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HE. spring of 1918 saw acres of



I wheatlin Michigan in poor con-



' dition following a hard winter.

Many farmers plowed and replanted

with spring wheat,‘ but the banner crop

for sowing in these refitted fields was

barley. ' '



Up to 1918, Michigan could hardly be

said to have an interest in barley. Wis-

consin and Minnesota had the acreage

and Michigan, aside from an occasional

five acres or so on the occasional farm

was Content with her other crops.

Then the impending fate of the brew-

ery was in the air and no one wished

to predict to what point the demand

for barley would fall; but the war

seems to have changed everything.

Farmers who had not grown barley

since they had toiled on their father’s

place put in a crop and became inter-

ested in what is‘surely a banner for-

age and feed crop.





The first thing that confronted farm-

ers and county agents in 1918 was the

seed. Michigan had never developed

an extensive business in pedigreed bar-

ley comparable to what had been done

with wheat, rye or oats. There were

Michigan selections, but for the most



'part these were limited in' extent. Wis-



consin, on the other hand, had special-

ized in barley selections and seed of

the famous Wisconsin strains was

available in carload lots. To these

sources the Michigan seedsmen and

county agents turned. This history

plays an important part in the barley

disease story.





Barley is a cr0p which has its own

smut diseases—both a covered and a

loose smut, such as wheat has. The

life histories of these smuts is compar-

able to that of wheat diseases in that

the covered barleygsmut is brought

about by seed-borne infection which

therefore is controlled by seed treat-

ment, while the loose smut of barley,





.like that of wheat, is caused by blos-





som infection and hence is not con-

trolled by ordinary formaldehyde hand-'

ling. ' V



‘ 0f the two barley smuts, the covered

smut is the most serious menace to

the growing crop. The federal survey

of grain fields made last year showed

that the average barley field had three

per cent of covered smut, while fields

of five to ten per cent were not un~

common.



Item one, therefore, cf barley grow-

ing is to prevent the covered smut by

appropriate treatment.



In Wisconsin, for some years, anoth-

er disease has been rife which has

caused the. gravest concern to an en-

gaged in handling the crop. This. dis-

ease is barley stripe and it is well de-

scribed by its name. Aflected plants

are stunted andgbear leaves -. streaked





, with pale stripes runningthe long-way

.of thehblade. A badly infected plant .

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blasted head, but as one farmer said,

“not a blasted kernel!”



This disease is what is known as a

systematic disease. In other words, it

behaves like the smut disease behaves,

starting with the seedling and break-

ing out in its successive attacks on

one part after another of the growing

plant. -



‘ The cause of this disease is a fungus

which fruits abundantly on the diseas-

ed parts. The fruiting bodies of the





fungus, called spores, are blown by the

wind and carried to sound grain that is

developing. The fine, dust-like spores

are caught in the hulls and perhaps

some spores actually sprout and enter

the kernels. These spores insure the

fungus being carried over winter with

the seed.



When seed thus contaminated is

planted, the fungus parasitizes the

young seedling and becomes evident

with the first leaves put out by the





 





 





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plant. These are streaked and yellow-

ed and soon die. .

cumbs as the parasite grows through'

the plant. This story is repeated

throughout the summer wherever the

fungus gets to a susceptible part of a.

barley plant.



Each dead leaf becomes the source

of thousands of spores—the shredded,

dried-up parts becoming practically

gray with the fungus growths. Thus

the fungus insures its propagation.



This life history has its meaning to

the farmer. It means that the disease

which is present in one or two percent

quantities one year will be present in

five or six per cent quantities next

year, while on the second succeeding

year the disease may take one—quarter

or more of the second crop.





Of course, the amount of infection is

dependent on conditions at time of

spore spread, and it must not be over-

looked that weather conditions deter-4

mine whether spores from the first few

plants which sow the disease in the

field will attack the healthy barley

plants and inaugurate the disease in

them or not. Wet seasons have their

influence on this 01-0p as on others, but

this parasite is so pernicious that even

in seasons of comparative drought it

may cause high damage.





On old barley stubble, the fungus

produces its winter form and this stage

too, can play its role in producing dis-

ease, But with intelligent rotation sys~

terns, the seed-borne infection is the

serious phase. The barley strips is re.

stricted in its attack to the barley.



It was stated that the Wisconsin bar-

ley importations affected the Michigan _

barley situation in 1918. This came

about from the fact that both smut and

stripe were rife in Wisconsin barley

fields, such as furnished seed for Mich-

igan plantings.



The stripe disease seems to have

increased under the intensive condi-

tions of barley growing in that state.

Michigan seed lots grown here for so

long that facts as to origin were lost,

seemed free from the disease, whereas

barley originating from the Wisconsin

strains brought in within recent years

were almost uniformly found slightly

diseased. N



This does not mean that we should

have discriminated against Wisconsin

barley at the time of emergency. It

rather is a warning of what is ahead

of growers of the state as they contin-

ue this crop. It is also a warning that

special steps for control are necessary,



It is first of all necessary that farm-

ers recognize this disease. County‘-

agents have been informed about it for ’

two or three years now, and”have in...

terested all farmers with whom they

have inspected barley fields. The counQ

ty‘agent is the local plant doctor who

is called to the farmer’s place to diag-





nose and prescribe for his sick plants...





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CURRENT COMMENT

S a people we





* "The Origi-‘





have adopted the



,- . . ' ,, . original package idea.

, Package Most of us, whether

Idea we live in the crowd-





ed city or on the most



remote new farm, consume considera-

ble quantities of goods purchased in

original packages, put up, as the case

may be, by the g1owe1 or the manufac-



turer of the food stuffs. The fixing of



‘this habit with the Ameiican public

is doubtless due to a number of causes,



not the least of which is the advertis-



ing value of the original package. In



most cases the original sealed package



has come to have a distinct meaning so



far as the quality of the goods con



tained isconcerned. The packers of



goods of all kinds appreciate this ad«



vertising value and take every precau—



tion to insure that the contents of ev-



ery package will be of uniform high



' - quality.



While this habit is pe1haps an ex

pensive one for the American public,

yet it is one which is firmly fixed and

which is capable of still furthe1 exten-

sion; in fact, the idea is constantly be-

ing extended to more and more food

products. At a recent meeting of bean

growers and dealers, the posssibility of

utilizing the original package as a

means of promoting a wider distxibu-

tion of Michigan beans of high quality

.was discussed. We believe that the

idea will bear further discusssion by

bean growers and bean handlers. Mich-



" igan has a just and enviable reputa-

tion for the production of high quality

"beans, and the packing of the Michi-

gan product used for domestic distri-

bution in small packages, of say ten

and twenty pounds, would insure that

beans vnuld in the majority of

cases, reach the consumer in the orig-

.inal package. The average housewife

Ipwould buy a ten-pound sack of' beans

.raihe1 than a pound or two at a time

. if they could be secured in the original

} package, and the cost of distribution

on a ten-pound sack would be little, if

3a,:iy, greater than the cost of distribu-





   

   

   

   

   

 





re. A standard Michigan trade

Wot this kind would aid





   





 





Michigan beans forensics 1:

tion throughout the country itwou’id»

have an- advertising value which is

well Worthy of the careful considera-

tion of both growers and dealers. ,Cer-





on a quart where sold in bulk by _





tainly this idea is one which is well





worthy of further thought and discus-





sion.

- : HE bean crop of.

The 1919 1919 is now in the

Bean making so. far as the

acreage ,to be. planted

Acreage is concerned. The





farmers of Michigan

are determining this question individu-

ally, notwithstanding the fact that they

have been advised by a publication

which has assumed to do their think-

ing for them on this point to reduce

their ac1eage one- -fifth, to plant eight

acres Where they planted ten last year,

apparently' without regard to other

considerations. 3



Unquestionably the weather during

the next few weeks will be a large fac-

tor in determining the acreage which

will be planted to beans in Michigan

this year. In case the heavy rains of

the past weeks should be followed by

similar weather in May, many farmers

will find themselves belated in the

planting of corn, and will be obliged

to substitute some other crop, in which

case beans may serve an excellent pur-

pose as a catch crop. Likewise, clo-

ver fields which had been intended for

hay may not develop sufficiently well

to warrant leaving them for this pur-

pose, and conditions may favor their

use for the bean crop at the last mo

ment.



A1 any rate, a horizontal reduction

in acreage will not appeal to the bean

growers of the state as practical. The

man who has a ten—acre field for beans

does not care to divide the field and

devote a small portion of it to any

other crop. This would not be profit-

able, n01 is it necessary or logical.

Bean giowing, like othex departments

of farming, has come to be a recogniz-

ed specialty in localities where it is

most successful and ..remunerative.

During the past generation there has

been a marked change in the distribu-

tion of the bean crop in the older agri-

cultural sections. Formerly the bulk

of the beans were grown on the sandy

and gravelly soils, while the heavier

lands of the state were more generally

devoted to wheat and grain farming.

Any land that was not entirely run out

was supposed to be capable of produc-

ing “white beans." But time demon-





, yields.





   

 





better wheat ,soil'fi 9

found to gm much better average

As a result bean grbwing has

become- a specialty in these localiites

and waned in popularity on the more

open soils.



With beans, as with every other cash

crop grown on Michigan farms, the

patriotic urge for food production has

changed the general practice to a very

marked degree. Farmers planted beans

during the past two years who had not

previously grown beans to any extent

for years, partly as a patriotic duty

frOm their point of view. As a result

much land was planted to beans which

was not well adapted to nor in proper

condition for the bean crop, and beans.

were planted upon many farms where

the crop did not well fit into the gen-

eral plan of farming, all of which con-

tributed to some extent to low average

yields and consequent poor financial

returns. '



The determination of the acreage to

be planted to beans on any farm

should not be based upon the acreage

planted last year, but rather upon the

financial returns from last year’s crop

and from previous crops. On soils

where beans give good yields, and on

farms where the bean crop finds a sat-

isfactory place in the general scheme

of production, where the equipment

has been provided for handling" the

crop economically, and where the grow-

er has acquired skill in its production,

there the full normal acreage of beans

should be grown this year and every

other year; But on the farms where

the crop gives doubtful or negative re-

sults, and where some other product

offers promise of a better return or

better fits into the general scheme of

farming followed, the bean crop may

properly be abandoned.



Approached from the standpoint of

supply and demand, it is indeed an

amazing assumption of wisdom for any

man to undertake to determine what

conditions may be next year, either in

the matter of supply or demand. One

thing we do know, however, that Mich-

igan has a just and enviable reputa-

tion for the quality of its beans. Many

Michigan farmers are peculiarly equip~

ped to produce the crop, and so long

as its production affords a reasonable

prospect of profit, Michigan farmers

will and should continue to grow beans

and in this connection ~every farmer is

the best judge in his own case as to

whether he should, produce beans, and

if so how large an acreage. This point





 





 





patriotic association. This year,

over.

part in the struggle.

at Costly monuments will arise to





sfallen sons.

gested





one of Michigan's

It has been fulthei sug





or any other variety of barberl'y





ate Arbor Day exercises be held,





Aréar Day, Proclamation





HE observance of Arbor Day dates back more than half a cen-

tury, and from the beginning it has had a civic motive and a





reason to give the day a patriotic setting. The great world war is

Our soldiers and sailors and marines most nobly bore their

Many of them made the supreme sacrifice.





meanwhile we can perpetuate their memories in familiar places. It

has been happily suggested that we should adorn our yards, our

waysides and 0111 parks with voung trees,





township a Victory Elm should be planted to commemorate the

great triumph of Freedom and Democracy.



It is fitting, too, that I should at this time call attention to the

fact that Act numbei Fifty-nine of the Public Acts of 1919 makes

it unlawtul for anyone to keep upon his premises ‘mahonia bushes,





the black rust of wheat. and other grains. 1, therefore, recommend

that these noxious shrubs be dug up and destroyed and their places

given to harmless ornamental shrubs '



Therefore, 1, Albert E Sleeper, Governor of the State of Michi-

gan do hereby designate and set aside Friday, May seco'nd,1919,

as Arbor Day, and I request that trees be planted,

above, in memory of our heroic dead. ,



I particularly request, too, that in all Michigan schools appropri





unable, the community program. outlined by Mrs Derai~H. Stock-

man in Moderator-Topics of April 10, 3919. I __ _





more than ever before, we have





commemorate their deeds. but





each named for some





that in eveiy city and village and





bush which harbors and spreads





as indicated





following, so far as may be prac-





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IN previous Liberty





Over Loan drives Mich-

the igan communities and



Michigan as a whole

Top have made an- envia-





ble record in quickly





subscribing their allbtted quota to the -





In many cases rural

have





popular loan.





communities completed‘ their





‘quota much more quickly than‘have





the larger cities. In the present drive

the State’s “Metropolis secured anov-

er-subscription on the first day of the

drive, an eight-hour campaign result-

ing in the total subscription of $63,-





159,000 or nearly eight 11111111111 dollars





more than the city’s quota. The bulk

of this large amount was taken by the

banks and prominent industrial firms.

The balance of the campaign will be





devoted to a wider distribution of the





loan in which every person desiring'a

share in the investment may be git'en

an opportunity to subscribe.



This record shows a commendable

spirit among business men which

should inspire the public at large to

back up the loan and complete the sub

scription quickly. Our wealth was

pledged to the successful consuinrna-





tion of the war, and that pledge can.





only be discharged by the purchase of

the bonds now being offered by the gov-

ernment to complete payment of the

necessary costs. The above record for

the financial center in the state shows

that financiers and business men look

upon the present offering of short—term

four and_three-quarters percent bonds

as an excellent investment. They will

prove the same to country people who

have available funds for investment.





HERE occurred in





Symptoms Detroit last Sun-

d .



of Latent d3): 3. _em0nstration



. wh1ch 1s worthy of



BO’Shevrs-yn {more than passsing



note. The occasion





was an announced addresss by an in-

dustrial expert on anti-Bolshevism.

The meeting was attended by some

four thousand persons, seventy-five

per cent of whom were said to have

been made up of the radical element,

who proceeded to hiss the speaker from

the beginning and finally broke up the

meeting by this disorderly conduct,

which made it impossisble for the

speaker to deliver his address.



This demonstration illustrates the

fact that there is an undesirable de-

gree of latent bolshevism in our own

midst, as the general strike and at-

tempted revolution in Seattle some

weeks ago illustrated that active Bol-

shevik propaganda. is being conducted

in democratic America. Our people

are wont to be good natured and pass

by, with only incidental comment, an

exhibition of this kind so long as it

stops short of actual riot or serious in-

terference with industrial activity, but

the Seattle incident, in which the

strong arm of city officials, backed by

government troops, interfered after

the wheels of industry had been stop

ped for five days, fully illustrated that

when grave emergency arises the Ani-

erican public is equal to the job. It is





however, a serious disappointment to





learn that thousands of people in our





midst are: so lax in an appreciation of-

the fundamental principles of demoe'





racy as to engage in a disorderly dem-

onstration of this kind. In a country

where universal suffrage gives the ma-

jority absolute rule through the ballot,

there is no occasion for anarchistic

demonstrations or methods. The mere

fact that these are occasionale in evi-

dencelis the greater reason Why the

farmers of the country, who have been





thermainstay of the nation in every '





crisis, should maintain a clear and





‘ ‘hroad vision during the trying recon- 7 V

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MAKE these claims for the dairy



farmers of the country: » That they



are not getting a square deal in the

matter of fixing the price of milk in

the cities; that they have never had a

square deal; that the deal they are get-

ting is unbusiness-like.



It is time the people of the country,

both milk producers and milk consum-

ers, had the truth about the business;

for truth is the breath of life to demo-

cratic government. Such vital prob-

lems as the proper growth and health

of children, complications with union

labor, the prosperity of agriculture and

the stabilizing of the one great branch

of farming that is calculated to main-

tain permanent production of food

crops are too serious problems to be

juggled by price-fixing bodies whose

function has been to fix an arbitrary

price, usually based upon what the

trade would stand and not upon the

cost of production, and tell the farmers

to go home and milk the cows.





How Prices Are Fixed.



Milk prices have invariably been fix-

ed under, the pretense of giving succor

to suffering humanity, but nevertheless

allowing sufficient spread to permit

grasping corporations to meet matur-

ing obligations and pay good dividends

on the most inefficiently managed bus-

iness in America todaymthe handling

and distributing of milk.



VThe farmer who would tie his cows

in fence corners and to trees about his

pastures and fields, set his milk can

in the center of his one hundred and

fifty-acre farm, do his milking in a

quart cup, walking to and from the

can to empty the cup every time it was

full of milk, would promptly be brand-

edjas a dangerous lunatic, placed in a

padded cell and kept under double

guard. ’Yet the farmer and the com

sumer are called upon to - support a

multitude of high-class lunatics who

are applying these identical principles

to‘ their end of the milk business.



What I am trying to make clear-is

the fact that such misinformed and

misled, though well-meaning, price-fix-

ing bodies are starving city babies'and

driving milk producers out of a legiti-

mate business, or toward a union with

power not only greater than any social-

istic organization ever had but more so

because it will control the great neces-

sity of life.’ And there are a few. well-

posted, safe and sane agricultural lead-

ers‘ who have gone so far as to say that

the . farmer is being ~coerced into a





mood so dangerous as to menace our }





future food supply. That is a condi-_

tion we must avoid. ~_

The One-Sided Argument.

The innate selfishness of human na-





,ture was never more clearly typified





than in the} present offer-t _to fix milk

prices, sign 1y becauSe the farmers are

gprice Here you have





from p” n to eighty:





velous spectacle to the producer.



Marvelous, that any price-fixing body

should grant that a corporation is en-

titled to its big salaries, to interest on

its investment, and even on goodwill

and water, but should yell “profiteer

and baby-killer" the minute the produc-

er tries to pay himself a salary of $50

a. month and three per cent interest on

his investment, and his wife the sole

assistant occupying all the swivel

chair; no salary positions of mother, of

family, nurse foreman, cook foreman,

seamstress foreman, and general sup—

erintendent and manager of domestic

economy, all of which must necessarily

go with the milk-producing business.





Some Classic Examples.



One of the classic examples of eco-

nomic waste and inefficiency is the one

brought out by an investigation in an

eastern city. The system in use there

is the system still in use in most cities.

There has been several consolidations

of companies and routes, but the ex-

ample is typical. During the investi-

gation comparisons were made to show

what might be accomplished under a

system of delivery that would cut out

duplications. It was found that ninety

men could do the work that was being

done by three hundred. It was further

found that fifty horses and twenty-five

wagons could replace 380 horses and

305 wagons. The most striking saving

suggested was in the number of miles

traveled to deliver the milk. The ac-

tual mileage traveled by wagons was

2,509; the new system out it to 300

miles and reduced the daily cost of de-

livery from $2,000 to $600. Such a sav-

ing in horses and wagons means a big

reduction in investment. If these

wastes were cut out better milk could

be supplied to the consumers at two

cents less a quart.



In Washington, D. C., there are 510

miles of streets. The Dairy Division

of the United States Department of

Agriculture.found that 250 milk wag-

ons traveled 4,775 miles to deliver the





   





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T 663/ are Fixed





By Ray G. Petts of Macomb County





City’s milk supply. Some wagons cov-y





er thirty miles and some only ten. Con-

sidering the miles traveled those 250

wagons might have supplied several

cities the size of Washington. It looks

as if the problem would finally be solv-

ed without the government, city or oth-

er kind, interfering; but it’s a slow

process, this killing off of the ineffi-

cient dealers. The consumers are get-

ting peevish about a new price for milk

every time the moon changes, and

something must be done to stabilize

the consumption and cool the consum-

er’s feverish brow.



The progressive city distributor is

thoroughly convinced of the need of

improvement in his system of deliv-

ery. But when such a thing as a new

system that would enable one delivery

company to handle all of the milk is

suggested he rears up and shouts that

thisis a free country, where every son

of democracy should have opportunity

to go into the business that he likes

best and conduct it as he sees fit. He

says that it is not a free country that

gives business to one concern and

takes it away from several and lets

the city do it.



Sauce for the Goose is Sauce for the

o Gander.



That is just the point that I want to

bring out, for what is democracy for

the distributor is democracy for the

producer. If the prices of milk are fix-

ed for the producer, on a basis of cost

of production figures furnished by the

best-posted dairy experts in the coun-

try, why, then, in the name of Justice,

should not cost distribution figures be

furnished by equally well-posted ex-

perts; instead of accepting the reports

of expert accountants, who have no

knowledge, whatever, of the milk dis-

tributing business?



There is no use in patting ourselves

on the back andboasting about what

our parlor conservatism and diplomacy

has accomplished in stabilizing milk

prices in Michigan, for we have merely





 





grafting boards’ of health to such an





 





 





 

 

 

 

   





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





blown the froth off the surface of the,”

great tidal wave that is coming. The

monthly compromises in prices may'

mean much or little, depending upon”

the manner in which the adjustments

are made in the immediate future In

the meantime the farmers are becom4

ing dissatisfied with the uncertainties.

connected with the dairy business.



I mention these things merely to

show the real attitude of the farmer in

the matter. The injustice of fixing the

prices of his milk at a figure that will

support such inefficiencies in the city

distribution is readily apparent. It is

merely a question of how long the milk

producers propose to submit to such

practices and produce.



The Boomerang of High Prices.



Merely increasing the price of milk

to the consumer has resulted in hold-‘

ing prices to a fair level, compared

with the prices in some of the other

large cities, but high prices to city

consumers merely result in a big sur~

plus; and this means a loss in two

ways, i. e., an accumulation of milk to

be disposed of at a discount, and a de?»

creased demand for milk from con~

sumers.



The fundamental problem confront

ing the milk-producing industry today

is that of breaking down the wall of

capitalistic greed, inefficiencies in dis-

tribution and political dealings stand-

ing between the man who milks the

cows and the consumer who needs his



products.



I am not very keen on high- finance

figures and long rigmaroles used by

expert accountants in getting at basic

figures; but I_ do know that in some

cities milk producers have been the

victims of unjust price- fixing that has

played into the pockets of retail deal--

ers’ trusts, milk dealers’ pools and





 





 





 





 





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extent that profits have been knocked

into a cooked hat and improvements.

ceased until sanitation is impossible.

The absurd waste of endless deliveries:‘:

and favoritism of certain companies'

shown by boards’ of health has long

been a matter of comment.





Go Back of the Books.



It is not in the least surprising that

the books of the big delivery compaé

nies should show that it costs so much

to get the milk to the homes of con-

sumers. In the final analysis what do

these figures amount to? Any fair-

minded person realizes the folly affix: *

pending money to hire experts to audit

the books of these concerns unless the

work can be conducted with a thor-

ougness.





 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

 





 

 





   

 

   

   

   

 

   

   

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





ter we must go 'back of the books o

the distributors. This much must; be

done to make the figures reliable as ‘ ..

what might have been done under 5 ~

er management and avoiding a, y,-

lication of routes. The farm 13'.
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‘ cers?

The Professor Sees Things.

Another matter upon which the farm-

rs are getting touchy is that of hav-

ng certain, well-meaning doctors of

griculture rave and preach about their

rosperity. While writing this, a let

ter from a farmer in Monroe county,

who is milking thirty-four cows, is left

htmy home. Among some of .the real

Jpleasant things he has to say are: “I

am getting pretty sick of losing mon~

ey in the milk business and having our

fprotessors of economics rub it into us

by telling the world how prosperous

.and happy we are. Does the good pro-

fessor realize that he is living in a big.

live world, where things are moving

rapidly; and that prices in other states

' for milk have advanced as much as in

Michigan. Why all of his eloquence

about our great milk monopoly? If

some of these harbingers of prosperity,

preachers of eumoirety and professors

"of economy would settle down to facts

and work out some constructive plan

.that would take care of the milk sur-

‘ plus, at about the time of the menu

' the milk commission sits to fix prices

'afor the next month, rather than sit

{straddle the fence and chirp about our

prosperous condition and kid us about

our happiness they would command a

.’ lot more respect among the farmers.

" - We, undoubtedly, need more profes-

sors of economics in the milk busi‘

neSs; we never were strong on eco-

nomics.”



Both milk producers and milk con-

sumers owe a debt of gratit'Me to the

members of the milk commission for

the able manner in which they band-

led a perplexing problem during a

critical time. But the producers be«

lieve that now, the war is over, an ef-

' fort should be made to go back of the

‘ accounts now in the hands of the com-

., mission and determine how much dis-

tribution of milk should cost under

efficient management. Without such

figures to use in presenting their case

‘ to the distributors the commission is

helpless to help the producers.



The Philadelphia Figures Good.



Probably, the most reliable figures

available today that could easily be

'_app1ied to Detroit are those worked

,out by producers and distributors in

qthe Philadelphia region. Here the peo-

yple are getting milk at lower prices

and with less friction than in any

large city in America, and the produc-

‘ers are sharing in the prosperity; be-

ing paid 9.5 cents a quart, said to be



' _ the highest price paid to producers for

. milk in any large city.

' ‘ How have such results been accom-

plished? Simply by attacking the prob-

;lem from the right angle and putting

,the delivery business on a more efl‘i-

f‘cient basis. The milk dealers in Phil-

adelphia get a spread of 4.5 cents per

j uqu'art, said to be the lowest of any

'large city in America. And what is

more, they are making mon-





 

 





 

 





 





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from $30 to $90 per week.’ So you see





‘ this argument does not hold good.





One of the first problems worked out

in,Philadelphia was that of getting at

delivery costs. The books of the dis-

tributors were audited and they were

required to file monthly reports. If

one of the distributors costs raised





trate how the milk routes of the dis:

tributors overlapped, and a demand

was made for'consolidation of routes

in order to develop greater efficiency.

One hundred per cent efficiency means

one wagonto start out with four hun-

dred quarts of milk and one wagon to

the street. Delivery companies and





 





 





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sentative organization.





Washington, April 14, 1919. -

MR. C. A. BINGHAM,

Sec’y Michigan Farm Bureau,

Birmingham, Mich.

DEAR SIR:



Your correspondence with See-

retary of Agriculture Houston

relating to the question of cost

production has been turned over



‘ to me for consideration. I have

been in charge of this office less

than two weeks and have been

trying to take inventory of the

materials on hand. There has

been a very considerable amount

of work relating to cost of pro-

duction done in this office and in

cooperation with the states of

New York, Wisconsin and Min‘

nesota. I am sending you a list

of the bulletins which will show

you the results of some of the

work which has been done. There

is some more material in the

office which has not been pub-

lished, but it is not in complete

form for publication. Mr. Peck.

of the University of Minnesota.

who has specialized in cost or

production s tud i e es for many

years has been employed by the

Department of Agriculture to

give Special attention to this sub-

ject. He has arrived and is now

going over the material. All of

the material which is on hand

will be examined carefully with

a view to making every use pos

sible of it.‘ In the meantime I





 





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. ost Figures Again

ECRETARY BINGHAM, of the Michigan Farm Bureau, insists

that our farmers ought to have at least a satisfactory explana-

tion of why the figures on the cost of production as gathered by Mr.

Spillman, of the Department of Agriculture, are withheld from pub-

The following reply to his second letter is more encourag-

ing than the evasive answer to his first demand and suggests that

officials at Washington are careful to give heed to the requests of

the tillers of the soil when these farmers speak through a repre-





' that as rapidly as we have mate





shall ask you to make such use

as you can of the materials I am

sending you.



I am glad to know of your in-

terest in this subject. The se-

curing of cost data requires the

cooperation of farmers who are

willing to keep records and turn

over their cost figures to our in-

vestigators. Men in your posi-

tion can do a very great deal to

interest the farmers in this c05

operative undertaking. i hope it

will be possible to carry on some

investigations in your state in

Cooperation with your experi-

ment station. In making this pos-

sible you can be exceedingly

helpful. The amount of cost of

production work which can be

carried on depends upon the

amount of funds we have avail-

able. The securing ot‘ the facts

requires not only the cooperation

of the farmer, but a very consid-

erable amount of time of expert

accountants.



I am sure that you will be able

to cooperate with us in prepar-

ing the way for the prosecution

of this work, "and I assure you





rial which is of use to the farm-



er, that material will be put into



their hands. Very truly yours,

H. C. TAYLOR,





Chief of Farm Management De-

partment.





 





 





 





 





 





as much as one-tenth of a cent a quart,

he was Checked up and asked for an

explanation. The producers had faith

in the reports of the accountants, the

press was kept informed of‘the doings,

and everything was done in the open.

One Hundred Per Cent Efficiency.

Maps were made of the city to illus-





drivers were encouraged to trade cus-

tomers to the end that such savings

might be brought about. One can eas-

ily see how such a saving could be

made in Detroit without working hard-

ship to any big company. By operat-

ing only a few wagons, putting on

more quarts and conducting the busi.





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to two cents a quart could, be saved on





the retail price otmilk, and'the con» I





sumption per capita very materially

increased. .

1t Wodld"‘Take Some Time to Do It.



In justice to the milk dealers it

would only be fair that they should be

given sufficient time to map out the

city, readjust their business and per

fect the new system. Some well-mean-

ing experts will claim that certain

companies or individuals furnish bet-

ter milk than others. This is not so.

In a. city where proper attention is giv-

en to the milk supply by the board of

health there should be little difference

in the quality of any general market

milk that is fit for human consump-

tion. Pasteurization, clarification and

cooling have practically standardized

the milk supply of every large Amer-

ican city. , ,



What Farmers Should Do.



In all interview with an official oil

one of the Detroit distributors the write

er ventured to mention the fact that}

some of the most extensive milk pron,

ducers in proximity to the city were

going out of the business or gradually

cutting down their production. In reply

the official said: “It is a good thing

for the business, for we cannot afford

to pay for milk produced on farms

where it is the main product, and

where all the feed for the cows is

charged up against it. Let these farm<

ers grow other crops to help pay for

their feed. We can go out into the

state and buy cheaper milk as fast as

production falls off in our present ter~

ritory.”



W‘hat Distributors, Might Do.



“Very well,” I replied, “now we are

getting down to brass tacks. Suppose

we apply the same line of reasoning to

your end of the business, junk all of

your fine wagons and property and

knock the profits out of your business

by removing the board of health re

quirements and putting in a supply of

milk at all the little grocery stores.

You surely couldn’t object to a few

doses of your own remedy. If you buy

inferior milk made on farms where a

high degree of sanitation is impossible,

you surely are jeopardizing the qual-

ity of the supply delivered to your

trade. Of course, the. various proc-

esses of manipulation you employ may

succeed in getting it by the health oili-

cials, but you know you would not be

furnishing pure and uncontaminated

milk to your customers. If we are go-

ing to demand proper sanitation at

only one end of the business, why’not

demand it at the end nearest to the

cow.



“On the other hand, if your profits

are too small, on account of an expen-

sive delivery system, you might put on

a‘load of produce, onions and garlic

and the like, and peddle it along with

your milk. That would be a good

thing for the business, for the farmers

and consumers cannot afford to pay for

milk delivered in such an expensive

way, where the milk is all you haul

and the cost of delivery is charged



up to them.





 





ey on that margin. The con-

sumer pays only thirteen

“and fourteen cents a quart

fand uses a lot of milk per

capita because it is cheap

and because he is insured of

Lits‘quality. What an exam-

ple for some of our other

licities to pattern after.

”Drivers Get Good Wages,

5 _ :l'oo.



Some of our Detroit dis- ,

'tors will explain that

ladelphia milk dealers do

' pay-their drivers good

andthat labor costs

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HE effect of climate on the corn



crop is readily understood when



'one studiesthe results reported

by different stations in planting seed

from different loCalities. In nearly ev-

ery station experiment the highest

yields were obtained from seed grown

in the same latitude as that in which

the experiment was conducted. This

indicates that moving corn north and

south, or even east and west, has a

marked influence on the yield. The

lesson from this is that seed should be

home-grown, and grown not only in the

same state, but in the same district.

Results of variety tests indicate that

the yield and type of corn are more af-

fected by climatic conditions than oth-

er grain crops. The failure of the 1917

corn crop to mature sufficiently to in-

sure enough good seed for planting

last year’s crop and the planting of

southern seed, should prompt Michigan

farmers to get in touch Mth the Agri-

cultural College at East Lansing, or

with their county agents, to devise

means of obtaining enough good seed

corn from early maturing varieties for

this spring’s planting. There is sure

to be a shortage of good seed corn

from early maturing varieties, so that

those who'delay buying are only bor-

rowing trouble and disappointment in

the 1919 yield of sound corn.





In some instances where dairy farm-

ers prefer a large yield of silage and

are not particular that it contains very

much grain, an enormous crop may be

secured from Eureka and Cuban Giant

or some other large~growing variety.

These large—growing varieties are much

moreadaptable to low, rich soils that

are capable of producing an immense

growth of forage during a short grow-

ing season. As a general rule, how-

ever, it pays the dairy farmer to

choose a variety of corn for silage that

will produce a maximum quantity of

mature ears and forage before frost

comes. Many good dairy farmerssave

vast sums of money‘ by grewing better

silage corn in place of buying expen-

sive grain feeds to' balance up poor

roughage rations. '



One of, the reasons why so many

farmers fail to secure good stands of

red clover is that we'have no special





varieties suited, to local conditions of.





soil and climate. It seems strange that

so many of the experiment stations

have neglected to develop new and im-

proved varieties of red clover. Red

clover is naturally adapted to loamy

and gravelly soils, and alsike clover to

heavy and wet clay soils; On fields

containing different soil types it is pre-

ferable to sow a certain amount of

both, bearing in mind that one quart

dfalsike contains as many seeds ”as

three quarts of red clover, so that in

sowing six quarts of red ‘clover ' and

two quarts ofalsike we will be distrib-

uting about the same number of seeds

of each variety to the aura.



Probably the reason why many farm-





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Recent experiments seem to indicate

that varieties that have a large per-

centage of branched-rooted plants with

large, decidedly low-set crowns, wide-

ly branched and spreading, are more

resistant to the effects of freezing and

thawing weather. These varieties be-

gin to prepare themselves for the cold

weather by making very slow growth

late in the fall.‘ By beginning to turn

brown and making only slow growth

such plants are in a sort of dormant

protective condition which makes it





possible for them to stand freezing





without being frozen to death; besides

branched-rooted plants are more re-

sistant to the heaving effect of freez-

ing and thawing weather. In our ef-

forts to grow alfalfa in Michigan it is

important that we devote more atten-

tion to selecting seed of 'such varieties





that are capable of going through pe-





riods of cold weather without injury.





In developing improved varieties of

timothy at the Cornell station it was

discovered that the seed of some plants

will preduce plants, some of which will

live two years, some three, some four

and some ten years—~and a few will

live just one year Some of them will

produce plants which will give one

pound of hay if given opportunity;

others will not produce a one hun-

dredth of one pound. Why do farmers

sow such mixtures? Simply because

they are paying very little attention to

seed selection.



As a result of these twelve years of

experimenting with the timothy crop

at Cornell they have perfected several

varieties of unusual merit. Now the

question comes up. How will these

high-yielding varieties perform when

changed to other districts? Some of

the varieties of timothy selected in

other states failed to show any partic-

ular merit in New York state; they

failed to give as large yields as many

selections made from fence-rows there.

This indicates that in increasing the

yield of timothy the crop plants that

do the best are those adapted to local

conditions of environment.





In selecting suitable varieties of

small grains and getting them adapted

to local environment it is possible to

develop new strains of value and im-

prove the adaptability of the seed crop

plants. There are three simple meth-

ods of breeding which are practical for

farmers in general to undertake. One

of these is the selection of the best

variations and the propagation from

them of improved strains. Second, is

the selection of the best yielding plants

from a well-known variety to‘ secure a

more highly productive strain. Third,

selecting large heads for seed.



Secondary problems ‘to whiCh grow-

ers should give mere-study and atten-

tion are season of maturity;

producing early or late varieties, and,

in a few instances quality of preduct.

In oatsa large, plump seed is import-

ant, as: otherwise the product will be

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from your cows?





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is that-of'determining which varieties

are most susceptible to diseases, such

as rust and smut. The tendency to

ripen early should also receive atten-

”tion for a. variety may shatter so badly

as to cause considerable loss.



The work of the field crop experts at

the Michigan College of Agriculture in

improving the yield and quality of the

small grain crops shows what may be

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tions. Every Michigan farmer who is

interested in growing more and better

small grain to the acre should make a

careful study of the magnificent work

these men are doing inbreeding and

perfecting disease resistant small grain

varieties.



In beans there is a well defined

adaption of varieties to soil and cli-

1‘matic conditions. On light, sandy or

gravelly soils which are underlaid with

limestone, the small, white Boston pea

bean gives the best results. On rich

clay loam, the marrow, either white or

red, and the red kidney yield better

than the small, white pea bean. On

land that is heavy and rather low,

either red marrows or red kidneys, are

preferable because they are not so apt

to be spotted if the weather is catchy

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in the fall of 1919. At their April ses-

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their County Agricultural Agent, W.

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farm products of Antrim county and

take them to the State Fair at Detroit

and the Western Michigan Fair at

Grand Rapids. The supervisors believe

that Antrim county has the natural

soil and climate to be in the front rank

as a seed and root crop county as well

as fruit and live stock.



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of interest about the county for these

exhibits.



They will have these views put into

pamphlet form with maps of the coun-

ty for distributing as well as having

larger views on display.



The board also Voted in favor of put—

ting registered Holsteins on the county

farm to build up the live stock of their

farm as an example for the farmers of

the county. This is one step in the

pure—bred live stock campaign which

is on in the county.



There never is a dissenting vote on

a question of this kind on this board of

supervisors. They believe in this meth-

od of advertising their county and show

real cooperative spirit.





 





FARM BUREAU GROWING.





LOOK for a national farmers’ or-»

ganization to be formed next fall,

one of the functions of which will be

an equilization of production, so far as

that is possible, to forestall these ‘aI.

ternate periods of bumper crops with

bottom prices and short crops with

sky-high prices,” said J. G. Brown,

president of the new,-Indiana Federa-

tion of Farm Bureaus, recently.



“Farmers are interested in organiz-

ing now,” he went on, “and they see

the need of it and the benefits that

come from it. ' The movement has such

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wield in a White oat, it is preferable.





and Michigan who prefer to go to some

other districts for their seed.



The adaptability of potato varieties

to soil and climate is best explained by

studying the conditions in localities

where they are grown. In the deep,

rich, sandy loam of New Jersey the

Giant, a flattish, round, good- sized po

tato, with shallow eyes and of fairly

good quality, is the fav01ite among

growers. Long Island is famous for its

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general market favorites and adapted

to a wide range of soil and climate

conditions. For the early crop the

Early Ohio, Early Harvest, Bovee and

Early Michigan, all of which thrive

best on a rich, loamy soil, are perhaps

better adapted to general soil and cli-

matic conditions than some of the

more delicate varieties. No list of

early potatoes is complete without

mentioning the Early Rose. This old

standard variety is adapted to a wider

range of conditions than any of the

modern varieties and from it a number

of the popular sub-varieties have been

developed. Round potatoes always

command the best prices. Red pota-

toes, excepting some of the early vari-

eties, always sell at a disadvantage in

the large city markets.





ural Interest





think nothing can prevent a successful

national organization of farmers.”



“Our India :1 Bureau, organized re

cently, is much like those in the other

states,” Mr. Brown said, “except that

our county agents, while they can co«

operate, cannot help us organize, due

to the fact that they are paid from

state funds, and are not, as in'the oth-

er states, employed largely by the farm

bureaus. But the farmers have got to-

geth’er,>and we now have a member-

ship of about 25,000, with over 50,000

expected by next fall.”



“The township is the unit in the In-

diana organization. Next above them

are the ten districts into which the

state has been divided, each of which

elects a head, who also acts as a di-

rector of the state organization. The

state body is governed by the board.

consisting of the president, the first

and second vice presidents, and these

ten directors. Annual dues in the state

federation are a dollar, with each

township adding as much else as it

needs for its own support. A vigorous

membership campaign is now in prog-

ress.”



“In all the country I have traveled

over recently, through the corn belt,

condition of farm crops has been

fine,” said Mr. Brown. “In some

places wheat is so rank already that

they are having to pasture it heavily."





 





B. C. KEITH, WHO UNCOVERED

OLEO FRAUD, QUITS U. S.

BUREAU.





B C. KEITH has resigned as deputy



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to enter private tax advisory business.

He is widely known as the official re

sponsible for uncovering oleomargaro

ine, liquor and other revenue frauds in

nineteen years of service of the bu-

reau.



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enue bureau some years ago Mr. Keith

discovered evidence of what later de‘

veloped into a nation-wide conspiracy

to defraud the goveinment of between

$20, 000 .000 and $30000, 000 in taxes by

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puts in spring wheat this year and did

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Tuscola Co. G. A. S. .



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REFILLING SILO.





 





Is it good policy. or even practicable,

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like your opinion as to the best way

to handle it as I do not need it for feed

this spring.



Wexford Co. J. E. S.





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FARMERS' NATIONAL ASSOCIA-

TION.





 





'Please advise me about the new

Farmers' National Association. I saw

one of their men and he told me what

they were going to do for the farmers.

Tell me if you think it is a. good thing

for farmers and if they can raise pric-

es of our crops. Who are the officers

of the association?



Saginaw Co. B. G. E.



About all we can find about the

Farmers’ National Association is that

it is being promoted by two former

corporation promoters and one lawyer

who have incorporated an organization

under the above name to sell member-

ship to farmers. The organization

committee is made up of three law-

yers. From surface indications the

promoters of this movement are inteiu

ested in collecting membership fees.



Our advice would be for you to join

your county farm bureau and forget all

about these new—fangled organizations.

We are willing to lend our aid to any

organization calculated to benefit agri-

culture, and which is promoted by real

farmers, and which has their interests

at heart, but we do not have any faith

in an organization which seeks to se-

cure a working fund of $12,500,000 on

the strength of promises to bring about

a. marvelous momentum in agriculture.

The starting of such organizations at

this time is sure to weaken the influ—

ence of our county, state and national

farm bureaus and prevent the farmers

from getting together in a more prac-

tical way. .We look upon this move-

ment as a deliberate plan to delay the

work of organizing an efficient farm-

ers’ organization to work out cost of

production problems, and give our ag-

riculture a more dignified position

among the other great industries of the

Country. W. M. K.





 





SALT—INC. RAE-sir Hines.





 





I would like a little information in

reference to salting the rabbit hides.

Do you have to put hides in salt brine

or cover with salt, and how long must

they be left in salt before drying to

tan? How long can you keep a hide

before tanning, as I wouldlike to tan a

few for my own use?



Genesee Co. H. B.



Fresh skins should be salted for a

day or two before fleshing, as then the

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the knife will take hold of-them better.

The salt is put on dry and rubbed in

well. A skin that is salted in this way

may be left several weeks before tan~

ning and no harm will result.



On the inside of a dried skin will be-

found a. tough, glazed surface which

must be cut and scraped away after a.

little soaking so that the tanning liquid

may thoroughly relax the skins.



As good a plan as any is to put a.

number of skins to soak and take them

out and partially flesh them one after

the other, replacing in the soak until

entirely softened.



Thorough relaxation and fleshing in

essential to good dressing, as it opens

the pores and makes them accessible

to the solution used.



Skins which have just been taken

off need no soaking, as the object of

soaking is to soften and relax them so

they may be flattened for fleshing, or

the removal of the inner muscular

coat.



When desired, skins may be soften~

cd, and in fact, completely dressed

without wetting the fur, though this is

hardly practical with work of any great

amount and I think most skins are

benefited. by the thorough cleansing

they get in the various wet solutions.

To soak or relax a flat or Open skin

without wetting the fur, brush the

flesh side all over with the tanning so

lution or saturate a quantity of saw-

dust with the soak and lay cased skins

floor and cover com-

pletely with the sawdust.



The sawdust must contain enough

moisture so that a few drops may be

squeezed from a handful.



G. A. BALDEN.





BUCKWH EAT VS. BARLEY.





 





What is the comparative value of

buckwheat as to barley for feeding pur-

poses? We have a number of hundred

bushels of buckwheat and as there is

no market for it, have been sending it

out to the farm to feed, ground. Cows

like it and I told the man to try it on

the hogs but we don’t know just where

we are at and want more light.



Hillsdale Co. H. B.



Buckwheat contains 10.8 per cent of

protein and 2.5 per cent fat; barley

contains 11.5 per pent protein and 2.1

per cent fat. Therefore, pound for

pound, there is little difference in feed

ing value. It is my judgment, however,

that you would get better results to

feed these two feeds ground and mixed

half and half than by feedingvbuck-

wheat alone to your dairy cows, breed

ing hogs and growing pigs. Experienc-

ed feeders claim that buckwheat, if fed

in excessive quantities, tends to pro--

duce an irritation of the skin and gen-

eral untlii‘ift. Fed along with other

feeds there is no danger and you sure--

1y would not lose anything, provided

barley could be purchased at about the

same price per hundred pounds.



W. M. K.





MAINTAINING A LINE FENCE.





 





If I have a good stock fence is that

sufi‘icient. or do I have to fence against

my neighbor’s hogs? C. R.



Until a line fence is established each

neighbor must keep all his stock at

home. By agreement 01' by calling the

fence viewers, as provided by statute.

the line can be divided, and after such

division each must at his peril keep a.

legal fence on his half or suffer what

loss comes to his crops from his neigh<

bor’s stock getting through that half

after a legal fence has been built on

the other ‘half, and also must at his

peril keep'his stock from getting onto

his neighbor’s land through his own

As to what. is 8.

(Continued on page 2677:). ”i "
EPLENISI-IING their flocks and

maintaining a high standard of

quality-is probably the most vital





' and, diflicult operation the commercial





poultry 'breedershave to contend with.

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ment combined with a little knowledge

of the requirements of young chicks

will simplify matters greatly, reducing

the mortality among the chicks and in-

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flock of healthy pullets to replace the

old hens.



If the commercial poultryman fails





‘ in numbers or quality of pullets, he

Vmust have a liberal bank account to





tide himself through the trying months

of October, November and December.



The old hens usually demand a

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the winter “dress parade,” and some-

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tion and absence of broody hens when

the right hatching season is at hand.

When the egg market in the fall is

offering very enticing prices for .fresh

hen “fruit,” then it is that “Biddle” is

severely scored for loafing. In many

cases she should be completely exoner-





ated because, in analyzing her case.





various reasons present themselves

why she cannot produce eggs. Unless





she is hatched early enough and prop- .





erly raised, she won’t ripen in season

when a‘day’s work means six‘ or seven

cents, We can only expect immature,

neglected pullets “todo as they are

done by.”



Feeding Practice.



In suggesting the feeding practice

given below, it gave better results,

both in growth and health, than numer-

ous other rations commonly used——

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Early Hatched Pullets Are Needed to Replenish the Flock of Layers.





careful breeder endeavors to balance

the laying season and prevent a finan-

cial stress, by hatching sufficiently ear-

ly, that the pullets will maintain the

egg yield, during the late fall when the

hens are off duty. The early hatched

chicks also are more vigorous and car-

ry a greater capacity for egg produc—

tion by virtue of the fact that they are

the progeny of the “winter layers.”

The hen that produces' winter eggs

must be vigorous and healthy so in

hatching early, the offspring naturally

inherit these desirable characteristics,

which accounts for the further fact

that early chicks grow more rapidly,

have a lower flock mortality, are bet—

ter able to withstand the intense heat

of summer and have a sufficient vital-

ity to “hold their own" against mites

and lice. '



The late hatched chick generally de-

velops into a. liability rather than an

asset because of the possibility of com-

ing from poor parent stock. The most





‘ unprofitable hen in-the flock makes an





effort to reproduce herself during the

late spring. The bright warm sunshine

which is so welcome in early spring to

deve10p chicks, develops an intensity

which stunts the summer-reared chick.

The same sun that melts wax will

harden clay.



The brooding of chicks, while a real





problem to the commercial poultryman -





does not hold the same difficult role to

the farmer with a smalluflock of fifty

hens; In the latter case, everything is

regulated by the inclination among the

hens to go broody, and in most in-

stances, the broody instinct is develop-

ed early or late according to the‘ sea





son and rate of egg production of the,





hens. If winter eggs are net forthcom-





 





 

 





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mixture,” the dry bread crumbs or the

bread squeezed dry out of milk, mix-

tures and various others.





Occasionally some kindly neighbor

will inform us of the chicks mother

used to raise on corn meal and also

how every egg would hatch if set in

the light or dark of the moon, and

further, that some hens laid every day.

In this enlightened age, such tales and

theories are not only absurd but often

amusing, because the ability of the (egg

to hatch is an hereditary characteristic

peculiar to the individual and controll





ed partially by environment. The eggs ’





of some hens will hatch whether incu-





bated during the light or dark of the.





moon, while from others, it is almost

impossible to secure a strong, healthy

chick. 0n the other hand, an analysis

of the body of a growing chick compar-

ed with the nutrients in corn meal very

clear shows that corn meal does not

carry the food requirements in proper

proportionsfor normal growth. A ra-

‘tion balanced for the growing chicks

is as necessary as one for egg produc-

tion. Since the Chick’s body is con-

stituted by what it receives in the form





of food, the character of the food as-'





similated mustdetermine the charac-

ter of the body. The food determines

the kind of growth and, if deficient in

any nutrient, the growth will also be

deficient in that respect, thus food ele-

ments control growth.





First Day.





After completionof hatch, leave the

chicks in the nursery tray of incubator

fer twenty-four hours. If nursery tray

is not provided, clean out all the shells

and unhatched eggs, leaving the door

of the incubator open about one inch





from the top, thus providing more fresh '

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_ O heading could be more com«

N plete nor more impartial for the

discussion of single tax—“Shall

Land Owners Pay All Taxes?"—~and

yet what an eye-opener to the unlu-

formed or ,to him who has been blind-

ed by the dust of argument thrown up

by the Site-Value-Tax-League. Noth-

ing is left to do but lay the dust and

catch the culprit, but this is no easy

matter when it is the income tax-paye1

and the manufacturer who are making

the get-away.



We must remember that the million-

aire manufacturer’s income tax would

be eliminated and that the value of the

lot underneath the factory would be

small compared to the value of the lot

and factory combined. ‘To receive the

same tax from this man the valuation

of his lot would have to be raised to

equal the present cash value of his

business. Considering the sky-scraper

of modern business and the enormous

profits on some comparatively, if not

absolutely useless, articles, this would

stagger the average mind as a land

value. The various and contradictory

arguments of the single—taxer' agree,

however, on one point. This would be

“community value" for which he should

not be taxed. Let the community pay

the tax but let him reap the profits

from the community and pocket the

“community value" when he wishes to

sell out. ‘Rest assured that this cheap

manufacturer, who has been taxed on

income and non-essentials in war time

will not only fight an extra land value

but sooner or later would fight down

the “community value" now given his

city lot if a “site—value” tax were in el'.

feet. What land is more used than

his? What land producesa more prof—

itable crop? He can sell his “ commu-

nity value” and move his business to

the country railroad station, as many

have done, and the only "community

value" would be of his own making.

Surely he would not be taxed for his

“improvements” though they be bought

by the “community value” which he

sold. That man with purely selfish 1'11-

telligence who does not believe in gen-

eral welfare would escape with a nom-

inal tax on a cut-throat business. His

only contribution to society is a com-

munity real estate value ‘which he

would withhold if it were possible to

take money from the public without

giving it. I cannot. believe that a man

who is manufacturing a worth-while

product and who is reaping his just re-

ward from the public complains of a

tax for governmental usage. proportion-

ate to his income. It is for his protec-

tion and the general welfare of the





’ public on which he is wholly depend-





ent. It affords a chunk of steak for the

governmental bloodhounds and a few

bones for the rest of the kennel.





For the land speculator there would

be three opportunities. First, he could

let his land revert to the government

for taxes. This would be done in most

cases as his land is usually worthless

and unable to bear an added tax under

present conditions if tilled.



Second, he could build a few im-

provements and sell to some urbanite

who is blissfully ignorant of “harrow-

ing details" and the character of the

soil. ' -



Third, he could become farmer and

attempt to pay the taxes himself. 'It',

as usual, his land be poor he would

soon be ruined by the competition of

the rich land. If his land happened to

be rich he could prosper at the expense

of the farmer who, for lack of a corres-

ponding fertility was allowing portions

of his farm to lie idle.





Failing to: secure meat from their

masters (by income and iniprovement





 





.' taxes) the governmental bloodhounds





Stanley Warner, Programme Stock Breeder, H old: that Land

Slmuld Not Pay all T axes.





would look with greedy eyes at this ad-

dition to the list of under-dogs. The

same whip which deprived them of the

meat which suited them would force

them to feed on the muscle and bone

of the poorer diseaseddogs first. But

what chance have a few bloodhounds

against a pack of half—starved misused

collies, shepherds, ail-dales and terriers

with a few mastiffs and bulls mixed in?



I wish to call attention to the mis-

leading figures given by Judson Glen-

nell in your issue of March 15. I should

call them a compromise basis fox sin

gle tax. The single taxer is on the

last stretch of dusty road when he

compromises, when he submits to a

valuation of Michigan farm lands as

wild, and to Detroit'land as it is at

present.



But in what measure do valuations

enter the argument when it is cantend-

ed that the idle land will pay most of

the tax. At last I see the redeeming

motive Of this fellowman. How can a

single-taxer expect idle land to pay

taxes unless owned by a wealthy man

with a good income? He intends to

buy it himself and support the govern—

ment from his factory profits, relieving

the producer and consumer of their

present contribution and saving for a

time of need what, idle acres we now

find unprofitable to use.



He does not intend to fax us for

what land we wish to till, because our

tax money comes from our crops,

which are the product of our labor,

while his money is the pioduct of self-

ishness, idleness and the consumer’s

labor. I don’t blame him for wishing

to give it away.



If we find a field unprofitable we can

sell it to the single-taxer. He will pay

the taxes on it as idle land and give it

back to our children when soil'fertility

is much more valuable. The poor land

of today will seem rich to our children

if we have to continue to mine our rich

soils to make a living; Single-tamer,

you’re the generous chap I’ve been

looking for to come ferward at this

time of great need. Put ’er there!

You're all right!





CONTROL ASPARAGUS BE ETLE.





 





ROWERS of aspaiagus have come



to lealize that they must control

the two species of asparagus beetles

if they are to have a nice appearing

crop for sale. Injury by theseinsects

is‘due to the work of both young and

adults, to the tender shoots which they

render unfit for market early in the

season. Later they destroy by defolia—

tion the grown plants, particularly the

seedlings, the roots of which become

weakened when their tops are devour-

ed. The larvae, or “slugs," as well as

the beetles, attack the tenderer por-

tions of the plant, but the beetles gnaw

the epidermis, or outside of the stems

seemingly with equal relish.



Methods of Control.





Although these insects are at times





very numerous in neglected asparagus

beds they can readily be controlled.





Hand-picking is of some value in small.





beds but is not a very efficient means

of control. Ducks, chickens and tur—

keys runnlng in the, beds will account

for large numbers of these insects. One

of the best remedies against the larvae

is fresh, air-slaked lime, dusted on the

plants in the early morning while' the

dew is on. It soon kills any of the

“slugs” with which it comes in contact.

Arsenate of lead sprayed onto the tall

plants, which have been left for this

purpose, will kill many and prove to

be very eflicient. .

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For this car has not only a self starter, and demountable rims,

but other points of luxury that make it popular on the boulevards

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of doing one thing». and, doing it well than the

. product of the Maxwell Motor Company.

‘ _It saves you money three ways and returns

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and Ours ‘





HE immeasurably great purpose which lay back of

the war was far too vast an accomplishment for any

one body of men to put through to a finish.





It is our task to finish this

work.





Our soldiers have done—are

doing——their part. God knows

we never wanted them to do

more.





But what of us?





Winning the war was the in-

itial step toward a world peace

and prosperity of which hith-



' erto we had never dared to

dieani. But it was only a step.





The work of the most glori-

ous armies of all history placed

as on the threshhold of an op-

en door. A new world of 1111-

limited possibilities lies be- '

yond. They could not bring it

to us. They. could Only show ,

it to us, and its vast worth—



_ and give their lives to do it, if _

that were needed.





They showed us the way and

passed on—perhaps to new

worlds to conquer. And wheth

er we will or not, the solemn

obligation to finish their ,w01k

has fallen upon us.





   

   

   

   

   

 

 





 

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 





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die,

We shall not sleep—though

poppies blow

In Flanders fields.”





   





Your patriotism and mine

was not buried in those graves

in Flanders fields. There is still

work to do——for our country,

for ourselves, for our children.

Else the war will have failed in

its purpose—and millions of

young lives will have gone out

on a vain quest.





   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   





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NEW YORK MILK SITUATION: '\





FOLLOWING the meeting of the

Dairymen‘s League at Utica, on

March 22, attended by more than two

thousand delegates, the local branches

of the League are considering the new

plan for state- wide control approved at

this gathering. Almost universally the

subordinate organizations are accept-

ing the League plan.



Meanwhile the League has been in-

corporated under the laws of the state

of New York, the name taken being

the Dairymen’s League Cooperative As-

sociation. Officers have been elected

and steps are being taken to secure’

the following ends: To place all mem-

bers on an equal basis, by pro-rating

to pre-

vent so-called milk strikes and to se-

cure long—term contracts, to care forall

surplus milk, so that the dealers may

not be compelled to buy more than

they can handle; and finally to produce

by-products from milk at the lowest

possible cost, advertise them and sell

them.



1 The League does not at present pro-

?pose to take any part in the distribu-

tion of milk in New York City, but

will leave that to local dealers. The

price of milk is hereafter to be deter-

mined by taking the highest market

quotations for butter and cheese, ad-

ding a fair price for skim-milk and

whey and figure the milk price from

that. The price fixed for April milk

underpthis plan is $2.80. The price

will gradually increase as the season

advances. The League milk has been

sold according to this plan for at least

eight months in advance. Another fav-

orable feature of the present arrange-

ment is that the base zone has been

lengthened from one hundred and fifty

to two hundred miles from New York.

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GOVERNMENT LOANS TO FARM-

ERS NEARLY $200,000,000.





 





 





 





 





THE government has loaned nearly

$200,000,000 to its farmer citizens

for agricultural development, accord-

ing to figures made public by the farm

loan board. The loans during March

aggregated $15,946,277, which sent the

total up to $198,608,626 as the amount

loaned since the creation of the system.



March loans were distributed among

4,630 persdns. This represents a slight

increase in the number of individual

loans closed as compared with the pre«

vious month, the figures show. Since

the board was organized 79,949 sepa-

rate loans have been made by the

twelve banks.



Omaha’s loan bank leads in loans

closed during March with $4,565,850.

The St. Paul bank was second with

$1.8 3,200. Amounts loaned by other

ban s follow: Houston $1,838,717;

Spokane. $1,523,850; Louisville $1,142,-

700; St. Louis $1,125,800; Columbia

$923,355; Wichita $775,800; New Or-

‘leans $747,775; Berkeley' $546,000;

Springfield $525,590; Baltimore $336-

500.





 





BUTTER ON TRIAL.





 





LAWSUIT involving millions of

, dollars in revenue to the govern-

ment and large amounts to the con-

sumers of butter in the United States

is being tried in the United States Dis-

trict Court in Kansas. Witnesses from

all parts of the country, experts in

making butter, were summoned by the

government.





'and Abilene to obtain a refund of

$669. 40 from the internal revenue col;

' rector. A tax 01’- 8400111111 a penalty of





 





in? “alternated butter; on the face or





   





The suit was brought by the Belle

Springs Creamery Company of Salinir





the suit it is a- small matter of $700 in~

ternal revenue tax.

Millions of Dollars Involved.



But the real facts of the case involw

ed millions of dollars and every cream-

ery in the country and make the case

of interest _to every butter user. , '



The government cha1ged butter cons

taining more than sixteen per cent

water was adulterated and collected a

tax from the creamery because some

of its butter contained more than sixa

teen per cent and was therefore adults

erated and subject to the extra tax.





The company contends that the water, .





in the butter is not adulteration.



If the government wins the suit'ifi

means a big saving to butter consum~

ers. With butter containing sixteen per

cent of water, the public is paying ten.

cents a pound for water. The federal

tax was imposed to prevent excess wa«

ter going into the butter. -



More than Thirteen Per‘Ccnt Adulter-

ation.



The government has brought witness-

es here from New ’York, California,

Minnesota, Wisconsin and other big

dairy states to show that from eleven

to thiiteen per cent of water is neces

that an excess of thirteen per cent is

sary for the best grade of butter and

really an adulteration.





 





FARM LABORERS RETURNING.





 





THE farm labor outlook has bright~

ened c o n s i d e r a b l e, according

to reports received by the Agricultural

Department. Men who were called to

war are rapidly returning to the farms

by hundreds of thousands. The reports





show that on April 2 the farm labor~





supply was eighty-three per cent of the

demand. This represents an increase

over a corresponding period of 1918,

when the supply was only seventy—two

per cent of the demand.



Reports from the western wheat belt

show that section in a fairly good eon-

dition, since its labor supply is quoted

as eighty-five per cent of the demand.



The far west is reported as having

a labor supply eighty-eight per cent of

demand. California’s farm hands num-

ber ninety-one per cent of the total

number needed. Ohio reported eighty-

per cent of the demand.





CIVIL WAR PRICES WERE CONTIN-





UED THIRTEEN YEARS.





 





ETAIL prices of twenty-two arti«



cles of food combined increased

two [per cent in March over February,

according to the Bureau of Labor Sta~

tistics of the Labor Department. The

increase during the preceding year was

fourteen per cent and in a six-year pe‘

riod eighty per cent.



Comparing price fluctuations of the

present war prices with those of the

Civil War, the division of public works

and construction development of the

Department of Labor finds that prices

did not get back to pre-war levels until

thirteen years after the Civil War.



In the present instance it is claimed

prices never will get back. the reces-

sion being possible after the Civil War

and business methods because of im-

proved manufacturing.





151'SHIPS CARRYING VICTUA'LS TO

EUROPE.





 





TATISTICS made public today by,





the United States Shipping Board

show the board now has 151 steamers,

representing 950,000 deadweight ton-

n-age, engaged in carrying food to the

starving nations of Europe.

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the left—full of mud, ruts, holes

and bumps?





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road—mudless, rutless and dust-

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, It isn’t theory. It’s 3 proved

xfact. We don‘t ask you to take

our word for it. Read the report

of an authority, Mr. C. H. Claudy,

recently published in T/ze Coun-

5 ,trysia'e Magazine.





“Statistics for a certain bad-

;road district showed the average

.~ cost for hauling to be 29 cents per





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to 552,0 a ton offlzrm produce from



New Yoré to Liverpool una’er nor-

- ma! political conditions. ’ ’





“Yer; out I use an automooi/e. ’ ’





All the more reason for a good

road. Bad roads ruin automobiles.

Good roads not only save wear

and tear on autos but tfley move

your farm halfway to town oy cut-

ting running time in two.





“Yes; out now aoout t/ze bond

issue ,ooosting 772 y taxes? ’ ’





Mr. Claudy discusses that, too:





“The arguement of the man

who has to pay for the road is that

he can’t afford the bond issue be-

rause it increases his taxes....But

figures knock an arguement like

this completely out of the ring. In

a country where the proceeds of a

$12 5,000 bOnd issue had been ex—

pended on roads, the average cost

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exactly in half, that is, from 30 to

15 cents. The actual saving in one

year was $1.74, 97d or wit/tin $30 of

an amount suficient to retire t/ze en—

tire oona’ issue in one year/ ” '





“I know; out t/ziné oft/1e rzzaintenanee

cart of macadam ready! ’ ’





You are quite right in objecting to

paying for the everlasting maintenance

cost of fi/am macadam. '





That is Where Tarvia comes to your

rescue. The use of Tarvia re-enforces

the] road surface and makes it water:

proof, frost proof, mudless, dustless and

automobile-proof. A Tarvia Road costs

wry little to maintain and pays for it-

self over and over again.





Many townships—whole counties, in

fact—have proved this so. thoroughly

that they now use Tarvia on a// their

main roads to save money.





In the face of these facts can you and

your neighbors afford to use a “two

horse road” a Single season lbnger?





I l/urtral‘ea’ boo/(let Mowing ’l'arvia roaa'r

all over i/leeountry free on requerz‘.





 





Special Service Department





' a Special Service Department which keeps up to the





In order to bring the facts before the taxpayers as well

as road authorities, The Barrett Company has organized





minute on all road problems. If you will write to the

nearest office regarding road conditions or problems in

your vicinity, the matter will have the prompt attention

of experienced engineers This service is free for the

asking.



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thing New Under the Sun. MISS the Request of President Ebert. on Apiil 8 in his Siam-seventh Year.

Mabel Wagnalls IS a Famous Author

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Vice—Admiral William Snowden, Sims——

Miss Jeanette Rankin, the First VVom- Commander—in-Chief of the U. S.

an Elected to Congress, sailed re- Naval Forces Operating in Foreign





cently to attend the Woman’s Per— ‘ _ _ Waters, is Extended a Most Cordial

manent Peace Session, to be held in Secretary Mass and J. H. Burton, (Or igmator of Honor Flag Campaigns), Welcome Home. The Lower Picture

Switzerland some time in May, Hoisting the Victory Loan Flag Over the U. S. Treasury Department. Shows the Admiral and His Family.





 





Little Warren Pershing, Son of General John J. Per- The Latest Photo of President and Mrs. Wilson, These are. the First Pictures to be Received in

shing, Sailed Apr1l7 for France, to see his “Daddy.” takenjn Paris Just Prior to his Recent Illness. this country of theActual Conflict Between the

It W111 be First Time Warren has seen his Father The Couple are Entering the Gate of the For- German Troops and the Soldiers of Poland. In

Since the General Left for France. On the Left is eign Office at the Quai D’Cresay, Paris. the Lower Picture German Troops have Arrest-

Secretary of War Baker, who also Sailed on the Ed a Polish Citizen and are taking him to the

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that a plentiful supply of “U- .

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is now available for their use.





. ‘ At the time that America’s

supply of Potash was cut off by

the war, we knew that an

American potash could be

produced. We 'had enough

confidence, also, in the farm

owners of this country to know

that once the American pro-

duct was developed they

would stand by it.





“U-S” Potash was the result-a very

much higher grade of tash‘ than

any other grade ever 0 cred. (50.-

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It comes from Our own lants located

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manufactured and distributed by us,

and not through the usual middle-

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UNG on memory’s wall is a‘ life-

,size picture of Jones’ hired man,

although three decades have fled since

this man of mystery passed away in

an asylum for the insane. When I

think of Tom Black I say, ‘How sweet,

or how bitter, is a woman’s tongue.”

“How much stranger than fiction is

life.”





He was tall, stooping, sober—but

how kind. He always seemed thought-

ful,.generous, unselfish. He was a fix-

ture with Jones, as much a part of the

ranch as were the buildings and ‘tools.

And why not? Did not the ranch bring

forth in profusion’at the touch of his

master hand? Even the old hedgerow

of Cherokees blossomed forth in new

life and vigor at his touch, while Jones’

cross-grained and ill-tempered Old cow

would stand meekly for him_ while the

milk flowed in a steady stream to the

foaming pail.





But he was a man of mystery. He

never referred to his past—it was a,

sealed book. For some years now he

had been Jones’ hired man, respected

by his employer and liked by every

man who chanced to rub elbows with

him. He was supposed to be a bach-

elor, but no such information ever fell

from his lips for he was silent as the

grave concerning his past.





But to Pasadena one day came a"

man who was searching for Tom Black

and when he saw him he called him

“Father." Then the mystery was solv-





News of





Wednesday, April 16.





THE soviet government is reported

to have appropriated $4,000,000

monthly for propaganda purposes.—

German government troops are defeat-

ed in a battle at Munich for the cen-

tral railway station—The Cz‘echo—Slo.

vak delegates in Paris charge the east-

ern provinces of Germany with secret-

ly building a new army togoppose the

Entente if necessary—Canadian vet-

erans of the great war urge legislation

to bar immigration into Canada—Crit—

icisms of the military methods used by

Japan to restore order in Korea are

reaching this country—A general har-

bor strike involving 16,000 thousand

workers threatens New York’s trans-

Atlantic shipping—Approval has been

granted the introduction of the mov-

ing picture into the Detroit schools

for instruction purposes.





Thursday, April 17.





THE political situation in Turkey

and Egypt is reported in a. critical

state.—-Spanish influenza results in the

death of 400,000 people in Germany the

last eighteen months—Fourteen Amer-

ican and six French soldiers are kill-

ed in a train wreck near Lemans,

France—Income tax statistics show

that this country now has 17,000 more

millionaires than when the war began.

—The Polish Diet is purchasing large

quantities cotton to supply the tex~

tile indust of that country with raw

material—Wheat seeding in the north-

west is considerably delayed by heavy

rains—Hog Island shipyard launches

its twenty-third ship—Allied govern-

ments decide not to wait beyond May

15 for a definite answer from Germany

as to whether she will sign or refuse

to sign the peace treaty.

Friday, April 18.



HE Swiss federal council decides



‘to recognize the new German gov-

ernment—The British government will

end the censorship on letters to the

United States and northern European

countries within two weeks—Germans

added over $300,000,000 to their sav-

ings accounts in 1918, according to ad-

vices from the Netherlands—Seven





former German submarines enroute





from France to England are lost in a

storm.—Exports from United States

in March totaled $605,000,000.—It is

decided that the Kiel fortifications are





'to be preserved—France suddenly





halts demobilization, pending the ar-

rival of the German peace envoys. - .

, Saturday, April 19.





HE first unit of the 32nd Division

-re-crosses Rhine on their heme-

ward trip.—Danzig is to become an in-

ternational port—Local fighting con-

tinues in Bavaria with Munich isolated





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ed, the unknown became known. and

we discovered that truth is indeed

stranger than fiction. .



, Tom Black, when a ydung man, had

a nagging wife who made his life mis—

erable. He had also young children.

whom he loved sincerely. But his wife

nearly drove him frantic with her

fault-finding. One fateful morning the

climax came. His tormentor said, “I

wish you would clear out and never

come back until you are worth enough

to purchase a home for your family."



Without a word Tom Black walked

out of the door and disappeared. He

failed to return at nightfall. His wife

made inquiry, but in vain. It was as if

the earth had opened and swallowed

him up. He had taken the nagging

wife at her word. Years passed by

and the children grew to sturdy man~

hood and womanhood. The nagging

wife died. Still no.Word from the fath-

er-wanderer. At last the elder son

learned that his father was in Pasa-

dena, California.



In vain the son endeavored to pre

vail on' the father to accompany him

on his return to the east. No. he was

in California, and in California he

would stay. But after his son’s return

there was a gradual change. He began

to act strangely; his mind began to

fail. The troubles that he had nursed

in secret through all the years were

too much for him. His mind failed.

and he passed his last years in an asy-

lum for the insane.





the VVcck





lutionary uprisings in Korean—Wash

ington officials learn that the Bolshe-

vist position in eastern Russia is near-

ing collapse, and that the Entente gov-

ernments will soon recognize the

Omsk government whose forces have

been active in suppressing the Lenine

Socialistic undertakings—The internal

revenue officials refuse to sell breWers'

stamps for the manufacture of beer

containing two and three-quarters per

cent alcohol.——The Michigan house of

representatives defeats a. bill to in-

crease salaries of justlres of the sup-

reme court—House also passes a bill

providing for the grading of potatoes

according to the U. S. grade measure

ments.





Sunday, April 20.





ECAUSE of possible agitation in



Italy, in the event of an adverse.

decision by the peace congress on the

Italian question, the commander of the

American expeditionary forces orders

all American troops and war workers

out of the country—Count Czernin,

former Austro-Hungarian foreign min~

ister is arrested while attempting ot

reach Switzerland—More British

troops are being sent to India to re-

store order in seditious sections of that

country.——Captain White makes the

first non-stop aerial flight from .‘New

York to Chicago in six hours and‘fifty

minutes—Preparations are now being

made in Germany for a referendum

vote on the peace treaty if the terms

are considered too harsh—A Chilean

commercial mission arrives in New

York—American prohibition upsets

the French wine market.





Monday, .April 21.





USSIAN and British troops are pur~



suing Bolsheviki forces in north.

ern Russia—Control of the Vienna

government is reported to be in the

hands of the Bolshevists.—Italy threat

ens to rule Flume and control the Ad.

riatic.—The New England telephone

operators call off their striker—Church.

es of twenty-seven denominations have

set aside May 4 to aid returning sol-

diers to secure positions—Victory

Loan campaign opens.





Tuesday, April 22.

ANY cities and districts of the





country complete the sale of their





quota to the Victory Loan—Italy

blocks further consideration of the

Adriatic question—The Czecho-Slo-

vaks deny that Jews are being perse-

cuted in their domains—The regent of

Finland dismisses his cabinet—Strik-

ers fire on’the police in Limerick, Ire-

land.‘——TherUnited States modifies ex.

port restrictions to aid European. comm,

tries—May 1'13 designated as aiday at

special observance in honor otthe late





 

 

 





 





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liniment and liquid cement, please."



Chemist-“Are they both for the

same person? Or shall I wrap them

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Little Boy—“Well, I dunno. Muv-

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The motorist emerged from beneath

the car and struggled for breath. His

helpful‘ friend, holding the oil can,

beamed upon him.



“I've just given the cylinder a thor-

ough oiling, Dick, old man,” said the

helpful friend.



“Cylinder,” said the motorist, heat-

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A farmer went into a hardware

store, where a clerk wanted to sell him

a bicycle. “A bicycle won't eat its

head off, and you can ride round your

farm on it. I can let you have one for

thirty—five dollars.”‘



“I’d rather put the money into a

cow,” said the farmer. ‘



“You’d look mighty foolish riding

round on a cow,” said the hardware

man.



“Wall, no more foolish than Iwould

milking a bicycle, I reckon."





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now to address him in all frankness.

“It is true that I am legally the wife of

this man of whom you speak, but this

only enables me_to know his motives

better. This condemnation of Sieur do

it was

born in the brain of La. Barre, and Cas-

sion merely executes his orders. I have

here the written instruction under

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Barre’s letter.

CHAPTER XXVIII.’

The Court Martial.





E TONTY took the paper from

my hand, glanced at it, then lift-

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How came this in your possession ?”



“I found it in Cassion’s private bag

last night, under the berth yonder. Lat-

er he came and carried the bag away,

never suspecting it had been opened.

His commission was there also. Read

it, Monsieur.”



He did so slowly, carefully, seeming

to weigh every word, his eyes darken

ing, and a flush creeping into his

swarthy cheeks.



“Madame,” he exclaimed at last. “I

care not whether the man be your hus-

band, but this is a damnable conspir-

acy, hatched months ago in Quebec.”



1 bowed my head. .



“Beyond doubt, Monsieur.”



“And you found nothing more, no

documents taken from Hugo Chevet?”



“None, Monsieur; they were either

destroyed in accordance. with La

Barre’s instructions, or else M. Cas-

sion has them on his person.”



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for such foul treachery. What occur-

red back in New France to cause the

murder of Chevet, and this attempt to

convict De Artigny of the crime?”



“Sit here, Monsieur,” I said, my Voice

trembling, “and I will tell you the

whole story. I must tell you, for there

is no one else in Fort St. Louis Whom

I can trust.”



He sat silent, bareheaded, his eyes

never leaving my face as I spoke. At

first I hesitated, my words hard to con-

trol, but as I Continued, and felt his

sympathy, speech became easier. All

unconsciously his hand reached out and

rested on mine, as though in encour-

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his hand grasp tightened, but, for a

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not to oppose La Barre’ s officers, and,

even if I were disposed to disobey my

chief, I possess no force with which to

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forty. ” He leaned closer, whisper,-

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ter the prisoner has been condemned."

“How? You mean a rescue?”





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I drew a deep breath, but with no

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The door opened, and the figure of

a. man stood outlined against the

brighter glow without. De Tonty was

on his feet fronting the newcomer, ere

I even realized it was ‘Cassion who

stood there, glaring at us. Behind him

two soldiers waited in the sunshine.





“What is the meaning of this, M. de

Tonty?” he exclaimed, with no pre-

tense at friendliness. “A rather early

morning call, regarding which I was

not even consulted. Have husbands no

rights in this wilderness. paradise ?” 3



“Such rights as they uphold,” re-

turned the Italian, erect and motion-

less. “I am always at your service, M.

Cassion. Madame and I have convers-

ed without permission. If that be a

crime I answer for it now, or when

you will.”



It was in Cassion’s heart to strike.

I read the desire in his eyes, in the

swift clutch at his sword hilt; but

the sarcastic smile on De Tonty’s thin

lips robbed him of courage.



“ ’Tis best you curb your tongue," he

snarled, “or I will have you in the

guardhouse with De Artigny. I com‘

mand now.” ,



“So I hear. Doubtless you could con-

vict me as easily.”



“What do you mean?”



"Only that your whole case is a. tis-

sue of lies ” .



“Pah! you have her word for it, no

doubt. But you will sing a different

song presently. 'Ay, and it will be her

testimony which will hang the villain."



“What is that you say, Monsieur—-

my testimony. 9” V



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Who is the man I





.in the Mission garden at St. Ignace.





Sacre, that shot hits,’does it! .You

thought me asleep, and with no knowl-

edge of your escapade, but I had other

eyes open that,__ night, my lady. Now

will you confess the truth t” "



“I shall conceal nothing, Monsieur."



“ ’Tw1ll be best that you make no

attempt ” he sneered, his old braggart

spirit reasserting itself as De Tonty

kept Silent. “I have guard here to es-

cort you to the Commandant’s office.”



“You do me honor.” I turned to De

Tonty. “Shall I go, Monsieur?”



“I think it best, Madame,” he replied

soberly, his dark eyes contemptuously

surveying Cassion. "To refuse would

only strengthen the case‘against the

prisoner. M. Cassion will not, I am

sure, deny me the privilege 01' accomf 3

panying you. Permit 3111‘s to ”offer my

arm.”



I did not glance toward CasSion, but '

felt no doubt Esme 1‘ ”
permitted us to pass. Some order was

Spoken in a low tone, and they fell in

behind with'rifles at trail. Once in the

Open I became for the first time, aware

bf irregular‘rifle firing, and observed in

Surprise, men posted upon a narrow

staging along the side of the log

stockade. 0 - ,



“Is the fort being attacked?” I asked.



“There has been. firing for some

days," he answered, “but'no real at-

tack. The savages merely hide yonder

amid the rocks and woods, and strive

to keep us from venturing down the

trail. Twice we have made sortie, and

driven them away, but ’tis a useless

waste of fighting."

posted above the gate.





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morning, Jul-es.



The soldier glanced about cautiously,

keeping his head below cover.



“Thick as files out there, Monsieur,”

he answered, “and with a marksman

or two among them. Not ten minutes

since Bowain got a ball in his head.”



“And no orders to clear the devils

out?”



“No, Monsieuru—only to watch that

they do not form for a rush.”



The Commandan’t office was built

against the last Stockade—a log hut

no more pretentious than the others.

A sentry stood at each side of the clos-

ed door, but De Tonty ignored them,

and ushered me into the room. It was

not large, and was already well filled,

a table littered with papers occupying

the central space, De Baugis and De

la Durantaye seated beside it, while

numerous figures were standing press-

ed against the walls. I recognized the

familiar faces of several of our party,

but before I recovered from my first

embarrassment De Baugis arose, and

with much politeness offered me a

chair. ’ ,



De Tonty remained beside me, his

hand resting on my chair back, as he

cooly surveyed the scene. Cassion

pushed past, and occupied a vacant

chair, between the other officers, lay-

ing his sword on the table. My eyes

swept about the circle of faces seek-

ing De Artigny, but he was not pres-

ent. But for a slight shuffling of feet,

the silence was oppressive. Cassion‘s

unpleasant voice broke the stillness.



‘.M de Tonty, there is a chair yon-

der reserved for your use.”



“I prefer remaining beside“ Madame

Cassion,” he answered calmly. “It

would seem she has few friends in this

company."



“We are all her friends,” broke in

De Baugis, his face flushing, “but we

are here to do justice, and avenge a

foul crime. The told us that madame

possesses certain knowledge which has

not been revealed. Other witnesses

have testified, and we would now listen ,

to her word. Sergeant of the guard.

bring in the prisoner}?



He entered by way of the rear door,

manacled, and with an armed soldier

on either side. Coatless and barehea—

ed, he stood erect in the place assign-

ed him, and as his eyes swept the fac-

es, his stern look changed to a smile

as his glance met mine. My eyes were

still upon hifl, seeking eagerly for

some message of guidance, when Cas-

sion spoke. ,



“M. de Baugis will question the wit-

ness.”



“The court will pardon me,” said De

Artigny. “The witness to be heard is

Madame?”



.“Certainly; what means your inter-

ruption?” . _



“To spare. the lady unnecessary em-

barrassment. She is my friend, and,

no doubt, may findrit difficult to testify

against me. I merelyfventure to ask

her'to give this court the exact truth.”

. “Your words are impertinent.” .



i “No, M. de Baugis,” I broke in, tin-





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“Your husband ?”

“Yes, Monsieur.”





his head, his eyes on my face. I felt ft”

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"hand on my shOulder, and the slight.

pressure brought 'me courage.





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governor in all probability suggested

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lieve he countenanced the 00mmission

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decision. You found no other docu-

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. . . to another.

but here 1s La Barre’s COIDIIHSSIOII, and





I dare you to ignore it. So answer me,._,

MadameL—you saw De Artigny bend»;

over the body of your uncle, then

dead?” ‘





as may be called.”

“You wish me to retire ’2”

“I would prefer you do so.”





“I know not, Monsieur; but there I arose to my feet, hesitating and un-

was no movement.” certain. It was evident though that

“Why did you make no report?——was the court intended to convict the pris-

it to shield De Artigny?" oner. All the hatred and dislike en-

I hesistated, yet the answer had to gendered by years Of controversy With

be made. La Salle, all the quarrels and misun-

“The Sieur de Artigny was my friend derstandings of the past few months

Monsieur. I did not believe him guil- between the two rival commanders at

W, yet my evidence would have cast the fort, was now finding natural out-

suspicion upon him. I felt it best to let "1 this trial 0f Rene “9 Artigny'

remain still, and wait." He was officer of La Salle, friend of

“You suspected another?” De Tonty, and through his conviction

“Not then, Monsiuer, but since." they could strike at the men they both

Cassion sat silent, not overly pleased hated and feared. .More, they realized

with my reply, but De Baugis smiled also thatsuch action would please Le

grimly. .Barre. Whatever else had been ac-

“By my faith,” he said, “the tale comphshed by my exhibit of thegover-

gathers interest. You have grown to nor’sletter, It had clearly shown De

suspicion another since, Madame— Baugls that his master desired the ov-

dare you name the man?” erthrow of the young explorer. And

My eyes sought the face of De Ton- while he felt slight friendship for'Cas-_

ty, and he noddel gravely. 81011 he was La Barre’s man and would

“It can do no harm, Madame,” he obey his orders. He wished me out of

“Put the paper in Do the way for a purpose. What purpose?

Baugis’ hand ,, . That .I might not hear the lying test'L-'

I drew it crumpled from out the many of those soldiers and Indians,

bosom of my dress, rose to my feet, who would swear as they were told; ;

and held it forth to the Captain of Tears misted my eyes, 30 the faces,

Dragoons. He grasped it wonderingly about me were blurred, but,' before I ._

“What is this, Madame?” could find words in which to voice‘ my

“One page from a letter of instruc- indignation, D9 Tonty StOOd beside me,

tion. Read it, Monsieur; you will rec- and grasped my arm



ognize the handwriting.” (Continued next week).





CHAPTER XXIX.

‘ Condemned.





E opened the paper gravely, shad-

owing the page with one hand g) (Continued from page 649)

' that Cassion was prevented from er points—the freedom from stripe disc

seeing the words. He read slowly, 'a ease as a criterion for selecting barley

frown on his face. fields to be saved for use in the com-





 





BARLEY- DISEASES IN MICHIGAN.





 





Barre, although unsigned," he said at soil is the first principle in plant dis-





' last , . ease control.





“Yes Monsieur ” “But, " '-—you ask—"can not thGSe ban E

“HOW. came the paper in your pos- léy diseases be handled by seed mat-

session?” ment?” ' " ,,

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De Baugis' eyes seemed to darken

as he gazed at me; then his glance fell

“What is it you desire me to tell, upon Cas'sion, who was leaning for-'





“ ’Tis a foul lie,” he thundered hotly. .





You are excused, Madame, ’

while we listen to such other witnesses ,





“ ’Tis the writing of Governor La munity as seed. Clean seed in clean ’





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





   

   

 





 





u—w‘wv-‘wv—
~daily- prevent the stripe disease leases.





‘barley covered smut.





Stripe disease was reduced, in tests in

some Michigan fields following the dry

treatment, from ten to three or five

per cent.



In the dry formaldehyde treatments,

which are the same as recommended

for oats, one -pint of formaldehyde is

sprayed with a hand atomizer on the

grin as it is shovele'd over. The grain

is then covered, for four hours and

planted at once.



This result was disappointing to the





‘farmers who have learned to expect





one hundred per cent control because

of their common experience in fighting

smuts.



The disease seems more deep-seated

and harder to handle than smut

Whether this is due to greater resist-

ance of the spores to formaldehyde or

to a partial penetiation of the barley

kernels is not clear.



Ac'cordingly, in Wisconsin, more

strenuous trehtment was devised. This

consists of-soaking the grain for an

hour in formaldehyde, one pint to thir-

ty gallons of water. It is evident that

this is giving to barley a treatment





that would seriously injure wheat, but _





the barley, like the oats, seems to be

veiy hardy in formaldehyde handling.

Even this treatment does not complete-

1y eliminate st1ipe, but it reduces the

disease to small amounts.



What, then, is the recommendation

for Michigan farmers? It first of all

behooves them to look carefully at the

field from which they take their barley

seed. Pedigreed seed whose field in-

spections say nothing about prevalence

of stripe and smut-standards may be





disappointing.

It isthen necessary to treat. The

writer realizes that the strenuous





treatment which will, according to the

Wisconsin experts, be most effective,

is not feasible with large acreages. The

college station has recommended that

the ordinary formaldehyde treatment,

either wet or dry method, be given ev-

ery bushel planted as protected against

This is partial

protection against stripe.



Then a portion of the barley,prefer-

ably that for an isoalated field, should

be treated in the stronger soaking fash-

ion to furnish a seed supply for next

year.



There is another extremely hopeful

possibility for next year. The college

pedigieed variety Michtooroo is so fan

as our surveys g0, completely f1 ee

from the disease. Indeed, all the strains

growing in the college fields in 1917

were free from the disease except

those brought in from the Wisconsin

selections. It would seem that the

Michigan selections started clean. The

seed sent out for increase in the Crop

Improvement Association was clean

and thus will form a source of clean

seed in 1920. Occasional contamina-

tion from local grown barleys will oc-

cur, but the rigid inspection given by

the inspectors will detect this. In ad-

dition, Secretary Nicolson has insisted

that the Cr0p Improvement barleys be

treated by the stiong soaking method

in order to safeguard the increase

barley.



At present, farmers like the barley

crop. It seems to have a place in Mich-

igan agriculture. Ithas its diseases—

and what crop has not? But no farm-

er should become unduly discouraged.

The diseaseswill not becOme so ramp-

ant as to take all the profit out of the

crop, but theydo, and will continue to,

cut the profits noticeably. It is not too

much to predict that the scientific

workers will be able to devise methods

of coping with the serious forms of

barley dis’eases. Give the crop the best

handling your facilities will permit and

be on the alert for the cleansorts and

improved methods. .





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HOOP kite is made with very



simple materials. First, yOu will



require the half of a hoop, for a

medium-sized kite, a hoop from a but-

ter-cask is about right and any grocer

will be glad to give you one if you ask

him. Choose the best portion of the

hoop and cut off a piece a little smaller

than half of it. Then, with the pocket

knife thin the half hoop, taking care

not to out enough Off to weaken it, too

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Brace in Position.





N an endeavor to increase the sug-

1 ar supply for America and her Al-

lies, fifty-five young patriots of the

soil planted half-acre plots in Menomi-

nee county last spring. These plots

were inspected at least once during the

growing season by the superintendent

of the Menominee County Agricultural

School. Each member that completed

the project exhibited a sample of his

beets at the county fair, and completed

the work in the fall by sending in a.

report sheet on the cost of production,

profit on investment, and writing a.

story on “How I Grew my Beets.”





TheSe fifty-five members grew on the

average, twelve and two-thirds tons per

acre at an average cost of $68.25 and

an average profit of $60.01. This makes

an average profit of $30 to every child

that grew one-half acre of beets. The

above figures, of course, were taken

from the members reporting 'on the

project and making an average with





port.

figuring the child and horse hours at

fifteen cents, and the adult labor‘at

the actual cost to the grower. The fer--





part of this wascommercial fertilizer,

an application of barnyard manure hav-

ing been applied to the crop that pre-

ceded the beets on the plot. ' ‘

One of. the most outstanding features?





gette, living at Carney, Menominee





 





Picture (A) Shows the First Step in Construction.

(C) Front View of Finished Kite.





ing it frequently by balancing it on

the knife blade.



When-the half-hoop is thinned nicely

and properly balanced, cut a notch in

the middle and also at each end. Next

you must select a. backbone, a piece of

thin cane will do nicely if rather stiff,

or a long strip of wood, say twenty-





't‘our to thirty inches long. Tie this to





the notch in the center of the half-

hoop, so as to leave about one inch

sticking out 'at the top. Now tie a.

piece of stout string to one end of the

half-hoOp, or top, as we will now call'it,

pass the string once around the back-

bone and tie to the other end of the

hoop. Now measure carefully and be

sure that the backbone is exactly in

the center of the two hoop ends. Hav-

ing done this, join each end of the top

with string to the bottom of the back-

bone, which we have previously notch-

ed to hold same. We now have our

skeleton, or frame, complete.



Next get a large sheet of paper,

slightly larger than the frame. Place

the frame on top of 'the paper and with

a pencil draw a line a little over an

inch larger than the frame. Cut out

and paste the edges over the top and





(B) a Back View with





By R. N. KEBLER





county. He grew eleven and a quarter

tons on half an acre at a cost of $41.62

and a profit of $70.88. The following

facts and figures were sent in by the

boy and sworn to by the parents.



“I selected a piece of clay loam soil,

well fertilized the year before, and





cropped with potatoes and onions.

This was plowed on April 26 and har-

rowed the following day. Ten pounds





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string sides of the skeleton. Turn; it

over ~- and paste two or three strips





across the back over the baCkbon‘eL





This fastens the backbone to the cover

and strengthens it.



Tie a string at the back from. side to

side, from one end of top to the other

end of the top. Take a. piece fiot wood

about four inches long, cut a notch in

each end of it and fit it between this

string and the backbone, with‘ one end

on each.



Now to hang, tie a slack string from

top to bottom on the front of the kite

and to that attach the flying string; at

the point where the kite balances. ‘



Tie another piece of string to the

backbone for the tail, say about fiVe

yards long. Make some loops in the

tail about two feet apart and .put in

tufts of paper, at the end of the tail

tie ”a piece of turf. Now the kite is

ready to fly and if you have ‘fOllowed

each step carefully should soar aloft

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Beet: Clubs 111 Menominee County





of beet seed were planted Mit'y 10 in

rows eighteen inches apart. The beets

were heed June 6 and blockengune 11.

They were then cultivated once a week

during the months of May and June.

The harvest took place September 27





to 29, after which the beets were haul- .





directly to the loading station.”

The items of his report were as fol-

lows:





 





those who had a plot, but did not re: .





 





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Eleven and a quarter tons of

beets at $10........... ...... $112.50

Total cost of production ....... 41.62





Profit ...................... $ 70.88

Note what these figures bring out

relative .to the feeding habits, fertilzai-

tion, soil type, etc., of sugar beets.



The best story on “How I Grew my

Beets,” by Rose Frazier, of Powers,

Michigan:



“Our Uncle Sam says: “Yes, we’re go‘

ing to wipe the Hun from the face of

the earth, and then plant sugar beets

where he and his followers trod, so as

to'sweeten the land for a better pur-

pose than cruelty. We have stood

manslaughter long enough and with

food and brave Yankees in khaki we

can whirl shells into the kaiser’s

brains, which Would send him to his

last resting place, where the worst of

men will remain his venerable com-

panions.”



“The American call is, “Food, Food.

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Our Prize Contest





0 the boy or girl writing the



best letter, of less than 250

words on each of the following

subjects, the Michigan Farmer

will give a cash prize of $1.00.





(Subject of letter to be mailed

by May 5):



“The best hike I ever took."



(Subject of letter to be mailed

by May 12): '





“The worst bargain I

made."





ever





(Subject of letter to be mailed

May 19):

“The best teacher I ever had."





We desire to make this con-

test a permanent feature of our

Boys’ and Girls’ Department. A

new subject will be added each

week.



Write neatly with ink on one

side of the sheet only. Give your

age, full name and address.





Address your letters to The

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Infilthe heart

'A dear little plant lay fast asleep,





of a seed buried deep,‘so

deep;





“Wake! said the sunshine and creep

to the light,”



“Wake! said the voice of the rain

drops bright.



The little plant. heard and it rose to





see,

What the wonderful outside world

might be.



In fifteen days this little poem came

true and I pictured my plot as a little

dream bed, for there I could see tiny

green heads springing day after day.

I also knew this meant instant work.

I then cultivated my beets for the first

time, with a hand cultivator. Then my

after school work for a whole IOng

week was to block sugar beets. I knew

it at least was work well done.



I waited about a week before I thin-

ned my beets. After thinning my spir-

its fell as I saw the weeds come again

among my dear little plants; but with

renewed effort and only a farm girl’s

muscle, I fought the little beasts just

as Uncle Sam was fighting the kaiser.

It was war work and I was a war work—

er. My beets were horse-cultivated

three times after this during the sum-

mer and I felt proud when people told

me that I took good care of my beets.

Who wouldn’t be proud of not only

such work, but of being able to tell

your class friends and teachers of your

“thriving sugar beet crop.”



Not only my school books of this

year and other years helped me to

care for my beets, but the people who

saw me working incessantly at them



told me what they had done and what

they thought I should do. I took it all

as good advice because I knew that I

was “young and foolish.” ‘



To tell the truth, I had my heart and

soul on my sugar beet work and they

say, “You cannot love anything but

human beings.” But I loved my sugar

beets, and I hope that some of my

sugar will help to strengthen a weak-

ened soldier lad."



Figuring up the score on the four-

point basis mentioned above, namely,

plot, exhibit, report and story, Louise

Kreiger, Nathan, Mich., is entitled to

first place and she will receive a high-

grade Holstein heifer calf valued at

$25. Exilda Horde, Stephenson, second

place, will receive two high-grade Dur-

oc or Poland China pigs valued at $15.

Katherine Friday, Hermansville, third

place, will receive pen of White Rock

or Leghorn hens and cockerel valued

at $10. Thelma Swanson, of Daggett,

Mich., fourth place, will receive one

high-grade Duroc or Poland China pig,





 





 





 





 





 





this question, “Is Sugar

Food?” The answer is, “Yes, and a

Very valuable food also.” We all know

that it is a necessary food so just stop

a‘little and rest your imaginary eye on

a-half-acre sugar beet field.



Last spring, and at other preceding

o'ecasions, our school was visited by

Mr. Hill and Mr. Nye, of the Menomi-

nee County Agricultural School. The

main object of their visits was to in-

terest the boys and girls to join the

sugar beet club. The club talks and

work became quite interesting and I

quite fortunately dropped in as a sugar

beet girl, and then for further Work:



.The work on our sugar beet plot was

supposed to be done as far as possible

by the grower himself, but if work was

given it was permissible, or if help

was hired it ,was-the same admittance

-——only to pay fifteen cents per hour to

the helper. These fifteen cents an hour

looked too much to me so I simply dug

to the sugar beet work alone.



I planted my beets the seventeenth

of Mayon a fall-plowed and yell-tilled

piece of sod land. I knew the sod was

not the best. but its being well disked

and dragged was What was left formy.



sugar beets. ‘

_While I plantedthe seed I thought





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valued at $7.50, and Felix Forgette, of

Carney, Mich., will receive a trio of

poultry and ducks, valued at $6.00.



The County Agricultural School de-

sires to organize more junior clubs

among the boys and girls of the coun-

ty the coming summer. The Menomi-

nee River Sugar Company promises to

pay us the same price they did for last

year’s crop in the face of the tremen-

dous tumble it has taken. Here is a

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wishing to join the beet club may join

the poultry, pig, sheep, or calf club.

The Agricultural School has a special

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get into these projects. Get in early

on it.





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Spring is cleaning-up time.

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green-sward about the

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The Farm Home. Attractive - L,





THE possession of attractive home er produces, then it follows that the





reach of any farmer ~who OWIlS that of supporting a good home. If eV- people Will usually hesitate at leaving

his home, while several tenants have ery farm child were in attractive home an attractive, prosperousrfarm home . ‘;

made their stay enjoyable by a few Surroundings, many of the problems of for uncertainties 0f city life. BUt con.—





relation between the size, costliness, be facing the question of keeping the “Qt merely a question Of a. few daisies

or simplicity of a home and its sur- boys and girls on the farm. here, fresh paint and new porches, .

roundings as compared~ with its at- The influence of farm environment broad 1awfis 01‘ tidy door yards, but of .,

tractiveness that may be given it by has a. subconscious but potent effect having 11"ng places that, in their





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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proper arrangement and careful up-

keep. Beauty is not to be measured by

expense, and ornament of any kind is

not needed so much as a neat and well-

kept appearance.



Farm folks are coming more and

more to appreciate the value of home-

like and inviting surroundings as a.

background for family life. The ideal

home and home life is the reward for

which we are striving.

Then, there is that

pleasure which comes

to the family having

home surroundings to

be proud of. It is an

obligation which ev-

ery citizen owes his

community to have his

home as attractive as

possible. One little

farm mother put the

truth in a sentence,

“Let the home beauty

be its sole duty.” This

is the proper spirit.

The farm home may.

be made beautiful by

simple means. Neat-





come first; these com—

bined with a good





The farm home is





a combined residence - g '* V _ ,

and business headquarters. As the ples could profitably be planted near first, the, house should have a back-

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vital, both for the present welfare of afford, opportunity tor outddor life. on-

,theindivldual home and for the future the. lawnand ingothe shaded co





to older folk and children alike. -



A well-planned and Well-kept yard

will greatly improve an ugly house; a.

pleasing house makes it far easier to

lay out an attractive yard. A house

with a poor yard, or none, is inhospit-

able _and forlorn. Both the house and

grounds must be kept in mind in plan-

ning. -



One of the surprising features about

an attractive home surrounding is that-

few people can describe it when they

have left it behind. In planning farm

homes, Prof. Davies, of Cornell Col-

lege, advises that there are seven

points that we should emphasize:





.1. The place must be well furnished

with trees and shrubbery.



2. The house should be prominent

and should have a good setting.



3.- There must be an open space of

lawn.



4. The trees and the smaller plants

should be massed or grouped at the

Sides or at the rear rather than scat—

tered all over the place.



5. There must be no unnecessary

fences, walks or drives. _



6. There must be no curiosities con-

ment for Back Yard. spicuously placed in the yard, such as



piles of stones, odd rocks, or shells.



on children. Even while the barn is 7. The place must be neat and well—



only a playground to the children, here kept SO that it may 100k as if the resi-



may be taught orderliness and thrift, dents gave it loving care; .



as also in woodlot, orchard, meadow, The house being headquarters, this



and field, all giving one grand example should be connected with the highway



in living object lessons of good farm- and the surrounding buildings by-ser—

ing. The orchards, while not primarily viceable walks and drives. It should

intended to serve an aesthetic purpose, have an attractive setting. That is the

may form the most beautiful part of first and main purpose of the yard, by





the farm; An orchard of standard 2113- which is meant two distinct ideas:





 





 





   





Young Peeple will be Reluctant to Leave an Attractive} Farm Home.





 

 





 





 





the farm home to become a part 'of its ground of suflicient growth of trees

background ofsurrounding trees. , and shrubs to give it a protected ap-

The pleasant farm surrounding ls pearance; second, the setting should.





 

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

   

 

 





     





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Neither shrubs, flowers, nor house will

look well. unless Set off by lawn space.

Use good seed and give the permanent

grass liberal applications of fertilizers.

Many farmers feed everything about

the farm, but the lawn grass. Constant

care is necessary to make a good lawn,

though when the lawn is‘ well estab-

lished care may be given at odd mo-

ments. Neglect at the outset will prove

disastrous. A thrifty lawn is an insur-

ance against weeds.



The customary use of vines and

shrubs to cover unsightly places is a

misuse. The aim should be to so im-

prove the grounds that there is noth-

ing to hide. In arranging the planting

about the farm home the less that is

used to obtain an effect the better.

Study .the scene as it will look when

mature. For example, ”lilac bushes

grow to large size, and each should be

allowed plenty of space to develop, in-

stead of crowding the bushes in order

to obtain a quicker effect. It is better

to use individual bushes at the corners

of the house or in groups about the

porches than to plant an unbroken

mass of shrubs about the base of the

house. A continuous fringe of plants

is almost as monotonous as none at all.

Three trees, more or less, planted

about the house will afford shade and

give the house its background and

frame. Elm, sugar, maple, oak, or sim-

ilar tall, strong trees are best. These

afford shade without keeping air cur-

rents and light from the house.



There are three ways in which vines

may be used to great advantage; first,

to cover fences, walls, or arbors; sec-

ond, to cover, and thus to prevent the

wash of steep banks; third, and more

important, to drape and adorn door-

ways. No matter what vines are used

about the farmyard, the best should

be reserved to mark the entrances to

the house and to festoon the porches.

Bittersweet, Virginia creeper, Trumpet





‘creeper, and such old-fashioned vines





are all good for walls and arbors.

A flower garden is a beautiful part

of the farm surrounding, and an object

seldom seen on farms. A garden is

supposed to be a place for inWers, but

it may also be a place for plants in

which one is especially interested. The

old-fashioned garden was a jumble of

hardy shrubs, perennial flowers,‘and

annuals. Those who are fond of novel-

ties of the nurseryman’s catalog or

rare individual specimens for their pe-

culiar characteristics, such as the color

of their leaves, their distinct habits of

growth, their beauty, or their oddity,

should have gardens into which all

such plants may be gathered.

Inasmuch as walks and drives are

the most conspicuous, these should be

made as direct and short as possible.

When distances are short, straight

lines are best; but where terminal ob—

jects should be hidden, practicable

curved lines may be contrived.‘ The

grades of walks and drives must be

easy, not only for progress alone, but

to prevent washing. Crown the cen-

ters of the drives to prevent them from

becoming muddy, using gravel for the

walks and drives when possible. ~

Aside from the domestic attractive-

ness which follows time and energy ex-

pended in beautifying the farm home

surroundings, the value of the farm on

the market is increased. Although the

farmer may be satisfied and intends to

remain on the farm, and is not eager

to sell, he should consider it his duty

to maintain the highest valuation of

his farm possible. The day has passed

when farmers are afraid to plant

shrubs, trees and vines, and keep an

attractive surrounding for fear their

taxes will be increased. They are

thinking more and more of the welfare

of their families, of having contented

wives and children, and every progres-

sive farmer will welcome“ the day when

he may possess a farm home that will

cause envy to those passing through

' ‘ entry. - ‘ E. new;





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A day spent in school by a half-sick

child may result in a week of serious

illness. If, as so often happens, the

slight indisposition prayes to be the

beginning of some communicable dis-

ease, the other children in the school

are exposed, and those who are sus-

ceptible follow in turn. School author-

ities are naturally anxious to secure

regularity of attendance on the part of

the scholars, and many parents feel

that they are simply doing their duty

in forcing children who complain of not

feeling well to go to school. It is much

better for a child to lose an occasional

day’s schooling than to risk bringing

on an illness and exposing others. The

work which children lose in the school

from sickness can be made up far

more readily than that lost by health.

Satisfactory mental progress can not

be made unless health is first consid-

ered—(Michigan Public Health Bul-

letin).





GET THE BULLETIN HABIT.





 





If you haven’t the bulletin habit, get

it. The Department of Agriculture

at Washington and the Extension De-

partments of the various state agricul-

tural colleges are glad to forward bul~

letins on every“ subject touching on

home-making, mostly on request. Oc-

casionally a charge of five cents, some-

times ten cents, is made, but nearly all

of the bulletins are free. As an initial

step write the Extension Department,

Iowa State College, at Ames, Iowa, for

their extension bulletin No. 34, “Plan-

ning and Equipping the Kitchen.” One

woman wore a pedometer while doing

her work and found .that in four years

she had walked far enough to encircle

the globe. A rearrangement of her

kitchen shortened the trip by several

thousand miles. Could you rearrange

your kitchen so as to save steps?



Then there are the countless food

bulletins, “Proper Care of Vegetables

in the Home,” “Economical Use of

Meats,” milk bulletins without number

and several on canning. The Children’s

Bureau, Washington, D. C., will send

you all sorts of literature on the care

of children. There is no excuse for not

having a fine library on the subject of

home-making. It is yours forthe ask-

mg.





INSTEAD OF A COLD LUNCH.





 





The wife of a rural mail carrier man.

ages in the following way to provide a

hot dinner for her husband in winter

time: The same might be done for

the man who works in the woods in

cold weather. She makes a light bis-

cuit dough and rolls thin and covers

the sides of a granite dish with it. A

half pound of lean beefsteak is then

cut in pieces and placed on the bottom,

well seasoned with salt and pepper,

then a layer of sliced potatoes over

that, seasoned likewise with the addi-

tion of a sliced onion. A brown gravy

made of beef drippings is poured over

this. A slashed crustof dough covers

all and the pie is allowed to,bake one

hour. When her husband is ready to

start she takes the pan from the oven

and wraps quickly in a clean old table-

cloth with a woolen blanket around

that. When meal times comes the pie

is still hot and thoroughly done, thanks

to the retained heat.——L. W. M.





Elastics Under Knee Bands of Romp-

ers—If it is necessary to have elastics

in the knee bands of rompers or bloom».

ers that are to be boiled when washed,

it will be found convenient, instead of

sewing the ends together, to sew to





one end a snap hook and to the other L...





end an eye—or a patent hook and eye.

The elastic can then be drawn out be-

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“Now, that’s better! It’s the first time the expense figures haven't





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“Why didn’t I know sooner about Jell-O and some of the other





money-savers ?”





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will help you out, for it is cheap as to cost and it can be made up into

more different kinds of good things to eat than anything else.



Every woman who wants to know how Jell-O can help her out wil

find the information she desires in the Jell-O Book, which will be sent

free to all who send name and address.



Jell-O is made in six pure fruit flavors: Strawberry, Raspberry,

Lemon, Orange, Chocolate, Cherry, and is sold two packages for 25 cents





by all grocers and dealers.





THE GENESEE PURE FOOD COMPANY,

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If you want an appetiz-

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Easily installed. fold direct.

o mlddleman’s profits, '

make it worth while to sell to

s §our friends and nelghbors.

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the chicks will be properly mothered.

9 Second Day.



Provide plenty of skim-milk for drink

and coarse sand or fine chick grit.

Feed the skim-milk either all sweet or

all sour, don’t alternate. The skim-

milk is very valuable in a chick ration

and should be fed for at least the first

two weeks and all through the growing

period if it can be procured. It checks

and reduces to a minimum the mortal-

ity caused by white diarrhea among

the young chicks. The skim-milk con-

tains all the ash and protein of the

whole milk. The lactic acid developed

checks bacterial growth and also keeps

the digestive system in a sharp, clean

condition. Chicks fed skim-milk must

be kept very active on account of the

rapid growth made. Leg weakness





 





Young Chicks Need Warmth.





sometimes develops from too rapid

growth but can be avoided by exercise,

preferably out on the ground.



Third Day.



Solid foods have been entirely elim-

inated previous to the third day. This

is due to the fact that nature has pro-

vided the chick with a “bread basket”

containing suflicient food to last from

sixty to seventy-two hours. Early feed-

ing usually results in some form of die-

tary trouble, so let your kindness .to-

wards the chick be shown by retarded

,and limited early feeding instead of

cramming the chick’s crop full of feed

while part of the yolk which the chick

absorbs into the body for food remains

undigested. Unless this yolk is com-

pletely assimilated before food is given

bowel trouble usually results.



Take one raw egg to ,one hundred

chicks; three small handfuls. of bran;

three small handfuls of rolled oats.'

Mix tOgether so that each particle of

bran and cat meal will be flavored with

egg. A dash of bonemeal and fine char-

coal will prove beneficial in this mix-

ture. Give four feeds, one every three

hours.



The raw eggs may be infertiles test-

ed on the seventh day or cracked, un-

marketable fresh eggs. This mixture

makes an ideal initial feed, being very

digestible and attractive. The raw egg

is more digestible than cooked eggs.

The rolled oats, are nutritious and at-

tractive to the young chick on aCcount

of the light color. Bran contains min-

eral or ash elements necessary for

frame development





Fourth to Fourteenth Day“.

Two feeds of commercial chick feed;

two feeds of above described egg mix-

one feed 'of. sprouted cats. or

green food, such as lawn clippings, let:





. tuce, etc.





The commercial chick feeds are al-





I; ready prepared and consist of finely

ground grains, such as cbrn, wheat,

.' oats and 11111191,

. ~ act as a tonic and appetizer, thereby





The green f00d will





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consumption. It green food is exclud-





(Continued from. page 657) .'





checked.



After the second week, the chicks

digestive system has become sufficient-

ly developed that cheaper rations can

be substituted. The raw egg can be

eliminated and meat scrap introduced

gradually- The following mash can re-

place the egg mixture:



Bran, twenty parts by'weight; mid-

dlings, twenty parts by weight; corn

meal, twenty parts by weight; ground

oats, twenty parts by weight; meat

scrap, ten parts by weight.



In feeding this mash more rapid

gains are secured by slightly moisten-

ing it with skim—milk, although dry

feeding gives satisfactory results. '



Change from fine chick feed to the

coarse cracked grains as quickly as

the chicks are capable of consuming

them. Provide plenty of green food,

grit and granulated bone during the

grewing period.



Brooding Practices.



Where artificial brooding of chicks

is practiced a few suggestions may be

in order that will help decrease the

mortality among the flock.



A common mistake in operating the

coal burning brooder stove, is the ten-

dency to cramp it into a. small building

insufficiently ventilated—thus produc‘

ing hot-house chicks, which become

weakened and show low vitality.



Leave the curtain around the de-

flector of the stove, thereby confining

all the heat under the hover, thus pro.

viding a cooler outside temperature

which will put “pep” into the; young

chicks and also promote early feather-

ing. It is absolutely essential to have

that cooler temperature to harden the

young chicks off before eliminating

permanently all the heat. If the chicks

have become accustomed .to excess

heat without hardening them off, and

the stoves are allowed to go ‘out,

crowding or piling of the 'chicks will

result, which in turn means sweating

or suflocation.



Clean, dry sand on the floor has giv-

en better results than clover chaff, cut

straw, shaving or any other material

for the first week. After the first week,

deep litter feeding of the chick feed

will induce exercise, making the chick

more vigorous and tend to prevent leg

weakness.



The ideal initial temperature at

which to start the young chicks after

introducing them from the incubator to

the brooder is from ninety-twoto nine-





 





 





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ty-five» degrees F., registering at: "the

outer edge of the hover about two inch-

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placed around the. outside of' have:





about fifteen inches from the outside





edge, will give the chicks a choice of _ -





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where chicks are allowed free range.



Get the young chicks out on Mother

Eatth after the first week. Toe- pick-

ing and cannibalism are the results of

close confinement, these evils will not

be evident if the chicks are gotten out-

side early. Early education of roost-

ing by placing low perches in the

house after the second week will be a





H—E overflowing egg basket dur-

ing the spring and summer does

not make up for an empty bas-

ket in, the winter when eggs are gol-





den. Everybody that keeps hens wants

' to know the essentials in securing the





six-cent egg. Sometimes we are told

that there are certain combinations of

stimulating drugs. blood meal, egg

foods, and so f‘Orth, sure to make the

hens lay.



The experienced egg man know that

this is only the froth of the subject—~

that the real factors begin back of

present conditions. The parent stock,

the mating, the care of ’ the breeding

pen, the hatching of the egg, the rear-

ing of the chick, handling of the pul-

letdall are important. That is why

egg farming is a real art, for it not

only embodies mastery of the details

of poultry—keeping but skill in over-

coming nature's handicaps.



Among the essentials in winter egg-

production which begin in the spring,

are these:





1. Hatching the chicks at the right

time and keeping them growing from

shelT to maturity.



2. Feeding the growing pullets plen.

tifully without forcing, and yarding on-

ly those of like age and condition to-

gether.



3. Regularity in care and feeding.



Pullets are the main dependence for

egg production in the fall and winter.

A few hens will molt so as to lay in

November and December, but most of

them drop out of the laying ranks in

autumn or fall—and stay out until Jan-

uary or February when the season of

high prices is practically over.



For pullets to fill in this gap, they

must be hatched at a time to start reg-

ular laying along in October. As there

is considerable difference in the time

of maturity of various strains and

breeds, every poultryman must make

his own calculations in regard to the

best hatching time. ,In a general way

it may be said that Leghorns reach ma~

turityiat an age between five and six

months, while with the medium and

large breeds from one to three months

longer are usually required. ..



Taking the Leghorns as a good ex-

ample to represent the egg breeds, the

bulk of the hatches for winter layers

should be brought off the last of March

and the laSt of April. The pullets of

the March hatch will begin to lay in

September and should be producing a

regular supply of marketable eggs in

October. In the latter part of Novem—

ber some of these pullets may go, into

a partial molt 01' from some other

cause take a layoff, but the April-

hatched contingent that were started

a month later will be ready for busi-

ness and thus prevent a slump ‘in the

egg yield. If the pullets let up a bit in

January, the yealling and two-year-old

hens should be ready to come to the

rescue and help the Well-conducted egg

farm pay'a profit every month of the

year. _



After the pullets- are hatched at the

right time, care must be taken to see

that they suffer no back-set. Chilling,

crowding, wrong feeding, lice or any-





thing else that retards growth will de-





lay maturity and egg-laying. And if





gullets do not get started to lay early

‘ ' winter. the cold weather and,





 





ting- ‘ ' 5’ [11$ka €112 taught to roost, our trou-

feathered. on wet, stormy days, a lit- :

tie surplus heat will prove beneficial





bias may be considered over. ’



Provide plenty of 'entilation at all

times and keep buildings well sprayed

for lice or mites. ,



If the parent stock are vigorous and

healthy, and if the egg has been sur-

rounded with ’ideal incubation condi-

tions, resulting in husky, vigorous

chicks, the above suggestions on feed-

ing and care will give highly satisfac-

tory results. '





Spring Plans for Winter'Eggs





nature are against them to such an

extent that it often takes spring time

to “thaw them out." Such a period of

non-production is almost a tragedy in

the face of present high prices of feed.



To produce large-framed, vigorous

pullets capable of continuous laying of

good- sized eggs there should be no

forcing during the growing period.

While the pullet can be given an

abundance of feed, it should not be of

a stimulating nature, but should” con-

sist of grains and green stuff with but

little meat or oil- meals. And for sturdy

growth the pullets must have lots of

exercise.



Of course, pullets should not be kept

with cockerels 01' with larger, stronger

birds that will run over them and keep

down their development. A simple

point that is. often neglected is the

benefit to be derived by separating the

young stock from the old fowls and by

entirely cutting out the “rooster bri-

gade" except when required in breed—

ing pens.





Pullets should be settled in their

winter quarters before maturity, for

they are easily upset by a change of

quarters, or feed, 01' methods. The

average pullet has a rather delicate

neivous system and such an apparent-

ly trivial thing as changing her from

one house to another (even 011 the

same farm) will frequently check egg

production in the fall. and winter, al~

though such things will have little or

no effect in the spring when the repro-

ductive impulse is strong.





‘SClENCE GIVES BlDDY A BOOST.





OST of us eat eggs because we



like them. Science saye we

should eat them because they have an

especial food value. Taken in combi-

nation with milk and vegetables, they

make for health, strength and dynamic

nervous force. For instance, eggs, milk

and leafy vegetables, according to H.

L. Kempster. of the 'University of Mis—

souri College of Agriculture, contain

substances known as vitamines, which

are essential to growth. They are

called the protective foods because

they correct the faulty composition of

seeds and tubers. Young animals fed

on wheat, oats, barley or other seeds

fail to grow. The ration is inadequate

even it the feed includes beans, peas

and potatoes, and even if moderate

amounts of leafy vegetables are also

fed.





Egg yolk contains about thirty-threeb

per cent fat. Like butter-fat, it con

tains growth-producing substances

which are absolutely essential. These





growthrproducing substances are not





found in vegetable fats or oils in beef

or pork fats. Some protective foods

arenecessary if the health is to be

maintained. Eggs should, therefore, be-

come one of the regular articles of diet.

The price should be a minor consider-

ation. Eat an egg a day. They pro-

mote growth and increase your ability

to withstand disease. 80 says science,

and thus is the humble hen crowned

benefactor of mankind.





 





 

 





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nervousness, sleeplessness and irritability

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You can still buy that original Postum 1

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Orders for chicks have been too man y. VVemust have

three to four weeks to fill further orrsde



Order only Barred Rocks: R. C. Rhode Island Reds;

Vlhite and Silver Laced (in small auantitlesl W111n-

dottes; S. C. Black Minorcas: S. C. and R. C. White

Leghorns S. 0.11 dB C Brown Leghorns; Anconas.

Eggs for etchingd



Hares—Belgians and Flemish Giants.



A catalog will be mailed to 1011.





BLOOMINGDALE FARMS ASSOCIATION,

Bloomingdale, Michigan





 





 





Bab chicks from Bred --to Lay 8.0 White Log-

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Pl1 mouth R011 ks $18 per 100. Safe el11er1 guaranteed.

Send for chick folder and order enrl1



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' ' Su rlat'lvequnlity. II ('is. each

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a d Rocks. Selectedleggs from vigorous purebred

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BARRED Rocks exclusi1ely Get 101111 baby chicks

and hatc fhing eggs on time bv ordering now. Prices

and folderi' roe. H. H. PIERCE. Jerome. Miih.





BARR]: D Plv. Rock eggs for hatching 3°11} per 13. de.

livered by post from hoav1'la1ing prizeuinning

strain. J A.BARNUM Union cm. Mich.





 





 





 





Hatthing eggs. se1en lendingmrietlos,

all)! Chicks best quality. Low est prices. 0111.810 116

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Bah, Chic ks Leghorns. and Anconas from selec ted

breedels for hea1'1 egg prioduct on.snfe arri1al

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BABY CHICKS— 11 Varieties. 810 per 100 up, 2 weeks

old%c up. 4 weeks 450 u Hatthin eggs 81.50

poi-15 and 88 per 18.00 Brd. its and Bu Rke. Buff

and White Orp. R I. Reds, White W 11111.,

s. 0.11 Leg saiR. 0.1111 LeR. :Airedale Pups. Cir. 1199

81mm Sideletrv Farmsd atcbery. Blanchester. O.





. 8. CW bite and Brown Leghorns.



Baby ChICKS Good layin strains of large white



eggs. Guaranteed to reach you 11 first class condition

arcel. Catalo ue with rice list free.



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ABY Chicks and Eggs. Barron English W bite Leg-

h0rne,‘n‘l'l‘ he ERIE. Kind " 248 to 303. Lgfistock. Write

GARLOCK. R. 7 0111's“ Mich.





 





 





 





 





and White Leghorns.

BUff Leghorns! eggs and liabv chicks from

great laVing strains. satisfmtiou uaranteed.

Dr. WILLIAM SMITH. et-ersburg. Mich.





hicks Barron Strain W bite Leghorns. P111 11 little

I more and ge et a g start next season. Earh

hatched chicks are alu .1111 the best. My crockerelsiome

from hens with an eigrl reco 0rd of over‘lfiOe sthelr plul-

lot y'eui. March $18. p rilflfiM 111 $14 por%.Clr1-nlar

free Fol lyCove Farms. RI. Holland, Mich.





LOOK ch‘l'éfis $11 A 100 UP





By Special Delivery Parcel Post. figstage paldmdit-

forent thorobred breed 5. Utility J1 hibition grades.

Live delivery guaranteed. Capacity 1113.000 woe y.

Catalog free Nabob Hatcheries.y Gambler. Obio.





CHICKS AND EGGS



E330“ and PSingle CombR. I. Rods. Barred Plvmouth

ks. Pure bred stock. Farm and of super-



when“. W rite for catalog.

LAKES FARM, Box”. Lawrence. Mich.





GHIX:- 5.6. W. Leghorns





818 perm). Full count live chi: sauteed. Pullots of

lame blood avers 704111 yie ldt rough Decent r and





 





 





 





 





 





January. Home to Leghorn Farm. Balding. lob. l





1131... CUSTOM HATCHING Hens





Fifteen dozen eg 0 int ubntcd and chicks boxed and

shipped repaid Send e gs fresh well packed pro-

paid. ()r or M 111 and J 11116 chicks now. Many varietos

send for circulars. Crescent Egg Com pany.Allcgan,Mich.





' .d RocksS . Vl vandottes and Light Brahma

“7 cockorels for sale 83 to 85 ea .Eggs in season.

CV .BERK Allenton, Mich.





 





' We shlpflthousands, orders booked

ChICks’ now for timing delivery, booklet

FREEPOR’I HATCHERY. Box 12.. F roeport Mich.





Chicks That Live $15 per 1005,11, 01.5.1.1 If???





Send for catalogue S’NO“ FLAKEP OLL'I‘R

F.A[{M R. 1 Grand Rapids, Mich





English Barron S. C. White Leghorn





chicks at 814.00 per 100: $65 per 50:) immediate special

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Hatching eggs ‘6 per 1 W rite us your wants and so

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' 1 751le selected utilit1, exhibition, trap-

all“ 15: “P nested (I111 l» alums " on hand. Some

lfldays old. seieral 1arieties. Hatching egfiuCatnl

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Chicken Hatchery. Fenton Liich. F. M.

Fenton Milliken Ploprietor. T'homughbrod

Dav Old Chicks, 25 for 8.3.30; .30 for $10.00; 100 for 81“. (I);

SingleCombW. Leghorns ’Iom Barron I'Jn lisli Strain.

“ bite. Bull' and Barred Pl1 mouth Rocks 11!! Orping

tons. Ant-onus. W. W1andottes, R. I. Reds B Leghorns.





 





Fowler’s Buff Rocks 11.112.111.11 if. «3333' 9‘”





R. B. I‘U‘W Ll",R artford. Mich.





 





or sale "8111 the Best" eggs for khatchingr from 2!”

strain Edged P11 mouth Rock _..pem





for8 eggs. H BPROC’I‘ UR. Grand Haven. Mich.





' eggs P11 mouth Rocks, all 1ariotiee.

HatChlng and Ant 011.15 Illustrated catalog 313.

Sheridan Poultr1 Y ards H. 4. Sheridan. Mich.





 





 





olm' s Big Beautiful Barred Roc- ks are hen hatched.

Q quick giouers. nod la1en1 30 eggs $3,100 $8 Posta

paid. Circulars. p intos. John Northon. Clare. Mic





Okah Poultry Faim. White VI .111ndotte' s exclusivel

eight mars breeding flee range. 1.3 eggs 52.1%

Banks, It. 3, 8011178, Lansing, Mich.





 





prepaid It. Vl'





 





‘ White Orpingtons. Egg that, will hatch

Pme creSt good. htlong chicks 13001\nd.") dollars



1.3. INo baln chicks or eg$bv WR-



LIS HOU GIL, Pine Crest, 01 al Oak, Michrs





n c ‘Br. Le hom eggs 31. 50 pet 1."). 88 per 100. Pekin

' 'duck, 1.508 or H \‘l.(l1i11(se goose e gs 40c

each Mrs CLAL‘ DIA BE ’1 TS, Hillsgale.c Mich.





S C Brown Leghorns.Heav1la1ingstrain. Farm

. range. 11133141181 ‘35; 30813.25: 4583:

paid. Fl 01d Robertson, R 1, Lexington. Ind.





 





 





 





S C Anconas.W Leg horns. Book orders now for

' 'Da1 Old Chicks8 and Hatchln . Circular

free. Elmhiust Poultr1 Farm. rig ton. Mich.





Laybilt S. C. W. Leghorn





Large, great 1.11 ennpure whites, strong da1l-old chicks



are . each; April 11(- out h.

Lots of 2501' ovenguarunteed dell1ery alive and li‘vely

Hatch e1ery week after March I7th. Noci circular.

Please book orderdirect. from adv. and send ordersearly

V. ORSE, Ionia. Mich.





Singleper Comb White Logs;50 Bred- to-lay. Barron strain.





11:50 30 :2 50:4: 100 87.50 300121. Order

from ad ”6110]” chicks. Bruce w Brow n. Manille. Mich.





Snowy White ROCksF l"label ‘Straln. don-(g5 1%”;





All prepaid. Mrs Earl Debnhofl’. Vanbureii. 0





 





 





 





 





 





gun c B. Minorcas. Eggs from 111,

I from pen- ". .3 ....00{>‘erl.'1.M InIcu store:3 37. mm

LLS, 8 no. Mich.





Poultry Ado. Continued on Page 664





 





15,351”.





001191115. '





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





- rm
most notable

advance made in

modern threshing.





grain that would otherwise go

to the stack. Users write us that

this improvement saves one to «-

three per cent, more grain. Figure

what that means to you.





Get the facts from any of the makers of

North America’s standard threshing ma-

chines listed below. Among these are

the builders of the leading tractors and

farm implements. All of them are re-

pared to supply thres ing mach nes

equipped with the Grain- aving Stacker.

Wrzte to any of these for information.





Aultman&'l‘aylor Machinerfi Co. ..Mansfield Ohio.

Avery Company, Peoria Il nois

A. D. Baker Company, Swanton Ohio.

Banting Manufacturing Com any, Toledo, Ohio.

Batavia Machine Company atavia, New York k.

Buffalo Pitts Company Bufl’alo, New York.

Capec Mfg. Co. ,Cape dirardeau, Missouri.



Case Threshing Machine Co., Racine, Wis.

Clark Machine Company. St. Johnsville, New





ork.

Ellis-Keystone Agricultural Works, Pottstown.





Pennsylvania.

Emerson- Brantin ham 00., Rockford, Illinois.

Farmers lndepen ent Thresher 00., Springfield.





Illinois.





 





11%thng Engoine £1 Thresher Co. ., Ltd" Bea-



f0



Dominion Thrldisher Co. ., Ltd., New Hamburg,

Ontario.



Ernst Bros. Co., Ltd ..Mt Forest, Ontario.



John Goodison Thresher Co. ., Ltd.,

Ontario.



Her ott Bros., Ltd” Mildmay. Ontari



Mac onald Thresher Co. , Ltd., Stratford, Ont.





Sarnia,





1





. Keck-Gonnarman Company,Mt. Vernon, Indiana.





 

 

 

   

   

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

   

   





 





 





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LIST OF MANUFACTURERS

United States





Canada





The Grain-Saving Device Originated with The Indiana Manufacturing Co..

lnd1qnapal1's, Ind. , Who Also Originated the Wind Stacker





He Is If He ,

The Grain-

Saving Stacker '





 





 

 





View looking into hopper showing

grain trap r. ear stacker fan; also sugar

running from beneath trap {or return.

ing the saved grain to separator M





 

 





 

 





A. B. Farquhar 00.. York, Pennsylvania.



fi'm‘c" 132'“ ““1? We“ 15b°§°nP$1lF5y1ifi3“'

BC me 0!‘ S, e e



Huber Mfg. 00., Marion, Ohi 1.0 e, 018.





Minneapolis Threshing Machine 00., Hopkins.

Minnesota.





Page Enron. Engine do Thresher 00., Port Huron.





lung

The Russell 81 Company, Massillcn, Ohio.

Russell Wind Stacker Company, Indianapolis, Ind.

Sawyer-MasMse Co., Ltd ., (United States

Agency oine, Illinois.

Swayne, bMinson& ,Richmond, Indiana.

The Westinghouse 000,0 Schenectady. New York





   

   

   

   

   

   

   





Sawyer-Massey Company, Ltd" Hamilton. 011-





team

Stlelwartm Sheaf Loader Co., Ltd.

amto

Sussex Mia .o.C ,.,Ltd Sussex. New Brunswick.

Waterloo fg. Co., Ltd.,,Waterloo Ontario.

Watt Machine Works. Ltd. Ridgetown.





Georgen White &Sons Co.. Ltd” London. Ontario.





Winnipeg,





   

   

   

   

 

 

 

 





 





SAG‘INAW





MICHIGAN LIVE STOCK





INSURANCE COMPANY

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

Against Death by Accident or Disease





GRAND RAPIDS





 





BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY





Change of Copy or Cancellations much reach us

Ten Days before date of publication





bull calf, sired by our imported





“EDGAR 0i DAIMENY”





recently sold in Scotland at the Perth

Bull Sale for the record price of 2,100

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

This goes to show the quality of the





ABERDEEN ANGUS 1





that Mr. Scripps is breeding. He enjoys see-

ing good stock on “Wildwood” and believes that



THE BEST IS NONE T00 GOOD.

"Edgar of Dalmeny" won the Michigan Grand

Championship last Septemeber at the Michigan

State Fair and was a winner in his class at the

Chicago International last December.



We have a few females with 01111 es at foot and

re-bredto‘ ‘Edgar of Dalmeu " that Mr. Scripps

has consented to sell toT ore uce the fast trow-

ing herd. Writ 113T





WILDWOOD FARMS





ORION, MICHIGAN

W. E. SCRIPI' S. Prop.. Sidney Smith .Supt.





 





 





 





 





Aberdeen Angus. Seven bulls from eight

Registered to twelve months old Is etn y of size

best of breeding. Prices reasona able. Come and see





 





REGISTERED





GUERNSEYS





Just two young yearling bulls left,

ready for service. Come and look them

over quick, or write They are the

good ones. Priced to sell.



AVONDALE STOCK FARM,





WAYNE, MICH.

must reduce herd. so otter





GUERNSEYS a few choice females of





Glenwood breeding also bulls. all stock of A. R. breed-

ln herd tuberculin tests .

'1‘. . HICKS Battle Creek, Mich.





 





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GU E R NS EYSESEEISIEIISE

0011 that blood of world champiwonss.

HICKS'GUBRN EV FARM. Seglnaw.W .Mich





 





 





HOLSTEIII LEIII

AS_ BUTTER COWS





Bulletin No. 75.Bureau of

Animal Industry De





tment ofA rlculture. shows their leadership

I glib an averagge daily yielduogkfat of 1. 'atg‘l lbs.





 





Avera edail ield .



----------------- 3111s 1.1111,:

Guernse s .... .......... .. ... .. ‘ . s.

Jerseys y ... .... .. 24.5 lbs. 1. 26 lbs.



Study both columns of figures sand you will

readily understand why the rich and important

dairy sections of the County are occupied

mainly by the Holstein breed.





If interested In





HOLSTEIN CATTLE





Bend for our booklets—they contain much

valuable information.





He] stone





HOLS'I'EIN FRIESIAN ASSOCIATION OF





 





 





 





 





them. Inquire F. J. IVILBER, Clio. Mich.

111112111“, Box 164, 111.111.1111., will

WOODCOTE ANGUS

Established in 1900.





TROJAN- -ERICAS and BLACKBIRDS (llsckcsps).





Breeders and feeders of many Interns.

tio onal winners





Write For 1919 Bull Sale Catalogue

WOODOOTE STOCK FARM, Ionla. Mich.





 





Bred cows.





heifers and bull

Clovefly Angus calves of good breedl ngM

GEO. HATEAWAYdSON. Ovid, ich.





 





urebred Angus bull fifteen months old, extra good

p;rospect also will sell my hard bull Blackcap Mod-

oler No. 216132. F..J LY ON, Homer, Mich.





Registered Guernsey'sb





Bulls. an; ngull Calves. good enoughlfor _any breed

0“ can

“'3 at p °°3.WIL1§'1Xi1‘s. North Adams. Mich





o Heifer Calves Registemd Bull





TEB' {nfififim‘ our requiremen





dim 3t. Detrolngoh.





 





 





 





“Top-Notch”

HOLSTEINS





The young bulls we have for sale are



backed up by many generations of

re producers. B one of these

us, and give your rd'a‘ “pus



Full descriptions, prices,etc. on request.





McPherson Ferns Co., Howell, Mich.





redEolstein Bull calves (roan 1.3.0.110"





 





 





 





centered

ps’ottho

Iggymmlmaumnfignw «Mlle film;





 





Spring 18 Time to

Clean Up





S





confined to the house, but the prac-





tice‘ should be made general to include





the barn,~hog quarters, sheep sheds,





cattle barns and chicken houses. A‘





general clean-up not only improves ap-

pearances, but is One of the safest

weapons for warding off disease. All

work of this kind should be done thor-

oughly, for disease germs hide in re-

mote corners and a good disinfectant

should be applied freely. Spring is a

good time to clean up and disinfect the

premises, but the work should be re-

peated as often as it is necessary.

Dioinfecting is Necessary.



It has been clearly proved by science

through the aid of high-power micro-

scopes, that there exist numerous

minute animal and vegetable organ-

isms—germs—and that it is common

for these organisms to find their way

into the animal body and produce dis-

ease. If these germs could be confined

to the animal body and die with it,

there would be no such thing as an in-

fectious disease. Unfortunately, how-

ever, the germs are thrown off by the

animals through the excretions and lie

in the soil, in the litter of stables, upon

the floor and walls, and in cracks and

crevices. Here they remain and main-

tain their virulence, ready at any time

to be gathered up by an animal in its

feed or to be blown about in the dust

and drawn into the lungs.



For example, tuberculosis in cattle.

Cattle infected with this disease pass

myriads of these germs with the ma-

nure, and it is not difficult to under-

stand how the average stable becomes

filled with them. And here again it is

not difficult to understand how one dis-

eased animal may contaminate exten-

sive premises.



Many of the vegetable organisms are

very difficult to destroy, for the reason

that, they contain spores. A spore may

be likened to the seed of a plant, for

it bears about the same relation to the

germ as a. grain of wheat does to the

plant.



How to Disinfect.



To those unaccustomed to the work,

disinfection may seem a most compli-

cated process. Any approved method,

however, is comparatively simple when

carried outvcaretully, although, like

many another procedure, it is one in

which attention to details counts for;o

much. It is important to bear in mind

that the causative agents of many dis-

eases are extremely small and may re-

main for an indefinite time in dust.

cracks, and crevices of buildings, so

that efforts aiming at the eradication

of disease from contaminated premises

must be thorough in order to be ef-

fective.



In the work of disinfection nature

has provided man with a most valua-

able ally—sunlight. The‘dark and sun-

less building will be a favorable breed-

ing place for bacteria, and structures

which admit the greatest amount of

sunlight will be the less favorable for

their development. Sunlight cannot be

considered more than an accessory in

the destruction of bacteria. ..



Disinfecting Agents.



Disinfection with drugs,'such as for-



malin in a five. per cent solution, or





carbolic acid of the same“strength, or-





creolin in a five per' cent‘solution. are

very eflectiv‘e and economical. These





are best applied in a solution by means ‘ri 1a





of a spray pump. All superficial dirt

should be removed first. Whitewash





mixed with one of the above solutions. ..





is very effective





PRING housecleaning should not be .





'WHI'I'E SOOURS

BLAGKLEG





Your Veterinarian can stamp

them out with Cuttor’e Anti-Calf

Scour Serum and Cutter’s Germ

Free Blackle Filtrate and Aggressin,

or cuttsr’ ’sgBlackleg Pills.





Ask him about them. If he

hasn’t our literature, write to us for

, information on these products.





The Cutter Laboratory

Berkeley, Cal.,—or Chicago. Ill.

k "The Laboratory The: Knows How" i -





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cure I! eves or none-y rounded. The

In or 2nd can often cures. :.60 on ad 81.10 per son at d-IIOI’I’

or prepaid by parcel post. Booklrt free. ‘





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The





We have what you want in BULL CALVES. the





large fine growthy typo. guaranteed right in



every way. They are from high producing Alt.



0. ancestors. Dam' 3 records up to 80 lbs. Write



for pedigrees and quotations. stating about age



desired.



TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL

Traverse City. Mich.





“Winwood Herd”

. . REGISTERED .

Holstein - Friesian Cattle

Sire in Service

FLINT MAPLECREST BOY





His sire ls Masleorest Korndyae Hengerveld. His



three nearest ams each over 301bs. of butter in 7



days. His dam and granddam both made over 12321bs._



of butter In one ear. It. is the 5:31;, arly cow w: are

looklnbfor to de Iver tghe 1: Map!



802's Is GI uok VassdarOOd Bell lbs. 0? butter

days and 121 lbs. in d.ays Her butter fattest

6.27. Th ls looks about right. tothe man who goes

the creamer i" Who ave bull calves trom2 weeks

tol'2 months 011. From .0 dam sandsire



Flint Maplecrest Bog. which we will sell nth adalh



farmers price breed ng considered. Just hink 3



more cows to freshen which means more bull calves.



Let us know your wants. We will make terms on



approvisd noses.





OHN H. WINN, Inc.





Lock Box 249. Rooeommon Mich.

Reference Rosoommon State Bank





CLUNY STOCK FARM





100--REGISTERED HOLSTEINS-Joo

When you need a. herd sire remember that we

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

der strict sanitary conditions. Every individual

over 6 mos. old regularly tuberculin tested. We

have size. quality. “graduation records back.

ed by the best strains breeding.





11. sauce Wigaufiigb'n Yam "weighs.

BULL CALVES 8”“ b’





Mapleslde

Korndyko

No 112849. The sire’ s dam at. 2% years. grand-

dam at 3% years. and great d-dam have

semi- official records averaging 842 lb. butter in





 





1y ear. Dams of calves have A R. 0. records up

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

and prices.





PEACELAND STOCK FARM

Three RIBvors, Mich.

C. L.B RODY, Owner Port Huron, Mich.





THE HOLS'TEINS

firiwlxigignéil‘fiugn‘gltgcherdfm lryngensgg::nftoglmmfi‘:

r. , E47: fine,





 

 





 





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(Continued tram page 656). . 1

legal fence, that is somewhat left to

the fence viewers to decide; bill: it

must. be 'such a fence as will turn the

stock ordinarily kept on farms. It may

be of stumps, rails or wire, so long as

it does not occupy over five feet in

width, and half of the fence may be

put on each side of the line. The stat-

ute defines a legal fence to be: “All

fences four and a half feet high and in

good repair, consisting of rails, timber,

boards, wire, or stone walls, or any

combination thereof, and all brooks,

rivers, ponds, creeks, ditches and hedg-

es, or other things which shall be con-

sidered equivalent thereto, in the judg-

ment of the fence viewers, \within

whose jurisdiction the same may be.

shall be deemed/legal and sufficient

fences.” /'



Persons owning wild and unoccupied

land cannot be compelled to divide and

maintain a fence on the line, and the

principal liability for failing to main-

tain a fence is to prevent stock going

from your property onto your neighbor.

The neighbors may agree to have no

line fence, or may build a line fence

without dividing it into portions to be

kept by each, if they desire to do so.

There being no duty to maintain .a line

fence, in the absence of statute, the

statute is strictly construed—that is to

say, there is no duty beyond that im-

posed by the statute.





 





FEEDING BROOD SOWS.





I am writing for advice as to 'what

to feed, or rather what not to feed,

brood sows before and after farowing.

I have lost three sows, each leaving

small pigs, and find it rather costly ex-

perience. They ran out, had plenty of

exercise, were fed on slops from house

with corn meal in, also ear corn, till

.a few days before farrowing. then I

left out the corn and mixed in mill

feed that I bought for hog feed. After

the pigs came, I continued the same

with fresh separator skim-milk added,

right after separating, but fed no new

cow’s milk. I think it must be some-

thing about what they were fed that

is the reason they died. Is ground rye

and barley good for pigs, especially

very young pigs?



Van Buren Co. H. L. R.



For a few days before farrowing

feed very little rich, heat-producing

food; the first day after farrowing feed

only a little bran or middlings and

give the sow plenty of warm water.

Avoid all sour, house slops. As soon

as the sow regains her normal condi-

tion and the pigs are capable of using





the increased flow of milk her rations _





may safely be increased until she is

getting all she can make good use of.

As a general rule, skim-milk should





not be fed for the first few days after '





farrowing. _



After the first week or ten days a

slop made up of middlings, oil meal

and skim-milk will produce excellent

results. A grain mixture made up of

one hundred pounds of middlings, one

hundred pounds of ground barley and

twenty pounds of oil meal should pro-

mote rapid growth of pigs and main-

tain the brood sows in good, vigorous

condition. I am sure that you will ob-

tain more satisfactory results if ydu

omit the corn and house slops and fol-

low the above directions-when your

other sows farrow.



In feeding skim-milk to brood sows

that are suckling pigs better results

will be obtained-tit? you feed only about

ten pounds a day and use sufficient wa-

ter with it to make the slop of the right

consistency. Always provide plenty of

fresh water for the sow, and. for the

pigs as soon as they are old enough to

drink by themselves. '





Every dairyman should devote him-

self to the work of instructing his

neighbors by example and precept.



; Men may give you. good advise but

you must ‘ use. your own '. sense “to! make

theiri‘ght nae-of it. « ' ' ‘





 





 





.-> I“, “W and position , without happi?





Mmlike atmglmedwithtM

new vagueness. .. .. ,1





 





Scales Will Tell





Lotto-Feed





Weigh, each cow's milk every

scales—don’t just make a guess

much milk you are getting from esc

Keep a written record of their production and weed out





the “boarders" that are a





e“



Thescaleswillalsotellyouwhich

dairy feed helps your cows give

the most milk. They will prove to

you that that feed is—Larro-Feed.

has increased the

milk flow of the herds of thou-

sands of dairymen and it will in-

crease the milk flow of yours.





 





day. Put it right on the

at it. Know exactly how

h cow in your herd.





drag on your profits.





Lerro Given More Milk

There is no doubt about this—it

is a fdct. Larro-Feed will give you

more milk and healthier cows.



We don’t ask you to take our

word for it, or even the word of

Larro-Feed users.

that you give Larro-Feed, itself.

a chance to prove its merit.





 





 





 





 

 





 

 





 





 





 

 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





   





All we ask is





 





teeth giving 50 (be. a day.





ever need to make cowe (I've milk.

have one old cow with not many





/ John N. McClure.





Lorre-Feed ie the but feed I have

tQaarryoille. Pa. l





ble. Cowe’ appetite for it u as been

when they are being tented

heavily fed on when the get only a





I coneider Lorre-Feed indispensa-

erna" feed a day.





and





R. .Hiflon.

Pulaski, N. Y.





 





 





 





, The Lone Guerrentee





ration on have ever use

ply of t will not cost y’ou a penny.

the-Lorre ntee





not entire y satisfied.





 





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Floyd Pierson.





in calf to this great sire.





34.8 lbs. at full age.





L__





CATTLE





,LA

PRODUCTS





 





 





or producing ancestors. born Deo.I18.





reasonable. A.





each. Due to lam e

. ROBER





sale A fine registered Holstein bull calf from is





oud





makeafine sire for imfirovin Mal radii, herd. L131?

- I405 . woseo. c .





8"!“ h" :0“. have two Reg. Oxfgrd 0531:“ at 860.00

' J T HICKS. St. Johns, Mich.





 





Grandson of Pontiac Korndflxe write for

price delivered. E. E. srfmeis, St. 339





‘ “cod no“ tutored Holstein hull calves.

of the belt and at prices within reach of all.

one. o. ohenxn. - - . . v





13' six mont

Pontiac breeding.





WA N T E D





near.





For Sale Registered Holstein bull calf. born Feb. 18,

1919.mostl.v white. Dam daughter of 30 lb sire.





Sire

ree and





218, Mich.





accepted in payment of finely bred reg-





unlity

rite.

Mich.





3125 Buys two big]; grade unregistered heifers near-

old .and one reg. bull 3 mos. o d,

EAVY. Akron. Michigan





a Re .taolsgfiin- £1113

r “ pmnm'srnnmann- ,OCI FARM.

.' ‘ '~ . Bronson, Mich.





 





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; Jensqgauus ,





.wsmmme-rmfihwfm‘m. Mich.





e





Unless Larro-Feed shows proof—by the .

scale-test or by any other test you prefer

—that itgets youmoremilk thanenyother

(1. your trial sup-

That's

our money back if





 





”WE‘-





n supply of





cows and





Write for Catalog to





MARK H. PIPER, Flint, Mich.





her compo





Ibo given in return.

Jersey is like having money n-





V“





Try Lorre-Feed and See





Make this test right away—now! Order

Larro- eed from your local

dealer today. See for yourself that Latro-

Feed will age-t you more milk. healthier



igger profits. If you do not

know where our dealer 13 located. write

us for full in ormation.





1305 Lorrowe Bldg., Detroit, Michigan





 





" .,.1HE'I$EADY R - non] Forearm" ‘ows





l3 77--REGISTERED HOLSTElNS--77

ABSOLUTE DISPERSION. SAL





of the entire herd of 55 head owned by Mark H. Piper

together with 22 head from the herds of L. C.Ketzler and





 





 





 





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FLINT, MICH” MAY 13, 1919





_ 33 head in calf to Admiral Rag A le, 234267, son of R A le

horndyke 8th anda32.5 lb. Junior-four-pgar-old. ag pp



17 daughters of Flint Hengerveld

dams average 32.7le. butter and 735 lbs. milk in 7 days. 20 head





ad, 124989, whose two nearest





30 A. R. 0. cows and heifers, ranging from l7-lb. yearlings to





 





BE Jersey is famous for the

little money it cost: to keep

red With the big yield

Ownin a





with lure interest. It





In! required 290 years to devel per n

~to-dey she II supreme. W‘r’i‘le breeders for

ricer and pedigrees and let on give you valuable





m. free.





The American Jersey Cattle Club





346. Wee! 23rd Street





 





New York City





BU'EIER BRED ”negate”





YSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.





Silver Creek.





Allegan County.





Michigan.





Mill" « Lane a. of M. Jersey herd." Bull and heifer





e‘ calves sired

Champion. Sophie's-

chix.: - — ’





Agnes so 3. >0. Redefiand

RVINHI’OX. .Allem, ch.”





by, a'neflhevv' the new‘W‘orld's





~- ILLIE Earmabend‘ Jerseys; .Yonn 'b i read for

service from Rotflcaws.‘ A few-lire?!) a?





x .





I . ’FOr Sale





 





Jersey Bull. Goldie Foxhall Lad No.

, 170446. Size Po is Toxhall No. 129349

am Goldie Sophia No. 352783. is bull is solid color.

b ack tongue and switch. dropped Mar. 10th. 1918. an

extra fine individual, good enough that I will ship

in C. . D. . Also a few bull calves. Address



NEWMAN'S STOCK FARM. R. l, Mariette, Mich.





The Wildwood Jersey Farm.





Bulls for sale bv Majesty's Oxford Fox’l34214 and En:-

inent Lady's Majestv 150934. and out of ii. of M. Ma-

jesby dame. ALVIN BALDEN, Capac. Mic-ll.





Registered Jersey bulls ready

For sale for service. and bull calves.

iSMITH dz PARKER. R. 4, Howell, Mich.





Strong in the blood of

hkeWOOd Hereford: Anxiety 4th I the strain

that breeds true to type and predominates the leading

show and sale rings of the country. A few high class

young bulls for sale. Come see, and compare. Farm

adjoins town. Citz. Phone '39.



E. J. TAYLOR.





HEREFORDS





Both sexes and all ages for sale. also horned and

polled. Bulls in service. Governor by Prince

Donald by Prime Lad 9th. Militant Farmer hy

Imported Farmer. Fairfax Farmer by Militant

Farmer. Dam by Perfection Fairfax.





ALLEN BROS.,Paw Paw,Mich.

Harwood’s White Faces





—_, KEEP ()1. ‘ 50301.0



A Ton Bull Heads the Herd

TheTbeef cattle of the day. Only 2 yearling

bulls left. My 1918 crop of bulls ready for sale.

Will spar-e a few females. You can not make

abetterlnvestment. I wish to thank my cus-





tomers for past favors.

lonia, Mich.





JAY HARWOOD, .; _

Herefords Polled and Horned blood lines





embrace Fairfax. Polled Per

faction and Prime Lad 9th breeding. Prices reasonable.

C LE dc GARDNER Hudson, ich.





5'.





Fremont, Mich.





Bob Fairfax 494027 at head of herd.



Herefords Stock for sale. either sex polled or



hornedéan'y age. Priced right. EARL 0. human.

00 y.





. Ass’n. Bad Axe, Mich.

Shorthorn Scotch bull 2 years old. 3 good bull





calves 7 mos. old for sale.

“I C. OSIUS, Hillsdale. Mich.





BIDWELL snonmnus





For Beef and _Mllk.

Registered bulls. cow: and heifers-Good Scotch and

Scotch-Topped for sale. In prime condition. Modern

sanitary equipment. Farm 10 minutes from N. Y. 0.

depot. 1 hour from Toledo. Ohio. Automobile meeto

all trains. rite





BIDWELL STOCK FATM,





Box B. Tecumseh, Mich.





Shorlhorn Calllc ol both Sex for Sale





W. W. KNAP'U. Howell. Mlchlgan.





Richland Stock Farm





SHORTHORNS

HOME: OF THE MlCH. CHAMPIONS

We offer for sale a few good dual pur-

pose cows with calves at foot. Also

two three year old bulls suitable for

range purposes, We invite inspection.

C. H. PRESCOTT 8: SONS,





Oflice at Tawas City, Mich. Herds at Prescott, Mich.





Shmh Scotch and Scotch Topped cows and heif-

0"“ ers, priced right. Come and see them or





 





write IN. B. McQUILLAN. R.7, Howell, Mich.

Shorthorns of Quality Scotch and

For sale Scotch To pod deecendentsofo-ohere





ton Sultan and White Hall

Bhorthol'n Breeders Ann.

Reed City, Mich.





Hope, Avondalo, Maxw

Sultongé the Oscola Co.

J0





KN HMIDT, Bee.

Milking Shorthoms fir... retaining W“





DAVlDSON & HALL, Tecumseh. Mich.





osemnry Farms, VVilliamston, Mich. young bulls

ready for service, Shorthorns bred for milk dz beef.

Herd catch. by Prof. C.ll.Burgess, Mich.Agrl.College.





 





Central Michfihorthorn Breeders Atom.

Shorthoms oh'er 37 bulls all ages. 17 females for

sale Write Oscar Skinner, Sec., Gowen. Liicb.





 





No stock for sale





Shorthorn Breeder ,, mm,

_ CHAS. W'ARNER, Jr. Imlay City. Mich.



100 head to select from. Write

Short-horns me your wants, {Rice reasonable.

“'m. J. BELL, ose City, Mich.





The Kent Co.Shorthorn Breeders have both males

and females for sale. Ask about them.

L. H. LEONARD See. - - Caledonia, Mich.





 





‘ ' Shorthorus of best Bates breeding and

Mllklng U. I. C. suine. Bulls for sale 1 rim. to 1

year old. E. H. KURTZ Mason, hIich.





 





° Scotch Topped Shond

Roan Yearllng horn bull for sale.





W. l‘}. LIORRTSH. ll. 5, Flint, I\Ii(‘h.

For Sale





Reg yearling Guernsey bull May Rose

breedinfi the first check of 3100 gets him.

JOH EBELS, R. 2. Holland. Mich.





[-1005





Dunn: Opportunity





What would the earning capacity of a Brook-

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

states that the Breakwater boar he used added

from $75 to $100 to every gilt bred to him.



It payed this man to use one of our boars it will

pay you.



We have several that we are offering at prices which

appeal to the small breeder who must of necessity

be a conservative buyer. We have a few that are

good enough to be used in high class herds at

prices in keeping with their in individuality and

breeding. Money invested in a good herd boar

very speedily increases the value not only of

what you sell but what you keep. Send for price

'list or better. visit the farm.



BROOKWATER FARM, Ann Arbor. Mich.

11113?me W. MUMFORD owner,



J. 13 0E HENDERSON. Manager.





~ OAKWOOD. FARM





Nothing- for saleTat. d

11188 (Durocs. ax, agar; an





 





 





Model breod’m





G

BB 3808., Romeo, Mich.





 





COLON U..KILLIE.. Cooperaville. M’ :11.





Additional ,‘Stoek Me on Pm 5?”





   





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





resent bookigilg orders for Springt'
;





.IJ'I~





SECOND EDITION.





 





. The markets in this edition were re-

vised and corrected On Thursday af-

ternooh, April 24.





WHEAT.





Wheat is scarce and miners. are

finding it difficult to secure enough to

meet their needs. On the local mar-

ket prices are merely nominal as there

is no wheat here to change hands. 1t

is predicted by many that prices will

s'Oar before the new crop is ready for

the market. CrOp reports are as prom-

ising as ever, excepting that in the

spring wheat districts of the northwest

and Canada seeding has been delayed

by recent rains.

the country decreased 6,260,000 bush-

els the past week. A year ago No. 2

red wheat was quoted at $2.11. Pres-

ent Detroit prices are:



No. 2 red ..... .........$2.65

No.2 mixed 2.63

No. 2 white . . . 2.63





CORN.





Persistent reports of urgent demand

all over the world for bread stuffs,

meats and fats has furnished an incen-

tive to buy corn. While the Food Ad-

ministration desires to keep values

down to established levels, the de-

mands for corn have been so strong

that there is little chance of prevent-

ing advances. Additional vessels are

allotted for the movement of grams to

Europe. Hog markets are generally

higher which has given strength to the

corn situation. In Chicago values have

advanced and No. 3 yellow is now be-

ing quoted at $1.66; No. 4 yellow at

$1.64@1.65; July corn 251.62%; Septem-

ber $1.591/3. At Detroit the trade is less

active than elsewhere, due to lack of

local'demand. A year ago the market

here paid $1.60 for N0. 2 corn. Pres-

ent prices are:



No. 3 corn 1.67-

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

No. 4 yellow. . . . . . . . . . 1.67

No. 5 yellow............ 1.64

No. 3 white . . . . 1.70





OATS.





Oats are in active demand with pric-

es going higher. Dealers admit that

quotations should be on an advanced

basis. Commission houses and export-

ers are buying quite freely. A. year

ago standard oats sold on the local

market at 919740 a bushel. Present De.

troit prices are:



Standard .74

No.3 White IIOOIOIOOOOOOOO731/z

No. 4 White noIOOOOOIOIOOII'zzjjé





RYE.





Active shipping has brought about

increased buying of rye, and values

are up from those of last week. Cash

No.2 is now quoted at $1.76 on the 10-





cal market.

BARLEY.





This grain is in demand by commis-

sion houses. Buyers are more numer~

ous and holders were not disposed to

part with the grain at $1.22 per bushel

in Chicago on Monday. On the Detroit

market cash No. 3 has advanced to

$2.20@2.30 Der cwt.





BEANS.





The market for pea beans has been

steady at most markets during the

week. There is practically nothing do-

,ing at Detroit with too few sales made

to establish prices. In Chicago trad-

ing is moderate with buyers inclin-

ed to purchase in larger quantities as

their‘supplies are limited. Lighter of-

ferings also favor an improved market.

Pea beans are quoted there at $7.25@

7.50 for choice to fancy hand-picked.

The New York trade holds about

steady with Michigan pea beans at

$7.50@7.75; white marrows at $11.75;

red kidneys at $11@12.25. The move-

ment and demand in Philadelphia are

strong and prices hold firm. Michigan

pea. beans are selling mostly at $7.50.





SEEDS.





There is very little doing in the





 





noon-coon





0, ‘seed market, with prime rede'ldver at





$29.50; October $17.50; alsike at $26;

timothy seed $5.25, on the Detroit mar-

.e ’ - =





; _ -FEEDS.~~ . .

Prices in loo-lb. sacksto-th‘e jobber-s.

Id; steady as follows: Bran -45@46c;

indeed middlings “6(a)“; fine mid¢





Q31».





. a





"4*"-





The visible supply for 33 5





 





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. ~

\

Ir

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l

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dlings $48@500; 'coarse corn meal $63;

cracked " corn $66; corn and oat chop

$53@54 per ton. , ‘





Consumers of hay are having much

trouble in securing supplies. Prices

are firm as follows: No. 1 timothy at

$34.50@35; standard timothy and light

mixed $33.50@34; No. 2 timothy and

No. 1 mixed $32.50@33; No. 3 timothy

$26@30; No. 1 clover $29@30.



Pittsburgh—Receipts of hay are ex-

ceptionally small and prices are ad-

vancing rapidly. All’grades are dis-

posed of at top prices. Quotations are:

No. 1 timothy $36@36.50; N0. 1 light

mixed $33.50@34.50; No. 1vclover mix-

ed 333.50@34.50; No 1 clover $33@





CHEESE.





Production is expected to increase

rapidly and buyers are satisfying only

immediate demands, believing that the

prices will be down. At Detroit Mich-

igan flats are now quoted at 291/2c

and daisies at 291/3c. In New York the

trade is firm with current make spe-

cials at 321/2@32%c, and average run

at 31%(11321/3c. Philadelphia. trade is

easier, with full milk, new at 3261333c,

and do old at 35@38c.





BUTTER.





The government will now grant

licenses for exportation to Holland of

butter, cheese and condensed and pow-

dered milk. The market in this couno

try is somewhat nervous, but appears





to be maintaining a fairly steady tone. '

Warmer weather will aid production,

but any decline in price is certain to

encourage consumption and tend to

recover such declines. Detroit prices

have advanced since last week with

fresh cre’amery stock from Michigan

at 61@63c per pound. At Chicago the

range is from 55@611/2c. An easier tone

prevails in New York at 621/2@64c for

creameries. At Philadelphia a firm

trade is reported with western cream-

ery extra at 6414c.





POTATOES.





A stronger market prevails with the

price tendency upward. At Detroit

trading is firm and prices higher;with

Michigan whites U. S. No. 1 selling at

$3.15@3.25 Der ISO—lb. sack. The same

grade sells in Cleveland at $3.50; New

York$3.75@4; 'at Columbus at $3.75;

in Pittsburgh at $3.42@3.45 per 150-

lb. sack; in Buffalo at $2.35@2.40;

in Philadelphia at $2.60; in Indianapo-

lis at $2.30@2.35; in Cincinnati $2.25@

2.30 per cwt. Practically all of these

markets report a good demand with

quotations at a higher level. Michigan

growers are receiving $1.67@2.10 per

cwt. in bulk at warehouse. Haulings

are in only moderate volume.





EGGS.





Buyers are accepting eggs freely for

consumption and storage. The market

is holding steady, and prices are prac-

tically unchanged.’ At Detroit fresh

firsts are now quoted at 411/30; extra

firsts in new cases at 421/éc; storage





 





 





Live Stock Market Service]





 





Reports for Thursday, April 24th





BUF F ALO.





This market today sold'pigs at $20.50

and other grades of hogs at $21.50@

21.75. Lambs reached $17.65 and

calves $16.50.





DETROIT

Cattle.





Receipts 1,795. Market is steady at

Monday’s prices.

Best heavy steers . . . . . . .$14.00@15.50

Best handy wt bu' strs. .. 12.50@13.50

Mixed steers and heifers. 12.00@13.00





'Handy light butchers.... 10.50@11.50





Light butchers ......... 8.5060 10.00





Best cows .............. 10.00@11.00

Butcher cows . . . . . . . . . . 8.50@ 9.50

Cuttel‘s IIIIIIII I O i O O C C Q U 7-00@ 7.75

Canners ...... ........... 6.00@ 6.75





Best heavy bulls . . . . . . . . . 10.00@12.00’





Bologna bulls . . . . . . . . . .. 8.50@ 9.50

Stock bulls 7.50@ 8.25

Feeders .......... ‘ ....... 10.00@13.00

Stockers . . . ...... - ..... 8.00@10.00





Milkers and springers. . . .$ 85@ 165





Veal Calves.

Receipts 1,911. Market dull and 50c

lower.



Best ..... ...............$14.50@15.00

Others . . . . . . . . . . .. ........ 10.00@13.00

Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts 2,480. Market dull.

Best wool lambs . . . ..... $16.00@16.50

Eair lambs . . . . . . '. . . . . . . . 15.00@15.25

Light to common . . . . . . . 10.00@12.75

Fair to good ’sheep. . . . . . . 12.00@12.75

Culls 7 .00@ 8.75





Hogs.

Receipts 6,280. Market steady.

Pigs 0...!IOOOIIOI-CCCOOOJCOIIOI.





Mixed coco-oc-oooooocoouooooloe





CHICAGO.

Hogs.



Estimated receipts today are 31,000;

holdover 6,206 . Market strong to 100

higher. Bulk of sales $20.85@21.05;

tops $21.10; heavy, 250 lbs up, medium.





Dot-oococ-oaoooooio





20260





good and choice $20.95@21.10; medi-.





um, 200 to 250 lbs, medium, good and

choice $20.70@21.10; light, 150 to 200





lbs, common, medium, good and choice





$20.25@21.05; light lights, 130 to 150

lbs, common, medium, good and choice

$19@20.50; heavy packing sows. 250

lbs up, smooth $19.85@20;45: packing





sows,.200 lbs up. rough $18.85@19.75: -

80 lbs down, medium, goodiand- , ,

. 21.50:. piss mid,



~‘ ‘ Shea





pigs,

choic ~$1.'r(g)_19.25. ,

‘ . Cattle.





Eftimated receipts ~t'oday are 14,000: ‘

bee '





steers- opening slow rand, steady;





‘ butcher; stock .is slow . and~425c<lowcrz





calves "25@50c_-3 lokver: . ,‘Beef‘ steers,





 





‘um good and choice





-yearlin s -;»

. ~-313.2gdza @

medium andlieavy weightllt'ltllbsiup,‘ ; “ ‘ ’ ‘





9110168 and.pflme"$17.90@20.4_5' dome I





dium and good $14@18.50; do common

$11.50@14.25; light weight, 1100 lbs

down, good and choice $14.75@18.25;

do common and medium $10.50@15.25;

butcher cattle, heifers, common, medi-

um, good and choice $8.15@15.50; cows

common, medium, good and choice at

$7.85@16.25; bulls, bologna and beef

$8.75@13.25; canners and cutters,

cows and heifers $6.25@7.85; do can-

ner steers $7.75@10.50; veal calves,

light and handyweight, medium, good

and choice $13 @14; feeder steers, com-

mon, medium, good and choice $10.50

@1575; stocker steers, common, me‘

dium, good and choice $8.75@13.75; do

cows and heifers, common, medium,

good and choice $8.50@11; stocker

calves, common, medium, good and

choice '$8@;15.50. .





Sheep and Lambs.



Estimated receipts today are 10,000.

Market steady; prime shorn lambs at

$16.25; lambs, 84 lbs down, medium,

good, choice and prime $17.75@19.60;

do 85 lbs up, medium, good, choice and

prime $17.25@19.50; do culls and com-

mon $13.25@17.75; spring lambs, medi-

um, good and choice and prime $18@

20; yearling wethers. medium, good

and choice $15.50@17.75; ewes, medi-

$11.75@15.50;

$13.25@13.50; ewes $12.50@13.50.





BUFFALO. ,

Wednesday, April 23, 1919.

Cattle. ' '

Receipts ten cars. Market steady.

Prime heavy steers $17.50@18.50; best





5 shipping steers $15@16; medium ship-





ping steers $13.50@14.50; best native

yearlings, 950 to 1000 lbs, $15@16;

light native yearlings, good quality at

$1’4.50@15; b'est handy steers $146015;

fair to good $126213; handy. steers and

heifers, .mixed $12.50@13—.50; western

heifers $14@.15; state heifers .810@11;

best fat cows $11@12;- butcher COWB

$9@10; cutters $7@8; canners $5@

5.50; fancy bulls $11@12; butcher bulls

$9@10.‘50; common bulls 3750610850:

best feeders, 900 to 1000 lbs $11 @1250;

medium feeders $10@11: smokers at,

$10@10.50; light common $8@9;}best_

milkers and springers $100@150; me-

diums $75@90.- il-l - - ,





, .. one. 4' ‘ .

Receipts ten «cars. ' _ Market higher.

Heavy $21.50@21.65;* yorkers singing.)





 

 

 





lights racemes

Receipts five cars". _ M f at stro

Wool lambs signage





 

 

 





 





 





 

 

 





 

 





 





packed firsts in new cases 43%c; extra

do He. The Chicago egg market is.

somewhat unsettled with firsts at 39@

41%c and ordinary firsts 40@41c, and

storage packed stock 42%@42%c. The

New York trade is firm with the fresh

stock ranging from ‘42@47c. The Phil-i

adelphia market is also firm with west-~

ern extra firsts at'$13.20; firsts $12.90





per case.

“ WOOL





Shearing has. been delayed by un-

favorable weather. Buying starts in

Michigan and growers are set on re—





ceiving 50c for good wools, and we un» ~





derstand some buying is being done at

this figure. This shows a very decided

change of sentiment since-a. fortnight,

ago. Growers are watching the govern-

ment auction sales closely, another ser~

ies of which is being held in Boston

this week. Rapid growth of county

and other associations in the primary

centers for fleece wool has been noted

this season. This notable development

is attributed to the difliculties of hand-

ling fleece wool under government con-

trol, the objects being to pool clips and

secure a better price for the growers.

Incidentally, the movement is used for

the improvement of quality in the

fleece clips as well as in methods of

handling.





DETROIT CITY MARKET





A fairly heavy supply of potatoes

was in evidence at the city markets

early this week and sold at $1.25@1.30

per bushel for No. 1 stock. Eggs were

bringing 42@450; veal 25c; poultry at

40c; apples $1.50@3.50 per bushel;

navy beans 71,€,,@8c per pound.





GRAND RAPIDS





Potatoes were higherlast week at

$1.10@1.20 per cwt. in the local mar-

ket, with only light receipts, the crop

being well cleaned up in this section.

At variouss shipping points in western

Michigan the market was somewhat

erratic. The week opened around $1.25

per .cwt. and closed at $1.60@1.85. The

growers let'loose a large quantity at

the principal, market» in Montcalm

county when $1.60 was bid; price sag-

ged to $1.25 and non-delivery by grow~

ers again caused dealers to bid up for

a supply as there was a strong demand

to fill order. In general potatoes are

about double in price compared with a.

year ago. The hay situation is acute

and dealers predict $40 per ton. No. 1

clear timothy is quoted at $35 on the





city market and none to be had. Mixed. '





is $30@31 and receipts are very light.

The price of beans remains steady at

$5.50@6 per cwt. to growers and only

a few being marketed, the crop being

practically out of the growers‘hands.





STABLE WHEAT PRICE ASSURED.





 





Despite maintenance of the govern-

ment guarantee price in the face of an

American wheat crop which probably

will break all records, domestic con-

sumers will not pay more for thepro-





duct during the coming year than the -





rates concurrently accepted from for-

eign buyers, Julius H. Barnes, newly

appointed federal wheat director, 'as—

sured the public in a statement made

Monday.

Mr..Barnes termed unsound any gov-

ernmental scheme ofartificial subsidiz-

ing. He thought it quite possible, with

the greater part of Europe looking to

America for food, and the crop pros-

pects of the allied countries even poor—

er than last year, that little inroad ex-

cept of a, temporary nature, would be





made on the_$1,000,000,000 fund provid: ,-





ed by congress to. carryout the farm--

er’s guarantee of $2.26 a bfishel. '



However, should" there‘ be: a; surplus

production of wheat, he_Isaid,'the na-

tional treasury Would {beaprotected as

far as possisble in making good the





difference between the guaranteed and ~

market rates by the termination; of'a





world price .for the sale {of the surplus;

At present the world price exceeds the

government price. ~ , .. . .. .



In relation to federal La'cQuisition of





:Wheat; which he predicted twould' be

carried out on flan extensivegscale ”in ' .

_. enforcing "the farmers'3 iguarantyI-spara



s ficularl t‘h . '

‘5 ower i; an e-gOV‘BWme‘n,

.. 11 nicoti‘ ' tit‘ ' '-‘";

13175602; , ve un June I 13920,

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\.
I Hi; milk producers supplying chi-g





. cago have been accused of harbor-

ing tubercular cows, killing babies,

combining against the poor, downtrod—

3den milk dealer magnates, and now

they are being dragged before the bar

of justice on the charge of. price-fin-

ing. It looks like a bar of injustice.1f

anything, they say.



In twenty-five county seats and

thriving farm towns of northern Illi-

nois, Indiana, and southern Wisconsin,

deputy United States marshals last

week stepped into’ the offices of the

Milk Producers’ Associatidns and serv-

ed subpoenas upon the secretariesto

take forthwith to the federal grand

jury in Chicago all their records and

correspondence. There are estimated

to be sixteen thousand milk producers

belonging to the associations.



The Producer’s Defense.



The defense of the producers will be

that the contract ene‘red into February

1 was sanctioned by the food adminis-





tration. By this contract, it is under— .





stood, the producers, through the Co-

operative Marketing Company, de-





manded six months' contracts from‘





distributors and control of prices.



The grand jury is said to have re-

ceived information that recently there

was a general order sent to farmers

and country dealers to withhold their

butter from Chicago because the price

had dropped below sixty cents in the

city. With the supply shut off the

price shot up above seventy cents.



Dairymen say to this that low prices

are for unmoulded country butter, or

butter as it comes from the churn.

You can buy the same butter in Chi~

cago for much less than sixty-five to

seventy cents. They say the attorneys

'do not make fair comparisons, and

.their ideas as to surplus and increased

production are subject to sharp re-

vision. ‘





THE NEW YORK PRODUCE MAR-

KET.





Butter.-—Strikes and rumors of

strikes have tended to keep the butter

market in a highly nervous condition.

First, there was the rumor of a strike

among the river boat workers, which

was to follow the first and second

strikes of those workers which took

place in January and March respective-

ly. As a high percentage of the butter

which reaches New York is ferried

across the river, the fact that the

strike was pending caused a material

advance in the price of butter. On the

heels of the agitation among the har-

bor workers came an actual walking

out of the freight handlers on the West

Shore Railroad. That materially af-

fected the situation also and influenced

the market to such an extent that after

it was seen that the river men would

not cease working the price continued

‘to go up. It is thought that as soon as

the strike situation is cleared up the

accumulations of butter in the freight

warehouses upon being dumped on the

market will cause a marked decline in

price. Today the market is fairly

steady and quotations are as follows:

Extras 651/z@660;‘"higher scoring than

extras 661/2@67c; firsts 64((3650; sec-

onds 61@63c.



Eggs—The week opened with an un-

settled and irregular tone but by Wed-

nesday the market has become fairly

firm. As usual during the week pre-

ceding Easter there was keen demand

for high-class eggs which has tended to

keep the price up‘ fairly high. Receipts

were about normal for the season but

the strike situation on the river kept

the egg market somewhat nervous. The

market closes strong with firsts quoted

at 411/2@431/éc and extra firsts at 41

@441/20.



Poultry.——Receipts have been high

but with the'approach of the Jewish

Passover bUYing has been very active.

There has been a slightly increased

feeling and a‘tendency for decreased

prices. A few spring chickens have

been received by express and are sell-

ing at 85@90c. Fowls are selling at

37@38'c; old roosters at 21@22c; ducks

at 30@35c; geese at 20@2lc.



Cheese—The cheese market has

been easier this week and prices have





'Vdeclined a, shade. The reason for the

,-. weakness is because of the inactivity





Qt ”porters.





 





 





 

 

 

 





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gall plan either sex also spring pigs alt-s not akin.





Registered Duroc Gills





Descendants _of the leading strains: Cherry King.



Defender. Kingilof Col’s, The Professor. all bred in



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mier Col. ’1'. No. 81021 Dum. Royal Defendress No.



231.380. one 01‘: the most promising herd boars in l‘lll'll-



i an. Prices reasonable. Write for prices zind fur-

r informatim





t P 1.

THE JENNINGS FARMS. R. l. Bailey. Mich.





SEVERAL GOOD





Duroc sows bred to Oriou's Fancy King. Boar pigs

ready for service.

NEWTON BARNHART, St. Johns. Mich.





 





 





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E. D. HEYDENBERK. Wayland. Mich.





 





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Ind hnve never loot n hos with cholera

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rm: L. B. SILVER co.

» 196 lei‘lh Temple Bldg.

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A March and April is: in

CheSte rs, pairs or tries from pnpze win-

ning stock prices reasonable satisfaction guaranteed.



F. W. ALEXANDER, Vassar. Mich.





 





' 9 Serviceable hours of last sum-

0' l. C 8' mer and full furrow.

G. P. ANDBE‘NS, Danaville, Mich.





0. I. C. Bred Gilts All Sold.





3. W. MANN. Dansvllle, Mich.





 





 





o. l. C Boar, 14 months old. Large fall pigs





. of either sex.

0. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Mich





 





 





 





l. C. Gilts bredl'or summer {arrow and a few full

0 boar pigs any oi them good enough to ship. 0.0.1).

1“, (‘. Bl R6: 685. B. 3, Mason. Mich.





 





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O. l. C s 2 Choice Yearlmgs 5,3,3 inf?

Clover Leaf Stuck Farm, R. 1, Monroe, Alix.





 





o l n" One very good yearling hour, a few last

' I I SBpLgllls. and this spring pigs to client-3 -

istered free. ,'~.-’ mile wcst of Depot. Citizens Phone 125.

OTTO B. SCHI'LZE, Nashville, Mich.





FRANCISCO FARMS





'lh SliORTlI-IIORNS-EPOLAND CHINAS

‘ ree c oice eil'ei‘s an in few you cow: t if .

Also tine good gilts bred for late sprilififarrolynnlgl'ige:





are attractive.

P. P. POPE. Mt. Plesant. Mich.





For 25 Years V'lll‘c have bee-iii béeeding Big





ype Polani hinu hogs



of the iiiosi zipprm ed blood lines. Our new herd boar

“Michigan Buster” is a ii iglily 00d son of the real;

“Giant Buster”. dam “Mouw's idles Queen 2". nine

breeding! “e are all sold out except a few full pigs.

J. (Y. lil'TLl’IR. Portland. Mich.





 





 





 





 





Big Type Poland Chinas





Am offering a choir-c gill. registered and cholera im-

mune. with licr ieii pigs fan-owed Apr. 1. Also best.

boar pig of April l'ziri‘iiw raised lust )ear: absolutely

l'iglil. priced ill $7.3 “cs-lei Hile. It. 0. lunia. Mich-





 





P c brcd gills sold. For Sillk‘ herd bonr iruspect 17 mo.

- I old. \\ g1. 600 lb. “llll quality. sire lBuster Glam.

269593, dam Ncnm 1., :34th an Hi0 lb. sow iii flesh. Sire

sold for $1500, iriced reasonable. Free Livery from

Parma. . E. LIVINGSTON. Purina, Mich.





' ' with quality. For

Big Poland Chmas sale, mm...- and

fall gilts open or bred.



G.A. Al’MGAltDNER. n.2, Middleville. Mich.





 





 





I S. P. (‘ Bred sows all sold. ‘1 boars ready fornervice

1. also 1 full boar. and fall gillsto breed forfullfar-

row. H. O. SWARTZ, R. 1, Sclioolcral‘l. Mich.





 





ig Type. Polaiul-(‘liiiins pigs. sired by C. A. King J06



L’filfiil. by Kim: .lm- 37: Monster Big Bob327623.



1,... Luk‘in's Big Hub 17.x“? Blh‘lt‘l‘ Half ’l'oii 2.98225. by



Great Big Ii all“ Ton 2bl24.l. Out of sows, whose pedi-



greejndividnality aiidiiiizilili are of equal men't as my

herd boars. (‘an furnish pairs and trims, not akin.



C. A. BOONI‘I. Blanchard. Mich.





 





 





MICH. Champion herd of Big Type P.C.Notliing for

sale but, full pigs: orders booked for 5&1)"an i .

E. R. LEONARD, St. uis. lch.





 





l)ul.uc Jerseys . A few choice ills bred to Brook-

water King Special 11146 . (A full brother to

Brookwaljer Lass D.the Emmi champion sow at. the 1918

International . Carey .Edmonds. Hastings, Mich





 





UROC Jersey's—A few extra good fall boars’sired by

Orion Cherry King Col. 2nd. red sows all sold.

W. C. TAYLOR. Milan, Mich.





 





. -

Spflng Farrow ammuniaad‘tlg. Write me your

J08. BOHUELLER, Weidmnn. Mich.





 





° Bred gilts and spring ho r

#res i s for sale now. a

JOHN W. cm . R. 4. St. Johns. Mich.





THE WORLD’S CHAMPION





big e e 0.1.08. Stock of van no. or sale. Bord

head by Galloway Edd. the orld's hampion 0. I.

O. boni- assisted by C. C. Schoolmaster. Grand Chain-

nion boar of Mlchlpnn.New York and Tennessee state





 





 





fairs. Also. 0 0. Giant Buster, undefeated Senior

hou- pig wherever shown and Grand Champion of Ok-





 





by the GrarndJOhafinpion and Jun or Chum ion





rs. . D ODT. 8.1. Mame. lob





lahomn state fair. Get our catalogue of Orandoll'ni

prize hon. Cm Oily. Michigan.





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Big type P. C. full boars the big prolific-e kind their

breeding traces in the best herd in Ill. Iowud Neb.

C. It. GARNAN'I'. Eaton Rapids. IVIich.





 





I urge 'l‘ype P.C.Nothiug for sale now.Will be in mar~ ’

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ket with better than even-this fall. If herd stuff





counts. \V. J. HAGELSHAW, Augusta, Mich.





' hour and bred gilts. Choice

Blg Type P- C' Aug. pigs at a bargain.

A. A. WOOD a SON. - - - Saline, Mich.





B“ Type P. 0. Choice bred sows from Iowas greatest

tg herds. the big bone prolific kind with size and

quality. E. J. MATHEVVSON. Burr Oak. Mich.





Big Type Poland's all sold out. nothingfor sale at

present. Booking orders for spring “188. Thanking





my customers L. Chamberlain. arcellus. Mich.





Pol d chi ll sold. General I

MammOth Joni; No. 3%?19? son of Gerstdalo ,





Jones heads our herd. Clyde Weaver. Oereeco. Mich





- . Will in . beti: 1. th

Blg Type P. - for fallvlrndefélaalsssw,“ ever

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