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DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAX, MARCH 29, '1919





VOL. CLII. No. 13 i

Whole Number 4038





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he Fight Against Oat Smut





NE of the brightest things in the

0 record of achievements of the

county agents of Michigan is the

story of the work done by the agricul-

tural leaders in banishing oat smut

from the first place as a serious cause

of loss to the farmers and the making

of it a disease of minor importance in

its cost-to the agriculture of the state.

This is the story of the true war ser-

vice done, not On the firing line in

France, but in the first line trenches

of food production. It is a story of the

utilization of science—of a poison gas

attack on a relentless enemy to food

production and to good agriculture. It

is a story of agricultural progressive—

ness, and the results show what can

be accomplished when wide-awake

farmers are led by their representa-

tives to apply the results of experi-

ment station work.

What I have to tell will be of inter-

est to every reader of the Michigan

Farmer. It is a thing in which he has

a ‘part. '

already well versed. For years, bulle-

tins have taught the cause of oat smut

——how a fungus disease destroys a

plant that should produce scund ker-

nels. Lecturers'without number have

told of counts in fields which revealed

a condition oft-times unsuspected by

the farmers, that oat smut was preval-

ent in the ordinary run of’oat fields in

percentages such as five, ten, and even

thirty and fifty per cent. , The figures

that these lécture‘rs quoted were hardly

believable and the farmer sagely' nod-

ded and suspected that they dealt with

conditions in the other fellovV's field.

Now, the United States" Department

[ofifigriculture has obtained figures as

*ffthe‘:resiilt'giof .a nation-wide survey

which show that in no case were the

“figures of the prevalence of smutlin

‘oat'fields exaggerated. Asa result of

"examination iof‘i typical Michigan un-

i-a'treatedoat fields, the average-percent-

age of oat smut found in 1918. by a

{corps ofgovernment fiel men was

"6.52"pei"‘cent. - .



.. But startling as this high percentage

of loss must be, it is not a new thing

nor is the. story of the oatsmut new.

Yet the point i Wish ‘to make i'sJ—th'at





It is a thing in which he is ‘





in wetting the 'grain thoroughly with sold these preparations was the fact plication of

formaldehyde, one pintto forty gallons. that the recipe on the bottle didn’t treatments.





formaldehyde for grain

Haskell’s experiments





and then after covering the grain for call for any extensive wetting of grain. showed that if the formaldehyde, eith-

two hours, drying until fit for planting. The ten or twenty bushels to be plant- er concentrated or diluted in one or





It was a simple, cheap and fairly easy

thing to do, and scientists for twenty





A Good Seed-bed is Only One Essential of the Oat Crop.





years thought the treatment. good

enough to let alone. ‘



But the fact remained that farmers

in the rush of getting oats in at the





busy time "of year gradually formed the





habit of treating once in two years, or

once in a while, and the vast majority

treated once and never again until an

excessively smutty oat crop gave them





ed were simply to be sprinkled with a

few quarts made by diluting the “pat-

ent” liquid, then the grain could be

sacked and planted. ,

The experts laughed at the farmers

for paying $2.00 a pint for half-strength

formaldehyde colored blue or purple

with analine dyes, when before the

war pure formaldehyde sold for twen‘





 





Result of a Field Survey to Determine





the Prevalence of Seed Treatment by





Farmers and its Effects in Prevention of Smuts.

Inspected Fields





Inspected.





, State.





No. of farm-

ers inter-

viewed.

Wheat.





Indiana ...477

Min’sota ..678

New York.793

Illinois ...111

Michigan . 98 6

so severe a jolt that they sat down and

figured out what they were losing.



.In the meantime, a lot of prepara-

tions vwith ‘ high—sounding names as

smut killers were put on the market at

$2.00 a pint, and many farmers bought

these year after year. The thing that





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oat smut, the message nev'é‘rgotf'aicross

to the farmer as a general thing and





seed treatment did not become univer- ..





an:

extremely localized. '

There were two reasons for





dition. In the first place, the exten-





Treatment Was spasmodic and '





this con- ,





sion work done 'was at long range. It '_

didn’t reach the man having trouble, '5 "





_but;it-.appr039hed~yea,r after year the

same ‘ progressive farmers ,who read

periodicals, bulletins, and who attend

.ed institutes. ' . J ‘





The ascend thing wasalso a matter .





:nf .psychologyéthe treatment then

known was not especially convenient

,Ftoglappiy. The treatment recommend:





is still eflective~consisted _





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No. of Fields Sown to Treat-

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Untreated

Fields.





Smut found in

Treated Fields.





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3.99

0.23

. 6.65

70.96 10.6





ty-five cents a pint. But the farmer

knew what he was doing. He was buy—

ing the fancy preparation, not for its

color or for its percentage of formalde-

hyde. He was buying it lor its conven-

ience. He was getting rid of. the job»

of wetting the grain and drying it.



In a series of tests of smut cures,

Dr. R. J. Haskell of Cornell University,

discovered a new principle in the ap-





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two parts of water, was sprayed upon

oats, smut was controlled without the

wetting of the grain. In the old treat-

ment, approximately one pint of for-

maldehyde in fifty gallons of water

was put on fifty bushel of oats. In

Haskell's treatments the same amount

of formaldehyde-[he effective agent——

was put on fifty bushels and the wa-

Haskell’s concentrat-

ed method, promptly christened “The

Dry Method" went the “patent” smut

killer one better. It reduced the smut

treatment. to its simplest proportions.



The method is singularly successful.

Fields treated this way have been ex-

amined and it took a trip across a ten—

acre field to find a dozen smutted

heads. - "‘



Here is where the Michigan county

agent became a factor in the proposi-

tion. Armed with the knowledge of

this improved control measure and

reaching the farmers of his county at

close range, the campaign for the con-

trol of oat smut began in 1916, 1917

and 1918. Starting with a few of the

counties in 1916, more in 1917, while

in 1918 every county with a county

agent made remarkable strides in re-

moving oat smut as a menace to good

farming. The county agent could meet

the patent preparation with a. more

convenient method. He could‘ show

farmers that treatment did not mean

any delay at all in planting.



The figures taken by (lie field agents

of the Department of Agriculture in

Michigan last summer show in a. strik-

ing way what has been accomplished

by our county men. The counties with—

out county agents were conspicuous

for their lack of treatment. The com—

parison with the findings in other

states is also interesting. For the

most. part, the other states have been

using the wet method and this has not

seemed to appeal to farmers so gen-

erally.



But successful as this campaign has

been, every county agent is planning

this year a more vigorous attack. Oat

smut is not a thing that. can be down-

ed for goodwand all. A little smut es-

capes treatment each year, a thresher

that has handled smutty grain contam-

inates the seed, so that treatment has

to be a regular part of oat culture. A

little bit of smut one year means 3.

These plant dis-

eases have remarkable power of re-

production.



The methods the county agents have

used in these campaigns are simple

and business-like. Most of the county

men have merely written their farmers

a simple statement of the necessity of

treatment and have sent the college

Extension Bulletin which tells in afew

words what to do. A few have‘conduct- "



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CURRENT COMMENT





HE cheap food



Cheap Food .howlers have suc-

or Cheap ceeded in making so

much noise that the





Pr9m’3e5 agitation has appar-

ently gotten under the

skin of government officials. This is

apparent from the recently published

statement of Chairman Peek, of the

Department of Commerce Industrial

Board, 'in which he was reported as

saying at a conference of Food Admin-

istration officials in New York that

there seemed to be a general misun-

derstanding of Mr. Hoover’s recent

statement that with a free market

wheat might go to $3.50 a bushel. Mr.

Peek is reported as adding that the

billion dollar grain appropriation re-

cently made by congress was for the

purposo of enabling the public to get

wheat products at reasonable prices

as well as to make good the guaranty

to producers. “W’ith wheat prices rea-

sonable,” he adds, “reasonable prices of

other products could be expected, be-

cause wheat is the barometer of the

trade.”



“’6 are unable to read into the act

of congress the meaning which Mr.

Peek is quoted as giving it. And if

the Food Administration is unable to

keep the price of wheat down to the

guarantee under present conditions.

there is little ground for belief that

the committee of another government-

al department will be more successful

in the projected plan of downward reg—

ulation.



But even semi—government approval

of the agitation for the use of the big

grain appropriation for such a purpose

is to be deplored. If this‘ principle" is

to be seriously considered, why stop

at wheat, or even at iood studs as a

class? Why not have another appro-

priation to reduce the cost of other

necessities, farm machinery. for ino

stance, and clothing and shoes? Of

course this would necessitate an in.-

cneased tax levy, but that would be a

small matter, as the tax-paying public

1 is accustomed to it.



, my the time soon come when public

' officials as well as cheap food agitat-

ors will see what normally sensible

' people ought-lazhaVoseen months ago.





   

   

   





tion. there is no possibility of cheap

food or lowrpriced. farm products ex-

cept through unfair market manipula-

tion, and then only temporarily. Agi-

tation for such unfair manipulation is

not only harmful, but will defeat its

purpose in the end by creating an un-

certainty in the minds of food produc-

ers regarding, the outcome of such

methods; An increased supply of food

productswill result from—the mainte-

nance of compensatory prices to pro-

ducers. Any attempt toivard the low-

ering of prices by manipulation is cer-

tain to prolong the period of scarcity.





ARMERS who now





have boys await-



W th‘ ing demobilization at

Farm the various .canton-

Boys ments throughout the





country, at a time

when they need their help badly on

the home farm, are at a loss to under—

stand the War Department’s “policy.

They read about the thousands of re-





turned soldiers who are seeking jobs .





in the big cities throughout the coun-

try and are told that it is the poliCy of

the department not to demobilize the

troops more rapidly than it is possible

for them to secure industrial employ-

ment. But what they cannot under—





.stand is why the jobless element is





not retained in the army and, the farm

boys released so they can go home and

help put in the oats. We don’t under-

stand it either,a and can offer no ex-

planation other than the traditional

red tape governing affairs of this kind.



If some hundreds of thousands of

farmers whose boys are in cantonment

camps impatiently awaiting release,

would write the War Department for

an explanation as to why they cannot

be released, it might be productive of

beneficial results.





S time passes, it





Stabilized becomes more ev-

F0011! ident that the con.



. ‘ trol exercised by the

Pr’ces government over food





products did not give

farmers excessive prices for their pro-

ducts or raise the price of foods to

consumers. The benefit to both the

producers and consumers was in stab-

ilizing prices on a reasonably fair has-

is to both and preventing profiteering

through speCulation. Government reg<

ulation of the hog market ended on the

last day of February. There was gen-

eral expectation that prices would drop

in view of a huge reported surplus of

pork products. But instead of drop-

ping, prices immediately began to rise,

and instead of the standardized price

of $17.50, hogs are now bringing $19.50

to $19.75 With the guaranteed price

still effective on wheat, prices began

to rise following the removal of re-

strictions on certain wheat products.

Early in March the Food Administra-

tion announced its purpose of releas—

ing wheat from’ government stores to

keep the'price from going out of sight.

Nevertheless, the wheat market has

continued to advance until at this writ-

ing No. 2 wheat is selling on the local

market at $2.40 per bushel. Other

grains have advanced in [sympathy or

as a result of export demand. Only

beans, among availablb dry food pro-

ducts, have been neglected of recent

weeks, and this market has apparently

touched the bottom and begun to react.

' As the weeks go by and it becomes

more apparent that onvailnble~ stocks of

foods are barely sutficient to meet. the

world needs,‘ the consuming public

may begin to see the light and appre-

ciate the fact that the stabilization of

food prices was in their interest rath—

er than in the interest of producers.

Stabilization of food prices at a [air

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during the heavy marketing season.

perniitting the packers to make an

enormous speculative profit on the pro-

duct which the consumers would ulti.

1111119111121“ had to pay for the priv-

ilege of securing their pork ata little

lower price during a few weeks of the

year



Standardized food prices have been

advantageous in giving the consumer

cheaper food and the farmers 11 more

satisfactory market than they ”would

have otherwise had. Some feasible

plan for the permanent stabilization of

food markets on a fair basis which

would assure the producer the cost of

the product plus a reasonable profit.

would benefit everyone concerned ex-

cept the speculator. Consumers par-

ticularly are likely to learn this lesson

before the present world shortage of

food products has been overcome. :. —





HE‘ season for the





Plans for opening _0 f the

1919 farm campaign



the Farm has arrived. Farmers



' Canlpaign will this year be able





to make their plans

on a purely economic or business bas-

is. They will not feel the patriotic

spur for the increasod production of

food stuffs to aid in winning the war,

for the war has been won and the

country is busy in getting back on a

peace basis. The problems growing

out of the war remain to be settled,

but this season’s farm plans cannot

await their settlement. We must ma-

ture our plans for this season without

further delay, and the best way is to

make them to fit into a permanent and

constructive policy, rather than to suit

what we may conceive to be a present

emergency.



The speeding up of production to

supply war needs has had the natural

consequence of throwing our produc-

tion out of balance. Less regard has

been given to the maintenance of de-

sirable crop rotations and less thought

to the conservation of soilfertility, be-

cause of the patriotic urge for food pro-

ductions. These considerations should

again enter more prominently into

the making of our plans for the future.

For the same reason we have given

less consideration to the adaptability

of our soil to certain crops for which

there was a special war demand than

we should under more normal condL

tions. When average crops just barely

pay out, as too often they have not

paid out in the past, the poor yields

are certain to lose money for the pro-

ducer, hence the wisdom of sticking

consistently to the lines of production

which experience has shown to give

the best average results in yield under

our conditions.



Along with better average prices for

farm products, production costs ave

increased to a point which leaves .Ettle

enough margin of profit under the most

favorable conditions as to production

and marketing, and when unfavorable





conditions obtain all chances for"a_





profit are lost, hence the necessity for

planning on economic production. To

this end“. is essential that we give

careful attention to so planning the

season's campaign that the demands

on the available farm labor may be as

evenly distributed as possible through-

out the season. thus adding to the pos—.

'sible margin of profit onth‘e season’s

operations. . . ‘

Another factor in theplanning of



a farm campaign which 8hOUId be care-

fully considered 13 the selection of

some line of special production as a

consistent policy. Diversified agricul-

ture in a. factor of safety. which cannot

be properly overlooked, but the mOSt

successful farmers have found it to

' “ to special!” along

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proceeds of some special product; of

11111011 “quantity production" was made

a consistent policy.



And in planning for the We pro-

ductiOn, facilities for marketing our

products should also be considered.

For this reason it is advisable to stan-

dardize production of cash crops on a

community basis so far as pooaiblc,





and then make community plans for





cooperative marketing of the product.

Improved roads in many sections of

the state adjacent to good markets will

enable the individual farmer to mar-

ket certain lines of produce to excel-

lent advantage without community co

operation, but for the rank and file of

the producers of farm products cooper-

ative marketing offers economic ad-

vantages which should not be neg-

lected. ' ’





News of the Week





Wednesday, March 19. .





 





EACE conference announces that »





all the main questions between the

interested nations have been discussed

and that in the opinion of the British

delegation, the League of Nations covv

enant should be incorporated in tho

p1eliminary peace treaty. —Mohamme-

dans start a revolt in Egypt which is

speedily curbed by prompt action on

the part of (heat BritainwArmenians

living at Aleppo are reported to have

been attacked by Arab troops. ——Japan

is sulf‘ering fr om epidemics of cholera

and influenz.

Mexico have obliged American cavalry

to take extra precautions.-,—Traflic in

western Wisconsin is at a standstill

due to floods. The railway bridge

across the Mississippi at Winona. is

canied away.

Thursday, March 20.

T is announced that 2,100 Michigan

men will return in April -——A revolt

against the Bolsheviki gove1nment is

rep01 ted £10m Petrograd. ”The suc-

cessful establishment of wireless tele-

phony communication across the At-

lantic is made between stations in Ine-

land and Nova Scotia. —-To date 83, 493

onlcexs have been discharged from mil-

italy service. -——The Michigan legisla-

ture is under taking to reorganize the

state boaid of equalization. —The con-

tention of American labor representa-

tives at the international labor cou-

gress in Paris to the effect that each

country should settle its own internal

labor questions has been sustained.





Friday, March 21.



IT is announced that'all the German

forts within fifty miles of the Rhine

river must be destroyed according to

the agreement of the allied peace rep-

resentatives. ~The Soviet government

of Russia is leady to deposit $200, 000,-

000 in the banks of this country and

Europe to secure supplies for recon-

struction, according to late announce-

ments. ~Another revolution involving

Germans, Russians and Austrians is

announced in today’ 3 Berlin report.

—Canada's war claim is set at $1, 500,-

000,000.~—The New York state legisla-

ture will spend $50,000 to investigate

Bolshevism in that state—The Ger-

man national assembly adopts resolu~

tion incorporating German Austria

with Germany—A cut in the ‘price of



steel is to become effective at once.



Saturday, March 22.



HE Ulnanians capture Lemberg,

Galicia, after five days fighting.—~ ‘

Trotzky, the Bolsheviki minister of

war orders a. campaign with Archangel

the base of the allied forces in north-

ern Russia, as the objective. —-Colonel

Haywood. of New York, criticizes the

American military establishment in

France by stating that American sol~

diers weie placed in front lines before

they were properly trained—Brim

workers agree to a four days’ truce be-

fore going on a general strike pending

further negotiations with the govern-

ment. “Circuit Judge Hosmor, of De-

troit, orders fares on the electric line

between Detroit and Jackson reduced

to the pro-war rate—President Poin-

caire, of France; appoints Alexandre

Hillel-and governor of Alsace-Lor-





raine. .

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N a* recent address before manufac-



turers of fractors and threshing

machines, Junius F. Cook, assistant

secretary of agriculture, said: “Be-

fore the war our food supply was grow.

ing less in proportion to our popula-

tion.

that tendency. But before buying a.

tractor a farmer should make it his

business to see all machines in his

neighborhood. An investment amount-

ing to from $1, 200 to $1, 500 should not

be made until the article to be pur-

chased has been studied thoroughly.”



'Mr. Cook believes lessons growing



out of the war have done much ‘to boost

the tractor industry. He said:

* “Through the war and for a period

after the war the high price of food

and the wishof every true American

to do his utmost to win quickly have

given the tractor trade a tremendous

stimulus. The reconstruction period is

as‘valuable and important to the tree.

tor business, if not more so, than any

other has been. Every nation and

every people will be striving to recover

with the greatest rapidity from the

conditions of the war. The value to

a nation of a very quick recovery after

the war can be scarcely overestimated

The nations all will want labor- saving

machines in proportion to their needs,





to their ability to use them, and to'





their financial ability to buy them.



“The user is induced to purchase his

tractor. Presumably he ' expects _to

make more money out. of his farm

work thereby. His equipment has been

horses, and he may have in mind ways

whereby he can make more money with

a tractor than with horses. His neigh-

bor may have a tractor which has been

a success and perhaps that is the most

conclusive guide to some farmers. If

the neighbor’s tractor is not a success,

or only is a partial success, it may or

may not be a true indication of wheth-

er the farmer should buy. In fact,

his neighbor’s experiences only is an

indication and the farmer still needs

eduCation to enable him to decide for

himself. If the farmer is not of the

kind to look the matter over broadly

and decide for himself, he still may

be successful in following a successful

neighbor’s example. '



Sources of' Tractor Education.



“Education in tractors can be ob-

tained' by the farmer from a great

many sources, and the more he utilizes

all these sources the surer he is to at.

tain the highest success with a tractor.

That also applies to the manufacturer

and dealer. He can get Valuable edu-

cation and information from his neigh-





~bor, from the tractor schools held by





the makers, from the tractor schools

at the state colleges of agriculture, by

attending tractor shows, studying trac-

tor bulletins of the Department of Ag.

riculture and attending tractor demon-

strations. Tractor publications, farm

papers, and trade papers also give

valuable information. .



f‘While the dealer comes in between

the manufacturer and the farmer, his

education should be such that he knows

not only the construction of “thema-

chine, but'also the principles of design.

He also must know how to use. it to

give the best results to the user. There

is no place in thevindustry where in:

creased knowledge will reap a richer





_‘reward than in the position of the

dealer.





He has facilities given in many

wa'ys by the manufacturer to obtain a

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Urges the Study Of Tractors





Government Expert Ad‘wser Farmers to Study t/ze

.Proé/em from in szerem‘ flag/er Before Invest-

ing in a New Outfit





ood. He will put into the venture, at

least, $1, 200 to $1, 500, and it will pay

him well to spend a considerable

amount in investigation before buying.

Every opportunity should be taken to

give the farmer as much infdrmation

as possible regarding the machine he

has purchased The tractor schools of

the agricultmal colleges should be val-

nable educational forces that the farm-





ers, as well. as dealers and manufac;





turers, should make use of as far as

posSible.



Chief Causes of Trouble.

.“‘From the answers to questionaires

sent out by the Department of Agri-

culture to farmers, I found from 2,179

reports the question, ‘What part of

your tractor 'gives you the most trou-

ble?’ the answers:





Magnetos................ 299

Spark plugs ..... .. 110

Gears .......... 108

Carburetor 104

Cylinders and pistons” 61

Bearings 80

Clutch ..... 59

Valves and springs....... 43

Lubrication 29

Starting 28





“That information gives one a good

idea of how to start examining a trac-





 





for with the view of buying

be seen from the return one can elim-

inate a great many details and con-





. points of trouble.





 





It will





centrate attention upon the above,

which may be considered the main

It seems to me if I

were buying a tractor I would make

it my business to study magnetos,

spark plugs and carburetors enough

so I would know not only the best for

me to use, but know how to use them

when I received my tractor. Of course

the reports of these troubles were from

the users, and many of them probably

did not know how to use tractors to

the best advantage, but after all it is

a good indication as to where to look

for trouble. .The farmer must not run

away with the idea that because he

can make his Ford car do all sorts of

things he‘can do the same with a trac-

tor running over rough ground and

pulling a load 11p to its full capacity

all day. It will take a lot of time and

patience to make the tractor man real-

ize his best load would be two plows;





that is, have a margin of ouethird for





satisfactory running. even if he can

just struggle along with three plows.”



“There have been so many requests

to the Department of Agriculture from

farmers for information to guide them





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 





 





 

 

 





 





 

 





 





in buying tractors, I feel there is a.

real need of the department taking 11p

that work. Any such work would aim

at answering the farmers’ questions

about tractors as far as possible. 'The

tractor could be tested and giVen a

rating such that when a farmer bought

a 25 horsepower machine he would

know such horsepower. rating was on‘

the same basis and would give the

same power as another make of ma-

chine of the same rating. If such a

machine would pull two plows satis-

factorily 011 his farm he would expect

a machine having 37 or 38 horsepower

to pull three plows under similar con-

ditions. He would know what size

thresher or ensilage cutter he could

run with his engine. There seems to

be far more need of testing and rating

tractors than of motor cars or motor

trucks. Such a rating would be a safe-

guard to the manufacturer and dealer

as well as the farmer, for any dispute

arising could be settled by a rather

simple test. .

“At this time it. is easy to overestié

mate the influence the tractor will

have upon this nation, but f1om my

study and Work in 10n11ectio11 with it

I think the possibilities are enormous.

Before the war our food supply was

growing less in proportion to the pop.

ulation. The tractor will help coun-

teract this tendency.” ‘





Watch Your Machine. .





With the great increase in the num- '.

ber of tractor engines being 'usedvby.

American farmers, and with 'the prob?“

ability the present number will be:

doubled in a very short time, the nec-

essity for keeping these machines in .

good order, ready to do their full work .

when wanted, is of increasing import-

ance. 3



From the .kind of service and the,

place where the work must be done, it

is almost certain that the owners and

operators must do most. of it on their

own farms. They cannot easily haul a'

broken down tractor out of a field to

the local garage or handy man. Neither

is it reasonable to suppose that the 10-

cal man will care to go out to such

jobs or keep extra mechanics for such '

work while plenty of work rolls to his

very door under its own power, in the

never ending stream of autos.



The logic of the situation demands

that the owner or operator plan to take

care of his own repairs.



A thorough inspection of the entire

machine should be made every day.

Set aside twenty minutes or more eith-

er before starting in the morning or at

noon for this inspection. This time is

comparable to the time a horseman

should give his teams to know they are

properly fed and watered, harness 'ad-

justed to prevent sores and Strains.



Time spent on inspection is not lost

time, but the best insurance that the

engine will be sure to give uninter-

rupted service for hours without rest.

Do not get the‘idea that this daily in-

spection is complete insurance and

that nothing can possibly happen until

next inspection. All the hours of run-

ning must be spent in a sort of “watch-

ful waiting” for what the various parts

of the machine are saying.



No tractor operator can claim to be

efficient unless he can make all repairs

on his machine. Such skill comes from

hard study and clear thinking, together

with practice doing the work.



A tractor is as deserving of a good.-

house and careful repairs as the auto.1





ion the tractor depends in largemeao»

. are, the actual production of crops. ,
,THE LATEST ON THE BEAN SITU-

‘ ATION.





 





T HE bean jobbers should receive

full credit for their efforts to get

an outlet for this yeai 's bean

crop and for all they have done in the

past to place the bean industiy on a

substantial basis. But so fa1 as we can

see, no occasion has arisen for the

growers to fall upon then knees before

the buyers, as some of 1:9 lattei would

have us to believe. Some jobbers lay

much stress‘ upon cariying the bulk of

the financial burden of this amp fo1

thirty or sixty days. Have they f01--

gotten that the farmei began nine 01

ten months ago to in1 est in this crop

and that many of them have not, to

this date, seen so much as a cent from

their investment? Certainly the farm—

ers have done their part well, andit

would now appear that the proposition

is squarely up to the jobbers. At least,

there is no occasion for charging a pro

ducer who may be anxious for money

to meet legitimate obligations, with in-

gratitude, as some of the jobbers have

done.

Growers Organize.



It is possible, however, that out of

the present situation them may devel-

-op some advantages. Groweis’ organi-

zations are being formed in all import-

ant commercial bean growing states

not heretofore organized. Already the

producers in California and.New York

state have been called together for

that purpose. If effective associations

result a long step will be taken toward

getting the producing end on a more

substantial basis. . There should be,

and no doubt could be, the closest co-





operation between the growers' organ: ~





ization in this and the other states, to

the mutual advantage of all.



Crop Estimates Were Too High.



If these organizations were ready to

give service they could do much to

stimulate a large consumption of beans.

If certain facts were impressed upon

the public it would undoubtedly start

a freer movement over the counter.

The public should be toldpf the food

:value of this product, where it can be

purchased, what it should cost per

pound and how the good housewife can

reduce her food bills and at the same

time fully supply the proper portions

of the various food elements to her

family. Other advantages would follow

a get-together movement.



The farmer’s present problem is to

dispose of the crop now in hand. To

this end it will be interesting to know

that the federal government has reduc-

ed the estimate of marketable beans in

California to the level of last year‘s

crop Th1eshermen’s aflretuins show the

Michigan crop to be 3.288.314 bushels

instead of 4,887,000 as the federal re-

ports have figured it. These altera-

tions bring the total United States

crop for 1918 down to the total for

1917. The trade has made free use of

the news on importations of

from the Orient, but importations from

the east are nothing unusual. In 1917

the total importations of beans in the

country amounted to nearly four mil-

lion bushels.



Whether the factors mentioned

above will be. sufficient to overcome

the apparent lack of confidence in the

future of the market, we cannot say,

and the grower must be his own judge.





The present condition of the bean mare





ket is comparable with that for dairy





products a month ago, in which the,





, break has fully recove1ed. Should im-





provement in domestic demand, coup.





led With an increased outlet for for-





eign shipment occur in the bean deal'





in a similar way, a sham reaction

would be the certain result. But this

, may not occur.





" ”as to conditions.





beans *





We can not tell. What

=«ymnu err-is tq mi) growers posted: W,“





   





News of M the F Agricultural





We are glad to have accomplished a.

measure of benefit to our growers by

our protest in thwarting the apparent

intention of some jobbers to buy in

the balance of 'the crop at less than

they were worth on the domestic mar-

ket. Some jobbers who marked the

price'dowu to $5 per cwt. right after

the placing of the government order

raised it to’$6 after our protest, and





‘that on a lowei domestic market. Most





buyers will also now take in beans, ad-

vance a fair price to the grower and

hold them subject to his option for fu-

ture sale.





 





VIRGINIA POTATO ACREA—GE.





IN both the Norfolk section and over

on the Eastern Shore (the counties

of Accomac and Northampton) it is

quite clear. that the early estimates





 





must be changed a bit. The Eastern





Shore has an acreage sixty to sixty-five

per cent of last year's crop and the

Norfolk section has fifty per cent in-

stead of forty to fifty per cent. At

the last moment when it became ap-





‘parent that the Norfolk acreage would





be only about forty pei cent of last

year the larger growers got busy and

put in each fifty to our hundred or

more barrels of seed into the ground.

The crop is in the ground in good

shape, the weather having been more

favorable for such work than in many

years.



The lack of potash and a noticeable

failure of fertilizer to make its usual

showing on the crops, even when ap«





 





 





plied exactly as heretofore, and in the

same quantities, creates uncertainty or

an. additional uncertainty as .to yield.

From twelve to fifteen barrels of pota-

toes from a barrel of seed w'as'about

the average out-turn last year and was

far below the average of former years.



The lack or labor cuts a big 'figure

in the situation. Government contracts

have taken the farm labor. The farm

day was ten hours or more in length;

the government day eight'hours; the

farm pay $1.50 per day, rent and fuel

and garden truck included; the gov-

ernment pay was $3150 to $4.00, 01

more for an eight-hour day, time and

a half for overtime and double pay for

Sunday or night work. In one way

and another the colored labor has been

completely upset—bad enough befbré

but rendered almost useless for the

farmer no‘w. ‘





 





STANDARD POTATOES.





 





BY adopting standard varieties: of

potatoes, farmers in the upper pe-

ninsula were able to add about $360,-

000 to their income last year, accord-

ing to the Extension Department ‘of

the Michigan Agricultural College.

“An average of eighteen cents per

bushel above the general market price

that was obtained for carload lots of

potatoes of the Green Mountain vari-

ety," declared J. W. Weston, leader of

county agricultural agents in the up-

per peninsula. “Figuring on a produc-

tion of four million bushels of pota-

toes of this strain in the upper penin-





 





 





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sula last season, the adoption of stan«

dard varieties, if only half these pota.

toes were shipped out, added. 8860, 000

to the income of producers.” ‘

The work of interesting farmers in.

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on by county agents and field men of

M. A. C., cooperating with the local

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NORMAL WHEAT P111512 URGED av

CANADIAN caowsas.





 





OARD of directors of the United

Grain Growers, Ltd., went on 1ec-

0rd as opposed to the fixing of an a1 b1-

trary price for the wheat crop this

year and recommended 'legislation





which would eliminate unrestricted





speculation in farm products.



The board urged that the Canadian ‘

government market the 1919 'wheat

crop by selling the exportable surplus

of wheat and flour at a fair price bas-

ed on world value to the British and

Allied governments. ASuéh a price mu-

tually agreed upon between the farm-

ers of Canada and the Allied govern.

ments could be made a fixed price un—

til August 31, 1920, and would govern

the price of flour and wheat for domes-

tic uses in Canada.



“This method,” says the statement

issued by the United Grain Growers,

“would insure the consumers in the

Allied countries of Europe and in Can-

ada getting their food requirements at

a fair price based on world conditions

and at a minimum of added expense

over the price Canadian farmers would

receive for their product. “



. “It would also insure Canadian farms

ers getting the maximum price pos-

sible, based on the world conditions.

for their product. It would eliminate

all profiteering at the expense of the

producer and consumer in the transfer

of the former’s food products to the

latter.



“We do not believe,” the statement

continues. “in a fixed price, set at an

artificial value, which at the expense.

of the consumer, would give protective

profits to the producer, even though

farmers in other countries may he sits





' uated temporarily more advantageous





1y because of action taken by their

governments previous to the signing of

the armistice.



“In the event of it being impossible

to sell our whole exportable surplus to

the Allied governments, and in this

way fixings price, we believe immedi‘

ate steps should be taken to eliminate

all speculation in our food stuffs This

does not mean the elimination of fu-

ture markets. We recognize the! under

open market conditions it is necessary

for the efficient handling of our grain

to have future markets in which pur~

chasers of grain in the country can

make future‘ contracts for the present

constitution of their purchases. we





believe that such markets can be com





ducted to serve all the necessities of

the grain trade. even though limited

only to those who are actual owners

or gatherers of the grain.



“We suggest that the Canadian gov-

ernment take steps to prevent the sale

or grain for future delivery on the

part of anyone who at the time of sale



’ does not actually hold title to the

amount of grain he sells and prevent

the purchase of grain by anyone who

does not have a bona fide intention of

taking deliveryrof thenactual grain.”





. Business and charity are traveling

companions at present. The food a

starving man does not consume today

he will not eat tomorrow or next year.

The quicker we Sell and ship 011mm-





plus. the better for us age for those





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extinct in northern Michigan.



Where the great pine and hard-

wood forests once Istood farms have

been laid out and the former lumber-

man has had to change his occupation

if he has elected to remain in the

region of his earlier activities. Up to

the present time farming here has

been of an experimental nature, no,

settled type having become establish-

ed, unless we except fruit farming. But

fruit growing is in its youth rather

than middle age. Cherries and apples

are the leading successes, Grand Trav-

erse cherries in particular being recog-

nized as among the choicest in the

world.



The main reason for the success of

fruit growing is the influ’ence ofthe

Great Lakes, with their power to regu—

late the extremes of temperature. Be-

sides the Great Lakes there are num-

berless smaller lakes, the slopes of

whose shores provide ideal locations

for orchards. These bodies of water

are Wonderfully clear and deep, com—

paring to advantage with the Alpine

lakes. Crystal, Elk and Torch are of

sufficient size to have akmarked effect

upon the country for several miles

back. ’ '



Dividing the Grand Traverse bay

lengthwise is the strip of land locally

known as “thePeninsula.” Not only

is it most favorably placed for grow-

ing sure crops of cherries and apples,

but its gravelly clay loam soil and pic-

turesque, gently sloping hillsides, af-

fording the necessary air drainage,

could not be better for this kind of

farming. ,



Probably no other region of the

world can lay claim to so many differ-

ent types of soil as northern Michigan.

They range all the way from light

sand to heavy muck, with the good til-

lable sort Widely predominating, and

the land is both ”flat and rolling, giving





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By M L. Duct/65





a variety of choice to suit every con-

ceivable taste.



A farmer from one of the best agri-

cultural counties of Illinois remarked

his surprise at the readiness with

which grass took hold of tlte newly

“cleared land. He found this to be true

of the lighter soils as well as of the

heavier types. indeed he was struck

with the fact that soil- of every de-

scription was covered with some kind





lier than the famed gumbo. Further-

more, it requires much less power to

work it. These are real advantages.

Ranking side by side with fruit as

a SUCCQSSIL.. ‘z'op, potatoes stand as a

money-maker, especially on newly-

cleared land. It is usually the first

crop a new land farmer tries to grow,

and scarcely ever fails. Fine, clean,





smooth potatoes that break open white

like popcorn.





No wonder they are





 





 





 





Where it was not being



growing domesticated

crops it was over—run with grass,

weeds or shrubbery. Nature, in her

own way, was telling the story of its

productiveness.



It is true that in spite of the natural

wealth of these soils, good farmers

from the heavier prarie lands of states

farther south and west have frequently

not succeeded Well in northern Michi-

gan. This has been chiefly on account

of either not understanding the nature

of the crops to be grown or the char-

acter of the seasons. There are also

peculiarities of soil management which

have not been carefully taken into con-

sideration. The so-called gumbo soil

would be a drawback to this region,

did it exist widely, for the reason that

it drains very slowly and warms up

late in the spring. A lighter soil, that

is, one with a good percentage of sand,

can be worked readily many days ear-





of growth.

farmed and





classed as the chief article of diet in

the estimation of the dwellers of this

section of the country. 380 popular has

potato growing become that it threat-

ens the agricultural‘life of many a

good farm.



When farming here becomes stabiliz—

ed, live stock will constitute the most

profitable feature of it. Agricultural

permanency depends on live stock.

With the advent of the silo the feed

question is being solved and the corn

fields are becoming larger. Ensilage

corn is a certain crop. it: was scarcely

ten years ago when the corn belt was

not drawn to extend farther north than

a line across the state from Saginaw

to Ludington, but yields ranging as

high as eighty—five and even one hun-

dred bushels of shelled grain to the

acre are frequently reported from the

counties bordering Grand Traverse

Bay. Those who have met with the

greatest success with this crop have





 





   





taken advantage of the ready adapta—

bility of corn to different climatic con-

ditions by the intelligent. selection of





seed from year to year. Carefully bred

corn will invariably ripen before the

fall frosts. The time lost in the tardy

warming up of the weather in the

spring is gained through the late att-

tumns. Often it is toward the last.

days of October before the first killing

frosts arrive.



Success with live smck depends very

largely on forage. W'hen the growing

of alfalfa was introduced a few years

ago, it was discovered that in order to

obtain good yields with this wonderful

forage crop lime had to be used on

most, northern Michigan soils. At first

this seemed to be a serious setback to

the alfalfa enthusiasts, for the cost of

liming,r all these extensive areas seem-

ed prohibitive. Then someone thought

of the marl deposits which were known

to exist, but which were always sup-

posed to be useless. These deposits

occur front a few inches to many feet.

in thickneSs throughout, the old swamp

tracts of the western and northern

counties. There are also great beds

of limestone easily accessible. .The

state geological department advises

that there are some four hundred loca~

tions in western Michigan where suit—

able sources of limestone could be de-

veloped cheaply. Nature, like a wise

guardian, has provided for her chil-

dren’s needs. '



When all the agricultural resources

of this once famous lumber region are

fully uatilized and the oncoming gen—

eration of young husbandmen are able

to apply their more disciplined minds

to its greater improvement there will

be no better or more prosperous farms

to be found anywhere. Not abuse, as

in the past, but conservation must be

the rule if the new industry adminis-

ters to the full enjoyment of its in-

heritors. '
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Let Them c.“ It





been made in this and. in other

states to fool the people into vot-

ing for acts and amendments

that will bring back the saloon

with all its attendant evils and

dangers.





THE USUAL PROCEDURE is

to give such legislation harmless

sounding titles but, by a tricky

use of words—a camouflage o

language—slip a joker into the

text that will give it, when en-

acted, the opposite power and

effect to that which appears in

' the title.





A MORE VICIOUS use—or rath-

er abuse——-of the- intentions of

voters cannot be imagined—but

what can you expect from a bus-

iness founded as was the saloon

on the weakness and cupidity of

the weaker members of the race?





RIGHT NOW IN MICHIGAN a





last desperate attempt is being .





made to do just that sort of

thing. _





UNDER A TITLE that sounds

like one thing. an amendment

that means just the opposite, is

up for your decision.





IT IS CALLED the “Beer and

Wine” amendment. \Vhen the

”Wets” speak of it they use the

term “Light wines, etc," but as

a matter of fact the word “light"

does not appear in title or text—4

and a heavier weapon was never

used by the advocates of a bee

fuddled world!





FOR IF YOU \VILL READ this



» latest attempt to nullify Mich«

igan’s best piece of legislation—-

the “Dry" act—you will find that

it means just this—bringing back



. the Saloon in its worst form and

with its most harmful acces—

series.





CALL IT \VHAT THEY MAY—-

word it as they may, to conceal

its true intent—this “Beer and

Wine” amendment’s right name

is “The Saloon Amendment.”





DON’T BE DECEIVED by the

wheedling of those who have al-

ways advised only for their own

profit—and your loss.





READ CAREFULLY: weigh ev-

ery word: and make up your own

mind what the saloon interests

are trying to get you to do.





JUST AS AN EXAMPLE ,of the

difference between what they say

about it and what they say in it:





THEY ARE SOLICITOUS——Oh!

so feelingly solicitousl—lest the

poor farmer be denied the privi-

lege of making cider from his

own apples. That would be a

great hardship you will agree.

.They weep real tears over his



. ’ predicament. ‘ ' i

7 VERY WELL—Read that amend-

.. ment andyou will find cunning-



ly concealed in verbiage. yet



clearly stated, that if that “Beer

and Wine” amendment were

p'assed the farmer could neither





 





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make nor sell cider without first

taking out a license—same as a

saloon or a brewery. Can you

beat that for double dealing?

“OH WINES ARE HARMLESS.”

they say. Verily! Why, some

foreign wines have almost as

great an alcoholic content as the





worse form of intoxication.





us—“why in Germany even .‘the

children drink beer. Beer drinks

ing is universal there.” °





 





 





 





   

   

   

 





 





 





strongest whiskey—and create a ' ‘

~DO YOU WANT the saloon back?





V .“AND BEER.” they used to tell‘





Beer will do when universally:

usedl Was ever a people more;

degraded —- more brutalized —-

more deadened to the difference

between right and wrong? _ ‘





MAKE THE BRAIN SODDEN—- ,





render it, by constant soaking in

beer, only half active—and .you

'have a being more akin to a'

brute than a man. Tractable?

Yes—but never dependable.





NO—VVE NO LONGER hold a





beer soaked people up as exam—

ples offianything.





THEY EVEN TRY—the Saloon

make you ,





propagandists -— to ,

think our soldier boys resent the

abolition of the saloon.





\VHAT AN INSULT to those





brave boys and to your intelli—

gence.





AS IF EVERY AMERICAN





soldier were a toper so addicted

to his booze that, like a dope

fiend, he would fight if deprived

of it. That’s the veriest rot~ of

course.





\VHY DO THEY TRY TO HIDE





the real intent of this proposed

amendment under an innocent

sounding title and hide its mean-

ing again by a tricky use of

words? \th?





BECAUSE THEY KNOIV that

the'people who voted Michigan

dry Still want it dry. And they

‘know too that the votes of the

men will now be supported and

augmented by the votes of Mich-

igan women—and they know

what that vote will say.





THEIR ONLY CHANCE to get

the saloon back is to make you

think they want something else.

For they know you want no

more of the saloon.





IT IS THEIR LAST forlorn hope

—their last dying kick. The sa-

loon is gone never to return.

The longer we 'are without it the

less we miss ,it—the less does

anyone want it back.





TIIEY’D LIKE TO DRIVE a

wedge in the Federal act by gei—

ting this amendment through In

Michigan. ,That is the big sig-

nificance of this attempt—that is

why so much outside money is

being spent in propaganda here.





THEY HAVE EVEN TRIED to

make this appear a religious is-





sue—their propaganda says some

denominations are against a dry

state.





IT’S NOTHING OF THE KIND

—a few men of all denomina—

tions favor a Wet condition. But

the vast majority of all religious

denominations are for a dry state

and a dry nation.





THIS ISN’T A'MATTER ofte-





ligion: of sect; of nationality. It





is just a matter» of decency and ~

sanity and good citizenship as





against rowdyism.





WATCH THIS THING~—it is





counterfeit. It does not mean

what it says. Its title is a mis-

nomer. Its intent is vicious. It

dresses in the guise of liberty—

“personal liberty” — its effect

would be to enslave again.





IT IS CALLED "The Beer and

Wine Amendment" -—— its

name is “Saloon."





IF NOT—vote, NO April 7th





to the sogcalled “Beer and

Wine” Amendment.





MICHIGAN ANTI-SALOON “LEAGUE '.





Hoadquarters: LANSING, MICHIGAN





 





 





 





real





 





What They‘May/

It’s Right Name [st-TSaloon





COUNTLESS ATTEMPTS have WELL, WE HAVE SEEN what,





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» vestment.

out in his. work you no doubt could no .





iUnder.‘the~equa.l suffrage law‘ has a





5 make unlimited profits.

ers take a risk on the value of the





 





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LHUSBAND Moments. IN WIFE'S'

. PROPERTY.





 





man a rightit'o take his wife’s property

on money and use it as if it was his,

oWn? _ . ' ' '



No; the suflrage‘law has nothing to

do‘ with property rights; Under the

law 'of this state the husband has no

rights in the property of his wife.



’ » JOHN. R. Roon.





 





TANNING TAME RABBIT.





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Please tell me of a good recipe for

tanning tame rabbit skins. , '

Wayne Co. G. F.

To one gallon of warm'water add,

slowly and carefully, one ounce of sul-

phuric acid, also add one pint of table

salt. Put the skin in from thirty to

thirty-five minutes moving it about

frequently so the solution will reach

all parts alike. Hang in a warm room





. until partially dry, then rub and stretch





until dry. It is said this formula will





‘_ toughen rabbit skins.





 





'7 TRACTOR. sea SMALL FARM.





 





Do you think that a light tractor

would pay on a farm of 118 acres of

which ninety acres is level farming

land? I also help on my aged father’s

farm of 110 acres.



' Montcalm Co. G. E. H.



Ninety acres of tillable land does not





'seem to the Writer to be a large





enough area of land to keep a tractor

busy enough to make it a paying in-

If you can help your father





operate and make it a good paying .in-

vestment. If you‘ have some belt work

you hire done, then, no doubt, using a

tractor with a suitable belt pulley and

governor you would have sufficient

work to warrant the purchase of a

tractor. The tractor you have in mind

has not been upon the market long

enough to commend or condemn it.—

G. W. McCuen.





 





INCOM E TAX.





 





Can I deduct an amount for salary

for myself as manager of my farm?



Lapeer Co. C. A.



Yes, but you must also report, in

such a case, the receipt of such a sal-

ary, and, therefore, you gain nothing by

deducting it from your business in-





' coma—H. R. Green.





BORROWED MONEY NOT CAPITAL.





 





Will you please explain what theory

the framers of the income tax law‘are





‘ working when they say that borrowed





money is not capital? ,

Cass Co. 0. W. C.

The theory is that proprietors (stock-

holders) can be sold out (foreclosed)





‘ if they default on their” obligations





while .the people who loaned. them: the

Tmoney own the final equityThestoclo

holders (proprietors) have a chance to

The bondhold-





ey. but they have n6 chance to partici-

pate in extraordinary profits. Why

should the stockholders get the benefit

of the bondh‘o‘lders' equity as “invest-

ed capital" when the bondholders get

no shares in the profits ?—'—H. R. Green.





 





CONCRETE DRAIN TILE.





 





Please tell us something more about

concretehdrain tile. What is the best

and cheapest way to make the individ-

ual molds? ' I think we might make a.

mold out of roofing paper; How thick

«should the shell of the tile be?

Livingston Co. ‘ D. H. C. ,

For pouring concrete tile, manufac-

tured molds would undoubteeg prove

the; least expensive in the long run as





 





they may be used over and but, thus





 





‘ pendicular plane.





property on which they lend their men ~





distributing the initialicost over a





"large amount of" finished, product. .





These molds ar'e‘mane or thin mallea-

ble or; out-iron, the interior core be-

ing coliepuble. Galvanized sheet met.

a] is also used. ‘ ‘



Manufacturers of some small tile

machines use roofing paper for the

forms. These forms are held in place

by metal bands until the. tile is com-





pleted. when the bands are removed, .





leaving the roofing mold to hold the

concrete in place and to prevent rapid

drying in the first stage of curing. The

shells of three, four, five and six-inch,

tile may be a half inch to three-quart-

ers of an. inch in thickness. Larger

sizes" must be proportionately thicker.

-—F. W. Ives.





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BALANCING A BURR STONE.





 





Can an old-fashioned burr-stone be

rebalanced and made to grind feed.

Hillsdale Co. J. H.'S





This can be done by two difierent

methods: (1) the stone can be placed-

on trunnions-so it can rotate-in a pen.

It is then chipped

to a balance, that is, the stone when

rotated will stop in any position. The

other method is to pour moulten lead

into a depression made on the light

side of the burr: and if too much lead

is poured into the depression it is an

easy matter to remove some of it in

order to make a running balance——

G. W. McCuen. ~





LENlENT WITH TAXPAYER'S.





 





HE. Treasury Department will not

prosecute those who file their re‘

turn before May 1. Collector of Inter-

nal Revenue James J. Brade, of De-

troit, has. received instructions from

the treas‘iiry department that no per:

son who voluntarily files an income tax

return on or before May 1 will be lia-

ble to fine and imprisonment.

Twenty-five per cent will be'added

to the amount of the tax due in every

case, however, and each delinquent

may 'submit an affidavit setting forth

the reasons for failure to file his re-

turn on or before March 15, which

affidavit will be submitted to the de-

partment, and if found to be a “rea-

sonable cause,” the commissioner will

not assess the twenty-five per cen pen-

alty. A ‘freasonabie cause”, is W





to . be such a' Condition of, fact that. had- .





the taxpayer exercised ordinary care

and prudence it would have been im-

practicable or impossible foi' him to

file his return in due time.



The same rule applies to corpora-

tions. .



Individuals who delay making their

return until after May 1 will, in addi—





tion. to the-twentyefive percentadd‘r .





tional tax, be liable to .a penalty of not

less-than $5.90and corporations of 310',

in cases where‘it appears by affidavit

that there is no wilful intent to vio-

late the law. -



Every' person or corporation who

paid to individuals as wages. salaries,

rents or interest during the year of

1918, sums of $1,000 or more are re

quired to file return of information

not later than May 15, and faliure’to

do so renders them liable to the same

penalty as an individual delinquent.

These returns, are required to be ,filed

with the Commissioner” of Internal

Revenue, sorting division, Washing.

ton, D. C.





The Pennsylvania Station concluded

from tests that a good active archer“

draws as heavily upon the fertility of

the soil as does a, twenty-five-bushol

crop of wheat, excepting. in the de-





mands upon, the single element: of m





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w
FEW years ago when in the east





L where I went to speak at a State





Dairymen’ s Association, I visited

the herd of a man not far from Hart-

ford, Conn. This man had a herd of

pure-bred Guernseys, bought at consid-

erable expense. He had not had the

cOws very long, howev e1, before he de-

termined to know whethe1 they were

all sound and f1ee from tubeiculosise

or not. His curiosity in that diiection

cost him a staggering sum of money,

as well as the loss of about fifty per

cent of the members of his dairy. It

was a ha1d blow, especially as he was





at that time well— nigh a pioneer in that





part of the countiy in the Guernsey

cattle business» If there is anything

m01e calculated to give a man a big

shock than another, it must be to stand

still and see one after another of his

choicest cows go doWn before the ter-

rible scourge of tuberculosis as reveal-

ed by the tuberculin test. A weak man

might well feel some degree of discour-





By E. L V mcem‘





agement. . ,

The farmer in question, however,





break away from the more popular





 





 





"fer Fellow





made of pure—bred Ayrshires. In the

western \part of New York. state, I

found a man who has set a number of

younger farmers on their feet with the

kind of cattle he loved so well. He

had a fine strain of Ayrshires, great

big cows, of a deep rich color, with

large, square udders. And their reo-

o1ds p101 ed them as good as they look-

ed. He was in the midst of a commu-

nity of farmers wheie anothei breed of

cows had for a long time had the p1ef

erence on account of their heavy flow

of milk; and these cows, as he told

me, could be bought at a much lower

gure than the Ayrshires were ordi-

naiily sold by the men engaged in

breeding that kind of stock. That made

it 1athe1 slow business inteiesting the

neighbms in the Ay1shires; but he

knew the w01th of his cows and he

went stiaight ahead quietly, persist-

ently and with full assurance that he

had a superior line of stock. First he

gave his own son a start on an adjoin-

ing farm. The son had been slow to





 





 





When Pastures Are Green. I 1





said: “It is all right. Now I know

where I am. I will begin to build with

what 1 have.” His herd at the time I

saw it, certainly was one of the most

beautiful that'one would care to look

at, and the cows were doing fine, prov-

ing to the satisfaction-of their owner

that he hadmade, no mistake in fight—

ing tuberculosis tothe‘ limit. ,



After this faimer-got fairly on his



feet, and had some su1plus calves to

dispose of, he did a thing that not very

many men Would do, Ifancy, under

similar ciicumstances

neighbo1s who weie desirous of get-

ting a start with Guelns‘ey stock; and

he said to them: “Come" and get some

of mine. 'You may have them for what

you can getfor your common stock.”

He mighthavegsold' those: calves at a

fine price, but fort-hesake of helping

his neighbors‘who were not as -favor-

ably situated as he was,,he made them

that generous offer; and , all' around

there now you may see cows of fine

quality, grown from the'calves thus

obtained at -low cost from this pure-

bred herd. It certainly was a most

philanthropic thing to«do. v It may be

,said‘ that'not all farmers could afford

_to_ do, a- thing‘_li_ke;that,‘an;d it may be

tiue in a measure. ‘It'costs-to'get start-

ed in such a business and there is rea-

son in thinking that first of all we

ought to get our money back and es-

tablish ouiselves. on a scund business

basis. V -- ‘



And yet there may. .be a chance here

to prove one’ s unselfish disposition and

to do a very good turn to‘ one’s fellow

me And the man who is actuated

by such a spirit Will be Satisfied with

a fair profit, conscious that he is in the

best sense of the Word. 11 benefactor

in the world of dairy farming; Surely,

this will be a reward well worth striv-

ing» torn. _ . ~£_. ,



While on another 11111, through the



. west and middle west I stopped at a

r p of places where a specialty is





 





He had some ‘





breed that his neighbors owned, but

the father finally convinced him that

he was making a mistake, and for the

sake of proving this to him, be fairly

set his boy up at his own expense in

the Ayrshire business. At the time 1

was at that‘farm, the son was even

more enthusiastic than was his father.

He had only just come back them a

big stock show in Canada, where he

had sold what su1plus stock he had

But he had the spiiit of his father in

another way, too. ‘ .

“I did not get any ve1 v pig p1ices 1'01

my cows,” he told me. “I got around

$200 for some and a few a‘little more.

But the most ofthem went around

$200.” And he, too, was doing a good

thing in aiding farmers to get a start

with good stock. For pure-bred stock

of the'kind he had he might have plac-

ed the cows beyond the reach of the

average farmer. And, the _-leaven is

working in the part of, the‘country

where these men live. Already a num-

ber of farmers who used tohave' the

inferior stock are coming to the old

man to get some of his cattle, and they

do not have to go away, even- if they

are not able to pay big prices.

Other men I know of me exchanging

then good Calves with neighbms for

those ithat are to be slaughtered for

veal. That also spreads the good work

and does “much to improve the quality

of the dairy stock of the community.

It maybe someof us have not thought

what we caanoV in this way. \Rather,

have We not—r been a_bit selfish about

the matter? VW8'_like_‘_t0 make 'good

sales, to see the money-coming. in, and

that is all right. At the same time let

us not forget as occasion offers to do

our fellows a good- turn by putting it

in their way to own better stock than

they: ey‘Er have had, it we do have to

anake some concesswns It will all

come back to us in other ways and we





will be helping to make the world a .





HE best time to buy a De Daval is when you

need it most. With cows freshened or fresh—

ening soon, you will have more milk to handle.

And with. butter at present prices you can’t

afford to lose» any of it.

If you are still skimming by the “gravity”

. method or if you are trying to get along with an

' inferior or “--half -worn- -”out separator, you certain-

ly are losing a lot of valuable butter-fat.





' So yOu see that the combination of larger milk

supply and a high price for butter- fat can mean only

one thing-you need the best separator to be had.





Right Now





The best cream separator you can ‘get is the

only machine you can aflord to use these days, and

creamerymen, dairy authorities and the ‘2 ,325, 000

De Laval users all agree that the De Laval 1s the

world s greatest cream saver. They know from



' experience that‘the De Laval is the most econom-.

ical machine for them to use.





If you buy a De Laval you will get a machine

that is tried and tested and true—a machine that

will give you "genuine service—and you will get the

cleanest skimming, easiest turning, longest Wear-

ing cream separator that money can buy.





,Ordoryyour Do Laval now and let it begin savin cream for you right

away. -. Remmbor that a' De Laval me be bong t for cash or on such

“born! torms a; to save Its own cost. thel 31 De Laval agent; or

if you don’ t know him, write to the nearest De oval office as below





THE 11E LAVAL SEPARATOR COMPANY





I65 Broadway, New York





29 E. Madison St., Chicago





 





bit better.
That Pays 1

the Profit





‘ Up to acertain point the

milk produced by your cows

pays only the costof Whining

them. It istheexomlnilkyougot

that pays the profit.





In ordertoaetthisextra

eedthatkeeps





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f/

5'" milk you must teed

' your cows the f therapin perfect-

c'ondi‘tion, prolongstho lactafionperrodnnden—

ables them to produce the maximum quantity.





Actual results have proved

of Dairynuthtthat feed Elana-F





Onzoolbs.ofmixedfeed,3caos sedan

(ya-ale «flag-hag“ ofmilk per day.





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Lotto-Feed _ com to . ' the

most milk for the longest time because it has the

variety, the palatabllity and the digestibility

whichincrease prodtlctimandconsetve health.



Feed your cows Intro-Feed. lithe first coat

oILarro- Feedseems high,remember that Larro—

Feed pays higher profits. The‘reason you buy

feed for your cows is to get—milkprofits. You

can buy a cheap feed and save pennies on the

first cost. You can buy Larmfaed and make

dollars on increased milk production. ' -

Feed not only pays for itself, but pal-ye gou a



‘ fit as well. Remember—Larro— ee has

gin sold for seven years on u money‘back-

if-not-satisfie’d guaranty. Order a supply from

your dealer today. If you do not know where

he is located, write us for information.





The Larrowe Milling Company I . *





 





 





OLVERINE OATS





The” Michigan Agricultural College’s New Oat

Out-Yielding the Worthy-:20 Bushels to 100





Plant Some This Year





There Was about 320 acres planted to this new oat last year andfl

there will be a big demand next year lor‘good seed. Have it to





sell next spring.

Inspected Seed





is small and has been inspected, true to name and

best seed of this new variety on the market.





Our supply

absolutely the





PRICES: Carefully recleaned, bagged in heavy rain bags and delivered





5; 2 1—2 u. $790

50¢, $2.00 per bushel.





to your station, 1-2 bu. $2.50; 1 bu. 33.2

In 10 bu. Iota (4 bags) F. 0. B. here, bags extra at





. Ask for Saier’s Seed Catalog

It is full of information about Michigan-Grown Seeds for

Michigan Growers.

HARRY E. SAIER, S'eedsman

LANSING, MICHIGAN BOX 23‘ ‘





 





 





 





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ProducersConfcr With Pack-

ers at Chicago ‘





T a conference held in Chicago

on March 10-11 the 'representa- __

tives of the Kansas Live Stock;

Association, Corn Belt Meat Producers'

Association, Missouri Live . Stool;

Breeders' Association, Illinois Live





Stock Association, Illinois Agriculture





Association and the Buyers and Sell-

ers’ Association of Texas met with the

five large packers and eleven other

packers. The report of its delibera-

tions follow:



“It is the sense of those participat-

ing in the conference that it would be

to the mutual benefit of the live stock

industry, the packer and the consumer

that steps should be taken to bring

about a closer cooperation betweeh the

various interests concerned.





try is on the threshhold of an era of

reconstruction, and with the prospect

of removal of such control as has been

exercised by the Food Administration

during the war period, we are impress-

ed with the importance of reaching a

better understanding of the problems

affecting the whole industry, and of

effecting, if possible, more economic

methods of production and distribution

to the end that our businesses may be

placed on a sounder basis and in order

that the finished product be furnished





' the consumer at a. minimum price com-

patible with cost of production.





“It is suggested that these ends may





; be obtained through the formation of

' a control committee composed of pro-





ducers and representatives of the pack-

ing industry, the Bureau of Markets,

and the National Live Stock Exchange





‘ which should meet in Chicago once a





month or o’ftener, if necessary, for the





‘purpose of taking such measures as





may tend toward stabilization of live

stock receipts at various markets and

for the further purpose of studying one

another’s problems of adjusting griev-

ances and of inaugurating such system

as will be helpful to the producer, the

packer and the consumer.



“The greatest possible publicity

should be given to all of the proceed-

ings. It is understood that if this pro-

posal becomes effective it shall not be

construed as in any way restraining

the activities of the parties hereto in

working for or against the passage of

pending or future federal legislation





‘ for the regulation of the packing and





allied‘industries. Its purpose is whol-

ly understanding and fuller coopera-





: tion between all interests involved.





“It is obviously to the best interests

of all concerned that receipts of live





,stock at all markets should he ate.





bilized and distributed as evenly as

possible, in order that a five-day mar-

ket day be established for all classes

of live stock, and to this end it shall

be distinctly the function of the com-

mittee to make effective such meas-





‘ ures as may be possible for the accom-





plishment of this object.

. "It-is contemplated that the produc~

er shall obtain and furnish the com-





; mittee all important information our

. 'cerning the supply of meat animals in

the various sections of the country.

I shall advise the committee, regarding





food conditions and the’amount of live

stock which shall be ready for market

during the various seasons, and in oth-

er ways be a source from which valu-

able information, including cost of pro-

duction,.may be placed at the disposal

of the committee.



“It is contemplated that the packers

"shall prepare and submit to the com-

mittee information relative to ‘the





the . store-ism} and . .home _ demands. for





wot-live animals and theiexpense of





: slaughter, packing and distribution of





 





 

 





3 the finished product. The- packers shall





.“Realizlng that the live stock indus- _





amount. of finished product on hand, ,





meat "products,- together with- the cost"





 





 

 





 





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recommend any plans which tend to

reduce their orpense of operation, such

as the equalization of receipts, etc.‘



- "It is contemplated that the commits

tee shall carefully investigate the an-

nual earnings of the packing industry,

including all" their subsidiary compan—

ies; it shall be the privilege of the

committee to employ a committee of

public accountants of recognized stand-

ing to audit the yearly statements of

the packers. Any statements or fig-

ures furnished to the committee by the

packers, or by the producers, from

time to time, may also be subject to

verification by public accountants.

Whenever duplication and unnecessary

overhead expenses are disclosod it

shall be the duty of the committeeto

recommend the elimination of same.

"It is contemplated that whenever

certain methods and systems used by-

the producers may be shown to be

’wasteful or detrimental to the industry

it shall be the duty of the committee

to recommend the elimination of the

same...



“It is contemplated that in regulat-

ing the receipts of live stock during

abnormal times it will be essential that

the committee ,shall have the support

of the Railroad Administration or the

Interstate Commerce Commission to

the end that the regulation of trans-

portation as recommended by this com~

mittee may control the receipts at mar-

ket centers.



“We feel that the membership of this

control committee should be composed

of the following representatives. One

from the Bureau of Markets of the

United States Department of Agricul-

ture, two from the National Live Stock .

Exchange, ten packers, and ten pro-

ducers, representing the cattle, hog and

sheep industries, with alternates—a to-

tal of twenty three. This central com-

mittee shall have authority to add one

representative of the stockyards and

one of the railroads if it sees fit.



"It is understood that the producers

here present will take steps as soon as

possible to notify all live stock produc-

ing organizations of the action here

taken, and to call a general meeting

of three delegates from each state, to

be selected by the state associations,

and three delegates at large from each

of the national livestock associations

and the Southern Live Stock Associa~

'tion, and it shall be the province of

this meeting to select the ten producer

representativesthat are to serve on

the Central Committee.



"It is contemplated that the produc-

ers will exercise the utmost care and

diligence in selecting their representa-

tives, who will be men of unquestioned

standing and ability, and that the pack—

ers shall name as their representatives

the principals of the institutions rep

resented.



“It is understood tha‘fthls commit-

tee when appointed, shall formulate

the rules and regulations governing its

operation, and that a producer shall be

selected as its chairman. The head.

quarters .of the committee we feel

should be in Chicago. . '



"The permanent cammittee shall cre

ate the subcommittees at various mar-

kets and shall formulate the rules and ’

regulations governing their operations.

The purpose of these local committees

in the immediate adjustment of any

grievances, such as dilatory handling

of the receipts, late buying, delayed

weighing and the avoidance of execs

slve variations in the purchase price

paid for the same grade of live stock

on‘ the same day. ' , .

,“We suggest that the financing .of'

stmsnrsmmbuivmed: equally be

tween the,‘ packing, industry and. the

live stock, associations, and. that the”

methods of raising tho'necessary funds

he’left to the Cfitml Committee?





 





 





 





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HE Federal Land Banks as they



exist throughout the United



States, are right in theory, but

the system of lending money to farm-

ers is wound up in such an abundance

of red tape, that farmers of 1919 find

themselves little better off than bor-

rowing money under the old method,

with a high' rate of interest from seven

to twelve per cent. Borrowing money

\from the government is a slow proc-

ess, the farmer should look ahead two,

years before contemplating a loan

from the Federal Land Banks.



Much has been written about speed

in the last year. It was American

speed that put over two million sol-

diers in France. American speed start-

ed the big drive which overthrew the

dangerous war machine that threaten-

ed to annihilate civilization; The Amer-

ican farmer also speeded up by produc-

ing almost one billion bushels of wheat

in 1918. .



Our government still faces a crisis.

A food shortage is still with us while

our army of unemployed daily grows

larger. The farmer is urged to employ

extra labor, but why do the Federal

Land Banks delay in producing capi-

tal? The delay is caused by passing

applications for a loan through many

hands before any action is taken on the

part of the government. An applica-

tion is scrutinized as though it were

an engineer’s blue print. Slight errors

that any clerk of ordinary intelligence

could correct are marked, and returned

to the local loan association to be cor-

rected. Getting an abstract of title

right seems to be another source of de-

lay, which causes a farmer who is wait-

ing for his money, much annoyance.

For example, the Upper Peninsula of

Michigan, and Minnesota are in the

same district, but the abstracts of

Michigan do not require the detail at‘

tached to an abstract made in Minne-

sota. When an abstract from Michi-

gan is sent to the Federal Land Bank

of St. Paul, Minnesota, considerable

controversy usually arises, between

the abstractor and the Land Bank, as

to whether necessary data is omitted

or not. While technicalities and quib-

bling may safeguard the government’s

interests, the farmer is compelled to

wait an indefinite time, until a final

adjustment is made. '



Loans are granted to farmers through

local loan associations consisting of

ten or more members, who must sub-

scribe for a loan exceeding twenty

thousand dollars. These associations

are organized by the required number

01 farmers meeting together. At this

meeting a president, vice-president,

secretary-treasurer. a loan committee,

and a board of directors are elected.

Each member of the association fills

out an application for a loan, not to

exceed one-half the value of his land,

plus one-fifth the value of his buildings.

No one farmer can borrow more than

$10,000. These applications are hand-

ed to the loan committee, who after

inspecting and making a report upon

each farm, hand the applications to

the secretary-treasurer, who in turn

sends them to the federal land bank.

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the local loan committee. If the ap-

praiser arrives in a well established

community, if he is acquainted with

the farmers, and the farms are like the

farms he was raised on, it is very like-

iy that his report will be favorable.

After a long time the amounts of the

loans will be sent to the secretary-

treasurer of that community.



In a new community where farmers

are few, and far apart, where farming

is still in a pioneer stage, the land

banks often work to disadvantage. The

Upper Peninsula of Michigan is an ex-

ample. Here we see rough, rugged,

rolling, stony land, and areas of swamp

land, and long stretches of sand plains.

\Ve also see clay soils, and loam soils,

and muck soils, fall on one eighty acres.

While the land does not have an even

texture, nevertheless the soil is fertile.

The climate, from April first until

December first, is ideal for pasturing

cattle and ‘sheep. Clovers grow as

weeds, and potatoes in quality and

yield per acre are not excelled. This

country is blessed with a limitless

amount of limestone, and with its vast

carpets of clover and grasses, it prom-

ises to become a foremost cattle

country.



Last March sixteen farmers in the

east half of Mackinaw county, Michi—

gan, met together and formed a loan

association. Loans amounting to $28,

000 were subscribed, for the applica-

tions were sent to the Federal Land

Bank of St. Paul, and later the apprais—

er came. Unfortunately he was one of

those hard-headed successful farmers,

who has an economical wife, and who

managed to accumulate considerable

wealth. He had always farmed land

of heavy clay formation, which, accord-

ing to tradition, produces two tons of

hay per acre, on an average of fifteen

years at a stretch. He had never

farmed stony land. He had never pas-

tured cattle on a hillside. He had nev-

er planted a truck garden. He had

never raised potatoes. In his estima-

tion gravelly clay loam, silt loam, and

stony sand loam were of little value

from a, farmer’s standpoint. The ap-

praiser was somewhat like a lumb 3r»

man who looks at trees merely for the

logs that they produce. A tall tree,

with smooth bark, having branches

high from the ground are the ones that

please his eye, for he sees only the

logs. The tree, however, has other val-

ues. If it stands on a high hill, over—

looking a beautiful valley, an artist

may consider from an esthetic stand-

point, that the tree would add priceless

value to his canvas. Another man may

think of the tree as manufactured into

rare furniture.



So also in appraising farms, one

must take into consideration to what

'the farm would be best adapted, before

a value can be placed on the land. A

man who raises cattle wants a large

range, good pasture, and an abundance

of water. Stony, well watered land is

to be preferred to the best clay land

where water is hard to get. A farm

must be considered from a great many

angles; location. drainage, and condi-

tion of soil must be taken into account.

The farmer also must be considered.





 





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Governors and mayors returned. to

their homes after the threeday confer-

ence at Washington, called by direc-

tion of President Wilson to discuss la-

bor and business conditions. Before

adjournment the conference went on

record as favoring the carrying out by

the railroads of a program of improve-

ments not only as an aid to transporta-

tion but also to alleviate unemploy-

ment, the reduction of freight rates on

buildingmaterials and the settlement

of government contracts and the lift-

ing of all restrictions on business and

industry at an early date.



The conference also condemned rad-

ical doctrines, sanctioned government

approval of price schedules, but oppos-

ed flxing of costs, and recommended

continuation by the government of as-

sistance by public utilities.



' The above item under a Washington

date line is of Significance as pointing

the way to service for the National

Farm Bureau Organization. Business

men and public oflicials who do not





want the United States to enter the





' field of costs of production but to ap-





prove or modify price schedules. The

logic is that each organization of in-

dustry is the best judge of its own pro-

ducts. For example: The National

Farm Bureau should, through its live

stock commission, supply the United

States with the schedule of prices for

pork. The same officials who have

heretofore done this work would not

initiate the cost schedule but approve





sistent with agricultural autonomy in

taking its place along with other in-

dustries and upon the same plane. It

is not subverting supply and demand,

but as producers interpreting supply in

the terms of other industries. This

same procedure ought to be enacted

with the forthcoming wool crop. The

Michigan Farm Bureau ought to ap-

point a wool committee and let this

committee have public hearings in sev-

eral places in Michigan and advise

with and by the United States officials

in a national hearing and establish

grades and prices subject to changes

from time to time. Agriculture some-

times complains of not having certain

things done for it. When other indus-

tries want something done they have

an organiation and express them-

selves in terms of price. All market

reforms run up against the question of

price sooner or later and agriculture

must have their minds meet at the

price mark. MuCh of cooperation be-

comes ineffective just at this critical

I am tempted to paraphrase a

scriptural quotation into the saying:

“What does it profit a man to cooper-

ate and then'sell at the cost, or less

than the cost,.of production?" Agri-

culture can well 'say to Secretary

Houston, perhaps your ignoring pro

duction costs as worked out by Mr.

Spillman is for the best. The National

Farm Bureau will employ the Spill-

mans, Warrens and Pearsons and the

function of price-making will be the

initiative of agriculture. On our price

schedules the government will act and

we will be advised but not ignored. It

was to avert the present scandal of the

government fixing the price of beans

that the Michigan bean growers asked

to have growing coSts. calculated by

the government. Hewever, the deaf

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more‘essentiai crops grown. ,



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ognize that they must pay living wages

and make adequate provision for profit

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their scale of living. All this compels

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exist when one-half the. producers fix

prices based on cost plus a fair profit,

and the other half pay those prices yet

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RADING and inspection of fruits,

potatoes and other farm products

will be compulsory in Idaho this sea-

son, according to the provisions of a

law enacted by the legislature now in

session, when shipped to points outside

of the state. Rules and regulations

for grading have not been announced.

but according to Miles Cannon, State

Director of the Farm Markets Depart-

ment, the inSpection, grades, rules and

regulations will be in accordance with

rules of- grading throughout the United

States. The bill providing for grading

and inspection reads as follows:

“Sale of Graded and Ungraded Pro-

ducts—Whenever any standard for





the grade or other classification of any





farm product becomes effective under

this article, no person thereof shall

pack for sale, offer to sell or sell with-

in this state any such farm product to

which such standard is applicable un-

less it conforms to the standard, sub

ject to such reasonable variations

therefrom as may be allowed in the

rules and regulations made under this

article: Provided, that any farm pro-

duct may be packed for sale, offered

for sale or sold without conformity to

the standard or grade or other classifi-

cation applicable thereto when such

product will be consumed or used for

manufacturing purposes wholly within

this state, if it. is not specifically de‘

scribed as state graded or packed un~

der state standard, in accordance with

regulations as the director may pre-

scribe.”



A State Department of Agriculture

has been created by the present legis-

lature effective March 31 and the new

law will be enforced by that body. The

Department of Agricuiture‘ will‘ suc-

ceed to the work formerly done by the

State Horticultural Board, Live Stock

and Sanitary Board, State Fair Board,

Farm Markets Department etc., the

idea being to place all agricultural

work within the state under one de-

partment.





British military men do not love the

Huns and when they say the Germans

are starving and threaten to revolt if

food is not sent to the German wom-

en and children their testimony is

not likely to be exaggerated. Let us

do the right thing for ourselves and for

the people abroad. They may be part-

ly or wholly responsible for their pre-





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reached a good many farmers. But the

sum total of the work has been to give

the farmer at the right time the need-

ed reminder that oa~ts have to be treat-

ed each year.

attention to the new dry method Which

came as a war measure to conserve

time and labor. There was nothing

spectacular about this campaign, ex-

cept-the results. When a certain coun-

ty agent went before his supervisors

and could show that eighty—five per

cent of the oat fields in the county

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of his leadership, making a net saving

of $50,000 that year for the county, the

supervisors saw the point and immedi-

ately raised this county agent’s salary

$200. If a county agent did no more

than lead the oat smut campaign, he

would be a valuable man to have

around. ' ,



There must be no let—up in this fight

against this parasite. Oat smut is

wasting, unnecessary disease. To pre—

vent its doing a dollar’s worth of dam-

age, all that is necessary for the‘farm-

er to do is to buy a pint of formalde—

hyde at a cost of about fifty cents, a

pint or quart atomizer, or hand-sprayer

at a cost of about seveflty-five cents,

and then to spray the oats as they are

shoveled ‘over, using the chemical at

the rate of one pint to fifty bushels of

grain. If ten bushels are to be treated,

then use one-fifth of a pint of formal-

dehyde. The formaldehyde, if fresh

and full of strength, can be diluted

with one or two parts of water.



The grain after being sprayed should

be heaped up and covered for four

hours~no longer. Then spread thinly

to air. Planting should take place at

once. It is unsafe to treat and then

let the grain stand around for two

days or a week. Treat no more at one

time than you can conveniently plant.

It is evident that this is a very simple

procedure.



Oats and barley are very hardy and

reports of wformaldehyde injury are ex—

tremely rare. Wheat is sensitive to

formaldehyde and easily injured if di-

rections are not followed. A farmer

gets careless in handling oats and then

treats wheat in the same fashion. The

result is injury. The writer believes

that safety lies in folloWing directions

closely.



The state of Michigan has reason to

be proud of the war work done in con-

nection with oat smut. But the affair

is not settled; We may vanquish a vis-

ible enemy and make him give up his

implements ,of destruction. For- these

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OST of production studies are of

value to the individual farmer,

and at the same time are helpful in

ascertaining the economic status _ of

farming as an-industry, says the report

of the committee appointed by Score

tary of Agriculture to consider a plan

of organization for the office of farm

management and outline the field of





procedure in making cost of production

studies. The primary purpose of cost

of production studies are: '



1. To record the details of the farm

business for reference. _



2. To give an insight into the ele-

ments and interrelations of the differ-

ent farm activities.



3. To furnish information that may

enable the farmer to reduce costs or

otherwise increase profits.



4. To make possible a comparison





enterprises and combinations of enter-

prises. .

From the standpoint of, the public,

cost of production studies provide the

facts which give a basis for intelligent

judgment upon the probable effects of

any given legislation or other public

activity upon the farmer as a producer

and as a citizen. Cost of production

studies are therefore, one of the means

of providing the basic facts needed. by

legislators and price commissions in

comparing the profits of competing

.lines of production and estimating nec-

essary price. .

The committee recognizes three

ways of obtaining cost data—cost ac-

counting, the survey method and the

questionnaire sent by mail. The ac-

counting method is based on complete

records of all farm work and business

transactions. Arrangements are made

with farmers toykeep detailed records

of all operations and transactions in

connection with the farm business. The

work is supervised by personal visits

to the farm. It is desirable, the com-

mittee says, that cost accounts he kept

to obtain basic data, and cumulative

results of such work become increas-

ingly valuable.



By the, survey method trained inves-

tigators obtain the necessary data,

some from the farmer’s books, some

from the books of persons to whom the

farmer sells and from whom he buys,

some from his bin, silo and building

capacities and some from estimates

made by the farmer. One of the ad—

vantages of this system is that records

are obtained from all classes of farms

after the close of the farm year, so





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sentative of normal conditions may be

chosen. The committee points out,

however, that by the survey method it

is sometimes difficult to' determine the

amount of general expense and misceb

laneous labor and the proper basis for

apportioning such items to different





' 3 “enterprises, and that. unless the hives





tigator is thoroughly. experienced in

the subject he is studying some items

of importance are likely to be omitted.

The questionaire sent' by mail: can

be. used to advantage in securing sup.

plernentary data from large numbers

of farmers, but, in the opiniOn of the

committee, it should cover only a lim-

ited number offcost items, and the

rquestions should be direct and clear.

~ The speciachom «core considered

in cost or production studies, the re-

vert continues, will” always depend up-

on the, enterprise under consideration.

+When the survey methpgis‘nsed, it is





   





     





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either by the farmer or the investiga-

'tor. When the accounting method is

used a classification is needed that is

broad enough to include all charges,

but the cost items will be developed in

the working out of the records and

will vary with the enterprise.





FRUIT cnowens DISCUSS MAR.

KETING.





 





 





WELL attended meeting of dei-



egates from fruit growers and al-

lied associations of the southwestern

part of the state was held at Hartford.

March 11. Representatives were there

from Lawton, Paw Paw, Lawrence,

Coloma, Fennville, Saugatuck, South

Haven, Bangor, Hartford, Millburg,

Benton Center, Riverside, St. Joseph,

Bridgman and Benton Harbor.





The meeting was called in the inter-

ests of a general central office or sell<

ing agency for all of Michigan Fruit

Products. For the past season five or

six of the South Western Michigan

Fruit Exchanges tried selling through

a central office which was stationed at

Benton Harbor. Mr. Tennant, offihe

Bureau of Markets, who was chairman

of the meeting, asked for a report from

every association who had used the

selling agency in regard to the satis~

faction that the service had given. The

majority of the exchanges who used

such service reported favorable‘results

and considering that it was the first

year of such service. Some of the del-

egates thought service was all that

could be expected and the minority

that the service was not entirely satis‘

factory and could point om quite a

number of defects, etc.,





Mr. Tennant presented a very able

argument in regard to federating all

the tree fruits under one class with a

salesman and the grapes under anoth-

er, consolidating them all in a central

office, thereby reducing the overhead

and giving weaker associations the

benefit of first-class sales service. The

discussion was ’general and an infor-

mal vote was taken without pledging

any association as to whether they

would be in favor of such a central

office. Ninety per cent of the dele‘

gates said that, provided a first-class

salesman could be secured they thought

their association would accept such

service. The grape associations as a

general thing, have contracts that will

prevent them from immediate accept-

ance. All the representatives present

agreed that their asSOCiation would un—

doubtedly support a, central organizes

tion for buying supplies, protecting

their interests as regarding grading.

legislation, traffic matters, etc. Also

thought it would be perfectly feasible

and agreeable to have a c 'tral office

where all different salesmen

work. together. This does not mean any

price agreements but just reducing-tho

over-head.



Mr. Dorr Buell, president of the Po.

tato Growers’ Selling Association, was

present and spoke in a very encourag—

ing manner regarding the success that

they had had where the selling was

done from a central office



On motion, the chair appointed Mes-

srs. George, Friday, Nicol,

Crane and Only as a committee to aim-

was the, situation and see what sales-

men they could engage to handle the.

selling of the tree fruits from a'centra!

93100.. Some committee meets in Ben-

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Co-op Threshing

NE of the innovations resulting

from the more, general use of the»



tractor is the small thresher. Types



of this new power farming thresher

are being put on the market, and from

the interest farmers are taking in

these new machines‘there is sure to be





a big demand for them in the nearl





future. '



Any discussion of the small thresh-

er as compared with the large com-

mercial threshers,is a one~sided argu-

ment, without a dissenting voice even

from the manufacturers of the bigger

machines. All realize the coming of

the cooperative threshing plan.



Some of the advantages of the small-

er thresher were outlined by an au-

thority on farm questions.



“The smaller thresher, used cooper-

atively by a. small community of di-

versified farmers, has been and will be

an'unquestioned success. By such a

plan grain‘may be threshed earlier,

avoiding the risk of damage from rain

and wind while in the shock. The cost

of handling may be reduced, also by

threshing early enough to obviate

stacking. Michigan is an especially

adaptable place for .the small thresher,

as here the acreage of grain is not

large enough to-demand the use of a

large thresher.



“Very few unfavorable conditions

from the time the grain is cut until

threshed can easily reduce the quality

from five to ten cents a bushel, beside

putting it in a condition where it can

not be threshed clean. Therefore, as

a matter of insurance/ the cooperative

threshing plan is a paying investment,

aside fro the possibility of the small

thresher‘imying for itself in three or

four years at the maximum.





The farmers in several districts have,





demonstrated the value of the small

thresher. By cooperating they saved

themselves the usual threshing labor

troubles; their wives were spared the

strenuous work of cooking for and

housing threshers, and everyone saved

several hundred per cent on their

threshing bill. For instance, it cost

one of the men $28 for the same work

that cost $75 the year before.



“The necessity of early threshing is

vital this year, as the government

guaranteed price will be taken off Oc-

tober 30, under the present tentative

legislation.”





SOY BEAN SEED AND VARIETIES.





AS the supply of the 1918 crop of

soy beans for seed is reported less

than the 1917 crop, it is advisable at

this time to loow forward to supplies of

seed of desirable varieties and prices.

It is not likely that the prices will be

much lower than at the present time.

Undoubtedly much of the 1917 crop of

seed will be sold this season. It is

well for the buyer, as well as the grow-

er who has his own supply of seed to

make germination tests. Soy bean seed





'loses its viability quite readily, and un-





less the seed is of the 1918 crop or has

been properly cured and stored tests

should be made to learn if the seed is

of high germination.



The variety to be grown is of prime





importance, and the‘grower should se-





lect one suited to his locality. The

late varieties for forage or seed are

best suited to southern conditions, al—

though the Virginia and Haberlandt,





both medium late varietiesyhave “given

driest- excellent results-under southern

‘conditions‘ for' seed, forage; . and' pas-

V’tdreg-The best latevarieties are the~

Iran mimthierllow,‘-and,Tokior" ,





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The Busiest Implement

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The farmer who uses the Culti-Packer in the

right way will keep it busy more days of the

year than any other tool on the farm.





From the early spring when it prevents winter kill-

ing in the wheat field and meadow, till the last day

of fall seeding, there is work where the Culti-Packer ‘

will repay many fold the time spent in using it. ,r /





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To begin with it starts the seed bed right by crush—

ing all clods, firming out harmful air spaces and

mulching the surface. Following the drill or planter

it presses soil about the seed, causing quick, even ger-

mination and preventing crusts. When plants are

small it stirs the soil, pressing it about the roots, (le-

stroying any clods or crusts and keeping the field in

goodgrowing condition. It keeps moisture in the soil

against dry weather by packing the soil underneath

and at the same time stirring and mulching the surface.

On every cro the farmer raises the Culti-Packcr is. being success-





fully uscd.— V'heat, corn, oats, alfalfa, cotton, rice, sugar cane,

sugar beets, flax, potatoes, etc.





Dr. Tait Butler, editor of THE PROGRESSIVE FARME‘R. says:

“Next to the plow and section harrow thc Culti-Packcr would take

rd place among the necessary implements on the farm.”





   





 





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Fr ‘ '.\

Look up the Culti-Packer_ new at the. nearest John Deere dealer.

Ask him for the 56-page Illustrated book “Soil Sense" and read





what farm authorities everywhere say about this remarkable tool.





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Culti-Packing growing corn.

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It for a home or investment you are t ink-

in: of bu ing good farm land, simply write me o

letter an say. "Ma me Landology and all pal-b

ticula're free." Address





EDITOR, LANDOLOGY, Skidmore Land Co. '

381 HALL AVE. MARINETTE. WIS- ’.





SEED OATS





Pedigreed M. A. C. test College Success‘ Oats. Test

field weight. 381l).per bu. Weeds none. 981 germination.

Worthy Oats, 35 lb. per lm. \Veeds none. 95.5% germ-

ination. Prices l-z') bu. sum; 5-24 bu. $1.40; 23-25(1) bu.

$130: over $1.20. acks furnished rec.



THE JENNINGS FAR S, Bailey, Mich.





SEED CORN FOR SALE





Golden Dent. long grown and acclimated in Michigan.

Deep kernels, large, ear and stalk. heavy (-ropper.

In ear 70 lbs. $5.00 Shelled 1681‘ b‘u. $4.00.



0. B. CO K, It. 1, messo, Mich.





   





 





forits supply of Muskrat. T0

We have a tremendous



demand now, prices run- .

ning as high as $2.50 each for extra fine For extra fin.

skins. hip u. all you have—take ad. skinsif ship-

vantuo of the high market today! ‘ ‘ Ded

. Whether you ship extra large or average “'3"-



skins, blue pelted or prune you will get the most money from FUNSTEN





We are also paying extremely high prices for Skunk, Mink, Fox,





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SEED CORN ()ld reliable Mir-h. Yellow



0 Dent. Home rown. lire-dried



and tested. 'Also regenerated Swedis elect and Sect-

tish Chief Oats. Circular and samples on request.



I“. A. BYWATER, Memphis, Blich.





Pedigree'Worthy Oats For Sale I





W'rite JOHN J. BRENNAN, Emmett, Mich.





 





 





 





Civet Cat, Wolf, Marten, Otter, Ermine, and Lynx. Don't wait until season

closes. Ship to FUNSTEN and make big profits now! ‘ ‘





FUNSTEN Bros. & co. imam: 985mm”Bldg.’,'St.l.ouia,_Mo. J]

MUSE NA TCO DRAIN TILE





Farm drainage demands durable tile. Our drain tile” are made oithe

. 'best Ohio clay. thoroughly herd burned—everlasting. You don't

have to dig 'em up to be replaced every few years. Write for prices.

Sold in carload lots. We are also'manufacturers of the famous

NATCO Silo. NATCO Cd'r'n Crib. NATCO Building Tile and NATCO ..

sewer Pipe. Send for th‘enew edition ofour'book,“Nat.coon theFarm”. Binder Twine G9: $3131?" 113.1% Dritfes. Farmer

Company, 1.115, Fulton Building. Pittshursh. P... J Tnnfa’imr‘r‘i’ kidnamr'i im'féf' Ohio





3 send. Sit-vial eucriiied, hllled‘ d '

sweett Clover unlnillwl. Circular‘vand hficealiin

reques .





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Ped. College Success oats test39113, ‘ I ' I 1h

soell oats test 37 lbs.\\'is.l’ed.Barley teshfihlihraillv‘tggtte

by Ex. Assin. No weeds. Write for prices.



' EARL C. hit-PARTY, Bad Axe, Mich.





' Cobler Seed potatoe $1.23 tit-$1.50 )9!' b . F.

111511 0.B. Manton in sacks;- John Vi Haril‘ison.

Sec'y Manton Potato tirouersAssm. Manton, Mich.





 





 





 





 





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ND the Maxwell will outwork three good teams.





It feeds as it runs. Putsin. a net day’s Work and





piles up noexpense. It‘will carry andfetch a

thousand miles for a thousand hours at a stretch.

No wagon can keep up;- Withit—eweather can’t hold,





it indoors. Never founders or fiounders and never





has a “Blue Monday” or glanders. No. animal or ma-

chine its equal for willing and competent service.





Does more work, more sorts of work, more hard

work, more often under more unfavorable conditions





than any carrier. Designed for the heaviest haul-_





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biggest truck and travels where they can’t. 2400

pounds. Only one farmer in ten ever needs a heavier

machine and at that only one time in ten. Farmers





the land over are operating Maxwells because it

answers every average: purpose and: costs least to.





owns and least-tooperate: - .' ' .





The same type of worm drive which $5000trucks

advertise as their great feature. $5000 truck con-

struction and sold with a $5000 truck guarantee.





'10-f00t loading space. Electric lights and generator.





Chassis $1085 f.o.b. Detrdit.

Pays its way from day to day.





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The Recently Opened Pennsylvania Hotel, New York City, is the LargeSt

H0stelry in the World, having a Capacity, of 2,200 Guest Rooms. Special

Elevators Convey the Guests to the lialld'oonis, or Social Jarlors, while

Another Operates to the Roof, where one may Dine in an Elegantly ‘Ap-

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.one of'th'e, greatest of world events. ' y

: Taking our society movement as a

. whole, we are inclined to think very

highly of it.‘ In no other way, to my '

mind, could we so fittingly honor our

.youngmen who risked their lives, for





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I lme Records__By C. C. Johnson woulda marble monument, though that

‘ . may come, too, in due time. -

ECENTLY I read in a newspaper prediction. Now that this improbable ' ‘ - -. .

that more than one-third of the experience has come and gone, what it _ ,

American soldiers who went ov- meant to us should remain a big thing ‘ 6 By the Way, ,





erseas were from the farm. This state: in our lives and have a deep signifi-





ment seems reasonable when I count cance to our posterity.

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hood. Some or our boys are. MGR CietY is the pleasure. and instruction THE NEW MILK M AID.





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‘great while—all but two who gave up We, have already had a taste of this. ‘,‘Where tare you going my Pretty

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their lives. . Two weeks ago we got two of our sol~ W k d 1 d . 1 tl

Our village is only aboutstwo hun— dier boys on the platform to tell us of e 0:323:59; a an .gir so nea y

‘dred population, but we have a good their experiences. They did not have In brown boots and legging, with soft

graded school building. When the much to say. It was not that they hat and smock. .,

war ended last November we held a lacked material, but they did not seem But. the ”5391‘ She made fairly gave

jubilee meeting at the school house. to know. how to make use of it. Then “I’m aggfizu 33in the damsel (a pail in

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lightning—insurancewon't y

the property loss when it sit: es

——-nor bring back the life that's

snuffed out by 'a thunderbolt.





Security Lighting Rods





Give Guaranteed Protection





Mode of 99.8% pure Lake

SuperiorCopper—the best !' ht-

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doroed by National Board of Fire

Underwriters and State Insur-

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meetings, and the mo ement is well





kinds of information pertaining to “our

neighborhood war activities. One com-

' mittee has charge of an official record

of each soldier. It begins with the

date of his leaving home and follows

him up to the training-camp and then

all through his service until he is mus-

tered out. His entire time will be ac‘

counted for, and every incident of his

career as a soldier recorded. The hu-

man interest factor is being handled

by another committee. Letters writ4

ten to parents and others have been

pretty generally preserved, and they

supply much interesting incident, hu-

morous and otherwise. Then we are

hearing some good stories from the

boys who have come home. ‘



All war-time activities of those of us

who stayed at home are also to be giv-

en full consideration in the way of per-

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instantly to the right or left. width between

pugs unseemly adynsted while machine is in

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leave-taking demonstrations, Red Cross

work, amounts subscribed by the neigh-

borhood as a whole in money-raising

campaigns, Cl‘Op statistics and so on,

will be included. In short, we are go-

ing to have a complete war-time his-

tory. It will take sometime to get "it

in shape, but eventually it will'bezprint-

-. ed. The copies are to be sold for a

., nominal sum, but our plan is to bear

finest of the expense by givingan enter-





I. 1' tainment or two.





We have a pardonable neighborhood

pride in our part in this greatest of all

wars. In any event it would seem too

bad that the things which so filled our

‘ minds at the time and which so stirred

our emotions should not have some

kind of common, memorial, instead of

being allowed to drift into half forget-

fulness. If anyone had told us before-

* hand that the» mad ambitionsoha man

' ;theusands;rof miles :away-t would hate





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own home folks.

under way. learned more abou

The object of the society, in the or features of soldiering than we had

main, is to gather up and preserve all ever known from our reading. W

pose that all of the boys shall contri

ute in this way in course of time. Some

of the stories willbe worth repeating

over and over again.



-We were represented in differen

branches of the service. I might tel

of a neighbor lad who had never been

a hundred miles away from home

fore he went into military training.

Within a year he was fighting above

the clouds in a foreign land which he

perhaps never expected to see, and in

a machine with which he was previous-

ly familiar only through having seen

pictures of it. He has now taken up “Yes 7" he said.

his farm work where he left off. Such

things almost stagger the imagination

when you know the lad and he stands

before you.



All of these experiences I suppose

will be told glibly enough at future



“campfires,” long after we older peo‘

ple have passed on, but it is a great

privilege for us to hear them now,

'and at first hand. We believe that our

society will be a permanent institution.





What it stands for will have a larger TOd 7x. 0 dl

significance the further we get from ay S e .





' "involved-i our quiet little community to .:





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the war. At the outset we will not let

the interest, lag by making the meet-. . -

ings too heavy. There will be music.

and other formsof entertainmentrandu .

the-social .-feature will» be emphasized. . .

There are scarcely any ofus but what .. '

had some part in war activities of one

kind or another, and we like to get to-

gether and gossip over these matters.

Located somewhere in the school

house, we want to have a little war

museum. Added to some war relics

sent or brought back by the boys; from

the front, which will be given or" loan.

ed to the society,'there will be charts

and maps prepared by the society it-

sfeltzto shown—up :in a ready-Meteors.

way immanent-the: war as it relates-a n

to the neighborhood. Future _pupils ‘

will have a greater enthusiasm‘fer the





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-‘ that we organize a War Historical 80- Pretty soon they forgot their awkward-

ciety. The idea was adopted. Since ness and warmed up to the subject,un- Of the s- ecies calie d ‘bovin , from

that time we have had a number of der the sympathetic interest of their whgm’. with much tact, e,





     





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We Meet with Danger.





' T was late in- the afternoon of the

I second day when we arrived at the

forks of the Chicago river. There

was a drizzle of rain in the air, and

never saw I a more desolate spot; a

bare, dreary plain, and away to the

eastward a glimpse of the lake.



A hut of logs, a more shack scarcely

fit for shelter, stood on a slight emi-

nence, giving wide view in every direc-

tion, but it was unoccupied, the door

ajar. Barbeau, in advance, stared at it

in surprise, gave utterance to an oath,

and ran forward to peer within. Close

behind him I caught a glimpse of the

interior, my own heart heavy with dis-

appointment.



If this miserable place had been the

headquarters of M. de la Durantaye,

Not a

vestige of occupancy remained, save a

rotten blanket on the floor, and a brok-

'en bench in one corner. Rude bunks

lined two walls, and a table hewed

from a log stood in the center of the

dirt floor. On this was a paper pinned

to the wood by a broken knife blade.

Barbeau grasped it, and read the writ-

ing, handing it, back to me. It was a

scrawl of a few words, yet told the

whole story.



“Francois (Tassion, under commis-

sion of Governor la Barre, arrived with

party of soldiers and Indians. At his

orders we accompany the force to Fort





St. Louis.

. “De la Durantaye.”





“Perhaps it is as well,” commented

De Artigny lightly. “At least as far as

my good health goes; but ’tis like to





make a hard journey for you, Ma-

dame."

' “Is it far yet until we attain the

fort?”





“A matter of twenty five leagues; of

no moment had we a boat in which to

float down stream, but the trail, as I

remember, is rough."



“Perchance there may be a boat,”

interrupted Barbeau. “There was the

wreck of an Indian canoe a mile below

here on the Des Plaines, not so dam-

aged as to be, beyond repair, and here

is a hatchet which we will find useful.”

He stooped and picked it up from un-

der the bench. “One thing is certain—

’tis useless to remain here; they have

left the place as bare as a desert. ’Tis

my choice that we make the Des





' Plaines before dark.”





“And mine also; are you too greatly

wearied, Madame?”



“I? 011,,no- to escape this desolate

Have men real-

ly lived here ?”.



“Ay, more than once,” replied De

Artigny. “’Tis said the engages of

Pere Marquette built this hut, and that

it sheltered him an entire winter.

Twice I have been here before, once

for weeks, waiting the arrival of the

Griffin, alone with Sieu1 de la Salle. ”



9 “The Griffin?”



“The ship which was to bring us pro~

’Twas a year later

we learned that she went down in the

sea; with all aboard. How, long was

Mgde la Durantaye ,on station here?”

he turned to Barbeau. ~

,,“'-Tis thiee months since we came

frOm St. Louis——a dreaiy time enough,

and f0r what pu1p0se I could nevei

In that time all We have seen

we been Indian hunters. I cannot bear





, to remain even fo1 another night. Are





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





“shores by a thin fringe of trees.





we ready, -Madame? Shall we go?" '





he Des~Plaines was a very narrow

9,111, fldWing Quietly through prairie.



. although bordered along its

We

eyed down along its eastern bank for





to the edge of a swamp and made a

camp. De Artigny built a fire, and pre-

pared my tent of boughs, while Bar-

beau waded out around a point in

search of the wrecked canoe. He came

back just at dusk towing it behind him

through the shallow water, and the two

men managed to drag it far enough up

the bank to enable the water to drain

out. Later, aided by a flaming torch,

we looked it over, and decided the

canoe could be made to float again. It

required two days’ work, however, be-

fore we ventured to trust ourselves to

its safety.



But the dawn of the third day saw

us afloat on the sluggish current, the

two men plying improvised paddles to

increase our speed, while I busied my-

self in keeping the frail craft free from

water by constant use of a tin cup.

This oozed in through numerous ill-

fitting seams, but not fast enough to

swamp us in mid-stream, although the





amount gained steadily on me in spite





of every effort, and we occasionally

had to make shore to free us of the en-

cumbrance.



Yet, this voyage south along the Des

Plaines was far from unpleaSant, de-

spite the labor involved and'the dis-

comfort of the leaking canoe. The

men were full of cheer and hope, some

of it possibly assumed to strengthen

my courage, but no less effective—Bar-

beau telling many an anecdote of his

long service in strange places, exhibit-

ing a sense of humor which kept us in

continuous laughter. . He was, indeed,

a. typical adventurer, gay and debonaii

in presence of peril, and apparently

without a care in the world. De Ar-

tigny caught something of the fellow’s

spirit, being young enough himself to

love excitement, and related in turn, to

the music of the splashing paddles, nu-

‘merous incidents. of his wild exploits

with LaVSalle and De Tonty along the

great rivers of the West.



It all interested me, these glimpses





 





of rough forest life, and 11 Questioned

them both eagerly, learning many a

truth the'histories fail "to“ tell. Partic-

ularly did I listen breat‘hl‘essly to the‘

sto1y of their adventurous first voyage

along the Illinois, following the hail

of raiding Iroquois, amid Scenes of

death and destruction. The very hor-





rors pictured fascinated me even,- 31- ~





though the grim reality was complete-



ly beyond my povver of imagination.

’Twas thus we passed the hours of



daylight, struggling with the cu-rreht,





forcing our way past obstacles, scale"





ing .the shore to drain off water, every



moment bringing to us a new vista,



and a new peril, yet ever encouraged



by memory 'of those who had toiled

., . .. .





iper'chea upon a" reel:- that ~my vivid

imagmation had weaved about it in?





along this stream bef01e us. At'night,

under the stars and beside the blaze of

campflle, Barbeau’ sang lollicking sol-

dier songs, and occasionally De Ar-

tigny joined him inthe choruses. To

all appearances we were absolutely

alone in the desolatiOn of the wilder-

ness. Not once in all that distanCe did

we peiceive sign of human life, nor

had we cause to feel the slightest un-

easiness regarding savage enemies.



Both men believed there was peace

in the valley, except for. the jealousy

between the white factions at Fort. St.

Louis, and that the vaiious Algonquin

tribes were living quietly in their vil-

lages under the protection of the Rock.

De Artigny described what a wonder-

ful sight it was, looking down from

the high palisades to, the broad mead-

ows below, covered with tepees, and

alive with peaceful Indians. He nam-

ed the tribes which had gathered there

for protection, trusting in La Salle, and

believing De Tonty their friend—Illini,

Shawnees, Abenakies, Miamis, More-

gans—at one time reaching a total of

twenty thousand souls. There' they

camped, guarded by the great fort tow-

ering above them, on the same sacred

spot where years before the Jesuit

Marquette had preached to them the

gospel of the Christ. So we had no

fear of savages, and rested in peace at

our night camps, singing aloud, and

sleeping without guard.‘ Every day

Barbeau went ash01e for an hour, with

his rifle,t1a‘mping along beside. us

through the shadowing 101est screen,

seeking game, and alway 5 coming back

with plenty. We would hear the crack

report of his gun breaking'the silence,

and turn the prow of our canoe shore-

ward and pick him up again.



Owing. to the leaking) of 0111‘ canoe,

and many difficulties experienced, .we

were three daysjnlreaching the spot

where the Illinois and the Fox' rivers





' joined their waters,‘ and Swept forward





in ionevbroad stream. The time of our





 





.arrival at'this sp0t‘ was early in the





afternoon, and, as He Artign'y said Fort

St. Louis was situated scarce ten miles

below, our long journey seemed nearly

ended. We anticipated reaching there

before night and, in spite of my fear

of the reception: awaiting us,- my heart

was Iiint with hope and expectation.



I was btit a girI in ”years, excitement

was still to me‘ a delight, an'd I had

listened to so many tales, romantic,



wonderful, ,0f this wilderness fortress, '





atmosphere Of marvel The beauty of

the view from its palisades, the vaét

concourse of Indians encamped 011 the

plains below and those men guarding





 





‘ childhood.





them batik, '* yet '3‘” '





its safety—vthe faithful comrades of La.

8211101 in explorations of the unknde,

,De Tonty, Bois1ondet, and all the oth-

ers, had long since become to my mind

the incarnation of 1oinantic adventure.

Wilderness born, I conId. comprehend

and appreciate thei1 toilsand dangels,

and my dreams 'centered'about this

great, lonely rock on which they had

established a home. ' But'the end was

not 'yet. Just below the confluence of

the rivers there was a village of the

Tamaroas, and the prow of our canoe

touched the bank, while De'Artigny '

stepped ashore amid a tangle of low--

growing bushes, that he might have

speech with some of the warriors, and

thus learn conditions at the fort. With

his foot on the bank, ‘he turned laugh-

ing and held out his hand to me. .



“Come, Madame,” he said pleasantly,

“you have never seen a village of our

western ,tribes; it will interest y0u.”



I joined him gladly, my limbs feeling

awkward under me, from long cramp-

ing in the boat, yet the climb was not-

difficult, and he held back the boughs

to give me easy passage. Beyond the

fringe of brush there was an open

space, but as we reachedthis, both

paused, stricken dumb with horror at

the sight which met our-view. The

ground before us was strewn with dead

and mutilated bodies, and was black

with ashes wheie the tepees had been

b11r_,ned and thei1 contents Scattered

broadcast." ' ~



Never before had I seen such view

of devastation, of relentless, savage.

cxuelty, and I gave utterance to a sud-

den sob, and shiank back against De

Artigny’s arm,'hiding my eyes with my

hand. He stood and stared, motion-

less, breathing heavily, ‘ unconsciously

gripping my arm. ,



“Mon Dieu!” he burst forth, at last.

“What meaneth this? Are'the wolves

again loose in the valley?” .



He drew me back, until we were

both concealed behind a fringe of

leaves, his whole manner alert, every

instinct of the woodsman instantly

awakened. _



“Remain here h1dden ” he whisper-

ed, ‘until I learn the truth; we may

face grave peril below. ”



He left me,t1embling and white- -Iip-

ped, yet I made no effoit to 1estrain

him. The horr01 of those dead bodies

gripped me, but I Would not have him

know the terr01 which held me cap-

tive. With utmost caution he crept

forth, and I lay in the shadow of the

cOvert, watching his movements. Body

after body he appioached seeking some

victim alive and able to tell the story.

But there was none. At last he stood

erect, satisfied that none beside the

dead were on that awful spot,- and

came back to me.



“Not one lives,” he said soberly,

“and there are men, women and chil-



dren there. The story, is one easily

told—an attack at dayiight from the

woods yonder. Thele has .been no

fighting; a massame of the helpless

and unarmed. ” ' 9- ‘

' “But who did such deed of blood?”

. “ ’Tis the wo1k of the Iroquois; the

way they scalpe‘d tells that, and be-

sides I saw other signs. ”' '



“The Iroquois,” I echoed incredulous

for that name was the terror of my

“How came theso savages

so far to the westward-1'”:



“Their war parties range to the great

river,” he answered. “We fbllowed





their bloody trail when first; We *cagne '





to this valley? _-It Was to gain pi‘0 ‘ec- '

tion Item these raiders that the Algon-

Quins gathered about the fort. We

fought the fiends hurt ‘,and tire
He has-seen muchot

The canoe rode close in under the



bank, Barbeau holdingpit with a grasp



on a great root. He must have read



“in our faces some message of alarm,



'for he exclaimed before either of us

could speak. '

' “What is it—the Iroquois?”



“Yes; why did you guess that."



t‘Iihave seen signs- for an hour past

which made me fear this _might be

true. That was why I held the boat

so close to the bank. The village has



‘ been attacked?" -



“Ay,rsurprised, and massacreed; the

ground is covered with the dead, and

the tepees are burned. Madame is half

crazed with the shock.”



. ‘ Barbeau took no heed, his» eyes

' ’ scarce glancing at me, so eager‘was he‘

to learn details. '

‘ “The fiends were in force then?"



“Their moccasin tracks were every-

where. I could not be sure where they



' entered the village, but they left by

way of the Fox. I counted on the sand

the imprint of ten canoes."



“Deep and broad?”



“Ay, war boats; ’tis likely some of

them would hold twenty warriors; the

beasts are here in force.”



It was so still, so peaceful about us

that I felt dazed, incapable of compre-

hending our great danger. The river

swept past, its waters murmuring

gently, and the wooded banks were

cool and green. Not a sound awoke

the echoes,»and the horror I had just

Witnessed seemed almost a' dream.



l “Where are they now?” I questioned

faintly. “Have they gone back to their

own country?”



“Small hope of that,” answered De

Artlgny, “or we would have met with

them before this or other signs of their

passage. They are below, either at the

fort, or planning attack on the Indian

villages beyond. What think you, Bar-

beau?"



“I have never been here,” he said

slowly, “so cannot tell what chance

. the red devils might have against the

'g white men at St. Louis. But they are

1 below us on the river, no doubt of that,



and engaged in some hell act. I know

the Iroquois, and how they conduct

war. ’Twill be well for us to think it

all out with care before we venture

farther. Come, De. Arligny, tell me

what you know—4s the fort one to be

defended against Iroquois raiders?”



“ ’Tis strong; built on a high rock.

and approachable only at the rear. Giv-



_ en time they might starve the garrison

or drive them mad with thirst, for I

doubt if there be men enough there to

make sortie against a large war party."



“But the Indian allies‘the Algon-

quins ?"



“One war whoop of an Iroqugis

would scatter them like sheep. They

are no fighters, save under white lead-

ership, and ’tis likely enough their vil-

lages are already like this one yonder,

scenes of horror. I have seen all this



. before/Baboon, and,this is no, mere

raid of a few scattered warriors, seek-





   





 

 

 





 





 





 





ganized war party. The Iroquois: have

learned of the trouble in New France,

of La Salle’s absence from this valley;

they know of the few fighting men at

the Rock, and that De Tonty is no

longer in command. \They are here to

sweep the French out of this Illinois

country, and have given no warning.

They surprised the Indian villages





 





 

   

   

   

 

 





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crewman



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gravely, “below, the south banks yon-

der,- but there will be peril in it.———a

peril towhiCh I dread to expose the

lady.”





fear, realizing my duty.





sieur,” I said calmly.

have always done their part, and I

shall not fail. Explain to us your plan.” ,





H





thewOrds of a soldier’s daughter, hey,

Barbeau?"





other ~choice," he answered

“But we have no time to waste here in

compliment.

sage, you say?"





may still remain open, for it is known





to but few.

to the opposite‘shore, where we will





ing adventure. and scalps; ’ti-s. an. or?-





first, killed every Algonquin they could

5. and are now besieging the Rock.

; And what have they to opppse them?

‘ l: f More than they thought, no doubt, for

‘ Cassion and De la Durantaye must

have reached there safely, yet at the

best, the white defenders will scarcely

number 50 men, and quarreling among

There is

. but onething’ fortus to do, ’Barbeau—





“Ay, but haw? There will be death

how, haunting us every foot of the





 





 





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I stood erect, no longer paralyzed by





“Do not hesitate because of me Mon-

“French women





CHAPTER XXIII.

The Words of Love.

IS eyes brightened, and his hand

sought, mine. -





“The spirit of the old days;





“A La Chesnayne could make no

loyally.





You know a safe pas-





“Not a safe one, yet a trail which

Let us aboard, and cross





hide the canoe, and make our way

through the forest. Once safely afoot

yonder I will make my purpose clear.”

A dozen strokes landed us on the

other bank, where the canoe was

drawn up, and concealed among the

bushes, while we descended a slight

declivity, and found ourselves in the

silence of a great wood. Here De Ar-

tigny paused to make certain his sense

of direction. '

“I will go forward slightly in ad

vance,” he said, at last, evidently hav-

ing determined upon his course.

"And we will move slowly; and as

noiselessly as possible. No one ever

knows where the enemy are to be met

with in Indian campaign, and we are‘

without arms, except for Barbeau’s

gun.”

”I retain my pistol,” I interrupted.

“Of small value sinCe its immersion

in the lake; as to myselfl must trust

to my knife. Madame you will followr





 





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me, but merely close enough to make

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“Perhaps it might bewell to explain

more clearly what you prOpose," said

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arated we could figure out the proper

direction to follow.”



“Not a had thought that. It is a

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LANNING the housekeeper’s day

Pis a prolific subject of remark for



writers and housekeepers. too.

About every so often the magazines

take a whirl at the subject, and if the

questions which come into editorial

offices from tired women were to be

counted, I’ve an idea that the count of

how to plan the day right would equal

in number all the rest of the queries

combined. Certainly there is no more

important thing to be considered. With

the multiplicity of things screaming for

the attention of the home- maker some-

thing is bound to be left out. And





of sup1eme imponance. i know it was

a tired home— make1 who inspired these

words:



“Labor with what zeal we will, some-

thing still remains undone;

Something uncompleted still, waits the



rising of the sun.”



Of course, no one schedule can fit

all cases. Individuality enters into the

scheme of things so largely that what

would suit my home would not suit

yours, so, after all, the question is one

for the woman to settle herself. None

of us can take a cut-and-dried schedule

and use it. We must adapt it to our

own circumstances. In thinking over

all the articles I have read on the sub-

ject and all the advice I have received

personally from more experienced

women, it seems to me that all have

omitted the most important thing from

the schedulewhave classed the thing

which should be done if all else re-

mains undone, as one of the non-es-

sentials.



How many articles have you read

which placet “getting out every day”

as first on the list of essentials? I

can not recall that I ever saw it. And

yet it is the most important thing in

life. First, because we all need fresh

air for our physical well-being, and

second, because we need change for

ourmental and spiritual growth.



A doctor recently called in to pre.

scribe for a woman suffering from a

bad case of nerves diagnosed the case

as oxygen starvation, and prescribed

simply out-door living. The woman

had been one of the careful housekeep-

ers who labored zealously from morn

till night chasing dust, and insisted on

closed windows to keep out dirt. She

never had time to go for a drive with

her husband, or fishing with son, or for

a stroll down the lane with daughter.

A spotless house was to her the prime





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ANY people do not take on flesh

in a symmetrical, all-over man-

- her, but accumulate it rather in

- ridges or localized accumulations

‘v'which areboth humiliating and dis-

‘-tressing. Improper carriage, over-

> much sitting, careless dressing or too

.freé indulgence in the pleasures of the

tabla-will result many times‘ in taking

pn- flesh about the hips and abdomen,

'}throwing the whole body grotesquely»

out of proportion.



{All this is very distressing and the

est way to remedy the trouble is to

mice” ekercise‘s especially directed to

‘e’reducing of- theiunsightly masses

at ,pdipose tissue. 'The individual

W false veat'rsomewhat Jess of all





 

 





 

 





 

 





 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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essential, and to get it and keep it she

gave up, not only the love and com-

panionship of her family, but her

health as well. Oxygen starvation,

starving for fresh air. And she lived

on a farm where fresh air is supposed

to be the easiest thing in the world to

get. I have no doubt she. pitied the

poor folks living in cities who hadn’t

fresh air to breathe, yet she never

took time to go out doors and breathe





A Different Sort of

Starvation





it, and wouldn’t let it in her house if

she could help it, lest it bring dust

with it. .



As much as we need the air for our

bodies We need change for our minds.

Did you ever'wonder how Sarah Bern-

hardt and Georges Clemenceau, both

well up to eighty years of age, “could

do it?” Perhaps you have noticed the

same ability to keep young in other

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remote districts of



Washington, where she is far re-

moved fromthe busy marts of_trade,

lives “Grandmother” Hegg, a loyal Am-





N one of the





erican. Anxious to do her bit, through

the American Red Cross, toward keep-

ing the Yankee fighting men warm and

comfortable, and, in order to expedite

matters, she brought forth her spin.

ning wheel, long since consigned to

the attic, to produce her own yarn.

Grandmother Hegg well remembers

the time when all wool was spun by

hand in private homes for family con-

sumption, and, although she had been

out of practice for many years, it did

not take her long to acquire her old-





kinds of food, not reducing the amount

taken to the point of starvation by any

means, but simply refusing second

helpings and eating moderately.



A valuable exercise to reduce the ab-

domen, thighs, calves, ankles, and feet

can be taken in one’s own room. Re-

move all the clothing except One loose

garment, stand perfectly erect. withkthe

feet slightly apart and the hands rest-

ing on the hips with the thumbs to the

Bring the weight of the body

upOn the toes, rising Slowly as you

count five until standing (in tip- toes.

Sink gradually 'on a second count of

five, at the same time bending knees

at a sharp angle until the thighs and

legs are double upon: each other; Do





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time dexterity at the picturesque task.



And, here in the illustration, she is

shown at her work—~31 work that has

provided yarn for more than eighteen

hundred knitted garments since‘April

7, 1917. At the left is Mrs. Ella Wolf,

who has carded the wool preparatory

for spinning, and, at the right, Miss

Cora Hegg is demonstrating the final

step in the process of producing a

sweater made from the wool spun by

Grandmother Hegg. It is believed

these garments, hand—made in every

sense of the word, are the nearest thing

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cause they are French. They retain

their wonderful powers now because

they have kept their minds young and

active by rubbing against other minds

all thei1 lives. They have realized that '

life is more than meat and the body

than raiment, and that it is more es-

sential to feed the mind and soul than

to feed the body. They have lived with

their fellows and for them. They have

got out and rubbed up against men and

women, and now in the ebb tide of life

they are still able to carry on. ‘

The oldest person I know is a woman

of thirty-six who"‘thinks “a woman’s

place is at home.” She is old in mind

and soul and looks, and is ageing rap-

idly in body because her sluggish mind

reacts on her physical well-being. Her

home is so small it doesn’t occupy all

her time and mind, so she has plenty

of leisure to dwell on fancied ills which

she is rapidly magnifying into import-

ant things.’ At first in good physical

condition, she has doped herself so

consistently with patent medicines,

that she is really becoming a physical

wreck. Had she gone out in her spare

time and kept aliv‘e, she wouldn’t have

had time to think about herself.





The war freed a great many women

from the thralldom of things. But

there are still too many groaning in

the bondage of non-essentials. To get

time to knit and roll bandages and sew

and do canteen work mothers of boys

“over there” learned. to let a lot of

things go which they had before deem-

ed as sacred as religious rites. They

found the family grew and prospered

when the cake wasn’t frosted and the

pie Was crustless and the parlor went

undusted andrthe beds were unmade

until time to tumble into them at

night. Many other women could learn

the same lesson to their physical and

mental advantage.





I’ ve been thinking a great deal about

the thing on which Christ placed em-

phasis when he planned women’s work.

You remember Martha, good careful

housekeeper, complained that Mary

was a slacker, running aroundlisten-

ing to lectures and new~fangled teach-

ing when she ought to be heme in the

kitchen—woman’s place. And you also

remember what Christ said, “Martha,

Martha, thou art careful and troubled

about many things, but one thing is

needful, and Mary has chosen that

good part which shall not be taken

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not let. the sole of the foot or the heel

touch the floor, but support the weight.

upon the toes. Keep the spine perfect-

ly erect. On a third count of five rise

to the first position Repeat this ex-

ercise five times at 111 st and gradually

increase the number as the muscles

grow stronger to ten, twenty, forty, and

fifty time's. Do not be discouraged if

at first you cannot sink and rise rap-

idly for as the muscles beCome trained

and harden‘e‘d they will db their Work

better. .. p . ,3 .



Deep breathing helps in reducing the

flesh andtin' bringing the body to nor-

mal symmet Put the hands to the

sides,pali11s 1nward H0111 the body‘

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tending the muscles over the stomach

and contracting the abdomen. Try to





body measure th1ee inches at a point

about four inches above the waist line.

Repeat five times. ’



Stretch 112116 hands out as. though you

were reaching to when something both 1 .

to the right and left of you. Imagine . - I

this “something" t6 be just beyond '

your reach. Try and“i touch it. Breathe

deeply as indicated in‘ the last exer-

cise twice. Keep the“‘-body perfectly

erect. , Dishove the

shoulders up. but rather“ to ‘ ush
‘ mm from u‘ meet. such as...

matches 'or teethpicks, Reach until”

‘ your can grasp the articles between the

thumb and fingers; lower the arms

' gradually without bending the knees

until you can lay the imaginary arti-

cles upon the floor in front of you;

i, Exhale as you do this. Repeat ten

i" times.

To reduce a double chin, the ridge

.of fat between the shoulders, and a

high abdomen, lie flat on the back with

,. the crown of the head on the floor.

‘Raise the head until the chin touches

the'chest. Keep the shoulders, ,the

calves, and the heels on the floor. Re-

peat five times at first and increase

until this exercise can be taken fifty

or even one hundred times. a

. Stand erect and slowly bend the head

backward as far as possible. Close the

teeth firmly, then open the mouth

wide; now close the jaws, and repeat

five times. There should be a distinct

' stretching of the front muscles of the

neck, a splendid exercise for reducing

a double'chin.



Bring the 'head to an upright po-

sition and then turn to the right five

times, if possible touching the shoul-

der or nearly doing so. Each time

bring the head to an upright position.

Repeat five times in the opposite direc-

tion. Increase the number each day

until backward and left and right

movements, can be repeated easily

thirty-five or forty’ times.





Do not think that you can reduce

any appreciable extent by exercising

once in a while. You must keep at it

day after day, week in and week (out,

and the process will be hastened and

the flesh made firm if, following the

exercises taken the first thing on aris»

ing a cool sponge bath is taken follow-

ed by a brisk rubbing with a Turkish

towel. Ten minutes of this process

will cause the blood to flow rapidly.



One of the‘causes of over-stoutness

frequently is a sluggish liver. Rich

foods should be avoided, also irregular

eating. Plenty of. water should be tak-

en, but that between meals. The

amount taken at meals should not ex-

ceed half a glass, including soup. Do

not drink for an hour before or two

hours after eating. Take an abundance

of water then and at least a pint updn

arising and retiring. Limit the quan-

tities of sweets, fats, and starches. Af-

ter awhile it becomes comparatively

easy to do with a thin film of butter

instead of a thick layer, to refuse fat

meats, oil-dressed salads, pastry, mac-

aroni, potatoes, untoasted bread, rich

gravies, and to partake‘lightly of meat.

All of: the body habits'should be care-

fully regulated, «a reasonable amount

of sleep taken, but not too much, and

daytime naps, unless a necessity at

the direction of a physician, should be

avoided. Most stout people do not

walk enough. It is a good plan to set

a stint and go a little farther every

day until one takes pride in walking

instead of riding.



The over-stout or the over-thin are

lacking in efficiency. Measure your-

self, find what your weighf should be,

and endeavor to bring your weight to

normal, but do it by reasonable means

continued over a sufficient period of

time that violence is not done to the

system. No drugs should, be taken for

the reduction of flesh unless under the

direction of an expert physician of

whom one has personal knowledge and

in whom one has every confidence. Cer-

tain conditions may exist which need

remedying. If so, let a‘ physician pre-

scribe. You would not pour strange,

unknown mixtures into your motor car

for, fear of doing injury to its internal

apparatus and yet money will buy a

new machine.

your health,

it again. \



If you are over-stout you have proof

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To wash raisins or other small fruit

put‘ them in a cam popper and ”shake

in a pan of water.--Mrs. R. 0.



To take the best possible care of-

your cook book, take a pane of win-

down glass, bind the edges with passe

partout binding or even with paper or

cloth, and when using the book lay it

open on the table with the glass on

top. The glass, being heavy, keeps the

book open, does not obscure the print,

and also serves to keep any spatters

from the book—E. I. L.



To clean tarnished silver apply kero-

sene with either a brush or cloth. Rub

well then rinse in scalding water and

the tarnished pieces will take on a

fine and lasting luster.-—Mrs. J. J. O'C.



To cure a felon, a paste made of

equal parts of lard, saltpeter and brim-

stone bound on will bring relief in a

short time—M. A. P.,



During muddy weather when the

shoes often become very wet it is nec-

essary to resort to-stringent measures

to keep them soft and shapely. Clean

the shoes and stuff them with newspa-

pers. To restore the softness to the

leather rub them with castor oil or

sweet oil; apply oil with a sponge and

rub it into the leather thoroughly with

the fingers—Mrs. J. J. O’C.



After stuffing a fowl, do not sew up

the opening, instead insert wooden

toothpicks and with a piece of string

or stout thread lace back and forth ov-

er the opening. When the bird is roast-

ed slip out the toothpicks and with

them the string; the opening will be

closed and no unsightly marks left to

tell how the trick was done—Mrs.

J. J. O’C.



Keep a wire teapot standard and

place it in the bottom of the kettle be-

fore putting in meat to boil. This will

prevent the meat from sticking to the

bottom of the kettle and burning—'—

Mrs. L. M. T.



Do not cover your bread to steam

the crust soft when you take it from

the oven; just rub a little butter over

the top of the loaves, it will soften just

as well and the bread will not mould

nearly so quickly—Mrs. D. D. C.





 





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Perhaps at no time in the history of

the world has the attention of men——

and womenabeen so consistently cen-

tered on food and proper feeding. The

farmers long ago learned the import-

ance of correct feeding it they were to

have the best sort of stock. Women

are just now learning the even greater

importance of correct feeding if they

are to raise the highest strain of hu-

man beings.



In order to feed correctly certain

rules must be known and followed, and

these fewsimple rules are told no-

where better than in “Feeding the

Family,” by Mary Swartz Rose, Assist-

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tion, Teachers' College, Columbia Uni- ‘





versity. Dr. Rose treats her subject

simply, yet exhaustively, leaving out

nothing the conscientious house moth-

er‘ needs to know, yet telling her facts

,insuch every-day language that the

hurried, tired woman does not need a

technical dictionary to enable her to

get the gist of the matter.



The various sorts of foods needed

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HEN a new idea is introduced in-

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older generation, are wont to cry “fad. ”

Fads, many of the ideas are, and quick-

ly prove themselves by dying an

early death. But among the ideas





A HOt School Lunch Cupboard"





Tools. ——Hand saw, plane hammer,

screw drivers, brace and bit, square,

rule, try- squaIe.



Directions.





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which have sprung up in the last dec-

ade and become a permanent institu-

tion we must count the hot school

lunch. Its practicability, and indeed.

its necessity if we are to obtain the

highest grade of work, have been con-

clusively proven.



- Who that remembers the old dinner

pail of twenty years ago, with its froz-

Q bread and butter, ice cold sauce and

soggy sinkers, can help but rejoice

that the boys and girls of today have

been spared its horrors. Indeed, it‘ we

could find the underlying reason of

why John left the farm, nine times out

of ten we would find that same old

cold school lunch at the bottom of it.



If we are to have the hot lunch, of

courSe we must have something to

work with. But a very small equip-

ment will suffice to make a start. A

covered pail a spoon and a paring

knife will enable us to do quite a little.



We can make a kettle of soup on the

regular school stove, or‘ boil potatoes

or make chocolate enough for the en-

tire school. If this is all we can do it

is better than nothing. But a real live

school needn’t stop at that. It can get

the simple outfit shown in the picture.

An entertainment or two or a, social,

will earn the money for the stove and

dishes and a room full of boys can eas-

ily make the table and cupboard. The

extension department of the Michigan

Agricultural College furnishes the

working directions for the cupboard.

The entire outfit is that of the depart-

ment’s exhibit at the recent farmers'

conference. I

Materials Needed.





Finished Stock—Two pieces of 1x12

in. by 4 ft. 6 in., side pieces; one piece

1x12 in. by 3 ft., bottom piece; one

piece 1x2 in. by 2 ft. 10 in., top piece;

three pieces 1x10% in. by 2 ft. 101/4. in.,

shelves; one piece 1x6 in. by 2 ft. 1014

in., top back piece; one piece 1x3 in.

by 3 ft., top casing; three pieces 1x3

in. by 3 ft’. 8% in., side and center cas-

ings; two 'pieces 1x4 in. by 1 ft. 2 in.,

bottom cleats; two pieces 1x131,é in.

by 3 ft. 9 in., doors.





square feet of material is needed.

Hardware. —_—~Five dozen 11/4 in. flat-

head sCrév’vs; six dozen 1% in flathead

screws; two dozen 1,5- -inch flathead

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Side Pieces. ——When the material is

worked down. Take square and mark

off places for cleats on the side pieces.

Make eight cleats fOI these shelves

1x1x9 inches. Fasten each cleat with

two 11/ -in. fiathead scr.ews



Bottom Piece. ——Next fasten the bot-

tom piece on to the ends of the side





Top Back Piece. ——Next fit in the tOD

back piece so that its back surface

will produce a smooth surface with

the back edges of the, end and top piec-

es. Nail it on with llé-in. brads





through the sides and the under sur-

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face of the top piece.



Casings. —-Fit in and nail the top,

side and center casings with 1%-in.

brads.



Top Casing. —-The top casing will fit





' into the cut made on the side pieces,





and underneath the top piece which

projects out, the thickness of- the eas-

ing. Nail this easing on to the side

-pieces and through the top piece with

some lag-in. brads.



Side Casing. ——Nail the side casings

over the edge of the side pieces, using

1%-in. brads.



Center Casing—The center casing

will have to be nailed to the bottom

piece, t0p casing and each shelf with

some 1% -in. brads.





., Doors—The doors can be made out

of 131/2-in. or 14-in. stock if that size is

available. The'doors can also be made

by piecing two or three boards by

.means of>11,§x1)i10-in. cleats. Place

cleats so that they will not coincide

with the edge of the shelf when the

dour is closed.



Next attach door to cupboard by

placing the hinges on the doors fiIst

with some half-inch screws. The hing-

es should be set in about six inches





from the top and bottom of the door. ~





Then attach the hinges on to the eas-

ing in such a way that the ddor will

swing freely.



Facing the Back. ——Then the cup-

board will be ready for the facing of

the back with beaver board or half‘

inch boards. Either of theséti mate-

rials can be fastened with QneInch

brads.



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Club Champions for 1919





HE spirit revealed by the farm

boys and giIls of thestate of

Michigan during the past .year

indicates that they recognize the re-

sponsibilities that are Soon to rest up-

on them. The fact thatthése boys and

girls are doing things speakslwell for

the future of Michigan agriculture.

We see so many boys and girls





whose training seems to have consist- _-

5 ed entirely in copying something that

‘was put before them, that we feel like





taking our hats off to the boys and





girls whose minds are filled with more

than second-hand ideas and informa-

tion. To boys and girls who are cap-

able of meeting life’s problems and do-

ing things.

State Bean Club Champion.



First Place. —-Henry, Bjork, of Kent

county; age 17; yield 16 bushels

acre; profit 26.0 70 per. acre; cost 3 .30

per aere. . - .

Second Place. .—Merle Tense, Hills-





dale county; age 15, gleldri nine bush-1 «'





els' per acre... profit T841190





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cost ”d 05 .ép r bush 1:211:

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acre; profit $22.47 per acre; cost $2.25





. lot).

Martha Curtiss, "Eaton county; age





15; number quarts canned 868; value county; age 14; yield 243 bushels per -

$345.55; cost $149.76; profit 3196-79. acre; net profit $258 .per acre; ,

3 Second Place.——-Martha Ealy, Osceo- $0.20 per bushel.





in, county; age 16‘ quarts canned 710;





value

$170.98.





county; ago 16' quarts canned 654; val-

ue $315.80; co’st $235.55; profit $80.25.





State Junior Canning Club Champion. county; age 17; fowls produced 90;

First Place.——Verla MCCIiSh, St. J03“ value or eggs and mat so“ am;

eph countY; age 14; . cums canned income $225.90; profit $187.10.





433; value $141 55; cost $108.25; profit

$33.30.





Second Place—Theresa Fast, Hills“ duced, 30; value of eggs and meat sold





dale county; age 13; quarts canned



348; value $125.07 ; cost $37.00; profit

98.73. > . . . _



‘ Third Place—Mary Kline, St. Joseph



County; age 14; quarts canned 286;



value $80.60; cost $52.30; profit $28.30.



Fourth Placer—Marion Waters, or

Branch enmity; age 14; quarts canned

205; value $67.15;- cost $26.58; profit

40.57. . _



S State Corn Club Champion.



First Place—Lester J enson, Barry

county; age 17;. yield 59.5 bushels per

acre; net profit $73.08 per acre; cost

$.197 per bushel.



Second Place—Lawrence Hammond,

Barry county; age. 16; yield 60 bushels

per acre; net profit $67.96 per acre;

cost $0.52 per bushel. ,



Third Piace.——Cleo Powderly. Hills

dale county; age 15; yield 65 bushels

per acre; profit $46.95 per acre; cost



. $0.20 per bushel. _ .



Fourth Place—Clarence Payne, Bar-

ry county; age 13; yield 35 bushels

per acre; profit $66.10 per acre; cost

$0.37 per bushel. .



State Garden Club Champion.



First Place—Darwin Baker, Ingham

county; age 14; Size of garden, 174240

squart feet; income $738.39; profit

$685.28. ,



Second Place—Fred Schmid, Iron

county; age 12; size of garden. 87120

square feet; income $396.50; profit

$385.30.



Third Place.——Fred Kibbe, Branch

county; age 17; size of garden 47420

square feet; income $186.08; profit

$98.75. .



. Fourth Place—Albert Roberts, of

Charlevoix county ;.. age 12; size of gar-

den 1000 square feet; income $253.90;

profit $178.



State Junior Garment-making Cham-





. pron.



First Place—Edna Warhop, Branch

county; age 12; number of garments

made. three; value $4.00; cost $1.74;

profit $2.26. ‘



Second Place—Carrie Hickey, of

Branch county; age 18; garments

made, three; value 810; cost $1.75;

profit $8.25. ' ,



Third Place.—-Cecil Vester, of Barry

county; age 13; garments made, eight;

value $15.15; cost $5.16; profit $9.99.



Fourth Place—Helen Lawson, Dick-

inson county; age 12; garments made,

three; value $3.65; cost-$2.11; profit

$1.54. '



State Senior Garmentmaking Club



Champion.



First Place—Margaret Lotter, Sagi-

naw county; age 15; garments made.

four; value $9.40; cost $2.19; profit



' $7.21.



Second Place—Ida Peffers, Chippe-

wa county; age 16; garments made,

three; value $6.25; cost $2.00; profit

$4.25. '



Third Place—Helena Hoerup, of

“Kayne county; garments made, three;

value $7.25; cost $3.00; profit $4.25.



Fourth Place—Frieda Woods, Che-

boygan county; age 17 ; garments

made, three; value $9.75; cost $4.54;

profit $5.21. .



State Handicraft Club Champion.



First Place—Bohr: Musgrave, Luce

county. ' '



Second Place—Clarence Egerer, of

Saginaw county.



\ Third Place—Morris Collings, Ing-

ham county. “'



Fourth Place—Clement Sullivan, of

Dickinson county. ‘



State Pig Club Champion.





First Place—Eva L. Stephens Gen- ning of the feedm '

. . . g period, whom“

”889‘" county, age 14' breed, Duroc upon receipt of notification, mail you





Jersey; average daily gain.1.87 lbs;





total expense $39.05; "net profit‘$67.95. formal entry blanks. No entrance fees J

onSecondy P3351173 Mugégidcgfi- will be charged in above classes.



.eoun : _ ; reed, ., As these ,contestssare to be kept on

an, average daily gain 1‘63 “’3' total a short feeding basis, some assurance





expense $49.41; net profit.$25.09.





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Schoolcraft" county; age 16; yield 396





State Canning Club Champion- bushels per acre; net profit $467 per

' acre; cost $0.118 per bushel.





$402.15; éost $231.17; profit county; age 16; yield 194 bushels per

acre; net profit $183.74 per acre; cost

Third Place.——May Tattle, Osceola $0.17 per bushel.





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”fisher-1m.“ _. . ,. , _

- usher. " ‘ ‘ "i . ‘ «jquette‘ countypage 11; yield 492bush- , '

;els per acre; net profit $437.60 per

county; ”age 17; yield 7.12 bushelngper ,acre; _'cost’$0.07 per bushel. ‘





Second Place—Vernon Linderoth,

Third Place—Louis Stark, Emmet

Fourth Place—Donald Hall, Barry





State Poultry Club Ghanaian.

_ First Place—E1011 Spotts, illedalo





Second Placer—Eugene Barrett, of

Hillsdale county; age18; fowls pro-





$88.26; income $116.76; profit $67.63.



Third Place‘.—-Fay Weldon, Hillsdale

county; age 16; eggs set, 100; chicks

hatched, 65; income $84; profit $55.88.



Fourth Place—Jay Schenk, of Kent

county; age 17; eggs set, 60; chicks

hatched, 29; income $57.15; profit

$40.45.».





JUNIOR LIVE STOCK FEEDING

CONTEST.





 





 





FOR .the purpose of encouraging a

practical interest among the young

people on farms in the feeding of cat-

tle, sheep'and swine, the Union Stock

Yard &. Transit Company of Chicago

offers the following prizes on animals

fed by boys and girls from ten to nine-

teen years old:



A. Steer, Spayed, or Martin Heifer





(pure-bred. grade or cross-bred), drop- .





ped between January 1 and Septem-

ber 1, 1918. Feeding period begins on

April 1.

First prize ....................$50.00

Second prize ...........----... 40.00

Third prize . 30.00

Fourth prize 20.00

Fifth prize ....... ............. 10.00

B. Steer, Spayed or Martin Heifer

(pure bred, grade or cross-bred), drop

ped since September 1, 1918.

First prize .............. . . . . . . $50.00

Second prize .............. . . . . 40.00

Third prize ......... . . . . . . ..... 30.00

Fourth prize . . . . .- ......... . . . . . 20.00

Fifth prize ....... . ......... . .. 10.00

C. Pen of three lambs of any of the

mutton breeds. Feeding period begins





August 1.



First prize .................... $50.00

Second prize ............. . . . . . 40.00

Third prize ............... . . . . . 30.00

Fourth prize .................. . 20.00

Fifth prize ...... . ............. 10.00





4. Pen of three barrows under 12

months. Feeding period begins Aug—

ust 1.





First prize .................... $50.00

Second prize ....... . .......... 40.00

Third prize .......... .. ........ 30.00

Fourth prize , ................... 20.00





Fifth prize .................... 10.00

Conditions.



1.—-All entries to be made in the

name and by the feeder and filed with

International as soon as possible after

date when feeding period begins. Con-

testants are limited to two entries in

any one division. Exhibitors will be

required to personally select and care

for their animals without the aid of an

assistant.

2. Within thirty days after feeding

period begins: the animals must be

weighed and an accurate record of

feedingkept thereafter. _‘

3. In judging these classes, q\uality

and finish will count fifty per cent;

gain, twenty per cent; cost of gain.

twenty per cent, and records kept and

written reports, ten per cent.

4. Notice of intention to enter one

or more of these feeding contests to

be mailed to B. H. Helde, Secretary, In-

ternational Live Stock Exposition, Un-

ion Stock Yards, Chicago, at the begin-





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and $17.00 all»; s. b. Bun

Or ington. 818.“) and 321.“)

al&): .C. Black Minorcas,

, 818.“) a 100; Odds and Ends,

812100 a 100. Eggs for bat-

ching, $7.00 to $8.00 a 100. Combination offer on chicks.

Rovers and broader stove. Give us your order and we

will make you asatisfied customer t e some as hun-

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T a time when all the bad fea-

- tures of dogowning are empha-



sized, it may not. be unwise to

Write of the poultryman’s situation.

Dogs must be controlled and made to

stay at home at night. The dog which

does not stay on the home farm is a

nuisance to the neighbors and of little

value to its owner. At the same time,

some articles would lead us to believe

that the farmer’s dog is only a food

waster and a. sheep killer which should

be immediately killed or taxed out of

existence.



One of the handicaps in the poultry

business has been the danger of thieves.

The greatest protection to the farmer

,has been his dog, which has quickly

discovered the presence of strangers on

the farm and given the alarm. Right

now, considerable energy is being ex-

pended to induce farmers to increase

their flocks of poultry, but the farmer

who has had experience with poultry

thieves is not anxious to run the risk.

If he cannot own a dog with a clear

conscience he may feel like getting rid

of the dog and also cutting down his

poultry flocks where they will supply

the family with eggs and not cause any

serious financial reverse if thieves

make several visits tothe poultry house

while he is sleeping or absent from

home.



Here is an example of the situation

in some communities. A farmer has

been owning from 100 to 300 good pure-

bred fowls and may have maintained

them profitably in spite of war condi-

tions. The road is improved and it

benefits him. It also increases the

amount of automobile traffic from the

city, and the speed with which those

motors can visit the farm and then

lose themselves in the city. A farmer

with a poultry flock of that kind cannot

safely continue in the poultry business

without the protection of a good dog.





Poultry houses cannot be built like

the vault in a bank, as the open front

is necessary for ventilation-and ex.

pensive construction is not possible in

any kind of poultry house if the birds

are to lay enough eggs to pay the rent

and their board bill at the same time.

In addition, the farm is more or less

isolated and does not receive the same

protection from thieves that is received

by the city taxpayer within a short

distance from the police station, Be-

fore the coming of the good road and

the automobile, the farmer did not

need as much protection as now. At

the present time some of the rougher

element of the city not infrequently

tour the country in. search of pleasure

and anything else they can pick up,

and the farmer needs a good dog as a

protection for the farm and the farm

home.



The sheep-breeder who finds several

of his best breeders killed by dogs has

a feeling of discouragement and dis-

gust that causes him to hate dogs and

lose interest in the sheep business. The

poultryman who finds that thieves have

wrung the, necks of twenty or thirty





 





of his best pullets and cockerels, and

left the heads on the ground, has a





Poultryman’s Dog Necessary





feeling of disappointment over the loss,

mixed with a hatred for the type of

man who will be a chicken thief. The

sheep breeder can obtain a certain

amount of compensation for his loss

under the present law. The poultry-

man has no form of compensation com-

ing to him except the possibility of

another visit from the same thief. The

passing of a dog law f‘with teeth” is

all right, but at the same time the sheep

breeders should not fail to note the

financial value of the poultry and egg

crop in the country and not be too hard

upon the poultry breeder wim‘has found

by experience that fine dog is the only

protection from his flock that he can

find which gives satisfaction.





Very often the dogs that cause the

losses among sheep come from the city

or small town, several miles from the

farm. In every town, several dogs can

usually be seen upon the streets. Fre-

qucntly they are only pets: but very

often they are use’d‘as watch dogs to

protect the property of the owner, and

they do it. The farmer should enjoy

the same privilege if he cares to own

a dog, without feeling that he is being

unpatriotic because he does not trade

that (log for a brood sow, as was sug-

gested in one recent article. The brood

sow will not be stolen like poultry, but

she will not be a watch dog for the

farm property. The farm boy who sees

his dog friend traded for another sow

will register one more reason for leav-

ing the farm as soon as possible. I

know of one business man who left the

farm many years ago, even after ob-

taining an agricultural education. His

favorite story about farm life is the

way he felt when his father gave his

dog to a. cattle buyer to Sort of help

out in closing a deal. The.friendship

of the farmer and his family for a. good

watch dog is well kndwn. By the num-

ber of dog pictures in some of the

farm journals, it is evident that the

editors like dogs. Some journals who

use photographs on their covers seem

to select dogs more often than any

other kind of livestock. It is only evi-

donce of the place which good dogs

have found in farm life.



The food bill of the dogs in the

country looks rather large on paper,

but it is not all lost. Dogs keep down

the losses from weasels, rats and

skunks, They dig up moles which injure

the fields and gardens. They can be

trained to chase away any hawks or

crows that fly near a poultry range.

They locate rattlesnakes among the

berry bushes, so that the snakes can

be killed before a picker of berries is

bitten. No mention is necessary of the

hundreds of cases where dogs have

saved children from death, and the

dog's record on the battlefield is well

known.





This article is not intended as oppo. .





sition to the dog law, but to emphasize

the value of a dog on the farm for. the

man who needs one. There. is some-

thing to the poultry business beside

selling eggs, and the fact that nearly

all poultrymen keep a'dog after trying.





by 40.,to, on! 11 , year y

- c circus to t when these are chrmore‘ ,

profitable an raised. as easily? Walsh 3 ,

pound at six months. and bring 81.00 a



pound in the market. Setthe eggs-under '

chickens—feed and care for the 'youngthe

way you wouldchickens. Are economical as

they only require one- as much I .

Are ve subject to disease.





 

   





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25.00 for 100 eggs

Giant Bronze Turkeys

Have a wonderful flock. headed by prize-

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Bloomfield S. C. Rhode Island

Red Chickens

Fine laying strain of prize birds‘

5.00 for Idem

25.00 for 100 eggs

Get order in early and send ‘

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Detroit. Michigan





   

   

 

 





 

   





   

 

   

 

   

 

 





 

 

 

   





 





 





 





 





 





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Eggs are from strong healthy birds and

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order. ‘





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White Leghorn .

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Plymouth Rocks per l. flute olive guaranteed.

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per netting prefiaid by P. P. Circular free.

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ARRED Rocks exclusively. Get your babyf'chicks

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and folder free. H. H. PIERCE, Jerome, Mich.





ARRED Ply. Rook e for hotel“ .00 13

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m to protect 111s flocks he will soon“





find that it will pay to trade the poul.

try for pigs and raise something that





cannot be carted away by the bagful in »





the back of a wheezy fliver. As the

dog has been severely criticised be-





cause or the losses to sheepmen. some

‘may feel that the dog has no excuse





for existence, but at the same time dogs

are doing good service in the protec-

tion of ram houses, and they should

receive some credit for that at this

time. ' R. G. KXRBY.





 





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HE tam flock will keep in a more

thrifty condition it ‘ they are pro





vided with 'sha‘de and there is no better





shade than the fruit trees which pro-





tect the birdsand furnish a profit at.





the same time. Raspberries will form

a fine ‘shade in a poultry yard. The

canes covered with thick foliage form

a dense shade where the binds can dust

0r hide £10m hawks. The birds do not

injure the fruit as might be supposed.

The berries seem to be hidden from





them by the leaves and they cannot:





jump up‘ high enough to discover the

bony and then pick it off.



Blackberries also can be raised on

a poultry range but we’have not found

them as satisfactory as red raspber-

ries. Currants and gooseberries grow

too low on the bush to permit their

productiOn where the poultry can find

them. ' .



01‘ ,the fruit trees, plums are un-

doubtedly best fOr the poultry range.

Peaches have a thick foliage and they

will do for shade but they have to be

sprayed often to produce good fruit

and it is sometimes awkward to spray

trees near poultry buildings than when

they are growing in the orchard. Ap~

pie trees do not grow as rapidly as





plums and we have not found them as '





desirable as plums in poultry yards.

Sunflowers can be planted in yards

and the birds allowed to run among

them as soon as» they are a little over

one foot high. The seed are valuable

in the ration in the fall during the

moult and if the stalks a1e broken

over, the birds will do all the harvest-

ing Sunflow’er seed are valuable when

saved for winter. The entire heads

can be stored in bins and the birds will

enjoy picking out the seed on cold win-

ter days. The stalks when planted in

rows form densely shaded pathways

over which the- birds. can run and dust

on the hot days of summer. For a per-

manent windbreak and a desirable

shade for the yards, it pays to plant

evergreens. They are hardy and grow

quite rapidly and need little care after

once obtaining a start. They form a

pleasant shade for the hens and in the

winter they are valuable as a wind-

break. They do not produce a profit,

of course, but the fact that they need

no care may serve to balance. Fruit

trees will not produce a profit unless

they are properly sprayed and pruned

and, of course. this costs money and

takes time in the spring when the poul-

tryman or general farmer is very busy.

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ENCOURAGING THE USE OF GOV-

ERNMENT BULLETINS.





.URING the winter, County Com-

missioner of‘ Schools. VRoy Note-

,Ware. cooperatingwitha the county as

ricultural agent.'made, up lists of farm-

ers’ bulletins and bulletins of the Mich-

igan Experiment Station, which are of

special interest and have particular ap-

plication to Wexford county conditions,

consisting of about one hundred bulle-

tins from the Department of Agricul-

ture and twenty~five from the Michi-

gan Experiment Station.

These lists were sent out to all





‘ teachers in the county. and the teach- .

- ers Were: asked to secure copies for the

school libraries. Many schools have





already received. these bulletins and

ma. named as being,shown by, 1119





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chicks Barron Strain White Leahorns. Pays little

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let your. March “1.111511. 1141mm Circular

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quick growers. layers 30 eggs $8. hots

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Do [Sheep Pay





HE county agent of Marquette

county assisted forty farmers

during the month of November,

1917, in getting sheep. Farmers bought

all the way from two to fifty each.

The farmer who wished to do so could

pay half of the purchase priceand the

banks took a mortgage on the flock for

the balance. The banks 'were made

secure by the mortgage and also by the

backing of the County Farm Bureau.

Western breeding ewes were purchas-

ed and given to the farmers at cost.

Pure-bred Hampshire rams were pur-

chased by the farmers with a flock,

making it worth while. Community

rams were used in several instances.

Today the sheep are all paid for and

no mortgages foreclosed, 01' was such

a thing even thought of.



COmplete records we1e kept of four

of these flocks. The smallest of four

and the largest of fifty with sizes be-

tween were kept. -





flocks in the county.

In 1910, according to the census,

there were 185 sheep in the county.





The same average‘

was undoubtedly true of all the farm





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the upper peninsula to have closed

sheds for wintering sheep. We have

proven that this is not true. The ac-

companying illustration shows an open

shed where the sheep were allowed to

run in or out at will. The owner has

told me that the sheep laid outside

nearly every night all winter, only

going inside when stormy or extremely

cold. The writer saw the sheep in

March and took the picture. The sheep

were in good condition. _None were

lost. Other farmers have reported the

same conditions as to the sheep stay-

ing outside when allowed to do as the."

pleased.



Sheep have given a nice profit dur-

ing the last few years. The profit may

not be so _large from now on but if

mutton and wool go down one-half of

the price of last year other things

must go down some and still ,there Will

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prior to 1917 Today them are ap-

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county and many more farmers will

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turage at least, some to stay peiina-V

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Average 1eturns for lambs. . . . . .

Average net retulns per head. . .

Average per cent of profit on

investment

Average per cent lambs dropped .96

Average per cent lambs saved.. . 390

In the abOve table the value of. the

manure has been taken into consider-

ation. The flocks have been charged

in all cases with items of depreciation,_

taxes, interest, labor, shearing, etc.V AV

complete record has been kept in every

way. Where the lambs were not sold

and kept for breedmg stock the Same

price was credited to them as to the

.wethers sold for mutton T The great

variation in the not per head is due to

the percentage of lambs dropped and

saved and a'llsoLt‘o losses by death of

some of the mothers. The farmers

"with the fifty -two' head bought aged

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good manager and one who keeps up

the fertility of the soil, is a good man

to' loan money. '. ' 3 .



Farming on a-clay soil, however, was

a mania with this particular appraiser,

and I trust that he was the exception

to ’the rule, and that other federal ap-

praisers are men of bioader views. I

am only referring to this one with the

hope that other communities who at-

tempt to organize a loan association

may know what to expect from'a one-

sided appraiser. ,



The appraiser was shown about by

the loan committee, wl: o, knowing the

different farmers, pointed out the good

ones from the poor farmers. The ap-

praiser, hoWever, needed no instruc-

tions, he had a chart to go by and noth-

ing could divert him one friction from

the rules laid VdOwn. He judged farms

as the judge of a Show ring judges

draft hOrses, depending solely on the

Some can}. A horse may score ninety-

eight on the card, yet if the animal has

a, false joint in one leg, the animal for

the purpose a horse" is intended, is no

good. The score Card Indrcates an an-





the one defect muslt be dusqualified So





also in judging farm‘s 111111 farmers, the



rules millet be used only as a. guide to

one’ is better judgment —



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honettfyij The chart said that theclean

in; he too small,'and that settled“.

In another instance, a farmer who own-

ed thirteen acres. wanted to pay of! a

mortgage on. his place which he'had

recently bought. This man has a. fam-

ily of seven children and will pay the

mortgage without government aid, 8.}

though a lower rate of interest and can-

ier payments would have been appre-

ciated. He is a valuable man to his

community who plows gardens in the

spring, helps his neighbors harvest

crops during busy seasons and at spare

times cultivates his own potatoes, and

raises fodder for his few cattle. We

can not lend money on a farm smaller

than fifteen acres, said the. appraiser.



In this Michigan community farmers

having no financial credit were accept-

ed as eligible for a loan. Squatters and

brush cutters, who will leave the comr

try at the first snow storm, and who

are a. detriment to any community,

could be taken as good loans simply

because they-were located on a clay

soil.



About six weeks later the Federal

Land Bank notified the secretary-treas-

urer that eight out of the sixteen ap-

plications had been rejected. This pre‘

vented the other eight from getting

money, siye an association must con-

sist of ten or more members. The

Land Bank also called attention to the

fact that one member of the loan com-

mittee, prosecuting attorney of Maori—

naw county, was not a farmer. An-

other, a civil engineer of prominence,

and one who knows every farmer in

Mackinaw county, was not eligible to

act on a loan. committee. In order

that this association may get a loan

they must reorganize, must again send

for the appraiser, and must wall. an-

other year before they will know what

action the government will take.



This article is not intended as unfair

criticism of the Federal Land Banks.

It merely calls attention to defects that

might be remedied by reducing red

tape to a minimum and by employing

appraisers who are soils experts in

stead of strong-headed farmers. it is

exasperating to believe that the east

half of Mackinaw county is prevented

3|. this critical period from taking ad

vantages offered by the Federal Loan

Act through red tape and honest ig

norance on the part of an appraiser.





 





Fooo SPOILAGE.





 





HIS term applied to agriculture has

‘ an important meaning. Foodspoil-





age, especially on our rams, amounts





to a great deal, and from a national

standpoint it is stupendous. It is

difliculf always to prevent this spoil-

ing or wasting of iced, especially in

busy seasons and unfavorable weath-

er; but much can be prevented, and

as we advance in efficient production





and economy, we will givemore atten»





tion to this important branch of farm





management. Without'douhh. the great;

est spoilage. of food-in this country is.





that of fodder, especially with the corn

plant. It is estimated that from twen~

ty—five to thirty per cent of the value

of this plant is wasted each year after

it has been grown. Millions of dollars

worth of this forage : go to waste each

year, while .at the same .time stock

food is in great demand and command-

ing high prices. A more liberal use of

silos would prevent much of this un-

necessary wastage. .

Even where the corn fodder is put

in shocks the spoilage is great, as

winds, rain and snow all break down

and destroy the value of the forage.

By spring little’is left which could be

termed good or palatable feed. The

silo would save this forage and pre-





, serve it in the best, possible form. Oth-





ertodders, such as sorghum, kanr corn,





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an, m3 W by, weather and





a newest.) Much wastin‘gsjaad .: spoiling .

could .be prevented "by properly h'ous‘s ;

mg; or "placing'in‘ silos where it. cauld‘

be kept, it need be, for several years ;





in good ' condition.





A'Wet season at the time of-harvest-

ing clover or alialiawill often make it .f





impossible to cure the forage and pro-

duce hay .of' any value. With a silo

this food could all be saved and put in





the best possible form. A rainy sea- .





 





son 'in the fall will likewise prevent t .





the curing of such forages as cane.

kafxr corn, millet, and a late cutting of

alfalfa. The silo could here be used

to save the feed.



There is a fearful loss each year due

to frosted fodder. frhis loss often runs

into the millions, especially in the

northern states. It has been found that

com will make excellent silage even.

though frosted if put in immediately

after the freezing, before the drying

out process. It is a common practice

among many of the extreme northern





farmers to allow their corn to standin '





the field until it is frosted before put-

ting in the silo. In this way they gain

every possible day of growth for their

crop. Corn frozen before it matures





will make excellent silage if put in im- ‘





mediately after the freezing. In this





way all fodder grown can be saved. '





Corn damaged by hail can be saved in





the same way. So long as there is any .





forage left it can be siloed. Drought-

stricken corn or forage crops of any

kind may also be turned to valuable

feed. There is always enough forage

grown in this country to feed at least





twice as much live stock as we keep, ,





but the spoilage and wasting gets rid





of at least half the fodder we grow. ‘





The economy demanded of us during

the progressive years to come will.





frown upon this spoiling. We will find ~





it necessary to use progressive eco-

nomic methods in our industry, andthe





silo must be considered one of the first '

equipments to prevent this great waste. ‘





A SUBSTITUTE FOR HAY.





 





As I have no new seeding this ‘year

what would you advise me to raise





this spring for bay, (to take the place '





of hay), for cows? I expect to plant

soy beans. What should I raise beside

ensilage? Would you advise me to try





billion dollar grass, as i want to get ~





the largest and best yield possible per

acre?

Kalamazoo Co. J. B.





Pens and oats mixed equal parts by

measure and sown at the rate of two





yand one-half bushels per acre, make





an excellent substitute for hay. Cut

them when the oats are in blossom and

the pods just nicely formed on the

peas, and cure them as you would elor

ver hay. You will be as well satisfied.

practically, as you would with clover

hay. If you get these in early and har-

vest them early, the ground can be

disced up at once and sown to Hungar-

ian grass and you will stand a chance,

if there is a sufficient amount of mois-

ture, of getting a very good crop of





this, which makes excellent-hay for all.





kinds of stock if it is out before it gets

too mature. Don’t allow the heed to

form.



Soy beans are also an excellent sub-

stitute for clover hay. You can sow

them in drills or broadcast. They

should be out early for hay, when the

pods are nicely formed. You can also

leave them until they mature, save the

seed and use the straw in place of hay.

This straw looks very uninviting but is

relished very well indeed by all kinds

of live stock. L



I would advise you to sow a small

amount of the billion dollar grass but

not very much at first. Try it out in

a small way. Perhaps you will want

to grow it, but it hasn’t become very

popular. C. C. L.





A report from Washington says that

conditions caused by rising prices of

hogs and pork products, will be con-

sidered in the near future by the Food-

Administration. ‘





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AVE stable manure. It’s worth a lot of



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fresh and contains all its fertility, or pile it where

the losses will be smallest, and spread it as soon as

you can. ' Balance it- with phosphate. if necessary,

spread a little on many acres rather than much on a.

few, but don’t waste a single lump. Stable manure

is working capital. With it you can get bigger.

better crops of! the acres your present help can





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name and a free copy of

splendid book on soil

Send your name , today.





NEW IDEA SPREADER C0.





 

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

   

   

 

   





undue strain on man or team.

See your New Idea dealer.

around to you.





   





"I use your Spreader

and find it far superior to

others in construction.

durability and efiiciency.

The manure goes from a

third to a half farther than

when spread by hand. It

saves at least a third of

the time of man and team.

not to speak of saving fert-

ilization value by even and

wide spreading. Your

spreader can soon be made

to pay for itself.



J F. P. THUR R.STON

Indiana. '





Nature," a

fertility.





Spreader Specialists





 





 





Hundreds of progressive farm-

ers have written that “the New

Idea Spreader pays for itself every year”——

“the most profitable investment on the farm”—-

—“saves its coSt”

without it”—-and other such statements.

These letters mean much to the man who is farming for

They are conclusive evidence to any farmer willing- to

They prove the statements of Experiment

Stations and Agricultural Colleges. They prove that you should own a '





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from

' during that time. It ill

easily Ior Itself each

year. ny farmer havi

more than five head 0

stOck cannot afford to be

. withouatuitf 11:111er he ids

eapeci y on o a

ing manure by find.

which I am not."

C. E. HQUGH. Conn.





   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 





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Coldwlter. Ohio





 





MICHIGAN LIVE STOCK





INSURANCE COMPANY \

of Live Stock —— Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Hogs

Against Death by Accident or Disease





INDEMNIFIES Owners





SAGINAW





GRAND RAPIDS





 





BREEDERS’ DIRECTDRY





(hange of ( 11111' 111'1 a111ell1iti1111~ 11111111 10111 h us

’I en l)a_1s before date of publication





 





bull calf, sired by our imported





“EDGAR 0i DALMENY”





recently sold in Scotland at the Perth

Bull Sale for the record price of 211

guineas, or $10, 584. 00 in our money.

This goes to show the quality of the





ABERDEEN ANGUS I





that Mr boripps if breeding ll1 enjoys see-

ing good stock 1111“\\1ld11ood and believes that





THE BEST IS NONE 1'00 GOOD.





"Edgar of Dalmcny” won the Michigan Grand

Championship last Septemeber at the \iichigan

State Fair and was a winner in liisolass at the

Chicago International last D131 ember.



We have 11 few females with c1111 ex at foot and

re-bred to 'Edgar of Dalmeny” that \ir.S1'1ipps

has consented to sell to 1cduce the fast grow-

ing herd. Wr ite 1‘0





WILDWOOD FARMS





ORION, MICHIGAN

W. E. SCRIPI’S‘. Prop.. Sidney SmithSupt-





(linemen-Angus Bulls 65





Annual Spring Show & Sale





Chicago Stock Yards

APRILZ, 1919





Get quality steers from your grade cows

have your county agent attend the sale

or better still come yourself. _We are

selling seven excellent bulls in this

sale, every one a real one.





JAS.CURRY,‘COUPAR &SHIER





MARLETT, MICH.





 





 





 





 





‘ Abmdt'en Anu11<.Sev1.'nl11 US from eight.

RegIStered to twelxe months old. only of size

best of breeding. l’1i1'1's r1 asunablc. (omo and see

1119111. Inquire F. J. “ILBEH. (lio, Mich.





 





Bred cows 11mm and bull





Cloverly Angus rakes of good bleeding

(11130. IIAIIIA\\A1 11' SUN, U1id.gMi1l1.





For Sale Registered Guernsey Bull





Gov. Chenc Golden Noble & Mav Rose breeding.

Tubercular tos ed by state Halcyon chunl born 1912

(new grand son of Gov. Chem: sires and grand sires

are all A. R. breeding Price 3251) F. 0. B Avoudales

Hope born M11.r.‘..’5. 119 7. Sire H. '1lcvon Sequel Dam

Gertrude ol‘ Halcyon. Farm prllce $15) 11‘. 0. B Luc “11' 8

Duke of Avondale born Jan. 11918 Sire Lord Sunrise

Dam Luclla’s Maid. Prices 3103120 B. Avondalcs

Hero born Jan. 11 1918 Sire Halcyon Se uel Dam

Serena of Pittsflcld. Price 3200 F .0 B. Avon ales Joy

born Feb. 8. 1918. Sire Haley on Sequel Dam Wrinkle

of Pittsneld. Price $12.51? 0.13 Avondalcs Mark born

Apr. 9. 1918. Sire Lord Sunrise, Dam Popular Polly.

Price $1A00 F‘. l.) B Come and look our hard over.

OVNDALE STOCK FARM Wayne Mich.





 





 





Bull 0.8.” F01'h'11

For Sale Guernsey Superior No. 91311.

Sired bv Mane] of oProsPett Dam Roses Model of

Meadow F arm No. 6521’ “ell bind and marked.

vigorous and healthy , in fan t ham never had a tub-

erculosis or aborting animal on farm. Have given the

tuberculin test for last. sen 11 v.9ar’s '1 his hull carr s

much'nf ay Rose blood. "Ihome Bros. Alpine. \Ile





 





. Register Guernsey cows A'l R Re

For sale 1’nrd.1'hc11 if taken soon: 11'1

JUIIN EBI‘ b‘, R.‘.’. Holland 01\Iich.





Registered Guernseys





Bulls and Bull Cakes. good enough for any breed-





in at prices you C

8 J M.“ WILfrAus. North Adams. 1111.11





GUERNSEYS must reduce herd. an offer

a few choice females of

Glenwood breeding also bulls. all stock of A. B. breed~

lug herd tuberculin test-ed.



T. . HICKS - t - - Battle Creek. Mich.





G U E R N S EY Sfidfglgliiizg

Co 01111 aining blood of world champions.

HICKS' GUERNSEY FARM. Saginaw. W.S. Mich





 





 





Grade Heifer Calms Re 'stercd Bull

Guemseys Calms: write 1' our requir cm





WALTER PHIPPS FARM, SlJAlfred St. Detroit. Mich.





The . Traverse Herd





We ha1e what you want in BULL CALVES the

large line growthv t1 pe. guaranteed right in

every wav. They are from high producing A ..R

0. ancestors Dam srecords up to 30 lbs. Write

dor pedigrees and quotations. stating about age

as .

TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL

Traverse City. Mich.





 





 





WOODCOTE ANGUS





, 11.311.11.111 1. 1960.

noun-mus 11.11 sucxenins (Mach-MIC).





Breeders and feeders of many Interns;

io'nhl winners





. Write For 1919 111111 11.1. c.1111“...

W ‘ DoQ'rE 310011 119214. . , Ionia Mich!





 





 





 

 

 

 

 





BULL CALVE





lfilapleside



Korndyke



No. 112849. The we 8 dam at 2% years. grand-



dam at 32 years; and great grand—dam have



semi-official records averaging 842 lb. butter in



l year.DamsoIca1ves have A R. 0. records up



to 19 23 lb. butter in 7 days. Write for breeding

and prices.



FEACELAND STQCK FARM





 





 

 





Three Rivera! Mich.





iPIet re, Herdsman _





how to make their nonevtoo‘“

until next harvest, in their hog feeding

operations. As the hog is naturally a.

foraging animal the use of supplement-

al crops will aid largely in cutting-

down the amount of corn for both

growing and fattening hogs. '





If clover is not available for pasture

rape provides an excellent substitute

which will be suitable for pasture with-

in fifty 01' sixty days after planting.

Rape has an advantage over clover in

that it will pasture more h'ogs per acre

in. a, given time than clover and will

give gains equivalent to that of clover





it pioduces an abundance of leaves

which a1e lalge and succulent. _W hen

these leaves are nipped off by the hogs

it persists in putting on new ones if

not pastured too close. Under close

pasturing the hogs bite off or pull up

the stalks, injuring it so that it may

be useless for future pasture, 'so that

it is best to put a fence across the lot

and pasture a half of it at a time while

the other half is making a new growth.





Rape makes a fine pasture for young

pigs. It is very desirable for spring-

farrowed pigs; it will cut down their

corn ration and be an advantage to

get them out for exercise during a.

quick growing period. Usually for pigs

it will provide forage before or by the

first of May when planted some time«

before the first of April. The spring-

farrowed pigs should be turned on it

when it is from six to eight inches

high, as the leaves are then small and

exceptionally tender and can be reach-

ed easily by .the small pigs. Later the

brood sows and larger hogs can be

turned on it without danger of injuring

it except by close pasturing.



Rape can be planted just as soon as

the ground can be prepared for it in

the spring, usually the early planting

will give the best results. It is natur-

ally adapted to a cool season and is

hardy enough to withstand pretty hard

frosts. Usually it may be planted as

early as the middle of March or first

of April, and successive plantings may

be made all through the summer and

early fall.



The yield of forage will depend very

largely 011 the kind of soil in which it

is sown. Being a heavy feeder it re-

quires a soil that is comparatively fer-

tile. ,It may be a waste of seed and

land to sow it in a thin or worn soil

unless this soil has been heavily ma-

nured before plowing. On worn soil it—

produces a thin, straggly stand which

will not pasture more than four or five

head of hogs to the acre.





The seed may be sown either broad-

cast or in (111113; it needs-only suffi-

cient covering to insure the seed reach?

ing moisture to start germination.

\Vhen broadcasted the seed may be

covered by harrowing if the soil has

been well pulverized beforehand; four

to six pounds per acre will be suffi-

cient seed. If it is sown in rows the

hogs will follow between the rows and

not knock down so many of the plants

as when sown broadcast; under this

plan less seed is required, two or three

pounds being sufficient. Sown in rows

cultivation is necessary, "and while

rows twenty inches apart are conven-

ient for pasturing they are difficult to

cultivate sometimes because of the nar-‘

row distance between them. For this

reason broadcasting is ‘ijten preferred

except where weeds are bothersome,

though a lighter yield of: forage may be

obtained by making the rows frbm

twenty eight to thirty "inches apart.



Rape should not be pastured with

hogs until it has attained five or six

weeks' growth Or until it is about fif-

teen- inches high. By this time it will,

have made a sturdy growth and will.

pasture from ten to fifteen head at

hogs psi acre; according to their size

and the thickness or the stand. ,





 





 





ANY farmers will '1... . plannifiz "





plentiful corn crop last through '





 

 

 





 

 





 

 





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IN ORNERY. HORSES





N] Y free book will amaze you. See the big

money that is being made by those

taught my famous system of horse breaking

and training! Wild colts and vicious. unman-

ageable horses can be picked up for asong.

BY my methods you can ulcxly transform them into

vntk. willing workers an rc- 531w them at-abig 11:661.

011 can also earn fat fees breaking colts and training



horses for others.



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wr'te! gallon. Apostcar‘dobrigs It. Write tom.-.





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Cureh the lameness without scarring

h.orse





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cause—Indigestion. Prevent-

Oolic, Staggers came“, 0..-

dltloner andW Wor- Ex-

. peller. 26 yeare sale. Three

- ;. urge can: :11 aranteedto

cure Heaven or money refunded. The

let or 2111! can often cures. 8. 60 and 81.10 per can at «luau-g!

or prepaid by parcel post. Booklet free. ;



'fllI NEWTON IIIEDV WHY. Toledo. OHIO





 

 

 





 





   

 





 





 





CATTLE





“lop-Notch”

HOLSTEINS





The young bulls we have for sale are

backed up by many generations of

large producers. Buy one of these

bulls, and give your herda “push”.

Full descriptions, prices,etc. on request.





McPherson Farms Co., Howell, Mich.





 





 





. REGISTERED

~Holste1n - Prussian Cattle





Sire in Service

FLINT MAPLECREST BOY





His sire Ia Masleoreat Korndyxe Hengerveld. His

three nearest sins each 01er 301M. of butter In 7

days. Iliad am and granddam both made over-1232111..

of butter In one year. It is the yearly cow we are

looklnbfortp deliver the-g Flint Moplec

finals in 15 G1 uck Vassar Bell 30. 5'1 lbs. butter

days and 121 lbs. in 30 days. or buttero fat teat

is 5. 21. This Iooksw about right tothe man whogoee

to the creamer We have bull calves from 2 weak-

to 12 months od. From .dams and sired by

Flint Mapleorest. Boy. which we will sell atadal

farmers price breed ng considered. Just nkg

more cows to freshen which means more bull calves.

Let us know your wants. We will make terms on

approved nojes.





OHN H. WINN, Inc.





Lock Box 249. Roacommon Mich.

Reference Roscommon State Bank;





 





ull calf he is a right ‘md individual and well 13

B111“ sell for $1000H hm l5e‘liim re1:o‘rded in buyer' 'ena‘izgt

DWWILEY chhoolcraft Mich.





 





bRulegistered Holstein Bull calves from A. R. O. cows

to 29 ‘1" lbs. butter In 7 da 1: randsons of the 5%

0H . GIDDI Gobleville,





331. 43 lb. butter In 305 days 30... 0 in 7 days; gddam. Jo—



hanHeng. Lind, laire.21.731l1. dam of bulllcalt

36 white. 3 heifer calves lb. sire not related. Term-

easy. M. L. McLAULIN. Redford, Mioh_





THE HOLSTEINS





At Maple Avenue StockFarm are under Govennent

supervision. The entire herd lrvé just. been tubers nlln

tested and not one reactor. (ice to buy that

bull you are looking for an Ihave two ve y



rlchly bred. and splendid individuals rea or any





 





 





amount of service. I Want to wet any a

you may ask about Lthem. '

CONNELLn Fayette,“ Dlllo





   





 





 





 





lCLUNY 51'





100--REGISTERBD ,

When you need a herd slr'er

have one of the best 11111111; 111‘ icliigan. kept un-

der strict sanitary conditions. Every individual

over 6 mos. old regularly tubercull 11 tested. 1V0

have size. quality. and to do back-

ed by the beetW strains b:





 





 





   

 

 





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“Winwood Herd” l
MST!“ 6m

FBI! WERE Mill“





 

 

 





 





   

   

   

 





mm to care for.

p ucea urge quan

fy *1:ka of a naific especially desirable

or v



Their great tains a higher total of

fat that any other b can producemnd in the





che eese and condensary trade their earnings al-

most double those of b 3 phase milk capat l-

tyé has been sacrificed to get a large percentage

0 fat.





"HOLSTHEI N WCATTLE





Bend for our booklets—they contain much

valuable information.





ROUTE!“ FRIESIAN ASSOCIATION OF

“ERICA, Box 164, Bratileboro, Vt.





BULL





OFIBLUE BLOOD BREEDING





1919. While a little dark has

1! him and is certainly a splendid





.ILO. rccordot'l". lbs. as all yr old





   

   

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





January

Fluent)? of white be

ndividual in type.





Cow of goodty





d hterot the eenmgvah-e Pastertie Ben erveld Seg-

is:“:ithlfll LEO daughterfkandoo 21 progucing K Se



SIRE: Se Pontiac P0 adot st by mg g

is Pontiac olkgllota son of lam century Sire King Seg-





is Pou Remenrlnrt this bulis' sire is a brother to

King Pontiac Koni on; King Segis Pontiac

Count; to championse 3 yr. 0d (17 tin and champion 8v

old mrly. King Pontiac Count has 4-1!!!)

dnugte besides 8. lb. 3 yr. old. reis breeding

whk his occupy ingthetop rung in the ladder of Worlds

c uampionship production.

SWIGARTDALE FARM

Geo B. Storey. “Mgr Petersburg. Mich.





Grandsons of





Friend Ballgame“ Moi Butler Boy

Bonliso Juggle Korndyke





from some with A. R. 0. records. are

ces millet ordinary bred bulls are sold for.

For eanlgllpedl pedigree and further information. address





HOWARD H. BUCKHOUT, Stewart,

azoo State Hoaplt





 





Form Sale Registered Holstein bull calf born Feb. 18.

‘ white. Dam daughter of .rosi Sire

Pontiac Kornlm ke write for





greens

price delivered. E. 11.3 RGIS. St.





ohns. Mich.





 





 





‘ gum “Chm accepted in mpfimeg‘tfilt finely bred '12:.

1: ca ves. na



thsbaxann and at Enrico: within reach of all. rite.



630.1) LAB Vassar. ch.



Psdi ree Stock Farm oflers Bol-



Parham’ 8‘ stein. cattle} “White wine.



’ oatrabargins in calves Pad (all gigs. Bulls halt rise.

3.3 AREA Bronson.





 





'Ull‘ “| m, Egg tibowlicgg. Sigurd“ ewes at 850. 00

BERT HICKS. St. Johns. hlich.





HEREFORDS





mistent milker. Grand '





aexesand surges for sale also horned and

”names bulls in as Governor by Prince

Donald by Prime Lad 9th. Militant Farmer by

Imported Farmer. 1" Farmer by Militant

Farmer. Dam by Perl on Fairfax





ALLEN BROS.,Paw Paw,Mich.





 





 





 

 

 

 





 





 





OAKWOOD FARM





piss (Durocs). Tax ugh-H Manda 601 Model breeding





33.08.. Romeo. Mic





9 Guild. bred gilts‘sfilld. For sale herd boar m5“





17m ' *2

we. lb.sow infig% ‘





 





nunoc-Jfllscvs

HEYDERBEBK





. Wayland. Mich.





DU ROC J ERSEYS





Gil ta bred for June farrow o! the heavy boned two

also tall pigs either sJex galrsnot notn-akl

P. J. RODT. R. 1, Monroe, Mich.





 





fall Gfilmlgm





sold for usoo'u " .551 reasonabl F

Perms. .E. LIVINGSTS'N mpll'lmlm

Big Poland ChinasWi ...13'} $5.23; {:5





n or bred.

MGARDNER. R 3. Middleville. Mich.





arge 1:) Poland China) b its 1 d.

LplgsotpceltgoisexEr as emy a! 160%:





ELDKAMP. Manchester.





 





 





 





 





 





SHOHTHOHIS





Fernsd'quIMiik.

Scotch chand





Ill—n





BIDWELL





Registered bulls. cows and heifers-Good



nit Toplfidmn for “I“ In ”1’3"? ”all: all. N r o.

m in no ro . .



aa spot“! figué‘lrom Telex). Ohio. Automobile meets





all trains.





BIDWELL STOCK FARM,





BoxB. Tecumseh. Mich.





Richland Farms





Shorthorna .



Home of the Mich. Champions. We have just

used the entire herd of Scotch cattle be~

longingto toths Estate of the late A. D. Flintom.

Kansas City. Mo. About Feb. 1st. we will offer a

choice lot of young bulls for sale



C. H. PRESCOTT 8: SONS,



Oflce at Towns City. Mich. Farms at Prescott. Mich.





Shorthora wee ol boll! Sex lorSale





W. W. “APP. Howell. 1!ch““.





 





SUCH“ Scotchri and Scotch Topped cows and heif-

I'D: ers edrl t. Come and see them or

write Eileen“ ILL N R 1. Bowen. Mich.





horthorns of Quality Scotch and



For Sales Scotch To pod descendentsotArchers

Hope.“ Avondalo. waRgnSul ton and ”WM Hall

38th thodscoia“ Co. Bhorthorn Breed sl's Ass.

EN “salmon. soc. Reed City. Mich.





Stacker: & Feeders Forb8 Sale





In Shorthorn tears ave.

170 Hereford teen ave. marl

2 cars of yearling Herefords ave. 750 lbs.

2 cars of Shorthorn yel’l‘iarlh‘llgs





Clay bred young bull-s





Milking Shorthomsg 3... 10 mm... ,d

DAVIDSON &HALL. Tecumseh. Mich

sen Fa s. William Mich.yo

Rgeadffgr some. Shorthornsnbred for milk kbulg beef.

Bord estab. by Prof. 0.11 Burgess. Mich Agri. College.





 





Shortho Central Mich. Shorthora Breeders Arno.

"‘3 one: 37 bulls all ages. 17 females for

sale. Write Oscars klpner. Gowen. Mich.





 





Shel-thorn BreederNo a. stock for sale





CHAS. WARNER. J l‘ Itnlay City. Mich





 





 





B one reg. heif tw In th ld d 0 1% head ‘0 33"“ from Write

“50$ calf one month (33. No? akf: P%gtiaglbm%ld- Shorthorns me your ”wants. rice reasonable.

lag. Bothi'mh t colored B. B. Reurey. Akron.M Mich. honour. Mich

3133mm“ Ks tCo. Shorthorn Breedershave both lss

Registered... H $£§1'8{&R:l$.%m271b 3 .... 5M” Thea n females for sale. Ask about hon? a

3125“ barn. WIS WALKER. Howell. Mich. Im-fll ”330°" ' - 00-104mm Mich





 





For Salel 2 geg‘iil‘tiorfiil) Holstein Bull

J.§T‘UART. Rockwood Mich.





 





 

 





I notedssth’eg‘rgfih rofitbm





are making her even more (an;

ous. You must look intot

Jersey matter it [will show you

the dlflsrsace between he stem

a cow-ml havin g" thef cow





“Writs “agate!



nan Jersey facts. (res. -



no mA-«lcsa Jsruy Cattle Club

34s West 2311 so. low tori cur





 





LaneR. o! M. Jerseyherd. Bull dh if

calves sired by a “narrow the nengog-lde:





Champion. Sophie‘s

ARV vmrox. Allegan ”id





BUTTER BRED “Brigg 33.5le





CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan.





JERSEY BUMLLS





torso FORM

WATERMAN A WATEBMAN. Ann Arbor. Mich.





The Wildwood Jersey Farm.





 





 





Bulls for sale '8 Oxford Fox 134214 and Em-

iasmtdaLlald. and out 02R. of M Ma-

jestydams ALDEN. Capac. Mich.





 





LILLIE Farmstead Jarse arseys. Young bulls ready for

sorviceronlotMoows. Ales-b bredhelt d

501.01% 0.1.1LLIE, coopenullef’rfil‘c'l.





For Sale’1 ... .6...” balls may





a b 1.

lsnrrn a purse.“ R. if“ 133:3 loch.





one new buys our hard otte nRe

31.5%...me “.00 8yrs o émllgggggfigxflifh





Herd nil 2 v1! old





   

   

   

 

   

   

   





 





Shorthorn Bulls All Sold





BARR. Aloha. Mich.





 





Shorthorns of best Bates breedi nd

Milkingo. .swine Bulls for sale 1 mlns. :0 1

year old EH. KURTZ. Mason. Nilch.





 





gsall sold. have a nice Shorthorn bull calf. six

months old nod individual rice 81(1) it taken soon.

011 N D. “ ILE Schoolcrsft. Mich.





feeders.r from“. 6G) to





(hills For 311383115“? ‘5va





OSHANS'I‘ROM.y oFairfleld. “..lowa.



2:. u u 5... asl as. n d



Brown Swiss, $35.... 33,“; ... f“ 33%;;



E. T. 8 01m '3“ 1. ooPoergland. Mich.



Polled Durham. Shelters raised one call each. 2

Marsulssmw





bullsw under year. Dandy hrelfe 2mos.

.Fronk Bartlett. Dryden.Mich.





.‘fi





H005

Servicesble Berkshire)... BM" "’2 WE“ “’3'





PRIMEVAL FARM. Osseo. Mich.





Duroc Opportunity





What would the earning capacity of a Brook-

water Boar be in your herd? A mid- west breieder

states that the Brookwater hear he used ad

from $75 to 00 to every gilt bred to him

It payed t swan to use one of our hosts it will

buy

We have several that we model-lug at priceswhich

peal to the small breeder who mustotnecessity

be acouservative buyer. We have a few that are

good enoug ugh to be used in high class herds at

rices in keeping with their in individualit and

reedinu. Moneyin invested in auood h boar

very speed! 1y increases the value not only of

what you sci but what you keep. Semi for price

list or better. visi ittlle in:

Ann Arbor, Mich.





 





 





for sale. 8

ELI SPBU





”crush





Hamp shires

Joel}! W. SNYDER.





e H“ pion

rinngeliverles booked now





   





I HAVE started thousands of

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big type serviceable boars. Yearling

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either sex.

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u son. 10 Breakwater LassD dchampion sow at mfd 1‘918 sale but fa pf orders booked ior To 8

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“‘3 oc or no. e or sex “’2“ -

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HORSES





 





Pure Bred

Belg: an Draft Horses





We have some extra good Belgian Stallions for

sale. coming three and four years old. They are

heavy. of good comformstlon and sound. You

can see their sires and dams. They are raised in

Michigan and acclimated. We have no agents on

the road for which you or we would have to pa.

Y on cannot buy them any better nor cheapo?

the world. Our studs agd mares carry the best

hlood Belgium has pro need. We prove this b

their pedigrees.“ e invite you to see our nae;

before buying. Y on can see them any day of the

week Except Sunda .Write for partlcculsrs and

catalog to the O 'OSSO SUGA AR OMPANY.

Prairie Farm. Alicia. Mich.





 





Saginaw Valley





STOCK FARM





Belgian and Percheron Stallions and Mares

and registered Holstein Cams. of the best breed-





ing. for sale.

Eli Sprunger & Son. lulu". W. 8.. Huh.





Stallions For ‘ Sale





One Percheron Stallion and one Imported English

Shire for sale. These stallions “in be sold at sacrifice

prices in order to (lose out a business which have

charged. ArclLM Ma.rshsll Trustee. Bear Lakka-h.





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We have on hand at all timesaoholce selection or

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one Reg. Sirod by a In rted Sallignw t

21001be. and out of Imported h 1re weighlu 1800 be.

the mare won iilst at Michigan State F Thb

colt will make ll ZOUOib 5. horse. Priced to sell. write

or call at once '

WM. I OBANDELL. Can City. Mich.





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the many inquiries I have recoil there are many of

vou kids “ho still want to get started in re.“

ewes. Now then.hore is a new proposition: I

lect one beautiful Smpahlre ewe. she will lambln

the course of t next month; she is worth at lead

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. Three choice heifers an nd a fewy young cons to oifer. must sold t is month.

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SECOND EDITION.





 





The markets in this edition were re-

.uised and corrected on Thursday af-

ternoon, March 27.





WHEAT.





A stronger wheat market prevails in

' this country and prices have advanced

eight cents since a week ago. The visi-

ble supply of the country shows an

unusual decrease, having been reduc-

ed by 9,636,000 bushels since last week.

The consumptive demand is broaden-

ing and mill feeds are being more eag-

erly sought. The growing crop gives

good promise at the present time. One

year ago the local trade was paying

$2.17 per bushel for No. 2 red. Present

Detroit prices are:





 





No.2 red ..............$2.43

No.2 mixed 2.41

No. 2 white ...... 2.41





CORN.





Corn values keep on climbing. In

Chicago with a broad demand quo-

tations reached the highest level for

the season. Exporters are taking corn

out of the country. While deliveries

at country elevators have increased by

reason of better roads and prices, the

increase has not been sufficient to pre-

vent the visible supply from being cut

down 575,000 bushels. A year ago No.

2 corn was quoted here at $1.70 per





bushel. Present prices here are:

No. 3 corn ....... . ..... $1.65

No. 3 yellow ........ - 1.70

No. 4 yellow ............ 1.65

No. 5 yellow ............ 1.62

No. 3 white .. .......... 1.67





Chicago prices are subsumtially high-

er as follows: No. 3 yellow $1.61@

1.63; No. 4 yellow $1.56@1.57; No. 5

yellow: $1.53@1.55;.May $1.48%; July





91.38%.

OATS.





The market for oats continues easy

and the recent advance has scarcely

been maintained. Oat seeding is pro-

gressing rapidly throughout the Ohio

valley. The visible supply shows a de-

crease of 1,489,000 bushels for the past

"week. A year ago standard oats sold

on the local market at 971/;c per bush~





e1. Present prices here are:

Standard .................. 691/2,

No. 3 white ........ .......69

No. 4 white ........ ......69





RYE.





This grain shows an advance of a

dime since a week ago. The market

rules about steady on the higher basis.

Exporters continue to take the grain

but the release of government holdings

has prevented wider gains in prices. At

Detroit cash No. 2 is quoted at $1.68.





BARLEY.





Increased buying has been evident

with advanced 'prices resulting. On our

local market cash No. 3 barley is now

quoted at $2.10@2.20 per cwt.





BEANS.





There are good signs of improve-

ment in the tone of this market. While





not all our country elevators are taking





beans, the price paid by those that are

doing business is around $6 to the

farmers. Growers in southern Califor-

nia are forming a pool to stabilize the

price for their holdings. New York

growers are also organizing. Califor-

nia’s crop is estimated somewhat lew-

er by the federal crop reporters than

in the December and January reports.

With the reduction in Michigan’s crop

to the figures as reported by thresh—

ermen of this state, the total produc-

tion for the country is substantially

the same as in 1917 instead of being

nearly 2,000,000 bushels greater, as-re-

ported by the federal crop reporter for

December. The movement reflects a.

'better general demand and prices show

an upward tendency in large markets.

No doubt some recent eastern buying

of pea beans at $6.754?” has been done

on export account. In New York choice

pea beans are quoted at $7 @725;

mediums at $7677.25. At Chicago the

'Michigan hand-picked beans have ad-

‘vanced to $7.25@7.65, and the best

red kidneys at $12@12.50. In Boston

Michigan choice pea beans are bought

by jobbers at $7@7.50. In Detroit buy-

ers’a‘re getting interested and the quo-

“. tationis up to $7.50, an advance of $1

since we made our protest to the job-

befsfffor lowering the quotations to

farmers to $5. ' .



Under .date . of March 20 Herbert





as follows: “With ocean





 





j; director general“ of foreign re-‘





 





15 um. .gi





transport still restricted, food must be





shipped overseas in its most concen-





trated forms, but that when more ton-

nage became available it is hoped such

food stuffs as beans, rice and canned

vegetables and fish, of which the Unit-

ed States has a surplus, may be sen

abroad.” -





FEEDS.





Feed quotations are higher on this

market, with bran at $46; standard

middlings $46; fine middlings at $50;

coarse corn meal $64; cracked corn at

$67.50; chopped feed $52 a ton, in 100-

pound sacks to jobbers.





SEEDS.





There is not enough clover seed to

satisfy buyers and prices made new

high levels. Detroit quotations are:

Cash prime red clover $29; alsike $23;





timothy $5.

HAY.





The hay market is firm with demand

good and receipts small. Quotations

are: No. 1 timothy $28.50@29; stan-

dard timothy $27.50@28; light mixed

$27.50@28; No. 1 mixed $26.50@27;

No. 1 clover $25.50@26.



Pittsburgh—Receipts are extremely

light and demand isgrowing urgent.

Dealers have raised prices. Quota-

tions are: No. 1 timothy $31 @32; No.

1 light mixed $29@30; 'No. 1" clever

mixed and No. 1 clover $29@30. ,





‘ POTATOES.





A someWhat better feeling prevails,

although prices'shOw little advance

since last week. It is probable that





the consuming season for the; 1918 crop

will be somewhat extended because of

the unusually short crop of early po-

tatoes planted in the southern states.

At Detroit U. S. No. 1 whites from

Michigan are selling at $2.60@2.65 per





150—1b. sack; in Cleveland the same

grade is selling at $2.85; in New York

$2.75@3; Pittsburgh $2.70@2.75; Cin-

cinnati $1.85@1.90 per cwt; in Chicago

$1.70@1.80. - Michigan growers are re-

ceiving $1@1.25 per cwt. at the ware-

house, with haulings in moderate vol-





ume. ,

BUTTER.





- Prices have dropped to a lower has-

is, following slower export demand, In





the central. western markets dealers ,

are looking ahead with the thought:





that grass will soon be here and the

increased flow of milk resulting will

give the butter makers a chance to

again catch up with stock. Fresh

creamery extras reached 57@58c on

the Detroit market. At Chicago the

range for creameries is from 54@591/zc

per pound.‘ The New York trade is





easy at 59@63c, and in Philadelphia.





the jobbers are paying 63c for west-

ern creamery.





CHEESE.





Quotations have entered higher lev-

els on the basis of purchases made

from factories last week. Many feel

that the advance will not be for long

while others contend that the Euro-

pean demand may not permit prices

here to againsag until their hunger

across the Atlantic has been asuaged.

At Detroit Michigan flats are selling to





 





 





, Live StOck Market Service





 





 





Reports for Thursday, March 27th





BUFFALO.





,On today’s market pigs sold up to

$17.75 and other grades at $19.75@20.

Lambs were dull with the top at $20.25

and calves at $18.~ Cattle also ruled





dull.

DETROIT





Cattle.



Receipts 2,725. Canners rule steady.

All other grades are dull and 50@75c

lower than last week’s close.



Best heavy steers ........ $14.00@14.50

Best handy wt bu strs. .. 13.50@13.75

Mixed steers and heifers 12.00@13.00

Handy light butchers. . . . 10.50@11.00

Light butchers 8.00@ 9.00

Best cows 10.00@10.50

Butcher cows . 8.50@ 9.00





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Cutters ..... 7.00@ 7.50

Canners 6.00@ 6.75

Best heavy bulls . . . . . . . . . 9.50@10.00

Bologna bulls ..... . . . . . 8.50@ 9.00

Feeders ...... . . . ' 9.00@10.50

Stockers ................ 8.00@ 9.00





Milkers and springers. . .$ - 65@ 120

Veal Calves. '





Receipts 2,180. Market dull at Wed-

nesday’s close.

Best ........ ....... ..... 17.00

Others ........ ....... 11.00@15.00





Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 1,514. Best 25c lower; oth-

er grades steady.





Best lambs . . . . . ........ $19.50@20.00



Fair lambs ............. 18.00@18.50



Light to common . . . . . . . 15.00@16.00



Fair to good sheep ...... 13.00@13.5O



Culls ................... .. 7.00@10.00

Hogs.



Receipts 7,577. Market steady.

Pigs .................... $ ‘ 1 .

Mixed .................. 19.15@19.30



CHICAGO. -

Hogs. .

Estimated receipts today 24,000;





holdover 64,061. Market uneven but

strong and mostly 10@20c higher. Bulk

of sales $19.25@19.50; tops $19.65;

heavy, 250 lbs up, medium, good and

choice $19.50@19.65; medium, 200 to

250 lbs, medium, good and choice $19.25

@1950; light 150 to 200 lbs common,

medium, good and choice $18.75@

19.45; light lights 130 to 150 lbs, com~





mon, medium, good and choice $17.50er; heavyi$20@20§.10:

@19: heavy packing sows, 250 lbs. up. 19.90; pigs andfilights $17.75





smooth, $18.40@18.85; packing- sows

200 lbs up, rough $17.50@18.25; pigs,

130 lbs down, medium, good and choice

81650621725. ' * '





Cattle.





Estimated receipts, today 8.000. Mar-' .





Ret,“‘_b’eet’ steam and best she. stock, is

’25c higher. Other butcher cattle and





   





feeders steady to strong. Calves lower.

Best steers, medium and heavy Weight

1,100 lbs up, choice and prime. $18.50@

18.90; do medium and good $14@18.40;

do common $11.55@14; light weight,

1100 lbs. down, good and choice $15.25

(0718.75; do common and medium at

$10.15@15.50; butcher cattle, heifers,

common, medium, good and choice at

$7.50@15.’50; cows, common, medium,

good and choice $7.15@15.25; bulls, bo-

logna and beef $8.40@12.50; canners

and cutters cows and heifers $5.50@

7; do canner steers $7@10; veal calves

light and handyweight, medium, godd

and choice $13@15.25; feedersteers,

common, medium, good and choice at

$9.75@15.25; stocker steers, common,

medium, good nad choice $8.25@13.

Sheep and Lambs.

Estimated receipts today 10,000. Kill-

ing lambs opened full steady with late

Wednesday market but 25@‘50c below

Tuesday. Sheep steady. Lambs, 84

lbs. down, medium, good, choice and

prime $18@20.15; do 85 lbs. up, medi-

um, good, choice and prime 817.2567),

18; do culls and common $14@14.75;

yearling wethers medium, good, choice

and prime $15.75@18.50; ewes, medium,





good and choice $11.75@15; ewes, dull -





and common $6@11.50; feeder lambs

medium, good and choice $17 @18.





BUFFALO.

Cattle.

. Wednesday, March 26.

Receipts five cars. Market is slow.

Prime heavy steers at $17@18; best

shipping steers $16@16.50; ' medium

shipping steers $14@15; best yearlings





50 950 to 1000 lbs $15@16; light yearlings





of good quality $14@14.50; best handy

steers $13.50@14.25; fair to good kind

$12@13; handy steers

mixed $12@12;50; western heifersat

$12.50@13; best fat cows $116,012;

butcher cows $9@10; Cutters $7@8;

canners $5@6; fancy bulls $10@11;

butch-er bull's $9@10; common bulls

$6@7: best feeding steers 90.0 to 1000

lbs $11@12; medium feeders.$10@11;

stockers $86129; light. common $7.50@

'8; milkers and swingers $75@150.





. cash .. . .

Receipts ten cars. Market 25c low-





@1825.

., Sheepahd Larchs. , 1

- Receipts ten~ oars- iMark It. st ady.



198115 wethers ~' $15.50@16; ewes ~ $14.50





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and heifers,





yorkers $19.75@_





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daisies 9 single, 3

; 1%c. Philadelphia market is firm with ;

'34@35c fornew ~





- EGGS.





Egg prices are keeping up ‘tolerably

well considering the heavy~supplies.‘





,gobbers at 30% @-31c;





full "creams bringing

and 35@38c for-old:





Consumption is growing. At -Detr,oit‘

fresh firsts are goingto jobbers 1at'400'

and fresh extra. firsts 40%0. The Chi-

cago market is higher with firsts quot—

ed at 39@39‘14c and ordinary firsts at

38@38%c. Trading in New York rules

steady with nearby western'stock go-

ing to jobbers at 42@47c. The Philae

delphia trade quotes western firsts and

firsts at $12@12.15 per case. -





POULTRY. .





The supply of poultry is limited and

values are firm at advanced prices...

No. 1 springs are selling at 34@35c.;.

stags '27@28c; hens 3y3@35c;‘ roosters,

24@25c; geese 25@260; ducks 317400;“

turkeys 35@36c per pound."





WOOL





At the Philadelphia auctions of gov-.

ernment wools, prices for the domestic

fleeces were strong. All the better.

grades brought out sharp bidding and,

showed that manufacturers and deal- v

ers are anxious for this class ,of raw

material. Much of the world’s stocks.

of wool consist of inferior grades,»

while supplies of the better kinds are;

short. Growers are inclined to. look.

for better prices for their fleecesthan’

they expected a month or so ago.





DETROIT CITY MARKET E





Not very many wagons are showing

up at the market these days. Offer—~

ings consist largely of greenhouse pro-

ducts. Some potatoes are coming in"

and selling at $1.05@1.10; apples range

in price from $2.25@4.50 per bushel»;

fresh eggs bring 45'@48c; country but— -

ter 60c; dressed pork 21@22c; navy

beans 6@7%c per pound. , f





GRAND RAPIDS





There was an advance’ in the price

of secondary grains last week to grow-

~ers: Rye to $1.30; oats 700; corn No.

.2 yellow $1.60; barley $1.' Hay is a lit-.

tie-higher at $27 flat at the city mar-

ket, receipts light by reason of bad

country roads. There has been a little

better demand for beans but paying

price to growers the same as previous

week. Government reports show 28

cars shipped out of the state. During

the past week some growers marketed

potatoes at 85@90c per bushel, ungrad—

ed stock; but graded shows little or

no change from previous week, $1.10@

1.15. Car shipments out of the state

thus far on 1918 crop per government

report is 6,463 against 5,710 a year

ago. Reports from wheat growers in

western Michigan show very little

wheat winter killed, though uncovered

most of the season. Caledonia. growers

have organized the Caledonia Farmers’

Elevator Company, which will be Oper-

ated on a cooperative basis. Michigan

wool of this year’s clip is coming into

market. Opening price is 37c a pound.





NEWS OF THE WEEK.





 





(Continued from page 490).. ‘ .

partment with‘ powers to investigate

complaints of excessive retail prices

and' to regulate costs and profits.



_ Monday, March 24.

HUNGARY joins in a confederacy

With the Russian bolshevists and

against the~ entente allies—Germany.

sends eighteen ships to sea from Ham-

burg, despite announced strikes among,

the seamen at that point—The block.

'ades around Austria and Hungary have

been raised—The Monroe doctrine

will be sufficiently protected by the del-'

egates at the peace conference, accord-

ing to latest comment—English mills





‘ are now buying American cotton.’





Tuesday, March 25. . .



HE big powers purposeyto b $79

the peace treaty ready for sign g2

within a week—A plot to attack Amer- '

ican soldiers located at Coblen'z‘is' re:

ported ’by German radicals—Teutonic ‘



leaders openly declare their intention





, to allythemselves with the Hungarian:





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port a few days ago said that owing to





the importance of the bean crop and





the difficulty experienced at harvest

and threshing time in many sections of

California on account of unseasonable

rains, a special inquiry was instituted

concerning the probable production by

varieties, together with average “pick”

and quality of-the crop. Further data

on the acreage harvested and average

yield per acre was ‘also secured.



The acreage harvested islestimated

at 592,000; no change being made





j from the December figure.





The average yield per acre is reduc-

ed from fifteen to fourteen and a half

bushels, making the revised figures on

production 8,584,000 bushels—equival-

ent to 5,150,400 centals.



The quality of the 1918 crop was





only eighty~five, compared with ninety-





seven in 1917.

The average “pick" (trash, split and

otherwise defective beans), was 10.5





cent in 1917. In some counties the

“pick” was exceedingly heavy, on ac-

count of rain, while hardly any dis-

trict entirely escaped.



Following is the estimated produc-

tion by varieties in centals, or 100-

pound sacks: Limas 1,545,000; Small

White 978,000; Large White 618,000;

Pink 721,000; Red Kidney 26,000; Black

Eye 463,000; Cranberries 103,000; Mex-

ican Reds 154,000; Bayos 118.000; Te-

parys 257,000; 'Henderson Bush 134,-

000; Miscellaneous 33,000.





THE NEW YORK PRODUCE MAR-

KET.





Button—Price conditions about on a

par with those at the time the January

break materialized, prevail at present.

Since last Saturday the price of butter

has advanced a full seven cents. While

general conditions have warranted

such an advance the majority of re-

ceivers look upon the situation. with

considerable misgiving. The spring

increase in make is close athhand and

with it must come a marked decline

in price. That there will' be another

decided break soon is believed by all

connected with the wholesale butter

business. On Saturday of last week

extras were quoted at 611/20. On Mon

day there was an advance of 11/2c

which was follOwed by advances of 20

on Tuesday, 1%0 on Wednesday, 1c on

Thursday and 1c on Friday. At the

close the market is rather weak and it

is expected that a decreased price will

be seen soon. At the close yesterday

established quotations were as follows:

Extras 681/,.@681/zc; higher scoring

than extras 69@69%c; firsts 66@68c;

seconds 62@650.



Cheese—The cheese market has

strengthened this week and the price

on all grades of cheese has advanced.

The demand is very good and all cur-

rent shipments are cleaning up read-

ily. Storage stocks have become near-

ly depleted and what is left is selling

readily. Demand from European coun-

tries is strong and had it not been for

scarcity of steamer space practically

all stocks in storage would have gone





Itosatisfy export demand. Latest re-

‘ports are that large orders have been





placed by the war department for de-

liveries in April, May and June for

army consumption. Established quo-

tations on cheese of curIent make are

as follows. Average run 33@331/§c

specials 33%@33%c. Average run held

stock sells readily at 35%@36c and

some high quality held stock is selling

at 37@38c per pound.



Eggs. -—-During the week the market

has been very irregular because of lib-

eral arrival of shipments. Demand has

decreased somewhat and there are in-

creased accumulations which have a

tendency to weaken the market. The

demand for high quality stock has kept

up well but the market on such stock

weakened toward the close. With warm

weather apparently near there is a

feeling that very shortly we will see a

marked decline in price. At the close

fresh gathered firsts are selling at 41

@42%c; storage packed ilrsts quoted

at 42@43c; extras at 43%@44c. -



Poultry. —8npplies of live [3011 try

have been light during the week

the demand has also been light which





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My Entire Herd Of

Eighteen Registered Jersey Cows





Also Registered Bull.

advanced registry stock and. all recently Tuberculin tested .: Several

heifer and bull calves eligible to registration .





APRIL 3rd, 1919

Commencing at l P. M.

Can be reached by Columbus Ave, Street Car Line.





Jno. C. Harris, Sales Mgr., Bay City, Mich. Both Phones





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   





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Everything Ior the Farm and Home at

WHOLESALE PRICES TO THE PEOPLE





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HOLSTEIN DISPERSION SALE





Monday, April 14, 1919, l P. M.





40 Registered Holstein Cattle and 12 High-grades



Headed by Long Beach Johanna Rue Lad. No. 199838

The records of his two nearest dams average: Butter, 7 days, 30. 48 lbs

The dam, 9.30 lb. cow, is a sister to Firderne Pride Johanna Rue, 1470. 59

dam of Segis Fayne Johanna (50. 68

The worlds record cow. A.



sale from 19 lb. 2 yr. old to 23. 82 lb. full age.

All animals over 6 months old, tuberculin tested, by state-approved

Sale at Fair Acres Farm, 3 miles north of Ann Arbor, on

Whitmore Lake road. Free transportation.





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..O cows in this





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Horses of Allied armies were clipped regularly.

Army veterinarians knew that clipped horses were

much less liable to sickness—did better work and

gave longer service The machine adopted was the

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a lifetime and costs only $9 75 Send 8'2 .50-pay

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CABBAGE PLANTS





Early Jersey Wakefield. Charleston W ukefleldSuc .

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Farms and Farm Lands For Sale

Higrade Dairy Farm





for sale, 140 acres. 20 acres wcll waIercIl pnelure, bu.

lance A-No—l clay loam soil naturally and tile drniu<

ed. Good woven wire fences 'l‘en acres splendid

orchard. 30 acres fall crops. '1‘ luee good wells. Large

hardwood finished residence. New hip rooled.1uli

basement modern cow barn 36\50 with adjustable

steel stanchions and 3 oils New hip rooted buse-

ment barn 36\46. new Iool house and poultry

house. other ood outbuildiuisg. Near Lupecr. on

state improvet highwa i take good sixty or

eighty. Particulars 110m olmau Real lisuIIe Agency.

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$2000 Down Secures Farm

Pr. Horsrs, 24 Cows and





Bull. brood sows, long list lmplcnu-ntscro 3:15; miles

R. R. town. 173 acres; 120 acres loam t Rage. clay

subsoil, 30-cow wue~ienced pasture. home use wood;

100 a le trees other lruli. 9—room house 100 it

barn head granary hay barns. pig poultry houses.

Owner retiring make slow price $5750 101' all .cas} terms.

Details page 34 New qul‘Ill Cu! Ilog Bar nine 19

States, copy free OIJT F “IR“ A 'ENCY.

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(or sale 150 acres. level. good mixed 30!], well wat-



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circle looted,othe1 outbuildings. llt’iil Lapeer

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SELL FlRSm'l‘ CLASS FARMS. any where.



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F Sale My stock of form implements. lIuIness. col-



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acre farm. 50 a cleuied balance wood lot



and pasture G Broom house be m ( ement cellar



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Model Poultry Farm {grsgjggggggg

room dwelling. good barn. largo fuel house, In ode".

oultry house. 12 x80 feet. Nicely loc .de in Lancer,

ilcbi an. Price $..2500 Owners time is taken in



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8! reeu. 0N0.-
NEW YORK BEAN GROWERS 0R-

GANIZE.





HE bean market has sunk to a



nominal basis and there are not

enough beans moving to establish quo-

tations. Bean growers are becoming

discouraged at. the outlook and unless

conditions improve soon it looks as

though there would be an extremely

light acreage of beans planted this

spring.



A special meeting of the New York

State Bean GrOWers’ Association was

held in the city of Albion last Fri-

day at which the feasibility of further

organizing growers so as to control to

some degree the selling end of the bus-

iness was discussed.



White Knocks Dealers. _



It was stated at the meeting that

there are many thousands of bushels

of beans in growers’ hands, and that

there is no outlet, although it appears

that in some localities where organi—

zation has been effected that sales

have been made. (i. R. White, director

of the bureau of cooperative associa-

tions, state departlllent ol' Farms and

Markets, in discussing the situation,

said that organization of growers into

local units, which in turn shall be feder-

ated into a central body maintaining

a sales agency, seemed to be the hope

of the bean industry. He asserted that

as long as growers depend on dealers

and commission men to handle their

crops, there would be dissatisfaction

and little hope of much betterment.



it was decided to make a start at

once, and directors in the bean coun-

ties will be otiicially notified to make

a survey in their territories and to be-

gin organization into local units. F.

S. Ruggles, of Washington, represent-

ing the Federal 3ureau of Markets,





United States Department, of Agricul?





ture, spoke at some length on the or-

ganization project. ‘,

Officers of the association are:

President, F. M. Davis, Livonia; vice-

president, A. Porter, Albion; secre—

tary'treasurer, H. E. (fox, industry.





PLANT ENSILAGE CORN EARLY.





ORTHERN and western farmers,



especially dairymen, are urged by

the United States Department of Agri-

culture to plant. the strong germinating

seed of ensilage varieties which they

secure from sections farther south, at

least two weeks earlier than the home-

grown seed which they plant for grain

production. Otherwise, according to

the federal corn experts,

corn makes a rapid, long-jointed, ten-

der, succulent growth, and is so green

when fall frosts occur that. it is heavy

to handle, low in feeding value, and

produces ensilage which is sloppy and

too sour. On the other hand, if the

silage corn is planted early in May .it

makes a slower, hardier growth. it

better withstands spring frosts and

summer drouths, and reaches a more

advanced condition of maturity and

produces more grain. This applies

particularly to the large-growing en-

silage varieties, and usually does not

include the early-maturing home—grown

varieties, which, as a rule, are not ben-

efited- by unusually early planting. The

northern ensilage crops should be judg-

ed by their feeding value, and not by

their height or weight or the amount

of labor necessary to ensilo them. Al-

though earlier planting necessitates

earlier cultivation, it pays. Early til-

lage dries andwarms the soil surface

and promotes the germination and ear-

ly growth of the corn.

‘ Sugar beet growers are contracting

for the 1919 crop at $10 a ton. The

price beforethe war was $5 a ton.





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value, whether you sell it or



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The hay cures better and holds its

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medium-size windrows on clean, dried-out

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