«.The Ohly Weekly Agricultural, Horticultural and Live Stock Journal in the State $1 no A Y EAR venom-M26 DETROIT,»'MICH., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27. 1919 , .;{....0....mms Whole Number 4077 [Agriculture ~ Now Sailing Uncharted Seas The railroads go back from the government to private hands If we could search the records for what hap- pened when suchachange was made before it might form a RECEDENT is the guidance for which wise men seek. It is ~ a basis for Sound thOught on which to formulate a working early in January. plan. The year of. 1920 opens before the farmer new prob- lems for the solution of which he has no accumulative experi- basis on which to base expectancy. ence——no precedent. He is sailing uncharted seas. ’ ' In 1920 things are going to be different, and it would be in» Making precedents is risky.- Rare, indeed, is the man who teresting to refer to what happened before in such cases. But can launch a new business into unknown seas and steer it safely these things (lid not happen before. Nor did a thousand and into the ports of Success and Profit. Christopher Columbus had one things that the farmer has to think about ever happen be- little precedent to guide him when he steered his craft into un fore. He has no precedence for guidance. known was He was making precedent. Putting his hands to the plow that'turns the furrows 01'1920 Merely for a man to imagine himself capable of discovering the.farmer must not look behind him, but press eagerly forward. new continents is good and sufiicient reason for other men to The invoice of the nation’s agriculture reveals a rich residue sidestep his opinions. Wise men prefer to sail charted seas. after the marketing season now closed. Inventoried above all Prophecy based upon past experiences has value. else in value is“ confidence that enfolds every avenue of human It would be interestinglif one could set down the collective figtiVltY- ' experience, of agriculture over a series of presidential years, and Whoever believes that the order and standards of our agri— reaséning draw from it conclusions. for 1920. But so many oth- culture are in danger of being upset may find safety in follow- er influences heretofore Unknown now 'enter that comparison ing the beacon lights of strong farmers’ organizations to guide would be valueless. him safely over the‘ uncharted “seas of industry and commerce. wt: 41!; trflzfiifim ' '5 if.“ " " ‘ ’ ”1".5‘1, ‘ 1 "he Lawrence Publishing CO. Editors and Prfipfie‘lors . Bl. west. m m “‘5 b Cowrmqfi men “‘3. It... on u 3"- {no can u" RE 111?". t__gt..~ TE surmount"....-.......... W umbi- mms or SUBSCRIPTION: ' O. I C I I V - u o__ n‘ hug-Do enchants-00"}. c b mempthnsoc 0mm!!!“- mm 0? ADVERT ism line agate Marga maférurement.n or 8'1. winger €th bass baa area... I“ Mr __ Audit Bureau 010 Ccuia tion. r bud ballasts: m... Mama balsam .. L111 Evil 01.111.1mMs-11n Twsnrrsrx imam DECEMBE32711919 WENT COMMENT HE farmer OCCU- pies a more im- Ouf portant position in the Naf'on affairs of the nation First than he has ever oc- cupied bef01e. It has been an uphill climb, but it has not failed his strength 01 1esoulces to reach the higher vantage ground. His present views of the economic and po- litical situation give him a clearer vis- ion of the things that are most needed to hasten the recovery to normal con- ditions. The farmer is the'recog’nized balance—Wheel of American ideas and ideals. So long as he maintains this stabil- izing influence and presents a united front to remove all barriers that are unjustly interposed between his unre- mitting toil and the fair reward which should attend it, he may live in hope and cease to speculate with fear. He has abundant assurance of fair profits in every line of staple production, and has so fortified his position among the great industries of the country that he may face the future with confidence. If he has not entirely removed his most serious handicaps, he has, at least, sended their existence and is becoming prepared to meet them in a way that cannot fail to bring results. Nowhere else under the sun have pessimists so little reason for being as they have on American farms. Farmers have many serious prob- lems which cannot be dismissed with a wave of the hand or with sets of res- olutions from organizations that may or may not represent the real farm sentiment of the country. Some of these problems are knotty and per- plexing, and the solution of them may be neither swift nor painless, but they can be solved, and more happily solv- ed, than like problems confronting oth- er classes of people where class con- s'ciousness and aggressiveneSS is prov- ing a menace to the orderly workings of other interests as well as to the wants of the government. In this may the common-sense of the or- gambled farmer is sure to prove a sta- bilibibg influence and become a more dtfidnmy defin'e'd factor in overcoming WIism in the affairs of the nation 1111s 11 was before the war. It is the e of g better understanding m our people and will make rer lrity in the long 11111. ‘ filter was it more 1111th than it is new that obl- Wa laborers, bos- - men, professional 1nen,capital- " . 1. bind all others should think and act ; war is 'o’v‘ei conditions can never be restored to $011de unless we thibk and act nationdllyg no me! what cur vm‘i‘ous ways (92 m a 3% may bebmmtmtowmmwemb belong. We are ab MWs lrst, . emmymbwemyuobmm cbbil’try abbersel‘y is 13m to sheet as 111 this m6 way. No matter how encouraging rho mg- eat Situation may be it is a mistake ~‘* for the farmers of t‘hb float febd- -pro- ebbing region oil the middle west to assulfi‘e that they "have been authori- thfivbly represented in new economic and political relations at Washington. The Mlc’digb'd “finer believes that the ’WS 111 these mamhnur‘al states maremesana tbtfle patron ‘tfo hasten the organisation cl? strobgste‘te and Maoial urn bureaus —-the only o1ganizat-ions built upon the bond rock of the coufity unit and thence upward. Such an orgafiization rep_1 esenting this great food- producing region can then cooperate With the Grange and other stro'ng organizations in formulating a sale and sane national program of constructive legislation. Grave responsibilities now rest upon the shoulders of the American former as well as upon the leaders of farmers' organizations. Great care should be exercised in the selection of capable leaders, and greater care must be ex- ercised to see that they really reflect the thOught and sentiment of the farm- or in their dealings with economic and political problems. It is possible to take class organization too seriously and use it for a weapon to defeat the very purpose for which it Was created. Too much power in the hands of ag- gressive class leaders is not always good for such organizations. It has proven a stumbling—block to some of the most powerful labor organizations and there is danger of it proving a ser- ious handicap to farmers’ organiza- tions if they fail to act nationally as well as agriculturally in all great ques— tions that attect the welfare of the peo- ple of the nation as a Whole. FARMERS in many , . localities are find- H_ _ ing that the northern- Grow" grown seeds of cer- Seeds tain crops possess qualities far superior to the corresponding varieties produc- ed in,warmer climates. In the case of potatoes, barley, cats and certain 1e- gume crops several northern states have built up a large and growing seed industry. But‘there is a limit beyond which the claims of northern seed growers should not influence purchases of farm seeds. It is undoubtedly true that so far as a few of our farm crops are concerned seed grown in a colder climate is preferable to seed grown where the seasons are longer and warmer. Hardiness, or vitality (and growing p’oWer, is one of the chief v11- tu‘es of seed grown in a locality Where the growing seasons are comparatively short. If hardiness is the Quality which one wishes to secure, he can depend on northernvgrown. seeds but other qualities mustbe given proper c‘ons‘id- eration if we are to succeed in deve10p- mg stl aims and varieties of standard farm crops adapted to our respective localities. In common farm practice it will prOve unwise for farmers to depend on seeds from a distance, so far as the bulk Of our natile'crops is concerned. In the case or com any farmer can by persistent, careful selection with refer- once to such characteristics as early maturity, yield, quality and dependa- billy 61 the vaibe‘ty grow seed better bd‘abted to His ’sbli add icl‘nh'atic ceii‘di- stress than 11%“ exit buy. in the winter M be lib Wing fegfons farm- ers can in famreible seasons grow bet- ' dividuals; . . ’ f at” ard all WW rioties adapted {om We of- to the sandy land farmer. Since fords nonwfiifigml or the value bf mien 99.31% froth localities Where bendltieh‘s are so morally M neglected, and as a iib widely mom. It healers been be see: loss as -be the requiremeiits W 136 mm are bowl: for sdcbesifm Men on these soils. somebtw WWW W W ml We mane fiWefits for 'tfie er moms ‘W6liid be made than could se'r‘vi’ces of one or the best authorities possibly Milt from depehdinfi W501! 111 the country to protri‘de roaderb With seeds imports! from other sections a fillies (it Motibal miss an the An'otber billbbl‘ty connecting m- managemest or sandy we. . are who depefig W swab flaw“: in ‘ ' 6111 distant oblities is the W Alfie/r I. Abdwsall or susceptibility to W66 Wu '1‘ is with the deepest regret that We changed frOm one region to nether. A variety which may prove resistant announce the most untimely 156% 11W fails ‘30 Mali! 8%11 mm 6! Wit-r J Anderson, editor or pean- to G'é'r‘t'aln diseases 1‘11 Kile m fib- powers wKéfi transt‘brred to a @3361! sylvania Farmer. which occurred at. WM 36“ 15319-3” w W *1 his bid libhl’e ill Wblg‘an oh Dec‘ember dimes are Mr W- W 10,1919. H’s hail been 11111112 for some (if 3. see speclél hm thé befits seeds are grown where the largest and best crops from which they are obtained are fully mm ManOrnIaiW ababbil. IG business con- coins are becom- 1113 more favorable to the disti‘lbutloh of malts among their 'employes, according - to the report of conferees of ten big Corporations who have made a thou ou’gh investigation of all profit sharing and profit distribution plans in opera- tion in this country and in Europe. Among the benefits said to be derived from profit distribution are: To allow . the employes to share in the prosper. time but his trouble was not cbfisid- ity of the busines; to encourage thrift; ered serious until about four months to promote efficiency, especially in ago. those departments where it is imprac- Mr. Anderson was born near Shelby, tical to measure the work done by in- Oceana County, Michigan, on Decem- to encourage economy in her 3. 1878. He was the youngest ot‘ at operation; to promote stability and family or eight children born to Chris- length of service; to encourage a. spirit tion and Rose; Anderson. The parents of cooperation making for industrial immigrated to this country from Nor- p‘eace; to stimulate capable and efiec— way and settled upon the farm where tive supervision and to insure its 0011- Arthur died, in 1866. M1. Anderson tinuance. was only two years old when his moth- Practically all of these results ale er died and his fathe1 paissed away six what a hundred thousand farmers of .Vear 1a‘te1. Arthuz then made his home Michigan Would like to see in connec- with his Oldest sister, Mrs. R. H. Tay- tion with the farm labor situation in"lor, who purchased the old homestead the state If profit distribution to lab- and who filled the pait of mothel to ()1 els in the industries bears such de him “until he still ted in life for himself su able fluit, is it not plobable that the . Anderson’ 5 early education was farmer’s son 01‘ his hired man would obtained in the district school or the respond to the same treatment? A neighbmhood. After completing the more direct interest in the rewards of grades he taught two 0:1 th1 ee terms farming is quite celtain to promote and then decided to attend the Michi- efllci‘ency. stability and length of ser- gan Agricultural College. In order to vice on the part of the farmer’s sons secure the necessary funds for this and encourage a fuller cooperation be- purpose he went to work on a lake tween the farmer and his help. To our steamer with his brother Andrew, sail- knowled’ge success has attended such ed the lakes for two years, and then an am‘an‘gement and we believe the entered the M. A. C. in 1901, graduat- plan of having the laborer participate ing with the (flags of 1905 more directly into the fluits of his His first newapaper walk was done w01k deselves thoughtful considelation on the Detroit Tribune This paper on the part Of agricultmal employers being sold a short time after, Mr. An- derson went to Clovela‘nd to fill a posi- tion on the editorial staff of the ‘Ohio the Farm Boy BOUT one-fifth of Farming month; a3; $993313]; Farmer in the fall of 1905‘, and contin- Sandy son students as sand ued on that paper until the 111111 pur- l d sandy l . I he? chased the PéflnSyIvania Farmer in the fan of 1911,1noving it to Philadel— and. W m phla iii January, 1912. ads of cultivation; the bee or the right , crops, judicious fortification and wise Mr. Anderson was united in mm- management will make all of these 1iage with Mary TaWney, of Cleveland, soils except the poorest, available for in 1908 His Wife and two ChlldTen farming. But nature has laid down Elizabeth and Ai‘th‘dr are left to mum certain rules which we must bellow if the 1055 Of an exceptionally dem‘ted we are to secure the maximum results hquand and father. Although cut Smut from farming, and she is. more particu- in the prune 0f 11% MT- Anderson S 603“ lar it seems to the handling or the tribution to 8315mm prgoress has lig’h‘ter sollé ‘t-h‘an Yfi dbahng With nob been a mum] one In his “death alluvial plains. Tb fianceed on sandy the cm Of Truth lobes a Chaim“ sons 11 1s necessby 1111111 one break 3“" HWY 3' Millet“ Wilmer away lbw ill? the established The mm W mum“ W practices tom ob fiber types or mm? "39 W him or sayiis“ 11% "laid. Hebe km Mien must be m a W to man paid to the” incorporation of humus in order to 111111 the particles of sbil more Some farmers spend too much . 116 Secure a living m- home‘hal‘bwn sued over that buib'hased clay 163m seas; use fighter land's Katie ’ eta-mm beetles bl bur bis reasdbtbbflitorsurthm 111111-- 1) l'l 1) .4 “ GGS are plentiful in the Spring Simply because natural conditions . are then most favorable for heavy laying What we try to do, therefore, is to provide as nearly spring-time con- ditions as we can 'in the winter. In addition we want good qua-rtel‘S._ and good management. While our market flocks are forced for all the winter eggs we can get out of them, we have a separate pen of fowls which we are going to breed frOm in the spring. These breeders are not forced, because forcing always eventually lowers vitality and causes poor fertility. For heavy laying alone we prefer Leghorns, Minorcas or Anconas. How- ever, regardless of variety, all the fowls should be of'at least fair stan- dard bred duality. They will look bet- ter, laybetter and pay better. We have our houses as warm as is consistent with proper ventilation, without having any artificial heat; this latter we believe to be a needless ex- pense, if not a positive danger. If the fowls are made to exercise sufficiently, they will need no supplied heat. Where the weather is more or less changeable during the winter, the fowls should be protected from sudden changes, because they have a more disastrous effect upon egg production than has extreme cold. In warm win- ter weather, we throw the houses wide open during the day, and after night More Money GOOD many fellows are toiling A away sixteen and eighteen hours a day on the farm because their system of farming is wrong. By equal- izing the crops and farm herds, they could be busy less hours all the year, and not half kill themselves \during the hot summer months. And they would make more real money, too. To illustrate: Dairy farmers have just passed through a period of very strenuous field activities and of heavy milking with their herds. Now. when field work is lax, many will be idle one- third of the time, because their herds will not freshen. In fact, on some farms the term idleness might be used instead of freshen. A more even baln ance in the year’s work can be brought about if the cows are bred to calve in the fall. The logic of this is very plain; as the work of caring for the cows draws to a close, the busy time in the barn opens. The cows will be coming fresh at that time. There will be plenty of time for giving them any needed attention, and for looking after 'the young calves. ~ Records show that under the system of having cows calve in the fall from twelve to twenty per cent more milk is secured during the course of the A year. The price received is higher, too. ' High profits are insured, because un- . der this sort of management the cows are yielding their maximum production at the season of highest prices. It is true that milk and milk products can- not be as cheaply produced on high- priced feedstuffs as on pasture, but the increased price and greater ease of handling the milk during the cool sea- son. with the subsequent saving in la- bor, far outweighs the advantage of the grass. One of the greatest arguments in fa- vor of fall freshening is: that it bal- ances the work of the farm to a nic’ety. The cows commence to come fresh ' . about the time the heavy work on the ‘ m is completed for the. year, or lighter and can give place to inter By Brian! Sana/o provide somewhat more than the usual amount of ventilation. Then when the weather turns cold, we close up the houses as tightly as we can and still maintain good ventilation, acCording to the severity of the weather. Of course, we use muslin curtains in the front of our house so that the fowls are always sure of fresh air. In regard to the number of fowls that may safely be kept in a house of a certain size—we prefer six to eight square feet of house room per fowl. Five feet per fowl is the minimum for best, results. Our houses are divided into pens ten by twelve feet each, and we keep fifteen fowls in each, thus giving each bird eight square feet of floor space. The feed is important, for the hen is like every other being in the respect that she cannot produce something from nothing, and she must be provid- ed with the proper materials for con- verting into eggs. The natural food of poultry is grain, insects, bugs and worms, and green stuff. This makes such' a well balanced ration that about the best thing we can do is to try to match it. We feed twice a day, morning and evening, with green food supplied at noon. Our morning feed always con sists of a variety of dry grains scatter- ed in a deep litter so that the birds will have to hunt and scratch for all they get. Exercise is necessary, for it is the busy hen that visits the nest and the lazy hen that gets fat and per- sists in living the “simple life” when it comes to producing eggs. At noon we supply some kind or green food, giving as great a variety as possible. Any kind of grass or green stuff is all right! so are vegetables, roots, bulbs and tubers of any sort that By Ear/e man is in a position to devote all his time to making the herd pay profits. in this manner the farmer provides himself with productive and profitable work for the entire year, and does not “kill himself” with work for a few months. Usually the milk flow begins to fail by the time the spring farm work op- ens, the dairy work is consequently field work. By June the cows start to go dry and by the time the blue grass pas- ture fails in the fall there is very lit- tle “cow work” and plenty of farm work. The dairyman, however, can make good Ilse of the pasture while it lasts, for the cowsvrespond to it and the dairyman is rewarded with an ex- tra flow of milk before the cows go on their summer vacation. It is highly important that the dairy cow be encouraged to do her best dur- ing the first part of the lactation pe- IV. Gage riod, for to a certain extent she will strive to maintain the pace set during the first few weeks. The dairyman, for this reason, should be prepared to give the cows the best of care at this time, as his future season profits de- pend upon it. More can be accomplish- ed toward producing the very highest flow of milk in the fall or early winter than in the spring. This theory is bas- ed upon the fact that the cow's system becomes sluggish through the winter, due to artificial feed, _close confine- ment and other abnormal things, and that she cannot respond in the spring like she can after a. summer’s rest on pasture and under more normal cir- cumstances. And it sounds reason- able, while the profits of the men who follow this type of herd management demonstrate that is it. The farmers who have made com- parisons advise that calves dropped in the fall are easier to raise and make Eggs the birds will eat. If no supply of fresh green food is available, the next best. thing is to use alfalfa or clover hay freely. It can be fed dry but should , ‘ also be stcc med and fed as mash oc- ' occasionallv. ' The evening mash, fed the last thing before the fowls go to most, is a moist" mash, consisting mainly of cracked corn, middlings, bran, etc. Sometimes on very cold days, we also give a feed of whole corn that has been thorough- ly heated because it helps keep the fowls warm. The water we use in mix~ ing up the mash is always warmed in winter. Some people prefer to feed the mash in the morning, with the grain feed at night. This is all right if it is more convenient, although we find that the fowls take more exercise it they are fed grains during the day. Birds usu- ally fill up pretty freely on soft food, being able to fill their crops in just a. few moments without exercise. This makes no difference in the evening when the fowls are about ready to go to roost, but in the davtime we want them to scum h and rustle around and exercise while eatinv. Animal food in some form is neces— saw 10 take the placi— of bug. s, worms, insects, etc. Vse use either ground beef sc1 raps or green cut bone. Of shells, charcoal and good are always accessible course, g1iz, drinking water to the fowls. in Winter Dairying cows than those born in the The first. six or eight months are the most important period of the dairy cow's life. The farmer may de’ vote more time to his. stock in the fall than in the spring, without neglecting other pressing work. Besides, it is far easier to prevent such disastrous dis— eases as scours, and other digestive troubles among the young heifers dur- ing the cool weaihcr, be cruse the farm- er should be better able to supply a uniform quality of skim-milk and to combat all forms of .. . » -Minnes *grows the Downing and Carey. ; secure costs and profits. : orchards comprise one hundred and : sixty acres. Average age, sixteen years. gCrops recorded 1914-1918. ‘ was one hundred and thirty-three bush- i depend ntygith“ capanii vested. Every branch t . u ' 5 t. . . i t§oda for free cataio .‘ ginhfs" £351“ tlfimmn. P socnousanmd. I . HE Minnesota State'KHorticultur- - ' at Society, which recently held _ its fifty-third annual meeting at _ St Paul; dealt with‘ special features whichshould be of interest to readers of the Michigan Farmer. There were from eight to twelve speakers on every half-day program. Secretary Lathavm said that the reason heasked so many to take part was to get as many short papers as possible to publish in the annual report as only about onesten‘th of the membership us- ually attend the annual meeting. With .so many persons on the program very illttle time was left for questions and discussion. Such an arrangement may .2 :give those who do not attend the meet- ‘ ing a large amount of reading material ~but it does not permit an exhaustive . treatise of any one subject. Strawberries occupied a prominent place on the program, the overbearing sorts being very popular in that state 2 for the home garden. The hill "method or the narrow matted row system are most satisfactory. The Progressive variety of everbearers is most com- monly grown. One paper on gooseberries showed 1 that from five hundred bushes the Own- : er secured $432.70 in 1918 (sixth year) and $511 in 1919 (seventh year). He He uses manure freely around bushes to mulch through winter, putting it on in October. Pr‘dfessor W. G. Brieley, Pomologist of a survey of thirty apple orchards to These thirty The yield els per acre per year. Return $138.78, cost $108.10, net profit, $30.68 per acre per year. FOur of the best orchards of the thirty gave a profit of $226.31 per acre per year. Tuesday evening the Men’s Garden Club of St. Paul entertained the mem- bers of the Horticultural Society. This club is made up of some of the biggest men in St. Paul. In 1912 there were thirty members, in 1919 four hundred members. They stage an annual meet- ing at which there is an attendance of about five'thousa’nd. One of the speak- ers said that instead of‘decreasing the demand for vegetables to the disadvan- ftage of the commercial growers, they had actually increased the demand for fresh vegetables. Wednesday’s program was turned over to the Minnesota State Vegetable Growers’ Association. The same situ- ation faces the gardeners near St. Paul and Minneapolis as the Detroit gard- price of real estate has so advanced that gardeners have been forced back from the city and onto land which is not in first-class condition for garden- ing purposes. ' The labor situation is also serious in Minnesota. The gardener who has a ' large family is the only one who seems able to ke‘ép'up. With his usual produc- 4.2 1. tion. The fataisxsarasse’r will be fore- (id-12001136“ 1&me to use a rota- tififikfitwwfiifi clever or other as: mam 9”“ soiling" craps. _ ‘ ” _ no resigns}; are are a. first: to. final- ,1... as! -» -, 5 ,, w: ‘ at the University, reported the results, eners are up against. That is, that the" as. man momma ota “H ort’ " Siety hBy 2C. W ‘Waia' that does (not flourish on muck .is as- paragus. This crop is grown, however, on muck in California, but does not seem to do well in Minnesota, The water table under muck should be un- der control so that it can be raised or lowered as may- be desired. For the first year and in some cases for several years it is a good plan to grow potaf toes or corn' on new muck soils. Pro- fessor Alway believes in the use of a light application of stable manure on new muck soils. If there is a sufficient amount of lime in the soil the nitrogen will become available as fast as it is needed. Sometimes only potash and sometimes only phosphorus is lacking and in other cases both are lacking. A light coating of manure and a light application of phosphoric acid and pot- ash will usually supply all fertility needs, providing there is sufficient lime in the soil. He stated that when the .right fertilization is given to the soil potatoes of good quality can be grown on muck. Mr. Sestler, of Des Moines, Iowa, told of his irrigation system. In ten years there had not been a. single sea- son when it was not needed at some time during the season. He has his pipes so placed that all can be drained for the winter. He has so arranged his piping that he can move the pipe lines after each watering. He moves lines one hundred and fifty to two hun- dred feet in length without 'discdnnect- ing them. ’ Professor Paul Work, formerly of Cornell, but now doing special re- search work at Minnesota University. gave a talk which was an appeal to the growers to cooperate with the ‘ex- periment station in getting research work accomplished. He gave the fol- lowing suggestions: 1. Help the workers at the experi- ment station to get acquainted with your problems. . 4 2. Try out the results of experiment station work as reported. 3. Cooperate with the station in car- rying on experiments. 4. Let the legislature know you want research work done along fruit and vegetable lines. ‘ 5. Send your sons to college as there is a great need of research workers who have been raised on vegetable and fruit farms and who have been prep- erly trained for careful research Work. On Thursday, Mr. Frederic Crane- field, secretary of the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society gave a paper On the subject of the commercial orchard vs. the home Orchard. He believes that fruit growing will'never be a profitable side line to general farming, and that farm orchards in the middle west ai'e rapidly going out. . [If- you are a farmer dig out and burn all trees not needed to provide sufficient apples for family use. He believes that the farm or- chard of the fiiture Will be made up bf only a very few trees. He stated that Minnesota could plant five thousand acres of orchard and other state‘s in some proportion and sat oyerflo' the commercial business. its hopes to live it see the 'day when there Mil. 5e ' , ' enough apples so £1131: 0?qu 33d ' A ”we. mug Jo: .5. } pass any. “—9—- fi‘;MtcHIGAN' FKRMERT “ SAVE two to two and one-half hours daily on a 22-mile milk route with Goodyear Cord Pneumatic Truck Tires and find milk travels in better condition than in my solid-tired truck. Three teams would be required to do the same work done by the pneumatic- tired truck.”—— Frank Leibel, Farmer, Newbrighton, Minnesota MANY farmers, like the one quoted above, know that a pneumatic-tired truck saves much time, drudgery and expense. ' They know that this is a very valuable saving in these days of high labor costs and When markets must be reached more promptly than ever. For pneumatic tires free a motor truck from the handicaps imposed by solid tires; they give it utmost traction and cushioning for all—around utility. Rural users of Goodyear Cord Pneumatic Truck Tires load in the fields, reduce market hauls by hours and get top prices‘for perishables and live— l"lllllii stock, sometimes injured by slower, harder trans— port. By helping other power-driven farm machinery to work to capacity, Goodyear-Cord-equipped trucks enable farmers to secure the full benefit of motorization. While pioneering the development of pneumatic truck tires Goodyear has widely investigated the benefits secured by farmers employing them as above. Consequently, further information concerning the use of pneumatic-tired trucks on farms may be obtained frOm The Goodyear Tire 8?. Rubber Company, at Akron, Ohio. M w. w W Wm Agricultural ‘COllege, East Lansing, ‘ Michigan, on December 9-10-11. 0f Birmingham, Michigan, ‘ past year. B. F. Kindig, secretary or pointed out the work to be done for the conning year. Dean R. S. Shaw was introduced as the first speaker of the day and was followed by many promi-' nent beekeepers of Michigan, and of other states. During the course of the meetings many interesting and up-to-date sub- jects in beekeeping were discussed. R. H. Kelty, of East Lansing, spoke on “A comparison of the climatic condi—V tions of the upper and lower peninsu- ing of bees.” Leonard S. Griggs, of Flint, spoke on “SWarming and its Con- trol.” The idea at the present time is collecting honey. David Running, of: Filion, one of the largest and most suc- cessful beekeepers in the state, ex- plained how to ship bees. He also took up the question cf honey production. place for honey production. In fact, states. At the present time Michigan ranks second in this enterprise. honey and four million pounds of comb honey. These two together are worth two and one—half million dollars. At the present time there are 25,000 colonies of bees. These figures show that on the average there are eight ures include the farmer beekeeper and the professional beekeeper. Leonard Griggs, of Flint, has over seven hun- dred and fifty colOnies in his apia-ry. and devotes all of his time to their care. ' - Other prominent men who spoke at the convention were C. O. Yost, State Inspector of Indiana; F. W. Summer- field, of Toledo, Ohio; R. F. Holterman, of Brantford, Ontario; 0. H. Schmidt, of Bay City; I). 0. Davis, of Birming- gam; Arthur Sharrow, of Plymouth,- . B. Tyrell, of Detroit, and E. R. Root, editor of Gleanings in Bee Culture. Many “get rich” articles have been printed telling how an easy fortune can. be made by raising bees for honey pro-. duction. This industry calls for a small beginning and learning the busines as it grows. It requires an intimate study of their needs.‘ Unlike most states, Michigan has a ready market for its honey. 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He looked after her, fingers caress- ing the welt that burned his cheek. “You’ll pay for that, Kate Cullison,” he said aloud to himself. Anger stung him, but deeper than his rage was a growing admiration. ‘ How she had lashed out at him be- - cause he had taunted her of her father. ' By Joye, a girl like that would be worth taming! His cold eyes glittered as he put the bloodstained kerchief in She was not through with 1 ? him yet—not by a good deal. IBSS them say: “'35’ also. current. Clipped Cows Mean Wide awake dairy far-mire assert that it’s next to impossible to obtain milk with low bacteria cOunts without clipping. They clip their cows on udders and flanks at frequent intervals during the winter and early spring, which makes cleaning quick and easy andkeeps dirt and other filth out of the milk. Here' 5 What two of aour cbWIe:ee d 111 :1 11111111ng an o 1 clip]; cowocon WQD?‘ The Stewart No. LCliiiping Machine, here best. 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ATE galloped into the much plaza K around which the boildin'gs We1e set, slipped frOm he1 peny, and Bob Was on a side porch mending a bridle. “HaVe you heard anything from dad?” she cried through the open door. “Nope,” he ansWered, hammering ' down a rivet. Kate called up the hotel Where Ma- loney was staying at Saguache, but could not get him. She tried the Del Mar, where her fathel and his friends always put up when in t'oWn. She ask- 3 ed in turn for Mackenzie, for Yes1e1, . £01 Alec Flan'drau. While she Waited foi ”an answ 91, the f'giil moved neivouSIy about the mom. “She could not sit dOWn or settle he1- - Self at- anything. For some instinct . told her that Fendrick’s taunt Was not 7 a lie cut out of whole cloth. The bell rang. Instantly she was at Mackenzie Was at the “Oh, Uncle Mac.” She had called , him uncle ever since she cauld iemem- ' her. “What is it they are sayii‘ig about ' dad? Tell me it isn’t true. ” “A pack of lees, IaSsie. ” His Scotch idiom and accent had succumbed to thiity years on the plains, but When ‘ he became excited it rose triumphant “through the acquired speech of the zeouthwest. "‘Then is he there—in saguache, I mean?" .. ., . “No-o. He's'h‘ot in town." “Where is he?" “HootS! He‘ll 511st have gone seine- where on business. ” He did not b11111 well. Through the hearty assurance she pierced to the note of trouble in his ‘voice. . “You’re hiding something from me, Uncle Mac. I Won’t have it. You tell 'In three sentences h'e sketched it for her, and when he “had finished he knew by the sound of her voice that 'she Was ghastly "frightened. ‘Somet'hing has happened to him. I db coming to 'to‘ “If you feel you‘d rather. stage in ransom. " "N0. mm tonight. Til m . .1 we rooms atfie‘lidtb." Take the By Wm. MahLeod Raine 1 his grizzled head. town~and Dick Maloney. too- Thht's all. Good- by ” She turned to her ecusm, who Was standing big-eyed at her elbow. . “What is it, Kate? He‘s so hing happened to Uncle Luck?” She swallowed a lump in her th “Dad’s gone, Bob. And 110110de Md Where. They say—the liars—that he robbed the W. & S. Express Co.” Suddenly her face Went doWn into her forearm on the table and 911118 be- gan to rack her body. The hey, stag- gere'd at this preposterous charge, could only lay his hand On her shoul- der ahd be‘g her not to cry. , “It’ll be all right, Kate. Wait till Uncle Luck comes back“ He’ll make ’em sick for talking abdut h1m " “But suppose he-suppose he—” She da1ed not complete what was in her 11111111111111; perhaps he had been am- bushed by some of his enemies and killed. “You bet they’lldrOp into a hole and pull-it in after them when Uncle Luck shows up,” the boy bragged With su- preme confidence. . His cousin nodded, choking down her sobs. “Of course. It—it’ll come out all right'—as soon as he finds out What. t11ey'1e saying. Saddle two horses right away, Bob. ” 1 “Sure. We’ll soon find where he is. I bet you.” The setting sun found their jomhey less than half done. The brilliant r in- bow afterglow of sunsetfaded to cold- er tints, and then disappeared. The purple saw-toothed 1ange softened to a violet hue. With the coming of the moon the hard, dry desert lost detail, took on a loveliness of tone and dut- line that made it an idealized painting of itself. Myriads of stals Weie but. so that the heavens seemed sewn With them as an AriZona hillside is in spiing With yellow poppies. Kate was tortured with anklety, but the su1pass1ng beauty that encompass- ed them was somehow a comfort to her. Deep within her something de- nied that her father could be gone out of a wo11d so geod. And if he weie alive, Curly Flandrau would find him —Curly and Dick between them. Luck Cullison had plenty of good friends Who would not stand by and see him W1onged. Any theory of his disappearance that accepted his guilt did not occur to her mind for all instant. The two Iiad been very close to each other. Luck had been in the habit of saying sm1lingly that she was his majOrdomo, his right bower. seine Share of his lawless fem- perament She inherited, enough to teel sure that this particular kind of Wrong— doing Was impossible fbr him He Was leek1éss,someumes passionate, but she did not need to reassure herself that he Was scrupulously honeSt. This brought her back to the only other tenable hypothesis—foul play. And from this 'she 'shrank with a quak- ing heart. For surely if his enemies wished to harm him they would de: stroy him, and this was a conclusion against Which she fought desperately. The plaza clock boomed ten strokes as they rode into Saguach'e. Macken- zie was Waiting for them on the sdeps of the hotel. “Have they—has anything been—4" The owner of the F'iddle'back shook “th yet. Mn’t you meet Curly. 9” “He rode out to wine in With JB‘ou, but if he didn’t meet you 'Sy ‘Wf he Was to “chase sack- maceration-tn Todd-,1 reckon?” “T38 91 4111s warm: "heart we “mime ' -1, _ A ,link between the two things. and drew her into the hotel with cheer. ful tal. “Come aldng, Bob. We' :39. going to fuck away}. a good supper first off. And. __ while you 1e eatii’ig, 1‘11 't'eii y'6‘u all there is to be told.” . .1 ,, a“, a. it 4' Kate opened her‘lfps to say that she- was not hungry and opuld not possibly can a bite, but she thought better of. 1t. ‘Bob had tasted othlng since noon, and of cohrse he must be fed. , The lad fell to with an appetite grief had not dulled first only pick at what was set down beto1e her. sitting deyn in comfort to so good a {supper while her father was in she . "knew not how great distress. gisw elled in her throat and f01Ced back Grief the food she was trying to eat. Mackenzie, bioke ,off his st01y to re- monstrate. f‘This won’t do at all, Kate. If you’re going to help find Luck, you have got to keep yourself fit. Now, you try this chicken, honey.” “l——just can’t, Uncle Mac.” "‘But you 'need it.” “I know,” the girl confessed, and as - she said it broke down again into soft weeping. \lac let he1 have her ciy out, petting her awkwardly. Presently she d1ied hei eyes, set at her suppei in a. busi- nesslike way, heard the st01y to an end quietly, and volunteered one heait b1 oken comment. ‘ “As if father could do such a thing.” The cattleman agieed eagerly. There We 19. times when he was full of doubt on that point, but he was not going to let he1 know it. Curly came into the room, and the girl rose to meet him. He took her hand in his tanned, muscular one, and somehow from his grip she gathered strength. He would do all that could be done to find her father, just as he had done so much to save her brother. “I’m so glad you’ve come,” she said simply. "l'in glad you’re glad,” he cheerfully. He knew she had been crying, that smiled she was suffeiing Cluelly, but he of" fered her courage rather than inaudlin sympathy. And hope seemed to flow through her. veins at the meeting of the eyes. Whatever a man could do for her would be done by Curly They talked the situation over to- gether. “As it looks to me, we’ve got to find out two things—first, what has become of your father, and, second, who did steal that money. . ‘Now you’re talking” Mackenzie ag1eed.“l_always did say you had a good head, Cuily.” “I don’t see it yet, but theie s some I mean the robbery and his disappearance.” “How do you mean?” Kate asked. “We'll say the robbers were his ene- mies—some of the Soapy Stone outfit maybe. They have got him out of the way to satisfy their grudge and to make people think he did it. Unfortu— nately there is evidence that makes it look as if he might have done it—what they call corrobOrating testimony.” Billie Mackenzie scratched his gray poll. “Hold on, Curly. This notion of a link between the hold-up and Luck’s leaving is what the other .side is tying to. Don’t we Want to think different from them?” ' “We do. They think he is guilty. “'e know he isn’t.” . “What does Sheriff Bolt think?” Curly waved the sheriff aside. “It don’t matter What he thinks Miss Kate. He says he thihks Luck was mixed up in the hold-up. Maybe that’s what he thinks, but we don’t want to forget that Gass Fendrick made him sheriff and your father taught him to a fare- sip-u: ell " " 7' (611 we can't expect any help from His cousin could at . It seemed heartless to be . B011; ain’t. tions are liable to be waiped. ” “I’d like to talk with "him,” young woman announced. mouow mo ’ning—” “No, tonight, Uncle Mac.” The cattleman looked at her in sui- prise. Her voice rang with decision. ‘Hegll ‘ be ‘ ‘é'c'ihaiée, v$132111”;""li'ls no the “All right,‘ ” Mackenzie assented. “To< - Her slight figure seemed compact of ' ' energy and resolution. ten minutes before?” “I’ ll See if he’s at his office. he’ll come up, ” Curly said. “No. if he’ 5 there. " Flandrau got Bolt on the telephone at his mom. After a little grumbling he consented to meet Miss Cullison at his office. , . , “Bob, you must go to bed. tiied out ” his cousin told him. . . “I aint eithe1," he denied indignant- 1y. "Tired nothing. I’m going with You're yOu.” Gully caught Kate’ s glance, and she left the boy to him. “Look here, Bob. VVe‘re at the be- ginning of a big job. Some of us have to keep fresh all the time. VVe’ll work in relays. Tonight you sleep so as to be ready tomorrow.” This~ way of putting it satisfied the boy. He reluctantly consentedto go to bed, and was sound asleep almost as soon as his head struck the'pillow. At, the office of the sheriff, Kate cut to essentials as soon as introductions were over. “Do you think my father robbed the W. & S. Express Company, Mr. Bolt?” she asked. Her plainness greatly the officer. “Let’s look at the facts. Mis Culli- son.”,he began amiably. “Then you tell me what you would think in my place. Your father needed money al- mighty bad. There‘s no doubt at all about that. _Here’s an envelope on which he had written a list of his debts. You ll notice the} 11111 to just a little moie than twenty thousand. I found this in his bedioom the day he disappeared.” She took the paper, glanced at it mechanically, and kicked at the sher- iff again. ‘Well? Eyeivbodv money. Do they all steal it?” “Tum that envelope or e1, Miss Cul- liSon. Notice how he has written there half a dozen times in a row, “$20,000! and just below it. tvvice, "W. & S. Ex. CO.’ Finally, the one word, Tonight.” She read it all. read it with a heart heavy as lead. and knew that there he had left his oxvn strong, bold handwrit- ing convincing evidence against him- self. sun, she did not doubt him in the least. but there could be no ques- tion now that he knew of the intended shipment, that absent-mindedly he had jotted down this data while he was thinking about it in connection with his own debts. The sheriff went on tightening the chain cf evidence in a voice that for all its kindness seemed to her remorse less as fate. “It turns out that Mr. Jor-- dan of the Cattlemah’s National Bank mentioned this shipme'éto yOur fath- embarrassed er that morning. Mr. ( ion Was try- ing to raise money fit him, but he couldn’t let him have it. Every bank in the city jrefused him a loan. Yet next morning he paid off two thousand dollars he owed from a poker game.” “He must haVe berrowed the money from someone,” she said weakly. “That money he paid in twenty-dol~ lar bills. The stolen express package was in twenties. You know yourself that this is a gold country. Bills ain’t, so plentiful. ” (Continued next week). . .v «15‘?! was this tl1e’_ girl who had been in helpless tears not ‘: wants , I’ 11 go down to the couithouse ——-— five; ,.‘-_.—o .WMVLVu'mr‘Q An--.“ —m1 Maybe —m‘ mmnmr—u-t—r ll’fie-‘rr. uric-“WY! -__...AM. -_._____~___..‘,_‘,__. - 7.3377111 B‘flfiflfiiifiififiufitmmuitiuhiiimrumuuu talisman-11111111311111“: 2111111211115 . ——._~.-.. “fidmhfi‘umnlnnmummm innmdfwhmuu 11111;. .__‘—._ E .3 '1 mummmmuunguum i-ii'i" 1|" ‘ < ”—L. ’Iii'llrilmui" lll ll iinlmmuuuuhmimuimimumm Yi‘jd MakeY Ah-IJc‘a-l The same bi‘g, hot spark at all motor speeds Less Gear Shifting & Drive on Throttle-aldhc MWATER 11;th Mire. COMFANQYI »~ gash/.1113. 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W bringing tremendous To get the benefit of these high prices early ;to A person never knows in - Furs at present are all {he he time for you to cash in. HONEST GRADINGéHIGHEST PRICES you consign your skins to us. always getting pay exactly the prices quoted in our refund postage on mail shipments. Illustrated Trapping Folder and Guaranteed Price List Free ted Trapping Better write us right away. FREE ght andcheerful. aavlng one-half on oil. Government and leading Unwersrty tests prove this wonderful new Aladdin nearly five times as efiicrent as bes . Burns 50 houra on one gallon common kerosene (coal 011.) No odor, smoke or noise, no [Bimpm GOL M Ten NightseFree Trial that Aladdin has no equal as a white light. If not satisfied, re- iven an one showin MODEL 8 GET YOURS FREE We want one user in each locality to whom customers can be referred. In that way you may get your own Be the fortunate one to write first for 10 DAY FREE TRIAL OFFER and learn how to get one FREE. MAN'I'LE LAMP co..424 Aladdin Bld¢.. Chlcago uncut «Enos-n: ‘(oou all) manna uup nous: M Tu! WORLD Our easy selling plan makes experi- 6 start you without money. _Sar_nple sent for 10 day: trial and GIVEN FREE when you become a distn butor. We We pay t round wick ‘1 , E All risk, by us an oil ADDIN. county, will represent Michigan at'Ch cago. this live stock judging contest. ers of the middle west states at De Moines recently. holding of county club achievemen A team similarlyachosen, from each of the middle states, will enter Mr. R. A. Turner, Stale Club Leade- er, attended a conference of the lead- Work. for the season just closing is being brought to a. formal end by the days. These achievement days are be- ing held in each of the counties in ‘which county- club leaders charge. At these achievement days the winners of local and county club championships are announced: aWards and honors given out, and the work i- for the season brought to a formal end. All county club leaders are review- ing their reports for "the season, tabu- the basis of the annual report for the lating results and compiling their year- ly reports. These yearly reports form 8 state which is forwarded to the De- partment of Agi‘iculture at washing- ton, the last of each year. The statis- tical results for the past season’s work t will soon be available: Bumper the White 7 16,-5.1: Rabbit Plays King By George: Edie/be” War/Mi ‘\ , L—~ n .‘ . 'l i.‘ I ‘— ‘fi- fi’ - ...‘_' \ STORY VI. A Test of Courage. Bumper in some other way. He was confident that the race hadn’t gone to the swiftesi; and strongest but he could grinders are the correct principle 6 in Food Mill construction. They mean larger grinding surface I closetocenterof Shaft;thus More Capacity, Lighter Draft, Longer Life. 1 ")Jeniro to ex regs my appreciation ~ o the long- sting. h H d trouble-proo W 0?. ave use 8 D l '1 u: 0 Del. e . 37.2.559- rrw.°ao.’g°fl...“..l.§.’§l . .unfi ~vry.... ‘—'_. ‘ .- _ . . 10 sizes; 2 to . . Write for free catalogue. G1 0. N. P BOWSIIER 00., SOUTH BEND. iND. hi sent out to deceive youa V dire my" fiey quot: the _ * . nag» ' >~e~ m“ grading at market mypnc‘f until next lie it‘d - COMO ’ nuv woon M ,: : , In any POSITION . :ag'fig $19362: , I ON ANY GROUND Noun-Sub“ uc .IM Wltllafoldlu a “""fisr'd'rv'diiium W&%7%%§ anSawln Hacking 308“. 2 Cross-cut SI ’ ' ' Chicordod ion: sfssss Fon MK ‘ Your "Aw Furs _ j N New YORK ' It PAYS w , ' ' ‘ Look to the Grinders. They do the , ' /@ farther: ., work I Bowsher’a Cone - Shape . i . . ‘36:: Guaranteed ' ' in " oI'I‘I' m n “i a eware flaw us your film, (oumgcn’ } The ‘aecéetbf‘a negaredeai idioms: one“.t it“ wee! 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The Crosb Will heat water in tanks 571 Lye] ft. away. by attaching pipes to water jacket: will heat hog clot! and repaired. US TAN VOIIII HIDE. Horse 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. Your Our good. wlll seat you lean than to buy Our illustrated catalog gives a. lot of It tells how to take 01! and care for hides; how and when we .- g as first hath. wa‘fi' ab our .ec e y. are yo no one.“ on an arm hide. calf and other skins: about the fur goods and game trophies we sell, Then we have recently got out an- F43 so]..- I“... “It“! Clhl. no. other we call our Fanhlon book. wholly devoted to fashion plates of muffs, neckwear and other fine l'ur garments, with prices ; also lur garments remod- ou can have either book by sending our correct address naming which. or ‘ th books it you need both. Address Frisian Fur Com Ave.. Rochester. W. houses, poultry broadens, etc. Used by 2") State experiment stations. Saves 35 per cent of Write for free catalogue of Breeder s :;p lies. - . n in turinfl Co , Grafton ii. 8“ old; ¥:rku0i’lioe. 55 Lib ertv Stree’t. pfitable Employment pay salary to good subscription get- »who can devote their entire time hr Work.» The offer our salaried J coyote. ru gl. of fur W. W. WEAVER, Canton! Tanner. arc tanner-s 'facturern of horse hides for coats, robes, rugs and mittens. Furs from coon. oppos- som. fox, muskrnt. mink, and rabbits. work on deer heads and will answer fully. FREE INFORMATIONl Largest returns on ' your small catch of furs. We and manu- cattle and Ladies badgers. skunk Taxide'rmist Tall til the kind you have and we Reading, Mich. ' ‘Address - mgr. Detroit. Mich. acne is especially attractive to YOUNG- cuu. asAus FOR FEED j , mamnmuararss not convince the others 01' this. The story of how the tortoise beat ihe‘hare in a race, because the latter had lain down to sleep on the way, was an old joke among the rabbits, and Spotted Tail’s excuses only aroused mirth and derision. d No, clearly, Spotted Tail could not redeem his lost glory by challenging Bumper to another race. But there were other; ways to discredit him in the eyes of his people. “Oh, Bumper, King of the rabbilslf’ lie exclaimed one day in mock court- esy. “The Lion is called the King of the beasts, and he won that title by his bravery and courage. Do you think that should make one king?” "Courage is a quality that every king and leader should have,” replied Bumper cautiously. “Greater than that of any of his sub- jects?’ ' Bumper hesitated, for he feared a trap; but when all the others looked at him, waiting upon his words, he felt that he had to assent. “Yes, I suppose he 'should be the bravest of his people.” ‘ “Then,” smiled Spotted Tail, “you must be the bravest of all the rabbits Rabbit ever was, or any of the young ones here.” “Then you shouldn’t be king. Isn’t that the law of the woods?” of his people,” Bumper'answered, “not braver. 'sible." “Well said,” muttered the Old Blind Rabbit. “There are many of my peo- POTTED TAIL was so chagrined by losing the race that he immedi- ately began to scheme to humiliate , goes first? “I shouldn’t like‘tq claim that,” falj’l‘ail, who had arranged ' tered Bumper,lmodestly. Bumper’s followers. “A leader should be as brave asanx should so first.” that he had had in mind for some days. “Suppose, then,” he added, still smil- ing, “we cross, one by one. Swinging Bridge, and those who get over safely will be entitled to be called brave.” There was a gasp of surprise and consternation. Swinging Bridge was a small tree that had fallen across Rocky Ford Where the river (‘lll deep through a narrow gorge. The tree seemed almost suspended in mid~air by the vines and bushes, and was very dangerous. Ev~ ery wind swung it back and forth like a hammock strung between two trees. No rabbit had ever dared to cross it. It was supposed to be an impossible feat. The tree was so small and slip- pery that it afforded small chance for an animal without claws to walk across it. It hung fifty feet from the river’s ”bed SO that a fall from it meant almost sure death. . It was foolhardy to try it. Bobby Gray Squirrel could run across it eas- ily, but that was because he had claws with which to cling to it. Sleepy the Opossum and W'asher the. Raccoon could likewise walk across the bridge without fear of falling. But for a rab- bit, Whose feet were not made to climb, it was a dangerous undertaking. “Oh, no, not that!” exclaimed Fuzzy VVuzz shuddering. “Why not?” asked Spotted Tail. “it will be a wonderful record for any rab— bit who can do it. What do you say, Bumper?" “I’m willing if you are,” Bumper re- plied, feeling that he could not with? in the woods-«braver than ()ld Blind draw from the challenge; “Then we will draw lots to see who’ promptly added Spotted the whole thing. ' “That isn’t fair," interrupted one of “The challenger “Since” when was drawing lots un- Perhaps that would be impos- fair?" queried Spotted Tail. “I appeal to your judgment, Old Blind Rabbit.‘ Isn’t it fair?" The old leader of‘ the rabbits hesi-I ple who are brave as any king, and tated for a moment, but he had to ad- more could not well be. asked of their mit that this form of’selection had leader.” ed. “We should make a test,”,he ad- ded, “to see who ar among us. it. Has anyone a test to suggest ?” Tail knew no one wpuld think of. a suitable test“ on the spur of: the" _ P _m at. So he prunes .3 hart _ been commonwith his people as long Spotted Tail licked his lips and smil- as he could recollect. So when he decided in favorof Spot-f he b‘ ’ve ones ted Tail,’ the work of choosing-their All who choose can enter order got going acrOss the bridge began; There were ten- who s'te'ppedwforward ‘There was-absolute silence. Spotted to accept the challenge. The Old Blind ~ Rabbit held the; sticks as each one step. 9.". up teenage ‘ “Romper, got the Our BOYS‘Oan‘d Girls? 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Send name at once. A postal ‘card will do. The Co-operalive Raw Fur Co. 85 Jelierson Ave, Detroit, Mich. through same trick Spotted Tail had ‘ at once. “‘It wasn’t a fair drawing!” they cried. “Try it ovei again. Sp’otted f. ai‘ranged. No one could say which it ‘ Was, but a murmur or dissefit went (if? ' Tail played a trick on Bum-per. ” , “No ,” interrupted Bumper, “we’ll not 'draw lots again. I’ll cross Swinging Bridge first.” The decision was accepted with ap- plause, and the rabbits trooped . thrOugh the woods to Swinging Bridge; Bumper’s first sight of it made hlm‘= shiver. It was worse than he had imag- ined. The eha-s‘m was at least thirty: feet across, and the butt end of the: tree was not more than eight inches in diameter, While the smaller end seem- ed to dwindle away into a mere whip. In fact, the tree could neVer have re-' .main'ed in its position if it hadn’t been for the vines suspending it. _“I’ll begin on this end,” Bumper said, choosing the butt end of the tree. His "quick eye had seen the only possible 'chanCe fer crossing. Half way across, where the tree grew smaller rapidly, ‘ there was a crotch which offered a firm A hi 1: : to this, and then reach the other side TBAPPEBS: We thank you for the confidence placed in us. We realize that the better service We give youthe more pepular we will become and the greater our business will grow. Our effort will be to give you every advantage in price and guarantee satisfaction because we know it is the best thing we can do for you and for us. Send a postal today4—Write for the. list Robert A. Pfeif‘fer, Pragressive F’ur M lei-dram 52 SHELBY ST. Detroit, Twe PAY A PREMIUM on seucrro FuRs Being minufacturefi, wow more for furs. selecting the bestfor our own worm Grade liberally. $0111ng PAY RTBRANS ORT THEN WE RBlMRBE fill MISS”! You ‘3' eve-y chill: 0 value of you": furs 'i with didiicti tions. «lend your money same day we get furs. Ship wha% have. 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That would be crossing the bridge, for nothing in the terms had been said about the manner of going. While the others held their breath. and Fuzzy VVuzz shock and trembled with fear, Bumper hopped on the tree, and began making his way slole along. He dared not look below where the river rolled and tossed over the rocks. He kept his eyes on the crotch ahead. He reached this without accident. Then paused. The rest of the way, was too perilous for any rabbit to pro-I ceed. Spotted Tail smiled to himself. He knew that it would be the last of' the white rabbit if he attempted it. Bumper cropched low, fastened his, hind feet firmly in the crotch, and then leaped into the Fair in one tremendous spring that car ried him clear across to the other side. His heart Was heating at a. lively rate, but when he realized that he had per- "formed the difficult feat a little glow of triumph spread over his face. “Wonderful! GoOd for Bumper!" were the cries from the other side that reached his ears. “Now Spotted Tail, it’s someone said. But Spotted Tail was white be called upon to attempt it. With the death of Hammer in the river below, they would call the test off. be suicidal for another to try it. But now all was changed. Bumper was safe on the other side, and they were' calling on him to crOSS. “No,” he said, “it isn’t safe. It’s a foolhardy thing to do. I forbidanyone else trying it. You understand, Spot- ted Tail, I forbid it!” Spotted 'Tail raised his head hope- fully, a‘nd a cunning, cringing expres- sion came into his eyes. “The king must be obeyed!” he said. Then boastfully, walking away: “But I could have crossed Without jumping half the way. That was not included in the terms of the test.” ' The saws and tools you need on the farm—let them be Disston make and you’ll have saws and tools that wear well. You know the fame of Disston Saws—known and used all over the world—and everywhere recognized as the standard by Which all other sa’Ws must be judged. Disston Tools of whatever description, screw drivers, trowcls, bevels, tr’i-squa‘res—all are made by the Disston factories, and all are as good for their purpose as the famous Disston Hand Saw. Good hardv'Var'e dealers everywhere sell Disston Saws and Tools. Many of them feature stston exclusively, for they know the high merit of Disston products. Send today for the free “Disston says and Tools for the Faun,” which tells how to select. use and care for Diss'wn SaWS. HENRY DlSSTO‘N & SONS, lnc., Philadelphia, U. S. A. "America’s Longest Established 'Makcrs of Hand Scull, Crabs-cot Saws, Baht! Saws, Circular Saws and Tools" Canadian Works: Toronto, Canada your turn!” - and" trembling. He. had never expected to ' It would 7» ' He cro'uched , in abject fear, and seemed ready to ask ' ‘ for mercy when Bumper spoke. RAW FURS WANTED . Ml. 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Ill. fireprcse'ntin‘g the Michigan Farmer ‘ln your neighborhood. You can work if a pleasant and profitable hushed filt- .glng care of new and renewal subsoil «tons for us. You will be interested, our Shem" “literature and all N Salesman Wanted Use your spare time profitably by i 111 T’S an ill Wind that blows no-whar,’ I says Sambou high prices and labor which the war has left in its train should blow along with it, its compen- sating measure of gain. I’ve an idea that no small amount of that gain is .going to come about in a revival of neighborliness, helpfulness and coop- eration. Everybody being in the same boat, so to speak, the only way out is to turn in andhelp each other. And the result cannot help but be a partial return at least, to the ways of our for— bears, when, lacking hired help, neigh- bors exchanged work and community life took the place of joy rides and movies. ' In the towns there is a suspicion of it already among mothers of small children. How are you going to get down town to shop or to a show or out to a party, when yu can‘t get help for love or money and the children are too young to leave? Prior tothis dearth of workers, if you didn’t keep a girl, you could always hire someone to come in for an afternoon or evening. But now it is almost impossible to do that. As a result, mothers, who not so very long ago would never have asked a neighbor for ;a favor, are beginning to help one another out by exchanging services. Mrs. Jones takes Mrs. Smith’s Sally for Monday, and Mrs. Smith re- turns the favor Tuesday. As a result each woman discovers that the other is really human. Other little courtes- ' ies follow, and instead of looking the other way when they meet in the street the two women get acquainted and dis- cover they have many interests in common. In a certain country district in Mich- igan the idea 'is being worked out on a still more comprehensive scale. It all happened at a quilting bee. Now quilt- ing bees are neither new nor original. They have been held from time imme- morial, but the idea which grew out of this one has a decided element of new- ness. The women had a wonderfully good time, and when it came time to leave, someone wished they might have another quilting party the next week. “I haven’t a quilt to tie, but I’ve got a bushel of stockings you might darn,” the mother of six said jokingly. “Why not?" two or three women said at once, “we’ll just do that.” “0, no,” prorested the first woman. “I wouldn’t think of having you do my mending.” “What difference does it make whether we pull darning cotton through a stocking or through a quilt ?” argued a friend. “It is work either way, and if mending will help you more than quilting, we’ll all come.” “Then I’ll give you your dinner," said the first woman. “Indeed you won’t,” chorused the crowd. “What help would it be to mend for you if you had to spend the whole day cooking for us. W'e’ll all bring something and have a pot-luck dinner. You make tea or coffee, and we’ll bring our own dishes and take ' them home to wash. In that way, no one will have much to do.” . So it was settled, and the neighbor- :Qnood club has ”become a regular insti- r'tutlon. Every week they go to some some and do just what will be most infill. One _week it was making ,- And so the ill~wind of shortage of the chain. the 7 ch being repeated between each loop, and the loops made alternately top and bottom of the work, each be- ing joined to its neighbor by its first picot. wider or narrower, by making more or less chain stiches. Woman’s Interests nightgowns for the family. ess. Nobody knows how many towel they have hemmed, and sheets they have made, and as to carpet rags, well, several women have new bedroom rugs as a. result of the busy fingers of this club. One woman even had her i'al housecleaning done. health, work, wood work, so A New Idea in Neigh- borhood Clubs She is in delicate the doctor ordered no heavy no one could be hired in that district to wash windows and scrub the neighbor women came with their work dresses, and in Another a day’s time cleaned the house from week they made two house dresses and three kitchen aprons for the host- attic to cellar. s caught the spirit. Husking of sawing and splitting wood, 1 operative club banded together helped one another out. tory. Work is lighter for The men of the neighborhood have bees are again heard of, there has been a day and when there came a dearth of workers in the sugar beet fields, the men’s co- and The result has been very satisfac- everyone, there is a spirit of sociability in that neighborhood not found in many since, the advent of autos made long excur- Tatted Bcadings By H elm C 0 mée: ATTING is fascinating work and i T easy to launder. rieties and widths of tatted many of which can be made into in sertions, but few of them lend them selves readily to take the place of bead ing. The patterns here given are de signed specially for beading, but can, by crocheting a simple chain stitch .. No. 1—Plain Beading. along one edge, be used as edging, while by chaining along both edges they may be used as insertions. The designs while new are so simple that the amateur worker will have no diffi- culty in copying them. No. 1 is the simplest. It is done with two shuttles or with one shuttle and an extra thread. No. 40 thread is used. The method is as follows: Tie the ends of the two threads together. Let the extra thread hang while making a No. 2—Wide Beading. plain 100p with the shuttle thread. The plain loop has 5 st, p (picot) three times, ending with 5 st. Take up the extra thread and on it make a plain chain of 7 st. Drop the plain thread, and make a plain loop at the bottom This is an the pattern, The plain beading can be made No. 2 varies from the plain beading only in the number of chains, 15 being used between each loop, and in the for- fine thread is used has the appear ance of lace, while being durable and There are .many va- edges, f l' a St, I), 4 Si, 5 st. - joined by the first picot. The sections are No. 3—Double Beading. beading. Repeat till the section is the length required. Then begin the sec- ond section, joining it to the first as directed. No. 4 is the trefoil stitch, known to most tatting workers. It is worked with two threads, the second being used only for the chain stitches. The trefoil is formed of two plain loops with a fancy loop between them, and 7 ch st connecting top and bottom rows. The loops are joined together by their first picots, and the trefoils are joined together by the second picot in the first and last loops of each. The wide beading can be used very effectively in decorating a white dress, putting it round the waist and thread- ribbon. ing it with The narrower No. 4—Fancy Beading. beading may be used on yoke and sleeves with a narrower ribbon thread- ed through it. For the tops of corset covers 01" brassieres these headings are very effective. A baby’s cap made entirely of heading, with dainty ribbon run through each section is new and very effective. mation of the loop, which instead of being quite plain has a picot finish at the top. The loop is made as follows: p, 1 st, p, 1 st, p, 4 st, p, These are made the same at the top and the bottom of the work and No. 3 is done in two sections exact- ly alike, excepting that the second sec- tion is joined to the first in working, by the middle picot of the plain loop. made as follows: Plain loop, 5 ch on extra thread, fancy loop same as that used in the wide tion when its wraps are removed. ing and sneezing are distributors Of colds. of the family is so affected, he should be very careful to cover his mouth With a fresh handkerchief when he coughs!" to keep far ennugh away from the rest so that they will not get his breath. In many families, the laundry basket is the receptacle for all soiled clothing and hat dkerchiefs are dropped ‘ < there, trusting that the mecca of f" daring will sterilize them This: sions from home possible. They have made the school house a. community center and have parties, lectures and old~fashioned “spell-downs.” The spirit of cooperation is being worked out into a buying and selling club, which prom.- ises help of a still more material sort. _And it all arose out of the shortage of labor. DEBORAH. THE TROUBLESOME COLD. "BY EMMA GARY WALLACE. HEN winter comes upon us, many people succumb to annoy- ing colds. As a rule, there are very good reasons for this affectation. It is a strange but human character- istic that most people do not like to lay off their easy-to-put—on summer un- derwear, and to get into the heavier- weight garments. In fact, many pride themselves on wearing the same under- garments summer and winter, arguing that it saves trouble, and they do not feel the need of making a change. In certain parts of the world this may be all right, but we are not; living in the tropics. if we are to continue living in health in the temperate zone, we should imitate nature and dress ac- cordingly. The birds seek a. warmer climate, and the animals who stay here put on a heavier coat for the (winter season. Even the fields welcome a thick, warm coverlet of white. And why should the human family try to toughen itself through exposure, and the dangers of pneumonia. Men are more sensible in this regard than women, for their underwear and outer garments, too, are of a type to protect the body instead of expose it. Surely the sensible thing to do is to dress according to the weather, and there is no gainsaying the fact that anyone who faces wintry blasts partly clad, soon gets to have a weatherbeat- en look, which does not add to one’s loveliness. It is better to have artificial heat even if the windows have to be left open, than to sit in damp, chilly rooms. Children are particularly susceptible to colds. They are nearer the floor and more in drafts, and young children are more sensitive to respiratory trou- bles than older people who have devel- oped a certain amount of resistance. Another cause of‘ colds is dressing over- -warmly. Sometimes careful par- ents are to blame here, in that they load their children down with wraps so heavy that when the. children be? come active in play, they perspire free- ly. Then‘ if they sit down on the .ground or the steps, or come in and take off their wraps and the house is cool, they catch cold. A child’s head should never be damp with perspira—_ Carelessly-used handkerchiefs, cough- also among the If one member n-.. V, ._ .~.r,~ .< . l‘ 15;.-.ka5 . , «mm-icy _ n, A .J.,._,\ W. “,I r V“, be depended m r germs are ten- acious 01' life aid Milly people do not ' boil their clothes, but merely pour boil- 'in'g wallet mm. In this way, not ably Mdhfim ’but other garments igniaymstnesoerce or danger. ' - 7 and her use, but disinfect handker- chiefsifiith asolut‘ion 'of earbblic acid or something else which your druggist may resizinmend Ito you as safe and certain. The best. man is to wash the handkerchle’fs by themselves, and to bail th‘em thoroughly for at least twen- ty minutes. A person with a cold should not sleep With anyone else, and it is not too mired to ask that cup, -,fork spoon, and anything else Which touches the lips of the patient she‘ll be washed by themseIVEs and naming Water poured over them to sterilize them. If anyone in the family has a severe cold, he should use all reasonable .means 'to grit rl'd (if it, and not wait "to wear it out," far not only is he likely to suffer more then need he himself but to eicpose others as well. The oth- 'er members of the family should use a simple gargle night and morning, and a nOSe spray, for throat and nose are so am to be portals through Which the germs enter. Extra care should be taken at this time in cleaning the teeth, and the system should be kept free With laxative foods. A suitable gargle is made by taking one part hydrogen of peroxide, two parts of listerin'e, and three parts of water, or a few drops of liquid synol soap shaken into one-fourth cup of wa- ter Will do nicely for both gargle and tooth wa‘sh. Oil of eucalyptus used as a nose spray has proved a decided benefit. If the System \becomes Weakened from a severe cold, the likelihood of catéhing more is greater, and not only is the general health and nutrition im- paired, but the likelihOOd of contract- ing epidemic or seaSonable diseases is greatly increased. An old rule warned, “Keep the feet dry, and the head cool,” in order to avoid colds. This is equivalent to say- ing, be careful of damp feet, do not overheat your rooms, and see to it that they are sufficiently well ventilated so that the air is pure night and day. Ex- hausted, breathed over air and a high temperature are among the conditions to be avoided. Where there is a marked suscepti- bility to cold, it may not be sufficient to Observe the cautions given thus far, for some people, and especially some children, ,have very little resistance Or they have what is known as sensi‘ tive, mucous membranes. Bodily vig- or may be built up by good food, a :suitable amount of rest for the age of the individual, and a carefully pre- scribed t'onic. Just what may suit you may not be What I will need at all. You may discover “that the membranes inside the eyelids and lips are pale; your skin has a someWhat waxy ap- pearance; and there are blue shadows b'eneath'the eyes. Your doctor may dee cide that you need more iron in youi blood, and in that case he recommends the ng of more milk and the eat- .in‘g of Whole wheat breads and cereals, and the taking of some medicine With iron in it, 11: order to build up the red bleed chr‘phscl'es. That same physician.»may examine me and may dis'cOVer that I aim suffer- mg m indigestion, and so am on- aim te lh‘ake use of the bodybuilding“ material! which my meals furnish In , thfit MW, he will probably reeommend :dol‘ltoi‘ pr dot ’01“ cal and ”Wered efficiency. HOME QUERIES. ° Household Editor. —Can yOu tell me (a any Way of cleaning the edge of a' comfoiter Which has become soiled by face, and hands, Without Washing the whole cover. 9 What will clean oxidized As we have no book; store in our town I would like to know . ' “Play in the First Eight Years,” is published. What is. the best practical farm wife's cook la-Iihp fixtures. '7 where- the book, book ?—A Reader. 1. Clean it with gasoline or ener- gme. . 2. The word “Oid’dized” firehh's a (11111 finish. the fixthres were brass, iron 01' silver VVa'Shing' 'With warm scapy water wi fixtures. 3. Ginn & 00., 2301 Prairie Avenue, in the First Chicago, publish “Play Eight Years." 4. “Feeding the Family," The Mac- Milla'n- Co., New York City, Which was , in. the Michigan Farmer some time ago, is an ideal book for It is splendid for its chapter’s en food values and balanced suggestions for every age, and has recipes as well which are I be- revievsfe‘d farm women. rations, gives simple and not at all expensive. lieve it is $1. 75, but am not just sure Household Editor. —I am asking for with green tomatoes, cabbage, onions, sug- and also one for making mince meat with meat—- 8. 1*eCipe for making chowder ar spices and vinegai, Mrs. G. M. The name of the relish is “French 'ChOp one Deck of green to- matoes fine, sprinkle one cup of salt over them and let stand over night. In the morning drain, add two medium large onions chopped fine, and boil one-half hour in two pounds and a half tablespoon Pickle.” heads of cabbage, six two quarts cider vinegar, of brown sugar, each of cloves, auspice, cinnamon, mustard, ginger and black pepper. Mince Meat. —The folloWing recipe fo1 mince meat is the best I have ever eased for"! another. Look 1" ,a’nd'you Will save your- ‘I self unnecessary sutfiering, loss of time I: simply I could net ten what to use unless I knew whether . ¥ 1; Where Upkeep Counts M re'ni'o’v‘e surface dirt, and a good Silver 'or Brass pelish should'do the rest. The; men scouring powdeis, such as [1015‘ ami or sapolio will do for gun metal TMve million miles of wire, connecting cities, villages, farms; running under busy ‘ sweats and across hackless prairies; these are the Bell Telephone's avenuesot speech. These twelve million miles (at wire, throughout every foot of their length, must be kept electrically capable. A few drops of water within a cable may cut off a thou-sand l subscribers. A line snapped by Storm may isolate a 'dislriCt. A wet leaf touching a wire may ,stop service. In most kinds of work the lessening of efficiency . . .111», one Policy tasted. You can make as large a quan- ' ' tity as you like. beef, two pounds of suet, three quarts? of apples and times pounds of 1aisins all finely chopped. TWO pounds of our rants, three pounds Citron, cut in small pieces, one- half cup each of lemon and}. orange peel chopped one halt cup of lemon juice, one— —t'ourth cup of mange four broWn—one' cup of coffee two cups of cider, one juice, two tablespoons of salt, cups of sugaiflu lute o1 teaspoon each of cloves and allspice, two teaspoons of cinnamon, of current jelly. Boil two hours, then add one quart of fruit juice of any de-. Let! If this? seems too expensive you can omit the; candied citron and peel and add an, sired flavor or a quart of cider. stand one Week before using. equal amount of raisins and apples. Any tart jélly can replace the curiant jelly, if you haven’tthat, but if made like the recipe it is malicious. To renew my old blankets, I turn. them end far end and stitch together 1 then bind the raw ends With braid. This puts the wern portidns at the ends where there is not much wear'. ' and they Will last a long” time. —-M P. If Mr White gutters Di" cloth top shbés are emu, try" cleaning them will! “and parts water will peroxide Thiee pounds of leani one glass: '; ' Fred P. Cory, ' sAemAw, MICHIGAN " W11”: nix d - -2_ no 1 v; I men there it it mad-ire ml fl‘mwfie reel 'r 1 '11 n ' 1- -L-th'1-" 11 One System Three Splendid Farms FOR SALE The following unexcelled farm real estate is offered: An 80 acre farm in Greenwood town- ship. “‘70 and one half miles West of Harrison. entirely feg’c red with two cross fences It has nearly 0 acres clear and is ideal for stock raising as about one half is high and the other half lou, making good pasture in either a wet or dr sea.- son. The house is one and one ‘h‘al stor- ies on a cement pluck foundatic'm. Well. Young fruit trees now bearing. This pro- perty is a short distance from the Henry Ford Farm. A reasonable otter will be considered. either cash Or on contract. Another 160 acre farm is located in new: township This is a good jarmi it'd Near the Mennonite settlemerrg lan’d, sand. with clay Wsuh. soil. net rahbe'rry Lake. Low price takes it. All 80 acre is is in Frost township. is is, tfi'nb‘ew and and includes Cedyur imartck. ajm Birch and sort Maple. 1)tr'oulést're ‘ crosses a corner of this 'l‘ige 1! Th value of Mber mater ?hi s company especially v aluable. , marl“ t. ‘Vma .- n. Farms all Farrow: “Salt ’ the Michigan Farmer—3.10119 yeah. WW1: Wfiid, one year....... " ‘Ihmm‘ft, “gym oeuooo~oo‘u“A means merely the lessbnifig of service; but with the tailb- phone, mechanical and electrical conditions must be practically pérfect to insure operation. The most delicate electrical currents in use are those of the telephone, and inspection must be ceaseless that the lines may be kept in constant readiness. These conditions and costs must be met to provide this high standard of service needed and demanded by the American people. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COM'PANJ AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES Universal Sm?“ lHere ls a Great Farm ; Listen. 650 acres- : bar-115,4 houses, , Million feet lumber. , $331M), only $8,000 cash. Paid all stipend”. in . on linestment, labor and every expense and profit of 8.") (.00 per year for the last 5 1911‘s.. 109 Ooh- stalls, laud bein worked with Wi i keep 200 cowé. much better now. Other business forxesllgip: Write fox full particulars of a will appeal 6.0 our best judges. Situated in ‘ortland Co alozue number 11-30. ..N t HALL‘S YFllca AGINCV. OWEGO. TIOGA 00.. I. V. ' ' ‘ Sale— 160 acre farm. Montcalm 00. .. ldmmslnlrix' : Mich. gm buildings. ertile taun- 111* land, fruit orchards, map‘le so at cm ard. Farm ed by owner for over sixty years. articular-s upon re- quest. Mrs. Maude Reed Newcll East Lansing,Mich. ' " FARMS,Crswto'1-d and File 0011 Pennsy'vanla ties. F me 1'. land in the country f5! thin and 1103 ”$511113.100 Goo ma he and vocational schools Lan 00acre n to or neautville R. E. arm Agency. Conneautville, Pa. FARMS and HOMES Where life is worth living, Moderateprlces—ge 1am te—pr tive lands. For i urination w. STATE BOA D OF AGRICULTUB Dover. acer3 Farm between Grand Ba do n 2 Hm n. 011 Grand Rivtler. etsu¥lnrp go 3“ $13 divide. Write Hunter Herring Coopmvill‘o, Iark Grable 00., San _Diego, Cal 1 Bargain 11 Heating m OFFER No. 101. ' The Michigan Farmer, one year. .31.“ ‘ McCall’s Magazine, one year.... . not Total value ”a Bath for $1.59. OFFER no. 102. A" fall" 813's. be “1an Farmer, The Fish go into the bag NOT INTO THE NAME, IN ROYSTER'S FERTILIZER TRADE MARK c REGiSTERED Farmers who want fish in their fertilizer can be sure of getting it bY‘ insisting on Royster’s, the original Fish Fertilizer. We have been successful in securing ample sup- plies of fish and will be able to fully meet the demands of the trade for this pop- ular ammoniate. Ask for ROYSTER’S The Fertilizer That Made Fish Scrap Famous F. S. Royster Guano Co. Toledo, Ohio BREEDEES’ DIRECTORY Change of Copy or Caucellations much reach us Ten Days before date of puhhcatmn Wildwood Farms AnguJ' 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. ars Calves, are as yet too young to offer for sale but are a promising lot of calves, and are going fast. A visit will interest you, write for part- iculars to WILDWOOD FARMS ' 01110111, MICHIGAN W. E. SCRIPPS. Prop.. Sidney Smith,Supt. WOODCOTE AUGUS 1919 Winning. to Date Mich. State Fair 13? ists 2chan1. i gd. c‘h. West Mich. 11 1 " Saginaw ' 10 1 Interntional—i’. units including the undefeated calf herd for 1919. Eve ryAnimal Bred At WOODCOTE STOCK FARM. Ionia, Mich. loverlyJAngue. 5 cows 11 ith c1111 es, rebred; 2 bred cows; 1 two year old,?. yearlirfig heil‘em. Price $2800 6year- ling bulls, $225 each Geo athaway 0: Son. 011d,M1ch For sale at reasonable prizes. several Aberdeen An- a bull cal1es and veniliug bulls sired by Lord Ida 2115310148330. Davison. Mich. LangB Bros. First Prizes and Gold Medals Were awarded to Guernsey milk and Guernsey cream at the» “1919 National Dairy 8 Guernsey pro- ‘ ' (13:; are cdnsistent winnersat local as well as national contests. Write 101" our free Mbooklem. .’l‘.h,e Americanb Guam. 7 any cameo I’bu . de' 5938.P8terb9191,iN‘7-H..‘ ECONCMY oufi,‘ .. ' GUERNSEY BULLS" FOR SALE Atta Boy of Maple Crest born April 1919. Sire imp. Spotswood Sequel A 1.9A R daughters Dam imp. Albinia price $175. 00. Pride‘s May King of Avondale born June 1919 Sire Nora's May King of Bailey Falls dam Queens Pride of HarritonA AR price $l100 May Boy of .1151}. cyon born April l917 Sire Byron S. dam Mixter Mildred price $250.00 Avondale Farms, Wayne, Mich. Registered Guernseys 1d b ll, 1 d nearly four months old bull A two year 0 u 1n 00111 307 M 0 It. Depot Bldg . 1.1 . Det roit. Mich. REGISTERED GUERNSEYS T hose 1 hoice helffilfi vi? adv. 2111111131111 gonen to ygood homes. b --w01 em We have a fifléMu 15amL1AMS North Adams, Mich. GUERNSE 332. 313.353“ 19411182?) Sift; 909. 05 fa M80“ Their mother' s sire' a dam made 15,109.10 ilvk, 'l 8 m 7 Battle Creek. Mich. 1119.011 . - - - GUERNSEYS 3: b“" wfift‘éwsfi'fi’é‘au‘ilisinflf Walter Phipps Farms, 80 Alfred ,Detroit. Mich. b ll (111116 for $50.00 delimred. Reg- Guernsey si‘i‘cd by tie best bred bull in Michigan.A Also heifer culvcs for sale E BAL OK, i. 3 Howard City. Mich. G U E R N S E YSEEE‘EX’E‘GiB Oontainin blood of world champions. fllCKS’GUEBNgEY FARM. Saginaw. W.S. Mich - figé' 2 nee Introducing the Purebred Holstem-F r1e81an BuH Has marked the turning point from discouragement to wosperity for thou- sands of farmers. ith a herd of com- mon cows by the introduction of a purebred registered Holstein bull, a dairyman can “grade- up” to a high point of efficiency and money making. It 1s just simple business on modern lines, intelligent breeding, testing, and elimination of the low reducers. Write today for ful intermation on “The only way.’ THE HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN ASSOCIATION .164 Hudson Street ‘ Brattloboro. Vermont 1 “1.1.1 1111 1111-11 ... 3 ... mergers ”Mir “id?- “can?” is. 1° Artie ae 1111111093731 6110111931: ITH the unanimous expression from all delegates attending the , Sheep: Extension Conference, that the meeting was a. signal success and that the discussion of vital topics affecting the sheep raising industry, has brought about the much desired closer relationship between the differ- ent state agricultural colleges and, the Department of Agriculture at Washing- ton, the third annual meeting of sheep extension specialists came to an end at the Sherman House, Chicago. Twenty- -one representatives were ac- credited from as many states. They had come at the invitation of the De- partment of Agriculture. From Wash- ington three men, prominently identi- fied in the specialization of sheep and cattle raising, came laden with valu- able data, formulated plans for the ad- vancement of the industry rated to be one of the most important in agricul- tural circles and to meet these experts the delegates from the state agricul- tural colleges from many states arriv- ed at Chicago for the purpose of giv- ing first-hand information concerning sheep raising to the governmental rep- resentatives. The conference was call— ed at a time considered the most ad- vantageous of any time of the year, inasmuch that beginning November 29 and extending to December 5 many as- sociations, record, breeders, registry, live stock, horse, publicity, etc, were scheduled to be held at Chicago. All of these meetings in some degree hing- ed on the famous International Live Stock Exposition at the international Amphitheater, Union SLOck Yards. Among the eight hundred individual entries at the exposition some were notable sheep entries. Naturally the sheep raisers l‘ound added zest in com- bining their own important event with that of cattle and horsemen from all parts of the United States. The session of the sheep extension men lasted three days. Thursday, the opening day, was ushered in by roll call and an opening, rallying meeting at which was outlined the program covering the three days’ deliberations. .R. Marshall, of the Depa1tment of Ag1icultu1e, Washington, discussed the development of the sheep business, outlining the work from its inception and leading up to the present-day meth~ ods. G. H. Bedell, also of the agricul- tural department, outlined the Bureau of Animal Industry’s part in sheep extension, going into the details of the government’s activities in this direc- tion. D. A. Spencer, of Missouri, T. C. Stone, of Iowa, and H. E. Haslett, of Amherst, Mass, gave a. valuable oral demonstration on yearly sheep management in their respective states. C. Harper of Lafayette, Indiana, G. L. Bigeford, of Mississippi, and R. P. Rite, of Tennesee, described lamb feeding and its essentials. Friday’s session was given over to discussion and actual demonstration work of sorting and handling sheep in Sheep Men onfcr stock yards under the leadership of E. W.- Baker, of the Bureau of Markets. Washington. COmmision salesman and packerbuyers were heard on the sub- ject and, an interchange of ideas re- sulted from' this important branch of sheep handling. Later definite plans of organization, discussion of associa- , tions in their relation to the sheep ex- tension conference and discussion by individuals of their particular connec—, tion with the varied associations bear- ' ing on sheep, cattle and hogs, and the . entire subject’s relation to sheep ex- tension work, was threshed out in de- tail by M. J. Smith, of New York state, Max Coll, of College Station, Texas, and D. A. Spencer of Columbia, Mis- souri.w Under this subject county or- ganizations were discussed and the place of the sheep specialists was des- ignated in this important work. George Evans, of North Carolina, E. L. Shaw, of West Virginia, and G. P. Williams, of Baton Rouge, La, brought 11p the subject of introducing of breeding stock; L. L. Heller assistant secretary of the National W'ool Growers’ Associ- ation, and C. G. Potts, of the Wash— ington bureau, told how increased lamb consumption can be encouraged; R. P. Hite, E. L. Shaw and H. E. Has- lett told the conference what can be done to help pure brecding. Saturday’s business opened with talk on the developing of sheep exten- sion work in the different states with the assistance of county agents and live stock extension force, under the auspices of a committee, including W. A. Lloyd, county‘agent ofl‘ice, States’ Relations Service, Washington; D. A. Spencer, and Dr. L. Sherman Cleaves, of Maine. A. G. Skinner, Storrs, Conn” C. Harper, of Lafayette, lndiana, and C. G. Elling, of Manhattan, Kansas, gave a very notable. exposition of farm meetings, exhibit of materials, local demonstrations and the necessary ma« terial to carry on demonstrations. G. H. Bedell opened the question of dock— ing and castrating and it Was decided that it was better to encourage more docking and castrating. Shearing, culling and drenching ended the topics affecting sheep work. Later everybody visited the National W'ool Warehouse. At night, as a last official work of the conference, boys’ and girls’ club work was discussed and methods of getting publicity work done effectively to aid sheep extension werk in county and state and nation-wide propaganda was decided upon. R. SMITH. An uneasy, weary, watching calf will seldom be a thriving one. The sense of bodily ease and comfort is essential in the care of stock. it would be well if we would ask ourselves how certain lines of care and treatment would suit us if we were in the place of our ani- mals. All animals, man included, have much in common; and this fact should be kept in mind when we are caring for and feeding our live stock. / m . THE M’ICH 5 mm m wrest-mamas. . ‘ generally fed than at present. ”In“, mama ' m monum- flttlaehino that will save you mimey _ labor. It. is the ideal implement M . ' drainage ditches. It cuts» a mile. 0 .. pshaped ditches to adepthoi tour-Mt, inn day. Thom. pitcher isunequaled for meaning hillsides; backfilling ditches andgtadinzand repairing roads. implement is inexpensive and : has «:th dgb‘um'est and most useful machine you ve. e today for illustrath folder. 516. Austin company, Inc. M’ 0.. .meixclnngo Bldg.. Chicago l mu uouncawm : " “Wiggc m b0: :31“. decals-u CALF CHOLERA REMDY tho treatment thIl. cots quick action. Atw dual-roar 01.00 .l’ 17:00 is a Dr. Roborts’ L . ion for every com- . ; ./ man animal ailment. - " Sendfior illustrate ca“ . free ' ' attested-F3 shawls ‘ ' ‘ ns » . . m-toABORn’?1%N cowfrm ' your own‘ herd.smallexpenae. .If‘m deakr ingot” tom write f g Z-lb. at ndson of Micki n’s . 13> _lb,§han§ion. sdam, ak' valley Kong _ kc » are .a 32116. iralso a lohlgan prize wan-er . - or ca 1 t Wall-bo-mosmo Farm. Wluu 13.9... $125 LibertyBondoor tormzetc bull 0-H born M y lb muf‘iffglitf'iga'fi 34133323 “$335 ”$8391 ' ‘ 1’31: L. MeLAUIiIN, Keogh. Mich. t Elna. led at Bag. Huston warnings. Gmslstlngvof 10 richly bred heifers and the 8mm bull; Sir Johanna Omaby .‘Pletemflo. Thi Womanhood-flan tor a- herd and a fortune. a so thoows; twoto fiveye old‘ fresh or soon the. Ian going to soil these be one N'ov. 15th. It ls your movel .- on want then. J‘ayette, Ohio The“ young bulls we have for sale are ‘ .upby many. generational)! l, _ producers. one of these j _ and give your auto “p ”. maeserlptions, prices, etc. anal-c . Wham rm. 6... Hamil, Mich. ’1’th Traverse Herd m ‘ an» on; tom 4: . . jurymf-‘M' measure in ,. * much. am in m-_mm A.R‘. “Wm ”‘ am? 10' at; ms. ‘ ml 3. shun: about...“ man». 1 without gaining , _ would . and become too thin. (Continued from page 803.). silage and by all means shou’ldzhe more Lack? ing either, it is important to secure similar effects through the grain ra- tion with the aid of alfalfa or clover. value because of its laxative qualities, coupled with its high protein content. In the absence‘of silage or roots at grain ration something like this should be used: Bran, forty parts; ground oats or barley, twenty parts; corn meal twenty parts; oil meal twenty parts. And in mixing the rations a pair of . farm scales will aid in adding profits, weighing the grain for each cow and the milk that she produces. It is usu- ally admitted that occasional weighing is worth while as showing whether a cow is a. “boarder” 0. not, but those who have kept a. complete milk record realize the value of such a. method to tHe feeder. It is a safe rule to foed ten to fifteen pounds of hay, twenty—five to fortyvfive pounds of silage, or thirty to fifty pounds of roots, varying the quantities according to the size and capacity of the cow. In addition, one pound of the I grain mixture should be fed for every three or four pounds of milk produced. If a cow tends to fall off in production in body weight it seem that she is not enough, but if she gains in weightat :, the expense of production it is appar- ent that she needs more protein, rela- ; tively, in her ration, or maybe she is . the Wrong kind of a cow. A good feed- er will not allow a cow to run down If she tends to . “go too much to milk” she can stand » a Wider ration, that is, more fattening . . feeds in proportion to those richer in portein. The ‘profitable feeding of dairy cows : consists of supplying them with plenty of wellbalanced, palatable feed, in sur- ‘roundings which afford them health and comfort. Nature gives the dairy— man a model in feeds in the month of June and this is recognized to such an extent that the very words. “June pas- ture,” suggests the ideal condition for producing milk and butterfat of the highest quality and in greatest abund- ance. The dairyman should, therefore, endeavor to extend these more ideal conditions throughout as much of the year as possible, and will succeed just «as far as he recognizes and applies the “factors which go to make up the ideal conditions. In the first place, the common grass- =es supply all the required nutrients in the proper proportions. an extent that they will consume it al. most to the limit of their capacities. Then again, pasture grasses are suc— culent and so keep the digestive sys- tem of the animal in a laxative condi-j tion favorable for the very best action of the organs of digestion and assim- ilation. We must not forget that ani- mals on “June pasture” are supplied with an abundance of fresh air and :sunlight, not to mention pure water at will. . And the man who follows the winterI ‘dairying program finds that it aids in solving the labor problem. ,the we ing hours of summer shorter .and more regular, and provides steady ‘work during the winter, thus keeping some of the good men from drifting to "the clues aftemhe rush Spell is over, which occurs on those farms without a well «planned season‘s program llorhoth. winter and summer. In this connection oil meal is of great eating Besides, this! forage is relished by animals to such, It makes a l . Wt 11 calveabof eithgr not. Can spare a nicely fl grim- asked 1. sown dama‘flnk ‘ ave bs, butter and 21000 lbs. milk in ’one yeTr’. ‘ l 6 an: EA. RM; ER r ' ’ “Selected" F arm. These “SELECTED" Farms are care- fully chosen from the cream of the rich- est wheat and cattle country in America, to meet your special needs, on the advice of experts representing 14,000 miles of railway, whose assistance, though free to home seekers, is of great practical value. A Cordial Welcome WesternCanada extends a helpful hand to home seekers. Friendly neighbors, with the same customs and language— splendid schools, churches and social life—every benefit that you formerly enjoyed and many advantages that you could not get from higher priced land elsewhere—warm, sunny, growing sum- mers and dry, cold, healthy winters-- await you in this wonderfully prosper- ous “LAST WEST." Taxes Are Low Wastem Canada taxes fall lightly on the farmer. A small tax on land, but buildings, improvements, animals. ma- chinery and personal property are all _ tax exempt. on request. Drwm FOSTER onWesternC THE most wonderful opportunity in the world to . , ' Business. Farmers is in the “SELECTED" FARM whichcan bebought for$15 to $40 anacrealong thelines: ; . of the Canadian National Railways in Western Canada. “c Special Rates to Home Seekers Special railway rates will be made for home seekers and their effects to encourage personal inspection of the Farms along the lines of the Canadian National Rail- ways. Rates and full information will be sent free Write or mail coupon TODA Y! Make Bgerfi'o&57 ' Big Profits m Wheat and Dairying Western Canada is famous for its big wheat yields. “SELECTED" FARMS along the lines of the Canadian National Railways average more than 20 bushels of wheat to the acre. Under specially favorable conditions 32 yield ot50 to 60 bushels per acre is not uncommon. Dairying is exceptionally profitable. That soil and climate are well adapted to it is shown in greatly increased pro- duction and high quality maintained. A world- wide market awaits all that Western Canada can produce. Fortunes from Beef and ' Dairy Cattle WesternCanada, the Cattle Man's Para- dise! Beef and dairy cattle yield great profits. Stock thrive on the prairie grasses, which in many cases cure stand- ing and make fine hay. Cattle and horses re- quire only natural shelter most of the weather. and bnng'hxgh pnces Without gram feeding. Easy Terms Terms on “SELECTED’f Farms: About 10 per cent cash down. balance m equal payments over a term of years; interest usually 6 per cent. / one. 25» Mutant“ new... / CHICAGO / “Plains and ma treeluttd printout?!»- on me. compo e n oma Ion / on 51. items concerning econ Goad. I checked below: ’ ...... Opportunities fog Big PrcfitI In wym. ...... Big Money-Making from Stock Ranging. DEM" FOSTER. Clan Ncfiml Railways. anad i a r] . ......Special Railway Rates {or Home Seeker; Superintendent of Reulrcu C l‘ l l ...... Baroness and Industrial Opportuames. WNWW‘ Na‘lnna “ Nm8.n....nu ........... Dumzsso‘. answer‘s: Marquette Building “ ..._. "'m "' Addrn-I R F. D. O O 0 ~ Chlcago, lllmons ITO... State ................ ...... GET A BETTER BULL LWlNl‘lWOOD HERD BREEDERS or Registered Holstein - Friedan Cattle We have bull calves ready for service and anew cropof baby bulls coming all of Maplecrest breed- lng. We have one of the largest pure bred herds in Michigan and this will be the last chance to buy sons of Flint Maplecrest 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 bankable note lathe same as cash to us and our price will be right. Tell us your wants. JOHN H. WlNN, (lnc.) Lock Box 248, Roncommon, Mich. 'tedl t :11 l b d ' . ‘ sud we digger Hafizyigleg‘ull) onllveesy. @3525: l‘l . of thobont. and at prices within touch of all. GEO. D. CLARKE. - - - - Yuan. Mich. CLUNY STOCK FARM A Semi-Offload Bred Bull to Head , Your Hard 5 Maplecrest Applicagon Pontiac No.132652, hm. ur Herd | _ l His dam's record is 1344.3 lbs. butter. 23,4213 I, lbs. milk in 360 days. and 35.103 lbs. butter and 516.6 lbs. milk in 7 days. One bf his sons from our good record dams will can these great blood lines into Your Hord- For edigrees and ices write to R. “HOE MoPHIRSON. HOLSTEINS OF QUALITY Cows all sold. Enve 15 choice heifers somelbredtio 533 lb. and 30 lb.bulls. Some open will bred anytime togggdpgrécltmser to a fimamnt‘hf baby 130th lSylvia. wo near-ea dune ' ' ’ . - tor and- 312 lb. mllkin'l da. 0 8' we ‘9 b but 0. “HARDY. Bochester‘ Mich. ' H rd bull, a double randson of Da- iffflolsluns. Kgl 2ds. Butter Boy 3.18. splendid in- di duIl. klnd.sure‘server. Dams reco std rs. t- ter 7 days$53 lbs. milk 619. 385 days at 255 yrs.\bu r 8021bs. milk 186?: lb. W. B.Reader, Howell, Mich. or Boya realtCHBISTMAS res t— ail. 'w’." Ruv a flnelv marked Holstgin ull 'Oulf, Se 15‘ 18. 1919.. Great blood lines. D 15~lbs. t zyem £120. #750) delivered with managed paper: Your chance. Good 911012th for any farmer. JAMES BOY E. R. 8, Holland. Mich. LONG DISTANCE How-ll. Rich. ~ ERSEY COWS are ada t- ‘able to any climate._ Ha ' in the North—hardy In the South. . Always efficient yielders of the richest quality milk—always do end- able and gent e— always a pride to their owner. J ER$EY $ Jerseys consume less feedthananyotherbreed. Every dollar you put into Jeraeyfeeddoublesitsvalue in the milk pail. Her milk averages 5.37% butter fat. Butter and cheese made from. Jersey Milkis the beItobtainable. Let us mail you free some interest- ing dogs arid information about the‘ ' 31' [06 -J TfiAmericm Jersey Cattle Club m-M .. We» 23rd Street. New York 4 --7 .. I, LMs’. FOR SALE Entire herd of six registered Jerseys con-ll bull two years old bred at Hood Farm. Lowol . a grandson 0 So the world. 18 litre sold at auction for man two cows four years old. one heifer two ”In old It! Elymg Fox breedmg: also two heifer 0% , tin seven months old sired by above bull. ' fie , 7 F. O. B. Washington, Mich. ' Herd tuberculin tested by federal Government. J, M. BARNES, 219 W. Adams St" Grim The Wildwood- Jcrsoy n F of on. home Duroc Bows. A. FLEMING. Lake. Mich. hm Baum; bull out new) whom. Oct. 23 any: * I. am -wl £0 . W ° Bt. magical A_;ngnm.b.m I, . »_ ”I .sr - ,xg... . :,._; , ». . =7 . .v , . \- Q... _ _. (“2.3.7 . t fl. ,, W pull-flornlob Maia. ' xtord rx'. , a; L ' r ‘5 tfil‘afi“ “1"” Mashhad BUTTER go o J- ‘ Balms”. . - v a 6 Q's. .2: ‘- ‘ ’ ‘V 2 ' 2“? fi ’ _\ . .147 MD ;' to 19th, the greatest Jersey com-:3 1”ng .. a; -;v, ' '::~ é“. . $700.7 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 'lierds 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 exDeri- ence. \Ve know you can sue- 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. _ For Sale. [or service. Five R6'f;;\l('ll‘d .lc-rw)‘ Cons. Fresh or soon to freshen. A lg-o young hulls ready Hull. .§~ A. ll. l)on.il-lson, Fcnton. l\-1i(~h. ILLIE Farmstead .lcr~e,\\~A few heifcrN bred to . freshen soon. heifer-t Iii-ed ix. freshen next. (all. 3 vows,li.oi l\l.bul.l calves. t‘.(‘.Lillie,(.‘ooyors\‘illc,Mit-Ii Bulls ready forservit'e from our llt‘rd hull Marnucritcs Premier.gdson,of l’ogis‘J‘Jth of Hood B‘ill‘mJlllti mus now on test. for li.0f.\l Smith in Parker. Ho“ ell. .\l ivh, FOR SALE Registered Jersey Cows \iith . thrives and Herd Sire. Latter carries 32?» of Sophie 19th blood. CHAS. B. COOK, R. 1, Box 103, Owosso, Michigan. HARWUOD HEREFORDS Young stock both sexes for sale. "Keep On 508019" heads the herd. Writcus your wants. Visitors welcome. JAY HARWOOD, lonia, Mich. Farm six miles south of Ionia. HEREFORDS of Quality. Rennei' Bullion,.«ired by the $0500.00 Bullion the 4th. now heads our herd; inspection invited. COLE dz GA‘RD’NER, H'u'dSonfilich- HEREFORDS 3 Prince Donald,3 Farmer and one Poll- ed bulls from 7 to 13 months old, for sale. ALLEN BROS. rAw PAW, MICHIGAN Just. purchased 3 new herds, now have Hereiords. 150 head: we otter you anvthing desired either sex. horned or 1Foiled. any age. ’rict-d reason- .219. THE (M. A liT‘ib‘, Bad Axe. Mich. HEREFORDS 0 SOP-I18 Flock of either ' sex for sale Shoriilorn W W RALPH 3. SMITH. Kewadin, Mich. Callie oi boiii Sex ior Sale . . KNAYP. Howell. Michigan. 8h th f niii. 8c in For sale Bcgtxch $13?de deosgendgntso‘iircli‘gg fimh Avondale. Maxw ion Bolton and White Hall Model Type, by the 080013 Co. Shorthorn Breeders Asa. John Schmidt. Soc. Reed City. Mich. BIDWELL SHORTHORNS For Beef and Milk Registo bulil. cow. and heifers. Good Scotch and Scotch- opped for sale. In rimo condition. Modern sanitary oqui ment. Ho under state and federal . arm 10 minutes from . .0. depot. I out from Toledo, 01110.. Automobile meets all trains. Writ BIDWELL STOCK FARM Box‘ L Tecumseh. Mich. Richiand Stock Farms Home 'of the Michinn Champions. Shorthorn Sires in Service: IMP. Lorne, IMP. Newton Championfitcrling Supseme. Why not buy a young bull to head ydur herd that carries the blood that is making 'Shorthorn History. Only a few real headers . left. Write your wants. - C. H. PRESCOTT 8: SONS. Town: City. Mich. “HA — ,_ > . ’ _ . lama Co. Breeders Ass n vo for sale Be . Slim-thorns, Herefords, Airgun, , ins, Jo v, filed Polls and Brown Swiss Cattle. ire, Ha Jrshire and Rambouillet. sheep. {gin nan .I.C.swi ‘ ’- . .3310an R. 3,‘ Ionic, Mich. , - p. ndy'bi Bruce hé’adame . VOBd. Lo llectéierd olfllfemales cogsils‘ting .fiuew ‘ ‘ ve y range ossom an ‘~ can ' " several ofler good females. TWOVblills ready rains for e,_ also a few. females 5 ,, .» Bad Amines Mum. ' ne. Y, Sec. . ,.0.00 f, .Seorotar! EAST LANSI All full age records ave ” four year old. ” ’ " three yr. old. ” ”‘two yr. old. )7 H 77 1) 7) records. _ makers and raise some more. H. \V. Norton, Jr. SEVENTY-SIX HEAD Seventy females in all stages of lactation rage 7 days ’ '3 Many have 30 day records. A few have semi—official yearly re- cords up to 1100 lbs. butter 25000 lbs. milk. Six bulls with dams,records up to 33.5 lbs. butter, 675 lbs. milk 7 days and all sired by better than 30 lb. bulls. Two ready for All cattle from herds under state or federal supervision for tuber- culosis eradication and sold with 60 day guarantee. one man from Michigan’s best herds. Individually fully equal to their Send for catalog and come. CHAS. A. DANIELS, Secy. OKEMOS, MICH. COMMITTEE Albert E. Jenkins, Breeders _ FIRST ANNUAL SALE § TUESDAY, JAN. 13 1920 Michigan Agricultural College NG, MICH. Butter 27.93 lbs. 25.85 lbs. 24.28 lbs. 18.94 lbs. Milk 586.1 lbs. 540.9 lbs. 497.9 lbs. 396.4 lbs. heavy service. All selected by Buy some of these profit Chas. A. Daniels. THE FAMOUS O. I. C. SWINE . small Herd Order now. own farm. CRANDELL’S PRIZE HOGS, We have the undefeated Herd of the World. \Vinning premier breeder and exhibitor at. every fair shown in 1919—1918-1917. {DCIUd‘ . _ . __ . the followino state fairs---Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, 'l‘enncssee,6klahoma,New York.Alabama,Tri_-state fair Mem his,and the Nation’- al O.I.C.twice. Stock of all ages for sale. Re istered. free in t e O.I.C.assoc1ation. ' We will ship any of ourstoc _ three days before you have to pay for it. You Wil be your own judge on your on a proval allow you-t9 keep Cass City, Mich. . *takeé our July . of either- Sex. ‘ , ~ $20 each for September Pigs. _ $50 each for March and April _ ' ‘ Bears and Gilts. 7 Reg. and shipped C. O. _’ inspection. ,. - : Eager Bros., Howell, Mich". The beat. be im' ' ' Ir. Boar Buy-r. ., .0.... 3.2,,“ 1'3 W333 utility and Erica considered. iaat Michi$1u Form. All on. lred by .Panania. Special, loch g Orion Specialty. and thePrinc-i 019th. 8.01.362?" guaranteed. 0. F. Foster. In. Pavilion, 1113? Registered Duroc Board Wehn. 0 choice] is 1' ring he ,oi Oherryyctil. No. 1113473. iisJaormh’hiMhfi‘wtg Burner 1). subject to . head our herd. Our mime“ are within every farmer. reach. The J ennings Bailey, Mich., B.F.D.N o.l Duroc Jerseys i’“.:f§.f§.."%“ iii“... a fourths, 3 fifths at leading Michigan fairs includin Setatgcll'airs. Webhavgieome .scholcg [soars r3333: f0 8 rv reasona 9 cos. ome re cows a ton. RUSH 31103.. oanoon FARM. Romeo. Mich.- Two good yearling boars that Duroc Jerseys are good enough to head the beat. herdl in Michigan. also spring boar- lor e enough for service. Bired bl; the Grand and Junior 811mm boars. . J. DRODT. R. 1. Monroe. Mich DUROC JERSEYS 0, Km the . E. D. HEYDENBERK. lfayland, Mich. t ' . f l b] Duroc Boars. Efezsg‘iff’mifliié’efi? ’ BOARDMAN FARM , ‘Jackson, Mich. arms, Bears sired by a 3011' Col For salezspring and fall pigs of both hex. ~ 00., Mich. Okemoa. Ingham uroc bred cows and gilte sired b Orion Uherr I King Ool.2nd., bred to All 00]. (Ban inozn a First class lot, reasonable. W.0. Taylor, M an, Mich. Duroc Jerseys CHAS. EBAY, Raise Chester Whites- Like This the original big produced- , , I HAVE started thousands of breeders on the road to success. I can help you. 1 want to lace one 110ng In, great. herd in every community where t. ' rountod b flue lino curly developcra~reody for a month- oil Write for my plan— ' More Money from on.‘ . o. I. mum, 3,15 9, 10. Portland. W ' ' f ll (3 Chester Whites, 33.3% .333? it billing: won highest. honors against. strung competition. F. W. ALEXALDER, Vassar, Mich. 0.1. C. andChester White Swine Strictly Big Type with ualitv. Spring pigs of March and April far-row. A c oice lot. of bears. Will only ’ spare a few more its at present. Will ship 0. 0. D.~~ and rebord them rec. Newman's‘fitock Farm, Marlette, Mich. R. No. l. to 40 lbs. Pigs. 35 Pain and trio, no ll ship 00 I. C' skin from matured stock. Iwi to you on approvalc. O. D. . each. Beg. HARLEY L. FRY, Scott. Ohio 9 I will shi O. O. D.. pa the res. 0' I». C 8° and record free, of obs yeeveox at sold in Oct. and Nov. F. 0. Burgess, R. 3, asonrifich. boar- all sold. Have an extra O-I'ogi'i i‘aiiai‘iflnii 'lt df ii ski g o 0 up nggi a, on a i t Good stock, registered free}; ingile west (ff light. “65 0 TO B. SCHULZE, Nashville, Mich; 9 Am oii’erin afow Se t. be i 0' 1' C 8 combine Gigs and qua‘i g“ rp noun. 0. J. THOMPSON, Rockford, Mich. I. C.'s. One June boar and fall i not hi 0. Also Bhorthorn hull calf 7 mos, old). I{Barrack :egi‘: ister in buyer’s name. in every way, write me. J. CARL JEWETT, O. I. C. .BOARS FOR SALE One of the Best Horde in Michigan Bic type, growthy boars of all ages. I ship C. O_. D., pay express and reg- ” ‘ If you want a real ch01ce boar, guaranteed right R. 5, Mason, Michigan. breeders of American Polled Branch “Hill! Firm Shorthorns. Herd headed by Grand Champion bull, Sultan‘s 8tandard,son of Sul- tan Creed. Forsalc choice young bullefi heifers priced to cell. Address Gil. iiiirdick, high. Loldwater. Mich. DO‘V H'lls Shorthams.‘ Herd headed by Si] Big}; King, f‘ull brother of Lavender Sultan Pur- due University’s great. sire. For sale females of all oxen. axawzyoung bulls.“ Geo. D. Doster, Dos-tor, Mich. ' V 1 choice young Shorthorn 0an and For '.I. Egifogfs Airdrie Duchess and Rose of Sharon E. S. Batcheler, R. 6, Howell. Mich. families. Food Scitch bred bulls, cows and Shorthorns hfcifora {priced rig t, . \V. B. McQUILLAN, ll. 7. Howell, Mich. ‘h tho is for sale. Special—ii roan l7 SCOTCH gifroldfhull suitable for herd header. Lawrence P. Otto, Charlotte, Mich. Milking i (”‘06 yr. cow due in Jan. 8300: 2 - 2 yr. old 313313;...“ 250.00 each. Central Michigan 'Shon. horn Aeso., Oscar Skinner, See. (rowan, Mich. Sho horns of best Bates breedin one bull 0 mo. old for sale. Price $1130. .4. .KI‘R Z, Mason, Mich. of Registered Shorthorns for ea c. SHEAR BROB.. * R. 5. Flint. Mich. One car load registered FOR SALE Shorthorn Cattle. . n. w. HUBBARD a sou, Ovid. Mich, HOGS'. . ,~ stored Berkshirelloau: no? for service: A a... d " ‘ (9’ van Junctamw. Also figfi “6313'“316 from )lhxlptfl an»; n' . , a b i ‘fi » no]! “at *1 Registered Berkshire boarumiie yearli ng.two spring to be O.K. boars priced reasonable and iruarant B. B. REAVEY. Akron, Niece . llumc Opportunity What would the. earning capacity of a'Brook. water Boar be in your herd? A midwest breeder states that the Brookwater ' boar he used added from 875 to 8100 to every gilt bred'to him. It. payed this man to use one of our boars it will Day YOU- 1. ' We have several that we are ofiering at pricelwhich 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 individualit and breeding. Money invested in a. good her 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. , . Ann Arbor, Mich. BROOKWATER FARM HERBERT w. neuronfi owner. manor: 1! ENDERsoN. Manager. DUROC JERSEYS ,. CAREY U. EDMUNDS, Hastings, Mich. . nukoc BOARS Fair nnfirs. h .. fiNfignn St. Johns, men? fidfioereoding. .,Aliareéirod bust.“ . .B ’ istered free. JOHN 0. VVILK, Alma, Mich.- ! Big type serviceable boa sum 6 f -' Mil. L ed boars Gilts. lon boiled, elixir: :35, open or bred. G. P. ANDRE S. Dansvillo, Mich. ’ Have some choice rin bo ‘ 0° '0 C. 8 gilts; also this yeiir'gpfallggaa‘." and WEBBER 3308,, R. 2, Phone 408. Royal , Mich. 2 Service hours. fall i i 0- 1- C ’3 Bug 1:. ckls. at. 313.003.5911?“ n '1" OLQVIR LEAF STOCK FARM, Monroe. Mich, 1 spring boar, (by Lon Jones in L0 T0 1" C. best. pig you ever saw; grieon i009, rend check with first. letter or the other follow will beat you if you don’t like description will return check. A ew good spring boars left at farmer's prices. Gilts will be bred to a grandson of- Giant Buster ma 3 Grand not Dishers Giant, no better p ir of young boars in the state, and Wiley's King hob, H. O. Schoolonft, Mich. SWARTZ, oars also cows and pi 8. Real 81’ P0] ' B Ohinns. Bred big for , years. Siregb . iqh. “1" tex- by Giant. Buster. litter .14 out'of'lllouvya Ml; Queen 2nd. some breeding also b 1 Jo. leg Bust's Big Joe, out olfa Won er Queen, nufsaid. rite us your wants. we Will treat. you ri ht, our riot es are low. 4 J. O. BUTLER. . Port and.‘ ich. ARGE Type P. C. chelargestin Mich. S rip "n L now ready to ship. Bears for the brgcdogabg‘nd boarsfor the farm ere. Come and see the real luri- t pa with quality. Freellivery from Par-ma furnished sitors. Look up my exhibit at. the Great. Jackson (Jo. Fair. Sect. 8th. to 12th. offenses aid if not an advert tized. W. E. Livingston, anna, finch. . Big Bob Mastodon Sire is Caldwell Bi lob Champion. of the world,his dainia. shown the ran Ghmpion at. Iowa State Fair. Bonrs' ready toShip. (1E. Gar-nun ~ Eaton Rapids. Mich. . ‘ .v B T P c‘ spring Boar: allaold. One 00:. 2b. , .f‘ is as. any ".fliiliglsi‘ighingit. P 00 3?, u all: A' L I, .o , , _ , . . , . gully Jon. 1. Brgxto agood con 01‘ 3113.11!) orriacnfr' Biz Rob. Eve in riled free, . t, . ._ JOE . ~ ' .. ’ . ‘ Ton husk a ri m; “ Well In S.. R C~ ' bred gm 5e1ite?mb»*mn o / ’ . . c oolcrafl I! h. minim. St.._Louis, Mi . gnaw; 3m. angel” w “0...... '1 «. . Wrnr' ~ “J {THE HOG Tenor-z. .dH— comma to an accounts, there}. ' are plenty of hugs in farm'mg din-11' are inost owners are making“, 1111311, 11111111311111! in quality before marketing; 211111011in comparatively few stockmen are making their swine heavy, hogs weighing up to 300 pounds being few. The greater part of the offerings reach- ing the Chicago market have been fat- tene‘d on the new corn crop, and many droves averaging from 180 to 200 pounds are showing ‘up daily. Enough heavy hogs are offered to meet the de- mand, hoWever, and the highest prices are paid for the lighter weights, with the bulk of‘the hog sales within a range of forty. cents, and light and heavy butchers selling very close to- gether. Fluctuations in prices are fre- quent and wide, sharp advances being followed by as severe declines, with provisions following hogs in their ups and downs. The domestic consumption of fresh and cured hog products con- tinues very large, despite the high pric- es asked, for prises are still far above normal, notwithstanding the large re- ductions from the figures quoted a year ago. Within a short time pork for January delivery has sold about $13 a barrel lower than a year ago, with similarly large reductions in prices for lard and short ribs. The export trade in provisions has fallen off materially of late, because of the great fall in foreign exchange, rendering many for- eigners unable to make the large pur- chases so much needed. Stocks of pro- visions are ample, stocks in Chicago warehouses being larger' than a year ago of hog meats, while much smaller of lard. Pigs are selling at a large dis- count from the prices paid for hogs, and no large numbers are marketed, most own'ers preferring to mature them« A year ago hogs were selling at $16.50@17.80 and two years ago at $16.15@17.~35, prices Which make pres- ent prices appear low; but three years. ago sales were made at $8.50@10, while four years ago sales were at $5.75@7. KEEP THE TURKEYS AWAY FROM BU‘CKWHEAT. In your issue of November 15, under the head of “Some Turkey Troubles,” 'A. M. B., of Emmet county, asks what to do for his turkeys. Wheat he Will have no more trouble. We have had them showing the same- ; symptoms after eating buckwheat or: ; running in a buckwheat field—H. W. BELGIAN HORSES IN MICHIGAN. " (Continued from page 807). is doing its share in this regard is shown by its preparations to ship a carload of its choiceststock to Bel- gium as soon as overseas transporta- tion can be arranged. Great value of Belgians to the Farmer. One of the most profitable assets that the farmer can have on his farm today is a Belgian draft mare that will raise him a colt every year. It costs‘b no more to feed them than ordinary stock, and they do more work and pro- duce a colt each year that is worth al- most as much as the dam. In a few years he has his farm stocked with- high-c‘lass horses that cost h-im noth- ing and are making him a profit every, Year. At the big Saginaw county farm they Work the mares in foal and after the colts are Weaned,‘ and when work is pressing with the colts at their side. The Belgians are willing and readyn . Workers, alWays peaceable and highlyi intelii'gent, and real pleasure is deriv- M in Working them. And there is also (at-hear: satisfaction in raising high- " W ($668k, which is always a source. By the descrip- .2 tion he gives of their actions I think; they have been eating buckwheat, and .. if he Will keep them out of the buck-w Take Bigger Milk Checks to the Bank That is just what Larro means to you—more milk from your cows and bigger milk checks to take to your bank. For seven years Larro has been sold on a guarantee which says you absolutely must get more m1lk or your money back To the man who is not yeta aLarro milk flobvu a long period, but the user the above guarantee 15 an absolute carbohydrates are there too, and the promise of better results from his cows other necessary clements~—all the in- ——to the veteran Larro user it is double grcdicnts scientifically mixed by auto- assurance that Larro today is the same matic machinery with just one purpose as it was .in the beginning—that its in view, to produce milk-pail results— quality W1ll never be changed. at the same time maintaining the h Y C health of the cow. WMizIk 0;,itheigfge Buy Larro from Your Dealer . _ Remember that no matter how much You get more null: w1th Larro because milk your cows are producing on their it isn't a one-sided ration, but a nu- prcscnt ration Larro' 111 guaranteed to tritious, balanced food. make them produce more. If your local The protein is there—an just the pro- dcnler does not have Larro in stock portiouoomain'tainthehighcst possible write us for complete information. DEALERS: Write for Sale; Plan The Lorrowe Milling Company,504 LITYOWQ Bldg., Detroit. U. S.-A BU FFALI CORN Niel"? VIM-“(11 Swim-131px. Hoes sire and mammoth oows' swim 1:111:11 «mum 1'1. 909 laid (f. 5.4,,mjp; {near/1911;. {gr-maulgu can: Who is: your dealer? Big Type Poland Chm .‘3‘32.t“3‘.‘12’3.“1>'1:; dhoicelfiglkng boars from Iovm' 3 great_ at antagtiixfidg‘ggfiegfiwsll and 2m“ SHEEP. burrs-.5 1) GLUTEN, ITPAYSTOBUYMEBREDMEP ’16 HER (-1: - ' new . 0F PARSONS "Thou“ .. was ONL ‘ HICH Pitt; 141.611.1112“ m: “1 lillJELl-1E_V"r~’r¥-.D ‘. mfim’: l ' m W111. fore] .. 030 111111 :1 ".11 .. ‘ ‘ . ' ‘ V. ‘ ‘ ricre‘liat. gzfi 11'. a 3.911 Sheep; Wm"; ‘ PARSONS, Grand Ledge. Michigan R ‘luildx.1g,D 1‘. iii. KIDS of Mich. You are the future farmers of the state 1 am one of the best sheep breeders in the state Lets get together that you may start your own flock of registered Shropshires now. A lot of kids 1 have already done so, but. I Want more. I will buy , war ram lambs and cooperate with you in everyw as“ ”We motor my proposition and rioes. KOPII. -K0 FA MB, laMiddleville. Mich. Big osgyfin big boned fol owe. E. thew-on. Burr Oak. Mich: TWO HERD BOARS lller Monday's. L.T None bet. ter in miles west of Marshall S. L. Wing, Prop. Box , Goldwater. Mich. .511” shires 50 good ones includ _WI1‘lttum 'Far111,,,g§0 11.110.11.19... .111 m lambs None better to start a new flock or imp the old one. 10 imported, one and two year old rams. THE WHITTUM FARM, Eaton Rapids, Mich. TP.‘9. Reall‘todhlp hn‘mune. lo rile or come andsoe lyde Weaver Oeres'co. ‘Mlch P. O. .Springigoars (or sale The best I everdbred lbs and up Inspection invite @- LChamberlaln. Marcellus, Mich. folr “18‘ AIAg‘fi’édegegv‘fifin “of? a real boar. 3:681: Weighing W res. S 3 9 a 8. pair not a in .C- A; «B ONE B; d Mich corded free Out’of sows by Grand MasteEi-S and Hill- crest Wonder. Also Fall Pig HI LLOREST FARM. rge Type Poland Kalamazoo. Mich. LA inns for sale: something 1.30er in spring boars; Wi- te eor se'e thein:f r'ee livery Manchester A. A. Eeldknmp, R. 2 Manchester,Mich. 1G 9 Poland 1 Sire ‘b Smodth Masto [1:81; 101%?” more 111%.;i‘i1. ed‘GkPi-grfisi‘a 63111111111011. The nod. 119611.11) rmer 8 prices. Hh-be- - 6 arms? Whale akin Mic mu gilts. blood line's. , Wait a minute buy Hampshires. The American Ham 1&- srehi Sheep Association w 3001-303ng 8you a dandy“ tle flb00061“F0 with list of nag-“"99 Some near you. er Wood- Steub‘en’s Hampshire Farm spring (lilts and boars. Weanling boar pigs priced to sell. of the large and winning type carry the richest Address your wants to STE'UBEN’S HAMPSHIRE FARM ANGOLA, BUY A SHEEP Secretary, 22 land Ave , Detroit, Mich. 1111. Wild Stock Farms am... 1.6111112131- 551th youhx;l mileage; early. 011111111m11§z119131§n313$1§1913a 11y on. 1c Orders taken for bred Hogs IND. ' Shropshire bred ewes. l 1.03 years old. Registered Large 11.1.1111 . well fleeced representa- one“ Granyd 1‘: P 0 boars and lts now read to 1,111,211 is” 1.131.112?” is PM. (grove Ham ashlres. tives f this flock gave satwfaction In 153mm. last m" d. o. "Q“nhty Fh‘fit" Michigan rams all sol Lemon. Dexter, Mich aham ion boar of ‘ ichigan. Bred . any other rize winner at bélkfivflln later 1.1% «51113 $13,051:, 12311.1th 1.11.1.1... a 3‘8”” warming to to W lm t k 11er m’iohi Statey Fan-1919 Hog' s for so. call ages, both Registered ram lambs sired 11 “g {Illa rd“. - upeftE-dhteoi negro rhinos, - £53m boar heads ourhe ShrOPShireSIm Butter Also choi aim Efi’fged (2,1181%; Wehave sowsslred by BrigKBiobV GEO. COUPAR & Q08 8.1, Mariette, Mich ewes W. B. McQUI LAN, R '1, Howell b3.“ get hJornes and Ger-straits t ngd . .1 (To. 016.1% °“° i.‘1:.f*°°...121. “stat: .1“ 13.1 mod mam... awn ng ”G05," 51111111110111 For Salon 1.. 1.1.1.... srnorsmal m” and “mm” 1“,: “13°“ °l bong M ii; 11 meningeal! d lid 0111311111011 Pnced tosell. Riidifi wingisle‘i'algkmigbgca Mich. ’ rs. e2° uy ayan go a 300 one. . "01 10 ‘3le mike ‘ either forgfiampshh re breeding or foraoross on your other com. Depew Head, Edgewood Farm Marion. 0 ; Himabomglort ”23:11:? ‘ Shropshire En“ ”193.12.“: ems 111.11. Evan.- mm: DAN BOOHER, R. 4. Rome for sale. Good‘hom‘ J Polle‘d Delaine 1.1.1.1. now ready to. 5111', a few lee from nowb ood-llwnes . Rd, St Johns, Mich. $159". ‘1‘ rim“ We? 11131.1 a OKAW Eagle. 3631. , g. In..." Please Mention The Michigan Mir '.. ’ When Writing to [Adverfim‘ HORSE-S FIRST EDITION. . The markets in this edition were re- vised and corrected on Tuesday after- .noon, December 23. WHEAT. Receipts of wheat are heavy, which 1'13 the result of sales by the govern~ ment to the mills. The wheat is com- ing from the southwest. The wheat, market here is holding its fi1mness, but millers report bux ers pretty well filled up with 60111. Detroit quota- tions are as follows No. 1 red ............... $2.48 No. 1 mixed ............ 2.46 No. 1 white ............. 2.46 No. 2 red ‘ 2.45 No. 3 red 2.42 CORN. The corn market is decidedly dull. There is little buying and every indi- cation of an increase in supplies. The decreased receipts at Chicago have proved a disappointment and the mar- ket is showing some signs of strength, although reports of corn on track have had a tendency to keep prices down. ' The market at Chicago for future corn held pretty well, but cash deals were reported easy. The local corn market lost one and two cents and the tone is easy. The Detroit prices are as fol- lows: . Cash No. 3 ............. $1.50 No. 3 yellow ............ 1.52 No. 4 yellow 1.48 No 5 yellow ............ 1.44 No. 6 yellow ............ 1.4-0 In Chicago No. 3 mixed corn is quot- ed at $1.44; No. 2 yellow, old $1.53; January 31.37%; May $134112. OATS. Oats are firm and in light supply. The market has been strengthened by reports of heavy shipments for export. Present quotations in Detioit are Cash No.8 No.4 white RYE. A good cash demand and the activ- ity of buyers is causing dealers to look forward to a large export business. A feature of the rye trade is the selling in Chicago of May rye around $1.78 Local prices for cash No. 2 are $1.76. BEANS. The bean market is slightly improv- ed with the demand well sustained. At Detroit beans for prompt shipment are quoted at $7.25 per cwt for hand-pick- ed pea beans. At Chicago a moderate demand exists with prices more firmly held. Hand-picked, choice to fancy pea beans being quoted at 87.50738 per cwt, with red kidneys at $13.50@13.75 per cwt. There is a general feeling that prices will be maintained for the next few weeks HAY. The hay market is firm and demand is well sustained. Present values are as follows: No. 1 timothy $29.50@30; standard and light mixed $28.50@29; No. 2 timothy $27.50m728; No. 1 mixed $27.50@28; No. 1 clover 27.50@28; rye straw $12.50@13; wheat and oat straw $13.50@15 per ton in carlots. FEEDS. Quotations Show slight changes. The market is somewhat lower than it was two weeks ago. Present values are as follows: Bran $48@49; standard mid- dlings $50@51; fine middlings $6100 63; coarse com meal $60®63;01acked corn $65; chop $537056 per ton in 100- pound sacks. SEEDS The seed market remains active and firm with prices showing slight chang- es. Present quotations are as follows: Prime red clover, cash and March’ at $30.50; alsike $30. 50; timothy $5.60. POTATOES. The supplies are rather light. De- mood and movement slow, market is ' _' With slight changes in prices. fl . market, sales to 1jobbers, of Grade No. in 150-lb. sacks reported at $4 3306251 for round whit ‘ 'The bulk of the sales were at figure. The Chicago market Mth pr! cc higher. connects-n. . St ock bulls sales mostly $3.25@3.35 cwt for round whites in cal-lot lots. In Cleveland the supplies are moderate and a few early sales aie reported with no change in prices from last week. Sales to job- bers of round whites in 150-lb. sacks are being made at $5.25@5.50 per sack. EGGS. The irregular quality wide range in prices. are in a class by themselves; the so- called fresh eggs are failing to give satisfaction. and buyers are in many cases tu1ning to the cold stmage eggs in prefeienCe to the unceltain qualities of the other so1ts. Buye1s am also buying small quantities at piesent. At Detroit fiesh eggs are quoted at 730 per dozen; storage eggs, according to quality, at 46((fl5lc per dozen. ER. There is a steadier feeling in the is causing a. butter market, but the conditions. have changed but little since last week. The late decline in prices has resulted in slightly greater demand, but not suffi- cient to take the slack out of the mar- New laid eggs. ket. Consumption is. lacking and deal- ers are not buying in large supplies. Extras in fresh creameries are meet- ing with a little more inquiry and are easier to move promptly at present quotations which are as follows: Fresh creamery 63c; fresh creamery one one- pound bricks 64@650; staiage bricks at 63c. WOOL The wool trade has experienced a: quiet week since the auction. sale of government holdings." The Speculative movement in scoured and pulled sorts has subsided. Activity in the medium sorts continues to be post.,poned while the scarcity of fine wool continues to be more pronounced. The strength of the market is being maintained and higher prices are predicted in the near future. Some sales of three -eighths blood combing have been reported at 68 and 69 cents for Michigan and New York fleeces, one-half blood at 80 and 82 cents and fine delaine at 87 to 90 cents per pound. A few buyers secur- ed some substantial lots of Cape wool to advantage. Eive Stock Market Service Reports for Tuesday, December 23rd ' BUFFALO. Hogs were off here today from 25@ 350, and lambs from 50@75c. The cat- tle market ruled dull while the trading in calves continued steady. DETROIT Cattle. Market strong. Best heavy steers ..... . Best handy wt bu steers. . Mixed steers and heifers Handy light butchers. . . . Light butchers Best cows . Butcher cows . . . . . . . . . . . Cutters Canners Best heavy bulls ..... Bologna bulls 612006171250 9.00@10.00 8.50717 9.00 7.50@ 8.00 6.00@ 7.50 8.00 6.00@ 7.00 5.00617 5.50 5.0071) 5.25 8.00@ 8.50 600717 7.00 6.0071) 6.50 800@ 9.00 00@ 8.00 @ 150 cocoooloolo ccccccccc conic-v Feeders Stockers . . 6. \iilkei s and springels. . .. .865 Veal Calves. Maiket steady. Best ........... .$1800@19.00 Others ........ .. ..... 10. 00@15. 00 Sheep and Lambs. Market steady. Best lambs ............ “$17 50@18. 00 Fair lambs ............... 16. 50@17. 00 Light to common ..... . . . 12.00@14.50 Fair to good sheep . . . . . . 8.00(c’1310.00 Culls .. . . ............. . . . 4.00@ 6.00 Hogs. Market 25@35c lower. Allgiades . ........ ............$13.60 CHICAGO. H098. Estimated receipts today are 81,000; holdover 8,915. Market 40@500 lower. Bulk of sales $13. 25@13. 50; tops at $13. 65; heavy 250 lbs up, medium, good and choice $13. 25@13. 50; medium 200 to 250 lbs, medium, good and choice at $13. 306313 50; light 150 to 200 lbs, com- mon, medium, good and choice $13@ 13. 45; light lights 130 to 150 lbs, com- mod, medium, good and choice $12.85 (11713. 25; heavy packing sows 2 0 lbs up, smooth at $12. 75@13.15; packing sows 200 lbs up, rough at $12@12. 75: pigs 130 lbs down, medium, good and choice $12.25@13.25. Cattle. Estimated 1eceipts today are 12,000. Steers 25@50c higher; butcher stock 15@25c highe1; calves steady; feeders. strong. Beef steers, medium and heavy weight 1100 lbs up, choice and prime $18. 75@20; do medium and good $17. 25 @18. 75; do common $8. 75@11. 25, light weight 1100 lbs down, good and choice $14@19. 25; do common and medium at $7 75@14; butcher cattle, heifers com-. mon, medium, good and choice at $6 50 @14. 50; coWs, common, medium, good and choice $6. 25@13. 50; bulls, bolOgna and beef $7. 40@11. 50, c and one. Track, 316.25% tor-ta. cows and heats 'ggv', highe‘ ri th 12 > c' or see 11g an entree 73. @ coeds §fi©600 ‘ canner steers at $6@7.50; veal calves light and handyweight, medium, good and choice $15.5001116; feeder steers, common, medium, good and choice at $6.75@12.25; stocker steers, common,- medium, good and choice $6@10.25; stocker cows and heifers. common, me- dium, good and choice $6797.50; stock- er calves, common, medium, good and choice $7.25@10.50. ~ Sheep and Lambs. Estimated receipts today are $17,000. Market 250 higher. Lambs 84 lbs down, medium, good, choice and piime $15. 50@17. 75, do culls and commOn at $7. 50@15. 25' spring lambs, medium, good, choice and prime $11.75@15; ewes, medium, good and choice at $8@ 10.25; ewes, cull and common $4.50@ 7.75; yearlings wethers, medium, good, choice $13@15. BUFFALO. December 22, 1919. Cattle. Receipts 140 cars; market a shade lower; prime heavy steers $166217; best shipping steers $13.50@1{i.50; me dium shipping steers $11.50@12.50; best native yearlings 950 to 1000 lbs $15@16; light native yearlings, good quality $12@13; best heavy steers $11 @11. 50; fair to good kind $10@11; handy steers and heifers mixed $9.50 @1050; western heifers $10.50@11.50; state heifers $8@9; best fat cows $10 @11; butchering cows $6.50@7.50; cut-’ ters $6@6. 50; canners $4@5; fancy bulls $9@10; butchering bulls $7638; common bulls $6@7; best feeders 900 to 1000 lbs $10@11; medium feeders $8@9; stockers $6.50@7.50; light com- mon $5@6; best milkers and springers $100@150; mediufiins $75@90 one. Receipts 120 cars; market 750 low- er; all grades $14 Sheep an?!5 Lambs. Receipts 40 cars; steady; top lambs $19@19. 25; yearlings $13@15; wethers $2512. .;50 ewes 10@10. 50. Calves at New YORK PRODUCE MARKET. Button—The .butter market, aside from slight changes in tone, has chang- ed but little from last week. The quo- tations remain exactly as they were one week ago. There continues to be a shortageof fancy butter while there is more than an abundance of medium to low quality butter. [There seems to be no export demand, although there is a rumor going the rounds that one large firmof receivers had received an order for onemillion pounds of firsts to be delivered immediately. Receipts were low during the week. .Storage stocks-are cleaning up well. Central- lined butter is selling at a. marked dis- Quotations are: 7411' firsts 61355) 721:; ca. Extras - ' Cheese—Trading in cheese has been » very limited during the past 117691;»! There has been very little export trad- ing during the week. Quotations am: Current make, common to good 29 300;ave1age run 31@311,2c; spec! 32@321/2c. Held cheese, under 26@301,2c; specials 321/2@33c. Eggs. ——The decline in pricestvhich- took place at the close of last week was halted on Monday and there was a slight recovery. week included some Australian eggs of fair quality and one car of very poor eggs from China. follows: Firsts 80@8]c; 82@83c; extras 84@85c. - Poultry. —'Phere has been but little change in the poultl 3' market since last week. Receipts have been moderate and demand has been fair. The quota- tions have changed very little. Estab- lished quotations are: Spring chick- ens 25@280; heavy fowls 33@35c; dium to light fowls 25517300; old roost- ers 200; turkexs 451111500; ducks 36o; geese 28@35c. extra. firsts MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE. (Continued from page 805). food distribution. The opponents as a. last ditch frightened enough votes to defeat the bill. “A proposal to amend the state con- stitution to permit the classification of property for the purpose of taxation was earnestly opposed. Heeding the admonition of leading tax authorities ‘ concerning the narrowing base of taxa— . tion ,the rapidly increasing tax budg- ets and the, necessity of discovering new fields of taxation, the federated committee supported the proposal to amend the state constitution so that a state income tax similar to federal in- come tax might be levied in Michigan. -I t did not pass and probably will not" until the heavy buidens of war are somewhat lightened. “The Giange thiough the federated» committee secui ed the passage of the counter-proposal of J. W. Hutchins providing that in fifty-fifty counties in each one hundred dollars spent on trunk line roads the federal appropria- tion should be fifty dollars, the state twenty-five and the county twenty-five. What this means in 'a specific case is shown by Washtenaw this year. Six hundred thousand dollars is going spent on a trunk line road. Under the law which we opposed the federal gov- ernment and Wasthenaw county would each have paid $300,000. Under the law which we did favor, and which passed, the federal government put in' $300,000 and the state and county each $150,000, a saving to Washtenaw of $150,000. “It is enough to say that public opin- ion supported the Grange contention last spring, both in convention and at the polls, to place our worthy state lec- turer on the state board of agriculture‘ January 1, and will bring to that im- ’ portant body not only the viewpoint of the farm women but also some voting strength representative of the thought of the actual farmers of the state con- cerning the policies and program» of the Michigan Agricultural College. We . believe a. continuation of this program should be followed until the control of ; this great ineltitution passes completely . into the hands of those who see’thq'j needs of the farmers first, last and all the time. As a matter of history it“ may be well to recmd here that first nominating speech made in igan political convention in behal woman was made by our worth lain, Sister Olivia J. C: W made in support of our or, Sister Dora. ”ST 5 km aveiage lun 31%@32%c, Receipts during the ., Q, Quotations are as 3"“- 1 .i. "that of last year, and rye, which nearly _ the value of farm products. southern: 'd‘isfi'i‘cts seeding cons [ions f “needn‘t. _. -11 reporti'ssued by Coleman C. Vaughan, Secretary. of State, and Verne H.» Church, Field Agent, United __.States Bureau of Crop Estimates.” However, the area devoted' to Winter wheat is estimated“ to be four per cent less than ‘equaled winter wheat «inn-res. last year, . has lost ten per cent. 4.9, resuitsf eb« 'itained from the annual i‘nu‘u‘iry relative to the wages of male farm iahor show, the remarkable adva‘n’ce that has taken {place in recent years,yand that the cost hi thin”s reheat ah farm operations has. fatty rent sane With fun-g. entrance in The acreage of win‘t‘e‘r wheat sewfi‘ fthi-s fall is estimated at 922,000, or- ?38,’0‘0‘0 less than sow/rat one Y?*§'.-?3§lgf Notwithstanding this ,e'cxeaseu hie ,. ing, ‘the acreage is considerably above hernial. In some of the northern and 'eastern sections of the state mor- »~ grou’hd was sown last year, but i the were less ffaVora'bie. The grouhdf we. generality {nay anti Hard and much MOW. ,f ‘ing was desired until- after the £933. rains came, later was scarce, and the for wheat was not sow-n. lgThe croc f Went into the winter in generauy go a" condition. A normal top growth was. made except in a few. southeastern] g ‘coun't'ie _ Where much se‘ed‘ihg was done;- ’l’a’te. Ne Hessian fly is prevalent in .; the south ' estern- 'ahd southern dis-z tricts in early-sown fields, being re- : iporféd from twenty counties and Shrubs . i i restart was that some acreage. intended; ably exrst-ing at points in a few other% i. The amwnt of resulting damage wi , depend upon the weather conditions in ’ the spring and the virility 'of the spring. ’brood. 1: The amount of wheat marketed dur-_ ing Noye’mher at mills and elevators- in the state is eStimated at 889,000] “bushels; the total from August I to'; November 30, 6,820,000 bushels; twen-_ ‘ty-six mills and elevators report. no -wheat purchased during November. f The acreage of rye has increased rapidly in recent years; 910,000 acres was the amount grown last year, which nearly equalled the wheat acreage. andé is the largest on record fer the state.‘ The popularity of the cron has been dueto the high-yielding qualities of the Bosch variety, the relatively high price, of rye during the war, and its naturali resistance to insect. pests and wint‘er-_ killing. ’With the decline in price and the excellent wheat yield as compared with that of rye this year. it has lost some ’of its popularity and a decrease of ten per cent in the acreage planted this fall is the result. The conditihn is good, nea'rly- all sections repertingfa. good stand, geod color, and a normal tor) growth except on late-sown fields. The wages of male fax-m labor are found to have increased from twenty to twentyafive per cent during the last' year, and from seventy-eight to 108 per cent, according to the kind of labor, . since 1915. The average price paid to, men in 1919 hired by the year is $44.75, per month with board, and $62.25 With- out board; for harvest labor $3.55 per day with board, and $4.50 iWithout board, for other 'than harvest work, $2.00 per day with board, and $3.70 without board. The average amount of wood con- sumed on the farms of Michigan duri mg the past year is found to have been fifteen cubic cords per farm, the value of which was $7.00 per cord, an in- crease in the past two years of about hllrahd‘horsecan be Worked. Pleasantt’o use. fifteen per cent in consumption and _ , an N hasiafigain grew; l$huntli * ‘ ‘ ,‘ 'e_’,_'crea?se , ,9 ea . 'a‘il'd' WE" shaggy to the W creel in They All Say So “Where you ge‘ftintg all themi‘lk these know that makes 'em give more milk." day's, Walt? Well be having to PM "lt must be great stuff, Walt. l notice wake? C3? 0“ pretty SOOfi to make that we’re carrying more every day room for the SWH- along the line. Dairymen in these “Wh‘ .’ y 0“ ought to know. Since I've parts know a good thing when they {been feeding this Stevens “44,” I've see it" been getting a pile of milk. My Feed Stevens “44" to your cows and . .4 We are healthy and contented—you get results. .. ‘ wark @Pollard C6 OF ILLINOIS Webster Building, Chicago ‘4. ‘.l(“‘0i’jB*I ‘. HA v io B d 1 h * , . {a} ....‘ :1 -, N l ‘ Y. V g rous arre P yinout Rock Cockerels. Try - , ixe , or straight Timothy. (Jo-operate . . l '. .' Reduces . Strain " 'd. Puffy Anklet. with your neighbor and buy in car lots. White Pek‘n DUCkS :Eélgg‘.“ Ohm‘ glyphgfigillo' Peg Evil, Fistula. _ “$th or wiredus for prices. Market is 341:8. CLAUDIA BETTS, Hillsdale, Mich. ' ‘ a. we ings; tops Lumen“; f a_vancing an dealers all predict much WHiTAK-ER’ . BOTiI COMES. and'anays pain. Heals Sofes'Cuts. I higher prices as the season advances. and eggs. 0h0ic§, 5.4.1-531'231‘6'1333 :grrmggégr .... . . . able Flees. Day Old 'h' k . ()‘d ' L o BOO! chides It In 3 n Michlgan Potato Growers Exchange, springdel' an. WriteC-folgpiicesl er “0“ for early SHE “1"“ch “m BERMIUIDE Cadillac, Michigan NTERIJAKES FARM, Box 39. Lawrence Mich. Does not ‘b istcr or remove the ' ' ' " ‘ “ White Pl ' ' Bto'k c ale 1, ' a f f f ylnouth Rocks _° 0”, '1'“- Mr‘ POULTRY FARMER: best. write wants. Richard M?3€e&%%,fi:§ofig,gglls¥f $2.50abottlc delivered. 1 " ‘ ‘ -' We make aspecimyvf White’rl‘e‘nnery Ens Mid J ' . ) D¢ cribe Your “I. havecreabed a profitable market {or You]. .en-a "19 ‘Vhite Wyandotte; out of choice stock for sale; '1’ Rubi 54-32}. fitG.U.S.PAT. OFF. thirty-five per cent in value to a tail ' " ' . _ . , f mstrucnona‘hndBoO’k SRIree. ‘ - c ‘kw ‘ k (is 3 ’> 'h ' “ The amount of grain-and seed thresh- A SgfigiN‘E,1R",lilt'iieeut‘imime’iiz‘formhuna.n- {$133 Willeii‘iiSlfifihghfi'fii‘mi‘inigin’é‘ifi cimm" m 9 (O‘D‘wlmfié‘asif' ”figfigfiffifigf ed as reported by thregbemen up to M'fifflinmgilfiifl. ma; Sfiduenv‘fcful. 'Concen- arrive, Ship Chan—Ship b‘yEipre‘n ' Wh't Plymouth Rock cockerels chdce'birds 3'86 mohmg November 29’ 11919, is as Wily. W919” required aun’lfilladon. Price GEO R ELDRIDGE co 1 e Fishel‘Scrnin $3.00 to $5.00'each. . foilows: w’rl‘dufiggrllemfifi‘fifim’i‘a .. . . .- _ 4944.8th étreot Detroit Mich. MERLEH' GREEK 5811,1937. Mic!“ AV. 0 o- . fihSl..Sorlifulfold.li83. Remember! Wegunrlntee you anti-notion w’ith over-y‘aliipmeut. B ‘m 3 '0 Michigan's best Giant n20 CI‘OD. B‘thPlS‘ Yield ' " ' ‘ "‘ “ ‘ " -‘ l1, .. _ y w breeding stockyoung tomsgi" a. .. . t . , mp » , - . am . a... . . ..n . “Ln .. c , pullets 1:). Excellent color. Health and vigor-,fitgrl L Y0! m anteed. N. Eva-lyn Ramsdell. . Ionic.” i'ch Winter wheat .....17,111.~‘2‘66 20.30 Spring wheat . 856,868 Rye ...............11.2,54,1_47 Sgt...............28.136.%El25 .I......l....i 1; D‘ I Earle , . 313.235 Biro at 2597,97 Peas N............. 267,785 . Tmidthy seed . . . 2,846 2.53 vs a better =‘* Patti-n farming" - else. are area on Chicago and Weak? sCat-‘Clty of feed. Cl" " d........ . - 1' i I We. rm signs J.W.Keys Commission 00-, HAY s...“ mwmmm . ’4‘ '2‘ ' at“ its "a -‘ m» ‘Mlt‘glmnc Io! ~2mflslbnn;eo{f_"- ~ For Best. Net Results . . ,, , Ship to CULOTTA 8: JULL DetrbityMi‘ch. "Enough Said!" ._ 1, -. Hens. 11 lbs. $5.50: Toma, 9 lbs. .. . Ex plumage. Ralph Wise Nurseries,Box15, lainu‘elfi' ell? Salesman Wanted "‘c‘io ‘it‘iispeil. si.,'bmoit,1'v‘neh. 634525 'vtlifsififms’im We PW @3317 to gOGd Silli- I" M ! . g; _ I _ f _ 4...... 930%an getters, Who can “mean a smite-mi ‘ " . ,megasmetm entire film" “”0“” » fiiwtums m g 0;“; “Sims me ' work. The offer our selflie‘d . -. .... t... swim“ fien handle is espem 4. .4. fiflgfiyliav Antifttractive to farm ere. ‘ U’ifitfig‘” Effisi‘ififn‘fih‘m‘iéT-‘t‘a'j‘ The Michigan Farm”! noenowudmo raburz, lob. MAMMOTH Bronze Turkeys. Toms. 16 lbs.‘ : .U? . o isthmus gr. -4 A A ‘vca’var‘ *0- M‘s." g”: .n".“ 1‘10... has... 1 semen-harsh: am q "Best ofler‘y“ \ ' 5 [that are James ‘ nipped, the increasing cost and scarcity of labor is much as a problem; for James Equip- tnentmakes barn work easy‘. James Equipment not only cuts labor in two, but makes it possible , {for children to do work that with- hout ' James labor- saving devices ‘LLrVould require a man's strength; _ “there time becomes almost play _ time for boys who workin the barn. Cleaning The Barn The easy running James Carriers turn the disagreeable, dirty task of cleaning out the barn into a near- pleasure. They make a boy’s job of what used to be shirked by all— ‘and are an investment that pay profits of 25% or more a year in labor saved. James Scrapers make quick work of cleaning cement floors; the James Stanchions, with the James Align- ment Device, keep the stalls and cows clean, by aligning the cows at the. rear, so that manure falls in the gutter and not on the platform. Feeding The Cows The easy way of feeding the cows is the Jamesway—the James Feed Truck or Feed Carrier, and James Feed Mangers. Rolling eas- ily along the track or on the cement. .floor, the James Carrier or Truck make unnecessary the lifting of heavy baskets filled with feed. With their blg, roomy tubs they save much walking to and from the feed rooms, and in a short time pay for themselves in labor saved. Watering The Cows What a job this used to be in wmter time—keeping a fire going in the old time tank heater, or breaking the ice in the tank so that the cows could drink. And how they hated to drink— with the north wind howling, the snow or sleet driving, and the drinking water icy cold. " No wonder the milk yield dropped in winter time—for feed that should have gone to make the milk was used to warm the cow, and the water needed to make milk was never drunk. James Drinking Cups have changed ell that. A sanitary cup for each cow pro- vides fresh water day and night. It flows in automatically as fast as the cows drink. Water—the simplest means of increas- ing milk yields—is often disregarded by dairymen. Those who realize how greatly milk flow is increased by James Cups are reaping huge profits on their investment. sports based on milk records of 28 herdsl(739 cows) for instance, show an average increase per cow per day of 2.45 lbs. : This is 490 lbs. in 200 days, which at 83. 50 per cwt. totals $17.15; with a saving 0! $2. 50 per cow in labor and 55c in fuel. That’ s a profit~o£ 400” ,o the first year. Other reports and other investigations confirm these figures. Ask us for the proof. Then get James Cups busy right away making these big profits for YOU. “Airing” The Cows Pure air is just as necessary to life and production of milk as feed and water. And a cow needs TWICE the weight '0! AIR per day that she dose of feed and were: combined. Do._ your cows get enough-pure, fresh air? .I‘éad, water and v am" The food costs money—loadit. But water and sir are free—the only expense is getting them to the cow, and that amounts to very little. The James Ventilators help get the foul air out of the barn, help bring the fresh air in to the cows. Ask {or full information regardgng these wonderful ventilators and about the James Ventilating System. Other Work-Saying James Devices There are many other James devices that savelabor, increase milk ,yields, help sanitation and improve cow health, such as Cow, Calf and Bull Pens, Fe‘ed Mang— ers, Calf Pail Holders, Sure-Stop Swing— ing Post, Swinging Cranes, “Safety“ ‘eresmig 80.. 9Mtkin3m‘wt‘ii First” Bull Staff,‘ Handy Milk Stools, etc. Also equipment for the hog barn, horse barn and beef barn: The James Way Sunny Hog Barn pro- vides sunshine and sun warmth on the floor of every pen two-thirds of the sun- lit hours. The James Hog Barn Book, Sent on request, tells all about it. Free Dairy Barn Book The 336 page book—“The Jemesway”— tells all about the James inventionsvthet save so much of labor, prevent spread of disease, promote better cow health, pro- tect against dangerous bulls, make sim- pler the care of calves and lick cows, and increase milk yields. ’ .WJZMhheapblirMnn BELLAmusou “he “Mun-e “III“ “HI (“I $38K )réL-‘fl (- 3M0! {/)E///ll Easy Installation It explains the easy way of putting up carriers, setting up stalls and pens end attaching drinking cups. skilled help is not required, because of the ingenious James Anchors 1nd because the equipment is e ssernbled at the factory. Barn Plan Service It tells about James Barn Plan Service} the many James barn experts who are at your service—men who know what has been successful and what has not, what. not to do as well as what to do in planning convenient, money-saving barns. ' Their advice on barn planning, venti- lation and other barn problems is free, with no charge for floor plans. Send for they' , l