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,‘VOLUME CLIII. NUMBER TWENTY-THREE





"DETROIT, DECEMBER 6, 1919





 





 





 





CURRENT COMMENT





HE results which



. c a n b e accom-

Community plished through com-

Interest m munity interest in

Live Stock live stock breeding





are revealed by the

result of a live stock census recently

taken in Livingston county, Michigan,

which was published in our issue of

last week. This census, taken by the

county agricultural agent, showing as

it does 361 herds of purebred cattle in

the county, aggregating 3,668 animals,

exclusive of bull calves, and that of

424 bulls maintained on the farms of

the county only two per cent are

scrubs, while seventy—six per cent are

registered purebreds and twenty-two

per cent grades, undoubtedly marks a

record for Michigan and probably for

the United States. This is a record of

which the breeders of Livingston coun-

ty may be justly proud. Incidentally,

the farmers of other sections of the

state will do well to take into consider-

ation the fact that the breeders. of Liv-

ingston county have “cashed in” on

their community of interest in this

work. For years this county has been

noted as a Holstein center, and buyers

who. were seeking to purchase animals

of this breed in quantity lots have nat-

urally gone where they could‘ have the

large it selection and be most certain

of filling their requiremests.





But while the Holsteins lead in num-

bers with 275 registered herds, herds

of other improved breeds are numer-

bus. Shorthorns rank next in number

to Holsteins, and seven other improv-

‘ed breeds are represented by two or

more purebred bulls. An effort will be

made in Livingston county to eliminate

the ten remaining scrub sires during

the (1101 1ing year thus making the bulls

of the county one hundred per cent

purebred.





. I; The example of Layingston county is



not only worthy of emulation, but it is

being emulated in other Michigan coun

ties, some of which are gaining envia-

ble reputations as purebred centers in

some line. Let the good work go on

until it‘ has covered the whole state.

No single movement promises more for

the future of Michigan agriculture.



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HE fact that at-





. tention given to

Quality .



. ' the marketing of farm



Products 1 products of high qual—



» Pay ity is profitable, :13





well illustrated by the



«experience of the Adrian Community

‘ Market, whose activities have been fre-

13111191me mentioned in these columns.-





 





companions V



derived from the marketing of Wily

fresh eggs As a result his organica-

tion has gained an enviable reputatiOn

for marketing a quality product. The

advantage derived from this fact is

plainly illustrated by the fact that for

the last ten days of November the

Adnian Community Market was able

to pay eighty cents per dozen for fresh

gathered eggs of the best grade, and

sixty-«eight cents per dozen for the sec-

ond grade. These eggswere sold to





' Detroit wholesale distributors at prices





ranging lip «to eighty-four cents. per doz-

en for thewbest grade and not less them

seventy-two cents per dozen for, the





second'grade at a time when current





quotations ranged from sixty-six to

seventy cents per dozen for these

grades on the local market. .And this

difference in price was due to the fact

that the purcha: ers knew that the eggs

from the Community Market were

freshly gathered, promptly delivered

and of dependable quality, for which

there is a strong demand at outside

prices.



This example also well illustrates

the fact that any community effort gen-

erally brings about a marked improve-

ment in the methods practiced by the

individual farmers of any community.

Community interest is eve-r an import.

ant factor in stimulating personal in

terest in our own business, and is cer-

tain to yield profitable cash dividends

aswell as not less important returns

in neighborly good will.





NYONE who . has

Fa 6 to' test rural senti-





Oppose ment on the question

Paternalism of paternalism, or the

nationalization of im-

portant industries, during the past year.

can hardly have failed to find that our

progressive farmers a: a class are

strongly opposed to the general appli-

cation of the principle in this country,

and that they are likewise opposed to

its application in special cases except

as a temporary "expedient to protect

the public interest. This strong senti~

ment is reflected not only in the dec-

larations of representative delegations

of farmers, such as composed the re-

cent convention at Chicago at which

the American Federation of Farm Bu-

reaus was organized, and the National

Grange, which recently met in Grand

Rapids, but as well in local discussions

at farmers’ meetings and in personal

conversations by and between farmers

which may be casually overheard al-

most anywhere and at any time.



This general sentiment is so clearly

indicated by its many recent public

expressions that we cannot well pass,

unchallenged, its recent editorial char-

acterization by a Michigan farm paper.

which apparently aspires to direct,

rather than reflect farm sentiment on

this Point, as a “Punch and Judy” roll,

to “squawk out in public whenever rail

corporations give them the sign.” And

the imputation that the. resolution on

this point adopted by the American

Federation of Farm Bureaus at a meet-

m‘gtof sane-five mm

from thirty-two states “might have

been penned by a. railroad corporation

attorney,” is scarcely less defensible

than the misleading inference that the

sentiment at the recent meeting of the

National Grange. was in favor of ne-

tionalization. The‘action of the dele-

gates at the Farm Bureau Federation

meeting will stand for itself as repre-

senting the majority sentiment of the

farmers of the thirty-two states from

which they came, and the Grange’s po-

sition in'the matter was made perfect-

ly clear as follows: “In‘the govern

ment of a free democracy is lodged





ample power to corb the evils Of the





power of swollen fortunes in the hands

of the unscrupulous. We oppose sov-





taken the trouble





 

 





.The‘ . " .. . .

men-ts we “farmers,- {not merely men

“who speak inpubllc for farmers,” and

fortmotel? men; of this class will con-

tinue to reflect crystallized farm sent-i-

mend: on mesa important questions of

public policy notwithstanding fill-lower:-

pressed opinion of the paternalmter

whose expressions are henein mentiOn-

ed that “they should leave the subject

strictly alone."



It is— possible that this, radical dimer-

ence of-vopinion 'On the question of the





nationalization of industry may have





been the deciding factor in the refusal

of important natiOnai farmers’ organi-

zations to entertain proposals for a co-

alition of .farmers’ and labor organiza-

tions 'in the pursuance 'of‘ a joint pro-

gram. Be this as .it may, such action

has been recently taken by three such

national farmers’ organizations, which

we believe augurs well for the future





interests of agriculture and of, the





country as a whole for reasons given

in a. recent editorial comment. But

nothing seems more certain than that

the wise solution of these reconstruc-

tion problems depends not a little up-

on the constructive thought and action

.of the farmers of the country. Con-

structive individual thought and study

of the problems involved is 'the first

step toward united expression and ac-

tion along constructive lines. The farm'

ers of the country are to be congratu-

lated in their progress along both

lines. We have an abiding faith that

they will measure up to the test in the

present'crisis and again prove the sav-

ing force in enabling the country to





quiet the prevailing condition of indus-





trial unrest and eliminate its underly-

lug-causes.





HE report of the





A Matter federal grand jury



, which has been en-

af Pabhc gaged in the invest-i-

Interest ‘gation of the Newbor-





by senatorial cam-

paign expenditures for several weeks,

included the return of indictments

against Mr. _Newberry .‘ond one hun-

dred and‘Ith’irty-four other persons for

violation of the federal and state elec-

tion laws. It is alleged that the infor—

mation secured by the grand jury indi-

cated the expenditure of large sums

not included in the official report of

the campaign committee, and the in-

dictments specify cases. in which ex-

penditures were made and specific

amounts so expended in alleged viola-

tion of the law. While public judg-

ment should and doubtless will be

withheld in the matter until‘the indict-

ed partics have their “day in court,”

this notion, taken by a jury of plain

farmers and business men, is properly

a matter of keen interest to every citi-

zen of~ Michigan. Michigan has been

progressive in the' matter of safe-

guarding the choice of her public ofl‘i9

cials, both at the primaries and at the

polls. Our laws, both state and fed-

eral, not only protect the voters of the

state in registering their choice of can-

didates, but limit the amount of money

which any candidate may expend and

the manner in which it may be expend-

ed. If those laws have been willfully

violated, a1 the action of the grand

jury would indicate, it is important in

the interest of clean politics and good

government that those who have vio-

lated them Should be brought to jus-

tice. If they have not been thus vio-

lated, the accused are entitled to ex-

alteration.





While it is a matter for regret that

the fair name of our state should suf-

fer from on election scandal, tilt is still



matter for congratulation that the

edvlel'afimofth’e lawlsfir‘the

matter or mango methods nether-

than 0 wean conduct of the elec-

tion. also well forethe- public in-





 





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News of the week.





Wmnhy, November 26.

THE federal cabinet fails to reach a

decision in the mattei or the coal .

strike controversy which it is attempt:

ing to settle. «Governor Cox, of Ohio,

ejects Mayor Postman, of Canton, for





 





failing to preserve order during the re-





cent steel strike. —-—Federa.l quarantine

(y‘der against the admission of unvacei-

nated persons from Canada where the

small pox is iaging, goes into street—~—

T-he national committee in charge of

the steel strike votes to continue .the

walkout. —The United States shipping

board plans the construction of sixty

liners for carrying passengers on all

important ocean routes. —The print-

rers’ strike in New York City is .consid—

ered at an end so far as tying vup'uthe

general printing business is concerned,

Thursday, November ‘27.





INERS turn down the offer made



by the government and negotia-

tions are temporarily broken off. —-_—Rep-

resentatives of the railroad brother-

hoods vote to send delegation to wait

upon Director General Hines for an ex-

planation of plan for overtime pay.—

Jugo Slavs threaten to tak, military

steps to protect their in-te sis in the

Adriatic unle‘Ss the general council can

provide other“means.—-—The new Bel-

gium cabinet has but one change, the

minister of interior.—A new modern

dock is being built atiFrankfort, Mich.



Friday, November 28.



MUCH military equipment has al-



ready been collected along the

Mexican border, it is reported, to be

ready in case there is trouble growing

out of the present strained relations

with the Carranza government—Ar-

gentine is sending a financial commis-

sion to the United States to study in-

dustrial cond tions here. ——The Belgian

coal output is about caught up with

the pre-war tonnage —French engi-

neers are successfully operating trains

by means of wireless. ——There were

14,567 American soldiers tried before

courts martial during the last fiscal

year.



Saturday, November 29.





THE supreme council awards Eng.

land seventy per cent of the total

tonnage of the German war fleet,

France ten per cent, Italy ten per cent,

Japan eight per cent and the United

States two per cent. ———Tl1e antiadynas-

tic movement is reported to be spread-

ing in northem Italy. ———Governor Rob-

ertson, of Oklahoma, asks for federal

troops to protect miners who wish to

return to work.—-Government serves

notice upon both coal miners and op-

erators that any interference with coal

production will not be tolerated. ”Ger-

many refuses demands for compensa-

tion for ships sunk at Scepa Flow, but

offers to refer the matter to the Hague

tribunal—Five bodies of the crew. of

the steamship Myron, which was re-

cently lost in Lake Superior, are found.

~Mexican affairs are-being complicat-.

ed by continued outrages against for

eigners by rebel bands. .

Sunday, November 30.



HE federal grand jury investigat-



ing charges of law: violation in

the last senatorial election in Michiga 1

returns indictments against 135 per-

sons, including Senator iNewberry, on

charges of corruption, fraud and con-

spiracy. —Wind attaining a velocity of

eighty-four miles an hour sweeps over

Detroit-.and vicinity, killing five per-

sons, injuring scores and doing prop-

erty damage running into the hundreds

of thousands of dollars. —+Brazil is look-

ing to America for ships and men to





Commissioner Inches of Detroit, for-





bids William Haywood, I. W. W. work-





er, permission to speak at a public

meeting in this city. ,

Monday, December. 1.

EPORTS from various sections of

the country show that industrial





concerns are being crippled generally





by the coal famine—Secretary Baker

urges congress to provide for a citizen

army to form the nucleus of an ade-

quate emergency force—Washington’s

reply to Mexico on the Jenkins case is

understood to be couched in strong

terms. —-‘German troops quit Lithuania

under terms agreed upon between the

two Woo—Welsh coal miners

vote to strike because the government

plans to tax incomésof less than

‘,$1 250 per year. ——President Wilson

calls a conference of men my





 





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part of the agricultural press.





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' our manufacturing industries.





terests are ODDOS'





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inf C. T. Murc/nlson in tile Annalist, Made Coalition wit/z Recog‘inzzed





Farmers Organizations Impossiéle-nFarnz Bureau Federation Becomes a New Force.





itself a new foe?- Has its pro-



gram of shorter hours, higher

wages, the closed shop, and enlarged

managerial power awakened into coun-

teractivity powerful agricultural in-

terests? ‘ '



To this question an affirmative an-

swer is being given by many farmers’

organizations and by far the larger

At the

recent session of the International

Farm Congress in Kansas City, where





, HAS. organized labor created for





> was represented a large proportion of





the farmers of twenty states, there





‘ was bitter and outspoken denunciation





of the present tactics of organized la-

bor. The farmers in their “declara-

tion of principles” said, in part: “We

protest against the policy of organiz-





. ed labor in demanding of the farmers





more production, while demanding of

its own men less. production,” and “we

deplore the calling of strikes in times





like these for any other reason than a





grave emergency.”



The National Grange, in session in

Grand Rapids, November 14, which is

reputed to represent 600,000 farmers,

reflected the same sentiments. By an

overwhelming vote the convention re-

fused the invitation of Samuel Gomp-

ers, President of the American-Fed-

eration of Labor, to attend a joint con-

ference with labor in Washington on

December 13.



The American Federation of Farm

Bureaus, at its recent session in Chi-

cago, while taking no definite stand

as opposed to organized labor policies,

has strongly implied an unsympathetic

Emphasis was put on the de-

termination “to stand solely for the

farmers’ interest.”



More Farm Owners Than Unionists.



The importance of this negative at-

titude toward the organized labor pro-

gram is readily comprehended when

one considers that there are more than

7,000,000 farm operators in the coun-

try. Sixty-two per cent of these own

their own farms, which comprise six-

ty-eight per cent of the total farm

acreage of the United States. These

figures show that there are more farm

operators who are also farm owners

than there aremembers of the Amer-

ican Federation of Labor. More start-

ling is the disproportion in other re-

spects. As to nationality about ninety

per cent” of ‘the farmers are native-

born citizens. Only in Minnesota and

North Dakota do the foreign-born con-

stitute a large percentage. The aggre-

gate wealth of the American farmers

is amazing, a conservative estimate

placing it at $60,000,000,000—ab0ut

one-fourth of the country’s total

wealth. Upon theSe 7,000,000 farmers

the country depends not only for its

food supply, but also for a large part

of the basic raw materials essential'in

‘A gen-

eral strike of the farmers would in-

volve consequences compared to which

the most ‘ violent disturbances of or—

ganized labor would be but trivial.

Fortunately this is not on their pro-

gram and, what is additionally reassur-

ing, the farmer has economic interests

and sentiments wholly at variance





with those of the more radical ele-I

employers of labor) and the produce





ments in the trade unions.

iin the first place, his economic in-





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no control. Whimsical name Nature

is the boss, and when she is pleased

to arrange W proper conjunction of

season, sun, and moisture for a given

purpose the farmer must act and act

quickly. or else the seed which is

planted never sprouts, or the hay

which is mown becomes a total loss,

or the wheat that is ready to harvest

falls to the ground and is wasted.

There are times when not six hours

a day, but sixteen hours, are necessary

to do the work that is essential to

prevent the loss of the fruits of an en-

tire summer’s labor. In consequence

of these unavoidable conditions, the

farmer,‘if he retains his hired help at

all during the busy periods, does so

with the greatest difficulty.



Conflict is again noted in the mat-

ter of wages. There was a time when

Ihe farmer favored increasing wages

in industry, in the belief that thereby

a greater demand was created for his

own products. His change of thought

on the subject is due to two considera-

tions: First, the unprecedentedly high

wages now prevailing in industry can-

“not be equaled by

the farmer’s wage

scale, as he finds

himself unable to

transfer the in-

ereased cost to his ,

selling prices. For

some months there

has been, with a'

few noticeable ex-

ceptions, a steady

decline in the price

of farm prodUCts.

The occurrence-of

an upward wage

trend in the face of

a downward price

brought home to

the farmer the re-

alization that he is

powerless to main-

tain a proper ratio

between cost and

selling price. Sec-

ondly, the farmer,

whether rightly or

wrongly, believes

that high wages in

industry are re-

sponsible for the

present unusually

high price of man-

ufactured goods,

but that they in no

way tend to stimu-

late" the prices of

farm products. From this difficulty no

immediate relief. sIeems probably, as

the farmer has been working over-

time to produce, and hence in many

sections of the country has on hand

large stocks, whereas the industrial

workers, in his opinion, have calculat-

ingly kept individual production at a

low ebb.



Middlemen Not to be Forgotten.



In the matter of prices the farmer is

at odds not only with organized labor

but with the profiteering middlemen.

He believes that responsibility for the

high prices is equally divided between

these two classes. This belief, rightly

or Wrongly, rests upon the asumption

that the manufacturers (who are the





growing State





middlemen whodiave so developed the





 





T be recently organized flmer-





ican Federation

Bureaus and our own rapidly,





under tlze constructive leader-

slzip of Secretary Bing/1am

and lzis co-wor/éers promise

well to introduce a new lead-

ing role into the great drama

of our industrial lifi’.





 





machinery of marketing in their ref

spective fields as to be able to preserve

their margin of profit whatever the

conditions of supply and demand. Also

it is assumed that the chief manufac-

turing industries may meet a rising

market by enlarged output and check

a falling one by reduced output. In the

same way the produce middlemen ex-

hibit a high degree of unity in the

control of their offerings. Another ad-

vantage which both generally possess

is adequate financial reserves against

temporary adversity. Large storage

facilities are at the disposal of both

and used to the limit, if newspaper and

official declarations are to be believed.



In all these points the farmer sees

himself at a disadvantage. Generally

he has no effective machinery either

for price control or supply control. A

rising market after the short planting

time finds him unable to increase his

output, and a falling market finds him

helpless to make a reduction in output.

Furthermore, the average farm is a

comparatively small business unit and

cannot maintain adequate financial re-

serves for the long

adverse periods.

Prior to the war

prosperity it was

the normal thing

for the majority of

the country’s farm-





ers to sell their

money crop imme-

diately after har-





vest, and thus take

the lowest prices of

the year for no oth-

er reason than ina-

bility to finance the

holding of goods.

The difficulty is of-

ten Increased by

the perishable na-

ture of most farm

commodities which

necessitates special

facilities which the

average farmer can-

not afford.



Such considera-

tions have goaded

the farmer into a

much—alive c 1 a. s s

consciousness. And

with some justifica-

tion he fancies him-

self ground be-

tween the upper

and nether mill-

stones of high buy-

ing prices and low selling prices. He

alone of the important economic inter-

ests has failed to provide adequate de—

vices for self—protection. As a farmer-

edibor recently exclaimed, “The farmer

who is the original producer, takes a

less price in order that consumers

may pay less, without in any way les-

sening the margin of profit of whole-

salers, jobbers, and retailers. The in-

nocent farmer is the victim.”



Charges of profiteering the farmer

resents bitterly and, in answer, calls

attention to four things: First, is the

total impossibility of profiteering be-

cause of lack either of organization or

means; second, is the great increase

in the supply of farm products where\

weather conditions have permitted, de—

spite the great handicaps of labor and





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fertilizer scarcity united with an al-

most prohibitive cost of farm materi-

als and equipment; third, is the fall in

price of farm products as received by

the farmer which have, in general, de—

clined far more readily than the prices

received by manufacturers and deal-

ers. These instances where the farm-

er has obtained an exceptional price

increase are explained as being due to

unprecedented demand and great scar-

city of supply, things over which the

farmer has had no control. Take, for

instance, cotton. Unfavorable weather

conditions produced a crop less than

sixty per cent of normal from a nor-

mal acreage. The same is true of the

apple crop in the east and south. In

connection with this it must be noted

that farmers’ costs, unlike manufac~

turing costs, are not proportioned to

output, but depend upon the acreage.

Therefore the aggregate costs of a

forty per cent crop are not greatly dif-

ferent from those of a one hundred per

cent crop. Half a crop, generally

speaking, should bring a double price

in order to permit a merely normal

profit.



As a fourth reply to the charge of

profiteering, the farmer points to the

great “spread" between the price re-

ceived by him and the price received

by the final 'middleman. The latter

price may be from one hundred per

cent to three hundred per cent higher

than the former, wherefore, a substan-

tial deerease of the farmer’s price, ev-

en if transmitted to the consumer, be-

comes almost negligible. To illustrate,

a decrease of twenty-five per cent in

the first price of wheat, enough to

break the farmer possibly, by the time

it reaches the consumer will have

shrunk to a bare five per cent of the

price of bread. A pair of plain woolen

blankets in a New York store window

is priced at $25. So extreme a de-

crease as fifty per cent in the price of

raw wool would, if transmitted to these

blankets, lower their price by less than

fifteen per cent. With respect to head

lettuce, say, or grape-fruit, a decrease

of ten per cent received by the produc-

er would not, as a rule, save the house-

wife a single penny. -



Progress in Organization.



Unlike the most of us, the farmer is

not satisfied with mere oral denuncia-

tion of the profiteering middlemen and

avaricious labor elements, but plans

effective action. It is to consist of

nation-wide organization of the farm-

ers into local groups, each composed of

farmers producing like things. These

units are to be coordinated into state

and national organizations as illustrat-

ed by the California Fruit Growers’ Ex-

change, and the well-known Dairy-

men’s League. Finally it is contem-

plated to bring all these organizations

into unity of action and purpose by

the formation of a national federation.

This final consummation seemed to be

the chief motif of the American Fed-

eration of Farm Bureaus which has

just closed its session in Chicago.



The machinery constructed along

these lines is to be used for a three-

fold purpose: to provide education in

the economics of farming; to negative

as much as possible those nefarious

influenceso operating to check produc-

tion and price readjustments; *and,

lastly, to take pos-

itive and direct ac~

tion toward 'the





efficient





development of an

coopera- ~ .

the. system of buys . '
smaller proportion of the national ever, the farmers insist that these fail-

'wealth will go to the middleman, that ures were due to improper organiza-

present food wastes may be diminish- tion and unsound policy. More recent

ed, and that the traditional helpless- history teems with successes. The Cal-

ness of the farmer in his market oper- ifornia Fruit G1owers’ Exchange is a

ations may be lemoved. hi hly successful cooperative enter-

Will the farmer be successful in this prise through which is marketed sev-

program? The history of his past 00- enty per cent of the California crop.

operative attempts is contradictory in In conjunction with it is a cooperative

‘ its evidence. The part of it dealing buying corporation doing an annual

with the Granger movement and the business of about $6,000,000 and saving

Farmers’ Alliance is discouraging. How- the farmers at least fifteen per cent on





cGolle‘l'attive buying and selling, saving

elevators of the grain stat ' j‘onan average of sixteen per cent for

have broken the power of t” a" total aggregate of $17,000,000.



combinations, are numerous and 3110- The policy of these organizations

cessful. The Dairymen’ s League, whose and of those proposed is- to keep strict}

powers have been so forcibly exercis- 1y to the lines of economic interest

ed in all of the “important dairying and avoid all political and social en-

states, are a similar intance. Under tanglements. The farmer seems de-

pressure of the'great drought recent- termined at last, through the Farm Bu-

ly experienced in some of the south- reau Federation movement, to become

em and southwestern states no less a principal instead of a mere agent in

than 7,000 farmers’ organizations did 'the economic life of the country.





their purchases. The Farmer's’





 

 





Will Prices for Farm Precincts Decline?





lLL agricultural prices remain at

or near the present standard, 13



* . the question uppermost in the

farmer’s mind. (:1 is that of decreased purchasing pow-



At farm auctions the question is an er 0f money when exchanged for

ever-recurrent one and the quandary goods. There has been a great in-

of many, to buy 01. not to buy, is best crease of money and a positive de-

stated by one man inquiring of aneigh— crease in the products of the world.

bar as to whether purchases at the The war has destroyed as well as pre~

present time were wise legitimate tran- vented the nominally used peace mate-

sactions or whether we were all plung- rials from being produced. The return

ing madly? “rag the man who was to this normal condition must be slow

selling his farm and chattels the far- because 0f decreased man power and

seeing one, who was unloading at the the prices of products must be based

crest, and the purchasers who were to on the increased cost 0f land, machin-

continue ,farmiiig the ' guileless ones cry and labor.

who were being “gold bricked .2” This very doubt which lingers in.the



There is more of “curb” buying and minds of the over-cautious as to en-

selling at farm auctions than there is gaging in production “until prices are

doing on the “curb" in New York, and lower,” is or itself a large factor in

probably as much anxiety, with the dit- price maintenance, and in turn is the

ference that the farm sales are not opportunity 0f the man Who dares to

matters of a quick turn-over and rep- take a chance. The output of nearly

resent a. business in which they, the all industries outside of agriculture is

farmers, have some control over, and

ultimately know comparative values of

the articles they buy and sell.



In other words, the farmer distrib-

utes his holdings among live stock and

his production is of varied products.

He can stand a price drOp in one or

two articles and not materially suffer.





By Jame: 1V. McBrzb’e





 





at least has not been with all the ad-

ministrative powers for 'the last ten

years trying to acc‘Omplish it. If one





based on an eight-hour day. In other were to examine current political his-





words, a decrease in twenty per cent tory he finds the Taft administration -





0f time engaged in production by 181- proposing Canadian reciprocity to low-

bor in the change from a ten-hour day er prices, and the first' Wilson admin-

has not been followed by a decrease istration elected to reduce prices and

in wage. While a somewhat disputed the consequent Underwood tariff bill.

question, evidently a decrease of about All this time the trend was upward

that amount in production has result- without the accelerations of the finan.

ed. In “order to maintain this parity cial and labor, facts just noted.



Of labor’s DI‘OdUCt in industry Off the The adaptation of machinery to farm-

farm, in exchange for that from the ing and scientific agriculture, offers

farm, there must be added twenty per very little hope of decreasing produc-

cent to the farm’cost. To the ultimate tion costs. The great majority of suc-

consumer this is actually more, for it cessful farmers are and have been

means the cost of delivery with the de- scientific, they simply got results with-

creased hours added. of transporta- out boasting. Probably ninety per cent

tion, labor, etc. ThiS, then, gets back of the instructors in scientific agricul-

t0 the farm in the increased COSt'Of ture are more successful in teaching

machinery supplies and whether it is than they would be in practice—for.

the vicious circle or just‘a circle, it is with no disrespect to science in agri-

a condition that cannot be Changed, 01' culture it is far from being an exact,

science and the “know how” is more

general than supposed amongiarmers.

There is the constant tendency of de-

creasing yields by reason of the “skin-

ning of land” made necessary by com-

petition with virgin soils, and the con-

sequent increased cost of production.

Acre yields over ten-year periods have





 





The holder of stocks describes this

condition as being “well distributed”

or not having his “eggs all in one

basket.”



The question then is, will there be a

general drop in prices? This is the lands in this state were made by Ezra

haunting fear, and in turn of itself Levin, muck crop specialist of our

tends to price level maintenance by a Michigan Agricultural College:

reduction of products in volume. Every There are five million acres of

timid one who abandons the plow for swamp land in Michigan, the greatest

a sure thing job transfers himself from part of which is peat and muck. An

the ranks of a producer of foods to exceedingly small amount of this

that of a consumer. Every grant of swamp area, probably not more than

wage increase in the cities means the one per cent is under cultivation. Upon

bidding that much more for labor and this cultivated area, Michigan has de-





with it the ability to consume more of veloped the celery and onion indus- ‘v





farm products. The elder J. P. Morgan tries. This area also produces large

said that no man eve1 went bioke who quantities of cabbage, beets and other

was a "bull” on his country’s pioducts truck crops.



and development. But by far the greatest part of this



But will there not be a panic which cultivated area is used in connection



will carry down with it farm prices? with up-land for the production of ex-

The Federal Reserve Bank system tensive crops and for pasture, and yet

which stood all the strain of war the ninety-nine per cent of unused

financing and which has the special muck in Michigan is very slowly devel-

dufy of supplying currency to prevent oped, due toa lack of knowledge rath-

panics as a large reason for its exist— er than the lack of initiative.



ence, means the whole power of the It has been found that the manage-

United States arrayed against this old- ment of these muck areas, from the

time danger which, was the belief vieWpoint of general farming is a dis-

of the financial fatalist. In past days tinct problem, which is concerned with

a panic might start, for example, be- entirely different factors than those

cause the meat packer could not se- which we assume in planning for“ high

cure loans to continue purchases of lands.



live stock. The farmer feeder would First. Muck soils are frosty.



be {maple to sell and pay the local Second. They lack minerals.



bank his cattle loan and then liquida- ~ . , .



tion at disastrous prices would follow. Third. Spec1a1 crops are requlred.

,Under the present system both the Fourth. A chemical analysis is 110

"packer and feeder have an access to indication of the ability of a peat soil

. . currency supply, to stand almost any to 131‘0'11106 CI‘ODS- The physical analy-

‘ . shock or strain. The danger of a price Sis is of greater importance.

H drop by reason of a financial panic can Fifth. Peat soils change very rap-

. be dismissed from serious con‘sidera- idly, instances of red peat being Chang-

. tion. ’ .. ed to muck within a few years is very

Th reason for the present price lev- common. _ . . . _ ,1





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Getting [Michigan Out of Me Mace





N a recent address the following ob-

servations on the farming of muck peat detailed botanical and bacterio— courage and determination, and espe-





 





shOWn no increase in volume for the

reaSons noted. Increased skill, improv-

ed machinery, has not quite kept up

Before we can know very much about with soil depletion. To the man with





logical study is necessary. The botan- cially if he has sons of working age,

ist will determine the plants and the the approaching golden era of Ameri-

method of formation which produced can agriculture is ahead rather than

these areas; the bacteriologist will de- in the past.



termine how these plant remains are

decomposed, and will become available BIG FARM GATHERING PLANNED

for plant use. AT M. A. C.



This is‘ enough to indicate the dis-_

tinct conditions which are presented in S pECI AL new exhibits on agricul-

peat soil. It means that we must find tural subjects and entertainment of

arieties adapted to this distinct type a high order are among the things an-

of soil. There‘ is no reason to assume nounced for the annual Farmers’ Week

that our CI‘ODS adapted t0 high lands at the Michigan Agricultural College,

will do well on our muck—expe1ience which is to be held this year from

has shown this We have CODStantll February 2 to 6. Speakers of national

in view a system 0f extens 1V6 agricul reputation, including Dr. E. V. McCol-

ture On our muck lands, which will be lum, of Johns Hopkins University, H.

just as safe as farming on seed high G. Taylor, Chief of Farm Management

land, and which will consider the lim- Washington D C Dean Vivian, of

iting factors with which/we have to Ohio State University, and many oth-

contend. Gradually we are adding '60 ers will be heard by the assembled ag~

our knowledge by the experiences of rieulturists during the week.

farmers who have given their atten- Annual meetings of a large number

tion to muck and its problems. of - Michigan’s 'leading agricultural or-



This office is the fore-runner of ex- ganizations will be held at East Lan-

tensive work along these lines. It has sing at the same time. These include

for its aim the development and recla- The Michigan Crop Improvement As-

mation of the muck land of Michigan; sociation, Michigan Maple Syrup Grew-

it plans to bring the muck interests of ers, Michigan School Commissioners,

the state together and to represent Michigan Horticultural Society, Michi-





 





 





them; it plans to provide such infor- gan Muck Farmers, Michigan Potato.





mation as the muck interests of the Producers’ Association, and others.



state request; it plans to bring to the Farmers, housewives, rural workeis.

Agricultural. Collego, such problems and others interested in the agricul-

and to cooperate with the agencies at ture of the state are expected \0 at-

the college toward their solution; it tend the, one-week gathering in great.

plans to make known the best proced- numbers. Indications are that the at-

ure and ‘best system of handling and tendence record of more than five

best methods of working our muck thousand for ‘the annual meeting will

areas. It aims to stimulate a healthy be broken this year according t those

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' VERY year millions" of dollars?





- worth of farm property is de-

stroyed, and to offset this loss

would require practically all of the

value of an average potato crop in the

United States. This loss is a total one

too, for the‘material burned up cannot

be compensated for by such insurance

as is carried, and in practically every

instance the fires are preventable.





One of the most efficient parts of ev-

ery city government is its fire depart-

ment. Men are trained in the art of

fire-fighting and powerful engines and

fighting equipment stand ready at all

times to respond instantly to an alarm.

In the country no such system is avail-

able. Farm dwellings are more or less

remote; the water supply is often in-

adequate to cope with a serious blaze,

and many inflammable materials are

kept constantly on hand, such as hay

and oils. It is the part of wisdom for

every farmer, therefore, to give serious

thought to all methods for the preven-

tion of fires and means for overcoming

them should one occur.



As a result of special studies made

by the Department of Agriculture it

has been determined that practically

every fire, except those of incendiary

origin, is preventable, and some care-

lessness or neglect is usually respon-

sible.



Every farmer should study his builds

ings and their contents from the same

point of View a fire inspector would in

a city building, to see that all the

things are done that can be done to

improve conditions so that fire cannot





, easily start, and to determine the best





ways of fighting any'fires that may

start. He should bear in mind that

any preventive or protective measures

he may take are for his own benefit,

and that the cost of preventing a. fire,

is cheap as compared to the loss en-

tailed by the average farm fire. Every

building has certain points which are

more susceptible to fires than others,

and these points should be doubly pro-

tected, as well as providing adequate

protection for all the farm units.





Special care should be taken with

matches. From the standpoint of

“Safety First” only such matches

should be allowed on the premises as

will light only when struck on the box.

The ordinary parlor match will take

fire at a "very low temperature and can

be lighted in many. ways. They some-

times fall on the floor and are lighted

by being stepped upon, or when one is

scratched a part of the flaming head

may fly off into some inflammagle ma—

terial. Children like to play with

matches, and often cause fires, and it

is always a safe plan to put the match

holders well out of reach of the young-

er members of the family. Never

throw away a used match unless you

are sure it is entirely extinguished,

[and the best plan is not to .throw it

away at all but save it to put in the

stove. By having tin receptacles hung

'at such points where matches are

struck,-it is easy to place the used

~match therein.

be struckflin the ham, or around loose





hay, and matches should never be car-v





ried loose in the pocket for they

might fall out and be stepped on.

Smoking should be prohibited in barns

'Or in the vicinity of oils and greases.



Kerosene is used ‘on nearly every





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fire to surrounding objects, and from

the standpoint of fire protection the

installation of electric lights will be

found cheap in the long run, even

though the cost of installation may

seem high at the start. Where oil

lamps are used those with metal bode

ies should be preferred, as they are

not as likely to break if overturned as

glass ones. For lanterns the farmer

should choose the type especially de-

signed to avoid danger when handled

carelessly, such as are used on rail-

roads. The wick should always fit

tightly. Enough vapor to produce an

explosion ‘may be generated if a lamp

is refilled while hot, and this filling

should never take place in the imme-

diate vicinity of a hot stove. Keep

lamps away from the edge‘of tables,

or where they can be easily knocked

off or overturned.



On the modern farm which is too far

removed from city power lines, either





Many an explosion and fire has occur-

red by a farmer entering a closed room

with'a lantern in which an open gas-

oline tank is located. For this reason

open flame lights should never be al-

lowed in a garage or the building con-

taining the farm tractor or gasoline

engine, and such a building should

never be heated with a stove. The au-‘

tomobile or tractor should be run out-

side While the tanks are being filled.

The tank of a gasoline engine should

be filled only by daylight and not when

the engine is running. Gasoline fires

are very difficult to control, for water

has little effect upon them, and in

most cases merely spreads the flames.



Many farm fires are caused by burn-

ing brush or rubbish getting beyond

control. Where rubbish is burned near

buildings, it should not be left until

the last ember is dead, and no fire

should be built so big that it could not

be scattered and extinguished in a few





 





 





 





 





Carelessness and Neglect Are Usually Responsible for Fires on the Farm.





an individual electric lighting plant or

some one of the several good gas light-

ing plants should be installed. The

cost is not excessive and besides the

comfort and convenience they will give,

the protection against fire will easily

repay the investment within a short

time. '



In these days it is about as common

to see a farm without an automobile

as to find one without work stock. On

many farms we likewise find gasoline

engines to turn the cream separator,

pump water, or a dozen other neces-

sary duties. Gasoline must be kept to

feed these mechanical workers, and us-

ually it is kept in fairly large quanti-

ties, such as drums or barrels. Gaso-

line is a dangerous product to have

around, for even under ordinary tem-

peratures it gives off a very explosive

vapor, and it burns very fiercely when

ignited. The safest way to keep gas-

oline is to store it in a tank'buried

underground, and under no circum-

stances should it be kept inside any

building where it is necessary to take

an open light, or where a gasoline en-

gine capable of producing a spark is

operated. If the gasoline container

permits vapor to escape a fire‘may be

the result, for the vapor from a single





pint will render the air of the ordinary





sized room explosive. It is heavier

than air, and it will accumulate near

the-floor‘wh'ere it is liable to be ignit-

ed by the flame of a lantern set on the





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minutes if the wind should get too

high. No such fire should be left un-

attended for even a few minutes, for

a burning ember may be blown into

some nook where it will cause damage.

Where there is a good deal of rubbish

to be burned in the farm yard, a good

plan is to build a rough brick furnace

or use a discarded metal container

which will prevent the spread of any

sparks. Where it is desired to burn

stubble in the field, a few furrows

should be plowed along the fence lines

to act as a firebreak. '



During the warm summer evenings

whet; it is sometimes the custom to

use Chinese lanterns to light the

grounds during a children’s party, care

should be taken to see that the can-

dles are put in straight and are blown

out before entirely consumed. Care

and thoughtful attention are the watch-

words that should‘govern every act of

the farmer in thehandling of fire or

inflammables in whatever form, for if

not he may not only get his fingers

burned but all his worldly wealth, too.



Stoves and chimneys are frequent

causes of rural fires. Stoves should





not be placed too close to papered

jwelds or woodwork unless a sheet (if

zinc is placed between





them. The

floor near stoves or open fireplaces

should be protected from hot coals

which might dropout. A



Wherever stove pipes pass through

wooden partitions or roofs‘they should

be protected by tile insulators or other





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fireproof material. Chimneys should

be examined frequently for cracks, and

When these occur, they should be filled

with plaster or cement. All chimneys

should be cleaned regularly to remove

the soot and other inflammable mate-

rial that may gather there. Often the

birds will build nests in chimneys not

used, and a considerable quantity of

straw'thus accumulated. Stoves should

never be allowed to become overheat-

ed, and spark arresters, made of wire

netting, should be put over chimneys

opening near wooden roofs. By see-

ing that the pitch of the roof on new

buildings constructed is sufficient to

prevent any sparks lodging on the

shingles, or by painting them to pro-

vide a smooth surface over which cin—

ders will roll easily, many fires may be

prevented.



Often hay, especially clover and a1-

falfa, which has been stacked or plac-

ed in the barn when wet with dew or

rain, will generate sufficient heat to

start a fire. Spontaneous combustion

has been known to take place in damp

fodder and straw, and bins of moist

grain and seeds are also dangerous in

this respect. Fires can be avoided from





these causes by frequent inspection of“





stored materials.



Smoke houses are frequent causes of

farm fires, due to faulty construction

or the use of wrong material. To guard

against serious loss from this source

the smoke house should be placed at a.

safe distance from other buildings, and

should be watched carefully when in

use. .



Where poultry is raised, incubators,

brooders, feed-cookers, and all other

equipment requiring oil stoves or other

heat, are used, and such equipment

should be carefully watched. In pur-

chasing these things, only the best and

simplest should be bought, and their

installation should be carried on with

a View to the possible fire hazard.



Lightning is said to destroy property

to the value of over eight million an-

nually, most of which is in the coun-

try. Where thunderstorms are fre-

quent the danger from lightning is the

greatest, and practically the only pro-

tection which the farmer can provide

against this danger is the lightning

rod. From statistics gathered by the

Department of Agriculture it is found

that prpperly installed lightning rods

reduce the probability of a barn being

destroyed by fire by about ninety-nine

per cent, and of a. house by over

eighty per cent.



While the easiest way to fight fire

is to- prevent it, and the foregoing sug-

gestions are made with that object in

view, yet fires do occur and every

farmer should make some provision in

advance for such a contingency. Prac-

tically every fire is a small one at the

start, and the most effective first aid is

to have some kind of a fire—extinguish—

er within easy reach. Most fires can

be put out by a single person when

first discovered if the means are at

hand. The apparatus should be known

to everybody and placed within easy

access. A ladder long enough to

reach to the roof of the tallest build-

ing should be kept on hand. ,



A pail of water is the oldest, simp-

lest, and also the cheapest fire extin-

guisher. They are so effective in ex

tinguishing small fires that no farm





should be without them placed at straw . ,

'tegic points. The usefulness of the





fire bucket depends upon its being in-

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Organization 'Urges Extending Farm

’ Loan Service. . 3 ‘



Urging the advisability of increasing

the maximum of the federalfarm loan

from $10,000 to $25,000, C. A. Bin'gham,

secretary of the Michigan State Farm

Bureau, telegraphed to Congressman

Frank D. Scott in “Washington, D. G.

Mr. Bingham pointed out how this in-

‘crease is of vital importance to the

thousands of Michigan farmers; Hear-

ings will be begun on this subject this

‘week before the sub-committee of the

house banking and currency commit-

tee, of which Scott is Chairman. It is

possible Bingham will go to Washing-

:ton to amplify the information in his

telegram. The state farm bureau is

opposed to repeal of the taxvexemption

feature of the loan as is being agitated

to a considerable extent.





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ing its membership at the rate of more

than five hundred a week, this year.

Tentative arrangements are being

made to have the meeting in the state

capitol city during Farmers’ Week at

the Agricultural College the first week

in February, when thousands of farm-

ers from all over the state are expect-

ed to be assembled. Among the speak—

ers expected are Governor Albert E.

Sleeper, Governor Frank O. Lowden,

of Illinois, and Dr. Kenyon Butterfield.





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CANADIANS INDORSE LAKES-TO-

OCEAN PLAN.





 





 





liQUALIFIED indorsement of the

U “Great Lakes to the Atlantic” wa—

terways project was voted by the Can-

adian Waterways Association, organ-

ized at Windsor, Ontario, by delegates

from fifty Canadian cities.



C. P. Craig, of Duluth, who acted in

an advisory capacity to the conferenCe,

declared the project to connect the

lakes- with the Atlantic through the

Welland Canal-St. Lawrence river

route “would place the world’s greatest

producing areas thousands of miles

[nearer the world's greatest markets.”

I





 





BAN 0N ENTRY OF GERMAN TRAD-





 





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United States of German citizens

who have bona fide business in this

country have been let down by Secre-





recently.



The department also announced that

the arrival of an unofficial mission

from Germany, composed of “reputa-

ble business men representing various

manufacturing interests,” is expected

in the near future.





terial in large quantities for their re-

spective industries.





CQNQU ERING POTATO WART.





 





EPORTS giv.ren.*at a recent confer-

' ence of officials from West Virgin-

ia, Pennsylvania and Maryland with

the Federal Horticultural Board of the

United States Department of Agricul-

ture, called to cgnsi'der the status of

the potato. wart disease, show that

this recently discovered menace to the

potato industry of America, and that

by planting immune varieties further

losses, fromthe disease can be prac-

tically eliminated. The potato wart is

one of the most destructive maladies





 





 





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attacking potato crops in Europe, and

«heretoforetno means this been known

for eradicating "it”; from, ‘tbgd-esoilynnce ‘





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list of the first recipients of the official

emblem bestowed upon live stock own-

ers by the United States Department

of Agriculture in connection with the

“Better Sires—Better Stock” campaign

now in progress.

emblem shows that the

agreed to keep and use only purebred

sires of good quality, and will follow

to the best of

methods leading to live stock improve-

ment.





FROM the grape is being derived a





cal Society announces.

from the seeds, which formerly were

discarded.

by-product has been tested by scien-

tists, who say that it is edible and nu-

tritious and may become a rival of

olive and cottonseed oils for cooking

and for salad dressing. The news has

given comfort to growers of the vine,

as the preparation of the oil on a large

scale may increase the profits from

grape juice.

been pressed out, the residue of the

seeds is found to be of value as a feed

for animals.





with the Bureau of Plant Industry, U.

S. Department of

HE bars against the entry into the made extensive investigations in the

commercial utilization of grape seed.

In a paper read before the Division of

Industrial Chemists and Chemical En-

Itary of State Lansing’s announcement gineers, of the American Chemical So-

ciety, he suggested that all waste of

this character from the vineyards and

canneries be assembled at a center, so

that there will be enough tonnage to

make its fabrication profitable.





says, “the grapes are pressed in ordi-

These men plan t0 DUI‘ChflSG ”WV ma- nary cider presses to obtain the juice.

The skins, seeds and pulp remain be—

hind in the cloths.

of' grapes pressed for juice in the

grape belts of New York', Ohio and

Michigan,

from the firms for each of the last

five years, in order to strike a fair av-

erage.

yield of twenty per cent was calculat-

ed, which, in turn, yielded one-quar-

ter seed, One-quarter skins and one-

half water.





operated in the laboratory on a semi-

commercial scale whereby grape seed

can be separated from wet grape pom-





 





 





a garden or a ‘field becomes infected.

Not only have the investigators for the

United States Department of Agricul-

ture found varieties of potatoes which

are immune but they hava devised a

method of thoroughly disinfecting the

soil by the use of steam and formal-

dehyde.



As a result of the conference in

Washington, it is announced that the

state authorities of West Virginia and

Pennsylvania will take steps to assist

gardeners in the infected regions in

the purchase of varieties of seed

known to be immune. It may be found

advisable, also, 'to undertake the disin-

fection of a limited number of garden

plots. As the cost of this work is ap-

proximately one thousand dollars an

acre, the efforts along this line will be

limited until the most effective and

economical methods have been discov-

cred.





ace without recourse to drying. The

seed separation will enable the pro-

ducer» to take out his seed from the

balance of the. waste at each pulping

and pressing statiOn. This makes him

independent of the, necessity of ship-

ping all his waste to the central plant

when freight rates make such ship-

ment prohibitive.” .





Because of the shortness of the

grape juice pressing season, whit-h

lasts from September to November,

this agricultural chemist has estimat-

ed on a plant only large enough to dry

the maximum amount of seed and

press it in winter months. He calcu-

lates that a charge of $9 per ton of

raw material is allowed for drying and

handling from freight cars to storage

bins, while $15 to the ton of dry grape.

seed is allowed for expelling the oil

and handling from the seed storage

to the oil tanks. This would include

all overhead and management charges,

except rentof property or interest on

real estate investment.



Dr. Shrader believes that the elli-

ciency of these plants could be increas-

ed by also extracting the oil from-the

seeds of tomatoes, as many such seeds

are rejected in making catsup and in

canning. Seeds from pumpkins and

those from other vegetables can also

be utilized.





‘





FIRST BETTER-SIRES EMBLEMS.





 





 





IDELY scattered sections of the

country are represented in the





Possession of this

owner has





MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE MEETS

AT SAGINAW.





M ICHIGAN State Grange will open

_ in form at 10:00 a. m., Tuesday,





December 9, 'n Mason‘ T 1 , ‘a '_

FOOD OIL FROM GRAPE SEEDS. haw 1 1c empe s g1





his ability breeding





 





Program.





The program of the week will be a.

full one. The sessions open at 10:00

a. m. Tuesday. Tuesday afternoon the

Master reads his annual address, and

announces committee appointments.

That evening occurs the pubilc meet-

ing. Wednesday will see reports of

officers and presentation of resolutions

from the delegates; in the afternoon

the lecturer’s report and open program,

When noted farm specialists will be

heard. That evening occurs the social

love feast at a real banquet; after

which short talks will answer the burn-

ing question, “What do Michigan Farm-

ers Want?” Thursday and Friday at

8:00 a. m. are lecturers’ conferences;

also at 8:00 a. m. on Thursday will oc-

cur the election of officers. Thursday

and Friday will be filled with reports

of cemmittees, and regular order or

business. Thursday evening will be

conferring of the fifth and sixth de~

grees, and Friday evening installation

of officers. . .



There will be addresses by men and

women, who are prominent both in and

out of the Order, upon far-reaching top—

ics. Among the questions will doubt-

less be consideration of bills now be-

fore congress, like the Capper-Hers-

man to legalize collective bargaining.

and the Kenyon-Anderson to regulate.

the packers: the Grange’s part in

bringing producers and consumers in

closer touch; relation of the Grange to

other farm organizations; how to pub-

lish more widely the actual‘cost of

production of food products; the farm-

er’s right to cost of production plus a.

reasonable profit; what sort of rural

schools are needed today; the study’of

home sanitation and economics; and

many others which the critical times

suggest. In addition, there will be

much time and discussion given to the

best means of building the Grange

stronger and wider.





Sugar beet growers, among our

Grange “people, will ’be intereéted ,to

know that the annual mass meeting

for growers of sugar beets is called, to .

convene at Masonic Temple, semen",





"Monday.natf1:00. Dams" Deeéiiib‘e ' 81





new food oil, the American Chemi-

It is pressed





This recently discovered,





Even after the oil has





Dr. J. H. Shrader, who is connected





Agriculture has





“In the grape juice industry,” he





The total tonnage

was





ascertained directly





From these figures, 3. pomace





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REEZING causes heavy losses ail-



nually to potato growers and deal-



ers. Frost injuries may occur in

the field before or during the harvest

period, at any stage in transportation

and marketing, or later in storage. In

certain years of severe early frosts

losses may, indeed, are heavier from

freezing than from any

of the common potato

diseases.



Three distinct types

of injury occur during

“cold snaps,” all of

which are very com-

mon. _



Freezing Solid.

If potatoes are actu- V





 





more susceptible to frost injury than

are others. '

Influence of Freezing Injury on Seed.

Do not plant potatoes which show

freezing injuries. They may grow

because the sprouts are more resistant

than the'body of the tuber and there

fore mild injury may not kill the eyes.

Seed tubers which have

been frosted usually

sprout more slowly,

however, and: are liable

to rot before the plants

are well established on

their own roots.

Can Control Freezing

Injuries.

Watch the tempera-





 





ally frozen solid clear

through or on one side

they become soft and

mushy when thawed and are easily de-

tected and sorted out in storage lots.



Freezing is often limited to one side

of the potato which may have project-

ed above the soil or may have been in

contact with a cold wall.



Turning Sweet.



Tubers stored at low temperatures,

twenty—nine to thirty-four degrees F.,

for a month or more, “turn sweet.”





 





Cross Sections of Tubers Damaged by

Internal Freezing.





This turning sweet is popularly term-

ed “chilling” and is supposed to be

due to slight freezing injury. This is

It is due to prolonged low

temperatures but not to ice formation

in the tissues and hence is not a sign

of freezing injury. Potatoes which

have been slightly froz- ‘

en do not necessarily

turn sweet, and on the

other hand, potatoes

may be sweet because

of prolonged cold stor-

age without having

been frozen or “frost-

bitten” at all.



Internal Freezing In-

jury or Frost

Necrosis.



If potato tubers are

exposed to the severe

frosts (temperatures

below twenty-eight de-

grees F.) for a short

time many 'of them

will, upon cutting,





tions in the interior

flesh. These internal

symptoms of freezing injury vary con-

siderably in appearance but they have

certain characteristics in common.

They are generally most marked at the

stem end of the tuber and in cases of

slight injury are limited to this. They





cannot, as a rule, be detected by the»





external appearance of the tuber al-

though upon storage such injured tu-

bers wilt more than normal ones.

The discolorations most commonly

appear as dark." blotches scattered ir-

regularly through the flesh, especially

in the' outer flesh. Very often, how-





ever, fine lines combine to make a net- '





ted or ring pattern. Sometimes these

may be mistaken for certain tuber dis‘

eases unless the possibility of. frost is

understood. , ‘



Generally during mild exposure'cer-

tain tubers succumb. while others near-





 





Water Modifies the-Tem-i

perature of the Roam.





 





Often a Little Heat will

Save the Tubersl.





ture of your storage

room in winter. A sim-

ple way to do this is

to ,have a tub of water near the pota-

toes. Water begins to freeze at about

thirty-two degrees F., and potatoes at

about twenty-eight degrees F. Ice for—

mation in the water, therefore, serves

to give timely warning of impending

danger to the potatoes and at the same

time, if there is sufficient bulk of wa-

ter, it will, in freezing, actually release

heat, which retards the fall of air tern

perature. Actual freezing does not be-

gin in potatoes until the temperature

drops to some point below twenty-eight

degrees F.



If potatoes are shipped during cold

weather in a heated car, provide for

circulation of ai1 from the stove to all

parts of the car. This will prevent

black heart in potatoes near the stove

and frost injury in those in the outer

parts of the car.





 





STRAW FOR THE WHEAT.





 





E have always depended upon



snow to protect the winter wheat

crop from sudden weather changes.

Snow is, of course, a very efficient cov-

ering for all winter growing crops, in-

cluding rye, alfalfa,

clovers, etc., but it fre-

quently happens that

when the covering is

most needed the snow

is not there. Progres-

sive farmers have

learned out of practi

cal experience that a

very light covering of

strawy manure or

straw is of the great-

est value to these win-

ter crops when the

snow is off the ground.

This straw stays after

the spring opens and

protects the plants

against the excessive

action of freezing and

thawing on the root

system. Neither is the

time required for the application of the

straw wasted since the fertilizing ele-

ments contained therein and the ef-

fect upon the physical condition'of the

soil are just as apparent as if the ma-

terial had been applied to any other

crop and at a time of the year when

labor may be more urgently required

at seasonable work.





 





Blotehes Caused by Eitpoeinglto Tern.





to Potatoes





By R E. Vaug/m and M. Miler oftfie mama

Experiment Statwn.





There’s a

Lambertville

for Every Purpose





NOW and sleet and



the mud of Winter

are upon us. Lambert-

Ville Rubber Footwear

will keep you comfort-

able. Apair of 4-Buckle

Arctics will keep out the

wet and cold, and protect

your leather shoes. on

cold mornings they are

easy to pull on as they

always remain soft and

pliable even in bitter

weather.





They are pure, new rub-

ber, properly cured. Worn

with leather shoes, Lambert-

ville 4-Buckle Arctics will

keep out the snow, water and

cold. They will save shoe

expense and insure comfort.





Other Lambertville Rub-

ber Footwear arez—lshort

boots, hip boots, buckled

arctics of varying heights,

laced boots or moccasins, and

heavy work overshoes—more

than thirty styles, all told.





 





 





 





 





 





 





- peratures Below 28 Degrees F.





 





 





The best dealer in? town

sells Lambertvilles.

the green label.





Look for





 





 





A Green Label on Every

Pair of Lambertvilles.





SNAG-PROOF





7 layers of pure rubber {fiction

lined. Thick and wear resisting

yet light in weight.





L- QUALITY





Duck vamp where {the wear

comes. Pure rubber properly

cured.





REDSKJN





Red rubber with friction or

felt lining. Tough and lonfi

wearing.





LAMCO





Pure gum, ribbed, or with .

heavy thick vamp.





 





 





 





 





 





WHITE SKIN





White rubber full duck lined.

Made by an entirely new proo-

oaa. Extraordinary value.
f .must have far greater representation





 





 





(Continued from last week).

Production and Distribution.



These two factors, afforded some of

the most interesting debates of the ses-

sions, some division hinging on wheth-

er the farmer has any responsibility

in distribution. The debate was pre-

cipitated by this wording in one of the

first drafts of the declaration of prin-

ciples: . “Production and distribution

are distinct functions. In large part,

distribution is not the farmer’s prob-

lem, and efforts of farmers toward re-

ducing final, selling prices of their pro

duce are misdirected.” There was so

much opposition to this wording that

the proposition was sent back“ to com-

mittee for redrafting so as not to be

contrary to claim for the right of farm—

ers to cooperate for better marketing

and distribution of their products. To

protect and develop this right, the

Grange urges passage of the Capper—

Herman bill, now pending in congress,





 





rangers





than heretofore in councils for shaping

government policies. It demands that

the secretary of agriculture be a prac-

tical actual farmer, thoroughly identi-

fied with‘ farm' interests, 3. man whom

farmers know as one of them.

Oleo, Feed, Packers.

Prohibition of coloring oleo in imita-

tion of butter will be the persistent

aim of Grangers; also more explicit

labeling of feeds, fertilizers and. insec:

ticides. Government registration and

control of the meat packing business

in the interest of the public will be

urged by the Grange.





Farm Organization Federation.



One of the most interesting debates

was on the invitation of the National

Board of Farm Organizations to the

National Grange to make its headquar-

ters in the Farm Organization building

.in Washington and to take” member-

ship in the board. Grangers did not





 





. . _ ob‘ect 5 much '0 havin National

which would speCifically establish the ‘J , 0 t ‘ . g ‘

l o l't . f . 11 -t‘“ b W. . b Giange headquarteis in the boaid

ega l y 0 CO QC “9 albdmmg Y building, but there was lively opposit-





farmers in marketing their products.

And government control of corpora-

tions must be maintained to prevent

extortion and discrimination. However,

government price-fixing in peace time

is indefensible, in Grange opinion.





ion to taking membership in the board

for fear of subordinating the Grange

to this board. As the original and fos-

ter organization of various farm or-

ganizations, the Grange prefers to re-

main free to cooperate, rather than fed-

erate, and thus perhaps endanger its

identity and independence by tying up

with other organizations in any way

that renders the future status of the

Grange uncertain.





Taxation and Land Bank Accommo-

dation.



Reaffirming its stand for uniform tax

rates on actual values, the Grange op-

posed taxing land bank bonds for fear

that this will increase interest rates

to borrowers. . Better accommodation

by land banks through direct dealing

where there are no local farm loan or-

ganizations was urged. Adequate and

fair income and inheritance taxes were

urged.





Increase Grange Dues. 1

To provide for the more aggressive

program that the Grange must develop

to properly safeguard agriculture and

develop farmers' organization, the min-

imum of annual dues to the National

Grange from state Granges per mem-





Foreigners. ber was raised from five cents to eight





The Grange would admit to the Unit-





cents.

ed States only immigrants who declare N Off'

their intention of becoming citizens, 01, _ ‘ “"1 ew f lepers.‘ Ill 11

and would deport all foreigners not ”81 'lSOIl, O 901:1?“ " w 0

had been re-elected thrice, making





naturalized by a stated period, and all,

whether naturalized or not, who will

not obey our laws or respect our insti-

tuiions.



Mail Service and Roads.



Restoration of rural routes abandon-

ed during the war, a practicable mile:

age for each route and extension of the

service are demanded. Postal zone

rates were condemned as detrimental

to the service. Special local rates for

library books are wanted by Grangers.

The Grange wants an aggressive per-

manent road construction policy.



Military Policy.



The Giange reaffirmed its Opposition

to a laige standng .11 my and to uni-

versal military training, but conceded

something to the benefits of military

discipline by favoring adequate meth-

ods of physical training lll'Olll‘ schools.



Rural Schools.



The Grange home economics 00m<

mittee proposed, and the Grange ap-

proved, that a fair percentage of the'

several million dollars proposed to be

appropriated for rural schools under

the Smith bill pending in congress be

used for trained special teachers in

home economics for one-room rural Washington, 1)_ (3,; for two years, w,

schools. And extension of. adequate J, Thonlpson South China Me.



.training in agriculture is also urged. _- Grange Condition.





Woman Suffrage, Prohibition and Cig- Secretary Freeman repmted 269 new

arettes. G1 anges Oiganized duiing the yeai, and

The Grange Will urge all states that nineteen reorganized, and the total re~

have notratified the federal woman sources as $107,608.36, which is $4,.

suffrage amendment to do so as soon 24212 more than last year. 1

as possible. It will also help to secure





eight years’ service, declined to serve

again, as did Mrs. Eva McDowell, who

has serveddwenty-six years as treas-

urer, succeeding her husband, F. M.

McDowell, whose term covered twen<

ty—one years. The new slate is: Mas-

er, J. S. Lowell, Fredonia, N. Y.,mem-

ber of Fredonia Grange No. 1, prob-

ably the largest Grange iii the state,

having over 800 members, and the first

Grange organized, (April, 1868), in the

World. Overseer, B. Needham, Land,

Kansas; lecturer, John C. Ketcham,

Hastings, Mich; steward, Clark Bum-

garner, Montana; assistant steward,

O. L. Martin, Plainfield, Vt.; chaplain,

Rev. W. W. Deal, Nampa, Idaho; treas-

urer, L. H. KR’i‘iglit,.5603 Lowell ave.

nue, Indianapolis, Ind; secretary, C.

M. Freeman Tippecanoe City, Ohio;

gatekeeper, F. A. Rogers, Meriden, N

H.; lady assistant steward, Mrs. L. J.

Taber, Barnesville, Ohio; Ceres, Mrs.

C. L. Hunt, Napa, Calif.; Flora, Mrs.

C. O. Raine, Hayti, Mo.; Pomona, Mrs.

John A. McSparran, Furniss; Pa. Mem-

bers of executive committee: For

three years, T. C. Atkeson, in charge

of the National Grange headquarters,





- from agricultural





A pleasing feature of the session

was the entertainment for an evening





dinner of the delegates and visitors by -





the Kent County Pomona Grange at

the farm home of former senator Hunt-

ley Russell, two miles out from Grand

Rapids.





Grange Representatz‘ve:

Virz't Climax



LANS were made Saturday after-

P noon to make a pilgrimage to Cli-



max, Kalamazoo county, on Sun.

day morning to hold a brief, service

around othe noted R. F. D. memorial

monument. National Master Wilson

himself headed the pilgrims. Repre-

sentative members 'of the "village, the

two churches, and several farmers on

the rural routes, gathered with us

around the monument. We introduc-

ed State Master'Ketcham and he pre-

sided over the ceremony. Master

Ketcham gave a short talk, and Kath-

ryn Brown raised the monument flag,

just as she did two years ago when

the memorial was dedicated. Then

National Master Oliver Wilson gave a

short and eloquent

ve1y timely and appropriate f01

day and occasion



Sunday afternoon at three o’clock

the big ball room of the Pantlind Ho-

tel had been transformed into a Grange,

lodge room andbeautifully decorated

with flowers and foliage plants. And

therein was held the memorial service

for those noted ex-masters and their

wives who have died during the past

year. And as the clock struck three

that afternoon the president of Climax

lowered the R. F. D. monument flag

to half staff in honor of these noted

masters and their wives.



Rev. W. W. Deal, chaplain of the

National Grange and pastor of the M.

E. Church, of Nampa, Idaho, took

charge of the memorial service. In

part, he said:



“This is a time when the patrons of

husbandi'y’can gather together, and, in

the Spirit of a memorial service, think

of the finer ideals which bind our great

organization together in the righteous

task which it. has. Our nation has been

facing trying times but as we gather

here we cannot help but think these

ideals are the solution of those prob-

lems.”



During the past the G1 ahge has done

many good things for the faimei, and

here are some secured from congress

lately: Largely instrumental in the

repeal of the daylight saving law. Ob-

tained increased duties on many farm

products. Killed the potash-licensing

measure and later effected removal of

its import restrictions; opposed other

licensing schemes. Successfully pro-

tested against eliminating soil survey

appropriation bill.

Assisted in fight against soldier settle-

ment bill. Identified with Wadsworth

bill to consider lands and homes for

returned soldiers. Worked for bill pro—

viding for cooperatiVe marketing.

Drafted bill outlining control of pack-

er business, termed “Grange bill.”

Stood for private ownership of prop-

erty in proposed railroad legislation.

Lent material aid in fixing the wheat

price. Approved proposed pure food,

fertilizer and insecticide laws.





the





Such 'is a brief synopsis of the work





of the legislative committee in Wash-

ington during the past year. Master

T. C. Atkeson, of West Virginia, has





 





and make effective adequate prohibi-

tion enforcement laws, and urges'the

creati‘pn of sentiment against the cig-

arette habit.



Agricultural Representation.

Arguing that about one-third of the

opulation and over one-fourth of the



wealth of the country is agricultural,

the ‘Grange insists that agriculture





 





tative of the National Grange-





. States.





addiess that was,





‘ master living. Master Wilson will now

., make two on the list.





orange hasaccomplished 1a. great . deal ; j





 

 





been and fame Washington represene

His

name has been before the public al-

most constantly during the last few _

weeks and he is a good man for the

job assigned him. In co gressional ac-

tivity he represents hundred thou-

sand active Grangers' of the United





 





 

 





   





The Grangers are enthusiastic over g:

.the fact that the: saloon is gone, and

probably forever; and condemns poli-

ticians who support that iniquity.

Master L. J. Taber, of Ohio, present-

ed a resolution which was unanimous-

ly ad0pted. In brief, it was that we are

living in a time when conditions make

it a hard job to live decently and en»

joy a few geod things. The greatest

evil of many lives has been knocked

out by the official pioclamation of the

secretary of state on January 16,1919,

that the adOption of the eighteenth

amendment banishes feiever the legal-

ized saloon.



The Grange has been behind the

temperance movement for over fifty

years, and now it must labor constant-

ly for law enforcement. Remember

that “eternal vigilance is the price of

liberty.” Each subordinate Grange is

asked to 00mmemorate the sixteenth

day of January, for the reason given

above. Members are urged to vote for

and suppert ‘only'those men who am

nounce their adherence to the princi-

ples of sobriety .and decency and who

will fearlessly maintain the majesty

of the law.



For eight years Master Oliver Wil-

son has been the National Master, and

his re—election at the end of each sec-

ond year has never been questioned.

Now he quits because he wishes to get

a rest from his Grange labors for a

while. It was decided that the 1920

national convention should be held in

Massachusetts.



Vice-president S. L. Strivings, of the

newly organized American Farm Bu-

reau Federation, was sent as a fra-

ternal delegate to the National Grange

to deliver the following resolution:



“Resolved, that we, by fraternal del-

egate, extend to the National Grange,

now in session in Grand Rapids, our

appreciation of its splendid work for

agricultural betterment, extending ov-

or half a century, and express to it our

desire for hearty cooperation in the

future in all mutual endeavors.”



Prof. Edgar J. Rich, of Harvard Uni-

versity, spoke on the subject of “Rail-

road Transportation,” Tuesday mom-

ing. He agreed with the National

Grange in its historical stand for pri-

vate ownership of public utilities, and

especially in regard to government

ownership of railroads. Government

manipulation of railroads in Massachu-

setts has been inefficient. The seivice

has been p001 and the funds have been

handled in a wasteful manner.



Mi. Rich condemned the Plumb plan

for operating railroads and intimated

that the proposed plan as outlined in

the Cummings bill should appeal to

Grangers‘, as its main features coin-

cide with the ideals as set forth by the

Grange. A system whereby rich rail-

roads should contribute to the making

up of the deficits of the poor roads

was recommended by Mr. Rich.



.‘Aaron.'JOnes,.PaSt Master. of the Na-

tional Grange for a period of eight





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





years, which terminated fourteen years





ago, addressed the Grange on the great

work it has done. He has attended

thirty- -six of the fifty-three annual con- ' *

ventions of the National Grange. He ‘ » ‘

is eighty-one years old and, with the

exception of ex- Governor N. J. Bach-

elOr, of New Jersey, is the only past-





 





 





 





 





 





 





   

 





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Many Important Matters Comz'a’erea’





HE problems which New York



state dairy farmers have to solve



are not unlike those confronting

the farmers Of Michigan and other

states in which are large cities to be

supplied with milk and other dairy

products. At the forty-third annual

meeting of the New York. State Dairy-

merijs Association held at. the Geneva

Experiment Station, November 18-29,

1919, improving the quality of dairy

products, cost of production and the

accredited herd plan, were outstand-

ing features of the discussions.



In responding to the address of wel-

come by Dr. H. W. Jordan, Professor

H. C. Troy, president of the associa-

tion, pleaded for a saner and more

sympathetic attitude on the part of the

consumer, which will make the dairy

industry safe for the future.



Emphasizing the importance of milk

production in the agriculture of New

York, President William E. Dana, of

the State Council of Farms and Mar-

kets, in an address on “Production and

Distribution of Market Milk,” said

there are $231,843,400 invested in the

dairy farms and cattle of the state.

Fair and just treatment must be given

to the men who have develOped this

industry and invested millions of dol—

lars in the manufacture, processing

and distribution of milk.. ‘ . ~



Speaking of the agitation in the cit

ies for lower milk prices, Mr. Dana

said that “every investigation, includ-

ing the recent trial of the officers of

the Milk Producers’ Association in the

Chicago territory, has established the

fact that the price of milk to the farm-

er is as reasonable as it canbe obtain-

ed for and thata lower farm price

cannot be expected. However, it is well

for the farmer to remember that if he

is to obtain a profit on his business,

hemust conduct it' along economic

lines. In a bulletin issued by a firm

whichruses 125,000;000 pounds of milk

annually in its manufactured products,

the average price paid to the producer

is $125.38 per cow, but there is a mark-

ed difference in the amount per cow

received by the highest producing

dairy, $225.14, and the amount per cow

received by the lowest producing dairy,

$54.43. It is evident that some of these

farmers are receiving a very handsome

profit and others domg blTsiness at

a loss.” /



The impracticable demands of the

city sanitarians have added consider—

ably to the cost of milk. Dr. Dana told





 





of one large distributor in New York

City who, in building a plant «wished

to comply with all the requirements of

the health bureau. He consulted them

in the erection of his plant and when

it was completed was required to make

changes involving the expenditure of

upwards of $50,000.'



“Everywhere in the distribution of

milk we find duplication and waste of

effort which result in a largely in-

Creased cost of the service to the con-

sumer. In a recent study of the dis-

tribution of. milk, two firms handling

practically the same amount of milk

were found, one employing nine book-

keepers .and the other twenty-eight.

We found in a study of the up-state

cities of the same size the price varied

from twelve to sixteen cents a quart,

the original cost of milk being the

same in each city. If the other New

York State cities could receive milk at

the same price that Rochester pays

there would be a saving of $4,000,000

3. year. If the cities of New York re-

ceived milk at the same spread that

prevails in Ottawa, Canada, they would

save $25,000,000 a year. In our study

of the ’methods of distribution in the

various cities we could find no reason

based on economic facts to justify the

difference in spread in these cities. In

our study we found that the farmer

was not the only man in the milk bus-

iness who kept an inadequate system

of books. We found no individual or

corporate distributor of milk who

could furnish us with a clear state-

ment of the cost' Of any operation in

their business. The Federal Milk Com-

mission found the same state of facts

existing throughout the country.



“Curtailment of service is urged as

a possible way to reduce distributive

costs; but the consumer insists on ser-

vice. In Rochester the university is

supervising a milk station in one of

the poorer sections of the city with a

dense child population where anyone

can get bottled milk at ten cents per

quart. Although there is a saving of

four and a half cents per quart by go-

ing to the station for milk, the ten-

dency is toward smaller sales, though~

the wagon trade is increasing in that

locality, the housewives preferring de-

livery service to a reduction in price.



Mr. Dana regretted that the present

antiquated wasteful methods of milk

distribution prevail. He said the enab-

ling legislation to secure more econom-



,(Continued on page 736).





 





 





 





 





M ensure the Land

89’ Weigh the Crop





An accurate knowledge of yields is the best

guide to improved farm practice. High prices

furnish the incentive to produce more;—high

wages make it necessary to keep down the cost per

bushel. Increased production and lower cost per

bushel can be accomplished by selecting fertilizer

on the basis of accurately measured results.





A difference in yield too small to be noticed

in the field, often is found large enough when

measured to pay the whole fertilizer bill. And

frequently gains big enough to pay the bill several

times over, result from the use of more and better

fertilizer. You can grow bigger crops, and you

can cut the cost of production by using the kind

of fertilizer that your crops need and that suits

your own soil conditions. If you measure the land

and weigh the crop,——if you make your selection

on the basis of accurate tests,—-—you will choose an





A -A- C ' Fertilizer





Our Agricultural Service Bureau has been carrying on

such tests for many years, on farms in many states: These

tests were made on all kinds of soils and under a great variety

of conditions of rainfall and climate. This Bureau is therefore

well equipped to point out a practical solution of your fertilizer

problem. It has helped many farmer; to determine the best

fertilizer for their purposes-and it can help you. Dr. H. J.





Wheeler, for many years Director of the Rhode Island Agri-

cultural'Experiment Station, is in personal charge of the

Bureau.





This service is free to you.





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signed the majority of American



boys in foreign territory began to

plan individually and collectively as to

what they were going to do when they

returned to the “States.” Many of the

boys felt that they were not going to

be satisfied with the jobs they had left

and it was common talk, and talk

which gained wide publicity in the

newspapers and magazines that a'

large number of these returning fight-

ers were going onto the land when

they returned. It. is probable that the

army and navy “grub” had the effect

of turning the thoughts of a large per-

centage of our 4,800,000 service men





JUST as soon as the armistice" was





toward the farm, with its cream,

chicken, fresh eggs, and fruit. How-

ever that may be, the fact remains





that the most. of these service men re—

turned to the farm in talk only. If

these were ordinary times this fact

might not, cause us any great appre-

hension, but since these are not nor-

mal times the fact that only a small

proportion of the boys who left the

farm’ for service are returning, is an

alarm signal for rural people.



Half of Europe is homeless and

starving. All eyes are turned toward

'the United States for food, clothing,





rials for clothing and shelter, the farm-

er must go into the labor market and

compete with the highest wage scale

ever known in the history of this coun-

try. He must compete not only with

actual wages that are high beyond be-

lief, but he must compete with a forty-

four or a forty-eight hour week. The

cost of such farm labor when obtain-





. able is bound to increase the cost of





foodstuffs materially. Nor is this all.

In many cases this year thousands of

dollars worth of all kinds of farm pro-

duce was a failure or total loss due to

lack of help at the proper season.



The situation that confronts the re-

turned fighter when he contemplates

going onto the land is this: He finds

that in his absence every article that

he has to buy has doubled in price.

Where formerly he might have worked

321 year or so and accumulated enough

capital to equip himself as a renter, he

now can see that even after so equip-

ping himself it: will be a long hard row

to hoe before he can own a farm of

his own. He naturally turns, then, to

the town or city, with its high wages.

This situation must be faced. Year

by year that part of our population

that is in the non-producing class so

far as raw materials are concerned,





'has been increasing and the part of





our population that produces raw ma-

terials has been having a hard time to

hold its own. One thing is evident.

More foodstuffs must be produced and

they must. be produced more econom‘

ically and they must then be distrib-

uted more economically. If some plan

can be worked out whereby the return-

ing service man, or any other man of

small means, can be helped in their de-

sire to get onto the farm, it will do

If the

large tracts of swamp land, the irrigi-

ble land and others. should be reclaim-





- 3 ed by the government tandvsold at cost,

or less than cost 'to these men, giving





ample credit fo1 equipment and build:

ings, and ample time to pay, 0111 pro

ducing class would increase in propor-

tion. 0dr foodstuffs would then in-





 





crease and the prices would decrease,





The Farm Labor Situation

and Returned

By 07230] 1723772





{and the means for shelter. To produce

Wthls surplus food and the raw mate-





,ed with water for fire use.





   





Service Men





for if John Smith and I and four mil-

lion more of us work at something

which does not in any way assist in

the production of raw materials, we

must 00mpete in the market for food,

clothing, and other products of raw

materials and prices are forced up.

Take the questIOn of rent in almost

any town in the United States. A de-

sirable place to rent is hard to find

and the rental is exorbitant. Now, if

John Smith and I and four million more

of us, or as many of us as wanted to,

could be placed on the land and there

produce the .most of our own necessi-

ties and the raw material for millions

more we would naturally relieve some-

what the congestion of our towns and

cities and we would lower the cost of

food by increasing the supply. In the

meantime while such a scheme is be-

ing Worked out it is all important that

there be an available supply of farm

labor so that the present farm acreage

can be made to produce its maximum.

Just as long as the present circle of

high-priced labor and high rents, high-

priced food, etc., exists, this will be im-

possible. We must in some way in-

crease the desirability of the farm Ia-

bor situation. We must produce the

maximum ‘quantity at the minimum

cost by applying the demonstrated

principles of scientific farming. We

must market more economically if we

are to do all this and pay farm labor-

ers the wages they can wage else

where.



Our present situation would be se-

vere enougheven if it were not com-

plicated by our responsibility to the

starving humanity across the ocean,

but facing this double responsibility,

we must havevimmediate action.





FIRE FIGHTING ON THE FARM.





 





(Continued from, page 709).





stantly available, and to insure this

the water should never be used for any

other purpose. The buckets should be

refilled at frequent intervals to keep

the water fresh. Where there is dan-

ger of freezing in winter, the water can

be kept from freezing by adding two

pounds of common salt to each buck-

etful, or calcium chloride may be used

if metal, buckets are in service. Fire

buckets should be painted a distinc

tive color to prevent their being used

for ordinary purposes.



In buildings which are located con-

siderable distances from the water sup-

ply, it is a good precaution to install a

cask or barrel which can be kept fill-

The prea-

ence of this water may save the entire

structure. A small quantity of water.

efficiently used, will often be more ef

fective in putting outma fire than a lurg

er quantity thrown carelessly. The

water should always be applied to the

base of a fire and not up in the flames

and smoke.’



The chemical extinguisher has come

into general use in‘ recent years and it

has many advantages over water buck-

ets. Since it can be used for nothing

else, it is always sure to be in its place

and ready when needed. Furthermore,

muck types of chemical extinguishers

are effective) in subduing fires among

oils, where water is of no value. There

are many varieties of these eXtinguish—

ers. Their construction is simple and

they a1e easy to operate. The extin-

guishers can be 1efilled many times.





 





I
FTER doing much of the market hauling of thirty-two farmers around Eden

Prairie, Minnesota, with a motor truck on Goodyear Cord Pneumatic Truck

.'Tires, Mr. C. P. Page states: "‘I would not use solid tires again under any considera-

tion. Hills, mud and storms don’t stop the big, tractive Goodyear Cords. Their





cushioning is saving truck repairs and depreciation. They also are saving gasoline

and oil. ' I now haul more milk and other loads in less time, find the work

far easier, and note that the pneumatics save our roads.





Several people





have adopted them as a result of my experience with Goodyear Cords.”





 





 





   





'HE experience described above aflords an

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Every limitation hitherto, placed on the farm*





use Of motor trucks by'so'lid tires has been

removed With the perfected pneumatic tire.

For this reason, Goodyearls piOneer Work in

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scarcity of farm labor. N ow, farmers are finding

it extremely advantageous to employ Goodyear-





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motor unitsand, thus, to motorize their work

quite completely. Special information con-

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farms may be obtained from The Goodyear

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and gasoline—and jflivvers waiting to be stolen at every curb—have put

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Clipping is strongly urged by dairy farmers, certified

milk producers and federal bureaus. Here is astrong

endorsement:



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Plainoboro. N. 1,, Nov. 12 1919.

. We cli our co 3 at least once each-man h. . yglip-

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possible to groom anclwasthhe irt from the cow. .which

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N former years I had grown a small

field of strawberries {for a nearby.

market. The berries —were "picked

mostly by a few womenwho- had help-

ed me for many years, and were good,

dependable pickers. The berries were

sold in my cwn‘village as soon as har-

vested. I have enlarged my strawber-

ry fields, until last year I was obliged

to market the larger part of the crop





’ in other villages, and in nearby cities,





and found myself up against new difa





ficulties.





First, I had trouble in getting suffi-

cient reliable help to keep the berries.

picked :before they were over-ripe. ~I

engaged enough to handle the crop, but

for various rasons could seldom get

them when I most needed them. For

the local market I had left the berries

on the plants until they had the true

strawberry flavor. :I tried this plan

with my larger acreage. I could not

get them all picked and shipped the

same day. Sunday followed when we

did no picking, the weather was ex-

tremely hot, and when we couldget to





i" work, after the plants were dry on





Monday, a portion of the berries were

over‘ripe, and were not picked. As a

result I lost several bushels of berries





' worth at that time ten dollarsga bushel.





This is not all of the story of my

loss. It is usually necessary to hold

berries over night after picking, and

ship the next morning. When the

weather was hot, and the berries rip-

ened rapidly I could not, with what

pickers I could get, keep them picked

up close, and'a godd many soft berries

went into the crates. The result was

I failed to get them to the dealers in

If a dealer sees one

soft or decayed berry on the top of a

crate when he opens it, he may take

What he considers the safe way, and

refuse to accept the whole crate. I lost





‘several sales in this way.





Another trouble I had was in agree-

ing with the dealer on the price. I

billed the berries to him t the prevail-

ing wholesale price, and especially if

he had competition, he would cut the

price, and return me whatever he

Wished to. Again, if he was overstock-

ed with berries, instead of making an

effort to sell canning berries, he would

stop shipment,-&nd leave me with her-

ries ready to pick, and no market for

them. The dealers in villages do not

have a uniform. trade for fruit, and

seldom can give a standing order for a

certain number of crates of berries.

For this reason, it is more advantage-

ous to ship to the city dealers. I think

the best. market isusually in a nearby

city, if one must ship fruit. ‘



I am fully satisfied that the only

right wayfor me to market berries is

to deliver them each day with an auto

or ,wagon to dealers or customers.

With a load of berries that have been

rightly picked, I start early in the

morning, and deliver to dealers only

what they can sell during the day. The

dealer sees the berries and pays the





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general market price for the quality

30f berries I have.

a; them he. will make an effort to sell

. thém. Whenthe load is disposed of,‘I

< ve the cashvn

.. the berries more delivered-the previ-

eus day. we waves :a large exnense





Having paid for

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were not received in good, marketable

condition. This plan enables the deal-

er to take orders for berries tobe fill-z

ed the next day, and he takes enough

to fill the orders, but not many bas-

kets more, so there is little chance of

losing money’ on them. The grower

pleases the dealer ‘when he delivers

berries to him in such condition that

they stand up firm until sold and the

dealer gets his profit.



My profits had been much reduced

in ,the strawberry business in former

years by the cost of hoeing and weed-

ing. .1 have only old rich soil on which

to grow berries. To grow them in wide

rows that require much hand work,

has not been a good proposition. I

now practice either the strict hill, or

tile hedge row system. The latter gets

nearly as good results, and is not quite

so exacting. The strict hill system is

ideal if one can give the plants the

highest culture. But they need con-

stant attention that only a few will

makc,,the best success with the sys-

tem. Only the varieties that make long

tap roots are well adapted to growing

in hills. White grubs will do far more

damage to hills than to rows. And if

the plants are not well mulched in the

winter there is danger of their being

displaced by the action of the frost.





I have finally settled on the follow-

ing method of culture after many years

of experience: Very early in the spring

when the leaf first starts, I set the

plants in check rows, two feet or less

each way and cultivate both ways. i

have a cultivator that will narrow to

about one foot. This cultivation is kept

up until mid-summer, when I bed the

runner plants so as to make rows one

way, with plants about one foot apart

in the row. The plants are, then kept.

clean until the 'ground freezes, when

they are mulched with ' straw litter

from my large poultry plant. My plan

is to spread acid phosphate, a fertilizer

containing potash in some form and

coal ashes under the perches on the

droppings boards, and afterward mix

it with the manure and litter.



The varieties of strawberries I find

most satisfactory for my method of

culture are William Belt, Brandywine

andChespeake. These are grown in

separate propagating bedS.——JENKINS.





 





LAND ' CONTRACT.





 





I bought eighty acres in 1915, paid

$400 down and was promised-a warran-

ty deed on payment of ie balance,

$1,400. It appears that forty acres of

theland is part of the state forest re-

serve. It has been worked for twenty

years and sold by five parties with

warranty deed. When the vendor

found it, was forest reserve he made a

newdeed,.saying that I am to pay him

$100 per year, but no taxes until he

can get a warranty deed. Can he move

me off if I do not pay the “rent,” as

he calls it? What is the best thing

to do ?- C. R.



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the buyer agreed to and signed the

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Will you please tell me what ails my

chickens and what to do for them?

The first symptom is a shaking, jerky

movement of the head, as though to

dislodge something from the bill. Later

the comb becomes slightly dark, the

bird sneezes as it shakes its head,

then it dies. For a few days before

death the birds are not as active as





formerly, although they do not dump





around in one place. I bought my

flock last spring and know before we

gc‘ them home that the birds were

diseased, from hearing them sneeze. I

have lost several hens and quite a lot

of young chickens this fall.



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forts to expel mucus denote that the

birds have colds, probably due to ex-

posure. Colds of this type may devel

op into bronchitis, pneumonia or roup

and in many cases cause the death of

the bird. In buying breeding stock it

never pays to accept birds that have

colds. There is a great danger that

the infection will be carried to the

birds in the home flock and cause

much trouble and possible losses. We

would advise the careful culling of all

the birds with colds. Isolate infected

birds, give them potassium permanga-

nate in the drinking water and rub

their heads with camphorated vase-

line. Keep them in a house where they

will be protected from exposure and

do not allow them to range on cold

windy days. If the young stock have

colds be sure that they are all roosting

at night and not huddling in the cor-

ners of colony houses or brood coops.

That causes them to become overheat-

ed at night and in the morning they

come out on the frosty ground and

catch colds.



Use permanganate of potash in the

drinking water of the healthy birds

until it seems that no more colds will

appear. Do not breed from the birds

that have been suffering from colds,

but obtain healthy breeders or buy

hatching eggs next spring from vigor-

ous stock. The success in fighting

colds is largely a. matter of prevention.

Clean, open-front houses, well balanc—

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keep down colds in well managed poul-

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IMPROVING A HERD.





I have three cows and three heifers.

They are culls and I would like to get

some good stock. Would you advise

me to sell these cows as they come

fresh or sell them now? I have plenty

of feed. What kind of stock would

you advise me to get for daiiying?



Macomb CO. W





The safest way for one to get bet-

ter cows is to raise them. Of course,

if you are willing to pay a big price

and get tested cows you canget a

good producing herd, but if you buy

heifers you run some risks in their

developing into good cows. The quick-

est way is to buy young cows that

have demonstrated their ability to be

good producers, but it takes quite an

investment.



The most economical way probably

is to purchase a good dairy-bred bull

to breed to the cows which you now

have, and then raise your own cows.

Of course, in this way you would nev

er get a purebred herd, but you will

get one just as good for all practical

purposes. I don’t think you ought to

call your cows and heifers you have

now, culls, until you have tried them

out thoroughly. Many common grade

cows are condemned because they (are

not given the proper chance. When

properly fed and properly cared for

the most of them make a profit The

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she wants to eat. Unless one gets out

of this habit it would be a poor busi- .

ness to buy purebred cattle, because

they must be liberally fed or they will

perform no better than grades.



It is hardly proper for me to advise

What breed of cows you should pur-

chase. It is more a matter of personal

choice than anything else. There are

several good dairy breeds of cattle

that one can make no mistake in pu1~

chasing. There is more difference be-

tween individuals of the’ same breed

on the average than there is between

the breeds themselves—C. C. L.





 





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Can you tell me how far one hun—

dred pounds of molasses will go as

compaied with a good feeding grain

ration, pound f01 pound? Molasses

will cost me about two cents a pound,

and feed about th1ee and thee -quar-

ters of a cent per‘pound. I think the .

molasses is the cheapest by quite a lit—

tle, but can one feed enough to get the

results one ought to expect? Also,

how much molasses could one feed on

ensilage with alfalfa?



Lenawee Co. H. E. B.



Molasses is a very good' feed to use

in connection with other feeds. Beet

molasses contains 9.1 per cent diges-

tible proteins and 59.5 per cent carbo-

hydrates and no fat. Chemically it is

mere like corn than it is like oil meal

as a food, that is, it is a carbonaceous

food. Molasses cannot be fed in large

quantities because that gives bowel

trouble, but it can be worked in nicely

by feeding a small amount in connec—

tion with other feed. The way to do

is to begin by feeding a small amount

and gradually increasing it. If you

find that it is too laxative then cut

down on the ration of molasses by

feeding as much as seems to agree

with animals. It is very digestible and

pound for pound, is cheaper than many

feeds on the market today—C.





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A blanch railroad used f01 hauling

logs runs through my fa1m.Theie are

no fences eithei side of the mack.





Town cattle cross the guards and get -





on my fields. The owner of my land



at the time the road was laid signed



away all his rights. The railroad com-



pany will put up no fences. Can the



company hold me to that agreement?

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Our statutes positively require every

corporation owning or operating any

railroad in this state to .erect and main-

tain a fence on both sides of the track.

This requirement is not alone for the

protection of the owners of land along

the railroad, but for the protection of

the employes and passengers on the

road, and no agreement made by any

person owning. land along the road

with the railroad company can dis-

pense with the duty of the railroad to

maintain fences. The Michigan Rail-

road Commission has power to require

the fence to be built and probably

would act if requested. Whether the

agreement of the inquirer’s grantor

would operateas against him in de~

manding a fence is a question of in—

terpretation long the words of the agree-

ment, which are not included in the

letter sent‘us. The covenant is of such

a nature as would naturally run with

the land if the terms of the agreement

were broad enough to include it; but

no agreement the owner of the land

could make would relieve the-railroad

company from its duty to the state to

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bored three or four holes for pegs

driven in about five or six inches long,

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stand toward body and as the steer

pushes against the fence, the pointed

peg: jab into his breast and he gives

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the neck by rope or strap. The illus-





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, ing engines from automobiles, and

05 MAIN f OLIVE ST many other things on the farm where At 5:30 Tuesday afternoon Grange

adjourned and proceeded in a body to





BFRUR to SI lotus M0. heavy 111%.ng is at hand, “Tit“ no means the country home of Mr. and Mrs.





of attachmg to some stationary object. H t1 R 11 ‘ l d (1

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were 1n attendance. The d1nner was





given under the auspices of the Kent

Pomona Grange, whose members have

acted as host to the National Grange.

and whose pictures appeared in our

last issue. Senator T. H McNaughton,

Pomona Master, was chai1man of this

committee which did strenuous and

noble work in pieparing for and enter-





 





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name no Above. and un-

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Are uncooked ground beans and oats

and plenty of good silage as good as

cooked beans for milch cows and fat

cattle? What proportions should

feed? We have cornstalks and clover





hay for reugh feed.



Tuscola Co. A. ~F.



It increases the digestibility of the

beans to cook them, and also the pal-

atability, after cattle once begin to eat

them, but it requires considerable at-

tention to feed the cooked beans. When

the beans are cooked it is not so con-

venient to mix them with other grain

in the ration and probably, taking ev-

erything into Consideration, it would

be well to grind beans, making them

into a meal, mix them with the ground





beans separately when cooked, but it

is quite a task to keep the mangers

clean, when they are fed in this con-

dition. -



It is not advisable to feed over one-

third of. the grain ration in the form

of bean meal to milch cows,otherwise

it makes a hard, crumbly butter.

Ground oats and bean meal fed in pro-

portion as suggested will make a very

good ration with cornstalks and clover

hay for roughage. If the cattle tire of

the oat and bean me'al add bran to the

ration. Mix the bran and beans and

oats in equal parts. C. C. L.



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TEMPERATURE OF CREAM FOR



CHURNING.





 





Please tell me the right tempera-

ture of cream so the butter will come





quick.

Saginaw Co. I. W.

Sixty to sixty-five degrees F. is about

,the right temperature for churning, to

have the quickest separation of the

fat globules from the milk.

There is another important fact that

must be taken into consideration to

have the butter come quickly, and that

is that the cream should be properly

ripened (or soured) and that this rip-

ening be uniform, in otlfer words, the

cream, after it is separated from the

milk should be kept in a cool place

until a sufficient amount has accum-

ulated for churning, then it should be

'gradually warmed to a, temperature of

about eighty degrees. This should be

stirred once in a. while so that the

temperature will be uniform. Let the

‘ cream stand twenty—four hours at this

temperature and it will acquire the

proper acidity. Now cool it to sixty

or sixty-two degrees before churning.

C. C. L.‘





___________——————





FARM LEASE 0N SHARE.





 





I live on a farm that I rented on ‘





halves, moving here February 28, 1917.

I have no written contract with the

landlord, and nothing said as to when

I' should move. As I have bought a

farm it is very much to my interest to

move this fall. Can I make division of

stock and feed and move this fall

without trouble? B. O. K.



This is a case of verbal contract

which always leaves wide latitude for

dispute on the facts; and to move

withouta positive agreement with the

owner of the land as to what the rights

are in that regard, is to invite a law-

suit, if the land owner is so inclined,

with pretty good assurance that both

parties will lose regardless of the re-

sult; and the owner of the land will

probably contend that the lease from

year to year, gives him a; right to

have his stock fed through. the winter,





to have the feed fed out on the place,





',etc.4—R.





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'Sheepmen are protesting against the

dipping , of sheep shipped out of the

c _ Iyardsdufinf gtlfo'l'd’ wreath.





 





Oil lmpregnated Staves





Refined creosote oil forced into the staves

by the heat and pressure method; that’s the

secret of the long life of Champion Silo Staves and

.Roofs. They are made of selected lumber which is

unpregnated with creosote oil, guaranteed to contain

less than 3% moisture. This oi1---heated to a tem-

perature of over 150 degrees---is forced into the staves

under pressure of 200 pounds per square inch, driv-

ing the oil into every perishable part of the wood and

excluding every trace of moisture. Champion staves

are not merely dipped in oi1---every perishable part

to thoroughly impregnated. .





This method of preserving wood has been used b

the big railway systems for years---because it is the

one sure method of preventing rot. The United

States Government confiscated all high grade creosote

0118 during the war for water tanks, Government rail-

road ties, mntonment buildings, etc.





No Painting---No Doping





Champion oil-filled staves require no ainting on

the outsxde or no doping on the inside. he oil is a





perfect protection from the elements. You could not

paint them if you wanted to. And they will not absorb

meisture because water and oil will not mix.





 





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filth itself and prevents creeping, twisting or blowing over-rthat’s the Champion Oil-

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Cresote oil-filled staves---admittedly the best for silo censtruction ---a rot-proof material

that will not warp or swell and which will be in perfect condition when your children’s

children'are grown-up: these are the staves that make Champion Silos practically time-proof.





Planted in Solid Concrete





Champion oil-filled Staves are not merely

set on a concrete foundation but planted right

into solid concrete four feet deep. A ring cf solid

concrete is first built from two to four feet below the

ground level. The staves are set upon this concrete

ring and concrete is then poured around them up to

two feet above the ground level making one'solid

Imperishable unit of base, staves and concrete»:-

wall. And because there is no moisture in Champion

Oil-filled staves, swelling and consequent buckling of

staves is impossible.





Wind-proof Anchoring System





The famous Champion interlocking anchoring sys-

tem is the greatest improvement that has yet been

made in anchoring silos. From 8 to 14 steel cables

(depending on the size of the silo) imbedded in the

concrete and running crosswise from top to bottom

securely tie the top of the silo to the immovable base.





Send for this Convincing Evidence





Send for a piece of Champion oil-filled stave. Put

it in a vise, turn the vise up tight and notice the quan-

tity of oil you can squeeze out of it. Then you will

fully appreciate why Champion Silos cannot rot!

And get our big new bookujust off the press—which

is packed full of valuable silage information and all the

facts regarding the absolute superiority of Champion

construction. Write today. No obligation.





AGENTS WAN TED" We are looking for representatives-$0M

dealers and salesmen-who fully appreciate the value of silage and who

are looking for the opportunity to sell the best silo built.





' The E. W. Ross

Company





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10 Days Free Trial * '
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Mounted on Timkens

The rear wheel of_ your farm truck\hasn’t quite

as hard a job as a front one, but it needs Timken

Taper just the same.





 





A little skid, a graze of the curb or sidewise

blow from a rut or a stone gives a“ tremendous

end thrust to the bearing. Measured in pounds

the end thrust that comes from a two-inch drop

of a loaded truck would startle you.





And a trifling looseness~which is bound to

P be t. t d h {the come with a bearing that has no take-up for wear

4311811] 1' .18 apete S 81380 _ . .

Timken Bearing? That taper“! —the take-up that Timken Bearings do have——





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has led to the adoption of Timken _

Bearin s b he es moor at, V ' ' . '

tractorgandxt’rutkbu‘ildetrs ofltxmercim‘. the Wheel and rapld wear on tlres'

Every year adds to the list of truck builders

and truck. owners who appreciate the advantages





of Timken Taper.





It doesn’t pay to overlook the things that don’t

cause trouble. I





THE TIMKEN ' ROLLER BEARING COMPANY

Canton, Ohio
War veterans killed by Reds in

Centralia, Wash, armistice par-

ade. Upper left, Dale Hubbard;

right, Arthur McElfresh; lower_

left, Warren 0. Grimm;

Benj. Casagranda.





right,





 





 





 





 





 





The citizens of Toledo, Ohio, last

election day voted that the T01-

edo Railway Co. be ousted.





Mrs. Anna L. Fisher, who was

recently appointed a captain in

the Arabian cavalry.





 





Left—Capt. Gehrge, quarterback of the Army Team.

confident that the army will be supreme this year.





Ewen, of the navy team.





   





 





   





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itish cruiser, on which the Prince of Wales





lived during his stay in New York. The vessel is now conveying the





Prince back to England.





 





 





 





Longest lift bridge in the world, 300 feet in length, spans Chicago river,





at Chicago, 111., is to be opened to traffic next month.





It took two





years to construct this masterpiece of engineering.





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Captain George is





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back, who is seen on the Yale





Oopyrlsht by Underwood l Underwood, New York





 





Lieut.—Col. D’Olior was elected as

First National Commander of





the American Legion.





 





Miss Mary Vail Andrees is the only

woman to be awarded the Amer-

ican D. S. M. for war work.





 





Mme. ClemenceauJacquemaire, the

daughter of the French Premier,

arrives on S. S. Lali‘rance.





the thirty—five yard line, with his





forty-five-yard line.
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them. Rush your pelts to us.



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and mail us a copy. If we can-



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st is yours for the asking.





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Largest returns on your

\ in small catch of furs. We

‘1‘ s are tanners and menu-

: rectum-rs of cattle and

horse hides for costs, robes,

rugs and mittens. Lidies

Furs from coon. oppos-

som, fox, muskrnt. mink.

coyote. badgers. skunk

and rabbits. Taxidermilt

work on deer heads and

rugs. Tell us the kind

of fur you have and we

will answer fully.





W. W. WEAVER, CustOm Tanner, Reading. Mich.





 





 





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' NOW don’t forget to stop at Joel’s





- and give him the fruit and cook-



ies," Mrs. MacKenzie called out



to Max as he set out over.the wagon

road to the south.



Max found Joel cleaning trout. The



big Indian was always glad to see him,



especially when Max had a can of pre-





‘prise him with. He was a typical,

northern Michigan Indian, barely over

twenty-five, friendly and intelligent.

Although full-blood to his own race,

Joel was wise in the ways oflthe white

men, for he spent his summers and

falls guiding the hunting and fishing

parties that came up from the cities in

the south, his winters he trapped, but

during the springs he again worked

with the white men in the lumber

camps along the river.



While the trout were rapidly being

cleaned, the two talked of the fishing,

0f the trapping, of Max’s school and a

hundred other things both were inter-

ested in. But chiefly they talked'of

the big black bear that had come down

across the ice from the Ontario woods

and apparently had settled down to

spend the winter in the river valley.

In some of the many holes and caves

along the river the black Bruin had

found comfortable quarters and sallied

forth only in the warmest winter

weather.



Joel had vowed to catch the bear.

He had tried traps, still-hunting and

various kinds of baits, but to no avail.

Finally after repeatedly seeing the

bear’s tracks at the old Eau Claire

cabin a. few miles from his own, he

[devised a unique but practical trap.

More strong and well pi'excrved than

,most log houses, the Eau Claire cabin

.‘was ideal for his purpose. Here with

:the help of Max and his father's tools,

[Joel had re-enforced the heavy door,

barricaded“ the windows, and ingeni-

'Ously contrived an .arrangement of

hickory springs and triggers; so placed

that when the bear had been attracted

into the cabin and tampered with the

bait, the door would snap shut and se-

curely bolt itself.



On the way to town, after leaving

Joel, Max passed the cabin but the

door was unsprung. Although past sev-

enteen years old, all of which had been

spent in the northern Michigan woods,

Max could not remember of ever hav-

ing seen a live bear, even though he

had been as far north as the Ontario

region above Sault Ste. Marie. He had

vivid recollections of a dead bear which

his father had brought home several

years ago after shooting it in the

woods along the river. Not even a

tame bear or one in a cage had Max

ever seen, and so he was in high hopes

that Joel would catch this big fellow

that had made such enormous looking

tracks.



At the village, Max went to the post

office, then to the general store. After

he had made his purchases he went

back to the large wood stove around

‘which a dozen or more men had gath-

Iered. New developments in world af-

rfairs were being discussed by several

tlumberjacks down from Canada, as

well as some other men who had come

up from some of the settlements to

the south.



' Jenkins, the storekeeper, came back

and suddenly interrupted.



“Boys, I jist he’rd \that 01’ man Hen-

derson killed a timber wolf on his

place this mornin’.” _



And immediately leagues of nations

andwars were forgotten and talk turn-

ed to wolves; several of the men

claiming they had seen small packs in

'the vicinity lately.



Noticing that the dull winter sun

was hanging low in the west, it occur-

red to Max that if there were wolves





 





 





 





 





 





 





’in the neighborhood it might be well

Italian Th0 Mlcnlxan Farmer When Writing Advertisers , for him to get home before dusk. For





 





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in‘ northern Michigan the winter night

settles quickly. Slinging- the coarse

cotton wheat sack over his shoulders

he left the store and set out at a brisk

pace for home. He had not left the

outskirts of the village till the sun

became overcast with low hanging

gray clouds.



Max quickly realized that it would

soon show. He shifted his bag from

shoulder to shoulder» preparatory to

quickening his pace to a dog trot when

the first flakes fell. It would get dark

muck quicker now—he must hurry, he

thought. The shadows of the second

growth spruce, balsam and bare hard-

wood, began to lengthen. It was oVer

two miles to Joel’s and over a mile

from there to Max’s own home.



Max was proud of his endurance. It

was from Joel that he had learned the

long, swinging stride, half run, half

trot, that would carry him hour after

hour, and mile after mile, over hills

and through timber, with a much heav-





Ma.





—~The Bear Trap—Eau Claire’s





ier pack than he had now; and leave

him scarcely more tired at the end of

the day than at its beginning. .



Soon he was close to the Eau Claire

cabin. He would pass within a quar-

ter of a mile of it. And then sudden-





ly, breaking the keen, cold'stillness, he '.





heard ahead of him and from the op-

posite side of the frozen river, the

clear, long-drawn bay of a running

wolf. It‘frightened him. It thrilled

him. He gripped the bag more firmly,

every. muscle tense; ready to double

his pace.



But instead of increasing his pace

into a run, he stopped stock still. For

there, not twenty yards ahead of him,

he saw a wolf sitting on its haunches

watching him intently. Max’s pulse

began to quicken. The wolf pointed

its nose to the sky and with no other

movement emitted a ringing howl. Ev-

en as it did this, other wolves came

slinking in through the scant timber

from all directions. Max knew that

they would not attack him while it

was yet light, and he reasoned that it

would be deep dusk before he could

reach Joel’s cabin. He knew that soon-

er than then the wolves would be leap-

ing for his throat. -



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flashed in his mind and so without a

moment’s hesitation Max started for

the cabin. What if the trap was

sprung? But he'did not stop to con-

sider what he would d6 in that case.

Knowing that it was a possible'haven

of refuge, his only thought was to get

there. He well knew that to run

would show the wolves his fear, so he

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beasts loping in his rear, keeping about

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corners of the cabin—a growl ‘so omi-

nous and terrifying that it seemed to

make his very pulse and breath stand

still. .



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this action he‘sprang for the mouth of

the sooty fire-place. Here was his only

chance.



As Max knew, the chimney was over

two feet square on the inside, and com-

menqing some six feet from the floor;

iron bars had been laid crosswise to

're-enforce the chimneys. The bars

were laid one above the other and at

a distance of about two feet. Quickly

catching the first bar and by s'queez-





ing and squirming he managed to get.





above it and reach the next bar and so

on to the t0p of the chimney. Here

he stopped to rest. During the last

few minutes he had had scarcely time

to breathe. and now he found himself

panting like a tired dog. Regaining

his breath he began to shout for help,





now and then calling out Joel’s name. '





It was a miserable situation. With

one leg on the outside and one in, Max

sat on the cold, sharp stones of the

chimney top, while below him he could

see and hear the bear, gazing at him

and sniffing. Occasionally the bear’s

eyes would gleam a firey golden or

green, and sometimes, after it had

sniffed about the cabin for awhile and

came back to look up at Max, it would





open its jaws slightly and snarl, show- '





ing its shining white teeth. Outside

the wolves sulked noiselessly through

the underbrush. A big owl soared like

a shadow overhead, and like a shadow

faded away through the tree tops. The

wind was soughing and moaning in the

trees and rattling t_-he bushes.



Suddenly Max heard a faint call from

the direction of Joel’s, and immediate-

ly b'egan calling again at intervals.

Joel it was.



“Here I am, ontop of the cabin.

Look out for the wolves, Joel.” _



Crack! Crack! sounded Joel’s rifle.

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“Stick to Your Saddle.”





HE old Arizona fashion of set-



tling a. difference of opinion with



the six-gun had long fallen into

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enough to the stark primeval emotions

to wait with a keen interest for the

crack of the revolver that would put a

period to the quarrel between Soapy

Stone and young Flandrau. It was

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town, just as it was known thatlStone

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were hanging about the Last Chance

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was attended by friends, Sometimes

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times his Uncle Alec Flandrau, occa-

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er of the Fiddleback ranch, was with

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pause before drinking that Alec made

his official announcement. ‘



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that any. Curly is going to get a

square deal. We’re all agreed on-that.

If there’s any shooting from cover

there 11 be a lynching pronto. That

goes.”



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the sullen face of Lute Blackwell hov-o

ering iii the background, but he knew

perfectly well that inside of an hour

word would reach Soapy Stone that

only an even break with Curly would

be allowed. ‘



‘The day passed without a meeting

between the two. Curly grew nervous

at the delay. '



“I'm as restless as a toad on a hot

skillet,” he confessed to Davis. “This

thing of never knowing what minute

Soapy will send me his leaden compli-

ments ain’t any picnic. Wish it was

over.”



“He’s drinking himself blind.

ery hour is to the good for you.”



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Soapy- always shoots straight.”



Another day passed. The festivities

had begun and Curly had to be much

in evidence before the public. His

friends had attempted to dissuade him

from riding in the bucking broncho

contest, but he had refused to let his

name be scratched from the list' of

contestants.





A thousand pairs of eyes in the

grandstand watched the boy as he

lounged against the corral fence laugh-

ing and talking With his friends. A

dozen people were on the lookout for

the approach Of Stone. Fifty others

had warned the young man to be care-

ful. For Saguache was with him al-

most to a man. Dick Maloney heard

his voice called as he was passing the

grandstand. A minute later he was

in the Cullison box shaking hands with

Kate.



“Is—is there anything new?" she

asked in a low voice.



Her friend shook his head. “No.

Soapy may drift out here any minute

now.” ,



“Will he—?”

question.



He_ shook his head. “Don’t know.

That’s the mischief of it. If ‘they

should .meet just after Curly finishing

riding the boy won’t have a chance.

His’nerves won’t be steady enough.” ‘



“Dad is doing something. I don’t

know 'what it is. He had a meeting

with a lot of cattlemen about it— I

:don’t see how that boy can sit there



on the fence laughing when any min-

ute—”



r ‘fCurly’s game as they make ’em.

He’s a prince, too. I like that boy bet-

ter every day.” ,



“He doesn’t seem to me so—wild.

But they say he’s awfully reckless.”

She said it with a visible reluctance,

as if she wanted him to deny the





Her eyes finished the





charge.



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That’s all. Give a dog a bad name

and hang him. That sayingis as





straight as the trail of a thirsty cow.

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before he’d hardly took to shaving re-

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him. He. was a reprobate and no ac~

count. Citizens, that differed on every-

thing alse was unanimous about that.

Mothers kinder herded their young

folks in a corral when he slung his

smile their way.”





“But why?” she persisted. “What

had he done?”

“Gambled his wages, and drank





some and beat up Pete Schiff, and shot

the lights out of the Legal Tender sal~

oon. That’s about all at first.”



"Wasn’t it enough?”



“Most~ folks «thought so.‘ ~ So when

Curly bumped into them keep-off the

grass signs parents put up for him he

had to prove they were justified. That’s

the way a kid acts.

are only coltish cowpunchers gone

wrong through rotten whiskey, and

luck breaking bad for them.” ’



“Is Soapy that kind?” she asked, but

not because she did not know the an-

swer.



“He's the other kind, bad at the

heart. But Curly was just a kid crazy

with the heat when he made that fool

play of rustling horses.”





A lad made his way to them with a

note. Kate read it and turned to Dick.

Her eyes were shining happily.



“I’ve got news from Dad. It's all

right. Soapy Stone has left town.”



. “Why ?”



“A dozen of the big cattlemen sign-

ed a note and sent it to Stone.

told him that if he touched Curly he

would never leave town alive; He was

given word to get out of town at

once.



Maloney slapped his hand joyously

on his thigh. “Fine! Might a-known

Luck would find a way out. I tell you

this thing has been worrying me.

Some of us wanted to take it off Cur-

ly’s hands, but he wouldn’t-have it.

He’s a man from the ground up. Curly

is. But your father found a way to

butt in all right. Soapy couldn’t stand

out against the big ranchmen when

they got together and meant business.

He had to pull his freight.” ’



“Let me tell him the good news,

Dick,” she said, eagerly.



“Sure. ‘ru send him right up.”



(Continued on page 728).





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room for him to sit besideher.



“Have you heard? He has left town.”



“Who?” ~



“Soapy Stone. The cattlemen serv-

ed notice on him to go. So he let .”



A wave of relief swept over the

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“Isn’t it good ?” Her eyes were shin-

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“I’m so happy I don’t know what

to do.”



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with him?”



“No. He went alone.”



“Have you seen Sam yet?”



“No, but I’Ve seen Laura. London.

She’s all the nice things you’ve said

about her.”



Curly grew enthusiastic. “Ain’t she

the dandiest girl ever? She’s the right

kind for a friend. And pretty—with

that short crinkly hair the color of

ripe nuts. You would not think one

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she does when she laughs. It’s just

like as if she had absorbed sunshine

and was warming you up with her

smile."



“I see she has made a friend of you.”



“You bet she has.”



Miss Culiison shot a swift glance at

him. “If you’ll come back this after—

noOn you can meet her. I’m going to

have all those dimples and all that

sunshine here in the box with me.”



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“I’m hoping it will. But I’m afraid

not. He avoids us. When they met

he wouldn’t speak to father.”



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he feels pretty bad about the quarrel.

I reckon there’s nothing to do but keep

an eye on.him and be ready for Stone’s

move when he makes it.”



“I’m so afraid something will hap-

pen to Sam."



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Sam is going to come out of this all

right. We’ll find a way out for him

yet.”



Behind her smile the tears lay close.

“You’re the best friend. How can we

ever thank you for what you’re doing

for Sam?”



A steer had escaped from the corral

and was galloping down the track in

front of the grandstand with its tail

up. The young man’s eyes followed

the animal absently as he answered in

a low voice. —



“Do‘ you reckon I have forgot how a.

girl took a. rope from my neck one

night? Do you reckon I ever forget

that?”



“It was nothing.- I just spoke. to

the boys ”





“Or that I don’t remember how the.





man I had shot went bail for a rustler

he did not know?”



“Dick knew you. He told us about

you.”



“Could he tell you any good about





.1119? Could he sayanything except





that I was a worthless 'no-’count—-?”

She put] her hand on his arm and

stopped him. , _“DOn’t! I won’t have

you an such things about yourself.

You-were just a‘ boy in trouble."





 





 





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debt part or it. The Whole I never





Kate gathered her ‘skirts to make'





: -“Anyhow, 111114311111 you won."‘





that?





could pay."



His, voice trembled in spite of the

best he could do._ Their eyes did not

meet, but each felt the thrill of joy

waves surging through their veins.





The preliminaries in the rough rid-.





ing contest took place that afternoon.

Of the four who won the right to com-

pete in the finals, two were Curly

Flandrau and Dick Maloney’. They

went together to the Culiison 'box .to

get the applause due'them.



Kate Cullison had two guests with

her. One was Laura London, the oth-

er he had never seen. She was a fair

young woman with thick ropes of yel-

low hair coiled round her head. Deep-

breasted and robust-loined, she had

the rich coloring of the Scandinavian

race and much of the slow grace pe-

culiar to its women.



The hostess pronounced their names.





“Miss Anderson, this is Mr. Flandrau. '





Mr. Flandrau—Miss Anderson,”

Curly glanced quickly at Kate Culli-





son, who nodded. This then was the





sweetheart of poor Mac.



Her eyes filled with tears as she

took the young man’s hand. To his

surprise Curly found his throat chok-

ing up. He could’not say a, word, but

she understood the unspoken sympa-

thy. They sat together in the back of

the box.



“I’d like to come and talk to you

about—Mac. Can I come this "evening,

B§Y?”



“Please.”



Kate gave them 'no more time for

dwelling on the past.



“You did ride so "splendidly," she

told Curly.



“No better than Dick did,” he pro-

tested.



“I didn’t say any better than Dick.

You both did fine.” _



“The judges will say you ride bet-

ter. You’ve got first place cinched,"

Maloney coiltributed. ,



“Shot Just because I cut up fancy

didoes on a. horse. Grandstand stunts

are not riding. For straight stick-to-

your—saddle work I know my boss, and

his name is Dick Maloney.”



“We’ll know tomorrow," Laura Lon.

don summed up. '



As it turned out, Maloney Was the

better prophet. Curly won the first

prize of five hundred dollars and the

championship belt. Dick took second

place. ,_.



Saguache, already inclined to make

a. hero of the young rustler, went wild

over his victory. He could have been

chosen mayor that day if there had

been an election. To do him justice,

Curly kept his head remarkably well.





“To be a human clothes pin ain’t

so much,” he explained to Kate. “Just

because a follow can stick to the hur~

ricane deck of a cronch without pull~

111g leather whilst it’s making a milk

shake out of him don’t prove that he

has got any more brains or decency

than the law allows. Say, ain’t this a

peach of a mo’ning?” ‘



A party of ybung people were taking

an early morning ride thrOugh thepouto

skirts of the little city. Kate pulled

her pony toe walk and glanced across

at him. He had taken off his hat to

catch the’ breeze, and the sun was





[picking out the golden lights in his

'curly brown hair. She found herself





admiring the sure poise of the head,

the flat, straight back, the virile

strength of him. _





It did not occur to her that she her-

self made a picture to delgiht the

heart. The curves. of her erect tiger:

lithe young body were modeled by na—'

trim to perfection. Radiant with the

sheer pleasure ofvlife, happy as God’s

sunshine, she. was a Creature vividly in

tune with the glad rimming.





 





 

 

 

   

 

 





 





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followed by the death howl of a Wolf

rending the air as the rest of the pack

disappeared in the timber. ~



“Ha, ha, wolves chase Max up the

chimney.” ‘ _



“Wolves nothing!”'ejaculated Max,

“the bear’s in here.”



”Huh!” . ’



A throaty growl and a ripping sound

as the bear clawed against the cabin

walls, proved the truth of Max’s state-

ment.



“Wolves gone now,” assured Joel as

soon as the had finished shouting over

the bear’s capture, “come on down,

wee’ll fix’um bear in mornin’.”



Max then clambered down the out-

sitl..- of the chimney to the low roof

and from there jumped off into the

soft snow. He was not long in explain-

ing to Joel how he had come to be in

this situation.



“Joe, did you ever hear of anybody

jumping out of the frying-pan into the

fire ‘3” asked Max as he finished telling

of his experience.



"‘Yeh, I know what you mean; only

like you, fry-pan no better than fire

for fry—pan by’m'by get hot like fire."



Max laughed. “That's right,” he

said, “if I had stayed outside the cabin

. the wolves would have made it hot for

me as it. got darker and darker, but

when I went in the cabin, I surely was

in the fire with that bear in there. An’

I certainly was lucky to get out of the

«fire like I did, don’t you think so

Joel?” ’ '



“Yeh!” Joel answered with a broad,

smile. , _



And so rescued and rescuer set off

for Max’s home as the last glimmer of

twilight faded from the sky and from

far back in the timber came the echo-

ing cry of a wolf, lonely and weird.





 





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You ought a’ been at our house

On last Thanksgiving Day..

We had turkey, squash, an’ everything,

An’ pumkin pie, an’ say, ,

You ought a seen the way us kids

Just waded in and stuffed our ribs

On last Thanksgiving Day.





Dad said the grace, an’ stretched it out

For more’n a mile I guess.



And then he rose an’ smiled around

About a week or less.



So slowly carved and served each plate



I really thought I couldn’t wait,

011 last Thanksgiving Day.





But by an’ by we all were served

And everything got jolly, .

.And everybody stuffed themselves,

From Jim to little Molly.

Until we’d reached the pies an’ cakes

And all us kids had stomachaches,

On last Thanksgiving Day.

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durabilty and weather resisting properties

Roofing. His two barns, 4OX80' and

Z—IX36', which were covered with

MULE-HIDE in the Fall of 1907,

have served without repairs for twelve

years and he says they are good for five

years more.





The same protection and service that

Tucker enjoys can. be yours if you in—

sist upon MULE-HIDE when order—

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town who handles it and‘test MULE-

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Corn Farm $15810.





Unusually stock farm. all natural blue grass

land. about acres rich creek bot-tom A.1 com 8011.

Near big B. R. town. only 17 miles city of 90.01). 110

acres for the plow Tull of fertility: abundantly water-

_Pd,.woll-' nced hlue grass nature for 50 hold much

fruit. 9<room house. on nted liarns..&c. Highest

. utility and lowest price describes this bargain at

$5810. terms. Details page 73 Strout'fi Fall Catalog

nine 23 States; copy free. 1. A. STBOU _



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HAT you pay your lumber dealer doesn’t determine the



Your final cost is represented by the



proof a ainst the sun’s blister-

ii as wind and rain.





Herein lies the logic of buying MULE-HIDE: its first cost is

her than the ordinary roofing, but the~long life, dur—

strength of MULE-HIDE make it real economy in





Alpheus Tucker, who owns Oak Rest Farm at English Lake, In-

diana, is only one of the many who have praised the remarkable





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44th to 45th Street on OakleyAvenue Chicago





Holstein centers (if-the U 8 !”(131! at; loam aoil.vcry'pmdue' ,





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Farm of ISO acres 195 miles from Onaw



main pike. level and no waste land. 135 uzfieygfifliafi

“till, rest pasture and wood. Dark clay soil woven

W’ll‘o fem-e. (100d grain andstock farm. News room

house, iurnuce toilet and bath. Large barn gran-

at), machine shed, and laundry house. 100 toh silo

\oung orchard. near school. grain. stock lunch2

inei-y. and tractor can be bought with firm. R

1«. I) 'lelephono. A. J. BRENISEB. Onaway:





‘airms for sale 900 new STOCK RAN H'

P with wmen Wire. “hits Oak posts. goil :lhigelxtliieig

a little sand. yer) desirable for hay and grain. A

cheap house .lbx24 and a small barn. land nearly all

level. can drive any where on it with an auto. 160

acres ct it can be cleared at. the rate of one name '

day by one man ready [or plow. It is 2% miles from

luiartucity With a population of lW‘. Evnrt 11384

wiggles! x"\(Ii‘grehousesa graig elevators; hay and apple

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liberal terms on bal. hi. W'. M ABSH, Manis‘tee. Mich; . i ..





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Pennsylvania ties. Finest land in the countr for

dairy and hog raising. Good markets and vocal; mini





schools. Land 320 to 8100 acre. Send for list. ‘Coii-





neautville R. E. & Farm Agency, Conneautville, Pa. . it





 





80 A. farm: '10 A. improved. 10 A. timber, good and

and clay loam soil. well fenced. 35 A. new clover

seeding. 7-room house. Zhams. granary. hen house.

small orchard and 2 gfiod wells water.2}«$ miles to mar-

ket. Price 54800. P. .Sprague, Owner, Sears, Mioh.





good buildings E. Z. terms

will mail views address

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48 Acres





Mr. McADAMS, 1250 W. Euclid. ,

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Good Knox County Farms for Sale {100 . r 1

acre. 0

parties with limited mend?





Will Finance -..purchase small farms. .

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instead of coffee.

coffee sometimes disagrees

harmful after—ef-

fects, Postum is an abSOIutely





healthful cereal drink. Made

of roasted wheat blended with

a wee bit of molasses.





The extraordinary flavor of

this beverage resembles that

of the finest coffee—~pleasing

to particular tastes. ‘





Two sizes, usually sold at 15c and 25c. '





Made by

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Convenient,





 





THE Outside Toilet is the greatest menace to

health in rural and unsewered districts today.





In the winter onaccount of exposure and cold

and intestinal and stomach disorders created

from putting off necessary action.



In the summer from the death dealing disease

carrying fly nuisance, not considering the foul

and unsightly appearances.





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TOILET SYSTEM



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where germs breed. Be ready for a

lon , cold winter. ave a warm.

ssn tary, comfortable. odorless

toilet in the house an where you

want it. Don’t out n the cold.

A boon to inva id_s. Endorsed by

health ofloxsls everywhere.

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LET US TAN

YOUR HIDE.





Home or Cow hide. Calf or other skins

with hair or fur on. and make them

into coats ( for men and women) . robes,

rugs or gloves when so ordered. Vaul-

lur goods will out you less than to buy

them and be worth more.



Our Illustrated catalog gives a lot of

information. It tells how to take of!

and care for hides; how and when we

pay the freight both ways; about our

sole dyeing process on cow an no

hide. calf and other show about the

m- woods and game trophies we sell.

taxidermy. etc. ‘



Then we have recently got out sn-

other we call our Fashloa h w

devoted to fashion plates of mulls.



neckwesr and other line fur garment.

with prices ; also lur garments remod-

sled and repaired. , . ‘



You can have either book by sending -> *

our correct address namln which. or



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Red Cross Christmas Seals





By E/izaéet/z L. Parker





, HE Red Cross Seal, as millions

of Americans know it today, is

an agent of happiness and of



health. It was originated in 1907 by



Miss Emily P. Bissell, of Wilmington,



Delaware, who learned through Jacob



Riis of somewhat similar seals that



were sold in Norway for .the purpose



of raising funds with which to fight

tuberculosis.



Miss Bissell persuaded the American

Red Cross to take up the idea, with

the result that seals were sold in a

limited number of communities in

1908. The sale yielded a revenue of

approximately‘ $3,000. The Red Cross

then decided to issue the sealeach

year and to turn the proceeds over to

the National Tuberculosis Association

and its affiliated societies for the pur-

pose of financing the campaign against

tubercuIOsis. The number of seals sold

in America increased by leaps and

bounds until in 1917 the total reached

180,000,000.



This year the seals are again on sale

beginning December 1. More than half

a billion seals have ‘been printed for

distribution to state and local agents.

In addition to seals, “Health Bonds”

in denominations? ranging from $5.00

to $100 are to be sold in lieu of seals

to large contributors who do not send

out a sufficient quantity of mail in De-

cember to make use of all the seals

they would like to purchase. The com-

bined quotas of all the state organizer

tions call for more than $6,500,000 to

carry out the intensive educational

campaign being conducted by tlie_Na-

tional Tuberculosis Association and its

one thousand affiliated societies.



When an individual buys seals he is

really paying a legitimate tax, as there

is no government or state tax to car-

ry on the fight against tuberculosis.

Until money is given by the people .as

a. tax, the work must be carried on by





the national and state tuberculosis as-.





sociations.



We need this year to raise in Michi-

gan by the Seal Sale, $200,000. Why?

Because:



1. Influenza has increased tubercu-

losis. .



2. Nearly nine hundred soldiers with

tuberculosis have returned to Michi-

gan.



3. Deaths from tuberculosis are in-

creasing. Last year in Michigan there

were 3,476 deaths from tuberculosis.

Placing the value of a life at $5,000.

the loss to Michigan in dollars and

cents is $17,380,000.





'In a recent issue of “Michigan Out-

of—Doors,” the official magazine of the

Michigan Anti-Tuberculosis Associa-

tion, one woman contributor refutes in

ai'very spirited article the charge that

is so often made that farmers care

more for the health and welfare of

their stock than they do for the health

and welfare of their families. The

writer, herself the wife of a farmer

and a woman who does all the work

that is to be done in a typical Michi-

gan farm home, characterizes the

She maintains

that the farmer is just as m'uCh inter-

ested in the happiness and welfare'of

his family as is the city man. While

she admits that there are many selfish

farmers who do not give their families

the comforts that they need and should





} have, she very. reasonably points out ,





«an minimisation





”m ents.





farm and that there are plenty of city

men as .well who withhold from their

families the cemforts they can well





' afford.





And "anyone who has been brought

up on the farm or who has come into

close contact with farm life will im-

mediately admit that this farmer’s

wife is wholly correct in her state-





 





 





Mrs. Joan H. Norris, who was recently

appointed City Magistrate in New

York. She is the first woman to Sit

in a criminal or civil court in New

York state as judge. Mrs. Norris is

an attorney and a leader among the

women in her state.





 





 





Human nature is pretty much

the same the world over and selfish-

ness will display itself no matter what

the man’s occupation, as will right-

mindedness and liberality.





But the fact remains that the farm-

ers of the state, as a class, have not

always taken as deep an interest in

movements of public health as have

the urban people as a claSs. Public

health workers say that it is hard to

get their movement "across” to the

rural population.





This is, of course, not due to the

fact that the farmer is less interested

in the health of his family than is the

city man, but because of the fact that

the farm population is more widely

scattered, less easy to reach, with less

social solidarity. Where the farmer is

well organized in granges, farm bu-

reaus' and similar organizations, he

shows as much interest as the city

man.





Just now the Michigan Anti-tubercu-

losis Association is engaged in the

biggest task that it has ever undertak-

en, and this task can not be accom-

plished without the help of the farm-

ers of the state. By helping to put

this job across the farmers of Michi-

gan will give a practical demonstratidn

of the statements that they are not

what city people sometimes charge

them with being. ‘





The Michigan Anti-tuberculosis Asso-

ciation is engaged in the task of sell-

ing 15,000,000 Red’ Cross Seals‘ this

year. It is a selling proposition of

such large proportions that at first it

staggered those who undertook it. But

it can be done, provided everybody -

does his share, the farmer as well as

the city man. .. g ‘* -, '





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tuberculosis in Michigan during 1920.

There are thousands upon thousands

of farmer people ill with tuberculosis

in Michigan, the percentage from the

farm being nearly as high as from the

city, in proportion to population. Tu-

berculosis is as much a farm problem

as it is a city problem, and the farmer

is looked to to help solve it.



It will mean that every person in

Michigan will be asked “to contribute

five pennies to the campaign. That is

not a large sum—five pennies for ev-

ery man, woman .and child in the state.





 





A Visit to the District School





By a M01567“





D ID you ever visit your district

School? I did this afternoon. I en-

tered a small, rather neat looking room

in some respects: Across the front of

the room was the blackboard space.

No boards on the sides of the room,

but between the windows were stretch-

ed squares of burlap, probably intend-

ed for exhibiting good work or what-

ever the teacher wished to pin on it.

A few stale samples of drawing were

pinned on one piece of burlap, and

pasted on various parts of the walls,

and on the front blackboard were Hal-

lowe’en decorations.



The teacher is a bright girl but she

surely missed her calling when she

took up teaching. She volunteered the

information when she first ‘took the

school that she never intended to teach

but when the county decided to ac-





 





 





 





Better Schools Make Better Citizens.





cept high schoOl graduates on account

of shortage of teachers she decided

she would try it.



A large clock hangs dead on the wall

and a small alarm clock ticks on the

teacher’s desk, with its back to the

room. The program was in view,

though the teacher has one for her

own use. Five classes recited during

the time I was in the room, from one

o’clock till recess time, and not one

pupil was asked to do any board work.

The board space is small but there is

room for five or six to work at one

time and there were not more than

that number in any one class.



Every pupil in the room answered

every question put to him with a ris-

ing inflection of the voice. There were

twenty—three pupils in attendance, and

only four or five appeared "to have any

work to look after. A failure in reci-

tation was passed by with 'a frown on

the teacher’s part, or the remark,

“You must putmore time on your

Work, John.” No one was asked to

make up work.‘



The teacher lives in a small village

nine miles from school and promptly

at four o’clock she cranks her car and

leaves the vicinity until .a few minutes

before nine the next morning. A great-

er part of the noon‘hour is spent giv«

ing joy rides to the children to “warm

up the engine."



A boys’ toilet room and a‘girls’ toil-

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It will mean some twenty-five or fifty





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it should be, even then it would be

very little:



The campaign began December 1

and closes December 10. Although the

intensive drive for selling the seals will

be between the dates mentioned, the

seals 'Will be sold all during December.

During the coming month, the farmers

of Michigan will have a chance to

show that they are as whole heartedly

behind the health movement as are the

city men. '





years says it is so filthy in the boys'

toilet room he will not go into it. In

the corner next the boys’ toilet stands

a very unsanitary open water pail and

dipper. Would you want your child to

drink there?



There are no recitation seats, and a

number of the desks are so insecurely

fastened that they flop, and squeak,

and wiggle more frequently than is

pleasant.



I saw children from some of “our

best families" whose faces and necks

and hands had evidently not seen soap





and water for some time and whose,





hair was unacquainted with comb or

brush.



The doors of this building are never

looked, there is no way to lock them.

The windows have no secure fasten-

ings, and often pupils are in the build-

ing an hour before their teacher ar-

rives. No 1espect fo1 person or prop-

erty are shown and evidently is not

taught. At 1ecess time such noise and

disorder prevailed that it was almost





impossible to hold conversation with ,





the teacher.



Something is lacking, not only in the

school itself, but in the district. Is

this school in your district? Are you

the teacher of this school? Are you

a member of the school board of this

district? Are you» the father or the

mother of some of these children?



Don’t blame the teacher, nor the

school board but wake up and do some-





thing. Remember that a good teacher :





does not teach for nothing.





NICKNAMING THE BABY.





 





111’ JULIA R. DAVIS.

VEN when the parents show judg-





ment in giving their child a good,





strong name, it is often hard to asso-





ciate it with the wee, Winsome darling, 1

and too often it i,- ignored, and some i ~

seems .





diminutive substituted, which

more fitting for a charming little tot.



Now if the baby could have those

nicknames in the nursery all might be

well.





name often sticks through life.





A handsome boy first called “Broth- ‘W_

er,” then “Bubber,” had to submit to





the humiliation of hearing it shouted





to him on. the baseball field, after he .

was the best athlete on the high school 1





team. Another, boy called by his lov-

irj parents,

breviatedr to

hood.



one girl,





own “Margaret.”





nickname of “Dump. ”





But alas! as many people can

testify to their mortification, the nick- .





“Sweetheart,” later abs ,

“Sweet,” suffered even i

greater mortification during his boy-





nicknamed as a baby, -

“Precious,” later called by family and . - .‘

friends, ,“Press,” sighs in vain for her

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N making bread in cold weather the

housekeeper often finds it difficult

to hold her sponge or dough at the

right temperature so that it will rise in

the required length of time. She will

find a. sponge box or bread raiser like

the one illustrated, a great help in

keeping the proper temperature.



Such a. box can be made from an or-

dinary dry goods packing box. A con-

venient size. is 26x20x20 inches. About

ten inches from the bottom of the box,

a shelf made of slats or strips of wood

rests on cleats fastened to the sides

of the box. A second shelf is placed

four inches above ‘the lower one. The

shelves can be removed when cleaning

the box. On the under side of the low-

er shelf, a sheet of galvanized iron

slightly wider than the shelf is insert-

ed. This piece of metal is curved, in





order to make it slip in and stay in

place securely. This prevents scorch-

ing of the lower shelf when the lamp

is placed below, and also helps to dis-

tribute the heat more evenly.



Several small holes are bored in the

lower and upper parts of the sides and

in the top of the box to promote circu-

lation of air. A cork which has been

bored through the center to admit a

straight thermometer is inserted in one





IT is a rather strange thing that with

tremendous improvement along ev-

ery other line of agricultural activity

the provision of good modern lighting

systems should have been so, long in

Gaming. Until the last three or four

years the great majority of farm homes

still got along with the old kerosene

lantern for barn and yard work and

with the lamp for the house.



In the house these lamps were not

very satisfactory at best. Cleaning

and filling them‘ took a. lot of some-

one’s time and, unless there were a

number of them used, it‘ was usually

a matter of those nearest the lamp get-

ting the light and of those farther away

getting along without it. There had

to be lamps to carry upstairs at bed

time, one for each room. And these

meant more cleaning and filling, con-

siderable inconvenience and an ever-

present fire hazard. To be sure, they





. were a lot better than‘the candles and





tallow dips of the. generation before,

but they left a lot to,be desired, too.



In the barn it was a. more serious

rmat'ter. A lantern was the poorest

kind of a makeshift. Large open pas:

sageways and open lofts without any

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can be used. Such‘ a thermometer may ‘

be purchased from almost any hard- ’

ware dealer. ‘

The temperature of the box should

be kept as near eighty-six degrees F.

as possible if bread is being made in

the quick way. However, if the sponge

is set overnight, sixty-five to seventy





degrees is the better temperature un-





til the dough is made in the morning,

after which the temperature may be

increased to eighty-six degrees. The

temperature in the hex may be varied

by raising or lowering the flame of the

lamp, or by using warm or cold water

in the shallow pan.



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whh a kerosene lamp is used for heat-

ing the box. If an electric light is used,

the lining will not be necessary. A six-

teen candle-power light will heat the

box nicely. A small and inexpensive

night lamp is placed in the bottom of

the box, and a shallow pan of water is

placed on the lower shelf so that the

air in the box will be kept moist.



The door is hinged and fastened with

a. thumb latch or hook and staple.





Light for the Shert Days





ately absorbed in the darkness. It

was a case of holding the lantern close

to the work in hand in order to see at

all. The lantern had to be picked up

and carried from job to job, and this

made a man onehanded and consumed

a lot of extra time. Finally in the barn

the fire hazard was immeasurably

greater than in the house. A'lantern

balanced unstably on a straw-covered

floor had an excellent chance of being

upset. And once turned over, the burn-

ing liquid kerosene had every chance

for destruction.



What a difference there is now in

many country homes. Instead of the

coal oil lamp lighting just the center

of the living-room, carried from room'

to room when‘light is needed, and

cleaned and filled every day, we find

elegant electric fixtures. 0n the liv:

ing-room table is a reading lamp. with

a. shade that softens theibright rays of

the electric bulbs, but allows them to

reach the farthest corners of the room.

Bracket lights on the walls and a spe-

cial lamp on the piano give plenty of

extra~ light whenever it is needed.





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controlled from inside the house. ‘



In the barn-the oldlantern is known =

no more. Electric lamps are strungl

everywhere they will do the most goodI

and the, switches are conveniently lo-

cated. No more carrying lanterns or

worrying about fire. , ’ ‘ ‘



The yard is also made more cheer-

ful. On top of a pole in the center of

the yard is a powerful lamp under a

reflector, and when this is turned on

the whole premises are flooded with

a light that reveals every object and

that makes it an uncomfortable place

for chicken thieves and other night

prowlers. This yard light is controlled

either from the house or the barn.



The farm of today is enjoying just .

as complete electrical service as the

city home, because electricity on the

farm affords power as well as light.

Pumps, washing:- machines, separatOrs,

churns and a wide variety of other”

light power, appliances are run today

with small electric motors at a great

saving of both time and labor.



All this service is developed right

on the farm by. a small electric plant

consisting of a generating unit and a

set of storage electric plants in the last

few years that today they are more

easily taken care of than the average

farm implement. They incorporate the

best features of mechanical and elec-

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NICKNAMING THE BABY.





 





(Continued from page 731).





It was a very loving grandmother

who nicknamed the .little girl who had.

been left to'her care, “Pet.” Not a

thought, probably, of the later years

deterred her relatives and friends~from- .

using this dimunitive in her early

years. But, as is too often the case

started the nickname was never drop-

ped.

propriate to strangers to hear her ad'-

dressed by this, love-name of her child-

hood, nOW that“ she is a middle~aged

matron, and unusually tall of stature.



Of course, at boarding schoo‘land

college girls and boys often nickname

each other, but these do not follow

them through life as do the names

they have carried all through their

first years. .



But it is encouraging to know that

things have improved in this respect

during the later years. We often hear

parents address the tiny daughter as

Elizabeth, Dorothy, Margaret, or simi-

lar dignified names, when formerly

they.would have been Bess, Dot, Mag, .

etc. And the sons, although of tender

years, are now often William, John,

Charles, etc.



The choice of a child’s name should

be for use during all the changing

years of life, and it should be attrac—

tive, one which a man, or woman, in

any station of life will not be ashamed

to acknowledge. Therefore steer clear

of the sin of naming a boy “Martha,”

or “Bertha,” as I have known unthink-

ing parents to do, nor is it suitable to

Christen a girl “Peter,” “George," or

similar names appropriate only for





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on the leaf of your family Bible. Re-

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EW developments in junior agri-

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county who are now busy promoting ;





this project and introducing the plan

to Michigan. These clubs are similar

to calf clubs which have become so

popular throughout the state, except





that the boys and girls buy dairy cows

instead of calves and keep records of

the milk produced as well as of feed

consumed.



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How I carried Out my Peultry Project.

HE first information that I receiv-

ed as to the poultry project was



from Mr. Hall, principal of the East



Leroy High School, who visited our



school and explained it thoroughly. I



was interested and. secured by par-



ents’ consent. Then I was enrolled as



a member of the East Leroy Poultry



Club. I joined for the reason that I



could work for some end and perhaps



increase the value of my fowls.



The object of the poultry club is to

interest the boys and girls in poultry

raising and also to bring his or her

breed of fowls to a higher point of per-

fection. This can be done if the fowls

have the proper care and are not mis-

treated in any way. If a. person makes

a research as to the origin of some





domesticated fowls, he,will find that '





the Brahmas are about the oldest





breed and originated from India. and





China. The important breeds of chick—

on: are classed as follows, according

to their types: Brahmas, Cochin, and

Langshans, represent the large meat—

producing type, and originated from In-

dia and China. Leghoms and Miner-

cas 1epresent the egg-producing type.

All »of the Leghorns originated from

Italy, while the Minorcas are from.

The Plymouth Rocks, Wyan-

dottes, Rhode Island Reds, and Orping-

tons represent the general-purpose

breeds or type. They are of American

origin, having been produced here by

the crossing of the two other types,

and we have improved them greatly.

The breed that I (selected to raise

from was the Single Co‘mb Rhode ls-

land Reds. My reason for doing this

was because they are good heavy birds

good Winter layers, having an excel-

lent grained flesh and very beautiful

plumage. .

Red male is a deep rich red in all see-

tlonmexcept the tail, Which isblaék.

The «motor the female Rhode; Island

Red ls‘an even shade of redj'eawept fer

the back, tall and wings, which are the

same as in the male. The Rhode ls-

land .Red is .a ivory hardy chicken. 1501‘





The eclor of 3. Rhode Island,-





it originated from the cold coast of

Rhode Island. The farmerd of that

state raised them simply for meat and

eggs, not caring for their perfection.

There was nodistinction as to their

combs, for they were all bred without

notice of this particular part of the

fowl. Later when the fancier began to

breed the Rhode Island Reds, he bred

for the kind of comb he desired, and

also perfected their color.





When I got the eggs I selected large

smoothones of uniform size. I set

three settings. of thirteen eggs each,

thirty-nine in all. Thirty chickens

hatched "and did very good until five

were lost through being killed by hens

and by drowning, leaving me twenty-

five young chickens. The total ex-

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STORY Iv. ,

Spotted Tall Shows Enmity.





0U can imagine how grateful

Y Fuzzy Wuzz was to Bumper for



saving her from Killer the Snake!

Not only that, but she was mightily

impressed by his wisdom. Who but a

king would have thought of gnawing

off the butt of the tree so it would fall

on. Killer!



She was so grateful that she told the

story again. and. again to her people,

and they seemed as greatly unpressed

as Fuzzy Wuzz at Bumper’s shrewd-

ness. But Spotted Tail was not pleas-

ed. Perhaps he was still suspicious,

and thought it was more luck than

knowledge that had saved Buinper’s

reputation. He r1111 believed that





diate and tangible income in the form





of milk and ofispring while there is

no tangible income from the calf for

the first tWO years unleSS it is sold.



From the standpoint of improving

the herd, the dairy cow club has an-

other advantage over the calf club in-

asmuch as the profit from milk and

offspring is likely to be equal to, or

even more, than the interest on the in-

vestment. This makes it possible for

the boy or girl who has to borrow the

money, to pay the interest, and possi-

bly something on the principal, and

thus renew the note from year ’to year

until it is paid.



In the case of the calf club the own-

er is likely to sell his calf at the end

of the year to meet the note instead of

keeping the calf as a nucleus of a fu-

ture herd, or for purposes of herd im-

provement.



A country-wide dairy cow club is be-

ing formed in Wayne county now. The

People’s State Bank of Wayne, Michi-

gan, is making the loans to the extent

of $6,000. Boys entering the club are

scattered all over Wayne county. Hon.

D. D. Aitken, president of the National

Holstein-Friesian Association, and J.

A. Waldron, dairy specialist of M. A.

C., are assisting County Club Leader

G. 0. Stewart in this new project.





bought to rthe setting, feeds and my

time, was nine. dollars and thirty cents.

My total income from the poultry pro-

ject was forty-two dollars and sixty

cents, leaving me a net profit of thir-

ty-three dollars and twenty cents for

the year. From my twenty-five chick-

ens I selected the cockerel and three

pullets that I considered best and that

answered the standard of Rhode Island

Reds the most accurately.





Club work has done a. good thing for

me because it led me to keep an ac-

count of feeds, labor and my net prof-

its. If I should ever take up the poul-

try projects again, I believe I would

follow nearly the methods that I used

this year, for I have been very success-

ful, in my estimation, and hope to be

as good during the coming year.





Bumper the White

Rabbit Plays King





By Georgi.- Ez/zelberl Weird





Bumperhad never seen a hornet's nest

until that day he innocently mistook

Mr. Yellow Jacket’s home for a. big,

harmlesa ball.





This fact, coupled with several other

little things that he had observed,

Bumper’s avoidance of certain plants,

for instance, that he seemed to think

might be poisonous until the others

ate them, convinced him that Bumper

was not fit to be the leader of his

people.



“If Old Blind Rabbit could see with

his eyes,” he reasoned, “he’d know, too.

But some day I’ll catch him, and show

him up. He’s no king, for a king should

know everything ” ‘



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ways and means to disgrace hlm be- ing around for some evidence of Mr.





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iibti—éfir: ,. . , , _ "on! not . _ _ .flet

wrong-ed byéBumWr. If til " hite rab- joyously than ‘bbfore. “MrgfieWer’s

.bithadn’f come into 'the' WOOdS, Spot- house" isvinfiplain sight,i is it? Well,

ted T311 would have been, chosen the then, neither—one of us will have to





natural leader. describe it.” . . .

Jealousy and spite are enough to . “No, but where is it?” pursued Spot-





 





was in a fair way of showing that he NOW Bumper was in a terrible quan-

WaS not really fitted to be a leader. A dary. There was nothing in view that

good leader never grows sullen and looked like a houSe. So he cast a.

discontented because somebody else glance up at the trees, hoping to find

happens to get more favors than 119- it among the branches, and then back

FUZZY WUZZ’S attachment t0 Bumper through the thick, tangled bushes.

further increased Spotted Tail’s dis- There was nothing in sight that sug-

pleasure. In time he came almost to gested the home of any animal.



All the time his eyes were search-





fore the others. ‘ Beaver’s house, Spotted Tail was



Bumper was only partly conscious Of watching him with an exultant grin on

this feeling toward him. He knew that his face. ‘ ,

Spotted Tail was suspicious of his “Ah! Ithought so,” he said finally,

knowledge 0f WOOd lore, and he was With a triumphant grin on his face.

on his guard all the time to prevent “You don’t know what kind of ahouse

any mistake that would give him away. Mr. Beaver builds. You don’t even

But he never dreamed that the big rab- know where he builds it. You’ve been

hit was beginning to dis1ike him. He looking for it up among the trees, and

seldom hunted with him, and had few back in the woods. Ho} Ho! And

words With him, bUt there had been no you call yourself a leader—the king of

099“ enmity between them" the rabbits! Why, you don’t know



Then one day in the woods Bumper anything about the woods.”

found himself unexpectedly separated Bumper felt he was cornered, and he

from the others, with only Spotted Tail was mighty glad the others were not

in view. Fuzzy Wuzz and the rest had present to witness his discomfiture.

crossed the brook on a natural rustic

bridge of logs, and were feeding on

the opposite side when Bumper discov-

ered them.



“Hello!” he exclaimed. “How’d they

get across there? Surely, they didn’t

jump that distance.”



Spotted Tail, to whom this was ad-

dressed, repliedi .



“You should know' by this time that

a rabbit never jumps a stream that he

can get across any. other way.”



Bumper nodded and smiled.

I don’t see how else they got across.”



Spotted Tail said indifferently:



“Oh, I suppose they crossed on Mr.

Beaver’s house.”





“Now, if you’re king,

where he builds it-” continued Spotted

Tail. “If you can’t I’ll go back and tell

the others you’re an ignorant impos-

tor. You're no king! You don’t know

anything about the woods or its people.

A king indeed!” .



There was such scorn and contempt

in the voice that Bumper winced. He

realized for the first time that he had

“Still, an enemy in Spotted Tail. There was

no other excuse for his words and ac-

tions.



“Spotted Tail,” Bumper began in an

injured voice, “why do you dislike me,



This remark caused Bumper to re- and “1V to offend me?"

fleet. He had heard of Mr. Beaver, “Don’t give me any such talk,” rude-

but he wasn’t sure.just what kind of 1y interrupted the other. “I see through

an animal he was. And his house was it all. You’re trying to avoid the ques-

more of a mystery than anything eISe. tion. Answer me! Where’s Mr. Beav-



“On Mr. Beaver’s house?” he asked, er’s house? If you don‘t know confess





show me,

where Mr.‘Beaver’s house is, and,





 





before thinking. “Oh, you mean—~” your ignorance.”

He stopped in confusion, and SPOt‘ Bumper’s wits failed him for the first

ted Tall smiled gleefully. time. He saw no way out of the cor-

“You mean what?” he asked his eyes ner. Spotted Tail had him, and the

,twinkling wickedly. “Don’t you know disgrace of confession was horribly

what kind of a house Mr. Beaver mortifying

builds?” .0 9,, 1 d A sudden splash in the water. at-

Why, “'11.“ a question. .aughe tracted his attention. A big rat-like

Bumper, trying to evade a direct an- animal was swimming toward the

swer. . _ ’ ‘ shore, with only his head and muzzle

_ Inthink Its a very. natural gues- above the surface. Bumper watched

tron, added SPOLted Tall; ’1 don t b?” him in fascination. When he reached

lieye you ever saw Mr. Beaver or his the shore he crawled upon it and said

hogse.” 1 1 d h 1 t 1 b t quite angrily: *

um er au ie eart' 'a.t1is, u ,, . .

. . ‘p g 1y . I Wish, Mr. Spotted Tail, that your

it was a laugh to conceal his embar- . ‘

‘ ‘ . _ . . people would stop crawling across the

lassment and not an expressmn of his ‘ .

enjoyment roof ot my house. It annoys me very

“Ho! Ho! You can be very corn- will: 9501:: if? asleep when they

ical if you want tol’y he said. “Now p " ' '

maybe you can describe what sort of smiled Tall was deeply upset ._by

a house Mr. Beaver builds. Let me see this interruption, and Bumper’s Wltsi

' coming to his rescue, made him smile.





if you can.” ,

But Spotted Tail felt he had Bumper Speaking at a venture, he addressed

the rat-like animal.





in a corner, and he wasn‘t to be bluff- .

ed. “I cOuld describe it," he said, leer- ”1’11 35k them DOt t0 d0_it again, Mr.

If you have Beaver. Of course. it is very annoy-





yourself what it is like.” people climbing over the roof of your

“How’s that?” asked Bumper, grow- house.” I ‘



ing mere uncomfortable. _ “Thank you!” replied Mr. Beaver,

“That’s what I said,” was the quick dipping into the water and swimming



“We’ve been standing near back to his dam. Bumper pointed to





it for some time, and you» can see it the dean across the stream, and said

With your own eyes—if you know to Spotted Tail: “There’s Mr. Beaver’s

house.” ‘





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New‘iYork Dairymen Meet '





(Continued from page 713).





to distribution must be carefully work-

ed out that the rights of all parties

maybe prOtected.



The feeding stuffs problem was dis-

cussed by Dr. W. H. Jordan, director

of the New York Experiment Station

at Geneva. The facts he presented had

a bearing upon the various suggestions

that have been made in regard to legal

control of concentrated Commercial

feeds. His statements were based

chiefly upon fifteen years’ experience

in administering feeding stuff laws.

and upon the knowledge gained from a

laboratory which has examined during

the past twenty years not less than

ten thousand samples of feeds.



In reviewing the steps which have

been taken, to defend the farmer

against the 'wasteful expenditure of

money in the purchase of commercial

feeding stuffs, Dr. Jordan said it was

probable that the extensive use of oat

hulls first suggested the inspection of

feeding stuffs and the necessity of leg-

islation regulating their sale.



The new legislation asked for is for



the purpose of supplying to the farmer

full information as to what he is buy-

ing'on the basis of the sound princi-

ple' that 'dairymen and other cattle

feeders have the right to know what

they are purchasing, not only in kind,

but in quantity. The following sug-

gestions have been made with refer—

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’ 1. Guaranteeing the percentage,

either of, the so-called inferior ingredi-

ents or'fof all the ingredients entering

into the compounded feeds.



2. Guaranteeing the proportions of

the several classes of ingredients, such

as high protein. feeds, carbohydrate

feeds, and feeds rich in crude fiber.



3. Requiring a guarantee of the per-

centages of digestible nutrients in the

compounded feed.



4. Requiring the separate sale of the

materials designated by law as being

inferior. A .



5. Exclusion by law of certain very

inferior ingredients _from' the com-

pounded feeds and limiting under cer-

tain conditions the percentage of crude

fiber which a compound may contain.



“It is,__my personal conviction,” says

Dr. Jordan, “that suggestion No. 5 is

the most practicable means of aiding

the farmer,;of any that have come to

the front. It is enforcible. It cuts out

the worst materials and limits the use

of oat hulls, screenings and elevator

dust. There should be a. reluctance to

enact law which is not enforcible. It

would prove embarrassing and give an

opportunity to unscrupulous manufac-

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feeds through legislation than to bring

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should be classed as roughage, as no

better than ground straw, in mixtures

regarded as concentrated feeds. There

is no good reason Why these refuses

should be Sent back to the farm under

the general title of concentrated feeds.



"‘The real remedy to .be applied to

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They have'been buying freely mixtures





. concerning which it “is plainly stated





that they contain screenings, rice hulls

and other low-grade ingredients. It is _

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the consumer has bought these, know-

ing what is present he is as likely to

purchase them knowing the proportion '

of what is presentrand so the effectiye

appeal must" be to intelligence rather

than to law.” ' T -



Commissioner of Agriculture Charles

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of dairying in New York state, said

that last year the value of the dairy

products was estimated at over $298.-

000,000, representing one-fourth the

value of all the agricultural products

of the state. In reviewing the work

of the State Department of Agricul-

ture in regulating the sale of dairy

products, Commissioner Wilson prev

sented figures showing that seventy-

five per cent of the shipments of milk

to New York City in 1884 were adul-

terated either by the addition of water

or by skimming. A contrast of pres-

ent conditions with those of earlier

days is astounding. Last year, of the:

milk shipped from up-state into New

York state, less than one-half of one

per cent showed even a trace. of adul-

teration, and this percentage is based

upon an‘ analysis of more than one hun-

dred thousand" lots of milk examin-

ed. This is assurance to the consumer

that the adulteration of milk offered

or exposed for sale within the state

has been reduced to a minimum and

that he enjoys a maximum degree of‘

protection.



“How to Improve the Quality of

Cheese,” was the subject of an ad--

dress by George E. Hogue, director of

the Dairy Bureau of the State Depart~

ment of Farms and Markets. “From

a recent enumeration,” said Mr. Hogue.

“it was discovered that the cheese fac-

tories in New York state have dwin-

dled from year to year from one thou-

sand in 1900 to less than five hundred

in 1919, and many of the factories are

now operated only two or three months

during the summer, where formerly

they were operated for eight or ten

months thrOughout the year. This

change resulting in a shorter season

has made it more difficult to secure

competent cheese makers, thus mak-

ing the serv’ices of the state cheese

experts of great value in maintaining

the standard of quality.



“The people of the United States

have yet to learn the value of cheese'

as food. England uses fourteen pounds _

of cheese per person each. year, where-

the United States uses only three and

one-half pounds. The largest users of

cheese in the United States are the

working men, who have learned its

fOOd value. The sale of cheese is the

greatest in mining camps and lumber

camps of the country, and among the

cotton-pickers of the south.



“If we are to intelligently discuss

the problem of improving the quality .

of cheese we must first have a stan-

dard of quality in mind as an ideal to

attain. We find in common usage by

men in the cheese trade two qualities

of cheese; one known as. home-trade

and the other as export. It is gener--

ally understood that these two kinds

of cheese differ only in body» and tear-

ture. For color, .flavor and finish there _

is one standard for both. By .home- ‘





‘trade is meant consumption in the 1





United States. , j

- (Continued on page 738). '
FARM-ens. MUST cut ices-rs TO

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ARMERS’ profits in the next year



‘ are goingsto depend largely upon

the lowering of production costs,

thinks K. L. Hatch. in charge of coun-

ty agent work in Wisconsin. At a re-

cent conference of, county agents Mr.

. , Hatch said:



"di , “The farmer is between two mill-

stones, agitation for lower prices on

farm products, and Continued high cost

of everything else. Prices on no other

class of products, no matter what the

increase, have met with such protest

as that which has come from the pub-

lic where farm products are concern-

ed. The iarmer is expected to meet

this demand for lower prices on farm

products in the face of increased cost

of labor, money, and practically every-

thing else. The only way to do this is



, I to keep down production costs.”



‘ Two methods to keep down produc-

‘ tion costs, especially in the dairy bus-

iness, were’advanced at the confer-

ence. By each farmer's growing le-i

gumes to feed his cattle and to in-‘

crease the fertility of his soil, lower ' I

feed costs and higher yields of feed . )’ (WW/W ' ‘ ' _ " ' :. ' ' fl fiW'; _/

are possible. At the same time it is .- w "Ia/4']

necessary to have cows that, will 0011—: . . K 5.}

mt the feed into dice largest possible, Mrs. Reynard Used to Milk Until 11 O’Clock at Night/(gwdgeg

amount of milk, and higher produc—





thn, It Iii Diluted OUR 00111.95 #3110113? ““71; lost the price of our Perfection Several times field work was done and often it would be ten or eleven o’clock

bettei bleeding. The puiebie sue over last Spring due to field work that was before we got it done. But everything‘s fine now. With our

Perfection my husband milks our 19 cows in 45 minutes. The





campaign will be carried on this year d l 7 Cl Cl . ,. H



in connection with a “grow your own C Ewe an CI‘OpS we Pie-1d to plant agaln’, says Cows like the milker and we're going to increase our herd to



feed” campaign, both tending towards 1VIts. C. T. Reynard. It took SO mUCh time to 40 head _just as Soon as we can. The Perfection has made us

Hulk by hand that we couldn’t take Care Of the all happier and it’s making money for us, too. I’d gladly pay '





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. deci'eaSEd production COStS- fields properly and we were tOO tired anyway )1 the fare of my brother from North Dakota just to come down

. . . ' and see our Perfection Milker because I know he needs one

Is this the Situation on your farm? Are you too.”

, tied down to milkin drud er P Read how Mr .

CHICAGO s HOG MARKET. « g g y . 5 Send for Names, Addresses and Catalog





Reynard and her husband won their freedom.





, . Milking drudgery is a thing of the past on every farm

‘ ONDERFUL markets have been Then the Perfection Came whberedthere is a Perffection Milker at work. If the milking is

- “ ~ t experienced since the European "Then we bought a PerfeCtion Milk“ ‘0 help us,” says interfered;ngi’gilsrangdnilnxgdegaliz tthisngrrngts lirhcdragiivherssyedugf





MFS- Reynard, "and it has surely proven itself the greatest self. We will also mail free a copy of "VVhat the Dairyman

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machine that 8‘ er came on this farm. Before we owned it my Wants to Know”_the book that answers every question about



husband and I used to milk our 19 cows every night after the milking machines. Send today. “ '





var started, and as remarkable mar»

kets have been witnessed since the]

war came to an end, this year’s ad-l





'i- . vances and declines in prices being P f . .

if astonishing. The old-fashioned law of er eCtlon MaHUfaCturlng Company

5 . SulgzngfisdeEfi: has 1:Jeeen thlroycvrn 2126 E. Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, Minn.

i. ,a- e ac rsan o - ,. .

0 p The Perfection 13 the Milker with the Downward Squeeze Like the Calf





er speculators have put prices down

and up at their own will, keeping the

farmers owning droves of hogs mysti-

fied. as to ,what would happen later.

Following the early year high records

in prices, Wonderful declines in values

- toot; place, and there was a wide-

spread impression that the market was

going to be placed upon a $10 basis.

This belief was responsible for an ex-

tensive sacrificing of'pigs and under-

weights in rather recent weeks, and

this was becoming so general that the

big packers decided to call a. halt,

which they did by putting market pric-





 

 

   

 





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' es on a much higher level. This re- , , .. /.

sulted in materially lessening the mar- R ht o t f Y .

keting of stock prematurely, but the ,3, J/ 1' _, 1g u 0 our

higher prices have brought greatly in- V W .Qd“ /“ I . '

c~d dd matured dc - ( sci/in .. wn Smoke. House

market. On Monday of last week the ,3 1/ d ' - .

receipts of hogs reached the largest; " -/ 7 Smoke your own meats in the National Giant—the won— _

proportions seen in the course of four‘ , , .. . .fi derféilmfirtfile, iron-gbkfd, hgavily-galvanized, combined omen: "on" m", N 7 II

,. ~ 1‘ ' ‘ \,:\ mo e once an eat tax-age. 8 °"' ‘4'“ IRE!

monihs’ but the) “e e disposed VOfi . .‘\\\ \th With this wonderful smoke house home curing mezivgngnegngggm J?"§‘3:‘2§%'°.§3§5°$'

readily at an average advance at from. ‘\\jv‘ \ “m." ~ _ - v’ ’ m , “nave-compare my w , amigo-spun“,

.. “h \x ‘\ ,, smoking and storing of hams, bacon sausage and -°n °nce-d-t°=.b-rbwdre.ecc. non thuyuntil mum... .

., ten to fifteen cents per hundred pounds -, ‘ \\\\ é, .. ’ “m “c" 3"“ ‘5" “"°‘- Sammw‘m“ book *M-

. ‘ & W. fish becomeprac . WOWWIFEMEUIWHEGO “GM- Olen! d .h' 5‘

and it was plainly seen that the pack— \-_. dtgffil :‘éfiejfiyfiig I ~ A . " 349 In ' m 4'}

61‘s were paying higher prices to create f / hogs. Keepta if?" ~ — - ——~_ . 7-- .

, o. - .. . __ or our own mea . i e , , . ,

confidence among on neis. Some help ,- = _ ‘ "will: in butcherbilla will ' i _

1n advancmg prices has been furnished I/Z" d'/ “ surprise and please you. The ‘ ,, . ,





by marked increases in the pul‘Chases d; 14/ NAIIGNAI- GMN'





made by eastern shippers, although :poR'A‘lE





. _ _ this movement is still on a much f /SM.KE HOUSE I: I ' ‘ Direct 1:. F I

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d: . smaller scale than iii-that part of the AND‘sANnAnY "our. nous: ,. _ _

year when eastern packers are largely i3 a 6 Years, S ICCCSS I ' . . at Wire Mi" Prices

fifé‘eiinio: 3321.“? "131(1de “Stem chemists?“ “dies.“ "-8-.Mrd'erngms- . ' ~ '



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;. . upp es. ogs ”0‘? M Mmmumealigfdfigéaudfihonsgefiw ‘ . . _, , , . ,°ATM‘°G FREE

gomg to maiket include a very fair ‘Send NOW—for New FREE Book ' . ' . . f ' K'TSEW‘"”ms‘-"'m" "WG‘EJW‘

representation of lots fed on new corn, . ‘_ Cont-1mm [spine-winning recipes for‘cuxjng and_smok- 5 ti kl w ' i

and their average quality is excellent. . I” m“”“‘“"°&“i2.§$‘?i§e‘l.‘"$§€§%€3.§f a”¢3"m§.'i .

, Pigs of strong weights have been 8611- . ronraemrmsvmon MFG. company National can: Smoke Home. Anthony Fence





 





, . ing extremely well, and feeder pigs are 254IIM°CM.5"°°‘ ' mwmi‘m “L B‘m‘" °‘ “mm“





much sought after and bring high fig-



ures. The bulk of the hogs marketed



sell. within a range of fifty cents, the

~ y- spread d-b‘éh’ig unusallyrnarrow. Light ,

nah a-vy hogs 3911 close together.+F.





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‘ ~ arn‘ Big Mane “ Cuttin Wood mm" ‘emm‘s 3" “a" ”m ‘8 ‘ ‘

. “W din NI - y , ; g . ‘ book sent free. Dealers Everywhere.



-' I 0' "a If. whine. T' numberinw l . .- . ‘ca . " ’" '



. . The demand an ces for are woo?!m in": greater than :33}: £151.01); ”3.5: gm!“ Negyfitegl "and , ,





w re wood in m e and at. less expense than any machine built.

. Gig! Wit-HMO!- R. I. Howell & c... Mfrs" Mlnnupolh. Minn. .

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This Holstein holds the

WORLD’S BUTTER REC-

ORD, 1504 lbs. butter in a

year. Perfect health made

her record possible.





 





. Would a Bigger Milk





Check Be Acceptable?





All you 'need do is to pay closer

attention to cow health. A big

milk yield is a genuine health cer-

tificate; if the quantity falls off the

chances are the cow is suffering

from some impairment of her di-

gestive or genital organs—the

starting point of nearly all cow

ailments.





KOW-KURE. is a cow medicine designed to act directly 'on these





vital organs.





There 13 nothing'





just as good" for the treatment





or prevention of Abortion, Barrenness, Retained Afterbirth,





Scouring. Bunches and Milk Fever.





For more than a,





quarter-century it has been used 1n the most successful





dairies. Feed





KURB—in 60c and $l. 20 packages.





for free treatise,





dealers and druggists sell KOW-





59nd





“THE HOME COW DOCTOR "’





It gives full instructions on treating

cow diseases-981121.114 be in every





farm library.





DAIRY ASSOCIATION C0.





lYNDONVlLLE, VT.





PEANUT MEAL





Established 1875

Incorporated 1915





 





ELL DU P L Ex GRNIINDING

One of the Easiest Running Mills LMade





Grindl ear corn, shelled corn, cits,

wheat, barley, rye, ksfllr corn,



cotton seed, corn in Ihuckl,

or any





alfalfa, sheaf oats,





kind of grain. Bugger has n

double spout attached to

either side of mill





 





Come to Headquarters for





COTTONSEED MEAL and CAKE





—— COCOANUT MEAL

“Our Brand On The Tag Means Quality In The Bag“





F. w. BRODE & co. MEMPHIS, TENN.





Dallas. Texas

Atlanta. Ga.





Branch





Offices





 





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Send for





furnish extra hopper 2]): our Free 800k





grinding small grain and

our corn at the some time.

Made wllh double so!

0! grlndsrs or burn.





Tells how to raise your calves

the‘ ‘Milkless Way. ” Ryds’s

Cream Calf Meal produces





Have I grinding surface of 11631th sound and profitable

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just double that of most amm





without milk. Aper-





m1lls of equal size thers~

lore. do twice as much Work. Requlres 25%, loss 'owsr. fectly balanced calf ration " — M . LK





lspsclslly adapted for guoline engines. We msko

Writs for Free Catalog.





“m the richest substitute for milk.





Sell your milk—use Ryde' s and





DUPLEX MILL & MFG. 00.. Box 308. Sprlnflllold, Ohlo





ECONOMY FEEDER

A perfect working self-

feeder for hogs. A 100-1 lb

pig pays for it. Saves on

purchase price, time, floor

space, repairs and feed.

Will feed 40 hogs. Sold

direct, $18.50. Money re—

funded lf not satisfied.

For further information

address THE ECONOMY

FEED ER 00., Boxm

New Washington. 0.





05 1'0 SHOW YOU

wean make several hun-



dred EOI‘KIHRA clllo are this winter

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save money.





Our Money-Back Offer





Get a sack from your dealer.

If. after feeding it as directed,

{on are not absolutely satisfied. \

e will refund your money.

Write for booklet, “MILK- ‘ -

LESS CALVE ’and name of --‘

our nearest dealer. ’ ' '

RYDE 81 OOMPANY

6436 W. 12111 in. Chicago





Try it at Our Ris





No!

Not a Mooley Qv





She has been dehornsd with s KEYSTONE

DEHORNm, making her gentler. ester

and more profitable. This also applies to

steers. We make Keystone Dohorners. Bull

Stuffs. end other appliances for dairy-

men and csttlsmon-sll sold on I money



guarantee. Write for circular.





-CAI.VES

Money





 





1M. '1‘. Phillips, Box 125 Pomeroy. Pa





(Continued from. page 786). '





“I am of the opinion that the time





' - has come when the standard of qual-





ity of cheese for our home 'markets

must be raised, until it approximates

that of the export. It is well under-

stood that much of cheese of inferior

quality is sold for home-trade that

would not be suitable for export. The

time has come when the consuming

public should demand as good quality





of cheese for the markets at home as,





is used for‘shipment abroad. There-

fore, I take the position that we should

use the export cheese an our standard

of quality. I mean an honestly-made

cheese that will stand up'and praise

its maker ‘when offered for sale six

months after it is manufactured.”



At present much wash cur-:1 cheese

is manufactured in northern New York

that contains above forty per cent of

moisture. Mr. Hogue said he believ~

ed the law should be amended placing

a legal standard of forty per cent as

the limit of moisture in cheese. The

proposition to limit the moisture con-

tent of cheese was discussed by sev-

eral cheese manufacturers and dealers,

who agreed that forty per cent was a

fair limit.



“Market Milk” was the subject of an

address by Hon. Bradley Fuller, presi-

dent of the Dairymen’s League Coop-

erative Association in which he said

he was convinced that education was

one of the most potent factors in solv-

ing the milk problem. Farmers will

have to be educated in two things——

clean milk and cold milk on the farm.

Last summer producers lost thoutands

of dollars through neglect to put in a

supply of ice.



“It is important,” said Mr. Fuller,

“that producers shall know cost of

productibn. In figuring the price of

market milk, one should take funda-

mentally the cost of production, add to

that a reasonable profit, as well as al-

low the producer to go into the labor

market and compete with other indus-

tries for labor.”



Mr. Fuller opposed legal milk stan-

dards, and spoke of the purpose of his

organization to concentrate large quan‘

titles of milk at central points, there-

by saving overhead charges and doing

business in a large way. If the league

succeeds in perfecting its plans for

handling milk, the supply will be so

distributed between New York and the

other cities, and the manufacturing

plants as to insure the greatest econ-

omy in handling the transportation.



In an address on “Controlling a City

Milk Supply,” Robert S. Breed, bacte-

riologist at the Geneva Station, said

that his investigations had shown that

harmful bacteria comes largely from

unclean utensils; that some of the best

milk is produced in ordinary dairy

barns, while very poor milk'has come

from expens ively equipped 51. b. us. As

the consumer drinks milk, not daules,

he suggested that more attention be

given to the care of the milk after it





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leaves \the stable. and less to dairy





barn scoring.



Referring to the, milking machines,

Professor Bre’ed said the trouble with

them does not lie so much‘with the

make of the machine as with getting

dairymen to follow instructions.



Professor Brew, of the Cornell Col-

lege of Agriculture Dairy Department,

gave a demonstration of cleaning milk-

ing machines, in which he emphasized

the need of thorough cleaning with

hot water and chemicals to enable the

user to secure first quality milk.



In an address on “The Maintenance

of a Tuberculosis-free Herd,” George

A. Smith, dairy expert at the Geneva

Station, told how tuberculosis had

been eradicated from the station herd

by tuberculin testing and the “Bang"

method of isolating the reacting ani-

mals. The calves arekkept separate

from the cows, and the milk fed to

them is pasteurized at a. high temper-

ature.



D. W. McLaury, director of the Bu-

reau of Animal Industry, Division of

Agriculture, Albany, spoke on “The

Accredited Herd Plan.” While the

work has been in progress only a few

months in New York state, ten thou-

sand cows have been tested. Ten ac-

credited herd certificates have been

issued and eighty herds have passed

one test. Otsego county has adopted

a five-year program to eradicate tuber-

culosis in the county. Every man in

two communities has agreed to start

work, and one hundred have signed.

applications. Mr. McLaury reported

that France has imported ten thousand

cattle from the United States, of which

six thousand were from New York

Ltate. These animals were tested by

government officials. Eleven per cent

were found to have tuberculosis. Of

the cows tested in the accredited herd

work seven per ”cent have reacted,

showing that New York state has no

larger per cent of tubercular cows than

other states.



Professor II. C. Troy, of Ithaca, was

re-elccted president; H. J. Richardson,

of Lowville, vice—p1 esidcnt; Thomas E.

Tiquin, of Albany, secretary, and R.

R. Kirkland. of Philadelphia, treasurer.



Many kinds of cheese were on ex-

hibition in the dairy show and they

were of exceptionally high quality.



In conversation with dairymen in at-

tendance at the state meeting, I found

considerable dissatisfaction over the

November milk price, but most of

them agreed that the Dalrymen’s-

League is doing its best to secure sat-

isfactory Ieturns £01 the milk p1 oduc—

ers. The work of o1ganizing the dairy-

men in the league’s cooperative enter-

prise, which contemplates the estab-

lishing of: a system of local and cen-

tralized milk shipping and manufac-

turing plants, to handle the surplus

1-111 regulate the supply, is progresSing

as rapidly as is best for safety and

permanency—E. E. R.





 





 





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55 " " " .90per gal .............. 49.50

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Prove tour risk that Milka eisthel

surest arm money maker known. ,





s will shi on I

Guaranteed Trial OIier 22.. would“ :

barrelmrabarrel. TakoEDdayI—tee half to your

.11 and Poultry. If not also lu‘olyoatlaliod return

'th unused part and we Wi re and every cent you -

paid uni-no charge for th half you used.

"Milkoun has a base-of Pure Modified Buttermilk

e to which essential fats and acids rre

added. Mllkolino comes ip condensed form. Will .

keep indefinitely in any climate. Will not mould. |

sourorrot. F eswxilnoteomenearit.‘ k‘» l

orleedin mixone mum ollno

2c a calm glib 50 ggrts water? or swill and

iced with your usual grain cede. It helps keep hogs





 





 





 





 





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bushel of u. Sto buying buttermilk of uncertain

q alit . . se Millie Inc an you Will alwn be sure

03 unilorm acidity, and at a cost of 2c a gal on or less

when fed as directed. Man users say Miikollho

saves them one-th‘rd on foe hills because it makes

their hogs and poultry assmd' ' ate all their feed.



’ W. H. Graham. Middleton , Mo.

1400% Pro“. writes that he got an extra fim

worth of pork from $30 worth of Milkoiln in a sixty

day teed. He made an actual test of this, at of hogs

in comparison with another bunch We could quote

hundreds of testimonirls ut e proof is that

we legally guarantee milhollmtobe satisfactory or

refund our money (you are the . dge) refer you

to S. . Blvd. 13:21.1: of Kansas ity. Mo.. and R. G.

Dunn & Co. mucous: In just no good lor

Poultry no for Hogs.



Order from Nearest Dealer or Direct from this as

Send check or money order and ask for free booklet,

“Hustles Heavy Hogs to Market.”



5 Gala. at Creamery$1.50 rgai.. .. ......$7.59

10 " “ “ 1.25gergal"............12.50





 





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Change of Copy or Cancellations much reach us

Ten Days before date of publication





Wildwood Farms

' Angux





Bulls in service are, Black Monarch 3rd,

Grand Champion Bull, Michigan State

Fair 1914, 1915, 1916.





Imp. Edgar of Dalmeny, Grand Champ-

ion Bull, Michigan State 'Fair 1918.





President Wilson 4th, Grand Champion

Bull, Michigan State Fair, 1919.





We offer for sale 6—choice young bulls

by Black Monarch 3rd.





Edgars Babies, are as yet too young

to offer for sale but areapromising

lot of calves, and are going fast. \





A visit will interest you, write for part-

iculars to

WILDWOOD FARMS

ORION, MICHIGAN

w. E. scnlrrs. Prop” Sidney Smith,Supt.





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lilii-h. State Fair 1; lsts ‘22cham. 1 gd. ch.

West Mich. ll 1“ 2 " 2 “ "

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Every Animal- Bred At





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loverlyIAngus,5 cows with cal \'es.rebred;2 bred cowsf

1 nib y arold.2 yearlin heifers. Price $2800. Byear-

ling bulls, 3225 oaoh.Geo. athaway d: Son. Uvid.Mioh.





 





For sale at reasonable prices, seve’ai Aberdeen An-

us bull ,calves and yearling hulls sired by Lorri Ida

2 g No 248330. Lung Bros” Duvison. Mich.





First Prizes and Gold

Medals were awarded





to Guernsey milk and

Guernsey cream at the-





1919 National

Show. Guernsey pro-

ducts are consistent

winner-sat local as well

as national contests.

Write for our free

booklets.

The American Guern.

sey Cattle Club. Box

138. Petbrboro. N.fi.. ,





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, prices in the Chicago market has

been in progress for many weeks, and

everybody is wondering where it is

going to end. Perhaps the packers pay

higher prices than they are compelled

to because they desire to encourage

cattlemen to finish off their holdings

more carefully than many are in the

habit of doing, but it is not a matter of

great expense, as the percentage of

cattle ”selling from $18.25 to around

$20.25 per hundred pounds is extreme-

ly 51112111 from week to week. The poor-

er class of little canner steers have

been selling'as low, as $725428, but

the greater part of the steers sell

around $13.25@18.

turned colder the consumption of beef

has increased very perceptibly, and

but for this, cattle prices would be





changed general conditions are encour-

aging farmer-stockmen 'to go rather.

extensively into cattle feeding for the





 





1





ing is going to be carried on in most1

feeding districts, according to reliable

advices. The spread in pricespaid

for stockers and feeders is extremely

Wide, extending all the way from $6 to

$7 per one hundred pounds for the

cheaper class of little stockers up to

l$12 to $12.50 for a few lots of prime"

fleshy feeders requiring a short finish,

but not. many sales are made higher

than $11.30. The approaching cold

weather has been bringing a great

many thin cattle weighing from 600 to

1000 pounds on the market and many

of these are going back to the country

for proper finishing. During the last

few days the demand for cattle of all

kinds improved remarkably, and the

advance in prices extended to about all

descriptions on small receipts in Chi-

cago and other we :tern markets. Cat-

t‘levweighing around 1,350 pounds with

enough beef quality to bring $18.25 to

$18.50, were taken as substitutes for

prime beeves, while 1,175 to 1,250-1b.

short-fed steers at $16.50 to $17 look-

ed fifty cents higher than a. week ear-

lier. Fair 1,150 to 1,250-lb. grassers at

$14.25 to $14.50 looked seventy-five





 





’ I ‘HE steady upward climb of cattle '





Since the weather . ‘





approaching winter, and normal Teed—I __'





 





   

   

   

   

   

   

   





of about 2 ounces each.





   

   

   





planting whole potatoes.





   

   

   

   

 

   

   

   

   





whole grain basis.





   

   

   

   

   





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cents higher, and cut—backs from the

feeder purchases went to killers at

$6.50 to $8. Western range cattle have

kept on arriving freely, the receipts

including many Canadians.~—F.





VETERINARY.





 





 





 





Metritis (Inflammation of the Uter-





weeks ago; since then she has grad-

ually lost flesh and shrinks in milk

yield. Her appetite is pretty much

gone, but she chews her quid. C. E.

P., Glennie, Mich. I am inclined to

believe your cow did not clean proper-

ly and she may have become infected.

Give her one teaspoonful of hyposul-

phite of soda and 12 oz. of fluid'cx-





tract of cinchona at a dose in one

quart of water as a drench three times

a. day for ten or fifteen days. Then

glve 2 drs. of dilute hydrochloric acid

three time a day in one quart of water





 





.‘ erably after meals. It is needless to

say, she should be well fed.





Chronic Indigestion—4 have a two-

year-old heifer that freshened nine

weeks ago, which is most inclined to

eat old dried feed, dock stems that are

dried, in preference to good 'corn fod-

der. She is rather fond of dry oat

straw. Lately she has lost flesh and

gives less milk. Part of my stock is

thriving. I lost a valuable bull two

years ago. Our Vet. called his a. case

of hardening of gall bladder, caused

for want of lime. Have been a reader

of the Michigan Farmer for years and

profit by it. Q. G. W., Fennville, Mich.

——M1x equal parts of ground or pow-

dered'gentlan, ginger, baking soda,

powdered red cinchona and salt to-

gether and: give her a tablespoonf-ul or

two in ground feed twice daily. Sup-

ply her with a good quality of the kind

of roughage she craves and if her bow-

els are costive. give her an occasional

done of epsom salts. '





 





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us).—Have a. cow that freshened two‘





as a drench or in drinking water, pref-f





 





CHICAGO





 

 

 





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You Wouldn’t Plant Whole Potatoes





because that would be an expensive waste





of good seed. You raise just as good a

crop by cutting each potato into several pieces





furnishes seed for a number of hills.





Vthn you feed whole grain or corn to your stock,

you are cheating yourself the same as you would by





by government stations have brought out the fact

that farm animals don’t masticate whole feed thor-

oughly and that much of it passes through the

intestinal tract undigested—a. total waste.





International Feed Grinders





will effect a saving of from 12 to 35% in feed for the

farmer who has been accustomed to feeding on the

Ground feed is easily assimilated

and converted into beef, pork, milk and horse power





If you use small grain or shelled corn for feed,

you have need for a type “C” grinder, made in 6”

and 8" sizes, requiring from 2 to 8—1]. p. to operate

and having capacities ranging from 5 to 15 bushels

an hour. If you iced corn on the cob, you will want .

either a type “Ii” machine, which grinds corn on x

cob, or a type “D” that grinds it in the husk. The

type HB” is made in three sizes—6", 8" and 10"—

and the type “I)” in two sizes—8" and 10".

power requirements range from 2 to 12—h. p. and

the capacities from 5 to 30 bushels an hour.



\Vritc for a catalogue—or ask your International

dealer about these grinders.





INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMP/1N)!





0F AMERICAINC-





 

 

 





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In this way one potato





Experiments conducted





The





USA





 

 





 





FOR SALE

Atta Boy of Maple Crest born April 1919. Fire

imp. Spotswood Sequel A. R. 10 A. R. daughters

Dam imp. Albinia price $175.01). Pride's May

King of Avondale born June. 1919 Sire Nora‘s

. May King of Bailey Falls dam Queens Pride of

Harriton A. R. pr.ce $150.00. May Boy of 11:11-

cyon born April 1917 Sire Byron t4. dun Mixter





. Mildred price $250 00.

Avondale Farms, Wayne, Mich.





1‘ REGISTERED GUERNSEYS





 





2 bulls. 2 bull calves. Priced to sell.

F.E.ROBSON

Room 307, M. C. R. R. Depot. Detroit, Mich.





GUERN SEYS





Two i‘me bull calves for sale. by our A.li. May Rose

. Herd Sire. Priced to sell. Son [or pedigree and

description. Ul l..\lUltl£ BROTHERS, Cnmdcn.l\’lich.





lull calves for $50.00 delivered.

Reg' Guernsey sired by tl'fh” host bred bull in

-‘ "a . Al heifer calves or sale. ‘

M‘Ch‘l’lllfl A. BIEMJK, 1i. 3 Howard City, 1111011.





1 .....—





Guernsey Bull For Sale

Bennie of the Ridge No. 41637. His dam is Trixey of

the Ridge ii. F. 53738111011185: E. E. Grundcinni Abbie of

Riverside 81612 13.1“. Champion Guernsey L'l)\\' oi Mich-

igan. Herd 01" federal and state accredited list.



E. J. SMALLIDGE, Elm L’lzurc, Mich.





GUERNSEYS—“G‘BTERED

BULL CALVES

Containin blood of world champions.



HICKS’ OUERN BY FARM. Saginaw. W.S. hiich





GUERNSEYS must reduce herd, soofl‘er

a few choice females of



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

lug. he rd tuberculin tested.



’1‘.V.HIOKS, - - - Battle Creek. Mich.





 





' Guernsey Bull for sale. 2 ,' : '

RESIStere old. KR lSTEN Tnoms‘ialrrf.‘





The Traverse Herd





We have what you want in BULL CALVES. the



large fine grthhy type. aranteed right. in



every way. They are from igh producing A .R.



O. ancestors. Dani's records up to 30 lbs. Write



s ‘fior i1peanuts“ and quotations. stating about age

as e . -





 





 





J TRAVERSE. 'ci'n' STATE HOSPITAL





‘ 'Tra'vcru City. Mich.





 





 





“Top-Notch”

HOLSTEINS





The young bulls we have for sale are

backed up by many generations of

large producers. Buy one of these

bulls, and give your herda “push”.

Full descriptions, prices,etc. on request. -





McPherson Farms Co., Howell, Mich.





GET A BETTER BULL





WINNWOOD HERD





BREEDERS or

Registered Holstein - Friesian Cattle





We have hull calves ready for service and a new

crop of baby bulls coming all of Maplecrest breed-

ing. We nave one of the largest pure bred herds

in Michigan and this Will be the last chance to

buy sons of Flint Maplccrest Boy. cheap. For his

daughters start to freshen this Winter and they

will all go on yearly tests. We own them all and

will develop them. Don't wait. a bankablc note

is the same as cash to us and our price will be

right. To“ us your wants.





‘JOHN H. WINN, one.)

Lock Box 248,





A Fine Herd of Reg. Holstein





yenriings. Consisting of 10 richly bred heifers and

the 8 months old bull. Sir Johanna Ornisby ‘Pietcrtje.

This is a great foundation for a‘herd and a fortune.

I also have 8 COWS. two to five years old, fresh or soon

due. I am going to sell these before hov. L’Jth. It is

your move 1 you want them.



1.. n. CONNELL. Fayette. Ohio.





 





Roncommon, Mich.





 





H i h" d (State and Federal Tested) Ypsilan



a 6 Of Michigan. Offers young sires out, 0

choice advanced registry dams and King Korndyke , ,

Artie Vale: Own dam $1. 16 lbs. butter in? days: filer; '

age 2 nearest dhm987.61,6neamst38:98.mnearest .83. ‘





‘ Additional Stock Adsonl'a'gp I
l H l t‘e‘n‘ F r'e *‘iai'i‘Cattl'e

i I am offering my entire hard for sale consisting

of bold bull. 9 cows and heifers fresh or due to

freshen soon, 4 yearlings. 1 heifer calf. 2 bull

‘if‘iis'g n ‘



or u .



2 yrs. old in Dec. % white (8. good one). Dam a 30 lb.

8 yr. old that milked around 85 lbs. milk a day for 7

days. His sire, a. son of ll. 38 lb. 3am. old daughter of a

32 lb. ten yr. old cow. Average 0 two nearest dams,

butter 7 do. 34.10, milk 574.65.





No. 1 Bull calf born in Sept.



Dam 13.34 2 vr. old (record made 37 do. after calving.

Sire from a 43 lb. four year 01 .



I also have bull calves from untested dams from my

herd bull.



Herd on the accodited list.





C. W. WILSON,

R. F. D. 4, Mason, Mich.





Farm located 54 mi. southof Okemos Station on

P 1M. railroad.





 





Wali-Be-Me-Me Farms





White Pigeon, Mich.





Holstein-Friesian Cattle





Herd Headed by

Segis Pontiac De Nijlander





A 32 lb. grandson of Michigan‘s great 35 lb. champion

cow, Pontiac Dc Nijlnnder. His dam, Oak 'Valley

Koriidyke Beets Segis Fan, 32.06, also a. Michigan

prize winner on _\'(‘ill‘ly production and a prize Winner

in the National Ass'n.



\Vritc for list of bull calves from 18 lb. 2 year olds to

over 30 lb. dams.





CLUNY STOCK FARM

A Semi—Offical Bred Bull to Head

Your Herd _

anlccrest Application Pontiac No.132052, heads





,Our or

His dam's record is 1344.3 lbs. butter, 23,4212

lhs. milk in 365 days. and 35.103 lbs. butter and

515.61bs. milk in 7 days. _

One of his sons from our good record dams Will

carry these great blood liucs into Your Hord-

For Pedigrees and Prices write to

R. BRUCE MoPHERSON, Howell. Mleh.





HOLSTElNS OF QUALITY





(‘ou's all sold. Have 15 choice hcifcm somo‘hrcd to

833 lb. and JV) lb.bulls. Sonic open will bred anytime

to suit purchaser to (l grandson of l\12l.y Echo Sylvia.

Record of two nearest llillllf-i of herd sire is 35 ll). hut-





ter and 8113 ll). milk in 7 ll".

l-I. (‘. HARDY, liochester‘ Mich.





FOR SALE





High villus Holstein Bull ready for St‘l‘vlt‘t‘. ISircd by



King of lllt‘ l’oniinl-s chis n 38 ll). hull. 1mm Moon-



light l’ictcrijc Roscwood 15.40 lbs. 7 days, with 1374.12



milk ill olw your.



Pedigree and priI-c upon request ‘ .

HILLClilu’S'l‘ h‘Alihi Ortonvillo, hiich.





1919





l





born Apr. 19, nice





HGISteln Bull strnigllt topmbout half white.

Son of .121 lb. darn sired by grandson of Annie DeKol

Buttcrgirl 31.43 lbs. Must still for want of room.

Price $1.31). JUNE 1‘. HlL‘lIL, 95 Atkinson! Ave.





gm...

unguaruoqn. our ‘





BUTTER BRED, ”’r‘g‘d‘siignu

.CBYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

Silver Creek. *Allogon County. Michigan.





The Wildwood Jersey Farm





Bulls for sale b Maiest '8 Oxford Fox 134214 and Eni-

inent Lsdys ujesti £30934 an out of B. of M. Ma-

jesty dams. A vIN iiALDEN. ,Oapac. Mich.





V68.





B

for 517’ . 0. Red

Allegan, Mich.





cockerels. IRWIN F0 , R. 3,





Pure Bred Jersey .Bull Calves

Weare milking fifty registered cows and wish to sell

all of the youn bull calves. FERTILE FIELDS

FARM, Litchfle d, Michigan.





Bulls ready for service from our herd bull M arguerltes

Premier.gdson,of P0 is 99th of Hood Farm,and cows





now on test for R.ofM. mith dz Parker. Howell,Mich.





o; 1. cs





eve

the ollowin

Tennessee, klahoma,

al O.I.C.twice. Stock of all ages for sale.

Order now. We will ship any of our





own farm.





three days before you have to pay for it. You will)





CRANDELL’S PRIZE [-1065,





We have the undefeated Herd of'the World.



Winning premier breeder and exhibitOr at ,

fair shown in 1919-1918-1917, includ- . '

state fairs---Ohio, Michigan, Indiana,

New York,Alabama,Tri-state





Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky,

_ fair Mem his,and the Nation-

Istered. free in t e'O.I.C.association.



on a proval allow you to keep

be your own judge on your





Cass City, Mich.





Re

stoc





 





HARWUUD HEBEFURDS





Young stock both sexes for sale.

"Keep On 508019” heads the herd. Write us

Your wants. Visitors welcome.





JAY HARWOOD, lonia, Mich.





Farm six miles south of Ionia.





HEREFORDS





3 Prince Donald,3 Farmer and one Poll-

ed bulls from 7 to 13'months old, for sale.





ALLEN BROS.

PAW PAW,‘ MICHIGAN





Just purchased 3 new herds. now have

Herefords' 150 head; we offer you nnythin 1’ desired

either sex, horned or polled any age. Price reason-

a e. , THE McOAft’l‘YS, Bud Axe, Mich.





of Quality. Renner Bullion.’sif§d

Herefords by the sumac Bullion the 4th. now

heads our herd.





Inspection invited.

COLE & GARDNER, Hudson, Mioh_

HEREFORDS: mime of either





RALPH 3. SMITH, Kewhdin, Mich.





Slim-thorn Cattle at both Sex for Sale





W. W. KNAPP. Howell. Dflclilgan.





BlDWELL SHORTHORNS





For Beef and Milk





Registered bulls. cows and heifers. Good Scotch and

Scotch-Topped for sale. In prime condition. Modern

sanitary equipment. Herd under state and federal

supervision. Farm 10 minutes from N. Y. C. depot,

] hour from Toledo. Ohio. Automobile meets all





 





 





 





 





 





Detroit, Mich. - .4.

accepted in payment of finely bred reg.

A Bond "Ole istered Holstein bull calves. Quality

of the best. and at prices within reach of all. Write,

GEO. D. CLARKE. - - - - Vassar. Mich.





‘ Holstein Bull (‘nlvcs grandson’s of

Rengtere King Dollar from 1 to 8 mosoldfitrnight

and thril'ly from good producing dams. Helix. brood-

ing: prlcml lo soil. llcrd 'l‘.li. tested. Vi'ritc for prices

oud podigmcs. Cert-sou Stock Farm, Cercsco, Mich.





' fll‘l'd bull, Ii double grandson of De-

neg'HOlSans Kol 2th: Buttl-r Boy 3d. A sploiidid in-

dividual, kindnsurc Ht‘l‘i'Ol‘. llilnis 1" rd ill, 6 yrs. but-

tcr 7 days ‘Jx‘JlEi lbs" milk (31‘). 35:3 days ..t Z‘é yrs. butter

803 lbs. milk 18622 ll) \l'. Illiczidcr, Howell, Mich.

320 Profit above cost of feed from Fri). 1 to 0ct_.1,



1919, (‘illl hnvc son horn Julw 1. 191$ for $1001.”)-

crty Bonds or terms. Sire of calf 271i). son (if lVIllDle

Korn. Ilene. .\l. L. McLAl'LlN. Redford. bin-h.





$125 buys choice Rog. Holstein liull nearly 1 yr. old.

Color 7"; white; brooding. Pontiac and is ing

chis.





 





Guaranteed li. ll. llcnvm. Akron. hfich.

Beautiful





trains. Write





BIDWELL STOCK FARM





Box B, Tecumseh. Mich.





FOR SALE





I am offering my herd of Shorthorns. Cows



from $200 to $300. Two year-olds $200. Yearlings



from $150 to $200. Both sexes. Scotch Topped.

JOHN MCCANN, R. 1. Hart. Mich,



F or Sale Sfisi’éil‘liispe‘lf d323£.ié..§f&‘x’lc£§.‘l



Hope, Avondnle. Maxw ton Sulton and White Hall





Sulton. Model Type. by the Oscola Co. Shorthorn

Breeders Ass. John Schmidt, Sec. Reed City, Mich.





Richland .Stock Farms

Home of the Michigan Champions.

Shorthorn Sires in Service:



IMP. Lorne, IMP. Newton Champion. Sterling





 





Holstein bull calf nearly u'liitc born Oct. 23



19, Price $75.00 remand del. 7 Butler Wll‘e. for



him. J ROBERT HICKS. St. Johns, Mich.

EGISTERED Holstein hulls sired by King Zermn

Alcartrn l’ontiacmon of the $00,000 bull; some from

good A. R. O. cows. 0. H. Giddings, Goblcville, Mich.





~MICHIGAN

JERSEYS





Which is the best dairy breed?

Michigan Jersey breeders feel

that this question has been

answered many times.

Jersey superiority was prov-

en at the Chicago, St. Louis,

and Ohio tests when large

herds from different breeds

were tested for a year, and

the Jersey led them all.





Many beginners like to do

their own ' experimenting, but

that takes time and is usually

very costly.





The question of superiority

being settled leads us to the

point of offering you the ben-

efit of our years of experi-

ence. We know you can suc~

ceed with Jerseys and we ,are

willing to help you get a good

start.



Write to, or call upon, any

Jersey breeder in Michigan

for assistance. The way to

get ahead is to go ahead.

Start with Jerseys now!





MICHIGAN JERSEY CAT-

TLE CLUB.





 





 





 





 





Supseme. Why not buy a young bull to head

your herd that carries the blood that is making

Shorthorn History. Only 3 few real headers

left. Write your wants.



C. H. PRESCOTT 8: SONS. Town; City. Mich.





' ’

Ionia Co. Breeders Ass n

Have for sale. Reg. Shorthorns, Herefords, Angus,

Holsteins, Jersey, led Polls and Brown Swiss Cattle.

Shropshire, Ham shire and Rambouillet sheep.

Poland China an 0. I. C. swine.

FRED W. BRICKLEY, Bec., R. 3, Ionia, Mich.

Imp. Royal Bruce heads a se-





SCOtCh Shorthoms lect herd of females consisting

of the Rosewood.Lovely Orangeblossom Lady and sev-

eral other ood females. Two bulls ready for ser-

vice for one also a few females. .



CARR BROS. til 00., Bad Axe, MlCh., Address

Norman Car, Secretary.





EADOW Hills Shorthorns."Herd headed by Sil—

vcr King, full brother of Lavender Sultan Pur-

due University's great sire. For sale females of all

ages, a few young bulls. Geo. D. Doster, Doster, Mich.





NO STOCK for sale at present. Kent 00.





Shorthorn Breeders Asso.

L. H. LEONARD, 880., Caledonia, Mich.

0 la





MILKING SHORTHORNS. ,, , ,5





bull calves. Davidson and Hall, Tecumseh, Mich.





‘SHORTHORN BULL CALVES





FOR SALE. Chas. Metzel & Eons, Ithaca, Mich,

of best Bates bread





Milking Shorthorns bulls 7 mo. old and 2 el on





Sand 7 months old for sale.E. 11. Kurt: Mason, Mich.





For Sale





Several choice young Shorthoru cows and



heifers Alrdrie Duchess and Rose of Sharon



families. E. S.‘Bntcheler, R. 6, Howell, Mich.

Good Scotch h ed bulls, cows and



Shorthorns heifers pricedrright,



W. B. McQUILLAN, R. 7, Howell, Mich.





BULL OALVES; 1 t 12 .

Sobegsthif’m old. Milking Strain:oRed.m°.

0 880 .





IRVIN DOAN, Croswell, Mich.

SCOTCH aiml‘f’fi‘iimml i”°i“‘.§‘if°:3 1"

m . o , a an e .



Lawrence P. Otto, Oharlcttngfizh. e or



' One car load re I

FOR SALE Shorthorn Cattle. mm

H. W. HUBBARD i! SON. Ovid. Mich,





HOGS

33?»?33‘i’a'm“ 1323i?” Ail"

omen “coil-Kim. unioTo'f‘moi?

Berkshire





 





 





“lute d

R guts {lid

amine plan.





 





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_ p Hot “in and MTV.

witgusslgasgeoelror was Kimmu





Big type~ growthy boars of all ages.

ister in uyer’s name. If you want

in every way, write me.





J. CARL JEWETT,





 





o. I. C. BOARS FOR SALE





One of the Best Herd: in Michigan





I ship C. O. D., pay express and re -

a real chotce‘boar, guaranteed rig t





 





R. 5, Mason, Michigan.





 





 





Duroc- Opportunity





Wllet would the earning capacity of a. Brook-

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

states that the Brookwster hear 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 priceswhlch

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.

HERBERT W. MUMFORD. owner.

J.BRUCE HENDERSON, Manager.





DUROC JERSEYS Egarrngizggcnm





E. D. HEYDENBERK, Wayland, Mich.





 





Duroc spring boars. Sired by Orion Cherry King

001. 2nd, irst aged boar at State air. These

boars priced reasonable. W. C. Taylor, Milan. Mich.





DUROC JERSEYS





CAREY U, EDMUNDS, Hastings, Mich.





DUROC BOARS





of size. quality and breeding, All are sired by iState

Fair Winners. Come see herd.

NEWTON BARNHART, St. Johns, Mich.





 





The best bargains in the state

"r: Boar Bill” in hours, breeding, individ-

uality and grice considered, is at Michigane Form.

All ages. ' ired by Panama Specie, Brookwater

Orion Specmlty, and the Princip 9 19th. Satisfaction

guaranteed. 0. F. Foster, Mgr., Pavilion, Mich





Pleasant View Durocs

Spring boars and gilts. Well bred and individually

good. Prices reasonable. Ins ection invited.



VI. 0. BUBLINGAME A; S N, Marshall, Mich.





Registered Duroc Boats





We have a choice lot of spring boars. sired by Michigan

Cherry Col. No. 118479. Ira Jackson selected this boar to

head our herd. Our rices are within every farmers

reach. The Jennings arms, Bailey, Mich.. R.F.D.N 0.1



Our herd won 15 firsts





Duroc Jerseys 9 m... 3 m... s

fourths, 3 fifths at leading Michigan fairs including





 





 





 





State Fairs. We have some choice boars ready for

service. reasonable XI-ices. Some bred sows later on.

RUSH BROS, 0 KWOOD FARM, Romeo, Mich.





 





Two good yearling boars that

Duroc Jerseys are good enough to head the





best herds in Michigan. also spring boarslarge enough

for service. Sired his: the Grand and Junior Champion

boars. . J. DRODT, R. 1. Monroe, Mich

Spring boars. fashionable



Duroc Boars' breeding, right prices.

BOARDMAN FARMS, Jackson, Mich.





 





For salezspring and fail pigs

of both sex.

Okemos, Ingham 00., Mich.





Duroc Jerseys

CHAS. BRAY,





For Sale





Dec. 15.





 





Duroc pigs both sexes farrowed Sept.

14; uality guaranteed: 520 each until

W. . CUMMINGS, Coleman, Mlch_





For Sale: Yearlivnbg Duroc Boar, bred by Newton



Barnhnrt, Sire alts King 92949 Dem Joe's Orion

Belle 247134. Grand sire and Granddam bredb Ira

Jackson. ELBERT SOUTHWORTH,Vicksburg, ioh.





 





Raise Chester Whites ,

Like This





the odzinol his mod





.5





of breeders on the man to

plaeggtne ho from





. wands

success. I can-help you. I want to

great hard in every community where





2:“ . “”‘wili‘liilfii- or on: “.

1.. rfl...nrgg.°,"ifir..w~7‘$?r..





I HAVE started

my





' ring and fell stock for solo



Cliestezeg/llilites, e thlerqtsesxt At smnatvinihir we

. ron compo on.



won hlg OligrgvgfLrEXAND , Vassar, Mich.





“I!" If“ ”I38“, 'llll. "'83 We havothelenzthy.





t hi I able 'type that: you

w” 3 “0' B D on GPDNVS an I"? exprem. 0 a

both w ”of an ‘shl merit. returned; ' rmrffii

F «F‘AfiM. yI.,il;ch‘pfield. Michigan.





0.1.(1. ahd'Chester Wlfie Sm





Strictl Type with lit . 8 ring of Much

and Agrfianrrow. A c tglceylot gf bungling. Will 01%,

oped." o to re .





to It present. Will ship 0. 0.

race in . »

geimon'l Stack rum.





Min-latte. Mich. a. No; 1.

o. i. c. . z‘o'CIioiee Young





Boers end a few

Governed Btookf Form. 3-}.





in!" g“; N" m‘ It.





 





I will ship C.‘ O. D., th real

and record free of (3112ng eveeerypbonr

Nov. F. C. Burgess, R. 3, MnemMich.





O. I. C’s.





sold in Oct. and

O I. C’s. Last sprin boars all sold H



' good lot oflasts I ' . ' - ave an extro

Good stock, Sigistergd Egg-litmgood fall-pl not akin.





‘ __. mile west f .

1 TO B. SCHL LG, Naghvfllg?gdioh

’ Am offering a few S t -

0' I' C 8 combine size and q:ariignber plgsthlt

C. J. THOMPSON, Rockford, Mich.

I. C.’s. One June boar d f l

0. Also Shorthorn bull calfn'llmo: LIX}

lstered free. JOHN C. WILK, Alma, Mich.

l Big type serviceable boa .

o-I-c- 3- ed boars. Gilts. lon bodllbdwrslllsi‘i‘zhnfl

open or bred. G. P. ANDRE S, Densville. Mich.

O ’ Have some ch01 i ‘

. I. C. 8 _ ' ce spr ng boars and

‘gilts; also this yenr'sf ll ' .

WEBBER BROS” R. 2. Phone 408, Reyna] 83:11: Mich.

1 spring boar, (b Lon J

L' T- P° C' best pig you everysaw; fill-igdxffilofllll)?

send check with first letter or the other fellow Will

beat youf if you don’t like description will return

check. A ew good spring boars left at farmer's pric

Gilts Will be bred to a. grandson of Giant Buster and

.a Grand Son of Dishers Giant, no better pair of young





boars in the state, and Wiley’s King Bob

H. o. SWARTZ, Schoolcraft. Mich.





gs not akin.

Stock regis-





oars also sows and pigs. Real Bi



Chums. Bred big for 2.5 years. Sire lgyfficfioll’gg

ter by tnant Buster, litter 14 out ”of Mouw'S'Misu

Queen And, some breeding, also I) Butler‘s Bi Joe

by _l{ust 8 Big Joe, out of a Won or Queen nugsald.

VV rite us your wants, we will treat you ri ht, our rio-

es are low. J. C. BUTLER, Portficn'd. Mich.





SALE— 72 MEDIUM P. C.





All ages. Nov. 12. 1919. Tony B. Fox. Pewamo, Mich





ARGE Type P. C. thelargestin Mich. S

In now ready to ship. oars for the brgglggsboagir;

boars for the formers. Come and see the real large

type with quality. Free livery from Parmn furnished

Rigger-é: Igogléhurg Inlygxhlbit at the Great JackSon 00.

,.p. .o‘...exe.n. "

ized. W. E. Livingston, P2355? ‘Mlgtif not as adver-





ig Bob Mastodon Sire is Caldwell Bl B

1%? th%r(;rl%.his dBain's sire‘iivas the radii) 8113335:

it own a 6 air, oar-9’ - V

Eaton Rapids. Mich. rea y to Shlp' C'L‘ Gar-mint





sprin Bears all sold. One .

B- T. P- C) yenrligng boar. w . 425 lbs. 9:: near

perfect as an Dl in Michigan. Price Sli’fi. Gilto

ready J an. 1. re_ to a good son of 310,100 Harrison’-

Big Rob. Every W recorded 'ree. .

JOHN D. ILEY, Schoolcraft. Mich.



L Ten husk 8 tin b



0 SO P° C. bred and \y' 8 oars. Well



\e



r. 111m. St. Louis, Mich. 1 fed ready “PM"





21“





 





T. P. C.'s for sale, our herd bo . M '

B. der 1%?) bred by ouw, extii'lirgoododliiza.a 33:;

8100. Spring boars and Its smm prize winni sine.

and dams. W. Brewba er& Sons, R..5, Elsiefii‘lich.





Biz Type‘P- C. Bears. Estiyihm‘l .

A. A. WOOD It SON, Saline, Mich.





For Sale Medium T. P. C. Hogs





All sizes. J. E. Mygmnts, St. Johns, M h.





P.C. Boars “boned. with

anteed. sgfigg’nfiufi





wo gllts for sale. sired b C. A.

Tsired bysgfi‘enthhilgktHsalf’ixrgi. .' Kl: «Logd‘gamni:

_ s In ow. (

ster Big Bob by Luken's Bi 80:32:23 $13333ng

rand Champion of the orld, Cnldwell's Bigg Bob)

A verysvalueb e litter to assess. Fall pigs formula;

now. ook orders early. . A. Boone. Blanchard, Mich.





Big Type Poland Chinas. S WLLORgg%N Bog!

gry'estlev 3312;. Out or 90W“ by Grand Master and Bill:





Also Fall Pigs.

FA M, Kalamazoo, Mich.

$411119 Type Poland Chlnas for'sale; something





 





Long bodied, hen

best of breedi , 8

R. w. mil 8, ‘33





HILLCREST

in spring boars; write or see th ; f

anchester. A. A. Feldknmp, It. 5313313321913?





lg ty 6 P.C. Choice s rin b0 V

out herds out of 11 lbs? sirgrggfgakgggim

big bonedfellows. E. J. Mathewson, Burr Oak, Mich:





IG Type Pohind Chin .. .'

B don litter mate to the ff]. G933?! b

big boned. deep, 1611 bodiedkind

Wa ~be-me-me arms, White Pigeon, Michigan





arety P.O.8rln bors d l

shfp. flow one {allgeaiilinanbogarl‘tzgdwffil’dyb

CLYDE FIS ER, is, St.Louls, slim:





smooth Mute

hamplon. The

at farmer's prices.





We aim to has curbed

at! T’p. Poland chlllls. up-to.dgte in brood “I".

In size and in uallt . We have sows sired by B

the Yankee, erst ale Jones and Gerstdalo

Ofurll‘ieird bgnr (if: one (511 fig largiest aigmoothegtd

o coce ree us. 9 pro ng agree

We like the , ones and believoynu do also. We

now have a it I- o 0 “Clansmans” and the dun.

booked again for spring litter to t 0 Cl, 51min. Vb-

ltors welcome. Wesley Elle. . 6, , onlg‘MioII.





‘ v‘Bl 2P 1 d Chine bonnie“ on.

Leon“ fall 535° i313 a be , . none better.

Call or write, ioonard, 8 .





n n. uh. Mich.

When in need of something risht good in air.





. P. 0. out come a:

write w.J. gsomnwj sum-.1! 3° .

on'biuype Poland 059nm





lfb‘i'mswmsmtmfl ’ 1;

is;
MARKETING INFERIOR CATTLE.





RECENT receipts of cattle in Chi-

cago and other western markets

have reached enormous proportions,

and the Chicago receipts for the week

ending November 22 footed up 110,386

head, being 694 head larger than the

~ previous high recOrd week, which was

a year ago. The recent receipts have

been decidedly the poorest ever seen.

with a, fast-growing scarcity‘ of fat

beeves, and on Monday last week, with

Chicago receipts of about 28,000 cattle,

there was not a single carload good

enough to bring from $19.25 to $20 per

hundred pounds, the prices recently

paid for choice to prime steers. The

best sale on that day was made at $19,

with the next best sale at $17.50, and

the bulk of the steers selling for $11.50

to $16.25. The offerings of fat cattle

that day were so meager that there

were instances where suitable kinds

sold at advances of anywhere from fif-

teen to forty cents per hundred pounds,

following the enormous decline in pric-

es of the previous week. On the same

day Kansas City had 30,000 cattle, in-

cluding large numbers from Colorado,

while Omaha credited Nebraska with

the bulk of its 23,000 head, and St.

Paul, with 28,000, received a large

share from} Montana and Canadian

ranges. The late marketing of cattle

from the western ranges has kept up

surprisingly, with about 7,000 head

reaching the Chicago market on Mon-

day. Monday was followed later in

the week with a lively market and far

higher prices, and on Tuesday prime

steers brought $20.25, some of the in-

between steers selling at seventy-five

to $1 higher than at the close. of the

previous week.





FEEDING CATTLE ACTIVE.





OR many weeks there has been an



exceedingly large demand for the

stocker and feeder cattle in the Chi-

cago market, and it has been evident

that while some farmers lacked suffi-

cient faith in the future to stock up

with thin cattle, the great majority

thought differently and were prepared

to back their convictions with judic-

ious buying of thin cattle. Part of this

conviction was based upon the unus-

ually wide range of prices existing be-

tween feeders and finished beef cattle,

for, while the best beef steers were

bringing from $19 to $20.25 a short

time ago, the best feeders were selling

for $11.50 to $12.50, with not much

trading higher than $11.50. The de-

mand has been coming from all direc

tions, with especially good buying at

tinies from eastern parts of the coun-

try, and a short time ago over twenty

carloads of feeders went out from the

Chicago stock yards during two con-

secutive days to Lancaster county,

Pennsylvania, a long time famous dis-

trict for feeding cattle. These feeders

weighed from 845 to 1,025 pounds. The

: higher priced fleshy feeders are taken

‘by stockmen who will give them ..a.

short feed and have them back on the

- ma‘rket in, a comparatively short time.

Quite recently an Ohio buyer picked

up on the Chicago market 210 head of

mediumweight feeders for distribution

among the farmers of Seneca county,

‘ and not: long, ago a cattle feeder of

' Newton county, Indiana, bou‘ght‘in Chi~





eago 160 head of fine feeders which

. ..avgmgedd, 100 pounds. Many purchas-





Mus been made by Wan stock.

,. y fceder oov’vs and





spite the lateness of the year.





heifers have been bought by farmers;





for finishing, among them being a car





of 1,044-pound cattle to go to Waupaca

county, Wisconsin, and forty head of

579-pound heifers to go to Allen coun-

ty, Ohio. Sales range all the way

down to $6 to $8 for the poorer class

of little stock steers. .





HOGS ARE PLENTIFUL.





HANKSGIVING week is never re-



garded as a favorable time for

having live stock marketed, the day

being a holiday in the stock yards and

no killing being done by the Chicago

packers. However, early week re-

ceipts of cattle, hogs and sheep were

on a liberal scale, causing sharp breaks

in prices for hogs after a firm early

Monday morning market. It seems to

be pretty generally admitted that

there are plenty of hogs throughout

feeding districts, and as there is a.

general state of good health among the

young hogs, owners are adverse to let-

ting their pigs go to market. At the

same time owners are not inclined to

hold on too long, and in recent weeks

there has been a very marked falling

off in the proportion of weighty hogs

offered for sale. Young hogs fattened

on the new Crop of corn comprise most

of the daily Chicago receipts, and the

recent swine receipts averaged only

224 pounds. The supplies grade well

as a rule, and sales are made of the

better class of heavy and light butch-

ers and light bacon grades within a

narrow range of prices. Violent fluc-

tuations in prices are still frequent in

occurrence, and purchases made most

of the time by eastern shippers are

usually not large enough to make gen-

uine competition between rival buyers.

Pork is away off in price, with recent

sales for January delivery around $12

a barrel lower than a year ago. Janu-

ary short ribs sold the other day about

$6 per hundred pounds lower than a

year ago, while January lard sold con-

siderably lower. Exports of lard for

recent weeks from the seaboard

amounted to 9,573,000 pounds, compar-

ing with 7,880,000 pounds a year ago,

while bacon exports were 7,118,000

pounds more than a year ago. Recent

excessive receipts of hogs made a bad

market and prices broke in.a single

day as much as fifty cents to $1.25 per

one hundred pounds, about 72,000 hogs

arriving on Tuesday.





GOOD OUTLOOK FOR SHEEP.





 





HE winter period is starting off



with every promise of a good mar-

ket for mutton and wool, and sheep-

men who understand the business ex-

pect to come out with substantial prof-

its. Already some good upturns have

taken place in fat yearlings, wethers

and ewes, while advances in lambs

have been most marked in feeders,

which continue in large demand, de-

Chicago

receipts continue to embrace large

numbers of half-fat flocks of lambs

shipped in from Iowa and Illinois,

which are largely'bought and shipped

back ‘to the country for a second feed.

It; has happened frequently of late

that the supply of feeders was no-

where near large enough to meet the

demand. Such‘great numbers of lambs

have come back to the market from





feeding districts that the supply left in





the country is greatly cut down, and

handlers of sheep are predicting much

better times for the winter season.





parch.





Toppy red bags, tidy

red tins, handsome

pound and half pound

tin humidors—and—

that classy, practical

pound crystal glass

humidor with sponge

moistcncr top that

keeps the tobacco in

such perfect condition.





ill” '





UT it right up to Prince Albert to

produce for you more smoke hap-

piness than you ever before collected!

P. A.’s made to fit your smokeappetite

like a glove.

and coolness and fragrance, ever!

Just what a whole lot of joy Prince

Albert really is you want to find out

the quickest way you know how! And,

put it down how you could smoke

P.A. for hours without tongue bite or





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





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Our exclusive patented





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Realize what it would mean to get

set with a joy’us jimmy pipe and to

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And, puff to beat the cards! Without

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Just as sure as you’re reading this,

P. A. will hand you everything you

ever yearned for in tobacco joy! Why,

it’s so good you feel like you’d just

have to eat that fragrant smoke!





R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, N. C.





 





HOGS





 





OLAND Chinas Isaw Jossie Giant sell for $1610

at Ashley, Ind. $10126 6th. he is glitter mate of

my Michigan Buster Ofi'er Big Des Moiness 5th,

weighing over 800 lbs. or Bob- 0- Link for 8150. Srfi ring

boars and gits. O. L. WRIGHT, Jonesville, ioh.





 





iller Meadows. L. T. P. 0. Ready to ship immune.

None better in ich. Write or come and see. 2%

miles west. of Marshall. Clyde Weaver. Oeresco, Mich.





B T P.O.Spring boom for sale. The best I ever bred-

. Weighing 250 lbs.and up. Inspection invited. Re-

corded free. . L. Chamberlain, Marcellus, Mich.





HAMPSHIRES





Stouben’s Hampshire Farm





Spring Gilt: and hours Orders taken £01 bred

gilts. Weanling boar Figs priced to sell. Hogs

of the large and Winn ng type carry the richest

blood lines. Address: your wants to





STEUBEN’S HAMPSHIRE FARM

ANGOLA. [ND





[1' “Quality First’ ' Michigan



In. Boy, Grand Cham ion boar of .\ lchignn, Bred



and OWMd y us . an) other prize winner at



blichifian State Fair 1919. Eog‘ s for sale all ages, both

ookout Jot/'11 $1000 boar heads our herd.



Gn'o. COUPAR & SONS. 11. 1, Mariette M1011.





 





 





 





Grove Hampshiresi.





 





11' PAYS 1'0 BUY PURE 511151) sassy

OF PARSONS "Tr s...





I sell0 and :hip every-



where and ex-



press chutes i

start one man in one



‘ twp. Write for club





 





“ oife er and descriptiv-

W price list: Ox Io





 





 





PARSONS Grad Ledge, Michigan R





 





 





Shropshire and Hampshire Rain:

In order to finish the ram trade quickl1 Iwill

fiive y 0113 v our choice of a dozen 1 cry good year-

szs at$

OPE-KONG0 FARMS. COLDWATER. MICH.

..L W I\ (1, Prop.





 





ram lambs of good quality and





ShrOPShire some ewes all registere

DAN HOOKER, 1i. «1; Ewart, Mich.





' Shropshire bred ewes. l to 3 vears old.

"Ongllml Large. health1. well fleeced represents-

tivea of this fled-I gave satisfaction in 15 states, I

season rams all sold. .Lemen. Dexter, Mic.





' Shropshire yearli rams

Idle Wild StOCk Fams from prize winningsstock.

Make your selection early. Clifl’ Middleton. proprietor,

Clayton Mich. R. 3.





 





 





 





Hampshire boar pi s for sale. Fall

Springpi from new Rblood‘lines.

JOHN W 81 YDER, R. 4, St. Johns, Mich.





Registered Shropshire 33%,. 3° ""7”





HARRY POTTER 1t SON.Da1isoneMich.





 





Hampshires boars sired b1 our

Edgewood prize winning an Grand Champion

boars. Make the right bu1 today and get a good one

either for Hampshire breeding or for a cross on 10111

other sows. Depew Head. Edge11ood l‘arm. Marion. 0.





spri 11





 





 





 





 





 





 





14‘ort sale, Reg. Sh ropshire rams yearling! nnd2 yr. olds





to $50, one 4 19111- old ram sired by Coo era (81%))

I 1111! pay icturn express if tl1e1 are not as represent

hem. C. V. TRACY, Ithaca. Mich





 





Registered ram lambs sired b

ShrOPShiresIm . Butter Also choice bred





 





 





 





 





the]

rains.

THE WHITTUM FARM, Eaton Rapids. Mich.





minute. buy Hampshirec. The A cric H -

shire gheep Amdilatlon wants to send $111 a 32ndguhlll-





old one. 10 imported. one and two year old





 





 





 





tle booklet with] ot-B liar-cadre one near you.

Write COMFORT “A. TY LE3. Se 1: . 22 W .

Jami Ave.. bean-011,11 1011. m m M





 





 





Fairview St Farms T.am110rths Registered

swig?“ pigsforsale, eithersex. from ewes. W. B. McQUI LAN, B. 7, Howell, Mich.

massive ancestors. Warner. Concord. Mich.

, Mm” Shropshire ewiles m,Bred First

. 10 Reg. Icheck 52m takest

M—HORSES D.KELLY .1: SON, hYpsilanti Mich.

Perchmns. Holslolns, Angus, 8hr hires, lluroc: _For Sale films £13313”? SPROPSHIRE

no. 30111.1..1111111“. q“ ‘t‘ ““1 99°

Priced to sell. .E Mouser R. 6, Ithaca, Liich.

Buys5 good re istered Shropshire

SHEEP° =$ 1 0006111? bred for arch 1.11mbs

F Sh shi 50 d l dK.10plifl.Eat0n Rapids, Mich.

Whittum am gr013;0 res goo ones inc u

in im orted ewe and ram . " li

lambs. None better to start a how flock or improve For Sale Registerd (“ford Down year 113 rams





and lambs also a few choice ewes.

D. P. Baum-6.3 . F. D.





CHOICE delaine rams,





No. 1 Eaton Rapids. Mich.





 





also 2"B" type stock rams





of high quality. larzge, oilytleeces, chearers, write. :'





 





 





 





 





SandersR ,Ashtalmla. 0.

Pollcd ‘Delaine 33%;, £2,” “'1‘? G°°d “m ‘

F. L. BKOKAW. Eagle. Mich.

' - 11a mus-1m

Ham shire “'1 193mb“?

' 1) AA A."i1'i‘oonr 1‘” cation,” 111111.:
l _. flvn'n‘M-v'wmi





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SECOND EDITION. The same “description brings $4.50 per

‘ 150-pound sack in Cleveland ‘and $4.65



The markets in this edition were re- @4.75 in Pittsburgh, where the mar-

vised and corrected on Thursday af- ket has advanced. Columbus quotes

ternoon, December 4. . this grade at $4.75@5. . '





WHEAT. HAY"





. Market for'hay is active and higer.

The wheat market continues toad- All kinds in small supply. No. 1 tim-

vance. It is believed that there will othy $29.50@30; standard and light

be but little Canadian wheat available mixed $28.50@29; No. 2 timothy $27.50

for use in .the United States. The gov- @28; No. 1 clover $27.50@28.

ernment purchased over a half million Pittsburgh—Receipts are small and

barrels of flour Monday at $10.29 per prices higher. No. 1 timothy at $30@

barrel. Millers are busy filling old 9r— 30.50; standard timothy at $29@29.50;

ders. Mill feeds are in excellent de- No. 1 clover mixed $30.50@31; No. 1

mand and firm, while the general flour clover $32@32.50. .

market is quiet. Flour consumers ap-

pear to be temporarily supplied and BUI IER- ~

are satisfied to await developments be— A slightly easier feeling follows the

fore making new contracts. The Am- reduction in consumption due to high

erican visible supply'decreased 3,168,— prices. Exporters are showing but lit-

000 bushels the past week. One year tle interest. At Detroit fresh cream-

ago No. 2 red wheat was quoted on the cries have advanced to 64@650 per

local market at $2.24 a bushel. Present pound. The Chicago market is higher

Detroit prices are: at 57@72c for creamery. A firm tone

No.1 red .......... ......$2.36 is reported in New York where the

No. 1 mixed ..... . . . . . . . . 2.34 range for creamery stock is 74@741,éc.





N0. 1 White............. 2.34 EGGS





No.2red ........ .......2.33 ,

No. 3 red 230 Good fresh eggs continue scarce and

CORN prices for all descriptions have moved

° . . . _ upward. Local prices have advanced

Several factors have aided in giving to 74%@800 for fresh eggs and 471/2@

corn a somewhat stronger tone Since 51c for storage stock. Chicago market

the close of last week. The unsettled is steady at 67@7OC. On the local mar-

weather has interfered with the move- kets good fresh stock is finding sale in

gent and smalllreceipts laavie resulted. a’ small retal way at $1 per dozen.

0g prices are ligher an -ealers are .

apprehensive over rail embargoes due GRAND RAPIDS

to the coal situation. Stocks in Chica- Snow fall of Six Inches Sunday put

g0 are unusually small. The American the fall_sown wheat under e white

visible supply ShOWS an increase of blanket 111 the best CODdlthIl 1n many

217,000 bushels for the week. One seasons. City market closed for the

year ago No. 3 corn was held on this season Saturday. Attendance was 69,-

market at $1.40 per bushel. Present 309; loads of produce sold 31,363; re-

Chicago prices are, No. 3 mixed $1.45 celpts $8,081. Last market prlce for

@146; N0. 2 yellow, old $1.58; Decem— potatoes was $1.60 per bushel; cab-





 





bage $1.50; onions $2; turnips, carrots

and beets$1; apples $3; hay $32 a ton.

A car of Michigan Christmas trees are

rived last week, selling at $2.25 per

bundle wholesale, one to'five‘ per bun-

dle, as to size.

tory truck company is now operating

a fleet of twelve trucks to all the cit-

ies within a radius of 125 miles from

Grand Rapids. Capacity of 'each is

two and a half to five tons. Whole-

sale market in beans is dull and the

jobbers’ price to growers is $6 per cwt.

for white, and $10 for red kidney.





DETROIT "CITY MARKET





There is little trading on the city

markets. Apple prices range from 75c

@350 per bushel; potatoes at $1.80@

1.90; onions $3; turnips $2.50@3; hens

25c per pound; springers 24@260.





NEWS OF THE WEEK.





(Continued from page 706).

bor problems—A tie-up of the hard

coal business is expected to follow ac-

tionof anthracite coal miners to walk

out in a few days without the formality





' of calling a strike. .





Tuesday, December 2.





HE Spanish minsitry resigns.—

Premier Drury, of Ontario, volun-





T





tarily cuts $3,000 from his salary of ,_





$12,000.——Prince of Wales arrives in

London from his American trip.—

Twelve thousand employes of the pack-

ing houses of the central west are

awarded an annual increase of $12,000,-

000 in pay by a federal arbiter.-—The

war-time fuel regulations go into ef-

fect and coal will be furnished only to

essential industries.-—United States

prepares to deport sixty-eight Russian

anarchists—Great Britain and this

country have resumed heavy trading

with Germany.





 





ber $1.39%; May $1.327/8. Present De-

troit prices are: '

No.3 corn ...... ........$1.54

No. 3 y'ellow 0 O I I I C I O O l I D 1056

NO. 4 yellow. 3 I I O O O I I I C I 1.52





Live Stock- _Markct Service





 





 





 





No. 5 yellow ...... . . . . . . 1.48





OATS.





Export buying has had a bullish in-

fluence in this market. Southwestern

interests have also aided in advancing

prices through increased business. The

visible supply decreased 372,000 bush-

els, indicating that farmers are market-

ing but little of the grain. One year

ago standard cats were quoted at 741/20





BUF F ALO.





Pigs sold here today at $14.50 and

other grades of hogs at $15. Lambs

brought $16.25 and calves $22.50.





DETROIT





Cattle





per bushel. Present Detroit prices are

as follows:

No. 2 white ..... . ..... . . . .83

No. 3 white ...... .........82

No.4 white ...... .........81





RYE.





Substantial advances followed ex-

port buying of this grain. The visible

supply showing a decrease of 257,000

bushels furnished further bullish influ-

ence. At Detroit cash No. 2 is quoted

at $1.57 per bushel. .





BEANS.





Marketing conditions are but little

changed from last week. About the

only hopeful sign for improved trading

is that dealers are looking forward to

a. slight increase in the demand from

the retail trade. In New York the mar-

ket is generally quiet with the new

crop of Michigan pea beans quoted

there at $7 f. o. b. country elevators.

The New York quotation for choice

pea beans is $7.75 and common to fair

$7@7.50. The Chicago market rules

steady with hand-picked pea beans,

choice to fancy at $7.50@8 and‘ red kid-

neys $13@13.50. The Detroit market

shows little activity and thequotation

at $6.75 for immediate and prompt

shipment is the same as for last week.





FEEDS.





Quotations show few changes as fol-

lower: Bran $46; standard middlings

$51@51.50; fine middlings $61@61.50;

coarse corn meal $60@63; cracked

corn $64; corn and cat chop $53@55

per ton in 100-pound sacks.





" SEEDS





The trade in seeds is active and the

market is active and higher. Prime

red clover spot $30.75; March $30.50;

alsike at $30.50; timothy $5.50.





POTATOES.‘





This market has slowed up consid-

erably with the total car movement

about cut in two since a‘ fortnight ago.

Some market: are easier but the ma-





jority are holding steady to.firm. The ‘





cold weather has eliminated, practical-

ly all dellVerIes at local warehouses.

Detroit market higher, with Michigan

U._S.No.1 stock, well grade‘d, quoted,

at? $4.50, per 150—pound sack. Chica-

‘80'8; market is hi or with the above





contrast 0 per hundredweight.





Receipts 1,970. Canners 25@50c low-



er; all other grades steady.

Best heavy steei’s . . .$12.50@13.00

Best handy wt bu steers. . 10.00@11.00

Mixed steers and heifers. 9.00@ 9.50

Handy light butchers. . . .. 8.00m) 8.50

Light butchers .......... 7.00@ 7.50

Best cows .......... . . . . . 9.00@11.00

Butcher cows ........... 8.00@ 8.50

Cutters 5.75@ 6.00

Canners ................ 5.00@ 5.50

Best heavy bulls ........ 9.00@10.00

Bologna bulls ........... 7.50@ 8.50

Stock bulls 6.50@ 7.00

Feeders 9.00@11.00

Stockers ................ 7.00@ 8.50

Milkers and springers....$65 @ 150

Veal Calves. ’



Receipts 1,002. Market is strong.

Best . . . ................. $20.00@21.00

Others 8.00@17.00



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts 10,400. Market steady.

Best lambs ............. $15.50@.15.60

Fa‘ir lambs ........ . . . . . 13.50@14.75

Light to common . . . . . . . . 1_0.00@12.75

Fair to good sheep. . . . . . . 7.50@ 8.25

Culls 4.00@ 4.50





Hogs.

Receipts 7 .590. Pigs steady ; others

250 lower.

Mixed COIOOIODIIODDOOIOOOOIIOID$14025

Pigs It.IIUOIIIOIUOIOOIODOIOOOOI 14.00





CHICAGO.

Hogs:



Estimated receipts today are 53,000;

holdover 9,192. Market fairly active

at about 20@250 lower. Bulk of sales

$13.75@14.20; tops $14.25; heavy 250

lbs up, medium, good and choice at

$13.75@14.20; medium 200 to 250 lbs,

medium, good and choice at $13.85@

14.25; light 150 to '200 lbs, common,

medium, good and choice at $13.75@

14.20; light lights 130 to 150 lbs. com-

mon, medium, good and choice $135003

14; heavy packing sows 250 lbs up,

smooth, $13.10@13.50; packing sows

200 lbs up, rough $12.50@13: pigs 130

lbs down, medium, good and choice at

$13@13.75.



Cattle.





Estimated receipts today are 15,000.

Market steady to 25¢ higher; calves

strong; grand-champion steers sold at

$2.62 per pound; grand champion car-

loads at $45 per cwt. Beef steers, me:

dium and heavyweight. 1100 lbs up,





choice and prime $18.2'5@20:75*;de me- 1





Reports for Thursday, December 4th





deum and good $10.75@11.65; do com-

mon $8.50@10.75; light weight 1100 lbs

down, good and choice $13.65@20.25;

do common and medium $7.50@13‘.60;

butcher cattle, heifers, common, medi-

um, good and choice $6.50@15; cows,

common, medium, good and choice at

$6.4D@13.65; bulls, bologna and beef

$6.75@11.25; canners and cutters,

cows and heifers $5.25@6.40; do can-

ner steers at $5.75@7.75; veal calves,

light and handyweight, medium, good

and choice $16.50@17.50; feeder steers

common, medium, good and choice at

$7@12.50; stocker steers, common,

medium, good and choice $6@10.75;

do cows and heifers, common, medium,

good and choice $6@7.75; do calves,

common, medium, good and choice at

$7.75@11.25; western range cattle, beef

steers, medium, good and choice $10.75

@14.75; do cows and heifers, medium,

good and choice $6.70@12.50.

Sheep and Lambs.



Estimated receipts today are 22,000.

Market steady to 250 lower; feeders

firm. Lambs 84 lbs down,. medium,

good, choice and prime $14.50@16.50;

do culls and common $10@14.25; spng

lambs, medium, good, choice and prime

$11.25@14.75; ewes, medium, good and

choice $7.75@9.50; ewes, cull» and com-

mon $4.25@7.25; breeding ewes, full

mouths to yearlings $7 @11.25; year-

ling wethers, medium, good, choice at

$12@14.50. .



BUFFALO.

Cattle.



. December 3, 1919.



Receipts 20 cars. Market is ruling

slow. Prime heavy steers at $16@17;

best shipping steers $13.50@14.50; me-

dium shipping steers $11.50@12.50;

best yearlings, 950 .to 1000 lbs $16@

17; light yearlings, good quality $13@

14; best handy steers $10.50@12; fair

to good $10.50@11; handy steers and

heifers mixed $9.50@10.50; western

heifers $10.50@11.50; best fat cows at

$10@11; butcher cows $7.50@8.50; cut-

ters $6@6.50; canners $4@5.25; fancy

bulls $9@10.50; butchering bulls $7013

8; common $6@7; best feeding steers

$10@11; medium feeders $8.50@9.50:

best stockers $6.50@7.50; light to com-

mon $5@6; milkers and springers at

$75@150.



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(Receipts five cars. Market." is steady

to higher. Heavy and yorkers at $15;

pigs $14.2531450. ~ ‘



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wool trading the past week as com-

pared with‘ the “previous Week but the

volume or business is still large and

values show a; tendency toward further

appreciation. The demand is general

and stocks are So reduced that sellers

feel safe in asking higher prices. The

best half-blood combing is held in Bos.

ton‘at 850 and three-eighths blood at

62@63c, ,The receipts of wool toBos-





' ton since the first of.the year aggre-





gates a gain of 20,945,821 pounds indo-





. mestic arrivals :while the arrivals of

wall kinds shows a falling offiof over

44,989,411 lbs. Shipments, 6n the oth-





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'less than for the correSpnoding period

of' 1918. W001 growers’ associations

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venting the sale of shoddy and imit‘a<

tion wooligoods as made of new wool.

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DETROIT MILK PRICE FOR

DECEMBER.





 





The milk price for December is the

same as for November except that an

increase in the price differential for

milk testing above four per cent in

butterfat was made. The price for 3.5

milk is. $4.05 f. o. b. Detroit railway

station, with differential of four cents

per point above or below for milk test-

ing from three per cent to four per

cent, and seven cents per point for

milk testing above four per cent. For

milk testing above four per cent the

differential is to be figured at four

cents per point from 3.5 to four per

cent and at seven cents per point for

additional butterfat. City prices re-

main unchanged.





 





NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.





 





Butter.-—The condition of the butter

market has changed very little during

the past week, with the exception that

conditions that have prevailed for





some time are accentuated at present.





In other Words, the demand for high

quality butter can not be met and

there is a very noticeable lack of de-

mand for under-grade butter. As a re-

sult of those conditions the-quotation

on high quality butter has advanced

one cent, while that on undergrades

has receded. Large quantities of. firsts

and seconds are accumulating, and the

receiver is in somewhat of a dilemma.

Receiptsof butter are at the low mark

of the year and there is little hope that

production will increase for some time.

High prices have caused conflumers to

turn to substitutes and also have been

instrumental in stopping practically all

export trading. Storage butter is mov-

ing readily at prices within 31/20 of

those paid for fresh butter. Central-

ized butter is not moving freely, the

highest price being paid for 90 score

being about 661/50. Prevailing quota-

tions are: Extras 73@731/20; higher

scoring than extras 74@741,§c; firsts

62%@7Zc; seconds 57@61c.

Cheese—Receipts of cheese are very

low and indications are that there will

be a light Winter production. Local





trading has been very light and an' :





easier feeling exists in the market.

Quotations on fresh and. held cheese

as yet are about the same and are as

follows: Common to good .29@31c;.

average run 31%(633’243; specials 321/2

@330. .



Eggs—As is usual at this season of

the year the demand for eggs far ex-

ceeds the supply. As a natural result

prices continue to soar. During the

past week the advance has been about

three cents per dozen. The percent-

age of high quality eggs in current ar-

rivals is, low. ‘As with butter, the con-





sumer demands -.the’-...b,est and , isfwilling; i





to pay the price. Quotations arerfSec~

onds 68@750; firsts 76617790; extra

firsts 80@82c; extras 83@84c.

Poultry—This has been a very ac-

tive week but receipts have been ex-

ceedingly high and, in consequence,

the feeling is weak. Ruling quotations

are: Spring chickens 24@26c; heavy

fowls 27612280; light to medium fowls

20633250; old roosters 20c; turkeys 40.

@43c; ducks 32c; geese 26@30c.





 





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Washtbnaw County Poult & Pet

Stock Association will holdryits‘ first

show at the Occidental 'Hostel, Ypsi-

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Reds: Black Minorcns-



Spring Pallets—Small number Barred and “'hita

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Lughorns; S. 0. Brown Leghorns: yearling “‘hite

Rocks: choice White Orpingtons. A few mated pcnn

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Plvmouth Rock Cookerels, large, from

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cnckerels $3.00 each;

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POM“ s BU“ ROCIls: ullets. Write for pricefi.





R. B. F0 LER, Hartford. Mic .





or sale ' “Buy the Best" eggs for hatching from 3,0

egg strain Barred Plymouth Rock. £5.00 per 15. $23.00

for ow. H. B. PROCTUH, Grand Haven. Mich.





FOR SALE g. 0. Brown Leghornn cookers-ls





ul ) strain quzulitv and breeding

guaranteodusi le birdI $2.50, two or xi - "5M . -

W. E. CUMMINGS, "m 5” ”Wh'





 





 





 





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100 Largo hen hatched ll; ‘- d P] '~

mouth Rock (lockercls $17.('0”e‘u(l-JI. E





For Sale

lllrs E. BELLEN, Whittemorc, Bulcll.





 





Free wgfiésgehdérgz‘plngtons, Rocks. Reds,Wyan.

cheap. Send stamp.





Davn-I, Gd. Ledge,





or Sale—Purebred Light Brahmi 00 :k

F a few yearling hens $3 to $5. Satisfdctiadfilguaénlg?

teed. Mrs. E. B. “’illits, R. 1, Reading. Mich.





“Rhode Island Reds, 3.123- .}??? $3.312? °°°“'

BURI‘ SISSUN. Imlay City. Mich

Golden and White Wyandnttes.





SIIVCI', quality cockerels and

each until Dec.15. O.W. Browning,





Choice

allots $3.00 to $23110

.2.I’onlnnd.l\licll.





isomus Barred Plymouth Rock C k l- .

V nested \I.A.O. 250 egg strain. Immrosgeygur :33.

83 to 85 each. Rosemary Farms, Williamston. Mich.





White Pekin Ducks 335633“ Chin.

Mu. CLAUDIA ems. Hillsdale. Mich,





WHITAK ER’S R_ I. REDS lgorn COMBB.





, red for (-o 01-

and one. Choice. farm raised cooker-ole at reason-

able prlooo. Day old chicks. Order now for early

sprln delivery. Write for prices.



iNTEELAKES FARM. Box 39. Lawrence Mich.





White Plymouth Rocks

best. Write wants. Richard M.Gretton

'Whitc'firpingtorrflmw‘ " «

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w. nwns'r c ION, 3.1.1] "East“Linf’w’nuoh.





 





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THE ACCEPTED VETERINARY AND HUMAN REMEDY





RELIABLE, safe and active blister and counter irritant-'-is used successfully by the very



best stockmen everywhere. , "The very faCt that it is both “reliable and safe” for anyone



to use is of particular interest especially to those who are not veterinarians or within reach

of one; and when you consider that many of the veterinary surgeons are buying and using it,

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NOT ONLY SEE WHAT OTHERS SAY, BUT SATISFY YOURSELF BY TRYING IT





CAUSTIC BALSAM

AS A HUMAN REMEDY IS

Penetrating -— Soothing — Healing





It is generally true that an external remedy that

is good for the animal is also good for lll.‘ human

body, and Combault’s Caustic Balsam is no

exception to this rule. In fact, we sincerely be-

lieve that there is no liniment or external remedy

on the inzirkct that is as good or as safe and re—

linble to applv to the human body as Caustic

Balsam. \Ve cun solely recommend it in all

cases where an external appli 'LLlloll could benefit.

It is also eheuner {iv-cording to cost because it re—

quires very little and that little is effective.



A Safe and Reliable Germ Killer



Caustic Balsam, applied at once to any

bruise or flesh wound, as soon as it stops bleeding

and is thoroughly washed, will prevent bloo



oison and cause it, to heal at onoe with scarie-

v any soreness. Persistent, thorough use will cure

many old or chronic ailments, and it can always

be used on any 0315].! that requires an external ap—

plication, with perfect safety, and good results.





\

Veterinary surgeons use Caustic Balsam.

Many recommend it. by? Because it

is a safe remedy for their customers to use

and it brings satisfactorycesults.





Never Failed To Do It: Work





I am in the saw mill business and keep from

twenty to thirty head of stock all the time. I have

been using your Gouibiiult’s Caustic Balsam for

the last ten years and I have tried it for every

known lameness and it. has never failed to do the

wtk yet. I have cured sweeny and never take

them from the wagon. I have tried lt‘nll oxen’s

necks With good results. Hoping this Will be some

benefit to some stock owner, 1



Clarence J. Henley. Maplesvillc, Ala.





Information on special cases freely given.

The accepted Human and Veterinary

Remedy of the World.





Sure Cure For Rattle Snake Bites





Have used Gombnult’s Caustic Balsam for years

and wouldn't be without it. It Will not only do

what is claimed for it, but it is also a sure cure for

rattle snake bites, if taken in time. We have saved

two horses and one cow with it. Thought you

might want to put this in your list of cures, as so

many use Caustic Balsam, It might save them a.

horse or cow some time if they knew about it.



S. H. F elt, Hartford. hlichigan





Caustic Balsam will absolutely remove all

poisonous secretions and create a healthy

action.





Caustic Balsam Does More Than Claimed for it.





Enclosed please find draft for which send me

one dozen bottles of Gombault's Caustic Balsam.

I have been using your Caustic Balsam for four or

five years and it. does more than you claim for it.

A neighbor, Mr. Seeker, had a horse With a bad

case of sweeny. He could not sell the animal for

$25.00. I advised him to use your Caustic Bal-

sam and he did so,curing the horsegand has Since rc-

fused $100.00 for her. My niece had her knee

badly injured by falling from a we. 11. The doc-

tors failed to eflect some and sit; began mun?

Caustic Balsam. She is now practicqlly well.

have also known it to cure neuralgia 31nd stop

tooth-ache. It isone of the finest medicines for





man and beast. H. D. Sweazy, Beecher City. Ill. ,





Does Away With Firing

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:—



I have made manv fine cures with Gombault’s

Caustic Balsam. I have cured bowed tendons.

capped hock, splints, ringbone, sidebone, shoe boil,

quitter, poll-evil, fistula of withers and many other

long standing cases. It is either a mild blister or





Twenty Years Success With Caustic Balsam



After using Gombziult’s Caustic Balsam for

twenty years I can say it has never failed to do

all you recommend it to do. While it seems high

to one that has never tried it, once a. customer al-

ways one. I have used it for twent years dnd

.use no other but, it. W.A.McCauley, _ alone,Tex.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





a fine counter irritant]; diesbiilway vgifilinfiring. Md

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' Good For Any Cut or Bruise





I recommend your Christie Balsam for any kind

of rusty nail or barb wire cut and has also cured

bad cases of blood poisoning. I am a. veterinarian

and surgeon and I recommend to any man this

alsam as a cure of what I said.



F. Max Scheibe, V.S., Dulce, N. Mex





Caustic Balsam Does More Than Guaranteed



I have used Can siic Bnlsam for the last seven

years and found it just as it was recommended,

andeven more, because it Will cure where other

medicine fails and I can rove it. I can certainly

recommend it. J. 'l). Sullivan, Chebansc, Ill.





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Combault’s Caustic Balsam

As a Liniment for the Human Body-has no Equal





A Liniment that benefits; it kills pain. A home remedy for the Human Finnily

ALL TESTS prove the wonderful efficiency of Gombault’s Caustic Balsam

in'relieving human ailments, such as Rheumatism,Neuralgia,Sprains,Sore Throat,

Sore Lungs, Chest, Cold, Backache, Lumbago, Diphtheria, all Stiff Joints. It is

penetrating, soothing and healing, and for Old Sores, Bruises or Wounds, Felons,

External Tumors,Cancers,Boils,Corns orBunionsCausticBalsam has no equal.

It removes the soreness and strengthens the muscles—in fact aids all

troubles where an external application is necessary. We would distinctly say

to all who buy it that it does not contain a particle of poisonous sub-

stance, and therefore no harm can possibly result from its use. ,





THIS GREAT REBIEDY literally works wonders! It removes

bunches on horses and other livestock, ' thereby increasing the

value of the animal-fully 50 percent. A successful treatment for

Curb, Splint, Sweeny, Capped Hock, Strained Tendons, Founder,

Windpuffs, all Skin Diseases or Parasites, Thrush, Diphtheria,

Pink Eye, and Lameness from Spavin, Ringbone, and other Bony

Tumors; also all obstructions in circulationyand imparts new life

and vigor. It is a peerless remedy for all Throat and Bronchial





Troubles.

one with safety, will do its :work well and in no





.' _- way injure the horse, While other blisters need





daily» attention and care and then are liable to leave a blemish.





 





Because Caustic Balsam can be applied, by any:-





 





If,you have n lame or unsound horse, YOU .CAN WELJ‘ AFFORD TO

TRY‘ A”~ REMEDY THAT ISISQ’HIGHLY/ RECOMMEN ED.

Information on special cases freely given on request. _ ' . s 3

It is FAR SUPERIOR, MORE 'ECONOMICAL, and a' PERFECTLY

SAFE, RELIABLE and PROMPT Remedy to use as compared with

any other remedy used for like purposes.



\The demand is produced strictly by its merits.





IT SUPERSEDES. ALL CAUTERY OR FIRING

IMPOSSIBLE-TO "PRODUEE ANY SCAR on BLEMISH \





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Caustic; Balsam.



MAY HAVE minionslflgnis N0 common

PRICE $1.75





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CAREFUL FARMERS

USE CAUSTIC BALSAM

A Safe and Reliable Anticeptic





Do you turn your horses out for the winter? If

so, we want to call your attention to ii very im-

portant matter. Horses which have been used

steadily at. Work, either on the farm or road, have

quite likely had some strains whereby lameness or

enlargements have been caused. Or perhaps new

life is needed to be. infused into their legs. Gom-

bault’s Caustic Balsam, ap lied as per directions.

Just as you are turning the liorses out, will be of

great benefit; and this is the time when it can be

used very successfully. One great advantage in

using this remedy is that after itis ap lied it needs

no care or attention, but does'r-its worl: well and at.

a. time when the horse is havidga rest. Of course,

it can be used with eq no] success while horses are

in the stable, but many people in turning their

horses out would use Caustic Balsam if they were

reminded of it, and this article is given as a re<

minder. ' - .





Found Nothing That Equals Caustic Balsam





‘ Kinda! permit me to express my dee apprecia-

tion of ombault's Caustic Balsam. I ave cured

sprains, ringbone, strained tendons, swgeny, poll-

evil with it in fine shape and do not see how a.

better liniment could be manufactured. I have

used many thin s for removing puffs from horses

but have never lound any that» would 8. alCaus—

tic Balsam. I also had a cow that had ump jaw.



used Caustic Balsam imd cured it.

John H; Wallgrcn, Logan. Kansas





Bunches on horses or any other livestock

are unsightly. _





Caustic Balsam Prevents Blood Poison





We have used Caustic Balsam for several years

and have found it to be unequaled for horses or

pco le. bly husband ran a rusty nail in his hand

an blood poison set in. We used two applica—

tions of Caustic Balsam and the swelling and fever

left his hand and arm and it healed up without

any more bother. It is also as efficient for snake

bites and We would not think of bein without it. ‘



' L. H. Globe, Forest rove, Mont. ~





00:! for that: core

or football games.





Caustic ..Bnlum is

fooling after buoebal





' A Splendid Human Remedy ‘





I think your Caustic Balsam a splendid human

remedy. e use it for cuts, burns; sores. swell-

ings, sore throat and lameness and find it very

beneficial. f We expect to keep it on hand ready

for any emergency.



Mrs. Robt. B. Newton,'Columbus. Misa-





Tho world’s greatest and surest veterinary

ihd‘huinnnjrern‘ody. Hos imitators, but





no competitors. .





worn. lb Weight In Gold





I have used Gombault’s Caustic Balsam for my

own horses and for others, and it has never failed

_ ct. My little girl had rheumatism fora lo time.

No ing did her any good until we used tsustic

Balsam and she is all right. My wife hadithroat

trouble and used Caustic Balsam With great re—

sults. It is worth itswe' lit in



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