VOL. CLI.‘ No. 24 Whole Number 4098 The Only Weekly Agricultural, Horticultural, and Live Stock Journal in the State DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1918 31.00 A YEAR .00FOR5YEARB When the Church Turns Farmer All Hands Out for the , _ BIG HUSKING BEE Saturday, 2:00 P. M.,' on Bailey Street. Bohemian Supper Served by the ’ Woman’s Society. Oh, Shucks, come on and Husk. You won’t be stung by this bee. We Want 100 People Out. Community Garden Association. HIS was the notification that the, members of the Community Gar- den Association of East Lansing received one October day. The corn referred to was popcorn, nine acres of it. And as the popcorn had been plant. ed by the association, which associa- tion is fathered and mothered by the People’s Church, all the volunteer la- bor that could be had was so much contributed to net results. And they came that afternoon, about forty of them. Professors and their wives, wives without their respective professors, in- structors, doctors of philosophy, and a bunch of us who made no claims to such high titles. And they husked, too. When supper was ready, over on a nearby lawn, the huskers left behind ‘them many a pile of popcorn, and about a third of the nine acres was done. This was not the only “bee,” though some labor had to be hired to complete the job. Three hundred and twenty-five dollars has been received to date, for the corn, with at least tWenty-five dollars worth yet to be shipped; not so bad, when you recol- lect that it was raised'with volunteer labor, and that a miserable, unpatriotic drouth came along in August, that made the leaves curl. The idea of the community garden came to light early in the spring. The ‘ East Lansing Community Garden Asso- ciation was formed, with seventy-nine members, each paying two dollars. This capital was used for seed, rental of land,‘ labor, materials for fencing, and the like. Sixteen acres in all were .1 ‘ 1:. When, ’89»..- ' By N. A. McCUNE planted. The following is an itemized list of the receipts from the various crops grown: Early potatoes, one acre. . . . . . .$150.00 Tomatoes, two acres. . . . . . . . . ., 235.00 String beans, two acres... . . . .. 173.50 Popcorn, nine acres . . . . .. ..... 325.50 Small patch of cabbage, beets, carrotsetc.................. .78 Total .......................$964.78 The following estimated amounts are yet to come in: - Corn fodder ...................$100.00 Seed sweet corn, two acres. . . . . 200.00 Popcorn................. ..... 25.00 Uncollected sales of vegetables 4.00 Total ..$329.00 Add to this 315825521' 1n1n member- ship dues, and you have $1,451.78. From this must be deducted, for rental And Wives without their Respective Professors. 3‘ Was Ready, Over on a Near-by Lawn the of land and plowing, labor, seed, post- j age, printing and the like, $357.22, which leaves a balance of $1,094.56. As said above, part of this is estimate, but the estimate is low, as the sweet corn is in fine condition. It was grown for a large seed company. - What was the object in all this? It was primarily to do all we could to in- crease the. volume of food during war times. The appeal was sent out from \Nashington to grow vegetables. Many of the community gardeners have no gardens and it was thought well to go into it together. The results in food production appear above. Further aid was given to the government by buy- ing Liberty Bonds with the money. At the fourth Liberty Loan, $800 was pledged, with community garden mon- ey. In addition, $100 was voted toward a community canning center. The Lib- erty Bonds will be used, by and by, to- ward the erection of a new church in East Lansing, which is greatly needed. A considerable part of the crop was canned. An expert canner was engag— ed, a part of whose salary was paid by the Community Garden Association. Nearly all the string beans were dis- posed of in this way. The ladies of the town did great work, in the canning headquarters, when the temperature in the shade was ninety-eight, plus, and. the temperature where they worked was out of sight. < Let it be understood that no private industry was interfered with, by the community garden. No market gar- dener’s sales were cut down by what the community garden sold. The de- mand was greater than the supply. The canned goods were bought by the college boarding clubs, and the local market quickly and greedily consumed the remainder. The community garden association has paid for itself from the social standpoint alone. That is the feeling of those who have been active in it. Most of us didn’t know what good folks there were in our midst until we ‘ began hoeing with them, or digging spuds, or picking beans, or husking (Continued on page 581). 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While it is a source of just satisfaction to the average man 4509300!»er 389-“ ”if: mwm’nen" “3,5632%: to see the bulk’ of this big war bill M04 agate lines per ch) 1' inner”. 1 1 th 1.35 insertion. 23C objec- ‘ ° . who are best we or ess an: a w”. directly paid by the few , “an a able to bear the burden. yet if the pay- ;u'l‘mn, an ment of direct taxes within our means the poggomoe ‘1; would lead the great majority of us to °‘ MW“ 3' 137° take a more active interest in these re- construction problems the. people and Vila :ME CI“ HUBER Tw Y‘FOUR the nation would both be the gainers. ‘ Given time for the natural readjust- DETROIT'DECEMBER $22- ment of the disturbing influences of war, the resulting burdens are bound to be pretty evenly distributed among all classes of citizens, either directly or indirectly, hence the desirability of every citizen taking an active and in- telligent interest in the complex prob- lems of rconstrudtion, which are the unavoidable legacy of the great war which has disturbed the economic life of the entire world as it was never dis- turbed before. umber sandal-d “Fun A“ Bren of and 8900 (1 Class Matter at. 3‘“ Wu, Under the Act RUIT growers have faced perplexing problems during the past few years. In planning food produc- tion schedules the ten- ' CURRENT COMMENT Aqficulture to N at all Grain Wb quite import- paying . ant facts are very . ‘ . clearly illustrated by dency has been for the food admins— ‘ . the the annual report of trauma to assume that agficnltm is all Waer Internal Revenue grain. Mudguinoecupytwex‘ Commissioner Roper treme places. The production of. the on the federal tax levy for the last fis- former requires high organization and cal year, ending June 30. 191.8: The care in cultivating, fertilizing and mar- average man of small means has no kefiug almosteqnal to gardening, while just cause for complaint regarding the the latter may be grown with almost distribution of the war tax, and the no attention except the fitting of the year in question has marked the begin- soil: yet the weight of guaranty was of wing of a new era in the history of fed- necessity thrown to the crops that of- etal taxation. forded the least resistance. Is it any . The reasons for these conclusions is wonder that fruit growing has been hound in the fact that durizg the past neglected while our farmers have been fiscal year the great bulk of the ma- so busy producing grain? ‘ lion’s internal revenue, and in fact, of} - The high mines ,of sugar and gov- its total revenue, came from the direct era-eat regulations as to its use have taxation of incomes and excess profits worked to the disadvantage of fruit- rather than from indirect taxation as growers. inasmuch as villagers and has memfare been the case. During city dwellers have put up less unused molest fiscal year seventysix per cent fruit, jams and jellies than was custo- ’ it the total internal revenue of the may dodngnnnnnl time's. Thesngar United States came through the aura situation it the present time is immov- - flan of incomes and excess profits, us ing and iii-ere tsevery indication that compared with the collection of sixteen there will be a somcient quantity in go per cent from this source in 1.914, the mound as soon as shipping facilities first year of the operation of the in- are provided for distributing the sup- ' one tax law in this country. ply now available in llorelgn ports Omanissioner Ropers report shows ' The scarcity of competent laborers that of a total «of $3,694,619,000 collect- and the W in the world‘s supply ed as internal mvenne, $2,045,713.000 of commercial plant hoods have made was collected as excess profits tax it difficult for growers to produce fruit from 117,000 corporations, while the ex- of superior quality and put it on the cans profits tax of 218,000 other oorpor- market in prime condition, and at a aliens totaled but $48,175,000. On the price that would stimulate consump- other hand, 665,000 individuals having tion. The shortage of suitable pack imonms of $3,000 or more paid an in~ ages, coming at a time when the great care tax totaling $592,613,000, while distributing M of the country was 2,813,000 persons with incomes of ”uncapped bypmmmmto fl sm-mmmmammu handle bulkehipments, has also mick- " ammumaverageoflessedlnthedimdvamageofgmmand till 3120 web. or the total internal Wzofpufimmwmmm 1 rm 3. little ova-"0690,9300 came Frat growing is not a business in mmm-mmm Mama mvolvingrund my be It: W‘mm “the gum Madam ,Norisitmein _ bid‘t‘hcbkficdaalmacem rum 1 on great Intense my be "(fb‘yflcwlrmpnilbyn mummmapmml. Withwaof AM‘Mthm, ‘ , m inset. will reveal the m that Valencia-numerator unamMM’Wd use, but 9. mm and planned to add another W— cm may centralized do eer- cs on profits arising directly taintavoredlccalitlesand involving in- \ o: large sums otmcne‘y.’ . ‘ '3' One of the mm ct'fie mum duethpmgmmdnringthemhfint Weed Maine must be preserv- ed and that we must realize'the inter- dependence of things one upon the oth- er. From a military standpoint a man who loaded a cannon with all powder or all shot would be fighmilly branded a fool, brut'betwoen him and those who assume that agriculture is all grain it is hard to distinguish. OUR thousand m The Recon- ‘n ‘ew‘nt‘trae “mm“: 8 s . 088 men 0 ‘ ed States assembled at Atlantic City last week under the aus- pices-of the United States Chamber of Commerce to consider reconstruction problems. If current reports are to be credited. the result was disappointing, rather than otherwise, to a great ma- jority of the delegates, many at least, of whom had hoped to gain counsel which would aid them in the solution of their individual problems. As is us- ual in such cases, after the discussion 0f constructive problems, the principal net Result was the passage of a. large number of resolutions calling on con- gress for legislation or expressing the sentiment of the delegates on economic questions of the day. As a business precaution it was de- cided to send a delegation of American business men to Europe during the peace conference to be available as counsel on economic questions should their services in this capacity he desir- ed by the Ameficamdelegation. A hen- tative step toward the {orestal‘ling of future labor troubles was taken in the endorsement of the sec-called new creed advancd by John D. Rockefeller. Jim, the tenets of which are that capital and labor are partners, not enemies; that the purpose of industry is to ad- vance social as well as material well- being; that every man is entitled to earn a living, to fair wages, to reason- able hours of work and proper musing conditions; that industry, efidency and initiative should be “encouraged and rewarded; that means should he provided {or uncovering and adjusting grievances; that the most potent meas- ure for industrial harmony and pros- perity is adequate representation of the parties in interest; that; men ren- der the greatest social service who co- operate to anon! the largest number the greatest opportunity 0! selfdevet opulent. Important industrial recommenda- tions at the mgmssnrged the m of the railroads to private ownership, but under federal charters reanhtlng' operation and compelling pooling ~of equipment and elimination of wasteful competition and combinations; the de- velopment of public work for the em- ployment of unskilled labor; the con- tinmflon of Mexican merchant .31:- inc construction and control; the re- moval of obstacles to Reasonable coop- eration among industries by suitable legislation, and the removal of all re- strictions on business except on fonds, feeds and fuel, and of these as rapidly as possible. While the deliberations thus briefly outlined fell far short of tormulaltmg a definite minim ‘ W, they hammedagoodpurminam- in; expression m the W of thought along this line 3mg Ameri— can business men. and one mania- ticn will be a potent incomes in the solution of these individual New ‘astls‘eyndle. JtMuMm dim m which the sentiment a bushel: an in all lines on be Congress .- - , Tum a]. awe-mp some; we a mu die farmers as well as PM otherbnninessm' and to which varying economic mswers'are being made, ac- cording to the point of view or person- al interest of the prophet. It is obvi- dus that in View of the unsettled world conditions which still prevail that even the wisest answer to the question should be classed as speculation rather than prophesy, yet there are certain well established economic principles .which will aid the inquirer in arriving at sensible conclusions in his own he- ~ half. so far as the future of his own bminess is concerned. ’ If general world peace shall crown the efforts of the peace conference soon to assemble, as speedily as is gen erally hoped and believed the belliger: ' ‘ ent countries of Europe may logically be expected to take the shortest possi- - ble out towudthe relief of their great present shortage of flood stuffs. Natur- » ally their first eflorts will be toward a larger production of grain and other vegetable foods. because this method will enable them to utilize their avail- able’land to the best advantage. Doubt~ less theywill continue to need some of our head grains, and much of our feed grains and by-product feeds,'but < their most-urgent future need will be our animal products, particularly flats. Thus, with the government’s guaran- teed price for Wheat holding for next year’s wheat crop, it is reasonable, to expect a good, if slightly lower market for coarse grains and a centinued high market for all live stock and live stock products during the ensuing year and in the latter case for some years to come ' There is now «every reason to believe that the change of industry to a peace basis will be accomplished with a min- imum of unemployment or reduction in the industrial wage, which means a maximum domestic consumption of food stuffs, and also a continued high manufacturing cost in practically every line as compared with the pro-war pe- riod. Future necessary sales of Liber- ty Bonds and the substitution of public work, such as highway improvement for war work to some extent will tend to perpetuate the financial inflation which has been the unavoidable result of the war, so that any marked in- crease of the general purchasing pow- er of the dollar need not be expected in the immediate future as a result of the establishment of peace. These influ- ences will tend to make the prices of other» commodities as stable as the prices of food stuns, hence we may ex- pect to continue to pay relatively high prices for the. commodities which we purchase for a considerable period 1201- lowing the return to a peace basis. it, indeed. substantial increases may not be expected in some lines, due to an increased foreign demand as more ship- ping space becomes available. “Business as Usual" failed to some extent as a war slogan but its general observance will stabilize all business under peace conditions and add to both , v agricultural and industrial zirconium.- M acme object in dehylng'the mwmmcdsnrequipmmt hmiflmvflmprloeamly vmfindihtthegmmanrmm ducts have when in a concern-filing mmdpvmhhehm, bro-gitblleur. ”Windede siflhnmm though rim to be“ of an at). Ivnli he to: m secure. iWe need-a National-Chamber .o'gasficultum with Manhattan Mdefe-w smmmmmmmrmiwmuwu _ is mm, a!!!” you Imhylmdhy . accustom (edge; of, * 91’ commonly naked t‘y ' _ _ k . alike, even though some V the lower levels to a light, GRICULTURAL enterprises like all other fields of endeavor rest upon well-grounded principles, and. many factors may enter in to lead to success or failure. The up—to—date grocer is not content to have his shelves and bins laden and filled with a non-descript lot of stuff, dusty, un- tidy, mouldy and unattractive. He real- izes, first, that ’he is caterer to public needs, 'desires, even whims, and, he sets out to study these demands, and the how, when and where to secure that which satisfies the patron. In other words, the successful man is full of his business; he studies it. The trucker or gardenerjs likewise a caterer in the practical sense of the term. He is not selling plates for a banquet, yet he is dealing with the likes and dislikes of those who are his paymasters. Someone has said that the business world is made up of “Men, Methods and Management,” and I vow the greatest of these vital triplets is the man; the man who cares, thinks and strives, and not for self alone but for those for whom he produces. On our farm, which we call Orchard View, is followed a varied line of cropping, with fruit growing in the lead. Veg- etables and s 111 all fruits are grown and we have long believed that much of our profit is traceable to our ability to produce a crop at less outlay of time, money and soil depletion than is true in the average case. The average cost of pro- ducing a crop in a given territory is a potent factor in regulating'the price to the dealer and consumer believe the contrary or re- verse is true. Our aim is to so study and manage that the margin of profit is as wide as possible with- out advance to the consum- er. This is economic pro- duction. Then all men are next responsible for eco- nomic distribution. The Soil Our First Con- cern. The soil on our farm ranges from a firm clay on warm, sandy loam on the higher elevations. The heavier soil is utilized in growing grass and the grains, while the lighter still is where we .grow peaches, apples, plums, the small fruits and the vege- tables, including the sweet corn, tomatoes, potatoes, cabbage, etc. It is our con- stant aim to use rye and the legumes that we may hold the moisture and get good profitable crops with- out heavy applieation of yard manur‘e or commer cial fertilizer. In this we have largely succeeded. We can say that this soil is yet more than equal to Many Successful Truck Farmers Find the Tractor a Valua its virgin strength. We are frequently told that this hilly, land should never have been cleared, ' and that it is too far from market for profitable truck and fruit farming. While I partly acquiesce in the state- ment, yet through loyalty to the home- land where I settled, perhaps governed too much by sentiment, during this ._ quarter of a century we have learned "to face these factors that are a handi- ' cap, such as long distances to market Today we, and shaming points, etc. rod ruCking 4B’uSincsS By D. H. WATTS prove and the motor wagon becomes a practical means of transportation. The gardener who is near a good local mar- ket' and trolley or railroad shipping points is fortunate in that he can very cheaply and promptly place his goods on the market in the pink of condition. It so often happens that what we de- sire with these advantages does not exist or is so expensive as to be pro- hibitive to many of us. We must work with what we have. Desirable elevation of such land is very often lacking and sometimes very disagreeable soil quality is present. For example, there may be multitudes of small field stone and coarse gravel that make planting and hoeing cf small and frail plants a disagreeable task and not a pleasure. In this respect we have a mellow sandy soil that is a delight to handle, even with the ungloved hand. I am not concerned with one adverse condition, that of clods on the field. I see to getting plenty of organic matter worked into the soil by use of catch crops, and We try to be patient in wait- ing for the soil to dry before we go on it with teams and plows in the spring season. ‘ The trucker does not need to pos- sess a- college degree to discern how many of the soil troubles come, and to know the remedy. It is more a mat- ter of good common sense, cdupled with close observation. One of my chief concerns is to conserve moisture —-the most needed element and the , .pheapest._. The that essential to bejsuc- ~ -. i 3, , I . . , ' . ’ cessful here is the supply of organic matter in the soil as already mention- ed, and the gradual obtaining of a deeper furrow slice, thus creating a tremendous sponge that will drink in the summer time showers while the soil over the line fence may be cutting on its thin hard surface, and while the rain in its mad rush toward the creek has left the garden or field stripped as the zebra. The prevention of this loss of soil to the field and the water from the crop that will later need it so bad- ly is one of our chief concerns. The overhead irrigation system is attrac- tive to me when I realize the wonderful agency of water, just common water, in plant development and subsequent profit. I cannot have irrigation yet, but I can have the sponge—like soil con- dition, with its ability to conserve the moisture as an assurance against the dreaded drouth. The timely stirring of the soil after showers is a practice of economy of great value, yet I see so many truck gardens that are allowed too, that the once popular Earliana to- mato has no quality stability, and I would not bother with it unless I work- ed along a line of selection and im- provement. This opportunity to im- prove holds good in most lines of gar- dening and I mean to improve some defects that so much annoy or cling to varieties that are'more fixed in desir- able types. The improvement by selection in the garden comes more cheaply and cer-‘ tainly more promptly than is the case of .live stock selection and develop— ment. Frequently we find a farmer or gardener who is clinging to some va- riety of his own development and his story is usually an interesting one. Not long since I met an old man who, with much pride showed me a potato tuber, smooth and beautiful, that he claimed he had developed for fifteen years and had eliminated all its “‘toes’.’ which he declared were originally nu- merous. Grading and Cleaning for Market. Vegetables and fruits can never look better or be better than when we pre- pare them for the wagon and market. A half hour diligently used to bake and crack open for days before there is an effort to stir the soil. Variety, Type and Seed. I think there is no gain that comes so cheaply as that which results from timely study of variety and type in truck production. Last season, for in- stance,‘ I used a strain of Ponderosa tomato that has been developed by seed selection on a farm of our own County, and it was so pleasing that I much doubt if we will. plant any other for .the. canning trade. ble' Aid in Solving Tillage, Problems. I. have ,found,, in grading and cleaning is usually the best paid time in the whole process from field to consumer as I see it. Men and women have stood by my wagon and said: “Your load looks better than any sales stand in town.” It does not take long to put a load on “dress parade,” and it is more a pleasure than a task after all. This dress- ing up may consist in re- moving a little soil here, a little dust there, perhaps discarding of an unsightly specimen or a dirty or dil- apidated carrier, or it may be the better arrangement of the various colors on the surface of the load. In fact, there are innumera- ble little touches that are worth while, just as in the‘ display window of the mer- chandise house in town. It behooves some of us who are not any too attractive ourselves to lay away the much worn hat with its hay seeds and cobwebs of the barn, and also don the clean shirt that mother has prepared for our personal adornment; all this before we take our perch on top of the load that should be our honest pride. The Wagon that Satisfies. For a while we used the‘ common farm spring wag- on with its little hampered [box and other inconven- iences, but all the while we longed for some better ve- hicle, which we finally se- cured at an outlay of $187.- We usually load two or three decks of bushel and half—bushel crates or the standard half—bushel peach baskets. Of the latter we get seventy-five on a three- deck load. The wagon box proper is eleven by three and a half feet, and' This depth al- . fourteen inches deep. lows us to load the half-bushel baskets well filled, and the next deck, resting on the sides of the box, does not crush the fruit. The upper decks are light and movable at will. smaller baskets to top out the load, and for that purpose we use the pretty 1 little white wire-bail baskets of, four;- quart capacity. These are sprungein- (Continued 1[on page 586). . I like a bunch‘qt ' WILL RUSH BACK FARMER WAR- RIORS. VERY effort will be made by the I war and navy departments to re- turn from France with the utmost speed men who have knowledge of ag- riculture and who are willing to work on the farms, it was said in official circles this week. The need for farm laborers was never more urgent than i at the present time. The food supply of the world is dependent upon the number of men who can be recruited for agriculture. Among the plans suggested to the farm service division of the United ’States employment service is one to send a number of representatives to France to confer with commanding offi- cers with a view to obtaining a census of the men who are ready and willing to go on farms. It is not proposed, however, to ask the war and navy de- partments to give exclusive privileges of return to men who will be available for farm work. It is proposed to suggest that as many of this class as practicable shall be included in the early return of men to their homes. It is contended in the report by the United States employ- ment service that there is a shortage of two million men on the farms. At any rate they say this number could be profitably used in developing the farms of the country and increasing production of fruits, cereals, vegeta- bles live, stock and other kinds of food. In the far west and southwest there is great demand for cowboys. The training the American soldiers have received abroad especially fits them for this kind of outdoor work. Stock production must increase with the pro- Movement Active, Prices Higher. HE volume of leading lines of fruits and vegetables had fallen below 1,000 cars per day early this month, but the movement has gradually advanced to 1,200 cars per day. Carlot shipments of thirteen main commodities this week were 8, 555 com- pared with 7, 019 last week and 6,57 8 for the corresponding week last year. All important lines show increase over last week except onions and lettuce and all show increase above the same week last year except lettuce and cel- ery. Prices continued strong with slight to moderate advances in most . leading lines. Potatoes Advancing. Most markets are quoted higher this ‘ week, securing the first flatly general ‘ ' advance since the middle of October. The hauling is reported as noticeably light at nearly all shipping points. De- mand continues slow to moderate in most shipping sections and slow in most distributing markets. Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin No. 1 sacked white stock advanced to 10@15 cents, reaching $1.75@1.85 per cwt. for car- - lots in Chicago and $1.50@1.70 f. o. b. « i’shi-pping points in producing sections. Ooiorado and Idaho No. 1 sacked white ‘ stock advanced slightly at shipping “ points, ranging at $1.35@1.45 f. o. b. and strengthened a little, in consum- ing markets, ranging mostly at $2. 05@ 2.10 per cwt. sacked f. o. b. shipping , point. California sacked whites ad- yanoed to $1.80@1.90 r. o. b. Stockton. 1 . New York round whites gained 5@100, ” Lil-caching $1. 88@1. 90 per cwt f. o. b. in bulk and strengthened slightly in con- swing markets, closing at $2. 10@2. 25. We Green Mountains advanced to a range of $3@3. 10 per barrel measure in ,0 tend $205@2. 10 per cwt. sacked big-cease isle. These still sold- News o E duction of cereals and vegetables. The , number of available cattle, sheep and hogs has greatly diminished since- the beginning of hostilities. “Before the United States entered the war abnormal world conditions had already brought about a shortage of two million men on American farms,” the report of the farm service bureau says. “If the industrial draft on farm labor is to contniue the spring season of 1919 will find the farms absolutely stripped of farm labor." BEET PRICE SAME FOR 1919. OR the first time in years Michi~ gan’s sugar factory managers and sugar beet growers have agreed on the price for .next season’s crop without any serious disagreements and so early in the season that there will be no .de- lay in making new contracts. The price agreed upon is the same as is being paid for this season’s crop ——a guarantee of $10 per ton for all beets, with an increase of $1 per ton for each one cent per pound increase in the wholesale price of sugar above nine cents per pound during the months of November, 1919, to February, 1920. Some time ago the executive com- mittee of the Beet Growers’ Associa- tion notified State Food Administrator Prescott that they had decided to ask the'present prices for next year’s crop and asked him to take up the matter with the manufacturers. He did so and at a meeting at Detroit, the repre- sentatives of the manufacturing con cerns accepted the proposition. In this connection it is interesting to note that an additional value of $35 per acre has resulted from ensiloing sugar beet tops in Ventura county, near Joéémg Prices and ing the Department of Agriculture. FRANCE TO HAVE covs' AND GIRLS' CLUBS. RANGE is considering the adoption of Uncle Sam's methods of teach- ing better farming and home-making to boys and girls. Representatives of the French High Commission, lately in this country made a point of studying carefully the methods of the Federal Department of Agriculture and the State Agricultural Colleges in conduct- ing boys’ and girls’ clubs. Much of the information thus collected has been widely réprinted by the French press, accompanied by editorial comment ex- pressing the view.’ that, man and worn an power of France having been de- pleted or disorganized by war service, France for some time to.come will be dependent in large part upon its younger population for its food supply and suggesting the formation in France of a nation-wide system of boys’ and girls’ clubs patterned after those in America. OTSEGO COUNTY FARM BUREAU ORGANIZED. ECENTLY a group of representa- tive farmers of Otsego county met at the court house in Gaylord and or- ganized the Otsego County Farm Bu- reau. ' Mr. L. R. Queal, Emergency Demon- stration Agent, described the work that had been done in Otsego and Montmorency counties during the past season without organization, and ex- plained how greater results could be obtained through organized effort. Review of Fruit and Vegetable Markets Sfizpmeflts Covering tfle Period Deceméer 3rd to 9M Inc/1m we at $2.35@2.40 in Boston but advanced to $2.50@2.85 in New York. Shipments to date from 13 chief winter and spring potato shipping states show about 14-,— 000 cars less than for the correspond- ing time last year, although the esti- mated crop .is 24,000 cars less this year. Detail by states will be given in a special potato bulletin issued with next week's review. Shipments this week 2,289 cars against 1,982 last week. Strong Tone Continues in Apple Mankets. The firm trend of the past- month continues. New York Baldwins A 2%, reached $5@5.50 per barrel f. o. b. Rochester, and strengthened in several consuming markets, ranging generally at $5.25@5.66. Virginia Yorke, A 2%, followed irregular ranges but advanced to $5.75@6.50 in Chicago. Virginia Ben Davis sold generally at $4.50@5, but reached ”@625 in various Smaller southern markets. Northwestern, ex- tra fancy boxed Winesaps advanced 15 cents, reaching $2@2.25 f. o. ’b. ship- ping points and still sold mostly at $3 @825 in consuming markets. Sales to jobbers for barrel stock weer 50c@$1 above last year’s corresponding ranges and for northwestern apples 500@$1 higher per box. Onlons'Continue Nearly Steady. California Australian Browns follow- ed a stronger range of $1.25@1.60 per cwt. sacked f. o. h. Stockton, and sold at $2.50@3 in south central cities. The choice yellow stock held at $1.50@.1.80' f. o. b. in New York and New England shipping sectibns. Eastern and middle- western sacked yellow stock'advanced abouts; cents intending mm mar: .. .' i: .1”: his kets, ranging mostly at $1.50@2 per cwt., but middlewestern markets still range at $1.40@1.65. Shipments again declined with 338.cars, compared with »377 last week and 137 for the corres- ponding week last year. Cabbage Again Advances. Price trends continued upward in producing sections and in distributing markets. Demand was generally good in the cast but slow in the west and southwest. New York Danish seed stock again advanced $4, reaching $22 @26 per .ton in' bulk f. o. b. Wiscon- sin rHolland seed' sold at 813 in bulk to growers in shipping sections. New York Danish seed advanced sharply in consuming markets; reaching $28@35 per ton, and Wisconsin Holland seed advanced, ranging at $27@28 per ton in middlewcstern markets. Colorado cabbage was weaker in some south- western markets, ranging at $2.75@ 3.75 per cwt. Shipments increased considerably, 405 cars compared with 298 last week._ chiefly from New York and Wisconsin a few cars of new cabbage started from Florida, Texas and California. Celery Markets Strong. - New York Goldenheart celery sold at higher ranges, mostly $4@5 per crate in the rough for Cold storage stock f. o. b. Rochester. General range in eastern consuming markets was $4 .@5 but sales reached ”@650 in some distant markets. California Golden- heart advanced to 65@70c per dozen f. o. b. shipping points and to a higher range of “.Ws per crate in con- cunning markets Shipments increased Washington, according to word reach- ,the grasshopper pest by using. poison ' The movement was ,Mr; E. E. Twing, Kalkaska ’cOunty‘ j . agent, described results obtained in / ‘- that county and urged organized effort on the part of the farmers to eradicate bait. It is estimated that Otsego county losses from grasshoppers range from ‘ $30,000 to $40,000 and that by all farm— ~ ers using poison bait these losses can . . be cut to a minimum. The farmers realizing the good that has come from the organization of the cooperative marketing association, vot- ed to organize a Farm Bureau to con- tinue the good work and elected the following officers: ' President, Frank Wilkinson; vice- president, A. J: Townsend; secretary, Samuel Sellers; treasurer, Simon J. Lewis; J. F. Love, chairman marketing committee; Valentine Manpouski.‘ chairman live stock committee, John Yuill, chairman publicity committee; 0. J. Franks, chairman potato imv provement committee. . . . v , .,.—rn-o=ea—u. I . ,a . .. ”2.4“.‘wwwumf " 'r“ MAKE APPLlCATIONS EARLY. The Department of State conducts the business of receiving the tax and . issuing motor vehicle plates and chauf- feur badges. All such registrations expire on December 31, each year. ,Un- der the Motor Vehicle Law we are now receiving applications for the year 1919. The more we receive prior to January 1, the less difficulty will our patrons and the department experi- ' ence in handling the business that usu- ally floods the office at that time. We would suggest that those who propose to make use of their cars at the begin- ning of the new year send in their ap- plications at once. ‘ Lettuce Values Gained. Florida head lettuce strengthened, reaching $1.75@2.50 f. o. b. Orlando and advanced in most consuming markets, closing mostly at $3.25@4 per hamper, but selling at $2@2.25 in Chi- cago. California Iceberg advanced 1‘5 cents to a» range of $1.95@2 per crate, f. o. ,b. shipping points and sold $2.75 @300 in most consuming markets. Shipments were 95 compared with 100 last week. ' Bean Markets irregular. Additional government purchases of 11,000,000 pounds of Pinto beans are reported, making total Pintos 36,000,000 pounds at seven 'cents f. o. b. sacked, recleaned; total amount of government bean purchases are around 70, 000, 000 pounds. California small whites declined slightly in producing sections, closing at $8.50@9 sacked, recleaned basis cash togrowe'rs. Oregon. white stock weakened slightly, ranging at $7.50@ _ 7.75 sacked, cash to growers. Michi- . gan choice pea beans also weakened, ~- ruling at $7 .75 per cwt. bulk, recleaned basis, cash to grewers, and ranged firm in consuming markets at $10@10.50. Colorado Pintos held at $6 bulk, re- cleaned basis in producing sections while recleaned sacked stock ranged higher in Kansas CityLat $7.50. Last. year during'correspo‘nding week, grow- rs of Colorado Pintos received 866 8.50 and Michigan navys were sold $10.85@12 in producing sections. 8 - ments the past week, after s cm] weeks of decrease, had inc 225 cars compared with 158 lac, week. California shipments compr ‘ one‘half the week’s total and the total for the season. N 7 ‘ and Rocky Mountain states have i 1 A ,We, _-.—~‘.,. - {u , , TE 1 i "if made to the annals of‘live stock . history—the 1918 International is recorded. It was among the largest and best live stock shows ever held at the Chicago yards. There were over eight thousand entries, and the 'good breeders were enthusiastic over the quality. ' - . One thing was distinctly apparent—- the aggressive work of the various live stock associations has aided materially in bringing out the very best herds and individual animals of each. And this made it possible for the International to show this year such uniformly ex- cellent exhibits as were never before brought together in an American show ring. . ' The quantity was also there. The figures below show' the number of ani- mals entered in each of the different breeds: Cattle entries consisted of 616 Shorthorns, 575 Herefords, 328 Angus. 132 Red Polled, 127 Polled Durham, 48 Galloway and 107 grade and cross-bred animals. In the sheep department there were 124 Shropshires, 123 South- down, 76 Hampshire, 66 Oxford, 66 Dorset, 59 Cotswold, 51 Rambouillet, 48 Cheviot, 47 Lincoln, 21 Leicester, 147 grade and cross-bred animals and 54 entries in the demonstrations in mutton improvement. Of the swine entries there were 249 Duroc Jerseys, 183' Berkshires, 181 Chester Whites, 120 Hampshires, 95 Poland Chinas, 51 Yorkshires, 32 Tamworth and 74 grade and cross-bred animals. Included in the horse show were 195 Percherons, 108 Clydesdales, 105 Shires, 99 Bel- gians, 40 Draft, 38 Suffolk, and eight Hackney. In the junior live stock feeding contest 43 cattle were entered. The above lists do not include the 58 carload exhibits of cattle, sheep and swine. 'We cannot say what standing Michi; A. NOTHER contribution has been FTER years of trying, J. W. Fra- zier, of .Rardin, Illinois, realized his life’s ambition by winning the grand championshipin the fat carlot division of the International. The cat- " tie exhibited by Mr. Frazier were pro- nounced by the judges to be the best load» of Hereford Cattle they lied ever een,7’a'ny‘where. 1 - , knifltéwas‘ca hard fight; and the in es Md ‘ -,e the Meaty of their’gfi‘l , : erH s NERATINLOA ered the load of sheep from Heart’s T liere Was [Vever Keener Competition for {figé Honors. T mm at T flit Sflow. a gan may take in the live stock busi- ness of the country in years to come, but now she‘imakes no pretentions of classing herself among the states that Specialize in this branch of agriculture. Yet, notwithstanding this fact, our live breeders and feeders of meat animals and horses made 62 entries of swine, 39 of cattle and seven of horses. The difficult task in this show was the placing of the awards. Competi- tion was keen./ Yet there appeared to be very little or no criticism. The sixty or more judges were the best to be secured. Of these we shall mention but one, George Cran, of Morlich, Ab- erdeenshire, Scotland, the greatest of decide the winners. Early in the morning it was evident that the cham- pionship lay‘ - a.“ wemwwwmwmww ' interpreting grading rules. __ very beginning five years ago, said ' Mr; .More, HE plank frame barn is the most . satisfactory, economical and eas- i'est to build. Heavy frame barns are too expensive, requiring greater outlay in material and labor, as well as . one-third to one-fourth more lumber. The frame building is Stronger and may be erected in shorter time, and ' - will last as long or longer. , While there are several kinds of frame barns, the four described are "5- typical of those of use to farmers of , any section, and the size may be made ,-according to size of farm and number of stock kept. ”with may be used in building with The plan shown here- stone or concrete foundation up to the full height of the stable, on which the sills and joists and end posts rest, or the foundation may be only two feet from the ground. This is to be deter- mined by the lay of the land. Where a side-hill makes a natural contour for -a basement barn, it is well to build ‘against this, with the joists slightly above the ground on the hill side, and with a two-foot wall on the lower side, thus giving a timber siding on the lower side. The plans are for a barn thirty-eight feet wide. Plan “A” of a heavy tim- ber frame, gives us a good comparison to set against the other three-frame buildings, and shows the saving in lumber where the frame type is built. Following is list of material of the loft frame, including one truss framing of fourteen lineal feet of the barn to the next truss: Brd. Ft. wall posts, 17 ft by 10x10. . 284 cente1 posts, 29 ft. by 8x8 ....... 309 wall studs, 17 ft. by 4x4 ........ 182 cross gilt, 38 ft. by 81:10 ........ 254 cross giits, 14 ft. by 8x8 ........ 150 lineal gi1 ts, 14 ft by 8x10 ....... 188 plates, 14 ft. by 8x10 ........... 188 purlin plates, 14 ft. by 8x10 ..... 188 braces, 16 ft by 6x6 ............ 96 wall brace, 80 ft. by 4x6 ........ 160 preps, 4x6 inches .............. 100 16 rafters, 28 ft. by 2x6 ........... 448 8 collar beams, 6 ft. by 2x6 ...... 48 Total lumber .................. 2,595 Full hay capacity, tons ......... 23.2 The lumber required for frame of the ldft, not including end, per ton capac- ity, is 103 beard feet. The hay capac- ity is figuredon 500 cubic feet per ton. The same barn can easily be built with two~inch planks. This type is us- ually of the hip-roof kind. This gives .. a more attractive barn and has larger storage capacity, there being no posts in thestructure to interfere with free movement of materials, horses, imple- ments, or men. In the three-plank dd... and the . , Harri / By EARLE W GAGE frame barns described, plank "or board of one and two-inch stun, from four to twelve inches wide, is used. This in- cludes all the frame. No- mortises or tenons are needed, which means great~ er saving in building, less experienced help, with no weakening of strength of lumber used. It will be noted that less lumber is required per section, which means much on a barn complete. The weight of the roof is carried altogether to the side walls at joists. The steeper slope of the lower rafters with the hip roof the greater water-shedding power, which means greater durability to the covering. Good, sound planks properly bolted and spiked are all that is nec. essary to make a first-class frame barn. In building the type “B" plank truss and frame, there is a. truss at every ten, twelve or fourteen feet, as desir- ed. Between these two by six stud- ding for the walls is erected at twen- ty-four-inch .centers. Two-inch plank is used throughout, both in the truss, posts, studs, rafters and braces. This is a very strong truss, suitable for walls sufliciently high to permit a first and the intermediate trusses are then hoisted into place. The walls are then braced diagonally and boarded in, after which the purlin plate, rafters and roof covering are added. List of materials of loft frame, in- cluding one truss and fourteen lineal feet of the barn to the next truss, is: Brd. Ft. 4posts, 15ft by2x6 ..... 0 Plates, Z-ply, 56 ft. by 2x6 ........ 56 Purlin plate, 2-ply, spaced two inches apart to receive prop, 56 ft. by 2x6 ................. 4 purlin props, 28 ft. bby 2x8 ....... 158 2 peak props, 28 ftb y 2x8 ........ 79 Truss braces, 80 ft. by 2x6 ........ 80 12 wall studs at 24-111. centers, 15 ft. by 2x6 ...................... 180 32 rafters, (14-ft. lengths, 2x6” 448 8 collar beams, 8 ft. by 2x6 ...... 64 Total lumber .................. 1,181 Full hay capacity, tons ........ 26.1 The lumber for frame ‘of loft, and not included, per ton capactiy, with this type of barn, is forty-five board feet, as against 103 for the timber frame. The type “C” gothic truss barn is made from 2x8 plank cut with the de- FRAMING A BARN 38’ WIDE. in re 1+3 \ I. K h l '0 ‘W :zl-Cl 2K6 doorway fourteen feet in height to the loft floor. The base of the'truss .the bottom of the purlin prop) is spiked to a joist which in turn is resting on the two by six ribbon plate set into and spiked to the post under the joist. The truss should be well bolted at the splice of the purlin prop and peak, elsewhere should be thoroughly spik- ed. As a rule, the truss is made on the flat and hoisted to position by the use of a gin-pole. The end frame is erected .1 o' 91-1 r” “ .- '1 0"” '+‘° 14‘ fax/4; \ Ira/03M? ‘i u . 3'5/2’Quc.) r0 I ' . .. M 'x/z" . 3’" “SM/Pane N L ”at," sired curve and thoroughly spiked and bolted together in four thicknesses, thus making a solid 8x8 continuous truss. This truss is continuous from the foundation to the peak. There are no props, plates or purlins. These trusses are placed at fourteen-foot cen- ters. The space between is filled with studs continuous to the peak, made from 2x8 plank. The outside of walls and roof is uSually strapped with 2x4 or 2x6 plank, with the necessary diag- onal braces at the ends of the barn. IA VIM-inch steel guy rod with turnbuckle in the center is the only brace which each trues has. In making this truss there is a large amount of waste in cutting the segments for the proper curve. Expert carpenters are needed. as it requires very careful work. This barn has only slightly more storage room than type “B” and in the hands of the average builder will be far more expensive and less strong. In building the type “D,” known bet- ter as the self-supporting frame roof barn, there is no special truss, nor are there. any purlin plates. Therefore, each stud and rafter, placed at twenty- four-inch centers, must form a truss in itself. Each joist must be spiked to the wall, but it will be found advisable to set' in a 2x6 ribbon plate to help carry the end of the joist. This is the best barn to build if a narrow building; is desired, or where a short wall post is needed in the loft, but should not be' used in barns over forty feet in width. in barns less than thirty-six feet and with a wall post notexceeding seven feet in, loft, a part of the bracing de- scribed may be left out, the barn still being strong enough. But where there is much snow weight or high winds, it is best to be sure that the structure is properly braced to withstand the extra weight and wind. One advantage of this type oven “B” is that shorter, standard-length mate- rials may be used. But more actual lumber is needed in a thirty-eight-foot barn of type “D,” the frame is not as strong and the diagonal. brace from joist to lower end of rafter above plate at twenty-four-inch center reduces ca- pacity. Each stud and pair of rafters must be made into a complete truss in order to support this type roof, as no purlins or purlin proper are included. in the estimate. The list of material required for loft flame, including fourteen lineal feet of barn, is: _ Brd. Ft. 16 wall studs, 19 ft. by 2x6 ........ 160 Plates, 2-,ply 56 ft. by 2x6 ........ 56 32 rafters, 14 ft. by 2x6 .......... 448 16 plate tie, 13 ft. by 2x6......‘... 208 32 lower rafter props, 14 ft. by 2x6 448 32 upper rafter props, 14 ft. by 1x8 299 ,8 collar beams, 8 ft. by 1x8 ....... 43 Short braces (at plate and hip), 130 ft. by 1x8 .............. 1 Total lumber ................. 1,749 Full hay capacity, tons ......... 20 It demands eighty- seven board feet, not including end, per ton capacity with this type of barn. County Agents Listen to Experts _ N addressing the meeting of county agents of Northwestern Michigan, ‘ . 1 Tuesday afternoon, November 26, at Cadillac, Mr. C. T. More, of the Washington, D. 0., office of the United States Bureau of Markets, urged the importance of 'grading and standardiz- ' ing the potato crop and explained the methods practiced by that service in “From the "the Bureau of Markets realised that before any man or body or men could achieve success in mar- ‘keting they must improve and stan- dardize their produce and make uni- form grades. . ,‘,‘The study of the potato from the field to the market has enabled us to arrive‘fit grades and specifications that M the demands of the majority of ' is concerned. This year the Food “letration has made the adoption grades compulsory. The major cgrowers, shippers and dealers 'ahclinotbemnsiderodasan, Repre’sen latices of Bureau of Marten, Potato Excfioflge and Nortfl American Fruit Excfloflge Dixon Potato Grading a greater per cent of .tolerance in re- gard to defects and blemishes. There is no use in attempting to bring up last year’s work in grading, for the very people who opposed the grades most last year are in favor of them this year. "In regard to grade requirements we must take into consideration the ap- pearance as much, if not more, than quality. Practically free means that the appearance shall not be injured to an extent readily apparent from casual examination and that any damage from the causes mentioned can be removed by the ordinary processes of paring without appreciable increase ,in' the waste over that which would occur if the potato were perfect. Such a blem- ish u the loss of the bitter ”akin: only to damage means that the appearance shall not be injured to the extent of more than twenty per cent of the sur- face, ,and that any damage from the causes mentioned can be removed by the ordinary processes of paring with- out increase in waste of more than ten per cent by weight over that which would ’occur if the potato wereperfect. No attempt has been made to provide grades for potatoes of extra fancy qual~ ity and size, such as special baking potatoes or for potatoes of special var- ietal characteristics, or for potatoes that are bdow the requirements for U. '3 Grade No. 2 "Practically free doesn’t mean abso- :lutely free from blemishes. we figure out!» do .. mm'mma regard to dirt it means that they are practically free from dirt; reasonably clean. When we refer to practically free from frost injury we mean that ’ the rule is very strictlyenforced; the same with serious. sunburn which ren- ders the potato practically unfit for: eating. Second growth should be watched carefully and all bad speci- mens put into Grade No. 2. Scab, if only on the surface and not enough to affect the cooking qualities, may go into U. S. Grade No. _1. Our recom- mendations do not apply to seed pota- toes. Diseases in transit almost invar- iably spread from cuts and mechanical injuries/due to digging and handling. Deep mechanical injuries will make any potato a No.2. Gro‘wth cracks are to be left in U. S. Grade No.1 no long as they do not injure the appear. ance of the potato or cause a» material waste in peeling. Where the cracks are too pronounced they must be class- eduU. 8.’ GradeNo.2.’ " W, _ w—Wwwma-s 4,11 .,. J 1 ‘ .._. v..—.._ y. 7 . HE.third annual meeting of the . Michigan Milk Producers’ Asso- ’ elation held in the Capitol Build- ing at Lansing, December 4, 1918 was well attended and proved one of the most interesting and constructive dairy meetings ever held in Michigan. The general feeling reflected in the ad- dresses ahd discussions among mem- bers was that the coming of peace and the demand for milk and its products is going to create an increasing mar- ket for the dairy farmer if the laws of supply and demand are allowed to work their way unhampered during the nextfew years. Thiswill make it pos- sible for dairy farmers to regain some of the losses from the past few years. In opening the meeting President N. P. Hull briefly outlined the past, pres- ent and future of the Michigan Milk Producers’ Association. “Three years ago,” said Mr. Hull, “it came to the realization of the men who were feed- ing, milking and caring for dairy cows that they did not get proper pay for their products. At that time practical- ly every dairy farmer was putting in his feed and labor and getting less than the cost of production. We asked that a price be allowed us for our milk that would be sufficient for us to pro- vide for our necessities and leave our farms in as good shape as we found them.' If we are to keep up our land and produce milk we are justly entitled to the cost of production plus a reason- able profit. We are looking out and each one of us ought to look out for our own interests, and every man who has got lime " in his back-bone should see to it that himself and family get as much out of his product as he' puts into‘it. Supposing we had said to these people that we were not receiv- ing as large a per cent as we were rightfully entitled to. They would have said, “we can get along Without it.” But when we all got together and said we could. not produce milk for that money we were better able to get what we were rightfully and justly entitled to. There is no man here' who dares to contradict this statement. I do not believe an individual is justified in de- manding of an organization to get uch Corn Still HIS fall on the farms of southern Michigan more corn has been husked in the good old-fashion. ed way than for many years before. And the ears have been ripe and large, with a good sample on nearly every stalk in many fields. The accompanying picture was tak- . en years ago and was typical of the general plan followed in the corn field in the days when there were but few silos to be seen in a long drive along the road, even in a dairy community. _ This fall, with hundreds and thou- sands of Michigan farm boys in Camp Custer, France .and elsewhere, the farmers and the rest of the folks at home have been husking corn like the dickens lately. And they have the job accomplished in good shape, in spite of everything, and there is now more corn outside of the husks, per acre, planted last June, than in many long- years. And the ears looked mighty good to the oWners as they were thrown into baskets and piles, or the double ,wagon box, and later shoveled into the waiting. cribs. And some cribs have 'been waiting quite a spell to en- tertain all the cornthey could hold. Last winter the average corn crib, poor thing, got mighty lonesome. The terribly cold blasts-of twenty-below- zero winds shook its ribs and more than one empty cr-ib entirely lost its equilibrium and gradually assumed the forlorn attitudeof a down-and-outer for keeps. All winter‘long its owner never even turned the Wooden button or pulled the hasp of the front door a single time, for there was no corn in- side. Even'the rats and mice and snow gave the deserted crib the cold shoul- der, though the latter stuck by when the sun wasn’t looking, just to lord it over the poor- thing inside and out In spite of changes in styles in husk- ’ and shucking corn throughout the try during the last half century, ' Lone plan that By J. H. of the state all these years. We took this picture on the F. B. Garratt farm in Calhoun county. Mr. Garratt and his aged father were huskingvfrom the same shock and throwing the corn on- to a pile at the butt end thereof. The good corn was thrown on- the pile, the seed cars into a basket and the nubé = bins and soft corn off one side to be picked, up by itself. The Garratt farm is a good one and its owner a thoroughly progressive farmer. That year the corn crop was an excellent one and there were more than a plenty of fine'seed ears of the medium early yellow 'dent variety in nearly every shock in some portions of the field. The reader can readily per- ceive this by looking at the basketful and pile. The plan in those days was to throw two big shocks down so that the tops or butts would be in a handy position to throw the husked ears into One pile. Father is Attending the Dairyman’s Meeting at Lansing more than is rightfully his due, neither do I believe there is a ‘man who is jus- tified in producing milk at a cost above the selling price. “If we are going to demand political democracy it is time for us to demand industrial democracy. If the farmer of the future is to produce the material for our people to subsist on, the busi- ness should bring him the same return as any other business. That is indus- trial democracy. VVe are accomplish- ing some things and there are vastly more to be accomplished. We sat down with the Detroit distributors and these Farmers generally in this section sow- ed the corn ground to wheat and the shocks were large enough to make at least three bundles of stover or fodder. On our farm near Climax we used to stand up the bundles of four shocks in one shock of stover. When help was plentiful a wagon was used and four men would husk two rows of 'shocks and keep a team and wagon following midway between. Two men husked from the same shock and threw the cars into the baskets. This plan kept the corn off the ground and was much cleaner in bad weather. In those days there were various at- tempts to improve on the old method of husking hereabouts. Some made up a bench or rack that would hold the corn off the ground and furnish a board seat for a husker each side of the shock. This scheme was not success- ful because it took too much time to tear down a shock and get it ready. LANSIN men showed a spirit of fairness and1 giving, as they expect to receive, and; :4- when they do this I want to bear wit— 1. those days. . . . ness as to their honesty and fairness Neither side agreed to allow the otherv to fix the price, but we did agree to call in a competent commission to whom we could lay before our facts and leave it to them to say what the distributors should pay and what the milk should cost the consumer. When we got together with the men in south- . eastern Michigan we did more toward getting in line with industrial dem0-‘ cracy than any body of men ever ac— complished in the state of Michigan. “We want to go on in this trail that we have blazed until we accomplish what we have started and been work— ing toward. There is just one way you can accomplish the things you have in mind, and that is to select the men you believe are true and loyal and stick to them. So long as you believe in these men do not let some insinuation and unkind word shake your confidence in these men who are doing your work. I have heard many dairy authorities say that the manure from the dairy cow paid for the labor in caring for her and as a result of this theory the ma- nure is about all we have been getting out of the dairy business.” In making his annual report Secre-. tary Reed said: “We can only make our voice heard as we speak as an or- ganization. In our work at Washing- ton we have tried to impress on the officials the necessity of fixing the price of milk upon a basis of the cost (Continued on page 588). Huskcd by Hand For a small and light shock it did very well, but we never took a fancy to such a rigging. One lame farmer made up such a rack, braced it thoroughly and tipped it over against each shock, then pulled the shock over. This work- ed very well and the rack was used for years by that farmer until he quit farming. But little improvement for many years was made on the old pioneer husking peg made of hickory. Some liked the leather strap to include one, and others two fingers. Later on the metal husking pins came into use, though some of the pioneers would have nothing to do with such contrap- tions. _ The best stuff for binding the corn- stalks in the years before and after the Civil War was marsh grass. Plenty of high and fine-bladed grass could be -cut just before husking time, and. a' wisp made into bands, like those used 1n binding wheat bundles, was ideal for binding stalks. After dark the big load of corn was - shoveled into the crib. A single wide board about four or five feet long set out over the hind end board of the box, before the double wagon box came into general use, was used for a shov? eling board. The present double box with hinged endboard is a big improve: " ‘ We used to have only a side ~ board each side and could not fill the . ment. ends up level. Ears were stood up on end to help get more corn in and cars would persist in falling out on the way to the barnyard. Bare hand husking was the rule then and hands would get tender and sore in spots after a few days dry weather- husking. No gloves were common or" cheap enough to utilize and so rags were tied on fingers and thumbstha were called “pretty bad off.” -' break—off section of the hand got" tender that it had to be paddedmor or less, and mother used to help" that job better than anyone els seam.H0anc DEVICE. 4 .OME‘TIMES when working on can j twin farm machinery, mowers, trac- . tors, etc. there are found places where it is almost impossible to replace a , screw. By bending a wire as shown in ‘ , the illustration, a screw can be held on , the end of a screw driver till it is start- «wed in place, and after that unhooked 0 » ' and the screw finished to place with a screw driver. This wire does not take up a large space such as some screw driv‘rers do that are made to hold screws, and furthermore is practically inexpensive. Although it can be made quickly, I find it handy to keep a few on hand, to fit large or small drivers. The illustration shows manner of op- erating. After getting screw in place hold with other hand until started while turning screw-driven—E. Rich- ardson. u HOME-MADE LETTERS FOR MARK- ING BAGS. N initial marker for grain bags can be made of a beet or potato. Cut g off enough of the potato to provide suf- - ficient size for the letter and then cut out the letter, as shown in the illus- trzltion. Remember that most of the letters must be made reversed in order to print right. right is to cut the letter out of paper, lay the paper on the vegetable and cut . abound it. Shoe blacking can be used for-ink.-—P. Gorton. MENDING WITH WIRE. 0 one should leave home with a. buggy or wagon without a small coil of copper wire and a combination knife, one which has many different parts, or as frequently designated, , "multure in parvo." This sort of knife .. has various parts, and among them . should be one for boring holes through leather straps. In case a strap or trace _should break while away from~ home, one would be in an awkward condition, if Without any means to repair it. An {instrument for boring the holes and some copper wire will save the day. The broken ends may be laid over each outer, and boring a few holes on each “”1369, the wire may be threaded as in ' ' k stitching." The ends of the wire be twisted together and the job is ll: the'break is a chain the links may ; connected by substitute of wire ‘ will render service until home is 'o A good way to get them ~713Uggestion3i for. ur nent repairs can be made. The uses of thin wire are innumerable; Nothing holds buttons on working clothes in an emergency, better than thin copper wire and frequently it is permanent for it renders lasting satisfaction; The wire will pierce the cloth like a needle and the work is done. Carefully twist. in; the ends on the inside holds it se- curely. Take it all in all. one would need to search long for something that will give more service for its size than a roll of copper wire—W. E. F. SETTING TIRES. OOSE buggy or wagon tires may be set by a bath of hot linseed oil. The oil penetrates the wood pores, causing the felloe to expand. This treatment is good for the wheel, since it makes it water-proof. Two quarts of oil will be more than enough to treat a wagon, but it will probably be convenient to use at least that much. so as to be able to immerse a consider- able part of the wheel in the bath at one time. Allow two or three minutes for the oil to soak in, before turning the wheel to a fresh place for treat- ment. An old dlshpan and paint brush may be used to facilitate the work. In twenty-four hours after this treatment the tire will usually be found very firmly set. The wheels should -of course, be dry before giving the treat« ment.——E. H. Brown. MAKING A FENCE D0 DOUBLE DUTY. CORN crib in winter serves as a. garden fence in summer. I recent~ 1y observed this novel use of the corn crib slat fencing. After the ground -‘ u sy was plowed and prepared, the fencing, with an occasional post for. support, was placed nrdund it. To 'make the gate a. few feet of the fencing was left unattached at‘tho end so that it could be folded back. A few staples‘at each supporting post was all the fastening necessary. for the slats held the fence in an upright position. Several _ advantages are apparent: The cost. of special fencing for the gar- den is saved. The didleulty in plowing a small fenced-in enclosure is avoided. The garden may with very little trou- ble be placed in a different location each year, if desired. The chickens are kept from the garden as effectively as if the usual wire fence were used. +11. L. L. A CONVENIENT monmc soano. AKE two pieces of scrap iron about four or five inches long, bent, and with slots filed out to fit over heads of large screws. Screw them onto the large end and under side of the ironing board. Get a piece of board long enough to reach from the window sill to mop board (A) and at; tach it to ironing board between strap- irons as shown in Fig. 1. Then get a longer piece (B) to reach from the cen- ter and saw of! one end wedge shape. On the upright board, place a small piece sawed off on an angle, as shown in illustration, for the end of longer board to fit. Put a strap hinge on ends of both boards as shown, and after placing the ironing board level, fasten with strong screws, the other ends, to the under side of ironing board as pic- thrc the House-fly Winters By DON B. .T seems to be the prevailing opin- 1 ion, withmost people, that the house-fly, or typhoid fly. lives through the winter months as an adult, hiding in cracks and crevices in the warmer portions of the house, or per haps somewhere in the attic. We have been confident of this because we have seen flies about Christmas time, crawl- ing around when the house became unusually warm, or we have seen flies late into the winter. From this we may have concluded that the flies passed the winter in the house and then only as full~grown adults: But scientists tell us different- ly. They say that the house-fly does not stay in the out-of-the-way places in the house all winter unless a suitable breeding place, where it is warm, is provided. In warm houses or in other sheltered places they may live for a much longer period of time but never will they pass the entire winter unless they are breeding in some decaying refuse. This insect has been found in houses as late as the .. latter part of January but rarely later. Under out- door oonditlons house diet: are killed during the late fall when the tempera- ‘these repairs should “"93“!“ t0 about M9311911136n3de‘ m it is of import. greets Fahrenheit. ', ltf Pitt“? to span print them; WHELAN that come out early in the spring can- not all be produced by the few over- wintering flies that we have observed in the house. There are other species of flies, sim- " ilar to the house flies, that may be found in crevices in the house during the late winter and these are often mistaken for the. house flies and are responsible for our belief that the house fly really spends the winter in houses. If it does not pass the winter ‘in the house, where then does it hiber- nate? As a result of a large number of experiments and observations it has been found that flies pass the winter in one of two ways: either by continu. ous breeding-in some refuse around the house, in. bakeries, green-houses, ani- mal breeding houses, or possibly in some hog houses, or they may pass the winter as a larva (maggot), or pupa in the manure pile or in the ground near the border of the pile. If these piles of manure are left from fall until .well into the spring they will provide thou- sands of flies with a pm to spena‘fthe winter and from these=plles an“army of files will go to the house "tot-"their first $1.1. am it thallium m _ some tth‘ ‘ ‘ m , has» tured. Place two stout large-headed screws under the window frame; and hang in place. This style board is where there is plenty of light, and. by having one end free, skirts, shirts or Fig" other such clothes can be ironed easily. See Fig. 2. When not in use, the whole board can be folded up small and plac- ed behind a door or in a closet or other small place—C. E. R. A LITTLE PIG FEEDER. ERE is how I made a. satisfactory pig feeder for feeding some suck. ling pigs. We call it “the piggies' wooden mother.” The feeder proper consists of a wooden box twenty—four inches long. ten inches high and three inches wide, with the bottom raised about three inches from the ground. Just on a,level with this raised bottom. holes are bored through—four on each side, and one on each end of the box. To each of these a small baby nipple is fastened through which a pig se- ,cures his supply of the milk plaCed in the box. About the base a foot-board is fastened with partitions to prevent the pigs from nosing each other away. ——J. Venhuizen. DRYING SEEDS. If seeds are put on blotters they will dry quickly and are less likely to mold, owing to the fact that the blotter soaks upthe moisture—G. P. DESTROYING LICE ON CATTLE, ‘ Will you please tell me hbw Stroy lice on cattle? C. Many remedies can be given for de- stroying, lice on cattle. About the ’ simplest and most effective is any good coal tar dip or disinfectant. :I‘his pro- duct now is on sale in almost 'évery town and it is cheap and effective. As ordinarily purchased, it can be reduced ' by, adding water, although it will do no harm if you put it on full strength. If one had a dipping vat so that he could dip the animals all over, the lice would be destroyed at once, but with a small herd this is impracticable. One could get a bunch of cattle in a small enclos- ure and spray them wth a force pump' to de- J. S. and have it quite effectiVe. The prac— tical way is’ to take this dip and a cloth or a brush and apply it thoroughly along the back bone, especially 0n the . 1 7 3 back of the neck and. the withers clean; up to the horns. and rub it in with a bmhfilfy u do ‘. this two :or three. times ,1; ' ‘t. l‘. Put it on liberally,~ i Blasting Stumps By cHAs. s. REINFRIED ~N clearing cut—over land of stumps, there are many ways, both eco- nomical and expensive, but the re- sults are the same. But the pocket- book' is hit hard if some time and , thought are not spent in considering the most economical, and at the same time the most practical method. » A number of farmers are using stump pullers,, and after pulling the stump they find it a‘ hard job to move, particularly the white pines in clay soils. They sometimes are ten feet or more across the spread of roots, and it is a hard matter to move it so that it can be piled. As a rule they leave it alone, in which condition itjs as bad as it was before it was pulled. A method that I have found both practical and economical is to break it up with dynamite. Make a mud cap where the butt of the stump joins the roots. Look at it from bottom side and locate a small cavity that will hold about two or three sticks of dynamite after having been removed from the paper. If you cannot find a cavity, cut away enough soil or part of‘ the roots so as to enable you to locate your hole in a hard part of the roots, in the center. Take clay and mud and make a nest or ring around the cavity and place the explosive, packing it into a small compact mass. Two or three cart- ridges will be sufficient, depending on how large the stump is and how badly decayed. Now take a piece of fuse about fifteen inches long and prime with No. 6 blasing cap, place in center of dynamite and place on top the pa- per that was used for cartridges. Now pile some mud on top, plenty of it, and pack firmly. Split the end of fuse and light powder train and get to a place of safety. Pieces will fly in all' directions and’can be picked up and usedfor fuel. Always look up so as to dodge any pieces that come near. At all times have your back to the sun when firing dynamite. The above meth- od can be used in breaking boulders that lie on the ground. Grow More Dairy Feeds In the light of present day knowl- edge there should be little sympathy for the farmer who claims that he can buy the bulk of his protein feeds much cheaper than he can grow them. It is quite true that our average yield of grain, grass and forage crops in Mich- igan is low, but that average simply proves that the majority of farmers are not collecting from the soil what is their-just due, provided they have their soil in condition to grow these crops and have sown and cultivated wisely. By wisely I mean the application of modern methods of the knowledge that has enabled the members of boys’ clubs and like organizations to produce ~ more than one hundred bushels of corn to the acre With practically no increase over the usual cost of production under the old method. What has been ac- complished with corn can be accom- plishedwith almost any of our other' field crops. Of course, farmers have such factors as unfavorable seasons and unavoidable risks to contend with, but the risks in growing food crops are less than is the case when one is spec- ulating on the future prices of grain (a; . biz-product feeding materials. * in Michigan to be the aim of every pro-‘ “whee _. \ Plugs ’ For Ford Cars and _ Fordson Tractors Read the advice of this authority, contained in the Ford Motor Company’s in- struction book placed in every Ford car: “There is nothing to be gained by experimenting with different makes of plugs. The make of plugs with which Ford engines are equipped when they leave the factory are best adapted to the re- For - . , quirements of the motor.” FO'EBEP N . Consider that the Champion Fordson tractor plug is also regular factory equipment in 9"“ F ordson tractors and that F ord- $1.00 son builders recommend this plug to Fordson owners— ' Could there be stronger proof to guide you in the choice of spark plugs for your Ford car or Fordson tractor 1’ Champion Fordson Tractor Plugs CHAMPION X For FORD Cars Price 90c There is a Champion Spark Plug for every type of motor car, motor truck, tractor, motorcycle and sta- tionary engine. Champion Spark Plug Company, Toledo, Ohio Champion Spark Plug Company of Canada, Limited, Windsor, Ontario Better» Seed Beds ' . -Bigger Yields Make the most of. high-priced seed and fertilizers. Putthem into perfect seed beds made as smooth as a flower bed with an “Acme” . 0 Pulverxzmg Harrow. "The Coulters Do the Work. ' ’ They slice their way through sod and trash. They fill air spaces and compact the furrow slices. They pulverize and level the surface soil. The “Acme” Harrow is. light in draft—easy on the team, and you ride. Sizes: l-horse‘ to 4-horse; the larger Sizes are just right for the tractor. Ask your dealer to show you the‘,“Acme.” ”Write us today for 'RI'ICCS ,z'indniew catalog. Be sure also to ask about our new Acme Disc Harrow. DUANE H. NASH Inc. , 4§5 Elm Street Minington N. J. "Acme" Standard No. 23 —Two-hmo Harrow - Thll model has 12 cooker. and can 6% ft. No. 26 he 16 cooker- and can 8% ft. Earn Bi Money Cuttingyllood With a Howe“ Dr- . Machine. Tun‘your timber into cash. In on IAN. l backache. Send ‘0! FREE catalog and latest improvements. First order gets agency. hiding Sewing Machine Ca. 151 West Harrison St. m6 0? THE WOODS. Sam w” No. B44fihowlng low palm Client_ \ AmTrka's Pionm Dog Remedies DOG DISEASES Mailed free to any address by BOOK ON And How to Feed - - ; the Author H. CLAY CLOVER C0., Inc. 118 West 3lst SueeL‘New York ' \ an.- domand nudge“ tor fire wood are then ever. Our drag saw greater out! more wood in lens 9 at lug expense than any _ tune I) l Investigate low. Ito-rm: uni-claim; II. R. omll I can. ”In" wnupg‘llh. Rim in colors explam " 2.29. (jg—@1133 h'gwyfucon 1:“. one on arm 1110 1' Wagon}; also need or wood wlieoloto , any running . , . 1 ear-.8911 tor ‘ .."" ' , t y. . ' I’. , ’3 Ell Wheeler. ‘ ' '5" ~ 3 tin-rum... , lam Mentmn The Michigan ,. Farmer (When Writing to Adver Morenlilk at Less W’ThanGrain Grain is too expensive to feed for milk. Nor does it pro- duce enough to netyou a decent profit. But hereis afeed thatwill bring you one or two quarts a day more from each cows—and at less cost perked“. INTERNATIONAL Special Dairy Feed 13 a scxentific blending of grains, cottonseed meal and missiles—palatable, nutritious and healthful. It increases themillfiow and saves high-priced grain -— costs less to feed than grain alone. Hundreds of dairymen have proved’it—and we guarantee it. Order a Trial Ton Now If you want to bring your milk production to its highest natural capacity and keep it there—ii you want to reduce your feed bill—if ye" want to keep your herd in prime condition during the 'bam period"—get International from your d dealer at once. If he wesn’t sell it. take no substitute, but write to us for a ton. International is backed by a real guarantee. INTERNA'HONAL SUGARFEEDCO. Minneapolis, Minnesota Mill: at Minneapolis and Memphis STARVING EUROPE- LOOKS '19 YOU The ending of the war does not relieve the food situa- tion. We must feed our own people and ration out our surplus to the nations of the world. Last year we exported 11,820,000 tons of food stnfi to Europe, and Mr. HOOVER estimates that we Will be called upon for at least 20,000,000 tons the commg year. It will be the duty of American farmers to grow the biggest mpshc possibly can, and in this case,j duty and profit are combined. ROYSTER’S FERTILIZER ".0! MARK F. s. norm cum comm TOLEDO, omo _BEANS& SEED ‘ _..... fi warmwmtt a...» .1 , ' om. Wish.“ 3" . . l I,“ \. SAIPLE'. Ova-o.“ we WANT were». MD US THE sen-rams sHA'RE. r I am renting a farm. Can you tell ' me what share I“ should get of pro- ceeds? I furnish all work horses, all tools, all labor, half of the live stock, and pay hall of the twine, threshing bill, etc, and work out the road tax. Dairying is our largest factor and it takes lots of. extra labor. Should I have wood‘from woodlot, and also what share ol’ponltry? Washtenaw Co. B. N. G. If the farm you are renting is in good condition the proceeds from the dairy should be divided equally and the expenses for purchased grain feed shared equally. As a rule, the tenant is allowed to cut his wood from the farm woodlot. About the easiest way to solve the poultry problem is to al- low the tenant to keep a certain num- ber of hens, feed them from the feeds used on the farm, have all of the eggs and give the owner one-half of the in- crease of the flock. This arrangement, of course, would make it necessary that the size of the flock should be kept within reasonable limits. Poultry is such a frequent source of trouble on rented farms that this is the most prac- tical solution of the problem. “ W. M. K. CHOOSING GRAIN FEEDS. We have ten Jersey cows and would like to get a ration (balanced) for win- ter feeding. W'e have about six acres 0: corn that the ears have not fully ripened, which we don‘t intend to husk. Then we have clover hay, also clover and timothy mixed. We are feeding about one pound of a prepared dairy feed twice a day, which contains 24 per cent protein, but want to order our winter’s supply, and did intend getting cottonseed meal but do not know just how much of this I should feed at a meal, or three times a day, and wheth- er this would be the best kind of feed. If you can give me this information it will be much appreciated. ' | Washtenaw Co. E. W. G. The analysis of this corn fodder, of course, would not difler much from corn silage. The silage would have the extra moisture. Clover hay, or even mixed hay, is fine to feed in connection with this carbonaceous roughage. The com contains carbohydrates in excess and the clover hay is just about bal- anced so far as the proportion of food ' nutriments are concerned. Your grain ration should contain a good per cent . {of protein- This prepared dairy food with twenty per cent protein, would make a splendid combination with that it contains so one cannot be as is barely possible that you need no morning, then feed a suficient amount _ Dairy Problems Answered” your corn roughage You do not state the per cent of carbohydrates and fats accurate in figuring the ration, but it of groundoam and bran toylve you-a given the same amount of grain in. two , feeds as they will in three feeds. C. C. L. EEDING TU RNIPS. I am writing in regards to a lot of turnips that I have. What is the feed- ing value of them for cows? Also, are they good, when cooked, for hogs? There is no sale for them here. Kalamazoo Co. H. L. V. Turnips are a splendid food when used as a succulent food in a ration for dairy cows. They will be especially valuable it you do not have corn silage to feed. Corn silage itself is a succw lent food and then turnips wouldn’t be as necessary in the ration, yet they are valuable even then, because their sucv culency is even more valuable than the succulency of corn silage in keeping the digestive tract of the animal in good, healthy, vigorous condition. All classes of roots, of course, are largely water. Turnlps contain nine and a halt per cent of dry matter, consequently a ton of turnips wouldn’t be as valuable as a ton of food, like corn or cats, be- cause it contains so much- water, but they have a value as a food in a dairy ration or in a ration of any class of live stock that cannot be indicated by their chemical analysis. It is this suc- culency which is so appetizing and keeps the digestive organs of the an}. ml in good condition. It is not necessary to ’cook them for cows. In fact, they will do better when they are fed raw. But for hogs, if you want to feed them in fairly large ' quantities, you will get better results if you cook them and mix wheat mid- dlings or cornmeal with them. Thrv nips have about the same value as rub abagas, carrots or potatoes, and their food value is very little different from good corn silage.’ The analysis would indicate that a ton of turnips has a food value of onethird of a ton of tim- othy hay or three tons of turnips are equal to one ton of timothy hay, but they must not be fed in large quanti- ties to get the best results. An animal would live on timothy hay alone, but an animal cannot live on turnips alone, owing to the nature of the food. They ' should be fed only in small quantities in connection with other food. C. C. 1... WW RAW PUMPKINS AND BOILED POTATOES. Farm papers tell us to feed pump- kins raw, but to boil— potatoes. Will you give us the wherefore in both cases? . Ingham Co. F. W. U. Numerous examples might be given other grain ration only this to make 1 where in certain cases it pays to cook well-balanced ration for your COWS- If potatoes, beans, etc., before they are you do not feed this prepared dairy food you could make a splendid ration out of ground oats and wheat bran; equal puts, and then teed extra. either cottonseed meal or oil meal. My idea would be to feed two pounds per cow [per day of either all meal or cotton- seed meal, feeding a pound night and fed to live stock, and other instances where experiments clearly show that it does not pay to cook them. It makes a difference to what class or stock these foods are fed; If you are going to feed pumpkins and potatoes to cows neither one need be cooked: You will get as good results without cooking as you will with. But if you are going to feed these same foods to pound of grain for every three pounds of milk each cow produces daily. For instance, if the cow produces thirty hogs then the potatoes ought to be cooked, by all means. Hogs not only . like potatoes better after they are boll- pounds at milk in 8 day then she ed, but you get much better results in m have ten Dom. of win, two feeding them. 01' course, if you are - of which vm'be 011 Wand 11'- only going to feed just a new potatoes‘ balance at dent non-h of mundan- for a relish it probably wouldn't "pay! .andvbrcn. p . _ " to pool: them tor'hogs, especially'tbe’ ‘ ’ ecessary to feed' grain breeding stock oversixmopfltxf ' ”Wren-Mb limit so: ‘ RATlONS FOR‘ DAIRY cows ANb GROWING PIGS. 1d I feed‘ltolmy What grains shou k this winter? I cows and young stoc have plenty of good corn silage and dry corn fodder and cat straw. Ground oats will cost about $2.40 per hundred, bra—n from $2 to $2.40, barley, ground, about $2.40, cottonseed and oil meal, of course, will be about $62 per ton. Prepared dairy feeds will be not less than $60 per ton, cull beans will be about $30 per ton. Also, I have a nice bunch of young pigs and will you tell me, from the prices I have given you above, what would be the best to feed them this winter to keep them grow- ing nicely. I have corn, but that is not the thing to feed altogether. Newaygo Co. A As you have no clover hay for your cows, I think it would be advisable to feed some oil meal, even though it is high, otherwise your ration will be de- ficient in protein. If you could get wheat bran you could have a splendid ration by mixing ground oats and wheat bran equal parts by weight, and then feeding oil meal on the side. You should feed about three pounds of grain for each hundred pounds of milk the cows give, where the test is less than four per cent butter-fat, and four pounds of grain per day if the milk tests four per cent and above. As a part of this grain I would feed at least two pounds of oil meal to each cow per day and make up the remainder with bran and ground oats. The corn silage should be fed liberally if you have plenty of it. The dry corn fodder and oat straw can be worked in nicely if you don’t attempt to make the cows eat too much of it. You could feed corn fodder once a day and oat straw once a day, an equal amount night and morning. Ration for Growing Pigs. If you.have plenty of skim-milk you can get along very nicely by feeding it with ground barley and a little .corn. If you lack skim-milk then you ought to feed oil meal or tankage. Tankage next to skim—milk, is the very best source of protein for growing young pigs, but you can make nice gains by feeding oil meal. This oil meal should be mixed with some other kind of grain, ground barley or cornmeal. If mixed with a feed like tankage or skim-milk or oil meal, there is no bet- ter feed than corn. Experiments show that best results are obtained where OTHER OPODUCTS 7rue‘V5/(7C’ HORSE FEED STOCK FEED pouupv FEED i more» muwnoco was . .“ 31'AL12w0 U K I I The Name liescribes It A dairy feed balanced scientifically, not on the basis of ingredient percentages only, but ingredient values as well. Given proportions of protein, fat, carbohydrates, etc., are not the full test of feeding worth. The source, quality and adaptability of the feed elements. to the purpose are the real scientific test. Dr. E. V. McCollum, now of Johns Hopkins University, while in charge of the Wisconsin Experiment Station, demonstrated and declared these two facts: First, that in animal nutrition, proteins-from various sources are not equally efficient; second, that all fats are not alike in feeding value. Commenting on Dr. McCollum’s demonstrations, Hoard’s Dairyman says: “Henceforth it is not only necessary to know how much protein and how much fat, b,ut before we can anticipate results with exactness we must know what 1”“ A “Value” Balanced Dairy Feed In mixing True Value Dairy Feed, The final test is the relish with sources of feed elements are consid- which the cow consumes the feed and ered, also‘their worth in the two main converts it into profits. True Value objects of a dairy feed—production Dairy Feed is guaranteed to meet that of milk and maintenance of vigor. test to your complete satisfaction. To make sure that you get True Value Dairy Feed, Point Out the Bag When You Buy If your dealer hasn’t True Value Dairy Feed ye! write us at oncefor full informalion about TRUE" VALUE feeds and how to get them promptly. STRATTON-LADISH MILLING CO., Dept. C Milwaukee. Wis. . . v, r .. ! . H"1M"‘IH'lJ'WI'H’l‘l Hum ll 1 ii :uwuum mm r I :7qu Iniuluvun‘t unllml mm mm. .. one pound of grain or cornmeal is fed with six pounds of skim-milk. Tankage, of course, is the most con- centrated protein food that we have and it only takes a small amount to balance up a ration of corn or ground barley. It is claimed where pigs are fed with a self—feeder that they will ‘eat a sufficient amount of tankage and corn or ground barley in the right pro- portion to make a practically balanced ration. Oilmeal is not as good to bal- ance a ration of corn as either skim- milk or tankage and at the present prices it probably would be cheaper to buy the tankage. C. C. L. to} sun auras n srocx TANKS MICHI’GAN HIGH SCHOOLS TEACH AGRICULTURE. Graduates of the Michigan Agricul- tural College are now conducting courses in practical agriculture in the forty-four high schools of the state. 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Grade No. 2 takes the blemished and undersized potatoes. In some instances growers and shippers are in favor of making but one grade. but we have got to have a No. 2 grade of potatoes if we get as good a No. 1 grade as we are justified in putting up. Another problem is that of finding an outlet for mixed potatoes. We had hoped that the growers would speed up, but if this year’s results are to be taken as a criterion we need to pro- vide‘ for such cases. We find many cars rejected because the No. 1 white round are mixed with quite a percent age'of long varieties. Shippers invite trouble when they mix the round and long varieties. Where quite a per cent of tolerance would be justified, still there should not be enough to lower the value of the shipment. “The indirect effects of having this inspection service available has had a tendency to make both growers and shippers more careful and is encourag< ing them to grade and put up better potatoes. Growers may grade any way to get results, but we recommend the screens when all the dealers are using them. Shippers shall use no method that shall put more than five per cent of U. ‘3. Grade No. 1 potatoes in U. S. Grade N0. 2 as to size. The Bureau No ’t‘ andhamhowtagao-c - MANTLE um em as M no. cameo s . M mm some money spa ‘ mumwmum I. previous 3 I Lfil'aw’lpfia é" ' ' «~4- his" onlnbgeworldmt .. not.” hm‘homofiic sincere-rolls .en wisdom . , .wrkpmwmguaymo «comm j ,j‘ .. . u g mums-am M p u A}, of Markets has no authority to fix the difference in price between the gradés. Too many factors enter into this prop- osition to make it safe to follow any fixed rule or prices. The No. 2 grade must sell strictly on its merits." F. A. Bloom, Federal Inspector, Unit- ed States Bureau of Markets, explained the inspection work and urged grow- ers and shippers to take advantage of' the service and to make the work as simple as possible by notifying the in- spector’s office immediately, giving all the facts, car number, product in car, and the main point in controversy, such as sizes, defects or blemishes. An- other service of inspection that Mr. Bloom advised growers and shippers to take advantage 'of is that of determin- ing how the produce arrives at its des- tination. A little study along such lines will.aid materially in the encouraging of better grading and more careful loading of the cars. Mr. Bloom further explained the sys- tem of inspection and showed how it was practically impossible for the in- spectors .to follow hard and fast rules. “Every car presents new problems." said Mr. Bloom, “and the man inspect- ing it is forced to use his common sense when doing his work.” He also advised those who seek, inspection to make no final adjustment on any re- port except that from the inspectors, and to take no stock in the claims of the party at the other and.” At ‘the evening session, held at the Y. M. C. A. Building, President 0011' D. Buoll, of the Michigan Potato Growers’ Exchange, explained some or the in- side workings of the exchange and thanked the county {gents for the help they had extended the growers in on ganiaiug for batter marketing. "The hot " obi-ambush L ' .5 #1098 Ad . rv-u. a ”BF-'7 “K .e-N. -._—~,,_ "-‘fi.’ lines different from any organization that has ever undertaken the same line of work,” said Mr. Bueil, “has made it necessary for us to work out many new problems, but we are gradually overcoming these difliculties and hope to have everything Operating smoothly - and efficiently in a Short time". Mr. G. E. Prater, sales manager for the North American Fruit Exchange, folloWed President Buell, and gave an interesting talk on standardization and quality. He recommended that the Central Exchange employ one or two high-class experts at packing and grad- ing potatoes and have them visit the different local associations and show the managers how to put up potatoes so as to meet the demands of the trade they are supplying. These men to be paid by the Central Exchange, but the local association to pay for the ser~ vices given them when actually at their warehouse instructing the local men. Mr. Prater recommended a great- er tolerance in the matter of grading, but stood firm for only a very slight change. “The greatest need," said Mr. Prater, “is for some plan of adjustment based on conditions at the other end." Hale Tennant, “Father of the Petos- key Tribe," discussed the grading and marketing problem from various an- gles thusly: “The rush of work in the fall and the rapidity 0f handling the crop make up the practical things that add to the difficulty of making the grades. Not long ago the trade in many cities was skeptical about the class of products put up by farmers, but conditions are better today for these organizations are b'ginning to attack the problem from the stand- point of putting up superior gradés of produce. “One of the first things for us to do is to begin an educational and publicity campaign to show the growers the ben- efit of grading. Many of the growers have a rather crude idea of the grades and we must put out propaganda and educate them as to what grades actu- ally are. Quality is one of the big fac- tors that must be given more consider- ation, and protection is another. Our Central Exchange is the harmonizing and the protecting influence among the locals. With better and higher class men to advise and keep the locals in line it should prove the dominating factor in improving the grades and pro- tectingihe growers from exploitation. There is sure to be more or less by- play with the local buyers until we can get out from under by virtue of qual- ity, and then the buyer will be left be- hind. We can' realize maximum values only when we can control great vol- ume through an efficient organization that seeks to standardize and grade the potato crop. Buyers may hang on a few years, but efficient organization that controls volume and quality and exerts a harmonizing and protecting influence is sure to win out in the e " “no YOU NEED MALE Heap? As industrial and military demobili- zation takes place many experienced farm workers will be released. These men should be confronted with an ac- tual, tangible list of farm opportunities as renters and managers as well as hired men, ‘as they are about to be ,released. County Agents Listcn‘to Experts ‘ ’- ~Reliable information of this kind ' should be tarnished to your county agent, or if you have no county agent 'it may be sent directly torths undn‘ signed . ’ ‘ . ._ I. ‘. . ./ '30:” “We ' . - 1- \\-4;—~ 2. \r“ \ K. 2'" ~ t is \r:\ “mutation Mom Photo 0 by Underwood 8; Underwood 'A Captain ofthe British Army (Tank Corps) recently said: “Many a time I have gone into battle sitting on a can ofMobiloil's and pump- ing death into the Boche.” Up in Hartford, Conn., one day a photographer was taking a picture of the British Tank “Britannia,” recently used in exhibitions in this country. He asked one of the crew to remove the can of Gargoyle Mobiloils that was lying on top of the tank. “Nothing doing,’ said the gunner. “It’s just about lunch time and the old lady wouldn’t know what to do if she didn’t have some Mobiloils handy. Snap her as she is.” I , , ’ ATTERING away at the Huns’ defense —,— the tanks have proved themselves great engines of civilization. Dragging into position the huge guns to blaze the way to victory, are the gun tractors. Bringing the German surrender! Hard at wOrk on thousands ofAmer— icanr’ farms, drawing ploWs, planters, harvesting machinery, etc., are other engines of civilization—the American farm tractors. ) “They also serve.” ‘ The tank was the outgrowth of the American farm tractor—War’s adapta- 'tion of the machinery of Peace. It would be hard to say which has the greater part in winning the great conflict—the tank and the gun tractor on the western front or the tractor on the American farm. ESS spectacular in helping to win the war, but none the less impor- tant has been the American farm tractor ——forerunner of the tank. The tractor does its work here at home—a very vital work. aficiol'l: The AHICS know this. Practically Id gradeé’or. withh/iyfi 01f fmotor n uymg argoy e 0 l 01 3 rom your “my BritiSh tank on the WCStern front dealer, it is safest to purchase 1n original pack~ V. has been lubricated with Gargoyle ' ages. Look for the Red Gargoyle on the con- ., tainer. If the dealer has not the grade specified Mdbiloils. ‘ for your tractor, he can easily secure it for you. The part of the tank is spectacular. It ’thrills us in every fibre. Crashing through death and destruc— tion in battle, these engines of war must never fail. They must work always— smoothly, efficiently. The most important single factor in the operation of a tank is Correct Lu- brication. ‘ Spacinliet’e' 1n the manufacture of high-‘gnda lubricant: for ovary clan of machinery. panama: Branches: New York Boston Philadelphia Pittsburgh Detroit Chicago Minneapolis Indianapolis “They also Serve” For final victory hangs as much upon food as upon money, munitions or men. Even with the war won, the world will require vast quantities ofAmerican food. , It is the tractor’s part to speed up the production of food on American farms. Like the tank, the tractor if it is to operate efliciently must have Correct Lubrication. And the tractor must op- "erate constantly, efliciently. Every breakdown on a farm tractor means loss of time—and loss of food. The loss on any one farm may seem small, but multiplyt Tat loss by the number of tractors in operation and the total is staggering. Tractor manufacturers and tractor owners have proved to themselves that. the correct grade ofGargoyle Mobiloils used in their tractors results in greater A power—Jess fuel consumption—less oil consumption—and fewer stops for re- pairs. ' At the Salina, Kansas, monstration this last summer, every one of the 47 tractors exhibited was lubri- cated with Gargoyle Mobiloils. With their tractors on trial before the watchful eyes of thousands of people, the manu- facturers were taking no chances with the eflicient lubrication of their machines. On the farm the Correct Lubrication of tractors is Vital. For it is upon the farm that the foodstuffs are being pro- duced which helped turn the foe back in the hour of need, tractor de- VACUUM OIL COMPANY, New York, U. S. A. Obtain-hie everywhere 1n the world. Kansas City, Kan. Des Moines ‘- fg‘lfw. Frasier, of mm, In, feeder '5 Sad exhibitor of the load of Hereford yearlings which won the grand cham- pionship in the carlot division of the International, is receiving congratula- tions from hundreds of feeders and live stock men all over the country. , John G. Imboden, of Decatur, 111., one jot the best cattle feeders in the coun- try; spent much time going over the steers. He was surprised by the con- dition and quality. “They surely are the best load of steers I ever saw,” said Mr. Imboden. ”The steers are very uniform, too, and dither small for Herefords. They de~ ,aerve to win the championship, too, for it takes some work to bring a load of ordinary range cattle to such a fine ' condition." ' Mr. Frazier is a young man, but possesses lots of ability. He is quite modest, too, and would rather let vis- itors handle the cattle than ask him about them. He is his own herdsman and attended to the steers himself. This is his greatest enjoyment and he is happy, for he realized the ambition of his life. Mr. Frazier has been one of. the hardest men to beat. In years gone by his yearlings finished second or third or lower, but never won. _For years went home without the coveted blue ribbon, but always smiling. He was determined he would win, and this year he did. His victory is sweet in that he beat pure-bred steers with a load of range cattle. Cattle from Range. “I bought 150 head of calves from the S. M. S. ranch in Texas last year,” he said. “The calves were just the ordinary commercial cattle which the ranch sells. They were unloaded at home on November 25 and averaged 380 pounds. They were May calves and six months old at the time. {“This champion load were the small- est calves of the bunch. Last June I sold 126 of' the steers on the Chicago market, they bringing within fifteen cents of the top for that day. These steers averaged about 800 pounds. “During the first half of the feeding period, I fed these cattle a daily ration of seven pounds of silage, 1.5 pounds of oil meal and about seven pounds of corn, with all of the alfalfa hay they could eat. On May 1 they were put on shelled corn from a self-feeder, with the same amount of oil meal and alfal- fa. The first of September, for thirty days, they had, in addition to the other feed, 8.5 pounds of chopped cane, and the last sixty days, in addition to the corn, oil meal and alfalfa, I fed them three pounds of molasses feed. “During the last two months the - steers gained 150 pounds. They were in the dry lot all of the time, and dur- ing the last thirty days were in the barn. “Until the first of September these cattle were handled as I feed all of my cattle for market. After that I began to handle them more and they became gentle and accustomed to currying and cleaning.” RAW PUMPKINS AND BOILED PO- TATOES. (Continued from page 570). a fattening ration to get anywhere near their food value out.of them when fed to hogs they should be boiled and should also be mixed with some ground grain. ’ . In the case of peas and beans you 1 . could get much better results in feed- *'~-- ing beans if they were cooked. Where s they are to be fed to cattle or to hogs. 0n the other hand, either cattle or ted raw. Pea meal is a splendid food, both "for cattle and hogs if fed raw and 138. but bean meal is a poor food for "'1th cattle or hogs when fed raw. (sesame THE GRAND CHAMl’IONs. . ' hogs will do well on peas if they are. it is not very much improved by cock] Because it’s Worth More! The United States Disc Separator is first of all a GOOD separator. The new Unit Separator is a good v7 CHICAGO DI s c s E PARATO RJ Discs interchangeable crank starts it. Write today for full descriptive - literature; we’ll mail it promptly BELLOWS FALLS. VT. PORTLAND, ORE. To retain dominating quality has always been the first thought of the makers of the “United States.” Quan- tity considerations are sccOndary. 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M 1.1.5 83.! filial ‘ 0 Y llm w “JoufiWM‘lmfix t 9'“ 0 fl 1} bl. ‘ . 4 W.'Bonnor. Hmofowthow , igu mom WI.” E5315 .l, ”amenities; ' for prices. We no]! ~ ax s .- an 'EVERAL Michigan Farmer readers in both peninsulas have recently told us how. Sorry they were that their sons did not get to France and have a hand in the fighting. And some of the soldier ~boys expressed their dis- appointment to us a few days ago on the streets of Battle Creek. It was the day we all celebrated the fall'of the old kaiser, and many of the boys came down from Camp Custer to see some of the doings and hear a lot more. There are many farmer boys in the , camp there who feel that they have not really had a chance to show they were soldiers fighting ‘for their coun- try. But we have told them they were .fighters just as soon as they donned the uniform. By that act they proved they had given themselves and all they had to live for as a sacrifice on the altar of their country, no matter where they were sent or what might happen to them. The first one of the illustrations on WORLD EVENTS IN PICTURES '1. . , ,; .- By J. H. BROWN page 576, we took last August while these Camp Custer boys were lined up in a hollow square and assisting in the dedication of a big steel flag staff one hundred and twenty-seven feet high in Monument Square, Battle Creek. As the immense American flag was slowly raised the regimental band played “The Star Spangled Banner,” while ev- ery soldier stood at attention. It was a solemn hour and the boys entered into the spirit of the occasion. It was also the last time some of the soldier boys in that hollow square took part in a public demonstration, and now many of them are lying in their cas- kets in the ground in nearly every county in both peninsulas of Michigan. It was the writer’s privilege to be given a special pass to drive his car through Camp Custer and the base hos- pital section around Eagle Lake the first day the camp was quarantined tight as a drum because of the alarm- ing spread of Spanish influenza. The Clizbe family, friends of ours from De- troit and Burr Oak, had never seen the camp and accompanied us on the trip. It was a wonderful sight and a decided revelation to them, as thou- sands of soldiers were actively engag- ed in all sorts of tactics over nearly every square foot of ground outside of the many hundreds of barracks. Boys in large groups in civilian Clethes had just come in and were being drilled in the rudiments. As we drove through the base hos- pital section we saw’a funeral party gathering in one building, but even then We did not know that a rigid quar- antine had been clamped on the entire camp since we entered the grounds. Frequently we were stopped by mili- “iege and Battle of Eagle Lake‘ tary police and asked if we had a per-' . mit to enter. Not another civilian car and party did we meet anywhere dur- ing the entire drive of several miles inside the cantonment, and when we came out our car was the last one, and the camp was closed to everyone ex- cept those who had urgent and import- ant business and who carried a quar- antine pass tag in plain view on their breast. . 4 And so we saw the first of what we' personally have termed the siege and battle of Eagle Lake. In our own pa— pers in Battle Creek we editorially de- scribed some incidents at the time, and asked that the future history of Michigan and the great war might re- fer to the epidemic and death of over six hundred and seventy soldier boys‘ in the base hospital as “The Siege and Battle of Eagle Lake.” This has met the approval of local people and rela- tives and friends throughout Michigan (Continued on page 576). 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At the time he was the high windmill tower beside Marion Mead’s farm house, and in which the Michigan Farmer has been read for more than a third of a century. This was before the base hOSpital was start- ed and shows the rolling farm land, hills and woods around the lake. Af- ter we took this picture over two mil- lion dollars worth of buildings were erected for a hospital wherein more ‘than ten thousand soldier boys from farm and city homes in Michigan and elsewhere have fought against death while serving their country, and where over six hundred and seventy 'boys died in a few'weeks in the siege and battle of Eagle Lake. \ That the farmer boy and the city boy who gave up everything and put on the uniform to serve his country is a sol- dier and a hero, no matter if he never went to France or left his home can- tonment, let us briefly mention one of the many instances in the siege and battle of Eagle Lake. Clyde Eberstein, who was born and reared in a farm community within a few miles of Eagle Lake near the writ- er’s farm home at Climax, wanted to join the army. He was refused after T was an old-fashioned Christmas, with clear, cold weather, packed snow, and streets that were merry with sleighs. The new minister stood at his gate and looked upon the scene with kindling eyes.‘ It was a good place to come to, he thought, where people met each other with outstretch- ed hand; and it was a good season to come, when hearts were warm_ and kindly with the good will toward men spirit. He felt sure that he would like the field. - ~ A crunching of snow and a hesitat- ing step brought his gaze from the busy street to the still unbroken sur- face just outside his fence, where a half-grown boy was approaching slow- ly. The boy carried in his arms a newspaper—covered, package, from which protruded, the legs of a' turkey. “Good morning,” said the minister. The boy’s lagging steps almost stop- ped. Evidently he was watching for recognition. “Good morning, sir,“ he returned quickly. “You're Hr. Drake, the new minister—just come.” “Jesterday.” smiled the minister, his "voice growing more cordial _under . thesarmth bottle boy‘s-message. "I. municipal judge of the city of Battle Creek. In his quiet but determined way he showed us the stat! that was in him and let us understand that he would fight for his country somehow and somewhere. We shook hands {or in a tow days he'had succeeded in em term; the United Stateagarmy, donned the uniform and was stationed at Camp Caste, r. Itwas but a few days later that we H heard that Clyde was among those who were fighting in the battle around Eagle Lake. At that time several thou- sandsoldiers were engaged in the con» flict and several hundred of \the boys had died. Some of the boys, just be- fore they died, told their nurses and relatives that they only regretted they did not have a chance to reach the bat- tle front in France before giving up their lives. And one of these boy fight- ers for Liberty, and Right over Wrong, was the young soldier, Private Clyde Eberstein. The next, and the last, time we saw. our young soldier friend he had his uniform on, buttoned to his chin, and he was lying in his casket with the same quiet, peaceful look on his face that we had seen so many times in the days gone by. For a few brief hours ’ he reposed thus in his old home in Climax village, While the neighbors and farmers thereabouts, and hundreds of official and business men and wom— on of Battle Creek, gathered to take a. last look at one whom they loved and respected. and who died as a soldier and hero in the fight for Liberty at an examination. Later he was drafted what proved to be the last time, and “The Battle of Eagle Lake.” cady’s Christmas Gift By F. H. SWEET “No, Sir.‘ I don’t belong to the church, but I’m in the Sunday school. I was in the other minister's class, and if you take the same one I’ll be in yours. But I came to see if there’s anything I can do,” H'is gaze flashed over the yard and back to the min- ister. “Your paths ain’t dug yet—only the one from the house to the gate,” he went on. “I’ll do the rest, round the house and to the woodpiie and shed, where I can see somebody’s been mir- ing, and to the clothes-line, and all.” “I shall be very glad to have you do it,” said the minister. “I had thought of doing them myself. But I'll‘be very busy during the day, even though I am idling by the fence just now. But the merry street scene with the snowy background is very entrancing. Where will you find a. shovel?” “Oh, I guess I know "the place better than you}? laughed the boy, as he op- ened the gate and came into the yard. “I used to do errands and odd jobs for the' other minister. There’s a good shovel in the shed, put up. on the raft. ersto keepboyi from getting c neless withjt‘ when the house to shirts; working for pay. I never let the other minister give me anything; and—and I like to do things. -You see," hesitat- ing a little but speaking frankly, “I can't give much to the church and Sun— day school, so I have to make it up this way. And I’m going to get your Christmas tree—for your house, I mean—just is soon as the paths are done. I picked one out in the edge of the woods two or three days ago, and it's a beauty." “How do you know l'want a special tree for myself?" asked the minister smiling. “I noticed they carried’a big one to the church this morning.” “Yes, I know. I was with ’em,” grin- , ned the boy. “And they said I could come this afternoon and help trim; But of course you’ll want a tree, too, for the little" girl and the boys. 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Yet I was not sent for, and no doubt it was some conference Over furs, of no great interest. The two were in some scheme I knew to gain advantage over Sieur de la Salle, and were much elated now that La Barre held power; but that was nothing for a girl to understand, so I worked on with busy fingers, my mind not forgetful of the young Sieur de Artigny. It was not that I already loved him, yet ever since girlhood the memory of him had remained in my thought, and in those years since I had met so few young men that the image left on my imagination had never faded. Indeed, it had been kept alive by the very ani- mosity which my uncle cherish-ed against Monsieur de la Salle. The real cause of his bitterness, outside of trade rivalry, I never clearly understood, but he was ever seeking every breath of gossip from that distant camp of ad- =venturers, and angrily commenting thereon. Again and again I overheard him conspiring with others in a vain effort to influence Frontenac to With- draw his support of that distant expe- ‘dition, and it was this mutual enmity which first brought Cassion to our cabin. With Frontenac’s removal, and the appointment of La Barre as governor, the hopes of La Salle’s enemies reviv- ed, and when Cassion’s smooth tongue won him a place as Commissaire, all concerned became more bold and con- fident in their planning. I knew little of it, yet sufficient tokeep the remem- brance of those adventures fresh in my mind, and never did they recur to me without yielding me vision of the ardent young face of De Artigny as he waved me adieu from the canoe. Often in those years of silence did I dream of him amid the far—off wilderness—the idle dreaming‘of a girl whose own heart was yet a mystery—~and many a night I sat at my window gazing out upon the broad river shimmering in the moonlight, wondering at those wil- derness mysteries among which he lived. Yet only once in all those years had I heard mention of his name. ’Twas but a rumor floating back to us of how La Salle had reached the mouth of a great river flewing into the South Sea, and among the few who accompanied him was De Artigny._ I-remember yet how strangely my heart throbbed as I heard the brief tale retold, and some- one read the names from a slip of pa- per. Chevet sat by the open fire listen- ing, his pipe in his'mouth, his eyes scowling at the news; suddenly he blurted out: “De Artigny, say you? In the name of the field- ’tis not the old captain?” “No, no, Chevet,’f a voice answered testily, I“Sieur Louis de Ar‘ tigny has not stepped foot on ground these ten years; ’tis his brat Rene who serves this freebooter,, though ’tis like enough the father hath 'money in the venture.” And they fell to discussing, sneering at the value of the discovery, while I slipped unnoticed from the 1- room. Ghevet did not return to the 119m 9&3 ' ,. disappeared. I saw him walking back and forth along the river bank, smok- ing, and seemingly thinking out some problem Nor did he appear until I had the evening meal ready, and called to him down the arbor. He was always gruff and bearish enough when we were alone, seldom speaking, indeed, except to give utterance to some order, but this night he appeared even more ‘morose and silent than his wont, not so much as looking at me as he took seat, and began to eat.-‘ No doubt Cas- sion had brought ill news, or else the appearance of De Artigny had served to arouse all his old animosity toward La Salle. It was little to me, however, but I had learned to ignore ‘his moods, so I took my own place silently, and paid no heed to the scowl with which he surveyed me across the table. No doubt my indifference fanned his dis~ content, but I remained ignorant of it, until he burst out savagely. “And so you know this young cock- erel, do you? You know him, and nev- er told me?” I looked up in surprise, scarce‘ com- prehending the unexpected outburst. “You mean the Sieur de Artigny?” “Ay! Don’t play 'with me! I mean Louis de Artigny’s brat. Bah! he may fool Cassion with his soft words, but not Hugo Chevet. I know the lot of them this year, and no ward of mine will have aught to do with the brood, either young or old. You hear that, Adele? When I hate, I hate, and I have reason enough to hate that name, and all who hear it. Where before did you ever meet this popinjay?” “At the convent three years ago. La Salle rested there overnight and young , De Artigny was of the party. He was a boy then.” “He came here today to see you?” “No, never,” I protested. “I doubt if he even had the memory of me until I told him who I was. Surely he explain- ed clearly why he came.” He eyed me ’fiercely, his face full of suspicion, his great hand gripping the knife. “ ’Tis well for you if that be true,” he said gruffly, “but I have no faith in the lad’s words. He is here as La Salle’s spy, and so _I told Cassion, though the only honor he did me was to laugh at my warning. ‘Let him spy,’ he said, ‘and I will play at the same game; ’tis little enough he will learn, and we shall need his guidance‘.’ Ay, and he may be right, but I want noth- ing to do with the fellow. ,Cassion may give him place'in his boats, if he will, but never again shall he set foot on my land, nor have speech with you. You mark my word Mademoiselle?” ' I felt the color fla e into my cheeks, and knew my eyes darkened .with an- ger, yet made effort to control my speech. llIlllHilllllfllilllllllllllllllllllflllilllIll!IIll"NHlIIlllllllllllllllllilllllHmllllflilflmlillllflfllfllfllllflflllfl TEARS. BY L. M. THORNTON. I bade you go with a smile, my boy, With a. Cheery, blithe good- bye, ThOugh I knew the chance that a grave in France Was the couch where you would lie. I sped yOur way with an idle jest, And a courage good to see, But I’m faint somehow, and I’m weep- ing n0w . When you soon will come to me. I sent you out With a cheery word And I wOuld not let you guess, That my soul was seared by the things - I feare . As I prayed that God Would bless. But now, when I know that war is done And you’re "safe and well, my be I am sobb ~ _. 11 . here as ' "‘Yes, Monsieur; I am your ward and have always been obedient, yet this Sieur de Artigny seems a pleasant spoken young man, and surely ’tis no crime that he serves the Sieur de la Salle.” “Is it not?” he burst forth, striking the table with his first. “Know ; you not I would be rich, but for that fur stealer. By right those should be my furs he sends here in trade. There will be another tale to tell soon, now that Le. Barre hath the reins of power; and this De Artigny—bah! What care I fer the young cockerel—but I hate the brood. Listen, girl, I pay my debts; it was this hand that broke Louis de Artigny, and has kept him to his bed for ten years past. Yet even that does not wipe out the score between us. ’Tis no odds to you what was the cause, but while I live I hate. So you have my orders; you will speak no more with this De Artigny.” “’Tis not like I shall have the op- portunity.” “I will'see to that. The fool looked at you in a way that made me long to grip his throat; nor do I like your an— swer, yet ’twill be, well for you to mark my words.” ,. “Yes, Monsieur.” “Oh you’re sweet enough with words. I have heard you before, and found you a sly minx—when my back was turned—but this time it is not I alone who will watch your actions. I have pledged you a husband.” I got to my feet, staring at him, the indignant words stifled in my throat. He laughedcoarsely, and resumed his meal. “A,husband, Monsieur? pledged me ‘3” “Ay! why not? You are seventeen, and ’tis my place to see you settled.” “But I have no wish to marry, Mon- sieur,” I protested. i‘There is no man for whom I care.” He shrugged his shOulders indiffer- ently and laughed. “Pooh! if I waited for that no doubt you would pick out some cockerel without so much as a spur to his heel. ’Tis' my choice, not yours, for I know the world, and the man you need. Mon- sieur Cassion has asked me to favor him, and I think well of it.” “Cassion! Surely, you would not wed me to that. creature. 9” He pushed back his chair, regarding me with scowling eyes. “And where is there a better? Sacre! do you think yourself a queen to choose? ’Tis rare luck you have such an offer. Monsieur Cassion is going to be a great man in this New France; already he has the governor’s ear, and a commission, with a tidy Sum to his credit in Quebec. What more could any girl desire in a husband ?” “But, Monsieur, I do not love him; I do not trust the man.” ._ “Pan!” He burst into a laugh, rising, from the table. Before I could draw back he had gripped me by the arm. “Enough of that, young lady. He is my choice, and that settles it.‘ Love! who ever heard of love nowadays? Ah, I see, you dream already of the young You have - gallant De Artigny. ~Well, little good' that ,will do you. ,Why, what is he? a ’ mere ragged adventurer, without a son . to his nameQa prowlingwolf of the U forest, the follower of a discredited fur thief. But enough of this; I have told, ' you my will, and you Obey. Tomorrow; .we go to Quebec, to the governor's? ball, and when Monsieur Cassion row I ‘ I ‘ (Continuedv’tro‘m page 578).' ' naught to do but answer. “Yes, Monsieur ” “And this De Artign'y; if the fellow ever dares come near you again I'll crush his. white throat between my fingers." “Yes, Monsieur." "To your room then, and think over all I have said. You have never found me full of idle threats I warrant.” “No, Monsieur." I drew my arm from his grasp, feel- ing it tingle with pain where his fin- gers had crushed the flesh, and crept up the narrow stairs, glad enough to get away and be alone. I had never loved Chevet, but he had taught me to fear him. for more than once had I experienced his brutality and physical power. To him I was but a chattel an incumbranoe. He had asumed charge of me because the law so or- dained, but I had found nothing in his nature on which I could rely for sym- pathy. I was his sister‘s child, yet no more to him than some Indian waif. More, he was honest about it To his mind he did well by me in thus finding me a husband. I sank on my knees, and hid my face, shuddering at the thought of the sacrifice demanded. Cas- sion! never before had the man ap- peared so despicable. His face, his manner, swept through my memory in leview. I had scarcely considered him before, except as a disagreeable poss- once to be avoided as much as possi- ble. But now, in the silence, the grow- ing darkness of that little chamber, with Chevet’s threat echoing in my ears, he came, to me in clear vision— I saw his dull-blue, cowardly eyes, his little waxed mustache, his swagger, and heard his harsh, brag- ging voice. :L'! he would get on; there was no I‘ do“ 131 of that. for he would worm his ', way through where only a snake could i crawl. A snake! that was what he was. and I shuddered at thought of the slimy touch of his hand. I despised, hated him; yet what could I do? It was useless to appeal to Chevet, and the governor, La Barre, would give small heed to a giil objecting to one of his henchmen. De Aitigny! The name was on my lips before I realized I had spoken it, and brought a throb - of hope. I arose to my feet, and staied out of the window into the dark night. My pulses throbbed. If he cared; if I only knew he cared. I would fly with him anywhere, into the wilderness depths, to escape Cassion. I could think of. no other way, no other hope. If he cared! It seemed to me my very breath stopped as this daring concep- tion. this mad possibility, swept across my mind. I was a girl, inexperienced, innocent of coquetry, and yet I possessed all the instincts of a woman. I had seen that . in his eyes which gave me faith—he ' ,‘I . ‘ remembered the past; .he had found me " attractive; ’he' felt a desire to meet me again. I knew all this—but was that all? Was it a mere passing fervor, a fleeting admiration, to be forgotten in the presence of the next pretty face? Would he dare danger to serve me? to save me from the clutches of Cassion? A smile, a flash of the eyes, is small foundation to build upon. yet it was all I had. Perchance helgave the same encouragement to others. With no ser- ious thought. The doubt assailed me, yet there was no one else in all New France to whom [I could appeal. 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Ay, if I might once bring him word, I could rely on his response; but how could that be done? I must trust for- tune, attend the ball, and be ready; there wasno other choice. ’Tis strange how this vague plan heartened me, and gave new courage. Scarce more than a dream, yet I dwelt upon it, imagining what I would say, and how escape surveillance long enough to make my plea for assistance. Today, as I write, it seems strange that I should ever have dared such a project, yet at the time not a thought of its immodesty ever assailed me. To my mind Rene de Artigny was no stranger; as a memory he had lived, and been a portion of my life for three lonely years. To appeal to him now, to trust him, appeared the most natur- al thing in the world. The desperation of my situation obscured. all else, and I turned to him as the only friend I knew in time of need. And my confi- dence in his fidelity, his careless au- dacity, brought instantly a measure of peace. I crept back and lay down upon the bed. The tears dried upon my lashes, and I fell asleep as quietly as a tired child. CHAPTER III. I Appeal for Aid. T had been two years since I was at Quebec, and it was with new eyes of appreciation that I watched the great bristling cliffs as our boat glided silently past the shore and headed in toward the landing. There were two ships anchored in the river, one a great war vessel with many sailors hanging over the rail and watching us curiously. The streets leading back from the water front Were filled With a jostling throng, while up the steep hill- side beyond a constant stream of mov- ing figures, looking scarcely larger than ants, were ascending and de- scending. We were in our large can- oe, with five Indian paddlers, its bow piled deep with bales of fur to be sold in the market, and I had been sleeping in the stern. Itgwas the sun which awoke me, and I sat up close beside Chevet‘s knee, eagerly interested in the scene. Once I spoke, pointing to the grim guns on the summit of the crest above, but he answered so harsh- ly as to compel silence.‘ It was thus we swept up to the edge of the land- ing, and made fast. Cassion met*us, attired so gaily, in rich vestments that I scarcely recognized the man, whom I had always seen before in dull forest garb, yet I permitted him to take my hand and assist me gallantly to the shore. Faith, but he appeared like a new person with his embroidered coat, buckled shoes and powdered hair, smil- ing and debonair, whispering compli- ments to me, as he helped me across a strip of mud to the drier ground be- yond. But. I liked him none the better, for there was the same cold stare to his eyes, and a cruel sting to his words which he could not hide. The man was the same whatever the cut of his clothes, and I was not, slow inrecover- ing my hand from his grasp, once I felt my feet on firm earth. ' ~ Yet naught I might do would stifle , ‘ his complacency, and he talked on, ' .s . seeking to be gentertamnfi 11!) (194%. ~ . “W‘T‘W'f’jy V q...“ ,~,_ “deemsdflm9* (Continued from page 57 9). :- 0: every hand. And I enjoyed the ‘ scene, finding enough to view to make me entirely indifferent to his postur- ing. Scarcely did I even note what he said, although I must have answered in a fashion, for he stuck at my side, and guided me through the crowd, and up the hill. Chevet walked behind us, gloomy and silent; having left the ’In- dian‘s with the furs until I was safely housed. It was evidently a gala day, for flags and streamers were flying from every window of the Lower Town, and the narrow, crooked streets Were filled with wanderers having no appar- ent business but enjoyment. Never had I viewed so motley a throng, and I could but gaze about with wide opened eyes on the strange passing figures. It was easy enough to distinguish the citizens of Quebec, moving soberl‘y about upon ordinary affairs of trade, and those others idly jostling their way from point to point of interest— hunters from the far west, bearded and rough, fur clad, and never without a long rifle; sailors from the warship in the river; Indians silent and watch ful, staring gravely at every new sight; settlers from the St. Lawrence and the Richelieu, great seigniors on vast estates, but like children on the streets of the town; fishermen from Cap St. Roche; couriers du bois, and voyageurs in picturesque costumes; officers of the garrison, resplendent in blue and gold; with here and there a column of marching soldiers, or stat- uesque guard. And there were women, too, aplenty—laughing girls, grouped together, eady for any frolic; house- wives on way to market; and occa- sionally a ainty dame, with high-heel- ed shoe an flounced petticoat, picking her way through the throng, disdainful of the glances of those about. Every- where there was a new face, a strange costume, a glimpse of unknown life. It was all of such interest I was sor- ry when we came to the gray walls of the convent. I had actually forgotten Cassion, yet I was glad enough to be finally rid of him, and be greeted so kindly by Sister Celeste. In my ex- citement I scarcely knew what it was the bowing Commissaire said as he. turned away, or paid heed to Chevet’s final growl, but I knew the sister gent- ly answered them, and drew me With- in, closing the door softly, shutting out every sound. It was so quiet in the 'stone passageway as to almost frighten me, but she took» me in her arms, and looked searchingly into my face. “The three years have changed you greatly, my child,” she said gently, touching my cheeks with her soft hands; “but bright as your eyes are, it is not all pleasure I see in them. You must tell me of your life. The older man, I take it, was your uncle, Mon- sieur Chevet.” ' ~ “Yes,” I answered, but hesitated to add more. Today’s Riddle , HEN _ LAY5 I, THE LONGEST? maffimw. ‘lbwwa),; / “He is much as I had pictured him, a bear of the woods." ' . “He is rough,” I protested; “for his life has been hard, yet has given me no reason to, complain. ’Tis because the life is lonely that I grow old.” “No doubt, and the younger gallant? He is not of the forest school?” “ ’Twas Monsieur Cassion, Commis- saire for the governor.” ’ “Ah! ’tis through him you have invi- tation to the great ball?” ‘ I bowed my head, wondering at the; kind questioning in the sister’s eyes. Could she have heard the truth? Per- chance she might tell me something of the man. “He has been selected by Monsieur Chevet as my husband,” I explained doubtfully. “Know you aught of the man, sister?” Her hand closed gently on mine. “No, only that he has been chosen by La Barre to carry special message to the Chevalier de Baugis in the Illinois country. He’ hath an evil, sneering face, and an insolent manner, even as described to me by the Sieur de Are tigny.” _ I caught my breath quickly, and my .hand grasp tigh.- ned. _ “The Sieur de Artigny!” I echoed, startled into revealing the truth. ‘,‘He has been here? has talked with you?” “Surely, my dear girl. He was here ' with La Salle before his chief sailed for France, and yesterday 'he came again and questioned me.” “Questioned you?” “Yes; he sought knowledge of you, and of why you were in the household of Chevet. I liked the young man, and told him all I knew, of your father’s death and the decree of tb?» court, and of how Chevet compelled you to leave the convent. I felt him to be honest and true, and that his purpose was worthy.” “And he mentioned Cassion ?” “Only that he had arranged to guide him into the wilderness. But I knew he thought ill of the man.” I hesitated, for as a child I had felt awe of Sister Celeste, yet her ques- tioning eyes were kind, and we were alone. Here was my chance, my only chance, and I dare not lose it. Her face appeared before me misty through tears, yet words came bravely enough to my lips. “Sister, you must hear me,” I began bewildered. “I have no mother, no friend even to whom to appeal; I am just a girl all alone. I despise this man Cassion; I do not know why, but he seems to be‘ like a snake, and I can— not bear his presence. I would rather die than marry him. I do not think Chevet trusts him, either, but he has some hold, and compels him to sell me as though I was a slave in the market. I am to be made to marry him. I pray you let me see this Sieur de Artigny that I may tell him’ all, and beseech his aid.” “But whyDe Artigny, my girl? ‘What is the boy to you?” ' “NOthing—absolutely nothing”. I confessed frankly. “We have scarcely spoken together, but he is a gallant of true heart; he will never refuseaid to a" maid like me. It Will be joy for him to outwit this enemy "of La Salle’s. All I ask is that I be’ permitted to tell him my story." Celeste sat silent, her white hands clasped, her eyes on the stained-glass window. It was so still I could hear my own quick breathing.‘ At last she spoke, her voice still soft and kindly. “I scarcely thinkeyou realize what you ask, my child. "ms a strange task for a sister of the Ursulines, and} would learn more-before I answerfijls , . “is“ understand.” «between you sag ' ‘ Wazfliswsi rd- . 5' 1. 5.. There" is we hunky. more approach!!! of each other, more real harmony than ever existed before. or course, the waver-satiric in the fields, when a gang was at work. was always of a. profound and deeply learn- ed nature. This was to “be expected, from the large number ,‘of professors and educators who were present. Here is a sample: A uth stored some corn It got so hot that the corn began to pop. A mule was stand- ing in a stall below, and when the pop- ped corn began rolling around him, he thought it was snowing, and froze to death. Sometimes politics was the subject, and the discussions become hotter than the July temperature. But it did themengoodtoletoi’fsteaminthis " . way. A community garden is a great safety valve. The names of the men who engineer- ed this venture ought to be given, but the difficulty would be, in knowing where to stop. They were all busy men. Summer school was in session, soldiers were here, receiving training. and it was a very busy place. 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J ., resulted in the death of ten persons, and the injury of twmty-three others—Repre- sentatives of 13 Protestant churches draft resolutions. favoring the organic union of these organizations—The grand champion steer at the Interim. tional Live Stock Show sells at the rec- ord price of $2.50 per pound. The Peru cabinet PBUSSIAN government withdraws ‘ Saturday, December 7. “km HQ .-—Ger- . mammrmofl‘rights . m inlan- onunued from first page). on Saturday afternoon, instead of play? ing tennis, or tending the baby. The restf ‘ worked after hours in the afternoon, or f " I A w'Ord about the “church bank of this prefect There is but one church in East IT. ing. About ten years ago, the “father," made up their minds not to make the mistake that is made in many towns, of having too many churches. They decided to have one church and that church worth while. The idea is working out in a worthy ,, _ manner. The church is attempting to, do business for God and for humanity.. The church fathered the community garden this year and will next year. A . forum lecture course is maintained due: . .vania proclaims union with the king- dom of Romania.~The students ()ng the privilege of Mummy from law and]: ing the winter months, on Sunday? nights, and other activities are in view, in addition to the regular services. If this condition of affairs could obtain in more towns throughout the land, heav- en would come nearer to earth. Sec- tarianism has paralyzed the business: of the kingdom in hundreds of towns, and villages. And many a church could undertake some farming or gardening operations, which would not do its treasury any harm, and would do the. people a deal of good. ~ nary—New Zealand will vote on thei H question of prohibition next ApriL—w It is reported that Field-Marshal Foch plans on leading an army into Berlin. ——JO'f the 1918 direct taxes by the fed- eral government, seventyeix per cent‘ came from incomes. . Sunday. December 8. 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But the recent I) [r loin cloth when there is a possibility of either piece slipping. You lay your edges neatly together and take nice little'stitches one-fourth of an inch long on each side. Thus your two pieces are held neatly and firmly to- gether and can’t slip when you stitch them. A F18, , wool and cotton shortage has changed “ the situation. It is cheaper to make ~ many garments at home, and the qual- ity and workmanship of the home- made goods are so much superior to ready-to-wear things that the time tak- en in sewing is well spent. With. this important qualification,’ if you know how to sew, which, alas and alack, all too many American women do not know how to do. It is all very . well for a woman’s page writer to tell ' you glibly just how to buy a paper pat- tern and cut out your new garment or cut over an old one. And it is almost aseasy to do the cutting, for the pat- terns tell you so plainly just how to “use them that you can scarcely make a mistake. But what are you going to do after the garment is cut out, if you fidon’t know a basting stitch from a ‘ blanket stitch or a gore from a dart or how to finish a placket or make a but- tonhole? The women in cities can go "to night school or to the Y. W. C. A. and learn all these things, but the small-town woman or the farm wife or . daughter has not these advantages. 'And if you do know how to sew a little, aren’t there a lot of things you aren’t sure about? One devoted band 'of women was almost broken up this {allover the question of to baste or not .totbaste, the refugee garments. Fortunately none of the women seem— ed to know there is more than one way "to baste, else things might have been worse. Suppose they had begun to ar~ r sue on the relative merits of even or ll—Basting Stitches—A, Even; B. Uneven; C. Diagonal If you want to mark the place for joining the materials, there is a little strain, you use uneven basting. Here your stitch is one—eighth of an inch long, and the space between stitches is three-eighths of an inch. Where you at “Stitch in Time” May Assume D1V€FS Shapes-«By DEBORAH * .between them. This . on heavy goods and leave a fair-sized loop «in the thread between that hole and the next where you take another small stitch, and so on until all pieces are marked. Then. pull your two pieces of material apart and s nip the loops leaves a bit of thread in each piece of the cloth. Always use a double thread. If you are working wish to have seams marked in two piec- es, use this same stitch. It is shown in Fig. 12. Everybody these days has a sewing machine, but hand- The combination‘stitch is made up of three running stitches, then a back stitch, then three running stitChes and another back stitch, and so on. This is stronger than a plain running stitch. Sewing is still neces- sary at times. Do you know how to make all the permanent stitches, run- ning stitch, back stitch, combination stitch, overhanding, overcasting and blanket stitch? The running stitch, of -..-..-...A Fig. 18~Permanent stitches—A, Running; Br‘ Back Stitch: C. Combination; need several rows of basting, as in basting canvas onto lining in a coat, " you use diagonal basting. And you can use this sort of basting in many places where you would ordinarily need two rows. The stitch is shown at “C” in Fig. 11. “A” illustrates even basting and “B” uneven basting. You have often cut out the two sides or sleeves at the same time with a tis- sue paper pattern and had a good deal of bother marking the places where the tucks, plaits, pockets or gathers are to go on both pieces. Next time mark them with a tailor’s tack, or ‘ higfing, and worked around to ’ basting and tailor' s tack? Ev- Fig.12—Tailor’a Tack or mark Stitchinb‘ mark stitch. To make this stitch take course you can take, but are you al- Ways particular to make your stitches tiny and even? And do you use it only in places where; not much strength is needed? Or do you use the running , stitch when you should back stitch? Take first a very short Fig, iié-Overhanding though not so strong as a back stitch. Do you remember when mother used to make her sheets of two widths of cotton overhanded together? You buy your sheets already made or else buy full-width sheeting and hem the sheets. But you may need overhanding to join two selvedges. "First baste your two pieces together, even basting. Then take the cloth in the left hand, holding firmly between thumb and forefinger and take very short stitches, just deep enough to catch the material and quite close together. Peint the needle straight at yourself. When the seam is finished you can open it out and press it dewn flat so that the edges just meet. When you have raw edges and want to keep them from raveling after a seam has been sewn on the machine, or after a garment is cut out and it begins to ravel before you can even sew the seams you overcast them. This is a simple stitch taken over and over the raw edge, much longer than the overhand stitch and farther apart. You stitch and then put the needle back in- to the material where it first enter- ed and bring it out the same distance beyond, that is, have a stitch on the bottom of the ma- terial t wi c e the length of the stitch which shows on top. Put the needle back to end of the first stitch which shows on top, and bring out again for twice that distance, --/ /\ \\\W Fla. ts—A. Over-casting: B. Blanket Stitch always having the stitch beneath, can take several together on the needle _ AA twice the length of the stitch on top. before the thread is pulled thrOugh. If you do your work carefully it will a tiny stitch through the hole in the look like machine stitching and be: al-- around the Ode pattern, catching both pieces at cloth. months strait: . . ‘ ~ , Woolens and blankets are swim" ’ the realism W thié‘lw- to; imake a‘flit- .~edge',ueag‘the cloth. ‘Fig 13 illustratesrespectively run? ning stitch. matures and combine-l tion stitch at A. Bind C respectively. In the back stitch note Where thread comes through the material exactly midway between the point where the needle enters and leaves the cloth. This will leave a stitch on top, half the length of the stitch beneath. Fig. 14 sho'ws you overhanding, and Fig. 15 shows 'overcasting at A and blanket stitch at B. \ Recipes Peanut Butter Bread. Mix and sift a cup barley flour, half- cup corn flour, half-cup bran, one tea- spoon salt, four level teaspoons baking powder. Add half—cup of peanut butter, ' one egg, well beaten, four tablespoons of syrup and three-fourths cup of milk. Beat well and bake in moderate oven. Egg Broth. Try this egg broth for the baby or the old person who needs alight, nour- ishing food. One egg, beaten with one teaspoon of sugar. Add one pint of hot milk, beating all'the time, one teaspoon of butter and beat thoroughly. Then add a half teaspoon of salt and serve at once. Apples and Raisins. Simmer raisins in the water in which they were soaked overnight; add quar- tered apples and simmer together until done: ' . Apples and Bananas. Quarter fruit and pl'ace in a baking ' pan; dot each layer with butter and chopped nuts; bake in a quick oven basting frequently with a sauce made ‘ of a half—cup of water, a tablespoon of white syrup and a little lemon juice. ‘ Cranberry Jelly. Cook two quarts of cranberries and one and a half pints of water until soft. Strain through jelly bag. Measure the juice and allow one cup of sugar to every two of juice. Bring juice to the boiling point, add sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved, boil briskly for five minutes, skim and pour into hot jelly glasses, which have been sterilized. Cranberry Butter. Three pints of cranberries, half-cup of water, two cups sugar or one cup each of sugar and syrup. Cook cran- berries and water until skins are brok- en. Press through sieve and cook the pulp until quite thick. Add sweetening and cook half an hour over gentle fire, stirring constantly. When slightly cool, turn into jars and cover closely. CLEANING WINGS FOR MILLINERY. When you are dressing a barnyard towl or a game bird brought in by your home Nimrod, haven’t you often held up a wing and said, “Wouldn’t that be beautiful on a hat?” . It would. And very often it does, and you pay a milliner a good price for it, under a new name. But it is merely a wing or a feather oi! somer body’s chanticleer or guinea hen. Next time you get the wing at home I): it yourself. which was cut off, in slightly warm, soft water. Be sure to remove all dirt, but do not handle the plumage roughly; Soak it in the water until the matter removes easily. Then put the wing in a dish of bensipe and leave until all tat and we are dissolved, usually three days. Remove from the bani” 'y and lay on brown paper until all odor ? ~ WMQMM'MISMVIM "1 no Woe, new“, out not wen cooked First clean the end 4 1: Food ' is one of the most essential factors in the development and mainte- nance of good health. Good health is the foundation of happiness and success, hence its pos- session is the most to be desired of A pproximately 90% little, eat illy prepared food or not Inefficiency material things. of the illness of the Human Race is directly or in- directly traceable to improper eating. We either eat too much or too the right kind. is the result and inefficiency means loss in one way or another~~either pos1tion, money, health, or even life itself. - ‘ Probably good bread has contributed as much or more to :the good healthand prosperity of the Nation as any other one thing. ‘ To have good bread you must use good flour, so buy Lily White “The Flour the Best Cooks Use" and be assured Your dealer is authorized 'to refund you are not completely satisfied with of thoroughly delicious,healthful,wholesome,nutritious bread. 9 spect for every requirement of home use. You will be delighted with LILY WHITE FLOUR, “The Flour the Best Cooks Use.” Our Domestic Science Departm upon request and will aid you to have from time to time. VALLEY CITY MILLING COMPANY ent furnishes recipes and canning charts solve any other kitchen . , Public demonstrations also arranged. Address your 7-734: letters to our Domestic Science Department. ' , Grand Rapids, Mich. PEKOE' Beware. of Substitutes. 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We. 1: wu‘td To ed“ m'”“ u. °€i c u m - «if? “My“, mum“... li’dlganmd m, 03.33 ' Gladwin.Mio.h.J the purchase price immediately if Lin White Flour in every re— * Want—d samurai In on machoolJmiles to Benetton. 5% miles to Glad- problems you may 225-Acre Farm $7262 In Leading Com County we ores machine worked dark loan ml , on pasture. estimated 1000 00rd: w , age 3" mfine selection other fruit. 2-story on good air, running water 3(l-oow wary. poultry house. i earby (armor makes 80 to 100 bu. m y. Widows low price 87262, part a“. It when soon she includes cows. pom .v. wheat, 00m. stove w , machine% and eluding potato dig r. Details p e Strata‘s : Catalogue. Bugs no 17 hes. y n ”:3 Dept 01. E. A. STROUT FARR? A fin". , Ford 3m, Detroit. Mime NC!“ Florida Lots and farm ,. . CHO‘CE Oldsmnr, florida. by “aka. .- tamous automobile manufacturer. 15 miles - i , Tamp on Tampa Bay. Dixie Highway, ’ 3. Railway. Delightful dunno. tropical scenery. rises. on!" terms. Fm Z £301.05 imam co. «damn. run. ‘ F 0 R S A L E ”' cattle tax-m: 810 per acre. in Boone 010A: cleared. part out timber. hit hon-o. how short winters. short summers. long ”and (t. bo re 09 1 vol: 1 m 2Afiress {1. é. NIItE‘SD. 410 bail-1513:. M”: modern home. steam he‘i “Cllflll eivo slumber: (“it an 8! gain CENTRAL mailman mun. sell or trade 206 small am, or _ ‘ ‘ " Cooper. over tFrandglL m. Wanted . a. “militias art to Day , .7 , m “operative Realty . mm D. F. BUSH. When writing hadvufilcflflorld ‘ ' The Michigan” Farmer. fiantees you more money as the‘ ket goes up; no less If the mar-: , iket goes down. , ,GET MORE MONEY FOR) FURS, MR. TRAPPEIU ‘ 'l . . < - liberal gradml . Get prompt remittance. lg]: ers all over 1: «3 North American conti- Ea? ave learned to depend upon PROUTY. It your interest to know us. When you can sure of absolutely highest cash pnces, why delay? _- - ”GRAND” SHIPPED T0 PROUTY" , flue Oldest Fur. House in New York The Fur Market of the World Buyers are in New York now. readyto do their » .bu 'ng. Good furs were never .more in demand andIPnou'rY’s will continue this year as always to guarantee the highest prices for your furs. We are the oldest fur house in New York. es- tablished nearly half a century ago. backed ample capital and tremendous resources. fink into our status. Ask your bank about us. lk to the fellows who are sending us their shipments regularly. Then send us your next shipment and be convmced. Let us Keep you Posted on Prices Get on our mailing list free. Write for latest We list. Send or a supply of shipping tags. A and than USE HEM I J. L. PROUTY’S SONS, INC., lDealers in Raw Furs, Ginseng Roots, and; Golden Seal, etc. _. 416-8 WEST BROADWAY. NEW YORK CITY BANG! ZING! -C.‘P. M. You have caught the fur. You .have shot the fur bearer. Here’s where we come in. Trapper’s prize offer and FREE Catalog No. 120 tells how to get the most money for your fur the quickest. Get more fur this year. Tag every ship- ment to CHAS. P. MANN & CO. St. Louis’ Largest Commission House ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI MUCH HIGHER FUR THAN LAST YEAR Ship your beef hides here ALL THE Send for our price list today. Let us Tprove to you that we pay HIGHES PRICES. We pay exactly what we quote and know on wall be pleased with our LIBERAL RADING. A house ou can depend upon. ,_ dyeductions of an kind, give ‘- \1 ' ' ' ' eration ._ ' 208 West 27th Street New York Ck! WAR IS OVER .Peaoe brings his Fur orders from Europe. We must have Skunk, Muskrat and Mink at once to an tremendous demand. Unheard of prices for Immediate shipments. _ ma PEACE moms pm to a big fur house in the world’s, . market. No deductions, no commie in, no quibbling. Just big, quick returns for we: shipments. ‘IQIII today for price list G . pN . , copy 51:? :isztéP N eW Yor lclllgu farmer Mm erllu ldvorllsm F 0.1.1309.- At 'Work DURING the season when the nat- ural food supply is at its lowest ebb, birds respond most readily to our hospitality. Winter feeding has become very popular, and the result has been to bring about better» under- standing between birds and human kind. ' The winter foods commonly used in- clude suet or other fat, pork rinds bones with shreds of meat, cooked meats, meal worms, cut‘up apples, bird- seed, buckwheat, crackers, crumbs, cocoanut meat, cracked corn, broken dog-biscuits or other bread, hemp seed, millet, nut meats of allkinds, (espe- cially peanuts), whole or rolled oats, peppers, popcorn, pumpkin or squash ‘ \ ‘ - \N seeds, raw or boiled rice, sunflower seeds, and wheat. The waste product of grain mills, known as screenings, is a valuable and inexpensive source of food for birds. The methods of making these sup- plies availablelto birds are as varied as the dietary itself. The ones describ- ed in this article can easily be made by any boy who is handy with tools. A device which is a general favorite, is the food shelf which is attached to the window ledge. It accustoms the birds to feed near a comfortable obser- vation point. A raised edge around the shelf prevents the wind and rain from sweeping the food away while a small branch of evergreen will act both as a windshield and an attractive ornament. An ecellent device not affected by the weather is made of a coCoanut .,-> ':\_______________) Feeding the Birds “in ‘Winter with a hole in one end. The cavity is filled with food mixture and the nut suspended by a wire from a limb. Mak- ing the hole small will protect the food from crows and larger birds. Tin cans with small openings can be used in- stead of cocoanuts, or the food basket may be made of wire netting. Food mixtures melted in fat and poured into holes in a feeding stick as illustrated, and fastened to a wall or tree trunk will help the feathered songsters to survive the season when the natural foods are not available. More elaborate houses may be built in various forms if desired. The one illustrated is a permanent structure with a solid roof and glass sides to permit observations. The food trays it contains are entirely sheltered from the weather. Or an open three-walled house will prove a suflicient Shelter if mounted on a pivot and furnished with vanes, which if large enough, will keep the opem side away from the wind. Game birds and sparrows may be provided with feeding places by erect- ing. low hutches or making Wigwam. like shocks of corn or grain sheaves, under which food may-"he scattered. The opening should always be toward. the south. '- Those who desire "to have birds about their homes should not feel that their power to attract them is gone when winter is over. Winter feeding easily passes into summer feeding and expe- rience proves that some birds gladly avail themselves throughout the year of this easy mode of getting a living. The farmer who thus protects and provides for his feathered friends will be well repaid; the birds feed upon practically all the insect pests, so an increase in bird life on and near 'the farm means a big decrease in losses from depredations of injurious insects. Help Agricultural Teachers The chief function of the work of the Division of Agricultural Instruction of the United States Department of Agriculture, is to furnish agricultural information, suggest methods of in- struction, and provide plans and cours- es of 'study for administering the same. This is done mainly along the follow- ing lines: Cooperative work with the Federal Board for Vocational Education and the United States Bureau of Education in a series of investigations. Cooperation with the states in pre- paring courses of study in agriculture for elementary schools Cooperation with the teacher train- ing forces by helpful publications, vis- its, lectures, conferences, loan of illus- trated lectures, and correspondence. Cooperation direct with the teacher in the field by furnishing lantern slide lecture sets, information concerning source of helpful materials and the utilization of community surveys, in- struction connected with home project work, use of publications, and solution of local problems. . This division will furnish free of charge to any teacher requesting the same, the following material: ' 1. Classified lists of department pub- lications arranged for the use of teach- ers (all the publications of the United States Department of Agriculture ar- ranged and classified under the various divisions of agricultural instruction). 2. Lists of agricultural texts and refor erence books classified for secondary schools. 3. Classified lists of texts and refer- ence books on elementaryagriculture and nature study. . 4. Lists of teachers’ professional books classified. _ 5. A list of best books on rural life. 6. A suggested library for home- makers. 7. List of sources of pictures useful in teaching elementary agriculture and nature study. I ' 8. Sources of projection apparatus, slides, etc. . 9. List of dealers in agricultural and other scientific apparatus and supplies. , 10. List of sources of maps, charts and models. 11. List of exhibits furnished to schools. 12. A series of documents on phases of secondary instruction in agriculture. 13. Leaflets on how teachers may use certain Farmers’ Bulletins. 14. Lantern slide lecture sets loaned free by this division (a series of eight- een lectures on various topics in agri- culture, and methods and plans for teaching same. ' . 15 A suggested library plan for ar ranging, classifying, and using an ag- ricultural library. in a‘ school orin a. home. I ' , ; To secure this help, address Alyln Dille, in charge of Agricultural Instruc-f '7 7 . tion, States Relathn‘s Service, U. 8. ” Department_\ of” Agriculture, . ~ ,2 _, A r we. J *1.‘ J , W Lu W«,‘.\ - Mflm’wl , 0LOV ' db:dl i l, l, 3" 3 "Mn . . , V.‘ . w i m,_,: .‘ ill l i .. LL!" l.i1.M«LJ‘L.L«LJnili-5 2 ilrflgE. Or a Thousand Ship Us Your Furs— Even Rabbit Skins Worth Money Fur prices are higher than they have been in years. Trap and sh1 pers are making big money on everything from wo to rabbit shins. We pay top prices and have a market for all you catch. Ship Deal with a big responsible house. Get correct ' hot. pt usgyment and hlghost prlcos. Over “‘11:: because‘ ‘Funsten always makeeg eh heeks through St. Louis banks International Firm FU R S Now! . / . I / . 1 I \ , than any coacdher concern. It pm toshlp to Funston. Shippers Tags and Trapper' s Guide Free. FUNSTEN BROS. 8: CO. “this?" ST. LOUIS, MO. tedmsr- ' / gnarl send their edsen more Es tablished] J 853 Capi ta], 3 1,1 ’In corpora ted I, 889 H OW to slop pigs without gettigg in- to the pen is well illustrated 1n the aCCOmpanying illustration. Anyone who slops pigs knows how they almost bowl you over trying to get their heads into the bottom of your bucket so that it is almost impossible to get the slop into the trough. The troughs are ar- ranged so that one end touches the fence, then a box shape funnel about ten inches square and extending even We Pay the Market’ s Highest Mark V “HUGO" SCHMIDT 81 SONS 145 Monroe Ave. Detroit, Mich. FREE Price List and Booklet "Successful Trapping" Write TODAY RAW FURS WANTED wing to scarcity of Labor, and High prices of Material we issue no Price Lists this year. We prefer to give y ou the benefit in price for your Raw Furs which we want badly, and will accept in any quantity. We remit the day we receite your shipment We pay all Express or Parcel Post charges: will hold your shipment subject to approv a], or return if you so request. Our referem es are—Your own Bank Grocer or Dry Goods Jobber. or your very neighbor. if our shipper. ESTABLISHED 1888 capital $500,000. First credit 117 WEST 27TH ST., NEW YORK. bucks-y. mmmw’i’W He' s the man who helped make New York the world's Premier Fur Market— leader of liberal assortment:— of high prices—instant settlements—the square deal. Pfaelzei will help you buy Libert Bonds and War Savings Stamps by beilng unusually lllK rel for quick shipments. He needs your furs oshipment too small. None to lze.1rg Iis money awaits your Pelts. Send for price list and ski l5] -l23 West 29th Street (Desk toNew York MEMBERS RAW FUR MERCHANTS' ASS’N COLD WEATHER Will soon be here. Are your Fur Coats Robe and Fur Sets in condition to last you the coming season If not, w 0 would like to do the work for y on. We Refine-Repair any kind of Fur Coats or Robes make over Ladies Fur Coats 1emodel Ladies Furs and reline' Mufis and etc. Write to us for an estimate. We will gladly send samples of lining. catalogue and etc. THE BLISSFIELD TANNERY, W. G. White Co., Inc., Blissfield, Mich. M. F. PFAELZER & CO. _— GET THE MOST MONEY RAvsi'Yi‘i‘URs Additional on all shipment over 850. I need all your fare to fill waiting orders and will pay the highest prices to get them. Ooon,skunk. fox. oppossum, mink, muskrat. wolf and all others. Send ship- ments at once. Check sent some day shipment arrives. BEN CORN, 262 SEVENTH ‘Av, NEW YORK. N.Y // RAW F U RS Ship YOURS: to BERSKOVITS “The House that Sets the Pace" and be absolutely cer- tain of highest prices. A low lhlngs we do— Pay transportation charges. “' . Deduct no commission. Tanning'Flree nform ntion Horse.oettle 8fur coats madeto order. from horse or cattle hides ou furni i.sh Robes, ,Gloves. Mittens uies' Coats. Set ts o Furs. Taxidermist \ “W :1; .11. 11' 41 Lil 11l .......... £0“ 0‘1 D9" He‘d“. Make immediate returns. new." WE‘VE“ Hold furs separate on Custom Tanner request [Large ice plant. Readigg Mich. buildiour] own Iii-story We a 111 ”best cash rices for ‘ ng ' afil 3.111.? mm for price 1111 I. urs —Bkun. Mink, Mus k.rat Red Fox Fancy furs a Rspecialty. includ- inghSilvorandCro sFox Fish or, Marten. etc. EstJmo. nod prompt returns and liberal policy are llblrl ‘llir‘slmlh 8' “ll. * “scam“ with the top of the fence, is placed stationary at the end of the troughs, so that the slop can be poured directly into the trough by the feeder without interference from the pigs. Such an arrangement is simple, and easily made, and it lessens the chore of pig slopping. Anyone who slops pigs every day and has his temper tried by the greedy porkers should welcome a suggestion of this sort ..—P E. (Continued from page 516). between the larger baskets, thus util- izing space otherwise lost. They are ever ready for the small purchase and are decorative in effect. The price of this basket is about $7.50 per crate of two hundred and fifty baskets. As to our bushel and half-bushel crates, we use only the one form, such as will nest when empty to save room. These crates are so well known that their capacity is seldom disputed. In selling early vegetables and fruits I use many of the quart berry baskets. When in town, retailing, we are con- stantly readjusting the remainder of the load, nesting baskets and crates and refilling partly empty packages. A semi-filled basket never attracts. Then if we have a few moments of time we may use a dusting cloth if there is need for it. An untidy load is a. poor advertisement. I have always felt that the market end of the truck business is 'the big end. Here is where “the man behind the plow” is transformed into the salesman; a tactful, honest salesman of the product of his field, his factory. I think he should be proud of this dual nature or duty which is his gol- den opportunity to excel. Recently I saw a man who is master of his soil and the production end, but who is an absolute failure on the mar- ket end. He drove a dirty, springless wagon. A glance at his load reveals fruit in clumsy crates that the day be- fore were the cells of servitude of ov- erbroody hens or the shipping crates of poultry. And sometimes we see these vegetables carried to market in the common, unwashed fertilizer sacks that can be scented half as far as seen. This sort of thing may not bar the product from the market, but it cer- tainly means the loss of prestige and profit. Such produce is sOug‘ht only when the other and better stuff is not available. I wish to comment briefly yet upon the wagon mentioned. The vehicle is of vast importance as to the ease of transportation and saving ‘work to the team, the man, etc. The'wagon refer- red to has strong pliable springs, coached axles, allowing the box to ' swing low, just twenty-onelnches from «the road bed when not loaded. .W‘hile ’ the wheels arehigh, the wagOn turns short; as the reach is so constructed . that the bed retreats in turning as the home to from all North America. me 1’ no. 1111. Address moli 1‘1 D€V€lOping a Trucking Business taken right into the hill field and load- ed to 2,500 pounds and come out with- out an upset. Again, the patron can at a glance see all over the surface of the load without having to climb up a wheel. One other valuable feature in a wag- on is the roller bearing spindle which reduces the draft somewhat. It needs to be oiled every sixty days, whereas the common wagon must be greased between trips, whether we have time or not, and in spite of the unpleasant nature of the task. A poor outfit in my estimation, does not create love for the business and does not result in saving as some think. Motor Trucks. Orchard View Farm is centrally lo- cated between a goodly number of market towns, ranging from nine to twenty-one miles distant. We do a lot of selling at fourteen miles dis- tance, so we think we know a few things that enter into long distance transportation and the strain upon man or beast. We are studying the truck with its increasing merits under the efforts of the manufacturer to meet ‘ the needs of the trade, and we deem them practical in handling our perish- able crops. Another incentive to use the truck is that roads are fast im- proving under the agitation of the pres- ent day. These trucks are fast‘reliev- ing our horses of hard, cruel service, and making the market day shorter for the farmer. Another advantage is that there is no care or feed needed to winter these over, as in the case of a span of horses. The solution of problems involved in the growing and marketing of vegeta- ~b1es.and fruits requires close observa- tion and study to master. There‘are details quite innumerable, and these require cembined business efficiency. Many fail to do even the best they know, as per the old Arabian adage, “He that knows and knows not he knows, is asleep. Wake him.” It is our duty as producers to come to the consumer with that which he needs, honestly packed, and likewise come .to our-rightful heritage, a little more than the thirty-five cent end of the dollar. This means more and more direct deal- ing with the consumer in a. prompt and business- like manner, always remem— bering that honesty is not only the. best policy but is the foundation Vin ' 1‘: ._ .._A...,.—~... ‘ ." 4. J l .7 4i i "‘I .' . < «‘Vl ,:. ,' _ .» ‘4\r_~'- . y... Vfl. .‘ w ' . HE condition of wheat as com- ] pared with an average per cent _ is 100 in the'state, 102 in the southern counties», 99 in; the central counties and upper peninsula and 97 in ma northern counties. One year ago the per cent ‘was 82 in the state and central counties, 80 in the southern counties, 84 in the northern counties ‘ and 87 in the upper. peninsula, The total number of bushels of wheat mar- keted by farmers-in November at 96 flouring mills’is 155,878 and at 68 ele- vators and to grain dealers 105,820 or a-total of 261,698. Of this amount 215,- 388 bushels were marketed in the southern four tiers of counties, 26,192 in the central counties and 20,118 in the northern counties and upper penin- sula. The estimated total number of bushels of wheat marketed in the four months, August-November is 3,000,000. Eighty-six mills, elevators and grain dealers report no wheat marketed in November. . ~ . Rye—The condition of rye as com- pared with an average per cent is 100 T 1 Y' ml in the state, southernand central coun- ylglld at): e ties. 99 in the northern counties and Acres. Bu.’ Bu.’ 97 in‘the upper peninsula. The condi- Winter wht. 650,106 9,128,787 14.04 tion of rye one year ago was 84 in the Spring Wht- 443,838) 93,922 22.81 State and central 00“““93' 81 in the gigs 11122221 515'514 clingsl £3391) southern counties, 87 in‘ the northern Speltz ’ 9,338 '256:253 27.44 counties and 97 in the upper penin- Barley 277,253 8,304,996 29.97 81118.. BuCkWh’t .. 34,307 310,106 9.04 Fall Pasture-The condition of fall :83: ' ' ' 19’307 283'307 “'67 pasture as compared with an average e'I‘imothy ' 680 ‘ 1,758 2.59 . per cent is 86 in the state and central Clover 54,001 59,199 1.10 counties, 87 in the southern counties, Beans 255,161 2,268,394 8.89 ' Illness In Flock I have about one hundred White Leghorns and fifty Rhode Island Reds. I feed a mesh consisting of four quarts of corn and cat chop and three quarts of wheat bran mixed- with cooked pumpkin, potatoes or carrots. and sometimes with buttermilk in the morning. At noon a peck of wheat screenings, oats and buckwheat equal parts, in the evening a peck of corn. They get all the water they want to drink and have a large range. They have stopped laying, I get but one egg a day. and ‘two have died and several aresick. They stand around and look dumpy for several days, and let their tails hang down, finally the comb gets purple and they die. They Open their mouths and seem to be gasping for ' breath a day or two before dying. They ' do not seem to have a diarrhea. Some look well, comb'is red, but they seem weak and are very light. I have clean- ed coop and burned sulphur in it, sprayed with crude carbolic acid, ker- osene and lime-sulphur solution. So far it is only the White Leghorns that seem to be affected. They sit on the roost all day, just come down to eat. Macomb Co. C. J. Q. HEN a bird has the cholera it appears dull and dejected and the wings droop. The comb may be a dark bluish red from being engorged. with blood, or it may be pale if the congestion is in the liver. The fact that the comb of one of these birds be- came purple would indicate cholera. However, no diarrhea is reported and the birds go light. The fact that these hens lost in weight and the breathing was troubled would indicate that they had tuberculosis. I would immediately kill and burn all birds that are sick as the trouble is very apt to spread and may cause the loss of an entire flock. When tu- berculosis becomes serious in a flock it isbest to kill off all the birds and start over with new stock on a new location, or at least disinfect the old house, plow the ground in the yards and notwiace any poultry on that loca- ~ ti‘on tor a year. Sometimes a few birds in\a large me! will prove susceptible to disease ”QII'IJWQ-IIEM" because they do not We ting vitality-of other members of am. Yellowish nodules .or tuber- _ mmdxremfly on the liver. Tons. Tons. Sugar beets 115,500 1,066,787 9.24 Hay-forage 1,933,429 1,891,507 0.98 of corn is put into silos which makes 84 inthe northern counties and 93 in the upper peninsula. . , Live Stock—The condition of live stock throughout the state is 96 for horses and swine, 95 for cattle and 97 for sheep. “ The following table will give the acreage, yield and yield per acre of corn, potatoes, sugar beets and hay‘ and forage for the year 1918: Total Yield yield, acre Acres. Bu. Bu. *Corn .....2,236,134 46,201,475 20.66 Potatoes 274,394 22,468,034 81.88 *From as reliable information as it is possible to obtain we estimate that one- third of the reported acreage and yield the acroage.and yield of marketable corn as follows: Acreage 1,490,756; yield 30,800,983 bushels. Grain and seed threshed in Michi- gan, up to and including NoVember 16, ' for the year 1918, per returns of thresh- ermen is as follows: ‘ ' overcrowding in the house, and breed- ing stock lacking in vigor, all help to contribute victims to tuberculosis. In a flock of one hundred and fifty hens the loss of two birds should not be too discouraging. Try culling the flock right away and get rid of all birds that show the slightest sign of reduced vigor. Give the remaining birds the best of care in a sanitary house. Next spring purchase hatching eggs from a bred-to-lay flock containing nothing but vigorous birds and do not breed from the stock that has been showing signs of illness'and producing very few eggs. Do not hatch from eggs laid by pullets but obtain them from vigorous year- old or two-year-old hens. If breeding stock is bred for vigor and culled thor- oughly from year to year the hens seem to be immune from many of the diseases like tuberculosis which cause the birds to go light and die, even when the natural conditions on the poultry range seem conducive to. good health.—— R. G. K. MICHIGAN RABBIT BREEDERS’ MEETING. The Michigan Rabbit Breeders’ As- sociation will hold their Second An— nual Show at Grand Rapids, Michigan, December 18-21, 1918. Judging from the rabbits shown at the State Fair at Detroit, and the West Michigan Fair at Grand Rapids, and the turnout at both fairs, this show should be an ex- tra good one. The rabbit enthusiasts of this state are alive and doing things. Shme of the finest Flemish and Bel- gians in America will be shown here and many other breeds will also be on exhibition. Mrs. B. Kolenbrander, 526 Marietta street, Grand Rapids, Michi- gan, is the showsecretary, and C. S. 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WOOD COTE ANGUS TnlOJATN- ERICAS it BLACKBIRDS (BLACKCAPS) ‘lygit Theg‘mosttgsshianable atrztinis‘ of “If? breed. ven me n on p tees. ver an- imrzTBIcfirfiD THE PU PLE. Breeders and cod- avg-bat msnv INTE E‘RNA'lIONAL WINNERS DOOTE srocx FARM Ionia. Mich. ‘ . Good uslity bulls of serviceable Cloudy Angus age and youn er. Inspection invit~ Geo. Hathaway and n. Ovid. Mich. 79;:8ET BUERNSEVS stions made by the 13.8 Department of Agri- se show th at the average lhcome over of feed that produces 4501bs. fat is equal to Income over cost of feed from 20 cows that be . The average of all records isfiOlbs. tot. Learn more about . Ask for our free booklet ry of the Guernsey.” Afllllclfl GUERNSEY CATTLE CLUB. - Pat tel-hero. N. H. of production, the same as any other business does. This may not seem like a big accomplishment to you, but to me it is a great one. To fix the price of milk upon such a business basis, means to make it a business worth While to all concerned. We must edu- cate the people to the values of our products and that takes money. We have heard the term slackers but when men are unwilling to support our ef- forts to establish commercial demo— cracy they are the worst kind of slack- ers. Wrigley’s spend more than $1,200,- 000 a year to advertise chewing gum, but today we have a product that put the pep into our boys to go “over the top” and we are afraid to spend the money necessary to tell our people about it. We want to let the people of the city know more about milk and we want to discourage our farmers from buying oleomargarine and sneak- ing it under their coats to carry it home. “There is a possibility of getting our prices of milk too high, and we want to be careful and go ahead, but we do not want to rock the boat, and we want to bring our people the best product pos- sible. We can now buy feeds for our members at a saving of from $5 to $11 per ton and it is our aim to attack the. problem from the standpoint of more economical production.” Prof. A. C. Anderson, of M. A. 0., discussed the question‘of “What the Milk Producers’ Association has done for you, and what you should do for it.” “Everybody present,” said Prof. Anderson, “who is a member is already sure of what it has done for him, and all seem to agree that it has been a most potent factor in stabilizing the dairy industry of Michigan. The pos- sibilities of the association are the greatest of any factor I have known in the history of the industry. When you fixed a moderate price for your pro- duct you impressed me that your or- ganization was a permanent affair. The great point is that as a body you voted level and asked for a conservative price. Such good judgment will carry the organization from year to year. The rural districts of this country are what stabilizes its business. Notllong ago I asked a prominent dairyman what in his judgment, had been the dollars and cents benefit of the organ- ization during the past year, and what per cent increase it had brought to the producers. He said that ten per cent would be a fair estimate. If you take the Detroit area, producing $9,000,000 worth of milk, it would mean a saving of nearly $1,000,000 because you paid out a little money and had confidence in your officials in keeping the .busi- ness going. I. am only afraid that in time after you have succeeded you may feel that this organization is ‘out of date and allow. it to go to the scrap heap. There was no justice in the dis- crimination against the shipping of dairy products last spring and when Prof. Norton and myself presented our facts to the authorities at Wash- ington showing the amount of nutritive matter in various food products we succeeded in getting the discrimination removed- By instructing. dealers to turn over one cent per one hundred pounds from your milk you have es-' tablished the cheapest marketing in- surance ever devised and I think the logical thing to do is to have the fac- tory save out the one per cent to go m._into such a. fund instead of so ts Dairymen Meet atLansing (Continued from pagea'567) . ing it. The Michigan Milk Producers’ Association has a fair fund to back up its business, and I want to say that this is a big factor in accomplishing what we want to do in the future. ,Un- less'a fellow contributes something to- ward the association he is not a very valuable member, and we know that the fellow who sneaks into church and does not pay anything toward the preacher’s salary, may look saintly but he has a mighty poor kind of re- ligion.” From the standpoint of Michigan’s share and influence in the national milk producers’ campaign, Hon. Milo D. Campbell, said: "The milk produc— ers have never had anything to hide, and no other industry has invited'so many investigations as to the ‘cost of production. The dairy organizations made a saving of more than $250,000,- 000 last year to the dairy farmers of the country and to show what this means to Michigan it is only neces- sary to study the prices of milk since this organization was started. I hope it may never be necessary for us to employ such methods as the Non-Par- tisan League to get justice, but we must have some kind of an organiza- tion to protect our interests if we are to succeed. Labor is organized to meet the coming situation, but not so with the millions of farmers. Not long ago some of the Illinois milk producers were indicted because they demanded a living price for their milk. This in- dictment stands against every farmers’ organization in this country. In the same city there are millions and mil- li0ns of dollars invested in some of the most unholy combines ever known. and these men through concerted ac- tion can manipulate the prices of food stuffs to any figure they see fit and stTll be safe from indictments. No. man can figure exact production costs on a diversified form; only the experi- ment'stations can furnish us with such production figures. “The agitation of certain authorities to put the prices of dairy products back to pre-war prices is wrong. Had the government told the farmers what it cost to produce milk and settled the problem then there would have been no necessity for investigating prices of milk. “I wish that all of the farmers’ or- ganizations could touch elbows and present a solid front, then we could go to our congressmen and say the farm- ers want this and we could get it, too. Even the President is endeavoring to keep down the workings of the law of supply and demand that we may feed the starving people in the countries in Europe. I am not quite ready for socialism yet, but the' law of supply and demand must be allowed to work its way in the next five years if the farmers are to regain the, losses from the last few years. And this great 'law of supply and demand" would give good profits to the farmers if they could be unharnessed the same as the other industries have been since peace came. We must not only get every man ,who produces milk signed up. but we ~must touch elbows with every other farm- ers” organization in the state. We must forget ourselves and get into a common fight against our enemies.” Ex- Governor Fred M. warner dis- cussed the relation of the gavemment to the organized dairy industry in R8 u:- (fig-M ‘$' .r ’becide right: now to iut‘your dalrycn a profit basis. Go site ter 100% yom‘health in your milk cows. You do not need i. veterinary for most at the hairy Ban-mums, stained. After-birth t Appetlt. Securing. unches. Abortion. etc... are nearly always a not r-esult or impaired or cons ofldl digestion and reproduction. 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M. dams by Maj- or esty's Oxford Fox. average profit per head en en- tire mi king herd 892.58 over cost of feed for cream alone tuberculin tested. and free from abortion. ALVIN BALDEN, - - - - Capac. Mich. illside Farm Jerseys. ofler 3yearlinig bulls. hacked bly tested dams. and sired b a doub e grandson of Boys Majesty. first prize A; Jun or champion at Mich. State Fair.good individuals. 0.& O.Deake.Ypsilanti.lich BUTTER BRED JE$?1¥SAL%LLS CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK Ffi?¥{ 0 gen. Silver Creek. Allegan County. WR‘CA- 3“ 164' MW”, V" J ERS EY BU LLS Ready for service FOR SALE ll “d accepted m payment of finely bred rem WATEBMAN s WATERMAN. Ann Arbor. Mich. ‘ 600 S dstotmdi Eels‘t‘eliflbull Ifuzz] ualéty of the hes a s P! °°" ’9“ ° - r 9‘ eridale Interested Owl No.111311he s h d‘ GEO. D. CLARKE. - - ‘ ' Vassar. Mich. bull calves fronétlgs $3}; sire and ma. druid. ofuid. OLSTEINS of uality. Bull calves from dams with H records hi h as lbs. in 1 days. Also collie pn ice. I. A. HARDY“. - - - - Rochester. lch. Herd T. The We r fine owthy tvpe. :95; way. 8They are'irom high producing All. 0. ancestors. Dani’s records up to 30 lbs. Write tor pedigrees and quotations. stating about age desired. TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITA Traverse City. Mich. - Traverse guaranteed right in I t bar sin. A few young bull calves from F“ Efilifprgduci‘n stock. Buy one of these fine cal- l t fall. rf‘ifli'fir‘sifu .or nex - — Owesse. Mich. Libert Bend gets 1 me. old 11 of Ma lecrest Kern. Lengdsms are grand :uglktiers 3L1) (Entiac will! 3232.135”. emf. ii? 13 unafeanlfiord. 1&3}: . ' , . I Always Have Holstems To Sell If wanting Registered cattle write me your wants before placing your order elsewhere. I... E. CONNELL, Fayette, Ohio CLUNY STOCK FARM 100--REGISTERED HOLSTEle-mloo you need a herd sire remember that we have one of the best herds in Michigan. kept un- der strict sanitary conditions. Every individual over 6 mos. old regularly tuberculin tested. We oduction records back- When have sine. quality, and ed by the be“ strains 0 breeding. Write us or wants. menace McPHEKSON, Howell. Mich Want Yearly Records? whose semi-omcial pounds of butter in Is dam Butter 000 membrane his ' 9hill of1 four 3: h ‘ . w ose daughters have records over 1 Indie d she is also name germane. a l at 2 to 3 are of a . yrIend Heng’e’rveld De‘OKel a area with six dang pounds . butter in one year. Peaceland Stock Farm, Three Rivers, lllcll have what you want in BULL CALVES, the ter of Pontiac tors above 1000 dams for sale. NER. Allegan. Mich. Cattle owell. Mich For Sale Registered Jerse of both sex. Sml a Parker. R. 4. LILLIE Farmstead Jerseys. Young bulls ready for service from .of M.cows. A few bred heifers and COLON C. LILLIE. Oeopersville. Mich. cows. Reg. Jersey bull 14 months FOR SALE old St. '- Lambert breedin . .. JAE. MORRIS. - - b Farmingtnn. lo . 5 Bulls 9 to 14 months old Prince Don- ald, Farmer and Perfection Fairfax breeding. ALLEN BROS., Paw Paw, Mich. Polled and Horned. blood lines Herefords embrace Fairfax. Polled Per- fection and Prime Lad 9th breedin . Prices reas nable. COLE l GARDNER. udson. Mich. H 9‘0"]: Bob Fairfax 494027 at head of herd. a Stock for sale. either sex polled or horned anyafie. Priced right. EARL 0.l\chABTY. See’y. .B. Ass'n. Bad Axe. Mich. BIDWELI.” suonmonus Per Beef and Milk. Registered bulls. cows and heifers-Good Scotch and Scotch-Topped for sale. In prime condition. Modern sanitary equipment. Farm 10 minutes from N. I. O. depot. 1 hour from Toledo. Ohio. all trains. Write BIDWELL STOCK FARM, Box B. Tecumseh. Mich. Richland Farm Shorthorne Sires in Service: Fair Acres Goods and IMP. LorneMichigans Grand Champion Bull. The largest Herd of Scotch cattle in the State- Every animal Tuberculin Tested by the Banitar Com- mission. Special ofler on two extregoo white . bulls. The kind that produce roan calves. . C. H. PRESCOTT & SON, ' Herd at Prescott. Mich. Olloe at Tawas City. Mich. Automobile meets Brody, Port HaremMich 0' I" 1.312. Peter-e. Herdsman _ r d ' r s .n l- Psrham t 3.333%. ”with“... .93.. “mhmfif i Bullshalf rice ‘ B. . Bronson. ic v.3. Moon sum ready m of hole- Shonhorn moi-endinsfim-ne‘h'ie 3‘3»... A. A. PA'I‘I'ULLO. R. s. Deckerv. . Mich. M Pu herthorns all ages. a ten Bean 3 yr. rpose 8 all es. old herd bull. also Dnroe_ Hoskemosanieh. CHASBRAY - - rth B ll of the choicest For sale smug?“ gady for service. LUD HASTINGS. - - - Napoleon. Mich 100 head to select from. Write Shorthorns me our wants rice reasonable. Wm. J. BELL. - 3 . - gloseOity. Mich. The Kent Co.8horthern Breeders have both males and femal s for sale. Ask about them. L. H. LEONARD ec.. - Caledonia. Mich. Best Bates Sher-thorns; cows. heifers For sale and young bu‘llls at reasonable rices. CLARE RIGGS. R. 88011. ich. Shorthorns. Three bulls sired b 08 kWOOd iz'lostee Boy 4696613 to l2 months 01 . COLLAR 13308.. B. 4. Conklin. Mich. Shorthorns of most noted "I'M" sex. all ages. write 050 _ . Pres. entral Mich. Shorthorn Ass'n.. Gowen. Mich. ERegister-ed Guernseys one 20 months old Guernsey Heifer _8175. One 15 months old 5125. both bred and rirfiit in every wa . J. H. WILLIAMS. - ' . - 0. Adams. Mic . familes either AR SKINNE HOGS Reg. Berkshire Sows d: Bears all ages. F 01' Sale Priced to son. RUSSELL 13808.. B. 3. Merrill. Mich. OP Cherry KingJ “£2629 a Senior Yearling by Orion Cherry King T. by Orion Cherry King. one of our herd boars. he is right and is to be sold: a spring boar b Mich.Cherry 00 .118479 by Cherr Friendby Orion Cherry Kin . If you have not aher beenwnte today. THE JENNINGS FARMS. - ~ Bailey, Mich. DUROC BOARS Big lon . tall. growthy boars. The kind that will add sire an growth to your'herd. Biggest March far-rew- ed i in countr Wei h 200 lbs. not fat. NEpwg'rON sharihha . St. Johns. Mich. Herd oar a juonlor yearlin welghin Duroc nefrly‘bioi) lbs. in feeding condgition. sired by Gold Mode and out of a Breakwater Cherry King dam. a sire that we can arantee ood reasons for sellivg. firiced for quic sale at '15. RUS B OS. - - - R omeo. Mich. 5 ring boars sired by Orion Cherry Illlroc J'rs.’ fin. Cal. Write for prices and des- cription. W. C. TAYLOR. Milan. Mich. Bl heavy boned sprin boars Duroc Jerseys Wigner!) at State and County Fairs. Place order early. F. J. DROD’l‘, R. 1. Monroe. Mich. Gilts. Big. Long. Tall. 200 lb- Duroc Boats, April I. bears and gilts of the choicest breeding. Also an A.R.O.1 yr. Holstein bull. F. E. EAGERA ON. - - - Howell. Mich. Spring boars and 9 D U R o C S gilts. afew Black Top Rams left. NEWTON s BLANK Hill Crest Farm. - Perrintcn. Mich. igs sired by E. D's Defen- . ing The Col. dams. Wayland. Mich. Duroc Eéliaoif‘é’dz." E. D. HEYDENHERK, Nothing but Dunoc JERSEY spring igs for sale. CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hastings. M ch. Specially fine young Boar's of the best blood in America. Born in $2500 each. For quick sale. _Bloom- 1730 Penobscot Bldg.. Detrort. Mich. Duroc Jerseys October. field Farms, AST fall gilts all sold. have a good lot of last spring Lpigs from 3 sires good growt‘lziI stock. Farm in mile Citizens Phone I Nashville. Mich. west of de cnonzn. OTTO B. Raise Chester Whites I / 31’ an Like This it riginal big predu % made of breedcs on the read to help you. I want to place one be from community where am not alr fur mark I ma lendid March ilts of Cheaters 1.1.2.3531 has?)3 hamed kind bged for March farrow- rl rig . F. w. ALEXAN EB. - . Vassar. Mich. THE WORLD ’5 CHAMPION big toque O.I.C'S. Stock of all ages for sale. Herd head by Galloway Edd. the World s Champion 0. I. O. bear assisted by 0. 0 So rand Chamo ion boar of Michigan.New York and Tennessee state airs. so. 0.0. Giant Buster. undefeated Senior boar pig wherever shown and Grand Champion of Ok- lahoma state fair. Get our catalogue of Crandell s prise hogs. Cass City. Michigan. SERVI CEhABLE BOARS l oped C. O. D. and Express Paid CARL JEWETT, Mason, Mich. C- J. Francisco Farm Shorthorns - We maintain one of Michigan's good herds of Scotch '35“ Di Mlle]. description and “gum- bull-calf born June 1848,3611: choice “armaments: when; g .. R-‘ium'd atMWWh'smrhr' can to . J.“ Edwell. Mich. end Scotch T cattle. The are well bred. prop- led sea-obi . Com ' fi‘k‘e’mh‘x 3' tgm’rw re e e and see. we P. P. P0 I. - - - - Mt. Pleasant. Mich. Shorthom We of toll: Sex lot-Sale W. Iliahlsan. W. mm. Howell. I desired W- For Sale “tong...“ Mame: Co to Hall 0. l. C. & Chester White Swine Strictly Big Type with QUALITY. Have a few spring pigs either sex for s . The are of the right stamp. ood enough to be shlped . . D'. gunman '8 green man. a. 1. Mariette. inch. 8 1%? 1' 0.1.0.‘epri boarsalsoZprichr. one new: flogdrri‘ri‘ik sufigdge? lch. \ ' I" ' ,1 , I '_ ‘r\. Seven Scotch and Scotch mapped sun. dim .ruthhoww. Itch. ‘ nu maroon wars Hillcrest Farm, Kslmmm women 3306. RoyalOak. Mich. Phonefi. I. 0's a few 250 lb. bred glts other lighter ends; 'service bears sold. I sfiip DJ). and pay ex rel!- F. C. BURGESS. . 3. Mason», lob. O I C Bears and Sows of quality from rise ' ' ' winning stock. .0. B oockerels $1.50. Floyd H. Banister. 0. l. C Bightype 1%,? boars snagged guts. ' W one 1 tom 31‘ e m. we McQUILLAN. . . . E Howell. Mich. FOR 25 YEARS This establishment has been head quarters for Big Type Poland Chlnus. We have a nice lot or bears and sows of strictly big type breedlrg at very low price. Lei: me know what you want. ell phone. JNO. C. BUTLER. - - - Portland. Mich. Large type P.Q. Largest in Mich. Bears all sold. as Bred gilts Hired bv and bred to the best bears the breed can produce. wit 1 dome of equal merit. extreme size with quality. come and see them. free llvpry. err penses paid it notes represented. W.E.Livingston. Perms. ch BIG ‘ TYPE POLAND CHINAS Will put a special price of850on A ril boars. tops of their litters. and of choice bree lag and ind vid- ve uelity. Orders must be in by Dec 20. r thin inc muned and registered and strictly right. nd 0 col: with order. WESLEY HILE. R. 6. Ionln. Mich. Big ty Poland Chinas. Spring giltslof the best of bree ing. With quality from 1 lb. site's and 3001b.dam's. Will be bred to a great son of the noted 86600 Gertsdale Jones. Also all pigs. W. BREWBAKER & SONS. R. 5. Elsie. Mich. ' one Monarch Jumbo Big Type P013“, fall boar. s rin boars by Michigan Buster.Misseuri Tim.Great es nines. O. L. WRIGHT. — - - Jonesville. Mich. ' ' with quality. Spring. sum. Big POIand Chmas mer. and fangs both set. and bred sews. for sale. G. A. aw Lang”. 2. Middlevxlle, Barry 00.. ich. is type P. C. Big boned fellows fron Icwas greatest herds.special prices on s rin bears and choice bred E. J. MATHE gilts. SO . Burr Oak. Mich. ARGE Ty e P: 0. Spring bears and gllts now ready Lto ship. None better in Michigan. Come and see them. W. J. HAGELSHAW. Augusta. Mich. ichigan's Cham ion herd of Big Type P. C. bred sows fall pigs. ome and see them. E. B. LEONARD. 11.3. Box 53. St. Louis. Mich. Bi type Poland China spring and fall pigs either 2 sex. Sher-thorn Bul and bull calves. Price to sell. ROBERT NEVE. Mich. Bi Type Poland Chinas. Spring boars for sale. g Booking orders for bred gilts. Ins ection in- vited. L. L. CHAMBERLAIN. Marco lus, Mich ammoth Poland Chinas. March. April. boars and gilts. Choleraimmune. double treatment. Clyde Weaver. Mgr.. Marshall. Address. Ceresco. Mich. Bi Type Poland Chinas. A few choice boars for g sale yet at a bargain. Gilt: all sol . L. W. BARNES'& SON. - - - Byron, Mich. Pierson. ' Hampshire sprin Do "3 now read RegIStered at a bargain. Brer glue in Dec. 3 JOHN W.SNYDEB. R. 4. St. Johns. Mich. A FEW choice. large type P. C. Spring bean and gilts also summer pigs. CLYDE FISHER. ‘R. 3. an. Louis. Mich. L s P 0 Get a bear. pig sired by Smooth Jumbo the - - u - largest boned boar in the state. also by Big Defender. H Swartz. Schoelcraft. Mich. ‘ bear and bred gllts. Choice B‘g TYPO P' C' Aug. pigs at a bargain. A. A. WOOD dz SON. - - - Saline. Mich. Yorkshire Giits (Pigs that are Pl s) For fall or Winter Breeding. Address OAKOROFT R. 7, SHEEP Hampshire Shropshire and Oxfords. either sex. send for cir- cular and Drli'eri. KOPE KON FARMS, Kinderhook, Mich. am cheering for sale 10 yearling HamPShlres Rams also 6 ram ambs. F. A. SIMMONS. - - - Rockford. Mich.- For Sale 15 [choice registered Shropshire ewes bred for April lambs. Also 10 extra good ewo lambs registered. Will sell inlets to suit purchaser. H. F. MOUSER. IthnCa, Mich. Sh .hi 3 . FOR SALE ewzg‘bhdrfi) 11:35:13?“ .10 bred ARMSTRONG BROS. R. 3. Fowlerville, Mich. Shropshlre Am ofleringsyearlmg rams now. Also 0 12 young ewes for Decembe del' . .J. THOMPSON Rockfdrd. We Shropshire Rams {$3335.} éfifiliré B.D.KELLY & SON. - - - Ypsilanti. XFORD Down Ram lambs. also a few eke! Berkshire both flexes. Booking orders for “Hamlin. BABNABD SHEEP RANCH are. ===—_== HORSES ~ —-—-r- e We have on hand at all times a choice new” ' of young_ Percheron Stallions. good work horses that we are ofiering toot. change for young stallions. " ‘ PALMER BROS. Balding. Mich. Bayer-issue. Star-thorns and Data ' Percherons, w m _ Avendal’s ten 8%" i O. I. C. Serviceable Bears mu ' ' ' A ' H. w. MANN. ‘ - - - Danevllle. Mich. P.rchm:iug.l‘;.‘%:l!.n "fizzy. ». “3%,. o. '. CJ‘ big type serviceable bee P Y rliag P Stallions. and of . w . 9- n mus" 9n.“ “3‘?“ '1'“ “mm ”finite:- “°"°'°" ““2 W . ._ . "h. tomes ; \ Spring bear and “gilts. Also fall pigs 0' 1' C’s %::£".8T1g:h”'noars “3 / rown Legdorn . Springport. ieh. Pontiac. Mich. ' CHASE STOCK FARM. R. I. Max-lotto. I . Oxfords No More To Offer O. M. YORK. - - - - Millinaton. Mich. R itered O f d ‘D - For sale 3:39? can bex 0:08“ Sawnl'ArI‘fi‘a . STOCK FABM. Frcd Wolfe. Shovel, M "L V Lambs from Western Ewes. line for f Breeding ewes and registered rains. Horses Will Be Horses Sam: M Also have a big ‘ SECOND EDITION. The markets in this edition were re. ' vised and corrected on Thursday af- ternoon, December 12. WHEAT. Wheat prices show a substantial ad- vance over those of a week ago. The demand is active and the market firm . . at the. higher prices. Millers are the leading buyers. Receipts at primary 'markets are small and during the past week the visible supply of American wheat decreased 9,490,000 bushels. A "year ago No. 2 red wheat sold on the local market at $2.17 per bushel. Pres- ent prices here are: No. 2 red ............... $2.27 . No. 2 mixed ............ 2.25 No. 2 mixed ..... . ...... 2.25 CORN. The bears were disappointed early this week when the predicted heavy decline in corn failed to materialize. , Although export inquiry was very small, buying ruled active due to the large demand from feeders in the cen- tral west and south. Delays in the crop movement have permitted the season to pass without laying by adequate stores of corn in the eastern states. The call for supplies to add to these stores gave strength to the market. The visible supply of corn for the ’ United States decreased 415,000 bush- els this past week. One year ago No. 2 corn was quoted here at $2.03 per bushel. Present prices are: No. 3 corn .............. $1.50 No. 3 yellow ............ 1.55 No. 4 yellow ............ 1.50 No. 5 yellow ............ 1.45 No. 6 yellow ............ 1.40 No. 3 white ............. 1.55 OATS. Oat values show a fractional ad- vance over last week. There is a fair domestic consumption and the sea- board demand gives strength to the ' market. Receipts at country elevators are‘,moderate. The visible supply for . the United States decreased 342,000 bushels for the week. Standard oats ' sold on the local market at 700 a bush- el one year ago. Local prices are as follows: Standard .................. 77 No. 3 white ............... 76% No. 4 white ............... 751/2 RYE. ,' This trade is having an easy time With prices unchanged from a week ago. The Detroit quotation for cash .No. 2 is $1.64 per bushel. BARLEY. No changes of importance are re- ported in barley trading circles this week, and prices are steady as fol- lows: No. 3, $2; No. 4, $1.95; feeding barley $1.85@1.90 per cwt. BEANS: This trade rules steady. Michigan growers are receiving from $7.75@8 per cwt. for hand-picked pea beans. The government has purchased beans in moderate quantity which has given slight firmness to the trade. On the other hand, home distribution is unus- ~ ually quiet for this season of the year. New Michigan pea beans are selling in New York at $10.25@10.50, with slight '. improvement in the tone on Monday ‘ ‘of this week. The Detroit trade rules ‘ steady at $9 for cash shipment. Chi- cago dealers report an easy trade with the market at that point well supplied. .They quote the Michigan hand-picked _ choice to fancy pea beans at $9@9.25; - red kidney, choice to fanmy $11@11.50. SEEDS. ‘ ' Prices for clover seed reacted in the opal market and are now lower than do. t‘aweek. Prime red clover is quoted 24.30; March $24.75; alsike $19; timzthy $5.10. HAY. “moderate demand is holding the .emfirket steady. The movement of the east is helping trade here. One at Detroit are: ~{1 timothy . . .$28.50@29.00 - - timothy 27.50_@28.00 ' mod 4.5 25;“) eeoe’ Pittsburgh—An unsettled market On that day the same grade sold prevails here with all kinds of hay in Indianapolis at $1.95@2.05; in Col- weaker and lower as follows: umbus at $2; in Pittsburgh at $2@ No. 1 timothy...$28.50@29.00 2.10; in Philadelphia $2.15@2.25; Buf- No. 1 light mxd.. 26.00@27.00 falo $2.10@2.25; in New York City No. 1 clover de 26-00@27-00 $3.,35@3.50 per 160-lb. sack. The De- No. 1 clover ..... 25.50@26.50 troit market is moderately supplied at - FEEDS_ slightly higher prices. Tuesday's sales were at $2.65@2.75 for 150-lb. sacks. Corn feeds are higher. Prices at . . Detroit in 100-1b. sacks to jobbers are ggiiglcgigsgg’twg; :11: ugggegiflg from as follows: Bran $36.50; standard Grade No. 1 in bulk. middlings $38.50; coarse cornmeal $62; cracked corn $63; chopped feed BU I 'I ER. $50 per ton. Local butter prices are about steady POTATOES- with last week. Consumption is The potato markets are generally light, due to high prices. - Fresh cream- easy in central west but stronger east. ery extras are quoted here at 66c; do. On the Chicago market the Michigan firsts 65c. In New York the market round whites sacked, were weaker on rules steady with creameries ranging Thursday at $1.65@1.75 per hundred. from 63@700. Chicago has a higher ' Live Stock Market Service Reports for Thursday, December 12th BUFFALO. DETROIT On our market here today pigs Cattle. :giiilgfllt) $t106.5$(i988'75 L213»): thezahfigg “Receipt: 3’63} 5311113 25@50c lower; ‘ ‘ . 0 81‘ gra GS S ea y. $115.75 alga calvest$191.50, whlle the cat‘ Best heavy steers ....... $12.50@17.25 t 9 mar 9‘ was 5 ea 3" Best handy wt bu strs... 11.00@11.75 Mixed steers and heifers 9.00@ 9.50 CHICAGO' Handy light butchers 7.50@ 8.00 Cattle. Light butchers ....... ; . . 6.50@ 7.25 Receipts 13,000. Market steady to Best cows .............. 9.00@ 9.50 strong; feeders 25c higher. Butcher cows ........... 7.00@ 7.75 Good to prime choice steers $1569 Cutters ................. 6.00 19.50; common and medium butchers Canners ................ 5.00@ 5.75 $9.25@15; heifers $6.50@13-50; cows Best heavy bulls ........ 8.50@ 9.00 $6.50@13; bologna bulls $6.75@12.25; Bologna bulls ........... 6.75@ 8.00 canners and cutters $5.85@6.50; stock- Stock bulls .............. 7.00@ 7.25 ers and feeders, good $9.75@13.25; do Feeders ................. 9.00@10.00 medium $7.25@9.75. Stockers ................ 6.75@ 8.00 Hogs. Milkers and springers....$ 60@ 125 Receipts 18,000. Market strong 5 to 10c higher than yesterday. Veal Calves. TOPS $17.90; heavy 317-80@17-90; Receipts 1,348. Market steady. mixed and light $17.65@17.85; packerS’ Best .................... $17.50@18.00 hogs $16-85@17-45; medium and heavy Others .................. 7.00@15.00 $17.25@17.60; light bacon hogs $17.10 @1775; pigs, good to choice $14.25@ Sheep and Lambs. 15.75; roughs $16@16.85. Sheep and Lambs. Steady, .Receipts 37,000. Market very dull; Best lambs ............. 14-95 Opening bids 500 lower on fat classes; Fair lambs .............. 13.00@14.00 feeders Slow to lower. Light to common lambs. .' 10.00@12.00 Choice to prime lambs 315-25@15-403 Fair to good sheep ....... 8.00@ 8.50 medium and good lambs $14@15-25$ Culls and common ....... 4.00@ 7.00 culls $9.50@12.25; medium good and choice feeders $13.25@14.25; choice H098- yearlings $12.50@13; medium and good Receipts 15,991. Market steady. yearlings $10.75@12.50; wethers, medi- Pigs ........................... $16.00 .um and good $9.75@11.25. Mixed ......................... 17.50 Reports for Wednesday, December 11th - BUFFALO. Today’s market is a better one, how- ever, with estimated receipts of 14,000 Cattle. . head, some kinds of cattle selling a lit- Receipts 10 cars. Steady. Prime tle higher. A load of fancy big steers heavy steers $16@17; best shipping which averaged around 1,700 pounds steers $14.50@15.50; medium $11.50@ brought $20.50, breaking all past high 13; coarse and common $10@11; records in the history of the open mar- choice heavy butcher steers $15@ ket, but the next best sale was at 15.50; fair to good $13.50@14; best $18.75, and few steers sold up to $16. handy steers $11.75@12.50; fair to the commoner lots selling down to $8 good $11@11.50; light and common $9 @9. Fat cows andheifers are salable @10; best yearlings $15@16; light at $6.50@14.85, canning cows and cut- yearlings $12.50@l4; best heavy heif- ters at $5.50@6.45, bulls at $6@12.25, ers $11@]1.50; fair to good $10.50@ stockers and feeders at $6@12.50 and 11; good butcher heifers $10@10.50; calves at $7@17.50. light common heifers $5@7; best fat , Hogs. cows $8‘.50@10; butcher cows $8.25@ Estimated receipts of 36,000 head to- 8.50; canners $5@5.25; cutters $5.25@ day makes total receipts for three 5.75; fancy bulls $10@11; butcher bulls days foot up 85,300 hogs, comparing $8.50@9.50; common $6@7; feeding with 146,485 for the same time last steers‘ $8.50@11.50; stockers $5@7; week. Prices are mostly unchanged, milkers and springers $65@150. with rough heavy packers selling at Hogs. $16.50@17, and ' heavy butchers . at Receipts 40 cars; market steady with $17-55@17-85: Whlle pigs. are selling heavy and yorkers at $17.80; pigs at mostly at $12@15.50. nght butCherB $16.50@16.75. sell at $17.50@17.65, and heavy and Sheep and Lambs. mixed packing at $17.20@17.50. Receipts 10 cars; market steady. Top Sheep and Lambs. lambs»$15.25; yearlings at $10@11.50; Supplies are decreasing, and prices Wethers at $9@10; ewes at $8.25@8.50. have firmed up under a fairly active Calves $15; tops $20; fair to good $19 general demand, only 70,700 head hav- @19.50; roughs at $7@8. gingtatil'rivedf 21111 the llharket dilliring the re a o e wee , comps. ng with CHICAGO. 90,186 for the same time last week. Cattle. With only about 15,000 head received With recent receipts the largest ever today, the market remains firm on the known, prices for most kinds of cattle .basis of $11@15.8§ for inferior to prime average 50 cents or more lower than lambs, fair to‘ choice feeding lambs at the close of last week, with sales in being salable at $13.75@14.50. .Year— various instances from 75c to $1 lower.- lings are salable at, $11@13.50,2wethers 333t$6,50@850 Feeding ewes Receipts 10,556. Lambs dull; sheep. alt-- prices there is 54@67%c. ’ The trade in Philadelphia is also higher with west- ern creamery stock going to jobbers at 70c. ’ , CHEESE. ' . Consumption requirements are lim- ited and prices are ‘generally about steady, although at Philadelphia an 3, advance is noted. Michiganflats sell to jobbers in Detroit at 36%0; daisies 37%c. In New York fresh specials bring 371,4,0, and average run 36%c. The Philadelphia trade is paying 36@ 37%,0 for full-milk. . . EGGS. Detroit and some of the central west- ern markets show a slightly easier tone for eggs, while eastern markets are generally firm to higher. The lo.- cal trade pays 680 for extra firsts, cand- led in new cases in jobbing lots, 670 for fresh firsts and 48@52c for storage. In Chicago firsts bring 64%@66c; ordi- nary firsts 54@58c;' at mark, cases included 58@65c. In Philadelphia the western extra firsts are selling this week at $21@21.60 per case. POULTRY. This market has been quiet and easy since the Thanksgiving holiday. Lower prices are being quoted as follows: Live springs 24@26c; hens 22@26c; roosters 19@20c;.geese 24@250; ducks 30@31c; turkeys 29@30c. In New York live poultry is firm, with chick- ens at roosters 20c; dressed poultry is quiet. ' APPLES. On Thursday morning there were seventeen cars of apples in the local yards. The demand and movement were moderate with Baldwins $4.25@ 5.75; MichiganSpies $6@6.25. At Chi- cago Jonathans range in price frOm $6@11; Ben Davis $3.75@4.75. GRAND RAPIDS The fiirst touch of winter last week stopped the marketing of farm staples. Farmers are now holding potatoes for an advance; price steady at 900@$1 per bushel. There was a heavy move— ment in onions in carlots to eastern pomts, bought at 850@$1 to grower per bushel. Hay is lower at $31 per ton for loose timothy. On account of the high price, of feed more horses are offered for sale than for many years. Much late fall plowing was done last week, there being no frost in ground. DETROIT CITY MARKET Neither farmers nor consumers are patronizing the city markets in large numbers these days. ' Cabbage is sell- ing at ,$1.]0@1.25; potatoes around $1.15; apples $1.60@2; onions $1@ 1.25; carrots 75c; turnips $1.25; beets 600; pumpkins 750; squash 500; eggs 800 per dozen. - 5 JANUARY HOG PRICES. .Two conclusions in the hog situa- tion resulted from meetings held in; Chicago December 4-5. It was decided that the. price of hogs for January shall be continued on the same basis as in November and December. Throwouts are to include pigs under 150 pounds,» stags, boars, thin sows and skips. Also effective today, the shipping embargo» WIII be lifted and free shipping will recommence. ' Because of the shortage of labor at: the slaughtering centers, occasioned by the influenza epidemic and by thelarge number of men withdrawn for military service, the slaughterers have found difficulty in handling the lar e su ' lie of‘ live stock which have begin cgginz to market during the past few weeks. To control the situation it became nec‘-" essary for the food administration to request the railroad administration to. apply an embargo which is now lifted. Although stocks of cured hog meats 'and lard are much larger than a ar‘ ago, prices have had. good advaiiytfes.‘ ' and recent sales were made" in" the ' Chicago market of pork for January delivery around $2 a, barrel higher. than a year ago, while lard prices are nearly $2 above prices‘last year. The ‘ domestic and foreign demand confine ’ ues far larger than ever before, and,» with increasing ocean tonnageoffered, 'sl‘tliilel Eggerexports may be looked-Io . .y or "I H ’ ‘ I For the first half of the weekreceipts at €3.75@11450. newes_.at,$4.50@10 andheld in mous stocks ‘ of roVisi . , amount to 84,100. head, comparing with him ' ' ' ' " .. ” _60,1:66'f0f\th8 same «part or its W ' . western 9 market aud the spread of creamery, 23@25c; fowls 24@29c; old . l ,7 .‘J. this winter? I think supply and de- mand Should regulate this. I do not know what the price of dairy products should be, but I believe the best we can do is to figure it out on our own farms, under our own conditions. I housefly believe that we can do more by getting down to the individual cow just now than by any other method, for I feel sure that we are going to get good prices for all the dairy products we can produce. There is not likely to be any rcpetition lot the condensed milk and cheese shipping situation of last year and I look for good. prices the coming year. I am sure that the fu- ture of dairying is good, both for dairy products and breeding stock. There is no one thing that the Michigan Milk Producers’ Association can do that can be of more benefit than setting aside a part of one cent per one hundred pounds of milk for advertising. Hon. D. D. Aitken, President of the Holstein-Friesian Association of Amer- ica, discussed the problems of putting the dairy industry on a permanent and profitable basis. “I have become con- vinced of two or three propositions," said Mr. Aitken, “and one of these is that we have got to get down to brass , . 1-cet at — ansmg; , . ’ ‘ 5- (Continued-from page ass). what price should-be fixed for butter".their herds'they must have these foods, 4,», but how long will these things last? While they are replenishing their herds they must draw on us, but as . soon as this takes place what are we going to do to stabilize this great in- dustry? It is only during the past few years that you have taken any‘interest in your work, but you have Dr. McCul- lum, who has told you about the valu- able properties in milk, but you have never told Mrs. McCarthy in the city the story of your milk. "It is wrong for you to attempt to appeal to the charity of the people for higher prices for milk, but you should tell them how children have been treat- ed and let such facts govern them. I expect within the next three years to see the whole United States organized until we see in practically every pub- lication something telling about the valuable properties of milk and its pro- ducts. It is going to be the result of all interested in the dairy cow and her products helping to spread this knowl- edge. “Our boys in France gave the world notice that they were milkvfed. In Panama the government is looking to- ward us for dairy cows and milk pro- ducts because the people are beginning Selling Lch Stock by Mail 8 more than one-half of the sales of registered live stock result .. from correspondence, it is very important that the breeder be a ‘ good letter writer and send a well quiry. Invite personal small photograph if possible, and keep an sent out, and to this attach the inquirer’s letter. cise in all your letters. There is absolutely no reason why a breeder of live stock should be satisfied with letters that are not as good ap- pearing as are the letters of a business man. A pleased customer is the breeder can have and he should try and adjust every complaint in such a manner as to hold his customer, even best advertisement a though he may feel that he is not Each letter should be reinforced by good business stationery. inspection, describe the stock accurately, inclose a written letter in reply to each in- exact copy of every letter Be brief and con- entirely to blame for the trouble. tacks and meet is that of organization. This year I followed Mr. Hoover’s teachings and raised a few pigs on my farm and when they were fit for mar- ket i called up some of our butchers and told my man to sell them to the one that would pay the most for them. Tie advised me that the best offer he could get was $15 per cwt when the same class of hogs were selling for $18 per cwt. in Chicago, and I wondered if there was not some organization or combination among the butchers in Flint that was fixing prices. I believe in organization and when we and some unworthy cuss who Will not do the right thing, to kick him out. We must eliminate all waste from distributors as well as producers. . “Prices are not all the benefits to be derived from your organization; there isn’t any doubt but that it cost the dis- tributors of Detroit ten per cent to make out contracts, and that was sav- ed When you arranged so that Mr. Reed and Mr. Hull could do that for us. In this you are doing only what other big organizations are doing in contract- ing for their products. You are only organizing to take up the slack in the distribution and marketing of dairy products.- To find a ready market for allofyourdairypmdnctsatafair price. ‘ -. “The only position for note take is to out our business on a correct basis .0? bugs out of lama, and I believe that we owe it to ourselves and to the consumer to put milk at their doors at tblowcst poo-file cost. I an: tearful, Idem tecloo elated over the pros- plll 0! min: as some do. Last your we shipped threcbillien mm of m milk to Europe when in pre' V, ,fiollfi.years'b store the war our experts «coeducational-editions to understand the value of the vita- mines in milk and developing healthy and vigorous children. The French government is after cows for export and the great bulk of them are back on the farms in small herds. This trade demands good cows absolutely free of disease. In some districts pack- ers pay twenty-five cents per cwt. more for healthy animals than for animals from localities where disease is com- mon. _ Until we can say the state is free from disease we cannot absolutely guarantee the health of our animals. If we could say, come to Michigan where the herds are free from disease it would add, at least, $10 a head to the value of every grade herd in the state. It would be the greatest thing in the world if we could say Michigan has set the pace in the matter of clean- ing up disease in its herds of cattle.” FEEDS FOR BROOD SOWS. I have corn and cats to bring togeth- er, but would like to know if you can tell me what to put with that to make a good balanced ration- for brood sows? Kent 00. p N. J. L. .Corn and oats ground together, equal parts, make a fairly good ration for brood sows. The addition of one part thing which really has dairy ? E'FRANCISWSALES \ Nothing Is M ore ' Important~ , DO YOU think of Digestibility as being just a big, vague word which has little or nothing to do with anythinguin particular in your line of business? Or do you think of Digestibflity. as being some- with the amount of money to be made from There isn’t a thing about the dairy business any more important than Digestibility. GLUTEN FEED When you pay a good (price for coal to burn in the heater, an clinkers. you don’t think you your money’s worth, do you? You are up a ainst the same thing in feed. Feed t at runs ’way down in Digestibih‘ty is just as poor a buy as clinkery coal. Feed has to break down and get through the cow’s digestive tract in order to make milk. share gets through, you lose. 1,614 of the 2,000 pounds in a ton of Buffalo Corn Gluten milk-bucket possibilities. ' . the list and see what runs higher m Digestibility. 909 Ford Bgilding. 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