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Independence 'Day





HIS year more than ever before

since July 4, 1776, when our na-

tional independence was declar-

ed. will the observance of our national





holiday typify the heroic spirit of our





colonial forefathers who then declared

their national independence. Our re‘

cent experiences have discovered to us

the truth in Jefferson’s assertion that

“The Tree of Liberty is a tender plant

and that as it grows from more to

more it has to be watered by the blood

of patriots." As we this year observe

the anniversary of the establishment

of our national independence, 3, million

of our sons are bearing arms on the

European battle front, many of them

there to mingle their blood with that

of the sons of France in nurturing the

“Tree of Liberty,” as Lafayette and

his followers mingled their blood with

that of our forefathers in nurturing

the struggling plant from which that

tree has grown.



Today the people of America, in uni-

son with the people of France, of Eng-

land, of Italy and of all civilization

have arrayed themselves against the

military leaders of the central empires

in' their attempt to foist Prussian dom-

ination and. “kultur” upon the people

of a conquered world. In this emer-



'gency every patriotic American is in-

spired by the sentiment so fittingly ex-

pressed by Patrick Henry just previous

to the adoption of the declaration of

independence, in his oft Quoted words:

“Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to

be purchased at the price of chains

and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty

God! I know not what course others

may take, but as for me, give me lib-



‘ erty or give me death. "



Today every true American has thé‘

same patriotic spirit with regard to



the successful prosecution of this war





‘ - .' “toimake the world safe for democra-.





by." and thus insure human liberty in





V its broadest sense to the peoples of all





nations. The accomplishment of this

task, through the addition of our efforts

find our resources to those of the patri-

of other countries will finally es-

b for the world another Inde-





- ed us.





‘ iman independence'in which we are en-





gaged;1‘et us likewise reselve‘ to for-

bear criticism of gOVernmentfigencies

in the conduct of the war/unless we

are certain that the expression of such

criticism is constructive rather than

destructive.



As a people we are engaged in the

greatest task which has ever confront-

As a untied and determined

people, we will reach our goal with a

minimum waste of life and treasure.

May our observance of Independence

Day be of a nature to unite us still.





10° more closely in our purpose and deter-





mination to *carry on for the early es-

tablishment of a just and lasting peace

which will be based upon the rock of

human liberty and national independ-

ence for the people of every worthy

nation.





CURRENT coMMENT.





The method of con-

More Business trolling the business of

Licenses. ‘ food distribution .by

licensing of Wholesale

distributors has apparently worked so

well that the principle is being extend—

ed by the government to other import-

ant kinds of business having to do

with food production or distribution.

The most recent move in this direction

is the licensing of stockyards and

dealers operating in' same. This step

will give the government more abso-

lute control of the distribution of meat

producing animals than is possible

through the licensing of the packers

alone. It will prevent profiteering in

the resale of feeder stock to farmers

under unusual conditions such as pre-

vailed last year when there was an ab

normal demand for feeding stock to

consume the immature corn crop. '

Another important step in the licens«

ing. program was recently taken in the

development of a plan for licensing

the farm equipment industry. The ad-

ministration of this regulation has

been delegated by the President’s or.

der to the Department of Agriculture.





'In a statement recently issued regard‘





ing the object of such regulation, Sec-

retary Houston says that “every effort

will be made to assure farmers an ade-

quate and continuous supply of farm

machinery and equipment at reason-

able cost, to assure manufacturers in

securing the requisite quantity of raw

materials, to facilitate the shipment of





these materials to the -manufacturers‘





and of the finished products to the dis-

tributors and to farmers, and to cor-

rect any abuses which may exist which

the Food Control Act gives power to

deal with.”



In further explanation of the step,

the secretary notes the fact that in

View of the many complaints that pric-

es of farm machinery are unduly high,

and that difficulties are experienced in

securing certain kinds offarm machin~

cry and equipment within a reason-

able tifne, these and other.important

questions can be best determined by

an impartial authority, and that it

seems wise in the present situation

thatvall matters of such general inter-

est shouid be given consideration by

the government, not only that all abus-

es which may exist may be corrected,

but as well that proper assistance be

furnished to all parties iii-carrying on

their legitimate enterprises under as





" favorable circumstances as possible.





Another extension of the licensing

principle which has recently been 0011'.

sidered is the licensing of thre’shers,

reports having-shown that due to the

increased cost of equipment and labor,

threshers have been obliged to ad-

vance their price to farmers, and that.

this advance has varied greatly in dif-

ferent sections of the country, amount-

ing to an unjust holdup in some see-

tiens where control is undoubtedly def





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.p‘mittees. in grain growing .sectiOns to

determine a just fee which will‘enable-





the thresher to Cover his increased ex-

penses and yet prevent profiteering.

Gradually, as it becomes necessary

to devote more and more of our ener-

gies to the prosecution’of the war, the

government will doubtless find it nec‘

essary to assume increased control of

all kinds of business, not alone through

the Operation of distribution which is

now possible under. government opern

ated railroads and in the distribution

of coal through the Fuel Administra-

tion, but as well by the license system





which willpenable the government to





collect accurate data with regard to

the conduct of all kinds of business. ‘



The, extension of this principle

should be welcomed rather than other—

wise by the farmers of the country

who were first affected by the disturb-

ance of‘ normal distribution, as a. war

necessity in food control. The further,

extension of the licensing principle

should tend toward a further check of

profiteering and give other businesses

a degree of wholesome publicity which

will place them more on a. par with

the farmer who has» never been able to

conduct his business under the cover

of secrecy which has ever surrounded

the development of big business.





On Monday of this week

Washington press re

ports stated that blanket

authority had been giv-

en to Food Administrator Hoover to

increase the price of wheat at primary





Wheat Price

Adjustment.





and other markets above the $2.20 min





imum price guaranteed by presidential

proclamation last February. This or-

der issued under authority of the Food

Control law will permit the Food Ad-

ministration Grain Corporation to

make a new price basis for the 1918

wheat crop.



While there is no doubt that the re-

cently established increase in freight

rates which would cut down the price

to growers at primary markets on the

$2.20 basis was a potent factor in the

contemplated readjustment, yet the

fact should be taken into considera-

continually agitated in congress for

many weeks has also undoubtedly con-

tributed to this method of settling the

controversy.



At the ,same time, the production

cost has. mounted with war conditions

above previous costs on whichthe ex-





fact should be taken into considera—

tion to insure the sewing of a normal

acreage of wheat again this fall. Early

developments may be expected, since

harvest is progressing rapidly in the

southwest and the movement of the

new crop is not far distant.





APPENINGS OFTHE WEEK.





Wednesday, June 19.





Austria is bringing every available

soldier forward to force a decision on

the Italian front and as a result, fight-

ing on the Venetian plains is redoubled

in fury. Vienna boasts taking 30, 000

prisoners. Despite the enemy’ s terrific

blows, the Italians are preventing addi-

tional advances and in some places the

defenders threaten to move forward.—

0n the western front Only raiding part-

ies and local fighting have been report-

ed.—Re.ports are that the thirty-second

division of the National Guard made up

of Michigan and Wisconsin men now

occupy German territory between the

Vosges mountains and the Swiss bor-

der in Alsace. —The British House of

Commons votes 3. new $2, 500,000,000

loan ——Secretary of War Baker favors

extending the American draft limit





from eighteen to forty-five years:





Thursday, June 20.



Italian counter-attacks net 9, 000 Ans-U

trim prisoners, while all enemy as-

saults in both Italy and France are

crushed. Italians have also been plac-

ed in a better position by heeVy floods

which are washing sway bridges and

cuttingxcommicsuenlinee , the .





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thousand peasants o. rt

great revolt at Kiev, Russia. —Japan : .





may now move to aid Russia by a- driy‘e ~

through Mesopétamia. '——United States

soldiers are backing the British line

from the North Sea to the Somme bat--

tie front. —The fuel administratitm

asks the public to cut censumption of





coal in half.





Friday, June, 21.





Austrian troops are yielding ground

to the plucky Italians. Thousands of '

enemy troops are penned in on the »

south bank of the Piave river without

supplies, and their escape cut off by

swollen streams. IItal'y's troops haVe

re-taken Pennar, Bertige and Costaluno

ga.——Americans make substantial gains

northwest of Chateau Thierry on the

Marne front. ——Since January 835 foe

planes have been brought doWn by the

Allies. -——Recruiting in Ireland is going

forward successfully, and largely as a;

result _of this Sinn Feiners are not to

be prosecuted. —Mexico sends editors to

tour the United States in the interests

of a better understanding between the

two countries. —War Industries Board

completes the organization of lower

Michigan for securing assistance in fill:

ing war contracts.





Saturday, June 22. :

Austrian forces along the Piave face

capture by the Italians. Battles on the

Venetian plain are violent and the Aus«

trians have already lost 120,000 men——

Austrian cabinet'quits and the bread

supply of Vienna is to be cut in half.

Food supplies in-other cities will be re-

duced in order to secure. supplies for

Galicia and Bohemia where conditions '

are intolerable—United States soldiers

increase their gains north ‘of the

Marne—The “work or fight" order

from Washington is to be rigidly en-

forced—In the recent Minnesota elec~

tions the vote of the Non-partisan

League” showed substantial gains and

the organization will now control both

branches of the state legislature.—

It is announced that 28,000,000 tons of

coal is to 'be started soon for Michigan ‘

and the northwestern states by boats

to avoid, it pessible, a. coal. famine this

coming winter.





Sunday, June 23.



Italian troops push forward in their

offensive against the 'Austrian invad~

ers‘. The latter are now appealing to

Germany for assistance. ' Vienna ad-

mits that her offensive is oven—Air

raids, local attacks and artillery fire

constitutes the main activities on the

western front—An attempt has been

made on the life of Emperor Charles of

Austria, according to reports through

Holland—Austrian troops refuse to fire

on food rioters in Vienna and other cit<

ies of the dual empire—Germany prom-

ises to send 5,000 tons of grain to re-

lieve her ally’s immediate needs. The

grain must be returned, however, by

July 16.—On July 4 at least eighty-nine

ships will be launched at different ship-

yards in the United States. The capa-

city of these vessels will be nearly 450. -





iatmg’ price was established, and this; tons. —Hard coal prices have been fixed I





for Michigan, and they range from

$8. 80 to $10. 35 at Michigan docks —In

a wreck of circus coaches near Gary,

Ind., sixty- -nine persons are killed and

129 injured.



Monday, June 24.



The Austrians overwhelmed by the

defenders of Italy are fleeing on all ty-

mile front. The ltalians are pursumg

the routed Teutons over the Piave riv-

er and the enemy has lost 180,000 men

and abandoned every point gained in

the recent drive. Teutonic troops are





being massed in the Alps—Germans





have been beaten "off in attacks made

south of Ypres and at 'Rheims on the

western front—Chinese forces oblige

the Bolsheviki troops in Manchuria. to

retreat.—Bolshevikis ar also defeated

at Irkutsk—President ilson announc-

es that wheat prices will be advanced

above the present basis of $2. 20 per ‘

bushel. --The War Savings pledge can» ‘

paign opens with much enthusiasm.—

Fires in the business section of Rich-

mond, Va... cause asloss 'of $300,000.—

Advanced freight rates become effec.





"tive in the United States On June 25.





Tuesday, June 25.





Italians not only rout the Austrian .

army along the Piave river but through

successes there are now menacing th’e ,

second enemy army occupying posh

tions in the Alps.

western front are being called to sew ,

sUist in bringingm order out o: the riot._—~ ,' '



S. troops vje forcedrth the enemy“

outiof Bellecu woods on Mm

front. —Lloyd-G~eorgex announces.” ‘

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HAPPILY, the fields of grain are '





rapidly ripening, yet this brings

.us face ”to face with the fact





that ‘threshnig time will soon be here”





and in thisstrenuous year when every

man and field should do its utmost, it

is highlyi‘mportant that everything he





1 in readiness'so 'that all of the grain

.may be saved;





so that all the labor

maybe used most efficiently, and so

that what ”we do may count for the

most in product, money and morale.

Heretofore, we have allowed the de-

structive hand of carelessness to grip

our- threshing operations to an alarm-

ing extent. We have drawn the grain

from the field to the machine in the





loosest kind of a hay rack, we have.





shoveled out the grains in a very care-

less fashion, and I have been among





f threshing crews where it was consid-





ered a mark of smallness and menial-

ity to clean up carefully after all of

the bundles had been passed into the

machine. However, this year we must

get away from some of our former

ideas and take every precaution that

will insure the elimination of waste.

Grain Should be Stacked.



We have heard considerable regard-

ing the advisability of stacking or

shocking grain. Many have gone so

far as to say that it costs a half less

to thresh grain out of the shock, but

there are a number of things that they

have not taken into c'ousideration in

this figure. Where cost accounts have

been kept and have been given a close

analysis, we find, in the long run, it

does not cost any more to thresh out

of the stack than out of the shock and





'in many cases the cost is much less.





Where grain is to be threshed from

the shock it is often a matter of six or

eight weeks before the machine can

get to the field and this makes it abso-

lutely necessary to take a great _deal of

The field





all caps are on and to see that all the

shocks are standing ‘upright. More-

over, where a field of grain is badly

lodged or down, it is next to impossible

to make shocks that will stand the

weather. -



Then, too, we find that grain never

does go through the real sweat in the

shock and that there is a consequent

heating of the grain, not to mention the

fact that some of it is never complete-

ly separated from the straw. In. this





case we have taken conditions to be‘





rather ideal, that is, where the wheat





.has been cut for eight or, ten days and





the machine immediately moves to the

job. These conditions hold true in

about one case out of fifty. In about

one case out of every three a recent

shower has made' the grain too tough

to thresh and get complete separation





' _ and grain that lodges in the straw





stack may cheat the thresherman a lit-

tie and fatten the cattle a little, but it





cannot feed the valiant defenders of

our rights and liberties.





Then there are some other factors





Which enter into threshing from the

“stack that make it worth while for us

ta. consider it in the light of the con





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(See Story on Page 774).





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Will Your Neighbor Say

This of You?





OW do you do, Mr. Smith.



Are you in this school dis-



trict? Why, I had never



seen you at school meetin’ before



so I thought you lived in another

district.”



With these words, Mr. Cox

greeted Mr. Smith at the annual

school meeting. However, Mr.

Smith’s only reply was that he

had always been too busy and

tired to come; a reason which

could be given by hundreds of

people for their not attending

the annual school meeting that

is held in every school district in

Michigan. Such a reply, how-

ever, is much beside the point

for attendance at school meeting

is a duty and not a privilege and

it should be regarded by every

voter in a district as his oppor-

tunity to take part in the govern-

ment that we call “ours.”





Some of our foremost men

have prophesied that our form

of representative government

will fail and the prophesy is cer-

tainly true unless every man

gets out and does his duty in

helping to direct the affairs

of state and nation. I have but

little sympathy for the man or

woman who says, “I will have

nothing to do Withthis because

Mr. Blank wants to run it.” As

a matter of fact, the only reason





T'why Mr. Blank can run it is-be-

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who_ vested Mr. Blank with au-

thority allow, him‘ to run it.





While our soldiers are valiant-





ly fighting on the western front

to make the world safe for





democracy, we at heme should

take pains to make democracy

safe. for our soldiers and one of

the best ways of doing this is to

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done that, we appreciate more

fully the fact that it is ours and

we take an interest in it. The

school district is a true denie-

cratic unit and the man who

stays away is as much a slacker

as he who fails to buy liberty

bonds or war saving stamps. In

other words, these acts are ones

of the same kind;‘ they are dut-

ies instead of privileges.



I have attended a number of

annual school meetings and very

often the only ones there have

have been the officers. Moreover,

those who were there seemed to

take but little interest and when

there is a good-sized crowd, it us-

ually develops in the course of

the meeting, that about half of

them are there for one purpose

and one alone; to see that “taxes

are kept down.” This class of

citizens might better stay at

home, for a good government is

very seldom a cheap government





'and no taxes mean no improve-





ment and no improvement means

no progress. It means a minn-

mum length of school term and

so far, I have never heard any-'

one complain that he knew too

much or went to school too long.

Minimum school terms are the

bane of many a country commu-

nity and the superiority of some

communities over others can be

traced directly to the length of

school term and the fact that

those in charge hired expert

teachers. Likewise, people who

have no children are prone to

take but , little interest in the

school affairs. Those who have

had children should see that their

neighbors’ youngsters have the

opportunities they coveted for

their ownand those who have no

children should see that poster-

ity is endowed with the very best





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ready. It has gone through the sweat

and is in fine condition to deliver ev-

ery kernel as it goes through the cylr

inder. Of course, it goes without say--

ing that the stack should be made with

a good bulge in it.



Another point in favor of stacking

is that less help is required and that

the separator can be run to its maxi-

mum capacity all of the while. There

is no idleness while waiting for teams

and pitchers can feed the bundles into

the machine regularly.



Handling the Separator.



Handling the separator to get the ‘

greatest efiiciency from it is an art. I

do not here refer to the mechanical

part of handling the separator and see-

ing that it is level and oiled and in

good running condition; that is a.

science. I refer to the part that can

be governed by the man who is having

the threshing done. In the first place,

pitchers should be instructed to pitch

the bundles into the machine With reg-

ularity. In every threshing crew, there

will be many young men who have nev-

er had any experience either in pitch.

ing to the separator or to the head

pitcher. Every man who is throwing

the bundles toward the head pitcher

should see to it that he places them

so that the pitcher can easily throw

them into the self-feeder first.



As a pitcher, I have found more

trouble from young inexperienced men

either making big piles in front of the

head pitcher or else throwing the bun-

dles into the machine butts first. Most.

machines with self-feeders are made

with a holding device so that just when

the bundle enters the cylinder it is

held momentarily while the cylinder

teeth chew off most of the grain. This

makes for more complete separation.-

The machine should never be choked

down and the head pitcher can easily

regulate his activities so that the cyl-

inder seems to hum the same tune all

the while. When it goes up and down

the scale from a very low bass to a.

very high tenor, irregular and improp-

er feeding is denoted and something

should be done to even things up a lit-

tle. If the bundles are fed into the

machine with regularity, it gives an

opportunity for the shakers to shake

out most of the grain before it gets

to the fanning mill. There are not

many cases of blowing the grain over.

It is a case of throwing so much straw .

into the machine that the grain cannot

sift down through it and find its way

out in the measure boxes. Soxnetimes

the fanning mill separates a little more

of the grain and in this case, blowsit

over. If a man on the straw stack can

hold his hat up in front of the bloWer

and find kernels of grain in it, it is a.

pretty good sign that the bundles are! .

being fed into the machine too rapidly '

and this, of course, should not be tol-

erated. ,



Economy in Carrying Lunches.



With help scarce and food regulae

tions strict, we are brought face to;

face again with the old question as to L

whether each man who helps withgthe

threshing shall carry his lunch. or

whether the woman at the place when

the work is to be dune shall provide .4.

big dinner for the threshing GM»

There are many arguments pro
flown lunch. The women folks in . I





fistula homes have enough to do in





ante: There are always some odds

'il ends left 'ovcr that cannot be used

”fOthg greatest advantage.

“flint-cover, it is not often possible to

place all. members of the crew at the

_-first table so, while some are eating,

others are waiting and it really means

that two sets of men must eat before

the threshing outfit gets to work again.

This makes a considerable loss of

time. :,It is the custom in some of our

. commonities for the engine man to

blow the whistle at 12:30. The ma-

chine stops and every man gets out his

lunch and eats it. If there happens to

be teams in the field, they are stopped

right where they are, the man gets ofl.’

and hangs the nosebags on the horses’





heads and sits down in the shade of





o ’cloek things proceed from right

where they left off. It has been found

that by so doing a half hour can be

saved and a half hour multiplied by

the number of men and teams present

often means a saving in the aggregate





there is a satisfactory supply of wobd

or fuel 011 band. Furnishing green or

unsatisfactory wood is another way of

“cutting off one’s nose to spite his

face,” as it merely means that the ma-





 





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HOUSANDS of bushels of wheat may be saved during this

~ harvest season at a very slight expense and no great trou‘

ble by- substituting wagon racks having tight bottoms, for

the open kinds commonly used. 1

hauling the bundles of grain from the shocks to the barn, stack

or separator there is always more or less shattering of grain,

which finds its ,way to the bottom of the wagon and

If these farmers knew that approximately

two and a half bushels of valuable wheat is lost each day from

each wagon in this manner, according to investigations by spe~

cialists of the United States Department of Agriculture, there

would be few of the common open hayrack wagons in use.





Every farmer knows that in





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bars in cemmunities where the owners ‘ i





change work All bins that are to re- '





cei‘ve grain should be gone over care- .

fully, cracks should be battened up and .

made rat and mouse-proof and suitable '





"provision should be made for the straw .





stack. Thousands of tons of straw are

lost each year by being blown directly

from. the machine into wet and soggy

barnyards. A great saving is effected,

however where the straw can be blown

directly into a straw shed, or if it

must be left out in the open, it should

be protected from the ground by rails





or logs.





These precautions for‘the saving of

grain at threshing time should by all

means be taken and taken early. After

the machine is in the neigthrhood

there is but little time left to get ready

at home and everything that can’ be

done to render available the largest





number of bushels of grain should by. ' ‘





all means be done and done now.





Suggestions for Our Busy Farmers 1





_ ' £03 TURNING UNDER WEEDS.





This beats anything I ever tried for

burying weeds and grass when plow‘

mg! Bolt to the beam, with a bolt a

little bit lOose, a piece of wagon tire

three—eighths by one and one-fourth





This Home-made Attachmet wnl Getthe





inches, is a good-size—of a length to

suit the length of your plow beam.

Shape it as shown in the sketch. Next

give it a. half turn, and then at the

end form an eye or loop and in-

sert a weedbar through the loop. With

athree-eighths—inch bolt across loop

clamp weed-bar snug. This bar should

be of two-inch gas pipe. In er. of pipe

over furrow drill a hole and insert a

pin four or five inches long. Let pin

slope backward so as not to catch and

drag up the weeds.



-This weed-bar should be at right

'angles to the plow or parallel to dou-

bletree, also parallel to surface of the

ground. The bar floats on top of the

weeds and grass, holding them down

until the furrow slice turns them un-

der. The pin in end is to drag into

'. furrow any long weeds, etc, that may

fall out toward the plowed land. The

best place for weed—bar to swing is

about midway between top of shin and

point, though the user can adjust this

to suit himself. The attac 1111e21t works

on the same principle as the chain

used by many farmers for (1121 gging

vvdown weeds, but it is much better and

, not in the way when one is turning at

the corners.





..MARK.ETI NG SUGGESTIONS.





LEA farmer’s wife I know of makes it

her job when turnips are to be market-

- . 1111,10 wash them till they are as white

‘ “ She says it is no trouble and

W olks buy them on sight. I have

nine of those turnips when they



early to be sold, and they do look



hey bring a better price than

.w'ould if loaded with mud. So the





arate carriers. The choicest ones read-

ily bring a top notch price, while there

is almost always somebody who wants

the smaller ones at a fair price. If

those apples were all mixed up, big and

little in the crates, it‘ would spoil the

sale for both grades.



Nice white eggs look good to every

buyer, but the best way to make them

so is, not to wash them with water,





eeds Down.



which may injure their keeping quali—

ties, but to keep the boxes and every-

thing round the houses very neat and

clean, so that the eggs will not be soil-

ed by coming in contact with the nest.

—-E. L. Vincent.





CEMENT FLOORS FOR NEW BUILD-

lNGS.



In laying cement floors, care must be

taken to protect the newly-laid floor

from direct sunlight and hot winds un-

til it is dry. However, there must be

light and air for the cement to dry

properly. A plan that protects the

floor and still allows it to dry is to put

on the roof of the building before the

floor is laid, leaving the boarding up of

the sides to be done after the cement

is set—H. 8., Wayne County.





A HOME-MADE PIPE WRENCH.

A pipe wrench is an article that is





missing from the list of tools on many

farms, especially the smaller ones





where there are no extensive plumbing

or water systems; yet at times such a

tool is needed very badly. In such cas-

es, a substitute can be made in a few

minutes’ time that will answer the pur-

pose very well. It is made as follows:



Shape a stick of hard WOOdfiS shown

by the illustration. To the short side





and on the beveled end attach a‘strong '





strap firmly by means of two or three

screws. . ' ,

' To use it, wrap the strap around the

pipe, beginning at the. outer end.

When the wrapping reaches the stick,

a wrench is formed which will not slip.

The length of both the wood and the

strap can 'be varied to suit the size

of the pipe, but the strap should be

long enough to wrap at least twice

around the pipe. For a pipe of two

inches in diameter, the wood may be





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ten inches or a foot long and an inch

in diameter, and the strap twelve to fif-

teen inches long.~——I—I. L. Spooner.





CONVENIENT FEEDWIAY





A wide concrete feedway provides

one of the most convenient methods of

feeding silage. Concrete'does not ab-

sorb moisture and bad odors like a





board or dirt floor, and it can be clean-l





ed quickly with a‘shovel and broom or

may be flushed with water occasionally.

In making the feedway through the

barn to the silo we constructed it eight

'feet wide.





economy. As’ every farmer ’knows,

feeding in cramped quarters is very

inconvenient.



The plan of the feedway is shown in

the drawing. The floor is concrete and

the concrete sides extend to a height of

nearly five and a half inches, and are

six inches across the top. The inside





corners are rounded so that feed will

not collect in them.



A two— —by- six inch piece is bolted to

the sides, the bolts having been placed

in the green concrete. Two two-by—

five’s are set on edge on it, and the

stanchion ‘two~by-four’s set between

them.



The feeding compartments are made

two feet Wide, leaving a. space of four

feet in the center in which to handle

the silage cart. One conVenience of

this plan. is that the cattle can be fed

While in their stanchions without

them interfering with the feeder’s op-

erations—J. L. J.





A LIGHT TRAILER.

Almost every farmer has use for





some kind of a light truck or two~

Wheeled cart to haul light loads‘about





 





At first glance this would .





seem to be a waste of space, but the ‘





ease with which a silage cart can be

handled in it and the ample room for

boxes for feeding silage, corn and con-

centrates has proven it to be a real





 





‘ the early apples come on, and '

hbors puts up the choic- ,





the farm. The one shown here is made

from an axle and pair of old buggy

wheels. A cart of this kind is handy

for hauling gates, lumber, boxes, bar-

rels, bags of grain, etc. It can be

hitched behind a wagon, buggy or am

tomobile, but would not be serviceable

in fast driving over a road or on rough

fields. ,

The whole thing can be made in just a

a short time. The long centerpiece is V

a 2114-inch piece, and the rest of the.

frame is all 1x6—inch stuff. This is ,

bolted to the axle. "





It is 311 so light that a man can pun





a fair sized load on level grnund witn‘?
WAS surprised 3:9 And how few her. some attention to keep a blackberry

Tics are grewn by farmers for their patch in condition, but it is‘ worth it,

ewn use.





every farm Would have the fruit gar- count of themselves. If the farmer is

den as certainly as-they had the vege- too busy or not interested enough to





berries, strawberries, and grapes and load of manure and mUICh the patch

found them so little expense or trou- fairly deep and this will keep down

his, and the fresh fruit so much supe- the weeds and give the fruit 3. chance;

-' - , rior to the crushed, half mouldy, and— for blackberries are very hardy in

' otherwise undesirable fruits purchased plant, and not easily discouraged. If

at the grocery. Of course, nice home- the mulching is done at once after

'grown frujt'from the store 13 all right, planting there is less likelihood of the

but that is what you can- hardly find vines sprouting so much, for the roots

unless there is a regularfruit farm in Will DOt be disturbed.

the vicinity, for farmers that do not Grapes Are Easy to Grow.

grow for their 9W“ use will not grow Grapes can be grown anywhere, over

for others. Considering the value 0f arbors, along fences, over windows, or

these fruits and the pleasure we get in vineyards on hillsides that are fit

from their. use I can see no possible for nothing else, and these can be

‘1 ‘3 _ reason why they should not be more mulched to advantage, also. Have

‘ , 3 generally planted. Let’s see what the grapes anyway, for this is one of the

' f ‘ .; g farmers say. finest fruits grown and the very easiest

A Patch that Didn’t Bear. to have, and sure to produce almost

, 3,. . One farmer told me he had a patch every season. Care is necessary for

I of strawberries that never bore and best results but fruit will be borne

‘ he just plowed them up. He told of without much attention. Pruning will

several patches in his neighborhood give finer fruit, but I have seen large

that had run out in a few years and, quantities of very good fruit grown on»

while they bloomed every year bore no vines running along a fence without





I had aIWays imagined and few fruits will give a better ac-_





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Keep apples, potatoes, onions and other

vegetables fresh throughout the Winter

and spring. Store them when gathered.

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fruit. Now I had had some experience

with just such a patch years ago.

There was a. big patch of berries on

the place when we moved there, but

we’were told it bore none at all. We

plowed two furrows together, then left

a strip six inches wide, plowed two

more furrows together, and continued

this until the patch was made into

these six-inch rows. We pulverized the

middles and set out rows of new plants,

setting alternate rows of staminate

plants and young plants from the old

patch, buying the staminates. We fig-

ured that the old patch had been al-

lowed to go and the stronger growing

infertile flowered variety had killed

out the weaker growing staminate' va~

riety, if there had been such planted in

the firstplace. Our supposition was

seemingly correct, for we got a fair

crop that year and a good crop the

next, after which we removed all the

traces of the old rows and kept the

new rows from crossing the middles,

thus preventing the pistillate from

crowding but. the staminate. If you

have a patch that is not bearing, nine

chances out of ten this is the trouble.

If you do not want to clear up the

whole patch and renew just clear reom

for a row through the middle and plant

it thickly with a fertile variety, set-





' ting the plants so early in the spring





that they will bloom in season and

fairly freely, and you Will get berries

the first year, for 'a 3 few stamina-to

plants will fertilize quite a patch of

berries, especially if you have plenty





' of bees around.





Easy Way to Care for Blackberries.

'A fmer complained that taking





3 . care of blackberries Was too much trou-

. , his He had planted 131 patch but .the





and weeds had taken it and be

clean for the fruit.





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The Family Picks the Farm Patch.





having been touched in any way for

several years. If you want to have

something for nothing, just stick a

grape vine in an odd corner and eat

the fruit thereof.



This is not advocating planting and

then leaving to grow without care, but

it is saying that if care cannot be giv-

en plant anyway and do the best you

can for them and you will have some

fruit anyway. Care for your fruit in

the most approved style if you will, but

if you won’t plant it and care for it

the best you feel you can, and then

take what you get, and you will get

more than you have earned, you may

be sure of that.



Growing is Cheaper than Buying.



I have seen farmers buying and car-

rying home crates of these fruits to

put up for winter use and pay out

more for a very limited supply than it

would have taken to plant and care for



apatch of their own. ‘A friend of mine

picked as much as three dollars worth

of strawberries from five rows sixty

feet long, and did this at every picking

during the height of the season. That

patch cost about a dollar and a half

for plants, took about fifteen minutes

after every rain the first season to run

through ‘it with the wheel hoe, and

probably an hour or two during the

summer to cut runners and pull weeds

that escaped the hoe. After the first

year it was mulched in the fall, the

mulch stirred in in the spring after the

fruiting season, when a good hoeing

was given all the space between the

rows. After the‘first heavy rain an-

other mulch was, given, manure from

the barn being used for this mulch.

Not mush work, but a fine lot of fruit





 





«you must concede—J. A. KAISER.





Good for All.

“The Michigan Farmer is O. K. for





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If you own a concrete storage cellar, you

have not only solved the problem of even

food supply for yourself but have helped

greatly to solve it for others.





   

   





Build a concrete storage cellar because concrete

construction means easy control of temperature

in. storage—«and concrete is rotproof, ratproof,

fireproof, permanent.





   

   





Write our nearest oflice for free storage

cellar plans and building instructions





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200 Standard quart bas-

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200 Wax Lined Paper bas- ,

kcts postpaid, $1 40. “

Above prices apply to

points within 150 miles of

Lansing.

Special prices on baskets and crates in

larger quantities.





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For tin fire protection alone, you should

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property damaged. theft. .wind storm.

cyclone and defense of suits.





I You really can’t afford to carry your

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Begins at the Thresher





SAVING grain means sav-

mg the nation’s food. Too

many threshers have been losing

grain in the straw stack. Save all

5 your grain this year—make more

money and have your crop do

more to help the food problem.

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size that makes home threshing

pay. Drive it with your tractor,

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T seems to me that under this head-

ing in a. late issue of the Michigan

Farmer, State Market Director





. James N. McBride has suggested some.





thing that may be of great moment to

agriculture.



It is the one great thing. th’at agri-

culture needs now—organization on

economical lines, and I believe that

now is the opportune time to start a

movement of this kind. This great

world war can well be made the salva-

tion of American agriculture. ‘ The

farmers of America have .never had

anything to say about prices; they

have produced food products and sold

them for just what' people offered

them, never having anything to say

about the prices and profits.



Other business men, manufacturers

of other things; always fix their selling

price. They take into consideratiOn

the cost of production, the cost of sell-

ing, and then fix what they consider a

fair price, giving them a legitimate

profit. The farmer has never been able

to do anything of this sort. No one

ever heard until this war began of fix-

ing the price of agricultural products

based on the cost of production and

profit.



The committee which fixed the price

of wheat a year ago last fall was com-

posed of business men, agricultural col-

lege men, representatives of labor or-

ganizations and farmers. They fixed

the price of wheat at $2.20 f. o. b Chi-

cago, based on the cost of production

plus a profit to the farmer. When I

read their report it seemed to me that

I could see that the future of agricul-

ture assumed a much brighter aspect

than it ever had before. Here was a.

committee authorized by the govern-

ment of the United States to fix the

price of one of the staple agricultural

products and that price was fixed, bas-

ed on the cost of production with an

added profit. No such thing ever be-

fore was heard of in America.





   





I have said many times since then

that if the farmers of America after

the war allow the price of agricultural

products to drop down below the cost

of production they alone are to blame

and now is the time to build an organi-

zation which will take the place of

that committee authorized by the gov-

ernment to determine the price that

food products ought to sell for, basing

this price on the cost of production

each year plus a profit to the farmer.



Now, the great factor in going about

anything of this sort is to have an or-

ganization so founded that the people

of the country will respect its opinion

and its findings. Nobody has objected

to the price of wheat because every-

body believes that the men who fixed

that price were honest in their opin-

ions, that they were trying to do jus-

tice both to the producer and to the

consumer. That is the kind of an or-

ganization that the farmer wants—one

that is based 011 justice, one whose mo-

tives cannot be ’doubted, simply an or-

ganization that will determine the

facts in the case and make a recom-

mendation accordingly. _ 1



It seems to me that Mr. McBride has

suggested the foundation- here Which

will make just such an organization as

this. I had thought of asking the coun-

ty agents to assist in determining the

approximate cost of crops in their 10-

calities but I never had thought of





Cultural bureaus constitute' the mem-

bers of the state chamber of agricul-

ture. These men represent just the

class of farmers that ought to be back

of a proposition of this sort. They are

bona fide 'farmers interested in farm’





 





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conditions, men of good judgment men'

of honor whose motiyes ,cannot be





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Push the “National 1 Board ”of \griculture





By COLON C. LILLIE





chamber of agriculture could elect a

representative to the national chamber

of agriculture and these representar





tives from_ the various states would?





constitute theinational chamber of ag~

riculture. The details, of course, could

not all be worked out at once but they

could be worked out carefully as the

organization proceeded.



It seems to me that the financing of

this proposition is simpler than I had

thought at first. It must be done by

voluntary contribution, but if each

county farm bureau. took care of its

share of the expenses, then if the state

chamber of agriculture took care of its

share and supported the national cham-

ber it would be simple enough. I don’t

believe that an appeal to the farmers

of this state would go unheard on a

proposition of this sort. If every farm-

er was sure that the products which he

raised could be put- on the market cov-

ering the cost of production and a

modest, actual profit to him what could

he afford to give to support an organi-

zation of this sort? Of course, there

probably would be some slackers who

would get out of paying their portion

but we always expect that and there





would be enough to shoulder the slack-l





er’s share without any murmurin'g.



In Michigan, there are over 200,000

actual farmers. N ow, how much would

it cost each one of them to support a

state and national chamber of agricul-

ture? The amount would be so ex-

ceedingly small that farmers would be

more liable to neglect paying it be-





A Spray with a “Punch”





 





OMMERCIAL bordeaux cost me

$400 in one year on myrpotato

crop,” said a famous grower of



Van Buren county the other day. “It

cost me all the extra yield which comes

from the stimulation of the crop by the

old-fashioned bordeaux mixture and I

had poor disease control besidestever

again for me.” . ‘



This statement gives a practical

man’s experience with a. thing whcih

test after test at experiment stations

has proved conclusively—Enamely, that

no patent bordeaux, ready mixed for

the farmer to use, has. the potency of

the home-made article which the farm-

er can prepare for himself in a jiffy.



Home-made bordeaux is made by

making a two per cent bluestone solu-

tion and a two per cent lime solution

and then mixing them. The directions

tell the farmer to take four pounds of

bluestone and after dissolving this in

a pail of hot water to pOur it into

twenty-five gallons of water.



Similarly, four pounds \of lime are

mixed in a little water, and then stir-

red into twenty-five gallons of water.

Equal parts of these two solutions are

then mixed—usually by letting them

run in equal amounts from the barrels

into the spray tank. Mixmg must be





thorough if the best kind at a. mixture '





is to be made '





cause they would think that their

small portion would make no difference

than they would to..refuse it on princi--‘





ple. The more-I think of it the more I_





believe that the county farm bureau

could take care of this small expense

without any trouble whatever.



I hope Market Director McBride. now

that he has started this proposi-

tion will keep on pushing it. The State





Board of Agriculture ought to furnish'





him the necessary money; they ought

to give him all the office help neceS"

sary to bring this proposition into

prominence, and every farmer in the

state of Michigan ought to1put. his

shoulder to the wheel and help in

starting right now during this war

when prices are profitable to make an

organization which will enable them

to maintain profitable prices in the fu~

ture. This is one of the greatest'prop-

ositions, the most far-reaching, that

has been started in agriculture in all

history. It is the basis of the future

presperity of agriculture.



This chamber of agriculture is not

going to violate any laws. It is not

going to fix prices to control the situ-

ation, or anything of that sort. It is

simply going to make a plain state—

ment to the farmers of the United

States that statistics show that it costs

so much a» certain year to produce

wheat, corn, etc., and it is going to

state that if the farmer gets his cost of

investment and makes five or ten per





cent profit the crop ought to be sold in.





the primary markets for so much.





to put the lime and bluestone together

and then add the water. This gives a.

curdly, heavy precipitate that settles

out quickly and has little spreading or

sticking quality. Lime and bluestone





interact chemically and the fine precip- '





itate can only come when dilute solu~

tions mix.



Here, then, is one place where some

commercial mixtures fail They have

the bluestone and lime mixed together

and the two chemicals come together

in the concentrated state. Other c0111-

mercial bordeaux mixtures are made

by mixing strong bluestone solutions

and strong lime (or’soda) solutions to-

gether and the precipitate from this

combination is dried. It is impossible

to wet up such a dried precipitate and

get a product comparable to the heme

made artic1e.



Then, too, the manufacturer makes

his profit by lessening the amount of

copper sulphuate in the commercial

bordeaux. , Analysis by the experiment

statio'n chemist shows that the stan-

dard brands of commercial bordeaux

mixture carry from one-fourth to one-





tenth the copper of the home-made .





mixture





-Since it is the copper, that kills the .'.-g

parasitic fungi and it is the copper that '7





 





.stimulates the potato leaves, it"
'1 1 u out stock of cows.

~ few farmers keep cows especially to

‘ ~ produce beef animals, and those 'm‘ostly





 





 





 

 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





. t h i s movement





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' tration,





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future must come solely from the pres-

_But comparatively





in the west and south where lands are

cheap and pasturage abundant. But

the severe drought of the past season

in the southwest has sent an unprece-





. dented number of stock of all kinds to





market from that. section,- so that an





' , alarming shortage of beef is looked for





"in the near future. It looks, therefore,

as though a larger draft than usual

must be made on the calves from the

dairy herds to supply the beef required.

But dairymen generally attach not very

much value to ordinary calves, but





1'" fid meat is one of the prime articles:

, or food. The beef supply of the near"





,keep cowswholly for milk production, .

, éspecially those dairymen who sell the .





whole milk. The stock of calves for





the country’ 3 beef supply will depend;

on the price of milk. If»





largely, then,o

the beef supply is increased it must be

done primarily by milk commanding

sufficiently high a price as to encourage

its production and the keeping of a

larger-number of cows, and then by a

price for beef that shall insure a profit

in raising the calves to beef age. A

considerable proportion of the pork,

too, comes from pigs raised by dairy-

men who sell cream or butter and

keep the pigs to consume the skim-

milk. It is admitted, I think, that pigs

can be grown more economically in

this way than in any other. So that an

increase in pork supply is dependent

in‘large, measure on the dairy cow.

—E. H.





 





 





Sophie’s Agnes, a Granddaughter of the Great Cow, SOphie 19th, the Record

. Holder for Long Distance Butter ProductiOn, Brings $10,099 at Sale.





‘Milk'NGWSIffom’ Field Secretary





HE Michigan dairy farmer has

made his voice heard. The peo-

" ple. of 'Detroit have been told of

the great value of milk and its pro-

ducts in sustaining a high degree of

health and civilization. The most suc-‘

cessful advertising campaign ever un-

dertaken to encourage the Wider use

of dairy products has come to an end

so far as the United States government

is concerned; its representatives have

returned to Washington.



The milk products of the state of

Michigan are very fortunate that their

organization could secure this ' great

campaign. Representatives of the

Michigan Milk Producers’ Association

went to Washington and secured the





cooperation o f

the government.

Th e y also had

behind them in.





such powerful al-

lies as the Unit-

ed St a t e s De.

partment of Ag-

riculture, th 9

Michigan State





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products in Detroit has been greatly

increased; not only this, but the milk

producers should have a thorough un—

derstanding of the work that is being

carried out by their organization to fol-

low up the results of this great adver-

tising campaign. It is conceded by all

persons familiar with the conditions in

the Detroit area that the price of milk

has been advanced ten per cent through

the prompt and efl‘icient action of the

Milk Producers’ Association. The sec-

retary and selling agent has at the

present time contracts with the Detroit

dealers aggregating for the year ap-

proximately $9,000,000. It will readily

be seen that on this basis~$900,000 will

be the profits to the milk producers of

the Detroit area as a result of this

year’s werk of the association.



The men\in Michigan who make their

living from cows and who have most

of their money tied up in black and

White packages, are just beginning to

realize the future possibilities of this

organization. At the present time a.

broader' field is opening up for the as-

sociation, inasmuch as some of the pa-

trons of the big manufacturing plants

are making the association the selling

agent of their products. It is not until"

we consider the future possibilities of





' this phase of cooperative effort, back-





ed up by the influence and ability of

the bread-minded men who cOmpose

the Michigan Milk Commission, as a

tactOr in giving to the, farmers of the

state better prices for dairy products

and a. better standing in the business

world, that we can appreciate the .pos-

sibliities or a unity of action.



The one thing that appeals to every

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The adoption of every possible

means of seeding up crop produc-

tion is an a solute necess1ty.



Manufacturers and merchants

throughout the country have prov-

en that the motor truck does in-

crease man- power, cut labor costs,

and speed production.



Progresswe farmers everywhere

have adopted it. The farmer who

does not put his farm on a motor

truck basis is not

equi pedaswellashe

shou d be to run this

life and death race.



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Delco-Light by supplying plenty of clean

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folks the advantages and comforts that

formerly attracted them to the city.





Delco-Light is a complete electn'c light and power

plant for farms and suburban homes. Easy to oper-

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the courts. The perfect harmony and

Milk producers' Association and the

Milk Commission has appealed to the

consuming public, to the press and to

the. courts as being conducted in a fair

and equitable manner and as free from

criticism as is possible in any united





‘ action of men.





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is being used extensively by hog feeders with

very satisfactory results.- It can be bought ap-

proximately 600 cheaper than No.2 Yellow, and

the feeding value compares very favorably. Our

corn is very dry. around 12% moisture. so there

is practice“ no danger of it getting out oft eon-

' dition even 11 warm weather.

We have a special grade of Kiln Dried corn

that We can offer as low as $1. 25 bushel ($46 40

. ion) F ..0 B. Jackson in any quantity desired. Bags

’ charged extra Mceach with sanie refund when re-

turned. Corn guarant aed satisfactory or money re

funded Mail check for your summer supply





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If the work and influence of this or-

ganization can be extended to all of the

cities and manufacturing plants in

Michigan it is plain to see how it can





The Hen will





HE Old Hen will help get Bill

Kaiser and his bunch if you give

her a. chance. But to do this ‘she

can’t be burdened with the .slackers

about her. Practically every third hen

in the average flock is a non-producer.

Get rid of these and you reduce your

grain bill, cut down labor expense,

keep up egg production and increase

the supply of poultry meat, all of which

Will help the boys in khaki tO‘get the

pirates and murderers of Europe. You

don’t need trap-nests to do the culling.

Simply pick them out. How to do this

will be told and illustrated in the next





UTCHES are of great importance

in raising rabbits. America is

so large and has so many differ



entstates, each having a different cli-

mate, that it becomes necessary to

house rabbits in different rabbitries

and hutches in different locations. In

California, the open out-door hutch

with a. roof about four feet above the

top row of hutches‘will work fine, but

here in Michigan with our cold and

changeable climate, we have more of a

problem. We have to guard against

these sudden changes in temperature

and still give plenty of fresh air. Let

your hutches be draught-proof on the

sides, back and top, and roomy, at

least eight square feet of floor space.

More space is better. I like to give my

stock all the room I can spare. This

allows for more exercise, which is very





. necessary, making strong and healthy

. rabbits.





As to style of hutch, would say this

is up to the owner of the rabbits. Dry-

goods boxes will answer, providing

they are draught—proof and kept clean

and sanitary, but I would advise you

good a hutch as circumstances will al-

low, for the more handy the hutch the

better the care of the rabbits, and nat-

urally the better the rabbits, and one

takes more pleasure in caring for stock

housed in modern hutches. .Besides, it

is good advertising.



I will give you a description of an

outdoor hutch for Michigan, that is

easy to make and suits me quite well.

It is the Knill Hutch, thought out by‘a

past president of the national associa-

tion. This hutch is made from an or-

dinary clean oil barrel, with the bung

hole turned to the ground, and raised

above the ground about six inches.





Fine poultry mesh wire should be

placed over the bung hole on the in-

side of the barrel, then underneath the

barrel and near the end of it, fine poul-

try mesh should be placed and nailed

solid and up to thetop-of the barrel,

then extending’iout from the sides and

ends to a distance of. about-six to.ten

feet, depending upon the size of the

runway you desire. You can have a

roof over the runway. bMake the sides,

one end and bottom of open mesh-wire,

or a floor of matched lumber placed





on a slant can be used. " These hutches





 





may also be made movable like the





unity of actipn between the- Michigan .





country ' " *

More and more are dairy communl-‘

ties understanding the advantages of

marketing milk through a central sell-

ing agency. Late last week the secre.

tary of the Michigan Milk Producers'

Association Was called to Huron coun-

ty in conference with local milk pro-

ducers’ associations _to assist in bring-

ing abo‘iit some satisfactory arrange-

ment between producers and buyers. A

settlement was not then effected but





the advantages of allowingrthe state





' ultimately the situation will be h", ,





led along the lines suggelsted by Mr.

Reed. The relations here betweenrthe

farmers and the condensary reached

an acute stage by the calling of ,a_

strike. While this method of gaining

rights may be the only way avail--

able, it is almost certain to create a

class feeling which many times is more

dificult to overcome than real prob-

lems which the strikes are called on

to solve.



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issue of the Michigan Farmer in an

article by Mr. Foreman, of the Michi-

gan Agricultural College. To our

knowledge this method of selecting the

layers has never been published. We

consider it the great step toward put-





able for the small open hutch, and the

barrel hutch. The barrel hutch will

safely house rabbits in the coldest

weather. The end of the barrel ex-

tending into the runway should have

part of its head knocked out and a

piece of heavy cloth (rubber will be

best) hung over the opening. This

should extend to the bottom of the bar-

rel, but should not be tacked at the

bottom, but hang loosely, so that the

rabbits can go in and out. Use plenty

of nice clean straw for rabbits to bur-

row in. ‘



The barrel, hutch is drought-proof,





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Celery growers in the Kalamazoo

district anticipate a handicap in the

marketing of this season’s crop through

the shortage of crate material.





New Labor Agencies.





Two new labor agencies, which will

assist in the work of supplying the

farmers of the state with helpers,

have been established by the federal

government in Traverse City and Port

Huron. The Traverse City office will

serve the fruit sections of the north-

western part of the. state, while that

at Port Huron will distribute men

among the farming communities of the

“Thumb” districts.

of help are advised that by communi-

eating with these offices hands can be

secured for them.





A Splendid Record.





At the recent meeting of America’s

Holstein breeders at Milwaukee, Secre-

tary Frederick L. Houghton reported

that the past four years had witnessed

the greatest growth in membership

during any similar previous period;

the average ‘of the applications during

those years being 1,270 per year. Reg-

istration certificates to the number of

888,276 had been issued during the past

year; 28,730 for males, and 59,549‘ for

females; the percentage of increase

for the year being 19.5. The total num-

ber of cattle registered to date is 690,—

688. Total cash receipts received in

the secretary’ s ofice,- from all sources,

amounted to 8243,14630, and the total

expenditures were 8161, 860.55. The: Lit-

erary Committee , v





Farmers in need‘





ting the poultry business on a scund _

basis. Read it and pass the idea along

to your neighbor. We want to save

every ounce of food that .we' may

bring the war to an early close and

get the boys back home again.





Hutches for Your Hares.-syo. A. BAL‘DEN‘





also proof against dampness and cold,

as, well as wind and‘storm-proof. Nest

boxes can be placed in one end and a

small board placed across the bottom

to keep the youngsters in. It will also

be necessary to place fine poultry mesh

or cloth from the boards up the sides,

with a space left between the toprof

the barrel "and the bottom of the cloth

or wire for the doe to jump over when.

she wants to come out. A small shelf

could also be built on one side for the

doe to rest on. If these hutches can

be placed in the shade for the sum-

mer, so much the better for the stock.

For an outdoor hutch this answers

every purpose, but this is only one of

the many hutches used with success in

rabbit raising, every breeder must fig-

ure out which style hutch is best adap-

ted to his own needs.





Enclosed Rabbitry.



I will describe one indoor rabbitry.

The size will depend upon the number

of rabbits to be housed. Never crowd

too many under one roof for, when that

is done the rabbits will soon'become

sickly and the end is in sight for the

breeder who persists in overcrowding.



Brick or concrete makes the best in—

side rabbitry, and to make it doubly

comfortable it should be sided up on

the inside with a space of three inches

between the siding and the wall. This.

space is to be filled with sawdust or

if it is impossible to make rabbitry in

this manner, place a layer of good

heavy paper between the wall and the

siding. The roof is also an important

part. It should be at least four to five .

feet above the top row of hutches. The

inside can be made of matched lumber.

next a. layer of felt or heavy roof pa«

per, then a good metal roof on the out-

side. It is advisable to make the roof

in this manner. for in a rabbitry-with

a poor roof, in cold weather the frost

will hang from all parts of the ceiling.

The only way to keep out dampness

and disease is to make double sides

and roof. _On the outside of-v the roof

at the top and central» part, a small

cupola with shutters should be built.

This is for ventilation. Never build

hutches on both sides of your rabbltry. L

The most convenient and successful '

rabbitry is made with a door in lb,

center of the side, which should face

south 1f posSlbie. The hatches . i

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"United {States Food Administration‘





no means-Worthless. . 0n the contrary;

. garbage properly "handled is a source . ' . . . . e

or many useful and valuable products. . HERE is a distinctive quality in John Deere seed beds that makes

‘ 5,;‘39 $16: 3:35; 532;: gig; them espemally satisfactory. Farmers everywhere have recognized

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. replaCe the nitrogen and potash remov- this quality for many years. Wherever you go in farming sections—

9“ mm 1“” “t“ W 9‘3; bufhe‘fstff _ iii all kinds of soil—you will find John Deere seed beds. "

wheat. t con ains su cien “ a y - . , . J _ .

acid» for the manufacture og'one nun, It is JUSt as easy to make the thorough John Deere seed beds as it

“red twelvewnce cakes 0’? soap or for is to make seed beds that are JUSt fair .





i2: fipififiiiiefihié 23:11:33 gig: You'can make them behind your tractor with a John Deere Tractor





red' to hogs under suitable conditions ‘ Plow and a John Deere Tractor Disc Harrow.

' a ton of garbage will produce one hun- -



fired pounds of good, firm, fimquamy From your John Deere dealer you can'get the Size‘of each of these seed

pork. ' ’ bed-makers to suit your tractor. See him, and then do what farmers

v . ~ ' everywhere have found most satisfactory—make John Deere seed beds.

TO KILL POTATO BUGS. - '





The potato bugs should be poisoned I i . ‘ JOINQDEERE MCTOR PIJOW





' before they get too much of a start. -

., ‘ Paris green used at the rate of one-half Sizes 2, 3 and 4

pound to fifty gallons of water is satis- Bottoms

, factory. If a pound or two‘of lime is

‘ A ‘- " , _ added it will prevent any leaf burning '

' i' that might otherwise occur. Arsenate

of lead is a good poison and sticks on



. the leaves a long time. .It does not

burn the “leaves. Of the dry use one

and a half pounds to fifty gallons of



' water, and of the paste three pounds.





 





 





 





 

   

 

 

 





Genuine John Deere bottoms—«the

world’s standard for 80 years because of

their better seed bed-making and wear—

ing qualities. Bottoms reach full depths

immediately and stay in the ground

at full depth while plowing. High





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winter are so satisfactory that I am

writing again. I thought my cows were





 





 





yiell fed, they were turned out late ill 4 H Sizes



t e season and have salt in a box a1 ° '



the time, and the flow of milk is fairly ~ Double Adm“ Pony Tractor m“ allow 8, 9 and

satisfactory but they have a craving to Exce tionall strong light draft and 10 Foot

Chew boxes. D 0 they need minerals or flexible. pDouble gar gang fr’ames with heavy tie





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It is dimoult to tell whether your mag; gamma; 02:63, 3w

cows need extra DhOSllhOI'US 01‘ DOt- tionis direct from center ofdiscbear-

Ordinarily there would be enough in a ings. Patented oscillating scrapers can be

well balanced ration to furnish them IOCked “that on 01' 05- . This harrOWFI: -.

the required amount. But there are in- adapted f“ any make °f “gm "mm" 0 .



= . heavy tractors get theJohn Deere Double Action



stances where the ration does not fur- Heavy Tractor Disc ”anew. Package

msh a sufficxent amount of animal mat- , DH—213

ter which in time leads to a depletion , , ' .

0f the vigor 0f the animals. I don’t Tell us what implements you are interested in and we will send you our big book





anticipate there is anything of that sort “Better Farm Implements and How to Use Them. "





the matter with your cattle. JOHN DEERE, MOLINE, ILLINOIS





Again, cattle that are kept for a

long time on dry feed and oil the

ground do have a craving for dirt or

soil. I anticipate that it is due more

.to the disarrangement of the stomach,

and the other digestive organs,~ more _

than anything else. I really don’t be~ ' . . *-

. . lieve that it indicates the need of phos— ' '

#2 ~ - phorus because my experience is that





 

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

 

 

 





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Scenes of Prosperity:

are common in Western Canada. The thousands of U. S. farmers, .

who have accepted Canada’s generous offer to settle on home-





steads or buy farm land in her provinces .have been well repaid

by bountiful crops of wheat and other grains. -





Where you can buy cod. farm land at $16. to $30. per

acre—got $2. a bus ol for when and nine 20 to 45

bushels to tho-acre you are bound to make money— that’s

what you can do in Western Canada.





In the rovinces of Manitoba. Saskatch-

ewan or berta you can get a





Homestead of I 60 Acres Free

and other land at very low prices.





During many years Canadian wheat

fields have averaged 29 bushels to the

acre—many yields as high as 45 bushels

to the acre. Wonderful crops also of

‘ Oats. Barley and Flex. Mixed Pamp-



\ In: an algo‘pirofltable an industry as grain rais-



Inc. G schools churches markets conven-

ient. climate excellent. Write for literature

\ and particular: an to reduced railway rate- .

\\ 008m of Immigration. Ottawa. Com. or to ‘





they are quite as laible to eat dirt or

to. chew pieces of wood or something

of that sort as they are bones.

It is not a bad plan, however, to feed

a little bone meal to cattle occasion-

ally as the bone phosphate of lime is

exceedingly valuable in animal nutri—

ment. It you can’t get bone meal, a

little acid phosphate and we very often,

give them a handful of acid phosphate.

I am of the opinion that a little soil or

sods with dirt is a good thing for them

once in a while as it corrects stomach

' difficulties but plenty of good pasture

grass ought to furnish the desired





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have. Address \





WERTHAN BAG C0.

St. Louis, Mo.





 





 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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(Continued from last week.



The machine I was in was about a

,thbusand feet above him and as the

Hun came towards us my pilot began

- to play for position so that I might get

a good shot at him. He managed to

get above the Hun machine, and as it

came past us its gunner started to

Wk his machine gun. I returned his

litre. and for the first two drums of





. cartridges no result was obtained. But





with the first half of the third drum I

‘ killed the gunner.





.We then closed in on the manwho



‘was flying the machine. He looked at

rule as I tooklaim» and I hated to shoot

him. .But as I thought of the chances

.71 would have if I were in his boots I

just naturally pulled the trigger and

hit him with a string of about thirty

hartridges.

‘ His machine turned towards our

lines of a sudden and then headed dewn

to earth. Then it began to spin, there

was a little puff of dust as he hit. and

it was all over.



My pilot was overjoyed, and I was

quite proud myself, but I thought of

what it meant to be shot at nine thou«

sand feet above the ground and of the

crash when the machine landed. What

. a finish‘



When we were through with patrol

work, we returned to headquarters.

and that night the dead Hun looked at

me as he had done in the afternoon;

as a result I slept very little.



In the long run flying gets as mono-

tonous as riding a motor car, and. one

soon gets to look upon it as hard work.



It is hard work.

nerves strung to such a pitch that I

could do nothing for a minute or so,

and at such times I would chew my

lead pencils.



My student period was not yet over.

There was still much to learn. It was

not alone the question of how to ban-

dle a machine gun or even the airplane

itself; the service which the aviator is

expected to render is complicated and

intensive in its many details. For in-

stance, so far I had learned little of

what is known as COntact Control, the

purpose of which is to keep in touch

with advancing infantry, tabulate its

Dvogress, and then report to headquar-

ters. Each battalion or other unit ad-

vancing has a call of its own when it

wants to signal. This is transmitted

(to the observer aloft by means of a

ground-sheet and shutter, the message

being conveyed by means of dots and

dashes. The airplane observer is ex.

pectedto take this message and relay

it by wireless to headquarters. When

' convenient he will _fly over headquar-

ters every fifteen minutes to either drop

message bags or report in person.



To study that system I was sent with

my pilot to a French aerodrome. We

began to map out the country behind

it, and then practiced this system of

signaling with troops detailed for the

. purpose. '



' I will ekplain here briefly what the

organization of the flying squadron is.

‘It generally has from four to seven





L. ,machines to a flight and from two to





'fourv’flights, and each flight is com-

'__,manded by a flight commander, who

generally has the rank of captain.

‘ jThis officer is also charged with the

uties of the'commanding officer in an

dininistrative. sense. He is empow‘

ed to punish his rank and file. But

is responsible to the officer com-

Wfing the squadron for orders.



. e commanding emcer of my squad—

was an ~Irish Catholic. and he was

rt or Father Confessor.





 

 

 





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He ,

ever-y: Euniiay morning busy. The star shells lighted up great Bu





 





The commanding officer had a real

prayer book, which to me was quite a

novelty. I had not been to church for

so long that I'did not remember much

about it. But it soon came back.



The old Father, was an army chap-

lain and his little church was about

five miles behind the lines. The people

who attended were poor but proud, as

most of the real French people seem to

be- They felt the war quite badly, but

despite that they had masses said for

their dead sons, husbands, and broth~

ers. They all showed a wonderful spirit

as was evidenced by the firm voices in

which they said their prayers for

those who were fighting.



We invited the Father to come over

to the squadron and have dinner with

us, and one. night he came. Before

leaving our camp he blessed our ma-

chines. After that we saw quite a lot

of him, though he was very busy with

the troops under his care, whom he

called his flock, and with the peasants.

who all went to him when they were in

trouble.



There was a large Hun aerodrome

at Cambrai, about fifty miles from our

camp. It had been decided to bomb

this. Three machines were to go. Of

the three selected mine was one. It

was a beautiful evening and the raid





 

 

 





was known. Shrapnel began to burst

below us, but cur machine went right

straight over and before long We Were





near our mark. The pilot shut off the.





power and glided7down to within 500

feet of the Hun aerodrome; then he

pulled the plugs that liberated the

bombs.





As the bombs exploded everything

below us jumped into action. Search

lights began to flit about and tried to

find us. More shrapnel reached up

for us.





The other two machines after “lay<





ing their eggs" had started "upward





again, but my pilot seemed to have

sometrouble in starting his motor. We

were still going down, as I could tell

by the searchlights, and itseemed to

me that we were dangerously near the

ground when the engine suddenly be-

gan to work.



We flew very low over the ground

for some distance before we had speed

enough to “zoom.” But after that we

lost no time recrossing the 'Hun lines,

which we did at an elevation of about

5,000 feet. '





When we arrived at the aerodrome

the pilot told me that we had had a





narrow escape and that the engine had





Started again just in the very nice of

time. Otherwise we would have been

obliged to land in the terrain of the

Huns at Cambrai.



I thanked my stars that I had not

known it at the time, for I am sure I





 





National





Ethics of the Flag.





ways be up and to the right.





The National Anthem.





tention





al anthem is played.





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Honoring the Flag and





~(Here are the customs which honor the Stars and Stripes and

the National Anthem. The soldier boys learn them at camp;

citizens should learn them at home.





When the Stars and Stripes is displayed the union should al-





When projecting from a building on a staff the union should

be always out farthest from, the building and up.





When hanging from a window or Within a building the union

should be to the right of those facing it.





The flag should never touch the ground.





When flying from the top of a building the flag should always

be raised to the top of the staff.

should go to the top first and then be lowered.





When taken down, even though at half mast, the flag should

first be raised to the top of the mast.





Soldiers should salute the flag only when displayed. For that

reason while on a march the flag is encased.





When the “Star Spangled Banner” is played, civilians should

arise; men should remove their hats and stand at attention.





‘They should remain standing until the air is finished.

If walking on the street, they should stop and stand at at.





Soldiers should stand at attention and salute when" the nation-





Anthem





If displayed'vat half mast it





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was supposed to be made that night.



We put on .our duds and piled into

the machine and soon we were up in

the air. Though it was dark, there was

no danger of losing our way as the

roads show plainly at night as well as

lakes and rivers, which look‘like sil~

ver, and the lines were being lit up by

star shells. From above, these lights

could be seen from. a long way off and

when many of them were up it was a

pretty sight indeed. The star-shells

burst very much as did a large shell,

and when many of them go up at One

time they furnish a splendid pyrotech-

nic display.-



On this night the front was quite





would have died then and there of

heart failure. . \



About a week later I was flying be.

hind the Hun lines with a pilot named

Knight, when, on turning around to go

back to our line, the engine slowed

down.



Knight did not succeed in starting up





again, though he tried hard. We were .





going down, down, down—towards the

Hun lines. Soon the machine guns

started to work on us from the ground.

We were in a terrible situation. I had

shouted several times at the pilot. but

getting no answer from him finally

looked around ~ ‘~~ ’



The pilot was gone , -?

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It was easier to reach the throttle





from my position, and more than once '

I had thOught out just that emergency. '





Now I was to put my thebry into 30*

tion. Taking off my heavy flying coat.

and supporting myself on ,my head and





shoulders on the floor of themachine;





I reached around the foot-board and up

ened the throttle. That started the





motor again and oncemore we avoid‘ é

ed being made prisoner by the Huns.’





So far so good, but in reaching down‘

to get at the throttle I had wedged my-

self between some stays and trusses

from which I found it impossible to ex-

tricate myself.





The remainder of the trip to our-





aerodrome I made upon my head.

By the time we reached camp the





pains in my neck were almost dnbear-‘





able and for the next week I walked

around with a- stiff neck.





The .work we were doing was very

interesting and I got my full share of‘





it. ) There were also days on which we

had little to do and then we would go

to a little country house nearby 'to

visit two of the nicest girls I have ever

known. When there was little to do up

in the air we would go to a nearby

battery and help the crew 11. little and

learn as much as we could.





 





CHAPTER XI.

Battering the Hun.

FOUND artillery work ,most attrac«





tive, both on the ground and when .





up in the air. I used to control





fire by sending the necessary correc-‘





tions to the batteries by wireless.‘

Aerial control of artillery fire works

something like this: Let us say that





I am up‘ on patrol and see a Hun gun ..





shooting. To stop him I call artillery

headquarters by wireless and if the—en-

emy gun happens to be a registered

target, in other words a gun whose

site is located, headquarters will tele-





phone up to the battery which has the





registration—meaning the necessary

data on elevation and horizontals.



In a very short time after that Mr.

Hun quits his funny work '



If it should happen that the Hun is

making himself a general nuisance and

the battery has not been located, I call

up general headquarters and let them

know that I want to “strafe” that Hun.

Headquarters then lets me pick a bat-

tery of guns with which to work and I

get in touch with that battery.



I can reach them with wireless but

they cannot communicate with me in

that manner, so that I depend upon

their signals, which are strips of cloth

0n the ground, placed in certain forma-

tions. There would be no difficulty in

receiving wireless on an aeroplane

were it not for, the noise of the motor

and the vibrations of the machine.

both of which make all known meth-





ods of receiving wirelessm'essages im~ »

possible. But the signals on the ground ' '1»





anewered the same purpose though

they were not by any means so con-





_ venient.





I call the battery and let them know

who I am, and ask them if they will

“take on the shoot. ”





As soon as the battery has signalled "





to me that they will, I indicate by map





coordinates, as *far‘as ‘is possible, the, .

target’s position. When the battery is’ ‘

ready to fire, another signal is put out, . \





lettingme know that they are ready to

fire, so that I may be able to watch

the effect of the shot after it has left

the gun.



The first shots as a rule fail wide

of the mark, and I have only heard ht





one instance in which an aerial observ—

er was able to plant .8 3111511 right in the ’





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middle of a Hun battery the

I am inclined to believe tkat the

accident entirely. - r. ‘ 1

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\that kind ‘ message.





drawing, imaginary circles around the





*' 1.1.1111 battery, each of. these circles rep-

- ”resenting one hundred yards. If an era

l_ for has been made in this calculation

‘ the next shot will show it.





When finally the shells fall within a

hundred yards or so of the battery it





‘ bebomes necessary to draw smaller cir-

‘ ales, fifty yards, twenty—five yards. and





ten ”yards. These circles are named

by-letters of the alphabet. Let us say

that the distances, two hundred, one

hundred, fifty. twenty-five and ten





. yards are known to the gunners in the





battery as L, M, N, O, P. They are

"also bisected by figures from one to





twelve, twelve being due north and six





due south, while three and nine are re-

spectively east and west. _

If a shot falls in the fifty-yard circle





and northeast of thebattery, I would





in that case send down to the battery’s

fire contra! the message N-2 or N-l.

The. battery comm'ander then ranges

his gun for this last correction, and the

shooting goes on until something else

happens.



For instance, while I was controlling

fire in this manner, all of a sudden my

battery might cease firing. Not an-

Other shot would fall, and no more

flashes would come from the gun pits.

Looking around I would then be pretty

certain to see a Heinie; as we call the

German airmen, floating somewhere

near me.



Of course that Heinie had come over





' to spot the battery which was molest-





ing his own. The commander of my

battery had seen him before I could

and for that reason had ordered “Cease

fire,” so. that the location of the guns

would not be given away, You can

bet that if that Hun had spotted our

guns and got the position down, that

very night they would have been

shelled.“



One day a‘Hun plane came over the

acrodrome after we had gone up and

found it too misty to operate. We had

hardly reached the ground again~when





.out of that pea s’oup overheady came





down in our own code the message:

“Too misty; Go home ”' Only' it

was 3. H1111 birdman who had given us

.Yes, Mr. Hun is a

very clever person on improvisations.

Knowing that we relied on the smallest





wireless sets we could-get, he would ~





erect ,a powerfui wireless station some-





' where behind his lines and then with





the waves of that line he would oblit-

crate the weak electrical impulses with

which we worked: As a rule, they

Would wait until about three or four

machines were up and then they Would





jam them completely out of hearing,





In this case those on the ground who

were listening for our signals would

hear nothing but the loud call of that





. pewerful Hun station.





But Mr. Hun did even more than

that. He knew our code of signals,

and would wait until a «machine spot:





" ted a gun somewhere near a target,





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 





 





 

 

 

 





 

 





and order a salvo.

‘ mander', not knowing that the signal





but not close enough for our observers

to advise the nee of the entire battery.

Then he would come in with’his call

The battery com-





was not from his own observer, would





fire,.and maybe, waste from ninety to





one hundred rounds of good ammuni-





tion in an open field.





’ n-Me'anwhile, the infuriated pilot or his

observer would have to race back to

the aerodrome and telephone to the





f-battery to stop it.





Later, the target might be taken on





again by means‘ of a new code or





rough some other method of signall-

in "~.'31:ch as electric lamps. And thus

ant kill would go on.



was" net long before I discovered

the early moining and just before

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linear o ””3chth of? morning and

swim movements.‘



I always looked for the cookhouses

of Fritz. and I Was aided in this by the

fact that there was little wind which

would allow the little wisps of smoke

to rise well above the ground. My

pilot w'ould then get over the German

lines, swoop down, and I would deposit

a bomb among Fritz’ s “eats. "



These bombs I would very often

make myself the day before by ram-

ming into. a piece of pipe a charge of

dynamite to give it a good punch. Into

one end I would stick a bit of fuse and

a detonator which was then lighted by

means of a cigarette lighter.



These bombs proved regular surprise





parties to Fritz, who would run like ’





sin when one of them dropped near

him. Very often he kept his eye too

long on the machine instead, of on his

feet, and it was quite funny to see

some of the tumbles he took. There

were many other Fritzies who never

got up again. .



In the end I lost my love for. bomb-

ing Huns at such close range. Once

they put a bullet through our gasoline

tank and we had just enough of it in

our emergency tank to take us back

to our lines in safety. The bullet came

through a corner of the fuselage, Went

through the tank. and hit the nether

side of my seat, which happened to be

the top of the tank. Needlessrso say

I jumped so high that my head hit the

top plane. I had a horrible vision of

being wounded in such a place.

think of the monotony of standing up

all the time While the cure is going.

But I found no trace of blood, and was

correspondingly grateful. I had only

been bruised enough to make me ap«

preciate what a wound in that part of

my anatomy would mean. While I was

recovering from the shock, it occurred

to me.that it, would be well to stop the

leak in the tank with my finger. But

by that time so little juice was left in

it that it really W‘as not worth while.

On arriving home I fished the bullet

out of the tank and have saved it for

a souvenir. _ p



The experience did not entirely dis~



gust me with these pleasant little ex-

cursions. But I was careful thereafter

to supply my home—made bombs with

longer fuses and drop them from a

greater height.

Orders were received at headquar-

ters one day that every man must

make his will——a cheerful 'job. There

was- very little that I had to bequeath

to anyone but what there was I left to

my mother. An Irishman named Hol-

leran, who was full of Irish Wit and as

well read as he was witty, drew up his

own will, and when he handed it to the

commanding officer of the squadron,

he said:



“Well, sir, I am a Socialist, and I

believe in Socialism. I’ ve got nothing,

and I want to divide it with every-

body}:



Poor old John! He was the life of

the squadron until he and his pilot

were hit by one of our own shells and

brought down in Hunland.





CHAPTER XII.

“Pizz” and ‘fRandie."



NE of the most consistent combi-

nations of pilot and good fellow

was to be found in Phil Protha



ero. He was a daredevil Scotsman. He

was wild; .that is to sayhe would do

anything in the world. . .



‘Pizz, ” as we called him, flew a. little

scouting maChine and spent the great.

er part of the time keeping the guns

and ,sights on his machine in perfect

order. He had brought down four





,Huns, but of late he had had a "streak





of bad luck. He would get up at three

in the morning, go down to the ’drOme,





and have his machine pulled out of the





hangar by the sleepy mechanics. Then

he would pile into his flying clothes,

set up about fifty feet‘ from the ground,





 





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My conscience is an extra eye,

Divinely keen and clear,



Located ’twixt my hat and tie

And focused to the rear.





I see'the folly of a thing

Just after it is done;



Which isn’t worth a ding-a-ling,

Except to spoil the fun.





’Twere vastly better, I believe,

'To point that eye errant——

I’d like a little chance to grieve

Before I did a stunt.

—Andrew Armstrong.





PHYSIOLOGICALLY PROVEN.





 





"You say that preparation will make

the hair grow?" asked the thin-haired

man of the druggist.



"Why, say,” came from the drug

man, “I know a customer who took the

cork out of a bottle of that stuff with

his teeth, and now he’s got a hair lip.”





And there seemed to be some ground

for complaint when a Scotch minister

from a large town once visited and

preached in a rural parish and was

asked to pray for rain. He did so, and

the rain came in floods and destroyed

some of the crops; whereupon one eld-

er remarked to another: “This comes

0’ trusting sic a. request to a meenister

who isna’ acquentit wi’ agriculture.”





Just ,





SOUND.





 





“Is your husband a sound sleeper?"



“Sound? I should say so! The sound

he makes can be heard half a block!”

—Magazine of Fun.





OF LONG STANDING





 





“Is your wife a suffragist, Mr. Silo?”



“Yes, ma’am—going on eleven years

now.”



“Indeed!”



“Yes, ma'am—fr’m sciatica.





PERI-'ECTLY UNDERSTOOD.





 





Railway Attendant (to man smoking

——You can’t smoke.

The Smoker—So my friends say.

Railway Attendant—~l3ut you mustn’t

smoke.

The Smoker—So my doctor says.

Railway Attendant—Well, you shan't

smoke.

. The Smoker—So my wife says.





Katherine and Margaret found them-

selves seated next each other at a din-

ner party and immediately became con-

fidential.



“Molly told me that you told her

that secret I told you not to tell her,”

Whispered Margaret.



“Oh, isn’t she the mean thing!”

gasped Katherine. “Why, I told her

not to tell you.” ‘



“Well,” returned Margaret,“‘l told

her I wouldn’t tell you she told me—

so don’t tell her I did.”





Misunderstood—“Mrs. Johnson,”

said the third floor back, coming down

into the hall



“Sir?” said the landlady.



“Kindly give me a glass of water.”



“Certainly, sir."

peared.



“Mrs. Johnson,” he said,

kindly refill this glass ?”



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SHORT time ago a man lost his

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‘ geles who was said by many to

be the bravest man in the world, a

man who did not know the sensation of

fear and who was, brave beyond the

point of discretion. Jack Bonavita,

athlete, hunter, animal trainer, was the

man and he died ministering an injured

polar bear.



Captain Jack stood six feet; even

tempered, genteel, amiable—to see him

caused admiration, to know him was

to like him immediately. We all like

heroes and he was a hero every inch.

My idea of an animal trainer was a

gruff man with heavy black mustaches,

clothed in a gaudy uniform and armed

with revolver, prod and whip; but that





Captain Jack.





was before I knew Captain Jack. Bul-

lies such as I imagined never accom-

plish much, yet accomplishment was

Captain Jack’s middle name. That was

why he had no peer; why he was se-

lected by one- of the largest motion

picture corporations to put the “kick”

into their animal pictures.

His methods with animals were hu-

mane. He never beat or frightened

them, he never took a weapon into

their cages and what he did with them

was little short of marvelous. “Ani-

mals,” he reasoned, “are as the Al-

mighty made them. ‘Like humans,

some are of greater and some are of

lesser intelligence. Brutality will nev-

er enlighten them. At times they will

be very bad tempered like humans.

They can never be trusted and were

never meant to be trusted. It is folly

to contradict nature, and a trainer’s

life is endangered every time an ani-

mal is faced. All animals are hard to

train; the task is a difficult one;

though no single beast is more difficult

.or dangerous than another, except from

point of size. ”

, The last and greatest work to which

1 Captain Jack devoted himself was the

”making of motion pictures. The films

” he produced mark an epoch not only in

the movies, but in animal training. He

irector, trainer and star in these

the ”education of which took





that the thrills demanded by the mo-

tion picture fans be supplied lions, tig-

ers, pumas, leopards and bears were

taught to leap upon him as if attack~

ing, lay on him and be mauled by him.



This is how he made his “thrillers:”

The scenario was studied and the ani-

mal actors chosen. If the part required

leaping then a beast that often leaped

was selected; or if a wounded or dead

beast was required, or one to be treat-

ed by the actors as a pet, then a quiet

animal was picked and the training

began.



In teaching a leap upon a man the

beast was first made to step from a

stool, about the height it might climb

in the forest, to Captain Jack’s back;

all other ways of escape from the stool

were blocked. Urging from behind was

often necessary. Gradually the beast

became accustomed to the color of the

coat and the feeling of flesh beneath.

Slowly the step was changed to a short

leap and some of the obstructions re-

moved.



Instinctlvely the animal used its

claws upon landing but the pain had





to be borne for no pads could be used

——the animal is nervous and the least

thing unusual would cause trouble. The

gap was lengthened and the animal

leaped ten or more feet. So is the

first half of the thrill learned.



The second half is more difficult. The

man goes to the ground with the beast.

This is the supreme test. The animal

is attacking, on a stage set to repre-

sent a forest, a natural enemy in a nat-

ural way. With the attack the man

falls, seemingly overpowered. Yet, un-





der these conditions, with the trainer





at its mercy, the fostered instinct of

obedience is so strong within the beast

that it does not attack, but stands

snarlingwith bared fangs within an

inch of the man’s neck.



At this point a quiet beast is substi-

tuted, the first has finished its part,

and the rest of the scene is worked

out. This laying down with the ani-

mal, and the fondling, is taught with

dummies. The beasts have to be taught

how and Where to fall and how'to lay.



Common sense, patience and atten-

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By HELEN





Our club enjoyed reading the many

experiences of other clubs, so now we

are going to tell of our first experience

in club work. We organized our club

through our school, which is located

four miles northwest of Barryton, a

progressive little town in Mecosta

county. First- of all, our teacher talked

to us and explained club work to us

thoroughly, then we all worked hard to

get our parents interested too, because

we weretold in order to make our

club a lasting club we must get every-

body in the community interested and

to see the value of it.



On November 22, 1917, we organized

our Busy Bee Hive Club. We had Mr.

C. Spaulding and Mr. B. J. Ford with

us. Even with their help this club

work was new and strange to us. Not

until we held oflices and were told by

our teacherwe must do the leading and

planning ourselves did we really un-

derstand the significance of club work.



The twenty boys did handicraft. work

during the winter and the twenty-one

girls did Sewing and Red Cross work.

In order to finance our club, we had a

ghost soCial on Hallowe’en night and

earned $30. - We gave one-sixth of our

earnings to the Army and Navy Y. M.

C. A. and used the rest for club pur-

poses. ‘



We had nothing to start with—no

tools and no workshop. This being our

first year we decided to buy the most

necessary tools only and for a work

shop we used a corner of our school-

room. Our room for a work shop was

pretty limited. After seating seventy-

four active boys and girls inl-an ordi‘

nary one-room country school perhaps

you can imagine the space we had, left

for a work shop; however, we, made

the best of our poor conditions and

kept cheerful and busy





at Argue , School

RETOSKA ’





made two garments for herself besides

the Red Cross work. The girls sent in

the following to the J. A. C. Red Cross

headquarters: Forty-two Christmas

stockings; forty-two trench candles;

twenty-one hospital bags; twenty-one

housewives; ten handkerchiefs (for

the soldiers); twenty-six pairs of boot-

ees for the Belgium babiés. _



The boys heldmeetings by them-

selves twice a month as well as the

girls. Once a month we held a joint

meeting. We always planned for a

good time then. We had programs,

contests, games, and debatesand gen-

erally closed with refreshments.



We closed our winter’s work with an

exhibit on April 18, 1918. The club

members had a war lunch at noon With

the advisory board as their guests.

Thirty-nine of the forty regular mem-'

bers received the 4-H achievement

pins awarded by the state for com-

pleting the required work. The boys

have organized for the summer as po-

tato growers and the girls as gardens

ers and canners.



They organized before school closed

for the Summer as follows:



Name of club—Busy Bee Club.



Motto—Work and Win.



Colors—Red, White and Blue.



Organizer—Helen Retoska.



Local Club Leader—Walter Stanley.



Boys’ Division—Project, Potatoes.



Officers: Club pr’esident,~ Jessie Van-

Syckle; vice-preéident, Raleigh‘ En-

yart; secretary, Arthur Kinsman;

treasurer, Earl Alderman; editor, Earl

Kinsman; boy's’ advisory board, H.

VanSyckle, H. Kinsman, H. Sanger.



Girls’ Division~Pro§ect, Gardening

and Canning. Officers: Club president,

Leona Gardener; vice-president, Goldie





accomplished these feats. Bearing in

mind that an animal is always danger- .

011s and never to be trusted ,that‘Capr

tain Jack was never armed, that he

had had many accidents and lost part

of his right arm, an understanding of-

what he did is gained.



Could anything be more wonderful

than this teaching wild animals to

“ act” wild. But danger and Captain





Playing with Death.





Jack were old acquaintances. He had

no “nerves.” He was aIWays cool

whether at rest, with a leopard in his

lap or with a lion on top of him.



His animal training began in a. pea

culiar way. As an athlete he was un-

expectedly put in charge of a group of

trained animals. He made good and

held the job for five years. Then he

joined forces withva big show man and ,

soon became famous as the greatest

lion tamer; his performance of appear-

ing with twenty-seven lions, alone and

unarmed, has never been equalled. It

took him eight years to collect (he

caught most of them himself) and train.

these beasts, and a mere stamp of the

footput them through theirpaces.



One of Captain Jack’s closest calls

came whenhe was temporarily crip-





Staging a movie Act.





pied; he had rescued a man being.

drawn into. a lien’s cage and as a.





-sult his arm Was in a sling. _I





condition he dared face

en lions. tta'e





Alderman; secretary, V'erni'e Robinson; "





treasurer, Leela Hgflman'





We had not enough money to‘buy a

‘ sewing mappings, sothe gir ‘





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sass: use mesa was as





f d Baltimore-éthat; was'fa‘always



~ same; it was this: beast that

cost him his. am. On the fatal day,‘ it

, "“ " in the old Dreamland arena, the

beasts :had~ been nervous. They had

flood the afternoon performance and

nothing more. Captain Jack was warn-

ed not to attempt another show. But

. with evening it became cooler and he

' went on. The beasts were all in their

places but Baltimdre.’ He backed into

the arena fighting every inch. He at-

tacked as soon as the doors closed be-

hind Captain Jack. Uplwent the man’s

arms, which act undoubtedly saved his

head from being crushed, then he went

down under the beast. He was drag-

ged to the center of thearena by the

shoulders. The other animals went



- mad—~twenty-six of them—and they

swept down upon him and'Baltimore.

The big beast became his defender——

he wanted him for himself—and over

and around the man they fought. Res-

cue was out of the question, though

heroically? attempted. The clothing

‘was torn from his body, he bled from

many woundsz' his arm was terribly

. bitten and so were his legs; huge paws

with outstretched claws pushed him





' The Terror of the Jungle.





about, yet he felt no pain—~he was

watching for a chance. It came. The

battle surged to‘one side and he crawl-

ed and rolled to the doors. “Shaking,

eager hands lifted him to safety just

as ,the lions discovered their loss. But

after this did he quit? Not a bit of it;

he went'back, without his arm, and for

two years proved himself the master

of Old Baltimore.



The night of the Dreamland fire was

one ofthe worst he ever lived through,

so' he said. The blaze started on the

end of the long “fireproof” pier,lon the

end of which the animal wagons were

stored. The blaze was between them

and the shore so they could not be

reached. For hours the trainers work—

ed with small cages. removing a few

beasts to safety. Then the wind chang-

ed and the large Bostock arena and

animal cages were really threatened.

During the frenzied rescue work many

of the beasts escaped, to roam, mad-

, dened by fright, about the burning

amusement park.



“Where is Jack?" the cry went up.

The writer heard it, for he Was “cover-

.ing" the fire for a daily paper. Fire-

men, armed with express rifles, found

him trying to free an ,elephant. He

wore a fire .bucket on his head for pro-

tection; his clothes were charred and

smoking; he was ready to drop. But

. he was ready to die with the animals—



“ his lions were the first to be removed

e—and would have done so. Later, it

.was he who, recaptured the escaped

. beasts that still lived, though the po-

lice had shot numbers. ‘Into black

, sheds and cellars and under stoops and

" 810118 the beach he went, alone and um





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aback ground, and two other lions, all.”

snarling. slinking , behind, will never





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, A FLYING FIGHTER.



(Continued from page 773).

ing the‘rest of us up on his way to the

lines in search of a Hun who might be

doing an early patrol. But he never

got his chance until he had lost many

a good morning’s sleep. One morning

after he had been doing this sort of

thing for a few miles behind the Hun

lines and ~was flying low, since the

ground mist made it hard to see from

'a great height.



“Pizz” was sailing along when he

was suddenly surprised by the rat-a-tat-

tat of the machine gun of a Hun who

had settled on his tail. He sized the

situation up in a flash, looped over the

-Hun and fired about ten shots, when

his well petted gun jammed. “Pizz”

simplywent wild and‘had to drop out

of the fight. There was nothing to do

but return home for repairs.



He landed and had the jam rectified

by the gunsmith of the squadron and

away he went again to the lines, look-

ing for his Hun.



But the Hun was no longer aloft, so

“Pizz” went over to a German ’drome

and there he found one who was just

getting up into the air.



“Pizz” let him get up a ways and

then fell upon him like a hawk, bring—

ing him down on his own ’drome.

“Pizz” then went very low over the

German hangars and fired the rest of

his ammunition at the frightened men,

who ran all over the place looking for

cover. After putting the fear of the

Lord into the Huns on the aerodrome

properly, “Pizz” started for home,

climbing all the time to cross the lines

at a good height. But the Hun Archies

got a line on him and started to ex-

plode high explosive shrapnel all round

him.



Just as he was crossing the lines

homeward bound, a “wooly bear” burst

right "near him, knocking his engine

,out of the machine. The machine was

completely unbalanced by this and now

uncontrollable, but “Pizz” kept his

head and got ready for the crash. It

came all right and poor old “Pizz” was

pretty badly damaged, having four ribs

broken, his face cut and bruised, in ad—

dition to sustaining several internal

injuries. .



He went to the hospital for a while

but soon recovered. He was sent to a

famous fighting squadron and there he

was just as wild as ever. He went up

one day, and while on patrol tackled

the Red Hun, so called because his ma-

chine was ‘painted red. They fought

for twenty-five minutes and finally poor

old “Pizz” was shot down.



Another scout came along and soon

the Red Hun was engaged in another

battle. He was a good pilot and show-

ed it by the way he played for posi-

tion, darting hitherand thither, but

the Allied airman proved too much for

him, and before long the Hun came

down in a spinning nose dive and on

fire. He came doWn so fast that one

could hear the machine whistle as it

came hurtling through space, then the

'sound of crashing wood and rending of

fabric. And in two minutes nothing

was left but a small heap of burning

wreckage. So passed the Red Hun.



We all mourned old “Pizz” for every-

_’one liked him. We buried the remains

of the Red Hun, for he had been a real

‘sportsman. But there was little left of

him. That little we gathered in a sack

and the chaplain read the burial ser—

vices at his grave. '



‘ (Continued next week).





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botany teacher.” It was a mother

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that as such he had a right to make

himself what he wanted to be. Their’s

was the bad old idea that the child be-

longs to the parents and must obey.

They wanted Albert to do a certain

thing, and he must do it, regardless of

whether he was suited to it or not.

But they are not alone in the mistaken

idea that we can mold our children to

suit ourselves. The world is full of

such mistakes.



Consider the poor girls, and a few





"V>‘boys, whose parents want them to be

' , musicians.

, «9111'. for music and devoid of any desire





Absolutely without any tal-





shlne in that line, they are forced

" idevote five and six hours a day to

pounding out scales and exercises on

hpk‘plano And where do they get?

Many a girl is selling rib—



ng' in on switchboard calls.

115 had enough money spent



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fortably for life if it were wisely in-

vested.



And the perfectly good carpenters

and masons and mechanics and farm-

ers who are drawing $10 and $12 a

week clerking in stores or dawdling

about in offices is appalling. An intel-

ligent glance at the work boys prefer

in school would tell the average parent

that the things the average boy can

do with his hand has a hundred times

the appeal to him that arithmetic and

book-keeping have. Tools, machinery,

athletics, these make the appeal to

boys. Even hoes, spades and rakes are

preferred to books, as our school war

gardens have demonstrated. And how

much better for the physical health

to do some form of muscular labor than





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,What Shall I “Make” of My Child?-





 





 





 





to. be shut up in a schoolroom or store,

or to bend over a desk all—day long.

Once in a while 'a boy or a girl shows

marked aptitude for a professional

career, but the number of these who do

is small. If your child happens to be

one of this small number, help him, or

her, along on her natural career. But

your part is to follow the child, not to

pick out arbitrarily the thing you want





him to do and force him into it, with- ‘





out regard to mental 0r physical qual-

ifications. We’d all like our children

to be marvels, but there’s a natural

law which says that water never rises

higher than it’s source. Think of the

source of the child when you insist on

his vocation.

DEBORAH





Buying a Farm Home

By Mrs“ E. M. ANDERSON





In looking up farm property to buy

for a home, the best bargain we could

find had one great disadvantage, the

house was hardly in habitable condi-

tion for a woman with a small baby. It

was a seven-room frame building with

a very leaky roof, indescribably dirty

inside, and minus most of its paint and

paper. It would be impossible to take

the baby into it as it was, but after

due consideration we decided that one

objection must not be allowed to spoil

so good a bargain, so we hired the

house cleaned and roofed and we then

moved in.



When once clean, the walls were

fairly good, but as paper and paint for

the whole house would be quite expen-

sive, I substituted kalsomine. I bought

forty pounds in pure white and colored

it with “dry colors” left over-from for-

mer painting lesson days.



It would be in the kitchen that we

must live most, so I began operations

there. About four or five pounds of

kalsomine was mixed at once and col-

ored a delicate tint of red brown.

When applied thickly to my disrepu-

table ceiling, this worked such a trans-

formation that I could hardly wait till

the whole house was finished. I al-

lowed eight inches for a drop ceiling,

and then added a shade or two more of

color for the sidewalls, covering the

joining with a dainty cut-out border of

clematis over a brown lattice work.

The floor was painted a dull gray-

brown in' perfect harmony with the

walls, and the effect was surprisingly

satisfactory. After hangmg some white

muslin curtains at the windows, I felt

free to proceed to the other rooms.



My dining-room, sewing-room and

stairway all open into. my living-room,

therefore I could easily produce the

effect of greater size by finishing all

these hormonizingly. A quantity of

kalsomine was colored a pretty cream

and used for the three ceilings; then

more color was added, making a good

tan for side walls. The border in the

dining-room was a grape wreath, and

in the other rooms festoons'of yellow

roses with their foliage. All three floors

and the stairs were painted a rich

shade of brown. The stairs and the

dining-er floor were left bare, . a





 





small rag rugs in the sewing-room.

Upstairs I have three sleeping-rooms,

the largest of which has, a northern

exposure, so that littlesunlight ever

reaches it. To dispel any possible

gloominess, I finished that ceiling in a

rich cream and the walls in a deeper

tone, almost a canary yellow. The borv

der is white roses. When the floor

was finished with yellow floor paint

and partly covered with a pretty braid-

ed rug in brown and cream, and the





windows covered with white muslin'





curtains on little brass poles, I had as

attractive a guest room as one could

wish for. .



One of the other rooms was done in

pale blue with a border of violets. The

floor was painted dull brown and re-

lieved by a blue and 'white bed—room

rug. The other room was finished in

a delicate pink with a border of pink

roses among their own foliage. The

floor was "painted French gray and left

bare, except for two or three small

rugs in softly harmonizing tints.



Some may think that a border isn’t

as pretty as molding would have been;

and it probably isn’t, but ‘ molding

would have required a more skillful

job of kalsomining', besides being more

expensive. I made seven positively

hideous room decidedly attractive and

home-like at a total cost of less than

ten dollars, and figuring the difference

in cost between the home we bought

and similar houses we might have

bought; I saved upwards of $400 by do-

ing my own repairing and interior dec-

orating. All things‘ considered, we are

very well satisfied with our little home.





SCHOOLMA’AMS WILL SHOULDER

RIFLES IN M. A. C. COMPANY.





 





will organize a military company of





schoolma’ ams this summer. Rifles and .home, garden or your poultry flock,”





everything are included in the M. A.

C. plans. Mafibr P. G. Wrightson, who

is commandant of cadets at the col-

lege, is to give the school teachers of'

the state a chance to become familiar

with at least the fundamentals of mili-

tary drill, so that they can handle their

school teacher in the state, and this

school teacher in the state,.nad this





good mg in brawn, green smitten used ‘ .. '





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work as part of their summer school"

The instruction will consist [

in the main of practice in the manual





course.





of arms and the military fundamentals





_ with such other work as it will be prep»

tical to make use (if in the high and ‘





secondary schools.”





The feminine company was organ- I ‘





ized when the summer term of the col.

lege commenced on June 24.





 





“CORN FLOUR-PLUS" BISCUIT.





 





How “Can you give up the use or





wheat flour and still enjoy hot biscuit? '





Corn flour is the answer. This, isva

new product to some housekeepers but

it promises to be well known before

wheat harvest as the production of





corn flour has increased 500 per cent





in the last eighteen months.





Corn makes a beautiful white flour,





delicate enough for a perfect sponge





cake or, what is more to the.purpose,~





a fine biscuit flour that. browns like

French pastry. Corn flour combines

well with any of the substitute cereals

in making-hot cakes, muffins, and

biscuits.

Corn Flour and Wheat Biswit.



2 cups corn flour



‘54 cup of wheat flour



6 teaspoons baking powder



1 teaspoon salt.



3 tablespoons fat



1 cup milk.





Corn Flour and Buckwheat Biscuit.



1% cups corn flour

1%, cups buckwheat

6 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoOns fat

1 cup milk. ' 1



Corn Flour and Rolled Oats’ Biscuit..-

1%; cups corn flour

1 cup ground cats

6 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons fat

,1 cup milk.



Sift dry materials together. Work

in fat well. Combine liquid and dry

material, handling lightly. Roll or 113.1:

one- half—inch thick and cut as biscuit;

Bake in hot oven.



The ground cats in the last recipe





are prepared by putting rolled oats /





through the food chopper. All meas-

ures are level. In measuring the bak-

ing powder, level the spoons with a.

knife. Drop biscuit require less bak-

ing powder than rolled biscuit.





Are you writing for bulletins to the





Department of Agriculture at Washe

ington, or to the extension department





of our own agricultural college at East





Lansing? Both these agencies want to ' v ‘

The Michigan Agricultural College. get in touch with you.





vice on any subject connected with the





write either place for help.





 





SHORT CUTS T0 HOUSEKEEPINGQ





 





When 1 have a variety of 59101-1: .11}?





doonbakingdayflflndanalameloek

very 113111111. -1 set Hie alarm .11,“ .

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‘1‘
, ' 9.; '_ (counted mm. a... 763). ‘

,six' inchesfrOm the floor and six inches





fr'cmthe sides or ends of the building, .

which Will give a free circulation of air.





The hutches should 'be large and

roomy. Fourlfoot hutches by tWenty-

four inches high and-twenty-four inch-

es deep will do;‘but those five feet in

length are better, especially for the

does with. young. ' Many‘ make nesting

boxes out of common empty wooden

boxes about twenty-two inches square

and fourteen inches high, or they can

be built inthe hutches at either end

and in even rows, which look better.

7 In case the latter method is used, it

will be necessary to build a small shelf

on one. side or end for the doc to rest

on, andget away from the youngsters.

A rabbitry twelve by fifteen or twenty

feet will make a very good-sized one.

The windows should be left open on

all-good days. and some cotton cloth

windows used. This lets in fresh air

and no droughts. Never use artificial

heat in a rabbitry.



A Few Things to Have Handy.

. Keep a barrel of sawdust on hand

and use it freely. Have the different

remedies on hand at all times, so you

Can doctor up a rabbit if one should

get sick.



Clean the hutches often and

plenty of good disinfectants.



Admit plenty of fresh air to the rab-



' bitry but keep it free from drought.



In handling your stock, place one

hand underneath the hind quarters and

lift the rabbit with the other, holding

by the loose skin of the neck directly

back of the ears. The weight should

rest on the hand under the hind-quar-

ters of the rabbit.



Study each individual rabbit and



' learn their likes and dislikes.



, Take care of your stock yourself.

The idea of leaving it for Tom or Bill

to do does not work well with rabbits.





use





LAMENESS.





'My hens are getting lame; have one

now that seems to be lame in one foot

and I had one that both feet were af-

fected. She would fall on her side and

when helped she would run and per-

haps run into things. She seemed to

be healthy and her head was red when

I killed her. Could eat if she could

manage to get to the feed. I feed oats





and Wheat in the morning, bran mash .





at noon and corn on the ear at night.

The flock is laying well. They have

been at large all spring but are parked





now.



Ionia Co. E. D. B.



The cause of your hens being lame



and staggering is, undoubtedly, a con-

jestion of the brain, which is brought

about by blows on the head,-or fright.

Or. it is very often associated with

acute indigestion. or the presence of

intestinal worms.

:’ The best method of treatment is to

give a laxative of two teaspoons of

castor oil and keep the fowl in a cool,

quiet place. If this treatment is not

effective, from one to five grains of

bromide of potassium diluted in one

tablespoon of water three times a day

Will prove effective. If intestinal worms

are found in the droppings after the

laxative treatment, give the fowls a

dose of powdered areca nut, using

about thirty to forty-five grains in a

dose mixed with butter and made into

a pill. '



If indigestion is the cause, the qual-

ity of the' food should be investigated.

Probably you are feeding soft, moldy

corn, or perhaps the birds have access

to food that is left over from other

meals and has become contaminated.

Strict sanitation in all respects is one





'of the greatest preventatives of disease.





NOTICE TO FARMERS' CLUB MEM-

sans





l. l x





_- rBecause of war conditions there will

, g be no Farmers? Club picnic. The money



‘ will “turned over, to the State Farm-

£19 kept for in-





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you want—good wages, short hours.

I notice. also. that those chaps in

Washington listen when you speak.

while I get turned down."





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always will be turned doyvn until

you farmers are organized as a body."





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We also sell purebred Barred Rock. White

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RED-To-Lny (1W: Leghorns and Barred Rocks.

E gs. 81.25 for 5, 8?. for 26. $3.50 for .

ALPfNE POULTRY FARM, 8.2. Grand Rapids,Mich.





HOMESTEAD FARMS





There is still time to rsls‘e strong. hearty chickens.

if you will send your order now. Orders can be

filled in from a week to ten days. Order ure

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Rhode Islsn Reds; White Wysndottss; S. C.

Black Minorcss: S. C. White and Brown Loghorns;

:. CaflAnconns. Also eggs for bathing from these

ree .





Will you please send for circular and price list.

Pullets and Hens





We have s few 3. C. White Leghorn and 8.0. Black

Minor-ens one an: old pulletsmow laying,that will give

eggs thru this minor and next Winter and that will

make fine breeding stock for next Spring. Send for

ricos in six, twelve, or twent. -five. Black Minorcs

hotels to mate with the ' ens. ,





HOMESTEAD FARMS. Bloomingdale. Mich.





Barron! English 240 Egg Strain.





White Leghornn heavy winter layers. Large size and

, and bar ‘13 lloute snddo





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aye laying in winter 500 £116“

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trnpnested ten years. Order NOW breeding stock

at our 3 eclslsunmer pr . mo clinics pallets 8159

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13.00 per 100; Barred Rocks. $13.00 and $15.00 per 100;

11.0. and 8.0. Reds, 513.75 and 15.00 per 100; White Wy-

andottes.814.()0 and $16.00 per 100: S.C.Ancouan, $13.00

and $15.00 Mar 100; S. C. Black Millorcas. S. C. Buff

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31 .00 per 100. Guarantee safe arrival. Ship by par-

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Bred-to-la S. 0. White Leghorn and Barred Rocks.

Would advlce ordering early .Pricc reasonable. Wri to us

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BABY CHICKS





85.50 per 50: 810 per 100. S. 0. White and Brown Lox-

horns. Bred for egg production. Safe arrival guar-

anteed. Ex rose or parcel post. Catalogue free.



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—EGGS FROM STRAIN with

Barred “mks records to 290 eggs a. year: 52 per

15. Delivered by psrcel post. prepaid. Circular free.

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B UFF Loghorns—All stock and eggs at reduced prices

for the remainder of the year. Buy now for next

your. Dr. William Smith. Petersburg, Mich.





lhicks from our Bred-to—Lay White Leghornd. For-



J rill and Young strains 310 per 100: from our Barred

Rocks, Thompson strain, 515 per 1 .



RUSSELL POULTRY RANCH. Petenburg. Mich.



June and July Brown or





Chalce ChickS; mm. 1.9.1.0.... .. 12.,

llcavies at 14c. Also Millnrcns. Ant-onus and Bull Leg-

horns at 15c. Crescent Egg Company, Allegnn. Mich.





Fowlers Buff Rocks





54 for 1!): 85.50 for 60; 88.00 for mu.

ll. BJ'OWLER, - . . .





Bookl , orders

now abs 2 for 15;





Henlord. Itch.





A res laying strain,

years, rccor s from 200 to 264' . Go

out specisl summer prices on year mg hens.

breeding males. eggs for hatching. 8-week-

old pullers sod d We ship'C. O. D. »-

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sll shout our ism all not : . ,

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ohn's Big beautiful hen hatched Barred Rockagod

layers 30 91:33 83, .100 88. hatch guaranteed. re-

paid by mail. hotoo circulars. John Nortllon. Clare. lick.





Laybilt S. C. W. Leghorns





large, great layers. urc white offered for short time

only choir-o 2 year OI( hens 81.00 each, yenrlinghenn

$1.25 each. Uweeks-old pullets $1.00 each.

EVERFRESH EGG FARM, Ionia. Mich.





 





 





Mammoth Pekin Ducks from best stock in America. '

Eggs $1.50 per 11. Rose Oomb Brown Leghoms

from Madison Square and Mich. a: Ohio Fair winnou.

Eggs $1.50 per 15. Mrs.01eudln Betta, Hilledale. Mich.





 





' White Orpingtone. hens and pullcta sane

Pill. on“ each. eggs special grio afar 16 utlll

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RHODE ISLLN D REDS and Plymouth Rocks Males

5 to 12 lbs. according to age $3 to $8: P. R. hens

weight 6 to 10 lbs.. eggs 15 for $1.50; lm._'88; Mammoth

Bronle Torn Turkeys to 38 lbs. accordln to ago “to

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both combs. Chicks it





R. I. RED 9 eggs. Most popnlsr





strain in Michigan. Write for catalog.

INTERLAKES FARM, Box . Lowrance. Mich.





 





 





ILVEB Spangled Hamburg eggs 57 per hundred;

L 51.75 per setting balance of ocuon. Wh.to Hol-

land Turks cg 4 per 12.





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ILVEB Golden a White Wyandottes. Four Golden

cockerels $2.50 each. Eggs 1!). 82.50: . 5 by P. Post

prepaid: O. W. Browning. B. 2, Portland. Mich.





Brown Lo ht rns. Hosv layer-.mgus 1.10.

S. C. 30-32.00. chain. 10045.53 repaid by Infill.

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S‘ngle ing this month, two settings pe

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. Ssline,Mioh.
’1‘RUMAN H. NE WBERRY



1s a worker,—always has

been and always will be,—be-

cause he loves work.



As a lad he went out and

joined a railroad construction

gang and worked up to be

passenger and freight agent of

the road.





Later, he sailed the Lakes

and worked his way to a pilot’s

license, which he holds to-day

as one of his proudest pos-

sessions.



Afterward, he went into

business life, where, by hard

work, he made a name and

place for himself.





As Assistant Secretary of

the Navy under President

Roosevelt, he gave the closest

attention to his duties and his

good work advanced him to

the position of Secretary of

the Navy and a member of

Roosevelt’s Cabinet.





To-day his work as 8 Com-





 





 





A Worker





His Record Speaks for Itself





As a working United States Senator, Truman H. Newborry will b. "all

the job"_ for the workers of Michigan and the whole country.





mander in the Third Naval

District is winning wide-

spread approval.



As a worker, he knows

about other workers, under-

stands them and their prob—

lems. He was one of the first

business leaders to declare

publicly in {a vat of the rights

oftlre laboring man, and his

reputation for fairness and

straightforward dealing attrac- i1

ted wide and favorable atten-

tion in industrial circles.





While Secretary of the Navy

he made it possible for the men

in the Brooklyn Navy Yard to

have an organization for mu-

tual benefit and sought their

suggestions on the work they

had in charge, gave them an

opportunity to examine and

approve the wage scale and

put the working force into such

a frame of mind as to secure

their fullest co-operation. The

men were with him and he

got results.





 





 





 





 





 





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and Duroc Jersey [logs





Several young bull calves on hand. three of which

are of serviceable are. out of Black Monarch III.

three times Grand Champion. Michigan State

Fair. Also several AI Brood rows.

to correspond with you by letter regarding





 





stock. Write

SIDNEY SMITH, Supt.

Wildwood Farms, Orion, Michigan





W. E. SCRIPPS, Proprietor.

*WOODCOTE ANGUS





TROJAN-ERIOAS & BLACKBIRDS (BLACKCAPS)

only. The most fashionable strains of the breed.

Great care given to matin and pedigrees. Ever sn-

Imal BR ED ITN E PU P.LE Breeders and ced-

ers of many INT RNA‘I‘IPONAL WINNERS



WOODCOTE STOCK FARM Ionls. Mich.





usllty bulls of serviceable

er. Inspectioninvit-

Ovld . Ill l.ch





naval, Ans“: 23(2):)“ you





Goo. Hathaway and n.





For Sale—Three Abordunln



. prices reasonable. LANG BRO

fl



- GUERNSEYS 111-3113121211; :1



. ‘ (helium 3391115153 25:50 bulls. all stock of A. I. breed-



0 HLOES mu n - Battle Creek, Mich.“





f

n5u: Bull: :2‘1‘131ogf

stlson, Michigan





Registered mGuernseys



cs heifer loalgvgs,$ 3001. ti Onto biplhoslfaplth



n e er c es



”mg! e up re -‘ Igor-t oAda-s. Mlvch.



Real red bull 1 Good breedln



W 2 E3: quick 313%.)“ secs ted 1'



. mt. Etch“ alumnus” Farm. Saginaw. W. .Mlch.

45 noted he final! tb. tested.





‘0‘ $9! 5113.0fisynose





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





   





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Will be glad'





 





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JOHN EBELS, Hollsmfi 111.111.





 





For sale animals of

G ue rnseys-bo11... 11...... 11......

Prices reasonable. Geo. N. Crawford Molten. Mich.





“lop-Notch”





 





HOLSTEINS





The young bulls we have for sale are

backed up by many generations of

large producers. Buy one of these

bulls, and give your herd a “push”.

Full descriptions, prices,etc. on request.





McPherson Farms Co., Howell, Mich.





CLUNY STOCK FARM





100--REGISTERED HOLSTEINS-400



When you need a herd sire remember that we



have one of the best herds in Michigan. kept un-



der strict sanitary conditions. Every individual ,

over 6 mos. old regularly tuberculin tested. We



have size. quality. and production records back-



ed by the best strains of breeding.





our wants

R. BRUCE “McPHEiSON, Howell, Mich.





 





 





I Always Have Holsteins

To Sell





It wanting Registered cattle write me your wants

before placing your order elsewhere.





1.. E. CONNELL, Fayette, Ohio





OAK Lea f Fem. Herd sire Lenswoe Pontiac Osl-

omnio Klng 0801- B lstered Holstein bull selves

.cows sud t esbove sire whose dam olds

the milk and butter record in the state of In.

days milk 793. 3, butter 92. 61—315 days milk 25782. 8, but-





r.9%.775

E. rH. GEAKHART & SON. B. 4. Marcellus, Mich.





 





.Eolq

wins,

rice.





c recs Stock Form oflers II.



Parham 3 uo1i1' cattle. 011m: White



extra bsrgins In calves 11.111!R fall “Egan Bulls half

R. B.P Bronson.





A Few Fine Bulls For Sale





Ilplnm llolrlelu Farm. 11.11.1111, lllcl.

$50 {iibo





 





Bend1 $013 1 mo. moldsrsndeonofi’on-





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Kmn READER1_‘ ' '17





 





We would like a word from you regardlng any of the Important

issues that confront Michigan farmers.

or not, we would be glad to know your opinion.

your letters brlef—short ones are more interestlng‘.



Sincerely yours,





Whether you thlnk as we do

In writing make





THE EDITORS





 





SIGN BOARDS ARE MADE OF GOOD

LUMBER.





There is more lumber used each year

for advertising posters than is used in

the erection of farm buildings. When

will we wake up and stop this waste of

lumber and with it build barns for our

stock and sheds for our tools and if

we want the lumber decorated with an

advertisement let it be a cut of our

dairy sire, the‘registercd boar or the

prize-winning ram, and tell to the pub-

lic we believe in good stock and plenty

of it, for in this rests the foundation

of permanent agriculture—1.. H. W.,

Branch County.





OUR DRAIN LAWSu





It seems remarkable, but true, nev-

ertheless, that the legislature of Mich-

igan is not able to pass a. common-

sense, workable drain law.



Notwithstanding that Ohio, Indiana

and other neighboring states have ad-

ded greatly to their wealth and import-

ance by the application of good drain

laws, and that agricultural colleges

have advocated drains, and agricultur-

al papers are full of articles from prac-

tical men telling of their good effects,

the legislature proceeds to pass laws





calculated to give drain projects a hard





time. Indeed, these laws would more

properly be called anti-drain laws.



The last law has a few good points

but on the whole, is. a step backward.



Suppose a party of property owners

want a drain constructed through a

given district. Under the old law one-

third of the number of land owners

through whose land the drain would

pass, could ask for the improvement

and under the new law it would take

one-half of them. They present the

petition to the county drain commis-

sioner and no matter what he thinks

of the proposal he must place it before

the township board where there may

be about a. month’s delay. There is no

provision in the law, as there should

be, that when these men are directly,





or indirectly, interested in the drain.





they cannot serve, but if two out of the

four usually on such board do not fav-

or it, that is the end of it for at least

a. year. There seems to be no provis-

ion for appeal for the drain to an ex-

pert appointed by the state commis-

sioner.



But suppose the project passes the

township board. It then has to receive

the O. K. of the county commissioner,

and then it has to run a gauntlet of a.

state' expert. Why not give the drain

boosters as good a chance to appear

for it as its opponents have against it?





They should be allowed in the first in-





stance, to call for the state engineer,

even if the township board and com-

missioner are oppoaed.



Then suppose the proposition passes

the township board and the drain com-

missioner, and even one stubborn

party through Whose land the drain is

to pass, refuses to sign a release, the

only recourse is to apply to the pro-

bate judge, who appoints three coin-

mlsSloners to pass on 11,1111 this may

be after a survey, which may be egr-

pensive. ‘Now there ought to be a way

of determining the necessity before the

survey, as necessity is one thing and

practicability may be another.





Then in case of an appeal to the.

state highway commissioner’s dep rt-g





meat, It the ouch!





 





mu, rearing fine live stock“ grain, of

Who more noted or who .





lant shall pay the cost of investigation.

But suppose a case where the main

part of his decision was upheld, but

the state appointee saw fit to make a.





slight and unimportant change in the





plans, there would be likely to' be a.

dispute as to who should pay the cost

and such questions make fat picking

for lawyers.



The township board may be compos-

ed in whole or in part of people who

live in parts of the town where there

is no need of drains, and besides, they

may have land in proposed assessment

district that they are holding for their





cone or grandsons, on which they do





not want 'to pay a tax at the present,





or they may have constituents opposed _





on account of a mere notion, but they

may cause tracts “of land which would

be valuable if properly drained, to lie

idle and indeed, become breeding plac-

es for Canada thistles and other 1101:-

ious weeds. ‘





Genesee Co. E. H. ALLYN.





 





RURAL. LIFE CHANGES.





I am not opposed to higher educa-

tion, am heartily in favor of it. We

need professional men, educated busi-

ness men, cities and factories wherein

the necessities and even the luxuries

are produced, but the pendulum has

swung too far, too much of the skill,

talent and brains of our younger life

has gone cityward and as a conse—

quence this section, and from my per-

sonal knowledge, the same conditions

prevail throughout the country. Only

about thirty per cent of the, products

are produced that under proper condi-

tions could be grown with more farm-

ers and more farm labor. Forty years

ago in this part of Oakland county

there were four times the farm popula-

tion as at present. Our rural schools

withilfty to seventy-five pupils, have

dwindled to fiveto fifteen, with several

instances where the school houses

have been done away with, the district

being merged with some neighborhood

school.



A year ago within fifty miles of De-

troit I counted ten farms within a radi-

us of one mile with fair buildings and

good strong land, all of which had been

the homes of families, vacant and ap-

parently deserted, the farms bought

cheaply by a. neighboring farmer who





used it for pasturage, and producing





only a protion of the nutrition it should

under proper farming.



In place of small farms'with inten-

sive farming, they haVe grown to large





'farms, and for 'want of executive abil-

ity on part of owner,_absence of help, ,





or both, one man in many cases is pre-

tending‘to work these large farms.

Cities have been bidding for our

young men and women and have got

them. Help needed in the farm house

is equally hard to locate. The con-





ditionsin farm life have changed. The ,.





adoption of modern machinery has

eased most of the laborious tasks and





farming has reached a higher level in V

years among the professions 0f Am-f





crican life. No longer the hayseed.





and any fool can farm it. There is no .

finer occupation not one that requires;





sustains the commissioner, the appelr .





 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 





 

 

 





 





 

 

 

 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 





   





 

 





 

 

 

 





more brains, skill or 13.11.111.11 that" '





successfully filling the 3011,3119, ..
5,:ceNoucTNo NY W o. NAIR, Y s.





 





Diabetes—I have a seven—year-old





' horse that passes Water ten or fifteen

times a day but has a good appetite,

. eats plenty of food but is gradually

growing thin. I am a reader of your

paper and value your advice very high-

' 1y. S. ., Milan, Mich. ——Give your

‘ horse 20' grs. of boric acid, 60 grs. of

potassium iodide and 1 oz. of tincture

cinchona‘ at a dose in feed three times

allay until he improves, then give

the medicine twice a day and later . n

reduce the dose one-halt until he fully

recovers.



Sitfast. —I have a horse five years old

that has for some time been troubled

with bunch on lower "part of shoulder.

This swelling appears to be hard, but

at times it is seemingly soft. What is

the cause of it and What shall I do for

it? Mrs. C. B., Bitely, Mich—A bunch

of this kind had better be cut out, as

it is composed of fibrous tissue, which

cannot be dissolved with drugs, with-

out making a very sore shoulder and

an ugly scar. After the bunch is ne-

moved, apply one part iodoform and

19 parts boric acid to wound twice a

day.



Chronic Thrush—I have a six-year-

old mare that has a bad case of thrush

in. one fore foot.

frog appears to be sore and raw. There

is quite a sore in bottom of foot which

seems to be spreading. Our local Vet

has been treating her for some time

without any particular success. L. K.,

Fowler. Mich. ——Apply coal tar disin-

fectant full strength once a day and

apply equal parts calomel and boric

acid once a day. The foot should be

kept dry and clean as moisture and

filth is usually the cause of a sore foot

of this kind.



Sore on Teat.—Some time ago I no-

ticed a sore on back part of one of my

cow's‘teats and I might add that what-

ever it is, it seems to be spreading

and appears to be painful. There is

quite a crack and when this wound is

pressed it causes her pain. I also

might add that there is a scab on the

sore. O. W. L., Lansing, Mich. —-—-Ap-

ply equal parts tincture iodine and

tincture benzoin compound twice a day

until she recovers.



Allowing Cows to Eat the Afterbirth.

——I am anxious to know if it is best to

remove afterbirth or allow the cow to

eat it. Neighbors of mine tell me that

it should not be removed. R. U., Carp

Lake, Mich—First of all, the writer

wishes to say that veterinarians are



- thoroughly agreed that it is a mistake

to allow a cow to eat the afterbirth,

which many of them- will do, if it is

not removed. I might also state that

I have known dairymen and the owners

of a few cows who thoroughly believed

‘ that it was of benefit to the cow if she

ate the afterbirth, and I might also



state that in my practice I have known

of a great many cows to eat the after.

birth without it seemingly disturbing

her health in the least. HoweiIer, I

have also known of many cases where

it acted as a poison, causing the cow’s

death. Therefore, all things consider-

ed I must say that it is a grave mis-

take to allow the cow to eat the after-

birth. In all cases it should be prompt-

ly removed and hind parts of cows

sponged off twice daily with an anti-

septic solution of either one part coal

tar disinfectant and 50 parts water, or

one part carbolic acid and 190 parts

water. Of course, there are many oth-

er antiseptic solutions that are equally

as good, and I might add that soap

and water Will answer the purpose.



, Acute Indigestion—Scab in Ears.—

I would like to know how to take care

of young rabbits. I had twenty-two

.small rabbits and at the age of six

weeks they began to die, until now I

only have six.

la‘wgn clippings and milk. They seem

to be perfectly well in the evening

when I would feed them, and appeared

to eat ravenously, and in the morning

'. it was not unusual for me to find two

.‘ for three of them dead, Some of my

old’ rabbits are troubled'with scab in

their ears. E. D., Owosso, Mich. -——I am

inelined to believe that your rabbits

71146 as the resulting of eating wilted

grass, which brings on acute indi es-

.tlon resulting in death. Be sure t at

the grass you feed them is fresh and

green: furthermore, the rabbit house

should be kept clean and be thorough-

l (”3111160th and WhiteWashed with

.9 wash Do’ubtless they. were

’ ate too much. Apply one





nine and 1“Shine parts vas- ,





W'iikinnwngod Herd





Only one side of.





 





Registered Holsteins

‘ Sire in Service

Flint Maplecrest Boy





Who in bred for mallxroduction his sire Map locust

Iomdykel! 18 one of the best bred long diI-

tanoo bulls inn eworld. He or his dun are brother

or sister to six cows 11 ith records above 1. 200le. of

butter lnl' one year and ten more above 1.000 lbs. in a

lintMaplocrest Boye' Dam is Gluck VasIar Bell

573.011? butter in 7 day. 121 . in do 11. Butter

fatltest 5. 2". Ialthere a reason why Flint aplecrest

Boy” 13 not one of Michigens fire reatest young sires.

None of his females are for so 0 until after we test

them. But. 11' eI hn1 e 10 of his bull calves from 2110 9 months

old. with A. .dams which 118 nouflofl’er r so

at prices any dairy farmer can adord to pay. Just tell

us the klnd of a bull you 11.1111





JOHN H. WlNN, Inc. .

Lock Box 249. Roacommon, Mich.

accept eye: 1’. CS l b d -

‘ M In“ iIterondK‘oulgtein ogull, caT:e:.l no 313,





fth beat and at ricoe within reach ofall ritI.

3min. churns? . - . . Vassar. Mich.





Stunyhursl Stuck Farm





Has ofIw line bullls for sale. Are oflering onI “Ill

week from a 21. Jr. 4 and s irod by Pet Johanna

Sir Hartog whose 1daughters are just coming fresh.

one 3122“ years has a 25.1'reoor.d



ThiI youngster is 3 mos. {11¢ finely marked. straight

and weighs 350 lbs. his full sister has just made

at l yourh 11 mos. 17.54 of butter. “.5 n1 ilk 1 day.





Priced Che GEL

AB.ARN TT a SONS. Rochester. Mich.





The Pontiac Herd





“Where the Champions come from”





OflerBull Calves sired by sons of Pontlnc Korndyke.

Hengervcld DcKol. Pontiac Dutchl-ntor Admin!

Walker Plotcrtle.



Do 1' 011 want a PontlIc in your herd?





Pontiac State Hospital, Pontiac. Mich.





HOMESTEAD FARMS





A Federation of Interests





Holstelns—-A herd of high class Holstelne;

Bulls, CalveI. Brod Heifers and cows





Will you write to us for full description and photo-

graphs?





HOMESTEAD FARMS, Bloomingdale. Mich.





 





Young





 





all}? producing cm" are the big profit

ers. Theh ghost producing cows

the world are puub





'STEINS





" Mm... ”11-34”

0'2: “MW “TE“! or“ 3. 1.7331 seen. “#133: '

FOR SALE ttmmvegfflei Bull! and a .





Lori ‘B. ofll. JerIeyE rd’ '0 r l

o bull ecalves 1.1.5.1131":





 





NOTTEN FARM. - - Grass Lake. Mich. .





 





bull cal you for fall 3 rvice tromR R.of angliters

of Majesty' s Wonder byMojeoty' I Oxford Fox. Hot-d

tubercullne tested. when looking for I sire tohoad our

herd. get a Majesty. Alvin Baldwin. Capac. ich





For Sale Jersey Bull

oldle' s Foxhall 0.161985. Dropped March22

lid color. black tonguel A swit t.ch A fine individual

large of his age. will sell choc. Also I young cow a

vocal bred elfers all of so) d color.

EWMAN'S STOCK FARM, I. .1. Mariette. Mich.





For Sale Registered Jersey Cattle

of both sex. Smith .11 Parker, 11.4. Howell Mich

ERSEY bull and bull culveI for IIlI from R of M.





c cows. IlIo heifers and cows of all ages.

C. B. WERNER. R. 6. Allegan. Mich.





 





 





-Lillie Farmstead Jersey Cattle. Several heifers bred

to freshen next fall. AlIo a few heifer Ind bull cal-

veI of choice breeding. Colon C. Lillie. Coopersvllle.lich.





Jerseys for sale “9““





er. mbort

Museum. brooding. WATERMAN A WATE

Meadowland Farm. ~ -





Ann Arbor, Mich

For Sale A ““91 dfiork. solid color Jersey bull

ROYal Malest





16 mos. Double grandson of

Ind out of 0R. 01 M.

C. A 0. DEA E. - - -





chloilantl. Mich.



—Sootch and Scotch Topped ani~



Shorthorns male of both sex for Iale. Prices

reasonable. GEO. D. DOSTE'B, Doctor, Mich





BlllWELl. 31101111101113





For Beef and Milk.

Registered bullI. cowl Ind hoifIrs-Good Scotch and

Scotth Topped for sale. In prime condition. Modern

sanitary equipment. Farm 10 minutes from .Y. C.

depot. lhonr from Toledo. Ohio. Automobile meets

ultrnins. Write





BlDWELL STOCK FARM,





Box B. Tecumseh. Mich.





Richland Farms





Shorthorns





IMP. Lorne in Service. Grand Champion Shorthom

Bull of Mich. Wonder for sale a choice collection of

young bulls by some of the leading 31 res of the breed.



on cannot Ifi'ord not to own one of these bulls at the

prices we are asking for them. We invite correspond-

ence and inspection.



0. H PRESCOTT a SONS



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





 





for Iervico bulls

Rel “131ini





 





 





 





 





Francisco Farm Shorthorns





We maintain one of Michigan’ 3 good herds of Scotch

and Scotch Topped cattle. The Ire well bred prop-

erly handled and price reasonab 0. Come and see; we





like to show them.

It. PlIasant, Mich.





P.P POPE. - . . .

Three scotch bulls ready

Shorthorns' service. Price reasonable.





W. B. McQUILLAN. 3.7. Howell. Mich.





 





for





 





hold all records !or , ’ "

milk and butter-tot. They average tluee

times as much «scrub cows. Let us

Il1ow l‘you Band [or free booklets.

TM lslIin-FrlIIlIn dandelion of





Imnca. Box 181. Braillohoro. ll.





The Traverse Herd





Great Values In Bulls





from A. R. 0. Cows with records up to 30 lbs.



Let usimo w your wants. We will send extend-



ed pedigrees and prices.



TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL.

Traverse City, Michigan.





Want Yearly Records?





Our new sire has four sisters whose semi- official

reoeordu are '677. 742, 913 and 946 pounds of butter in

year respectively at 2 to 3 yearso of age. is dam

is a daughte :- of Friend Hunger-void De Kol Butter

oy. four of whose daughters have records over 1000

pounds and she is also a. granddaughter of Pontiac

Aaggie Korndyko. with six daughters above 1000

poundI of butter 1n one year.





Peaceland Stock Farm, Three Rivers, Mlcll.





C. L Brody. Owner Port Huron. Mich.

Charles Peters. Herdsman





 





 





' Three bull calves born Sept. 21. Oct.

HOIStexn 6. and Dec. 28. that tore straight deep

bodged 11'elngro11'm Good d.A R. 0. backing both sides,



.EAR H'mu ll, Mich.





 





OLSTEINS horchuality. Bull calves from dams with

recordshith as libs 1n 'ldeys. Also coll1e pu ies.





E. A - Rochester. ich.

' calves. Z'Slmifers. 1b 2 bulls 15-16th

HOISteln 5 weeks old.beautif11ll1 mark:.





each outed for chi ment anywhere. 3113/ only the best.

mndmwoopA FA 11 Whitewater. wu.





 





ure.





 





Marv-[ton Monarch 2nd. 387322 half

STIOTTTIOI’DS brother to 5 Grand Champions in sex--

_v1ce. JOHN SCHMIDT. B. 5, Reed City. Mich.





ON of Harthorth Welfare heads our herd of milk-

ing Shorthorns Cogprisin Chifley of Clay bred

cows, young bulls rea for 511 e and service, write 11-

L1dde Bros R. 2. Clinton, Mich, Macon Phone.





Hired by a grandson of C ru

Shorthorns-- 0111 y. No stock for sale. y s

COLLAR BROS. R. 2. Conklin, Mich.



of best Bates Strains, ou

nllrybl'd Shorfllllllls stock of both sexes for stile. as

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





SHORTHORNS





Cows.heifers&young bulls for sale at ianners prices:

herd catalog mailed free. Horrieton Farms.Hart.llicl1.





Shorihom Callie 01 both Sex [or Sale





W. W. KN APP. Howell. Michigan.





 





 





 





 





HI Wildwood Jersey Farm odors for sale choice





IHAVEB startodthousandlotbmodurut the Oroadiao

succeIs. lcanhclpyou. lwant the launch from

In, great hem in every community whorI





ilnfolrly dpfivelo‘ "to: d ":fi‘rm

I. I. BENJAMIN, R I D, 10. Portland. 310m.





 





 





 





for sale. Pairs and tries not akin.

Spring JPlDllS Breeding and priceI on re nest.

.ACR ANEA SON. Plainwell, Mic





Crandell’s Big Type O. l. C’ 3





Champion herd everywhere shown in 1917. Herd

headed by five champion hours. Our sows won

Senior. Junior and Grand Champion prizeI at

Illinois. Missouri. Ohio and Michigan 1917.-

Special prices 011 all spring pigs. Get our can.





log it' 13 free

Crnndoll’I Prize Hogs, CaII City, Mich.

0 BRED GlLTS and

SERVICEABLE BOARS

J. CARL JEWETT, Manon, Mich

LAST fall gilts all sold. have a good lot. of last spring

lugs from 3 sires good grouthy Itook. Farm is. mil.

101(i11t of de Be.§ot Citl'lcns Phone 124.

CHU LZF‘ .





 





 





 





Nashville. Mich.





0 I C 1 all sold except some fall giltc. Order

° ' ° 8 your spring pigs now.

Rockford. Mich





C. J. THOMPSON

a | c '8 Big typo serviionble boars. Sprl ng'fni

rowed boar pigs. Bred gilte to fan-ow “July

and Aug. .ANDREWS. DansvlllI. Mich.

o I c' Large type. spring pi e bred from State

0 o ‘- Fairwinnersatpriceet “M will pleaeeyou.

Clove! Loaf Stock Farm. Ml ch





0.]. C. S ring Fl’i s, m...





welghing3

lbs.11nd brc1 'ilts. .Burgess. R Mason, Mich.





lEG. 0.1.C PIGS, 3133851..ch





Wm. CLAXTON. ~ - Smut: Creek. Mich





A Great Opportunity





We are offering one of our herd sires. Bl Type Poland

C 1111111 Ycarling Boar His sire :1 pr ze winner at

Kansas State Fu lr. Ills dam a prize winner at Missouri

Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska State Fairs. A splendid

individual and perfectly marked. Spring pigs for sale.





HILLCREST FARM, Kalamazoo, Michigan





F'OR SALE





Smooth Jumbo 11 randson of Peter Mouw 5 old boar

Smooth Jumbo 11 lb. yearling. A top notcher fit to

head any herd. Also some nice bred gilts at $50.

Iféou fiche you will have to hurry.



- Portland. Micki“;





Monroe.





 





big heavy boned40 fellows





 





 





 





Large Type P. C. no plublic sale this year; 50sowe' and

gJiltI all incensw of t breed go at private trotitiy.

ich.





.LHAG - Augusta.

for sale at present. Spring pigs





Nothing are coming fine.





0. E. GiRNANT, - - Eaton Rapids Mich.





Large Type P. C.





Bred gilt: awnd boars all sold nothi to il’er t r,

.E. LIVINGSTON“ (Puma-.prMTenli:





 





 





 





EONARD'S Brod sowI all Iold. fall pins orders book.

Id for nIglrinRgD pigs at weanmg time sShipped 0.0. D

I RL 8.1: Louie, Mich.

B d



P. ll. Sow: F111 Salt. piim§2§.o$§1§ii

A. A. WOOD a SON. - - - - SalinI. Mich





furrow.





 





Shorthorns of Quality Scotch and

For sale Scotch Tnfiped desccudentsofArc-hers

Hm1e, A1ondalo. Max1111 ton Sul ton and White Hall

Sultan b1 the Oncoln cCo. Shorthorn Breeders Ass.

JOHN SCHMIDT, Reed City. Mich.





 





Grand Traverse Shorlhorn Asst. 53% .1001. '°’

M. E. DUCKLES. Traverse City, Mich





Roan Bull Calf For Sale, 3 “3‘3““





J. E. Tanswell. Mason Mich.





2 Bull: Ready for Service





At Farmers’ prices.

Long Beach Farm, Augusta. Michigan





 





 





HOGS





' Berkshire gilt. and sows for fall f: '-

ROKlSlNBd in . 3boars ands l{ring pi neitherggg.“

CHASE sroc FA Linnea. Mich.





 





 





HEREFORDS





6 bull calves for sale, Perfection

Fairfax and Prince Donald breeding.





ALLEN BROS.,

PAW PAW, MICH.





H to Bob Fair! 494027 at head



all 3.12%" 1151(ng bend. fibulhnffiirf'iio

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MoOA ABTY. 300' y MicLH B’.Ace 11. Bud Are. Mich.





I was feeding them on -_





 





\Sired le butter bred bulls and

out of lab testing dams.

The Producing Kind

with Jersey ty 8 and capacity.

PrioeI roe-one . Also I few

bred gilt: (Durocs) and boars. '

Brookwatcr Farm.





Herbert W.Mumford. “MT.

J Bruce Henderson. Mgr





Ann Arbor. Mich.





 





Dorm 3.. Choice spring pigs out of selected sows and

sired by our best herd boars. 'l‘he1 are of the bi

type,strong boned. smooth Ind 01’ excclh nt quality and

include some of the most popular blood lines such as

Orion Cherry King,Top Col l)(- to micr, Brooku' ater etc.

Prices reasonable. The Jen111ng~ Farms Bailey. lich





50 Duroc Sows and Gilts





for fall fax-rowing. bred to Orion' 3 Fancy K1

the biggest pig of his onge ever slim/1n at uter-

nationa 1 mile N. E. town. Visitors welcome 7

(Inn in week. Newton O.Barnhert St. Johns, Mich.





 





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Duroc Jerseys For Sale





Herd bear and spring pigs. Write Wells Parish

and Sons. 3 West Olive. Mich





DUROC JERSEYS





E D. HEYDENBERK. - . ~ Wayland, Mich.





 





 





Satisfac-

.rinCiEuOlll priced right. Bred

Milan. Mich.





Dnroc fall boars sired bfi Crimson Critic 1‘.,

tion and Brookwater

sows all 901. M.C





 





Bholco lluroc Jomy Bill: For Salo.

CAREY U.EDMONDS. ~ - Hastings. Mich.





DUROCS :eflvico boar? bred .on'

a p1gs. xpress o

J. E. BANGHART. - E. Lansing. lch

Jerseys for sale. Service boars dz lug

Duroc also Shorthorn bulls calves. 1111111ng will?

CHAS. BRAY. - Okemoe. Mich.





Jersey ‘s—l‘all hours of the large heavy boned



”lime type. Gilts bred to Junior Chamfigon boar for

in



Monroe Mich.





 





 





 





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either sex.

a few ”Mil; o:





 





 





L S P CO Ill sold out. except the largest

' gilt raised last year. bred for June

furrow. .‘SWAR’I Z, Shook-raft. Mich.





 





(:1 119 P (7. 901110 chnit (2 Sept. ilts d

Large brig lor A11g.z111dSept.aran1'.ma yto

Wm. J. CLARKE. R. 7. Mason Mich,





Big tvpo P. C. Big honed follows frou Iowng roam

herds. special [ll‘lt‘ ex on snrmg boars and clip 06 bled

E..J M ATHEVVSON Burr Oak. Mich.





 





gilts.





 





Spring pigs for sale.

From large litters. Prices

Byron. Mich.





Pigs only for sale now. 3 bargain.





HamPShlre in boat pigs.

JOHN W, SNYDER. R. 4. St. Johns. Mich





HORSES





Blur TVpe Poland Chinas

Pk .11tl1y and grouthy.

L. W. Barnes and Son 11,





 





 





 





 





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PerCheronlfrices; inspection invited. a o





F. L. KING & SO . - Charlotte. Mich.





 





J. M. Hicks & Son, ll. 2, Vlullamsion. Mich.





F0" SALE Tuo Pertheron stallions: two Percheron

old mares 8150 1'68 Shorthorn bull 9 months





E. J. ALDRICH. - - Te konshg, Mich.

Shetland Ponies,





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KOPE-KON FARMS.





Goldwater. Mich.





Hampshires & Shropshires. ‘





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delivery now.





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PARSONS of “Wm





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‘ of this grain.





 





SECOND EDITION.





The markets in this edition were re-

vised and corrected on Thursday after-

noon, June 27.





WHEAT.





. As noted in the editorial columns of

this issue, the Food Administration has

been empowered to advance the price

of wheat above the $2.20 basis. When

this advance will be announced is not

stated, but presumably at an early

date, as the new crop of wheat will

soon begin moving toward market,

threshing having started in the south-

ern and southwestern wheat producing

states. Conditions are favorable for





 





- the maturing and harvesting of the





crop. One year ago the trade was pay-

ing $2.50 per bushel on the Detroit

market. Present prices here are:



No. 2 red wheat. . . . . . .$2.17



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



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





CORN.





There have been corn crop scares

recently. Hot winds have been report-

ed in the southwest and in isolated

sections of Ohio and Indiana frosts

have been reported. These scares were

evidently over—estimated, as the weath-

er bureau reports that no damage of

importance has occurred in these sec-

tions, and that the crop now promises

to be a record-breaking one. No ac-

counts of replanting have been noted.

Cultivation has been kept up unusu-

ally well despite the shortage of labor,

and corn fields never looked cleaner

than they do this year. Markets are

a little nervous due to the limited sup-

plies at the terminals, and there is lit-

tle prospect that the situation will be

relieved for some time, as farmers are

too busy with their work togive atten-

tion to marketing. The visible supply

in the United States is now 14,574,000

bushels. Export clearances the past

week were 864,000 bushels compared

with 499,000 bushels a year ago. At

this date in 1917 the local market paid

$1.73 per bushel for No. 3 corn. The

latest quotations here for cash corn

are as follows:



No.3 corn .............$1.50

No.3 yellow 1.60

No.4 yellow 1.50

No.5 yellow 1.30

No. 6 yellow 1.20



At Chicago the demand was a little

easy although prices are ruling above

those of a week ago as follows: No. 2

yellow $1.73; No. 3 yellow $1.67®1.70;

No. 4 yellow $1.50@1.65; July option





the legumes at $7.50 per cwt. Chicago

trade is quiet at former prices, which

are as follows: ’



Mich. pea beans, h p....$10.‘00@10.50

Red kidneys . . . . . . . . . . ' 9.50@12.00

Brown swedish o e o n o o of. o o o 8.50 9.00





HAY.





The demand is slow and themarket

easy at last week’s prices.

No. 1 timothy . . .$17.50 ,18.00

Standard ..... 16.50 17.00

Light mixed . . . . 16.50@17.00

No. 2 timothy. . . . 15.50@16.’00

Pittsburgh—Receipts of hay are

very small and the demand is showing

improvement, partiCularly for better

stock. Quotations here are: ‘





No. 1 timothy. . . .$20.00@20.50. . . .

N0. 1 light mixed 18.00@19.00

N0. 1 clover mxd 17.00@18.00

No. 1 clover ..... 16.00@1700





POTATOES.





The old potato market is about over.

Where old stock is available the mar-

kets are generally steady to stronger.

The new planting of potatoes is start-

ing nicely, except that in a few in-

stances there is a lack of moisture.

The condition and prices paid per cwt.

by jobbers for Michigan stock, U. S.

Grade No.1 at various market centers

as reported by the local office of the

United States Bureau of Markets are

as follows:





Detroit .(strong) . . . . . .$ 2.00

Buffalo (stronger) . . . 2.00@2.10

Indianapolis (slow) . . . . 2.00@2.20





BUTTER.





The butter situation is about the

same as last week There has been a

little letting up in buying for military

purposes, and storage men are not tak-

ing hold of the marketlas strongly as

usual, owing they say, to conditions

laid down by the Food Administration,

which they do not as yet clearly under-

stand. The quality of the product com-

ing to market shOWs general improve-

ment, although complaints are made

that too much stock is arriving in a

moldy condition. At Detroit prices are

firm with fresh creamery extras job-

bing at 430 per pound and do firsts at

420. At Chicago quotations are un-

changed at 37@43c forcreameries, and

the market continues steady. The New

York trade is steadier with a range for

creameries at 421/2@451/zc; No. 2 pack-

ing stock 40@42c. Philadelphia has





 

 





a firm trade andis paying 44

extra western creameries.





CHEESE.





The liberal censumption of cheese is

taking care of the increased arrivals

and holding the trade on a firm basis.

At Detroit flats continue to sell at 22

14@24c for new and 2534.0 for old;

daisies 2314 and new limburger 21%@

22%0. At Chicago daisies are steady

at 23@2314c for double; 2314@231/§c

for singles. Young Americas bring 24

@2414c. At New York state fresh

specials bring 23%@24c. Philadel-

phia trade is paying 23@24%c for the

whole milk offerings. .





EGGS.





The receipts of eggs at the big mar-

kets show Some increase, although

shipments of current use seem to

be smaller, and the markets generally

show a firmer tone, as consumption is

heavy. Detroit prices to jobbers~ for

current receipts are 350, firsts in new

cases at 36@361/2. At Chicago the mar-

ket is higher with firsts, northern

stock, quoted at 34@341,§c; ordinary

firsts 30@33c; at mark, cases included

30@34c. New York market is steady

with Michigan stock bringing 41@45c.





WOOL



The Wool Division of the War Indus-

tries Board inform us that the follow-

ing firms have been issued permits to

operate as approved wool dealers in

Detroit: Traugott Schmidt & Sons,

Wendel P. Yerrington, and Vreeland

Fur Co. It would appear that many

buyers now operating in this state are

not offering farmers enough money for

their wool. »





DETROIT CITY MARKET





Dealing at the. city markets grows in

volume, and prices are being well main-

tained. Old potatoes sold at $1.25@

1.55 per bushel; turnips $1.50; lettuce

250 for common, head lettuce 40@750;

strawberries ranged from $5@8; cher-





ries $8; tomatoes $3 per market bas- _





ket; currants $2 per 16-qt. case; rhu-

barb 3 bunches for 250; butter 500 per

pound; eggs 50c; hay lower at $19@

23 per ton.-



These market reports are for Tues-

day, June 25 .





GRAND RAPIDS





Frost the night of June 22 caused

[some damage to tender crops on gar-

dens and farms throughout this sec-

tion, the damage being aggravated by





 

 





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$1.465/é.

OATS.





Prices are holding firm. Dealers





 





Our speCial Live Stock service





 





the’long continued dry Treatises“? The

frost was freakish, ' hitting here tan

missing there; and was severe in som





localities. ‘ The" last of. the home-grown;

strawberries are sélling around $3 per ‘.





crate. Sour cherries are selling at





$1.50, sweet ones at $2.50. The few old





potatoes being offered sell “at 70@_900

per bushel. Eggs are worth 32@33c

New hay is bringing $18. , '4 * ' ..





 





THE SITUATION IN‘ CHICAGO ou;:..--:.,._.r





WEDNESDAY. . . ..

Wednesday, June 26,- 1918.

Cattle. . i _'



.. . 1 . Receipts.



Total tOday uncoooeooon 5,000



Total last week . . . . . 83,688



Total previous week. . . .62,424



Total week year ago. . . .50.358





Last week’s tremendous cOllapse in <4





cattle prices impelled most stoCkmen

to withhold supplies this week, and-

much of the decline has been recover.





ed, buyers taking hold. freely. , Prices .





for a large share of the offerings_’-are

fully $1 higher than 'at‘the close last

week, with common to prime steers

salable at $11.75@18, not mentipning

canning steers.





canning cows and heifers fetch. $6.25

@790, while stockers and feeders are.

quotable at $8@13.50. Prime 1200 to

1230-lb. yearlings have sold at $17.90,

the lightest ever sold at that .price.

Prime light calves advanced to $17 on'

a good demand. Steers sell largely at

$14.25@17.25. .

Hogs.

Today ...... '. . . . . . ... . 13,000

Total last week . . . . . .164,186

Total previous Week. . .142,091

Total week year ago. . .126,926

Hogs were active today at a-sharp

advance in prices. Supplies this week

show a marked falling off, and hogs





are taken at $15.75@16.95, 'with""pigs‘ '





at $15.25@16.75. -

Sheep and Lambs.

Total .today . . . . . . . . . . .11,000-_ -

Total last week . . . . . . . .69 488

Total previous week . . $5,343

Total week year ago. . . .54,415

There was a lack of prime lots

among the sheep and lambs arriving

here today. Clipped lambs were quot-

able at $11@17 and spring lambs at

$13.50@18.65. -





WHAT THEY DID AT BUFFALO ON

WEDNESDAY.





Cattle.





Receipts 30 cars.





coarse.$14@15; yearlings $14@1,5; ex-

tra $16; best handy steers $14@15;





 





fear dry weather may shorten the crop

somewhat, although crop reports are

very optimistic. 'Receipts at primary

markets are inadequate to supply the

demands of consumers. Exports con-

tinue although the total for the past

week was scarcely one-half the total

of the previous week, they being 1,831,-

000 bushels and 3,331,000 bushels re-

spectively. The present American vis-

ible supply is 17,760,000 bushels, or a

reduction of 1,782,000 bushels during

the week. A year ago standard oats

sold on the local market at 720 per

bushels. Present prices here are as

follows:



Standard oats ...-IIOCIIOOQSO



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



No. 4 white ..............781/2





RYE.

Receipts are small and the demand

light, with the price unchanged on the

local market at $1.90 per bushel.





BARLEY





This trade has declined during

the past week. Most of the malsters





have purchased their quotas and are





out of the market. Millers probably

come into the market and take some

Feed barley is in good

demand and is selling in Chicago at

around $1@1.18 per bushel. The new

crop is generally reported in good con-





dition.

BEANS.





There is a slight indication of re-

newed interest in the bean deal, al-

though supplies are large compared to





 





the ‘eXisting demand and will no doubt





“,ep prices down to the resent level

' 8 me time. ’ On the. ace] 'market





 





BUFFALO.





Mixed, medium and heavy hogs sold

here today at $17.25@17.60; yorkers

$17.65; pigs $17.75.



The trade in sheep and lambs is

steady; spg lambs $17.75@18; calves

sold at $18. The cattle market is dull.





CHICAGO.

Cattle.





The, estimated receipts of cattle to-

day were 10,000. The market is steady

to strong, most of the strength being

in the medium grades. Good choice

prime steers $16.65@18; common and

medium butchers $12@16.65; heifers

$8.25@14.50; cows $8@14; bologna

bulls $8.50@12.75; canners and cut-.

ters $6.75@8.



Hogs. .

The estimated receipts of hogs here





5c higher; others slow; common, mix-

ed and heavy packing grades are tend.

ing lower. Teps $17; bulk of sales at

$16.35@16.90; heavy $16.55@16.80;

mixed and light $16.65@16.95; pack-

ers’ hogs $15.75@16.25; medium and

mixed $16.25@16.50;, light bacon hogs

$16.70@17; pigs, good to choice $16.25

@16.75; roughs $15.3‘5@15.75. '

. Sheep and'Lambs. .

Receipts here today 17,000. Best

spring lambs steady; others slow to

50c lower. Best lamb_s«$18.60@18.75;





 

   





 





noted-on ,9, 89:75 We. Mi

1. :. ’ " at 311M?





sheep -§11s59@.1.3-35~“





Reports for‘Thursday, June 27th





today were 26,000. Trade on good to .

light and butcher hogs is steady to B





DETROIT





\ Cattle.





Canners steady, bulls $1 lower and

other grades 500 lower.

Best heavy steers ....... $14.00@15.00

Best hdy wt bu strs ...... '11.‘50@12.25

Mixed steers and heifers 9.00@ 9.75





Handy light butchers. . . . 8.50@ 9.00

Light butchers ......... 7.00@ 8.00

Best cows .............. 8.50@ 9.25

Butcher cows ........... 7.50@ 8.25

Cutters ................. 7.00@ 7.25

Canners ................ 6.00@ 7.00

Best heavy bulls ........ 8.00@ 8.50

Bologna bulls ........... 7.50@ 8.00

Stock bulls ............. 7.00@ 7.50

Feeders ................ 10.00@11.75

Stockers ................ 7.50@ 9.75

Milkers and springers.. .. $60@ 110





Veal Calves.

Market strong.





est IOOIOOOOIo-ooocoo-





Others eeeoeooeoIIh-oooeo





Sheep and Lambs.

Market dull. '





. .$17.00@17.50

10.00@16.00





o





Best spring lambs ......$18.00@19.00 ,





Fair lambs ...... , . . . . . . . 16.00@17.00

Light to. common lambs. . 10.00 13.00

Yearlings ......... . . . . . . 14.70 15.00





Fair to good sheep. . . . . . ; ‘9.50@11.00





Guile and common . . . . . . 5.00@ 700- '





 





 





 





 





 





fairto good $12.50@13.50; handy strs _





and heifers, mixed $1.1@12;’ Western





heifers $12@13.50; best fat COWs $10.50





@1150; butcher cows $9@9.75;

Calves.

Market steady.

Tops $18.25; fed calves $7.

Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts two cars.

$1 lower than last week. Spg‘lambs

$17@19; yearlings $15 16;

$13@13.75; ewes $11@1 .

Hogs.

Receipts five cars.

Medium to' heavy $17.40;

$17.50@17.6‘0; pigs $17.75.





 





 





Mr. POULTRY ranting;





We make a specialty of White Kennel-y!) Jana





have created a. profitable market for your. ‘ the“

ear around. We pay thehighest preruiumiP if your





ennery Whites—We remit samed V , shipmenfij





arrive. .Shi Often—Ship by re“ .

GEO. E. ELDRIDGE -o..,~.;~

INCORPORATED ‘ ~





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Market slows I

Prime heavy steers $17.5‘0@18; besti“ ,

shipping steers $16.50@17; plain and '





All grades 50c@ "





w’ethers : ' , V





Market steady. .“

yorkers





lumstorggnno are; 3',





Butcher lots :pf fat

cows and heifers bring $8@15,. and
' > A market service . . . .

I “Anticipate your needs...





”FOR, VOL‘UM‘E CL., FROM JANUARY 1,





olume of The Michigan Farmer ever published.

A glance at the list will show how thoroughly this journal covers the various interests of its readers





WIIIII IIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIII III I III IIIIIIII III III IIIIIII III III III III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIII?





'Here is our index for the largest v

‘ , that might otherwise escape attention.





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Editorial.





“‘I'A federal read policy .. .--. 74

A league of nations. . . ..ng





.74

A pessimist ............. 74 2





Are we facing starvation?. 24? ,





" A seed testing. demonstra-

tion

A source of farm help.

Business and the war.... 2

_ before pleasure ..... . . .130

Buy a bond ........... . .. .514

Community cooperation.

fairs

interest ............... 718

. Conserve the dairy cows .594

Constructive organization. 514

Crop prospects .......... 718

Direct marketing ........ 306

Early shepping a safe ruler‘mo





................ ..7





to be exempted. .

Federal farm loans ...... 306

Food administration result? 9





Full crew threshing ....... 670'





.514





Furloughs for farmers.

.346





Government feed pricesZZ

Income tax statements. . .

Index price figures . . . . .

“Kultur” ................ 386

Lawrence, M. Lyman ..... 242

Let us do our best ......... 450

Live stack problems ..... 650

prospects .............. 274

Marketing the wool clip. .670

Market inspection 594





Memorial Day ........... 650 .





Michigan bean conference. 570

' Mill feed prices .......... 274

More sheep for Michigan. ‘ 2

Our market service ...... 620

part in the war......... 620

utmost ....... .694

Over the top ............694

., Pay by cheek coo-coon... 74

Potato grades .130

are modified .570

grading ........ .196

.growers' meeting . . . . . .346

growers’ opportunity . . .274

prices ............ . ..106

' prospects ............. 170

Preparing for the future. .670

President Smith on potato

situation 620

Price fixing on farm pro-

ducts .346

regulation ......... . . . .546

Rural credit facilities ..... 386

organization ..... . . . . . .718

Save wheat flour ........ 418

Seventy-five years of pro-

. gross

School matters ........

Sow spring grains early. 4.18

Spring milk prices ...... 306

Stabilizing the milk supply 44

State aid for farmers. 3.86

- Sugar beets ............. 242

The agricultural fairs. . . . .718

agricultural outlook. . . . 650

bean situation . . .594

dairy outlook .......... 546

farm help problem ...... 450

fertility problem .......

food production problem. 176

' fuel shortage

live stock situation . . . .

market milk surplus.4. 4..130

’ potato situation ,620

' realities of war ........ 204





Red Cross drive ....... 650 -





silver lining ........... 482

spirit- of democracy ..... 670

..supreme test of patriot-

................. 418

unthird liberty loan ....... 482

. war tax program ...... 694

' wheat situation ........ 514

To aid the potato market. 594

shiatsu farming ....... . . 2

" rs for food produc-





u'inanity ..........482

. Why 6 eat must be saved





Farm. 1

941119 compile- 7





a" i‘





742 ‘





 





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A handy way to stack hay. 387

A large appetite for Irish

potatoes 695

Alfalfa, seeding and inocu-

lat ing ............... 173

seed, the source of ..... 75

An after-corn- planting job. 672

Ask food chief to conserve

Michigan potatoes .

Assembling the farm’s re-

; sources 10

A successful farm labor

undertaking .......... 307

Bag holder, home- made” .387

Baling hay .............. 720

Barley for marsh land” .244

growing 132

Barrel trap .............. 595

Bean anthracn0se is losing

its grip ............. 65

fodder, value Of as rough-

age, 46

Best fertilizer for beans. .

Boy help, practical ideas

‘ on using 452

‘Buckwheat for 1918 ...... 518

By-products of the farm

- and the wa'r ..........

Call grain growers to meet-

ing

Cane cutter a home made. 571

Can we use peat for mak-

ing humus? 43 131, 203,

693.

Cement plaster for mason<

ry

Cistern, building on quick-

sand foundation ..... 515

Closing up the maple sug-

ar run 4" 0

Coil chain, the, on farm. . . ..

Combination clod crusher

and sled ............. 387

Concrete stable floors. ..310

Convenient tool bag ...... 595

Cooperate in cutting ice. 77

Com and wheat ......... 206

marker ..347

Cow stall, improved .. ..347

Crate for shipping cattle. .515

Demonstration school, the. 724

Dibble, a home-made ..... 485

Disc the green manure. .622

Easy way to dip sheep” ..515

End post anchor ......... 347

Enlist schools to protect ’

wheat 656

Farmers and the anti—trust

laws

correspondence, the . . ..

dig woodchucks with dy«

namite 622

Farm seed situation, the.

Fence posts, treating ..... .276

Fertility and yield ........ 10 9

Fertilizer for sugar beets. 453

Fertilizing beans 453

hoed crops ............ 595

Flax, seeding with oats. .390

success with ........... 455

Fly traps, how to make. ..696

For crating animals ...... 595

shocking corn ......... 451

Freshening your car ...... 672

Fuel from pine stumps. .171

shortage, the, and the la-

bor problem ......... 46

Gateway' that doesn't

spread .............. 484

Give canning centers the

right start ‘

Giving new-ground potatoes

the right start ....... 619

Glance at the world wheat

crop .454

Good pastures, making” 5.71

seed corn, characteristics

24





Got 0more for their pota-

toes 455



Growing beans with small

cost ................. 172

Grow round type potatoes. 4

sorghum this year ...... 389





, Grub control ............. 483

6 .Guarding against fires. . .





.515



Hairy vetdh ............. 656



Hangie for a barrel spray

720





mp

, ,Handling milk cans easily. 420

1 Handy milk can 0 I o o o o o o .0714





MW corn s..-sconce.- .696

Helpmhlnt ..coooooodoo3’87





gdown corn .696.





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,more crops with less

labor? 419



farm boys may secure

furloughs ............ 572



farmers can get flour. . .548





good maple syrup





maed



is John going to get his

farm 671



shall we regard the oat

crop? 307



the state or interested

capitalists might help 7



to test farm seeds for

germination ......... 206

Husking platform ........ 347

Hygienic side of labor- -sav-547





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Improving the lawn ...... 623

Inexpensive Irish potato

seed 623

Inner tubes, uses for ...... 696

Is a national board of agri-

culture possible? ..... 669

Is your hired man sitting

on the fence? ....... 741

Keepingtscales clean ...... 595

Keep soft corn from spoil<

ing

the automobile wheels

lined up 6

tires well inflated ...... 515

Labor problem the ...... 7

saving at haying time. .347

method in raising cucum-

bers 420

Lice on cattle ........... 451

Maple syrup, turning into

money 205

Marker, a satisfactory ..

Market reports gathered

on a scientific basis.

Making the garden rows

for early cultivation. .696

May have license revoked. 656

Measuring splay solution. 720

Meeting labor shOItage” .696

Method for getting that an-

chor post back ........ 515

Michigan motor truck ex-

press 31

potato situation ....... 516

Michigan’s billion dollar

“Gold Mine" 693

More alfalfa needed ...... 308

Northern-grown seed beans487





.419





\On building chimneys. . . .

One~man hay loader ....... 48,4

Opposition to boys’ reserve

speedily waning ..... 417

Order seeds and fertilizer

early

Ousting the cutworm ..... 744

Over the top with oats. .486

Peat, the use of in farm

sanitation 449

Pepper-box sprayer ...... 744

Pertinent spring farm prob

lems 309

Pit trap for catching rats. 515

Planning to save steps. .571

Planting soy beans with a

drill ................. 517

Plowing vs. disking for cats 5

27





Portable hog house ...... 696

Potato growers’ meeting. .348

closing session of ...... 385

prices and the handling

charges 38

seed, treating .......... 652

' situation, the .......... 168

Potatoes sold by weight... 6

Preparing the seed bed. . ..483

Preventing cow from suck-

ing herself .......... 744

Producers distribute milk. 278

Pulling old posts ......... 487

Pumps water to reservoir. 672

Rat-proof corn crib ....... 54 7

Repairing bursted pipes. .622

Results from using lime. .132

Road building in Michigan.173

Runs buzz saw with auto

engine ..... 451

Saving time and steps. . . .

Scoop, uses for .......... 420

Seed corn, an emergency

supply of. 6





Self-feeder for pigs. home-

made . . . . . .672

Shallow well pump. . . . . . .652





men- guarda ...... 720

Mammy ,... 49





‘ 1 . Beef animals ..... ..

Selecting the farm home. 109





1918 TO JULY 1,





1918





This index will enable you to locate articles, if filed,





Short cut haying methods. 595

Silo in ground ............ 54 7

Sowing lime with oats. .453

Sparrow trap, a new .. ..672

Speltz, growing .......... 132

Splicing a.‘ rope, instruc-

tions for ............ 571

Spraying circles for farm-

ers 696

Spring wheat for southern

Michigan ...... 1. . . .350

Steel watering troughs” 6.72

Stem rust of wheat, the. .133

Stoneboat, a useful ...... 34 7

Stop the fire waste. ..315

Stucco barns ............ 349

Stumps, using up the ..... 451

Sunflower, another tribute

to the ............... 451

Sweet clover vs. mammoth

clover 245

Thawing the frozen water

pipes 349

The business farmer bal-

ances his investments. 345

County farm buleau ...... 743

days between .......... 349

fa1me1 and the Liberty

Loan ................ 452

farmer will do his part. .350

fickle summer shower. ..724

idle acres 2

only legless farmer in

the United States ....... 621

“minuteman” crop for

Michigan

real need of Michigan ag-

riculture 513

war and soil fe1tility..

Thinning improves Michi-

gan woodlots ........

This man says “try” ..... 308

To handle the killed hogs

easily ............... 720

To insure health of stock.549

Top-dressing wheat . .171, 275

Tractor, buying a 6

data .......... . ...... 20, 21

hitches ................ 5

lubrication, proper, is im-

portant 3

saves labor on farm. .

Treating potatoes, a short

method for ........... 572

Two-row cultivators help

to solve labor problem

....................... 720

Use level in laying out the

drains

Vise a, that grips ........ 571

Wagon chain brace ...... 720

Watch the bean seed . . ..277

Western sheep 011 cut-over

lands in Michigan. . . .305

Wet beans, drying ....... 308

What are you feeding your

horses 671

the farmer should know.172

Where is the hired man?. .275

White grubs busy in 1918.421

Why father has good seed

corn 203

purchase fertilizers now

....................... 726

Will pay fare of bands who

leave to work on farms

....................... 726

Will the potato market im~

prove 5

Winter rye, sowing in the





Dairy and [Live Stock.





About sheep ............. 13

A breeder’s problem ...... 409

Adaptability of the breeds.408

Alsike clover, food value of



1





American dairy problems.698

A responsibility of the

dairyman

Are well developed ears

necessary on silage

corn? ................ 179

Art of buying cows ...... 358

A silo for two cows im-

practical .461

A task not to be neglected. 723

At farrowing time ....... 395

Balancing a ration for the

dairy cows ......... .252

Barley as a hog feed. .. . .524

O O I I U 490

Best ensilage corn . . ..... 374

feed for fattening hogs. .524

“Blue lights” in dairying. .674

Business dairying ......... 318





, Butter cheesy and strong 16





Can he buy a Liberty Bond?

....................... 505

Care of the feet .......... 145

Cash value of corn silage.141

Cement bottom for silo...320

Cheese prices and produc-

tion 653

Classification of wool, fac-

tors in the .......... 719

Cleanliness in dairying. .213

Cold cows can’t

efficiently

Cold weather dairying..

Concentrates, points on se

lecting ........... . 85

ConCIete feeding floor . . . .394

Contagious abortion ...... 319

Cooperate in buying feeds. 536

Coopez at1ve bull assns. .147

Corn bran for hogs ...... 372

Cost of pioducing milk. . 16

Cottonseed meal for steers

14’





Cow not doing well ....... 64L

testing cuts dairy ex-

penses ............... 146

Cream does not properly

mix 2

Creameries vs. condensar-

ies .................. 576

Crossing Holsteins with

Jerseys ............. 375

Cull bean meal for dairy

cows

Cure beef at home

Cutting cost of pork ..... 626

Curing meats on farm...18l

Dairy calves marketed lib-

eially

cows need water .......

feeds f01 winter.

prospects .............. 141

ration, a ............... 143

sanitation ............. 462

Dairymen have difficulties

this winter

meet in February ...... 114

see a serious situation. .610

Should cull cows now. . . ..745

would improve markets . 178

Dehorn the dairy heifer. . . 15

Detroit area milk produc-

ers .................. 284

Developing the young heif-

21





Devoted to a big task ..... 552

Dirty milk unnecessary. .641

Docking lambs .......... 701

Doing without hay ....... 677

Dried beet pulp for fatten~

ing steers ........... 214

pulp for horses ........ 394

European live stock losses





Express trains for dairy

feed ................ 286

Faith in the beef herd. ..

Fattening pigs on bran and

middlings ............ 394

Feeding buckwheat to the

cows ................ 250

cheap protein ......... 321 1

value of skim-milk . . . .504

Finding the boarder cows 15

Fitting the horses ......... 428

Feeding corn and soy bean

silage ............... 426

potatoes to swine ...... 627

calves milk on pasture. .319

Figurmg milk production

cost ................. 640

Finishing steers on corn. .356

Fitting horses for market.356

Freshening the cows ..... 553

Future source, the, of our

dairy products

Germans destroy French

sugar mills .......... 505

Getting a profit out of the

steers ............... 574





1 Give. calf a good start dur—





ing summer ......... 676 '

Giving the bull his Ph. D..

Government formula for

whitewash

Grain ration for dairy cows ‘

with clover hay and

corn silage .......... 371

for young calves . . . . . .374

Greater consumption of ‘

dairy products ....... 318 '

Ground rye for dairy cows '

14





Handling hogs in transit. .678 ~ ‘

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sale at East Lansing. . .143

in Michigan ...........537

Home-grown cows" . .' . .. . . . 15

How the champions dress-

ed out .............. 1

to clarify fats ........ -. .611

to prevent ensilage from

freezing ............. 32

Individual hog houses ..... 317

Keeping breeding records 214

Ladyn makes good at feed 7





Lillien Farmstead Notes. ..676

Live stock and the war. ..282

for our farms .......... 428

meeting, the. .12 112,144

Making cottage cheese. .462





good dairy butter ....... 213

good with calves ....... 373

Mangels for cows ........ 653

Meat conservation ....... 459

policy to uphold guaran-

tees -to farmers ...... 574

Meeting of Detroit area.

milk producers ...... 212





Michigan farmers can help

Uncle Sam conserve





leather .............. 525

Michigan’s first Babcock

tester . . .- ............ 427





Midsummer Shorthorn sale

Milk 'fléx'w's' 1351114113 15123111

Secretary, 552, 578, 654,





702.

Molasses for horses ...... 145

in a dairy ration ....... 142

Moldy‘silage ........ 178, 254

More sheep for Michigan. .215

why? ................ . 599

Mules vs. horses ........ 251

will do the work ........ 627

National Shorthorn con-





gress show and sale. .148

News for the milk produc-

600





ers .................

from dairy associations.610

Oil cake meal ............ 145

Peas for dairy cows ...... 18

Permanent pasture for the

sheep ...............

Potatoes, the feeding value

of .................. 181

Practical dairy notes ...... 211

Preparation of sow for far-

rowing time ......... 316

Preparing for the spring

pigs ................ 250

Problems of our milk pro-

ducers .............. 422





Prosperity through dairy

................. 724

Pure- bred calf clubs ...... 357

Raise the heifer calves. .114

Raising the calves without





milk .............. . .372

Rations for brood sows. . .317

Save the soil ............ 80





Seasonable dairy notes. . . .285

Selecting the farm mule. .678





Self—sucking cow ......... 675

Sheep and victory ....... 748

Sheep industry in Michi-

gan ................. 599

shearing machine ...... 356





Shipping sheep to northern

pastures proves prac-





tical . ............. 14

Shorthorns coming back.. 48

sale ................... 144

show and sale ........ 694

Silage corn .............. 320





Silo for ten head of cattle.409

war—time equipment . . . .113

Southern grown seed for





ensilage ............. 372

Soy beans and corn for sil-

age ................. 17

for ensilage ........... 640

for Missaukee county” .319

with corn ............. 577

with ensilage corn ..... 505

Spring dairy problems. . . .358

pig crop large ......... 698





vs. fall freshened cows. .460





- Stabilizing the milk indus-





try .................. 136

Successful season for this

association .......... 321





Summer feeding of hogs..743

Summer pasture for cows.426

Sunflowers for ensilage, 142,





374,577, 654.



The country’s call for hogs 13

cow you want ......... 674

sheep industry in Mich-



igan ................. 524

soil builder ........... 426

money-making hogs. . 490



Timely items on live stock 8

....................... 45



Time now to hit the house-



' .................. 676





fly

To insure health of stock.549

To the milk producers of

the Detroit area . . . . . 54





,-'Train colts early ..... . . .701





Uncle .Sam’s tribute to

~ milk as a food ......576





~ .VL'Urges use of dairy pro-





ducts . . . . . ......... 723





‘Using by-products at hog-





'Will barley take the place

316





7, .Bean situation .





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What a dairyman can do. 675 ;





Glezen did for his coun-

shall we do with the ,

cows? 99

Why some horses do not

thrive ............... 676

With the live stock men. .747





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of corn?

hogs pay for the feed?. .677

Winter vetch as soiling

crop ................ 426

Would it pay to fatten the

pigs? ........ 81

Veterinary.





Abnormal appetite . . . . . . 6.15

Abscess .477

Accidental abortion . . . . . .237

Acute indigestion . . . . . . ..269-





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Barren cow ...... . . . . . . .237

ewe .......... .........304

heifer ........ -....237



Barrenness .. ....... .. .197

fed sow ...............477



Blind quarter .. .445

staggers ..... ..........691



Bog spavin ..... .........165



Bowel parasites . . . . . . . . .. 36



Bruised neck . . . . . . . ..... 445



thigh ............. . . . . .. .103



Catarrh ................. 36



Cat has sore ears .. . . . . 509



Chronic capped hock ..... 237

cough ............ . . . . .381

garget ................. 615

grease heel ....... 103,197

indigestion ............ 65



Congested udder ......... 269



Constipation ........ 165,413



Costiveness ............. 445





Cows are shy breeders. .541

Cow didn’t clean properly. .3815





gives bloody milk ......



leaks milk ............. 477

Dehorning cow .......... 445

Dislocation of stifle ...... 509

Dog has mange .......... 304

Double teat ........... .341

Eversion of vagina ...... 445

Exostosis ............. ..667

Feeding rye straw ....... 197

Fetlock joint lameness. ..237

Fistula .................. 103

Foot soreness ......... .509





Forage poisoning, 381, ,477,

66 .

Functionless udder . . . . . . 509

Heart disease ....... . . . ..381

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High-00101 ed urine ....... 304

Hock lameness . . . . ...... 413

I—Ioof sloughed off ...... 36

Indigestion, 36, 197, 304, 38,1

413,5 1.

Infected udder ..304, 413 541

Infectious abortion ...... 197

Injured teat ............. 477

Irritation of bowels ...... 103

Leucorrhea .............. 445

Lice .................... 103

Light milker ........ 165, 237

Loss of appetite .......... 477

vision ............ 341, 413

Mammitis .......... 445,615

Mange ...... 197,413, 509, 691

Mangy dog .............. 413

Nasal catarrh ........... 615

Navicular disease ........ 165

Nervousness ............. 509

Obstructed teat ....... . ..269

throat .............. . . .237

Opacity of cornea ...... . .715

Open joint ....... . . . . . . ..197

Paralysis ................ 165

Partial dislocation of pa-

tella .......... . ...... 103





loss of power . . . . . .341, 509





paralysis . . . .165, 509

Peculiar habit . . . . . . . . . . .477

Pica ................ . . . .477

Pigs are rheumatic . . . . . .269

Pimples ............... . . 36

Rhelérinatism, 269, 381,541,



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Ringworm ...... 237 341,615

Scaly3 condition of skin 165,



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Scours ......... .. 647

Scurvy ......... . ........237





Sheep stretches too much. 341

Shy breeders . . .





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Skin disease ........ . . . .237

Sore eyes .......... . . . . . .381

Sores on abdomen ........ 165

Sow fails to come in heat. 269

Spinal paralysis ...... . .615

Sprained hock .. . . ....... 341





Stomach worms .341

Suppurating foot . . . . . .165

Thirsty mare ......... . . .197

Too much bowel action. . .304

Tumor on udder .........304

Vertigo ............ .. .. . .691

Weak back ..691



cow ...... .............691



mare ..... .............197

Weakness ................304

Weak stifle ..............103

Worms . ..... .........36, 541

Young bull coughs 36





pigs root each other. . . .103





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ecoperate7. . . .‘ .. .. . . . .569

Community drying plant. .313

sentiment ...........

Cooperation in Michigan.. 249

adopted by a community

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Michigan ............ 314 ‘





Doings:s in Michigan coun-

tie ................ 643



Do you Sthink the consumer

understands. 9 649

Eflfects of low prices ..... 378



Farmers and business men

cooperate

and the anti-trust laws. 78



Farm organizations, activ-





...........





ities of ............. .572

Get orders first . . . . ...... 697

Getting the most out of



timber . . . ........... 248

Got more for their pota-



toes . . ............ 455

Have you ordered binder



twine? ...... .598

How farm boys can secure



furloughs ........... 572





farmers can get flour. . .548

the goVernment will han-

dle wool from fleece



states ......... ‘r ..... 697

Income tax law makes

farm accounts neces-





sary ................. 248

Maple sugar organization..135

Marketing poultry ....... 725





Market reports gathered

on a scientific basis..419

the surplus wood. . . .. ..174





Michigan milk prices ..... 516

motor truck express. . . .310

potato situation ...... ..516



Must. prepare to raise own



seed ................ 378



News from Michigan coop-



erative societies ..... 516

New York apple grading

law ................. 17

Open market for Michigan

beans ............... 545

Plan for egg and poultry

trade ................ 249





Potato and bean markets. 111

marketing problems . . . . 10

Producers distribute milk. 278



Rural motor express ser-

vice ................. 572

Save the eggs ........... 575



Saving through cooperation

....................... 50

Sell chickens gradually. . .575



Selling butter by parcel

378





post ................

plan, a ................ 137

Standard containers ..... 575

Standardizing milk ....... 11

Stop the fire waste ...... 315





Supply-and-demand price

unjust to farmer ....593





The cooperatives ........ 551

farmer‘s auction sale. . .314

correspondence ........ 423.





To avoid can shortage . . .137

prevent speculation in

feed ............... 174

Uncle Sam delivers butter

....................... 723

War department purchases

potatoes . ........... 248

What is your wool worth ‘16

........................ 91

Where cooperation pays..111

Why some “co-op” associa-





gtions make good ...... 619

Will the potato market im-



prove ............... 548

Wool prices, federal con-



trol of ............... 598





Horticulture.





A new strawberry method. 47

Apple varieties and soil

fertility ............. 247

Asparagus growing profit-

able 354

Arsenicals for spraying the.

apples ............... 519

Buy garden seed early. . . . 82

Cold frame on the farm. . .312

Control of fruit diseases..232

Controls fire blight of ap-

ples ................. 596

Cranberry bog development

................... 391, 424

growing in Michigan . .232

Cutting scions and root

grafting ............

Cutworms .. ............ 722

Doubling the garden crops. 700

Drug plants, growing in ,

Michigan ............ 351

Dust spraying experiments,

results of ........... 623

Everbearers, some experi-

ence with ........... 311

Everbearing strawberries. 424

Fertilizer experiments in _





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apple trees . . . . ...... 746

Fruit growers’ mid-winter

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, seed situation 45.6» :'

Girdled trees ~ . ..- 39

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Home-grown fertilisers for





orchards ........ . .

Horseradish culture . . . . .596





Hubbard squash, grewing. 83,





Improving the lawn . . . . .623

Leaf spot of plums and

cherries . . . ‘. . . .

Lime-sulphur guard against

, raspberry disease .520

M. A. C. Hort Show. ...”..354

Mangel beets, raising ..... 700

Mid-winter meeting of the

fruit growers . . . .- . . . .110

More shade trees for Mich-

igan ................ 353

More tomatoes by pruning

....................... 74

New life for old gardens. .280

Newlaw York apple grading

175





Onion varieties .......... 232

Orchard soil fertility ..... 550

Peach leaf _,curl control of. 138



trees, building ......... 354





Pear psylla and apple scab

....................... 177

Planning the farm orchard 82

Plant disease control . . .573

Points in starting a new.





strawberry bed ...... 456

Popcorn in the home gar-



den . .............. 425

Provide seed for replant-



ing ................ .392

Pruningg tools, efficient” .47





Radish seed production. 700

Renovating a fruit farm. .353

Rhubarb, renovating the. .519

Root ofmaggots, getting rid



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Saving garden labor and





space ................ 655

Some phases of war-time

horticulture .......... 134





Soot and wood ashes en-

rich garden soils ....520

Spray suggestions ....... 489

Starting the farm garden. .176

State Hort. meeting, pro-





gram of ............. 138

Strategy in garden war-



fare ................. 488

Strawberries, how to pick. 720

Strawberry growing ..... 312





Swat the cabbage worm .746

This summer’s garden. . . .624

Timely orchard hints . . . . .281

To curb insect losses...'.457

Tomatoes for market . . . .673

Transplanting into the gar- '



den ................. 624





Why orchards must be

sprayed .............. 573



Worth-while spraying in

war time ......... . ..110

Poultry, Bees, Rabbits.



A chicken palace ........ 687



A fifty-hen program ...... 607





Animal food for poultry..339

A profitable combination. .474





Beef scraps ........... . .. 99

Bees on the farm ....... 506

worthy of much care. .443

Blackhead ............... 299

Boiled grains for growing

‘ chickens ............ 539

Breed from the best hens.475

Caponize the’rooster ...... 687

Care and feeding important

for baby" chicks . . . . . . 507

of hatching eggs . . . .410

the late hatches ....... 735

Cause of heavy loss of

_ bees this winter ..... 376

Change hens’ diet for the

summer ............. 735

Chickens of a size ....... 711

Chick watering fountain. .652

Coal ashes .............. 44 3

Diarrhea checked by care-

ful handling ......... 539

Do not neglect late hatches

...................... 563





Duck raising, profit in. .298

Easy way to select winter





laying. hens ......... 99

Egg-eating habit . . . .377, 475

Eye trouble . . . . ......... 642

Feed troughs ............ .652

Fertile eggs ............. 642





Finishing off the flock. . . .642 '

. Food board’s reply to a





poultryman .......... 37 6

For the poultry raiser. . . .711

Fowl catcher, useful . . .696

Get the habit, raise a rabv



bi t ............ ..538

Getting infertile eggs . ..235

Good hatches, the essen-



tials of . . . .......... 234

Goose raising for profit” .162

Handling broody hens. . . .. .563

Heading next year’ s flock. 338

Hen reprieve ended . . . . . .607

Hens must help win the



war 38



vs. incubatOr . . . . . . . .. .507





-IHOme-made shipping coop 67

6 Hooverizing the





D911 1112747

diet. . -





c ”1" I C O I ‘ 0

Influence of breeding s 21.8

Keep m3 hens 1385112152 I I I163"

Lameness and dimcirlt '

breathing

Lice and mites, controlli

c.0'ntrbi. 'O.I‘D‘I...0.0.0.0.....C'..I : :642J'

Liver trouble ........... .711

Making the hens pay in





ooococcc-‘ooim:





winet er .

Michigan rabbit breeders’.

association is formed. 67





Mid-winter poultry notesggg





Oats for poultry”

Poultry as a source of food



supply ..... . ..... . . .410



experiments . . . ..... . . .123





drinking cups ...... 347 .





feed shortake in British

Isles ............... 663-

hints from the round-up. 442

house construction _. . . .642

tips 587

Protection for the homing

pigeons . . . . ..... . ..1

Ptomaine poisoning . . . .123

Rabbit queries . . . . . . . . . .. .711

Raise more turkeys ..... .474

Raising broilers for profit. 194

rabbits for profit ...... 442





I Renovating the incubator” .ggg





Rheumatism ..... . . . . . . ..

Sex of geese . . . . ..... -. . .299

Sick turkeys . . . . . . . ..... 123

Some mistakes to be avoid—



e ................... 538

Spring ducks, care of” .663

Starting day—old chicks. .376

Surplus breeders and the



backyard flock ...... 443





,, The amount of feed ...... 475‘





bee- keeper’s part in the

greater food production16

....................... 3

poultry outlook for 1918 35

This year’s chicken crop. .735





Trouble with chicks ...... 377



' Tuberculosis ........... 755



Use a killing knife ...... 696

Use of axe on hens gives



more eggs ........... 839





Water Sfountain for chick-

571





.................





Household.

Activities of organized

farm women ....... .154





A dress for work or play.684

A little more real life,





' . please ........... . . . .472





A new meaning to life. . . .684

An urgent appeal ........ 660

A poor time“ to weep ..... 262

A proper kind of slacker.752

Are we simply reflectors?.532

you collecting cook books

Avoid canning compounds. 753

A wheatless, sugarless and

butterleSS cake” ...... 533





~A word with mother ...... 561

..... 710. ’





Baked potato dont’s

Breakfast marmalades ...156





Buckwheat muffins . . . . . .503

Burning fine coal ........ 368

Butter a necessity ....... 753





Care of calla lily. . . . . . . .585

Children first ........... .503

Chop suey .......... . . . .369

Cleaning beds in March . .225

floor coverings . . . . . .- . . 685

Compensations ........... 440

Conservation hints. .,561 585

Correct diet as health in- '

surance . . . . ........ -.154

Dealing in futures ....... 28





Diet for the second year. .368 .-





Different ideas of thrift. ..710

Directions for serving. . . .502

Diswashing with ease. . . . . 29

Do not save on milk. . v. . . .406

Do you know oatmeal?.. .560

Easily made center-pieces





and doiiies .......... 156

Easter eggs . . . . ..... . . . .407

Eat more potatoes ..... .369

Everywoman’s c a n n in g





boo k . ............ 3

Fashions, 26, 31, 333, 369, 441,

. 473, 503, 533, 585, 734.

Fighting the enemy at





home unnoaoonoo of190‘ ‘7





FOOd department’s experi-

mental kitchen .~ ..... 753

exhibit at Women’s Con-»





gress oncoooo ooooooo 297?"

For the home seamstress. 685

spring wardrobe ...... .472





 





 





 





   





 





 

 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   





   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   





   

   

   

   

 





 

 





 

 





Four baking powder breads?3

Greens, some common. "

Hints which have made

housework easier -

Homing food a o o o o‘ ‘

Home gueries, 225,- 263‘,

369, 407.- 472, 533, 56

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1; ard~or interesting?..

.-. US the slackers who whine





hes . . . .224

VKnit socks' for soldiers... 30

Knitting set ........ ..333

Letter box ............ 62, 95

Life is more than posses.

sions 406

M. A. C. recipes for saving

. wheat. .333

Mendling

Mere sugges'

More ypotatoes, less wheat. 637

New clothes from old. .369

New flours in old recipes. .637

One-dish dinner ......... 296

Our real opportunity . . .560

way not the only way. ..608

Patriotism, chosen or en-

. forced ............... 332

Personal vs. patriotic in-

terests , 502

Planning the farm home..

Poultry and game birds. .155

Preserving eggs in water-

glass ................ 752

Recipes. ——Fish kedgeree,

hominy and cheese, Span-

ish beans, barley muffins,

oatmeal and corn meal

bread, 29; potato puff,

fish chops, cabbage and

nut salad, corn bread

with rice, potato bread,

62; rice omelet, macker—

61 a la Amesbury, 94;

. ce earned lima beans, corn

es, corn and rye

bread, 95; creamed eggs

on toast, oysters and

macaroni, 118; rice with

cheese, date gems hom-

iny corn bread, pumpkin

pie with corn meal crust,

New England corn bread,

119; bran muffins, bran-

porridge, bran cookies,

graham brown bread,

molasses fried cakes, mo-

lasses cookies, Fort At-

kinson ginger bread,

Scotch orange marma-

lade, corn meal dump-

lings, 407; hot pot of

mutton and barley ..... 473

Registration of women be-

gine April 27 ......... 5003

purposes of ........... 297

Shortcakes, some wheatless752





ing 503

Should mothers study?. .368

Solid comfort bedroom slip-



- pers 95

Some suggestions on the



use of fats .......... 585

‘omething new from some-



thing old. ..... . . . . .154



to read right now ...... 502

Starting plants in the win-



do 368





Start the baby right ..... 660

Substitute brains and save

wheat ............:..560

Substitutes for essentials. 118

Sugarless desserts ....... 333

recipes . ................ 297

rations ................ 752

supplies for home can-





. .472. I . ‘ ,

94 \‘A new garden war song.. 662





ners 685 '





System as a housekeeping

aid 637





'Tatted butterfly ......... 332

. Textile tests .......... . . .660

The child’s allowance” .118



few who, are above toil. 584

nervous child .......... 752

new pledge cards ...... 190

next sixty days ........ 584

only possible result ..... 473

Three wheatless

cakes ........... ., . . .660

To remove rust ......... 407

Trench caps » . 63

Try a little make-believe. 62

Uncle Sam’s message to

America’s housewives. 440

Unusual pies unusually

6





,Utiliaing the potato”

3War vs. incompetent moth-

“ers ................. 636

work council builds host-. '

. ess hou'se .. .......... 637

Wheat conservatibn- a mili-

tary measure ....... 533

. .296

'E’When using corn meal.

j Who will help in the food

inventory? ‘. . . . . . .- . . .191

,Why endure failures? .- . . .368

~ . we must send wheat ow

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Boys and Girls.





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man’s 11an service ..585 .

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Animal blind man’s buff. .439

A patriotic appeal. ...... 639

A werth-while community

club . ................ 588

A young farmer ........ . .228

Binder fer the Michigan

Farm mer 732

Boy gets $7. 44 for one ear

of seed corn ......... 64

Beys and Girls Club N otes

——-32, 65, 120, 192, 228, 294,

335, 404, 470, 500, 535, 562,

. 606,639, 754.

Boys’ and Girls’ farming. .733

Boys and woodchucks. ..732

Broom-holder 535

Club prize winners enjoy

novel outing 334

work in the upper penin-

sula 334

City boys enroll for farm

service 192

as farmers ............ 228

high school boys are

training for farm work

....................... 370

Goldwater youth is best of

Michigan’s juvenile

gardeners 73

Eighty communities help in

garden work ......... 686

Flowers or leaves in soap

bubbles 35

Fly trap, how to make.

Girl outdoes boys in poul-

try contest ..........

Wins contest ........... 32

High school agricultural

class selects seeds ..438

Home- made game boards

for the soldiers ...... 334

Houses for the birds ...... 501

How I raised my chick~

ens 438

many knots can you tie?

33, 295

How the world’s business

is transacted, 32, 64, 96,

121,158,193, 264,294,335,

404, 43 9, 500, 534, 638, 754.

Letters from: our boys and

girls ........ 639, 662, 708

Little farm fables 337

Many boys and

club work ........... 638

Memories—my first gun. .606

Michigan boy wins in’ north

central states 438

Motherless chicks win the

championship ..228

My calf “Lady,” .......... 638

experience with poultry. 193

grey squirrel .......... 686

story .................. 732

Name your war garden af-

ter your own hero _. .534

New poultry project for the

boys and girls . ...... 226

Now is the time .......... 227

Raising a garden ........ 404

and feeding rabbits ..... 438

Simple problems in farm

arithmetic

Some interesting

about agriculture ..

Something for rainy days. 359

State potato club chanr

pion ' 5'

The pambitious turkey.

council pipe

game of forts .......... 733

kodak on the farm . .586

These boys, are busy with

their sheep . . . ~. ...... 226

made money with sheep.264

War strawberry box ...... 662

work for Michigan girls





When the boy goes to the

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A curious whistle ..... . . .464

A Flying Fighter, 581, 602,

630, 658, 680, 704, 728,

, 750.

Aircraft production in Am-

erica 22

A new wood, the lightest

known 39

An old-time practice

Artificial leather making 582

wood from autumn leaves

, .531

A string of beads ........ 583

Automobile jack, a home-

. made ................ 581

Birds are defenders of the

garden

Boys’ and girls’ club lead-

ers for Michigan 88

Builders of long ago ...... 436





, Bumper the White Rabbit,





I "By the way.”





26, 56, 97, 122,160, 186,

229.



633, 661, 706,

730, 7 1.





Cellar schools 88

Goal vs. wood for fuel.. .88

Creeping barrage or cur-6

tain of fire

Developing Mesopotamia...’5





4,Draft wheel .. ......

, ' . Gas masks for our bOYB

- them





Insidea the Lines, 22, 58,



'1 116,1,51 184, 218, 258, 288,

324, 362: 398, .434, 464, 498,

530, 556.



King George welcomes our

troops to Britain ..... 750



Last to begin, first to finish326





Mapping out their cam-

paign 94.

Molybendum ............. 364

Old Glory on a German

U-boat .............. 150

Parson awlins’ Page. . . .

Proud f his enlistment

pledge ............... 468

Punctuality .............. 399

Range of the great gun

that is shelling Paris. 634

Road to Camp Custer. . 56

Salvage of sunken mer-

chant ships ......... ~.432

Submarine, the .......... 24

The brightest light in the

world ................ 88

carrier pigeon, a bird of

war 5

cyclone disaster ....... 706

farm boys in the army. .580

friendly scorpion ....... 634

The Grizzly King, 31, 66, 92,

119, 159, 188, 230, 260,

290, 328, 366, 402, 436,

468, 494, 528.

sign of the triangle” .326

rural school

What became of the pony4

express 6

POETRY.

Ain’t it fine‘ today? ....... 402

A Poet’s Philosophy ...... 630

Apple blossom time ..... 632

April .......... 469, 529, 558

A spring soliloqpy ....... 634

Bonny boys and true men. 659

Children’s pledge ........ 57

Enlist

For February’s children. ..

Guests

‘Helping Hoover .......... 150

If I had known ........... 231

I’m sorry; I was wrong. .661

In praise of St. Valentine. 189

January ................. 88

Little f1u1t buds .......... 328

’Long about the first of





Pontiac

Spring . .

Spring fever

St. Valentine’s Day ....... 189

The home letters ........ 187

The persevering knitter..120

The price of peace ...... 362

Through the years ...... 583

To the men at home ...... 682

Vacation days ........... 728

When Billy goes “over the

top" ................ 432

Which? .................. 502

Your best ............... 497

Clubs.

Business possibilities of

. , the Farmers’ Club ...444

Club Discussions, 196, 236,

268, 340, 380, 476, 508, 540.

Dr. Wilbur’s address. .124, 161

Features of the annual

meeting .......... 68, 100

Ideas for the program com-

mittee

Talking to the crowd. . . .

The associational meeting 34

boys and the war ...... 300





Forum.





A conundrum to him ..... 688

Believes in the hammer. . .756

. national board of agri-

culture should be tried

....................... 756

Can’t pay debts, and wl1y.664

Early praise for the farm-

er ................... 736.

Farmers need recreation. .736

Farmers’ rights .......... 664

think for themselves. . .756

.Howi tlumbermen are doing

................... 712

Just1 thow far should the

farmer go? .......... 712

Keep taxes down now . . . .736

Objects to live stock. .712

Responsibilities in farming

business ............. 688

Thinks a law on grinding

feed necessary 75

Too much graft ......... 756

Wheat bran prices ...... 664

Why not boost? ......... 688





Grange.

Amang the live Gransgfs





Annual two-day meeting at

Hillsdale ............ 196



Country life—its past, pres.

ent and future ....... 444



Grange loyalty . . . . ...... 268





. Increasing Grange member-





Ship.ro.ouuuoono-*76, 508





90,





.................... 606 .





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«mte res

“ Grange work,3 ......... 540

State Grange meets, 34,68,

100.





Some new Grange features

The Grange and the rural

community 564

lecturers’ hour ..... 340,

overseer’s report. . .124,





Illustrations.





Aeroplane .......... 602, 728

A good udder ............ 610

Alfalfa 622

Grimm

American front .......... 432

Anchor post ........ 347, 515

Automobile jack ......... 581

A wonderful animal ...... 724

Babcock tester, first in the

state 427

Bag holder ............... 387

Bailleul, France ......... 730

Barberry cartoon ...... '. .131

Battle front in France, 496,

605 .......





161





Beads ................... 583





Bean field ............... 651

Beans ready to be kiln

dried ................ 243

Bedroom slippers

Binder ................... 732

Bird houses ............. 501

Blighted twigs .......... 573

Boomerang, home- made . .

Boy and calf ......... 4,04 639

horse .................. 500

Boyea, Carl, handicraft

champion

Boy purchases sheep ..... 192

Boys’ and Girls’ Club map

of Michigan 88

scenes ............ 470, 638

at play and school .. ..307

)usy with sheep ..... ..226

calf clubs ............. 686

preparing f01 farm work

....................... 417

Bridge collapses ......... 622

Brooder coop ............ 194

Broom holder ............ 535

Buzz saw on automobile. .451

“By the way” illustrations

633, 664, 681, 730.

Calhoun County community

club 588

Calves, a promising bunch

of 210

Camp outfit at State Fair.334

Cane cutter 571

Canning center ..... 695, 705

demonstration . ..662

Cartoon ......... 4,00 440, 468

Centerpiece and doily ..... 156

Championship flock of

chickens ............ 228

Children at pump ........ 569

Chimney construction . . . .420

Cistern on quicksand. . . .515

Clod crusher 387

Coil chain ............... 622

Cold frame for the farm. .311

Colt 525

Community drying plant. .313

Compost pile of peat and

manure

Cooperating association

markets potatoes ..... 455

Coop for shipping poultly. 376

Corn horse 415

kernels ................ 244

marker ................ 595

Cow poke ............... 622

Crate for shipping cattle

515, 595

Creeping barrage ........ 634

Creosote treatment ..276, 453

Cribbage and checker board

....................... 334

Cultivating corn ......... 669

garden ................ 452

Curious whistle.

Cutting alfalfa

potato seed ............ 451

Demonstration school . . .724

Deposit slips for banking. 97

Dibble ................... 485

Dipping sheep ........ .. .515

Disc harrow ............ 483

Discing orchard ....... .. .593

Draft wheel .530

Dress for spring. '. . . . 472, 560

work or play .......... 684

Drilling soy beans ...... 517

Ducks .............. 642, 663

Dug—out near battle front..326

Edson Coller Wins Holstein

calf ................. 158

English poultry commis-

sioner ............... 538

Farm buildings .......... 649

buildings of E. J. Hoff. .513

of A. M. Peterson ...... 203





Feed trough ............. 652

Fertilizing hoed crops. .595

Fly trap ............ 696, 733





, Fowl catcher ............ 69 6





Garidin, caring for . . . . . . .351





Gardening scene . . . .



Gas attack



Girls’ dresses .' .......... 368



Glass cans for syrup ...... 205

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Greenhouse on farm . . ,

Handling hogs . . . . . . . . . . .720».

Harvesting sunflowers ...654

Hay rack for easy loading. 485

Hog house, portable. .317 696

prize winning ........ ..49 .

Holstein cow ....... 675,723.

Holstein herd of C. A. Bul~

lock

Home- made self— feeder . . .

Horse of draft type ....... 67

Incubator chicks . . . . . . . . .506

Iowa boy and prize-winning

baby beef ........... 64

Jersey cow.’ ..... 460, 553, 699

Sophia 19th ............ 16

head .................. 536

Jerseys, herd of. . . . . . . . . .285

Jones, Miss Deone ....... 96

Kibbe, Frederic, champion

gardener of state . . .732

Killing knife ............ 696

Kitchen sink . . . . .' ....... 532

Kodak on the farm ...... 586

Knots to tie .......... 33, 295

Lamb feeding ........ . . .549

Lambs . . . . .428.

sell at $20 ........... . ..524

Lawrence, M. Lyman.62 .242

Legless farmer ..... .635

Liberty Loan workers.2

Lieut. Roberts

Lilies

Lining up auto wheels.

Long Beach Farm scenes

640, 653

M. A. C. Hort Show ...... 354

Making artificial leather. .582

Maple syrup plant ....... 388

Market map .419

Mules at work .......... 627

My first gun ............ 606

National board of agricul-

ture 678

Operating the tractor ..... 370

Orchard well fertilized. .550

Ousterhout, K., poultry

champion ............ 733

Overhead wate1 system. .722

Painting tree wounds . . .1623

Peach cultuie 138

Picking strawberi 1es ..... 720

Pigeon 10ft 558

Pinto beans, sack for.

Planting potatoes . . . . . .

Plowing scene ........... 385

Potato club exhibits ..... 562

studying potato diseases 96

Poult1y house and flock. .410 '

plant .................. 642

Prize chickens .......... 474

Pruning ................. 456

grapes . . .457

Pulling posts ............ 487

Pump, home-made ...... 652

Quarters for sheep . . . .347 .

Radish seed'production.. .700

Rabbits of C. R. Colvin. .438 '

G. A. Balden ......... ..

Rat proof com 0111) ...... 547'

trap .............. 515,595

Reed, R. C ........... 552, 578

Repairing pipes ...... . . .622

Rhubarb patch .

Road building ....... . . . ..

to Camp Custer ..

Rope splicing . . . . . .

Rural schools ...... r. . . .

Saw for cleaning scales. . .595

Seed com tester

Selecting seed corn .

Shearing sheep .......... 719

Sheep as playmates ...... 264

for northern Michigan

........ 305, 309, 458

Shelling Paris ........... 634

Shorthorn champion ..... 357

cow and calf 48

Sox for soldiers . .

Stacking hay cheaply .

Strainer for spray solu4

tions

Strawberry box .......... 622

Stumps made into wood. ..171

Submarine, a U. S. . ...... 24

Surveying ............... 451

Tank going into action. ..363

Tatted butterfly ......... 332

Team ready for work. . .449

Tomato plant ......... ..673

Tool bag ................ ”595

Tractor cutting wood.

for belt power .........

for cultivating .......... 3

unloading hay .......... 6

hitches ............... 5, 6

plowing

Trap for sparrows

T1 eatmg potatoes ...... ‘. .652

Trench cap .............. 63

Tying wool ............. 719

U-boat illustrations ...... 150

Unhitching horses on the

barn floor ........... 387

Upper peninsula club work





Utility flock, a. . .

Vegetable cultivation . . . .520

Venice, harbor of ..... 2

Vise .............. . . . . .

Vocational training club. . 1

Wagon chain-brace . . . .‘ . .7

Wallace Kruiger . . 6 ,

Water fountain ...... 571, 65'

Watering the teams . .



Water tank, shelter for. .

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