\w—fi. .~ ,M‘. .. ,.\ ‘the farmer a minimum , ested in the lowest price ' ' ”‘ ' , for food, has declared for} ‘ the cost plus a profit bas- " supply and demand, in- Tfie Only Weekly Agriculture] 5” wEEKLKvi ,‘Horticultural,"and Live Stock Journal in the State. v01..CLI.No. Whole Number 4032 ‘ DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, VJULY 20,1918 Insuring the Nation Against Hunger If Our Federal Government Protects and Provides for Our Essential Industries, the Non-Essentials Will Automatically This Position is Taken Here by Hon. James N. McBride, Michigan’s Market Director. Take Care of Themselves. HE United States has accom- plished more of cooperative plans recently than in the many years of its eXistence as a nation. The Federal Bank Reserve Law compelled the national banks to cooperate or lose their charters. Under the Federal Farm Mortgage Credit Act, farmers were compelled to cooperate in secur- ing local loan bodies. -When the war ’ was entered into by the United States, the railroads were coordinated with certain earnings guaranteed, and wag- es were determined by federal wage boards. .1 These are incidental to present con- ditions, and lead up to‘what the late Lord Rhondda termed “a nation taking out food. insurance,” the idea being that the whole nation was vitally cons cerned in that supply, which was pre- requisite to every other industry, and first of all this must be assured. Brit- ish statesmen declare that no govern- ment will ever again neglect agricul- ture as it was neglected in the past. The war has compelled a new outlook. One of the many commissions appoint- ed by the English government on in- dustrial plans after the war, made the following report with reference to ag- riculture: “The conditions of agriculture must be made so stable that out of its prof— its, the agricultural labor shall be as» aured a. fair wage, the cultivator of the soil a fair return for'his capital, energy and grains, and the land—owner a fair return for his capital invested in the land. To accomplish this end, it is recommended that the state should fix a minimum wage for the ordinary ag- ricultural labor determined by wage boards, and guarantee to price for wheat and oats. “Unless this is done, arable land now cultivat- ed will be reseeded, even The Bees Are Doing Their Bit. The Nectar of Flowers Contributes to the Nation’ 3 Supply of Sweets. is to be abandoned in England. Herbert Hoover, of the United States Food Administration, has accepted this principle and in the matter of the wheat price, the senate in insisting on a certain price for wheat, have abans doned the theory that supply and de- mand are just determinants of price. Better Crop Weather Eases Grain Prices. “Chicago, June 29, Prospects of rain in Kansas and of a break- ing of the hot wave there, led to selling of corn today, and eased down prices. Buying support was limited. Most of it came from local traders. Opening prices, which varied from un- changed figures to %c lower, with July $1.4814@1.481/2 and August $1.50%@1.51, were fol- lower by a slight rally, and then a material decline all around. “Oats sympathized with the weakness of corn. Export de~ mand seemed lacking. After op- ening unchanged to 3430 lower, the market continued to sag. “Provisions averaged higher, owing apparently to reports of large shipments of fresh meats. Pit trade was light.” The above item is so commonplace that one is not startled in the least by reading it. Here has been a favorable condition to corn and oats, indefinite, but a factor which now allows the speculator to take off the possible gain that would come to the producer, with- out’any of the calculations provided for by Mr. Hoover or of the English agricultural program. The producer is not counselled, nor consulted; he has no hearing; should the American agricultural program accept the Eng- lish plan endorsed by Mr. Hoover or continue the present plan noted in the news item? Not Entirely an Affair of‘ the Producer, but a Program that Must Pro— vide Food for the Con- sumer. though there are now high prices. Capital must be, attracted to the in- dustrial equipment and improvement of land. Some estates may be tak- en over by the state, un< til the desired improve- ment is reached. This re- fers to land that can be made fertile.” 1 This English program is bound to have its ef- fect upon American agri- culture. England, instead of being the land inter- is. The old viewpoint of rated in the imprest In terms of food pro- duction, not to exceed one-third of the popula- tion are engaged in food production. For the five years preceding 1895, we produced on an average 476,678,000 bushels of wheat. Since 1895, the average over five-year pe- riods has been 679,459,000 bushels, an increase of. forty-six per cent. In the meantime, consumption has advanced from 310,— 000,000 bushels to 588; 000,000, or ninety per cent and exports decrease ed thirty-seven per cent. In 1915 we grew 1,025,000 .bushels, but in 19-16 only 639,000,000, and 656,000; 000 in 1917, and possibly. (Continued on page 50). .,. {wavy 1r: .. e f .‘ 5.; lThe Mich igan Farmer 'Publlshtd Ween! Esta ”PM?" PM}! 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No adv' t odtor lo. than 31.36 sec insertion. tic-able advertismants inserted at any price. No objec- —Member Standard Farm Papers Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation. Entereds sSecond Class Mattpr at the Post Office at Detroit, Michigan. Under the Act. of March 3,1879 VOLUME CLI. ' NUMBER THREE DETROIT, JULY 20, 1918 CURRENT COMMENT. Notwithstanding unfavor— July Crop able conditions during Conditions. June, including severe frost damage in the west- ern part of the state and an almost total lack of rainfall until the very last of the month in most sections, the decline in Michigan crop conditions as estimated by the Federal Depart~ ment of Agriculture on July 1 was only 6.6 per cent during the month. The present estimated composite condition of all Michigan crops is 91.9 as com< pared with 101.6 for the entire country. When it is!| considered that the wheat crop was so much below normal on ac- count of severe winter-killing in most sections of the state, the crop show- ing is still a matter for congratulation. The acreage of Michigan cash crops, while somewhat less than last year, is still above a normal yearly average. The best available estimates indicate that the bean acreage in the state is about fifteen per cent less than last year, and the potato acreage about ten per cent less. The stand of beans is generally very good except in frosted areas, and the crop is making an ex- cellent growth. The planting of late potatoes was not generally finished un- til the coming of the late June rains, but in all sections from which reports have been received, the crop is coming up good and promises to make a good stand. The sugar beet acreage is nearly normal, and the crop is in generally good condition throughout the beet producing areas. There is a good pros~ pect for apples, although the crop does not promise to be as large as indicated a month ago. Other fruits will be a comparatively light crop. When the labor which Michigan farmers have operated this year is considered, the results se- cured in crop acreage is a matter for sincere congratulation. Close students of the labor problem estimate that there was a farm labor shortage last year approaching twenty-five per cent, and a shortage this year approaching a forty per cent. In planting so large an handicap under. acreage of food crops this year under the stress of such a handicap; the farmers of Michigan have certainly done their bit toward winning the war. ‘With favorable conditions from this date, the season’s results promise much better than those attained last. year owing to the more forward con- ditions of crops than the more reason able certainty that they will mature within the growing season. . The patriotic manner in Women War which the women of Workers. England took up indus- trial work as a means of speeding up war production both in the production of munitions and food stuffs has been widely commented up‘ on during the past two years. That the women of America will just as loy- ally accept the burden of' industrial work in large numbers as a means of helping to win the war is beyond ques- tion. Already many thousands of wom- cn are working in munitions plants and filling other industrial positions which were formerly considered as strictly men's work. In Canada wom- en are this year aiding in the food production camraign in more than a small way, many “farmerettes,” some of them from prominent families, be- ing regularly employed at farm work. Should the war continue for more than another year, industrial employ‘ ment of women will undoubtedly be largely extended in many lines of work, including agriculture. The further necessary drafts upon the man power of the country for military ser- vice and the industrial production on which successful military operations depend in such large measure will make this an absolutely necessary fac- tor in the early Winning of the war. Such an exhibition of patriotic loyalty ' on the part of American women is a matter for sincere congratulation to the country. To thousands of Ameri- can women the responsibilities as well as the rights and privileges of citizen- ship will come together, due to the war emergency. In the last' issue of the Farmer a reader frankly discussed his patriotic duty in the purchase and holding of Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps with money which is needed to finance his farm for more efficient production. This point is discussed particularly in rela- tion to holding bonds already purchas- ed which he has an opportunity to util- ize in the purchase of needed live stock for the more efficient operation of his farm. In matters of this kind each man must be his own judge. In the pur- chase of Liberty Bonds or War Sav- ings Stamps to the limit of his ability, every man discharges what he should regard as his duty in this direction as a means of aiding in financing the gov- ernment in the present war crisis. This object is not materially aided by these government securities being held by the original purchaser, and in case where such investments can be turned to advantage in the purchase of neces- sary live stock or equipment for the farm to add to its efficiency in food production, there can be no patriotic objection to such transactions. The only ill effect of the use of gov- ernment bonds as a medium of ex- change in the transaction of ordinary business lies in the practical eifect of inflation of the circulating medium, thus advancing commodity values and cheapening the value of our money as measured by other values. This, how- ever, would occur only through a very general use of these investment secur- itiesas a circulating medium. This is not likely to occur, since the re-saie value of bonds is somewhat below par, due to the general tendency on the part of investors to convert them into cash where this can be dcne without Patriotism and Farm Finance. ‘ _ x ‘0' . ' 4 ' F ' .. ‘leasing the capital for other uses. The ' only question .then, which the holder of such securities need raise with re- gard to disposing of them‘is the mat- ter cf their acceptance by the purchas- er at face value for whatever commod- 1ty~is offered in exchange. In these days when ' Crop Yields and farmersare studying- Net Earnings. _ production costs ' more closely than ev- er before, any accurate data on'the cost of producing staple crops under average conditions is of general inter- est. In this connection, in a recently published statement by.W. P. Hart. man, Agricultural and Industrial Agent of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway is presented some interesting cost data on crop production experi- ments conducted on *that railway's demonstration farm at Howard City. In his cost figures overhead costs,- including land rental and other factors which must be taken into considera~ tion in arriving at absolute crop costs were not included. Omitting those and figuring only the cost of fitting the land, seed, planting, cultivating, har. vesting, threshing, etc., costs were as follows: Beans cost $28 per acre, a yield of 7.07 bushels per acre being secured. The beans were sold the day after threshing for $6.76 per bushel. The bean straw was credited with a value of $10 per ton. The gross re- ceipts were $55.99 per acre, returning a gross profit of $26.13 per acre. Sim- ilarly estimated, the cost of growing an acre of potatoes, including market— ing, was $60.40. With a yield of slight‘ 1y over one hundred bushels per acre sold on the fall market, partly to local dealers and partly to direct consum- ers, this crop gave a profit of $46.11 per acre. The state commission appointed to determine the cost of producing crops last year estimated that the average cost of producing an acre of beans, fig- uring in all legitimate charges, rental of land, the depreciation of equip- ment, etc., was $58.43. Mr. Hartman calls attention to this fact in his re- port, also to the fact that his costs as’ given do not include very many items which should properly be charged to the crop grown. In his report he ar- rives at the interesting conclusion that a vital factor in connection with farm earnings is that “above the average yield therein profit lies." In this conclusion Mr. Hartman’s opinion coincides with that of other students of economic agriculture. While maximum yields may not be the most profitable in every case, the max- imum of profit is generally derived from yields above the general average for the state or country. Too often high yields are associated with large total production and cheap prices by the average farmer, due to the fact that 'record crops have in the past of- ten made less money for their growers than have short crops. This result, however, is not likely to obtain under war conditions; properly it should nev- cr obtain, and will not obtain when the cost basis has been generally adop- ted in the fixing of market values. Under present conditions itpwill be profitable for every Michigan farmer to do everything in his power to pro- mote maximum yields as a means of increasing his net profit. In the mean- time, every farmer should become a thorough student of production costs to the end that he may be able to wield a wholesome influence on public opinion toward the establishment of the compensatory price principle in the marketing of farm products. This slogan should not be forgotten by any farmer who is in need of either equipment or material for the fall or winter season. Even Early Shopping. 'i'or next springs use bulky materials finer-is class. a d L e. owing to . the certainty of "very d‘iiilcuit transportation conditions . ' this fall and winter. With the increase of shipping space resulting from our ship building campaign, it Will be pos‘ sible to move war materials and sup. plies for our troops across the ocean in greatly increased volume. Beginning with the wheat crop, which is now moving from the south- west, there will be incensed demands upon the transportation systems of the country throughout the summer and fall to move food sutffs. During the period of favorable weather a great deal of war material will be trans- ported overland in war trucks bound for the seaboard, but during the win- ter season when transportation is of-. ten handicapped by weather con- ditions, war supplies will be going for- ward in increased volume, doubtless making embargoes necessary on many - other commodities not needed for im< mediate use. as well as business man will be the gainer by ever keeping in mind the ‘early shopping" slogan under pres- ent war conditions. According to a recent statement of the Commis- sioner of Internal Rev- enue, income and excess profit taxes have been collected for the past year amounting to $2,821,340,801.50. Includ< ing miscellaneous war taxes the total amount thus collected, mostly from the larger businesses of the country amounts to 33.500.000.000, an amount equal to the total value of all farm crops fifteen years ago, and equaling about one-fourth of the estimated val- ue of all farm crops for 1917. In addition to the payment of this War Taxes. ‘immenSe sum the business institu- tions of the country have been handi- capped _by labor difficulties only slight- 'ly less pronounced than those which have confronted the farmers of the country, and by coal shortage and transportation difficulties which have been no small handicap in the conduct of business along almost any line. An increasing degree of regulation and further increases in taxation doubtless faces those engaged in commercial in- dustries during the coming year. If the war should last another year there is little doubt but that this regulation will be made as drastic as it has been made in England under the compelling necessity of war conditions. Too often, perhaps, we are inclin~ ed to speak generally of munitions makers as war profiteers. ’ One scarce- ly realizes, however, the great number of manufacturing plants which are en« gaged in war work of various kinds. A daily perusal of the Official Bulletin in which a list of the contracts enter- ed into by government agencies are given indicates the wide distribution of these contracts. A late Bulletin shows that the Bureau of Supplies and Contracts of the Navy Department alone has placed contracts to date numbering 39,569. When it is consid- ered that this is a single branch of the great war business, something of the extent of necessary war production can be realized. There is scarcely a manufacturing plant of any import- ance in the country which is not now working on war material of some kind. Notwithstanding the fact that the cost plus reasonable profit principle is applied to war production in most de. partments, it must not be forgotten that the regular business of these in- stitutions is being disturbed or entire- ly stopped by the war program. The moral in the recital of these facts is obvious; the burden of war is falling on the whole people, as it properly should as as individuals or members of F up The foresighted farmers ‘ Whatever sacrifices we are called upon to make we may me as— - sured that they are not peculiar to J v. \l‘vafi. : \‘é -“.Well Developed Pullets of thls Type .-= will Begin Laying at Five Months. ‘Keep Them. ELECT your best-layers while the S chicks are only six and seven weeks old. The purpose of this article is to give the farmer a simple and reliable meth- od of selecting the pullets which will make the best layers and also enable him to pick out the cockerels that will produce heavy laying pullets. The question'that is uppermost in the minds of the poultry farmers at the present time, is that of culling the ' flock. The hens have “dropped off” in egg production. From fifteen to forty 'per cent of the hens on our Michigan farms are slackers, and it is at this season of the year that they can be _ easily detected. We cannot expect good layers from culls. Like begets like, so we can look for. slacker pullets as well as hens. The three illustrations of Barred Rock pullets representothree types of layers, good, 'medium and poor. The three pullets'are now seven weeks old Standardizing and LabelingProducéContaincrs‘ ARMERS, manufacturers of pro- duce containers, middlemen and consumers are vitally interested in,the new ruling of. the Federal De- partment of Agriculture in regard to the use of standardized containers for inter-state trade. While these rules are .‘very liberal in 'regard to the use of containers adapted to the various pro- ducts, yet the fewer the number and greater the uniformity of the contain- ers in which the produce is packed, the more desirable it will be for every- one interested.‘ Produce on the Chi- cago market should be sold in contain- ers of the same style and size as those sold in Denver or Boston. - The following suggestions are made , in response to numerous inquiries for 2 it. 5 dard _ barrel and . its lawful subdi- . ‘ visions, i. e. third. " ' information as to the proper methods of 'marking the quantity of the con- tents 'on packages of various fresh fruits and vegetables under the Net Weight Amendment to the Food and Drugs Act. , , The articles listed below may be marked by either Weight or dry meas; ure or’ when 'pack~ ' ed in barrels, in terms of the Unit- ed "States stan-' Mr. E. C. Foreman; Poultry Expert of the Michigan Agri- cultural College Tells Michigan Farmer Readers How They Can Select From Their Young Flocks thie Pullets and Cockerels That are Worh Keeping. Get the Boy and Girl Interested. and have been fed and housed alike, they have always had identical con- ditions, but the pullets 'themselVes dif- fer to a very noticeable degree. A chick, in feathering, follows a def-~~ inite order. The wings are always the first feathers to appear, next the tail, then the breast and body feathers and lastly the back. We measure a pullet’s capacity for laying by the percentage of 'feathers over the back at the ages of six and ‘seven weeks. Leghorn chicks mature early and at six weeks , of age should be completely feathered. Barred Rocks, Wyandottes, Rhode Is- land Reds are slower to mature, but should be feathered when seven weeks A Medium Producer. This Type of Pullets May be Kept at 3 Profit Un- A der Favorable Conditions. old. This is the standard by which we measure our pullets and there is a definite correlation between rate of early maturity and strong vitality—- both of which are essential character- istics of heavy-laying flocks. Every farm flock will have repre- sentatives of all three types illustrat- ed. Now is the time to leg-band or mark the early feathering pullets. Lat- er on it will be harder to select when all the pullets are in full plumage. Some families or strains of'poultry are noted for their early maturity, while other strains have the opposite reputation. Leghorn pullets, properly reared, should commence laying be- An Inferior Pullet. Birds of this Type Seldom Develop Into Heavy Layers. \ Cull them Out. ‘ ers are interested. Cubic Inches. Barrel .................. 7,056.00 Half-barrel ..... . . . . . . . 3,528.00 Quarter-barrel .......... 1,764.00 Bushel ........2,150.42 How Uncle Sam Measures It / If products packed upon your farm are to be shipped out of the state special precautions should be taken to see that containers meet the provisions of the new federal rulings. United States standards fordry measures in which Michigan farm- Following are the Cubic Inches. Half-bushel ............. 1,075.21 Peck ..... . . ............ 537.6 Quart .................... 67.2 33.6 Pint .. ................. her of apples contained in package the number of apples per package. Plums in baskets, boxes and cases, (see paragraph relating to small open containers). Beans (in pod) in baskets, boxes and hampers. _ Berries and currants in baskets, (see paragraph relating to small open con- tainers). Cherries in boxes and baskets, (see paragraph relating to small open con- tainers). - ' Cucumbers in barrels, baskets, hamp- ers, boxes and crates. Containers of graded cucumbers may, if desired, be \ A Very Desirable Type of Qpckerel. Strong and Vigorous. Began Crow- ing at Six Weeks of Age. tween four and one-half and six months, while the general purpose breeds, Barred Rocks, etc., usually re- quire two weeks longer, from five to six and one-half months. Some exhibi- tion strains of Barred Rocks will not commence laying until they are at - least eight months old and never catch up with their early maturing sisters Who have been putting eggs in the market basket for the previous two months. The same principles apply in select- ing the breeding cockcrels as used in culling the pullets. Early maturity, de- noted by quick feathering, rapid de- velopment of comb and wattles, early crowing and an exuberance of “pep.” A rapid and steady growth is essential, the cockerel must be well balanced—— by that we mean, the size of comb and body must be well proportioned. A large comb and small body is not de- sired, nor a-large body and small comb especially with Leghorns. ‘ marked in lieu of weight or dry meas- ure, with the number and length of the cucumbers. Grapes in baskets, (see paragraph relating to small open containers). Onions in crates, baskets and hamp- ers, and in sacks of uniform quantity of contents. Cases containing graded. onions may, if desired, be marked in addition with the number of onions per case. Peaches in boxes, cases, baskets and hampers. Boxes and cases of graded peaches may, if desired, be marked in addition with the number of peaches per" package, (see paragraph relating to small open containers). Pears in barrels, boxes, baskets, and hampers. Peas (in pod) in baskets, boxes and hampers. Peppers in barrels, baskets, 'boxes and hampers, (see paragraph relating to small open containers). Potatoes in barrels, crates and hamp- ers, and in sacks of uniform quantity of contents. Quinces in bar- rels, boxes, bas- kets and hampers. T o m a t o e s in boxes, “lugs,” and baskets. (When packed in "small 0 p e n containers inclosed in crates or “flats,” see the next paragraph. (Small Open Con- tainers. Pending-a deten- 'minaticn’ of it}; e 41 T means more potatoes and in better condition with a considerable saving in labor. Farguhar dig ers are built to stand the strain of ha .continuous usage. They dig clean and leave the potatoes conVenient for picking. Q, . Elevator Digger illustrated above is , , built in three sizes with special equip- - . ment to suit different soils. Eni drive on large digger if desired: No. 1 Elevator has paid for itself 1n one season on four acres of potatoes for some users. Our‘ ‘Success Jr " is the peer of plow 1‘ ,. diggers. Gets more potatoes in one time over the row than a turn plow in ,j.‘ , three htgfps. Price so low that it is in the smallest grower. The “Gilt Edge" for those who desire a , .1 . more elaborate Walking Digger. '3‘ » Special catalogue giving full particu- lars oi‘ the different Farquhar Dig ers sent free on request. Write us to ay. n- A. B. FARQUHAR co.. 1.111. '1: Box 212 York. P- “Succes- Jr.” A plow diu- ger that pays dividends on III a c r e More potatoes LESS . is incomplete. Drainage Aids Crops in Drought In the tile-drained field, there 1s less surface evapor- _ ation, the soilbedis deeper and remains moist longer ' and plant roots go much deeper for food. Tilin with American Vit- rifie Salt- Glazed Tile, (the frost and acid- proof kind ,) . is a wise investment. g ‘ Write for folder “Add more . Acres to your farm.” 3’ American Sewer Pipe Co., 200 Etulames St., JackeonJVJch- Drain Tile Sewer Pipe Building Blocks ‘3 , Vitrified Tile Silos ,‘ ‘ «1 . 2%ij ‘35 ”mung 1 f‘TH it you can answer the urgent c or increased production of meat. an tats. Your-[silo will be full to them-1m ofmold- proof si Iago. Your crops will be ut. up1 bydour own engine without. outs do help. llldlilllllfll lithe choice of careful buyers because it is are by tented Bat slot, Yok ushio -Drive.by Steel-Plate case an solid at lngrn oohganiem founded on disk ”a Spa-incl ' (loin ion Force-Feed with tin-o .fi bi .fn‘ .SQJE': Lighteat power mien: . :_ . Distributor: BROWN & . SEHLER C09, TOOL BOX. A’ farm implement minus a. tool box It is inconvenient to carry wrenches or plier or other arti< éles in the coat pocket and unhandy to have themfastened by a wire to the implement. Here is a tool box which can be made and put on an implement in a. short time. Take an old one-gallon linseed‘oil can or a similar tin can and cut it off about three inches from the _. , * t '. .-.-.-.1\ E . I". 1' I 1 l' . 1 'r l: . | h j ' lflfi l1 9 -.—4 I... a... e.- 1 14...... . .. . . .. ..{- 1.0 ')~~—-A.-.--__... top. Punch a few small holes in the bottom so it will drain. Cut a block of wood from three—quarter-inch stuff shown at A. This fits on the inside of the can, so the box can be wired or bolted to any implement. The wood will stiffen the can so that a. number of small heavy tools and bolts and res pair pieces can be carried—L. J. CULTIVATING TOOL. One day 1 called to see a farmer friend of mine. As he was out, in the corn field, hoeing, I walked over there to see him. I noticed that he used a V-shaped hoe. When hoeing between the stalks he would use the pointed end, and away from them he would, by turning over use the flat end, hoe-fash- L ion. I inquired if he thought it was as good as a regular hoe. He stated that he liked it better though it cost more. I noticed that he could get right up to the plants and it saved much trouble. That got me to thinking. I found an old hoe when I got home. I got a cold—chisel and cut one corner off, as shown in the drawing, leaving a side about one inch high. Then I sharpen- ed on the grindstone the bottom and Practical ,SUggeS‘tiOnS in the shape of an inverted T, as sides. When 1’ next hood my corn, I found that there was'very little stoop- ing required, by using the small side of this hoe when weeds that were Close to the plants needed to be gotten out. Before, when I- used the common hoe, the "only way to get the weeds out close to the plants was by hand, and that was tedious and made one’s back ache. This style hoe saved’ninety per cent of this hard work, besides the hoeing was done much quicker. The hoe should be sharpened each time One hoes—C. E. Richardson. BELTING FROM OLD HARNESS. A very satisfactory leather belt may be made from odd pieces of scrap har- ness, especially to be used on light- running machinery found on most ev- ery farm, such as separators, churns, washing machines, etc. I make a prac- tice of buying odds and ends of_ har- ness which may be offered at most any auction. By {making up the belt on spare time I thereby save considerable if I had to buy new. Most of the belt is made from stitched traces which are one and a half to two inches wide. If the threads are cut and the pieces pulled apart there will be two lengths gotten. After the belt is made up it may be cut into narrower widths if desired. Pieces even a foot long may be used this way. I place the end of each piece-on a flat board and with a plane I shave it. ofi wedge-shape, about four or five inches long. On these ends I apply good grade glue or leather cement and I] a clamp firmly between'two boards to dry. This makes a. strong joint and it done with care will make a continu~ ous belt. Whereas if these odd pieces~ were laced together the belt wOuld run uneven and noisy and look bad. Of course, this belt should not be used out of doors. I use good gelatine‘flake glue, which is made up by heating in a. pot, double boiler fashion. But, if one should prefer, a leather Cement can be used. Standardizing and Labeling Containers (Continued from_page 47).- question as to whether the quantity of the contents must be marked on small open containers. inclosed within crates ers are packed apricots, berries, cur- ers are packedapricots, berries, cur- rants, cherries. grapes. peaches, plums, prunes, peppers and tomatoes, and um 1 less public notice of not less than two ”1 months be) given, the depatment till fare} Berry Boxes in a Paper Cm not recommend proceedings under the Food and Drugs Act solely upon the ground that such fruits and vegetables in such small containers bear no The Georgia Carrier Holds Six Pour-Quart fluke” The crates inclosing such containers should, however, be marked with the number of small containers and the statement of the quantity of contents. quantity of the contents of each. Also, for the present and until further public notice to the contrary of not less , than two months, the department proceedings under the will not recommend Food and. Drugs Act solely upon ~ the ground that-th9 Quantity of the (Conan sued on;g pose 69.1.] and other table beverages is in favor of the Wholesome. Healthml Posum i is all this and more. i it's most delicious. Besides there's no . waste. and these are days when one E should Shve. Try 1 NSTANT E 1P0 STUM iii :l = g T IS the necessity of cutting - labor costs and releasin men = = g . for the front that makes the _ -..-.- tractor a present necessity. '8 :3: “WW. _ - - E a: = «1 a . . . ,. , - = s an old acquaintance of war-time " = conditions. As son of a worthy sire the i. II British Battle Tank it knows the grudging - = warrant roughe ground; but numbers on— = = m'estic, resolut 3 :3 "him BULLOCK ‘cannrmo amp mac- .. » = TOR gr cruises to do more and better work = ‘ = than t ree men and six horses 011 any (arm. :1 . _ We only ask that you encourage it to make "' I ‘ this promise good. = E A. three— bottom tractor—15 71.11: i :1 drawbar. Writefor catalog today. 5 E E BULLOCK TRACTOR COMPANY :- i a 1813 Divemy rummcumwsn. . I I" ‘ ‘ "I: a“ ””‘lilmmumlmu:i||l“““" 77w PERFECT CORN HARVESTER SoldDirchZ sergeant“ , Works in any kindot soil. Cntsstalks, does- ' n’t pull like other cutters. Absolutely no danger. our. Fm to Seven Anne a Day with one man undo Here Is what one nehorse. Gentlemen: Amweiyp plensedwith urchin-'21:: farmer says: runes-vector as it works orheevy corn. 1 cutISs ks in a bevy rain when the sci was very loose. nbutdid pull “chargerrhengtr 0pm“ shipment. Iro- m’ 55%. seamen. " Celina. 0111., Cold Direct to the Farmer ‘ Bend i'or socket and cireulsre 111111,.an about 1111. 1» ‘ inc-saving machine. also eestimouia «many users. \ pmiv-e -‘ w"? m» . ibfiége Worm s, 'l'l'hesé repulsive worms not only destroy the cabbage plants, but they a 'Repu-lsive " Pest are; repulsive .to consumers. Now is the time to geteafter them. HERE are several ways of com- bating the common green cab- bage worm, but repeated experi- ments have shown .that arsenical poi- - ’. sons are the best. Arsenate of lead ‘and Paris green are preferable to the , others. I prefer arsenate of lead, for several reasons. On account 0f the unusual demands for certain things, the European war has caused a scar- city of Paris green, which increases its cost. Arsenate of lead has not increas- ed much in cost, and .is less harmful to plants. Then, too, it shows white on Lithe leaves ”when dry, thus making it easy to. determine just where the spray has come in contact with the plant. ' ' ,. I- prefer to use poison-in the spray form. The compressed air sprayer is preferable, having a nozzle that throws a mist-like spray. _ In order to get the spray to stick to the plant, some kind of sticker should be used. If one can secure it, either resin-flsh-oil soap, or crude resin soap, may be used, using the same amount of the soap as of the poison. ' If Paris green is used, one pound to fifty gallons of water is suflicient; from one to one and one-half pounds they may be sprayed again as soon as any worms appear from a second gen- eration. They may be sprayed even after the heads have formed. Many people labor under the impression that V such sprayings would injure humans, but chemical analysis has shown that one week after spraying as above de’: scribed, cabbage when prepared in the usual manner, had no trace of the poi-- son. It has also shown that about“ twenty-eight heads, sprayed'as above, ‘ would have tobe eaten at one meal by an adult persOn to produce poisonous effects. Consumers should also be- come acquainted with these facts, to set at rest any fears from that source. Missaukee Co. ,, R. WILsON.‘ SAVE YOUR CORN SEED. Michigan gardeners who would like to be sure of a supply of seed in 1919 had best begin to prepare to raise enough this summer for their future needs, in the opinion of the Depart- ment of Horticulture of the Michigan Agricultural College. This precaution must be taken, the department de- clares: because the seed upon which the country would normally depend Fanning Gooseberrie‘s. The Fanning-mill Saves a Lot of Tedious Work. " thefieason WHY 'makes‘the John Deere Spreader l-4-Do Better Work 3—Last Longer . 2—0perate Easier F 4—Require Fewer Repairs ‘ And that construction is patented. ' The only spreader that can have its beater on the axle is the - :; JOHNQQDEERE SPREADER! Simpler and Stronger The beater-on-the-axle con- struction does away with half of the castings necessary on 'other Spreaders—does away with all chains and clutches— makes the John Deere simpler and V stronger. with the unusually low box. _ The high drive wheels make it ‘ 7?» exceptionally light draft for its capacity—easy on the horses. Spreads Evenly The revolving rake turning slowly as the load moves back, ’ feeds a uniform quantity or manure to the beater while the beater teeth pulverize it thor- oughly. The low-down beater delivers the manure near the ground—Wind does not affect V .1; the spreading. An even, uni- form spread of thoroughly pulverized manure results— heavy or light, whichever you choose. No bunching or chok- ~ ing — no under-fertilized or . . over-fertilized spots. The load of manure covers the great- est possible area and every particle of plant foot is able to count fully in in- creasing crop yields. It puts the heavy strains of spreading upon the main axle— the strongest part. The work- ing parts, free from heavy strains, do not get out of line to cause binding, heavy draft and breakage. Low Box—High Drive Wheels Having the beater on the axle.makes possible the com- bination of low box and high drive wheels. In no other way can both of these valu- able features be so well secured. The John Deere Spreader box is only hip-high. jof arsenate of lead in the powdered will not be forthcoming in 1919. form to fifty gallons of water, or twice as .much of the arsenate of lead paste. If, however, the soaps above men- tioned are not available, a splendid sticker can be made ofthe following: Resin, one pound; sal soda, (in crys- tals), half pound; water, two quarts. The above mixture can be obtained most anywhere, and is sufficient for twenty-five gallons of water. I will ei- plain how to prepare it, as it may save someone much valuable time. in learn- ing to prepare it. Use an ‘iron kettle, and boil out of- doors. A very small fire is suflicient,‘ as it boils over very easily. Put all the ingredients in the kettle together, and have along-hand- led spoon to stir with. Also have some cold water handy to prevent boiling over in case the stirring-does not‘pre- , vent it. In an hour or so the resin should-be dissolved, and when the mix- ture'assumes a rich brown color, it'is ready to use. I do the boiling in the 'field where I spray, and then I can keep the mixture hot. 'I use a small four-gallon sprayer, and have an old one-quart measure to dip the sticker with, and that makes it easy to get 7 the right proportion. ‘If this sticker stands cold for a few h0u‘rs, the resin settles to the bottom, and then it must , be boiled again before it can beused. ‘For that reason it is best to use one . ~ kettle for the season; then each time J it, is used, more ingredients can be ad- old, and the. Whole boiled -- This sticker will withstand “The reserve supply of s’eed usually carried by. the seed houses has never been so low in the history of the bus- iness,” a bulletin from the horticultur- ists says. “This is attributable to a. number of causes, among which may ' be mentioned the failure of the supply from Europe; the use of many seeds for food, an increase of about ‘fifty per cent in the demand for planting, and the adverse weather conditions which have much reduced the usual Califor- nia crop. “The old-time practice of saving one’s own garden seed can in this emergency be revived with advantage ——remembering that the fundamental principle in successful seed saving is selection of seed only from- the best plants.”_ A bulletin entitled “Saving Seeds for the Hume Market Garden,” is: being is: , sued by the college, and can be obtain- ed by mailing a card to- the Experi- ment Station,'East Lansing, with a re— quest for Circular No. 35. Cover crops shduld be sown by the twentieth of July or the first week in August. Clover is one of the best cov- er crops that can be used, as its roots, penetrate deep into the soil to gather “mineral elements and to store up the nitrogen. The most. successful orchard- ists sow from twelve' to fifteen pounds of red clover seed to the acre as soon after haying and harvesting as”con—- venient. If the soil is so rich that a (1,,me It is easy to load. You can . '7 see where every forkful goes. You can build a perfectly pro- portioned load—the kind that A Boy Can Operate It Any boy who can drive a team can easily operate this spreader in the field. Pulling one lever throws the . machine in gear. Pulling another 3 lever regulates the feed. There.is nothing else to do. except driving. spreads easiest and best. And, remember, on the John Deere unusually high drive wheels go Straw Spreading Attachment A straw-spreading attachment can be furnished, that can be quickly attached and that Spreads all kinds of straw to best advantage. Also wide . spread attachment. « Send a Post Card Today The Spreader with the Beater on the Axle offers you special advantages that you can ’t aflord to miss. Successful farm- ers everywhere regard it as the most pro— fitable machine they ever bought. We - 3; want you to get acquainted with it. Send . us a post card todayasking for free spreader booklets and for our big book “Better Farm Implements and How to Use Them.” Ask for Package 3.213, P JOHN DEERE Moline, Illinois the Axle. .m ' " . . Mormon in BOYS MAKE MONEY ‘ “m qudywfigflcmffiwm "it 'mi‘tiarrtsaaiart‘mowm 9" ‘ "‘9“ him?“ , 7. “to BunBulldinc.” Jack-0n. ' Mick's”: 1;}, :léj Here Is (4” I The Cutter? That Does the Work Kalamazoo Ensilage Cutters, like Kalamazoo Silos—- _ have been on the market a great many years. They are well and favorably known, and backed by a concern that puts merit of product ahead of financial gain. We are actually more vitally interested 1n having them render highly satisfactory service than the buyer is—for our suc- cess depends u 11 your satisfaction. Th at is why you can rely upon a Kalamazoo to do your work r1ght. They’ re “making good” for others—they’ ll “make good” for you. Easy Running Require Less Power Kalamazoo Cutters are exceptionally easy running and require less power to operate than others, because of three important features: Perfect balance of knife wheel, with center shear cut. Complete, thoro lubrication of all bearings and moving parts. Large opening from drum to feed pipe, with abundant power to keep ensilage moving up the pipe in a steady stream. Safest Ensilage Cutter Known The Kalamazoo IS the safest ensilage cutter known: Because of the heavy and substantial construction. Because the malleable knife wheel 13 unbreakable in service. Because all gears and sprocket chains are covered to prevent accident to operators. Send In Your Order Now Be ready when your corn is ready for the silo. Cut it at just the right time. Even one week's delay in cutting means a big loss in feeding value. Don’ t wait till the last minute. Order now—be sure of having your cutter when the corn is ready. for catalog and details of our easy payment plan. I I write TOday interested in a silo. ask for Kalamazoo Silo catalog. [CALAMAZOO TANK 81: 511.0 CO., 1).». 1:1 Kalamazoo, Mich. Kalamagoo .. '. ENSlLoAGEaCUTTEQS "The World.) 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The accompanying drawing is of the interior ofa dairy barn, showing the side walls and ceiling covered with wall board. I of wall-beard is superior to thin match- ed lumber, or to lath and plaster, be- cause it never swells and contracts, non cracks and pulls. It seldom. needs repairs if put up properly. - rWall-board. retards the passage of. heat and cold and can be painted or whitewashed to - add to the attractiveness and sanita; tion of the stable. ' Another decided advantage of wall- bo‘ard is the fact. that it permits carry~ ing a job through to completion W i t h o u t hiring expensive skill- ed mechanics. ‘By this I do not mean to con- lvey the idea that any- one can use the wall~ b o a 1' d successfully without careful plan~ ning to avoid waste in sawing out the panels and providing a level surface and ample space for nailing the material to the stud— ding and joists. Neith« or can one get an ab- solutely satisfactory job with wall board unless the surface to which it is nailed The Farmer 8 ed before setting them in place. To allow ample nailing surface for the edges of the panels care must be taken to have them cut straight so that the cut edge will follow the cen- ter of the stud or joist. This holds the panel in place firmly and aifords am- .ple nailing surface for the strips or mouldings used to cover the sawed edges of the panels. The most important point to be ob- lserved in prepaiing wall- boa1d for use At All? is that of alloiving a small space be-’ 1tween the panels to provide for con- 1 traction and expansion. A little atten- ‘ tion‘ to this detail before attaching the l 900, 000, 000 for 1918. The enormous crop of 1915 has vanished with the . small crops of the following two years, {and only by the most careful saving 1 have we been able to supply our allies, 1 and await the crop soon to be arvest— ;d. We must export to the allies, and to some of the neutral nations f10m this coming crop. 470,000,000 bushels of wheat and 550,000,000 of other cer- leals... From Canada there may be ex‘ pected 120,000,000 of wheat for export. If this were added to the total estimat- ed crop in the United States, it would mean 1, 020, 000, 000, of which 470, 000, ~ 000 must be exported. This leaves for home use about 150,000,000 bushels short of 0m normal consumption. It I find that a good grade. is level and the panels p1ope11y squar-1 8an1tary and Attractive Cow Stables Tight Ceilings and Side Walls Insure the Comfort of the Cows and Prevent Dust and Bacteria frOm Contaminating the Milk. panels to the surface will prevent all danger of the panels buckling up and warping out of shape. It is also im- portant that the edges be securely nailed to the stud§ and joists. I find that the use of medium-Sized nails and . more of them, preferable to’using‘ few-_ er large nails. If the nailing surface is composed of sound timber one inch wire nails are sufficient. Use flat- head nails only where wood strips or other trim will cover them. For nailing the panels to the intermediate studs’ or Joists use fine wire rnails. with small heads. The nails in thecenter of the hould Provide Conditions that will En- able the Cow to Profitably Expend Her Energy. panels should be driven first so that the surface may be smoothed out to- wald the edges. In addition to the ceilings and side walls of the cow stable I have found wall-board a cheap and efficient mate- rial to use in the building of yentilat-w ing shafts, for ceiling the milk house and in other places where a tight wall or ceiling is desirable. 11'1- building ventilating shafts Where more than one thickness of material is required the odds and ends of the wall-board may be nailed together so as to form a. very strong and substantial material. Properly put together it will prove superior to a cheap. grade of lumber and is much cheaperfl—F A. J. ’ Insuring the Nation Against Hunger (Continued from fllst page). draw from the unessential, and thus may become self— detei mining. As it is now, the ability of certain industxies to pay more than the‘farmer in wages, weakens the basis industry, and this in turn increases the cost Of others, for all one dependent on food products, and fall n1 raw material. News Items The Overton Creamery Co., of Allen gan county, Mich” is paying its pa.- tions $2. 30 per hundred for July milk. The Federal Fuel Administration notified county agents and the various, organizations in the state that they \ FREE CATALOG. ' 1This book explains why the thin. hstraight r knives with the {mucus inward shear cut 1 faster and save time and labor. '. CLIMA Edd-i511? ' has many other exclusive features: closed el- bow pipe and safety feed. Get catalog today. e? Waraw- Wilkinson ill. ‘ 7' 120 1111:1111 Iliumll. ' {1.5 to 12.00 per bushel It 5011 buliNr in earlodids or . . ‘ l GRAIN ’ * PC 0031? hifinpgtfle (1ka 101113211. ’ Whoa waiting-ta advertisers pie-u mention" . every Papec ~large or s.mall You, 1 doubtless. will not need to take advantage of the full elevating power of the Pa pec, ut you have the satisfaction of knowing it’s there—in reserve. There are four sizes of Papecs. A gas engine, 3 or 4 H. P., will operate the smallest size. Our 1918 Catalogue explains how a Papec will pay for- itself 1n one season. Write for your copy to—day—it’s free. Papec Machine Company 150 Main Street 1 - ‘ShortsvilleJV .Y. 25 Convenient Distributing . him; , 1., thing, 1112., food. England’s program, spring. The drain will begin at lbo " ,_ after establishing this basic industry Goodall farm ‘ ‘ " that it will 31 b for a program that will assure or in- office in securing sufficient coal of the sure adequate fOOd supply. The Unit- proper grade and size to meet the re« ed States has 1101: yet taken the Steps quirements for threshing purposes that the English have, but must soon __-_____.__.__._ adopt some plan. - ' Contracts have been let at Goat’s Non-essential Industries. Grove, Barry county: for the construc- ' This problem is most difficult in the tion of the Coat’s Grove Drain, which sense of determination as to the de- will be the largest tile drain in Mich- grees of necessity of respective indus- igan. It Will be ten and one-half miles tries. The interrelations and by-pro- long, and Will be constructed 01’ tile ducts of 'an industry .may change the ranging from six to twenty-two inches whole status of affairs. A commission in diameter. .This underground drain* to determine the relevant and irrele- age system for heavy soil is not pri- vant products at the present time, marily designed to reclaim any land would be beset with great difficulties. for cultivation. It is intended‘to drain _ England’s plan avoids this by declar— the surplus water from the fields so ing for the basic and most essential that they may be worked early 111,111.: is this dangerous condition that calls may rely on the cooperation of that ’ ‘ i 1 i, Ghrhéder bf. registered dairy cat- tie can “systematize his work and get satisfactory results Without 'keeping a record ‘of the milk and but- tier-fat: produced by the cows in his herd These records not only demon- strate the value of 1the cows in “his herd for dairy purposes, but they serve ,as a guide in determining the value of the animals ‘of both sexes for breeding purposes; the male’s merit being judg- ed to a large extent by the number of high-producing dams in his pedigree, ‘as well as by the number of his daugh- ' ters that make creditable official rec- ords. Keeping these records in a form that insures buyers against fraudulent practices is called official testing. It is interesting that records made in. this manner have proved to be a mas- ter key in the unlocking of mysterious hereditary forces. The method of keeping these rec- ords is generally known among dairy farmers, especially the breeders of dairy cattle, but a brief explanation may prove of interest to those who have never made it a specialty. If a breeder desires an authenticated rec- ord of one of his cows he makes appli- cation to the secretary of the organi- zation in charge of the work for the particular breed which he is keeping. This organization authorizes the prop- er state authorities to take charge of 7~5i**- tastchcy to Heredity ‘ records soon after calving without re- gard to later production will beget off- spring that will have a tendency to produce more abundantly during the . early stages of their freshening period. That if seven-day records are to be continued they would be more nearly accurate if conducted several months after calving rather than immediately after. These are questions of vital in- terest to the breeders of dairy cattle and must be worked out in a way that will be of greatest benefit to the re-‘ spective breeds and breeders of dairy cattle. A carefuI study of the performance records made by dairy cows for seven days immediately after calving and for the year shows that the cows that make .the best records for seven days usually make good records for the year, but not so good as many cows that make less credible seven-day rec-' ords. As cows are not bought nor bred to give milk for a few weeks nor even a year, but rather for a number of years, it would‘ appear that a year’s test is not too long to determine ac- curately the production of a cow. Breeders of dairy cattle could profit greatly by making a careful study of some of the most famous cows’ seven- day records and yearly records to de- termine if they are sufficiently corre- lated to prove safe guides in selecting Milk and Butter- fat Records Have Breeding of Dairy Cattle to a M athematical Science. the work. The person sent to the farm must have no financial or personal in- terest in the herd. He witnesses the milking and feeding of the cow, weighs the milk, tests it for butter-fat, and records the figures on a blank used for that purpose. He vouches for the fig- ures before a notary public or justice of the peace. Composite samples of the milk are sent to the department in charge of the work and checked up by the. proper authorities. There are tests for seven, thirty and ninety days, besides the semi-official yearly test, which is a test for two days each month during the year. The results of these tests give a most re» liable and accurate record of produc- tion. Different supervisors are sent to the farm each year and the cows are identified by their pedigree blanks, so that there is very little opportunity for error to créep in. The records are sent by the supervisor to the state de- partment in charge of the work and are vouched far by them and then for- warded to the cattle organization, V where they are placed on file, and pub- lished at various times and in various ways. While these records may not give absolute correct results they are sufficient for all practical uses and ev- . ‘en tor'scientific work. There is a wide difference of Opinion 11g the relative value of seven. day and yearly records of milk and action. Some breeders y . rds tend ' longer duration. On the other hand, if . to properly conduct a dairy can find . time outside of the routine dairy work mag breeders of dairy cattle con-~ Been a Big Factor in Reducing the Both the Sev- en- day Records and the Semi- official Yearly Records Have Prdved Valuable Guides in Selecting Efficient Breeding Animals. and mating their breeding animals. There is no getting away from the fact that the year’s record is the only true basis on which to figure in getting at the value of a dairy cow. If it is found that the seven-day test is a reliable in- dication of the year’s production it should be made more frequently than is the case at present, as the shorter test can be made quickly and at less expense than is the case of one of it is found to be impossible to make an accurate estimate of the yearly rec- ord from the production for the seven days, the seven-day test immediately after calving should be discarded. GROW A CASH CROP. The most sucCessful dairymen have a system of crop rotation that enables them to have one market or cash crop, besides the profit of the dairy. The increased fertility that is brought on to the farm from the use of concen- trated feed stuffs more than offsets the amount of fertility removed by the sale of the dairy products. Another factor is that the same help required to care for a profitable market or cash crop. In dairying it is very important to have a. part of the’"cows calve in the fall, so as to have the heaviest flow of 72 page catalog mailed upon request CREAM SEPAR TORS , Save Cream, Time and Labor . . If you are trying to get along without a cream M separator, or are using an inferior or half-wom— out machine, with butter at 40 to 50 cents a pound, a De Lava] would soon save enough cream to pay for itself. . A good cream separator is a big time and labor .SiLe—L—abor' saver And this year, more than ever before, time saving and labor saving on the farm mean money saving. There is no other cream separator that can compare with the De Laval in clean skimming, capacity, ease of operation, freedom from repairs, and durability. Order your De Laval now when you need it most and let it begin saving cream for you right away. Remember that a De Laval may be bought for cash or on such liberal terms as to save its own cost. See the local De Laval agent. or. if you don’t know him, write to the nearest De Laval office as below. THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR COMPANY 165 Broadway, New York 29 E. Madison St, Chicago ,,//////// //’////’ ;//”/ ///// feed - one of the new testures. The best silo filler iinprovements/ ever made ~that's what you'll say when you find out about the new Appleton features thatsave time. labor and money Thousands who have used the Appleton have proved that it does more and better work per hour than othersilo fillers; thatit is practically troubie- proof; is safe. requires the least power to run it; and stands up far longer. These facts are from the statements of actual users. N ow the new features make the Apple- ton the best value ever built. v 1» Besure you find out all about it. 1 Free Color Catalog fully describes and illus- trates these big improve~ , ments: silo book also free if you want it. Write today. vex/”’4’; /’ /////////y// //// ///// I" /,/////////A// 7/ Beware of imitations, Buy the genuine. LE ROY PLOW C0. Le Roy, N. Y. it""N. .. Ml” ‘ c I ,.. ”for ‘~ a" f A Tractor That Does The Things You Want a Tractor To Do The Cleveland Tractor is not confined to a narrow field of service. lt does the things you want a tractor to do. lt plows, it harrows, it plants, it reaps. ' lts great power and small size enable it to work satisfactorily in difficult. awkward places. ' lt works efficiently under and among small trees, close up to fence corners, i around boulders, on hillsides, over ditches, gullies and rough ground. With 600 square inches of traction sur- face, it goes through sand, gravel, gumbo,» mud and even wet clay without packing the soil. The Cleveland Tractor lays down its own tracks, crawls on them, and picks them up again as it goes along—just like the famous war “tanks." lt does faster and better work than was possible before. lt plows 3V2 miles an hour—eight to ten acres a day—equal to 19021 Euclid Ave. the work of three good men with three 3—horse teams under favorable conditions. But the Cleveland is far more than. just a tractor. With pulley and belt, it will saw, cut ensilage, pump—and do the things you demand of a stationary engine. ~ ln addition it can be used for hauling the manure spreader, for grading, dragging logs and pulling road machinery. lt develops l2 horsepower at the draw- bar and 20 horsepower at the pulley. Yet with all this power the complete -machine weighs less than 3200 pounds, and can be housed in less space than -is required for a single horse. Rollin H. White, the well—known engi— neer, designed the Cleveland Tractor. lt is built under his personal supervision, and is constructed for long service. The track sections are joined with hardened steel pins which have their hearings in hardened steel WClweland Tractor Co. Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A. bushings. Gears are protected by dirt proof cases and are of the same high quality as those of the best trucks. The finest ma— t'erials are used throughout. Farming today. demands the most com- prehensive machinery obtainable—ma— chinery that is useful in doing many different things—machinery that is adaptable to widely varying conditions. Thousands of farmers are looking to the. Cleveland Tractor in the present crisis. And the Cleveland is meeting the demands —severe as they are—and is. making more money for its owners. lt is truly the tractor that does the things you want a tractor to do. Nearly every farm carpuse one or more Clevelands to speed up production and cut down Costs. Write today for complete information and the name of the nearest Cleveland dealer. k‘w LITERATURE POETRY HISTORY ana INFORMATION _ U. 8. Soldiers Celebrate Memorial Day in Recaptured French Town. rgTI‘iP III: River Thames with Her Bag of Mail. wflflflbj lffiyg’m EEKLY PUBLl-s” fix” SI‘T’*”3}L President Wilson Reading His Fourth of July Address at Washington’s Tomb. “There can be but one issue. The settlement must be final. There can be no compromise; no half-way decision would be toler- able. No half-way decision would be conceivable.” Amercian ‘17".- FARM BOY I ma GIRI. I; SCIENTIFIC ana ll MECHANICAL Ship Carrying Greek Wounded. English Peeress Recently Married to Secretary of American Embassy. 1th in Underwood a U'hdnhnam Rewind ' - Portugese Float in July Fourth Parade on Fifth Avenue, New York City. Aofl with this Pipeless Furnace "T kept thousands of homes warm last winter. 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Send for complete color cards show- ing full line of colors and instruc- tions, also special free offer. THE BELL PAINT CO., Dept. C. Cleveland, Ohio HUBKLEBERRY BASKETS Our wax lined paper baskets are made tight— built especially for huckleberries. Prices—— 200 postpaid, 8.40 1000 by express. “.90 Special rates on larger quantities. Headquarters For Bar Supplies Bee hives, sections, comb foundation. smok- era.etc. Send for catalog. ll. llillllfllll, Bar 525, lasting, Mich. “E to HayBalers -—elar latest Hay-Bella; Profit-Beet Ill Tl — got mm! 10‘. money- We” with an F El. (Continued from last week). We waited all the rest of the week and I had figured it all out how I was going to trim the boys on the bets. Sunday afternoon finally came on and the sportsmen gathered from far and wide with their game cocks in sacks. The arena, which had been erected, was made of canvas in the form of a little fence about two feet high. A- canvas floor had been pegged down and it looked just like a prize ring. The announcer got upon a chair and announced the first event, which was a sort of preliminary. About twenty of the boys had gathered around. I had made a little booking stall and, with my tipster as guide, I was to re- ceive all comers in bets up to one hun- dred francs. He showed me the win- ner and the bout started. Now these cocks were spurred ac- cording to the judgment of the owner and they had sure made a good job of it. The supposed winner had been armed with steel spurs two and one- was too eager and jumped at the oth- er cock with no judgment, tripped himself, and went to the mat. The other cock' climbed onto him and would have made‘a finish of him had he not been pulled off in time. Betting had been active and my pile went down one hundred and fifty francs. The next fight started and the tip- ster told me that the winner would be the smaller cock of the two. His op- ponent was about twice his size, and I thought that if he did as much as fall on the little fellow he would sure- ly kill him. But the tipster was sup- posed ‘to know, and I took his word for it. Well, the fight had no more than started than it was over. The big fel- low just took one swipe at the little bird and ran one of his Spurs through his neck. The birds were taken out and the pile went down another one hundred and fifty francs. " There were only five more fights to take place, so I decided to discharge my tipster, having come to the conclu— sion that I knew as much about it as he did. The next two birds were quite evenly matched and I picked my own winner. He was a ragged looking bird but he looked tough enough to bet on, so I took all comers against him. The betting was brisk and had I lost that fight I would have been cleaned out. But my bird won and I took in about two hundred francs. ‘ On the fourth fight I lost one hun- dred francs, and just as the last fight was coming on I figured how much I would have'to make to break even, when an orderly rushed over with or- ders for me to be on line patrol in five minutes. I quit the fight about three hundred . francs loser. That cured me of betting on cock fights. The money did not matter much for one never knew but what he would be “gone west” any minute, and the only good use we had for money was to spend it on leave and pay mess bills with. The big drive started, and for five days and nights it seemed that every gun on both sides had been brought down to the front on which we work- many had. Drum fire and the like was known to us already, but a bom- bardment of the intensity such as ush- ered in the great infantry attacks was on.— somethins‘entirelynew to us. ._ «'l‘heshelllns- snowy sausages-gas } he ed, and we soon found that a great_ terrific' and we, who were able to watch it from the air, wondered how a single human being could survive the shock. For the time being nothing seemed to matter because everybody felt that a titanic struggle was on—a struggle which, it was hoped, would put an end to the war. The boys had started a tennis court near the aero- drome but all work on it ceased. Our artillery did its best to break down the Hun lines and the Huns re- plied almost shot for shot. The earth shook day and night, and seven miles behind the windows rattled. Into the trenches were being hurried thousands and thousands of men who were to follow up the advantages "gain- ed by the artillery. The front had been a busy place the year before but now it was busier than over. There was no end to the artil- lery ammunition convoys, and I used to wonder where Great Britain and France were getting all the men that they were hurrying to the front. Ev- en cavalry, of which we had seen very little in the past, put in an appearance. It rained in torrents for several days and that made aerial observation very difficult if not Wholly impossible, be- sides making life a torture to the thou,- sands of troops who had to live out- side during the whole period. But one never heard a murmur of dissatisfac- tion On July 1, at 4:30 in the morning. two planes from our squadron were ordered to proceed to the front for the purpose of doing contact patrol duty. We had three men in our squadron who Were versed in that accomplish— ment. One of the men was namcd Davis, the other Sutton; I was the third. Sutton was to act as relief. Davis and I had to keep over the trenches at an elevation of about two hundred feet, the weather being so bad that we had to fly low. We had to take messages from the men in khaki on the ground, following them as in one wave after another they advanced against the Huns. But they never got at the Huns. Though the barbed wire entanglements of the enemy had been cut in everywhere, it had been clever- ly replaced by the Hun engineers. In a few places our men did get through, however, and it seemed that there the victory was ours. Our work was not satisfactory, how- ever. We could see very little of the fight for the reason that we had to cover so much space and were hardly ever able to follow an operation to its conclusion. gain much of an impres ion on the gen- eral situation. And generally. we knew little of the progress that had been made until we returned to camp. The .commanding officer of the squadron was not satisfied with our work. He complained that our message bags were going all over the country and he also had fault to find concerning an unfinished message which I had sent to headquarters by wireless. the act of sending the message when my aerial'was shot away, cutting my message in half. I dropped part of the message I had sent there and then, and it was picked up at headquarters. The other half of the message which I had sent had not been received, as I had lost my aerial. ‘Knowing that the second half of the message was of great importance the pilot and myself risked our lives by'a dive down to within fifty feet of the ground so that we might drop a mess _ sage bag at a station which was‘in pa. ' d by. trees, I garden quite well enemas 'i 3 ‘ ' . 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It was impossible to get a civil word from any of them, and everybody seemed bent upon taking it out on the other fellow. Everybody was being ov- erworked and the strain, together with the anxiety as to what the result would be of this offensive, began to affect the disposition of everybody. So many preparations had been made for the work in hand and so much seemed to depend upon its successful conclu- sion that officers and men alike thought of nothing but the engage- ments that were going on. The slight-' est mistake on the part of anybody was usually magnified many times, un- til the culprit was sure that he was a. criminal. The Huns meanwhile were bringing down a good many Allied aviators. Two of the best men of our squadron were killed. One of them, “Little” Jow- ett, the smaller of two brothers of that name and a‘ chap whom everybody liked very much, was shot down by the Huns while taking photographs behind their line. Poor old Stoddard was hit by a Hun machine gun from the ground, and he and his observer were killed in the crash. These were things that caused us to think hard, and many of us lost our care—free ways and began to wonder when it would be our turn. One day I went up in the afternoon and did some very hard work. Some of our troops had managed to get into parts of Hunland and had to be care- fully covered there. It was even hard- er out there to get messages into the proper hands. Knowing what it was to be in the trenches with the infantry and feeling that Tommy Atkins need- ed all the assistance I could give him I set about my duties with a will. I realized how important it was to get my messages to headquarters where they could be acted upon. It was often a question of saving many lives. That kept my nerves high-strung during the four hours I was on patrol. I was in the habit of putting my pencil in my mouth while using the wireless key, and discovered this afternoon that I had chewed it completely to bits. At about four o’clock that afternoon I got a message from some of our men who were tied up in a small section of German trench and were being shelled there in addition to being machine gunned. They were in so tight a fix that they could go neither forward nor backward, while the Germans were swarming around them like bees around a. hive. The message I picked up from the ground said that they were being held in by machine gun fire. I could see that a Hun gun emplace- ment with six guns, all working at the same time, was causing the isolated group underneath me as much trouble .as machine guns possibly could. So I sent,a message to headquarters with a map reference of the location of the 'German guns and waited for develop- ments. I was soon rewarded with a sight . whidh I shall neverforget. Within five minutes of the time that I had flashed back my message, one of our batteries gw'as putting into the German emplace- ment shells that hit the very spot. ' /' 'Next morning I had- agood look at the place but found nothing but .a’ lot of ‘ on the ground. at Shell holes and a few lifeless gray, messages“ from the "ground. But even + after thatihe fighting continued. The heavy detonations of the large guns and the explosion of the big shells kept up a fearful racket. As I shared aloft it seemed to me that all the world had gone crazy. The very air trembled and as far as the eye could reach-was seen the flash of gun and shell. The powder fumes kept drifting over the ground. They were first il- lumined by the rays of the setting sun and later by the star shells. The scene was most Spectacular. Meanwhile the ambulances were rushing back and forth from advanced position to the field dressing stations, and later others took up the work of clearing these stations by taking the wounded men to the rear. That work continued all night, and it was only then that we began to réalize the heavy sacrifices that were being made by the men that went over the top. That sort of thing went on for days and nights without interruption. It seemed to us that the Work was piling up faster than we could attend to it. There was no limit to what the officers in charge demanded of their subalterns and men, and every nerve was being strained to the utmost. In the past I had gone up only occasionally, as it now seemed to me. But now I was up in the air almost constantly. My ma- chine would hardly land before some orderly would pounce upon us with new instructions. We had barely time enough to eat in peace, and usually our sleep was interrupted at dawn, and very often before that. .Few of us succeeded in ever getting our clothes off our backs. It was a case of work, work, work, and generally the devo- tion one tried to throw into this found little appreciation. At first some of us resented this‘, but finally we came to (Continued on page‘57). IIIIIlIllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIII|lIIIII|IIIIIIIll|||I||IIIIIIllllllllllIIlI|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII s “By the Way” g lllllll|IIIIlllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllIlllIlllllIIIlllIllllIIlllllll SOLICITATION. Olive and Fred, aged five and three respectively, had just been seated at the table for their supper. Olive saw there was only one piece of pie on the table, and immediately she set up a wail which broughther mother to the sppt. “Why, Olive, what are you crying about?” asked her mother. “Because there ain’t any pie for brother,” was the tearful response. WHAT SHE WAS PAID FOR. Mistress—“Bridget, why didn’t you finish winding the clock? You only gave it a couple of turns.” Maid.-——“Yez must remember that I’ll be lavin’ yes tomorry, mum, and I’d not be afther doin’ anny of th’ new gyrul’s wor-rk!” ‘ Someone has described the man who evaded the draft as being like a. lem- on pie. Yellow clear through and without enough crust to go over the top. SAFETY FIRST. 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Every mag- azine we pick up has some ref- erence to the government’s campaign to save 100,000 babies and, in addition, . bulletins from Washington are delug- ing mothers with advice as to the child’s physical welfare. There is no reason why even the most ignorant mother, if she will read, need not learn all about how, what and when to feed her child, and all matters relating to exercise, sanitation, fresh air, exer- cise—anything and everything that has to do with the perfect physical health of the child. Just now all the stress is being laid on physically perfect babies. But the baby has another nature which must not be overlooked if we are to do him justice, and save ourselves from the lawlessness which we read has broken out in European countries since the war has been going on. The mental, moral and spiritual side of the child must be trained. He must be disciplin- ed. Not beaten and scolded, coerced or deprived of proper pleasures. Sim- ply trained to obey the necessary and right laws, and taught that he is a part of a society where the individual must be willing to give up many of his per- sonal rights for the good of the whole. It is because of the appeal of a mother for advice, that once more I want to lay stress on the fact that this discipline must begin with the baby’s first cry. Before the child is six weeks old he can learn, and often does, that he can get what he wants by crying for it. And Heaven help the child and the household where the child early learns and practices this system. The mother who just now wants help is a widow with three children, thirteen, eleven and six years old. She has an income sufficient for their needs but not large enough to hire help and she can not get any help from any of the three children. The girl, thirteen years old, will not wash the dishes, will not even lay the tame nor clear it away, and needless to say the boys will not do any such “girl’s Work.” The mother complains that the children talk dreadfully to her, call her names and do nothing but play and beg for money, not alone beg for it but demand it, and in the end get it. She adds that she beats them until she is ashamed, but it does no good. Of course, on the face of it one says at once that if children of that age will not obey and will not help their moth- er the trouble is mostly with the moth- er. Somewhere along the line she has fallen down, and fallen down hard, and there is not the least use in beating the children now. If a girl of thirteen already as tall as her mother, refuses to ”work, she can not be cured by a display of temper and brute strength on the part of the mother. It was Some ~ "time before I could get at the root of i the trouble, as I scarcely know the . mother, but “murder will out” and in . _ the end‘ the truth came out here. The -- children did not‘mind, because from ., their earliest days they had always got " what they wanted by screaming for it if they screamed long enough. The mether is quick tempered and impa- age Another Phase of Child‘Welfare naturally she can not control her chil- dren. . . It came about 'over the movies. . The eleven-year-old wanter to go every ev- ening, and he does. It always works this way: - “Mother, I ‘want ten cents for' the movies.” ' “You can’t go tonight. last night.” “I am going.” “You're not going to do any such a thing. You can’t go every night.” “I am, too, going, and I want the money righto o.ff” “I haven’ t got any money.” “You have, so, and if you don’t get it right away I’ll steal it out of your purse.” “Why, you bad boy, shut up your noise. Now you shan’t go.” “I shall, too, you Old .” Here the mother bursts into tears, boxes the boy’s ears, and gives him the money. Similar scenes take place with the other children over every- thing imaginable. They get beaten, yes, to an extent that better behaved children know nothing about. But they are not disciplined. They know You went that they can always get their way, and so they are coming up lazy, saucy, disagreeable and with criminal tenden- cies. Yet they come of a good family, take the highest marks in school, and. to everyone but their own mother, are uniformly polite. . It is highly important that we have healthy children, but even more im- » portant is it that we have industrious, obedient ones. They must be trained from their earliest days to submit? to just laws, and above all to work. And first and most important of all they must learn they can not get their own way by tiring out the mother’s pa- tience. It is highly necessary for her to make a thoughtful decision and then stick to it. Let no amount of teas- ing prevail upon her to change her mind, for teasing so easily changes to whining, then to impudence and later to disobedience. And obedience to law is the most important lesson the child can learn. Everything depends upon it, even health, for perfect health is secured only by obeying nature’s laws. There. can be neither health nor happi- ness without obedience. DEBORAH. Cooking Fresh Vegetables Vegetables just out of the garden taste best when simply cooked and served with a little salt, butter or creamu Overcooking of vegetables impairs War-Time Simplic- ity Favors Gingham War time simplicity has brought. gingwr ham to the fore. It is destined to ‘be popular this summer, especially if frocks as pretty as this lend in- centive t0w patriotic economy. This . dainty dress is or pins and white. 1 .8331 M ed. , lhgkh ; their flavor. Very delicate flavors are destroyed, while vegetables with strong flavors, such as cabbage or on- ions, become disagreeably strong if cooked too long. Overcooking also de stroys the attractive color of some vegetables. Cook summer vegetables as soon af- ter they are gathered as you can, in order to preserve the flavor. If they must be kept over, keep in the ice box or some othercool place. Let wilted vegetables sOak in cold water to freshen them. If vegetables must stand after paring, covering with cold water willprevent wilting and discoloration. ‘ Before cooking, put head vegetables and greens in cold water for an hour,’ with one tablespoon of vinegar, to re- move insects, then wash very care- fully. Drain all boiled vegetables as soon as tender—they become soggy if they are allowed to stand undrained after cooking. The water drained off may be saved for soup stock. Most vegetables should be cooked in a small amount of water, because a part of the mineral saltsdissolves out into the water, and is-lost if the water is thrown away. Cook whole when possible. Delicately-flavored vegetables should i be cookedslowly in a small amount of boiling water until tender and the wa— ter boils away. Strong-flavored vegetables may be cooked uncovered in axlarge amount of rapidly-boiling water,“ and .the‘ Water changed several, times during cooking. Starchy vegetables should be put on to cook in a sufficiently large amount of boiling'water to cover them. , Boil gently, and keep kettle covered. The time required for cooking vege- tables depends on the kind, s111'e, and of th are done, but this time-table may help you. Time-Table for Cooking Fresh Vegeta-. bles in Water. , Asparagus . . .- . . . Beans, Lim'a (green) . . . ..%- 1 hour Beans, string ... .- . . . . . . . 1- 3 hours Beets, old ...... . . . . . . . . 3-, '4 hours Beets, young ...... . . . . . 34- .1 hour Cabbage. . . . ........... . .20-30 minutes Carrots ............ ..-30 60 minutes Cauliflower . . . .......... 20- 30 minutes Corn, green ............. 10- 15 minutes Onions . .......... . .1. . . .20- 30 minutes Parsnips ...... . . . . . . . . .30- 45 minutes Peas, green . . ..... . . . . .20- 30 minutes Potatoes . . . . . ........ ..30- 40 minutes Spinach . . . . . . . . . . . ..... 15-30minutes Squash Turnips ................30-45minutes A CANNING RECORD. BY EMMA GARY WALLACE. Procure a well bound ten cent note book. Cut pictures of vegetables and fruits from a seed catalog or magazine and paste a border of these upon the cover. If the cover isnot plain, it can easily be removed and a new cover, made to gray ”or brown mounting pa‘. per, put in its place. Purchase a good quality lead pencil with a little ring in the top and fasten this with'a cord of reasonable length to the back of the book. Put a knot in the cord so that there will be plenty of “tether” with which to write and yet the pencil will always be firmly fastened in place. Now, divide the pages, allowing a dozen for fruits, another dozen for veg- etables, half a dozen for potted and ' canned meats, half’a dozen for soups, half a dozen for jellies and conserves, half a dozen for pickles, etc. Cut out some more pictures and make a little heading for each department. The book will be a valuable guide for the housewife to consult, to discover hOw many cans of peaches or mustard pick- les she had, whether there was‘ enough or she could have used more if she had had them. As a. rule, canning is more or less guess work, and guess work never makes for economy and conservation. ARE woMEN NEEDED ON FARMS? The task of ascertaining whether women are needed or wanted for agri- cultural work this year has been un- dertaken by the Department of Agri- culture at the request of the United States employment service. Through its thousands of county agents the de- partment will find out in what’sec- tions of the country women will be needed to aid in farm work and what fa1mers desire to employ women. The employment service will then supply the need. So far there has been little indica- tion that women will be generally need- ed for farm labor. pected to aid this year, as in the past, “in the light work of truck farms and in packing fruits and berries, but the ‘ heavier work in the fields probably will be left exclusively to men. In no case will women be supplied to replace .... .. . . . . .15-20 minutes . . 20-30 minutes ' Thousands are" ex-' « available men at lower wages. . ~“ the bottom of her salt cellars ' Christmas seals ”and pasted one the cork to hold it in 1), after 11111113 ‘ 4 L“ . mu -., r1, 5,. _ . "A‘FLvin‘o FIGHT-ER. " " (Continued from page 5.5). realize that the strain of responsibility upon the higher o‘flicers was such that nothing else could be expected. I found myself at dawn one morning looking for a Hun battery which had been doing good work on some of our guns. It was foggy and so I was oblig- ed to stay close to the ground, but , managed to get across the Hun ad- vance positions without trouble and soon ran into their “Archie” batteries. That caused my pilot to go up. The fog between ourselves and the ground made observation almost impossible, but as good'luck would have it I final- ly located the battery that had done .the damage. I communicated with one of our batteries, which had the loca- Wednosday, July 10. French smash German lines and hurl enemy back from positions before Compeigne. British and Italians drive Austrians fifteen miles northward in fight east of’ the Adriatic. Kaiser de- mands Petrograd and Moscow in seek- ing revenge for assassination of Count von Mirabach. ’. State G. O. P. central committee hold meeting at Grand Rapids and make no mention of republican possi- ble choice for senator. _ Forest fires in the west threaten the lumber needed for war work. During ten days of the Austrian of- fensive last month, the Allies, includ- ing American pilots operating one hun— dred and twenty chaser aeroplanes de- stroy one hundred and seven Austrian planes and seven observation balloons. The allies losses were seven aero- planes and three balloons brought down within enemy lines. German writer, Max Harden, writes scathing rebuke of German desire for world dominion, and upbraids ruler for calling the Allies Anglo-saxon slaves. Thursday, July 11. Siberia establishes a republic, re- pudiates the Brest-Litovsk treaty and aims to rehabilitate the Russian army and send a new army against Ger- many. ' French" take towns north and south of Soissons; the Italians push on in Albania, this movement adds new per- ils to the Austrian forces and makes possible a movement to outflank the Austro-Bulgars at Monastir. The vote on the wire seizure bill is due today. The measure is now in the hands of the senate and may displace the dry bill, in order to hasten a vote. Three hundred are arrested in slack- er raid in Detroit. Storm is raised in the German reichs stag, upon the announcement of the ac- ceptance of von Kuehlmann’s resigna- tion. Friday, July 12. Virtually all western Siberia is in control of the Czecho-Slovaks. The Bolsheviki have been overthrown in the whole region from Tobolsk, east of the Urals, to Semipalatinsk, 750 miles southeast, near the Chinese frontier. ‘ Austrians are in swift retreat in Al- bania, the military import of the en- emy’s rout is growing daily. First of the submarine Chasers was launched at the Ford plant last night. Henry Ford promises one each day as soon as the plant gets in full opera- tion. U-boats are being gradually hemmed in by mines which now stretch from Norway to the north coast of Scotland. Pestmaster Burleson was attacked today in the senate for his stand upon the seizure of telegraph lines. Sena- tor Smith, of Michigan, calls the pro- ject socialistic. The Memphis cotton exchange sets ten-year ban on cotton trade with the countries -now at war with the United States. . Provost Marshal General Crowder informs the Department of Agriculture that the military program will not per- mit delay of the next draft until after harvest. . , . , ' _ , Saturday, July 13. ' French make a“ mile gain on Picardy " ' ” ‘ “Animus, the [French - , tween, the ‘1‘“!an tion of the enemy battery, and within a few minutes the "Hun hadstopped firing. I returned to our aerodrome after that, but was immediately sent off, again to do contact control with some infantry organizations that were about to advancefl I worked at this until 10:30.1n the morning and then returned to the squadron. After an hour or sorI started on volunteer rec- onnaissance. We were to find some of our infantry who had gotten into the Hun lines and had not been heard from since. The men had been lost on the preceding day and- it was a question whether they could still be succored. I took many a risk scout- ing up and down the sectors in which the men in question had been lost, and finally was lucky enough to find them. (Continued from last week). there has been spirited fighting with slight gains in various points. Considerable Entente forces have been landed on the Murman coast and are guarding the railway to Petrodgar. There is a move to create a new east- ern front. Wilson has given his sanc- tion for armed help in Russia. That immediate nation-wide prohibb tion is necessary in order to produce the needed 100,000,000 tons of coal a year needed, is the report of the Na- tional Coal Association. The war labor board announces as its policy an eight—hour day and forty cents an hour fixed as a minimum liv- ing wage. The ruling also bars pris- oners and children as Workers for the government. Sunday, July 14. French gain in new smash, making further progress in the neighborhood of Long Point, and enabling them to cross the Savierer river. The French also captured 600 prisoners in the reg- ion of Montdidier, and in addition took more than eighty machine guns. The Czecho-Slovak forces which have captured Nekolsk, northwest of Valadivostok are now closely pursuing the Bolshviki troops. The Czecho-Slo- vaks are receiving assistance from a force of 1500 Cossacks and a number of Japanese and Chinese volunteers. Congress last night voted authority to the President to take over the tele- graph, telephone, cable and radio lines. The senate was unable to complete action upon the following legislation, before adjournment: War time pro- liibition, action on the President’s veto on $2.40 wheat; bill to stimulate food production, and LaFollette disloyalty inquiry. Monday, July 15. Germany seems about ready to open her great summer battle which is ex- pected to be the most powerful and determined blow of the 1918 campaign. It is probable that the attack will be directed toward Paris. The enemy will doubtless select a sector somewhere between Rheims and Verdun. Mam- moth tanks will be used extensively, and it is almost certain that large gains will be made during the first few days of the drive, as Ludendorff will make almost any sacrifice of men,_in this, his last chance to break through the Allied lines. Bastille Day, July 14, was celebrated in America in honor of our French Al- lies. President Wilson assures Presi- dent Poincaire that France is close and the sea narrow, and ordered French -fiag raised over theVVhite House. Tuesday, July 16. The Germans open their drive on a sixty-five mile front but are repulsed by the Yanks who retake all positions and capture 1,500 prisoners. The en- emy opened the offensive with 700,000 men and gained one and a half miles east of Rheims. The French atonce begin a rush and gain ground. After five hours of, fighting the enemy are evidently held along the entire front. Allies better positions at three Rus- sian points. 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MATHEWS S 0 far as I have been able to find out, Pulaski county, Indiana, has the distinction of having had the first club council in existence last year. The club council was composed of the presidents of each of the subor- dinate clubs throughout the county and there were nineteen of them. They met the first Saturday in every month in the office of the county agent and handled, with a little direction now and then, the problems incident to standardizing the work of the clubs over an entire county. The work was handled so well that this year we are trying the club council plan again and we have not only the presidents of the various clubs as members of the club council, but we also have a corps of people that we call club councillors. The club councillors are middle aged women and men, as well as young men and young women. In other words, they are community leaders who agree to stand sponsors for clubs in their community, even though they get no pay for this work. From time to time when the regular club supervisor makes the rounds they go along with him and encourage the various club members. One who has never given the sub- ject much thought may wonder just what there is for such a body of young people to do, but there is plenty and in doing this, they develop still more leadership and, unquestionably, the problem of rural leadership is the big- gest problem facing rural communi-‘ ties. We feel that if we can turn loose seventeen or eighteen leaders in a county every year, after a while we shall have an adequate solution of the rural leadership problem. Each year we have a club outing and it is a part of the business of the club council to take. up and handle the de- tails of this outing. They formulate the rules by which the various clubs with their members must abide, ap- point a reception committee, and do a hundred and one other things that are incident to a meeting of club members of an entire county to the tune of three or four hundred strong. This is the second year of our er:- perience with the club council and as yet, we have discovered no other sin- gle source of so much inspiration and enthusiasm to the club members them- selves as the club council. It is agreat '.. held out friendly arms, and said. “Come up here and view the world from my vantage ground.” And yet, in spite of my climbing propensities, I had only one fall. This fall should have broken my neck but I have proof- positive that it did not. I noticed that a flicker was nesting in a cavity in a limb of a huge old ap- ple tree back of the barn, so up the tree I went to examine the nest. The hole was well outon the limb but the branch was of enormous size and I never dreamed of its being unsafe. I was busily engaged in examining the nest when I heard an ominous crack. Crack! crack! the limb was settling. I held on for dear life. Crack! went the limb again, and down I went, head downward, the butt of the limb still remaining attached to the trunk. Pulaski County Club Council. honor to be aclub councilman and many youngsters are certainly pleased when they find themselves elected to the council. To Stave Off Canned Coods Shortage ning centers,” the products from which will be marketed to help lessen the acuteness of the im— pending shortage of canned goods, has been established in as many towns and cities of the state by the Boys’ and Girls’ Club Department of M. A. C., and the citizens residing in the com- munities enlisted. A. SERIES of five “community can- These centers are located in Battle Creek, Lansing, Grosse Pointe Farms, Bloomfield Hills, and East Lansing, with a demonstrator in charge of each. Each is equipped with boilers, bottles, and cans for putting up vegetables and fruits by the most improved “cold pack processes. ” East Lansing’ s “conservatory,” as it has been dubbed, is being pointed to as a model. Housewives who wish to escape the ordeal of steaming over stoves and ranges, bring their pro- ducts and canning materials to the ' center, where they are canned and bot- tled by the municipal demonstrator at _ absolute cost. Children of the city also bring the produce from their home and school gardens. This is purchased by the “center” with thrift stamps, and when put up and labeled, is disposed of to maintaining a cooperative community garden. The vegetable crops from this are likewise handled through the municipal canner, the receipts being devoted to the purchase of Liberty Bonds. These in turn will be employ- ed by the college city in various civic betterment projects. . Among the most enthusiastic sup‘ porters, it is reported,’are the grocers, who are buying up the domestically canned products to cover up the short- age caused by the fact that the bulk of the output of the canning factories has been contracted for by the gov- ernment. The Boys’ and Girls’ Club Depart- ment of the college, which is directing the work of organization out in the state, expects to have at least fifty of these centers established before the season is over. Narrow Escapes By G. w. TUTTI.E VERY boy has had narrow es- capes. The greatest miracle of the ages is the fact that so many boys—good, bad, and indifferent—live to grow up. ' What a stunt it would have been for the movies had it happened in these modern days, to see me cover that portion of a circle to the ground, still holding fast to the limb. The small limbs broke my fall and saved my neck, for I shot off and out like a rocket as the branch' reached, the ground. I was a sight to behold, my face being covered with scratches, but they were not serious. I was fortu- nate in escaping with an unbroken neck—it was lame for many a day. How well I recall the worst moment I ever spent in my youthful days. My younger brother was on the barn floor and I was on the high mow of hay. I had to pitch down hay for the stock. My brother playfully lay down on the barn floor, and said: “Cover me with hay.” Quickly I covered him entirely from sight. As I threw down the last of the hay the fork slipped from my hands, falling with great force, tines down,. upon the hay. I-was horror stricken for it seemed to me that the fork had pierced the hay at the exact spot where my brother’s head was covered. I stood speechless for a moment—the longest moment of my life. There Was no motion or sound from the hay. I firmly believed that I had killed my brether. I can assure you that I did a lot of praying in that moment: Then I mustered up courage enough to call my brother’s name, when up he sprang laughing, from the hay. Oh! the relief, the joy of that mo- My brother did not even know.- .LoSt in the Snow By W. A. FREEHOFF' In 1912 Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, was in possession of the British. The settlers in the neighborhood of the fortress Were much annoyed by irre- sponsible Indians that had broken away from the discipline of the British- army. There was one family of a father and mother and four children that liv- ed about twelve miles from the fort- ress. One bitterly cold day in Decem- ber an Indian raid was reported, and all the settlers were warned to go to Prairie du Chien without delay and place themselves under the protection of British cannon. The family started out late in the afternoon, although a blizzard had al- ready commenced to blow. The storm was dangerous, but the danger from the Indians was greater. So the fam— ily donned their snowshoes and push- ed into the storm. For several hours they got along all right, easily making headway on top of the Luge drifts of snow that had cov- ered the country in the past two weeks. _ Suddenly the father, who was in the lead, disappeared from view, having broken through a snow crust. on top of him fell the mother, and the two boysand two girls. It was dark, and the storm had in- creased to a gale which drove icy pel- lets of snow against the brave piona eers’ faces. After a little confusion the strug- gling family regained their feet. They were helplessly buried in a rift of snow between the walls of harder snow. They tried to crawl out of the crev- ice, but failed in the darkness. Then the father took off his snow shoes and began digging into the side of the snow wall, the oldest boy following his example. Soon they dug out a small cavern which was overlaid with a deep arch of hard snow. In this cavern it was very comfortable, as. the fury of the storm could not reach the brave family. In this cave of snow they remained all night, and most of the, morning. Finally the gray wall of 'clouds parted, the sun began to shine, and the patient watchers in the cave knew that the storm was over. In the broad light of day they crawl- ed out, tired and weary it is true, but ready to complete their interrupted Journey to Prairie du Chien. THE GIFT. BY L. M. THORNTON. You marched away and my soul was proud For yours Was the praise of the cheer- ing crowd, And yours was the chance to do and dar And have in the conflict for right a share; “ My boy, with a thousand women' 3 sons To go over the top with their eager guns. But after that, in the dust alono In the little room that we? leashed " known, My eyes were moist as the past re» I turned And tn: heart I} I} . cluster. v"_.‘\ , For years past, it has been the .cus- tom of many bee-keepers to remove all the honey in the supers after the hon- ey flow and Sell it. Last year the bee- keepers did so with serious results. When the time came to‘do the custom- ary fall feeding, very few were able to buy sugar with which to feed. The result was that thousands of colonies died from starvation during the last , winter. The Food Administration has ex- pressed its desire to aid the bee-keep- ers in the securing of sugar for feeding where it is necessary. But no one knows at' this time whether or not sugar will be available when wanted. Bee-keepers 'should' now make plans for feeding honey instead of sugar. If sugar is plentiful, it will not then be too late to sell the honey. Extracted honey producers should save full frames of honey taken from colonies that are not diseased. As soon as the season of brood rearing is past, the empty combs in all hives should be removed and full frames of honey put in their place. The time for doing this is from September 15 to October 1. This gives the bees plenty of time to uncap and move the honey in order to make room for the winter A still better plan, and one used by a. number of Michigan’s most successful bee-keepers is to reserve 2; 1 Save-Feed for § the Bees '- one hive body or extracting super con- taining not less than twenty-five pounds of honey for each colony that is to be wintered. About October 1 to October 15, one of these is set~on top of each colony, thus making it a one- and a'half or two-story colony. Expe- rience has proved that it pays to give the bees more honey than they can use and that colonies thus supplied make the best colonies next season. Comb honey producers will not be able in most cases to supply full combs of honey. Such persons can supply the bees possibly with supers of unfin- ished sections. Before placing the sup- ers on the colonies, all cells that are capped should be uncapped. Then the bees will carry the honey down into the brood nest. Now is the time to save out the hon- ey for fall feeding. It is the poorest kind of economy to skimp the bees on their allowance of food. Be sure to take honey for feeding only from healthy colonies. Examine the brood nest carefully and see that there are no dead larvae in the cells. Boiled honey is not fit for Winter food for bees. If no honey is available for feeding, then write the State In- spector of Apiaries, East Lansing, Michigan. He may be able to assist you in securing sugar. Ingham Co. B. F. KINDIG. ililmlllllllllillllilllilililillllllllillllillllllullllliilllllllliiilIllllllllllhllllll[HillIllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllillllllllllllllillllIlllllllilllllllllllillllHllllIIIllllllllllilllIIHIIHillHHHHHHIIIIIHIIIllilllllllllllllllllllilllllii STANDARDIZING AND LABELING CONTAINERS. (Continued from page .8). contents is not marked upon the cons tainers of the following articles, pack- ed as described below. No objection will be interposed by the department to any trade-marking which is not false or misleading. Asparagus in boxes and cases. to which there exists a definite trade custom for marking the quantity of the article in terms of fractional parts of larger units, it may be so marked in accordance with the custom. Common fractions shall be reduced to their lowest terms; decimal fractions shall be preceded by zero and shall be car- ried out to not more than two places. (e) Statements of weight shall be in terms of avoirdupois pounds and ounc- Beets With tops, bunched, in drums .es; statement of liquid measure shall and hampers. ‘ // U. 8. Standard Barrel. Cabbages in crates. Cautaloupes and casabas in crates and baskets. ' Carrots with tops, bunched, in drums and hampers. Cauliflower in crates and hampers. Celery in boxes and crates. Eggplant commonly wrapped in pa- per and packed in crates. Kale in barrels, drums, baskets and hampers. . Onions, with tops, bunched, in drums and hampers. ‘Radishes, bunched, in drums and hampers] Spinach in barrels, baskets, and hampers.‘ Turnips with tops, in drums and hampers. ' " Regulation No. 29. relating to mark- ing the quantity of food' in package form should be consulted. Special at- tention is directed to paragraphs ((1) and- (e) of that circular, which are as follows: . (d) If the quantity of the contents ) f 5 be stated by weight or measure it shall terms of the largest unit "ka 9 except-that. a ..m}; t‘ be in terms of the United States gal- lon of 231 cubic inches and its cus- tomary subdivisions, i. e., in gallons, quarts, pints, or fluid ounces, and shall express the volume of the liquid at sixty—eight degrees F., (20 degs. (3.); and statements of dry measure shall be in terms of the United States stan~ dard bushel of 2,150.42 cubic inches and its customary subdivisions, i. e., in bushels, pecks, quarts, or pints; or, in the case of articles in barrels, in terms of the United States standard barrel and its lawful subdivisions, i. e., third, half, or three-quarters barrel, as fixed by the act of March 4, 1915, (38 U. S. Stat. L., p. 1186): ‘ Provided, that statements of quantity may be in terms of metric weight or measure. Statements of metric weight should be Buohei odd H 111- Buohcl Stove Booka- ilIl/IIJ "II/ in terms of kilograms or grams. State- ments of metric measure should be in terms of liters or centileters. Other terms of metric weight or measure may be used if it appears that a defi— nite ‘trade custom exists for marking 1" articles with such terms and the arti- , cles are marked in’ accordance with the custom. . One of the reasons why asmall flock of hens does better than a large flock is because .table scraps form a large ' of‘-the’ small floc.:'s rationsand ~ : um eveniyybalance'd ration, ,i Dart, ~ T HE Mi. C H: G \ ,. FUR E. as sn'rrmona, Mu; ATLANTA , (3A.; DRIER" FALl. r5 "(YSTER TOLEEI.0 OFFICES & FACTORIES , NORFOLK, VA., TARBORO, ~.c.; . CHARLOTTE,N.C.; COLUMBIA,S.C.; SPARTAN'BURG.$.C. MACON,GA.; ' MONTGOMERYy/‘LA. . .' , a as New EnRLv SHIPMENT» sumo cc. COLUMBUS, GA minutes “ It's the first few ‘ that count. A child can operate it. , Don't let a few dollars stand be- 3 , tween you and safety 5 600 Write—today E for Special Dis- tribution Offer. COMPLETE Firex Manufacturing Co. 2035 Fire: Bldg. CHICAGO POULTRY Barron English 240 ling Strain. White Leghoms heavy winter layers. Large size and very stro and hardy. Bred to shell out 0 and do IT. Best nys laying in winter 500 pullets e gs on Jan. 24th. Can common Leghorn do as well. ested and trapnested ten years. Order NOW broedi ng stock at our 8 eciol summer prices. 3.000 choice pullets 81.50 each. 1 selected yearling hens at $1.25 each egg re- oordfin pallet year of 200 eggs and over and 1000 so- looted breeding okls. from? to 272 eg dams at 81.25 ouch order now your chin. for Sept. de ivory. Write no son! wont N OW and send for catalogue. EVRILB LEGHORN FARMS dz EATOHERY Box 222 A. — - -' - - oelnnd. Mich BREEDING COCKERELS Bred-today B. 0. White Lo horn and Barred Rocks. Would advice ordering early. rice reasonable. Write us your wants. Sunnybrook Poultry Farms. Hillsdnlo.flicl|. “ -EGGs FROM STRAIN mi Barred Rooks records to 290 egg! a year: 82wper 15. Delivered by parcel post. prepaid. Circular free. FEED ASTLING. - - - Gannontlno. Mich. BABY CHICKS $5.50 per'fii): 810 per 100. 8. 0. White and Brown Log- hornn. red for egg production. Bate arrival guar- anteed. Ex real or parcel pout. Catalogue tree. Wolverine otohery. Box an. Iceland. Mich. ‘ Ull'l' LEGEORNS, 50 Choice hens and a few cookb orels selling for 81.50 each. this is half price. Dr.WILLIAM SMITH, - - Potenburg. Mich. 1' put ~‘ Ferris White Leghorns A red new laying 3min. tropncfled i your; near a item 00 to 264 131.0, our chi summer price- on you ng hens. hr in nulu. cut for hughin . 8-week- icnmd do old chicks. ,Wc ship C. . D. u «to. (clubs. suing give prim; describe. mosh-id outfa- ood m; mulu mean getbybteodo ., mwmkkcc. '9 .. old Q . Fowlers Buff Rocks “£3252," “fit“??? 34 for 30: $5.50 for 60: 88.00 for 100. n.B.yowLnn. . . . -"Enntord. lloh. IMPROVE YOUR POULTRYi My Bred-to-lay Young's strain S. C. White Leghorns are rent money-makers. 15.000 strong. husky chicks Price reduced in $9.50 a 100; and $5 for 50. sent promptly hv mall. Safe arrival and entire satisfaction guarnntecd. Order direct. Free catalog. W. VAN APPLEDORN, R. '1. Holland, Mich. , " Laybill .S. C. W. ' Leghorns f large. great layers. pure white offered for short time i only choice ‘2. year old hens 81.00 each, yenrllnghens SL'J.) each. Bweehs-old pullets $1.00 each. , . EVERFREBH EGG FARM, Ionizi. Mich. for uly delivery. nmmoth Pekin Ducks from host stock in America. } Eggn.$1.50 per 11 Rose Comb Brown Leghorns . from Madison Square and Mich. a: Ohio Fair winners. i Eggs $1.50 per 15. M rs. Claudia Bette. Hillsdale. Mich. i i ' White Orpingtons. hens and ullota 13.00 ' ‘- Pln' era“ each. eggs special gricetfi 0‘; 15 utilit ma .wxm’fis nouoflz 3’12 per 100. \ PINE CREST FARM. Royal Oak. Mich. ' Red Chicks. Both Combs. lfo ‘ a. lo Red ChiCkS each for 2:3 or more. prepaid. f by parcel poet. Last. hutch July 24th. 9 INTERLAKES FARM. Box 39. Lawrence. Mich. ILVER Golden a White Wynndottes. Four Golden cockerols $2.50 each. Eggs 1?: 82.50; 30, 85 by P. Post " prepaid. 0. W. Browning. B. é. Portland. Mich. . 5 S C Brown Leghorns Excellent layers. Eggs 56 - 0 each prepn ‘ui.Yearli ..g hens $1.25. Cockerels $1 FLOYD ROBERTSON. R. 1, Lexington. Indiana White Wyondotto eggs for hatohln also baby-chick out of choice stock: send for n 19 8 circular. DAVID RAY. Norris Ht... Ypsilanti. living... =1: DOCIS Belgian Hares. Flemish Giants. White rabf bits, guinea pigs, pigeons, ferrets, swme, DES and puppies of all breeds: young stock specially. Stamp (or circulars. ': Chas. Ridgely. Canton, Ohio Scotch Gallic Pup: For Sale. P;}:?,.‘:f,;%o:”:fi§: 0. E. Howloy. B. 8.1m iogton.Mlch. MichiganLFarmerj/ { Club Rates By getting your neighbors to sub- scribe you can get your subscription t a reduced rate. We will accept year- , ly subscriptions on the basis of our two, three and five-year rates as fol- lows: 2 yearly subscriptions. . . .$1.50 3 yearly subscriptions. . . . .2.00 5 yearly subscriptions.... 3.00 1“ You will find it easy to inteceotyour neighbors in the Michigan Famor. Send all orders direct to ' . e Michigan Farmer, ,Ms‘Dotmicnicugm . V' ‘gmse “LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON" Phelp. LNeWborr'y Truman H. Newberry Barnes Newberry Army Navy Navy Truman H. Newhcrry Believes in Practical Patriotism— 80 DO HIS SONS They are all in the service, just like lots of other fathers and sons—— Fathers with sons who have gone forth to war want such a man in the United States Senate-some one who par- ticularly understands the needs and problems of their boys— Mothers will feei more comfortable-— The boys themselves would choose such a man. “No man is fit to live in a free country if he is not ready to die for that country. Indeed, the only man who is fit to live at all is the man who with a gallant heart is ready to give his life at the call of duty.”—(Former President Roosevelt in Detroit speech, May 30, 1918.) Truman H. Newberry Measures up to the Highest Stand- ards of the American People. HE IS THE MAN WHO WILL BE CHOSEN BY THE VOTERS OF MICHIGAN TO BE THEIR UNITED STATES SENATOR. Published b Newbeiry Senatorial Committee A. A. Templeton, General Chairman Paul H. King, Executive Chairman . (Advertisement) Ln - a An Organization for Michigan Farmers More than $1, 000,.00000 of business written the first year. the demand for our Company. More than $120, 000. 00 of first real estate mortgages on deposit with the state treasurer which proves our responsibility. Your liability can be protected by our reliability This is no time to take long chances. In these critical times “safety first” should be the watchword. Cooperate with us and' Insure your livestock against death from accident and disease and thus save more than $3, 000, 000. 00 annually to the farmers of Michigan and to society. Consult our local agent in your vicinity. MICHIGAN LIVE STOCK INSURANCE COMPANY Colon C. Lillie, Pres. Harmon J. Wells, Sec.-Treas. 319 Widdicomb Bldg., Grand Rapids, Mich. Graobner Bldg., Saginaw, W. S., Mich. BREEDERS’ DIREC'I'IIRY. GUERNSEYS 'i‘“:'.‘:°3i‘§.‘.§°i§di§£§i Glenwood breeding also bulls. all stock of AB (mango of Copy or Cancellations must reach us iTngvhei-dtiiiiléorculintested. B ttl 0 k Ml h Ten Days before date of publication. ' ' ' ' . e m ’ ° " CAI I LE. This proves Registered Guernseys Two choice heifer calves, 8300. One bull call, with above 875 this bull calf is no reletiollrt to heifer calves. hAdans. Mich. Wiidwood Farms "“2.“ ...... nfllfflflfi MRI chin]: son of May Rose Kin Breeders of Best Strains of ' heads our herd. half sisters sold averaging 8 . each. His bull calves are booked ahead at reasonable Aberdeen Angus Cattle prices. Avondale Stock Farm. Wayne. Mich. R i t d G bull ‘1- ll For Sale .é‘u‘d’iiose‘tii'tiid. ° and DIII‘OC ersey 095 JOHN EBELS. Hollan, Mich. Several young bull calves on hand. three of which ——REGISTERED are of serviceable age, out of Black Monarch III, GL£Et Bl qngmeshBULI; CALVES three times Grand Champion. Michigan State ’011 Bi 1: 112 0 war 0 amp one. Fair. Also several AI Brood sows. Will beglad HICKS GUERNSEY FARM’ sumaw' w s Mic“ to correspond with you by letter regarding For Sale Guernsozvs: 15 high gratings; cows s d heifers. Re. bil stock. Write 41110. old and rel: cows, tubercu in tesyted.” bu SIDNEY SMITH, Supt. GILMORE BROS- - - Camden. Mich. Wildwood Farms, Orion, Michigan Om‘Lénf Farm Herd sire Lenswoe Pontiac 0.). ta King ofler Registered Holstein bull selves .oows and the above sire whosod am holds W. 15' SCRIPPS’ Propnetor. 6 mm milk and butter record nthe state of Ind. '1 ' days milk 796.3. butter 8151—3152111” milk ”7823. but- fiWOODCOTE ANGUS E'Wnlnnmr a son 11. 4 Marcellus, Mich. TROJAN- IOAB & BLACKBIRDS (BLACKCAPS) only. TheEgost fashionable strains of the breed. Great care van to matlnEPsing pedigrees. Evgr or: ‘ inn! DRE IN THE PU . Breeders an as - $001300 of man M 100--REGISTERE noun-Insane W“ F 1““ Washer .11; shew 12“: '° ave 01100 e or (on. D un- CIonriyAngus mus 3“,““’2;‘,";;;f.;2‘{3§,°f:$2 der strict sanitary con d.it.ions Everyin mam ., Ovid; um. over 6 11101;. old regularly tuberculin Why” Letters from T our: Reaga- KIND READER:— ARE THESE GRAFTS? Like many others we have come ‘to Michigan to make a farm home of our own. To we newcomers is noticeable a seeming graft imposed on Michigan farmers by live stock buyers and grain dealers. Does it seem just to deduct fifty cents a hundred on the‘price of sows which have mothered a litter of pigs? Why is the Michigan ~ buyer “docked” when he ships these hogs. to the stockyards, when the shippers from the middle west and western states ship ten carloads to Michigan’s one and never speak of the undervalue of the mother pigs? Is it a Michigan graft? Another unfair deal is in the purchasing' of beans. A dealer pays eight dollars a hundred and picks four pounds. We must lose the four pounds which he disposes of to canners; and besides this he takes fifteen cents a pound for each pound picked—allow- ing us seven dollars and forty cents a hundred pounds less the four pounds picked out from each one hundred. Considering what is a fair deal, what other profession allows such dealings? —‘ Newcomer. THE CALL OF THE LAND. Many lessons are taught by war and error of national life which the his- tory of nations shows us to have al- ways developed during a. long period of comparative peace and contentment. These are shown up when trouble brews and we learn if by no other way than by the laws of self-preseruation that changes must be made in our eco- nomic system. As a farmer I read almost daily arti- cles written by someone reared in the city with but little practical knowl- edge of farming or farming conditions, but I will give them credit for ideas and judgment on one point, i. e., some- thing must be done to change our eco- nomic conditions and reduce the high cost of living. The whole thing is to me too obvious to need explanation and can be summed up in the three. wordse—not enough farmers. To be sure, we have had a couple of bad years which have shortened the crops but the so-called higher~ educa- tion has been heralded throughout the land. Colleges galore have been erect~ ed to educate our young men and wom- en so they know too much to hoe corn and grow the necessaries of life, but rather move to our cities and join that band of philosophic dreamers and be- come consumers instead of producers. The pendulum must and is surely swinging back and we would do well to profit by the lesson that Germany long since learned—that preparedness is not alone in arms and armament, but in making their land produce the maximum of produce and the necessil- ties of life. They long since learned to encourage agriculture, not alone- among the men but. the women as well who are at present doing most of the farm labor. . Capital should be directed to the best property on earth—the land; and a portion of our young men induced to enter the finest and healthiest of oc- cupations—agriculture. changed. Let us throw open our doors to every able-bodied man or woms " We would like a word from you regarding any of the important issues that confront Michigan farmers. Whether you think so we do or not, we would be glad to know your opinion. .in“ writing make your letters brief—short once-are more interesting. ' Our immigration laws should be, Sincerely yours, THE EDITORS. ‘ . skill may produce men who can act as ‘foremen and instructors. The above is the whole thing in a nutshell and I believe is the proper solution of the problem.——J. D. Had~ den, Helly, Mich. . LET’S HAVE A NATIONAL BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. Referring to Mr. C. C. Lillie’s article of “Push the National Board of Agri- culture,” I am much pleased with the article printed, and in the way which you have outlined it, and really think that it is the most fitting subject at this time, and I believe that you have changed your opinion as to our last correspondence, which was a mere pos- tal card of not working direct, but in- direct, in regards to the farmer’s best interests. I am not criticising, butI am doing it because the same thoughts were in my mind at_that time, and hope you will consider it so, and'not as it was taken before, thinking the subject was not of any value, which I believe can be worked out to entire satisfaction and return a reasonable profit to the farmer or the agriculturist in general. I have given this subject a great deal of thought, with practical experience, and see no reason why farmers of the United States should be made to kneel before the public and ask why they should not receive five or ten per cent on their money invested, with the pro. duct that they have for sale, which will go farther than anything else known in regards to winning the war. As‘to getting the exact figures as to cost of producing and delivering to consumers, it is not a serious set back, in my opinion, for I believe they can be gotten on a fair basis, knowing the routine they pursue from producer to consumer. Trusting these few lines may assist in bringing about what has been outlined. Shiawassee Co. T. N. VEIT. PROPOSED DRAINAGE AMEND- M ENTL Editors Michigan Farmer: I have about eighty acres of land that could be made very productive if proper drainage facilities could-be had. Will you please give me some informa- tion concerning the proposed improve- . ment of Michigan- drainage laws and the methods of financing the work? I}. understand that a bill is to be intro- duced at the ’next session’of the state legislature to provide a bonding meth- od whereby the expense of constructa . ing drains is to be Spread over a num- ber of years, and yet, by the sale of bonds, to make funds necessary for the work available at once. I have read several short items in different publications, but have been unable to get any reliable information as to how the money is to be raised. and what proportion of the cost is to. be paid by the land owners who profit most from the main line drains. Yours truly, .. . _~ ' , G. A. MUNGEB. Saginaw ~Co., Mich. ’ It is time we deveIOped a claims: 3 .young men capable or h d1! ' ' 1‘. "'7’.” ‘l uh I‘ (,.... f ) i l ..‘, awn»... e... . There is little need of discussing the advantagesof applyingland lime. Every _ ’ Every farm authority urges the use of lime. You will find it best to us Solvay Pulverized Limestone because it is so fine high percentage of carbonate that it will produce max- l’rogreesive farmer knows them. and Contains such a imum results at a minimum cost. Extensive additions to our equipment this season enable us to promptly take care of your fall requirements. Let Us Supply You With litmus to Make a Soil Test Solvay Prooees Company, 580 W. Jefferson Avenue, Detroit in Bulk or m IOO - lb. - Paper Sacks in Box Cars CATTLE “Top-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. HOLSTEIN BULL Astrlotl high class 29lb. Holstein hull Daisycrest ing Pr noess. 228347. born January 27, 19l7. is oilered or sale. Sire. ‘King Zerma Aloarta Pontiac. rand- eire. King Segis Pontiac Alcartra. the $50. bull; Dani. Pr noese Pauline Ruflne 2nd. This earling promises to be one of the finist uality bu is in the state. If you are interestedm-lll you p ease write for des— oription and photo raph? Also other 4: younger b s. Bred cows and he fore and calves from a herd of 50 high class Holsteins. We willsend you photo sand des- c ptions which will present these animals accurately. If you wont Holsteins, will you please write us? Every animal fully guaranteed. Bloomingdale Forms, Bloomingdale, Mich. 1 Always Have Holsteins To Sell it wanting Registered cattle write me your wants before placing your order elsewhere. L. E. CONNE'LL, Fayette, Ohio Jack Bill Winn--Wood Herd - Registered Holsteins _, - Sire in Service ‘ Flint Maplecrest Boy Who is bred for reel (production his sire Maplecxest Korndyke Hen or 01 is one of the best bred long dis— tonne bulls in t 9 world. He or his dam are brother or sister to six cows with records above 1.200 lbs. of butter infione year and ten more'abovel.000 lbs. in a car. Flint Maplecrest Boys' Dam is Gluok Vassar Bell 0.571bs, of butter in 7 day. 121 lbs. in 30 davs. Butter fatttest 6. . Is‘there a reason why Flint aplecrest Boy is not one of Michigans greatest young sires. None of his females are for sale until after we test them.But we have 10 of his bull calves from 2 to 9 months old. with A. ii. 0. dams which we nowl,oii'er for sale at prices any dairy farmer can ailord to pay. Just tell us the kind of a bull you want. JOHN H. WINN, lnc. Lock Box 249. 'Roscommon Mich. , Pedi reeStock Farm 0 era R .110!- Parham 3 stein‘ cattle. Chester vim... wine. scab r ins in calves andfall igs. Bulls half rice. a ’ ‘1 R.B.PARHAK1. Bronson. ich. ~ accepted in payment of finely bred reg- ‘ 'lilil "ill. istered Holstein hull calves. unlity f the best. nd at prices within reach of all. rite. ctilt). D. CLaABKl. - - - Vassar. Mich. AFew Fine'Bulls'Fnr Sale .llgslm llslslsin firm. llmlsvillo, Mich. s Libert Bond ate 1 inc. old‘grandson of Pen- tiac aid 321- lb. Other gmnddam sister to Inndsire 0142 lb. fir. Herd free tuber. Apr. adv.l!or males. Terms. ' . L. McLaulin. Redford. Mich. The 'Pciitiac Herd ‘ More the (3th come from” «decrement: The Traverse Herd Great Values in Bulls from A. R. O. Cows with records up to 30 lbs. Let uskno w your wants. We will send extend- ed pedigrees and prices. TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL. Traverse City, Michigan. Want Yearly Records? Our new sire has four sisters whose semi-official records are 6’77. 742. 913 and 946 pounds 9! butter in one year respectively at 2 to 3 years of ago. His dam is a daughter of Friend Hciigori'eld De Kol Butter Boy. four of whose daughters have records over 1900 pounds and she is also a granddau hter of Pontiac Aaggie Korndyke, with six dang tors above pounds of butter in one your. Peaceland Stock Farm, Three Rivers. Mich. C. L. Brody. Owner Port Huron.Mich. Charles Peters, Herdsman 8,040 Lbs. MORE MILK Per COW Per YEAR as“ °6Ls'" 'ia’iN BULL Bred yielded over the production of their scrub graiiddunis. ou too can make more mcne with :8 url a pure bred Holstein Bull. show you. Booklets free. The Holstein-Friesian Association of America. Box 164. Brattleboro,Vt. As I Am of Draft Age it expect to be called this (all I am forced todis- pose ol’ inv entire herd of pure bred Holsteins. con- sisting of 23 head. Priced to sell. Write orconie and see M. MOON. - - '- - - Brunswick, Mich. records 1 lbs. in '1 days. Also collie pu ics. OLSTI hof (giality. Bull calves from dams with as . Y. - Rochester, ich. ' alves 2") heifers d2 bulls lb-lliths ure HOlSte‘n .2 weeks old be'autifull v marke $25 eachmated for shipment anywhere. Buy only the best. EDGIWOOD FARMS. - - Whitewater. Wis. olsteins: Bull calf born Oct. 6. A nice individual ucll grown in good condition. His seven nearest dnms average butter 'Idavszifimbs. milk Filiiiibs. Dams record 18 lbs at 2 5'3 yrs. W.B. Reader. Howell, Mich. 8100 Registered llolsloin £23,735 “mining: in . also our '01" old cow soon fresh. si‘vnsvmw ARM. - - - Vassar. Mich. Registered Holstein Bull 2% yrs. old For sale-_ from it 40 lbs. sire and a good A. R. O. heifer for price and podigreo write Wm. GRIFFIN, R. 5. Howell, Mich. For Sale Jersey Bull Goldlo's Foxhall N0. 16l985. Dropped March 22, 1917. Solid color. black tongue & switch. ‘fine individual large of his a 0. will sell cheap. Also a young oow dc several bred eifers all of solid color. NEWMAN'B s’rocK FARM. ii. i. Mariette. Mich. ERSEY bull and bull calves or sale from R of M. cows. also heifers and cows 0 all ages. ' C. B. WERNER. ii. 6. Allegan. Mich. illie Farmstead Jersey Cattle. Several heifers bred to freshen next fall. Also a few halter and bull cal- ves of choice breeding. Colon C.Lillie. (‘Oopersvillc.Micli. JerseYs for sale 33ml. for service bulls . inbert Ralel li. MaJesty. breeding. WATERMAN a WarnnMiN Meadowland Farm. - - . Ann Arbor. Mich. A fine, dark. solid color Jersey hull For sale 16 mos. old. Delible grandson of Royal Mill”? and out of Ii. of M. cow. 0. a 0. D .‘A E, - - - Ypsilanti. Mich. HEREFOHDS 6 bull calves for sale, Perfection Fairfax and Prince Donald breeding. ALLEN BROS., , PAW PAW, MICH. Bob Fairfax 494027 at head Herefords of herd. 14 hulls for sale all ages either polled or horned. E ltL . McCABTY. Bec‘y Mich. H. B. Ass'n. Bad Axe, Mich. —Bcotch and Scotch To )ped ani< Shorthorns inals of both sex for as 6. Prices reasonable. GEO. D. DUSTER. Doster. Mich. BIDWELL snunmunns For Beef and Milk. Registered bulls. cows and heifers-Good Scotch and Scotch—Topped for sale. In prime condition. Modern sanitary equipment. Form 10 minutes from N. Y. O. depot. 1 hour from Toledo. Ohio. Automobile meets all trains. Write BIDWELL STOCK FARM, Box B. Tecumseh. Mich. Richland Farms Shorthorns Bull of Mich. Wcoiler for sale a choice collection of voung bulls by some of the leading sires of the breed. You cannot aflord 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, lnrnis at Prescott. Mich. Office at 'l‘awas. City. Mich. Ready for Service Bi d b butter bred bulls and oxof high testing dams. The Producing Kind with Jersey type and capacity. Prices reasonable. 150 a few bred gilts (Durocs) and boars. Breakwater Farm. Herbert W.Mumford. Owner, J Bruéo Henderson. Mgr. Ann Arbor, Mich. a le Lane R. of M. Jersey Herd. For sale one onr-year-old cow also bull calves and heifer :alvee sired bll. randson of the Pogis 99th of 110% l'arin. I V N FOX. R. 8. Allegan. Mic bull calves for fall service from R. of . daughters Majesty's Wonder by Majesty's Oxford Fox. Herd tuberouline tested. When looking for a sire to hand our hard. get a Mensty. Alvin Baldwin. Capac. ich. FOR SALE axis-lousy nuns and . mun mm. -' - GressLake..Mich; TH. Wildwood Jersey Farin offers for sale choice of I O FranCisco Farm Shorthorns We maintain one of Michigan’s good herds of Scotch and Scotch Topped cattle. The are well bred. prop- erly handled and price reasonab e. Come and see; ,we like to show them. P. P. P Mt. Pleasant, Mich. As Three scotch bulls ready Jot Shorthorns' service. Price reasonable. W. B. MoQUILLAN. ii. 7. Howell. Mich. 0N of Harthorth Welfare heads our hard of milk- ing Shorthoxns Comprising Chiflcy of Clay bred cows. young bulls reaiéy for sale and service. write us Lidde Bros.. B. 2. linton. Mich.. Macon Phone. I of best Bates Strains, u Dairylll‘d Shorlhoms stock oi both sexes for 831%.”: J. B. HUMMEL, - - - - Mason. Mich. ’ S ORTHORNS Cows. heifer anyoung bulls tor sale at farmers prices: herd catalog mnilcd ee. Horrieton Farms. Hurt.llich. Shor‘timrii Cattle at both Sex tor Sale . W. KNAPP. Howell. Michigan. F Sal Shorthorns of Quality Scotch and on e Scotch To ped descendentsof Archers Hope. Avondals. Maxwa ton Sulton and White Hall Salt}; by t 9 Co. Shorthorn Breeders Ass. JO SCHMIDT. Sec. Reed City. Mich. Irsnd Tramss Sharlhorn Am. 5.3:: "°°" '°' M. E. DUCKLES. 800.. Traverse City. Mich. Shorthorn fi‘iiofiziiz’ééaimmk’aflflyfioif mvm Doss. - . - - Croswell. Mich. '8 months IMP. Lorne in Service. Grand Champion Shorthorn ‘ 746:3? i I “ Berkshixegilts and sows for to l [arrow ' .f in 3 beats and {firing pi . eit 161- sex. C STOC FARM. . 1. arlette. Mich ll; ‘lrsvlliy Berkshire Pig. ”mfiii‘iec‘eé‘érifif.” W. 1!. Every. anc ester. Mich. Duran Jerseys 8. Hampshlros We oler a number of line you? fining boar and sew pi both Duroc Jerseys an amspires. from partiou arly well bred stock. Write to us for description and prices. Each an- imal is guaranteed. Bloomingdale Farms, Bloomingdale, Mich. Dames. Choice sprin pigs out of selected sows and sired by our best her boars. They are of the b type.strong boned.smooth and of excellent quality an include some of the most popular blood lines such as Orion Cherry King.’l‘op Col.Dcfender.Brookwuter etc. Prices reasonable. The Jennings Farms. Bailey, lien. 50 Duroc Sows and Gilts for fall farrowing. bred to Orion’s Fancy Kin 63837 the bigrsst piii of his age ever shown at nter-- nations . 1 mi 0 N. E. of town. Visitors welcome ' days in week. Newton Barnhart. St. Johns. Mich. ounce urnssvs I; D. HEYDENBEBK. - - - Wayland. Mich. Duroc fall boars sired b Crimson Critic '12. Satisfac- tion and Breakwater rinci al priced right. Bred sows all sold. it. o. rufioh. Milan. Mich. Clinics Bum .lsmy Gills For his. ' CAREY U. lDMONDB. - - Hastings. Mich. D U R O C 3 i217 ‘°.&.3;“'iipr£33 E": J. E. BANGHABT. - . Lansing. n Jersey's—Fall boars of the large heavy boned “me type. Gilts bred to Junior Champion boar for June farrow also Springlpigs pairs not akin. r. J. DRon’r, . . Monroe. Mich. Duro Jerseys for sale. Bred sows dc spring was both C sex also Shorthorn bull calves. milking strain. CHAS. BRAY. - - - - — Okemos. Mich. spring igs for a 13. Pairs and trim; Burns 1":8’ not aki‘r’i. Breed ng and prices on re- quest. J. D. CKANE t SON. Plainwell. Mich. ° spring pigs either sex. CheSter Whites, can furnish a few pairs or trios not akin from strictly big type mature stock at reasonable paices. F. W. Alexander. Vassar. Mich. Raise Chester Whites Like This the original big producers s5 .v. f.. I HAVE started thousands of breeders on the road to success. I can help you. I want to Place one be from my gratitlhead. in (glory colmiéiunilty where :mliiot alrk "'y {e on! V8 0 ere—res or m 2:: t. chi fits got in}; pelan—P‘ Mono Mgney frgzrn sac-“is, G. B. BENJAMIN. R. F. D. 10. Portland, KIN!“ Crandell’s Big Type O. LC's Champion herd everywhere shown in 1917. Herd headed by five champion boars. Our sows won Senior, Junior and Grand Champion prizes at Illinois, Missouri. Ohio and Michigan 1917. Special prices on all spring pigs. Get our cata- log it is free. Crnndell's Prize Hogs, Cass City, Mich. . BRED GILTS and l- SERVICEABLE BOARS C- J. CARL JEWETI‘. Mason. Mich. ' AS'l‘ fall gilts all sold. have a good lot of last spring ingy from 3 sires good grou'iliy stock. Farm L. mile ui-st of do ot, Cit izens Phone 124. O’l‘TO B. CHULZE, Nashville, Mich. 0 I C ,3 all sold except some fall gilts. Order ' ' 0 your spring pigs now. 0. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Mich. 0 I c '8 Big type serviceable boars. Spring far- - - - rowed boar pigs. lired gilts (o furrowJuly and Aug. G. P. ANDREWS. Dans-ville, Mich. big heavy boned fellows 0.1. Cs Sfrlllfl Pigs, weighing from 40 to 50 lbs. and bre gilts. F. C. Burgess. R. 3. Mason. Mich. O. I. C.’s a few chmce Apr. and May pigs either sex and 4 reg. Holstein heii‘eiv. CLOVER LEAF STOCK FARM. BIG TYPE POLAND GHINAS Bred Gilts and Spring Pi s. One extra well bred Holstein Bu Calf. HILLCREST FARM, KALAMAZOO, MlCH. A 500 lb Gilt just one. We sold Smooth . Jumbo to head Model Farm herd. Lansing. Mich. watch hi. smoke. This gilt is bred to him for Aug. farrow “Liberty Bell" is ‘L the best gilt in Michigan you can buy her for just 8100. Bell phone. J. C. BUTLER. - - - - Portland. Mich. Large Type P. C. Bred gil ts and boar all sold nothing to after at present. W. E. L INGBTON. Parma. Mich. Monroe. Liicli. LEE'NABDP Bred sotws All “PM???“ pigfi,‘ordeirsobgog- 'e are r ng p gs a weaning me. p . . . E. R. LEOEIARD. - - - - St. LoliiOis. Mich. L S P all sold out. except the largest ' 0 I r ' gilt raised last year. bred for J one farrow. H. 0. BWABTZ, Shoolcratt. Mich. T type P. C. Some choice Se . ilts read to Large bred for Aug. and Sept. fag-trig. y Wm. J. CLARKE. R. 7. Mason. Mich. g t pe P.C. Bi boned fellows fron Iowas contest i Bhe .specialp oosons rin boar-and hoce red gilte. . E.J.MATHE so . Bun-3.x. Itch. Ber. 9° 32's: skis... arm 1w n 3 w . urge to. right. L. W. Barnes and Son. .‘yron. its? ‘ F I39 old. W wee-3W Roan BullZC'alf or Se was , u a is $9.25@9.50 per cwt. Our quotation If". \\ HI' 1 L. l 0 SECOND EDITION. The markets In this edition were re- vised and corrected on Thursday after- noon, July 18. WHEAT. The government report on the wheat “crop shows a shrinkage of 40,000,000 bushels, compared with the estimates made in June. The total yield, how- ever, of both spring and winter wheat will be in excess of the iiVe-year aver- age. The general belief is that the August report will be more favorable to a larger crop inasmuch as heavy rains have fallen over practically the entire country since the crop report- ers published their findings. The United States visible supply decreas- ed 231,000 bushels last week to 554,000 bushels as compared with 12,637,000 bushels last year. Detroit prices are marked up one cent from those re- ported a week ago. One year ago No. 2 red wheat sold on the local market at $2.45 per bushel. Present local prices are: No.2 red...............$2.27 No. 2 mixed............ 2.25 No. 2 white.. ....... 2.25 CORN. Taking the country as a whole, the corn crop is developing very favorably. Recent rains have come to the rescue over a large area. and prevented seri- ous damage. The government esti- mates 1918 crop at 3,160,000,000 bush- els. Export clearances from this coun- try during the week aggregated 477,- 000 bushels and the visible supply de- creased 604,000 bushels last week to 10,883,000 bushels. Corn values on the local market rule about 50 above the prices prevailing last week. One year ago No. 3 corn was quoted here at $2.03 per bushel. Present local prices are: No. 3 corn ............. $1.70 No. 3 yellow ............ 1.80 No. 4 yellow ............ 1.70 No. 5 yellow ............ 1.50 No. 6 yellow ............ 1.40 Chicago prices are also higher as follows: No. 2 yellow $1.80@1.84; No. 3 yellow $1.75@1.76; August corn at $1.60; September $130113. OATS. There has been faily active trading in oat circles this week, mostly being on domestic account but there is some business being done for exporters. The government report makes the total of this year’s crop 1.437,000,000 bushels compared with 1,587,000,000 bushels as harvested last year. The visible sup- ply is now 12,246,000 bushels against 8,835,000 bushels last year. Stocks at seaboard increased 1,044,000 bushels during the week, and now are 6,302,000 bushels. A general belief obtains that a very liberal portion of America’s crop may be required for foreign use before the 1919 crops are available. One year ago standard oats were quot- ed on the local market at 801/2c per bushel. Present prices are as follows: Standard .................. 80% No. 3 white ............ . . .80 ' No.4white ....... ........79 RYE. There is little excitement in this market with local prices unchanged at $1.75, and the ChiCago exchange re- porting that $1.75 was bid. Dealers are wondering why rye is not being taken more liberally by millers. BARLEY. The old crop has been practically marketed, and while the new crop as estimated by the government now promises to be smaller than a month ago, the outlook is for a heavy yield. There is also a good demand develop- ing for the grain. ' ~ BEANS. Trading here is very dull with the , prices unchanged from a week ago. Crap reports are favorable in Michi- gan and other navy bean growing sec- tions. The local price for cash beans from Greenville is on a $7.25 basis. At Chicago navy beans are finding a fair sale at steady prices as mllows: Pea beans, h. p ...... $11.00 1200‘ ‘Red kidpeys 9.50 10.00 ‘- 3 y,’ . mand has forced prices to a higher basis as follows: No. 1 timothy . . . .$21.5Q@22.00 Standard . . . . . . . . . 20.50@21.00 Light mixed . . . . . . .' . 20.50@21.00 No. 1 mixed . . . . . . . . . 17.00@18.00 No. 1 clover . . . . . . 15.00@16.00 Pittsburgh.—Good hay is moving 'well while the lower grades are slow. Prices rule slightly lower as follows: No. 1 timothy ....... $23.50@24.00 ,No. 1 li ht mixed. . . . 20.00@21.00 No. 1 cover mixed.. 18.50@19.50 No. 1 clover . . . . . . . . 17.50@18.50 POTATOES. ' The federal crop report indicates the condition of potatoes for the coun- try to be three-tenths of one per cent above ten-year average. The acreage of potatoes planted in Michigan is es- timated at 340,000 compared with 378,- 000 in 1917, and an average for the years from 1912-1916 of 348,000 acres, making this year’s crop slightly less than a normal one. Reports indicate, _ however, that the plants are develop. ing nicely, particularly since recent rains. , ‘ I Live StOCk Market Service | I Reports for Thursday, July 18th BUFFALO. They were paying $18.75 for medium and heavy hogs here today, and $19 for other grades. Lambs sold up to $18.50, and calves to $18. The cattle market ruled dull. CHICAGO. Cattle. Receipts 18,000. Good to best steers steady to 100 higher; common and me- dium grades slow to lower. Good choice prime steers $16.85@ 18.25; common and medium butchers $11.50@16.85; heifers $8.15@14.50; cows $8.15@14.25; bologna bulls $8.50 (1112.75; canners and cutters $7@8.15; stockers and feeders, good $10.50@ 13; do common and medium $8.25@ 10.50. Hogs. Receipts 34,000. Good hogs strong to 50 higher; others slow. Tops $18.40; bulk of sales $17.45@18.30; heavy at $18.10@18.30; mixed and light $18.20@ 18.40; packers hogs $17.15@17.60; me- dium heavy $17.50@18; light bacon hogs $18.15@18.40; pigs, good to choice $17@17.50; roughs $16.50@ 17.10. Sheep and Lambs. Receipts 18,500. Market steady to strong. Choice to prime lambs $18.50 @1865; medium and good $16.75@ 18.40; cull $12.15; medium and good and choice feeding lambs $15@16; choice yearlings $15.75@16.50; medi- um and good do $14@16.25; medium and good wethers $12.50@14.25. DETROIT Cattle. Receipts 4,318. Good weight steers steady and wanted; all ,others very dull and 250@$1 lower than last week. Quite a number going over unsold. Best heavy steers ....... $14.00@16.00 Best hdy wt bu strs ..... 10.50@13.00 Mixed steers and heife'rs 9.00@10.00 Handy light butchers. . . . 8.00@ 9.00 Light butchers .......... 7.5061) 8.00 Best cows .............. 8.5-0@ 9.00 Butcher cows ........... 8.00@ 8.50 Cutters .................. . . CuttersCanners ......... 6.75@ 7.00 Best heavy bulls ........ . Bologna bulls ..... 8.00@ 8.75 Stock bulls ............. 7.5063 8.00 Feeders ................. 9.00@11.00 Stockers ................ 7.50@ 9.00 Milkers and springers. . . . $60@ 115 Veal Calves. Receipts 1,646. Market 500 lower than Wednesday; common and heavy grades dull on account of Jewish fast days. Best .................... $ 17.00 Others .................. 10.00@16.00 Sheep and Lambs. ' Receipts 1,217. Market 500 lower than Wednesday. . Bestlambs..............$ 18.00 Fair lambs .............. 17.00@17.25 Light to common lambs. . 14.00@15.00 Yearlings ..... . . . . . . . . . . 10.00@14.00 Fair to good sheep. . . . . . . 10.00@11.00 Culls and common . . . . . . 5.00@ 7.00 Hogs. ' rteceipts * 2,092. Market steady at Wednesday’s prices. Pigs and light yorkers. . .$ 18.4 Mixed ...... 17.75@18.00 Reports for Wednsday, July." 1 7th BUFFALO. Cattle. Receipts today five cars; market is steady. Prime hvy strs $17.25@17.50; best shipping steers $16.50@17; plain and coarse $13@14; best yearling strs 900 to 1000 lbs. $15@16; light year- lings, good quality $12@13; best handy steers $12@13; fair to good $11@12; handy steers and heifers, mixed $11@ 12; western heifers $11@12; best fat cows $11 12; butchering $8.50@9.50; cutters $7. 0@8; canners $6@7; fancy bulls $11@11.50; butchering bulls $9 @10; common bulls $8@9; best feeders 900 to 1000 lbs. $9.50@10.50; medium feeders $9@9.50; stockers $8@8.50; light, common $7@8; milkers and springers $100; mediums $75@90; common $45@60. Hogs. Receipts 10 cars; market 10@25c higher. and pigs $18.90@19. - Sheep and Lambs. _ Receipts two cars; market lower; top lambs $18@18.50; yearlings $ 5.50 @16; wethers $13.50@14; ewes $ 1.5 @13; calves $7@18.50. . CHICAGO. _ Our special representative reports the Wednesday live stock markets as follows: " ' ‘ Cattle. . , Cattle receipta‘today. are estimated days com 30.0.5; '23: a Heavy $18.50@18.75; yorkers' at’11;0005;head, making. .48;ooo rarities? manna were, ‘ “ ’ "mid. ’ or more higher, while plainer kinds have sold irregularly lower than last week, a large share of the Common and light steers under 900 lbs. selling at $12@15. The best heavy steers bring $18.10, and heavy steers go at $17.75 and over, with fat butcher stock sal- able at $8.25@15 for cows and heifers, while canning cows and cutters bring $6.90@8.20 and bulls $8‘@13.25. Top calves fetch $17. Grassvfed 800192 900. lb. steers have had a big decline from the high time last week. ‘ Hogs. ‘ p . Hog receipts today are esti ated at 20,000 head, bringing the rec pts for the first half ofvthe week up to 88,300 head, comparing with 91,700 for the same time last week. The demand is good at $16.75@18.35 for rough“ heavy packers to prime light bacon hogs, the top being a nickel'lower than yester- day, following a rise of $1.10 per 100 lbs. in a week. Pigs are selling mostly at $16.25@17.60. , _ ' Sheep and Lambs. , Sheep and lamb receipts today are estimated at 9,000 head, making 44,390 , for the first half of the week, compar- ing with 35,400 for the same time last week. The market is unchanged, with lambs salable at‘$14*@18.5,0, yea‘rlin s at $1-1@16.50, wethers at $10.50@14.§5 and'ewes at ”$6.50@13.50. :- . ' ' ' deportbothei' r9130 _ . a L'I'kcs Market. Reports. A I " , Sugar fiestas-+111 A brighter outlook appears to pre- , vail in-‘the butter trade. It is a little more difficult to secure supplies. Which with-a very good consumption all over' the country, is stimulating dealers of all classes to take hold of the market. Prices rule higher. At Detroit fresh creamery extras are now quoted at 43 4 @439“, and'do firsts at 42@421/2c. At. Chicago creameries are higher at 38617 4,4c. _ New York is also higher with creamery prihes ranging from 43%‘@ 46%,c p‘er 1b.; and'Philadelphia trade is paying 45c 'for western creamery extras. - . . - ; CHEESE. A' firm undertone is noted in this trade, with prices generally on a slightly higher basis. While produc— tion shows an increase, it is less than a year ago, and is not keeping apace with the liberal current consumption. At Detroit flats are selling to jobbers at 231/3, @25%c for new and 25c for old; ' daisies bring 24% @250, and new lim— burger 231/2@241,§c. Young Americas quoted at 241463724534 in Chicago and daisies double 24146924974 ;_do single at 241/3@25c. Whole milk cheese brings 24% @251,é_c in Philadelphia, and fresh specials 25@251/40 in New York, and do average run 24%@24%c. EGGS. Already. stocks of eggs in storage are being drawn upon, owing to liberal consumption. throughout the land. The - prices are advancing, this week’s quo- tations to jobbers in Detroit being 401/20 for Michigan firsts, candled,. and in new cases, and 38%c for 'cur—' rent receipts. New York is paying 52 @540 for nearby western whites. Philadelphia reports a slightly easier, trade, with western extra firsts'bring- ing $13.05@13.20 per case. ' WOOL The receipts of wool at seaboard points correspond closely with the movement of a year ago. Shipments are also of about the same volume as obtained in 1917. No definite informa» tion has been received regarding the changes in attitude of dealers as to prices being paid to producers. DETROIT CITY MARKET A real active interest is being‘taken by both producers and buyers in the city markets these 'days. New pota- toes are selling around $2.25 per bush- e1; string beans $1; turnips 75c; ‘cabc bage, white-900;]ettuce 25@35c; rasp— 5 berries $14; currants'810; tomatoes $2 @275 per 14-lb. basket; onions nine‘ bunches for 25c; carrots seven bunch- es 25c; beets eight bunches for 25¢; eggs 55c. . GRAND RAPIDS The new crop of hay has advanced to $21@22 on the city market. Fruit continues scarce and very high. First new home-grown potatoes are bring- ing $2 a bushel. Eggs are quoted atx 38@390. No special change is noted’ in grain prices. ' REPORTS ON MICHIGAN BEAN AND SUGAR BEET cnops. Beans—The acreage of beans plant- ed or to be planted as compared with last year is 88 in the state, 84 in the southern counties, ,102 in the central counties, 78 in the northern counties and 93 in the upper peninsula. The condition of beans as compar- ed with an average is 84 in the state, . 86 in the southern counties, 82 in the ', counties, 83 in the northern central counties and 81 in the upper peninsula. , Potatoes—The condition of potatoes in the state and the upper peninsula. is 87, in the southern and central coun- ties 86 and in the northern counties-s5 ‘ ' 91. The condition one year ago was in the state ’91, in the scuthern counties ” and upper peninsula 93,,in the Central, " 3’ ., counties .86 and in the northern court? | ties 89.. . ,ar beets \ is. 90 myths, .stste. and , peninsula, 89;. in the. southe" co ‘ ' and 9:2 is thy. g ' 1,190 e “9911;102:513“; . _‘at Ashton, Osceola county. They are- ‘ bringing their stock north this sum- -and a number of outside men have con, Arizona, who shipped 650 head of _, 7' \tion to every weekly publisher and his wife in Michigan" to be the guests of '5 for Michigan Live stock teeders ot Boswell. New " Mexico. have placed 2 .300 sheep and m carloads of cattle on cut-over land met on account of scarcity of feed and water there, and figure on transfer- flng their large operations to Michi- Ksllkaska county has thousands of acres of fine pasture lands for sheep and cattle and the farmers there are getting into live stock quite extensive- ly. Edward Frost and Dell Musser have each added 1,600 head of sheep to their flocks, which are being pastured in the neighborhood of Island Lake. been looking over prospects in the county. 8. J. Poucher, formerly of Armour & Co., Chicago. has bought all of Section 23, also additional land north of Boardman, which will be con- . vex-ted into a sheep and cattle ranch. C. R. Collin, of Hope, New Mexico, who was in the upper peninsula re— cently looking over the brazing pros- pects, on returning home loaded thir- teen cars of sheep and four of cattle for Michigan. W. B. McBeath, of Tuc- cattle to Cloverland in the spring, is so well pleased that he has recently loaded seventeen more cars f01 Michi4 gan. J._ L. Grey, of Buhl, Idaho, re- cently u'nloaded forty- -five cars or, 12,- sheep, on pasture lands of southern Marquette and northeastern Dickinson counties. The sheep came through from Idaho in good shape and in addi-{ tion there was a carload of camp out- fits, such as are used in the west, 3. carload of horses and ten expert sheep. herders. About twenty western graz- ers have already located in the upper peninsula and among others who are looking is one man who wants 55, 000. acres and plans to ship 3, 000 sheep to ~this state at once. Farmers having clover bay to sell in quantities are be- ing asked to report to their county agents, so that the grazers may be fur- nished with winter feed. Carl Adamscn, of Roswell, New Mex- ico recently visited northeastern Mich- igan in search of good grazing lands and he hadn’t been back a week be- fore he wired Secretary Marston of the Northeastern Michigan Develop— ment Bureau, that instead of shipping 4, 000 sheep to the Alcona county stock ranch, which he has leased, he is load- ing twenty-three cars. or 6, 500 to 7, 000 sheep. He also wires that F. M. Tur- ner, of Roswell, has loaded fifteen cars of sheep, to be shipped to West Branch and placed on the Boutell Ranch of 4,100 acres there. Last year the North- eastern Michigan Bureau was the means, directly or indirectly, "of bring- ing over $200,000 worth of live stock to that section of the state, while re- ports from the railroads indicate that the carlot shipments this year will be . -' greater than for the last three years combined. W. E. Scfipps, proprietor/of Wild- wood Farms, Orion, Mich” recently im- ported from Scotland one of the best bred Polled Angus bulls ever brought into the state. He is two years old and bred alongErica lines. W. J. Gamble, proprietor of ‘Almer Farm, Caro, Mich., recently shipped to George M. Hill, owner of an extensive plantation at Sylvania, Georgia, a pure bred HolsteinsFriesian bull calf which is to become the future herd sire in Mr. Hill’s Herd. , ‘ ThelLLC. hasrcxtendedaninvitar ifie college August 133 No publisher M‘ to amiss class meeting These ‘ ‘ ed cooperation -‘ \- hy live stock prices go up and down HEN there is more dressed meat on the market than there is con- sumer demand for it, meat and live stock prices go down. But when the consumer demand for meat is greater than the supply, meat and live stock prices go up. This is the law of supply and demand. It is the law that determines the prices the producer gets for his cattle. «- s- s s Between the producer of live stock on one hand and the consumer of dressed meat on the other handis the service of the packer. The packer turns the live stock into dressed meat and lay-products and then distributes them to the retailer. Out of every dollar the packer re— ceives for this meat and by-products he ' pays 90 cents, approximately, for the cattle. The remaining 10 cents on the dollar must pay for dressing, freight to mar- ket, operation of distributing houses, and in most cases delivery to the retailer. Out of what is left must come the packer’s profit. For Swift & Company during 1917 this amounted to a net profit of M of a cent per pound of beef. On all products, it was only a little over half a cent per pound. Areasonablc profit margin is necessary to enable the packer to operate without endangering the efficiency of the business and its value to the producer as a mar- keting agency for live stock. Complete elimination of these profits would have practically no eficct on the farm prices of live stock nor the retail prices of meat. Swift & Company will gladly co-oper- ate in the carrying out of any national policy that will tend to steady the prices of live stock and meat. Swift 8: Company, U. S. A. A nation-wide organization with more than 20,000 stockholders lot or 2nd can often cures. or prepaid by parcel post. Booklet lrce. ‘I‘III amen III"! MAI“ Toledo. Oil. 1 _ Mil All illicit!” cm ’ Cures Heaven by correcting the mmwuuvsutwavtzs EGGS: canoe—Indigo“ tion. Prevents . ‘ Colic, Staggers etc. Belt Con. ditto-or .- Wo r-‘Ex— , ellcr. so years Isle. Three ;. arse cons nan-teed“ one Ben was or my refund 3.50 and .1.” pet can at denlon' A MORE We are paying good prem- iums {or eggs not over four or live days old. direct ship I'..L. KING 4: 80 nents from the farm. hp to us or write for particu- lai- AMERICAN BU'lTER. & CHEESE COMPANY, Detroit. Mich EGGS We buy fresh hid cuss. aid Shetland Ponies.) Bounds and helsian Hues. Farmers and shippers. O.KY Holmcsvillc. Ohio. pay prices. Write for particulars, or no atrial Rslléiximéaat. Reference your local bank. HAY Ship To The Old Reliable Help. Dadcl McCaifrcg‘I Sons. ____623-625 Wnbuh BM: shPo. 41" Alb-r'l‘ |-.. J.M. HICKS & SONS. R. 2 E. J. A LDRIOH. Fox Hounds ““i A; Registered Percherom William-ton. Mich. Percheron§§l§$i°nfmfigtfiififffiun ° on ”mu. Mich Two Percheron stallions two Potato: For sale on mares Liberty Bondsncco . — Tekonsha. mob. Young 000]: Bayonne. New Jersey SHEEP Goldwater. Mich. KOPE-KON FARMS. Mmflwforord .. “P's” . “Has“ “and?"mv co. .53 with “in. "mass. In. Mr. POULTRY FARMER: We make (specialty of White Henncry Eggs and haveacated a table market for your en! the Rosamund. cmtbchig highest premium {or your cnncry Whites— e remit same do shipments Sh ip Often—Ship by sprees GEO.R. R.ELDRI DGE C0. . «II-ink Street. Detroit. Mich. Isms-ht! “My“ Man with every shipment. no —- Sun-Poo an, I ’0‘! onto rrl brl ve prions now. 322’... u later to Dan or 1 xtoasc T- “ TERI 360908.. 155m” St. 2%»! York. NUY. HOGS LARGE Typo P. 0. Just 5 choice summer gi Its bred for Jul and SHAW-t- furrow. Come and see them W. J. HAG - Augusta, Mich. Poland China Swine 33,, 5211'. “a“ R. W. MILLS. _- - - Saline, Mich. i. typcP. 0.! gflyurlu ‘ofthobcstproduoers in the west, plaguing?) t 025 to $6 Guaranteodto please. RANT. laton Rapids. Mich. Big Type R C. 83m Boats (2; ulc.alsoHamp- A. A. WOOD & EON 8a line. Mich. Hump shire Plum“ nlyi for sale now. abargaln JOHN W? SNYDER. B. B“? ' St. Johns. Mich. "“588 m ....m'hi'm't'cml'f'“ JGEOHTABBOTT - . . Hampshires & Shropshires. It's a wise man who orders his run for August delivery now. It PAYS TO BUY PURE BREE SHEEP 0F PARSONS "Eng-mgr. . \ all-I‘M wigecvcryrlgeoram and Iii! l ./ Oxfords. Shropsl‘iirrgsunnd'go REE, . PARSONS. GrandLedge. ma. 3 I lnglesi’e Farm ogsgwwmggr $02.7; est-ll “owes from "11:33 7 yeanold. Citiscins one. ER RB T I. POW Sum load Branding Ems”Ml Hfih": “u” Barnard Sheep Ranch. R. 5. Glue. glob. Fa. ‘ co yearling: or lamb rams writ. V ABMB’I some 3308 in I. rowionnb. Inca. FOR SALE exfoaw m. ...... Palms. Mich. I‘IIIIIIII ’ ‘ “IIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII" IIIIIIIIIIIIII .. ,I g , III IIIIIIIIIIIIII III I, "IIII\ \ III I" ' IIIIIIIII . I "IIIII ' HIII I-.IIII|-I IIIIIIIIII ~'- ' , .iu Ilum‘“I II IIHI’ IL— IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIII 9 _/ Since the coming of the motor car, the remote farm is no longer remote. Distance has been con- quered. Miles. have been short- ened. Minutes have taken the place of hours spent in transportation. In this transformation, the most important advantage to the farmer is in being brought next door to the railroad. Milk and other perishable prod-I ucts can be marketed quickly." Needed supplies are more available. The farmer is in direct touch with the world. United States Tires are Good Ti res Wherever you live or whatever car you drive, there is a United States Tire built especially to fit your conditions. You have a variety of treads and types from which to choose but the quality and values are always United States standards. Any United States Sales and Service Depot will cheerfully aid you. For passenger cars—‘Usco ', Cycles, Bicycles and Airplanes. United States Tubes and Tire Accessories Haw All the Star- ling Worth and Wear that Make United States Tires Supremt. Bringing the Farm to the Railroad 'Chaln ', I‘Royal Cord’. 'Nobby’ and ‘Plain ’. Also Tires for Motor Trucks. Motor- II‘IIII' Using his car largely for business; the modern farmer treats his car as a business proposition. Equipment is purchased with extreme care and judgment. Values are studied. Mileage records are kept carefully. . That is why the sales of United States Tires are increasing so’ fast I . ..1n prosperous farming communi- ties. They have demonstrated not only long-mileage qualities but greater reliability. They make your car more useful. They give a big- ger return on your investment. ‘Usco ' ‘Chain ' _....a_-:;:r- ”—4-”; : 4:1 < s'I . 1.4.. ”.1