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0 many loose and misleading state-

ments have been made and pub-

lished with regard to the bean sit-
uation, and particularly with regard to
premises and performances of the
United States Food Administration re-
lating to the purchase of Michigan
beans, that the average bean grower
has been utterly confused as to the
real situation and even close market
students hays been kept “guessing."

; To the end that Michigan bean grow-

ers might have accurate *and 1eliable
information regarding the situation,
the Michigan Farmer has carefully fol-
lowed the course- of, known events re-
lating to the bean deal and closely in-

vestigated, the ‘mysterious undercur- ,

rent of real’ cause and effect which has
made the market history of Michigan
beans during the past twelVe months.

A member of the Michigan Farmer
staff accompanied the committee of
dealers and growers which went to
'Waishingt'on last May to secure all pos-
sible relief from the then serious mar-
ket situation, and a full report of the
conference and its results was pub-
lished in these celumns.

This year, as is well known by the
majority of Michigan bean growers, the
organized bean
withdrew" from such measure of coop-
eration With the bean growers of the

state as the growers had been able to '
--secure after several years of effort in-

this direction and determined to “pad-
dle their own canoe,” as they had so
long dene in the past, and with the fol-
lowing result.
A Gentlemen’s Agreement.

Early in the bean marketing season
there were rumors afloat that an ar-
,rahgement had been made with the
government buying agencies whereby

,. the market for Michigan beans would .I

be stabilized at $8.00 per hundred

pounds to the growers, the dealer to ,

have a fair and ibgitimate profit above
that figure for his services, for beans
purchased on government acc0unt.
Investigation of that rumor failed to
develo any concrete evidence thata

deli-nit centract of. this kind had been
entered into It has since been reset-
red to as a “tentative agreement” by

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'soon' commenced to sag.

,in' the

jobbe1s of the state

lcmtural. Horticulturél, and Live Stock Jourhal in the State

*'~‘~emer,r.M:cH..‘ sATURDAY, MARCH 8’ 1919

old the ‘ Bag” for the

Bean J obbcrs

ButIIbeans didn’t move as had been
anticipated (?) and prices to growers
Elevators
were filled with cheap'beans and the
market stilldropped, or buying was
discontinued entirely, as wasthe case
in many localities. Something seemed
to have gone wrong with the “Gentle-
men‘s Agreement” when the time came
to unload and take the profit.

-As a result charges were preferred
involving alleged official acts of K. P.
Kimball, former head of the bean sec-
tion of the United States Food Admin-
istratiOn, and an alleged accomplice
Food Administration Grain

Corporation, by members of the

forts will be more immediate and keen
than in the final result of their charg-
es. Here is the result.

Government Pays Jobbers $9.25 for

Beans.

As a result of this committee’s plea
that the Michigan bean industry should
be aided by ‘the immediate purchase of
Michigan beans, the Food Administra-
tion Grain Corporation gave them a
contract for three hundred and fifty
cars (not seven hundred cars as their
erstwhile mouthpiece reported), at
$9.25 per hundred pounds, f. o. b. Mich-
igan .Icommon points.
was given in a block to the Michigan
Bean’ Jobbers’ Association. This or-

 

 

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$8. 00 per cwt.

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gz‘ves fora lower ofer.

wfiat price.

growers.

 

, Michigan Bean Growers!

If you fiuve fieuns to sell get quotuu'ons from
your local fiuyer at once.

0n tfie fiasz's of tfie recent government con-
gun fieuns fie could fiuy on an

Wn'te THE MICHIGAN FARMER

advzszng wfiuz‘ fie ofers and wfiut reason fie

- If you fiuve already sold your fieans, advise
us wfien and to wfiom tfiey were sold and at

, Lacfiz'ng any degree of cooperunon from tfie
fieun jofifiers, tfie Information tfius secured may
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Michigan Association, pursuant to
which charges a hearing was held by
the Division of Enfogzement of the
Food Administration in Washington
and New York at which 'a committee
of Michigan bean buyers and‘ jobbers

I" appeared to present testimony and di-

root the investigation. A prominent

official of the Feed Administration
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der will, of course, be distributed
among the members of the association.
Growers cannot get in on it except
through this medium. It is a béan job-
bers’ deal.

Unless the bean jobbers buy beans
on this basis from now on the growers
will get no benefit from this sale. Let
us soe what they are doing.

What Bean .Jobbers Are Paying.

,igan bean industry. Also let us kn

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Iosco 00., March. 1. ——Elevators have
not been buying beans for some time
and do not intend buying until stock
on hand is disposed of. —G. C. A.

Shiawassee 00., March 1. -—Beans $7
per cwt. on hand- picked basis. Not
much blought to marke.,t and farmers
are dissatisfied with price. ——-0. E. G.

Arenac 00., March 1.——Dealers have
just started buying beans after a
month lay- -;off prices $6606. 75, hand-
picked basis. ——F. R.

Tuscola C0., March 1. “Only one ele-
vator is buying beans, paying $6. 50 per
cwt ~—J. K.

Oakland 00., March 1.—Dealers are
cwt. for beans—G.

Sanilac C0,, March 1. —~Bean dealers
are not buying at present. —-B.

Newaygo (30., March 1.—The white
beans are selling for $6 per cwt.; red
kidneys at $10. —0. D. P.

Lapeer Co., Maich 1.——There is no
market for beans here and dealers are
not buying. ——J. C.

Shiawassee 00., March 1. ——Dealers
in Corunna and Owosso are buying
beans, paying $7 per cwt —W. W. D.

Bay Co., March 1 .—Beans are selling
for $7 per cwt. ——C. K.

Newaygo Co, March l—Beans
bringing $6 per cwt. —C. B.

Bay 00., March 1.—~Beans were down
to $5. 60 per cwt., but are now bringing
$6. .50Nand the buying is very limited.

Kent 00., March 1.—The bean deal
is dull. Some not buying, others are
paying $6@7.50 per cwt.

St. Clair Co, March L—Local deal-
ers are not buying beans. ~W. A.

Ottawa 00., March 1—‘DealersK are
guygnsl 1918 beans on a $6 basis.—

are

Osceola Co., March 1. —Beans are
bringing $5 per cwt. ——O. C.

Gladwin C0., March 1. —The elevator
g} Eeaarerton is paying $7 for beans.—

Midland Co., March 1. ~Dealers here
are paying $7 per cwt. for beans—-
G. H. W.

Newaygo Co., March 1.——Dealers
have just commenced buying beans;
they are offering $7 per cwt. —-—F. S.

Make the Bean Jobbers Divide.

On the basis of this big sale to the
government beans should be purchased
everywhere in Michigan on an eight
dollar basis. ‘ The grower should get
eight dollars. The dealers may claim
that the domestic trade outlet will not
warrant this price.
didn’t pay this price for the beans they
are selling at $9.25. Tell them. too.
that the grain corporation placed this .
contract to aid the Michigan bean. in»
dustry, not merely the bean jobbersr'I
And write us the excuse of any bean
jobber who will not buy beans on an

eight dollar basis, so we can let others. I I

know how he is interested in the Michi-

if your dealer comes through cl at;
with an eight dollar price, which i I

anng this line will mean thous,
dollars to Michigan bean growe
fitill have beans to sell. Don’t ,f

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VOLUME CLII. NUMBER TEN

DETROIT, MARCH 8, 1919

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT COMMENT

UR readers are fa-

Get Those . miliar with the
C t fact that when the
. as various governmental
Figures agencies, including

the Federal Trade

, Commission and the Senate Committee

on Agriculture, sought information on
the cost of producing farm products,
Secretary of Agriculture Houston ex-
pressed his regret that the Department
of Agriculture could" give no depend
able figures on the cost of producing
farm crops. Such a statement coming
from the head of a great governmental
department supposed to be operated
for and in the interest of the country’s
agriculture, and that notwithstanding
the fact that it was known that the
Bureau of Farm Management of the
Department of Agriculture under the
efficient leadership of Dr. W. J. Spill-
man had been making such investiga-
tions for a decade, was a sad blow and
a great disappointment to the thinking
farmers of the country.

The most charitable view that could
be taken of this situation was a la-
mentable incompetency in the conduct
of the department. More light has ap‘
parently been shed upon this situation
by Dr. Spillman, who resigned as head
of the Department of Farm Manage-
ment as a result of the squabble, in an
address before the National Board of
Farm Organizations which met at
Washington last month.

In his address on the subject, “Reli-
ability of Cost Production‘ Data,” Dr.
Spillman reviewed the history of the

department squabble which resulted in

his resignation, and quoted Secretary

Houston as stating that “the farmeris

not entitled to any information on cost
His business is to pro-

gations that had been in progress for

"many years were ordered stopped.
, . One, of‘the interesting features 01'
db. Spillman’s address was his state-
been: that in all twenty-three reports
76!! the cost of production were submit-
ted covering various farm products,

:“Of which included carefully kept
of five years, all of which were

”ate committee that he regretted

 

TM ere or determine the cost of producing

ll when Secretary Houston mote.”

the Rockefeller General Education
Board. stating that the department
'should make no investigations which
would reveal the profits made by tam

far 111, products. Without doubt the Na-
tional Board of Farm, Organizations
willinsist on a sweeping induiry of Dr.
Spillman’s charges by the next con-
gress. A resolution providing for such
an investigation was introduced in the
House by Congressman Cramton of
Michigan during the closing hours of
the congress which has just adjourned.

Dr. Spillman’s charges”, which passed
the lie direct to Secretary Houston, are
of too serious a‘nature to be passed
by as the utterances of a disgruntled
former employe of the department. Dr.
Spillman had a long and henorable con-
nection with the Department of Agri-
culture and is widely known as a man
of ability and force. His work was be-
lieved by a large number of our best
informed farmers to be the most valu-
able undertaken by the department.
His courage in making these charges
is commendable, and a thorough inves-
tigation should and will be demanded
by the farmers of the country.

But congressional investigations are
slow. Let us have the figures given in
the twenty~three reports to which Dr.
Spillman refers without waiting for an
investigation. The proper function of
the Department of Agriculture is to
serve the farmers of the country, not
to use 'them or deceive them. The
farmers of the country are the proper
judges of the work which the .depart-
ment should do for them, not the
Rockefeller General Education Board.
Here is a situation in which the newly
organized State and National Farm Bu-
reaus should function. These organiza-
tions may properly demand the imme-
diate release of these reports on pro-
duction costs. The farmers of the coun-
try will be able to judge quite as well
regarding their dependability as is See-
retary Houston. Let us have a full in-
vestigation by all means, but let us
have the figures now.

If the State and National Bureaus of
Agriculture will act in this case, they
will settle once and for all the mooted
question as to whether they are to be-

come a directing force as regards dc»

partment activities or simply a con-
venient tool of a bureaucratic organi-
zation. A present demand for the re-
lease of these cost figures by state and
national farm bureaus would at once
place these organizations in their right—
ful place in the estimation of farmers
who have hoped much for their future
value. _

D URING the week

Sendtors which intervened
Reiect b e t w e. e 11 President
League Wilson’s return to the
Plan United States and his

return to France, oc-
curred much discussion pro and con in

the United States Senate relating to '

the attitude of that body toward the
plan for a proposed League of Nations
contained in the covenant reportedby
the Committee 'of,the Peace Confer-

ence, of which President Wilson was,

chairman.

The sentiment expressed by the sev-
eral’senatms was crystallized through
the medium of the following resolution
offered by Sénatm Lodge at midnight
on March 3: .

“Whereas, undel the constitution it
is a function of the” donate to advise
and to consent to, and resent from,
the ratification of any treaty of the
United States and no such treat-y can

become operatiVe without Consent of .7 ~
the senate expressed by the aflirmfitivc ‘ ' ' am
vote (if: twbethird’s of the senators prob

 

   
  
 
 
  
 
 
   
    

, the Vnationswith whom it wassocieted
W . Ed the senate depend- a peace conference was convened and” .

is m
«its courage

to , i" wed :‘1 A ' A ' H
Nola. them“? be it “”1 by ..mmm 1,1. 15am the W 1 will “

the- senate of the United States in me- 1
not be necessary to retire on state.‘

discharge of its constitutional duty of

advice in regard to treaties that it is

the sense of the senate that while it is
their desire that the nations of the

   

and general ‘disisrmament, the constitu-
tion to the league of nations in the
form now proposed to the peace con-
ference should not be accepted by the
United States.

“And be it resolved further t at it
is the sense of the senate that t e no
gotiations on the part of the United
States should immediately be directed
to the utmost expedition of the urgent
business of negotiating peace terms
with Germany satisfactory to the Unit-
ed States and the nations with whom
the United States is associated in the
war against the German government,
and the proposal “fer a league of na-
tions to insure the permanent peace of
the world should be then taken up for
careful and serious consideration.”

Under the senate rule unanimous
consent was required for the immedi-
ate consideration of this resolution. Ob-
jection being offered, Senator Lodge
read a statement signed by republican
members of the present and next sen-
ate, certifying that they would vote for
the resolution if permitted to do so.
Forty-five senators who will be mem-
bers'of the next senate, are said to
have signed a statement pledging them-
selves to vote against a League of Na-
tions. This is twelve more than istsuf-
ficient to prevent the ratification of a
treaty embodying the League of Na«
tions plan, for which two-thirds vote
of the senate is required.

How much of statesmanship and how
much of politics has contributed to
this apparent deadlock between the
President and the senate of, the United
States regarding a plan for a League
of Nations is a debatable question. Re-
ports ofthe speeches which have been
made in the senate in opposition to
this plan contained little of construc-
tive suggestion, with the exception of
the speeches made by Senators Knox
and Lodge. It is a well known fact
that President Wilson earned the oppo-
sition of republican senators, not alone
by his plea for the election of mem—
bers of his own party to congress, but
as well by his failure to place any
member of the senate on the peace
conference delegation or tootherwise
take the senate into his confidence in
the'formulation of a plan for the
League of Natinos.

President Wilson also undoubtedly
made a serious mistake so far as get-
ting the united support of the people
of the country is concerned in not nam-
ing on the commission at least one or
two strong men of the opposite party
in whose ability and experience the
people of the country have confidence.
But the senators who have gone to the
length of pledging themselves against
the support of a League of Nations
may have made just as serious an error
in not recognizing the fact that the
people of the country may favor such
a League. From present indications, it
would seem that this most important
matter has, up to date, been badly
bungled by the injection of politics into
a , proposition where statesmanship
should be the only determining factor.

ANY more farm-

mer * ., ers will be re—
Far , ’3 'quired “under" the law
- 113691an to pay an incqme tax
( Tax « than was the case last

year. Due to the fact,

that there is a general though orien-

eous impression abroad that farmers,

have made larg profits during- the past
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world shodld unite to promote peace

totem Every W who has, any .

nen‘t. If not the return 111m bemde

penalty.

News {of 1 the VW'cek
/ Wednesday, February 26. ’ .
ENERAL PERSHING notifies the

War Department that :(llvisions in
the American Expeditionary Forces ex-

 

cepting thoSe with regular army desig; _‘
nations, will be returned to the United.

States in the same order as the arrival

of the respective divisional headquai- '
ters in France. —It is reported that”:

President Wilson will not call an extra
session of congress until he returns
from his second trip to Europe —Sam-

uel Gompers’ president of the Ameriw

can Federation of Labor, states that
the labor situation in the United States
threatens to become as critical as in
Europe. --Federal authorities are clos-
ing all roads to rum runners who are
endeavoring to smuggle liquor into
Michigan.
Thursday, February 27.

THE Soviet government of Russia

meets the demand of the state de-
partment at Washington for the re-

lease ,of an American citizen with de-‘

mands that either Eugene V. Debs or
Thomas J. Mooney be exchanged for
this prisoner. -—British House of Com-
mons considers the establishment of a
ministry to take charge of all public

utilities. -—Foreign speaking people are

making strong protest to the Moore.
Condon bill in the Michigan legislature
which would require the: courses of in-

struction in all schools of the state to -

be conducted in English. ~Thirty-three
pe1 cent of the enlisted personnel of
the army had been discharged by Feb-
ruary 19.
Friday, February 28.

EPORT on the complete summary

of the WOlld’s casualties during
the great war just issued, shows the
almost incomprehensible figure of 17,-
500,000 persons. —Following the Eng-
lish industrial congress called by the
gove1 nment a joint committee cempos-
ed of thirty laborites and thirty capi-
talists were chosen to make a thorough
investigation into all questions pertain-
ing to the industrial situation in Eng
land. *Representative Gillette, of Mas-
sachusetts, is selected on the first bal-
lot by the republican caucus as the
party candidate for speakership of the
next House of Representatives. ——Mrs.
Charles E. Townsend, wife of Senator
Townsend of this state, is critically ill
at her home in Washington.

Saturday, March 1.

EACE Conference envoys in Paris

hope that the peace treaty will be
signed with-in two weeks. The tenta-

tive telms take from the enemy all ‘

ports on the Baltic, her war ships and
naval bases, throws open the Kiel can—
al to all craft of all nations, and with-
holds ocean cables, at' least temporar-
ily.~—German leaders are now urging
that Allied troops be used to put down
riots instigated by the Reds.-—The Lon-
don Chamber of Commerce asks the
Biitish government to remove all em-
balgoes against American products.

Sunday, March 2.
EARLY this morning the United

States Congress passes the Victory '
Loan bill authorizing an issue of seven .

billion dollars in bonds and certificates.
——-The Allies are now using embargo

methods against the four Slav govern-' ‘

ments of Russia that failed to meet in
conference with Allied representatives
‘-—To date there are 170, 000 American

soldiers taking advantage of education-

111 courses under the direction of Amer-

ican and French authorities. ——«ltaly'

agrees to give up her claim on Flume.
the eastern coast of the Adriatic sea. —
Wellington R. Burt, Saginaw’s “grand
old man,” dies at his home in that city.

Monday, March 3.

GENERAL strike threatens Ben"

lin, where.political strife continues
to grow .«Hostilities' between the
Ukrainians and Poles are likely to be
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the young men who seem 'to be
hopeless‘ly handicapped by the

 

loss of limbs and other disabilities— '

marks .of the great battle they have
fought for humanity. It is the purpoS‘e

. of this country to help them to use the

remainder in a way more efficient than
before.

be social cripples and dependent pen-v

sioners,- but. rehabilitated, self-reliant,
and selflrejspecting men. That was the

‘ purpose of the framers of the vocation-
al rehabilitation act passed by congress

last-June, and carried into effect by a
gavernment agency, the federal board
for vocational education at Washing-

ton, D C.

Every man discharged from army or
navy shOuld know of the opportunities
offered him. Friends should point out

- to him that if he is entitled to compen-

sation from the bureau of war risk in-
surance, he is entitled also to the ser-
vices of the federal boardflfor vocation~
al education. The'board will assist him
in finding suitable employment, and if
he is hindered by his physical condi-
tion from carrying on successfully his
former occupation, the board will give
him such a course of training—agricul-
tural, industrial, commercial, or profes-
sional, as is suited to his needs and
preferences.

While he is training, his family con-
tinues to receive the usual allotment,
his tuition and other expenses incident
to his training are paid, and he is given
at least $65 per month for subsistence.
If his last month’s pay was more than
that amount he may receive an amount
equal to his last month’s pay. When
he has finishedilhis training course a

ROMOTERS of the greatest branch
P of the agricultural industry‘ in Wis
consin have launched a. project in
their state which promises to be one
of the most important and- far-reaching
in its effects on the dairy and cattle
business of anything carried on there
for many years.
-The project is known as the “Better
Wisconsin Campaign.” Its primary ob-

ject‘is the‘elimination of all grade and“

scrub bulls from the state. Just what
this would mean to our neighbor acrOss
the lake can hardly be imagined. Bet-
ter bulls mean better cows. Better
cows mean more money for the. farmer.
More money means better farni" homes,
more. prosperous rural communities
and a bigger and better Wisconsin.
The good pure- -bred sire is the first
essential for the imprOvement of all
classes of live stock. Starting with this
as a foundation on which to work they

plan to induce eVery cattleman of the ‘

state to use the best bull possible. .

A year ago the move started in Fond
du Lac county.
exceptional opportunities for such an

undertaking. The three principal dairy ,
breeds are very well represented by "

men of national reputation. The county

and its breeders have long been before ’
' the public. "

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at higher wages than he ever before
earned. . His » compensation \ from ‘ the
war risk insurance bureau is in no way
affected by what he may or. may not
earn. ,
The Most Popular Line. ' ‘

No line of- free education for disa-
bled soldiers at thedisposal of the Fed-
eral Board forPVocational Education
has aroused general‘interest as has the
new one of “farm,mech’anic.” Inquir-
ice are received daily from progressive
farmers who want to employ these men
and from disabled soldiers who want to
take the course. '

Tractor operation is only one of the
lines of activity of the farm mechanic;
this 'in itself is an occupation with a
future. Tractor operators are needed
and experience of the men with motor
equipment in the army will prove of
value in this w’ork. The tractor com-
ing generally to be used on the larger
farms is extending rapidly to the.mod-
crate sized farms. The average farmer
is not a mechanic, Many of them real-
ize that a tractor is a profitable outfit
to have if they had a trained man to
run it. The large farms may afiord to
keep a man for the purpose, but the
farmer withtwo hundred to five hun-
dred acres feels that unless he can run
his own tractor he had better depend
on horses. He knoWs he can run them.

The demand for men who ’can get
suflcient work ‘from the tractor would

W ar ’1‘ Perp/exmg Prod/e772:

'job is ready and waiting for him, prob
ably, due to his newly acquired skill,

be greatly increased if such men could
be used in a profitable way between
tractor jobs. A good tractor operator
should‘be a natural mechanic; one who
is ingenious and resourceful. If such
a man can couple with his tractor abil-
ity a knowledge and ability to repair
and keep in, order the farm machinery,
he» has greatly increased his field of
usefulness and chance. of employment
throughout the year. He also makes it
possible for a farmer to take advantage
of farm machinery which otherwise
he might feel that he could not profit-
ably use. ,

To qualify for this w01k a man

Gho‘uld be able to care for and opeiate

a tractor and other gasoline engines,
be familiar with the automobile, under-
stand the binder, mower and other
farm machinery, be able to use a forge
and make common welds in iron and
mild steel, sharpen a plow, do a fair
job of wood work such as make a wag-
on box, hay rack or repair on buildings,
mend harness and have a working
knowledge of electricity so he can care
for a low voltage electric light plant,
including the storage battery.
‘ Farms Need Good Mechanics.
“What work is there on a two-hun-
dred-acre farm for a meChanic?” is a
common question put to the federal
board. The farmer could afford to have
a tractor if he has a man who can keep
it tuned up to maximum efficiency.

Anyone who can handle a tractor can

prescribe for the ordinary ills of a sta-

ilres Cut Down

‘1 How Mummy 7': Puttingflcross tfle Idea

of . .vU52'72g Pure Bred Bull:

ByD.S.

Fieldman, Wisconsin Live Stock Breeders’ Association

the great leaders in the Guernsey
world, andr the greatest importer of
Guernseys we have ever had, was born
and still lives in this county.

The first step in the starting of the
campaign in the county was the getting

(together of the three county commu-

Bullock,

nity breeders’ associations represent-
ing the dairy cattle interests of the
county. An executive committee con-
sisting of the president and secretaries
of these organizations, a representative
of the rural development bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce,

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tionary engine. A farm with a gaso-”
line engine can have water under pres»
sure if there is a man available who
can do an intelligent job of pipe fitting.
Such a man can make the ordinary re.
pairs and adjustments on an automo-
bile. The installation and care of a.
low voltage electric light plant, includ-
ing the storage battery, is quite within
his ability. The upkeep of farm ma-
chinery ,can be attended‘to between
tractor jobs. The life of farm machin-
ery is short because of lack of care in
upkeep. A man who can repair bind-
ers, mowers, haying tools, ploWs, culti-
vators, and harness, can greatly in-‘
crease the life of farm equipment. Re-
pairs to buildings and the greater part'
of the building needed on the farm
would come within the ability of the
farm mechanic. The farmer gets along
without much of this kind of help be-
cause of the difficulty of obtaining it.

Labor is the big problem on a farm.
Mechanical equipment makes the farm—
er practically independent of transient
labor and enables him to do away with
part of his equipment of teams. In
doing this he not only saves the cost
of the team, harness, barn room and
work of caring for them, but he saves
their food, or in other words, he has
more acres for incomecrops.

This, broadening of the disabled
man’s training and work increases his
ability to locatehimself advantageous4
1y, and makes it possible for him to
obtain a permanent position rather
than a temporary or seasonal job. All
those interested in obtaining further
information write to the Federal Board
for Vocational Education, office of the
Board, Washington, D C

Profits

agent and a representative of the Wis-
consin Live Stock Breeders’ Associa-
tion was formed to have complete
charge of the work in the county.

The next step was the taking of a _
cattle census. To accomplish this the
cooperation of the county superintend-

_ ent of schools and the rural teachers

was obtained. The teachers and the
pupils did the actual work of taking
the census. They forwarded the re-
turns to the county agent who com-
piled them. This census was not com-
plete, and as far as actual numbers
was concerned left much to be desired.
The percentages, however, we feel'
were fairly accurate and represent ac
tual conditions as they exist in the
county.

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Pure-breds g g 2% 3% 7?
Grades .......48 53 37 37 50
Scrubs .......46 40 37 26 43

From this table it will be seen that
of the bulls of breeding age thirty-sev-
en per cent were scrubs, thirty-seven
per cent were grades, and only twenty-
six per cent were pure-brads. Prac- '
tically only one bull in four in use 11177

this .great dairy county were pure-~ I

breds. This was at once an alarming
and surprising situation. One tovvn‘
showed as high as fifty-four per can
of the bulls pure- breds, while an, ' '
had only twelve per cent pure"
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‘s‘ueAR BE-ET SEED NEEDED.

 

‘. 'l I ‘HE necessity is pointed out for con-

serving the supply of sugar-beet

"seed. There appears to be a sufficient

quantity to plant a normal aoreage in
1919, but the necessity under existing
cirCumstances for protecting the sup-
ply for 1920 is so great as to make im-
perative the strictest economy in the
use of the available supplies this. year.
Thorough preparation of the seed bed
is suggested as one of the essentials to
conservation. This promotes uniform
germination to such an extent that the
old seeding rate of twenty pounds to
the' acre has been reduced, in many
cases, to fifteen or even ten pounds,
with just as“good results.

The supply of seed for the leading
staple crops is shown to be adequate.
In some parts of. the southwest and the
northwest, there are local shortages
due to drought,

'SHEEP INDUSTRY ON DECLINE.

 

EPORTS from various sections of

Michigan that have been placed in
the hands of authorities at the Michi-
gan Agricultural College tell of a mark-
ed falling off in the sheep industry
within the state during the last fifteen
years. The statement sets forth .. that
while the number of head of sheep in
Michigan in 1903 was 2,465,000, the
number on January 1, 1919, was only
2,119,000. This decrease has occurred
in spite of the fact that sheep, on the
average, were worth only $3 a head in
1903 as compared with an average val‘
ue of $12 a head now.

Inability to control the dogs of vil-‘
lages, towns and cities is said to be
the chief cause of the decline in this
field of husbandry. Tales of almost
wholesale slaughter of flocks by dogs
in many counties have come in.

“No one denies the value of the dog
as a pal and a pet, and perhaps as a
protector,” declared E. G. Read, presi-
dent of the Michigan Sheep Breeders’
and Feeders’ Association, “but neither
do we deny the need for mutton and
wool. The masses of the people are
paying more for their meat and clothes
because we lack an effective dog law.

. if the sheep-raising business is to be

restored, such a law must be passed——

. one that will make it possible for peo-

ple who prize their dogs to keep them,
but will at the same time give officers
of the law authority to dispose of vag-
rant animals that
sheep killers and marauders.”

FEED THE BEES.

 

ARGE numbers of bees in many
parts of the state are on the verge
of starvation this winter because of

the prevailing mild weather, according
to B. F. Kindig, of M. A. 0., state in-
spector of apiaries. The unusual

warmth is said to have made the hon-
ey-gatherers unusually active and to
have caused them to eat up the stores
of honey that otherwise would have
served them until the flowers open in
the spring.

“Unless many of these colonies are
fed, the loss from starvation will be

'astonishingly high,” declared Mr. Kin--

“As'soon as the weather is warm
the bees

111g.-

enough for feeding syrup,

.* should ‘be given a liberal allowance of

it, made from two parts of sugar and

g one part of water.

:“Hard candy is the most practical
thing to use during the cold- weather

‘ _with bees wintering outside. The reci-
pe for making this hard candy is as

ssible and do not stir

 

but in the main they ‘
P ,are balanced by surplus in surrounding
EBections.

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Bring to the boiling point. '

after the sugar is dissolved. 'A candy-5

maker’s thermometer should be (at
hand and the syrup should be bailed
until it reaches a temperature of 275
degrees F. The syrup should then. be
poured into suitable pans lined with
wax paper. 1 If directions have been
carefully followed the resulting candy
will weigh about the same .as the
weight of sugar used and it will be
very hard, quite clear and of a light
straw color. If by accident the syrup
should'be burned the resulting candy
would be as poison to the ‘bees and
therefore should not be used.- In order
to prevent burning, the syrup should

be allowed to boil more slowly as the

temperature rises. This candy should
be fed by placing it directly above the
cluster on the brood frames.”

 

SUGAR BEETS IN WESTERN MICH-
IGAN. '

 

P." HARTMAN, agricultural and
industrial agent, Grand Rapids &
Indiana Railroad, commenting on the
commercial and the ’experimental
crops, the future outlook of the crop

and the promise of a new industry
says: f‘lt is now an eatabfishod fact
that the soil and climatic conditionsof
western Michigan are adapted to the

successful production of sugar beets,

as regards both quality and tonnage.
The analyses by the government and
by the factories determines the for-
mer, and reports from the groWers
proves the latter. Management of the
soils and of the crop are the factors
making for success or failure. Soils
so light, or depleted in fertility, as to

produce less than an average yield 0f

potatoes will not produce a satisfac-
tory tonnage of beets. In other words,
as pointed out in. a recent bulletinof
the United States "Department of ‘ Agri-
culture: ‘Any fertile soil capable of
producing crops of other kinds, will if
properly handled, produce good sugar
beets.’

“The sugar beet is destined to be;
come one of the leading money crops
in Western Michigan. At $10 a ton,
0.4b. loading station, and with yields

ranging up to twenty tons to the acre '

it isn’t difficult to figure whether or
not the crop is profitable. It is a frost-
proof crop, and one with which the

 

 

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lmp. “Edgar of Dalmeny,” W. E. Scripps, Onion, Mich. Owner, is the Sire of
“Erodemds I,” an Eleven-months’ old Bull Calf Recently Sold at the Perth
Scotland Bull Sale for the Record Price of $10, 584, or 2,100 Guineas. Two
More of his Calves Sold at the Same Sale for an Average of More than

$5, 000 Each.

HE Aberdeen-Angus breeders of

Michigan were electrified recently
by the announcement of record-break-
ing sales at the Perth, Scotland, spring
bull shew. By universal consent the
best bull calf at the show was “Erode-
mas I,” sired by “Edgar of Dalmeny,"
now the property of Wm E. Scripps, at
his farm near Orion, Michigan» He
was born December 25, 1915, and was
a winner in the two~year~old class at
the 1918 Chicago International. ,He is
also grand champion of Michigan.

Erodemas I, (43553), the propertyhof
J. F. Cummings, of K-inermony, Aber-
lour, was an easy winner of the; class
for bull calves in February. 'He is de-
scribed as'a beautifully-'niolded and
well balanced bull, .a good walker and-
remarkably well bred. His dam was
Kinermony Ella (56071) and she by
the famous Evenwood of Harvlestoun
(34499).

In a letter to Mr; Scripps congrats»
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footing Mr.- Ber-1111111$ herd because of

.. on,

your Al the

up your imported bull $15, 000 or $20,-
000 or so. I wired you today as soon
as the Scottish Farmer came in, for
fear someone might wire you an offer
for your bull before you learned what
his get sold for at the Perth Spring
Bull Show and Sale. Not only was
this February, 1918, calf champion of
the show, but he sold for 2,100 guineas,
which, translated from the language of
the kilt to United States means $10,584
and there has never been a $10,000
bull in this country yet. Not only that
but three of his- calves sold for 822
pounds ten shillings average, which
brings forth a fine little tribute to your
b’ull as a getter. ”-

That Aberdeen-Angus interests are
appreciating in Scotland is indicated
by the report of the general trade as
touching this particular sale. “On no
former occasion at public auction of
any breed of cattle in this country,”
says a reporterfi‘have so many high in-
man Moos. been got. Another fea-
tore M the sale was the success of the

Kmembny herd. MaJor Cummings has

a. record-twinning herd. Edgar of Ba]

_a godsend to everyone.

grower does not have to speculateso‘:

far as markets or pdcos are mam.
He Brows before he plants the seed
that the market is assured and just
how much he will receive for every
pound produced. Properly handled in
crop rotation it increases the produc‘
tion of other crops and among other
things will stinmlat'e the dairy and
live“ stock industries 'l‘he tops alone
are Worth $35 a ton feeding value, ac-
cording to the United States Depart~
ment of Agriculture.

"OccaSionally one hears» the chronic

kicker say that the crop 1531161. profits

able to growin Western Michigan. or
course, theSe fellows, with their pro
conceived ideas, are next to hopeless.
They would profit in visiting any of
the centers in the southern part of the
state, Ohio or elsewhere in the United
States where the ninety-five factories
are in operation, and to get the opin<
ions of grewers in those centers, where

f. land values are three to five times

greater than in Western Michigan.” "

Tl-lE ENGLISH WOOL SITUATION.

 

MEETING'of the British Wool‘

Federation took place in Bradford
last week, ‘when H. Norman Rae, M. P.,
addressed a large gathering. In a very
pointed speech he reviewed the work
done by the trade representatives on
the Wool Council and, after a .very.
frank discussion everybody felt- that
excellent service had been given. There
are still two or three items which need

/ settling with the officials of the war

ofi‘ice, but a spirit of consideration

seems to obtain which makes it reason:

able to expect that before the sales be-
gin in London in April they will be
straightened out.

The trade regards with approval the
fact that colonial wools are to be auc-
tioned, and that free competition is to
be the order of the day. This will be
._ Itm‘lght ap-
pear‘that 'nobody‘wou’ld be ableto-buy
expected that eighty thousand bales will

4 told that everybody willbe able to buy

without let er hindrance, the same op-
portunity being given to our allies as
to home merchants and .users. It is
expected that eight thousand bales will
beavailable; 140,000. bales were men-

'tioned as the quantityflwhichgwill be

available for an auction” in May, after
which monthly auctions are expected
to follow. , . * ~
The first series will be largely an
experiment. Some think it will be a
fiasco, but that will depend entirely up-
on what the department does. We
have been told by Sir Arthur Goldfinch,
adiiector of raw materials, that the re-
serve price of every lot will be fixed
somewhat lower than today’s issue
prices in Bradford. But how m_uch
lower? Will‘th’e wool section of the
war ofiice limit values in April, and
then fix a lowerilimit at the May auc‘
tions? If that is done the. April sale
will be a fiasco. 7
Future Course Outlined.

At the last Wool Council me‘etmg .

Sir Arthur Goldfinch laid down three
principles which will operate for some
months, it being clearly stated that in
addition to free sales in London the
department will continue to comb wool
up to April 30, and will sell until stocks
are exhausted. The Wool Distribution
Office will also continue its werk‘ at
Manor Row, Bradford. . This is alldone'
for the express purpose of curbing
speculation, but there will be. no spec-
ulation unless. a very. different temper
obtains “than‘i‘s seen today; fllooks as

if topmakers will go to“ London wtth’a ..

knowledge that present government
top values will operate for some time

  
 

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Buy Tractor

HE tractor," said the manager of

a well-known tractor manufac-

'turing company, to a representa-
tive of the Michigan Farmer, “is not.
a complicated machine. A tractor is
not as complicated as a self-binder. No
doubt many farmers who could use a
tractor profitably have a mistaken idea
that the mechanism is so complicated
it wduld be difficult for them to handle
and car€ for it. .As a result they stay
with horsepower at a considerable cost
to themselves.

.“Too, in the beginning of tractor.

farming hitches were not well worked
out, and that caused some trouble.
Now every firm selling tractors has
worked out practical hitches which
have made it possible to use a tractor
with almost every machine on the
farm.”

How rapidly these things are being
worked out and how the tractor is gain-
ing in favor is indicated in the fact that

one firm has placed nearly four hun-.
, dred tractors in sixteen counties in one

state. '

A noticeable feature of a tractor
man’s “selling talk” is that he makes
no glowing promises. He sticks very
close to practical matters. They have
'no foolish notions about tractors dis-
placing horses or anything of that sort
The reason is that the tractor is now
established as a practical economic
necessity in agriculture and the manu-
facturers do not want their machines
discredited in any measuremy having

    

 

them sold to men who have no need“

for them or who by misleading state
ments, have been induced to invest in
a machine.

“A farmer who contemplates" buying
a tractor should go into the matter
very thoroughly. 'He should first de-
termine the various uses he has "on his
farm‘for a tractor. He can then ar-
rive at the. approximate time the ma-
chine Could be kept in use. Having
done so it’would be easy to determine

‘- just what- returns to expect from the

investment.

Buy According to Needs.

" “But that is not all. Having listed
the things he will want to use a trac-
tor for, he should go into the matter of
power needed for and suited to those

tasks and buy accordingly. Satisfied

users, more than any other one factor,

~ ‘will hasten the growth of the tractor

business. Prospective buyers and trac-

tor owners should remember that all~

the information that tractor manufac-
turers have been accumulating since

~ the tractor industry first started :is
available to them ” '

In short, this manager urges owners

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to Fit Farm ‘

around engine can be useful is seen in
the need for lime on many soils. In--
stead of having a stationary. engine set-
ting day .in sand day‘out at the rock
crusher, whether it is in use Or not, a
tractor could be used and taken away
when the grinding was done. It could
be used to get the rock up out of the
deep ravines and oftentimes in hauling
the lime dust to the farms where it is
to be used or to the railroad station.
Takes Work Off Brood Mares.

“In this way and in many other
ways, ” said the manager, “the tractor
is going to increase our agricultural
output. In the first place there is no
doubt that tractors are making it possi-
ble to keep more mares on our farms
and thus get a larger crop of colts each
year, because the tractor takes the

heavy work off of them in the spring

when they are heavy in foal.

“The tractor is making larger and
better field crops possible through
ground when it needs,~

plowing the
plowing, going deep and breaking it up
well. All over our territory plowing at

the right time is one of the most imJ

portant, if not the most important, fac-

tors in agriculture. Being able to plow‘

our land, no matter how dry it is, how

impossible it would be to do it with:

horses, makes the tractor invaluable
to us”

It is his opinion that few farmers
are aware of the many uses a tractor
can be put to on the .farm and‘how

they fit into the farming program‘.a1—'

most throughout the year. “From the
first spring plowing,” he said, ”right on
through disking, listing, planting and
through the" harvest they are busy.
They are used on the silage cutter and
blower to fill the silo. On the binder
and on the thresher in the Wheat fields.
And after the crops are harvested they
furnish power for the shellers and
grinders. . In districts . where much
wheat is grown farmers no longer wait
for traveling threshing crews to, come
along. They own small separatOrs and
thresh their own creps, uSing .the‘trac-
tor for power. A 20- 30 separator will
handle fifty to sixty bushels of grain
an hour.”

In the past it has been difficult to
get tractor drive1s who~ were capable
of handling a machine and“ giving it in-
telligent care. To overcome this con-
dition- a number of firms are holding
tractor schools at various points in
their territory to whichtractor owners,
prospective tractor owners and tractor
drivers are invited These‘sChools are
conducted by experts, who answer
questions and explain the different
parts and workings of machines.

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14-Year-Old Boy Run. Louden Outfit

Flooefh Kofmehl. Manager Springclale Farm.
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Never Before Such Value

in Cars at Elcar Prices
TEE Elcar satisfies the most particular

The high- class finish insures lasting
beauty despite country roads.

Driving the Elcar is real pleasure. It is
easily handled, responsive, flexible. The
motor gives abundant power for hills, sand,
mud, and all hard going, with ample speed.
You like comfort, and you’ll find' it in the ,
Elcar.
Ride all day and you won’t feel cramléed.

part_ is 150% strong.
service for years. Elcar upkeep runs small.

‘ 18 to 20 miles are usually averaged to the '
gallon of gasoline—1000 miles to the gallon

you’ve seen the Elcar. It will just suit you ,.
in every way. Ask for name of our nearest.
dealer, if you don’t know him. 0
Write for catalog illustrating an

' eight 1919 E1
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Elkhut Carriage and Motor Cu‘ Co.
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uyer, A prettier car never was built.

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in this time of high prim, you are in a way
to make more money than you have ever »
made before. ‘

Mortgages are being lifted, bank balances are climb-
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EverSy year the silo
makes enough addi-
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its original. cost.
Winter work is
lighter. Does away
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other «kind because
they make better
silage, cost less in pro-
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the implement. Does the work of four
horses and savesGO percentofthecost.
Uses the horse implements you already
have without expensive hitches. Cubs
time spent on chores; requires no reit-
J ing time;easy on the driver.

1 Replaces horses at all kinds of farm

- workon any size farm. Weighs no
more than one large horse. That’ 3
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really saves money for the farmer.
~It’ s a tractor that will plow, barrow, '
drag, drill, cultivate, mow and pull a -
binder. Gives you all the power you
want but wastes none.

Write for file folder that all:
who! 11 can do for you.

We for our easy pqyment
plan and ducriptive Wot.

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. the United States Separator in open
competition set the World’s record
for close skimming—in the_ most
thorough tee! ever conducted.

Time has changed the United States Sep-
ar‘ator.\ During the war while the great
plant was making millions of shells for our
allies and later for our government, the in-
ventors and designers of the United States
. Separator were making the World’s Record

. .- ’ ‘ Separator a. better Separator.

Seven exclusive patents have been granted on thé United
States Disc Separator in the past two years.

People owning a United States Disc Separator say—but
why not see the United States Disc Separator yourself?

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so'ciations shows that they are es-
pecially adapted to small herds, where
a‘valuable bull'for each herd "would

' ,. constitute too large. a part. of the total

investment. ., Through these associa:
tlons farmers .or dairymen who have
only. a, few cattle can have joint own~

' ership, use and exchange of pure-bred.

bulls.‘ The cash purchase and cost of
maintenance of the bulls belonging to
the‘members of the association is dis-
tributed according to the number of
cows owned by each member, thereby
giving 'the farmer an opportunity to

‘bulld up his herd at a minimum of

expense.

The typical cooperative bull aséocia~
tion, as organized in this country, is
composed of from 'flfteen to‘~ thirty

, farmers who jointly own five bulls. Its

territory is divided into five “breeding

blocks," one bull being assigned to'

eaCh block. As many as fifty or sixty
cows may belong to the farmers in
each block and the bull in the block

should be kept on a farm conveniently '

situated. To prevent inbreeding each
bull is moved to the next block every
two years. If all the bulls live and if
all are kept until each has made one
complete circuit no new bulls need be
purchased for ten years. In this way
each member of the association has
the use of good pure-bred bulls for
many years at a cost of only‘a small
part of the purchase price of one bull.

Low Cost of Cooperation.

That the need of pure-bred bulls is
urgent in main, parts of the country ‘is

_'ev1dent from the facts brought out by
a study of eight districts in' the states
of Iowa, Minnesota and Massachusetts

in which there were no associations.
In this survey information was obtain-
ed regarding 1,219 farmers owning 817
bulls whose average value was $76.

3 Had the owners of these cheap bulls
. been. properly organized the same in-
' vestment would have purchased the

necessary bulls of an average value of
$283. On the farms mentioned nearly

': feur timesas many bulls were used as
'- Wnuld have beenrequired under prop«

er organization. The farmers were,

j therefore, feeding four bulls when they

should have been feeding only one.
Actual first cost figures from other

cooperative bull associations are more

encouraging. In one associationrhaving

, more than one hundred members the

original cost to each member was only
$23. The‘ members already have had
the use of good pure-bred bulls for
four years and probably will have their
use six years longer Without additional
cost other than maintenance.' Another
association with more than fifty mem-
bers has had the use of good pure-bred
bulls for more than seven years at an
average investment of less than $25 a
member, with prospects of being able
to use them for three or four years
more.

When questioned regarding the value
of cooperative bull associations, one
hundred and fifty farmers in Maryland,
Michigan and Minnesota.. estimated
that,the use of bulls belonging to the

organization increased the 'value of *

the’ oflspring in the first"'generat10n
from thirty to eighty per cent, with
an average of sixty-five per cent. Usu-
ally in business transactions in which

others is a. probability of great gain
‘ there is a possibility cf. heavy loss,

but in the bull associations the chanc-

es of profit are excellent, with little

probability of loss. The investment is
so small and the chance for herd in;-

 

Bull Clubs “improve Herds V

HE history. (if c00perative bull as— ,

The cooperative bull association

helps its members to market dairyv

stock and dairy products, tofight con-
tagious diseases of Cattle intelligently
and 111' many. other: ways assist ’in .‘im.
proving the dairy industry.

How to- Organizes Bull Association. ‘

"Success 111‘ the operations! acoopexa
ative bull association‘depen’ds a great
deal on the care that is used‘in its'or-
ganization. Those interested write .to
their state agricultural college, thCh
will be glad to give advice and assist-
ance. .It is advisable, if possible, to
visit seme near— -by bull association in
order to study the methods of operat-
ing, for the more information that is
available the better will be the pros-
pects for a well organized and success
ful association.

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BIG EXPORT TRADE IN CANNED
GOODS.

 

XPORT sales of canned fruit, ags

gregating fully $10,000,000havo
been made within the last few~ weeks,
according to estimates made, by. east;
ern brokers. The sales through .New
York alone have exceeded $2;000,000
within the last fortnight, although the
bulk of the business was done in Chi.
cago and other middle Western cities.
In a. way, this enormousldemand for
fruitof all kinds, for it has, included
dried fruit as well, the sales of which
cannot be very accurately estimated, is
one of the most spectacular features of
the lifting of the export ban. Both
England and France, and particularly
the former, appeared to be 1avenous
for fruit after the, privations of four
years of war with the question ‘of the

food supply itself sometimes being in >-

a doubtful position

It had been a rather serious matter
to provide for the necessities, let- alone
anything in‘ the ,shape of luxuries, and
when it was finally found that tonnage
could be spared for the shipment; of
food of .this character across the water
there was a rush for it that simply ov-
erwhelmed the American trade.

The situatiOn has presented many
curious features When. the buying
frenzy hit the American markets, for it
has been little short of that, there was
an apparent scarcity of supplies, and
it seemed doubtful that there would
ever be any chance of meeting the de—
mand. But it became so insistent and
the matter of price of such secondary

importance that gradually the goods»

began to appear on the market, slowly
at first, but afterward with a rush
which kept up in a steady stream
which, however, seemed in no wise,.'to
diminish the demand, which continues,
although the supply has decreased.

A little-(idea of the situation can be
gained from the fact that. canned
peaches, for instance, which have been
held» at thirty cents a can in the Amen
ican markets, and which have proved
slow of sale because of the high prices
asked, have Sold at six shillings a can.
or, roughly, $1.50, in London, and atvten
francs. or about $1.80 a can in Paris. ‘
At the same time this extraordinary
foreign demand has been met only at
the expense of the American supply,
and dealers say that if the American
public becomes hungry for canned fruit

before the next pack they may be com- ‘
polled to pay prices lpadouers have <

been willing to pay. A's matters stand
now coast packers have nothing furth-

or to o'flfer and the resale offers by.\
speculators and others have bemkto,
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most dangerous diseases of pota-

u ‘rtees, has made its appearance in a

limited sectiony of Pennsylvania.

,The infested territory embraces

twenty-Seven comparatively small min-
ing towns, the latest statement says,
but experts of the Agricultural Depart-
ment have given warning that the in-
faction may have reached other sec-
tions in the same way that it reached
these towns and vigilance is urged to
discover and report it, if it does exist

1 elseWhere, as well as to guard against

a possible spread of. infestation. It was
only last year, however, that the dis-
case was disc‘Overed, and the depart-
ment officials say it is possible that it
may be present in other sections, but

> not yet recognized.

Wart disease is caused by a para-
sitic fungus and manifests itself by a
warty outgrowths on the underground
portions of the plant. ll‘he warts vary
in size, and sometimes the entire tuber
is converted into a spongy, warty mass
Many of the warted potatoes rot in the
ground, but if the Warts are small and
the season favorable, the diseased tis-
sues may dry down and the tubers
keep through the winter.

Damage resulting from wart varies,
but it is always severe, and in some
cases no edible potatoes at all can be
grown. This was true in many of the
Pennsylvania gardens last _.year The
fungus is carried over from year to
year, not only in the potato but in the
soil. It the same ground is planted to
potatoes year after year, the infesta~

tion becomes so severe that the grow ~

ing of potatoes is rendered impossible.
Where long-time rotation is practiced,
comparatively little damage is done.

Once the fungus is established in
‘thesoil,there is no-means of eradicat-
ing it “except by preventing the growth
of potatoes on'the infested ground, and
it is known to be able to retain its vi-
tality through a period of at least eight
years.

Potatoes can be successfully grown
on badly infested soil only by the use

of resistant varieties. While nothing .

has bee‘ndone in this country toward
the development, of such 'varieties,
some of the European countries which
have been ravaged by the disease were
forced to undertakegit several years
ago. A considerable measure cf, suc-
cess has been attained, the English
and Scotch authorities going so far as
to refer to some of their varieties as
immune. The English government last

year contracted for the growing of one ‘

thousand acres of “immune” potatoes
in Scotlan‘dgthe seed from fwhich Twill
be available this spring. I -
Potato experts of the Department of
Agriculture, however, are hopeful that
it will not be necessary to resort to the
use of resistant varieties in this coun-
try. It is not likely that they would
be so productive as the varieties adapt-
ed and bred up to meet American con-

. ditionsh It_ is regarded as prbbable that

some of the standard varieties in this
country would show resistant traits,

but considerable time. and‘ effort would f I
f be necessary to determine this point .
if the. disease is discovered the "'1

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spring work Don’t be delayed in planting by not have ,
ing proper tools.

Ordinary disc harrows do not ansWer behind trac-
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the same time stand the heavy strsin of power use.

Engine Flexible Double Disc Harrow

means fast and thorough tillage. Works the ground twice with
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ideal seedbed. Enables you to get your fieldsin Shape to plant
when chances are best for bumper crops.

The “Roderick Lean" Engine Flexible Double Disc Harraw is
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1 famendment.

. Ethe closing of the saloons.
: (are no longer filled with drunks; our

, likely to follow its passage:

 

6. The people could not initiate such
.atawby petition. ,V
7. The legislature cannot pass a

VERY farmer, and farmers wife,
in Michigan should db theirfiuty
at the coming April election to
give the “home barons” of the state
Such a jolt that they will not attempt
:to put ~over another wine: and beer
The state of Michigan
:bas never been so clean as it has since:
Our jails

court calendars are generally free of
cases earned by bone; our roads are
{safe to travel; and the laboring class
Tare more contented to return to the
country new that saloons are closed.

The contempt of state laws and the.
’disgraceiul scenes along. the public

- moods between the cities of Michigan

and the Ohio state line have been
enough to shew the peopde 5: this state
the conditions which are likely to pre-
vail throughout the state if these in-
:terssts succeed in putting over this
gmsidious amendment.

The women of other states are watch-
ing the women of Michigan to see how
well they meet this critical test. The-

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only mean a blot upon the state but it:
will be a reflection upon the woman-
3hood of Michigan. The issue is clear.
Do your duty at the April election.
Below we give a careful analysis of’-
the proposed. wine and beer. amend-’
ment and the probable results that are'

On April 7 next each voter will be
handed a ballot whereon he or she is
’to vote yes; or no on the .so-called beer
and wine amendment to Article XVI of
the State Constitution. ,

The proposed amendment is intend-
ed to stand as section 12 of Article
XVI and reads:

Section 12. “It shall be forever law-
;fuI in. this state to Wort. transport,
manufacture, use, buy, sell, keep for
sale, give away, barter or furnish every
kind of. Cider, Wines, Beer, Ale,.and
Porter and to possess the same in a.
private residence. So much of Sec"
tion 11, Article XVI of this constitution
,as prohibits the manufacture, sale,
,keeping for sale, giving away, barter-
'ing or furnishing of‘ vinous, malt, brew-
ed or- fermented liquors, is hereby re-
:peaied. The bgslature by general
laws shall reasonably License and reg-
ulate the sale and keeping for sale of
vinous, malt, brewed or fermented
‘liquors: Provided. however, that the
selectors of ,each city, village, or town-
:ship forever shall have the right to

, prohibit the manufacture, sale or keep-

,ing for sale of vinous, malt, brewed or
éfermented liquors within such city, vil-
Iago or township."

Before you go to the polls you should
thoroughly understand its full signifi-an
canoe. For your convenience this an-
alysis is presented at this time:

1. If adopted the amendment will

take effect May 7,1919. ' "g

2. saloons will be permitted for the
sale and keeping for sale of beer, wine,
ale, porter and fermented cider. - '
I: 3. Breweries will be legal
' 4. The local option law will be mes
pealed. .

, 5. The legislature cannot pass a new
local option law giving a county a right
to prohibit such liquors.

 

passing of this amendment will notf_

home rule act giving cities or villages
the right, even upon popular vote to
prohibit the giving way, furnishing,
importing or transporting of such
liquors.

8. The people can not initiate such
a home rule act by petition.

9. The present statewide prohibi-
tion amendment'flSec.‘ 11, Art. XVI)
will be repeated in so far as» it prohi-
bits the manufacture, sale, keeping for
sale, giving away, bartering or flur-
nishing of vinous, malt, brewed or fer-
mented liquors. *

10. Beer, .wine, ale, porter aml. hard
cider, fall within one or more 01 the
ciassification, vinous, malt, brewed, or
fermented liquors.

11. Such liquors could be imported
and transported by the bottle or the
earloed.1

12., The legislature shall reasonably
license the manufacture of vinous,
malt, brewed-and fermented liquors.

13. And shall reasonably incense and
regulate the sale and keeping for sale
of such liquors.

14. it is questionable under the pro-
posed amendment the legislature can
“regulate“ the manufacture of such
liquors by prohibiting the-location of

'- breweries near schools, churches, in

residence districts or otherwise.
'15. After the legislature has provid-
ed the necessary election machinery

' and the people have so voted. cities, vil-

lages or townships may prohibit the
manufacture, sale or keepmi’g for sale
of such liquors.

16. The legislature cannot prohibit
or regulate the giving away or use.
importing or transporting of, such
liquors except in places having a 1i:
cense (breweries and saloons).

17'. Nor can cities, villages or town-
ships prohibit or regulate such gift.
use, importing or transporting.

' 18.. The people could not initiate
laws or ordinances for the purposes
mentioned in the last two-paragraphs.

19. Any person may thereftu‘e give
by the drink or by the barrel any or
all of such liquors at any place, pub-
lic or private {except licensed saloons
or breweries), to any boy or girl, jit-
ney driver, locomotive engineer, elec—
tric motorman, member or fire depart-
ment on duty, habitual drunkard, post-
edperson, inmate of county poor hous-
es, prisoner inside of jail or prison,
policeman on his beat, inmates of in-
sane asylums or anyone else.

20. And such giving could. not be
stopped by punishing the user, for the
u‘Se is made forever lawful by the pro-
posed amendment.

.21.' Neither the legislature nor any
municipal council, nor the people by

any initiated state law or local ordi-
nance could punish any person no mat~
ter what his employment, age or con—
dition for accepting‘and using any
amount of any of the named liquors
at any time or place except in saloons
and breweries.

22. It will be lawful—no one can

:prevent or punish—to place kegs of

beer, ale, wine, porter or hard cider

where anyone may get it on Sundays,

holidays and election days. '
23. The giving away of such liquors

.on trains, interurbans and at depots

will be lawful
24. No city or village could impose
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lflE of the most noted rural com-
munity churches in the country
at the present time is in the vil-
lage of Angusta, Kalamazoo county,

Michigan. The village is located right

at the west entrance to Camp Custer.
In fact, the camp stretches to the east
and south of the village in plain sight,
for several miles.

When Camp Custer was building the
farmers and village members of the
01d Methodist Church of Augusta got
together and worked out a plan to
build a structure that could be utilized
along the “community” idea. There

'had been three churches in the place

since the 'Civil War time, with but a
few hundred inhabitants. These church
societies had hard work to support
pastors and keep going. Only for a
few hours on Sundays, and for an oc-
casional funeral, were the churches op.
en. The great majority of the farmers
and some of the villagers never saw
the inside of one of these three build-
ings. from one year’s end to another.
The community idea took a strong
hold in the minds of the leaders of the
old Methodist church before the sol-
dier boys began to gather at the camp.
At the annual Michigan Conference of
the M. E. Church it was arranged to
send a preacher to Augusta whom it
was thought would fill the bill. The
preacher, Rev. W. H. Smith, proved to
be an all-around man. He is a young
man and we are informed was a circus
expert before he took to the ministry.

him Bill. And he has filled it, all right.

Rev. Mr. Smith and his good wife
struck the village in time for him to
preach two good sermons the Sunday
That
evening soon after pronouncing the
benediction he put on ' his working
clothes and hardly had time to take
them off for the next few months. He
worked night and day, traveled over

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the state in the interest of his plan to
build up a community church at the
entrance of Camp Custer and provide
a club room and other features for the
comfort and cheer of the young soldier
boys, many‘ of whom were leaving
home for the first time. The members
of the old church society, and the
farmers and villagers generally, joined
in the scheme. Two of the leaders in
the membership are Stewart and Mur-
ray Ogden, prominent farmers of the
community, whose parents were chart-
er members of the old church organi-
zation. ’ ’

The accompanying pictures show
what has been accomplished in Augus-
ta village along rural community lines.
The old Methodist Church was built a
few years after the Civil War closed,
but it was in prime condition inside
and out. It was moved nearly four
blocks over a circuitous route and tin-
ally planted on a large and vacant lot
at the intersection of the two main
streets. Of course, there. were some
snags to bother oécasionally. One vil-
lager refused to allow the old church
to sail over a two-rod-wide patch-of
potatoes and sweet corn that was in

an incipient stage of growth and culti-‘

vation on a back lot that was vacant,
and furnished plenty of room without
injury to trees in reaching the new
church lot site. Not five cents worth
of damage was done to the corn and
potato plants, but the owner insisted
on damages and we are told that fifty
dollars was paid for the trip across.
Then the community church folks got
up steam and sailed the old meeting
house over the narrow open' patch
without leaving a trace of damage. In
fact, we haVe an idea that that portion
of the garden will produce better next
season because of the falling of dust
and dirt from the old church on the
way across. _
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church in the background is the new
and fine parsonage.

Isn’t it a pretty sight for a winter
scene in a rural community? This new
community church and parsonage is as

fine as can be found anywhere in the ’

entire country. There are no wealthy.
members in the church membership,

as the soil around the village is mostly;

a sandy loam. The farms are small

and over a thousand acres within three _

miles have been taken into Camp Cus-'
ter, probably never to be used for
farming purposes again.

The community idea has been well
tested in this new structure. Aside
from building up the village and rural
membership the church folks have

‘ planned to do all they can to make an

ideal homey place for the boys in Camp
Custer. , The pictures of one corner of
the interior of the club room looks
very attractive and there are hundreds
of the army boys who have spent some
days and nights in the barracks on the
west side of the camp who visit Au-
gusta community church and club
room one or more nights each week.
Many of these boys have gone back
home to the old farms and will see
these pictures in the Michigan Farmer.

The club room is open every day'and '

evening throughout the week. The‘av-
erage attendance since dedication has
been Over seventy-five 'soldiers each
evening. We attended one evening
when over four hundred and fifty were

. present from the camp. The entire

church was open and both club 100m
and auditorium full to overfloWing. The
two rooms are separated by folding
doors that reach from floor to ceiling.
The women and girls of the society
were on hand-and furnished apples and
popcorn for that particular evening.
Community singing was the principal
thing on the program. An orchestra
came from the camp and included a
slide trombone player who could make
his horn do anything he ordered it to
render. He was the hit of the evening.
Some of the soldier boys sitting in the
pews during the singing of camp songs
forgot where they were and jumped
out into the aisles and started jigs, and
other antic preliminaries. _Then some
of their chums would jump up and
whisper in the dancer’s ear and he
would slink down in his seat with his
face slightly flushed. And how the
staid old church members would laugh
at these antics. It did them good. In
fact, they are for the first time in their
lives finding that practical religion is
a jolly good stuff to have and to hold
and is a forerunner of the good times
they will have when they get to
heaven.

If Stewart and Murray Ogden’ s fath-
er and mother could come back to

earth again and ride‘from the old farni'w

in an automobile to this new commu-
nity church and attend one of these

evening sessions of singing, playingL

eating and visiting, of cOurse they
would be astonished, at first. For near-~
ly a half century they attended and
worked in the old church at whatever

their hands could find to do in any; .
good cause: Both died before are piss -
of a cemmunity church ever-j was. men— '7 ‘ A
tioned, but we know they would. nuiek- _.
ly catch up with the idea. and endorse ‘-
it. Just- one eveningts attendance at »
this new idea ..ehurch with its way or '

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when we have had trouble with them,
and there are some things about their
growth that makes for more certainty
that are not as generally known as
might be. There is’one fallacy that
has kept many {rem having the best
success, and that. is that tomatoes will
not bear on rich soil. It is natural that
such an idea. should be formed when
certain methods have been followed,
but the fault was with the methods
and not the .richvsoil.

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and any lack of these elements will re-
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lime atone than by anyother method. I
You can't grow clover. alfalfa. soy ’_
beans. com, peas and other legumes .
on acid soil. All crops do beta: on I
well limed soils.

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' while perhaps each has had its
converts, there have always been more
backsliders than successful converts.
Perhaps the reason for this has been

:llheguestfouwmmalwmm
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malls convert: “Does shifts m in
Michigan?” compared With clover m
:or other. comparable feed? It is; of
‘course, true that a rotation different
from the one already in use must be
practiced on. many forms if alfalfa is
to be raised. Nor is this the only dis-
KW. The practical farmer who

gis milking some of start-Eng alfalfa “una—

:m‘efintelyseesthattosmmerflanow

and work the prospective piece clean
of weeds is a loss of one years. crop,

. and since the'original expenses, the
things he can see himself paying on!
lanes for before he even gets his al-

falfa seeded—the loss of one year’s use

loom - very
large before him. These are things he
lie surest- The income from the crop
itself‘i-s in doubt. He has never raised
any alfalfa. and he is not sure it is go‘
ing to be a success. To be sure, he
jbas heard: of successful
1Michigan. At the college perhaps, or
zfn some distant county. The writer
firmly believes in alfalfa as a: crop and
as a feed, and he also firmly believes
ithat if a. large umber of succeszul
pieces of alfalfa could be scattered.
”across the state, could be seen- and the
:cost of starting them could be known,
'compared with the“ income—much
more alfalfa would be raised in the
state of Michigan.

The following account. is taken from
the books of a Michigan farmer. It
nigh-.11» be well to add that this farmer
was a young city attorney who was
.handicappcd in the beginning by lack
‘ On the other
hand he was unhampered. by any prej-
udices or doubts He had- seen “alfalfa-

the best methods of getting started
with alfalfa and resolved not to slight
a. single ‘step in the process. The first
start was with twp acres in 1914. (The

. finance of this farmer may be obtmned

;On request by writing to: the editor of
"The following is a. brief
{the exact words of the farmer as
"possible:

, “After having determined ’to make a.
start with alfalfa and having: given. the

.015 the land, the time, the fertilize”, the
sombre—all these things

catclres in .

A ‘Spawld'z‘ng

E lime passed through several matter some study. 1 some} mowe-

ofmflgtoneadofamhnchc
way that in getting started It would
“mommy mtntim. This
annno‘tas good soil as'meon
which 1M seen alfalfa fail. nor was
uamuwmmehlhndna
shuns. hmgoodsoilandlbcd
Mahmflm urrolmea on
Mammmafiwum
Mtogiveeechstepthehestofattem
mn,lcnuflgetagnoféutch.
“IntllefnnfilflSImletwulvc
loads of manure perm. This 1

ed under in the springr at 131‘. After '

rolling and dragging down twice, I put
on. three and a half tons per acre of
medium ground limestone. This was

dragged in and the piece kept free ’

from weeds throughout the summer by
means of the spring-tooth barrow. In
all I dragged the piece six times with
the spring-tooth. and three times with
the spike-tooth—following with a roller
each. time to firm the seed bedas much
as possible. I seededtbe piece at the
rate of fifteen pounds per acre the first

week- of August, 1914!, using inoculat-.

ed dirt instead of pure culture. This
dirt I applied at the rate of two hun—
dred and fifty pounds per acre.

'1 could not and a tool that suited
me thoroughly for working the alfalfa
so I took an old spring-tooth barrow
and sharpened the teeth beginning four
inches back and sharpening straight to
a point. In. the spring of 1915- l disked
and dragged the seeding once with the
drag mentioned. I cut the piece three
times, getting three and a half tons
per acre the first cutting; two and a
half tons the second, and about one
and a half tons the third.

"Since 1915 the only care that has
been given. to the alfalfa. has been to
disk and drag it: after every cutting
and to give one application of manure
to it each year, and although now four
years old it is as free from June grass
as it was the first year.

“My experience 'has convinced me
that all of the steps fol-lowed. are nec-
essary for success. I used perhaps a
little more lime than would ordinarily
be necessary, but this was due to the
fact that when. the litmus test was ap-
plied a. distinct acid reaction was ob-
tained. ,

“My efforts; with alfalfa, both in the
growing and feeding it, have been en-
tirely successful. Anyone who is consid-
ering getting a start. with alfalfa may
answer the question, “Does Alfalfa Pay
in Michigan?” to his entire satisfac~
tion by looking over my times or by
visiting my farm."

 

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Figures on One Acre Taken Directly From the Actual Farm Account.

5 Year. Item. Expense. Receipt.
1913 Manure, tWelve loads ................... ' ............. $12. 00
1914 Plowing, one acre ................... . . . .. .......... 2.00
; Labor, hauling andspplying lime..........'............ 6.00
‘ Three and a half tons Iimesfone .................... 10.50
Labor, baulingand‘ spreading inoculated: dirt ...'.. .. . . 1.09
Dragging, spring-tooth. six’ times, spikedooth 3 times 6.00
Fifteen pounds alfalfa seed at $12 per bushel . . . . . . . . 3.00
Labor, sowmgseed ............. ......-............ .50
Interestmlandz 6% $1.00 valuation .................. 6.80
1915 Dismmhagiw'hm“‘I-.:.I1'-~W.IOOOD‘ 2‘09
Mowing, raking, cocking and moving hay............ 2.50
rinsezesfoninvostnentatm . ..................... $09 _
Manure, sfx roads ..; ..... ................ 6.00 .
a‘ By‘Zifitomofarfnlfaat $14.er .......-....... 31%.“)
1.916 Diski‘ng' and draggingahalfday.....»............... 2.00 ‘
‘ Mowing, raking, choking and moving Ihay ...:...... 2. 50
mnure’ Six WS-CRI D“DUN-”hm...I"'"'"CIOII:OIOUCOQCIO 7-50
. Interest on $1003.12 6%.. .-.... --............‘.....‘ 6.00 ‘ -
RC . Ext-seven tons of alfalfa at 3&2 per ton .............. , ~ 3 3499
1917 Disking and. dragging a. half. day.. .....-............ 2.50 . , ‘
Mowing, rakinga‘rfidmavi‘nghzy.......»...........,.. 2150 .
Manure,8lX10m o.-ou-qu-ruooL:u:vwnbooouowdcdotrooo 3.” ,, ‘ I
Interest on $100... ................ W. 6.00 '
By seven tons of alfalfa at $20 per ton .............. . $140.80
1918 Iairosking an‘mdrafig aw in h o cuoIo'uoovIIo-UuoI-ooo, .2‘50 ‘
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n MI'd0".IFQU’CIUF'..‘&OQ.."..IOUIUUII a.” i '
IntereSt on investment. .. 6.00

  

   
          

 

    
 
   
   
  
  
 
 
     
  
  
   
 
  
 
  
   
    
  
    
   
 
  
 
   
   
    
      
        
    
    
   
  
   
   
 

 

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‘ stuffs and foods" and to dispose of the
, American surplus of wheat, he is em-‘

7 ‘ ’h’oppers abound

Market

BILL Carrying an appropriation
of one billion two hundred and
fifty million dollars and giving the
President powers over wheat and food
stocks, more drastic than the existing

cengress by the administration as its

plan of meeting the government guar- . '

an‘tee or $2. 26 a bushel for wheat. both
for the 1918 and 1919 crops. so gen-
eral and sweeping are the provisions
of the bill that members of congress
said at once it would have to be radi-
cally changed before there was any
chance of its passage.

The proposed measure turns over to
the President the huge sum of one
and a quarter billion dollars and tells
him to go ahead and work it out as he
sees fit, giving him every conceivable
sort— (if control overmills, storage, ele-
vators, transportation and the like.
Congress, it Was stated, will insist that
a specific plan and agency he created

to work out the problem and handle it.‘

Faces’Loss on Wheat.

With a Surplus of several hundred
million bushels from this years crop
and a prospect of four hundred million
bushels surplus ‘out of the 1919 crop,
provided the’ crop conditions remain
good, the government at the best, faces,
a huge loss in meeting the wheat guar-
antee. ,If the crop should go beyond a
billion bushels this year, it would pre-
sent a difl‘icultproblem in the actual
storing of the wheat, the country lack-
ing sufficient elevator capacity to take
care of it. The fight in congress over
the measure promises to be one of the
most bitter since the war. There is
no disposition on the part of- anyone to
dodge the government guarantee—ev—
eryone agrees that the pledge made to
the farmers muSt be kept. The disa—
greement is over" hoW' it shall be
handled. «
, . Bill S'ummed Up.

Summed up, th'é: administration bill
provides:

1. An appropriation of one billion

two hundred and fifty million dollars 7

to be available at once.
2.1’resident Wilson is authorized to
cariy out guarantees for 1918 and 1919

with such agents or agencies as he'

may desire to create Or utilize any de—'
partment' or agency of the government.

3. The- President is not only author- »

ized to buy and sell wheat and wheat
products but f‘foods and foodstuffs.”
and is given absolute control over the
dealers, millers, e1e_vators,- exchanges
and all others having anything to do
with the distribution, by means of a
license system. -.~

4: The President is given complete
control of all experts and imports of
“wheat, wheat products and other food

powered to enter foreign markets.

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‘- Winter wheat and clover cannot be
grown, with any success, in fields ov-
errun‘ with graBShOppers. ‘ Cows can-
not give any quantity of milk if most

of their food is devoured by these ,

pests Bread is dependent on grain,

but grain is not plentiful where the ’
fmproved varieties j.

 

 

Upon the efficiency with which the
seed bed is prepared depends the size
of the harvest.

_ And 11an the size of the harvest
depends the entire compensation of
the farm owner—his reward for all
his months of labor in plowing, disk-
ing, seeding, cultivating, reaping, to
say nothing of his money investment
in land, implements, seed, etc.

The only answer to the entire year’s
effort is—bushels.

The best preparation, as a‘matter of course,
depends upon using, the best farm implements.

Farm owners using Oliver Tractor Imple-
ments get the greatest possible yield per acre.
A single, actual instance—one out of thou-
sands of similar cases—may be cited.

In the fall of 1917, J. B. Grinnell, Secretary
of the Nebraska Farmers’ Congress, plowed
twenty acres of dry hard ground for winter
wheat with Oliver plows. This is what he
says in regard to their performance:—

«1

“This field of wheat made an average of
35 bushels per acre. Neighboring fields, turned
with other” plows, averaged only from 15 to
25 bushels. When I saw this large yield I
was convinced beyond a doubt of Oliver'-
superiority. The Oliver plows had paid for
themselves several time. over on this one
crop of wheat."

\

Thousands of other farm owners—all Oliver
users—have had the same results from Oliver
tools. Oliver plowed lands give farm owners
their answer in bushels—more bushels per acre.

Oliver Chilled Plow Works
South Bend, Indiana‘

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sion among farmers and the cpl!» 4-

ions are varied. it. happens that a.
large part of the talking: about farming
conditions after the war is done by ac-

tual farmers. Many of the m'cn- who'l"

have the met definite opinions about
thefuture do not lime on farms‘n’or
own farms; The majority of the real
farmers are too busy to worry to a.

great extent but most of them are ‘

thinking of the future and trying to
adapt their plans to meet conditipns.

Some farmers feel that the return of
the soldiers will plaice «a large area of
new land under cultivation and this
will lead to low prices. They mention
the conditions after the Civil War and
quote the prices that soon resulted
from the large production of the west.
However, conditions are different now.
The quality of the land which can be
opened up for the soldiers is not the
kind of soil that was available for dis,
tribution after the Civil War.

Not many of the soldiers have re-
turned home as yet, but those that the
writer has seen have no desire restart
farming unless they were farmers be
fore the war or now have a. chance to
farm land owned by their family in a
settled region; Most of the soldiers
seem to return to their old jobs and in
a few weeks they again become accus-
tomed to the old routine of civil Fife.
In most cases the war does; not seem

to have weaned men from their old:
Rather they have learned to'

trades.
appreciate the advantages all their. own
business..

the. service frequently gives them a re-
newed strength and enthusiasm for
their old trade or business.

Very few practical farmers seem to '
be worrying about the competition of 1' .. ,
the returned soldiers who go on the V,‘
farm. Many farmers are looking with " ‘
pleasure to the day when the son or ‘ T.
hired man will return. to the farm to, '
help ease the burdens which in some “3.
‘llave rested heavily orgasm ?

cases

ders of men ‘too old-bio ‘bea'r em.

One feature of the 1,113.11.~ of. develop-.9

ing new land should not be overhokcd.
Possibly the capital used. in developing
new land will bring no milm'ns until

European agriculture ,is mmvemm'
land prices ,go down and then the sol-

diers who farm such land. will“ that,

all of their hard worke'will bx‘ingaw- ‘:
lparativel‘y small; reward. It is hard to

believe that much of. this your land
can compete to good advantage with
the fertile fields now tilled by experi-

enced- mcn. It will not be fair to place
an inexperienced returned soldier on

mm of. such uncertain value that, he ;
may wmc‘lhc best: yearsof his 11m in“:

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MWMhfism.

Scene writmlremcmhuihe fertile
fields ad Russia [and pressed that. sum
time a stable govcrmnent- will exist
there. Theirtranspwtafimwmlcm—

will he sold thereinlargc quantities.
Then alarm cmmotfoodwmhcm

duced there and shipped into the” other ;
countriesofEumpc. Mechangein .'
Man. agriculture will [reduce the- ‘

ml: of food which America mull
produce for Europe, ; . ’ '

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ly uscdinwarispnow'free‘toeem
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truth. This informally gm mo;

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HE immediate future holds he like:

of farm pndducts or of plentiful farm
labor at "low prices, Clarence Ousley,
assistant secretary of agriculture, said
in an address before the recent meet-

ing in ”Baltimore of state extension _

directors. » '

Mr. Ousley impressed the necessity
of state cooperation with the Depart-‘

ment of Agriculture in order that fed-
eral patronage without corresponding
state and local sustenance may not
usurp the field. He declared also that
farmers should look no longer to the
federal government for the continuing

exercise of extraordinary powers in *

behalf of agriculture or any other ele-
ment.

“The farmer,” said Mr. Ousley,
“should be thelast man to surrender
his personal rights of property, as they
are represented in the price of his com-
modities, to the control of government,
for there are more consumers than pro-
ducers and the government reflects the
selfish interest of the majority.”

He spoke against guaranteed prices
for farm products as a permanent pol-
icy because “we would come to a whol-
ly artificial system that would break
down with a mighty crash.”

“It is most difficult now to foresee

what the ,demand fer farm products
will be'when the harvests of 1919 are
gathered, ” he said. “I think there nev-
er was a time when farmers ought to
study more carefully the foreign news
of the day. They have a profound in-
terest in the political, economic and

. social developments in EurOpe': because '

Upon these‘ developments will depend
the ability of the Eulopean countries
both to produce and to buy. Upon
what they may be able to produce in
1919 and’upon' what they may be able
to buy froln the crop of 1919 depends
the prosperity-of the American farmer.

"Generally speaking, there is assured
prospect that Europe will need contin-
uing ‘large American supplies of live

stock products. It appears reasonable, I

also, to assume that. Europe cannot,
within the year or within the produc-
ing part or the" year, restore me New
farming operations.”

SUGAR COMPANY-’8 BlG RUN.
HE , Mt. Clemens Sugar Company’s

, campaigncontinue'd 111.days, dur-
ing‘ Which time they asliced 57, 312 tons

of beets. The beets produced 15, 219,- -

157 pounds of granulated sugar, 2,845
tons of dried pulp for cattle feed, and
3,006 tons of molasses. They have
their own cooper shop and make all
,jcheir barrels. They, employ about eight
coopers: to make the barrels and for
the campaign just completed made 20,-
075 barrels; These barrels were all
packed ' with sugar averaging' 350
pounds of sugar to the barrel. They
also packed 50, 000 bags of sugar con-

'ltaining 100 pounds each and 57,000

ibags Of dried'pulp,‘ containing 100
pounds each, for cattle feed. They used
.12, 000 tons of "coal to run the factory
through the entire campaign, also 500
tom: 91' coke. .One hundred and twenty
thousand pounds. of seed was shipped
out to the farmers, which produced the
above mentioned tennage. '4

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satisfactory.

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roads, farms, and all. Farmers know our
standards of quality and service. \Vhen
we offer a motor truck for farmers’ use,
it is understood that the truck will do the
work expected of it at a cost farmers can
afiord. _

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for carrying capacity loads on country
roads. It gives satisfactory everyday
service, the kind that farmers must have.
When an emergency comes—a tough
piece of road, a steep hill, a rush trip, a
bad day—the International has the re-

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Binders Push Binders M we Tedd rs
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Tillage Implements Sweep z[lirekese erSstackers
Disk Harrows Cultivators Combination Sweep Rakes
Tractor Harrows and Stackers
S rin -T00th Harrows Baling Presses
eg- 00th Harrows Bunchers
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Planting d: Seeding Machines Belt Machines
Corn Planters Corn Drills Ensilage Cutters
. Grain Drills . Huskers and Shredders
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Mr. L. C. Henry of Utica, Minn., pur— ‘
chased-an International Motor Truck to
haul hls live stock and farm produce to
market-~and to bring return loads from
town. He says, We use the truck for
nearly every klnd of hauling. It saves
more time than any other machine in our farm
service." Five of Mr. Henry’s neighbors bought
International Motor Trucks when they learned,
from his experience, what a useful economical
farm machine he had. _

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Trucks -—— 1,500, 2,000, 3,000 and 4, 000 pounds 2
capacity, with bodies suitable for every kind of
hauling. We have a dealer, a branch house, or
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Planters Drills Straw Smear ing Attach. \,
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that every forward motion saves time, decreases labor, and

_ yields a bigger return on your crop- money. Planet Jr tools

are the result of over forty-five years of actual farming and
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saves a man a team. and a cultivator every day it is

etc” at one passage. own if rows are crooked or of' it-
regular width. In check- -rows andlisted corn it
also beats any other tool. Has spring lift and ,1
plant shields. Can be equipped with spring- '
trip standards. discs. sweeps. hoe steels and
furrowing shovels. Our specially hardened
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all free. Buy now and save money.

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Credit

S‘S'ISTANT Secretary of Agricul-
, . ture Clarence Ousley, advocated
the establishment of agricultural credit
as a part of the credit system of financ—‘
ing commerce, manufacturing industry,
mining, transportation and other voca-
tions ah'd industries before theyagricul-
tural conference of bankers, recently
held at Washington. In'outlining the
[need of credit by agriculturists for the
"production of crops, Mr. Ousley declar-
ed that assistance of this sort was as
’ ‘se‘ntial to maximum food production
, .j ; sessential to American industry
:' "and Cwmerce. generally. _ .
. “For these reasons,” Mr. Ousley said.
"'I hold that agricultural credit prop-
serly applied is the soundest credit, and
yet agricultural credit has received the
'least thought of financiers. I trust this
is a sufficient basis for the suggestion
.that agricultural credit offers an at-
tractive field for constructive thinking
and acting by experts of finance and
that money wisely invested in agricul-
tural credit will be safely and profit-
ably returned.

“While our new system of land credit
is affording much relief to those who
have farm property to improve and
those who have some capital with
which to buy, it should be understood
that the great class of tenant produc-
ers are Without property or capital.
Their need is operating credit in order
that they may produce economically
and in order that they may acquire
something to purchase farms. If we
are to help the landless to acquire
land, we must provide a better system
of operating agricultural credit for the
‘intelligent and the industrious.

“The onlyhope of a. reinforced and
abundant agriculture is profitable agri-
culture which young men will seek as
ithey seek other vocations that promise

. substantial reward, and as the day of
'cheap land has passed the prime neces-
sity for multiplying farm home owner-
ship is financial accommodation and
sound business practice for worthy
young men in order that they may ac-
quire the initial capital for farm pur-
chases.- There is no greater public
service that can be rendered to the
United States and to the general. wel-
fare of all the people than the mastery
of this problem and the leadership in
this activity.”

A LIVE FARM BUREAU.

; ARM Bureaus are destined to form
a great Clearing house for handling
:the business of agriculture. There are
now more than 2,400 counties in this
country having these organizations and
:hiring county agents who give their
' entire time to the problems confronting
the farmers of their counties. One of
the most important functions of these

organizations is that of standardizing .

'farm products‘and eliminating wastes
of the old system of marketing.

The plan of the Shiawassee County
Farm Bureau to combine in one big or-
ganization all of the small cooperative
associations and other farmers' organ-
izations in the county is a move in the
‘directionbf better service. The Farm
Bureau and its county agent will thus
.be in a position to render morevalu—
able service to every agricultural inter-
est and community in the county. The
joining together of associations and
farmers organizations will mean more
, ~_business and tend to Hold more inter-
_ +9“ in county problems. A live county
" .farm bureau so closely related with
_.;more than 2.400 similar organizations

V fissure to prove a big factor in reflect-
ing the-conditions of agriculture in the
amount-1 states. Every farmer inter:

Wflnhhe ’ETefi't“?rOblems- nowf c911. .
Wins the maximum bgqlomx a , .3

master,hn»:‘<0o‘unty.'FhM‘ 3min. L,

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lent clay road tires. , «4 ' If. ‘
‘Their big sturdy projections have the faculty of

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holdingthe car safe. _‘ » .. . . ‘3 4

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tires, both the treads-diat- show and the parts

- underneath that‘don’t sham-so tinfthcy will give ‘~ ,
the right sort of serViCe, on clay roads. rocky roads, ~
paved roads, or any other kind of roads, and give
a lot bf it. ' -‘ ~ . , 5
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I pick their roads or spend anyg‘reat amount or time '

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babyurg their tires. , . ..-'. .. . , . ‘, .

We have held to the idea that to give Mohawk ,

‘7. users the kjmd of sense: this: want. we must'buildrt-

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big mileage, and 3 ighty little trouble no mattcr , __
where the usermaychoosctodrivc. v_ . .3 "'IJ";"_’
' There is nothing mysterious about the way' we '>
accomplish it—just the sensible method of using

the finest grade of rubber and fabric in the world,
building a reasonable quantity of tires so that we ,
can watch each one carefully, allowing the builders
plenty of time to do their work right.

We have kept our company on a very efficient
basis—haven’t a dollar’s werth of watered stock Qor .
bonded indebtedness and we are, satisfied with a
reasonable profit. In this way, we have been able
to use these expensive materials—more of them than
the average tire maker seems to think he can, and
have still been able to sell Mohawks at competi-
tive prices. ' ' ‘

That’s all there is to it. 3

As far as we know, almost any maker could have done
the same thing if he had been organized the same way we
have—had the same ideals and had been able to keepnway

from the temptation of making bigger profits by using
‘ cheaper materials and methods. .. ,

The point is that most of them haven't done so.

And that is why Mohawks'have stood out from among
the great variety of tires on the market and have gained
such a reputation for consistent high quality. -

The best proof of this is ~that our records prove that 8596‘
0! car Owners who buy their first Mohawk tires, become
permanent Mohawk users. ~

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HE month of January, 1919, has
been an. unusually open one and
and has permitted much out-

‘ ' side work about~ the farm which could
_not ordinarily be accomplished. And

as March is likely to be a. regular win-

' ter month, plans should be made to

clean up many of the little /odd' jobs
with which every farm abounds.

Whether a man is kept around the
farm to help in doing chores, or wheth-
er the owner does all of his own work,
there will always bosome time free to
do some of the many little tasks that
accumulate throughout the entire busy
farm season. Every farmer knows
what the tasks are, but he is apt to
overlook or neglect some, of them un-
less he makes a. note of them. The
writer has found it a good plan~ to jot
dawn on. a separate sheet in his farm.
account book the so-called odd jobs as
they a‘ccumulate throughout the year.
It is astonishing the list of interesting
details of work to be done before
spring that has accumulated in my
note book. It is with the hope“ that
some of them may serve as sugges-
tions or reminders to other farmers,
that I shall attempt to enumerate
some of the so-called “odd jobs” that I
have already accomplished and some
that I still have to do. ‘

I have during the open weather
cleaned up a pile of old fence posts—
buzzing up the ones which were good
for nothing but fuel, sorting out the
better ones and sawing off the bad end
which still left enough fer a good post

' on which to put dewberry wires. The

piles of old fence boards, rubbish, ap-
ple tree limbs, etc., were all gone

HILE the city man may jack up
his car and take out the battery
when cold weather comes, most
farmers find it necessary to keep their
machines going all the year round.
There are few farmers, however, who
have a heated garage or stable. Con-
sequently considerable trouble is ex-

is danger of frozen radiators even on
the road, if the cars are left standing
very long when the weather is ex-
tremely cold. Indeed, it is not an un-
usual thing for the water in the lower
part of the system to freeze even while
the car is running. Of course, cover-
ing the radiator will help to keep the
water warm when a car is standing,
and many drivers make a practice of
drawing out the water when the ma-
chine is put up for the night. Ford
drivers like this plan because starting

' is made easier in the morning when

the radiator is filled with hot water.
After the water is drawn out, the en-
gine should be started up and run for
tWO or three minutes, to dry out the
system.

After all, though, the average farmer
likes some plan which will do away
with the trouble of draining the radi-
ator every night. Consequently, var-
.ious anti freezing mixtures, and more
commonly denatured alcohol, are de-
pended upon. A newer plan, and one
which is recommended by many auto-
mobile men, is to fill the radiator ,whol—
hr with kerosene. Kerosene does not
freeze readily, and does not boil so

Moreover, it does not evapor-

ate like alcohol. Drivers who kept it

"in their radiators all last winter say
- that they very much prefer the use of
“" kerosene to that of alcohol.

Theré is
only one possible bad effect. The ker-

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perience'd with cold motors. Also there

quickly as water heavily charged with .
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through and the good boards solved mended and rendered servoieable. It.

and all the rest buzzed up for wood.

I have found it possible to build a
new tank cover and paint it—ordinar~
ily impossible in January. My tools‘
have all been inspected and Some de-
'tails of repair added to the items made
in my book 131: the time the tools were
last used. _ Iiind I need.a new cadting
for the mower, several new slats must
be put into my hay loader and the
whole apron. overhauled, somewhat. My
side-delivery. rake is in‘ need of several
new teeth; and a. new casting for one
of the castor wheels. My mower and
binder knives are both to be sharp-
ened, oiled and'put away. New boxes
are to be put in the disk barrow, a
new bar in the cylinder of the manure
spreader and several newlinks in the
main chain of the potato digger.

One of the double harnesses has
some minor repair work that can be
done at home, while the other will need
to visit the harness shop for over-
hauling.

I have built over my wheel-barrow,
trimmed my home orchard, and rasp.
berry bushes. I have taken my wagon
apart and am repainting it in the little
shop room I have rigged up in my
granary. I have been obliged to prac‘
tically build over my wagon box, also
as four of the irons were broken. I
have the material for half a dozen new
gates and will build them this month.
'I have several new pig troughs to build
as well as a couple of feeders for the
chicken coop.

At the present high price of grain
sacks iteis a. matter of considerable im-
portance to see that all old sacks are

By E. J.

small matter compared with a frozen
radiator or cylinder.

If you prefer alcohol, be sure that
you keep the radiator filled. Alcohol
evaporates rapidly, and causes the wa-
ter to boil quickly. Drain a ”quarter of
the water from your cooling system,
and then fill to the top with denatured
alcohol. This gives a mixture which
will not freeze until the temperature
touches zero. More alcohol must be
used in colder weathEr. A mixture of
forty per cent alcohol and sixty per
cent water will not freeze until the
temperature reaches twenty [degrees
below zero. You must always antici-
pate evaporation and put in more al-
cohol occasionally. It is safest to have
a device for testing the solution to
make sure you are safe» And remem-
her that the more alcohol you have,
the quicker the water will boil.

An engine never runs well in cold
weather until it has become heated.
Most drivers know this, and many of
them race the engine when they first
start it. This is really a. poor plan,
though, because while the engine has

been idle the oil has fallen to the low-7

est part of the system. It~is better to
run the motor quietly for a few mo-
ments, until the oil has been thorough-
ly distributed. Then the‘ machinery
will not suffer. In order to get‘lthe

engine to run smoothly, it is a good

plan to put a piece of --cardboard or
wallboard across the bottom or up and
down one side of the radiator. Same
thing depends on the make. If the
protector is placed back of the radi-
ates, it will not show much. Do not
admit to the radiator itself, but to the
We, , for the wires might wear
most the thin walls. Merely dis-
meeting the belt of the flywheel
viii often be sufficient to keep the en-
glue running well. ’ ._
Hard startle: is One trouble Mel!

”on not pay to take any chances with
m sacks at threshing time, or. at the
time for hauling grain to market. Now
is the time to sort. out all sacks and
have them ready for mending on
stormy dayswhen. it ismore comfort-
able to workindoors. Another odd job
of this type is {he repairing of any
one-bushel crates about. the placo that
need fixing. I have these all sorted
and 'some extra slats ready‘ to use in
repairing them at the first good oppor-
tunity.

_ I am convinced that I could not re-
membe1 all of the many items that I
have to do if I did not make a note of
them. The farm may be regarded as
a. factory which'begins its regular run
when spring opens up. No goOd fac-
tory manager would allow the time for
opening to come without seeing that
every bit of equipment- was in readi-
ness for operation. And so it is; or
should be with the farm. No 'better
time can be found to make note of
what any machine or tool needs than
when you are through using that tool.
You are familiar with every part of it
at that time and you know if any part
needs attention before next year’s
work. A broken casting overlooked or
a repair neglectednntil time for the
machine to be used will many times
mean a considerable waste of valuable
time.

The “odd jobs” should be attended
to during the winter months. This will
insure that things run as smoothly as
possible throughout the busy season.
It will insure that barring accidents,
there will be no avoidable loss of time.

The Automobile in Cold Weather

Farrington

confronts most drivers who have to
keep their machines in a cold barn. It
is a foolish plan to tax the starter too
severly in an effort to get the engine
going. The wise motorist will extend
a little help. If he is obliged to crank
by hand, he will be even more likely
to use whatever methods he may be
familiar with 'to help make the start-
ing easier. For , one thing, the car-
buretor should be adjusted for winter
running. Oftentimes it may be best
to give.a rich mixture until the motor
has warmed up, and then out down to
a. leaner mixture for running on the
road. This isa good plan for a Ford
man. Often‘times a Ford car bothers
about starting because the timer is
gummed up with oil. The timer should
be kept clean, and a light oil used lib-
erally but not too freely. Pouring hot
water on the timer will often thin the
oil and facilitate starting. Hot water
may also be used togreat advantage
on the carburetor and'manifold. In-
deed, the use of a teakettle of hot wa-
ter may mean the difference between
immediate starting and ten minutes
laborious cranking. ‘If hot water is not
plentiful, it iseconomical to soak rags
and. wrap them around the carburetor.

Various choking devices are. used on

automobiles, and help to make the ma- '

chine start readily. It is always ‘well,
though, to have on hand a little bottle

containingvhalf high test gasolene and. .

half ether. Administer a‘ few drops of
this mixture thrOugh the priming plugs
or if your car is without primers, re-
move the spark plugs and drop the

mixture through the.openings In this

way the burden on the starting system
can be greatly lightened. no ours that
your. batteries ”kept fully charm,
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cold weather. Steam is likely to get
past the piston rings and becoming,

condensed, mix .with the oil. This wa-
ter in the oil greatly .reduces its efll

, ciency. After draining out the oil, pour ,

in a pint or two of kerosene and turn
draw out the kerosene and refill with
fresh oil. If this is done it will help
you to keep the motor running well
and there will be less wear. on "the
machinery.

The farmer who drives his car‘in
Winter is sure to encounter a good
many deepn-uts in the road. Driving
in a frozen rut is very hard on the
tires because the elastic side walls are
not designed to receive wear of this
kind. Keep your tires fully inflated,
and if you find they are becoming worn
on the sides, turn them around before
they get very bad. This will increase
their life. Tires which have been made
somewhat ragged by driving in ruts
can be repaired without great expense
but the matter should not be neglect-
ed. If you have some partly worn
tires, this is a good time to use them.
You can get more mileage by fitting'
them with good reliners. Store your
best tires'in a cool cellar out of light.
Do not be persuaded to use reliners in
new tires. They will do more harm
than good, If you are going to put
your car up for a. week or so, by all
means put jacks under' the wheels so
that there will be no weight on the
tires. .

It is inevitable that more attention
should be demanded by the automo-
bile in cold weather, but there is no
reason why the farmer should not
drive at all times when the ground is
not covered with deep snow or the
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UCH has been said about the use

of lime as a field treatment, but
for the small garden little attention
has been given to the lime needs. The
garden is more intensively cropped
than the fields and its sour soil trou-
bles should be looked after as well as
those of the larger areas.

Garden crops as a whole are injured
by soils which are sour, or short in
their lime supply. This is especially
true of .the legumes, such as beans
and peas, of the vegetable crops, such‘
as lettuce, spinach and celery, and of
the cabbage and, root crops, such as
cauliflower, cabbage, kohlrabi, carrots
and turnips. Soils deficient in lime
fail to supply this needed plant food

which grow rapidly and make heavy
demands on the soil. The addition of
lime to. the garden satisfies the plant’s
need for this element-and indirectly
hastens the decay of the manure and
other soil materials to make them
available for the growing vegetables.

For some garden‘ crops lime is not
needed, and may even cause harm.
This is the case with the strawberry
and the watermelon which do better
.on slightly sour soils. Outside of a
few crops, liming the garden can do no
harm, and more often it is beneficial.

Where very heavy applications of
manure are made the needs for lime
tend to offset, for though the lime in
the soil is low_the manure starts the
plants off rapidly and they withstand
the injury, caused by the sourness of
the soil. With plenty of manure a
sour soil may make a good garden,
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first upon uswvlth- mad ferocity, t hé-
' Wiiid whirling to the north, and has:

“ hib’itin’g’ the abasement of fear.

tag 116 with all the fires of three 11
dred miles pf open Sea. The mist
swept away with that first: fierce“ "
and we were struggling fer iife- a
wild turmoil of waters. .1 had but a
glimpse of lt—a glimpse of wild, ragmg'
sea; of black scurrying clouds, so close
above I eduld almost reach out and
touch them; of dimly revealed canoes
flung about like chips, driving before
the blast.

Our Own was hurled forward like an
arrow, the Indian paddlers working like
mad to keep stern to the wind, their
long hair whipping about.rThe soldiers
crouched in the bottom, clinging grim-
13:10 any support, their white faces ex-
The
sergeant alone spoke, yelling his or-
.ders,‘ as he wielded steering paddle, his
hat blown from his head, his. face,
ghastly with sudden terror. It was but
the glimpse of an instant; then a pad-
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went over.

I was conscious of cries, instantly
smothered, and then I sank, struggling
hard to keep above water, yet home
down by the weight of the canoe. I
came up again, choking and half ,
strangled, and sought to grip the boat
as it whirled past. My fingers found
nothing to cling to, slipping along the
wet keel, until I went down again, but
this time holding my breath. My wa-
ter-soaked garments, and heavy shoes
made swimming almo'stimpossible, yet
I struggled to keep face above water.
Two men had reached the canoe, and

was an Indian, ”but they were already

moment had vanished in the white
crested waves. - Not another of ‘our
boat’s crew was visible, nor could I be
sure of where the shore lay.

Twice I went down, waves breaking
over me, and flinging me about like a
cork. Yet I was conscious, though
strangely dazed. and hopeless, I strug-
gled, but more as if in a dream than in
reality; Something black, shapeless,’
seemed to sweep past me through the
water; . it was borne high on a wave,
and I flung up my hands in protection;
I felt myself gripped, lifted‘partially,
then the grasp failed, and I dropped
back into the' churning water. The
canoe, or'.w‘hatever else it was, was
gone, swept remorselessly past by the
raging wind, but as I came to the sur-
face a hand graéped me, drew me close
until I had a grip on a broad shoulder.

CHAPTER XVIII.

Alone with De Artigny.
EYOND this I knew nothing; with
the‘coming of help, the sense that
. I was no longer struggling unaid-
ed for life in those treacherous waters,
all strength and consciousness left me.
When I again awoke, dazed, trembling,
a strange blur before my eyes, I was
lying upon a sandy beach, with a cliff
towering above me, its crest tree- lined,
and I could hear the dash of waves
breaking not far distant. I endeavored
to raise myself to look about, hut sank
back helpless, fairly struggling for
breath. An arm lifted my head from
the sand, and I stared into a face
bending above me, at first withOu-t rec-
ollection. ' .
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had somehow found hold. One of these i

too far away to aid me, and in another '

- “You will breathe easier shortef
. ly. and regain strength ”

_ and held out? my hand
" . . ' .jI. ’kney,,my fingers closed on the,

t":havihg control of myself
I have granted none. "

‘Teféch'ance not, as there was small

evide’ntly at:
“Nor could

chance " he answered,
tempting to speak lightly.

.sz. wait to ask your leave; yet surely I

may esteem Ita privilege to bring you
alshore alive]?

“It was you then who saved me? 1'

scarcely understood. Monsieur; I lost
consciousness, and am dazed in mind.
You leaped into the water from the
Canoe. "’_' -

“Yes; there was no other course left
me. My boat was beyond yours, a few
yards farther out in the lake, when the
storm struck. We were phrtially'prev
pared, for I felt assured there would be
trouble. ” , ~

“You told, Monsieur Cassion so,” I
interrupted, my‘mind clearing. “It was
to bring him warning you returned ?’f

“I urged him to land until we could .

be assured of good weather. My Indi—
ans agreed with me.’

"And he refused to listen; then you.

balanced on the crest of a wave and ‘~

 

permitted your canoe to fall behind;
you endeavored to keep close to the
boat I was in—was that not true, Mon-
sieur ‘3”

He laughed, but very softly, and the
grave look did not desert his eyes.

“You noted me then! Faith, I had.
not thought you so much as glanced to--
ward us. -Well, and why should I not?
Is ‘it not a man’s duty to seek to guard
your safety in such an hour? Monsieur
Cassion didnot realize the peril, for he»
knows naught of the treachery of this
lake, while I have witnessed its sudden.
storms before, and learned to fear
them. So I deemed it best to be near
at hand. For that you cannot chide
me, you know.”
. “No, no, Monsieur,” and I managed
to sit up, and escape the pressure of
his arm.
height of ingratitude. Surely I should
have died but for your help, yet I hard-

ly know now what occurred4—youi

sprang from the canoe. 9”

“Ay, when I found all else useless.
Never did I feel more deadly blast; no
craft such as ours could-face it. We
Were to your left and rear when your
canoe" capsized, and I bore .down to~
ward where you struggled in'the water.
An Indian got g’rip‘ upon you as we
swept by, but the craft dipped so that
he let go, and then I jumped, for we

could never come back, and that was -

the only chance This is the whole
story, Madame, except that by GOd’s
help I got you ashOre'.” ' '

I looked into his face, impressed by i

the seriousness-«With which he spoke.
“Ie—I thank you, Monsieur,” I said,

   

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limbs trembling so that I grasped his

  

arm for support, and glanced anxiously
awbout

protected the waters were. compara-
tively calm, although the trees above

bowed to the blast, and out beyond ‘.

the headland I could see huge waves,
whitened with foam, and perceive the
clouds of sp1ay flung up by the rocks.
It was a wild scene, the roar of the
breakers loud and continuous, and the
black clouds flying above with dizzy
rapidity. All the horror which I had
just passed thiough seemed typified in
the scene, and I covered my face with
my hands. -

“You—-——you think they—they are all
gone?” I asked, forcing the words
from me. '

“Oh, no!” he answered eagerly, and
his hand touched me. “Do not give
wa: to that thought. I doubt if any in

.you1 canoe made shore, but the others

need not be in great danger. They
enuld run. before the storm until they
found some opening in the coast line
to yield protection. The sergeant was
no voyageur, and when one of the pad-
dles broke he steered wrong. With an

~ Indian there you ’would have floated.”

“Then what can we do?”

“There is naught that I see, but to
wait. Monsieur Cassion will be blown
south, but will return when the storm
subsides to seek you. No doubt he will
think you dead,'yet will scarcely leave
without search. See, the sky grows
lighter already, and the wind is less
fierce. It would be my thought to at-
tain the woods yonder, and build a fire
to dry our clothes; the air chills.”

I looked where he pointed, up a nar—
row rift in the rocks, yet scarcely felt
strength or courage to attempt the as-

cent. He must have read this in my -

face, and seen my form shiver as the
wind struck my wet garments, for he
made instant decision.

“Ah, I have better thought than that,
for you are too weak to attempt the
climb. Here, lie down, Madame, and 1
will cover you with the sand. It is
warm and dry. Then I will clamber‘ up
yonder, and fling wood down; ’twill be
but a shOrt time until we have a cheer-
ful blaze here."

I shook my head, but he would listen
to no negative, and so, at last, I yielded
to his insistence and he piled the white
sand over me until all but my face was
covered. To me the position was ridic-

ulous enough, yet I appreciated the-

warmth and protection, and he toiled

.with enthusiasm, his tongue as busy as
' his hands in effort to make me com-

fortable. ,

“’Tis the best thing possible; the
warmth of your body will dry your
clothes. Ah, it is turning out a worthy
adventure, but will soonbe over with.-
The storm is done already, although
the waves still beat the shore fiercely.
’Tis my thought Monsieur Cassion will
be back along" this way ere dusk, and

a canoe can scarce go past without be- '
ing seen while daylight lasts, and at '

night we will keep a fire. There, is
that better? You begin to feel warm ?”

“Yes, Monsieur.”

“Then lie still, and do not worry. All
will come out right in a few hours
more.
down some dry wood. I shall not be
put of sight more than a few minutes. ”-

From where I lay, my head on a

hummock of sand, my body completely -

buried, I Could watch him scale the
rocks, making use of the rift in the

We were on a narrow sandy? ‘
beach, at the edge of a small cove, so

Nong will go above, and throw '

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together was

“As to that, I did no more than any
than might be expected to do, ” he pro-
tested “But you have avoided me for
Weeks past; and it can scarcely be '
pleasant now to be alone with me
here.” '

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firm it W53 yOur oWn choice, Men—
sieur. If I recall arigh‘t I gave you my
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My eyes met his. ,

“Did Monsieur Cassion command
that you keep in advance?” I asked,
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on a headland, and there is a, Wide‘fresh suspicion that you and I were
sweep of bay below. The shore line is friends, and should be watched. I do
abrupt, and the waves still high. In? not altogether blame the man for he
deed I saw no spot in all that distance learned early that I thonght little of
Where a boat might make safe landing.

him, and held it no honor to be his
Wife. Yet that distrust-would have

“I am at least Warm, and already died, no doubt, had it not been fanned
feel much stronger. Would it not be into flame by accident. '
best, Monsieur, for us to ecal‘e thecliff
and wait our rescuers there, Where we stant guarded by either himself, -or

“I was kept in his boat, and every in-

Pere Allouez, his faithful servitor,. un-

“If you feel able to climb' the recks, til long after we passed Montreal, and
although the passage is not difficult. A entered the wilderness. That day I
boat might pass us by here and never met you on the bluff was the first op—
be seen, or know of our presenée, un- portunity I had found to be alone. Your

crew were beyond the rapids, and Gas-

For BUIIIQI use “on” . I held out my haild to him, and he sion felt there could be no danger in
helped me to my feet. The Warmth of yielding me liberty, although, had the

the sand while it had not entirely dried ‘pere not been ill, ’tis doubtful if I had
my clothing, had given .me fresh vigor, been permitted to disappear aIOnéx’ '

“But he knew naught of our meet-

‘—“Y0u mistake, Monsieur. scarcely
had you gone when he appeared, and.
.’~by chance, noted your footprints, and

he. said .eageriy.’~ ‘ “I have felt 1.3911; our traced them to where you descended
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(Continued from page 376).

writers’ predict that America, being
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HORSES

Pure Bred

Belgian Draft Horses

We have some extra. good Belgian Stallions for
sole. coming three and four years old.‘

conifer-motion and sound.

'Alicia. inch.

Saginaw Valley

from FARM

Percheron amnion: one Mares
the best breed-

menthol. Extra large -
throat,cutter headwith four knives. Three
with automatic epeodcontrol

- SILO FILLERS

are the most
eoonomxcd Fl:
can buy.
out why. Get
«bloc and rec-
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They are

dams. They are raised in
Michigan and acclimated. We have no agents on
the road for which you or we would have to pay.
heapor m

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Horses Wlll Be Horses ' Soon
We have on hand at all times a choice
selection of young Percheron Stallions.

PALMER BROS.,
Eddin', Mich. R. R. Orleans.
Clyde Stallion coming 3

you!
one Reg' Sired by a Im iorted Stallion wag
2100 lbs. and out of Imported are weighin 1&1)

pl

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the mare won hrst at hiichigan State Fair 16. This
colt will make a 2000 lbs. horse; Priced to sell. write

or call at once.
WM. 1. CRANDELL. Cass City. Mich.

Percheron 8r. Belgian

STALLIONS.

To exchange for live stock, they are
one ton horses, registered. Leaving
the farm will be priced right.‘

Dr. R. c. MORRIS, Moraine. ,.

‘ Percheron Stallion Indicateur No-
For bale «use Black. weight
high class. and O. K. in every particular colts (:0
show. Photo sent. No traders or dinko horse on
need reply. Also the Wilkes stallion Clare awn T.&7'
Record 249%. C. L. Stockdnle, Box 37. W

Pen-herons no pr.matched blach 3m
Rgg ' old Wesson bs.in foal to ton housing. '

apple Grey stallionB rs. o t. 1850. Que B
stallion 4 are. old Wt. lbs. all sound and chi-o
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Capital Stock 81 000, 000. Assets over a million.

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skins. Ship us all you have—take ed.
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Whether you ship extra large oraverage

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We are also paying extremely high prices for Skunk, Mink, Fox,
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phonograph and all sorts of bandorr
chestra instruments played in “that
structure almost every night. The sol-
diers bring their instruments with
them, and some of, them walk fromtwo
to five miles to reach. this place that
seems the most like. home since they,
bid their mothers‘good-bye on the old.
farm somewhere in Michigan.

As we write these lines it looks as
though Camp Custer would stand as a.

military contonment for a longtime to

come. And as long as it does, and
farmer boys come to train their minds
and muscles along the various ways
that make them better and healthier
citizens and soldiers for whatever may
come in their after lives; so long will
this rural community church and its
organization labor to the uttermost to
do them good.

The third picture shows the pastor
and older members of the church on
the front steps.
to pick out the farmer members from
the villagers, judging from their attire
and attitude. The military camp near
by has made its impression on even the
old members and they stand erect with
shoulders thrown back waiting for the
orderto salute.

The boys and girls in the Sunday
school wanted their picture [taken after
they saw the older members line up
and make such a good appearance. So
we bunched them up, with Rev. -Mr.
Smith standingat the extreme right
of the front as captain and chief magi-
cian of the community idea in full op?
eration on the front line trenches. "

There are other rural communities
that can take courage from this experi-
ment and go and do likewise.
is no need to have amiljtary camp
near by to make a. start. This trans-
formation at Augusta cost over twelve
thousand dollars, but a. community or-
ganization can be effected and put in
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A Communlty Church

(Continued from page 371).

thousand dollars in hundreds of locali-
ties Where the‘ farmers are progressive
and already have a good house or rural
church that can be remodeled or an ad-
dition made for a club room and .a
kitchen.

The Augusta rural community church
as ‘shown in the picture of the exterior,
provides a, club room and kitchen on
one side of the old church The old
church is in the rear and 'back of the
tower, from the picture point" of view,
and stands at a right angle to the club
room. The corner lot location puts
the club room on one street and the
auditorium (old church) on the other.
The kitchen is built in between the
tower and club room. 'A .high base-
ment runs underneath the entire struc:
ture. The , old seats of the church
were retained. In fact, the old church
interior is very much the same‘ as it
was many years ago, except that . it
has been refinished.

The community idea prevails and
beats the old style country. church pro-
gram all to pieces. The farmer mem-
bers and villagers gather now any day
or evening for all sorts of doings. Any
soldier, or even the temporary stranger
within the gates of the neighborhood,
can visit this church and sit down and
write a. letter, read the latest periodi-
cals and books,‘ play and sing, visit,
pray, and have a good old time while
waiting for something else to turn up,
or the next train to .come along. The

boys and girls meetthere under proper '

supervision and good influences and
enjoy themselves, and it beats dances
and buzzng bees any time. For a good
religious atmosphere that makes one
think of home, and wonder how heaven’
looks and feels; that instills a. desire
for a church that has more good times
to the square inch for the man, woman
and child on the way to that home over
there, give us such a church as the
Augusta rural community meeting
house.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
   
     
    
 
   

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Preparing Material and Fit-
ting Made-Over Garments

HERE are a few. rules to follow

in the preparation of materials.

. If you can see any possibilities
in the old garment which will call for
less ripping.- do not take it all apart.
Otherwise, rip every seam on general:
principles. If material ‘is inclined "to~
ravel overcast the edges. ,
Soiled garments should be washed in
Warm, not hot, suds, made of a good
white soép and soft water if possible.
Rinse thoroughly in at least three wa-
ters. Press the goods lightly between
the hands and hang up to dry. Squeez-
ing or wringing the water from the ma-
terial will make deep wrinkles which
cannot be successfully ironed out.
While still' damp iro’n each piece on
the wrong side, ‘ing care not to
stretch it out of “shape. Avoid scorch-
ing by usinga warm iron instead of a
hot one. Strong pressure and plenty
of patience will make the material
look like new. Whether the garments
are to be washed or not they should be
well brushed after ripping to remove
every particle of dust from the seams.

Some garments will do well with a
light sponging with ammonia water
and the consequent careful pressing.
Under such treatment unpromising
looking materials take on new lease of
life and inspire one to greater efforts.
Old coat linings make geod foundation
waists, cuff linings and facings. Old
canvas may he rejuvenated by dampen-
ing and pressing with a hot iron.

‘Proper Fitting and Hanging Essential.

As a usual thing, it is not only un-
necessary but impossible to use a new
pattern in making a new garment from
the old one. Begin with the skirt. Pin
your belt in place. Then, standing in
front of the mirror, pin the gores of
the old skirt to the belt. You may turn
them upside down or from front to
back if they fit better that way, but re—
member, each piece must hang straight
(with the thread of the goods) from
the belt or, the seams will pucker.
When you have. pinned the pieces to-
gether, haste where your seams will
come, and try on again. Continue this
process of pinning, basting ,and tryi
0111111111 the skirt fits and hangs pro?
erly, always keeping in mind the lines
you wish to follow. After the seams
are stitched, press them carefully. This
will reveal any uneven places in the
stitching which should be. ripped and
done over before garment is finished.

In fitting a waist 0r coat, haste the
shoulder seams first and pin the other
pieces in place‘after you have it on. In
any garment, skirt, coat or waist, be
sure ‘that the corresponding pieces on
either side are exactly alike. Use the
tape"‘measure freely. Be slow in cut-
ting, until you are sure about it. In
made- over garments it is often neces-

‘ sary to re-c‘ut the sleeves and in so
doing there will be no notches to match
in fitting them to the arm-hole. To'in-
sure a well—fitted sleeve hang the coat
or waist over your knee, so that the,
top of the shoulder comes on top Pin
the top of the sleeve in place so that
the sleeve hangs perfectly straight

_ from your knee.
_ pins in where the underarm seams will
" Bests the sleeve and try on.

.flcient and prove to you that this is an
1' ‘ ‘ ‘ I "

Then carefully stick}

One ‘r 'two als’ will make 0 1o,
11'! Y )1- p .and let it remain for a few days to

j'evenly‘ absorb theoil. ‘_.‘ ‘

underarm appears above the arm-hole,
that much may be safely out on.
Do not think that your work will not

look right unless you follow‘a pattern ,,

with exactness. With ingenuity and a
little practice you can get satisfactory
results by using what you have on

,- hand; following lines which are becom-

ing to your figure.

A dress- form on a standard would be
a wonderful help to every woman who
sews. ~ The average farm- home does
not include this convenience in its
equipment, so we use various make-
shifts. In working on a jacket-it is a
good plan to lay it flat on the dining-
table. When pinning the lining in
place, hang the jacket inside out over
the back of a chair. Set the chair on
a box, or' even'the couch, to bring it to
the right height for werking. One
woman who had no one to make her
skirt even around the bottom, set piles
of books in a circle on the floor in
front of her long mirror. Revolving
slowly within the circle she could see
the uneven places and easily remedy
them. If you .have no long mirror, set
a smaller one on the floor.
The Importance of Careful Finishing.

The success of any garment depends
largely on the care exercised in the fin-
ishing. “Sew with an iron” is a good
rule to follow. Press every seam.
Wherever there are several thickness-
es of mateiial, dampen and then pound.
the spot with a waim iron. I have seen
a tailor use a hamme1 on seams of
thick material. The seams of a skirt
should be pressed both before and after
the hem is in. Press the sleeve seams
apart. If you have no sleeve board,
use a broom handle. Press a coat be-
fore and after sewing the lining in. Be
sure that your lining fits well and is

not too short, or the coat will be drawn

out of shape.
Points to Remember.

1. Rip, clean and press you material
with care.

2. Be slow to cut, and plenteous in I

pins.

3. Follow becoming lines.

4. Press with a moderate iron, care-
fully and often.

5. Do not hesitate to use for dresses
or trimming, 'materials originally in-
tended for other purposes.

‘6. You will feel more than repaid for
the time and labor spent in making ev-
erything just right.

' 7. Make up in patience what you
lack in experience, and your results
should be highly satisfactory.

TO CLEAN AN OILED Mop.

 

Dustless mops lose their efficiency

when they become too dirty and naked .

with dust. They may be washed in
strong hot suds, but this can be done
much better if the mop is first washed
in gasoline to~ cutthe oil. Gasoline
which has been used for cleaning
should be saved for this purpose. Af—
ter the mop is well washed in gasoline
let it dry, then wash in suds. When
thoroughly dry, oil it again and it is as
good as ever. The best way to apply
the oil is to pour a little in the tin

. box the mop comes in, and put the mop

with the strings down into the can

 

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Picture 3 Majestic' in your kitchen.
trimmings of nickel, smooth as

never need to black the
rich dark blue, a genuine permanent
bountiful. The Majestic range-

tbc charm of high natural finish.

Let your Majestic dealer show you the

8mm

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Her kitchen is every home-making
woman ’I delight, and the woman who '
owns a modern Maicstic range knows .

bow wholly delightful a kitchen can be.

Nothing adds more to your success and pleasure in
nothing 1s a source of greater pride and joy-
ful satisfaction to you, than the appearances of your kitchen.

' . TbcMajestic’ is a beautiful range!
See' its gleaming, shimmerin,
,almost mirror-like in polls
cooking top of your Majcstic—for' it is burnirlmf .a
deep-color 611nm}: as lasting as it is
-frame is ”Available, made of malleabll mm;
the body is of rust-resisting 99% pure cluucoal iron—duraélt, and with all

But to realize the supreme beauty and solid
the ('1thnd home “amputees“. There

in a Majestic dealer In ovary county in 42 out...

several Majestic styles. He will
explain the convenient water-heatmg arrangements;
and perfect baking that result from the cold—riveted heat-tight con-
n--and many other Majestic features.
Write a: radayfor fret illmrated booklet.

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wash the collars and wrist
bands of the dirtiest. shirt perfectly clean
without the use (if the wash- board or hand
rubbin ,with no injury to the most deli-
tie and do a family washing' 111 one
hour, and saves time, labor and expense.
We also warrant it to stand the same
severe tests today that' 13 has for the past

twenty-five years.

AGENTS WANTED
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200 Acres Sacrificed Less Than .
Value of Buildings, with

Pr. horses. 5 cows. shelters, 2calves, poultrycomplete lam
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Egan-e, ,valuable wood. fruit estimated 200”“ .tim-
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carrlag e houses

thing 86600. easy terms. Details
sins 17 states copyn'ee
Y. Dept. 814 BC. Ford Bldg.

McClure-Stevens land Cd.‘

We have for sale;l50m acres of fine unhn Ionic,
well located joini well settled loc ty, on my
terms. A tract of acres 5 miles from Gladwtn.
on daily mail route, all fenced with woven wire 29 acres
under line state of cultivation. acres in fruit. A
Sheepl Ranch of 310 acres all fenced. well grassed over,
lixing water 7111; acres 0 acres under fine
state of cultivation with fruite. good buildin WP
of 4 stock ranches well grassed, encod and
waters with ll\l water.

McCLURE STEV .NS LAND CO. Gladwin, Mich.

HIGH CLASS FARM

for sale. 160 acres, slopi .tlle drained, clay loam 'soil,

hlghest quality 1,11;ve uctiv.e Woven wire‘ to
roegood well welve room dwelling. slth atenm‘

helmet and both. New full basement barn 641114 [30‘

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garage and £119 house 16:32: poultry 1101186122511

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rout tillnble. 2 houses»? barns. orchard. well *
horses, 7 heyad cattle]. all mncbhuryc
operate farm 1*. ins llt or “an. ' '
lugs worth money. ego Farm Agency, Owen). J. '.
County daIiry farm full .

Delaware eluding. Interns flout WW6“
fit. 2501mm river bottom. P11 rticulars,

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other brands. I .

And there is no “luck” about it when you use Calumet.
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can raise 20 to 45 bu. of wheat to the acre and buy on easy terms.

Land at $15 to $30 Per, Acre
—Good Grazing Land at Much Less.

' ' - Railway and.Land Co's. are offering unusual inducements to home-
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' for the purchase of stock or other farmmg requirements can be had at low interest.
The Governments of the Dominion and Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatche-
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for your grain. cattle. sheep and hogs-low taxes (none on - -
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The Quality is back of every
Fur Coat madevand Tanned by
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Sand for our Catalogue. We
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into all kinds of Fat Garments.

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‘ 'EWING'is of two kinds, plain and
' usefu1,,or ornamental and doubly.
ulseful, just as the seamStress

 

~J wishes to make it. .Of course, it seems,

better to busy women to do it in the
quickestpossible manner, but after all '
it doesn’t take so much more time to
do a. little ornamental stitching. And

her simple-wash dresses feels that the

time, when ”she compares her oWn
tasteful frock with the plain, ugly one
of. her less fortunate playmate.

The various kinds of basting and
running'stitches were considered in a
previous article. In this, hems of
many sorts will be taken up.

There is the plain hem (Fig. 1),

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fig. 1.—Plain Hemming.

which everyone thinks she cando, but
many never do well because they are
not careful. To make a neat hem it
is necessary first to trim the edges ev-
enly. Then turn back then raw edge
one-eighth of an inch, taking care that
Lno loose threads are sticking out. Lay
the hem the required depth, using a
bit of paper as a gauge and haste the
hem in place. Slant the needle to-
wards the left when taking the stitch,
and use care to take small, even stitch—

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Fig. 2.——Method of Hemming Table

. Linen.

es. In silks and woolens the distance

between the stitches may be greater
than when working in cotton.

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Household Editor.———With all due re-
spect to food specialists, extension
agents, chemical analysts, et a1, don’t
they sometimes get you all up in the
air and leave you sort of wondering if
after all—well, not exactly if they‘
know what they are talking about, but
if they don’t sometimes make state-
ments rather hastily and without due
proof of the pudding before praising it?
‘ ‘At the Farmers’ Week, for instance,
which was filled with good and helpful
things, I had one.or two hard shocks.
There was the matter of raw egg white.
For years wewere told that raw egg
white was more easily digested than
cooked. Tubercular patients were at
one time urged to consume several raw
eggs 3. day, and egg nog and albumen
water, made of uncooked white, were
a regular part of the sick-room diet.
What was mysurprise to be told at a.
demonstration that raw egg white is
positively injurious, and should never
be eaten! Sort of left me gasping and

Then there _'was baking powder.
When I went to cooking school we had
to use a higb=priced cream of tartar
baking powder. We were told that it
was the purest and best, and that the
gobblins or something else would get
us if we didn’t watch out for the other
kinds. :At the 'demonstration'we were
told that .cream‘ot tartar sorts “leave
an ',undesirable substance. in the sys-

~ tem, and ~.advised to use a phosphate,
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the small girl whose mother will spend .
those few extra moments beautifying. '

result more thanmakes up for the_ .~

wondering how I’d lived all these years. ,

 

garments. bed linen, .,‘_\tow¢1s, jets;
'Should never be used On'table. linen. . '
Nor should one ever be guilty of heme
ming table linen with the sewing ma-
chine. Th'e napery hem is laid like the
plain hem, then the hem is folded back
611 itself and the-edges caught with an
overhead sfitch.“Figure 2 shows both

 

 

 

 

Fig. 3.—Rolled Hem for Sheer
Materials.

the fold and the stitch. Never hem
table linen in any other way if you
wish the best results. .

In-hemming sheer materials, fine
linen, muslin, organdies, etc., use the
rolled hem (Fig. 3). Trim the edges,
evenly, then hold the wrong side of
the cloth towards you and roll {the
edge tightly betWeen‘ the thumb and
forefinger of yourfift hand. Take a
small, even hemming stitch under and
over the roll. This hem should always
be used on fine materials where you

 

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Fig. 4.—-Hemming lnfants’ Garments.
are going to sew on lace or set in in-
sertion.

In hemming flannel the raw edge is
not turned in. The'hem is laid the
desired depth and caught on the un-
derside with a simple cross stitch. To
do this take a smallstitch from right
to left an eighth of an inch above the
hem. Then drawing the thread diag-
onally to the right, take a similar
stitch just below the raw edge. Con-
tinue this across the hem as Shown
in Figure 4. '

9

Where are We At?

Sort of leaves you wondering if any-
one is sure of anything, doesn’t it?

Then, there is the matter of babies.
When my first one came I was told to

ed her every two hours. Her little

. mmy” could only hold an ounce of
so and she must be fed frequently and
in small amounts. Ten ,years later
when her brother arrived, he had to be
fed every four hours, and about two
or three times theamount his sister
got. Don’t know whether his stomach
was larger or the idea was that being
a boy it would stretch out of all pro-
portiOn in due time and we might as
well begin early. The'strange thing
about it all is, that both youngsters
thrived in spite of the fact that/one of
them must have been handled wrongly,
and ought, by all the rules of the game,
to have died of malnutrition.

Seems a miracle,,doe9n’t it, that the
human race has survived all these
years, when every decade we discover -
that it has all been done wrong? " i

This may sound like a knock at our
food specialists, but I don’t mean it as
such. They are doing “a great work and
we need them. But it sometimesgseems
as though they lack either a. sense of
humor or a chance to practice their
theoriesv'on a real family: before they.
offer ., them to the {public—A Plain»
.Farmel'sKWife. , - - ,, , * , ~

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any gamma upon? saloons. {aroma
legislature. m max new Mrs 69”,
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Such
e,ral—‘—a.pplyingi‘to_the whoh ”state. ‘
' 25. .A"city,‘or7‘vi,1mg‘efcouli not In
ordinance n‘Or even by? vote at the peo-
ple collect any local saloonficense he.

'26. Or regulate saloon closing hours.

27.. fl): thefnumber, or solemn .

28.. Our the fishnet Who-refit they
could operate. ‘ .

29. Or the use oil salmon screens.

310. 0c the customs: of treating in

31. Or the cashing of pay check: in .

saloons;

32. Our fh

therein. -

33. Or the exclusion of dance halls
in connection with saloons. ‘ .

34'. Inasmuch as the amendment pro-
vides no method of carrying. into. execs
the last clause i the moment to
ascertain the! will. All the people in- oil:-
res,~ villages“ and townships upon pm
hibiting the manufiacture, sale and
keeping. ton sale- of vinous, malt, knew:-
ed: or fermented, liquors within such.
city, village or townsln'ipy such clause
will be ineffective until the legislature
passes a law.“ for holding such election.

35'. It the legislature does not pass
and put into efilect a law licensing and
regulating, saloons’biy May 7, 19m, then ‘

\anyhodyamd everybody may sell. such
liquors" at any time or place (Sunday,
holidays. and election; days included),
until such' laws become operative.

36. [Should such an interval occur, .
Michigan would be absolutely" without ,.
any restriction or regulation on the
sale or use of beer, wine, ale, porter
and hard cider—the state would be
wide open: on- those liquors in the wire I
est sense of: the words -

37. Before such law could be passed ..
and put into: operation, saloons could ;

  

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the state, without any license or reg- -
Nations ‘ '

38. Such liquors could he possessed
in any quantity in private residences.

39'. The manufacture, sale, keeping
for sale, giving awed bartering, or:
furnishing of spirituous liquors will 1,
still be fiorbviddem ’ _. r

40. At the. election April 7 every
registered elector. men ' and women
may vote on the amendment. ‘

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For the Birthday Cake—In placing
candles on a birthday cake try heating
the pointrot a hetpin very hot and'
push it into the base of the candle:
about a half—inch; pull out pin and in-
sert a toothpick. The. wax will harden
about the toothpick, the other end of
which may be inserted into the top of
the cake, and. the candles will have a.
secure foundhtion.——Mrs. R. M. D.

One of the handiest devices tor the

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housewife is a bread or cake cooler. .
, Any of the patterns illustrated may.
'be secured by sending order to Pattern

I purchased a piece of fine meshed
heavy Wire fencing: I turned down
about four‘ inches in each end and had
the hardware man bind it with tin.
This made the side pieces for the cool—
' er to stand on, and when finished it
was one Of the most inexpensive arti-
cles I possessed—Mrs. M. B. G. '
A quick method of separating the
whites and: yolks of eggs is to take a

       
    
     
 
      
     
    
    
 

the white will. runthrough the small.
end and the Yolk remainin the funnel.
——Mrs.. L.,M. T.. , i i

To cook onions so that the odor will

of'vinegar on the stoveand let it sun-
men/’twhlle the‘pni‘ons’ are cooking.——.
'Mrigo 0.. W; D; , , f I ,
When. making noodles, add a pinch of

- baking powder, and they, will: be light
and digestible—Mrs. L. L. .3-
.. ‘~I§:,ydu ordain: a hurry for potatoes to
, t “transom. m- boiling. water“

  
   
    
     

 
 

 
 
  

  

 

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small funnel" and: brook. the egg. 1mm 11.; .

not, be noticeable, place a small dish _

. Feedi‘YourFamily
Healthy ‘ Nutritious Food

If you want to avoid doctor bills, illness, inefieiency and all the disagreeable

fr;

. things that go with them.

Medical Science says most ailments are traceable either directly or indirectly

to improper eating.

It is an undisputed fact that most. people eat too much and not, properly

balanced food.

- Sou-r pickles and swat milk are
to say nothnig of a sensitive o
indigo-stifle bread and hmvy,

kawcll tether flow you use
cookery,andtheuseofgloéfiom

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sticky pastries when it

floor will be disappointing.

One thing, is certain, if yuidways insist. on having

‘ Lily

"The flour the best cooks use”

palatable meal.

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MICHIGAN" FARMER‘ PATTERNS.

 

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No. 2714—Boys’ Suit. Cut in four
Sizes,‘4, 5, 6 and 7'years. 'Size seven
requires 33/3 yards of 44-inch material.
Price 10 cents. ,

    

N‘o. 2264mm Dress with
cut in,_.fi'.ve sites, '4, ‘6, 8,
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, . a yards fOr‘the dress'.Pm°'19°em“

on hand, you will. always be in 'a position t

The same principle applies to flour.
to insure uniformity in baking and

Why take chances When you can
assured of having the very best.

wequireeiaia yards
and star tho-apron and

rm cooking.

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No. 2712—-A Comfortable Neglige.
Cut‘in four sizes: Small 3234; medi-
um 36-38; large 40-42; and extra large
44-46 inches bust measure. Siz’e medi-
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, No; 2558—Ladies’ Apron. and . Cap:
Cut in four since; Small. 3234; medium:
36-33; large 410-42; and extra large 44%.
46” inches bust measure. Size- medium:
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a poor combination to put. into a healthy stomach
but that combination has nothing on sour, soggy,
comes to destroying health.

when baking {or flour is really the foundation of
willpmvejustasgntityingastheuscof poor

 

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Only the very choicest wheat is used in: the manufacture of LILY WHITE.

This wheat is an cleaned three times, scoured three times, and actually washed
onto before going onto the rolls for the first break. .

The result is a. perfectly pure clean flour.
That is not all. Flour must be more than pure and clean to bake good- biscuits
and breads. It must be pooperl‘y ground.
Every woman knows it is necessary to have the pieces of potato of equal size to

The granulation must be absolutely uniform
Without this uniformity good baking results

Get LILY WHITE FLOUR and; be positively

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No. 2423~Ladies’ Dress. Cut in sew .
en sizes, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 4&6 '
inches bust measure. Size 38 requires
51/2 yards of 44-inch material. Skirt
measures about 1% yards at the flood.
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lilo. int-Ladies House Dress. .Cut.
in seven sizes, 34', 36, 38, 40, 42", 44 and
46 inches bust measure. Size 389 no

 

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OMETIMES 'w. hear boys tell about
some follow that did not play fair
. in the game which had been in pro,-

.' gress, and if anything -hits- us hard it

is to feel that we have been cheated
In the
hearts of us all, there is that which
calls’ for fair play. But listen; a min-
ute, boys. Which is worse, to play the
game unfairly or to play an unfair

. game?

On our farm we have a Collie dog.
He is like other dogs of the kind,
bright, _quick- to learn, a great help on
the farm, and especially keen to resent
anything that seems like favoritism to
other animals, particularly the cats.
He cannot hear to have a word of com-
mendation said for the cats.

As a rule Ted is to be found at home
every day. But last summer he fell in
with bad companions, and one morning
he came home with blood running out
of a number of buckshot wounds in the
back part of his body. Who did it or
why we never knew. Ted crept under
the back steps and there he lay for a
long time. We could not get him out
to eat, and he had no more ambition to
help about getting the cows from the
pasture. He seemed to know that he
had been where he had no business to
be. He had been caught in a bad game.
Shot, but in the back! Playing a’ bad
game and suffering the consequences!

Our Laddie came home from school
one day. Mother knew fmm his ac-
tions that something had gone wrong,
but for some time could not find out
just what the trouble was. But Lad-
die’s conscience was not easy and after
a while he told mother all about it. It
was a thing that caused mother a. great
deal of pain and she told Laddie how
sorry she was that her little boy should
have so far forgotten himself as to
descend to an unmanly thing, “Then,
let’s not think about it, mammal” he
begged. “Let’s forget all about it!”

The trouble about such things is,
however, we cannot forget them. God
won’t let us forget them. He knows

Elna—“inane

By E. L. Vincent

that it is better' that we should always
remember, so‘ that we may steer‘clearV
of all such things in the future. The
bad game we’vhave played never fails
to bring us wounds, and always some—
where save in the breast. And how we '
do hate to be shot in the back! No
soldier boy likes to come home and
say, “I was shot in the back.” The
scars in his breast, no matter how close
to the heart they may be, are the
'wounds he is proud of.

So, it is a fine thing for us all to
stOp and ask ourselves, “What kind of
a game am I playing in this world? Am
I putting up a good, square fight, so
that if I get hurt, my scars will be in
front and not in my back?” For, man
or boy, a good, fair game brings with
it a consciousness of success, of vic-
tory, of worthiness to wear the cross
of gold.

Where shall we begin in this matter
of playing the fair game? Just where
we are. No use to say, “I’ll have" a
chance to get into a new game when
I am a man. If I am a little bit tricky
now, if I do shirk once in a. while, if
when father gives me a thing :0 do I
slip over it, nobody will ever know the
difference, and by and by. I will get
right down to a different way. Then
I’ll be good and kind, and true and
thorough in everything I do!”

No, boys; you won’t do it! If you
are ever honest and manly, if you ever
play a fair game and play it fairly, you
will play it now. Because just now,
today and every day, you are making
that thing we call character. It is a
queer thing, is character. It is made
up of all the little things a. fellow
does; the big ones do not count 3. bit
more than the small ones. We cannot
do a bad thing today and think, “NOW‘
I can do a lot of good ones to make
up for that!” The 'mean thing stands
out‘bigger than all the rest and hurts
far more than the good ones help. Our
Collie lost something that day when he
came home shot where he no business
to have been shot that he never will

 

 

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tor conned

HIS drawing shows how any boy

may convert a corner of the cel-
lar into a. storage plant for keeping
fruits and vegetables during the win-
ter months. Any cool, well-ventilated
cellar will answer the purpose.
division is especially useful in the new-
,er houses,- where furnaces have been
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Barrels, b07135. etc: Mm; ed 361 “ms space

Vegelable Slorage Room
8 A 9'

a room in one corner, or the end of the
cellar, an even temperature may be
had by means of outside windows. ,
One window is necessary, and two are
better, supplying both ventilation and
light. Where the collar is built on the
ell plan, as in many older houses. eltl;~“'

er the ell or upright céllar room .1118,

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M ANY people would cook cull
' beans and other: farm waste‘ it
patent cookers and kettles were not so
expensive“. For years I used one as de-
scribed below. A man handy with
tools can make one at an expense of
about six dollars for material. One
with dimensions as given holds ap-
proximately one hundred and twenty
gallons. ' From fourteen-inch plank
build a box twenty-six inches by seven
feet, outside measurement. Over the
bottom, and one inch up the sides,
naila sheet of heavy galvanized steel
28x96 inches and cover up one end of
the box. Make a concrete foundation
eighteen inches "high and six inches
thick for both sides of box and leave
one end open. In the other end build
a. concrete elbow for No. 9 stove 'pipe.
~ At one-third and two-thirds of distance
from end of foundation, place ir0n bars
across. The box rests 'upon these,
and they prevent the steel from sag-
ging. A concrete chimney may be
built, or use ordinary stove pipe brac-
ed. At the open end where fuel is
put in, be sure to cover the plank well
with sheet steel; otherwise there is
danger of the flames catching it.

Of haltjnch stufl make a double cov-
er in two sections, long and short.
This makes it easier to handle. When
watching the feed. If possible, build
your cooker near enough to. the well
so that the water may be pumped into
it, and you have a cheap and- conven-
ient cooker, which is really nothing
but a box with bottom covered with
sheet steel, resting’on a concrete foun-
dation—B. B. Lincoln.

 

To nssraov soar in CHIMNEY.

 

DURING these days of increased-use
of soil; coal, chimneys and hues be-
come quickly clogged with soot which
very often results in the burning up of
the building.

The old remedy to remove the soot
as a fire preventative measure Was to
throw salt on the fire. No doubt this
helped matters, but the best way to
get rid ot soot-clogged hues and chim-
neys is to burn your old worncut dry
cell batteries.

This is an easy matter and, very effi-
cient. Merely get a good hot fire go-
ing, knock the pitch out of the top. of.
the batteries. as it may make a clinker.
then throw the old batteries on. the
fire, open the lower draft, and the
damper in the chimney. This causes;
the batteries to burn quickly and the

     

, If. this is done ivhemver‘ batteries
are changed on the gas engine, trac-
tor, motor car or telephone, the chim-
ney and pics of the stove or furnace, ;
will be kept practically sootless, and
at no expense, since batteries that are
worn out are worthless for any other -
purpose, but‘of value in this respect—
if only as a fire preventative.

A FILTER FOR THE CISTERN.

 

ARMERS who complain of their

cisterns becoming muddy or sooty
from dust or ,cinders, will find the
filter described a means‘of removing
this. The filter is built next to the cis-
tern well, either of brick or concrete.
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inside dimensions in comparison with ,

amount of water poured in, the usual
size being two feet wide, deep and
long.

new sand to filter.
the filter.

of an inch. Filteringtis accomplished

by the reduction of’the velocity of the ,
flow of water, the rain water impuri--.
ties being held in the sand bed instead _
of being permitted to. enter the cistern. ,

——E. W. G.

 

BIG GAIN IN SHEEP.

 

The February nuinber of the Month-
ly Crop Reporter, published by author-
ity of the Secretary of Agriculture,
states that 193,000 sheep were added
to the flocks of Michigan in 1.918. This
increase is greater than is shown by
any other state in the union.

In 1918 Michigan raised 108,000. acres
more of oats than in 1917, an increase
exceeded by Oklahoma only. Michi-

gan's increase in barley was 135,000,
acres; and only South Dakota exceed- -
In yield per acre. in ,.

ed this increase.
19,18, Michigan surpassed both Okla-

homa and South Dakota in both oats -’

and barley; The figures are taken from

the government crop report for Decem-

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It will not crumble

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p o 111 tr y a n d
animals the best liv-
ing conditions by using Dr.
Hess Dip and Disinfectant.
It is a powerful germ de—
stroyer—helps to keep off
contagious diseases. Make
the rounds of the poultry
house. pig pens and stables
regularly with the sprin-
kling can. Kills hog lice.
Don’t neglect the garbage
cans, drains, foul-smelling

a n d disease- breedin
places. An excellent disinfec-
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Ring Necked Pheasants

Lay 40 to 50 eggs each per year. Why raise
chickens to eat when these are much more
profitable and raised as easily? Weigh 3
pound at six months. and bring 81 00 a
pound in the market Set the eggs under
chickens—feed and care for the young the
way you would chickens. Are economical as
they only require one-half as much
Are very hardy and not subject to disease.
Best eating bird in America. Eggs guaran-
teed from vigorous,healthy unrelated stock.
6.00 for 15 eggs
35 00 for 100 eggs

Genuine Wild Mallard Ducks
Lay 50 to 60 eggs per year. We guarantee our
breeding stock to be the best in the country
as they are entirely wild trapped Mallerds
and not the coarse semi wild strain.

0 for 15 eggs
"5.00 for 100 eggs
Giant Bronze Turkeys
Have a wonderful flock. headed by prize-
winning 55 lb. tom
, $1. 50 per egg
Bloomfield S. C. Rhode Island
Red Chickens
Fine la ing strain of prize birds
£7500 for 15 eggs
25 00 for 100 eggs
Get order in early and send
check with it. Send for free
booklet and instructions.

Bloomfield Farms

1714 Penobecot Bldg.
Detroit, Michigan

 
  
 
 
    

 

 

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wood Brooder on 30 daysh- trial, with a ten- car

guarantee, freight paid east of the Roe es.

EGG INGUBATOR
15" CHICK BRDOUER

Incubator is covered” with galvanized ironJa-l la walls.
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HE farm flock is receiving con-
siderable attention from the ag-
ricultural press and from agri-
cultural extension workers. In fact, it
is receiving considerable attention
from the farmers themselves and their
wives who, in many cases manage the
farm flock. This attentionyis making
it a paying proposition. We are learn-
ing that a few good hens—well- kept—
pay a much greater dividend than a
larger flock without such good care.
We are learning to cull out the star
boarder and to give our attention to
the producers. One farmer of my ac-
quaintance recently visited a culling
demonstration carried 7on at a neigh-
boring farm by the extension workers
from the Agricultural College, and up-
on his returning home, culled his flock
of eighty birds according to the in-

the hens which he judged to be non-
producers and was gratified to find, af-
ter keeping them shut up by them-
selves for three days that he received
just as many eggs from the thirty hens
he had saved as he had been receiving
from the entire flock. This same farm-
er has been getting an average of
twelve eggs per day throughout Janu-
ary, from twenty-six hens. This small
flock is now in a. way to make a profit
for its oWner if given proper care. But
upon this farm as upon many others
like it, only the most meager equip-
ment is available.

The equipment for the farm flock,
can not, as a rule, be very elaborate,

 

Side View of AboVe Coop.

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that will hatch, brood and raise a; high:
percentage of chicks successfully."

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.71“ Michigan Fowler.

lest high in front and two

 

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structions given. He culled out fifty of and water placed conveniently in the

 

An Easily Made and Convenient Brood Coop for the Farm Flock.

. University of Missouri Poultry Depart-

, try farms with much success.

Many farmers new use incubators for
their hatching but there are still many: «'
probably the majority; 1h fact, who do-
, pend upon hen hatching For thi class7- .
g a valuable addition to their _ flock -

cribed slow. “

Spau/ding' . 7. _

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behind. It has a door eight inches wide
running the entire length of the back;
so as to permit easy access to the bed.
The four openings of the front are env-
ered with slats. By placing an eight—
inch heard along the ",front hinged at
the bottom, a runway is provided for
the chicks to enter upon and when
this door is closed at night, the coop
is made rat-proof. A door one foot
wide runs the full length‘ of the coop in
front just beneath the eaves. The op-
ening of this door is covered with wire
screen and the door when raised lights
the coop thoroughly and at the same
time keeps out the rain. -

This house is used for both hatching
and brooding. It is divided into four
apartments by three cross walls com-
posed of burlap frames. Four hens are
set in the back of the coop with food

runways in front. The top is not nail-
ed on but is set on with cleats on the
under side. 7

When the chicks are hatched two lit-
ters are given to each‘ of the two hens
thatseem to be the best mothers and
two of the burlap frames are removed
leaving the house divided into two
apartments. Later when the chicks are
weaned the middle frame is removed
and the house is used for the young
stock during remainderlof the season.

This coop makes hen hatching easier
and facilitates more efficient brooding...
It does away ..with the old A-shaped
coops with their attendant toll of rats
and rain. It is rain and rat proof and
is especially adapted to .the7work of
boys’ and girls’ poultry clubs and farm
poultry work.

The house can be easily made and
easily moved about during the season.
A few chicks from a high egg-laying
strain lost, due to rain or rats, would
soon come to more than the cost of
this combined coop. This coop was
designed by Mr. H. L. Kempster, of the

ment, and used on the universiay poul-
It has
gained wide popularity among boys’
and girls’ poultry clubs in this state
and could, with profit, be made a’ part
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fl so great has'been
1115: mend for these pfact‘icalg,
"a” ready-to-use

soapst- dealers ousted
stock Thefact thatthePilling
factory was working l00% on Gov-
unmen orders for surgical instru- »- j-
ments prevented us from refilling 3‘
their shelves. ‘

But next Smmwc shall “oblate
supply Healers order early. Get

our order 1n now-«any poultryman with

illingcs airing tools and our complete
flhsmfaecrfnstructions can make each do -
lsr’ s worth of feed produce four times as
man dollars as with roosters. Capon
B FREE. '

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POULTRY

 

BABY CHICKS

The average cost of producing
a BABY CHICK under the hon
is 22% cents. We will supply
yam with the breeds listed be-
0W at 12% cents to 20 cents
Barred Rocks
White Rocks

Brown Leghorns
White Leghoms

 

Bufi' Le horns

White andottes White Orphlngtons ’
Rhode Island Reds Ass001-5111131111! ngtons
Black Minorcas for Broilers

Two millions for 1919 delivered anywhere
by Parcel Post. Oats og free.

The Smith Standar d Company

 

 

 

 

’7' 1967 W. 74th St.. Cleveland, Ohio
100. 000 This Season.
10 varieties. best pure

CLICK
bl lood stock hta tched

right and guaranteed to reach you in
right condition. hatching eggs pre-
paid. Pekin duck eggs. llustrated
catalog free

STANDARD POULTRY (20.. 11.1. Neppanec, Ind.

Baby Chicks 3912‘ 13.1.11.e ity. “M51333? “233““ dfifif“°'s
Goshen Poul try Farms. 3.19 hen. find.

100, 000 BABY CHICKS

for 1919 sent safely evergwhere by mail or express.
Single Oomb hlte and rown Le horns andS.O
An coasn Grand layingt‘h strains. tron
hatched- teed-717787“ kind. Tenth .season. Satisfaction ar-
rder now for sprln delivery. Prices ht
Free catalogue. W. Van Apple 0:11.11. '7. Holland. M h.

 

”BABY OHIOKS— 11 Varieties. 310311251100 up, 2 weeks

, olefic up. 4 weeks 45cu es ggs $1.50

per 15 and 88 per] rdWliPeE and Bu Rks. Buff
and White Orp. dalt. 0 Bgds, White Wynn. ..

S...0WLeg Sit lt.0..Br Le.A11-e alePups,Oir. free.

Sunny Side Pdultly Farms d: atchery. Blenchester. 0.

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Baby Chicks: agalayliiifigfiémniififliis
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Guaranteed to reach you rst cl ass condition
e887331156]. Catalflgu'e with rice llstfree
l6&57LVERINE 'l‘CHEl Y, R. 2
Baby”ed Chicks S. C. White and Brown Leghorns and

P. Rec ks. by parcel post or ex ress. safe de-
livery guaranteed Knoll‘s eHa.tclzer-y,B.. .HollandJlich.

ABY Chicks and Eggs. Barron En ishWhiteLege
horns,“’l‘heB 2.7% Kl 11.11 " 248 77%911»
Mrs GARLQOKO R. 7 owell, Miche

filthy Obix Barron Strain 3. (J. White Le

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arge healthy vigorous stock farm rang,b 20’!
satisfaction. Bruce W. Brown, R. 3.Mayville.Miod.

Barred each; prize winners for 17 years
J. A. BARN! UM. - - Union City. Mich.

25 Barred grog-,3": {135°}; ‘0 6‘5 0 11.10
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‘BERK, Al tonfefigh.

Barred Plymouth Rocks .

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Blue 'CUSTDM HATCHING Hens.

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HEN hatching chicks 1‘? be?

that “the capacity— of. the .
lug equipment is important and chicks
that are crowded will not be profifable.
It is always better to hatch five hun-
dred chicks and raise most of them,
than to hatch one thousand and have
a. constant mortality rate. throughout
the season which is due to lack of
equipment. Many failures with poultry
are due to the excessive enthusiasm in
the spring which brings out many hun-
dred chicks, followed by the rapidly
diminishing interest which allows those
chicks to die from lack of care, or
grow into stunted inferior birds.

Young chicks need green food and in
bad weafiher this must be supplied.
Sprouted oats are fine for the chicks.
They have a strong liking for fine
chopped onion. Clover sods placed in
the brooder will give the chicks green
food and exercise. The clover chair
from the barn floor can be placed in
the» brooder and this will give the
chicks many hits of healthful green
food.

If day-old chicks are ordered, always
have the brooder ready when they ar-
rive asthey must be removed from the
box as soon as possible and placed un-
der more natural conditions. Often
fifty or one hundred day-old chicks can
be divided 11p amongpld setting hens
and they will brood them carefully. If
the chicks are left to crowd in the box
for warmth they will lose in vigor and
be difl‘lcult to develop into a profitable
flock. . .

Study Marketing Problems.

Practical poultrymen are’ studying
their marketing problems more than
ever befOre and not blindly producing
broilers and eggs without knowing how
to sell them. The poultryman can get
plenty of information upon production
from the many advisers who are hired
to disseminate it, but when it comes to
marketing, he muSt work out .his own
problems.. The breeding and‘selling of
purebred poultry is one of the surest
methods of increasing poultry profits.
Then the buyer cannot tell the produc-
er how much the price is going to be.
The producer studies the quality of his
product and says, “I will take so much
for birds of that quality and so much
for birds of this quality.” The buyer
takes. the birds or leaves them at the
producer’s price. It makes the produc-
er feel more like a business man when
he can sell goods at the price that he
puts upon them himself.

Much of the loss in the poultry busi-
ne'ss 'is due to the system of marketing
birds raised on the farm. The farmer
stops at the mill and buys beef scrap.
oyster shell and mill feeds and pays
the price asked. He goes down to the
local market with a couple of crates of
broilers and accepts the price oflered.
Only goods raised on a farm could be
sold in that ,way without the producer
being starved out of business. The fact
that so much of the poultry is produc-
ed on the farms where the cost Of pro
duction is not known, helps to keep
down the market price of poultry. Ev-
en the experiment stations do not pub-
lish the cost of the feed they use each
year ,for all their birds and compare it
with the entire return from eggs and
stock sold.‘ Maybe someof them pub-
lish such figures but the tendency is
to emphasize the results of a few an-

area that area.“ so promising. ,
'TThe‘mth of March is a good, time

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The Test of War

The ’SPIREX Radiator has successfully
met every test that has ever been deo-
mgnded of it.

A majority 0f the higher grade farm
tractors possess this unusually eflicient
SPIREX cooling system.

When the world war demanded tractors
that could withstand the severest strains
and rough-going, the hardest possible kinds
of break-down tests were used in selecting
the various units of the tractor equipment.

In the radiator tests, the SPIREX was
found to be the most capable of meeting
the grueling requirements of army uses.
And SPIREX Radiators are therefore stand-
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Will reduce Inflame‘d. Strained.
Swollen Tendone, Ligamenu,

,o1- Muscles. Stop! the lamenesoand

pain from a Splint, Side Bone or

Bone Spavln. No blister, no hair

one and horse can be used. $2. 50 a

gottle at druggists or delivered. De-

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tion: and interesting hone Book 2 R Free.
‘uolflfli “"5 1111: antiseptic linimcnt for
mack kind, reducers trained. Torn Liga-

Emmet Swollen Glands. Vein. or Muscles:
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English Barron S. C. White Leghom

chicks at $14. 00 per 100: $85 per 500 immediate s eclal-i
deli1erv. 6.000 chic ks each w.eek Guarantee'su ue de-l
livery lull count of 111 eh sturdy uality chicks that
will mature into most to iltabl e an perswent layers.
Hatching 933686 Write us your wants and send
for valuable Boatelofim filaes read feeding methods.

BIEB L G RN FAR . Zoeland. Mich.

1111;111:113” Ind 111 1118. ii. I. loghom ’ ‘5 °°
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8‘".de egt contestdwinnersmggsfrom in
w records to 290 a year. .m
per setting pro aid by? P. Circular free.

ASTLING. Constantine. Mich.

OHIX:- S. G. W. Leghorn:

818 per Ill!) Full count7 live chix oar-ant
same ewe yield troush December 11nd
January. Morllls bite 0Leghorn. Farm. Balding. Mich.

Cluck: That Live $15 per“ 100 $.91 its; 3%“;
Send for catal sue. FLARE POL LT RY
11311.3. 01.131113111111113, Mich. .

ChiCks We ship thousands. orders booked
! now r spring deli1erv booklet.
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HOMESTEAD FARMS

A Federation of Interests

After a long delay our new illustrated catnloaxla
In it we explain the development of
Homestead Farms w.ork
Pure Bred Practical Poultry

Every farmer. poultrymsn and ultrywoman in
the State should have 11 copy of the catal it ox-
plains pure bueodpoultry stock that is prnct cablcl‘or
the farmer. It you are interested in poultrlJend

for a copy.
3101:! Chicks

Everything indicates that there “ill be more orders
£030 hicks this year than can be tilled Orders are
nlrea dgbooked for future deli1er1; those who want to be
sure 0 Chicks should order now 111111 1111113 them ship-
ped later when you will want them. Our Breeds are:

Boned. White and Bull Plymouth Roc ks.

Rose Comb 11nd hinzle Comb Rhode Island Rods.

White and silver Laced Wynndottcs

Black lfld White Orpinctons

Single Comb Black Mlnorcn

Single comb and Rose Comb White Leghorns.

Single Comb an4 Rose Comb Brown Leghorm.

Single Comb Buff Leghorns. .

Single Comb Anconas

White Pokin Ducks. Guineas.

 

Fowler: Bud Rocks Qfiz'fi’ghrggsm and “Not;

A ks exclusively. Get your baby chicks "
1B to month: in: w Poland .
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Eggs for Hatching

Eggs from any of the foregoing breeds for settings or
in quantities for incubators. Special price for -
1001) eggs during season: and for eggs for early broilers.

Eggs from White Pekln Ducks. Gray 'loulouse and
Embden White Geese.
Pallets— —A few Pullegs now laying are offered: 5Wbite
Wynntlottes. 4 S. (.B look Minorcas; 16 Barred Rocks.
15‘“ hite Rocks; 20 White Leshomo.
S ecinl in Cockerels—We have about 30 Barred Rocks

. special brceclinu that. if taken at 001109;! “31““
sell. at 911.55 to 1'1. 50 eac h; about 20 8.0 .
White Le horn at: $2 00 to Si 00 each a few high class
11.0. and Rhodc Island Reds; Elack Mlnorcas;
White and 13.111 Roc ks; W hito Wynndottes and Anoonas.
Hues-Belgiane and F lemish Giants.

1! you really 11 ant poultrx stock this season. especr
lolly Day Old (1110 11 1111, 1011 should order now; stock
can be shipped later.

BLOOMINGDALE FARMS ASSOCIATIONS!
Bloomingdale, Michigan

[00K 3262125 $13 A 100 UP

 

ferent thorobred breeds. Utilit tyda xhihltion grades.
Li1e delivery guaranteed. Capacity 100.000 we c.kly
Catalog free. Nabob Hatcheries, Gambler. Ohio.

 

chicks from Bred- to~Lay S.‘ . White Le -

Blab‘xhhornsa $12 per 100 $151111 slcivnr gal-sin Bazrresd
a c vor 11 11

513mm chick fol e‘l'eand order earl. 1111.3): hutch-

mu pore“ Russell Poultry Ranch. etersburg. Mich.

Baby Chick; “5°?“le quality. 11m Bench
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preved that the tractor you buy should
be equipped with a SPIREX Radiator.

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350,000 FOR 1919

By Parcel Post Prepaid. Delivered To
Your Door. Guarantee Live Delivery.

Strong chicks from pure
arm stock that am
hatched right. Have chicks
of Utility and Exhibition
finality/.3191] to Lay. S.

$12.11) 1111110011
red Boc ks. 1815. (I) and 817. (I)
I 100. Rose and SinuleC omb
Reds and White W1an-
dottes. .00 and 818008.
100 S. Ancenus. $14. (I)
and 31711111111- 8 0.8118
01' ington. a$1111. 00 and 3:1. (X)
:11 C 81111 11 Minorcns,
51R. C0 11 100; Odds and Ends.
812 CO 11 100. Eggs for hat-
ching. $7. 00 to $8.11) a 100. Combination offer on chicks.
Rovers: 1nd brooder stove. Gi1e us {our order and we
will make youasatiBstied customer 1: 0 same as hun-
dreds of others. Before ordering else“ here get our
free illustrated catalog. Get your order in early.

HUBER’S RELIABLE HATCHERY
EAST HIGH 51., __ Fosronupmo.

Laybilt S. C. W. Leghorn

Large. great 1.11 ere gnu-e 11 bites. ustrongday-old chicks.
arch 1613 so she zlrcel posfp'ald.
Lots of 25 or ovenefiiaranteed deli1ery ali1e and 11 ely
Hatch every wee utter Man 11 17th No circular.
Please bookorderdlrect from ad1. moaflgn send orders early
V-A Ionia. Mich.

° White Orpington greatest .8 pro-
Plne creSt ducers—henss and 01m stocg.b
now for next winter. Ling OUG

Pin eCreet. Royal Oak.w MIl ch.

S. C Anc onus. W. Leghorns. Book orders now for
'Dm Old Chicks and Hutchin agile. Circular
free. Elmhurst Poultm Farm, n1'3zi‘ighton. Mich.

liver. Golden and White Wyandottes. Plenty of
good Golden and White cockercls $4. $5. Few Sil-
ver pullets $3 each. C. W. BIO“ ping. Portland. Mich.

Chicken Hatchery. Fenton. Mich. .
Fenton M1lllken. Proprietor. Troho r011 3111:1251}.
Day Old Chicks 25 for 85. ’10. 50 for 310.00:1C10 for8 818.
8111 lo Comb W. Leghorns Tom Bar llsh Stra
W11 te. Bull and WBRNM Plymouth lacks. ufl’ Orpina-
tons, Anconas.W yandottes. B. 1. Beds. B. Leghorn

a c B.r Leghorn eggs“ $1 50 hper 15, 88 per 100. “Putin

1 duck” 50mi- one
in»... CLAUDIA Burrssofisdlssglem Mich.

-White M, $111de Strain. 15doing lavefgo
All prepaid. Mrs Earl 38131111103. 1g}:1:1b11ren.fl0hio

Wyandottes Free range flock ml) unton’ a
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DAIRY FEED , V
. Between Feed Bag and Milk Bag A

is the vital relation that determines the profits and perma-
nence of the dairy business.

And the quantity that either contains is not the measure of1ts value.

Milk value 1s determined by its butter -fai content, and correspondingly,
dairy feed value 1s determined by its butterfat-producing content.

A perfect dairy ration must first be all feed. Second, it must be so bal-
anced 1n the proper feed elements that it will all be consumed and assimila- '
ted. Third, the feed elements must be of such- quality that they will be ..
completely appropriated to the purpose—the production of butter fat and
the maintenance of producing vitality. -

A “Value” Balanced Dairy Feed

True Value Dairy Feed is defined by its name. It‘ 13 allfeed, manu- r
factured from the best grain products and concentrates. '

It is perfectly balanced in the feed elements demanded by the dairy
cow, blended with ingredients that give relish to its consumption. ~

More than this, every feed element—protein, fats, ete‘.—-is selected from the some.
which laboratory and feeding tests have oved to be of highest value for milk npd ‘-»
butter-fat production. Demand True clue Dairy Feed, and to be sure you get: it,

POINT OUT THE BAG WHEN YOU BUY

If your dealer hasn’t True Value Feeds yet, write us for full information on how to

get them promptly.

STRATTON-LADISH MILLING CO.;

TRUE VALUE PRODUCTS
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A Little Thing to Buy; a Big Thing

to Have 1n the Cow Barn.

No dairy is complete without being insured against disease. oi the
udder and teats—the producing end of the business.

Bag Balm, the great healing ointment, is constantly finding' us wan .
into the best- -regulated dairies because it is so simple to use and so promptly
effective in treating all external hurts, sore teats, bunches, chaps, cuts and
any disease of the udder.

Its great penetrating qualities make the treatment of C11de Bag
simple. The diseased tissues are quickly restored to a. normal, health con-
dition. Bag Balm is a great all-round first aid' 1n keeping udder an teats
in perfect condition.

Sold by druggists and feed dealers in liberal 60c packages.-

Dairy Association Co., Lyndonville, Vt.

MANUFACTURERS 0F KOW—KURE AND

   

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,. rotation is a” debatable question.

   
 

 

 
 

  

HE milk producer must not for-
get that he is a farmer as well
as a. dairyman, and plan to bring

;every 11ch of his farm under a re-
- munerative system cf crop production.

 

Possibilities of increasing profits along
-lthls line depend upon the amount of
,- study and thought is put into the work.

eat largely into the profits of the busi-
ness. In the first place, a proper crop
rotation must be selected and such a
choice of crops, and methods of grow-

every acre of; .the farm in a productive
crop, and give suitable variety for
feeding.

In planning crop rotations it is safer
to avoid growing crops of doubtful val—
ue that do not. fit well into a fixed ro-
tation. A‘ few standard crops properly

than too wide a variety. Clover, alfal-
fa, corn and a small grain crop make
an efficient and simple rotation. Some
dairy farmers grow catch crops for
soiling purposes, but the better way is
to carry over silage for summer feed-
ing and depend upon such field crops

soiling. If we can get the soil favor-
able for the growth of clover, alfalfa,
Corn and small grain crops, it is about
all we can do toward producing a bal-
anced ration for dairy cattle and build-
ing up the soil without resorting to
outside sources of supply.

By growing corn, wheat, clover, or
clover and timothy mixed, a four-year
rotation, and seeding a part Of the farm
with alfalfa, we havea nearly ideal
system of crop growing for ahdairy
farm. Some dairy farmers omit timo-
thy and practice a three- -year rotation,
which is all right if they have a. field
of alfalfa to depend on in case the clo-
'ver fails; but, as a'g‘eneral proposition
it pays to allow the land, to remain in
grass two years. Clever is a more ac-
tive soil builder, but the timothy thick-
ens the sod and furnishes more humus
And, after all, one is on the; safe side
when he has a. few acres of mixed
meadow to depend upon in case the
clover fails.

In ha1vesting and feeding these
crops 3. large part of the corn crop
should go into the silo and be fed out
along with the clover or alfalfa hay.
Such a. roughage ration, supplemented
with reasonable quantities of purchas-
ed.concentrates,,will produce milk at
a minimum cost and maintain the
breeding stock and you-11g cattle in con-
' ditlon to breed regularly and command
good prices. Whether one shduld grow
the wheat crop or cats and peas in the
'It
depends upon the conditions‘. under
which one is werk’ing and how far one
: has to haul the wheat to market..'1‘he

has a great deal to do with the feeding
value. We may cut our clover, alfalfa
or timothy too soon or too late to se-
‘ cure maximum feeding value.
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, mixed hay. There is less trouble in.

Crops for". Dairy Farms

So long as one is satisfied with a yield,
of six tons of silage corn, thirty bush-g
els of cats and one' ton of hay to «the,
acre the cost of his supply of feed Will.

ing them, made as shall .tend to place‘,
handled will prove more satisfactory

as oats, peas, green corn and alfalfa for!

cutting and harvesting of hay crops

One of ~
iclover is that of' properly curing the’
good hogs.-
cutting. cunng and handling the clover ' stile
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With a. variety of good grasses that will
yield feed throughOut the season. Such
a pasture will reduire several years to
become well established. The weeds
and undsirable growths must be kept
down and grass seeds sown on wet and
thin spots. Where the seeding is th‘ln
and run out in spots, lime and acid
phosphate, thoroughly disked into_ the
soil, will encourage some of the desir-
able grasses to make a good stand. It
is usually cheaper and better to seed
the grasses several times than to ap«
ply all of the seed at one time.

Alfalfa helps out wonderfully in bal-
ancing up the rations. It will succeed
almost anywhere that red clover will.
Lime, drainage and humus will over-
come most of the troubles and put the
land in good shape for alfalfa. With a
few acres of alfalfa on his farm the
dairy farmer has made a. long step
forward.

One should st1ive to improve the
standard feed crops before he looks
about for new crops to take their plac-
es in the rations and the crop rota-
tions. There is as much difference in
the quality ‘and value of home-grown
foods as in the feeds of commerce, and
it should be! his aim to grow, harvest
and feed these crops in the best condi-
tion. The crops should be grown on
the farm to produce a class of feed to

balance up the ration are the very ones

needed to build soil fertility. In short,
we must provide some kind of succu—
lent food, reduce protein- costs and in-
crease the fertility of the soil. If we
are to build up the soil and improve
the rations we must grow better clover,
alfalfa, corn, small grain and grasses.
This brings up anotherhuestion. Our
home-grown feeds are toobulky to pro-
duce 'the' best results. There is a limit
to the capacity of an animal to digest
and assimilate bulky feeds. If we choke
the machine we cut down its capacity.
To reach the maximum digestive and
assimilative capacity of the cows they
must be furnished with proper quanti-
ties of fats, carbohydrates and protein
and in about the ploper proportions.
The excessive amound of dry matter
contained in all the standard feed
crops renders it impossible without the
use of protein concentrates, like cot.
tonseed meal, linseed oil meal andglu-
ten feeds, to reach the digestive and
assimilative capacity of the cows and
enable them to produce a maximum
flow of milk.
. On breeding fa1ms where cows are
fed for advanced registry records it is
desirable to grow root crops, such as
mangels, carrots and sugar beets, to
furnish succulence and variety to the
rations. Experienced feeders prize
these crops highly because they actins
a stimulant to the cow’s digestive sys-
tem and make it possible for her to
consume more grain feed than is the
case when her ration contains too
much. dry matter. A small plot of
ground will suffice to. produce all the
roots needed for feeding for. advanced
registry records, and says trouble and;
expense of buying roots: to food when
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EUROPE BUYS CONDENSED MlLK.
HEAVY foreign orders for condensed
milk have been placed in the New
York market during the past week,
1 ~ and the entire trade has been one vast
hum of industry ever since the re-r
moval of the export embargo two
weeks ago. During the first week fol.
lowmg the raising of the hon, export
orders totalled more than 500,000 cas—
es, valued at nearly $4 000 000, and the
sales during the week are said to have
been nearly as large, making a total of
1,000,000 cases for the two weeks.

So far the demand has been chiefly
for sweetened milk, but there is also
some demand for the unsweetened.
France has been the principal buyer,
but England is taking some, and other
countries in Continental Europe have
also entered the field for supplies. Spot
stocks of sweetened milk have been.
practically cleaned up, and most of the
business booked in this commodity last
week was on contract, for factories be-
ing sold up for several months ahead.
Evaporated milk is meeting with a
strong demand in cases where buyers
"cannot locate the sweetened. Prices
have advanced sharply as the buying
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igger, Stronger Litters and
Bigger, Faster Growing Shoots

The care and food given the sow from the time she IS bred until she farrows
and then, both sow and litter until weaning time, has much to do with the profits
H3? make from your hogs. If your sows are fed and handled right, bigger, stronger

rsare sure to come. The pigs will thrive better, grow vigorously right up to weaning time. Then, -
if given the proper growing feed, pasture and exercise, bigger frames, heavier bone and better finish,
with m profits. will result:

CHER FEED

and the SCHUMACHER SELF- FEEDING PLAN have proven to thousands of hog

men and farmers to be an ideal way of raising hogs. First, SCHUMACHER FEED,
fed' to self- feederswith tmkage, puts brood sows in ideal farrowing condition. Second, it gives the little
pins the. right start through the mother. Third, after weaning it develops bigger bone and frames, and with
the met demand W it will put on fat quicker and cheaper than anything you ever used.

Write for This Interesting Hog Book

Wecannottellyonallabout thisfamous feedinthisspace,but
willgladlymafiyouacopyof onrNew Hog it. It tells how we
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WMeShomtheminoisStateFfirawthelndianaFair. Writeioracopy
today. Rhfnllofvaluahlehograisinginfotmation. Ask yourdealer about
WHER FEED; Khecan'tsmdymlet usknow.

The Quaker Oats millennium Chicaeo. 0.5.9.

KILLING OUR EXPORT BACON
TRADE.

 

DOD Controller (3. H. Roberts, of
Great Britain, is preparing a mem-
premium on the operations of the Am-
erican packers in Britain for presenta- .
tion to the economic section of the
1 League of Nations cemmittee' at Paris.
The British Food Controller bases
his action upon the report of the 'Fed-
Bral Trade CommiSsion submitted to
’ congress last July. The allegations ,
codtained in that report apply to Brit-
ain as well. according to C. A. Mc~_
Cul'dy, Parliamentary Secretary of the
'I‘ood Ministry, in an interview. '

In making his announcement befo1e
the London Labor Conference of the
measures he is taking to protect Brit-
ish consumers, Mr. Roberts declared
he proposed to- release bacon from the
Food Miniatry’ 3 control so as to force

   
    
     
   
     
    
    
   
     
   
     
   
   
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
  
    
     
      
         
            

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the packers’ prices down. A mpnesen- I
tative of Swift & Co. said: . 'I Name

_“I do not see ,why Roberts is slam- . Town
mi’ng the AmeriCan meat producers for ,
their bacon prices, when they- were I State
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_ Mr. Hoover in Washington, a long time
ago. '
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,. ' BREEDERS DIRECTORY Cloudy Angus 3.53“... ”SWH‘mheugmmedimfi. bu"

“The packers have been imposmg
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c ldwer price the packers will abide ‘

~ by it.” ABERDEEN ANGUS $3500 w1LL BUY
cows With calves at foot,and rebred to two «egisteregrL 8“??? A a Fongmfififi (:31; iii-11:2

. Secretary McCurdy, speaking on be
~ . half of Controller Roberts, who could
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Mich. cm“: champs... rag... Bun. For Sale Registered Gumsey Bull

u - - ' ‘ - Also have four and fine Angus Gov. Chem- Golden Noblc as Ms Rose breed}
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Federal Trade Comiissfolnepgrthd your “ BEST OF BREEDING ” gemb R. hremilsn'glg Srlmq$gggl F183 Baggy?
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the silo always votes for the Lads
dot-Hinge Door.
The Hinge-Door has been used for years on the best stave silos
and is well known to farmers. '
on a Lasco Tile _
The Lasco Tile Ladder-Hinge Door Silo gives strength, dur-
ability and convenience, yet it is no more expenswe than
Other good 51103. Write for full information. Agentswanted.

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It is now possible to secure it .
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Best Michigan northern oats, buy good seed and
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does not have the famous Ladder-Hinge Door.
, It is the onlycompleteLadder-HingeDoormade.

" It Is Patented-—
No One Else Can. Use It,

The Ladder-Hinge Door patent has been upheld in the ’
. highest court and no other manufacturer can use it. It
is the greatest invention ever applied to a silo.

Safe and easy-any child can operate; 2»

Door forms [perfect ladder. steps 15 inches apathy
Door always III place—no lost doors.

Lever Lock operated by one hand.

door—no spo t silage.
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so.infirm that the owners would: not

call them grades were called scrubs.‘

The breeders in the county realized

way possible if it was to succeed. They
knew that they must‘make the owners
of grade and scrub bulls feel that they

half way when it came to getting. pure-
bred bulls. ' - ' ’2 " '

After much discussion and planning
the breeders of pure-bred dairy cattle
in the county decided to ofier to trade
pure-bred bull‘ calves for, grade» and
scrub bulls of breeding age. Every
breeder in the county was solicited and
askéd to furnish one pure—bred bull
calf Over three months of age“ andtake
in exchange for him a grade or scrub
of breeding age. Only two breeders
refused to do this. The response was
generally good. One breeder offered
his entire calf crop of thepseason for

. these trades.

In addition to offering bulls ‘for
trades the breeders Offered to sell bulls
fromten‘ to twenty-five dollars cheap-
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.t/ze percentage: of pure fired.
grade and .rcrué bull: wed 072
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that they must back the move in every to "trade pure-breds

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conditions in the countyand 1111." 5:119. '
P'a'rticular itown in which the meeting
was being held were 'shown.‘ Theofierg;
‘ for grades. and
scrubs was made and the names'of all '
owners of grade and scrub bulls PFBS'
ent obtained. _ . ‘ '3' ~' ~ ,

Following” the '- holding "of {the ,meet-
mg the’ county agentinadefiyisita to .
the farms ”of all owners ofginr‘erior '
bulls. The trade preposition/was talked _
over and in many instances the men
were referred to owners of pure-breds

_with whom trades“ couldxbe made. In
some casesthe men were taken to see
the pure—breds and the trade arranged
for immediately. A V

‘ Five weeks were spent at this work
during the summer of 1918. During that
time forty-three pure-bred bulls were
placed in the county in three town-
ships. Thirty-eight of these went into
herds which never had a pure—bred be-
, foref The active campaign stopped
then as the county agent'wen‘t into
army service. ' '

The number of trades made was not
large. Many men who refused to trade
or even consider such a. proposition
sold their, scrubs and._bought pure-
breds. The real value of} the trading'
part of the work is its Veffect'on the
owner of a. grade or scrub bull. Go to
him with a straight offer of a pure-"
bred calf in exchange for his scrub
with no difference .to pay and he has
no excuse for net oWning’ a. pure-bred.
The opportunity has.-been given him
and from then on he must get in the
game and buy a pure-bred bull or vol-
untarily take his place as a scrub
farmer. This latter most people re-
fuse to do. ' p .

Only one condition is attached to the'
trade. This is that the man who gets
him must agree to use him in his herd
for at least two years. ,In case of ne- 9‘
’cessity the men Were allowed to keep
the grade or scrub until the pure-bred ,'
was old enough for service. , ' '_ ‘

How can you do it? ‘This question .
is asked continually and along"'wi.th it
is another. ~What/does the pure-bred
breeder get out of it?" Thetonly thing

’ that made'it possible :for us :to filake
the offer was the. face that the breed-

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for bulls.

to make.

was made.
quested to write and they wo

Just four answers
from the ,elev'en'hundred sent out.
really looked as if the farmers. did
want to own pure-bred bulls.

and a start was made; 4

 

The next problem was how to let calf.
the owners of grades and Scrubs know beef.
about the generous offer they proposed
From the cattle census'tak-
en the names of more than one thou
sand one‘hundred‘ owners of inferior however,
bulls were obtained. A letter was sent
out to all ‘of these in which the offer 8
Those interested .Were re- 1216 and bigge
uld be furthered the interests
called on to talk over the proposition.

were. received for . . r .
It brief he has'helped his community and

net done some very good long-time, adver-
Theffour tising._ , '

men who showed enough interestfito
answer were", attendedt'o, however, 1ast,yeai-. ’Twenty,_WisconSin pOunties
' , 3f .- y: are already Organized -f0r,this~w0i‘.k and _,
Meetings werenext'uresoned"tones-irothers are rapidly falling intuit-line.

ed'to a}; eras of pure-bred» cattle were back of

the campaign. The purer‘bred breeder
gets a scrub bull foreighis pure-bred
This he immediately .sells for
In this way begets something
for his calf. He does notiget what the
calf is worth. He may get only half
the real value of the.ca1f: He has,
placed one more pure-bred
bull in his own community; he has
tarted another man toward better cat— V
r cream checks; he has
of his favorite
breed ”and he has laid the foundation
future sales ofvpuijeibredfstock. In

,. Fond duLa‘c‘lce'unty showed the. way

means bf taking themes'sase. of:betterfl Many are busy taking a cattle census
bulls to the farmers'themsjeives: ‘thie and are finding out ' justishow‘xney,
plan followed’Was to concentrate the stand. ' ‘ '
work on a single townshipjat smudge. 'roquire. 'time'for 'its “completing“ .It-
Four meetings; Were; held";iii,different may take several
. parts of‘the town on succeeding nights. clean up a county ‘bugtffijvin‘ be Worth
School houses or'halls in; the smaller all the, ,timeandgefiortgthat it, costs,
towns were found'to'be‘the best places , '

'to‘ hold .thes'ej i; meetings. "Ci‘hedarger felt immgdiatp
vfllugeS'andbfi198W6reaVOlded Aj’t'rhencegth'e‘n; r ,‘ ..
these .v‘meéungsnfieadvantages-- t0“ib'é;Will~b§gijgi; . _ "

his a great campaign and will '

years to “entirely, a

The: results 'of misident- will;.n0t" be .
ve youfltfllmam' .

  

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$40.00 to
$75.00\wortk of “stock

- *barrelof salt or 900 lbs. of cereal feed.
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Michioon Breeders and
Home Jerseys at private rather than! pubbc sale.

For the firstrtimc in five years wane '
can as my bred
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OPPORTUNITY

Farmers prefer tobuy

 

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as 40 m and silt: private.
Bnos and bredto mortise m ..
atom- sale stock. Prices are in bee-pm
and breeding of the offer-
If you need a boar we

have them. . ,
BROOKWATER FARM,

Ann Arbor, , :Micbigan‘

HERBERT w. MUMFORD owner.

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For Como \ antiseptic and. parasite exterminator. .(“difi‘erent
limit. 1 - from all others”). A standard product of true
Saw l merit you can not aford to be without.
* Hex-do, " Hammad only by ‘
Ev ransom CHEMICAL wears
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CATTLE " ' V ' Bired by , oiled and Horned blood lines
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-* ' - boil" , dam at 3‘ years. and great grand-dam have
'%°3$§’" ”1.32...." “ml-£333: “it? h mmi-oflicial records averaging 8:2 It). butter to
‘J. . wrunfis. .Nogtbflms.’ I?! wear. Dam of calves have A. R. 0. records up
‘ to 19.2311). butter on days. Write for breeding
acumen-:11. Ioofl‘ot and prices. ’ ‘
ton-he of P"ACELAND STOCK pm

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Fleur-oat mafia-also bulls. all stock of A. 1!. bread-
fi.moa'm- - -' - 'BottloOeoek.l£lolL
GUERNSEYW‘fiEfiE

Containing Hood of world champions.
HICKS' GUERNSEY PM Savoury. “LS. Mich

For Sale

.Throc Rivers, Mich. Chas. Peters, Herdsmon
L. BRODY, Owner Port , .

CLUNY STOCK FARM

toonkficlS’fERED Honsmns-roo
When you need a herd sire remember that we
have one of the beat her!!! in Michigan. kept un-
der strict sanitary conditions. BYery individual
over 6 mos. old regulorl'y tuberculin tested. We
bow size. quality. and production records back-
ed by the best strains, of breeding.

‘Write now wants.
R. BRUCE McPl-IE N, Howoll. Mich

THE HOLSTEINS

At Maple Avenue Stock Farm are under Goverment
nope. Vlsitlfl- The entire herd have just been tuberculin
at! not one reactor. place to buy that

5 Register Guernsey cows A. R. Re

eosd. cheap it. taken anom‘wrie
JOHN seems. a. 2. Banana. Mich-

cm 8 Grade Heifer Calvea Registered Bull
, (hives; write or requirements;
WALTER PHIPPS EARMfilh-cd StDetroltJlich.
Registeped Guernsevs—Cows, bull ready for

service
Apru.lxollcalves.llest of breed of Write for port-
lculars andpzloes. A. H. Smith. ake City. Mich‘

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tut
m 83 in! 12 "13 Ill! Mll‘lyyou are lgokinrg seahaghifihage twg vetry fine.
8,8 no bred,“ up n 11: ‘ba reu y or any
m amount 0! service. Iwant to answer any question

. Nos: 3 Bay.Mich. is 3
mm of th never! pure bred

. Holstein. year the
average yield per cow 0! this herd was 18.321
lbs. 0 mill: and 638:6? ofrat.

Do youreallse the money there is lnsuoh cows?
It Is estimated. that the aver amalyieldofsu.
cows lam cmmtry is under .(lmlbs. These thir-
tee new prodtne as much milk ”sixty-two cm
of. me 4 Lbs- class- It would require .wen.y—
of too wing 8,5101% toequalrheirou'tput.

'11 real. . mtrk and shelter any more oowothan
duce the milk you require?
1: Interested in

HOLSTEIN CATTLE

Sand for on: booklets—they contain much
value-bl. intermission.

rm FRIES!“ ASSOCIATION OF
AMERICA, _Box 164, Brattlehoro, Vt.

The Traverse ' Herd

We have what youwant in BULL CALVES, the
large fine. zrowthy tyne. guaranteed right in
every my. are from high AR.
0. ancestors. Dani’s records up to 39 lbs. Write
3):.um and quotations. stout): about up
esu-e. . .
TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL
Traverse Gunners-

:55“ Buy: six M grade unregistered Holstein hell‘-
en 2 m. ol freshen in fling. Well marked.
.bred to I33 - bull. B. B... ‘avy. Akron. Mich.

“Top-Notch”
HKnfiflIflNS

The young-bulls wehave for sale are
backed up by many generations of
large producers. - Buy one or these
bulls, ind give your herds “push”.
Full descriptions. pfices,eté; on request.
Mm “Fl-s Co», Bowel, melt.

“Winwood Herd”-

m and: about them.
’0“ , w L. m. CONNELL. .Fayette,0‘hio.

      
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 

 
    

:6 as above cost of feed for Feb. fmmilk fresh
- Tl 20. go 29 mo.test 4.5% (ion. of Pontiac
Maid 3i! lbdue by 1'026 linmof a lcC‘reoth-n.
Eons. warms. M. L. McLAULIN. 02rd. Mich.
wrie F‘ description and price of 5 Holstein

7 bulls, burn Sept.nnd later. 32. lb. sire;
I.W.WILL,ARD& SONS. R. 2. Grands Rapid. Mich.

Re stored Holstein bull calf. Born Dec-
For 8‘“. 13 gilt-l, mostly white. Dem clan. of a 2A.]3

lb. cow, write for Erica. Delivered. I have another

3mm ‘. E. STURQIS. ,St. Johns. Mich.

F ‘ fish at a‘barzuin. 'A few young bull‘calves from
or high producing stock. Buy one of these fine cal-

ves and raises. bull or next fall.

A LOOIIB, - - - - Owoeso. Mich.

a v

accepted ln payment of finely bred regc

.‘ w M: meted Holstein hull calves. unlit,
of the and at pricoo within reach of all. rite.
GEO. B. . E. - - - - Hook.
9 - Pedigree Stock Farm ormnegrrox.
Puham s stein cattle. Mar, White Swine.
extra. bar-gins in calves and. tall pigs. Bulls half rice.
B. B. PABHAM. Bronson. ich.

you need to pro

 

Van-r.

Reg.Holstein Bull Calves mam;
“L, J. ROBERT HICKS. - St. Johns, Mich_

For Sale

Maple Lane R. of M. Jersey herd. Bulls. bull cal-
vee‘ end 'heflhr. calves sired by anephew of the
new World's Champion. Sophie‘s nos. .13.
Cooker-ole, both combs. 'Irwm Fox. Al'legnn, Mich.

'Rdg. Holstein bull’.‘ '17 months old.
from a 301% lb. sirc& s 27.13 lb. am.
T. B. GILKES, Howell. Mich.

  
       
       
    
     
 

 

 

H illddo Far-m Jerseys. clot 3yoorlé
b tested dams. and sired by a don
RoyalMajosty. first prize a junior champion at
Statoraumd indvidoah. 6.1: (the.

Mich.

  

CBIBEAL MING BTOCK ELEM.
filvor creek. Allexan County. Michigan.

JERSEY BULLS

needy lot service FOB BALI
WATEWAN t WATBRMAR.

         
        

cowl. COLON 0. LIL 0098

The Wildvmod Jersey Farm.
Bullish. Gulch hifiert ’8 Oxford Foxmand E
, lnent Ladys Limos i I):
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Registered Je bulls
for service and bu I calves.

  

  
     
  
   
  
 

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Strong
Anxiety 4th I the

Lakewood Hereford:

    

buns. backed
grandson of

output-unmet:

BUTTER BRED "Ennsgguflua

Ann Arbor. Mich.

TTILLIE "Farmstead Jemeye. Young bulls ready for
mice fru- 3.01 M.cows. A few bred haters and
L111), 0 rsvtlle. Mich.

D-
' and outOfR.of M. Ma-
? banners. Cam, Mich.

ready
SMITH d: PARKER. R. 4, Howell, Midi.
in the blood of

strain
that breeds true to type and predominates the leading
and Iorlncsolthe count . A less

comraqm

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guilt:
390 .
all. tralns.

Wfiob Fairfax 494021 at head of herd.

Stock flier sex or

horned any‘ofi. Priced right. EARL O.MoCABTY,
saw." .8 A

Home of the Mich. Champions.
purchased the entire herd of Scotch cattle be-
ngins m the Estate of the late A. D. Flintom.
Kansas, City. Mo. About Feb. lst. we will offer a
choice lot of young bulls for sale.
ESCOTT

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

Scotch-Topped for sale. In prime condition. Modern
oqnlpmelt. 0

hour from. '1‘
Write

'BIDWELL STOCK FARM,

Box B. Tecumseh. Mich.

Richland Farms

for" sale. of

Bad Axe. ch.

SHflH‘TllflRNS

For Bod and ZMllk.

. ss'n.

batman“ Scotch and

Form 10 minutes from N. Y.

obit. Ohio. Automobile meets

Shortho'rns

We have just

8: SONS,

 

Scotch

Shorthorn Callie of ms Sex [cl-Sale

W. W. KNAPP. Howell. lllchitan.

Shorthoms Sauce}: and Scotch Topped cows and heif-
writel .__W. 13'. Me

For Sale

Hope. Avondale.
m-rmgé the

JOHH KMID'D. flee.
Shorthorn
A. A. PATI'ULLO.
Shorthom. A fine lint of young'bnlls for

sale.
change. John Lessiter &Sons,, R. 1, Clarkston, Mich.

Shorthorns of Quality Scotch and
Scotch Tgfiped descendants of Archers

price ngh .. Come and see them or
QUILLAN. ‘ R37, Howell, Mich.

Maxw on Salton and White Hall.
018- Cu. Hawthorn Breeders Ase.
ReedCity. Mich.

Bulls ready lbr servloe of the chole-

eutbreedlng. Write me you wants.
R. 4. Deckervllle. Mich.

Phone Pontiac 71.3193 or Orion Ex-

 

For Sale

2 yr.old Scotch herd bull sired by Val-
iant 387901, a I
LAURENCE P. OTTO. Charlotte; Mich.

.esperlezn Fa rm product:

 

Fm: Shorllmn

Bulls read for eervi. . O
herd bull 4 vim-a old. (‘6 as
w. F. BARR. Aloha. Mich.

 

Co. 18..

Stockers & Feeders For Sale

18) Shorthorn Steers ave.
1'10 Hereford Steers ave.

*2 cars of yearling Hercfords ave.
2 cars of Shortl-om yearling:
These steers are dehorned and in good flesh.
is noted tor its '
JOHN CABBOW,

106-1 lbs.
‘ 9%!) lbs.
730 lbs.
3 and roans.
Wapello
cattle. “rite
. 3. Ottumwa. Ia.

 

Milking Shorthorns

DAVIDSON 3'. BALL. Tecumseh, Mich.

Clay bred young bulls
3 to 10 months old.

 

CLABADALE Milking Shorthorns and Large type
Berkshire hogs, young bulls ready
reasonable prices. white and roams the Ideal farm cow
is for butterfat.be
F.W.Jo-hnson & Sons.

Rosemary Farms. Williameton. Mich. youn bulls
ready (or service. Sher-thorns bred for milk .
Herd est-ab. by Prof. Gillian-gees, M ‘u-h.AgrLCollege.

for service at

of and mllk.We have them. write
Custer, Mich. Drawer 26.

 

sale. Write”

The

Central M1ch.Shorthorn Breeders Assn.
offer 3% bulls all ages.

Shorthorn Breeder
J CHAS. WARNER, Jr.
Slim-thorns

Kent 00. Shorthorn Breeders have both males
and females for sale. Ask abou
L. H. LEONARD Sec. - -

Milking' Shorthorns $23,“ “1" 01“"

1’1 females for

Oscar kmner. See. Gowen,Mich.

No stock for sale
at present.

Imlay City, Mich.
1i!) head'lto select from. Write

me your wants. rlce reasonable.
Wm. J. BELL. DRoee‘ City, Mich.

t them.
Caledonia. Mich.

o. M. YORK. Minin‘gmn. Mich.

 

 

  

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3

Imk bras «£3;-
lby’s am is Gllgizk

I 7 days and 12L
h 5.2!
colors from 2 weeks

to 12 monthsegb.‘ m2 0. hm “
int Mopleorost ‘ which: we will §elllitl 11.32:;

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olstein-F . ' 1” gahmv so ry fewhlghc
H _ aim Cattle mfimfif‘gf'rhme ages. compare. Farm ed“. Ffl' sféh%%gfis:§§k§g§rt%§sfiin to
" FLINT MAPLECRESIT BOY ‘ neutron. Turnout. Mich. . _ . , m e . own.
I: o is ' runs“ 1: - . " . OG
:zwrwmm a... more?“ at »“ 5
{mm "1 "n mm . ' ere or s 'Serviceahle Berkshire mmcmrllr“ Le"

a

aid, Farmer

  

fr Bulls 9 to 14 months old Prince Don-
'and Perfection Fairfax

 

 

 

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fig Growth)? Bfirkslnres

3' yearling boars.
registered.
W. . EVLRY, .Msncboster. Mich.

 

 

 

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Young stock tor sale at all times.
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Michigan Rankings

,5 ”[03 b g dared: ' ' l a P P .5 i
. I. . y‘ . I 3 ‘. I r "’ .
fling: kgow' your wants. We will motetor‘moo- m BROS» " i ’ 03“". W. M9!“
‘ i , nous

' . ' D U‘ R O C
Brod sows andlasttan boars. State Fair Champions
Downtodatebr

Ilnsheods ho . .
WT N BARNEART. St. Jonns. Mich.

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Registered Duroc Gills

,, .ts of
Decoder. Kin
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the leodl strains; Cheer King.
doors “The Professor. allybred to
t 26th. he. was. slam. Pars ro-
man. Dam. Bo
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OAKWQOD FARM

A few choice sows bred for Mar. and April furrow. Al-
so

Bul P 'month Bock Cocureln at 32.50 each.
a... ’3 now most. Romeo. Mich.

nunoc--Jensrvs

E. D. HEYDENBERK, VVu‘Land. Mich.

DUROC J ERSEYS

Giltfl bred for June farrow of the'heavy boned typo

skits" either sex pairs not akin.
pigs F. J. DHODT. R. ‘1. Monroe, Mich.

Dunc bred $11; for; Ifiarch 31:21:31de fang: with
quart. and s . a screen a n.
y W. o. Mum.

In
Milan, Mich.
Largo type. boa

Duroc Jersey Sows, boned, mu,

 

boar. JUS. SCHUELLER. \Neidmnn, 'mch.
Jerseys. A few ch lice ' to bred to Brook‘
Duroc water King Special 1114613?) {A full brother to

Brookwnrcr Lass “the grand champion any at the 1918
International). yurey U. Edmds. Hastings, hitch

THE WORLD’S CHAMPION

big tey‘fo 0.1.0'8. Stock of all aqua for sale. Bord
head by Galloway Edd. the W odd 8 Champion 0. I.
O. boar assisted by' C. O. School'master. Grand Cham-
ion boar of Mlchkmliow York and Tennessee stats

9. Also. 0. 0. Giant Buster. undefeated Senior
boar pig wherever shown and Grand Champion of Oh-
lahona state fair. Get our catalogued Orandoll’o

prize hone. Cass Oity, Michigan.

011% ‘ tors o!
the Fusion:

0. l. C.
Ho‘s

Breed The Best

THE WORLD NEEDS LARGE
PAT HOGS ,v

Wh lose money :.eedin

andyfeeding scrub hogs?

Two of our 0. l. C. Hogs "

Weighed 2 3 06 Pounds.

We are the most extensive breeders
and shippers of pure bred bogs in the world.
Write today for the true story of the real
0. I. C. Hogs. All foreign shipments
U. 3. Government Inspected

We have bred the O. I. C. Hogs Iince 1863
and have never lost a ho with e to

or any other contagious ‘ ease. VIII!

—TODAY-
,_ FOR FREE 300'
' , "The Bet iron Birth to Sale“

THE L. B. SILVER CO.

196 leithlo Temple 3!“.
CLEVELAND. OHIO

 

. Like This
the originsl his produceri
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' are Mac-y from Hop .
‘ I. I. mum. RF, 1), 10, Portland. Miami-2

Shadowlarid Farm

’ 200 to 300 lbs. from prize win.-
Bred Gllts ning stock. A few fall year-

lings and ‘2 yr. old sows. bis type. growthy boars
of all ages. guaranteed as breeders. Everything

shipped C. 0. l). Express paid and registered in
buyers name. J.CARL

JEWETT, MasomMich-
O. l. C. and Chester White Swme

Strictly Big Type with QUALITY. I am sold out of
everything but fall pigs. These pigs are as good-and
I think better than any I ever bred. I am one of the
oldest breedemof B‘ T) in the l”. S.
NEWMAN‘S STOC FA M. R. l. Marlene. Hick.
Gilts bred for Much. April and Kay

Cheaters fax-row from malum stock of last”
prolific kind. Satisfaction gonna-ed. I
l'. W. ALF. ANDER. Vassar. Mich.

O. I. C. BRED GILTS

all sold. Have some grad last loll boars. '
OTTOB. CHULZE. Nashville. M301].

9 big typo serviceable boars. Yeorli

00 L C. 8» sown and gilt: bred for spring farrolv‘v‘.
G. P. ANDREWS. - - - Dansvtlle. Mich. ‘ .I

Boar. I4 months old. La 8 fall via

00 I. C. “(either sex. 1';

C. J. THOMPSON. - Rockford. Mich
I. C. Gilts bredilfife summer farm}? and a 13w 0151!.
boa r pigs any 0 in mdenou toslnp.‘ . -
' r. c. Bunches, R. 5, Mason. Mioh_

Guts to law in March and April. Also
{all i either Dbe:
CLOVER L $00K AIM. Monroe. Hick.

FOR 25 YEARS
This eetab

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me know w% lyou want. ll phone. '
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SECOND EDITION

.The markets in this edition were re-
..v1sed and corrected Thursday after-
noon, March 6.

WHEAT.“ .

A quiet trade prevails in wheat cir-
cles although the visible supply during
the past week decreased 2,987,000 bu.
There is need of this grain in Europe
and active buying on the part of Great
Britain owing to danger of a general
strike is reported. The growing crop
in the United States is somewhat
threatened by freezing and thawing
and'by lack of moisture in a few states.
Flour is higher but wheat bran is Sell-
ing at reduced figures. No. 2 red wheat
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ket one year ago. Present Detroit
prices are:
No.2red........ ....... $2.30
No. 2 mixed ............ 2.28
No. 2 white ............ 2.28
CORN. . . .

Since Monday corn prices have ad
vanced. The news is generally bullish.
Farmers are not selling where they
have sufficient live stock to con.
sume their holdings. The delay in
fixing hog prices for March has kept
dealers from buying corn as freely as
they otherwise would. Strikes in Ar-
gentine continue and 180 ships are tied
up in the ports of that country. This
is forcing the United Kingdom and con-
tinental Europe to come to North Am-
erica for grain supplies. The visible
supply of corn for the United States

decreased 749,000 bushels. Detroit
prices are:
No. 3 corn .............. $1.35
No. 3 yellow.: ........... 1.40
No. 4 yellow ............. 1.35
No. 5 yellow ............. 1.32
No, 3 white ............. 1.38 -

Chicago—The dealers who are short
of corn are getting anxious because of
small receipts and lack of hope of re-
lief from Argentine. Prices are higher
in Chicago as follows: No. 3 yellow
$1.36@1.37; No. 4"~yellow $1.34@1.35;
May corn $12914; July, $1.24%.

OATS.

Small receipts and a good demand
have boosted oat prices, with the feel-
ing firm at the advance. Prices in
Chicago, show improvement, with
standard oats quoted there at 60%@
613/41; and No. 3 white at 591/2@601/4c.
At Detroit prices are slightly lower,

owing to the absence of buyers. These
prices are:
Standard .................. 2
" No. 3 white .............. 611/2
No. 4 white ................ 601/2

RYE.

Values have improved with a fair de-.
mand for shipping. On the local mar-
ket cash No. 2 is quoted at $1.44 per
bushel, an advance of 4c during the

past week.
BARLEY.

There is very little, doing in this
market and values are scarcely hold<
ing their own. Cash No. 3 is quoted at

$1.85; No. 4 at $1.80 pencwt.

BEANS. »

The recent announcement that th
government would buy 350 cars of pea
beans in Michigan at $9.25, and 100
cars in California at $8.50,gave the
market a temporary boost in jobbing
circles. As shown on the first page of
this issue, these prices have not been
reflected in the quotations being offer-
ed our growers. The New York mar-
ket shows an advance'of about 50c for
the Week, with choice pea beans now
quoted at $775638 per cwt. and com-
mon to fair at $6.50@7.50. The same
quotations prevail for mediums. The
prices in Chicago are.somewhat im-
proved but there appears tobe no
great activity. The demand. is largely
confined to fancy hand-picked, while

. . most of the offerings do not appear to
be of this grade. California stock is
reported to be “off” to about the same
degree as Michigan stock was a year
ago. 'The Chicago dealers are paying
$_ @735 for choice to fancy hand-
picked pea beans., Detroit qnotations
have declined 50c from the. high point7
reached following the announcement

. of the government’s purchase. The
‘ quoLation here is $7.50 per cwt.

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Mill {fist area‘liower and the oth
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cracked corn $56; chopped feed $48.59
per ton in loo-lb. sacks to jobbers. _ ‘

The hay market’is higher with sup;
plies limited. Prices on the local mar-
ket are: No.’ 1' timothy -$27.50@28;
”standard timothy $26.50@27; N0. 2
tinzigthy $25.50@26; No. 1 clover $24.50

Pittsburgh—This market is stronger '
with an increased demand for clever
grades. Quotations are: No. 1 tim-
othy $30@30.50; No. 2‘timothy $27.‘50@
28.50; No. 1 light mixed $28@29; No. 1
clover mixed $28.50@29; No. 1 clover
$28@28.50. ., -

dlings $45; coarse .corn meal. $56; ”

   

' This“ as . . is. separately active’wifhi
prime lid 0 0379‘! quotedhereat $25.20,;

March$25r alsike'h$17.50; timothy at} y, , :-.._, ,
.. ' ° ‘ - 'Furtherfid aces have been! made ...

$4.65.

sources. , "

‘A batter feeling prevails in potato: 73'

markets. Inquiries. at pr cing cen:
ters show increased interest in the
trade. Michigan growers are receiv-
ing-from $1 @110 at warehouses for U.
S. "No. 1 in bulk. At Detroit .‘this- grade
is selling at ,$2.40@2.50 per 150-11).
sack; at Buffalo $1.80 per cwt; at New
York $2.90@« 3 per 159-113. sack; at Cin-
cinnati $1.80@‘1.90 per cwt; at Pitts-

 

 

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Reports for Thursday, March 6th

BUFFALO.

Our market today sold pigs at $18.25
and other hogs at $19. The best calves
brought $19.60 and top calves reached
$21.50. The cattle trade continued
steady at yesterday’s prices.

CHICAGO.

Cattle.

Receipts 10,500. - Market opening
very slow. Good choice beef and butch-
er cattle steady to strong. Others weak.
Good to prime choice steers $1650on-
common to medium butchers $10. 0@
16.50; heifers $8 15.50; cows $7.35@
15; bologna bulls 8.40@13.25; canners
and cutters $5.75 7.35; stockers and
feeders good $11.1 @14.75; do medium
$8@11.15; veal calves $17.50@18.

ogs.

Receipts 20,000; held over 6,952.
Market opened 10@15c lower but
strong. Closing from 5 to 10c lower.
Bulk of sales $18.15@18.35; heavy

$18.35@18.50; mixed and light $18.25@ B

18.40; packers hogs $17.25@17.75; me-
dium and heavy $17.75@18.15; light
bacon hogs $17.75@18.25; pigs good to
choice $15.25@17.25; roughs $16.75@

17.25. .
Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 12,000. Market opening slow
but steady. Choice to prime lambs
$19.60@19.75; medium and good lambs
$18.25@19.60; culls $15.25@16.75; me
dium good and choice feeders $10700
18; choice yearlings $18@18.25; me-
dium and good yearlings $14.75@18;
wethers medium and good $13.50@

Reports for Wednesday, M

BUFFALO.

‘ Cattle. '

Receipts 25 cars; best grades are
strong, others slow; prime heavy strs
$17@18.50; best shipping steers $14@
15; medium shipping steers $13@13.50;
best native yearlings 950 to 1000 lbs,
$15@16; light native yearlings, good
quality $14@14.50; best handy steers
$13@14; fair to good kinds $11@12;
handy steers and heifers, mixed $12@
12.50; western heifers $11.50@12.50;
best fat cows $10@11; butchering cows
$7.50@8.50; cutters $7@8; canners $5
@6; fancy bulls $10; butchering bulls
$9.@10; common bulls $6@7; best
feeding steers 900 to 1000 lbs $116012;
medium feeders .$9@10; stockers $7.50
@8; light common $6.50@7.50; milk-
ers and springers $75@150.

' Hogs.

Receipts 5 \cars; market higher;
heavy and yorkers, $19; pigs, $18.
. Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 60 cars; market higher;
top lambs $19.60; yearlings $16.@17;
wethers $14.50@15;>ewes $13@14.

' Calves. ‘ ‘ ‘

Market 50c higher; tops $21.50; fair
to good $19@20; grass calwes‘_$5.-50@i

CHICAGO). , ‘
Cattle. 1

.500 'head have arrived.

Only about 31
during therfirst half of the week, com-
paring with 43,158‘a week ago, includ-
ing 6,500 today. In spite ‘of the ex.
tremely small supplies, it has been a“

very uneven market. with Monday’s at
average advance of 25 cents followedi'.’
by a Tuesday decline 0125 i050 cents am

for steers and a fall 25 cents. in:

  

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choicer lots‘_of cattle are alitt

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. ,hogs and a 's
. buyer's g) . .
thebct er class oth'eavy butchers and . ’
$18.25 to $ (.45 for" media

essay market... ‘

11.75; choice.to prime ewes $13.50@

DETROIT

Cattle.

Receipts 3,341. Canners steady. 0th.
er grades 25c to 500 lower than last
week. . .
Best heavy steers ...... . .$14.00@15.00
Best handy wt bu strs. 12.50@13.00
Mixed steers and heifers. 11.00@11.5H

Handy light butchers . . . . 9.75@10.25
Light butchers . . . . . . . . . 8.00@ 9.25
Best cows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00@10.50
Butcher cows ...... . . . . . 8.00@ 9.00
Cutters ........... . ..... 7.00@ 7.50
Canners ............ . . . . 6.50@ 7.00
Best heavy bulls ......... 10.00@10.50,
Bologna bulls . . . . . . . . . . 8.50@ 9.00
Stock bulls ......... . . . . 7.50@ 8.00
Feeders . . . . . . . ....... . . 9.00@11.00
Stockers . . . . . . . . . ....... 8.00@ 8.50

Milkers and springers. .,.$ 65@ 110
Veal Calves.
Reqeipts 1,521. Market strong.
t .. ........ ..........$18.75@19.00
.................. 8.00@17.00

Sheep and Lambs.
Receipts 2,729. Market strong.

Best lambs ............. $18.75@19.00 .
Fair lambs ............. 17.50@18.25
Light to common lambs. . .15.00@16.75
Yearlings ............... 16.00@16.50
Fair to good sheep ....... 11.00@13.00
Culls and comm'oin ....... 7.00@10.00
ogs. ,

, Receipts 2,977. Market 150 to 250
higher,

Mixed ................... $
Pigs ..... . . . .. ..... ‘ .....
arch 5th
Tuesday and Wednesday were at
$19.50, three loads averaging 1,367 lbs.,
from Iowa, largely Angus steers, vary-
iny much in quality- and weight, going,
at that price today. Sales from day to
day are largely at $14.50 to $18, wit":-
fancy steers quotable up to $20, none
being. offered. Inferior light weight
steers sell at $10 to $12, with a few
little canning steers selling around
$9.25 to $9.50. .Good weighty steers
sell at $18 and upward, with pretty
fair steers of light weight going at
$17 and over. Butcher stock .is in the
usual demand at $7.60 to $16 for cows
and heifers, although few sell over
$14.25. Canning cows and cutters‘are
having a moderate sale at $6.25 to
$7.50, bulls bringing $7.50 to $13.50.
and stockers and feeders $8.25 to
$15.25, but not many sell above $13.50
Calves are firm and active at $8 to
$18. good light vealers. going at $17.50
and oven. . ‘ p »
‘ . Hogs. _ _
in prices are taking

18.00@18.25
17.25@

Big advanCes ,

place every day under a good demand ,

and‘meager offerings, only 7,450‘boge
having arrived during the first haif‘of

the fweek, comparing with .161.509”forfi

the same trims, last, week/“j. With
mated ,r‘eceiti‘| -'~Wednesda
_ ,a plantain;

prices were 251040. cents in '3 er,
sying from $138.35. to $18.5 for

        
  

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$17.25 and 119 :L 6‘1!

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- Eggs are higher in Philadelphia,_we'st-j

' HOG GUARANTEE IS UP TO PRESI-
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eratefiandthe demand
~».'crean_nary is ‘isellin‘g at
rat Change tress

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good. Fresh.
Detroit , St"j:56fl~‘ :“
18 hisheriwfih: . \ -1389

ice at 45@t7c;~. Inu‘Newj,. .. .
trade prevails at; 2541,}; ,6. , ‘ ”gfor'
creameryf’st‘ock. The. price at Philadel.‘ '

phia ies 5815c for western Offerings.

, secs. ~
Although the trade was a little weak '
at- the. opening Monday, prices [area
above those quoted a week ago. Fresh
firets are jabbing'at Detroit at 40,550
and extra firsts in‘new cases‘at 41350.
At Chicago prices rule IOWer withi‘firs‘ts
at 391/2c; ordinary firsts 381,5@383/4c.‘

   
     
      
 

  
     
 

 

  
      
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
  
   
    
    
 
    
  
 
 
  
   
  
  
   
 
  
  
  
   
   
     
  
 
  
  
 
   
   
 
  
  
 
 
 
   
   
  

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at $12.90@13.05 per-case. '

POULTRY.

The .local poultry market is active
with quotations for live as follows:
No. 1 springs 32@33c; smallésprings
30@3lc; hens 34@35c; small hens and
Leghorns 32@33c; roosters '23@24‘c;.
geese 24@25c; ducks 36@37c; turkeys
35@36c.

GRAND RAPIDS

The recent government order placed . l
in Michigan the past week fdrbeans,
had. the effect to advance the paying
price to growers to $6 per part i this .
section of the state; firm at that rice.
The demand for onions for shipment
abroad has had the effect to advance‘
prices in this section.- "Jobbers‘quote
them at $3.50 per cwt. sacked. De-
mand for potatoes is moderate and de-
liveries light. Price to growers steady.
at $1@1.10 per cwt. GOVernment agent
reports total shipment from Michigan
or 1918 crop so far is 5,724 cars; last
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The present minimum price or $17.50
per hundred pounds for hogs, which
expired. at midnight Feb. 28, will be
continued until a decision is made by.
Presrdent Wilson regarding the exist-
ing embargoes on pork affecting neu-
trals and other countries. This state-
mentewas made today by the officials
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and social life—The sixty-fifth con-
5;?sz will probably fail to‘enact army
vy measures car in hea ’
propriations. - ry g vy ap-
Tuesda‘y, March 4.

HE English Minister of War de-

clares that it is absolutely essen-
tial that Europe safeguard itself
against Bolsheviki anarchy—”It ‘is an-
nounced that within the week the fer»
ritorial limits of European countries
will. be defined by the peace confer:
ence—Three ship loads of American
gram for ,S'witzerland reach Genoa,
Italy.—.—United States Senate, goes on‘
record as opposed to the, present plan ~’
of a, League'of Natio‘ns.——The bill pro-
viding for taillights on‘ all vehicles
fails tovpassv in the Michigan senate".

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Eastern Market, Detroit, Mich.

We need your shipments of Poultri Veal. Dressed
Hogs. Live Roasting Pics, n in Babbltsaud
Game. Highest. prices possibe ebteinedgarnval.
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Mr. POULTRY FARMER:

We make a specialty of White Hennery Eggs and
have created a profitable market for your eggs the
fleet around. We pay the highest premium for your
ennery Whites—We remit some do» shipments
1 p “ten—Ship by are“
GEO. R. ELDRIDGE C0.
m-lith Street. Detroit. Mich.
Remember! We guarantee you satisfaction with every shipment.

Bolues,$tuwe Ca. MSRiop‘elle St.

Oommieelon Merchants. Dressed Beef. H calves.

cult . Live A Dreamed. Provisions. etc. .r n-

denoe Halted. Rot. Wayne County i Home Be ”rig
rest, Detroit. Itch. 03d. ,

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AY Daniel McCofifrey’r Sons.
623-625 wan-In Bldg. Pct-bunk

arrive.

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. Mich an 90 to 125 pound healthy pigs in car
"dflhd. lots. lfirVe buy them al year. 'ri e

Danville Stock Hog Co. Danvllle, Illinois.

, nous.
0.1. C. Bred .Gilts All 'Sold.

11. W. MANN. Dansville, Mich.

FRANCISCO FARMS

SHORTHORNSnPOLAND CHINAS
Three choice heifers and a few young cows to offer.
Also fine good gilts bred for late springfarrow. Prices

are attractive.
P. P. POPE. M}. Plesant, Mich.

. . ,
Big Type Poland Chinas
A 400 lb. Au . 29. yearling and a few 250 lb. Apr. llts.
Quality stu registered. and cholera immune. red
for Mar. and Apr. furrow. . _

_ WESLEY HILE. R. 6, Ionia, Mich.

L S P. C. A few gjlts bred for April It May far-
. ' row at bargains to close them out at once.
H. O. SWARTZ, Schoolcraft, Mich.

Big ty P. C. fall boars the big pmliflce‘ kind their
bree ing traces to the best herd in Ill.-Iowu,& Nob.
- C. E. GARNANT. Eaton Rapids, Mich.

 

in tyipe Poland Chinas. Spring illts of the best of
Bbree lug. With’ uality from 0001b. sire’s and
800 lb.dam's. Will be red to a rest son of the noted
$8600 Gertsdale Joneg. Also all pigs.
W. BREWBAKEB 1 ONE. 3. 5. Elsie. Mich

P c bred gllts sold. For sale herd boar [gospect 1‘1 mo.
- - old. w . 600 lb. \vlth qualltv. sire
dam emo L. 548940 an 81’) lb. sow ln flesh, Sire
Free Livery from

Parma, Mich.

239593.
sold for us X),“priced reasonable.
Parnia. . E. LIVINGSTON,

Big Poland Chinas

fall 'gllts. open or bred.
G. A. BAUMGARDNER. R. 2. Mhldleville. Mich.

with" quality. For
sale. summer and

arse Type P.O. boars all sold. Spring gilts and young
Ltrled sows. bred for March and April furrow. rec
Pym-y from Augusta. W.J.Hagelshaw, Augusta,Mleh.

boar and bred gilts. Choice
Aug. pigs at a bargain.

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- Type P. 0. Choice bred salts from Iowa greatest
Big hem, the big boao- roliflc kind with size and
quality. E. J. MATHE ’SON, Burr Oak. Mich.

. Poland Chinas. S ring bours‘ail sold Bred
BI: Type ilts ready for sh merit. Inspection invi-
ted. _ L. . OHAMBERLA' . ‘ Marcellus. Mich.

 

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vimufn‘brlces for- government auctiOns,
"translated in terms of our. grades and
Unitedsmtes currenCy. These prices
ureter scoured fleece woolSof the
Ohio type: _

Choice unwashed delaine. . . . . . . . $1.55
Average unwashed delaine . . . . . . 1.51
Good or choice fine clothing. . . . 1.43
Half-blood staple choice . . . . . . . . 1.45
Half-blood staple average . . . . . . . . 1.41
Half-blood clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.30
Three-eighths staple . . . . . ._ . . . . . . 1.19
Three-eighths clothing . . .'. . . . . . . 1.12
One-quarter staple -, . i . . . . . . . . . . . 1.01
One-quarter clothing . . . . . \ . . . . . . .94

_ Low quarter .86
. Common and braid ..... . . . . . . . . .74

At the sale of government wools
held in Philadelphia on February 26,
3,500,000 pounds of fleece wools were
oflered and 3,185,833 pounds were sold
at prices that ruled above the British
issue prices. Some Michigan three-
eighth staple that showed a shrinkage
of forty-seven per Cent brought ‘64c
and a lot of three-eighths combing with
the same percentage of shrinkage sold
at the same figure. Another lot of
three-eighth staple and shrinking forty-
seVen per'cent changed hands at 65c.

 

THE NEW YORK PRODUCE MAR-
KET.

 

Butter.—The tendency of the butter
, market has been upward this week and
trading has been brisk and active prac-
tically every day. J obbers bought free-
ly and out of town buyers added to the
general activity. In addition there was
a considerable demand for the export
trade, such demand being created by
agents for the Scandinavian countries,
especially Denmark, and some for
France and England. About 8,000 tubs
alone have been purchased to be ship-
ped to Denmark. In consequence of all
the demand values increased and all
stocks have cleaned up well. While
heretofore stocks of high—grade butter
only have been free sellers, this week
saw an active demand for all grades.
The total increase in price since last
week is approximately 21/430 per pound.

Pa. At the close yesterday established quo-

tations were as follows: Extras 55@
55%0; higher scoring than extras 56@
56%0; firsts 49%@54%c; and seconds
46@49c.

Cheese—The cheese market has de-
veloped a firmer (one during the week
and while there has been no appreci-
able increase in price the tendency is
upward. The increase in make in east-
ern producing sections seems to be nil
at present and there is active demand
for all fresh Wisconsin make that can
be obtained. Consumption has increas-
ed and there are indications that there
will be a strong demand in the near
future for export stock. As with but-
ter, it is France and the Scandinavian
countries that are in the market for
cheese. ' Average run held cheese,
which is in light supply, is selling at a
range of 32 @330. Higher quality brings
34@36c; current make average run
cheese [is quoted from 301/f.@311/4c,
While specials bring about a half-cent
more.

Eggs—The usual unsettled condition
of the egg market at this season of the
year continues. Receipts have been
heavy and while there has been an ac-
tive demand both locally and from out
of town trade stocks have accumulat-
ed. There has been some demand for
eggs from England but values are fall-
ing in that country and no dependence
can be placed on that market. Ten
cars of Chinese eggs were received
during the week. The fore part of the
week, because of the reports of colder
weather in the west, caused a strength-
ened market, but as receipts continued
large the week closes with the condi~
tion barely steady. Fresh gathered
firsts are quoted at 41%(1‘43c; extra
firsts ‘43%@44c; extras 44%@45c.

Live Poultry—Because of increased
receipts of fowls during the week val-
ues have fallen. Chickens, while re-
ceipts have been, light, are weaker.
Old ‘ masters have also declined in
price. Fowls are quoted at 35@36c;
chickens 28@320; old roosters 24c;
turkeys are selling at 32@40c; ducks
400; ,geese 21@220.

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Domestic wools sold quite satisfac-
torily at the Boston sale held February

' 21, where 600,000 pounds of delaines

were offered. Among these offerings
were some Michigan stock which went
One
lot of Michigan three-
eighths. blood brought 62c; another of

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THIS IS A WORLD’S RECORD

Just think of one calf less than one year old

bringing this price of $10,584.00,

which is undoubtedly the highest price ever paid for an Angus bull in Scotland

or this country.

WE' HAVE THE “DADDIE”

MR. SCRIPPS’ strongest desire,

when he entered the Aberdeen-Angus

busines was to have a world-beatingbull, and with this ob'ect in view imported

from Sc 'tland. in the spring of 1918,
Mr. J. F. Cummings and bred by the Earl of_Rosebury,

“EDGAR OF DALME Y,” purchased from
owner of the Dalmeny

Estate, in Edinborough, Scotland.

 

“ EDGAR OF» DALMENY ” _.

 

is the only Angus bull that was imported during submarine
We have some 50 head of the highest grade Blackcaps,

warfare times.
Blackbirds. Queen

Mothers, Ericas, Prides and K Prides, bred to “EDGAR” and many others that
arelthe sons and daughters of BLACK MONARCH 111, three times Grand
Champion at the Michigan State Fair. '

DO- YOU

NOT THINK, THEREFORE, THAT WILDWOOD

FARMS IS_IN THE POSITION TO SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS,
WHETHER FOR A BULL ALONE OR FOR A FOUNDATION

HERD?

WILL WELCOME CORRESPONDENCE

WILDWOOD FARMS

W. E. SCRIPPS, Prop.

ORION, MICHIGAN
SIDNEY SMITH, Supt.

 

 

 

_ And winner in 2 year old
first call was sold recent]
584.00. » The highest price. ever paid for an Angus bull in the United States
cotland. , Three other calves of 1118 sold for an average of over 35,000.00 each;

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MICHIGAN’S GRAND CHAMPION .BULL

class at INTERNATIONAL, CHICAGO, 1918. He
at the Perth Bull Sale for the. record price (I)!

    

     
      
    
  


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