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, of farm work had its inception.
. out of every four farmers—and for.

1917,1101: because be
nothing more glorious
‘ ‘ He signed up in the.

‘olhnbe‘d into a. high-

4was~~driven by. his

1101~ on 'No. 13
Whole Number 3986

AN boys—untrained city boys of
from sixteen to twenty years of
age—be used to advantage on

tion because there are still doubting
Thomases and ultra-cautious Van Twil-

_lers mounrfully shaking their heads in

the negativelr—though happily their
number is‘ immensely smaller this
spring than it "Was a year ago.

Of course, there are types of farms
in~our fruit and beet districts where
the employment of young people at
certain times of the year has always
been more or less of a common prac-

tice, but barely a twelfth .month has

slipped by since the movement. for
their general mobilization ‘for all kinds
Three

that matter three out of every four
men. who were in touch with the agri-

_' cultural affairs in any way—were lined

up at the time among the scoffers. For
iny own part, I happened to be living
in a community'where the reception of
the boy idea was not merely cool———it
was downright frosty. And I must con-
fess I deemed the sceptism of my

' neighbors to be pretty well justified.

However, that was a year ago. We
are in the spring of 1918 now and as
becomes men of open mind, most of
these scepticS have turned over a new
leafemyself among them—because the
Michigan boy, where he has been giv-
en a fair chance; has for the most part
made good as a, farm helper, made

good, as history tells us boys have al-

ways made good.
' Of course, there have been failures,
as might be expected in any project in-

volving a large number of individuals,

but their number as compared with

.the total number of boys who enlisted

for farm service in the campaign of

‘ production has been few—in fact, I
[don’t know of a single one myself.

.0n the other hand, I do know of

boys who in answering the calls to

farms have buckled down and come
through with colors flying. For exam-

, ple, a Grand‘Rapids boy, sixteen years
. old, the son of well-to—do parents, with

other Grand .Rapids high school youths,
enlisted last spring in

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Horticultural, and Live Stock Journal in the State.

51.00 A value

DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1918

In 1917 Hundreds of Chicago’s Young Men Went to
Assist Farmers 1n Caring For and Harvesting the Crops.
Ninety Per Cent Proved Sa tisfactoryAccording to Care-

fully Gathered Data.

,T his Year These Farmers and

Their Neighbors are Eager to Get the Young Men Back.

alls—this was a boy‘ifiind you, who’d
never been near enough to work before
to soil his hands.

The farmer set him to cleaning calf ~'

stalls—because none of his other men
on the farm would deign to look at
the job.

“Didn’ t bother that boy any, though,”
the farmer told me. “He got down to
business without a grumble. . In fact,
that's the Way he did everything. He

 

er individual on that particular place.

Then there was another youth who
started out in June at $15 a month, but
who picked up the ways of the farm
so readily that his emplOyed voluntar-
ily raised him to $30 by the first of
September, making him a full-fledged
hired man.

Statistics show that during last sum-
mer more than seven hundred boys,
between sixteen and twenty years of

 

These High School Boys from the Best City Families have Practical School-
ing in Care of Horse, Farm Machinery, etc., Before Reaching the Farm.

was green and all that, to be sure, and
not of much use for the first five or six
Weeks,ibut he certainly had the spirit
——and as long as we are given boys of
that type we won’t complain.”

As for the boy, he changed in two
months from a spindling youth who
couldn’t lift half a sack of cement off
the ground, to a young man who could
toss around about as much as any oth-

age, from the city of Chicago, worked
on farms located in the states that im-
mediately surround the great metrop-
olic of the middle west, and they also
show that hinety per cent of these
lads made good. The promoters of

the Boys’ Working Reserve of Chicago-

have received letters from five hun-
dred and sixty-five farmers, who had
boys .on their farms last summer, and

. $3.00 FOR 5 YEARS

.Oppositionto Boys’ ReserveSpeedily Waning

the farm? I put the subject as a ques- ‘_

every one of these letters commended
the boys and their work and expressed
a desire to have a boy sent to them
again this year.

Without doubt, many who are ridi-' .

culing this movement, are conscien-

tious in the course they are taking, but,
the conclusions upon which they base>~

their opposition have been deduced
from the erroneous data. In most cas-
es it is assumed that these boys will
come to the farmer entirely uninform-
ed and inexperienced concerning the
work. Nothing could be farther from
the facts in the case. No boys will be
sent out this year without first having
been carefully instructed concerning
the duties which they will be expected
to perform In Detroit, for example,
the school board and the principal are
cooperating with the government offi-
cials in a thorough campaign Of prep-
aration and instruction for the work in
hand. The school year has been short-
ened by two months so as to make it
possible for the boys to go out May 1,
and $12,000 has been appropriated for
the purpose of financing the inspec-
tion and care of the boys while they
are engaged with their country em-
ployers.

All of the Detroit boys, who enroll,
will be given a thorough course in the
elementary details of handling machin-
ery, horses and cattle. The boys. will
be taught to clean and harness horses
properly, to clean stables, harnesses
and vehicles. They will be taught how
to operate and care for, and will be
made thoroughly conversant with the
various details of farm machinery, by
practice work in taking it apart and
putting it together again.

The men who have charge of the or
ganization of the Michigan Boys’ Work-
ing Reserve have had an intimate ex-
perience with the education and man~
agement of boys; many of them are
old, experienced farmers, who firmly
believe that they see in this boy move
ment some relief for the farm labor
problem in Michigan and who are very
anxious that their brother farmers
shall see the matter as they see it.

Of the Reserves Gov. Sleeper writes:
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Kent county for work
during the summer of

had td, but because he
w i s h e d to perform,
some patriotic service
-’—even if it should be

than cleaning out calf
stalls.

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smith for a job at $10
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mal conditions which
prevail, the town and
country must cooper-
ate as never before:
and the way has been

ies and towns should

ing for work' on the
farms they are under‘
taking a real patriotic
service. Boys on the
-farms should remain
there, and enroll in

ed States Government
Will recognize these.
boys as soldiers of‘the
soil, and they will be

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DETROIT, "MARCH? 30, 1918

 

 

CURRENT COM M ENT.

 

With the world
The Supreme Test anxiously ' await-
of Patriotism. ing more authen-
, tic news of the
most, gigantic battle in all history,
‘which is now being waged in France
against the allied defenders of human
, rights and national liberty by the hosts
.of an autocratic power seeking world
domination, it is well for each of us to
pause for earnest thought on our own
patriotic duty in the present emer-
gency.

So. often has the patriotism of the
farmers of this country been appealed
to for increased food production as es-
sential to the winning of the war, not-
withstanding the increasing handicaps
with which they have been confronted;
in so many cases have they loyally rer
sponded without adequate financial re—
ward for their effort and sometimes

' with serious loss, that in many cases
they have become weary with well do-
ing, and have harbored a most natural
feeling that they were unfairly treated
by the government, which is giving
profitable contracts to manufacturers
everywhere for the production of war
necessities. This feeling is just as
naturally intensified by reading the
frequent reports of inefficiency in high
official places and inadequacy of pro-
duction in the vitally necessary depart-
ments which have'been stimulated at
,such vast expense.

Undoubtedly there is just ground for
many of the criticisms which have
been made with regard to the conduct
of war preparations. Unquestionably
there are incompetent men in charge
of many important government activi-
ties at the present time. Undeniably
there are some profiteers who are tak-
ing advantage of the country’s neces-
sity, even in the present emergency.
Exposures and criticisms are neces-
sary and helpful to the end that such
incompetence and dishonesty may be
eliminated, but they should not be per-
mitted to shake our faith in the gov-

‘ 'Zernment’s integrity or in the patriotic

{work of the thousands of oflicials and

citizens who are giving their best ef-
fQPts with scant recompense to aid
their country in its hour of greatest
need. It is as unfortunate as it seems
' *‘begunayoidable that the incompetent

  

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activities in the present crisis, but it
is a matter for congratulation that they
are but a small minority ohdwill con-
stantly grow less in number as the
war work progresses. And seeming
incompetence is not to be wondered at
when we censider the appalling magni-
tude of the task to be'accomplished.
Indeed, when this is considered we
may well marvel at the progress which
has been made.

We are prone to- underestimate the
crisis which we are facing because of
the distance of the theater of active
operations. But if the hosts of autoc-

umo .1110 no iuemespot e punog psq Aces
shores, or penetrated our exposed bor-

ders; if they.w-er-e training their high—
powered guns of seventy-six mile
range on our own capital, or practicing
the frightfulness which is but another
name for their vaunted “Kultur,” noth-
ing would deter any one of us from
doing our best “bit” to save the day.

Calm thought and reflection will con-
vince each of us that this is just as
necessary in the present emergency.
The principle of liberty is just as much
at stake. The most earnest pacifist
has but to consider What has happened
in Russia since the signing of a sep-
arate peace to be convinced of it. It
is not only wholly right and proper, for
us to insist on fair consideration and
a square deal for food producers in all
matters of government regulation.
This is our duty as well as our right.
But we must at the same time meas-
ure up to the supreme test of patriot-
ism and place the country’s need be-
fore our personal interests and help in
every possible way to win the war and
save the world from the ambitions of
autocracy, and do it now. To this end
we must produce as much food as pos—
sible, buy Liberty Bonds to the limit
of our ability and subscribe liberally to
war relief funds, in addition to cheer-
fully enduring such privation as may
be necessary in order to feed our arm-
ies and our allies so that this end may
be accomplished.

This/test may be a seVere one before
the end is accomplished. But the farm-
ers of Michigan and the country will
be equal to it. If all other classes of
our citizens withstand it equally as
well, the war will be won and the
cause of liberty will prevail.

The United States Food
Save Wheat Administration has call-
Fiour. ed public attention to
the fact that if we are
to furnish the Allies with the neces-
sary proportion of wheat to maintain
their war bread from now until the
next harvest which is a military neces-
sity, we must reduce our normal
monthly consumption at least fifty per
cent or to 21,000,000 bushels a month
as against a normal consumption of
42,000,000 bushels. Thievamount, ac-
cording to the computation of the Food
Administration, leaves for home con-
sumption approximately one and a half
pounds of wheat products weekly per
person.

A special appeal is made to the well-
to-do in our centers of population who
can make greater sacrifices in the con-
sumption of wheat products than can
the poor, also to the population of ag-
ricultural districts where other cereals
are more abundant, and where the
housewives are more skilled in the
preparation of other cereals than is the
case in the crowded centers of indus-
trial population. General attention is
called to the fact that there is now
available a surplus of potatoes and of
milk which, with the supply of 00m
and oats available will afford an excel-
lent ‘and nutritious diet.

In order'to affect the saving of wheat
voluntary assistance of the American
peeple is asked in the observance of
the following rulings: ‘

1.’ Householders t‘ousie not to exceed
a total, of meanness
week of wheat pmduc e per person;
T in, means not mpre than one and

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Public eating places and as. have.

to ‘ observe two wheatless days per

week Monday and Wednesday, asst:

present. In addition thereto, not to
serve to any one guest at anyone
meal, an aggregate of breadstuffs, mac-
aroni, crackers, pastry, pies, cakes,
wheat breakfast cereals containing a
total of more than two ounces of wheat
flour. No wheat products to be served
unless specially ordered. Public eating
establishments not to buy more than
six pounds of wheat prdoucts for each
ninety meals served thus conforming
with the limitations requested of the
householders. .

3. Retailers to sell not more than
one-eighth of a barrel of flour to any
town, customer at’any one time and
not more than one-quarter of a barrel
to any country customer at any one
time, and in no case to sell wheat pro-
ducts without the sale of an equal
weight of. other cereals.

4. We ask the bakers and grocers to
reduCe the volume of Victory bread
sold, by delivery of the three-quarter
pound loaf where one pound was sold
before, and corresponding proportions
in other weights. We also ask baker's
not to increase the amount of their
wheat flour purchases beyond seventy
per cent of the average monthly
amount purchased in the four months
prior to Maren 1. .

5. Manufacturers using wheat pro-
ducts for non-food purposes should
cease such use entirely.

There is no limit upon the use
of other cereals, flours, and meals,
corn, barley, buckwheat potato flour,
etc, etc.

This voluntary cooperation by the
public will be supplemented by such
limitation of distribution as may be
necessary until the, arrival of harvest
time, until which time the public is
asked to bear with the hardships in-
volved with the necessary patience.
While limitation of distribution may
be necessary to gain the needed coop-
eration in Wheat saving in industrial
centers, voluntary cooperation on the
part of the farm families will undoubt-
edly be general.
be an important factor in meeting the

present. military necessity, and, while

involving a commendable degree of
personal sacrifice will really not en-
tail great hardship in its accomplish-
ment.

The law of aver-
ages seems to have
operated to bring
an earlyspring fol-
lowing ‘an unusually severe winter.
Not. in many years has the ground be-
come settled so that it could be work-
ed so early as is the "case this spring.
The unusually warm March weather
following the heavy spring rains has
made possible early preparation for
spring grains on all well drained Mich-
igan soil. While these specially favor-
able weather conditions will doubtless
be interrupted, yet there is every indi-
cation that spring grains may be sown
earlier this year than in ordinary sea-
sons. Advantage should be taken of
this fact wherever possible, not only
because of the labor shortage, but as
well because better yields. are gener—
ally secured where spring grains are
sown early. This is particularly true
of spring wheat, of which a larger
acreage will be sown in Michigan than
ever before. It is also true to an al-
most equal degree with barley and oats
of which there will be a large acreage
sown this spring. With peas, early
sowing .is still more important. We
should improve a favorable opportu-
nity for the early sowing of the spring
crops this year.

Sow Spring Grains
Early.

 

HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.

‘ Foreign.

The European Wain—The long her-
alded drive of the Teutonic forces on
the western front was. initiated last
Thursday on a line fifty miles long cm
tending from Arras to La Fere. Ger-
many and her allies are using over

 

. 1,000,000 men in this greatest struggle

in the World’s hiStOI‘Y. the immediate
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flaming is new progress , not ,
mourns. This is a portion of-hth‘e xterrh ‘r
t ry giyen up by the’ Germans :a‘yem‘.
ago, when they retreated {to the in
mode Hindenburg line. It is further»
stated from ,, Berlin ”that fully 30,0100
British troops have been captured and
about .600 guns taken. The sacrifice
of the Teutons, hoWever, apparently
has been tremendous. Their attacks
were made in mass formations on a
scale never before attempted. The
strategy of the British defense has
been to gradually retreat and at the
same time pour a deadly machine and
artillery fire into the advancing col-
umns. Every itnaginable device for
fighting that can be of any possible
advantage; is being employed. Prob-
ably the latest innovation is a German
gun that is throwmg shells efromuSt.
Gdbain ‘Wood near Leon to Paris, ser-
enty miles away. The northern por-
tion of the line attacked appears to be
holding. On the twenty-fourth the
Canadian troops in the vicinity of Lens
carried out a gas drive, that resulted
in a heavy loss to the enemy. 'The
drive was on a scale hitherto unknowyn.
After the first four days of fighting the
Allied organization is intact and seems
to be gradually gaining advantage
through the retreat toward their stores
of supplies, while the Teuitons are
slowly finding it increasingly (11th
to bring up men and munitions over
ground that has been_la’id- waste by
shell fire. The World: is anxiously
waiting the outcome of the terrible
struggle. It is reported from Washing-
ton that Germany undertook the drive
.at this time 'to anticipate a joint land
and sea campaign by the Allies. Mili-
tary authorities predict a naval battle
of similar proportions to the struggle
that is now going on in northern
France. The expected sea struggle will
in all probability occur in the North
Sea. While Berlin reports are to the
effect that American troops were 09-"
posing them, in this great drive, it is
generally believe that the units in-
volved were engineers and other spe-
cial corps who were cooperatingwith
the British and French in northern
France. '

Last week the American overnme'n't
seized Dutch ships interns in Ameri~
can ports. England did .thesame with
Dutch. vessels in. English harbors. Hoi-
land has protested and now threatens
to split with the Allies by reason of
this seizure, which she contendsflto be
an unfriendly act. -

Japan delays the movement of troops
into Siberia. Uncertainty regarding
the political and military situation in
Russia and the atttude of the. United
States, in particular, regarding the ex-
pediency of such a movement, are as-
cribed as the reason for this delay.

President Carranza has declined to
accept, on the grounds of unconstitu-
tionality, the recent increase in his
salary granted by the legislature and
incorporated in the budget for the com-
,ing fiscal year. ’

National.

Approximately 230,000 men are now
engaged in shipbuilding in American
yards. There are about _600 ships un-
der course of construction.

The pooling of supplies of fuel oil to
satisfy the needs of essential indus-
tries has been ordered in the new dis-
tribution regulations of the govern-
ment. These orders are to be carried
out where necessary, regardless of _ex-
isting contracts. , .

It is assumed that the risk in navi-
gating through the war zone has been
greatly lessened since announcement
cf the treasury department at Wash-
ington that insurance on- hulls and
cargoes has been reduced three per
cent and life insurance from fifty cents
to twenty-five cents per $100 of payroll.

The Department of Labor thrdugh
the woman’s committee of the Council
of National Defense will inaugurate
the campaign on April 6 to prevent the
loss by death of at least 100,000 chil-
dren in the United States. MiChiga‘n’s
quota of this number is 2,800, which
is based on an estimated population of
298,654 children under five years of
age. , ,

Secretary Houston, 01’ 'the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, has issued a Call
to urban people to study the farm la— .
bor situation and to render such assist--
ance as they can to farmers during the
coming season. -In most, of our cities
and towns are large numbers of per-.
sons who have had farming eXperiencc
and who could render satisfactory ser-
vice on farms. ’ ' ’

Treasury officials and Congressional
leaders have agreed to a bill authoriz-
ing the sale of 200,000,000 ”silver. dol-
lars nowin the treasury. Silver pres.
ducers and dealers havehpag‘reed' to
sell *the cd‘un‘tryfs entire outputflfor the
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Should be Gathered by Men Who Have N 0 Financial Interest In the Crops or Produce Reported Upon.

UT few fully realize the compre-
,vh'ensive m'arketin'g service estab-
lished by‘ the United States Bu-
reau ot‘vM‘arkets. Since the problems
of marketing have been understood as
of economic value to producers, ade-
quate and reliable market information
has been held as of first importance
in the solution of these problems.
The principle features of this market
reporting service are as folloWs:
‘ 1. The daily reports show the carlot
shipments of important fruits and veg-

' etables'for the entire'United States; a

statement of the -f. o. 6. prices and
markeLconditions existing at import-

. ant shipping centers; a statement of
~ daily carlot receipts in the important

consuming markets and the jobbing
prices prevailing from day to day.
2.. The reports are issued daily dur-

~ ing the heavy- shipping season of any

one commodity, and cover all import-
ant perishable food commodities, in-
cluding apples, cantaloupes, grapes, on-
ions, peaches, white

commodities being reported. upon can
arrange with the nearest office of the
Bureau of Markets to secure this in-
formation daily, the only cost being
the expense of wiring from the gov-
ernment oflice.

7. Federal inspectors are now being
located at most of .the important mar-
kets of the country for the purpose of'
investigating and certifying to the con-
dition as to soundness of fruits, vege-
tables and other food products. This

'makes it possible for an upstate ship-

per to verify the report of a commis-
sion man or dealer on the condition of

a carioad of potatoes, or apples or

peaches. If the dealer reports. that
peaches are in a “rotten condition’? the
producer simply wires the federal in-
spector to investigate. This officer ex-
amines the fruit and makes out a
statement which will be received in
all courts as prima facie evidence of
the condition of the fruit at the time
of inspection. Armed with this state-

ment the producer is in a good position
to compel the dealer to settle on a just
basis. A list of the cities where fed-
eral inspectors are now located, or are
to be located, will be found below.
How the Information is Secured.
It would be difficult and practically
impossible for a private concern or as-
sociation to secure this data. But

'armed with the power and authority of

the government the agents of the Bu-
reau of Markets who go out to gather
the news, have the obstacles well over-
come~these men can demand infor-
mation if it is not voluntarily given,
and by reason of their governmental
connections reports are made to them
with more care than it usually would
be to a private party.

To secure data on the situation at
shipping points, the Bureau fo Mar-
kets maintains field stations in princi-
pal producing sections. during the busy
shipping season. Daily wires are sent
to Washington quoting prices at which

the bulk of the crop is moving, infor~ , ‘:
mation as to the demand, movement.
and quality and condition of the crop.

While the agents located in the pro~
ducing sections are forwarding their ,
findings other men occupying perma—
nent stations in leading jobbing cen-
ters of the country, compile daily tele-
grams giving quotations at which the
bulk of sales are being made, the num—
ber of cars of perishables arriving,
and when possible to do so, the num-
ber of cars on track, together with a
statement of the market conditions _
prevailing.

Then the Bureau is in touch with the
division superintendents of all rail-
roads in the United States, who send
daily telegrams to Washington, giving
the number of cars of the various com—
modities which moved from their re—
spective territory during the preceding
twenty-four hours.

Thus it will be seen that the Bureau
at Washington is in wire communica-
tion withwthe produc—

 

 

potatoes, sweet pota-

ing districts, the mar-

 

toes, tomatOes, water- M iNN.
melons, celery and al-
so dry beans.

3. The information
given as to carlot
shipments and arrivals
is obtained from the - * 5
railroads. The price '-
information is compil— may. 1'...
ed by salaried repre-
sentatives of this Bu-
reau stationed in the ‘
principal markets. and
shipping areas of the
country.

.- 4. A report of the
cold storage holdings
of the most important
food products in the
entire United States
is issued semi-month- -._
ly. This report shows
the total holding in
cold storage, the per-

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of the corresponding
period of the previous
year , J

5. Each Tuesday af— 5!.
ternoon 8. “Weekly 9
Market Review" is is-
sued by the Bureau.
This review is a sum~
mary of the daily mar-
ket'reports and is a
brief, concise review
of trade conditions
and prices of the pre-
ceding week. _

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ket centers and the
transportation compa—
nies, and has exact
data on prices, sup—
plies, and demand at
the point of origin and
the destination of the
shipments, as well as”
knowledge of the
quantity of the vari-
ous crops moving.

The foregoing infor—
mation is arranged
and wired daily over
leased telegraph lines
to the various offices
throughout the coun~
try. One of these offi-
ces is located in De-
troit from which office
the Market Depart—
ment of the Michigan‘
Farmer secures quota—
tions and information -
on the condition of
trade in the many
111arket centers 'of in—
terest to its readers,
and distributes this
news throughout the
great slate of Michi-
gan. The. market page
is held to the very lat-
est minute that read-
ers may secure the
best possible use of
this valuable federal
service. .

While the work of
this Bureau of the De—
partment of Agricul—
ture has already be—‘

 

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ing special telegraphic
quotations from any.
important. market on

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The News of the Various Markets of the Country is Wired: to Detroit Office of Bureau of Markets and
from there Sent through the Columns of The Michigan Farmer to its Thousands of Readers. Special
Free Market Service will be Provided on Request. '

country and especially
(Continued on p. 423). '

HowCan the Farmers Raise More Crops With Less Labor?

cle, “The Farmer Will do His

Sh'a‘re," asked me the following
question: “How can a farmer do it?
He is expected to raise more. craps
with less labors Are you not asking
the impossible?” , 1
‘I cannot tell just ex'actly how the.
farmer is going to do it, only I am sat-
isfled that he wilkdo it, because he

, A FRIEND, after reading my artia

. has got to do it. We are going to ask'
1h many instances almOst superhuman

the part of our army, the
' 9. goin “over there" to

   

By COLON

going for. America is in this struggle,
not from choice, but from duty. We
have gone into it after careful deliber-
ation, believing it the only course for
this nation to take. and have any self-
respect whatever, and, we areasking
our soldiers to go to France and with
the assistance of the British and the
French to practically annihilate Prus‘
sianism. Personally, I do not expect
they are going to do the whole job this
year, but next year they are going to
give Prussianism; a “knock-out" blow.

fNow it is not asking too 11inch of the

C. LILLIE

tighter if necessary, and produce
enough to see that these soldiers are
properly fed, clothed and taken care of.

Where is the labor coming from? I
don’t anticipate there will be as much
trouble about this as many people
seem to think. Some people are wring-
ing their hands now and getting hys-
terical about the matter, but that is no
way to do the job. Why, there are

enough of us “old fellows” over fifty

years of age, and above that, who have
not been performing much physical
labor in the last few years, . taking
t we consider a well-earned let-up
' ’ There are

‘to France to perhaps die in the tren

enough of us, I say, to take the place
of the young men who have been taken
from the farms.
and we will do it. The white collars
and the boiled shirts can be laid aside,
for a year or two if necessary, and be-
lieve me, one'of us fellows who hasn’t .
been doing much of this physical labor

lately is worth more than tWo or three

city fellows you can get who have no, ’
farm experience and it won’t hurt a“
bit. We can “come back” on the farm;
labor. proposition and it won’t be asks.
ing as much of us either, as the gov
ernment is asking of ~the boys who 8‘6.

   

  

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‘ -- growing bigger crops at lower cost
ought to know all about the
. , KRAUS PIVOT AXLE CULTIVATDR
' - Helps solve labor shortage—any boy old enough to drive
can work it. A touch of the loot guides shovels and
wheels to right or left through crooked rows or rough
”hillsides; the horses. do the rest.
Cultivate: Closer and Better at Hall the Labor Cost
, Simplest In construction, least number olparts, nothing
' .togetoutolorder. Outwearstwoorthrce ordinary riding
. cultivators Government statistics sent to »
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’ ‘ alarm clock a little eastern thei‘morn

ring and- work a little longer at night.
we can go back to first principles on
the labor proposition and we can do as
our forefathers did-and put in a fifteen
or sixteen hour day. We can do this
much willingly for Democracy and the
Flag. All of us can work a little hard-
.er. This will have a beneficial effect
on the hired help and upon the whole
family. Besides, for one or two years
now it won’t be asking very much of
the retired farmer, or of any farmer,
if he doesn’t have as many vacatidn
days as he has formerly had. Dr. Jor-
dan, in speaking at Lansing the other
day, said that the National Fobd Com-
mission worked Sundays as well as
week days, and they didn’t think that
they could do anything more righteous
on Sunday than working for the good
of the cause. If it is necessary, we
farmers will do the same thing. If
there is pressing work to be done on
the farm the best way a farmer'can
celebrate Decoration Day or Fourth
of July during this war, is to stay at
home and do that work. If we will
all do this there isn’t any question but
what the work can be done.

Neither do I believe that there is
any use of bidding up to exorbitant
figures for farm labor. If you can’t
get it for a decent figure you can’t get
it at all. With the prices fixed for

MY LABOR-SAVING METHOD IN
RAISING CUCUMBERS.

 

First plow the ground, fall plowing
is best In spring plow the fur1ows

six or eight feet apart, fill with good
manure, then keep harrowed until the
last of May, or as soon after as possi-
ble. Drive stakes in- furrows before
harrowing, then stretch line, plant the
seed with fingers, four to six inches
apart in furrow. When the plants
have four or five leaves, thin to about
eighteen inches apart in row, then hoe
and keep clean. Cultivate once a week
until they begin {0 vine, then pick ev-
ery day or every other day, according
to growth. We raised $107 worth off
one-half acre the first year, $89 worth
off three-quarters of an acre the sec-
ond year, and blight came when about
half bearing; $167 the third year off
one acre.

Huron Co. F. SWEENEY.

 

USES FOR SCOOP.

 

I have a few suggestions which I
think may more rightfully be termed
time saving.

A chicken coop or hog pen can be
cleaned in about one-half the time with
a grain scoop than it can with tools
ordinarily used.

Gravel may also be unloaded more
quickly with the grain scoop.

The horse stable may be cleaned in
about one-half the time with a scoop
fork.

No farmer should be without a. grain
scoop and scoop fork. I would not be
without them even though I could use
them for aforesaid purposes only.

Mecosta Co. A. PAULSON.

ON BUILDING ,CHIMNEYS.

 

The writer is often called on to as-

i sist in adjusting flre losses, and has
‘learned that many fires are caused
. from the chimney or flue, catching on
’ some timber, and opening one or more

of the mortar joints. The chimney
may be ever so~well built, but if .the
floor or-roof‘ timbers bind and" hold the
top part, and the lower part Settles, as
it will do, a fire is sure to Occur sooner
or later. This trouble more often hap-
pens at‘the point or peak of the roof,
as shown in the illustration at A A.

the shingles, and rests directly on

 

  

The water shed or table extends over

samepand if the weight of the chlm‘

intuition and War supply mantnacmrl

ers because they are working 011 a cost

and profit basis, they are simply in
shape to bid higher than the farmer.
Let them have this labor. Those
things mustbe done. There is no use
in the farmer bidding against the auto-
mobile manufacturer, because their
profits are such that they can beat the
farmer out at this game, and so, in-
stead of offering wages that we can’t
afford to pay, let’s do the work our‘
selves.

We will be working for a great
cause. We ought to do this work joy-
ously. We ought to consider it a priv-
ilege to be able to do something for
the benefit of humanity. Our forefath-
ers in gaining their independence from
Great Britain and establishing a gov-
ernment on the great principle that all

men practically are created free and.

equal, that every man is entitled to
life, liberty and the pursuit of happi-
ness, that every man is a sovereign
himself and has the privilege of doing
what he chooses to do so long as he
doesn’t interfere with the rights of oth-
ers; our forefathers, I say, when es-
toblishing this to u; of ,government,
made sacrifices that we will probably
not be called upon to make. Our fore-
fathers also, in defense of these princi-

ney is not sufficient to spring the roof
as the chimney settles, the brick will
be separated and soon the roof will
catch fire. In building new chimnéys,
if the water tables be placed about two
inches above the shingles, and tin
shingles used around the chimney, this
trouble will be avoided. In laying up

 

 

the brick, have the mason lay each
brick in a full bed of mortar, and
strike the joints on both sides with a
trowel. Do not allow any pargi-ng or
plastering, as it will soon fall‘ off and
leave the joints exposed, unless fire
clay be used. Be sure that no joists,
headers, etc., come closer than two
inches to the fine at any point. If this
is done, the weight of the flue will ov-
ercome any pressure of the flooring,
and baseboards, and you can feel that
your flue is safe. .
J. E. BRIDGMAN.
___.__.A..——-——-

H‘ANDLING MILK CANS EASILY.

 

Here is an elevator to get milk out
of basement stable easily when it would
otherwise have to be carried upstairs
by hand, and perhaps a long way
through the stable besides. I made
mine in half a day, and it has saved
me a lot of hard labor and time. Mine
is so placed to lower the milk in cow
tank to cool while milking.

The material I used was the piece of

plank cut from floor for the bottom of
elevator and a similar piece for the
top, four pieces of scrap iron 1xl’l/g in.
for the uprights and' a heavier piece
for riveting around uprights one foot
from the bottom to keep cans from tip-'
ping over, two three-wheel pulleys and
about sixty feet of three- eighths rope

for the hoist and {Our ten 1nch wide'

boards set on edge, tunnel“ shaped,
around the hole in the floor to keep
back litter

  

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farmer attempting to bid ageing the

  

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we will. have to do,“ and now when the
final test comes we ought @011 to Shirk
and I don’t believe we will: ‘

If ever a nation had a just cause for
declaring War upon another, in my
opinion, the United States had just
cause for declaring war upon Germany.
Every principle of international law
has been violated; every principle of
human rights has been sacrificed. The
Germans are trying to establish the
brutal, and barbaric principle that
might makes right, and it is the duty

of every citizen of this free govern-.

ment to not only do his bit but to do
his best to defeat them. All great
thinking men said in the first place
that this war would be won by the side
that had the last billion dollars. We
have that billion dollars, and more,
too, and we ought to use it to the last
dollar if necessary, and I believe that
we will. We have the resources; we
have the money; 'we have the men.
All we have to do is to have a united
nation, a united front, and in this
struggle for our homes and our birth-
rights the farmers are not goingto be
found wanting. The fighting blood of
the world is aroused against this mon-
strous “thing” now unmasked—“Gen
man Kultur.” Now is no time for hag-
.gling over details—“we have a Victory
to win. "

Suggestions for Busy Farmers

I put a rope fastener similar to- those
used on awnings above the floor to
hold elevator when up, and another
one below in the stable to use when
the cans were down to keep them the
proper distance in the water, lowering
the cans as they fill with milk. Ele.
rator is so placed that when lowered
f1 cm above it catches on edge of tank
.and is lowered again into the water
from below when required. Hooks can
'be attached to center of top to lower
milk pails, milk tubes, etc.

Jackson Co. L. B. BENTON.

CLOSING UP THE MAPLE SUGAR
RUN.

 

When the buds .have started on the
maples the sap becomes rather strong
and is spoken of as “buddy.” Buddy
sap produces a strong, stringy, dark—
colored syrup usually and the appear-
ance of the buds should indicate to
the operator that it is time to quit. He
.should now draw his operations too.
close and take care of the equipment.
The evaporator should be thoroughly
cleaned and boiled out with clear wa-
ter and all of the accumulation and
dirt removed. In other words, it
should be made as bright as new. It
may then be treated with a thin smear
of Weak syrup, applied as paint. The
pans should be stood on edge leaning
slightly so as to protect them from ac—
cumulation of drip moisture. The sap

buckets, if of tin or galvanized iron, “

should be brought in and rinsed out in
sap and allowed to dry in the sun.
Then place upside down singly in tiers
inside of the sugar room. When all
the equipment is dry and coated with
a film of' sap it Will not rust when in
storage. Buckets should not be‘ placed:
inside of each other, but should be
tiered up separately. The sugar house

should’then be closed up and the doors

locked. The next step is to immedi-
ately, or before the summer work op-
ens, fill the wood st'orage room with
next year’s supply of fuel.

Remember these points: “Use clean,
bright equipment, including buckets,
spil’es and pans; do’ not allow slovenly
methods of handling Sap or syrup any—
where; begin the sugar season by be-
ing clean; '
throughout the run and the result will
be a clean, bright, high-grade, deli-

.cately.;fla.vored syrup“ Michigan's Flnf

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three yea-rs tor the entire life-history
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' By DON B.

 

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WHELAN '

. M. A. C. Extension Specialist In Entomology

' . HERE "will be ' much damage

' ' done to‘c‘orn, potatoes, and- other
., , farm cropsthis coming summer;
that is, if the proper precautions are

'not taken to guard against their being

injured, if'no't‘d‘estroyed, by the white
grubs. This pest will be very abun-
d'ant in the eastern part of the state,
including the counties of'Huron, Sani-
lac, Tuscjola, 'St. Clair, Lapeer, Gene-

‘ see, Macomb, 'and Oakland, also in

portions of Saginaw, Shiawassee, Liv-
ingston, Washtenaw and Wayne coun-

ties. Another area. in the‘southwest-

ern part of the state, that will be af-

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The brood of grubs that will do the
damage this year is a later generation
of the 'ones that did so much damage in
the years of 1912 and 1915. It was es-
timated, by government experts, that
the:1912 brood destroyed over $12,000,-
000worth of crops in, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Illinois and Michigan. During 1915
this same brood did even greater dam-
age in theSe states and it is up to the
farmers in .these lecalities to decide
whether they wish this year’s brood
to destroy their crops. If corn is plant-
ed on ground that last year was in sod
it will stand a big chance of being par-
tially or even totally destroyed. Farm-
ers in the infested districts may have
to change their rotation if need be, to
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‘ tions of Van Buren, Calhoun, Berrien

and Branch.

White grubs are the larvae of “June-
bugs” or “May-beetles.” These brown,
robust beetles were quite numerous in
these localities last May and June, fly-
ing around the lights at night. In June
they laid their eggs in ground that was
covered with vegetation, sod, weedsf
timothy and small grains by choice.
These eggs hatched in about a month,
into tiny white grubs which fed, for a
time, on tender roots and decaying
matter. Then they worked their way
down into the soil where they passed
the fall and winter. Right now they
are hibernating in small earthen cells
a foot or more below the surface of
the ground. About the first of May
they will come up and begin feeding
upon their favorite food. Their de-
structiveness will last from the first of
May until the first of October unless

  

 

 

ain crop roots, while others will not be
touched by them. Other crops will be
eaten readily by them, but avoided as
places of egg laying. In order to es-
cape with the least possible injury we
must choose a rotation that will give
the least “comfort to the enemy.” A
rotation of oats, clover and. corn has
proven very satisfactory in some sec-
tions. Ground which was in corn or
which had a heavy stand of pure clover
last year willcontain, ordinarily, but
few grubs since the adult beetles do
not seek such land for laying their
eggs. The beetles prefer land in small
grains, timothy, or land covered with
weeds, for egg laying. Land which
was in wheat or cats last year may
contain many grubs this spring, but if
clover, Which is one of the least sus-
ceptible crops, follows, the grubs will
scarcely injure it. Aside from this, it
is "desirable to so arrange the rotation
that the least amount of land will be

something is done to prevent or hinder ’in timothy and,small "grains the years

them. Next fall they will once more
'Work their way deeper into the ground
where they will pass the winter and
next spring they will come near the
surface of the ground again to feed for

' a short time. A few weeks of feeding

and they transferm, within an earthen
cell; to a pupa, and finally into the
adult: beetlewhich remains there until

if:

     
   
 

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the beetles fly. During 1918 and
1921, it will be safer to let corn follow
corn, clover or some.cultivated crop.

Farmers of southern Kent county
met at Caledonia and took first steps
toward forming a cooperative elevator
company to buy and sell grain and
other farm produce. The association

Will have at‘least $15,000 capital, stock

subscriptions ranging from $50 to $500,
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Better protection
for a longer time

HE way to save money on painting is to do it
? so thoroughly and with paint so reliable that it

will not have to be done over again next year. -
l Sherwin -Williams make a special finish for each
farm need. ' It is this specializing that guarantees
for you the maximum of durability in whatever
Sherwin-Williams finish you buy. V '
Tell the Sherwin-Williams dealer what you want _y
to paint, stain or Varnish and he will see that you." i
get the right product for your purpose. ‘

Spraying is the only way to save your crop

But spraying with inferior materials is a waste of time and
money. ‘

Sherwin-Williams , if
Arsenate of Lead '

in powdered form

is cheaper than paste. You buy 'nowater, less weight to haul,"
no chance of leakage or deterioratioifklt mixes readily with .
water and stays mixed. Though deadly to insects, it does not.
burn the foliage. Try this effective insecticide. '

"re gladly send to farmers our painting booklet “The ABC

of Home Painting ” and authoritative spraying literatwe.

Adda”. The SHERWIN-WILLIAMS C0., 669 Canal Road, N. W“ Cleveland, Ohio

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ion lln- 1111"‘11 lh'lt! and upon tho wholé'
I‘:ttttilt'.
‘now it won't 111' :tslx‘in: \‘1't'y tnu1'lt ot‘
.the' I't‘tit't'Ii humor, or ()I‘ Illl_\' I':tt'nn~t',
.it‘ 111' (lomtt‘t llZIVI‘ us many 111111111111
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45 1.83.. BAGS EKTI‘lA 'ZOC EACH 20 PEI! CENT CLO‘.ER

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:tl: tt'tn I'lot'lt .1 iittlo- 1-:tt'lit-' in tho morn-
in" aunt 11111-1: ,1 titth- ion 11 :11, night.
\\1' 1':ttt go 11.111. to Iirs't pt'int'iplt's 011
itln- l: thot' tiitttit><l'itttt unit 111' um (10:18
out tort 1111111 rw' (int and put in :t Iit‘tt-t-n
or sixtw-n hour 11:11. \\'1- mm 111) this
lllllt‘lt u'illint;11 tor 1!t‘ll]()t'l‘it(‘) and 1111-
H: 1:: .\ll «11‘ 115 I‘Itll \\t)1'1\2l littlt- llilt'tl-

III-sitlwx', for «1111- or two yours

iltttt, in sit-writing :11 [musing tho otln-t'

‘tl:t\' .»-.:ti11 that thr- Nutiottztl l1‘ooti t‘otn-
:Itlir'ltnl ‘1‘.t)l'1{1'(1 81111111113 :15 111-11 11s
iwt-t'k 11mm :11111 thm' (litln't tltittlt tltztt
illlé‘) (‘tillltil1t)it11_\‘.11ill;;
ion Hunttzt) :ltztit '1\'(ll'1\‘1|tj_;‘ t‘ot' tln- gootl

llllil‘t‘ tight‘t-ous
111‘ 1111' t':ttt;<I' 11‘ it is ttI-t't-ssgit'). \Vt‘
:tt'tnI-t'~4 11111 1111 1111‘ sztttte- thinu‘. [Y
11111!' is prowing \\ot't< to lH‘ tiotn- on
1111- t‘urnt thi- htwt 11:11 :1 t‘:tt'1nt"t' mm
't-lt'ltt'ntt- 111'1'111'ttion “fly or l"ottt'tlt
'ot‘ .11111 tlttt‘in'u, 1111< \t‘tti‘, 14 to Stut' :11
home 111111 111) .hut norlq. it w:- will
:11] do 1111. titi'I‘t' ian't :tn_\ qttt'gtion hut
\\h:tt tln- \\Ht"~; t‘it.” 1JI' 1111110.

1 Xt-ithwr «to l bs-lie-H- that lllt“l‘(‘ is.
:ut). ttm- 11' 1111111111111, up to (‘\()l‘1)llttlll
‘11:;111'1'4 :‘ot t‘uttn inlmt‘. 11‘ ton 1':tn't
:.',1-t it tor :1 -l~'I'-'nt 11L’.lll‘t' \ou 1'tttt't .th't
:it :11 1111 \.\""t :‘111- [ii‘it‘v'< ilXt‘tl tor

MY LABOR SAVING METHOD IN
RAISING CUCUMBERS.

,11- ..:1'outnl, t‘:tll plowing:
111111;: plo\\ 1111' t‘ttt‘t‘tt'nx

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1tn:'.1tt 111', 111"." '.--v-p it.it't'o\H-1i ttntil tln-

E1:1.11 ot .\l;;_ or .1. oott Illit‘l :14 powi

1
iltli‘ ltt‘t'.1' ‘1‘.li\" 'n 1'111't'o\\.-1 111-1‘111‘1-
111:11:11” 111:. : 11 1'1 «112-1111 11111; plzint 1111-
:t'wt ".1511 ting-Ha, ton: to '»i\ int'ht-:<
:tpurt tit f‘tttr-w \,\,‘he-n tln- plsint
1111\1-to1tt'ot' '1 1' 11-.111». thin to :iliottt

l‘1L’,1111-I'I1 with" :1 tztt't in t‘1t\\ tltt'tt 111w
. l 1

tilti\:tl1‘ Inn-1- :t \\t'1'l\

:tntt 11-1-111'11'1:
1111111 '11“. 11";11 '11‘1‘1111',illt'ti [tit‘lx' t‘V'
I't't 11.:1 oi 11. otltm' 11:11 :u'i'ot'ttittf;
ionn' 11(111 11:11'31I- tir-t j.1-.'tr, :‘xH \t'ot'tlt
ot‘t‘ tht'1'1
mel ,1-.1t', :11111 4114111 t‘.‘|ttto‘ \\1lt‘lt Itl)(tlll

iltzilt 1)":tl'lllLL. 111137 lilt‘ lllltti \t'Ilt‘ ot‘t‘

I'i -. .. ..
11o proutit \\'»- tun-I11 5.11111 north (til
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'1tii.ti"'t :11 Jill HM" 1111- “'1‘

1(1111‘;t‘.'1'!‘.
ltitt'ott to I", .\“\t t "111'.

USES FOR SCOOP.

i hu- :1 f'I"-.\ -'1t."'.'--»«tion:-: \Villt‘lt 1

think may tnort' rightfully 111- 11-1'1111-11

ttnn' rdutttg

‘ A t'ltii'in-n (“mitt 111" 1111:: 511111 1':1n h1-

tt-lt-utn'tt tn riooitt otn limit 11111 tinn- unit

in 3.:1'21111 \I‘tmt) :Iszttt it run \Villl tools

5011 11111111) 11-11-11.

1 (lt':t\t'i ”111‘ .11-111 111- tittlozttit'tl t‘ttot‘t'

itlllit‘l'.1\ \‘itil tin- I,-,t':iitt swoop.

’l‘hs' 1l1H.-w" -.1.ttiit- tn:t\' 111- I'lt-uttt-tl in
iuhout «tin-11:11." thn- titnt' with :t #1111111
‘11)1'11’.

.\‘o 1‘11111"1‘ 8111111111 111' \t‘itlltilli :1 grain
1'111111 :ltt'i ‘-t‘t)Ittl 1.1)l‘ix. 1 \ttttliti 11111 114‘
\‘1ttitttttt litt‘ltt 1'\I'tt tltrittuit 1 t'tililtl llr't‘

ltilt'ttl tor 'ttot‘t'mtnt {ilii‘itIititwttt1111fl
i ,\1'-1‘1t-':t 1‘1) .\. 1’\tl.»11,\'.
i

ON BUiLDtNG CHIMNEYS.

'l‘ln- 11.11. :' 1-1111‘11'11 1-:1111-11 on to :15
r-l"l in 111111 1111:: iil‘t‘ ltt'w't‘fi, :11111 hug
lmtrnvtl 111:1! Inztnj- it '1-»-' :11'1- 1';1tt;~:1-1l
t‘t‘ont 1111'1‘11111111“ or 1111". 1";itt'hin:: on
sonn- tllttltt‘i itni op= ttivt}; 111111 or mort-

of tho mortar ioittts. ‘l‘ltt' 1'1titntn-_\'
‘111211' 111» 1-11-1' no 111-11 tittilt. hut it‘ tho
tloor 111' roof ‘1itnht-t's httnl :ttnl hold [111‘
‘top purl. :tlltl tin- low-'1' put'! xt-ttlt-s. or:
it nil] 1111.:1 fir:- 1 \‘1111'1' 1o 111-1-111' SOOHI‘I'
‘ it' lute-r 't‘hi< '1‘0111111' lIlt)i't‘ ottt'n hut»—
1ps-nx :11 1111- poitt1 or ttt'tll-I ot‘ 11n- root'.
11:1 shown in 1"11- illtt:;tt"ttiott :tt .-\ .-\.
-.-\'tt-n1l>' ott-r
tin- '-:lilll‘.:1“\, .iliti i‘t‘\l:‘ tlit‘t-t'tlt' on
1sum-1, :-t',:l :1‘1‘111- \\'1'ight of 1111- (rhini-

1’1‘1'1s- \\.tH-t' 1111-1 111' 1:11111'

farm products, tln'ro is no use of tho
turntt-t' :tttt'tnpting' to hitl against lllt'
tnunition 111111 wztr supply ttt:tnut’:t1'tttt'-
t'rs bot-2111m- tln-y Ett‘t‘ nothing on :t t'ost
:tnd profit httsis, lllt‘)‘ :tt't- 51111111} 111
shupo t1) hitl ltig‘ln't' than 1111‘ i‘:tt'tn-.'t'.
111-1 tht-m how- this lzthot'. ’I‘homa
thin-4s must 1)t‘ (10111‘. ’t‘ln-rt- is tto itse-
itt tht' I‘Ili'lllt‘l‘1)1tl(lill;’;:t§_,"étlltSi tin- :tttto—
ntohili- tnztnul‘ut'tttt't't', 1)t't'1‘tll\‘1t' Illt‘ll‘
protits :11'1- sut'h that tin-y 1-1111 1)1‘:ti tho
1‘111'1111'1' out :11, this gumr', and so, 111'
stt-utl ot‘ ot‘t‘vring‘ 11:1;4'1-5 th:tt 111- 1-:tn't
:tt‘iot'tl to 11:1}, it-t’s do 1111' work our-
HI'lVI'S.

\\‘1' \\'ill 1w
\‘1'1' ought to (it) this work jog:-
HtHl)‘. \\'I' ought lt)(‘()ll.\‘1€11‘1' it :1 pt'i1'~
ill-.21- to 111' :thlt- to 111) SUltlt‘illlltL" for
11w horn-tit ot‘ humanity. ()ut' I‘ot't-t‘:ttlt~

‘.\ot'l\'ittf.: 1111' :t gt'r'nt

('IlllSI‘.

org in training tln-it' littlt‘ttt‘lltit‘ttt't' t‘t'otn
tit't'ut ltritttin :tnd 1-stahlisltittg :1 gm-
t-t'ntnt-nt on tho grout Iti‘ltlt‘lt!1t‘tllitt 2111
MINI pt‘:14'tit':tll_\‘ :tt't- t't't'utt-tl I‘t't-I- :ttnl
t-tittul, tlt:tt 1-11'1'1' tnutt is t‘lllilli'tl to
lit‘I'. illtt‘l‘l} and 1111- pursuit ot‘ hoppi-
nt'ss, thut t-Vt-t'y man is :t sow'ro'iun
ltitnst-lt‘ 211111 11:15 111:- pt'i'~.'ilt-:11 oI‘ doing“

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\\'lt:tt ltt- 1_'lt1111.\'1's to (11) so long :t.\' 111'
tlot'sn‘t intt-t't'i-t'v with 1111- rights of 11111-
1"t'.\': our t‘ort-l’utln-t's, 1 my, win-:1
”13,1: hing this 1‘1 . ()t‘ ;*1)\t'i'll!tlt‘ttt,
tntttlt- Sitt‘l‘lilt‘tls‘ thztt \1'1- nill prolmhl;
11111 111- t‘étlit‘tl 11111111 to ttt'1l~'1-. ()ut' tore--

I‘ntln-rs illH). itt tlvt‘t'nx‘t- ot' tin-5.- prim-i

Suggestions for Bus

11111 i\' not >lli1lt’lt‘ll‘1 to <ptini; tin- t'oot‘
t'liitttttt't \1‘1111'5, titt- 111'i1".\ \\ill

ht- :H'ttztl'ntt‘d iltitl soon 1111‘ root will

.‘ts' 1111"

t‘:tl('ll Iit't'. ltt 1tlliltlltli'. Ilt‘\\ t'ltlilliHW‘,
tt‘ tln- \\:ttt r l:ll)11‘-1 hI- plum-11 :thott‘ "111
int-ho» :thow- tltv- illitttglt'x, 111111 tin
whinglt's tin-11 :tt'otttnl tin-1-‘11ittt1'11'j.,tiii~1

It'tttlltlt‘ \\'ill 1)“ :tvoitln'tl. lil 1:13.111; up

MARCH 30.1918.
1111's in our Civil Vt'ar (lltl 11101‘1‘ than
111- \\‘ill 1121\'(‘ to (10, and now Witt-n 1111-
illtttl tvst, mint-H \Vt- ought, not to Hllll‘k
and i don't l)t*1ié‘\'t‘ we will.

It‘ mm :1 nzttiott hztd :1 just ('uusv t‘or
«torturing wut' upon :tttotln'r, in my
opinion, tin' lj'ttitod Stzttr's 11:111 just
('uust' I'ot‘ 1‘11-1'1:tt'in;;' \t'ut' upon (It-rttturtjv
pritt1'iplt- ot‘ illlt‘t'it:|ll()ll:11 l:t‘.‘.
t‘\'t‘I‘_\' print'ipit' ot‘
fiEH‘l'lilCt‘ll. 'l‘lti'

1‘1\'t't'_\'
11:13 l)t-1-tt \‘iolutt'il;
hutnutt ILLlltS 11:15 1)t't‘ll
tit-t'tnutm :1r1- trying to t‘Hl:tl)ll>‘lt 1111-
hrutul, :ttnl l):trlt:tt'i(: pt'int'iplt- that
might ntnlu-s right, and it is 1111- 11m}.
ot‘ (wort ('111711‘11 ol‘ this t‘t't-t- L‘JHI‘I‘H'
nn'nt to not only do his hit hut to 1111
his 111-141 to tlut‘wztt, tho-tn. All gt‘wtt.
thinking :111-n \‘Hitl itt 1111- Iirst. pint-1:
thut this \\:tl'\\'1)ltldl)t‘ won 1)) tin- :1i1tt'1
Ih:tt 111111 1111- lust, billion dollars. \\'1e
1111\‘1‘ tltztt 1)llii()ll tlollut's. 111111 more,
too, .‘llltl 111' ought to 1151‘ it to tho 1:th
tlollut' it‘ tit-t't-ssut'y, :tntt 1 1)1‘1l!‘\"' littlt
111' “ill. \\'1' lt:t\'1- tht- rt'sourt'ns; \xt-
1121\1' 1111‘ mom-1'; 111' 11:111- tln' int-1'1
.\li wr- 112111' to 1111 is to 11:1'11' :t ttnitI-tl
nation, :1 lllliit‘d I‘ront, :unl in 11114
>111 11:411- 1112' our 11111111»: and our lit:1,.
rights tln' t‘:tt'tnI-t'.\' :tt'v not goinq to 111-.
i'ottutl \\:tntin:. 't'ln- lighting
1111- “(Mid is :tv'ott<1-tt :tguinst this nton
ttntnzistu-tt "111-11

11111011 01“
4ttottx' “thing" now
mutt lx‘ultut' " Now is1'1otittto-t‘ot'h'tq
g'llllgtt\t‘t‘1i"l1’lll\‘ “\u- 11:11'1- :t \‘ltf‘, t

to win

Farmers

I put :1 t'opt- tustv'ttt't' >ilttll;tl‘ to thow'

11-41-11 on it‘KltlllL’x‘ :tltott- tin- floor to
hoiIl 1'l~"~.;11or 11131-11 up, lttt([ :tttotht't
mt“ ilt‘ltH‘t 1:1 :111' xtultlt' to um- '-\1lt'11
1‘1111 1-.1:t~< .\'I~I111toxttt 1111(1'1‘11 tin-tit 111”

pt'otwt' 1114:1111-1- iu ilH' wot-r, [mm-ring
the- 1':tu~ Its 1111-\ till \\i|ll 111111\: 1111*

;t1or i4 ~11 plum-11 111111 \\1tr'tt 111221'1‘1111

t‘t'ottt :thoxt- it 1’1llt‘1lt‘\ on 1-11121-111‘ lélllii

   

 

 

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11:111- the. mason 1:1} with
tnortui', 111111

1111‘ brit'k,
111‘11‘11' in :t 11111 1)t‘tl oi‘
mtrilw 1111- joint. on both :Iitlm 1-1111 :1
ll‘tl\\(‘1. lio not, :tllon :ttrx' purving or
plustt't'inq, :m' it will <oon I‘:tIl oI‘I‘ :tttti
11-:111- tln- 11111th t-xpom'tl, unit-:4.- ilt't'
I'lzt} 1H‘ 11:41-11. 1%:- Slll't‘ tlt:tt no _ioi\'t>,
llt'Iltlt'l‘S, t‘lt'.‘ (‘1!1111‘ 1'ltist't‘ litutt t\.\o
1111‘111‘HiU1116‘11l11‘2ll :ttt) point 11 this
ix‘ 11otn-, 11n- \1‘oigltt 111‘ 1111‘ 11111' 11111 111-
1-t't'otnt- any iti‘t‘H\lll‘t' 111‘ NW 1'lootin.;.
:intl 1!Il.\’t'1!(t£li‘(1.\. 211111 11111 1'1111 I'm-l 111:1!
tour [1111' is bill‘t‘.
.1. 1'1. 111:11111\t\,\.

HANDLING MILK CANS EASILY.

11t‘I't‘ is :111 t'lt‘\1‘tlttl‘ to ,m-t mill: out
11‘ 1121.4111111-111 Si;ll)11't‘11511) \Vilt‘ll it would
(11111‘1'1V1St‘ il:t\1' to 111- 1';tt't't<'11 tittetuitx‘
111‘ ltzttt'l, :tttti pit’it:tp;1' :t 11111;: \.\:t).

lllt‘tHlL‘il tin- 51:11)!“ 111-:1111'::. 1 1111111 '
ltllllt' itt 112111 :1 11:11. and it 1t:t: 5:1'11'11
nn' :1 lot oi 11:!1'11 l:11>ot':ttttl llIllt'. Him-

is so plum-11 to it)\\'1't' illt' mitt: In Hm
121111: to 111111 \\11111‘ txtiliring‘,
'l‘ltt' tttzttt't‘iztl l ll‘it‘tl ‘~\‘:l': thv' pt -1'1- 111'

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plzittlt (‘tll t‘rotn I‘tot' for 1111' t1ott11m 111‘
l

1'1I'\';ltt)t‘ :tttd :1 similar 1)1t‘t‘t‘ 1111' Im-
top, four I)it'(‘t‘:~ ot‘ st't'up iron 1*.11. in,
1111' 1111‘ uprights 211111 :1 iit‘It\1t‘1‘ pit-1'1-
t‘ot' t'i\'t'tittg‘ :tt'otttttl ttpt'iuhh ()1'1I‘ t‘oot
t‘t'otn tln- hottont ltt't'p runs "t'otn tip~
pin: ow't', t\\'o tht't't' wln-t-i [11111019211111
:thout sixty t‘t-t't ot‘ llll‘t't‘i‘lLLlllilN I‘UIH‘
t‘ot' tln- hoist :tntl I‘out' lt‘lllilt‘ll Witit'
11t1lll'tin sot on 1-111111, t‘utttn-l shupt-tt.
:tt'ountl tht- holt- in tho- iloor to 11(‘1‘11
httt'h littt'r.

:11111 t-.' ltt\\1't‘t'-1 :11121111 111111 1111- .\:|lt'i'

it‘rotn tit-Iota ‘.\1)t‘tt 1'!‘t[lll!'l‘11_ 11<)t)l'.<t‘;ttl
111- :ttt:tt'lti'tt to 1-1-1111-1' 111‘ mp 111 loan-r
1-1111}. [titil'%, mi 1. IHlM‘N‘, 1-11'.

.I'tt'lt-«itt 1‘1), 1.. 1’1, 11‘\IH\,
CLOSING UP THE MAPLE SUGAR

RUN.

‘.\ite'tt the- 111111» 1111'.-
ttt:tp|1-~. 1111- "I'ttt hut-111111» 1"11111-1' .wlt‘ttttL’.
11111111)
-~'ttitt;;,, 112l1‘1\'

~E:tt'tt'11 on 7111'

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:11111 is ,~~[t()1(1‘it ot‘ 11: ”111111111.
\up tit'litlllt't‘x :1 strong,
t‘tiitti‘l'tl xfii'llp u<ttullt :11111 1111' :tppt'ut'
1ttlt't‘ 111‘ tht- ltlltlfi‘ \lltHlitl in.iiI':itt- to
tln- ()IH‘l'illtH‘ 111:1: it is tinn- to quit. 111‘
should now ilt‘:t\\ his opt't'ution-< to :1,
«low :ttnl tztlu' (‘IIl‘t‘ oi tho t‘tttllttltlt'lll
'l‘ht- 1'\:tpot‘;ttot' >1ttttilti 111‘ thoroughly
('lt'utH'Il :ttttl 1)()11“Ii out with t'lt'ur '11::1
It't‘ :ttnl :tll ot‘ tht- :tt't'tlllllllHllth and
dirt l‘t‘llt()\t’tl. ltt UtltI‘t' \1111'11<, it
shoultl 111' tnutit- :ts 1)I‘1L;lli :1» III'W. lt
111:1) then 1)1‘1I‘t‘ltl“11 “1111;111111151111‘211’
ot' \t't-ul: H)I‘ll[i, .‘tltttllt'tl :t~: puint. ’l‘ht'
puns sltoultl 111' $10011 on ml'w- 1"?tttitlL‘.
.l‘ightlt' M, :1: to pt'otm't tllI‘tll t‘t'ottt 211'
t'umulntiott ot‘ tll'l]! moi-411112 'l‘ln- «up
1)ll(‘1\’t‘l.\‘, 11‘ ot‘ tin or Lgulxztnixwt iron,
sltoultl l>1-lu'11u;_:ht in :11111 t'inswl out itt
sup :tntl Zillt)\\t'(l to 111') in the- at)”.
slittixl) i1". tiI't‘H
\\'ltt'tt 2111
1111' t-tttlitttttt'ttl 1' 111') :tttti 1'1):ttt'11 ‘ztitlt

’I‘ltI-n 111:11'1- upsitlo- (town
lIlSitit‘ 111‘ 1111' ~1tt::tr room

:1 Iiltn ot‘ map it \t'ill not rust \1'111-11 in

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qotng'r‘ 11111'111 t-x Slltilliti not ht- plum-:1

ltlSltiI‘ ot‘ t'JtI‘ll otin't‘, hut \1tétlllIl 1n-
llt‘l't'tl up «porno-1‘1. ’l‘ln- >11.L',ztl' housv
shoultl tItt-tt 11t‘1‘1t!.~t‘t1

lorln-tl. ’l‘itt' El€'\l Mitt i4 to litlllthi

1111:11111 1.111' doors

«‘tlt'l). Hi' lit't'oro' tltt' :1ttttttttt-t \\'Htl\' op»
t-tts, till tin- \\‘ootl stot'ugo room with
HllIttll) 111‘ 11111

lit'lllt'ltllh‘t' tln'm' points
lil’ltilll wouipttn-nt, int-hitting~ httrlu-ts,

spile's :ttttt puns: to not allow siow-ttly

tlt‘\l _\'t‘:tl“\
“lvsv t'lt'utt.

int-thotls ot‘ handling: sup or syrup .ttty-
1)t‘fi.’,‘1ll tln- SllLlIti' .s't':t<on hr l)1-v
in: I'lt-zttt; low-p t't't-t'ytltittg' ('11-:111
throughout 1111- run :unl tho i't‘HlllI will
bright. illf’ll'L 1:1111', 'lt'li~~
t'.‘tlt‘1}' tl:t\'or1'11 syrup. \li1'ltiuztn 5' Pin-
t-st l’t'otlut't

Mit'h. Ag. Col. 1".

\Vltt't't';

111- :t t'lt-utt,

ll. S-\.\'t-'ot:11.

 

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M. A. C. Extension Specialist, ln Entomology

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I AND HELP WIN THE WARE}
We Guarantee 35% Saving

“Since installing a Caloric Pipeless Furnace, I am heating my
entire house of seven rooms on less than it formerly took to
heat one room with a. double heater. " H. H. COOPER.
726 Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, Md.
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Greenfield, Iowa

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room down stairs.
five rooms and bath
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nace heats it to per-
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kept only part of the
house heated."
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to obtain, the Caloric becomes a na-

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The cause of its superiority lies in the pat-
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to sell it on an absolute guarantee of

satisfaction and 35% fuel saving.
The dealer will show these principles
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the Calmic leads. If you don't ,
know the dealer. write for his '
name and our book "Progress,”
which tells the story of suc-

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Problems of Our Mllk Producers

By R. C. REED
Secretary Michigan Milk Producers’ Associauon

MICHIGAN MILK PRODUCERS. ..

In these columns R.- C. Reed, of Howell, your auociational secretary, w1ll
give from time to time a. summary of current news on the milk and dairy eit-
nation in this state, and advise you individually, and also your local associa—
tion, how beet to meet the various problems now confronting the produced-:1
Watch each issue of the Michigan Further that you may be thoroughly and»

prevent.

quickly informed on every step undertaken by your organization—Eds.

 

product

, lLK, the perishable ,
. should have certain nearby

points of market. Each milk

imarket should. be distinct in itself, and
3should be dependent upon a definite

producing territory. Attempts to se-

gcure. an outside supply invariably de-
fmoralizes the market.

- Buyere’ Methods of Keeping Down
Prices. -
The methods that have been used to

.cheapen milk prices and keep it be-
low the {cost of. production, have been
for the buyers to send milk from one
fmarket to another for the purpose of

creating a surplus. This the producer
must awaken to face and stand firm to
For some reason, the cause
'of which I am not able to State at the
present time, the condensaries in cer-

tain sections are piling up vast quan-
tities of milk. Whether this is attribu-
table to government action, or to the

lack of shipping facilities, or to the de-
termination on the pa1t of the g1eat
condensing 1nte1 ests to force the price
of milk down, are questions for inves-
tigation and final analysis.

Every local organization should be
alive and awake at the present time.
We must not allow the alertness of
the great condensing interests to de-
stroy this industry.

An Impending Crisis to Meet.

Never since the organization of the
Michigan Milk Producers’ Association
has there been a time when we needed
more the wisdom of sound common
sense, to help in the wise adjustment
of means to ends, than we do today.
The fate of the dairy industry in Mich-
igan is hanging in the balance. With
the curtailment of the amount of milk
that is being made into-the condensed
product there is certain to be a corres-
ponding surplus which will be used to
destroy our city markets unless drastic
efforts are made to protect these mar—
kets against this surplus during the
next few weeks. We must solidify our

organization to meet this impending

crisis or hundreds of carloads of cows
will leave our state.

While we know very little of the ins
and outs of the present letting up in

jthe manufacture of condensed milk, we

do know that we must protect our-
selves against the coming surplus if
we succeed in stabilizing prices so that
there shall be an inducement for farm-
ers to keep their cows. With millions
of people starving for nature’s most
perfect food on the one hand, and the
big condensing plants shutting down
production on the other hand, the sit-
uation is, indeed, puzzling to the best
posted students of the present markets.

We are getting a great big lot of ad—
vice about the situation, and many
prophecies, almost all, are to the effect
that for the next few years, profits
must come to the men who are willing
to hold together and keep their good
cows. So long as wartime feed prices
continue it is going toumean that we
must keep our heads and figure close-
ly. It is no time to get rattled and
all crowd to one side of the ship that
is keeping us afloat. We must use rea-
son and common sense in protecting

our markets if we are to continue right
along in the business.

Must Handle Surplus Milk.
It is easy for the dairy farmer to sell

his cattle and go out ‘of the milk pro-
ducing business, but it is not an easy
matter for him to take up any new
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farmersm must some til en, vital pro "

maintain the productivity. of his land.
Remove the dairy cows from Michigan
farms and it will mark the beginning
of a decline of our agriculture If we
are to protect our homes, our farms
and our investments in cattle, build;
lugs and equipment, we'must protect
the dairy industry. The only logical

way for us to do these things .is to.

meet the impending crisis with a firm '

determination to handle this surplus
of milk during the next few weeks so
that it can". not be used as a weapon
against us to destroy our markets and
bring about a general decline in prices.

The fact that the big condensary
plants. throughout the country have ac-
cumulated a big surplus of canned milk
and that they are beginning to cut
down the output of the product should
be well understood by every member
of the Michigan Milk Producers’ Asso-
ciation. It is my desire that every 10-
.cal officer shall make plans to explain

these conditions to members and make -

every effort possible to hold them in
line until the situation clears. It may
be doing the condensary men an injus-

ticé to claim that they are holding up'

the situation, but it surely seems al-
most incredible that they should be go-
ing ahead with their work of erecting
new plants and developing new terri—
tory unless they are assured of a prof-
itable outlet for their product. Reason—
ing along the same lines it would seem
advisable for our dairy farmers tohold
on to their good cows and do every—
thing possible to weather the coming
storm and maintain prices so that they
will be in a position to make fair prof-
its from their cows.

Tendencies that May Make Stabilizing

of Dairy Business More Difficult.

In visiting many farms throughout
the state of Michigan I find that there
is a strong tendency to depend more
upon pasture, silage and soiling CFODS
and produEe more milk during the
summer months. On other farms the
tendency is to sell the cows and grow
up herds of young cows in hopes that
by the time they reach maturity the
milk situation will clear itself. I want
to warn against these tendencies for I
believe they are leading tie in the
wrong direction and that we must set-
tle some of these vital problems of
selling and distributing our milk before
the dairy business of Michigan can
ever be made to pay decent profits.

The producers who are planning to
produce more summer milk figure that
the manufacturers and feed dealers
are controlling the cost of production
during the winter months so that the
price of winter milk is below the cost
of production, which We all know the
recent investigations in other states
show. They reason that they can pro
duce summer milk with less expense
for purchased feeds. This is undoubt-
edly true but unfortunately we are fac-
ing a spring and summer surplus al~
ready and with the condensary plants
backing up on. handling this surplus
the situation is becoming more serious
every day. ‘

Why Support is Needed Now.

The producers who afe selling their
cows and growing up herds of young
cows will find the situation no better
in the years to come unless they stand
by their guns and support your organ-
ization in its efforts to stabilize pro-
duction and maintain prices through
the present crisis. Michigan dairy

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USINESS houses havealways been
.judged- mere or less by the ap-
pearance of their letters. Farm-

ers formerly. found little time jor Cot-
respondence concerning their business
and limited their writing to friendship
letters. Now, it is interesting to Study
the farm_ journals and daily papers
throughout their advertising sections
and‘ note how manyfarmers are carry-
ing on a business that depends. largely
upon transactions through the mail.
The number of farmers who must use
business letters frequently, is rapidly
increasing.

A good letter head is an excellent
advertisement for a farm. This may
contain the namefioi’; the farm and a
list of its principal products far sale,
or it may be illustrated with a clear
«photograph of a scene on: the farm. A

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fruit farm should not illustrate its let- .

ters with a live stoCk photograph and
a breeder of pure-bred stock would

. hardly wish to place a peach or an ap-
ple at the head of the stationery. This
seems needless to mention, and yet it
is surprising how many letter heads
used by farmers are illustrated with
photographs that 1eally do not match
up at all with the principal business of
the farm.

A farmer need not know much about
the printing business if he is'willing to
accept advice f1o'm‘ a printer. They do
know their business and are willing to
advise a prospective customer concern-
ing the best methods of illustrating
and printing letter heads and envelope
to be used in the farming business. In

' all the writer’s --re1ations with other
business men he has never found any
class of men more willing to be helpful
in a friendly sort of manner than the
printers who were helping him to learn
a few of the principal points of their
business. The printer can become one
of the best friends of the business
farmer who must use letter heads, ad-
vertising circulars and many kinds of
printed announcements. Most printers
have samples of their work Which are
worth careful study before the order is
placed.

Writing the Letter.

A farm business letter should be

'clearly written to avoid misunderstand-
ings. It must be short. and t0'the point
and yet not so short and carelessly
written 'that‘ essential information is
neglected. A prospective buyer of live
stock is often influenced by the type of
a reply which cOmes from his inquiry.
He appreciates a prompt answer and it
pays to be prompt in all business deals

. that are carriedon through'the mails.
‘ A neglected letter may mean a 10st
sale. Many farmers who may. have
had poor results from advertising "owe

along all information desired by the
prospective customer. It is well to re-
member that an advertiser of a certain
article is really competing for business
with, every other advertiser of the
same product. The‘essential facts in
two advertisements may be about the
same, but the results of the advertis-
ing may be different because of the.

 

on a satisfactory correspondence.

For example, Smith and Jones both
advertise pure-bred calves in the same
farm journal.‘ Then they are compet-
ing with each other to obtain the or-
ders of any readers of that paper Wish-
ing to buy calves. ’It isa‘pparent‘ that

advertisement and then wait “for the
ansWers. Then: the farmer’s letter
steps in‘, as the second factor in'th‘e '
business transaction and if this letter
makes a poor impressiOn it may lose
sale while if its business-like appear:

   
  
 
 
 
 

  

 

their failure to a general neglect to-
answer inquiries promptly and send 5

superior ability of one, farmer to carry .

the reader. may answer more than one »

spector, 400 Old Custom House, Third

 

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chance- of making a sale than Jones, if

Jones writes. carelessly and -— gives ' a
.Th’isr‘isapttobe'
true, even though the product to be

wrong impression.

sold is essentially of the same quality
and value in each case.
Filing Business Letters.
It pays to file all letters received
fr0m customers and all answers of im-
portance. ’ These may be valuable for
future reference it any misunderstand-
ings arise conce‘rning a deal. The use
of a typewriter and the making of a
carbon copy of every important letter

will prove of value to the business '

”farmer. It is often desirable to know
just exactly what you said in a letter
written hastily ten Weeks ago, and a

carefully filed carbOn copy will tell the ,2

story acourately.

RELIABLE MARKET REPoR‘rs.

 

(Continued from page 419).
to producers,_ (nOtWithstanding some
of the mistakes it has made), the in-
telligence work is by no means the
least of its constructive undertakings.
Market news gathered by men who are
unprejudiced, and financially disinter-
ested, is much more reliable than in-
formation gathered and published by
persons or concerns who buy and sell.
Not only has the Bureau this advan;
tage but through its organization it is
now in a position to extend another
valuable service to producers and co-
operative organizations—the providing
of federal market inspectors.

Government Inspection of Fruits and

Vegetables.

The Food Products Inspection Ser-
vice is now available to shippers in
the markets named below and it' is ex-
pected that in the very near future
the service will be established also in
San Francisco, Denver, Detroit, Indi-
anapolis, Atlanta, Birmingham, Buf-
falo and Omaha.

Baltimore, Md., Washington Office.

Boston, Mass., C. E. Merrill, Inspec-
tor, 408 Fidelity Bldg, 148 State St.

Chicago, 111., D. B. Pratt, Supervising
Inspector, 604 Distributors’ Bldg, 236
North Clark Street.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Howard E. Kram-
er, 307 Johnson Building.

Cleveland, Ohio, R. ,-C. Butner, In-
spector, 8 Exchange Bldg. .

Dallas, Texas, Forth Worth Ofiice.

Fort Worth, Texas, L. G. Schultz,

Inspector, 505 Moore Bldg, Tenth and
Main Streets.

Galveston, Texas, Houston Office.

Houston, Texas, Wesley- V. Steph-
ens, Inspector, 307 Southern! Pacific
Building. ‘
f Jacksonville, Fla., T. 0. Curry, 909
Bisbee Building.— ' ~

Jersey City, N. J., New York Office.

Kansas City, Mo., F. E. DeSellem,‘
Supervising Inspector, 202 Produce Ex-
change Building.

Memphis, Tenn., L. J. Weishaar, In-
spector, 804 Exchange Building.

Minneapolis, Minn, W. F. Selleck,
Inspector, 300 Market State Bank
Building. ,

New'OrleanshLau F. H. Lister, In-
spector, 314' Metropolitan Building.

New 'York, N. Y'., E. L. Markell, Su-
pervision Inspector, 707 Fruit Trade
Bldg, 204 Franklin Street

Oklahoma City, Ok., F. A. L. Bloom,
Inspector, Bureau of Markets.

‘ Philadelphia, Pa., R. J. Russell, In-
spector, 315 Insurance Ex‘change“Bldg.,
Third ' and Walnut Streets.

Pittsburgh, Pa., F. G Robb Inspec-
tor, 303 Kellerman Bldg., Eighteenth
and Pennsylvania Avenuesr ,

Providence, R. 1., Boston, Office.

St, Louis, Mo., Fred T. Byran, In-

and Olive Streets. .
Bt. Paul, Minn;, Minneapolis Office.
Washington, .

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of potatoes per acre.

Bugs are bad, but blight
that cause it can be seen only

cold water.

I have mixed my last barrel.

tables as it is for potatoes.

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When you spray only with porson you are not getting
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It was diSCOVered lon'g ago that potatoes produce more
heavily when sprayed with a suitable fungicide. ‘ .
' The New York Experiment Station says—5 It does not

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Spray to prevent blight—it pays.

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Pyrex is a smooth, creamy paste, all ready to use by mixing with
It mixes easily and saves time and labor.
a friend, the Editor of “The Fruit Belt” says:
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I now use Pyrex.”

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Cran berryog
‘ By, RALPH W. PETERSON

(Continued from last we‘ék).

HE cost of maintenance of the
bog‘is very’small as. compared
, . with the original construction
cost. - The weeds must be kept in
check regardless of the expense in-
volved although it should not run over
$75 an acre for the first two years and
Certain
kinds of marsh grasses are almost im-
possible to eradicate if they are al-
lowed to become established on a bog.
Horse tail will also cause the bog own-
,er much concern if it becomes wide-

: spread.- Moss soon covers the sand if
- the surface is kept too moist.
' sulphate solution of twenty per cent is
. helpful but'the continued nae of the

An iron

spray is hard on the vines.- A handy

' little tool for weeding ”is a weeding
. hook
j' among‘the vines.

enables one to work in
All roots should be
removed in weeding if possible. Sand
is also very effective in smothering out
the weeds. .

that

Resand in Fall.

Some resanding should be done an-
nually on a bearing bog as a protec-
tion against frost and insects, one-half
inch of sand is spread in the fall or in
the winter on, the ice. The small ap-
plication of sand also helps the new
runners to take hold and become
rooted.

After harvest season is over, some
straggling vines will be found over the
bog as a result of dense growth and
the use of the cranberry scoop. The
bog is gone over with a pruning knife
and rake and thinned out.

care of a bog is the use of the water.
The water answers a triple purpose.
It furnishes the vines plant food in a
soluble form, it is a 'good insurance
against frost, and it is very effective in
the coutrol of insects. In some cases
the berries are picked “on the flood”
and allowed to float down to the outlet
where they are secured. This is a poor
method of harvesting, however, as it is
an endless job to dry them.

Watering the 809.

The water is put on the bog in the
fall just before the snow flies and kept
on until early in the Spring. The vines
become frozen in the ice and during
warm days the water from the melted

. ice» must not be allowed to accumulate

under the ice and heave out the vines.
Holding the water on the bog until
May 25 every second year is a very
effective way of killing the pupae of
the fruit worm. Another reflow for
two days early in June acts as apre-
caution against the fire worm. and oth-
er pests. If frost threatens on any of
the late spring nights the water must
be rushed into the. ditches as a. precau-
tion. Usually-enough heat is radiated
from the water without covering the
vines. It may again be necessary to
flood the crop around harvest time if
there is danger of a freeze.
Harvesting the Crop.

The harvesting season begins in Sep-
tember and extends into October. The
berries are picked dry and by hand or
by scooping. The former method is-
seldom used except for the first few
crops. A large scoop with hollow met-
al teeth and back is. the usual method

:and is- much more rapid. With a good

crop, ten barrels can be scooped in a.
day. The berries are put in bushel,
slated crates and piled in the screen
house and kept well ventilated. Some
time during the fall or winter, accord-

‘ ing to the market demand, the berries
, are run ’through a separator which is

a combination cleaner for removing
the chaff and shopper for separating.

, theberries'into the, various grades ac-
lcordinggto their resilience. The ber-

ries ' aremwell‘ packed in eighty-five-

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the cranberry crop of the United States

is handled by a cooperative company

’knownlas the New England Cranberry .

Sales Company, with its office at 'Mid-
dleboro, Mass. The various states have
local sales companies and are all aflil—
iated under this one company. Gluts
in the market are prevented, for the
berries are packed uniformly and inov-
ed at the right time and to the right
places, thus eliminating cries-cross
shipping and wasteful competition. A
corps of inspectors check l’p on the
condition of the berries and are a valu-
able aid in marketing the crop. This
marketing cooperation did away with
much of the former competition that
was not only wasteful but slowed up
the movement and sale of the crop'by
withholding the information necessary
for proper distribution and economical
marketing. This organization has re-
sulted in cheaper and better berries to
the consumer-and at, the. same time
has secured better prices for growers.

The Market is Good.

Cranberries always find a ready mar-
ket at good prices. The price at pres-
ent’ is from $11 to $16 a barrel. The
average price for the past ten years
would be from $5 to $8. Over-produc-
tion need cause little concern to the
grower with a hog naturally adapted
for economical production. Such bogs
are extremely hard to find and the
land should not be left idle but should
be pressed into use. The cost of de-
velopment will be from $200 to $1000
an acre. The expense involved will in
many cases prohibit the utilization of
land, even naturally adapted.

The annual yield of a good bearing
bog is from fifty to one hundred bar-
rels per acre. The greatest drawback
is the original expense of development
but the cost of maintenance after the
first two years is very light. The total
productive cost of a good bog will be
from $1.50 to $3.00 a barrel, which
leaves a very satisfactory profit.

EVERBEARING STRAWBERRIES.

At the opening of a new season we
.realize as never before the value of
the Everbearing strawberry, for family
use or commercial purposes there is
nothing to compare with them, instead
of one crop in two years you get three.

It has been stated by some that they
were a «failure in a commercial way as
a summer berry, i. e., fruiting a bed
the second season, therefore I would
like to state our experience for the
season of 1917.

Our method in the past has been to
renew the bed each spring, getting two
bykthree feet and allowing all. young
plants to take root, pick all blossoms
'up to July land fruit during the late
summer and fall.

The’past season on one acre fruited
in this way the season of 1916 dug sev-
eral thousand plants from between the
rows. applied a half ton of 2-8-3 fertil-
izer, cultivated and hoed frequently
until berries began to ripen.

From June 25 to July 27 the regular
summer season, we picked from this
acre 5,336 quarts Of fancy berries
which sold for $667. On August 7 we
began picking the- fall crop. After the
first few pickings ‘these berries were
not as nice as those grown on new
set beds so it was necessary to sort
them, but nevertheless we picked 18,34
quarts, which sold for $300, making a.
total of $967. -

As a summer berry they are the
.first to bloom in the: spring, if frosted

will blossom again, if. not frosted will _

ripen ahead of common kinds. Our
berries were on' the market one full

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bed , at as ;gone ”back 'into a hard:
. sod? =" .Would «an. application ‘ of salt
*' help?- When is-the‘ best time to apply
. it, and "do you just strew it""over the
top of the ground? Would: there be
any chance at good results from using
seed potatoes grown from vines that
blighted badly last year?
Ottawa Co.- ‘ ‘ M. A.

' It is rather hard to advise you with
reference to the reclaiming of an old
asparagus bed, as we cannot tell justI
how much the bed has deteriorated. A
light application of salt will, undoubt-
edly, keep the grass and weeds in
check, but it will not have enough ef-
fect to entirely destroy the sod. The
mast advisable thing to do would be
to get onto the bed with a hoe when
the ground is workable and clean out
6_ the sod to the best of your ability. The
' bed should then be kept in good tilth
the rest of the season and next fall a
. thorough application of manure should
be given.
The use of salt is not essential for
good asparagus production, but it is
not detrimental to the plant and is
used by manyasparagus growers.
We would not advise you to use for
seed, potatoes that are diseased in any
way or those that were blighted. It,
would really be a waste of time and
energy.

   

 

Hogs in Orchard.

I would like to know if there is any-
thing I could paint on my pear and ap-
ple trees so the‘ hogs won’t eat the

the liogs don’t like.
Be rien Co. C. F. H.
We know of nothing which would
absolutely prevent thew-hogs from eat-
ing the bark of the trees. You might
try painting 'the lower parts of the.
trees with a thick mixture of lime-sul-
phur, but this in time would be wash-
ed off and lose its effect.
Several fruit growers who have al-
lowed their hogs in the orchard have
found that if there is plenty of pasture
for the hogs and probably some feed-
ing besides, they rarely 'hother trees.
Mr. Luther Hall, of Ionia county, .
one of the best orchardists of the state,
plants special crops in the orchard for
the hogs. He has found that by doing
this and not putting too many hogs in
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POPCORN IN THE HOME GARDEN.

 

Considerable interest has recently
been awakened in popcorn as a farm
crop, and it is undoubtedly true that
it may be made an important addition
to our staple food products when the
public has become educated as to its
merits. It is a crop that responds to
intensive cultural methods, as a con-
siderable quantity may be grown on a
’, limited area. No special culture is
Jl. needed, however, for it will grow wher-
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I’ve been in the spreader business so long that I know what
I’m talking about. Take my word for it, when I signed that
guarantee I knew I was taking no chances.

Here! Take your pencil and let me prove it.
Suppose for argument's sake that you keep but six cows 4 horse
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few hogs or sheep. They Will make-according to Cornell Experiment Station
repgns-l-l-apililrommntel}; 120ftifiliis of manure per year.
ma e t e c emica vs no 0 esh manure figured out $3.31 per ton. and iled
stored manure at $2.55 or less, depending on the length of time it has lain. INobody;
knows what the potagh and nitrate are worth now at war time prices.
. ' res. manure is wort at east, rec-fourths of a dollar more th .
you add the hard extra labor involved in hauling, piling and hand spreading. it’s safe to make the figure tawli'cglghaaildgigii;
other Experiment Stations and the U. S. Department of Agriculture support these figures, and some make them evedhigher

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cars will grow on each stalk.

Popcorn flour is being used as a con-
siderable extent by bakers in the mak-
ing of cookies and crackers, while in
the home it can be used in many ways.f
‘Some home gardeners use considerable
of the flour in home cooking, using a
small hand grinder to grind the corn.
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with relish and good
digestion~ the more ':
milk she will give.
And more milk'means
more money for you.

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.Summer Pasture .for Cows.

Will you kindly advise me relative
. tothisiparticular crop and field: What
.will be the best crop to sow on five
acres of sandy land for the pasture of
, three or four cows? Have been think-
ing of sowing rape, andcould I seed it
and stand a chance of getting a catch
if sowed with the rape? It was sown
last year to millet and buckwheat and
seeded, but failed to get.a,good stand
of clover. M. 'E. B.
It is not the easiest thing in the
world to get a temporary .summer‘pas-
ture for cows. A well established grass
.pasture is the very best kind, but as
long as you haven’tgot this, of course
.you want ,a_tem.porary pasture, and
this can best be provided .by using a
mixture of several kinds of plants. I
would use oats and Canada field peas,
"Dwarf Essex Rape, and common red
cloveror Mammoth clover. If the sea-
sons .were favorable your clover might
do well enough so that you could leave
it for hay the next year. In that case
I would prefer the common red clover.
This land should be seeded as early
as possible and you should use a lib-
eral amount of seed. Three bushels of
oats and peas are none too much. Five
or six poundsof rape seed and eight
or ten pounds of red clover seed would
be none too much. You want to get
just as thick a stand as you can. The
cows will keep the oats and peas down
so that they will not smother the clo-
ver. The trouble of it is that with this
sort of pasture the tramping of the
stock on the soft ground will destroy
more .of the plants than they eat, but
this cannot be helped. Nothing only
good, tough sod will stand the tramp-
ing of the cattle without destroying
the pasture.
Winter Vetch as Sailing Crop.

Would be glad to have advice in re-
gard to sowing winter vetch and spring
rye this spring to plow under late in
summer for fertilizer purposes. Would
it be a success or is something else
more successful? C. S.

I think probably you could get noth-
ing that would be any better to sow
with spring rye than winter vetch to
be turned under as a soiling crop later
in the season. The only question is,
when would you want to turn this un-
der? The spring rye will come right
in the middle of the summer. If you
wanted to defer this plowing under
until later it might be better to use
winter rye instead of spring rye.

Oats and peas sown early make a
splendid cr0p to turn under, only they
are pretty valuable if you get a good
crop. These ought to be plowed under
about the first of July. Possibly a still
better crop would be soy beans. They,
however, would not be ready to turn
under before September or the last of
August, but I am of the opinion that
soy beans would furnish more surplus
vegetable matter to be plowed under
than any of the crops mentioned.

Comx C. LILLIE.

FEEDING CORN AND SOY BEAN
SILAGE.

 

A farmer who is planning on putting
up corn ,and soy bean silage for the
first time, this year, asked me if he
would dare feed to his cattle all of the
silage they could eat. Somehow he had
gotten the idea that the addition of the
soy beans would necessitate feeding
the silage in limited quantities. We
have just put into our silo the third
crop of corn and soybean silage, and
except for this year the proportion .of
each crop has varied from about one
of soy beans, to two, three and f0
of corn. f p ‘ -

In this time we have fed about sixty
head of cattle, givingthem after the
first few days of feeding all the corn
and soy bean silage'ihey could eat
from two to three times {a day, and
there was never a sick- one ~¥among
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- When they were a little‘dry‘ a half-inch

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beans ensiloed in this way can be fed; ~
.with perfect safety. ' '

Dakry Problems

silage alone.

as well as the’éil‘ign'lwere‘ matting, andrx'

trepin oimatef Was "

:to insure their preserve go‘n.) ‘

The addition of the soy beans makes
the silage richer in protein than corn.
Stock seem to like it as
well as they do pasture crops. While
it comes pretty near making a balanc-
ed ration weusually feed a little more
concentrated dry feed to the cattle,
such as cottonseed meal or chopped
corn sprinkled over it, then the cattle
are let into the barn. The hay is fed
in racks on the inside of the barn.’

When fed all the silage they can eat
our cattle do not eat very much other
roughage. The racks are kept full of
clover hay which they munch at, but
they do not consume very much of it.
This kind of silage is splendid for the
growing calves and young stuff. We
have found that when feeding all the
hay and silage they could eat, without
any supplements, they have made
gains as high as two pounds a day, and.
some of the credit for these gains can
be given to the soy beans.

We find the silage valuable in the
spring when the stock are. first turned
on pasture. The pastures are rather
watery then, and instead of the stock
clipping the pastures short in an effort
to get all the feed they want they come
upearly in the evening to get a feed
of silage. It maintains them in good
flesh until the pasture secures a good
growth. J. L. J USTICE.

THE SOIL BUILDER.

 

It should be our first ambition to win
the war, but while our burning desires
are leading us to make a supreme ef-
fort just now, let us remember that
there may be just as loud and earnest
calls for grains and meats for a few
years to come; and while we work
hard to do our best let us consider it
our duty to so manage that the possi-
bilitiesof'the production of grains and
meats will be as great at the end of
the period of the war, be it long or
short, as they are today.

Those who are soil robbers and fol-
lowthe plan of special crop farming
for their own selfish gains alone, have
a narrOw vision of life and its mean-
ing and live in a narrow sphere. But
the man who lives and strives for the
best interests of humanity, whether in
high life or among the teeming masses
has a large and noble soul;
capable of enjoying many benefits
which flow from the fountains of love
and true happiness, while he leaves in-
fluences behind which will lighten the
burdens of life which would otherwise

bear heavily on the deserving and in- -.
nocent members of future generations. .

PROBLEMS OF OUR MILK PRODUC- I

ERS.

 

(Continued from page 422).

lems of selling and distributing their ._

products before the dairy industry can

be placed on a sound and permanent,

basis. We must meet organized buying
with an efficient selling organization
and we cannot do this unless our mem-

bers are willing to cooperate with us .
in our efforts to equalize the supply of,

milk in the different areas so that.
there shall be no surplus to contend
with at certain times during the year.

The future of our organization, as
well as that of the dairy industry in
Michigan, depends in a large measure
upon how you support your selling
agent in handling this coming surplus

.during the spring and summer months. ‘

Your loyal support is necessary in our
efforts to protect the Detroit area, and
prevent a sweeping decline in prices
throughout the state. Such a decline
in prices at the present time would
mean the ruin of the dairy industry in
Michigan. Now is the time for all
loyal members to come to the aid of
the Michigan Miik‘ Producers’ Associa-

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the lead in speed. efficiency and cheapness of oper-
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cash or ‘95 on trial. 150 engine power mllkerc.
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HE Babcock milk tester is such Dr Kedzie was with us some of the

a common thing these days on time and he always drew a packed

nearly all the progressive dairy house.

At several places the various

farms of Michigan, and yet there are samples of milk piled up so large that
plenty of dairy farmers who have no it was impossible to test them all. Us-

testers of their own.

Some do not be— ually the tests were made on the plat-

lieve in them, or at least claim they form just before the close of the fore-
‘are no good, and it is this claSs who noon session, or the first thing in the

keep cows and are not genuine dairy- afternoon.

men. ‘ '

About twenty-four years ago this front seats and space between.

A crowd would gather
around the platform and pack the

.‘winter the work of the Babcock tester man, woman and child wanted to see
first ‘ became known throughout the the colum of fat cooped up in the neck

state.

for a patent.

Dr. Babcock, of the Wisconsin of the test bottles. ‘
University, had invented and perfect- us, as we write these lines, the Com-
ed the machine and refused to apply passes we used that winter to measure .
We heard about it and the column of fat.

We have before

They were instant-

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sent for One to use in our own small ly adjustable, very convenient and ac--

herd of grade cows.

told about robber cows and that these compasses used in Michigan for this
cows were gen-tie and fat, and great purpose.

pets in the family, and we wished to

find out if such stories were true.

ties of both peninsulas.

First Babcock Tester Ever Used in this State.

dairy topics were assigned to us, but
our special job was to test samples of
milk, cream and skim-milk, at each in-
stitute, and explain the process and
value thereof to all who might be in-
terested.

The accompanying picture shows the
first Babcock tester used in Michigan
for the purpose of testing and demon-
strating the new way of finding out
the amount of butter—fat in any cow’s
milk, at the various farmers’ institutes
held in both peninsulas during the win-
ter of 1893-4. The machine was more
or less crude and a mean thing to car-
ry along the road. Finally we took a
trunk and “knocked down” the outfit
so it would all go inside, with the ex-
ception of the gallon bottle of sulphur-
ic'acid.

The first Babcock tester made by
Dr. Babcock, and pronounced satisfac-
tory for general use by dairy farmers,
had a large pan, with cover, that held
the test bottles. The frame under-
neath had a large wheel, as shown,
and the upright shaft was turned by
the friction of the outer ring of the
wheel against it. Sometimes the wheel
would slip, as there was no provision
made for tightening the bearing. So
we cut out the center bolt and put in
another with washer and lock nuts.

i‘ This tester, when knocked down, with

the eight test bottles, pipette, etc.,
took about all' the space in the trunk.

‘In fact, there was no room: to carry

extra clothing, except overalls and 1.94
jacket. The trunk Was usually checked,

. * but sometimes it was shipped by ex-

press with Dr. Kedzie’ s chemical outfit.
' That winter there were great crowds,

Farm and and he suggested that we show up the

 

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At Marquette one farmer brought in

It looked suspicious and we

We showed it to Dr. Kedzie,

farmer. When we reached this sample
in the test bottle, at the close of the
whirling job, the compasses showed
14.6 per cent of butter-fat. We handed I
this bottle to Dr. Kedzie and he “show-
ed it up” all right.
previously bragged about what a won-
derful cow he had in his barn, and we
noticed that he had quite a strut in his
attitude and promenade when he hand-
ed us the sample. At the close of Dr.
Kedzie’s “show up” it was found that
the farmer had disappeared. Probably
it was high time for him to hurry
home and milk that “wonderful cow.”

We tested numerous samples of
skim-milk that winter and showed the
waste of fat in the shallow open pan
setting. That same winter we bought
the first cream separator that, so far
as we could find out, had been intro-
duced into our section of the state.
Each week we took samples of skim-
milk from our cream separator and
tested. These samples were compared
with those handed in at the first insti-
tute sessions each week, as taken from
the shallow open pan skim-milk. Many
farmers’ wives that winter declared the
fat in their skim-milk was not wasted,
for it was fed to the pigs. How many
times that winter do you suppose Dr.“

stitute speakers proved the fallacy of
that argument?

The picture also includes the scales,
pails, cans, milk record, etc., that we
used that winter on our farm. This
picture is the only one we can find, no
negative being preserved, and we are
keeping it for a relic. The tester was.

worn out in. state service and Was dis:

e following winter fer a new.
» gu- _

That farmer had ‘

Stories had been curate, and were probably the first;

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a sample of milk in asmall wide-neck"

That winter we were engaged by the ed bottle.
state board of agriculture and super- decided it was skimmed from the top
intendent of state farmers' institutes to of a pan of milk that had set over
attend institutes in many of the coun- night.

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Some big advantages that, ,'
you can obtain only 1n the

      
 
  
            
 

CREAM SEPARATOR

EASlER TO TURN: The low speed
of the De Laval bowl, the short crank,
its unusually large capacity for the size and
weight of the bowl, and its automatic oil-
ing throughout, make it the easiest and
least tiring to the operator.

WEARS LONGER: Due to its much
lower bowl speed, high grade of materials
used, and careful and exacting Workman—
ship, the De Laval outlast: and outwears
other makes by far.

ASSURED SERVlCE: ln almost
every locality there is a De Laval
representative, able and ready to serve
De Laval users.

 
         

GREATER CAPACITY: Without
increasing the size or weight of the new
bowl, its capacity has been increased.

CLOSER SKlMMlNG: The improved
bowl design, together with the patented
milk distributor. gives greater 5 imming
eliioiency.

EASIER TO VVASH: Simpler bowl

construction and discs, caulked only on the
upper side, make the bowl easier to wash.

HAS SPEED-INDICATOR: Every
New De Laval is equipped with a Bell
Speed-Indicator, the "Warning Signal"
which insures lull capacity,thorough sepa-
ration, proper speed and uniform cream.

         
      
      
      
   
     
       
      
      
     
    

If you haven't the spare cash right now, that need not stand in the way of

111’ getting a New De Laval at once. We have an arrangement with
Be Loyal agents which makes it possible for any reputable farmer to
secure a De Laval on the partial payment plan—a small payment at the time
of purchase and the balance in several instalments—so that your Dc Laval will
actually pay for itself while you are using it and getting the benefit from it.

 
   
    
     

Why not see the nearest De Laval agent at once? IF you do not know him,
write to the nearest office for new catalog or any desired informntron.

THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR CO.

165 Broadway, New York 29 E. Madison St, Chicago

          

 
  
   
  
  
  
 
    
   
           

 

 
 
 
     
 

 
 
    
  
 

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M R. H. H. HALLADAY of Lansing
Stock Sanitary Commission, an

. experienced sheep and cattle man, has

yielded to the wishes of Governor
Sleeper and the burden of purchasing
western sheep, lambs and cattle for
Michigan’s grazing and cut-over lands
rests on his shoulders. It was largely
through the efforts of Secretary Car-
ton of the public domain commission,
that the state war board set apart a
revolving fund of
$10,000 to encour-
age the live stock
industry —« largely
sheep—in the state
of Michigan. With
ewes selling for .i
around $24 a head
and lambs at sev-
enteen and eight-
een cents a pound
at Chicago stock-
yards, it is figured that lambs are the
best “buy” at. the present time. Sec-
retat, carton figures that one hundred
ewes would cost $2,400.- By June 1
the clip of .--se ewes,, estimated at
700 pounds at seventy cents a pound,
would bring $490. He figures that
they would raise eighty lambs, which
by October 1 would be. Worth $672, so
that net cost of ewes would be $1,238.
Taking one hundred lambs averaging
seventy—five pounds each, it is figured
they would net $420 and the net cost
of one hundred yearlings October 1
would be $930, which would make the
yearlings cost $3.08 a head less than
the ewes.

Michigan farmers are not being en-
couraged to take many lambs, unless
they are experienced sheep men and
have large farms. Dr. Halladay will
buy on the stock yards in Chicago,
South Omaha and possibly Kansas
City. He will be on the job personally,
or will have a trusted representative,
and the thought always in mind will be
that this is a war winning measure,
not a money-making scheme for any-
body, and the stock must be right in
every way. Purchases will be made
by the carload with shipments to some
common point for distribution to farm-
ers in lots of two to thirty or more
each. They will be sold at current
market price, ewe lambs now selling at
eighteen cents per pound, live weight,
and averaging seventy-five to eighty
pounds each. \

John 1. Gibson, secretary of the
Western Michigan Development Bu-
reau, is in charge of the distribution
in the western part of the state, and
up to March 18 he had fifty-seven writ-
ten applications in hand from farmers
who want to buy sheep through state
aid in numbers of three to thirty heady
each, with one application in for 1000
head. The farmer makes application
for the kind and number wanted, giv-
ing banking reference and the local
bank carries him until the state is re-
imbursed, unless he has cash to pay
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Cattle husbandry is also being en-
couraged, some people believing there
is more money in cattle than in sheep.
For the territory around Grand Rapids
the fair grounds at Cornstock Park will
be utilized as a distributing point. The
state and the Western Michigan De-
velopment Bureau are paying the ex-
penses of Dr. Halladay and Secretary
Gibson, so that farmers are getting
their, stock' exactly at cost.

'1‘. F. Mar‘ston, of Bay City, secretary
of the Northeastern Michigan Develop-
ment Bureau, will also look after the
distribution, in that territory.

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association. capital $19,000.,ghaapeen
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secretary and treasurer, F. W; “Nich-
ols; executive committee, these officers-
and 'Frank Eiola, Wm. Johnson and L.’
M. Geismar, county agriculturist. It is
planned to place pure-bred sheep on
shares.
The stock is one-half subscribed, which
warrants placing an order for the first
carload of "25 Sheep. The rams will
be pure-hr Hampshires, twenty-five
in number, and one will be placed with
each group of five farmers, with rota-
' tion to insure that
no flock will have
.the same sire more
than one year. The
ewes will be grades
at first, but it is
planned to work in-
to pure-bred .Hamp-
Shires in a few
years. .

Upper peninsula
bankers are organ-
izing a live stock loan association, with
ability to loan grazers up to $1,500,000.
It is expected that at least fifty of the,
western sheep men will visit Michigan
this,spring and the bankers aim to be
in shape to offer financial help when
needed.

A sheep and wool company is being
formed by business menof Iron Moun-
tain, Florence and Iron River, with
over $150,000 already subscribed in
land and sheep and $100,000 is to be
raised for working capital. It is plan—
ned to establish a 10,000 acre sheep
ranch in Dickinson and Florence coun—
ties, stocking same with 5,000 sheep
and with an experienced western sheep
man in charge.

Fitting the Horses

N every farm where horse flesh
is the motive power ,there is one
problem that comes once a year,

namely, the preparation of the teams
so that they can stand the hard work
of spring and summer without a blem-
ish resulting, such that the value of
the horse is not greatly decreased and
the ease of working it greatly increas-i
ed. One of the first teams I ever drove
had in it an ugly horse and his dispo-
sition had been thus rearranged be-
cause somebody had sometime erred in
not having him properly hardened
when he started in with the spring
work. This horse was a big fellow,
abundantly able to work, but the mo.
ment the least break in the skin came
on either one of his shoulders, the
only way he could be put into the col-
lar was to buckle it and slip it on over
his head. Even at that he would do
considerable jolting about when the
harness was put on him and of all the
unpleasant beasts to work, this horse
beat everything I‘ever tried. He never
would take hold until the other horse
started the load, and all this might
have been averted by a little judicious
care in handling. I know this to be a.
fact because neighbors who knew the
conditions ,said so.

Then there are hundreds of horses
that have shoulders that will never be
fit to work until there has been an op-
eration performed and part of the scar
tissue cut away. Every time a shouls
der is sore, in healing up there is bound
to be some scar tissue formed and the
more the shoulder is affected, the more
scar tissue is form and in the end
we have a great ill-shapen portion of”
flesh and hide that it is practically im-
possible for the horse to use in haula
ing and a,sore shoulder is pretty likely
to cause one or the other; a poor haul~
er or a poor disposition.

:This condition 0311.111 most cases, be
greatly relieved by hardening a. horse
sum}. . work. Usually, onset the first

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ularly alter the question. Blisters may
be put on tender hands in ten minutes
while if the same work was spread
over two hours it would have no aflect
whatever, so in hardening the horses

into work it is better to give them light ‘

work for long periods rather . than se-
vere work for ' short periods. gLight
work stretched over a week or ten
days will'usually put the teams in good
condition; for their spring’s work. If
this doesl'not seem to harden the mus-
cles rapidly enough, the shoulders may

be bathed every‘ night in tan bark tea

where hemlock bark may be had. Good
strong table tea Will also do the same
thing, or ‘an alum water sclution is
often of value.

The cellar that fits a horse is the
most imperative of all. No amount of

washing or hardening will make a mis- -

fitting collar fit. The collar should be
of the right size and adjusted so that
.the point of draft will be just a little
above the shoulder point. Pads on‘ col-
lars usually do but little good. When
a rough plow handle blisters our hands
we do not usually put on canvas gloves.
Rather, we get out the draw shave and
some sandpaper and make the handles
smoother. In this connection I have
used- the solid stove blacking to rub
onto the wearing surfaces of the col-
lars every morning to make them
smoother. -

Seldom as it is done, harnesses are
made so they can be adjusted to the
horse. It is easy to adjust the harness
to the horse, but it is much more diifi-
cult to adjust the horse to the harness
as is so often tried. There is no ex-
cuse for the top of the head becoming
sure through too tight a bridle. This
often leads to poll evil. Neither is
there any excuse for the crupper being
so tight as to cause the horse to rise
up behind in righteous indignation.
The hames should also be adjusted so
that the part where the hauling is
done should be at or a trifle above the
shoulder point. i “

Not only does it conduce to the pleas-
ure of driving a team to have them
free from sores and blemishes, but it
also keeps them more valuable in case
a sale is to be made. If the harness
is gone over carefully each spring to
make sure that it fits the particular
horse on which‘it will be used all sum-
mer, there is but little excuse for sore
shoulders and sore necks. ‘

Harden off the shoulders by light
work for a time and if this is not suffi-
cient, bathe them once a day with
some good muscle toughener. In addi-
tion to this, careful driving and close
watching will keep the team in A-l
condition, to the mutual profit of every-
body concerned. _

Indiana. I. J. MATHEWS.

FAITH IN THE BEEF HERD.

 

Breeders of beef cattle have a big
advantage over dairy farmers at the
present time, as .the big labor shortage
can be taken care of .only by keeping
a bigger acreage in grass and hay, two
crops that do not out directly into the
shortage of human food,- but make it
possible for the farmer to put every
acre on the firing line to help win the
war. With the world already over 115,-
000,000 head of breeding stock short
since the war started, and this short-
age growing every day, the producer
of ,liVe stock has a sound future ahead,
in spite of handicaps that at present
make him wonder about the safety of
staying in the producing business of
some breeds. -—M. A. Judy.

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Russian Crop Outlook finfavorable.

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country this year.
An enormous increase in the yield of corn and oats is
necessary. g
Thousands of extra acres must be cultivated. Each indi-
vidual farmer must produce about one-third more grain than

last year.

The task before the nation's farmers is stupendous. Inten-
sive methods of every kind must be employed. Machinery
must take the place of muscle wherever possible.

In the face ‘of this emergency the Cleveland Tractor be-
comes an absolute necessity. 'lts
tremendous value to the farmer
is emphasized more than ever.

The Cleveland Tractor not only

conserves time and labor—it does far cheaper and better
work. And by doing better work it makes possible the pro—
duction of larger and better crops—enabling you to do your

. part for the govemment—wmd make more money for yourself

The Cleveland Tractor shows the way. It plows 3V2
miles an hour—8 to IO acres a day. " lt travels on its own
tracks like the great “tanks" of Europe. it will go practically
anywhere—through ditches, gumbo, sand and gravel. lt is
steered by the power of its own engine—simply and easily.
and will turn completely around in a twelve—foot circle.

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The Task Before the Nation’s Farmers

One billion bushels of wheat must be produced in this

flounder. it has 600 square inches of traction surface. The
track is designed for long service. The sections are constructed
to prevent filling or packing with mud, and protection is pro-

vided to prevent dirt and mud from falling into the track. The

sections are joined with hardened steel pins which have their
bearings in hardened steel bushings. The Cleveland weighs
less than 3200 pounds. It can be housed in less space than
is required for one horse.

The Cleveland develops l2 h. p. at the drawbar for haul-
ing and gives 20 h..p. at the pulley belt—plenty for stationary
work of all kinds.

But in spite of its unusrial power,
the Cleveland is small and can
readily be used in orchards and
under and among small fruit trees.

Rollin H. White, the famous motor truck engineer, designed
the Cleveland Tractor. He has used only the best materials.
Gears are protected by dust-proof, dirt-proof cases and are of
the same high quality as those of the finest trucks.

Prepare now to produce the enormous crops which we
must have—and incidentally make more money for yourself.
Get ready now for the great tasks before you. Order your
Cleveland Tractor now.

Write to us for complete information and the name of the

nearest Cleveland dealer.

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This photograph show; how the soc-foot range of the Con-
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Safety demands no glare

OTICE how bri htly the Cona—
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road crossing and the engine

in the photograph above. Then see
how far beyond the crossing it illumi-
nates the road.

The Conaphore does not diffuse and
scatter the light in all directions.
Neither does it dump the light directly
in front of your car. Instead it shoots
a long, broad beam ahead for 500 feet
and more.

Notice, also, that Where the Cona-
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is not more than 42 inches above the
road. If a motorist‘were approaching
from the other direction, the Cona-
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im even to the slightest extent.

Conaphore design patented

Conaphores ive you the range you
need and to wiich your own safety
entitles you. Yet they eliminate all lare
and so make for the safety .of'ot ers.

The Conaphore permits the bulb to

be focused for maximum range. Its
eflic1ency.1s due to sc1ent1fic deSIgn.

A series of patented corrugations on
the inner surface of the Conaphore
bends down the beam, while cylinders
in the center fan ample light sidewise.

These corrugations also limit the height of
the beam to '42 inches. There is no chanceof

blinding the other fellow, and you are within the
requirements of any state or local headlight law.

Pierces fog and dust

The Conaphore is made of Noviol Glass
patented—invented by Conaphore designers and
used in no other headlight device. This unique
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Blue and violet rays present in all white light
are the chief cause of “back-glare,” because they
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Noviol Glass absorbs these blue and violet rays,

Manufactured by the World’s Largest
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but projects all the rest of the light. Thus the
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thick. The Noviol hem/z mahe: the easiest light
for your eye to follow. '

Conaphores are also made in clear glass, but
we strongly recommend the Noviol.

Help fight the glare evil

()n dark country roads the glaring headlight
danger is found at its worst. Put Conaphores on
your car at once, and do your share to stamp
out the glare evil. They give you the long

range you want, yet take all glare out of your

headlights.

Easy to install. Sizes made to fit all cars. If
your dealer has not yet received his supply, write
us and we will see that you are promptly supplied.

Noviol Clear

Retail Price List (per pair) Glass Glas-
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7 to 8% inches inclusive ........ 3.50 2.50
8% to 10 inches inclusive. . . . . . . . . 4.50 3.00
10% to 11% inches inclusive. . . . . . . . 6.00 4.00

Prices 25 cents more per pair west of Rocky Mountains
Sizes varyrby steps of % inch above 6% inch size

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31%? “. 81.50“

Send for Samples _
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Company

Burn! Russel. or Late Petoekey.
These potatoes awarded first prize and
Sweepstakes ribbon et Potatoe Show last fell, udged
by expert potato men from II. A. C. Orders fi led at
32.00 or bu. l‘. O. B. Ohehoylen, sci-ks Included.
Duals; McOALLUM, Seedemen, Riggsville, Mich.

Seed Potatoes

Potatoes.

Irish Gobbler, great yielder of round white potatoes

will stand close planting $2.00 per bu.
JAB. H. IILLINGS, - - - - Hart, Mich.

F s l —Wisconein Pedigree Barley (a $5.00 per hun—
M 8 0 dred. Worthy oats $1.50 bu. Both re-
cleaned "and lgrad . .o. b. Caro. sgs extra.

ROBT. P. R AVEY ii: SON . Caro, Mich.

SEED BEANS

icked. DEV beans tree from disease at 811
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ry en nce. Eeruy, Osceola Oo.,Mich.

per bu. l‘. .B. John
F Sal onomn SEED CORN; 5m bushel 100
0" 9 day Yellow Dent, 400 bushel White Cap

Yellow. Order early.
W Bucks 00.. Pa.

oodflelde Farms, Wyoombo,

BABLEY—Pnre. cleened for seed $2.50 per

Bud'.” bushel. new grain bags include .

E.- L. COLE. - -- - - - Palmyra, Mich.

FOR SALE Inspected College Buc-
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JOHN NIGOLSON. - - - Mariette. Mic .

chines Boyce. Carmen, Cobbler. Giant. Green It... Bobron
Longfellow lie-blight, Norther. Ohio. uern, Rose
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BEAN8:%9;;1 bemiotrigfiie. dBean: tbslt‘eglilm free of
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l. ANKJIS, - - Eaton Rapids, Mich.

Tested Seed Corn. Pumpkin Seed,
For sale sand Cow Peas. State varieties Ipre-
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- Wing! 00M ANY, Inc.. _ Owensborc, Kentucky

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Write r ri . '
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USE NATCO DRAIN TILE

Farm dreinsge demands durable tile. Oar drain tile ere msde of best
Ohio clay. thoroughly herd burned—everleeting. Don't here to di

'em up to be replaced every few years. Write for
Also manufacturers of the lemons NAT
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There are new lying at the .bott
of the sea,.witl1 their valuable’cargoes,

Fa great: number of merchant ships, tor-

pedoed by German submarines. Must
they lie. there forever when they be

. " mfloeted, as, Germany is reported to-
have reflected and taken into Antwerp

the North German Lloyd liner “Gnels-

  
 
 

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théy' are“ prepared to solve the cargo,
and perhaps the ship, and they otter
todo it. The question of the three—
mile. limit is not likely to arlgie. '

It depends on't'erms of peace whether
it will be possible for German com-i
panics to offer to salve the British
ships they have sunk, and upon the

enau.” which was sunk at the bgeir'lx feeling of British underwriters in’ the

ning of the war in the Scheldt? There
appears to be very little doubt that
many of the ships can be floated and
that a considerable quantity ofycargo
can be salvages. The North Sea is
sumciently shallow for divingéfor car-
goes, but there are a. good many ships
sunk in comparatively shallow water,
which could be raised now if there
were the men and the plant to do it.

There are few, if any salvage divers
left. What salvage labor and machin-
ery there was availablein the British
Isles has been requisitioned by the

men and plants are doing considerable
valuable work in helping the naval au-

3 thorities than in looking after the com-
. merclal possibilities of salvage. In this

as in other matters, nothing can be
done until after the end of the war.
Then there will be possibilities for sal-
vage work on a considerable scale,
both in the North Sea, and parts of the
English Channel and other parts where
the water is fairly shallow. As to the
question of deterioration, the fact is
that neither ships nor cargoes, except
perishable materials and food stuffs,
deteriorate very much in water. The
chief damage that a ship suffers is

 

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FIRST'AI D TO
GOOD CROPS

And Prices Reasonable.

OVER 400%

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increase in sales in two
ears, is proof that our
ALUES ARE APPRE-
CIATED.
A post card will bring our
1918 SEED BOOK.
Don’t bu SEED CORN,
OATS, BAR EY,BEANS or
PEAS, CLOVER, GRASS or
other FARM and GAR-
DEN SEEDS, ’till you
have seen it: _
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inspected

Pedigreed

Oats and
Barley

College Wonder, College Success, Alexender
and Worthy are the pure. bred~oat varieties
available. These were developed at the Michi-
gan Agricultural Coliezeend so are especially
adapted to Michigan conditions. Pure, clean
seed for sale by the members of the Michigdn
Crop Improvement Association whose ‘seed in
field and bin met the Inspected seed require-
ments of the Association. Ii you are interested
in these or if you buy Inspected seed and would
like your crop Inspected. ask for these require-
ments. when you write for list of growers of Fed-
igrecd grain. For this list or any other literature
of the Mention write the Secretary

J. W. NICOLSON, East Lansing, Michigan.

CONTRACT“ GROWN

SEED CORN

We have final reports from our growers and are
prepared to'ofier Seed;Corn grown by experience-ii
men. These growers make a business of growing
corn for seed and had the facilities for dr ing and
preparing the corn for seed. Our Seed orn has
bristle been tested and all will germmete 70% or

r.

We have handled and put out this same Seed
Corn for years and it is no experiment with us this
season. we have alweys found it the most reliable
to be obtained.

White Cap Yellow Dent 38 Improved Leaminz 8
Pride of the North " 8 Smut Nose Flint
Wisconsin No.12 ” Longfellow Flint

Ki oithJeEnrliest " Red Cob ,Ensilege
Rel ’3 Yellow . " \8 Looming Fodder
‘ BegsEme 50c each.
All shelledlcorn. 56 lbs. bu., f. o. b. Ypsilanti.

If. on reelpt of your or or, We cannot ship with-
inlvtihe next thirty deys._we will immediately
e se v '

VMAR‘i’iN .mwsoN. comm.
' Ypsilanti, Mich. ‘ '

       

 

  

when she is only half-submerged and
the engines are left to dry in the wind.
Usually, when a vessel that has been
wrecked is being refloated, a. barrel of
oil is poured on the surface of: the wa-
ter inorder to leave a deposit over the
machinery. Repairs are quickly ef-
fected, and sections torn by rock or
torpedo present no great difficulties in
the work of salvage, for they can be
completely repaired. Valuable as are
the ships themselves that now lie at
the bottom of the sea, the cargoes of
cotton, rubber, wool, cotton goods, ma-
chinery, and other materials are more
valuable still. The legal rights of sal-
vage are those between the persons
who are prepared to salve and the
owners or underwriters of the vessels.
A salvage company, for example, know-
ing that a vessel with a cargo of wool
or cotton, has been sunk at a. certain
spot, will notify the underwriters that

British Admiralty, and the same holds.
good in other countries as well. These ,.

matter of whether they could consider
them. There is no reasOn to suppose
that'Germany would be better equip-i
ped for the work than those of firms in
other countries, but some of the Ger--
man companies have more steamers
but a much less amount of machinery.

There are few, if any, salvage divers
Holland, Sweden and Denmark, and
doubtless they, too, will want a share
of the valuable cargoes now strewn ov-
er “Davy Jones’ locker.”

 

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Our Billy has left the old homestead
Lethis- job and ambitions drop

And the farm grows the bread

That the lad may be fed

While Billy goes “Over'the Top.”

The .plow idly stands in the furrow,
The team waits their master's hand.
They are nickering softly for dinner
At the end of the next headland—
But Billy has dropped the ribbons
And shoulderedh rifle, instead,

For the war must be won

And our farmer lad,

Has a. patriot’s heart and head.

With trembling, work-worn fingers
Father grasps the handles again,
Going up and down the long furrows
To plow for the corn and grain;—
For Billy has dropped the ribbons
And shouldered a. rifle, instead,

And father, back home

Is planting the fields

That the boy in the trench may be fed,

And the farm girls with red summer
roses

A.bloom in their cheeks, like June,

In their jeans, are turning the hay:
' cocks

And Whistling a martial tune;—

For Billy has dropped the pitchfork

And shouldered a rifle, instead,

For the war must be won

And the girls back home

Are growing their soldier’s bread.

And Mother is knitting and singing
A song that is half a prayer,

She has taken a. leaf from the table,
Put away the empty chair;—

For Billy has left the fireside

To follow Old Glory, instead,

And the loyal folks 7

On the farm back home

Are growing the “Victory” bread.

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to break t rough the Allied lines with Paris as an objective.
sector,he.s not yet been actively engagedimthe gigantic battle; however, it is
reported that American reinforcements are aiding the French and British
It is apparently the intention of the Allies to allow the enemy to or
bust themselves before launching :3. return! offensive. .When this time
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sediment damages your engine

HEN your engine losses
power, knocks, bucks, and
overheats, nine times out of ten
it is sediment in the oil that is to blame,
Just look at the long list of vital parts
that will quickly show serious wear when
sediment is present in any considerable
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Ordinary oil cannot resist the intense
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breaks down quickly. The resulting
sediment crowds out the oil with true
lubricating qualities from points where
it is needed most. hioving metal surfaces.
which should always be separated by a
protecting film of lubricant, 'are thus
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Why sediment causes wear
A strong magnifying glass reveals mil-
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apparently smooth surface of a hearing

or other wOrking' part. '- y .
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(has. A. Duryea. consulting
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poorest economy a motorixl
can practice, Inferior oils
musl be used m greater
quanl'il'ir's and, even than, ‘
they increase friction, lop-x
of power. fuel crumumplion,
heal and repair bills.

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ordinary oil at any price. The cost
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How the problem was solved

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damages your engine ‘
1. Cylinder walls
2. Pistons
3. Piston rings
4. “iristpins
5. V‘Vristpih bearings

6. Crankshaft main bearings
’7. Crankshaft
8. Connecting-rod bearings
9. Connecting-rods

T6.— Valves

T1. Valve seats

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14. Camshaft

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DELCO LIGHT
Increases Farm Efficiency

1. Save: time and lVaVbor—Work formerly done under » 1
poor light and by hand can be done better and in lee! “
. time With the aid of electric light and power.

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service on the farm offsets city- attractions. Valuable '
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. ed, with decision. The other diners me further" .4. ,
‘ were listening iioVwV ’V. V‘ The Indihn made a gesture Vat impa-
‘ Indeed! “Andwwhere'r' WoodhouseV tience. - “Oh; excellent discretion!" he

    
  
  
  
 
 
  
   
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
  
  
     
     
  
   
 
  
 
 
  
  
 
  
  
 
 

/. was smiling polite attention. . V cried in Bhbpréssed exasperation. “But-

f‘Why, at the Winter Garden 'in Bel“ we waste time that is precious. To-
' lin—a month ago!" Mrs. Sherman was night—

Shé appealed to her- husband for con-'me have your card-your Wilhelm?
fleration. "Remember. father, that Stills” number " W00dh0u80 demand-

. . gentleman l mistook for Albert Downs, ed hurriedly.
back home, that. night We saw that— "I carry 11.0 card I am inoré dis- ' ‘

V / let—wicked performance?”

I go"

creet mane—some,” the other answered

tolerantly . " “No Card? Your. number, 1111511152 V

VV ’. V "Woodhouse,~still smiling, addressed Jam/11h? KhaVn bl‘bught his “PS 0103.9

Mrs. Sherman; " . . ' to the white man’s ear and whispered
“Frightfully sorry to disappoint Vyou, a numbéi'.
, ‘ Mrs. Sherman, but I was not in Berlin "18V n0t that correct?” he asked.

V ’ , a. month ago I canoe here from Egypt, Woodhouse nodded curtly.

. Whole I had been for several years.” ’ “AVnd DOW that we ale DIODeI‘IY in-

Woodhouse heard Jane at his elbow troduced” Jailmlir began With a sar-

/ catch her breath. doliicV smile, “may I venture a criti-

“See mother there you go on your cism? Your pardon, Captain; but our
old hobby of recognizin folks,” Sher critics, they help us to perf-fection.

man chided Then, to the others' Since when have men who 061116 from

, "Why: shes seen all Kewanee since theWilhelmstrasse allowed themselves

v she came here to Europe. Even got a. to make love in drawing r001,“ 1’”

glimpse of the Methodist minister at “You mean—” V
, Monte Carlo n “You and the young woman from
’ “I have never been in Berlin in my America—when I found you together

' life, Mrs. Sherman,”'Woonhouse was here yesterday—” 7‘ .
. . 2 adding “So of course—” “That is my affair,”_ was Wood-

"Well I suppose I am wrong 91 Vthe ho‘use’s hot lesponse.
lady admitted. “But still I could al- T“e affair 0“ Which 2We Work-this

 

  
  
  
   
   
  
  
  
     
   
    
    
   
   
   
  
    
  
  
  
  
   
   
  
   
 
 
 

 

Win the War By Preparing the Land
Sowing the Seed and Producing
Bigger Crops

Farming in Man Power Necessary to Win the Battle for Liberty

The Food Controllers of United States and Canada are asking for eater
food production. Scarcely 100, 000,000 bushels of wheat can be sen to the

States and Canada rest the burden of supply.

Farmer and Farm Hand muat Assist.

Western Canada has an enormous acreage to be seeded but man power is
short and an appeal to the United States allies 1s formore men forseeding
operations
.Canada' a Wheat Production laei Year was 225.000, 000 Bushola;
the demand from Canada alone, for l 918,ia 400, 000,000 Bushele.
To secure this she must have assistance. She has the land but needs the
men. The Governmentof the Unlted States wants every man who can effec-
, tively help to do farm work this year. It wants the land in the United

and we will tell where you can best serve the combined luterests.

Western Canada’ a help will be required not later than April 5 ill.
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 destinatlon and return.

For particulare as to routes and place; where employment may be had. apply to

U. S. Employment Service,

Dept. of Labor.
Detroit, Grand Rapids, Sault Ste. Marie and Port Huron, lech.

 

Work in Joint Eflort the Soil oi the U. s. and Canada-"comparative

allies overseas before the crop harvest. Upon the efforts of the United

Every Available Tillable Acre muai Contribute; Every Available

States developed first of course; but it also wants to hel Canada. When-f
ever we find a man we can spare to Canada’s fields a Vter ouls are sup-
plied, we want to direct him there. Apply to our Employment Service.

most swear to it n _ _nigl1t—that is my affair, be veree sure,
The governor who had kept a cold of that!” There was something of

eye on his subordinate during this 001- menace in the Indian 5 tone

loquy, now caught Woodhouse’ s glance, Woodhouse bowed to his demand for

The captain smiled frankly. an exolahation “That young woman. '_
“Another such unexpected identifica- as it happens, must be kept on 0111‘
tion, General, and yOu’ll have me in side. She saw me in France, when _

the cells as a spy, I dare say,” he re— Captain, Woodhouse was VSUPPOSed to
marked. ' be in Egypt.”

“Quite likely,” Crandall answered “Ah, so?” Jaimihl' inclined his head
shOrtly, and took up his fork again. A with a slight gesture-craving pardon»-
maid stepped to Lady Crandall’s chair “For that reason you make a conquest-
at this juncture and whispered. some- I did not understand.” ‘
thing. The latter spoke to Woodhouse: “NO matter The fleet sails at noon "

“You’ re wanted on the telephone in “And our moment is here+tonight,”

the library, Captain. Very important, Jaimihr whispered in exultation. "Not ,
so the importunate person at the other until today did they admit You to the ~

end of the wire informs the maid. " tower, Cap-tain. How is it there?”

Woodhouse looked his confusion. “A simple matter—with the combi- -

“Probably that silly ass at the quay nation to, the door of Room D. ”

who lost a bag of mine when I landed, ” With a single Stride the Indian was V

he apologized. as he rose. “If you’ll Over before the door of the wall sate.
pardon mes—J’ . ». . - He pointed.

Woodhouse passed up the stairsand ' “The combination of the inner door
into the library. ..He was surprised to. —-it is in senecial compartment .Of that

find Jaimihr‘ Khan standing by the tel-V safe. protected by many wires Before .
ephone, his hand just in the act of set— dawn I cut the wires—and come to you .

ting the received baCk on the book. With the combination.”

The Indian stepped swiftly to the dad “At whatever houl is best for you,”

ble d001s and Shut them behind the Woodhouse put in eagerly
'captain. ‘ , “Let us say thiee- -thirty,” Jaimihr
“A thousand pardons, Cap-tain”—he answered. “You will be waiting for me
spoke hurriedly—“the cap-lain Will at the Hotel Splendide with—our
stand near the telephone. They may friends there I shall come to you
come 11 om the dining-room at any min- Vthere. give you the combination. and
. ute new.” you shall go through the lines to the
"What is all this?”- Woodhouse be- signal tower.”
gan. “I was called on the telephone. ” “There must be no slip,” Woodhouse

 

 
 
  

 

 

 

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“A call I had inspired, Captain. It sternly warned.
was necessary to see yon—at once and “Not on my_part_, CapV-tain—VcountV on
alone. ” ' ‘ ' . that. For five years I have been Wait—
. "Tactless! With the general sus- lug—waiting. Five years a. servant—
pecting me—you heard What that wom- yes, my General; no, . my General;
an from America said at the table— very good, my Genelal." The man's
she has eyes in her headl”. " . voice vibrated with hate “Tomorrow,
_“I think he still trusts you, Cap-tain, ” near dawn—the English fleet shattered V
the Indian replied .‘fA'nd tonight we and ablaze in the harbor—~the water
, must act. The fleet sails at noon to red, like blood, With the’ flames. Then,
morrow.” - - by the breath of Allah my service
“We?" WoodhousVe was on his guard ends. ” ' ' ' '
at 01106. “What do you mean by.“ we.. 9’" Voices sounded in the hallway out- ‘VV
' Jaimihr Khan smiled at the evasion side ‘the double flours; 'Jalmihr Khan,
‘ ‘ “Yesterday in this rboin; Qap—tain, I a finger to his lips; nodded 1.3.11. whis— V
burned a roll of plans—J" ~’ V‘ ' '9 pre‘de: - “Three—thirty, at the silen-
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sharp. scrutiny stabbed like thin knives

he~ made plausible», explanation. ~jThe

beggar who lost his has wanted a com
plete identification of it——'had run it
down at Algeciras.

“I understand- ” CrandalL granted.

When the cigars were lit, General
Crandall excused himself for a minute,
sat at his desk, and hurriedly scratch-
ed a note. Summoning Jaimihr, he or-
dered thatfthe note be despatched by
orderly direct to Major. BishOp and
given to no other bands. Woodhouse,

who overheard his superior o‘fl‘iCer’s'

command, was filled with vague appre-
. hension. . What Mrs. Sherman had said
at table—this hurried" note to Bishop;
there was but one interpretation to
give to the affair‘-Crandall’s suspi-
cions were all alive, again. Yet at
three~thirty,—at the Hotel Splendide—

' But when Crandall came back to join.
'the circle of Smokers, he was all gen--
iality. The women came in by way of

Jane Geason’s room; they had been
taking a farewell peek at her dazzling
stock of gowns, theysaid, before they
were packed for the steamer.

“There was one or two I just had to
Sherman explained

see again,” Mrs.
for the benefit of all, “before I said
’ good-bye to them. One of them, by
Madam Paquin, father,

copy when we get home. ~ I’ll be the

first to introduce a. Paquin into little-

Kewanee.”
. “Well, don’t get into trouble with the
minister, mother,”

up in Kewanee."
Jaimihr served the coffee.

fireplace,

nered him inexorably.

“Tell me, Captain Woodhouse,” she
began, in her friendly tones, “you said
a while ago the general might, mistake
you for a spy. Don’t you have a great
deal of trouble with spies in your army
Everybody took us for
spies in Germany, and in France they
carrying

in war time?

thought poor Henry was
bombs to blow up the Eiffel Tower.”

“Perhaps I can answer that ques-
tion better than Captain Woodhouse,"
the general put in, rising and striding
over to where .Mrs. Sherman kept the
captain prisoner. “Captain Woodhouse,
you see, would not be so likely to
come in touch with those troublesome
persons as one in command of a post,
The most delicate irony
\ barbed this speech, lost to all but the

like myself.”

one for whom it was meant.

“Oh, I know I’m going to hear some-
Sherman
“Kitty, you’d better hush up
Willy Kimball for a while and come
your
mind better listening to the general.”

Crandall soon was the center of a
He began, with sober direct-

thing very exciting," Mrs.
chortled.
You can improve

over here.

group.
DEBS.

“Well, in the matter of spies in war
time, Mrs. Sherman, one is struck by
the fact of their resemblance to the
plague—you never can tell when they
are going to get you or whence they
Now here on the Rock I have
reason to believe we have one or more

came.

spies busy this minute.”

Jane Gerson, sitting where the light
drew back into the
shadow with a swift movement of pro-
Woodhouse, who balanced
'a dainty Satsuma coffee cup on his
knee, kept his eyes on his superior’s

smote her face,

tectiveness.

face with a mildly interested air.

“In fact, ” Crandall c’ontinued evenly,
“I shouldn’t be surprised if one, possi-
bly two spieswshould be arrested be-
. And the point

about this that will interest you ladies.
’ that one of these—the one whose or-
‘ mefilt I have already given is

fore the night is over.

"gar filo

, ; a stOOping position at the telephone-
1 and faced them. To the generaI, whose

.tion With easyr indifference.-

I’m going to

Henry J. warned.
“Some of. the French gowns I’ve seen
on this trip certainly would stir things

Wood-
house tried to maneuver Jane into a
tete—a-tete in an angle of the massive
but she outgeneraled him,
and the observant Mrs. Sherman cor-

moré interesting.’
“And the other, whose arrest may
follow, is an accomplice. of hers I take
it, General!” VVonhousc put the ques-_
He was'
stirring his coffee abstractedly.

. “Not only. theaccompliCe, but the

‘ brains for both, Captain: A‘deuced-ly

clever person, I’m frank to admit”. .

“Oh, people! Come and see the flags
ship, signaling to the rest of the. fleet
with its funny green and red lights!”
It was Jane who had suddenly risen
and stood by the curtains screening
the balcony windows. “They look like
little flowers opening and shutting.”

The girl’s diversion was sufficient to

take interest momentarily from Gen-V

eral Crandall’s revelation. When all

 

had clustered around the windows, con-- ‘~

versation skip-ped~to the fleet, its pow-
er, and the men who were ready to do

battle behind its hundreds of guns,

Mrs. Sherman was disappointed that
the ships did not send up rockets. She
had read somewhere that ships sent
up rockets, and she didn’t see why
these should prove the exception. In-
terruption came from Jaimihr Khan,

'who bore a, message for Consul Rey-

nolds. The fussy little man ripped
open the envelope with an air of im~
portance. ‘ ‘
' “Ah, folks, listen! Here we have
the latest wireless from the Saxonia.

‘Will anchor about two—sail six. Have,

all passengers aboard by’five-thirty.”
Excited ,gurgles from the refugees.
“That means,” Reynolds, wound up,
with a flourish, “everybody at the
docks by five o‘clock. Be there my-
self, to see you off. Must go now—
lot of fuss and feathers getting every—
body fixed.” He paused before Jane.

“You’re going home at last, young
lady,” he chirped.

“That depends entirely upon Miss
Gerson herself.” It was the general
who spoke quietly but emphatically.

Reynolds looked at him, surprised.

“Why, I understood it was all ar-
ranged—”

“I repeat, it depends entirely on Miss
Ger-son.”

Woodhouse caught the look of fear
in Jane’s eyes, and, as they fell for
the instant on his, something else——
appeal. He turned his head quickly.
Lady Crandall saved the situation.

“Oh, that’s some more of George’s
eternal red tape. I’ll snip it when the
time comes.”

The consul‘s departure was the sig-
nal for the others. They all crowded
around Lady Crandall and her husband
with voluble praise for the American
dinner and thanks for the courtesy
they had found on the Rock. Wood-

house, after a last despairing effort to i

have a word of farewell with Jane,
which she denied, turned to make his
adieu to his host and hostess.

“No hurry, Captain,” Crandall caught
him up. “Expect Major Bishop in ev-
ery minute—small matter of official de—
tail. You and he can go down the
Rock together when he leaves.”

VVoodhouse’s mind leaped to the
meaning behind his superior’s careless
words. The hastily despatched note—-
that was to summon Bishop to Govern-
ment House; Crandall’s speech about
the two spies and the arrest or one of
them—Louisa, he meant—and now this
summary order that he wait the arrival
of Bishop—would the second arrest
be here' in this room? The man who
carried a number from the Wilhelm-
strasse felt the walls of the library
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not move. Then we’ll start Metoosin
through the valley over there with the
dogs, if there’s any left, and we’ll start
south through this valley at the same
time. One of ‘11s will keep to the
slopes an’ the other to the bottom, an’
.we’ll travel slow. Get the idee?

“That grizzly won’t leave his. coun-
try, an’ Metoosin is pretty near bound
to drive him around to us. We’ll‘ let
him do the open hunting and we’ll
skulk. The bear can’t get past us both
without giving one of us shooting.”

“It sounds good,” agreed Langdon.
“And I’ve got a lame knee that I’m not
unwilling to nurse for a few days.”

Scarcely 'were the words out of
Langdon’s mouth when a sudden rattle
of hobble-chains and the startled snort
of a grazing horse out in the meadow
brought them both to their feet.

“Utim!” whispered Metoosin,
dark face aglow in the firelight.

“You’re rightwthe dogs,” said Bruce
and he whistled softly.

They heard a movement in the brush
near them, and a moment later two of
the dogs came into the firelight. They
slunk in, half on their bellies, and as
they prostrated themselves at the hunt-
ers’ feet a third and fourth joined them.

They were not like the pack that
had gone out that morning. There
were deep hollows in their sides; their
wiry crests were flat; they were hard
run, and they knew that they were
beaten. Their aggressiveness was all
gone, and they had the appearance of
whipped curs. I

A fifth came in out of the night. He
was limping, and dragging a torn. fore-
leg. The head and throat of one of
the others was red with blood. They
all lay flat on their bellies, as if ex-
pecting condemnation.

“We have failed,” their attitude
said; “we are beaten, and this is all of
us that are left.”

Mutelv Bruce and Langdon stared
at them. They listened—waited. No
*other came. And then they looked at
each other.

"Two more of them gone,"
Langdon.

Bruce turned to a pile of panniers
and canvases and pulled out the dog-
leashes. Up in his tree Muskwa was
all atremble. \Vithin a few yards of
him he saw again the white-fanged
horde that had chased Thor and had
driven him into the rock-crevice. Of
the men he was no longer greatly
afraid. They had attempted him no
harm, and he had ceased to quake and

' snarl when one of them passed near.
But the dogs were monsters. They had
given battle to Thor. They must have
beaten him, for Thor had run away.

The tree to which Muskwa was fast-
ened was not much more than a sap-
ling, and he lay in, the saddle of a

I crotch five feet from the ground when
Metoosin led one of the dogs past him.
The Airedale saw him and made a sud-
den spring that tore the leash from the
Indian’s hand. His leap carried him

'almost up to Muskwa. He was about
to make another spring when Langdon
rushed forward with a fierce cry,

.caught the dog by his collar, and with

- the end of the leash gave him a sound
I: beating. Then he led him aWay.
This act puzzled Muskwa more than

ever. The man had saved hi 111 He
had beaten the monster with the red

1 mouth and the white fangs, and all of

' *éthose monsters were now being taken

' away at the end of ropes.

'When' Langdon returned he stopped

use to MuskWa’s tree and talked to

“Muskwa allowed Langdon' s hand

"within six inches of him,

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' . rooms other small; even in theme.

and sudden thrill shOt through him.

'While his head was‘__turned a little
Langdon had boldly put his hand ’on-

his furry back. And m that touch there
was not hurt! His mother had never
put her paw on him as gently as that!

Half a dozen times in the next ten
minutes ’ Langdon touched him. .For
the first three or four times Muskwa
bared his two/rows of shining teeth,
but he made no sound. Graduallyhe'
ceased even to bare'his teeth;

Langdon left him then, and in a few _'

moments he returned with a chunk of
raw. caribou meat. He held this close
to Muskwa’s nose. Muskwa could smell
it, but he backed away from it, and at
last Langdon placed it beside the basin
at the foot of the tree and returned to
where Bruce was smoking.

“Inside of two days he’ll be eating
out of my hand,” he said.

It was not long before the camp be-
came very quiet. Langdon, Bruce, and
the Indian rolled themselves in their
blankets and were soon asleep. The
fire , burned lower and lower. Soon
there was only a single smouldering
log. An owl hooted a little deeper in
the timber. The drone of the valley
and the mountains filled the peaceful
night. The stars grew brighter. Far
away Muskwa heard the rumbling of a
boulder rolling down the side of a
mountain. -

There was nothing to fear now.. Ev-
erything was still and asleep but him-
self, and very cautiously he began to
back down the tree. He reached the
foot of it, loosed his hold, and half fell
into the basin of condensed milk,- a
part of it slopping up over his face.
Involuntarily he shot out his tongue
and licked his chops, and the sweet,
sticky stuff that it gathered filled him
with a sudden and entirely unexpected
pleasure. For a quarter of an hour he
licked himself. And then, as if the
secret of this delightful ambrosia had
just dawned upon him, his bright little
eyes fixed themselves cove‘tously upon
the tin basin. He approached it with
commendable strategy and caution,
circling first on one side of it and then
on the other, every muscle in his body
prepared for a quick spring backward
if it should make a jump for him. At
last his nose touched the thick, lus-
cious feast in the basin, and he did not
raise his head until the last drop of it
was gone.

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Builders of

Scattered all over the Yucantan
peninsula are monuments to a civiliza-
tion that flourished thousands of years
ago. Just how many. thousands nobody
knows, and scientists differ very mate-
rially in their ideas on the subject.
The prevailing belief, however, is that
this civilization was in full swng as
late as the beginning of the Christian
era. Other scientists assert that the
ruins antedate those of Egypt.

Yucatan may well be called “the Am~
erican Egypt.” The ruins of one hun-
dred and seventy-two cities, big and
little, have been discovered, and not a
quarter of the territory has been ex-
plored, that is, carefully explored——-for

‘ the tropical verdure makes the finding

of them very‘difficult. One might pass
within a hundred feet of a wonderful
old temple or pyramid a hundred times
and not discover it, so effectively does.
the jungle screen these crumbling
monuments

shield them from the prying eyes of,
this inquisitive and presumptuous age. ..
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‘ himself, paid a visit to Muskwa, and

of the distant past and stones.

nected certain thing

  

country,” ‘ said Bruce.“ R‘ég’lar her-1.
mit, I guess you u‘d can him. Came out;

3 that had £611th me so gently had
j also plaCed this strange and wonderful
feast at the foot of his tree, and that
' same hand had also offered him meat.
He did not eat the meat, but he licked
the interior. Of the basin. until it shone fellow we're chasing. He got ’im when
like a- mirror in the starlight. _' a Cub, an when I saw him be weighed 7
In spite of the milk, he wasstillxa thousand pounds an’ followed Jame-‘
filled with a desire to escape, though son wherever he went like a dog. Even
his efforts were not as frantic and un- went on his hunts with him, an’ they
reasoning as they had been. Experi- slept beside the same campfire. Jame-
ence had taught him that it was futile son loved bears, .an’ he’d never kill
to jump and tug at the end of his one”
leash, and now he. fell to ‘chewing at After a moment Langdon said:
the rope. Had he gnawed in one place “And I’m beginning to love them,
the would probably have won freedom Bruce. I don’t know just why, but
before morning, but when his paws be- there’s something about,~ bears that
came tired he rested, and when he re makes you'lovethem. I’m‘not goingto
sumedhis work, it was usually at a sheet many merry—perhaps none after
firesh place in the rope. By' midnight we get this dog-killer we’re after. .1
his gums were sore, and hegave up almost believe he will be my last
his exertions entirely. . bear.” Suddenly he clenched his hands,

Humped close to the tree, ready to and added angrily: “And, to think
climb up it at the first sign of danger, there isnft'a province in the Dominion
the cub waited for morning. , Not a. o‘r‘a state-southof the Border, that has
wink did he sleep. ‘Even though he a- ‘closed season' for’bearl‘ It’s an out-
was less afraid than he had' been, he rage, Bruce. They’re classed'with yer?
was terribly lonesome. He missed min, and can be exterminated at all
Thor, and he whimpered so softly that seasons. They can even be dug out of
the men a few yards away could not their dens with their young~—and—so
have heard him had they been awake, help me Heavenlw—I’ve helped to dig
If Pipoonaskoos had come into the them out! We’re beasts, Bruce. Some-
camp then 'he would have welcomed times I almost think it’s a crime for a
him joyfully. man to carry a gun. And yet—I go on

Morning came, and Metoosin was the killing.”
first out or his blankets. He' built a “It’s in our blood,” laughed Bruce,
fire, and this roused Bruce and Lang— unmoved. “Did you ever know a man,
don. The latter, after he had dressed Jimmy, that didn’t like to see things
die? Wouldn’t every mother’s soul of
when he found the basin licked clean ’em go to a hanging if they had the
he showed his pleasure by calling the chance? Won’t they crowd like buz-
others’ attention to what had hap- zards round a dead horse to get a look
pened. _ at a man crushed to a pulp under a

Muskwa had climbed to his crotch rock ,or a locomotive engine? Why,
in the tree, and again he tolerated the Jimmie,- if there‘wer'en’t no law tobe
stroking touch of Langdon’S hand. afraid of. we humans’d be killing one
Then Langdon brought forth another another for. the fun of it! We would.
can from a cowhide pannier and open- It’s born in us to want to kill.”
ed it directly under Muskwa, so that “And we take it all out on brute cre-
he could see the creamy white fluid as ation,” mused Langdon. “After all, We
it was turned into the basin. He held can’t have much sympathy fOr our-
the basin up t0 Muskwa, so close that selves if a generation or two of us are
the milk touched the cub’s nose, and killed in war, can we?‘ ~Mebby you’re
for the life of him, Muskwa couldnot right, Bruce. Inasmuch as we can’t
keep his tongue in his mouth. Inside kill our neighbors legally whenever we
of five minutes he was eating from the have the inclination, it’s possible the
basin in Langdon’s hand! But when Chief Arbiter of thingssends us a war
Bruce came up to watch the proceed- now and then to relieve us temporarily
inss the cub bared all his teeth and. of Our blood-thirstiness. Hello, what
snarled. in thunder is the cub up to now?” ,

“Bears make better pets than dogs,” Muskwa had fallen; the wrong way
affirmed Bruce a little later, When they out of his crotch and was dangling like
were eating breakfast. ‘-‘He’ll be fol- the victim at the end of a hangman’s
lowing you around' like a puppy in a rope. Langdon ran tohim, caught him
few days, Jimmy.” boldly in his bare hands, lifted him up
over the limb and'placed him on the
- ground. Muskwa did not snap at him.
or even growl.

Bruce and Metoosin were away from
camp all that day, spying over the
range to the westward, and Langdon
was left to doctor a knee which he had
battered against a rock the , previous
day. He spent most of his time in,
company with Muskwa. He opened a
can of their griddle-cake syrup and by
noon he had the cub following him.
about the tree and straining to reach
the dish whichhe held temptingiy just
out of reach. Then he would sit down,
and Muskwa would climb half over his

get grub. He made pets of grizzlies-
For years he had one as big as this

Long Ago
of the governors or kings, or whatever
they are called. Most of these rooms
are now inhabited by bats and are not
at all pleasant places. There are up
flat ceilings to be found. All are 11
ished with pointed arches.

In only a fwe places can any idea he
had of what the interior decorations
were like, as the coating over the
rough stones of the walls has benerally
gone. Where it still remains it can be
seen that frescoing and mural painting
were the rule. From these paintings, lap to reach the syrup. .
as well'as from the carvings, has been At his present age Muskwa’s affec-
obtained the only knowledge of the tion and confidence were ”easily won. »
costumes and customs of the people of A baby black bear is very much‘like a
that day. The builder, or designer, of human. baby: he likes milk, he loves-
each temple or palace put his mark on sweet things, and he wants to cuddle
it in an odd way. It is the imprint of up close to any living thing that is good
his hand in red dye up on a stone near to him. He is the most lovable crea—.
the main entrance. This hand mark ture on four legs-round and soft and .
is always found under the final coat of fluffy, and so funny that he is sure to
plaster which originally obvered the keep everyone about him in good hu-
As the plaster has now scaledg‘mor. _
of! the hand prints,,cag be seen... A re-
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Attention!

OUR Country called your fathers, the world
Y calls you! ' '

The pages of American history are illum-
ined by the heroic sacrifices of the American
farmer.

You have always responded in a magnificent
mannei in peace times and in war times.

The presexvation of the Union was made possi-
ble by the tremendously energetic response of your
forefathers to the call of Abraham Lincoln in ’61.

Your ancestors blazed the trail through the wil-
derness and steadily advanced civilization from the
Atlantic to the Pacific.

“Pioneers” they called them!

' They endured hardships and privations t1ans-
formed the wilderness into fields of productivity

They laid the foundation upon which is built
‘America’s g1 eatness, her riches and resources.
They knew not the taint of disloyalty nor traitor-
ism; they whole— heartedly and unselfishly answer-
ed their country’s call. They enriched us all by
their progressiveness.

Heroes they were! Super-men!

God Bless Them! They did their work nobly
and well. Their contribution to mankind has prob-
ably not been appreciated enough.

Their heritage is yours and we believe you are
worthy of it. ‘

Their responsibilities have been transferred to
your shoulders, and, thank God, you are strong
enough to bear them.

Your Country called. your fathers;
calls you!

No call was ever more urgent nor any cause
more worthy of your heartieét response.

Heartrending pleadings of starving mothers and
the pitiable cries of tarnished babies of ravaged
Belgium and desecratod France are heard clear
across the Atlantic.

The cry for bread is on the lips of downtrodden
Poland and half-starved Finland.

Thousands have died and thousands more will
perish in Servia, Armenia, and even Russia for
want of bread. '

Men! do you realize what it means to die for
want of—bread?

Can you imagine how it feels to slowly starve
to death; to have your bones almost force their
way through your skin; to become so weak that
you can neither lift a finger nor speak?

Can you comprehend a mother’s grief because of

the world

her inability to secure nourishment for her starv-
ing children, whose pleadings are over in her ears,
whose emaciated faces are robbing her of reason?

The VVorld’s cry is for bread and i1 is. up to the
American farmer to provide the wheat.

It is a tremendous task but you have never
failed to live up to your responsibilities and you
are not going to fall down now in this emergency.
you shall not fall!

Hundreds of thousands, yes, even millions of
American soldiers’ lives in Franco, man}.- of them
your own boys, will be more endangered by lack
of proper food than by German bullets, unless a
greater production of wheat is obtained im-
mediately.

Stocks of wheat in this country are the lowest
proportionately they have ever been.

A crop failure in America this year, or an un-
der-production, will bring the people of the United
States face to face with starvation within eighteen
months.

America must have more wheat and to have it
you must produce it.

This is your task in helping win the War. It is
your obligation to America, your duty to mankind.

You must not;

Every Additional Bushel of Wheat You Can Harvest This

Summer Means One More Life Saved

VERY bushel of wheat wasted or fed to stock
means one more life lost.
That is why your country’s call is so urgent
and why your responsibilities are so tremendous.

You did the best you could last fall but the sea-
son was against you. More wheat would have
been sown had the weather been more favorable.
You are to be congratulated upon having accom-
plished .as much as you did under the circum-
stances.

But not enough wheat was sown in Michigan last
fall and we must have immediate relief.

ground well. Set the disc so as not to leave

any, ridges.
to two bushels of spring wheat to the acre, depend-
ing upon its germinating test. Then drag well.
Cover with a top-dressing of about four loads of
barnyard manure to the acre.

Early,__§ovgipg is essential. The best time is
when the frost has gone out of the ground to the
extentofaboutgthree or four inches. Some soils
are harder to handle than others, so necessarily
some variation must "prevail.

.Spring wheat is being successfully grown in sec-
tions of Monroe, Alpena, ShiayyasSee, Charlevoix
and Emmett counties. In fact, 11 Kent county
farmer preduced a splendid crop of spring wheat
last year, securing a yield of twenty-one bushels
to the acre of excellent quality.

D0 not wait for spring plowing.

Men! F or Humanity’ s Sake, for Your Country’s Sake, for our Soldier’ 3 Sake, for Your Own
Sake. Sow Every Avdtblc Acre of Wheat You Possibly Can This Spring. ’

Disc the

Sow broadcast one and a half

The only immediate remedy is to sow spring
wheat, consequently spring wheat must be sown
wherever conditions will permit it.

Possibly you have some bean ground or corn
ground where you would have sown, wheat last fall
but could not. Sow it to spring wheat now.

Besides there are in Michigan approximately one
hundred and fifty thousand farms where not
enough wheat is produced to provide the farmer’s
bread. If five acres of spring wheat can be sown
on these farms this spring, with an average yield,
more than ten million bushels of additional wheat
would be produced.

Marquis and Blue Ribbon varieties of spring
wheat are recommended for Michigan. Suggest
you place your order immediately through your
local mill or dealer.

Choice Marquis spring wheat can be obtained
from the following:

Lewellyn Bean Company, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Hannah & Lay Company, Traverse City, Mich.

Argo Milling Company, Charlevoix, Mich.

Hankey Milling Company, ,Petoskéy, Mich.

:lthaca’Farmer-s’ Elevator Company, Ithaca, Mich.

Michigan “Bean Co'mpany, Vestaburg, Mich.

R. J. Tower Milling Company, Greenville, Mich.

Albert Dickinson Company, Chicago, Illinois.

Choice No. 1 Northern spring wheat can be ob-
tained from the following:

Of course, it is not to be expected that this addi-
tional amount of wheat will be raised in Michigan
this spring on the spring seeding, but if five million
bushels addtional are raised a great deal will have
been accomplished, for this wheat will be a» liable
this fall, while next fall’s seeding would not be
until nearly a year later. A delay might cause a
catastrophe.

You are guaranteed a price on the. basis of $2.20
per bushel. The amount of wheat produced will
not affect this price. You are certain to get. around
this figure on this crop whether the War ends
or not.

Suggestions from Experienced Michigan Growers

Valley City Milling Company, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Voigt Milling Company, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Watson- Higgins Milling Company, Grand Rapids,
Mich.

Christian Beeisch, Lansing, Mich.

Michigan Farmers! conditions are extremely ser-
ious. It is up to you to see that Michigan comes
across with her proportionate increase in produc-
tion of wheat this year.

This is a tremendous task but you are equal to it.

In times past America has been fortunate in
having the American farmer to depend upon. To-
day the World is favored by having such a sub
stantial backing.

The American Farmer will make good in this
crisis as he has in every other.

     

 

 


  

ATTEND

The School

That Fits You for Earning
a Worthwhile Salary

Thirty four years have made
the Ferris Institute the poor boy’ s
salvation. The scarci of teach-
ers, chemists, clerica workers,
bookkeepers, bankers, stenogra-
phers, typists, telegraphers, civil
service candidates is appalling.
The World War has brought about
this condition Who will answer
the call? Putting offiuntil tomor-
row will not save the country.
American women must respond.
Woman’s position in the world
has been revolutionized.

You can get ready at the Fer-
ris Institute. The Spring Term
Begins March 25. The F1rst Sum-
mer term Begins May 20. The
Second Summer term Begins
July 1. No entrance examlna-
tions. Everybody is welcome.
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CLASS SELECT SEEDS.

Dear Sirs:—Our high school» agricul-

excellent paper,
and We wish to thank you for same.
From it we have gained much informa-
tion of value and feel that all agricul-
ture classes should correlate it With
the regular course. Our class has tried
to keep in line with all food conserva-
tion projects. Last fall we selected
and stored one hundred and ten bush-
els of seed corn direct from the field.
Just now we are testing seed corn for
the farmers in this locality and find a
great deal that will not grow. We are
arranging to treat a large quantity of
oats for smut. Perhaps later we shall
do some practical work with potatoes.
Your paper has encouraged the fore-
going and again we thank you.

Yours very truly,

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RAISING AND FEEDING RABBIT‘S.

DEAR EDITOR:

In reply to your letter asking me to
write you another story about chick-
ens. I will say that We haven’t any
more chickens, only about twenty-five.
The raising of chickens is very profit-
able, but when feed is so high priced
it takes all the profit out of it.

The raising of rabbits is also profit-
able. Rabbits do not eat very much

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bits are also bred for show purposes.
Steel Gray Flemish Giants are the
kind of rabbits we raise. They are a
kind of dark gray or a steel gray. They
weigh from six to eighteen pounds.
They are good rabbits for showing and
eating purposes.

If they are bred for show purposes
they should be bred accordingly. If
not, it doesn’t make so much difference
what the variety is. It is best not to
breed relatives because the baby rab-
bits will not be strong or healthy.

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ture class, of which I am a member,

has been receiving without cast, your A pen two by three feet dues very well
the Michigan Farmer, for two

need to have anything fed to them be- which a Michigan boy wins first prize.
cause the mother will attend to that.

Watei should be given to them at least F. D. No. 1, Smiths Creek, Michigan.

once a day.

rabbits.

better.

I am working on. a story of a dog.
If you want me to I will send it later.

Yours respectfully,
C. R. COLVIN’.

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MICHIGAN BOY. WINS IN NORTH

CENTRAL STATES.

Realizing the importance of pointing
out forcibly, especially to the younger
generation, the necessity ‘of clearing‘
every farm of its waste places and un-
productive areas, the Du Pont 00., of

Wilmington, Del., announced a boys’

1ec1amation contest ea11y in 1917. The
conditions of the contest were very
liberal—simply that the boy was to
take an acre of waste land, one con-
taining stumps, boulders, swamps, gul-
lies, Wet. places, or other obstructions;
No re-
strictions were placed on the methods
used to clear the land. The boy could
use any means he. chose, but he must
supervise or do the major portion of

clear it, and grow a. crop on it.

the work himself.

The United States was divided into
six territories, and cash prizes of $50,
$30 and $20 were offered in each terri-
tory as first, second and third prizes
to the boys who showed the best re-
sults commensurate with the cost in
clearing their acre. In addition to these
a number of farm newspapers cooper-
ated in this contest by offering various
prizes to the boys in their respective

sections doing the best work.

Hundreds of boys from all sections
of the country entered this contest,
and went to work ,with a will to earn
the coveted prizes. It was not long
before acres, once in stumps, boulders
or swamps, were cleared and growing
ClOpS, taking the place of a, waste ex-
pause.

This contest closed December 1, and.
at that time the boys forwarded a full
report of their activities in reclaiming
their acre. This report was verified
by the county agricultural agent or by
two neighboring farmers, not relatives
of the boy. An impartial agricultural
committee closely studied the results
achieved, and awarded the prizes ac-
cordingly.

We give below the result of the con-

test in the north central group of
states, Illinois, Indiana. Iowa, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dar
kota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, in

   

 
   
    

 
    
 
 

The pens for rabbits are very simple.

The ground is very
good for them if they can burrow, but
a clean floor with plenty of straw is

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First Prize.——-Wa1ter G. Sparling, R.

Cleared his land of stumps and gullies,
blasted out the stumps, then planted
potatoes- and turnips, growing forty-
three bushels of‘ potatoes, and thirty
bushels of turnips despite the dry sea-
son. He now has his land planted in
rye. ' ~ '
Sec0nd Prize—Herman H. Hunte, R.
F. D. No. 1, Hartland, Minnesota. Mr.
Hunte removed the brush and'stumps
from his land, then planted onions, he
. produced 247 bushels, net proceeds of
which amounted to $110. 81. After
_ which he plowed his land for the com-
ing year.

Third Prize.-—-'Arthur William Hula
men, R. F. D. No. 2, Cameron, chon-‘
'sin. He cleared land which had never
been broken, of stones and stumps,
and raised seventy bushels 01‘ potatoes
and made a net profit of $63.50. One-
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HOW I RAISED MY CHICKENS.

Mr. Burgess, of the. M. A. 0., came
out to one of our school houses and I
went to the meeting and got a setting
of eggs. I got White Leghorns and set
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hatched eight of them, one died and
two of them came up missing, so I
only had five left, these were two pul-
lets and three cockerels. We had some
chicken coops so I didn’t have to build
any.

This is my first experience with
chickens. I fed them chicken feed,
Wheat and corn meal.

Sometimes I would have to take my
pail and go chicken hunting. My chick-
ens would get up on the grain stacks \
all through harvesting and. get to
scratching. There was no occasion for
them to do it for they had plenty!
to eat. _

I was very glad when a letter .came
from the college saying thatI got sec-
ond prize, glad I raised chickens.
,Enclosed find picture.

I remain, »,
DONALD BAKER.

 

 

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little deposit slips that you sometimes
use carelessly for'all sorts of purposes
other than listing your deposits—they
cost him good money. If your remit-
tances come to him by mail, he ac-
knowledges it by mail—somebody pays

. HEN you go in the bank to op-
V0 en your commercial or check-

ing account, the banker may
ask of you, “what kind of an account
do you wish to open and how much of
a balance do you expect to carry?”

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has never occurred to you.

Now, I am not telling you all of this,
boys and girls, to curry sympathy for
the banker. I am doinguit'for your own
well-being, for your own good, for I
know that our boys and girls do not
wish and will not wilfully do business
in an unbusiness-like manner, and I
wanted you to appreciate that there
were always two Sides to every ques-
tion and usually one side is the right
side and the other the wrong side.
With our folks it is only to know which
is the right side, to fully appreciate
their obligations to the men who are
really serving them and the commu-
nity at large, to realize that this ser-
vice is as much due from them to the
banker as from the banker to them,
and that will be the end of the. story,

perience may be inclined to “bristle
up” a little and think, if you don’t say,
“well, what business is it of his ?”. If
I, keep enough in the bank to take care
of whatchecks I write, what is it to
him how much balance I am to carry.

Now, stop and think a minute, lad-
dies; it is 'all the difference in the
world to him, it is the difference be-
tween profit and loss perhaps. If a
merchant knows exactly what-he must
sell his good. for, and exactly what it
costs him to do business, it is a matter
of a good deal of importance to know
just what his goods are to cost him,
is it not? This is the problem of your
banker. He is entitled to a just profit
for his labor and for making it possi-
ble for you to do your business in so
safe and convenient a manner, and the

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or drilled. The drop clutch can

drop lever makes head-row pl

When you look over the C. B.
a lot of work and time.
you want them, combination
open wheels or closed—your
you want it.

2-inch adjustments, with four di

trifle to his profit by selling a little
change occasionally, by selling some
American Bankers’ Associaiton checks

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crop has when it gets a good early start
It takes. a good planter to
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onsider these planters feature by

They plant corn accurately w

is working, to .drop 2, 3, or 4 kernels to a hill.
easily adjustable to the height of the horses.
anting easy.

don’t miss the automatic marker, a handy feature that saves
There are
pea and corn planting hoppers,
planter will be equipped just as
You can plant rows 28 to 48 in

only way in the world the banker can for “3 Will be done. These planters are so good you will want to know a
make money in the banking bUSineSS It is well to learn from your banker them. Drop us a line and let us send you full information.
,. is to sell his money for a little more hOW mUCh Of a line Of credit he WOUId _. . ‘
than he buys it for. He may add a feel warranted in extending you. That International Harvester Company of America
is how much he would lend you in case (incorporated) f \ V

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correspondent bank, but all of this will
not go very far toward paying the boy
who sweeps the floor and washes the
windows.
.7 «The banker’s source of revenue
comes from loaning a percentage as
large as the law provides, of his aggre-
gate balances to other customers who
'may require it in their business, thus
,k'eéping the largest possible amount of
capital ever working, working, work-
'ing. Now this being true, when he op-
fe‘ns an account'with you it is his first

with a business deal that is a good one
but to be available, requires immediate
money. If you have before hand made
all of these arrangements as against a
time of need, then you will know ex-
actly what you are warranted in doing.

You might, on very urgent need, ev-
en go so far as to issue your check for
an amount in excess of your balance,
but if you do so, get busy at once and- '
notify your banker, by telephone or
wire, or by getting to him before the
check can possibly do so, and giving

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one-sided arrangement, that the favor
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rocal business in legitimate chnanels
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stand still. The blind man thereupon
points his cane at-lsome player, who
must take the opposite end of the cane
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and he keeps the idle money of others
also working to help you when you
most need it and must be tided over
some critical place.

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ble when imitating the animals, and
much sport may be had through the
imitation. Players may also disguise
their height, to deceive the blind man,
by bendingtheir‘ knees to seem short-l TM”
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keeping of your money. He provides
safe quarters for it in so far as the in-
genuity of man has as yet been able
to foil the efforts of marauders. He,
provides a neat little pass book to keep
your deposit entries in—he has to pay
for this little book, it is not given to
him, although he gives it to ydu, he
does the work of handling, he takes
6 risks, he provides you with a check
book neatly printed and numbered
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T must be terribly depressing to
I reach middle life and never to have
_ my‘bf‘the things you planned
to do when you started out fresh—why,
just yesterday, wasn’t it? I imagine
it gives one a terrible sinking sensa-
tion to awake with a start on some
birthday with the thought, -

“Why, here I’m half through, and I
haven’t yet even got nicely started on
the work I meant to do.”_

Yet I believe that’s the experience
of all but a very small per cent of
folks, basing my belief on actual con-
versations with men and women who
have passed the half-way post. For no
matter what our friends may think of
our success, we measure it ourselves
by the things we meant to do. And
who of us, even the one who seems
most trifling, but started out with the
highest ambitions? To me it is one of
the best attributes of human nature,
that we keep right on smilingly and
hopefully, even after we know of a
surety that our chances for realizing
our fondest ambitions have vanished.

I am continually stumbling upon
these little human life tragedies.
There’s one woman, in particular, that
I would have sworn never had an idea.

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in her life bigger than seeing a movie,
or a desire that couldn’t be satisfied
with a box of chocolates or a pair of
silk hose. Yet she had. I found that
out when she showed me her greatest

treasure one day, an old violin, of un~

questioned worth, on which she plays
a few simple melodies. All her life
she has wanted to study violin. Her
father might have paid for lessons, but
he didn’t believe in "no such tomfool-
cry for girls.” In fact, he didn’t be-
lieve much in girls, anyway, and when
she was thirteen he decided she was
old enough to earn her own living. She
married at twenty, a man who, while
he’d like to give her her chance, has
never been able. There are two chil-
dren who take all the money which
might have gone for music. So the
violin has stood unused until this win-
ter when her boy began to study. Now
she is watching to see if her ambition
will be realized in him. For herself,
it is simply a dream, a thing she plan-
ned to do, back there in yOuth, but
now has given up forever.

She has taken it in good part, as one
of the things that had to be, and must

not be allowed to spoil her life. But
there are others who take their disap-
pointments differently. Women, and
men, too, who rail at the arbiter of
destinies, and will not be content to
give up and, accept what life offers in-
stead of what they crave. They are
the one who try to force sons. and
daughters into careers against their
nature, because that is the thing the
father or the mother wanted to do.
Happy indeed is the parent, whose
child follows out the thwarted desire
of the older life. But wise is the par-
ent who, if the child’s nature points
otherwise, lets the younger life develop
true to form.

It’s a sad thing to reach middle life
with unrealized ambitions. But after
all, middle age has its compensations.
If you have lost your enthusiasms and
illusions, at least you have learned
your limitations, which is a consumma-
tion devoutly to be desired. Doubt-
less the things you wanted to do, you
couldn’t have done anyway, even. if
fate had vouchsafed you a chance to
try.. Just because you have a‘sweet
parlor voice, is no reason to think you

  

might have become a prima donna if
you’d had the money to cultivate your
voice. And: when you get to be forty
and your voice breaks, you begin to
see that. You may be able to write a.
good paper for the club, too, but that‘s
no reason to think you might become
a second George Eliot if someone else
would wash the dishes and do the
cooking and leave you free to write.
I’Ve always had a feeling that very,
very few of us miss our real “chance”.
in life. That what we consider our vo-
cation is usually only'a dream, and

' that we are actually engaged in doing is

the thing for which we are best fitted,
or at least the thing which is most
needed by the world. ~We may feel
that we should be Writing learned mag—
azine articles, or thrilling audiences
with our voice, or taking the part of
great tragedy queens, or heading im-
portant committees, but if we are, in-

stead, in the. kitchen or bringing up

children, that is because the world
needs more cooks and mothers and
fewer public characters.

Middle life usually brings us this
clearer vision. So if our physical eyes
fail us the thing is balanced by our
brighter spiritual sight.

DEBORAH.

Uncle Sam’s Message to AmeriCa’s .Hou‘sWives

HE best thing we can offer to

the public to. help the country

save the wheat is potatoes,” so
runs an advertisement of a New Or-
leans dealer. It is a good "ad” and in-
terprets today’s needs.

Potatoes are universally liked. There
is still a large supply on hand that
must be used or go to waste. Now is
the time to use them while the ban on
meat is lifted for awhile. Back up
savory stews with ample servings of
potatoes and cut down on bread.

“Join the Wheat Savers’ League.”
Potatoes are an acceptable substitute
for bread. A pound of baked pota-
toes is equal in nutritive value to
seven ounces of bread. Use the per-
ishable potato as a wheat and as a
bread substitute.

Serve potatoes boiled in jacket,
creamed, hash-browned, and don’t for-
get the baked potato.

Potatoes are a splendid food, excel-
lent for your body, and delicious when
well cooked. They are good fuel. They
furnish starch which burns in your
muscles to let you work, much as the
gasoline burns in an automobile en-

‘gine to make the car go. One medium-
sized potato gives you as much starch
as two slices of bread. When you have
potatoes for a meal you need less
bread. Potatoes can save wheat. They
give you salts like other vegetables.
You need the salts to build and renew
, all'the parts of your body and to keep
, ’it in order.
i Potatoes at their Best.

An old king is said to have tested
‘each cook before hiring him by' asking
Even the best
potato ’can be spoiled by a poor cook.
To .beil them so that they will be “fit
f’for a king” drop the unpeeled potatoes
"“lnto‘boiling salted water and cook for
"twenty. to thirty minutes. Drain the
1.; Water off at once. If they are co'oked
» (ms long or‘ allowed to stand» in the wac
ter they get soggy.

‘ \ _ 1; you peel the potatoes before cooks
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In responding to this message, Michigan
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one of the state’s most important crops.

 

 

 

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small pieces; fry the pork and onion
in a pan until brown, put potatoes, on-
ions and meat into a pot, add a pint of
water with seasonings; simmer half
an hour; make a white sauce of the
milk, flour and drippings; add to the
cooked potatoes. Let all boil for a few
minutes and serve hot.
Potato Pancakes—No. 1.
6 raw potatoes (large) grated
11/2 teaspoons of salt
1 tablespoon milk
1 egg beaten
3 tablespoons flour ,
Mix the above ingredients, beat.
thoroughly and cook on a hot greased.
griddle.
Potato Pancakes—No. 2.
1 cup mashed potatoes
1A teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon flour
1/1, cup of milk
Mix the above ingredients in order"
given, beat thoroughly and bake on a.
hot greased griddle.
Potato Muffins.
4 tablespoons fat
2 tablespoons sugar
1 egg
1 cup mashed potatoes
- 2 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder.
14 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
Cream the fat and sugar; add the
egg, well beaten. then the potato and

I mix thoroughly ; sift flour, baking pow-I
- der, and salt; add milk and flour alter--

tatoes both. You may throw away a to serve, pile lightly in a pan and set nately; bake in greased muflin tins for
sixth' or even a quarter of the good in the oven to brown.

part of the potato with the skins. Also,
if the potatoes aren’t covered up by the
skins while cooking, some of the valu-
able material will soak out into the
water. Even very small potatoes can“

be economically used, if they are b‘on. ....:..

ed in their skins. For best mashed p‘oc
tatoes, peel the boiled potatoes, mash
and beat until very light, adding salt,
butter and hot milk, a halfcup of milk-
to six potatoes.

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Potato Chowder.

6 potatoes.

Slice of salt pork

1 onion . - .

1 pint of milk .
" I tablespdbh flour .
. ,1 tablespoon drippin‘gs ,
.~ ,1 teaspoon chopped parsley
','.1 teaspoon salt J

1,4 teaspoon pepper:

   

 

out potatoes and dice and porli- use th

twenty-five to thirty minutes. ‘
Potato Biscuit—No. 1.
1‘ cup mashed potato
1 cup flour '
4 teaspodns baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons tat »,
% cup water or milk (about).
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and bake twelve to hiteen minutes in
hot Oven.‘ '
Potato Biscuit—No. 2.
. Boil and mash six or eight potatoes;
while warm lay on a floured pastry-
board and run the rolling pin over and

over until they are free from lumps; '

turn into a bowl, Wet with a cup of
sweet milk and add a teaspoon of melt-
ed fat; when well mixed work in half
a cup of salted flour, or just enough to
make asott dough; return to board,
roll out quickly and lightly into a thin
sheet, and cut into round cakes; bake
in a quick oven; butter as soon as
they are done, laying one on top of the
other in a pile Eat before they fall.

The excellence of potato biscuit de-
pends very greatly upon the softness
of the dough, light handling, and quick
baking. If properly made, they will be
found extremely nice.

Shepherd's Pie.

Grease a baking dish, cover the bot‘
tom with mashed potatoes. Add a
layer of cooked minced meat or fish
seasoned well and mixed with meat
stock or gravy. Cover with mashed
potatoes. Bake long enough to heat
through, twenty or thirty minutes.

'. Scalloped Potatoes and Cheese.

Arrange a layer of sliced raw or
boiled potatoes in greased baking dish
and sprinkle with grated cheese and a
little flour. Repeat until dish is near-
ly full. Pour milk over the whole,
about one-half cup to every three pota-
toes. Skim-milk is good. Bake in a
moderate oven until done. The length
of time required depends upon wheth-
er the potatoes are raw or boiled, and
whether the baking dish is deep or
shallow. Boiled potatoes baked in a
shallow dish will take only twenty
minutes. Raw potatoes in a deep dish
may take as much as an hour and a
half.

Potatoes, left over or. fresh, may be
combined with cheese or nuts, or meat
or other material often to make the
main dish of a meal.

Potato Sausages.
1 Cup mashed potato
1 cup ground nuts, fish or meat
1 egg, well beaten
11,4 teaspoons salt
5;; teaspoon pepper
Bacon or other fat

Mix the mashed potato and season-
'ings with the 'ground nuts, fish or
meat. Add the beaten egg. Form into
little cakes or sausages, roll in flour
and place in a greased pan with a
small piece of fat or salt pork on each
sausage Bake in a fairly hot oven
until brown.

Potato Cornmeal Muffins.

tablespoons fat
tablespoon sugar
egg, well beaten
‘cup milk
cup mashed potatoes
cup corn meal
teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
Mix in order given. Bake forty min-
utes in ‘hot oven. This makes twelve
muffins. They are delicious.
Potato Souffle.
4 cups hot mashed potato
1 tableSpoon melted fat
2 tablesp’oons milk
' 1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
, , Yolks of two eggs
\ ‘ Whites of two eggs beaten stiff

Mix all but the whites of the eggs in
the order given; beat thoroughly, fold
in the stiffly beaten whites; pile in a
baking dish and cook until the mixture
puffs and is brown on the top.

Surprise Balls.

Form mashed potatoes into balls
and with a teaspoon make a depres-
sion in the top of each, mix one cup
of grated cheese with salt, celery salt,

, and butter or fat, and put one tea-

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frying pan.
Colcannon.

Mix one cup of mashed potatoes and
one cup of chopped greens to a smooth
paste; add a tablespoon of fat, salt and
paprika to taste; place in baking pan,

cover, with mashed potato, brown in

the oven and serve very hot-
. White Potato Custards.
2 cups riced baked potato
4 eggs, beaten slightly
1 cup sugar
1,4», cup fat
1/; cup thin cream or top milk
Juice and rind of one lemon
Mix in the order given; beat hard
for five minutes; pour into a baking
dish. Bake in hot oven twentyor thir-
ty minutes, or until. custard is set.
Potato in Cake.
In the usual cake recipe, substitute

one cup of mashed potatoes for one- .

half cup of milk and one-half cup of
flour; masht‘he potatoes and beat up
with milk until very light. Potato cake
does not dry out so quickly as all-flour
cake.

Potato in Bread.

Potatoes are good in breads. Get
Farmers’ Bulletin No. 807, “Bread and
Bread Making in the Home,” from the
Department of Agriculture, Washing-
ton, D. C., to learn how to make potato
yeast bread. 1

 

Corned beef is an excellent meat
which can be used to take the place of
the high—priced pork meats during the
war. It can be used by the farmers to
sustain them while at hard labor in the
open air while engaged in raising the
different kinds of produce which will
be needed by the allied nations which
are fighting for democracy.

If you run your household on three

pounds of sugar 3. month per person, _
when fall comes the grocer won’t have ,

to hang up the sign, “No Sugar.”

MIGH. FABMEB PATTERNS

Any of the patterns illustrated may

 

be secured by sending order to Pattern .

Department, Michigan Farmer, Detroit

enclosing the amount set opposite the “

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No. 2312 Dress for misses and small
women. Cut in three sizes 16,18 and
20 years. Size 16 requires 4% yards
of 44-inch material. The skiit meas—
ures about two yards at the foot. Price,
10 cents.

No. 2297~—Ladies’ house or porch
dress Cut in six sizes, 34, 36, 38, 40,
42 and 44 inches bust measure. Size
36 requires seven yards of 36-inch ma-

 

terial. The skirt portion measures
abopt 214, yards at the foot. Price, 10
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Cut in tour
Size requires
Price

No. 2372—Girls’ dress.
sizes, 2, 4, 6 and 8 years.
31/; yards of 36- inch material.
10 cents.

No. 2134—Boys’ blouse and trousers.
Cut in four sizes, 4, 6, 8 and 10 years.
Sine eight. will require three yards of

86-inch material Price 1.0 cents.

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HOMESTEAD FARMS

A Federation of. Interests

A Word to the Farmer Poultry-men
' and Women of Michigan.

In almost evergissue of the Farmer {on will findsome-
thing new in is space, and we as you. thereto”.
lease to dglance each week at what we havetosai.
omestea Farms is working out a practical fedora:
tion of the business and social interests of the
Lry‘O farmers of Bloomi dale and vicinity. and lo};
tobe a benefit also the farmers 01 the state.

Pure Breed Practical Poultry

In Pure Breed Practical Poultry we have; Barred
White and sun Plymouth Rocks .6. Rhode Island
Reds: White CWW‘mdou“: S. 0'. Minorcas

. te Leghorns: $.06. Brown and
Buff Leghorns: s. c. Ansonas.

Day-Old Chicks

' “De. ~0ld Chicks from any of these breeds can be

. :1? viding three weeks' time isaiven for-

, hate!“ 11g. 0 0111;K furnish almost an unlimited
her of 13mm: ck 3. Rhode Island .Be'ds. and White

. Worm you want vigorous. natural y he'althy

-range .pouitry stock? We luv to corres-

pondence withpo ryfarmers who am iookini for
stockt that will give em plentifully next winter.

Eggs for Hatching

Eggs from our Pure Breed Practical Poultryfo orset-
tin.. or in quantities for incubators. with fertilit
m1- arantee d. We can tarnish an maze: of Bar

k. BhOds Island Beds. and into ghorn eggs.

Eggs for Broilers

Plymouth Rock eggs in any quantity can be furnished
for hatching Broiler chicks. On these we make a
special price and a special gua‘ran

Grown F owls

We have yet for sale: 3 Barred Plymouth Rock cock-
erels;15 Single Comb RRhoda Island Red Pullets with
one (20:ckercl6 Rhode Island Red Pul lets: 16 Bar-
red .R look Pul‘iets or Hens with Oockereis;1Gray
Toulouse Gander

If yen are a poultr Jenner that wants practical
farm poultry Btbt it wil you lease w rite to us for our
oi ircular which briefly deserb es the poultry we oiler
you

We have already come into afine correspondence
with the poultry farmers of Michigan. but we want
to hear from you- we want to place some of our Pure

Breed Practical Poultry on your term.

HOMESTEAD FARMS, Bloomingdale, Mich.
from

Baby: Chicks ma 8
s

and Brown horns. Good laying stock. 13 per 100
Safe arrival guaranteed. Catalogue free. Book ybur
order now for spring delivery

Wolverine Hatchery, Boxm, Iceland. Mich.

 
 

 

 

 

Standard
C. White

 

-EGGS FROM STRAIN with -
Barred ROCKS reoordsto290eggaaycar: $2 per

15. Delivered by parcel post. prepaid. Circular free.
FREDAS TLING. - Go natantine. Mich.

240 egg strain White
Barron English L... on... heavy Mm...
ter layers. large size birds. Hatching eggs Sbfierlm
Chicks 813 per 100. Guaranteesatisfaction. evries
Leghorn Farms and Hatchery. Box A, Zeeland, Mich.

 

 

Barre Pl'mouth Rock eggs for hatching from
111 l blood stock buprMize-winning strain 81. 50
”(13 J. A. BA Union City, Mich.

 

AKRON Strain 8. C. RWhite Leghorns Bred to Lay
Blong bodied vigorous stock. Eggs and Chicks, prices
right. Bruce W. rown. R. 3, Mayville. Mich.

B h Chicks Young' s Strain 8. C. White Leghorns
a y tree ran a stock safe arrival arantee. cat-
alogue free. nolls H11t1heryH.3 oilanrl. Mich.

BABY Chicks. Bred- to lay 8. C. White Leghorns
at last ear' s price. 812 per 100. Ne catalog or cir-
cular. Cr erdirect from thisadv. Cash infull withor-
der. Hatchevery Tuesday. beginning Aprili. Sunny- brook
Poultry Farms C. C. Burroughs Prop. Hillsdalc. Mich.

Bull leghosrnm Cockerels, 333;!“

Dram Petersburg. Mich.

Bu“ Or pingtons—Seventeen years. Best exhibition
on producing strain. Eggsor Baby Chicks. Cir-
cular tree. WII L SCHADT,

Ch' k We ship thousands, booking orders now
{c 8, fore rin delivery free booklet.
FREEPOBT HAT HE Y. Box 12, Ireeport. Mich.

Coo kerels— From Chic oCollsenm winnin stock. 83
& up "Hlnslet '& Buff ookn. both combs eds. Span-
Ish Orphlgtons. Wyandottcs. Tyrone Poultry Farm, Fenton. Mich

Choice c ll i c k s pails-as Maur- mg.-
an g orns or
r setti $1. 50: per 108 87 '30.
roscent gg Company. - - - Allegan. Mich
chicks and eggs. standard bred st0( k,Leghorns,iiiino1--
casfipanish. Rm: ks. Beds. 0rpingtons. Wyandottes, Campinas.
Houdansfolhh. Scotch Greys. Tyrone Poultry Farm, Fenton, Mich

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‘. Wyaudottes,
Hut! and W. 01-pingt011s. (fihicklet cataloggfree.

GOSHEN POULTRY FARMS, R-19 Goshen, Indiana

DAY-OLD-CHI CKS

You ng's Heavy Laying Strain S. C. White Leghorns
00per50. 815 15.00-.ahundred dSiafedeliveryguaranteed.

mmediate shifiments. Order now or write

BOY L. DRUK ER 711 Delaware St... Grand Rapids.

DAY OLD CHICKS

250 (XX) for 1918. 810 per 100 and up. Purebred. Hatch-
ed right. Biro guarantee. 10 leading varieties.
Hatching eggs. lg broader offer. Western Brunch,

ugusta Kansas. rec catalog. Stamps appreciated.
Enters Reliabe Hatchery, 333 W. Fremont 6t. , Postoria. 0.

lsybiii 8. ll. VI. ls horns .Iifiifé fiiifiiifiéi’iirfi‘ig

breeding hens now. verfresh Egg F arm. Ionia, Mich.

‘Fe. 113 Winte- Leghorns
- real hcav laymg strain, irspncstcd 1
years, recor s from 200 to 264 eggs. Get
our special summer prices on ywlmg hens,
' breedin males. eggs for hatching. 8-week
old pullets and ds d chicks. We ship C O. D. and
assumes results. isle: gives prices; describes stock; tells
all sbout our {arm and mslhods; results you can get by breed-
ing this strain. Send for your copy now-II is irse.

GEORGE b. PEER.“ MUnioa. Grand Rapids. Mich.

chmks “Ml ”V. :15 9th louwns I'M-AYE Ewngrg if?“
EPOUL TRY

dfor catalog.
. R. 1, Grand Rapiwds. LMlch.

Fowlers Buff Rocks ”3325}, 3.932%?
.. torso: 85. 50101-50; 88.00fo1 100.
B. FOWL - Hartford Mich.

, John's Big beautiful hen hatched Barred Booksgocd
2layers males dc females 83 to each. Breeding pens
dons royal circulars photos. John Nnnfinn. Clare. Mich

IMPROVE YOUR POUlT Ir

 

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ByGA.

HERE has never been a time in‘

nus nation” 8 history, when there

was greater need for the produc-
er to bend every energy to the produc-
tion of food stuffs. It is not necessary
to point'outthe rapidly increasing cost
of the different food stuffs.

Millions of us are complaining, per-
haps, about the high price of meats.
and prospects of not having it at all,
sooner or later, because the cattle and
hog industry has-decreased alarmingly.
A totalvdecrease of 115,005,000 in the'
world’s meat producing" animals. is,
shown in Comparison 'of the present
with pro-war conditiOns, m a statement

 

A Pedigree Flemish Giant Doe.
less something is done towards produc-
ing more meat, the world may soon be
facing a general meat famine.

For Quick Meat Production.

One of the duties of the American
people is to produce as never before,
the meats that can be raised quickly.
That is why the food administration
is calling upon the farmer to raise
more hogs, and that is why the domes-
ticated rabbit industry is so vitally im-
portant at this time.

The domesticated rabbit heretofore
has been too much overlooked as a.
commercial article of food. As with
many other industries, it required war
conditions to bring it to the front. It.
is my belief that the domesticated rab~
bit is the most economical meat pro-
ducing animal in the world. Rabbits
can be produced cheaper, pound for
pound, than any other meat producing
animal in the world.

Practical experience has demonstrat-
ed that the rabbit m'eat can be produc-
ed in unlimited quantities at a. cost of
about six cents a pound and by using
the lawn clippings and other vegeta-
tiOn that would otherwise be wasted,
the cost can be made even lower. Rab-
bits require a smaller amount of space
per animal, and the capital required to
establish one in a paying rabbit busi-
ness is considerable less than that re-
quired in any other meat producing
business. The supply can be greatly
increased within a few months with-
out requiring space that may be need-
ed for the production‘of crops.

Food Value High.

Now, as to food value, rabbit meat
yields eighty- -three per cent of digesti-
ble nutriment, which is morethan any
other meat ‘yieldsf Pork is the highest
in nutriment of. the meats sold at the
butcher shops. It yields seventy-five
per cent of nutriment, mutton sixty-
five per cent, beef fifty-five per cent,
and chicken only fifty per cent. The
rabbit is the ideal meat producing ani-
mal, and whenthe public shall have
become more familiar with it, our sup-
ply of'meat will be increased.1 Let us
interest ourselves in this inaportant
matter and get our friends int sted
Make a, sight and

first 539.91!" V

 

 

 

 

Raising Rabbits «for. Profit

issued by’ the ,United States govern-‘
This is agre’at’figur’e andun-i

BALDEN

A 1

and :if you more rabbits rightly it V_
Will not be mtg unitl you will {have

meat to sell. You will find an open
market for all you Can produce at good
prices. '

My own choice of the many different
breeds of rabbits/is the Flemish Giant,
closely followed by the American
Checkered Giants. These are the lam:
est and heaviest in the whole rabbit
family. Color of the Flemish Giant is
black, white, grey, in different shades,
and a fawn color grey similar to celor
of the common wild cottontail. The
steel colors take the lead at present.
The‘ main commercial breeds are the
Flemish Giants; Checkered Giants, Bel-
gium Hares and New Zealu‘nd Reds. V

" As a Ft‘ir Ammak. ' "

. That the culture 013 the different va- 3
‘ rieties of rabbits is profitable, net only»
for the quantity of the Cleanest, sweet- 7
est and most wholesome, meat they "

‘ provide, but for theskins, as well, has - -

V been proven' by many of the 30, 000 per 3

- sons engaged in the raising of these .

animals.

Few peeple really know the premi- ‘

nent part the rabbit plays in the com-
mercial wmld. Fills .axe fashionable,
and the supply of the expensive “real
stuff” is getting so scenes that furriers
have to look f01 substitutes, and the

most useful and important has been '

found in the rabbit skin.

France was the first country to use ‘

these skins,» factories having been built
where the rabbit skins are transfoi med
into fine imitations of expensive furs.
Hundreds of_ thOusands of rabbit skins
enter
“Cony Seal,” which is the name they
are known by in the market. There
are also beaver, ermine, sable, (in dif-
ferent colors and variety), mole, black
fox, red fox, chinchilla, and numerous
other imitations and fancy fur-3,. “but
all rabbits.” Rabbit skins yield large
profits over there. Most of them are
collected by rag and junk men, sent to
the factories where they are cured,
dressed, dyed and clipped and then im-
ported to this country, where they are

these factories and leave as '

Rabbits Are Profitable. V.

mail, tons and makes up the skins
from her own rabbits. She Wears a

ti? - 4
France has a national ink,—
awry in rabbit skins, g . 1,

A lady from the west aflrs‘Sher-j I

hat and muff from rabbit skins and. H

has had her two-year-old son a coat
made of the fur of the Himalayan rabL.

bits and beth look as well dressed as .

though they wore the most eipensive
of furs. This lady Said in an inter-
view on' the subject-' “Does it pay to
raise rabbits? I (isn’t know of any-
thing else that gives the same return
for the outlay. There is 1110 question
about. the business being a pmfltable
one
Hare for several years and- they have
paidme a very largefiperoentage bathe

‘

 

A Checkered GiantBuck..

. I ‘ admit that there
are many who {have 1091; ‘ money in
breeding them, and there will be many

money invested.

more. Yet you will find it Just" the
same in‘ every kind of business, but
the rabbit game in the right hands will
be a succeSs.

This brings us to the conclusion that
the requirements needful to establish
one in the rabbit industry is simply
love for the work, and business man-
agement.

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Poultry Hints from. the Round-Up

HE address by Professor Phillips

at the Farmers’ Round-up 'Insti-

tute contained many practical
points -which may be of interest to
poultry breeders not present at the
meetings. Among the points of value
are the following: False economy in
the feeding oft-he fioCk- isnot patriot-
ism and the hens should-obtain- enough
of a; balanced ration to enable them to
produce the eggs to pay for their reed
and a profit.

Early hatched pullets are necessary
for the production of winter eggs.
Such breeds as the Rocks should be‘
hatched in March and April. The Leg-
horns may be brought to maturity for
winter egg production if they are
hatched in April or May.

For Economical Breeding. .

.The use of the brooder stove is rec-

ommended for the econOmicai growing

of chicks. In one experiment '114 out
of 119 chicks: placed under a coal-burn-
ing brooder stove were raised to ma-
turity. The scarcity of. hard Coal has
placed manypoultrymen .in doubt, as
to their supply. of coal fol-spring chick
brooding but it is reported that the
fuel administration will make j every
effort to supply poultrymen with fuel
enough for their work in producing
poultry meat. _

It pays better to save the chicks
that do hatch than to; increase the

, hatching. Equipment is neceéSary for

the production of poultry and a leek-
of equipment or an atteinpt to do with-

candy store the Chick will not stuff
continually just because the abundant-
ly filled hopper is present. They will
eat what they need for growth and
then‘ enjoy searching on the range for
the remainder of then fed. On one
farm afar-mer adopted the hepper feed-
ing method for his hogs 'jaIid-g‘ave them
.a. ,hoppert’filled With'~shelled:-corn and
tankage- The hens We'rebn‘free' range
and soon: foundthe‘ ho’g‘hdpp‘er and en-
joyed square meals:
as never-before-and produce enough
additional eggs to much more than
pay for'the amount of feed taken from
the hog feeder.
False Economy.

One instance was related of ayoung
poultryman who was taken ill and had
to turn his feeding, work, over to an-
other farmer without "experience. The
new man thought he Would- save-feed
in the care of the flock and did save
feed to the value of $150.. 'Dufing‘that
time the owner lost $500 worth of eggs
according ‘to his 'estimate,-based on the
results thathe had made with the
same siz'ed cfiocks during other yea-rs
when they“ were given plenty of a bal-.
anced ration to keep up egg produc—
tion. ‘
in summer. According .to Prof. Phillips,
sunlmer. According to Prof. Phillips,
$5. 00 invested in a; germ quality of
meat scrap will bring back from $20

to $30 Worth of eggs. Beef scrap sour ,

skim-milk or tankags are necessary

  
     

out it alwayswmeans ascvererhandieap. do ti

 
 
 

  

I have been breeding the Belgian.

:' They soon laid ,

 

 

      
      

  


 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

. out.’ However, the late: mealt-
ing hens are often sold on farms be-
cause of their poor looks and this is a

. serious error. The early moulters,
over-fat hens and runty specimens
should be culled out in August in order
to save feed and enable the remainder
of the flock to make better average

records.
' Ingh'am Co.

oA'rs iron POULTRY.

R. G. Kinny.

 

 

, On I-account of the high price of
grain, oats will probably fill a larger
part than ever in the raiton of the farm
flock.f Oats that are boiled or soaked

over night make a finer feed for hens-
and are '

The cats soften and swell
much‘relished by the birds. Clipped
oats are used toadvantage in feeding
young-birds; The clipped oats are run
through machines to remove the sharp
tips and part of the hull.
‘ Young chicks Will do very well the
first week on dry rolled oats scattered
in the litter about every two hours.
The sprouted oats furnish an abund-
ance of appetizing green feed at a min-
imum expense. In using ground cats
in the mash for laying hens it is not
'necessary'to sift out the hulls. Oats
can be fed dry to laying hens without

much danger, although some have the.

impression that the sharp tips will
cause serious injury to the birds. We
have never noticed any injury due to
feeding “oats but undoubtedly they have
a greater feeding value if they are
soakedfor several hours or broiled be-
fore feeding.

 

POULTRY QUERY DEPARTMENT.

 

Coal Ashes.

Are coal ashes hurtful to the hens?
Some poultry journals claim they are.
My hens like to eat the small pieces of
slate in them and then wallow in the
fine dust. Do you think wallowing in
the dust would cause them to have
scaly legs? W. F.

Coal ashes have not generally been
found detrimental. We have, however,
received reports from some who found
their chickens looking for the small
pieces of coal, and when it was avail-
able to them, egg production was
limited.

Coal ashes will not be harmful to
chickens to dust in, provided they have
a chance to get out where there is
moisture.

The scaly leg develops when chick-
ens constantly run in alkali soils.

We are sure that in moderation the
use of' coal ashes fOr dusting and
scratching purposes will be all right.

Tubercuflosis.

Last spring I had considerable trou-
ble with my poultry. The flock as a
whole looked good and laid good, but
every little while a hen would dump,
and although she ate well, kept getting
lighter and weaker and at last would
die. The drOppings were rather loose
and streaked with white, gIeen and
reddish brown. I set eggs from this
flock and they hatched fine, but the
chicks died in bunches from one to a
dozen, without any apparent cause.
They looked well and were hearty eat-
ers, but every time I went to the coop
would find three or four dead. I fed
fine chick feed for about two weeks
and then coarse chick feed and. wheat.
I gave my flock a good poultry tonic
and disinfected the hen house every
week. I see indications of the disease
this winter and one he'n died in the
same way last week. What is the
trouble? Is there any connection be-
tween that and losing the little chicks?
Would you advise setting eggs from
the flock another year? L. F. W.

. Judging from the symptoms you give
I greatly fear that you have tubercu-
, losis in your flock, as primary symp-
toms of this disease are a great appe-
tite and loss of weight. General weak-
ness, milling of the feathers, paleness
of the comb, and in a great many cases

diarrhoea, are also telltale symptoms.
A postmortem examination will ena-
. hie you to tell whether the trouble is
Wham or nut, more definitely.
‘ Vltl attacked with tuber-
MM with email

  
  

a cheese-like substance. _

   

 

 

 
  

Very often
the other organs of the body have
these nodules also.

This disease is quite a contagious
one, and is one Which cannot under
our present knowledge, be cured. After.

the disease reaches the stage where it -
can be diagnosed, the most practical

way to eliminate it is to destroy the
entire flock, thoroughly disinfect the-
ooops - and grounds and start again
with healthy stock With a neW flock
care should be taken to provide the
hens With sanitary surrOundings and
plenty of ventilation without firaught.
They should be properly fed to keep up
their vigor,-and what is termed “good
care” should be given. the flock. -

In disposing of the flock, the bodies
'must either» be burned or buried so
deep that animals cannot dig them up.
Before carrying out these drastic
measures, make suie that the birds
have this disease. If you do not feel
confident of diagnosing this. yourself,
you had better call a veterinarian. '

 

BEES WORTHY OF MUCH CARE.

 

Every colony of bees that survives
the Winter should be managed so that

it will produce as much honey as pos-.-

sible during the coming summer. Since
the sugar supply is limited on account
‘of the demand abroad there is no dan-
ger of over-production of honey for
some time to come. Prices offered for.
extracted honey today are three times
what they were a little more than a
year ago. Bees are worth giving the
best of care, and colonies now in in-.
adequate hives should be transferred
to modern ones at fruit-blossoming
time, be given plenty of room for
brood rearing, and be provided with a
storage of honey. Bees are the only
agents capable of recovering the tons.
and tons of nectar that will be avail-
able from all sorts of flowers during
the growing season. Without bees all
this is wasted.

SURPLUS BREEDERS AND THE
BACKYARD FLOCK.

 

Poultry production must be pushed
vigorously. “One Hundred Hens on
Every Farm,” is the popular timely
slogan and fits in aptly with the re-
strictions of the Food Administration
on the marketing of hens, effective un-
til April 30. This regulation caught
some poultry raisers with a surplus of
breeding hens, although there is no
surplus in the country at large, for the
shortage of feeds and the high price of
poultry has tempted breeders and the
ers of small flocks to sell their hens.

Even those inconvenienced by the re-
striction on the sale of hens can easily
see the point of the regulation. If the
hens are killed off the hundred-hen
movement has little chance, nor will
there be hens enough to supply the
backyard flock for the man with the

bit of land who is trying to make his
own stronghold hunger p1 out The pres-
ent situation offers an opportunity to
live- wire poultry men to start a pieCe
of community work that will connect
the surplus of breeding hens to the
hundred- hen movement and the back-
yard flock. Community organization
and the gospel of “feed yourself" will
dispose of surplus hens and convert
possible roosteis into feed producers
for the winter of 1918- 1919.

Agents of the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture report that be-
tween January 1,1918 and February
11, forty carloads, each of about 4, 000
hens and pullets, were shipped from
the state of Texas alone.

This means that 160,000 birds that
were laying or about ready to lay,
were prevented from turning into eggs
the food they had consumed without
return during the Winter. Had these
birds been kept until April 30, as urged
by the Department of Agriculture and
as required by the Food Administra-
tion for those remaining on the farms
.011 February 11, it would have meant
at an estimate an addition of 400, 000
dozen eggs to the food supply or the
nation, with little added expense for
food, and would merely have postponed
use of the birds themselves as food
until after May .. - .. 1

 
 

 

Automobile Accident
Adjusted Out of Court

The boy driving the automobile
of H. B. Burdick, of Saginaw, acci-
dentally ran into and injured Fred-
erick Brush, 8. boy of about five
years of age, causing death. Mr.
.Burdick was insured in the Citizens’
Mutual Automobile Insurance Com.
pany, of Howell, who took charge of
the matter which resulted in a set
‘tlement satisfactory to all parties,
rupon March 20, 1918. .
, Mr. Burdick says: “I am more
than pleased with the way that my
case has been handled. It is a great
relief to know that a matter of that
kind can be turned over to experi-
enced men for settlement. Mr. Robb
:took charge of. the case immediately
after the accident—witnesses were
interviewed and statements taken.
Mr. and Mrs. Brush were treated
‘with courtesy and when the proper

satisfactory to all. Many people
have asked me what I think of auto-
rmobile insurance and I tell them
that I would not be without it, as no
one can tell when an accident will
"occur, or when they will have a
fire or a theft claim, and I know
from -111y'experience the past few
weeks that no company could give
better service than the company at
Howell; The company is certainly
in good financial condition and the"
injured parties know that they can
get a. fair settlement when they
make reasonable claims, and the
officers have had enough experience
to know What to do under certain
conditions. No automobile owner
should be without a policy in this
large Mutual Company, as the rate
is very low and the service good.”

 

 

PROFITS IN HONEY

Sugar is Icarce. Honey is In
greatdemnud. High prices re-
vail. Make your been pro 1100
more than ever before. Semi
for our catalo for prices on
Bee H11 ea Soctmn Boer Comb
Foundation, Smokers, etc Be-
firing!" a temple“; outfit turn-
shed with or without Lbees.

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Beeswax wanted.

BERRY BASKETS

There is a Ion-city of berry
baskotl Ind w e adv1ce prompt
action. Let us know our ex
not requirements an we will
quote you b.Is‘rloes on standard
quart beach and 1-8 qt.

crates. We can make mmodlate Ihlpmom
at present. -

M. H. HUNT 8: SON,
Box 525, Lansing, Mich.

  

 

_ Wig

;time came a. settlement was made .

 

FUR SETS.
AT FIRST COST
FACTORY PRICE
, You furnish the
3‘ Raw Hides, we
do the dressing
Q tanning and
make up the
latest styles
_ Coon, Beaver,
Muskrat Fox.
Ourcat

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- ves
you some valuable information 310an

W. W. WEAVER, Reading, Mich.

 

 

applied to eggs
- o- -hatch 4...... incuba-
tion strength-
euI the chick Ind week!“ the shell It supplies free oxygen.
absorbI carbon dioxide Ind makeI brittle and porous the
ml nutter of the shell The blunt thing ever offered to
poultrymon. 50 test batches Ibow average 0196 percent for
Egg-«hatch ml and 81 I)" com [or eggs not treated,
in some me” no. Pu “in: package, for 800 eggs. so" can:
It dealers or postpeid Ask your dealer {0an Poultry Library
(5 books) free or send uI 5 cenuformaillng direct to you.
265 I... In... Omaha. use.

 

no. u. LEII co.,

 

Buysthlo
:60 150 Egg
.lNCUBATOR

with Broader 88. 50.
complete, fully guanin-
teed. Also 70F $8.0 ..
with Breeder 87.

do: now by 11th
Circular Free.

 

 

 

 

Wolverine Sales Co...

711 Delaware BM
Gland Rapids, Mich.

POULTRY
for Hatch! from urebrcd White Pl 111

E883 Rocks anerhlten nmmoth Pekin dugksm‘m
CHAS. KLETZ - - - 13m Mich.
F0 R SA LE Fm from choice Barred
flock mating $2.50 per 16.

Mrs. BAY G. BUNNEI.L,Law1-enoe, Mich.

 

I Wh t 0
Pm BrcIsl mt “seams-gag. “Elsi“i‘f‘stgfiv

gilrrul
E CREST FARM, R'loyn OahM

RHODE ISLAND BEDS and Plymouth Rolgksh Mal.-

to 12 lbs, accordi to a $31,088;
11% for :1. 50; 100 810;MIn11mo$

weight 5 to 10 1113.. e
Bronze Tam Turkeys to 38 lbs. accordln to no“

 

 

'25, 10 can 84. J. MorriI A J. Bureau. mar. M1.
R. I R ED both combs Chicks 0
9 03311. Most popul“

strain in MlthlgIn. Write for catalog.
INTEBLAKES FARM. Box 89, LIwrenco, Mich.

R Reds and R. I. Whites. Both combs. Eggs [DI
.° 0 sale, also aft-w good cockerels. Good stock.
prioeI reasonable. 0.11}. Hawley. 11.3, Ludlngtou, Mich.

 

 

Brown Logborns. Heavy layers. Egg- If
S C. Bil-52.50.1f-1 S33.’10,100-87. prepuiilby Hindi-u 3
FLOYD ROBERTSON, R. 1, Lexington, Indium

ILVER Golden and White Wyn dotte A f
SGolden and White cockereln, toll; are 3.111.134.1914?
82. 50, 30, 95.11) 0. W. Brownin¢,R Kg: Portland, Micb.

 

 

' Comb Bllck Minort a Ickorel l d b
Single .1011; cock- bird. Afeu Idol‘s P. d. 171 l6 1”,
B. W. MILLS, - Saline, 1\ 1011.

S W bite Leghorn bone, {pullout day old chicks.
. egue- (Ferris struin)goo free range. stot k riceI
reasonable. Herbert HImmond, Williamston, “Lb.

1I1I1ItIIIathya£dotmIk1 hinof a il‘raiIeI1IIIlol'.i of ‘AIpin-il mid
'1 1 1113 (‘01 are a or an l
DAVID RAY, 709 Norrie s1. .. 11 psnmd. 1111:1133...

hite W yondotte roe kerels, good size, 1 1r
3 for 310. “rig. Swedish Select Oats frogofl‘om flight
81. 60 per bu. in )b.u lots rec-leaned and bags free.
VAN 0.FARM,R.1 B Hartford. Mich.

Chicks and 0 go from t.
hilo Wyandoilos 1,. in t 1 3w a w‘“ "
INTEBLAKES FAR NI “8-” 1.1 Elfifé’lisfii‘li‘i:

 

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shim

With .30 Days Free Trial Freight
A“ 10 Yr Guarantee Paid

Think of It! You can now get this famous
lro out-ed incubator and California
wood rooder on 30 days trial, with I ten- ear
menus, freight pmd east of theRoc

EDD lNl'a'llBfl‘l’lfllea
1150 (”"0“ BRDDDER

WWII covered with ”1le too, :11 II walla.
coputlnhnr. nurury o tester. Set no no boron.
:delml I. .
'Mv-n‘b?‘ fikt'filffi n t "3‘”. ‘
no 0 - -

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95 Buys 140-Egg
Champion
Belle City Incubator

Double Fibre Board Case. Co per “been

Elfin“? 'lzo “t‘tlhr’imaw oodor - Hgoé only $11.11;.
' Freight Paid §:%° 1‘:
.: to

     
   
   

& allowed on o uaI.

Belle City actuator 00.. Box 14 1. helm. Wis.

INJURY SUPPLIES

 

a n d equipment.

Everything y o u
need from logbIndI to buildingI. 40 pose hoe IItI-
log quotes lowest prices on. hundreds of articlel.

GIORGI B. FERBIS. 634 Shirley Street. Gnnd Eapldl, llch.

W AN Experiencedar far n11 single, work-
: 111g foreman by t e year.
Box _8 3, Michigan Farmer, Detro t, Mich.

 

Goose eggs 25 cents each R. 0.

While China ,5, L, ,0

no
Duck 81. no for 11. Best 015.1021. 8“ 81 .50 per 15 Pekln
Mrs. OLAUDIABETT S. Hillsdale, Mich.

WHITE Holland Turkeys I limited numberforsnlo.
Silver Spangled Hamburg (ockemls Homburgsaro
the greatest layers on earth. get acquainted with this
wonderful breed. Rivervelw Farm, Vaesar, Mich.

M B 'lurkeyn, Toulouse Geese and 841W:
I I Iogborn cockorols. Also Berkshire, both
Iex. StampIIppreiiIn-d. ClmIeStocka-mJH, Harlem», llcb.

African Geese. E 81
cra¥ tries to sell. Also £5311 “330518;;me lino
HUMAN FRENCH. It 3. Ludinston, Mich.

 

Salesmen

Wanted

We pay Salary {to good sub-

scription}i Igetters, who § can

devote their entire time to our

work. The offer our salaried

men handle 1,. is} 3 especially

attractive to farmers.
'Address I

The Michigan Farmer,

 

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POULTRY

" HOMESTEAD FARMS

A Federation of- Interests
A Word to the Farmer Poultry-men
and Women of Michigan.
In almost svergissue of the Former on will find some.
is spac

thing new in e, and we you. therefore.
, lease to glance each week at what we havetosay.
gomestea

 

Farms is working out a practice fedora:
ion of the business and social into
try farmers of Bloomingdale and vicinity.
into tobe a benefit also to the' farmers oi them

Pure Breed Practical Poultry
Breed Practical Poultry we hahve; Barr

is};

In Pure

White and Buff Plymouth Rocks: R. 0.1! de Island
Reds; Wh itc W sndottes: S. C. Blackh (lumen-s
S. C. and R. C. Whi ite Leghorns: S. C. Brown In

Buff Leghorns; S. C. Anconas.

Day-Old Chicks

a-Old Chicks from any of these breeds can be

'luD viding three weeks' time is you for-

. hatching Wecanfurnish almostan unlimi

oer of Barred Rocks. Rhode Island Beds. endWhi to

Lech rns. Do you want vigorous. nature. y healthy

lree arm-range .poultry stock? vte corres.
pondence with po

 

ryfarmers who are "looking for
stock that will given eggs plentifully next winter.

Eggs for Hatching

Eggs from our Pure Breed Practical Poultry for so:-
ting. or in quantities for incubators, with fertillt
aranteed. We can furnish an number of Bar
ook. Bhode Island Reds. and White Leghorn eggs.

Eggs for Broilers

Plymouth Rock eggs in any quantity can be furnished
for hatching Broiler chicks. On these we nuke a
special price and a special guarantee.

Grown Fowls

We have yet for sale: 3 Barred Plymouth Rock cock-
erels; l5 SingleR Comb 'Rhode Island Red Pullets with
one c'oekerel; C.l1R ode Island Red Pullets; 16 Bar-
red Rock Pullets or Hens with Cookerels;l Gray
Toulouse Gand ti.sr

If yen are a poultrfi-farmer that wants practical
' farm poultry steel: w1l you lease write to us for our
circular which briefly descrb es the poultry we offer
y.ou

We have already come intoafine correspondence
with the poultry farmers of Michigan. but we went
to hear from you we want to place some of our Pure
Breed Practical Poultry on your farm.

HOMESTEAD FARMS, Bloomingdale, Mich.
Standard

Bab ChiCkS Brads C. White

and Browanhorns Good laying stock. ‘13 per 1.00
Safe arrival guaranteed. Catalogue tree. Book ybur
order now for spring delivery.

Wolverine Hatchery, Box. 202. Zeeland. Mich.

 

from

 

, —EGGS FROM STRAIN with .
Barred Boas reoordstoZilOeBgsoyear: $2 per

15. Delivered by parcel post. prepaid. Circular free.
FRED ASTLING, - - . Constantine, Mich.

Barron English 240 088 as... w“...

Leghorns, heavy wlln-
tor layers. large size birds,. Hatching eggs SbBerloo
Chicks ‘13 per 100 Guaranteesatisfaction. evries

Leghorn Farms and Hatchery, Box A, Zeelnnd. Mich.

 

 

B Pl mouth Rock eggs for hatching from
a": in 1 blood stock NI511‘Mize-wlnning strain 31.50
:13. ..A BA Union City. Mich.

 

E'ARBDIN Strain 8. C. RWhite Leghorns Bred to Lay
Blong bodied vigorous stock. Eggs and Chicks,prices
tight. Bruce W. rown. R. 3, Mayville, Mich.

B 1, Chicks YOung‘ thrain 8. C. White Leghorns
a 5’ free ran e stock. safe arrival arantee. cat-
alogue tree. Kenol'ls Hate hery. R. 3 nlland Mich.

BABY Chicks. Bred- to lay 8. C. White Legherns
at last seal” s price. 812 per 100. Ne catalog or cir-
cular. Or erdirect from this adv. Cash lnfull wither-
der. Hatchevery Tuesday. beginningAprilfl. Sunny-hook
Poultry Farms. C. H. Burroughs. Prop“ Hillsrlnle. Mich.

and a few

Bull is born Cockerels, W...
Dr. A. SMITH. Petersburg. Mich.
Bu" Orpingtons—Seventeen years. Best exhibition
egg producingL strain. Eggsor Baby Chicks. Gir-
cular tree. WIL LSCHADT, Goshen, Indiana.
We ship thousands, booking orders now

ChiCks’ for s rin delivery free bookie.

FBEEPORT HAT HE Y. Box 12. Freeport. Mich.
ook'ereis— From Chicagg «Colisenmwinningstock 83
& up‘ 'Ringlet‘ '19 Buff ocks. both combs Reds, Span-
ish OrpIngtous.Wy-1ndottes. Tyrone Poultry Farm. Fenwn. Iiich
, April and May heav breeds
Cll0lce C h i C k S and Leghorns52 for . Eggs

r settin $1.50: per 108 87.50.
resoent geompany, - - - Allegan.Mlch

 

 

 

 

Chicks and 6385. standard bred stm k. Leghorns, Minor-
cssfipenish. Rocks. R4.rls,0rpingtons, Wyandottes, Campines.
Boudans. Polish Scotch Greys. Tyrone Poultry Farm. Fenton. Mich

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,
Bull and W. Omingtons. (Thicklet cataloggfree.

WEN POULTRY FARMS, R-19 Goshen, Indiana

DAY-OLD-CHI CKS

Young's Heavy Layin Strain B C. White Leghorns
g8.00per50 8.]500ah11n red. Batedeliveryguaruutoed.

mediate ‘shi ments. Orde or now or write
L. DRUK ER, 711 Delaware St” Grand 'Rapids.

”DAY OLD CHICKS

250. (II) for 1918. 810 per 100 and up. Purebred. Batch-
ed right. Strong guarantee. 10 leading varieties.
HatchingK eggs. Big breeder offer. Western Brunch
Angus ta,K ansas roe catalog. Stamps appreciated
Ruben Rsliabe Hatchery, 333W. Fremont at. Postoria. 0.

[I’bm s c. w l. hon“ Large great liners. Put.

white. Bargains 1n choice
breeding hens now. verfresh Egg F arm. Ionia. Mich.
‘Fc. 1 15 White neghorns
- real heavy laying sirain, irspncslcd l
yesrs, records from 200 to 264 eggs Get
our specisl summer prices on yearling hens,
" breedin males, eggs for hatching. 8-week
old pollen snd ds d chicks. We ship C O D. snd
(uni-antes results. stsiog gives prices; describes flock: tells
all about our isrm snd mahods; results you one get by h'recd-
ing this strain. Send lcr your copy now—it 1s lrce.
GEORGE b. trams ”(Union Grand Rapids. Mich.

gellicks ihai livs Sllfi [1er L198
FAnd

for catalog.
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FMAY ESPEO ALTY
EUPQ LTBY
Grand Rfipivvds. LMiKch.

.orders
”for 15;

Hartford. Mich.
john s Big beautiful hen hatched Barred Rooks good
1

layers inales & females 33 t0 86 each. Breeding pens
.80 royalcircularsphotos. John Nor-then. Clare. Mich

Fowlers Buff Rocks .3252.

201-30 85.6190 for 50; 38. 00 for 100.
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gByG.A.

HERE has never been a time {gin

this nation’ 8 history, when there

was greater need for the produc-
er to bend every energy 'to' the produc-
tion of food stuffs. It is not necessary
to point'outthe rapidly increasing cost
of the "different food stuffs.

Millions of us are complaining, per-
haps, about the high price of meats.
and prospects of not havingvit at all,
sooner or later, because the cattle and
hog industry has‘decreased alarmingly.

world’s meat producing animals. is
shown in comparison of. ‘the' present
with: pro-War conditiOns, in a statement
issued by the United States govern-'
ment.

 

A Pedigree Flemish Giant Doe.
less something is done towards produc-
ing more meat, the world' may soon be
facing a general meat famine.

For Quick Meat Production.

One of the duties of the American
people is to produce as never before,
the meats that can be raised quickly.
That is why the food administration
is calling upon the farmer to raise
more hogs, and that is why the domes-
ticated rabbit industry is so vitally im-
portant at this time.

The domesticated rabbit heretofore
has been too much overlooked as a
commercial article of food. .As with

conditiOns to bring it to the front.
is my belief that the domesticated rab-
bit is the most economical meat pro-
ducing animal in the world. Rabbits
can be produced cheaper, pound for
pound, than any other meat producing
animal in the world.

Practical experience has demonstrat-
ed that the rabbit meat can be produc-
ed in unlimited quantities at a cost of
about six cents a pound and by using
the lawn clippings and other vegeta-
tiOn that would otherwise be wasted,
the cost can be made even lower. Rab-
bits require a smaller amount of space
per animal, and the capital required to
establish one in a paying rabbit busi-
ness is considerable less than that re-
quired in any other meat producing
business. The supply can be greatly
increased within a few months with-
out requiring space that may be need-
ed for the production'of crops.

Food Value High.

Now, as to food value, rabbit meat
yields eighty—three per cent of digesti-
ble nutriment, which is more than any
other meat 'yields.' Pork is the highest
in nutriment of. the meats sold atythe
butcher shops.~ It yields seventy-five
p-ér cent of nutriment, mutton sixty-
five per cent, beef fifty-five per. cent,
and chicken» only fifty per cent. 7The‘
rabbit is the ideal meat prbducing ani—
mal, and when the public shall have.
become more familiar with it, our sup-
ply of meat will be increased. Let as
interest ourselves in this important.
rat-matter and get our friends; int
min 11.1111. a- start slid.
rabbits to .m-st'supply

 

Ralsin Rabblts for . Profit

A totalvdecrease of 115,005,000 in the"

This is a .great figure and un-i

many other industries, it required war.
It,

  

 

BALDEN

and if you hpndle rabbits rightly it
will not be long unitl you will {have
meat to sell. You will find an open
market for all you can predate at good
prices.- a
My own choice of the many different
breeds of rabbltsls the Flemish Giant,
closely followed by .,th_e' American
Checkered Giants. These are the larg:
est and heaviest in the whole rabbit
family. Color of the Flemish Giant is
black, white, grey, in different shades,
and a faWn color grey similar to celor
of the common wild cottontail. The
steel colors take the lead at present.
The: main commercial breeds are the
Flemish Giants; Checkered Giants, Bol-
gium Hares and New Zealand Reds. .
As: a For Animalz‘. "

That the culture (it the different va-

' rieties‘ of rabbits is profitable, not only
» for the quantity of the cleanest, sweet-
est and most wholesome meat they '

- provide, but for theskins, as well, has .
' been proven' by many of the 30, 000 per- ‘
- sons engaged in the raising of these

animals.

Few people really know the promi- ‘

nent part the rabbit plays in the com-
mercial wo1ld. Furs are fashionable,
and the supply of the expensive “real
stufi" is getting so scarce that furriers

’ have to look fox substitutes, and the

most useful and important has been
found in the labbit skin.

France was the fil st country to use
these skins, factories having been built
whole the rabbit skins are transfm med
into fine imitations of expensive furs.
Hundreds of, thOusands of rabbit skins
enter these
“Cony Seal,” which is the name they
are known by in the market. There
are also beaver, ermine, sable, (in dif-
ferent colors and variety), mole, black
fox, red fox, 'chinchilla, and numerous
other imitations and fancy furs,."but
all rabbits.” Rabbit skins yield large
profits over there. Most of them are
collected by rag and junk men, sent to
the factories where they are cured,
dressed, dyed and clipped and then im-
ported to this country, where they are

" made up

factories and leave ‘as '

  
     

 

and prices. fiance has a national in- -
dustry in rabbit skins. .. g ,
. Rabbits Are Profitable
A lady from the west, a Mrs She'r- ;
mail, tans and makes up the sklns '
from her oWn rabbits. She :wears a ,.
hat and muff from rabbit skins and
has h‘ad her twmye'arl‘old son a“ coat
made of the fur of the Himalayan rah.
bits and both look as well dressed as
though they were the most expensive
of furs. This lady- Said in an inter-
view on the subject: “Does it pay to
raise rabbits? I don’t know of any-
thing else that gives the same return
for the outlay. There is no question
about the business being a profitable
one. I have boon breeding the Belgian ‘
Hare for several years and they have
paid me a very large percentage an the

r

 

A checkered Giant Buck. .

I admit that there
are many who have loSt'money in
breeding them, and there will be many

money invested.

more. Yet you will find it just" the
same in‘ every kind of business, but
the rabbit game in the'right bands will
be a" success.

This brings us to the conclusion that
the requirements needful to establish
one in the rabbit industry is simply
love for the work, and business man-
agement.

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Poultry Hints from the IROU‘I‘I'ICI‘UP

HE address by Professor Phillips

at the Farmers’ Round-up Insti-

tute contained many practical
points .which may be of interest to
poultry breeders not present at the
meetings. Among the points of value
are the' following: False economy in
the feeding of'the flock is not patriot-
ism and the hens should-obtain- enough
of a balanced ration to enable them to
produce the eggs to pay for their reed
and a profit.

Early hatched pullets are necessary
for the production of winter eggs.
Such'breeds'as the Rocks should be
hatched in March and April. The Leg-
horns may be brought to~ maturity for
winter egg production if they are
hatched in April or May.

For Economical Breeding.
.The use of the brooder stove is rec-

ommended for the economical growing

of chicks. In one experiment '114 out
of 119 chicksr placed under a coal-burn-
ing broader stove were raised to ma-
turity. The scarcity of. hard coalhas
placed manypoultrynien in doubt as
to , their supply, of coal for , spring chick
brooding but it is reported that the
fuel- administratloll will ' make . every
effort 'to supply -poultrymen with fuel
enough for their work in producing
poultry meat.

It pays better to save the chicks
that do hatch than to; increase the
hatéhing. Equipment is necessary for
the production of poultry and a look;

(of equipment or an attempt to do with-

candy store the chick will not stuff
continually just because the abundant-
ly filled hoppe1 is present. They will
eat what they need for growth and
then enjoy searching on the range for
the remainder of their feed. On one
farm atarmer adopted the hopper feed-
ing method for his hogs anagram them
a hopper filled with-shelled.- 'corn and
tankage. The hens Wexe en free range
and soon found the bog mapper and en-
joyed square meals.- They soon laid
as never before -and'produoe enough
additional eggs .to much more than
pay” for the amount of feed taken tram
the hog feeder.
False Economy.

One instance was related of ayoung
poultryman who was taken ill and had
to turn his feeding. workover to an—
other farmer without ‘eXperience. The
new man thought he would save feed
in the care of the flock and did save
feed to the value of $150. 5 During‘that
time the Owner lost $500. worth of eggs
according to his estimate, based on the
results that he had made with the
same sized flecks during other yea-rs
when they were given plenty of a bal—
'anced ration to keep up egg produc—
tion. ,. ' '

11: summer. According .to Prof. Phillips,

summer. According to Prof. Phillips,
$5. 00 invested in 3i goon quality of
meat scrap will: bring back from $20
to $30 worth of eggsBeef scrap, 'sour

    
   
 

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.mver. the luminosit-
ing‘jhe‘ns are often" sold on farms be-
cause of theirpoor looks and this has
serious error. The early moulters,
over-fat . hens and runty specimens
should be culled out in August in order
to save feed and enable the remainder
of the flock to make better average
regards... . ._ , . ,

Ing’h‘am’ Co. ' ‘ R. G. KInBY'.

 

oars FOR POULTRY.

 

_ On account of the high price of
grain, cats will probably fill a larger
part than ever in the raiton of the farm
flock: Oats that are boiled or soaked
over night make a fine feed for hens...

The oats soften and swell and are‘

much relished by the birds. Clipped
oats are used to-advantage in feeding
young "birds; The clipped cats are run
through machines to remove the sharp
tips and part of the hull. .

Young chicks will do very well the
firs’t‘week" on dry rolled oats scattered
in the litter about every two hours.
The sprouted oats furnish an abund-
ance of appetizing green feed at a min-
imum expense. In using ground oats
in the mash for laying hens it is not
'necessary‘to sift out the hulls. Oats
can be fed dry to laying hens without
much danger, although some have the
impression that the sharp tips will
cause serious injury to the birds. We
have never noticed any injury due to
feeding-oatsbut undoubtedly they have
a. greater feeding value if they are
soaked for several‘hom‘s or' broiled be-
fore feeding.

 

POULTRY QUERY DEPARTMENT.

 

Coal Ashes.

Are coal ashes hurtful to the hens?
Some poultry journals claim they are.
My hens like to eat the small pieces of
slate in them and then wallow in the
fine dust. Do you think wallowing in
the dust would cause them to have
scaly legs? W. F. ‘

Coal ashes have not generally been
found detrimental. We have, however,
received reports from some who found
their chickens looking for the small
pieces of coal, and when it was avail-
able to them, egg production was
limited.

Coal ashes will not be harmful to.
chickens to dust in, provided they have
a chance to get out where there is
moisture. ’

The scaly leg develops when chick-
ens constantly run in alkali soils.

We are sure that in moderation the
use of' coal ashes for dusting and
scratching purposes will be all right.

Tuberculosis.

Last spring I had considerable trou-
ble with my poultry. The flock as a
whole looked good and laid good, but
every little while a hen would dump,
and although she ate well, kept getting
lighter and weaker and at last would
die. The droppings were rather loose
and streaked with white, green and
reddish brown. I set eggs from this
flock and they hatched fine, but the
chicks died in bunches from one to a
dozen, without any apparent cause.
They looked well and were hearty eat-
ers, but every time I went to the coop
would find three or four dead. I fed
fine chick feed for about two weeks
and then coarse chick feed and. wheat.
I gave my flock a good poultry tonic
and disinfected the hen house every
week. I see indications of the disease
this winter and one he'n died in the
same way last week. What is the
trouble? Is there any connection be-
tween that and losing the little chicks?
Would you‘ advise setting eggs from
the flock another year? L. F. W.
. Judging from the symptoms you give
I greatly fear that you have tubercu-
losis in your flock, as primary symp-
toms of this disease are a great appe-
tite and loss of weight. General weak-
ness, ruining of the feathers, paleness
of the comb, and in a great many cases

diarrhoea, are also telltale symptoms.
A postmortem examination will ena-
ble you to tell whether the trouble is
tuberculosis or not, more definitely.
’ * instantiated with tuber-

  
  

; white modules. or
”a cheese-like subs
the other organs of' the body have

care" should be given. the flock. .

extracted honey today are three times

am” alter M‘Wf

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Very often

tance,
these nodules also. - ,

This disease is quite a contagious
one, and is one which cannot under
our present knowledge, be, cured. After
the disease reaches the stage where it

can be‘diagnOSed, the most practical"

way to eliminate it is to destroy the
entire floCk, thoroughly disinfect the
coops . and grounds and start again
with healthy stock. With a ne‘v flock
care should be taken to providethe
hens With sanitary surroundings and
plenty of ventilation without firaught.
They should be properly fed to keep up
their vigor, and what is termed “good

In disposing of the flock, the bodies
must either be burned or buried so
deep that animals cannot dig them up.
Before carrying out these drastic
measures, make sure that. the birds.
have this disease. If you do not feel
confident of diagnosing this yourself,
you had better call a veterinarian.

 

BEES WORTHY OF MUCH CARE.

 

Every colony of bees that survives
the winter should be managed so that-

it will produce as much honey as pos-u

sible during the coming summer. Since
the sugar supply is limited on account
of the demand abroad there is no dan-
ger of overproduction of honey“ for
some time to come. Prices offered for.

what they were a little more than a
year ago. Bees are worth giving the
best of care, and colonies now in in-.
adequate hives should be transferred
to modern ones at fruit-blossoming
time, be given plenty of room for
brood rearing, and be provided with a
storage of honey. Bees are the only
agents capable of recovering the tons.
and tons of nectar that will be avail-

able from all sorts of flowers during -

the growing season. Without bees all

this is wasted.

SURPLUS BREEDERS AND THE
BACKYARD FLOCK.

 

Poultry production must be pushed
vigorously. “One Hundred Hens on
Every Farm,” is the popular timely
slogan and fits in aptly with the re-
strictions of the Food Administration
on the marketing of hens, effective un-
til April 30. This regulation caught
some poultry raisers with a surplus of
breeding hens, although there is no
surplus in the country at large, for the
shortage of feeds and the high price of
poultry has tempted breeders and the
ers of small flocks to sell their hens.

Even those inconvenienced by the re-
striction on the sale of hens can easily
see the point of the regulation. If the
hens are killed off the hundred-hen
movement has little chance, nor will
there be hens enough to supply the
backyard fl0ck for the .man with the
bit of land who is trying to make his
own stronghold hunger proof. The pres-
ent situation offers an opportunity to
live-wire poultry men to start a piece
of community work that will connect
the surplus of breeding hens to the
hundred-hen movement and the back-
yard flock. Community organization
and the gospel of “feed yourself” will
dispose of surplus hens and convert
possible roosters into food producers
for the winter of 1918-1919.

Agents of the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture report that be-
tween January 1, 1918, and February
11, forty carloads, each of about 4,000
hens and pullets, were shipped from
the state of Texas alone.

This means that 160,000 birds that
were laying, or about ready to lay,
were prevented from turning into eggs
the food they had consumed without
return during the winter. Had these
birds been kept until April 30, as urged
by the Department of Agriculture and
as required by the Food Administra-
tion for those remaining on the farms
.on February 11, it would have meant
at an estimate an addition of 400,000
dozen eggs to the food supply of the
nation, with little added expense for
food, on wouldmerely have postponed

. Adjusted Out of Court

”Automobile Accident

The boy driving the automobile
of H. B. Burdick, of Saginaw, acci-
dentally ran into and injured Fred-
erick Brush, a boy of about five
years of age, causing death. Mr.
.Burdick was insured in the Citizens’
Mutual'Automobile Insurance Com- _
pany, of Howell, who took charge of
the matter which resulted in a set-
’tlement satisfactory to all parties,
upon March 20, 1918. .
. Mr. Burdick says: “I am more
than pleased with the way that my
case has been handled. It is a great
relief to know that a matter of that
kind can be turned over to experi-
enced men for settlement. Mr. Robb
.took charge of. the case immediately
after the accident witnesses were
interviewed and statements taken.
Mr. and Mrs. Brush were treated
with courtesy and when the proper
time came a settlement was made
satisfactory to all. Many people
have asked me what I think of auto-
mobile insurance and I tell them
that I would not be without it, as no
one can tell when an accident will
occur, or when they will have a
fire or a theft claim, and I know
from any experience the past few
weeks that no company could give
better service than the company at
Howell. The company is certainly
in good financial condition and the
injured parties. know that they can
get a fair settlement when they
make reasonable claims, and the
oflicers have had enough experience
to know what to do under certain
conditions- No automobile owner
should be without a policy in this
large Mutual Company, as the rate
is very low and the service good.”

 

 

 

 

PROFITS IN HONEY

Sugar is scarce. Honey is in
great demand. High prices re-
vail. Make your bees pro uco
more than ever before. Semi
for our catalog for prices on
Bee Hives. Section Boxelflomb
Foundation. Smokers, etc. Be-

inner's complete outfit furn-

shed with or without them

 

Beeswax wanted.

BERRY BASKETS

There is a scarcity of berry
baskets Ind we advxce prompt
action. Let us know your ex-
urt requirements and we will
quote you [flees on standard
quart bus on and Iii-qt.

crates. We can make mmodiste chipmunk
at. present. '

M. H. HUNT & SON,
Box 525, Lansing, Mich.

  

 

 

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FACTORY PRICE

/ You furnish the
u" ,Raw Hides, we
do the dressing
t a n n i ng a n (i
make up the
latest styles
. Coon, Beaver,
Muskrat Fox.

   

$40 teasers-$12

W. W. WEAVER, Reading, Mich.

1 applied to eggs
{E - o - hatch dame mu..-
tion strength-
en: the chick and weakens the shell. It supplies {rec oxygen,
absorbs carbon dioxide and makes brittle and porous the uni-
mol matter 0! the shell. The blunt thing ever offered to
poultrymcn. 50 test batches Ibow average of“ percent for
Essa-hatch one and ill per cent lor eggs not treated, I13!!!
III cannon-chino. Fullslze package. for 800 eggs. 50 can:
It dealers or postpsid. Ask your dealer form Poultry Library
(5 books) free or send us conuformuilludirect myou.

no. u. “11cm. 265 I... m... Omaha. a...

$6 on Buys this
I l 5 0 Egg
1 N C U B A T 0 R
with Brooder 88.50. All
complete. fully guaran-
teed. Also 70 F ,
with Breeder 87. . Or-
der now by Exprm.
Circular Free.

Wolverine Sales Co.’
711 Delaware Street,
Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

J:
POULTRY

from ure bred White Plymouth
bite I\ nmmoth Pekin ducks.
- Bath, Mich.

 

to Hatch
Eggs Rgcks and

CHAS. KLETZLEN,

F o R s A L E “w... earns 23%

Mrs. BAY G. BUNNELL. Lawrence. MID}.

 

 

Flu. and White Urpingfinl. hens and pullots $3.“)
each, emu special grice 85 er in .utl l

:12 gm 100. MB .WILfIB lion ,

PI E CREST FARM. Royal Oak, Mich.

HUDE ISLAND BEDS and Plymouth Rocks Malt.

5 tolzlbs. accordmfitoa e 83 to 38: P. R. hens

weight 6 to 10 lbs, cargo 1031.50; 100 810: Mammoth
Bronte Tom Turkeys to 38 lbs. scoot-din to no u

‘15, 10 eggs :4. J. Morris 8 J. Dotson, mar. Mic '.

both combs. Chicks .
R. '0 BEDS, ..gg. Blost, popular
strain ln‘erhlgan. Write for catalog.
INTEBLAKES FARM. Box 39, Lawrence, Mich.

R I Reds and R. I. Whites. Both combs. Eggs 20!
f 0 sale, also a few good cockerels. Good stock.
prices reasonable. 0. E. Hewley. 8.3, Ludington, Mich.

 

 

 

 

Brown Loghorns. Heavy layers. 11' 1. .
Si C0 30-32.50, iii-83.50, 100-37. prepaid 33831.“? 3‘
FLOYD ROBERTSON, R. 1. Lexington, Indian.

ILVER Golden and White Wyn doti . A f '
Golden and White cockerelc. tollsfartsnm ts. (gnarl);
$2.50, 30.85.“). 0. W. Browninc. R. , Portland, Mich.

 

 

' 00111!) Black Minerva ccckerels, oi ed b
S‘ngle olOlb. cock bird. A few more P.C. {all is:
B. W. MILLS, - - - . - Saline, h ioh.

 

S White Leghorn hens, ullets. day old chicks.
0 eggs (Ferns Htrnin)goo free range stock rice.
reasonable. Herbert Hammond, Williamston, Iich.

 

BITE Wyandottes. I have a line 101: of A il a
w May hatching cockerels for 83.00 and 85.36 68(3:

DAVID RAY. 109 Norris 83.. Ypsilanti. Michigan.

 

hite Wyandntte cm-kerols, good size, color. .80-

3 for 810. lief. Swedish Select Oat» iron from Ernst.
81.60 per bu. in 1) bu. lots recleaned and bugs free.
VAN 0. FARM, It. 1, 301124, Hartford. Mich.

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Think of it! You can now get this famous
[raft ova-ed Incubator and California Red—
r er on 30 da trial, with a ten- our
guarantee, freight paid east of the Rockies.

£99 INGUBATOR
1 5" CHICK BROODER

Inch-tol- I- covered with galvanized iron, krl l. walla,
on par tanks, nursery ofi'testcr. Set up rec to run.
m: o. < .

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Buys l40-Egg
95 Champion

0
Belle City Incubator ..
Double Fibre Board fiassflgogpg Inor-
Wflfi'hgtlbm‘bmadu-gd only 312.93.
.ng " Freight Paid 5:: .2:
ism‘amtwmm
a mkoaxtn . Order ow."
write for no book “
Facts-"~1ttclllall. Jh ham, mu.
bator Co.. Box 14 «.' Racine. Wit.
and equipment.

Plllllllll SUPPLIES 3.6mm... y...

need from lozhsnds to buildings. 40 page free not»
5 log quotes lowest prices on. hundreds of articles.

030113] B. FERRIS. 034 Shirley Strut. Gnnd Rapids, Mich.

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INTERLAKES FARM, - - Lawrence, Mich.
Goose eggs 25 cents each. R 0
‘e China Br Lo hog- . '

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Duck 81.50 for 1]. Best of‘stock an :1 50 pct 15' Pekin
Hillsdale. Mich.

Mrs. CLAUDIA BETTE. - ' .

WHITE Holland Turkeys a limited numbcrforsnlc.
Silver Spangled Hamburg cooker-ole Hamburgs are

the greatest layers on earth, get acquainted with this

wonderful breed. Riverveiw Form, Vassar, Mich.

M B Turkeys, Toulouse Geese and S. 0. W:
I o Leghorn cockorols. Also Berkshire. both
sex. Stamps spprm inn-d. Cline Stock Farm, R l. Mariettallch.

 

 

 

African Geese. Es s 81 each. Th
era tries to sell. Also “Oglld farm cheap. rec (in.
Mrs. HUMAN FRENCH. it. 3. Ludlngton, Mich.

 

Salesmen

Wanted

We pay Salary {to good sub-

scription} lgetters, # who i can

devote their entire time to our

work. The offer our salaried

men handle ,__. is} 3 especially

attractive to farmers.
‘Address

The Michigan Farmer,

 

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The Largest Institution In the World for the
Treatment of Piles, Fistula and all Other

Diseases of the Rectum (Except Cancer)
WE CURE FILES. FISTULA and all other DISEASES of the RECTUM (except

cancer) by an original PAINLESS DISSOLVEN’I‘ MET HO

D of our own WITHOUT

CHLOROFORM OR KNIFE and with NO DANGER WHATEVER TO THE PATIENT.
Ofir treatment has been so successful that we have built up the LARGEST PRACTICE IN

E 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

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We have cured man cases where the knife failed and man desperate cases
E GUARANTEE A CURE IN EVERY 0 SE WE ACCEPT
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We have cured thousands and thousands

from all parts of the United States and Canada. We are receiving letters every day from

the grateful people whom we have cured telling us how thankful they are for t

e wonder—

in] relief. We hawe printed 11 book explaining our treatment and containing several hun-
- dred of these letters to show what those who lime 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
again so you better write for our book today before you lose our address.

Drs. Burleson & Burleson"

804 The Burleson Bldg.

Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

More Than $2,500,000.00 Worth of Live Stock

Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Hogs

FROM ACCIDENT AND DISEASE

The animals are destroyed and their cash value lost not only to the farmer but to the commun-
ity. the State. This amazing sum of money can be 8111 ed to the farmers and the State if they (the

farmers) will but avail themselves of

The Michigan Live Stock insurance Company
organized expressly for the purpose of indemnif1ing owners of live stock against death from any
cause. 'W 6 want agents to carry this great message to every farmer.
Colon C. Lillie, Pres. and Sup. of Agts.,
319 Widdicomb Bldg., Grand Rapids, Mich.

Harmon J. Wells, Sec. and Gen. Mgr.

BREEDERS’ 1111111010111.

Change of Copy or Cancellations must reach us
Ten Days before date of publication.

We Oiier a Few Spec1al Bargams
In S. C. White Leghorn cockerels, Ram-
bouillet rams, Hampshire pigs (either
sex) and Holstein bulls. A good chance
for a small investment to reap the bene-
fit of a large exp: enditure of capital and
years of expert reeding.

Flanders Farm, Orchard Lake, Mich.

CATTLE.

WOODCOTE ANGUS

Troian-Ericas and Blackbirds Monly Breeders of the
dam and former owners of the I (0111' herd bull)
or the Grand Champion Bull at the international
Chicago for 1917

WOODOOTE STOCK FARM. Ionia. Mich.

 

Good lit bulls of serviceable
gloverly Angus agean yttm y e.r Inspectioninvit-

Geo. Hathaway and n. Ovid. Mich. 1

Registered Guernseys

h i b II a] t es oucan afiordtnpay.
.iffi” 10L“ u 0 v9-” pm yNo rthAdamsMich.

F B l , to r can.
Guernseys- ..‘11...:.3 ...: ......
euline tested. Geo. N. Orawf 0rd. Bolton. Mich.

Registeredn head all 1'in tested. NKoira' 3

81101113018“ 11.,“ 13,... 01.111111... Bose

heads our herd half sisters psold a’davergimz
each. His bull calves are book ed asonable
prices. Avondale Stock Farm.e Wayne. Mich.

 

GUERNSEYs-mgvgmg

ii blood i‘werld chem i.onl
cxsq°d“uxnni!bnra'i1u.smnu....s 1111111

 

R etc G b ll 1-
For Sale .;“M.y’91‘3...‘t°.?.11’.£“ °“
JOHN EBELI. Eollan Mich.

V For 5810 Guernsey bull calves from advanced

dams rennin in age from 8
ff?!“ BYEBS. , Col water. Mich.

Graebner Bldg., Saginaw, W. 5., Mich.

CLUNY STOCK FARM

100--REGISTERED HOLSTEINS-400
When you need a herd sire remember that we
have one of the best herds in Michigan. kept un-
der strict sanitary conditions. Every individual
over 6 mos. old regularly tuberculin tested. We
have size. quality. and production records beck-
ed by the best strains of breeding.

our W atsn .
R. BRUCE vK‘lcPHEKSON, Howell, Mich.

 

A Good "ill. accepted in payment of finely bred rog-
istered Holstein bull cal es. %ality
of the best. and at prices within reach ozall

GEO.D .OLARKE, - Vassar, Mich.

k Farm oflere Re .1101-
Parham, 8 etgihga‘iztsl?0hester White wine
extra bargine in calves rind fal Rigs.B Bulls halt firice’.

A Few, Fine Bulls For Sale

Big-lows Nolsioin Farms. Breedsvilll, Mich.

 

 

 

 

I Always Have Holsteins
To Sell

If wanting Registered cattle write me your wants
before placing your order elsewhere.

L. E. CONNELL, Fayette, Ohio

“Top Notch”
HOLSTEINS

The young bulls we have for sale are
backed up by many generations of
large producers. ,B one of these
bulls, and give your erd a “push”

 

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ihmmimummummmmnun -

J Aesociational Motto .

   

.ness proposition and make it go. It
t.” will pay as big dividends in ~‘ca‘sh as

' Farmers? Clu bs"

, “The skilled hand with cultured
mind is the farmer’ s most valuable
asset. "

Associationai Sentiment: ,

“Th Farmer. He garners from the
soil the primal wealth of nations.”

BUSINESS POSSIBILITIES OF THE
FARMERS’ CLUB.

As a social and educational factor
in the community the average Farm-
ers’ Club has been a decided success.
From this standpoint alone the organi-
zation has been well worth while to
every community where it has been
developed. But the Farmers’ Club has
business possibilities which in most
communities where Clubs have been
organized have been entirely neglect-
ed. Let us cite one example to illus-
trate the business benefit which might
easily accrue to the farmers in any
Club community through the initiative
of the organization.

Cooperative enterprises have had a
rapid development in Michigan in re-
cent years. These enterprises have
developed along many lines, but have
met with almost universal success.
along one line in particular which
might be easily promoted in any com-
munity through the medium of the
Farmers’ Club.

The cooperative live stock shipping
associations organized in Michigan for

of their members have been universal-
ly successful. They have saved for

. their members many thousands of dol-

lars which would otherwise have been
absorbed by the middlemen in this line

_ of trade—the drovers who add nothing

The Farmers of Michigan Lose Annually

to the value of the stock and perform
no service which could not be as well
performed by any man in the commu—
nity delegated to act for the members
of a cooperative organization, or for
that matter, of 3. Farmers’ Club, where
the membership is not too scattered.

This form of cooperative enterprise
is especially adapted to promotion by
such an organization as the local
Farmers’ Club, for the reason that it
requires neither capital nor. equipment
for successful operation. All that is re-
quired is the appointment of a trust-
worthy person to direct the enterprise
and under the favorable condition of
practically universal telephone service
which exists in the average club com-
munity, the direction of the enterprise
will take very little of his time. A
small percentage on the business done
will supply the funds to amply remu-
nerate him for his services.

The benefits which will accrue to
the members will many times out-
weigh the effort required to inaugurate
such an enterprise in any Club commu-
nity. Some readers may say that they
do not make a specialty of live stock,
that their sales of stock are compara-
tively ‘small and that for this reason
they are not especially interested in
this proposition. But this class of
farmers are just the ones who will be
most benefited by such a business ac-

stock is able to sell his product to far
better advantage than is the farmer
with whom live stock is but a small
side line, because he has more of it
and is better acquainted with market
values.

Why not use your Farmers’ Club as
the neucleus of a cooperative live stock,
shipping association in your commu-
nity? Why not take advantage of
this business opportunity whicli the or-
ganization offers for the taking? Think
it over and talk it over at your next
meeting. Get 1 together on this ' busi-

iv. ac video or

 

the purpose of marketing the live stock'

tivity. The commercial feeder of live.

  

our Motto: ——“The farmer is of more.
consequence than the farm, and should
be first improved.”

s'rA-ra GRANGE orncsne.

Master—John C. Ketcham. Haetin
Overseer—C. H Bramble, Tecumse'.
iLecturer—Dora 3.310121111111111. Lim-

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Secretary—Jennie Buell, Ann Arbor.
Treasurer—Frank Coward. Bronson.

 

 

COUNTRY LIFE—ITS PAsr, PRES-
ENT AND FUTURE.

(Paper read by Mrs. J. C. Salsglver
at the Kent County Grange).

Years ago we never heard ‘of a
Grance. Our pioneer parents in those
days had not time to think about such
things, but they laid the foundation
and blazed the way for all that our
country can boast of today. They fell-
ed the trees, hewed them out and built
their log cabins and the old-fashioned
fireplace with the kettle hanging over
it suspended by pot hookand crane
and the old-fashioned johnny-cake bak-
ed on a board are pictures that my
memory will ever retain. The fights
were tallow candles and- some didn’t
even have them. “That a difference
now. The men did their mowing, reap-
ing and raking and threshing by hand.
But today we have the binder, steam
thresher, side delivery rake, hay load-
ers and tedders, tractors, but the pion—
eer wives could ride to meeting in
lumber wagons drawn by .ox teams—
they did not have electric cars and au—
tomobiles. .

A writer draws this picture of the
city of the future: “It may not,be a
horseless city, but the great business
'of the warehouses, merchants, manu-
facturers and wholesalers will be tran-
sacted on electric trucks, and most of
the pleasure vehicles Will be driven by
electricity; the work will be done by
electricity; we will be kept warm in
winter and cool in summer by eleCo
tricity and nearly everything in this
life of work and pleasure will be owing
in a measure to electricityl" '

Let us look into the farm home as
it is today, buildings lighted by elec-
tricity, and washing machines, churns,
separators run by the same. We have
electric fans, furnaces instead of three
or four stoves, hot and cold water, and
this beats the old oaken bucket. A
great many farmers have modern
homes so that the country fellow can
have just the same as his city cousins.

And the men are beginning to learn:

That any woxk that needs doing is a.
woman’s work.

When the men are late coming home
from market she does the chores.

When they are busy with the hay,
she milks the cows.

When an extra. hand is needed in the
harvest she helps in the field.

When the men are in the trenches
she makes the shells, runs the trol-
leys, handles the baggage and drives
the taxis.

The establishment of the first rural
free delivery route in the United
States is credited to Michigan. Two
routes were 'laid out from the village
of Climax, in Kalamazoo county, and
the first trips made in December of
1897. Commemorating the twentieth
year of this service an appropriate

'~monument was unveiled at the main

corners of Climax on July 26. The Na-
tional and State Governments were
represented upon the program as were
various : civic and fraternal organiza—
tions. In acknowledgement o; the

prominent part played by the Grange f

in securing this wonderful branch of

was invited tokplace a.

government service, the State Grange

 

 

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‘gim&Mke, -Mich.-—G ntle mani uls-

  
    
 

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CONDUCTED BY W. c. FAIR, v. s.

Leucorrhoea—Barren Cows—.1 have
two 00st that are troubled With the
“whites” and passlthicfii whitte mucus

‘na. I a 50 ave wo more

from 1mg] came in hleat. 238%?
em have raised‘ two ca ves. . .
g,%rand Rapids, Mich—Dissolve 1
dr. permanganate of potash in two
quarts of boned water and flush vagina
of each cow once daily, using either
fountain syringe or half—inch rubber
tubing and tin funnel. Give each cow

1 dr. of ground nux vomica, 1 dr. of
ground capsicum and 2 drs. of ginger
in feed three times a day. A compe-
tent Vet. who examines your cows can
ascertain cause of barrenness and per-
haps remedy this trouble.

Dehorning Cow.'—I have a new milch
cow eleven years old which I would
like to dehorn. Would it be very risky
to perform this operation, nowduring
cold weather? The stall where she is
kept is warm. Mrs. G. W. S., East
Jordan, Mich.——Dehorning can be safe-
ly done during cold weather; however,
spring and fall is the best season to do
this work. I know of no reason why
you should postpone operating on your
cow, but if weather be cold, stable her
for a. few days after it is done and cov-
er the wounds with boric acid and oak-
um until healed.

Eversion of Vagina—I have a cow
coming four years due to freshen next
May. Some time ago she began to
show some protrusion of vagina, which
formerly went back to place as soon
as she got on foot. Now it is quite
large and unless I have help I cannot
put it in place. What can be done to
remedy this ailment? G. B. S., Bellaire,
Mich.——This cow should be placed in
stall with forefeet several inches lower
than hind feet, the protruding parts
kept clean, and apply one part of hi-
chloride of mercury and 1900 parts
water three times daily, or dissolve 1/,
lb. powdered alum in one gallon of wa~
ter and apply three times a day. If
you can return parts, stitch upper part
of vulva to hold them in place, two
stitches will be plenty, but your silk or
linen should be coarse, or use several
strands in order that it will not cut
through tissues. Remember and dip
the silk or linen in tincture of iodine
before it is used.

Costiveness.——I have a cow due to
come fresh in two weeks, that is bloat-
ed and her bOWels are bound up. Have
given her salts and linseed oil but her
bowels are dry. T. Z., Peacock, Mich.
——Pour plenty of warm soap and water
into rectiim three or four times a day;
this is best done with a fountain sy-
ringe, or half-inch rubber tube and tin
funnel. Also keep on giving raw lin-
seed oil.

, Bruised Neck—I _have a mare with
stiff neck; it seemSAto come on follow-
ing pulling heavy loads. She has a
Swelling about three inches from top
of neck. and in front of where collar
rests, this swelling extends forward
some six inches... Whatever it is the
bunch is painful, but this is the third
time her neck swelled at this point.
She has a good appetite. E. J., Delton,
Mich.-—Doubt1ess the collar bruises
the muscles of neck. Apply equal
parts of tincture iodine and camphor-
ated oil to bunch daily, if it softens,
which it perhaps will do, open it and
allow pus to escape; then swab out
abscess with tincture iodine once a
day. The collar is perhaps either too
large or too narrow.

Mammitis—Dairy Question—I have
a cow five years old that came fresh
two Weeks ago; one quarter of bag is
caked. What shall I apply? 'Will you
also tell me if a deep milking heifer
should be milked a ew days before
she comes fresh? Mrs. E. B., Boyne
City, Mich—Apply one part of fluid
extract of phytolacca and six parts of ,

etrolatum twice a day, also give her
’52 oz. fluid extract phytolacca at dose
in feed or in one pint of water as a.
drench twice daily. If the heifer or
cow is distressed, milk some of the
milk out of udder to relieve her.

Blind Quarter.—-I have a cow that
freshened last December and about
four weeks ago she commenced to give
bloody milk from one quarter of bag,
then stingy milk, and then I couldn’t
get any milk fora few days. I called

‘our local Vet. Who prescribed equal

parts of lard, turpentine and kerosene
which I applied thoroughly twic‘e a-day.
mellow gives less than one-third as
much milk» from this 'quarter- as from
the other three. ”Can this uarter be
J. 0., ., Whitte-

 

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This herd has all been reared from two
as the foundation for the herd.

The only cow that you can afford

great young sire, ing Ona, whose dam

of butter in one year.

fail to bring Bank References.

 

Willi“ SALE
allegistered Stock

To settle the estate of M. A. Bray,
we will sell at Public Auction on
Wednesday, April 3, at 10 o’clock
A. M. all of our registered Percheron
Horses, Shorthorn Cattle, Shrop-
shire Sheep and Dumb Jersey Hogs,
together with farm tools, etc.

M. A. BRAY ESTATE,

Okemos, Mich.
GUERNSEYS m................ mm-
a few choice females of
Clenwood brooding also bulls, all stock of A. R. breed-
iwherd tuberculin tested.
T. . HICKS. Battle Crook. Mich.
Pure

3..., HOLSTEINS

yield most milk and .most
buttorfot at the lowest

cost You can niake more money with this
profitable breed. Repeated testes have
proven that. purebred Holsteins yield.

The Greatest Net Profits

Thousands of others are making money de-
wite high feed costs with the “Big Black-and-
hites." Why don't you?

Write for free information

No obligation-We have noth‘
ing we want to sell you.

the Holstein-Printers Asuclailu
of Amman. In i“, lrsiilslmJi.

Holstein-Frisian Battle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A. R. 0. herd, tuberculin mtod annually. A row
choice bull coivgs forsalo.
C. L. 330 Y. Owner. Port Huron, Mich.

Chas. Peters, Herdsman, Three Rivers. Mich.

3-HOLSTEIN BULLS-J

Ready forservico at Long Beach Farm, Augusta.Mich.

AK Leaf Farm. Herd sire Lenswoe Pontiac Cal-
amity King offer Registered Holstein bull calves
from A. B. 0. cows and thoabove sire whose dam holds
the milk and butter rd in the state of Ind. 7
days milk 796.3, butter 51—315 days milk 23782.3. but-

ter 828.775. ,
E. "H. GEARHART & SON, R. 4, Marcellus, Mich.

The Traverse Herd

' Great Values In Bulls

from A. R. O. Cows with records up to 30 lbs.
Let us know your wants. We will send extend-
ed pedigrees and prices.

TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL,
Traverse City, Michigan.

 

 

Holstein bull, nearly ready for service. largo straight
deepbodied. handsomely marked X white. His six
n nest dams have A. R.0. reco s that oven 0 butter
sys24.13 milk 534 lbs. W. B. Reader. flows 1. Mich.

The Pontiac Herd

“Where the Champions come from”

Oil lOnl simdb sons fl’ontloc Korndyke
erBul ‘11;le y 0 cl

 

Hen one! ol,l'ontinc Datum-ind.“ Admit
We! or Platonic.
Do you wont s. Pontloc in your herd?

Pontiac State Hospital, Pontiac. Mich.

 

Hons'rnms of silty. Bull calves fro am with
. mgr-his as lbs. in 7dsys. Alsoco he too.
E. A. RBI. - - - - Rochester, (oh.

 

; 'i . 2 its
$225 take: 133:: 1%:515' mffiibf'd‘i‘d
.‘ q n . :
“gleam. . ’01-:- ":33“. niobium

 

  

' A9 Diape'sion Sale
- O F

l8--Pure Bred Holstein-Friesians--18
TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1918

at my farm on Mill Road Sto , on Orchard Lake Division out of Grand River
venue, 1; miles south 0 Grand River Avenue, six miles from Detroit.

and the Holstein is the best milk and butter
A son of the ' reat sire, Tidy Abbekerk

Hopweli Queen,
20.9-lb. cow and sired by a son of the great DeKol 2d’s Butter Bo 3rd. There
are also “two daughters of Sir Lieuwkje Korndyke Kate :De Ko , whb is full
brother to a 36-lb. cow and from a 30-lb. ten year old, also 3 dau hters of Maple-
crest Korndyke Hengerveld, whose 30-1b. dam is from a 3Q—lb.
cow. Also 5 head of High Grade Holsteins.
Write for Catalog at once.

ELMER E. SMITH -

one tool- d.
invite ccrnospondo can

 

16on

or three grand cows, that I purchashed

. I have bred these cows with their progeny to
high record bulls, and re ret that the failure of the water supply on my farm,
necessitates the sale of this splendid herd of Holsteins.

to keep in these times is the good cow,
reducer in the world.

rince will be sold, also a son of the
is a 30-1b. cow, that made over 1300 lbs.
one of the foundation cows, is from a

aughter of a 30-
Parties wishing time should not

Redford, Michigan.

' Holstein bull calf, born Sept.l917. dam
Registered dubghzor of 24 lb. cow. mm to: pedi-

Eoe and rice. I". B. your station.
E. 81' R618, R. 3. St. Johns, Mich.

Holstein galvengShfdifeg-e, &,2-F‘iil'15'16tf” ure.
oweeso .: eauiu ymar ,

ooch.crotod for shi ment anywhere. Buy only the best.

EDGEWOOD FARMS, ‘ - - Whitewater. Wis.

 

arkside Holstein bulls. 8 and 16 mo. Both sired b
noted bull. 37 relatives are 30 lb. cows. Priced to sel .
J. E. TIRBILL & N. - . Charlotte. Mich.

Haitians

10 bull calves for sale, Perfection
Fairfax and Prince Donald breeding.

ALLEN BROS”
PAW PAW, MICH.

Bob Fairfax 494027 1: h d
Herefords of held. Stock hilr .31“...
Both sexes either polled or horned. EARL C.
floOARTY. Soc'y Mich. H. B. Ass'n, Bad Axe. Mich.

"EnEFonns Two yearling bulls. registered. well do.
voloped, ready for service, prize win-
ning sncostiry. E. J. Taylor. .Fremont. Mich.

 

 

 

 

  

  

Ready for Service

Sirod bl: better bred bulls and
out of igh testing dams.

The Producing Kind
with Jersey ty o and capacity.
Prices reasons is. Also a few
bred gilts (Durocs) and boars.
' Brookwater Farm,
J. Bruce Henderson, Mgr.
Ann Arbor, Mich.
R. 7

    
       
   
       
     

 

ism! Built for his {:23 “‘2'"’°““°‘“‘ “m"m
semi-clots] em. 0. n. w ”xii. '{TJWE'i’ligi'l

ONE 11 mo. old solid colored r, son of Royal Ma-
jesty whoscdam as a 3yr. p uced 406.24 lbs. of but-
ter 1 yr. First check 890.00 gets him. registered,
transferred and delivered any point in Mich.

FRED BRENNAN Sec.. - - - Capac. Mich.

' ready forscrvico. Also h it
glancing-1.21180 for sols. Stiikilng in the Elm
. one on see e ‘
pmiculars. ii erDwooi'S "iiiiiim h"

TH D
Alvin Balden. Copnc. Mich., Phone l43~5

APLE Lane R. of M. Jersey He d h f l

holfgr .:.f.°.‘l" ghufihifi" Thai of Mfcowzdoiigfi 18.1.1392:
o .

“‘le FOX, . u- . . rom 500 & lb. dams.

ERSEY bull and bull calves for sale from R. of M.
o cows, also heifers and cows of all ages.
0. B. WERNER, R. 6, Ailegsn. Mich.

Allogsn, Mich.

 

F O R S A L E “bilisgiilggemy
SMITH and PARKER. B. 4. Howell, Mich.

 

iliio Farmstead Jersey Cattle. Se h ‘
Lto freshen next fall. Also a few hriflearlnnedfgufilbgl!
ves of choice breeding. Colon C.Lillic. Coopersvillo,Micll.
A fine. dark. solid color Je
For sale 18 mos. old. Double gramhifudl
Royal Mtll‘egltg and out of R. of M. cow.
0. t 0. D .A E, - - - - Ypsilanti, Mich.

Shor‘gmn Cattle oi both Sex for Sale

. W. KNAPP. Howell. Michigan.

BIDWELI. SHURTHUHNS

For Beef and Milk.

Registered bulls. cows and heifers-Good
Scotch-Topped for sale. In prime conditiogfoliggdggii
Sanittari hegiuliinient'.r lFarmolgiiminutes from N. Y. 0.
one. or tom oo .
.11 trains. W11“ .0. io Automobile meets

BIDWELL STOCK FARM,

Box B. Tecumseh. Mich.

-Dsiryor boot b 0d. 3
“Odin"! ages foroalo at tori-mole pm%.%ugf
Sooy. Ont. lich.. Ihorthorn Inodou' Anni” ”ride. Iloh.

Richland Farm

IMP Shorthor‘ns.
. no n Service. G d

Mich. pool-s offer on 14 hofdlof ghgghhorliis.‘ugo::

with calves at foot.hoifers two years 0, on half rs

Also, a unantici- of in calves. o

inspection. ..

 

 

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lets» et‘lrsjsoott. Nick. 0?- ot Tuna. City. Miohgi
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Francisco Farm Slim-thorns
We maintain one of Michigan’s good herds of Scotch
and Scotch Topped cattle. The are well bred, prop-
erly handled and price reasonab 3. Come and see: we

lit 1; h th in.
P.P.(Ps ow e. - - - _ Mt. Pleasant. Mich.

Fair Lawns Shorthorns

Yearling bulls by Canada’s best sires: Missie Augusto
605778 and Im . Newton Friar 528120.
LAURENCE P. OTTO. - - - Charlotte. Mich.

the riginsl milk strain young
bul s 8 mos. old for sale. Price

Bates Short ‘orns

 

3150 to “)0. J. B. KUMMEL, Mason, Mich.
Two bulls, 15 and 16 mo. By D

Shorthorns-'grsndson of Cyrus Clay.

COLLAR BROS, R. 2, Conklln, “loll.

 

qHORTHOBNB. Butterfly Sultan. half brother to
k International Sr. Chamgion. in servxce. l‘orfioo‘u
bulls.cows,and heifers. W. .McQuilian.Howoll. . ich-

Maxwalton Monarch 2nd. 387322 half
Shorthorns brother to 5 Grand Champions in ser-

vice. JOHN SCHMIDT, B. a, Rood City. Mich.

Four fine oungbulls ready for service.
shodhor"suGlrandsoni-i’of Imp. Villa er. Also bred
heifer & cows heav milking Strain. armors prices.
l'roe Catalogue. H RRIETON FARMS, Hart, Mich.

ON of Harthorth Welfare heads our herd of milk-
Sing Shortliorns Comprising Chifiey of Giny'bred
cows. young bulls .ready for sale and service. write us
ledel Bros. R. 2, Clinton, Mich, Macon Phone.

Rog.

Grand lrmm Shorihorn Assn. m...
M. E. DUOKLES. Sec., Traverse City. Mich.

M l R'd H d f 811 th
1867-1918 Yehgi?n%lh:i°fene;nd obull cglvoslfg:
. E. TA SWELL, Mason. Mich.

stock for

sale. J

Sh r“. Fourvery desirable heifers 17 0021 months
' CHI: old. and bull 8 mo. All mans. Price 31000.
8. E. BOOTH. - Morxioo. Mich.

Shorthom bull calves one to six
Purebred months, price $50 to .
- - Aloha. Mich

W. F. BARR, - - -

Re . Shorthcrn b ll 6 mos. old
For sale Reg Rich bred one.“8200.
J. M. HICKS & SONS, R. 2. Williamston. Mich.

HORTHORN: 1 bull 6 months old 1 heifer 14 mos.
old Re [stored in buyer's name. SlOO if taken soon.
H. W. MKANN. - - - - Daiisvillc. Mich,

 

HORTHORNS—-20 bulls 2 to 18 mos.. mostly from
Dorthy's Sultan 463045, a randson of Whitehall
Sultan. also a few cows. 0. arisen, LeRoy. Mich.

 

Scotch Shorthorns ,{3}; “$3,? 92,352?
John Leulter's Sons. Orion, Mic ., R. F. D.

 

9fearling bulls for
on e.
Muir. Mich,

Polled Durham Cattle

J. A. DeGARMO, - -

Cattle For Sale

2Losds feeders and two loads yearling steers. Also
can show you any number 1. 2 and 3 yoorslold fron
600 to 1200 lbs. Isaac Shanstum. Fair-field. Iowa, lit-8

HOCS.

GREY TOWER FARM

Now olfers for sale a few choice Holstein hull calves,
from high testing dams, with good A. R. 0. records.
at formers’ prices, write us about them and our

Durocs & Berkshires
M. ll. KITCHEN Ugh, Grass lulu, Mich.

UBOCS Orion Chief Perfection No. 68945, and Jon.
nings Pilot Wonder No.73373. Two outstandin boom
of big typo and excellent qualit . All select largo
ty smooth sows. Thrifty, smoot . large boned spring
gi ts from these herd boars and choice sows at very
reasonable prices. The Jennings Farms, Boiley.Mich.

’ surplus stock -all acid. N th-
DObson 8 Durocs ing doing till spring. 0
ORLO L. DOBBON. - - -’ - Quincy. Mich.

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for service. A few sows bred for J f ‘ .
NEWTON BARNHART, . . sindohiaiafoiiigii.

Duroc Jerseys-«boars of the large heavy boned type
. Prize winning stock, prices reasonable, type on

brooding considered. also gilts bred to Junior (‘hsm-
pion boni- for spring furrow. FJ. Drodt. R. 1. Ilonrne. Mich.

DUROC J ERSEVS

I. D. HEYDENBEBK, - - - Wayland. Mich.

Clinics Dime Jomy Bill: For Sale.
CAREY U. EDMONDS. - - Flo-tings. Mich.

Duroo fail boars sired by Crimson Critic T.. Satisfac-
tion and Brookwater l'lllclflal, priced right. Brod
M. C. TAY .OR. Milan, Mich.

sows all sold
fill Can spare two or th ee br d d h

I'OCS Joe Orion 2nd the 85060 boas. hug tars 0'
A. FIJEMING, - - - - - L559, Mich.

Why don‘t you order a pig s d raise n
numc JOHNS extra good boar or gilts foli- yourself.

 

 

 

 

E. E. CALKINB, - - Ann Arbor, Mich.
, service fiiosrs bred
D U R 0 C 8 fall pigs. Express mm:

J. n. BANGHART. - E. Lansing. slick

. So t. boar pigs for sale 1: f '
nuroc Jemlls- riIivcs, write for descflaptitaiiimziizl
prices. J. I). BANE & SON. Piainweil. Mich.
Ch Gilts bred for March furrow l

ester f,” , °“
gsloth se.e. fro b t. bl

lines. F. W. ALEfANIJER. Mahsarfllliic‘li.

 

 

  
  

Raise Chester Whites.
Like This

the original big p
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breeders on the road
success. I can help you. 1 want to place one ho fro:

my great in every community where not oli- re
resented hog lino early 6 vol —n§m
months on ‘ “01"“ for my Magellan date!" in"t I;

e. s. Barium. R. F. D. 10_ Portland. mm...

Big Type O. l. C’s.

Stock of all ages for sale. We showed at four state
airs and won more championsfsnd Grand Champions

HAVE started thousands of

Premier Breeder and Exhibt t f ~
. We Brood the best. We sgllzhzvggt. ”933$:-
oo them to be the best Write your wants. our
Oatslosuo. Worshiggon approval. .. '
, . . ORAN!) LL and SON. Coal City. ‘Mich.

 

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You want more :lze,feeding qualities. Fall boarsready'

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GRAINS AND SEEDS

March 26,1918.

WHEAT.—We can add nothing to
what has already been said about this
market. in past issues. There are few-
er bushels of Wheat at primary mar-
kets and in farmers’ hands than there
has been for decades past at this sea-
son of the year. We shall have to
make use of a larger quantity of sub-
stitutes in order to supply the Ameri-
can people and meet our obligations in
Europe. A year ago the local market
was paying $2.04 per bushel for No. 2

 

 

red Wheat. Present prices are:
No. 2 red ........... $2.17
No. 2 White ......... 2.15
- No. 2 mixed ......... 2.15

CORN.——Our reports show that com
continues to arrive at the big markets
in large quantities. Last week the- vis-
ible supply showed an increase of 3,-
329,000 bushels. The country now has
a visible supply that is nearly 4,000,000
bushels greater than the quantity in
sight one year ago. Price changes are
not consistent throughout the country.
,As for example, our reports from Chi-
cago show a decline of ten cents on
Monday, whereas Detroit values were
steady to ten cents higher. Good corn
everywhere is in excellent demand.
The poorer grades often have a limited

call. Our files show that the trade
was paying 51.21%; per bushel for No.
3 corn a year ago. Present Detroit
prices for cash corn are:

NO. 3 corn .......... $1.70

No. 3 yellow......... 1.80

No. 4 yellow ..... 1.70

No. 5 yellow ..... 1.40

No. 6 yellow ........ 1.30

No. 4 white ......... 1.75

The latest wire from Chicago shows
that no No. 2 and No. 3 yellow corn is
being sold, while No. 4 brought $1.55@
1.62, and May futures $12534.

OATS.——While news from various
parts of the country tells of fairly lib-
eral stocks of this grain at primary.
markets and country elevators, the de-
mand does not remain long satisfied at
any time, even though heavy selling is
frequently reported. Domestic con-
sumers are using more oats than ever,
while foreigners are obliged to take
the grain as rapidly as it is possible to
ship it to Europe. War news had some
effect on the trading here this week.
We can see no reason why the prices
should not be maintained somewhere
near the present range of values, for a
short time at least. Our records show
that standard oats were quoted at 69c
per bushel here one year ago. Detroxt
quotations for cash oats are:

Standard' ........... $ 97%
No. 3 white ......... .97
No. 4 white ........ E .96

RYE—We note that buyers are
again seeking supplies of this grain,
Which fact with limited supplies, caus-
ed values to advance over quotations
of a week ago. Present Detroit price
for cash No. 2 is $2.80 per bushel. Chl-
cago’s price for same grade $2.91.

BEANS.—Reports to us show that
the authorities are ready to issue per-
mits freely to canning companies for
the canning of all wet beans that can
be secured. This should open the way
to the bean jobbcrs of this state to es-
tablish a satisfactory market for the
large quantities of beans which have
been frosted but which are suited for
human consumption. Unless this is
done, farmers will be obliged to use
these beans for stock feed. The job-
bers can save the day if they Will. At
Detroit the latest quotation for cash
beans is $12.25 per cwt. Our Chicago
report shows a tendency toward‘easi-
ness on that market, with offerings in
fair supply. Michigan, hand-picked
pea beans are quoted there at $13@
13.25 for fancy, red kidneys $14.50@
15, do. fair to choice $12@13 per'cwt.
At Greenville farmers are receiving
$10.75 per cwt. .

PEAS.—Our Chicago letter indicates
a rather dull market for this product,
with field peas quoted at $7.50 per cwt.

SEEDS—This market is stronger
and higher with prices as follows:

Prime red clover. . . . . . .$20.50
March red clover. . . . . .. 20.00
Alsike clover . . . . . . . 15.25
Timothy seed 3.80

FLOUR AND F BEDS

FLOUR—Jobbing lots in one-eighth
paper sacks are selling on the Detroit
market per 196 pounds as follows:
Straight winter $11. spring patent
$11.30; rye flour $14 per bbl.

. FEEDS—A wire from the Food Ad-
, . . ministration is to the effect that me.-
chinery is new set up for the vigorOus‘

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., mill feed * ers , HEIRS”
the road administrator at Lanai. « will ,or' negotiate the ”sale other? it
receive complaints and promptly nves‘ freshly, killed hens orfipulle'tstbsetWeen

February 11 and April 30 of this year.
The object is to save all egg-laying
chickens during the egg season for
laying purposes. Old roosters 24c pa;-
lb; ducks 34‘@35c; fat geese 34@‘35c;
turkeys 34@350. ' '

Chicago.-—:(Live).—Bu‘yers are anx-
ious to obtain poultry and all available
supplies are quickly disposed of. Fowls
22@310; ducks 310; geese 310; turkeys
good 31c. " _

fiGGS.—Market is well supplies and
prices are lower. Fresh firsts 36c. ‘

Chicago—Receipts are liberal and
offerings not so well taken up as for-
merly. Fresh Michigan ,. firsts 341,46?)
3414c; ordinary firsts 33@34c; miscar-
laneous lots, cases included 33@34c
perdozen

WOOL

Our reports from seaboard markets
show that the wool situation continues
to occupy the same' strong position it
has held for a long time- back.
slightly easier feeiingvhas been caused
however, by the promise of a shipment
of 10,000,000 pounds from Australia.
On the other hand, we have heard from
producing states in this country, and
growers predict that the yield will be
light this year, due to the feed situa-
tion the past winter. This shortage is
likely to more than overcome the in-
crease from the larger flocks now own-
ed by American farmers. Seaboard
prices for fleeces ranged from 55@85c
last week.

GRAND RAPIDS

The egg market opened Easter week
With prices at 35@36c. ‘The potato
market continues very slow and unsat-
isfactory, with prices for U. S. grade
No. 1 at country loading points for the
bulk round white types at 75@.85c.
Cabbage is selling'around $3 per cwt.
The mills are quoting grains as fol-
lows: Wheat $2.09; rye $2.40; barley
$1.50; corn $1.80; oats 980.

LIVE STOCK

, BUFFALO.

, March 25, 1918.

Cattle—Receipts 100 cars; market
steady; best shipping steers $13@14;
fair to good $12.50@12.75; plain and
coarse $11.75@12.25; native yearlings
$12.50@13; best handy steers $11@
11.50; fair to good kind $10@11; handy
steers and heifers, mixed $10.50@11;

tigate all cases of exorbitant prices.
This announcement further states that
a new Schedule of margins has been
established which should bring all feed
to the consumer at a maximum of
$4.50 over the mill price for the feed,
which in the case of bran has already
been established'at 38 per cent of the
cost of one‘ ton of clean wheat at the
mill, with differentials for the grades
of Wheat mill feeds. On uthis basis
where wheat costs the miller $2.10 per
bushel the carload price at the mill for
bran would be $26.60 per ton, or $27.10
in'less than carload lots. The maxi-
mum for bran according to the above
announcement should therefore be at
$31.10 per ton in carload lots, or $31.60
in less than carload lots, and for mid-
dlings $9 more per ton than for bran.
Where higher prices than this are ask-
ed, the case should at once be reported
to the Food Administrator at Lansing,
with all details for investigation. Since
the supply of bran is very low, dealers
are selling in small lots, Usually 100
pounds, in order to give each customer
a portion of the supply.

Other Feed Prices—In 100-p0und
sacks jobbing lots: Cracked corn $76;
coarse corn meal $75; chopped feed
$56 per ton. .

HAY.—Demand is Well sustained.
Prices in carlots at Detroit are:

' No. 1 timothy. . . . . .$25.50@27
Standard timothy .. 25.50@26
Light mixed . . . . . . . 25.50@26
No. 2 timothy. . . . . . 24.50@25
No. 1 clover ...... . .$24.50@25

Pittsburgh—Demand is less urgent,
according to our correspondent, buy-
ers holding off anticipating a lower
market. Arrivals more plentiful; mar-
ket dull and lower.

No. 1 timothy.. . .$31.00@31.50
No. 2 timothy.... 29.00@30.00
No. 1 light'mixed 29.50@30.50
No. 1 clover mixed 30.50@31.50
. No. 1 clover. . . . . 30.50@31.50

STRAW.——ln carlots on track at De-
troit: Wheat and oat straw $11.50@
12; rye straw $12.50@13.

FRUITS—VEGETABLES

(Quotations furnished by the U. S.
Department fo Agriculture, Bureau of
Markets, Detroit Office).

POTATOES—The movement of po-
tatoes continues to be heavy, with the
majority of the markets in the central
states easy to weaker. The very latest
Wires indicate the condition of the mar-
ket and prices paid per cwt. to jobbers
for U. S. Grade No. 1, at the places
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Price. light butcher steers $10@10.50; west-
Detroit (steady) . . . . . . . .$1.45@1.50 ern heifers $10.50@11.25; state heifers
Cleveland (slow) .......... 1.50 $8.50@9.50; best fat, cows $10@11;
New Orleans (steady) . . . . . 1.60@1.75 butcher cows $7-50@8-50; Glitters $650
Birmingham (fair) ........ 1.75 @7; canners $5@6; fancy bulls $10.50
Atlanta (weak) 1.75@1.85 @11; butcher bulls $8.50@9.50; com-
Memphis (steady) 1.25@1.75 mon bulls $7@7-50; best feeders 900

Cincinnati (fair) . . .. .. . .. . 1.50@1.60 to 1000 lbs, $9@10; medium feeders

Pittsburgh (fair) 1.35@1.45 $8.50@9; light common $7.75@8.50;
Columbus (weaker) .. ..... 1.55 stockers $8@9; best milkers and
Washington (weak) 1.75 1.90- springers $100@150; mediums $75@
Indianapolis (weaker) ..... 1.25 1.35 100; common $50@60.

Chicago (weak) ........... .75@ .80 Hogs—Receipts 40 cars; steady;

heavy $18.40@18.60; yorkers $18.85@
19; pigs $18.25@18.50. .
Sheep and Lambs—Receipts 25 cars;

Around Greenville the farmers are
receiving 90@95c per cwt. In Wiscon-
sin 50@6OC; in New York state $1.10. _
From these wires it is readily apparent strong; top lambs $19.25; yearlings
to our readers that the market situa- $17 ; wethers $14@15; ewes $13.50
tion in the potato deal is anything but @14. . , .
satisfactory to the producer. Calves—Receipts 3000; market is

APPLES—The movement of apples, $1.50 lower; tops $19.50; fair to good
according to the last wires from the $16@18; fed calves $7@9.
various northern markets, is only mod-
erate with prices about steady with CHICAGO.

March 25, 1918.

previous weeks. Baldwins sold .in De-

310“ on Tuesday tat :5 per £11.31» “'31:: Our special representative at the
e same vane y rom‘. is s a - port :

brought $5.50 in Chicago. There are Chicago StOCK Yzcigdaere s

comparatively few stores of apples in

this state remaining in possession of

growers. .

DAIRY PRODUCTS

BUTTER—Recent declines resulted
in greater interest from buyers, and
the market is firmer. Fresh creamery
firsts are quoted at 391750; fresh cream-
ery extras 401/20.

Chicago.——Trade in all grades fairly
good. Creamery extras at 410; extra
firsts 40@40 1,50; packing stock 30@
310 per pound.

CHEESE—Michigan flats 24@24%c;
New York flats 25c; brick 28c; long
horns 28%c; Michigan daisies 26c;
Wisconsin daisies 26 35c: domestic
Swiss 36@42c or prime to fancy; lim-
burger 30%@3 c per pound:

DRESSED CALV~ES.——Fancy at 22@
23c; choice 21c; common 20c.

DRESSED HOGS.—-—Best 20@210 pe
pound; -

$7

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* Receipts.
Monday this week. . . . . . . . . . . . . .25,000
Last week, total ..... . . . . . . . .82,160
Preceding week, total. . . . . . . . . . 35,935

Trade Opened this Week with esti-
mated receipts of 25,000 head. Butch-
er stock and choice steers are called
steady, but the general steermarket
looks from 10@15c lower. Steers of
a choice to extra kind carrying much
Weight are bringing $13.50@14.50, with
pretty good lots taken at $13 and up-
ward, While medium grade steers sell
at $12.60 and over and downto $9@
10.50 for some inferior light weight
steers. Of late the greater part of the
steers have sold at $12@13.50, with'
the better class of yearlings taken at
$12.50 ,13.75. Within a Week butcher
stock as declined about,40c and can-
ners and cutters
Butcher cows are selling at $7.70@
12.25, two carloads of heay weights
r from Nebraska sellingrecently at the

top figure. but not many cows offered

go over $11. Heifers are in good do-
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' . - Receipts.
Monday. this week. . . . . . . . . : 76,000
Last week, total ...... . . . . . .243,767'
Same week 1917, total. . . . . . . . .109,399
Prime hogs soared last week to ‘
$18.15, but at the opening this week a.
breakof 15@20c,_ occurred, with sales
at $16.10@l7.75, the top being paid for
light hogs, While the best heavy hogs
brought about 35c below the top. The
pigs brought mostly $14@16.50, with
feeder lots quotable as high as $16.75.
Hogs marketed are averaging about
240 pounds.

      
    
    
      
 
         
     
     
       
    
   
    
 
   

      
   
   
    
      

Sheep. .
. Receipts.
Monday, this week ...... . . . . . . . 19,000
Last week, total ....... . . . . . . . .54,861
Previous week, total ....... '.~ . . . .73,240

     

Market started this week with a
firm tone; the packers getting about
half of the supply. Wooled'flocks sell
Lambs $1;i@18.75; breed-
ing ewe lambs $17.50@18.25; feeding
lambs $16.50@17.35; yearlings $14.25
(1216.75; wethers $13.25@15.25; ewes
9@15; bucks $10.50@12. .

Horses.

The market is unchanged, with light
receipts and a limited demand, some
mules and cavalry horses selling for
war purposes. Prices are unchanged,
with inferior horses offered at $60@100
gigessales of the better class at $150

         
          
     
       
      
     
        
        
   
 
 
 
   
  
    
 
  
   
  
 
  
    
   
  
  
  
    
 
 
  
 
  
  
  
   
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
 

LIVE STOCK NEWS.

 

E. P. Hall, of Mechanicsburg, 111.,
the widely known veteran stock feeder
and exhibitor of champion fat beeves
in the International Live Stock Expo-
sition in Chicago every year, says that i
he has now in his feed lots 165 head of. i
the fanciest doddie babies he has ever
owned. They are from Illinois and
Iowa herds, and from this choice col-
lection will come the Hall contribution
to the 1918 International.

An_ experienced trader points out
that it is good business; policy to pur-
chase springy cows of a beef breed,
such cows sellingat the present time
for $1 per 100 pounds below What they "
would cost otherwise, the reason for
this being their condition. The trader
also pomts out that where such cows
are purchased by farmers, the calves
can be vealed ataround $15, while the
farmers can fatten the cows on cheap
feeds and obtain fair profits.

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This is guaranteed. "m percent.

' Can be had with grain attachment 'to

thrash wheat oats. barl
clean. bucoess'iul way. . W and rye in.

J. M. Roger- sayl “I thrashed 6 in
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Made in 3 sizes—l6 and 20-lnch for} £0
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H. P. tractors. Prices $260 to as}? to 15
To demonstrate to on the all
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DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKET. i

 

Thursda ’3 Market.
y March 27, 1918.
cattlei 50 d that
ei ts 2088-. Buls c an o _
5513:; f5@3()c lower than last. week. ;

Best-heavy. steers $11.50(@12; best: ~

. wei ht butcher steers $10.50@
Effldirnixedgsteers and heifers $9.50@
10350; handy light butchers $8.50@
9.25; light butchers. $8@8.50; best
cows $96010; butcher cows $7.50@.8.25,‘
cutters $7@7.25; canners $6.50; best
heavy bulls $.8.50@9.50; bologna bulls
$8(u_;8-.25; stock bulls $7@7.5_0; feeders
$90110; stockggso $7@9;. milkers and-
‘ re 6001 . p .
hpliilsiip, $13.11. sold Newton P. Co.-
3 cows av 917 at $7.25, 2 do av 900 at.
""437, 2 do av 1085 at $8225, 7 butchers- av
671 at $9”, 4" do av 845 at $9, 12 do av
550 at $8.50, 11 steers aV‘11-74 atf$>11250,

1 do wgh 1300 at $12, 3 do av 1043- at ‘

'10.'0, 7‘ do, av- 1000 at $11, '3 do av
€056) at $10.75, 25' do av 861 at $10; 5
r-ows'av 388‘7 at $9.60, 1 do Wgh 790- at

$7.50, 3 do>av 743 at $7;.9 doav 969vat'. ‘

.‘7, 2 do- av 1010 at $850, 1 bull wgh
E200 at $9; 1‘ steer wgh 1120- at $10;
to Sullivan: P: Go; 2 cows av 1145 at
38.75, 3 0« av 933 at $8250, 2 dz) av
low at $.55, 4 do‘av 1017 at“ $8275, 11
do av 8.52" at $9, 1 steer wgh 1100 at
311.50, 11 butchers av 762 at $8.50, 5-
cows av 960 at $7.25, 1 do-wgh $1203: at
$8.30, 3 swcrs a! 733 at $10.75,” to
llresnahan 14 cutters av 850 at $6.85;
to Hyman 7 steers av 740 at $9.50, 2
bulls av 1156at $9; to Ratner' 14'steers
av 983 at $10.75, 1 bull wgh 2160 at
$11.50; to Newton P. Co. 2' heifers av
935 at $10, 7: canners av 731 at $6.75;
to Hammond, S. &. Co. 20 steers av
1002 at $11.25, 14 do av_1028 at $11.50;
to Thompson 19 do av- 803 at $10.25; to
’Kamm‘an 13. Co. 14 do av 996 at $11.25;
to Rattkowsky 8 do av 970 at $10.50.
Veal Galilee:

Receipts 1140. Market steady to 250
higher than last week. Best $17; oth-
ers $8@15'. ‘

Sahdei, S. B. & G. sold Rattkowsky
43 av. 140 at $17.60, 3 av 170 at $19,
10~av 116. at. $17, 2 av 120 at $17. 2-av
135 at $19, 4' av 1551 at $119; to Burn-
steln' 20’ av 135 at $15, 4 av 140 at
$18; to Shipiro 8 av 140 at $17, 8 av
125 at $15, 12 av 160 at $18.50; to
Goose 11 av 150 at $17.50; to Parker,
\V. & Co. 2 av 195 at $13.50, 4 av 130

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at $17.50, 2 av 140 at $18, 16” av 150 at
$17.25, 3 av 155 at $16,. 7 av 135 at
$17, 3 av 140 at $12, 3 av 130 at $15, 9
av 170 at $17.50, 2 av 120 at $11, 44.
av '140 at $17.50; to Nagl'e P. Co. 6
av 125. at $17.50, 2 av 130 at $17; to
Burns~tine.4- av 150 at $17.50, 7 av- 130
at $14, 2 av 180 at $1.0. .

McMullen, K. & J. sold Thompson
2 av 170 at.\$17, 3 av 150 at $17; to
Burnstine 10 av 145 at $17.50, 8 av 140
at $17.50, 5. av. 160 at $17.50, .8 av 150
at $17, 4 av 145 at $17.25, 2 av 155 at
$17250, 8 av 140 at' $17.50;

McMullen, K. & J. sold Costello 1
cow wgh 720 at $8.25; to Bray 1 cut-
ter wgh 730 at $6.50; to Hammond, S.
8; Co. 1 cutter wgh 940 at $7.50.

Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 1012. Market steady to 500
higher than last week. Best lambs
clip lambs $14.50@15.25; fair to good
$13.50@18.75; fair lambs $17@18;
light to common lambs $15@16.75;
sheep $.10(a)12.50; culls and common
$6@8.50.

Erwin, S. & J. sold Parker, W. & Go.
55 clip lambs av 95 at: $13, 135 wool
lambs av 83 at $17.75; to W'ilscu & Co.
237 clip lambs av 70 at $15.25, 15 do av
55 at $14. '

Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker, W. &
(:0. 57 lambs av 75 at $13.50; to Mich.
13. Co. 81 do av 72 at $17.75. 44 (10 av
100at 18'; to Sullivan P. Co. 40 clip“
lambs av 80 at $14.50, 13 do av 75 at
$149.50; to Hammond, S. & Co. 19 do
av 89 at 2.17.25; to Mich. B. Cq. 70
doav 75 at $18.25, 63 do av 75 33; $18.25.

Sandel, S. B. & G. sold Nagl'e P. Co.
34 lambs av 83 (1:! $17.25.

C433.
Receipts 4710. Market dull on pigs

and. 40c lower at $16.50@17.25; mixed :

grades strong at $17.60@1’7.75.

DO YOU WANT HELP‘ ON YOUR
F‘ARM? .

H’o‘n. A. Bl Cook, Federal Farm La-

 

bor Director for Michigan, informaus-

that: he has a, number of good men a»
perien‘ced in. dairy farming or genera-1

{arming who would be glad to accept '

.— penitions on Michigan farms. If in, need

of help write Mr. Cook at the Agricul— '
_ tural College, East-~_Lansinz, without '
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cancer tothe next.
WHY EXPERFMENT WlTH‘
lNFERlfi-R FEEDS?
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Feeds war no.1 '
“Quentin-ed” Mbarns Quality
Guaranteed?

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I have a competent and reliable moon or and now
wish to secure an equally competent an
to feed my hcrd oi pure bred’ Durocs.
ienced man but it not ezpcricnoed must like the work and
have an ambition to learn in become a competent herds-
man. Herdsman must bcwiillnl: to hodlr‘etod and with-
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‘ WE ARE BUYERS. for cash, of red kidney, brown
or Swedish and Boston yellow eye beans, fancy.
bright, clean stock. Also wax and green-podded 1
Send samples for bid.
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S‘ERVICEABLE BOARS
‘J. CARL JEWETI', mammmch.

 

 

I. 0332 choice May boar: & Sept. &Oct. p e sired
oby First Premium boar‘Mich. State Fair 917.
over Leaf Stock Farm. R. 1. Monroe. Mich.

 

row in A r. and May. Aug. on Sept.boar
G. P.A DREWS, Danuville. Michigan.

0. 1' C38 all sold except some fall gilte. Order

'Ou!‘ spring p185 no".
0. J. trnompsdn. Rockford. Mich.

O I. O. '5. Last spring gilts bred for next spring-inr-
- row also last fall pigs oithersox and not akin.
Good growthy stock lé mile west of Depot. Cit‘ifens
phone 124, Otto B. Schnize Nashville. lab.

01' c Gilts weifihing about 190 lbo.bred for April far-
- - rowfor so 9. Satisfaction guaranteed. Maple
Grove Farmekoriew. Mich., Roseman Bros" Props.

0 I c '3‘ big type, one yearling sow anddgilta to for
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' 0 ' bred for June famw.‘
F. C. BURGESS, Manon, Mich. B. F. D.

 

: nrlge‘T'ype P.’ 0. no nblic sale this your; 50 eowa'nnd
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Bi T P.(l. Big‘bonedfellowu from Iowa'sgroatest
E ’p. herdn. Bfiecial prices on spring boars.
E. J. MATHBWBO . - - - Burr Oak. Mich.

ig Typo P. O. bred for March & April [arrow sired

by Peter's Jumbo & Grand Buperba and 2m- 3 you'-
ling sows at burnin‘pricos. C.E. Glrnlni.Eaton Rnpid:.llch

Large Type P. C.
Bred gil ts'and boars all sold nothing to ofler at present.
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A. A. Vl'OOD dz SON. - - Saline. Mich.

I" arse Tyml‘. 0. fall gilzu, sire mo lb. yearling to be
Jbred to 1 lb. year old for July 1 Aug. 2 extragood
fall boars. ‘W . J. OLAflKE; “.7. Mason, Mich.

gig” "is. Polami Chin“: Elwiliflw’XEA’lfiii' m"

          

 

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an; mr mm 1mm.» Bosses ‘°'
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Largo Strain. P.O. A few gilta‘left bred for June far-
‘row and 2 nice boars ready forservico at farmers
prices. H. O. SWARTZ, Bhoolcraft. Mich.

Large Yorkshire Gilts
Bed Poll~ Cattle. E. 8. CARR, Homer. Mich.
' . ’ Brod‘ {cr'spring‘flirmwln Bacon
rorksmn Kills is high in price. Yorkshigres make
bacon: buy Yorkehireu. Waterman
BWaterman, Packard Road. Ann Arbor. Mich.

Hampshire boars at n bargain,hrod gilto

now rendyt 'h .
JOHN w. SNYDER, n. 4 0° 5?. Johns. won.

    

    

HORSES

EOE SER BR; OS.

Belgian and Percheron Stallions for sale that
will pass the Michigan Stallion Inspection.
Have a. few mores of both‘breeris. Sher-thorn Cat-
do. we offer o‘choice lot of bulls and females.

“EldONIER INDIANA.
REGISTERED PERC HERON)

Mum and Stallion-priced to “H.111. l . ~
1 . . om. EATON n- noon? 111.31.

incursion insult

' l The entire herd of the late A. A. Palmer

Will be closed out; 25 pure bred per.
cheron mares 8200 to 8400 except two;
also young stallions

PALMER BROS, Balding Mich.
F" "l8" Exchange. for cattle. Registered Ho].

stein prefered. tl re R ‘- ' -
toredPercheron mares. Coming 4-6-7 years'dld? Wéli’llga»
ing from 1600to‘18w lbs. In foal to Imported Percheron
weighing 2160. 'lhose more: are good workers. kind and
gentle. come look over.
. C. BUT]. . - - - Portland. Ilchlau.
0R Sale Slendid pair of registered Perche on m
Fcoim dark gray live & eight years old weight 320i???
5500 takes them until Apr. 10 phone or mine. '
ARTHUR H. ROHLFS, - - - Akron, Mich.

Percheron: Holstein-.11! 3 Sim shim Dun
oomi D. sum. giulniln. Emu-'1» a
For “in. Three Percheron Stallions and three Per-

cheron mares at farmem' r .
E. J , ALDRICH. Tekonsha, ‘Mic .weaBeil Phone.

Stallions and mares t '
Pemher on 21008: inspection inyiteldfmndble
F. L. KING dz SO . - - - Charlotte, Mich.

FOR SALE Regismwd Pixel-Oren Stallion

Be '8
011m. JACOBS, - 3 “Foal” Gregory.Mlch.

Registered Perchero St '
For S‘ale old. cheap it sold atliincialfl eight years
ALBEB’I SOHAFER. R. l. Wyandotte, Mich.

TWO Large $111313?“ Jennete cheap. and some
nd Ponl d
to: hounds. w. E. LEOKY. fi’oiEeaifiiiflfiifig

FOR SA! E Belgian Stallion as good. an

- the best. NERE "' -

LEY 311 South Duight St... Jamming, U110?»
SHEEP

KOPE-KON FARMS. "‘

Goldwater. Mich.

Hampshires & Shropshires.

It's a wise man who orders his ram for August
delivery now.

‘I
About July 1 ggggghfgego; sale choice

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