it, a ,J ‘ . a sweetener, beet or cane is over ten $13; CLI-V No. 10 ! Number“ DETROIT, M-IC'H”. SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1920 igm A YEAR . .00 FOR 5 YEARS aplje ugar and Syrup Industry I: M25 Important [na’urtry 272 Mzcfl2ga22 M715 Savmg?---By F. H. Sanford LMOST the first product from the Soil of the new world came: from the maple tree. The earli- -- est settlers found the Indians boiling. the sap of the maple by .use of hot stones dropped intothe sap, which Was slowly reduced to a thin, dirty. ' ' but sweet syrup. Along with the po- tato, corn and tobacco, the‘essential crops of the early day And up to Comparatively recent times maple syrup and sugar were counted among the necessities of life as well as one of the cash crops of the farm. In those days time and labor were both cheaper than they are now, .while cahe sugar (or beet) was not produced at home, but meant a cash outgo— therefore the sugar was made at home , where possible. Recently several things have happened to change all, this; First. Specialized farming, with its tree pruning and spraying or other Work that must be done at the same time that the maple sap is running, puts a stop to the maple orcharding work. Second. The price of maple lumber has advanced to such a figure that many owners have decided to market , the “capital investment” so to speak. To this cause more than to 'any other perhaps, may be attributed the cause of the drop in production of maple syrup and sugar. , ’ _ \It is the condition brought about by this second cause that needs correc- tion if the industry is to live. Farm- ers must build up their maple groves rather than allow them to be cut down. And," third and lastly: Cane and sugar beet sugar may be produced at a fraction per pound of the cost of ma- ple sugar. One acre of sugar beets will produce twelve tons of beets with an average yield of sugar of two hun- Cred and twenty-three pounds, or a to- tal of 2,616 pounds of sugar per acre. An aorepf mature or semi-matuie ma- ple timber. with. an average stand of twenty trees per acre( and this is bet-7 ter " than the average bush) will pro- . dupe ten gallons of syrup, or Seventy pounds of sugar.- , ' At the retail prices of both of these sugars we may make the following comparisons in yield 1761‘ acre: ‘. 9 ‘ Sugar beet sugar at fifteen cents per pound; maple sugar at fifty cents per pound. The sugar beet acre produces $401- 40; the sugar bush $35. No costs need be figured against these ~figures. It is easily seen that as it was one of ‘ Q This looks like an up-to-date outfit. Notice the gathering tank with cover and screen cover. The covered storage tank on the north side of the sugar house is another good idea for sap will keep cooler in the shade. One more thing that, works well" is the keeping of ice in this tank. lefta Maple is'in demand as a luxury and is wanted’for use as a confection, or as flavor. But under present we vailingprices'of maple some of the owners are cutting down their bushes. Others refuse to operate under the very expensive methods necessary to produce the quality demanded. The maple maker is facing the problem of production of a product In strong de- mand, at a price based on the value of that product: as an essential, and’not. as a luxury. It would look like a sim- ple proposition for adjustment, but it is not. Heretofore the makers of sy- rup. have been in the habit of making and marketing their products accord- ing to their own‘ methods, and usually they have followed the time-old custom of accepting the price which the local nm 01 thinking that g1 oce1 would Offer they should receive a fair return for their labor, materials, fuel and time, plus a. fair profit. The other fellow has always told the. maker what the price should be. As a result that price'ahas followed pretty closely the price of cane or beet sugar. With the information of the Michigan Maple Syrup Makers’ Association about four years ago, came the closer inquiries into why the sugar bushes were being allowed to lie idle. Facts were not hard to get, as touched upon above, and the fallacy of trying to make maple stand as a sweetener with cane sugar was established. The association has maintained that maple is not a necessaiy food but a- luxury when used in its pure form, and as such should pay to the man who makes it, the cost of production plus . plan. a fair profit. For four 361113 the asso- ciation has operated on this basis. It has never yet set the price of maple syrup in the sense of a price-fixing scheme. Its members-have asked that they be allowed to agree on selling prices that would allow them to oper- ate, and these arrangements have been worked out with the result that many bushes have been operated that other wise might have remained idle or been cut down. An obstacle of no mean importance to the continued operation of sugar bushes has been the iapidly increas- ing price of maple stumpage. The writer has been called upon to esti mate many sugar bushes whose own- are had decided that the overhead in— ‘vestment was too large to pay to car— ry longer. In the cases of mature, ev- en aged sugar bushes there is at pres. ent little help for this sad condition, except an appeal to sentiment, and. sentiment does not lift mortgages. However, in the bushes of mixed ages of trees a careful system of thinning and selection, removal of: old trees will result in continued production of the annual crop and steady improvement of the timber as well. During the activity of the associa- tion there has been a slow but consist ent progress toward better things. Quality production has been establish- ed among the membership. Uniform- ity in the use of the association label has been secured. And valuable as— sistance in marketing has been given. During all this work, however, there has been looming up before the mak- ers the difficult problem of a standard product. Smith and ‘Jones may use the same kind of cans and labels. They may place the same price upon their product, but that ’does not make their products alike. Gradually the association has come to the-realization that only through closest cooperation of its membership and makers over the state can it hope to place the maple production on a safe basis. The product must be hand— 1ed,‘canned and marketed'by a single» plant instead of being left to the indi— vidual maker in every corner of the state. Some publicity was given this scheme when it first came from the association and aroused much com— ment. At the annual meeting of the asst)- elation held at East Lansing on Feb- ruary 4, the first definite action was taken toward this end. A committee of ten/pfominent‘men, all members of the association, were appointed t5 pro- ceed With the working out of the plan ' for a central canning and marketing This committee cannot hope to take action at once. It Will be impossible for the associa~ tion to handle the 1920 crop through' - such a plan, but even hope is laid to. ,_'the end that the as 9ciati9n. Will be ' ued on page 3802):" mwgy‘d‘ M1813 ngrrisht info 'Thclawrcnce Publishing 630. W and Proprietors ‘33 LM WY“ DONOR. MW nurses: MAIN $25. oez] roux Onion-.331 rem-tn Ave. morncn— ~111w Wat-111m attestN ND orator. n~101‘ 1-1013 Oregon Ave .E. FEM ELPHIA orr10E~ 201-263 smut Third or. M. J. LAWRENCE. .... ................rm1aent F. H. NANCE. .-. ..... ... .. .. . .. 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NUMBER TEN DETROIT, MARCH 6, 1920 CURRENT COMMENT ONGRESS h a 8 passed legislation The New pioviding for the re- Railroad turn of the railroads Law to their owners on March 1, and the President has signed the bill against the protests of organized lab01 and of certain of the “farmei representation” at Washington. The legislation enacted by congress was named under obvious difl‘lculties and put through that body, by com- mon consent, with probably less der bate than any bill of like important 'ever enacted by that body. Because of the necessity of protecting the pub- lic interest by including provisions in the bill which would prevent the cat'- ly collapse of our transportation facil- ities on one hand and provide for ade— quate future control on the other the task incumbent on congress was a most difficult one, especially in view of the wide divergence of honest as well as interested opinion as to the proper disposition of the matter, hence the general acquiescence in final com- mittee action in framing the law under which the railroads were returned. It is probable that the law enacted under these conditions will prove far from. perfect, although it is likely to prove more workable than would a law passed in any other manner, which would involve compromise of interest as well as of‘opinion. When the bill was under considera- tion the Washington representative of the Farmers’ National Council stated that the farmers of the country were opposed to the return of the roads for a period of two years, on the ground that living costs would be increased thereby, and that the farmers’ share of this increased cost would be a heavy burden. This is in opposition to the position taken by the American Federation of Farm Bureaus, and oth- er important farm organizations in re- cent months. The farmer’s status in important legislative policies will be improved when the latter organization is so fully developed as to express the undoubted consensus of rural thought on important questions of public pol- icy. A divided influence is valueless in such cases. As to the trend of. tag ricultm‘al sentiment ,in .our own state, . it has always consistently opposed sub- sidies tor transportation and govern- maul: operation has in effect subsidized the railroads by paying the guaran- steed 1am to owners and making up the deficit by taxation, and rural to transient benefit of any class. #, heavy tax from many crops. be new with interest by all use as. The problems momma-1a- ' cult of solution, particularly. under. ue their efforts to sway public Opinion in the matter. Rural thought and judg- ment .may ultimately play an. import; ant part in the maintenance of 3. sta- ble government policy in the solution - of the vexed transportation problem; hence the desirability of the mainte- nance of an open mind and studious thought on the part of the 'farmers of the country. to the end that their final judgment may be based on the wel- fare of the country, rather than the C HE taxes that . _ farmers pay are. ,The Nox heavy, and if those ’ous Weed laid on by .the govern- Seed Tax ment were the only ones they had to pay, they might more easily discharge them; but they have many others from which tax commissioners ‘cannot ease or deliver them. Weed seeds exact 11 Year by year the farmer suffers this loss, and gets no benefits, no service of any kind in'return. In paying taxes to the gov- ernment at any rate we get some ben- efit from them. It does something for us, if it does take large pay for it. But the weed seeds sown in our fields take a heavy tax from the crops and render no service whatever in return. They take from the crop and soil and do nothing in the way of recompense. This is not a fanciful way of putting it, but it is strictly in' accordance with facts. A man seeds a field withsmall grain and clover seeds that contain weed seeds of various kinds, and the weeds come in and choke the crops so - twentyf We did not expect this shortage to in that they are reduced ten, irty or more per cent. We have all seen fields in which.weeds so choked the grain that it was less than half a crop, and gained such a strong foot- hold that the‘ clover seeding had to be plowed under. No government ever dared to take as heavy taxes as that, you may be sure. It would have been overthrown by indignant citizens. And yet farmers continue to buy farm seeds Without insisting that they be free from weed seeds. Seed oats containing wild mustard and wild oats have been sold as choice seed in many parts or the. country. A!- falfa and clover, adulterated with dod- der have also been widely distributed. The farmers of nearly every state have suffered from the activities of dishon- est distributors, until we now have laws which are doing an immense amount of good. but unfortunately the majority of farmers are failing to co- operate with their state authorities by insisting that their seed shduld be cleaned and tested. In many localities privately owned elevators are equipped to clean grain and deliver the screenings to the. own- er, but farmers cannot get the work done without paying for it, and there is no way in which it can be so con- veniently and cheaply done as by hav- ing fanning mills on their own farms where they can clean and grade their. seed on‘ wet and stormy days. 'They save the price they would otherwise have to pay for the work. and have all the, screenings at home. for feed. All grain should be cleaned, not ‘only the' seed, but the grain that is fed to stock. It prevents the foul seed in it from go- ing back to the ground with the ma- nure, where it will cost more than the price of a tanning mill to get rid of it. A great many men believe it is a good met to clean and grade. their small grain seed and they Mullah then;~ seine that before they way more seed ‘ 1 present industrial conditions,- and con-f . flicting interests are bound to contin- ‘ ble examinations. Farmers who purchase smell m seed should insist that. it be use from foreign seeds of noxious charred”, This can usually be determined by careful examination. It one has any doubts about the grain being free from weed seed it should be run through a fanning mill before seeding. In the case of small seeds such as alfialfa, . clover and the like, foreign seeds can usually be detected by microscopic ex- amination, but unless one has a knowl- edge of the°diiferentspecies of weed seeds the better way is to send sam- ples of the seed to the state laborator- ies which are prepared to make relia- “ Until these precau- tions are taken it must be assumed that the farmer is willing to take a chance ‘ of using unclean seeds and gamble on the outcome. Yes, the farmers paya aheavy weed seed tax. These seeds exact it every year and the amount that is lost annu- ally .will reach many millions for the whole country—hundreds of thousands for the state—and tens of hundreds of dollars for most farms. It is a heavy\ tax for the farmers of the country to bear. It is one that should be reduced by every possible means—by the pur- chase of pure cleaned seed—by the use of a fanning mill, by the proper ro- tation of crops, by better culture. and. by the enactment of laws requiring that only pure cleaned seed be sold. And then we must cooperate with the state authorities in the enforcement of such laws. HE shortage in ‘ - white paper is 9. Th; Wh’te matter of such com- _ “Per mon knowledge as to Situation require 11 o explana- tion to our readers. any way affect us or our readers, for the reason that: our needs are provid- ed for in a contract With one of the“ largest producers of white paper‘in the country. But circumstances over which we had no control and against which we could not provide have com- pelled us to conserve white paper dur- ing recent weeks, by running smaller papers than we would have liked to run. Improvement in production and transportation conditions have now re- lieved the situation and we hope a con- tinuation of these battered conditions will enable us to give our readers the service to which they are entitled, al- though reasonable conServation must be fiaintalned by all publishers to make the available supply cover the demand. The Michigan Farmer will practice conservation by not using its space to tell how valuable it is to the reader and how valueless other publications which they may take are to them, and give its readers the best reading mat- ter it can get and as much of it as possible. ‘ N a statement re- cently released by the United States De- partment . of Agricul- ture the total valueot farm products of this country in 1919 is ‘givenas twenty-tour billion, eighty-two million dollars. This total, of course, includes many duplica- tions, as pointed out in the statement, and is of greater interest when consid- ered as an index figure than as-an ab- stract statements, It is pointed out in the statement that if this year-1909 is taken to represent a normal farm val- ue. of products as 190. the total for 1912 stood at 109. for 1913 at 1115,5911 1914 at {Interesting Figures ' slam 1015, at 12; for 101s _ that gain 1:: wind . creasing production costs have reckoned with, But lossened use V 1511' distribution is aiding in many lines, and with more ambient organisation than ever before, the outlook for". American agriculture is a matte? fior I. congratulation. News of the Week Tuesday, F obs-nary 24‘. ~HE council of premiers decides to" ‘ ask a commission to study the Russian situation —Both France and England are now seeking to take ad vantage of present political conditions 7 to establish trade with new Russia:— The anti-saloon league is preparing to fight all candidates of the old wet" order on both state and national tick- ets. —The ‘United States Senate passes the Cummins -Esch railroad bill as it was adopted by the house last Satur- day. —Beet growers meet in Owosso. Wednesday, February 25. AlLWAY unions ask President Wilson to defer action on railroad ' bill until the union chiefs can file a brief in opposition to the measure.— The council of premiers notify the bor-' der states of Russia that the latter will not be supported in military ac, " tivities against the Soviets. —Repre- sentative Anderson, of Minnesota. ap~ pools to congress for legislation to curb the influence of the packers.— Imports into the United States for the month of January reached $474, 000,- 000. a new record. while the exports amount to $731,000,000. -Thursday, February 26. RESIDENT WILSON nominates Bainbridge Colby, corporation law- yer of New York and one time an ard- ent Progressive, as Secretary of State to succeed Robert Lansing. ——Premier Lenine of Russia expresses the deter- mination of the Bolshevists to fight for the occupation of Constantinople if necessary. ——The English House of Commons votes to increase pensions. for local civil service men. -—Numerous Cases of partial blindness are discov- ered in Germany, resulting from the smoking of certain brands of tobacco. Friday, February 27. Y vote of sixty-eight to four, Untied , , tates Senate readopts the reser- vation regarding mandatories attached to the peace treaty last November.— .Soviet Russia pledges the establish» ment of democratic principles in Rus- sia, the calling of a constituent assem- bly and agrees to underwrite Russia’s foreign debt—President Wilson de- clares that the proposed plan of the allies to settle the Adriatic question breaks the compact made by the allies when the United States entered the war; ——-Organized labor again appeals to President Wilson to veto the rail- road bill which provides for returning .- ' railroads to private owners on March 1.——The Illlnois Live Stock Associa- tion dissolves and the members join, the Illinois Agricultural Association. Saturday, February 28. HE advance of Bolshevik troops in the Murmansk region conthr ues.—Probably no consideration will be given at Washington to the propos- al of Soviet Russia for peace.——Detr0it school teachers have organized a local union to become affiliated with the ‘ National Teachers’ Union.——The allied premiers agree to attempt to settle the Adriatic question on a new basis.- Sunday, February 29. HE government of Australia is anxious that the United States come to an early decision on peace matters in order to share in responsi- bilities of the League of N tions— Franklin K. Lane. Secretary of the Interior, retires from the cabinet.— The Italian government imposes a food blockade on Fiume to starve out D”Annunzio an army. ———French troops opeiating in northern Syria attempt to prevent Turkish and Arab bands from uniting. é—Japan loans China 5 090.000 yen. Monday, March ‘1. e, o RAILROADW brotherhood executives: Washington to- consider plans of. opposing private operati mum he, ' >-v~ u. 1 ~ :~: - was» “R’— ; as.” . 4' fertilizer the land would be ‘2 HE .wal did at least one- thing in farming—1L emphasized the importance cf commercial or artificial fertilizers. It is a fact that thousands of farmers are now using fertilizers, when five years ago or less these same fa1'me1s could not be inter- “ested in any other fertilizer than the ‘manure produced on their farms. Askl ‘some of these ‘fanmers why they be- came interested so quickly in these commercial products; and a common answer is, "To inerease the natiOn’s prOduction of food.” Very true. But now, since the war is over, what about the fertilizer question; As for me, I believe in commercial fertilizers; but not in any kind for any soil for any crop. I1 believe in the right kind of fertilizer to fit p‘ar dicular soil and crop condi- tions. At 'one time I must admit, -I was very much prejudiced against most of the commercial fertilizers,~ largely because of the edu- cation I received, and be- cause of a ,lack of experi- ence. I believe in fertilizers now because of what I have seen them do. Potash for Peat, But— We cannot get away from the fact that peat sdils usu- ally need potash. In my own experience Ihave seen some wellédrained peat soils so deficient in available potas- sium that without a potash, practically sterile. In ,most eases the application of mu- ,riate of potash was like the application of water to an. arid soil it gave to the land productive power. Potash for peat. But we cannot lay that down as an ironclad rule without any ' exceptions 'or_ modifications. It has been clearly demon- stnated that the acid peat soils of cen- tral and northern‘ Wisconsin are in need of both potash-"and phosphate fertilizers. The non-acid and slightly acid, marsh soils of southern Wiscon- sin, on the other hand, usually give the greatest response to potash alone. Occasionally in southern Wisconsin a marsh soil is found that is in need of phosphate more than potash, especial- ly for corn. Other low-land soils re- quire the one fertilizer as much as the other- Onthese a mixture of the two fertilizers should be used. 'When in doubt as to the proper kind of” mineral fertilizer to use On any particular peat soil, it seems best to use a mixture consisting of one part of muriate of potash to one part of acid phosphate. The exact amount to use should be de- termined by, (a) the degree of defi- ciency of available mineral elements in the soil; (b) the crop to be grown, and (c) the method of application. The need of the soil can best be de- términed by field tests. On one par- ticularwbeat soil, a portion of it requir; ed twice as much fertilizer to make it produce the same as the remaining portion of the marsh. A chemical analysis showed that the poorer peat contained .less than one-half -the amount of potassium than was con- Spent in the Right tained in the better soil. In this case there was a close relation between the amount of potassium in the soil and its producing power. On some marsh soils l? have found that acid phosphate was needed by corn more than potash ; but for-crops like cabbage and sugar beets, which require larger amounts of potassium, these same soils are more in need-of potash fertilizer: Better results were secured when both fertilizers were used; and the best yields were secur- ed when about eight or ten loads of manure were added to the acre in ad dition to the commercial fertilizer. ’In Some Practical Pflares of 1/33 Fern/leer Quertzmz fl'mwerm’ 53/ W W. Mir one particular case the yields of cab- bage were twelve tons for the potash alone, sixteen” tons . for potash and phosphate, and eighteen tons per acre when~ fertilized with manure, potash and acid phosphate. For corn on peat, a three-hundred to four-hundred pound application to the acre, of a mixture of potash and acid phosphate applied broadcast gives very favorable. results. When applied in the hills or drill rows, about one hundred and thirty-five pounds'of the mixture to the acre gives exceptionally good returns. Usually for crops like cabbage and sugar beets, a broadcast application of In this Expert ment Seven Dollars’ Worth 'of’ Potatoes were Produced from Every Kind of Fertilizer. from five hundred to eight hundred pounds of the mixture gives good re- sults. Even better results are secured when, in addition to the broadcast ap- plication, about one hundred and fifty pounds of a 2-8-2 or a 2-8-4 mixed fer- tilizer is applied per acre in drill rows. Manure on Marsh Land. Manure for peat and muck soils? Certainly. In all cases I have found that manure gives excellent results on these soils. Many truck growers pre- fer manure to commercial fertilizers. For general crops like corn and small grains, commercial fertilizers have been found to be the more economi- cal. When manure is not plentiful, use the available supply on the upland soils. ‘ Frost and Fertilizer. . ,One of the disadvantages in farm- ing marsh land is the danger of frosts. In the same locality the growing sea- son on the high land 15 longer than on the lowland. The frost injury to corn, especially, can be much reduced if the crop 011 the peat is properly fertilized. The fe1'tilizer makes the corn more thrifty, gives it more vitality, and hence it has a greater resistance to low temperatures. Insufficiently fer- tilized corn, on the other hand, is weak, has low resisring power and hence is easily frosted. A positive demonstration of this is shown in figures two and three. Those Hungry Sands. Sandy soils are with us. Many of them are real prob lems. It is generally recog- nized that the whole pro— gram in sand farming should center on increasing and 111ainlaining the organic mallel' and the nitrogen content 01‘ these soils. Ma- nure and commercial fertil- izers are indispensable. Ma- nure alone cannot supply the full needs of sands. Min_ eral fertilizers are quite nec- essary in dcx'cloping proper— ” ly balanced soils. Clover and other legumes can, in a large measme. take care of the nitrogen and organic matter. The mineral ele- ments must be supplied. Some sands require phos- phate fertilizcrs as second in importance to nitrogen and organic matter. On most sands 110111 phosphate and potash fertilizers are quite necessary, especially during the years of improve- ment. As regards mixed commercial fertil- izers, many sand farmers have found it profitable to use from one hundred and twenty-five to two hundred pounds of such a fertilizer to the acre for corn in addition to the use of manure and special fertilizers. This fertilizer is applied in the hill or drill. ‘In case of potatoes, five hundred pounds may be used. ~ Fertilizers to Reenforce Manure. Once I was called upon to explain why manure which was produced when the cows Were fed wheat bran made the corn grow better than the" manure that was produced when no bran was Dollar Brings sl‘iew Ideas to the Phone graph Industry HE phonograph industry 1s comparatively new —- so new that there was much important develop- ment work to be done when the great Paramount or- ganization turned to the task of building a better phonograph. Paramount makers realized that with so wide a differ- ence in the tone quality of the various machines on the market, there was a big field for study in the mechani- cal units responsible for quality of tone. 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You can build up a complete musical library ! . composed of productions of the world’s greatest artists I I u ' I 1‘: Immediate Delivery = I No need to wait a month or two for your phonograph after you have I = bought it. The Paramount organization has facilities for large-scale - 5: production and will keep its dealers well supplied. See your dealer = - = and choose from the six beautiful Paramount models Write us, if - I / I you don’t know the name of your Paramount dealer. = / 1: = ‘E E. R. Godfrey 8: Sons Co. 5 : Distributors Milwaukee, Wis. = ‘5- 5 IE , :5 F \ll‘lllll'r'é — ~ ~ ‘ ~ ~ ~ .\ \ \ § § organic matter, ‘ ami‘fi'ops. . that the productige power of land can 'ifed. This occurred on a lohg-cropped l silt loam. The explanation was not difficult When br‘an was fed, the ma- nure produced was reenforced with phosphorus, since wheat bran is 1ich in phosphorus. . At another time I was called upon to examine into a soil fertility problem on a. certain farm. Hundreds of tons of manure were produced on this farm annually, but in spite of the fact that much manure was used, the yield of corn averaged low.‘ This soil was not acid, but it had been in the hands of tenant farmers for yea1s. A chemical analysis of this soil showed a total phosphorus content of only thleeyhun- dredths of one per cent—less than one- third the phosphorus content of a fer- tile silt loam. Here was a soil condi- tion that manure alone did not seem to satisfy. Under such conditions we can profit much by studying some of the fertility experiments made by the Ohio Experiment Station. When acid phosphate was mixed with manure at the rate of forty pounds per ton, the net returns per ton of manure were increased more than forty-five per cent. when rock phosphate was mixed with the manure at the same rate as the acid phosphate, the net returns per ton of 'manure were increased more than thirtysfive per cent. Phosphate for Black Acid Soils. It is common experience that black acid prairie soils are usually benefited by using soluble phothate fertilizers, such as acid phosphate or ground steamed bone meal. Some of. these acid soils are very well supplied with phosphorus; but because of the acid- ity, this phosphorus does not become easily available for crops. In one in- stance a. two-hundred-pound application of acid phosphate to oats gave an in- creaSe of nearly fifty per cent. On an- other faim, for evely dollar spent for acid phosphate 11 return of four and one-half bushels of oats we1e 1ealize . (Oats were worth sifty-fiVe cénts). - another test the yield of corn was in- creased twenty pe’r cent. Under such conditions a farmer cannot afford to farm without phosphates. Acid Phosphate or Rock Phosphate. This brings up the comparative val ues of acid phosphate and rock phos- phate, and the question, “which of these two phosphates shall I use?” In general, it can be said that most avail- able data seems to ,show that acid phosphate can be used the more profit- ably. On some of the soils of the mid- dle west, which are well supp-lied with certain results indi- cate that rock phosphate is to be fav- orably compared with acid phosphate. The choice of phosphates depend largely upon conditions. When quick results are desired, especially on soils rather deficient in organic matter, the soluble phosphates should be consid- ered—such as acid phosphate and bone meal. Rock phosphate has given some ex- cellent results on some peat and muck soils of southern Wisconsin. In 'soil improvement, it seems wise to use acid phosphate during the first few years. When a fund of available phosphorus has been established in the soil as a result of the use of soluble phosphates, and when the soil becomes better supplied with organic matte1, nure and green manning the growing of grass, clover and», legumes should not be neglected. A study of crop production in one of the counties in New Jersey has shown that. higher and more profitable yields of potatoes may be securedrwhen‘they are grown on clover sod and fertilized with commercial fertilizers than on dairy farms where the potato land‘is fertilized with manure. It is a wise plan to use the right kind of fertilizers in some definite plan, for soil improvement and fertility maintenance. When Fertilizers Fail. ' It should not be expected that a fer- ‘ tilizer of any kind will give results un- der any condition.’ Furthermore, 'it should not be expected that crops fer- tilized with artificial fertilizers are, in every case, going to be increased one hundred and three hundred fold or more. In specific cases, as on marsh soils, the right kind of fertilizers used to supply deficient elements of plant food gives exceptional increases. Ordi- narily, however, when special fertiliz- ers increase crop yields from ten to forty per cent their use should be fav~ orably considered. But if abnormal in- creases are expected, then artificial fertilizers will fail. Fertilizers should be used intelli- gently to avoid failures in securing positive results. One year eight hun- dred pounds of rock phosphate were sent to a certain farmer for trial. It was to be mixed with manure and ap— plied on one acre. Just before harvest he reported wonderful results. His farm was visited, but nobody could tell which_corn ‘I'eceived the phosphate and which didn’t. In the corn planter he had mixed some of the phosphate with the seed corn which he planted on about fifteen acres. He gave his neighbor sufficient to fertilize about as many more acres of corn in a sim- ilar manner. He had left over about ' ne-half of the original amount of the rock phosphate sent him. This he stored in the barn for the next season. Rock phosphate is far from being a. mysteriously magic fertilizer. Fertilizers applied and left on top of the ground very seldom give any re- sults during dry weather. In general. best results are usually obtained when artificial fertilizers are mixed into the soil. Furthermore, a. fairly good sup- ply of moisture and organic matter in the soil are important factors in cans- ing a soil to respond to fertilization. Fertilizer attachments on corn plant- ers are now common things. Do you understand them and the fetrilizers? Don’t make the mistake of thinking that if one hundred and twenty-five pounds of a. mixed fertilizer to the acre applied with a fertilizer attachment is a good thing, more would be better. Some have tried increasing the amount recommended and found that their corn never came up. Fertilizer should never be dropped on the kernels in the hill, but rather to one side or under. Some soil should come in between the seed and the fertilizer. Certain’ tests seem to show that best results are se- cured when the fertilizer is dropped below the seed. Field for Study. The fertilizer question opens a field for interesting and profitable study. 1001! Phosphate 01‘ basic slag may be 'The theory and practice of fertiliza- used—to be mixed with the manuie when applied. Fertilizers in General. Many wrong ideas still prevail re- garding artificial fertilizers, especially in localities where fertilizers are little - used or ’are still unknown. Many have tried commercial fertilizers, and be- cause at the favorable results secured, have continued their use—not as a matter of guelsswork, but after care- fully considering the needs of the soil It! “is not to be expected tion is sound. Though profits deter- mine in a large measure the use of fer- tilizers, yet we must not overlook the office of artifiCial fertilizers in main-- taining productivity. No general rule for fertilizing soils can be laid down, because conditions are so variable, and soils differ widely in character. The farmer should studyI carefully, through the aid or his coun- needs of the different sens 1111’ or the need of; ty agent and experiment station, the, , __..- ./ .mfin- .1 .« "‘1...”— ,‘./.M_,v,g . v-‘nwo‘u—a, ‘7 "S: c. .‘I_ "ll \ \ .w, l . . I by ,. ‘ _’ é hi it . l r: i , (l P . i . all ‘t A ' 2": l ; v ,_ p “ , div 5 c... j: ‘4‘ 1 hong'anizations wnc’ came to' Washing-‘ mittee that» it is not class legislation. ’ . hundred and fifty persons coming from farmers to congress, the better will be . . “The organized farmers .no longer ‘ 4.3 ’i seem c nferénqeiefih ruary 2'1.- Members of twenty-five or collectively market their products. thirty "farm organizations were, in at- Senator Arthur Capper spoke on the ‘gatesmand others members of farm had done his best to convince the com- ton upon " their own initiative and at The prospects are reasonably fair that their own expense. Everyone present the bill will be successful, but the who desired» to do SO was permitted to committee needs the help of the farm- ‘vote and to particulate in the proceed- \ers. He’sa‘id the organized farmers tings This led the, representative of could do no greater service to agricul- ‘59. Kansas organization to question ture than by frankly expressing their Whether it was a conference of a‘ccred— views on the great agricultural ques- lied delegates from farm organizations tions before congress. The more res- or a mass meeting of farmers. The olutions from farm organizations and sessions were attended by about One letters that are ’sent direct from the many states. the chances for farm legislation. In his opening remarks, Charles 8' Senator Capper said that unquestion- Barrett.’ chairman of the conference, ably the United States Grain Corpora- said that knowing the obstacles that tion has not had the interests of, the -,have been presented to every effective farmers at heart, nevertheless he attempt at consideration of. agricultur- thought it was not probable that the al effort by thoSe who Rel themselves Gronna bill which proposes to abolish c ' = apl al ej'Na-‘jxtural cooperation, Mr. Barrett favored ' , , '.fi‘onaj ”Board, of Fallmerglani‘za-I the early passage of the' Capper-Hers- ‘ , 7., ‘t‘lénSM‘méé heldgatjthef’bdard's man bill, which would make it~ clearly Q ,.‘nea&tniar~tersg_ in" Washington, ~ during lanul, without fear of pr'osecution or ' .‘vjthe three ‘aaysdelnding‘ saturday, Feb- persecution. for fiarni organizations to .t'en'danc'elf some as accredited dele- Capper-Hersman bill, saying that he: threatened by colle‘Ctive purchase and the grain corporation will pass ’con- sale 0f agricultural requn‘ements andgross. In Kansas, he declared, the farm DI‘OdUCtS. and above all, familiar farmers were practically unanimously with the bickerings and petty jealous- opposed to compulsory military train- ies of farm. leaders themselves, he ing, and this seemed to be the senti- thought that the success attained by ment of the delegates attending the the National Board Of Farm Organiza- conference. He' said the sentiment in tions was truly astounding. congress was strong for some sort of “N61; long ago,” said Mr. Barrett; “a. effective packer regulation legislation, prominent farm leader said that for and he was en'éouraged to believe that every hundred dollars expended bylthe the peace treaty would be ratified, ‘National Board of Farm Organlzatlons with reservations which will protect in an effort to secure the proper 9051.” American institutions. tion for agriculture during the period One of the activities of the Federal of readjustment and reconstruction, a Trade Commission, according to Vic- milliondollars could be saved for ag‘Jor Murdock, chairman of the commis- riculture. Farmers' Union. people in sion, is to find out the cost of produc- the northwest, through whose efforts tion of basic commodities;.that there in cooperation With the National Board had been a steady concentration of of Farm Organizations wheat growers wealth, the units growing larger and . on the western slope secured millions larger, and the people should know the :of dollars through the adjustment of truth in regard to the processes by freight rates, Wm ““1011 for the trhth which this wealth accumulates from .Of this sweeping statement. the handling of basic products. He “It is the purpose 0f the National said it was the work of the commis- Board to unite the energies of ’the sion to take the sand bars and ob- farm leaders backed bif the brawn and structions out of the channels of trade sinew of their membership. It is our and commerce. _ ' purpose to. get our force together and Congressman Sidney Anderson, of be ready at the right time and the Minnesota, speaking on packer legisla- right plaCe to- use our,power. tion, told the conference that the four or five big packers control the live stock markets and set the prices on all the cattle, sheep and hogs in the country. He urged government regu- lation of the stock ,yards, stock ex- changes and packing plants. _'Regula- tion has not hurt the banks and it will not harm' the packing industry. He explained as the reason for the heavy slump in pOrk prices, that the are to ber‘luiledvby soothing phrases from prOfessional politicians or by pronunciamentos from Wall street. From nowon they will pool their ef- forts in exploring what in the past has been forbidden ground. They Willem; ploy trained. research ~workers ‘to in- vestigate conditions affecting agricul- ture, even though this necessitates first-hand investigation in business packers had large ,quantities of‘p-ork centers throughout the world. " products in Germany expecting early "As: the basis of successful agricul- ‘ (Continued on page 382). O ' 0 There is one freight car today M where three are needed How the Railroad ' Situation Affects 4 Your Farm ~ livery Spring brings an’ enormous demand for Solvay Products. Thousands of farmers call for Solvay .Pulverized Limestone, Arcadian , Sulphate of Ammonia, sand “U-S” Potash during the months of March, April and May. Naturally, they want immediate deliveries. While in the past, the railroads have handled their burden of the season’s excess shipments more or less adequately, conditions this year are entirely different. ' Raierad Congestion This Spring Will Be Serious Few new box cars or locomotives have been supplied to the railroads for ovcftwo years. At the same time, depreciation of rolling stock has been enormous, and thc‘pcrccntagc rcl— cgatcd to the scrap heap abnormally large because there has been no replacement to 'oflset this increased depreciation. There are . fewer operatives, fewer box cars, fewer loco- motives. Yet in the face of these conditions the country’s industries are planning to do more shipping in 1920 than ever before. ‘ This situation will have a serious effect on your plans, if you fall to provide againfit dc— laycd shipments. Ordering in Advance is . Absolutely Essential This year, 'as in the past, we are making,r effort to deliver “our enormous amount of spring shipments into the consumer’s hands as promptly as possible. But it will be abso- lutely impossible to satisfy all our customers ondellverics unless we can obtain their (‘0- operation. » .You may be one whojvill not be satisfied ‘ If you neglect this warning. We want you t9 appreciate e uriouanou of the situa- hon—to viouo ize tho ofiect of delayed chi ment- upon your crops—~30 that you wil not delay. a moment your orders for Solvoy Pulvorizod Limo-nine, Arcadian Sulphate of Ammonia and “U-S” Potash. The Solvay Process Company 2091 Jefferson Ave., . Detroit'fMichlgan ‘ “s—Seems like Old Billy (one his gait union he get: his ration of oat: every day. This Tractor is frisky for a long spell on the one mess of Columbia Hot 5110 t" HERE’S nothing like the Columbia Hot Shot Dry Battery for Tractor Ignition. The Colum- bia “runs standing still.” Its spark is as hot for starting as for running. It works like a beaver over the r’ough slow-down places—where other ignition current peters out. A Single Dry Battery -— 4 to 12 Cellpower‘ A solid unit—~no joints—no connections to keeg ‘ tightened—no metal parts to protect from rust or to \ 7 keep in running order—just the 2 binding posts. . . . At electrical, hardware, auto supply, and general stores—garages—hardvvare, auto, and electrical de-t partments. 7 Be sure to tell your dealer you want the genuine Co- lumbia Hot Shot Dry Bat- tery. Take no other. NATIONAL CARBON COMPANY / Incorporated ’ ' Cleveland, 0. San Francisco, Calif. Canadian National Carbon Co.. Limited Toronto. Canada . ing, ‘~ more. Seven locals have been organ- Muskrat' More Muskrat! The world'sb est furo ratorslookto 'usm supply their demands. F unsten assures yodgtghe top pig-fees and very highest grading at all times. We have $8,000, 000 to pay for furs—you get Ipot cash by return mail. No matter where you live, ship to the Fur Headquarters for the World Funstenk handles more Muskrat, will decline. Grading 18 all imporo Wolf lf,M ssum, Skunk, Rac- taut now. unsten grades high- est. We need all byour furs—not only thisp season todayl but next season . coon, Civet Cat, Fox, etc.. than any , other house 1n the world! As season nears close, fur prices and qualities 1 w i. Ship'ToW 1...“... Paco. StJionis' 9971mm: 82%;“ ’ Missouri MITCHELL PALMER Attorney- General of. the United States promised to make an investiga- tion of the cost of manufacturing sug- ar in this state, providing the figures submitted by representatives of the state and national beet growers' asso- ciations can be substantiated. These figures were placed before the Depart- ment of Justice by John C. Ketcham, President of the National Beet Grow- ers’ Association, and also of the Mich- ‘igan Beet Growers’ Association, and J. R. Howard, president 01' the American ’Farm Bureau Federation. These representatives had just re- turned from their conference with the Department of Justice in Washington in time to make a report at the round- up meeting of best growers, held at Owosso, February 24. The producers were pleased with the prospects of an investigation of this character, and al- so with the present outlook for a strong state association. The growers present were practically of one accord in their decision not to produce beets under the terms of the contracts now being offered by sugar manufacturers. Manager Ackerman Shows the Need of an Organization. The progress of the membership campaign was given by Mr. C. E. Ack- erman, the enthusiastic manager of the membership campaign committee. He stated that the number of members who have signed up and paid their dues now reaches nearly the eight thousand mark. Saginaw has over three thousand members in good stand- and Tuscola over one thousand ized in Shiawassee county and officers of the present organization in Bay county informs the state society that they will stand firm with the latter or- ganization. ' The radical movement which show- ed itself in the preliminary meeting at Saginaw last December has, accord- ing to Mr. Ackerman, faded away and the growers are now looking forward to the performanCe .of a real construc- tive program. Naturally their first big problem is to make satisfactory ar- rangements with the manufacturers to enable the production of beets on a profitable basis. ‘ The world is in need of sugar. A conservative estimate of the shortage for 1920 is fourmilllon tons. This shortage ‘will be due largely to the lack of production in central and west- ern Europe. Heretofore these coun- tries have been heavy exporters; now they are demanding sugar from other lands, and the conditions will probably not return to a. pre-war basis within a. decade. l'l‘here' being millions of acres in this country adapted to the growing of sugar beets, Mr. Ackerman feels that some move should be made to en- . courage the use of this land for pro- 'ducing raw material with which to ' make sugar. The completion of the organization which the growers are now pushing will ultimately become a great asset to the manufacturers, said the speaker. It will put. the business upon a firm basis and do away with the uncertain- ties that are now confronting grower, manufacturer and consumer. It is a most short-sighted program for the big operators to keep the farmers in the dark and “bunco’~’ them into making contracts that are not just to both parties. He charged that it seemed the plan of the factory field men to sign up twice the acreage that the fac- tories require and out of this amount .. they haped to retain sufficient to run ‘~ the plapts. He further centended that many of _; ‘ Beet Growers Hold Round . 11p Em/zmz'asm Rum H zg/z at the 01220110 Meeting signed were secured thlough misrep- resentations. The field men often stated that contracts were identical. with these of last year. But later the farmers discover that the labor charge for this year will run from four to per- haps six' dollars above last year's price es. Many field men represented to; the farmers that they should sign at, once for there would be no opportu-‘V nity later. ed under conditions like this the speak: or took the position “that the minds of the contracting parties haVe never met" and that there is little or no obliga-_ ion on the part of the growers Who signed. ' Growers' Claims Are Defended by Ketcham. The second address of the day was made by John C. Ketcham president of the State Beet Growers' Associa- tion, and also president of the Na- tional Association. After emphasizing the fact that the present'campaign by beet growers was, in effect, an efiort ,to aid not only the farmer but also the manufacturer and the consumer. he continued as follows: “Our fight for a better price for sugar beets un- der existing price conditions on sugar cannot be construed as an attempt to raise the price to the sugar consumers. Proof of this lies in the fact that the total beet sugar production for country is but sixteen per cent of our total consumption, and Michigan pro duces less thanrsixteen per cent of the nation's total of beet sugar, or approx- imately two and a half per cent of the total amount consumed. Our fight' for a fairer division of the profits to the growers should claim the interest and support of all consum- ers. Proof of this lies in the fact that production is curtailed by the unfair terms now imposed by the contracts offered by the factories. Consumers are now paying from fifteen cents up per pound for beet sugar at retail. Of this the farmer gets .057 cents ”per pound (219.5 pounds of sugar per ton of raw beets, and $12.50 per ton paid to farmer gives us 219.5 divided by 12.50, or .057 cents). The Federal Trade Commission’s report 1917, page 80, shows that two-thirds of the total - cost of manufacturing beet sugar is in the cost of the beets. This same pro portion is shown by the report of the tariff commission in 1918. The Federal Trade Commission reports from 1909- 10 to 1913-14 Show the average beet cost to be $50.49 per ‘ton of sugar and the total factory cost $75.06,'and for 1918 the tariff commission report shows the beet cost to be $90.86 per ton of sugar and the total factory cost $132.86. The percentage of beet cost; to total cost is sixty-seven in the first. report and sixty-eight in the second,‘ so it is more than fair to the factories to say that two-thirds of the cost or beet sugar is in the beets. If two thirds of the total cost 'of making a pound of beet sugar is .057 cents, tho total cost is .086 cents. Where does the difference between .086 cents and fifteen cents“ on one pound of sugar go? It is the small sum of .064 cents for one pound, but when the 219,719.- 500 pounds, the estimated production for Michigan 111.1919 are considered, the tidy sum of $14,062,048 ls lnvolvs ed. Ought not every sugar consumer be interested in helping to find out where this money goes? “Let us now make a study of the units of production. According to the 1919 contracts. the farmer receives $12. 50 per ton for his beets. The av- erage cest of production reported at- the Saginaw state conventwh of best growers was 3106 per acre; get ..the contracts Ml! the mm 11an “ When contracts are scour: the ’ 3‘“ “as.“ 'W “Wm ,M ,sln": r--—w~__‘s»‘, ‘ l p D By meé E. Cobmés, State Tmfic Director .. ; , , .PART 11 - ’ . ”Agrailroadrate is on the face of it line on an equitable basis, so, there- } a‘ "case *of-p'ric'e. _ That is to say, a. par- fore, the carriers got up what is known gticu'lar'sum paid for a particular com- as the C. F. A., or Central Freight As- ' modity or service as arranged between sociation Rate Case. That case was the buyer and the seller. . held in Chicago, Here the carriers -‘ In manufacturing it is a well-known brought up a revision of the rate scale ' law that the greater. the number of in Illinois, ”Indiana, Ohio and Michigan: a ‘ articles produced, the less will be the' on interstate shipments, while on the . I?" T : proportionate cost at producing‘each stand they introduced, into Michigan, a ‘ . one of them. Railroads are alike to a'zone system: ~- . ‘ manufacturing industries. They are This was about the first time in the selling theirtransportation service. history of rate making that a, state l . For example: Suppose it costs $99.00 was ever divided up into zones. They f to carryione passenger alone on a train to‘ok'the line of the Michigan Central 3 for a certain distance. Fifty’ could from Detroit to Kalamazoo, through ’3; probably be carried for $100 or an av- Niles down into Three Oaks, and the H erage of $2.00 each, while five hundred territory south of that was called Zone '1; . will add so little to the expense that A. An- imaginary line ran from Bay ,. i the average cost will be reduced to a. City to Muskegon, and the territory matter of cents. This relation between between it and Zone A was called Zone eirpense and service continues to exist B, and territory north called Zone C. after the point is. reached at which the A different sc'ale of rates was given to , -.railroad is being worked to its full ca- and from each one of those territories. E ' pacity. That is, when all of the rolling For example: If you were going to , . , ~ stock is employed, all of the buildings.ship from Grand Rapids two- hundred ' utilized. the. track is carrying as many miles down into Indiana, you would pay trains as may safely be Operated on it. a. much higher rate than from a. point . ‘ An increased amount of rolling stock in, Zone A, say Jackson or Kalamazoo, .' will involve proportionate expense. A because you were located in Zone B. double track, however, can bebuilt for Michigan was not organized at that; . ‘, far less than the original cost of ‘the time. Therefore no vigorous stand 3‘ f one track, because there will be no ex- was taken, and that is the reason we ;.~ . ’ pense for land nor surveying and very have this zone system in Michigan. ., . ; little for cutting, filling and grading. The next case to come up was the ~ 4:1" AN,V‘;,—,.~.._. , . fem/.\_ ’ X ~ ,5 V ‘. .v i , ,. name—«qr.- A‘s—«v—AJ..- . l . ‘ LY, . . The same is true for building, as they Michigan Rate Case. Again the car- ' , _' already have the land, the foundation. rlers within the states got before our' ’..-* } etc. DiStance, of course, has a. great own Michigan Railroad Commission a y: " ‘: bearing on rates. As you know, there zone system, but instead of having ‘a .7’ .z', are terminal charges at both ends of a three zones, they cut up Zone C into '§ ’ -. ‘ route regardless of the distance. That another zone, making-Zones C & D. At .. ‘ ‘ z is, whethera shipment goes fifty miles that time we were better organized, i) ' or one hundred and so on. . and upon going before the Michigan , " We will now turn our line of talk to Railroad Commission, they decided. . 4. " participated in Michigan and try to into four zones, but that we should ‘ show where we have been discriminat- have'two zones,'namely, incorporating ' , ‘3 ed against. On trafiic going to or com- the zones A and B, as described before, " ing'from points eastlof Buffalo and intoone zone called Zone» A, and in- P‘lttsburgh, we take a certain per cent corpo‘rating Zone C & D, as explained, of the Chicago to“ New Yerk rate. That into what is known" as Zone B, making is, it the rate from, Chicago to, New twq separate scales of rates for state . .York or from New York to Chicagois business instead of three, as on inter.- $1.00 per one-“hundred pounds, first— state. " class, Michigan would take a certain Now, to show you a discrimination, tion around Benton Harbor took nine- As you know, there is a line of the: tY'SiX per, cent, Detroit seventy-Bight Michigan Central running from Detroit per cent, and so on over the state. to Kalamazoo and a branch running' A man by the name of MacGraham, frOm Kalamazoo to , South Haven. working for the Pennsylvania. Com‘ There is no logic as ‘to why carriers panic devised a scheme which was the should have dropped freni Kalamazoo best that .had been found up to the down to Niles into Three Oaks instead present time.‘ The way hearrived at of running right straight across the it was by taking a certain distance ”state, allowing that triangular portion' , from Chicago to New York and, using to come into Zone A. There is a great a. twenty-fivecent,.rate as the fifth amount or fruit shipped out of this' class rate, daducting six cents for ter- triangle all taking a very high rate. In! minal charges, leavi nineteen cents, fact, more tonnage than in any of the "and so rating it dowel until he got the southern tier of counties in Zone A. ”enough to see what the -'_percentage the fact that via the Benton Transit Would be for various distances to New Line, or any of the boat lines, articles York. p , . ' _ ‘ coming from. Chicago or any other’ ,. . .A'Finally when we got around ,,,to.it, ’poinvt‘into Benton Harbor Would be car- . ‘,the;traffic men in Michigan had the med atone rate, while theygwould be Interstate'Commerce Commission open unleadedl'theregp‘ut on the interurban up'ithe Michigan case,,and in 1917 in and carried to‘ 'Dowa‘giac, twenty-Six [Grand Rapids we presented our case miles farther; for'about :a' five per cent , ' before ,the commission with the result lessjrate than there would have been . '_ that a generalrrevisiOn of four per cent ifit flied stepped right in Benton Har- the number 'of rate cases that we have that the states should not be cut upI ' percentage of it. For example, our sec- we will take our own position there. . 7 - cost per mile. Then itwould _.be easy Then, I would call your attention to' ’ ".:‘_» was hadiin thejMi'chiga'n scale,‘s'o that her. "For" example? We will‘say the. , newie’entop'flarbor and St. Joseph and first-claésyratef'from ,{Chicago to Ben *l that heck or Michiganare given a nine- ton Harbor would be . thirty-seven . 35': ' ' to per clam-basis. . went: £erthh‘trtwhisents’ out M" which . .. , I, centsfi Béqton Transit-.‘Line‘yould rev L v gearsagorwhatzis generally ceiveiall cities» Théywauld bani-he ‘ . 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Soil experts say, soil must be sweet or crops cannot get plant food.’ Alfalfa, clover or other legumes will. not grow if : the soil is sour. Spread lime to cure sour sonl. Lime isgythg. , basis of all soil fertility. 1 no I DE Lime and Phosphate C O '1 ‘ Dist-rt butor Spreads limerock and phosphate 16% feet wide, twice as far as any, " l 10 days FREE other distributor. Guaranteed to' , 7 Try the wonderful HOLDEN handle fertilizer wet, damp or m ' .for Ten Days on your farm. lumps. Auger forte feed spreads Learn how it saves time and I, evenly. Easily attached to any labor. Write for literature today. wagon. Adjustable to spread $535535: any amount of lime or fertilizer from 100 to 10,000 pounds per acre. Cover 40 acres per day. with the “HOLDEN.” Only handle material once with the “HOLDEN." Load wagon at cars, drive direct to field and spread. The HOLDEN , CO., Inc.- ‘rEORIA 4? Dept. 9 _ILLI_NOIS\ Battle Creek to Benton HarbOr over the Michigan Central "to St. Joseph and there turned over to the Pere Mar- quette fur delivery in Benton Harbor, would corne in’ at one rate. If we wish to reship that same car back to Battle Greek, or/ any other point, we would first have to pay a. local rate from Ben- ton Harbor to St. Joseph and then the rate from St. Joseph to destination. Again, if a car .of apples, or any oth- er commodity, came from an exclusive Pere Marquette ‘point up north signed to anyone in Benton. Har— bor located, on the Michigan Central, when the car reached Benton Harbor the railroad rate would be ended. The rule to St. Joe would be assessed and then the rate from St. Joe back to Benton Harbor. And should they wish to return this car, the railroad would assess the high rate to St. Joseph, on the Michigan Central plus the high rate from St. Joseph to point of origin up north, making three rates on the inbound, and only two on outbound. This, as you know, stifles trade and hinders production and also the mar— keting of same. We recently went be— fore the l)etroit District Freight Traf- fic Committee and had this remedied. The next case up was the coal case. For a considerable length of time a few of the cities in Michigan had been fighting a coal case, or what is known as I. &. S. Docket 774. The commis— sion in its decision based all Of the rates from the Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky. and Pennsylvania fields on Toledo and stated that in Michigan they would pay a. certain amount over _ the Toledo rate for the various dis- tances. That was observed until the Administration took over the roads and issued General Order No. 28, which contained the twenty—five per cent ad- vance. Some of the roads did not ob- serve this advance, and‘where they were only allowed to raise twenty cents, raised thirty cents, and where they were allowed to raise forty cents raised fifty and fifty-five cents. You can plainly see that you ought to have a great amount 0! reparation claims coming to you. At present our Michigan Traffic League is doing their best to get this under way, and we have appointed a coal committee to take this up to" get our map exhibit and statistics together then" ask the Interstate Commerce Commission to reopen this case and allow us to be heard. We want to not only get these rates reduced, but also to be allowed to file reparation claims for the amount of which we have been overcharged. Again on the stand in this case the carriers said that they could not use the New York Central Line from Jackson to Toledo, stating that the road was in such poor con: dition that it would have to be prac— tically rebuilt in order to haul this coal tonnage. Under federal control, 'how- ever, the majority of their‘business had been routed via Jackson and To- ledo over this line so that you can see there is absolutely no foundation to that statement. The same thing is true of the sand rate from Ohio to Michigan. They are in about as chaotic a condition as the coal rates. ' _ , Themlatest that we have had is the perishable freight case, Docket 10634. This case, as you know, was a general advance of the refrigeration rates on fruit, vegetables, live stock, heater car service, etc._ The rates were advanced from 100 pegcent to 1800 per cent. In our portion of Michigan the different 7 associations combined in order to pro- tect their interests. The rate, for ex- ample, between Benton: Harbor and " Chicagq was $22.50. flat-“stall tank and $17.50. for a half tank. ‘.,_ ., ,_ _,____,,, .6! both'zci‘t-‘ies are. ; right dermis the riyerfs edge. A car :of boxes. for ‘e'xample, . ~ coming .' from COIl‘ ‘ Under the. new one it. Wonidé‘be-Zsis ‘3‘?“- ing ““le » Miniseries than. , . mour car line and the ’Pere Marqubétte“ vances in rates. 7 Mihd you, ynowfwefi were in Chicago attending this“: parish- able freight case and without any'ino tice they put these rates into effect in Michigan before we hadany chance to protest against them. Was that treat! ing the public fair? Was it giving us a. fair chance to protest to the Inter- state Commerce Commission which w are. entitled to? ' We finally made an appeal to the In- terstate Commerce Commission and the Railway Administration for the use of half tanks, and on September 15 they allowed us the use of half tanks on fruit and vegetables from Michigan, but. not at, the same percentage that we had before. By percentage, I mean a certain relationship to the full tank. For example, in certain portions we used to have a half tank rate of sixty- eight percent of the full tank charge on grapes and fruits, and about eighty- two per cent on apples. 0n shipments of peaches or grapes moving from Michigan to Mexico City, Missouri, for example, we would have to pay the first-class rate on peaches and second-class rate on grapes to destination. If that, same receiver'of this commodity was to ship into Michi- gan, he would pay the first and second‘ class rates to the river, and third-class rate from the river to Michigan. The same is true of potatoes shipping from the south. The minimum carload weights on potatoes are less on the north movement. than they are on the southern movement, and the rates al- so less. Minnesota, has a minimum weight on potatoes which is far less than that which Michigan has. Gripes may be shipped from California to Michigan cheaper than they can be shipped from Michigan to California. The organization of the railroads is certainly amazing when you go up against it in a rate case. Each differ- ent item is specialized by one man, where we, in turn, must have a slight knowledge of every line. They are on the job at all times and have the money, power and organization back- of them where heretofore the Michigan farming communities have been de- pendent upon onc or two organiza- tions assuming the burden. A further example of discrimination is between an interurban line and the Big Four Railway at Eau Claire. For a number of years the Big Four Would not inter- change cars nor allow cars to be plao ed for loading or unloading. Recently, however, they came together ’and now the Big Four will place loaded cars on the interurban ‘line for unloading but not empty cars to be loaded.-~ ~ ‘ RATION WITHOUT GRAIN. I have noticed at times in The Farmer where readers have reported feeding no grain to dairy cows giving less than ten pounds at a milking. Does Mr. Lillie sanction this? I am milking five two and three-year-old Jerseys, none of them giving over eight pounds. )1 I give them one pound of grain for each three pounds of milk. For roughage I have soy bean hay and corn silage. H..W. I think it is good business to feed cows a grain ration, although they may give at the time a small flow of milk. Liberal feeding has a cumulat: ive effect. If one owns a well~bred dairy cow, he never need fear of los- ing money. by liberal feeding. And, again, if you feed some grain, the cow does not eat as much. of the roughage ‘ part of ,the' ration. At the present time roughage is about as valuable and about as scerce as grain. Consequent- ly, nothing is made by depriving the animal of all grain and making her eat more liberally of roughage. Personals ly, I, .2311“ of. the opinion'that it»wfll,.pay , to" feed-a ‘o‘owfiagraia ration .thojyfcsr groups, even whit: alas any mint isSued a. ‘ neww‘tariif’iemyingn these ad< ' . l' wawnu‘ '__ ’ , .V I . . 1 Copyright l926.if).yi'l.‘he Goodyear Tire & Rubber 00. ‘M Ytruck on Goodyear Cord Tires is the most useful piece of equip- ment on my farm, which I am motorizing quite thoroughly. . Motorizing reduces farm costs, increasesincome. With a pneumatic- tired truck, the farmer can get the most work out of his other power-driven machinery because he can handle the loads fast enoughein and out of the machines—also fuel, lubricating. oil and other supplies.”-.-—Henry Ott, Farmer, O’Bannon, Kentucky / N THEtxperience stated above makes clear, farmers find that pneumatic truck 1 tires remove the handicap that slow hauling places on‘ the operation of power-driven farm machinery._ -They have demonstrated that trucks on Good— year Cord Tires haul fast enough to prevent SflUt—ClOWnS, With the consequent loss in labor cost, when ensilzhge is being cut, feed‘ground -- and grain threshe In. carrying loads to and from the machines, ' ‘ Goodyear Cord Tires hurry through soft fields Where horses must ‘pull hard and tediously and where solid tires are stalled by their lack of '_ traction. ' ~ ' i The all-round ability of Goodyear Cord Tires also means that fuel, water and additional supplies can be transported to tractors and other ma- Chines, and that atruck is available for many suCh chores between its ‘more regular hauling trips. This efficiency of the perfected pneumatic truck tire rests on its traction, cushioning and activity, and these advantages, in turn, are made entirely practical for. farm work by the stamina of Goodyear Cord construction. The results it thus makes possible in farm and related rural hauling are described in detail by many users’ reports which can be obtained by writing to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Com- pany, at Akron, Ohio. ‘ “I’ve Bought APEX Seeds for 35 Years” It' is 113 uncommon thing today to find farm owners in Michigan who have used APEX seeds for 35 years consecutively. Their sincere respect for the APEX brand, after a 35 year period, is well worth remem- bering when you purchase seeds. To carry the brand APEX—seeds must be absolutely high grade, vigorous and pure of quality—they must pass analysts’ tests for germination and Michigan Seed Law require- ments—they must be grown in the North of America to insure their success in the hardy, rugged soils and climate of Michigan. For 35 years produced under the name of; APEX by Michigan’s Seed Specialists. Ask your dealer or write us CAUGHEY-JOSSMAN COMPANY _ MICHIGAN SEED SPECIALISTS DETROIT MICHIGAN Dept. 1 Re-cleaned and Tested FIELD SEEDS TakeYour ’ C 1101c lll Ill Eachisa World’s \ Standard THERE' is only on: oldest established‘ ' and best known silo~the KALAMA AZOQ. You make no mistake in buying, whether it beof Tile or Wood Both have the special KALAM MAZOO Galvanized Angle-Steel D Frames and Continuous Doors. Silos perfec - ly made and equipped with every desirable feature known in silo building science. If 1 it' 3 worth having, you get it in a ‘ alama 00? ~ 1 u The ind tr tbl ii I l 1 TILE SILOS built otgsmlbcisiurE-parotg: I [T glazed tile. Walls with three “dead nir' 'spaoa and keyed joints, strongest construction known: TIII'LI non—conductor of heat and cold. Saves silage fromfreezing, mould ordecay. Proof againstfire. wind and weather. Attractive—a credit to your business judgment. Will last for generations. . fl é-U l H wooo suos TheKALAMAzoo : type. built 29 years ago 1 and still in service. Made of wood ages old' ; will not readily conduct heat or cold and will resist moisture. Shipped ready to erect—no nails, no screws needed. Anyone can erect it. . Ask about KALAMAZOO Ensilage Cutters. “h, Easy Terms Catalog for a postal. J J Order now- pay later. BARN PAINT $1.22 PER GALLON Woodwards Yellow Early Dent SEED , CORN We guarantee qual- Frsuklln. lad. (lot too notary iii-lesson all paints. the (rel ht. 8113:9331” Workzs, Dept. 14, bra?” lso New rice- ed. Blackib SteelFleml “Reds (Baibour 912:3. 112M 32¢” 09 —L——— (Continued from page 360). predation of soil fertility. The aver- age yield reported by federal and state crop reporters for' 1919 is 9.063 tons per acre. Dividing the cost per Sets by the average number of tons grown we have $11.69 as the cost of produo ing a single ton .of beets. Deducting this from $12.50 we have remaining eighty—one cents as the farmer’s profit for growing a ton of boats. “Now for the factory’s sills. They produce 219. 5 pounds from each ton of beets, for which they receive eleven and a. half cents per pound, making the total receipts for sugar fr0m each ton of $25.24. To this must he added the receipts from one thousand pounds "of dried pulp at $2.50 per hundred pounds, and ninety pounds of syrup at $1.00 per" hundred, or ninety cents, making the gross receipts’$28.64. Now if the beet cost of $12.50 per ton is two-thirds the cost of producing beet sugar, the cost to the manufacturers is -$18.75, which deducted from .the $28.64 leaves a net profit cf $9.89 to the manufacturers 'for each ton of beets handled, as compared with eigh- ty-one cents, the net profit of the farmer. “If studied from the standpoint of an acre of beets, we have the follow- ing: The farmer receives $113.29 for the 9.063 tons grown on an acre when sold at $12.50 per ton. This “amount, less $106 the cost of production, leaves the farmer a net profit of $7. 29 per acre. “On the basis of 9.063 tons per acre the manufacturer would receive $228.- 73 for the sugar, $22.75 for the pulp and $8.19 for the syrup, or a total of $259.67 from an acre of‘beets. Again, if two-thirds of the cost of beet sugar is in the cost of the beets, then‘ the cost of manufacturing the sugar from an acre of beets would be $169.93. To this is added $4.97 for selling the 1,989 pounds of sugar produced from the acre, making the factory’s total cost $174.90 which, deducted from the $259.67; leaves the net profit to the factory of $84.77 per acre. “Taking Michigan as a whole, the net profit to the farmers, on the basis of 110,448 acres, as estimated by the state and federal crop reporters, would . be $805,012, while that of the factories as calculated above would be $9, 353,- 093. “-In these- figures the sugar extrac- tion of 219.5 pounds per ton of raw beets is the average of three Michigan factories for 1919. This gives 1,989 pounds of sugar per acre as contraét— ed with 2,193 pounds per acre as re- ported by_ the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture as the average for the country for 1919. The price of eleven and a. half cents is taken as the price of sugar since settlements for beets are being made on a $12.50 basis and according to the contracts for 1919, this means eleven and a half cent sugar as the average New York price for the months of October, No- vembei', December and January. “Substantiating the fairness of $169.- 93 as a charge per acre for total fac- tory cost of beet sugar, attention is again called tozthe report of the tariff commission referred to in a, preceding paragraph. The average cost estimat- ed by this commission for 1918-19 was $132.86 per ton, the total factory cost of beef sugar, hence $169.93 cents per acre, or $170.86 per ton of sugar would allow an increase of twenty-five per cent in beet cost "aha an increase of thirtysix . per cent in other factory costs for the Season of 1919-20. "gumming up the Michigan sugar beet situation, it appears to the beet growers that, having more money in Beer eRowghs HoLD‘ho'UNdUP' ' the sugar beet business than the fewer through ‘ tories, hsvmg a labor amt several books and can. times larger, and undergoing hazards M be larger. Expressed. in terms of in- .- forest to the Luitinmts consumer at 112- ' : teen cents a. pound, he will pay $62,- 957, 925 for Michkan’ s 1919 sugar crop, . and users of dried pulp and refuse sy- rup will pay $3,403,400 wholesale for these two important byproducts, or a f grand total of $36,361,325. The fem er’s share of this is $12,512,500, or practically one-third of the gross re- turns: from the sugar beet crop." Mr. Ketcham closed his very wcon- vincing argument with the statement that the attorney-general of the United - States Department of Justice has promised to investigate the. cost of manufacturing sugar in this state as mentioned in the first paragraph of this report. Alfred Dakan Speaks. The best growers Were fortunate in having 'Alfred Dakan, chairman of the Research Committee, of the National Beet Growers’ organization, with them [to show the need for a national organ- ization of growers. This need was proven by the presentation of confi- dential letters and r'ecords secured by federal officials who raided the offices of the Sugar Trust in Wall street, in Denver, and in other cities. These let- ters purported to show how the com- munity managers of the sugar trust secured “prominent farmers” in every factory community to discourage farm-- ers’ organized efforts and keep the officials in Wall street posted. The sugar factory managers seemed to be really community managers who dom- inate commercial clubs. school boards and local politics, designedly in the interest of those who employed them. Why the beet growers of the coun- try should organize a. national associa- tion was answered in part by letters from the. above correspondents. instance: The following was sent o‘iit from Wall street by the president of the American Sugar Refining Company to a Denver business man: “It occur- red to me today that you might pxob- ably be willing to assume a confiden- tial relation bteween me and my asso- ciates in reference to~a possible pur- chase of the stocks cf the different sugar beet corporations in your state.” To which the Denver merchant repll- . ed: “1 state frankly that I have plac- ed myself in your boat and am going to act with you in every way." A lit- tle later the Denver correspondent sends this letter to Wall street: “We ‘ have thought best to let the farmers cool of! a little and are not taking any hand in the matter of their meetings aside from having Some Of our good farmer friends present to keep us post~ ed and also to counsel the farmers to , be sensible and moderate in their de mands. If we get in too tight 3. place, we shall consult with you before we make any change whatever in‘ our con« tracts.” When the manufacturers found it necessary to advance the price they would make it appear that it was en- tirely voluntary, as is suggested in the following letter to the home office: “We must take the initiative in this~ matter and before the farmers make their demands we must publicly an- nounce” that we voluntarily raise our price. After having seen Mr. H. in New York, wire me at an early date what course you advise us to pursue, so that I may take advantage of the situation and disarm our farmers by making the first announcement." The Colorado beet 'growers' commit— tee is in Possession of documentary ev- idence, according to Mr. Dakin, which shows a very great profit made in one of their factories. in order to checknfite the farmers’ committee, took prominent. business men and the publiSher of the local 1111- ‘> factory, opened the melting For _ Notwithstanding . ‘ this profit, the officials of the factory, .- r.‘ '1. ., ‘ ( \ . r ' Wit-mists. ,> stones ' 339m lns'lect‘not “known"to be present in the State “of Michigan, has been found in _ the states of New Yerk, Massachu- . setts, New- Hampshire and- Pennsyl- vania,land is likely to be in the neigh- boringState's: since it has been, shown that this insect is a Serious pest and causes great damage to corn, broom- corn, and other flarm and garden crops, . and because this insect spreads rapid- ly_ and will be extremely difficult to 7 -, eradicate if it is brought into the state /“ at“..- mung“ Wm...“ ,m— . a." of Michigan upon any 0: the plants upon which it feeds: Now, therefore, the undersigned, State Inspectdr of. Nurseries: and Or- chards of the State of Michigan, by virtue of the authority vested in me by, the provisions of ah act entitled: “An act to prevent the importation .from other states and the spread with- in this state of dangerous insects and dangerously contagious diseases af- fecting trees, shrubs, vines, plants and ‘fruits,” (Compiled Laws, Section 7422). hereby prohibits and declares unlaw- ful,_.,from and after the-first day of March, 1920, until otherwise by him proclaimed, the importation into the state of"Michigan- and the shipment within said state, of any corn or broomcorn, including all parts of the ear or stalk, the shelled grain only ex- cepted; and also celery, beans in the pod, beets with tops, spinach, rhubarb, rye, oat, Wheat. or other straw, sedges or‘rushes, whether used as such or as packing materials; cut flowers or en-‘ tire plants or chrysanthemum, aster, cosmos, Zinnia or hollyhock; also cut flowers, or entire plants of gladiolus, canna, peony and dahlia, except ~the bulbs thereof without stems, and such other herbaceous plants and shrubs, as have hellow'stems, or a large pith likely to shelter the European corn borer, and which have been grown or propagated in the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania. , Notice is hereby given to all per- sons, firms and corporations, and es- pecially to all common carriers, that anyone who brings into the state of Michigan any of the plants enumerat- . ed above, which have been grown or. propagated in the states named, will be guilty of: a misdemeanor, and if any plants are brought into the state of Michigan, contrary to the. provisions of this quarantine, such plants will be destroyed. The penalty for such misdemeanor is a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or both, such fine and imprisonment at the dis- cretion of the court. ' Given under my hand and seal, this fourteenth day of February, one thou- sand nine hundred and twenty. , L. R. TAFT, « State Inspector of Orchards and Nurs- eries. . ' GRAIN RATION wrrI-I 'CORN EN- “ SILAGE AND CORN FODDER FOR ROUGHAGE- What kind of a balanced ration can I feed my coWs, with corn silage morn- ing and night and corn fodder at noon, and how much salt? C. J. G. This roughage is very deficient in protein and you will have to add feeds . : that are. rich in-protein to get good' re- p '_ salts. I would recommend that you , - . feedgtWO pounds pf oil meal and two ' ‘_ pounds 'ofchttonseed meal per day to , your QQVZSBII'C‘ thenfa sufficient amount , ‘ri * “a immanent . " ""“’ J? ». 74"“; ' A is. . «M f “f— ITraCtoriiS‘Vfiivg-‘crsal ' § ‘. earns ONLY _ ,, I .3 .IFARM. 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Tractivc power in front of the work with f Means " Power used as horses are used operator behind the work § ‘ ‘ UTILITY IS NOT SACRIFICED FOR PRICE . ‘ l The Power of a Correct Principle ' - ' -- The principle of doing all field oper- " " ations with one man sitting where he, can watch his work is correct, or farm- ing has always been done backward, - . and the operator would always have 0-“ ridden or led his horses instead of driving them. \ l‘he Molinc Universal Tractor places the power of nine big horses where the horsesstood—is driven just hkuhorses are driven, from the seat of the implement, and hitched up to the implements just like horses are bitched. NOTE—If desired you can use the “drag behind” or horse drawn implements you now have with the Mo- - line Universal the some as with other types of tractors. See your Melitta Dealer or write our nearest branch for full information Moline Plow Company, Moline, Illinois} afloat. 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WMAl‘fiflfififimt. iW‘eM‘n‘dW‘" i=7" ”‘3 ”1"“: ~- " i i . r _._lltcl. co. as can smofi’gflhggpglfg ‘ I. 5.04:; ‘5 may »- .r' .L,'*"."I--’ .3 . Seed to be worth planting at. all must not only grow.but must grow a pro- fitable crop. For years we have been suppl’w lug seed practically free from weed seeds and dead gra us, the only kind that will show a from. Samfiles and our Field Seed Book, which“ ls exactly “ ow to Know Good Seed." are ‘ free. 0 save losses from weeds.yon need this inform- tion. Write today. 0. M. Scott a Sons 00. 74 Main St. Marysville. Ohio. CLOVER SEED” Send us your samples of clover seed. veoch, rden‘ Mane, red' kidneys. white beans. etc. Name oweot.” « r 1! us 1 r bid . ° ‘ Grand Ledge. Mich, “pm“ _‘ M .. L 2 we " . .‘I’nn AND a co. . . We! on: “sass " (» I... .«- v 1 -‘ :‘(flf‘fl'v .. ,, u.-~ a a?" . ' .y.-‘¢.~:I.«y« — .. I ,;:4 . ygnm. a; aspen-gym” V. ‘ Let the Women Buy the Separator—- They HaVe to Clean it and in . Many Cases Turn it Twice a Day ‘N fomen on many farms, operate and clean the cream separator, and the farm women appreciate the many advantages in the Sharples Suction-feed that are most important to her. The simple one-piece bowl is much easier to clean than 20 to 40 “discs,” found in fixed-feed separators. (All other separators are fixed-feed.) A woman can operate the Sharples Suction-feed slowly and still get all the butterfat. Sharples slums clean at any speed. No other separator does. . Sharples has an automatic oiling system. The Sharples knee-low supply tank eliminates liftm heavy milk cans. The Sharples Suction-feed saves e valu- able butterfat that fixed-feed se arators lose. . Profits with Sharples, therefore, are 'arger than With any other cream separator. Proof: There are more Sharples Separators in use today than any other make, American or foreign. Write for illustrated booklet describing the advantages of the Sharples Suction- Feed. Address nearest office, Dept. 18. THE SHARPLES SEPARATOR COMPANY West Chester, Pa. Chicago Toronto San Francisco Branches : SUCTION "FEED CBEAM SEPARATOR —k , ’* clean - ‘0 < 4' \.. “There are no subsfitutes ‘l for dairy foods" . a l ,4, _._ - 4‘ ‘_ TREAT Your ‘ 'Own Herd for Abortlon Stop Losing Calves! You can wipe abortion out of your herd and keep it out. Roberta Olive Pontiac ‘ Korndyke 517243 . Send for Free copy of the . Cattle Specialist with questions and answers pertaining to Abortion in Cows. Answers every question. Tells how to treat your ' own cattle 'at small expensé.‘ Write ~ Dr. David Roberts Veterinary Co. mm m. sf.» ‘ ‘ and: ,'-;'fi-*': . ., bohydrates. ; Feed .iorgche; "Dairy‘cow By Calm HE most important factor con- tributing with many others to A successful dairying is. the feed given the cow. Many cows do not produce profitably solely because they do not have a proper and a. liberal ra- tion. Some farmers seem to be afraid to feed a dairy rcow all she wants to eat, fearing that they will never get their money back. This sort of pol- icy cannot win. No cow can do her best unless she is fed a proper and a liberal ration three hundred and sixty- fiVe days in the year. Many feed lib- erally when the cow freshens and con- tinue a liberal ration until, she natur- ally begins to fall off in milk flow and finally becomes dry in preparation for the next period of. lactation. When the cow begins, to slacken in her flow of milk, she‘ is scrimped on her ration and while dry she is compelled to practically hustle for herself until she again freshens. (This is a mistake and the owner pays for his folly sooner or later. As the period of lactation ap. proaches its close it is proper to change the ration somewhat. The pro- portion of concentrates to the rough- age may be slightly changed, increas- ing the proportion of bulky food and hence lessening the concentrates. Al- so the proportion of the food nutrients may be changed. some, lessening the amount of protein and increasing the amount of carbohydrates but at no time should the cow be scrlmped in her food. Always she should be liber- ally fed. Before science enabled us to master completely that dread disease, milk- fever, there was some excuse for not feeding liberally until after “the cow freshened. The careful observer, how- freshen. But many times it was a case of saving the cow’s life. ' Now, however, no good reaSon can be given for not keeping the cow in Splendid condition. A cow should beCOme heav- ily fleshed during the period when she is dry, this accumulating energy and vitality to be called upon during her period of lactation. What to Feed. In Michigan, I mean in this climate, there are no better or cheaper rough- age foods than clover or alfalfa hay and corn silage. The man who has these two foods in plenty has the foun- dation for the most profitable ration. Clover is a protein food, corn silage is a carbohydrate. They supplement each other and help balance the ration. Besides these bulky foods it is neces- P’sary to have a grain or concentrate. Animals cannot do their best on a ra- tion composed entirely of bulky foods. The grain part of the ration, the con- centrates, should be selected so that when combined with the roughage the ration will furnish as near as practi- cable two and a half pounds of pro- tein, thirteen pounds of carbohydrates and half a pound cf ether extract per thousand pounds of live weight, thus forming a balanced ration. For prac- tical purposes it is not necessary to figure this exactly. What is essential is to furnish the required amount of protein and have as little excess of carbohydrates as possible. The ordi- nary. grains produced on the farm, corn, oats, barley; etc., do not contain a suflicient propertion of protein to balance a ration of clever hay and corn silage to produce an economical ra- tion. If fed in sufficient, quantities to get the required amount of protein there would be .a great ‘waste of car» _ Fortunately, mmanniao. imiiig these aid other grating-gate tin; ' "man ‘foods' and commercial ”products, the meme 7mm a, ' r2 hnYY-vrite mosses rises: “,1 SawYm: 5 1 a i ever, knew full well that his cow could ~ not' produce as well when she did . "1"“ ea _ j, - p C. ' Lz/lie .rup is obtained from coin, the by‘prod-f uct. glutine feed, contains better man twenty per cent protein while the or- iginal grain only contained about nine per cent. Wheat bran, too, is richer in protein than the original wheat. Cottonseed meal is much richer, in'pro- tein than the original cottonseed, etc. Therefore, by knowing the analysis of the different feeds, the farmer can so combine them with his home-grown» grains and hay and corn silage so as to form an economical and well-bal- anced ration. He can thus furnish a ration which, if fed liberally will ena- ble his cows to do their best. Where dalrylng is the leading pur- pose on the farm, that is where a large number of cows are kept in proportion to the number of acres farmed, it is hardly possible to arrange a rotation of crops so sufficient grain could be grown to furnish a sufficient amount to combine with the necessary rough. age, even though this grain did con- tain a large enough proportion of pro- tein to economically combine with his clover hay and corn silage. His first duty is to produce a sumcient supply of roughage because ordinarily this cannot be purchased from the outside. Consequently it becomes necessary for him to purchase concentrates. He should know the kind to buy. 0rdinar-‘ {a ily he is out to purchase protein and he“ Will scarcely make a mistake if he purchases that feed in which he can get a’pound of protein for the least money. If, however, he does not prac- tice intensive dairyinghe can arrange his rotation of‘ crops so he can pro- duce on his own farm a suflicient amount of grain and if he will grow the right kind of grain he- can produce all his two protein so it will be un- necessaiy to purchase outside feed at all to compound his own balanced ra— tion. He can accomplish this by grow- ing common field peas. Peas contain more than twenty per cent of digesti- ble protein and by feeding pea meal with clover hay and corn silage, in the right proportion, he can have a splen- did balanced ration all of his own growing. This, I think, is advisable if the herd is not too large in propor- tion to the acres farmed. By this plan the farmer is quite in- dependent. He does not have to pay out his milk check for feed. He pro« duces the feed on his own farm. And he can buy no better ration from any source. I do not believe he can get ’one as good anywhere. Money cannot buy it. It' is not to be had. If a cow will not make-a profit on clover hay and corn silage for roughage, and pea meal for a concentrate, she is not a. dairy cow. She better be converted into canned beef or sausage as soon as possible. It is not practical to grow peas alone. Any practical farmer knows this. On account of their weak, re- clining stems, this plant lodges badly and it is almost impossible to harvest it with modern machinery. The old- iashioned way, however, has been ov- ercome by mixing oats with the peas. The cat plants prevent the peas from lodging flat on the ground and this, combined crop then can be harvested with the modern self-binders. In grow- ing a grain crop, it is advisable to mix «the peas and oats equal parts by meas- ure, and sow two and a half bushels per acre. The crop should be allowed to ripen and harvested the same as any grain crop. Care should be taken notvto allow the crop, however, to get too ripe or the peas Will "shell badly. , I Besides, it not allowed to get too ripe, misting, it preparing:- .‘ . ' this ‘90!" W '0‘! tot. "make s a suitable than‘ c.— ;' I 1 w“ ... «.1. :‘it. — vw' w—v “\ wan . g , l.M\_.‘__,.“-, . Mum-«ml»! "n .. «ZJflm .. ‘ . _ ,4 ‘ . i We allqknpw that many times it is weaned. 43 never; hay . give. the. best results. ‘ First: There should beya pioper proportion of the . protein and carbohydrates, and sec- ond, a. proper proportion of the cencentrates and sbulky foods. ,Where we'use corn silage as one of the bulky . foods, its moisture contents should be taken into consideration. We might feed, for instance, thirty pounds of corn silage per day and ten pounds of clover hay, but for the most economi- cal ration We Want to consider the moisture in the corn silage as super- fluous. On the average, there is" about sixty per cent excess moisture in corn silage over and above dry foods. In otherwords, instead of figuring thirty pounds for corn silage we would only figure about twelve, ”making the two bulk foods of the ration weigh twenty- two pounds then our grain ration would be six or seven pounds. If we have a ration balanced in this way, "bothwith regard to food nutrients and the nature of.the food, we can feed a cow all she will eat up clean every day in the year and have no fear of injur- ing her. Cows are injured by over- feeding because people force them With excessive amounts of grain and when a cow eats an exaess amount of grain she cannot eat the right propor- tion of bulky foods and consequently injury is.liable to result. We all know ' that many good cows have been abso- lutely ruinedby this forcing process [to make them produce abnormal yields. Substitute for Clover Hay. It very often happens, as we. all ,xnow, that many times the farmer has not a sufficient amount of clever hay or alfalfa hay to make this ideal ra- tion. A dry season has killed his young clover or a severe winter has destroyed his alfalfa and he must find 3‘ satisfactory substitute. Of course, timothy hay can be fed as a substitute but this food. lacks protein and the grain ration must be changed to cor- respond. A man can get along, if it is absolutely necessary, by feeding shred- ded cornstalks oreven straw to fur- . nish bulk, if he will add a sufficient amount of protein in his concentrates to balance the ration There are oth- er foods, however, that can be grown on a farm that will practically take the'place of clover of alfalfa. For .in- stance, a man can grow this crop of oats‘and peas and instead of allowing ‘ them to ripen for grain he can get them at the right stage of develop-' ment and make the crop into hay. This- pea vine hay, is even richer in protein than clover hay and makes a fine‘ sub- stitute. Again, We can grow soy beans and harvest this crop for hay, which is richer, even yet, in protein, to feed with the‘corn silage.- There is little danger of being short. in corn silage if _ a man plans in advance for this crop. Many years, the season is not long enough so 'that‘we *can get sound, ma- ture corn, but I think it is safe to say that we can always depend upon,the corn crop growing to sufficient matu- rity so that it will make splendid sil- a‘geth'ence we can-always have this wonderful. food, Indian corn, in ' o‘ur dairy ration. ' " advisable and _ perfectly practical to feed various foods that we grow upOn i’th’e farm tothe dairy cow and convert ~ xylem into money?; In fact, it islneces- ' ‘ leary'ihat veggie-this. The thing to re- , ,..m’em.'b‘er isith'at' whenlweschange the 1": also change the .con- 93. ,9 :‘give the cow the , gem fiffl‘lve .' ; . and. revising _ hat ..jgis;._smgaion .Should'- be balanced in two ways to. , v unumnmn. a, Humming. V .. ll] ii ii! is. Minimum an- Perfection Increases Milk Flow WHEN asked What feature in the Perfection the machine twice daily, Summer and Winter, while we only‘ Milker he considered most valuable, Mr. use any of our other machines a few weeks during the year. Charles M. Yarter, who is a well known dairyman in his State, said recently: “With the use of the Perfection we milk and strip fifty-four cows in eighty minutes, and yet I consider the greatest profit de- the milk more naturally and with more coinfon to the cows rived from using the Perfection is not so much in the than any other milking machine or hand milker I know of ” time it saves as‘ in the increased milk flow. We ' surely get much more milk with the machine than we could if send For Names! Addresses and catalog we depended on hired help to do all the milking by hand, Mr. Yarter is Only one of thousands of satisfied Perfection and we are getting a Much better quality of milk too.” owners. What the Perfection has done on his farm, it will do The MOSt Profitable Machine on the Farm addresses of owners to whom you can write yourself. We’ll "lhavc gotten more b nefit for each dollar put into my the great book which answers every question about milking Perfection than from any or er machine on my farm. We use machines. Write today. ‘ l 7 2126 E. Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, Minn. The milker helps to make all our other machinery more valuable by giving us longer days to use it. “I believe the Perfection Milking Machine is the simplest, easiest to keep clean," less liable to get cut of order and draws ‘ on yours. Write-1n and we‘ll gladly send you names and also send a free copy of "What a. Dairyman Wants to Know” Perfection Manufacturing Company Why Milk by Hand 7/////4 / T'a Jilin ' $1 5‘33 figsfiiflstible ;; ‘ i 1 " ,nitar ‘ rgwuh kitted w: 'G ' .That's the reason for this low price. This saves you the difference between. my price and ‘ the price of the high-priced separators. I cut ouht all waate and s‘ell you at this rocg liliftbom w oesae gure. ou'get your new it away - Sanitary right; fresh from my factory floor. wr'te for Ye b y ' the most eco omicnl way-the , model-g wiry of doing busirriess. FREE BOOK ‘ w‘m‘m mm”- Sold 011,90 days’ trial; Has strong, sanitary fun particulars about this - :bbae: Tank of (P “H s’."‘ new well made sy ‘ 4‘ I! Iii“ . , . . , ea running. ‘ stall, L?|eopr:;:g8 perfect skimming separator for 1'" 819.95.Closelg skims warm or cold , , > Direct from milk. Makes envy or light cream. Galloway’s Factories Different from picture, which , illustrates larger capacity ma- mes. See our easy plan of Monthly Payments Bowl 3 sanita marvel, ensil gleaned“ Whethgr dairy is largg , sma .wrie or ree c9. ,—-—— and monthly payment plan. taloc Western orders filled from s d f G n '3 b' ' ' AMERICAN SEPQRATOR C0. 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Write today f" "40' . fin-n - n..- . p . o a ’ profit on planning upon having a sulii- g - e n IS 91 an O p ci'ent amount of clover hay and 'corn‘ ' . _ silage to feed his cows all they will, 17 igan dairyman will'ma’ke. the. most, eat up cleaner these two foods every into this proposition and must be care- ; YOm'ConcreiekaYoul‘sell * 3:: 22.:tmts;:‘:.:ss zit The Elmco concrete Mixer I! fully guaranteed to do all we claim for it. Get our catalog and read our guarantee oi sales faction. Mail the Coupon Tom. El}. ELMBERG C0.. Inc. 50 Second Street Parkersburg, Iowa, mmt rms coupon NOW ' g s ‘ With the Elmco Concrete Mixer you can easily build your own walks, steps, building foundations, feeding floors, tanks, and silos, of concrete. Do the work in your slack sea- sons and save the cost of hiring a contractor. own concrete and you know it will be well done-f-no cheating of cement or other ingredients. ' The Elmco will pay for itself on your first job. It can be op- erated by two men, or can keep as many as seven busy. The Elmco is the one small mixer on the market that is filled from one side and dumps from the other——a great saving in time and labor. operates the Elmco with case. It mixes the batch 120 times per minute-— you are assured of a perfect mix. Get an Elmco and do your concrete work right. leg tells‘you how to mix good concretela‘n‘d mortar. Mail the attached coupon today for your copy, showing the Elmco in eight different models— WOod and steel barrels, with and without truck or engine. Elmco to fit your particular needs .\~\ *5"; 3;. 3, mount. N0. 100 Wood Barrel Mixer Make your A 1%; h. p. engine Our cata— . There is an ‘. -OCG‘D- C.”m--“...‘..O..d ‘ I. F. ,Eirnbers 00.. lno.. , 50 Second 8L. Parker-shun. Iowa. Please mail my copy of your free m dos scribing Elmo More“ Mixers. and telling how to mix good concrete and mortar. 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BRYN MAWR, PA. ; Every Farm N9 eds * - a Concrete MIX-91‘ Concrete improvements have saved money for so many farmers that their Sheldon Farm Concrete Mixer has become as important s piece of farm equipment as their corn sheller or cultivator. Do away with the old-fashioned. expansive. buckbreaking. unsatisfactory loud and shovel method. Mix your concrete the Sheldon wsy end 3 uniform mix every time; save labor. save time and save the Sh 1d Mix nd i' .' our direct-to-gognlow 9352“.“ he; 48-pm BOOk' : FREE. Get your copy today. I Name SHELDON MFG. COMPANY I , Address I 80- 710. NEHA“ KA. NEB. I -—_--_——_—-——-—-.. For Sale -- w—'0 c. e MINERA "it“: .H EAVE’VBN, tifrfifitmflt‘. WWWI‘lamfin IIIIEMI. urn: nesm on. 463 Fourth an..rmnum 9.. Buy a Firm;zTractor Form Tractors for, ' —,~ 1-,- - . m... .. 1...... mice. . .. crashes trim y ‘ ' ~ - ‘ments. fully considered by every .dairyman, but a man can maintain so many more cows on a farm of he will provide these two bulky foods so that he can- feed them the entire year, that I do not believe there is any question as to the ultimate prOfit. As I have stated, in intensive dairying oneoannot grow the grain if he groWs a. sufficient amount of roughage. In this case, he I or course, the question of labor enters; l l l l mixed husbandry and has the right ‘ proportion of cows to the acre he cani have the best and the‘ most economicalI ration by pinning his faith to these( three foods-rclover or alfalfa hay, and; peas for grain. NECESSITY OF GRAIN WITH CORN SILAGE. Why should grain be fed with silage that contains 100 baskets to the acre? I hear many say they ought to feed grass with the silage, and I can’t see where there would be any profit in ‘putting seventeen or eighteen acres of i corn, 100 bushels to the acre, in a silo to feed about thirty-five head of cattle through and then add grain. What has been your experience? Wayne Co. C. B. No one who has studied the feeding proposition would ever feed the corn plant alone because it is not a balanc- ed food for animals. Scientific experi- ment has shown, time and again, that a horse doing work, or a cow giving milk cannot prosper on the com plant alone. There isn’t a sullicient amount of protein. Corn is rich in carbohy- drates and we must, to get an eco- nomical ration, introduce some other food in the ration that contains a large percentage of protein. The animal might live on the corn plant .alone‘but they would have to eat so much of if 'in order to get a sufficient amount of protein that there wenld be a great waste of food in the form of carbohy- drates. Again, the conditions under which animals are kept would have a bearing upon this question. Animals that live out doors entirely in cold weather require more carbohydrates because this acts as fuel to keep up the temperature of the body. It is ac- tually burned (oxidized) in the body in order to produce heat. Our modern way of keeping animals in warm stables does away with the necessity of so much heat-producing food, consequently it would be the height of folly from the scientific standpoint to feed corn alone. Clover hay contains vastly more pro- tein in proportion than does corn. Con- sequently we ought not to feed so much corn and feed some clover hay to prevent waste. Likewise, the grain to be fed as a supplement to corn sil- age ought not to be corn meal, but wheat bran or oil or cottonseed meal, etc, foodstuffs that are~ rich in pro- tein. Again, an animal won’t do well for a. considerable length of time on an entirely succulent food, like silage. There should be some dry roughage to keep the digestive apparatus in good condition. Again, you cannot feed all bulky foods and get the best re- suits. About two4thirds of a ration the, ration concentrates. Therefore, you must feed grain with silage and that grain must be richer in protein than the silage. C. C. L. A good nozzle is one of the most imé portant parts of the spray outfit. ‘ I.” can purchase grain but if he followsl' corn silage for roughage. and oats and - should be bulkroods and onethird of ‘ ~And Ibrmy I External Hurt : F Besides its well-known value in room‘ the Bella and um . Jo wonderful healer of any out. brill”. chop. chsnns or wound. An spplisuion . will immediately relieve the pain end hen the floured tissues. No as barn should be without its ruckus o B Balm. It has no squsl for the mom and successful instant of Csksd Bag. Cow Pox. Bunches or on! ma conditions or the udder '- n . calving period. An occasions] application will prevent soreness and make the sow N! M milksr. ' Feed dealers, druggirts and, general stores sell Bag Balm; in GOC‘pcckages. Write or out free booklet, “Dairy Wr nicks.” DAIRY ASSOCIATION 60.. LYNDONVILLE. VT. , AC Fl/‘xflE BY THE 8 r. a .8 g i. e 8 E 3: 9 O ”III-Illlllll Warranfad H to give satisfaction. GOMBAULT’S CAUSTIC BALSAM _ A safe, speedy and positive cure for Curb, Splint, Cap ed Hock, Strained Tendons, Founder, ind Putts. and all lameness from Spavin, Rin bone and other bony tumors. Cures sl skin diseases or Paraeitss, Thrush, Diphtheria. gig?“ all Bunches from Horses or .0 A: n HUMAN BIHEBY for Blun- nuflon. sprains. lore Throat. 06s.. is "ii“ "“193. or o u n 1 id vs , 0 an. e I. fluted togglizobsstisisctiogf 123cc “’51. per 0. We or sent ‘ press, charges psid.’with uii directions tort: use. Send for descriptive circulars. teatime», Iisls,otc. Address in “mm-wanna oourm. Olsvsini, bu». i Sweeny, “ ' “ '1‘ . . ' horse. ' l millage—manna]... 5911!!“de cure mule. workhorseor i0 OOOMerofRiacbone.T hunch - WNWJ‘f;:« _- / with electnc light an orn,. - 1 ‘ ‘ carrier. stand. tool tank, coast; / . _ , Cf. ud guards and antic ' - .~ . Cholco of Myth? . :r~-. . ’V‘ Does not winter-kill. Succeed: on al 1 kinds of soil. Better than r a fi""" ”3"” tide-““9“ ‘3' a” ' - filo fit as a; soil builder; Prepares the landwfor straits-and other clover-es. ain't-A'Wizm'i’fifiem . Mmmrfiltalts in Margy? ye'dd nut 9331;? Southefinlfeed. -but‘ 6 3533'“ . « Qfler .» ' .iom. .r. 1c is n‘grown: . pure: 8 eermin- ' ' “ ‘ heel: in theworldy Sellingrat 3581“: half the price of "mm on .9. . - ~ ~ - . - ‘ ' . nus. err 1'8. should investigate it. A speck; Bulletin, . r .1 mass on." .. " Tie- ;f theme: saliva : “1% ”g“ l Wham“ -.Book'ree;cp.qes--' 1-. 7. . p . MHL'.PW.§9rth . .m‘ . . _. bum Lm‘fwc‘i mined-4am...“ ,: 5 a: Mono . , ilcaoe uarantee , i "This I air Hirllv ans: ' shoes: ’I will - . now. ulcer .rdcam orl hm any other shoesol .1! Hi: same Wiccll‘“ the lcal‘lgr :1 SCICII 2 {Cd Ci liq/silt made) lfgrlscnb lhc proper Slid‘DCfi/ the 26 bores o/ lb: loom Rem] (.‘m'wfully this iucur and ser- vice guarantee, Look for it on your next pair of shoes Put On a Pair of These Perfectly Made Shoes and Keep Going “On High.” There’s no speed limit for wearers of Hirth-Krause “Rouge Rex” shoes. This wonderful shoe “for the man who works" is the result of many years experience in making the nation's best service shoes. Every pair is. made from leather tanned by a special pro- cess in the Hirt‘i-Kra use Tannery. This advantage of manu- facturing complete “from hide to shoe” makes possible this masterpiece in shoebuilding. This shoe never feels still or hard. Made over the famous Hirth-Krause Anatomical last it conforms to the natural foot and arch liner. Combining a lirute's strength and an aristocrat’s appear- ance, this shoe, like the man who works, makes good always. Farm, field or factory, for the hard grind, day in and day out, they give wear, miles of wear, and comfort. an. rnuuens AND Shoemaker: ‘For three Generations ". ‘ Shoe: SHOE awm MANUFACTURERS Auction Sale, Sat, March 13th HOLSTElN CATTLE, HORSES, HOGS, POULTRY, BEES AND FARM TOOLS Having decided to quit farming, I will sell at public auction on Willis Hardy’s farm, 2 miles north of Oakville, 1 mile east and 1.} miles south of Whittaker, 1 mile west end 3; miles south of Willis at ten o’clock sharp the tollowmg: 17 head of Registered Holstein Catlle, including the three year old bull, at 4 years. heifers. WEBSTER W. HARDY pnop 'Huron Hill Pontiac Johanna King No. 192683. . 29 daysAwQSJlQ lbs. butter in 7 days and Sixteen cows and A. R. 0. record of dam LUNCH AT NOON 00MBINATION SALE on April 7, 1920 At 1 o’clock at my farm located 11 miles N. W. Jack- son on Jackson Springport Road. Clos- ing out my entire herd of grade Hol-' steins, 12 head Registered Holsteins, Registered Angus, grade Angus, farm horses and Poland China Hogs. VERNON CLOUGH R. 2 - - Pa ma, Mich. SEED BARLEY Wisconsin Pedigree recleaned. $2.25 bu. bags 3. ’cost or mail them. Also mammoth Cloverseod $35.00 bu. Samples. F.A. FOLLETT. Good Reading OFFER No. 109. The Michigan Farmer, one year. .$1.00 Fremont.lnd. People’s Papular Monthly . . . . . . . .25 Home Life, one year .25 Gentlewoman, one year. .25 Household Journal, one year. . . . .. .35 __—_ ,j Total value $220 an for size. l l 6' or spoiled cnsilagc,const'u§tion that ovcvcomcs pres- sure ofcontcnts,avoid1ng strain and springing ofjoims, easily operated doors, that close flush,how to save rc- pair expense—and all about how to blllld a perfect silo. Brazil HollowBrick & Tile Co., Brazil, Ind. COL. CHAS. THOMPSON 36 plus: AUCTIONEER E Book ON m . . Silos '\ Build Your Silo (P tolastalifetiine.Tliis book , F . h tells you how.Shows more " than ascorc of illustrations, 3. giving exact details ofcon- : struflion. How to make a "’3‘ silo air-tight; avoid frozen W rile today for B. V. T. Silo Book D 1,... .d‘ ‘1" ROSS’ ‘ - Eureka Corn These seven cours kept for one car on the product of one’acre of ureka Corn. Yield _was 70 tons 800 lbs. of best quality enslloge. Every bagr of Ion’ Eureka Corn bears out trademark—man holding stalk of corn. We have complete line of supplies for farm. garden. ' dair ,orchard orpoultry. feelasooursoegalty. Send . or page oculalo . Supplyllmltediwrhertodag. ”we“ as... ., »this soil for best results for the fol- lowing crops, which I have the best ‘ lThey should be TRUCKING on LlGHT son... I have ten acres of land about one half- sand loam, balance light sand, 3which is pretty badly run down. ’ Have , a good market for berries and truck and would like to know how to treat market for: Asparagus, rhubarb, on- ions, (bunch and mature), potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers; sweet corn, strawberries, blackberries. red raspberries and cherries. Which of these will do best on this kind of soil? Mecosta Co. C. K. Truck gardening on light sand and sandy loam soil which has been badly run will not be profitable until the fer- tility of the land has been built up by some means. There is no one best way of accomplishing such a change, and .your method will be governed by local conditions and circumstances. No doubt this light, mis-used soil is sour, possibly very sour. If the litmus paper test shows this to be true, apply from two to four tons per acre of finely ground limestone and work it into the surface soil. As your own county ag- ricultural agent has shown in a recent publication, this work should be done when the soil and the lime are dry so the mixing will be thorough. Do not plowing. The next reasonable assumption is that your soil has become practically devoid of humus and the essential ele4 ments of plant food. If this is true. these conditions will indicate them- selves to you by the tendency of the soil to dry out; quickly. by the dwarfed growth of crops, and by the general bar-renness of the ground with respect to natural grasses am). other vegeta- tion. The remedy for this condition consists 'of heavy applications of sta- ble manure reinforced with acid phos- phate, or the use of green manures and complete comme‘cial fertilizers. I feel safe in assuming that stable manure will not be available in large quantities, therefore you will have to depend on green manures. In such a your soil at first will be soy beans, cow peas, and rye and hairy vetch. Soy beans and cow peas are sown in the spring after frost danger is past. inoculated with the proper bacteria. This crop ought to be plowed under early enough to fit. the ground for a seeding of hairy vetch and rye. The vetch, too. should be in- oculated unless it has been grown on this land before. The .vetch and rye can probably be plowed down in time plow the lime under but apply after case the best green manure crops for. You Can Make $500 to $1000 a Month Mllliné I n in your Community on the MIDGET MARVEL —- no previous milling ex- perience necessary. You can be the local flour miller of your community with a comparatively small investment, and have a dignified, permanent business that Will earn you steady profits the entire year. The AMERICAN MIDGET MARVELis the new process. self-contained. one-man. roller flour mill that is revolutionizm {the milling industry. 1900 in daily operation. It requires less than half the power and labor of the long system mill. and makes a better flavored flour that retains the health building vitamines and the natural sweet flavor of the wheat. . Our customers are given the privilege > of using our Nationally advertised popular Brand . u ’9 " Famous 'for its“ Flavor” We furnish you the sacks with your name printed on them. OUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT checks your mill up every thirty days and keeps your products up to our high "Flavo " standard. Write today for our Free Book “The Story qfa Wonderful Flour Mil ' The Anglo-American Mill Company 772.778 Trust Bldg. owsussono, KY~ the following season so the land may. be fitted for some cash crop like pota-l toes, cucumbers, or beans. For mostf of the crops mentioned in your ques- tion the soil should be rich, full of humus and plant food. Truck garden. ers use large quantities of manure and commercial fertilizers. Cultural directions for the vegeta- bles named are given in Farmers’ Bul- _letin No. 937, which may be obtainedl free from the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture, 'Washington. Ber- ries and cherries may be set out as soon as the soil is in condition to sup- port them, probably after the second green manure crbp has been plowed under. They must be kept growing ‘by the judicious use of more fertilizer later. All of the crops you mention are adapted to a fertile sandy soil. The degree of productivity, hoWever, in your case, will depend entirely on your success in putting this soil in a productive condition. H. L. B. l l 91-- l ' Ion FIND OUT What You Can Save on a Pipeleu Furnace Our customers save from $40 to $100 or more. One man writes: “Sufism." Direct toyou.factory price and easy installatiofn are reasons why. - or my cata og: » Mail :1 Postal Also get my offer on stoves. ranges (gas and oil). cream separators. paint. roof- ing, etc—cash or credit. Ask for Catalog No. 909 . ;' M2971??? . r ...\ a r rim/w n. ,l mini - H ‘ ”1.41%; . is F A GUARANTEED REMEDY FOR Contagious Abortion Easily administered by hypodermic any-rune. Kill. abortion rm. quickly Without iniurin cow. rite for free ‘3' lull details of moneylmck guarantee. ‘ MW Beetle-19 handeis. .» Married Man acreage *1 ' n ' §ujoaili§m booklet wit lettero kom users and. , ‘th hondb the ' an. m' . ' 'm- . “immune, 5’“ —_.~. 4-.-.“ has i ’u. if 5i l A g. ,. ., "mu-wk.- yewz‘“ 9-me- ‘ ing period? Most authorities favor an ‘ , that the early moulting hens should be I want to grow some cabbage. two seasons. Could I expect a crop of cabbage on this, and what amount of fertilizer shouldI Iuse? _ Ingham Co. .. J S Early cabbage will do best on warm sandy. or sandy loam soil, prefeiably with a southern or southeastern ex- posure. Late cabbage may be glown on a wider range of soils. One of the .needs of a good cabbage soil is that . it be capable of retaining a large amount of moisture. It is also import- ant to have a good supply of plant food for the largest, most satisfactory" yield.- If the land to which you refe1 has-I been kept in good state of cultivation} and is fairly rich you should be able. to get a satisfactory crop of late cab-l bage. I doubt if early cabbage would be Satisfactory under your conditions. If you decide to use this field for cabbage would advise you to apply manure liberally to the field as soon as possible. It should be applied an the rate of fifteen or twenty tons to the acre on a soil which has been used for general farm crops. In addition to the manure you will probably find it preferable to use commercial fertilizer in considerable quantity. A fertilizer Containing two 'to four per cent nitro- gen, eight to twelve per cent phos- phoric acid, and four or five per cent of potash, used at the rate of one thou- sand to fifteen hundred pounds to the acre, should enable you to secure a fair yield. If you do not have manure in sufficient quantity, be sure to use commercial fertilizer liberally. Cab- bage will also be benefited by heavy applications of lime. This is especially true if there is any tendency to devel- op club root. IThe application of the fertilizer should be made in a manner that will incorporate the fertilizer in the moist scil. A grain drill with a fertilizer attachment is a. satisfactory tool with which to apply the fertilizer. This should be done before the plants are to be set. After the plants have start- ed to grow it may be advisable to use a small handful of the same kind of fertilizer around the plant. However, if this is done it should be hoed or cul- tivated into the soil so that it will not remain on the surface of the ground. Men who make a practice of grow- ing cabbage build up the soil for this crop at least two on three years be- fore the cabbage is to be set. For this reason you can hardly expect to get as goodresults from the land which has been in sod and from which hay has been cut for two seasons, as you would from soil which has been in garden crops and heavily manured tor a series of years. If the soil is I .. , . have -a piece of clam loam soil that I . have a. piece (it clay loam soil that I * vhf ‘ id ll 1.111 ‘7 HllllllWillifllHMlu ' J i ill 1' Only [Essex ' Shares Hudson’s Qualities They Show My Essex Went 3037 [Miles in 50 Hours A critical public has judged theEssex. For instance, the radiator shutters by In the year past it set a world’s sales which, efficient operating heat is main- record. , ' tained in coldest weather. They mean More than $35,000,000 was paid for everything to satisfactory winter driv- 22,000 Essex cars now in service. ing. Closed, they keep the heat 1n. ' . 'i That shows how men wanted what , No unsightly hood covers are needed. Essex offered. They give summer efficiency to gaso- Now Essex proves the accuracy of line. They end hard starting. And in motordom’s judgment. warm weather, opened, they give the Let the official tests speak: maximum cooling. - On the Cincinnati Speedway a stock chassis Essex made a new world mark of 3037 miles in 50 hours, under observa- The Performance Leaders 31:23: nthe American Automobile As- in Even, Community With other trials the same Essex ran The Essex, of course, does not cost as a total of 5870 miles in 94 hours, 22 much as the" Hudson, and though it is minutes driving time, averaging over admittedly the runner-up in perform- a mile a minute. ance, it can never be an the Super- Six is. , ,. j Both Have This -' ., In speed—-—in acceleration—in hilI-‘ . f; climbing—an endurance—no stock car , § Motor Heat Control ever matched Hudson’s famous records. - ‘ 1 Still another Essex phaeton holds the In every community you will find the , world’s 24-hour road mark of 1061 miles. two cars most noted for performance ji The Essex and Hudson are of course are the Hudson Super-Six and Essex. totally different types. Demand for both is so large that only But note the advantages Essex shares by placing your order ahead can you in- with Hudson. , sure delivery wh"én you want it. Essex Motors, - - Detroihm Mich. quite deficient in humus and plant food I doubt if you can put enough fer- tilizer into it this one season to pro- duce a very satisfactory crop. C. W. W. CONTROLLINGi‘ TH E MGULT. \ Is it possible to control the moult- early moult, say July and August. My pullets me May hatched Rhode Island Reds. ? Macomb Co. R. M. M. Most practical poultrymen in the egg business do not favor an early moult and the early moulters are usu- ally sold for meat and not held over . for breeding purposes. The early moulters seem to take much longer than the late moulters. Their egg rec- ords are greatly reduced and practi- cally all expeiiments now am moving culled from the flocks and the late moulters retained as piofitable layeis and desirable breeders. Some breed- em have forced the moult by a peliod aetih-g, foiin ed by heavy feeding N01 17 Planet Jr. is the billion i,/ I, I, . I Whaslaggngffi; " ‘ ' the bark. type of single whecl- hoe madc.1t , ’ , 7 “m I rt - Made 111 a 51,“. “a 3a.. 1 is a hand machine whose light. ‘- All shears ’ ' l _ . Larg er my.” Neri'fgthifliogignt if; Make the ground return Divigdends . , f. 5 mi. of pm Planet Jr. Seeders, Whecl- Hoes and Cultivators will enable you to do ‘ . , toesperday. f as much work as three to six men using ordinary, out of date tools; They 22138313331311: cultivate thoroughly, rapidly and properly. Planet Jr. tools are made with out of wager. scientific accuracy, and of the best materials. Fully guaranteed. 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"IO". M durable construction yenabler a man. woman orbo 1 , . “ s.‘i::.‘:.i?;aa‘::2” "a It . ... and best manner. - , ‘ .1 v" s. 1.. men ’76”! , . & lzc. ‘ . . ~ 0 ll «2 4 ' . . . W ‘ , ~ - ' TREES Plant for Profit 3:“ "' ‘ ' . .- . mmtsunmmm fim ’ ‘i"“°aei%§°3¥§1‘i§$‘a hm“'°11‘.‘l.‘.o.co°'iuv. dered practical Please Mention The Michigan Farmer “(him You write Advertisers iiiii'lfrsaa. ddfiddnil 13mm. “6h? . .00 s 1‘: aw ,5 , ’ . llliiln’l Lose an Ear bloom List rm - No Viewer some of my neighbors have long faces thz when they think of their last year's corn crop. Jim' , Burnshadabumperuopbutfirewipedouthisold wooden crib and all its precious contents in one night. Bob Wilson hadagoodcroptoo. buthestored it inrail crihsand the mould spoiled about half, of it. Bill Rice over south of me lost a big part of his corn the someway. And. old Pete Carlson claims therats and mice stole his corn and on top of that h blames those dirty rodents for bringing hog cholera tha killed off about 25head of his best hogs. I didn't lose a single ear last year. That’s why I've got a smile on my face that won't come off. I made up my mind last year that it didn't pay to spend 5 or 6 months of hard labor and horse flesh to producea goo crop of corn and then dump it into a wooden crib or rail pens where it could be wated and destroyed by rats. mice. fire mould and thieves. I invested in a MARTIN STEEL I.“CORN SAVER” CRIB and believe me it has paid me big divi- dends. It cured my corn perfectly and brought me the top notch market price. « . Rat-proof n MARTIN “CORN SAVER” CRIBS are just what their "or: d?” , , name implies—the biggest corn savers ever invented. They are r of it of galvanized st and are rat-proof; fireproof. birdproof p o ' and thief-proof. With their patented ventilating system they cure corn perfectly. 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The Austin Ditcher "‘ one M6" will grade a {33% and keep it in repair. I_t wil des so an to prevent soil 'SOWS 25 adds a Day and to make slopes hold mais- we titre. Send for free literature. Tumnsnmugggssg r. e. wsnn llllllPAllY, Inc. w on motor . feed gr: m“. m teed. so can opt 9. Railway Exehan e Bldg. trlal. etiuhorimgqn-b- write low Price. D " g o'rrAWA um. co. 15in wood a. one». In , CHICAGO, ILL. ‘ STOP T1131“ SQUEAK Van Spring Oilers ’ . our - thlmeOIland fit—oh . ihe . h b hplmtlgpmo' .333.“ 5335 BIOS. Mm ‘ ‘mmm has i onbetwunemhs‘i'filgtfitlg ‘ “M ’ “WE:- .. ' .. u”, flu b " m motlon. Makes your our easy rid . Ceres m “1 mm irmr arm—mo mm mama. ' u; ".50in on.” co. - “I BOOK‘DLDG.". ~_~ new. 31,913.. Mica 1o A AA MER . brilliance AND FISHERY RIGHTS. use a shoedriil if your, land is ‘ . heavy. It is necessary to have the A lake covering land of mine and seed well covered to save your inocu- and has- been lanted with ash b the , . . istate. It could be drained so gs to grown alfalfa, ‘t w’u “‘5 be necessary uncover several acres or the lime by t0 treat the seed. D. W. deepening the outlet, which goes un- der the road bridge. Could we ditch under the road, and would we have to pay the expense of a new bridge if needed, and could the public take the . uncovered marl? ‘ M. E. of land on contract, calling for a deed The right of fishery does not include free and unencumbered. Five years ago I asked for a deed and put the, the right to take any or the bed Of the balance due in the bank. They kept stream or lake; and the bed.of the in- putting me oft for two yeAi-s with no LAND CONTRACT. A few years ago I bought forty acres land lakes belongs to*the' adjoining deed and I used the money. They .‘ have notified me if I don’t pay the full proprietors subject 110 the water bu1 amount with six per cent interest all (1911, and no one W01? d haxve any more this time they will take the land for I‘lght to enter and dlg and carry away breach of contract. Can they compel earth from the bed of the lake than me to pay interest for five years? ,Can from any field Unless the highway If??? them to We me an abStl‘aCt . . ‘ . . . o i e. M. W. 32mm135103e: 31:13:? $011313; T113133: Unless the contract provides that an 91’“ 0‘1 e . g abstract shall be furnished there is by agreement, it could be done only by _ , _ , no obligation to furnish one. It is cus- petltion for a. public drain Signed and t , . . .oma‘ f ' th 1.1 - put into the hands of the drain com- 1y 01 e sel 9‘1 to furnish an ab _ , stract b t 1' l' .t‘ 9 ends mismner. In this case' the expense u “S 0b lg“ 1°“ d 2 upon . _ his agreement. 'Unless a legal tender could be apportioned according to the , . , _ of the nione’ was made amountin t supposed benefits of the public drain, 3 g 0 . . ‘ an offer to pay upon receiving the and the town might heal a :haRre.R deed, the buyer is liable for interest to date. In this case-probably the ———-—-—~——-_—- f r' . WHERE TO BUY LIME. “is “111 be dISputed. J. R. R. I would like to know the best com~ SETTLEMENT WITH TENANT' pany from which to buy lime products . . for liming the soil. Also, could you A tenant on shares has failed 31) give me some information on inocula- many l'eSP€_CtS 1:0 perform his contra t. tion for alfalfa, and sweet clover, and He leaves In February. but has some the best place to get this inoculation rye left to cut in the summer. Do we culture? E. B. w. have to settle or get our pay before There are several reliable companies fife 1:5};785’1103‘; can we claim 1t 3311;? or selling lime in Michigan. The quality ' ' ' The onlv effect of failure to get set- of the product handled by each is tlement bef . - V _ . Ole surrender f ‘ ‘ good. The delivered price, degree of o p0ssess10n by the tenant would ‘ . fineness you want the product, etc., be to raise some _ possible question as to whether it was W111 determine the company you buy not an afterthought, and the claim from? Would suggest you get in touch had been waived. If there has been With your county agent, he can likely no settlement it may be claimed at glve you the des1red information. any time before it is outlawed. The You can buy the pure culture for only way to claim it out of the rye inoculating your alfalfa and sweet clo- crop Would be by suit' and for this ver frOm the Bacteriological Depart- ' . . . purpose it would be better to get set- ment. Michigan Agricultural 0011939, tlement or judgment before harvest, East Lansing. Each culture COStS so as to have someth ' twenty-five cents and is sufficient to claim the rye on. ing djflfilfiz to inoculate sixty pounds of seed or any portion thereof. Complete directions , as to its use come with the culture. L D. W. STANDARD VEHICLE LAW. DRAIN. Water from three or four farms crosses mine. Can I build my part of the ditch and compel them to pay Can you find room in your columns theirs 0" pay damage to my CTODS? to put us right on the standard vehicle _ F- D- law of this state? R. W. The subscriber has no right to st0p At the last session of the legislature a. regular water course and must bear a law was passed, known as Public the burden of the surface water flow- Acts 1919, No. 72, which provides: “On mg in its natural Way unless he is will- and after January 1,1921, the standard ing to build the ditch himself (which gauge for all vehicles to be used on he has a Fight to do only on his own the highways of this state shall be land. and even there has no right to fifty-six inches from center to center cause aflood upon his neighbor. or can of tread, and it shall thereafter be un- agree With his neighbor 01‘ can get a lawful to use on any of the public petition Signed by one-third of the high-ways of this state any vehicle of freebholders through whose land the other than standard gauge, except such ditch would run. which being done, vehicles as are used for extraordinary the county drain commissioner will lo- purposes.” The not then goes on to cate a public drain and apportion the declare that moving trucks, logging sleighs, cutters, and ceived from it. light delivery sleighs shall be deemed extraordinary, and that the law shall not be held to apply to any vehicles owned in the state at the time the law goes into effect. J. R. R. FORMS OF LIME. _ I's caustic lime the same as hydrated J. R. R. lime, and will they answer the same . purpose? Tuscola. 00. R. W. Caustic lime is limestone with the I have eight acres of wheat that I carbonic acid driven out by heat. It Would like to seed this spring. It was is a calcium Oxide and is commonly sdd plowed for corn, then to cats, and known as "burned lime.” “quick-lime" now wheat. Most of it was manured “stone-lime” or "lum .11 v , last fall. I put on two tons of lime . ’ p me. Now, per acre. Do you think it advisable burned lime absorbs water freely and to seed to alfalfa in the wheat? when water is added the resulting St. Joseph Co. A. J. K. product is called hydrated lime. The If the lime-used was finely pulver- actual amount of calcium (lime) in" ized so you Will. get fairly quick action the different forms as found in prac- and your field is in pretty good state tlce are about 1,800 pounds in a. ton of of tertility. You Will be reasonably safe burned lump lime or ground burned in seeding alfalfa in the wheat in the lime, about 1,400 nude in ten of hy- sprlng. Would not sow the alfalfa un- drated lime and about 1.000 pounds in til the ground is settled and the severe a ton of ground limestone. Generally. freezing is , over, which would be speaking, the various forms have about aroundhprn, 10. Be sure to inoculate the some effect upon ass-ton! land mm'_wm.ahouearegeler-exeoptthatit-ls ‘ SEEDING ALFALFA WITH WHEAT. disc Bower it I own, some You—me pmefiim ' not as “7'79 neighbors “’an a marl deposit, latlon. If this field has previously vans, motor expense according to the benefits re~ . 'hfi—nJ'M ‘ i4. ‘h-A— ‘1'“ . 1‘. the moult. They believe that it. pays to encourage egg laying in late sum- mer and fall and then allow the birds to moult as the individuals are ready for the change. And nothing is done , to influence any change in the .natural moulting time of any birds. We be lieve that a great improvement can be made in the average egg. production of many farm flocks simply by removing early moultexs and using only late moulting hens for breeding purposes. R. G. K LEG WEAK ESS IN PULLETS. I Would like 0 knov ails my Brown Leghorn p . IThey are lay- ing, and apparently in the best of health. About a week ago I found one of the pullets lying on her side, with legs st1etched out behind, and help-' less. This was in the evening, and the next morning she was all right again. Since then I have noticed two others in the same condition, but it only lasts a sho1t time, then they are all able to walk again. I feed them scratch feed from the mill, also dry mash. They have a di1t floor and dry. I change litter about every two weeks, They also have oyster shell, grit and" charcoal. Can you tell me what the trouble is H. W. The leg weakness in old birds is usually caused by heavy feeding which has caused them to grow more rapidly in weight than they have increased in strength. This seems to be a form of paralysis and the mild cases rapidly recover, while the others show an in- crease of weakness and emaciation until the bird dies. The sick birds should be isolated where they can be fed away from the flock. This is not because it seems to be contagious, but ' the bird will not be able to eat when crowded by the healthy fowls. Rheu- matism might cause similar symptoms but in such cases the joints will be swelled and hot. In leg weakness there seems to be no other symptoms but the weakness and inability of the bird to stand. As far as we can learn, no germ that causes this disease has ever been isolated. But usually it caus-é es little trouble in flocks that have plenty of range and green food and have been grown from vigorous breed-I ing stock. R. G. K. , SHEEP PASTURE, I would like a little information in regard to Soudan grass for sheep pas- ture, and the effect it has on ground for following crops, as I intend to put the above into wheat this fall. That is pasture with sheep until time to turn under for wheat, twenty-five acres to thirty-five sheep. Van Buren Co. D. C. Soudan grass is a member of the sorghum family of plants. It is a rank grower and will make a fairly good pasture and, of course, it could be plowed down and the land sown to wheat this fall. I believe, however, that if you would sow oats and peas and Dwarf Essex rape early in the spring it would give you better results, for sheep pasture and the land would be in better condition to put in wheat. C. _C. L. SEX 0F GEESE. ' I am a farmer boy thirteen years old. 1 am going to raise geese. I have the large dark ones. I would like to know how to tell the male from the female. Kent Co. C. J. M. It is difficult to determine the sex of geese by the plumage and it is neces- sary to study their actions in the flock. When there are two males in a small flock it is often possible tode- termine that fact by the amount of, fighting that will result. Some believe that the call of the gander sounds a little mo1e harsh and shrill. At mat- ting time We believe you can distin— . guish the geese from the ganders by , r _. their action towards each other At ' Cornell they found by careful‘ 111-" . vé‘stiga’tion that it! did not pay to force , dial)" UN@ )1 Before Cum-Packing After Culll-Packlnl Culti-Pack Wheat to Prevent Winter Killing Freezing and thawing heaves the soil in youm wheat field uprooting the young plants, open- ing up cracks in which the roots are broken off. dry out and die. The plant is either entirely killed or falls to develop its full yield. ‘ This loss of wheat amounting to millions of bushels per year can be largely prevented by timely use of the Cum-Packer. This spring just as soon as the soil dries so it will not stick badly put the Culti-Packer on your winter wheat. The peculiar shape of the wheels presses down. the heaved soil. fills the cracks about roois with moist earth, mulches the surface and restores the whole field. to goods growing; condition. Nebraska Experiment Station tried this for four years and obtained an average increase at five bushels per acre from the treatment. Calif-Packers For Sale By Your Local Dealer Ask Him For The “ Soil Sense” Book The Dunham Company, Berea, airs; Ohio TRIAL DRAINAGE! PROBLEM SOLVEDf 0 tells the story. ‘0. OR the first time American farmers can solve the drainage problem at low cost. Find out about this too]. Don’t put it off. Write for the new book that Ditcher 8s Grader All-Steelékcvcrslhie—Lasts a Lifetime CutsV-shaped farm ditch down to 4 ft. deep; cleans old ditches; grades roads; builds farm terraces, dykes and levees; works in any soil, wet or dry. 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Dairy. null-1 and When wntmg to advertisers FEEDS 33513931? cum. please mention the Michigan. “‘4 “1.3.2."?0 33%. a... price list. ‘ 28 EBuern—m . egg-laying moth, goes far toward con- j iBy F. H. Sénfird I was planting maple trees of oneinch to one anda half inches in diamv eter for three years, but nine out of ten died each year. This year I dis- covered. the cause—a flat-headed white grub one’inch long bores around the bark, thus girdling the tree. Some ,trees have as many as five ,grubs. I think this ,is the cause of so many failures that people have in starting shade trees. What can I do to destroy these grubs? I want to raise wal' nuts from the nuts. My neighbor has a few trees in bearing and there I got my walnuts. When is the best time to plant, fall or spring? N reply to the first question quoted Walnuts From Nuts. I above, I wish to say that there are In answer to the second inquiry, the several insects that frequently dam- question regarding [the reproduction of age living shade trees. Probably the walnut and hickory trees from the two most common, one of which is re- nuts is one of considerable import- (erred to in the question, are briefly ance to the average tree planter'who described in the following: is not concerned with the commercial Leopard Moth (Zeuzera pyrina, phase. The Michigan nut trees all Fabr.) This moth is very destructive throw down heavy tap roots from the to any single species but works on sery grown, this tap root must either many different shade trees. The larval be cut or else the transplanting be- form does. the damage by boring comes an expensive operation that re through the bark soon after hatching. quires the digging of deep setting The egg masses are deposited in the holes. If the tap root of the seedling hatch into larvae or white grulm. The young tree receives a distinct ShOCK young larvae begins feeding on the from which recovery is usually slow. cambial tissues or inner bark at once Nurserymen have tried, by resort to. and soon eats away a large patch of various devices, to change the direc- the inner bark tissue. tion of the tap root to that of lateral Areas three to four inches in diam- or oblique with indifferent success. eter are commonly the work of a sin- Success in this necessarily means an gle individual, so that the results of 3. increased COSt 01' the planting stock, Large number of these larvae would so that from any angle looked at the result in serious injury in a short objections to the use of transplanted time. This insect attacks healthy, vig nursery-grown nut tree stock are 39" orous trees. It has two feeding periods. ious. A much simpler, easier and far The first summer, or while more or cheaper way to propagate nut trees is less an infant, the larva bores into the by use of the seeds, or nuts. Nuts cal" wood, causing channels in the smaller rie‘d over one season lose their viabil- branches. In a dormant state it lies “Y to a marked degree. due Pmbably over the first winter and reappears to the decomposition of the fat or oil with the spring growing season when of the kernel. It is therefore neces— it begins its damaging work on the in- sary to collect seed as soon as it falls nor bark. At the close of this second season it but not complicated manner, WhiCh 13 is an adult larva and may be two inclk' called stratification. This consists in es in length. It enters its second win- layering the nuts in sand in web a ter under the bark and in spring pu- way that the nuts may be kept con- pates and later emerges as an adult stantly In a moist condition and 315° Leopard Moth. The effects of this and be exposed to frost sufficient to crack of the Maple Borer (Plagionotus. Spe- the shells. Over-freezing is not possi- ciosus Say.) are similar and in both ble, though it often happens that nuts cases results in a girdling of the prepared for this freezing never freeze which case the portion above the gird- cracked, they do not germinate when ling dies quickly. The pests are both placed 1n the ground. very hard to fight. There is no meth- A convenient way to stratify nuts ls 0d of spraying for them as they lie to use a box for stratifying alternate under the bark. Their presence may layers of nuts and sand. Place the be detected by the presence of saw- box thus filled‘ in an exposed position dust-lik e borings. The fresh bright. where 1t W111 not become buried deep- colored borings that are forced from 1y With snow, and cover With a. mound the openings in the bark by the larvae of about six inches of soil. If squir- give warning to careful observers. rels are a danger to this hoard, it may Treatment. be protected by covering with wire A method of smothering the insect screen before burying with the earth. while in his hole by injecting carbon gsl‘iicgoriua: 22:02.11 fnzrgkible m the bisulphid into the channel and there starts the pit shofld be armdwork closing the opening with clay, grafting the nuts planted where tthil‘l; and W33 01' putty, seems "‘0 accomplish re- desired. /A very good rule for (legit: 8111:: ldn £11359? where used. Another of planting is the old one of two and 11:31] 0 a 15 .gmle successful and a. half times the greatest diameter of or more If?!” » is _the spearlng 0f the seed. A rapid method of planting therest by usmg flemble Wll‘e 11139” is by use of a planting stick which is ed into the channel, though this lacks steel shod in the for f ' the certainty of results of the first Inc a cone. This shoe attached to a stick the size a metth- Wherever the damage 00‘ length of a fork handle gives weigh: curs 1n the tops of the large trees or and balance and becomes ill on single branches, it is much. better cient tool a very e ‘ to remove the infected branch and p ' - . burn it. Since two years are required Wheifgprf‘lggtgatlzgstgie ifféngt'lt t for the life cycle of both these insects, there‘ is a decided advanta e ip lou it becomes apparent that the killing of ing the land and planting fhe n Dam.“ the larva during its second feeding see in . _ rows as for any other crop. The best season and JuSt before It becomes an spacing is four by four feet since this makes possible the cultivation of th “‘01 0f the pest. area by horse tools. Three thoroug: Dark Beetles. , cultivations each year for three years This pest works under the bark of from planting is usually sufficient, -to many trees and produces various dew-hold grass and weeds in check until signs or engravings on the sapwood the trees are able to partially shade surface. The larva does the damage the ground. The close spacing of four and is a small grub one-quarter to one- by four feet‘insures even development half inch in length. The harm to shade and rapid height growth while prevent- trees is not as great as from the bor- ing formation of heavy side branches, YOU‘N - RANDOLPH Ell) MP NY Farmer. . , . p G OWN-Negligent co... A " . 5" are above mentioned. and the control which always result from wider spac- is largely through Pruning, ing. 1:, however. 13‘ " a Grewing Maple and lWfllnut _‘ since it does not confine its attentions first year. When such trees are nur- , cracks and fissures of the bark and is out at during the transplanting, the , from the tree and store it in a special bnandh, or even the tree itself, in and when they are not frozen until. l 1 l l l ." ‘~.M O...“ . age side branch development. «A spac- ing of 25x25 feet will insure the or- chard form of tree, but admits the un- desirable factor ot‘c'ontinuous cultiva- tion 0r cropping as a neCessity to best growth of the orchard. . Walnuts and butternuts do fairly 7 well on good soils. even when the nuts are planted in sod in the out ofthe way corners of the barn or house yard. The hickories are slower growers than the walnuts, but are not hard to start on good moist farm soils, and when once well established are very vigor- ous and sturdy growers. . As desirable trees for both utility and beauty about the farm- or along the highway the native nut trees of 'Michigan deserve very, earnest consid- eration, and owing to the extreme ease with which they maybe started and grown without transplanting, they war- rant the widest possible use through- out the southern portion of our state. CANNERY'CROP GROWERS ORGAN IZE. HE New' York state cannery-crop growers have organized a state as- sociation for the promotion and protec~ tion of their interests. The packing business is becoming a very extensive industry in the state, requiring a vast acreage to supply the raw materials. There are now eight county associa- tions affiliated with the state organiza- tion, and associations are being form- ed in several other counties in which cannery crops are extensively grown. It is the purpose of the state organiza- tion to confer with the canners collec- tively, and reach an agreement on pl‘lc- es, which will be fair to all parties con- cerned, and hold good for all the can- nery crops grown by its members. In ’ this way it is hoped that both prices and production may be stabilized, and the growers will have assurance that they will be able to market their crops at prices which will cover cost of pro- duction and leave them a reasonable profit. ‘At a recent meeting of the state as- sociation, held in Rochester for the purpose of discussing the situation in regard to cannery crops and price pros- pects for the coming season, the grow- ers decided tolincrease the acreage of their crops wherever local conditions made it advisable for them to do so. It was agreed by the members present that they should have $25 per ton for tomatoes, $82 for peas, and $27.50 for hushed corn, season plants to be fur- nished on the same basis as last year. ‘ E. E. R. BETTER PRICES FOR CANNlNG FACTORY CROPS. I C ANNERS of the country are to co- operate with grOWers of foods in price adjustments for the 1920 crops. The growers will be met in a Spirit of golden rhle in determining new con- tract prices, which-growers are de» ’ manding shall be raised. These prob- lems will be approved by the canning . industry, as indicated by expressions ‘ of leaders, with the idea 'bf cooperat- - ~ing so as to increase the food output ' the coming season to meet the increas- ed demands now being made through record-breaking orders. Contract prob- lems such as existed last year in the tomato growing and canning districts ,of New Jersey,: Delaware and Mary- land will be solved, it is said without detriment to the district. White grubs require three years to , complete their life cycle and usually - but one brood is deatructively in a ; 3}“13. locality, An abundance of May , ‘ bee es,‘or_'June bugs, one spring indi- hatther 2will. ean‘abu-‘ndance , ; plantation, it is deeireditoembiisn a "nut Orchard it is necessary to keep the trees far apart in orderto encour- mmlcm meormo’u Resusrs RUST thousands of years. turer of woven wire fencing). This company ’ you the same guarantee in writing). Its re- through and through. It is good for long serv- ice even after its extra heavy galvaniuins is' _th: EA‘M I‘c-Hg‘iieA'NlF‘A‘RMER' ” '21-“, Better Jdmmc‘rJ‘pray' \\\\\ , \\\\\§\§\\\\\\:§\\\ , 0U have been looking for‘a éetter :zmmzer rpm}! '\\‘\\\h\\\-\\\\,\ \\§‘\\ \ .' . —-—one that does not cause russcting or undue. r \§\\\ \\\\ {\‘3 \ dropping of thcpfruit. We have it. For eight years \\\ ‘\.\\ \\\\ \\i\\\ \.\\§\\ \‘ x we have conducted in our orchards, on_a commercial \ \\\ \ \\\\ \ \. . \\ \\ - \ \\ \\\\\ ,\ \ bas13, tests of all of the best—known summer sprays. \ \ . . \ _\\\ \ These tests proved that higher color, smoother skin, \ . . l. ‘\ \\ \\\ \. \\ \\\ \.\\ and greater freedom from scab, codling moth, etc. , \ \ \ \ \\ \\ \ resulted from the exclusive use of l \ \ \ \ \ \\\ \ \ ._ ‘ .‘ .‘ ,~‘ ,‘ ‘ \‘.\‘\‘.\\\$ \ \x \\ \\\\\\:\\\‘.\~“.\\:.“~‘n\‘~‘~~._ \x‘xx‘h spy ‘ . \ ‘ \ \ \‘_.\' s \ ~. x‘ e: .‘ .“‘ n. ~ I ,4 Better Jummcrfpray . " P with - Cal-Arsenate And not only has SULFOCIDE With Cal-Arsenatc proven a drawbacks of either. It does not combine with arsenate of better .mmmer :pray for us, but it has earned the commendation lead or paris green, but does combine with CaleArsenate of many? other authorities who have tried this combination. without forming a sludge like lime-sulfur and arscnatc of lead. Mr. Herbert Myrick, Editor-in-Chief of a prominent group SL'LFOCIDE does not dwarf fruit or potatoes, and is almost of farm papers, says: “This spring Isprayed for fungous pests insoluble when once dry. Therefore, it does not wash off; and leaf-eating insects with SULFOCXDE and Cal—Arsenatc. neither does it show much‘on the fruit. The large crop of winter fruit we now have is the smoothest, Cal-Arsenatc is an arsenatc of lime, and % stronger and about fairest and .frccst from worms, scab, stings or other defects of % cheaper than the best. arsenatc of lead powder. Prof. G. any that we have ever had." E. Sanders of Nova Scotia says: “Used alone it sometimes Mr. George T. Powell, noted horticulturist and lecturer, burns foliage; but with SULFOCIDE it is the safest of all arsen- wrote in the Feb. 22nd, 1919, issue of American Agriculturist: icals.” It can be used with nicotine sulphate and soap when “I have used SULFOCIDE and Cal-Arsenate combined for two desired. years ..... N ever produced acrop of apples of so fine a quality.” One gal. SULFOCIDE and 2 lbs. Cal—Arsenatc make 200 gal. SULFOCIDE is not a bordcaux or lime-sulfur mixture, but it of spray for fruits and most vegetables. Onegal. and 3 lbs. Cal- has to a large extent the cflectivcncsa of both without the Arsenate make lSO‘gal. of spray for potatoes. The prices are: I gal. SULFOCIDE and 5 lbs. Cal-Arcenate, express prepaid out of the Mississippi River. . .3 6.00 10 gal. SULFOCIDE and. 25 lbs. Cal-Arsenote, freight prepaid anywhere in the United States. . . 25.00 50 gel. SULFOCIDE and 100 Ibo. Cal-Aucnate, freight prepaid anywhere in the United States. . . 90.00 Go to toe Iota! SCALECIDE agent for your SULFOCIDE, or if‘tberc im't one near, order diredfl—om 1&1: admortiummt. Write today for our bo_ol>l:t,"’Jmt 16", tux/It'd! contain: complete :pray talendarfbr winter and .mmmer spraying. It‘rfru. Addreu Dept. 13 B. G. 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Implements expense and bother of erecting two or three made 0f pure iron by the ancients have 13.8th times instead of once, if you want a fence of lasting good appoarancawhich will not need The purest commercial 'ron known is the frequent repairing aft" 1‘ has stood for 3 few famous AMERICAN INClOT IRON of the years, investigate Page American Inga! Iron American Rolling Mill Co. It is made into Fence. rods, mre, FENCE. etc..by the Page Steel & American Inga! Iron is guaranteed to be Wire Co. _ exclusively (formerly the Page 99.84 per cent pure iron. (Try to find any Woven Wire Fence Co., the first manufac- other manufacturer in the world who will give OFFE’R No. 107. 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Her horse stum- distance was too far to make sure, but bled and went down just as a bullet something in the gait made the girl flew over her head. Before she was sure that the man was Curly. Her free of the strirrup strong hands pin- hands went out to him in a piteous ned her shoulders to the ground. She little gesture 01’ appeal. heard a glad startled cry. The rough She was right. It was Curly. He hands became imediately gentle. VI‘hen was thinking of her at that moment, things grew black. The last she re- despairingly, but no bell of warning membered was that the mountains rang within to tell him she was so were dancing up and Main in an odd near and in such fearful need of him. fashion, Twice during‘ the morning did the Her eyes opened to see Curly. She refugee attempt to Slip down into the was in his arms and his face was brok. parched desert that stretched toward en with emotions of love and tender. Sonora and safety. But the cordon set ness, about him was drawn too close. Each ' “You’re not hurt," he implored. time a loose-seated rider lounging in “No_” the saddle with a. rifle in his hands “He didn't———mistreat you?” His voice drove them back. The second attempt was trembling as He whispered it. was almost disastrous, for the convict “No-no.” was seen. The hum of a bullet whis- And at that she broke don. A deep tled past his ears as he and his pris— sob shook her bodywand another. She oner drew back into the Chaparral and buried her head on his shoulder and from thence won back to cover. wept. Kate. drooping with fatigue. saw Without losing an instant the con- that fear rode Blackwell heavily. He vict set himself at the climb. His was trapped and he knew, that by the haste, the swift glances shot behind Arizona code his life was forfeit and him, the appalling dread that made his would be exacted of him should he be nerves ragged, delayed his speed by taken. He had not the hardihood t0 dissipating the singleness of his ener. game it out in silence, but whined com- gy_ His face and hands were tom plaints, promises and threats. He tried with catclaW, his knee bruised by a to curry favor with her, to work upon slip against a sharp jut of quartz. her pity, even while his furtive glances When he reached the top he was told her that he was wondering panting and shaken. Before he had whether he WOUId haveabetter chance moved a dozen steps a man came out if he sacrificed her life. of the brush scarce seventy—five yards From gulch to arroyo, from rock- away and called to him to surrender. cover to pine—clad hillside he was driv- He flung his 'rifle' to Name and fired , 5 her down. Anyhow, it would be a di- en in his attempts to break the nar- twice. . rowing circle of grim hunters that The man staggered and steadied hemmed him. And with each failure, himself. A shell had jammed and with every passing hour, the terror in Blackwell could not throw it out. He him mounted. He would have welcom- turned to run as the other fired. But ed life imprisonment, would have sold he was too late. He stumbled, trip- the last vestige of manhood to save pea, and went down full length. the worthless life that would soon be The man that shot him waited for snuffed out unless he could evade his him to rise. The convict did not move. hunters till night and in the darkness cautiously the wounded hunter came break through the line. forward, his eyes never lifting from He knew now that it had been a the inert sprawling figure. Even now fatal mistake to bring the girl with he half expected him to Spring up, life him. He might have evaded Bolt’s' and energy in every tense muscle. Not posses, but now every man within fifty till he stood over him, till he saw the miles was on the lookout for him. His carelessly flung limbs, the uncouth rage turned against Kate because of it. twist to the neck, could he belieVe that Yet even in'those black outbursts he so slight a crook of the finger had felt that he must cling to her as his sent swift death across the plateau. only hope of saving himself. He had The wounded man , felt suddenly made another mistake in lighting a sick. Leaning against a‘irock, he stead‘ campfire during the morning. Any fool ied himself till the nausea was past. ought to have known that the smoke Voices called to him from the plain would draw his hunters as the smell below. He answered. of carrion does a buzzard. At the gulch mouth he came on a. Now he made a third error. Doub- little group of people. One glance told ling back over an open stretch of hill- him all he needed to know. Kate Cul- side, he was seen again and forced lison was crying in the arms of Curly into the first pocket that Opened. It Flandrau. Simultaneously a man gal- proved to be a blind gulch, one offer- 101196 Ill). flung himself from his horse. _ ing no exit at the upper end but a and took the young woman from her stiff rock climb to a bluff above. He whipped off his coat and gave it to Kate. “Put it on. Quick!” lover. “My little girl,” he cried in a voice that rang with love. Luck had found his ewe lamb that Surprised, she slipped it on. was lost. ‘ _ “Now ride back. out and out along It was Curly who first saw the man the edge of ‘the hill. You’ve got time approaching from the 8'111011- “Hello, to make it all right before they close Cass! Did you get him?" in if you travel fast. Stop once~just Fendrick nodded wearlly. once—:and I'll drop you in your tracks. “Dead sure '1‘” Now gitl’L “Yen He’s up there." The sheep ' She shw his object in a flash. Wear— man’s hand swept toward the bluff. ing his gray felt hat and his coat, the “You’re wounded." pursuers would mistake her for him. “GOt me in the shoulder. Nothing They would follow her—perhaps shoot serious, I judge." Cullison swung around. “Sure about version to draw them from him. Mean-. that. Cass ?" It was the first time for while he would climb the cliff and slip years that he‘ had called the other by away unnoticed. fl his first name except in irony. ‘ The danger of what she had to do "Let’s have a look-at thatshoulder." ‘ standout quite clearlyabutasavhauce'” " 4. ,.” M ,1, ,1 ( ,, ‘ . 3,... ,, ‘ ,7 ‘, ' ‘it Buck spoke bluffly." "This dashed 'er the jurymen saw too her dusky ityyhsz me «new joy-an an» -‘ i I l ' / After he had done what he could for feud is off, 'Cass. You’ve wiped the slate clean. When you killed Blackv well‘ you put me out of a‘hostile camp.” “I’m glad—~80 glad. Now we’ll all be friends, won’t we?” Kate cried. Cass looked at her and, at Curly, both of them radiant with happiness, and his heart ached for what he had missed. But he smiled none the less. “Suits me if it does you.” i Ho'gave one hand to Luck and the other to his daughter. ‘ 'Curly laughed gaily. “Everybody Satisfied, I reckon.” CHAPTER XX. Loose Threads. URLY was right, when he said C that those know knew about Sam’s share in the planning of the Tin Cup/hold-up would keep their mouths close. All of the men impli- cated in the robbery were dead except Dutch. Cullison used his influence to get the man a light sentence, for he know that he was not a criminal at heart. In return Dutch went down the line without so much as breathing Sam’s name. . Luck saw to it that Curly got all the credit of frustrating the outlaws in their-attempt on the Flyer and of cap- turing them’afterward. In the story of the rescue of Kate he played up Flandrau's part in the pursuit. at the expense of the other riders. For Sep— tember was at hand and the young man needed all the prestige he could get. The district attorney had no choice but to go on with the case of the State versus Flandrau on a charge of rustling horse's from the Bar Dou- ble M. But public sentiment was al- most a unit in favor of the defendant. The evidence of the prosecution was Lot so strong as it had been. All of his accomplices Were. dead and one of the men implicated had given it out in his last moments that the young man was not a party to the crime. The man who had owned the feed corral had sold out and gone to Colorado. The: hotel clerk would not swear posi- tively that the prisoner was the man he had seen with the other rustlers. Curly had one important asset no jury could forget. It counted for a good deal that Alec Flandrau, Billy Mackenzie, and Luck Cullison were known to be backing him, but it. was worth much more that his wife of a week sat beside him in the courtroom. Every time they looked at the prison- gallant little head and slender figure. They remembered the terrible experi- ‘ence through which she had so recent- ly passed. She had come through it to happiness. Every look and motion of the girl wife radiated love for the young scamp who had won her. And since they were tender-hearted old frontiersmen they did not intend to spoil her joy. Moreover, society could afford to take chances with this young fellow Flandrau. He had been wild no doubt, but he had shown since the real stuff that was in him. Long be fore they left the box each member of the jury knew that he was going to vote for acquittal. It took the jury only one ballot to find a verdict of not guilty. The judge did not attempt to stOp the uproar of glad cheers that shook the building when the decision was read. He knew it was not the prisoner so much they were cheering as the brave girl who had sat so pluckily for three days be- side the husband she had made a man. From the courtroom Curly walked out under the blue sky of Arizona 3 free man. 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Setting his glass down suddenly, he Roger’s hand dropped. jumped up and went close to the little “I beg your pardon,” he said to a lady. girl who had sprung from somewhere. “Why are you different-from the "May we have some apples?” other one?” he said abruptly. \ “You may not!” she snapped. “But if the laddie will explain,” she “May we buy some then?” he asked said, not‘knowing at all what. he meant. - . hOtIY- Explain! That was what Roger was :HE,SE. fine Shoes for “{Qmen “You may 110“" bursting to do. And in his direct way, Will give you some new ideas “Can you tell us where, we may buy not sparing himself. he told her of the about comfort and style. Comfort 50319?" he 3151““ expen‘ence they.ha-d just had in the was the original idea on which they 01: 3:111:11 Agéheagrjgefiy store, where orchard. ‘ H ' . . ' were built --and they feel SO differ- y . y 3’ DD 8- Its like this, he said, thrusting his Her sneer, plus the giggles of his hands into his pockets. “I’m a city friends, loosened something mean in boy, and I’m never out of town only Roger. Insolently he stood on tiptoe when I’m at college, or touring, or and snatching off half a‘dozen apples, some such thing, so I can’t know the skipped them under the trees. real country cf farms and people. But , “And we don't buy apples in the I always thought the country was free, country!” he said, smashing the last with free air and free light. and flow- ent on your feet that you notice it s the moment you try them It’s much more than or- dinary shoe apple against a tree. ers, and fruit, loads of_it, to be had comfort. “Come on, kids—let her keep her for the taking, like these.” he said, old apples,” he laughed. waving his hand toward the apples on collect her wits, the party was pen, that girl, it’s not free! Who's right! melling rafter Roger down the bank. I don’t understand.” . “City pigs!” she said. “How I hate There was silence, and the wind —-hate them!” Suddenly she leaned blew the little silver curls about the against a tree and wept. “And he was sweet 01d face. . so handsome,” she sobbed. “How ”I can explain, laddie—but draw could he be so mean.” closer," She said. “You were brutal to that girl,” said And awed by the turn 0f things they one of the boys to ROger as the car brought their chairs closer, all but Rog- drove on. er, who humped himself against a. pil- “Needn’t have been so cattish about 131' With his arms around his knees. Ad D Martha Washington Shoes give you comfort without a sacrifice of style. All the latest styles are included in this line-- high and low cut, lace and button. You will notice they have an excellence of detail that gives them the stamp of quality. They wear as well as they look and feel. Martha Washington Shoes are built on honor! “She wasn’t! You were!” answered Mona Lambraith," she said, starting at his friend, who was country born. the heart of the subject. I shall have EWARE of imitations. The “She was and I’ll prove it!” to tell you a. little of my life andsome- genuine have the .- “She wasn’t-you didnit understand! thing of hers to make myself plain. Martha Washing- ...... .i‘ City boys don’t!” “When I was awee girlie, I came tonnamcand Mayer ...... - “Well, before I quit this neck of 2111- with my parents, and my brothers and Trade Mark on the " 7 . ple trees, 1'11 prove she was—take 3. sisters from Scotland. My grandfather shoe. Ifyour dealer _ 3 bet?" had preceded us by many years. By dOCSD' t handle @"fi “Sure!——and prove as far as you the time we got here he had settled on them, write us. - : like, old top,” answered his friend this very spot, and had built the house. The level of the next hill brought And, too, he had set out the orchards. the load of young people to another so by the time I was a grown girl we farm; Rogei slowed down. . had thousands of fluit bearing trees Before them was an old white farm- Those days the prices were good, it house. Along one side of the lawn ran W33 DOt uncommon to get four d0113AS a service, road, and along that an 01'- f0? peaches. for the commission men Thih shoe has been widely imitated. Look for the name and trade-mark on the sole or label in the top. F. Mayer Boot & Shoe Co. nononqcu Milv'raukee, Wis, stood a little old lady. was no tree blight then and no trouble “You’re not going to tackle her?" getting people ‘10 WOI‘k. questioned Cad, looking at Roger. ”I was sent away to New York to a “None other,” he answered shortly, 8011001 for young ladies and when I mm MI JOhnson'ch-Preb'Ofal and jump'ng ut of th h 1k (1 was throu h I ' l tl b I _ . \ l 0 9 car 8 W8. 8’ ' g nlal'l'IGC 1e 0 soloists:artists;as.has: 77/191? IV/ZZ/U/V 00112429 across the low... brought up with; he was who??? 533123? ‘l.§22?o§§5°$“..$§ 52”.; $1333 . 5 “But "speaking up” to the old lady Mona’s grandmother.” She paused and ‘ IOIH' Field Seed Book tolls “How to Know 1-2 when he got to her, was another thing. Roger’s face was red. Good Seed" and why imported seed is poor stufl. It, I! well as samples. are free. We have all other field ‘ - bl d In her presence ROger found it hard “And then.” she went on, "at the ' ' ' '1 . . . ‘ It ‘ l , ' do (I, to be to recommen . . . . $333334”$220521?i‘itgfigisilieYOiii‘o.800m & to'tsh: $3333: 'i'i‘irufiu’c tho 3 ° he pm to say what he had intended to. 7, He height of out prosperity, came the Peck Seed Company, of Evansvifie.A Ind was embarrassed; he had never seen freeze of 1906. The small fruits, and I am personally acquainted with this Company and know _ _ _ . wanted to C 0 r r e S p 0 n d \vith the management to be men of high integrity, with s: veral anybody like “113 woman, only In plc- the fmlt trees all but the apple, W91 8 ill (ll I l . Michigan farmers with frflir‘lfesggeillijlt‘lf:iiitcefss‘o;tll‘i‘smgrexvmgfillings-:(lllrmifi tures. Her blue eyes smiled at him hopelessly frozen (1 l b - . c . - wooT—u to sail:I or Ihind tackéir inlrefersnce 33’; {T52232,3,;°:°f'i',3‘7f.‘on}‘Efféiiiiillfi'olsmi'hfiii Rog and when she spoke it was as if the ‘It was heart rending to see the (1L 1 t t l i . . . tSOav: fhalvsvill t;l:etiath: pla‘a‘cboolfnseevgiggl Eggthe‘iingbll‘eywbocic ”an“ my "" ”° °" " gold of the present and the fragrance farmers and their Wives and children I) . ‘ . men; that Will save you money, muscle girvsfgzykybrlblggiytgbaoll1183333131.:1023i“:ifi:loii;tt?g“; 0f the past mlng'led. And all about 0137ng among the' trees, looking at the time and labor; is sold to the trade di- and a mm mm QUALITY counts “in. mo. mi her and Roger was the copper light of apples, that hung in solid cakes of ice. rect For sale by mum mm 3"ll"! 0. JOHNSON. Vice-President sunset on the lawn. And when the sun came out it thawed S. N. Castle &Co.,Comtantine, Mich. ”muck" Tm‘c"’"”“m"c"““"° 1" And then he heard her say. “Would the ice until the apples steamed and "DPECK" BRAND SEEDS the laddie like some apples, and would the water dripped. Such a picture it - ~ Me b' eld. ii er uslity crops. Nobetter. - i - . . n v . ' flm‘ cloggerlgsggllisyiare onere at any price—and the he and hls frlends come In to FGSt? Was. ThOSe crystal orchaids. ,. And allergies,“2,2,13,20,33325‘215323‘Z‘ll‘lmlfl‘l‘ “Apples”——“friends"—“come in to the apples wept like human hearts, red Weeds are alraitas worst enemy “he ofanufield seeds rest!” These were things Roger could in the trees, Forit all meant ruin to fi sty Th that th' to think about , _ _ . m .' myi'igiégt'é‘itgliic Killing; 3333 g: :1; DAVE PEOK SEED 00. .. 205 PI. 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Send your bags by . name a son, R. 1. cm. moo. ERE' S a deserted orchard! I'll lady led them, and look beyond at the beat you to it!" said Roger Still- blue sky and the fields of yenow graint And before the astonished girl could) the porch table. “13‘” according” to I afew apples, need she?” “The girl of whom you spoke is' chard, and half way down the road were reasonably honest. And there. girls met Grandma Ross, for so she "The next ten Yeais were hard, men l L ~-_.. :.—__ 1" in shadow than sunlight, farms were de- serted and the houses boarded up. 'With shadows came a change, in the temper of the people who stayed, a growing discontent a bitterness, a lack of spirit. However, through those weary years, there was an undertow of purpose in the few—and it was that ~ spirit that saved us,” she finished proudly. , . N'o one spoke; and Roger sat star- ing into the west at the sun. “Mona's father lost everything,” the voice went on, “even Mona’s mother. Some say she died of work Since then -. it’s been a hard, sad row for the child. Into her seventeen summers she has put forty. * “Now we’re up to you, laddie, and your question.” She smiled at Roger. “The orchard you. went into today has its first full crop and little Mona is guarding it against thieves; it's handy to the road, you know Mona is deter- mined to protect that mchard; for if the crop is lost she cannot go to col- lege this fall. She’s young and she's fierce, and she has to fight against odds as I never did. Now do you unw derstand? But there is a worse thing threatening than thieves, laddie. .The fruit is ready to be picked. It is fall fruit, and cannot wait; it must be got- ten to the Fruit Exchange, or the crop is lost. And there isn’t an extra hand to help—-not an apple picker to be had." Every boy with flashing eyes was on his feet—~but it was Roger who spoke. “Can't I, can't we pick her apples ?" “To be sure you can,” said the little lady. 1 . “And can’t we!” said Cad with some- thing like tears in her voice. "You may help me feed the boys. I'm doing that for Mona.” The girlsshouted with delight. “But what about Mona?" asked Rog- er. "Will she stand for us?" “The chances are she won’t know anything“ about you. Her father and I shall see to that, and besides, with the men in the orchard she'll be at the houSe catching up with the hack work. That orchard is half a mile from her home.” “Then it’s settled!” said Roger. And with hurried “good- byes" they were off. Grandma Ross stood watching them. Scotch pioneer craft showed in the depths of her blue .eyes even in the paling light. “Eight o’clock!” she called to the heads bobbing out of the car for a last . look. And to herself she murmured, “City and country! its all the same ———human when you reach it.” A week had passed and the holiday of the boys and girls with it. It had been a week of hard work, .too. However, at the end of it there .was the satisfaction of knowing that ‘ Mona Lambraith’s apples were cooling at the Fruit:- Exchange. But whether city had» squared itself with. country was yetrto be discovered. Today Roger’s car faced cityward. Roger himself was scudding up the path to Grandma Rosa’s door. In those few minutes from road to steps he saw many pictures of the happy week, pictures of the sunny orchard, of a rainy day in the house, of the fireplace where they popped the corn, ‘ and of—oh, such good things to eat! And best of all, of Grandma Ross! 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After all, he felt a little sympathy for Spotted Tail when all the others began to ignore him and give him the cold shoulder. But really there was nothing he could do, for Spotted Tail had brought the trouble all on himself because of his envy and spite. “Being a king isn’t all lettuce and carrots,” sighed Bumper. “I’m not sure but I’d rather be just Fuzzy Wuzz. who smiles and laughs all day, or even Goggle Eyes. who eats altogether too much for himself, but seems to en joy it." “Then there’s so much a king has to know,” he added a moment later. “I’m learning all the time new things, but what I don’t know yet frightens me. I wish sometimes I could take a vacation, and just go off and forget everything. I wonder why kings don't have vacations.” Such a thing as a. vacation for a king was unheard of, although all of the rest could take any day they chose. Bumper couldn’t even steal out of, the burrow alone for a. little run without somebody going with him.‘ The king had to be watched and accompanied all the time. . Now Old Blind Rabbit, in proclaim- ing Bumper the WhiteRabbit king, had thoughcfirst of only his own fam- ’ ily, for he had no control over the oth- er burrows; but he Was so well known» for his wisdom and age that the lead- ers of other burrows would listen to his words. He had wanted to keep Bumper’s coming a secret until he was sure that he had made no mistake in choosing him. ‘ But now he thought was a good time to take him around to his friends—— Brindley the Lame, Pink Nose, Rolly Polly and Crooked Ears.r He wanted them to meet Bumper and judge for themselves. As leaders of their fam~ ilies, they knew the prophecy of.» the coming of a. white rabbit, who some day w0uld rule over all their people and redeem them from their weak ways. -“Bumper, my days are numbered, but yours are as many as the trees in the woods,” he said to the White Rabbit. “Before I go I want to see you accept- ed as king by Pink Nose, Rolly Polly, Crooked Ears, Brindley the Lame and White Tail. Then I can, die in peace.” Bumper nodded his head, and asked who, all‘these important people were. "They are leaders of big families ‘ .«l - :r' gs . “ass; here in». thejwoods, and-very influential. in. I “a.” _ ,‘c :/ 7 the 11.111 of gold, and curry from its bot. ‘ f "Min’e, also, shall be cherished, but . The. Roger wrung .the little hand, and rush-y “Good-byes”. Grandma ROSS steadied Bumper’th .. ' Rabbit; Plays King . Bumper. gling 'into- his place at the ‘whoévl. f‘Wait," said Cad. . A flying figure was coming down the drive. “It's Mona," she added. And before anybody 'could ' think, Mona. was spilling apples 'from_ her apron into the car, and then like.» a. shy deer she was fleeing back again. . As the car shot into along road that 'ran through fall colors by the pearling lake, Cad cuddled up to Roger. “My, isn’t she pretty?" she ‘whis- pered. - - But for the first time Roger forgot Cad. He was thinking of Mona’s eyes when he had made his apology, and he knew that .as long as he lived he’d be seeing them. And that’s the way Conn: ,try met City. Yes, and subdued it! f e hit—e ‘ By George grin/6m [Va/M If they accept you all the other rabbits will follow." "And if they don’t?” “Then I fear there will be trouble. You cannot rule over a divided people and make them happy.” This bit of wisdom could not be dis- puted, and Bumper added sadly: “And neither can the ruler be happy." “Well said, Bumper. But the time has come now when we must call on them. I shall take you in person, and explain to White Tall and the others the meaning of our call.” This idea rather frightened Bumper. To meet so many important leaders. and.carry himself as a. king should, made him feel like quitting. Just for an instant he thought of the red-head- ed girl and her wonderful ga‘fden, and wished he was back with her. How ae- lightful it would be to do nothing all day long but eat and receive her pet- ting! He even thought he might be happier with the old woman back in the city. But only. for an instant did his thoughts thus play truant. He was a. king now, with duties to perform, and he wasn’t going “to prove unequal to them. Bumper had very fine qualities. which, after all, fitted him for a ruler more than his pink eyes and white fur. - Goodness and wisdom were better than fine clothes. .Bumper had been learning rapidly the ways of his people in the woods, and he was quite familiar with many things that had before startled him; He had learned to know the difference between the good and bad plants, so ., there was no longer any danger of his poisoning himself. er the Raccoon, and had made the ac- quaintance of Sleepy the Opossum. He was on good speaking terms with Mr. Beaver, and Billy the Mink had put himself out to compare his fur with his own beautiful coat. He knew every trail in the woods, and could scent Mr. Fox from afar. He had even learned to swim, which he considered necessary for ' his health. The birds were his friends, and he had learned much from them. Frequently they brought him news which guided him in his work. A few days after the Old Blind Rab— bit had announced his intention of in- troducing Bumper to White Tail and the others, Rusty the Black Bird ap- peared near the burrow, and perched himself on the top of the rock until the White rabbit appeared. “Hello, Bumper!” he called; “Good morning, seen you)” _ ., _ “If ydu’d arrange toaeeme f ‘ ' Armament moi-Legged e was L fis- . The car made a. swingingi turn He had met Wash- * . .99..- Rusty!” replied ‘5 “It’s a long timesinco I’ve, 1 w-- . . . graver than before. Yestimated that in 1919 the annual loss in the United States by insect pests me. man. was the retort, “you wouldn’t be in so much trouble.” . "Thank you, Rusty, but I didn’t know I Was in trouble.” “Huh!” whistled Rusty. “Some 1380'. ple don’t know when they are in trou- ble." “Then it shouldn’t \bother them,” laughed Bumper. “If you don’t know you have any trouble, why worry?" “That may be good enough for a. king, but it would never do for. com- mon people. We must be hunting for trouble all the time to avoid it.” “If you hunt for it you'll generally find it. No, I don’t believe in looking for what you don’t want." . Rusty was a little provoked at what he took as a personal rebuke, and was ll’alf inclined to fly away; but Bump- er's smile changed his mind. “Just to show you that trouble comes whether you hunt for it or not, I’m go- ing to tell you something," he added. “You’re going to be in a peck of trou- ble soon. Bumper." “That's much better than being in a bushel; isn’t it?” he laughed. “Oh, stop your joking, and be seri- ous. This is a serious matter for you.” “All right, I’m listening." “‘Well, then, Spotted Tail has been spreading false rumors about you. He asked me to carry the message, but I refused, and he asked Mr. Woodpecker and Towhee the Chewink. They told m‘e so. But they wouldn’t listen to him." “I’m very grateful for that, and you can tell Towhee and Mr. Woodpecker so. But if nobody carried the news how did it get abroad ?” “Mr. Shrike the Butcher Bird carri- ed it just because we wouldn’t. And after telling all the rabbits he told the news to Mr. Fox and Buster the Bear." “What is the news he told?” asked Bumper, gravely. ‘ In a few words Rusty told him, and when he was through Bumper was It pained him to think that Spotted Tail would betray him, and it made him sad to believe that his words could stir up discord among the rabbits. “Thank you, Rusty," he said in con- clusion. “I'm glad to know it. Fore- warned is forearmed.” . “Oh! Ho!” laughed Rusty. “Now you begin to change your mind about trouble. But you don’t have to hunt for it. It’s coming soon. It’s here now!” D ATTORNEY FEES. Some time ago _I had $47.50 stolen from me, stated the case to the prose- cuting attorney, and he has recovered the full amount, but remits me only $40.38. Now, after the excessive taxes I have to pay, am I entitled to the full amount? 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Any method which will help should be seized upon, even to the big tray crowded with dishes. Better than the tray, however, is the kitchen wagon, which can be made at home by the boy, in the manual train- ing class, if father is too busy, or not “handy.” This little wagon may be utilized in many ways, and is an inval- uable assistant to every woman. You can bring in your dishes and food for setting the table, use it on baking days to convey the freshly baked things to 1 the pantry, make it serve as maid when you have your neighborhood club in of .an afternoon and servers. lunch, and you’ll even find it handy on can- ning and jelly~making days. Just how much time does it take to wash the breakfast dishes when milk things must be cared for? Miss Edna ‘ggugement at the Michigan screening: To Lighten Dishwashing By Debora/1 V. Smith, specialist in Household Man-i College, allows the farm woman one hour for this task. Mrs. Christine Frederick allows the maid in a city home with five in the family, a half hour to wash the dishes, pick up rooms and get a fireless cooker lunch ready. The mother had already cleared table and stacked dishes. Miss Smith says she learned more from her experience in her own farm home than she did in her course at Columbia University about managing. You may. take stock of yoi'ir own experience and judge which time is more nearly 'correct. As one timesaver, if you have run- ning water. which fortunately many farm homes now have, fill every cook- ing utensil as. soon as it is emptied and leave them soaking while you eat. If you must be careful of water, have the teakettle boiling, pour a little wa- ter into each utensil, cover it tightly A Kitchen Wagon, Even the Home- made Kind, Lightens the Work at Mealtimes. and set it on the back of the stove where it will steam. This will keep the food soft and make the washing , easier and quicker. Buy all the things that will really help you save time and labor. There is no greater aid to speed and efficien. cy in dishwashing than good hot wa- ter. In order to use it as hot as pos— sible buy a dishmop and soap shaker in the ten-cent store. You can then use it while still too hot to hear your hands in it, the soap shaker lends it- self to still further saving. With it you can use up the little pieces of soap you might otherwise waste. Don’t waste time waiting for dishes to soak when you bnce get to work. You can buy a little rubber scraper and a good stiff brush in the same store. A brush is as useful a thing in dishwashing as in cleaning floors and preparing vegetables; It will remove particles of food without scratching, as the old-time wire “dish-cloth” used to do. This same- wire helper is useful on the iron pots and skillets, butdo not use it on enamel or aluminum ware. If you have a bottle baby, by all means buy a bottle brush. Or if you use much catsup and similar relishes and there are always bottles to wash, get a bottle washer. By-the-way. fill all bottles, as soon as emptied, with warm water and a bit,of soap powder. The task of washing is nothing then. If you are really in earnest in your campaign to eliminatework and save time, do not dry your dishes... If you take time to do this, never complain again about being overworked. Sifier, of course, kitchen knives and ferks, and cooking utensils require drying. but the tableware, even glasses, need not be dried it you work , wi enough water. has fiW ; ’* thr lint eel/but s o w. , - you may buy a wire dish drainer. The cylinder in the centeris for the silver. Glasses, cups and saucers may be rinsy- ed as soon as washed and will be enough to take out of the drainer and put away when the lest of the dishes are ready to be rinsed, if the water used is really hot. If you cannot buy the drainer, rinse the dishes as usual in a pan, lay a clean towel on'the table, and turn the dishes up on this to dry. This'is fully as satisfactory as the wire drainer. and eliminates not only the time taken to dry the dishes, but that used to keep extra. towels clean. Dish" set away fresh from scalding water are certain- ly more sanitary than those dried with the soiled towels all too frequently used in some households. \ Keep always on hand a stock 'of scouring powder, whose true value you know, soap powder, nickle polish and aluminum polish. Scour utensils every time you see a stain. Don’t wait until they are in bad condition and then take a day off to clean them up. Soap powder is a great aid to cleaning dish- es on which food has burned. Two ta- blespoons of powder and enough water to cover the bottom of the vessel well, boiled up and allowed to stand a few hours, will usually soften the burned food enough so it will wash off easily, Or at least come clean, with the aid of a. little scouring powder. If you have aluminum ware, remem- ber you can not clean it‘ as you do enamel ware. The best way to remove brown discolorations, which appear on aluminum so readily, is to fill the dish with water to cover the stains, add an acid, and boil ten or fifteen minutes. One tablespoonful of oxalic acid to one quart of water will accomplish wonders, but the Department of Agri- culture has recently warned against using this. Water and vinegar make a good substitute. The quantity of vinegar to a quart of water must be determined by the strength of the vin- egar. A half cup of good, strong vin- Wire Dish-drainer. The Gender coma partment Hotds the Silver. ' egar should be sufficient. Cooking an acid fruit, as plums or tomatoes, will also remove stains if not of longstand- ing. If you want to scour aluminum, steel wool is the best thing to use. The care of the stove is usually re- garded as a part of dishwashing. If you really want to saVe time, elimi- nate polishing it. Keep a cloth espe- cially for'washing, and one soaked in sweet oil to rub over afterwards to remove rust and help to prevent fu- ture rusting. A syrup pail with a tight~ 7, 'v fitting cover is a good thing to keep the oiled cloth in. stove oils .on the market Sat fancy, There are many / I ‘ ‘ mm with a may "of can dun to “stockings!“ is ot- ten contrasted by and; yum-ins holes in‘heels and toes that. rotating and darning seem onto: them Env- 'ing Maoist-3.69:3 turmoil“ hose for and real need to be economical in the lay for footwear. I have of- ten been taxed to the utmost to keep the hosiery whole. It is economy to buy the best grades of hosiery that one can afford. The cheaper grades are cheap, both as to price and wearing qualifies. They are so flimsy and have so many loose ‘~-- . .-.‘.. ' ‘5- Dottdviiu indicates-when me Mflvhss-‘v-eioomi ,, mummrsnx , _ m . figure «Right {451m 6on o? dot-grub ’ V ‘ \ stitches that they are not worth mend- ing, while the best quality can he darn- ed, patched and refooted many times. chain-gt. womstoc‘kings” I By Gmce - E. Simmer ‘Years ago I tried the new feet one can buy at ten cents a pair. 830 would last scarcely a week for a con. tr'yhoywhovalkstoschoolinall kindlodweatherishardonhose. I found these bonghten feet expensive for the short time they lasted, also that it is cheaper to buy new stockings than to buy feet to repair the old ones. “NeCessity being the mother of in- vention,” I evolved a pattern of my own, which I have used for many years. I find the feet made with it very comfortable, and as I adjust. the pattern to fit the different members of the family, our hosiery bill is cut in, half. Good tops outwear several new feet, so as longas the tops are good I keep reiooting. I use the good parts of discarded tops or the best of old softvribbed underwear to make the new feet. For the boys I use only the tops of father’s. black socks, as the white underwear might show above the shoe tops. The illustration shows a pattern of the new foot and how to cut the hose with wornout heels and toes. Cut out the foot and take as small a seam as possible in sewing up the heels and toes, then overcast the seam, tack at heels and toes and whip it 011.. It takes no longer for the refooting than it does to patch, and a refooted pair is as good as new. . Home Queries Answered The request of the Belle'ville Suh- scriber for a. recipe for carrot. and'or- ange marmalade brought forth so many answers it is impossible to print all. Those sent by the Extension De- partment of the Michigan Agricultural College, and one sent by Mrs. E. N. P., Leetsviue, are given. Thanks are due to the many other readers who con- tributed: ' \ ‘ . Carrot and Orange Marm‘alade. Seven large carrots cooked until ten- der, in slightly salted water. Put through grinder when done. Remove seeds from two oranges and one lem- on. Put these, rind and all, through grinder, add to carrot pulp and for ev- ery two cups of mixture add one cup of sugar. Cook until thick—E. N. P. Carrot Marmalade Two cups ground carrot, one and a half cups sugar, two lemons, two tea- spoons ground ginger root. Cook car- rot until tender. Add the sugar and lemons, quartered and cut in thin slices. Cook slowly until thick. Do not stir. Pack in hot jars and sterilze. The ginger root may be omitted if de- sired. , Mock Orange. Two cups ground carrot, two, lemons (juice), one orange (mice emigrated rind, one cup Sugar. Cook carrot until tender. Add the lemon and orange and cook slowly until'thfck. Do not stir. Pack inn-hot jars and sterilize. Carrot,_Pineapple and Rhubarb. Three-fourths cup of ground carrot, three—fourths cup shredded pineapple, ginger root to taste, one and a half cups unpeeled rhubarb, one and one- fourth cups sugar, one lemon. Cook carrot and pineapple until tender. Add ginger root, rhubarb, out in slices one- fourth of an inch thick, and lemon quartered lengthwise and out in thin slices. Cook all ingredients slowly without stirring, until thick. Carrot and Pineapple. One cup of ground carrot, Apne cup or pineapple, one cup} sugar, one lem- on. Shred the pineapple and cook with carrot until tender. Add lemon, quar- tered and sliced very thin. Boil in- gredients slowly until thick. Do not stir. Pack in hot jars and sterilize. Squash, Pineapple and Carrot. Three-fourths cup summer squash, three-fourths cup pineapple shredded, three-fourths cup carrot ground, three- fourths cup sugar, one lemon. Cut the . Cook the squash, squash into cubes. pineapple, and carrot until tender. Add sugar and lemon, cut in thin slices. Cook slowly without stirring, until thick. Pack in hot jars and sterilize. Ripe Tomato and Carrot. One cup ground carrot, two cups of ripe tomatoes, one and a half cups of sugar, one teaspoon of ground horse- radish, one teaspoon of ginger, one? teaspoon of vinegar, one lemon. Cook» carrot until tender. Add tomato peel- ed and sliced; sugar, horseradish, gin- ger in cheesecloth hag, vinegar, lemon, sliced thin. Cpok slowly until mixture ' is thick. Pack in hot jars and sterilize. Mrs. F. C. M., Sturgis, thinks her way of removing iodine stains easier than the one given in the Michigan Farmer for January 31. She soaked the stains, one on white linen and one on ecru marquisette, in a 53.1 soda. so- lution, made by dissolving three hand- fuls of soda “In a gallon of warm rain. water, then, when the stain had dis- appeared, washed in the usual way. Iodine spilled on a. baby’s white can- vas shoe she removed by cleaning with regular liquid shoe cleanser. I“Sweep"“Tc/mt}: C evices As a__ Broom Sweeps Corners 1TH your brush and Colgate’s Ribbon Dental Cream, sweep up and down—not across. Get between the teeth. Then, with a brushing of the tongue, gums and inside of the cheeks, your mouth will be clean and wholesome. Use Colgate’s twice a day (especially at night) and see your dentist twice a year—the safest safe- guard against tooth troubles. C olgafe ’5 1' 3 sold everywhere-or send 20 {or generous 2m! tube. COLGATE & CO. ' {9.45:5},g 3' 199 Fulton Street ’ - :,9‘,'.:: New York I 2,." ,‘ rim"? '. . I i "'7‘ / c w . ’ fl . . V I t . / _ ' l - [7 E s Find out! If you suspect coffee is upsetting your stomach or nerves, don’t let the mat- ter run along. Find out! Change over for ten days to ' Instant Postum 7 a snappy, invigorating table beverage made from wheat, with a bit of whole- some molasses. Posturn has a delight- ful flavor, much like a high grade coffee, but there are no coffee troubles in Postum. .— .. ” “There’s a Reason Made by Postnm Canal (30., Battle Creek” Mich. more... STRAWBERRY Egfimikfimtmtmwmr name“ we :. . .qsveeirt,,P ‘ .» 'L ‘3 ., , P . *k“ g'f .. fl '1‘ 22b. also Raspberries. to writ. gnu“ Vim Wino none summons-t ‘ . 66f) . . at o .1...wa 4:" m .. ’ 1:?II/ Never in theworld were there doughnuts like Calumet doughnuts. In no others will you find that toothsomen tender goodness. It’s the same with all bakings. Makes Never anything but the very best—light, flaky and wholesome—~because this 30-year favorite of leaveners is absolutely pure in the can—pure in the baking. Contains only such ingredients as have been officially approved by United States Food Authorities. Made in the world’s largest, cleanest, most modern Baking Powder Factory. You save when you buy it—moderate in price. 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The most profit- " able plants for you. Guaranteed to satm or your money back. “Keith's W‘Ys to Successful Berry Culture" tell ‘3“ how to grow these plants for Big Profits. 1' e or a so: 0 sy-receivei omorrow. lt r o t l t d tt Band “on Edits ~ olor ‘ gives that even, golden shitde everybody wants. Purely vegetable. Harmless. Meets Ev°’b°a'i“‘ PI 7°“ all laws Small bottle costs few cents loo Strawberries alllS $2 00 Paid ' I - Ill.lor83.85,3(leor 35.50. Americas. Pi‘tig:essive. Su- ‘t any 8 18' Enough to calor 500 lbs- ' Francis. Peerless—some of each while in When sold out of one or more we will send ers. talog rec. FLANSIURGH 8: SON, Jackson, Mich. plants, 100 early to late. 31-00. D0“- paid Catalog of Strawberry \ free. n. i... GggNGLn, eoxu, rfi’i’é‘iifiih. MED. _ ' t V » OMETIMES people permit them- selves to do careless,“ stupid things just because it is easier than to take a few extra. moments and perform the task whatever it may be, in a work- manlike manner. Sometimes it might seem to be thoughtlessness, with per~ haps a tinge of laziness, and that is reprehensible enough. But when one permits herself to do things in such a way that others are endangered, then it. becomes more than thoughtlessness and borders on criminal selfishness. Let me give you a few examples. OnLy a short time‘ago .a. mother wished to use some gasoline. She look- ed about for a bottle in which to put it, and finally found a good-sized one which had been purchased full of. a sweetened summer drink.- She rinsed the bottle out, had it filled with gaso- line, used part of it, and set the re- mainder back on the shelf. Now, it would only have been a few minutes’ work'to soak off the label which de- clared the contents to be Pineapple Punch, and to have pasted a. plain White label on marked “Gasoline." Or if her haste had not been too great she could have pasted the new label over the old one, or at least have set the bottle away where it would not be mis- taken by anyone not knowing the con— tents. " A Little CarelessneSs 9. (she was «warned by her taste to stop. At last reports the attending physi- cians said. she would probably die. _ The driver of an automobile who found it necessary to leave his car standing a moment, thought it unnec- essary to put on the brake. 'He was delayed a few moments longer than he had expected. The car rolled slowly down a curved driveway, gathered‘mo- mentum, and struck a baby carriage left for a few moments by the hedge. The child was spilled out and received a. hip injury. The prospects are that it will be a cripple for life. A bottle of strong acid was set on the very end of a narrow shelf in the bath room. Directly over the bottle was the-chain which pulled on the light of the electric fixture just above. A small boy going into the bath room after dark reached up ”for the chain. His groping fingers touched the bottle, which was loosely stopper-ed. It top- pled off into his face, burning him and injuring his eyesight. Now none of these acts .of careless- ness, which might be multiplied indefi- nitely, were in themselves of the slight— . est malicious nature. They were sim- ply thoughtless, stupid acts which any intelligent person could have avoided with a little thought. The old plea, “I didn’t know it was loaded,” is right_ Her small daughter came along soon‘ly met with impatience, and there is, and remembering the flavor of the beverage took down the bottle, and be- ing very thirsty, drank freely before small reason to excuse any careless’ ness which either inconveniences, or exDose's others to unsuspected danger- Why Magazines Are Delayed EADERS who have subscribed for , .magazines through this office would confer a great favor by with- holding complaints about not receiv- ing their papers. In 'all cases these subscriptions have been promptly for- warded by this office to the publish- ers, but upon investigation we find that industrial conditions have pre- vented these companies from starting the subscriptions on the date ordered. The strike among New'York print-L ers forced many publishers who have large circulations to omit the January numbers. Other publishers have and are attempting to get out all .the cur- rent issues, all of them being delay- ed; the large increase in business re- ceived bymany publishers has forced some of them to hold up thousands of subscriptions ordered to begin, with January or February, until they could get out their March and April issues. The Crowell Publishing Company, owners and publishers of both the American magazine. and the Woman’s Home Companion, have just advised, us that on all subscription orders re- ceived by them on and after Decem- ber 15, 1919, they have been obliged to enter such subscriptions to begin with the March issue, because of an enormous increase in business amount- ing to one hundred and twenty-four per cent in December; . The Pictorial Review Company have advised us as follows: We are sorry to have to report to you that it will be impossible to begin subscriptions to Pictorial Review until the April issue (out late in‘ March). ,Our printing plant simply cannot catch up With our or: dereiuntil then. We egg Magi! 6 3?. as: 5-: will bejexteneedj to the - and day to keep pace, but in spite of‘ printing over two million copies per month, we can’t keep up with the de— ' mand. lThe copies you see on the news stands here and there have been con— tracted for months and months in ad- vance, and in many cities we have had to refuse to accept advance orders. We will, of course, extend your orders so that you will receive the magazine for the full period subscribed for.”. McCall’s Magazine Omitted theJan— uary issue and started all subscrip- tions with February. ‘ People’s Home Journal omitted the January issue and started all subscrip- tions with. the February number. Illustrated World ran out of both January and February numbers and were obliged to hold orders and begin with the March issue. ' Boy’s Life has not issued their Jan-1 nary, 1920, number. The December number was mailed 'out during the week of February 10. January and February numbers will follow shortly. January numbers of Cosmopolitan Magazine and Hearst's Magazine were started out in the mails beginning the week of February 10. Good Housekeeping omitted the Jan- uary number and began subscriptions. with February, now being mailed. These conditions, as you can appre-- ciate, are matters entirely beyond Our control, and.we. trust that under the. circumstances, you will cooperate with, us and Withheld complaints. In every. . ’ case ijhere a”. y.publish6r' has omitted any issue ’or ' inaues, Hall‘ ‘ subse'ri [film‘s em 0. 1...,_ _ ......- . {‘51) ’ and include some of these foods in Y shawl wasjust the right width tor a sweater. Sew the ends together, leaving all opening large enough to admit the ‘. herd. Then out the shawl off at the ' waist line, or longer if ,the shawl will pe1mit, and you so desire it. Sew up. the sides, leaving space to sew in the sleeVes. If a “slip-on” sweater is desired, fin- ish neck with a row of single crochet. If a coat sweater is preferred, stitch up and down the center of front four times on sewing machine, not more than one-eighth of an inch apart, then1 cut down middle. The stitching willi prevent raveling. Now crochet a rowr of single crotchet over both front' edges, then pick up the crotched stitches on knitting needles, and knit' plain back and forth until you have a1 hand one and a half inches wide Bind off. Now pick up stitches en bottom of sweater and knit three inches ribbedl knitting (two plain, two purl). Bind oft: Cut remainder of shawl in two; fori sleeves,sew edges together until about to elbow, then take in a. laiger seam, . as sleeve would be too wide If sleeve; is proper length knit a ribbed cuff the: desired length. Use fine needles for cuffs and bottom of sweater if out off at waist line. Finish neck with a sailor collar of plain. knitting, making it just the width the neck measures, and knit back and forth plain until about square. Bind off, and sew to neck of sweater. I colored mine a light blue when fin- ished, then crotcheted a little scallop- ed edge around collar and down fronts with white wool. (Writer please send name and ad dress). CHOOSE FOOD FOR MINERALS. F you have growing children, or if the doctor tells you that you need more iron, paste this over the table your daily meals: , "Foods Rich in Iron. Dried lima. beans. Oatmeal. Dried navy beans. Egg yolk. Dried peas. Prunes. Whole wheat. String beans. Lean beefsteak. Wheat flour. Spinach. Corn meal. Raisins. Foods Rich in Calcium. Almonds; Peanuts. Dried navy beans. Turnips. Egg yolk. Parsni s. Milk. Carrot . Dried peas. Oranges. Oatmeal. Prunes. Walnuts. Foods Rich in Phosphorus. Diied peas. Oatmeal. . Dried navy beans. Walnuts. Egg yolk. Lean beefsteak. Whole wheat. Low-grade flour. Peanuts. Prunes. Almonds. Patent flour. THINGS TO KEEP IN THE ”EMER- GENCY DRAWER. Every household should have an emergency drawer of'linen and under- wear to be used in the event some member of the family is hurt or sud- denly taken ill. A home demonstration worker in a western agricultural col- lege gives the following suggestions f0r stocking such a drawer: Four plain, substantial sheets, four ' plain, untrimmed pillow case-,s one pair of clean blankets, one white countei- pane, two women’s night gowns, two men’s nightshirts or pajamas, six soft towels, six wash cloths, bathrobe. _ Above to be clean and Within easy » reach in case of emergency. I a"! the Michigan Farmer help dilemma? I was maki , days ago and stir Household Editor.,—_-—Will some of the ' eade - 1111 women — m “.1111 W Lily ’ White # ~ “The Flour the Best Cooks Use“ makes the kind .of bread you can serve a day} and always have it eaten. three times And good breadl/is an excellent body-builder... It is a splendid food for, children. In fact there is nothing better for the kiddies than good bread and butter or bread and milk.‘ It makes them grow sturdy and healthy. But you mart have good bread forfold or young. It should be light, tender, the kind LILY W’HITE, use,” bakes. “The flour th guaranteed. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. flavory and wholesome—just e best cooks Better; baking satisfaction or your money back is VALLEY CITY MILLING COMPANY The Perfect Salt for All Purposes on the Farm. For use in saltisg meats—Salting» butter, stock feeding, cooking for the table and for all other purposes where salt is used on the farm. COLONIAL SPECIAL FARMER'S SALT . lathe quickest dissolving and highest grade salt produced. If it should happen that your dealer is not handling our salt, write us. THE COLONIAL SALT COMPANY AKRON. 0810 Chronic. III. Buffalo, 1‘ Y. Boston. Mass. Atlanta. Ga. MICHIGAN FARMER PATTERNS. Any of the patterns illustrated may be secured by sending order to Pattern Department, Michigan Farmer, Detroit, enclosing the amount set opposite the patterns wanted. No. 2882—Girl’s Dress. Cut in five sizes, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. Size eight requires 1%, yards of 27-inch ma- terial for guimpe, and 27/3 yards for the dress. Price 100. No. 3141——A Simple Dress. Cut in four sizes, 2, 4, 6 and 8 years, and will require 2% yards of 27~inch material for a four-year-size. Price 100. 8882 .No. 3138—Glrl’s Dress. Cut in four Sizes, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. Size 10 will require 1% yards of 27-inch mate— ‘ rial for the guimpe, and 3% yards for . the dress. Price 100. 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W“ “.m- HE editor of the Michigan Farm- er asked me whether I would write a. short message to the boys and girls of Michigan farms and I have been more than» glad to accept the opportunity he offered, because of the real pleasure it brings. My own boyhood was spent on a. Michigan farm. I did all the chores which the average farm boy does to-~ day—with the exception of washing up the automobile—and I knew all or most all of the pleasures he enjoys. My terms in the district school left re- membrances which are still fresh in my mind, just as your school days will always be a. green spot in your mem- ories. I well remember spending a. rainy Saturday in the barn making a. waterwheel which I took to school with me the following Monday. There was a. brook near the school and we boys built a rude dam across it and fastened the wheel so it got the full effect of the water. The experiment was a complete success we thought, and we went home well satisfied. That night, however, .a farmer Who lived near the broo iopened the door of his cellar‘and sa . his" potatoes bobbing around the top steps. 'His céllar was full of water. He investigated and found that the brook had overflowed its usual banks and had poured through his cellar windows. l'l‘racing the trouble to its sOurce he discovered our dam. Needless to say he demol- ished the dam and waterwhee‘l in far less time than we spent building it. Happily, all projects for the devel- opment of water power do not meet with the same sad experience that be- fell our dam and wheel. Men today are more and more'coming to a reali- zation of how much they can make the; little streams through and around their land do for them if they put them to work. And so, while life on the farm today is far easier far your parents than it was for your grandparents it will be still easier for you because the adoption of water power and modern labor-saving devices will not only in- crease productiveness on the farm, but at the same time decrease the amount of hard w'oi-k. Agriculture is the greatest of the three arts—:farming, 'manufacturing, ‘ r A‘Message more: ' By 11027:}! Ford ': transportation. The w0rld~ is just be- ginning to appreciate that fact, and there was never a greater or better- opportunity for the boys: and girls of ‘ the farm than there is today. The world is demanding more and more food and there is just one place that this food can come from. They can't manufacture food in factories and they can’t grow it in railroad trains. The factories can dress the food up a bit and the railways can transport it. but they can’t produce it. Only from“ the farms can we get the food that feeds the world. Modern farmers have grasped the fact‘that the demand is greater than- the supply and they are meeting the situation with new methodvaou have tractors for plowing, gasoline engines for churning, “bucking" wood, turning the grindstone or running the gener- ator which supplies your home with lights. time before the old cook stove will be banished/from the farm kitchen and the electric range will take‘its place, for with the gasoline engine and the electric generator every convenience that a city home enjoys will be possi- ble in the country. g You will live to see the day when the fences between your fieldsand those of your neighbor will be taken down and the’ fields all thrown togeth- er. You will enter into partnership with other farmers of your neighbor- hood and you will buy trucks, tractors. electric light and power outfits with which to do your work and to make possible the: things which will add to your comfort; In this way every farm‘ er in the group will have the advan- tage of modern labor-saving devices which otherwise might be out of reach of the men With/small holdings. You will share in the profit according to the amount of land you have andthe ambunt of work you do, just as the Stockholders of a manufacturing con cern will share 0n the basis of the amount of wbrk they will produce. The farm home of the future, with its green lawns, its fresh air and its ,' many comforts, is going. to be a. far- more attractive place than anything-- you can find in the city. Connected with the city by good roads, by .teleF‘“ phone and rural mail deliveries, the farm dweller has all the advantages and none of the disadvantages of city life. The fact is being more widely realized today than at any timedurf’ ing the past two-generations, ‘More-~_ It is going to be but a. short, n 1’ et , F trot; mm: chic 5 land Turkeycdie,y - wne‘nyou can "secure a. life ale-yer. 3m try one, package and prove. ' 4e» M“ i ‘W F. P. C. M MANNA fed Dining MeetCritiul Period—First IG Days. Saves Baby Chicks and Turkeys Prevent Loses-Produces Quick Healthy Growth . ”Huey-Thrive Wonderfullr’on it.- Used 30 Years. - SATISFACTION OR, ONEV BACK your dealer to supply you. Send to m for Book- in ' Shad-ad a Food ' cc 1884 FJ’. Geese] & Son -MF Lansdale, Pa. 1.4 -DEGREE " ' y. ' mcusmon an the Tillie: Chi-my - egulates the heat be- fore it enters boiler. Not, afterwards. Automatic. one regulation. even temperature. thorough ventilation.’ not Just claims, but all guaran- teed. No night watch.‘ No roasted eggs. No b W. More chicks with less attention.1’at- “ted two-circuit hot. ater heating plant. 0 incubator cellar needed.lloom tempera- ture may varymdegreee '4 sizes. Backed by the etroaceet incubator . l ‘ firawgewewvwrit- ‘ HATCH 103' Degree. lnrubator Lb. FREE Box I}- Cmvm l‘oiniJnd. gill!llilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll]lllllllIllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll] E” ; Ring Neck Pheasants . ‘ THOROUGHBREDS PAY Lay 40 to 50 eggs each per year- Raised aseasily as chickens—Only cat half as muck-Very profitable ——-Bring $2.00 per pound alive. Gemine Wild Mallard Ducks Lay 50 to 60 eggs per yeah—Guaran— teed to be only from Wild Trapped Mallards. Giant Bronze Turkeys Prim Flock,headed by55 pound tom. S. C. R. 1. Red Chickens Fine laying strain of prize birds. Send for Free Booklet of Instructions and rice List of Bone. J" lllllllllllllllllHHIIIlllllllllllllllllflllllllllllIllllllllllll llllllJl. l 'i Bloomfield Fume : America's MGlme Farm .- 1778 Penobecol: Bldg. " Detroit, __ h. filllWWllWfllllllllL”.lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillHlllH‘lMillillllllllllllllllllllllfi 5 , Hubers Reliable Chicks $00,000 FOR 1920 By Parcel Poet Fraud. Delivered to You. unr- entee Live Delivery . 1-2.? for Hatching by the Se - tin; or "0. We have installed the most. modern rectum o the Batching Industry which will insure chicks as strong as tched Chicks and ull of Pep. This is our 11th see-rm. With the great increased demand for our (Mcksnnd the flue reports and praise customen proves the! our chicks ood Quellty. Bred for Heavy Egg are edy Hatched. Stop your lot: by buying our Re liable Chicks. We hatch all our chicks from pure bred free range term stock. 8. 8. White and Bro-mR 11$, . ( _ Aucmms. Barred Rocks, 8. . and . .Re . . C. Black Minorcan. and 8. C. Bnfl Orninsmns Special eomblnntlon olfer on chicks. hoovers and broader atom Be re buyin elsewhere send for free mug. tmtcd cat. 03 find pr cos. Place your 0 or at once end eroiddiuppolntnent in the rush of tin ”mg. A f ~ ‘1 Huber: Reliable Hatchery . gut h st. rosroun. on o ____I:I_E___.__.__.__———J— DAY OLD-“CHICKS New Spring Catalog The Day Oldflhlck business is on. meat com- plete-Wm we, have yet published :,%Bwfll'help you. ‘ “mm!" 3min. , .2392: llllllllflllfllllllll[lllIIKlIlfllllllHillllllllllllllHllllllmlllllllllllllllllliillllllllmllllllIlullllllfll{IlllllllHlllllilllllllllllllIIIIllllllllllllllllllllll“Ill" my Illllllllllllllllllllllllll!IlllllllllllllllllllllllIlHIHIIIIIIlIllllllllllllllllllllllll we receivehvn o » etc from Stock of Production ond ; «them: cted ndcert- .yuflfizmfi'xum‘mch , Au “Run; Col 9‘... . . :.Ij" heir interested in the extu heavy . noct- mm, , _ , r, in dairy extension workin the state. / {of-Wilmington. whfepe .hejhas supervis- atid more.nien in the cities are turnu ing their. thoughts to the land, with its : prospects of a good income and'its as- surance of, independence. The cities haire grown too large for their own , good and the people who make up the population of the cities are beginning to pay the penalty. HOLSTElN-FRIESIAN SCHOLAR- ' SHIP. HE Holstein-Friesian Association of America again announces the offer of a $400 scholarship to' the” stu- dent making the highest score in judg- ing Holstein cattle at the Students’ National Contest" in Judging Dairy Cattle; held in connection with the' Na- tional Dairy Show at Chicago. Every yearsince 1910, with the ex- ception of 191’, this scholarship has been offered. In 1913 no Students’ Judging Contest, was held as there was no National Dairy Show that year. Last year Miss Elizabeth R. Cook, a. senior at Cornell University, won a place on the judging team and proved herself a real cattle judge when in competition with ten men she was first in placing the Holsteins. Miss Cook is the only Woman who has ever com- peted as a student judge in the ring at Chicago. She will use this scholar- ship for taking postgraduate work in dairy husbandry at the University of Iowa at Amos, this fall. The value which each contestant re- ceives from his actual experience in the judging ring does not measure the value derived from this scholarship. In “- Miss Elizabeth R. Cook. the preliminary training of these stud ent judges intensive work is given to perhaps twenty-five to fifty students in order to select three men or women, best fitted to represent the college at the contest. Twenty colleges having teams represented would have the ef- fect of giving intensive training to ap- proximately five hundred students each year, who will leave college with a. relatively strong impregsion as to f the importance of' dairy cattle and dairying as a whole in the agricultural work. This aesumption has been borne out by the fact that out of three hun— dred and fifty-nine contestants in the Students' Judging Contest since 1908, ninety-nine per, cent are engaged in some form of dairy work. It may be interesting to note the work engaged in by the winners of the Holstein-Friesian scholarships: Mr. T. B. McNatt, of the University of Missouri, won the scholarship in 1910. He took‘his postgraduate work at Cornell University and-is at pres- ent engaged in the successful operation of a dairy farm near Memphis, Tenn. Mr. Karl E. Musser, a member of the Kansas team, won the 19;! con- test. He took his post-graduate work at the University 9f Missouri and since the completion of his-course has been at'work inConnecticut, and has for the past twelve months been engaged ioh‘fif‘ about eleven cow-testing deno- aliens, ‘ one bull pagodation, .and is " ' * uuuouuusu uuux Why no . H2... , . . n . m. w _ . ,. - AM.) 11+ . » , . . ' M, 3m “ W c could put a low grade of asbestos in Ray- VVe could cheapcn its manufacture in many ways, but then it would be merely _ But we create brake lining service, long life and re— liability, by building WEAR into every foot It is this sturdy, dependable quality that enables us to guarantee Raybestos bestos. “brake linin r” and not Raybcstos. L of Raybcstos. to WEAR one year. To get this satisfactory WEAR, plus our guar- antcez buy real Raybestos when you need new llnlng for your car and be sure to look for the Silver Edge. For FORD Cars per box. $10 at your dealer’s. USc Raybestos (without wire) for-the transmission. $2.25 Raybestos Rolled Steel Cam Brakes $2.50. bestos External Emergency Brakes fit drums now'on your car. Ray- mi If your car needs newiclutch facing, be sure to 'ask for Raybcst‘os Molded Disc Clutch Facing, patented and guaranteed. THE RAYBESTOS COMPANY, Bridgeport, x mm ., .. * n. Connecticut i pay a few ‘ 're for. wear _ 2 . *fiE—ummmy. A - ' Ju;:.....:..:,g......l_.-....., 4.“ 1:12;“ .bbli— The Markers Chang Place Automatically YOU have never operated a new F I International or C B & Q Corn Planter, you have a treat in store for you. These planters have every convenience for efficient, labor-saving operation. For instance, when you reach the end of a row it is not necessary to pull the marker over —- there 13 a folding marker on each side and the pressure of the soil automatically swings one out and folds the other 1n, lifting it out the way, as you turn the planter. This 15 an exclusive feature on International and C B 6‘ Q planters. 1 You will appreciate also such features as the foot drop lever for planting head rows or dropping hills without wire: the tongue adjustable to the height of the team, insuring accurate checking; variable drop clutch that will drop 2, 3, or 4 kernels to the hill as desired; check spring thatmakos action of shaft quick dropping of valves accurate; foot lever and balancing spring that help raise runners.— lThe next time you happen to be in town. ask your International dealer about these planters. Meanwhile. let us send you a descriptive catalog. lirénNATIONAI’.’ HAnvesrenj CGM’PINV OF AMERICA II!- V 3 A _CHICAGO . equipped aInd . the syrup of ' association ' ' ‘ To Every Farmer 1n MICHIGAN‘ MEAL, the complete food for calves—the most successful substitute for milk. Just fill out the co dp011 below (use either penor pen- cil) tear it out an mail it to us today. Then we will send you this generous sample by return mail -absolutely free of charge and postpaid. We are making this free sample offer so that every farmer in the state can thoroughly examine Ryde 3 Cream Calf Meal We Want every farmer who raises calves We'll also send you FREE our valuable to have the chance of feeling it and seeing new book on calf feeding that tells how how much finer it is milled—just like flour. We want you to taste it and Smell it and see how appetizing and easily di estible it is, and how much better it is than ot ers. t '.lk andf rmless mno Also 3311131151 of 1211111358 CREAM ALF MEAL will equal 800 pounds of milk in feeding value. Send the Coupon Now 7 Fill out the coupon and mail it "_ —' "" — _ "- — ‘ today. And thenafteryouhave RYDE & COMPANY examined it for yourself we ' “30w 1m, 5mg. Chic-110.!“ ll make on this liberal ofier. Go to our dealer in yourocal local I Please send me Free Sample of your Cream and try one sack at our risk. [Calf Meal as advertised n my term paper. lined rsn ’tthe bolsta eased . on you ever u take the empty 33k back ackand 53:10: your mone We stand Name oonoleodeOIOlOOQOQO'ICIOU-Iceootoeolodoo . ‘ l ‘ lengtheniersonthis . ,1 , ‘ 6130808611 t COOUDOanW oil TOWn uh.‘li’..?'...‘:‘:”...."".u.‘..... We want to send every farmer 1n this state ' a big sample of RYDE’S CREAM CALF' you can raise bigger, better calves,o witlhr (Continued r0111 first page). ‘dy to can and market maker 111 Michigan 'who desires to {receive a. price that will pay him a return fer his “cost of production plus a fair profit. " ‘ . Such a plan it put into effect will eliminate a possible five middle charg- es that are now home by the consum er. It is certain that the consumer will not be compelled to pay more than the present prices (as high as six dol~ lars ‘per gallon for some brands) ask- ed by some retail dealers, and’it is rea- sonable to hope that with the proper cooperation with the Farm Bureau or- ganization and Consumers’ Leagues, that theI prices might be lowered to consumers as well. ' The plan under consideration by the contemplates a. central sterilization and canning ”plant with storage facilities for quantities of sy- rup. This plant Will be owned and op- erated by the association. In many respects similar to the modern up- -to date cooperative creameiy. The syrup as soon as boiled downyon the farm will be shipped in large cans or steel barrels to the association plant where piece of This very simple looking equipment may, and frequently‘ does, cause trouble. Sap may sour in the buckets or in the spouts. In either case the quality of syrup will be low- ered. Also keep your buckets cover- ed. A scheme that will save you many steps while collecting is a signal riv- eted on this type of cover, while on the flat cover one side may be painted White and the other side red. Change signal or cover when you emtpy the bucket. it will be tested, weighed in and credé ited to the proper maker. Will here ‘be assembled in storage ‘tanks or held in the barrels until ready for sterilizing and canning, or blend ing for uniformity of color. Canning—This fea‘tuie is a very im- portant one in the handling of the pro- ‘duct by this system, and Whether tin or glass is used, the attractive formin which a luxury is p1esented to the buying public very largely determines the demand for the p1‘.oduct . Marketing. e-Unde'r this plan the as- sociation will be able to guarantee its product absolutely and the fancy trade solicited and handled withdut the fear of failure to supply a. uniform product, as Was found‘ to happen under the “each maker for himself" method. Pri- vate trade now supplied by the indi- 'vidual maker should not be disturbed. There is often a matter of sentiment ‘on‘ the part of the well to do city man Who feels that ‘he Wishes his maple sy- , mm to come from the farm direct He believes it tastes . “purer” or has a} “stronger maple flavor ” or a “darker color ” These customers need not its the, association. _~ : The product ,makerssoOMichigane. fated; malnbership. given up by. the member When he, fibula ‘ once ”as time 120’! it Financing the Plant —-—This matter is to be worked out by the committee" or ten men appointed to perfect the plan That it must be cooperative is selfevi- dent. trol or executive committee, and every safeguard placed around the Officers. and members to insule exact and per— . fect management. Secretary. —-—A well paid secretary- manager should be employed to con- duct the business. He should be a broadgauge man of tiaining in the various phases of maple productibn, from the proper management of the vast agreage of sugar bushes of the nines to all members from There should be a board (it 0011- - ‘ ' state to the details of production and. - marketing. He“ should have, a. wide 1ange of vision and an enthusiasm for the work? He should be able to go into the field and assist the makers With their problems as well as to [conduct the canning plant or- the marketing work Such a man would-cost money, _ and the money f01 such a man would be well spent. This plan presents to you the im~ portant items of most vital moment in the successful growth of the maple in~ dustry. In fact, at the present rate of removal of sugar bushes in 'Michigan, we may safely predict a Steady-decline in the importance of maple syrup and sugar making. Coupled with this ap‘ palling destruction of a profitable re- source is the present haphazard meth- 0d of marketing the product. In order to offend temporary ser- ' vice to producers and with a. vieW‘ to bringing about a unity of action by them in the matter of the plan above outlined, the association has found it possible this year to extend to its members a price in excess of the price being paid for Vermont and New York syrups. Our members, who have. pri- vate markets will not generally care to sell through the association this year. Those members who have the sugar bushes and who (should produce ‘syrup will be able to go ahead, ‘ know- ing that a market awaits for every gallon. . By finding this market for syrup this year, the association is able to remove those Objections based on poor mar- kets~or over-production, which have heretofore been so serious an obstacle to the maker Who does not have :his own trade list, and has thus pérfmmed a most valuable service to‘him. Beyond the minimum price of $1.75 per gallon, with steel barrels furniSh- ed free, which the Michigan'Maple Syrup Makers’ Association offersfithis seasonrto‘its Imember‘s, there is no limit to the price which a. maker may receive from his private trade. It must be fully understood that each member is free to sell wheie he chooses. In other words, beboming a member of the association .in no way obligates him to sell at this price and through the association market. On the other hand every member can produce ma.- ple syrup at a profit it‘ he sells through the astociation and he has no excuse. for refiisal to operate his bush The association thus simply assures 11. mar- ket to every sugar bush owner. A man will be selfish indeed Who‘ uses this help thus offered and still refuses ‘ ‘ 1 to join in the big move to unite syrup ‘ I A dollar paid in dues not only brings back to' you, if you are a syrup maker, better prices and easier marketing. Conditions now, but it helps to prepare the way for a. bigger industry that "will be founded on the unity and strength of an organ- 1?: Will 111,113, am. v31 ‘ World Surveys. VALUABLE DATA GATHERED m THESE'RURAL suave-vs. :OL‘I'M‘BIA and Price counties are ' the first of the Wisconsin coun- ties to Complete the surveys made un- der the direction of the Interclrurch data is complete and local groups are developing plans along the lines sug- gested by the reports. . “We are collecting statistics in each county about farm tenancy, the condi- tion of the roads, the trade areas about each tovm, and the various community and social activities," say F. E. Wagg and E. W. Blakeman, who are direct- ing the survey. Mr. Blakeman is pas- tor of one of the student congregations at the University of Wisconsin, while Mr. Wagg is a lecturer in agricultural economics. The returns in each coun- ty are available fdr distribution to any- one in the county. The churches and various farmers’ clubs and other social organizations, are using the material in the survey as guides for understand- ing their local rural problem. An example of the valuable data brought, to light by the surveys is shown in the conditiOn of the churches in one of the counties. The survey found thirty-eight churches with a to- tal of twenty ministers in the county. Only three of the ministers were able to give full time to their church. Six of them served two churches, six serv- ed three churches, and five served four or more churches. Salaries ranged from $500 to $2,000, and the majority of the ministers received a salary rang- ing from $500 to $1,200. Seven of the ministers in this county travel twelve miles or more to hold preaching services, three travel twelve miles, one goes thirteen miles, another twenty miles, another twenty-nine miles, and one pastor travels one hun- dred and fifty miles from another state to hold a service once a month. Under .these conditions it'is dily seen why only seven churches in the county hold two services or more onaSunday, and eleven bold but two Sunday services a month. BEST BROILER BREED. HICH breed will produce meat the most profitably? We believe that the American breeds are best, such as the Plymputh Rocks, Wyan- dottes and Rhode Island Reds. The Barred Rocks are vigorous and. ma- tin-o early. White. >Wyandottes, are possibly the premier broiler chicken because of the plump carcass free from all dark pin feathers. White Leghorns are good for squab broilers and they mature rapidly ,but for the trade demanding a two and a halt“ to three-pound bird, the American breeds seem to meet with more favor. The heavy Asiatic breeds, like the Brahmas and Cochins, grow to a large size, but their growth is not rapid and broilers must be developed quickly and have a frame containing meat as well as feathers and bone. The feed bills determine the profit on the broilers and this makes the factor of early ma- turity of prime importance. ' Select the breeding stock with re: gard for early maturity and vigor. 'The birds that are slow in feathering are apt to be lacking in vigor and, of course, they are not easily developed into good broilers. It stands to rea- son that their progeny is apt to be en- dowed with the same characteristic. By selecting the best birds for breed- ers we candevelop a strain in most any breed that will show a vast im- provement in the quality of the broil- er stock. . ' out 9‘1)th feathered breeds. Un- dam 'the‘quality of the meat will firm be ; plant the customer willnot In these counties the - Do not try to make quality broilers I " THE M; 1“ C n": C A it F in M,“ , *7 ‘ . ~s , An Ensilage Cutter that is re- markable for its fine clean cut- 4 / quirements. . ThreeDouble Units in this dairy one man and three doubleunit Empire Milking Machines mill: 45 cows in on houdr. Pretty good work. but it shows what can be one. ' The Empire was adopted in this dairy because of its relic “Ry—because they wanted to get away from _ _ because the dairyman an convince . at It. . action was to gentle an soothing that it could not hurt his cows. Visit our nearest dealer or write for catalog 23-31 The Empire Cream Separator Co. ‘ lSO‘Naunu St" New York . . Chic 0, Denver,Atlanta.Toledo.Syracuse.Min— j ncapglis. San Francisco, Montreal and Toronto ,_ Also manufacturers of Empire Cream Sepa- razors, and Empire Gasoline Engines The Boss said “Bill, I want youto write an ad." , here goes. There is always a reason for the popularity of any machine. To be exact. there are in actual service today one hundred and fifty thousand GUA ANTEE LIME & FERTILIZER SPIKE DERS. What put her in the world, where she is to- day. She is different from the rest. She is as tough as steel can make her. She is always ready to spread and _;L_;; _._. __.L; .‘=—-_-_—_ ma!“ . if :gfmfluuu N “(a ‘llllllll Li J; n SPREAD RIGHT. Almosthuman. Push the spreading lever down and she sows 311 rows. Pull this same lever up and you think it has snowed. A twist of the wrist. and she's in gear. ready for action. Look at the dial on her acre-measure. and she will tell you the truth as to the amount on are spreading per acre. Her super-feeds you cannot choke. What you will like about her most is the way s 6 acts, when you drop the AUTOMATIC COVERING AND HARROWING ATTACHMENT down. No rain can ln'ure vour lime and fertilizers, for she is looking out for your interest. She will SPREAD, MIX. COVER and 1HAR’ROW while you sit on her back. I’ll tell on. that’s the way to spread lime or fertilizers. Then we build her so well that each art 18 GUAR- ANTEE for five ours. If she wouldn't be aA GIANT OF A SPREADER. we couldn't dot at. Write to the GUARANTEE olks and buy her. It's the last. spreader you will ever have to buy. Yours sincerely, BILL‘ CLARK. Salesman. GUARANTEE MANUFACTURING COMPANY,E Dept. B. 32, WOODSBORO, MARYLAND. gmmlmmnummmmmunmmnunnuunmml F aster,Cleaner ShearingWith Machine Old methods 0! sheep shearing are slow and waste 15% of the wool. When you shear with machine you not only get more wool the first cut, but the wool crop grows thh each mace-sue Joann. The wool is longer and better. and brings hlshest paces. . . them No. Int-wk The Stewart No. 9 Ball Bearing Machine is profitable if you have ‘ i' Siren], hilt .x only a dozen head. It's a tune ' money saver on flocks up to mm 'M. Easy to operate—strongly built. Price, $153.25. If your dealer doesn’t have it, you can buy from us by sending $2 and paying ' balance on arrival. ' . _ . , For flocks u to 3,000 the Stewart LittleWonderbamar-vel in power equipment. , Forlarerflocksyoucanoperateuman merchants when hgpe shaft acneeded y - ~ 2 5 v i , lllllllllllllfllllfllllllllllllfllllflllllllllll 1 mummmmmnmmunm 1 N. 7 Winnermocaulqsandukelbt. _ e drudgery of hand milking—and ‘ . v , l ting, capacity, durability, safety, and light power re- ~ *4 Any 8-16 Tractor Runs (1 Gehl 17 Due to its separate control of cutter head and blower speeds the Gehl . Cutter never wastes power on any silo —— has six fan low speed blower, heavy all steel frame, positive safety dev1ce, and a self feeder that Requires No Man at the Feed Table Here is an‘example of economy—a machine that not only fills your silo, bl but can also grind alfalfa hay— dry corn stalks, soy beans, sweet ' clover or any other form of dry roughage. 0m“. . Give us the height _of your silo, size of ermine and \size and speed of pulley a n d we'll f o r w a 1' cl corn- plcte informa— tion about the right a i z e o f ' . G c h Cutter This means a ll . I " ' 33' saving of from 20 per cent to 50 per cent. V . I If . Our new cat‘aloggives complete information about Gehl Cutters i K ‘ ' . and some useful ideas about conserving and getting more ' 4" '1‘ ‘ profits out of dry feeds. Write today. . ' GEHL BROS. MFG. co. ~~ 111 South Water Street " ' WEST BEND, WIS. Fm. FARM FOR SALE AT AUCTION MARCH 11, 1920 LOCATION: Flvo Mlle: from-Center of Grand Rapids. Mlchiznn THE ANNADALE FARM consists of 130 acres on the Grandville. ce- ment paved road, five miles from the center of Grand Rapids_ Five minutes' walk from Interurban Station. The buildings consist of a ten-room house. (SO-stall cow barns, 12-stall horse barns. 2 silos, 2 calf barns, large and airy hcnhouse, two toolsheds, pigsty, milk- bouse. icehouse, employees’ rest room, corncrib (capacity 1,000 baskets). grainery, workshop and hay storage (capacity 100 tons). Also about 50 tons of ensilage in silo. 100 loads of manure in barnyard, and 25 tons of alfalfa hay. There is an ample supply of Water furnished by a deep Well and tank in the barnyard and a stream flows through the pasture. The land is sand loam, well fertilized, with 30 acres planted in wheat, about 26 in alfalfa, 30 in pasture, and the balance under cultivation. The above property together with ample farm equipment and household goods will be sold by public auction on March 11th, 1920. at 10 a. in. Easy terms of payment can be arranged. For additional information. address Henry T. Heald. 531 Michigan Trust Bldg” Grand Rapids, Michigan, Farms and Farm lands ForSaIe 182-Acre Michigan Farm, $12,250; Fully Equipped, High-[gade bargain. exceptional location near hum- ming “town; 175 acres can be tilled {or bumper crops; wire-fenced pasture for large herd, home use wood, large orchards. Ill-acre grapes bringing around $320 per acre; splendid 11 room house. new basement barn. cement floor, other buildings fine condition; water house and barns from windmill, Aged owner to retire before Spring work includes for quick sale three horses. 7 cattle, ho s, complete list farming im- plements; $12,250 gets a] . easy terms. Detai s page 74 k S trout's Spring Cntalo Bargains 33 States; co y free. TROUT'S FARM AG ZNCY, 814 B. C. For Bldg. Detroit, Michigan. . FARMS FARMS The best Farm buys in Michigan can be found just east from Grand Rapids at. Lowell. Send for our com- plete 11st of places from 5 to 750 acres. All highly Fred A. Godfrey. Lowell, Mich. NORTHERN OHIO FARMS We have over 300 fine farm homes close to the great markets of Cleveland and Akron, very reasonably priced: Write for our Spring Catalogue. Address all communications to our ledinn Office. H CODDlNG-BAGLEY-CASE COMPANY Akron. Ohio. Medina, Ohio‘ WE HAVE FOR SALE Mm Sm Ranches. Wel fenced. watered and grassed over. Several im roved and part improved farms. 300 acre Sheep lianc . with good bulldin s. orchard and 200 fine breeding Ewes. 12.000 acres 0 unimproved lands, on easy terms. McClure Stevens Land Co., Cladwin, Mich. Buy farms! in New York State through the Farm Bro- . kers'Association, Inc., an old established organiza- tion which will give you thorou hly reliable informa- tlonnnd servxce‘ Officesithrougilmut‘the State. Write the Central Office at Oneida, N..Y. .for brief list and statelyour requirements. developed farms. 200 acre farm for sale. 2 acres of orchard, 25 acre. of young timber. balance under plow. situated 6 miles west and north of Battle Creek on trunk line road. Land runs up to Bedford village. An ideal dairy farm. J. W. Crawford, R. 7, Battle Creek, Mich. FORD GOVERNMENT BONDS 0R $300. b 1 easy. buys Singers farm. 60 plowing, best soil, 0:15;? an. Mlohlg 1‘ buildings, main road, near 3‘ ll d. Owner203 N. Cedar, Lansing, Mich. Other he‘rgglr‘ml ' 84500.00 k 130 Acre Farm you “at 33% PAS. .15 list on. Write 8081'. 8 n. 2. Lake. Inch. 1800. but». Ewifina we”? {11' ”05105 "'38' ’i‘n‘o." ‘ll . . 0118 ’ ~ nova Ave. Grand Rapids.” 5111132111.? 1:. [Withto Rent’ilugifiea?” shares ovum Eel-WITH. an Geneva Ave... . . ‘* - ‘a .4 ,, . J .. l. l l l , -with his strength of a thousand men is ready to clear your land of. stumps and boulders, to dig your drainage ditch, and to plant your trees. -His name is [M PUNT Red Cross Dynamite . Safe, sure, inexpensive . In this golden year for the farmer, every idle foot of ground you own and do not cultivate is costing you money, and every stump in your fields is not Only making it harder for you to plow and Cultivate, but is occupying valuable land that might be growing crops. Get themout! Pro- gressive farmers are using millions of pounds of Red Cross Dynamite every year to do this and similar work. ' Put the Giant Farm Hand to work for you If your project warrants, we will send a demonstrator to show you the easiest and cheapest way to do your 5 work. See YOur Dealer In any case, find out what the Giant Farm Hand can do” for you — and how. Write for “Handbook of Explosives” WILMINGTON The Giant Farm Hand today. I A III ’ ‘1 , -14: ii! “Di" ...u= @410 “ .~ it)? WAS?! 11-15 )133'1' 7' E. I. du Pont de Nemours 8c Company,- Inc. Sales Dept. : Explosives Division DELAWARE It is now possible to secure a Lasco Tile Silo With the Famous Ladder-Hinge Door Door form. o perfect ladder—- steps 15 inches a.psrt Oslo, obey—any boy can operate. Door always 11 place—no lost oors Lover Look operated by one h Kotohpodonsllsgo perfectly next Does not on, bind or stick. Write for Booklet. Agents Wanted. You can also secure the La 36* Hinge Door with our stave silos. LANSING BILO COMPANY I. CM! 00.. Lansing. MM. :1 Turn . coo-n into hinge-priced beef and dairy products "uh ' Preston 1.53.31.33.11?» ~the silo beautiful that lasts for ages. Patented block ks with notched ends, reinforced with twisted steel Most durable tile construction known. rder now—bulldy silo before the rush Guaranteed Capacity Each is carefully constructed of highest grade steel and designed to give a lasting service regardless of the bumps and jolts of daily trans- portation. To make them easy to clean and keep perfectly sanitary all seams are soldered smooth and the can heavily tinned. The Sturgcs trademark on a can is a guarantee of accurate capacity and a long-lived economical service. Write tor Catalog 46 Sturges & Burn Mfg. Co. Makers of “”654qu Guaranteed “Illinois ' hu.Pl‘COQOIICO-slm 809. name 1». hmrm: Fort Dodge. lows; Uhrlchsvillo.“ Ohio. near-.111“. mcKEY GLAZED TILE snos - 'The Fruit Jar of the Field" 3'09! on March orders. Pay laterwlmn o arrives. and for cata‘lbc Nd. 9. w“ 53 WM; Mi MFG 69.. 7 1 of dealers todis dit ' - . more. “newsman“. Iona. (Continued: from age 349). action on the peace treaty, Much of . this pork spoiled in storage. and the packers are making 11;) their leases by cutting the [mess on hogs. _ “There is too muchI cooperation of the few for the exploitation of the many:" said C. O. Drayton, president of the American Farmers.’ Equity Un- ion. His organization aims to protect the men, women and children on the farms from those who take what the farm folks p1 oduce The Equity Union runs exchanges. The shares‘ are $100 than two shares. It buys old elevators and builds new ones. One exchange in western Kansas was started On farmers’ notes because they did not havelthe money. rAfter paying the members the market price‘ for their products and selling them supplies at the retail price', it has prorated to the members in dividends over $100, 000 in five years. The Equity Unions are now buying supplies through their cential puichasing agency cheaper than .the dealer can buy the same goods from the wholesaler. Competent. local man- ageis are paid a. salary, which takes away any incentive for them to gouge the fa1mers. The Farmers’ Equity Union is organized in fouiteen states and is saving for its members five mil- lion dollars a year. C. G. Patterson, of Utah, gave some interesting information in regard to the sugar beet situation. He said that farmers sell beets to the sugar refiners for $12 a ton and that 300 pounds of sugar are made out Of a ton of beets, therefore making the cost of sugar four cents a pound for the raw mate- rial. The sugar is then sold at eight- een to twenty cents a pound. farmersfl’, said Mr. Patterson, “are rob- bed on one end. and the consumers on the other. ‘The farmers are prepared to produce large quantities of beets, but they do notwant to produce them and then be robbed by profiteers. If some agreement could be reached. the price of sugar could be reducedto more than half of what it now is.” Some of the achievementg of the American Society of Equity were de— scribed by J. B. Houston, of Wiscon- sin. “Five years ago," he said. “a. cheese trust controlled the market and five men set the price on cheese in the state. The Society of. Equity organized a. movement to establish a cheese warehouse; a large number of cooper- ative cheese factbries were banded to- gether and concentrated their ship- ments under one sales agency. Since then they have received higher prices than the trust quotations.” Tobacco growers have had the same satisfac- tory experience with market cooper— ation. Maurice McAulift‘e, president of the Kansas Faimeis Union, said there were 540 chartered cooperative busi- ness associations of farmers in Kan- sas. The Farmers’ Union does a com- mission business at the Kansas City Stool; Yards, selling live stock,_ and has been able to prorate back to the producers twenty-fi'tre per cent of the commission. 'The organized Kansas farmers hold their annual conference at the capital at the opening of the legislative session, and prepare a plat- form of demands.so‘ that the-legisla- ture knows exactly what they want and they usually get the legislation they demand. State Grange Master Ketcham, of Michigan,- emphasized one problem that is confronting crease of unfriendliness on the part of Well organized movem ”his 11; apiece and no member can own more “The Amelican falmeis; 6, 000, 000 rfarms in the nation. We have - got to have tiuth and- sincerity back of - We must be careful - that the..represenbatives of farmers be real bonafide farmers. " stop until eveiy farm boy and girl has ‘ just as good school facilities as the ‘ city ch11d1 en ” continued M1. Howard. "Fertility of the land and good citi- zens go together. tion is one of the big pioblems con- fronting the nation. on the farfm is a thousand times bet— " ter than ‘back to the farm. ' ” our demands. 111m of the National Farmers’ buildings"; . .ed for cooperation with headquarters at Seattle. Inst year the union did a buSiness of $600, 000, 000 and in ten years it has prorated back to the mem- bers in dividends male than they have put into it. wholesale supply house in Portland and has saved the members twenty per cent on their s11pplies. sor,_Md., urged the cooperation of the horticultural societies of the eastern 5 The vice-president of 2-4210 National; .Farmers’ Union, A. D Swift, 01. Greé : gon, said the three states of Oregon, 1. ALWashington and Idaho, were organic-T The organization has a, .1 A. P J‘snader, secretary of the Mt. ~ Qlivet Fruit Company, of New Win8-_ states, in buying and selling to their members spray implements and mate? rials. SenatoriMiles Pointlexter, of Wash- ington state, said that an experienced , practical farmer should-be selected to head the Department of Agriculture. and that “farmers should be given that freedom of action necessary to obtain the greatest possible legitimate re- sults.” He opposed government own- ership and paternalism, saying that wheneyeu break down the principle of individual ownership and reward, you destroy the conditions which have made the country the leader among nations An outstanding feanue of the con? Ieience was a brief .1d IL ' tb 31".”“nl‘hmm‘fla m h ' :3 ' “ CHICKS season since] . Are booklngorders > ', . Wotauit'm! '3 order dh‘cfiwmmuzm now for Spring delivery booklet and testimonials. Fannronr Karenina, Box 12. Freeport. Mich pom» IIGIIA'I'OI 60.. Box 91 . lacineflis. . DA V cm mucus “’i , B U F F L E G H O R N S gnnrgnteed é: 1.5310 gin-s E883 $3! Got My hatch-o may as choice cooker-01583.00 each. 1313 332.50 per-15, 312.00 ‘ c “g— T- 00 - C- - “I. "DIV B b Chicks 20 ounce can Catalogue free. 1498-. 3- C- t R. C. Reds. W. Wyan. per 100. 8- .V .. Lake Side Stock &Fruit Farm. Pinoknoy.Mleh. ‘ .«J/ sue a w. Orp. Catalo: rm. Ilby chicks; Standard Bred s. e. White and Brown WNW!“ 3- ‘9 WJM Also En lish White Leghorns. Bred to la ,lar e 0 “Ms“: :amr'n'wu‘ ‘1' sari ab RANGE}: fisherman; Ch“ ‘5‘ UP ouroor .reooa osuow .l. 15 _ tkve ‘VOLVEBIfifi HATOHERY' 11.2, Zaelnnd. Mich: “fiscal! at tlow 5:31:31; uogd. llfiggtgdo‘ljtilltyf , xhibition tfi3p§°3t1§d fitoc .G 16 variatieks. Erosion: ' d B e . ens. no 5, ur eye. ease. 00 yo 0 '“b’ muck“ fifiggifwill’tfinfiffig $3312.33 egrgliy. Avoid disappointment. Stain a up resisted. S. C Rhode Island «Beds; 'Bdok'orde early. I have Bookmu Hatchery, 28 E. Lyon, Gun Rap Mich” l Home flaw-cum. m. mcusnron Fm ‘ ‘ cflastint. {ox-l ’ . n .butnnhonest . modern noubetor sold «.33.» qualify-y. Rain 7011th .ehlckl in the Home Mme. I I taken ov t 0 Fall: Cove arms» k bus on. _ ‘ mokflfiumflwr 3:3 Brianne?- 3mm Fem. , fl“. liffiofi FOWlOY’3 Bl!“ Rm .28“: n2: ”33$ ‘ m "51% A, g A . mm. a. s. FOWLER. fianfi‘iord. fies. “from ' , “anh~.§mfl_ fl ‘ c/Waqa m trol o For Dormant Sprayin Curl and other similar orchard troubles. Don’t Pay Freight'on Water. 163 MAIN STREET, Manufacturers of Special Dust Mixtures. All Kinds of Spray Mdterials and Sulphur. DUST ERS and DUST MIXTURES: have Proved of such value in practical commercial Use for the con- insect pests and fungus diseases that every year many more successful fruit growers are finding the Dusting method indispens- able in making summer application, not alone on account of the results accomplished but because dusting is so mUch faster and cleaner it has proven itself about % less expensive than spraying when both labor and materials are taken into consideration. Send today for our free book on dusting and find out just what Dust Machines and Materials to use to protect. A pples, Peaches. Pears. Cherries. Strawberries. Grapes. Potatoes. etc. Our 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 Material: with the Niagara, Duster. 8' Niagara Soluble Sulphur Compound (The original Soluble Sulphur in powder form) ~ dissolves instantly in hot or cold water. Assurcs clean 'l‘op-oLthe-Markchll‘ruit. Absolutely the best. spray material for the control of San Jose Scale. Peach Leaf This year it actually costs less than any other sulphur spray material. Send for Free Spray Calendar and get our prices. c/l/I’agam SPRAYER COMPANY MIDDLEPORT, N. Y. Dusting Machinery for Orchard. Vineyard and Field. P i1 _ ngrch-ardsl ‘Br I. gwMatt/zéws .. HOSE who have large orchards when your pruning, knife is sharp and The’ facts of the case are thatthe man spends a good share-\of his time in tak- ing care of this orchard, prunes ‘ it when he has achance and no other usually, say when asked as to' the proper. time of year gwhen' ‘ pruning should be. done, ' “lThe best .. time of year to prune an apple tree is . your pruning saw has been fitted.” l ever, in most farm orchards is done: in the latter part of February and March because of the fact that other year. There is much discussion as to. whether the small farm orchard should be retained. Some economists‘claim the small farm orchard cannot be given sufficient care to make it pay. More- OVer, it requires a spraying outfit and if the trees are of a number of differ- ent varieties, it means that the entire orchard cannot be sprayed at the same time, but that it must be' done piece- meal. They reason that it would be better business all the way round for the general farmer to buy what firuit he needs and to cut down the lousy old trees and make them up into axe and hammer handles or -wood. It is our opinion however, that small farm orchards contribute a good bit to the pleasure of living on the farm and lend variety to the bill of fare, yet one of two things must be done, Either the orchard must be cut down or the owner must prune it, spray it, and take care of it. I have heard peo- ple say: “If I have to go to putting any spray on my trees in order to get apples, I will cut the trees down." Yet the fact of the matter is, that apple trees require both spraying and prun- over ’ ‘. If the seed you . planted in good ‘1 ‘ ground did not p _, ' . . produce, would . 75 you plant that same kind of seed again Then why replace a broken porcelain plug with another porcelain plug? The Splitdorf Spark Plug—break-proof and leak-proof—“The Plug with the Green Jacket” ——has no porcelain to break to put it out of commission and make a new plug necessary. East India Ruby Mica.exclusively is used-for insulation, and unlike porcelain it never chips, cracks or breaks. rect plug for YOUR engine.‘ , es. This let the sunlight in but it ing in Order to produce a crop that will work is pressing. The pruning, how-'. work presses at other times in the . ' “:eiroi‘trloi'z‘ezw J prepare ' d a general . CATALOG. '-_ ‘ , . I whichexprease'sth‘e ideals and— traditions as the are now known at Windermoor ' ouse. From , an agricultural standpomi it is com. prehensive and all-embracing. ' . ’ STOKES SEEDS are gathered in . train the world’s most expert grow- vers. Butour services arenotlimited _ to seeds alone. Flowers, plan . trees. garden furniture. .toos an ‘- qui menstaggrfie breg animal;i1 bee - tan ' esan a- a any other things are includes;e « Write. TODA Y fora copy. The edition is necessarily liniited. ‘ 's'roxss'sssn FARMS co.. Growers, ~ Windomoorfnm .Moormowu. N. J; warrant their being retained in a pro- duction role. . , A few common principles of pruning are: First, do not cut the backbone entirely out of the tree“. The old idea of pruning was to cut the middle out of the tree, retaining the lo'wer limbs with their laterals as hearing surfac- made' a tree that developed weakness, especially in its ability to withstand storms. These lateral limbs Would grow and when they were weighted- down with fruit it would not take very much of a wind to break down a limb. In the later day pruning, the central part of the tree is retaiiied. Second, limbs that cross should be cut away, of difference between a tree butcher There is a special type ,Splitdorf Green Jacket Spark Plug best suited for your engine—With the right Splitdorf Plug, once installed, you simply forget spark plug trouble; . Write for booklet that will show you the cor-l SPLITDORF ELECTRICAL Co. 93 Warren Street. Newark, N. J. sunlight into the tree as possible. Some tree pi'une'rs think that the measure of their pruning is the size of the brush pile they leave at the foot of the' tree. It may be suggested, however, in passing that there is a great deal and a tree primer. A‘ good rule to fol- low is not to cut off a limb without a good reason for it. Third, tall trees some more to pick the apples from an excessively tall tree as compared to one that is low down. Some make the mistake of cutting off lower branches, thinking thereby to make it possible for the horses to work closer to the tree. This is a very serious mistake since the soil in the orchard is of little use as a. crop producer and it does not trunks with hames and whiffletrees to, spoil a. tree. ‘ It is much better tokeep too far from a, tree than too close to is . an eyesore to man e tre‘e- - thefcrachs . ," All. THE MONEY GET OUT OF YOU R MAN U RE m. iglmumw i 1,: Do . you know that ' :4 r over 80% of the . Ammonia in Ma- nure is Nitrogen? .. " Alargepart islostby _ ‘1 gamratign. which our:2 “ full {whiff}? value of the manure reta l gricu/fllral. Gyps 11 In a which absorbs and which retains the Ammonia until it is ready to by the plantaasafood. Everydollar'oworthot * Agrloultural Gypsum USED ON THE MANURE FILE WILL RETURN THREE DOL- LAR’S WORTH OF NITROGEN TO Tin: son. Let us tell you more about it- - write toda for our book! “AngerUIl'TURAL smug?" "aim «mu imam mm , ‘IHNUOI’NIM a .7 V. " since it is necessary to get as much, " ' ‘ ’ l :. Special Book?!" l - -— pl’apkfnlidgmwfq ‘ FIT: Order your 1920 ornamental fruits and trees and plants. now- Your order reserved 1: fluent prices} and shipped in time to..- agent; iii-puns. for 75 yenra we have been known for ' Plants That’Gi-ow," und‘foii‘ (iodine. E resoorfrei t 'd ywhore t afghan. River 5: oprdlir :3 ‘8 or n33. should be headed back some. It costs ‘ wasyamsam take very much barking of limbs or - b with puma-adorn. . mo. 00. 1520, A '0 , ‘ If . var Gwdlpglu“. PM Hills. ' etc? 31:10“ Cal-We; m» bml‘led}862. ‘ it. Fourth, the most important print" ciple of all in pruning is Itoeinaliefth‘eq cuts on the limbs as. close to the trunk ,3 'as possible. A long protrudin‘gf'stub caller‘s-4 .. e-i A . g- , mummy f i I no ,ki‘uiiless'bneihas one or two special- chard pruning demonstration, I went » to prune trees Iwould rather use the .efit the trees more, although it does _' Iowa State. College, Amos, lowa. tools; may: attended my 11er or- home and comnienced to prune some. trees. with the old hand saw. After I had pulled out a lung or two and a teaspoonfuljof sawdust, I made up my ' mind that if this was theproper way axe close to the‘ surface of the soil. I fdund out, however, that the handsaw is not a very desirable tool for tree pruning. Its set is too narrow and the saw always binds in green wood. A pruning saw that can be set to anyl angle desired is a tool that will pay; fer itself in one day in the added work[ it will enable the operator to accom-' plish. A pair of pruning shears is al-l so desirable for use on small limbs,l but one should not allow himself to be tempted to use it on a limb that is too large, because 'while it may cut the limb, the shears may be eliminated in the act. ‘ Some pruners, especially amateurs, practice putting some kind of mate— rial on the out, such as paint, creosote and so forth; but if the cuts have been properly made, the healing-over proc- ess is not hastened to any extent by the addition of the preservative. Since many people associate the treatinent of the trunks with pruning the trees, it may be well to call atten- tion to the fact that whitewashing, does but ltitle good, except as it guides: the eye of some nocturnal visitor"; searching for an apple tree in the au; tumn twilight. When you whitewash the trunks of the trees—don’t. Put on limesulphur instead. It will ben- notmake quite such a good guide. It the farm orchard is worth any1 thing at all, it must be given some care to justify its retention. Wise pruning is one of the factors that makes for a good yield. Cut out dead limbs first, and then live ones that are out of place. Above all, be sure that the cuts are made as close to the trunk as possible so that healing maybe rap- id. A tree well pruned is also injured much less by insects than one whose limbs are dense, damp and dark. Hmsremrmasmm SCHOLAR- SHIP. . (COntinued frOm page 379). in charge of general dairy extension work in the state. . was from the Iowa State College of Agriculture and took his post-graduate work at the Universiy of Missouri. Mr. Burlingham, since completing ' his course, has been in chlfi‘ge of the state work in Nebraska and for two years was in charge of dairy extension work in eleven central states, representing the Dairy Division of, the United States Department of Agrirulture. He is at present associate editor of Hoard’s Dairyman. ~" . 'L. W. Wing, Jr., winner of the scholarship in 1913, was from the Uni- versity of Missouri. Mr. Wing com- pleted one-half of his post-graduate work at Cornell University and sur- rendered the scholarship when it was half completed, to accept a position as instructor in dairying at the Univers- ity of Missouri. He has more recently been instructor in dairying at the Ore- gon State Agricultural College, at Cor4 valiis. ., ‘ . Mr. C. L. Blackman, winner of the _ scholarship in 1914, was from Maine. He took his post-graduate workat the Mr. Blackman .. entered -county agent work and}. has rgce‘natly been givenwoharge. of 1 mm goon} few‘trees is, uphill“- How Many Miles From a Tire ? Do you know what mileage you get from a tire? . Do you know what mileage modern tires should give? If not, get a Miller Tire. W’atch the mileage. Compare it with the tires you use. It may change your whole idea on tires. Twice Better Miller experts, in the past few years, have almost doubled our tire mileage. ‘ In our factory tests, which are extreme, we average 15,000 miles on Miller Cords, and 8,000. to 9,000 miles on Miller Fabric Tires. Countless users, even on trucks, report 20,000 to 25,000 miles. 'Geared-to-the-Road Registered U. S. Patent Qficc Many large users are mak- ing. million-mile comparisons between all leading makes and Millers. And Miller Tires are winning. Make One Test A Miller Tire will Show the maximum mileage under your conditions. The mileage will depend on size, on load, onroad and care. But you will \learn what you should get on your car, and it may surprise you. 50% More Miles Green 8: Swett Co. of Boston mode hundrodo of compuioonl on hi: can. They found that tire users. by adopt- in: Millers. increased their tire mile- age from 50% to 75%. And they oliminutod blowouts. miller'l’it’es Now Everywhere Discussed Cords or Fabrics You will find that the tread - 'outlasts the tire. . ' YOu will find Miller Tires uniform. Every tire is signed by maker and inspector. Both are penal.zed if a tire falls down. ‘ New-Day Tires Millers are the new-day tires. We have spent ten years per- fecting them. In six years the demand has multiplied ten-fold. Last year alone it increased $11,000,000. Just because of the extra mile— age Miller users get. You should know these tires. They are saving millions of dollars to tire users. They are showing that defects can be avoided, and that tires can be dependable. Test at Miller Tire. If you buy a new car, insist on Miller Tires. Twenty mak— crs now supply them without extra cost. THE MILLER RUBBER CO. Akron, Ohio Trend Patented Center fiend smooth with suction cup, for firm hold on wet as— phnlt. Geared- fo-Ule- Road side tread- nuh like cozu in dirt. I Will Pay More .5. I For only $16.25 you - can get these ‘two unbeatable machines, , . mums. frei ht paid ; . east of the acids]. :13 -— ‘ a mi: it not ' t "t‘fl‘i‘fl' on N11 ill. 4 Manson. Machines ' ., Freight Paid For ,;- . ‘ '1»: I in: mm»: ‘ ' ' Glitch gem: bell for only 2322' Wisconsins have hot water I beat, double walls, air Space betwee - of fluid. select, ololl' CALIFORNIA REDWOOD. not pine, ' Flimous for High Stundurd. Utility, 3“” Quall§$3fivndetleaLeghommBockm C hix Beds yandottoa Anoonan,Minorcas __ an: an”. ‘ firsthand . . u or too. . . e . Prospect Ave” Cleveland. ilh‘igo. £85 lad Whit. La; h Cook- Buff Leghorn owls, froma Ill) Buzz-twain. Booking orders for eff. and chicks. . . . DILWILL "fiBMITH. Petersbun, Mich. . »- Barred Books . . My Cthh Aprfl’:§lfl' ~e25‘"ip,€l§d°rtr“‘i¥r‘°’ P} . ROE, Jere-go. 131 Why Take Chances" ‘Mr. C. L. Burlingham, winner in 1912, I ishod in natural color—not painted to cover up cheap. shoddy material. . . . - Shi' complete with thermometers, egg tester, lamps, everything but the Oil. This is the best I 0“ you can buy. If you don't find it satisfactory after I buy ‘un FOR *IT I Wisconsin INCUBATOR coMPAmr, III-IIIIIIIIIIIIII Barred Rocks ‘5... a. .n Jv‘ ‘ ‘ ‘7“ 3'“ that. man- 9 Find Out What '. . An incubator Is Made of , Before you Btu; Send .10: our Free Catalog and I we Will send you a sample of I the material used in Wiscono sin Incubators and Brooders. I Then you Will know which machines are built best, which . will last longest and which will - give you the most value for our moneg.V One good hatch wil pay . for a 'isconsm outfit and ore. Why take chances? We give you - an 0M m... _. , _, mm. California Redwood GUARANTEE . I glass doors, copper tanks and boilers, self regulating. Nursery under egg tray. Made I paper or other flimsy material. Incubator fin- I Incubator and Brooder . 30 days’ trial, send it back. Don't I ti! on t our new 1920 catalo fully describing this prize Winning outfit. WRITE ODE. You can't make a zigiistake in buying a Wisconsin. 0n the market 16 years. I Box 82 Racine, Wis. I III-II III-III...- B-A-B-Y C-H-I-C-K-S t Whit-e Longhorns: also. Brown Leghorns. giggliefilnorcas. Roda. Rocks. and Wyandottes. Send for circular and Price List. CRESCENT EGG COMPANY. The flufiy lively kind, the kind Baby Ch“: that live and grow. Hatched in the most modern incubators hullt.a l eggs are from pure blood farm stock. . Catalogue an. price list 63h. mailed o X“ 8&0]! HATQHERY. Norwalk. 0. Allegan. Mich. NOBWA L _ _ ‘ fior 81.76. 100 hens laid 10 mm a. hunt? 1o-vm ‘ " Big, Strong, Vigorous Chicks that will live and grow Ind be a. pleasure and satisfaction to you. Make Poultry Profitable with a thoroughbred flock of Ovie's Day Old Chicks. Hatched in a Mammoth Hatchery under care of expert operators. 14 Leading Varieties Safe delivery guaranteed by P. P. prepaid. Send for free catalogue today. OVlE’S HATCHERY CO. 24 State Street MARION. IND. Barre!1 “ly. lint-ks Chicago winners. Giea1_winterlay- ers. 100 ( hoicv (‘ot-kr-rels. Eggs fm‘halt'hu‘g. Prices personable. Fal-isfm-liunRuulirzmteod. 28th year. G. IIIA RL HOOVER. . CHICKS AND EGGS Rose and Single (1011in R. l. Reds. Barred Plymouth Rooks. Superiurvulor. Prnlifiv Layers. Prepaid by pnrr‘el post and safe delivery guaranteed. Illustrated catalog l'rt-v. INTERLAKI‘IS FARM, Box 39. Lawrence, Mich CHICKS C'HICKS 12.000 chicks a peek after Mnr.20. Grand laying strains utility S. 0. ll liite' Lo horns and Mottled Anconas. Strong. sturdy chicks s upped everywhere parcel post guaranteed safe ill'l‘lt'il’l in lots 25:50; or more, 12th, seasgi, order now. Fine flee catalogue. ,- W. AN APPLEDOHN, R. 7. Holland, Mich. Ch‘CkS Bred-to-liuy and Exhibition 8 C. W. Leulmrns. stock that produced the win- ners in the state demonstration farm work. \Vlnners at Detroit. Toledo and 0“ City, Pa. Shows. 810.50 per 50, 8‘20 per 100 895 permit Safe dellverv tage paid. Sunnybrook fimnltry Farm. Hi] sdale, Mich Chicks that Live :15 per 100 as gag my; Semi for catalog. . SNOVVELAKE POULTRY FARM. R. 1, Grand Rapids. Mich. , “T Eggs from rlze winning Barred Rocks. 2, 3- E“: on cockerelli and 1 ullet and 1 pen at Ypillan- ti and 2 porktarel ‘i‘méi if). pul letiat A)??? léléa class‘gfm. Oookoresan u esorisae rom 0.13%? pa:- utting. Georpge H.‘ Campbell. R5, Ypsilol - . Mich. Additional Poultry Add. on Pm 391 M A’l‘TH EVVR, IND. 11 Hi x 1 x . i For the experience of our organization which includes over a thousand men located in all parts of thecountry- is summed up in the .4 different types of Saginaw silos that we are offering this year. Because of our knowledge of silo conditions, our resources and manufacturing facilities we are able, to build these 4 different ~ types and you are assured of - the best silo service in any one of these 4 Cairo, Ill. SAGINAW snos Saginaw “ . ' I o . W I 335555251. ,' Were you to spend a l1fe $33,591 time designing and building a silo we believe that your silo would be very much like one of these 4 Saginaws. Write us today for Saginaw silo booklets describind the complete Saginewlx'ne. Address Dept. 10 The McClure Company Satin. w . '1'!!! Cross- Truss Saginaw silos. Saginaw, Mich. Saginaw Len dem- BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY Change of Copy or Cancellations much reach us Ten Days before date of publication Wildwood Farms Ang‘uJ' Home of Edgar oi Dalmeny one of the world‘s greatest sires. He produced Erodemas, 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 Smithiield (Eng) fat stock show in Dec. 1919. (The latter is England’s equirilent of our Chica- go International. ) Edgar is now an American Citizen, and is here for the purpose of bettering the breed in this country Edgar’ s calves are as yet too young to ofier for sale but they are a promising lot and are being spoken for fast. We have a few choice young buhlls by Black Monarch III who won the lie State Fair Grand ( hampionship in 1914—1915c—1916.still for Ia Oeur herd is under State and Federal supervisiou' A visit will interest you. write for particulars. WILDWOOD FARMS ORION, MICHIGAN W. I. SCRIPPS. Prop. Sidney Smith'.Supl. wooncorr ANGUS BREEDERS or MANY INTERNATIONAL WINNERS INCLUDING THE UNDEFEATED CALF HERD OF 1919 Write for 1920 Bull sale list. WOODCOTE STOCK FARM IONIA. MICH_ ' Aberdeen Angus. Seven bulls from Registered four to twehe months old. Plenty of size. best. of breeding Prices‘ reasonable. Come and see them. Inquire F. J. WLI BER. Clio, Mich. GUERNSEY BULLS FOR SALE Atte Boy of Maple Crest born ApriL1919. Sire Imp. Spotswood Sequel AR RAIQ .R. daughters Darn imp. Albiuia price 8175..00AP1-ide's Ma 11y King of Avondale born June 19l9 Sire Noras Hay King of Bailey Falls 00dam Queens Pride of Barriton A R. price 9150 Avondale Farms, 1» Mommas! W" 111’? 1.793% in? a. t.'l'l'1e1r nether- strep e den n'ade 15,100.16 Wayne, Mich. V ' Imm ma. ‘* [Reg istered Guernseys A nicelgy marked four months old bull 0.3.“ F. E. HUBSON. Ronni 307 M. 0.11.11. DepotBuilding. Detroit, Michigan. REG. GUERNSEY’S The best of breedin at prices you will pay—for good bulls—and bull caV yes—we can '1'. beat. the best J. V..WILLIAMS No. Adams, Mich. Federal inspected herd. BuIIZyrs. GuernSCys old 5. son of Imp Spotswood Be- quel dam'.sA R. recor 419. 34.b f. classG. Bulloalt 81110 9. old. ebull calves 2 to 5'1 mos. old. Satistactlon guaranteed G. W. 111.11 GRay Albion, Mich. G U E R N S EY Sidfflglfi‘rfig Containin blood of world champions. . HICKS'GUERN BY FARM. Saginaw. \V. S. Mich uernsey Bull Calf. Linded of Walter viPohipfis Farm. Born May 2-1919 $100. (X) {.0 ig-rmin ham. W alter Phipps Farm, 80 Alofred Btv DetroitJMich. Re istered Guernsey bull Calves, also! F 01' sale yongng cows May Rose breeding cheap it taken soon John Ebola It 2. Holland, Michiga a.n Holsteins Blaze the, trail to Success and Profit Read what a succesful 60-year-old dai- ryman said: “I have made the greater 'part of my money since I was 45. U to that timeI was bus making mista es about cows. The dif iculty is that some dairymen neglect the‘Black—and—White’ facts. Any farmer “who will study the supremac oi Holstein- Friesian cattle as rofita le milk producers, and as uapurpose cattle, will soon steer his course by the star that leads to profita- ble dairy operatidnsfl’ Our free booklet-s fully and convincing- lylsup l the study material. Send for t em 0 ay. ‘ THE HOLSTElN-FRIESIAN A58°CIATIDN 164 Hudson Street ° Brattleboro. Vermont: GRADE UPQ’RYOUR HERD with a _en . rainy. each year many 11111110115 that will result in strong lainbs. plenty of milk for the newly-dropped lamb, and a. thrifty condition of the eWes. I‘ have seen ewes that were slightly droopy and tending toward lifelessness completely changed in’justa t‘ew days by a little different care. . ' ‘ _ One essential thing is to give the ewes sufficient eXercisaf We never kept the ewes clOser confined more than a. day or so before the lambs were dropped. of a. large lot, or access to-a pasture field if the weather Was anything but If necessary force them to go outdoOrs. can. ‘be fed outdoors. I have talgen ewes out and driven them about the lot in the morning forexercise, and occasionally down into the woodlot. Sheep seem to like the cover of a woodlot in both winter and summer. - Water and salt are both essential to ewes. them nearly all the time. The best ar- rangement I have ever found was a need filling about every two or three weeks. Sheep can go Without water longer than most of our domestic ani- mals, but it is neither beneficial or de- sirable for them to be cut off from their water supply for more than a. few hours. Ewes without water accessi— ble when they desire it, are likely to be troubled with constipation and this should be religiously avoided near lambing. The! need and will drink fresh water twice a day, and if the water is colder than fresh well water and cannot conveniently be warmed it will be well to have the water acces- sible all during the day so they can take it in small amounts. Constipation may be caused by feed- ing too much dry feed. Bran is excel- lent to feed it one has nothing but dry feeds to give, oilmeal'is good also. If peeisu S1110 pne- 11qu esn 01 non 991' with t e other roughage, at least anti constipation is overcome. Succulent feeds are excellent and relished by the ewes ; roots, such as the mangels, are highly beneficial in the winter, as is also good. silage. This is a critical time in the ewe’s life and proper care is essential. A large flock“ of ewes is .inclinedto crowd through a narrow door or pas- sageway. At this stage, they are like ly to be seriously injured by crowding. Handling ’them quietly and forcing them to pass through in single file Will tend to avoid injuries. In fact, ewes near lambing should be handled 'as quietly as possible. They are often of very excitable nature, and anything tending toward excitement ought to be avoided. Dogs are especially obnoxious at this time, so that in case there are anyoin the neighborhood that are like- ly to be bothersome it may be advis- able to kéep the ewes shut in at night. We lost some six or seven head One year which were merly chased by dege- leSs than five minutes. None were in- jured to any extent, but the intense be enough to cause their death Within two days. I tell you it is a sickening sight to go 'out in the sheep. lot and witness the ravages of a worthless cur or two, whether it is at lambing or any other time.- VJ. L. J. A single. female potato beetle is cap- sninmer‘ it takes a. little over a month... for these to develop into adult beetles. creaso in pumbers enormously. .; It has been estimated that as.» tato crop of the mfluyfimfi . , detailing the ewes .l should have the kind or attention . They always had the run . In pleasant weather they. . They ought to have salt before . sheltered box in one corner of the lot - and another in the sheep barn; these . corn is the only grain being fed it will ‘ , daughters start. to -e shthen eXcitement just at that time proved to m}, , Eager-11:” “from 2011625 iron“; able of producing between 1,800 and ._ * 1,900 eggs during its life. During mid- "militia!!! on.“ Win "._ U. 5. Government Won: powder mixed in Iced innate! at. h gird)“ angmnzfilngr thebee m to; Agfieultmloconegg’ live 30c Devil om Capsules fail Oorld o ”Ironwork“ the Mimi (you to.“ wthepmhu Bmmunmageuwfnhothhoaudm L Blue Devil Capsules for Sheep 100 Blue Devil beau.) completeutum ments as nod prepaid-only "$600 r ‘ ther aegDevil {or W02 . 819°: mm H... ...... with“... day receiv Charles M. Hick & Company Dept. 114 177 N; Sm. Shale-39.19. L I C C _ Holstem-F r1es1an Cattle Herd Headed by » Segis Pontiac Be Nijlander A32 2111. grandson of Michigan‘ 5 reat35-lb,chen1 on.‘ 3‘: 33': 18313331138211.121w ‘33..“ng .311... a me-rne Farms, Whig“ Pigeon, Mich". Traverse Herd We have what you want in BULL CALVES. the large fine growthy type. luaranteed’ right “in every way. They are from high producing A .B. O. ancestors. Dem's records up to 80 11.5.1111» for pedigrees and quotations. stating about age TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL Traverse City, Mich.‘ For Sale 86°12?!“ cows and three heifers. reg". L. P. STAUTZ. Manchester. Michigan. GET A BETTER BULL ‘- WINNWOOD HERD _ 31112121111115 or Registered Holstein - Friction c1111.; We have bull calves ready for service and snow crop of baby bulls coming on of esMaplecrést breed- 111g.We have one of tpore bred herds in Michigan and this w I be “the lest ehmee buy sons of Flint Ma lecrest Boy. cheap. For his winter and m‘ will all go on yearly team We‘ ev‘vn them all will develop them Don’t Wait. a heritable note . , 6 same as cash to us and our Dfleé will be right Tell us your wants. . : ‘ JOHN H. WINN. Alfie.) Lock Box 248. Rommel» Mich ' HOLS NS QF. WA! ITY A few 1.11.111qu mmeflgum - 3:11P} ascribe the has: .' tomrehab fifi hookups. filehg‘ 3111131131 1 hag for . Hence if they are unmolested they lie - . j ‘17 Continued from page 354) may oficlals have systematically glv- . éll Wmms to business men in con- nuance and have vaguely threatened to ‘ remove a factory to some other local- ' . ity “unless the business men joined in ' helping squelch the tarniers move- ment for a better price.” ‘ The methods employed by the sugar men were designed to hide the profits , they were making. According to con- fidential letters, two statements on financial conditions were made; one for the home office and the other for the general public, and the farmers in particular. The above statements show the tes- timony presented by Mr. Dakan to prove that the growers should organ- ize strongly in every producing section and that these sections should be fed- erated into an efficient national organ- ization since the same sugar trust ex- tends its. interests throughout the country. He pointed out how that in .. Colorado before the farmers were'or~ ganized, the same sugar company was paying the farmers in one valley $3.00 per .ton less for their beets than the farmers in an adjacent valley. Since organizing farmers have secured better conditions for unloading, disnutes over weight and tare have in almost every case been settled to the satisfaction of the grower, and bette1 prices have been secured Mr. Dakan added that the testimony of seventy-two growers from his state, when presented to Mr. Hoover, so convinced the former food administrator of the justness of the farmers’ claim that a larger allowance was authorized to be paid for beets. All indications point to high sugar prices for four or five'yeafs hence. This is the concensus of opinion of men who are in close touch with sugar market conditions. In order that the farmers may get a just share of the profits resulting from the satisfying of the market it is essential that they organize. It is also of importance to have active 01gan1zat1ons when the price of suga1 begins to fall, in order to prevent the price of beets f1om tumbling to unwarrantedly low levels. Hon. A. B Cook, of Shiawassee coun- ty, was called upon and in his response declared that while be perhaps had grown beets for a longer period of time than any other man present, he has decided not to grow any more un- til he can sign an agreement, in which it states that the terms have been agreed upon by a joint committee or growers and manufacturers. WHO PAYS TAX? N a. recent number in answer to an inquiry to this department, it was stated that taxes assessed would be an incumbrance within the meaning of a covenant against .incumbrances from the time of the meeting of the board of review. In this we were in error. The taxes are a liability of the person against whom they are assess- ed from the time the tax is assessed but do not become a lien upon the property until the tax roll is deliv able to the treasurer for collection, which in the case of city taxes is 1131.1! ally the first of July, and in the case of township, county, school, and state taxes, is the fiISt of December. In case of a sale of. the property before payment could be made to the treas- urer, the fact that such tax is a debt of the party against whom it is assess- ed does not make it a breach of the covenant against incumhrances, and the seller is not liable for the tax to the buyer. While the city or town- ship could compel the seller to pay, the boar could not. 3. B..R. 'any one of them. give it. giving you service. The Braender Dealer Is A Good Man ' to Know The dealer who oflers you BRAENDER TIRES is basing his recommendation upon something more than the desire to make a sale. There are 227 makes of tires for him to choose from and he could probably make sales for BUT—he offers you BRAENDER TIRES because he knows that the conscientious su- pervision and inspection of the BRAENDER product will put extra miles under your car. He knows that not every tire maker can give . his product this personal attention and he. knows that some makers are not willing to He positively knows that it is this. personal supemsion which counts most in The BRAENDER dealer is a good man to know, for he must measure up to the same high standards which we insist on for BRAENDER TIRES. Michigan Hardware Company, Grand Rapids, Mich. Braender Rubber & Tire Co. Factory: Rutherford, New Jersey \ U 1- 1.: Qt Ci $546 was the average price paid for all Guernsey: cold at public auction in 1919. This f1 cure indicates the buyers' black eEtlmaaion of the /volueol the American Guam, enu- mub. loo l mu». 11.11. 4 Nearest Dams 32.46 lbs. Bull Born November 14, 1919 Color—nearly boil and bolt Site’s Dam :-Butter7 Do I 3232:1111: 7 D11 I 552.401Averageper cent. Fit 4.68 y Siro‘ 11 Sire' s Dam :- Butter 7 Do 40 .32, Milk 7 Boy 3 611120; Butter 30 Days 13,635. 22: Milk 30 Ddys 2695.8 Dem:- Butter 7 Don 26.61: Milk 7 boys 532.9. Dom':sl)om ~Butur7no 330.59: 111117 565. 00: Butler 30 boys 124.1% M11): 30 Days 233‘ .6 she heads a combination of three mm m. otions of thirty pound cows. Prhammtmbxm. W run:- 1:... emu, ma. mount! 8 which A Real Bull Young bull nearly ready for service from a 19 lb. jr. 3 yr. old daughter of Alcartra Pontiac Butter Boy (136933). The heifer has a 31 lb. darn she also has a 31 lb. sister who has a 33 lb. daughter that gave over 100 lbs. of milk a day. gets 99‘ white daon Flint H. S 21 .ll $50 561 lb. milk in 7gdnys. Maplo(‘ .K. 11. 311333315 gave 1212 lb. butter 25106 lb. milk I yr. Terms M. L. KOLAULIN, Redford. Michigan. EGIST ERED Holstein bulls sired l K RAlcartra Pontiacmm of the 3’10 000 bdll; gillswzglg‘n‘: .0. cows. 0. H. Glddlngs, Gobleiille. Milk cLunvsTocxrnam A Seml-Offlcal Bred Bull to Head ' our on! Maplecrest Aaphcatlon Pontiac No.132652, heads ur Herd His dam‘s record is 1344.3lbs..butter. 23,421.12 lbs. milk in 365 da. 8 and 35.103 lbs. butter and Write for pedigree. 515. 6 lbs. milk in 7 aye. SlNDLINGER BROS. 3513;311:111": 333$} toward: “#2:? WP" we Odessa, Mich. R. BRUCE MoPl-IERSON. Howoll. ”loll. . ..:-.== 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 Bucca Lassie Jean Butter 33. 05 Milk 721. Dom. Fine large cow now on test making 23 lbs. Price 0150.001f sold at once. A. W. COPLAND.Bi1-nfinghon1. Mich. Herd under [tote and federal supervision. dBNRlDA FARM BULL CALF, BORENS DEC. 31, 1919 Sire: King Flint. who combines the blood lines Milka-11:11 013 3330 o 30 3m 11 “ Dom: Is a gig 1341mm any can. S cows, 4 two yr. olds, '3 yearlings. 3 light Cornucopia Colamha. 'Mrs. W. K. SEXTON, Howell, Mich. Reg. Holstein Bull. 3 yr. old kind on - For ssht Agrandaon of Mich. Chumpiondllsgolg. cow Pontiac Do lander and M brother to state champion {1‘2 11-. i”old Pauline De Ni lander 261110. butter. 437 be milk. Two dams ave. 31. lb .bubboronl 681le. m ilkond Mlbo. of butter in 30 days. Also six choice]: bred cows in calf to 1111010 bul. J. TAYLOR GAGE. Manchester. Mich. Eel tel com Reg. 11 o 3:111:01an priced “‘33-.“9‘ m 1h.8ul:§o‘:lokuh.b mimi. Bonny.“ than 1m“ saw 19 Reg. Holsteins’ fall calves and two yr. old sire Moong as ' A flood Ilolo mmd“"’1o‘°§hi‘m of theb‘ost'L “dampness within rec-11h 0v! GEO.D Bull calf born lAm‘.27 averaged! lb ‘1 yenrold134. ‘ in. HARWOOD HEREFORDS Young stock both sexes for sale. “Keep 011 508019" heads the herd. Write us 1 our wants. Visitors welcome. JAY HARWOOD, ‘lonia, Mich. ., . Farm six miles south of Ionia. '.19 Sire' oi great Omtlnr for? dosa.xB:misau dam 1 Special low ri e on the f l Herefords lowing for apshcort time. 0:13 (our year old cow due in. slpring. Two 2 year olds with calves by side One year i-ng heifer. Three bull cal~ ves abontSmonths o (1 one polled. two horned. all “ell marked and 00d [dark color. Hhson. Mich. 00L 1. GARDNER '3 Prince Donald,3 Farmer and one Poll- ed bulls from 7 to 13 months old, for sale. ALLEN BROS. l 4 PAW PAW, MICHIGAN Just purchased 3 new herds. now haxe HGTCfOTdS. 150 head; we offer you an thin desired eitlher sex. horned or polled. any age. rice reason- ab THE McCART YS. Bad Axe. Mich. mum-.7...» :1.-- —,,,.——~..... ‘ 1‘" only the ugpor- crust re- "Slalom HE", "and”? tained, 1m esirables 11n- sexed not the largest herd. but fewas ood. Comeand .. see. Farm adjoins town. E. J. Taylor remont. Mich _ MICHIGAN JERSEYS Michigan is an ideal place for the raising of Jersey Cattle and there are no better cat- 5 lie for dairying than Jerseys. Jerseys mature early, live long, produce persistently. give the greatest amount of butter-fat obtainable from ev- ery pound .of feed. They are . i hardy and vigorous, always on the job and the greatest mortgage-lifters that ever en- tered a barn. Michigan should have more Jerseys and the Jersey breed- ers of the state are anxious to cooperate with anyone who is interested in success- ful dairy farming. MlCHlGAN JERSEY. CATTLE CLUB — The Wildwood Farm Jersey Cattle, Majesty strain. Herd on State accred- . ited list R. of M testing cPonstentlg done. Bulls for 1 1.1.19 ALV’INB B.ALDEN Phone 11 5,031.10 Mich aple Lanel Register of Merit Jersey Herd. Bulls M ready for service out of R. of M. dams and sired one of the best grandsons of Pogis 99th of Hood hm IRVIN FOX. AJlegan. Mich. 1.... «115‘s if -- nionville. Mich. V 35 - HE A D" 4" 35 0f Good High Class Shortliorn 26 Cows and Heifers, 9 Bull: The heft of the females are safe 1n calf to good . scotch bulls some with calves by side. ' This sale will be held under the auspices of the . Southern Michigan Shorthorn Breeders Association. 1 Hillsdale, Mich. . ‘Fair Grounds Tuesday, March 16,. 1920. For particulars and catalogues address John Southworth,'Sec., Allen, Mich. Andy Adams and Scotty Milne, Auctioneers. 251111111 5111111111111 no. I. Tecumseh. 111111. Richland Stock Farina Home of :11. Michizdn Champions. H i' 51111111111111 Sires in Services' IMP Lorne. IMP. Newton CheniDion 311111111; . ' Supseme Why not buy a yumo ll 1011111111 . ._ our herd that yourries the bloodm that making . Shorthorn History Only a few real 1111111111“. / Write your wants. 1 ., » C. H. PRESCOTT & SONS. 10“. City. Mich. _ * '~ .1 Imp. Royal Bruce heedsa so iecth erd of females consistinz of the Rosewood. Lovely Orangeblosscm and Ron . Lady and s'evaral other6 good temples. Two bulls ready for serviceasfo or .8316 also a. few to ace] CARR B a 00 ‘ Bad Axe, Mich., Address 111111111111 Oar. Secretary. ‘ EADOW Hills Shorthorns. Herd headed by Sil ' r ’ 1111 161311111; ,i‘uli brogheir of Lovenoer. Enamdr ell ~ e nvers y's tea are. Forsaefegn . 0.3011,: few young gulls. Geo. D. Hester. Doctor. Mt o1}. ShOl'thOl'flSGoo Good Scotob bred nlle. cows and Mhduu‘iiifih “ii 7, riowon. 11111111. 31101111111111 .1 best Bates breeding. .. 1 Nothing for sale at present. ' " ., 1 EH. KUnTz Mason. Mich. ', ‘. Milking" Mi 1:. Shorthorn Breeiflrs A390 ofi‘e r Centralm $311115 38 female es. Write fornew list. . . \ osoAn SM,KINNER Sec. Gowen. Mich. - 1- i have males and lhrlcni 011. Shorlllorn Assn. mm...” a, quality for sale. L. H. LEONARD. See, Caledonia. Mich. ,o 1" FOR SALE Re stored l-lhorthoms of good milking - , Pctrain. Bull 0311 three years old bull oalves2to 1 Smonths. Chas. Warner Jr... R. 4, Imlny City. Web ,- l three young Bulls. Gray Percheron Stud. ' Shorthom AYonngIs anish Jack. roe Hogs either , Sex. E. J. Pek she, Michigan. « ““— ' I R Brown Swiss cow 5 yrs. old with heifer calf by _ ( cg. side. Yearling 111111 cTai: Pm ed reasonable. - ' C H. UCKEB. 091190. Mich. HOGS Registered Berkshire Boar‘s: read for service. A few gilts and sons bred for Me. an Junefsrrow. Also spring pigs. CHASE ST 00K ARM. Mariette. Mich. BERKSHIRES both sex and AberdegwAngus bulls 8 to 12 mo. old 3 ve rg fine lot pric reasonable. RUSSELL BRO 11.3 Merrill. Mich. Real egistered Berkehires. two yearling sows each have hedl litter. Bred to our herdbo ens Succes- 5th 264285. Bobt. P.Bea. vey &Sonr R. 108:0. Mich. ‘dlnlll “in ”life“ service from IraJackson and , Breakwater stock. also -bred gilts and semi of all ages 1 for Mar. and pr. furrow, priced right and registered in bu er's 111 y M feline. DEAN 11 1 Mason. M11111 June fol-rowed been read! for AUCTION SALE Monday and Tuesday, March 8 and ,9 at farm 6 miles east of lthaca, commencing at ‘10 o ’clock. 15 Head Registered Jersey Cattle 26 Head Trade Cattle ‘ , 29 Head 2 year old Aberdeen Angus Steers 35 Head Registered Oxford Down Sheep 6 Head Horses, g-ood heavy teams 38 Head Hogs and all implements and tools for farming 200 acres. Hot Lunch Served at Noon. Registered Stock will be ofiered directly altei lunch second day of sale. For itemized list address James P. Gibbs & Son, Proprietors° ‘ BUTTER BRED ”E‘irsdgsfi'énu CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM. Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan. Jo Bulls ready for so ice FOR SAdli‘ER J 11.2.1934 .tanolesftors. Raleigh‘ISt. . b 13 yo s an or economy a’aaltlzg‘ggnfiaggrmmfisf’ackard Rd. Ann Arbor. Mich freshen soon. heifers bred to freshen next fall. ’- 1' ‘7 ‘LILLIE Farmstead Jerseys—A few heifers bred to ‘ cows.R. of M. bull calves. O. 0. Lillie,Coopersville.Micb - ulls ready for service from our herd bull Margueritea ' BPremier. dson.of Pogis 99th of Hood Farm and cow- now on test is or R. ofM. Smithd Parker.,Howell, Mich. on SALE. hale interest in beautiful herd bull F 3111;. 11.11111; 1111 821 111. 11 111 young bulls. $133111“. Grand Rap‘idieriosh’. ‘FOI'H sale 1stered chorseyf cows and heifers. rom. _ n_ o, W £2.31“ Augusta. Michigan.‘ Shortliorn Callie oi both Sex [or Sale: NAPP. Howell. Ilkihm Eh For Sale °'“‘°"” “11.133333115331111. ‘3 is. m .John “tweednausea”I Bed. '30:: 011,3?“ uled o v , calm C0» lTHACA, MICHIGAN What does 3 i % it mean 3" $IMPLY this: 1121111111... to feed Jerse than an other hr and they Jproduce the richest unlitg of $111: sbuttg’r {at ayereeae (§.5 37%). ersey Milk churned nto utter an cheeseb bn'ng the high est prices :11: the market. erseys are e real “cow investment”! Th start rodu i ‘ at an earlier age than any other breed and 11131111 gregt milling: 103‘“; other cows have gone dry. 7 l '11! 1. “1... ‘ ”Parmesan Peshawar” WM“ il‘he American Jersey Cattle Club ml! West 23rd St. No As Institution!” the Dem/'2; ovanqume W’“”.'. 23 Head D13persal Sale of Shorthorns‘ Marsh 13th 1920 , DUROCS . won highest honors Wefimftnwmw mau‘fiich ’ . . 4| .1. DUROG-JERSEVS ' ‘ A tow extra od bred sows and to f sol . 0 Y U. EDMONDS. 1111111131: Mich. ~ DUROC JERSEYS '- " . Bred Gilts forMaroh and April fanowUW Write at once " for description or come and see 11111111 Satisfaction * aranteed with eve order 00D FARM. Romeo. Mich. USE BROS. OAK Michigana Farm $3322. 1:91;“.%o°t'1’1°.:“°1’l:l ‘ ' -.’ in tried aows.’1‘hese are guaranteed to give satisfac- tion and theyb will shi on.l approval to responsible 11 111115 oodD 11:00.. . , parties T 06.5? F. mPortengdlg: Pavilion,“ _ _. 1 i , ROYAL lag-313311.155 ‘ ,.' Michigan or B‘rod to Jack: ‘ 1 ' . Snim?§'§%:‘°'§1§‘1“fi11.111.‘l°11§i‘.’li.i’”.é‘3?.ihm‘ -:, for prices. The Jennings Forms, R l, Bailey. Mich. , V » DUROC JERSEYS . v lit- bred to r March and April furrow, A Guarantee 1. " ’ back of every w.Sol ~ , ‘ ‘ .J. Drodt. Monroe. Mich. B l. . - , , ‘l DURUC JERSEYS E. D. HEYDENBERK. Wayland. Mich; 201‘ a Duroc $12. 50 111111111 8°11 11.55"“? gig. a weeks old reg. papers free resscha rookv‘vstefi brged A; rgee a . 1 or: now. D. W. SUTHEBLAND, deledge.°§lihlhg. ‘ i ‘ bred sows and ilts sired b Orio Ob Dmnau 001. 21111.. bred 1% A11 Jet-1131110”? First class lot, reasonable. V7.0. Talylor. Milan, Mich. DURQC GILTS. £33“?£ ° 0; 3°“. nOABoMAn mans. Jackson, I31511111111111. fol-801931911 cows :1 df “kit 1 V 1. 1 osenand corotgrad‘édrd‘gooto. o . h 1 ' ‘ ,_ Y. Okemoe, Michigan. . ' - Chester Whites, ofther maznxfh At} 1"” ”12;!“ I“I: I i , ‘1. '3‘,‘ .' Raise shooterwhi’teo 3 , ,1, _ 1.11111111111- rfiewbic varo 1» 19, females 431139 'ot my form ' ”Ii M 8k ' me to breed her nary "WWI” H . w. 0. ram, x44,.' : . I, !I.'f:‘!<."‘,‘m5""3" ’coNDUc'rED BY ~ Wounded Shim—Horse cut gash on shin six inches in length, and three and a half inches wide. The remedies ' I have applied fail to do any good. H. S. Rogers, Mich—Dissolve one ounce of permanganate of potash in half a pint of water and with a brush paint the raw surface of sore twice a day. It is always slow and difficult work to heal such a wlound. . Vertigo—My ten-year—old-horse oer (asionazlly has sick spell, which comes on suddenly, lasts for about twenty minutes, then he will remain well for some time. He is inclined to sprawl out, keep hind legs well apart, butif not stopped he would fall. G. E. R., Clio, Mich.——If he is fleshy, cut down his grain ration, especially when he is not working. Give him one dram of mtassium. bromide at a dose three times a. day. kept open and don’t forget the import- ance of exercising him daily. Roaren—Our five-year-old mare makes a noise breathing, her head seems to be stopped up and she has trouble breathing. When she takes cold it makes her sick. She is. thrifty and in good condition. H. D., Berrien Springs, Mich—Give her tablespoon- ful of powdered licorice in each feed and rub throat with camphorated oil daily. A surgical operation might re- lieVe your horse. Moldy Corn—I have some shelled corn that is moldy. Shall I have it ground and feed it to horses, or feed it to hogs? C. J. 8.. Saranac, Mich.— The hogs are less likely to become in- fected than your horses. If you feed this corn to horses, mix it with other feed. , - Light Milken—I have a. valuable cow five years old that recently dropped her fourth calf. She seemed to be in perfect health. Before she came fresh her udder seemed to fill, but soon after ‘she came fresh both hind Quarters be‘ gan to shrivel and now I get very lit- tle milk from either teats. Will it pay again? H. L. Z., Farmington, Mich—She will prove unprofitable for dairy purposes, there- fore she should be dried, fattened, and sold for beef. Too Much Salt.—~Damp Basement—I Forage Poisoning—I would like to know why all my young pigs died. On December 6, 1919, the nine pigs were ’ born, at the end of five weeks they were all dead. The pigs were farrow- ed under the strawstack, remained there a few days, were then removed to basement where they had rye straw bedding, sow fed separator milk, bran, oats and corn. Sow had equal parts of salt and coal before her all the time. I opened the pigs, but found their or— gans healthy. Last July another sow had eleven pigs, her first litter. All died but one. Before farrowing she had free range of a quarter-acre lot. She ran in pasture after her pigs were born. B. McW., Caledonia, Mich.— Doubtless the cold cement, their eat- ing too much salt, and possibly their food supply, had to do with causing them to die. I am inclined to believe the food killed the ten pigs, not dis- ease. Spasm of Larynx.—I have a litter of seven pigs that are about eight weeks old. They have been doing fine, and seemed perfectly healthy. I weaned them ten days ago, fed them warm skim-milk, with fine ground corn, rye and oats mixed. They have warm dry quarters and I keep them well bedded- :Two days ago one of them, when he commenced to eat, squealed, rolled ov- er and kicked as though he was dying, but in a few minutes he was up and seemingly all right, but did not care to eat and has not eaten well since. This morning another acted the same, way. This is the first experience of the kind I have had. J. E., Copemish. “ Mich.——Doubtless your pig suffered from a spasm of larynx or choked,‘or perhaps some of the liquid food pass- ed down windpipe into lungs. Feed- ing warm food, feeding spreading it out thin will generally prevent this choking. . Loss of Appetite—I have a cow that seems to have lost her appetite for food. Have tempted her with different kinds of teed, t none of them solemn1 to be that; 811.8 yes. She studs in hm. Initials noijie with ,her teeth. 6.. , eh ‘ her a den-g ' ,, ,1 " '7 We: oin- His bowels should be' power. not the USL Policy. United Electric Is that good old ' ' battery of yours getting ba may require only a skillful repair to bring back its snappy motor-spinning No matter what make of battery you have in your car, drive to your nearest USL Station for Golden Rule Service. USL Service Stations don't have to sell a fixed number of batteries each month, that's Often when a man thinks his battery is done for and wants to buy a new USL. our Service Stations show him how they can save money for repairing his battery and giving him an adjustment guarantee‘ for eight months. That is "Golden Rule" service. USL Service Stations are expert at keep- ing electrical systems in tune so they will treat U.S.Light & Heat Corporation, Niagara Falls, N .Y. Likely there's one of out fifteen hundred service station: in your town. If there isn't, for the address of the handle», Just drop a post card to the name! of the following distributors: U. S. Auto Supply Co., Chicago, Ill. \ our repairs ' l ~ on [any make ' of battery ~ are unrant eed for \ ! li\\'—'{ ,\\ i ‘l\ \ ”I 3:l y ‘ H.‘ MI lky? the batteries right. lt is important to remem- ber this. USL Service Stations sell only the USL Battery which has long life Machine-Pasted Plates. USL Batteries are shipped “Dry- Charged." This avoids all-belorc-sale dc- terioration and the customer is assured a perfect battery with every bit of its life intact. ' ll you are having trouble with your auto- mobile battery or your farm lighting battery. be sure to see the USL Service Station Man and have the trouble corrected at once. him by The USL Farm Lighting Serwce Co., Detront, Mich. Storage Battery BROOKWATER PROl’ECTlOINESS I THE. FAMOUS O. I. C. SWINE We have the undefeated Herd of the World. , 'Winning premier breeder and exhibitor at .. . W ... . . . eve fair shown in 1919-1918-1917, includ- . _ .’ _ . the ollowin state fairs---Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illmoxs, Mlssourl, Kentucky, Breakwater Duroc Jersey Bred Sows Attractive Prices During February Our show herd has met successfully the strongest competition east and west. The grand champion boar and the grand champion sow at the Michigan State Fair for five consecutive years was shown by us. We breed a type that proves profitable in the feed lot and wins favor at the big shows. ' The bred sows we are clierlng are sired'by. out of, and bred to high class individuals of these prize winning strains. Our prices are more reasonable than those of any other herd of equal promin- euce. By buying in Michigan {011 can see what you buy and save express. We invite you to come to t e farm and make your own selections. If this is impossible. write and tell us what you want. We will not have enough to supply the demand. Act promptly and save disappointment. BROOKWATER FAPM, R. 7, ANN ARBOR, MICH. J. B. Andrews, Manager Herbert W. Mumford, Owner, P. S. Some ready for service Jersey bulls by a double grand son of Royal Majesty out of Majesty's Iris. The Register of Merit Kind. You cannot. afford to be without one. 0v V I C Gilts bred for March and April farmw. O 0 0 I pay express and register in buyers name. H. Vl . MANN. Dzmsville. Mich. O. I. C's Have some Choice Spring Gilts. bred T fora rin farrow. HAY 1R ROS., R. 1, Mason, Mich. 0 I Gilts bred for March and April furrow. guarantecd ' ' ' late with pigs. Fall pigs Ind a few service hours. Herd immuncd by D. T. F. C. Burgess. R. 3, Mason, Mich. I. 0. choice guts bred for March, April and JMay furrow and full boars. Am booking orders for spring pigs. A. J. Barker & Son, Belmont. Mid). o ' c's Choice bred gilts, 2 extra fine service I I a ‘ ._ - . ' n- loa chi S t. '. 't1 2 Tennessee, klahoma,New York,Alabama,Tr1 state fair Memph15,and the Natio CL 0VERL131AFERSTOOCS€ Ffim‘itghf’i. ‘fid‘ofggll’lliggt al O.I.C.twice. Stock of all ages for sale. Registered. free in the O.I.C.association. . ship any Of our stock on approval allow you to keep L, T, P,_C, 333%: £333; :13?) 333330 tabs Order now. We will three days before you have to pay for it. You w own farm. *CRANDELL’S PRIZE HOGS, be our own 'ud e on our send check with first letter or the other fell ' y J g y beat you if you don't like description willmrilctn‘zvli'bi check. A few good spring boars left at farmer's prices, . M. h Giéts wiillsge bEelgl' tlo a gaaiuds on of) Giant Buster and a ran no isxers ‘ ant. no ett i Cass Clty, 1C 0 boars in the state, and Wiley'l Kienrgpzlhgb?f young H. 0. SWA RTZ, Schoolcratt, Mich. often and . TYPE sow, guarantee J. CARL JEWETT. ' '0. '1. c. sows FOR SALE One of the Best Herd: in Michigan _. . S rin gilts andfall ye arlings bred for March, April and May litters. Ishi 60.5, pay express and register in buyer’s name. d right in every way, write me. Fa]: Slutty—LargeI Type tPoland ighéntfiGiltls, bred for ) arrow. us we run luv 9 . ' " Manchester. A. A. Ileldkamp, R. 2. Mabifilleb‘tbghlm ' sows bred for March d A . Poland Chlms far-row. Large type witllnbeet pd! breeding. R. W. MILLS, Saline, Mich. If you want a BI Mgkg‘ilfilfifleagffi'slh T. qu'rggltm all sold. (gins Gen a ones n Alaska, addrem CLYDE vl'man-°33mscr ”334:3? oars also .éows and pi . Real Bi Ty e Poland B 53 y mg l Mason, Michigan. out , It“: Itch. O-fi'xol‘aiim “I." .n mummies . 1 . . _ t Good stock. .1»..th y Emmi. of, po “.mvenne n I Ahoae'u ate x1100 !' c 8 oomblne'figo and'mlty. rpm-tint Ohinae. Bred big for ears. Si by Ilob. Bu. to: by Giant Buster, litter 14 out of Mouw's Mb Queen 2nd. some breeding also b Butler’s Bi Joe But a Big Joe, outof' I Wonder Queen. nu riteumrm wowillt t‘ r! t.our 1‘9: O.J.‘1'HOMI_'80N. Bo 0rd. Mich. “"° ‘°"‘ ‘ 'O'BMFEi'mE‘m‘fgm “3°," _ IG Tyie Poland Chi 8 . oath . 3.3., r .3- ; ,7 B don litter mate to n . (fidfifn‘iiwmnxm “sate..- .- l _‘ '1 l '23-? . -'—f~+. ' ...~...a._. :- p. _... --..v. -. .— ,_.. .1 1...; I Stop Loéing Calves Abortion is unnatural. and denotes a run. " ‘ down condition of the enital organs. Strengthen these or ans an they will resist the ravages of the borrion germ. KOW- KURE is a medicine that acts directly on the genital and digestive organs. giving them the vigor of rice! health. Cows treated with KOW—KBCRE belore calvin’ do not abort. You save both the call an the cow's health by using the KOW—KURE preventive treatment. KOW-KURE is also invaluable in the prevention and treatment of Retained Afterbirth. Barrenness. Bunches. Secure and Milk Fever. Soldbyieed dealers and druggists; 60c and “.20. Write for free book. “The Home Cow Doctor." Dairy Association Co.. lyndonvills, V To PfeVen‘l: or Treat ABSORBIN TRADE MARK REG.U.S.PAT. OFF. Reduces Bursal Enlargements. Thickened. Swollen Tissues, Curbs, Filled Tendons. Sore- neas from Bruises or Strains; stops Spavin Lameness, allay: pain. Does not blister, remove the hair or lay up the horse. at druggists or delivered. Book 1 R free. ABSORBINE, JR., for mankind—an antiseptic linirncnt for bruises, cuts, wounds, strains, painful, swollen veins or glands. It heals and soothes. $1.25 a bottle at .drug- gists or ostpaid. Will tell you more it you write. ade in the U. S. A. by w. arouus.’ M0. 268 lsmnlsSl..8mlnnfield. Mass. 3420 Extra Profit MILKOLIEE f 235.. FORHOGS ’ , 3 - “LION . tq‘lfl.‘ ;. W. H. Graham of Middleton Moments in an actual test that $30 worthfiof’ Milkolme made him an extra profit of $420. undreds of others from coast to coast any the same thing. “Husfles Heavyflogs to Market is the title of a little booklet that tells all about Milkoline buttermilk made better for feeding) and how when ed according to directions rt costs but 2c 3 Makes hogs and goal digest their feed- saves time and money. As for rec copy of booklet and our thirty day at otter. . murmur we. so. «339.:éttt‘altdt‘lt: gallon. . Fertilizer Salesman Wanted, Reliable Comsany wants to develop capable salesmen for Ohio. In lane. and Michigan territory. up-to-da-te farmers, experienced selling fertilizer locally. Permanent salary, commission and expense paid position it you can " akeg ". ddress at 'ving full particulars and references, Box I-IO ohigan Farmer. Detroit. Mich. Prefer once. 081‘8 For Best Net Results - Ship to CULOTTA & JULL Detroit, Mich. “Enough Said!" “ Mr. POULTRY FARMER: We make a specialty of White Hennery Eggs and have created a profitable market for your eggs the flour around. iWe pa the highest prdmmnh'for you; Wh tes- e remr same ay s ipmen ennery Ship Diana-Ship by rm , GEO... R. ELDRIDGB CO. l’l—lSIh st'“t' DCDI'O". Mhhe ‘ Remember! We guarlhtee you hllstactlon with every shipment. llalmes,Stuwe Co'., 445 Riopelle St: min if“ Merchants. Dressed Beef. 3 , calves. la 0 . . , as. sass; L39 . 1‘ .> arrive. O O 6 D s Wises? .a. A $2.50 a bottle, ., 35'", ., fiwiflfisim second EDITION. ' 'The markets .in this edition were re- vised and corrected on Wednesday af-z ternoon, March 3. WHEAT The wheat situation is rather slow and prices remain unchanged. Millers are buying in small amounts and re- port the flour deal slow. Present quo- tationS'at Detroit are as follows: N0. 1 red .............. $2.50 No-1 mixed ............ 2.4.8 No. 1 white ............. 2.48 No. 2 red ............... 2.45 No. 3 red ........... 2.41 , CORN The bears are making good use" of the fact that there was a. heavy in- crease in the visible supply after this time two years ago, and with the rail- roads back in private hands and hand; led more efficiently, this is likely to be repeated, but at that time farmers were not so confident as now, and there was not the same indication that the next crop would be short. The present grain is of good quality and there is not much danger of loss in holding it. The past week has been very quiet and the changes in price have not affected the general situation. There is confidence on both sides and the market appears, on fighting ground. Bulls figure that the time for heavy receipts is past, while the bears be- lieve that farmers will sell rather than carry over the surplus to be added to the new crop. Present prices at De- troit are3as follows: N0. .................. $1.54 No. 3 yellow ............ 1.56 No. 4 yellow ............ 1.54 No. 5 yellow .......... - .. 1.49 No. 6 yellow.. .......... 1.46 OATS The trading in cats is slow, but the market is firm. Oats are scarce and in good demand and there is some re- vival of export buying. Present prices are: No. 2 white ............. .95 No. 3 white .............. 9 4 No. 4 White ............... 93 RYE Export buying is strengthening the demand for rye. At Detroit Cash No. 2 rye is quoted at $1.64 per bushel. BARLEY There is no particular activity in the demand for barley. Present prides at Detroit are $2.90@3 per cwt, for cash No. 3 barley. » BEANS At Detroit there is not much activ. ity in the bean situation, atthough the prices are firm and are not Working toward a. lower level. Choice hand- picked Michigan pea. beans are quoted at $6.75 per cwt. At Chicago the mar- ket is easy and the demand of a light character. Choice pea beans are quot- ed at $7@7.50; red kidneys $13.50@ 14 per cwt. At New York the market shows little change and the movement is slow. Present prices are: Choice pea beans $7.75@8; red kidneys $14.75. SEEDS ’ The market is active and steady. Present quotations at Detroit are as follows: Prime red clover $34.50; al~ *sike $34.75? timothy $6.70 per bushel. FEEDS Feeds of all kinds are active and firm. All offerings are promptly taken at the following prices on the Detroit market: Bran $51; standard middlings $54; fine middlings $586959; coarse corn meal $65; cracked corn $66.50; chop $56@57 per ton in loo-pound sacks. HAY The immediate supply is small and prices firm. Country offerings are in- creasing and dealers look for an in- crease in receipts during the next few days. Present prices on the Detroit market are as follows: No. 1 timothy $33.50@34; standard $32.50@33; light mixed 8325061333; No. 2 timothy at $31.50@32; No. 3 timothy at $27@29; No. 1 mixed $31.50@32: No.1 clover $31.50@32: rye straw $13.50@14 wheat andI pat straw $13.50@14-per ton in car 0 s. slight increase. The demand is fairly active, Which readily disposes rot-ar- rivals‘.-at .‘the present prices: N0 timothy. $88@38.50: «standard till! 1111 $37 350' No. 22§tlgo§hyi > At Pittsburgh receipts have shown a _ . : ' POULTRY , ‘. Saturday’s receipts of poultry were all cleaned up before/noon and many buyers could not. get enough to meet their needs. .The market is firm and is expected to remain so; for several days as there is no premiseof an in- crease in offerings. Country bu“ ers report that farmers are not seling their hens. Present" valuescf liVe’poul-. try at Detroit arcias follows: Spring chickens, large 36@380; ‘Le‘ghorns 35 @360; hens 38@40c; small hens 36@ . 37c; roosters 23@24c; ducks ,40@4’50; geese 30@35c;_turkeys 44@45c per pound. . EGGS Eggs are coming in freely from the south and west, but the demand is equal to the supply and the market is firm. Present prices at Detroit are: Fresh eggs 50@501/2c per dozen. BUTTER Butter has been coming in slowly' for several days and receipts. are not increasing. The market is firm and the demand active. At Detroit quota- tions are as follows: Fresh creamery 6161761150; fresh creamery in one- pound prints 63@641/zc. ‘ The cheese market is easier, prices lower. Present quotations at Detroit are: Michigan flats, June make 27% («‘28c; New York flats, June make at 311,/2@32c; Michigan single daisies, 290; Wisconsin double daisies 31%0; Wisconsin twins 280; domestic block Swiss 39@40c per pound. POTATOES Potatoes are scarce and firm at an adVance of 25c per sack. Receipts have been light for several. days. Pres- ent quotations at Detroit are around $7.00 per 150-pound sack for Michigan round white stock. At New York good stock is firm and prices advancing. Present prices are $4.75@5.25 per 100- Dound sack for Maine .round white stock. 7 WOOL The situation in the regular wool market is rather unsatisfactory. Trad- ing is on a low ebb, the difficulties of shipment being a leading factor in holding down sales. No wool is being shipped to the mills except occasional sample lots sent by express. Some ’mlllS are in danger of closing for lack of raw material upon which to oper- " government {competition ‘ it). '_-‘.the:"ilows. ‘ sorts conspicuous factors in deterflns- I '_. 15 It ' "9. “5111955; “Very" few of .*‘thé€1merinos,‘. , . / sold at' the recent British, auctionsalesj; ~ g ,2 at Ford Hall have come’on‘the» market .-[ ‘ for‘ redistribution; hence the—Supply of ’ 3 fine sorts finds no increase. _;,The; poor wools Offered cannot be sold eitceptat ~ concessions, for buyers are not eager, , .' .. 'to operate when they can" turn to the . auction sales of the United“ States gov- ‘ ernment as an altemative._ ‘ i -‘ HIDES Present quotations on hides on the? , Detroitmarket are as follows: _No. 1 " curedcalf 550; No. 1 green calf 55c:~. No. 1 cured kip 32c; No. 1 green kip 28c; No. 1 cured hides, 25 to 45 lbs 30c; 45 lbs and up 20c; No. 1 green hides 25 to 45 lbs 27c; 45 lbs and up 17c; No. 1 green hides 20c; No. 1=cur-, ed bulls 16c; No. 1 homehides $9.50; No. 2 horsehides $8.50. Tallow,-No. l 13c; No.2 11c. Sheep pelts 50c@ 3.50; No. 2 hides lo, and No. 2 kip and.‘calf 117/20 off. GRAND RAPlDS ' ' ‘ ‘ There was a' decline today in the paying price of eggs to 50c per dozen in case lots to producers. . Receipts are still light but southern laid is re- sponsible for the‘decline. The price of medium clover and alsike see‘d de- clined $1.50 per bushel this. week to $38.50 retail. Mammoth clover is still $40; timothy seed is 50c lower at $7.50. Farmers have figured out how much hay they will need to carry their stock through the rest ‘of the winter, and began marketing. This week 28, loads were drawn to the city market, s‘elling from $28@30 per ton. Some farmers. marketed potatoes this week selling from $2.75@2.85 per bushel. The Grand Rapids Growers’ Association placed an order this week for six cars of fertiliz- ers of different kinds for hothouse and truck farming. , On account of short- age of seed peas, one wholesale firm has imported from Europe a large. quantity to fill orders. Hides continue to decline; both cattle and calf are So per pound (lower on green and cured than last week. f ‘ New YORK PRODUCE MARKET. Butters—Large quantities of butter arrived the first part of the week and materially alleviated the partial fam- ine. f During the first part of last week and in fact; whenever there was. any ate. One Rhode Island mill, it is stat-{butter to be secured jobbers and re- ed by wool men, has been unable to‘ get shipments of raw material 'or make shipments of manufactured products. Beyond the shipping situatiOn, deal- ers find the lack of fine wools and the tailers had added to their stocks which had been sadly depleted following the severe snow storm that paralyzed all street traffic in New York. With the influx of so much butter this week Live Stock Market Service BUFFALO On this market today pigs brought $15.50@16; yorkers and mixed $16.25 @1065; others $15.25@15.75.~ Calves were up to $23 and the best lambs $20.50@20.75. DETROIT . . Cattle. Good grades strong; others steady. Best heavy steers ....... $11.00@12.00 Best handy wt bu steers. . , 9.00@10.00 Mixed steers and heifers 8.76@ 9.00 Handy light butcher‘s 8.00@ 8.50 Light butchers .......... 6.50@ 7.50 Best cows ............... 8.00@ 8.50 Butcher, cows ........... 6.00@ 7.00 Cutters ................. 5.00@ 5.50 C'anners ................. 4.50@ 5.00 Best heavy bulls .. . . .. 8.00@ 9.00 Bologna bulls ........... 7.00@ 7.50 Stock bulls ............. 7.00@ 7.25 Milkers and springers. . . .$ .65@ 125 Veal Calves. Market steady. ~ . .~ _ Best .............-...-....$20.00@21.00 Others .......... ~ ........ 8.00@15.00 ' Sheen and Lambs. Market steady. . . Best lambs . .. ........ $19.50/$20.00 Fair lambs . 17.00@18.50 Light to common ....... 1200001550 Yearlings ............... 1600501700. Fair to good sheep ...... 12.00®13.50 Culls . ..... ~ ..... . ...... 6.00@ 8:00 . . HOQS. I. ’ ' \. Mixed hogs steady to 25¢ higher. , ‘ Mixed hogs ...... .., ..... , 15.25 . ; 1 Pigs . e ‘,’ 0:1”. t,‘ .'., 3“: , . . .‘4. . .315.zsg}g-§% 14.85; medium 200 to 250 lbs, medium, good and choice $14.75@15.25; light’ 150 to 200 lbs, common. medium...good and choice $15@15.40; light lights 130 to 150 lbs, common, medium, good and - . choice $14.50@15.25; heavy packing sows 250 lbs ~up smooth $13@13.50; packing sows 200 lbs up, rough $12.25 @1275; pigs 130 lbs down, medium, ‘good and choice $13.25@14.50. - Cattle. Estimated receipts today 5,500. Mar- ket steady to strong. Beef steers, me- dium and heavy weight 1100 lbs up, choice and prime $14.25@16; do medi- um and good .$11.50@14.25; do com-. mon $9.50@11.50; light weight 1100 lbs down, good and choice at $12.25; do common and medium $9(rl}12.25; butch- , er cattle, heifers, common, medium, good and choice $7@l3.25; cows, com-' mon, medium, good and choice 86.7561) 12; bulls, bologna and beef'j'lalllltso; cannot-sand cutters, cows heifers $4.50@6.7§;‘ do canner steers $6@7.25; veal calves, light and Vhandyweight. medium, good and choice 81-5@16.50: feeder steers. common, medium, good and choice $8.25@11.65: stacker ateers common, medium; good and "choice $7 (7910.50; do cows and heifers, common, . . medium. good and choice ”$47 @925; do calves, commenymedium.“ good and . chotce , _, ~ a t , ' gas!“ ".917 a Luisa. ' 4 .;;~ afistimaiso..me malt annuals-.cohxjr ‘ ‘gflfi’ier sheonetlambs' , y ’ 7, conservative aim-.111 consequence grades of butter --dev- during the week the ations of butbcr an “ally depleted imtll dition in the market come fairly can be said butter ets . terial (lgelay, theI price tendency will . - ownward as this is _the season of life dmar when prices must seek lower muses 01' today the con- has again be- to be" firm. However, if levels. The total decline in the price ' _ utter this week has been _21;éc. «(simulations are: Extras 65c; higher scoring thansextras 65%@66c; firsts 58@64c; seconds 54@57c. Cheese.—~The cheese market re- mains quiet. Demand is princxpally for medium to 'high quality stock. Ex- rt demand is practically at a stand- Stil-l, although there is a small amount. of demand for skims. Quotations are: Held cheese, fair 23 @Zi'c; 28@‘29c-; specials 291/21031c. _ Eggs.———The quotations on eggs took a decided decline the first part of the week because ‘of the arrival of great quantit' . ‘ hot .at present is firm and receipts are just about enough to care for the de- mand, which is quite strong. Quota- tions are: Firsts 581/fo@60c; extra firsts 61c; extras 62@63c._ Poultry—Receipts of live poultry are moderate. Demand is good for fowls, but chickens are somewhat of a drug on the market. Old roosters are in abundance and the price ten- dency is downward. Quotations are: Chickens (as they run) 30c; chickens (select) 32@33c; fowls 40c; old roost- ers 2062220; turkeys 3a@40c; ADRIAN COM MUNITY MARKET. The following prices are quoted on Saturday, February 28: "Apples, green per cwt $3.50; do red per cwt $4; beans, choice hand-picked per cwt $6; butter-fat 65c; (packing stock only) 30c; cabbage Hol- land. per ton $100; carrots, table, per bushel $1; cream, butterfat, per lb, at 650; eggs, hennery white, 560; eggs, gathered white 50c; do fresh brown 500; honey (comb) per lb 32c; honey. extracted, lb 23c; hogs, dressed 50@ 100 lbs 180; do 100@160 lbs 17c; do‘ lbs 16c; do 250 lbs and up 3 $56220; maple syrup, gallon maple sugar, per lb 30c; mutton per 11) 10@12c; onions, dry, per cwt $4.50; parsnips per bushel 75c; rabbits tame, over 6 lbs 10c; potatoes, No. 1 per cwt $4.10; turnips, table size, per bu $1.75; veal, dressed, 100613140 lbs, 24c; veal, dressed, 80@100 lbs 20c. Live Poultry—Cocks, per lb 16c; ducks, w‘hitc per lb 300; heavy geese 26c; guineas, young, per dozen at $5; hens, extra large and fat 34c; hens, Leghorn and Anconas, lb 26c; pig- eons, per dozen $1.25; springers, light medium 28c; springers, Leghorns 28c; turkeys, over 9 lbs 860. Wool.—-Dclaines per lb 65c; halt bloods per lb 60c; three-eighth; 55c; quarterbloods 50c; common rough and braid 40¢. ., T0 ous1' CMIDDLEMEN. isoqszoo 14c; $250; Wool growers are organizingto save for themselves and for wearers of woolen garments, millions of dollars now absorbed by'middlemen. Milo D. Gampbell, of Goldwater, Mich, said in an address before the Boston City Club, February 25. .Mr. Campbell, who is president of the National Milk Producers' Federa- tion’, and chairman of the executive committee of the National Board of Farm Organizations, spoke of the Bos- ton Wool Dealers’ Association as col- lecting the greater part of the wool . from the fifty million sheep in the country. . .“By a more technical camouflage, they buy,_the wool of the farmer or local dealer in the grease and sell it to the mills as scoured ,wool," he said. “The wool has not been secured by them. It goes to the mills as it comes from the sheep. COMING SALES. Hereford, March 5, 1920, Wm. B. Wood & Son, Dowaglac, Mich. shot-thorns, March 13, 1920, FredCart- Maniacs as m J a. . chigan Ab- fi'idgn-Anw breeders, ginaw. who? ‘shorthomu, amen '1 ~ 1 so 15’? ' at Mica 3’ 9 ' Cook... in: , mxm have been . normal and the market , through without any ma- . average run - of delayed stock. The mar- ’ butter ! ‘ma :fifififiom Type Poland oun'umfiofa orthorns Milking - Sh I AT AUCTION March 12th, 1920 At Flint, Michigan. " ' ISALE STARTS AT 12:30. I have sold my farm and will sell at Auction, my entire herd 'ofbh‘flilking Shorthorns, Durhams, consisting of 20 females and 5 ls. ' . . Included in this sale will be the Imp. Cow Darlington 19th. Darlington 19th is from the S.Sanday herd of Shorthorns, Ches- ' ter, England. She has an official milk record of 6340.5 pounds of milk with her first calf at 2 years old. She is a splendid representative of England’s most noted milking Shorthorns. Also . a bull calf from this noted cow, sired by Royal Star, for some time herd bull for C. A. Otis herd at Willoughby, Ohio. Another imparted cow that will be included in this sale is Imp. Babette 5th. This cow is from the great Hobbs herd, probably the best known herd of milking Shorthorns in England. She also has a milk record of considerably over 6000 pounds with her first calf. Her bull call, now a year old, sired by Edgcote Broadhooks, herd bull for Carpenter 87. Ross, Mans- field, Ohio. Maud Sharon, another noted milkcr, is included. This cow ‘ is a perfect dual purpose animal. She has an unofficial record of 60pounds per day, when fresh. Two heifers of breeding age, and‘ one bull calf-from this cow will be in the sale. The balance of the cows and heifers, are of the very best milk- ing strain of this country and Europe. All great milk producers. These animals are all bred in the purple. All the yearlings and two year olds are sired by Fairfield Goods, a grandson of the great Avondale. His dam is FairfieldBeauty.a great milker from the herd of H. B. Peters, Carland, Mich. Thewa of my dairy, about a dozen head consisting of grade shorthprns and Holsteins, will be included in thesale. All of the above animals are tubercular tested. My farm is six miles south of Flint, on the Fenton road. Peo- ple from outside who wish to attend the sale will please apply at the Bryant House, Flint for free conveyance to the farm. Hot Lunch furnished. Government Bonds and War Savings Stamps accepted at 1% above their market value. . M. P. COOK, Proprietor. ANDY ADAMS, Auctioneer. P.S. Send for catalogue and get the breeding of all th es animals. t ——r ABGE Type P. C. the largest in Mich. Spring boon now ready to ship. can for the bmedors and boars for the tumors. on. and see the real large t pa with quality. Free livery {mm Parmu furnished iton. Look up my exhibit at the Great Jackson Co. Fair Sept: 11. to 12th. expenses mild it not as adver- tized. W. E. Livingston. Puma. ioh. 2m“ Hose and tired s . 2, Manchester, Mich. Largo l~by: Poland thin:l . EISELE, Tamworth; also fall pica. The great bacon breed. Some good reward to bred to March! , . E. W‘LuBNER, Concord, glib. Bi Type P. C. sows bred to Ls Big Bob & THIRTY g LI Giant, fall m none better, call or write. E. B. NARD, St. Louis. Mloh_ withblquallty. at ro- .. k 1: sons. 9 prices. Plea cox, saws and gllts GEO. COUPnAB , , n.2, Middlovillo, Mich. ' ll cold t resc t (1 Br“ Gilts spring 1:339“; 3:33:31. more .‘hr. II Type P. C. Bred slits. Fall yearn . prize wln~ non. out 1100 lb. sire and mammot oowo from JOHN w_ SNYDER, 0. Johns, MlChlgan. Iowa's greatest herds. E.J .M athcwson,Burr Oak,Mloh.’ Pllle Grove Ham shims, "Quality First" Michigan Boy. Grand ‘ham ion boar of Michigan, Brod and owned by us. any other pripe winner at n State Fair 1919. 1103': for sale all uses, h Joe" a $1000 boar heads our herd. .3 sons. 1t. 1. Mariette. Mich Big Type Poland China: of hot]: sex andbred G. a. BAUMGARDNE SHEEP. ' Be iltered a lambs 81 d b ShrOPSh‘res Im‘. Butts: mAloo choiconb ow“. , W. B. MoQUI LAN, ll. ’1. Howell, Mich. BIG ’1‘ 9 Poland China. U -to-dato in breeding, with 16 and quality. We 1 ko ones and “eve you do also. Have three oh cc [to for sale bred for April '1. 9.10, respectlvul . alt-ire at it months weighedflo 1138.. not ll and stood n. tall. 73 in. long and 011le in. bone. They are bred to a great son 0 Mountain Giant. Write or come and see. You're always welcome. WESLEY EILE. B. G Ionla, Michigan. B T P C spring Boats all sold. One Oct. 2186 ' 0 ° 'you-lln|_ boar. wct. 4% 1129.. as near perfect as any pi in Michigan. Price 8125. Gilte rendition. 1. Bro to a good son of mfiarriuon'l KIDS of Mich. You are the future (armors of the state. Iain one of the beat sheep breeders in the taco. Lets get together that you may start your ow n flock of registered Shropshires now. A lot of kids have alrea y done so, but I want more. I will buy Wul‘ ram lambs and cooperate with you in every wa rite me for m‘vpropoeition and riooo. ROPE-Roll FARMS. 8. L. inc, Prop. Box , Goldwater, Mich. BUY A SHEEP Wait a mlnutodmy Hampshiroc. The American Ham - shire Sheep Associatmn wants to send you a dandy h - tie booklet - I list of Breeders. 0 near you. Write COMFOR’iLlh TYLER. Secrets . 2: Wood- land Avc.. Bhro hlro curling rams Layman! .. “Ptirfimdmuisr your so 0 on on y. e on,prop 01-, Clayton. Kick. 3. 3. ' Big Ever pi recorded free. JOHN S. WILEY. Schoolcruft, Mich. Spring nilts ready to chi also lull animations. I... T. P. C- igs both sexes. P n. F. D. s, Alb on, Mic)... neu 'phono m B ’1'..1’. C. Gilt: sired byBi Giant and 0's Orange. 0 Brod to C'sOran and Col. Jack Jr. No better breech. to be had. LfChanbodaimMamflu.Mlck. U.~ s. marines snow 0 dim of 578.” h over Jan. 1. 1919. Just. fig- 330 1 menu: what t will mean tothe farmer. tive broader of. P 1 Chi H . . 0.1.. 13000153d 313mm, Mich. Poland Chin . on 1' red 8‘ T. Mar. aApr. aid Ma: $21-$37? f rid: you rfoon-r o the nnwsaxnn a tab-1vl e. do. his: ‘ Dd Shropshire bred ewes. l to 3years old. a large. healthy well deco-ed representa- tlmof this (look gave satisfacuon in states. lust cocoon rum all sold. 0. Lemon. Dexter, Mich. 00M“ owe- brcd to One of so had. A. 34%;?" Houses Canad as best rams. one: while they can Britten. Mich. loo W. the or can but 3': m mulch. nail.“ . , - ,. flood “’33. "m"; man. 1?. 0. Brad bow on. Iain]! 11,3, .oumouh‘ @fim ddnhig'éh . '11” "2,...” Yul—1mm nun HORSES beat and largest hard in the world ‘ W l: ethc ‘ a” with Grand Champions headinc to select from. our herd. We won more premiums at the Interéiational Belgian Horse Show, Waterloo. Iowa... 1 19 than any other breeder or exhibitor, competing against 25 exhibitors from Iowa. 3 from Indiana, 1 from Illinois and 1 from Canada. We have sold 4 winners at the International Bel- gian Horse Show to an lowa breeder. Those horses winning again at the International Live Stock Show at Chicago the same year. We are listing mares of Iowa breeders and breed. are from other states. to be bred to our-Ruble 8004. whose ofispring won at both Internationals this car. taking some of the highest honors In stall on and more classes. We can sell you a carload of stallions and mares or just one 0 either sex. We invite your inspection and will meet you at any of the railroad stations it you will write us in time, Come to Burt. Michigan. via Grand Trunk Bail- way or to St.Charles. Michigan. via the Michigan Central Railroad. We no 3‘ 0110 market for Registered Belgian Draft Colts Owosso Sugar Company P r a i r i e F a r m ALICIA. Saginaw County, MICHIGAN For Sale full blood Percheron Stallion Indicateur 60098, Wt. 1900 Black. in horse has no superior in Mich. from any angle. 1'. Horse man got on the job, as the first real home man gets him. Also the Wilkes Stallion Clarelawn T. 2 1952’ a bold fearless driver and a good ave. horse. these horses “ill be sold at once the first come first serve . . . CHARLES L. STOCKDALE, Wayland, llll('ll_ Purchlrnnt. Haitians. Angus, Shropshim, Durncs 0088 D. BUILL. Elm In. Mlchlcnn. “.111 (1 es 1: re' ‘ nub] POI'ChorOII :flbes??x'isaptdctlg‘urinvltod.am e l'. 1.. KING b SON. Chartlotte. Mich. For Sal. Blank Percheron Stallion,0yrs.old, wt. 1900 lbs. god foal getter anda good worker. H. WINK L. Cooks. Mich, FOB Sale or Exchange Stallion weight 1900 lbs. good condition, sound. price 55000. For further particu— lars write Chan. Schneider, R. chuox. Mich. J POULTRY I Still Have :3 if): I.1031}. P. R. cockercls at Mrs. E. BELLEN. Whittcmorc. Michigan ohn's Big beautiful Barred Books are hen hatched J grow quick,good layers, sold on approval,mal(s M to 58. Circulars photos. John Northon, Clare, Mich. .BABY CHICKS AND DUCKS I ' .10 breeds of chicks. 4 breeds of ducks. Utility and Exhibition grades. Pesto“ paid and live deliver: guarantood..Ca~ 100.000 weekly Catalog trecfitlmps appreciated. Billion HATCHERIES, Gambier, on... HODE ISLAND REDS—Rose Comb Cockcrels hen-hatched,farm raised, big and thrifty, from prize winning strains. 84 to 87.50, four top birds no each. For immediate or lat- er shipment—orders filled in turn as received. Write now to secure best selection. BlDWliLl. STOCK Mill. Rhode Island Whites Are the best all purpose Birds being year round lay- ers. E? and chicks and a few (1 males. . H. JUMP, Jackson, lchigan, S C Brown Leghorns Excellent layers. Farm , I 0 range. Eggs postpaid. 15. $1.50; 30, $3: 45, 84; 100 $8. Floyd Robertson R. 1. Lexington, Indiana. 83 e. no '0 Reds. pullets from pure bred quick maturing heavy laying strain. Cookercls $4.00 to 88.00. l’ullets 83 00 to $5.00. Pens $15.00 to $25.00. . . PATON. Route 3, Box 115, Ypsilanti, Mich. ‘l‘ccmSch, Mich. Choice cockorel and Cookerels. 8 to 9 lbs. Price 85 to :10. Eggs in season. Satisfaction CHAS. SCHOOK. Allonton. Mich. Golden and White Wyandottes. Choice quanta cookerels and pullcts $3.00 t035.00 .W. Browning, lt.2, Portland.Mich. S. C. R. I. RED Cooker-018. 831!) to $5.00 each. Fine stock. Also Collie Dogs. 0. E. HAWLEY, Ludington. Mich. ‘ Leghoma. Baby Chicks and EuOdc- S' C' wf livored anywhere. Heavy laying strain. The Rose White Leghorn Farm, East Lansing, Ink-h. Choice cooker- White wyandottes els and pullots from pure bred quick maturing heavy laying attain. Cookele 84.“) mason. Pullets $3.00 to $5.00. Pens $15.00 to . . H. J. PA 0N. Route3, Box 115, Ypsilanti, Mich, Choice Cockorel 4d white nooks. Pulls“ from pure 13%,} quick maturing heavy layini‘ strain. Cookers! $4.00 to 88.0) Pullets $3.“) to 35.“). one 315.“) to 325.00. E. J. baron, Route 3, Box 11.5, Ypsilanti. mob. Rhoda Island White and White W d t '50 C0 eggs for hatchin . Prices reasonablzl‘nwgilg W. . ECKARD. aw Paw. Michigan. White circular. 8. I. ll. Iinom guaranteed. , Silver, ouch. maiden? cult 0': (£010.39 knuckle; sale; coo are a no . send DAVID BAY. Ypsilanti. 1353’. ' have em I.- ... p9, . '0." .11 varieties. Catalog tree. v'rrfl'nm‘"? Clinton, 35 White lvzyaudottsa: Egg!” hatching t yore. $2. per . repaid. 1 ma] 840.00. Frank De Long R. 3 rec Ive", Michiganj -. ' Choice breeding. 15. $2.00 lh 'Og' 1 00. praying-3E1)” old i t n Mich. 310. . - - ch: M. Gre to Macon For sale .l'iltauélgonnked Turkeys. Tome 816 - 0. mos. o. omdfi‘lill. reason. m. w See]! 81: drdprhu-lu- antcd. cabal-gmaggte :dhdfiition and price wanted. Wales Farm. Lawrence. Michigan. w Holland Turkey Tom-.815.00Palrs Xflm. White . 'Afrl Gnlncas‘:.0lleuclr 06.00 few Colum- hornu. Ancona chick selected 0 females can .‘ ' bun Wywdot. Oockerels at .00 late arrival-gun!- Wflwffimfiimwmwmu - . _ r i. To Pat} scent Down ,_md_ ItWon't CostYou 3 Cent Until itHas // / Paid for Itself . 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S m"outJuneau‘s».u‘oqoomuu ,"""”,",“-'¢'v ‘ ‘ YouWon’tHave u "TL c . r r i j ; Thenext time you drive!» townor to the faction. , We venture to pre ' iborhood, just like most . fsrming’adistriots . throughout the country—thatpro bly nine out ofevery‘ten silos you pass (or at least a F great majority) will be built of wood. Why? . There Must Be Some Good; Reason ‘ for This ‘ , Your own good, common sense will tell - you that it would be absolutely impossible . to persuade the majbrity of the hard headed, {successful farmers in your community who ' own silos to build them of wood unless there were some mighty good sound reasons for 1gmng wood silos the preference. And yen . can “bet .yourebottom dollar” there tiresome good logical reasons why most farmers buy ‘wood Silos. . ' Wood Silos Give BettorService Did you ever hear anyone say that sites- of other materials will cure silage better or keep it better than wood? No! But many agricultural experts, chemists and thousands of farmers who speak from actual experio ence emphatically assert that wood silos make and keep silage far better than do other kinds of silos. It takes a certain amount of heatsto cause fermentation in the silo and cure silage properly for wholesome feed. Wood is the only material non-conductive of heat and cold. Wood keeps in the heat necessary for the proper fermentation, and it also keeps/out the extreme cold that causes silage to freeze. ' r Of course, you have to paint a wood silo every five or six years on the outside. But painting a wood silo on the outside is a whole lot easier than “doctoring” up the walls on the silo inside with some preserva- tive preparation every few years. And re. member, When the roof is on the silo you can’t get a ladder inside of it. These are some of the reasons why the majority of silos throughout the country are built of wood. And the best wood site you can buy is a NAPPANEE Seal -tite SILO, be cause they are the most practical, the most serviceable, the most useful and convenient wood silo for any farm—the Silo that will give you the biggest value for your money. Wood 51105 Cost Less A NAPPANEE SILO costs just about half the price asked for silos built of other ma~ te'rials. And the cost of erecting it is far less, too. You don't need a crew of skilled mechanics to erect a NAPPANEE. The average farmer can do the work himself with the help of a farm hand and finish the job in two or three days time. Where else can you find a silo that will ' give you all the convenient, useful, time and labor saving features that you will find in- corporated in the NAPPANEE, such as the Double Anchor System that is as near istorm~proof as'it is possible to make—the zreal ManoSized Doors that are six inches wider than the average silo door and give ample room and comfort in entering the “NAPPANEE-Abe extra heavy metal Door Fasteners that seal up the NAPPANEE as tight as a fruit jar—the safe and sane Lad'o der, built so it is almost impossible to slip and fall—the Hip Roof Rafters that are fur- nished FREE with the NAPPANEE and add more room to the silo, and so on all down the line. . . A NAPPANEE SILO is easy to erect, east to fill and will cure your silage dperfectly. t will keep the silage in Al con ition so that it is safe to feed to your live stock. Yet the NAPPANEE costs you no more and some- times a great deal less than other silos ‘ The Silo You On ht To Have At the Price You ht To Pay A NAPPANEE SILO on your farm will make every acre of ‘corn you put into it do the work of two acres the old fashioned way. And the NAPPANEE is backed by an irom ’clad guarantee that it will not only give you satisfactory service, but will pay for itself 'on_your farm. ' Find out about the NAPPANEE 811.0 today ‘ Find out about our 0 y meat plan. where by you can out INAPE’SANWOB your form now and make it no its own way. Don't fall to rite for our 1,» FREE 1920 NAPPANEE BILO dx ‘1 3’9”" 9" if" we” 3’ on ,mos _- » o 0 over- lished. It-tolln ol e many "I. DI! ' and labor-spying homes notgfound costlier loll, it, about our vnovol silo cellist plan it you'to. ”own. ' mm it full . was" Count? seahtekevartieflartnoepféthesiusl ‘ in your community, fusthr your own “satis- .;: ”’ that in your neigh- “A