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DETROIT, M'ICH., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1920

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The Mic igan Stat-c F arm Bureau

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HE Michigan Farm Bureau is to
be made safe for farmers It has

gone on record as oppoised to any en‘- ,

tanglements with politics or religion

and to any connecting links with capi- ,

tal or labor. 1
By collectiVe purchasing and mar-

.keting it will try to save large sums

of money to its members.

It will interest itself inthe problem
of farm tenantry and promises to be
an important factor in’itssolution.

It is going to act as the big brother
to any group of farmers in need of
help.

Educational and social conditions on
the farm will be promoted by it so
that more and more of the satisfac-
tions of life will be brought to the
rural community. ‘

_It stands for efficient operation of
the rail1oads, whether under federal or
private. control but it believes pri-
vate ownership offers most promise of
relief , .3
L It will support legislation to restrict
speculation in food and other commod-
ities.

It is Opposed to compuls0ry military
training.

‘ It demandsmetter rural telephone
service without disc1iminatory rates.

It hopes to remedy the milk produc-
ing and distributing situation, with

benefit to the consumer as well as the through its merits and because its de-

farmer. mands will always be just ”
It will become part of the new great The prospective power of the bureau
national voice of~ the farmer. for Organized action was indicated in
These points constitute the essen Secretary C. A. Bingham’s report for
tials of the Michigan Farm Bureau’s the year. Mr. Bingham cited the prob-
program as set forth in reports, con- lem of the sugar beet growers, which
stitution, resolutions and verbal dis- he said, “Hinges on the refusal of man-
cussion at the business session held in ufacturers to consider negotiations for
connection with Farmers’ Week at the any new basis for a contiact with the
Michigan Agricultural College, Febru glowers in 1920.” The 1epmt ol M1.
aI‘y 5—6. . John L. Shepard, of Allenton, special
Roland Morrill, of Benton Harbor, investigator for the bureau, shows that
who was re-elected president, struck the manufacturer’s profit is approxi~
the keynote in his opening address mately seven times that of the farmer
when he said: and that the growers cannot be expect-
“The farmer has learned that he ed to continue to do business exten-
must be a business man. He can get _sively under the present contract
a dividend, but it takes business meth- scale in the 00ming year.
ods. Because the farmer combines in Mr. Bingham urged that. the bureau
himself the three elements of capital, assist the growers in efforts to obtain
labor and management, he can say to a fairer contract and recommended
each, ‘You must play the game square- that help, be given in the form of a
ly.’ He must become the balance wheel’publicity campaign to set the facts in
of industry. , the case before the public, with the
“But harmony is imperative and we appropriation of. $2,000 for the purpose.
must avoid those things which divide He also took up the question of the
men. So far all the state organiza- establishment of a purchasing depart—
tions have kept off the rocks ofrelig~ ment to fill orders of individuals as-
ion and politics in a remarkable man- sembled in . the various counties for
ner. We must have one great national such materials as fertilizer, seed, coal,
voice that will be acknowledged and fence posts, corn, alfalfa and other
listened to throughout the United commodities needed. He said it was
States and that will command respect possible fertilizer orders for several

from Busy

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eligibility for office.

thousand tons could be placed this
month with a large saving to mem-
bers.

Mr. Bingham recommended that this
department be established with the
least possible delay and asked an ap-
propriation of $15,000 from the general
organizations funds for the initiation

[of such activities with expert help and

proper office facilities, which appropri-
ation was unanimously allowed.

Inasmuch ,as the delegates adopted
the secretary’s report these projects
will go forWard immediately.

While a few sections of the constitu-
tion evoked considerable discussion,
the delegates seemed to be of prac‘
tically one mind. Perhaps the most
significant decision Was that defining
It was held any
person who does not derive more than
half his income £10111 [aiming shall be
barred. Likewise any persOn holding
a public office shall automatically
cease to function as a bureau 01110131:
The last ruling had the immediate ef-
fect of disqualifying Frank Vanden—
boom, of Marquette, second vice-presi--
dent, who is a state senator.

Another mooted point was the ques--
tion of representation. There was:
some sentiment to make one thousand
the unit of membership, but because

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vowun cmv. NUMBER SEVEN
DETROIT, FEBRUARY 14, 1920

 

CURRENT COMMENT

NCE more the
question of the

The Wheat government wheat
Price price guaranty is a
Guaranty bone of contention in

congress. The Gron-
na bill, now pending in the senate,
would repeal the wheat guaranty act
and abolish the United States Grain
Corporation as soon as its affairs could
be wound up.

The fact that this bill has been fav-
orably reported by the Senate Agricul-
tural Committee is an indication that
the members of this committee believe
that the price of wheat will remain
above the guaranty until after the
lapse of'the' period before its expira-

tion. On the other hand, Wheat Direc?

tor Barnes, president of the United
States Grain Corporation, in an open
letter to. Senator Gronna, author of the
bill, characterizes it as a direct. repudi-
ation of the government’s pledge. In
support of this position he calls atten-
tion to the position of foreign ex-
change in our money market. and
gives warning that abolishing govern-
ment support may precipitate a de‘
cline in prices. which might carry
prices below the guaranteed level,
prior to May ‘31, when the guaranty
will expire. Mr. Barnes says, and quite

truly, that “the future course of prices _

cannot be forecast in the face of world
unsettlement which in the last few
days has wrecked the United States
export trade by the total collapse of
overseas finance.”

The milling wheat trade is entering
general protest against this proposed
legislation on the ground that even if
the price remained above the govern-
ment guaranty until its expiration, the
abolition of the guaranty at this time
would tend to unstabilize the market
and favor the operations of grain spec-
ulators. The unsettled condition of
the flour market has made millers ap-
prehensive of the future, notwithstand-

ing the firmness which has character-‘

ized the market for good milling
grades of wheat during recent weeks.

There are possibly political phases
of this controversy which are not un-
derstood by the average layman, and
which hold small interest for him. The
phase of the situation in which farm-
ers who have wheat to sell are inter-
ested is the maintenance of the gov-
ernment guaranty, which should be
kept in force with adequate machin-
ery for its maintenance until its ex:
piration, since there is no question but
that under present unsettled condi-
tions "its [present repeal might prove a
disturbing factor of no small import.
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wheat growers whc'ntfil hairs wheat in
their bins, 'and so :far as the. guaranty
is a stabilizing factor in market con-
ditions its continuation is due-legiti-
mate ‘grain dealers'and mill-ere.

One factor infuture market condi-
tions which cannot be forecast at this
timeis the effect of the winter on the
growing crop. This .will be a known
quantity by the time the guaranty’ ex~
pires by limitation. Increased stabil-
ity, rather than "added, uncertainty, is
the need of the hour inrall foedstufie
markets.

IT is easy to write

Building superficial truths

. or incidents of farm
UP .50" experience or to pre-
Fertility scribe methods of fer-

tilizing land; it is not
so easy to deal with fundamental prob-
lems. Altogether too much of our
American teaching in regard to soil
building deals with quick-acting agents
and methods too expensive for the gene
eral farmer to put into practice. We
have wasted the fertility of'ages
through improper methods of soil
handling and sending it to the market,
and now when it is too late, we end
denly turn to our soil experts for im-
mediate relief. It is only natural that
they should prescribe methods that
are too expensive for us to put into
ordinary farm practice. Our problem,
today, is that of adopting a safe and
permanent system of farming that will
gradually restore our lands to their
former state of fertility and at the
same time return a profit while the
work is going on, rather than an ex-
pensive panacea to be quickly applied;
the effects of which will soon pass
away, and leave us worse off financial?
ly and actually than we are at the
present time. ' ‘

Every logical scheme looking toward
the improvement of the soil on our
Michigan farms includes the growing
of forage crops and grasses. Getting-
and returning a basic supply of humus,
or in other Words, a‘soil to work With,
is what concerns us all. in most in-
stances results can be hastened by the
judicious use of. suitable fertilizing ma:
terials to encourage the groviith of:
these soil improving crops. but after
the soil is in condition to grow these
crops successfme[thei‘fertility can be;
more profitably-maintained by, the per:
sistent practice-of simple syst’ems of:
farming which previde proper limiting
elements of "fertility. The growth of
leguminous forage crops and grasses,
the pic-Wing under of manures, both
barnyard and green, and the systemat-
ic alternation of crops are absolutely
essential. In many cases phosphorus
will be needed for the successful pro-
duction of crops. With the exception
of peaty ‘and mucky types nearly all
soils are adequately provided with po~
tassium for the growing of general
farm crops. Nitrogen, with the possi-
ble exception of some .of the quickly
available forms, can be secured
through leguminous forage crops and
barnyard manure.

In order to make leguminous forage
crops and grasses attain maximum
growth and fertilizers produce maxi-
mum returns, most of our sci-ls must
be limed. Failure with clover and-a1-
falfa are due almost altogether-to an
acid conditiOn cf the soil. Ground
limestone applied at the rat'e of frOm
one thousand to two thousand pounds
to the acre, neutralizes the acid and
increases the supply of available cal‘
cium, thus encouraging the growth-of
these valuable soilvbuilding crops.

In this connection it might {be M!
to separate the leguminous rouge
crops and grasses in our minds; the
first being a much marched” m

than the latter. giving quickergctums, ith
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,mqnires' that 0111“ch
be damaged as to, keep ”the land cov-
ered by a growing crap as much cf
the-time as practicable. The constant
occupation of the sofi results, first, in
preventing the losses of fertility which
might occur mechanically, by washing
and blowing away of the soil; chem-
ically, because of leaching during the
fall and early spring, and bacteriolcgv
ically, by the drying out of the Soils
which lie bare during the hot and dry
season, thus preventing the growth of,
(or actually destroying living organ-
isms. In the second place all of the
natural agencies are more active in a
soil that is occupied by a growing
crop. .
Wlhile it is "possible, and in many
cases practicable, to maintain the fer-
tility of‘our'farms without feeding live
stock, it is always done at a greater
cost than if done by a. system of stock
feeding and manufacturing manures.
If the farmer gets only from the feed-
ing of live stock the sale‘value of the
feed consumed, he is making a profit,
for the feed does not cost him the mar-
ket price, and he has the manure left
on his farm. If, on the other hand, he
plows runder from $40 to $60 worth of
feed per acre, when by feeding stock
he could recover fully eighty per cent
of its plant fooa elements, he is not
making the most of his opportunities
as a farmer. If he sells his leguminous
forage crops he cannot maintain the
fertility of his soil. He must either
bury them as green manure or feed
them on the farm if he is to maintain
and increase its productiveness. It is
merely a, question of whether he" can
afford to lose the feeding value of
these crops .and use them altogether
for manure.

.We believe, however, that there is a
broader application of the use of these
storage and grass crops for the farmer
'who grows live stock and uses a cer-
tain acreage for pasture to store up
fertility for him while sustaining the
stock. By concentrating his cultiva-
tion and the application of manures on
the acreage of land under cultivation
he can receive a. higher return forwhis
labor and team Work. than is possible
by growing grain crops foremarketand
plowing under the forage mopsiortfer-
tilizer. If he seeds down a pOrtion of
his farm tapermanent pastures, camb-
ilishes alfalfa meadows and, seeds clo-
ver along with timothy, he can reduce
the cost of tillage operations, . reduce
the cost of equipmentga-void maintain~
ing an unnecessary number of horses,
eliminate many of the risks of weath-
er, insects and fungus diseases, and
best of all solve the complicated labor
problem- In‘nearly every instance
more acres of forage crops and grasses
and the flaring and finishing of more
live stock would easily result in great-
er annual profit and a better system of
maintaining soil fertility.

News of the Week

Wednesday, February 4.
PEACE is signed between ‘Esthonia
‘ and Soviet Raisin—Secretary Bak-
er confirms the reports that Vladivos-
tok, Russia, has fallen into the hands
of the social revolutionists.-—.France
prohibits the exportation. of rail ties.—
Freight congestion is given as the
cause ‘for the closing down of a num-
,ber of Canadian flour 'mills.—-Director
»Hines offers three plane for the settle-
ment of the troubles, of the railway
employes.——The total gross, debt of the
United States is 535.668.389.095, which
was reduced $168,689,110 during the
month of January—villus Canadian 1min-
titer of. (item 133102418613 to charge a
tax ‘Gf tion. Wm per ton on all news-
print paper shipped out of that coun-

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:mil-k delivered for the .mth. the,

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been withdrawnsmssleeiroi‘ memes
the womennsuffrwge 3.131%de to the
federal constitutions-Bevernmm [furs

vance of fifty-five per cent over pm
at the previous sale—Business. , “
ures in the country for January were
511 the smallest number for any month
in twenty-three years. ‘
Friday,»FebruaVr-y> 6. ‘ .
FRENCH concerns dependent upon
' foreign materials are being driven
toward bankruptcy by the rapidly de-

clining value of the franc in the world ‘
markets—Canadian business and la— ~

bor. leaders hold that increased prod-ne-
tion is the only salvation for present"
economic troubles—British courts are{
ordering flogging as punishment for
stealing automobiles.——'I‘he historic
King’s College of Nova Scotia, built in'
1791, is destroyed by fire—India chang-
es her monetary standard from a ster-
ling and silver basis to a gold basis.—
Railway men are asking the United
States Railway Administration for an
increase averaging forty per cent over
the present wages.—~Flft'een persons
are killed in a railway collision near
Dijon, France. '
Saturday, February 7.

HE American Federation of Labor
announces its plan to enter poli-
tics during the coming presidential
campaign.——Allied premiers meet next
week in London to consider minutely

the question of Germany’s resistance .

to allied demands.——Bolsheviki are re-
cruiting natives of Russian l'I‘urkestan
for the overthrow of English rule in.
India.~—Fighting between Montenegri-
an insurgents and Serbians results in
heavy losses.~—A French liner is re-
ported to be on fire in the Indian
Ocean.—~A Quebec paper concern is
forbidden to sell newsprint paper for
more than $80 per ton.
Sunday, February 8.

Us
AHEAVY snow storm sweeps over
the eastern states—The navy de-
partment is asking congress for $12;
890,000 for the construction of naval
air craft.—~Soviet forces are reported
as slowly approaching the frontier of
India and clashes between "them and
British troops may occur at almost any
time—Probation ofliqers and county
agents of Michigan are. planning the
establishment of probation farms——
The fuel situation in many central
Michigan towns and cities is becom-
ing acute.——The demand for Germany
war leaders is being forwarded to the
French charge d’affaires at Berlinr-An
epidemic of hiccoughs is baffling doc-
tors in several eastern districts.
Monday, February 9.

T is officially intimated that the Ger-
man war leaders wanted for trial
by the allies will be handed over at
the eleventh noun—Herbert Hoover
denies his candidacy for the nomina-
tion for president and .th-atr.-no one is
authorized to speak for him.——The_
peak of the influenza epidemic in New
York City passes.—'—Austrians officially
praise the United States food relief
plan—The British steamer Bradboyne
is believed to have floundered in mid-
ocean and loss of life is feared.
Tuesday, February 10.

AILWAY maintenance workers de-

clare a. strike, to take effect on
fl‘uesday, February 17, while the rail-
way department charges that this ‘ac-
tion of the men is in violation of the
agreement to give the administration
thirty days notice.—-—A virtual embargo
is placed on the‘ shipment of. coal to
Michigan as a result of the coming
strike.—~Having no cars available sug-
ar companies claim they are unable to
of sugar
from the sugar beet districts of Mich-
igan, to :Detroitand other cities of the
state where consumers are now. on
short sugar rations.=—'—Martial law pre-
vail , in Lexington, ‘- Ky” to prevent?
the ynching-of a negro condemned-for
slaying a ten-yeareold white girl.

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Detroit area'for- the month of January
has been settled by agreement between
producers Sand distributors. AA com?
mittee consisting of three producers
and three distributors with Esoteesor
Anderson rof the g 'c 7 ‘ ,
as. referee, agreed Q _ at ,‘Jthc surplus
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ARMERS' WEEK at the Michigan
Agricultural Coilege opened an 111'-
teresting program, with a large
and enthusiastic attendance from all
parts of the state. 'On account of de—
layed trains and the epidemic of influ-
enza. seine of the speakers failed to
arrive and substitutions were neces-
sary. The first agricultural guns were
fired at the Tuesday meeting by Dean
_ Alfredevian, of .Ohio, and Kenyon L.
_'Butterfield, of Massachusetts.

., "’f‘The’ farmer must value himself and
, his efforts preperly and then teach

“the city that the day of‘ cheap
food is past,” declared Dean Al-
fredVivian, of. Ohio State University,
'in addressing the general afternoon
session of Farmers’ Week at the Mich-
igan Agricultural College, on Tuesday,
February 3. Dean Vivian substituted
at the last moment for President G.’ C.
Creelman, of Ontario Agricultural Col-
lege, who was kept from filling his en-
gagement by an outbreak of influenza
in Ontario.

While paying high tribute to the gen‘
'eral' efficiency of the average farmer,
Mr. Vivian laid the blame for much of
the present problems of agirculture di-
rectly at the farmer’s own door, and
asked that Michigan food producers
look at their own side of the game be-
fore criticizing the attitude of the con-
sumer.

“In the past, farmers have consist-
ently undervalued their own efforts

Farmers have turned in their labor at ,

from fifteen to thirty cents an hour in
figuring their cost of production, while
plumbers, carpenters and had carriers
are demanding all the way from sev-
enty-five cents to a dollar an hour for
their labor.
,,"‘Farm_ing is the only business which

demands the work of all members of
the family, and yet the farmer never
A figures the value of his children’s labor
in reckoning his costs of'production.

“And yet in the face of this we see
that the farmer must be not only a
skilled worker, but an efficient man-
ager and capitalist as well. He must
bean expert mechanic, a trained work-
er, a judge of men, a marketing au-
thority and 'an all-around business
man. In spite of these things he is in
the habit of estimating his own time
as worth one-fourth that of a had
carrier. ‘

“A farm is a small manufacturing

business that takesraw products and .

turns out the food of mankind. l'l‘he
farmer must account for interest, tax-
es, insurance, and depreciation~just
as any city manufacturer must account
for them, and yet he slides along on
the narrowest of margins. .

“In addition to all this. farming is

made hazardous by the uncertainty of *

the weather. No amount of precaution
can guard against all of these uncer-
tainties.
Farmers Not Profiteers.

“Those who hold that the farmer is
a profiteer should be told of actualxcon-
ditions. The big problem of agricul~
ture today is to .teach the city man
that the farmer faces problems other
industries never dream of.

“High prices for foodstuffs are not.

going to the farmer. He may receive
. about $9. 50 a barrel for his wheat, but

» the man who buYs a portion of bread
in a restaurant will pay at the rate .of
£270 a barrel for this same wheat.

.. Clearly the high cost of living is not

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is the high cost of loafing, but not
farmer loafing. Farmers cannot strike,
or even slow up too much on produc-
tion lest the country starve. The ig-
norance of the city regarding these
things must be changed. ,,

“Agriculture asks no favors. it mere-
ly demands, a fair return for “its ef-
forts. To get this it musthave proper
leadership and legislation. In my mind
the farm bureau is the organization
which can and will furnish this -leader~
ship and father this legislation. A bet-
ter day for agriculture is coming. We
must merely be patient and wait for
the development which is sure to
come.”

Kenyon L. Butterfield, President of
Massachusetts Agricultural College,
discussed “Vital Problems of Country
Life,” before the Tuesday evening
gathering, and held that the. earning
of a decent livlihood,'a satisfied life,
and a voice in the big affairs of the
world were the three fundamental is-
sues before the agricultural men of the
country today. In Order that the farm-
er may receive a satisfactory return—
a fair, minimum wage, it must become
possible for him to have easier access
to the land. He must be able to be-

 

come a land-owner, or at least to rent
for long periods. Better and easier
credit for the farmer would be of help
in this way.

At present more than one-third of all
the farmers in America liaVe been on
the land they are now holding for only
four years. or less. This condition is
bad. Under it society cannot be built
up, and a tendency to rob the soil‘of
itsfertility makes good farming impos-
sible. The transient farmer cannot
have the interests of the community,
nor of his farm, at heart. Cheaper
methods of distributing his products
will .aid the farmer in earning his fair
return. The right of collective bar-
gaining, adequate grades and stand-
ards, and local marketing to avoid long
shipping, must come. -

“The big job of the farmer today is
to cater to the wants of the consumer.
He must produce what the censuming
public wants, and market it when and
where it wants it. This is the same
business principle which underlies all

industry We must cbang‘ewz our point
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Emfimmm‘ Farm Folks Enjoy Fme Program at East Ldmmg

In addition to a fair return on his
efforts, the farmer must be able to live
It is the old question-
of keeping the boy and girl on the
farm. This satisfied life is not depend-
ent on large profits, but rather on the
cOnditions which surround the farm.

We musthaye a more efficient edu-
cational system for ru1 al districts. The
development of adequate education for
the farm is neCessary if we are to have
a development of democracy.

Equal Chance for Farm Boy.

The farm boy and girl must have an
equal chance for a good education with
any other boy and girl. Rural high
schools of the consolidated type will
meet this demand. Federal appropria-
tions Should be made to help in build-
ing up the system. Cooperation in bus
mess and social life, and the restora-
tion of the rural church to a position
of power will aid in the development
of conditions which will lead to a sat-
isfied life on the farms of Michigan.

“Finally, the farmer must have a
voice in the big affairs of the world.
During the war and after the war, one
seat has been vacant in the counsels——
and that seat has been the seat of the
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Good Beef Cattle Help to Solve the Labor Problem on Michigan Farms.

Farming, the‘ biggest business, and
representing the biggest single class
in the country, should have more to
say in the affairs of the nation. Farm-
ers must have a single, powerful voice;
they must ‘sit in’ with big interests,
and they must have world views on
subjects that concein their life and
work. "

The Muck Farmers' Meeting.

The first general session of the Mich.
igan Muck Farmers’ Association, which
was held at the Michigan Agricultural
College, East Lansing, Tuesday, Febru-
ary 3, was given over to the subject,
"Muck as a Fertilizer." The first
speaker of the day was Roger Reed, of
Saugatuck, who led the question box
and disoussion. ,He pointed out the
coming importance of muck soil as a
fertilizer and its use in general agri-
culture. He stated that on seven acres
of, muck soil he produced six bushels
of clover seed. A neighbor had told
him previous to planting that it was
impossible to raise an umbrella on the
ground.

C. B. Cook, of Pontiac, and R. Wiley,

  

       

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Mr. Cook stated
that a combination of muck and marl

talks on the subjects.

carry with it two vital, essential ele— _
ments. They are nitrogen and humus.
These two elements are lacking on
most of our Michigan farms.

There are many questions that arise
in legard to the use of, muck as a ter-
tilizer. Will it pay the farmer to haul
muck and peat soils to high lands on
his farm? This will depend, of course.
on the nature and composition of the
muck soil. There are several types of
muck and peat soils. It is difficult to
tell the distinct difference between
them, and they grade into each other
in such a way that it is difficult to
identify the particular type to which a
certain deposit belongs. Such factors
as stage of decay, amount of water
present, temperature, vegetatiOn, etc.,
determine this. Some types of muck
and peat may lay in the ground for
several years and not become avail—
able. Farmers should take great care
before applying it to see that it is of
the right type, if benefits are to be
expected. Muck, when absolutely dry,
contains three per cent of nitrogen. It
may be available or in an unavailable
form, depending upon the nature of
the soil. Mr. Cook stated that during
the last few years farmers have had
to sell their farm fertility in order to
keep going. Besides the three per cent
nitiogen that muck cariies it also con-
tains a large amount of humus. Peat
soils generally have a larger amount
than muck soils. On a great many of
our Michigan farms this is the limiting
factor to crop production. At present
manure is most commonly used, but
decomposition takes place very rapidly
and applications have to be made
every three or four years.

Muck is the most valuable as a for-
tilizer when used in combination with
manure. Experiments have been made
by several prominent farmers in the
state where manure and muck was ap-
plied separately and then in combina—
tion. The latter yielded the best re-
turns. In a compost pile the muck can
be applied in layers, but better results
have been obtained when it is mixed
with the manure. The process which
takes place in a compost heap is for-
mentation and is produced by bacteria.

During the course of the decomposi-
tion in the heap, the nitrogenous ma—
terials of the manure are largely brok—
en down into ammonia, a compound
which is highly valuable for fertilizing
purposes. Ammonia is a gas, soluble
in water, and may be 10st in two ways,
by passing out into the air, and by be-
ing carried off in the drainage. It is
therefore essential that a. compost
heap be kept air-tight and suitable pro-
tection be given to the covering so
that the valuable elements will not
leach away. Muck, when added to a
compost pile, has the property of ab“
sorbing the liquid gases which are val-
uable as a fertilizer. When in the raw
state the nitrogen compounds in peat
and muck are not always available fer
plant use, the decay in the compost
heap converts a large proportion into
soluble form.

The last speaker of the meeting,
Dean Alfred Vivian, of the Ohio State
University, stated that a ton of muck '
When composted with a ton of manure,
was equal to two tons of manure.
Muck ,, also has the property of reduc-
ing the noxious odor of the pile. The
product obtained in this manner is
also capable of being more evenly dis-
tributed through the soil and is not so
apt to burn out a crop on light soil as
is fresh manure.

He further stated that in the state
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. HY does legisldtiOn demanded
by farmers lag? Why does it
take months and months, and

sometimes years of discussion and

hearings _to get a really meritorious
measure through congress, one \which
has little direct opposition and is look-
ed upon with favor by many senators
and representatives? These are some
of the questions that are agitating the
minds of the folks back home, and one
reader has asked me to throw Some
light upon this important subject.
There is a vast deal of lost motion
in congress. Days and days are spent
in hearings in order that the commit-
tees may arrive a't-a. direct and true

Understanding of the farmer’s desires

before reporting the bill out onto the

floor of the senate and the house. If
the farmers were not as often misrep-
resented by their emisrepresen'tatives

. as they are accurately represented by

their real representatives, much time

iwould be saved and more progress
. made in congressional 'acztion.

Senator Wadsworth, of New York,
emphasizes a plain truth when he says

, that it ‘is difficult for the legislative
. branch of the federal government to

get a clear understanding of what the
agricultural population of the country
believes wise and proper.

The other day I attended a hearing
before a. subcommittee of, the senate
judiciary committee on the Capper-

. Hersman bill, giving the farmers the

right of collective bargaining'in the
sale of their products. This bill is not
openly opposed by anyone. It is rec—
ognized as a much needed measure and
the senators to whom it has been re-
ferred are evidently convinced that a
law embodying the essential features
of the Capper-Hersman bill should be
And they are taking much
:pains to ascertain just what the farm-
ers want.

It must be remembered that the bill

.as now presented, was drawn up by

J. D. Miller, general consul of the
Dairymen’s League, and other leading
attorneys employed by the farm organ-
izations, aided by men who have been
actively concerned in vast cooperative
enterprises and made a life—long study
of farm cooperation. All the provis-

ions have been carefully ingestigated,

discussed and weighed, with these ob-
jects in view: The securing of a meas-
ure which will be effective, which will

-have some show of passing through

congress, receiving the President’s sig-
nature and a favorable decision from
the supreme court. All of these essen-
tials must be carefully and thoughtful-
ly considered in the drafting of a bill.

At the hearing, Mr. Miller of the
Dairymen’s League, explained the pro-
visions of the bill and their probable
effect upon farm cooperative organiza-
tions If a. senator had any doubt as
to the need of the measure it was ap-
parently dispelled by Mr. Miller’s plain
statement of facts and his convincing
arguments in its favor. Governor
Deneen, of Illinois, representing the
Chicago Milk Producers’ Association,
made a strong plea for the bill, and
Thomas C. Atkeson, Washington repre-
sentative of the National Grange, pre‘

. Sented a letter from National Master

Lowell, showing that the Grange mem-
bership was solidly in fai'or of the

‘ proposition.

Benjamin C. Marsh, of the Farmers’

‘ National Council, represented himself

as appearing in behalf of “sei'eral mil-
lion farmersff -Whetbe'r he was'in fa-
vor of, or opposed, to the bill I was un-
abl‘e‘ todiés'covér by his remarks, but
I was told that he claimed to be Speak-
mg to; wit He began by pointing out
senses: the “ridiculous absurditiGS” in
its provisions. 1:
a. change lithe wording; whiohsem

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And- then -'he' proposed

the bill. Mt. Earsh- made some uncall-

'ed for slurrlng remarks concerning the

Grange and one or two other farm or.
gani'za.tions,and then launched into ’a.
line' of argument‘which led the chair-
man to ask, “Why, if the statements
were true, there was any need for such
a bill?”

From this point the self-appointed
spokesman f01 “millions of farmers”
rambled off onto the Rochdale system,
government ownership and other the-
ories several hundred miles removed
from the subject. And so the talk
went on until the senators, except the
chairman, had all left for more import-
ant matters.

Other hearings will be held. The
leaders of the Grange, the National
Farm Board, and other farm organiza~
tions will present their views again in
an effort to get the bill through con-
gress, and no doubt there will be the
same “muddling” by impractical theo-
rists who claim to be, but are not, rep.
resenting “millions of farmers.”

This is one reason why farmer leg-
islation drags through congress, and
often excellent measures never get be-
yond the committee rooms. They are
talked to death by cranks. It is evi-
dent that the patience of even the best
intentioned congressman or senator
may become exhausted: after he has
listened for hours to some long-wind
ed, addlebrained, would-be, farmers’
representative suffering with a severe
paroxysm of intellectual indigestion. ‘

The undeniable truth is that if the
farmers want prompter action on legis-
lation at Washington, they will have
to follow the example of other inter—
ests, send practical, experienced, clear~
thinking men to represent them, men
who know just how much to say, and
are able to quit when they are through.
This is no place for dreamy idealists,
whose brains are clogged with h‘alf~
baked theories.

At a public hearing in-the presence
of senators and congressmen and daily
newspaper reporters is not a proper
place for the _representa’tive of one as
sociation of farmers to denounce other
farm organizations. Nevertheless, at
a hearing before the commerce com-
mittee, the following day, this same
Benjamin C. Marsh, representing the
Farmers’ National Council, declared
that Wall street influence controls the
policies of the National Federation of
Farm Bureaus, the National Farm Con-
gress, and the National Grange, and
this stupid falsehood was the only part

of the ploceedings that got into the

daily papers.

The 1epresentatives of the Farmers’
Nationali"~Council have been persistent
in their efforts to lead congress to be-
lieve that the farmers want govern~
ment operation and ownership of rail-
roads. A few days ago George P.
Hampton accompanied a delegation of
railroad brotherhood officials, headed
by Samuel Gompers, to the White
House, and representing himself as us-
ual, speaking for the farmers, asked
President Wilson to postpone the 1‘6-
turn of the railroads until government
operation could be given a more ex-
tended trial.

This misrepresentation of the 'great
body of clear-minded working farmers
by the representatives of a few radi~
cals, has aroused the indignation of
several of the big farm organizations,
among them being the International
Farm Congress, the National Farmers’
Congress, the National Grange, the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
the National Farmers’ Union, the
American Cotton Growers’ Association
and the National Federation of Milk
Producers.

claring that there is no need, of
chahge in ensuing seem ' '

tee, pointed out would lead to such ~

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’ , .A FEW years ago there was a an:

siderable demand for public own-
ership and operation of railroads;
When the war came on and Operation

moi the railroads by the companies
‘ broke down, the government took over

the roads to operate, not because of
any demand by the public for such op-
eration, but as a war measure, because
the governmentcould not get the 're-
quired service in any other way.

It was understood that the operation
in that manner was to be only tempo-
rary, and ‘for the most part the officers
in charge of the several roads were re-
tained, though that meant the reten-
tion of considerable numbers whose
principal service was in getting busi-
ness for the several companies, whose
services could scarcely be used in their
original capacity when thg roads were
all operated by one concern, and it was
immaterial over what route the goods
Were shipped, and especially when it
was not a question of getting business
but of handling the business in hand.

While the roads have been handled
by the government numerous econ-
omies were effected, by routing regard-
less of ownershipwof the lines, by cut—
ting out numerous duplications, and in
other ways. Also the rates onpassen-
ger and freight transportation was
raised to some extent. '

In the meantime the public senti-
ment in favor of public operation of
the roads has very noticeably lessen-
ed. This communication is written to
call attention to the causes of this
change in sentiment?
changed?

First, it certainly has not changed
.because of any real increase in the
rates for passenger and freight car-
riage;' for there never was a. time when
a man could ride so far on the railroad
for a day’s wages, a. bushel of wheat,
corn, oats, potatoes, apples, or for a
ton of hay or a pound of wool as he
can today, or when it costless of the
proceeds to carry goods to market
than it does now, unless it be during
the past year or so that the govern-
ment has been operating the roads.
The freight and passenger rates have
not at all increased in proportion to
the rise in cost of.transportation.

Second, it hasnot been changed be-

cause of any real difficulty the govern— l
Vment has experienced in operating the

roads. True, the service has not been
as prompt and rapid as before the war.
But if a parallel is wanted we should
not go back to the pre-war days for it,
but look into other lines today and see
whether deliveries from the factories
are as prompt as before the war, or
whether it is as easy for the farmer
to get things done on time as it was

' then. The answer is plain. So far as

efficient service under government op-
eration is concerned, we have not yet
had a chance to try it out ; nor can that
be done till the return to ‘normal times,
and a sufficient length of time under

" government operation to, see what the »

government can do.
Third, it is not because the govern-

ment cannot operate the roads as efli— _

ciently or economically as the private
companies.
road men in the country today inform

us that there are not a half dozen pri- '

vate companies in the country that
could operate their roads on the pres-
ent schedules for six months without
going into the hands of a receiver, and
{soon into -‘ bankruptcy. And yet the
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are emmatioafly opposed to' l'wgovern-

mentl ownership and operation of rail-
‘roads on the ground: that it is against
good policy and the principle of Sound
.Americanism.
congress to expedite the enactment of
legislation providing for the returnof
the railroads to private ownership
with as few restrictions as are neces
sary to protect the public interests.
The memorial denounced government
price fixing as an interference with
the law of supply and demand, and de-
clared that it was dangerous discrim-
ination to compel any group of citizens
to sell their products in a regulated
market and to- buy their supplies in an
unregulated market. Profiteering was
condemned. Opposition to compulsory
military training was emphasized and
recognition of the righ’ts of the farm-
ers in collective bargaining as embod-
ed in the Capper-Hersman bill now
pending in congress was advocated,
'while strict economy in government ex-
penditures was urged.

A copy of this memorial was mailed
to every senator and representative,
and it has created widespread discus-
sion. Never before has congress as a
body had its attention so forcefully di-
rected to the viewpoint, the aims and
demands of the men and women on
the farms. It has clarified the situa-
tion in regard to the farmer’s position
on the railroads, price fixing and other
large questions, and is being used as
the basis of many editorials in the city
dailies which are‘rcmarkably fair and

‘. intelligently Written.

, Another matter of considerable in-
terest just now, is the report of results
from a questionnaire among the farm-
ers conducted by the Post Offloe De-
partment for the purpose of dewelop—
ing methods by which the department
can assist in reducing the cost of liv-
ing. Replies have been received from
more than forty thousand farmers, who
agree almost unanimously that three
chief factors in the high cost of living
are scarcity of farm labor, profiteering
by middlemen on farm products, and
lack of facilities for direct trading be-
tween tho farmers and the consumers.

The replies indicate that there is
much dissatisfaction with farm condi-
tions compared with the high wages in
the cities, and that many farmers have
decided to quit farming or cut down
production to their own labor capacity,

, thus portendlng a decided decrease in

agricultural production.

This report coming close on the
heels of the statement issued by the
farm organization leaders, will have a
tendency to speed up congress in ac-
tion, and may result in the' early enact.
ment of legislation which will have a.
wholesome effect upon the farming
industry. 1

One point upon which there is gen-
eral agreement is the fact that E. T.
Meredith, the new secretary of agri.
culture, has a. big man’s job on. his
hands, and it is also Quite unanimously
agreed here in Washington by men
who know him that he’ is big enough
to fill it. Officials of the National
Board of Farm Organizations say they

‘ expect to find that Mr. Meredith is in

Sympathy with the legitimate aspira-
tions of the farmers of the nation and
they express a sincere hope that his
conduct of the business of the Depart:
~mént of Agriculture will be eminently
successful.‘ “It is recognized that the
new secretary cf agriculture will. be
required to deal with problems of the
most difficult nature, upon the correct
solution of 'which will depend the na-

‘ tion’s supply of food. Mr.‘Mered-ith is

well known to millions of farmers and

' from his ciperience should be well in.
.. turmoil ‘as to the nature of More;

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these problems in a. fair, broad and en-
lightened spirit, which will .allow of
their solution in such a. man-nor as to
benefit the whole nation and develop
the best interests of agriculture. It is
fully realized that the new secretary
is handicapped by the fact that be en-
ters upon his duties late in the histbry
of the administration and" at a time
when many of his acts will be judged
from the political standpoint.” Mr.
Meredith will also be hindered in his
administration of the department by
the present determination of congress
to economize in government. expendi-
tures. The annual appropriation for
agriculture in the bill ordered favor-
ably reported to the house by the com-
mittee on agriculture, carries $31,000,-
000, some $7,000,000 less than the tie
partment’s estimate}, and $3,000,000
less than the appropriation for this
year. E. E. REYNOLDS-

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in non-productive business, speed
in all industry commensurate with the
present activity of the farmers and
determination of dealers and jobbcrs
to exact only a reasonable profit were
recommended as solution for the high
cos-t of living problem by Edwin Merc-
dith, on taking the oath of oflicc as
secretary of agriculture.

The high cost of living problem, the
new secretary said, can not be solved
through the efforts of one class, but
business and labor together must rec-
ognize the solution as a common duty
or “less and less will there be of farm
produce distributed among the people
and higher and higher will go the
price of what is produced." '

“The farmers of America,” said Mr.
Meredith, are willing to assume their
part of the responsibilities as Ameri-
can citlzcns in meetng any problem
threatening the welfare and stability of
our country, but this high cost of liv-
ing problem is a mutual one, and they
ask that it be approached by all the
people as a common problem.

“They ask that those engaged in dis-
tribution eliminate the lost motion and
not put so great a burden on produc-
tion as there is on it today. In other
words, they ask that there be an ado?
quate number of producers of wealth,
and this includes property and food of
all kinds, and only such number of dis-

tributors as is necessary to perform

the services required.

“They ask that the banks, raierads,
wholesale houses, retail establish-
ments, factories—all of which are vit-
ally necessary to the farmer and rec-
ognized by him as such—be speeded
up along with him, that the work now
done by three men may be done if pos-
sible by two, and the burden of trans-
portation and distributiOn be thereby
lightened.

“Business men must look to the op-
eration of their establishments. " no
matter in what line they may be en-
gaged, and see that no useless employe
is retained to add to the cost of distrib-
uting what the farmer now produces.
Useless employes must be released
from non~productive work, that they
may go into productive work and add
to the sum total that may be distribut-
ed among all. ’ '

“Let us have six-tenths of our peo—
ple in production and fountenths in dis.
tribution, that there may be six-tenths
of what America can produce each day

for each of us, rather than four-
tenths.”

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By c E. Laue/1

N the consideration of any demand

for legislation it is well perhaps to

look first to the source from which
the demand comes and to ascertain, if
possible, whether that source has an
interest in the proposed legislation
apart from the interest of the general
public.

The only agitation for the repeal of
the tax exemption features of the Fed-
eral Farm Loan Act is being carried
on by and at the expense of the Farm
Mortgage Bankers of America. Who
are the “Farm Mortgage Bankers of
America?” A group of‘wealthy, well
organized,‘highly efficient and person-
ally hOnorable gentlemen who are and
have been for years engaged in the
business of making and selling farm
mortgage loans, realizing therefrom, as
a rule, an annual p1ofit of from two to
four per cent, that being the annual
difference in the rate received by the
investor and charged the borrower.
We are all easily self persuaded, and
Where a given public policy encroaches
upon our individual incomes it is easy
to find a patriotic motive for opposing
such a policy, and the fact that the
Federal Farm Loan Act fixes the max-
imum difference between the rate
charged the borrower and realized by
the investor at one per cent per an-

num, and the further fact that large .

numbers of eight and ten per cent
loans controlled by members of the
Farm Mortgage Bankers of America
have been refunded into five and a. half
per cent loans through the Federal
Land Banks may possibly, but quite
unconscientiously haVe influenced the
Farm Mortgage Bankers of America
and given lise to tl1ei1 campaign.

In discussing the question of wheth-
e:- or not the farmers of the country
are entitled to the benefits of the tax
exemption privilege of the bonds is.
sued by their banks, it is perhaps well
to reflect upon What the Farm Loan
System really is. It is not a fraternal-
istic organization; it is not a. system
of government loaning—the latter
statement cannot be too strongly em-
phasized or too often repeated. It is a.
plan for the coordination of the farm
credit of.- the country into borrowing
organizations of sufficient magnitude
to entitle them to credit upon the basis

,of Other enterprises of equal magni-

tude and equal public necessity, these
organizations to be ultimately entirely
oWned ’by the borrowers themselves,
but operated always under such gov-
ernment supervision as to guarantee
the soundness of their operations and
the integrity of their securities. It is
true that a large majority of the stock

. in the first instance was subscribed by _

the federal government, but the law
contains provision for the entire re-
payment of that stock, and such repay-
ment is already well under way. It is
true that the law provides for the pay-
ment of the expenses of the Farm
Loan Board, registrars, and examiners

* by the government; This is the super-

vising organization, but the progress of
the organizations to date warrant the
statement that in the almost immedi-
ate future they can assume this bur-
.den, thus relieving the government of
any pecuniary interest or element of
expense, and this, in the judgment of
the writer, should be the policy pur-
sued. .

Federal land banks operate upon a

fixed basis of income and the excess 1

of that. income over expenses and re-
serve goes back to the borrowers in
the form of dividends. Already two of

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.1 the bureau needs leaders and because
3 it was believed a larger“ body of del-e-f

gates Will be- more likely to prOduce'
them, the unit was placed at five hun-
dred. One delegate will therefore be
sent from each county, with an addi-
tional delegate for each five hundred
members beyond the first five hundred.

Machinery for the marketing and
educational programs was provided for
in the bylaws. One member of the
executive committee will call together
representatives from all the coopera-
tive marketing associations now exist.
ing within the state. This will include
one invited member from the Michigan
State Grange, the Ancient Order of

‘tion of Farmers’ Clubs, the Michigan
Potato Growers' Exchange, the Michi-
gan Milk Producers’ Association, the
Michigan Crop Improvement, Associa-
tion, the Michigan Fruit. Shippers’ As-
sociation the Michigan Wool ’Growers’
Association, the Michigan Poultry As-
sociation, the Michigan Sugar Beet
Growers’ Association, the Michigan
Grape Growers’ Association, the Mar-
keting Division of the Michigan Agri-
Cultural College, and such other state
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C. A. Bingham, the Popular Secretary
of the State Farm Bureau.

an active interest in the marketing of
farm products.

A member fmm the State Board of
Agriculture, and a representative from
M. A. 0., Will be two of the men au—
thorized to sit, on the educational com-
mittee.

Michigan took its place in the fold

of the American Farm Bureau Feder-
ation when the constitutipn Was rati-
fied by unanimous vote. Delegates to
the national meeting in Chicago on
March 3-4, will be instructed to work
for the location of headquarters in the
middle west, for the appointment of a
secretary, either from or acceptable to
the middle west, and for rulings pro-
viding that all representatives come
from bona fide agricultural organiza-
tions.
'The number of members of the
executive committee was cut from
eleven to six, so that administration
of the plans of the bureau will not be
hampered by an unwieldy'body. The
office of second vice-president was
abolished. "

Besides Mr. Merrill the following
persons were roe-elected: Vice-presi-
dent, R. G. Potts, WaShington; mem-
bers of executive committee, A. J. Rog-
ers, of Beulah; A. E. Illenden, of Adri-
an; James Nicol, of South Haven, and
Mrs. Cora Ketcham, of Hastings. Rob-
ert Blemhuber, of Marquette, and Ash-
ley M. Berridge, of ‘Greenville, Short-
course director at M. A. C., were the
new committee members named.

Appointment of the secretary and
treasurer was left in. the hands of the
executive committee, but the under-
standing prevailed thatMrL Bingham

"would be continued igs secretary and

Mr. Fred V‘an‘Norsdall, of Three Riv-
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,~ prese’mg . questions was crystallised bit
the final session on Friday in the sé‘b

of resolutions adopted“ They followzl ‘-

Reeolutions Adopted. by Michigan
State Farm Bureau.

From among the maze of Ina-tters
that has been brought to our attention
the attempt has been .made toselect
those of the most vital importance to
the farmers 'of this state, assembling
in some cases several similar resale.
tions into one, as wehave realized the
utter impracticability of attempting, in
the short space of time allotted, to run
the gamut of problems and their rami-
fications that are today confronting
the farmers of this state and this no:
tion. With these ideas in mind, for
your consideration, the following dec-
larations are recommended:

That: this convention declares the
Michigan State Farm Bureau independ-
ent of affiliation with any commercial,
labor or industrial organization, but
asserts that itshall maintain a coop-
erative attitude to all movements pro-
moting and pertaining to the welfare
of American institutions.

That this organization declares it to
be its earnest desire and purpose to
cooperate with other state federations
of farm bureaus and other agricultural
organizations in «shorts for improve-
ment of agricultural-conditions not
only in this state but over the'country.

That this organization demands ade-
quate protection, through c medium
of appropriate federal legislation, of
the rights and privileges of farmers of
Michigan and the United States to buy
and sell collectively.

That this convention urges early ac-
tion in the establishment of the pur-
chasing department 01’ this organiza~
tion, as already approved, because of
the vital need of the farmers of the
state for adequate mediums of doing
business, and furthermore advocates
earnest consideration by the executives
of this organization of ways and means
of providing better mediums for the
marketing of farm products that will
not only be of financial benefit to the
farmers, but also the consumers.

That this organization assist in an
attempt to remedy the milkproducing
and distributing conditions in Michigan
with the intention of determining more
definitely the cost of production, and

that milk and its products be paid for,

on a quality basis as well as butterfat
content, and that due publicity be giv-
en to milk and its products as a neces
sity in the diet of children and that
we further insist that the producers
have as much right to a voice in de‘
termining weight. and test of their
products as. the manufacturer and dis-
tributor.

That’ this organization is not inter-
est-ed primarily in federal or private
oWnership of the railroads, but in effi-
ciency of them, and demands early ac-
tion to bring about restoration of effi-
ciency of livestock and other perish-
able commodity transportation, both in
car equipment and train Schedules,
with the belief that such adequate ser-
vice at. just and equitable rates can he
arrived at the sooner under private
ownershipfi furthermore, that the ex-
ecutive committee of this organization
seriously consider advisabilty of_ crea-
tion of a traffic department that may
efficiently serve the members of this
organization in the many ways they
vitally need such service.

That the interests of the rural tele-
phone subscribers of Michigan are not
adequately taken care of to the detri-
ment- of large rural business interests,‘
that financial 1053 is resulting through
discriminatory rates and service, and
,thatit therefore, is urged the atten—
tion of the Michigan Public Utilities
qommi‘sson be called to these condi-
tions and remedy for them devised.

I‘l‘hat this organization urges the
enactment of national legislation that
will restrict the opportunities for spec-
ulation in foodstuffs and ' other com-
modities that exist today and are very
largely responsible for the-high cost of
living problem of 'the nation.

That this organization declares its
opposition to the national compulsory
military training bill, such Oppositic’m
being in accord with the American
Farm Bureau Federation. Legislation
that will take the boys of the farm
away from home at an age when they
are of the most help to their parents,

and which will persuade many of; them '

to fersake rural life, is undesirable in
our belief. 1% lack of patriotism
prompts this opposition; the Ameri-
can farmer‘s ”loyalty to "the memment
being _. apparent in the I: e of

thousands from the country to the call 4

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HAT are the reasons behind

OilPull record of performance?

One of these reasons is to be
found in the OilPull fuel system
—-it is the most efficient and
economical fuel system yet de-
vised for tractor use.

This, System, patented, and
owned‘by the Advance-Rumely
Company, enables the OilPull to
operate on all grades of kerosene,
under all conditions and at all
loads to its full rated brake horse—
power. But more than than—the
Company absolutely guarantees
this in writing—with no reser-
vations and with no time limit.

But the success of the OilPull
as a cheap fuel tractor is due to
more than just its carburetor or
the details ofits fuel system. The
successful oil burning tractor
must be made, not “made over.”
A converted gasoline motor does
not make an economical kero»
sene burning tractor.

The method of handling,
kerosene necessitates entirely
different construction of the
entire machine. The OilPull

was originally designed and
is built from the ground up

Battle Creek, Mich.

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to use kerosene for fuel—the
the remarkable 10-year ‘ mater, carburetor, cooling sys-
tom—every part is built espe-
cially for that purpose.

The result is that no matter
whether the OilPull is being used
in drawbar or belt work, running
at full load Or light load, in wet
weather or dry, coldest winter or
hottest summer, any time, any
place—cheap kerosene, isiits fuel.

The OilPull has proved time
and time again in public contests,
its ability to plow an acre at the
lowest cost and to use the least
fuel per horsepower.
of the 15,000 OilPull owners but
who will attest to the satisfaction
and superiority of the OilPull as
a cheap fuel burner.

And this OiIPull oil fuel system
merely typifies the high quality
of OilPull construction through-
out—is but one of the many
reasons why thinking farmers
place full cofidence in the ability
of the OilPull to give them depen-
dable, economical service.

There are four sizes of the guaran-
teed, oil burning, oil cooled OilPull—
12-20, 16-30, 20-40 and 30-60 H. P. 29 fac-
tory branches and 3,000 authorized

dealers guarantee near-at-hand serv-
ice. The OilPull catalog on request.

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La Porte, Indiana

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Profitable grinding calls for a mill that will
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Farms and Farm Lands ForSale

120 ACRES $15,000.00
Building. Worth $12,000.00

Only 83000. 00 cash is required to get ossesslon of this
exceptionally well located farm on y one mile] from
stone road. weigh station elevator and schools Milk
collected at door Good neighborhood, prosperous
neighbors all around. Entire acres e is billable ex-
cept 16 acres of timber. All :11; iine Fenced with
woven w.iro 83pfoot. dillled well with windmill, 18
Acres of wheat 24 acres of new seeding, .30 acres fall
lowed. Bulldln consist. of almost. new 12-mom
, nicely fin shed large front and rear porches.
pinted full basement; and new furnace:
sung-room house tall; for 8011 3111:! 1.31.11.1inl while?
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[$5000 Down Secures
230 Acre Farm, with

11 horses, 2400ws. bull wagons, harness, hay loader.
I grain binder. corn binder, man s spreader. gas on-
gins full list; machinery and' 1111p ements. ”Games in
fields producing hem y crops: 80 acres in woodland and
fine pasture for head: 1503;) lo trees other fruit.
8 room house. large stock barn, si 0, hog, poultry hous-
es, other bldgs. 'lo settle at once owner makes low

rice $13 500, for everything, easy terms. Details Cata-
Fog Bar sins 23 States; copy free. STROU T FARM
AGENC 814 B 0 Ford Bldg. ., Detroit, Michigan

“ FOR SALE

Stock or Dairy Farm of 640 acres located in Oscoela. Co.
point; 1 mile from the
Mackinaw Trail 200 acres 1: cared 200 more can
easily cleared well fenced with woven, 2 barns one 34
x60 and one 36x64 both have full basements. 2-12x40 si-
los, fair house, 'good 'Well, windmill, every 80 or this
has a spring creek Reasygtorms enquire of the owner
L BLYM, Reed City, Mich.

GLADWIN' COUNTY FARMS

WHY RENT? $800 down. will bu 80 acres 3 miles
from Beaverton, Mich macros mproved fine dark
loam, clayl subsoil 56 mile to school. good roads, R.

.Tand some buildings, price $85 per acre. 6% int.
New farm llist: soon ready.

U. G. REYNOLDS, Ownpr, Gladwin, Mich.

NORTHERN OHIO FARMS

We have over 300 fine form homes close to the great
markets of Cleveland and Akron. very reasonably
priced. Write for our “SK/[riugml Catalogue. Address
all communications too Offl

THE COD DING- BAGLEY- CAaSE COeMPANY
Akron, Ohio. Medina. Ohio.

The best Fang uys 111 Mich an can be found just

east from Gran pids at: Lowe 1. send for our corn-

slate list; of pisses from 5' to 7.50501“ Allhi
veloped forms. Fred At. Godfrey. Lowell, oh.

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(Continued from page 232).
That this convention exprekges its
earnest appreciation of the e rts of
the executive committee of this organ-
ization, and especially the secretary,
Mr. C. A. Bingham, in the buildi

the last year of this organization Etc
a valuable instrument for the furniers

of this state to use in betterment. of .

agricultural conditions.

‘ That this organization recognizes
that its strength and origin has largely
been achieved through
with the state and federal departments

of agriculture. We declare it to be our

desire to continue such cooperation in
the future.

That this convention sincerely re-
grets the illness of' our treasurer, Mr.

~ Fred Van Norsdall, and member of our

executive committee, Miss Flora Q.
Buell, which unfortunately has kept
them from our annual meeting, and
extends to them our earnest hope of
speedy recovered health.

The Secretary's Report.

In his report of the activities of- the
organization since the preliminary
meeting held at the College on Febru-
ary 5', 1919, Mr. Bingham gave the re-

sults of the big membership .drivo‘.

which to date had been extended to 3115-
teen counties. The number of mem-
bers signed up to the time of the mulc-
ing of the report was 22,749, which
were divided among the fifteen coun-
ties as follows:

Oakland ouooooooooooono‘o1,850
Bairy ...'...............1,391
Allegan 1850
'Gladwin 672
Montcalm ..............1,474
Van Bur-en .............1,650
Lapeer .................1,844 '
Genesee ................1.382
St. Clair ...............2,192
I{ent oIOOOCDOIOOIi'Iflillly375
Tuscola ................1,819
Macomb ................1,,450
Ottawa 1000
Washienaw .....'........1,300
Shiawassee .............1,500
The recouls of the secr’etary 8 office

show the total receipts for the past
year to be $76,225.00, and the disburse-
ments $72,229.05, leaving a balance or
$3,995.95. The present assets at the
organization are as follows: Due from
county membership checks for 1920,
1921 and 1922, $278,585.05; from the
state $3,000; cash on hand and in the
treasury $3, 995. 05, and inventory
$1,047, or making a total of $286, 628.
The present liabilities are $4, 000. '

Will Help Sugar Beet Growers.

The secretary’s office. has interested
itself in the problem of the sugar beet
growers of the state, which hinges on
the refusal of manufacturers to consid;
er negotiations for any new basis for
a contract with the growers in 1920;.
Mr. John L. Shepard, of Allenton, Mich;-
igan, was requested to act with the
committee of sugar beet growers as
representative of the Michigan State-
Farm Bureau. His report, backed up
with figures that graphically illustrate
conditions, ShOW that the manufactur-
er’s profit is approximately seven
times the farmer’ s profit.

It is, therefore, urged that the Mich-
igan State Farm Bureau assist the

_ growers in efforts to obtain a fairer

contract, one that will bring about a

more equitable division of profits be~‘

tween, the factories and the farmers
than is now true, but not one that will
mean an increase in the gross figure
and a corresponding increase in the
cost of sugar to the consumer.

It is recommended that this assist-

, ance to the sugar beet growers be in

the form of a, publicity campaign, and
that this convention appropriate two
thousand dollars for such a campaign,
to set the facts of the case of the grow-
ers squarely before the public, and
acquaint the sugar consumers of Mich-
igan with the fact that theprice they
are now paying for sugar is exorbi-
tant; that it is not the fault of the

beet grewer that such excessive prices ,

are-charged, but the fault of manufac-
turers, notcontent With a‘- reasonable
retilrn on their investment. There also

is an opportunity to lend the best
growers a helping hand in their organ~ ‘

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_ About. Batteries
Inside the Still Better Willard Battery are four im-
portant things, hard rubbe‘rjars; plates; battery solu-

1‘10”, and Threaded Rubber Emulation. , Each cell A

consists, of a jar with plates, solution and insulation

sealed up insideof it.

The hard rubber jar emulate: each cell from the _

other cells in the battery.

T/ze Solution is a mixture of
sulphuric acid and water. The
acid does not have to be re-
newed, but you have to renew
the water by adding a little
every two weeks or so, to

keep the level above the tops

1 of the plates and to take care
of the evaporation.

T/ze Plate: are of two kinds,
positive and negative. Chemical
action between them and the
Solution makes the electric cur-
rent which operates starter, and
lights, and furnishes the spark.

T/ze [meg/alien between pos—
itive and negative plates is the
all important item. Ordinary
insulation almost always wears
out before any other part of the
battery. Threaded Rubber In-
sulation lasts as long as the
plates and does not have to be
renewed. That is why it has
been termed one of the greatest
of the many remarkable battery
improvements of the Willard
organization. Ask the nearest
Willard Service Station to tell
you more about it.

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materials that soon decay, but it’s far
cheaper in the long run. A N atco Silo will
not rot, burn, burst or blow down. It has no
hoops to tighten, needs no painting and sel-
dom any repairs. You can pass a Natco ’
Silo to your children practically as good as
new. Or the form will bring more should you wish to sell.

Farmers who figure costs closely are using Natco Hal.
low Tile for silos, dairy barns. hog houses, dwellings. etc.
Our book "Natco on the Farm" describes and pictures
many such uses. Send for it today -- no charge. *
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by giving them the ideal feed. Supplies just the

l, elements needed by the young animals. Saves valu-

‘. able milk. Martin’s Calf_Feod carries 26 a pro-

' tein and 6% fat—a calf ration never excelle . For

20 years proved to be the best feed for calves, little

pigs and all young stock. Big calves. too, grow

. ‘ ‘ . . _ j i . . ‘ bigger when Martin’s Calf Feed is added to their
’ " . . '1 ‘ . i ’=. . " j . skim milk, whey, or water.

‘ . - ‘ , Leading dairymcn declare that the elements missing from
skim milk and whey must be supplied “b the addition of some
feed high in protein and fat". Martin'- alf Food Is the special
feed that does this.

. , , .. \ . , .- Butter fat is too-expensive to feed to calves. but we mull: raise
‘- . Z . ‘ ‘2\ . ‘, _ , more calves and raise them right. Martin's Calf Food has raised
' i ' ’ thousands of sturdy. hearty calves throughout the country dur-

Ing the past 20 years. Prove it out with your own calves.
' Martin's Calf Food coma in 25, 50 and 100 Pound
bugs. ready to mix. We also manufacture Martin I Fig
Meal. Eu Mull, Poultry Charcoal. Fly Oil. Spruce.

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Gypsum has great value as a soil Wilder. [13 application to
clover, alfalfa and other legumes causes an enormous increase
in the size of the root systems and tops of these crops. It produces many
glycine nittiiggen fixinghnogltules on the roots. Thing; some cases. means ten or
_ e ve, es as mu m r0 per acre, us urnishin muc
nitrogen for the farm and for later crops. That’s why 3 h more

A Gypsum Test Strip on Your Fields
will Prove Its Worth In Greater Yields

In early Spring, just as growth starts, sow a strip across ymr
alfalfa or clover field or across your white clover blue grass
l. m t lawn aréd let it tell {its 0:71;X story.‘tu Ralte (pf applicgtion all no 400 pttiuéidfid per
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Pleaseinfo’rm me What constitutes
legal posting of notices against tres-
passing. ’1‘ have on the road fence
printed notices against trespassing.
Must I have them on all sides of the
farm? B. M.
The statute (Laws 1917, No. 317),
declares? “No person shall hunt with
firearms or! dogs, main any other man-
ner on enclosed lands of another, _or
upon any farm or farm woodlots con-
nected therewith, when notices have
been posted on such lands by the own-
er or lessee thereof, forbidding hunt-
ing thereon. * * * Any person or
persons violating any of the provisions
of this act shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof for the first offense shall be
punished by a fine of not less than ten
dollars and not exceeding one hundred
dollars, together with the costs of pros
ecution, or by imprisonment in the
county jail or Detroit House of Correc-
tion, not exCeeding ninety days, or by
both such fine and imprisonment, in
the discretion of the court,” etc.
There is nOthing in the statute to
define the character of the notice that
shall be posted. It would have to be
readable and posted in a, reasonably
conspicuous place on the premises, the
more conspicuous the better; but it is
not necessary that more than one no-
tice be posted. J. R. R.

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Can it be
Must
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What is a lawful fence?
made of barb or woven wire?
it hold small pigs? _

The fence may be of barb or, woven
wire, wood, stone, or other material,
four feet and a half high and so built
as to turn the stock ordinarily kept on
a farm. There is no decision that it
must bebuilt tight enough to turn
small pigs, so far as we are aware.

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FERTILIZER ANALYSIS.

 

In the Michigan Farmer of January
10, your article on sandy land farming
was fine. My farm is medium sand
loam and I would like to know what
kind of fertilizer would give the best
"results for cats and corn. Please tell
me in what rotation the ingredients of
fertilizers are named in the printed
analysis, such as 2-12-0, etc. Last sea-
son I used a fertilizer of one nitrogen,
eight phosphoric acid and one potash,
which I think gave good results on the
corn and cat crops.

St. Joseph Co. J. F.

Speaking in a general way, sandy
land'is more apt to be deficient in pot-
ash than clay land, and while clay
land might not respond to an applica-
tion of potash, sandy land would, but

' as a general thing, most soils in Mich-

igan need phosphorus more than they
do potash or nitrogen. .
A fertilizer formula reading 2-12
means two per cent nitrogen, twelve
per cent phosphoric acid, no potash.
One reading 2-10-4 means two per cent

' nitrogen, ten per cent phosphoric acid

and four per cent potash. My advice
would be not to buy fertilizer contain-
ing only one per cent of potash and
nitrogen. There isn’t enough of these
ingredients to pay for~ the time and
trouble in applying. A 2-10-4 or a 2-12-2

‘ would be more apt to give you returns

for the money. I would experiment
carefully 'w‘l‘th acid phosphate alone,

   

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nitrogen or potash, simply phosphoric
acid. ' ' . C. C. L.

m of diseased: _

is unfit to be cropped any more. May

we ask for your advice as to what is
best to put on this ground to make a.
crop of hay, at the‘same timdnot ch

pleting the soil any more than is nec- '

essary? We had thought of cuts and
vetch, cutting it green and not letting
mature.
suggested. Can the farmers seed clo-
ver and alsike in cats andvetch sowed
and cut for hay? Also, can they do
the same thing in soudan grass? What
suggestions have you to _' offer as to
the best crop to raise for hay at the
same time not depleting the soil, and
if need he, get a catch of clover and
alslke besides. We will appreciate any
suggestions: . -
Newayg'o Co. F. C. P. C.
. All over western Michigan We have
practically the same condition. L Nearly
everybody lost their seeding. In my
own case I lost practically eighty acres
of clover seeding. One really does not
know what to do. It is a great loss.
I did not plow up any of the meadows
last fall and shall hold them over an-
other year. I am well aware that I
will stand the chance of getting a good
crop of hay. It will undoubtedly be
light, but with the amount of help at

command, this seems to be the most 1

practical Way. This spring we will
seed the oats and pea ground and see
if we can get a. catch for a meadow
next year.

Oats and vetch, or oats and Canada
field peas will make as good a substi‘
tute for clover hay as anything I know
of. You can sow the winter vetcb With
oats in the spring and it will produce
a good hay crop. The oats and Canada
field peas should be. sown as early as
possible and harvest when cats are in
milk and made into hay as you would
clover hay. This makes an excellent

feed and with a favorable year one can '

realize a. good yield, even equal to the
best clover. '
Soudan grates belongs to the. sorghum
family. It is a wonderful grower, will
produce an enormous amount under
proper conditions. Soudan grass is not
very good for the land and does not
furnish as much protein in the rath

as does the watch or Canada field p‘eas.

Clover can be seeded with oats and
peas, and do well if you cut the cats
and peas early for hay. Soy beans are
another crop that should be tried, pet‘-

haps in a small way. Of course, with '

soy beans you can sow them with a
grain drill broadcast as you would
oats, and harvest them forvhay. You
will get a bigger crop probably to put
them in rows twenty-eight inches apart
and cultivate them the same as for
corn and they can be harvested for
hay in the same way. If anything hap-
pens so that you cannot. get in the peais
and oats, or the oats and vetch early
enough, you still have a chance of
growing'a crop of hungarian grass
which can be soWn as late as July El.
and under favorable conditions will
make a good crop cf hay. This makes
a splendid feed for all kinds of ani-
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VENDOR’S LIABILITY FOR TAXES.

 

Last September I sold a, place, dee‘d
drawn, $590 cash and balance on
delivery of possession March 1, 1920.
The buyer has paid the balance and
insists that I. pay the taxes for 1919.
Am I liable? C. B.

One giving a deed to land assumes
no liability to the purchaSer in the ab-
sence or covenants in the deed. The
only effect of the deed is to pass the
title the grantor has, it any. But if in
the deed he covenants that the prem-
ises are tree from inomnbrances, thait
covenant in September is broken by

the mm of the ,uzg'ieyiec the prlo‘r:

Junie. The» taxes

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brow as soon. as 3‘ ‘

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OW many farmers have been unfortunate

enough to hear “Sorry —- but I’m all sold

out." In these days,‘ the dealer, in spite of his best efforts, .

cannot always foresee the demand nor keep ahead of rapidly

changing conditions. If you wait until spring to get our
fertilizer, it may be too late—and crops planted without
fertilizer are likel to prove unprofitable. Of course, you
want “A A Qua ity," as you always have. Don't be dis:—
appointed. Be on the safe side—see the local agent now
about your supply of i i -

A. A. C. F ertilizers

The coal shortage, transportation and labor difficulties and reduced pro-
duction of many essential materials—all point to a fertilizer shortage in
the spring—for the big rush is still to come.

The demand for fertilizer is unusually heavy. And the supply is limited.
Even with our exceptional facilities—late orders will have to take their
turn. There was 'a net shortage of 38,267 box cars for the week ending
Jan. 7, reported by the U. S. Railroad Administration. We urge you
as stron ly as we know how to take no chances, but order at once.
If your ealer has A. . C. Fertilizer in stock, go get it‘ and put it in
your own 6am now. I he is sold out, give him your order at once for
the quickest possible shipment.

If you have not received a copy of our 63 page book “How to Get
the Most out of Fertilizers” write for it today. Should there be no
A. A. C. agent in your vicinity write for the name of our nearest

’ A I agent or task for the agency yourself.
THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL Co.
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If your pics drop Off the trees before th are
ready to pig—4f a Windstorm in the fall sha es 3
large part of your apple crop to the ground, it is a
severe disappointment and a heavy money loss.
Apples fall either because the fruit is unsound or
because there is not strength enough in the twig
to hold them on.

This loss is usually unnecessary. It can be elim-
inated almost entirely. Sound fruit, free from
insect damage and disease, that stays on the tree
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leaf-eating worms and bugs. It does more than prevent rot,
scabs and other fungous diseases. For the beneficial effect
that it has on the foliage of the tree—~making the leaves a
.rich, healthy green color—gives strength to the twig, causing
the apples to hang on in spite of even very strong and severe
windstorms.

Apple trees sprayed with PYROX carry their fruit right up
to the time to pick; the apples color up on the trees; they are
free from insect damage and fungous blemishes. Spray your
apples this year with PYROX. Your crop will be bigger,
and because they are so smooth and sound the apples will
practically sell themselves.

PYROX is easy to use—just measure out the right amount and
mix with cold water. It is a smooth, creamy paste, free from grit
and lumps, and will go through the finest nozzle. It eliminates
the worry and work of preparing separate chemicals.

Be sure to arrange for your supply of PYROX early. Have

your local dealer reserve what you will need. Write today for
your copy of the new Pyrox book.

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43—E Chatham St., Boston, Mass.
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power in your home any time, day or night, cheaper than you
would pay in the city. _ .
No tiresome cranking with the Gralectric, Simply press the starting
button and the plant is in operation. No expert required. Gralectnc
Lighting Plants are so simple and dependable that they can be installed
and operated by anyone. .
Note specifications—Westinghouse Generators, Sw1tchboards, Instru-
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Throw away your smoky flickering oil or gas lamps and install the

a flood of strong, brilliant, steady light, plenty of electrxcrty 'for fans,
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”of Ohio alone forty million dollars of «Henderson,

farm fertility was wasted each year.
He pointed out through his travels in

ditions took place.
even the city se'wage is'carried miles
to be used as a. fertilizer.

Soil fertility is a serious problem

' that confronts every Michigan farmer...
'Swamp lands are present on a great

number of our Michigan farms and
they represent a neglected source of
wealth to the owners.

Dean Ernest W. Groves, of the New
Hampshire State College, discussed
“Social Discontent on the Farm,” be-
fore the Wednesday afternoon session
of Farmers’ Week at the Michigan Ag-
ricultural College. Taking the place
of Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus, who was
kept from appearing on the program
by illness, Mr. Groves carried his au-
dience of more than two thousand farm
delegates, through a thoughtful analy-
sis of the social problems confronting
the rural people of America. The whole
world is teeming with unrest and dis-
content, declared De'an Groves. Ques-
tions already acute before the war
have been intensified during the last
four years, with the result that all
classes of society are now restlessly
searching for new and changed condi-
tions. .

In spite of all drawbacks there are
many undeniable advantages in the
present state of unrest. From it will
COme changes for the better. The coun-
try man and the city man hold differ—
ent beliefs in their views of life, be-
cause of the fact that they live in en-
tirely different surroundings. The city
man deals with individuals. He is com
stantly mixed up with class struggles,
and is engaged in a war to the end
with his fellowmen. The man of the
farm, on the other hand, sees things
from the side of nature. He has less
of contact with the individual, and is
naturally less affected by the,turmoils
of society. Even the farmer of today,
however, is by no means contented. He
is growing more restless daily, with
the inevitable result that farm life is

' due for many troubles and unfortunate

changes, unless something is done to
remove the rural man’s cause for dis-
content.

Summing up the causes for restless-
ness and dissatisfaction among farm-
ers of the country, Dean Groves gave
the following:

1. The producer of agricultural prod-
ucts is not as prosperous as other
classes of society, in Spite of the fact
that he should stand high in in-
dustry.

2. Social customs work against the
enjoyment of life on the farm, for the
farm youth feels that the clothes and
amusements of the city are attractive.

3. The continuous flow of farm help
to the city is hurting the pOSition of
agriculture.

4. Farmers are becoming skeptical
of governmental functions themselves,
feeling that legislation ‘is, being con-
trolled by class pressure of which t'he'gr
have no part.

If the present tendency for the popu
lation of America to herd together in
the cities goes on for another twenty-
five years, war will be the inevitable
outcome. It may be a class war or it
may be an international war; but war
of some sort is certain to follow this
unnatural trend of population, if it is
not checked. We must and shall bring
about conditions so that men and wom-
. en will be satisfied on the farm. Only
. in thisrway can the future of America
be safeguarded. The farmer stands on
the frontier of civilization. He is the
backbone of the nation. If the farmer,
who is naturally conservative, becomes
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system, and the fact thatg‘democracy ' .
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war? ‘ the u‘allty of, r

Director of Extension
Work at the mmty of Michigan.
in speaking before the Wednesday ev-
suing session, of Farmers’. Week. ' ,

“The affluence between the old
world and the new .is not a ge'bgraphio
9.1 one,” said Mr. Henderson. 1 “It is a.
chronological one, for the new world
began in August, 1914. Never again
will we return to the conditions which
existed before the late war broke ’out.

“The ideas all the nations of the
world held toward America have been
changed by the war, and our ideas of
them have likewise undergone recon;
struction. The English no longer think
us boastful. The French have ceased
rating us as a materialistic nation, and
Germany has learned that We are not
a country of fools.

That England and America should
stand shoulder to shoulderin the fu+
ture, was the opinion of Professor Hen~
derson. Between them they can pre-
vent great wars of the future. No na-
tion is now willing to start trouble
without asking, “What will the British
navy do?” and “What will America.
do ?”, 3

“Great things we discovered in the
recent war include knowledge of the.
wonderful manhood of America’s
youth. lThe efficiency of our education—
al system also proved itself, while the
world was given a living demonstration
that democracy will 'work under ad-
varsity.”

Governor Lowden’s Address.

In his speech to the farmers Thurs-
day evening, Governor Lowden, of Ill-
inois, showed an intimacy with the
work of farming that found a. decided
1y sympathetic response in his big au~
dience. He spent considerable time in
discussing the importance of the farm-

er in the country’s economic scheme,-

and the serious effects of the increase
in farm tenancy. He advocated part-
nership between owner and tenant,
rather than a relation based upon leas~

es and declared that many farm own--

ers could dispose of their farms and
procure landed successors in tillage if
such a plan were carried out.

“One of the things which is depress
ing in .this country at the present time
is the increase in farm tenancy,” he
said. “It is not a wholesome sign and
our agriculture will fail unless we de-
vise means by Which the young man
with brains and muscle can go to
farming, with a reasonable expectation
that he shall some day own his own
farm. I believe that can be accom<
plished, and accomplished without any
revolutionary methods being employed.
I think that the farm bureau will help
us towards this. I think we will have
to change some of the farm leases that
we have used in the past. We surely
must get away from the idea that you
can sell your farm to one man for a
year and then sell it to another man
for a. year and keep that up indefinite
ly Without both tenant and farm be-
coming bankrupt. I don’t think you
will get rid of farm tenancy in a mo~
ment. I do- not indulge in‘any illu-
Bions about that—but in some way we
will have to give the farm tenant a
feeling of interest in the farm. If we
do nOt, he will not cultivate it right.
We must have an affection for that
which we handle, and we do not have
an affection for a farm that belongs to
someone else who can put us out on
March 1 next, if he so desires. I think
we will more and more have to make
partnership contracts rather than leas-
es of farms.

The old form of leases means con-
stant depreciation of the land.

Explains Illinois Budget.

The governor devoted considerable
time to an explanation of the work ac-
complished‘ by his administration n
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DREW CARRIER 00., Waterloo. Wis. Austin, Mimr.
Gentleman-J am sending photographs of my new dairy barn which I erected last Summer,
showmgyou the way I installed the fixtures I bought from you. Thought you might like to see it.
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“The day this snapshot was taken, I plowed 9 .28

acres from 12 o ’clock noon until8 P. M. The
field was 290 rods long and I plowed nine. reunds.
This Fall I pulled a' 26-inch separator, threshed
about 1,000 acres of grain. One day we threshed
800 bushels of ‘Wheat in less than eight hours. I
think the LAUSON is a good machine.”

This 13 What Claude
Kamp of Wolverton,
Minn., says after own-
ing his tractor for two
seasons.

Year after year LAUSON
TRACTORS have gained
favor with the better class of
business farmers—men who
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WOLVERTON.-NINN

The John Laueon mfg. 00..
New Holstein, Wis.

(Seamanshi-

Your favor of the 38th uit. received
and am enclosing kooax pictures to-
gether with some negatives I happen
to have on band, also a snapshot of
myself plowing with the tractor. "me
day in April 1919 this snapshot was
taken I p¥>ned 9. 38 Acres from 12

o 'cloek 11. until 11.00 P 11. The field , owners the le‘diflt and most,
was 290 rods long and I plowed 9 rounds. prosperous farmers 11': the
I pulled a 36" Case Separator this locality. ,

fair, thrashed about 1000 Acres of
grain, it handled the Case nicely,
day we thrashed 800 1511. of wheat in
.1232 than 8 lira.

one Write for note information

about the “Pattern Tractor”

The John Lauson Mfg.Co.

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.3 horses, the more vigorous you keep
them the more money you are sure to make
from them. For it’s the healthy, vigorous
cows that produce the great quantities of
the best milk. It’s t he sound, good— con-
ditioned steers that put on the pounds of
beef. It’s the well, sturdy horses that
can do the big day’s work.

You’ll make sure of thrifty stook by
giving them

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’ tion of control of state institutions and
‘ demrtments by groups and other mod-I

' - other,

' consumer.

‘0woso, chairman: Benj. Wilson, Scot-

. was gone into and the committee, con-

read and discussions were entered into.

(Continued from page 238)‘.
reflective budgetwend state centred pur-
chasing agent system, the consolidac'

ern business methods, the state taxes

prices.

as a. political organization but weal
now doing real w01k 1'01 the farmers.

Few single agencies, the govemor
declared, had done so much for the~
farmer as the farm bureaus. These
have been organized into a state farm
bureau in Illinois, and Michigan has
now adopted a farm bureau system of
organization modeled on the same.
plan. The Michigan Farm Bureau, like
the Illinois Farm Bureau, is not politi-
cal but it is plannng to emulate the
Illinois example of: having a. definite
legislative program without reference
to political personaliies.

Maple Syrup Makers Meet.

The retiring president, A. B. Cook
called the meeting to order at ten
o’clock February 4 and in a few words
greeted the association and told themr
the needs which had arisen during the
year and which were new placing
themselve< for attention. Tllu secre-
tary, F. H. Sanford, wasthen called
on for a progressive report, of this as-
sociation. He told of the activities
since the organization and covered
briefly the things which had been ac-
complished by the association. Nota-
bly, these accomplishments were first:
The establishment of our recognized
grades of syrup, three in number,
which have since 1916 become well
recognized and established over the
state; second, the drive to increase the
price of syrup to the producer, this
drive was carried on for the years
1917-1918 and 1919 until the present
time most, of the makers have a par-
tial or total market for their product.

He then proceeded to outline the
needs of the association for the next
mo 01 th1 9 years In the first; place,
he spoke of the ve1y large acreage of
maple timber in the state which was
not being tapped for one reason or an-
and pointed out the necessity
for the development, of this by saying
that it would not come until there was
a decided move on the part of the
members of the association to place
maple flavor in the form of maple sy-
rup and sugar. This may be done only
by a closer associated action of“ the
members through the establishment of
a central canning and marketing plant.
At this time there are too many
profits between the producer and the
Following this report, the
association acted favorably by the ap-
pointment of a committee of ten men
to proceed with the plans for organi-
zation of a central canning. and mar
keting plant. The personnel of this
committee is as follow: A. B. Cook,

Vermontville; A.
B. N. McIntosh,

ville‘; Charles Dean,
0B. Graham, Adrian;
Elk Rapids; J. B. Horton, Fruitridge;
‘H. H. Stroud, Hopkins; C. F. Hart,
Williamston; W. L. HuberLCharlotte,
and F. H. Sanford, East Lansing, Mich-
igan, secretary.‘

A discussion on the advisability of
placing exhibits at the two state fairs

sisting of G. B. Horton, Fruitridge, and
F. H. Sanford, East Lansing, appoint-
ed to act, with power. Papers were

on. the development of quality and in-
crease of quantity of syrup through
the efforts of the association. These
papers Were by H. H. S,troud Hopkins
and W. L. Huber, of Charlotte; favor-
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three years, despite the war and high '
He also devoted considerable,"
time to the reorganized agricullmrell'_
department of 1111112215, which, he sold,"
in the past had been of value largely. ‘

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Can I treat gi'een sawed fence posts

successfully W’lh W rebate-.v
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would hold the sap in the wood and:
- make it rot. ls creosote better to treat
‘ pasta with than coal tar? .1 :. .

La-LJ. McF.
Green fence posts, either eawed or

7 round, will net take. creosote. It is not

t all a matter of the creosote holding
t 9 gap in, but rather the Opposite of
the sap holding the creosote out.

[All fence posts should be well alr-
seasoned in. open crib stacks where
both air and sun canplaLy around them
for several months before they are giv-
en any kind of treatment. They should
have all bark rem0ved.

The moisture con nt of, timber
should be reduced to he lowest possi-
ble amount before it 1's either painted
or preserved, because moisture in the
cells provides encouragement to the]
organisms that produce decay. .

Creosote is the best of the coal tar
products for general fence post preserv
vation work. Coal tar forms a thick
sheet over the outside of the wood;b1_1t
does not penetrate into the cells. It
therefore becomes a- surface protector
but in no way a preserver. otthe woody
structure. And when cold' will crack
-aud knock off leaving the wood be-
neath exposed to infection.

For most' effective treatment with
creosote, the post should be plunged
into the hot bath and allowed to re-
main for several hours.

Farmers’ Bulletin 744 by the United
States Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D. C., cbvers the subject
in all the processes.—~F. H. S.

LIME FOR GRAPES.

 

Is ground limestone good for a grape
vineyard ? ., 8 11311011131111.

Ground limestone can be used with
a profit on a. vineyard, provided the
land is ntaurally deficient in lime, as
most of our land is. Due to the fact
that our vineyards are cultivated ev-
ery year there is a very rapid leach-
ing of this material. Probably at least
five to seven hundred pounds per acre
will be lost every year. This will nec-
essarily have to be replaced. It will
also be found profitable to use stable“
manure reinforced with phosphates. If,
stable manure is not used, supply 'the
phosphates together with about seven-
ty-five pounds per acre of nitrate of
soda during May when. the new grthh
is well started; It will also be found
profitable to sow crimson 'clover the

L latter part of July or the'fore part of

August, or rye and vetch the last of
August to be plowed under the follow-
ing May ‘as a green manure crop. This
will aid materially in keeping up the
organic matter In the soil, which in
turn will increase the water-holding
capacity of this land. The moisture
content of the soil has a direct bearj
ing on the results you will get from the
use of all kinds of fertilizers—D. W. -

FEEDING VALUE OF TANKAGE.

 

- Will you kindly explain fullywhat

tankage is, and what is its fieedlng val-

no for hogs and cattle? .,
Montcalm Co. E; K. H.

'Tankage is the, waste product of
slaughter houses whlch is composed of
dried blood, scraps of meat, lungs,

some livers and any other offal or

waste product that is not suitable to
be used for human food. This is all
ecoked lmde'r steam pressure, the
grease removed and the meat scraps.
ground in form of. meal and then plac-

age contains sixty per cent protein.

  

 

 

ration. A. gmdmanyememments have

  

yet has been-found to produce a great-

and tankage.

Tankage is not nearly so good to
feed to cattle, because they do not like
it and will net eat it unless they are
compelled to do so. 0. C. l).

 

POTAsslUM paaMAueAuA'I-e Foe,

COLDS.

 

I have seen. in' your. "paper several
times the advice to give chickens po-

tassium permanganate for colds. Will

you ‘please give directions for dose?
How much to five quarts of water?

Please reply at once, as I have lost ,

some, and am greatly werriedwver my

flock.
Saginaw 00. Mrs. L G. . F.

In using potassium permanganateln .

the drinking water as a preventive of
colds it pays to make up a stock solu~
tion and whenever the birds are we.-
tered enough of the solution is added
to the water to give it adeep purple
color. About an ounce of potassium
permanganate to four gallons of wa-
ter is usually recommended. ‘But in
making up a stock solution it is only
necessary to dissolve a couple ounces
in about two quarts of water and then

a little can be‘added to each dish of L

drinking water just before placing it
in the poultry hbuse. The hens do not
like drinking water which is colored

as well as clear water and many of-
them will not drink it until they be.

come very thirsty. Its value is in pre-
venting the spread of colds in a fleck
where some of the birds have been
attlicted. When a large number of hens
all drink from the same pail the dan-
ger of a rapid spread of an epidemic is
very appatent.‘ The use of the disin-
fectant in the water is of great value
in reducing the danger of colds spa-fad-
ing in a flock where the troublé has
already appeared. We dojnot believe
in using permanganate of potassium in
the water for a, flock if they are free
from colds. It may act as a. proven-
tive but its use hardlly seems neces-
sary and it often reduces the amount
of water that the birds will drink. ,

R. G. K.

 

COLONY BROODER HOUSE. .

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Have seen the picture of a colony

house in the Michigan Farmer and in-
tend to have one built. How large a

house do I need for ‘200 chicks, or pos- “

sibly 250, if I had an unusually good
hatch?

Wayne Co. B. M.

A colony house eight feet deep and
ten feet wide will be large enough for
a coal-burning brooder stove that .will
protect about 200 or 250 chicks. The
stove can be placed slightly to one cor-
ner-of the house away from-the win-
dow so there will be a cooler place
near the window where the chicks can
scratch. They must have a chance, to
get away from the heat of the stove in
order to develop strength and vigor.
Double colony houses are sometimes
used for this purpose. One room is
heated and the other cold for an exer-
cise room. Colony houses larger than
eight by ten are difficult to move. It
pays to build any kind of a. colony
house on strong skids to make moving
easy. Have the, skids high enough so
rats and Lweasels cannot hide under the
houSe Build a, strong floor in the
house as a. double insurance against

pests.

An eight by ten house will be large

ed on the market. Higher-ode tank enough for all the chicks until tune to

Shortly before '
r’ __ rhesus: food which contains the my that time the above can be retrieved
_ est-percent of protein! is cottonseed end portable mete installed m‘ the ?
v meal and thehatofthetoaly costume house. Miser tho broilers mead the?
, fol-by? per cent, consequently tankage is 9

cull out the broilers.

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fl 1 '

self-feeder, thehogs will eat- about the
right ”proportion: to 4make ' a balanced ;’ "

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The flock that lays through the Winter
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Wise poultrymen know that there is but
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must be bred, selected and fed for egg pro-
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to lay early.

TRUE VALUE SCRATCH FEED scattered in the litter
and TRUE VALUE POULTRY MASH kept in the feeding hoppers
all through the winter, complete the feeding program—The TRUE
VALUE program that insures the egg harvest.

For egg production hens must be given feeding elements that go
into the composition of yolks, whites and shells in proper proportion.
If one element is lacking, there will be no eggs. This is why an ex-

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TRUE VALUE SCRATCH FEED is made up of pure,
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matter. It is all egg making material in correct percentage.

TRUE VALUE POULTRY MASH has a high
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gluten feed, ground oats and meat meal.

There never was a feeding program worked out
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feet of the side of my hay and grain
barn. My present stable is sixteen feet
off the end of my barn and the propos-
ed structure is to take. in this sixteen
feet and fourteen feet. I want, this
wide enough'to accommodate two rows
of cattle and long enough for about
thirty head. Would you advise me to
have the stable built so that the two
rows of cattle would stand facing each

other?
Saginaw Co. H. M. M.

One‘ can suggest only in a very gen-
eral way arrangements for a cow sta-
ble. Perhaps there is no best Way.
That is, no one way would be absolute-
ly superior to another. One way would
have certain advantages and another
way would also .have’ advantages and
one must also make his plans to suit
to his location and his conditions and
also his ideas.

Personally I would prefer v to have
the cows face out and have alleys wide
enough between the two rows so that
one could drive through “with manure
spreader or manure truck and load the
manure directly on to the' truCk so that
it can immediately be hauled out to
the field. This plan reduces to a mini-
mum the cost and labor of handling
the manure, which is one '0! the'most

~ expensive propositions on a dairy farm.

I prefer to have the cows face away

'from. each other, because I think you

can give them better air to breathe.
I don’t like the idea of cows breathing
directly into each others faces. If ybu
put in the King system of ventilation
and have the cows faced out, they
breathe the fresh air from. outside di~
rectly as it is passed into the feeding
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enough so that you can run an ensilage
truck down the alley, in feeding en-
silage. Have a building wide enough
to properly install the aboye plan. It
should be at least thirty- -six feet wide.
This may be rather wide for a lean-to
roof. but it can be done. This plan
would not be ’qulte as handy to feed
enSllage from yOur silo because for
the one row of cattle the énsilage
wOuld have to be trucked acxoss one
end of the barn, but if you put in' a
milking machine it is mueh handler to
milk with cows arranged this way than
to have them face each other. >

If possible I would have stanchions
stalls, so, that the mangers can be-Inov-
ed to lengthen or shorten the stalls to
conform to the size or. the animals.
The cows ought to be lined up to the
gutter and not to the manger, it you
want to keep them clestn. _

Astable eight feet in the clear will
be sufficient. I would have the posts
on the back side of the stable at least
twelve feet long so as to have plenty
of capacity for straw, when you blow
the straw from the threshing machine
in such a mow there is little chance to
pack it and it will“ fill up'pretty fast.
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fer it, and it will cost but little extra
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The sugar crop of argument“; is '

now estlmated to. be twenty per cent
less than that of last year. The pro-
duction of 1918 was 107,560 tons. ,It
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tons.

Maple sugar and syrup production in
Quebec in 1919 was 12,157,498 pounds,
against 10,173,622 pounds in 1918. The
production'of maple syrup in 1919 was
1,765,371 gallons, against 2,314,420 gal-
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Watering The Cows

What a job this used to be in
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tells all about the James inventions that
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Largest Producers
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Makes Farming Pay

WClwveland Tractor Co. ’

19021 Euclid Avenue '

Ohio

' small tank-type.

ADDED POWER 4» SAME WEIGHT

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The Cletrac’s Day Is Here

The tide has turned. The az'g demand to-
day is for the small tank-type tractor—for
the Cletrac—that goes further than the
simple job of plowin and takes the lace
of horses over plowed ground and see bed,
working faster and at lower cost.

It wanted only the marvelous success of
the Cletrac in 1919 to make the bulk of
farmers everywhere put their “OK” on the
And now because the
Cletrac is the “fashion”———because a greatly
increased output, means a lower manufac-
turing cost—we can oflera aetter Cletrac and
still reduce the cost to you.

With more power and improved construc-
tion, 1920 will prove to anyfarmer, an —
where, that Cletrac farming is profita [e
farming. _ ‘

The Cletrac is the right size and ty e for
almost any farm, the one tractor a apted
to all conditions. It has roved its ability
to stand up to its work. nd now that the

ublic has recognized its worth, it is out
in front to stay.

The quick popularity of the Cletrac is not
an accident. Engineers and army experts
lon ago saw the reat advantages of the
en ess track as a (Fevice for turnin‘ motor
power into drawbar pull. The arming
public only waited to see the same princi le

uilt into a Jerviceaale small tractor. he‘

Cletrac proved to be that tractor. It
made lifelong friends from the start.

One Cletrac on the small farm—a “fleet”
of them on the big ranch—makes an ideal
all-year power plant. The Cletrac is light,
but powerful, with plenty of pull for heavy
plowinor and work in the hills. And it
rides the low spots or plowed ground
without miring, but still pulls a profitable
load.

Turns‘short and works the corners clean.

Compact “and low-set, ideal for orchard
work. Travels faster and does more thor-
ough plowing. Burns “gas”, kerosene or
distillate.

“Selecting Your Tractor” is a book you should haven‘ght away.

The Cletrac dealer has one for you, or we will gladly send one free.

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day: in the year, at lower cost.
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In the improved Cletrac you get all the
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And you get certain big features that make
it a better performer than ever.

.A bigger motor and the added strength to

handle the increased power are furnished
with no extra weight and no more friction,
saving you all the power we’ve added.

T he new 8-inch trace—one-third wider—
means a lighter tread and stronger grip on
the ground—makes the Cletrac that much
more sure-footed and adds to the life of

the tractor itself.

T be Cleime steering device, an - exclusive
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more powerful, now better built, and cost-
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dealer in your community wants to handle
it. A tractor that makes friends for itself
makes satisfied customers for him. '

Right through the year—hauling manure
in the Winter—plowing, harrowing and
seeding 1n the S pring—harvesting, thresh-
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and grading— fielling corn and sawing
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It’s a tractor that has all-year service built
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And over 12 0 distributors and dealers,
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make power—farming really worth while.

Send in the coupon, or see the Cletrac dealer at once.
Don’t wait until Spring work starts—get ready now.

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Cass sat immovable as the Sphinx.
~ He was thinking that he might as Well
face the charge now as any time. More-
OVer, he had reasons for wanting to
visit the Circle C. They had to do with
a tall, slim girl who never looked at
him without scorn in her dark, flash-
ing eyes. ,

7 “All right. I’ll go» back with you but
not under a gun.”

“You’ll go the way I say.”

“Don’t'vthink it. I’ve said I’ll go.
That settles it. But I won’t stand for
any gun-play capture.”

“You’ll have to stand for it."

Fendrick’s face set. “Will I? It’s
up to you, then. Let’s see you make
me go.”

Sitting there with his gaze steadily
on the boy, Cass had Bob at a disad-
vantage. If the sheep owner had tried
to break away into the Chaparral, Bob
could have blazed away at him, but he
could not shoot a man looking at him
with cynical, amused eyes. He could
understand the point of View of his ad-
versary. If Fendrick rode into the Cir-
cle C under compulsion of a gun in the
hands of a boy he would never hear
the end of the laugh on him.

“You won’t try to light out, will you ’3”

“I’ve no notion of lighting out.” -

Bob put up his big blue gun reluc-

' tantly‘. Never before had it been train-
] ed on a human being, and it was a
wrench to give 11p the thought of bring-
ing in the enemy as a prisoner. But
he saw he could not pull it off. Fen-
drick had declined to scare, had prac-
tically laughed him out of it. The boy
had not meant his command as a bluff,
but Cass knew him better than he did
himself.

They turned toward the Circle C.

“Must have been taking lessons on
how to bend a gun. You in training
for sheriff, or are you going to take
Bucky’s place with the rangers ?” Fen-
drick asked with casual impudence,
malicious amusement gleaming from
his lazy eyes.

Bob, very red about the ears, took
refuge in a sulky silence. He was be-
ing guyed, and not by an. inch did he
propose to compromise the Cullison
dignity. '

“From the way you go at it, I figure
you an old hand at the hold-up game.
Wonder if you didn’t pull off the W. &
S. raid yourself.”

Bob writhed impotently. At this sort
of thing he was no match for the oth-
‘er. Fendrick, now in the best of hu-
mors, planted lazily offhand barbs.
Kate was seated on the porch sew-
‘ing. She rose in surprise when her
cousin and the sheepman. appeared.
They came with jingling spurs across
the plaza toward her. Bob was red as
a turkey-cock, but Fendrick wore his
most devil-may-care insouciance.

“Where’s Uncle Luck, sis? I've
brought this fellow back with me.

  
    
        
      
        
       
  

      
       
      
     
       
        
  

  
    

   
 

 

      
   
      
           
         
 
     
   
   
    
 
      
      
        
          
    
    
    
          
       
          
              
            
  

 
 
 
 

 

 
   
  
  
   
 

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Caught him on the mesa,” explained
the boy sulkily.

Fendrick bowed 1ather ext1avagant—
ly and flashed at the- girl a smiling
doublerow of strong white teeth. “He’ 8
qualifying for a moving- picture show
actor, Miss Cullison. I hadn’t the heart
to disappoint him when he got that
cannon trained on me. .So here I am."

Kate looked at him and then let her
gaze travel to her cousin. She some-
how gave the efi'ect of judging him of
negligible value.

“I think he’s in his office, Bob.
go see. ” _

She went swiftly, and presently her
father came out. Kate did not return.

     
       
      
          
         
      
      
         
 

 
 

 

     

 

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Luck looked' Straight at Cass with.
the uncompromising hostility so char-
acteristic of him. Neither of the men
spoke. It was Bob who made the nee?

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essary explanations. The sheepman
heard them with a polite derision that
suggested an' impersonal amusement
at the situation.

“I’ve been looking for you.” Luck
said. bluntly, after his nephew had fin-
ished. .

“So I gathered from our young Jesse
James. He intimated it over the long
blue barrel of, his cannon. Anything
particular, or just a pleasant social
call ?” ,

"You’re in a bad way on this W. &
S. robbery. I reckbn youwould be
safer in jail till it’s ‘cleared up.”

“You still sheriff, Mr Cullison?
Somehow I had got a notion you had
quit the job. ”

“I’m an interested party. There’s
some new evidence, not manufactured,
either. ”

“Well, well!”

“We’ll take the stage into town and
see what OConnor says—that is, if
you’ve got time to go.” Luck could be
as formal in sarcasm as his neighbor.

“With such good company on the
way I’ll have to make time.”

The stage did not usually leave till
abdut half pastone. Presently Kate
announced dinner. A little awkwardly
Luck invited the sheepman to join
them. Fendrick declined. He was a
Fletcherite, he informed Cullison iron-
ically, and was in the habit of missing
meals occasionally. This would be one
of the times.

His host hung in the doorway. Sel-
dom at a lossI to express himself, he
did not quite know how to put into
words what he was thinking. His en-
emy understood.

“That’s all right, You’ve satisfied
the demands of hospitality. Go eat
your dinner. I’ll be right here on the
porch when you get through."

Kate, who was standing beside her
father, spoke quietly.

“There’s a place for you, Mr. Fen-
drick. 'We should be very pleased to
have you join us. People who happen
to be at the Circle C at dinner time
are expected to eat here.”

“Come and eat, man. You’ll be un-
der no obligations. I reckon you can
hate us, just as thoroughly after a
square meal as before. Besides, I was
your guest for several days.”

Fendrick looked at the young mis-
tress of the ranch. He meant to de
cline once more, but unaccountably
found himself accepting instead. Some-
thing in he1 face told him she would
rather have it so.

Wherefore Cass found himself with
his feet under the table of his foe disw
cussing various topics that had noth-
ing to do with sheep, homestead claims,
abductions, or express robberies. He
looked at Kate but rarely, yet “he was
aware of her all the time. At his ranch
a Mexican did the cooking in haphaz-
ard fashion: The food was ill prepared
and worse served. He ate only be-
cause it was a necessity, and he made
as short a business of it as he could.
Here were cut roses'on a s'nowy table-
cloth, an air of leisure that implied the
object of dinner to be something more
than to devour a given quantity of
food. Moreover, the food had a flavor
that made it palatable. The rib roast
was done to aturn, the mashed pota-
toes whipped tof‘a flaky lightness. The
vegetablesalad was a truimph, and
the rice custard melted in his. mouth.

Presently a young man came into
the dining-room and sat down beside
Kate. He looked the least in the world

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surprised at sight of the-sheepman.

“Mornin’, Cass," lie nodded . . ,
“Morning, Curly," answered Fen:
drick.
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“Didn’t know you were acting d "With "'7

“He’ ’s my foreman, " Luck explained i" "

Cass observed that he was quite one
Iof the family. Bob admired him open-1
ly and without shame, because he was
the best rider in ArizOna; Kate seemed

to" be on the best of terms with him, '

and Ludk treated‘him with the offhand
bluifness he might have used toward
a grown son. ' 1

If Cass had, in his bitter, sardonic
fashion, been interested in Kate before
he sat down, the feeling had quickened
to something different before he rose.
It was not only that she was compe-
tent to'devise such a meal in the des-
ert. There was something else. She
had made a home for her, father and
cousin at the Circle C. The place radi-
ated love, domesticity, kindly good fel-
lowship. The casual give and take‘of
the friendly talk went straight to the,
heart of the sheepman. This was liv-
ing. ~ It came to him poignantly that
in his scramble for wealth he had
missed that which was of far greater
importance.

The stage brought the two men to
town shortly after sundown. Luck call-

ed up O’Connor, and made an appoint-

ment to meet him after supper. _

“Back again, Bucky,” Fendrick grin-
ned at sight of the ranger. “I hear rm
suspected of being a bad hold-up.”

“There's a matter that needs explain-
ing, Cass. According to Blackwell’s
story, you caught him with the goods
at the time of the robbery, and in mak-
ing his get-away he left the loot with
you. What have you done with it?”

“Blackwell told you that, did he?”

“Yes.”

“Don’t doubt your word for a. mo-
ment, Bucky, but bef01e I do any talk-
ing I’d, like to hear him say so. I’ll
not roundon him until I know he’s
given himself away."

The convict was sent for. He sub-
stantiated the ranger reluctantly. He
was so hemmed in that ‘he "did not.
know how to play his cards so as to
make the most of them. He hated
Fendrick. But much as he desired to
cdnvict him, he could not escape an
uneasy feeling that he was going to be
made the victim. For Cass took it with
that sarcastic smile of his that mock-
ed them all in turn. The convict trust-
ed none of them. Already he felt the
penintentiary walls closing on him. He
was like a trapped coyote, ready to
snarl and bite at the first hand he
could reach. Just now this happened
to belong to Fendrick, who had cheat-
ed him out of the money he had stolen
and had brought this upon him.

Cass heard him out with a lifted up-
per lip and his most somnolent tiger-
cat expression. After Blackwell had
finished and been withdrawn f1om cir~
culation he rolled and lit a cigarette.

“By Mr. Blackwell’s say-so pin the
goat. By the way has it ever occurred
to you gentlemen that one can’t be con-.
victed on the testimony of a single ac-
complice?”
chair tipped back, smoke wreaths drift-
ing lazily ceilingward.

“We’ ve got a. little circumstantial ev—
idence to add, Cass,” Bucky suggested
pleasantly- ' .

. “Not enough—mot nearly enough."

“That will be'for a. jury to decide,"
Cullison chipped in. _ .

Fendrick shrugged. “I’ve a notion
to let it go to that. ‘But what’s the
use? Understand this. I wasn’t going
to give Blackwell. away, but since he
has talked, I may tell. what I know.
It’s true enough What he says. I did_
relieve hlmoof the plunder. ”. V‘
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O’Connor‘ sat up. Hls'blue Irish eyes fingers 0103“ amund his wrist and
were dancing.‘ “You’re a cool cus‘tom- . _
er. Cass.” ’ .4 . " work. Simultaneously a cold rim was

“Fact. just the same. Got that let- Dressed against the temple of the
ter I handed you the other day '2" guard- ~ "

‘ The officer produced it from his safe.

“Open it.” . ,_ ' '_

With a paper knife Bucky ripped the
flap and took out a sheet of paper.

holes,” the conVict warned.

Fendrick suggested. ' right hand- found the bunch of keys,
piece of paper folded tightly, 7whlch unlocked it according to instructions.
being opened disclosed ,a key. Not until he was relieved- of his weap-
' O’Connor read aloud-the letter: on did Blackwell release him. The
T0 Nicholas Bolt, Sheriff, or Bucky jailer was backed into the cell. gagged

O’Connor, Lieutenant 0f Rangers: with'a‘. piece of torn bedding, and left

Having come into possession of a. lit— locked up as securely as the other had
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I have rented a large safety-deposit The CODVlCt made 1115 way d0WIl-

and have put into it the valise with
the lock still unbroken. The key is
inclosed herewith. Shaw, the cashier, _
will tell ybu that when this box was Ded Into. the first alley that offered
rented I gave explicit orders it should refuge. .By Way of the Mexican quar-

be opened QDIY by the 1119111 “7111‘;st ters he reached the suburbs and-open
names are given in an enve ope , -
with him, not even excepting myself. country. Two hours later he stole a.

10:30 A. M. the morning after the rot?- town.
bery, as Mr. Shaw will also testify. I
am writing this the evening of the ranch and safety .

same day.
CASS FENDRICK. After this the plans for the raid on
-“Don’t believe a word of it,” Cullison the Texas, Arizona & Pacific" Flye-r
exploded. ' moved swiftly toa head. Soapy Stone
“Seeing is believing,” the sheepman and Sam dropped into Saguache incon-
murmured. He was enjoying greatly spicuously one evening. NeXt day
the discomfiture of his foe. Stone rode down to Tin Cup to look
“Makes a likely fairy tale. What for over the ground. Maloney telephoned
would you keep the money and not their movements to the Circle C and
turn it back?”- to the Hashknife. “This brought to

Within twenty-four hours ho
had reached .the Soapy Stone horse

ed to throw the burden of the robbery drau, and Slats Davis.
on you,” Bucky explained.
“Well, I’ve got to be shown.”
In the morning he was shown. Sl‘law his help. ,
confirmed exactly what Fendrick had Curly met Sam in front of Chalk-
said. He produced a sealed envelOpe. eye’s Place. They did the town togeth-
Within this was a sheet of paper, upon ed in a mild. fashion and Flandrau pro-
which were written two lines. » posed that they save money by taking
Box 2143 is to be opened only by a common room. To this young Culli-
Sheriff Bolt or Lieutenant Bucky “son' agreed_ ~
Svigggslsgls. 01 the Rangers, and before Luck, Curlyand Dick‘Maloney had
CASS FENDRICK. already ridden over the Country sur-
From the safety-deposit vault Bucky rounding the scene 0f the projected
drew a large package wrapped in yel- hold-up. They had decided that the rob-
low paper. He put the string, tore bery would probably take place at the
away the covering, and disclosed a depot, so that the outlaws could get
leather satchel. Perry Hawley, the theragent to stop the Flyer without
local manager of the Western & South— arousing suspicion. In a pocket 0f the
em Express Company, fitted to this a/ hills back or the station a camp had
key and took out a sealed bundle- This been selected, its site well back from
he ripped open before them all. Inside the trail and so situated that from it
was foilnd the sum of twenty thousand One 00“” command a View Of Tin 0qu
dollars in crisp new bills. The owner of the Circle C selected
three » of his clo'semo'uthed rider’s—-
CHAPTER XVI“ Sweeney, Jake and Buck were the ones
A Clean UP- he chose—to hold the camp with him
ASLIGHT accident occurred at the until after the robbery. The only sig-
.ja.il, one so unimportant that nal they needed was the stopping of
Scanlan the jailer did not think the Flyer at Tin Cup. Then they would.

Bucky O’Con-
nor had been called to Douglas on im-

from the table and broke it on the’ce‘ had gOt through, With their work. Ma-
me'nt floor of his cell. There is -a ’leg- loney or Curly would be on the train
end to the effect that for want of a, to take a hand in the battle. Caught
nail a battle was lost. By reason of a by surprise, Soapy’s gang would surely '
bit of glass secreted in his bed some- be trapped. ' ‘

thing quite as important happened to So they planned it, but it happened
the convict. , that Soapy'Stone he‘d made his ar-

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From the little table in his room he rangements differently. -
pried loose one .of the corner braces. Luck and his riders tooktheir blank
-At nighthe scraped, away at this with ets and their traps down to Tin Cup
hisxbit 01' 81888 until the WOOd began according to agreement, while Davis,
to take the shape of a revolver. This Maloneyi and Flandrau looked after the
he carefully blacked with ink brought Saguache end of the business. .All ‘of

weapon'he fitted an iron washer taken The boy, younger than any of them,
from the bedstead. ‘ ‘

for. his opportunity.

' .His chance came through the good make so much of him. Moreover,_Stone

nature or Scanlan. The jailer was in had‘giVeIn him, instructions to mixfith '1
the habit of going down town toloaf LCurly’s croWd as mic-has he L," '

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the lieutenant out of half-shuttered, in- lantern With him-f“ As he passed the, m;
dolent‘eyes. “Gave it to‘you, Bucky.” plug through the grating Blackwell’s ‘ V

drew the man close to the iron lattice};

“Don’t move, Or I’ll .fill. you full or

The something else proved to be a fitted the correct one to the door, and ’

box at the Cattlemen’s National Bank, stairs, opened the outer door with the '
bunch of keys he had taken from .
Scanlan, locked it behind him, and slip- ‘

The valise was deposited at exactly horse flom an irrigated ranch 1183!”

“That’s an easy one, Luck. He want— Saguache Luck Cullison, Curly Flan— ‘

portant business and could not lend ‘

it Worth reporting to his chief. Black- come pounding down from the hills in '
well, ,while eating, knocked a glass time to catch the robbers before they '1

him by his guard. To the end of his them were very friendly with Sam. ‘

‘ Then he waited was flattered that three or the best .
known riders j in the territory g8h0ulll~g ‘

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‘ found dead on the scene.
" ,Young Cullison had stopped drinking
but he could not keep his nerves from
jumpinga His companions pretended

not to notice how worried he was. but‘

they watched him so closely that he
‘ was never out of sight of at least one
of them. Soapy had decreed the boy’s
death by treachery. but his friends
were determined to save him and to
end forever the reign of Stone as a
bad man.
It was one day when the four young
cowpunchers were sitting together in
Curly's room playing poker that a spe-
cial delivery letter came to Sam. The
others, to cover their excitement, start-
ed' an argument~ as to whethEr five
aces (they were playing with the jok-
er, beat a straight flush. Presently

Sam spoke, as indiirerently as he could ;
“Got the ofler of a job down the line. ‘

Think I’ll run down tonight as far as
Casa Grande and see what’s doing.”
“If they need any extra riders here’s
some more out of a job,” Dick told him.
“Heard today of a freighter that
wants a mule—skinner. I'm going to
see him tomorrow,” Slats chipped in.

“Darn this looking for a job anyhow.
It’s tur’ble slow work,” Curly followed
up, yawning. “Well, here’s hoping you
land yours, Sam."

This was about two o’clock in the
afternoon. The game dragged on for
a while, but nobody took any interest
in it. Sam had to get ready for the
work of the night, and the rest were
anxious to get out and give him a
chance. So presently Dick threw down
his cards.

“I’ve had enough poker for one ses-
sion. Me, I’m going ‘to drift out and
see what’ s moving in town.”

“Think I’ll snooze for a while, ”Sam
said, stretching sleepily.

The others trooped out and left him
alone. From the room rented by Dav-
is the three watched to see that Sam
did not leave without being observed.
He did not appear, and about six
o’clock Curly went back to his room.

“Time to grub,” he sang out.

“That’s right,” Sam agreed.

They went to the New Orleans Hash»

House; and presently Davis and Malon-
ey also arrived. vThey ordered a good
dinner and took plenty of time to eat
it. Sam was obviously nervous, but
eager to cover his uneasiness under a
show of good spirits.

Curly finished eating just as Sam's
second cup of coffee came. Flandrau,
who had purposely chosen a seat in
the corner where he was hemmed in
by the chairs of the others, began to
feel in_ his vest pockets.

“Darned if I’ve got a cigar. Sam,
you’re young and nimble. Go buy me
one at the counter.” _

“Sure " Cullison was away on the
instant.

Curly.’s hand came out of his pocket.
In it was a paper: Quickly he shook
the contents of the paper 'into the

’ ..steaming cup of coffee and stirred the '

liquid- with a spoon.

Sam brought back the' cigar and
drank his coffee. Without any unnec‘
essary delay they returned to his room.
Before the party [had climbed the
stairs the boy was getting drowsy.

“Dunno what’s the matter with me.

ting on the bed.

“Why don’t you take a snooze? You '

have got lOts of time before the train
goes I:

“No, I don’t reckon I better.” _

He rubbed his eyes, yawned, and
slumped down. His lids wavered, shut,
jerked open again, and closed slowly.

“Wake me, Curly—time for train.”
And with that'he Was sound asleep.

They took ctr-his boots and settled
him comfortably.

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11 4.12119 other side of the hill. ” 1

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HE leaves had fallen from the

trees and the giass had turned

brown.- The earth’s surface had
been frozen into a crust. An occasion-
a1 snowflake came floating down from
the steel gray skies and a sharp north-
erly wind. was blowing gently but bit-
ing in its flerceness. : Evidence- of ap-
proaching winter was everywhere.
The keen atmosphere made the blood
flow vigorously through Dale McCar-
thy’ 3 body as he did the few remaining
odd jobs about the farm before Old
King Winter set in in earnestness and

blanket of fleecy snow.

suit of game.

to its call;
pulse to follow ,the wild animals of the
forest had drawn him from his work.
This year the. attraction seemed to se-

before.
He eould resist the invitation no
longer. He left what little work‘ he

had to do undone and went to the
house. He packed his usual hunting
kit, refilled his ammunition belt, tuck-
ed away an extra supply in his pockets
and then made off in the direction of
the forest and cut-over lands of north;
ern Michigan with a view of reaching
an old abandoned lumber camp eight
miles away before dark.

The prospect of enjoying another
good hunt caused him to forget his
weariness and the heavy burden of
rifle and pack as he tramped along the
road mile after mile in the direction
of the forest- clad hills which he knew
from previous excursions were infest-
ed with all kinds of game. As he
reached the foot of the nearest hill
with still another mile yet to go he
began to realize he was growing tired.
His bones and muscles ached. The
Weight of his pack became noticeable.
The perspiration was pouring from his

‘ brow and his clothing was wet and

hung heavily upon h1m.He' decided
to rest a few minutes upon a. nearby
log. But as he resumed his journey,
Dale’s legs and muscles were stiff-and
cumbersome. He plodded on slowly,
picking his way up the hill. .
He reached camp shortly after the
sun sunk behind the forest-clad hills in
the west. The wind was colder. It
blew harder. He walked toward the
deserted buildings in the valley, day-
dreaming as he walked, of the game he
would see upon the morrow. He step-
ped unconsciously up to the door, turn-
ed the knob, thrust the door open and
walked in. To his utter surprise it
Was occupied A man cf much the
same caliber, with a shaggy, coarse
beard, wearing a plaided mackinaw, a.
brown Woolen shirt, and felts and rub—
bers, stood before him. He-was ap-
parently in the woods on the same
mission. They stood and stared at one
another for several minutes. \

“Well, I reckon we' re going to have
company,” remarked the stranger as
he' broke the silence. He looked the
intruder squarely in the eyes before

continuing. “My name is Anderson—
John Anderson, _ from Layton’s_ Cor-
ners.” '

Dale stepped forward, lowered his
pack upon a. nearby bunk, propped his,
rifle against the wall and then grasped
Anderson’s hand ..
“I am mighty glad to know you ”'
he said. “My name is McCarthy—-

  

 

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buried the vegetation on earth with a.

In the distance Dale co‘uld see the
barren trees of the forest which seem-_
ed to beckon him to put aside his
work, pick up his rifle and go in put-
The longer he gazed in
that direction the greater its lure seem-
ed to be. Each fall he had harkened.
each winter the same im-

cure a firmer hold upon him than ever

that hill on which we stopped yester- .‘ ’
day. I believe we will finddserth ‘

said Anderson. halt

   
   

  
   

  

was a mutual oneL—‘in search or game. .
As they sat planning for the days to .
come they ate their cold lunches and ‘-
drank a cup of codes which Anderson _ _ ._ 1
had prepared in the fireplace. And as .
they ate they sandwiched Ia. hunting
story in here and there- They contin—i;
tied the tales until darkness enveloped ’
the camp, valley and trees. Only the ’
light from their pipes and the burning
logs in the fireplace lighted the build-
ing. The moonshone faintly through» ._
the dirty window. A babbling brook"
gushing over a. stony bed, and little
waterfalls could be heard outside
These sounds grew louder in the still-
ness of the night. The hunteis ceased
talking and listened to the music of‘
the stream outside, and to the crack-
ling of the fire inside. Drowsiness be-
gan to overcome them, so. they went
to bed.

The wind ”was howling outside. It
would almost talk as it played among
the pine trees, causing their b’oughs-
and needles to swish and Weave and . * s
groan under its pressure as it swept
over the hill and took a broadside
sweep into the valley. And in the east
the full moon began to beam over the,
hill top like a. ball of fire. A timber
wolf could be heard faintly in the dis-
tance: The little brook continued to
babble and tumble. As the two hunt-
ers lie upon their hard bunk they both'
realized they were in the land of their , ,
dreams. Their thoughts wandered into
the hills until sleep, brought on by the
weariness of their long jaunt, and the . ,
music of the winds playing among the [
trees, and the babbling stream, ov‘er-
came them. .

Anderson awoke first in the morn—
ing. It was just coming daylight. The
fire had gone out hours ago. The log ‘
shanty ‘was icy cold. He roused Dale.. 1
They built a fire, ate breakfast, and , .-
then made off .into the hills. But their
dreams of game aplenty did not come
true. They did \succeed in bagging a. » .
c0uple of partridge and a. few rabbits, "
but their coveted prize—deer—~ had .
not crossed their trail. Tracks in. the
earth had been noted in one or two
places and that was all. They return-
ed to the lumber shanty, more tired ,
than on the previous day, and some- . , I
what discouraged. They did not' talk ’
long that evening. Sleep overcame
them soon after they retired.

The next three days brought no bet-
ter luck. on the fourth day as they
were returning to camp they were .m
suddenly startled by a violent. 'crash ' '
upon their right as a frightened doe "
dashed through the undei-brush at a
terrific speed and disappeared into the
heart of the forest; to safety. Neither
Anderson or McCarthy had time to 1
bring his rifle to shoulder, catch aim
and fire before the fleet animal had
made good her escape and was hidden
frbm view.

But as they plodded toward camp 3.
new hope had been revived in them.
They were- not so gloomy and pas—r -
simistic. Presence of deer in the hills
was now certain. Hopes which had al-
most perished during the poor luck‘ of _ .
their first four days in the hills had “ ‘
been suddenly fed 'up on a muchneed- ' "
e'd stimulant. Despite these hopes the
next few days brought despair. They
tramped and tramped through the for
est, up hills and down, from daylight
until dark at night, but no more evi-
dence of deer was obtained. As they
started out one bright, clear merning, .' ,
Dale suggested: . .

“Let’s innit to the pine grove beyond

      
    
   
    
   
  
    
 
   
  
  
 
  
    
     
  
  
  
 
  
   
   
   
   
   
     
  
   
   
  
   
   
    
     
        
    
    
  
  
   
   
  
 

 

 

 

 

 
  
      
 
     
 
 
  

  
 
     
  
 
 
  

 
 
   
  
 
 
 
 

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thick underbrush and jack-pines to-

ward the stream. They came to the .-
grove but there was no sign of deer. g

They pressed on, following, the creek
as it meandered around the hills. Its

sparkling water was as clear as

crystal.

“We have gone about far enough in
this direction,” said Anderson, in dis-
couraged tones. “It will be dark be-
fore we can reach camp. Let’s ieturn.”

.So they turned back, climbed the hill
and followed its ridge for a mile or so
and then descended into the valley in
the direction of the camp. A gentle
wind from the northwest was striking
them squarely in the face. Suddenly
McCarthy came to a halt. His keen
ears had caught a around. They scent-
ed danger. Every muscle of his body
was at a high tensio'n. Anderson stop-
ped" in his tracks and looked in the‘
same direction as his partner. They
were motionless as they gazed into the
dense underbrush in front of them.
The outline of a large buck and a deer
came into sight. Then a second buck
appeared. '

jThe picture was painted in all the
hieroglyphics of wild life. It was grow-
ing dusk. The deer were walking out
into an open space. It was a picture
before them of a young and handsome
doe, a buck of many years’ experience
in woodcraft and leadership, and‘the
strong,'impertinent impostor who dar-
ed the wrath of his elder for the love
and companionship of the doe. The
hunters slowly raised their rifles to
their shoulders. Every precaution was
taken in order that their presence
might not 'be discovered. Before they
could fire there was a snort, rush, and
a clash of antlers. A bitter fight was

11. . The angry bucks would separate
and then charge again. Their antlers
would clash. They would strike one
another with their hoofs. The hunters
lowered their rifles and stood motion<
less, awed by the spectacle before
them.

Man, once in a lifetime, may see two
powerful bucks battle to the death for
the love and companionship of a beau-
tiful doe. These disputes are nocturn-
al aflairs, settled when the hush of
nightfall envelopes the timberland;
when the moon is at its full and the
creepy hour of midnight draws near;
settled in the silent backwoods where
deer herds rule supreme.

As the battle raged for an hour their
antleis became locked. Their shaggy
fronts and sides were torn with the
mad plunging of knifelike hoofs. Sev-
eral plots of ground over which they
had fought became a wallow of muck,
mud and clotted blood. Both bucks
were losing life’s precious blood. It
had been Spilled over every inch of the
area. It was a bitter fight, such as

er witnessed.

The end 08.1113 suddenly when the
older buck outgeneraled the impetuous
youngster, Reeling him one on the
flank and then with a lightning thrust.
sinking the right front hoof deep into
the abdomen of the tricked aggressor.
The youngster fell and passed into the
land where all wounded deer go. The
other was but a ‘ghastly image of his
former self. He dropped beside his
dead opponent. Their horns were
tightly locked. The sturdy old buck
tried. and tried vainly. to free himself.

Then, ekhausted, he gave up to await ,

the end.

As the full moon beamed our the
hill top on the east the hunters noted
that both bucks was M‘s“ the
doavhichhndwaeehdthodcathhtu
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. that a small stream was in thé'valleoz‘.
below, as" the rumble or the swift war
_- ters could be heard distinctly ’at' that

‘ distance. They started slowly down,
the hill, picking their way through the'f;

     

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HE tendency of all :u" ”cultural ma-
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instead of keeping
them constantly hungry for more.

CommerCial poultry grit is so cheap be all right for professional poultry-

 

pound up crockery and stone for the the farmer and his wife. ‘
lbirds, even if such material does give farms the poultry business belongs to
satisfaction.
commercial grit is a. few hundred takes asimuch or more time than run-

in a dry reom. If the birds have been be censtantly visiting the poultry
without grit for several weeks they house. The purchase of inales from
will eat it like corn. And the neces- high-producing hens, and a little trap-
sity of grit in their crops is proven by nesting in the' winter will often pro-
the craving they have for it. duce a. remarkable improvement in the
When buttermilk and sour‘milk are egg ~Yield 0f the flock.
available for poultry feed the amount After trying out lard the cracklings
of beef scrap in the dry mash can be are often used for poultry feed. But
profitably reduced. Some poultry they are very rich and may throw the
'breeders have good egg records with- birds Off feed if they are used too
out beef scrap if they have plenty of abundantly. Better mix the cracklings
sour milk. Feed it in crooks on wood- in a bran mash and feed them sparing-
en stands to keep out the litter. And 13' over 8» period of several days. This
keep the crooks clean, as unclean milk seems to reduce the chances 0f.djg‘95'
is sometimes a cause of digestive dis- tive disorders. A11 sudden changes in
orders. . . feeding are to be avoided if the birds
111' buying day—01d chicks remember are exp§°ted t°_ do their best.

that they can be no better than’the NOW 113““? “me that many bPeedel‘S
eggs from which they were hatched. are looklng for cockerels. But it is get-
Give them prompt attention when re- ting £0“? date'whe’n they Will be scarce
ceived and place them in a warm brood- and the breeding pens should be mated
Do not leave to obtain eggs for early hatching.

 

 

or as soon as possible.
the chick box open so the young birds » . . ,
will have light but nothing to do. It A POULTRY LIBRARY PRACTICAL.
may start the toe-picking habit. Chicks '
need food and exercise and warmth as
soon as they are received from the ex-
press ofiice. Carelessness at such a
.time leads to losses which the buyer

 

 

THE farmer who expects to keep
more poultry or try for better re-
sults with his present flock. should be-
gin to build up a small library of poul—
cannot honestly blame on the producer try books of practical value. First, it
Of the Chmks‘ should contain a good book on poultry
There seems i0 be a good OUUOOK diseases which can be used as a ready
for the day-old chick‘ business this year reference. Some trouble may appear
and breeders who have them for sale in the flock at any time. . If the cause
are urging customers to place orders and remedy for that trouble can be
early SO they can gauge their business immediately determined it will save
and be able to make prompt shipments. much worry and expense.
Chicks must be sold soon after they
are hatched. The hatchery cannét keep m
a lot of chicks on hand to fill orders b
'and send them out all the way from
‘one hour to a week 'old. For the best
results they must be' shipped as soon

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e'both interesting and instructive. It
will help pave the way toward better

 

pects to show any of his birds in com-
. , , , petition will wish to own a co of the
buyer has them) 11_1 his brewer- Standard of Perfection; it will); prove
Some time can be saved in feeding of value in the improvement of the
corn on the ear if the ears are split on flock.
a, block- instead of shelled. The birds ‘A few books on practical poultry
receive some exercise
and pecking at the. ears tobroak loose m'ent the articles ’of poultry expe-
the kernels. . If the flock is tame be rlences in the farm journals. It pays.
careful about giving some bird a nick to keep a. scrap book carefully index-
with the. hatchet When she tries to ed and in this book the“ farmer can
gather the grain before the 00b “leaves place any clippings of practical value.
the, block. Good hard. corn 418 one of An article with .a drawing and photo
our best, if not thebest poultry feed- of a. colony house may seem suitable
There is ”much complaint that itwig for a trial next spring. The article in
used too exclusively in feeding some. the scrap book will be handy for ref-
farmflocks but there is nothing like-it erence.‘ ; » » ' .

to furnish 'heat and energy for the The poultry department of ’a farm

' * birds during zero weather. it seems 50mg] contains many hints which can

to give them vitality and the fat that 9., used to advantage. on the “poultry
. ram; Their inin’iédiate use may not

worth eight cents. evem moths
Farmers. know, somethings '

‘89:!!!9’ farmers ' save; and
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THE ideal-pom gry house in Winter they” Vania not, pay the prices that ‘

. ' is 139$.«-t°0~¢¢1drs.2¢119~to excess eggs‘ hays brought thlsiwinter. Fai'm- ‘
._ v.Vefitiiationvo‘rjtpp:fiémpgafiacause ers do fi0t~usually set the 'prl'cfe pn‘tliei'r _
thalventflstion is. lackineéfwPocitrxmen eggs- unless theytar’e for» hatching our:
do not-have“ the bestfesulfli; @1666: the poses. Poultryme’ii with figures of‘thelrif '
own can prove; that eggs are easily "

.. . nasty: thé Iggnltry cred ' There is one fortunate thing“ '-
ratibn- give" only enough‘forgthefsbirds about the'eggbusiness: The producer.
the mash is fed ’in excessive quantities tomer who kicks on the price of eggs

get them at the present ,

March {kwiil undoubtedly -

producers in a farm flock of poultry. '
I Trap-neSti-ng throughout the" year may -

and satisfactory that it hardly pays to men but it takes too much time for -
On- many .

The best substitute for the wife,. but often the housework4

pounds of fine gravel stored in the fall nlng theifarm and she cannot afford -to ‘

Agbook telling of the history 'and _
anagement of the favorite breed will '

breeding methods. The farmer who ex- _

in scratching management will be of value to supplé- '

hen never lived that produced anfegg-zturs. . ‘theyfjnsy not’be, renames ,.
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menial department in which they are ’ ' K
interested. The pomuyman can” make ,

out his 1111,11 index briefly for at! their Hef' 1th r and Vi orOuS tt:
articles containing information of val-’

ue'; in the poultry department. ‘ TESL.

makes it as handy as a book for ready
reference. We have found many arti-‘ 0W 8 ean tron%

ales in farm journals winch we con-

sider bette1 on the subject discussed
than chapte1s on the same subject in- 1
some of our best books. I ‘iva e
In getting together a poultry library
we must bear in mind that methods
are changing rapidly. The war has al-
.1 ’nlbst revolutionized feeding methous.
A The book that was up—to-date last year
"-1- may net be suitable for the conditions
~ " ' now, However, the bulk of the poul-
4 try information is standard and the o
poultryman who \ gathers together a , Maurlg I lme
collection of valuable information has ‘

a SOlll‘Ce of great stimulation to his One Of the mOSt important seasons 0f

5 business. The iniormat1on gathered

_, . from the books must be salted with the poultry year is at hand. At mating
3 common sense and reinforced with

practical experience to prove valuable time YOUP hens and POOSteI'S ShOUld be

 

. in 0“" ele‘ffwa Km“ in the pink of condition. Start in now to con— ‘
VENT ILATING POULTRY HOUSES- dition your breeding stock for the spring hatch. 1

 

I am writing to find out if you can
advise me conceming a hen house that
I built this fall. I am sending you a
rough sketch so that you may more . . . . ..
1eadily under stand the plan. It is 361

3,0 built 01' good sheetin and covered 1-——_._____._.J
with three- ply granite ie t roofing, both . . . . . .
1°“ and ”“93 and is 19'“ WW“ and increases the Vltahty of the parent stock, g1ves you fertlle eggs, msures

light. \h’e like the plan very much, h k
but the ventilation is not what it ought ' '

to be, and this is a point on which I a hatCh Of gOOd’ StrOng, VlgOI‘OUS 0 1C S-
would like Some advice. During cold

   

 

 

days it is yer-1111951? 5m Wells and Speed up egg production during winter with Dr. Hess Poultry
roof, and u hen 1t “anus up 11,.th.1ws . . , . . .
and (11098601111911 badlnmakmgm‘ Pan—a—ce-‘a. It contalns tomcs that promote a hen s dlgestion, tomcs

ter (lamp. We are housing about 140

hen“ in‘the house- keev (1001‘ 8h“? and that tone up the dormant egg organs—so that the proper amount of

also glass w1ndows. I put a ventilator

in. made of twelve-inch boa-17d?- as you food goes to egg production—and not all to flesh and fat and laziness—-

W111 note by sketch, and let 1t extend

to within about eighteen inches of the ' ’ ‘
floor, but was not satisfied with it, so When It S aCthH and eggs you want
out a 12x12-inch hole in side of venti-

lator “ea-1' 100‘? hoping. it “’0uld.help Pan-a-ce-a supplies the additional iron for the blood——-which is essen-

correct trouble, but 1t 1s not, satlsfac-

to” yet Veama‘m‘ ext-MS about tW° tial to the speeding-up process It contains certain forms of lime, that

and one—half feet above top of roof.

M°ntca1m 00' . . J' S: supply needed material for making egg shells. Also internal antiseptics.

The usual rule 1n constructing wm-
dows and curtains for poultry houses

is to allow-,one Square foot of glass to Feed Pan-a- -ce- a to all your poultry to make and keep them

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
     
       
   
 

four square feet of iloor space. The healthy. The dealer refunds your money if it
1 muslm‘curtams should be tw1ce the does not do as claimed. T611 the dealer hOW
' area or the glass. Th1s usually pre- f 1 h _ .
1.: vents dampness in a house it the other Inany OW S yOu ave and he W1“ tell you What
conditions are right even if no other Slzed package to buy. Always buy Pan- a-ce-a

1 system of ventilation is used. Of
course, under certain weather condi- according to the Size Of your flOCk' 300,75C and

tions it is difficult to keep all damp- . $1 50 paCkageS- 25‘1b-pai1,$3 00. 100“) drum,
ness from a poultry house but it has $10- 00 Except 1n the far West and Canada.
been found that the conditions are not

too (lamp to be healthful in an open- DR. HESS & CLARK, AShlalhd, Ohio

front house that contains a sufficient

  

Dr. Hess
amount of open-front. SiOCR Tonic

11' the litter becomes damp it should AWorm Expeller.

be'removed as this will help to make 0 r. Hess InSta nt Louse I Pal/[TWHHEFWI A g;:$;i%l::khr
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floors are damp and it is very difficult , . . ‘
to keep the litter in good condition. I ' er ' ' 5 ice

 

Some cement floors are cold and damp,
especially if they are not properly con-

structed on a well-drained site. Possi— ‘ ' ’
bl)’ the condition of the house can be Why Take Chances 9 Find ou-t what
. improved by always leaving the cur- ' - ' . 4n lflCllbatOI'
. tains open except during severe storms I A ' ,
from the south. A larger area of the lull! EMOTG ' ' Belggagg: g3”

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without removing the stopper—the
weight of the harrow tends to close the outlet of

the grease tube. _ You know What dry bearings
in a disc harrow mean.

B. F. Avery’s

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:2 bottom.

2 The third lever enables you to tilt the gangs so
E; all the discs enter to the same depth when working

along ridges or in dead furrows. Tongue is flex-

ibly connected to the frame—n0 neck weight when
the liarrow is used without tongue truck. Lever
ratchets are solid steel.

The B. F. Avery dealer will show you other
features you will like. '

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They make sure that every
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is yours. They make certain
that you are not wasting fuel;
that gasoline is not getting
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‘By Lerter Jain-an,

AS'I‘ year «I became a member of

the corn club by attending acorn

club meeting at the school house
and am at it again, trying to get a. bet-
ter stand this year.

This year I didn’t have as many
bushels of corn, but the corn is ripe
this year, and does not take so much
for it sells higher. -

The object of the corn club is to
teach the boys the-value of a farm and
to make the most from the least
ground and to help lick the kaiser,
which we have done.

The kernel of corn is planted in the
ground and in three or four days the
corn sprouts, and receives nourish-
ment from the soil and food which is
stored in the kernel. In eight or ten
days, it comes over the surface and
gets nourishment from the air. Then
the corn keeps growing (if the weath-
er permits) until an ear is formed
with the silk at the tip of it. My corn
was tosseled out July 12, 1918.

-A good way to test seed corn, (the
method which I used), is to take a
shallow box and fill it with sand; mark
off this into squares by the use of
strings and nails. Number the corn
and the row respectively, keep the box
where it will not be too cold for the
corn to sprout, and water it frequently.
In doing it this way, throw out the
ears that did not mature at least three
or four kernels.

The soil should be loose, when the
corn is planted (have at least three
harrowings) so .the corn will not have
a. hard struggle for existence. After
plowing, (May 5), I harrowed it three
times so as to have a nice dust-mulch
when corn was planted. "Then I mark-
ed it, which did not take long, for I

- had a very fast horse to walk behind.

In about eight days after planting,
(May 24), I replanted where the corn

' did not grow. Then, instead of culti-

vating it right away, I spiked it. The
first cultivation was on June 5, which
helped it along as much as could be
expected without having our wanting
rains. My corn had to be crossed by
thirteen loads of hay. The second and
third cultivations did not do much
good. The fourth cultivation, July 3,
did more good than the preceding cul-
tivations because of the nice rain of"
June 30. '

My corn, unlike a great many fields
of corn, was not bothered with cut-
worms or diseases. We had only’one
bad wind-storm, but the corn was not
discouraged from this, and gave new
hope for fast growing. ,

We had four corn club meetings,
three of which I attended; one, at
Frank Brown’s, one at Lu Sh‘ulter’s,
one at Carl Brown’s and Donald Hall’s,
as I will mention in the order named:
At Frank Brown’s we listened to
what he had to say about corn, bean
and potato raising. At this meeting
officers were elected, I being elected
vicepresident. ‘

June 24 I went to Camp Custer and
saw some corn that was knee-high, but
it was hit by the "unexpected frost.
My corn probably would have with-,'

' stood the long hot weather spell, had

I had more manure on it; but I have
often heard that a little manure does
more good than. too much.

We played the Rutland ~Corn Club

won one game. ' 4 __
" Our second meeting was at Shulters.
, Lloyd Lindsey andn-mySelf , were phosfen.

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boys two games of ball, of 'which we '

IDs/ton, M z'c/zzgan ..

to select a name for our club. My; ,
choice being one of the followmg'" ~
three: The Winners, the Champions;“ .
The Best Ever. I '

Our third meeting was at Carl
Brown’s. Each one of the membereg
present had to tell about his acre for . ;
roll-call; mine being as good as the;
rest. . . . ,

I received my corn project August's
29. My corn would not have amount--
ed to much if we had not had the rain.
of August 30.

I started husking'my corn Septem--,
ber 25, and finished October 10. I se
lected my seed corn~ while ‘husking,
there being three-quarters of'a bushel.
There wasn’t over a bushel of cdrn.
which didNnot ripen. A good way to
store seed corn is to put it in a dry
room, having wires from which the-
‘corn may hang untouched by the other
ears. Do not have the place too warm.
so as to kill germination, or too cold, .
because if it frosted it might not grow.
FI‘his year all seed corn should be care-
fully taken care of for it is very ex-
pensive feed to waste.

My common corn was fed to father’s
pigs. I finished husking my prize acre
on the tenth of October, there being
sixty-eight and a half bushels oi com-
mon corn and three-quarters of a bush-
el of seed corn. My fodder is worth
$11.44. ‘
, The corn may be used in many dif—
ferent ways, namely, for hog feed, for '
fattening, or it may be cut up for the
chickens to keep_them warm during
the winter, or it may be ground into
corn meal. The best can be used for
baking purposes and the rest for cattle
and hog feed.

The cornstalks may -be run through
an ensilage cutter into the silo, and
fed as ensilage, or given as a rough
feed, in the stalks, to cows and steers.

The first exhibit was at the Warner
Church, Novembér 31, 1918. At this
exhibit there were com, potatoes and
canned fruits. My corn won first prize
this year. Ha! Ha! I wasn’t a bit
sorry.

The club work. has encouraged me
to like farm life more than ever before
because you knew whatever profit was
made was your own, and that is some
thing. My work this year has helped
me more than ever before, because I
know more about the work. ”-

If I was to do my work over again,
I would make many improvements in
it, some being, using more manure on.
the land, plow and get my corn in ear-
lier so as to give it time to get ahead
of the drought if any happens to beat.
a time when the corn needs it most.

I, had sixty-nine and three-fourths
bushels of corn all told, with sixty:
eight and a half bushels of common
corn Worth $70.80. My seed corn, three
fourths of a bushel, amounted to $4.50.
My fodder, forty-four shocks in all,
amounted to $11.44. The Corn shelled
out 59.55 bushels out of 69.25 bushels.

I am very proud of my acre this
year, which'is more than I couldlsay
last year. Out of my. seed, corn you
will find that there is one good-sized
ear, and full of germination, but there
are a few kernels'with the yellow dent
part off. fl‘hat you probably will no.
tice when your first see it, but it was
caused by rough handling. . ,
Thehonor of having the best card
at, theilocal ambitis -, ' ' '
county and - state
Weiss ' '

do My First Cro_
trof Corn, *

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home where ‘ ‘ company’ ’ always
enjoys itself ,—~the home which peo-
ple always speak of as having “nice
things”?

Lady Randolph Churchill put her
finger on the secret. Lady Churchill
is a very wonderful womanflnow
past 50 years old—and she owns
the best furnished home in England.
This is what she wrote:

“What an extraordinary man hit.
Edison is. He perfects his phono-
graph to a point where its realism

to make each Edison Phonograph,

even the least costly, an attractive
piece of furniture. Instead of the
usual dentist—like looking cabinets,
his designers have succeeded in
putting the character and feeling;r of
the best periods into his phono-
graph cases. These graceful and
artistic productions will be hailed
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rombine to give an afloat of stately
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the New Edison with per—
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Claim. Edison is a straight-
from -the—shoulder American.
He doesn’t ask you to take
anything on his “ say so. ” any
more than he’d take a scientific
discovery on your “say so.”
Edison actually proves the New
Edison’s realism. Before 8 mil-
lion people he has made com-
parisons between the vocal and
instrumental art of 50 different

Elsie de Wolfe

who designs and furnishes the interiors
of the fimt homes in America, says:

_ Mr. Edison has adopted for
his phonographs are in pleas—

gmtesque cases one so fre-
quently sees. From the dim-
inutive Heppelwhite to the
costly replicas of historic
piecal, the superior furniture
value of Edison cabinets can
namely fail to impreSs the
lover of good furniture.”

is astounding.

 
   

“ IS (Edison’s) designers have snc~

ceedcd in putting the character.

and feeling of the best periods into his

phonograph cases.

artistic productions Will be hailed with
delight by all.”

' hpn'nl-odt'n’ the mt above.)

Then he. determines

heretofore.’ ’

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“The Phonograph with a Soul”

gives you both of the great arts which make your house a
cultured home—gives you all that is in music and furniture

artists, and the liIi-(Tmzs'riox
of their art. These 3 million
people all admitted that they
could hear no difference be—
tween the performance of the
living artist and its Biz—CREA-
TION by the. New Edison.

The furniture art of the New
Edison is its own proof. Per-
haps you are wondering since
when did Edison turn furniture
designer.- ' He didn’t. He
knew that the marvelous fur-
niture designs created in the
Golden Age of Furniture still
stand as the highest type of
furniture art. So he did the
common—sense thing. He had
his designers adapt the master-

pieces of this period. They
did the job so well that even
Lady Churchill and Miss de
Wolfe were surprised and de-
lighted.

Edison not only made every
New Edison 3. period cabinet
———but he brought the prices
down to where you know you’re
getting real value for every
cent.

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of every one who likes music,
and the ambition of every one
who appreciates a line home.
It makes evenings~at~home
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HINGS will wear out, or what the brown silk draperies for the large
is as great a tragedy to most of Window and sash door had been dis:
us, will grow shabby. It is our carded. They were faded nearly white
duty to renew ‘and use to the last. in places and were so badly rotted and
thread. One of the women’s greatest torn that some skill was required in
problems today is to meet this phan- the dyeing process to which they were
tom, “Shabby,” and put him to flight. subjected to prevent their transforma-
One woman who 1138,34 liking for tion into shreds. They emerged from
pretty things in the home and very lit- this bath a. beautiful golden brown,
tie to spend for them after the" necessi- which harmonized with the room fur-
ties are purchased, solved her problem Inishings. The two long pieces which
in a way that may help others similar- had been used on either side, were
ly situated. In her work of renovation, gathered in the stitching of the deep
She found that the dining-room was hem and drawn up in the form of a
the place needing most attention. The rosette. This was fastened at the cen-
rug was stillserviceable but bédly fad- ter top of the lace curtains. The re—
ed, the curtains hopeless, although the mainder was gathered up so close as
material, Japanese toweling, was still to show only a narrow curve of color,
strong. Those at two of the windows and none of the rags, carried to either
were faded so that the pattern was side, knotted closely at the end of the
scarcely distinguishable, while that at pole. The ends were allowed to hang
the third was. so bright that no dye down at either side, reaching about
except black would hide the pattern. half way. These were gathered at the
They were first dyed a soft tan with end and finished with eight-inch tas-
one of the numerous soap 'dye‘s now sels of mercerized crochet cotton of
on the market, the outline of the faded the same color. The door was treated
pattern was traced on the curtains, in a. similar manner but much narrow-
using the unfaded third as a guide. er pieces were used and the tassels
With wax crayons, school variety, the were smaller. ‘

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patteln was filled in, usmg y 19W. 0 Several brown Willow easy chairs
ange, greens and browns. This is a

. . had the cushions badly worn. These
Yew easy medium to use m decorat— were recovered with imitation Spanish
mg. Th? des1gn could have been work- leather, 3. material which is compara-
ed out in eny one color deSlred, If one tively inexpensive, harmonizes well
were afraid to try the color .comblna- with nearly all color schemes, and has
lion: nlienltlonecll. ‘ As each .plef: :3? the added merit of being a dust catch-
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placed on the ironing board to protect iabllcs are. '
the sheet from stain and the curtains An archway connected the dining-
were placed on this, one piece at a room and living-room. As neither room
time, right side up. Then, with an iron, is large it had been left without drap-
not hot enough to scorch, the colored fmesj BUt_W1t_h the winter 0f 1917‘”
parts were gone over carefully, setting in mind, With its scarcity of coal and
the iron down, allowing it to stand for the difficulty "1 keeping warm, even
a second or two, then taking it up and'When the supply was plentful, the mis-
placing it on another section. There tress decided upon por tier cs 80 that at
must be no rubbing during this proc- least one room might be kept warm.
ess or the colors will smear. It would But of what? Nothing new was the
be best for a beginner to try this on rule. Two faded, disreputable looking
some small piece first. When the work curtains WhiCh had Seen their be“
is finished the curtains may be laun- ,days twenty years or ~more ago were
dered in the usual way as the colors

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rial was a. very heavy weight, doubleg
faced canton flannel. These, after some
hesitation, asresults seemed so doubt-
ful, were treated to a. bath of hot dye . '. M;
and emerged avery respectable brown. ». "

They have served their purpose of.

shutting off one room when it was not
absolutely necessary to heat it.

The kitchen curtains were past hope
but my lady was of those who like the
kitchen to look well, too, and rightly,
for most of her time is spent there.
She looked over the piece bags and
succeeded in finding ‘a few pieces of
cheesecloth of varying size and qual-.
ity. One piece proved large enough
for a, sash curtain for the window, but
there were no more large enough for
the sash door. Now, as the kitchen
window has shelves which are occu-
pied by plants and seedlings for sev-
eral months of the year, this curtain
had to be removed so my friend deter-
mined to treat the upper part of this
window and the door exactly alike.
This was to be in a way to let in all
the light possible and yet have a little
drapery. Four pieces were found which
were, or could be, cut down to a size
9x31 inches without too much waste,
and two others, one” 11x16 inches and .
the other 19x24 inches. All these piec- ‘ r "
es were hemmed, dyed tan .with soap
dye, slightly starched and ironed. Then
the pattern seen in the figure Was trac-
ed just above the hem: This was out-
lined in dark brown wax'crayon and
the center filled with orange. The col-
or was set as described before. The
long pieces were arranged on either‘ ‘
end of a curtain rod, with the short 1 2"
pieces in the center. The larger was
used for the window.‘ When in place v "3
at the window this just met the sash . j ‘
curtain, which through the colder "
months was left in place. Plants oc-
cupied the place 'at the meeting of the
two sashes. This pattern, of course,
could be carried out in any color to
harmonize with the room or With indi- '
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both sun and water. A pattern colored Papa Does It , ,

with this medium is still bright after

many years’ use in a light which has 0W can I bring up my children
bleached its brown linen background to do right when their father
to nearly white. does not do as he should ?” asks

Attention was next given to the rug, many an anxious mother. “How can
which was of the grass variety and so I teach them the evils of drunkenness,
worn and faded that in many places when he breaks the law‘to get whis-
the design had reached the vanishing key? How can I make them see the
point. This was first thoroughly clean- bad effects of smoking, when he al-
ed then the whole was given a lightly ways has a pipe in his mouth? HOW
rubbed-in coat of the original color, us- can I teach them politeness when he
ing wax crayon as a medium. The de- is a bdor, or table manners. ‘when his
sign was then traced, using unfaded are outrageous? In short, how can 1
parts as a model. This was then filled teach them uprightness, when their
in with the original color. The color father is without principle, unless at
Was then set with hot irons as with the the same time I teach them disrespect
curtains. The result was a. rug which of him ?”
looked even better than new, as the It is a sad state of aflairs‘ when
colors were not so crude. things come to such a pass in a home.

If the rug fibre had been badly worn One would almost feel like asking the
it would have been better to have used mother why she ever married such an
the medium known as “Easy Dyes.” excuse fora man, were it not for the
These ,come in tubes and are easily fact thatflwehave so many mismated
prepared. A light wash of the desired couples in our midst; were it’not that
dolor could Have been put over the en- everyday girls are deceived by false
tire rug. When this was dry the de- show.- Knowing this we can but feel
sign could have been filled with the sorrow for the" woman who must on-
color mixed with a. little starch pre- dure life with a hour, and see minia-
pared as for the laundry. tures of .him growingup aroundher,

The living-room came in next for its whom she seems powerless to ’
share of attention. Souls years before, ' “Papa does “it." How » ‘

  

  
  

are told that when they correct a child
for something radically wrong. And “ ,
What shall the mother do? Shall she ' .“
cling to the old standard of ethics, nev- V
er to hint to a Child his father is ,any»
thing short of porfect, and let him do . - ,
the thing he should not, just because '
"papa.” does? Or shall she make her- - ’
self a new standard, and be brave
enough to tell the- child he must do
what is right, even if she must tell
him his father is doing wrong? , ' ,-
Isn’ti the latter course the only right
and just one? Why should children be '
allowed to come up withOut proper
training because their father. chooses
to ignore the rules of right conduct?
Why should they be 'allOWed, to think
wrong is, right, simply because their
father does the wrong? ~.;Why should
they be taught to think any man can
do no Wrong, even though that mangle
their father"? ‘Thoyorefjgomg to be
terribly disillusioned “some day if they . ' ,
are glvonzthlsrldoaj isn't? it better to . . ’
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trumpet-their father. If he is not
‘ worthy of respect they will quickly
learn it. Indeed, the woman who takes
. this, course is, not fully shouldering her
” 2 ” responsibilities. It is her ‘duty tot‘each
her children-the things right thinking
people demand of them, even if she
must tell" them the brutal truth of her
.own minimarriage.

Sometime the children are to go
into the world and learil what is de-
manded of true men and women. What
will they think then of the mother who
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HERE are some children, as every
niother knows, who are absolutely
terrified in the dark. They may not
be at all cowardly children, but if you
notiCe, you will find probably that the
fear is owing to one or two causes,
either they are specially imaginative
children, or they have been frightened
in some way which gives them an un-
natural terror of the darkness.
These two causes should be treated
in very different ways.
7' Take the case of the imaginative
M child. When one really thinks about
it, what is more natural than that such
a child should be afraid of the dark-
ness? The unknown has its fears for
most of us, and for the imaginative
most a: all. And to a child, how many
things in this strange world in which
it finds itself are unknown. It has to
explore everything itself and it never
knows what will be the next surprise.
The darkness must necessarily be mys-
terious to it. What may come out of
the darkness to its bedside? Some
strange, dreadful monster like the
scarecrow that frightened it is in the
j, ’ field, 01' perhaps that great spider that
frightened Miss Muffett so much—it
~ seemed to do it on purpose—or ~the
' three bears might come all round the
., bed, for they came all round Little
Goldie. Locks’ bed; it said so in the
. story. Such thoughts are quite natur—
al; and even more terrfying. ideas
than these occur to the imaginative
child, for it is quite capable of draw-
ing on that imagination until it actu-
ally sees these things and to add to
the horror, by hearing the scarecrow
speak, or the bear’s claws scratching
on the floor; the furniture of the room
will take the shape of strange crea-
tures who stand silently round watch—
ing unceasingly; in fact, there .is no
end to such night terrors when they
once begin.

Now how can all this be ended? lThe
best thing a mother can do is to wel-
come that imagination in the child as
her ally. Let her try to plant in the
child’s mind the seeds of love and
trust. Teach the little one to see the
geod in everything. Don’t let it fear
or despise ugliness and deformity, but

, .pity it. Let it understand that such

~ things as fire and water and darkness

are beautiful and useful. and our
friends; ‘that animals are here to be
loved and to love us, and that if they
[scratch and bite it is generally because
they have been badly treated, even

‘ lions and tigers do not kill for cruelty
but for food. Along such lines the
child’s imagination will take the right
attitude to things, and wonders will
have been accomplished.

. For the same reason choose a child’s
reading from the first along these lines
—no fairy stories of cruelty and hor-
rors. Such stories are too common—
but beautiful fairy stories of pretty
fairies and good spirits and lovely
"deeds: And above all, teach it to love
nature. , . ‘ '

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she still been agar with the~ father

she finghtwhem to respect. But if she-
hastralned them aright they will have
only love and pity for her, for they
will understand at what a. cost she
taught them.

7 Child training is not just'for the
day. It is for the future—the eternal
future. The mother’s One thought
should be not “What is easiest for me
now?” but “What will be best for my
child fifty years from now?”

DEBORAH.

The Child and The Dark

‘ ,. . . By Mark Meredith

what frightened the child and put an
It will
probably be found that someone told it
Some story for the very purpose of ter-
rifying it, a proceeding which is noth-
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Texaco Tractor Oil comes in 33 and 55 gallon well-built steel

drums, wooden barrels and half-barrels, and five gallOn cans.

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Petroleum and Its Products
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the furs Also large “buyers of beef,
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quesiion is not Open

owned by farmer borrowers .,
by farmer borrowers, underwent
vision of the government and tor the r

The question of whether- or not such;

> an organization is worth while and.
. deserved the fostering care of the gov-r. '.

' , omnient in its initial stages and mere

‘ its the continued supervision of the

» government is academic and need not.

. he discussed.

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It seems to me that it is well to

_‘ note in passing this phase of the disk .
cussion that the Federal Term Loan .
‘Systemiis. not a partisan creation. It ;

received its first. government ,recogni- .
it received '

congress; the board which administers:
it is required to be bipartisan, and the

~ Secretary ' of the Treasury being the

fifth member, the majority of" such'
board is always in political harmony '
with'the administration. -

After seeking the source of a de-
mand for legislation, the next pertinent
inquiry is, what would be the result?
The results of the Federal Farm Loan
System to date, as bearing upon farm
mortgages, has been to equalize and
stabilize. the rate. The uniform rate
made by 'the Federal Land Banks

, throughout the country is five and a

half per cent. This effected a. reduc-
tion of from two and a half to four

, and a half per cent in many sections of

the west and south, and it is espe-
cially interesting to note that many of
the ~farm mortgage bankers who Wore
charging eight and ten per cent in
those sections because of what they
declared an extra hazard are now find"- '
ing that they can safely loan at six and
Seven per cent. Rates have been stab-
ilized and have remained practically
the ‘ same throughout the financial
'stress of the war, during which we
saw wide fluctuations in\rates to com-
mercial and industrial institutions, and
we have witnessed, for the first time
in the history of the country, the re-
markable condition that the farmer
was able to borrow money cheaper
than the railroad. This would seem to
be a result wortlr while to the farmer
at least, if not to the farm mortgage
banker. This has unquestionably come
about largely through the tax exemp-
tion feature _of the Federal Farm Loan’
Bonds. What would be the result if
that exemption were taken away is, of
course,problematical. But as I write,
I have before me the April 1 Offerings ‘
of one of the oldest, best established
and most reliable investment banking
houses in the country, and note that
farm loan bonds are offered to yield
slightly under four and a half per cent,
while high class railways and indus—

’ trials, including Anaconda Ceppe'r Com-

pany, are quoted as yielding from six
and» a. quarter to as high as seven per
Cent. It would seem'safe to assume”
that if the tax exemptions feature '
were taken away from farm loan bonds

these bonds would have to be sold to "I W A.

yield the investor as gDOd a rate as
railroads and industriais, the average
of- which, from the circular quoted
would be above six and a half per cent.
If to this we add the one per cent al-

IOWed for the Operating expenses of ‘ .2 :;

per cent charged by the Farm new.
gage Bankers, lit is'easy to see/in the

language or. the street. .. where the farm~ . . .7 i
or would “get off " ' ‘

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hundred and fifty million per year en;
er largely into the volume of securi-

. The campaign of the farm mortgage
'bankers lays special stress on what
' they call the loss to the government

because of the accumulation of these

" two hundred million bonds in the hands ‘
or: persons of great wealth who thereby : h t; . f t P1
escape a su‘rtax. What are the facts? . i g r a OW S

.3 , First, there are in existence in excess
ginguiissiieiilhn tiillgtliefianlhluigifiii’gl ‘ ' VERY detail in the construction of the m0 Line of Light-Draft Plows ls
' y s 1 V ’ worked but on the lines laid down bfy the founders ——making for Simplicity

a

" panties of the country These bonds V
are exempt from every form of fed- and Strength. The popularity of these mous plows shows that the policy of
9)

9““ ' taxman, and Where the “male” - I the founders was right—they “knew how.
factor of great wealth” has one oppor— V~ ‘

tunity» to..bu.y a farm loan .bond and - Used by
escape. surtaxes he has twenty oppor- . ‘ Three
tunities to buy a municipal bond. In. ‘ . .

2 addition . to ~this,- there are 'in ci-rcula— Generations
tion nearly .two billion of government . ' of American
.bondsentirely exempt from taxation, . Farmers

‘ which gives the same party ten oppon '
tunities to buy a government bond andW
escape surtaxes where he has one op-
portunity to buy ,a farm loan bond;
andas finally quite exploding the the-
ory that the littlefissues of farm loan > . ,. ,.
bonds have affec ed the market for . ' » ' 3» 4f," ‘ :71'fj'ifl‘.‘ -" V '

" Libe‘rty' Bonds, the government is at -. ., - ' i i ' j r “’7 " ~ .li- , 78 Years Of
presentoflering to the public four and . : , V . .. V , , . . V . \ VVV "Kn owing
'a half billion of bonds, all of which V 'V . ' _ V' ~- (V51 fluid/HIV“ V HOW”
may, at the option of the purchaser, - -. ' x “g . ' \1/ 3".“ H d
, become tax free on a. three and three- ._ .. . . V p ' . ammere
quarter cent basis without the slight— . . .~/ . ,._ _. . - Into Every
est effect upon the market for its pre- ‘ - ‘ OneofThem
' vious issues. 4

The farm mortgage bankers have . m Light-Draft Plows cover a wide For Tractors: From 2 to 6 bottoms, both
We“ entirely Silent @bOut “118701111119 : range of work, not Only for all ordinary moldboard and disk. Special: For grad-
“ tax ‘exempt secumles’ ”5511’” be‘ . plowing, but for the unusual and the ex— or, ditching, hillsides, root ground, cut-

 

 

 

 

 

cause it doesn’t interfere with their ‘ . _
business. But'these are not the only : traordinary. ForHOrses: Walking, Sulky over timber land, orchards, etc. There
tax exemption privilege granted by i" and Gang, both moldboard and disk, in IS a PfiO plow for any section, and for

 

.Our recent vevenue act The mortgages = all standard sizes and models of bottoms. any condition of soil.
held by building and loan associations, . . . , .

which at present aggregate in excess f . , . . i
of one and three-qttarter billion dol- . V .
lars, are by the terms of the revenue Whether you own or oper- ' . Write for m PlOW Cata.

act especially exempted from its pro- - .‘ . - 1 .
visions, The farm mortgage bankers ate a horse-plow farm ,or a . log, or call on the nearest.
have not criticized this exemption. It tractor-plow farm, get a 9&0 ' -- . International dealer. Tell us

doesn’t "interfere With the farm mort' i Light-Draft Plow, and be a , .9 your plowing problemswwe'

‘ gage business. : . ,
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lar exemption under the Federal Rev- . -
. enue Act.- These banks hold in excess , . ' . . ‘ ‘

of two billion of real estate mortgages. ' - INTERMTIONAL HARVESTER COM PANY

Farm mortgage bankers are not com “ . ' , cameo °f AMmchim. u s A

pialning of this exemption. It doesn’t ‘, . 7; ' ’ . '. . V ' , ‘V V .

interfere with their business, and many _ “KK’KW‘Tr-“W? _* ' " " ‘ ' " ” "'....__.. 1,..- ‘ - 4-_ --. i . .i ' “7,7,
of the mortgages on which they have ’ ‘- "

iris.interim?rights: T -4 ; Huber: Reliabk Chicks DAY OLD CHICKS 9

mm the savings banks at six per cent alllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMIME 590,000 FOR 1920 .
and are enjoying the tax exemption or ' ' out ald New Spring Catalog

9". . NV: Bk m ~ EV g’mWJi/ou m- cm D OldOh kb w d
Which they 001119135?!" Ni: ‘ . A " mats E . - “in” Live ’0“di -gfl: wnze .311 Oatallgg “gapezlti‘s gage“ O‘la‘titeli‘fis‘:ii ’33:]:
The stock "11 Fed r l R B k ' ' ‘ , ., .- 2 , - iii. ”MM" ‘3 W“ “m
_ .i ,1 8 3. eserve . an S _ REDS PAY E ‘ . The most complete descriptive Catalog we haw 99.
and the income therefrom is «exempt La 46 to 50 ' h = r. ” most modern features of “in H 3 ed
_ s e'aVc er a _ t , ‘ . . th H ‘3 hi fat can ea Te 8.
y p ye r .. ' whiiih willoimiii‘re gfilc‘ixsseg Three Especia Egg Breed:-

‘from all federal taxation. The farm
. ._ . . . aiseda’se‘a asehickens—Onl ~fi n n he
mortgage bankers are not comrilaslnzi‘ng out half as much-*V‘ery ”mam: : ‘ .' Chicks and mill or $2013 d {,fin‘vflliilgzéld’rmt"“imife‘g'iitgifiitigagédhede °§ndtnhce°m‘."

 

 

 

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in national banks and get the SIX per We Wild MMM dgmpnd for ogchffkszfd Coc‘kercISuA few very fine R. 0 ends. 0. Reds;

cent dividends which the Federal Re- Lay 50 to 80¢ggs Perm yeah-Guam ’we receive from our customctvlrf 1:11;; 22;?“ {3; (380;: £3:;r;d Rooks; White Wyandottes; 3.0 0.Brown Les.

. serve Banks are paying. teed to be only from Wild Tm'ppod K’Safiknfinfefiifiifivfl' 9:39.33; 5:313“ “Hot-«208 0 Brown Leghorn mailings.

The four billion and more of municis Malinda. 83;: 1°31”; by b“;‘“,;‘;';',§Z.§Z?L“.§dhi§i§e range vigosgiigfirg‘ii" iii “it m the mama“! Fm
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pal securities exempt. from federal Gknt 3101110 Turkey: ‘3’“! 5t°°kB s-fiukwfiie gadoBm“ a £23? 2'8 p STATEOFASthrsmn‘EmTION
taxation, represent largely the expense Frioe Fbohheaded ‘by55 poupdtom. ‘ figifiifogm “3.36% gufihggggggtgnzi .5333}. 0"“ F“ x. ""“W' igd"

' . . i ’ . ) . . , . . ,, 1 . . .,
of paying streets, putting in sewer eye» 3 C R I M a II II , . “: ””33. °ibre 1°36?le e‘iae‘iililieae 9.931% gfigeetiyug; .~ ‘ 'r 9« '
tom and. general municipal improve- V F. .33.: L . . . I 3‘5 em Engaging; in theniahof the agar-1011i. » )\ 5L S BA!“ K HILL

“lire t t k lit the "t d7 .- 3”." mg MP of P"he ' ' 1‘ '

“0“” “m" “y we“ buds- ~ . Huber-emu Hatchery -
more comfortable and peeperous. The ~ . ~ ' . . ‘ ‘ - ' V ' e ~ 3' Strong VIEW-9M
3'. . , . .- 1 EastHishSt FOSTORIA onto '2’ ’

. W8 held by the building and . ‘ ' - ' . . ' ' ‘ ’ ‘ . that will live and grow and has.
. VV loan. astrociat-ions represent the home. . . V . V . ancmass. 0 'wm giblili}? 331,?! V . . pleasure and satie actiontoyou .
building- erorts of the city dweller; the % ,- .. ‘ " ' v' “ M ‘ ”flow? 7" M Poul Profitable
. . . ' ' , . . . . . ‘ 4 tonUh c enHrnt'bhery.F,eenf0P501‘ficfl 30‘2““ " if Ike by

. tax exemption granted to mutual ‘sav- . . ...~.. ‘ ‘1 . - « en ' ' ‘ m ' with ‘

_ . ._ ,. , . . . « - sthoroughbred flock of Ovies -.
tugs hanks ins-res to the benefit of : ,, . . -. . ' '- ”mm” .w. .1)de Leghorns. ends 0. -» Day Old “Chicks Hatch ed in a. mum
. _ their depositors, the vast majority of 5% W15. ‘ - his gins strain. murghétnger‘égilgfy 5g: 5 H “ch” ““6” °f expert operam'
when are city people. who tax ammonia ‘ gg‘t‘fil‘mmm ’1'“ng “High “a“? “mt : ‘4 mmmwvufliesm '
.8359 on the stock imtideml We: Sale delivery me by Dr ~
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lders in national banks who are ’ '~ , ‘ ‘ ‘ » ., ’ . i ’ OVIE'S ”AMERY 60"
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(From a letter to the Western Electric Company)
“If I was a mechanic instead of a farmer, I would hav
bought a Western Electric Outfit in the first place, and
not waited till I was several hundred dollars poorer and
wiser in the bargain. I am not going to say anything
against other plants, because I know that isn't the way
you work. I can't even tell the whole truth about your own
outfit ioriearthat people might think you
paid me to boost it. You don’t have to.

 

 

 

 

 

‘ you consider how the battery is charged Q'
by the generator. If the current comes
in fast at first and. then slows up grad-
ually when the battery fills—as with the
Western Electric—that means you’ll «
have long-lived batteries. Otherwise
you’re ‘out of luck,’ as my son says since

e came back from France.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Mr. Levis is a farmer
near West Chester, Pa.

When it comes to electricity
I dive up

“I believe the wiser a man is, the
quicker he will admit how little he knows
about electricity. We can see and touch
mechanical things, but when somebody
gets talking about electricity; he can tell
us pretty near‘what he pleases, and we

Power and light, or light
and power—which?

ed

. thing, and the fanner who buysan under-
‘ sized _plant is fooling , himself just”

can’t dispute it.

“Take batteries for instance—the most
important part of any light plant. We
farmers, and even the wiser ones, talk
about current flowing into a battery and
out of it. But how many people go
beyond that? Now look at it this way.
If you shoot a stream of water into a
bucket fast enough, most of the water

“When I started to buy a plant, I was
dead Wrong about the lighting end cf it.
I had a lot of gentle hints at home and
heard talk around the neighborhood about
how nice electric light is—and it is nice.
But what I needed, and what I think nine
farmers out of ten need, was a piece of
machinery,firstandlast—- '
an engine to help me do

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as: that it would befits; .-
pay a little. more for e “it ought
supplied Plenty. 6f‘powa. «well in light;
rather than to buy a sfigthQW and
much‘ smaller plant that would Q‘ Q '
light only. Right here’s the “if Q '

came near doing, because on a farm
power is about thc'only thing yen. ,
encept brains, and the only: * ‘th

costs nothing when you don’t use it.

What I insisted on was .
. engine that would run

- “Of course getting plenty of engine
one thing and whether the engine will
run is another. You don’t want to b
till you’ve,- seen the engine in action,
more than I did. Now I 'don't. ‘
Wallis; your experience has been, but '
t me that for genuine dependabili
youcan’t beat a Valve in. head, Q-cycl
kerosene pengine—Q—that. starts just 'by
pressing a sthch and runs‘in allukinds'
weather. These are only some of the,
points about my new Western Electric
Outfit. There are lots others I could talk
about for pages yet—like that feature of
the throttle governor to give uniform
speed under any load you please, and the
splash system of oiling that’s as certain»
as it's easy. But I figure you’d rather!
find out about these points for yourself,
than read my remarksq'

“Please ‘don’t get the'

 

. change of sentiment by the public? It

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the farm work. Because
if I had power enough,
light would go with
it as a matter of course.

“It took me quite a
while to wake up to the

idea I am trying to con-
vince you that“ there are
no good farm plants ex-
cept theWestern Electric.
There probably are. But
if you can tell ‘me one
that’s any better, or made
by people who are fairer
to a buyer or who have
been in the electrical buss
iness more than 50 years'
—I’d like to congratulatd
you, because you arer
some little finder.”

will splash out as fast as it splashes in.
And if the bucket is an average wooden
one, it won’t be long before the bottom
pushes out. T 0 you men whose batteries
are giving trouble, and you who haven’t:
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decide will help you too in choosing a Power and Light
outfit. Just write for booklet MF-l, Western Electric
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Save 105 by ordering it now. Pay later when
silo arrives. Send for catalog No. 9.

w. s. nicmr my use. cc. . -
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Chattanooga, Tenn.

Use the Auto-Spray No. l to, Disinfect
incubators and brooders and to clean

out lice and mites in the poultry house...
Prevent blights and destroy insects in theta; .
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fact that the wages of the railroad
workmen have been raised time after.
time since the-government took-over; j
the roads, and in the total it. amounts, j ‘_
to hundreds of millions a yea-raddedj- "
to the cinema, ’ g ,y ,:

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may be hazardous to guess, but these .k ,
influences are believed to be entitled to; ' -, 7, 2
the credit in the order named. ' ' L
First. There has been an enormous.
and persistent propaganda. conducted~ v
by the companies or those interested _ » " ‘
in the companies and those sy‘mpathizé 5 ’ >
ing with their point of'vlew, to dis-J : ,~
credit the government operation by 'ev-V v ‘
cry possible means, and prevent: it haw _
ing a fair test. . , 155,;
Second; The railroad executives in
the employ of the cempani‘es when. the
roads were taken over, and the best
equipped men to continue the opera-
tion for the government, and in fact,
retained by the government for that
service, were in many cases interested .
in seeing the roads returned to the pri-
vate companies, and were distinctly V
given to understand, as the whole pub~ ~_ W
lie was, that the period of government "
operation was to be short, and in many
cases retained their’ actual relations
with their former companies, if not the '
technical offices they formerly held.
Whether true or false, it has been said
that many of them hoped to see the
roads so unsatisfactorlly managed un‘
der the government operation that the
day of return would soon be reached} Q _ ._.
and to some extent the wish assisted .3": y
the fact. ’ ; ‘ V j ~' ,
Third. A very potent fact'in chang- ' Q Q
lng public Sentiment, it is believed, has 1 i y: 7 i
been the discOvery that the brother— " - *
hoods of railroad men seemed to. think , V

 

that the roads were not to be taken; < Elli":
over by the government but by the, l 2“
brotherhoods, to be operated, not, for, .
the government nor for the public, but , J g Q‘
for the profit of the workmen, not for , ‘ 7:5“.

service but for wages; and with this ' ,
idea. in mind these brotherhoods pro-‘ ”7.." ‘
neededto make such demands as con- 4. f '2,
vinced the majority of the public, that. " "
if such was the meaning of the govern- 1' ._
ment operation of the'roads, thegpublic "
did not care for any more of it. " » '37,,
There is no doubt that other causes
have been in operation,. but it is believ- ‘ 3’
ed that those above recited have been 3, Q
the most potent; and certain itgis that " :
fromvthese or other causes a great i
change of sentiment hasc‘ome. What _ ,
will be done remains to be seen; but: «it...
the roads are now all but delivered " Q’ 7
back. ‘ ’ - - Q
And what will be the outcome?
Those who, think it will mean cheaper ’,
or better service are certain 'to quick: .7": U
disappointment. The owners. of: the!
roads are asking a. great increase “of (' '
rates at once as a part; of the order for
return; and the increase in the rates
is only a fraction of the added cost, to ' ‘
the public; for. weeknight will be ad-
dad to the angina costand the grants: -'
figured on the total. The farmer 51.1 1 «
ready knows what pmportidn the "or—
tginal costhearuoi the final price. The -
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figuumCE.

,HE average. advance in prices for

.Hred, alsike, and sweet Clover in
fourteen markets was about $2.50 per
hundred pouiids during the week end-
ing January 24. Other important ad-
, Vances were noted in alfalfa, white and
crimson clover, timothy, Cowpeas, soy
beans, and hairy vetch. The demand
for the clovers continued to be good.
In the territory West and so-uthwest of
Kansas City a serious car shortage has
curtailed the movement of sorgo seed
and other kinds of seed. Sleet and?
_snow in some sections have affected

 

telegraphic and mail service consider- -

ably.
: _ 4 Glover‘s. '
I'I‘he arrivals of imperted clever seed
Were reported to be small. Crimson
clover was quoted about $1.50 per hunt
dred pounds higher, possibly in sym-
pathy with other clover seed prices be-l
cause no unusual demand for crimson
clover appeared to have developed dur-!
ing the week. Similarly white clover
priCes advanced. Salt Lake City re~|
ported that all of the surplus red clo-
ver produced in the far west had been
moved and the demand was unusually
good for this time of the year.
GraSSes.

Kentucky bluegrass and redtop were‘ .

twenty—five to fifty cents per hundred
pounds higher. The other grasses re.~
mained unchanged in price, they ap-
parently not having been affected by

' the buoyancy of prices on clovers, al— ‘

falfa and timothy. The latter scored
another advance of $1.00 with an in—
creasing demand noted in most; sec»
tions where timothy is used ex-‘
tensively. _ {

Millets. i

Golden millet Was quoted twenty-five-
to fifty cents higher at Chicago, St.
Louis, Kansas City, and at a. few other
.points. Somewhat smaller increases
for each of the other kinds ol‘ millet
.were noted in a. few cities. There has
been a good recent demand for broom-1’
corn millet from poultry—feed manu-"
facturers.

Vetches.

Hairy vetch was up $2.00 to $2.50
per hundred pounds in New York, Bal—
timore and Chicago. although butlittle
change in stocks or demand were not-
ed.‘ Common vetch has remained at
the same priCe as quoted for several
weeks.

I

'HAY RECEIPTS CONTINUE LIGHT.-

 

Hi4) shortage of cars throughout the ',

central and eastern portions of the
country and the bad condition of the
country roads caused by the ice and
snow, have curtailed the movement of
hay during the past week and prices
have made a further advance in most
of the large hay markets. Reports
from dealers located in the principal
'. hay-producing territory of Michigan in-
dicate that about fifty to sixty per cent
of the marketable surplus in that ter—
ritory has been shipped. The move-
ment at present is principally from the
farms, but is light on account of the
bad condition of the roads.

Eastern Markets.

Reports from Philadelphia, Boston,
“and Baltimore indicate that the re
ceipts of hay have been very light.
The almost impassable condition of
the country roads has prevented any
loose buy from reaching these markets
and but little hay is being offered “in
transit.” Prices have advanced from
$1.00 to $1.50 per ton and there is a
strong demand for practically all
grades. Clover and heavy clover mix—
.ed grades especially are wanted.

 

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You can get 20% more
out of this year’s corn cro

if

you will do What thousa ~ 3 of
other farmers are doing who are getting this

extra profit. Here’s the way you can do 2t:

Store your corn in MARTIN STEEL “CORN SAVER”
CRIBS instead of the old-fashioned wood crib, and save

every kernel instead of letting rats, rain and mOuld rob

you of." your profits.

Officials of U. S, Dept. of Agriculture tell us that 20% of the
American corn crop is lost every year between the time it
is harvested and the time it is consumed. Think of it—one
bushel out of every five lost because of rats, fire and Waste.

You Can’t Afford to Store
Corn in Wood Cribs

The old-fashioned wood crib is doomed. Figures and statistics
prove that they do not serve the purpose for which they are
mtended-they permit of too big a waste and within a very few
years the farmer who stores corn in a wood CI‘lb Will be looked
Farmers of the future will no more

upon as a “back number.”

FREE BOOK
TellsHow

think of storing high priced corn in wood cribs than they would

think of goin
crib will soon
of by-gone days.

Let us , send you our FREE big illustrated catalog
that tells you all about the modern mone saving
MARTIN STEEL “CORN SAVER” CRIBS— ow and
why they are bettera-ehow the patented ventilating
system cures corn perfectly—how they protect corn
from rats, mice, etc—how they can be built eaSIer
and cheaper than wood cribs—made in three styles and all sizes
from 500 to ”10,000 bushel capacity. Read, too, in this catalog,
what other farmers say about Martin Cribs—get the facts—a
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mail and our‘Speci'al low prices” Write today.

martin Steel Products Co.

Dept. 504 ,mmmn, 0.

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More Milk and Easier Milking! _
--—Care Of the Udder lnsures It.

’ mm to obtain a maximum milk-flow from an udder that is} not entirely healthy
botbninzde and out. The slightest hurt; or congestion will inborefere With the delicate milk-

vsecrebing process, and at once reduce the production of an otherwise healthy cow.

Bag Balm has the soothing, healing, and penetrating qualities needed to make the tissues
and surface of the udder soft, smooth and. pliable—easy to milk and encouraging production

to the last ounce.

. A little can a bi :- turns; keep Bag Balm on hand and insureagainst milk lessee and
diatreoablo milklbia Egapeeclany valuable in. treating Caked Bag, Cow Pox, Chaps, Bunches,
Wounds and any inflammation. -

30M 5‘! druggim, feed dealers and general stores, in liberal 60c packages. Be sure to

Obtain a package at the first opportunity. It’s a little wonder-worker in .‘F‘V udder trouble.
A M randy at the calving period, when so many abnormal udder 600(11th arise.

DAIRY ASSOCIATION CO., Lyndonville, Vt.

nil-lion: conquest-o

at. B. Omington cockmls ‘

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John’s Big beautiful Barred Rocks are hen halt-h -d
grow quick, good layers, sold on approval.malr sit
to 8. Circulars photos. John Nor-then. Clam, Mich.
I IOOK: 10 breeds of chicks. 4 breedsnf.

ducks l'tility and lt‘xhiliition

grafesiob’fikage {midémél livefdelizery guarunlct-dI‘s-
no . wee y a. a. ( rce..‘tamps appreciate _
taboo HATCHER is, Gambler, on...
s. c. R.‘ '. Reds. Choice cm-kcrcl and

. . pallets from pure
bred quick maturing heavy laying strain. (lot-knell;
$4.00 to $8.00. Pullots S3 00 to $5.00. Pens $15.00 to $25.00.
H. J. PATON, Route 3,

80x11"). Ypsilanti, Mich.
R. C. Br. Leghorn

Hens
Cooke als.
Mrs. CLAUDIA. BETTS, lgl'illsdale. Mich.

 

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and 1111 related

(only) 15 ckls. .‘i i'tN'IiS, :1 few pul-
lots and trims. Aristocrat Strain.
sell you “High class stock at a.
Satisfaction or money back.

R. 6. Battle Creek, Mich.

S. C. R. l. Reds

Heavy layers. Can
nuns run”: rice."
BA 00K k i ON,

 

Golden and “'hite Vl'ynndnttes. Chol
quality cockerels and pullets $3.00 to $5.3
O.W. Browning, “.2, Portland,MlCh.
Choice maker-

.
Hilfiger edwyfndtqttfs 81‘s and pullGVs
‘ . yr qulc ma “ring ea a. ' atra .
Cookerels $4.00 toSSOO. Pullets $3.00 m‘s‘s’fdn. Poise

’3. .
.J. ATO(§. R0ute3, Box 115, Ypsilanti,Mich.

15.00 0 $2
White Plymouth Rocks

best. Write wants.

Silver,
each.

 

 

Stock for sale. breed-
ing and quality of the
Richard M. Gretton , 54116011,}!ch

wom- nooks.
quick maturing€oj¢6fi iglllnfi’

some ‘?
White

 

hoice Cookerel and
ullets from pure bred
strap. (ockerel $4.00
ens 15.00 to $25.00.
Home 3, Box 115, Ypsilanti. Mich.

 

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f holce stock for solo:
coats, mtfikxxerefi) as

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time we turn the faucet.
water.

He fixed it so my same engine runs the water system,

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lb [1' : WWII/2... =
I ‘~"~r

E put running water and electric lights on my

farm: he did a hard job easily, because he’s a
trained expert. You ought to see him, Joe, because this
water and light system will make things pretty handy
and comfortable for you, and make you more profits.
He’s the representative of the Milwaukee Air Power
Pump Co. , and they have to take a regular course on
how to put in water and electric light systems. He fixes
it so that we get fresh water right from the well every
No storage tank or stale

 
  

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We have a representativejin your county.
don’t know him, write us.

 

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EXPERT] ‘

 

“67M. man 7% am My 731.... up“?

electric lighting plant, feed grinder, washing machine
and cream separator.
cistern and well water in my kitchen and bathroom;
good fresh drinking water at all times; water for my
stock, and electric- light in all my buildings.

Now I’ve got hot and cold

Rimning water and electric light, Joe, makes all the
family satisfied, and increases my farm profits so
much that it has more than paid for the whole system.
Joe, if I were you, I’d go talk to this man.

If you

MILWAUKEE AIR PUMP (30., 868 3rd St., Milwaukee, Wis.

 
  
    
      

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Change of Copy or Cancellations much reach a.

Ten Days before date of publication

Wildwood Farms
Anguw

Home of Edgar oi Dalmeny one of the world’s
greatest sires. .

lie produCed Erodemss. the grand champion
bull at show in Perth. Scotland in Jan. 1919, and

He' produced Blue Bell a. cross-bred heifer
which was awarded the championship at the
Smithlield, (Eng) fat. stock show in Dec. 1919.
(The latter is England‘s equivilent of our Chica-
go international.) . . .

Edgar is now an American Citizen, and is
here for the purpose of bettering the breed 111 this
country.

Edgar's calves are as yet too young to offer ior
sale but they are a promising lot and are being
spoken for fast.

We have a few choice young bulls by Black
Monarch lll who won the Mich. State Fair
Grand Championship in 1914—1915—1910, still for

 

as e. . .
Out herd is underState and Federal supervrsion.
A visit will interest you. write for particulars;

WILDWOOD FARMS
ORION, MICHIGAN
W. E. SCRIPPS. Prop..

WOODCOTE AUGUS
1919 Winnings to Date

Mich. State Fair 12 lsts 2 cham. l gd. eh.
N. Y, I. I. 9 ll! 2 ll 1 l... ..
West Mich. “ u 1" a 3 . 2 .. ..
Saginaw “ 10 1" 4 2

intentional—2 firsts including the undefeated
calf herd for 19
very Animal Bred At

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WOODCOTE STOCK FARM. lonia. Mich.

 

' Aberdeen-Angus. Seven bulls from
Regulated four to twelve months old. Plenty of
cite, best. of breeding. Prices reasonable. Come and
see them. Inquire F. J. WILBER, Clio. Mich.

G ERNSEY BULLS

FOR SALE

“to. Boy of Maple Crest born April 1919. Sire
Imp; Spotswood Sequel A. R. 19 A. Rndaughters
Dam imp. Albinio price $175.00. Pnde's May
King of Avondale born June 1919 Sire Noras
flay King of Bailey Falls dam Queens Pride of
Hermon A. B. price $150.00. ,
Wayne, Mich.

. Avonclsile Farms,
' ‘Bull Coat, Linded of {filter Phlpfis

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$54 was the average price

paid for all Guernscys
sold at public auction in 1919.
This figure indicates the buyers’

high estimation of the value of
t h e b r e e (1
Let us 'tell you why

Guernseys lead in

popular tavor.
pE. C O .N 0 M Y
A,
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The American Guernsey
Cattle Club. Box 1 {4.
Pcterboro. N. 11.

GUERNSEY 32:}. rise 1.7m :iif"

kl
909 05 fat. Their mother's siro's darn made 15,109.10

ilk, 778.80 in.
'IXQNJIIOKB. - - - . Battle Creek. Mich.

 

I
Registered Guernseys
A nicelv marked four months old bull calf. F. E.
“088010. Room 307. M. o. R. R. Depot Building,
Detroit, Michigan.

GU ERN SEYS

Two fine bull calves for sale by our AB. May Rose
Herd Sire. Priced to sell. end for lame and
description. GILMORE BROTHERS, undelich'.

REG. GUERNSEY’S ‘

The best of breeding—at prices you will pay—tor good
bulls—and bull calves—we can’t beat the best.
J. W. WILLIAMS. No. Adams, Rich.

0 U E R N 8 BY Sidfif‘fili‘fi‘é
Containin blood of world champions.
HICKS’ GUERNEBY FARM. Saginaw. V1.5. Mich

 

G e se Bull calf 4 mo.old for $75. deliver-
Reg' ed‘i filmy Deasie's May Rose of Allenwood
33218. Eis5 nearest dams average 726 lbs. tat, dun o

calf Imp.
F r' Re . Guernsey females all but
For sale 01(1):;1 due 17% freshen soon, also bull call.

P. J. ANDERSON Fremont, Michigan. '
A 1: bet ot‘Be inter Guernsey bull
For sale calves? Mai 03: b n‘.‘ Ohnfiit
taken soon. JOHN EBE 8. Holland. Mic igan 2.

Holstein-Friesian Cattle
. Herd Headedbyv R

Segis‘ Pontiac . ,

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The “Survival of the
Fittest” in Dairy Cattle.

Over in ”Holland, where the founda-
tion stock of our HolsteinéFriesian cat-
tle came from, the average yield of a
cow is 10,0007Founds of milk in. a year.

cows in America is only
4,000 pounds, but that average is going
up because Holsteins are everywhere
showing their elevating influences.
Americans are :discarding the 4,000 lb.
cows that were costly boarders, and are
replacing them with Holsteins—cows
capable of abundant milk product at the
lowest roportionate cost. The dai -
man w o 18 looking for profit shou (1
get all the Holstein acts from our free

ooklets. _ Send today.

TH! HOLSTElN-FRIESIAN ASSOCIATION
164 Hudson Street
Brattlolsoro. Vermont

—
The Traverse Herd

We have what you want in BULL craves. the
large fine growthy thc, guaranteed right in
every way. They are lrom high producing AR.
0. ancestors. Dam's records up to 30 lbs. Write
tor-upcéiigrces and quotations. stating about age
es s . 7 .

TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL

,. Tram City. Mich.

GRADE .UP YOUR HERD

 

aid“: “ lgimeollvemiilgzgestvsm Inna“
cop . . ms ve
mu rd 30 22 pounds of halite:- ln soy:

of .
r l riced to sell.
awn. Grand Rapids. 111qu

   

  
   

 

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proportionately, high. Nowhere near
such fancy prices were ever recorded

Chicago sheep market. .02 course,
conditions were unparalleled, however.
for there has been a much increased

' "call for' lamb and mutton throughout

the country at the very time when sup-
Dl-les were much the Smallest ever
known. In fact, it comes as a genuine
surprise, what a_great falling off there
was this winterdn feeding operations,
and in addition to reduced feeding,
many owners hurried their flocks to
market peraturely.‘ Leaking backé
ward. it is seen that the best lambs
brought $16.75 one year ago, $17.86

$11.10 four years ago, and $6.95 eight
years ago. Feeders and breeders are
much‘ wanted, but very few are to be
had, these selling at extremely high
prices. Shearing lambs go highest,
scarcely any being offered. It should
be understood that if lambs are to be
sold at fancy prices, it is absolutely
necessary that the ‘owner give them
the best of care, including suitable
shelter and a variety of feed given un-
stintingly. For instance, a successful
Missouri sheepman marketed a flock
of 240 head of fancy lambs which av-
eraged eighty pounds at the top price.
He started them in a corn field, later
furnishing shelled corn, hominy corn.
oats and alfalfa. Choice ninety-seven-
pound Ohio yearling wethers sold the

to suit the popular taste, and prime
light yearling lambs sold for.$19.75.

 

THE HOG OUTLOOK.

 

HERE have been some sharp-

breaks recently in prices for hogs
offered on the Chicago market, follow
ing big advances. and a few days ago:
there was a sudden break of from thir-
ty to fifty cents per hundred pounds
caused by too generous offerings, the
packers holding back and allowing
something like 25,000 bags to be left
unsold at the close. The packers made
the claim that they were losing $2.00
per head, while eastern shippers were-
cancelling orders, so that the market
was in a demoralized condition. How-
ever, such‘ things are likely to happen
at any time, and the interesting part
of it all is that there is a known short-
age of hogs in the country, while the
market requirements are extremely
large.
cago and other western primary mar-
kets shows a. very large falling oil?
from that of a'. year ago. The combin-
ed receipts of hogs in the leading mar-
kets for 1920 to a late date amount to
3,134,000 head, comparing with 4,289.-
000 head for the same time last year.
One strong factor in making high pric-
es is the large demand for hogs in the
Chicago market to ship to eastern
packing points. most of the“ eastern
farmers having marketed their hold~
‘ings several weeks ago. They want
the better class of hogs mostly, and
these are selling at a. substantial pre-
mium, the range of prices having wid-
ened out materially within a. short
time. Hogs are selling far ‘above the
prices paid during the latter half of
last year, with recent sales of the best
lots as high as $16 per one ~hundred
pounds, comparing with $17.70 one
year ago, $15.80 two years ago. $11.70
three years ago “(138.00 four years
\ago. l'l‘hebulkfbt: the 11028 sell within
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cés as hastsken'afiiée. ‘ .~,
with the choicest lambs bringing up to

$21.60 per hundred“ pounds. while the . ,
prime yearlings,wethe1s and ewes sold. ,-

in any former month ‘of January in" the! 0

two years ago, $14.40 three years ago,

other day for $19.50, being too heavy ’

The winter packing’ in the Chi-‘

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sov saws FOR smog. ' y
In «former years I became-interested

in your experiments with soy beam-
The high price of.

and corn silage. .
protein in dairy reeds again arouses
my intmst in. this subject. Undoubt-
edly you have in recent years acquired
some well established data on this mat-
ter. Would the combination add
enough value to thé silage to Warrant
the outlay for the beans? Should soy
beans be planted at the same time at
the same depth, in the same bill as
corn? “Fill the beans and corn mixed,
give a fairly even stand when planted
with a hand-planter? Can you say asp-
, proximately, how much seed of soy
beans, is required per acre? If there
is more than one variety, which is best
adapted for Sandy soil? ' , .

Cha-rlevoix Co. D. H. B.

I have satisfied myself that it is a
good plan each year to plant soy beans
in with (manage corn. I haven’t had
mark-ed success some years, but other
years they seem to be a profitable‘in—5
vest'ment, only the expense of the seed
is extra in this plan of growing them
with corn. Now with our combined
pea and corn hopper on corn planters
no extra labor is required at all in
planting this crop, in cultivating it or
in harvesting it, and I am satisfied
that the extra amount of roughage has
paid me well for the seed. Where you
have to plant the soy beans by hand,
of course there will be an added ex-
pense in planting, but even this will
pay you splendidly.

Last year we gota little benefit with
the soy beans that we planted in the
ensilage corn. I cannot understand
why. We got an excellent stand of
corn, but the beans did not seem to
grow. The year before we had, as I
say, quite an addition to the corn crop.
It will take from six to eight quarts
of the beans per alcre and the more ev-
enly you can distribute them the bet-
ter. I favor using the large yellow
Variety for ensilage. Some of the ear-
lier sort are liable to get ripe so that
they will shatter before you get ready
to cut the ensilage, and this large yel-
low will mature more nearly with en-
silage corn. It doesn’t matter if they'
do not get ripe, in fact, it is better
that they do not for ensilage.——C. C. L.

BALANCED RAT’IO‘N FOR COWS.

Please tell me how to make a hal-'
anced ration for milch cows from the
following feeds: Mixed hay composed
of timothy, alfalfa and alsike, pure al-
falfa, corn fodder, corn, barley and
oats.

Clinton Co. K. S.

In order to balance up your feeds
you should add some other food in the
grain ration, that is richer in proteins
than corn, barley and oats. These are
all splendid feeds. You could grind
them, mixing them equal parts by
weight, then feeding your coWs two
pounds of cottonseed meal and two
pounds of oil meal per day, and in ad-
dition a sufficient amount of ground
corn, barley and oats to give each cow
one pound of grain for every three or
four pounds of milk she produces in
a. day. C. C. L.

 

cons 'SILAGE FOR sesame.
ewes.

Is good field corn ensilage that was
medium ripe good to feed to breeding
ewes just before lambing time?

St. Joseph Co. C._

Yes, corn silage is a good food for
breeding ewes, giving them only one
handful at first and gradually increas-
ing. 01? course, don’t try to make
them live 0n corn silage. They should.
have hay or corn fodder or some other
'dryaromage in connection with the

 

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Made in Standard Widths
war. Standard Size Discs

double but, securely time], will: sol-id and
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~ ' are so strong that they can be weighted down,
and they do not warp or twist when the scrapers

There is no springing of main frame of this
barrow—the front gangs always come together
in the middle, thus taking the end-thrust on
the bumpers instead of on the frame.

The ham-ow penetrate: and pulverizes as de-
sired because

gang frames.

 

g the
train. Even though the barrow must pass over ridges,
down into dead furrows and hog wallows, through corn stubble and over
hard, lumpy ground, you want to set the discs at the right angle to pulverizc
properly. That means a strain on main and
will stand the strain of doin

‘ JOHN DEERE

PONY TRACTOR DISC HARROW

is strong —-the gang frames are

coupling between front and rear gangs hold
discs to their work.

Light running, with no dragging around cor-
ners—the rear gangs trail properly and run
steady because the reinforced goosencck con-

nection is attached ahead of the front gangs.

Can be med with any standard tractor—the
hitch is adjustable.

Write today for this Free Book, “Bigger Crops

From Better Seed Beds"-—32 pages of informa-

thc low tractor hitch and low

  
 

tion valuable to every farmer. Address John
Deere, Moline, 111., and ask for booklet PT-426,

Easily Converted Into a

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Wop—Notch”
HOLSTEINS

The young bulls we have for sale are
backed up by many generations of

large producers. Buy one of these
bulls, and give your herda “push”.
Full descriptions, prices, etc. on request.

McPhu-aun Fan: Co., Howell, Mich.

 

‘ . get 2 heiters 19% lb. 2 yr. sister; 2'7
Sim a yearn). sire bred to 27 lb. son of Maple
Guest Kern, Half: Only 1 ball calf loft.

M. . Mc. Lnulin, Redford. Mich.

GET A BETTER BULL
_wm-Nwooo HERD
MEDERS 05'
Registered Holstein - Frisian Cattle
We hm bull calm ready dew service and a new
crop ufimby hullscomrngsn‘ll‘ a! Warmest breed-

ing. We ”have one of the , pure-bred hard:
in Michigan and thiswill be the last chance to

 

buy sons otFlint ManlecrmBoy, .chup. F his
daughters Itsrt to freshman win ' undoing
will 13.0 on greatly not. We own ‘ “and

maevflcp‘them- Don‘t w it. .9. W ' to
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”and Opportunity

We have for sale one more son (ready

for heavy service) of the famous sire;

“Alcartra Pontiac Butter Boy" (136933)
whose daughters sold so well at the
Lansing sale, one sellin for $20” .and
one a ten months old on f for $500.
The dam is nearly ready to freshen
and we expect her to materially in-
crease her present record »of 18.6. ,

Write for pedigree.

SINDLINGER BROS.
Luke Odessa. Michigan

LONG DISTANCE

Holstein calves of either sex. Can spare anioely
marked heifer booked by seven dams that average
abovemlbs, butter and W lbs. milk in one your.
Choice Duroc Saws. A. FLEMING. Lake. Mich.

King of the Pontiacs
and King Segis

Bull calf born Dec. 10th. 1919. Sire:

from son of King of the Pontiac whose

dam is 33 lb. daughter of King Segis.

Sire’s dam Bucéa Lassie J eau Butter

33.05 Milk 721. ,

Dam, Fine large cow now on test making 23 lbs.
Price $150.00 if sold at once.

A. W.COPLAND, Birmingham, mach.
Heed under state and laden! supervision.

A Bill.” 6MB WU. BAH.

Dot-n Myms. His six nearest dams have ’ arl
records. three war sreygord:

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CLUNYSTOCK FARM
A SemLOffical Bred Bull to Head
Your Herd
Maplecrest Application Pontiac No.132652, heads
,Our Hard
His dam's record is 1344.3 lbs. butter. 23.4212
lbs. milk in 365 days. and 35.103 lbs. butter and
515.6 lbs. milk in 7 days.
One of his sons from our good record dams will
carry these great blood lines into Your Herd.
For Pedigrees and Prices write to
Howell. Mich.

R. BRUCE McPHERSON.
Genrida Farm
Offers Bull Calf, born Feb. 21, l 19,

Sire: Kmmll‘llnt, who combines the blood linen 0&2
minutes (#3 flamerstiona of 30 lb. cows and :1 gens.
rations of 1200 be. yearly record cows. Dam of sirehaa

. lb. butter, 723.4 lb. milk in 7 days:1007.761bs.bubtet
and 214191hs. milk in 305days. Dam: Is 17.76le. Jr. 23...
daughter-of Johan Hennarveld Lad out eta 21.7]
Jr.— 3 yr. grand daughter of King Sogis. Write for
photgvand pedi ‘ ‘

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alter T. hm, Prop. R. 2, Davison, Michigan.

 

 

For Sale 22:31 COWS and three heifers, regig.
L- F. STAUTZ. Manchester, Michigan,

 

EGISTERED Holstein bulls sired l. K'
Alcartra_Pontiac,son of the $50,000 bull; $35.33!:
good A. R. U. cows. 0. H. Glddings, Gobleville, Mich.

Holstein cows and heifers priced reasonable.
‘ High class breedin . All bred t0933 lb. and 932
lb.Bu.u. Somefresh soon. . B. Reavey. Akron, Mich.

em. Holstein Bull Calf born Feb. 1, 1920. Sires .18
dams are. 31 lbs. Price $100 Reg. and Del. Would
take Liberty bond. J. R. Hicks, R. 3 St Johns, Mich.

accepted in paym ent of finely bred rem
‘ M “a {stored Holstein bull calves. 011ch

at them and at prices within reach of all. um.
GEO. D. CLARKE. - - - - Vunr. Mich.

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Miscoufiflgt g. tentlnttrmétantl dagnsefitfigfig for
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Michigan is an ideal place for

,. fol
.. . l " pairsnoti ‘3‘ , king
tailor 't’ ”.hoibetterhlcod‘ ~
lines. Satisfaction guira‘litegg.‘ . ' ‘ ,
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We have the undefeated Herd of the World.
Winning premier bre'eder'and exhibitor at
every fair shown in l919-1918-l917, includ-

      

 

 

the raising of Jersey Cattle the followin state fairs-«Ohio Michigan Indiana Illinois Ml souri lieniuck Pills Gm." 3mg; “3... ' "mm"? F‘m"'m°h駧3 5
and there are no better cat! Tennessee. klahoma,New York,Alabama,Tri-state fair Mein higand’ the mafiog'.‘ and 53%;??? miscifigff‘o‘éggrmpifafifimgofi »

' . . - al O.I.C.tWice. Stool: of alleges for sale.‘ Re isteredfree in eO.I.C.association. £313. ““ksfififyfe‘lirffimfifi ML... swine .
tie for dairymg than Jerseys. Order now. We Will ship any of our stoc on a royal allow -you "to, keep GEbflOUPABb $0 8.4 3-1. ‘ Merlot Mm .3.» -

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three days before you have to pay for it. You wil e your own judge on your um Bred ‘- u M... “an...” ._
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Jerseys mature early, live, 0WD farm. ,. .sNYDE 11.4.. St ”1“...me {1
long. produce persistently. CRANDELL’S PRIZE HOGS, Cass City, Mich. pee... mi; 91': oo”i°“il§”‘ rgimggg; “£3333;
A . an as.

 

e . s ‘ , ' _
evf'sri’reamtherds.E.J,Maihewson,nuuommch. . .5

' ‘ . . .ei ts bred to Bi Orange—Model and
3:5 Type 0. 19m efender. Ngne better in State .
P 01! to sell. W. J. Hagelshaw. Augusta. Mich. ‘1;

IG e Poland
B mitt -

Chlnas. ‘Updco-date in breeding,

so and quflity. We 1 be red ones and be-
lieve on do also. ave three chmce lts"for sale
hred- or April 7 9 10, respectivel . eir sire stlé
ed 546. lbs.. not (hate , and stood 40 in.
and on all) in. bone. 'l‘hey are bred to .
I Urea son 0 Mountain Giant. Write or come and ,
see. ou're always welcome. WESLEY HILE. R. 6
Ionic. Michigan. . « '

ROYAL BRED oiLTs . ' »
Oil-egg $¥h88red to Jacks i

give the greatest amount of
butter-fat obtainable from ev-
ery pound of feed. They are
hardy and vigorous, always
on the job and the greatest
mortgage-lifters that ever en-
tered a barn.

 

 

 

0’. i. c. sows FOR SALE

. One of. the Best Herds in Michigan , .
Sprinfigilts and fall yearlings bred for March, April and May litters. I shi -
C. O. ., pay express and register in buyer’s name. If you want a‘BIE '
.TYPE sow, guaranteed right in every way, write me.

J. CARL JEWETT, 5. Mason, Michigan.
MILKING SHO'RTHORNS.

 

 

93.5

Michigan Should have m0! e bull selves. Davidson and Hall. Tecumseh. Mich. .

 

Jerseys and the Jersey breed- ,. - , Ch ' Will. A gagifixl’xiififiig; d rm h l 810.000.kchairni€« . - 3
. . . . . ass . w e .
ers of the state are anxwus Branch County Farm sitfiitii’i.‘fi‘§$ii§.§:i’fil3 Ruse eater "es 3 :33 “2...“. fill." Jeiixgilnngs inning. 15.1. Bailey. Mich. ~
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Grand Champion bull. Sultan's Standard. son of S

 

to coo erate with an one ta Creed. For-sale choice youn bullsdl heifers rioed ' ° , , . ..
.. . p . y tongell. Address G.E.Bnrdick. gr.. Ooldwaterfltlioh. lee This ; _ B. 1‘" P. C. :gfgfnfoggzr’alév 501325 (gag-03.11113 ,
who is interested in success- throrlgiml bug producers 9.th .3 any .pi in Michigan. Price $125. Gilts . i

, . , rend Jan. 1. Bre to a good son of $10,100 Harrison's

EADOM’ Hills Slim-thorns. Herd headed by Sil
ver King. full brother of Lavender Sultan Pur-
due Universny‘s great sire. For sale females of all
ages. a few young bulls. Geo. D. Doster, Doster. Mich.
Good Scotch bred bulls. cows and

Shorthorns heifers. priced right.
W. B. McQUILLAN, It. 7. Howell. Mich.

Milking

B h. E or i recorded ree.
h o JOH‘I"! flp'ilgILEY. Schoolcraft, Mich.

S ri g ilts ready to shi also fall
L- T. Po C- i’gslllmtg sexes. P. R. ALIEXANDER.
8. F. D. 6. Alb on. Mich. Bell phone 8431a].

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ful dairy farming.

MICHIGAN JERSEY
CATTLE CLUB

—
BUTTER BRED ”ceded?”

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HAVE started thousands of breeders on the rose to
success. I can help you. I want to place one ho from
mygreetherdineverycommui re annotslneayro

n ty who
-..w.2iii “shamanismmm. .
R. F. D. 10. ”fluid. Mun

T. P. O. Gilts sired by Di. Giant and 0's Orange. ,
e Bred.to C's Oran e and 0]. Jack Jr. . No better ,
breedingtobehad. L. .Chamberlain.Maroellus,l\lich. ,1

Th rest bacon breed. Some good
TIIIIWOI'II‘IS re i'astige ed lts bred forMarch fan-ow.
also fall pigs. Wriwlsnnnn, Concord. Mich.

am offering Large Type Poland China Bows]. brad '

 

 

 

 

isvhrtigthorz’is ofl betst Bates breeding.
0 mg or ea c a present. ‘ . m um!
. . H. KURTZ. Mason. Mich. . I. ' '

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0. I. C. and Chester White Swine ‘

Mich. Shorthorn Breeders Asso. ofler
central 40 bulls. 88 females. write for new list.

 

 

 

CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM. OSCAR SKINNFR Sec Gowen, Mich . , . .
. . . 4 . - . . . . M t F sOrange. at reasonable rises also fnl pigs.
5'1"" 0'8““ “'9‘“ 00““‘y' M‘ch'gan' §i§°il§rnmia$¥§§W$ cfl‘i'c‘é’ioisgpfifiapm‘is iiiii 3‘31}; Write or Call Clyde Fisher. St. “is. Mich. mu.
, ' 'lts at present. Will ship 0. 0. D.
' have males and spare a few more i _
. ersey Bulls ready for service. "I. “Bill (in. Shorihorn ‘88". - and r900.“ them '99- -
FOR SALE Itof M. ancestors. Raleigh-St. in: sale. L. H. LEONARD. 860.. d:i§§iiil£hiiiiifty N°wmn ”m“ Fam' Ma'le‘te' MM“ 1“ N°' 1' SHEEI '

 

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boars all sold. Have an extra Registered ram lambs sired b

Lambert breeding. Jerseys stand for economy. , . ,
ShrOPShlres Im . Butter. Also choice bre

\Vatermen & Waterman. Packard lid.Ann ArbohMich.

 

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Several Scotch and Scotch top d heifers 0' good lot of last spr ng gilts.good fall pi snot akin.
R . d Jersey bu us ready for service. Wanted or young cows that are in cal? to good Good stock. regstered free.}6 mile west ofImapot. ewes. W' 3' MCQUI LAN’ R‘ 7' Howell. MiCh'
eglstel‘e Spine bred lieifers.‘ best. of breed- Scotch bulls. Lawrence P. Otto. Charlotte. Mich. 0 TO B. SOHULZE. Nashville. Mich. choice Shrop ewes due to lambvin March
ing. CLARENCE Bull-1101.. I‘enton. Mich. ’ . f h 20 “so Worn“? '15 Rollie“? lambs nub", , pmedigor
ILLIE Farmstead Jerseys ~A few heifers bred to “06$ 0. I. C 8 5013953388.:5’qiepiemb"9"" at quick 8819' E‘ F' OLSER' “‘6' It act. “Oh.

 

of Mich. You are the future farmers of the

state. I am one of the best sheep broaden in

Lets get together that you may start your own

flock. of rd stored Shropshires now. A lot of kids ,
have alrola y b20112! so. but tIWanlt moron.1 I will buy ,
our ram hm an GOODS? e W“; you 8V0 W8

{Vrite me for myvproposition and rioes. KOPHKOlI

FARMS. S. L. inc. Prop. Box . Coldwater.Mioh.

BUY A SHEEP ,

Wait a mlnute.bu Hampshires. The American Hamp-
shire Shilaeé) Assoc ation wants to send you a dandy lit-
9

freshen soon. heifers bred to freshen next fall. 3 0. J. THOMPSON. Rgokford. Mich.

cows.R.ofl.\I.bull calves. C.C.Lill'ie.Coopersville.Mich

 

KIDS

the state.

 

Registered Berkshire Boers: read for service. Atew
gilts and sows bred for‘Ma an June furrow. Also
CHASE STOCK ARM. Marlette..Mich.

I. O.‘s. Big t pe gilts. fall yrs” tried sows. Man.
. Apr.farrow. ummer and fa lplgs. I pay exp..reg.
free.satiefaction guar'td. G.P.An_drews. Dsnsville.lic .

 

Bulls ready forservlce from our herd hull .\l arguerltes
Premier.gdson.of Pogis 991h of Hood Fnrnmmd cows

5 rl l s.
bmithdi Parker.,Howell.Mich. p “g p 8

' Bred and 0 en ilts ervi bl
BerkShlres boars: can him! pair;1 or t'i-lgs. e
RUSSELL BROS. R. 3. Merrill. Mich.

lluroc Opportunity

now on test for R.ofM.

HAHWDUD HEREFORDS

 

o l C Gllts bred for March and April farrow.
' 0 ' I Pay exwess and register in buyers
name. ‘H. . MANN. ansville. Mich.

O. I. C's

 

Service boars. fall pigs no akin also
But! R. ckls. at $3.00 each.
CLOVER LEAF STOCK FARM. Monroe. Mich

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Young stock both sexes for sale. it] book with list. f s
H u v - e 0 01‘8- OIIIB near you.
. Keep On 208019 heads the herd. Write 118 Have some Choice 8 tin Guts bred. wflm COMFORT A. TYLER, secret‘r” 22 “'Md- i ’
‘ your wants. V sitors Welcome. 0. l. C .ST {if}? ‘ I?” fifigw'g 19 MI. in h land Ave" Detroit, Mich. _ l
. - What would the earning capacity of aBrook- ‘ " ' ' 55°“ ° ' Shropshireyoarllngrams
{AY HAR WOOD} Ionic, M‘Ch' water Boar be in your herd? A mid-west breeder - Idle Wild SM Fm: from "New“ “WC“- - l
Vnrm 8117 miles south of Iowa. states that the Brookwater boar he used added 0 [C Gilts bred for March sud April tel-row. gun-shun Make your selectiog early. CllflMiddleton.proprietoz-, . . »
from ‘75 to $100 to every Slit: bred to him. ° .i ° safe wblth pigs. FFSHBNBS no: safe: service‘boars. Clayton, Mich. R. . - Tl
Herefords Special low price on the fol. It payed this man to use one of our boars it will 3°” “mm" ’D' - - - arse-s. . . sson. Inch. ".
1 H d himng, for f sh)ort thrill Chg pay you. I o h i u b d: M 0h A, l d M numflw ghromlgronbhrod 63th 1 gayest-s aid. '
o e ( ' w. e s . ' L; "t, - , _ t , ' a . ea . we eec re resen a- , ,
0.359% if}; {lidefOOneA ylaliri‘ifiél'iieirg‘: ffigeohulll“clal- weh“v° several “1“ we "a Daerm. at priceswhich ' . farr<i3vvonfiiedIalli barmorAmarboo i211: callers f3; fives of this floc nave satisfaction in 15 “files. 1381’: .' ‘
vcs. about 9 months old. one polled. two horned. all appeal to the 3.11m" breeder Who mu“ 0‘ necessity spring pigs. A. J. Barker 4% Son. Belmont. Mich. 8088011 rains 8" 80' . 0- Lemon. Dexter. Mich. “
well marked gsibggoggagi‘qigoll‘or. H d M h be adconservgtitve guyer. (We ling a)?! filings”: *
c ‘ . . u son. ic . goo enoug o e use in ig c s or a . ' ‘ ewes bred to one of Canadas best rams.
prices. in keeping with their in individualit and L. T. P. C. 3.3.3333:,1’::;;.9;§§3P§§§:§f3§&9 “Oltfldh '5‘” “4%“ ”51%?“ ”“5 wm" they can ' 3 I
1 - breedms. Money- Invested in asood her boar send check with em letter or the othei- follow will “1"“!- ‘ A-M' .03 . ' ”mm“ “‘9‘“ ~ *
i very speedilly increases the value not only of best you if you don't like description will return , " -
what you sel but what you keep: Send for price check- A few good sprius ars 1e at farmer’s prioes.. fl . . ES .
; list or better. visit the farm. Gilts will be bred to a crandson of Giant Bus rand ~ Egg - . . -
"“3 ' ‘ .

a Grand Son of Dishers 81 out. nohetter pair
boars in the, gets. Build l '

ey s .Kin
ARTZ. ‘

BROOKWATER FARM Ann Arbor, Mich. .
13 ' 'Schoolcrsft. Mich.

HERBERT W. MUMFOR owner.
J.BRUOE n Ennnnsorz. Manager.

.— _ :
BELGIAN DRAFT HORSES '

3 Prince Donald,3 Farmer and one Poll-

ed bulls from 7 to 13 months Old, for sale. R Sale—Large Type Poland China Guts, bred to}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l - A 1-1] furrow. Ins eotio in ited. Free liver from
, ALLEN BROS. Registered Duroc Bears Manghester. A. A. emka‘hp, Va. 2, Manchester-{Mich
.- _ We have aohoioe lot of sprln bosrs.siredb Michigan We have the best and largest herd in the world
5 PAW PAW, MICHIGAN Eggrgufiggigufig- 1.5”“ 9°" “timed “8 mm 1:0th China; sows bred for March and Apr. to select from. with Grand Champions heading
. . _ p ces are within every farmers fan-ow. La 0 type with best of b d '
3 reach. The JenningsFamsBuiley. ich.R..F.D.No.l. breeding. n, W, MILES. Saline, Mich. our ex ' f ‘
. Herefords gfiszgugo‘hgsedrea new herds. nodw hays « yfiiworhmoresgremivivims at tlie‘lntelrgigtlonal
. - a .a ; - o r you am in acne ‘ . e an orse ow. ster oo own 1 than ‘ -
either sex. horned oi- oiled. any age. rice reason- ' I i "I" n June farrowed boars ready for ILLER Meadow s L. T. P. 0. boars all sold. Gilts 611 b d hib' ' '. .
. THE 1 CA1 TYS. B . I Ml l W008 m f I Jack d b General Jones and bred to ouryoun boar any 0 9? roe 91' 01'81 ltor. Competing against .
able 0 ‘ ad Axe Mmh' Brookwater stock. alsgebrezegilltglgnd lazws 0:931:11 unseen Alaska. address CLYDE WEAVER, Ceresco. ich. 25 exhibitors from Iowa. 3 from Indiana, 1, from
"OHM” "Old "Old.” only the upper . crust re- 1for slag. 'zngaApr. fagogg. priced right and registered . ' Illinois and 1 from Canada. ~ .
rained. undesirables in- n “3' r me. l we nd pl 8. Real Bi ’1‘ e Pole (1 4 ' " .
sexed. not the largest herd. but few “fwd‘ Come alnd JOHN 0- DEAR 1" L M11903- Mich. B°8iiin§si° Igged big for years. Sire: byy 'ch. Biils- manhggrgglghownfier:natlgh£aIngfgidaetlionall‘hligl .. .
see. Farm adjoins town. E.J. i‘ayior. remont. Mich. - tor by Giant Buster.‘ litter 14 out o Mouw’s Miss horses winning again at th Int t' ' lLl 9 7*
rill C I“ l b “I S i s" R C JERSE S bouefilisiild'lii’cmggé'eggiucfi' en‘woozi’ «33333183 831?? Stock Show at Chicago the seams 52:: mm W ' "
Silo cm a e o 0 ex or e D" 0 Y “in...” ' ' ' - . '
your mm“ W “’m “‘9“ 7°“ 1" in 0“” .ri°- We are listing mares of Iowa breeders and breed- ‘
w. w. KNAPP. Bowen. Michigan. esare low. .1. (immune Port and. 10h. on from other states. 60 be bred to our Rum. _ :7

CAREY U. EDMUNDS. Hastings. Mich.

 

8004. whose offspring won at both Internationals

 

Shorthorns of Quality Scotch and
For sale Scotch To ped descendentsofArche ARGE Type P. C. the iargestinMieh. Springboars this a". can some of the hi h a I)
Hope. Avondae. Maxw ton ulton and White Hall: a u R o c J E n s E v 5 now ready to ship. Bears 1:;- 3: gym?! and ““132”: and marge classes. ' e.t. 031°" in . ..

t "wright“ ifimi’vrriieni r r to is

no no y. ve rom arms rn

sitors. Lgok up nfitexhibitrgt the Great J aekson Co.
to h. expenses dlf

Salton. Model Type. by the Oscola Co. horthorn

anode... Ass, John Schmidt. sec, Reed City, Mich. We cause” you a earload of stallions and mares

E. D. HEYDENBERK. .
or Just one of either sex.

Wayland. Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

53:3 Sfimfisifi“ m p 32‘; h “t as "he“ We invite your inspection and will meet you at '

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BID w ELL SHORTHORNS Duroc Jerseys 922:3..an dim“? 'i as ‘3‘ “.- , :nfiofthe who“ “mom “cousin write us _ ‘ , ‘
:1 me, » 1: _-, ‘ .

fourths. 3 fifths at leading Michigan fairs including

For Beef and Milk
Registered bulls. cows and heifers. Good Scotch and
Scotch-Topped for sale. In time condition. Modern
sanitary equi ment. Her under state and federal
su rvision. arm 10 minutes from . Y. O. epot
1 our from Toledo. Ohio. Automobile mesh all
trains. Write

BIDWELL STOCK FARM

Box B. Tecumseh. Mich.

choice boars ready for
Some bred sows later on.
D FARM. Romeo. Mich.

State Fairs. We have some
servwe reasonable

3. P. o. Breeder if you mega got'in the El row.
flees. Bob
Rosa BROS.. oXKwoo

astodon. more rand Come to Burt. Michigan. via Grand: Trunk Rail-
way or to St. Charles. Michiga’n.‘via the Michigan

Central Railroad. .
We are i th hot for Registered Bel l
n e mafiraft Colts ‘ ,g on '

M BuyaGilt bredtoB
Oh 1 Blood ' his s than n other Bear in
Mash-lag: O. Elgar-nailed Eatonefiagids. Mich.

Big Type P.C- BoafS; 333;ny hiihiggie'd‘
A. A. WOOD I SON.. Saline. Mlch'

TWO HERD- BOARS

l
0 offerslsome exce tional
MIChlgana Farm values in bred gilt: Also
In tried sows. These are guaranteed to give satisfac-
tion and they will shi: on approval to responsible
parties. Thev breed an sell good Dumcs.
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NoRTHEAsrcau DEVELOPMENT
’ (BUREAU SEVEN YEARS OLD.

,‘HE annual meeting of the North-
eastern Michigan Development Bu~
reau was held in Bay City and was
followed by a banquet at the Wenonah
Hotel in the evening, attended by
about one hundred and sixty guests,
who came from all over the district,
With a, number of others from outside
of Northeastern Michigan, including
men from Grand Rapids, Lansing, Flint
and Pontiac. ‘
At the annual meeting in the after-
noon, James L. Snody was re-elected
president of the organization;, John
Yuill, of Vanderbilt, first vice—presi-
dent; Robert Rayburn, of‘ Alpe‘na, sec-
vice-president, and Marius Han-

Thereport of Secretary Marston re-
'viewed the work which has been done
during the past year and Treasurer
Hanson’s report showed that the bu-
reau has been using its money to ad—

, vantage.

President Snody, in a short address,
reviewed the great growth of the dis—
trict and some of the “special features
of the bureau Work which had contrib~
uted to that growth. He also outlined
some of the things which he would
like to accomplish in the future, and
among other things advocated the' of-
fering of substantial prizes for the best
samples of grains and other farm pro
duce to be sent to the bureau and ex-
hibited at its annual meeting. Mr.
Snody promised a personal donation of
$25 _toward a special prize for the best
sample of corn, and suggested that
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» rcau could supplement these donations

with other prizes. The one condition
he attached to the prizes is to be that
the samples submitted should become
the property of the bureau, to be used
for exhibitapurposes.

Regret Saginaw’s Defection. ’

Directors of the association express-
Ved their regret at the failure of Sagi-
naw county to retain its membership
in the bureau. “Saginaw is one of the
trading centers of the entire northeast-
ern Michigan district and it ought to
beI deeply interested in the effort of
these northern counties to develop
their territory and to assist in that
work, for what helps one part of the
district cannot fail to be of benefit to
all of the others,” said one of the di-
rectors.

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NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

February 7, 1920.

Bullet—Because of a marked short-
age of butter, due to the severe snow
storm that hit the east on Wednesday
and Thursday, the mice tendency of
butter has been markedly upward. The
much advertised Danish butter was
available for distribution on Wednes-
day of this week but. as there was a
marked shortage of fine butter at that
time it had practically no effect on the
Butler prices at pres-
Extras 670; higher scoring
firsts 59@66c3

out are:
than extras 6715603680;
seconds 55@58 Vac.

Cheese.-—Cheese reserves have been
reduced because of an increase in do‘
mestic consumption and severe winter
weather. There is practically no ex-
port demand and little business in cur-
rent make cheese, hence no quotations
are made on it. Prices of held cheese
are: Fair 26@29c; average run 291/3
@301/20; specials 31@320.

Eggs—The erratic market of last
week continued into this with the re-
sult that prices broke materially the
first part of the week. The recent
spell of cold weather is responsible for
the price recovery. Refrigerator eggs
suflered a marked decline in price dur-
ing the week and are' in very little de
mand at present. Quotations 0n fresh
eggs are as follows: Firsts 58@60c;.
extra firsts 61@62c; extras 63@64c.
Poultry—There has been a very
strong demand for poultry during the.
week, because of the influenza epidem-

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The markets ln-gthis'e'dition were re-
vised and'corrected on Wednesday af-
ternoon, February ‘ 1.1.: .

WHEAT. ,
The wheat market was a little firm-
er in Minneapolis, but the‘~Detroit mar-
ket was inactive, and offers to - sell at
a drop offive cents broughtoujt no buy-
ers. The mills are in no hurry, to buy
wheat at present prices. Latest quo-
tations at Detroit are: ,
No.1md CUIOOOOOIIIOIO$2e55
No. 1 mixed 2.58
No; 1 White 9 e e e e e I uuuuu 2-53
0. 2 red ..o..-......... 2.52
. 003M eeeeeeeie-o...- 2.49

OATS.

Oats are timer on the Detroit mar-
ket, because the supply is not large.
There are many dealers who believe
the entire surplus of the .country is
now in the hands of exporters.

No. 2 white ............... 90
No.3white .......... 89
N0. 4 White .eegeeu...\.....88.

 

There is no confidence in the corn
situation and all the dope suggeStS
' continued weakness in trading. Detroit
corn market closed with a drop of
three cents and no indication of higher
prices. Shippers are not buying and
Chicago reports little cash demand.
Receipts at the Detroit market are
small and prices are as follows:

No. 3 ............ ......$1.45
No. 3 yellow.........'... 1.47
No. 4 yellow............ 1.43
No. 5 yellow............. 1.40
NO. 6 yellOW‘.........-.. 1.31

RYE.

The rye market is fluctuating owing
to the foreign exchange situation.
Aside from the financial situation the
difficulties of making prompt ship-
ments to and from the Atlantic sea-
board has checked the movement of
this cereal. At Detroit present quota-
tions are $1.51 per bushel for Cash

No. 2 rye.
SEEDS

The seed market has, suffered a
slight decline since last week. Present
quotations at Detroit are as follows:

 

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timothy $6.60.
‘ FEEDS.

lThere has been a slight advance in
the price of wheat by-products at De-
troit where present values are as fol:
lows: Bran $51; standard middlings

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:g gnu ii, . .
commas Giza-cred? , fears $35”.
and eat chop feed $55@56 per-ton ,
loo-pound sacks. ' ‘

FLOUR.

The flour market continues decided

   

 

ly unsettled "and business is practical-
ly at a standstill. . g . .
is completely at sea regarding “ what to
expect concerning future, develop:
meats; In sympathy with the recent
declines in cash wheat the mills have

 

reduced their prices 25@75c a barrel,

but quotations at the close were on-
tirely nominal. The price MW" of
spring Wheat , patents to the retail
trade is $14.25.

, BEANSe ‘

Beans are inactive. and prices have
declined 40c Since last; week. At. De-
troit present. quotations for choice
hand-picked pea beans $6.85 per cwt.
At Chicago buying is restricted and-
many who have loaded themselves up
to capacity ‘are new anxious to resell
some of their stock at a loss. This
tends to create a weak market. Pres-
ent values on the Chicago market are
$7.25@7.50 per cwt for choice hand-
picked pea beans ‘and. $14@14.50 per
cwt for red kidneys. -

HAY.

The hay market is firm owing to ac-
tive” demand and ‘no increase in re
ceipts. Present quotations at Detroit: ‘
No. 1 timothy $33.50@34‘; standard
timothy $32.50@33; light mixed $32.50
@33; No. 2 timothy $31.50@32; No. 3
timothy $27@29; No. 1 mixed 331.5061)
32; No. 1 clover $31.50@32; wheat and
oat straw $13.50@14; rye straw $13.50

~ @14 per ton.

At Pittsburgh the receipts are very
light owing to the inability to get cars,
and dealers are nearly depleted of
stocks. ~‘All arrivals are readily placed
at top quotations: No. 1 timothy $36
@3650; No. 2 timothy at $35@35.50;
light clover mixed $36@36.50; N0. 1
clover mixed $38@38.50; No 1 clover
$39@39.50; No. 2 clover $34@36; No. 1
oat straw $15@15.50; No. 1 wheat
straw $14.50@15; No. 1 rye straw 815

POTATOES.

Present supplies are ample and the
demand-and movement moderate. The
quality and condition are generally
good, although some frozen potatoes
have reached the Detroit‘ market.
Michigan U. S. Grade No. 1 are qu0t~
ed at $6.50@6.75 per 150»peund sack,
sales to jobbers. At Cleveland the de-
mand and movement is moderate and
prices are firm with little change.
Michigan and New York round white

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BUFFALO

In the hog. division of the market
here today yorkers and mixed sold at
$17.25@17.65 and mediums and heavy
at $15.50@16.25. Lambs were fairly
steady at $22.50 and calves reached
$23 per cwt. .

DETROIT
Cattle.
Market steady. . _
Best heavy steers . . . . ;$11.75@12.00
Best handy wt bu steers. . 11.00@11.25
Mixed steers and heifers. . 10.00@10.50
Handy light butchers . . . . 9.00@ 9.50
Light butchers e e e e e e e e e 0 8-00@ 8.25
Best COWS ieOCOOOOOOIOO. 9-00@ 9-50
Butcher cows . . . . . . . . . . . 7.50@ 8.00
Cutters OICOOOOOIOOOIOOIC 6.50
CannerS urn-ooeeeeeeeeee 5-50@ 6-00
Best heavy bulls . . . . . . . . 10.00@10.50
BOIOgna bulls e c e e e e e e e e e l 8-00@ 9-00
Stock bulls 7.00@ 7.50
Milkers and springers .' ., . .3 65@ 125
- Veal Calves.
Market steady. . .
Best grade . . .. . . . . .. . . .$2L00@22.00
Others oe‘oeeeoeieoeoiooe 12000@18000
’ Shoe and Lambs.
Market 25c igher.

bBest lambs .....-........$ 2125

Fair lambs eeeoeeeoeeeeee 18.50@19u50
Light to common 14.00@16_.00
Fair to good sheep 12.00@13.00
culls ‘OOIOOOOOOOIIIOOICOO 6.00@ 9.00

, . Hogs.
Market . ”(0)350 higher.
Mixed , hogs '

Ochoa-looeoene

CHICAGO.

» . .. Hoes. .
Receipts 13.000: heldover

      
  

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sows smooth $13i50@14.25; packing

sows, rough $13@13.50; pigs 313.7561) .

15 per cwt.

, Cattle.

, Receipts 7,000. The market is
st%.dy ~Beef steers, medium and
he vy weight, choice and prime 815@

17; medium and good $11@15; cem- "

mon $9@11; light weights, good and
choice $12@16; common and medium
$8.50@12; butcher cattle, heifers $6
@1250; Come $6.50@11.50; canners
and cutters $5.25@6.50; veal calves at
$16.25@17.50; feeder steers at $7.85@
11.75; stacker steers $7@10.50.
Sheep and Lambs. ..

Receipts 6,0,00. Market 250 higher.
Lambs 85 lbs down at $19@21.65; culls
and common $15.25@18.50; ewes. me-
dium, geod and choice $11.25@14.25;4
culls and common $6.950@10.75.

BUFFALO.

. Cattle.

Receipts 140 cars; slow; prime ship—

ping steers at $14@15; bestshipping
steers at $12@13;, medium shipping
steers $11 ’12; best;native yearlings,~
950 to 10 0 lbs$12@13; light native
yearlings, .good quality $12.50@13.60;
best handy steers $11.50@12; fair to
good kind $10@10.50; . handy
and heifers mixed at $9@10; western
heifers $10@11; state heifers $9@10;
best fat cows $10@10.50; butchering
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tory tests show exceptionally high percentage
of carbonatesfind superior Quality for general;
farm use. As is . .
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it canbetakenlromoarond usedin yaeason.
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; FISH-FISH“

Fresh Frozen Herring 543 lb. Pickers] 8%c. Pike
150. Dressed Blueflns 6%c. Salmon 15c. Hali-
but 17c. Steak. Cod 7c. Mallets 6V2C- Sea Pike 6c.
20 lb, bflkot'Smoked Bluefins at 8 .80. Write for
, our complete price list Frozen. Salted. Spiced,
Smoked and Ghnned Lake and Guam Fish.

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small catch of furs. We
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urers or cattle and
horse hides for coats, robes.
‘ rugs and mittens. Ladies
Furs from coon, oppos-
Iouu. fox, muskrat. mink.
coyote. badgers. skunk
I and rabbits. ‘Texiderlnjat
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rugs. Tell us the. kind
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is a steady demand that is taking care
of all offerings. Present quotations at
Detroitare as follows: Fresh cream-
ery 58c; fresh creamery in one-pound

bricks 59c.
, POULTRY.

The market is quoted easy and sun
plies are liberal. Detroit prices are»
as follows”: Chickens 36@37c; ducks

50c per pound. CGS

The demandis active and consumers
are taking all the fresh eggs that (fail
be had and then buying storage if they
have ’to. Present Detroit quotations
are: Fresh eggs 54@550 per dozen;
storage eggs, according to quality 41
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' CHEESE '1

Present quotations on the Detroit
market are as follows: Michigan flats
new make 31@311/20; New York flats
June make 34c; Michigan single dais-
ies 321/2@33c; brick 3163311/2c; long
horns 34c;~ Wisconsin double daisies
321/20; Wisconsin twins 31c; domestic

WOOL

Fine wools continue to attract the
attention of the trade at Boston. This
condition found expressiOn during the
week in the sale of a good-sized lot of
Ohio unwashed delaine at an even do]-
lar a pound. This is the highest price
obtained for domestic greasy wool
since the Civil War. It serves to ac-
centuate the discrepancy existing be-
tween fine and medium grades. Other
quotations of Ohio fleece wools are not
changed, half-blood being quoted at
87c; three—eighths blood at 70.713720;
quarter-blood at 67@680; fine unwash-
ed clothing at 70@720. Of the above
only three-eighths blood and quarter-
blood are in even moderate stock and
supplies of those grades are limited to
a very few houses. . .

HIDES

Present quotations at Detroit are as
follows: ,
green calf 65c; No. 1 cured kip 400:

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30c; No. 1 green hides 270; N0. 1 green
bulls 180; No. 1 cured bulls 22c; No. 1
horsehides $10; No“ 2 horsehides $9..
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fresh goods are increasing and there ‘

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No. 1 green kip 370; No.1 cured hides,

 

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DUSTERS and DUST MIXTURES

have proved of such value in practical commercial use for the control of insect pests and
fungus diseases that every year many more successful fruit growars are finding the Dusting
method indispensable in making summer application, not. alone on account of the results
accomplished but because dusting is so much faster and cleaner it has provcn itself about
1—3 less expensive than spraying when both labor and materials are taken into considerathm.

Send today for our free book on dusting and find out just What Dust Machines and Ma-
terials to use to protect Apples. Peaches. Pears, Cherries, Strawberries. Grapes. Potatoes. etc.
Oilr years of experience are at your service. Our free book gives you the careful. accurate
information gained in successful commercial protection.

For best results always use Niagara Dust Materials with the Niagara Duster.
For Dormant Spraying
.-
Niagara Soluble Sulphur Compound
(The original Soluble Sulphur in powder form)
dissolves instantly in hot or cold water. Assures clean Ten-of-the-Market-Fruit. Absolutely

the best spray material for the control of San Jose Scale. Peach Leaf Curl and other similar
orchard troubles.

This year it actually costs leaa’thvan any other sulphur spray material.
Don’t Pay Freight on Water! Send for Free Spray Calendar and get our prices.

' Magara SPRAYER COMPANY

ISS MAIN STREET, MIDDLEPORT, N. Y. ‘

 

Manufacturers of
‘Dusting Machinery for Orchard. Vineyard and Field.
Special Dust Mixtures.
All kinds of Spray Materials and Sulphur.

  

 

 

 

 

pelts 50c@3.50; No. 2 hides 1c; No. 2'
kip and 11/20 off from above prices.

GRAND RAPIDS

There was a little reactionary move
ment in potatoes during the earlier
part of lastweek. Selling down to
$2.50@2.75 as to quality, but the mar-l
ket firmed u the latter part and at!
the week on were $3 per bushel with1
very few moving. Advices receivedi
from Hartford the past week state that i
the pit on Lowell Palmantier’s farm,§
upon being opened, the potatoes werel
found frozen; It contained 1,000 bush-l
els and he had refused $2.40 a busheM
Egg market is higher and receipts ofl
fresh laid are rather scarce. Dealers
pay 608 per dozen to producers. Job~
hers ask $8 per cwt for Michigan cabe
base, and very little is to be had. Tur-
nips are scarce at $3 per cwt, also;
beets at $1.75 per bushel; carrots are
quite plentiful at $1.50.

o-lseovsnmo THE coo-p cows.

For the month of January the high-
est producer in the St. Joseph Cow-
testing Association was a full-blooded;
Jersey owned by E. E. Sheap, of Stur-‘
gis. She produced 1,086 pounds of milk:

 

 

 

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THREE IN ONE SERVICE
FOR THE FARM

_ We can give you on the farm every convenience of the city in
lightlng, cooking and ironing, with the old reliable Michigan Pit
Carbide Gas Generator.

A special guarantee goes with every Michigan Pit Generator as
to material and workmanship and against rust or corrosion, and it.
is endorsed by the National Board of F ire Underwriters.

Write us today, giving the number and size of the rooms in your
liouscand barns, and we will gladly give you an estimate of the
complete cost of installation and operation.

We also Manufacture the Purity Waterless
Chemical Indoor Toilet. '
‘ ADDRESS:
NIGHT COMMANDER LIGHTING COMPANY:
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pounds of butter—fat. There were sixi
cows that produced 'over fifty-nine
pounds of butter-fat; seventeen cows
that produced over forty pounds of
butter-fat: thirty-four cows that pro
duced over thirty-five pounds of but-
ter-fat. Of these thirteen were Hol-
steins, twelve were Jerseys, seven were
Guernseys and the rest were scrubs.—~
Richard Strabbing, Tester St. Joseph
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- UROPE’S poultry population .in

thehdurat‘io‘n of the war, was re-
duced by 180,000,000 birds. The loss
was heaviest in Belgium, where the
total steel; is new only twenty per cent
of- its pro-war size. Holland lost sev-
enty-fivetl-per cent of its poultry, France
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: .. financial affairs, this bank offers'exceptional
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- " " ' ' ‘ "i ' Guernsey bull cult. SIX [:11 kl ' ..
’ E'Elfllflcd blues three of the moat $&b%83%d'lfl;%-

est‘produclng bloodflines of that breed. at private salt ‘

2 cent. is itany wonder that the poul-

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his open pores absord the filth that has lodged
in his_ hair all winter. and he catches cold and
gets sick. Prevent this b Spring clipping. :Use a
StewartMachine. Only 12.75. Send 02—pay bol-

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