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Do You Think the Consumer Understands?





HE success of the country in the





war depends a great deal on the ,

ability of the-people of the coun‘





try to work together; .Now is the time

when producers and consumers of farm

produets should make an effort to un-

derstand each other’s problems. It is

certainly not a time when the farmer

and the city buyer can afford to have

a hostile‘attitude toward each other.



Many of the present misunderstand-

ings might be eliminated if all farmers’

organizations could cooperate in a pub-

licity campaign that would furnish city

newspapers with honest reading mat-

ter concerning the complex problems

with which the producers of farm crops

are confronted.



Any attempt to divide the country





into producers and consumers must





recognize the fact that the essential

producers cf the country are not all in

the country. Farmers must have tools,

clothes and household utensils made in

the cities. The city producers must

*have food. Both the city worker and

the farmer should work hand in hand

with a clear understanding of each oth-

er’s problems. Right now there is a

tendency'for city men to think that

farmers are in a preferred class. One

farmer in a district boards a little

wheat and immediately all farmers are

classed as boarders and slaCkers. They

do not stop to consider that all the

other farmers in that section have sold

their wheat, either through





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' Horticulturalyand Live,Stock Journal in the State.





DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, MAY 25,1918





ByiRG.





East Lansing, the first conference was

classed as a stormy session. The first

articles in some daily papers placed

the farmers in a bad light and these

articles were decidedly hostile to the

farmers and their affairs. Later, when

the newspaper men had the situation

explained to them, the attitude showed

a marked change and articles were far

more friendly in their attitude toward

the farmer’s demands. When they un-

derstood the situation they were will-





KIRBY





country and the city workers and pro-

ducers in the city. Men in the cities

who are only consumers will need little

attention in this day and age except

from the police department. The man,

today, who is only a consumer and pro—

duces nothing, can never understand

the problems of any kind of a producer

and talking with such people is a waste

of time



The consumer does not understand

the farming business even though the





The farmer tries to understand the needs of his city cousin





through the dealer. * * *





The city resident endeavors to get an





lidea of the farmer’s problems through the same dealer. * *. * *





There perhaps may be a tendency

his own shortcomings on the abse





on the part of the dealer to blame

nt part. * * * If. producer and





consumer of farm crops had a true understanding of each other's

problems, would we not be nearer to a rational solution of the dis-





tribution question?





 





ing to be fair. How can farmers ex-

pect fair treatment from the average

city daily reporter who knows nothing

about actual farming conditions? He

seldom meets and talks with real farm-

ers but comes frequently in contact

with men who are ignorant of farming

conditions or are actually hostile to

farmers. .



The county agents are increasing in

number and efficiency throughout the





product of that business is keeping

him alive. Of course, he is busy in his

own line of work and cannot be expect—

ed to make a study of farming. How~

ever, he can learn enough about food

production to take a sensible attitude

toward farmers and the daily papers

should do something to bring about

that instruction. City buyers of farm

produce do not read the farm journals

and so these reliable organs of infor-





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83. 00 FOR 5 YEARS





Mrs. B. from the city and they discuss

the cost of milk. Mrs. B. states how

much she pays for milk and says that

it must be so nice to take lots of milk

out of the farm twice a day without it

costing a cent. Of course, she does not

know the cost of raising feed for the

dairy herd and appreciates none of the

problems of the dairy business which

are so evident to the farmer that they

need little discussion. ~Mrs. B. buys a

few dozen eggs and figures that Mrs.

A. is certainly earning a pretty good

wage per hour, “just going around

picking those eggs out of the nests.”

Mrs. B. does not know the cost of feed—

ing poultry but she does know that

five dozen eggs take several hours pay



from her husband’s weekly check.

The proposition is not all one-sided.

Farmers do not understand the worry

which attends the life of many a work-

er in the city whose earnings barely

cover the weekly expenses. The long

hours on the farm frequently impose

less hardship on the physical being of

a man than shorter hours under less.

favorable conditions in an oflice or fac-

tory. The food problem of the farmer

is more easily solved than the same

problem in the city. In addition, there

is always hope on a farm.

be better next year and the additionaI

income may bring many conveniences.

A city man who cannot get ahead be-

cause of his position in life does not

have the same hope in the fu—





 





patriotism ‘ or necessity and





' ture. He knows how much he





 





they do not realize that very

few farmers are financially

able to hoard their crops with

notes, mortgages and house-

hold bills coming due.



While trading in a store in

a nearby city a young lady

volunteered the information

that farmers were slackers in

their purchases of Liberty

Bonds. The writer furnished

some proof to the contrary





lady for simply advancing an

idea which had been passed

on to her by others even less

informed. The public press is

now giving the farmers in

many districts full credit for

their patriotic responses in

buying bonds, but for a time

the farmers were placed in a

decidedly wrong light by some

daily papers which misrepre-

sented them. A publicity cam-

farmers’ organiza—

tions might aSsist in blotting

out the prevalent idea that all

farmers are more or less alike.

If an insurance agent on a

street-car made unpatriotic re-

marks about the government,

he would be harshly treated as an indi-

Vidual but other insurance agents

would receive no stigma from the af-

fair. If a farmer had made the same

treasonable utterance the daily papers

would have emblazoned a column with





the disloyalty of farmers as a class.





At the potato growers’ meeting at





 





 





Home





state and they have. an Opportunity to

furnish the daily papers in their coni-

munity with reading matter concerning

the farming business. They will miss

an opportunity if they do not use their

space and their ability to bring about

a better understanding between the

farm workers and producers in the





mation are largely confined to the

farming districts. The problem of uni-

fying the people of the country and in-

creasing the friendly spirit of coopera-

tion between city and country people

is a worthy project in which all Amer-

icans should take part.



Mrs. A. from the country calls on





before.





ceive access to the daily papers in such



a way that he will be able to bring the



city people and their country friends.~

closer together

the country friend will be reasonable-



when they have someone to help them: ,

to understand each other.





will earn next year and how

much he will spend and there

can be but little hope for bet—

ter conditions in the homes of."

many city men. Of course,

individuality and personality

along with training and nat—

ural advantages, influence the

life of every man. However,

taking city men and farmers

and comparing them, man for

man, will prove that many of

the farmers are better off

_than they ever would have

been if they had been city

producers instead of farm pro.

ducers. They should under‘

stand each other better for

the good of the country.



Mr. C. B. Cook, county

Agent for Oakland county, re-

cently stated in the Michigan

Farmer, “The agitator who

seeks to profit by emphasiz-

ing class divisions rather than

to seek harmony on a “square

deal f01 all basis” is playing

into the hands of America's

a1 ch enemy.” There must be

no class troubles in America.

The city and country popula-

tion need each other as never

The county agent should re.





 





 





 





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CURRENT COMMENT.





 





In the observance of

Memorial D a 3: t. h i 3

year, we will pay trib-

ute not alone to the soldiers who died

for their country in past wars, but as

well to the brave boys who have al—

ready fallen in the present conflict in

,which our country is now bending its

every energy.



Both President Wilson and Governor

:Sleeper, in designating Thursday, May

‘30, as Memorial Day, have expressed

the hope that the day will be observed

tin a manner consistent with the spirit

of the occasion. In addition to being

a day given over to the honoring of our

'soldier dead, it should as well be a day

for the rededication of our strength

and service, the renewed consecration

of our every effort and resource to the

support of our fighting forces.





The proclamations above mentioned

rearnestly request the people of Michi-

gan to observe this day as a solemn

festival and to gather in their accus-

Illomed places for worship and there

offer. their prayers for the victory of

the American armies, that a just and

lasting peace may be established

throughout the world.





Memorial Day.





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f The Red Cross drive

The Red Cross for a fund of $100,-

, Drive. 000,000 as the goal for

i’ the country should ap-

peal to every citizen in every walk of

life. The work of the Red Cross is so

"well known that comment on its inr

portance is superfluous. It is work

which every citizen will be glad to sup-

port by contributing to the limit of his

.s‘bility to this fund. A contribution to

lbhe Red Cross means lessening the

Whips, alleviating the sufferings

and saving the lives of our boys who

are fighting the battles of liberty in

We and Belgium.



With our boys now going to the

hputline by the thousands every week,

there to light our battles and many of

., Iihemto ‘lay down their livesin the de-

, woof their country’s honor and for

~ ’ idle maintenance of human liberty in

k 3 Wes. as well as in the rest of the

r' ' mfid. each and every one of us should



gbemot only trifling but anxious to do

”do: ‘utmbst'to aid in providing for them





   





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measure. _



While thousands or loyal men and

women are giving their time as well as

their means to this great cause, let

those of us who are not in a position to

give any such full measure, particular-

ly of our time, give of our means to

the very limit of our ability. . If we

have not already subscribed as freely

as our conscience dictates that we

ought, let us improve the opportunity

before this great drive closes on the

twentyyseventh of May.





.1



In the building of a. per-

manent agriculture in

Michigan live stock has

ever been considered an

essential factor. ,While there is no

doubt that the fertility of the soil can

be maintained without the keeping of

live stock, it is generally conceded

that this desirable result canbe best

accomplished under a. system of mixed

farming in which live stock is made a

constant factor.





The balance of our live stock produc—

tion has, however, been not a little dis-

turbed by conditions which have ob-

tained during the past year. The gen-

eral failure of the Michigan corn crop

to mature sound grain has contributed

largely to this result. Many farmers

have deemed it necessary to saerifice

at least a portion of their breeding

stock under existing conditions. There

is no doubt but that in the majority of

cases this should be looked upon as a.

temporary expedient rather than a per-

manent policy, and the earliest prac-

ticable opportunity of adding new foun-

dation stock to bring the flocks and

herds up to their desirable standard

should be taken.



It may be difficult for many of us to

realize the soundness of this argument

when both foundation stock and grain

necessary for their maintenance is





Live Stock

Problems.





selling at unprecedented prices, but

when it is considered that the well-

balanced Michigan farm, the one which

will yield the best profit in the long

run is the farm on which live stock is

made the basis of permanent soil fer-

the problem becomes one for





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should—only retain the twist which is

produced upon the farm or which is

obtainable from other feasible sources.





Perhaps we should

not at this time take

our minds from‘the

. duties and .obliga:

itions imposed upon us by the interna-

tional crisis through which the nations

of the world are passing, but our young

farmer, in particular, is contemplating

investments inland, buildings or equip—

ment, and he is debating whether the

future outlook of agriculture warrants

making investments‘that will merely

serve him temporarily or whether he

. should place his capital into permanent

improvements. Any careful analysis

of changes in American agriculture





‘ The Agricultural

Outlook. .





during recent years, and of the condi- .





tions that now confront the farmers of

the country, invariably lead to one con.

clusion—Z—that the future farmer will

work with larger power units and fol-

low standardized methods of opera-

tion. This means increased produc-

tion per individual farmer. The Amer-

ican farmer is already the most effi-

cient in the world in this regard and

has been for some time.





Previous to the out-break of the pres-

ent European war ten million Ameri-

can farmers in the Mississippi Valley

produced more food units than did

twenty-six million farmers in Ger-

many. And now the increased short-

age of farm labor and the unprecedent-

ed demand for agricultural products

'are urging him on to still greater at-

tainments. That he will succeed un-

der this new pressure, everyone seems

to have confidence. They believe that

he will produce these additional units

with little or no added discomforts to

himself, the same as the farmer of to-

day grows double and treble what his

forefather .did and at the same time

enjoys more hours of freedom from his

labor. And when our farmer has more

to sell andhis markets have improved

as they seem certain to, his income

should be increased to a point that

warrants judicious investments at the

present time in those things that will

contribute to his efficiency anl comfort.





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and anarchistfnrees.——Germans . s-





port forces from Romanian) western .





front—Australian troops regain some

ground south of Albert.—-Germans~ are

also repulsed near Mont Kemmel.-—

Additional reports of disorder in Bo«

hernia are, received—.Ronmanian cabi-

net; quits—Lower house of congress

passes Overman bill with only two dis-

senting votes. , T.

‘ Thursday, May 16. .



Russian troops are now being reor-

ganized to oppose Germany—Finns co-

operating with German aforces are

ready to enter Russia from the north.

.———-German battleships are concentrab

mg at Kiel-.-——Additional ‘German forces

arrive in Belgium.———Attempts to gain

Hill 44 near Mont Kemmel have been

d1sappointing t9 the Germans—~sz

reveals German plot to arm Teutons

in America when this country entered





the war.

_ Friday, May 17. -



Italian troops launch a drive on Asi-

ago plateau between Mont Asalone and

Mont Pertica, compelling Austin-Ger-

man forces to give way- This thrust

is presumed to anticipate the unofficial-

ly announced drive by the Central pow-

ers on the Italian front—In France on

the Somme front American gunners

are battering lines of transportation

bemg used by the Germans, and also

have fired Montdidier.——Aerial fighting

is becoming more active and large

numbers of planes are being brought

down on both sides. Announcement is

made of a complete American air

squadron in operation at the front.—

Bussxan naval officers blow up submar-

mes to prevent their falling into the

hands of the Germans—Berlin has

pledged that German armies will ad-

vance no. further into Russian terriv

tory.—-'Sh1ps supplying the Allies must

be diverted to relieve starving Belgi-

u1n.~—-The government of India will re-

cruit 500,000 men at once—The United

States Senate passes measure to make

Hawaii dry—All hotels, boarding—hous-

es and other refreshment places in

Canada where twentyrfou-r or more per-

sons are served each day must be

licensed after June 1.



Saturday, May. 18.



Aerial fighting continues active, 40

German planes being brought down by,

the British in the last t‘wentyiour

hours, while five British machines are

missmg. During March and April the

French destroyed 322 enemy planes

and lost ninety-six.—Emperor William

1s reported on the western front—Ev-

ery district in the third Liberty Loan

campaign over-subscribed. its quota.

The total number of subscribers is

about 17,000,000.——Steel committee of

the War Industries Board suggests

that the supply of steel in the‘United

States will be taken over by the gov-

ernment unless the output is immedi~

ately increased—The cost of the. Unit—

ejd States Food Administration has

Jumped from $2,500,000 to $12,000,000.

——The president of Portugal has form~

ed a new cabinet—Requests for free

beds in Detroit missions have been re

duced forty per cent since the state

wen-t dry. ——An explosion of the deadly

T. N.. T. at Oakdale, Pa., results in

fifty-51x known fatalities and an esti-

mated property loss of $1,500,000.



. Sunday, May 19.



Hmdenburg armies are now fully re-

organized for their third gigantic blow

on the western front and if weather

conditions permit, the Allies anticipate

the drive during this present week——

American forces defeat a vigorous Ger-

man raid in the Luneville sector and

another near Montdidier. In both in-

stances enemy’s losses are reported

heavy—The British government has

felled a gigantic German plot to assist

in an Irish revolt, by arresting 500 Sinn

Fem leaders—President Wilson brings

attention to May 24 as the anniversary

of Italy’s entrance into the great war.

——Monster parades in the various cities

of the country open the national Red

Cross drive for $100,000,000—Michigan

will issue a text book entiteld, “Demo-

cracy and the Great War,” which will

acquaint school children with the cans-

es of the present world wan—Trolley

crash in Detroit results in" twenty-One

persons being injured. -.



Monday, May 20.



Slavs in the Ukraine provinces of

Russia are burning food to keep it

from the Germans—Great camps of

American soldiers are springing up in

northern France.-——Four German aero-

planes are brought down during a raid

on London; British aviators retaliat-

ing by raiding German towns—Prague.

the capitol of Bohemia, an Austrian

provmce, is reported to be under mar-

tial law—Gerard declares in Detroit





address that war will last at least two





years longer.—Cuba celebrates her six-

teenth anniversaryas a nation.-—-Four

persons are being held “suspects in





.1 3.5001194“? 031.; result): '
subjects, there are none, un-

less it be the potato problem,

mention of 'which Will precipitate an

argument among Michigan farmers





, more quickly than the bean topic. The





reasons, of course, are patent to every

observer of agricultural conditions

within the state, for they are to be

found in the fact that as a result of

two bad seasons and competition from

the much advertised but certainly not

over-palatable “pinto,” the Michigan

bean has been suffering a bad attack

of adversity. Here and there farmers

who have happened to strike it right

have made a killing in this 'crop, but

among growers as a whole beans have

not been an overly lucrative source,

either of food or income for some little





‘ time.





It may be expected that these recent

experiences with beans will discourage

‘many producers, but be that as it may,

there unquestionably will be many oth-

ers who are counting on these with-

drawals to improve their own chances

with the crop, for it is more or less of

a business axiom that the man who

has a good crop of corn or beans when

corn and beans are short, is going to

'make a good thing out of it.



But irrespective of what market con~

ditions may be, the farmer whose crop

is wiped out by diseases will not find

beans 3. very profitable source of in-

come on any oceasion. Some interest-

ing information on this point is con-

tained in an article recently prepared

for the press by Dr. G. H. Coons, plant

pathologist for the experiment station

of the Michigan Agricultural College.



Anthracnose Not in Evidence.



Perhaps Doctor Coons’ most import-

ant declaration is that there apparent-

ly has been a weakening of the grip

anthracnose has heretofore had on the

bean crop. Only a relatively small

percentage of the seed bean stocks

seem to be infected this spring, he de-





 





 

 





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W HEN it comes ‘0 inflammatmy The Inspection of Samples of Seed Beans by the M. A. C.





Shows the Disease to be Less Prevelant than Usual





clares. On this point he adds that if

farmers will make a careful selection

of their seed this season, and will plant

only absolutely clean beans, anthrac-

nose can be brought practically under

control.



“What may the farmer expect in the

way of bean diseases in 1918 ?” Doctor

Coons asks. “To begin with,” he goes

on, “bean diseases are not caused by

the weather. This has been said so

often that it may sound like an old

story to many farmers, but there are

still numerous others, who, seeing the

direct relation between weather and

disease epidemics, blame the whole

matter on rainy seasons,_and stop at

that.



“If the trouble'ended there, this arti-

cle would not be written for no one has

yet found a way to control the weath-

er. There is, however, ‘anOther side to

be considered.



Watch the Germs.



“The nigger in the wood pile in this

instance happens to be a germ. Plant

diseases are caused by germs, and the

weather is concerned in the case only

in so far as it aids in the growth and





spread of these insignificant germs.



“Take bean anthracnose, for exam-

ple. Here we are dealing with a dis-

ease carried in the seed to the field

and brought above the ground when

the first seed leaves push out. Rain

serves to carry the disease down the

stalk to the young unfolding leaves,

and rain also serves to wash the germs

from the leaves to the pods and from

plant to plant.



“The transfer of bean anthracnose,

aside .from that which comes from cul-

tivating beans while wet, is wholly a

matter of how far the rain can splash.

If beans are grown in a greenhouse

and instead of being watered are irri-

gated they can be grown with abso-

lutely clean pods———a point which is

mentioned to show that rain does not

cause anthracnose, but only spreads it.

Without the germ there would be no

disease. If the germ can be controlled





the disease can be controlled.

Disease-free Seed.



“And so with other bean diseases.

They are seed borne and greatly influ-

enced by the rainy weather.

out the germ,





Yet with-

the weather could be





 





if you Use Caution in the Selection of Bean Seed you May Rid your Fields

of Some Important Diseases.





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whatever it pleased without any dan-

ger of its making the beans blighted

or spotted.



‘It is this last statement which gives

us justification for making predictions

for 1918. A farmer will certainly have

disease in his fields if he plants dis--

eased stock. If he can get disease-free -

seed then he will have no trouble. ' ,.



“This matter is not so simple as it

sounds, for the problem is to get dis- ‘

ease-free seed. Probably there is not.

a bushel of such seed to be found in

Michigan. All the farmer can ’do un-

der the circumstances is to try to Be-

cure disease- safe seed. ~V‘ 1



Difficult to Secure. ,



2‘The present year is ideal to secure

disease-safe seed. As a result of the

last two dry summers the percentage-

of anthracnose has been reduced so

that judging from the thousand samv

ples of beans that have been analyzed -

for disease by the department of bot-

any it is safe to say that not one sam- .

ple in fifty shows heavy infestation

from anthracnose. and in fact many are

totally free.



“Anthracnose is now in retreat, but

if wet weather keeps up this year it

can make a stand and entrench itself

as firmly as ever. The time is oppor-

tune to get rid of this old enemy. It is

wholly an individual problem.



“If I were going to plant beans this

spring I would get seed stock free from

weathered beans and as clean and dry

as possible, and then I would have the

beans picked to absolute cleanness. .

Every bean should be looked at and ‘

all with spots or stains should be

thrown out. The women in the home

who have registered for war service

can do no better work.



“It is true that there still will be a.

little blight left in the seed and the

crop may show some leaf trouble, but

with the ordinary clean sample, such

as grew last year, close picking will

absolutely remove anthracnose.”





An Emergency Supply of Seed Corn.





OOPERATION with the farmer



C has been extended this spring by



the government to the matter of

providing corn to meet the emergency

calls being madefor a supply of seed

for replanting.



' The establishing of a seed corn re-

serve for replanting purposes is an

elaboration by the state and federal

authorities of the arrangement by

which the government was able during

the past spring to bring in corn to cov-

er up Michigan’s shortage. But as us-





Ual, and in spite of such precautions .





as testing and the like, a considerable

amount of the seed put into the ground

this sedson has been weak. More than

the usual number offields have failed

to come up, while in many more the

stands are unusually poor—meaning

that replanting will have to be prac-

ticed, and in fact is being practiced on

a much larger scale than ever before.



It is in Toledo that the federal seed

corn reserve for this district has been

established. ' A farmer, for instance,

who concludes after ten or twelve days

that his corn is not coming up and de-

cides to replant needs only to see his

county agricultural agent and leave

with him an order (and the cash) for

the amount of seed he requires. Or‘if

the farmer resides in a county where

there iano-agent, he can write direct

to the corn reserve headquarters, (A.

J. Pieters, care R. T. Miles, 2009 Sec-

Ond. National Bank, Toledo, Ohio);





_ Where this is'-,d0’ne the checks should.





be made out to “Disbursing Clerk, Unit.

éd State Department or Agriculture."

’ ' at be girder-ed only in

bushels,





order





can be sent in, that is, for two bushels,

four bushels, etc., but not for three

bushels, or five bushels. This is be-

cause the bags hold two bushels and

cannot be broken. As a governmental

enterprise, the corn is, of course, be-

ing sold at cost ($5.10 a bushel). Ex-

press charges on this should not run

over forty, fifty or sixty cents a bushel

to any of the corn districts in Michi-

gan. Orders can be filled in one, two

or three days. depending upon the re-

moteness of the purchase from Toledo.

Of course, climatic and soil condi-





tions vary appreciably in the different

parts of the state—but this factor has

also been anticipated and a number of

different corn varieties provided. These

varieties, according to the Michigan





Agricultural College, have been class-»





ified as A, B, C, D and E. “A” and

“D” are types that will make good sil-

age in southern counties, and might

be good for grain in a long season,

while “B” and “C” are types especially

adapted to Michigan. The varieties in—

cluded under “E” are mixed early and

medium yellow dents.





 





U. 8. Boys' Working Reserve,

Michigan Division, Detroit.





the farm.





seems to be working out fine.





can furnish the farmers.





 





 





Boys’ Working Reserve Making Good





I am delighted to inform you that the young man you first

sent me has proven to be one of the best men we ever had on





The second boy that is now working in the cow barn, also

He had had little or no experi-

ence in milking or with cows and the foreman of the cow barn

is rather impatient, but ‘I think he is working out fine, and will

. be glad to let you know just how he does do.





The other young man is an excellent example of what you





He is intelligent, clean, interested in his work, anxious to

learn, anthe already had a very good working knowledge of gas

engines and other machinery so that, as I stated before, he has

proven to be one of the very best men we have ever had.



-I thought this information would be valuable to you and you

are at liberty to use it in any way you choose, of course. '



Very truly yours, (Signed)





E. LEROY _PELLETIER.





 





 





 





In detail, these differences are as

follows:

A.———Medium Yellow Dent. ,



This corn was grown in Delaware

on light land and matures there in 100

to 110 days. As grown in Delaware the

ears are about seven to nine inches.

long, having rather small cobs and

shallow kernels. Stalks are of medium

size and about eight to nine feet high.

This corn is not of a pure type’b-ut

runs faily even for‘common yellow

corn. This corn is thought by experts

of the Ohio Experiment Station to be

suitable for the production of ear corn

in Ohio. Indications are that on well

drained land and under favorable con»

ditions it may mature in the southern

tiers of counties in Michigan. For en-

silage purposes in southern Michigan

this corn is probably superior to any

other corn available this year from. '

outside that state. '



B.——Early Yellow Dent.



This corn was grown on very sandy

land in Delaware and matures there in

ninety to 100 days. As grown in Dela-

ware ears are six to eight inches long,

having small cobs and shallow flinty

kernels but it is not a true flint corn.-

Stalks are slender, about seven feet

high. This corn is not a pure type but

is variable as to color, size and flinti4 ,

ness. It. is, however, the earliest Vyel- "

low dent corn- available now in'quans‘

tity. The fact that larger andélater 7

corn grows on the same soil as this; V

early yellow dent indicates that thii 1’

corn is an early type. _ '



C.—Ear|y White Dent.



This is a flinty dent growing _.



sandy soil in Delaware and of bout:
of over 50 years of good. honest

service wherever grain is grown.

la difficult work. 1n continuous running

V without stops or breakdowns-4n short.

in an emergency, Moline superiority is

' apparent.



The Moline Grain Binder 13 built from

, the ground up of the best materials by

* skilled workmen and has been gradually

developed and improved until it is as

near perfection as possible” It 1s built

to do the best work even under the

worst conditions. That 3

why a Moline Binder user

is never satisfied with any-



thing else.



When you buy a Moline

Grain Binder you get the

benefit of 50 years' service.

the lightest draft, the great-

est stability. the strongest

construction and the greatest

reliability in a grain binder——

you get crop insurance.





MOLINE PLOW CO.





MANUFACTURERS OF QUALITY





THE Moline Binder has a record of





Cutters.





 





 





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The Nloline Grain Binder





The Best Work Under the Worst Conditions





A typical instance of Moline perform-

ance under unusual conditions is reported

by Jerry Rivard of Boubonais, “L, as

follows:





The Moline 8—ft. Binder bought of

used in cutting IID lcut





RC!“ OE grain.





seven acres of new ground where I did not





think it could do

y round. an





Iwas oing wron





work . being very

e men present insisted

to try to cut it with a





binder. blur the Mo me Binder wenbthroug

cuttiniall

never roke





able. considerin

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MOLINE LINE





Corn Planters. Cotton Plano-

:rs. Cultivators. Corn Binders.

Grain Binders Grain Drills.

Narrows. Hay Loaders. Hay

Rakes. Lime Sewers. Um

Min-Inn Spreaders. Mowers.

Plow:(rl1illcd and steel). Reap-

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Tractors. Farm

Trucks. VVayons and Stephens

Salient Six Automobiles.





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never missed a bundle an

anyt ing. Iconsiderthis remarko

use the condition under which





We have many letters





'such as this on file, all





equally enthusiastic over the

work of the Moline Binder.

,The frame of the Moline

Binder is extra strong. mak-

ing it particularly good for

tractor use.

See your Moline Dealer





about the Moline Binder

now. or write us for full

information.





MOLINE. 1LL1N0_I§

“um .‘ FARM IMPLEMENTS SINCE I8§5i





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





' PAINT





From factory Direct to y ou.

Save 1-2 the cost on strictlyS—

year guaranteed paints.

Shipped direct, subject to

tri on 90 days time.





HOUSE PAINTS,

BARN PAINTS



FLOOR PAINTS.

VARNISHES. STAIN, ETC.





FRESH PAINT MADE SPEC-

IAL to YOUR ORDER. '

Send for complete color cards show-

ing lull line of colors and instruc-

Hons. also special free offer





THE BELL PAINT C0.,

Dept. G, Cleveland, Ohio





TIIE SELF-OIL!“ WIIIIIIILI.





has become so popular in its three years that

have been called! or to deace. on

old towers. other makes of mills an to replace.” at

smallcost. geari of e co ier

Aermoto making em self-oil.

ing. Itse as _motor

keeps in the all an

keeps out dust and

rain. 1: Oilin

System constantl

rin withoil pre-

enablin ‘

mill to pum in anthe lightdest reae.

The oil sup is renewed once a year.

Double Gearsare used. each Encarryirig half the load.

We make oI ine Engines. umps,

Water Supply Goods an Frame TSaws.





Writs IEIII‘I'OI 00.. 250. I'wslIiII 8L. cum





Farms and Farm Lands For Sale

25 Acre Equipped Farm $1500





Splendid one man farm. near neighbors s mllet

. and only 1v. miles to live town with rallroado

high school, stores.churches. etc. Goodt l.llage river-

wster pasture. about 200 cords wood some fruit.

Good comfortable house. 40 it. barn, ice house and

poultry h.ouse Invalid owner‘s low price $1500.11

taken soon he includes cow curling call. hens, wa on.

cart. harneu. mowl mach ne. horse rake. plow. ar-

row. cultivator. sma ai tools and growing own. For

dots is see page 12 Strout.’ s FCatalog. ACOWCY mal edit ee.



A. STROU'I‘F ARM



Dept.l01, 150 Nassau St... New. York N. Y.

320 A in solid chunk. 200 acres cleared

fires, and under cultivation. good clay

loam soil s nosrlyod level, well drained. 60 acres not

clodear odgoodhs mher. also good pasture.



'small stream through0 onet corner. on main rosd.tl



mil to good town. good ten -room frame house with

basement. barn 10.) :60 with basement. all

necessary outbni dings. well and windmill, water to

bath house and barn. g orchard. close to school.





   

   

 

   

 

 

 





   





 

 

 





 





 





buildings inted. tree and clear of incumbranoe.

crops goth and should bring tour to vs

than: ddollars athis 2111.] Price an acre. half





‘. down and any reasonable time on. the remainder.

Writs W. F. UMPHREY. Evert. Mic h.





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» Grand Old Prairies No stmu



TEST GR INA: STOCK C0



WORLD. One good crop puts on onEnsy

NeedsFood priwoes are big.





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or 615011

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011 100113 Free Trlal?‘





Koger Bean and Pea Thresher for .

use with Waterloo Boy Fordoon and

other Tractors and (lac Engines.





Threahes





any variety of cow peas; navy.





kidney. oov or wax beans from the movm

vines. and breaks less than two percent.

This is guaranteed.

Can be had with grain attachment to

thresh wheat. oats, ybarlcy and rye ins.

clean. successful wa





J..M Rogers says “I thrashed 6. 780 bushels

beans with my little bean" and a 6 [LP





onmns in





was: mostly:





140 days- «white, novice, black and

Best work ever done in this





sectionn she so peach. "





Made in

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To demonstrate tough u the emciency of

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and particulars or





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o The 'ArbuckIe-Ryan Company,

222-34 Cherry St., Toledo, 0.

Headquarters for Tractor Machinery.





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

   

 

   





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Fans, Garden and Orchid Took

Answer the farmer's big questions:

How can I grow more chops with

least expense? How can I cultivate

more acres and have cleaner fields“! _

IRON A‘GER‘J‘"

Cultivatoi





will be! you do this. Has

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asdx’givot wheels and gang

motion. unable to anym will

beArtilsed loweredorturn

toright tor left. Leva-

adiusbs balance of frame

to weight of driva'.

Light, strong and corn-

psct— -—eti1 latest and t

.. offldlngecultivators

makes corn lens

to 1ach cry

sic. Write us to‘

day Caseboo et. ~





 





 





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'v the same also find out n 8114311 3.41114:

the corn islwhite and unitarm in bol’or





D.—-‘Medium White Dent.



This is larger and somewhat later

than C, and of about the size and ear-

‘liness of A.

but not as uniform as to type as is C,

some ears having kernels that are





.quite flinty while on other cars they





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are we all;



E.—-Mb1ed Early and Medium Yellow

Dent.



Anumber of cribs in Delaware can:





 

 





tain mixtures of medium and early yel. ,





low dents.

lag type is the medium dent with ten

to fifty per cent of early and flinty





dent ears mixed with the larger corn.-





Practical Suggestions





TREATINGkPOTATO SEED.





W'here treating potatoes by the im-

mersion method, growers will find the

plan which I have endeavored to illus-

trate, a great labor-saver. The solu-





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





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tion is placed in the barrel. The pota-

toes’in bushel lots, are dumped into

the wirexcage, raised by means of rope

and pulleys and then lowered into the

solution for the required time. They

are then pulled out by means of the

rope and arranged to dry while anoth-





. er batch is treated—D. K.





SHALLOW WELL PUMP.





For wells not more than six or eight

feet deep, and springs, a. handy pump

can be made. By its use it will be con-

siderably easier than dipping out with

a pail and the water also can be car-

ried to a tub by a. spout. The pump is





 





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inch planed





- boards nailed or screwed together to





make a box arrangement about two

and a half feet longer than the well is

deep. At the bottom on 'the inside a,

seat, “A," is formed by screwing On

tour strips of wood. on one of these





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one side to form a clapper. 0n the

bottom of a stick, or handle, .is fastem

ed a board a half-inch smaller each

way than the size of the pump body.

011 the top side of this is fastened at

the center a piece of leather the exact





» size of the inside of the pump. This

affair acts as the plunger and should





lay near the bottom of the pump on





shown in the sketch. A piece of wire

strainer can be tacked on the bottom.

-—C. E. R.





CHICK WATERING FOUNTAIN.





In most cases the prevaih.





Spout is made as .





Here is a. little water fountain which J

is as handy as the proverbial pocket in ,





a. shirt.





in the brooders for the chicks.





They are made of one-gallon and V





half-gallon friction top tin cans. The

can has a slit cut one inch from the

bottom about two and a half inches

long for the gallon cans- The tin just

above the slit is bent into the can.





We have several of these ‘

home-made fountains which are used





then a narrow piece of tin is soldered 1





 





 





across the top of the part shown at (A)

so as to come a little above the bottom

of the bent-in part. The top is sealed

up by soldering around it. With the

bail on the can it is convenient to clean.

and refill.





 





FEED TROUGHS.





 





The little troughs shown in the draw-

ing are mighty handy to have for feed-

ing the young chicks in the brooders.

They are made of light tin and can be

made by a boy handy with a tin shears

and a. hammer. The most convenient





- sizes are from eight to twelve ihches





long.



The trough is made of a. flat piece of

tin, bent up in the center. At each end

where it is bent in the‘center snip out





 





a triangular piece and bend up about

an inch of the tin as shown at (A).

and punch little holes in it so it can be

riveted to the end of the trough (B).

New cut out the end pieces (B)‘ trian-

gular in shape and rivet them onto the

trough. The wide bottoms formed by

the triangular end pieces prevents the

troughs from being tipped over in the

litter in the broader. The ends may be

made of wood if desired. Put a piece

of No. 9 wire across the top (0). to





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stiffen the ends to facilitate handlins. ,
‘I—IE present wholesale price of

cheese at. the factory is twenty-

one cents, The selling price al-



lowed by the food administration bas-

ed on pre—war advances over cost is

from thirty to thirty-two 'cents. The

milk producer after delivering at the

factory is receiving around seventeen

and a half cents per pound, or around

$1. 75 per hundred pounds of milk. This

price is thirty. cents below the conden-

sary price, which is $2 05, and also the

price named by the United States rep-

resentative for milk at Chicago, based

, on cost of preduction.

‘ , There is no profiteering by the dairy-

: man on milk Sold for cheese making,

for he is loser by .two and a half cents

per pound of cheeseon the above name

ed prices. The cost of milk production

is reasonably similar, for whatever pur-

' pose may be its final use, and for this





 





ing is not being adequately paid for.

In other words, the base of the cheese

industry, under these'circumstances,





starts food production below cost. Some

value might attach to the whey, but

owing to swine shortage, it is not used

greatly, and its value is negligible.



The cheese maker‘ receives. from

three to four cents per pound for man.

ufacture. A cheese box costs fifteen

or sixteen cents. With a-iarge volume

of business and a well equipped fac-

tory, this rate may compensate the

cheese manufacturer. However, the

shrinkage of milk flow usually reduces

the volume except for about three

months of the year.



The addition of all these items must

make twenty4one cents on today’s mar-

ket, regardless of the accuracy of ac-

tual mathematical calculation. Freight

and drayage charges, together with the



commission of the jobber and whole-



‘ saler, make the price on the basis of



- food administration reports of cost to

the grocer, twenty—two .to twenty~three

cents per pound. The price to the

consumer, then, must not exceed thir—

ty to thirty-two cents. To strike an av-

erage, thirty-one cents is used as the

consumer’s price. Then the percent-

age of contribution Would be in round

numbers as follows:





 





To produce milk.

To manufacture into cheese ...... 12. 6

TranspOrtation and commissions. 6.3

Retailing charges ................ 25.2

: , While there is some wastage in hand-

. ~. . ling‘cheese, the waste and shrinkage

: . is exceeded in the actual loss from up.

" ' .avoidable causes in handling milk be-



.Iore manufactured into cheese.

Compared with other sale allowances

for example, the advance price over

of" sugar would compel selling





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reason, the milk used for cheese mak— ,





 





cheese. Approximately two pounds of

butter: or two pounds of lard would

have to be handled, to equal the gain

on one pound of cheese. This means

a greater utilization of the food values

in milk, which are not recovered in

buttermaking.



. The United States Food Administra-





tion is ’to make a campaign aided by

the Michigan Milk Producers, to in-.





crease consumption of milk products.

It is my opinion that the actual gain to

the retailer could be increased by low-

ering the margin per pound in selling,

followed by increased sales. Or if this

is impossible, would it not increase

cheese production to take two and a

half cents per pound of distribution,

and add this to milk production, and

Conform. to the United States Food Ad-

ministration’s price on milk production,

which is basic of the industry.



The reduction of price below a profit

in production curtails output, and this

in turn increases the cost and reduces

the food supply. The allowance of





 





Maternity Barn at Long Beach Farm.





profit in production curtails output, and

this in turn increases the cost and re-

duces the food supply. The allowance

of profit from the top downward is not

the rule in business, and is submerg-

ing the dairy industry. What should

be done is to fix a basic pricefor milk

and allow proper compensation for ser-

vices on the base price.





Mangels fOr Cows





If I were to contract mangel wu1zels

in a la ge quantity to be delivered into

my cellar for feeding purposes next

Winter, how much could I afford to pay

for them per bushel or per ton? We

have always fed brewers’ grains until

now, but of course cannot get them

now. We had an idea that we could

feedthe mangels with silage, hay and

some grain and get as good a ration as

before. Could you give us about the

right ration to feed to dairy cows?



Wayne Ce L. L.





ANGEL wurzel beets are richer



in protein than the corn silage



and contain 1.1 per cent of di-

gestible protein while there is only 0.9

per cent in corn silage, but mangel

wurzel beets do not contain as much

carbohydrates, starch and sugar, as

corn silage. The beets contain 5.4 per

cent of digestible carbohydrates while

the silage contains 11.3 per cent; beets

contain 0.1 per cent of fat only while

corn silage contains 0.7 per cent. How-

ever, beets are enough richer in pro-

tein to make them as valuable a food,

ton for ten, as corn silage and the ,suc-

culency of the beets is quite as valu-

able if not more so than the succu-

lency. of corn. silage. Beans are prac-

tically uniform in duality while corn





 

 





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THE “ACID” TEST

OF VALUE





At an auction sale the buyer makes the price.





Auction prices are apt to be lower than the real value warrants,

rather than higher.





In any case, auction prices represent the estimate of value placed

on the article by the buyer and not the seller.





During the past few months, the cow owner’s appreciation of the

unusual values offered in De Laval Cream Separators has been demon—

strated in a most remarkable way.





From one state after another have come reports of the sale of De

Laval machines at farm auctions—machines which had been in steady

use for several years—at prices, in most cases, only two or three dol-

lars less than the sale price when new; sometimes at practically the

same price at which the machine was sold when new; and, in several

instances, at even more than the original list price.





In February, at a Missouri auction sale, a De Laval in use two

vea'rs was sold for $1.25 above the original, price. In Kentucky a farmer

paid for a De Laval $2.00 more than the original price, at an auction

sale. Last January, in West Virginia, a second-hand De Laval sold at

auction for $2.50 less than the original catalog price. On January 15th,

in Ohio, a De Laval machine in use a year was sold at auction for ex-

actly the same price it brought when new, and at another point in 1

Ohio a De Laval in use several months brought several dollars more

at auction than the original price. In the province of Ontario, early in

April, a De Laval in use since 1916, brought at auction at price $5.00

higher than the owner paid for it when new.





In contrast with these prices paid for De Lavals at farm auctions,

it is interesting to note that when other makes of cream separators

are offered they are usually listed simply as a “cream separator,” and .'

not by name. Often there is no bid for such machines and their usual '

auction prices run from $10 to. $15. We have never heard of one that

sold at auction for half its original cost. ,





Perhaps you may not have had an opportunity to learn of the

cleaner skimming, easier turning, the great durability and the splendid

service given by the De Laval machines, but here is the strongest

and best sort of evidence that those who do know cream separators ap-

preciate that the man who buys a De Laval gets good and generous

value for the purchase price. And further, that even after a De Laval

has been several years in use, it is practically as good as new.





If you are without a cream separate:- or in need of a new or]

better one, why not see the lbcd De Laval agent immedi-

ately? If you don’ t know him, address the nearest De Laval

office as below, for any desired particulars.





THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR CO.





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





 





 





 

 





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' mange! wurzel beets, everything con!

Fsidered, is Well worth as much as at





ton of silage.





But this doesn’t get us any nearer to .





answering the question because it is

difficult to state the value of a ton of

corn silage. There is no market for it,

nothing to'fi'x the price, and the only

value we caugive' is its Comparative.

food value'wi-fh other feeding stuffs.

Now, 'timdthy' hay is such a product

and has a market value. Of course,

in timothy hay the water is evaporated

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the juice .or succulency of ,the plant.

This juice oresucculency of the plant





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substances but when you consider their





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then corn silage is equal in value to

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a ton of mavngel wurzel beets is equiv-

alent to a ton ofcorn silage a manican'

afford to pay as much for ton of beets

as he». Would pay ‘for a ton .Of corn sil-

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Harvesting Our Sunflower Crop.





skeptical in regard to using the



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it is certainly worthy of a trial on any

farm. Last year I had three acres of

sunflowers and ensilage corn mixed.

Some of it was nearly all sunflowers

as the corn rotted while the sunflower





‘ A GREAT many farmers are rather





'_ seed, which will stand'more wet weath-





e1, grew fine.



The sunflower is hardier, will yield

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started filling silo with clear corn then

used sunflowers and corn, and finished

with corn which gave me a chance to

compare feeding values.



In feeding the sunflowers I could not

see any difference in the milk flow.

and the cows seemed to like it just as

well. ,



They can be cut with binder'a‘nd' go

through the ensilage cutter as easily

as corn, but are heavier to handle. I

would recommend mixing about three

pounds of seed with the Corn per acre.



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Milk News from Field Secretary





HERE will be a meeting of the

Detroit Area Milk Commission

on Friday, May 31,, in the Cham-

ber of Commerce, Detroit. All parties

having business with the Commission

should be on hand at 1:00 p. 111.

.May Milk Price and Surplus



The May milk prices and surplus -.

fixed by the Detroit Commission Com-

mittee are as follows:



Eighty per cent at $2.45 per cwt;

twenty per cent, surplus, at $2.00 per

cwt; average, $2.36.



It had been hoped in the early part

of the month that there would be no

surplus for May—inasmuch as some of

the buyers had closed some of the up-

state plants, thus shutting off a large

amount of milk from the Detroit mar-

ket. But later on the flow increased

and when the survey was made by ,the

committee it was found that, while

many of the smaller dealers were

wanting more milk, ome of the larger

distributors were h ing quite a large

amount of surplus; in one instance as

much as .thirty per cent. Other large

cities about us are obtaining their milk

supply at prices ranging from $1.80 to

$2.30 per hundred pounds, and in one

instance, to a large milk buyer in a





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“Take our milk and use it to the best

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rline Michigan Milk Producers’ Asso-

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OMPETITION is so ‘strong,and

efficiency so essential, in these

days, that Several factors must

combine to spell success for the small

farmer who can neither afford to own

or pay tax upon a' large farm; and of

theSe factors two stand out pre-emi-

nently as the ones of prime importance

-——economy of space and labor, and

judicious marketing.



When I began gardening independ-

ently I supposed most truck required

more room than I have ever accorded

it since, simply because I had heard

that it did; but the extra labor of keep-

ing unoccupied spaces free of weeds,

Was always particularly disagreeable to

me; and I could see no difference be-

tween vegetables grown close enough

together ‘to cover the ground at matu-

rity, and those allowed considerably

more space.



Good Production Despite Drought.



My garden never produced more

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row, gave nearly a bushel of ripe on-

ions. From the two rows of beets

coming next I sold more than a hun-

dred bunches of beets, which left the

rows plenty thick enough to mature

well. Later I sold a bushel or two, but

reserved a generous winter supply for

Ourselves and my flock of fifty hens.

By the way, the only criticism ever

given my bunch of beets was that they





were too large and, after testing the'





quality, we heard no more about that.

A little less than four rows of Prize-

takers and Yellow Globe Danvers gave

four or five bushels of ripe bulbs, and I

thinned and sold bunch onions for

weeks during the summer.



The Surplus is Sold.



Thirty feet of carrot rows was thin—

ned for bunching and about a dollan’s

worth sold; those left till maturity

grew to fourteen to eighteen inches

around, and there were practically no

small ones. These will be hung on

nails in my poultry house all. winter.

We began cooking cabbage in July, and

early in August I began to sell it. From

seven rows of corn about eighty feet





 





Intensive Gardening that Paid.





occupied by vegetables rather than

weeds. I allowed just a foot between

rows of carrots, beets, and onions;

but between the adjacent rows of on-

ions I found nine inches just as satis-

factory. Sweet corn rows were planted

two feet apart, and hills a little less

than two feet apart in the row. Cab-

bages were set about two feet by two

feet, and where hens destroyed one

end of two rows of beets which had a

row of onions between, the vacant

space was filled With cabbage, and both

grew so luxuriantly that, when fully

matured, the ground was practically

covered with big onions, alternating

with big, thrifty cabbage heads. ,

The Bean Crop Spoiled.



In only one instance has my method

of close planting proven detrimental to

the highest development of any crop,

and that was an accident. I planted

one row of sweet corn very early but

the season continued so cold that it





.didn’t come up, so 'I planted another





row two feet beyond, leaving this space

for late cabbage. This time I alternat-

ed the hills with pole beans, with a

view to hiding the unsightly p‘oles

among the corn. Usually this proves

a very good arrangement for just one

row, but later my first corn came. up

beautifully. That particular brand of

early corn sells here as high as thirty

cents per dozen, so I thought best to

sacrifice my beans a little, rather than

to pullit up. They grew well but did

not produce quite as heavily as when

not shaded by the corn. . ‘





’ Good Production.



My first row of vegetables next-the

houseésiiiteen'tomato plants and five

cucumber hills—gave an abundant sup-

ply Of bothfor. home use and a‘few to

sell. {If‘the‘ who'ie row had done "as

well as“ the three tomato plants Set out



' " ‘ V eve scldisev'eral bushels,-





long, I sold fifty-three dozen ears, be-

sides furnishing a family of five for a

month or more.



Marketing.



I never intended this for a market

garden at all; it was planted exclusive-

ly for home consumption and I sold

only the surplus. Even the corn was

meant for a long succession, but the

season proved so hot and dry that all

of it came on at once. August 19 we

made up our first good auto load, in-

cluding all cucumbers, cabbages, eggs:

blackberries, and apples we had to

spare; several bunches of carrots,

beets and onions, and a big pail full of

my mother’s sugar cookies. We are

four miles from the nearest summer

resort town and, with the car, we can

rush in vegetables on the early market,

freshly picked and still dewy.



Gets Premium Price's.



At the street market we found an

eager crowd ready to buy our stuff like

hot cakes. Sweet corn, in particular,

was at a premium, and while others

sold at fifteen cents, people gladly paid

from twenty to thirty cents for ours;

indeed, they began by making their

own prices, and we sold duplicate or-

ders to many who had already bought

inferior specimens. Later we graded

carefully, making fifteen, twenty, twen-

ty-five and thirtycent grades. We have

previously shipped eggs and poultry

but shall never do so again during the

summer season; it cannot but benefit

both consumer and producer to deal

direct whenever possible—they get bet-

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We have a thriving farmers’ coop-

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Hairy Vctch

HE advantage 'of hairy or‘Rus-

sian vetch as a soiling crop lies

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power to extract atmospheric ni-

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ENLIST SCHOOLS TO PROTECT

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should not be destroyed.



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The way of commission men these

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will recommend to Washington that

the license of the Standard Fruit 00.,





failure to carry out contracts with

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to spoil and for which the company is

alleged to be responsible. While the





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How the Armies’ need for

meat was answered-





N a fighting man’s ration, meat is



the important item. Twenty

ounces of fresh beef, or its equivalent,

is called for daily.



__ To supply the. meat needs; of an

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mendous task. Added to the needs of

the Allies, it is a staggering one.





The American stockman and the

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pride in the way they have met these

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During 1917, stockmen sent to

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F. M. Roberts, an American, born in

Duluth, Minn., with an inherited love

of adventure, was up in the foothills

of the Rockies, drilling for oil, when

the war broke out. In October, 1914,

he started on a trip to Calgary, and

on the way learned of the great con-

flict taking place in Europe. Reaching

Calgary, he enlisted in the Tenth Cana-

dian Infantry Battalion. .On account

of his knowledge of mechanics he was

given a position as driver of a heavy

motor truck or “lorry,” and later was

made sergeant of a mechanical trans"

port section. After months of training

they were sent to England and Roberts

was later selected by draft for the me-

chanical service in France. At the

second battle of Ypres he suffered se-

verely from a gas attack and was sent

to an English hospital to recover. In

August he returned to France where

he was placed in charge of a motor

transport division, carrying supplies

from the railheads to the front lines.





 





Running the Gauntlet.





Hauling material at night for the

Engineers in a neighboring sector, we

had to use a road on which several

dispatch riders had been killed by a

spy. It had been announced that two

weeks’ leave of absence in England

would be given the man who caught

the spy, and of course everybody was

on the lookout for him. Every nook

and cranny in that part of the country

had been searched, but nobody had

been found. The only person ever seen

near the road was a peasant plowing

his fields.



About a week after that I met a ser-

geant of the police’ whom I knew well

and he asked me to come with him the

next morning to headquarters. I was

there at six o’clock and at six-thirty

that same peasant was marched out in

the little square behind the chateau

and blindfolded. Sentence of death

was then read to him and for the first

time in my life I saw a firing squad

march out. It was over soon. A bullet

through the heart put an end to the

peasant, and he was buried without

ceremony as a. traitor to France and

the Allies.



The sight impressed me greatly and





‘ for the first time I realized fully what





it meant to be a. traitor. I went back

to the ammunition dump a very

thoughtful man, realizing how little 3

life mattered in this great struggle.

That afternoon, the weather being





for once favorable, both sides sent up





their captive balloons. I counted as

many as twenty of them. Most of them

were Germans. We had a few our-

selves, but the Germans were better

equipped in that respect. The aero-

planes also sailed about.



I envied the flyers. Here was I in

mud up to my knees either in trenches

or on the roads and getting very little

out of the war but lots of hard work.

The other fellows were sailing around

in the clean air while I had to duck

shells all the time and run chances of

being caught by the machine guns and

snipers. Of course the aviators were

also being shelled, but they never

seemed to get hurt. I had seen some

of them hit trees and other obstacles

upon landing or getting off the ground,

but the game had always appealed to

me strongly. To me flying seemed the

very acme of adventure and I had no

notion, of course, how good the German

anti-aircraft batteries were. Flying

“fish-hooks," burning “onions,” as we

term a certain type of shell used by

the Hun, and forced landings were

things unknown to me. Of the cold

above the clouds and the chances one





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man lines I had heard very little.

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stay indoors at night. The mechanical

transport service was famous for mud

and night work. I was so thoroughly

sick of them both that I was willing to

do anything to get away from them.



During the next few days I tried to

gather information as to how I could

get into the Royal Flying Corps. I got

no satisfaction, however, for nobody

seemed to know exactly how so exclu-

sive a circle could be invaded. Never-

theless, my ambition to get into the

aviation service grew stronger each

day, and each bit of information I could

secure was welcome.



Christmas of 1915 came around, and

every man at the front was looking

forward to it on account of the pres-

ents and better food from home which

the holiday season would bring. The

officers of the unit were to give us a

turkey dinner. The day before Christ-

mas we were paraded and each man

received a pair of socks, a piece of

good maple sugar, and three _paCks of

cigarettes. From some other source

we received a deck of cards and a

small box of chocloate. Many of the

boys also received Christmas boxes

from home, but I was not one of them.





 





 





Thirty-five Hundred Loaves of Bread

for the Boys.





0n the same afternoon I witnessed

an event that to me seemed really

worth while. Some Canadians were to

be decorated by the French for deeds

of valor. We were away north of the

French 'lines, but that made no differ-

ence to the poilus, who also were to

attend the ceremony. They came down

in lorries just as they had left the





, trenches and they did not have a holi-





day appearance. There were about five

hundred of them. ,,



After thé’ French soldiers had been

lined up with bayonets fixed, the men

to be decorated, twenty—eight in num-

ber, were marched into the square that

had been formed. This done, some of

our own troops marched up, headed by

a band that was playing the Marsel-

lalse. The enthusiasm was great.

Those men had gone through every

hardship one can imagine, and to 'see

some of the comrades henored seemed

to cheer them all. The poilus and our

own men were not exactly a clean look-

ing lot. There was an unwashed look

about their bewhiskered faces and on

the mud-covered gray coats could be

seen many a blood-spot.

were as steady as rocks and presented

arms with a. snap that was really in-

spiring. .



As the British forces came to atten-

tion the French band struck up the

“Maple Leaf Forever,” and. followed

this by “Old Canada." Then the French

and British generals pinned the decora-

tions on the Canadians and kissed Balch,





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reminded us that night that war was

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guard against surprise attack. We

wished one another all the good things

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Huns, who were about seventy-five

yards away. They had hoisted up a

placard over the parapet on which was

inscribed the words Merry Christmas.

It was a sight that touched the hearts

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Sons of Vet’rans South and North,

And ye of the Golden West,



Soon to warfare you go forth

At honor’s stern behest; .



The call of the East comes over the





sea,

The cry of child and woman,



In the name of Christian chivalry,

In the name of all that’s human,



Forth you go, 0 sons of the free,

Bonny boys and true men.





You’d smile at helmet of Navarre,

’Rhe lance of Charles the Bold,



For greater perils thosetye dare

Than they e’er knew of old;



.The gruesome craft whose missle falls

From clouds on earth below,



The mighty guns that belch their balls

For miles upont he foe,



Each dark device that holds its place

In making ghastly slaughter,



The liquid fire, the gas, ye face,

The perils of the water,



Yet forth ye go to righteous war

In name of all that’s human,



Under Freedom’s guiding star,

Ye bonny boys and true men.





As men of old went forth to smite

The foe in holy city,



So ye go forth in manhood’s might

Urged on by manhood’s pity



To rescue in this new crusade

The old, the child, the woman



Who come within our banner’s shade,

Ye bonny boys and true men.





’Tis true no cross our'standard bears

As those in older strife,



Yet many a lad the symbol wears

Upon his cleanly life;



Flower of our nation South and North,

Sons of the Blue and the Gray,



Side by side ye rally forth

In the name of Liberty.



Let no ungodly hate be yours,

No mean, unmanly spite.



Let yours the courage that endures

All hardship for the right; '



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. wound, _ .

That calms the wild unrest,



That passes cup to captured one

A. to an honored guest.



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when at one o’clock in the morning the

Christmas truce came to an end with

the bark of the rifles and the tut-tut-

tut of the machine guns. Soon the

field artillery and the “heaviesi’ woke

up again, and before long an intense

bombardment of the sector was on.

When daylight came the ambulances





were busy carrying out the wounded '





and dying and many were buried on

Christmas Day. -



That afternoon I received two let-

ters from home and two others from

friends in England, which was really a

big mall. I also received a' very small

box about the size of a jeweler’s case

and very neatly done up. 1' was curi-

ous to know what it contained, and up-

on opening it found Turkish cigarettes

~—lady size, or about the dimensions of

a wooden match. They had been sent

me by a lady with whom I had had tea

in England and who had promised to

send me cigarettes. I sat down and

finished the lot, all of them making

just one good smoke. I ended the day

with a visit to a dugout where we had

a game of poker in Which I won twelve

dollars, which was a lot of money, see-

ing that our pay was only a france, or

twenty cents a day.



This meant that I had in my pockets

a fair percentage. of the company’s

pay-r011. I knew that I would have to

loan out a considerable share of it be-

fore long and that very little of it

would ever be paid back.



With some of my winnings I man-

aged to secure a bath, something which

is pretty hard to get in Flanders, since

the natives do not seem to bathe very

often. In Flanders the bath is taken

in a wooden tub in the kitchen, and

one has to scout around until some

peasant woman is found who is willing

to rent her kitchen for that purpose.

Taking a bath is quite an event in that

part of Europe. I was once billeted in

a peasant woman’s house where no-

body had taken a bath for seven

months. The woman had the habit of

washing the children’s faces in the

same water in which she had washed

the dishes. After that I ' took no

chance on her cooking, and a partner

of mine, Will Askey, and I took turns

a‘ttending to our food. /



During our first months in France

we had near us a Gurka or Indian regi-

ment. And it was funny to see the

little brown men in camp or in action.

They were very interesting. The Gur-

kas eat a funny cake made by them-

selves of flour and water and you could

walk into a Gurka camp most any time

.and see some of them squatting in a

circle making their funny little biscuits

of flour and water which, when cooked,

had no taste whatever.



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the French kind, which is about seven-

ty-five per cent chickory and twenty-

five per cent coffee, but it isn’t bad to

drink at that.



The Huns had a wholesome fear of

these little Gurkas, for they are wicked

fighters, and they used to call them the

‘little black devils.” The Gurkas, when

ordered over the top, climbed over the





parapet, dropped their rifles and pulled.





out their ”kukries,” a sort of heavy

knife which is curved and looks for

all the world like a hand-scythe for cut-

ting corn.



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months by the Gurkas, who, crawling

up to the Hun lines on their stomachs,





would bounce into the Hun trenches





and without a word the silent slaugh-

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Hun’s throat, then cut off his ears as a





ror the Hun must have experienced

when he saw those wicked little heady

eyes .full of murder looking at him.

When the Gurkas returned, they

would take their- German ears, dry





 





 





 





 

 





 

 





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soldiers. But a little while ago

and these men were in the

quiet of their homes in a peace-

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strange land, they are fac-

ing the world's bloodiest

struggle.





Pershing at the tomb of

America's old time friend

months ago reported,with true

soldier eloquence, “Lafayette,

here we. are." And it is for us

of the great American democ-

racy to rally all our might to

the support of our army and

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This corn has all been tested recently and.

shows good germination and is not crib corn picked up here and there, but was

grown for seed by experienced growers ’





Improved Learning Yellow Dent

King of the Earliest





All {shelled ”corn. 561bs., price 88.00 per bu. f. o. b. Ypsilanti, bags extra 50¢"

each. Cash? with order, we ship immediately.





Martin Dawson Company,-

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An Urgent Appeal





HE following, sent out by the

Food Administration, tells us

how we can best help win the

great war.

, Cut down the consumption of wheat

‘by at least one-half.





Households keep within a weekly al-

'lowance of- one and a half pounds of

flour and all other wheat products per

i person.



Corn cannot be shipped now. Dur-

'ing the next two months, the season of

lgermination, there is too much spoil-

age in shipment.





:Going without wheat is an inconven-

ience—nothing worse—for homes in

comfortable circumstan(es

LW11: is no hardship—110 danger. Phy-

siologists all agree that a wholesome

diet need not include wheat. The south

fought the Civil Wat thiee yea1s on

corn. Early New England did without

wheat five years at a time with no

Ii 11 effects



Going without wheat is perhaps more

expense, certainly more work. Not a

hardship but. a burden. W110 shall bear

Lthe burden?



Shall we ask the women of France

'to do it? Do you kndw what it means

Lto them?



The women of France are doing their

own work, doing the nation’ s wor k, ev-

en doing the work of teams in the

field.



I The men are gone—all but the young-

‘er boys, the aged and the invalids. In

almost every home is a cripple or one

dying of tuberculosis—an added care.





French homes have not baked bread



for hundreds of years. They have not

even ovens nor baking tins in their

kitchens. They rely on the bakery.

‘ If you ask them to bake‘ their own

bread—for the bakery cannot supply

quick breads—the women of France

must add another hour to their long

day of toil.



Will you ask them to do that? Or

shall our homes carry the extra burden

of doing without wheat?



Bread and milk make a meal; so will

mush and milk.



. Bread and gravy go together; pota-

toes and gravy are just as nourishing.



Toast and fruit are fine for break-

fast; but any other cereal with fruit

will stay the stomach as effectively.



Griddle cakes, muffins, all sorts of

quick breads can be filling and appe-

tizing without any wheat. '



After-~all, what we have to do is to

eat less bread. Often we eat it to con-

vey other food; we even use bread to

push mouthfuls upon the fork.



There is one test: Wherever bread

is used for convenience that is the

place to leave it out.



Habit tells us to use bread; the body

tells us only to provide sufficient nour-

ishment. We must learn to think in

terms of nourishment and not let habit

hinder us.



Changing our habits is none too easy.

But it is no easy task to win the war.



Going without wheat wherever we

can is one thing we can do to win the

war—perhaps the largest contribution

we can make.





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Start the Baby Right





HE essential features of good



I care for expectant mothers are

proper and sufficient food, rest,

freedom from overtaxing forms of work

and from worry, medical supervision of

her general condition and prompt at-

tention to small ailments as they arise.

‘ A prospective mother needs a light,

nutritious diet of digestible foods such

as she likes and her appetite demands.

Fried and greasy foods, heavy pud-

dings, and all heavy or underdone pas-

tries, or an excess of any one article

should be eliminated from her diet, as

well as anything which she does not

'readily digest. It is also important

that the expectant mother should drink

a sufficient quantity of water each day.

During the last eight weeks before

the baby comes the mother should as

far as possible, be spared all forms of

heavy andtaxing labor, in order that

her strength may be built up in antici-

pation of the coming demand uponit.

The baby’s proper development also

depends largely upon the mother’s con-

edition at thistime, since the baby gains

half his weight in the last eight weeks

of pregnancy. The mother’s ability to

nurse her baby depends largely upon

the care she has during these last

I weeks and immediately after confine-





» , ment.

. The mother should be under the care ‘





of a good doctor as long before the

birth as possible in order that he may





1‘- Symptoms that may arise. It is exceed-





 

   





 





watch for and correct any untoward.





' ply important that the ailments of '

be dealt with in the begin .





ning before they develop into more

serious matters. At the first appear—

ance of swollen hands and feet, or per-

sistent headache, or pain in any part,

of hemorrhage, or of spots before the

eyes, a good doctor should be called.



The Children’s Bureau, Washington,

D. C., will send to anyone asking for it

a pamphlet giving simple directions to

mothers-to-be. The Bureau will, upon

application, furnish information to as-

sociations or communities as to start-

ing prenatal clinics or consultation cen-

ters for mothers, where the services of

a good doctor are made readily avail-

able for all mothers.



The establishment of such centers

is one of the ways in which communi-

ties can give their children protection.

Indeed, if all the mothers in a commu-

nity realize how important such clinics

are for the Well-being of their children,

and combine in forwarding efforts to

etablish and maintain centers where

mothers can go for advice before their

babies are born and to which they can





 





 





 





take their children for expert examina-

tion they can help in work that is- of

vital importance to the purpose of Chil-

dren’s Year, to “get a square deal for

children, and save 100,000 babies.”

As soon as the baby is born his food

becomes a matter of paramount im-

portance, most of all to himself, as he

loses no time in telling everyone about.

Happy that baby who is supplied with

breast milk, which is the best food for

a baby throughout the greater part of

the first year of life. A recent inves-

tigation made by the Children's Bureau‘

shows that of certain babies who had

been exclusively breast-fed during the

first six months of-life, only a little

more than two percent died during the

first year of life, while the proportion

of babies dyingrwho had been artificial-

ly fed during the same period was

about six times as great. The nervous,

unhappy, overworked, sick 01 worried

mother is very likely to have a deplet-

ed milk supply, but in many cases up-

on the removal of these conditions the

milk returns and all goes well. In some

cases milk may be restored under skill-

ful management even after it has ap—

parently disappeared. It is wise, there-

fore, to make sure that every means

to conserve the supply has been tried

before subjecting the baby to the risk

involved in artificial feeding, especially

in the first three months of his life.





TEXTILE TESTS.





 





The laws.of this country offer no

protection to the purchaser of mate-

rials. Therefore to protect themselves





women should know a few practical.





tests to determine the content and

value of materials. The object in mak-

ing these tests is to discover if cloth

is adulterated, artificially dressed or

misrepresented in any way. The fol-

lowing tests from Extension Circular

No. 41, Principles of Sewing, Univer-

sity of Missouri College of Agriculture,

Columbia, may be used in any home:



1. If water is dropped on cotton and

linen goods, the moisture spreads rap-

idly on linen but will remain unab-





sorbed on the cotton for some time.





This is not always a safe test as cot-

ton and linen are often heavily sized

with dressing which prevents the wa-

ter from being absorbed.



2. A much safer test may be made

by dropping glycerine ‘on cotton and

linen. Linen will become transparent

but cotton will not be affected. I



3. Crushing cotton and linen mate-

rials in the hands will show the differ-

ence in the materials as linen wrinkles

more than cotton.



4. CottOn and wool mixtures when

moistened, wrinkle more than pure

wool materials. '



5. Material may be tested by pulling

out threads and examining the ends.

Cotton fibers are short with fuzzy ends,





 





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Mothers, and the Child Welfare Program





_ The Federal Government, through the Children’s Bureau, U. S. De-

partment of Labor, is asking particularly of mothers a patriotic service .

Which will demand the united efforts of a great many American womo

This work is to make the children grow up strong ,

in mind and body, able to “carry on.’

who are children today will soon be men and women who must take .

their part in the gigantic tasks of reconstruction after the war—tasks ‘

which civilization and democracy demand shall be well done.





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while linen fibers are long wih uneven

ends, usually pointed. Wool fibers are

short, kinky and stiff; fibers of reeled

silk are long, straight and lustrous,

while fibers of spun silk are short and.

easily' broken.



6. Sizing may be discovered by rub-

bing the material between the hands to

see if the dressing will come out.

Washing will also remove dressing. '



7. Each fiber has a characteristic

burning test which may be easily dis—

tinguished.



a. Cotton burns quickly with flame.



b. Linen burns like cotton, but is not,

as inflammable, as it has less oil in the

fiber and less air in the woven cloth.



c. Wool burns slowlypgives off an.

odor like burnt feathers and leaves a

gummy residue.



d. Silk burns more slowly and with

less odor than wool. It leaves a crisp

ash. Silk leaves more ash when it is

weighted.





 





THREE WHEATLESS SPONGE

CAKES.





 





Bafiey Sponge Cake.

1%, cups barley flour.

_ 1 cup sugar.

4 eggs.

1 tablespoon lemon juice.

14, teaspoon salt.





Corn Flour Sponge Cake.





1 cup c'orn flour.



1 cup sugar. ‘



4 eggs.



2 tablespoons lemon juice.

1/8 teaspoon salt. '





Rice Sponge Cake.





1’74, cup rice flour.

1 cup sugar;

4 eggs.

2 tablespoons lemon juice.

M3 teaspoon salt.

Directions for Mixing.

Separate the yolks and whites of the

eggs. Beat the yolks until light, add.

the sugar, salt and lemon juice. Fold

in alternately the flour, sifted before

measuring, and stiffly beatenwhites.

These cakes are all very nice and

light, texture and color good.) Barley

has characteristic 'flavor. The 'corn

flour cake is especially tender and all

are of good texture. The extra lemon

juice is used with rice and corn be—

cause these flours have a slightly

starchy taste.





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HOW SWEET IS SYRUP?





 





A cup of. syrup is not as sweet as a.

cup of sugar. The following table

gives the sweetening value of different





amounts of corn syrup.





One cup of sugar eduals one and

three-fifths cup of ‘corn Syrup.-



Three-fourths cup of sugar equals

one and. one- fifth cups of corn syrup.



Oneshaif cup sugar equals four-fifths

cup corn syrup.



one tablespoon sugar equals one and

three-fifths tablespoon of corn Syrup. ,



Half Syrup and half sugar give bet-

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necks as our old North American Indi-

ans hung scalp locks around their

belts. And if a Gurka had to go to ,a

hospital, you could take his clothes or

anything else he had, ‘but you could

not touch the string of Hun ears he

wore around his neck. All the Canadi-

ans liked the Gurkas very much, for

they were excellent fighters, and we

all hated to see them taken away to an-

other and warmer front where the cli-

mate was more suitable for them, and

where it was easier to procure certain

kinds of food which they could not get

along without. '



I was still hoping that sooner or lat-

er I might get into the Royal Flying

Corps, but the chances did not seem

very good. I was still living in the

mud and working chiefly at night for

the reason that during the day Ger.

man artillery made all roads of ap-

proach to the position impossible

Neither the mud nor the night work

looked good to me, but for the time be-

ing there seemed to be no getting away

from them.



One night about six o'clock I receiv-

ed orders to report at an engineer’s

dump known as Hyde Park Corner. I

was to bring two lorries which were to

be loaded with barbed wire and steel

pickets. At the dump I was told to

proceed to R. E. Farm, the road to

which took us through a shell-torn vil-

lage. On entering the village we had

to leave the main road‘ because that

lay in full view of the enemy. At the

other side of the village the road was

re-entered at a point where there was

a screen of sacking, on one side of

which were painted in large letters the

words: “Danger! In full View of‘the

enemy-”



About fifty feet from the screen an

old woman used to keep a coffee wag-

on from. which she sold refreshments

to working parties who used to wait

behind the screen until darkness made

it possible for them‘ to *get- to the”

front. .



This particular night Fritz had a

hunch that somebody was going. to

pass the place behind the screen. Just

as I was approaching. the coffee wagon

the Huns began to send over shells

and the third one landed right under‘

neath the Wagon and blew it, the lady,

and the; old horse into Kingdonr Come.



It was badenough to have the old

lady and the horse killed, but to lose

the coffee stall and that cafe complet

was really the worst‘of all. Cafe com-

plet in this instance meant that a lib-

eral shot of rum went into each cup

of coffee.



We would have to do without that

now, and the thought exasperated us.

Fritz had been guilty of an unforgiv-

able sin, as anyone would have con-

cluded from the language that was

used by the boys. In the meantime the

shells were still coming and it seemed

extremely risky to continue 011 the

road, which was so narrow that only

one truck at a time could pass over it.

There was a. side road, but that had

three feet of mud on it, nor were we

inclined to run back three-quarters of

a mile to get another road. The sen-

try near the screen let us pass, but I

knew that the lorries would have to

get up better speed if they were to

cross the danger zone unhurt.



By means of a governor, the speed

of the lorries was being limited to fif-

teen miles an hour. But we ‘had dis-

covered that if the ball in the governor

was held up we could get as much as

twenty-five miles out of the motor: I

was heading the column and knew that

if my lorry went faster the others

would know what to do, so I climbed in

front of the *machine,.lifted the hood





and held up the ball in the governorg





It did my heart good to see the speed

the motor was giving the car now. The

other drivers followed my example and





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There may be virtue in the man

Who's always sure he’s right,

Who'll never hear another’s plan

And seeks no further light; '

But I like more the chap who sings

A somewhat different song;

Who says, when he has messed up

things, ,

“I’m sorry; I was wrong.”

It’s hard for anyone to say

That failure’s due to him—-

That he has lost the fight or way

Because his lights burned dim.

It takes a man aside to throw

The vanity that’s strong,

Confessing, “ ’Twas my fault, I know;

“I'm sorry; I was wrong.”





And so I figure, those who use

This ho,nest manly phrase,

Hate it too much their way to lose

011 many future days.

They’ll keep the path and make the

fight,

Because they do not long

To have to say—when they’re not

right——





“I'm sorry; I was wrong.”





 





WON'T STAND FOR IT.





“I can imagine what will happen the

first time a German pulls that ‘kamer-

ad’ cry 011 a Yankee soldier.”



““‘ell, what will happen ‘3”



“He’ll look him in the eye and say:

‘Where do you get that comrade

stuff?’ ”—Judge.





A man who marries his best friend’s

sw eethea1t usually feels like apologiz-

ing to his friend—at first.





“'e are betting dollars to doughnuts

that the next world’s fair won’t be held

in Berlin.





' Stand behind the boys at the front

——but not too far behind.





 





He knows a dozen languages .-

And that is much too many——



He talks in every one of them

And doesn’t think in any.





WHAT IT MEANT.

Sunday-school Teacher.——\K‘hat does

this verse mean where it says: “And

the lot fell upon Jonah ?”

Little Ha1‘vie.——I guess it means the

whole gang jumped on him.

Short circuit on corn bread, the

wheat won’t go around.





 





HEAT.



Heat is a product of fire, summer,

love. marriage, friction and disputes.



Heat (ides many marvelous things:

It makes water boil and evaporate; it

changes the hardest metals to liquid;

it adds zest to an argument; it makes

a man. change his winter underwear;

it wilts collars and makes the laundry

business good; it makes clothing more

difficult to stand and to understand,

yet easier to see through; it makes the

summer girl more interesting to look

at; it makes our meals esculent; it

makes the young man’s fancy turn to

thoughts of cooling beverages; it

makes the swain murmur passionate

words of endearment, give and extract

promises of eternal fidelity and take

other steps which put him in cold stor-

age for the rest of his life.



Fans, fire extinguishers, poor drafts,

ice cream, vacations, mountains, bath-





ing suits and marriage are among the- .





most common antidotes for heat.



Heat is supposed to be energy, but

a careful observation of the effects of

excessive summer heat on human bee





ings will fail:t;o disclose the slightest, ,-

connection between heat and energy.





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N the southern states the school



children are singing a new song. It



is called the “War Garden Song,”

and is of special interest to boys and

girls because it was written by a pupil

in one of the Lexington, Kentucky,

public schools. The name of this

youthful composer is Joe Lee Davis,

and he is only twelve years old. The

song isn’t being circulated, though, just

because it was written by a boy. It’s

a good song, a timely song, and a song

which will help to make the country’s

gardens now. Whether all of this is

true or not you can judge for yourself,

for here are the words:



War Garden Song.

To the Tune, “Over There.”

,“Johnnie, get your hoe, get your hoe,

get your hoe;

Mary, dig your row, dig your row, dig

your row;

Down to business, girls and boys,

Learn to know the gardener’s joys.

Uncle Sam’s in need, pull the weed,

plant the seed,

While the sunbeanis lurk, do not shirk,

get to work.

All the lads must spade the ground;

All the girls must hustle ’round.

. CHORUS:

Over there, over there;

Send the word, send the word over

there

That the lads are hoeing, the lads are

hoeing,

The girls are sowing ev’rywhere.

Each a gal den to prepare,

Do your bit so that we all can share,

With the boys With the boys, the

brave boys,

,VVho will not come back ’till it’s over,

over there.

OVER THERE!”





It is very likely that this song will

be sung not only in the south, but all

over the country, for the Department

of Agriculture is reported to have plan-

ned its general distribution in the form

of a government bulletin. In that case

it will come to be not only a garden

song, but a war song for the whole

juvenile army of America.



Young Davis seems to have had a





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 

 





 





 





.’ Knulger, Rotate Champion of

Copn¢ pad Upper Penin.





- At Work





and plug





 





 





Garden Song W





real inspiration when he. penned the

lines of his song. He and his mates

had been singing the popular war mel-

ody, “Over There,” and the tune was

running in his head. Accordingly,

when his teacher suggested writing a

song as a classroom assignment the

words naturally fitted themselves to

that tune. The song made an appeal

to the teacher, and was given to the

children of the school to sing. Nobody

dreamed that it would go any farther;

but when the pupils of other schools in





 





 





A Fine Crop of Alfalfa.





the city heard it being vociferously

rendered, they immediately clamored

for the privilege of singing it, too. As

a result eight thousand of Lexington’s

boys and girls assembled for a big gar-

den rally on April 2, and sang it to the

public as well as for the Department of

Agriculture visitors.



Naturally it spread to schools in oth-

er cities, until it was being sung with

zest all through the state. Now it

promises to be the rallying call for

juvenile garden makers throughout the

land.





War Strawberry Box





INCE the word “war” is coupled

8 onto nearly everything now—a-days,



it is certainly not out of place in

this instance, for there was never a

more conservative idea. And while

the plan will be welcomed most by per-

sons who are compelled to conserve

garden spac’e, yet it will be found both

profitable and interesting for all. Se-

cure a strong box any size desired——

the larger the better. In the sides and





 





ends bore holes with an inch and a half

bit in rows each way, about eight inch-

ss apart. In each hole plant a straw-

berry plant. I heartily recommend- the

fall-bearing varieties, since they can

be planted as late as June 1 and will

produce a good crop the same seasOn.

And by. covering the box on frosty.





 





available the plants will fruit until se-

vere weather sets in. However, the

covering should be removed when

there is no danger of freezing.



The box should be filled with good

rich soil free from grass and weed

seeds. After the holes have been bor-

ed proceed as follows: Fill the box

with dirt to the first. row of holes. In-

sert the plant in holes, allowing .the

crowns to show out of the soil. Cover

roots with dirt and fill to second row.

Proceed in this way until box is filled.

While being filled the soil should be

well firmed after each row is planted.

Otherwise the dirt will settle and forCe





the plants from the holes. It is under.

stood that the top of box is planted in

strawberries, too. Depending, of course,

on height of box, about five times as

many plants can be grown as on a sim-

ilar space in the garden.



If the box is whitewashed before be-

ing filled it will add greatly to its tip

pearance, and the finest flower bed

need not be put to shame by its being

among them. Frequent watering will

be necessary in dry weather. Well

rotted manure, if pulverized and thor-

oughly mixed with soil, adds greatly to

growth of plants and size of fruit.



Mrs. C. F. G.





Letters from Our Boys and Girls





I have lived all my life on a farm.

We have raisedmostly small fruit and

garden truck, so I have had a good

chance to help in both these lines of

farm work. Last year I raised onions,

pumpkins and popcorn for my‘crops,

and for the poor season I did fairly

well. But this season the call for more

food to help feed our soldiers set me





’to thinking, so I borrowed $16 on a





year’s time, $4 I paid for two hen tur-

keys, and the remaining $12 I used to

purchase a thoroughbred Poland China

sow pig.



From the two hens I managed to

raise sixteen turkeys. Fourteen of

these I sold at Thanksgiving for $25.25,

keeping for next season’s work three

of the best hens and one gobbler. Out

of the $25.25 I paid my debts with in-

terest, and now own my Poland China

pig. I have paid for her feed by pick-

ing berries and doing odd jobs, and

hope to raise more pigs from her this

spring. In connection, I have done





I live on a farm in Oakland county

near one of the lakes and the Huron

river runs through our farm. I wanted

to earn some money for Christmas, so

I borrowed my daddy’s traps and start-

ed to trap muskrats. When the season

opened, one Friday night after school

I went down the river in a boat and

set my traps.



When I got to where I wanted to set

my traps I found lots of runways. The

next morning I went to my traps, and

when I got to the last one I found I

had a muskrat, so I took him home. He

was a very big one; my dog got scared

of him and ran under the house. I

laid him down by the kitchen stove

and he started to come to life. My

mother did not like this, so she made

me come out and kill him. So after

breakfast I skinned him. It was a

good hide.



Then it was quite a few mornings

before I got another, but one morning

I went to my traps and I had two more,

so I took them home and skinned





 





canning Team Demonstration at the State~Fair in Detroit Last Fall.





some gardening, but haven’t been very

successful, as the season was unfav-

orable. .



I intend to take up bee culture next

year. We have four swarms, and fath-

er has made me an offer to work 011

shares, giving me half the proceeds. So

you See I am busy and also happy, as

we have a Bovs’ Club, plenty of skat-





ing and coasting in the winter, bicycle

Altogeth-' '

er, the farm seems a pretty good place ,





riding and hikes in summer.





to live.





nights with an old guilt or anything.-





them. Then a few mornings after this

1 got anothe ' he was a big one. One

night I set 5 me traps down by the

bridge, and that night my big Collie

dog started to bark. The next morn—

ing I went to my traps and I had an-

other one. I guess 'my dog must have

heard him squeal. So I s'kinned him.

Then in about two days I sent the

skins away to Des Moines. Iowa, and





 





 





 

   

 





   





 





 





V
ORE and more farmers are tak-



M ing up with ducks, and many

tell us that this is the easiest



g1 noney in poultrydom Of course” this





i remains that ducks are becoming more

and more popular on the markets, and

3 the prices paid for duck meat is con;

-. tinually on the increase. But the fact

that caring for ducks is so unlike the



. care of chiCkens, it would seem timely

to give a few of the important items.

Ducks are great layers, producing an

astounding number of eggs. I had a.

Ipen of ten ducks, of Indian Runner

strainythat produced not less than ten

eggs per day during the hatching sea.

son, and on several occasions laid elev-

en eggs. The eggs will hatch success-

fully in incubators, more so than will

hens’ eggs. The eggs should be turn-

ed regularly twice each day, and must

not be more than ten days of age when

placed inthe machine. The eggs de-

mand more moisture than hens’ eggs,





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and the ducklings are slower in coming



out of the shell than chicks.

I V ery few people tindexstand the care

‘ ducks should receive.

very enthusiastic at first, but when he

finds that poultry methods fail, that

the ducks “just die," he becomes dis-

couraged, and quits. The main trouble

is that the little fellows contract diarrI

hea, which kills them off by the bushel

every night. And if kept in the sun

without shade, they will be sunstruck

and die. The pens should be placed so

that shade'and sun are combined, and

little trouble .will follow, rations being

prOper.





 





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reed when Young.





‘The ducklings should not be fed until

thirty-six hours old. Then feed the fol-

lowing mash, barely wet with skin-r

milk or water: One measure of crack—

er or stale bread crumbs; one measure

of middlings; one-half measure bran;

five per cent sand. Feed four times

daily. The first forty-eight hours keep

a supply of food and water before the

ducklings day and night, but have the

water in vessels which will allow the

beaks to enter, and not get the ducks

wet. After they have been in the

brooders for forty-eight hours give the

regular rations. ,





From one week to five weeks old

feed the following growing mixture

four times a day: Four measures of

bran, three measures of middlings;

one measure of corn meal, three meas—

ures of fresh green stuff or two of dry

clover steamed, five per cent sand, five

per cent fine ground beef scrap.

all together dry and wet up with cold

I; . water or skim-milk to make crumbly

I ' mash.





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Feeding for Market.





From the fifth to tenth week, when

the ducks should be ready for market,

. feed the following mash three times a

. day: Two measures of corn meal, two

-—g' , measures of middlings, one measure of



‘ ' bran, one measure of green stuff, ten

per cent beef scraps, five per cent sand.

At any time if the ducklings show any

,Isigns- of looseness of the bowels add a

mo _ ; recall to the mash.





 





 





   

   

   

   

 





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By 13. w. GAGE





is an individual matter, butt he fact





The beginner is-





Mix-





 





 





Oyster shells, granulated bone and fine





grit are always kept before the birds. '

One of the “large duck- farms where ‘

the feed is all bought except the green





stuff, the claim is made that it costs

five cents for feed alone and from six

to ten cents per pound for labor and.

food to raise a duckling to' ten weeks

——-a marketable age, after which age

they fall away in flesh and the profit

is less. Each duck should pay a. profit

of fifty cents when properly raised.



No expensive grains are needed for

ducklings, but they must never be fed

musty, spoiled grains. After they are





five weeks old they can be left out in .





the open air unless the weather is bit-

ter cold and stormy.





Ducklings need fresh air, and should '





have a dry bedding of some kind. The

houses must be so that no draughts will





enter du1 mg the early age, nor during





the night when the ducks are resting.

Do not forget the water in feeding

ducks. It adds volume to the food and





 





A Source of Profit on the Farm . . , I l . -.





makes feeding cost less because it





'makes the same amount of feed more





filling. But such breeds as Indian Run-

ners should not be alloWed any more

water than poultry, as they are “dry

land ducks,” and too much water will

kill them. The Pekin ducks will do

better in swimming holes, but this may

be arranged by using £121 old vat, on

farms where there is no creek, and a

creek is a dangerous thing, as there

are minks and other animals that will

prey upon the flock at night and kill

off the best of the stock.





Sorting them Out.



Drakes may be sorted from ducks by

the curled tail feather, which curls up-

ward. A duck quacks, a drake does

not. These become noticeable when

the ducklings become four weeks of





age. The ducks should never be hand-

led as hens. Always carry them by the

necks.





Making money with ducks is not

easy. It demands hard work, persist-

ence, and careful watching, but the fact

still remains that ducks can be turned

into ready money in ten weeks, which

is' not possible with chickens, and the

fact that ducks are more prolific lay—

ers, that the eggs hatch easier, and

that the care which ducks should're

ceive is not greater, uld cause a

larger number of farmers to enter this

business.





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POULTRY FEED SHORTAGE IN

BRITISH ISLES.





Eggs are very scarce in Great; Brit-

ain because of the poultry feed short-

age. When warned that grain for feed-

ing their fowls was not coming in,

poultrymen freely disposed of their

flocks. In March eggs retailed at two

dollars per dozen, which put them be-

yond the reach of people of average

means. The British egg shortage has

naturally resulted in additional de-

mands for meat.





Most All Farmers Take It.

“Do not know of ten farmers in this





community who are not subscribers to‘





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Auto Thieves

.Steal Many Cars from the

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During the past two years

many automobiles have been

stolen that were left unattend-

ed on the public streets of De~

troit. The pohce officers and

insurance companies have



. made every effort to cope with

these conditions. Many gangs

have been broken up and

prosecutions made, and a large

number of auto th1cves have

been sent to prison.





 

 

 





 

 

 





 

 

 

 





 





 





The automobile owners

:have been requested to co~

operate. It seems like ex-

treme carelessness for any





 





automobile owner to drive a

Inice car to the city and leave

it unattended on the streets.

This evil has caused a great

.. deal of discussion among in.

’ surance companies and under-

writers. Some feel that the

owner should assume his own

risk, and others that the owners

should suffer adiscount in case

of loss where the car‘is Stolen

from the streets. ‘





It 13 hoped that the coming

summer, automobile owners

will do their part in either

having the car watched or else

placed In a garage.





 





 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 





 

 

 

 

   





' ‘ A reasOnable man should do

his part, and not leave all the

responsibflity on the police

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that had been given 11 to die WE GUARANTEE A CURE IN EVERY CASE 7 EACCEPT

0R MAKE NO CHARG ‘FOR OUR SERVICES. We have cured thousands and thousands

from all parts of the United States and Canada. We' are. receiving letters-even day frOm ,

the grateful people whom we have cured telling us how thankful they are for the wonder-

ful relief. We have printed a book explaining our treatmentand containing several hun~

dred of these letters'to show what those who have been cured by us‘ think of our treat-

ment. We would like to have you write us for this book, as we know it will interest you

and may be the means of RELIEVING YOUR AFFLICTION also. You may find the names





. we are not extensive advertisers as we depend almost Wholly upon the gratitude of

the thohsands whom we haVe cured for our advertising. You may never see oiJr ad

again so you better write for our‘book today before you lose our address. , '





Drs. Burleson & Burleson





   

   





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Grandeapids, Michigan





 

   





 





The Farmers of Michigan Lose Annually





More Than $2,500,000.00 Worth of Live Stock»-





2 Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Hogs





FROM ACCIDENT AND DISEASES





h . imals are destro ed and their cash value lost-not only to the farmer but to the .commun.

“math: gltlate. This amaziiig sum of money can be saved 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 indemnifying owners of live stock against death from any

cause. We 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.





BR‘EEDERS’ DIRECTORY.





a 0! Copy or Cancellations must reach in

Oh n{lien Day: before date of publication.





We Offer a Few Special Bargains

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 expenditure ofcapltal and

years of expert breeding.





Handcr- Farm, Orchard Lake, Mich;





CATTLE.





Wildwood IF arms





Breeders of Best Strains of





Aberdeen Angus Cattle

and Dame Jersey Boys





Several young bull calves on hand. three of which

are of serviceable age, out of Black Monarch III,

three times Grand Champion. Michigan State

'Fair. Also several AI Brood sows. Will be glad

to correspond with you by letter regarding

stock. Write





SIDNEY SMITH, Supt.

Wildwood Farms, Orion, Michigan

W. E. SCRIPPS, Proprietor.





‘wooocors ANGUS





Trojan-Erica- and Blackbirde only Breeders of {h}.

I Ch re 0 rherdb l

a“ .‘fi‘isli’W-fil'é‘fii: gull :z‘rh. ngernadogal)





f 7.

noo°1higiroox FARM. Ionia. mos.





 





V \ Good utility bulls of serviceable

ao'uly Angus extend an er.Inspeotioninvit-

ed. - . Geo. Hathaway indngon. Ovid. Mich.





     





 





ble. muffin ' .flavieon, Michilan





 





 





a Ids

, ,m: a btte 1.1

mmgg _ buumigfriiii'faii'hiys m'ii'iazi'fmpun

3' ._' 3an s soN.‘,._,a.44. ”‘ml‘v‘o'ii-M?





Graebner Bldg., Saginaw, W. S., Mich.





GUERNSEYS m............... .00....

a few choice females of

(310an breeding also bulls, all stock of A. B. breed-

infiherd tuberculin tested. ’

'1‘. . HICKS, Battle Creek, Mich.





o n a a





 





Registered Guernseys





A fine 8 year old heifer and her heifer calf—right in

even? may 8300’ . . 0. . your town.

J. . W LLIAMS. - - - North Adams Mich.





' 45 Re istered head. all tb. tested. Nora’s

“UNISO’S Mai; in . son of Imp. May Rose King

headsour herd, ofh I half sisters sold averaging 81956

each. His bull calves are booked ahead at reasonable

prices. Avondale Stock Farm, Wayne. Mich.





 





 





2 Registered bull calves. Good breeding.

Entanp'Wflma for quick sale. note acce ted in

payment. Hicks' uernsey Farm. Saginaw. W. . Mich.





Re istered'G b ll al-

For Sale m“m.yno..‘t°.'.';mi. .“ °

JOHN EBELS. 8.2. Hollan . Mich.





' l'or sale, ani l f

G u e rnseys-both sex from Agilfchw‘h.

Prices reasonable. Geo. N. Crawford. Holton. Mich.





6 Im rted in dam Registered Guer -

For sale soy eifers. 8 months old also brill

calves. E. A. Black. II. 3. Howard City. M ch.





CLUNY STOCK FARM





100--REGISTERED HOLSTEINS--100

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 back-

ed by the best strains of breeding. .

Write us Iyour wants.

R. BRUCE McPHE SON, Howell. Mich.





accepted in a neat offl l b dre -

‘25.?“ "3" an”: 11.1%. W“ 95% " “iii

0 o m I 0” W n few 0 . u

are. iii chin-1m." - - . . vii-u. Mics.





 





 





 





I Always Have Holsteins





To

If wantingnoglstered cattle write me our wants

before placing your order elsewhere. y





L. E. CONNELL, _ Fayette, Ohio





OAK Leaf farm. Herd sire Lenawee Pontiac Onl-

~unityR King ofler Registered Holstein bull calves

from A. . O. cows and the above sia whose a





 





 





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KIND READER};-





your letters brick-short ones are





 





We onId iikeafiword from you regarding any of the important

issues that confront Michigan farmers. I-Wh‘ethe'r you think as we do

or not, we would ,be‘glad'ic know your opinion.





In writing. "make

More interesting."

Sincerely yours, ,.



' THE Eorrons.‘





 





 





. Farmers’ Rights





ORTH DAKOTA has a young

farmer, representing his district

in the lower house of congress,





meeting. He says that while we have»

been handing out to the corporations

and industries an entire haystack, or

$4,500,000,000, the farmers would be

tickled to receive one straw.



The vital thing in this war is food.

Food comes from the farms. The la-

bor problem is growing very serious on

the farms, with young men going into

the army and navy and into the war

industries where the manufacturer is

paid “all that it costs, plus ten per cent

profit,” Which means, of course,-high

wages. How can the farmer, who hires

his help and runs all the risk of bad

weather, short crops and low markets,

compete with manufacturers whose ex-

penses are guaranteed, plus a profit?

While the government has thousands

of millions, as Congressman Baer says,

to finance big corporations that are

manufacturing war material, this same

government cannot spare a few mil~

lions for the farmer whose Work is

quite as important in winning victory

in the present conflict.



At bottom the trouble is that the

farmers are not organized and the

scattered voices that are raised in pro-

test here and there fall on empty air.

The farmer is independent. He likes

to be let alone. He has always had the

rough end of the stick, the big end of

the burden, and to this day he is in-

clined to Spurn even the. well meant,

bonafide offers of assistance from all

sources. However, the question is, is





fair return for his work, 'as corpora-

tions are guaranteed, and to help him

finance his enterprise as the corpora-

tions are financed?



People in cities as a rule have very

wrong ideas of the farm situation. Be-

cause some farmers are buying auto-

mobiles it is assumed that all farmers

are getting rich. They should talk with

the farmers who went into onions and

beans and potatOes quite extensively

last season, and should ask them also

about their corn crop. ‘They might

ask Michigan farmers about their

crops in general for the past three

years. Better still, these city people

might strip off their good clothes and

go out into the deep country and try it

and be disabused of some of their no-

’tions. After fighting bad weather, bugs

and disease, soil conditions, poor seed,

market uncertainties and a. few other

hazards they would come to have very

wholesome respect for the farmer.



The farmer, every inch of him, is a

patriot in this war. He is willing to go

ahead anyhow, assuming all the risks

of his business,_and raise every pound

of food staff that he can in this great

crisis. But it does seem as though this

great government of ours should be

quick to reocg‘nize the greatest indus-

try of them all,.that of the manufac-

ture of food on the farms, and the fact

that the farmers have rights, along

with the other manufacturers in these

strenuous days. A. G.





 





WH EAT BRAN PRICES.





I cannot see wherein the buyer gets

muchbenefltfrom the price fixing in





 





who zhas been speaking right out in 1





it not time now to guarantee him a-





 

 

 





.feeds. . Of course, one shouldeitniziggte:

m6 Ebb.“ and retailer,— ' it he an , via.-





buy directly from the mill, but the

chances are ten to one that the miller

has controlled his entire output, and

the ultimate consumer“. is held up for





any old price that the retailer sees fit





to charge.





are eating a ration of bran as a part

of their. breakfast, and, of course, it is,

in most cases, doing them good. I own

up to a liking for it, and last fall was

able to get some at the mill, and when

the supply gave out during the winter

sent for more, but could not get it. The

stores keep it in package form, and

onecan get it that way, if they pay the

price. We got a package a few days

ago, put up by a well known manufac-

turer of breakfast foods. I looked it

over and noticed that the printed state-

ment was that the package contained a

pound and four ounces,. net 'weight.

The price paid was twenty cents, or a.

cent an ounce, $320 a ton. There ought

to be a way to reach these people who

are taking advantage of the war condi-

tions to make a profit of several hun-

dred per cent. It’s worse than high—

way robbery. If the retailers charged

any such prices for bran, as a stock

food, they would be baled into court

and made to pay the penalty, but as

they are only robbing the people who

are eating bran and saving flour, I sup.

.pose they will be allowed to continue

the process—A. L., Eaton Rapids.





CAN’T PAY DEBTS, AND WHY.





My greatest problem as a farmer has

been the maintenance of my credit in

the face of a. constant stream of debts

and obligations that are ever maturing.

And it is not at all comforting to know





that the commercial people are busy .





taking my measure and publishing my

record among themselves for their con-

venience. , ‘



I maintain that no man can ‘com-

mence farming as I did, without‘capital

and make any material progress with-

out incurring many little debts and ob,—

lgiations. .

‘All debts, taxes, interest, deprecia-

tion of buildings and tools, mainte-

nance of an increasing family accord-

ing to American standards, all consti-

tute certainties.



On the other hand all his resources

—crops, stock, health of himself and

family, constitute uncertainties. Crop

failure or any misfortune may wreck

him at any time.





The business world is becoming

more and more relentless—itself found-

ed on_a system of exactness, it de-

mands promptness from the farmer,

but the farmer cannot in. turn com-

mand nature and the elements. There

you are.





The present war has shown more

plainly than ever before how depend-

ent- national existence is upon the soil.

If society is vitally dependent on the

farmer it should insure him against

misfortune.



If government ownership of the land

is too socialistic, and some system of

crop insurance is. impractical, why not

have the government establish prices





for all commodities—that would sums.





nate the uncertainties of a. fluctuating

market at least.——F._ D., Galien, Mich.





 

 

 

 





 

 

 





. Teach ecdnomy. (That is» one of





f- at .and.,hi‘ "e _.. ‘ i.’

3%}.an ‘





‘ Quite a good many people nowadays





 





.../ -
The young bulls we have for sale are ~

backed up by many generations of ‘

Elfie producers. Buy one of these



11, and give your herd a “pus

Full descriptions, prices,etc. on request.





McPherson Farms Co., Howell, Mich;





Pedi ree Stock Farm oflers lingIol- .

Parham, 8 steinB cattle Chester White Swine.

extra barglns in calves $1111“, fall Apiles. Bul Is half rice.

R. B. Bronson.





New Fine Bulls For Sale





ligslors Holslsis Farm, Brudrvills. Mich.





1 1110. old son Pontiac He perla 2d. 14

$50 gets lb. granddam 311.21 rind of

Terms. *Sea April adv. folifomialles.





 





tuber.

M. L. McLAULN





Stonyhurst Stock Farm





Has afew fine bulls for sale. Are offering one this

week from a Jr. 4am! sired by Pet Johanna

Sir Ear-tog whose daughters are just coming fresh.



one at 2% years has 111511111. recor.d

I This youngster is 3 mos. old iine‘ly marked. straight v

‘ and weighs 350 lbs. his full sister has just ma 0

at 1 year 11 11103.11.“ of butter, 456.5 milk 7 day.





P. iced Chea

r A.BARN8F?TT a SONS. Rochester, Mich





edford. Mich.





   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   





The Pontiac Herd





“Where the Champions come from”





' Ofier Bull Calves sired l)\ sons of Pontiac Korndyke,

Hengerveld DaKol .Pontiac Dutchlandmr Admlral

Walker Piatertle.



Do you want a Pontiac 1n your herd?





Pontiac State Hospital, Pontiac, Mich.





HOMESTEAD FARMS '





‘ A Federation of Interests

Holsteins---A herd of high class Holstelns;

Bulls. Olives. Bred Heifers and cows.



Will you write to us for full description and photo-

graphs?





HOMESTEAD FARMS, Bloomingdale. Mich.





’6 The Traverse Herd





Great Values In Bulls





from A. R. O. Cows with records up to 30 lbs.

Let uskno w your wants. We will send extend-

, ed pedigrees and prices.

‘ TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL

Traverse City, Michigan.





   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   





Young





 





   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   





High producing cows are the big

profit makers. The highest produc-

ing cows in the world are pure bred





 

 

 





‘1 hey hold all records for production of

milk and butter fat. They average

three times as much as scrub cow 1. Let

us show you. or tree booklets.

Ills IIsIslcls-hlsnsisn Isneisllsn sl

Alums. Ber I“. Item lam. Vi.





‘ olstein bull. nearly ready for service. large straight



Hdee handsomely marked 94 white. is six

I nearest dams have A. It. 0. records that aver e butter

‘ ’lldays24. 13 milk 534 lbs. W. B. Reader. Howe l. Mich.





   

   

   

   

   





OLS'I EINSh of unlity Bull calves from dams with

H‘ records hi asqsll lbs. in ”I days. Also collie pugiies

RD - Boo heater. ich.





H lstein bull calf. born Sept. 1917. dam



7 Red‘te'ed daoughtor of fill). cow. write for pedi-

rae and F 0. B. your station.



Phi BGIS. 3. St. Johns. M1ch.





   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   





‘ 5 HOlStein galvas‘E25lrls‘lfegs.&‘;ZiFrrllllsl546tkl18 111%

‘ wacso.eauuymare

, each. crated forshl mentanywhere. Buy onlythebest.

3 EDGEWOOD FA MS. - - tewater. Wis.





I V arkside Holstein bull. Sired by son of Maplecrest

P Pontiac Application. Yearly record 1344] b. butter.

AlsoPercheron Stallion J. E. Tirrill ll Son.0harl_ottr..|iicl1.





F :1 lendld. registered Aberdeen Angus 2 yr.

0' .1. 012% h.el1ers Or would excbnrgeior good reg-

istered Helsuem lemales. Robert Smith aledonia. Mich





 





 





 

 

 





Michigan Shorthorn

Show and Sale





To be Held in the City of, Flint





Monday, June 3rd





75 HEAD





35- Bulls 11111140 Cows





A great manyficows With‘ calves by their side





 





and safely in calf again.





All those in the market for good general

purpose cattle thatlare right, are

invited to attend.





Catalogues on Application





W. W. Knapp, {Mgr., Howell, Mich.





Andy Adams, Auctioneer





   





 

   

   

   

   

   





 





Three scotch bulls ready for

sernce. Price reasonable.

R 7. Howe] l. Mich.





Shorthorns.

W. B. MOQUILLAN,





 





Maxwalton Monarch 2nd. 387322 h

Shorthorns brother to 5 Grand Champions in sgi-f





vice. JOHN SCHMIDT B. 5, Reed City, Mich.





 





Hired by butter bred bulls and

out of high testing dams.





The Producing Kind

with Jersey type and capacity.

Prices reasonable. Also a few





0N of Harthorth Welfare heads our herd of milk-

ing Shorthorns Comprising Chifley of Clay bred

cows. young hulls ready for sale and service. write us

Liddel Bros. . R. 2 Clinton. Mlch.. Macon Phone.





 





bred gilts (Durocs) and boars. 1867_1918 Maple Ridge Herd of Bhorthoms

Brookwater Farm. 111.111. JY"“”¥.‘1“1‘111"€1‘§’1.'£. and bihhhalvhelsistlir

Herbert W.Mumford. 011nm





 





Bruce Henderson. Mgr.

Ann Arbor, Mich.





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Four very desirable heifers 17 to 21 t,

shfllhflms 0111.111111 b11118 mo. All roans. rrlgei‘iimif

3. E. BOOTH. - - - - - Monies. Mich.





 





_8ired b a grandso f C

Shorthorns' Clay. 0 stock forgaie yrus

COLLAR BROS, R. 2. Conklin. Mich.





 





 





HORTHORNS 20bulls 2 to 18 mos.. mostl f

Dorth1' s Sultan 463045. agrandson of Whitehthrlll

Sultan. also a few cows. 0. Carlson. LeRoy Mhh.





l B t

Dairybml Shorihorns 31.31231 131231512323 1325”“

J..B HUMMEL, - - Mason, Mich.





‘ Re Jersey Bull Calves. 2 bulls 3 mos.

ChOlce old'from dams that are doingvbetter

than 4011114110111th grandsons of Mainsty‘ s estern

King Price I50r r.eg dztransfered. '

FRED A. BRENNAN. - Capac. Mich.





 





LRSEY bull and bull calves for sale from R. of M.

c cows. also heifers and cows of all ages.

C. B. WERNER, ..6 Allegan. Mich.





for service bu lnj John Lessiter‘s Sons.





Jerseys for sale Bamiambert Raleigh.

S H 0 RT H O R N S





Ma esty, breeding. WATERMAN s WATERMAN



Moisdowland Farm. - - Ann Arbor. Mich.

Cows. believed; young bulls for sale at farmers cl

herd catalog mailed tree. Horrieton Farms. Kari). 1133:.





Shorlhom Callie oi bolll Sex ior Sale





W. W. KNAPP. How-ll. Michigan.





Scolch Shorihornrz





 





sale 5 bulls

for service.

B. F. D.





Scotch Shorthorns .235,





Orion. Mic





 





illie Farmstead Jersey Cattle. Several heife‘rfi bred

Lto freshen next fall. Also a few heifer and b lcal-

ves of choice breeding. Colon C. Lillie. Coopersville. Mich.



A fine. dark. solid color Jersey bull



For salelfi mos. old. ubleo grandson of





R0 al Ma' estyF and ”out of 11.01011.

' 11511111., - rpcn-ninn, Mich.





 





 





1 Red Bull 14 months old: 1 red

bu ll call 8 mom! is old.





 





   

   

   





' HOISTEIN§--‘2..."‘1'.““'.1.‘;“13..’.°1‘£.£L“.;





A ly EIN Farmington. Mich” 1

inoiln wwesi’gf electric for at North! l'asrni





. HEREFORDS





6 bull calves for sale, Perfection

Fairfax and Prince Donald breeding.





ALLEN BROS,

PAW PAW, MICH.

Herel‘o I'dS 11111153. "if 1111111 111er



EAEL 0.





ll either polled or horned.

311631318116, Mich. H. Wu. Bad Axa,. Mich.





- -’ Choice Buns f forservica. Also heifer.

’ or





   

 

   

   

   

   

   





1 1m 1 00 ii Stii." 111 thgigkiod

ss me an see on or w or

of Boys 1 Kill DWOO





n1 1 rs. 1111110

” w ‘ 111111 Balden. Capac. Mlch.. Phone has.

to r sale one





a le Lane B. of M. Jersey Bard.

M oar-yaab cow £3801?! calves and ohelggg

re a n o a ogis

398m m Ii! ffi‘ 113.. Al lg'anI High.





For Sale XJcrsey Bull





" Fc hall No.16”. Drop d March22. m7.

‘ ““2151... tongue A switch J.A line individual

sel‘ohee a young cow 1:





 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 





 





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31.11.19.111... ,1 P





OSIUS. Hillsdale. hrlichigan





 





'P. c. 8011: For Sail.





 





(Jan spare two or bred 11.11.111.151

3 J 01112111 111 r. .

1 1121111111131... 1:11 .1513... - b” Lake. M1111.





 





Clinics limo lsmy Iiiils For Sale.

CARI! U. EDMONDB, - “as nae. Mic.





DUROCS





J. H. BANGHAE'I‘. -





service boars bred sows.

fall pigs.- Elxpress “iii.

Lansing. the





DI]! ya for sale. Service boars Jr kspringt pigs

0C also seahortborn bulls. calves. railki rain.

CHAS. BRAY kemos. Mi on.





Like This





the original big producers





thousa 11dsofbrsedersontheroadto





HAVE started

from





succezsu‘l can help you. [kw want to ."Place.l one

my great"



“Wad 1111-13." 1 males: ”1:23.“

0. I. "I’m, R p D 10 ”Portland. Michigan





for sale. Pairs and trios not akin.

Spring E1198 Breeding and prices on nest

CRANE d: SON Plainwell. Mic





‘ Early 11 ring pigs either sex in pairsor

Chefliers trios. ( no extra good fall boar

F. W. ALEXANDER... - - Vassar. Mich.





Cranclell’ s Big Type. O. I. C's





Champion herd e1 cry 1v here shown in 1911.Herr1

headed by five champion boars. Our sows won

Senior Junior and Grand Champion prizes at

Illinois, Missouri Ohio and Michigan 1917.

Special prices on all spring pigs. Get our cats.

log it' s free.



Crnn ell' a Prize Hogs,





 





 





 





1 BRED GILTS and

SERVICEABLE BOARS

J. CARL JEWE'I‘T, Mason, Mich.





 





 





 





O I C ’8 all sold except some fall gilts. Order





your spring pig-1 now.

C. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Mic].





 





0 I. C. '11. Last spring gilts bred for next spring for

. row also last (all pigs eithersex and not akin.

Good grow thy stock is mile west of Depot. Citizens

phone 124 Otto B. Schulze Nashville. Mich.





 





ll I c is Big type serviceable boars. Bpringfar~

rowed. boar pigs. Bred gilts to ferrowJuly





 





and Aug. ANDREWS. Danm llle. Mich.

o I gilts bred for Auf. and Sept. farrow.

0 ‘ C. Swing pigs wil soon be lead to





ship. [‘10. BI erESS. Mason. Mich R. F. . 3‘





 





0 1 c! 8 Largo type. spring pi e bred from State

- Ban w1nnersntpr1cest atwillpleaseyou.

Clover Loaf Him k Farm. .1 Monroe. MlCh





A Great Opportunity





We are ofiering one of our herd sires. Big '1‘) pc Poland

C hina Yearling Ho .11- His sire a prize winner at

Kansas State I‘ u ir. His (1 .1111 a rize Winner at Mlssour.

Iowa, K .msus 11nd \'cbr-.1sk:1 . tats Fairs. A splendid

individual and perfectly marked. Spring pigs for sale.





HILLCREST FARM, Kalamazoo. Michigan





FOR SALE





Smooth Jumbo a grandson of Peter Mouw's old boar

Smooth Jumbo a 6001b. yearling. A top notcher fit to

head any herd. Also some nice bred gilts at 850

If you get one you will have to hurry.



J. C. BUT R Portland. Michllal.





 





 





 





Lbilt ge lelp pe P.0.11E)t llb‘llc male tin: year; 50 sows ‘and

311 a a ueens o a wee go a pri ate tre

WJ. Hkohnsnaw. . . 11in»... .1. ich





 





Bl p. OBig boned follows from Iowa’ sgreatest

16ng In, herds )glecial prices on spring boars.

.LMATHEW 81) - Burr Oak, Mich.





' for sale at present. 8 r' ' .

NOthlng are coming flue. p "18 DH."

0. II). GARNAN'I‘, — - - Eaton Rapids. Mich.





Large Type P. C.





Bredgilts and bears all sold nothingto offer at r.

E. LIYI N.G8TON Penna. prefie‘nfi‘





 





 





 





LEO A'RD S Bred sows all sold. fall p murders book-

ed fore sgingn pigs at weaning tima.gl1ipped C. O D.

R.LEU - St. Louis. Mich.





Bred for April

Prices reasonable

A. A. WOOD & SON. - ~ - Saline. Mich.





 





furrow.





 





«me 'i' y Cfall gilts. sire m0 lb. 0 ll

Lbred to 15311110 w2yoar old for JuIyAA y 21:41:;me

«01.111111: 11.1 “Timon. 1333'.





fall boars.



Illi TYPE Poland Chinss: Brood sows all sold. Have

afew fall 1gs. Prices right.



L. W. BARNES tSU , Byron. Mich.





 





 





 





BlDWELL SHURIHUBNS Grand Traverse Shudhorn im. .53: "W" ~'°'



For Boot and Milk. M. E. DUCKLES. 800.. Traverse om. Mich



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BIDWELL STOCK FARM, Cattle For Sale





Box B. Tecumseh. Mich. 2Loads feeders and two leads 2yearling steers. i





can Joushow any number 1.2 and 3 yeardold Iron

For Sale lle lslered .Icrse sly Cattle

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Shanstum. l'airileld. Iowa. 8-8

of. both sex. Sml h 41 Parker. R 4 well. Mich





Richland Farm





Shorthorns.



me in Service. Grand Cham ion Bull of

M’ifh. Lgpecial oifer on 14 head of Short orns. Costs

with calves at foot. heifers two years old and heifers

one year old. Also a number of bull cahes. We

invite correspondence and inspection.



B PRESCOTT a SON 8.



Farms at Prescott. Mich. Ofllce at Tawas. City, Mich.





Francisco Farm Shorthoms

l of ch 11 goodherds of Scotch

xiihzh'iii i333“ Seattle .B‘Theyo are well brad, prop-

erly handled and price, reasonab Come and see; we

like to show them.

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DUHROCS Orion Chief Perfection No. (N945 and Jen-

nings Pilot Wonder No. 73373 Two outstanding boars

of big type and excellent qualit. All selected large



type smooth sows. Thrlfh smoot .Iarge boned spring

gl ts from th ese herd boars and choice sows at very

reasonable prices. The Jennings Farms. Bailey.Mich.





50 Du‘roc Sows and Gilts





for fall farroning. bred to Orion‘s Fancy Kin 83857

the big set pl of his age e1er shown at nter~

nations. 1 mi 9 N. E oft t.own Visitors weir-011167

days in week. Newton Barnhart. St. Johns. Mich.





DUROG JERSEYS





I. D. HEYDENBERK. - - - Wayland. Mich.





 





 





 





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L0 S. P0 C' gilt raised last year. bred imaJTrTiJ:

furrow. H. 0.8W'AR1Z. Bhoolcraft. Mich.





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HamPShlre Boats In orders for S riri‘g

p131 JOHNW. SNYDER. a f. 81 Johns. 1111..





AMPSHIRE PIGS—We haie some very choice



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SECOND EDITION.





 





The markets in this edition are re!

vised and corrected on Thursday after-

noon, May 23.





Wl-lEAT.





No wheat is reaching the Detroit

market at the present time and other

cities are receiving very magre sup-

plies. The new crop is showing im-

provment in a larger part of the win-

ter wheat districts, although in a few

sections of the more northern states

the prospects are not as good as

they appeared to be a few weeks past.

A year ago No. 2 red Wheat Was quoted

at $3.02 per bushel on the local market.

Present quotations at Detroit are:





 





N0. 2 red wheat .......... $2.17

No. 2 white ............. 2.15

No. 2 mixed ............. 2.15





CORN.





The feeling in this market is gradu-

ally becoming more bearish although

futures are firm due to faith in heavier

exports after July. The outlook for

the new crop is very encouraging. Not

only will the fields be put in unusually

good tilth, but despite the scarcity of

seed corn, farmers have given much

“closer attention to the selection of the

seed than ever before. A year ago

the local quotation for No. 3 corn was

$1.73 per bushel. Latest local prices

for cash corn are:





No. 3 corn ............. $1.40

No. 3 yellow ............ 1.55

No 4 yellow ............ 1.45

No. 5 yellow ........... 1.30

No. 6 yellow 1.25





p The Chicago prices are advanced ov-

er those of last week. Present values

are:

June corn ............ $1.401/2

July corn ............ 1.41%;





OATS.





The following appear to be the out-

standing features of the oat market

situation in this country: Receipts at

primary elevators are decreasing, cash

cats are ruling firm in the majority of

the markets, futures, particularly July,

are weak, due undoubtedly to the very

large acreage and excellent. condition

of the growing crop. Little information

is available on the exports of this

grain, but inquiries are now being

made by seaboard agents for export of-

ferings. One year ago standard cats

were quoted locally at 751/20 per bush-





el. Present Detroit prices are:

Standard ........ .........791/2

No. 3 white. . . . ............ 79

No.4white.......... ...... 78





RYE.





About the only activity noted in this

market is a little bidding by expert-

ers who, however, are not anxxous

enough for the grain to give any firm—

ness to the trade. Cash No. 2 .rye is

quoted on the Detroit market at $2.05





per bushel.

BEANS.





Michigan farmers are marketing

their beans quite liberally at the pres-

ent time, and as a result of these new

supplies on the market, prices have

sagged during the past week. The 10-

cal basic price for immediate and

prompt shipment is $10.25 per cwt. At

Greenville, Mich., the elevators offer

$8.75 per cwt. Chicago is handling a

very limited volume at about steady





prices. .



Mich. pea beans, h. p. .. .$ 12.00

Red kidneys ............ 10.00@13.00

BrOWn Swedish .......... 10.50@11.00





FEEDS.





There is a probability that with the

heavy manufacture of corn products,

an increased amount of hominy feeds

will be available at lower prices than

have obtained during the past months.

Detroit feed prices in 100—1b. sacks are

reported on the market as follows:





Bran ..................$37.00

Standard m‘iddlings . . . . 39.00

Middlings, fine ........ 45.00

Cracked corn .......... 65.00

Coarse corn meal ....... 64.00

Chopped fetidl ....... . . . 53.00





Hay is in sufficient supply and buy-

ing is not active. It is a quiet and

easy market. Detroit quotations are:



No. 1. timothy. . .520.00@20.50 '

Standard . . . . ... . 19.006.319.50

Light mixed . . . . 19.00@19.50

No. 2_ timothy. . . . _18..00@18.50

, No. '1 clover. .. . . ..16.00@16.50 ..

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and only the better grades wanted, rul-

ing prices being:



No. 1 timothy ....... $24.00@24.50 ‘

No. 2 timothy. . . . . 21.50@22.50

No. 1 light mixed. . 20.00@21.00

No. 1 clover mixed. . . 15.00@16.50





FLOUR.





Per 196 lbs. in eighth paper sacks,

in jobbing lots:

Straight winter.. .$ 11.25

Spring straight... 11.40@11.75

Rye flour ........ . . . 12 50





POTATOES.





The general potato situation showed

some improvement during the present

week. Eastern markets were especial-

ly firm in the demand for old stock.

While Detroit had an easy tone early

this week the deal now shows a

firmer feeling, with the quality of the

offerings generally in good condition.

Indianapolis seems to be getting ade-

quate supplies at present, as is also

the case with Pittsburgh and Cincin-

nati. Jobbing prices for Michigan

stock U. S. Grade No. 1, sacked, and

the present condition of the respective

markets as collected over the wire by

the Bureau of Markets Detroit Office,

are as follows:





Detroit (steady) ...... 1.16

Cleveland (moderate) 1.35@1.40

Buffalo (steady) ...... 1.35@1.40

Pittsburgh (weaker) . 1.20@1.35

Columbus (higher) 1.40@1.45

Cincinnati (steady).. .. 1.35

Indianapolis (fair) 1.25





At country points in Michigan prices

are now ranging as low as 50c for the

reund whites U. S. Grade No. 1 in bulk

at side tracks, with top prices around

600 and a few higher. The same grade

is bringing 75mj90c at country loading

points in Oregon.





BUTTER.





While prices are not, much changed

from last week, a slightly easier tone

prevails in the butter trade, due to a

general increase in production over

practically the entire country as pas-

tures are unusually good. Inactivity

of many milk condensaries is obliging

producers in some instances to make

butter instead of selling their milk.

Food Administration issues rules and

regulations for the storage of butter

and cheese, this week, following which

there is likely to be a greater interest

in the storage of butter for future con-

sumption. Local prices are about the

same as a week ago. The Detroit ex-

change quotes extra fresh creameries

at 41%«13420; a few houses offer pre-

miums above these figures. Fresh

creamery firsts are quoted at 401/20.

The New York trade rules about steady

with receipts for last week showing a

considerable increase over the previ-

ous week, but less than a year ago, and

the total since May 1 is nearly ten per

cent under the receipts for the same

period of 1917. Best creameries were

quoted Wednesday at 451/2@600; extra

do 441/2@450; firsts 42@44c; packing

stock 29%flj30c. The Chicago market

is also steady with creameries un-

changed at 35@42cn. In- Philadelphia

creameries are 45%0 for extras and

fancy at 50c.





CHEESE.





While the buyers have been holding d





back recently and merely taking





enough cheese for their immediate re- \





quirements, excepting that prices

would be declining by this time, they

have been disappointed and are obliged

to replenish supplies at the old‘figures.

Local trade is about steady with last

week, flats ranging from 21@23c for

new and from 24@25c for old; Daisies

211/2611221/20; Limburger 21@22%c for

new and 25@26c for held stock. The

Philadelphia market is from easy to

steady, with full creams quoted at 22@

250. The New York trade is steady

with state fresh specials at 23c; aver-

age run do, 22@221/§c.





EGGS.





The Department of Agriculture has

issued a' communication urging store

keepers and hucksters not to accept

washed eggs for shipment in case lots.





All such eggs should be sold locally for





immediate consumption. Shipments to

the largest markets» have substantially

increased the past week, resulting in a

fractional decline .in values. Michigan

eggs arebringing 3,2%@333éc from the

gobbe'rs .in Detroit, with occasionally

ots going one and two ’ cents above

these figures; current receipts quoted





. Receipts 10 cars.





 





 





at 311/2@320; storage packed at 35c a

dozen. In Chicago fresh firsts are be-

ing quoted at 31@32%c; 'miscellaneous

lots, cases included 3060,311/20; storage

packed 33%613350.

trade is steady with fresh gathered.

extras at 36@37c; do storage packed

firsts 34%fi235%c.





WOOL





The War Insurance Board has ap-

proved of the following cities as dis‘

tributing centers for fleece wools. De-

troit, Chicago, St. Louis, Louisville,

Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Balti-

more and Wheeling, W. Va. As previ-

ously announced the prices as fixed by

the government for the 1918 clip is to

be the same as obtained July 30, 1917,

which for Michigan fleeces has been

dbettiarmined at $1.20@1.25 on a scoured



as s.





GRAND RAPIDS





No old potatoes were offered by the

farmers on the city market Monday

morning. Carlot movement through

the state has shown some improvement

during the past week, with quotations

at country loading stations ranging

from 50@60c for No. 1 round whites in

bulk. Quotations on beans range from

$9@10:





DETROIT CITY MARKET





Our representative reports a lively

city market this week with the bulk

of the offerings consisting of truck

crops. Prices were found as follows:

Potatoes 700 per bu; carrots 800; pars-

nips 75c; lettuce 90c; radishes $1.75;

asparagus 70@90c per dozen; eggs 40

@42c; dressed poultry 35@36c per lb.





LIVE STOCK





DETROIT





May 22, 1918.





Cattle.



Receipts 1239. Good prime steers

steady, while butchers rule 15@25c

higher.



Best heavy steers ........ $16.50/$17.00

Best handy wt. butch. strs 13.50@14.75





Mixed steers and heifers 12.50@13.50

Handy light butchers ..... 11.50@12.50

Light butchers .......... 9.00@11.25

Best cows .......... 10.00@12.00

Butcher cows ........... 8.50m; 9.50

Common cows . . . . . . . . . . 8.00@ 8.25

Canners .......... . ...... 7.00@ 7.50

Best heavy bulls. . . . . . . . . 9.75@12.00

Bologna bulls ........ . . . 7.75@ 9.00

Stock bulls ........ . ..... 7.00@ 8.00

Light off-color stockers. . . 7.0061) 8.00





- 9.50@10.50





Good stockers, dehorned. .

55@ 115





Milkers and springers . . .

Veal Calves.

Receipts 967. Market is strong.

Best OOOOIOOOICQOOQ ..... $14-50@15-00

Others IOOOQIIOOIIOQOIIIQ 10100@13‘00

Sheep and Lambs

{Receipts 1,364. Market steady.

Best lambs . . . . . . ....... $16.00@16.25

Fair lambs .............. 1500(531525

Light to common lambs. . 1000631100

Fair to good sheep . . . .. . 10.00@12.50

Guile and common ...... . 7 .00@ 8.00

Hogs. '

Receipts 3,007. Good pigs steady at

$18; mixed $17.80, orsteady with'Mon—





ay.

BUFFALO.





May 22, 1918.

Cattle.



Receipts today two cars; market to-

day is steady with Monday and Tues-

day at the following prices:



Prime heavy steers ....... $16.75@17.75

Best shipping steers 16.25@17.00

Fair to good ...... . . . . . . 1475691575

Plain and coarse, -. . . . . . . . 13.00@14.25

Native yearlings ....... $14.75@15‘.75

Best handy steers . . . . . . . 13.25@14.25

Fair to good kinds ....... 12.25@13.25

Handy strs and hfrs mixed 11.75@12.50

Western heifers . . . . . . . . . 12.25@13.75

Best fat cows. . . . . . . . . . . 11.75@12.50





Butcher cows . . . . . . . . . . . 8.75@ 9.75

Cutters ..... . . . . . . . . . . 7.75@ 8.50

canners nnnnn 0.00.0000... 5-00@ 6.25}

Grazing cows 7.50@ 8.00

Fancy bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.50@13.00

Butcher bulls . . ._ . . . . . . . . 10.00@11.00

Common bulls 8.50@ 9.50





Best fdg strs, sddi'obb'iiié 10.50@11.5o





Medium feeders . . . . . . . . . 950621050

Light common . . . . . .- . . 8.00@ 9.00

Stockers ........ . . . . . . . . .8.50@ 9.50

Milkers and springers. . . . . $65@ "150





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today and the trade is strong at the

newlevel of prices.

Medium to heavy ..... ..$18.25@18.50

Yorkers ........ . . . . . . . . . 19.00@19.10

igs ......... . . . . . . . . . . . 19.00@19.10

Sheep and Lambs. ,

Receipts four cars. Market is strong

at. steady to higher prices.





Top lambs ............... 17.50

Yearlings ........ . . . . . . . 14.00@15.50

Wethers I J O I I I O I I It. O .0! 0 14000@14I50

Ewes ...................12.50621350

Calves.



Market rules steady at .the following

prices:

Tops ...... ..............$15.25@15.75

Fed calves .............. 7.00@ 8.50





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May 22, 1918.

' Cattle.



Our cattle market here on Wednes-

day was weaker with receipts totaling

l7,000. Prices for the day ruled as f01~

ows:





Native steers ........... $10.50@17.65



Stockers and feeders ..... 9.25@13.10



Cows and heifers ........ 7.30@14.60



Calves ....... . . .. . 8.00@14.00

Hogs





Receipts on Wednesday were 19,000

Prices are higher than on Tuesday of

this week and the market is holding

strong with trading active.





Bulk of sales ............ $17.45@17.90

Light ................... 17.45@17.95

Mixed ........ . ......... 1120091195

Heavy ..... . ............ 165061775

Roughs ............... 16.50@16.85

Plgs .................... 14.75@17.60





Sheep and Lambs.



The estimated receipts for Wednes-

day was 4,000. The market is ruling

about steady at the following range:

Lambs ......... _ ......... $13.25@16.50

Sheep .......... ' ......... 9.75@14.75





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





 





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Saturday’s explosion at Oakdale, Pa.—~

Administration leaders are discussing

the war revenue act in Washington.—

United States government warns all

unnaturalized German men and women

not to go boating on any river, canal,

lake or seashore this summer, and not

to go within 100 yards of canals,

wharfs, piers, warehouses, elevators

and terminals.



Tuesday, May 21.



East of Locre and just west of Mont

Kemmel the French have advanced

their line over a two—mile front. Near

Rheims they have also gone 'as far as

the third line trenches of the enemy.

All along the front before Amiens

heavy artillery firing is reported.—

Germans have lost several aeroplanes

in the sectors defended by American

troops—General Von Buelow is re-

ported to have been definitely located

in command of a new army before Ar-

ras.-—In Italy fighting is brisk on the

mountains east of the Brenta river.—

French troops have taken the oifensive‘

near Ochriba in Macedonia—President

Wilson signs bill and proclamation

which calls for about 1,000,000 men

who have reached the age of twenty-

one since June 5 last, to register for

military duty on the fifth of next.

month—Reports show ichigan to be

the first state in the nion- to sub-

scribe its full quota of $3,000,00 for the

national Red Cross—Charles W. Fair-

banks, former vice-president, is criti—

cally ill at his home in Indianapolis.



Wednesday, May 27.



Michigan soldiers are reported in the

first line trenches—British : aviators

bombard the fortress of Metz and Cob-

lentz.—One thousand German ' aero-

planes have been brought down since

German offensive started in" March.—

Austria is rushing men to Italy—The

Turkish troops operating in Asia Minor

have mutinied.——Allies thrusts 011' west-

ern front delays German offensive—4

British casualties for the week ending

May 21 total 36,677. ‘





Thursday, May 28.





Sinn Feiner leaders arrested in .con- .





nection with the German-Irish plot will

be, executed—Extraordinary activity

by the aerial squadrons is notedwbe~

tWeen the armies in France,-1-French

gain griound on the lSerums gating—Ger-

, on maps are on r strib‘u e'd

along the entire front-Elke ” t

son proposes .to Allies the

resources or Babe 3, he

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in this great problem. While We de-_

sire and propose to see that our mem—'

bers receive a. fair compensation. for

their milk, and? a fair test for the but-

ter-fat, yet we realize that if this great

industry is stabilized and 'given the dig-.

nity that it should have in Michigan, it

will require good milk and honest deal-

ing from the milk producers of the





' state, and your Association is going to

exercise itself just as energetically to





weed out the dishonest producer as we

are the dishonest buyer.



Recently“ a producer was very insist.

ent upon an equitable adjustment with

his buyer. He demanded, and received

the cooperation of the representative

of the Michigan Milk Producers’ Asso-

ciation. The buyer yielded to a settle-

ment far in excess of the Milk Com-

mission’s findings, Within six hours

after the time of this settlement this

milk producer boasted that he had

“pulled one over” on the Michigan

Milk Producers" Association and the

buyer, and that he had been skimming

his milk the entire month past. This

kind of contemptible, petty thievery is

ruinous to our market and will bring

the entire milk industry into disrepute.

It is the purpose of your Association to

protect the great majority of its mem-

bers, who are honest, against dishon-

esty 'either within or outside of its own

membership: The fellow who is skim-

ming or watering his milk need expect

no quarter when he is caught.



It is now a good time to be real

producers for the dairy industry. All

should at this time be determined to

improve their herds by the weeding

out of unprofitable animals and the

holding, against a seeming present

loss, of the better animals of the herd.

We are confident that the dairymen

who now weeds his herd carefully and

builds intelligently, working not only

for today but for years to come, will

have every reason to be satisfied in the

future.



Milk meetings were held recently at

Morenci, Metamora and Birch Run, and

a commission meeting at the Hotel

Cadillac, Detroit.





MICHIGAN LIVE STOCK NOTES.





 





Farmers interested in the improve-





‘ment of Shorthorns met at Reed City





and formed the Osceola County Short-

horn Breeders’ Association with officers

as follows: President, Charles Carl-

son, Leroy; vice-president, Spencer

Postal, Evart; secretary-treasurer, Jno.

Schmidt, Reed City. Breeders owning

over 350 head of registered Shorthorns

were present and Osceola county is one

of the leaders in this breed of cattle. In

is planned to encourage use of pure-

bred sires and the raising of Shorthorn

calves by the boys’ and girls’ clubs, to

bring in buyers from outside and to

hold sales from time to time.





The Tri-State Live Stock Dealers’

Association held its annual meeting at

Hillsdale and re-elected these officers:

President, Frank E. McConnell, Cold-

water; vice-president, David Cortright,

Homer; secretary, R. W. Rowe; treas—

urer, John Bowditch, Pittsford. On ac-

count of the government running the

railroads no action was taken in regard

to transportation.



Seventy-seven head of registered

Holstein cattle were sold May 15 at

the fourth annual spring consignment

sale, Grand Rapids, under the auspices





of the West Michigan Holstein Breed- ~





ers’ Association. A feature was the

sale of a ten days’ old_ calf donated by

Dudley E. Waters; of Maryland Farm,

for. Comstock Park auxiliary of the

Red Cross, the calf bringing $306.60.

The milk strike at Muskegon was

settled by a mediation board of three

members. representing the farmers

and-dealers, while Carl Young, county

‘ 'odtgaxdmuinistratop, ~W3§,-.Ehe third" man.





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CONDUCTED BY W. .C. FAIR, V. S.





 





Exostosis.——I have a three-year-old

colt that has a ,bunch on the inside and

lower part of knee joint which one of

our local Vets. calls “spavin on knee.”

Whatever this hunch is, it makes him

quite lame when trotted. What can be

done for this ailment and work the

horses?

Apply one part red iodide mercury and

eight parts lard occasionally. This

hunch is doubtless a splint situated

high up and perhaps interferes with

the lower portion of joint. It is per-

haps needless to say that an animal in

this condition should not be driven fast

er than a walk, but doing farm work

where the footing is not hard will do no

particular harm. .



Forage Poisoning—I would like to

ask abut a peculiar ailment that my

lambs have. The oldest of my lambs

are now about three or four weeks old,

and I never had such a fine lot before.

The best of these lambs seem to be

taken suddenly sick, are hardly able to

walk, just drag along and some of them

are unable to walk at all and have the

appearance as if they were partially

paralyzed. Their heart action is fast,

they breathe quick, but they seem to

feed well. They lie on the ground as if

nothing ailed them, but are unable to

get up, but when assisted on foot and

help up they get a little milk. Now I

would like to know what is the cause

of this ailment. Ever since I have

been farming I have never had this

sort of an experience with lambs. I

have a suspicion that feeding silage is

perhaps the cause. My ewes were fed

fOur or five bushels daily and I had

fifty head. This was their morning

feed; at noon they were fed oat straw

and in the evening a bushel of oats

with mixed clover and timothy hay.

When the lambs took sick I discontinc

ued feeding silage and turned the ewes

out on grass; since the ewes have had

three days on grass I am inclined to

believe that the lambs are a little bet-

ter. I gave them one to two drops of

homeopathic tincture of aconite and

one to two drops of homeopathic tinc-

ture nux vomica. G. W. 8., Jr., .Ann

Arbor, Mich—During the past thirty

days the writer has received several

letters from sheep raisers asking in-

formation regarding this same lamb

ailment and in each case the ewes had

been fed on silage for some little time,

and after making a change in their

ewes’ food supply, the lambs began to

recover, unless they were exceedingly

weak. Give each lamb three drops of

tincture cinchona, five drops tincture

gentian at a dose in a tablespoonful of

milk or water four times a day. The

lambs should be kept warm and dry.

Doubtless the fresh air and sunlight

will do them good; but remaining out-

doors all night or during storms will

have a bad effect upon them until

they recover and regain lost strength.





 





The price fixed was twenty-one cents

a gallon on the farm, or twenty-three

cents delivered. The farmers were

asking for twenty-six cents and twen-

ty-eight cents.



Myron Van Patten, of Litchfield,

Hillsdale county, shipped a load of 222

lambs which netted him $3,411.83.

They were bought last fall and aver-

aged fifty-six pounds apiece. After the

winter’s feeding they averaged ninety-

one pounds without the wool, and an

average of seven and a half pounds of

wool apiece.



The Houghton County Live Stock

Association has received a shipment

of 350 ewes and seventeen lambs from

Montcalm county and two cars were

unloaded at Houghton and one at Chas-

sell. They will be divided among nine-

Pure-bred rams will be

brought in and it is planned to start

a wool and mutton industry in the

county that will develop to large pro-

portions. ‘





The United States Food Administra-

tion has warned the Chicago packing

houses not to advance the prices for

hog products over those quoted on

May 1. This order was issued with the

explanation that the packing compa-

nies have accumulated substantial

quantities of porkproducts to meet the

present demands. The instructions al-





so declare that any contemplated in-'





crease in prices in the future must

first be submitted to the food adminis-

tration for its approval. ‘





J. B. B., Hastings, Mich.—-.'





 





 





 





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Finance Farmers





3‘ ' To provide capital for agricultural development.

To create standard forms of investment based upon farm mortgage.





fig ‘ To equalize rates of interest upon farm loans.

' To furnish a market for United States bonds.

:1 . . To create depositaries and financial agents fer the Government.





N carrying out these purposes Federal Farm Loan



Bonds ofier safe and sound long term investments for



- the thrifty, based on the assembled farm mortgages



u- , of America; increase farm production, and make it

easier for farm tenants to buy and own farms.



Federal Farm Loan Bondsare issued by twelve regi-

onal Federal Land Banks. These banks and the entire

system are examined, supervised and operated by the

Federal Farm Loan Board, a bureau of the Treasury De-

partment at Washington. Every Federal Farm Loan Bond

is the obligation of the Federal Land Bank which issues it,

and also of all the other eleven Federal Land Banks. Every

Federal Farm Loan Bond is based upon massed and aggre-

gated farm mortgages pledged as security. No 'mortgage

is made for more than fifty per cent of the value of the

. farm as fixed by a Federal Land Bank Appraiser appointed

.. by the Federal Farm Loan Board in Washington. The

E?" ,' Treasury motto on farm loans is “safety first.”



1'" All loans are made through cooperative organizations

is ' 7' of farm borrowers, termed National Farm Loan Associa-

{ tions, very similar in character to city building and loan

ix “ associations. Each mortgage is guaranteed by the Asso-

ciation. In addition to the security of the farms themselves,



‘ each mortgage is backed by the resources of all the twelve

.- Federal Land Banks, including a cash subscription by each

association to the stock of the Land Bank equal to five per

cent of all loans, and in addition thereto there is a five

per cent double liability on the part of the borrowers. No

farm loan security has ever been offered so strengthened

and buttressed by Government inspection and control, and

7 such adequate resources back of the obligations.



Federal Farm Loan Bonds bear five per cent interest,

payable semi- annually, May and November, and, in the

.1 language of the Federal Farm Loan Act, “shall be deemed

and held to be instrumentalities of the Government of the

United States, and as such they and the income derived

therefrom shall be exempt from Federal, State, Municipal

and local taxation.” It will be noted that this exemption is

complete.

income tax returns. These bonds are issued in denomina-

tions of $25, $50, $100, $500 and $1000 and in either cou-

pon or registered form. They are due in twenty years

and redeemable after five years.



The buying of Federal Farm Loan Bonds is not only

a profitable transaction but is a patriotic act. This system

enables the small farmer to borrow money on terms as

favorable as the large farmer. For the first time in the

history of American agriculture the farmer, through the

éissue of Federal Farm Loan Bonds, is enabled to secure

the capital which he has so badly needed.



All mortgages issued under this Act are paid OR in

installments, so that with every interest payment there

is paid an installment of the principal, and when the last

interest payment is made the mortgage is extinguished.

Each mortgage grows smaller year by year and the

security is to that extent rendered greater. The standard

form of mortgage now prevailing runs for thirty- five years,

and the first effect of the taking out of

a mortgage in the Federal Farm Loan

System is to put the farmer in easier

5? circumstances so as to enable him to





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extend his operations, become a greater producer, buy ' ' .,_

more machinery, intensify his farming, supply himself ‘ “'1

with livestock, and otherwise take a stronger financial ‘ ' j ’ 1,

position. He becomes a better customer of the bank, of ‘ '



the stqre, and of the manufacturer.





Money is loaned under this system only for certain

specific purposes, all connected with the developmentof

agriculture. ,Land owners who rent their farms out can-

not borrow under the Act. The financial pressure of the.

system is exerted always in the direction of strengthen-

ing the position of the actual farmer as against the land—

lord. Loans may be made for the following purposes and

for no other:





To prov1de for the purchase of land for agricul-

tural uses. *





To provide for the purchase of equipment, fertil-

izers and live-stock.





To provide buildings and for the improvement of

farm lands.





To liquidate certain outstanding indebtedness of

the farmer.





Such operations as the provision of necessary build-

ings, machinery, seedshclearing, tiling, draining, fencing,

etc., are carried on by farmers borrowing under this

system on a large scale, and always with increased farm

efficiency in view. The farmer who has financed himself

through a Federal Farm Loan mortgage is at once relieved

of anxiety as to the falling due of his mortgage. He knows

exactly what he can do for thirty-five years in the future.

The interest rate to him at present is five and one-half

per cent per annum, plus a one per cent amortization

charge, so that by the payment of six and one-half per cent

per annum his loan is extinguished in thirty-five years. .



Lack of capital and lack of skilled, reliable labor are , 3

the two greatest drawbacks to agricultural progress. .

Federal Farm Loan Bonds are doing their part to remove

both these Obstacles. With sufficient capital, labor-saving





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machinery and up- -to- date equipment, will come _a great if: ,



increase in the farmers’ productive power. » '

Whatever increases the earning power of the farmers



of your community directly contributes to your own ' l





prosperity. The Federal Farm Loan System then is your

afiair as it is that of every American citizen. Put your

shoulder to the wheel and start the sale of Farm Loan 3;

Bonds in your community. Buy as many yourself as you ’1.

can afford and talk them to your friends and neighbors.‘



Federal Farm Loan Bonds are printed in the- Bureau

of Engraving and Printing in Washington, and have the

same protection against counterfeiting that is enjoyed by

the currency in your pocketbook.



In the language of the Farm Loan Act, Federal Farm

Loan Bonds “shall be a lawful investment for all fiduciary

and trust funds and may be accepted as security for all pub-

lic deposits.” You can offer your banker no better collateral. ‘ *



You can buy Federal Farm Loan Bonds at 101 and ' , ‘ ‘ ‘

accrued interest. Order through any J

bank, trust company, broker or express '

agent, or write to any one of the twelve

Federal Land Banks:





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Omaha, Nebr. Berkeley, Calif.

‘Wichita, Kans. Spokane, Wash.





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TREASURY DEPARTMENT





WASHINGTON. D. C.





St. Paul, Minn.