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There 18 need to doall the things ment of a love for farm 11fe~—-between work and g T; 1-H] necessary to make agriculture prosperous for the ideals, between business and home life, between E ' ’ ’gfl _ average family and at the same time each member financial prosperity and a better community in E of every family should have all the stimuli to think— , which to live. .Wm!IImIannmflmwx.mmnm:{Esmmmummuunmmmt: . llgliflill!léli'flliflfl'zjilllllllllHIIHHIHHHIHEI;3lllilllHltilmlHHHIIHIIHHHHHHHllll The Michigan Farmer; Published Weekly Established 1843 Copyright 1920 The Lawrence Publishing Co. Editors and Proprietors 82 LaFayette Boulevard Detroit, Michigan TELEPHONE CHERRY 8384 NEW YORK OFFICE-381 Fourth Ave. ~ CHICAGO OFFICE-l ll W. Washington St. CLEVELAND OFFICE-1011-1013 Oregon Ave.. N.E. PHILADELPHIA 0FFICE—261—263 South Third St. M. J. LAWRENCE ................................ President F. 1%. IIfKiNCE ...... ... Vice—President P. . 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Member Standard Farm Papers Association and .3 Audit Bureau of Circulation. is Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Detroit, Michigan, Under the Act of March 3, 1879 NUMBER TWELVE DETROIT, SEPTEMBER 18,1920 CURRENT COMMENT N THE matter of the rehabilitation VOLU M E CLV. State US“ of the railroads of the Federal country, following Regulation their return by the government to pri- vate control, the old question of state rights promises to once again become an important issue. Under the estab- lished order the control of interstate railroad rates lies with the federal government and its interstate com- merce commission, while the control of intrastate rates rests with the vari- ous state governments and their re- spective railroad or public utilities commissions. During recent years there has been a movement on the part of the rail- roads to create sentiment favoring federal control of all railroad rates as a means to the end of bettering trans- portation conditions. This movement has been vigorously opposed by some states, particularly by those whose transportation conditions and needs are not uniform. The issue is now sharply drawn in several states, in- cluding Michigan, as a. result of the recent advances in freight and pas- senger rates allowed by the federal commission. In their extremity the roads have in many cases construed this to apply to intrastate as well as interstate business. Some of the states have been apathetic, while some have been active in their opposition to this prop- osition. Recently a conference of rep- resentatives from sixteen states in the latLer class was held in Chicago, and plans were perfected to defend state rights in rate making. The Michigan utilities commission and the Attorney- Gencral’s department were represent- ed. 111 the meantime, Michigan roads have been notified by the former body that after September 1, last, they would be subject to the penalties pro- vided by law if they failed to follow the 1919 Michigan law which fixed passenger fares for most companies in this state at two and one-half cents per mile. The apparent conflict between this legislation and the construction which has been placed on the federal trans- portation act passed by Congress last February will doubtless be made the subject of litigation in the state and federal courts and may in the end again make this old question a public issue in case the broad construction of federal authority is supported by the courts. While there are tWO sides to this question in its broad sense, it is a mat- tor for congratulation that Michigan’s commission will fight to maintain state control of state rates, since to a par- \ iii-5’19:- dérioréd at "in... anaemi- 1 control of public: utilities is doubly essential ‘ as: compared with. ‘_ sections which are fully. developed. including transportation facilities. T IS a matter for congratulation to Save Seed ~Michigan potato grow— Potatoes ers‘ that ,there is an Now excellent prospect if not a practical assur- ance of a good crop of tubers in prac- tically all sections of the state. This is an even greater cause for congratu- lation than would be the case under normal conditions, since in addition to the other handicaps, such as shortage of~labor and fertilizers, there was also a shortage of good seed last spring, and a much poorer average grade of seed was necessarily used in planting the crop than is usual under normal conditions. The fact that such an apparently good crop has been produced from very inferior seed in many cases gives rise to the danger that many growers may reach the erroneous conclusion that it will not pay to use extra care in the saving or selection of seed for next year’s planting. But as a matter of fact, it is all the more necessary to use more than ordinary care in the selection of seed for next year in the many cases where inferior seed was used this year, even though this seed may have produced a fairly satisfac- tory crop under the favorable‘weather conditions which have prevailed over the greater portion of our state where potatoes are made an important cash crop. Potato diseases have thrived more generally because of the use of weak as well as infected seed, and are to be found in greater profusion in most fields than is ordinarily the case when good seed is used, and unless care is taken in the selection of seed for next year’s crop at digging time, this condition is likely to be still more aggravated next year than it is this, since some of the diseases which are most prevalent this year are of a pro- gressive type which are carried over in the seed and appear in a more ag- gravated form, which further cuts down the yield in successive years. Extended travel over the state and the inspection of many potato fields during recent weeks has convinced the editor of The Michigan Farmer that some of these diseases are much more prevalent in Michigan potato fields than many .of their owners re- alize. In several cases growers have expressed the belief thattheir seed had in some way become mixed, although they did not understand how, owing to the different appearance of the foliage of many hills, 3. difference really due to the presence of leaf roll, or some similar disease which may not be suf- ficiently developed to greatly reduce the yield this year, but which renders the tubers produced of very doubtful value as seed for next year’s planting. In every case where these abnormal conditions prevail, it Would be time very profitably spent for the grower to go through his field when the tubers are approaching maturity and before the frost has blackened the foliage, and dig at least a sufficient number of perfect, disease-free hills to provide seed for a seed‘breeding plot next year, and where there is any consider- able proportion of hills which show evidence of disease, it will pay equally well to continue this bill selection until enough seed has been secured to plant next year’s commercial crop. This plan will be just as cheap and far safer than to depend on purchas- ing new seed stock next year, provided the variety is satisfactory, since the grower can, in this “way, be more cer- tain of a supply of disease free seed. At. the. sometime. the prospect. of: good yield next year will be increased {by the selection. of seed from the best Sides." . . , , hills, probably toiga degree which :vvil, repay'the . extra cost «of this 11111-361964 tion and. return. a' handsome profit be—f The old adage that “One swallow doesn’t make a summer,” applies in this case. The fact that Michigan has produced a good crop of potatoes largely from poor seed does not mean that careful seed selection is unprofit- able. It makes it more imperative this year. Michigan Crops Excellent HE conditions of all crops, except spring wheat, harvested during the past month and yet to be harvest— ed, is well above the“ ten-year average. Weather conditions have been gener- ally favorable and the excellent pros- pects of August 1 have been main- tained throughout the past month for nearly all crops. Abnormally large yields of oats are being reported, and the prospects for potatoes, sugar beets and truck and fruit crops are especial- ly good, according to the September 1 crop report for Michigan, prepared jointly by Verne H. Church, Agricul- tural Statistician, U. S. Bureau of Crop Estimates, and Coleman C. Vaughan, Secretary of State. Corn—If no severe frost occurs With- in two weeks, Michigan is assured of another good corn crop. It is caring well in most sections, and the condi- tion is good except inafew southwest- ern counties where a severe drought has prevailed since early in the sea- son. The outlook is for a crap of 60,— 258,000 bushels, about 40 per cent of which will undoubtedly go into silos. The percentage of condition is one point above last year, and 12 per cent above the ten-year average. ' Wheat—The spring wheat prospects are much lower than early in the sea- son. The yield is disappointing, and the grain is badly shrunken. The es- timated production is only 540,000 bushels. The amount of wheat marketed at mills and elevators in the State dur- ing August, estimated from the reports of grain dealers is 1,428,000 bushels. Data—The condition of 93 per cent at harvest time forecasts a total pro- duction of 54,464,000 bushels as com- pared with 36,875,000 bushels raised last year. The volume of the crop ex- ceeded expectations, and the quality is very good, except in some eastern counties where those standing in the shock were discolored by heavy rains.» Potatoes—The condition is one point lower than last month. While the crop in general is in excellent condition and promises a large yield, late blight has made its appearance in a number of counties, and the extent to which the crop will be injured by it is not yet known. The condition of 91 per cent is 22 per cent better than one year ago and 18 per cent better than the ten-year average. A report from the agricultural statistician for Maine states that there is considerable blight in Aroostook County. BeanS—Beans have declined from 90 to 84 per cent in condition during the past month, mainly as the result of an attack of bacterial blight which is quite prevalent in the Saginaw Valley and some other localities. Anthracnose has also made its appearance but it is thought the damage by it will not be great. The crop is ripening and bar- vesting is general in many sections. The present outlook is for a crop of 3,440,000 bushels. Stock Hogs—An inquiry develops the information that the number of stock hogs on farms September 1 is four per cent less than one year ago. The estimated number is' 1,214,000. is estimated at 9,841,000 pounds, which is a slight- increase over lastyear. , Sugar Booze—The condition of sugar beets is 90 per cent,vfour- per cent bet- on than one year ago, and, fivegpgr, Wodl—The total production of wool» Hun; crop, increased-.1089 per. c ercia‘l, or 2,165,000 barrels. Nearly all vari- eties promise well, and the quality is very good except in some of the north- western, counties, where scab is quite prevalent. There is a large supply of Early apples and the market is very u . The peach crap is generally good, and promises a production of 1,360,000 ’ bushels. This is 80 per cent of a full crop. The quality is 91 per cent. Tears also show an 80 per cent con- dition, which is equivalent to 880,000 bushels. The crop varies considerably 111 different localities and orchards. The. outlook for grapes is exception— ally good, being 94 per cent of a. full crop as compared with a ten-year av— erage of 78 per cent. The quality is excellent. News of the Week Wednesday, Sept. 8. THE American Congressional com- mittee is_welcomed by the Japan ese at 'l‘okio.——Germany sends Dr. Fuehr, head of the German propagan- da bureau in the United States during the war, to Mexico as "councillor to the legation.——Americans open a food bu- reau in Berlin—The impression is gaining that the unrest in Italy is not due to Bolshevist propaganda. Thu rsday, Sept. 9. THE government orders an investi- . gation into the relationship of infra-state and inter-state passenger charges in New York—The federal government sends men to end the anthracite strike in Pennsylvania if possrble.——Cuba places a ban on the importation of rice—Canadian freight rates are advanced forty per cent in the eastern and thirty—five per cent in the western provinces. Friday, Sept. 10. P RESIDENT-ELECT 0BREGON of Mexrco declares for national prohibition and woman suffrage for that country—War Minister Trotsky of Russia instructs his southern army that General Wran- gel’s forces must be destroyed at all costs.-—The English government is of- fering forty former German liners for sale—A secret treaty is being entered » into by Italy and Austria—A German scientist reports that he has identified signals as coming from Mars. Saturday, Sept. 11. A CCORDING to the Geological sur- vey, the output of gold and silver in the United States is steadily de- creasing.-President Wilson refuses to reopen the wage award recently made by the anthracite coal commi.ssion.~ Data is being collected by both the Republican and Democratic parties for the purpose of establishing new in— come tax schedules at the coming ses- sion of Congress.—Representatives of various interests meet in Chicago to confer on'plans for financing the great- est corn crop in the history of the country arid on promoting the live stock industry. Sunday, Sept. 12. OF sixty-two Italian towns damaged by earthquakes, several must be rebuilt—Federal workers ask Con- gress for a minimum wage of $1,080 per year.—Seven persons were killed and one seriously injured at Tarry~ town, N. Y., when an automobile in which they were riding crashed through a railing during a thunder~ .storm.——The Michigan State Fair closes with a record attendance of 825,000.—Michigan Socialists meet at Pontiac to nominate state officers. Monday, Sept. 13. FRENCH and Italian premiers de- clare that the war between the Poles and Russia must be brought to an early end—Roumania asks that friendly relations with Russia be re stored—The biennial state election is being held in Maine.——The British gov- ernment will reinforce her troops now in Mesopotamia.-——Asia Minor pil- grims lose 1,000 of their number in a. forty day march from Kirazli to Is- mid, .Asia Minor,‘ through ”starvation and other privations: . Tuesday, Sept. 14. HE American Woolen Mills Co. resumes, operations at Lawrence, Mass" where sixty per cent of the former workers are given employment. cream tore. m I-..$;"_,m . agree on a; strike or.1'3,3so,ooo bushels. ’149‘wper17cengcl: . - thiscr‘op is considered as'comm ‘ ——Mairle elections indicate} ’majOrlty ”\- . ‘-»-. gab-1“.” "A - MW AH~d—M\V ’\. v“.-. -vW—n Ah- «4, n—I'.M\ iflw w... erative marketing has done for California.” The speaker’s words directed our thoughts to the valley. be- low, where every acre seemed to be outdOing every other acre in produc- tive activity. The dark green of the orange orchards gave way now and then to the lighter green foliage of the lemons, a color scheme that was brok- en occasionally by the yellow-green of Elberta peaches. Away in the back- ground, perhaps eight or ten miles , away, were vast fields of beans. Up to the valley to our right stood a for- est of ’walnut trees. A dozen miles ahead was the Pacific Ocean, behind us the Santa. Ana Mountains. If there was a lazy acre anywhere between, .We could not discover it. Co-operation Built the industry. “Not so many years ago this was all desert,” continued the speaker, J. A. Campbell, president of the Orange County (Calif.) Citrus Growers’ Ex- change. “The pioneers began growing oranges and the other fruits that are adapted to our conditions. It was hard cooperation has never industry of agriculture in California. By putting farming upon a basis where it pays dividends, it has taken a long step toward solving the questions which press the hardest upon those who till the soil. The path of co-operation in Califor- nia has not been an easy one. Its path has been covered with thorns and strewn with stones. It has been at- tacked by enemies from without and traitors from within. The speculative interests, always the enemies of stabil- ized prices for farm products, have entrenched themselves behind millions while they have resisted the advance of the co-operative idea. Upon every hand in California are the bleached bones of co-operative enterprises, yet permanently lost ground in its 40 years of existence there, but has made steady and con- sistent gains. The growth of the co— bined to develop the Cooperatlon and California Farmers GENTLEMEN, this is what (SO-Op- other features com able. Prices received were so far be- low the cost of production that orange groves were abandoned wholesale and many growers were bankrupt. By eliminating speculators and reducing distributing costs, this organization has been able to secure prices for oranges and lemons that are well above the cost of production' at least five years out of six, and the thriving condition of the industry is a monument to the effective work done by the exchange. Saved the Raisin Industry. The second. largest co-operative mar- keting association in California is the California Associated Raisin Company, whiCh last year handled over $38,000,- 000 of raisins and whose business dur; ing the next 12 months will probably exceed $60,000,000. This organization came into existence in 1913 because of the fact that practically all of the profits in the raisin business for years being “small” only in comparison with the gigantic size of the Big Three. They include associations which mar- ket beans, almonds, berries, peaches,‘ pears, honey, canned goods, dairy products, eggs, and various other prod- ucts of the farm. It is interesting to note that every one of these associa- tions were forced into existence be- cause of the fact that these products were usually produced at a loss. The producers were literally forced to or- ganize to .keep out of the poorhouses. They have succeeded, often beyond the fondest dreams of those who backed them faithfully, and practically all of them now market two-thirds or more of the app of the state in its particu— lar industry. Four Fundamental Principles. After two weeks of careful study of these enterprises in California, it to get a good market for the crops pro- ‘Seldom did they get a fair price—more often they receive only enough to eke out a miserable exist- Out of those intolerable condi- tions there grew up a system of co- duced. ence. operative marketing which not only brought fair returns to the fruit grow— ers, but it built an industry. The un’ certain returns of pioneer days gave way to a situation which seemed al— most to guarantee the future. The result has been a tremendous increase in the area devoted to citrus fruits, and as fast as co—operative marketing has been applied to other products those industries also began to pros- per. Co—operation has rescued Califor- nia agriculture from the depths of despair and placed it upon a business basis which has been accompanied by a fair degree of prosperity.” This same story in different words was repeated to me by dozens, yes a hundred times, by people in all parts of California during the next two weeks after Campbell painted out from the crest of Skyline Drive what co- operative marketing had done for the Santa Ana Valley. I heard it in the raisin vineyards around Fresno, in the poultry yards of Petaluma, in the rice fields of the Sacramento.Valley, and in the Santa Clara prune orchards. Farmers told me stories of the old days when they and their families worked long, weary hours just for the privilege of existence; their shoulders straightened and their eyes brightened as they spoke of the square deal in business and the happiness in life that has been brought them through co- operation Farming on Business Basis. Co-operative marketing has been weighed in the balance by the farmers of California and not found wanting. Excepting alone the perfection of mod- ern irrigation methods, co-operative marketing has done far more than all ' I ‘HIS article, giving a general tion. past quarter of a century under has finished the accompanying ISSUES done for the farmers of Califomia, articles by H. Steen, who is in California with a committee of sev- enteen selected by President Howard of the American Farm 1311— reau Federation to study the experiences of farmeis in co- opera- These articles will deal with the various phases of co- opeia— tion as they have been w01ked out by western farme1s during the with a success that is little short of marvelous. through co- operation by theSe rugged western tille1s of the soil, he will be intexested in the nine other stories to follow in succeeding Since this study is madep1eliminary to the launching of a great national grain marketing exchange, and since these published to inform the readers on what has already been accom- plished along similar lines, it is suggested that committees on pro- grams for farmers’ gatherings use the substance of these articles in planning schedules for the coming season. seems to me that here are four fun- before had gone into speculators’ damental things of outstanding im— portance in practically every one of these co-operalive marketing enter- survey of what co- ope1ation has? prises. These are: is the fiist of a sexies of 1. These marketing associations unusually trying conditions but After the reader survey of the benefits derived articles are operative idea is a tribute to the cour— age and convictions of the farmers of the state. Handled $225,000,000 Co-operatively. Farmers’ co-operative companies last year marketed approximately $225,— 000,000 Worth of farm products in’Cali- fornia. This is 45 per cent of the total farm production of the state. In other words, out of every $100 worth of stuff sold from California soil, $45 has been handled through co-operative market- ing associations. It is the high-water mark in co-operation in America thus far, and is probably excelled only in Denmark and New Zealand in all the world. The largest and best-known covoper- ative marketing enterprise in Califor- nia is the California Fruit Growers’ Exchange. It markets 74 per cent of the citrus'fruit—oranges, lemons, and grapefruit—produced in California, and during the past 12 months the volume of business handled'was in ex- cess of $57,000,000. It was formed in 1895 by the orange growers around Los Angeles because conditions governing the sale of fruit had become intoler- pockets, and the industry was on the decline. The raisin company markets 87 per cent of the raisin crop of Cali- fornia, this being tied up over a period of years by an ironclad contract which binds raisin producers to sell their product through the organization. The California Prune and Apricot Growers, Inc., is the third and young— est of the Big Three of California co- operative marketing agencies. It be- gan operations in 1917 and its cigan- ization resulted from almost identical- ly the same conditions which forced the raisin and orange growers to or— ganize. It now has over 8,000 mem- bers and markets over 70 per cent of the prunes and apricots produced in California. The general effects upon the industry have been almost exactly the same as with other organizations ——prices have been stabilized and farm- ers given a fair price for their prod- ucts, speculators have been eliminated, the industry has been stimulated and largely increased production has re- sulted. The smaller marketing organizations are about 30 in number, some of them are organized by commodity, and not by locality. Peach growers and orange growers and bean growers may live in the same community, but they market; their product through different co-op- erative associations. One man may sell different crops through three 01' four different. commodity associations. All leaders in co—operative work in California, no matter 110w much they differ on other points, are agreed that this is an absolute‘essential. 2. The associations have an abso- lute binding contract with every pro- ducer who belongs, requiring him to market all his produce through the as- sociation over a period of years. A California co-operative organization would no more think of starting now without this provision than it would of leaving its safe unlocked at night. The wisdom of years of experience in co-operation in California has burned the necessity of this provision into the very soul of co-operative enterprises. 3. Crops are handled on the pool basis, thereby giving every producer the same price for the same quality product, no matter when sold. This rule, with little variation, is in effect in practically every co-operative or- ganization in California. It is the basis of true cooperation, and the wisdom and fairness of this provision have been proven through the years. 4. Organizations are without capital stock and operate on the non—profit plan. Most of the California co-oper- ative associations are operating under the non-profit plan with no capital stock, and the others are rapidly chang~ ing to this plan or are endeavoring to do So. In subsequent articles, I will discuss these principles in detail, and in tell— ing how they were arrived at will tell the story of the development of cer- tain of the important co—operative en- terprises in California. w... a”, ... ._.«~,.WW-W«-~-.~-»W .m ~_.._.._ -_r~ . 1.. . . ‘fl - a.....,,. «was, ‘- ..:. w; ;w an...” . a... . t».n',,',~........ . 1 1‘ 1 ALHOUN county contains some C of the best farms in Michigan. Other counties may boast of cer- tain special cr0ps and products of enor- mous money value, but certain it is that few counties are making a better showing in several branches of agri- culture. Diversification is the secret. of success on Calhoun county farms. The farmers have tried practically every- thing and the types of farming now in practice are the ones that have stood the test. It is because of this fact that one finds so many determined farmers maintaining normal produc- tion of various crops and products in face of the present shortage of farm labor. It also explains how they are making as good a labor-income from their l‘arms as the farmers of any other county in the state—they are do— ing as much of the work as possible themselves in accordance with a well- defmed program. This is the only way that. farmers of today can successfully meet the nation-wide labor problem, which precludes any spectacular ex- pansion in food production. Calhoun county is not lacking in ro- mance of farmer organization. She has tried various brands of cooperation, and her farmers have come to see the importance of supporting such under- takings financially. A country-wide awakening has come. A new recon- struction agency, The County Farm Bureau, is now working night and day to correlate the other agencies and erect a county platform which will re— place the old structures and stand as a cornerstone of a progressive Calhoun county agriculture. She has every nat- ural advantage and enough competent leaders to contribute to this achieve ment. Her farms are productive, her farmers are good, and the writer has visited many of them. N this year of 1920 co—Cperation among farmers has reached a stage that presages greater success than all the efforts of the various farmers’ or- ganizations of the preceding half-cen- tury. There is no call for giving up other ways and means of the Grange, Farmers’ Clubs, and so forth, and these wonderfully successful organizations should keep on with their good work, and thousands of other farmers and their families should join them in their efforts. But every mother’s son should support the County Farm Bureau in its efforts to put farming on a profitable basis. It may interest many readers to know that one of the first attempts made by farmers to control local buy- ing and selling was made in Marengo township, Calhoun county, in 1866. By unanimity of action a group of them around Marengo organized an associa» W l h C A C t 1 V1 Tfle (Ia/flaw: County Farm .Bureau Activities Field of Service, witfl Empéayis' 072 tion to control the transportation of' their products, reduce prices of sup- plies, and secure other advantages. The money was raised to build a ship- ping house. This building was eventu- ally purchased by the Michigan Cen- tral, and still stands near the corner of Jefferson and Winter streets. In 1874 the Battle Creek Grange had a store that did fairly well for some time. But the reason why co-opera- lion failed at that time was because the people were not ready for it. They were not ready to drop their individu- ality and work together. , The writer spent a portion of three days riding over the townships of the county with Agricultural Agent Paul C. Jamieson. It was quite some ride to cover all of these townships and take notes here and there as we passed along the roads. And, “Oh Sweet Mamma,” how that car does shimmy when one tries to take notes on the lly. So conscientious is Paul that he has removed the- speedometer from his car so that he won’t know when he exceeds the forty mile speed limit. VISITING among the members of the Executive Committee we found A. J. Flint, the president, living on a splendid 160acre farm on the T-ekonsha-Homer road, five miles from Homer. He is a progressive and suc- cessful farmer, and takes special pride in his herd of pure bred Duroc Jersey swine. He is rapidly working into registered livestock. Mr. Flint is a good business head for the County Farm Bureau and an untiring worker for the success of the organization. F. B. Garratt, Vice-President, owns and operates an excellent farm of nearly 200 acres in Pennfield township, three miles from Battle Creek. The farm borders on the river and is one of the most productive in the district. It is well eduipped with two sets of substantial buildings. Mr. Garratt is a practical, progressive farmer, an active member of the Grange, and one of the leaders for better farm life and farm practice. Elmer E. Ball, the efficient secre- tary, owns and Operates a splendid 160 acre farm that lies almost exactly in the center of Albion township. Mr. Ball was a member of the executive committee of the County Farm Bureau for the last two years and has done everything within his power to make it a success. He is an enthusiastic alfalfa and fruit grower. Mrs. Ball, who assists her husband with his cor- respondence and bookkeeping, has a flock of White Leghorn hens which re- turned a profit of more than $600 last year. Mr. Ball is carrying out an out and barley test this year. The College Success oats show up especially "won; The Farm Rari- dence of Elmer E. Ball, nearA/éian m C and the Wisconsin barley shows a marked superiority over the black beardless and Michigan two-row vari- eties. F. H. King is a Homer township farmer who has been of great assist- ance in making the County Farm Bu- reau a success in his community. He is always ready to take the lead in the work in his district and can be depended upon to keep others inter- ested. Mr. King has always been active in co-operative work. Gardner W. Smith pioneer is one of the farmer families of Marengo Mr. Garratt Loves Good Birds. township. He is known far and wide as a practical and progressive farmer and livestock breeder. For years he has been interested in breeding pure bred Shorthorn cattle. It is possible that the oldest co—operative flour mill in the state is standing on the Smith farm. The mill is in nearly as good condition as when it was first used, which was several years before La Salle and Pere Marquette got into the northern part of Michigan. Part of the machinery, the pestle, has been miss- ing for a long time. The mill is an immense sandstone and during the .r < , , -. tiCs o early history of the state Indians used the hole in the stone for a mill to grind corn. ‘ J. F. Games is a successful farmer of Newton township. Mr. Games is a. grower of pedigreed grains, and a. booster for marl and legumes. He has covered his whole farm with heavy applications of marl, and has gotten out enough material so that his neigh- bors are using it. He has also devel- oped several methods of getting out marl which save considerable labor and team work. His farm is located four miles southwest of Ceresco and contains about 100 acres. It is due largely to Mr. Carnes’ efforts that Rosen rye has been so successful in his district. The farmers in this district will have about 12,000 bushels of in- spected Rosen rye seed for sale this fall. Mr. Carnes owns a seed cleaning outfit which the whole community uses. He is an enthusiastic member of the educational committee of the County Farm Bureau and has been one of County Agent Jamieson’s right hand men in developing a successful educa~ , tional program. Elon l). Bushnell is a leadingfarmer of Leroy township and has been super- visor for several terms. He is taking an active part in the County Farm Bureau and has don-e much to make his township one of the leading ones in the work. Always interested in co- operative work, he is now busy getting the farmers lined up for a co-operative elevator in East Leroy. ‘ Guy Lininger is a successful farmer of Clarence township, and is one of the most active Farm Bureau workers .in that part of the county. He has served as supervisor for a number of terms and is accustomed to handle any work that may fall on him in con- nection with the County Farm Bureau. He has been called upon to help other counties organize their co—Operative elevators. ‘ HE foundation of successful Coun- ty Farm Bureau work in Calhoun county was laid by Burnie More in 1917—18. The community organizations built up during this period have been of great assistance in developing the new county organization. Paul C. Ja- mieson, who succeeded Mr. More as County Agricultural Agent in April, 1919, has made an excellent record since he has had charge of the work. Mr. Jamieson is a Wayne county boy and one of the youngest in Doctor Mumford’s family of county agents. After graduating from the Wayne High School, he completed the regular four year course at the M. A. C., where he specialized in poultry, farm cr0ps and soils. While teaching agriculture in the Albion High School he took an active part in extension work among A ..., -wqw . _. Ae-a 3’". ~ .._._..r‘._.-_ is“ Afi.»~__ _.A‘,~.— rs... . _ .._...r‘._.- _ e .. Under the Leadership of Mr. Jamzemiz Me But/ding ofStrong Cooperative Organization; the farmers in that vicinity. This led to his selection as County Agent of Calhoun county. Being the youngest man in the state employed in that cap- acity, there was a hesitancy on the part of farmers to take his efforts seri- ously. But he went at the work with ~ an ambition to make good and got ac- quainted with the farmers in every township through a series of poultry culling demonstrations. In this work he was so successful that it brought him highly favorable comment throughout the state. It gave the farmers of the county confidence in him and very soon nearly every farm- er in the county had met him and con- fided in him. He is an enthusiastic .Worker for soil improvement, crop im- provement and better livestock. His work shows remarkably good results. — No county is doing more to develop is one of the strongest organizations hand organize new local c0_0perative HOW affiliated Wlth that organization. associations. Mr. Jamieson has been Another SUCCGSSfUl co-operative 01" actively engaged in this line of work ganization is the Homer Elevator As- since the membership drive which sociation. This association has been brought nearly 2,400 members into in business about one year and during the new County Farm Bureau Organ- that period has handled more than ization. In this work he was assisted $200,000 worth 0f business. It is now by Thomas Buell of Union City. All of affiliated with the State Farm Bureau the co-operative organizations in the Exchange. The president and secre- county are working in harmony and the majority have signified their in tention ‘of joining with the Michigan State Farm Bureau and availing them— selves of the greater service at an, early date. Stuart Acre:;i0nt of the Fine Farm: near Man/ml]. 0 NE of the leading co-operative or- ganizations in the state is located at Albion. The Albion association has done about $400,000 worth of business during the past year. In three years’ time the Albion Association has grown from a small organization with 80 members to one with 250, and is now capitalized at $60,000. It has one of the most complete plants in the state and owns all of the real estate occu- pied by its buildings and yards. It has recently purchased and is operating branch elevators at Eckford and Ma- rengo. The business is being managed ‘ by Bert Ellis and James Richards. This is one of the few asSociations tary are George Brockway and C. D. which own and operate more than one Sabin, respectively. elevator. At the start Marengo and At Marshall the Farmers’ Elevator Eckford had made plans to organize Company is co operating with the separately; but the Albion officers de- County Farm Bureau in every way sired to welcome them into their or- possible. While this organization is ganization. As a result, they are now not strictly co- operative, nearly all of working in perfect harmony and get- its shareholders are faimers, and its ting many advantages which otherwise officers are handling the business on a would have been impossible to secure. narrow margin, so that the members This association has joined the State get the benefits derived from the or- Farm Bureau Elevator Exchange, and ganization. The officers are W. J. FrOm G. T. Fuller's Herd. ounty F armfiurcaus the business. ciation is aISO prepared for business. _ . The following men haVe been elected ber 0f the Albion Plg Club. directors: dent; Bert Smith, vice-president; R. Dir, secretary; William Ives, treas- M- A' 0' urer; O. C. Talmage, E. D. Bushnell, farming and spends his vacations on Carl Reasoner, directors. now hustling to secure new members in order that the organization may be in Ceresco 13-313 summer and 25 pure well financed on the start. About ten bred Poland China and Duroc Jersey thousand dollars has been raised and pigs were purchased for the boys. the collateral note proposition has About forty pure bred pigs were ex- been accepted. There is no doubt but hibited at the Calhoun County Fair that the organization work will be last fall by these young and interested completed , C over a Broad Dibble, president, Homer Cluts, man— strong association will be ready for ager. The company did $300,000 worth business this fall. of business last year. The Athens Cooperative Association At Tekonsha the (Jo-operative Com-' has elected its board of directors and pany is working in direct harmony will soon begin business. The follow- with the County Farm Bureau. Bert ing men are 110w responsible for the Shedd, the president and manager, has success of the organization? Louis taken an active part in the farm bu- Streeter, C,_ J. Grill, E. B, Hollenbeck, reau campaign. Some readers will is H. G. Van Fossen, David Kenyon, Silas member Bert Shedd because of his Kline and Mr. Wisner. The first direc- being captain of the best football team tors’ meeting will be held soon, and that ever represent/ed M. A. C. Bert preparations will be made to take in iS DOt only a competent co—operative the more than ten thousand dollars manager, but he is a good (31311911 He now subscribed to purchase property is DOW operating a fine farm near Te— for conducting the business. Several konsha. Last year’s business handled members have offered to double their by the Tekonsho Association amounted subscriptions if necessary to make the 10 more than $250,000. Wm. Durham organization a success. All of the neW' is DI‘ESideI-‘lt and Bert Shedd 1112111318813 organizations have signified their in~ tontion of joining the State Farm Bu- A MONG the new organizations that 1'93“ Elevator EXChahge~ are ready for business are the Among the successful Live Stock Battle Creek Farm Bureau Association. Shipping ASSOCMUOHS hl the countywe Over two hundred farmers have joined. found that the Albion and Marengo Over twenty_five thousand dollars has Association did a business of more than been raised and each fanner will put $305,000 the past year. Gardner Smith up a bankable collateral note for one is president 0f the association. hundred dollars which will finance the association to the extent of about fifty thousand dollars on the start. It will begin business well financed and is sure to make a success. The board of directors is made up of seven of the best men in the community. Every one of them is a farm bureau worker, which assures the closest kind of co- Operation between the local and state organizations. The following men are members of the board of directors: William Fruin, president; Howell Sandford, vice-president; F. B. Gar- ratt, secretary-treasurer; W. W. Sprague, William. Pierce, Frank Par- male, Harry Huggett, directors. The money will be paid in soon and the association'will then purchase such property as is necessary to carry on a grain buying and farm supply busi- ness. The board is now negotiating with several property owners for buildings suitable for the association’s business. They are also searching for a manager who is qualified to handle ALHOUN county has a fine record for BOys’ and Girls’ Club work. The new generation is being drilled in the fundamentals of good farming and good farm living. The clubs are doing this and they will keep more of this generation on Calhoun county farms than ever remained after any past generation had reached the age of striking out for itself. In nearly every district the work is being successfully conducted along lines best adapted .to the types of farming most common. One of the first clubs organized was the Albion P‘lg Club, which was fin- anced by the Albion State Bank. Ray White won the state championship for Michigan in 1917 with his Duroc Jer— sey sow and ten pigs. He has been one of the most enthusiastic members in club work for several years. His sow and pigs have won in a number of contests and Ray has become a goon judge of livestock. He is taking a course at the M. A. C. and expects to stay ontthe farm. . Elton Ball is another charter mem- He has Albert Hagelshaw, presi- been very successful with his breed- E. ing work and is now taking a course at He is deeply.interested in The East Leroy Farm Bureau Asso- The board is his father’s farm. ’ A successful Pig Club was organized successfully and another (Continued on page 356.) an.-. - 1&5»va“1 ,v «1' easy—9.. _ . ,q . . . fTH EMICH IGAN I? ; Bearing the F armors" M arkct’ ' . V Government Sales of Canned Meat: and Increased Imports ofFoon’ Sz‘nfl}, T nreaten to Lower Prices for American Farm Free/nets cessful farm worker he is anchored to this country and never dreams of go- ing back to his native land.” ‘HE following item appeared in a recent issue of the Washington Star: “Use more corn beef,” urges W. A. Wheeler of the Market Informa- tion Bureau of the Agriculture Depart- ment, which is working in conjunction with the campaign of the War Depart— ment to reduce the cost of living by releasing thousands of dollars worth of caMed meats. With fresh beef selling at prices ranging from 40 to 75 cents per pound retail, cooked corn beef at 25 cents per pound can, wholesale, costs about one—fourth of the fresh meat price on a cooked and boned basis. Its relative value, as compared to fresh beef, such as porterhouse, round and sirloin steaks and chuck and rib roasts, can be readily seen when it is understood that to produce one pound of canned corn beef it takes approximately two and one-half pounds of boned beef.” The Daily Digest of Reconstruction News, published by the Reconstruction Research Division of the Council of National Defense, on August 31, 1920, printed the following information: “Di- rector of sales announces that in con- junction with campaign of War De- partment to reduce cost of living by releasing thousands of dollars worth of canned meats, Department of Agri- culture has issued appeal to American housewives to take advantage of these offerings.” When the attention of the Informa- tion Bureau of the Department of Ag- riculture was called to this matter by the National Grange’office, the official in charge replied: “Regarding your letter in reference to the statement is— sued by the War Department offering for sale canned meats to housewives . . . the statement is not correct and the Department of Agriculture is going to issue a correction. They are also going to ask the War Department to correct said statement.” It is apparent that someone must have got the wires crossed between the Department of Agriculture and the War Department in regard to this canned meat sale proposition. VIDENCES are coming to the sur- face daily that organized labor is taking an unusually active part in the election campaign this fall, and by diligently emphasizing the political power of labor organizations the lead- ers are able to make a strong impres- sion upon the campaign managers and the candidates for office. So-called “unfair” candidates for Congress and the Senate in all parts of the country have been blacklisted, and efforts are being made to rally the labor rank and file to the support of the "fair” nominees. A determined and wide- spread effort is being made to organ- ize the women voters whose interests are identified with union labor. Four women candidates for Congress are backed by organized labor and the Plumb Plan League, which is making a strenuous appeal to the railroad men’s wives and the women employed in railway offices. President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor has as- sailed the proposed amendment to the Nebraska state constitution providing for an industrial commission to pass upon disputes between employers and employee, indicating that organized labor is going to bitterly oppose any form of compulsory arbitration of labor and capital controversies. The farm- “ 'grs’ votes are being sought by the , labor candidates on the grounds that “the interests of the wage workers and the farmers are identical,” but reports I am receiving do not indicate that any considerable number of farm- ers, outside of a few localities in the Northwest, are being led into the po- litical labor movement. With from 15,000 to 18,000 aliens ar- riving at the port of New York each week, many coming from typhus in- fected regions, the immigration offi- cials are urging the necessity of a law which will place effective restrictions around immigrants at the port of de- parture. It is the belief of many stu- dents of the situation that this is a subject which may well engage the at- tention of farmers’ organizations and the farm press. They maintain that the present influx of vast numbers of foreigners is not only endangering the public health, but the social welfare of the republic. NO’I‘HER matter which is engag- ing the serious attention of farm- ers is the decrease in exports and rap- idly increasing importation of farm products. A review of foreign trade shows that “since the beginning of 1920 the decline in our exports has been entirely at the expense of raw materials. In fact, the outward ship- ments of semi—manufactured materials and finished goods during this period show a progressively increasing ratio to total exports.” The Department of Commerce reports present figures showing foodstuffs imported into the United States during the first seven months of this year to the value of $500,000,000 greater than during the same time last year, while exports of foodstuffs showed a decrease of up- wards of a half billion dollars during the same period. When the Tariff Commission and Congress get down to work on tariff revision it is probable that American farmers will demand a Rack for Ensilage Corn HE illustrations show the con- struction of a favorite type of rack used in hauling ensilage corn. Figure 1 shows the construction of the rock bottom or bed. The side members may be either 2x8 or 2x10 inches, depending upon the kind of wood used. The cross member should Enema 2 always be 2x6 hard wood and well bolted with wagon iron, which may be secured at any hardware store or made at the blacksmith shop. The length readjustment of trade laws and rules which will give their products a bet- ter standing in the markets of the world and afford them some protection from the importation of food products produced by the cheap Coolie labor of the Orient. * The census reports now being issued are bringing to*light facts concerning the shrinkage in farm population, which are sufficient to cause serious alarm. A study of the New York state township census reveals the unwel- come information that in some of the best farming districts in the state the population is little more than one-half what it was forty years ago. Nearly all the small villages have lost in pop- ulation, and for the first time the larg- er rural villages show a_decline in population as a direct result of the loss of farm population. Vermont which, owing to the growth of its cities, has always shown a growth of population, in spite of the shrinkage of farm population, has had a decline in number of inhabitants in the last ten years. Some of the smaller cities in the East which are largely depend- ent upon the farming country for their support are also on the decline. Commissioner of Immigration Cam- inetti hopes to solve the farm help problem, 'the abandoned farm problem and the immigration problem by di- verting immigrants now arriving in the United States to the farming districts. In an announcement by the Bureau of Immigration, Commissioner Cam- inetti says “the farm labor problem is many sided and difficult; but we ought to find a solution, because many of the immigrants we are now getting are farmers. We are planning to greatly enlarge the immigration em:- ployment bureau. We will take the initiative in directing the immigrant into the field of greatest usefulness. When the immigrant becomes a. suc- can be shorter or longer than shown if desired. Figure 2 shows the construction of the top or rack floor. The cross mem- bers should be 2x6 hard wood and well bolted to the rack bed with com- mon ,bolts so that the two members can be put on and taken off the wagon as separate pieces. The flooring may be square edge or matched to suit the must 3 owner. But in all cases it should be smooth. . Figure 3 shows the construction of the ends, so that the bundles of corn eculd not slide off. The uprights may be 2x4 and the end slates 1x4 or 116’s. This type of rack works out best with a low steel wheel wagon but may be used with any type.—HARLEY M. WARD. HE frequent arrivals of cargoes of European butter at our Atlantic ports have been the cause of much adverse comment from dairymen. This has led the Federal Department of Ag‘ riculture to issue a statement in which an attempt is made to allay the fears of those who have been led to believe that our market for American butter is being greatly injured by these im- portations. “We export more butter than we import,” says the Depart- ment. The greatest importation on record was for 1919, when it reached only 9,519,368 pounds; the exports for the same year were 34,556,485 pounds, giving a net export of 25,037,117 pounds.” The market reports show. however, that since 1919, imports of butter have- greatly increased while exports have as rapidly dwindled. For the first seven months of 1920 we im« ported 22,855,000 pounds of butter, and in July 8,311,000 pounds were imported and only 576,000 pounds were export- ed, nearly sixteen to one. Washington representatives of the National Board of Farm Organizations report a successful meeting of the affiliated societies at Columbus, Ohio. Resolutions were adopted urging Con- gress to revise tariff legislation to in- clude a protective duty on all oriental vegetable oils and other raw commod- ities when their free importation acts adversely to the interests of American farm producers; that a practical farm- er acceptable to the federated farm organizations be selected as secretary of agriculture and that farmers be rec- ognized in the appointment of govern‘ mental boards and commissions; for the removal of all discriminations which make it impossible for the for- mation of cooperative associations of producers and consumers, and that co- operative marketing organizations of -farmers engaged in interstate Com- merce be given the same privileges as are enjoyed by private enterprises un- der similar conditions. The Board went on record as favor- ing national control over the packers and the enactment of legislation that will prevent the packers and other pri- vate corporations from owning or op- erating rolling stock over the railroads. A protest is voiced against the neglect of the railroads to supply refrigerator cars,” as such neglect tends to cen- tralize the distribution of perishable foods, such as meats, butter, fruit, eggs, vegetables, etc., in great private corporations, and makes it inconven- ient and generally impossible for farmers’ co-ope’rative marketing asso- ciations to efficiently market their products. and thus compete with the members of the American Institute of Packers. All this tends to discourage production and widens the gap be‘ tween producers and consumers. We urge Congressional action which will compel railway companies to suDDIY. such cars.” “Through an insidious and apparent- ly very effective campaign directed and financed by members of the Amer- ican Institute of Packers,” the resolu— tion reads, “the public mind has been diverted from what was a year ago an evidentand determined purpose to com- pel this great aggregation of cemmer- cial interests ’to submit to reasonable regulation. If the public mind is far: the: confused by the; skillful packed ‘ (Continued .on' pasenfaua, . .4 ' front in conducting tneir operations. .. r, f Feed ,Markct Uncertaln Prices fictive been Influenced £3! #22 Prorpertr of a 'Bumper Com Crop—By Sander: Soy/and N AIR of uncertainty pervades the cember and May deliveries on markets. feedstufls market. To some ob- Quotations have been forced to a level servers of trade .conditions the between $1.15 and $1.20 a bushel in greater resistance to bearish pressure Chicago for these distant futures, on prices is considered a reflection of which figures represent a net price to a strengthening undertone and the ap- the producer after freight, handling proach of the low point of values. On charges, commission and other items the other hand, the slight halt to the are deducted of hardly more than 90 downward trend of prices for many cents a bushel and considerably less feeds and the rebound in some com- in many important producing sections. modifies are described by many as a It is a serious question in my mind breathing spell and a technical devel- whether the producer will sell at this Opmentjn favor of a further sharp set- figure. The reluctance of the grower back. The latter element is possibly to part with wheat above $2 a bushel in the majority, but there are argu- net is a vital price swaying force on ments in favor of some'advances in markets at the present time, and it is the fall and winter market. quite probable he will be unwilling to September is often a low month for sell corn at half the price of wheat. feedstuffs prices, except of course, dur— Of course, corn is produced to be eith- ing periods of drouth or other abnor— er consumed at home or sold on mar- mal conditions. The use of pastures ket and ultimately disappears, but throughout the summer season effects whether the farmer will withhold his a reduction in the demand for feeds stocks from consuming channels long on markets and’ the opening of Septem- enough to advance the price is the her usually witnesses the buying pow— question. Many believe the distant er of the consuming trade at a low corn futures already are too low, but ebb and a resulting accumulation of there are an unsually large number of stocks among both feeders and on “dollars bears” on corn. markets. The advance of the corn harvest, with the prospects for aheavy HE FUTURE of transportation is movement from the country and con‘ an important factor in corn. It is sequent abundant supplies, exerts a de- recalled that the serious shortage of pressing influence on the leading feed cars, holding back it surprising de~ grain. Corn this year, however, under- gree the marketings from producing ,went its seasonable declines before sections to terminals and to points of September, SO the market movements consumption, was one of the outstand— are rather uncertain during the fall ing influences in forcing- corn above $2 season. Whether feeds as a whole Will a bushel in the Middle West during reach their low point in September or May and June. Will the car situation pass through the month in a more be as acute on the new crop? In view bullish position is dependenttoagreai of recent rail developments, including extent 119011 weather CODditiOhS- A the advances granted carriers and the continuation of weather affording util- passing of the government guarantee ization of pastures well into the fall on transportation, it seems fair to an- and the absence of early frosts will ticipate much improvement. The car- stimulate a declining tendency 0f riers are operating more efficiently, prices. But markets WOUId feel in an this being apparent only since the ad. opposite vein a cold period in the early vanced schedule of freight rates be- fall with frost over the important feed- came effective. Less delay in loading, ing and grazing sections. And the unloading and general use of cars will character 0f the weather, it iS signifi- tend to increase the available supply. cant to note, will play a vital part in Also, emercantile and other industrial the price fluctuations throughout the needs of cars have slackened consid— fall, winter and even the early spring e-rably, this becoming more general as season. the operation of numerous manufac- turing plants are reduced. That will HE probability of a corn crop of naturally increase the supply of cars more than three billion bushels for moving grains and other feed- has proven an excellent curb on prices stuffs. Transportation is an essential for the coarse grain. Other feeds have price register and all feeds, as well as been indirectly influenced by the enor- corn, Will feel the effect 0f improved mous harvest of corn in prospect, many car supplies. who would ordinarily have purchased The current market for cash corn is liberal quantities of feed during the a zig-zagging affair, having no import- late summer months having delayed ant relation with new crop prospects. 7W _~ l‘» 1': “"3: ——-~ ~ —~—-——W-_.,_ ..._ 23$? 9.. It ’l‘ ” ill . l’ \ 4 ii iii w w m m w w w m u'u n‘:\- .ullillmllbl From 51/2 to 17 Loads W per Acre— } ‘ l RE you getting full value from your stable crop — manure? If you spread it by hand, how many loads do you throw off to the acre? With a roller-bearing, tight- bottom, easy- pull International Manure Spreader you can spread anywhere from Sp to 17 loads per acre — 6% to 17 loads with the No. 1 and 5% to 14% loads with the No. 2 spreader. This represents uniform Spreading of finely pulverized manure as contrasted with scattered, lumpy spreading by hand. The wide range of quantity distribution is made possible by the six feed speeds which regulate the spreading density to suit your fertilizing require- ments. And with the International, because of the fast-working steel boaters and wide-spread spiral. you drive only half as far to unload as you do with a spreader that does not have these features. Some spreaders merely unload; the International spreads. Isn’t this the‘kind of a spreader you want? Then see your nearby Inter- national dealer. INTER NATIONAL HARVESTER, COM PA NY ’ PAMERch' O “ ‘ USA g - CHICAGO 'fim‘l’w ‘I. ~ 7 . . 335‘», . . Jilin, ~35 ”ti/'17}! _ W , _- -------------------------- their buying because of the abundant Little grain iS moving t0 terminals hilt corn supplies almost within reach of only a small demand Of a hand-to- consumers. In the past few weeks mouth character prevails, about suffi— both the cash and future markets for cient to absorb the offerings The vis- corn have fluctuated very nervously, ible .stocks of corn in the United States owing to fear of damage to the grow- are considerably greater than a year ing plant before maturity by frost. ago and can probably produce enough Even at this writing much of the sup- weight on the market to check any port rendered the bullish side is com- broad upward price movements in the ing from operators who believe the immediate future. Cash corn is bring- prolonged cool weather recently will ing around $150 a bushel in Chicago. not permit of maturity of the growing ' crop before frost. An early frost would 0 ATS are selling at only little more doubtless reduce considerably the pro— than half the price they brought duction of merchantable corn and thus during the latter part of May and the alter to a great extent the supply situ— forepart of ”June, before the new crop ation on which selling pressure has became available, being far below a been based. While various comments parity with corn and other feeds. For are being offered as to the probable this reason, if for no other, cats cannot early frosts by our “weather bugs,” 'it be expected to decline sharply from its is needless to base market conditions present level. The grain- is bringing upon weather possibilities. Still, feed- around 65 to 70 cents a bushel on mar- ers who are prospective buyers of corn kets of the Middle West: with the De- and the producers who will have a sur- cember delivery below 70 cents a plus available above their own needs bushel. The feeder who will be forced should consider the signicance of early to enter the market for oats forihis own needs by December might profit em crop is concerned, from the purchase of that option in the More around the De- future market. But there is no imme- y ‘ Here’s a ConVenience that will lighten the work of the housewife Household chores are finished quickly when plenty of running water, under pressure, is available. ‘ The housewife, of all members of the household, appreciates the advantages which an ample sup- ply of water makes possible. To be able to obtain water for the many household chores by merely turning a faucet makes her work lighter, and cook- ing, scrubbing and laundry work are. no longer drudgery in the home where a Hoosier Water Sup— ply System delivers the Water where it is needed. Hoosier Systems use any kind of power, are easily installed, and easily operated. EOOSIEB [Deter Service _ Bulletin F describes a com- plete line of water supply equipment for farm and sub- urban homes. A copy will be sent you on request. FLINT & WALLING MFG. C2: DOM D,ALLVILLE IN ”-4—""‘”‘" ~‘:23.:...-1:2~trny. h... i j 32%?” [/11 21/ , "5‘\\\‘{T . ;\ — — \\ . Xi .m.-.l «HIM l—Ew-i / Save ALL the Crop Ears Contain 63% Fodder .. 37% off/i9 Feedin3 Valu elk 2&21: W Cw ‘3'“ /\ \‘ I TRfPlug This Leak Only a small part of that 37% of your corn crop is ever used under the old way of handling fodder. About one- third of the entire Crop is blown away, washed away, leached out in the weather or trampled under foot. Thou- sands of corn growers, however, have learned that the Appleton Husker and Shredder saves every pound of the crop Address Dept. Appleton Manufacturing Co. By shredding the stover into your loft, or putting up stover silage, you utilize 100% of your corn, raise the manurial value of your crop, improve your land and increase your profits. The Appleton was the first successful husker, and the Appleton Husker and Shredder continues to take the lead. It carries the Appleton Guarantee of “More-and-better- work,” fully explained in our free book. The Appleton husks clean, and elevates the corn into the crib or wagon. Very little corn is shelled, and the machine cleans and sacks what it does shell. fodder into desired lengths. -more acres of corn, you need a husker and shredder. Book and Data Free The free booklet describes the Appleton line ofHuskers and Shredders. We will also send,if desired,some inter- esting data on stover silage. Ask for either or both-free. It either shreds or cuts the If you raise thirty or 23 care of nearest branch. Botavia. Ill. Omaha, Nebr. Minneapolis, Minn. Columbus. Ohio APPLE TON .H-USKERSAND SHREDDERS THE MICHIGAN FARMER . 1,; Mei" every particle of butter— fat that Is in your whole milk—that will run with least work-that will stand . upfor years without trouble. And the one Separator which will give you all that is the‘ 'Viking." ‘straight disc. ” Send for our newest Catalog No. 153.: Swedish Separator Company, 507 S. Wells Street, €530.10. m. Do you realize what this means to you in the saving of butter-fat? You don’t buy a cream separator because you like the color it is painted; you don’ I; buy it to ease the man who sells it— but you D buy it to SAVE YOU MONEYl You select that separator which will give you HH HIHHIHHHIHH When Writing to Advertisers Please _Mention The Michigan Farmer ‘ I l ‘ ‘V diate rush for such action, demand and supply conditions not pointing to any ' material upturns for some time yet. Further depression in corn would tend to force oats down, but declines would doubtless only be slight. Large stocks are available from the harvest in the country and the terminal holdings are moderate. OTTONSEED cake and meal are attracting unusual interest among the consumers of the high protein con- centrates. I have consistently urged readers of The Michigan Farmer to delay purchases of cottonseed feed. the general feedstuffs market condi- tions not having warranted a. price level such as has prevailed in recent months. The market still continues on a. downward scale and is approaching what may prove to be the low point for the season. Cake and meal for October-November—December shipment are being offered around $48 to $49 a ton for prime 43 per cent protein feed, basis Texas mills, the lowest level thus far reached on the crop, in fact, the lowest level for some years. Compared with a. month ago the market is off about $6 a ton. New crop cake and meal already are moving, though only in a small way. Spot shipment ofier- ings are available around $50 a ton, basis Texas points, or at a small pre- mium over distant delivery. In the important feeding sections the price will average around $60 a ton. Basis for the continued depression in cake and meal, which amounts to more than $17 a ton since trading in the new crop product was begun about three months ago, is the sharply lower price being paid for cottonseed, the probability of large production in the South, and an extremely light demand for the feeds among cattle operators and other feeders. Clushers are refus- ing to pay more than $20 to $25 a ton for cottonseed in the South, compared with a level around $65 at this time a. year ago and as high as $90 later in the past crop year. low figure paid for seed is the result of depression in cottonseed oil, the chief product of the crushing plant, the oil being in very weak demand at hardly half the level of a year ago. Planters are rather hesitant about dis- posing of their seed at current price levels, but the product cannot long be held and this will not prove a. factor in the market. Sensational declines in cotton have stimulated the downward trend of cake and meal, though only indirectly. Prices for the feed should continue to recede, but occasional cov- ering by speculators who had previ- ously sold “short,” which has been quite general, will offer some tempor- ary support. Feeding of cake and meal by rangemen and other operators has not in many years been of as light a volume as in the summer from which we have just emerged, the disappoint- ing level of the cattle market being largely responsible for this coudition. There is a. possibility that cake and meal will recede to $40 a ton in the crushing districts of the South. OMPARED with cottonseed feed, linseed cake and meal have held up well in price, though the market cannot be termed as strong. Demand is of only a moderate velume. The output of crushers both in the East and Northwest exceeds slightly the buying strength of the consuming trade. I Linseed cake and meal is avail- able for prompt or distant forward shipment around $62 a. ton, basis Min- neapolis. It is claimed by some han- dlers that the stocks of linseed feed in consuming channels are very low, the result of delay in buying in recent months. This possibly may be true, yet it does not offer the bullish possi- bilities that some may construe. The time is not at bond, market conditions plies of linseed teed. Linseed cake is .71 .‘... The surprisingly . as a whole indicate, to accumulate sup- . , l 2.: T certainly too high compared with cot! tonseed feed. RAN and shorts are in a. perplex- ing position. On one hand ex- tremely light production by mills for this season of the year is tending to maintain values; on the other hand, demand for the offal is comparatively scant, thus checking an upward price movement. The supply, though light, is probably greater than the absorp- tive powers of the trade, therefore the weak tone in prices. Within the past month bran has eased off about $4 a. ton, being available in Minneapolis and Kansas City, the leading milling markets of the West, around $40 a. ton', sacked, for carlots. The offal is sell: ing in Chicago around $42 to $43 a ton, about $44 in St. Louis. Gray shorts or flour middlings can be bought around $61 to $62 a ton in Minneap- olis, $56 in Kansas City, $61 in St. Louis and on a freight differential at other markets, the heavier offal dis- playing greater strength comparative- ly than bran. Both feeds should con- tinue to work lower. Sluggishness in the demand for flour, thus restricting production by mills, is a. handicap to bearish operations. Bran and shorts should be bought sparingly. LFALFA, clover, clover mixed, timothy and other varieties of hay shared in a boom resulting from eagerness of feeders and other buyers to accumulate stocks before the ad- vanced schedule of freight rates be- came effective. The increase in freight rates from Kansas City, the largest hay market, to many points in the East and Southeast, for instance, amount to more than $6 a ton, a sum which mar: ket fluctuations cannot easily offset. So it was only natural that buyers ac: cumulated as much hay as possible. Advances of‘around $5 a. ton occurred on alfalfa and clover, with other vari- eties also sharply higher. Alfalfa is selling around $30 a ton in Kansas City for the better grades, with clover at $16 to $20. Clover in St. Louis is bringing $33 to $35 a. ton. Timothy in Chicago is holding up around $40 a ton for the better grades. Since the in- creased freight rates became effective, a sharp contraction in demand for hay has been felt, and it is quite probable that before the market reaches a firm basis,lthe gains in prices recorded be- fore the higher tariffs will have been wiped out. A factor in the freight rate advances which demands consideration is the probable restricted movement of alfalfa from the irrigated sections of Idaho, Utah, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming, owing to the excessive freight charges. This, however, will not be felt for some time yet, probably , not until late in the fall, when the; movement nOImally leaches a. large 1 volume. ,FEEDING MEADOWS.» a 'In‘ the past it was a common prac- tice in parts of the country to stimu—g late an extra growth of hay by the use 1 of top-dressings of land plaster or gyp~ sum; and, while this method was long ; ago abandoned generally, the lately recognized need of more sulphur com— pounds for some soils appears to fur- nish a. reason for its revival. However, not many farmers will be led to use this old-time remedy until Michigan experiments show conclusively that land plaster is as valuable now as it was once believed to be. In the mean: time all the available stable manure and suitable commercial fertilizers will I be called upon for help in meeting the present problem. ’ smW‘M—mv" “tau-3.!" ‘ We “up“. , . ‘e. _‘ .m A “<- I ”MN'N“.. ~"__. W ”no. we. A-—-. ~'” 'he intends to feed to his herd during g p... “at". «V-n— ‘ ‘ ‘ VERY cially is this useful to the dairy farm- er since it affords him‘a very handy place for storing the root crops which the winter. The cellar is, however, useful to any farmer, whether he keeps 'a number of c0ws or not, as it can be used to store any crop, such as pota- toes, etc. Or it may be used as a shel- ter for the storage tank from which water is obtained for the stock. The root cellar is best located under the driveway leadinginto the barn and gives one fair-sized room in which to stere sugar beets, mangels, rutabagas, turnips, etc. The ceiling of the root cellar of course slants upwards to- wards ”the floor of the barn. There is a door opening through the wall of the basement of the barn through which access to the cellar is obtained and the roots are easily carried to the cows stabled in the barn basement. \A win- dow may be placed in the side of the cellar for necessary light and for shov- eling the roots through, and if desired one outside door, although this is not always necessary. ' The root cellar is most conveniently installed when the barn is built but it may be added to any basement barn. Care should be taken to have it frost- proof, .so that the roots will not freeze. It may be built of heavy planks, or better still, of concrete. No additional space is needed for this cellar, and if it is built when the barn is put up considerable labor in hauling gravel for the driveway is saved, for instead of having a solid fill, the cellar occu- pies the space. When finished one has both a good driveway and root cellar combined—CHAS. H. SMITH. SPRAY IN FALL FOR CURL. P EACH leaf curl has been'quité‘TiE- structive in some localities this year. The trees have been defolialed wholly or partially in numerous or— chards, and the prospects for next year’s crop greatly lessened. Unless the trees are sprayed when the buds are dormant, the application of spray material is ineffective. Last spring growers were delayed with their spraying until after the buds had start- ed, and as a result they suffered se- verely from the curl. In order to overcome the disadvan- tage of unfavorable weather in spring spraying the spraying experts are ad- .vising every peach grower to spray his peach orchard in the fall after the leaves have dropped and the wood has hardened. The following mixtures are recommended by New York state fruit experts: Concentrated lime and sul- phur 32 degrees Baume diluted 1-15. If San Jose scale is present, lime and sulphur should be used at the rate of 1-8. Copper sulphate is very effective for the control of peach leaf curl when used at the rate of 2 pounds to 50 gal- lons, but it does not control scale. It is necessary that the application be as thorough as a careful sprayer can make it, so that every bud is covered. ~—E. E. R. convenient adjunct to I the ‘ . - barn is the robt cellar. Espe- the man who bought his first truck on a basis of “the cheaper the better,” is the strongest supporter of the belief, “the better the cheaper?” that the well-made truck with Timken Tapered Roller Bearings to carry the load and cut down friction is always the cheapest in the end? that we like to have Timken Bearings put up ~ against the tough jobs in passenger car, truck, and tractor, because it’s there that their ability to carry load from any and all directions is of greatest value? that you’ll find Timken Bearings in 85% of the trucks and passenger cars and in a majority of the leading tractors? vx‘. \- \. no - FTANDARD PRACTICE .The use of Timken Tapered Roller| Bearings at points of hard service in the great majority of motor- ,vehicles is proof of leadership estab- tliahed on the tapered principle of design, quality of manufacture. per- ,formance on the road, and service to. [the automotive industry 1/ ' THE TIMKEN ROLLER BEARING COMPANY CANTON, OHIO Plants manufacturing complete bearings at V Canton, 0.; Columbus, 0.; Birmingham, Eng: Paris, France V General Offices, Steel, Rolling, and Tube Mills, Canton, Ohio \ / {110' ” f. ”"’ 7;"; (a? ”‘ The Maxwell Truck, made by the Maxwell Motor Company, Inc., Detroit, Michigan, is equipped with Timken Tapered Roller Bearings. A SPECIAL Get it from ll ‘ orncnn‘s Factor? the F aCtOl‘ y .Hox Cut-Price ‘ U. S. Officer’s Shoes Yourself giié‘ovii‘v‘iflicgish‘iffi‘fc‘i"t‘gtory. i, you at only $6 85 Made of the best Water ' lproof Mahogany calf leather. f these shoes are not. Just as we say. send them back. You do not lose a cent. Re- tail price of this shoe is $10. Built. ’ for work and dress at the same i time. If you are sending money i order or check do not include postage. Pay only for shoes. We . pay postage. l- U. S. Army Marching Shoes ' 3 First grade factory, cut-down fines. Direet tofyou atonly85.15. $8 NO matter where ou get your pipeless urnace, some one has to get it from the factory. Why not get it yourself and save money? We’ll pay the freight. -W. A Write for Our Catalog and find out what you can save on a Kalamazoo Pipeless Furnace. Costs less than the price of a good stove-heats the whole house. Save in buying. save on easy installation. and save in econom of fuel. Ask any Kalamazoo owner. Cash or easy payments. Quic Shipment. Let us send you our big Kalamazoo Catalog and tell you how Kalamazoo owners are saving money and hvmg in warm homes. John J. Wagner of Pittsville. .Washq says: “Saved $200. Other; asked almost three timesthe price of a. Kalamazoofij Write today. etail rice 0 these shoes is .00. ade of the best elkskin waterproof leather. . ‘U. 5. NATIONAL MUNSON ARMY SHOE co., Inc. Dept. 863 Westfield, Mass. LEARN AUCTIONEERING ” Ad: for Catalog No. 909 Kalamazoo Stove (30.. Mfr... Kalamazoo. Mich. at theWorld's Original and Greatest School and become indegendent with no 011in al invested. Every branch of the O Also ouofferonl’lilb- .. .4 AKGIGIQQZQQ' 3,, ,d f f , Roo‘fhfig’m Sepan‘on. “I“ “i“fi'a'md“ iii-f i337!“ DlI'QC-t to YOU JONilglnigiiTiiugsl‘ého L 0F AUCTIONEERIN Eleni 28H. Sacramento Blvd.. Chicago, Ill. Carey M.Jonel.nl s Who-d. 1m.oyL.adntm Wot-h. V “r’ Waterfy Your Home With the Leader Putting in a water system to supply your home and your stock deserves careful consideration. expens1ve. A mistake is serious and A convenience that doesn’t work right, that has to be tinkered with, is an inconvenience. Don’t run any risk. Be safe, sure, certain. fr Hm Landry-Mr Home Water System. to f0 3‘3?” ° serum. Install the vow! n..- Home Water Systems—Leaders in famo as well as in name. ‘We know all systems, but we sell the Leader because it has been proven best by years of test. It is the only home water sys- time. It will last a life tem where the tanks and pumps are manufactured, and the whole system completed and tested as a unit in one factory. Since 1903 the Leader has given satisfaction. If you don' t know the local Leader dealer, write us. Kerr Machinery lCorp. Established 1903 Detroit _ cadet Feed Ever vergJ3E-d Save feed and get your hogs ready for “ tllfiioveet mkak that you can save in one our in y 11bird hog free by feeding market to least time. possible to feed every t nature to hogs or poultry. Aids Digestion 3 33133.25 eessful hog raisers from New York to Cali- fornia during the pastseven years hanpmycd the Who line helps and assist: tion, tending to insure perfect assimilation ct feed. It helpstone up the system so that hogs are less subject to disuse. and radically insures gains of 2% pounds per he nerd”. M University Tested “my; while Isn't. Prof. 0! Dairy High-nary” at labour-i University coxflncteda best on Hillmline and found that Milkolim mired hogs "armmfre‘ea‘isnm. we s n e. . cg feeder of Middletown. successful no...“ caideorthotf Milkoline made him In utnprofitdflao. hercksonoth“ Pills. N. Y. says Milkolincfix shootshifinestyloendisgreatfosbrood Can’t 3110i! - mammaré’m or mould. It will keep lndefinl din-to. has do “303. come near his shun m “gears mmcudcesn'twyou mf \ --—Distributcd by— SCHWARTZ BRO-5., Milkofine‘llt 20 a‘Ga__I___Ion ; Milkcline has a base of pasteurized and sterilized, modified Buttermilk. It is guaranteed not to con- tain any sulphuric acid or anything of an injurious , . , ‘1 ‘ ,. , I”! 11- .. ’3" ’7' / ‘7: "— ( l -. ~ 4. Milkoline 20 a (cam comes in con- 6 ed 1 do the diluting on your catfiargirmwm’ggd Is directed Milkoline mixture (one port Milkoline to 50parts water or swill) costs only 2c. Full feeding directions free. It is is convenient barrels which we lyftee. The unknowns 6383138150: 10 gal. 12.5215“; 316.50: Real. 65 gaL mmbwh bulbscause mono Mahmfio sol-mums. 30 - Day Guaranteed You no uh in ordering any Tr'al'ouanh quantity d Molina today. Feed one hell the shipmentto your he and poultry in I thi day test. then you aren't attirely sa teturnthe and part tone at our ex and we’ll {nomadi- ately refund every ugaid us. are so confident that you will dMilkolfne the best money maker on the farm that the oi Kansas Cl S.W .Boule to» sub- stantiates this Yon-co thcsoiojudm Send order. or check. to us orcur nearestd “swam hi Our 1:001:23! owtonusflo Home to Market” he coat (to. on name on a and“ r Saginaw, Mich] Wanted Married Men u {scream “Wang‘s-lieu; “i6- O-L-l-l-E-S lortnnani hommuictwlthchousugém Mm ammafl #1.“: r 11 E MI cm cannon En State’s Greatest Stock Show Qua/2231 Ex/zzfim, Capaéle Judging and Em/zuriartz'c Breeders M01512 (1 M agmficem Show at Dacron“ HIS YEAR’S Michigan State Fair set a new malk for livestock ex- hibits and indicated in a convincing manner the progress made. Judges from the Cornbelt States expressed surprise at the quality of the stock Progress in the past year was g1e'11er than ever before in the same length of time. No state fair is in greater need of better barns and suitable judg- ing rings. Judging conducted in so many separated rings offers no oppor- tunity. for visitors to follow the awards. Properly directed, the Mich- igan State Fair stands on a threshold of livestock development that will rival fairs of Cornbelt States and amaze and delight those who come to study the good and bad points of the animals on exhibition and watch the work of judges. Exhibitors, as well fas visitors, find little satisfaction at fairs where blunderbuss management nullifies the educational value of the exhibitors and work of judges. And the arrangements for furnishing the press with a. list of awards should be .such as to give exhibitors the benefit of the publicity which follows. Turning to pleasauter topics, the at- tendance was good and a number of new exhibitors made their initial bow. Dairy cattle exhibits were better than ever. Beef cattle showed more uniform quality, especially Hereford and Aber- deen Angus breeds. Swine exhibits were far above former years and re- flected the increasing interest in larg- er type and bigger-boned animals. Sheep exhibits were on a par with other years, though entries for several breeds were made up from Ohio, New York and Ontario flocks. Draft horses were fewer in numbers, but quality was there. A number of horsemen re- port more interest in the business than ever before. Aberdeen Angus Cattle. Each year marks a milestone of Aberdeen Angus progress in Michigan. A number of herds are rapidly coming to the front and attracting attention to the state as a breeding ground for Angus cattle. Scripps, Woodcote Stock Farm, Coupar & Curry, Martin & Son, F. J. Wilbur of Michigan and Carpenter & Ross of Ohio presented stroug exhibits. The senior heifer class brought out the best line-up ever seen in Michigan. All down the line the animals were good and the inter- est keen. Awards were as follows: Bull 3 years or over—Carpenter & Ross, 1st; W. E. Scripps, Orion, Mich, 2nd. Bull 2 years old and under 3—Thoa. Barnett & Son, Pontiac, Mich, lst; Coupar & Curry, Mariette, Mich., 211d; VVoodcote Stock Farm, Ionia, Mich., 3rd; Ca1pente1 & Ross, 4th. 1 Senior yearling bulk—W. E. Seiipps, st. JuniOr yearling bull—VVoodcote, 1st; ~ Scripps, 2nd; F. J. Wilber & Son, Clio, lMich., 3rd; Scripps, 4th. Senior bull calf—Woodcote, lst; Scripps, 2nd and 3rd. Junior bull calf—Scripps, lst; Car- penter & Ross, 211d; Woodcote, 3rd. Cow 3 years old or over—Scripps, 1st and 3rd; Woodcote, 2116; Dr. G. R. Martin & Son, Croswell, Mon, 4th. Cow 3 years or over and calf—Car- penter & Ross, lst; Woodcote, 211d; Scripps, 3rd; Martin, 4th. Keller 2 years and under 3——Car~ penter, lst and 2nd; Woodcote, 3115!; Scripps, 4th. Senior yearling heifer——-Carpenter& Ross, lst; Woodcote, 21rd; Scripps, 311); Martin, 4111. Junior yearling heifer-Carpenter & Ross, let: Woodcote, 2nd; Scripps,3rd and 4th. Senior heifer calf—Scrlpps, lst; Carpenter & Ross, 2nd and 4th; Wood cote, 3rd. Junior heifer calfc-Scfinps. lst; Woodcote, 2nd. 1 Ross. Junior champion bull—Scripps. Grand champion bulb—Carpenter & Ross. Senior champion female—Carpenter & Ross. Junior champion female—Scripps. Grand champion female—Carpenter & Ross. Aged herd—Carpenter & Ross, lst; Woodcote, 2nd; Scripps, 3rd. Young herd—Woodcote, lst; Scripps, Senior champion bulb—Carpenter & 2nd. 2 Calf herd—Scripps, ,lst; Woodcote, nd. Four animals, get of one sire—— Woodcote, lst; Scripps, 2nd; Martin, 3rd. Two animals, produce of one cow— Carpenter & Ross, 1st; Scripps, 2nd; Woodcote, 3rd; Martin, 4th. Hereford Cattle. Quality reigned supreme in the Hereford classes. Allen Bros. and Davidson & Sons of Michigan faced some of the best herds Missouri, Ohio and Indiana could send out. Prom- inent breeders, attracted by the Drug. ress that Michigan breeders are mak- ing and the liberal prices the Allens, Harwood, Taylor and others have paid: for breeding stock, made a big effort to send a strong exhibit to the fair this year. As a result, hundreds of breeders and farmers were greatly impressed with the progress the breed is making here in Michigan. herd, and when it is considered that they faced such strong competition as Pickering, Hill and Fowner Stock Farm they are entitled to a vote of thanks from Michigan breeders for convinc- ing visitors that this state can produce as good pure bred Herefords as any state in the Union. Awards were split up as follows: Bull 3 years or over—W. A. Picker ing, Benton, M0., lst; James V. Hill, Roundhead, Ohio, 2nd; Allen Bros, Paw Paw, Mich, 3rd. Bull 2 years old—Hill, lst; Fowner Stock Farm, Decatur, lnd., 2nd and 3rd; John B. Davidson, Eaton Rapids, Mich, 4th. Senior yearling bulk—Hill, len Bros, 2nd. Junior yearling bull—Pickering, lstr 2nd and 3rd; Allen Bros, 4th. Senior bull calf—Pickering, lst and 2nd; Hill, 3rd; Fowner, 4th; Junior bull calf—Hill, 1st; Pickering 211d; Allen Bros. 3rd. Cow 3 years old or over—Pickering 1st; Hill, 2nd; Fowner, 3rd; Allen Bros, 4th. Heifer 2 years old—Pickering, lst; Hill, 2nd; Fowner, 3rd; Allen Bros, lst; Al 4th. Senior yearling heifer—Pickering, lst; Hill, 2nd; Allen Bros, 3rd; Fown~ er, 4th. Junior yearling heifer—Hill, lst and 2nd; Pickering, 3rd and 4th. Senior heifer calf—Fowner, lst and 4th; Hill, 2nd; Pickering, 3rd. Junior heifer calf—Pickering, lst and 2nd; Hill, 3rd; Fowner, 4th. Senior champion bull——Pickering. Junior champion bull—Pickering. Senior champion female~Pickering. Junior champion female—Fowner. Grand champion bull—Pickering. Grand champion female—Pickering. Exhibitor’s herd—Pickering, 1st; Hill, 2nd; Fowner, 3rd. Breeder’s herd—Pickering, lst; Hill, 2nd; Fowner, 3rd. Calf herd—Pickering, lst; Hill, Zach, Fowner, 3rd. Four get of one sire—Hill, lst; Pick ering, 2nd; Allen Bros, 3111. Two produce of cov———Fowner, lst; Hill, 2nd; Pickering, 3rd. Shorthorn Cattle. Prescott & Sons, lie-sailor and Chas: len Farms faced Carpenter (E Ross of Ohio, Shanna of Pennsylvania, and Rosenberger I: 80115 of Ohio in the light for Shorthorn honors. In one or two classes it is possible that handling the animals properly in the shouting would have brought higher? honors to a Michigan hard. 11 WW the (Coachmen on rose. ’50.)... Allen; Bros. were outwith a remarkably good fl-.. ‘. i a «Wm-A“ . ‘ :1_J«.<.. 1 . 1“ ”was vx .-\»~t-\ . tin—‘Jm ‘ 11 l l i 1‘ \~ v~., Wm"... x . Improving Living Conditions 7‘ on over fl {5:}; One Hundred and Twenty-Five 1;». ‘I 3“! 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Grand Rapids, Michigan THERE alSat‘ifsfied ‘i _* way» -, 1 ._‘ i . .- um...“ \ h...“ WV nu um I. I at “cu-v“ n _, ‘ r" ‘ ’r i JTHE m on; was rum x r I .on'Alls 7119 Most. Popular Work .. Garment" in America... But before you buy be sure it’s a LEE. Gite ire 991' Union “AI-Is Unless they}? Lee Dept. 4697 The‘ H. D. Lee Mercantile‘ Co. Kansas City, Mo. South Bend, Ind. Kansas City, Kas. Trenton, N. J. Minneapolis, Minn. St. Louis, Mo. Chicago, Ill. It PAYS to GRIND ALL GRAIN Look to the Grinders. They do the work I Bowsher's Cone - Shape ~ grinders are the correct principle in Feed Mill construction. They mean larger gnn' ding surface close tocenter of Shaft; thus yore Capacity. Lighter Draft, Longer Life. "Du‘ to urns! my supreciarlon ~ r, i of thre- long- ”tint. trouble-proof I , Bomber. Hove used I No. 4 ten year- , with lean on One Dollar per year for . rep-ire." R. W. Watt. Jacoblbura, O. ,_ —, lo sizes: 2 to 25 H. P. Write for free catalogue. ‘ i D. N. l’. sowsam (30.. scum BEND. 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Michigan Look Ahead” For your future’s sake—~for the the Good of your business you should see the show of shows the National Dairy Show. The Whole World is at your elbow and you willbcfacc to face with the leaders——get the breeders best and latest ideas the result of years all in 10 short days. See the Grove City Plan and how it worked out-see the State Herd Contests~~the Thousands of PURE BRED CATTLE—- the JUDGING and the Bull and Calf Clubs. See the Government Display—the Foreign Ideas. Butter and Cheese from Holland, Denmark and Argentine. YOU CAN NOT AFFORD TO MISS IT. One thought .from one exhibition or Brother Breeder may [.mean a fortune as it did with a certain visitor last year. Come and compare notes with the other winners. To be among those present means giving yourself and your business a real chance—this 14th Annual Event will be the biggest one—it’s worth the tripwtimes over. ' THE NATIONAL’DAIRY snow (lei. llh to IBM. umou ‘srocx vnnns - amnion LET’S GO. BEARING THE'FEA’RMERS’ MARKET, A (Continued from page 338.) propaganda. 530 Well directed from the large centers of population, we fear that all the good work done by those who would protect the peopletrmn un- just or oppressive actions by the members of the American Institute of Packers will prove to be wasted ener‘ gy. Therefore we 'urge that Congress take such action as will regulate the packing interests of the country, and we insist that the administration take such steps as may be necessary to co- operate with congress in bringing about such regulation." , IN REGARD to the proposed national union of Farm Loan Associations, the farm organizations adopted the following resolutions: "We give our unqualified endorsement to the move ment for the formation of the Farm Loan Associations into a national union as one of the first steps toward the realization of the hopes and ex- pectations of the friends of the Farm Loan act, and as a necessity for the preservation and continuation of the benefits of the act. Such union, or alliance, must necessarily be the vol— untary expression of the members of the Farm Loan Associations for repre‘ sentation free from official supervision and control.” Answering some of the criticisms against the formation of a. union of Farm Loan Associations, Secretary Charles A. Lyman of the Board of Farm Organizations, says there is just as much reason why the loan associa- tions should have state and national unions as that the National banks have state and national bankers’ associa- tions. Supplementary to its plan for Con- gressional action granting Germany a. credit; against the billion dollars of alien property held in this country, to be used in part in the purchase of American wool, the American Farm Bureau Federation Washington office is promoting a plan which includes ar- ranging with woolen mills in different parts of the country to spin and weave the farmers’ wool into blankets and other fabrics, taking toll of wool or cash payment. A large woolen mill in North Carolina has been operating on this plan for years. This would give the farmers a supply of woolen blun- kets and cloth at a reasonable cost, and if extensively developed, would provide an outlet for large quantities of wool. The Washington representw tives are now corresponding with a number of mills with a view to making this arrangement. The Washington Farm Bureau office is also working in cooperation with other organizations to secure as early as possible the appointment of the special committee authorized by Con- gress to hold a judicial investigation of the subject of rural credits, in order that this hearing may be held imme« diately after the election in November. E. E. R. PARTNERSHIP RIGHTS. 23 farmers met and agreed to buy a. threshing machine and voted to thresh for 4c per bu. for oats, 50 for wheat, and 6c for rye. Afterwards we called a meeting to see if we could buy a bean thresher and the members were not notified that the question of chang- ing the price was coming up and it was voted to change and charge the stand- ard price or the same as other thresh- ers charge. We are not incorporated —is this legal? A. P. P. In a partnership the majority con- trols, and no provision is made by law for meetings or notice of meetings. The change would be valid, unless the provision for threshing alt 4c a bushel were a, part of the agreement of part— nership, in which case it could not be changed Without the consent of all the partners, even by notice and vote of a majority. _ J. R. R. “cw- .mua bx: .Av . ,. I i x: . ' ' n I .',_ i 1 x! a! , , U 45’" '1}. C ,‘ .\ l 2 '//4:/”J“" ' x , __‘,‘/,:I:,,I,g,‘f ‘ ' .1 fie ~ IT is a matter of common knowledge that our sturdy Paige Glenbrook model marks a distinct advance in the building of light sixes. Scientifically considered, it stands as the embodiment of an entirely new concepr tion of mechanical excellence in a. car of five/passenger size. The Paige Glenbrook, it must be remembered, is distinctively a product of the war period. Three years of constant research and ceaser less experiment were devoted to it by Paige engineers before it was ultimately perfected. Its six/cylinder motor is a product of unusually high refinement, reflecting in every particular the standards of precision and accuracy devele oped by the war. And, in body and chassis also, it is a striking example of twentieth cen’ tury progress in both design and construction. The Paige Glenbrook is, therefore, in every sense of the word, a strictly modern achieve, ment representing the best that automotive engineering has ever produced in the build’ ing of light sixes. We ask that you give this due considera’ tion before deciding upon your next mOtor car purchase.‘ If you value true efficiency and dependability in a motor car, your choice Will undoubtedly be a Light Six Paige. PAIGEIDETROIT MOTOR OAR COMPANY: DETROIT, Michigan' Manufacturers of Paige Motor Cars and Motor ‘T‘rucks ,IN MEETC'ZQ THE 'M‘I'CHI’G'AN FARMER - ' . .1 s. ,,,,_ In selecting a tire for your small car consider these points of the Fisk Red -Top: FIRST: There’s the size of the FISK Red—Top——not merely “oversize”——-but a tire that is actually bigger than others. Take the most popular size: The FISK . Red—Top 30x3% is larger than the so- i called standardized oversized tires. SECOND: Consider strength. An extra ply of fabric is built into the FISK Red- Top. Also the tread is much thicker than in the average tire and is made of the tough- est kind of rubber. Result—both side walls and tread are ready to withstand—and do withstand !—- . the most severe punishment. THIRD: Looks—good looks. With its “red-top” this tire is as handsome a tire as you’ve ever seen. It will add a smart touch to the appearance of your car. It is no accident that the F ISK Red-Top gives such remarkable and uniform per— formance on small cars. The F ISK Red- Top was designed for that purpose. It is a specialized product built to give to the small car owner the greatest ease in riding, the greatest possible mileage—and this with the least attention of any tire made. Since it was placed on the market a little more than two years ago the F ISK Red- Top has leaped into popular favor. De- spite constantly increased equipment it is only recently that we have been able to catch up with the demand. But now you can go to your dealer and get FISK Red-Tops promptly—and after getting them you’ll realize what utmost satisfaction in tire value is. The Fisk ideal guarantees a square deal—“To be the best concern in the world to work for, and the squarest concern in existence to do business with.” ‘ ‘ Next time—B U Y FISK from your dealer f n...“ m TIL-51 “no krile-Ltlm ugLPl-k) } t i LD EVENTS IN PICTURES , MI C Hrs-AN .F ARM E R 315—347 Statue of Lafayette en route to Meiz, where it p was recently unveiled ; with very impressive ceremonies. Bolibie Leach, who went over Niagara in this steel barrel in 911, is ready to repeat the stunt providing: sufficient. cash is offered. He is 59 years old. éW—Qé: Over 100,000 persons view the hair )arade at Asbury Park, N. J. 3 I I President of Panama and family. fiam Paddoclg‘ winning 'dash for U. S. at Olympic games. ‘1 3 I l E S l i I ,‘ f I z I I: fi if if One Of. the hundreds of girl soldiers Champion world roper, Flora La Due, who Willingly went out to defend Po- on her horse, “Prince,” at the T. & S. land against the Bolshevists. Ranch in Alberta. .— ‘ —¥ . . Copyright by Underwood a Underwood. m York 7348—16 ’ T H. E ‘ M to are in F A, Mme r. - ‘ v~ 'n n n A ROMANCE OF THE VALLEY or THE GIANTS THE REDWOODS By Peter B. Kym ll ll ll ' H H, II . - H H H “Read this," Henry urged, and thrust a .yellow telegraph-form under the Mayor’s nose. The latter adjust- ed his glasses and read: Imperative building operations com- mence immediately. Local skepticism injurious and delays dangerous. We must show good faith to our New York friends. J. P. M. insists upon knowmg promptly where we stand with Sequma city council. See them immediately and secure temporary franchise, 115 pos- sible, to enable us to cross Water Street and build out Front Street. Your arrangement with Cardigan for use or his mill-dock and spur for unloading material from steamer ratified by board but regarded as hold-up. If your judgment indicates no hold~up on per- manent franchise, commence active operations immeiately upon acquisi- tion of permanent franchise. Engage local labor as far as possible. Cannot impress upon you too fully necessity for getting busy, as road must be com— pleted in three years if our plans are to bear fruit; and time is all too short. Impress this upon city council and wire answer to-morrow. HocuLin'. This telegram, as the Mayor 01» served, was dated that day and ad- dressed to Mr. Buchanan Ogilvy, Hotel Sequoia, Sequoia, Calif. Also, with a keen eye to minor details, he noted that it had been filed at San Francisco subsequent to Ogilvy’s visit to him that afternoon. “Ah-h-h!” breathed his Honor. “That accounts for his failure to bring the matter up at our interview. Upon his return to the hotel he found this telegram—and got busy at once. By Jupiter, this looks like business. Henry, how did you come into posses- sion of this telegram ?” . “It must have been mixed up in the documents Ogilvy left with me. I found it on my desk when I was sort- ing out the papers, and in my capacity of: attorney for the N. C. O. I had no hesitancy in reading it." "Well, I do declare! Wonder who Hockley is. Never heard of that fel- low in connection with the N. C. O.” “Hockley doesn’t matter,“ young Henry declared triumphantly, “al- though I’d bet a hat he’s one of those heavy-weight Wall Street fellows and one of J. P. M.’s vice—presidents, prob- ably. J. P. M., of course, is the man behind.” “Who the devil is J. P. M. ‘2” Henry smiled tolerantly upon his ig- norant and guileless parent. “Well, how would J. Pierpont Morgan do for a guess?” he queried. “Hell’s bells and panther tracks!” Mayor Poundstone started as if snake- bitten. “I should say you have hooked a big fish. Boy, you’ve landed a whale!” And the Mayor whistled soft- le flCRES‘rflgain to t/ze Rescue. ly in his amazement and delight. “By golly, to think of you getting in with that bunch! Tre-mendyous! Per—feet- ly tree-mendyous! Did Ogilvy say anything about future business ?” “‘He did. Said it I proved satisfac- tory, he would probably take me on and pay the customary retainer given all of their corporation attorneys.” “Well, by golly, he’d better take you on! I had a notion that chap Ogilvy was smart enough to know which side his bread is buttered on and who does the buttering.” ”If I could guarantee Mr. Ogilvy that temporary franchise mentioned in his telegram, it might help me to get in right with J. P. M. at the start,” his hopeful suggested. “I guess it would be kind of poor to be taken 011 as'one of the regular staff of attorneys for a Morgan corporation, eh? Say, they pay those chaps as high as fifty thousand dollars a year retainer.” “Guarantee it!” his father shouted. “Guarantee it! Well, I should snick- er! We'll just show J. P. M. and his crowd that they made no mistake when they picked you as their Sequoia legal representative. I'll call a Special meeting of that little old city council of mine and jam that temporary fran~ chise through while you’d be saying ‘Jack Robinson!’ " “I’ll tell you what let's do,” Henry suggested. “I’ll draw up the tempor- ary franchise to-night, and we’ll put it through to-morrOw at, say, ten o’clock without saying a word to Mr. Ogilvy about it. Then when the city clerk has signed and attested it and put the seal of the city on it, I’ll just casually take it over to Mr. Ogilvy. Of course he’ll be surprised and ask me how I came to get it, and ” “And you look surprised,” his father cautioned “——sort of as if you failed to comprehend what he’s driving at. Make him repeat. Then you say: “Oh, that! Why, that’s nothing, Mr. Ogilvy. I found the telegram in those papers you left with me, read it, and concluded you’d left it there to give me the dope so I could go ahead and get the fran- chise for you. Up here, whenever any- body wants a franchise from the city, they always hire an attorney to get' it for them, so I didn’t think anything about this but just naturally went and got it for you. If it ain’t right, why, say so and I’ll have it made right.’ ” Old Poundstone nudged his son in the short ribs and winked drolly. “Let him get the idea you’re a fly bird and on to your job.” “Leave Henry. His father carefully made a copy of the telegram. it to yours truly,” said “H’m!”he grunted. “Wants to cross Water Street at B and build out Front Street. Well, I dare say nobody will kick over the traces at that. Nothing but warehouses and lumber-drying yards along there, anyhow. Still, come to think of it, Pennington ~wi11 prolr the engines of the N. C. 0. setting his ably raise a howl about sparks from lumber piles afire. And he won’t relish the idea of that crossing, because that means a watchman and safety-gates, and he’ll have to stand half the cost of that." “He’ll be dead against it,” Henry declared. “I know, because at the Wednesday meeting of the Lumber Manufacturers’ Association the subject of the N. C. 0. came up, and Penning- ton made a talk against it. He said the N. C. O. ought to be’discouraged, if it was a legitimate enterprise, which he doubted, because the most feasible and natural route for a‘road would be from Willits, Mendocino County, north of Sequoia. He said the N. C. O. didn’t tap the main body of the redwood-belt and that his own road could be extended to act as a feeder to a line that would build in from the south. I tell you he’s dead set against it." “Then we won’t tell him anything about it, Henry. We’ll just put off this special session of the council and forget to invite the reporters; after the job has been put over, Pennington can come around and howl all he wants. We’re not letting a chance like this slip by us without grabbing a handful of the tail-feathers, Henry. No, sir—not if we know it." “You bet!” said Henry earnestly. And it was even so. The entire council was present with the exception of Thatcher, who was home ill. His running mate Yates was heartily in favor of doing all and sundry of those things which would aid and encourage the building of the much-tobe-desired railroad and offered no objection to the motion to grant a‘ sixty-day temporary franchise. However, he always played ball with the absent Thatcher and he was fairly well acquainted with his other colleagues on the council; where they were concerned he was as sus- picious as a rattlesnake in August—in consequence of which he considered it policy to play safe pending Thatcher’s recovery. Rising in his place, he point- ed out to the board the fact that many prominent citizens who yearned for such a road as the N. C. 0. had warned him of the danger of lending official aid and comfort to a passel of professional promoters and fly—by-‘ nights; that after all, the N. C. 0. might merely be the stalking-horse to a real-estate boom planned to unload the undesirable timber holdings cf the Trinidad Redwood Lumber Company, in which event it might be well for the council to proceed with caution. It was Mr. Yates’ opinion that for the pres‘ cut a. temporary franchise for thirty days only should be given; if during that thirty days the N. C. 0. exhibited indubitable signs of activity, he would gladly vote for a thirty-day extension to enable the matter of a permanent franchise to be taken up in regular order. This amendment to the original mo« tion met with the unqualified approval of the Mayor, as he was careful to an- nounce for the benefit of the other members of the Solid Four. The fact of the matter was, however, that he was afraid to oppose Yates in such a. simple matter through fear that Yates might grow cantankerous and carry his troubles to the Sequoia Sentinel—— a base trick he had been known to do in the past. After explaining the ad- visability of keeping secret for the present the fact that a thirty-day fran- chise had been granted, His Honor, with the consent of the maker of the original motion and the second there- of, submitted the amended motion to a. vote, which was carried unanimously. At eleven-thirty Thursday morning, therefore, young Henry Poundstone, having worked the greater part of the previous night, preparing the deeds, de< livered both deeds and franchise to Buck Ogilvy at the latter’s hotel. It was with difficulty that the latter could conceal his tremendous amazement when Henry casually handed him the franchise. True, he had slipped that fake telegram among the contracts as bait for Henry and his father, but in his wildest flights of fancy he had not looked for them to swallow hook, line, and sinker. His fondest hope, at the time he conceived the brilliant idea, was that Henry would show the tele- gram to his father and thus inculcate in the old gentleman a friendly feeling toward the N. C. 0. not unmixed With pleasurable anticipations of the day when Henry Poundstone, Junior, —By Frank R. Lm Mum Kg LITTLE mousruru: ' I‘ Now DAD,’ WE'RE (AND and? ,I: . nor some To LET oua 3:3: £24; WET THE CRops BURN UP FOR WANT our? TURN CORN , iTON AN‘ LET'S x ///fi///’////W _ I: l I In}; ' ll i , . I ’l’ifll’twu . 1’5”“ ”5‘ aflydw % SALUrg 1 R \Q BLUB" av” THERE! I THAT’S ENOUGH .4 till/(“m RAIN Fog To- ,. 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There is no need to suffer the discomforts of winter. Thou- sands have overcome them. Let us show you how it was done by sending our book, “The Last Word in Economical Heating.” Free on request. THE SCHILL BROS. COMPANY, CRESTLINE, OHIO The Morley-Murphy Company, Saginaw, Mich., Distributors._ _. ‘ members of the legal staff of a public- service corporation. When he could control his emotions, Mr. Ogilvy gazed approvingly upon Henry Poundstone. “Mr. Poundstone," he. said solemnly. “I have met some meteoric young attorneys in my day, but you’re the first genuine comet I have seen in the legal firmament. Do you mind telling me exactly how you procured this franchise——and why you procured it without explicit orders from me?” N the tenth chapter of Mark, St. Peter asks a question which, in modern terms would read, “What do we get out of it?” The passage runs like this: “Peter saith unto him, 10, we have left all and have followed thee. Jesus saith unto him, there is no man who hath left home or breth- ren or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands for my sake and the gospel’s, but he shall receive now in this time an hundred fold, houses and brethren and sisters and mother and wife and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the world to come, life eternal.” Peter’s question is a natural one. He and his fellow disciples have literally “left all.” They have left their business, and that has cost them money. They have had to break with old associations, which has cost them friends, and they have left their families. Many a night, I suspect, when the disciples were in some distant city, Peter thought of the children at home and wondered if all was well. And now the question will not down, is it worth while? Perhaps following the Nazarene is going to be disappointing, after all. Perhaps ~we will be disillusioned. 1‘ How it is going to turn out, in the end? l lhe Increasing Demand for Po STUM % shows the favor this table drink is constantly 'aining' : because of its ric taste 2 z and economy. ‘Boil Postum Cereal fully : twenty minutes and you have a flavor similar to the : 3 highest grade coffee, but ; there’s no coffee . g hurt in Postum. ‘3; f ; , a”: ; It is pure and g E wholesome! 5:, :i = 3; f “a“behinnineéf°~ma :‘a his life there. When You Write to Advertisers Please Mention This. Paper. ND Christ gives Peter that won- derful reply. He says that no matter what one may invest in dis- cipleship of money or sacrifice or labor, he will be rewarded one hundred fold, in this life, besides the life to come. In asking ourselves whether this works out in actual practice, let us take the case first of the average church member. He has not exactly “left all,” but he has done several things. He is an attendant at church, and thus invests that much time. He is a church worker and invests labor. If he is an intelligent member he knows that he is connected through the church with the whole world. He also knows something of a religious experience. God to him is a reality. Men have given their lives for this knowledge. They have traveled the world over, for as much knowledge of the true God as this average church member possesses. And when death comes to the family, he hears the min- ister read something about “He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.” Thus far, Mr. Av- erage Church Member has received an easy one hundred per cent increase of all he has invested in religion. It is the best business investment he ever made. But suppose our friend is an exceptional case, and really has, as Peter said, “Left all” for Christ. Sup- pose he is a missionary and has left the opportunity of money making, and his aged parents,‘and gone to far-off foreign lands. Take Alexander Mac- kay, who was a civil engineer and went as missionary to Africa and lost Mackay saw many of the natives leave their superstitions and begin new lives. After his death the results of his work showed hun- dreds of blacks who a year or two be- fore had never seen a book, able to read the New ‘Testament. That was Mackay’s increase of a hundred fold. Why" he said, “youdleftr‘ than 191a gram with me, and I concluded that . you regarded it as self-explanatory or. ' else had forgotten to mention it. I knew you were busy, and I didn’t want to bother you with details, so I just went ahead and filled the order for you. Anything wrong about that ?" “Certainly not. It’s perfectly won- derful. But how did you put it over?” Henry smirked. “My dad’s the engi- neer,” he said bluntly. “If thirty days (Continued on page 357.) What Do WeGet Out of It? 'Our Weekly Sermon—By N. A. MC sze 0r here is Saint Peter himself. At first a man of uncertain mind, a waverer, he becomes a rock, and the leader and comforter of thousands all over Asia. Minor and Europe in the first century. If ever a disciple of the King got im- mense returns from his investment, he was the man. And here is Mr. Char- rington, of England, who gave. up a fortune Of seven millions rather than be identified with his father’s brewery business. Charrington for.years has been known and admired by thousands and if Great Britain ever adopts pro- hibition, he will have been one of the chiefest of the chief to bring about that result. He literally left “houses and brethren and sisters and father and mother and lands,” and who would dare say he had not gotten returns “now in this time,” of a hundred fold. 1TH persecutions.” Sometimes we are called on to endure persecu- tion. Isn’t that fine? Is it not deli- cious to think that there are still great ‘ causes worth suffering persecution ' for? All the mighty truths, all the’ worthy causes are not dead. One would shudder to think that all the big truths Were settled, so that there would never again be a call for the heroic. Persecution is honor’s badge. ‘ It is like the white corpuscles in the blood, that fight off disease. It is like lameness that follows unaccustomed exercise, showing a vigorous readjust- ment. When those ministers who stood up for certain strikers in Chicago were arrested for doing picket duty, I that was an hon01. When Mr. Bryan was ridiculed for standing true to his convictions on prohibition in the Na-\' tional Democratic Convention, it I' showed that the spirit of the crusader ; is not dead in the “Great Commoner.“ i Persecution may exist in the high Ii school, when cheating is common, and . some boy refuses to stoop to it. It i may appear among merchants, when one merchant is content with a mod~ est profit and will not profiteer on the public. Wherever it is found, it is a)} sign of life. ND in the world to come, life" eternal.” Christ’s words are wonderful, if they applied only to this ‘ life. We receive returns of one hun- dred per cent now. But to crown it all, and make it perfect as only God can make perfect, he adds this, “And in the world to come, eternal life.” Some way we respond to those words as if by instinct. No one makes us believe them. We want to believe them. They are perfectly natural to us. When children are turned loose on the lawn *to play, they laugh and run, as by second'nature. When Moses heard the voice out of the burning bush, instinctivelyhe obeyed, and fell upon his face. And in the same way We respond to the words of the Galiw lean King, when he talks about the other world. We feel and know that he knows what he is talking about, and we feel and know that we can trust Him. 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Her only bar to happiness is that attitude of “I wontness.” And the queer thing about it all is, she can’t see what ails her. It is always the other fellow who “won’t” in her eyes, when all the time she is the one who “won’t.” But, poor thing! Perhaps she can’t help it. Her mother says she was born protesting. The first thing she did was to yell, according to authority quoted. And mother adds further that she absolutely refused to take nourishment until she was forced to by a perspiring nurse. Once induced to eat, however, she took to that nat- urally enough, but always she has re. fused to do her part towards provid- ing the food. Like the greedy animals in the tale of “The Little Red Hen,” she always cried out, “I won’t,” when it was time to sow and reap and gather into barns. And when meal- time came, unfortunately for her, no one was found brave enough to do as the little red hen did, Shoo her away from the table, and gobble up every- thing. She was allowed to take her share—~and a little more—~even though she refused to help get it. If she had only had a brave mother or father when she was coming up! But .she hadn’t. When it was time to wash dishes or set the table or make the beds or dust or do ony disagreeable work, it was always just the psycho- logical moment for her to practice her music or get the next day’s arith- metic, or take a bath, or go out and gather a. bouquet, or make, a. dish of fudge, or run over to a neighbor with a glass of jelly. ,And mother never set her foot down hard. Sister, who was good natured and easy to get around, grumbled some, but did the dirty work. So mother and sister both encouraged the “I won't” habit rather than have a fuss. ‘ In school the teachers made the same mistake. Some idea about get- ting along without. antagonizing the girl led them to overlook all sorts of idleness, “cribbing,” insolence and flunking. The girl was slid through sChool, not on her merits but because her father had strong political influ- ence and was a supporter of the super- intendent of schools. It is little won‘ der that she grew up thinking she needn’t do anything she didn’t like to do. , ‘ The idea pursued her straight to the altar. While her lips said, “I Will,” her thoughts said, “I won’t.” And she hasn’t. At first, until the glamour wore off, it worked all right, but. later has. band began to rebel. She wouldn’t be bothered with his family running in whenever they felt like - it, so she started a family quarrel. She wouldn’t do housework, and, until the war, that got by satisfactorily. But since do- mestic help has become scarce things haven’t gone well. Husband flatly re- fuses to live in a boarding house, and if they live at home someone has to do the work. And he won’t do it! She never would be bothered with children, but now nursemaids demand ‘such wages they are beginning to be classed with luxuries. So the “I won’t” lady finds herself in a hard place. If there was only someone to take the for a half day occasionally, but she ‘has quarreled with everyone \ These two girls, Edna. Nordstrom the recent Cloverland Round-up in, gave an interesting gar ing neat dresses which they hadpqad‘éT-as‘p’art‘ demonstration made many converts tome, beys’ conducted in the state under the direction. at r and Tempe Alanen, members of- the ,ent ' making ' . . , deeonatrat on at gerflonntx—J -. , air-w ‘ of their emu-«we and .31sz hit s A A,‘ .— A ‘4'" Mt. «.‘fi,¥—g ‘ , um «a .3: "a .. . V7“. _»_.. um; "rigged. _.__~’~.~..... . ' _ .W—qfli ‘— l .— A ‘4'" W Wv was..- a...“ > pr. .; ‘T‘g‘xvml. _.__~’~.~..... . a _ .W—qfli of V..~__-e»_._ am «a \,,. -,. .. ~ and cut in inch pieces. sun. 18, 1920. in her husband’s family, and her own family are openly exultant at her pre- dicament. Though that doesn’t seem exactly fair, seeing they helped to make her what she is. Altogether the “I won’t lady” isn’t very happy, and all owing to her atti- tui‘e towards life. She started out de- termined to grab only what she liked and to steer clear of what she didn’t like, and has found out it can’t be nonewalways. And instead of blaming herself she blames everyone else. If she could only see that life must have its disagreeable side as well as its pleasantness. If she could only see that “I will" gets farther than “I won’t.” DEnonAH. WATERPROOFING AN OLD RUG. Household Editorz—A few weeks ago in your paper was a request for a method for making an old rug serve as a linoleum. I wonder if this is not the information wanted: Mix one-half pound of finely powd- ered alum and seven pounds of flour with enough cold water to make a smooth paste. Then pour on boiling water to thin it, and cook well until the mixture is a cream color, stirring meanwhile to prevent lumping and burning. When this paste is cold, work into the carpet with a brush. When dry; paint with any reliable ready mixed,l floor paint, using about one and one—l half gallons to fifteen yards ot‘ carpet. This can be cleaned the same as tin-l oleum.——Mrs. I). F. K. “EVERY STEP IN CANNING." For the woman who is interested in putting up fruit and vegetables, “Every Step in Canning” will be a valuable first aid. This gives full directions for cold pack canning and for preserving all sorts of foods, meat, fruit and veg- etables, in all sorts of ways, drying, smoking, pickling, fermenting. The directions are very simple and thor- ough, and no one can make a mistake if they are followed explicitly. Pub— lished by Forbes & Co., Chicago. Price $1.25. MUSTARD PICKLES. Household Editor: Please publish recipe for chopped mustard pickles where tumeric and flour are used—A Reader. ' Mustard Pickles—One hundred small cucumbers, one quart of small white onions, two medium cauliflowers, two bunches of celery. Separate cauli- flower into flowers and cut in pieces, cut celery, mix all vegetables and cook tender in enough water to cover, with one cup salt. Mix one cup flour, six tablespoons mustard, one tablespoon turmeric powder, add cold vinegar Slowly, stirring constantly till smooth paste forms. Then add one cup sugar and two quarts of vinegar and cook over hot water, stirring constantly at first, then occasionally until like boiled salad dressing. Heat vegetables in this, and put in crocks or fruit cans. This makes one gallon. Small cucum- bers which need not be cut are nicer for this, but large ones may be used M In the matter of ironing, it will save steps to place the ironing board and the basket of folded clothes near the clothes bars, instead of walking across the floor to get the clothes from the basket, and to hang them on the bars after they are ironed. Still we have seen women walk miles while doing an ironing. / THE, M '1 CH! 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Our Boys’ an doiliisé‘nepart THE boys and girls who have watched the fur market know that the crest of the rising wave of fur values was reached in the auction sales of last February and March, when the much despised weasel’s pelt sold as ‘ high as $4.10, the common muskrat at $7.50, the odoriferous skunk at $12.52, the cunning raccoon at $30, the red fox at $71, the sly lynx at $66, the highly-prized mink at $75, and the rap— idly disappearing otters, martens and fishers at $105, $201 and $365 respec- tively. Prices receded from these high positions in the May sales, the decline being about twenty-five per cent, but this leaves prices stilliat almost an incomprehensible level when consid- ered in terms of only a few years ago. These prices are significant, how- ever, and authorities do not consider values, but rather reflect the marked that they represent undue inflation of. By, R. E. BorradaIYe quently a trapper’s whole catch would sell for an‘average much lower than twenty cents. The October sales at St. Louis in 1915 show that muskrats sold as high as thirty-six cents, where‘ as four years later they brought as high as $5.10. This phenomenal ad- vance is responsible in a large measure for the rapid reduction in the numbers of muskrats available, and has made the swamps which the animals inhabit of commercial value. 'Overfiow land, which could not be disposed of and which had practically no market value,- has returned excellent dividends when capitalized at thirty to forty dollars an acre. In fact, in Eastern Maryland, Where some of the best dark muskrat belts are obtained, much swamp land which was the home of muskrats changed hands several times last year at increasing values. The farmers of the Eastern Shore e mdustrious people. For illustrated literature, maps. description of farm opportunities in Manitoba, Saskatche- wan and Alberta, reduced railroad rates. etc.. write Department of Immigration. 0!:- tawa. Canada. or M. V. Maclnnes, 176 Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich. Canadian Government Agent. . BUY FENCE POSTS ginseng-12,9525; \ ,. R?” . . .‘ I} .- ‘rp sit (‘4 ‘51 midi” . i ,, ’i A Typical Muskrat House, Such as ls shortage in furs of practically all kinds. Within the next few years we will have to determine whether we will go without furs, or whether we will resort to domesticating fur-bear- ing animals, and thus create a new kind of animal husbandry. High prices for furs will greatly shorten the time when our supply of raw furs will be entirely"inadequate to meet the demand. The fur of the musk— rat probably has been the most com- mon source of cheap fur and has been camouflaged to represent more expen— sive furs than any other pelt, but the supply is diminishing at an astonish- ing rate. A raw fur buyer in Boston estimates that the supply in the win- ter of 1918-19 was fifty per cent short of normal, and that of the following winter was fifty per cent less again. In the state of Wisconsin, trappers in 1917 took over eight hundred thousand muskrats, in 1918 they took less than three hundred thousand, and in 1919 only about one hundred fifty thousand. This occurred in spite of the fact that eleven men set traps for these little animals for every ten of the previous year. In the towns at the mouths of many of the small rivers in the Middle West, the inhabitants point to a new house, a limousine, a farm or business block built with money made from the sale of muskrats during the last two or three years. . Two decades ago when these little animals were very much more com- mon than at present, the value of a. prime muskrat pelt was from twenty to thirty” cents, and in off years fre- Found on Thousands of Michigan Swamp Land, But Whiich Are Rapidly Becoming Less Numerous. Acres of have profited for many years from the sale of muskrats, but never before have they realized what an asset they had in this land which is good only for raising these fur-bearing animals. In this section of the country musk- rats frequently build houses of cat- tails, reeds, rushes, grass, brush, and other material, and it is much easier to trap them than‘where they build their homes by digging holes in the banks of ponds or streams. The musk- rat farmer in Maryland who does not actually trap the "rats” himself goes to the swamp in the fall and counts the number of houses and decides on about how many animals he can af- ford to remove. Then he either hires a trapper or allows him to trap there on shares, the latter method being the most common. Dr. Ned Dearborn, recently in charge of the fur-farming work in the Bureau of Biological Survey of the De- partment of Agriculture, states that he is confident that muskrat farming can be carried on successfully in many 10- calities in this country. He believes that almost any swamp can be utilized for this purpose if the owner will see that the few enemies of the muskrat are kept from the swamp, that there is no peaching, andthat the animals have plenty to eat. by feeding muskrats they will be less likely to leave the area, and that they will multiply more proliflcally. As a .matter of fact, the muskratqsomet'imes , travels long distances, and, it'may be necessary to fence the. area unlessthe; rats “are kept contented; withitheirve .15, He believes that ‘ mm?“ H11 1 ‘ Loo The MUskrat Takes an Added/Importance vironment. Once introduced to a swamp, however, it should not be dif- ficult to obtain good returns from the investment because of the rapidity with which they breed. Those persons who are familiar with the habits of theseanimals can recall many an instance when marshes that were trapped practically bare of musk— rates were repopulated again by the time the next seasonarrived. This is not difficult to understand, however, when we realize that muskrats build from three to five times a. year and average six to eight young to the litter. _ The late Professor David E. Lantz, who made a detailed study of the muskrat, stated that normally the am- mals mate in March and the first litter is born in April; a second litter is due in June or early in July; and a third in August or September. . In favorable seasons a fourth or even a fifth litter may be produced. The gestation pe- riod is no longer than 21 days and the young are born blind and develop very rapidly. Generally, the young are born in underground burrows. Muskrat food is always abundant since the rodent’s diet is chiefly herb- ivorous. Aquatic plants, such as pond lilies, arums, sedges, roots of catiails, weeds , and rushes form their chief source of food, but occasionally they feed on mussels or sluggish fish which bury themselves in the mud. When the pond is frozen the rats live almost entirely upon roots found under water. In summer their diet is more varied, including leaves, fruits, and when ob- tainable, vegetables. In fact, the diet of these animals is so varied that it would not be a difficult talk to furnish supplemental feed if they Were kept, on a swamp or other limited area with the rat population greatly increased above normal. The owner of swamp land or other habitat muskrats has no cause for worry because of the possibility of muskrat pelts becoming materially cheaper and in less demand. The fur is of excellent quality and durability and has a good value when sold in manufactured form as muskrat fur. A great amount of it, however, is sold to a gullible public under other names. The handsome garments known as “Hudson seal” in the fur trade are nothing more than sheared and dyed muskrat. It also masquerades on the market as “river mink” and “ondatra mink.” However, the beauty of the better grades of muskrat fur, dressed in natural color and unplucked, is be- coming better recognized and its lus- trous sheen is seen in coats, boas, and muffs. Thus, with the rapid depletion of fur supplies generally, the lowly muskrat with its great breeding pro: pensities may be herded and coddled in marsh land so that we may be pro- vided with its~ necessary and durable pelt. m en? 7? ' " . VVM> , Md v‘f... »_~ W-._..__....' .._. . 3“,.-- w . . WEN-i” tie", ks mm ferries“ ~ '0 —m~v—~V.._Av-‘f_._-___.-_.__n_._ ._... . , .3, . ~. i " . - — <-a-.- «N... . ‘ \__.__ A LETTER ~ rRoM 'UNCLE ED» Dear Boys and Girls: It greatly pleased me to main our - favorite farm paper, The Michigan Farmer, that the editor was going to turn over to us a generous amount of space for the consideration of things that are of interest to boys and girls. In my mind I caught myself kicking up my heels, because I believe in boys and girls. I was a boy myself once; There were six of us in my father’s family, and I was the oldest, so that I know something about boys and girls. Three of us were boys and three girls. Could anything have been finer than that? Somehow it always seemstto me that it is not quite as fine as it ought to be to have a big family all of boys or all of girls. Of course, it is all right if it comes that ”way, and yet, don’t you think the young folks are a little bit happier when there are some boys and some girls? What Are You Thinking and Doing? So let’s talk over in this department the things that interest us. Every farm boy and farm girl knows and does something that other farmer young folks do not know so much about. Few young people but have plans and dreams and aspirations that are peculiar to themselves. Come on, boys and girls. Let's sit down in our quiet chimney corner and think and talk and plan together. If you are doing something worth while in any line, tell us about it. We can be very helpful to one another, I am sure, and enjoy ourselves thinking that we be long to the great Michigan Farmer family, a family than which there is none finer in all the world. Standing Up For Father and Mother. A. little chap I know is always ready ‘ to fight for his father at the drop of_ the hat. A man said something he did not like about the calves on the' farm. In his estimation they were not Worth keeping. This was because he liked another breed better, and then, too, I do not think be half meant what ‘ he said, but wanted to see what the boy would say. As quick as a wink the boy fired up. “Those calves are all right, sir! My papa raised them and he wouldn’t have them if they were not all right. They are not your calves and you don’t have to have ’em if you don’t want ’em!” This was not said in a saucy way and it pleased the man, but he did not say any more about those calves not being just the thing. It is a fine quality to stand up for father and mother. Can you think of an old word, with a wonderful prom- ise, for those who honor their parents? Would You Have Done It? A boy I know of climbed a sapling to the very top. While he was up there, another boy who had an axe cut the tree down and let it fall, boy and all. As luck would have it, the boy in the treetop was not injured, but it was a wonder he was not. I was the boy in that tree, and it always seemed to me the boy with the axe did a. pretty mean trick. I never have forgotten it of him, and he has not been to me just the chum he was before. Now, would you have done a. thing like that? I don’t believe any of our boys would. have so far forgotten, the part of a man astodoathingsounkind. Serious results might have resulted; and at best, a boyhood friendship is worth more than the momentary joy of get- ting the advantage of one when he was in a tight place. User: Em , .5" ~'\ “fits“ fia— i The Oliver No. 7 Plow An Oliver Plow for every farming need also has been de— signed for the Fordson. wheels. The Roderick LeanAntomatic Disc Har- row, built purposely to work with the Fordson, is now considered a most neces- sary implement by thousands of Amer- ican fanners. Discing with the Fordson and a Roderick Lean Automatic Disc Harrow, just after the harvest, enables the plow to turn all trash well under where it will improve the soil. It also prevents the loss of moisture by evaporation and makes the land fit for plowing at any time. Then after plowing the Roderick Lean Automatic Disc Harrow will make pos- sible the sort of secdbed that means a better crop. The Roderick Lean Auto- bctter crops. built purposely Williazn Ford, Dearbom, Mich. Hubbell Auto Sales Co., Saginaw, Mich. E. G. Kingsford, Iron Mountain, Mich. Tractor Drill Accurately sows wheat, oats, rye, barley,rice.phas, beans, etc. Furnished in plain grain or combined grain and fertilizetstytes, and with wood or steel matic Disc Harrow was built to work with the Fordson to the end of growing It provides fast, thorough and deep seed- bed preparation. That is why you will want one with your Fordson. Then, too, there areRodcrick Lean spike tooth, spring tooth and orchard barrows, specially built to work with the Fordson. Oliver Flows and Amsco Tractor Drills, are also a part of good Fordson farming. Like the Roderick Lean Automatic Disc Harrow, they are controlled by the oper- ator from the tractor scat. See the Ford- son Dealer in your town. ‘ Distributors of These Implements Bryant-Sarjcant Co., Grand Rapids and Traverse City, Mich. ' for use with the Fordson, FDOWER FARMINQBRINGSWTHE GREATEST poor—I? H 0L D E _ _ Handles All Kinds of Lime "Rkoc and Ferrtilize 7. Spreads 75 to 10,000 Pounds Per Acre. . The only successful lime and fertilizer distributor-eaves time, labor and money. Handle fer. hilzer only once by hauling direct from cars to field. Patented Auger Pom: Feed—attaches to anti; wagging no Izho’lgegsi to bore“ Spreadilevergy lsi/z feet Wideli on hilly or Agave] land. HSimple an pm ;noc ngoc poasi e. ui t strong—m give years service. 0 er is level with bottom at wagon. Low in price. 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Ill. ham WluJJmc eonJ’onn. \, , in colors explain: 5” .— “ ' * w;- , LNG 9.__gh ow you can save 1‘33 -r- — ’ . money on Farm hTruck or R03 11 ‘ . .‘ steel or wood wheels to q / "1 Wagons. also Wmm‘Sll‘Ipomr 1;.“- (Continued from page 33?.) exhibitors of both sexes. There will be at least fifty pigs exhibited by mem- bers this fall. In the vicinity of Tekonsha. about twenty boys are carrying on ear-row tests with pure Durican and Silver King corn this year. They are being led by Supt. Nelsonof the Tekonsha. school, and G. W. Wallace, Y. M. C.. A. secretary of Calhoun county. The seed was furnished by the County Farm Bureau. , A MONG the prosperous farmers visited during the ride through Calhoun county were the following: Orwin Adams, who has a splendid farm A Fine Peach Orchard on south of. Goguac Lake in Battle Creek tOWnship. Mr. Adams is a dairy farm~ er. He is active in farm bureau work and a leader among the dairy farmers in this section of the county. G. T. Fuller is a practical and pro- gressive farmer and breeder of pure bred Shorthorn cattle. His farm is sit— uated between Battle Creek and Leroy townships and consists of nearly 250 acres. '1‘. W. Sprague, owner of the Wol- verine herd of Holstein cattle, is known far and wide among the live— stock breeders of the state. His farm is four miles southeast of Battle Creek and is thoroughly equipped for con- ducting a milk producing and breeding business. B. K. Bentley, one- of the leading dairy farmers of the county, owns and operates a fine farm west of Marshall. He keeps a large herd of dairy cattle and is active in organization work. One of the most interesting farms in the county is owned by Farley Broth- ers, and is situated three miles south of Albion. Heie we found one of the best peach orchards in the state, not excepting the Michigan Lake Shore re- gion. Some of the alfalfa fields at this Our Farm Bureaus ' farm are among the best in the state. Other farms visited were Stuart Acres, G. E. Lockwood and Reed. Mc- Carty, all near Marshall. .At Stuart Acres we inspected alfalfa, flax tests and fruit.’ At the Berkheimer farm, two miles south of Albion, we looked over a splendid herd of Holstein cattle. At the head of this herd is a young bull, Sir Ormsby Ortian Segis, whose sire is Sir Ormsby Hengerveld Korn- dyke, and whose dam is Lola Pontiac Segis. The owner of the farm is J. F. Berkheimer of Detroit, and the man- agerf is R. H. Lyhe. . At Haskel Finley’s farm, four miles southwest of Homer, we inspected oats and barley variety tests. Several va- o the Garfield Farley Farm. rieties of pedigreed grain were grown beside local varieties. These tests are proving of g1eat benefit in determining the value of the different varieties of small grains in the different counties of the state. At I. F. Wood’s farm, two miles south of Finley, we walked through a. fine field of alfalfa. variety seeded with barley as the nurse crop. The stand was excellent on ev- ery square foot of ground. At the farm of Geo. McKinn, one- half mile south of Farley Brothers, we found a splendid herd of Poland China. swine. At the head of the herd is that good boai Commander— -in- Chief. His_ she is Hadley Wonder, and his dam is Mouw’s Wondei. The McKinn farm contains 160 acres of fertile soil and is one of the oldest farms in the county. About two miles from Union City we visited J. A. Barnum, the veteran breed-er of Barred Plymouth Rock fowls and Shorthorn cattle. Mr. Bar- num is a progressive farmer and breeder and has some of the best Barred Rocks in the country. He has» been a prominent winner at some of the big poultry shows and has the medals and ribbons for evidence. He 11111113111133; .~ , ..._ '- memg 7.1T. ‘ W 'sprag‘ue’s Holstein Herd. .‘ . It was the Grimm . » w..- \ '. .. .,_-.. _ , any County Farm Bureau in the state. much." cattle'and his herd contains some of- the good Scotch and Scotch-topped blood lines. Mr. Barnum is a member of the American Plymouth Rock Club, and was for some time employed in the office of the American Shorthorn Breeders’ Association at Chicago. He understands the principles of breeding pure bred iowls and‘stock, and is mak- ing a success of the business on his farm. MONG the facts of interest con- cerning the Calhoun County Farm Bureau, it might be well to mention that it has handled as much wool as It has taken the lead in purchasing fire extinguishers for members so that they will have better fire protection. It has placed a larger number of membership signs on the premises of its members than any other county in the state. It has been more successful than any other county in collecting from its members. This has partly been due to; Scotch Tvoppcd Shorthorn. Owned by J. A. Barnum. the co-operation of the bankers, who have assisted in making collections. 1 It has conducted the most success-I ful tractor demonstration ever held in“ Michigan, at which a 30 acre field was plowed in less than two hours. I Eighty-five per cent of the farmers of the county have joined the County :' Farm Bureau. I It is organized into township and district units. ‘At the head of the township units there is a president. vice—president and secretary-treasurer; At the head of each school district there is a chairman. Many of these local officers are putting a great deal of time and energy into their work. Among the other organizations which have contributed to the success of thef County Farm Bureau's business pro—E gram are the seven subordinate and one Pomona Grange, the Battle Creek Community Club and the six substan- tial Farmers' Clubs. All of these or- ganizations have co—Operated to make their County Farm Bureau one of the strongest in the state. THE VALLEY OF THE GIANTS. (Continued from page 350.) ain't enough time, see me and I’ll get you thirty days more. And in the meantime nobody knows a thing about this little deal. What’s more, they won’t know. I figured Colonel Pen- nington might try to block you at that crossing so I ” Buck Ogilvy extended his hand in benediction and let it drop lightly on Henry Poundston’e thin shoulder. Henry quivered with anticipation un- der that gentle accolade and swallowed his heart while the‘great Ogilvy made a portentous announcement. “My dear Poundstone,” he said ear- nestly. “I am not a man to .forget clever work. At the proper time I shall—a” He» smiled his radiant smile. “You understand, of course, timt I am snaking for myself and can make you no firm promise. How- ever " He smiled again. “All I have to say is that you’ll do!” “Thank you.",- said Henry Pound- stono. Junior. ‘fThank you ever so' (Continued next week.) (.r is also~ breeding pure bred Shorthorn, . i . :3\ \ 9298: Dr. LeGboofiar’o page on the we of stock and pmgtry. 10¢, a! your send a, or to us. Eggs and feathers are made of practically the same 1 elements. Hens can’t make bot/z at the same time. They don’t lay until they stop man/ting. The whole key to more winter eggs is in your hands now. ‘j will make your stock pay better REGALLTE Farm -- Lighting Plant A 9i k. w. Dealers Wanted. Write for particulars. REGAL GASOLINE ENGINE CO. Division Street, 'Coldwatcr, Mich. generator directly connected with a 2 H. P. air cooled motor. Capacity 45 20-watt lamps. Willard storage battery- . was... Sawed by One Man with new 0 AWA. Get your own fuel atlese , than 2c a cord. then supply big demand for fire wood at $20 a cord up. Beat the Con! Shortage! O_.__A.TTAW [92 say; Over 4 H-P. 310 strokes a. minute. Wheel‘ mounted. Easy to move cheap and easy to run. T ' ‘gine runs other machinery when not sawin . l .w clutch lover starts and stops saw whio engine runs. Cash or Easy Paymonh. 30 Dnyc' Trlal. IO-You Guarantee. Sand for . Big FREE BOOK and Spools! Low ;~ Factory Price ' Sln‘clly NOW. Write ‘0 (lilawa Mfg. Co. . 1509 Wood at. . Ottawa. Kenna. POULTRY P U L L E T S If y0u want good laying Hem-x for this winter. we can help you into aiine stock. a surplus taken from the breeding Colonies of the past. season. YEARLINO PULLETS 800 S. 0. White Leghorns 300 S. C. Brown Leghorns / 1 Yellow Pin. or Oregon Fir. with or without hing-d doors. Bout Anchoring system on the market. We can urninh one. {loco agave- in Pine up to 24 {car ong. I‘kuptnntcctlon. Prompt chipment mm .mf. Steel Roofs, Chutes, and Paints Complain line of steelmll uni q Clinton for all”. Paint: for all kind- of farm buildin a at money- nlving prices direct on unnu- future: no bu or. Write for lo mfg-Id tor-8" wo- cu" . l l p, ”$.99ng snio co. uncle. Ind. 200 S. C. Anconas THREE MONTHS OLD PULLBTS 200 S. G. White Leghorns 300 S. O. Anconas COCKERELS Barred and White Rocks; Rhode Island Reds: White Wyandottea. English White Leghoms; B. O. Anconas. We shall be pleased to answer in uirlos about any of this stock: Pure Breed Practical oultry, well bred up for practical pur ones. Have y u a copy of our 1920 Oatalolg? Evelréyt ing in guarnn Bed. S ATE ARMS ASSOCIATION, Desk I. Kalamazoo. Michigan BARRED ROCKS Cockorels. Pallets. April hatched got Norman's ou- rior strain direct. Gm“ 250. Circular tree. §°0RMAN POULTRYP 'r. Chatsvmrth. Ill 5. 6. MW“. manganese-m 0 . . :a each. Anni Eggnosn'dl. 'ii‘lamxa. inch. Don’t let your hens drag through the moult Without help. If you do, they’ll be run—down just when they i" should be in perfect condition for Izm‘vy wmz‘er lag/272g. Begin new to use Dr. LeGear’s Poultry Prescription . in their feed regularly. More than a million poultry , raiscrs have proved that this famous tonic and regula- ' tor is a wonderful aid during moult. proves the Whole digestive system, hens get full value from their feed. That means a quicker moult, with— ; out strain. Give hens this help and get more winter eggs. 4 Dr. Le Gear’s . Poultry Prescription, Prepared from my 28 years‘ poultry experience and veterinary practice. Sold by 44,000 dealers everywhere—never by pcddlcrs. get a package—results or money back. Dr. L. D. LeGear Medicine Company, St. Louis, Mo. Dr. LeGear’s Stock Powder Dr. LeGear’s Lice Killer (powder) will rid your flock of lice Because it im— ; Go to your dealer today and , “Hots and cockerols. From thorouglphrcd Baron “’hito Leghorns the type that are bound to make good producers. Raised on free range. Every bird guaranteed and shippml on approval. Semi for prices and catalog. few Barred Hock l’ullotu. Drummers Poultry Farm. Holland.Mich. BARRED ROCKS. 1).... 2...... _ . strain Cooker- els which Will produce fine layers next your. $3 each. I: R. Gr. Kl liliY, it. 1. East Lansing. Mich. and Hons; chhorns. Minorcns, Cum- COCkerelS pines. Rods. Rocks, ()rpinutoils. lirulu mas.VVyaudottcs. ’l'yronc. Poultry li‘armdi‘cntonA'lich. Whillaker’s Red Cockerels Both combs. discount on early ordcrs. Box 39. Special VVriio for l’ric II o is . IN’l.‘Eltl.AK[GS FARM. Lawrence. Mich. l o 3 contest \\'inners.eggs from strain Barred ROCkS with rccords to 290 a your. 32.00 per setting repaid by 1’. . Circular free. RED AS'l‘LINGr. Constantine. Mich. ’ We are now bookin - OWIer S BU“ ROCkS. tiers for-eggs. Afcwolgoilge oockorols left. R. B. FOWLER. Hartford. Mich. LOOK! BABY $14 A 100 UP! CHICKS By insured parcel post. postage paid. 40 breeds chicks. 4 brccds ducks. Aug. and Sept. chicks for February and March layers. Catalog free. atom a appreciated. NABOB HA’J‘CHICRIES. GAKiBllflt. OHIO R.C. Brown Leghorn C'k’rls $1.00 each. White Pckiu ducks 82.00 each. M rs. Claudia Bette. Hillsdale. hitch. silver Laced Golden and White Wyandotte eggs from best quality only $1.75 per 15, $3.25 per 30 by prepaid parcels post. 0. W. Browning. Rl Portland. Mich. Single Comb - White Leghoms Cooker-ole from our exhibition mati A 1111 t - ed $3.50 each. Four fine cock birds 85.30833ch . Ch SUNNYBROOK POULTRY FARM, Hill-dalmMich. Rhode Island Whites Are the best. all purpose Birds being year round Tay- ers. Egg and chicks and a few good males. . H. JUMP. Jackson. Michigan. F “I High quality 8. 0. Anson”. mnarling hens. 0' . lo-early pullcts. 1 winning cook. 1 cookorel, $15.0 takes them all and many of the females are win- ners. 0. 0. BTEBLIN G. a. 3. numm. Mich. - “ '2......'._-..h,...... .....;.-..~.g. ,. .. . . . . ll! ll .l , illit'll! l l l ; albumin-Blane. l “H l WWI m ”H“ .dd EIBIEILIEIEIBIE one s w w x \ uln-mlmlold-mlale-ulnlululnlnlulnInlgissahahgiai m -\ . . I\\. i\‘ , B 33 " 33 a I a a i , l ’lll’lilllll . ' / .m Ih'i- .‘I‘IHII/ll’ , an 53 Willi-Pl“! '. ' I {Til/I a in Illllll :2 £5 £5 3' g a 5 as E , 0 a; He 8 throwmg stones 3% a. , Q 53 at your barn too 5’ a o o .1 E; W hat are you domg about it? g; r . ‘5 Day and night, the year makes a cold chill run up your a; 35 around, Old Father Time back. Happily for you, how- “a a. throws stones at your barn. ever, you can PrOtCCt your a ’2 Every stone he throws, hits it barn from the biggest stones ‘5 Ea falirly alnd sguarely 51:1‘3’3’“ the/:sxolficlmrlnaonf wlants higthaow.’ a; wzcrc. urst t in on now, , owe ro ers ' :3 you’ll find a rgttbdn board Paint, less than one one—hun- 2": I’d where some of his stones have (lredth le an ind} thiCk’, Will 35 a; hit. Then you’ll wake up to d? it t' Ipa‘lff WI” géve shown: a, a: the fact, that everywhere the Eigegcthgninost ovVv‘ee caring: a; a. Pilllldlllg shows Times wear it. Send for facts and figures. a 53 .lll(,i(‘{ll'. . Lowe Brothers’ Paints and la I9 Vthcn you thmk what barns varnishes are sold by the a; a; cost to build these days, it one best dealer in each town. a. In 35 ‘7}; ‘ {15 a; eloweBrot/zetzs com... a; a; 499 EAST THIRD STREET, DAYTON, OHIO ‘6 ax Boston New York Jersey City Chicago Atlanta Kansas City Minneapolis Toronto Ek‘ ll l l l ll ll ll! lllll - ’ illilv llllmn Hull 1 Ifilfilfilfilfi l ll Ill l mu ll m ml l mum: I a 6' BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY Change of Copy or Cancellations must reach us Ten - Days before date of publication Wildwood Farms Ang’uJ' Effies Lass 238203 sold on May 6th for $7100. She was sired by Black Mon- arch 3rd. We are offering for sale Ed- itor of Wildwood 295059 a full brother in blood lines to Effies Lass also four more choice bulls which are old enough for service and sired also by the cham- pion show and breeding bull Black Monarch 3rd. Our herd is under State and Federal Supervision. WILDWOOD FARMS ORION, MICHIGAN W. E. SCRIPPS, Prop.. 94 Sidney Smith.Supt. WOODCOTE ANGUS Imported llerd Bulls ELCIIO 0F HARVIICSTOUN (45547) by Jason of liailindalloch (38048) EDGA RDO 0i“ DALMENY (45501) by Escort of Iian'iestoun (36006) Ionia, Mich. Woodcoto Stock Farm, Registered Guernsey bulls. May Rose For sale breeding cheap if taken soon Come or write. John Ebels R, 2 Holland, Michigan. SPRING DELL FARM GUERNSEYS For sale: Choice of two bulls two and three years old; also bull calves three to twelve months. Registered. S lendid individuals and breedin . Prices right. “VI-UTE BROTHERS. R. 2, ox 20. La Porte. Indiana. ‘ P bred Guernsey bulls from one to four weeks old. I". Registered 830. not re istered $25. Orders ship- din rotation received 0 excuse for scrub bulls. ALTER PHIPPS FARM. 80 Alfred St. Detroit, Geo. E. Currie, Mgr. . Guernsey bulls from 3 months For sale. to 6 months old. Their sire is DOTTIE'S PRINCE No. 44696: his dam has an official yearly record 01647 lbs. butter fat. Goldwater, Mich. ‘1 UEltNSEYS—cheral Inspected. Headed by only son of Carrie of Hillhnrst. excham ion of A. A. class. 5 bulls under 10 mom, 1 a. dandy w ose dam in class I) has U. W. & H. given over 50 lbs. milk No females to spare. G. RAY. 4 mi. east of Albion. Mich. Registered Guernseys 2,???" 332 “33f? cult is out of a cow milking «[0 lbs. :1 day. the price will surprise you, better at his pedigree. J. M. \VIL JAMS, North Adams. Mich. G U E R N S E Y BULL CALVES whose si re's dam made 19,460.20 milk, 909.05 fat. Their mother's sire's dam made 15,109.10 milk. 778.80 fat. ". V. HICKS. Battle Creek, Mich. G u E R N 5 EV s sigma.) BULL CALVES Containing blood of world champions. HICKS' GUERNSEY FARM. Saginaw. W.S. Mich, FOR SALE Registered Guernsey heifers. , yearlings and valves. E. A. BLACK, Route 3, Howard City. Mich. May Echo Sylvia Bull calf. 2 crosses to May Echo Sylvia. and 3 crosses to King of the Pontiacs. Dam a. 2 yr. old daughter of a 29 lb. cow. 6 of his nearest tested dams average 34.49 lb. of butter and 759 milk. C. H GIDI)INGS, Gobleville. Mich. For Sale A e 20 mos. Also two young purebred Guernsey cows 0 excellent breeding. Priced to sell. Write or come to see them. S. W. SOMMER, Dryden. Mich. GUERNSEYS 33:33.23: Guensev GEO. N. CRAWFORD, R. 2, Holton. Mich. 5”].461l. ilk ' 7 d ..i 31'06 lb' butter airerage; olfn9 ndilllrest legalized; dams of 2 mo. old bull. Price 5150. Terms. M. L. McLAULIN, Redford. Mich. -WinnWood Herd- F lint Maplecrest Boy No. 166974 Has Made Good one of his SONS will raise your herd to a higher standard and better production we have them for sale at moderate prices. A Few Females For Sale —OUR JUNIOR HERD sine— Sir Ormsby Skylark Burke No. 264966 A brother to the world champion cow over all breeds. - DUCHESS SKYLARK ORMSBY Michigan‘s best bred Ormsby bull. Better get on the list for one of his sons out of a. daughter of Flint Maplecrest Boy. JOHN H. WINN, (lnc.) , Roscommon, Michigan HOLS'I‘EINS HERD P N LONG DISTANCE smn nmon o A. (Prince Ono) 236555 Five dams av 11% lbs. but 24771 lbs milk in 1 yr. On? W’bull calf left. 181;): ’19. dam unteste . . State and Federal Mixter Saracen. 1st prize Guernsey Bull at Michigan State Fair of 1919. Nov. L. J. BYERS. supv.——a clean herd. _ A. FLEMING. Lake. Mich. lseason.1 naehaViéf’bf Prices A GRAPHIC chart is often the easi- est and clearest.way to visualize a. market. The chart accompanying this article shows you when to expect high or low prices for lambs. ‘ The normal seasonal trend in the lamb market has been measured by average prices at Chicago and the av- erage monthly receipts of lambs and sheep at the seven leading markets. Even more than is true of hogs, the lamb crop is born within a. compara- tively short period of the year and the bulk marketed when less than a year of age. The largest number arrive during the early fall months, coming direct from their dams and from grass. When fed lambs constitute most of the supply during the later winter and early spring, numbers are much fewer Jan Feb Mar” . June. J Scdronol Behawor of Ldmb Pncu n MOI‘k tr Ave Sheep- Mom Five Pmul 1" 8 I and more uniform from mouth to month. The variation in supplies throughout the year is extreme, over two and one-half times as many arrive in October as in May, based -on an average of fourteen years. You will notice lamb prices have al- ways been highest during March, April and May, because of the lighter supply during the first five months of the year, and the good demand for lamb which prevails at that season. The price break noticeable in June is due to the start of the lambs of the new crop, which put at a discount old crop lambs upon which the quotations used here are based during that month. The supply is enlarging also. In July the run is still larger, but during this month and after quotations are based upon new crop lambs. These are higher priced than old crop lambs which after July 1 class as yearlings. The rise in price is apparent rather than real for the general tendency during the month is downward. As receipts increase still further during the following'months prices decline. When this pressure begins to decrease in November prices advance. There is almost invariably a. decided rise from October and November to the [first months of the following year. The difference in prices between ‘ October, the low month which averages $8.01, and the high months, March and April, both of which average $8.93, is 92 cents, a, very substantial difference in favor of the man who chooses those months in which to market his prod— uct. However, no feeder who has lambs ready to sell in October could afford to hold them till March for the in- creased price, but the understanding of such seasonal tendenéies in prices should be useful to a farmer in plan- ning his method of sheep production and in the choice'of seasons for the conduct of lamb feeding .operatiOns. Early breeding of ewes and forcing .01 / {0? Lamb! Ch] l , butter _ daily. the lambs so as to get to market beG fore midsummer drop is one applica- tion. ’ ' . The regularity With which these price changes have taken place may be summed up as follows: In the last nineteen years, February has been. a high-er month than January in nine in— stances and equal to January once; March has been higher than February fifteen times and higher than April eleven times; April higher than May nine times and equal once; May high er than June seventeen times; July higher than June fourteen times '(due to change of quotations to new crop lambs); July higher than August four- teen times; August higher than Sep- tember fifteen times and equal once; September higher than October thir- Oct Nov Dec Jan. ’99 “a \‘c. @09 1.500.000 -i C0120 \\ 2.00 teen times and equal twice; November higher than October ten times; and December higher than November eleven times. If the last eighteen in- stances January has been higher than the preceding December seven times and equal to December the eighteenth time. The history of the lamb market dur- ing 1919 is chronicled by the lines showing receipts and prices for that year. These lines also furnish an ex- ample of the way an individual year may depart from the average. Total receipts for the year at seven markets were the largest on record, due to the enlargement of the Corn Belt, as well as range production during the pre— ceding years. Normal supplies were augmented by liquidation on the part of the drought-stricken northwestern range states. However, demand was strong for the meat, wool and skins, so that prices held up well under the deluge. March was the high period, the receipts being lightest for that month in 1910 and consumptive capac- ity undoubtedly has increased in the last nine years. April and May re- ceipts were the largest for each month during the last five years, while June receipts were largest since 1911. The dressed trade was unable to absorb the excess. However, part of the de- cline of prices during these months was due to the larger percentage of shorn lambs which were unusually abundant this year. September re- ceipts were the largest for any single month in the last fourteen years, while August, November and December re- ceipts also were larger than those for the corresponding months of any re- cent yeara Damage to the price list- has been rapidly repaired, however, since supplies began to decrease. " The people of the United States con- sume more than 4.000.099 P911119! Lamb“: wagon/r W-‘ ‘ ”new 'uwWW" 0“ “, “A...” w...» ‘ ‘. lat; 1’.~ m l ; 28.1920: ,o GREATEST STOGK SHOW. (Continued from page 342.) ludging one could hardly help but have - a suspicion that cattle which .are well handled and respond to coaxing and commands at least have a better show with the judges. The heifer or cow that is properly handled in the ring will .instinctively strike a better pose before an audience or judge that gives her a distinct advantage over an ani- mal of equal merit handled- by a herds- man who does not understand the fine points of handlifig his charges before the judge. The awards were as fol- lows: Bull 3 years or over—C. H. Prescott & Son, Tawas City, lst; Carpenter &' Ross, Mansfield, Ohio, 2nd; W. C. Rosenberger & Sons, Tifiin, Ohio, 3rd.‘ Bull 2 years old M. & J. Shaffner, Erie, Pa., first; John Lessiter’s Sons, Clarkston, 2nd; Carpenter & Ross, 3rd; Chaslen Farm, Northville, Mich, rd. 3 Senior yearling bull—Carpenter & Ross, 1st. Junior yearling bull——W. C. Rosen- berger 8: Sons, lst; Prescott, 2nd; Carpenter & Ross, 3rd and 4th. Senior bull calf—Prescott, 1st; Ro- senberger, 2nd; Carpenter & Ross, 3rd; Prescott, 4th. Junior bull calf~Prescott, 1st and 2nd; Rosenberger 3rd and 4th. COW 3 years or overmRosenberger, lst; Shaffner, 2nd; Lessiter, 3rd; Cliaslen, 4th. Cow 3 years old and over and calf— Carpenter & Ross, 1st; Lessiters’ Sons, 2nd; Chaslen, 3rd. Heifer 2 years——Rosenberger, 1st; Carpenter & Ross, 2nd and 3rd; Les- silers’ Sons, 4th. Senior yearling heifer—~Shaffner,lst; Prescott, 2nd and 3rd; Carpenter & Ross, 4th. Junior yearling heifer—«Rosenberg— er, lst and 4th; Prescott, 2nd and 3rd. Senior heifer calf—Prescott, 1st and 3rd; Rosenberger, 2nd; Shaffner, 4th. 'Junior heifer calf-»~Rosenberger, lst and 4th; Prescott, 2nd and 3rd. Senior Champion bull~—Schaffner. Junior Champion bull—«Rosenberger. Grand Champion bull—Rosenberger. Senior Champion bulk—Rosenberger. Junior Champion female—Shaffner. Grand Champion female—Rosen- berger. Aged herd—Rosenberger, lst; Car- penter & Ross, 2nd; Lessiter’s Sons, 3rd. ' Young herd—Rosenberger, 1st; Pres- cott, 2nd; Carpenter & Ross, 3rd; Schaffner, 4th. , 'Calf herd—~Rosenberger, 1st; Pres- cott, 2nd; Carpenter & Ross, 3rd; Les- siters' Sons, 4th. Four animals get of one sire—Pres- cott & Sons, 1st; Rosenberger, 2nd; Carpenter & Ross, 3rd; Schaffner, 41:11. Two animals produce of one cow—~ Prescott, 1st; Rosenberger, 2nd; Car- penter & Ross, 3rd; Schafl’ner, 4th. Best heifer calf bred and owned by exhibitor—Chaslen Farms, lst. Pulled Shorthoms. L. C. Kelly of Michigan and Simons & Son of Indiana divided honors as follows in the Polled Shorthorn classes: Bull 3 years or oven—L. C. Kelly, Plymouth, Mich, Ist. Bull 2 years old—C. E. Simons & Sons, Geneva, Ind., 1st. Senior yearling bull—Simons. Junior yearling bull—Kelly. Senior bull calf—Simons, 1st; Kelly, 2nd. Junior bull calfo-L. C. Kelly, lst; B. D. Kelly, Plymouth, Mich, 2nd. Cow 3 years old or over—Simons, lst; B. D. Kelly, 2116; L. C. Kelly, 3rd. Heifer 2 years old—L. C. Kelly, lst; Simons, 2nd; B. D. Kelly, 3rd. Senior yearling heifer—«B. D. Kelly, lst; Simons, 2nd; L. C. Kelly, 3rd. Junior yearling heifer—L. C. Kelly, lst; B. D. Kelly, 2nd; Simons, 3rd. Senior heifer calf—L. C. Kelly, 1st; B. D. Kelly, 2nd. Junior heifer calf—Simons, lst and 3rd; L. 0. Kelly, 2nd; B.‘D. Kelly, 4th. Senior champion bull—Simone. Junior champion bull~—B. D. Kelly. Senior champion female—L. C. Kelly. Junior champion female-Simons. Grand champion bulb—Simone Exhibitor’s herd—Simons, lst; L. 0. Kelly, 2nd. .. Breeder’s herd—B. D. Kelly, lst; Simone, 2nd; L. C. Kelly, 3rd. Calf herd—Simons, 1st; B. D. Kelly, 2nd: L. C. Kelly, 3rd. Four get of one sire—Simone, lst; B. D. Kelly, 2nd; L. C. Kelly, 3rd. Tim produce or cow—L. C. Kelly, Simona, 2nd; B. D. My. 81d. better poilcy to use lar than to feed and shelter greater number Use Holsteins and stable-room, e The any nesting 31% lbs. Eb three 31b: andhlstort dz manipulated mover!” lbs. of gutter in seven darn. can on his sons. (0mm can was 361.). l b. Purebred Holstein Cattle Save Labor Whatever the amount of milk or but- terfat you Wish to produce, is it not Holstein excels. Send for Free Ilustrated Booklets. airyman. THE HOLSTE! N-FRIESIAN ASSOCIATION 184 Hudson Street Brattleboro Vol-mt. _ OUR HERD SIRE Model King Segic Glista 3 301b. f eat If: Gaon o Lek damn; Soda Alba: Do Kg: Bundle 32.37 lbs. Hot dam Glich nearest average over rah we: aver- Write for pri- ,River. Shock Farms mama-.- Eicc- Ropido. Mich. (le ‘ FAR. F ALRBA NflK S" M :Wfiese 'r-fiimee ._.. __-___‘ _.._.__._.._.._. . m.._... ____._._. . .._.. e—yield cows e necessarily of small-yield cows? 1 " ' you save labor, feed, (iuipment and risk. They 1 are always hea thy and ready for work. 1 Choose cows according to their capacity for converting coarse feed into milk. That is the function of a dairy cow, and that is where the bi contain valuable information for Built-In Bosch Magneto insures Hot Spark ‘2” Engine ignition—positive—from Bosch high tension magneto, built into every “Z” Engine, utmost power from fuel. The high tension insures intense hot spark that gives system is simple —— just a high tension magneto with spark plug—no complications—~no moving parts. Magneto IS high grade—has interchangeable parts—is as accurately made as a fine watch. It gives the “Z” operation. added power -—quick starting — smooth, steady Other “2" features are: Runs on kerosene as well as gasoline; more than rated power; parts interchangeable; clean-cut design; long life. Call on your nearby dealer today and he will show you why you should Invea ‘ Z. I} H. P. PR1CF5{ 3 H. P. ...... 6 H. . on...- “an“... accepted inpayment of finely bredr - ‘ Gnu a.“ istered Holstein bull calves. Qualitgy of the best. and at prices within reach of all. Write, GEO. D. CLARKE, - - - Vassar. Mich. Frieoian heifer and bull calves. purebred Hulda!" registered and high-grade. rice 8:!) up. Splendid individuals and breeding. Write us your re- quirements. Browncml't Farms, McGraw, N. Y. J “TOP NOTCH” HOLSTEINS MCPHERSON FARMS COMPANY has raised many great milk cow-212* 1 Ofiiclally Produced 842 lbs. milk in 7 days 3394 lbs. milk in 30 days ' 120 lbs. milkdn 1 day over 10000 lbs. milk in 100 days 105 lbs. milk in lday 696 lbs. milk in'l days 2669 lbs. milk in 30 days 100 lbs. milk in 1 day 20854 lbs. milk in 1 year 100 lbs. milk in 1 day 668 lbs. milk in 7 days " 18675 lbs. milk in 1 year Other!!! under test are making large milk records A fine lot of young bullsfrom 31111th to 2 years old for sale. Get. a “milk" bull, and increase milk production in your herd. Our herds are under U. S. supervision. MCPHERSON FARMS CO.. Howell, Mich. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES FOR SALE p-I sxnsn BY 3315. BULL. PRICES VERY REASONABLE. Privelege of return if not satisfied. 2 A. W. COPLAND,~ Birmingham, ' Michigan. Herd under State and deeral Supervision. . .......$ 85.00 135.00}All F. O. B. Factory ....... 220.00 lc FARM A Semi-Ollicial Bred Hull to Head Your Head Maplecrest Application Pontiac No.132652, heads Our Herd His dam's record is 1344.3 lbs. butter 23,4212 lbs. milk in 365 days. and 35.103 lbs. butter and 5156 lbs. milk in 7 days. One of his sons from our good record dams will carry these great blood lines into Your Mord." For Moms and Prices write to R. Bruce McPherson, Howell, Mich. The Traverse Herd We have what. you want in BULL CALVES. the large, firm growthy typo, guaranteed right in every way They are from‘high producing A. R. 0. ancestors: Dam's records up to ill lbs. Write for pedigrees and quotations, stating about age desired. TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL Traverse City, Mich. Increase the Efficiency of your DAIRY HERD by using a Registered Holstein ' Sire We have bulls of all ages listed at rea- sonable rices. 0 grade and pure-bred cows and heifers. Q Michigan Hdstein-friesian Assn. Ill! flail lint, pun Bun mwmgrmaw as: m . Akron. Mich. lasing. lick. 3604-23 V ' 'e o " Holsteins of Quality for sale.d Heifer: frog. 8 {0,324 moat: otld. All regisc med an 8° 8“ lifAPHXIiiiciif ligc'hester. Mich BARGAIN Pmcss assess: if b lls read for service. 388%rPfinPI.y%l€fiW‘EB, yGrand Rapids, Michigan HEREFORDS 20 Cows and Heifers of popular breed- ing for sale also bulls not related. ALLEN» BROS. PAW PAW, MICHIGAN Hereford!” Just purchased 3 new herds. nogégggg 150 head; we offer you anI’tiiidg reason ll (1. a e. 0 e any g Bad Axe. Mich. cCARTYS, . 4 Reg. biillsff) 1:08 rim}: olld. Paige: ' . or c sa e um reasonab e R. 3,qu Homer. Mich. either sex, horned or ab 6. THE Herefords welcome. Reed Schultz. HEREFORDS D. S. Polled Herefords f ' I' . 81?933. (18242) new "eddeifiii‘ifififpii‘g $33qu an. 3°“ ° . —A few ood polled and horned cows bred to fig: 95:13am bull. 8 Also three fine. bull calves not related to him. Correspondence soliCited. Cole & Gardner, Hudson,Mich. The Wildwood Farm 1 . Majest strain. Herd on State accred- agiéseiqualtit :f M. testing constantly done. Bulls'for sale. ALVIN BALDEN, Phone 143-5, Capac. Mich. w “'1' Sale of 30 Head of Healthy Pure Bred Holsteins - OCTOBER, Gill 1920 . Dispersion of herd of 25 head of C. A. Wilson and 5 headfi‘omhetdoi‘C. A. Daniels and Son. . Our herds are under State and Federal Supervision and every animal altered Will have. passed satisfactory tuberculin test. Sale will be held under cover regardless of weather at the farm 1 mi. east and limi. south of Michigan Agricultural College. 1920! Watch this space and send for catalogue or c. A. WILSON, Lansing, Mich. OCT. 22nd Remember the date October 6th, to c. A. DANIELS, Okemos, Mich. OCT. 22nd Friday, Oct..22nd, Howell Sales Company of Livingston County; The Oldest Sales Company of Livingston County will hold their 7th ANNUAL SALE of 80 Head of Reg. Holstein Cattle at the sale pavillion on the Fair Grounds at Howell, Mich. Catalog Oct. 10th. WM. GRIFFIN, Secretary, R. 5, Howell, Mich. _ BESS; ' Iowa's greatest herds. E.J.M athewson.Burr Oak,Mich. Pol an d“ Ch “Sire Boar pigs A ' I best sows. priced ate s tpmen Big-boned, stro -baok oath v ‘ ‘ 33?”.blood ling: eretg' for informto I f {BOONE'JEILL 00.. L. S. P. C. Everything sold previously ad. 25 sprin placed on the bargain counter for mo.o Sept. pairs or trios not akin H. o. swmrri, Shoolcraft, Mich. Big Type Poland Chinas Cur_herd is representative of the best in Big Ty es. Choice boars for sale now. esley Hile, R. 6, Ionia, Mich. We have a l e f L' T' P‘ C' and summery-I sax-gagegooshgxpgllrfi ed by such'boarsss “Hart’s Blac rice.“ "Leonard's Big Bob, ’ the “Mod lansman" and “ {a price 0: ggeaet 301d Idohhgh‘w'mo le‘fkee. Wriite :1?! s m an em over on are n t 9 market. HART, FULCHER a OLfNE, a r. ’1‘. Hart. St. Louis, Mich. “ are” Dill pe P. C. Bred gllts, Fall yearlin l . out 1100 lb. site an mammot pr ze Win sows from Big Bob Mastodon pigs takes the cake, book your order now. Fall boars and gilts sired by a grandson of Dlsher Giant, open or bred to Big Bob for Se t. 23 yearling sons. 0. E. GARNANT, Eaton Rapids, ich Large Type Poland China pi . both sexes now ready. write for description and p ces. RALPH SHERK, Caledonia. Mich. Blg Type Poland Chlnas son able prices. Pigs of both sex, and bred sows and gilts. G. A. BAUMGARDNER, R.2. Middleville. Mich. with quality, at 1'6- D JERSEY BULLS BUTTER BRE OCK FlgAltnfidALE CRYSTAL SPRING ST . .. Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan. J .e lull calves of Majestybreedingfrom For saIe ggixid Sprioducing stock. Herd on (Jovoin- ment “Accredited List." Write for ‘rice and pedi ree to C. A. 'I‘AGGETT. It. 2, airgrove. Mic 1. Jerseys For Sale, Register of Merit stock of both sex. ment. Choice individuals of’BI J. CARL JEWETT, O. I. C. SOWS FOR SALE One of the Best Herds in Michigan 0 Young sows due to farrow in Se tember. TYPE breeding. express and register in buyer’s name. Spring boars ready for ship- I ship C. O. D. pay R. 5, Mason, Michigan. IG T. P. Chinas for sale. A few tried sows, spring , boars. AungiEs both sex. Recorded free in buy- er s name. L . ‘hamberlain, Marcellus, Mich. I am offering Large Type Poland ChinnSows bro. to F's Orange. at reasonable rices; also fall pigs. Write or call Clyde Fisher. St. uis, Mich. R.R.3. Lindhurst Poland Chinas Stock for sale at all times. Public Sale Oct. 23. WM. H. LIND, Alto, Mich. Smith and Parker. Howell. Michigan. ' f labor the Roystan D Jersey's. Herd headers in boars. Why! Be— " R" “f M' bu“ calves, On account 9f $01“th o ' UI'OC cause they are bred right, fed right, grown StOCk Farm W111 sell at right and from Grand Champion stock. Write or bet. ' ' rse S “ .. 1d th'sf'll, IJIIIC FIImSlBag- Ila. LIly.LI(l“3‘,0 yLCgo‘Lersvilllefilvlich. of M. dams $75 to Grass Lake,~Mich. 1’ ll. Jersey Bulls $I§lIIi3aisli. NOTTEN FARM. BIDWELI. a bull that will put weights on your dairy calves- the difference will soon pay for the bull. Now selling good Scotch and Scotch-topped yearlings, reasonably priced. A roan. senior yearling, a Missm of Villager breeding. a herd bull prospect, Federal Test. BIDWELL STOCK FARM, Box D, Tecumseh, Michigan Shorthorn Ass’n has St' Joseph valley for sale males and fo- , f i ll . s l lest breeding. ‘ K’Xiibi’q HACglgNPIIICii.Sc<--tiioss. Thrice Rivers.Mich We Now Hate n mber of choii-ely bred scotch females of any :ge‘ior sale also three bulls from 6 13918 months _old. Visit our herd before buying. Sold 0 calves for $0400. CARR BROS, & 00., Bad Axe. Mich. Richland Shortliorns Imp. Lorne, Imp. Newton champion and Sterling Supreme in SerVice. We offer for quick sale: Five Scotch Bulls, best of breeding. Three whites at $1000 each One roan at $500, one red at $400. No females for . l' . 1e Chica 0 Oct. 28th. sale 131.13 K‘.SI;REZSC(E)TT 8: SONS, Tawas, City, Mich. You Can Buy ' ' thorns. For Sale: cows and heifers bred Flll’llelll tsdufirnp. Scottish l‘hnlélcng Samara] Ofpen heif- .. Al"o 2i few choice 00 c i u s o 'vservwe- Shslglaigigequnic and see them. 11.1}. PETERS & SON. Garland, Mich., P. O. R. R. Lisle, Mich. Scotch and Scotch Topped Shorthorns bulls and heifers priced right. Sultan Champion heads herd, one scotch two yr. old herd bull by Redgulniberland priced right. H . ‘ I . LOWER (it SON, Illilo, Illich. ' ° SHORTHORNS. Olav bred lull calves Mllkmg Herds under Federal Snpcrvi‘sidn. Davidson & Hall, Beland & Beland, Tecumseh. Mich. Good Scotch l red I 11115, cows and Shorthorns heifers prio ed right. W. B. MCQUILLAN, It. 7, Howell, Mich. EADOW Hills Shorthorns. Herd headed by Sil. ver King, full brother of Lavender Sultan Pur- due University's great sire. For sale females of all ages, a. few young bulls. Geo. D. Doster, Doster, Mich. C I Mllklng bulls 6 to 8 mo. old for sale. E. H. KURTZ. Mason. Mich. Shorthorns of Merit for sale. ARTHUR DODDS, Eight to ten months old Shorthorn Bulls of 360...], and Scotch Topped breeding. Lawrence P. Otto, Charlotte. Mich. Shorthorns of best Bates breeding, Both males and females Lapeer. Michigan HORTHORNS—OIrnp. Mysie Prince in service bred S by J. Durnohsiif bred by Wm. Dnthie. Stock for sale. . . BARNUM, Union City. Mich. Shorthorns 19 Sher-thorn re .istered cod breedin For sale will sell chea tgo clo cost A l g The JENNINGS r RMs,s liaiieyf’iilch. M ilking Shorthorn 3 mos. heifer calf 8125 bred heifers Mic . Scotch and Scotch topped with ' best of breeding. JOHN C. WILK. Alma, Mich. and serviceable bulls at farmers’ prices. ntr h. Shorthorn Asso. Oscar Skinner Sec.Gowen.Mich. Polled cattle for sale bulls from 4 to 18 mos.a.lso cows with calves by side and heifer-'5. r G. A. ALHOON, Bronson, Mich. Red I. M Polka cattle choice young bulls from 6 to 18 ' mo. old for sale. M mmfl, B. l, _ Grand Ledge, Mich. SHORTHORNS. PUBLIC AUCTION ON OCTOBER 5, 1920 fourteen head of A. R. bred Red Polled Cattle also some Registered Duroc Swine Write for descriptions. come to the sale. or mail your bids. WI LL COTTLE West Branch, Michigan Auctioneer Col. Markle Several bunches of good stock- Steers For sale ers and feeders weighing from 650 to 1050 lbs. Each bunch even in size and color write at once stating your Wilts. W. DYER. Ottumwa, Iowa HOGS ‘ size with quality is our special- BerkShlreS ty. Write your wants to M. G. MOSHER & SONS. Osseo, Mich. Registered Berkshires. Gilts, andSows bred for A rll May and June farrow. A yearling Boar and a. ow younger.Spring pigs. Chase Stock Farm,Marlette.Mlch. V Spring pigs by Walt’s Orion, First Sr. Yearling . Detroit, Jackson,Gd. Rapids and Saginaw 1919 Phillips Bros,Riga,Mich. DUROC JERSEY SWINE for sale 2 yr. old herd boars. {sealing hours and boar pigs, also bred sows and ilts. rite for pedigrees and prices. Come and see t em. THUS. UNDERHILL & SON. Salem, Mich. sows and gilts bred to Vtalts King 29499, Duroc who has sired more list and 2nd rlze pigs at the State Fair in last 2 years than any at or Duroc boar. Everyone will be a money maker for the buyer. Cat. and rice list. NEWTON BARNH RT. St. Johns. Mich. OAKWOOD FARM DUROCS We can furnish on with anything from a weanling pig to a hour of erd heading caliber at reasonable correspondence ter come and see. F. J. Drodt. R.1, Monroe. Mich. DUROCS spring boars. A few gilts bred for Sept. farrow at bargain prices. W. 0. TAYLOR, Milan, Mich. DU ROG J ERSEYS. €33“ ”€55 (Ili‘egilyery.810.00 each. LAKE SIDE STOCK RUIT M, Pinckney. Michigan. Mich. Pathfinder? I have them. nuroc Jane’s Do you want a young boar sired by E. D. HEYDENBEBK, Wayland, Mich. B' T Chester Whites. Choice, stretch sprin lg ype boars. also tried sows and fall gi ts-br for~ Sept. litters. These hogs are big and will fatten at any age. Grand chain on blood lines of the breed, Wildwood Prince Jr.. ejah, and Champion X. Cholera immune. Satisfaction guaranteed. N. L. HI L JR. Mackinaw. Tazewell 00. Ill .1 a "wro (a RaiiseIChesterWEites" . 9"“ Lilie’Tliis‘; -_ it (Regain big prod ./ ' l HAVE started thousands of breeders on the road to success. I can help you. 1 went to lace one he from , my great herd in every community where am not nl re . . resented b in this only developers—ready for market at ca mod:- 0 or my plm— More Money from Hm.’ O. I. DENIM, R. F, D, 10. Portland, Michigan The World’s Champion big type O.I.C’s. Stock of all ages for sale. Herd headed by Galloway Edd. the World’s Champion 0. I. C. boar assisted by C. C. Schoolmaster. Grand Champion beer of Michigan. New York and Ten- nessee state fairs. Also. C. C. Giant Buster, unde- ‘ tested Senior boar pig wherever shown and Grand Champion of Oklahoma state fair. Get our cat- alogue of Crandell's prize hogs. Cass City. Mich. Central Mich. O. I. C. Swine Breeders Ass’n. Hogs of all ages of popular blood lines. Every sale guaranteed by association. lDR. H. W. NOBLES, - ‘ . ‘ d 13 . Eéifiiied. Yourmi‘és efitiibns..miiomeo, Mich. Sales Mgr. Coral, Mich. ' ’ b . t f. row Julv and Aug-J two good fall lts bred 12 IiIIOIce 23%Fo%:d%lfiitelrgdofOMIIclhigan Cherry Col. C H E S T E R S to a. boar of ildwood b dt J ks Cherry riob King Number 169259. Son ei‘lhe‘imidogm chlampionltJaglgg 8%11151118 2nd. All . (ii 8, o s. ”geriii’ii Jfiirvi’inimoh FAR MB, R. 1, Bailey. Mich Duroc Boars and Gilts for sale at $25 to 550 each. crated and re isteredin buyer's name. Satisfaction guaranteed. base are some of the best pigs in the state. Visitors welcome. ' MICHIGANA FA‘RM LTD. Pavilion. Mich. Jerse ho . Cholera Immi no. Orion Cherry numc King {mi .680]. breedin . 0.23 K. Boar 1 yinold O. O. K. Boar 3 rs. old wt. lbs. Fifty September 9188. sired b M chigana Panama Sficlal 2nd. Also some fall gi ts. HARRY MAR N AND _ SON, Spring-Brook Stock Farm, Paw Paw, Mich. Write Me restlessness: an b0 advf rservice. * ~ . ~ ,9, an "iv. H.0MAYES. L.‘B.505.. Dummies.» Durcherseys titl‘ti‘f‘litmafitlig t rdto .' G11 teed :03. pilcffif’hii-‘iiiy‘fhimapfiioh. “.9 V“ Prince Jr. breeding for Se t. furrow; s ring 1 s. . DER, p Adlai. F W. ALEXA , A few choice late fall and winter 00 I. C S boars also a fine two ear old boar. WEBER BROS, . No. 2. Royal ak. Mich. 5 ht min b d s ' l 8 O. I. C s gig-Jude sh‘iz “1083;:- an pring p g CLOVER LEAF STUCK ARM, Monroe, Mich. ~ ’ Booking orders for s rin . we 0' 1' C‘ 8 re er free and shill): 0.309%" A. J. BA KER a SON. Belmont. Mich. for Miller Meadows L. T. P. C.’s at Marshall Calhoun 00. Fair. 8e t. 21-%. CLYDE WEAVER. Oeresco. Mich. ronmsgiggassi as grasses, nmafiisfgtlon. ' Dggilgpfio , so, fiat: Vassar, look 31:9 . tl Bred Sew Sale "atfiairgrongd; 1,; . 7' August 5th.“) _. ‘Oarey Em POLAND CHINAS W. J. HAGELSHAW, Augusta, Mich. LARGE TYPE few more bred sows. P.C.fslilil'INE.li OILS yeai‘llfilg boar. 0118 a year 11 car a l a R. W. Mills. Sgaline,’Micli). 88' eonards B. T. P. C. See exhibit at Mich State Fair, ’get your name on mailing list for public sale Oct. 28. Doubleimmune. ER Leonard, St.Louis,Mich.R.3, Type Poland China’s. Everyt ‘ng immuned b lal' 3 double treatment. Meet me alivDetroitmrJack! son airs. A. A. Feldkamp, R. 2, Manchester, Mich, o. I. C. o . ,i . ! Some fine spring pigs and earli ilt . at I. c 3 Will ship C.O.D.register.and gdarantrég gighst in every way. JOHN C. WILK, Alma, Mich. 150's. One last fall boar Wgt. 4%. two last fall . ' gilts, bred lots of springK pigs and this fall pigs either sex. good growthv stoc $6 mile west of De t. Cltz’s. Phone 124. Otto I}. Schulze. Nashville, M oh. Gilts bred for July and Aug. farrow. Also spring fan-owed pigs. G. P. ANDREWS, Dansville, Mich C ' Gilts bred for Sept. furrow 0 and spring igs. F. onuncsss. R. 5'. Mason, Mich. ARGAINS on Big ty e spring and summer P l d B China Pigs also yearfing Shorthorn bulls, bufl 3d heifer calves. Pierson, Mich. HAMPSHIRES 1914-------1920 Choice Spring boars. popular breeding. Booking orders for fall pigs. All stock Cholera Immuned and guaranteed Breeeders. Satisfaction guaran- teed. . STEUBEII’S HAMPSHIRE FARM R. 3, Angola, Ind. Edgewood Hampshires All bred gllts Bold. New booking orders for gilts bred for fall furrow, and pigs for gig club work only. Depew Head, Edgewood Marion, Ohio. now a few bred gilts obert N eve. arm, get your boar pigs, left new blood lines of ualit . N W. SYNDER, R. 4, t. Jo ns, Mich. EYORKSH IRES BRED GILTS WATERMAN & WATERMAN Packard Rd. - - - - Ann Arbor, Mich. SHEEP. Bums B. & C. type. havi i , of breeding, griced to 8:1? swzr? quality,best s. H. SA DERS. a. i, Ashtabnla, 0. Hampshire: JOH Delaine Hillcrest Shropshires A nice lot of Ewes and Rams of 1] headed by MoKerrow 3164 a son“ ofageesng‘idiFPi’libl; write or call on R. J. & C. A. WILLIAMS. Middleville, Mich. Yearlin and S Lamb game S H R O P S H I R E No. 168 for sale. Also a few ewes. sired by Imp. Berr ARTHUR DODDS, Lapeer, Michigan ’ h Idle Wild Stock Farms $39533; p grail; ning stock. Make Middle- Built selection early. Cllfl ton, Proprietor, . Clayton. Mich. O . Shropshires Aanlhzflegl: eone cgoice two year _ o. J. THOMPSON, w “ficiiidriif 13in. Sh . ire im rted Hinton 'Ra rOPShlres Lambs 8&0 so 2 “l m rams. DAN Boomin' 'Iii‘ifwiiiéarifiiiiff ° ' ll ' ' Shropshires 533,33): fofigmathat have nine ARMSTRONG BROS., R. 3, Fowlerville. Mich. «Viol-lull» :III'OIIIIIII'I. Rim. .w m. . . H. FOSTER?” Anew ‘ bred, priced right. A. .‘y. ..-1 sired by Hm, .31 ' . " .. " debt-tor mien” “d "9% or .vlsit Blanchard, Mich. ’ ' dividnalarcfi‘slér . w... u. , 2nd;'_fBrenn .'3rd. '. ”coarser srocx SHOW- (Continued from page 359.) Red Polled. One thing is apparent to those who have followed the work of the Red Polled judges along the circuit, and that is the last that unless they give more attention to dairy qualities the breed is riding for a fall. Stump & Etzler and Bolen of Ohio fought it out with W. W. Kennedy and Herbison Bros. of Michigan, with the following results: Bull 3 years old or over—Stump & Etzler, Convoy, Ohio, 1st; Herbison Bros” Birmingham, Mich., 23d; Wm. W. Kennedy, Grass Lake, Mich., 3rd. \ Bull 2 years old—A. S. Bolen &Son, Fremont, 0., 1st; Stump & Etzler, 2nd. Senior yearling bull—Stump & Etz- ler, lst. Junior yearling bull—Bolen, lst; Stump & Etzler, 2nd; Kennedy, 3rd. Senior bull calf—Herbison, 1st and 4th; Stump & Etzler, 2nd; Kennedy, 3rd. Junior bull calf—Kennedy, 1st and 3rd; Stump & Etzler, 2nd; Bolen, 3rd. Cow 3 years old or over—Kennedy, lst; Bolen, 2nd and 3rd; Herbison, 4th. , Heifer 2 years old—Stump & Etzler, 151;; Bolen, 2nd and 3rd; Herbison, 4th. Senior yearling heifer—Stump & Etz- ler, 1st and 2nd; Bolen, 3rd; Herbison, 4131. Junior yearling heifer—Stump & Etzler, lst; Kennedy, 2nd; Herbison, 3rd; Bolen. 41:11. Senior heifer calf—Stump & Etzler, 1st; Herbison, 2nd; Kennedy, 3rd; Herbison, 4th. Junior heifer 1st and third; nedy, 4th. Senior champion bull—~Bolen. calf—«Stump & Etzler, Herbison, 2nd; Ken- Junior champion bull—Stump & Etzler. Senior champion female—Stump & Etzler. Junior champion female—Stump & Etzler. Grand champion bull—Stump & Etzler. Grand champion female—Stump & Etzler Exhibitor’s herd—Stump & Etzler, lat; Bolen, 2nd; Herbison, 3rd; Ken- nedy, 4th. Breeder’s herd—Stump & Etzler, lst; Herbison, 2nd; Bolen, 3rd; Ken- nedy, 4th. Calf herdeerbison, 1st; Stump & Etzler, 2nd; Kennedy, 3rd; Bolen, 4th. Four get of one sire—Stump & Etz- ler, lst; Herbison, 2nd; Bolen, 3rd; Kennedy, 4th. Two produce of one cow—Stump & Etzler, lst; Herbison, 2nd; Bolen, 3rd; Kennedy, 4th. Galloway. Franz & Son of Ohio and W. M. Vines of Michigan shared the honors in the Galloway classes. Devon. Two New Hampshire herds were the only Devons on the grounds. DAIRY CATTLE Jersey. Again it is necessary to remind Michigan breeders of Jersey cattle of the fact that they are allowing other breeds to monopolize the benefits from showing what the breed has to offer the public. What is the matter with the state organization? Are the lead- ers going to give up, or are you con- tent to let the other breeds replace the'Jerseys in popular favor here in Michigan? You have the goods here in your home state to make a strong showing and raise the prices of the stock you have to sell, and attract a few new men to the breed. Wake up to the opportunities and bring out some of your good ones and show the people what they look like. It has been so long since some of us have seen a good exhibit of Michigan Jer- seys that we are becoming discour~ aged. Brookwater Farms and Bren- nan, Fitzgerald and Sinks were the only exhibitors at the fair and split up the awards in the following order: Bull 3 years old or over—Brennan. Etugerald & Sinks, Farmington, Mich., Senior yearling bull—H. W. illum- tord, Aim Arbor, Mich.," lot and 2nd. Senior bull" calf—enumrord. is: and ..~ V. V. , Junior bull calt~numrord, 134:. Cow 4 years old or over—Mumford, Ist; Brennen, 2nd. Cow 3 years old—Mumford, let and 2nd; Brennen, 3rd. Heifer 2 years old—Mumford, 1st; Brennen, 2nd. Senior yearling heifer—Mumford, lst; Brennen, 2nd. Junior. yearling heifer—Mumford, lst and 2nd; Brennen, 3rd. Senior heifer calf—Mumford, 1st. Junior heifer calf—Mumford, 1st; Brennen, 2nd and 3rd. Senior champion bull—-—Brennen. Junior champion bull—Mumford. Senior champion femalewMumford. Junior champion femalewMumford. Grand champion bull—Mumford. Grand champion female—Mumford. Exhibitor’s herderennen, 1st. Breeder’s herd—Mumford, lst; Brennen, 2nd. Calf herd—Mumford, Ist; Brennen, 2nd. - Four get of sire-Mumford, Ist; Brennen, 2nd. Two produce of one cow—Mumford, lst. Guernsey. Barbour, Wigman and Ebels present- ed one of the best exhibits of this breed ever seen in a Michigan ring. Quality was good in every class. The winners were as follows: Bull 3 years old or over—W. T. Bar- bour, Birmingham, Mich., 1st and 2nd; H. W. Wigman, Lansing, Mich., 3rd. Bull 2 years old—John Ebels, Hol- land, Mich. Senior yearling bull—Wigman. Junior yearling bull~—Wigman, 1st; Ebels, 2nd. Senior bull calf—H. W. Wigman, 1st and 3rd; Barbour, 2nd; John Ebels, 4th. Junior bull calf—~Wigman, 1st and 2nd; Ebels, 3rd; Barbour, 4th. Cowr 4 years old or over~~Barbour, lst and 2nd; Wigman, 3rd; Ebels, 4th. Cow 3 years old—Barbour, lst; Wig- man, 2nd; Ebels, 3rd and 4th. * Heifer 2 years old—Barbour, 1st; Ebels. 2nd. Senior yearling heifer—Wigman, lst and 3rd; Barbour, 2nd. Junior yearling heifer——Wigm'an, lst; Ebels, 2nd and 4th; Barbour, 3rd. Senior heifer calf—Wigwam, 1st, 2nd and 4th; Barbour, 3rd. Junior heifer calf*Wigman, lst and 2nd; Barbour, 3rd; Ebels, 4th. Senior champion bull—Barbour. Junior champion bull—Wigman. Senior champion female—Barbour. Junior champion female—Mmian. Grand champion female—Barbour. Grand champion bull—Barbour. Exhibitor’s herd—Barbour, Wigman, 2nd: Ebels, 3rd. Breeder’s herd~Wigman, 1st; Bar- bour, 2nd; Ebels, 3rd. Calf herdm—Wigman, lst: 2nd: Ebels, 3rd. Four get of one sire—Wigman, 1st;‘ Barbour, 2nd; Ebels, 3rd. Two produce of one cow—Ebels, 1st; Wigman, 2nd; Barbour, 3rd. Holsteiri-Frlesian. Corey J. Spencer, John P. Rob], 0. L Hulett, Geo. E. Bench, Box & Son, E. M. Bayne. Shubel’s Sycamore Farm, M. A. C. and Lenawee county of Mich- igan and Pickering Farm of Missouri divided Holstein awards as follows: Bull 3 years old or oveHLenawee County Holstein Breeder’s Associa- tion, Adrian. Mich., let on King PitL terje Lakeside, Lenawee, 2nd; F. M. Bayne, Romeo, Mich., 3rd; Corey J. Spencer, Jackson, Mich. 4th. Bull 2 years old—C. L. Hulett & Son, Okemos, Mich., 1le on King Dora Segis Pontiac, Lenawee, 2nd; Wood. grist Farm, Plymouth, Mich., 3rd and Senior yearling bull—Michigan Ag ricultural College, East Lansing, Is! on College Butter Boy, Lenawee, 2nd; Spencer, 3rd; Woodcrest, 4th. Junior yearling bull—Lenawee lst on Pabst Iris Korndyke; Lenawee, 2nd. Senior bull calf—Hulett, 151; on King Okemos Segis Pontiac; Lenawee, 2nd and 3rd; Spencer, 4th. Junior bull calf—Lenawee Ist on Ma- ple City King Lyons; John P. Hehl, Detroit, 2nd and 3rd; Fred E. Shubel, Lansing, 4th. Cow 4 years old or over~Michigan Agricultural College, Ist on Johanna ‘llldti‘itual Girl; Lenawee, 2nd, 3rd and Cow 3 years old—Hulett, let on Okemos Beauty; Woodcrest, 2nd; The Pickering Farm, Bolton, M0,, 3rd; Len- awee, 4th. Heifer 2 years old—Lenawee, 1st on Beauty Wayne De Kol Korudyke; Bayne, 2nd; Lenawee, 3rd; Pickering, 1st; Barbour, 37 __krUH*TEiMICHIGAN FARMER .1 (A ’ ‘ 5 29—361 . ' A Lifetime’s Opportunity—— ' Get 3. Famous California Orange Grove at Your Own Price 38 Magnificent Orange Groves in . Southern California’ 3 Orange District Will be Sold at Public Auction! m:- m“ AB]: : each grove. WHERE THEY ARE: and Freight mscnnnaxnous Immx : 4th. (Continued next week.) DATE OF SALE: ground will per cent, of Commercial 1026—1028 South Figueroa St. Trip to California FREE to Purchasers We have been commissioned to sell at AUCTION to close an estate, FAMOUS ORANGE GROVES. groves averaging from 5 to 10 acres each. as small as Any size you want. Smudge Pots have NEVER BEEN USED. Groves are located in sandy loam soil, with total absence of red scale, This property is situated just 53 miles from Los Angeles and 4 miles from Riverside. railroads and with intcrurbun trolley. Passenger deliveries by Riverside stores. boulevards lined with cypress and eucalyptus are installed in all groves. These groves have had over $20,000 worth of Fertilizer applied this year by approved furrow method; they have been constantly irrigated ex- cept when rains made ’ Choose the size and kind of grove you want~— {and make your own price when you bid. groves are all Navcls, others all Valencias; others have both varieties. Valencias before with Eastern deciduous fruits. through Fruit Growers' Exchange. Many of these groves will this year produCn, three times more than ever before. A. mum’s opportunity to locate profitably in the land of sunshine, fruit and flowers. All groves will be sold at AUCTION on property, beginning October 14, 1920. Superintendent of many years’ experience on the Bank & Trust Co. both of Los Angeles. For full information write or Wire HART and BALL Los Angeles’ Progressive Auctioneers acres of CALVIFORNIA‘S Divided into 38 Some others as large at 21% acres. Plenty of cheap water with Practically a frostlcss bolt, where 337 31/2. red spider, OR OTHER PESTS. Close to 3 Stations on property. R. F. D. and Good roads, many it unnecessary. Some Navels picked by Jan. 1, and May 30 to avoid competition Fruit marketed the Competent care for any grove at cost plus 10 you desire it._ References, Hellman Trust & Savings Bank. or Union Los Angeles. Calif. FERTI LIZER High Grade Acid Phosphate——Ammoniated Phosphate Phosphate and Potash—Complete Mixtures Cured and in excellent drilling condition. F. S. ROYSTER GUANO COMPANY, Immediate Shipments. TOLEDO, OHIO Agents Wanted I n unoccupied Territory. Trial We will lend you any of the m P I kl: o Pbo with your own selection of PItll. Records without 3 am own. Toot them for £0 l' days. If you deulde :obuy. ay the lowest clsh price 'ln am all monthly amounts. 1H: fails to please. Iondlt buck It our expense. Easy Terms P-Hlo Phone Iphs are known and lovresrby millions on two continuum. it is the acknowledged standard of the world. In in library on over Ts'ma‘llldocuo" — Ind '3 . too. 0 needles to chums. It costs than ordinary phonograph. Pathé Book Free Bend nun. Ind adorn. D- dny. No obligations. The Standard Piano Co. 202 Sow'h Purl: 00! Dept. 4706. Chicago. . DON’T our our AShoe Boil,Capped ' [lock or Bursitis FOR .. A BSQR‘BINE will reduce them and leave no blemishes. .' amt-Hem transom. crir. Stops lameness promptly. Does not blis- ter or remove the hair, and horse can be worked. $2. 50 a bottle delivered. Book 6 ll tree. ABSORBINE. JR.. for mankind. the antincptlc Ilulmcnl for Bella. Bruiser. Sorta. Swellinzn. Vuicaochim. Alley: Pain and Inflammation. Price 81.25 I bonle at drug- (ian or delivered. Will tell you more if you write. KFJWNG. II C .,2883m|efl..8mlngiold.lflaa. Pure Bose“ Rye. Reg. No. M90. Clam 1. Weighs 53% lb. to bu. Less than 2.31m. lots $3.60. ‘5) lm. and over $3.35. bags included. S. A. FOSTER, Okemos, Mich. Member Mich. Improved Crop Ass’n. If Biclf‘moge's {sills}. {outset ' ' our money bac . ure y a '3 air. Greatfgr collariaud saddle galls, broken skin, etc. Cures your horse while * .' . h orksl Sold by all dunl- _ “are!" 0Com} $1 60 Also uak' .for' Bickmore's Horse . FOR SALE Letz No.22 Dixie Grinder complete with extra set grinding plates, traveling food table and sacking at- tachment in excellent condition having been used but very short tune. It you are in used of; large on- paoity grinder, you. cannot afford to overlook this '0 portunlty. Detailed specifications and rice furn- ’ ed upon request. . ELLOGG COMPANY. Box 4%, Three Rivers. Mich. WANTED - Tomes-pm” ‘ on! I to 5 carioads of No.) mixed hay. State price in rst letter. Address Printport Agricultural Au'n Inc. Gerald L. Ool‘burn, Sec y. 3 Tuna, Fruitport. Mich. . SHEEP 7 Let American HampshireSheop want a_ SheeP- Association send you dun booklet vrith list of breeders. Write COMFORT A. 1‘1th Detroit. Mich. LB, 22 W'oodland Avon. yearling rams, ram lambs, cplSWflldS ewes a“ fim sired b can“. 00“st than rams. A. . BORTE ., Britten, Mich. Reg. Oxford Rams £ng l" Ship at all am Ml, , dellvered. J. Robert. Hicks. St. Johns, Align“ Oxford rams and owes sired by McKerrow For 3". 3330. Assn. No. K‘C’A'I. “'rito yunr wants. 3 G60. ‘1‘. Abbott, Palms, Mich. Phone 78-3 Decken-illo To close an estate I offer for sale twenty Lincoln Rams. Lambs yvurliugs and two year old at rear sonuble prices they are a line hunch Cass City. Mich. uouronmour. ' 4 Full Blooded Ramboulett rams For sale Zodollurs each. Add”. s rs ALLEN ANGELL, Hubbard Lake Michigan HORSES For Sale or Trade We are closing out our registered Peri-herons, and offer for sale or trade for anything I can use one mg- istered stud colt thrge year old also a. yearling from ton sire and 1900111. runs. . J. 0. BUTLER, Portland. Mich. BAY MARE For Sale, sound and right in every In}. weizht about 959 lbs. Mustbesold at once come and no. he; or write L. J. Hamlin. 4% Hurlbut Ava. Detroit, Mich. Reliable agents. who will work and tell the truth. Write The French Nursery.Clyde. Ohio. Established 1863. WANT E Stallions Ind more: at ream“. PerCher T.” n prices; inspection invited F. L. KING a son. Chartlotte. Mich ' _ .\ 2‘ -\ : GRAIN QUOTATIONS September 14, 1920. Wheat. Detroit—Cash No. 1 red, $2.68; De- ’ cember, $2.50; March, $2.47; No. 1 white and No. 1 red, $2.66. Chicago—No. 1 red, $2.59@2.60%c; December, $2.49; March, $2.44. Corn. Detroit—Cash No. 2 mixed, $1.50; No. 2 yellow, $1.55. Chicago—No. 2 mixed, $1.41@1.42; No. 2 yellow, $1.42@1.431/1.. Oats. Detroit—Cash No. 2 white, 68;,No. 3 white, 661/2c; No. 4 white, 640. Chicago—No. 2 white, 6414@660; No‘. 3 white, 6314c. Beans Are Dull. Detroit—Immediate and prompt at $5.75 per cwt. Chicagoilland—picked fancy, $6.50@7. New York.—-—Choice pea, $7@7.25. Rye. Detroit.——Cash No. 2, $1.94. Seeds. Detroit—Prime red clover, spot, $16; October, $16.50; December, $16.50; al- sike, $17.50; timothy, $4.25. Toledo—Prime cash, $16; October, choice to $16.60; December, $16.50; alsike,- $17;‘ timothy, $4. WHEAT A spring wheat crop estimated at 237,000,000 bushels was a decided dis- appointment, showing 25,000,000 bush- els under the August returns. Total wheat. crop for the country this year IS 770,000,000 bushels, against 941,000- 000 bushels harvested in 1919, and suggests an exportable surplus of 200,- 000,000 to 250,000,000 bushels after in- cluding the carry-over from 1919. I is estimated that around 150,000,000 bushels of the surplus has eithenbeen sold and shipped abroad, or else is un- der contract to move out. Drought, heat and black rust was respons1ble for the losses in spring wheat in Au— gust. The total crop for the country is 20,000,000 bushels less than the 1913— 17 average. Foreign crop reports are rather unfavorable. Italy expects to buy from 90,000,000 to 100,000,000 bushels of wheat this season, while France requires around 80,000,000 bushels of wheat, corn and rye, the corn being needed for mixing pur- poses, as official orders force mills to use a certain percentage of substitutes in wheat and rye flour. CORN The September government crop re- port indicated a yield of 3,131,000,000 bushels of corn, the largest on record by 6,000,000 bushels and compares with 2,917,000,000 bushels harvested last year. The condition of the crop was the highest for September in four- teen years. A great deal of corn needs until October 1st to ripen. Old corn reserves are large. Two crops aver- aging 3,000,000,000 bushels have not been produced in succession before. The live stock population to consume the crop is materially below that of last year. Demands for corn for man- ufacture at eastern points will be par- tially met by Argentine corn. That country has exported 125,000,000 bush- els since November 1, 1919, mostly to Europe, and has nearly 200,000,000 bushels available now. Of over 4,- 000,000 bushels exported last week, 976,000 bushels was sent to this coun- try. All in all, the outlook for those who put their corn into live stock Seems better than for those who sell the grain at the elevator. Farmers seem disposed to sell old and new corn, contracts being made for the new at 95c and $1.00 per bushel for No._4, first half of December delivery, at in- terior Illinois points. OATS Kansas City and southern markets have been higher than Chicago on oats, notwithstanding the fact that the "southwest raised a good crop. Eastern states have a good crop so that the demand from that quarter is not brisk. The government’s estimate of the ‘- crop was 1,442,000,000 bushels com- pared with 1,248,000,000 bushels last .middlings, $55; flour middlings, ", ~“n~—_‘-——_—_m \ , $5.15 . Q 2 Q l ”'1 It 1‘ . :Il llj‘T‘T‘T'I'Ei’] lb) :::: ’ :r I" year. The barley 'crop at 195,000,000 bushels is 29,000,000 bushels higher than in 1919. SEEDS The government’s estimates that the acreage intended for clover seed is 16.3 per cent more than was out last year, and the" condition is 16.6 per cent above the average. The forecast of yield is about 31.8 per cent more than last year, the crop last year was 1,099,000 bushels, 1,197,000 bushels in 1918 and 1,488,000 in 1917. Wisconsin and Minnesota show the poorest condi- tion, and Ohio. is only a shade better. Illinois has the largest acreage, but Wisconsin has the largest crop. Latest quotations are: Toledo—Prime red clover, per bushel, $16.30; prime tim- othy, $4.15. Chicago—Cloverseed, per bushel, $13.20@16.20; prime timothy, $1.80@3.40. FEEDS Mill feeds sagged again last week under decidedly slack demand. Rains have helped the pastures so that coun- try buying is small, big buyers stocked up before the freight rate increase. Bankers oppose purchases of big stocks of any kind. Quotations, per ton in 100 lb. bags in carlots are as follows: Chicago—é-Bran, $46; standard $62; Red Dog flour, $72; hominy feed, $62; cottonseed meal (36 per cent), $59; 01d process oil meal, $63; gluten feed, $66; tankage, $115. ' HAY The tame hay crop is estimated at 88,200,000 tons compared with 81,400,- 000 tons for the five years 1914-1918. Wild hay tonnage also is above the av- erage. With the live stock population decreasing and pastures able to carry into the fall, it is doubtful that present hay levels will be maintained unless tranSportation conditions prevent mar- keting the surplus. Latest quotations per ton in carlots are as follows: Chi- cago—No 1 timothy, $32@34; std. and No. 1 light clover, mixed, $30@32; No. 2 timothy, $28@30; No. 1 clover, mixed, $26@28; No. 3 timothy, $22@ 24; clover, $18@28; No. 1 choice a!- falfa, $28@34; rye straw, $15@16; oat straw, $14@15; wheat straw, $12@13. BUTTER Prices were advanced somewhat and practically all gains were held, although an easier tone was noted at the close. Firmness centers on the top grades. If market works higher to a point where storage grades may be used, there is danger of inducing fur- ther Danish competition or curtailing the consumptive trade. As it is, no quantity of foreign butter has arrived for some time. Butter holdings in 55 houses as of Sept. 1 are 83,089,000 pounds, as against 88,177,000 pounds last year. Closing prices on 92 score butter were as follows: Chicago, 560; New York, 58%0; Philadelphia, 5-9%c; Boston, 59c. EGGS AND POULTRY ' Receipts of eggs from principal mar-- kets since January 1 are about 85 per cent of those of the corresponding pe‘ riod a year ago. Receipts of dressed poultry at the same markets so far this year are only about 75 per cent of those of a year ago. Latest quotations are as follows: Chicago—Eggs: Fresh firsts, 51@520; ordinary firsts, 45@47c. Live poultry: Spring chickens, 33c; hens, general run, 28c; roosters,221[2c; ducks, old and young, 28c; geese, old and young, 24c; fanCy turkeys, 45c. Detroit: Eggs—Fresh firsts, 511/2c; extras, 540; live poultry—heavy hens, 370; small hens, 33@35c; spring chickens, 3363400; roosters, 220; ducks, old and young, 37c; fat geese, 200; fancy turkeys, 45c. CHEESE Markets report a lack of interest. Dealers generally raise their ask- ing prices but considerations on actual sales consummated were changed but little. The principal demand at the markets, other than Boston, were for Single Daisies, Flats and Twins. Wis~ consin made cheese made up the bulk of the business on several days at eastern markets, bringing outside quo- tations in every instance. Some New York cheese was moved on the Chi- Live Stock‘Markct SerViCe J DETROIT Cattle. Cattle dull at Monday’s decline or 250 lower than last week. Best heavy steers ....... $12.00@12.50 Best handy wt bu steers. 9.50@10.25 Mixed steers and heifers. 8.50@ 9.25 Handy light butchers . . 7.50@ 8.00 Light butchers ‘. . . . . . . . . . 6.00@ 6.75 Best cows ............. 8.00@ 8.50 Butcher cows 6.00@ 6.75 Canners 5.00 Choice bulls C I O I I O O O I O l I 7.50@ 7.75 Bologna bulls . . . . . . . . . .. 6.00@ 7.00 StOCk bulls gonna-000.05. 5.00@ 6-00 Feeders 8.00@ 9.00 Stockers 7.0061) 7.75 Milkers and springers. . 75.0,0@140.00 Veal calves. Opening steady; closing 50c lower. Best ..... ...............$18.00@19.00 Others 7.00@15.00 Hogs. Market 250 higher. Pigs .............. . . . . . 16.50 Mixed hogs . . . . . . . . . . 17.25@fl.7.50 Sheep and Lambs. Market steady. ' Best lambs ..... ........$ Fair lambs ..... Light to common . . . . . . . Fair to good sheep. . . . . . CHICAGO Hogs. Estimated receipts today, 17,000; holdover, 6,264. Market 25@35c high- er than yesterday’s average. Bulk of sales, $15.40@17.25; tops, $17.30; heavy 250 lb up, medium, good and choice, $15.85@17; medium 200 to.250 lbs, me- dium, good and choice, $16.60@17.30; light 150 to 200 lbs, common, medium, good and choice, $15.75@17.30; light lights 130 to- 160 lbs, common, medium, good and choice, $16@17.10; heavy ,”.~-_ 13.00 9.00@11.50 5.00@ 8.50' 5.50@ 6.00 s packing sows 250 lbs up, smooth, $15.30@15.85; pigs 130 lbs .down, me- dium, good and choice, $14.75@16.50. Cattle. Estimated receipts today, 12,000. Beef and butcher cattle steady to strong; feeders steady; calves 25@50c higher. Beef steers, medium and heavy weight 1,100 lbs up, choice and prime, $17@18; do medium and good, $12.50@17; do common, $10@12.25; light weight 1,100 lbs down, good and choice, $15@17.85; do common‘and medium, $8.75@14.50; butcher cattle, heifers, common, medium, good and choice, $6.50@15.00; cows, common, medium, good and choice, $6.25@12.75; bulls, bologna and beef, $5.75@11.50; canners and cutters, cows and heifers, $4@6; do canner steers, $4.50@7.50; veal calves, light and handyweight, medium, good and choice, $15@18; feeder steers, common, medium, good and choice, $8.50@12.50; stocker steers, common, medium and good and choice, $6.25@10.50; stocker cows and heifers, common medium, good and choice, $5@9; western range cattle, beef steers, medium, good and choice, $9.75@15; do cowsrand heifers, medi: um, good and choice, $8@10.50. Sheep and Lambs. Estimated receipts today, 17,000. Fat lambs, 25@500 higher; sheep strong. Lambs 84 lbs down, medium, ' good, choice and prime, $12.75@14.75; do culls and common, $8.75@12.25; spring lambs, medium, good and choice and prime, $9@11.25; ewes, medium, good and choice, $6@7.25; ewes, cull and common, $3696.75: breeding ewes, full mouths to yearlings, $6.25@10.75; yearling wethers, medium, good, choice, $12.50@13.75. BUFFALO Tuesday’s market quotes hogs gens orally 15@25c :higher- than last week, Lambs and calves are steady. Bl Type Polandscmnaa L .gentral Michigan” we cago market and some low cost cheese found its way to the sales sheets. Cheese of fair quality found ready sale in a small way but undergrades moved slow. Prices for No. 1 American cheese is quoted by the Bureau of Market as folows: Chicago—Flats, 26 ,27c; Twins, 25%@26c; Single Daisies, 27 @280; Double Daisies, 26617 270; Young Americas, 27@271,éc; Long Horns, 27@28c; Square Prints, 27$é@ 281750. Philadelphia—Flats, 28@290; Twins, 27%@281,éc; Single Daisies, 28 , @29c; Long Horns, 2814@29%,c. WOOL While no sales of wool of conse- quence have been made public as yet, buyers are inquiring in a manner to indicate that purchases are to be made soon. The American Woolen Com- pany’s prices on goods for spring de- livery represent an average decline of about 20 per cent from the February level and the wool market is not ex- pected to show a. greater decline. Quo- tations are still nominal but are as- suming a more established character. Boston quotes: Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces Delaine unwashed, 60@65c; fine unwashed, 50@55c. Half blood combs ing, 60@62c;. three-eighths blood comb- ing, 45@47c. Michigan and New York fleeces—Fine unwashed, 50@.52c; de- laine unwashed, 58@60c; half blood unwashed, 60c. Wisconsin, Missouri and average New England—Half blood 55@600; three—eights blood, 42@430; quarter blood, 40@4lc; Kentucky, West Virginia and similar—Three eighths blood unwashed, quarter blood unwashed, 44@45c. POTATOES The latest estimates of the Bureau? crop estimates increases its figures on the potato crop to 412,000,000 bushels —an increase of approximately 10,- 000,000 bushels over the August esti-- All indications point to cheap, potatoes, although growers are gener—- which, mate. ally holding for high prices, buyers so far have not been inclined to pay. succeeded in making prices more steady. Shipments are running heav- ier each week, with close to 600 cars Next month it is expected, that shipments will mount well toward 900 cars per day. Latest quotations, per day. are as follows: Chicago, per 1001bs.:! Minnesota early Ohios, $2.25@2.40; Bliss Triumphs, $2.40; New Jersey Cobblers, $2.90@3; Giants, $2.60. ONIONS The onion market continues practi- cally unchanged, the dullness that 811‘. gulfed the market during the. June market glut has never been overcome, and the market condition has been further aggravated by the general knowledge that there is a large crop of late onions. Prices at Chicago range from $2.00 to $2.25 per cwt. for the best yellow stock from middle western and western states. Shipping points in the Rochester, N. Y., and Connecti- cut Valley district reports slow move- ment with a dull market. " PEACHES. The week opened with the peach" market almost bare of stock, with keen buying competition shooting prices from $3.50 from the week previous to $5.00 per bushel for the best Elbertas. However, toward the end of the week heavier Michigan and Colorado re- ceipts had their effect upon prices and a general decline followed. It is ex~ pected that a fair portion of a large New York crop, which is now begin- ning to~move, will find its way west- ward and further affect the market. Chicago closed at $3.75 to $4.00 with indications of further declines. -—————-—.——.—. COMING LIVE STOCK SALES. Oct. 4. Belgians and Percherons; W. B. Otto, >Charlotte, Mich. Red Polled CattleTOctober 5th, Will Cottle, West Branch, Mich. Holstein—October 06th, C. A. .Wil- son, 11,5 miles south of M. A. C., Lan- sing, Mich. , Holsteins—October 16, John B. Man" ’ tin, Grand Rapids,‘ Mich. ‘ — . Holstein—October? 22d, Howell Sal Company, Fair Grating-Howell, M10115, Poland-Chime, rIon-ia,’ Mich. 48@49c; This holding tendency has - ,_ ~__, .?~ WWWV - . 9 solidiualiszo. , ' 5 TH E’ MIC H {can ‘F ARM E R“ .. o , Automobde Thieves Work in Country Districts On August 14th Joe Ashton of Sturgis was driving his Ford au- tomobile, state license Number 391669, factory No. 4083351, in the country near Lenawee Junc- tion, when he was held up by six young men, the automobile and $75 being taken away from him. On August 22d the car of Charles S. Novak of Bay City was stolen and later found in a ditch near Utica, Michigan, with five tires stripped. On August 4th, during the night, the Buick car of George L. Spil- lane, president of the Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Genesee County, was stolen from the garage on his farm. The. car had state license No. 105178 and factory No. 567085. On August 24th the Buick auto- mobile belonging to, Ex—Sheriff Frank Green of Genesee County was stolen, and a few days later found in the ditch near Napo— leon, Ohio. On August 16th the Buick auto- mobile of Doctor R. C. Mahaney was taken from the street near his office at 11 o’clock and recov- ered in Lansing two hours later in possession of three young men, two of whom were sent to prison by Judge Collins for from one to ten years. All the above mentioned cars wereinsured in the Citizens' Mutual Automobile Insur- ance Company. MR. AUTOMOBILE OWNER: Keep your car locked and when in the big cities place it in a garage and see that you have a policy in good standing in the Citizens’ Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., Howell, Mich. The Show Window of Michigan $35,000 PREMIUMS $35,000 400 SPECIAL AWARDS 400 For the best agricultural exhibits at the Michigan’s Largest Agricultural Exposition. 432 Stellar Attractions 432 Including ETHEL DARE Wmld’s Greatest Aviatrix. Open Evenings. PRE-WAR ADMISSION 50c ll.fl.lo5P.l.‘500 25¢ 5P.I.lollP.l. 25c ENGINES For Sale Cheap 1 16 H. P. Alamo on fine mounted on truck in st class order. kets was over. that he believed prices would be lower not higher—that they were at the top now. The way out, in his opinion, was through 75~cent com and correspond- ing prices for cattle and hogs, which he believed would arrive upon this Crop or the next. have to come down also, and he blam- ed farmers for unduly boosting land CREDIT FOR THE LIVE srocK PRODUCER INANCING the live stock industry to avoid a critical shortage of cattle and sheep and make possible the utilization of the great supplies of grain and forage produced in all sec- tions of the United States was the subject of a conference held at Chi— cago on September 11. Live stock pro- ducers rubbed elbows with live stock commission merchants, railroad presi— dents, governors of Federal Reserve Banks, packers, bank presidents, and cattle loan presidents, and presented their views across the conference table. The real problem of the con- ference simmered down to the method of financing the breeder of cattle and sheep, whose loans of necessity were of long time nature, or if made for short periods must be renewed several times before they could be liquidated. Such loans were not eligible for redis- count at Federal Reserve banks, and thus were rather unpopular, although there was general agreement that they were among the safest of live stock loans. Where the blame lies for liquida— tion of live stock now taking place was not made clear. Some of the bankers present said it was due to local bank- ers who had loaned ’their funds un— wisely upon other things and wished to retrench. Others thought the east was calling its loans to cattle loan companies. Others pointed to the need of keeping Federal Reserve bank funds liquid, in order to take care of the seasonal demands of crop moving, for which the system was originally established as a reason for tightening up of credits by Federal Reserve offi- cials in which live stock producers were affected along With other inter— ests. Representatives of the live stock producers point out that of the total ,loans of the Federal Reserve banks, less than 5 per cent are used for agri- culture and less than one per cent for live stock, although agriculture was responsible for 23 out of the 50 billion dollars of annual wealth produced. Further, that during the past year loans had increased nearly one billion dollars, while loans on live stock had decreased. In short, stockmen were not receiving their share of accom- modation at the banks. Oversubscrip- tion of the French loan was taken as evidence that money is not so scarce. Such funds would be better loaned to America first. Growers declared that the losses they had suffered during the preceding year or two left them unable to bid high rates for money; that feed was abundant and costs of wintering would be far less than last year; when they were obliged to feed from November until May on hay bought at extraor- dinary prices. . Some growers needed funds to carry'themselves through the winterwoth-ers needed funds to buy young stock cattle to use the feed now being produced. Various suggestions were made as to the manner of solving the cattle- man’s difficulty, such as educating eastern bankers to the soundness of cattle paper, especially stockcattle pa- per; moving the grain which growers in the corn belt Wish to sell, thus in- creasing combelt bank deposits; plac- ing big western loans directly with banks in big centers, relieving the small local banks who could then pro- vide for the small producer, inducing more of the eligible state banks to be- come members of the Federal Reserve system, increasing the loaning capac- ity of the latter. L. F. Swift, Speaking for the packers, stated that it was his opinion that the worst of the bad mar- However, he indicated Land values would with the Michigan State Farm Bureau, is progressing fast and favorably. Cal- houn, City Conveniences on First Class ern house, electric lights. steam heat, three ' bath. hot and cold water, solid oak finish and 91131535: and 21, and lay before them the con- ditions and recommendations devel- oped at the conference. The Treasury Department will be asked to deposit funds in the Reserve banks in the producing districts, to be loaned to producers through the mem- ber banks. _Eligible state banks in producing districts will be urged to become mem- bers of the Federal Reserve System to increase its assets and loaning power. Growers were urged to maintain their normal production in the belief that prospects were reasonably prom- ismg. FARM BUREAU NOTES. The membership of the state farm bureau in Michigan is still growing, the last tabulation of figures showing 83,045. Out of 558 farmers who ere visited in Oceana county last we by solicitors, 509 signed up. The cam- paign has just started and a member- ship of close to 2,000 is expected. Ionia county, where the membership cam- paign is now under way, expects to slightly better the 2,000 mark. The next counties in the Upper Peninsula. Seize the hen and dust Instant Louse Killer into the feathers. The handy sifting top can makes it convenient to use. Sprinkle it in the nests, on the roosts and floors. Put Instant Louse Killer in the dust bath occasionally—your hens will do the rest. This means louse prevention. FOR STOCK fi/fi’h-“fi” - 1 ,,7//// r s \ \\\ \ ‘\ . 1‘: ii / //// ,/7 ./ ./// which will be canvassed are Luce, Al-| ger, Barage and Houghton and this? territory north of the straits will have' l been completed by the time the snow: - flies. The move to establish county farm bureau seed departments, linked up Kent, Hillsdale and Clinton counties signed contracts last week. Four other counties are ready to Sign up. Assistant Manager Tanner of the seed department is now out in the state, explaining the contract to the: various farm bureau executive com— mittees. Orders for alfalfa seed are coming into the farm bureau rapidly, which the following orders will illus- trate: Hillsdale, 9,000 pounds; Eaton, 5,020 pounds; St. Joseph, 8,500 pounds, and Jackson, 5,000 pounds. These 0r- ders have to be assembled early in order to make the best possible an rangements with growers in Idaho and Montana. Bankers of the state are taking a keener interest in the development of the farm bureau now than ever before. Farms and Farm Lands ForSale With one hand stroke the hair the wrong way, with the other sift in the Louse Killer. Especially good for lousy colts. GUARANTEED. The dealer will refund your money if it does not do as claimed. 11b. 80c. 2%“)5. 60c (exceptln Canada) Dr. HESS & CLARK / / I ///. ”7% in I I . , ,, .., . ,/ ////// W: ’/ '7’// 71/, 1,, 'I'IZ’ “v7 / 7/74/4 ’ ..,/.»4:4{4’./W//./////” We have a good demand for fancy fresh eggs and will pay you 580 perdozon. delivered Detroit, mes . -. .;.e\\\b\§&\§\§\w§\\¥ included for express ship- ments strictly new laid gg eggs shipped direct by farmers. Old. stale or broken eggs will be settled for at what they are worth. This price 00d for week end- ing September 25th, 1920. AM ERI .AN BUTTER & CHEESE COMPANY, Detroit, Mich. Mr. POULTRY F ARMER: We make a specialty of White Hennery Eggs and have created a profitable market for your eggs the year around. We pay the highest premium for your Hennery Whites-We remit some day shipments arrive. Shlp Often—Ship by Exprm GEO. R. ELDRIDGE CO. 494—18th Street, Detroit, Mich. Remember! 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Refetrlto Dun or Bradstreet. ' w your nex case. I‘ER & EGO 170 Duane St... 18 60., Ship to The Old R l' bl H HAY Daniel Mc Cuff 2:330:12? _.___ 623-625 W'abasb Bldg” Pinsburz. Pa. WE WANT I live honest man to represent us in each f ' ' You furnish us listings. “'8 furnish thglbxiiyttgncff you understand land and would like to connect, ‘ivith a live ll arm Agency writeour LILGeorgo Green Mgr of I'arm De t. at. once. This only takes part oi your time and “u I‘lll‘mg you good returns for time invest~ 32M ‘ . ([11. l AND COUNTRY REALTY CO. , u oblaw Bldg, Detroit, M ich. FOR SALE: FARM 430 acres, good buildings. with horses, cattle, implem- ZENITI‘I BUT- New York, N. Y ents, etc. Immediate possession $40 _ _ . z . . per 30“.. B - mess tor realdence property in exchange or lmig (211‘:sz contract. See D. H. liENNIE, 8 new Mich 323/; txcnesee Avenue. Bell 3521. Val. 631%. ' I 100 acre 2 For Sale Mich on cleared, good house, b arm three miles from Clare good gravel road, 70 [acres arn garage and other buildings, 5 ring water. Immediate mason, one-half cash rite for frci- catalogue Mintz Southern New York Farms, Binghamton, Broome County, New York. Member New York Farm Broker's Association. 108% Acre Faun, at Hadley, Mich. Quarter mile village. 12 grade school, Ill-room mod. magnificent grounds, abundance fruit. New modern land level and $3000 (1 very productive, price terms own bal. longtime. Add . ' JAMES s. BICKNEESL, Clare. Mich. uy farms in New York St t t . PL 1110., a: e hrough the Farm Bro- old establish . Off ices th The Farm Brnkers’ Associalgigghliiu: th Oneida, N.Y. for brief list and state yo. B tion and service 8 Write Central Office, 111' requirements. FOR SALE improved farms lam-80 acres 01' In any desired barn, cement silo being built. horse bar shee ‘ uantlt in- other buildings. Very productive dai'li 101mlJ :23: T§?fi%r§?Eonfiinas or trade at 0‘." priyces, clay subsoil. level except. along spring brook wire B l] 3531-) venesee Ave" Smnaw. fences. 90 cultivated, 5 heavy hardwood, % good meg- e - alley 6308. (low, 1!) fall wheat included. Price $15,000 half cash See season's crops. be convinced this is A. No. 1 farni F 210 A stock f l . bargain. HOLMAN ELAL ESTATE AGENCY. Bl‘ Salt ' ‘ ”m' 9 8°“? Productive tillage. and plenty low land pasture, alw ,. kmhaw engine m 01"]! prices, - aneer. Mich. for50hoad cattle buildm ”8 green, I ‘ ' person-e7 h . ‘ t. _ 88. good water, $55 . 6 days. Equally as nod m3?) 85:31:82; 3113193711 :rmtalhzed in vfiiiz if ia’ifiiiéi. R. 5. Bellevue. Mich j . E ' as "9" 1'18 W": e a . The .lnterstate Commerce Commis— For Sale, fifé’l"'w‘lizf“’§.‘::t£°':ged mi} m engine 9 '30. directly SlOn Wlll be asked to order that grain Farm, timber and deer preserye 80 acres, 15 clear; $53.6: £3°331L°2”ifi% no" Lake Gem-”FEEL, bambflskuorensflage be made preferred traffic at once, both ““3 121.15, ham “x”- Tum “a“ New Sim- ' JANE? 8. BI'BfiEm. ox as regards trans ortation d ' t “’4‘”th Mflwthprmwes: dcctplenuful; ue.Mich. , W, making a so” can. D _ an 1n se - 5§_mllc from 800 River; saw mill at De’l‘our 4 N Y 1: smog-mu“. - tm ting cars for a. penod of two weeks. miles. Logs can be tufted on SooRivertomill- 9" 01' Fan: b..,..~,,,‘“:§g‘°°d Alfalfa out."- ~ - - - timber enoughon the place to for it. ’ «nihilism. send form Pam list he! Mk and ‘ Fmanmal institutions Will be asked {mm 800 madame mad, pfimtfiméommi‘“ M. ERANKJ. BAgLOE, maxing-z- Also 1 light motor ‘0'!le in iii 911001121386 igrtherd development of E. 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Large arm chair and large rocker stand 36 inches hi h over all ._. _ ._ ._ _ ,J_ ,- from floor, are 25% inches wide over all and have seats 21x18 inches. Other rocker and air have seats 17x16% inches. Handsome table is 24x36 inches and tabourette has octagon-shaped top / IIHE "ARTMAI co. about 12 inches wide, standing 1? inches high. Book ends just the right size and weight to 3,00 “.m,‘- Dent. 2785mm easfly support large hooks. Shipped from factory in central Indiana or factory in western Enclosed find .1. Send the use“ um New York state. Shipping wmght about 140 pounds. / RoomSIgitpklgofiI‘illfiBuégudeacribed. Gnu. oc Order by No. IIOBBMAB. Price $38.85. Pay $1.00 down. Balance $3.00 monthly. '/mfi“fi1:§tufisfi ed #3 igmbafikggfiu d315- ' 432 a es—mail us a ostal for this eat book— refund wand mtmght my . HI keefl F R E E Bafgaui catalog it “Eng“ you man dollar-E. Fined from “.51., oover with /it. 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