\\J!§f€b\ whhdagrlltldl}... . The Only Weekly Agr State. In the ive Stock Journal and L u c H r o H 3 , MICH ltural ICU lturavl, SATURDAY 00 A Y EA R 00 FOR SYEARS 8! 83 3 1918 9 FEBRUARY 23 u, 3 DETROIT ’2 8 3981 VOL CL N0. Whole Number 11 “Will”! “Jill llilllilllllfl l W Nil WW I“ W I! \ mm W WWI ’1 E W W m JI'BW} ."21 RH!!! 3&9an mm: :‘The Michigan Farmer _ afternoon. Established 5043. ’Copyfllht ".1918. Them Bublidhing Co. 783110de Proprietors 39130415 'W St. W‘est. Detroit. Michigan Mum MAIN .4625. NEW ¥mmflm 3—4181 FEourthA - C Won mansion-<11 Mam: mam. nnmmormosdi. 1141,15 Oregon Ave .E. «09111101134111.2113 South r111? 8t. " M. J. ’LAWRENCE.. .. ... .Pmmut M. 11. LAWRENCE. ... Z'vic'é-pmident r. '1'. LAWRENCE ................................ 'r'I‘ runs. E..H. NANC ...................................... .sec . ”Ln. TE Emir" .. mmwnnMum ............ ram. w11.1man. file was ra‘flfl- ' lated with a numbersof Heading organi- _ nations dn Ellis ’home city, including the '3 “Cleveland (Chamber of Commerce .and ' several tmominent men’s organizations. He had a most of lriends and acquaint- ances. . and Marcus .3. Lawrence. {Funeral services were held at the , ilate home “of the deceased last Friday ,, Burial was in iLak‘eview i iIlerne'tery. wannsnonimrn on . venous LES. " ' tmniifiiuiinfil'és‘. ...... smearing him are his wire, : his father and ‘his mother, 'two 2'brofih— -' ers-Lieut. Tan] T. Lawrence, of the .1 Quartermasterls Department, U. “S. 391., ; mailers EdillLev-‘t .days that we trustmur zerlook the abbreviated tent of *this iris , sue, Which will :be made up with inter- est .at the :earliest moss’ible idate. CURRENT ’C‘Omfli'l'. ' President -Schurman,-of AreweFaoi-ng Cornell tUniversity, is Starvation ? reported -.-as having said 1111 an address given during “Emmers’ r~-Week‘” at :that insti- tution, that this country faces starva- tion within the next twelve months, .because of the government’s interfer- ence with the law of supply and de- mand ‘by its priceafix'ing program. We .believe that if President .Schur~ man were lbetter acquainted "with the "izrrmers of the rUnited Stir-es 'he r-would hardly have made such a doleiul prophesy. ”The farmers lol' this country are 'far too loyal and patriotic to do less than their .best to help win the war, even under the serious handi- caps with which they are confronted. Nevertheless, President. Schurman’s statement is timely and worthy of the serious attention !of the government; 'I’rice‘fixing in spots will not result in woll balanced, maximum 1production all along the line. Only general guaran- tees .of compensatory :prices to produc- ers can accomplish this result in the present emergency, in which the law of supply and demand has theen dis- turbed by a degree of price regulation. Flu common with other countries, our government has found a degree of price regulation to be desirable. ’lllhe experience of other countries seems :to go still further and indicate the desira~ ‘bility of fixing «compensatory prices mn unany «if not all staple llooll :pm'ducts. :Such action would xun'dnuhtedly stimu- :late plantingronamonrlidmfitily increas- ed scale in this rcountry. In :its ab- sence, however, (our #farmers Will do well .to consider the dad that *under, :marltot conditions Which are Ellke'ly to rprevail this year, values for food stuffs flfl all kinds are 1likely to she "higher even than compensatory prices wdhich might 'now 'be fixed by government action. Vie do not believe :this country Will iface starvation -:duning the morning year, :but :more general {practical 'gov- ternmentoid in the solutions]? tthegpmb- elems f'of zprcduction would aid {the dorm- :ers to accomplish their great 1port Lin the winning fo'f :t‘he war, as it ihasfiiflefl our rccnumercial ‘industn‘iea ‘zin would ing sessenfla'l war equipment. 1 ‘Suuar Beets. sugar bones on .Mfchi. through We some mollusk newsm' scum shoulddréms- WW drum day :11) day. . Ema iby thement mommuthet 'mhe Ellureauéol Marimts :of the Unit¥ (contracts would be uttered 28W mil. States 13611th of Agriculture ting the mm' 3111) war non ifor sugar mas establish" ed stepmrtingagents finnthe Sheets 4011 :‘a. oasis 10f mine-118111 sugar. ammonites armies sndmstrjbuting :pomts With an iin'crefitfie of $1100 per «ton 'fU'I' throughout the country. These agents eac‘h cent increase of the average entice :go into the ctr-ading :places :and gather ’ of sugar for the four months rbeginning information on .supply and-demand, the with 'Qctober .above nine cents per qua’litymf fieaofimhms, and the actual :pound. ’lIlh'is 11s substantially the ‘slid- prices being paid for rthe products. lRe~ 'ing sickle contract 'Hflop’ke'd 1&Sit year, alerts “from the “various 'agents are col- except for the \difierence in the guar- looted by wireiand ’collaborated .’for dis<. 'a‘nteed price. Under last yearfs 8011- :tribution. tract the price ‘for beets as finally gured on the average WholesaLe price of sugar was ‘:-$8.1655 per 21.011. 'This year’s contract will guarantee $10 :per lion 1111 the central Michigan-dis- trict and $9100 per ton :in the 10hio «dis- 'trict, including one factory “in south earn Michigan where. :conditious are said Vto.be more favorable for a heavy ton- nage, but where the average sugar content is correspondingly 19:13. He vious to the announcement of this con- tract, attempts to secdre a similar settlement were made .by a commission representing beet growers of 'the state in conference with “factory managers, which, however, .did mot result 'in reach- ing an agreement. ~Since that time both growers :and manufacturers have sought to secure «definite rprice .assur- ance through the medium of the food administration :as :the only means of maintaining :a normal «sugar produc- tion for Michigonthis year. "The announcement by the manufao turers of a :contract‘c‘ontaining a guar- antee of $110 per ‘ton for i’beets grown during 1918.116 a mementos-sincere con< gratulation, not 1only to the growers and ,smanulacturers, but “to the sugar .bonsumers (or dine stategand scountry .as well, since it ”will practically insure a. mormal sugar "beet acreage for din-8. Without such a ’price guarantee this c'esultacould not above f‘ollowed,since it is the consensus of opinion among the ‘bcet growers what anything less would [not he a :compensa‘tor-y Tprlice for beet-s ~11nder present conditions. » A dormer (about to A Market Sew ice. zdispose of 5products :must thither have a :repnesent-ati-vc on the market 01 be thoroughly acquainted with trading conditions in writer .to ..sell wisely. Aside from those wheeling ithrolgh 1co- -opemti-v=e aorganizations, but {few can lhoast 10f 'amepresmuaiive -.o'r “intend fiat mouth” The Winder, width :in this“ ,imstunce constitutes a large majority, ‘1 gating complaints ' insides are ibeingxdhanged :for mill deeds - :m Icerta'in portions 40f the United 2 States. A‘lfred Brandeis,za ' Stile sassociate Justice of the supreme '; mtg: thus been entrusted with this two . We are in a position to secure for 'any of .our subscribers these .daily market reports. 'Il‘hose desiring this service address a request to ‘the .Mar‘ ket Department of this (journal, giving "correct address 'to. Edh’idh reports are to be sent, and we. will see that these “reports are forwarded 'to you. HAPPENINGS 20F THE WEEK. Foreign. . The European Wan—There is very llttle to report from the various their tree of war this week. Notwithstand- ing inactivity it is a time of great tense- ‘ ness among the military men who :feel that'they .are on the eve of one of the ‘most gigantic military efforts ever planned. On the western front inter- mittent artillery fighting has occurred at .difierent points, and 'reconoitering parties are active :here and there. No .general movement, however, has :been reported; .It is 'now definitely known that American soldiers are occupying a portion, at least, of three sectors on the 'western front-JEhe “northern Italy situation. remains (unchanged. Italy Shes :called the “1900 class to the colors.— 'On the eastern front there is much iconfusion. The central powers have apparently 'made peace with represen- tatives of the Ukrainians; howeuer, it .now appears that the people them- selves are protesting by sending troops :aga‘inst ..the nfilcers Who .signed the peace treaty. rllhe ’rofusaliof the north- e—ern Russian provinces to accept the peace terms offer-ed ‘:by Germany .has resulted :iniGermany declaring the arm- istice at an end and ordering her tarm- ies against the Russians, notwithstand- ing that the Slave have been told to demubilize and return home. German troops at (3:00an and ‘Kov-no have :re— :fused to he transferred to the French front and when .the loyal forces were brought up 'to force :dhwienceg‘they were lined uponiand'io'hliged ‘to retreat. News from the "Russian dntonior states that 846M100 mrisoners 1111’ war recently freed 'by the Russians mow :face :star- Nation. Hundreds all «citizens a.o‘f the city of .'London, \flnt" 5have been .made serious- ly .ill by zfiui‘lfliing city water. Mystery surrounds theicausevof the trouble and “.mveatxgation thus ’been ordered ihy the Should ml 1113911111. , National. ”The flurry in che :lnfiMandlis election y‘ 'nonsp'iraoy trial, in Which ‘the former mayor .oftthatn'city and twenty- -nine«oth- car hummus men were inharg-ed with ? Iconspiraox. flieagreed an the guilt of . 'thetdofendants,1he bdllotzof the jjury standing six to six. 1111115 case has been be‘ifmze thezgeneral inuhlic for sev eral years Negotiations 'rhstween Lthe Japanese :and American governments u‘egarding tvthe eexdhunge «of shipping mow promise i'tommi .-.in :an early agreement, which Will add «a large rtoumage :to that mow . 25111111111119 .for ihe marrying 1013 American : tsdldiers and products overseas. mile Rational government ds investi- that extortionate albrother of , Memorial services .for one £Ame1iican rsoldiers and British sailors who :lost ; itheir lives “when ithe Transport 'mus- . mania was tonpedoed, were held in :‘New York City on Sunday. Secretary at the ll‘reasury Momma I -.announces that ninetyot-wo per control the American :army .is 'now sinsuruil um- .der the federal act. In eight (if the military camps ninetyinine per cent or ‘ more .are insured While the ecanmaign to have every soldier insured by Sthe rnment was to have closed Febru- ‘ tony 12,1:he limit has been extended :10 In later date. War hoards Strom the various moun- “The size ml this issue was necessar- i , I-ilsy 11111111111 10 thirty-two pages, due Ito -" '_ the delay in transit of a shipment of 'm as’tock- MWMB -g WWW”. fulcrum- ‘ Files of the state will he in session at mousing this week for the purpose of summing the work throughout the . state and enabling the variousm _, za’tions 'to avoid duplication of WW; .-‘ ..._-V'V"‘”WWM;~1. w» - . . ’ é 1 er. ""fir ‘. __ . sometimes more. .011 Average Farm Does Away with at Least One Man and Team-«M A. C. Points Out Essentials of a Good Tractor. age roaming at large in the land to haunt agriculturists, .' WITH the spectre of labor short- “ the question of labor- saving devices is becoming one of vital concern to farm- ers. A marked tendency in the direc- tion of replacing man- power with ma- chine pOWer wherever possible is ob- servable—Wherefore the, query, “How ' .much of a help is‘ the farm tractor?” is’ becoming a. commou one On twenty-seven Michigan farms 'where tractors are in use it has been found that on the average, these’ma— ehines- replace at least one team, and Another great ad- vantage of the tractor of importance at the, present time is the fact that .it makes more land available for the pro- duction of human food. Five acres of ground are required to raise the food necessary to maintain a single horse, it is claimed by some authorities, field and most of the time by the oper- ator himself, wherefore it is necessary that parts be easy to reach and their removal and replacement made simple. It must also be remembered that the tractor is a rush season machine and being able to make repairs readily and quickly is highly necessary. The protection of working parts from dust and dirt is also essential in a successful tractor. The automobile is well taken care of in this respect. All. moving parts, gears and mechan— , ism are enclosed and arranged to run in oil. In addition the automobile is a machine with speed enough to' keep ahead of its own dust.. . The'tractor, on the other hand, must travel through dry, plowed fields, in the thick 'of its own dust clouds, the particles” from which are ground into the bearings and gears and drawn into the cylinder. The only satisfactory Beans as they were emptied from dried. These beans were so wet that chunks. Ellis Bignell. the bags preparatory to being kiln they were wrinkled and frozen in They dried down in fine shape and are now good salable beans.— which, if true, means that wherever a team is replaced by a tractor the farm-4 er isable to give ten acres more to the production of. food for humans than was possible for him before. What Are the Things to Look for in , a Tractor? The very light tractors on the mar- ket now are in many ways unlike their predecessors in design. They show, among other things, much greater re- finement and a tendency toward light- ness, compactness," and ,the use of roll- er and ball bearings to lessen friction. More attention isxbeing given also to ,the protection of the engine and work- ing parts from dust and dirt. k A good tractor should possess the following: ,. 1-. Simplicity. 2. Durability. good material, good workmanship, and good design. 3. (Accessibility. Under this should come engine parts, bearings, and trans- mission. 4. Interchangeability. . 5.‘ Well protected working parts. 6.. Adaptability. By this is meant I .the eaise with Which the machine can. be used for plowing, tilling, hauling, and with a belt for cutting wood, fill- 111g the silo, etc. 7. Ease of operation. ability to turn in a small radius, visi- bility of work, and ease with which it can be manipulated. 8. Weight This should be sufficient ‘ ‘to secure traction and 1ight enough to preventelniury from paCklng the soil. Among. these ,points none are more rtti This should include. That is, its 1 .. the design of the tractor , safe-guard is complete covering and lubrication of the working parts- . When the farmer purchases an au- , tomobile he comes into possession of a machine which surpasses anything he has hitherto used on the farm in complexity, number and quality of parts. He realizes that this machine needs the occasional attention of an expert. The tractor is almost as high- ly developed from the mechanical standpoint, and it naturally follows, therefore, that it should have better care than is sometimes given common farm machinery. The operator should at least be familiar with the principles of the gas engine, and its troubles. Further, he should have a thorough knowledge ‘of the particular. machine of which he is placed in, charge. In the opinibn of the writer, a whole week spent in looking ‘over the tractor and .in studying the instructions accom- panying it will, in the end, he a sav- ing in both time. and money for the purchaser. It will be found that there really is nothing 'mysterious about a tractor and with a few_ years use, its characteristics will become as well known as those of the horse, which man has- studied now for hundreds of years. . The tractor, to pay its way, however; must be kept busy, for the investment islarge and costs entaile’d by‘interest charges, repairs, depreciation, taxes, inéurance are very high. Thesecharg- es must he repaid'by the tractor dur- ing the time it is at work. If it is used but ten days in the year its earn- lugs daring each of these days will and made a special finish for each. edgto’ be. great to offset the fixed ~ . 41’; . El E ' («- s :2: ‘ 7- It 3 :— -...,5 g Em: .‘ "mm / ' m 3E. a _ ' Ea E .2 ”—d a . it“ 1% , v Paint that goes farthest ' «. and endures longest HE Sherwin-V’Villiams business has been“ built upon the sound principle that a paint or varnish best serves its purpose when made for a particular purpose. To“ that end our specialists have studied :1 surfaces, the wear they get and the use they Serve, It is thisspecializing that guarantees greater duraa bility in every Sherwin -VVilliams finish you buy. Protect your house, barns, cribs, 'fences and imple- ments with these high-grade enduring finishes. Your dealer can supply you. Spray with Sherwin-Williams Arsenate of Lead _ in powdered form This reliable insecticide quickly and thoroughly destroys all leaf— eating insects without 1njury to the Being a powder, there is no extra trees or plants. weight to haul no chance of leakage or freezing It mixes readily with watel, sprays evenly and sticks :f fast. 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The size ()1 this iss11-- was neeessar~ 111 limited to 1111111 11: o 1)a"1-s, due to the delay itt transit of a shipment of whit-.11 should hare Tran sporta t'orIy-page steel: heen received Wet-‘11s ago. INTENTIONAL SECOND EXPOSURE THE 1112' :11GA common these will 1)\'— .ion 11o111)l.'s are .‘U (111}s11111: w:- 1‘1'11,'1 our readers 11111111; the :11)111'5”.1:I1“‘.l text ot' this is- sue, “11'-"1 will be made up \1i11 inter— est at 1111' ent‘llet-‘t 11(1s:-111111'1l:111‘. CURRENT COMMENT. ‘11' «3111-11: 51'1'11111‘11'11111,()1' Av'ewe Firing ('o1'1ell l'111'.et‘sitf.', is tarvattott. "1.'1)t)1'lt‘-'.tl:~11(!‘.111§;':~‘1£tltl 1'1 :111 address gi‘."11 (luring “1"1'11'111111's' Wet-1;" 211 that insti- titt'ton. 111:1! lll.\ «1111111111: tat-es star1a~ tint: "111611 i1--' 11'-'11 two-1'11- months. bet-ause ot' the government's intert'eu 111111 (11'- 1'11"1- 111111 1'11 '..1 '. 111' s111,11_'. 111:1111‘1 111 its otter-11111:; program. \1',. believ- 111'“ 11' :11'11111111111-11 with the “resident Sehur- 111:1:1 1"1-1'1- better taro-er» 111‘ 1111- 1111:1111 ~‘1 t1 1'. he would 11 11‘ 11. 11:1 ' 111::11'- 511' '1 :1 1111111111 111‘11111tt'r', '1'111- 1'1'1".11"": (12' this 1'11111111‘}. are t'ar 1.,., 111 :11 111.1 patziotit' 11,) do l":-.s 111.11' 1111-1" 111-s1 11) 11~1lp win the handi— are eont't'ontetl war. (11,.” 11'1-11-1' 1311- serhrts raps \111) \\1llt"t 111w~ \1-11'1‘1111'11-ss. l‘resL111-11 11111 \1)1.th\ ()1 the :w‘ehut'eian's 51:111-1111'111‘ t 111111'1 31111.19... 11124-11111111 111' the 111111'1'211111'111. 1'1'11'1'11'1'1" '11 ....,,.. rill not t't‘r'tllt ltt 1' ‘11 ‘11-1 1 1.11.1:1'11111111111 protltietion all along, 1111- l 11'. 11111' general guaran- 1111-. 1,11 '1111111.'11s;1.’ot' 111‘11'1'> 11) [ll'tltlllt' 1'1.» 1'11 :11'1'111111111111 1211s result in the 111“'%"5\1 1-tito't".'.-'ttt';. 111 11111111 1111- law 111 sttppl; :1'111 111-111211111 has been dis 1 turbo-11 11' :1 11.11.11.11-01‘111-tea- 1'1'111111111111. 111 1‘111111'1117‘1 \- '11: other rottntt‘ies, our 2‘11'."1':11:1':'.' 111 111-1.1.1 :1 tle'.';1'ee ot prlt'e 1‘1'1111'1 '1 '1 '1) t.' 111111'111111'. 'l‘he experienwv 1): 11111“: 1 "1':'. '1 seems 11) go still 111'1111-1'11111 '1': '1':-"111e(lesi1':1 1111111 111' tininf; «(1111;)---1:-:1'o1'\ pt'iees on 1111111' 11' no. :111 staale 't'ood produets. 8111-11 aetion would undoubtedh stimu- late planting 11:1 :1 eonsideral)lf1 inereas ml seal-- in this eountrx. 111 its ah 111111-11, lion'w-xer, out tarmers will do 111-ll to 1‘1)11s‘111"1‘ 1111- 11'-1t that 1111:11'1' :11" 1111-11]. 10 "altr-s 1.11 1'.) 111 stul't's 1111111."! emittl'wons \.\‘.1'1".1 )1'o-',:1il :111s;--:1r, 1.1 all l.i'1(t-' :11'1' lilo-11 to be 111‘_’."11"1' 1"11-11 111:111 1'1.~tntx--11s:1:11 prtt'es \‘.'lllt'.ll 1111'1'111' 1111'.) be timed 1);. goxernnteztt lt"‘l“.11 belie'w this eottnir) will eontittg 1311-; ,1'.11'.:1;11111 during the 3.1-:11', but more general 111‘:1"t.i(':tl got- (‘1'111111‘111 atd in 1111- «oltttiott ot' the prob lt'ttt~ o'. prozlnetion would aid the farnr etc to aeeotnplish their great pat't in the winning ()1 the war, as it has aided our (1111111111'1‘1'1111 industries in provid- ing essential war equipment. AN A normal aereage of sugar beets on Miehi- gait t'at'nts should be as- stti‘t'tl by the reeent announeenient that eontt'aets would be offered guar:1n:ee- ing‘ the grower $111 per ton t'or szttrar 1)t‘t‘l:~ on 11. basis of nine (sent 3113311 \'.1111 an lllt‘l't‘(|,s‘t' 111' $1.111) per ton t'ot‘ St: "911' Beets. a mo '11 ("'nt, int":te 1se (11' the am taf'e pt'it'e ot' s11:.',"r1'or the tour months beginning nine eents per 1111 (111113111 abut. (- This 1,: substantialtr 1111- 2.1111- 110111111. ing‘ seale ('ontr:11~1 adopted last year, 1'11'1-pt tor the dil'l'erenee in the guar- antes-(l pt'it't'. l‘ndet' 121st ,\ea.'"s eon— tt'aet the priee l’ot' beets as finally 11;,1‘11'1'11 on the :1 two-rage \\"1.‘11)le.'.'111' priee ot‘ sugar was $11. 1131.) per ton. This year's $111 per ton in theeentral1\111‘111g.111‘11ss 11'11'1 and 1,451.1111pe1'1on in the ()1111) 111.... 1111’1, it)1'ltttli11" otte t'at'tor} in sou1h« ei'n 3111-1111411: where eonttitions are said 1'01111'111‘1 \‘.V1ll "11:1";111 1.1'1' to be more I':1\1)1':11)le t'or :1 1112-11 ton- 11'1L',e-. but where the :111-1';1.,- s.1',-.1t' tote-111 is (:1)1".1e'pontling l1 it"s. l't'e- 111111.: 11) the atmonneentent 111' 1111s «on similar it':t<'1', :t1tetnpts to seeut'e :1 settlement were made 1)}. a 1'()Itlitll\',11)ll rept'e»:e111i11j3; beet in ('ont'erent'e with l'at'tor)‘ w hit-l), however, did not. Sinee that g :11) 111.11'1‘1'1111‘111 . 1 1 bo'h grunet‘s and ntanttt'aetttt‘ers 11;1\e sought to set'ure detinite priee assur- 11111'1- 111111115111 the medium ()1 the tood means 111' administration as the only maintaining a normal 1:11;,111' tiort 1'111' .‘.liehigan this yea]. ’I‘lte annonneenient 1)) the 111:111111';11'~ tart-1's 111' :1 eontraet containing a gnar- :11111-1- (11' $111 per 11111 for beets grin-1n during gratulatton, 111.11 11111). to the growers and tnanttt'aeturet's, but to the sugar consumers of the state attd eountrx as insure :1 acreage I'or 11118. “'ithout s111:11 :1 priee guarantee this well, sinee it will praetiettll) normal sugar beet result eonld not have t'oIIow't-d, l:' the eonsensus ()1' opinion among the beet growers that anything less would priee for beets not be :1 ('(‘mtp1-nsanr), eeder present eonditions. A farmer about to dispose of produets ntust either 11:)- e a A Market Service. representatne on 1111- tttorottjxlil) :tt'ttttaltttetl with eontlitions in order to sell wisel_\ Aside from those dealing through eo< ope 'ative o'ganizations, but few ean boast 01' a represent.ati\'e or "friend at which in this instance constitutes a large majority, court.” The remainder, M. Lyman Lawrence. growers (11"1'111' stztte 111:111:1f3,1'1'<, t'esttlt 1111'1'111'11- titne 111ml 111': l“l x‘ is :1 matter tot stilt-ere eon- slnt'e 11. market 111' 1)11 trading must. therefore depend upon securing through some sottrt'e reliable ne\'s of market transaetious t'rmn day to day. The Bureau ()1' Markets (11' the Unit,- e11 States Department 111' 1-\'.','rie.ulture has established reporting agents in the print-'pnl elites and (listi'ilsttitig points throughout the eountry. ’I‘hese agents 1:) into the trading plates and gather inl'ot'tnation on supply 1111-1 dentand. the (111:1Iit_\ ()t' the ol'I'et'inys. and the aetual prices being pztitl I'or the produets. Ite- \arious agents are eol- Iaborated tor dis< ])orts 1111111 1111- 11-11111 1); wire and col tribution. ‘1\'e are in a position to set-tire for :1111' (11' our subseribers these daily market reports. '1‘11ose desiring this >21"‘.lt'1' address a request to the ‘.\l:tt‘- 111-1 Itepat'ttnent 111' this journal, giving eorreet address to whit'lt reports 1111‘ to be :1-111, and \\1' 1.1.111 see that thesu reports are t'orwarded 11) 1.1111. HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK. Foreign. The European \‘1.'ar. There is very little to report treat the \ariotts thea- tr 's ()1 war this 111-1'11. Notwitlmtand 111g 111:11'ti\it_\ it is :1 titneot'gt'eat tense Hess among the tnilitarg. men who t'eet that the -\ are on the 1-11- ()1 one 1)1' 1111- ntost '3 igantit' tnilitar) eit'orts e\et' planned. (In the western trout inter inittent artiller} lighting has oeettrretl at, dit't'erent points, and reeonoitering parties are :11'Li\1- here and there. No general 1111)\'(‘1111‘1Il, llt)\\1'\1‘1', has been reported. It is now delinitel) known tltat Ann-Mean soldiers are oeeupjting a, portion. at. least, ()1 three seetors on the western limit. The northern 11:11; situation remains 11111 11111 'ed. 11:11} 11:15:. (failed the 1.511111 (lass to the eolot's. (1n the eastern tront there is 111111'11 t'ont'nsion. ’1‘111- eentral powers have :tpparentl} 111:1111- pi-aee with represetr tatites ot' the I l11'ainians‘. however, 1'. now appears that the people tltetn settes are protesting 1)) sending troop' against the otlit'et's who signed the peaee 111-at '1‘111 rei'usal ot' the north 1'1'11 Ittis:ian pt'otinees to at't'ept 1111' peat't' tetnis ot't'trttl 111' Itet‘tnam has rerulted in 111-111111111 (It-112111111,- the at'tn islite at an end and order in" 111-taint ies against the Itussians, notwithstautl ing that the films ha\e been told to dentobilize and return hotne. German troops at (loodno 21nd Iiorno haVe re t'ttsetl to be traitst'et'red to the l'Vrettt'h front and when the loyal torees wet"- 1)ro11g‘1t up to t'oree obedienee 1111-1. were tired upon and obliged to ret1'1211. News trout 1111' lussian lttterior states that 111,111111 prisoners ot' war 1‘1‘181‘1111} It'eed I); 1111- littssians now I'at'e star vation. Hundreds of (:iti;'.ens ot' 1111- 1111.1 ot' Lon“,don 0111., hate been matte serious 1) b'» dtinking (it) water \Ivstetjx sur'lrounds the o: tuse 01 tile trouble and an i1111-s1":ttioti has been otdered 11;. the boatd 01' health. National. The jury iii the Indianapolis election eonspiiaex trial, in which the t'ortner niavot' o1 that (111 and twentvnine oth er Indianapolis Inert were ohar'w d with ttonspitae}. disag rted on the 1gtilt ot the defendants, the ballot ot' the jut,» standing six 11) six, This ease 11:11: been bei'ore the general publlt: I'ot' set eral years. Negotiations between the .1ap:1111s-- and American goxerntnonts r-gardin': the exohat ge o1 shipping now promise to end in an e:11'l_\:1t,1'ee1111-11t wltieii will add a large tonnage to that now available for the carrying 01' American soltlit 1s and prodttets 1)\'et‘se21s The federal government is investi gating ('ontplaints that extortionate prices are 111-11111 eharb 1111 or 111111 teed.» in certain portion: ()1 the United States Alfred Brandeis, a brother 1.11 the assot'iate justiee ot the supreme court has been entrusted with this work. 'Aletnorial set'\i('es tor the Atnerit'azt soldiers and British sailors who lost their li\es when the ’I‘ransport ’I‘n.» ('ania was torpedoed, were held in New X11111 (‘11) on Hundat Set'retar} ()1' the ’I‘teastlt‘} MoAdoo announees that 111net_1—t\\o per eent ()1 the .Attiertt'an :11'111_\ is now insured un- der the t'ederal aet. 111 eight. 01' 1111' military rantps' ninetynine per (rent or more are insurett \'\'hile the eainpa'gn 10 ha\e e\e1\ soldier insured In the g("")Vt‘1111111111 was to 1111‘11‘ tlosed I'e bru- at} “, the litnit has been extended to a later date. \N'ar boards iron) the various (coon ties ot' the state will be in session at Lansing this wet-11' tor the purpose of svsteniatizing the wotk throuvhout the state and enabling the \: trious organi 71:111011s to axoid duplieation ot ettort to cooperate wherever possible, and along all possible lines. 1 '_' -..,..‘.__ , , v --J,,...~ - , mam» . J‘ I ....~... .9...“ a" we»..- $1 1 I -..,...~‘.._ . .. ,-J’,... FEB. 23, 1918. THE MICHIGAN FARMER Tractor Saves Labor on Farm 011 Average Farm Does Away with at Least One Man and Tomlin—)1. A. (,7. Points ()ut Essentials 1TH 1111' 511111111 111' labor short.— 111 1111'f.'1' in the, '1511'11'1111111'ists, 11:41- 1'1111111i1‘1g 1111111 to 111111111 1111‘. (11113111111 111 11111111 <11\11 1' 111-View is heroming 11111- 111' \1111] 101111111 11) 1:11'111- 115. A 11111111111 11111111111} 1111111 (11110- Iion 01' replaving, 1111111-111m‘1'1' \1‘1111 11111- 11111113 1111\1‘1-1' \1'111-1'1-111' 1111ssil111' 11‘ 11h- Ht‘l‘VzihlU'~\\'l!1'l'1'1111'1' 1111- 111111}. “How much (11‘ :1 111111 is 1111- 1'111'111 1111111. ' is 111-1111111113." 11 1111111111111 11111-. ()11 11'11-1111+‘1 \‘1-11 Rik-higan 11111115 11111111 11'111'1111's 1111 in 11>1' 11 11:11: 111111 111111111 111111 on 1111- 1111'1'1.:.'.1- lll1':--1' 1.1.11 1-hi111'S 1'1'111111'1' 111 11'1151 111111 1111111, 111111 «1.11111'111111-5 111111'1. 91111111111 1111111 1111- ‘1'1111111111'111‘1111' 11'111'1111'111 111111111'111111-1'111 the 111‘1's1'111 111111- 11‘ 1111- 1111'! 111111 i1 11111111-5 1111111 1111111 1111111111111- 1111' 1111' 11111— (1111111111 111‘ 11111111111 1111-11. l"i\1- 11111-5 111 3111111111 1111' 1'1111111'111 111 111151- 1111» 1111111 111'1'1'55111'1 111 1111111111111. 11 $111211- horse, 11111111111 11} \111111' 1111111111'11117'5, of 11 (1.111111 Tractor. 111'111 111111 1111151 111 1111' 111111- 111' 1111' 01111- 111111' himself, \1‘111-1'1'1‘111'1- i1 is 111'1'1'ssz11'y 111111 parts in 1-1181 111 1'1'111'11 111111 1111'11' 1'1'1110\'111 111111 1'1'111111-1-1111-111 111.1111' 5111111112 11 1111151 111>11 111' 1'1'1111'111111'1'1'11 111111 1111' 11'111'101‘ is 11 1'11>h s1'11>(111 111111'111111- 111111 111'111g11l1l1' 111 11111111» (111111111 is highh 111'1'1s>111'l\. 'l‘h1- 111'11111'111111 111' 1111111111." from (111% :11111 (lirt is 111:11 1'551-1111111 111 11111111» 1'.-1111111 111111 11:11'114 ‘ a 5111-11'5. i111 11'111'1111'. 'I‘h1- 1.111111111111111'; . . . . 1 1:: Well 111111'11 1'111‘1' 111 111 1h1> 1'1'11111'1'1.‘ All 11.11.11.1- 11:11'1>. g1'211‘> 111111 1111-1111111 ism 111‘1' 1'111'111:<1'1l 111111 :11'1‘1111141-11 111 11111 in oil. 111111'hin1- \\ith 5111'1‘11 1111111,; 11 111 111'1'11 11111-1111 01' 11:4 1111‘11 111151. '1‘111'11'111'1111',1111 1111~111111'1'111.1111.11111>1 111111 1111111111]. 111')‘. 1111111111 1211115. in 1111 1111111 111‘ 11s 111111 111111 1'11111111-3 1111' 11111'111'11».< 1'1'11111 \Vllit'll :11'1' 7:1'11111111 111111 111 :111111111111 1111' 1.111111111111111- is :11 1111' 111.11.11.15 111111 5.:1'111'> 111111 111':1\\11 111111: 1111' ('3'11111l1'1'. 'l‘hw 1’111l_\' >11111><1'111'1111‘_\ B01111» 111' 1111-1 \1‘1-1'0 11111111111111 from (1111-11. '1‘111'51 111-11115 \11'11- 511 “1'1 111111 ('llilllliS. ’1‘111') 111'11'11 down 111 11111' 51111111- 11111] 1111' 1111\\' good lillis l’1ig111'll. the bags 1'11'1-11111'111111‘1‘ 11. 111-111': 1.1111 1111'} new \1'1'11111l1'1l 111111 1'1'1111'11 111 >21l1111l1- 111-11118:» 11111111, 11‘ 11111. 1111-11115 111111 \1'111-1'1'1'1-1' 11 1111111 1&1‘1'111111'1-11 h). 11 11'111-1111' 1111' 1111111- 1'1‘ is 111111' 111 ui11~ 11-1. 111-1'1: 1:1111'1- 111 11.1."- 111'111‘1111-111111 111' 1111111 1111' 111111111113 1112111 11111 1111,\>ihl1- 1111' 111111 11111111. What Are the Things to Look for in a Tractor? '1'111' \‘12'1' 1134111 11111111“ on 1111- mar- l.1'1 now 1111 in 1111111} 1111.11 111111111 1l11'ii‘ 11.1'1'111-1'1'rr-111's in 111>1:.'11. ’1‘111'1' show, 1111111111.: 111111 11.1mm. 111111-11 11.1111-1 1'1' 111111111111 111111 11 1111111111) 1111\‘111'11 11.2111- 1.1'15.1'11111111111111», 111111 1111' 11>1' (1111111- «'1‘ 111111 111111 111111‘111'..~ 111 11>,an 1111111111. ‘11111'1' 1111111111111 1: 111111;; gin-11 111.111 111 11.11- 1111111111111. 111 1111- 111,:1111- 111111 1111111- .14." 1111115 1111111 1111M 111.11 11i1'1. A 2111111 11111-1111 51.111111! 1’1-‘111111'ingz 1. 51111111111}. 2. 11111111111111. '1'1.i.~ >ho11111 1111-1111111 .111-1‘1 111111111111, 3.111111 \1111'111111.11-hi11, 111111 1111>>1": lllt? Hum] 111'.\l;.'11. 35. A1'1-1-\.~1111111.\. 1'111111' 11.1», >11111111l 1~111111'-1-11,'.1n1 11111'1>,111-1.1111g>.111.11 11111»— T':ir->i(1il. 1. 11111-r1-1.1111;.--1.hili11. T1. \\'111 111111111111 “11111111,: 1111114. 11. A11111111.hili11. 11 111i> is. 1111'11111 1111.11. 1111- 111111111111- 1'1111 1111.\\ii.)... 111111111. 1121111111”, 111111}. \1111111. 1111- 11.1- 1'1151' \1111. 1111- 1151-11 1111‘ 1.1111 \1i1h 1. 1111‘- 1111 11 1112‘ the 9111.111. 7. 1011.1 111 11111111111111. 111111 is, its 1.111111} to 111111 1.1. :1 \1111111 1'1.1li11.\, \isi- hility 01' work. 111111 1-11>1- \\ith \Vhi1'h it 11111 be 1111‘111i111111111-11. S. \Vt'iahi. This >l11111111 111 s111‘l1('i1'nl 111 50(111‘1‘ 11111-111111 111111 light enough 10 11111-111 injury 1'1'0111 111111.111: 1111' soil. Among 1111-541' 11111111.C none are more important in 1111- design of 1111- tractor 1111111 111051: relating to accessibility and 1merr-hangihilit)‘ of parts. It will not be 0011191111111 10 run a tractor to the garage or repair station like an auto- mobile. Repairs must be made in the 5:11'1-411111'11 is: 11111111'11111111 111~ 1111- “1111-1111;; 1111115. \\'h1'11 1'111- 11111111l1il1' 111' 1'111'1111'1' 11111'1'111151-s 1111 1111 11111115 i11111 1111:---1-><.<11111 111' .~~111‘p11.v_<1-.< :1111111i1111 1‘111'111 in 11 111111'111111' \Vlllt.‘ll 111- has 11111111111 11>1-1l 1111 1111- 1'111111111'x111', 111111.111'1' 111111 1111-115 1111- 1-\111-r1. '1‘111' 111111111 1:4 1111111»! 118 high l_\ 111-\1'111111-11 51111111111111”. 111111 11 1111111111111 1111-1'11'111'1', that 11 5111111111 111111' 111'111'1‘ is $111111'111111's gin-11 1111111111111 5111111111 '11 111151 111' 1'111111'11111'11'ilh 1111- 111'1111'111l1's 111‘ 1111- gas 113.',i111' 111111 11.- l"11r1h1~1'. h1 1111111111'11141' 111‘ 1111- 1111111 111.- 1111111118, 1'111'1- 1111111 1'211'111 11111111111111, 'l‘h1 11111-1'111111' 11'11111111'1'. >111111111 1111\1' 11 11111'111'111111' 111:11'111111' 111 “1111-11 111' is 111111'1-1] 111 1'11111'111'. 111 1111'1111111111111111111-“1'111'1',1111111111'11'1-1-1. 5111111 in 1111111111: 111'1'1‘ 1111' 11'111'1111' 111111 111 1111111111}; 1111' 111s11'111'li111m 111-1'11111 11111111111; it will, 111 1111- 11111. 111- 11 \»11\ inn 111 1111111 111111- 111111 1111111131 1111' ll [-111‘1'1111S1-1‘. II \1111 1.11 111111111 111111 1.111'1 1‘1'1111)‘ 1" 111111111 11 11'111'1111' 111111 \11111 :1 1'1-\1‘ 11111.: 11:»:13 1'11111'111'11'1‘15111's \K'ill 111-1'111111' as Well 11111>1~ 1.1 1111- 1111111111; 1111's111'i1111r, \Vhi1'l1 1111111 11111: s11111i1'1l 1111\\' 1111' hundreds 111‘ ‘11-111'5, 1111111111 11:: horse. The 11'111'101', 111 11111 its way, 111111'1'1'1-1'. 1111151 111' 111111 l111:~)', 1111' 1111- i1111'n‘11111'111 is 111'141' and costs 1'11111'11'1'5, repairs. 1'11111111'11 l1) 11111'1'1'51 111-11114111111111, taxes, insurance 1111- Very high. ’l‘h1-H1' ('hara- w 1111181 be repaid hy 1111' 11'111'101' (1111'- 1112‘ 1111' time it is 111 work. 11' it. is used but ten days. in 1111' year its 1"111'11» ings during 0:11'11 111' these days will need to be great to offset the fixed charges. If the. tractor is used a hun- dred days in the year these expenses per day will be proportionately small. (an—Farm Mechanics Department, M. A. C. 3— 243 v— :1: : ' ' . 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(-01111111'11' «(111-ring; 111111: Spray with Sherwin-Williams. Arse-mate of Leaci in powdered form 11141119111111] 11111-11131111 111‘ 1111‘ 11m 1' 111' '11l1 11111 l\l_\ 111111 thoroughly This 11li'1l1l1' destroys all l1'111-1'11'1i111; i11x1'1'l‘x‘ without 11111111 111 the 1l1'11‘11\ trees or plantx. 111-111;: :1 1111111111 1:111'x11'a 1111 1'l111111'1' leakau‘t 111' freezing. l 1 \1 eiulil 111 l11111l. 1lt Iiiixes 1'l1'111 l1l\ 1'. 11h 11:111'. 111‘ 1‘1111l >111ka 1fast. Try bin-11111131"1111:1115 powdered 1111111 1111' 1'1'1111111111'. of all, SHER wm- WILL IA MS PRODUCTS Address, The SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 669 Canal Road, N. W.. Cleveland, Ohio ‘111'111'3 1'\'1'1 .\1'51'111111' 1.11 111-1111 in 1'11111'1-1111'11151; 111111 best 1'1‘11'1'111'1'111'89. wt This field of corn was grown at Molino, Mo., and the We photograph was taken seven weeks after planting. On the left 100 pounds of A. A. C. Fertilizer was used to the acre, and on the right none. 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We took several immature ears of com that contained considerable moisture, properly dried one-half of each ear and tested it, the other portion of the out was frozen in a cream tester and then tested; the former‘grew, the lat- 4 ter did not. One freeze had killed the - germination. . Chat! on the Tip: of the Shelled Kernels. ' Corn showing chaff on the kernels after shelling will ' grow if the ears have been properly dried. Rapid Drying and Germination. Various trials under. different condi- tions show that seed dried rapidly will grow and give find germination. To insure good germination the mam in which the corn is stored should be well ventilated. Some seed corn this year has moulded because of the excessive moisture, warm temperature of stor- age rooms, and poor ventilation. Kernels with Black Tips. Shelled seed corn showing black at the tips of the kernels will grow it properly dried. Many do not under- stand that all kernels have a black layer undeineath the- tip; this layer no. ’1 l covers the germ. Extremely dry im- leaving the tip on the cob and there- fore show the black layer. Show a wrinkled appearance over the germ or chit? Yes, as the kernels shrink and the chit becomes depressed there is quite apt to be a wrinkling of the covering. However, if the cover- ing be very wrinkled, the germination may be poor. What is the highest per cent of mois- ture that an ear may have and still grow after being frozen? This is a practical question and one that has not been answered as far as I know. We have done only a little work along this line. So far our results have been approximately, as follows: With forty to fifty per cent the germination has been killed by a. freeze; with twenty- flve per cent most of the car would not grow; with less than twenty per 'cent the germination was not directed by a freeze. How long canseed corn be kept and grow? Like the last question, it has not been answered and probably can- not be, due to dffienence ’in storage conditions. ‘I have tested corn seven conditions and the ‘corn showed good germination. The principal; factor in 'the storage ofwnyseod'ls freedom from moisture. 'All seedsdeoorlorwe boldly in germination power it the mambo not dry. _Under oldi- ¥., cm mature ears will break sometimes, Will ears grow when the kernels» years old, that had been kept in ideal ‘\ . W in by'ia. farmer and had been stored in the some place and under average con- ditions, I suspect. , Weak. ’ GOOd. Age. Bad. i % (l\ 0 One year ..... - 0.8 4.6 94.6 * Two years ..... 2.1) 15.0 83.0 Throeyears .. 19.0 32.1 §8.9 Is there anyone characteristic about . an ear of the kernels by which one may know an gear will not grow? Any- . no ‘2 thing that indicates that the ear has not received good care, as mold, shoukl be noted. carefully. Kernels with dark or discolored chits or germs will not grow. One of the most im- portant factors in detecting poor germ- ination is to examine the backs of the kernels, the side opposite the chit, for blisters. Corn that has a frozen while containing too much moisture will often show small raised portions-— the covering puff out leaving air under- neath as indicated in the accompany- ing cut. Such ears should be discard- ed,.ghey will not grow. BARLEY FOR MARSH LAND. I have a few acres of rather heavy marsh land. Would this grow barley successfully? What variety, when and how much should be sown for the best results?“ Is barley straw as good for feed as oat straw? Is millet good feed for dairy cows? Shiawassee Co. S. G. If this marsh land is well drained and is not so rich in nitrogen that the barley will lodge, it ought to. grow good barley. Marsh land is usually rich in nitrogen, and oats or barley are liable to lodge badly on such land so that it costs a good deal to harvest it. One cannot tell from the inquiry anything about the natural fertility of this land. On most freshly drained marsh land it would be safer and better to plant corn. It is better to grow corn two or thme years in succession until it_ is thoroughly subdued and until the land ‘is somewhat deplete in nitrogen so that when you sow cereal crops they will not lodge. ' . You know more about the condition of the land and will be better able to judge than anyone else. , Barley wants good rich land. In fact, any crop does, if you want to grow a maximum crop. . Your county agent would be able to tell you probably the best variety of barley to be grown in your vicinity. The variety that is very popular in Wis- consin is known as the Oderbrucker. There will undoubtedly be a very large acreage of barley sown in’ Michigan "this year as barley is a splendid sub- stitute for corn in fattening hogs or in fact, any kind of stock. It will take the place of corn quite satisfactorily. Barley straw is not considered as good to feed as oat straw and yet if the bar— ley is harvested before it gets too ripe the straw makes good, fair feed for stock. Many people object to raising barley on account of the beards which are more or less of a nuisance, yet . these boards rarely are injurious in feeding live stock. \ Millet bay is a splendid feed for dairy cows if it is cut béforethe seed of momma gets hard. ' It ought to So out when. it Is in about the some eon- dlflon asl'timothy- bay to make the best. quality or boy. If it is out then and “summations nauseous f MMW met stash. so. «new em lll ‘1’ ' ‘ was (1 . soWn 13mm»? 'r , cult lamp on a light I ‘ er , '- ‘ ., Komdyit be equally geod bay for cat-f and horses? How does the price at how. much shOuld be 081160111 (30 A. B C. From the Writer’s experience; land which is in a. candition to successfully grow the other clovers should prefer- ably be devoted to such use in prefer- enCe to seeding sweet clever on an ex- perimental scale. As a crop for soil improvement- 011 land that is particu- larly low in its content of vegetable matter or humus there is no question ' about the superiority of sweet clover, , provided it is seeded in a manner suit- able to its requirements. Lime appears to be just as essential for sweet clever as for alfalfa, and will A be beneficial to this soil whether sweet clover or mammoth clover is to be sown. Something will depend upon themanner in which the soil is to be handled previous to and at‘the time of seeding, as to which crop will be pre- ferable to sow. Sweet clover requires a firm seed bed for best results, and will give a better stand where sown on fall—plowed ground than where sown on spring-plowed land, unless special pains is taken to make a very firm seed bed. If the amp is to be sown alone without a nurse crop, then if these conditions Can be provided and the soil is limed, sweet clover would probably be more profitable to sow, since if sown in the early spring it 1 should under favorable conditions pro- duCe a fairly good cutting of. hay the same season. The plants would then live over winter and produce a heavy crop of forage the following year, which" could be utilized to pIOW down as a green manure'crop, thus" serving the double purpose of furnishing a for- age crop and improving this worn land. Last year we cut some first crop sweet clover in this Way as an experi- ment. It made a very fair quality of hay which was eaten fairly well by the - live stcok, although with not as much relish as was alfalfa bay of a some- what better quality. This year the same sweet ~clover was again out for hay, making a very much coarser and less desirable hay, which has also been , Consumed with fair results. Sweet clo- ver is, however,“much finer, giving a better quality. of hay when out in the :fall after early spring seeding than when out the second spring after it sends up seed stalks, and it will be found a better plan to pasture it in the spring after seeding and plow down as a green manure crop as above sug- gested. Where, soil improvdment by this ? means is not the object desired, the other clove'rs will fit into the crop ro- tation more desirably and with better average results than sweet clover, at least, this’is the conclusion reached af- ter a limited trial of this plant, which is, however, a much more valuable plant both for forage purposes and for soil improvement than is generally ap- preciated. We have used about ten pounds of seed per acre which hasigivenia satis- factOry stand where good germination was secured. As sweet clover contains a large number of so-called hard seeds which are nearly impervious to mois- "ture, better results will be secured if the seed is scarifled. or even if it is - soaked in warm water over night be- , _ fare sowing O post OfliCe authOrities 2sup ort ,1, nt that of the 99 11911111 s country, 11,1223 - ‘ " ail siesr‘fice at 111 the seed com ampere With mammoth clo- ' 1)}; I"! ,9‘ V N11 ‘37 An Investment 111 EfflClency \ wners of the Oakland. Sensible Six report extremely high gasoline .and tire mileages from their cars. Touring Car . . $ .990 Roadster . . . .990 Roadster Coupe . 1150 Sedan . . . . 11.90 Sedan(UnitBody) 1490 Coupe(Uni t Body) 1490 , F. O. 8. Pontiac, Mich. ERTAINLY the farm- er’ 8 need for a substan- tial motor car has never been so great as it is now. The" larger part he plays in nationalaffairs, the in- creased demands upon his time and knowledge, alike require for him a better means of transportation. 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Butted, tip- - Q1 00 per bushel fl Hr QthI * hands of every fruit grower. was .given: .omer to the question box that when the trons were F I‘LIlt Growers. Mid Winter Miriycting NE of the first questions of or old question of variety adaptation was der at the recent State Horticul-i thrashed out again, with *thé' :reeuu tural Society meeting, held at: that it was left “individual 111.112.1311 South Haven, was peaches, considérd «Hale pooch came in for a considers’ble able apprehension being felt lest thé #1101th discussion and its desirable tremendous cold weather would have points were summed up against the killed the fruit buds. Professor Halli- mm as fdllows: The Hale has beta gan was ofrthe opinion that' the peach ter size better quality: is a peach trees went into winter quarters in, as which you can ’pick both earlier and favorable a condition as they ever had later than the Elberta and stand stor— and this statement was backed up by age equally well. Along this line come many of our local men. However, re- the question of replanting orchards on ports from Berrien county and a few the same soil that had previously growers gave evidence of not only grown peaches. It was pointed out frozen buds but also frozen branches. that this could be accomplished very It was brought out, however, that as well, provided a. system of manage- soon as this could be in any measure, ment was given over to the site for a determined, that pruning should be re- period of three‘years between-the time sorted to since it is an invigorating of removing the old orchard and re- process and, as freezing is a weaken- planting the new, \The Labor Problem. counteract the effect on the tree. _ One of the big things in the session Labor Saving in Spraying. - ' was the discussion of tree paint and a Due to the probable scarcity of labor resolution was offered to the effect the dust spraying system came in for that no nostrum for fruit trees should its share of discussion. Without ex- be offeied for sale in this state until ception men were agreed upon the it had previously been passed upon and adaptability and efficiency of the dust ratified by an insoection committee, for all but the dormant spray and here preferably located at the college. the liquid still holds undisputed‘sway. This matter is to be taken up by the Dust spraying is not a cheap method legislature and thoroughly. thrashed but is a quick and effective method out, and as we have the same quack that requires less labor. Prof. Halligan doctors ‘ for trees that we do among cautioned the men to go slowly, saying the human family, the necessity of that, although their results had been such a measure is easily seen gratifying, a more general test of this The labor problem for 1918 was dis- method was necessary before the col— cussed by A D Cook, State Farm La lege would~ sanction it , bOI‘ Specialist He brought out the Mr. Ebkard, assistant county agent fact that higher wages to: farm labm for Van Buren county, briefly outlined was almost certain and he also advised the different systems of management the utilization of local help wherever but spoke mostly on liming and fertil- possible. He divided the help problem ization, pointing out the necessity of into four classes. Class A, local help. sufficient nitrogen to maintain the crop which, in Mr. Cook’s estimation. is the year after year. One of the best ways very best possible source of help. \. Mr. Eckard says, to obtain nitrogen, is Class B, agencies, of WhiCh there are ‘ by the proper use of legumes and to several. Two, however, received es- get the legumes, you must have pre- peclal mentiomthe one at Detroit and viously limed the soil. The old idea. the one at Chicago, but Mr. Cook was that trees responded equally well to 0f the Opinion that-a man who should be in the employ of the government Pruning Pointers. should be at these places to list and Prof Halligan then gave a talk on look over the help which came and re. pruning and said that we should be, corded as having had farm experience. careful in our pruning until we are The Importance "of Boy Help. sure of the extent of winter-killing. Class C, the boy help, which was Pruning after winter-killing helps to pointed out as one of the greatest regulate the trees and concentrate the sources of latent energy which the A111- effort where it will do most good. It erican nation possesses, and last, Class you 'keep to the one-year-old wood der Mr. Cook’s definition does not ex- When cutting back frozen limbs that ist. He very clearly defined his views the greater will be our results, how- on the man who istoday retired be- ever, a great deal of good judgment is cause he happens to have money required to know the' exact amount of enough to keep him for the rest of his pruning to do. life. Mr. Cook in very forceful terms In extreme cases of tardy foliage it said that a man who fell in this class was brought out that a light applica- was “a slacker gone to seed.” tion of nitrate of soda Was decidedly His last advice to the men was to beneficial. pay more, and work less hours, there- Mr. L. R. Taft gave a very interest- fore placing themselves on a competi- ing discussion as to Michigan orchard tive basis with city concerns employ- laws. He stated that all the precau- ing help. tionary measures necessary to control Following this Mr. Farrand, county disease in trees had been taken by the agent for Van Buren county, gave a government but that it required public brief summary of the boy labor ques— sentiment to-back up local men in the tion for his county. During the past enforcement of these same laws. Buy- year 1,175 boys were employed in the ‘was also pointed out that the closer D, the retired farmers’ liSt which un- . ers should make a careful inspection county, working a total of 16,927 days - of stock from any source for wooley. and receiving a total wage of $2,900.- aphis and crowned gall and unless free 63. This does not take into account from disease the stock should\ not be the great number of boys who worked planted. at home on their father’s farm, receiv- ‘ A Serious Disease. ing no wage which could be-listed as The white pine blister rust is caus- such. Of these boys practically 100 ing considerable damage to currant, [per cent of them were emcient which, blackberries and gooseberrles. It is as Mr. Far-rand expressed it, is evi- also in evidence on the base of some deuce enough as to the advisability of of the small nursery stock, causing the employment of this kind of help. girdling and sometimes on the branch- ‘ Orchard Fertiiization. es of some of the older trees. The question box was taken up at The one big point driven home by this point. or the animal manures hog the speaker was public sentiment in manure seemed to have the edge on large enough quantities to enforce the all the others, according to Mr. Lur- laws that the state has placed in the kins, who has carried on extensive ex- ‘ periments in Berrien county with dif-‘ < The Wednesday morning session forest fruit growers. 111nm sud ‘ W Mir‘. We, WW ‘ mention. The nicotine sulphate may 5. the case hi! the o£11er flees fertilized with different forms of manure. . 1 Prof. Simonson gave the talk on the ' ‘aphis' and recommended most at the contact insecticides for aphis control, of which kerosene emulsion and nico- tine sulphate solution received special be put on with the lime-sulphur or Bordeaux, or alone, two or three days after the green and rosy aphis appear, which should be looked for‘about the fifteenth or sixteenth of April. A care- I will show you how 2 men can now make more " 5:00" ful watch must be kept in order to know when to spray and it might be recommended to cage some of the eggs » and place in an exposed condition and watch for developments. Spraying in the cluster cup ‘stage for aphis is not to be recommended as it offers too many hiding places. It is also too late to spray after the little apple has been injured. One of the big things is preparation. It was urged that everything be done this Winter that could be in regard to getting the spray rig ready and not leave until the last thing. Prof. Simon- son’s last remarks were to urge 'the fruit growers to get Farmers’ Bulletin No. 804, Bureau of Publications, De- partment of Agriculture, Washington, D. ‘0. Every man should post himself on the aphis this spring and avoid the disaster of last year. TROUBLE DEPARTMENT. Apple Varieties and Soil Fertility. What are the best kind of apple‘ trees to plant on sandy soil for home use or market, the good varieties that can stand hard winters? It has been thirty to thirty-five degrees below zero out here on February 1; can all apple trees stand that much? Can you give me some information in regard to get- ting clover started on sandy soil? I have a piece of ground that was put to corn last year and harvested a light crop, so you can imagine it is run down quite a hit. New, I would like to get clover started on it. Would fertilizer be good on sandy soil to get clover started? If it is, what kind and how much to the acre? Would it be a good" plan to sow it in oats or would you recommend something else?,’l‘his land has not been fall-plowed for twe reason of blowing. It is prettY.clean from weeds. Would you advise me to plow it this spring or disc and. harrow it? Ottawa Co. K. B. . The best varieties of apples to set hardiness and good growth is the on a light soil are those which natur- ally, make very thrifty growth. The best variety from the standpoint of Northern Spyp This will do quite well on your soil and will stand the temper— ature you mention, if any variety will. We believe that if the trees are prop- erly hardened in the fall, thirty to thirty—five degrees below zero will not be detrimental to most of the Michigan varieties. The Greening and Baldwin ought also to do well on your soil, but such varieties as the Wagoner, Wealthy and Jonathan will not give a large enough production area to make them profit— - able. It is usually quite difficult to get clover started on sandy soils“ The common practice among ’ those 'who have such soils is to 'sow vetch, which is considered the best light soil le- gume. This produces a large amount of top, has better nitrogen-gathering f ilities and usually starts wgl on a ' lght soil. The usual custom is to sow it in the fall, with rye preferred, and then turn it under in spring after a fair amount qf’growth has been al- lowed - A commercial fertilizer will be of ‘ algttle value for you to use, as there ,is' ‘not enough plant material in the soil to .,.hold~the‘fertiiizer. Barnyard ma~ ~_ “ ' ing else which has veg _ . til , . Get My New Beok F reek I mean it. I will prove it. I want the name of every man in the United States who is up against the drainage problem. I have a big story to tell you and it can’t be told in an adver- tisement. That’s why I want your name. Send it to me and I will send. you free my combined drainage book and catalog. What 18 Your Problem—Ditching, Tiling, Terracing, Road Making,’ Building Dikes? I want to tell you the story of the wonder tool of the age, the tool that saves the ‘ \ labor of 100 men and has made thousands of poor farms pay big profits. It has also in— creased production on big rich farms that needed drainage systems. l-‘arm Ditcher ,Terracer, Road Grader Sold on 10 Days’ Trial Reversible, adjustable, no wheels or cogs. All steel. Made in 2, 4 and 6 horse and ‘ tractor sizes. Economical from first cost on. Thousands of satisfied customers. No farm or ranch outfit complete’with- out a “MARTIN.” B 31;.ofitgzl': . _ Ditch & Get the Full Story—Insure . aways“ _ 9.91"” , 1 / . Gm," “mg", Against Crop Failure—Mall Ra, In: '””°”"£°R&5A’Aa E <3§§1215222$22°$£ the Coupon—Get the Free Book » .111,“ R m, book. E ~ “I: ‘w .......... Don’t turn away from this page in your paper ' “"91 I“ D ”1’65 0““‘1' without sending me your name so I can show you how e Name... . farm after farm, all over the country, has been brought from .’ ) ruin to big returns. .1 just want your name. No obligation ’ """""""""""""""""" on your part. I want to tell you a wonderful story. 9 Address........... MailthoCounon N“ toW.A.STEELE,Pres.and Gen'IMgr. Q, . OWENSBORO DITCHER 8s GRADER COMPANY .’ Am interested in Ditching. Terracing, Irrigating. Box 1015 Owensboro, Ky. . Dike Building, Tiling, Road Grading. X (Put cross before sublecto In whlch you are most Interested) PLANT MICHIGAN TREES at wholesale prices. direct from Nursery to plant- er. Healthy acclimated. high grade. true to name fruit trees.berries ornamentals. The nation needs more fruit. He who plants this spring serves his country. A postal today will bring prices and desr riptions. Celery City Nurseries 23181.53?“ Yo u M'uyt Jpray 1(TT0 Make Crops Pay '3‘- ‘ 1w ‘7‘. - - ' - The most efl'ective and simplest spraying device ever made. Growers all over the country find it saves them time and ‘ labor. Does the spraying job quickly and thoroughly. It’s easy . to use—just fits the hands—quickly adjusted to throw from 10 to 30 ft. No hard work or tiresome effort any more. Spray all day and hardly know it. A big improvement over the old method. Shoots a big cloud of penetrating Spray, covering the tree quickly and ther- oughly. Make sure of your Hardie Orchard Gun by ordering promptly. They are Belling fast. Don’t delay. Hardie prey Pumps are fast taking the places of other ‘pumps on spray rigs—the growers are getting Sprayer- wise. Over 40,000 of them know that Han-die Sprayers last ' longer and ive more constant service with slower up- keep cost. '1‘ is is because they are designed better. built more carefully with better materials and better workman- ohm. Not built not to sell, but for long and satisfactory e. 0111' cats 03‘ tells you things you ought to know. L _ 'ri-m tuners. fimurAcrumno cor >7 . ooh Portland, 01-0.: Kan-nous? Mm; There s a Brown' s Auto-Spray that will uit you. 40 styles--hand, traction and power. All have non—clog nozzles-4am endless trouble. Used by Experiment Staglons, anti:3 ogzrd 42310001“ farmers, gar eners e n t ay orcatfllog and Spraying Guide-~both free. D E. C. BROWN CO. sszMopleSt“ Rochester N.Y L0 0““; _ ' OJ. m. Wu. 9.1 ‘ ~ “1' A California IRed Wood. Buy Your Silo Now and Be Safe. Do not wait ugh“ too late. Co log. (1. price. we nevq “owe it toyounlelf, 15 Well no” 3330 Govfinmentppt to be without one. use 1. use so... towmi” “an ' The Si], wlthou; : .ingloo Jection. only the qualities‘ k3}; whicfi permits of a guarantee equal to what the purchaser himself would write. Produces 99%F Food Value Silage. Resists fire, and is. without question, the most ”MEMO. Ask for Catalog and Testis monial Circular The Silo Beautiful that Lasts for Ages ‘ " ‘ ‘14. ,. Get the beauty and dura- . bility of tile in the Lansmg ' “,ehlpslap" Mock. Ends over- lap —— extended shoulders top and ' bottom—less mortar exposed. bet- ter settling of silage-less chance for frost, betterlookingailo, blocks uniform in s ado. Stronger walls Notched ends 011 blocks prevent mortar from slgming. .Twistedsteel reinforcing. feel 1 roof—steel chute—fire roof ad a beauty to the silo. rite for Catalog. » J. M. Preston Company Dept. 309.1..ansing Mich. Also get offer on Clim'ax Silage ', Cutters and Bidwell Threshers M ,mm. Viv-a V1'1’r.‘ («mu-final". :1‘2‘:‘¥fv";mv1‘r.v ’ rave It 3;] 39 law FmTrlall . . “fig: atyou ethic great t autos 8111! mm that the slant ' mfiumps 91:33:03“ mpafltmfifgrfig "costs in Thm nus Stumps for So 1 F“. V’. HE mowing motions may he ' herfui to the farmer in selling his woodlot products: 1(1) Find out from as many saw - mills and WOM‘MWdflfitI‘iflS as pos- sible What prices my ’ofier for various wood prodlwts in order that advan— tage may be taken of the best market .gThis applies 19 sales requiring shin meat as well as to local saw. (2) Before selling, inquire from . neighbors who have recently disposed : of their timber and use their Experi- ? ence- ns 3 guide. Failure to doihis has resulted in many instances in not get- ting the full value of the product. (3) Thoroughly investigate all local timber requiremonts and prices, since 7 in many cases local markets pay bet- ter prices than outside markets be- ' cause of the saving of transportation charges. (4). Advertise in the papers and 01h, erwise secure competition among out- side purchasers. The expense will be small and outside buyers will thus learn of chances to bid on timber in competition with local buyers. (5) Secure bids whenever practi- cable both by the lump and by log- scale measure. A choice is thus of- fered and the more profitable form of bid can be accepted. INCOME TAX LAW MAKES FARM ACCOUNTS NECESSARY. Many farmers will be compelled to make returns under the provisions of the federal income tax law. Thousands who have kept no account of their bus— iness heretofore, this year must keep close tab on their finances. Each farm- er will have to become his own book- keeper, if he has not done so. The law provides that every married man who had an income- of $2,000 or more and every single man who had an income of $1,000 or more in 1917 must report to the income tax collec- tor. This must be done by April 1. Delay lays the offender liable to a severe penalty. All income. from the sale of crops, animals, animal products, in fact, ev- erything produced on the form, must be summarized. Crops or live stock are not regarded as income until sold. If a farmer carries over his corn or hogs until 1918, they are not counted for last year but this instead. Like- wise, products carried from 1916 and sold last year. are listed as 1917 in- come. Values of gloceries 91 clothing recevied in exchange fox butter, eggs or‘other products, must be counted as income. Value of the living each man obtains from the form, such as food, fuel and house rent, must be reckoned as part of the fund on which to pay taxes. TheSe and many other details of the new law require accurate systems of accounting on the part of every ferm- er. Those who have kept books show- ing their incomes and expenses will have little trouble reporting to Uncle Sam’s income tax man now in the state. Those who have not kept ac— counts willhave to get busy at once and prepare to keep them as they will be more necessary than ever this year. DIRECT MARKETING. Are you in a position to sell butter. . ~ eggs, and other products that do not need to be processed many “way be- fore being used, direct to the consum- . , a er? Should you care to do this, but do not have the names and addresses-(of 1 Consumers towhom you may dispose S .01 these products, this journal'would .‘be‘veryx gtad‘to receive. yourtname and .1 the names of the things you “would like to gen under this ulna. With the idea of putting you in communication with who W , ,mg 3318 We intedderto avofidslow illllHlHlllll“ll!!!HHHiiHiHIHHHUIHIIHI: {5;€i’1lHHIIH1i{HIHIEIIHHIIHII|llIllIll]HIll||Ill|lllllIH||llfllllllllIllllllllIHllilllllllilllllllllllI|llIlIlllIUlllflllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllill[lllllflllllllllfllllll celv er $3.07 per 100 poundsm July . the M 0111 Timber (16) Consider the responsibility of the vae 911rcheser lactose mi:- payment. neatly collections. and losses 3 (7) Pnor to making sales, secure at least a fairly good estimate of the amount and value of the material for; sale. Person‘s W191! with the bus-4'1 mess of measuring or estimating 11m; her can usually be found in every reg- ion where timber has been, handled in the past (8) Market the higher grades of timber instead of using them on £1181 farm for purposes for which chew: material will prove as serviceable. This should be done in many cases'v even. if it makes necessary the put-1 [chasing and hauling of lower pricedi lumber to the farm. Markets which. pay good prices usually buy on grade- , and inspect closely. (9) Remember that standing timr her does not deteriorate rapidly nor do the uses of wood change greatly within a few years. The owner, therefore, is, ‘ not forced to place .his product on the market regardless of market condi- tions. (10) Use a written timber-sale agreement in selling woodlot timber, particularly where ;he cutting is done by the purchaser. have arrangements been made with the postal authorities for getting the producer and consumer in touch with each other, but also the department is doing everything within its power to improve the service so as to. handle these crops with the greatest dispatch and to the satisfaction of all parties concerned. If you are interested for- ward your address to the Michigan Farmer immediately, as it will require a little time to place these names be fore prOSpective buyers of your pro- ducts. WAR DEPARTMENT PURCHASES POTATOES. During the remainder of the potato season the war department will be a liberal purchaser of potatoes to sup- ply the various military camps throughout the country. Bids. for the supply required for March clos\ed on February 19. The needs for that month are estimated to total 230,833 bushels. The regular purchase of this and a similar amount each succeeding month ought to give a little aid to im- proving the conditions of the market. The weaker feeling of the trade which has recently obtained in the various ‘ important cities no doubt is due to the sudden \rushing marketward of sup- plies that had'accumulated at shipping ' points during the long period of cold weather. It is generally believed, how- ever. that with the catching up of con. sumption and the- normal movement ' ' 11.4 All» . ' “Mafia-t flan-Sunfl-u-u- A Baked Cereal Food Went iron: the usual run of toasted or steam- oooked cereals, ‘ / is baked in giant ovens- baked for nearly twenty 1 hours under accurate con- ‘ ditions of heat, so that the whole whee. t and melted l barley flours may develop 4 their full, rich sweetness. 1.x.-. A“. You don’t need sugar, on GrapefNuts. “There's a Reason" Feudal ”mm 1“” Irina 1 ormwsunzs Latino send you an “engine toeam item-— cost while you use itr-for my Kerosene engine gives creme: from a gallon of G-ceut kme afiouh can get from a gallon of 20 or Zficent inn. ’neolhm engine -— Easy. to start; terie ll slzesfl fy-P .to‘g H—P. Winsgtationtfiy, Pgrta‘lz‘le manor-n andv 'Outfltl. (cc 01M- 77wa Latest Price: lllrccl 111111 My Big Factory 221:1 $115.; ensm‘éfiem mum” l’ $21315}; 1311: min theah orouthefem. Now,“ before. any honest manager: have my engine on 00 - DA 78’ TRIAL ”$610111: :11 make Edwards “"1" muffins- of a price t me show“ you 9117 to figure what mMow To Know Better Em My newest book ”choose a safe and e- a 5m: {mayeebogggon gage your—Marga], this newest a... a. Long, omwn are. e. 1364“ ”a. m. of the crop, together with other facr tors, including the above noted war cont1acts,a stronger tone should ob thin in trading centers. The war de- p111 tment is calling for United States grade No.1 in sacks. Any parties wishing to correspond with the all; cials should address the Subsistence Division of the above ofice. The Chicago milk consumers are paying, twelve cents quart for that f important article of thud, and the milk ' commission has recommended that this price be continued for the pres; out with compensation to producers. to be 585 cents a quart find that tip: distributors 6.15 cents a. quart. It is. . recommended that compensation to producers he loWered gradually up $41"; July", so that February producers ro— - 111891 Far-1‘. Gui... mi oxen-111.91; ' ' Answer snow-bk , How can were and “liege“. .311”. mcy tort “low cost om! The IRONAGE g’a'n-el .. rum) 9 i he!" Balm? forloth'crbgisy an: -, ‘ gig; I '- ed. liglew easy- . worlds: pal-p placed outside the banal-sputum rusting-'- '3" parts easy to reach 100 to Aim "sauna with two 53:11:11.1» and 100 “Honda. ' make t full line of [Pl-3y. ea. Write todsylor Our-tree W 1311in hummus 7‘1"" ebfieotions to this schedule, and many ,. 1111/9 aimed selling Br 11111111 “to ' splendid workini crops. find good plowing‘ is on the plow you use. , a famous for the of their with. In addition they have ' Illimpcounieiits w totheir conven- tence. inability d ligh hi(graft.to thNo matter what loll. “1’er ere is alto moirements or the type of your Mhneplow made for you. Molina Junior Sulky An extremely simple. Iii): draft plow of an alities. lls as easily as a 11 the driver has ‘_to do is guide {the horses. Automatic wheel ide is controlled my the bitch. and the plow a ways follows the lurrow. Makes a square turn to the right or left. Equipped with Moline guaranteed chilled bases or walking plow Molina rl'wo-Way Sulky An excellent plow for hillside work and. diflicult plowing. Plows deeper and is li liter in draft than the ordinary two-way low t is made extra strong and' is easily operat Pole' is self aligning. Beam has 3 to 6 inches more clearance than other - plows and wheels are set further apart. Bottom - l.evel h I . steel botto is raised by pressing a foot lever. Seat easily and quickly adjusted so that operator always sits Equipped with Moline guaranteed chilled ases. Molina Best Ever Sulky and Gang An easy foot lift plow made in 1 or 2-bottom sizes. Extremely light in draft because the wheel control is correct. The rear wheel is not affected by any motion of the tongue. and the tongue is not crowded against the horses by the rear wheel. Does splendid work under all con- ditions. Equipped with either Molina guaranteed chilled bases or Moline steel bott toms. Moline Power Lift Gang Fits any size of tractor. Power lift is so arranged ’ that bottom can be rai ground or any intermediate distance _by simply pulling a cord—a desirable feature in difficult plowing. Very strongly constructed for hard Lusa e. Thorough] turns soil and covers trash. aeinz. 3. 4 or bottom sites. Equipped with either. Moline guaranteed chilled bases or Molinc ms. entirely 'out of the Y Moll deals win (here plowsMZf'lherenls no [W'ollneA mmam you as forfurllier Moline Plow Co. Molina, Illinois. ll SEEDS DODAS -. ”Me 3.1...." :1" I will give“ a lot of new “ certifieewithev‘e order . I{fill. Bi: and test. turn ’1! not 0. “130)!” refunded. -1! trade, it is expected by the food ad- ministration that definite agreements regulating the price and distribution of ‘ these- products, both frgsh and storage, will be worked out. More than thirty of the big Shipping and distributing in- terests were represented at the confer- ence, and after hearing the views of the food administration experts they appointed two general committees to draft the agreements. One committee represents the egg and the other the poultry trade. It the plan submitted is acceptable to Food Administrator Hoover it will be put in force as 3. vol- untary measure and the necessity of .compulsory regulations obviated. Chief among the reforms desired by the food administration are the elimi- nation of unnecessary handling and the abolition of speculation, both of which will have a direct effect upon prices. A sharp differentiatiOn prob- ably will be made betWee‘n the distri- bution of fresh and cold storage eggs. The cold storage product represents what is considered as practically a non-perishable product, and the food administration wishes its sale to be governed along the same general lines followed in the sale ofLother non-per- ishables—price to be based upon pur- chase price, without consideration of its replacement value. Each sale, it holds, should be regarded as a sep- arate transaction, to be governed by a regulation prohibiting more than 3. nor- mal profit on the individual transac- tion. Fresh eggs and poultry are re— garded as belonging in an entirely dif- ferent category, and the profits may be gauged on the seasonal business rath- er than on separate transactions. COOPERATION 1N ~MICHIGAN. The Muskegon-Grand Haven Grow- ers’ & Shippers’ Association has just closed its fist year’s business and fruit and vegetables handled: amount- ing to $54,898.72 through the coopera- tive system, brought about savings suf— ficient to cover operating expenses and the return to members of the member- ship fees paid July 1. Officers were reelected as follows: President, Arth- ur DeBaker, Muskegon; secretary, Frank Hile, Muskegon; treasurer, Wm. Foster, Grand Haven. The Branch County Cabbage Grow- ers’ Association met at Goldwater and reports showed a. prosperous year. The 1917 crop brought $20,098.73, with av- erage price to the grower of $17.32 per ton net. Officers were elected as fol— lows: President, Guy 0. Widner; sec- retary-treasurer, W. D. Tripp. The Square Deal Cooperative Asso- ciation of Charlotte, Eaton county, re- ceived $381,040.31 for live stock ship- ped during 1917, and stock losses were reduced one-half as compared with the previous year. P. M. Granger is the new manager and Percy Young is sec- retary. Association, Newaygo county, has clos- ed the best ‘year’s business in its his- tory and has reelected D. H. Brake as president and Dirk Kolk as secretary- treasurer. The Farmers’ Elevator Company met at Freeport, Barry county, and reports showed net profits for the year of $2,720.11, despite large expense inci- dent to installing new engines and oth- elevator was closed. It was .voted‘to run the business in the future on a cash basis, also to pay stockholders a dividend of four per cent per year from the date of organization. The Burr Oak Cooperative Associa- tion in Branch county has done busi- ' the past year. ness amounting .to $214,670.12 during 4 , 4.: Am 931% After a. two-day conference with rep-L. resentatives of the egg and poultry The Fremont Cooperative Produce or equipment, during which time the ‘ A. new warehouse" will. .. .1sz ‘4‘!“ “3““); Vlligmmv Economy and efficiency, with ‘L‘more than rated power” in an englne is the war-time-demand of farmers of America. They have‘ ‘quit guessing’ ’—they demand action ,proof-performance on their kind of work. 80 150,000 leading owners have backed their judgment on the FAIRBANKS- MORSE “Z” Engine with $10,000, 000. That’s a lot of engines bought for reasons you ’11 find are Wise ones. Farmers chose These . "2” Engine FEATURES 1. F 'rbanks-Morse Q ALITY. 2. Economical in first and fuel cost, and low up-keep. Simplicity and staunch durability. . Light weight, sub- stantial, fool proof. \\\\\\‘\\m\\\\x\\\\\\a\\\\\\\‘ Uses Economical KEROSENE Also Distillate, Goal Oil Tops or Gasoline \\\\\\\.\\§. \\\\\\\\\\ 5. Gun Barrel Cylin- Kerosene, easy to get, at half gasoline costs, does the work der Bore in a “Z” with more than rated power. FAIRBANKS— MORSE engine ° / designers saw this war-demand coming and built‘ ‘Z" Engines to fit 6 Leak - proof Com. the farmers’ needs. The farmers know it now— over 150. 000 strong- ' - Will you too investigate? Compare. Figure out the FACTS— before presswn. you buy ANY Engine. Alright—we know the result. because- 7- COWPlete With You Also Get This Local Dealer Service Butlt-m Mag‘ Go to the Fairbanks- Morse Dealer. He is in position to render you neto. prompt and personal service. He has exactly the‘ ‘Z” for your NEEDS' in stock and can ; make quick delivery. See it in 8. More than operation on his floor. r Rated Power. 6 If. P #75699 Roth Wit/i ”volt/i119 OVe’nOI If ”P {Cue/inc) 28% on skids The 3 and e H. P. class are built to no. kerosene. dlatlllste. atovo all, top. or gasellno. gasoline only. The 1341'. also use. The La Crosse Happy Farmer Tractor is a regular kerosene tractor. It' s not just adapted to work on kerosene—nor just equipped with a kerosene carburetor, but is built with every unit of the motor designed to operate on kerosene and do it well. That’s why Happy Farmer owners have no carbon trouble—nor smoke nuisance. Patented short intake with hot mhaust passing through . it completely vaporizes fuel charge. Positively prevents waste of fuel and guarantees f l powerall the time. Water jacketed twin cylinders— automatic control of osfpark— easy accessibility to workin parts -—sturdy construction—simple design. Econo peration and ease in handling ma e the Happy F armer the tractor you want for all around farm work. Write for full description. We have a distributor near you for prompt service. LA CROSSE TRACTOR CO., Dept. 40 , La Crone, Wis. '""""'“ ““'” Se HEP Y 11323.31 $9 75 Farmer “A"sogw P- actor Model AT WllOlESfllE The Perfect Kerosene Burner We save Buyp now befryiggadmmow higher ices. buy Fiewld eSeeds of any Raina until you see 0%.;- samplel and 'chs. afieeializeonG nah imothy, A alfa, Sweet Clover and mAlBlthz' CASH FOR EMPTY BAGS HIGHEST ovér. We pay in host prices and ldsubi to N0 1 1 P 3'55 5 gaggeich tgggmes fifiigg 12.1.1.2. ..z:..r:g.a:°.s"nrafag;s..¥l.r M53" m HM 8001! 0mm mm of ourtoba 'll‘hey' .posir‘la y as. M'Pheygrfi EMPTY worth moo toyon a:‘ t 1 ti ;‘o my” ,9“ “d °' 5006 d- 00* on to. semi) ,- “I 9” “:ih ban . BAGS 9'! to sum. once stating how B~EAN :32 do. on “e. m BEBY, Merrill. Mich. Intern lllilla Sud - love" Goimnissi L MMTHSTANDING the fact N that the great law-giver, Mecca, taught the children of Israel that man food, the modern hog has been so bred, tied and developed that he has \ ' challenged the approval of the modern - civilized world and stands today the \i ./ most economical meat producer among “‘5 / ' our domestic animals. His flesh more i: \.. closely meets the needs of humanity (\i‘ under varying conditions like well ar- ia: " i. ranged enterprises in times of peace “i . ‘ ' i g and the binding necessities during the ‘\ periods of war. ii‘ . I At the present time the pork meats ‘ ‘ are the first to be considered" by those ii A who are planning for the needs of the \ g . allied armies now in the various army NE“, camps in our own country as well as «3“ . those in active service in-Europe. Sta- § ‘ tisticians are careful to tell us that \ ‘ there is, and is likely to be for some \,_ . 1:.5' time to come, a shortage in the num- 94 her of hogs that will be raised and Rubber lit-aim Quality Count the nmnber of days. wear you get from your rub- ber footwear and figure out the cost per days wear. Do this with “Ball-Band” Rubber Footwear and you will see that it wears longest at the lowest price. “BA LL®BAN D” Rubber Footwear marketed during the coming years. I Too many farmers are taking to the ii plan of selling their grain instead of Wear ityourse fand buy It for your (3‘: " marketing it at higher prices through boys Because it a; vacuum curedin- :9 . the hogs. It is estimated that. at the to one solid piece it gives you more ix\\ . ‘ present time there is a shortage of com-fort and more protection - and ((3 about six million hogs. In other words, saves Y5“? expensive leather shoes. 9i ' ' there are six million hogs less than Nine and one-half million people '\\\.’ ‘ the estimated number required to meet buy “Ball-Band” Boots, Arctics, Knit \f . the home needs and the demand from Bootsand Light Weight Rubbers. Sold ii abroad. by over 55,000dealers. LOOk for the ii‘ = . In order to encourage farmers to Red Ball Trade Mark when you buy (ii - keep and breed more sows, the Federal 39d b‘esure you are get tmg the gen- ii Food Administrators have fixed the nine B§l1~Band§S prices for hogs proportionate to the WWA mm m. C0. :33 prices for corn, and have planned for . 3i! Nam 8!. March. Indiana \\i , a good margin of profit, and yet, with "Th Hoax 77»! Pay: Him-m for calm" i - the exception of some favored locali- i‘ ties, and favored individual conditions, there does not seem to have been as “(5.: 1\\.-‘-:(\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ‘\‘-.- ;;.( :\ “.\.\ \\ general a response to the urgent call for more hogs from the prospective crop of spring pigs of 1-918’as there should have been. we might mention several reasons why the number of hogs that it will‘be possible to bring forward to market the coming sum- mr and fall will not be equal to the , and the soldiers in Empe. The head administrator has said that n I i O- :‘EP ' "I """-‘A«"‘ . i!‘ g .II :If M mi ,,,-. . he should rely on the American has so 1"” ’ as. it seems that the patriotism of the Ann. " '4' f ' ‘ erican farmers ought to be aroused _, suflciently to encourage them to make people and to supply the armies in > Europe. With such a- View in mind it is evident that great responsibilities 1 Are You Building or mstonmlmemmm ministrator and the Department of Ag; bagdni’ting department inst your service free of charge if you’re ' riculture to plan to raise more hogs, ol'buildin or reg-modeling your barn. The experience we have there has not been a word of caution sm- 3,; g ,; win the war. With such a statement the efiort to meet the needs of our own ~ I, Precautions Needed. lie-Modeling a Ban? wm by had wit thousan s of ppm-date fill-men large and small enables us to advise you on the right barn to fit your Mailer needs. or a practical suggestion given WhiCh would help to guide the inexperienced areTglfifietishrécipcharger-t:o obligation in connection with this service. We , in a way to help them can}, out the. I And if you're conslde ringinstalling barn equipmen the STAR Lane in- taSk 0f securingh an increase in the cludesevc thi romS‘te We and Stanchaons and rs and Water number 9f Digs t 6 coming spring. Bowls Miguel ens mim- Cows, Calves, Bulls and Hogsto ul‘l Starts and Conditions the present wmter are Ventfltfim System's . very unusual and extraordinary. Fem eight. weeks the weather has been ' e: Stat! s" l . severely cold. Under such-conditions :' c sows that have been bred for spring er afriers litters are pretty likely to spend a good deal of time in the nest and neg-f STA-*— Sta nchions - on~— the Instantaneous Animator—the Curb Ganp— hem ‘ IboSTAR Stallis unique an ”£1110th Thnflt'ant STAR Stan-chion 1s ercise to enable t to impart fife ' he pigs. Inexperienced new, new anawmmmimmanemam “‘1 V3.8“? *0 t ,, , , has an Automatic 8.1080981!!- Litter Carrier Systems fit. every need. ‘ Pig rowers may think “if? are doing 1' well by the sows by keeping them con- Get] 53ml”: “emolliigmmt inn?$sgv: _ fined to the pen during the cold weath- er, when it is one of the worst things Stun-link!) but dialer: newborn ‘ that can be done for them. The sows : should have considerable exercise‘each 5 - M V“ .m IM “1“. M'c ‘0 ' m Ta 0‘00!!ng mmige the SCWS may be compelled to go a considerate mm m the nest £617 their feed swine flesh is unclean and unfit for M‘. requirements of consumers at home . - I 1 ”gut equipment offers saggy patented features. The unit System—the lect to take the proper amount of ex-' Whammgve more”? , , ,WM wit “nonnative at Mm ' outs. It bent to keep the em in possession 01' themselves. prevents stiffness and tones a healthy muta- tion of blood throughout their whole system and the foetus-will partake 01‘ the same healthy condition. Feed-for Brood Saws. While the sows should have a great variety of feeds to enable them toilo the double duty of sustaining them- selves and furnishing nourishment to the m: which they are carrying, pref- erence should be m to the rather bulky feeds which are rich m protein. Ground oats, wheat bran and mfldiinss, with a small percentage of corn meal. or whole corn, is better than feeds rich in,carobhydrates. It is well to give the grain feeds in the shape of sloppy feeds, and if. the weather is. severely Cold it should be warmed be- time it is given each time. p The sovvs should be habituated to eating some. forage foods, such as do ver hay, alfalfa and constnlks to chew on. Such feeds supply the mineral matter needed at this time and aids in bulking the feeds and promoting per— fect digestion. This part of the feed-‘ ing should not be neglected if excel- lent results are desired. Make the 3m Comfortable. By all means make the sows com‘ for-table by giving them a dry, warm place in which to'sleep and remain dur- ing stormy weather. Do not let them be harrassed by other kinds of stock or compel them to remain with the bear or other pestering swine. A comfort- able, quiet place in which to sleep will help to cultivate an agreeable disposi~ tion which will in a great degree be imparted to the pigs. If exercise is given, a variety of feeds are used which will prevent con- stipation and comfortable quarters fur~ mashed, good results may be expected. If the exercise is not attended in. and laxative feeds not furnished, dead lit~ ters and sows eating their pm at far- rowing time may be considered- the probable results. FEEDiNG BUCKW'H-EAT 70 cows. I have five acmsof buckwheat not threshed as yet. and have been consid- ering feeding same to my cows as I do not know when the thresher will get around and the sparrows are feed- ing from it pretty much. Do-ycu be: fievelwould better-leech to thecows or wait for the tint-shot? , If I feed it, about how much should be given at a. tailed ?per cow, giving 20 lbs. of milk Kalamazoo Co. S. L. P. I don’t believe you will get very sat- isfaCtory‘ results in feeding this buck- wheat in the bundle to dairy cows. In the first place, a. grain as small as buckwheat ought to be ground or the cows will not masticate it sufficiently to get satisfilctory digestion and as- similation. If fed whole much of it will pass through the alimentary canal withouubeing assimilated. Again, the ' buckwheat straw, unless it. was out early, will not be relished very well by‘ the cows, and besides, no one can tell you how much of this feed should be fed. It mold be dificult to offer an intelligent opinion. Of course, if one 'fed_it as‘a- small portion of emotion and would only use a. very small amount for each cow ‘it would help ‘ make a. ration No hem would come and'there would be'less likelihood of loss. But my heightens would be to- wait forthcmachineandwetthebnck- wheat thteshod, then in all probability itwould my to gaet the grain ground, sell the buckwheat flour for human food and feed the mtddlings and bran to the cows Buckwheat aims are a splendid food for. My me. being richinimin. hangs-imam feed in? m with cornmeal be- cause ithelysaumd? the madam «5:. '- ‘ 5‘s; -‘{;-’ v . ”If. unfini- W! i; :"l- . 93;“... ‘ .\\\~r \\\\ \ “ 5 «~ ’Heleourself mallelp your Nation , . 0U. can double the value of your corn crop. feed twloeas many cattle. increase your dairy yield and feed your horses. hose. sheep and poultry at lowest cost with an lNgifci‘A We ofler a special money saving plan to every early buyer. 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Send today for our SIS-page BOOK. sample con- tract and expert veterinary": advice. All FREE. rm maul c... 30 ”Seam-fit. Dru m everywhere cell Save-The-Hom with CONT CT or we send by Parcel Post or Express Fnsilageo the Top Was your Silo really full when you began winter feeding? The . average Silo when filled in a hurried fashion settles about one—fourth. If you’d like to know how the upper fourth of Your Silo Can be made to pay $75 to $100 yearly, extra, write for our 1918 catalogue to-day— it’s free for the asking. PAPEC MACHINE co. 150 lain Street, .Shomvlile. New York me- as” , lins&:l':mvinu'agnls '3 One application usually on on haemo- tw fired. 1 food 3 l t shamans...” s: r ’ 8i 'auing at t. me“... i‘ ”’ 0 mile m. - .mules. you would “tell me what you can‘ about At what age do they get their growth? If a. pair of long two-year- , ,olds weigh 850 pounds each and stand [fifteen hands high, what ought they to weigh and measure. when matured, providing,’of course, they are not over- fworked and are well kept. They have always been grained when stabled, the same as our colts have, and our colts generally weigh 1600 to 1700 pounds when grown. We have found that it takes three horses weighing around 1400 pounds each to do our plowing. ed above compare with a pair of 1400- pound horses on a, plow? Some tell me they will be the equal, but it hard- ly seems possible, as they seem so small. They are an experiment with us, and no one around here seems to know much about mules. They are out of an 1100-pound Hambletonian mare and a jack weighing around Q00 pounds. B. C. Mules attain their growth at a slight- ‘ly earlier age than horses. Those from mares of the lighter breeds—such as our correspondents—will mature ear— lier than those from mares of, draft blood. The size of mules at maturity, too, varies in accordance with the kind of mares they 'are from, those from draft mares reaching a greater size than those from mares of the light breeds. . When mares of draft blood are mat- ed with a heavy-boned jack it is not uncommon to get mules that, at ma— turity will be from sixteen to seven- iteen hands high, and weigh from 1300 to 1650 pounds. As a rule, those from mares of the lighter breeds will range from fifteen to sixteen hands and will weigh from 1000 to 1250 pounds, these figures applying to mules from mares not under fourteen and three-quarters hands. It is hardly to be expected that our correspondent’s mules will mature to the weight of the horse colts he has been raising, which evidently were sired by a heavy draft stallion. They may attain a weight of 1250 or 1300 pounds, in which case they will do as much work as horses weighing considerably more. For steady, hard pulling the mule has no equal. Extreme heat’affects him not at all, nor does extreme cold. He has more endurance than either of his parents and, as a mule will seldom eat more than is good for him it is very rarely that he suffers from the diseases» brOught on by over-eating, which .the horse is so'subject to, nor is .the mule as particular‘ as the horse about what he eats. The nearer the mule comes to the draft horse in body conformation the more desirable is he, and unless from smooth, draft mares mated with a jack having lots of bone, are quite certain to have the right conformation with weight ranging from 1500 to 1700 pounds. Such mules sell readily for prices fully as high as are paid for draft horses of the highest grade. New York._ H. L. ALLEN. LIVE srocK NEWS. H. F. Jordan, of Colorado, recently marketed in Kansas City, a wind-up shipment of 16,000 head ,of pea-fed ewes. He has been known as an ex- tensive sheepman for twenty-five years and besides the ewes he has marketed, he is wintering 40,000 head of breed- ing ewes, which will be fed hay all the winter. These ewes shear close to seven pounds of wool each. He sold his clip of wool last year for over $100,- 000. Mr. ‘J‘Urdsn attributes the enor- mous falling of! in the production of wool and mu‘tton in the United States in a. series of years to the taking up of the former vast ranges by settlers, and as much of the land cannot produce crops large enough to support these settlers, much of itwis being bought back by rangemen and turned back to grazing, the onlyway it can be made to produce fair returns. The sheepmen now must buy mountain range lands wintering their flocks or else shandon “$1.19 . ».i.fljdustry. The, .sheepmen ~_ have Sheen. extremes» prospfirons'ftiurips the _ Shaggy“ h'thi V ,4, ._. 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THE MONITOR STOVEMd 8:411 RANGE CO. new are. 202 GEST STREET 99 You: of Sonic. CINCINNATI, OHIO “TEE JAMESWAY” will show you how to mild! greater barn results with less swore-410w to increase your milk yield even immanent or twoshm't. Laboris fine brig tam problem mom-with a lot of men gene to warned many others attracted to different mdaustries. erase-w entinanoldor - But why worry about that when a new JAMES bar are, JAMES- mmodelod ham. may be more than equine: toting helpyou’ ve lost. The 1111111713311 willbave toredueehis barn make it easier. He must substitute mohineYl‘or human muscled-1e must Some ldsmws togsiyse more mine, with less effort on hrs own part. when build another-11., or remodel 11191113" ,or instafl new equipment. hit sum-get door mammalian 8m- aim}: ' in» “MI. amaze. .nd descriptions of labor- Drinking It! -h‘ themselves in one ‘ ‘ e Jamesway." meat &ni’tary Equipment will enable you to domese things, at the same time filing the m is hard to get. 'fThoJameswny” book should be your Barn of labor assistant 'me' l I“! Gama-RMWL thus...m......eaus. lemme-tells“ ‘mmd. mes. “feminism! 'bsm ....... nu...“ .Ilaudflns-dym..n..n.l '- 3.st \mG....._. Blainllflk'mm. I he............,....l..... .‘r.:o..................... Inews:............-............-...,..........- 1 @3235 ‘ keep them in good condition. . . . u . . flocumoomt nose—e nanoomvemcio.’ .A‘ "F” :anAM Boost-nor PROPERLY m'x. I have one cow, Jersey and Guernsey, ;and when churning her cream alone there will come large and small flakes of something that looks, tastes and :feels like cream, but it. will net mix . with the butter while in the churn. If you churn the cream for just a few .mipntes the churn ’will be lined with ,these flakes, some nearly as large .as a small Canadian five cent piece. As 14 .much as .two cups have been taken from one churninv. It was not nearly ”so bad early inpthe fall as it is now. 1 13.111 feeding cornstalks now with a bran and chop slop. These flakes will smell str in just a shert time. It will min wit butter when w01 king it, but I 1fhmkit makes the bntiei get strong .qnick. HOW can I eradicate the non ble? Any suggestions will be greatly ; appreciated. - ' SUBSCRIBER. I am of the opinion that your trouble all comes from the fact that your cream is not uniformly mixed and rip— ened before you churn. there one has a “number of cows and chums at least three times a week, there is nev- er any trouble in anything'of this sort, but in the case of very small dairies where the cream is kept for several days, as it must be before enough ac- weather is cold, very often one has all kinds of trouble in getting a proper separation of the fat from the cream. I In the first place, warm cream should never be mixed with the cold cream. if you skim the milk and put the cream in a cool place and then at the next skimming mix warm cream with ihyou won’t get first-class results. The cold cream should be warmed to the same temperature before it is mix— ed and when you have a sufficient amount of breach for a churning, then the cream ought to be all warmed up by setting it in a vessel of warm water and gradually heating the cream until it is of even temperature of seventy «degrees throughout. This cream now should be allowed to stand for twenty- four hours at this temperature, occa- = sionally stirring it, then you get .a homogeneous mass all of the same temperature. Now, before churning, the vessel containing the cream should be put into a vessel containing cold water and the temperature gradually reduced - to at least 6.0 degrees before churning. The churn should be warmed up if it has been .kept in a cold place, until it is about the same temperature as the cream. Now, if you will churn the _cream at a temperature of sixty de- ' gross I don’t believe you will have the trouble that you indicate.- ‘BALA-N'C'lNG-A RATION FOR DAIRY COWS. I have no ‘ensi-lage. I will have three good cows this Winter, but am short of feed. At present am feeding corn sm- vor twice a day and alfalfa hay at night and for grain am feeding corn and oats ground together equal parts by weight. ‘How can I improve this ration"? .I have plenty of cats but not much corn and cannot get any unless is 3:11er as the com is all soft in this locality. 1 can buy bmn for $1.90 per ewt, soil meal "for $3, cottonseed " ‘mew‘l for $2.75. Will have to buysome ‘ filmy, which (will cost no firm $15 to 330-115 I «08.11 find any. Would Mike to know how i can feed my news so as to get the most milk for .a dollar, and Branch Ce. Smcmm A feed of alfalfa. hd‘y, which is rich in preteen, helps to balance the corn stover, which is deficient in this ele- ment. But you would not have an ex- cess of protein, even though more than a sufficient amount of your roughage were fed Corn and eats goo-11nd together are the basis of one «off the best grain ra- tions that a men can comma, but .fleyn‘lsoue aiitd‘ewcient in pro- ‘temrsgetthemtmmseae , . . rDalry Problems By COLON c. LILLIE emulates for a charming, and the- miodojsteeddmfiisgremn-\ seed meal, 3mm feed, etc. As you have no corn silage or succulent food of any nature, I would prefer oil meal to cottonseed meal because cottonseed meal lax-inclined to be constipuing. My jfllgznentfvonld be to ‘add two pounds of 91! algal to this ration and then feed enough com and cats 90 that your cows Will get. about one pound of grain for every three or four pounds of mill: they produce a day. If you hare not snfiecient corn to last you through, this can be dropped from the ration and ground oats fed alone, or you could purchase dried beet pulp .to substitute for the corn meal, and if you have plenty of cats and Will feed them with the oil meal. I don’t think you could do better. 1 If you haven’t sufficient bay to last through the winter, I am quite sure it will pay you to buy more if you can find it, even though it is high, because cows to do their best ought to have one feed of hay a day at least. It is perfectly proper to feed snow and .cor'nstalks when we want to turn these waste products into money, but they should be fed in connection with hay if possible. The cows will do better. it: makes the whole ration much more palatable. THE BUTTER iS HARD. I am making butter from two Jer- sey heifers, one three years old and the other two yeais.'f‘1ie trouble is that the butter is too hard. It seems almost impossible to soften it so that it will spread readily. My cream is always in fit condition and I have it at a temps-111mm of norm sixty-three to sixty-£16 degrees when '1 011mm, and it takes me f1 om three to five minutes to churn. Hfllsdale Co. Mrs. E. M. McB. it is characteristic of Jersey cattle that the butt-enlist in their mill: is firm or solid, more so than almost ”any other breed. In warm weather this is a very desnrable quality because the caliber will stand up when served on the We. The fat from some breeds of cows is so soft that in warm weather it will faifly melt on the table. Now, while this quality of firmness in the fat is very desirable for the warm portion of the year, when it comes to cold weath- er it is not so desirable. If Jersey bui- ter gets cold it is so firm that it rs dif- ficult to spread it on the bread». This can be overcome, of course, by keep- ing it in a warm place in the winter time and that is the Way to handle it. Again, different foods produce dif- ferent reflects on the butter-fat with any breed of cattle. For instance, cart- tie that are fed heavily of cottonseed meal produce a firm fat. In well reg- ulated ureami'eries in the summer time when butter is .apt to be warm when it gets to the market, and therefore not as salable i-t‘is a common prac- tice to have a few of the large dairy- men feed their cows cottonseed meal on pasture. This will firm up the fat so that it makes the butter stand up better. Again, oil meal tends to pro- dnce a softer fat and so if we want to have a softer butter in the Winter time we can change its texture quite pencep4’ tibly by feeding quite heavily of oil meal. Corn mes) also tends to pro since a soft fat, While been meal bends tnmokeahardortafllowyw. For mre’sown use .it doesn’t make so verv - much difi‘erence because if she butter is one hard in the Winter time it com ‘bblreptwhm'eitismrmamdmtfie summertime it canbe kept on ice until it is ready to be served. in real warm weather. hoWever, even if it is on ice it melts before it can be eaten on the table in your case, a! I can recommend mold be be fed turn mealmdorlneILonehlunees-fiei othersowoshodmm 1:- You Gan Now! Feed Bowl the Hi TIT-Feed to Meet fig! ndividual Need Dairy farmers and breeders have been urging us for some time, and particularly of late, to give them an ideal, high protein mixture to be used With SCHU A HER FEED — the old reliable, ideal carbohydrate feed. They wanted a ration that would better meet the INDIVID- UAL NEEDS of their dairy cows—that would elimmate labor and guess-work of home-mix- ing—"—that had as great a variety in its protein content as we have in the variety of carbo- hydrates 1n SCHUMACHER FEED. We are pleased to announce that after ' ' much scientific research, backed by exhaustive practical tests, we have produced a most remark- .able, high protein feed 1n our BIG “Q” DAIRY RATION. It is as much supenor to other protein mixtures as SCHUMACHER FEED is superior as a carbohydrate feed. In addition, by feeding these two feeds in combination, we have given to dairymen the most simple, easy-to-feed ration possible to compound—Lone that will not only produce exceptional results in the pail, maintain the best physical condition in their cows, but save a lot of time and labor and relieve them of all guess-work incident to' mixing their own. With scnunAcprn FEED ’ BlG-“Of’DAIRY RATION fed in combination, you can easily and quickly proportion the SCHUMACHER FEED needs no introduction. It ‘ amount of protein and carbohydrate content to suit the individual - ' - - - rgquirements of a“ your cows. BIG .. .. DAIRY RATION is the has proved its merit time and again and has to 1ts result of new thought and new feeding knowledge, Which have elim- credit (fEd _Wlth hlgh prOtem concentrates) more inated the shortcomings of old time feed formulas and feeding ideas. world s champion milk and butter records than any other feed. It It is a result of extended actual tests in order to eliminate all guess- is a highly scientific combination of the by-products of corn, oats, work as to results. It is first, last and all the time a quality feed, barley and wheat, which give it that necessary variety of grains so combining the five essentials of an ideal protein mixture, i. e., important in either a protein feed or a carbohydrate feed. It is Polatability, Digestibility, Nutrition, Variety and Bulk. Its analy- particularly Palntable, Nutritious, Digestible and furnishes vigorous sis shows digestible, protein 18.5%; total digestible nutrients, 78%. Vitality for both physical stamina and heavy milk production. . Schumachor Feeding Plan Suggestions . 4 arts Schumochor‘ Food ' 2 arts Schumoehor Food To Dry Cows“ :.n’a‘g “on DIIPY R.“on . '0 FFOCII COWS with Orson F006 { 1 3...! Big “Q" Dairy thioll _ r ’ _ 'To ‘ Ration {1 port Schumochor food Gonorol Hord Rotten with 1 port Sehnmehor Food ‘ 2 ports Big “0" Dairy lotion - END"... 0" Root: 1 PM" a“ “Q" Dairy Ration (IncreaseBig"Q” DairyRotionif cow can handle more protein withoutbadefiects.) You will find in these two wonderfulfresultl produCing feeds, that ideal combination of a variety of proteins and variety of carbo- hydrates you have been wanting —-' looking for — wishingkfofi— a long time, Go to your dealer, get a supply, and let your. cows / , major you all and more than we are. able to tell you in this advertisement. - “QQHOKWQOIS @mpong Address 63:390.”.S.A. 1 ‘il‘O ‘ The B.V.T. is built like a skyscraper—no last a thousand years. Faust, heat, moisture and decay can’t touch A everlasting vitri- fled fire clay. BVVV'F lHOLSTEIN. 8. THE RAPIDS. '1. The West Michigan Holstein~ Breech ing at Grand Rapids, February 6, and elected oflicers as follows: President: H. E. Rising, Woodland; ,vicopreci- dent, Dr. A." J. Patterson. Grand, Rap— ids: secretary~treasurer, W. R. Harper. Middleville; executive committee, Bay Newton, Freeport; C. Boven, Holland; Dudley E. Waters, Grand Rapids; M. D. Both Grand Rapids; Wm. Ander- son, Kent CitV. end-groove air-tight joint construe- “Mumfiwtam pin. And-consul solidas a jug. Ask Your Neigh mug-:1: borWhoHasOnefiw orl‘cet Every 8.1T. Silo owner uto‘loct isahooetet. Ask themwhat , they think. Don’t gel: any kind of Gibbon until you at lend know ell about the “ RV. T. tbekind sounever 5 have 1.3 rebuild. ASK us for Booklet D- Brazil Which & Tile Ct. i Mm ll 11m "001'1 ‘7’. We» ”IOWA” CREAM SEPARATOR. outskimmed all competing separators). "These1 Official tests an other summing " tests made by lcad1ngAg:i- Y Full ' cultural Colleges. mom 1! at the “IOWA" Cream Separator skims closest. The “IOWA” 15 the only Sepaxator VVitli the famous, patented CURVED DISC BOWL the World's closest skimming device. Send for free book” A'I‘C —tell!{r0psults of skimming tests and shows howflie \" 1111; cases tn (‘llL‘U‘ l s by stop-' .' pin your b: 1tte1‘fatloss- > es. cfmc V011 huV. sec and trv the ‘ IOWA.” Write tod 111'. MSIICIATEEI MFRS. CD. i lcattle be advertised more thoroughly. lthat accurate records be kept and that 1 {State Fair this fall. M. W. Willard, of Grand Rapids‘. re-‘ teed stock. He suggested that Holstein best business methods be followed. cattle exhibited at the West Michigan Ernest Ruehs, in charge of the Lake- side Dairy at Lake Odessa, in a prac- tical tall; on fitting, caring for and feeding Holstein cows for advanced registry seven-day records gave some valuable suggestions. He does not chase aftex all the whims and theories and advises common sense. Watch your individualcow, the weather, the season, the feeds and their effects. Learn about balanced rations and then forget il—that is, don’t be blinded by the figures and details. Keep your own eyes and your own-common sense at work. Every good breeder tests his herds, gets rid of the boarders and cleans up with reference to tuberculo- sis and abortion. Pontiac Holstein Breeders’ ASSOClaf tion, spoke on the milk situation in De- troit, saying that conditions have im- proved there and the industry is being stabilized. He complimented the Grand Rapids Dairy Company, composed of milk producers, who are cooperating in handling their own, dairy products and supplying the needs of about onevthird, of the households of Grand Rapids. This company has recently increased its capital 10 $100,000 and is planning to turn its surplus milk into cheese. " Chairman “Villa-rd. who is president of the Grand Rapids Dairy Company, deplored the lack of interest taken by the average farmer in advertising or any publicity work in connection .with the sale of his products. “In our own 53 Hullan Ave. Waterloo, In. I > l WE build Sturzes Cons to be more then just good milk containers. Each Sturges Can is built to be true to rat-ed oapacltv. This is a big advantage in dull service. 8511 es work and time. Mail; disputes with city cadm— _ 7 ' leasingyour trade more. Only. .. v. ngdesteelmuteis used Care- 1 lvtmned seams soldered smooth I; , «easy to keep clean Write for Catalog No. 46 .Wh'c'ii wntmgto advertisers so ., mention the Michi- ‘plus milk. but Tmoney for advertising.” on being fed silage in which this pub case,” said he, “we seem to think we can afford to lose $150 a day on sur- we have little or no Kent Co. MOLDY Sl-LAGE. ALMOND GRIFFIN. On page 178 of the February 8 issue» of the Michigan Farmer, I find a. note on moldy silage. It might be well at this time to call attention to the fact that VvliereaS'the various white and green moldy spots are rather common in silage, they are undesirable, be- cause it shows that the silage was put down too dry. Under these conditions there are apt to be air spaces in the silage in which these molds develop. Although most of the molds are, com- paratively speaking, harmless, yet all are undesirable in that they use up the sugars and starches, and some of them are poisonous. The latter is particu- larly the caée with the purple silage mold, Which is quite frequent in Mlch-' igan in the early spring. I had several cases reported to me last spring of cattle and horses that were killed up-1 pie mold had developed and similar cases have been reported from Iowa ,. and other states. .. 325131533, AT GRAND ‘ ers’ Association held its annual meet- 1 tiring president, presided and in his 4 annual address advised that the spring , and fail consignment sales be eontin- ; ‘ ued. with nothing Offered but gm ‘ The association voted :1 special pre- Tmium of $25 for best black and white George H. Brownell, secretary of the ‘ 1'3 A silo' Is 3 Wm inve_stme'til.',r tintefm 1:11an a silo is not a m” affixing a few more or a 5111:0ng a trio chain figh—qndesignfinmawuhhwomom. woo” is the mm. For more than twenty-«even years Duc- ecasful farmers in all m of America have wt their faith in * (m “£5.00 TILE ANDWOOD or more years ago still swear by the , Kalamazoo because time and lenhe have prOV en conclusively that, 91105 are “31¢, from every at T'heres a. big dollar wdthduluc in every dollar of the * cost whether you buy a glazed tile or 'a wood stare Ka They' re meet the needs of farmers Wm and appreciate the feeding value of ensilage and know how a filoshould be builtto make and We ensilage right. Kalamazoo Silo. excel in design. material and Wu p—combining every de- sirable feature a. silo should have and en in; the knowledge acquired through long experience in silo bull d- Write Today “wwwm Door Ramadan! continuous door! which are validly thebeot ever designed. 8. Manama. of 01: can ested inanEasflascCutter. ask for W album WMAZOOTANK 8: SILOCO. W Mm, WWW DOWN and One Year For any sue—amateur”, _ You can now set oneof dime a lendid mmouey-making. law machines were.“ ““3. Ya“. .3. “swam” W Ho. 8 Junior—n fiht raging); Wound mlmx machines [It all" up to our his war “em" offittlfi‘fi on a"here—roll cold gt MOS Iron . nu. :MYS’W FBETMW .. "mum In material and W You“ have “Mey- command not how can: one oftheso Galena“? mac, Irma . that? and mm Sign? “A!“ - aldeo m separator you wl eep it I plan”. . Ballad Ball Ienr- It not you can return it at our expense and we wll Alan—Ea. Inn- gtundlnurfldwm w tau.“ ch ind-r, 1-11.”:Amsmms: s3 .. : .10 . It. all Homeric-#1:: flour. man-nun: : m, 3 WI, Zléi’llinllllfl. Ch”. m. 95 Sent on Trial C r e 'am Thousands in Use 5",...” 'Wfismmfifi- ventizating our wonderful ofi’er: a Manda fnew. well made. easy running. easily cleaned. perfect skim- ming Maire-17317.95. {’1me cold mllxclon': I Molten thick or thin cue-1. Different from picture. which illustrates our low priced. ,, Inge capacity landlines. Bowlica unitary marvel and embodies all our latest , * harm“. Absolute too You. Molly low prices And mm mini ton-n, our alter includel our- Easy Monthly Payment Plan ma. yin yum or and... ave separator of any make to exchange, do not fail to get our great offer. Our richly” illus ated catalog. sent free on request a most complete, elaborate and. n on mamas.“ Wu order. fluod from Western point“ had,“ our big money saving proposition. American Separator flu. Mao: 1051.33inbridge. N. Y- It is probably too late to remed th ' Quotinued onpage 256) Il‘trrriIzArruRI-z“ ‘Ihe FARM BOY . mam -. ' , ana GIRL , HISTORY an? SCIENTIFIC an? “ MECHANICAL ‘ INFORMATION » h ‘ , A - This Magazine" Section formsapart of our paper every week. Every article is written especially for it, and does not appear elsewhere WORLD EVENTS IN PICTURES The English Transport Tuscania Torpedoed off the Irish Coast while Carry- Picturesque Vie_w in Front of St. Mihielwhere Liberty Boys from the ing 2,179 American Soldiers, of Whom 168 were Lost in the Disaster. United States are Now Facmg the Enemy. I _ m Ice Floes and Winter Chill Are Not Allowed to Hinder Work on the Ships British Troops Being Moved to the Front by Means of Large that will Bring Victory for Democracy. Canal Barges. . I . x Uncle Sam’ s Marines Being Taught a Number of Old Favorite Songs in One Soldiers Dressed '. u , ,, of the United States Military Camps. .4 No Mans Land. n White go “Over the Top” on Daylight Patrol Duty in Men Going thro hrtheir can aMenistie Am can Don’t Buy a Separator -_ Send the Coupon Today for My New 1 fl . Here is my Masterpiece of separator manufacturing, the designing and {”1331 best separator designing brains that money would buy—a separator that staina all good features of other separators combined in this one perfect, modern model a: ‘It is sensational in its perfect construction—it is sensational in its dollar thri clean skimming efliciency—'—it is sensational in its simplimtyof opera- separ- o n 1 . tion—it is sensational in its easy cleaningfeamres—it is sensational are w ting ‘ ~ ((9 in its strong durability—and best of all, it is sensational in price! of'sep ratii . _ ' 7/ Remember, my New Sanitary model is not a machine that skims New I allov clean injust pertain seasons, but every day, winter or summer, below zero or when the sprin, in th sun is sizsling—it shims close, right down to the last drop. It shows its quality best when are 115 g a: . /« e serVice is hardest and the demands are cutest! That’s where my New Sanitary model geta ew( 1omes in and delivers 100% skimming service. in summer, when the cows are in the fields besid» . F1 and the milk flows extra heavy, you can depend on this New Sanitary model to skim out every separ. r t1 ,/ trace of butterlfat i This is the year that on must get every ounce of butter-fat in the milk! 'Cream Its re. , cle /»' and butter prices are away up—likely to go higher—the least butter-fat wasted means just that many good that y- u as GALLOWAY IS STILL ON THE STILL DOING BUSINESS AT THE OLD STAND!— LISTEN! When I started in the manufacturing business in a small way in the user is absolutely sound and cart Waterloo over a dozen years 0 selling a small article—the barrow cart—and And while it is true we havelhads later on added the manurespre er, some of the wise ones said: “Galloway will orders promptly, and keep pace Wi not last long.” But we Just kept sawing wood, and giving the people bigger still we have been able to addvto 01 values than anyone else, earnestly trying to make our products better. stronger than ever before:-—Pr§mpt Then weadded a line of Gasoline En 'nes; then came the Galloway Sanitary to take care of repairs promptl . $01 Cream Separator; and later on the Gal oway Efficiency Tractor. Our business it is on.the way to you the 5 me i has grown and expanded year after year, and in spite of conditions has moved acOOmplished by time and hard5 ork onward and upward in volume—winning us thousands upon thousands of satisfied houses,madeup,readytoshipt layt customers everywhere-in every state in the Union and in Canada. This only Wecouldn’tdothis the firstf ear: goes to prove conclusively that our plan of manufacturing and selling direetto lines, but this is one thing timeand \ l Sensational Features of the New Galloway 1918 Sal First. Eton Modern Practical Separator Improvement Known Embodied in This Machine. The New The dividing! disc which fits into the to of 1m bowl sl - Gslloway_Sanitsry Cream Separator is simpler than Simple Simo and is asssnitary as a dinner , The skim mi k is then passed up the outs de 0 Hill bowl plate. It is as good in the parts you cannot see as in the ones you can see. he some expert attention in mint; force Of the 130W1 and i! perfectly diltflbu‘ I‘ll 80 “1 given to fitting a bushing as to balancing a bowl. These and many other equally important features have the bowl never floods and there are no distill-bins cross 0 undo it the choice of Wise. careful, conservative and discriminating so arator buyers who wanted the best— ‘ perfect skim in eliicienoy,wlnterorsnmmer nihatter' and got it The New Galloway Suits Cream Separator haswon its place at the twat by force of lament. S ' t]! . he ew Galloway is strictly sanitary becau and in the face 08 the strongest kind o?oompetition. , . ,_ 1x m. gun]? ThaEbowl baitvvillthuttcmig'ncmmtitce o In simplicity ofdes it has noequal. l I part main gear 11 pin! 1 rotor re ’9 0° set. very 0 a ore , e or x Second.- mm wheel. no.1 Ethan up?“ .na :93; mans. maxim n33: m that 02;“; gmfi'figmrhggflegm; ,Ezgn $353536: and bowl—these are the tow parts held in per set alignment by them: one. Mu , a. lawn, lode! boss (I)? its sensationd'l, sanill ry fem Third a It 1' no“ human” possible to build a cream separator that is meohsnicslly more perfect—low $30 an h . ow Gallowag Sanitary Sen rotor i ‘ 8 59.1: discs entirely separate from each other. no raw s e to break up the t o and lendid mec snical teatur . also of butter- at: a Simple. self-centerinalneok banging: crumbs“ of high-urban W! in beam & tions permlnute. whlc in turn revolves the bowl 7 long; a helical drive gear to em gide rust of t e worm Motion; org in wheel In turninzyouenn use the weight of the body to 6 best ' Surface; both soar shafts and how: :91 0mm 0:: «In. sorbet The women on the farm like to use the Ga loway ‘ in an oi n: y , mp , note combined in one piece, but are so hinge ' 315 its .0, in /.- final-antes the Proof! "I like your separator just fine. I think it is as good as they can be. If I Were to buy another separator. I would pho They can't be beat."—Oscar alignment; automatioo supp] all workln . . a parts in . A. Vick, Calmar, Iowa. Fourth . This New 1918 (islloway Sanitary Separator could not be built from better materials not!!! but!” .53.“ the 0339 0‘ 09°”th the (Hallow-2%. s. n __ ' . . more skilled or expert workmen. nor in s more modern chain at sectarian thoroughly you will marvel at the ease with which the ow SI “Pl d l t Gig-2‘;- I! "9}??? fpwflami up 2° :‘w '3”an ' h . Every size of this new mogfl is pennants“ 9330 sell us your a e ° t o . 9 W " esocre o thoskimmincsflolonc ottho NewGallowaylanitm . Skin milk ’ 0' “33’ 0 our “‘80 “93 ”1' 0" 9" catal . o is heaner than cream. t m mil the “lag So and it does not skim up to its rated capwitY. ‘10 °‘ we “we ““3“ disc-thwwthehnvxerskim mukutotheontsindotd‘toths Mfi‘fiémtm :33? gm. um uthet it wmnotdo. 10°63“ find mommies-t1: several articles of you al- ready, including a Galloway cream separator, and it has proven all that is claimed for it. Therefore we know m. _, _ - uv amtwtfom ENGINES :3}, SPREADERS that the name ‘Gallowny‘ ' T one really advanced ”render of the . When labor is scarce and blah Brit . . 1 . It has embed ed all t» Dill). “all” at. stands for fair dealme. an M worlfi's bassoon-dots. Ever: now-int puma-pr lmpi‘ovouutisnow new Mlfifim‘ifig 13-83.??? 1:33.331 13: we Mt your catalog.‘ _ ore ‘ ' ' > 4 ' ‘9'” N“- Bfi There is a Galloway En iim inst bi DeWitt Bros../ CUChara ' . _ ’ , .» jh'l- Butte your purpose. Every pa of aGalk Junction. Colo. in a” 4 : mfg. .Wdizeglnnd igaefighangmizle. 1% m ‘ weyshove e rs one pa er. _ 4 n - , - A. . loot cont hon, ion troke. Uses any fuel an "I had some of the milk In 1"“! ‘usu 4 , 4 , - ~ ‘ ' ” llahtdrsft. '0 tnel costs {large heavy, counter-baled skimmed b our New G l- p - '7 ~ '- ' 4 a handle “5 ”“74 wheels; Webster oscillatingm etc 5' .y a .. \ ~ ’ / f“ _ 8‘14 m W ‘ n‘ “at spark. needs no b tteries lower Swim Cream Sep- “VE . » - , - 4 . even spmdinc- mm risks and breaki nition never isse amtorBtfistezd by our Sgalllze 5 . .. ._ V ., _ . , , v. . 5 4 , utlmptflphrzfienngifi d”’“duy stun-ref no stinking. min Farm umaman eg' ~., ‘.' '_ 4- \ nnltorn ' 4 ersn water otfrost-roo.,Galo ' Mud only .01 fl 1 percent ‘ ' ‘ ‘ V 4 3 , : " V. out push board. Empties wa engin or: soientl call nilt ii butbet-fat in the s ki ~ . . ‘ , ‘ ’ - ,7 . . 1052 “11033811114 E83 auto- Ga loway efactories and s milk."-C. R.McComb3, ‘ " ’ - ' I . . " , i .. i " l‘onsb o‘clila’lndriveuprea ' w myog'igsestllfii?gltl%‘ 1%: New Castle. Pa. Route ~ ‘ .. , ,. ‘ I, d ' . ‘ ' 'rom 4to 2.4 5 per acre. 8 . . i i i, I, , . . m ke complete monn El Ng, 2. f a r r ,4 * ,. \ 1/ Remember, spreading to threesires. 6.9m 12 .80 Gimp / ,1 ' '1 are every hone ' has. by 1:; r’ibhihtgalio m. '0 iii-”33} ’ atfimiugegiz Gel ”gum ‘ “bathe1 Lhasa 31:56:20: pletei - 81“! may . ,_ the price. shop in. We ship from tactics-ice or no. N 3" warehouses in chicagO, Kansas Gilmfit- ,-. Paul or Council Bluffs to save you freight was. esuowm coin 4 Bfisiand Bamblt ' ’ 3' will Win th 5‘ TOW 1 help toward victoriya. "333»??? g is especially pl in“ t0: his? this superb and“ . ' you an annual mebr‘ “ I, A ‘ ( ix . v ,» Odor Direct from flfi AW fi ado“- ' V Hi ”It Bidthbom ,9 W was. eALLowlw, 7-. ’ V r .Il‘lllri‘. -+ til You Get Galloway’s Proposition! 1' : Book About this New Sensational Sanitar 5e; orator g and {destruction of which is the accomplishment of years of experience and the :Stam‘y alone—a separator that 1nv1tes comparison—that has built into it all the model a separator that rs so good mechanically that it is'positively notational! , _ c _ , dollar thrown away. These are times when you must get the best Another thing: Conditions new on raw materials, do Va -‘ a, an» separ- . made. This is no time to take chances in buying. If you prices were never soyneertain. If ever there was a time to plan ahead are w ting time, effort and cream by the old-fashioned gravity methods midget your orders in early, _$ls is the year! In our manufacturing of ’éQp rating—0r by using an out-of-date machine—atop it, and get a busmess we are now contractm for materials to be delivered next fall! New 0 allow-ay Sanitary model. It will actuall pay for itself the first ' We have to do it. We buy car y to protect ourselves, and we advnse 4 sprin‘ in the extra amount of butter-fat it wil save for you. If you you to bu early and protect yourself. A. little careful, early plannin are us g an old-style separator that wastes cream, dispose of it, and as save many a man real money, and this is the year when you wil geta -.1 ew Galloway Sanitary. It will s the loss and save you money save more than ever before by buying early! besid» . For twice-a-da , every-do -in- e-year skimming, there is no separ. r that can beat 6 New Gal oway Sanitary model its re. , clean skimming efficiency, it Will make you money every day price of my New Sanitary Model that y u use it, in both prosperous and economical times. ‘ HE JOB “DIVIDING THE lDla—STILL SAVING MONEY FOR MY FARMER FRIENDS! and and correct. 'e havelhad strenuous times on different occaSions to fill eep pate with the tremendous demands made upon us, to addvto our organization two features that stand out e:—Pr¢mpt shipments, and our new Service Department, romptl , so that if you would wire us for something today l the 5 me day we get your wire. This has only been (1 hard5 ork. For example: Toda we have in our ware- shipt laytheordersmmeimover ,000creamseparators. rst f ears we manufactured cream separators or other g timeand experience has accomplished. From present And don't forget that when you consider the present high prices of , Because of live stock, corn and other farm &roduce, compared to the present low that is I, b a “a. , you are buying it at a figure actual w «than _. indications there is going to be the biggest demand in our history for Galloway goods this spring, and my personal advice to you is that if you are gomg to need any hing in our line to write us early, because there are two bi things to guard a rainst— additional raise in price, and inabilitytodeliver the g s promptly a little abet on. We have made special arrangements this year so that you can order now a Galloway Separator, Manure Spreader or engine, and pay for it after next harvest. Write today for our special proposmon. If you have never ,bought from Galiov way there never was a better time to get acquainted than 1’) ht now. Come to Wfitgzloo and see $11“ facfiogies 3211‘s picture? inYthe lowgr left _ and corner, You wi we come. on wi e t on care 0 . our visi will be appreciated by our men and by me personally. Wm, Galloway '8 Sanitary Separator Bill llllWl—J’ay lloxl Fall Alla: Hamel! , of glinbowl shell keeps the skin milkwdllhebutm-Mnfirql’t: Get your separator now when you need it. in the big flew saving :doo thb bowl and discharged. All the hill: gets the lull listribu‘nll so that each disease-m full shmtoakim. Theto of it will make at once! Don’t delay getting the imp gets you need because sturblnstross currents at thobottom. Theoemtheseerets' its Of money matters, for I have arranged my easy buying plans on purpose nmer‘n . > hatter what the weather or teed aomirtw’ n of 10m. hard. 1 can wreck, c twice or corner. at Merely mp' osstble tor so foreign matter in the milk is he a, so that both cream and milk 51% en the time is sanitary. It th , a easy to clean or sweep under. The women fol a like the New on sanitl ry features. ~ 3] teatur I. First of 31 it is e. ow a t wit only Wrough- . . the bowl 7500 times. hecr 5’:ng m high enough so that your Galloway Separator, Engine or Spreader while 01: need it and pay 5°31?" "in ”m ”mm “d’m° "mmlfi‘mmm‘fi‘gfii for it later Eifter you sell. ygur crops or Withbethe sivings these imple- w. n _ rat-e4 were In“ mentaearn oryou. Somearmersmaynot worthu .nsothefl Lgili‘iiogievf's'ilni‘ii’rfg’figr’é‘dam ”mmwm "180 '9‘“ in dollars and cents, yet if they are responsible the amount of their wealth ads] is guaranteed to skim up to its rated capacity. We have not do“ not make much werenca It is integrity M W. 690d c! Ga loway because of its ens run i 'I‘ 'o o _ A but are so hinged that theymbfiooeinlyu am p’ zhines in' order to make the rice seem lower. If you buy a New stud capacity. don't koesolt. woololm the Nefifixituy will do is capital. Ask Mt these buying .plans now. tartar because of the bi roommorge: supply can w'whout to aecornmodat? responsible farmers, \ On my prinmpal manufactured lines. Separators, Engines and Spreaders 9W“ “‘9 imam“? I offer your choice of five easy buying plans and terms _ _ surely suit you. You can buy for Cash, Bank Deposit, l’ort Cash and Part ltarySerqrator lsveryeasytoc rate because ofanum‘berof new Note, A“ Note, and Iflsmglmt without interest. SO buy BOW ”d get one of which will dull trial on whidt-O I it out in less than the l IE5 smnmnv on PORTABLE. ’ 1%—-16 H. P. ' e and blah priced,’ you' should plan tomcat these conditions with a at a Gal lower Engine to do the work. “WMWIQM wages, bokfi 01' room. . " u...- En ine just built for u ‘ ”'5?’ ; " ""' 7-- pg of aGallowa is . .. rohangezible. Dove ops hone patter. Hus big seq any fine and saves y,“count sr-bglancednfly e o s 2 :5 ”elitism?" °' on,.nevor gages ' ‘ nnk ll Inf :t- 2:0de Gall In , "list in. l; ' b ' j ””3 mfdy°fi1$¥8."a “‘1" out a . . to alwa- required by other tracto'rh. as. Uuroylmdor via-Ho in lab. III motor. ,water cooled. Exclusive patent tion plant. ouble _ . 0 whether kerosene of gasoline burner is desired. awakened: "Enhance-soc purl iwm‘flrn‘ own and a Box a?“ Wm M (immis- 1‘ unous or gem. (Golden ax) . . ma'nmfio,’ ~gyowl { ‘ ion-(Ex llo) ‘ umway Bros. 'l 30M PANY, . 187 Odom Station. warmer), IOWA . § WI; MLLOWAY, Preside-1' WE. MAY comm. l 87 0am $tation,jWatorloo. Iowa Send me the Spring Efifion 0f your 1918 Book. . WM“ PO - , 5 mm“. I - gunne....n....... ............. ....--coooooo-oo-o R. E n.......;....... u...-...&atC-epocoeotlooanoo eim’ aromatic hymn you wont special ‘ . - MM M'siannortant, “amen, W13! 1; , bottoms 8 to in. eep in 0 over _or timo- . _ , l x ' thyeod. Vii (low Wl-‘tellloonemfib- , i - ‘ ‘ mwmghgllo filljn corn shel'hn 9 ed— . .. ding, d-lesazsf’lmuainoemwgiw an! km of feed adenpumpu: or “null- - I chat! give. But . ¥ ,9 coins 111‘s Hou Rs . and latest improvements. First order gets agency. ”when m“; WHOLESALE PRICES. ' man-arbor" Plants. gany other varieties and or. . trrafim nob E. 1 .‘ _%1§°° 1111., 1., “Francis" ' 11111 11133an strawberry I, You will like the look of ;i.__ - designs are original, different and strikingly graceful. The high-class paint work insures lasting Comfort and roominess are given you won ’t be cramped. Easy ridi mode Brief mention of Elcar Points Four-cylinder models, 371/2 horsepower at 2,100 r. p. m. Six-cylindermodels, 40 horse- power at 2,100 r. p. m. Two unit electrical system. Lon wheel base, 116 1nches, roa clearance 10% inches. Full floating rear axle with spiral bevel drivmg gears. Timken Roller Bearings front and rear. Double universal drive; tubular propeller shaft. A wonderfully easy riding semi- elliptic spring suspen- sion. Roomy and comfortable bodies of beautiful design and durable finish; new “Cathedral Pipe" uphol- stering. Equipment complete, even to motometer. ,,,,, : Stylish, Roomy as 11.1... With Fine Drivnag Qualifies Plenty of speed—abundant power for the hard pulls. The steering is the easiest—the control the simplest —the motor responsive and flexible. mu: We learned to put in quality years ago, Reliable quality' is a certainty' in the Elcar. E when building cars selling up to and above E $3, 000. We give exceptional value 1n these E quality can at popular prices — each E any motor car requirement. Don’t think of choosing until you have seen the Elcar. Ask for nearest dealer’s name, if you don’t know him. _Write for catalog illustrating and describ- ing the Six New Elcar Models - gladly mailed to all interested. 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Her arms and neck burst startlingly from the clinging sheath of the incompar- able Doeuillet 'gown that was Jane Ger- son’s douceur for official protection; in the flood of morning light pouring through the mullioned windows.Lady Crandall seemed a pink and white—~ and somewhat florid—lily in bloom out of time. VHildebrand’s buyer, on her knees and with deft fingers busy with the soft folds of the skirt, answered through a mouthful of pins: "Poor Cynthia; my heart goes out to her.” . “Oh, it needn’t!” Lady Crandall an- swered, with a tilting of her strictly Iowa style nose. “The Maxwell person has made me bleed more than once here on the Rock with gowns a. fond mama sends her from Paris. But, hon- estly, isn’t this a bit low for a staid middle-age person likemyself? I’m afraid I’ll have trouble getting my prec- ious Deouillet past the censor.” Lady Crandall plumed herself with secret joy. Jane looked up, puzzled. “Oh, that’s old Lady Porter—a per- fect dragon,” the general’s wife rattled on. “Poor old dear; she thinks the Lord put her on the Rock for a pur- pose. Her own collars get higher and higher. I believe if she ever was pre- sented at court she’d emulate the old Scotch lady who followed the law of decollete, but preserved her self-1’espect by wearing 21 led flannel chest protec- tor. You must meet her ” “I’m afraid I won’t have time to get a look at your dragon,” Jane returned, with a little laugh, all-happiness. “Now that Sir George has promised me I can sail on the Saxonia Friday—~” ~ “You really ,must—” The envious eyes of Lady Crandall fell on the pile of plans—potent Delphic mysteries’to charm the heart of woman—that lay scattered about upon the floor. .Jane sat back on her heels and sur- veyed the melting folds of satin with an'artist’s eye. “If you only knew—what it means to me to get back with my baskets full of French beauties! Why, when I screw. ed up my courage two months ago to go to .old Hildebrand'and ask him to send me abroad as his buyer—~—I’d been studying drawing and French at nights for three years in preparation, you see —-he roared like the dear old lion he is and said I was too young. But I cooed and pleaded, and at last he said I could come—on trial, and 50—” “He’ll purr like a pussy-cat when you get back,” Lady Crandall put in, with a. pat on the brown head at her knees. “Maybe. If I can slip into New York with my little baskets while all the other buyers are still over here, cab- ling tearfully for money to get home or asking their firms to send a warship to fetch them—Why, I guess the pen- nant’ s mine 111 right.” The eternal feminine, so Strong'in Iowa’ 3 transplanted stock, prompted a mischievous question: V -_ “Then you wan't be leaving Some- body behind when you sailfisomebody Inside “the 5:2L1ne’S! ment House, standing before a full—V ROBERT WELLES RITCHIE copyright by The Bobbs-Merrill 0o. . -, . , ter. A shrewd downward sweep of her eye was just. in time to catch a flush mounting to Jane’s'cheeks. , “Well, a Mysterious Stranger has crossedmy path," Jane admitted. “He was very nice, but mysterious.” "‘Oh!" A delighted gurgle from the older woman. “Tell me all about it— a secret for these ancient walls to hear.” Jane was about to reply when sec- ., and thought checked her tongue. Be- fore her flashed that Strange meeting with Captain Woodhouse the night be-.\ fore—his denial of their former meet- ing, followed by his curious insistence on her keeping faith with him by not revealing the fact of their ’acquaint- ance. She had promised——why she had promised she could no more divine than the reason for his asking]; but a. promise it was that she would not be- Itray his confidence. More than once since that minute in the reception room of the Hotel Splendide, JaneGer- son had reviewed the whole baffling circumstance in her mind and a grow- ing resentment at this stranger’s de- mand, as well as at her own compli- ance with it, was’rising in her heart. Still, this Captain Woodhouse was “dif- ferent,” and—this Jane sensed without effort to analyze—the mystery which he threw about himself but served to 'set him apart from the common run of men. She evaded Lady Crandall’s prob- ing with a. shrug of the shoulders. “It’s a secret which I myself do not know, Lady Crandallwand never will.” Back to the o’erweening lure of the gown the flitting fancy of the general’s ‘lady betook itself. “ “You—~don’ t think this is a shade too young for me, Miss Gmson?” Anxiety pleaded to be quashed. “Nonsense!" Jane laughed. “But I’m no chicken, my dear. If you would look me up in our family Bible back in Davenport you’d find—” “People don’t believe everything they read in the Bible any more,” Jane assured her. “Your record and Jonah’s would both be Open to doubt.” “You’re very comforting,” Lady Crandall beamed. Her maid knocked and entered on the lady’s crisp: “Come!” . “The general wishes to seeyou, Lady Crandall, in the library.” “Tell the general I’m in the midSt' of trying on——” Lady Crandall began, then thought better of her excuse. She dropped the shimmering gown from her shoulders and slipped into at Rio mono. ”Some stuffy plan for entertaining somebody or other, my dear”——this to Jane. “The real burden of being gov- ernor-general of the Rock falls on the general’s wife. Just slipjinto your bon- net, and when I’m back we’ll take that little stroll\through the Alameda I’ve promised you for this morning.” She clutched- her kimono about her and whisked out of the room. General Crandall, just rid of the dubi- ous pleasure of Billy Capper’s company was pacing the flow of the library omce thoughtfully. He looked up with a smile at his wife’s entrance. “Helen, I want you to do something for me,” he said. ‘ “Certainly, dear.” Lady Crandall was net an unpleasing picture of ripe beautyeto look on, in the soft drape (If -'.her Japanese robe. Even in his worry, General Crandall found himself in- trigued for the minute. ‘ ' . . “There’s a new chap in the signal. ins: fir? Em 7 a 13?“...- «Wr.v‘~---.~ .._ _ ._ 4 _ Is. 4;, 1' h ‘9 3.113% .1 is’n t that—anon t this ym 1mm to‘have him up to Gov- . {Lady am the waranold men, momma youmah~r1mhlng .ernmeht House so Soon aliter his ar- rival?” fine unMenly remembered ‘ ~ T“something that .oansed her to .reyerse Iherself. “Besides, I’ve asked him to dinner—«the dinner I’ in to give the A111- .ericans tomorrow. night before they sail.” General Cranda‘ll looked :his surmise. “You didn’t tell me that. .I didn’t know you ,had met him.” ; ‘TJust happened 71o,” Lady Chandall ‘cut in hasmy; “Met him ’at the Hotel .Splendide last night when I brought Miss Gersofo home with me.” , “What was Woodhouse doing at the Splendide?” .the general asked sushi- cious’ly'. “Why spending the night, you 11001- .ish boy. ‘Just off the Pmineess Mary, he was. I helieye he did Miss Gerson home sure of a service—wand -I met him in that war—quite informally.” “Did Miss Gerson-r—‘a aervioe—«hum! ” “0h, a trifling thing! It seemed she had only French money, and that cau~ ' tious Almer fellow wouldn’t accept it. Captain Woodhouse gave her English gold for it—to pay her bill. But why—” ”Has Miss Gerson seen him since?” General Cramdafll asked sharply. “Why, George, dear, how could shot? ‘We haven’t ‘been up from the breakfast table an homi” "“Woodhouee was here less than an ‘hour ago to pay his duty call and re- port," he explained. “I “thought“ per- haps he might haVe met our guest somewhere in the garden as ‘he was coming or going.” “He em 2881111 Flier some lovely poses.” :01:li brightened at this, to her, patent inception of a romance; she dated Ion romances. “They were in Miss Carson‘s room before *Bhe was down to lbreallofiast.” “Roses, eh? And they met inform-all- :15" at the Splendide only last nigh-t.” $uepicion was weighing *the generall’s words. ”Isn‘t «that 'a {bit sudden? I say, do you think Miss fGereon and this Captain gWoofihouse had met some Where he‘lune last night ?" "i hardly Wink eewfihe on her «first trip to the Umrtinent and he looming from Egypt. But—~" ' "‘No modifier. 61 want him here to tea this afternoon.” The general dismissed (the-subjectmd'lmmedzto his «leek. {His lady’s aemiflfiity would not the so hsghtllty tum-ed away. “All theme (quesfions—enenlt they rather abound? Is anything among?” She ran up rho him and llaid {her hands on his shoulders. “Of amuse not, deem.” hie kissed her lightly on the brow. “New run along and My with that new gown , Miss Gersecugav-e you. .I imagine rthat’s the most important thing on the Book today.” Lady Cramlall gave her soldier-hus- band 1a geek on each oheekkand ski)» {pod hack to her room. When he was alone again, General Crandall resumed his restless pacing. Resolution sudden- ly crystallized, and he stepped to the desk telephone. He called .8. number. “That you, Bishop ? General Chandell speaking. Bishop, you were here on the .Rook seven years ago? Good. 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Copyright by Puget By JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD New-15.5.1 Service -_” .\ . . » ‘For Muskwa to make‘his way over the thousand pitfalls of that chaotic upheaval was an impossibility, andas Thor began to climb over the, first rocks the cub stopped and whined. was the first time he had given up, and when hesaw that Thor gave no atten? tion to his whine, terror seized 'upon him and he cried for help as loudlyas he could while be hunted frantically for a path up through the rocks. Utterly oblivious of Muskwa’s~ predic- ament, Thor continued until he was fully thirty yards away. Then he stop- ped, faced about deliberately, and stood waiting. This gave Muskwa courage, and he scratched and clawed and even used his chin and teeth in his efforts to fol- low. It took him ten minutes to reach Thor, and he was completely winded. Then, all at once, his terror vanished. For Thor stood on a white, narrow path that was as solid as a floor. The path was perhaps eighteen inch- es Wide. It was unusual and mysteri- ous-looking, and strangely out of place where it was; It looked as though an army of workmen had come along and with hammers had broken up tons of sandstone and slate, and thenfilled in between the boulders with rubble, mak. ing a smooth and narrow road that in places was ground to the fineness of powder and the hardness of cement. But instead of hammers, the hoofs of a, hundred or perhaps a thousand gen- erations of mountain sheep had made the trail. It was the sheep-path over the range. The first band of bighorns may have blazed the way before Col- umbus discovered America; surely it , had taken a great many years for hoofs to make“ that smooth road among the rocks. Thor used the path as one of his highways from valley to valley, and there were other creatures of the mountains who used it as well as he, and more frequently. As he stood wait- ing for Muskwa to get his wind they both heard an odd chuckling sound ap- proaching them from above. fifty feet up the slide the path twisted and descended a little depression be- hind a huge boulder, and out from be- hind ,this boulder came a big porcupine. There is a law throughout the north that a man shall not kill a porcupine. He is the “-lost man’s friend,” for the wandering and starving prospector or hunter can nearly always find a porcu- pine, if nothingelse; and a child can kill him. He is the humorist of the wilderness—the happiest, the best-na- tured, and altogether the mildest-man- nered beast that ever drew breath. He talks and chatters and chuckles inces- santly, and when he travels he walks like a huge animated pincushion; he is oblivious of everything about him as though asleep. As this particular “porky” advanced upon Muskwa and Thor, he was com- muning happily with himself, the . chuckling notes he made sounding very- much like a baby’s cooing. He was enormously fat, andas'he waddled slowly along his side and tail quills clicked on the stones. His eyes were ' on the path at his feet. He was deeply- absorbed in nothing at all, and he'was within five‘feet of Thor before he saw the grizzly. Then, in a wink, he hump- ed himself into a hall. For a few s‘ec- onds he scolded vociferously. After that he was as silent as a-sphinx, his little ,red eyes watching the big'bear. Thor did not want to kill him, but . the path was narrow, and he was ready He advanced a foot or two, . It- Forty or - .5 __1 ’5: several hundred quills.‘ As”:Thor had more than once come into contact with porcupine quills, he hesitated. Muskwa was looking on curiously. He still hadhis lesson to learn, for the quill he had once picked up in his foot had been‘a loose quill. But since the porcupine seemed to puzzle Thor, the cub turned and made ready to go back along the slide if it became necessary. .Thor advanced another foot, and with a sudden chuck, chuck; chuck—the most vicious sound he was capable of_ makinngorky advanced backWard and his broad, thick tail whipped through the air with a force that would have driven quills a quarter of" an inch into the butt of a tree. Having missed, he humped himself again, and Thor stepped out on the boulder and circled around him. There he waited for Muskwa. Porky was immensely satisfied with his triumph. He'unlimbered himself; his quills settled a bit; and he advanc- ed toward Mu‘skwa, at the same time resuming his good-natured chuckling. Instinctivelydhe cub hugged the edge of the path, and in doing so slipped over the edge. By‘the time he had scrambled up again Porky was four or five feet beyond him and totally ab- sorbed in his travel. The adventure of the sheep-trail was not yet quite‘ over, for scarcely had. Porky maneuvered himself to safety when around the edge of the big boul- der appeared a badger, hot on the fresh and luscious scent of his favorite din- ner, a porcupine. This worthless out- law of’the.mountains was three times as large as Muskwa. and .every ounce of him was fighting muscle 'and bone and claw and sharp teeth. He had a, white mark on his nose and forehead; his legs were short and thick; histail was bushy, and the claws on his front feet were almost as long as a bear’s. Thor greeted hintwith an immediate growl of warning, and the badger scoot- ed back up the trail in fear of his life. Meanwhile Porky lumbered slowly along inquest of new feeding-grounds, talking and singing to himself, forget- ting entirely what had happened a min- ute or two before, and unconscious of the fact that Thoi' had saved him from a death as certain as though he had fallen over a thousand-foot precipice. For nearly a mile Thor and Muskwa. followed the Bighorn'Highway before its winding course brought them at last to the very top of._the range. They were fully three—quarters of a mile above the creek-bottom, and so narrow ’ in places was the crest of the mountain along .which the sheep-trail led that they could look down into both valleys. To Muskwa it was all a greenish gol- den haze below him; the depths seem- ed illlmitable; the forest along the stream was only a black streak,-and the park-like clumps of balsams and cedars on the farther ' slopes looked like very small bosks of thorn or buf- falo willow. Up here the wind was blowing, too. It whipp’ed him with a. fireceness, and half a dozen times he felt the myste- rious and very unpleasant chill of snow under his feet. Twice" a great bird swoomdnear him. It was the biggest bii'd he had ever seen—fan eagle. The second time it came» so near that he heard the beat of it, and Sew its great / fierce head and lowering telons. ~i, Thur whirled toward the eagle and growled. If MuSk'wa' had been alone, .2 v the cub would have gone splllng off in“- ,those murderous , oils As ‘i l 1...}; A they stopped 1 Iiihem was a. 1shelwing Millie of soft; ’shale,‘ «and can 11.111111 shale. “basking in ‘ wings apparently motionless, he £31511- .shot like a rocket straight for the held high as they scann‘éd the depths ‘ out of his throat .a hunter could have 4 Perhaps a hundred yards below, the warm sun after their morning’s {fined m 1m wuss. lbw-at “sheep There were twenty or, thirty of them, mostly ewes .a'nd lambs: 'Tm'ee hugef old rams were lying on :9. 'patch of; snow farther to the east. With his six-foot wings spread out like twin tans, the eagle continued to circle. He was as silent as «a leather flouting with .the wind. The ewes and even the old highorns were uncon- scious of his presence over them. -Most of the lambs we're lying close to their mothers, but two or three .of .a livelier turn aimind were wandering over the shale and occasionally hopping about in playful .frolic.- , The eagle’s fierce eyes were upon these waters. Suddenly hemmed ,fantherawny—a full mah‘nt distance straight in the tone of the mind; when :he swung gracefully, ’mxd came back with the mind. .And' as he came,'h.is cred greater and greater speed, and lambs. He resumed to have :corne and gone like a great shadow,za1nd just one aflaintiw-e, agonized «bloat marked his passing—wand two littfle lambs were left where there had been three. Where was an instant commotion on the slide. Theewes began to run back and torth and bloat enoitedly. The three rams sprang .up and" stood like rocks, their huge battlemented heads below them and the peaks above tor new danger. One of them saw Thm‘,:an.d1the»deep grating thleat of warning that whittled {heard a mile array. As he gave his danger signal he stamted- down the slide, and in another moment on ave-I lanche of boots was flattering dowm the steep shale slope, loosening small stones and abonlders that went tumb- ling and crashing down the mountain with a «din that steadily increased as they set 10thers in motion on the away. This was .111 mighty interesting :10 Muskwa, and he would have stood tor a long' time looking down for nether things to happen if Thor had not led him on. Mter a :time the Bighorn Highway fbegan to descend into the valley from the upper end :of which Thor had been” driven by thangdon’s first shots. They were now +31! or eight miles north ‘of‘ the timber in which the hunters =l1ad' made their permanent camp, and ‘head- ed for the 511mm tribmaries of the Sheena. - Another hour of travel, and the ’bare' shale and 'gray cra‘gs 'were above them" ‘ again, and they were on the green ~slopes.A1-‘ter the rocks, and the cold winds, and the terrible glare he had seen in the eagle’ 5 eyes, the warm and lovely vailley into "which they were descending Tower and lower was a par-‘ udise ’to Muskwa. It was evident that 'Thor had some- thing on his .mind. He was .not rumba ’ ‘He cut off the ends .and the- ' With his head, 1 traveled steadily: “ling now. “bulges of the slopes. hunched ‘low he northward, .and a compass could not have marked out a straighter line for the lower waters .of the Skeena. He was tremendously businesslike, and, Mus‘kwa, tagging bravely along behind wondered if he were never going to stop; if there could be anything in the whole wide world liner .for a big .grliz— 113/ and a little tandaced lea-ye. . ’ {Continued next week) 1'- HE ‘lrte of your engine—whether 1n motor car, truck or'tractor-rdepends ' on the ilubricaticrr1 "rt receives. Any well—built engine can run, after .a ”fashion, for weeks, sometimes formonths, on interior o.ll--'but with rapidly decreas— ing efficiency. And then come'troubles, Tin endless succession; worn and lbrcilnen .parts, requiring costly replacements. and, finally, the scrap heap. Do you want this to happen :to your “W engine? Sediment to ordinary oil moms wem Ordinary all causes rapid wear because it . breaks down under the tcnrific :lieat of the engine —200° to 10000 l“. -—“forms large quanti— ties of black sediment and evaporates rapidly through t’he oil 'fil’lcr ,pipe. Sediment is .the greatest cause of friction and consequent shortened life of automobile, tractor and stationary engines. It crowds out the good all that should :form a .Mw—a . c -— .- protecting lug Value, 'Ordlnavy oil Veda]. ifltrusc {karma ‘Noteihat fh'tordiolnry nil (cumin: live time: a: much sediment as '7 mg 'W-hich —._. 1 91.1 {e 0 your engine film between moving metal surfaces. As sediment has no lllbl’lCth- these metal parts grind to- gether, producing friction and wear. 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Tthouth‘slgmat variotyo and wonderful productive climate make it the moat profitubk farm section.- of America. it lath mace Iontho lowes! ornament moductlon and dairy faun'mg.1tgrows the largest var-ion of forage crops Goodflnnds. ingood lo ities, as low as $15 to $25 311 now. Let us show you locations that will give the higeit profitoM M.V ltlUBAlt’DB. Commissioner. 1100111711. Southern Railway. System,“ ash ngton. D C. ' n: ,2: at '1) r '1: WW fin“ If“ hh' \ewr'fmgltfisd 1331i10l?m1>n31$~1ed $50“) worth milk or yr. last 1 yrs. from lecows. Land .genfly rolling. on barn $2.175). cmufmtable house. good fences. 1011111 1-10” and splendid neighborhood. Twocond (Idiom and spring Sevres fine oak mve. 110.1%) A n‘djdining similursoil; slightly ro ling milr buildings, H) A. New timber. MIRY FA’RMEH. —or mile—45 1mm in a high mutant fur Elfin“?! cultivation. atew bem'mg pecans 0.5611150 -p1umn. figs. pears buildings. ideally cnt~efi on main tmveled road, H mile to school and church. 3V. miles 10 county seat of Baldwin enmity. «Klahama. 1.") per cent. 0! the pulation noerth em and western people A): J. 'PLUM'B. Iadeudale‘lgam. R. 1. Bay 1111mm: Alla. “1111111111 land of 111111111111th Illustrated booklet. published by authority of state telling ofresources and opportunities fox farmers 1m ".‘Investom :Honflxfmu osntcm pay postage to D. Greenfield Helena. Commissioner A griculture. Wanted «to trade 5111 a $111111 «Country store. and fine residence. (No stock). “Lowe:- 3‘L6 006 “early business. railroad tow t.’Pleasant.ZMioh. 1d '1“ ‘17?!“ w , lmcldiILh: whammy-fink. . “-11.12.“an m“. .21!“ chart, by“ .h Mm W filer m3 ”Ind. MW- 311.. 321% mm 1.60 ”A (bola kflhiwfiam. 4miles'tmm3m.m. 9 room house. his basement barn. good condi- tion.“ 2' horses; 9 mm: lIillochester. 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And she hadn’t been a single place for three whole days! It’s usually some- thing as important as that they snivel over. I don’t know what they’d do if they had real trouble. Probably they’d spunk up and behave like women. Frankly, my sympathy is always with the man in the case as soon as the woman begins. to sniff. That set- tles it, no matter what he’s done. If things aren’t going right, whole oceans of briny tears won’t help matters. It would be much more to the point to blow everybody up and set them right. Of course, men aren’t perfect. But by the same token neither are women. And some women are enough to try the patience of Job, just as some men are enough to break a woman’s heart. Human nature is human nature, wheth- er it is clothed in the masculine or the feminine form. There was dear old Mrs. B., who lived next to me one winter, and used to tell me how much I resembled her dear daughter who died of~tuberculo- ms. of her early years, when she was mar- ried to her first husband and first love, who died and left her with four chil- dren. It was just before the fourth one came and they were living in a two-room house in Detroit. This was years ago, as you will know when I tell you that if she had $75 she could have an additional room built on the cottage. No $5.00 a day jobs then, and the price of lumber was some lower than now. Well, the poor thing pinched and economized and scraped until she sav- ed that $75. Then she gave it to her husband and asked him to buy the lumber and engage the carpenters. And that mean rascal took the money and went and 10ined the Masons! He fig- ured out that it was his money be- cause he earned it, even if she had sav- ed by going without downright neces~ sities. I quite exploded when she told me, but she had gotten all over the early hurt and could laugh at it as a joke. Every time I think of that I just bubble up inside and wonder what women are made" of ever to endure men. And then I think of another case that happened, also in the good old days. A man in the little village where we lived had a very pretty wife. A doll- faced, empty-headed sort of woman, who loved pretty clothes and lots of 1’11- tention and despised dishwashing and hoeing the garden. The husband was a. plain sort of man, with no great men- tal attainments, and no ambitions be- yond paying his. just bills and provid- ing a comfortable home for his wife and small daughter. The wife got tir- 1 ed of it all, and one-day ran away with The husband stayed ‘ ' on and cared for the little girl as care- a. traveling man. fully as a. man could, .Three years later the wife crept back, dying with tuberculosis. this man had never heard of similar cases in real life or fiction. He wasn’t Woman and Her; Needs g l ll11111111llllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllillllll111111111llIlllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllll|llIllllIHillIllillllllllllllllllllfllllllllllll1111111111111llllflllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllfllllllllllllm A P0017 Time to Weep She told me a simple happening; NOW, ‘ 'baby’ 8, mother. stand by her. So when I think of {hat ornery- chap who took his Wife’s earnings to give himself pleasure, and begin to class all men as monsters, I_ think (if this villag- er, and wonder what men are made of to put up with women. And so the score evens up. Granted some men are villains and youi husband is one of the deepest- dyed, you aren’t going to cure him by crying about it. There‘ are more ef- fective methods. A friend of mine cur- ed hers of sulking in a much pleasant- er way. He used to sulk for a week at a time and refuse to sit at the table and eat with her. She, too, cried for a tinfe. fit' of sulks she packed a suitcase, went to a. hotel for a week and sent him the bill. That was three years ago, and he hasn’t sulked since. We a1e told there’s a time to weep. But it isn’t when we’ve been having difference with friend husband. DEBORAH. UNITED STATES FOOD LEAFLET No.2. Save these food leaflets and use them. They contain much of value to you. Do you know corn meal? Its use means serVice to your country, nour— ishing food for you. Try corn bread and see how good it can be. There are many kinds, You will wonder why you didn’t use it be- ‘fore the war. - It is very nourishing, too. A "cup of corn meal gives even more fuel to your body‘than a cup of wheat 'fiOur. Here is a. quick kind of corn bread. Our grandmothers used to bake it on a board before the open me. You can bake'it in your oven. . Corn-.Dodger.——Two cups Vof corn meal, one teaspoon of Salt, two tea- spoons of fat, one and three-fourths cups of boiling water. Pour boiling water over'the other materials. Beat well. When cool. form into thin cakes and bake for thirty minutes in a hot oven. Makes fourteen biscuits. These crisp little biscuits are good with eith- er butter or gravy. Eat them with your meat and vegetables. Corn bread is especially good made with sour milk and soda; but sweet milk and baking powder are satisfac- tory. Eggs improve the flavor and add to the food value, but may be omitted if too expensive. Corn Bread, No. 1.——Two cups corn meal, two cups of sweet milk, whole or skim, four teaspoons of ‘baking- paw- dsr, one tablespoon of sugar, two ta- ‘blespoons of fat, one teaspoon of salt, one egg (may be omitted). Corn Bread,‘No. 2.——Two cups corn meal, two cups of sour milk, one tea-. spoon of soda, onetablespoon of sugar, two tablespoons of fat, one teaspoon of salt, one egg (may be omitted). Mix dry ingredients. Add milk, well- beaten egg and melted fat. Beat well. Bake in shallow pan -for about thirty minutes. An old- southern recipe—Here is an Old-fashioned soft spbon bread that southerners like. With milk or syrup it makes a Satisfying meal. Two cups of water, one cup of 1111111, 141111019 or skim, one cup of corn meal, one tablespoon of 1111,1119 eggs, 1:”on , teaspoons of 111111.111: water Therefore he must ' Thenshe woke up. ‘At his next one" .14‘ 2:. \ - '5'. .- , .._ t 1/, |; \ A -‘n-l. -a-‘—A— ! _ For Both Room and Kitchen . W Planning Buss-an um Tubs, Genus. ' beauty of lineslxsm than as disw tiactive. mfireen “AW label. cm and: fixture is a guaranty of your Writs to 1mm nun-his m in the We are completed. Years of I. manufacturing experience we . equipment. The volume . of 5 business done is evi- dence of'uec'lt mail sefisfiootim. 'Standuvd” Plumbing Fixtooes one my to? ing food win the war. find. Any plumber or hardware dealer ell you ohm them. We Hish a complete cidbfiue, “ W Fat-mos hr «he Home”—-eapy of which will}: mm request. Wrébeiorlttaduy. W W me Go. on». '11:, Ml: j: EATSYON’TH‘E; f (UN-HES was“ “(sum DASHE‘RS no me woes. Moment A Plunging Vacuum kosher. MMWMWe, rotates m m umrt out of the. Washes quicker :y and better. Takes all the work 5 Away from the housewife. The ‘ result 01.le years’ experience in ‘ .bu‘nfll‘ng Wasting Machines. ' Investigate today! Our wonder- ; no new book will interest nu. amp a. and to ‘ ' 'mtnent at V0» Bron. Mfg. Co. ‘DAVEN PORT. IOWA . Serve from the same dish with spoon. ' Enough for six. “ ._, Corn Meal land Milk—Do you use. . corn meal mush for a breakhst food? , It is both cheap and 906d. Cooked in ' one teaspoon of ginger, one-third cup, 7: mush’hy stirring meal and one and 'a half teaspoons of salt into boiling f water. { Brown «onion .aand stir until red color disappears. ‘ Add salt and pepper to taste, and to- . * mate. . addition. ; Serves six. ‘is the splendid burden of feeding the mbingi and eager resolution and action of the Hearty Distress-Com meal 1“ e..— thew to make either Chinese or Amer- , ammo soup?-1\lrs. 0. R. E: .3 fstcw made up of whatever the partic- -l_\L .: ysprouted wheat, bits of chicken, prim -' ’ cipally giblets, and small cubes of salt ' whole, end with small cups of clear yelled Cross originated fromthei.‘ " « '1 Geneva. convention of 1861, an inter-5 v? m to!“ m f Jive nixmtes" ln’s'hotoven 5 skim-milk instead of water it is extra line and the food value of the dish is nearly flouhled. Here is a delicious corn meal and milk dessert. ‘ . Indian Pudding—Four cups of milk, whole or skim, one-fourth cup of corn? meal, threefourths teaspoon of sum: of molasses. Cook milk axed meal in a: double boiler for twenty minutes; add molasses, salt and ginger. Pour into buttered pudding dish and bake two hours in a slow oven, or use your fire- less cooker. Serve with milk. This makes a good nourishing dessert. Suf- ficient to serve six. Corn Metal and Meat—Corn meal is igoed combined with meets. Such a ; dish is a meal in itself. Try this one. Tamale Pie—Two cup of corn meal, six cups of Water, one tablespoon of fat, (mean-ion, two cups of tomatoes, one pound of hamburger steak. Make Cook for forty-five minutes. in fat, add hamburgerl A sweet pepper is a satisfying Grease baking dish, put in layer of mush, add seasoned meat, and cover with mush- Bake one—half hour. Corn helps us feed the world. Ours world. There is no magic way of mak- It can be done in but one way-«the way of voluntary whole people in every shop and every kitchen and at every table in the land. The more corn we use the more food 1 can be sent abroad. There are at least fifty ways to use corn meal to melee good dishes tor dinner, supper and -break£ost. Your family is missing de- licious, nourishing and economical food if you are not serving corn meal dishes in your home. Here are some suggestions: cults, gridflle cakes, wafiles. Desserts—«Corn meal and molasses » cake, apple corn bread, dumplings, gin- ~ ‘ger bread, fruit gems. , quett-es, corn meal fish balls, meat and meal dumplings, Italian polenta, ta- mules. No. 565, “Corn meal as a Food, and “Ways of Using it," free from fine De-- partmentof Agriculture. CORN MEAL~OUR ALLY. . . HOME QUERIES. Household Editor.—-Can you tell me ican chop suey? Also how to prevent milk or cream from curdling in to- I have no recipe for chop suey, either Chinese or American. It is a ular chef decides to put in. The Chi- nese chop suey usually contains bam- ‘boo sprouts, very small green onion. a suggestion of celery, sometimes pork. It is served with rice, boiled so that the kernels show up large and tea. Perhaps some reader has a reel; pe. .A Quarter tea-spoon oil-soda boiled; “with the tomato should preVent its eurdli‘ng the milk. , - Householdmitor.—-Please state the _ Origin or the Red (Hoes society..—-—H. V.. , ‘ retail. 1 personal meeting called for the purpose wmmmm twen- 1v . 1 on» 114 Ill/ill . . l e \ '17"'-~\\‘ w'l‘” .' .l‘. my Take Your Time NEVER buy a cream separator m a hurry. ’ Your reason for buying 18 not so much to get a cream separator, as m gt 0/1 the crmm from your milk, all My 21mg. It takes tune to pick that - and of a machine out of the many on the market. 7 Send to reputable firms for catalogues, and study them carefully. See which machine rem-tires the fewest and simplest adjiwtmcn-ts; which has the best oiling system; which is most sanitary and most easily cleaned; which is so well made that it will undoubtedly do good work for a long time. Go into details, 3115 pick the best two or three of the lot. Then ask for skimming demonstrations to determine how fitfiacoeam is left in the skim milk. This is important, be— cause the wrong machine oan wastemore cream than it; is Worth, while the right one will put money in your pocket every time you use it. ' ’ When you are through you will find that you have bought 9. Lily or a Primrose Cram SW because the Lily and Primrose will prove to be first on all theeeoonnts. ‘We win send catalogues on request, leaving the final decision to your judgment. ' Mei-national Han-veg? gammy & America .5: 1:“ won-nevus, ' 5".vn'wm‘VJF wrfl'fiflju: - . uh... ~r Hot Breads—Hoe cake; mum, bis- . cro- The recipes are in Farmers’ Bulletin ' M sunning. ofonr-IS mi» fingeméenoeundd‘m‘flamrflt mm. fREE Compton Catalog-o ‘ Coats. libel. 9m. Do not let your “war gréen" H . 303% Margithis Whom -. myw 'm—M‘ mm?-’— ‘ e to . , .u. m tophmt and when 10 mt. ’ Wham: ”MM G“"‘m‘”"°"- sihm'wa“ in mm m: ”"E's' Cultmaldledm‘ "s ”V WWW 256 . ' pagesfiimr foflpnge color ghee; 1111erqu page dnotone plates; also hundreds of photo- . illustrations. ‘ . Am. in: ; youmentv’tm this magazine. Home a Barnum behind mry Garment mode ior Sereioe mid Satisfaction. Hides are cheap at the present flow and m is ”or thence to hum a Fine For Chat or some made {mu your own . We make beautiful Ladies' Furs has: Muskrat. Raccoon. Bank. on. Our new (‘ustom Style Bwlr and Cnlenénr is seedy to mull, civflag prim and em I» fie Henson 1918. It is fa file Drop!"- G’lgmnm Dill “Uh-w very quick Won. whim m relish of mild flavor; skm bright. cod. flesh tinged with red. Packet 10 0:9,: charts. 4 . HENRY A. BREE“, asking. “steamers-v m 1W.» We. mensmmtmm. lemma 0:wa . A”! . Prove All Things Prom 51. Teapot Tod: and Caz-chi Cmparim Our Claim That. is the Poi-est «a Massages-i ofAll Teas. 9 3L .‘Flfirb‘ r. ~?””“”‘7.‘27 . ~ ~ .2 _ - 'H. 0. King Seed Comp-01;? fags-lilo Bush. Ilcl.’ :Wet Bea ns mm ‘- ; ' Sale. ‘ W. Liar-:LAND a co.. Grand Lodge. Mich. ‘ . 4 0359!! $001, or ngglkgl‘emfiabgtwelcm ‘ ‘ g: ., _ . th ”cm pus". " Highest Quality—Re. cleaned Seed—Gov. «ornment Tested. Guaranteed as represented, sold subjectto Government or State test and or want no customers to lice seed ess they are convinced they have uvelgmneaypmlllivew: decided bargain. .That is t e way we sell our seed. We leave it to you to decide and give you 30 day:' time for testing. Don't pay two profits on Grass Seed. Write to bee arters and get the best at right prices and save money. Also hsve some high-testing seed corn. Write us today. ‘33:; BEFORE you BUY sssns, on our SAMPLES AND /2. scum: commas oun QUALITY AND Low rmcss \‘c » OATS- ' Burning you can't duplicate on all Field and Grass Seed of all kinds. Be sure ‘ Wu EAT. ’ Eggnvestigate before you bu . It means dollars to you. We are the larg- \ \ ‘ growers and dealers in eeds selling direct to the Farmer and \\ ‘. g BARLEY'; can gear the biggest and best bargains. Our customers Will \§ tWMNGRASSg testif to this fact. Get our lie-page catalog had Fe 0011- B y \\ ‘ l Vince . Write today fors cial prices and sam les 0 seed iMficmVER. you wishto buy. It will mpfan money to you. rite \ ,BOX73 ON PURE Tested ,Guaranteed" a: E ThisManMade$1500 PerAcre from Strawberries Grown the “KELLDGG WA y» \ Growers everywhere are making big profits from Kellogg Strawberries. E. D. Andrews of Michigan paid for acozy $400 0 home from two acres of Kellogg Strawberries. J. A. Johansen of Nebraska made $670 from only three-fourths of an acre. . Kellogg's big red strawberries are the biggest, sweetest and most de- licious strawberries grown. You can grow them right in your garden or back yard. Our FREE BOOK Tells How Get this book and make $500to $1200 per acre. It tells how to make one acre do the work of two and all about Kellog 's Wonderful _Everbearing Straw- berries which nre loaded w:th big, red berries rom June until snow tires. It also explains the big cash prizes We otter boys and girls, and contains 30 Strawberry Reci as for the women folks. Tells them how to 1prepare all inds of straw- berry dainties. Also gives complete in ormation about Kellogg's A’ i" ”E.“ safifiofigh ‘SavesYou Money ‘GLAR ’. 1:] u- , . ~fl///I//l "I have I straw e elusively for the past teen years and sel- dom make eel than wonderful strawberry gardens. Write toda for this book. It s FEE and postpaid. A postal brings it y return mail. R. M. KELLOGG Co. ‘ K Co: 515 Three Rlvon. Mleh.. I‘m _E FREE For Tet-l . .I'KIOJ .-“IIS THEY GROW THEIR FAME GROW ” r I B lantin Isbell’s Northern grown Glover and Alfalfa. you are assured of full, seven ystlelnds. rigid good hay crops—freefrom weeds“ lsbellfs field seeds are N g ”perfectly acclimated, heavy yielding strains. The seed is as bright and clean (3/ . V «as new money. 200.000 planters know Isbell’s good seeds. , " .3 .. o for Ishell Catalog and Free Samplea‘bmlg c our w "berry, book has been wort lta weight in goldtome." W. L. FORBES. I Get this aide to better seed and bi ger yields. Let us send you samples , ’ ‘ a Free for tegt. Prove their purity. lsbe l’s New 1318 Seed Annual shows many ’7‘ MI! ‘1 . famous varieties—all hardy strains—sold direct. Send a postcard today. .‘ ‘ S. M. ISBELL & COMPANY 0W” \ 925 MECHANIC sneer lacxsou. MlCl-l. FREE JEED' TESTER . W w SEED I II I D 8' I D You will he astonished at our low prices for our extra h'gh quality tested seeds. —Sol . Satisfact' B U V E Rs d on approval ion or money back. If we can’t save you mone we don’t want your orders. Don’t pay two rices for Grass Seeds. We have recleaned Timot y $3.25 per bu. . Clover $14.00 and up. Alfa a $8.90. Alaike O n.3,." , er and Timoth , Sweet Glover and all other Field Seeds at proportionately reduced 0.11%.. We are Glass and Field Seed Specialists and sell on a Profit-Sharing Plan, at edrock prices. Write for our big Seed Guide. the most complete, scientific, practical planter’s uide ever printed. Write for our free samples of_ Seeds you want to buy; Our Guide explains how you can save money on Seeds, get better duality, share in profits. It 5 money to you. AMERICAN MUTUAL SEEQ 00.. Dept. ‘231 43d and Roboy Ste" CHICAGO. ILLINOIS Inspected seed corn Pedigreed Oats Part of our com is being tested and part is com. -_ and, Barley ing from the growers. We expect to have our Watch for our announcement of varieties and prices in this paper. ! . , . For list of growers write to Ypsilanti, Mich. East Lansing, Mich. Don‘tlet the cabbage maggot get your 1 crop. For8yearsgrowers havsbeen rais— Sec V 0f the ,t': ll 100.4 cm s b‘ using p12? Iliad: PLAN'IP PfiOTEcTORS t A . t. the stem directly after planting to prevent the men SSOCIa Ion. maggot fly from laying its eggs, ‘ Protester 00., Al South Water St..Roclie'ster. N.Y. Is scARcE g We um every Michlfsn Farmer to get hung at once I. u stock ready for shipment early in March. MARTIN DAWSON COMPANY, J. W. N“! COLSON, ‘ Protect Early Cabbage ing larger, firmer heads and insuring Michigan Crop Improve- Spccial tar feltdiscs which any boy can slip on Bi rowerss the n’t r w bb e ith- i=rlf‘rsz...liféiz:2?.§t‘.1§.§t§rsig‘%‘zs GOOD SEED BURN & HARLEY r Early and secure his so p y of Epring Seed , Murdock yellow eat, grown from Wisconsin Seed ml Stock, is adapted to the corn raising Sarto ol'Ithe state. I” Don't for at Kin 's Improved Red ob ensiloae corn . when or ering. 0th money maker- for the farmer. ”I Have limited amOunt Six Bow White Russian Barley seed that will make you more money per acre than any other Sprin Crop gr0wn. You need some early grain to fatten t can pigs. and the U. 8. A. needs the pork to help win the war. We Buy Them. Send Exact Sample In Tin“ . ' - 7-‘ Can. Cull Beans For Our s are selected an “Borges and free from .56 Y ,_ E are two brothers, age eleven: W , and fourteen; we have some sheep, and I am writing my—ex- perience about them. Three years ago a neighbor of ours gave my brother a lamb, and that same summer my father bought me a lamb for. $5.20. The first year we had bad luék as they didn’t raise lambs, but they sheared sixteen pounds of wool, which we sold for thirty-five cents a. pound, which brought $5.60. The following year we raised pop corn to- sell, and bought' five sheep with the money. They cost $43.50. We thenhad seven, but one died, leaving us six. The six raised us eleven lambs, one lamb died when about two months UR country is now at war. It 0 needs every ounce of energy of every man or boy. Not every- body can fight, but everybody can work and save. Our Allies are short of food and we must produce more and waste less if they are to be fed. The farm- ers are short of labor. They must have help if they are to increase production. What they need is skilled labor, and yet the right-minded boy, fifteen years of age or over, can make himself very useful, provided he trains himself for the purpose. * Whether he fights or whether he works, the same clear—cut object must be kept constantly in view, and the same iron discipline must be main-‘ tained. The boy on the farm must be his own disciplinarian and keep him- self in training, not Only physically, but in every way if he is to be an effi- cient aid in food production. Objects. - When the city boy goes to the farm to help to feed the world, he must :0 ey..- ‘old,_leav ‘ at fifty-sixaxnde, half cents a pound, bringing us $30. Early last fall we' sold six 131an and two ewes ,at fifteen and seven cents, bringing $98.40. ,We now have a. little over $130, alsoeight 'ewes which are the increase from the six. We cannot keep any more for we don’t have room in the barn, 'and we have only a- small orchard for pasture. We think this is doing quite well for two small farmer boys who had the. whole feeding and care of them. Might add that these are Shropshire sheep. Am enclosing a. picture of my brother Donald and I and our two pets, Nancy and Trixy, "just after they were shorn. ——Kenneth and Donald Stuart. - The Keeping of Sheep is Not All Work. NHI||IHIllIIHIHHIIIHIIHHIHHIHIUI ”I“[HIIHHHHHHIIHIllIIllIlllllilllll||l|||IlllllmlIllllllllllllIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIllllHI|llllllllllllllllll|lIII"I"mmlIllllllllflllIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllll llll| lllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllIlllllli When the Boy Goes to the Farm ‘ By DEAN DAVENPORT keep three distinct purposes in mind. 1. To serve his country by doing his bit in production and in prevent- ing waste, whether of food or of ani- mals, crops or machinery. 2. To serve the interests of his em- ployer by caring for his property and working to the. best advantage possible. 3. To gain experience to the end that he may be worth more every year both to the country and to himself. These three objects should always be in mind and in the order named. This is duty and with the true sol- dier no‘task in the line of duty is too difficult. This boy must also have a plan, and this plan must include definite meth- ods of going about the new under- taking. There is both art and a. science in farming. The art means the “what” and the “how" of things and this comes first. The science means the “why” and that comes later with observation, reading and duty. How the World’s Business Is Transactedv— By COMFORT A. "TYLER boys and girls of the Michigan Farmer family are nearing a close, it comes to me with a. sense of loss and lonesomeness. They were first entered into, under protest, be- cause of my high personal regard for the editors who asked it, and have been furnished with the sacrifice of just so much time out of my recreation period, but doyou know, they have come to be recreation of the "very best kind, forit has brought me in touch again with those whom I loved dearly. And I wish to take this‘occasion to thank the many friends from every part of the state 'who‘ have written me uohtarther than an in . mu ~. ‘Genevfl...§hk f \ l‘ A. ND now as my visits with the‘ . expressing their apireclation for; the » articles; I may never get timeto write each one of you. personan‘yena. thank . - .. Y . _ . yl‘tfim .. . ‘ ure, and has turned what was to be work into real play. In all of- these letters there comes but one discordant note, andI am real—_ 1y very glad of this for it comes from one of the best-friends I have in the world, comes from far off northern Michigan, and becomes a text for a new theme. This 'good friend from it... i... we... a. gs...» u Charlevoix county‘ writes and says, " .“don’t you think, Comfort, you. are put- ting‘ too much stress on purely finan- cial success in'the test of life’s activ- ities r" - » ”r Now, I am glad my friend asked this ' question, and in an seriousness 'I wish to answer, "No, I do, not, as connected with a. series "of articles” of this, kind and cha‘racten’i- The titlef‘it; stout-rc-~ ’A member,_.is;-.€‘How the world' business ' SAV his. saving machinery ,youuseinSec‘ding . 1 g and harvesting. if is money well .. -; m eel medias .11 m‘ 1 my ye W I" c Yet you millu 1d? water .by m a not as your an therdid. Cutout ’3 is Manuel: 3: activate time. water WMT 51:11:33 Power Water System £33?" to“ "MEIR“ wax” the ~er nath'e'zetock.m (or '11».- baths and room and the dairy. It pays for it- ed! in; W in! two. Moumlhaw‘ebot botnnd soft water anywhere you went it. not turn a faucet Noe-gum y 11% No male Itored water and MN 1 G a’fi‘i‘t) The MWA‘EKGEEMPUMPSER re- 4311* 11“]ng any :t$:::i‘ri night: cry, It lamb e last luv-atone: you can make. tamm Celebs Also aorekf the'rlvni'erme- tier: Blank. l'vriiich enables youio learn inn: whet ow ter system for your place milieu-t. Sandwiched”? y- 0 Milw-ukee Air Power with +59:- Dipcises “$1.230; armlestwinter. Heats entire house from one register, by Neon-{seismic deer that mm air risoswdeehleirhile. Auditorium. exactly same construction asthe old reliable Mueller line, with 60 years of furnace building. experience behind it a—ibut without pipes or lines. with partial cellar- Does not heat ceiier , ‘ ' ' ite booklet us Your Home' '-and name of nearest td priced iRON AGE Potato Hunter solves theicber lem apdmkes the best Means” to need. extra profit per acre. 809 11111 without financial success is a flysicu‘l ‘ impossibility. I ‘l man and every woman, there will come .a day when he .or she will 611:1 topper- I sanity knocking at the door and then : the whole secret in business life,a A Vmen have really become useful and . , further- in stimulating effort, than any ; thing better is before you, the habit of ing the hey-day of your opportune - years. _ No, my children, I do not think I and every Woman must eventually get i the they must get into that other great . some '1 Thing'jnst'as useful as making and f saving money, but in these articles we _ ‘ are talking about “how the ~world’s "business is transacted,” (some of the To every boy and every girl,.>every,z su’c- cossful business life, is .to :be able to hear the call and be ready to open the door when the “gentleman” knocks. I am not much of .a believer in so- oalled “luck" «or “fortune.” I think them poor substitutes for hustle and economy; Now it may not at all mean the amount you have saved, or any ab- normal ability you may have that will determine how soon the “old man” op- portunity may call upon you. It is many times more likely that it is the tenacity of purpose you may have shown, the ability to do some things well, to stick to it until some- saving, the knowledge of business you have gained by doing things at the right time and in the right way that will some day open the door for you and at the same time the very pursu- ance of this thrift habit, this saving propensity, that will make you more alert and your “hearing more acute” to catch the knock of the *“old man” when he comes. portunity” when you are engaged in a day‘to-day effort to gain knowledge and a competence with Which to do busi- ness, that would never appear to you if you simply drift with the tide and be content with a mere subsistence dur- have put too much stress 011 this phase of your young business career. Rather would I emphasize it the more, were I to amend, for I firmly believe that it is more through the habits formed in your early business life, that your greatest usefulness to the world de- pends, than upon any othe1 one factor. I want to be understood as meaning. ‘exactly what I say when I assert that I am truly sorryfor that boy or girl who is so wealthy born, that he does not need to work unless he choose, and is not taught in his youth that he should work and become a producer of something worth while, no matter whether his own actual necessities of life require it or not. That kind of a boy or girl will grow up simply to en- cumber the earth, or become a. positive ‘menace to mankind at large. \Nhile it is true that many of the sons and daughters of immensely rich valuable citizens, it, also remains a fact that necessity in early life will go, and all otherfactors. For this reason if for no other I welcome necessity. Every boy and every girl, every man into one, .of two great classes; They must get into that class of producers, that’ class who by theirefforts really add somethingto the world’s riches, world’s goodness, the world’s knowledge, the world’s greatness, the world’s clean, honest enjoyment, or class who are content simply to lop up against some other man’s efforts, or ’become a trader in the product of some other man’s jgen—ius. In the game of life there are many very useful citizens who are not; and never will be, money makers. All well and good, they may ‘be engaged in equally valuable work, some: time), and to transact the world’s bus- transact, money, confidence and credit. TThese gators you must have and as " You will see and hear “op- " iness requires thrift, energy, savings, _; knowledge of the business was is td1. " '. the We and glue at today are to is he business men and women of mu . to ma: . , i . . “fl; .,- 1:: ‘yff' Before you buy any tractor write for a Barnett catalog. Hundreds of Parret’c owners will tell « youthattheParrettformsae didbas'mior . comprises with other makes cause for five years it has been giving unfailing service. In the Parrett catalog you will find the details .1 of amec‘hanical construction that has proved its ' correctness by giving, season after season, con- 'stant, eflicien‘t service at the least cost. The Parrett requires no special hitch—is a one-man machine, and' m self-steering m the 'fur- row. It burns kerosene, pulls three 14 inch bottoms, runs 29 to 26 inch separator, and will prove a labor-saving, money-saving power unit of for all kinds of work/ on your farm. Built and backed by a thoroughly ' reliable, inahusmess-to-my fir :1. Write for that cataloi today. cm W COMPANY, 451th Bldg, Chicago, in. W Pure-t1 Tractor Co., Distributors, soc Pine St. 50., Lamina, Mich. . Because M mid Clover Drill eowsmorerowsz 7flahlmp - Thousands of farmers have increased their yield- ,per acre with consequent b \ allfields sown with this drill. An y on can do the same. \ The New Climax Grain and Clover Drill sows more gows to be acre)“, but fewer seeds .to the row, resulting: in Special Low Prices NOW in Effect; Don‘t fail do get our prices and all the special details about this drill. Iti with complete outfit for all kinds of grains and grass seeds, with or withoui gfilfiggg , 0 eat. fiows seeds and fertilizer in rows only 4 inches apart. For Wheat. ats. y. Rye. Soy Beans. Alfalfa, Red Mammoth. or Japanese Clover, Timothy. OrchardGr Gar-ass. Cow Peas, etc. Sows less seed to the furrow but drills more fur- :ows. «0111 two horses required. Ibis I!!!“ swolfler or any other small 11111111; spring which side the leuerhggnzg. can “833d baacause Of a strong discs out of the ground when mused. y es y an quickly raise the Costs no «more to sow withxfihis drill than with an y other. It cans Maser crops and. therefore, more money without any additional 133m, _ Don‘s fail togetf full information about the New Climax Grain and Clover Dr this one you start your spring work. Mail the coupon now for Special information. WWW ammmhfiflgflv Send this coupon to house easiest you Please send me full infer» 2‘ ymat‘ion about your New cam: Grain and Clover 11.11. D. Ronny. 0.............,...... firiiL This places me W no “we“ m» gaeeeatee» ea eweeaea‘ee‘ue e Macho-eeeeeene-e.e.eeeboncieejgplfieooe . :11 3;; 1,; MIWMW—M'i Mint “$38,, fi‘g‘mfimm me“ “Satanic. Tmpmwlfl‘nfi . : - 1- .111 has. ”' With Cheaplneubator‘a Remember. it is not how many you hatch that counts. but how many you raise. A Queen costs but little more. and the extra chicks that live and growsoon pay the difference. Queen Incubators llachI chicks The! live and Grow Builtof genuine California Red w.ood Red wooodd ooo not aboo rh the odor from the hatching eggs. Cheaper woods. and pestebosrd lining in iron and tin machines. retain the odors to weaken and kill the hatchin chicks. The Queen is accuratel ¥70° Muted—taking care of temperature variation 0 egrees without danger. Not cheap, but cheap in the long run. Catalogf ree. Queen Incubator Go. 30 Lincoln; Nehr. Msi‘énio With 30 Days Free Trial Freight An 10 Ur. Guarantee Paid Think of it! You can now get this famous Iron Covered lncubat tor and California Red- wood Brooder on 30 days tria. with a ten- -yea.r guarantee, freight paid east of the Rockies. 1 50 £88 INGUBA TOR CHICK BROODER Incubator is covered with galvanized iron. tri le walls. co per tanks. nursery tester. to run. er lsro roomy und‘a we lmsde. ment—money back if not satis- fled or send for free catalog. a n d equipment. POULTRY SUPPLIES E...y.h.ng you need from leghands to buildings. 40 page free cata- log quotes lowest prices on hundreds of articles. GEORGE B. FERRIS. 634 Shirley Street. Grand Rapids Mich. POULTRY Baby Chicks £53.53 3. %Y“i‘v‘i§i§ 98 nd Brown horns. Good laying stock. 813 per 100. Safe arrival guaranteed Catalogue free. Book your order no“ for spring delivery. Wolverine Hatchery. Box 202. Zeeland. Mich. Baby Chicks. Bred-to-lay S. 0. White and Brown Leghorns at last year‘s pr1ce. $12 per 100. No cata- log or circular. Order dIrect from this udv. Cash in full with order. Hatch Every Tuesday, beginning April 2. Sunny- brook Poultry Farms. 0. G. Burroughs. Prop.. Hillsdele. Mich. Barred Rocks .aigi’iSff’Stéfi with records to 290 eggs :1. year. 82 to $5 each. Circu- lar tree. FRIES ASTLIN G. Constantine. Mioh Barred lay 1ng strain. Oookerels from good in ing strain Barred ROCkS $3 00 each two for 85 00y . A. A. WOOD It SON - - - - Saline. Mich. Bull Leghorn Cockerels. Dr. WILLIAMA. SMITH. Plymouth Rock Full blood from ..A Barnum, cockerels ‘33 00 each. prize winning heavy Union City. Mich. and a few pens. Petersburg. Mich. Bufle Orpingtons—Seventeen years. Best exhibition gg producinfistrabin. Eggsor Baby Chicks. Cir- cular free.O‘HAD'1.Goshen. Indiana ' We ship thousands. booking orders now CthkS, fore ring delivery. free booklet. FEEEPOBTHA'I HERY. Box 12. Freeport.M10h. Cookerels— —From Chicago Coliseum winningstock. $3 dzup R1ngiet"& Buff Rocks both combs Reds. Span Ish 0rplngtons.Wyendottes. Tyrone Poultry Farm, Fenton.licb DAY-OLD CHICKS of quality guaranteed to 1,500 miles. Eggs for Hatching at low prices. Bar. Rocks, S. C. W. Leg- horns, S. C. and R. C. Reds, W. Wyandottes, Buff and W. Orpingtons. Chlcklet catalog ,free. GOSHEN POULTRY FARMS, R—l9 Goshen. Indiana ‘Ferrls White Leghorns A real heav layin strain Irnpnested l years, recor s from 00 to 264 eggs. Get our special summer prices on yearling hens. breeding males. eggs for hatchmg 8- week- old pullers and do old chicks. We shipC CO D and guarantee results. dialog gwcs prices;dcscr1bee stock. tells all about our farm and methods; results you can get by breed- Send for your copy now—II n inc. 9“ Union. Grand Rapids. Mich. ing this strain sconce o reams Laybill 8. 0. VI. Le horns £hi§§:§§$§gi:;?dseliiig breeding hens now. verfresh Egg Farm. Ionie. Mich. Chicks lhai Lin $15 porN 1000El WFM‘Y'E specg‘i‘fiinf Send for catalog. F R. 1. Grand Rapiwds, Mich. Fowlers Buff Rocks S°§¥§§L°g§¥¥§f3 fro two dollar-so accordin to unlity ems. FOWLER p 8 “ Hartford. Mich. lMPRIlVE YOUR POULTRY My Young’ 5 strain bred-to-lay S. 0. White Le home regreat money makers. 100.000 baby chicks or 1918 delivevg at $13 and up per 100. Satisfaction guaran- d. rite for free catalogue. W. VAN APPLEDORN. R. 7, Holland. Mich. Iohn' s Big beautiful hen hatched Barred Rooks good e layers males & females 83 to $6 each. Breeding pens ’12. Sold on approval circulars photos. John Northon.01are. Mich White Orpingtons. hens d ll ts .00 ”ll. berg)“ each. eggs special RgricvéaI #5163150 utl {Hy 812 006 . P E rOREST FARM Royal Oak.O Ml ch. HODE ISLAND REDS nond gplymouth Rocks Males Ste 12 lbs oocordin 82 to 85: R. hens “weight 6t010lbs. ,eggs8 15 0193155100 .85: 12),”.m ammoth -' Bronze Tom Turkeyss to 38 lbs. accordin tango “to mange 83. J. Morris .1 J Bersan. aesar. Mich. ‘ ' both. combs. Chicks .1 R. lo R E D S 0888- populer‘ strata in Michigan. Write or catalog INT BLAKES' FARM, Box 39, Lawrence. Mich. 0005b Rhode Island Bed oo'ekereli. mob red 5' ‘28. I. in ETT for seekeven under color. 311%.“! com. L_ W Strongest Chick‘s That’s what you will get With my Hatching Outfit—and I can provei't. The whole story is in my big catalo “Hatching Facts", sent Free. Ittel how money is made raising poultry. Get this Book and you’ll want to start one of my Guaranteed Hatching Outfits making money for you. It’ s gpod pa- triotism and good business to raise poultry this year, and 5 95 140-Egg Buys Champion Belle City Incubator Prize Winning Model—Double Fibre Board Case. Hot-Water, Copper Tank. Nursery. Self-Regulated Safety Lamp. Thermometer Holder,hggTester.W1th $5.25 Hot-Water, Dous hie-Walled. M0 - Chick Broader. bothouly$l2.95 O O FreIght Prepald East of Rockies—allowed towards Express and to points beyond.— ship quic k from Buffalo , Minneap— olis.szsasCity or Racine. Used by , Uncle Sam and ' Agr 'lColleges. W1tl1 this Guaranteed Hatching Out- fit and my Guide Book for settingup and op- erating you can make a. b1g1ncomc. And my Special Offers f;‘;.‘52,‘.;,‘¥:¥:.'°'.¥.:,“ Save time-Order Now, or write today for my Free 01:. elog. “Hatching Facts"—It tells all. Jim Baum, Prep. BelleCitylncubatorCm. 80x14 Racincliis. ’ ' the thermometer may say.. POULTRY and eggs are going to be the big money-makers this year. Hoover is beseeching little and big poultry raisers to double-triple—quad- ruple their products. We should raise twice as much poultry and eggs as we did last year. And prices will remain high—and go in lfiber. The demand will take care of that Why, ew York City alone consumed annually One-Half. Billion More Eggs than greatest egg producing state In America fiielded last year! Get wise. Get atches started uickl Plan for bigger hatches 0 better chicks. Get a hatch-increasing wonder—a 1918 X-Raylncuhetor Combines 20 Exclusive X- Ray Features. Com- » hatcheson only ' lling oil during '3‘ entire hatch. Du lex ;; Central Heating P ant “ —directly underneath . gives natural moist "1 motherhenheat. X- -Ra.y Automatic ,Trip regu- lates flame—no chilled egsg -- no overheated s1des.Read all aboutits 20 remarkable hatch- increasing, labor. time and mone -saving fea- tures—an remember, it is shipped Express Prepaid to practically all points. 1' X-R‘Y INCUBAI‘OR CO. new: 29]; Do! Moises. Iowa 1918 Book rare Machines freightO .112 30 DA Y8 FREE TRIAL '10 Year Guarantee Think of it! These two IIIIBEA'I‘ABLE Wis- . 1 cousin Machines-both 1; for only $12. 00—freight aid east of Rockies. . n't take chances. 1' 'Find out what an incu- bator' 15 made of before buying. Catalogandsample of material used sent free. ' MONEY BACK IF N01 SATISFIED ' Wisconsins are made ofge lR_edw lncubcfiorsbl hare caouble walls. lair space een on e g ass oars. copper 'tanks. self regulating. Shi pe dcomplete with thermometers, egg l"tester, am etc.. readyto run. Bluest bargain dfor our new 1918 catalog ful y amamsen this out- fit. A postal brings' It by return mail. 180-!“ incubator and Breeder Mill $14.75 WI GONSII INOUBATOII WIPANY Boxes Reel no. Wlo. MAN KATO SPECIAL HE old incubator must be placed in the best possible condition to avoid unneCessary losses this spring. Eggs will undoubtedly be high and the loss of a batch through a faulty machine will be more expensive than ever before, The thermometer that has been used several years may begin to vary and it should be tested by comparison with a tested instru- ment. If it, proves inaccurate it is of- ten better to buy a, thermometer rather than experiment with the old one and make an allowance for the error. It always pays to remember that it is the heat in the egg chamber that counts in developing the chick and not what Running the machine with an instrument that is one or two degrees wrong may ruin , the hatch and this is always veiy dis- couraging to the operator who has giv- en the eggs the most careful attention in every other particular. Clean Incubator Thoroughly. A thorough cleansing of the egg trays and the chamber should be in order when the machine is stored in the fall and it must be repeated in the spring. The disinfectants advertised for that purpose are inexpensive and very satisfactory for that purpose. One/of the main causes of diseased chicks is often the fact that they are hatched out in an unclean incubator. Hot water incubators may spring a leak, especially if they have been stor- ed in a cold room without being thor- oughly emptied and the water has frozen. Fill the water pipes and watch for leaks at least a week or m01e be- fore the eggs are to be placed in the machine. If any leaks are found they ban then be repaired without serious loss, but if the machine begins leaking after the germ has started to develop in the eggs it may mean a ruined hatch and a. severe handicap in'the poultry raising for the season. Lamps Require Cleaning. The lamp that beats an incubator requires thorough cleaning as the long period over which it must burn stead- ily makes efliciency more impoxtant than is the case with the ordinary read- ing lamp which is only used a. few hours each evening. When the incu- bator lamp is filSt 1eceived you will note that it is equipped with the right kind of a wick for furnishing the right kind of \heat. The wick should be changed for every hatch, as wicks are 'not expensive and a clean one seems to give a‘ better flame. Whén orderf ing new wicks it pays to obtain them from the manufacturer of the incuba- tor or else be sure that the wicks pur- chased from the groceryman or hard- ware merchant a.re the same size and thickness as formérly used in the machine. ., Boil the Burner. Boiling the old burner in, a solution of baking soda will loosen up the dirt and place it in condition to work read- ily at the slightest pressure in turning up the wick. A burner that becomes worn out should be replaced with a new one, as it will pay better than try- j ing to use one that is half broken and hard to regulate. An examination of the thermostat will tell Whether it is in good condition or has been bent or otherwise injured by carelessness ' while placing the machine in storage. It pays to keep a. “parts repair list” time for that work in the spring when the hatching should begin promptly to insure a. good supply of early chicks. MAKING THE HENS PAY IN WINTER. Not everybody understands how to feed and, care for a flock of hens so as to get eggs in winter. A woman who is succeeding admirably in this respect the present season gives the following suggestions: First, do not expect eggs in winter unless the hens are young. Old fowls are too fat to lay well. Best results are obtained with pullets. Next, do not crowd too . ' many hens in one. flock. About tWenty to twenty— —five will do better than a larger number. If old and young of both sexes comprise the flock it will be advisable to keep the young hens and pullets by themselx es. .Provide water With the chill off in cold weather. Hot bricks under -the container changed twice or three times during the 'day will do this. If kept, clean there is no objection to heating these bricks in the house. Charcoal, crushed oyster shell and grit are kept where they are accessible at all times, and meat scrap forms a portion of the 'ration every day. The first meal is fed as soon as it is daylight. This is a warm mash slightly (moist. composed of bran, ground oats and a little corn meal fed in troughs; At this time a basket of clover chaff is emptied in the scratch- ing shed. There is no noon meal but about four o’clock a liberal feed of corn isgiven” This corn is kept in the house, precious as it is this year, and So is never icy cold. Relishes for the Chickens. The fowls work in the clover chaff a. good deal of the time through’the day. They eat it with relish. Alfalfa chaff is even better. Milk would be a fine addition to the ration but this flock does not get it. Often fresh vegetables like cabbage or ‘beets, are placed where the fowls can eat them, but no condiments or patent foods of any kind are supplied. Healthy young hens do not require them. Of course, the quarters of the flock are warm and free from vermin. They have the run of a small outside yard on fine days When it is very cold or stormy they are kept inside. Feed is expensive, yet the eggs which this flock are laying sell readily at forty-five cents per dozen and the Owner claims the hens are paying a good profit. A1_L.the feed except the corn and ’the chaff is purchased out- right. The chaff plays an important part as it keeps the fowls busy, be- sides supplying the necessary mate~ rial for egg making. The moment it is placed before them they begin to scratch in it and instead of moplng they are working and singing. Young hens, warm quarters, proper feeding, and good care, “will make a proflt~even in war times—E. E. R. MOLD)! sILAoI-z. (Continued from page 254). , fault of filling the silo with too dry material, but another year if the com stalks are a little too dry, water should be run into the 15116 along with the cut- up stalks. - _. A satisfactory practice where the of each. incubator used, in a. convenwsilo is filled by th biog; '1‘, ism 1'31,“ 131.; Kept for One Year on the Mud of One Acre at the T-eta! Cost for Seed of Less than 32. M This 13 hardly believable. Keeping eeven com for a whole year on the one acre go oes a long way in re "Slit-teaI of Michigan. M’ Dutch Millage oduced m-one year. mtons 111111821? the best qnali Figuring at Com, lbs. would be with enough Eroduet of «clog the new 111' land in the of sweet ensil era‘teo 5(3le per day,t feedeeven cows for one year left over for ”reeds. That acne won our $0.00 111 gold for the heaviest yield. Every m of has mark: am holdi an of any dealer s1mp1y because he calls it uroka com. There are several varieties that are being sold . - derthe name of Eureka which are not 309‘ Emelm. and therefore not the genuine product winch Ress’ Eureka Corn 13 AS GOOD AS AN INSURANCE POLICY TO THE FARMER. It other kindsfirll, and the yield is tremendous. fiat 901m: stalks have measured as high as 22 feet. 1! Eur-h a stalk of corn. Don’t IF YOU WANT CORN FOR GRAIN (and you should neVer try to grow mite! plant Mme Shofileld Il‘llnt Corn. intro- dnced 1111111 in 1911 under the name Fri-o thcorn. This corn won the first prize for fire! New England Show held 11: Worcester in 1910. The yield was 128.8 bushels of 111112 dweom mm one acreolf’lxnd This is a safe variety to plantwhere wlyh'osts unexpected. orin 111.. when the season is short. In order to encourage theme duetion o‘fmore and better corn for ROSS BROTHERS COMPANY meanders“: .111 “HI-(50H Work! refinement a the sound can he unlbr that a...“ oun- 5100.001. we» tho‘flut person bro-k. hg' I111 record. using Rou' Eureka En- s‘flm Corn. Corn bears our trade Wt believ-Mflc ly. if sai that it will seed for 1918 wil eel varieties. crop for seed seed rminate. the chance? ‘IZEMO. 00A d) U 1918 catalogue. pure. 39 years, and we know before we ven 11 fair chance. glrow 1f planted 1n a mud puddle! Our germinate as near 1007 a as possible. This is the year you want to look out for Western D Grower‘s repoflfiat the extreme cold weather 1n December has practically ruined the entire rposes and that only 30% to 6.9% will on cannot afford to take chances with attldnd of need. Our Eureka Corn rs mall matured, and 1s sure to produce a bum er crop Eureka Corn will cost you no more than in rior kinds. Why take We have been told by our customers The average is 14 to lifeet. our Allies as Well as ourselves. WE OFFER THIS YEAR $25. 00 AS THE EIFR‘STPR ASTHESECOND FRIZE andtfimAS- RIZE. for the best trace of 25 ears of Com. Further particular: in regard to 11qu be found in our These—Row Eureka Corn and Sheffield l‘llnt Cour-are only two of our specialties. We handle a complete line of Farm Seeds. such as Oats. Rye, Barley. Wheat Buckwheat Cow Peas. Vctc Soy Beans. Field Peas. Essex Rape. and all varieties of Field an Ensllage Corn. also Grass Seeds and Worcester Timothy 995011 We can furnish Alfalfa. both Grim and Northwestern Grown. Sudan Gauss and other for age crops. Our no page catalogue will be mailed free if you mention this paper. Seventy~two pages of this book are devoted to descriptions and prieeedf «flute-eds 11nd the balance to Fertilizers. etc. Send postal today. Address 37 Front Street, Worcester. Mass. holdsthenbeve record. We have adopted the distinctive bade mark for your protection If lent cheap you m :13 We have been selliu our. com 101' nearlwy car: must expect to reap that it will Some of our customers aove :1— A. :7”... .1 .‘.¢_-,.V.,._N .‘ .. u- fir‘.” ”r1: > gmwswfzere Sheffield cultural laments. neclnrzltn uneven can» and White Wyummzm. 01mm shot «outcometh at. amt-mums 111mm Ill-.041! «rem-,8 .11. Patagonian. Ag“ and okra-n. Wfil'fllm thudottos. 111310 a fine lot.ml or mackerel- for “'75.” 881.1“ Nom- It. 3111.6 Wyandotte oockerels. good size. color. 33.30; ‘ WW Swedish in loot O‘t shoe tee-“t r1111.3n1 bu. lots reclaimed endings “$191111. 11.1. 301124. ‘ Hartford. Mid). 8.2:an laying. em- “ln WW 3:8 choice breeding stock 8.59.011.» limit. Stewart £1.35anan lick. n. Taken. Toulouse Greases 41.8 0. W. a Warm mob-reds. Also 8611111111111. both 211. Monumental. UlnaeStAckfiamJll. Markham AMM 0TH White Roland Turk”. Toms 88. Hens 33. PM Trim ”voltmeter reply ALDEN wn’m’oou ml 1. Mich. m m1. deep-v meanneflwlons must reach or Ian M whim due of publicm We Met a Few Spam Barnum; In S C. White Leghorn cockerels, Ram- bouilletr rams, Hemp shire p125 leither sex) and Holstein bulls. A good chance for usual! investmenttompthebene- fcapthlmd Flanders Form, Orehm'd Lake. Mich. ' curse. WOODCOTE ANGUS '1th 1nd fihwkblrds 011.1?lye We! term:- owners ”be (our hard bull Grand Champion Bull at tho lnternaflon Giles-o for n17. WOT!) 833001 anemia-11:1. link. 1117: bulls of serviceable govaly Angus “$3111 01mg: Ins 1n11uraduceherd.sooifer abw tole- lea-closet of} (Mashed hmdlngnl-obullnnfl cuckoJA. Rflbned .1 lwhfil‘d momma. T1110”. Ml. m M. Ovid Itch. M Gum g—Wm .1...... 11.1.... W Non'c'a " 3“” “fl m" .4‘m' Inmch.‘ pecticnlnvit-4. M Pilnl‘lllj "TIIJI'IJJIIJ'IIJ 111.11 II‘IUIH‘EIVIEIO’II?Q Q The World: Record For A grade Guernsey produced in one yea of butter. For a 5 year: dnced5~7o450 lbs. of milkud3,020 lbs. butter fat. Thisismmvemgefor 5 con- ' Grade Cow's Held By a Guernsey Grade .' 16,286 lbs. of milk and 844 lbs of better fit, equivalent to 1,009 lbs. periodsbeproo sccutivc years of 11,4901bs. milk and 604 lbs. of butter—«he world's . record for a gnde cow. ‘ , Write :for our profit-asug— l goofing book “The 1 Grade Gucrmey." . .~ A ._:. 4L 'mullliunlumluu LlIlllnIUmlTl-ll’l’ GUERNSEY ~‘REGIBTIBED BULL CALVII Oonteinln blood world chum ions. mon' overdue? Ugmlngtnm. 317.11.. men For Salem - JBE‘N 111mm. For Sale 1308 WGner bull nul- 18- .3111): Rose breed-Ivy. _ 1101131. Mich. amen—ll seam tram advanced rengoréddnm from 3 L. BYEBE; Mich. months of water CLUE? STOCK FARM WWW MEWSu-IIO ‘When you need a herd sire remember that we have one of the best, herds in Michigan. kept un- strict sanitary conditions. omfimes. old remllmr'lv tuberculin tested. Everv individual We have nice (unity. mdmoductlnn records beck- ed by the best. strains of breeding LIUCEM 1 Wrile 11s 1' wants. Howell, Mich . 11.1mm elven. m and at prices within reach of all. Yucca 6WD npy-ontnf the}; badm- sacredflelstoln nil W112, T A nouns. men. I Always Have Holsteins To Sell If wanting Registered cattle write me your wants before slump: your order chew REGISTERED HOLSTEINS Helm, Mich. Reference: Old State Bank. Fremont, Mich. Flint MI crest tire in service His sire in Map ecrest Kern yke Benger1eld.hla 3 Nearest Dams each over3U lbs of butter inlduyu His dented grand dam both made over 1912“» butter in lyear It. lathe veerl cow we ate looking broth todh 11m ood- lint rev-.1. lim‘ st 111 lbs 4111 days. 3111' butter tut 1911113527. This looks about right to the 1111111 who goes 1.0 the creamer-y. We have Bull Calves from“ .. weeks to Buontha old for sale at def turmeri' pricesall 011th A. R O. Heifers. Write a t an the kind at 3. null you 111mb. John H.Winn. (lnc. ,) mg. .Holstoias: Bull calf born 01 t. 5. Aop‘londid 1n- 1vldua‘l.wel~l grow 11. A. Bl records for seven near- est dams average but. tel-dam. “"38.“ n1: ”cord 181bs.sr.2 yr. told. W 15 Reader. Howell Mich. F31! Sale On. registered Holstein hull (alt. Site I twenty unrest dime have 7.11. records 1w. 25.53 I"). . Dam to be tested. A finely marked. growthy hdivuul. Inn: Velw Form. B. 8.30: 10 A. Rochester. Mich. CHOICE Holstein bulls nearly old enough for sorvlm.No.1horn Jamar-y 24. 1917 s-iro’ a darn. grand- dam and gre.1tgrnnd-dan1'ssemi ofliclal records storage mm: ofcnlf 18 lbs. butter odaya usenior 231'. old“l average per cent fat 4 3. No. 2 Sir-ed It 23 lb. bull and out. o a 14 lb. junior "- 11'. -nlrl . Ouner. Port Huron. Mich. Chas. hetero. Herdsman. Three Rivers. Mich. When vnu think of good Holstelns. thinkot .PIERCE , HaunheEster. Mlchilgnn We have a. fewgood females and several bull onIon 1'1 u; riot prices. mum: up. breeding. "mp 10111" 1111311113 “Milk production in an inheribd abili'tv. Good cow- must. be bred to good owe-bad ball-s if progress in doiryingis toho male." Extract U. 8. Dept. of Agric. Bulletin. Buy this young 1111!! m1 glve your milk and butter His 1013' at nearest Butter Dam average Milk '7 41812157366 Bu tter '7 days 39. 59 k 7 days '.00 Butter 3Udayi 124.19 Milk K) 1131's.? ‘10 heads one of the ten only combinations of three lie Dem’s atrium" - direct generations of thlrty mad cow.) ; Ila dam’ a record at: 3 yrs. 3 If“? ' [is five 119111981; em mongol“ 1k 7 ddays (Indpdlngob—Bw and 1:455 ”in: old 141 W Ill-ally muted. Holton, Mich. * duc then a‘ 11.811 " E100 :Ybobkdalo. Nam? Born Nov. ”431137. I... E. CONNELL, Fayette, Ohio- 7 WINWOOD HERD! i (Huck E886! 111111.305? 11111.0! butter in 'ldnys and 120 . _ SINDQNG'EH BRU’I‘ 1-: Rs PUREBRED : HOLSTEINS * PRODUCE— - . .. FOR. LE More M111! and GUST TlfA N More Butterfat ANY OTHER BREED These are facts that are a matter of re. cord. Write for the facts about 'mu'ebrwl llolsteins,—tl1e most pro {itable breed. Free- l\'o obligation—we have nothing to sell. TIE HOLSTEINJIIESIAN ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, Box 164. Bratileboro. Vt. AK [A 111 F111m.flo.1d HlH‘ Lenawse Pontiac Cal- mity K1111: offer 1’. registered Holstein bull calves from 1.11.0 (-0111.- unvl thenlune ~11 re- “hm-101111111 hold. the milk and butter record in the state of Ind. 7 1111's milk 7116.3. butter 3151—313 days milk 23782.3. but- ter 936. 77.3. E. H. GEARHART d" SON. R. 4, Marcellus. Mich. istered Holstein bulls read\ for anrvioo F3! 331.?“ hull ashes from 30 1h. nine and A ll. 0 dams with 1131 (1rd: up to ‘2.) lbs. Wm. GRIFFIN. - . . B. 5. Howell. Mich ()LS. " l-‘. IVS of unlity' Bullmlws from (1111111 w; th recordo'hi z15.11‘bs.in7d21ys. Alcotnlliopu lieI, E. A HARD" 1, - - - Itmhester. “h u inferior bulls when you 1 an [my mandsom Y s. of the 334110“ bull from cows that gave 12006 to 1590:) pounds of milk la~zt \1- or for from 37.319 $110 One ready tor oer-11cc. V‘l rite (01 ptdigz-ees stating about. what 1011 1115b to 1111 Lake Odessa. Mich. o 1- hoice (ft to I 30 lb $225 takes bull Hue in )lllnl.\Eimx:2§lbamol Johanna Kern. D. Terms if wanted. M. L. MoLAULIN. - - Redford. Michigan. ' cow? 1 110141 due to freshen in A h HOIStel-n had 5 heifer calves, is bachedb £203. A. 11.0. retords, 1111le iight in every way. A. F. LOUIE IS. - Owosso. Mich. ULSTER! bail calves. eligible to areglotratitg without 1111119131). 325 at 10 days of age re lstererl away 0. Pierson. ley. Mich. HEREFHHDS 10 bull calves for sale, Perfection flFairfnx and Prince Donald breeding. ALLEN BROS., PAW PAW, MICH. tieremms 0’36!!!- “$049102 ._ -, Jr". can with", the The Largest Institution In the world for the Treatment of Piles, Fistula and all Other Diseases of the Rectum (Except Cancer) WE CURE PILES. FISTULA and all other DISEASES of the RECTUM (except cancer) by an original PAINLESS DISSOLVENT METHOD of our own WITHOUT CHLOROFORM OR KNIFE and with NO DANGER WHATEVER TO THE PATIENT. Our treatment has been so successful that we have built up the LARGEST PRACTICE IN THE WORLD in this line. Our treatment is NO EXPERIMENT but is the MOST SUC- CESSFUL METHOD EVER DISCOVERED FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES OF THE RECTUM. We have cured many cases where the knife failed and many desperate cases that had been given up to die. WE GUARANTEE A CURE IN EVERY CASE WE ACCEPT OR MAKE NO CHARGE FOR OUR SERVICES. We have cured thousands and thousands from all parts of the United States and Canada. We are receiving letters evcrv day from the grateful people whom we have cured telling us how thankful they are for t e wonder- ful relief. We have printed a. book explaining our treatment and containing several hun- dred of these letters to show what those who have been cured by us think of our treat- ment. We would like to have you write us for this book as we know it will interest you and may be the means of RELIEVING YOUR AFFLICTION also. You may find the names of many of your friends in this book. We are not extensive advertisers as we depend almost wholly upon the gratitude of the thousands whom we have cured for our advertising. You may never see our ad again so you better write for our book today before you lose our address. Drs. Burleson & Burleson 804 The Burleson Bldg. Grand Rapids, Michigan .Win the War' By Preparing the Land Sowing the Seed and Producing Bigger Crops Work in Joint Ettort the Soil oi the U. S. and Canada---co-operative Farming in' Man Power Necessary to Win the Battle tor Liberty The Food Controllers of United States and Canada are asking for greater food production. Scarcely 100,000,000 bushels of wheat can be sent to the allies overseas before the crop harvest. Upon the efforts of the United States and Canada rest the burden of supply. Every Available Tillable. Acre muet Contribute; Every Available Farmer and Farm Hand must Assist. Western Canada has an enormous acreage to be seeded but man power is short and an appeal to the United States allies is for more men forseeding operations. Canada‘s Wheat Production Iaet Year was 225,000,000 Bushele; the demand trom Canada alone, tor191_8,ie 400,000,000 Buehele. To secure this she must have assistance. She has the land but needs the men. The Government of the United States wants every man who can effec- tively help to do farm work this year. It wants the land in the United States developed first of course; but it also wants to hel Canada. When- ever we find a man we can spare to Canada’s fields a ‘ter ours- are sup- plied, we want to direct him there. Apply to our Employment Service, and we will tell where you can best serve the combined interests. , - Western Canada’s help will be required not later than April ‘5 th. Wages to competent help, $50 a month and up, board and lodging. Those who respond to this appeal will get a warm welcome, good wages, good board, and find comfortable homes. They will get a rate of one cent a mile from Canadian boundary points to destination and return. ‘ For particulate an to routes and places where employment may be had, apply to U. S. Employment Service, ' Dept. of Labor. e 7 A Profitable Side Line Contract makers for canneries, sugar and pickle, factories, insurance men or anyone’who does daily business with farmers— here is a proposition you'want to get next to. Good profit and annual business, easy seller. ' . . . - , 4.. Product long and well established in Michigan. Your farmer-“friends ought to‘ have it‘-~you ,canrsellit tothem‘. ~ .For particulars regarding this extra money proposition ‘- .. in w it ,lmhigan army ‘ write' be first improved?” ‘ , sons New GRANGE FEATURES. (Continued from last week). In these times “that try men’s'souls” , the people who live in different envir- Great get together movements, such furnish the best opportunity for mutilal understanding. - i We had nearly forgotten to say that all the talking. There will be a lady speaker at each institutegand it is ture of the programs. So much for the preparations made by those having this matter in charge. . One thing remains to make our plans complete—we must have the coopera- tion of every Grange in the state. The big thing, after all, is the advertising. Without that our work will be largely for nothing. We simply can not make this thing go unless we have the peo- ple with us at our meetings, and they will not come unless they have knowl- edge of the meetings long enough ahead to make the necessary prep- arations. ' ' The matter of advertising must be left to the people of the several coun- ties where the meetings are to be held. Information regarding dates of meet- ings will be promptly furnished to the several counties. Dates‘will be arrang- ed as nearly as possible in accordance with the wishes of the several locali- ties, but in order to lose no time, and to do the largest amount of work at the least. expense in money, it Will be necessary for contiguous” counties to hold their. meetings on consecutive days in most cases. If every county agent get‘s‘busy, and if every active member of each Grange does his part to advertise these meet- ings, using the local papers, the tele- phone, not forgetting to talk of the coming meeting to his neighbors when- ever opportunity offers, if local ar- rangements are well looked after—if the room is warm on time in the morn- ing, if the meeting calls on time, if the Grange knows what it wants to get out of the institute and goes after it, providing the speakers are missing the mark, these meetings will be im; provements upon the old-fashioned in- stitute, they will be an inspiration and a material help in every community, and the Grange will add another chap- ‘ter to the big book in. which its his; tory is written. Patrons, one and all, this plan work. let us make W. F. TAYLOR. GRANGE LOYALTY. The Grange has long contended for a. League of Nations to enforce world peace, and its declarations on this sub- ject one year ago-were especially em- phatic. By the unforeseen shaping of events we are rapidly apprp'aching the very realization of such ’an ., actual league, as nation after nation is ar- raying itself with the cause of human- ity, in a common defense against Ger- 'man aggression and destruction. Clearly we now witness the supreme struggle of the race—the world’s best there be any doubt of the outcome of such a struggle, and can we hesitate for a moment to throw the full weight of our great organized power into such a cause? Out of such a struggle, grown to. its present dimensions, must come the end that peace-loving, men have long and fervently hoped and , prayed for—:the “overthrowfof war wor- ‘ ship the destruction of the .Gods of Mill use, or ; for ,. :OuriMotthf—Jf'ilhe'farmer isfmoro ’ consequence than the farm, ‘afidishould 9 , p _ _, ,. 2 _ . p - . ” ‘ Equal Taxation virgsltlie‘dsiibiectlfor ‘ Essex Farmers? Club of Clinton saunty. ‘LThisgvery- practical " onments must understand each other- - as we hopethis one will prove to be, at these meetings, the men will not do. hoped to make this a most helpful fea-. , ceandof", 2h- ‘ ._ [Wildfire h‘ and, the "maxil 5' 9.4". 3-,}: diacussion at the subject Wasgpresented by C. -A.4Ma_t- thews, who showed that much inequal- ity and, therefore, injustice, from, pres- ~ent methods of assessing property, ex- ists. Instances were given where. prop- erty was assessed at more than its cash value. va nation is placed too high and should cent less than true cash valuation. A general discussion, of the -,’subject fol- lowed, bringing out many suggestions of a helpful nature. The exempting from taxation 'of household goods'only, and the usingof the primary money to pay state taxes, was advocated, whereby, ‘in the latter case, many un- ne essary offices would be abolished an much expense saved. . The report of Mrs. J. T. Daniells, as'delegate to. . the meeting of the State Association of Farmers’ Clubs, held in the Senate Chamber at Lansing, on December 4-5, was read and accepted and a vote of thanks accorded the delegate, expres- sive of the Club’s appreciation of the completeness of the report. Roll call, with responses of “What Special Cause have I for Thankfulness ?” brought out many expressed reasons for gratitude, much prominence being made of the fact that we live in this “Land of the Free,” where right and justice are up- held, and where Autocracy must never be permitted to prevail. The next num- ber was the reading of a. selection by J. T. Daniells—sopathetically express~ ed by S. Walter Toss in his verses, “Let me live in a house by the side of the road and be a friend to man.” Fol- lowing a brief recess Austin E. Cowles, retiring president, spoke earnestly re- .garding the conditions in which our nation stands, in relation to the terri- ble world war now raging in Europe. He deprecated the fact that there are “slackers” among our people‘and some who even. dare to express disloyal sentiments, and he urged most earnest- ly, that disloyalty be not tolerated. He thanked the members for their aid and - good will, shown during the two years in which he had served as their pres- ident,- and in return he was given a rising vote of thanks for his faithful services. The treasurer’s report show- ed all claims paid and money in the treasury. The Club decided on a plain restricted bill of fare at its dinners, while the present war lasts, thereby setting an example in this-matter for others to follow and so comply with the present earnest call for the conser- vation of food.-—J. T. Danielle, Cor. Sec, Heavy vs. Light Horses—The Wells- Dayton Farmers’ Club Was entertained at the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Riley on February 6. On ac- ‘count of the condition the roads were in the attendance was small. After a bounteous dinner was served under the direction of Mrs. James Weeden, a social hour was enjoyed. The meeting, was then called to order by the presi- dent, the Club singing “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Mr' Janks then gave a reading on what, constitutes good seed corn, on which there was. a general discussion. Mrs. T. Tait then played the Repaz Band March, which was greatly enjoyed by all. Mrs. Riley sang “Somewhere in France is Daddy,” which was very appropriate as" there are so,many of our boys being called to the battle field. The debate by Mr. Tait and Mr. Weeden on three light horses or two heavy ones being the best for the average farmer, was very interesting for all, the two heavy hors- es winning. Those present were then each given a pencilwand piece of paper on which to draw a cow, which after-d- ed a great deal of amusement, the judges deciding thatrTilden' Tait was the champion artist of the day. The 'Ctlub then sang “The Old Oaken Buck- e I” teresting. The meeting closed by sing- ing “America,” and will meet with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Janks in March—Della, arrayed against the-World’s worst. Cam Hunt, Cor. Sec. ' v ~ u . The Annual Banquet of the Man-ion Farmers: Club was held. at the Please ant home of D. 0. ,Smith. At “one o’clock a bountiful ‘ chicken-pie dinner- Was seryed by the ladies of" Club. All address ,by Rev. Joseph“ “Patriotism,” by a pee *"Elsworth was indeed astirringarid‘ masterly. at fort, which should behea'rd? ' r ip‘preclatedi, "The: report A . 83: I ‘ Irin‘ .He thinks that property, be lowered to fifteen or tWenty per _ The question box proved very .in- . “tron . was gr Kati!»finpmoigitedgbyfill” present. -‘W ‘2'. it 8 g i I "" ’.“‘””‘ ‘M‘T‘W M'fl‘wsflbv‘. ‘ .. ....-.. .. I l' . raised sum from the cement. G.~ 8‘“ W. "'0. FM, , ‘ c. « Birmingham. Mich—The: vigor kgflws of no Law tom-event a: dam. ’ from mixing the milk of a; mi. now with the milk of other cows agdselfing it to the trade. But, in- s t at it having a. constipating elect. ' i has the opposite, and the milk ‘ dtraown team a cow that has been on: ' Imilked for a few days is not necessar-j , ily poisonous. Feeding cows sulphur will not hillxhce on their bodies. Is it; 'nottruexflmat too many child ailments: are charged to the dairyman. and 13 it not also true that the milk for Intants‘ is not properly kept after its delivery by the milkmun‘? Milk is made much. more safie if sterilized before it as-fed to children. , - Cangestod Union—1 have a Holstgggj ' ~ cow nine years old which motorway» hast year she had gargetz' in one of her hind quarters and since! then her milk comes very slow from it.': She gives about 45 pounds, but be-; 'o.f slow milking is not a very , profitable Cow. Could I dry this quar- ter up and if so, how? B. F.—-H., Grand? ' Ledge, Mich—Rub congested portion of udder with ,oamphorated oil two or three times a day, this will have a ten- dency to day her. Acute indigestion—Recently we lost one “voyeur-old heifer and eight calves of various ages with what the neighbors say is aCute indigestion. The“ calves are always all right in the morn- ing and are dead in from two to twelve hours. E. E. R., Spring Lake, Mich.— First of all your feeder can perhaps prevent these attacks of indigestionby, allowing the animal less food at a time by keeping the bowels open, exercismg; the animal and give hyposulphibe of soda or salicylic acid every hour until the animal is relieved. It strikes the writer as rather peculiar that you. ' should have so many deaths from acute indigestion, therefore he would advise. you to consult a competent Vet. Wlth: a View to ascertaining the cause of death, as perhaps a removal of the cause would save you from making any more losses. Sow Falls 1.0 Come in Heat—I would like to know what to give my 51x- month-old sow to bring her in heat? She was in heat once last fall; since then we have not noticed any indica- tions of her-being in heat. J. P. 133., Eagle, Mich.-—-Giv’e her 10Vgrs. ground nux vomica.‘ and 30 grs of ground caps1— cum at a dose in feed two or three times a dentr for thirty days. Rheumatism.——I am anxious to know what is causing the death of so many of my chickens. Their feet seem to get stiff, wings droop and the bird rs: unable to walk. Nearly all of them (live but a few days after showing the symptoms of sickness and a peculiar thing about their ailment is that near- . ly all of them eat well up to shortly before they die. W. J. F., Conklm, Mich.——Your fowls should be kept in a clean, warm, dry place; their food sup- ply changed and give each bird 1/; gr. of sodium 'salicylate at a dose two or three times a day. You might .try painting swollen part of feet with tinc- ture iodine occasionally. ; . Qbstructed Teen—I have a cow With one obstructed teat which makes it very dificult to draw milk through it. I!) you believe I require a milking tube to use when milking her? D. V. R., Grand Rapids, Mich—Milking such a cow is always made more easy by us- ing a milking tube, but remember the milking tube should be boiled for at least ten minutes each time before it is used, or else dip it in a solution of carbolic acid and water, one part acid to 20 of clean water. This is perhaps all that will be req‘uired inorder to dilate the strictured teat canal; how- ever. it is always good practice to me a dull-pointed. smooth hand rubber or highly polished steel sound Wt; larger than the canal, in order to break up adhesions. Pigs Are Rheumatic—I would liketo know what can be done for our three- month-oid pigs. Their legs seem to be sore and some of them can hardly walk. "Those that are not so bad stand with their feet placed well under than and change legs as if wintering pain. They are fed. bran and 'middlings in warm whey with a little ear corn. The ' pen is wean. well ventilated. has a no meat flow. but the nests are plank. W. R. 0., KentVCity,‘ Mellie-Give each? H. V. SH ‘AgA MbgTHEM (f soul's... as jag 3.039 CONCRETE- .poUNDATIONS-WALLs AND -. 13100125. glib was €12me concrete; . w\Vinen you Havelruilt Emulation; Want and Hoorifof concrete. yarn . filth. disease. fine. . also built fir permanence. (.411 6r Mrfeefcfiqoy o/Bu/lelivizs 1:37 anal/4]. eawjficné. P Wash "1810th (1. —-..---¥Jerseys and Duroc Jerseys y bull in to.“ one backed enamel of! 11 h choice bull calves of this kind. cm ‘3 0rd of Dames has A. ,__. an. The no» important thins in Brooknter offers to so wonlnmoro prizes.“ an Item Fairs this year than any other. flour Pig- and Yearling. Forlflalo. BROOKWATER FARM’ inn Arbor. Wok; R. 7. . . . Percheron, Belglan Sale ZWEEEImportedand American. Bred Stallions and mares with ages ranging from yearlings to matured horses will be offered for sale at Public Auc- tionjn the oily of St. Johns at 1 o’clock P. M. Feb. 28, by the Horse Breeders 'St. Johns, Michigan and”... boot bred. aces tonal. “farmers prices. .W.O , ‘00:. 0c... Itch. summ- Inodon' Ann. IcBrido. lick. ‘BJBWELL .1 0. F. FOSTER . of Clinton County. For particulars address 0. M. RICE, Breedin stock all flue farmstead Jersey Cattle. Shims ready‘for ser- vice. out of B. of M. dam ers'bred to fresh- on “hull. Golan . 88 918898.288 ready for service. 15 months to hem. f also good Scotch-topped cows and heifer-n. Mod. . nt. One hour from Toledo. Visitors Welcome. mm: hr fill W° Ionian“ out. 0. B. JemyBuns Fat-Sale so. We}: -- an. Lamina l-‘Wammn, Packard‘fid. Ann Eh.“§".‘%.’fl~"§. BIDWELL STOCK FARM ”Box 3, Tonal-nub, IWaterl-iiy Stock Farm Fol-cola 2 rec. Shot-thorn b'ulll read he!!! header prospects. in show a A NEE“ mo. oldaolld coloredfi. can of Royal Ma- qei_'whoaedam nan 1:...pr 1094140624 ter- 1 yr. mm checkaimflfl gets him. dog-oped uypoint in Mich. ChoiceBu’lls :2. Revolt-Jody. Denoting B n mailman. mm. Mlich" slam“. 1434,. arms... ’1. GI may-(mm. Also bottom . in the Sinai ”015300": or write to: Metamora. Mich. Fair Lawns Short}: urns figgggbfixadsfi best sine-'6: Missie Augusta. innate: ode. 5 mm was: isfi'dfié‘. June Herd has for I310 I. fill. cows bum calves. Charlotte. Mich. aura-m sooth) lb. dam. ' , ~ mm :wol. In ”If. .1 than. Inna}. Mich. 'flloodglul :nilk stain [ . g .. . g , -. ' a Mandi-dim r a. ' ' hotter- and acidity]?!- mm of; than. 31103.: 3 an: perhaps 5 gm. of sodium. adieu-sole. rice um. ‘ men FOR SAL‘E wflwbrmm ism. mo. '9... O. ‘- sterodJ ' ”8%.: SW. SW 1mm. mt brother}. . Intonation lSr.Cham ion. in service. For no” , hulls.oows.and‘ eifers. W. .McQuillmHomHJV ick- $0M: Melton Manure}: 2nd. 383% half . brother to'S Grand Champions in ser- vice. macaw. 8.5. Reed City. Mich. Emu-fine " bull- ready for service. doom'gmp. Vill . Also but heifer l: cows heavy milkln Strain. armors prices. l'reo mu. nonnmsbn mums, 11m. Mich. ON of Harthorth Welfare heads our herd of milk- in! Shorthorns Comprising Chlfley of Clay bred cows. ung bulls read for sale and service. writo u- uddoi Bros» B. 2. inton. Mich" Macon Phone. Reg. tout t Ema Imam 3110th Am. sale. ‘ °' M. E. DUOKLES, 800., Traverse City, Mich. mm Shmhornsmd Pnlled Din-hams, 2011801! cowl heifers and young bulls. Sultans Duchess and Bhutan Duchess included. I. B.Hollstcd, R. 1. Orion. lint. ' Bots! Shorthorn hull for solo. named 8mm. old. Price mo. GEO. B. LINDSEY. - - - - Utmo. Hick. bulls [ox-sale. Two 1013105.. 01 two Shorthorn six mos.;' old. Will maked'good herd bulls. both beef and milk strain. 1. 1'... WILSON. - - - - Scottville. Mich. Cattle For Sale 2M tendon and two loads mrling steers. AJ- oone you urynumber 1. 2 and 8 yearstold fro. MD to 1' lbs. Inac Shanstum. Falrfleld. lows. [-8 rolled Mam Cattle Sagan“ bulls m J. A. DOGARMO, - - - M nh'. Mich. F ‘3] Arm-e bred roan bull calf sired by Silver or I x nzcalyed Nnv.10, 19 7. SMITH & BLAOKMAN. “'atervliet, Mich. I "005. DUBOOS Orion Chief Perfection No. 6894.”), and Jon- ninn PilotWondcr No.733'13. Two on tstandi boars of blgupe and excellent quality; All aelecte lam» iyroomooth sows. Thrifty, smoot . largo boned spring 31 to from these herd bears and choice sows at very reasonable prices. The Jennings Farms, Bailey.l\flch. GREY TOWER FARM‘ Now odors for sale a few choice Holstein bull calves.- from high testing dams. with good A. R. 0. records” at farmers‘ prices. write us about them and our Durocs & Berkshires u. some: ugri Grass Lake. Mich: DU R 0C 3 :fiffifé.”;d$‘m;¥%‘ii$"' J. H. BANGHART. - Lansing. Mich. ’ surplus stock all sold. N 1:; Dubson 3 Durocs ing doing till spring. 0 ORLO L. DOBSON. - - - - Quincy. Mich. Duroc Saws & Gilts guaranteed safe in pig. Fall boars and all“ not :61. «ted. You want more size and feeding qualities; buy now. Cat. giving breeding and description of 30 sum. NEWTON BARNEART. - - St. Johns. Mich. Dome Jorseyrdmare of the large heavy boned type. Prize winning stock. prices reasonable. type and breeding considered. also gilts bred to Junior Cham- pion hour for Ipring furrow. F.J. Drodt. R l, Monroe. Mich. La e boned Duroc Jersey September pigs either rg’ sex ready to ship. Breeding and prices on request. J. D. CRANE 4% SUN. Plninuell, Mich. I) UROC Jerseys. Orders booked now for-early spring . gigs. R. 0. ll. 1. Red cocks 83.00, eggs in season. E. .. CALKINB. ll. 6, Ann Arbor, Mich. DUROO JERSEYS I. D. HEYDENBERK. - - - Wayland. Mich. choice Bum: Jersey Bill: For Sale. CAREY U. EDMONDB’ - - Hootings. Mich. Dumc fnll boars sired by Crimson Critic T..*Sa.tisfao- tion and Breakwater Principal. priced right. Bred sows all sold. M. C. TAYLOR, Milan. Mich. ‘BRED GILTS ‘0 Wm. B. No. 47049. Longfellow No. 18575 all. of let, )rize young hard at lowa. State Fair. ‘all pigs and breeding boars. J. CARL J EWEI 1, Mason, Mich. Gilts bred for March furrow ear ChCSter fall ins both sexes from best bl lines. I". W. ALE LNDER, Vnslnr. Mlih. Like This *7 fie original biz produc‘er? ,4. 4.86 _ I HAVE shrtod‘lhouands of broaden on themed to . lmnhelp you. 1 want toflace one in from, very community where m not _ rly develofprmdy to: G. a. BENJAMIN. R. F. 1). 10' remand. Big Type O. I. C’s. Stock of all ages for sale. We showed at four no“ fairs and won more championsfaud Grand Champions than all the other breeders together double, we wepo Premier Breeder and Exhibtnr at every fair we Show. ed. We Breed the best We sell the best. We Gum- tee them to be the host. write your wants. about Catalogue. “’9 ship on approval. (‘RANDELL and SUN. Cass City. Mich. I. (1352 choice May boars (I: Be t. dOot. l cl 0.by First. Premium boar Mich. pStnto Fol: 53.13.".d Clover: Leaf Stock Form. B. 1. Monroe. Mich. 0. l. C. 8: CHS'HEI WI"! SWINE. Strict] big type with quality. Have a. choice lot of :32!“ $52; early fall ml ”has. lagers will w . e soon . mm min. 0. D. n W "m ”‘m" I ' mu N‘s STOCK FEM. B. 1. Mariette. Hick. Ibshteredmvlcoeble‘bmn. firefigh. o-l‘cs'ug.£egtu0ctq igs. Becletendfl shiroowo lambs. :P. An rows. Dnnsvme, Mic r out. good u ' m 0" I' C‘ g‘hflghznfipflltfzmw! I! to H. W. MANN. .- - - - Donn! » 0.1 C 5 , coldemnitoo-ehilflha. our C -. :' ,_ o.:.~rnomrso'u. ' ' p “s W14. 11% N an no: but m an no; afirmyfl.‘ _ . '0 C. mommies”. - ;gin“Inilluilmnmnnuulmumuunmnnummunnmmnmmmmm ’ EM“ munnumummuuumqunnuuumnm . 4 GRAINS AND SEEDS " February 19, 1918. WHEAT.—-,——Flour continues in urgent demand, which with the small offer- ings prevents millers from securing adequate supplies for their day-to-day needs. A year ago No. 2 red wheat was quoted on the local market at $1.88 per bushel. Present prices are: No. 2 red $2.17; No. 2 white $2.15; No. 2 mixed $2.15. CORN—While cars are being return- ed from the corn’belt filled with this .cereal, a waiting demand is rapidly absorbing all shipments, and dealers are aware that this will probably con- tinue for some time. No definite idea is expressed as to the amount that farmers will be able to put on the mar- ket, but the opinion prevails in the mind of the general public that all the marchantable corn will be needed. The outlook for the coming crop no doubt will be an additional factor in favor of maintaining prices. One year ago No. 3 corn sold on the local market at $1.061/2 per bushel. On Monday cash No. 3 sold here at $1.80; No. 3 yellow $1.87; No. 4 do $1.80; No. 5 do $1.68; , No. 6 do $1.60. . OATS—Receipts of . cats at this point are disappointingly small, while the demand is well sustained. Mills continue to buy the cereal, which holds the market on a firm basis. A year ago standard oats sold at 620. They were quoted on Monday at 91%c. No. 3 white 910; N0. 4 white 900. RYE—This cereal now sells above the price for wheat. The supplies are small and demand urgent. Cash No. 2 is quoted at $2.20 per bushel. BEANS-——Consumers are now mak- ing inquiry for beans and prices are slowly moving upward. At Detroit im- mediate and prompt shipment are now quoted at $12.70 per cwt. In Chicago the feeling is also firmer, with the buy- ing radius enlarged. Michigan hand- ‘ picked pea beans in sound, dry condi- tion are quoted there at $13(([»13,50;, red kidneys, fancy $14@15; do fair to choice $1163.13. SEEDS.——Demand is good but prices are lower. Prime red clover is $20; March $19; alsike $16.60; timothy $4. FLOUR AND FEEDS FLOUR—Jobbing lots in one-eighth paper sacks are selling on the Detroxt. 'market per 196 lbs, as follows: Stan- ‘ dard‘ patent $11.10(ci311.15; straight winter $10.80 (1311; spring patent $11.20 @1130; rye our $11.80 per bbl. _ F EED.—~In 100-1b. sacks Jobbing - lots: Bran $34.50; standard middlings $36.50; *fine middlings $43.50; cracked corn $75; coarse corn meal $74; corn and oat chop $60 per ton. HAY.—1n carlols at Detroit: No. 1 timothy $25.50@26; standard timothy $24.50@25; light mixed $24.50(_a;25; No. 2 timothy $23.50@24; No. 1 clover, ,$21.50@22 per ton. Pittsburgh—No. 1 timothy $31.50@ 32; No. 2 timothy $29.50@30; No. 1 light mixed $30@30.50; No 1 clover mixed 31@32; No. 1 clover $31@32. DAIRY PRODUCTS BUTTER.———Market is firm with unchanged prices. Fresh creamery firsts are quoted at 48c per pound; fresh creamery extras 490. Chicago—Market is steady with no special change. Creamery extras 490; extra firsts 481/309 packing stock 371/; 380 er pound. '@CHEDESE.~—Michigan flats 2614@ 261/20 per 1b; ew York flats 27c; brick 28%@29l/§c; long horns 28%0; brick 281/i@281,§c; long horns 28%c; Michigan daisies 270; Wisconsin dais- ies‘271/2c; domestic Swiss 35@42c for the prime to fancy; limburger 301/1, @311/40. , DRESSED CALVES.——Fancy 18@ 20c; choice 17c; common 160. POULTRY . PRODUCTS POULTRY.—(Live).—The Food Ad- ministration has ordered that poultry dealers shall not purchase, ship, sell or negotiate the sale of any live or . freshly killed hens 0r pullets between , February 11 and April 300i this year. . :The object is to save all egg-laying chickens during the egg ,season for W purposes. Best spring chickens : “Wk“ 30@32c; geese 130@ as“ @3Zcifi _ , - 27c; turkeys 34%‘@356.. ‘ to jobbers at $1.90@2 per.cwt.' kc s,- good-V256?“ _ ess ., F. @ 2c; ducks fancy ‘32-c; i geese. GGS.—Eggs are scarce and in good demand. Fresh firsts ~.54@550 per dozen. ‘ _ ' ’ Chicago—Market is easy and sup- plies increasing. For fresh Michigan firsts 52c; ordinary-firsts 49%@5Qc; miscellaneous lots, cases included 50 . @51c per dozen. . FRUITS“-—VEGETABLES . POTATOES.—There were 22 cars of potatoes on the Detroit market Mon- day morning. The market is unsettled and some Michigan stock. in good con- dition sacked, U. S. grade No. 1 slold he same grade of Michigan stock sold in Cleveland at $1.80@2; in Indianapolis at $2.25@2.30; in Washington at $2.85 @3; in Columbus at $2.40@2.50; in Pittsburgh $2.10@2.15; in Cincinnati $2.25; in Memphis. at $2.40@2.50. At Traverse City and Cadillac buyers are slow to take’ the above grade from farmers at $1@1.10 per cwt. At Grand Rapids trade is paying $1.80@1.95. The farmers are receiving $1@1.10 for U. S. grade No. 1 in Wisconsin and 50@ 60c for No. 2. In Colorado the best stock brings the grower $1.10@1.15 per cwt. APPLE-S.~—There is a good demand for apples at present, which is forcing a more liberal movement of this pro- duct. Baldwins sold in Detroit at $5.50 per bbl. on Monday. In Chicago Michigan Spies sold on Saturday at $6.75@7.50; Greenings at $6.75@7.50; Baldwins $5.50@6. wool. / The trade is demanding more domes- tic wools for civilian purposes which, with other regular as well as extraor- dinary calls for the various grades has improved the feeling at seaboard mar- kets. Fleeces are all but gone, and attention is now being turned to pro- ducing districts again. Sales of fleeces last week were made with prices rang- ing from 58@85c per lb. LIVE STOCK BUFFALO. February 18, 1918. Cattle—Receipts 100 cars; shipping grades dull, 25@400 lower; cows and heifers steady; best shipping steers $10.50@12.75; fair to good $11.50@ 12.25; plain $10.25@11.25; coarse and common $9.75@10; choice heavy butch- er steers $11.50 (1411.75; fair to good $11@11.25; best andy steers $11.25@ 11.50; fair to good $10@10.75; light and common $9@9.75; yearlings choice to prime$12.50; fair to good $11.75@12;~ best heavy heifers $10.75@11; good butcher heifers $10.25@10.50; fair butcher heifers $9@9.75; common $7@ 8; fancy fat cows $10@10.50; best fat cows $9.50@9.75; good butcher cows $8.50@9; medium to fair $7627.50; cut- ters $6@6.75; canners‘ $4.50@5.75; best bulls $10.50; butcher bulls $8.50@ 9; common bulls $6.50@7; feeding steers $6.50@9;. stockers $6.50@7; milkers and springers $65@125. . Hogs—Receipts 60 cars; market 15 @25c higher; heavy $17.20@17.40; yorkers $17.40@17.50; pigs $16@16.25. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts 30 cars; market steady; top lambs $17.50 @17.75; yearlings $13.50@14.50; weth- ers $13.50@14; ewes $12.50@13. Calves—Receipts 12 cars; market 500 higher; tops $17.50; fed calves $7 @850. CHICAGO. February 18, 1918. Cattle. Hogs..Sheep. Receipts today . .15,000 45,000 18,000 Same day 1917..27,745 66,146 17,462 Last week ...... 70,179 224,942 67,352 Same wk 1917...56,846 234,655 71,634 Cattle were in good demand today, and the choicer lots were more wanted than of late. Prices were largely 10@ 15c higher, and prime heavy steers sold up to $13.85. Hogs were 15@25c higher, with sales at $16.05@17.05. The average weight of hogs marketed last week rose to 232 lbs. er, with the best selling at $16.65. Cattle were ‘marketed freely last week and .prices declined 25c. and in . some cases more. The best heavy. beeves sold away below the prices paid a Week earlier. had a poor outlet much of the time, while the common and middling kinds were chiefly wanted. Taking thejweek ~ as a whole, the bulk of the steers, sold, at‘“$10.50@12.50, the better f'class “at: $12.50@13.80 and interim- totair little" steers at $8.40@9.40. A'b‘etter class of, Lambs are low-_- . In fact, good cattlei w light vealérs take I, ’ heavy , calves going. «mos ly ”a 11.75. Stockers, yearli ' sand feeders were scarce andde'cid , higher, with the packers getting‘most desirable of- ferings, sales ranging at $7.25@11, but very few sales took place anywhere ‘near .top figures. There is every rea- son to expect continued excessiVe re- ceipts of cattle from now on, as many shipments have been delayed for lack of cars. ' . , . The ”food administration makes the announcement that if weather condi- tions continue favorable, unusually large shipments of hogs to market are likely. in the next few weeks, many _ hogs that have been withheld for lack of cars being ready to ship. - As excep-_ tionally large orders for provisions for export will be placed for March ship- ment, following those for February, the bureau requests the packers not to buy hogs at any time below $15.50 per 100 lbs. 0n the low day'of last week prime hogs brought $16.05 but on the closing day hogs brought $15.75@16.75 for rough packing to printe butcher lots, with hogs weighing around 168 to 282 lbs. the, highest sellers. Prices were not ‘much different from those of a week earlier, with pigs selling main- ly at $12@15.75, according to.we,ight. Scarcity of prime light hogs has caus- ed them to sell the highest. Lambs have comprised most of the offerings displayed in the sheep Idi- vision of the 'stock yards, most of them being fed westerns,,and they have sold extremely well as a rule. weakened after the most pressing or- ders were filled, and sales were about $1 lower than a week ago, with sales at $13@16.70, while ewe breeding lambs sold at $16.50@17. Breeding ewes brought $11@16 and the feeding lambs $15.25@16.50. Yearlings closed at $12@15, wethers at $11.75@13.40, ewes at $7@13.10, bucks at $9@10.75, and goats at $7@10. Sheep were steady but yearlings declined 25@500.. Horses were marketed more freely last week, and there was a correspond- ing improvement in the general de- mand, with especially large calls for army horses. Prices ruled firm on the basis of $60@150 for inferior to good farm chunks, $150@225 for loggers and $185@265 for drafters. Cavalry horses were taken for the United States ser- vice at $155, and the southern buyers bought chun/ks at $75@125. TWO;DAY AGRICULTURAL. scHooLs The following two-day agricultural schools will be held during the ensu- ing week at the places and dates named. These schools are held under the auspices of the Extension Depart-. ment of the Michigan Agricultural Col- lege, and will prove both interesting and instructive to both old and young in every‘farm family in the localities in which they are held. Feb. 26-27, Springport, Jackson Co. Feb. 28-March 1, Eaton Rapids, Ea- ton Co. Feb. 28-March 1, Decatur, Van Bur- en Co. ' _ Feb. 25-26, Lawton,'Van Buren Co. Feb. 27-28, Hartford, Van Buren Co. March 1-2, Covert, Van Buren Co. March 4-9, Farmers’ Week, M. A. 0., March 12-13, Bingham, Leelanau Co. March 14-15, Ironton, Charlevoix Co. March 11-12, Elk Rapids, Antrim Co. March 13-14, Kingsley, Grand Trav- erse. Co. ‘ - March 15-16, Buckley, Wexford Co. March 18-19, Petoskey, Emmet Co. " POTATO GROWERS TO MEET. At East Lansing, March 7-8, will be held a meeting of the Michigan State Potato Growers’ Association. This As- sociation was formed for the better- ment of the potato industry and all those who are interested in the things the association should stand for are welcome to become -membe'rs—DOrr D. Buell,.President. ’ -» " Saees'flme and Labofilncreaces 7mg” Pen 1:: ital! sunny mld“ over. One lion. A team 0P0!!! rm rel)! lee * an.” d ' * grflflur (It tie-Ind). confimmuke: rm . “it! me e. ~~ accurate, d and 1,qu “.313 than - hand pleating. Farrow upg- “: seed {Willa plain ’ llghlm‘ Does not injure end. a“ an” m M ”mum-em ~.‘ .W ' mpg-loll m ‘ _- -, In stock » ' L . ‘~-Near ,9, steers of light weight’rbrought $9.50 11.80,.and medium to . pretty good * 9915! at 311.3513"! ithzic . be asst W e The few lots , ' of feeder lambs offered sold well. Dru- . ing the past week prices for lambs ,ofi ,o _ Bog Plow Does away with hand la'b r, cute bole sumo land that a moldbonrd «ago: ‘touch.- mXLo for , heavy stubble. and any dialling. Two and four- » nevi-ac. Henvydiuh foiled sharp. Thousands in use. . me for new catalog-and fro book " U and It: Tillagef' also for nnme sf none-33:33:: _ f The Cutaway Han-ow! Company 465 Main Street Hificnnum. Conn. ~ CLA RK .5TIJP THE KAISIRS ADVANCE GUARD 3 ' loll. In: RATS '2 IT Resist It. A paste in tuba—15c and 25c. BUFFALO SPECIALTY C0.,'Bllhlo, N. Y. . 2:: may?" ‘ _ . . \\.m‘\"' " i” ,\ M . or ‘ \ J’ii‘ p Minimum Goo! Lamprey’s Calf Meal ‘ Don't. use Emile milk at 300 to 400 a day and teed at a loss. 5 L YOUR WHOLE MILK. Raise your Calves on Lam ey'e Calf Meal, with Little or No whole milk. Wll save its cost in cream the first six weeks. Simply mix with water- or skimmed milk. 17 your dealer can't sup Money um!!!“ encouctmwfu. 0 [Until recently Prue-inn "An Annie: m m." 81‘. Hill. II“. M 8W In planting season when your time is wo money it is a big uving be ow, inc hur- not?! raw-n love your aids ea... “'2.“ arm” vs x. s..- w .. m. nduslngfla “Elm mind on. . t agenbettereodbodlbowhleb “Easement. its Wlwmrmchculfl' Iran» Rotary liar-raw Ia, ILLINOK grinding. Beans are dry. 22‘t026%pro- tein.‘ sacks included, delivered Michigan points. order today before 1011; sold. ' ‘ Must“ ..*,\f. don-dolls“. gJ-Eleyoto‘r id,”— :j ' 5 the origi- " . Never FailsLAittmcta the rats. They Can’t " Plyyou. write us. refunded if you do not and t absolutely satisfactory. neuron. ‘ Free from dirt and stones. ‘Suitable for ‘ Results considered-the cheapest " 7 feed‘in theworld‘. “A . wonderful A'feed. ‘ for cattle, sheep or hogs. Price 857 ton, i l ) i l ) cutters mfififigfiafi camels not tossed a. desire for the $131 margin The late market tlon mu be sent on request at any time. DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKET. Thursday’s Harm February 21- 1933- 3.09 1079. Market. strong and 35 ”higher than last week on all Best bee steers 810.75@11; best vy butcher steers $106 0.60; 1111130 steers and heifers $9® 3.75; lam light butchers 88.50@9 ; “mm?“ 75°83“ l”: 50033;? butc er cove . 1‘ 86616.50; beat 88. 75 ”I; 7.25 ; stock bul s $6.50@7; nukes-g 81198 more 850@100. Co. 16 hutchm‘s av 600 at 87; to Hof- fendlbullwshll80u87; inflam- mond, S. A ’00. 4 butchers” av 800 at $8.;25 to 310311311111 2 cows av 830 at $6.25,1 do 8cm 1060 at 86. 50; to Ham- mend, S 4 butchers av 800 at $9. 50i 2 do& av 900 at 86.25; to Mich. B. Co.1bull Wgh 1220 at -;88 to Ham- mond. S. & Co. 7 butchers av 900 at $9. 40; to Thompson 1 bull wgh 1480 at $8. 60; to Bray 1 cow wgh 1030 at 88,3 do av 1050 at 86. 75; to Bresne- ban & K. 1 do wgh 780 at 86. 75: to Golden 1 heifer wgh 620 at 87.75; to Thompson 5 butchers av 850 at $9. 25; to Bray 2 canners av 760 at $6. 25, 4 ' cov‘vs av 1.200 at $8. Bishop,B . bull wgh 1330 at 88. 75, 6 butchers av 655 at 86. 25, 6 cows av 1070 at $6 .65 8 do av 894 at $6. 50. 7 do av 900 at 8650.1 bull Wgh 1160 at 88, 5 comers av 886 at $6.10; to Goodgold 6 steers av 620 at 87. 75, to Newton P. Go. butchersav708u88.seows av9000t $7, 2 do av 910918625, lhull wgh. 1600 at 89. 60; to Sullivanl P 00.16 butchers 11v 890 at 88.50.11 do av 1000 imam at 88.15; to Golden 8 do av 740 at 88. 4 do av 74! at 86.50; to Bresnahan4 cows av 860 at 86.50; to Ratner 4 steers av 1037 at 810. 5 do av 640 at 87; to Kamman B. Co. 1 cow wgh 1590 at $10; to Walk 4 butchers av 772 at 88.;50 to Rattskewsky 9 do av 900 at 88.75, 9 b av 760 at 88.36; to Sullivan P. 00. 8mav1092et88.,26 12910 av 937 at 88. 50; to Mason B. Co. 5 steers av 1919 at 89. 40; to Hammond. S. &00. 15110017 1077 “810,65 15 do av 1078 at ”810.50 to Kumnun B. On. 4 do av 1045 at 810. 65: to Silurser B. Co. 4 do av 1032 at 89. 75, cows av 1931 at 87.76; to Sullivan 8P Co. 19 steers av 924.81. 89.75. 2 bulls av 1340 at 89, 9 butchers av 616 at 88; Parks er, W. & 00.15 do av 847 at .,25 do av 737H at 86. 35 cows av 860 at 86.50; toH S..&Co7doav Wat 87.59. 5 do av 716 at 88.25:!» 2 steers av 1049 at 819.39, 'lmmm0n89,1d0W€h1370 “1.8 PM w. E&Co. 784081Iv678t31550, 12110. at 89; to Golden 9 heifers av 410 at “.75: to lele P. Go. 8 steers av 1133 M81015. 8 do av 983 at 810.50, 2 do av 775 at 88.50; to Meson B. Co. 13 do av8523t89; toWelk4doav8658t 88: to Banter 18 butchers av 708 at 88.65; to Nasle P. 00. 22 steers av 1019 at 810. ; to Mich. B. 00. 15 butchers or 770 at 88.17 do av 72: at ”69 37 Veal Calves. Receipts 603. Market active. Best 814 015' others 87618. SaudoLS. 3.1: G. sold Thompson 6 alumnus. 8av135 01:811. 861v 159 at 81%, 8 av 180 at 812,11 av 160 at 814; to Mich. B. Co. 6 av 130 at 812. 15 av 1494” sl85‘t‘81814r10at 811:; t: Goodgold 0v 0 11v 0. 815.59: to 8110.11.13.004 Iv 125 at 812, Sumatnl; minimums. 8: Co. 7:71-79at81459, 33112901811, 8 ”20511135. 100v 15611. $14.59. Sheep Ind Lambs. W 1879. Market very dull and 25@50c lower than last week; sheep steady. Best 1311111350 1...... :85. 16;' light to common yearllnss 814@15;iair b and sheep 810@18.59; culls em 8768. “B & 141.30“ Hammond. 8.8: 00.5 Ssheepav95u8lfl. 8900117105 at $12.;50 to MiCh. B. Co. 259 lambs av 73 at 816; to Simmons 68 b; 8N“ $816.59 178 dolv 85 1t 8165.; homo-13.00. 151douv89at817.‘ 64 yearling av 95 at 814.25; to Negle £00011: av 79 at 816 .25, 14 do so“ at 888.59. ' 00.110141» a 80.7: . 810M000 ev97 at ' . floss. tszszl. steady at $15. 25 1 5.55:. The first ‘edltion is sent to those who 9; bologna. &H. sold Bresnahan 1 1C 6‘ i Department 90195 P.P.POI" Mum, M ARGE‘I‘: 1)..J O. Enough. 0d and“ bran! up 80 Selig-moth.” 3.33““, ”Loin-e...“ estlamhs smzsoneso- m: h and fiEP.G.a’ Bi It Time Poland Chi Gilt #32:!“ mo torhlnrob ohm gamma- Mun-moo .8005. P I“ l 1 Mug!“ 811”“ am so”; For Your lmoleInents This Year .0ur Proposition Is This— WE will sell you as ood been made and at same time enable farm implements as have ever substantial saving in the purchase price. T is is the year when every dollar counts and as you can NOW get genuine Satfley Implements at factory prices, you can use the saving for making other purchases for the farm or put it down in your own pocket if you don’ t need anything else just now. “113 Implements At Factory Prices We can save you money because we own and operate the Racine-Sattley Factories and sell to you direct at factory prices. When you consider that Sattley Implements are known and used from one end of the W I'WARD ls co.. Mormon Who-emu. flee-Inn!“ full informal-1 no price. Waofsuxley Implement- museum“: 01cm State ”1?:fi*=.——-. . - country to the other and for over 60 years have been recognized as strictly high grade standard farm tools; you can’t aflord to buy any implements of any make until you get our prices. What implements would you like to know about? Get our prices. Compare them with the prices asked for any (arm implements built. . -——Get our prices. Check and mail the coupon today. We can save you money. But before you buy ANY implements 75670762 8 action Guarantee or Your mm CHICAGO KANSAS CITY “mm-unavo- H005 tilts had for next spring far- I'ow Illa Int {all sin either sex and not akin. Good cavity but X mile “of Depot. Citizens Iohulue. Nashvilo. Mich. e Yorkshire Gilto Red Poll Cattle. El mun. Kant. Mich. bolts ‘ “bum bud lltl JOE}! .SNYDEIL B. l.“ .Johnl. Kilt. 80121011“ 9...... Kalamazoo, Mich. a. . BOAfiSuSOWS.“ mm ”3:12.. muse: mg... .. x. . mu than. 1.1%.? ssmwgmm l on tho tool and. m .lf'mm Porno. Kick. 31”! mm mm 1...... “ms-m t. L 7. WA 50!. Byron. Ila. z . do Qfifiu}: giggle this yam. inc-311.1 “In“ pummhl. Francisco“ Farm Poland-Claim a Mic 550.41!“ 195.155.1918. ”had tried ‘0er m 5nd “I. W {xi-fig“, .3“ 00-04; “0 :1“qu 3" flORfiES Auction Sale Having rented my fun I will sell set suction all my personal nro mludingm 6 Registered Percheron: A mile nest 0101-0114!!!“ on P.1LR.R..eeveu miles south of Flint. beginning at 12:” Wednesday Feb. To wit. -One Grey Stallion No 1.12436. 3 yrs. 9 mos. old. wdshtlimlbs- mitowshow. One Black Stallion. No. 121171.: .3mos. old. A fine individualondthe mskmxt «moon». horse. One Grev lure. 170.3999 17 yrs.0ld.weight1650 lbs. in foal to 190011.. Reg. Percheron Horse One Blot it Im, No. 66063. 7 515.0111. weight 1650 lbs” in feel to 1999 10W horse. These mum have produced I 110an of val- uable co One choice [In 970.1289”. 2 ya. 4 mos. old weightllm be. 1: {00.100 Res. Pa. horse. One MmOoltJ Ina-.0111. eligiblemresktor. "‘ Hot Lunch at Noon. 0'. H. CHAPEL. Prop. 6. W. EATON of Flint, Auctioneer meatmin P. O. Guts bred to BmoothJ bol W2 71’. oldh hm 0.01de0! lintdnnlhuS-ilnoothagg curtail “:3 know. MM Mode odor-fit.“ bonedtellows fro.- Iooe’ ego-lust Judas-o- re. - - Dal-Oak, Mich. MMW'I Giant, HESS lllN. Johnson Ave., mhPontlac. Mich. ”m cm MB "“ wfifiw‘ ““ eonrdn' ”skinned hfigwu ml Peg." fitm- flammable. W’ A.A. WOOD MLSON. . - .' strong at 8174 I . hmngml film: “9122mm .7! boned stock“ “NAT Public Sale at Percheron: Thursda, March 7 1 will offer for sale importe seven year dd stallion, like two registered co 8 coming 3 years old. three registered brood mores and two colts. If interested write ”no, Qieeken. R..3, Sal-’10. Mich. REGISTERED A PERC HERON warren-"Messages. LOE SER BROS. and Percheron Stallions In sin that m the Michigan Stallion 11180600011 Heveofewm es ofboth breeds Shorthom Cat- choice lot of bulls and females. Write 10:.er LiGONlER INDIANA *J. L. Spoons PERGHERUN DISPEHSAL The entire herd of the late A. A. Palmer will be closed out; 25 pure bred er- eheron mares 8200 to 8400 except give; also young stallions PALMER BROS, Belding Mich. FOR SALE total. I u eased well broken. 6 i“ to old. weig ht about 2000 pound! JOHN ‘NGE,L 11”}380. Churn Sn. Hastings. flit-h. Black Percheron St. Illion. regis- Mahmud Holslom, hgus, Shro shim. llurm BUEI... llrn in. let“... f” M Three Perelman Stallions and three Per- cheron mum at furmers' rice KI. ALDRICH, Tehunslm Mic Bell Phone. Percheron Stallion nnd mares of ellouonume ices; inspection im it F. L. KING & 80 Charlotte, Mich FOUR YEAR" F. J WEBB. old registered dapple nay stallion for sale. Paw Paw. Mich vault Jenna's cheap. and some TWO Large Shetland Ponies and several 10d fox hounds. W. E. IEGKY Holmeuvillo. hlo SHEEP AUCTION SALE H Id th 1 . m u lot prz‘genrgtysgt Pnlfiicu cwithdifhrnu 8'00" maul “north-mot MiIit. loan 01m. “umdaly, Pdufld 6 th, 1918, met” ck Stock dto I and min; houJodelcggodeza an a . h” 146 Thoroughbred Rengistered Oxford Down Ewes 00 sistingoflfilyeorold.832yam-old. 204 ld ..:.... .1. mm on... $3.. The have all been bred to W1 K. KcGarty Record 3. in. “duo the latter Worm d arch III] the tor-apart «>pr 1. Theehoep will be cold romptlv ‘20 101*..le bounded endowm- 1ng is age and will be sold by the he lot-or five. 1.! you are interested in raising a typo!“ was superior to any others, Be sure and attend this sale. L. N. Olmstead dEProprietor-o E. E' Slye, Ioma, M1ch., Auctioneer. Sharp shire 015603683133“: “a.“ r" ARMSTRONG BBO'S B. 8, Fowlorvlllo. Mlol. KOPE-KON FARMS. Coldw Inter. Mich. ' Hampshires & Shropshues. 17m. . on to make a 4 It's a “is. mu "3:11 orders his um 8.! 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