereals; cornmeal is particularly
valuable, entire wheat, oatmeal, farina,
hominy, rice. bran. Soups—(Greasy
soups and stews not advisable). Fruits—
ripe raw fruits in season, oranges, grape-
fruit,” grapes, peaches. apples, figs, pears,
apricots. Cooked fruits—prunes, rhubarb,
apple sauce, etc.

The following items must be stricken
from the diet list as unhealthful both to
the mother and child:

Rich or underdone‘pastries, heavy pud-
dings, fried foods, doughnuts, fritters,
croquettes, pickles, mince meat, baked
beans, pork, veal, nuts, candies in quanti-
ty, highly seasoned foods, more than 1

 

 

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PATTERNS

6185. --An attractive dress that has t’sdignity
and charm for the mature figure. Notel tsslend-
oriz-ing attributes—the “V" neck, the long lines
9f the waist, the pleats. _The only horizontal note
belt and 11 this is made of the self ma-
detract from the gen-

6/67.

is the
terial it will not noticeabl
eral up- -and— downe eierct ull finished satin, rayon
flat crepe, linen, voi 3e, pique are suitable materials.

in 8 sizes: , , , , 48, 50,
and 52 inc h bust gleasure. A 44 inch size re~
quires 4%. yards of 39 inch materiaL

6167.—This dainty, youthful model will be
welcomed by our younger more slender sisters.
Here we hav ve a new and pleasing treatment of the
popular handkerchief- scarf col ar. Printed and
plain voile or crepe de chine will be the most at-
ctive materials to use. although any of the
numerous cotton prints will be found to make up

satisfactorily.

C ut in 3 sizes. 16, 18 and 20 years. An 18
year size requires 4% yards of 35 inch or wider
material if dress and collar are made of one ma—

Otherwise, 2% yards wil be required with
yards ’of contrasting material.

SHOPPER'S NOTE BOOK.

With the advance of the season. gray is be-
coming more popular, especially for one- -color en-
sembles of coat, dress, hat and shoes

Stockings too short in the foot frequently cause
bunions. Stockings that are too large cause bhst-
91‘s and callouses. Know exactly what your size

and wear it.

Dark shoes are more flattering to the feet than
light ones. Strapped Tslippers are more graceful
than oxfords. The haped strap is particib
lsrly good for a broad foot, as it tends
the foot look longer and narrower. Do not wear
"lfua‘y' shoes i your feet are not pretty and
s cm er

Hats made of pique are being worn with cotton
sports costumes and summer resses.

’ 3: sun: To GIVE size
ALL PATTERNS 13c EACH-—
2 FOR 25c POSTPAID

ADD 106 FOR SPRING AND SUMMER
928 FASHION BOOK

terial.

Adds; :11 order: for patterns to
Pattern Department

Proteins, especially those contained in
meat and eggs, tax the kidney activity.
It is far easier for the body to take care
of milk, fish, fowl, and vegetable protein.
It is impossible to thrive on foods poor in
vitamines and lime. The baby is growing
and must build bone and teeth. He
should obtain sufficient lime from the food
which he obtains from his mother to
make his bony framework sturdy.» The
best bread and cereals are those contain-
ing whole grain. The latter has‘both the
germ and the husk which are rich in vit-
amines. The best desserts are fruit and
simple puddings. The fewer pastries the

' better.

These diet suggestions are taken from
the diet cards distributed by the Michigan
Department of Health Bureau of Child
Hygiene and Public Health Nursing.

 

 

Personal Column

 

 

Song Requests: The Bald Headed End
of the Broom; Bad Companion; sweet
Rosie O’Grady: 0h, Susannah; When You
3nd I Were Seventeen; The Old Hickory

ane.

 

 

WOMEN’S EXCHANGE

I! you have something to exchange, In Illl
Fruit I: FREE undou- thls headlng provldllns.

It spmlsto women and I:

exchanges. no ml: lnv olv Boson . will
In three lines. V

subset-Ibu- to The Business

our address label from a recent Issue to

t. Ixchangem offers will be num 111

sorted rod on we have room.

—MR8. ANNIEo TAYLOR. Edlur.

 

 

193.——Primrose cream separator for
Guernsey heifer or 2 heifer calves—Mrs
H. Goetz, R. 3, Adrian, Mich.

194.-——Na.med, mixed gladiolas and dahl-
ias for phlox, chryanthemums.—Mrs.
Blanche Force, R. 4, Mason, Mich,

”tutu-egg incubator for 9x12'Congo-n
leum (Gold seal) rug.-—-Mrs. Gerald Buf-
tln, R. 1, Paris, Mich. '

, 196 .-'--Lady;'s good blue coat, size 42,
for two weaned pigs.—-Mrs. H. Goetz, R.
3, Adrian, Mich.

 

 

Klever Kiddies

I. had been teaching my five-year—old
son. the alphabet. Little three-year-old
son listened attentively. Later he brought
me some letters saying, “Mama, this is
whoa and this gee."

. “And What is the next, Son?", I asked.
Real loud, he replied, “Giddap.”——Mrs. O.
C. M., Saginaw, Mich.

 

 

Our Book Review

(Books reviewed under this heading may
be seemed through The Michigan Business
Farmer, and will be promptly shipped by
pascel )post on receipt of publisher's price
s ed

 

 

 

 

 

Spraying, Dusting and Fumigatlng of
Plants.—By A. Freeman Mason, Depart-
ment of Horticulture, University of Mary-
land. The practical gardener, fruitgrow-
er, and farmer will find this book ex-
tremely useful in helping him to recognize
and control the insects and diseases which
attacks plants. In addition to spray cal-
endars, identification, and control meas-

ures for the pests which attack the var-v

ious fruits and vegetables this book gives
the latest developments in spraying and
dusting materials and machinery, seed
treatment, and soil sterilization, and the
principles underlying the successful con—
trol of all pests. (MacMillan Company,
publishers. Price, $5.00.)

We like M. B. F. from front cover to
back. Every item is always interesting.
——Grover Stoudt, Calhoun County.

 

 

 

Tricks in Trade of Home Dressmaking

By MRS. DORA R.

BARNES

 

 

 

Couching.—I_II. 29.-———Two threads, are
used in making this stitch and they may
be of two colors. One is held in place on
the material with the left hand, The sec-
ond thread is used in making the stitches
which hold the first thread in place. These
stitches are made over the first thread
and at right angles wit and make 1,4-
inch to 17/2-inch long on the wrong side.

l’ortugese Laid Work.—III. 30.—Look
at the illustration and see how it is made.
III. 31. Two Sided Turkish Stitch. Two
colors of thread are used. See illustra—
tion for making. III. 32. Combination of
outline stitch and French knots. III. 33.
Combination of running stitch and lazy
daisy stitch. Two colors of thread may be
used.

III. 34. French Knots. Bring the
needle through to right side of material
where knot is to be made. Take a tiny
stitch and hold needle firmly with left
hand, wrap the thread two or three times
around the needle, bring needle through
and then stitch it down through material
near point it came out, pushing the coil of
thread close to cloth and holding it there
while needle is drawn through to wrong

side. The coil forms the knot. If the
coil is fastened on the wrong side by a.
tiny stitch it cannot slip.

III. 35. Lazy Daisy Stitch. The lazy
daisy stitch consists of an uneven num-
ber of chain stitches made around a com-
mon point, or center, the chain or loops
resembling petals.

III. 36. Bermuda Fagoting. Use a
large needle as a. carpet or punch work
needle and a very fine thread. This stitch
is used on underwear, collars, cuffs, dress-
er scarfs, etc. The stitch is made toward
the worker. Take a short stitch diagonal—
ly from right to left. fasten the thread by
tying in this first stitch. Put the needle
into the first hole and make a stitch
straight toward the worker.

Bind with two stitches in the same hole,
then put the needle into the second hole,
and bind it to the third hole with two
stitches. Put it again into the second
hole and make a stitch toward the worker.
Bind the second and fourth holes then
the third and fourth holes and make next
stitch straight from the third hole. Re-
peat cross diagonally 011 the wrong side
making a cross stitch.

 

 

 

 

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Ideal for Children

Sample Soap, Ointment, Tnlcmn free.
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Wisconsin Dairy Land

In upper Wisconsin, the best dairy and general
crop state in the Union” where the cow
The 800 Line Railway is selling out over land min
the rapidly growing dairy sections at low prion
Liberal contracts fifteen years to pay. Ask £9:
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H. 8. FUNSTON, 800 LINE BLDG.

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PLEASE M E N T 1 on
THE BUSINESS FARMER
WHEN WRITING TO
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":5- “ji'fi‘ottoi'l‘lo Your Debt.
' VOOlor'st Blue and Gold

  
 

Niel Fay Sharp, President
.1!“ B. Rind-on, Vice—President
Uncle Ned, Secretary-Treasurer

u

AS a member or -The Chil-
dren‘s Hour Club I pledge
myself:

‘ r. nu a cum life and keep
' the Ten Gonna-dainty

, ' U To do my best in everything I do.

’5 ., .‘ To be true to my eon-try, the
1‘ , United States of America.

Todoutleoetouegooddeed
each day.

{1 To assist the less fortunate thou l.
' To be considerate of others.

To be kind to people and to on!-
male.

 

      
     
   
    
   
   
    
    
    
     
 
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EAR BOYS AND GIRLS: Our
drawing contest is coming. along
just fine, with lots and lots of

entries, but it is still too early to tell
who is going to win as the closing
date is a couple of days off yet and
every mail is bringing more pictures.
I can plainly see that many of our
future artists and cartoonists will
. come from Michigan farms.

And now for another contest—one

that is different than any other we
have ever had. It is called “Des-
criptive Names of. Cities” and I am
indebted. to Mrs. John Hooper, of
Eastport for the idea. In fact she
made it all up and I am using it
because I think you will like it. Each
lone of the following sentences de-
scribe the name of a Michigan town
or city and you are to figure them
out. The first four to send in cor-
rect lists will recive Mystery Prizes
and the contest closes June 28th. If
four correct lists have not been re-
ceived by that time it will be the
nearest correct that win.

1. A hard, smooth stone.

2. A shelter for ships and “tens

firma.”

3. To journey and a large town.
4. A conflict and a small stream.
6. Very fine and swift moving:

water.

6. A boy’s nickname. and a boy.
7. Just purchased and a harbor.
8. A very religious person and a

boy’s name.

9. An arm of the sea and a large,

thickly populated place.

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lake.
. 11. A girl’s name and a vine cov-
. ered retreat.

12. Of extra good quality.

I will help you out by telling you
the answer to the last one is Superior
and you will have to figure out the
‘ others. They are all easy because
they are towns and cities you talk
about almost every day so do not be
afraid to tackle it. If you like this
kind of a contest just say so in your
letter and we will have more of them
from time to time. Of course, we will
have many other kinds as well be-
cause having one kind all the time

I think it would grow tiresome it
there was no change. "

Did you pass your grades in school
this year? I hope so. Good-bye until
next issue—UNCLE NED.

 

 

) Our Boys and Girls

1 Dear Uncle Ned and Cousins:——I have

not written since Christmas time so
i thought I had better write. I haven't
been at home to write as I have been on
a trip to Dayton, Akron and Marion, Ohio,
and Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, back to
Cleveland and Toledo, Ohio, and home. I
sure had a dandy time and saw lots of
country,

I saw Eathel Fay Sharp's letter in the
Children’s Hour requesting me to write
and I guess it was about time I was being
requested.

I am plowing for beans at the present
time. I will get one—third of them for my
share. I like farm work real well.

I think it is all right for’the girls to
use powder if they don’t go too far with
it. It is also all right for them to wear
knickers around home but not to go away
in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    
      
     
   
    

  

   

~We take the M. B. 'F. in our' home and

 
 

   

would not be much fun, would it?_

up it very well. I always read the ..

Children’s Hour and am going to try my
luck in‘ some of the contests some day.
Well, I guess I better quit. Will be
glad to have the cousins writeup me‘ and
will answer all letters. Would like h

‘ have our President‘wrlte me a letter, too.
’Jme‘evillo,

-—Cusroi. G. Culbert. R. 1,

. lllich. . :

-—-Weloome back, Carroll. I thought you
had deserted us. Don’t let that m'

. again, will you? All right’l'll forgive

you them—Uncle Ned.

Uncle Nedz—Would you please print
the enclosed verses on Our Page? If so‘
I will thank you very much. I feel that
I should remember my dear deceased
tamer in some way. It is not a very sat—
hfying remembrance but when fate h
formed we must .“do our best” alone.
Last Father’s Day we were happy but not
balmy enough for we realized not the
future sadness that tiine'held for us. But
the day is here and Father’s Day it is
and we are all. looking forth “to the day
when we shall all be as one. But it is s ,,
life we must all paSs through in darkness
or in light. I remain, faithfully for Our
Page—“Eathel Fay,” Akron, Mich.

In Memoriam of Iather’s Day
Father’s Day, yes Father’s Day
Brings forth a memory dear,
A vacant chair, a bleeding heart.
A sandy mound, and'trickling tear.

A longing sad with painful throbs,
A white carnation sweet,

In honor of the one we loved,
With words we can’t repeat.

A father, loving father,
Who reared and cherished me,
And toiled and labored heavy,
For his dear family.

He was a true companion,
In sorrow and in pain,

He always did his very best,
At any loss or gain.

But did the thought e’er crumble,
Through my vacant mind,

That some day I would miss him,
When I was left behind?

I miss his dear gentle voice.
I miss his toil and care,
There is a tear drop twinkling,
As I see his vacant chair.

But father‘s resting safely,
Oh Jesus' throne this day,
While we wear a white carnation,
.Are wearing in repay.

-—Your poem is very nice, Eathel, and I
am glad to publish it. It is true that we
fail to appreciate how dear our loved
ones are to us until they are taken away.
Then it is too late to show them the love
we would like to.——Uncle Ned.

ma- You wouldn't have too many if the
m came ova-y week and had a con-
esdi issue. I like something to
d mischief.
we I wrote an essay entit-
“Nursea and Alcohol," for the W. C.
'1‘. U. and I won first in my grade. I
won a bronze inedal'with “Essay ’28”

--Your letter agrees with most all of the
many others I have received regarding
our contests, so we are going to keep
m up and have lots of them.——Uncle

 

MAN AND DONKEY HAULING OLIVES
Woodrow Schweitzer, age 12, of Bay Port,
is the younggartist who drew this picture.

n you do better?

 

 

Tongue Twisters

 

 

My grandmother sent me a new fash-
ioned three cornered, cambrie, country out
handkerchief, not an old fashioned, three
cornered, cambric, country out handker-
chief. '

Robert Rowley rolled a round roll
round; a round roll Robert Rowley rolled
round; if Robert Rowley rolled a round
roll round where is the roll Robert Bow-
ley rolled rotmd?—~“Curley” Forest Den-
ney, Tipton, Mich.

 

When a twister a twisting will twist
him a twist; for the twisting of his twist,
he three times doth intwist; but if one of
the twines of the twist do untwist, the

 

 

OUR 4-H BOYS and GIRLS

 

 

Gogebio County
Ten garden clubs and seven calf dubs
have been organized in Gogebic county.
Crops and canning clubs will complete
the summer club activities.
I ‘
Ottawa County
The work of 11 girls who are members
of a clothing club at Conltlin in Ottowa
county has been commended by state club
leaders. These girls, under the leader—
ship of Miss Augusta Nusdorfer. arranged
a. good exhibit of the clothing which they
had made and conducted a program
which included songs, recitations and in-

strumental music.
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Antrim County

A 4-H ferestry club has been organ-
ized in Antrirn county. High school boys
from Mancelona make up the membership.
P. E. Helm, county agricultural agent is
leader for the group.

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Money in Club Work

Herbert Miller, a Wayne county boy,
enrolled in a dairy calf club in 1922. In
1927, at the State Holstein sale held at
East Lansing, Herbert sold three heifers
for $800, and at this year’s sale at the
same place he sold two heifers for $500.
The sale of those animals is paying
Hei’bert’s way through college.

Another former club boy, Raymond
Cirrbach, Saline, sold a Guernsey heifer
for which he paid $100 at a gain of $275
over the COSt price. This animal was sold
at the consignment sale held recently at
East Lansing. Raymond, who is better
known throughout the .State for his work
with. purebred hogs than with dairy cattle,
will enter college this fall.

”" r t o

llillsdalc County ‘
'I—Iillsdale county potato club members
are using 40 sacks of seed potatoes. The
seed was purchased from a former .club
boy, James Mocks, North Adams, who, is

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carrying the lessons that he learned in of that city. » ,

A_._I

club activities into the conduct of his
farming business.

A Guernsey bull recently bought by
dairy club members in Hillsdale county
makes the second sire of this breed owned
by the boys and girls.

W. C. Nason, U. S. Dept. of Agricult-
ure, recently inspected the club building
owned by the 4-H clubs in Hillsdale
county. Mr. Nason says that this is the
only building in the United States which
&is owned by club members and used as a
county community building.

0 t ‘
Barry County

All members in 22 of the 24 clubs in
Barry county completed their projects.
An exhibit of articles made by the club
at the Shultz school will be shown at the
State Fair this fall.

0 O O
Ionia County

The Ionia. county board of supervisors
will be asked for an increased appropria-
tion to maintain club work as a conse—
quence of the program completed under
the leadership of Mrs. Jessie Adgate,
Lyons. Mrs. Adgate is a local woman
who believed that the training furnished
by club projects to boys and girls was
too valuable to be lost, and she has per-
formed the work of a club agent as far
as the small budget available would por-
mit. Out of the 20 clubs organized, 13
had a 100 per cent of the members who

finished.
t t #

~Made 1,073 Garments
The 380 members of the clothing clubs
in Ingham, Gladwin, Charlevoix, Antrim,
Lenawee, Ottawa, and Shiawasee counties
who received certificates at the completion
of their projects. made 1,073 garments

which were Worth $686.
4 o o ‘
Oakland County

The Kiwanis club of Pontiac is span»

a

oring corn and potato clubs in the vicinity L‘

 

A 103W 1’01! rump
Wevvan-tyoutomeetotrlendofoin
hflwho Bvesin “eluted!“ I
Hertha E. noun. 3. 1, anile.‘
Eartha was horn in ‘ sud fie
hopes that some day fie Ir unl- live
here as she thinks it is u wonderéul state.

0! course, an of us’ hovr is.

twine that untwisteth, untwisteth he
twist.

Untwirltng the twine that untwisteth
between. he twirls with the twister the
two in a twine; the thrice having twist-
ed the twines of the twine, he twisteth
the twine he had twisted in truth; the
twain that in twining, before in the twine,
as twines are intwisted; he now doth
untwine; ’twixt the twain inter—twisting
a twine more between, he, twirling his
twister, makes a twist of twine—Gene-
vive Fritzsche, R. 1, Ruth, Mich.

 

 

er' dies
What is black within, red without, and

four corners round about? A chimney.—
“Curley” Forest Denney, Tipton, Mich.

 

 

 

What shoemaker makes shoes without
leather, with all the four elements put
together? Fire and water, earth and
air, every customer takes two pair. A
blacksmith.

A riddle, a riddle, as I suppose, a hun-
dred eyes and never a nose. A sieve.—
Paul‘me Loomis, East Jordan, Mich.

.What goes faster up hill than down?
Fire—Sophia Kopaczcski, R. 1, Box_16,
Standish, Rich.

 

 

Jokes

 

 

A SENTENCE

Teacher: “Johnny, make a sentence
filth the words defeat, defence and ’detail

it.”

Johnny: "A oat jumped over defence
and defeat went over before detail.”—
Louise Vanderswag, Box 252, Spring
Lake, Mich. '

THE SAME WAY

She: “Love is made the some as it al- .

ways was.”

He: “How can you tell?"

She: "I’ve just read of a Greek maid-
en who sat and listened to ’a lyre all
nMigllllt.”——Velma Moore, 11. 1, Lake City,

1c .

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A Game to Play

 

 

 

 

BAKE WRITING RACE

: Iii-LARGE teams on opposite sides of
a. table. Bond a long slip of paper
and a pencil to two players sitting
opposite at the head 0! the table. At
the signal to “go,” the two players hold-
ing the paper write their last names upon
it and pass the slip on to the next player
on their side. The second player on each
team must write the first untrue of the pro-
ceding player in its proper place on the
slip, his on last name firecflr under
that of the preceding player. This con.-
tinues until the paper reaches the last
player, who follows the example of the
other players, having space: for his first
name. The slips are then passed back to
the head of the table, where the first name
of the last man..of each team must be
written down by its first player at the
head of the table, who then stands and
holds the paper above his head. The first
team through wins. Each player must
give the player next following him his
first name. The last player on each team
will have to shout his name, so that the
one at the head of the table may be able

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scrim of lategpotatoes iv” ‘

Leanne. (W.).—~Everything growing
after rains. ’Oats. barley, and hay look
good. Some alfalfa will be out next week.
Corn not all planted yet: some being
cultivated. 'Wheat is heading, what there
is; very thin on ground. Some mysterious
fires in community: schoolhouse, stores.

, dwelling and barns being burned by fire-
bug. No grain left on farms. Eggs set-
ting scarce. Pastures tam—C. 3.. June
12.

Hillsdale (N. W.).——Still cold, rained
almost all of last week. Some reporting
corn has rotted and corn that is up is
very poor color. Quite an acreage of

potatoes and cucumbers being planted‘

this year. Cut worms are quite bad and

" there seems to be something, a. worm or a
bug, cutting the leaves 01 of the trees in
the woods. Had quite a hard frost the
night of June 2nd, that hurt gardens
quite a. lot. Strawberries beginning to
ripen.——C. H., June 11.

Oakland (N. w.).—So much rain, no
crops can be put in or the ground fitted
for crops. Pasture doing fine. getting
ahead of the stock. Good weather for
fruit; so cold insects cannot harm it.
Wool sold at fifty cents a pound. Lots of
buyers looking after it. Alfalfa will be
ready to out before beans are planted.—
J. D. C., June 8.

Huron (ELL—Weather conditions had
for hoe crop past ten days. Further
damage by a two inch rain; will result in
increase of buckwheat sowing; for the
past three seasons great loss has incurred
on winter crop including iucern by poor
surface drainage. The use of larger plows
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over.-—-L. 1!. Robbins, Cheboygan
County.
cause; poor plowing. Dan and barley

have suffered to a less extent. You can
travel for miles without finding farm
hands employed by the year. Farm syst-
ems are changing. At a. recent federal
loan foreclosure 8. local bank took it
over; 80 A., 34,000 plus interest. Quota.-
tions from Bad Axe: Grain prices are
local and uneven; milk, $1.80; eggs, 24c.
——E. R... June 11.

Charlevoix.—This is surely a great
country. Land good and prices good for
good stuff. Good markets to summer re-

sorts. Stock very high and unable to
buy more here now. Horses, $350 for
fair team. Cows not for sale. Pastures

fine. Saw field corn up Saturday; first
seen this year. Though rather cool for
us southerners it is not too uncomfortable.
Evcrbody busy getting in potatoes. Oats
and wheat look better here than in Kent
county. Gardens all up here. Plenty of
work exchanged around here; helps new-
comers. People very neighborly. There
are plenty of vacant farms. Believe
there will be a good acreage of potatoes.
Wisconsin friends report more potatoes
being put in than usual there this year.
What does that mean? I don’t know
about what acreage of beans will be; can
tell later.-——S. K. W., June 10.

Alpena.—-—-Weather cold for this time of
year. Hay crop not very good here. Lots
of potatoes being planted. Quotations
from Spratt: Wheat,$1.60; oats. 800;
rye, 950; beans, $8.50; potatoes, 25c;
butter, 450; eggs, 22c.—R. W. H., June
11.

Saginaw.—We have had a heavy rain,
delaying farm work. Some beans and
corn drowned out. Corn all in and seems
to be a. good stand; some big enough to
cultivate. About two—thirds of beans in.
There will be a. larger acreage of beans
than last year. Wheat is coming fair to
good. Rye is heading out, but thin and
short acreage. Hay will be a small crop.
Potatoes not planted yet: there will be
a larger acreage than formerly. Oats
good. Quotations from Hemlock: Wheat,
$1155; corn, $1.00: oats, 68c; rye, $1.25;
beans, $9.55; potatoes. $2.00; butter,
44c; eggs, 27c.——F. D., June 11.

Midland—Corn still looking sick. Cold
and raining. , Beans put in early are not
a. very good stand and don't look healthy.
Getting late for beans and lots of ground
ready but don’t dare to put them in. They
are working in the sugar beets and they
are looking fine. We need warm weather.
Quotations from Midland: Wheat, $1.65;
corn, $1.00; oats. 68c; rye, $1.26; beans.
$9.55; potatoes. $1.25; butter, 44c; eggs,
25c.——B. V. 0., June 10.

Montcalm.—L0ts of rain and cold
weather. Seeding very poor. Corn com-
ing up. We were visited by frost June 2nd.
Farmers busy planting beans and pota-
toes. Fall grain looking very poor. Hogs
high. Veal higher. Cattlehighest. Quot-
ations from Stanton: Wheat, $1.60; corn,
500; oats, 65c; rye, $1.16; beans, $9.15;
potatoes, 30c; butter, 45c; eggs, 25c.—
Mrs. C. T., June 11. ‘

Gencsee.—~Cold weather and rains have
set farm work back about two weeks.
«Some-beeps um were planted will be re-
planted. Oats. looking good. A Large

  

     

Pastures are good and hay will be a. good
crop. Very little marketing being done.
A large amount of fertilizer is being sown
this spring with all crops. Quotations
from Flint: Wheat, 31.57;" corn, $1.10;
oats. 750; rye, $1.15; beans, $9.60; pota—
toes, $2.15: butter, 48c; eggs. 28c.—-—H. 8.,
June 12.

(Continued on page 23)

’ HISTORY QF‘ FARMERS' CLUB
MOVEMENT IN MICHIGAN

(Continued from Page 3)

There has occasionally been a wo-
man vice—president, a woman on the
executive board and a woman treas—
urer.

In 1912 dues were changed to 20¢
per family with a. minimum of $2.00
and a maximum of $6.00. 55 clubs
paid dues. In 1913, 120 active clubs
reported in 35 counties and 53 clubs
paid their annual dues. In 1919 club
membership dues were changed to
$5.00 minimum and the annual dues
50¢ per family. The clubs did not
take ’kindly to this advance in price
and our attendance has decreased
from year to year. Last year, 1927,
the dues were placed at the flat rate
of $5.00.

But let us look back now the 35
years and see what has been accom-
plished for the rural population.
Our association was ever alert to
legislative matters. We have al-
ways had our committees on State
and National affairs and a member
in the legislative committee made up
of members of the different state or—
ganizations.

D. M. Beckwith of Howell for
years represented us On the Board of
Anti-Saloon League and we have al-
ways stood pat for the drys. We
stood for woman's sufirage, for rural
free delivery, for parcel post rates,
for good roads.

The programs of the olden days
were timely. Aside from our own
club workers we were helped by
members of the faculty of the then
M. A. C., of the U. of M., the dif-
ferent Statendepartments and Hora-

tio Earle did much to awaken inter-
est in good roads. The meetings
were all held in the Senate Chamber
and no session was complete without
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PLAIN FARMER

a: A. P. BALLAR
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I am acting the role of goose Gibbie.
Only it happens to be a turkey instead
of a goose.
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The manager of the poultry department
has assigned me this position while she
and the children attend church.

t t I

I am supposed to stalk this witch and
locate her nest. Then make a geograph—
ical report of my findings. It’s a gum
shoe jobl

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I'll take this opportunity to investigate
my experimental plot of alfalfa that I
just threw on last spring without prepar—
ation. ~

t t t

The ancient Romans kissed the ground
after seeding. I didn't do this but the
new seedings have come up in good shape.

C O t

In this case my gambling with nature
has taken the place of the disk. However,
I would not recommend this system on a
large plot. But I have added a point to
my stock of knowledge about alfalfa.

O 0 It

Now where under God’s heaven is that
elusive fowl? This is a. job for 3. Burns'
agent instead of an alfalfa specialist. I'll
creep along slowly and perhaps pick up
her trail.

The vixen! She is squatting in the
grass within six rods of me. I must ap-
pear unconcerned for a spell, prehaps she
will start her not of circling to her nest,
and I will go to mine once I find her's.

t t t

Our nests differ. She conceals her’s
with all the craft of her nature. I paint,
plant shrubbery, decorate, and try to
make mine as conspicious as possible.
That’s the difference between me and the
turkey. And who is the wiser? , '

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Well, as'the aviator would say, I have
picked up her log. and thirteen eggs safely
concealed behind it. “

~' o t t .

I hope she brings forth a. husky bunch
of poults, and mothers them to maturity.
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Bull Calf Tag No. 278‘ —- Born August'l, 1927
His dam produced 835 pounds of butter
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4-H DAIRY‘ CHAMPIONS TO GO TO
NATIONAL DAIRY EXPOSITION
TATE 4—H champions of the dairy
calf clubs of 17 states will at-
tend the National Dairy Exposi-
tion at Memphis, Tennessee, October
13 to 20, as guests of the Blue Val-
ley Creamery Institute.

The states which will profit by
these 17 prize educational trips for
4-H dairy achievement are Arkan-
sas, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas,
K e n t u c k y, Missouri, Minnesota,
Michigan, North Dakota, Nebraska,
Ohio, Oklahoma, SouthDakota, Ten-
nessee, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

Any club member—girl or boy—
carrying on a dairy calf project in
any of these states is eligible to com-
pete for th‘esejlp'rize trips.

Blue Valley Creamery officials,
who for a number of years have of-
fered "similar prize educational trips,
are enthusiastic about 4-H work.
H. C. Darger, general manager of
Blue Valley Creamery Institute, says,
“We believe thoroughly in the value
of boys and girls dairy calf club
work in interesting these farmers of
the future in better dairying. The
work is developing the highest type
of citizens among our farm youth,
and it is our desire to‘encourage this
fundamental movement.” '

The trip winner from Michigan
last year' was Nerval Farrell of Mil-
ford“, Michigan; . , ‘ .

All dairy calf club members in
Blue Valley states are on their'toes.
hoping to win this coveted trip.

OCEANA COUNTY D. H. l. A.
‘ ' :REPORT ‘. '

OBERT OSBORN, tester in the

Oceana-West Dairy Herd Im-

provement Association, in com-
pleting his yearly report for the or-
ganization, shows that the 205 cows
tested averaged 323 pounds butter-
fat and 6,888 pounds milk. This as-
sociation composed largely of Jersey
cow owners has accomplished much
during the past few years in improv-
ing dairy conditions on Oceana coun-
ty farms.

One of the outstanding results in
the organization is the six years
average of the purebred Jersey herd-
owned by Henry Meyers of Rot'hbury.
This herd averaged during the past
year 529 pounds butterfat and 10,-
713 pounds milk for the five cows in
the herd. The average for this herd
for the last five years is 504.4 pounds
butterfat. All of the other herds
tested except four averaged more
than 300 pounds butterfat during the
association year.

Osborn reports that 35 cows were
sold for breeding purposes and 24
coWs -were culled out by the mem-
bers. 'Five purebred cows were pur-
chased and located in herds to im-
prove' the 'quality 0f cattle kept.

, Eleven trades or'purChases of pure-

brad'sires were made during the past
year. .

Good feeding conditions have been
practiced as is evidenced by the fact
that 24 of the members fed grain ac-
cording to production. Also 21 of
the 24 members fed grain while their
cows were on pasture. Many of the
barns are equipped with drinking
cups or a ready source of water is
provided during the winter time.
Three hundred fifty acres of alfalfa
are seeded on the farms of the mem-
bers and 91 acres are seeded to sweet
clover. Twenty—one of the members
have alfalfa seeded and 8 have sweet
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.Willryou please tell me the best
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young pigs where the sows have too
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thank you .very much—D. A. L.,
Battle Creek, Mich.

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.as they will take a considerable

quantity of cow's milk.

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few days of age he should be fed
about .every. two hours during the

day, and every four hours at night »

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days of age. The pig should receive
about one ounce at each feeding as_
more than this, is apt to cause digest—
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amount of — milk given, however.
should be increased, the pig getting
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HERE’S A..BECOBD FOR YOU
EAR EDITOR:—I am a reader
D of M. B. F. and see where folks
are reporting large lambs. I
have no lambs but I have a purebred
Jersey heifer June 2nd that dropped
a heifer calf May 19th. When it was
8 hours old it stood-23 Inches high,
30 Inches long and weighed 38%
pounds. Both are doing well. Is
there a younger cow or smaller calf?
—Carl White, Cass County.

 

 

by three weeks of age this amount
may be increased to one and one-half
pounds given in three to four feeds
daily. The sow’s milk is decidely
richer than cow’s milk. The milk
for young pigs, therefore, should be
taken from a cow which gives high
testing rich milk.

To begin with it is usually best to
feed the pigs from a nipple as this is
about the only way they can be made
to take the milk and one knows just
what he is doing. Later, however,
the pigs can be taught to drink from
a shallow pan.

At a little past two weeks of age

the pigs will begin to eat some grain

and should be given access to shelled
corn, some tankage, and salt in a.

self—feeder Where they may take all

that they care to.—Geo. A. Brown.
M. S. C.

BREED HEIFER AT 15 TO 18
MONTHS
HE proper age to breed heifers
will depend upon the growth
and development of the individ-
ual animal. Jerseys and Guernseys
mature at a little earlier age than
Holsteins, Ayrshires or Brown Swiss.
The usual age for first calving is
from 24 to 30 months, so the heifer
should he bred when 15 to 18 months
of age.

TA'ITOOING ACCREDITED HOGS
REQUIRED JULY 1

(Continued from Page 2)

farmer to apply for a brand in Meek-
er county will be given MAA, the
the second MAB, etc., as above. " The
mark used must also be placed on
the certificate oppoaite the name of
the producer so that reference to the
certificate will indicate the name and
address of the producer.
-Will ’Aid in Eradication

Under the tattoo system of identi-
fication it will be possible to notify
the producer of the hogs as to the
results in the killing tests so that
he may take steps to eliminate the
disease from his poultry flock, which
can be easily done by following in—
structions to be mailed to him.
Chickens and hogs as well as cattle
may be infected with tuberculosis
and yet show no outward evidences
of the disease.

Tattooing is a. simple, inexpensive
process requiring very little time but
it will give large results in removing
a serious menace to the poultry inv
dustry, as well as a. heavy loss to the
swine industry.

Provision has been made by the
packing companies to supply county
agents in accredited counties with a
large number of illustrated pam-
phlets on tattooing for distribution
among farmers, so that all will fully
understand the method and will.
therefore, be in a. position to avail
themselves of the premium which
will be paid as heretofore upon the
presentation of the certificate show-
ing the tattoo marks.—-——H. R. Smith.
Iowa Homestead. ‘

 

I read M. B. F. from cover to cover, in-
cluding the ads—Ben Browne, , Washte-
naw County. -

I am sending. my renewal for your very
welcome, papery-Thomas Swisher, Cass
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CHRONIC GARGE'T

I have a cow fresh since last Oc-
tober and since she is on pasture her
cream is stringy. Her milk seems all
right and her cream. tastes all right
and makes nice butter. but it churns
hard. Do you think it all- right to
use the milk'and cream, or can I do
anything to make it rightl—H. 8.,

rec Rivers, Mich.

HIS is no doubt chronic garget
and I do not Want to give 'you
much encouragement concern-

ing a cure; they are not often cured.
I would (suggest that you give this
cow a tablespoonful of Fowler’s -So-
lution of Arsenic on her feed night
and morning for 30 days; give her a
level tablespoonful of potassium io-
dide on her feed or in a pail of water
night and morning for 10 days. This
may make her milk bitter so you
cannot use it. for a couple of “Weeks.

SPIDER TEAT

Have a young cow with spider teat.
Will you please tell me the cause and
cure for it?——J. L., Hesperia, Mich.

.PIDER teat in cows is the result
of inflammation; you no doubt
are aware that all conditions of

this kind are very difficult to treat
and that not ,many of them ever be-
come normalagain. I would recom-
mend that you get some medicated
wax teat dilatorswvhich you can se-
cure fro-m the. Fidelity Laboratories,
Union.Stock Yards, Chicago, 111., and
insert one in the teat after each
milking. If this does not open it up
and give the thickening an opportun-
ity to be absorbed in one month I am
afraid that there is not much if any-
thing that you can do for it.

CONTAGIOUS ABORTION

Could you tell me what causes
miscarriages in sheep? Have had
three ewes lose their lambs this
spring about 2 weeks before they
were due. They are young ewes in
good condition, fed clover hay.———F.
F., Fowler, Mich.

0U probably have contagious

abortion in your. flock of sheep.

It could be possible that your
feeding might be having something
to do with it, especially if you have
not given them any grain. You did
not tell me if you fed any grain or
Regardless of which itvmight
be there is nothing to do for this crop
of lambs that is likely to do much
good. Would'remove all these that
have their lambs too soon" and keep
them away from the rest of the

'flock; clean up and disinfect where

they have been.

WOODEN TONGUE.

Have a heifer; 2 years old, that
freslhened 2 months ago and hasn’t
been well since. She has poor appe-
tite and getting thin. When eating
she slobbers considerably. Have fed

,her almost everything but she does

not seem to relish any kind of feed
only eating a little at a time. Can
you tell me what to do?——D. W. L.,
Mason County.

OM your description it would

seem that this cow has wooden

tongue and cannot eat much or
else she may have something lodged
between her teeth or have a split
tooth; examine her carefully and see
if’ you can detect any of these things.
If she has a stiff hard tongue which
is preventing her eating would sug-
gest a level teaspoonful of potassium
iodide in a pail of water night and-
morning until recovery takes place;
it might be necessary to give, this for
a few days in a swallow of water as

a drench; it can also be given on the '

grain when they can eat enough
grain to get the medicine.
cows HAVE man

My cows, have lice and _I would
like a remedy, something that will

' not take the hair of! afterwards.—

S. L., Elsie, Mich.

0WDERED pyrethrum flowers ,,

will not take the hair at; it well
worked in it will remove the
Rice: the danger is that most times it

is not applied properly and the cat-

tie Mm . has on‘ them after bein
V ' ’ get rid ot- the lice

' proof signs

0%

in the quarters where the animals
are kept or it will do no good to get
rid of them. One part of powdered
pyrethrum to 2 parts of talcum will
remOVe lice from cattle.

ALERT! . h' .
(Continued from Page. 6)

We have missed only a single issue
for a long time in which we have not
paid a $50 reward. In connection
with each one of these rewards we
spend hours of investigation and
many more dollars to be sure the
case is 0. K. in every respect and that
the proper person gets the reward.
Tm: Busmnss Fumes is sparing no
expense in an endeavor to wipe out
the evil of stealing in the rural dis-
tricts and we do not rgeret a single
penny we have spent on this cam-
paign. When the farmers, law en-
forcement officers, and our. courts
finally join hands, stealing will stop.
Let's get together quick!

0 0 t

It .is really too bad that such
glorious seasons as spring and sum-
mer bring in ‘ their wake, among
other things, the rural sharp shoot-
ing, high pressure salesman. Every
conceivable scheme will be presented

to the farmers this summer by men

who work under the guise of a legi-
timate proposition but as a matter of
fact are out to do the "rubes" in the

 

 

THANKS!

_ WISH to express my thanks for
the fifty dollars I received for the
capture of poultry thieves who

stole my chickens. We are boosting
for thegBusiness Farmer and would
not be without it in our home, and
thanking you again we remain ever
ready to help the M. B. l‘. Yours
truly .—Georgc M. Streeter, B. F. D.
5, Jackson, Michigan.

 

 

the “sticks." These boys know THE
BUSINESS FABMER has their number
and whenever they know a farmer
reads our paper they do not approach
him with any of their wild-cat
schemes. Be careful what you buy
from agents this season. Make them
“show you” their proposition is on
the square and if you are in doubt
about it, write us. We either have
or can get the correct information
for you and will be only too glad to
do so.
i t 0

One of the best ways to protect
you from these crooked salesman, is
to have One of our attractive Pro-
tective Service signs displayed prom-
inently in front of your property.
Not long ago we ordered 10,000 of
these signs and in less than three
weeks over 6,000 of them have been
sold to our readers, and we have just
ordered another ten thousand to
meet the demand for these signs.
They are really beautiful weather
in three colors (red,
black and white) size 13% inches by
inches and read as follows,
“This Farm Protected by The Michi-
gan Business Farmer Protective
Service. Backed by more than
100,000 Members.” In the upper
left hand corner is a cut of our
Minute Man. You can bet your bot—
tom dollar no crook is stopping at
a home where this sign is displayed.
These signs are sold at cost plus
mailing. charges which makes them
sell at 25c apiece. Order yours to-
day mailing your remittance directly
to our home office at Mount Clemens.
Of course, if you like to be bothered
by these crooks, don’t spend the
quarter. Over 10,000 farmers feel
it’s worth 25c to keep these fast
shooters off the front porch. What
do you think about it?

‘ t 0 t

We are lookinghfor the first town~

.-ship to be organized for the Minute
4 Men?

Let us hear from you!

 

We all like M. B. Rand do not know
how we: woulddo-w‘lthout it. I know
anyone who takes it once will: not be
without. it again as there are so many
good things in it—Mrs. Bert Creger, Len-

, awee County.

   
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  

 

 

 

 

      
 
 

Recommended by Experiment Station

“The floor 13 a very important part
of the poultry house, especially
from the standpoint of maintaining
sanitary conditions. The smooth
concrete floor can easily be swept,
washed and disinfected if neces-
sary.” —- Bulletin 370, New Jersey
Experiment Station.

You Can Build 3 Concrete

Floor
Anyone can build the dry sanitary floor
recommended above. Full instructions are
given in “Modern Poultry Houses, " a 24-
page illustrated booklet.
Your copy is free, ask for it.

PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION

A national organization to improve and
use: of concrete

Dime Bank Building, DETROIT, man.

 
     
       
     
        
    
 
      
     
   
   
       
     
     
     
 
      
         
        
  
      
     
        
 
   
      
 
    
 
       
 
  

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HOLLYWOOD AND TANCRED STRAINS AND :53:
ENGLISH TYPE S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS ,‘3
ALSO BROWN LEGHORNS, ANCOIIAS AND BARRED ROCKS :4

All chicks from large ty e Production Bred Birds. All M11 lugan Accredited. Every
bird in our braiding ocks has been individually banded. All inspected by an

authorised inspector. FRI'E CATALOG tel ls how we hatch hreui cull, inspect. and
raise our stock. Tells what we feed and how to be successful. ll‘ull instructions on

the Care of Baby Chicks. A genuine Poultry Guide. Wxite " r it.
REDUCED T T T T T T , 5%. .131. .391. are
S. C. White eg1orns( 11g 1% .................. . . . .
PnlcEs " " ” " llolywoed or Tancred Matted) 5.50 10.00 47.50 90.00
. lirown Ieghorns and (Anconas ................................ 5.00 .00 .50 80.00
SHIPPED O. 0 D li11 red Rocks and ~11. I. Reds .................................. 5.50 10 00 41. 50 90. 00

",- YOU WISH Mixed Chitks for Broilers ________________________________________ 3'00 30 00 6000

GET OUR ATTRACTIVE PRICES ON 8-10 WEEK OLD PULLETS

TOWNLINE POULTRY FARM, R. 1, Box 208, Zeeland, Mich.

 

Emma 116%“ mg Bu}! horrfi ........... 2'1 ........... $22 so 34. 50 s 8.00 $38.00 "
RITE do an BLeOC . inorcas, no [138. 3
811‘ w Wl" goawb‘andomlu and Red“ $3 """ 42 3:? I 3’58 11583 3338
‘ 7" “deg" 1330111,}:pr mm """ 2. 75 5209 9200 432110

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GET YOUR CHICKS

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from the farm that produced GRAND SWEEPSTAKES WINNFRS at M. S. w”
0. Baby Chick Show, East Lansing, Mich. May 9th and 10th 1928 Smith 3.
Hatched. We ship (3 0.1). .;
SPECIAL JUNE PRICES -
50 100 50 000
s. c. White Leghorn: ...................... $5. 00 S 9.00 $41.00 $79.00
Barred Rocks. 8. and R. c. ........ 5.15 11.00 1. 00 99.00

Red
w. Rocks, Wh. Wyan. ., Buff Orplngtons 6. 25 56. 00 10900
Broilers. all heavies, $9.0 00—100: $41. 00—500, 2L. Mixed, $1. 50—100; add 250 to 28 ordu‘t. .
Older direct from this ad at these prices. Get our reasonable prices on 2 and 3 week old chicks

1““ W“ LAKEVIEW POULTRY FARM
M. J. KOLE, Owner Box 3 Holland,

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BABY CHICKS AT REDUCED SUMMER PRICES
FOR JULY DELIVERY

From a Reliable Breeder from some of Midfigan’ s best producing flocks of pure bred large bodied
birds, free from disease, that lay large white eggs when prices are high at live and let live prices.

Michigan

 

 

25 50 10 500
Tom Barron Hollywood strain 8. c. Whlte Leghorn: $2.50 $4.25 $8.00 $38.00
Sheppard Stroln s. c. Anconas .......................................... 2.50 4.25 8.00 38.00
Broilers or Mixed Chicks ................................................. 2 360 32.00

00 .
balance 10 days before chicks are

Order di1cct from this ad, save itme. [’03 paid Write

shipped or we will ship balance 0.
for prices for Pullets and yearlings hens.

RELIABLE POULTRY FARM a HATCHERY,

Send 1c per chick
I). We guarantee 100% live delivery.
Reference: Zeeland Statc Bank.

R. 1, Box 41. ZEELAND, MICHIGAN

 

 

  

amuse lenses nae 8e,BLl.lE mason pens m 40 each
100% Live Delivery uaranteefid, 11nd Postage paid on

       

     
   
    

   
   
      

 

  
    
   

   
     


 
 
  
  
   

  

  
  
 
 
  
 

ROCK BOTTOM PRICES

Never before have you been offered a better value in
chicks than you are here. Read these low prices and’
‘ realize that here is an unusual buy. You get M1ch1gan
/.§s.~;~‘ accredited chicks which means every breeder is approved by
_, specialists under supervision of Mich. State Poul. Im. Ass’n.

You get. 100% live delivery, postpaid You get prompt ship-2
ment. You get low prices. And of greatest value of all, you get. that
famous Silver Ward 'Quality which means so much in poultry profits.
Will ship C. 0. D. if you desire. We can also offer splendid 8- 10
week old pullets at very reasonable prices, of the same high quality.

Low Chick Prices—Immediate Delivery—C. O. D.

      

EXTRA SELECTED 500 1000

Production Bred S. C. White Leghorns; Anconu $32. 00 $55 50 $1100 00 $45. 00 8 90.00
“AIIBDARD HEAVY LAYING ‘

3le teLGghoBlns: S. C. Auconss 2.75 5.00 9.00 42. 50 80.00

8e ectcllpi eBred-to- -Lay Barred Rocks 3.50 8.50 12.00 57. 50 110.00

Assorted Broiler OhJeks, all breeds 2 15 4.00 7.00 '85. 00 70.00

You can order right now from this ad and save time. Wire your order and we will
ship at once. We refer you to the Zeeland State Bank—a Member of International Baby Chick
Association. Start now with some of these famous money- -makers. You can never do it cheaper
thanu We will send you a large free catalog that tells you the whole story of Silver Ward

if you I'wish. It will be a great help to you.
Box 80 ZEELAIID, MICHIGAN

INC: CHICKS

LE6,0113 Special Summer Prices

“I LEIGBE’DS Market poultry is fast increasing in

   
      
     
     
   

    

   
 
     

 

     
 

 

 

Egg prices are steadily advancing.

Righ now is your opportunity to_ make good money raising Brummer-
I‘r'edrickson quality chicks at the low prices given below. Choose your breed.
and write or wire your order. e will ship C. 0. . All chicks are Michi-
gan Accredited. We also have a. good selection of 8- 10 and 12 week old
pullets in the breeds listed below. Write for our low prices.

PRICES EFFECTIVE NOW

1 33.30 3 111°80 $32030
hlt I ‘ s.

31% “R'o «cos—1171 .nR'e'ds ...................................... 8.00 11.00 52. so 102. so

’ Broiler-8m" heavlcs, '59. 00 per 100: 500 for $42 .L50. Mixed Broilers, $8. 00 per 100; 500 for $31. 50.

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

Pay your postman when you get your chicks Just write or wire your order. We have large hatches
, each week and can fill large orders promptly. Write for free catalog that describes our special matings.

i Brummer & Frederickson Poultry Farm, Box 26, Holland, Mich.

HOLLAND HATCHERY
' New c. o. n. omens

Take advantage of the lowest prices of the year on Holland Hatchery Chicks.
'You need not pay for them until they arnve. Just send $1.0 down and

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‘we will ship C. O. D. for the balance.

  

100 500 1000
"IGHIGA" Wh. Leghorns, Eng. T pe ...... .. $13-30 3:9. 38 S 75- 0-88
ACCREDITED misfit??? if??? ______ if? f 11' °'

 

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Mottled Am one

5. 00
GHIOKS S'P'EJCIIII. SALE OF MIXED'CHICRBS $7.080PER1100

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4 Sohrreigell'ol'lgnd listchery 'Chicks. At the above low prices you Zaave a splendid opportunity. The
i outlook for Poultry profits for the coming year is excepmonally bright. Send your order now.
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HOLLAND HATCHERY & POULTRY FARM

Van Appledorn Bros. R. 7-B, Holland, Michigan

 

 

 

 

     
 

NEW LOW PICES c. o. 1).

Our pure herd chicks from Michigan Accredited stock can now be bought at
prices lower than 11511.11. We will ship . . D. on receipt of 11 10% deposit All
stock 11.13 been fed Cod liver oil during the 11st winter. 0rd er your chicks right
now from this ad. lief, State Commercial ‘avings Bunk.

PRICES EFFECTIVE MAY 2151. 25 50 100 500
8. C. White Leghorns (English Type) and
S. C. Brown Leghorns (Heavy Type)... $2. 25 $4. 75 $9. 00 $42. 50 $80. 00
Barred Rocks and R. ds 3.21.00 50.0 00 95.00
Mixed Chicks OS“). 00 per 100; Heavy Mixed $9. 0'0 per 100
100% live delivery guaranteed. Our free catalog tells all about our special matings at slightly higher
prices. It is time to order your Pullets now.

Get our latest prices.
HUNDERMAN BROS., R. R. 3, Box 45, ZEELAND, MICH.
’ ‘ Ar 3 124- -La
American Chicks 3:11.?” ’

S. C. \Vhite and Brown l.,eghorns Anconas Black Minorcas, 8.0. Rhode island
Reds and Barred Rocks of High Egg Bred Blood Lines, from fast growing, quick
,: Baltming Strains. All Michigan Acc1edited. Orders now being booked for Spring

9 lvt’l'

SEND FOR OUR CATALOG. Tells all about our matings, and how to raise
poultry for greater profit. We'l ll gladly send it FREE to Poultry Raisers.

We Guarantee 100% Safe Arrlval in GOOD HEALTH
Overnight shipments to all Michigan and Nearby Points

AMERICAN CHICK FARM, Box B, ZEELAND, MICHIGAN

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BARGAIN PRICES FOR MAY DELIVERY

CHICKS FROM LARGE, HEAVY. CAREFULLY SELECTED BIRDS. GOOD IAIINTERRc LAYERS
White and Brown Ieghorns: 100. $8. 50; 200 $16 .50 500 $40. 00. Barred 100,
$10. 50; 200, ,2521. (£93530, $50. Heavy Assorted: 100; 89. 00, 200. $18. 00; Light cAssorted:
7. 00, 00 .
Jolie‘orsdelivery before May 1st, chicks are $2. 00 per 100 higher than prices quoted above.
Order from this 1111. today. Save time and money. 100% live postpaid delivery.

EILLVIEW HATCHERY, C. Boven, Prop., R. 8, Box B, Holland, Mich.

 

 

Male

Ch' k i R d ' f Performance
1c 3 rom ecor 0 Mann“
Selected Chicks at reduced noes: Can ship at once. White, Barred, Buff Rocks, Reds, Black Minoncas,
2.1: White, or Silver Wy'z'uidot ttes, Buff Orpingtons, 14 Large erah mas 16'c. hi tom Brown Leg-
I'lorns, Anconas,EIieN.l1vy Mixed, 9c. Light Mixed, 7c. CHICKS FROM RECORD PERFOR ANC PED-
IGREED MALE MATINGS.11p to 316 egg records. Every female in these matings is mated to an
OFFICIAL TRAPNEST PEDIGREED MALE. Barred, White Rocks, Single or Rose Comb Reds White
Wyundottmz, Black Minorcas Buff Orpingtons, 17c. White, Brown Leghorns, Anconus, 14c. 505.11%
chick with order. Balance 0. D 1‘ less than 100 ordered add 40c extra. Inst llatch July 2 If
you order breeding Q0(keli‘3l8 néiw outtedof Fr 'Cptalma' ct 'llfithl'lgs' 200 to 316 egg records you will get
the best selection. State ree wan ee 11 0g. e s a
BECKMAN HATCHE RY . Phone 76761VGRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

SUMMER PRICESON PURE BRED BABY CHICKS

Prepaid Prices for \ 25 50 100 200 500 1000

Large ‘l'y y? White whhorns ma ..... B'm'd $2.25 $4.00 8 7.50 $14.75 $36.00 $70.00
lack noroas an arre

oaks, Single land Rose Comb Reds 2.50 5.00 '10.00 19.00 48.00 95.00

Light and heavy, 80. Heavy. 9c.
Order from this ad or send for Catalog and Price List.
BOX F TIFFIII, OHIO

White and Sil. Wyandots Bull Orplngto ns
. 8. Hamburns, 10c. Assorted Light, 7c.

leo Delivery Guaranteed.
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MIDSUMMER POUIII‘RY SHORT
COURSE
HE Fourth Midsummer Poultry
Short Course will be held at
Michigan State College during
the week'bf ’July 9th to 13th and
should attracts large number who

are interested in general poultry pro- ’
'The forenoon of each day '

duction. ’
will-be devoted to practical poultry

‘methods while the afternoon will 'be

given over to lectures and laboratory
pertaining to culling. It should be
understood that this course is not de-
signed as a substitute for the hatch-

erymen’s short course being sched-'

uled for the week of September 10-.th
For complete program relative to
this course in general poultry produc-

‘tion write to the Poultry Depart-

ment, M. S. 0., East Lansing.
0n the final day, July 13th, the

 

ANOTHER UNUSUAL EGG

Remember the picture of the odd shaped

egg that appeared in our May 12th issue?

Hero is another, more unusual than. the

other, and laid by the same hen,va large

Plymouth Rock owned by Mrs. Bert Moss,

of Oceana county. Neither egg contained
a yolk.

annual meeting and election of di-
rectors of the Michigan State Poultry
Improvement Association' will be
held, and it is hoped that all of the
members and others interested in the
association will be present. Presi-
dent R. S. Shaw will address the as-
sembly at 11 o’clock and he will be
followed by Mr. Reese V. Hicks, field
manager of the International Baby
Chick Association. A business meet-
ing and the election of officers will
take up the afternoon.

ALL MASH RATION GOOD FOR
CHICKS

CHICK that is well started is

half grown. For this reason it

is important that the young
chicks be started off on the right
feeds.

Chicks should not be fed until
they are from 36 to 48 hours old,
according to South Dakota State Col-
lege specialists. The first feed for
the chicks should consist entirely of
milk either in the sweet or sour form.

 

An all-mash ration for chicks is
advised by the specialists. It is the
Wisconsin all-mash ration and con-
sists of 80 pounds ground yellow
corn, 20 pound wheat middlings, 5
pounds pearl grits; 5 pounds raw
bone meal, 1 pound of, salt and skim
milk in place of water- The milk
should be used in place of water at

least during the first six weeks and.
longer if the supply, is adequate. At .

the end of this time milk may grad-
ually be replaced by adding 15 or 20
pounds of meat scraps to the mash
mixture”

During the first three or four days
the mash mixture should be placed
before the chicks five times a day
for half—hour periods. .After this
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“WONDERFUL RESULTS”
LEASE discontinue our ad st‘
once. We have had some
wonderful results from your
magazine. Sold out until the 9th
of July which Is our last batch.

Thanks.—Dundoo Hatchery. Dun-
dee, Mich.

 

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time the mash mixture and milk
should be kept before the chicks at
all times. If the chicks are confined
to the brooder house, one or two
quarts of cod liver 011 should be
added to each 100 pounds of mash
mixture.

"Clean ground is a great aid in
preventing chick troubles," says D.
C. Henderson, extension poultryman
at State College. "A portable brood-
er house is useful because it can be
placed on ground that has not been
used for poultry of any kind for at
least one year. An ideal chick range
would be in a cornfield. that joins an
alfalfa field. The corn furnishes
shag? and the alfalfa furnishes green
so '

 

ANNUAL FIELD DAY IN
CASS COUNTY

NNUAL Field Day in Cass county

is to be held June 22nd at 1

P. M. on the Cass county farm,

two miles south of Cassopolis, where

the soils department of the Michigan

State College has been conducting

tests for the last 12 years. The tests

have been on Fox sandy loam soil,

which is quite typical of a large acre-

age in southern Michigan, and they

have used lime, manures and com-
mercial fertilizers.

We enjoy M. B. F. very much; think it
is the best farm paper published—Mrs.
C. E. Ambs, St. Joseph County.

 

Like M. B. F. fine. Don’t want to miss
a copy. It is just like getting a letter
from home—W. H. Wilson, Antrim
County.

 

 

WAY TO KEEP OFF CHICKEN THIEVES
DEAR EDITOR:—-This is the way I have handled the chicken thief
problem and in the last two years it has saved me losses many

times.

I have an electric switch at the head of my bed which con-
nects with two search lights in my attic Window.

My police dog stays

at night in the yard of growing pallets and when he barks I pull the

switch.

This throws a flood of light on the yard and on the hen house.

And somehow the thieves do not like to continue their operations in

bright light.

The equipment is simple, and in my case, operates on a farm lighting
I made the search lights myself from 100 watt bulbs and tin
V The switch at my bed cost 10 cents in a “five and ten” store.

You do not even need an electric system for this.
who runs just the same outfit on a regular automobile battery.

system.
reflector.

I have a friend
I rec-

commendthe idea for any one who wants to try a new method of keep-

ing thieves away.

I enjoy The Business Farmer very much, but wish

we could have a little bigger poultry department.—Hayden S. Pearson,

Utica, N. Y.

(Editor’s Notez—Neighbor Pearson’s idea is a. good one and we are .'

sure it is very effective.

If you have no attic window on that side of

your house, any other window, upstairs or down, will bejust as good,
as long as there is nothing between the house and the coop‘to cut off

the. light. -

type or silent, but especially with the latter.
or, the ringing of the gong alarm warns the thief and gives him a.

.This ought to work out well with the alarm, either gong-

The barking of the dog

chance'to'escape in the dark but with the silent alarm the scene of
action is suddenly changed from night to day and Mr. Thief is robbed
of. his greatest protection—the darkness.

When the lights are at a window where they must be moved every
day they‘can be placed on a table which you can move close to the

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APPLE SYRUP AND~ CIDER

I read your article “Apple Syrup
Beats Maple" in the March 17th is-
sue and would like to know more
about it. Also please tell me how
to make good apple cider.—J. S.,
Bark River, Michigan.

E have obtained more detailed

information about this syrupr

, from the Dept. of Horticul-
tural Products of the Oregon Agri-
cultural College. Here it is:

To make one gallon of apple syrup
stir into seven gallons of apple cider

-. five ounces of
powdered calcium
carbonate of lime

priced chemical
and can be ob-
tained from a

drug store in the
form of chalk or
powdered marble
dust.) Then heat
the cider and al-
low it to boil for
a few minutes.
As the cider will
foam it is neces-
. .. sary to use quite
a large vessel to prevent flowing
over. Pour the cider, after boiling.
into vessels, preferably half gallon
preserving jars, which permit the
condition of the liquid to be ob-
served. Allow the liquid to settle oil”
until it is perfectly clear. This will
take several hours or over night.
After the liquid is perfectly clear
and shows a distinct sediment at the
bottom, pour off the clear portion
into a preserving kettle, being care-
ful not to pour off any of the sedi-
ment. Add to the clear liquid a
level teaspoonful of carbonate of
lime, and again stir thoroughly. Tho

 

Herbert ‘Nafziger

(which is a low '

process is completed by boiling down
the clear liquid. Inasmuch as the
liquid when boiling dowmfoamti
more than on the first heating, the
vessel should be only one—third full
when it» commences boiling. Boil
down until it reaches 220 degrees
Fahrenheit. , . »

To make good-cider the first thing
to remember is that the apples
should be ripe, but not over-ripe.
Good cider cannot be made by press-
ing green, unripe apples. Rule num~
ber two is not to press any rotten

apples or apples with rot spots on .

them. If you want to use some ap-
ples for cider that have some small
rot spots then cut the rot out with
a knife before pressing. The next
thing toconsider isthe varieties of
apples to use. There is a great dif-
ference in the quality. of cider from
different varieties. Use winter ap-
ples of good flavor for cider making.
Summer apples and sweet apples do
not make good cider. A sweet apple
contains less sugar than a standard
winter apple. It does not taste
sweet because it has more sugar but
because it has less acid. The blend-
ing of varieties to get the best qual-
ity of juice is quite a trick and dill--
ferent cider makers have their favor~
ite combinations. The best proced-
ure is to experiment with the vari«
eties which are available to you until
you have a combination that suits
you. We will say for instance that
you have many trees of such flavor--
less varieties as the Ben Davis or
Wolf River. The juice‘from these
varieties used alone would be flat.
But by adding about ten per cent of
Rho-dc .Island Greening or Northern
Spy to give it flavor and .“pep,” and
about ten per cent McIntosh or Do-
licious to give it flavor and aroma,
you will get something worth smack-
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VACATION RADIO

F you are a real radio fan you will
want to take your radio set with
you on your auto or camping trip.

,Not that there 'isn't interest enough

in seeing new places and people, but

because there is a thrill in putting up-

a wire and pick-
ing music out of
the air in far—
away places.
Almost a n y
kind of a set can
be taken on an
auto trip. The
storage battery
in the car may be
‘used “for the “A"
battery if some
No. 14 rubber
covered w i r e
w i t h battery
. . clips is provided
for connections. .Dry “B" batteries
should be used. If a loud speaker

I.

B. K. Osborn

‘is to be used, don’t forget that the

headset may be required for tuning
in weak signals. ‘

If the camping equipment must be
carried by wagon or by hand for any
distance, a lighter outfit will be nec-
essary. A regenerative or reflex set
with one or two tubes of the 199
type will be ideal. A standard 4%
volt “C" battery may be used as the
“A" battery to save weight. “B"
batteries ,of the smallest size should
be used.

To erect th .erialyou will need a
ball of strong cord and some old nuts
or. other weights heavy enough to be
thrown over the limb of a tree and
carry the cord along. The cord is
used to pull up the wire. No insulat-
ors will beheaded, since the aerial is
only a temporary one, and thevwire
may be any size of copper wire which
is” strong enough. There seems to be
little di reuse in the signals receiv-
ed h M4 ndedv'aeriablrwire
‘ ‘0‘. 18

  

  

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lamp cord untwisted is especially
good for a portable aerial since it is
more rope—like and will not twist and
kink as badly as the bare wire.

A good temporary ground is not
as easy to make as a temporary aeri-
al. If you happen to camp near a
driven well, you can get a good
ground on the pump or pipe with a
clamp. Short rods driven in the
earth usually make very poor
grounds and a counterpoise will give
better results and is easier to handle.
A counterpoise is simply a length
of insulated Wire laid on the ground
under the aerial. A very cOnvenient
solution of this problem is to buy 50
of 75 feet of lamp cord and untwist
the two wires. Then one piece may
be used for the aerial and the other
for the counterpoise. . i.

It goes without saying that th
radio set must be carefully packed,
especially the tubes. They should
be removed from their sockets and
wrapped in their original cartons.
A spare tube is a good investment
since it may save disappointment if
an accident should happen.

Now don't forget to take some
pictures, on your camping vacation
and send usone showing your radio
set in» action. '

 

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- the [United States will be ter~
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at a. hearing set for July 9th that
their usefulness to the public justi—
iles their existence. Most of the sta-
tions to be abolished are in the
smaller cities and have a compara-
tively short service range. The Mich—
igan stations ordered oil: the air are:
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Near schoo . Best farm in county.
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FOR SALE: FIVE ACRES GINSENG TO CLOSE
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Trapnesting .490 birds under Recor. of Perform-
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BABY CHICKS AND PULLETS. BRUMMER-
Fredrickson's famous quality chicks 7c each
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GET. OUR REASONABLE PRICES ON BABY

chicks, 2 and 3 week’s Old. Chicks, l’ullcts, in
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UNUSUAL LOW PRICE FOR OUR QUEEN

Quality Egg Bred Chick. Order from this :id,
\V. chliorns, B. chhorns, $9.00
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chick less. Queen Hatchery, Zeeland, Michigan.

CHICKS—BARRON WHITE LEGHORNS,
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100. Close Egg Farm, Tillin, Ohio.

BUFF LEGHORN CHICKS AND EGGS FOR
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Bath Michigan.

BABY CHICKS—ROCKS, REDS AND LEG-

liorns. Each week, beginning Feb. 13. All
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DUCK LINGS—MA MMOTH WHITE
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TURKEY EGGS—FROM OUR FAMOUS PURE

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PLANTS

PLANTS. 5 ACRES. JUNE, JULY DELIVERY.
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Write Educators Association, 2111 Woodward
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Supply of. Feeder Cattle Continues Small

Moderate Declines in Grain, Feeds and Spring Lambs

By Market News Service, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, U. 8. D. A.‘
(Special to THE'Busmnss FARMER)

ODERATE declines in grain,
feeds, spring lambs and early
vegetables are recent market

features. Some products are selling
lower than in late May'and early
June, especially the grains, but cat-
tle, hogs, dairy and poultry products
have held up so steadily that the
general average continues higher
than a year ago. Vegetables and her-
ries are about the only leading pro—
ducts selling lower this year. Cot-
ton and wool with some grains and
feeds continue well above last sea-
son’s prices.
Wheat

The improvement in the winter
wheat crop during May was con-
firmed by the June 1 report and the
indicated production from the con-
dition reported at that time is nearly
26,000,000 bushels above the May 1
estimate. This would still be about
40,000,000 bushels below last year’s
harvest. The condition of spring
wheat on June 1 was 79 per cent of
normal, and except for 1926 is the
lowest figure on record. Crop con-
ditions in Canada on the other hand
are the best for early June for a
number of years. No important
changes in the foreign crop situation
were reported, except in northwest-
ern Europe where cool weaher has
retarded growth. Wheat prices de-
clined 3-4c with high protein wheat
in better demand than last week in
the hard winter wheat markets.

Corn

The corn market weakened but

was influenced also by the generally

favorable progress of the crop. The
feed market declined sharply, par—
ticularly for wheat feeds. Bran was

$2-$3 per ton lower than a week ago.
Hay
Hay markets held steady for good
quality hay which was generally in
light supply and prices averaged
slightly higher during the week.~Mid—
die western alfalfa markets were ra-
ther dull with shipping demand slow.
Cattle
Feeder cattle continue scarce at
strong prices. Grass cattle have not
yet begun to arrive in any numbers,
and the potential demand for stock—
ers and feeders may furnish consid—
erable support to the market for the
lower grades. Heavy steers are sell-
ing in western markets around $1
higher than a year earlier, but long
yearlings are at least $2 higher and
light heifer yearlings $3 or more
above last year’s prices at this time.
Hogs
Hog prices have fluctuated un-
‘evenly from day to day, in early June
but Chicago closed the second week
strong with a top of $10 on choice
butcher hogs scaling 200 and better.
Shipping demand was narrow which
was at least partially responsible for
the sharp price discrimination against
kinds scaling under 180 pounds. All
interests were active competitors for
the relatively light supply of choice
hogs, big porkers, in instances, pay—
ing top prices. Provision trade was
reported to be fairly active on both
domestic and foreign accounts.

Sheep

Lamb supplies increased with the
expanded marketing of spring lambs
from Idaho, initial consignments
from Washington and the start of
the southern movement
were weakness with moderate de-
clines early and the sharpest break
in months at the close of the second
week of June. Corn Belt offerings
generally showed much less desirable
quality than the Idaho’s which have
been topping the market. Current
lamb, yearling and sheep prices are
admittedly high and further declines
are anticipated by trade interests,
with more liberal supplies. Trade re-
ports indicate rather limited number
of choice lambs, with a preponder-
ance of lower grades; which are ex-
pected to take the brunt of any price
decline. _ ‘
Wool
, Medium quality graded wools and
., l original . bag , fine territory wools

The results

comprised the bulk of trading in spot -

offerings. As a whole, however,
trading was slow, and demand was
less active than in early June, al-
though prices remained very firm.
Some further business for future de-
livery was done during the week.
Sales of fine territory wOols in ori-
ginal bags have been sufficient to
prevent heavy accumulations. Texas
wools to arrive have been sold at
$1.18 for twelve months staple and
from $1.12 to $1.13 for eight months
staple, scoured basis.
Butter

Stocks of butter are still consider-
ably lighter than a year ‘ago. Prices
hold about the same. Though fairly
satisfactory rainfall was reported
over a large part of the country,
some sections in Wisconsin and Min-
nesota are reported quite dry. Pas-
tures are backward due to tempera~
tures being below normal, curtailing
their growth. Reports of individual
arrivals at the four markets indicate

 

what Spotted with tendency to be
slow at about the same price aver-
age

Receipts of broilers are moderate.
There ' is apparently no surplus of
fancy large, which commanded top
prices. Poor quality is more or
less draggy and prices were shaded.
On frozen stock the market weak-
ened with some price declines. The

_ fowl market is steady with favorable

outlets.
Potatoes

Though acreage of potatoes in the
second-early States was increased
about 10 per cent over the 1927 fig-
ure, commercial production is force
cast in June at 6 per cent less than
last year or 13,548,000 bushels.
Special efiort will be made by asso-
ciated eastern producers and shippers
to keep No. 2 early potatoes of! the
market. .Total forwardings of new

potatoes increased sharply to 4,800.

cars for the second week of June,
compared with 4,100 a year ago.
Sout Carolina shipped 1, 670; North
Carolina 1, 220; Alabama 640, and
Texas 370 cars. Virginia and Okla-
homa also started. Old potatoes in
more moderate supply sold a little
higher in early June. Shipments de-
creased to 1. 360 cars but were three

 

 

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). 9:05

to 7:00 P. M.; WKAR (277.6), 12:00 51.; WWJ (352.7), 5:45 P. M.:
WCX-WJB (440.9), 4:15 P. M.—-—Editor.

 

 

rather sharp increase in make. Amer—
ican Association of Creamery Butter
Manufacturers and Land O’Lakes
Creameries, Ind. reports show in-
creases in make, for week ending
June 2, over previous week and cor-
responding week last year.
Cheese

General firmness has continued to
characterize the cheese market. Ad—
vances have been maintained and
markets continued steady to firm.
Buying was no more than moderate
and at few markets dealers were
operating conservatively. Receipts
at the primary market warehouses
continued to fall below what they
were a year ago, which tended to
limit the amount available for open
market negotiations.

Eggs

Egg receipts at the leading mar—
kets are running about 6 per cent
higher than last week or correspond-
ing week last year. Trading is some-

times heavier than they were a year
ago. _
Strawberries

The estimated strawberry crop in
late shipping States is only 77,500,—
00 quarts, as against 99,500,000 last
year. Average yields per acre are in-
dicated much lighter than last season
in many sections. New York expects
a decrease of one—third.

Vegetables

Cantaloupe plantings in a dozen
intermediate States are now estimat-
ed at 45,750 acres, compared with
42,200 in 1927. .Most of the gain is
in Central California and Arkansas.
The Arizona acreage is less than last
year.

In spite of a slight increase of to-
mato acreage in the five second-early

" States, production in this group prob—

ably will be reduced to 3, 430, 000
bushels, or 1, 000, 000 less than last
season. Mississippi expects only
1,800,000, as against a. heavy crop of

 

 

THE BUSINESS FARMER’S MARKET SUMMARY
and Comparison with Markets Two Weeks Ago and One Year Ago

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detroit Chicago Detroit Detroit
June 16 June 16 June 6 1 yr. ago
WHEAT— $1 82
No. 2 Red . $1.43};
No. 2 White $176 1.32 1.44%
No. 2 Mixed 1-76 1.82 . 1.4234
1.70 ‘
CORN— -
No. 2 Yellow 1-12 1.03@ 1.04 1.14 .99
No. 3 Yellow 1-11 1.12 .97
OATS 1
No. 2 White ~77 .69@.70 .77 .55
No. 3 White -74 .75 .52
RYE—-
Cash No. 2 1-40 1.40 1.18,
BEANS— ~
0. H. P. am. 9.90 9.85 5.90
POTATOES—
Per th. 2-50 1.40@2.s5 2.00
., 5.3a
HA¥—-— .
No. 1 Tim. 14@ 15 21 @22 13‘@14.5e , 17@1s
No. 211111. 10@ 11.50 19@2o 10@11.50 15@1e -
No. 1 Clover 12 @13 22@23 13 17-@ 18
Light Mixed 14@ 15 21 @22 13 ' 14.50 10@ 17.50

 

 

 

Saturday June 16. ——Wheat easy with slow export demand. Corn and oats in

demand. Bean market dull. Easy market for both old and new potatoes

 
 

 

 

 

 

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crop also will be lighter than last
year.

A heavy crop of good-sized onions 1

is expected in; northern Texas, but
growers were reluctant to accept the
low prices oflered. Watermelon out-
put increased sharply to 1,800 cars
for the week, mostly Florida stock.
Prices were rapidly declining. and
carloads of medium- sized melans
brought only $200 in Florida. . First
cars of California grapes moved dur-
ing the week. Condition of the crop
in that State indicates an ekception-
ally heavy production. The 1928
peach crop is forecast at 64,186,000
bushels, compared with 45,463,000 in
1927 and 69, 865, 000 in 1926. Pears
may total 23,130,000 bushels, as
against 18,072,000 in 1927. The
1928 peach crop is forecast at 64,-

186,000 bushels, compared with 45,?

463,000 in 1927 and 69,865,000 in
1926. Pears may total 23,130,000
bushels as against 18,072,000 in
1927. The 1926 crop of pears to-
taled 25,249,000 bushels.

BEANS

Ordinarily high prices for farm
products look good to us but we can
not feel that way about the bean
market at the present time. The price
was up to $10 per hundredweight for
choice hand picked pea beans but it
is off a dime now and will undoubt-
edly continue downward slowly. We
regret it did not decline sharply,
some time back rather than at the
present time because the high price
has caused a large acreage to be
planted in some sections which will
result in overproduction if we have a
good fall. A large crop has been
urged by some interests and the high.
price has been very effective in their
behalf, but large production will put
11 ices way down for the 1928 crop

d we do not want that this year.
Canners and grocers are. showing less
and less interest in beans and the
market is quiet.

Both light and dark red kidney
beans are quoted at $7.50.

DETROIT LIVE POULTRY

(Commission merchants’ gross re-
turns per pound to farmers, from
which prices 5 per cent commission
and transportation charges are deduc-
tible.)

Market lower. Broilers, 21/2 lbs.
up, rocks, 42c; reds and others, 400;

leghorns, 2 lbs. and up 32c. Hens:
Colored, 26c; leghorns and anconas,
20c. Cocks, 16c. Stags, 16c. Ducks,

White, 4% lbs. and up, 26c; Colored
and small, 20@22c. Geese, 15c.

DETROIT BUTTER, noes
AND CHEESE

Butter firm: creamery in tubs, 88 .

to 90 score, 41@ 42 1,5c. Eggs steady;
fresh first, 28% @30c. Cheese firm,
especially on newly made; New York
flats; June 1926, made, 34c; June
1927 made, '32c; Michigan flats, 23%
@241“; Wisconsin long—horns, 25
@25 JAc; Wisconsin daisies, 25 @
2514c; Michigan daisies, 24%0; Wis-
consin bricks, 25 @ 25 14c; limburger,
23 j,éc; Switzerland wheels, 49 @ 50c;
domestic Swiss wheels, 34@36c.

 

DETROIT SEEDS
Clover seed, domestic cash, $17.10;
October, 318; December, $18. Tim-
othy, cash, $2.25; December, $2.65.

BOSTON WOOL

Trading in wools was extremely
spotty the middle of last week in the
Boston wool market, although some
dealers reported fair business on me-
dium grades of fleeces and territory
lines. A number of inquiries Were
reported on finer territory combing
wools. Fine territory was quoted at
$1.18@1.20 clean basis, French!
combing at $1.08@1.170, half blood

’at $1.12@1.15, three-eighths blood

at $1@1. 05. Fine Ohio fleeces were
quoted at 49@50c grease basis, half
blood at 52 @ 53c; three—eighths
blood at 56@57c and quarter blood
at 55 @ 56c.

LIVESTOCK MARKETS
CHICAGO. —-Hogs: Market closed act-

2, 765, 000 bushels in 1927. The Texas

 
  
  

  

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medium, 860 lbs. up, $10@13.50; fed year- ,

lings, good and choice, 750 to 950 lbs.,
“3,5001“ heifers, good and choice, 750
lbs.’ down, $13.26@14.75; common and
medium, $9.75@13.25; cows, good and
choice, 39.25611.” ; common and medium,
317509.35: low cutter and cutter,. $6@
7.75; hulls good and choice (beef), 39c)
10.25; cutter to medium, $7@9.15; veal-
ers (milk fed), good and choice, $11.50@
14; medium, ”030611.50; cull and com—
mon, $7610.50: stocker and feeder steers,
good and common and medium, 89.25@
11.75. Sheep: Better grade fat lambs act~
ive, fully steady: demand good for limited
supply; throwouts slow; light supply;
sheep and feeders unchanged.

good and choice 92 lbs. down, 315616.75;
medium, $13.50@15; cull and common.
810.75013.50; medium to choice 92 to 100
lbs. not ducted: ewes, medium to choice
160 lbs. down, $167.25; cull and common.
31.756650.

EAST BUFFALO.—-Dunning & Stevens

report: Cattle: Steady. Hogs: Strong:

heavies, 310250-1050: mediums and

yorkers, $10.50@10.65: pigs and lights

$8.75@9.50. Sheep: Market lower; top

lambs, $151316: yearling, $11.50@12;

aeghgrs, $7@8; ewes, 8607. Calves,
.5 .

NEED MORE BARLEY THAN

CORN

IVESTOCK men who fatten their
cattle on barley will need more
acres to produce the required
feed than will be needed by farmers
who fatten the same number of cat-
tle on 'corn, according to an experi-
ment at M. S. C. in which 50 calves
Were finished on each of the grains.

The group of calves which were
fed barley consumed 70,000 pounds
of the grain, and, using the average
‘crop production figures of Michigan,
58.6 acres would be required to pro-
duce this amount of barley. The corn
fed calves received 71,400 pounds to
the grain, and 38.1 acres would be
needed to grow this corn.

The calves were started on feed at
an average weight of 350 pounds and
the feeding period continued until
they averaged 750‘ pounds.

An xperiment conducted in a
similar nner except that hogs in-
stead of calves were fed, showed that
39.4 acres Would be required to grow
enough barley to fatten a group of
hogs which could be brought to the
same market finish with the corn

- grown on 20 acres. The hogs which
received corn, however, needed a
greater amornt‘ of protein supple-
ment.

‘ (Editor’s Note: The above are
some results of M. S. C. feeding tests.
Others appear on page 3.)

 

FEEDERS' DAY GETS GOOD
WD '

CRO

_ ROUND 400 farmers and their

families were able to get away

from their many duties and at-
tend Livestock Feeders' Day at M. S.
C. on June 15. It was a fine day and
most of the farmers hesitated to leave
their work, but were well repaid for
doing so. Much valuable informa—
tion on feeding, published elsewhere
in this issue, was given to them dur-
ing the forenoon while the afternoon
was taken up with several fine talks.

COX MADE DEAN 0F
AGRICUIII'URE
HE State Board of Agriculture
held its monthly meeting June
15 and appointed Prof. J. F.
Cox of the farm crops department as
Dean of Agriculture to succeed Pres.
R. S. Shaw, who recently became
head of the institution. Prof. Howard
Rather was made head of the crops
department. During the same meet-
ing Prof. V. R. Gardner of the horti—
cultural division jvas made director
of the experiment station.

COUNTY CROP REPORTS
(Continued from page 17)

St. Joseph.————Wheat about all headed out
and will be thin crop. Oats looking very
promising. Bay will be short crop. Very
little June Clover. Alfalfa fair. Corn
nearly all up and looks yellow on account
of cold weather. There will be some ap-
ples/ plums, peaches, and apricots. Not
verymany cherries. Strawberries getting
ripe. Most late potatoes planted. Early
potatoes look good—A. J. Y., June 6.

Newago.—Farmers real busy finishing
up planting late potatoes and beans.
Spring-hits been very backward, leaving
everything in rush at last. A number of
acres ‘more' potatoes being planted this
norm than ha " n for few years. Rye
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f . 812.00: potatoes, 5.1.26:

49c: eggs, 24 .-—,1:. Mac.) June 14.

Hillsdale.—Po‘ta‘to acreage is larger
than usual. ,Usual acreage of corn was
planted. Some corn yet to plant. 'Corn
planted four Weeks just coming up. Oats
look fine and what meadows there are
look very promising. Hay will be very
late. More pigs saved per litter than the
average season shows—L. W. M., June
13. '

Saginaw (S. E.).—We certainly had our
share 'of rain June 6th, overflowing ditches
and flooding fields. Nearly ruining corn
ilelds,v_,especially the late plantings. Al-

' so beans and potatoes planted. Most all
corn and beans will be replanted.
looking good. Wheat and hay will be
light crop. Quotations from Saginaw:
Wheat, $1.67; corn, $1.00: oats, 66c; rye,
$1.19: beans,“ $9.60; potatoes. 750; butter,
48c: eggs, soc—E. C. M., June 15.

Banned—JIM! fine rain June 6th. Some”

reports of corn coming up poor. Crows
very bad. Beans going in this week at a.
rapid rate. Acreage about normal. Some
planting potatoes. Beets good stand.
Wheat has improved last few days at
rapid rate. Hay will be rather short. Al-
falfa good. Hens falling off in egg pro-
duction. Quite a little building done. Sev-
eral new homes and a few barns built.
Three townships eliminated on clean-up
for corn borer. One of these is the town-
ship in which we live. Clean-up being
well done elsewhere. Quotations from
Decker: Wheat, 01.65; corn, $1.00; oats,
65c; rye, 900; beans, $9.65: potatoes,
$1.00; butter, 45c; eggs, 260.—A. C. McK.,
June. 14.

Defiance, Ohio—Cool and showers. Fine
growing weather. Rain all last week.
Sweet clover three feet high. Alfalfa 18
inches. Both being made into hay. Very
little other clover. Corn coming nicely;
just beginning to cultivate this week. A
few are using the Rotary Hoc, anew im-
plement for. farmers; they work fine.
Wheat beginning to head.———W. E. B.

 

 

 

Week of June 24
UNDAY of the week beginning

June 24th is expected to be

windy and unsettled but with
clearing and cooler weather setting
in most parts of the State about
Monday. With this change in the
temperature, we believe that the
weather will remain cool until Fri-
day, at least.

Just before the middle of the week
cloudiness will increase and stormy
weather will hit many counties dur-
ing middle part, including some
strong gales and hard rain storms.

During the closing days of this
week temperatures will be on the
upward trend. With this change
there will be renewed storminess of
rain and wind, probably more local
than general.

Week of July 1

High winds, electrical storms and
some rather heavy rains are expected
during the opening days of this
week. Tornadoes are entirely prob—
able in many counties during the be—
ginning and also at the endlof the
week of July 1st.

Independence Day is expected to
be mostly fair and warm.

While some threatening and stormy
weather is expected about Thursday,
the real storm center with its atten-
dant warm weather, showers and lo—
cal rains and winds will not show up‘
until the close of the week.

July More Wet Than Usual

The month of July this year in
Michigan is expected to have more
precipitation than is usual. The
month will be particularly marked
with the sudden extremes and
changes. .

Inasmuch as we are expecting
the summer as a whole to be drier
than the seasonal normal, we cannot
look for any great or lasting rain-
falls in July. However, we look for
enough to care for most crops grow—
ing at this time.

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From Heavy Laying Farm fished flock

On our farm we have pallets that have laid 200 eggs. with about five
months to so to camp Beet stock in our histor‘ y. Order
SAF ELY and CONFI )ENTLY tom this ad. We guarantee satisfaction.
Pay Only $1.00 down. Balance c. 0. D. All Mci’cgiigan Aogcredited.

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S. . White Leghorns ............................ s 8.00 837.50 8 72.50
Trapnested Pure. Hanson S. G. White Leghorns 11.00 52.50 100.00
Sheppard’s Strain Anconu ............................ .~ 0 37.50 75.00
guided filymouth dl‘mfksht. ............................... 19.638 33.08 95.00
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RHEU-MA-NON

(Capsules)

Especially effective for Sciatica. Ncuritis, Joint,
Muscular and other forms of Rheumatism ordinary
treatments fail to reach.

Manufactured and distributed by

RHEU-MA-NON co.

2211 Jefferson Ave. E.. Detroit, Mich.

Mail orders given prompt attention.

 

 

CLASS A CHICKS AND PULLET8

: , Chicks at Go up. No money down. 100 o
-I live deliver post id. Healt . we I-

developed pu lets. * ewill have mm 2 to
3000 pullets ready to ship in June.
All varieties. Low prices. eos HATCH-
. . ERY. Iceland. Mlch., R. 2 B.
A MOE AT
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CAN sum. 1 Raoucso PRICES! '
Barred White. Bull Rocks, Single and Rose Comb

R. , Black Minor-cu 11c. White, Brown.

wane LEGHORNSW

Lsghoms, Auconas, Heavy Broilers 1036c.
White and liver Laced Wyandottes. Bus 1' ‘ 3- “‘"ED COD-“mm“
14c. light Brahmas 16c. Light Mix 91c. Low PREPAID PRICES

P. Chicks be per Chick Extra.

If lea maul-1A!) ' are ordered add 50c extra.

WRENCH HITGHE RV ls. pellets, hm Catalog-ml special price bulletin free.

 

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\, H MM Common. BUY FAIRVIEW TESTED BIG TYPE .LEG-
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Catalog free.
2, Iceland, Mich.

~ {I . ‘, 0 cans satisfactory for

: ; Heaven or money back. $1.15

per can. Dealers or by maiL

The Newton Remedy 00.
Toledo. 0M0.

(-ockcrels. Hens prices low.
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WHEN WRITING ADVERTISERS PLEASE
MENTION THE BUSINESS FARMER

 

 

 

 

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING
‘ TO STOP
POULTRY THIEVES?

 

 

 

THE BUSINESS FARMER has spent a large sum of money and in—
tends to spend considerable more in its efforts to drive the chicken

thieves out of rural Michigan. What are you doing to help?

Have you put good locks on the doors of all buildings and either
barred or fastened windows?
Have you installed a. burglar alarm in your chicken coop?

Have you marked your poultry with an identifying mark which is
registered with all the sheriffs and with poultry dealers in Michigan?

Have you joined the Minute Men or organized any other anti—thief
association?

We must all work together if we are going to put the rural thief
out of business and if you haven't already done the things suggested
we urge that you do as many as you can NOW, not “some day!”

We are selling Poultry Markers and burglar alarms at just what they
cost us to assist the farmers of Michigan in protecting themselves. Of
course, an alarm can be made if you are handy at such work but the
making of 3. Poultry Marker requires the knowledge of an expert.
Order your marker today while they can be gotten at this low figure.
Use the order blank below.

ORDER BLANK ~— -— -—- —— _. ._... __

BUSINESS FARMER’S POULTRY MARKER ;
AND GONG ALARM 5
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0 help the farmers of Michigan protect their property from thieves we have
Tarranged to furnish them with BUSINESS FARMER Poultry Markers (these
can be used for other livestock) and burglar alarms of the gong-type at I
cost. 1
birds, and full instructions on how to use. Extra ink is 'sold at ’
birds, 650 for 250 birds, and $1.00 for 500 birds. }
$6.50.

Remember, your name and the number of your marker will be registered with
poultry dealers and sheriffs in Michigan.

The marker costs $1.50, including enough special indelible ink for 100
350 for 100
The cost of the gong alarm is

The Buslness Farmer Protective Service Bureau, 3
Mt. Clemens, Michigan. I

Kindly send to me the following with complete directions for use. I agree to mark all my l
poultry with Business Farmer's Poultry Marker and will not sell or transfer this marker or allow
it to be used except on my poultry or livestock.

 

 

.................... Business Farmer Poultry Markers @ $1.50 each

.................... Extra Ink (100 birds, 35c; 250 birds. 65c: 500 birds, 81)................................

 

 

 

 

 

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, thresher. The time saved can be spent with your children, with your
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Four bolts fasten the Gasoline Multi-
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