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Why not. put; out, small timber should make every possible effort to enrich, beautify and f-lotis that will break the winds of winter and some day make good broaden country life and in achieving these ends he shall in- timber for use on the farm? crease his own health and happiness many fold. 11' boys and In past. years plantingtrees has been looked upon as a l'l('il girls are to be kept on thefarm their impressionable years should man’s fad—v that costs a mint of money to maintain and which be filled with ennobling pictures thrown upon nature’s‘canvas is slow to yield any financial return. But, we are beginning to —the earth. Country life can be made infinitely more charming appreciate more and more what, it. is to combine the beautiful and satisfying by the presenceof trees. with the useful, and that, we can make it profitable in our pres3 Comparatively few farmersappreciate the economic elite of ent systems of farming. Practical farmers are. slow to be intlu— trees growing on their farms.’ They prevent the surface soil‘ enced by artistic values. ’l‘lieret'ore, it, requires authoritative ar« from washing away, protect his herds and flocks from rains and ticles about: the success of farm forestry to tlt'ipt‘z't] to their busi— storms, and temper the chilling winds that, sweep across the mess instinct. In the near future this paper will publish a ser- home grounds. Why not begin planting trees to take the place ies of paictical farm forestry articles from a writer who‘has of the forests that had such a modifying influence on the cli- proven beyond a doubt that the farm woodlot can be made to mate? Some of the old timber lots were really not well placed; increase in'value annually suli’icient to yield a profit on one hun- they did not shelter economically. Now, why not begin plant- dred dollar per acre land. 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Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Detroit, Michigan, Under the Act of March 3.1879 VOLUME CLVI. DETROIT, APRIL 2, 1921 NUMBER FOURTEEN CURRENT COMMENT HE policy to be pursued by Mich- C’eann? igan State Farm Bu- commOd'ty reau in the develop- Sales ment of economic co- operation among the farmers of the state was made the point of issue between the adherents to two different schools of thought on this important subject at the recent annual meeting of that organization. The central idea held by the adher- ents to one of these schools was that the farm bureau should build up an en- tirely new and comprehensive cooper- ative service, with centralized control of all branches, which service would be available to all farm, bureau mem- bers, without affiliation with any local cooperative enterprise, other than the County Farm Bureau or a local branch of same. The adherents to the other and prevailing school of thought held to the principle that better economic results could be secured by afiiliating the strong commodity cooperative sales organizations already firmly es- tablished in the state with the State Farm Bureau and further promoting the commodity idea in cooperation, with the central or state organization acting as a clearing» house between them and in rendering to all such ser- vice as could be better accomplished by the central or state organization than by its various commodity units. Since the settlement of this contro- versy by the delegates at the annual meeting of the Michigan State Farm Burea, the officials of that organiza- tion have been working out plans for putting the last mentioned policy into effect. The first practical result is the affiliation of the Michigan Potato Grow- ers’ Exchange with the farm bureau, which has been accomplished by an in- terchange of membelships between the , elevator exchange and the potato ex- change, whereby member units of eith- er organization will be given the spe- cialized sales seivice of the other, as indicated in the news item published in another column of this issue. Un- der this arrangement, the members of every cooperative unit affiliated with the Farm Bureau ElevatOr Exchange will get the same service from the po- rtato exchange as do the members of in the selling of their potatoes, while the members of the potato exchange units will sim- may profit by getting the same ser- Vice from the elevator exchange in the 7» marketing of other products as do the members of its locals. Thisis an. illustration of the "-clear- "tion will be of great economic interest ‘ 'to very many Michigan farmers. Dar- , Detroit, Michigan . tic‘ularly those 0f the heavy potato- producing sections of the state. The idea is capable of expansion to cover , all sorts of commodity selling projects. Through the medium of affiliation with a. common central organization, this economic clearing of cooperative sales will be accomplished leaving the de- velopment of specialized sales service in each commodity to the several com- modity Organizations whose membeis are most familiar with the problems involved and,who have the greatest fund-of knowledge and experience up- on which to draw in-working them out. This will leave to the central organi- zation the development of a general service along many lines which can be most economically performed by it in common for all commodity units. This plan, carried to its ultimate consummation would seem. to promise an optimum of economic results, and at the same time insure a maximum of local control of cooperative enterpris- es within the state. In simple terms, it means cooperation between cooper- ative units, through which the mem- bers of every unit would enjoy a max- imum of seiviCe with a minimum of complications and at cost which would be equitably distrib- uted. This, it would appear, is what the average farmer wants, and if he can secure it under this apparently feasi- ble plan, it will be a quicker, more direct and more certain method than would have been the building of an en- tirely separate organization along new and untried lines. HE efiorts of the various creamery Imp 1‘03)an companies and the .Quahty dairy organizations to Of Cream improve the quality of the cream used for butter-making in Michigan is a step in the right direction. Improving the quality of the cream used in the man- ufacture of butter is the most vital problem confronting the dairy industry today. Bad flavored, salvy butter is usually the result of faulty methods of handling the milk and cream. Inferior butter not only means a direct loss of millions of dollars to dairy farmers, but it encourages the use of butter substitutes and gives foreign butter 3. better chance to compete successfully in our markets. When we stop to con- sider that American creameries have every facility for making the best grades of butter, it shows a,woeful waste of opportunity to persist in ac- cepting poor cream and flooding our markets with inferior butter. How to encourage dairy farmers to take more pains in handling their milk and cream is a perplexing problem. \Vriting circular letters and sending .them around will never solve it be- cause half of the dairy farmers seldom read them. If creamery owners could open their eyes and show them that it is to their financial interest to produce better cream and pay a premium for that kind of cream it would result in improvement. No dairy farmer can af- ford to throw everything he now has away and build all new, but there is no dairy farmer who cannot begin in a small way and improve his surround- ings so that he can produce a satis- factory grade of cream. If we are to furnish cream that will make good but- ter and get good prices for it, we must be progressive and keep our stock so that people will not be afraid to eat butter. Some creamery owners tell us that they cannot reach thedairy farm- ers who fail to fall into line. Perhaps they could if they would pay a premi- um for quality and refuse to accept cream f1 om those who neglect sanitary conditions in its productma. It is un- prices for Michigan butter. are filthy in ihelrsWor His cream is then no better than the average and he is forced to accept the lower price. Under the present system of paying for cream in most localities it is the man. who is doing absolutely nothing to improve his sanitary Surroundings who is profiting'by those who are try- ing to do something worth while. It is time that the creamery owners paid for their cream on the basis of quality. If one of their patrons persists in de- livering poor cream send it back or cut him down in price until he changes his methods. ,If' the dairy industry is to prosper the manufacturers must produce a quality of goods that the people want, and then they can get a price for them that will pay the pains- taking producers to Continue in the business. Good butter always com‘ mands a premium, even when the mar- ket isfiooded with inferior grades. If the creamery is forced to sell’at a low- er pliCe, owing to the poor grade of its product, the dairy farmer is the one who pockets the loss. Every c1 eamery owner should insist on his patrons delivering their cream in good condition, and it should be de- livei ed to his plant in the original con- a minimum ofstaineis as often as necessary to insure it arriving in good condition. The piac- tice of having haulers gather c1eam and dump the different farmer’s prod- uct in large containers causes a vast amount of inferior cream to arrive at the creamery, and no amount of man- ipulating can restore it to its proper condition for churning; Such a state of affairs is very discouraging to the man who is. trying to deliver good cream. The move on the part of the dairy interests of the state to improve. the quality of the cream delivered at c1eameries is sure to result in better Of course, there are many things to overcome be- fore all the farmers will care for their cream properly, but with a scale of prices whichwill insure a premium to the careful worker and a little cooper- ation in each community there should be no difficulty in bringing about con: ditions which will improve the dairy industry of the state. Such a program would gradually. foster the dairy farm- er who performs his work cleanly and gradually eliminate the careless work- er, who will ‘not clean up his premises and produce clean,‘ properly cooled cream. DETROIT MILK AREA. AST week a meeting of a large committee, composed of repre- sentatives of the milk producers of all the counties contributing to the De- troit market milk supply, was held at the Board of Commerce in Detroit. This committee met to consider plans for organizing and financing the pro- posed model plant for the manufacture of high-grade dairy products, which would supply the demand now demand- ing imported products, such as Swiss and Italian cheese, and at the same time provide facilities for the handling of the seasonal surplus of market milk produced in this area. A full discussion of several plans of organization occupied the committee for the major portion of the day. Con- siderable difference of opinion devel- oped as to the best type of organiza- tion‘and after full discussion of the plans proposed it was unanimously vot- ed to make the board of directors of the Michigan Milk Producers’ Associa- tion a committee to work out these de- tails, with authority to call- in any others whom it might desire to coun- sel with it in the matter. There. was unanimous expression of approval of the general plan and it was the/ con- sensus of opinion that the conflicting views as to the method of has in; loss. and operating it could be easily the larger committoo’- index-sod the" Views ‘01 President Hull that the con- troi of the enterprise should not be vested in the MilkProducers’ Associa- tion, but in the individual producers who finanCe "the proposition, with the association holding“ about forty per cent of the voting power. ,The smaller committee will proceed with its work and report to the larger ,body at a lat- er date. News of' the Week Wednesday, March 23. FORMAL call for an extra Session of congress to meet April 11, is made by President Harding—The soviet government of Russia appeals to the United States for the adoption of a trade treaty—While the first re- ports of the plebiscite in upper Silesia indicated a substantial majority fav- -orable. to Germany, later returns seem to show that‘s. majority of .the com- munes voted in favor of the Poles.— An oil boom is on in Seul Choix, an upper peninsula fishing village, where geologists 1ecently 1eported that the fluid was. to be found. _ Thursday, March 24. HE Michigan state senate votes to abolish the state constbulary.—— President Harding’s reappointment of Mr. Gardner, of Maine, as’ chairman of the joint international waterways com- mission, is gladly received by those who favor this great now out. ~—'Rep- 1 resentatives of the (El-flu packers and their employee si ’ anagreement providing for wage reductions of ap- proximately twelve and a half to fif- teen per cent. ”New York state enacts three laws putting the police p0wer of the state behind the federal govern ment in enforcing prohibition. Friday, March 25. REEK troops start an offensive against the Turks in Asia Mino1 on two fronts, making long advances toward the capture of the Bagdad rail- way. —Government income and profits tax collections for March will approx- imate $675, 000, 000. —Japan has decid~ ed to station troops at strategicai points on the mainland in the prov- ince of Saghalien. —The National Geo- graphic Society is publishing the boun- dary changes in Europe and is now working on Asia—President Harding’s cabinet will take time in answering Russia’s appeal for the reestablish- ment of trade relations. Saturday, March 26. IGHTING between communists and security police for the possession of Eisleben, Germany, has resulted in heavy casualties—A special session of the Panama congress has been called to consider the boundary award made by the American government—As a reSultof federal investigation fifty- three Mexicans are deported from Sag- inaw_ to Mexico—Secretary of State Hughes tells the Russian soviet gov— ernment that the United States is not ready to negotiate a trade agreement. The interstate commerce commission permits the railroads to revise grain rates, making them uniform through- out the country. Sunday, March 27. ASTER DAY exercises appeared to. be unusually well attended throughout the country—Secretary of Commerce Hoover will name a com‘ mittee to consider the housing condi- tions of the country and work out a building codeT—Former President Wil- son suffers from an acute attack of indigestion—The Mexican import duty on cotton goods will be increased ten per cent after April 30.~——Twenty-four miners are reported killed by an ex- plosion in Kukla, a Moravianmining. town.~—Several deaths and much prop- erty loss are reported in wake of torna- does in Iowa, Minnesota, and the Da- kotas. Monday, March 28. HE communist outbreak in central . Germany which resulted in blood- shed in many places, is viewed by the German authorities as an attempt to establish a German soviet republic.— Greek troops advance eight miles to- wards Eski-Shehr and Aflun-Karahis- sar in Asia Minor, taking many pris- oners and much war material. ~Recent' ‘ earth disturbances in northwest China, are ranked with the most destmcfiye f. in his ory. having killed about thous d 13:11am. pleasant «4.05“. .._ , 1. ~wawm- ”mm“. ‘_ . HEtime is not far distant when thousands 'of Michigan farmers will be looking over last year’s .c10ver catch to see if it‘promises to provide a bountiful crop of hay for this year. Without a doubt there will be many, as isusually the case, who will find that. they are going to be short on forage crops. Those who are confronted with this situation a1e fac- ed with the problem of either turning off part of the dairy‘ heid or puttingin some crop to make up in part for the ' clove1 failure. The» Foxtail Millets. - Millet is an annual c10p and not one to use 1egula11y in the 1otation. How- ever, it may serve as a supplementary 01 a “catch cr’op,’ when the1e is a. shortage of hay Or when the com c1op fails. - Foxtail millets a1e fa1 better suited for this purpose than the othe1 type known as the Proso type, commonly called B100m 00m 01 Hog Millet. Theie are thiee leading valieties of the foxtail group, namely, Golden, Common and Hungarian. C. R. Megee, of the Farm CrOps De- partment, M. A. C., has conducted quite extensive tests with these varieties and found that the Golden Millet gave a. yield of two and one-quarter tons of air- dry hay to the acre. The Hungar- ian yielded a little less and the yield of Common Millet was less than that » of the Hunga1ian. ’ Truth Concerning Billion-Dollar Grass. Some seed companies have circulat- ed in Michigan advertising matter praising the value of Billion-Dollar Grass. One company in particular has madeclaims for this crop which are rather misleading and in some cases false. Such statements as “Better 1 than corn for silo,” “When fed Billion- Dollar Grass cows increase in milk and fall off when feed is changed to com, ” etc., tend to encou1age not a few to grow this ciop, often to their sor1ow. Billion-Dolla1 G1ass is Japanese barnyard millet. In Professm Megee’ 3 experiments ' he found Billion-Dollar Grass to be coarser and not as palata- ble as the Golden and Common Mil- lets. unpalatable forage crop. When out in the early stages of its growth it may Professor It is a very coarse, woody and not be woody but at that time it does not produce a’satisfactory growth. Bil- lion-Dollar Grass is' not recommended for the use of Michigan. farmers. How to Grow Millet. , There is a place. for millet in Michi- gan agriculture;' but why not use those varieties which-experimenters of the college and farmers of Michigan have demonstrated to 'be most satisfactory? The millet crop is not adapted to the sands, being best adapted to the fertile mellow loams. It is a shallow feeding cr0p so belongs on a soil the surface of whichis rich and well sup? Coflrm'ar Pste/y Before Sowing—By A. L Bzéézm-M A C joints. If hay is cut too early it may have a more or less laxative effect up- on the animals. A good »rule to go by is to cut when the majority of the heads are formed. The best quality of the hay will be had if the 010p is cut du1ing blooming period, curing much the Same as alfalfa. Sudan Grass. .111 the southeln states two and three crops of Sudan Grass are harvested in a single season; however, one crop with a little aftermath is about all that may be expected in" Michigan. ‘Yields of Sudan Grass compare very ‘ A Real-192°” of Potatoes N his farm near Mar- quette, Robtert Blem- ,huber has grown some re- markable yields of pota- toes. Here is a hill from his 1920 field which has every appearance of being a record-breaker. The hill produced a total of thirty- three pounds of tubers. Af- ter sorting there were thir— ty and one—fourth pounds of marketable specimens. In all, the hill yielded six- ty-five potatoes, of which fifty were of marketable -size. Had Mr. Blemhuber produced a full acre of such hills the yield would have run into the thou- sands of bushels. plied with organic matter and mois- ture. Millet may be sown broadcast or with a grain drill. The latter requires less seed and gives a more even stand. Two and three pecks per acre are the usual rates ofseeding. Fifty to sixty days are normally sufficient to produce hay with millet so planting may be de- layed until July; however, May and early June seeding a1e p1efe11ed If the hay is to be fed to 1101ses the crop should be cut befo1e the seeds ripen as they have a bad effect on the kidneys of horses, often causing stiff- ness of the muscles, and swelling of favorablywith those of millet but the quality is not usually as good in that Sudan Grass tends to be coarser. Sudan Grass matures from one to two weeks later than millet, hence should be sown that much earlier. If one is in need of an emergency hay c10p and can sow from May 20 to June 1, Sudan G1ass sown at the late of about twenty-five pounds to the ac1e may be better than millet, but for the later seedings it probably will be wiser to use one of the leading varieties of foxtail millet. ’ Other Forage Crops. One of the most widely grown emer- gency forage feeds is a mixture of out: and peas which does very well on the fertile loam soils. and one- fourth bushels per acre early in the spiing on a firm seed bed should p1ovide a ton and a half to two tons of good hay. For soils more sandy in nature it will probably be better to substitute twenty pounds of vetch for the peas and mix with two bushels of oats. The vetch will do better 011 sandy loams while the peas are better suited to the heavier loams. Soy beans are rapidly coming into the favo1 of Michigan farmers, and properly handled, a1e yielding two to thiee tons of hay to the acre. The Manchu and Ito San varieties are very well adapted for this purpose. The Hollybrook may do in the south ‘ em and southwestern sections of the state for forage purposes, but are too late in maturing for the central and north central regions of Michigan. The soys may be drilled in very shal- low at the rate of six to eight peeks to the acre on a firm and clean seedbed.‘ Soys are planted from the middle of May to June 10, with quite good pros- pects for a successful crop. While considering forage crops let us not forget our old stand-by, “king- corn.” Yields of six to eight tons per acre of nutritious forage are to be had by putting the corn in thick in thirty- two-inch rows. The time of drilling may be delayed until the middle to the latter part of June and the crop har- vested in August. 01‘ course, one can not expect much grain from ,such a planting; however,- the stalks should be tender and very palatable. If one is in need of an emergency forage crop it will be well to wisely study the soil conditions and to know the seed that, is to be sown. It is usually well to beware of new. crops and varieties for which sensa- tional claims are made. The experi- ment station at M. A. C. is continually working with several varieties of vari- ous crops, and always with the farm- er’s best interests at heart; hence, it should be consulted before entering in: to such a venture as growing one of these so-called “miraculous crops.” FERTILIZER FOR POTATOES I have a light clover sod which I wish to plant to part early and part late potatoes, and ”wish to put fertilizer on same. The ground is sandy loam. What kind is best, and what is least amount per acre that should be used? If I waited until the potatoes were planted and put a. couple of handfuls on each hill and covered with the cul- tivato1, would the 1esults be as good as if the fertilize1 wele bioadcasted? I have no fe1tilizer drill. How much fertilizer would it take to equal ten .tons of manure per acre ?——_—B. H. , It is not an easy matter to give pos- itive recommendations as to the quail" ‘ tity ofvfertilizer and kind ‘to use for a potato or any similar crop. So much depends upon the previous treatment and the cha1acter of the soil. Eve-1y grower, in order to secure dependable information, should make comparative tests on his own farm. However, we’ can give recommendations of a gen— eral nature- which can be modified to suit various conditions. ' Generally speaking, fertilizers used for the early- crop are applied earlier in, the emanation is necessary for the in order to start the plants off prompt- ly. It may not be so essential for the late crop, particularly if a clover sod has been plowed under. The sugges- tions which you make of two hundred pounds of potash and one hundred pounds of phosphmic acid pe1 acre seems to me is too la1ge a pe1centa'g‘e of potash, both from the standpoint of need and cost. ' Phosphoric acid is more econbmical to buy than potash or nitrogen and it is 'usually more ceitain to ,be needed on Michigan soils. Then, too, the phos- phoric acid is not leachable to any ex- tent while the nitrogen easily leaches out. VWhe‘nthe'pot’atoes are planted on a sod which has little or no clover or alfalfa in it, we would recommend two to. four per cent nitrogen, eight to twelve per cent phosphoric acid and four to five per cent potash. When a clover sod has been plowed under the nitrogen can be reduCed or eliminated. ‘If manure has been used in fairly Lib- eral quantity, may be sufficient, used at the rate of M) hundred to three hundred pounds acid phosphate alone When you come to compare commer- cial fertilizer with manure it is diffi- cult to make a fair comparison. From the standpoint of plant food carried, manure varies considerably. Accord- ing to Voorhees, a ton of manure con— tains, not including the lime, about twenty-eight pounds of actual fertiliz- er constituents. Most manures are de- ficient in phosphoric acid. There is an additional advantage of manures over commercial fertilizers which is equal to and sometimes exceed the value of the plant food elements, that is the organic matter. Commercial fertilizer cannot be made to entirely take the place of stable manure unless there is mucn vegetable fibre in the soil. Commercial i’irtilizers usually give best returns when they are used in combination with stable manure it is not usually profitable to apply less than two hundred pounds of commer- cial fertilizer containing phosphonc acid androne or both of the other ele- ment; per acre. It is not infrequent to use two hundred to th1ee hund1ed pounds of sold phosphate per acre. , ‘When a. combined fertilizer, either two or three elements, is used, the quan— tity is usually increased to four hun- dred or five hundred pounds. The most economical way of apply- ing commercial fertilizers on potatoes is to sow the fertilizer through a fer- tilizer attachment to a planter or through a fertilizer attachment to~ a. grain drill or if neither of these tools are available sow the fertilizer broad- cast during the process of preparing the soil for the crop and thoroughly work the fertilizer into the moist soil with a disc or harrow. It is not usu- ally a good practice in the sections of the country where drought is quite likely to occur during August or Sep- tember to sow fertilizer on the surface of the soil after the potatoes are up. This practice is- followed to some ex— tent in certain regions where an abund~ nnce of rainfall occurs throughout the gowing season; but sowing fertilizer on the surface of the soil in a climate subject to drought frequently results, in the fertilizer not being made use or ‘by the plants because of lack of prop-_i er dissolving of the fertilizers-0'“? WAID, Extension Specialist. ‘- Mixing one bushel of each and drilling at the rate of two ‘ ' ‘." 1 ’ LAT 1:: 1e Rm u LTU R LN EWS FARM LOAN BONDS DELAYED. “ON account of changes in the plates for engravng the federal farm ‘ , loan bonds, deliveries cannot be made before April 15. The bonds 'wiil be marketed through the federal land banks, the farm loan associations, and distributing houses which have band- led other issues, and the proceeds of the bonds should be available so that .the banks may begin making loans to farmers by May 1, according to federal farm loan board officials. Applications . have already been made for upwards of $100,000,000 of loans, so that the $75,000,000 bond issue will not cover all the applications now approved. EMERGENCY TARIFF TO BE REENACTED.‘ IT is now definitely settled that the ' emergency tariff bill vetoed by Pres- ident Wilson will be reenacted by con- .gress just as soon as possible, if the administration leaders have their way. The only change agreed upon is a re- duction of the time it will run from ten to six months. * This change is made for the reason that a permanent tariff law will go into effect before the end of the six months. In order to get the emergency tariff through without delay, senate leaders have agreed to 1111111 debate. FARMER ORGANIZATIONS TO DO TEAM WORK. S a result of the get-together move- ment that has been promoted in Washington, the executive committees of seven leading farmers’ organiza- tions will hold a conference at the Har- rington Hotel in that city on April 14, for the purpose of formulating a legis- lative program to, which all of these organizations can subscribe. It is be— lieved that all seven associations can agree in support of the truth-in-fabric, cold storage, Muscle Shoals nitrate plant development, farmers’ collective bargaining, and packer control legisla- tion and on the more important items in the tariff schedules. After the various items have been unanimously agreed upon an affirma- tive. statement. will be issued declaring that the seven organizations are in complete accord on these points and a united presentation of the legislative program will be made in congress. The National Grange, American Farm Bureau Federation and National Milk Producers’ Federation are among the seven cooperating organizations. Here- tofore there has been some team work along general lines among the various organizations in the congressional hearings, yet differences in views and minor points have had a tendency to weaken the farmer’s case. This move is believed to be the most important advance step taken by the farmers' organizations in a long time. FOREST PRODUCERS ORGANIZE. HE State Farm Bureau Forestry . Department’s service to timber producing and consuming members of the state has attiacted national atten- tion and the organization has been ask- ed to join efforts with the Central Log- men's Bureau, a producers’ organiza- tion in Ohio which claims to do busi- 'ness in twenty seven states on behalfc - of 10k men of those states. Both organizations, declares the log idea’s bureau, are non- -p1o_fit organiza- tions and working along the same '1! 3 ~They are fundamentally oppos- mte 11.1111 be as operations, ‘ g}. and the sale of timber, particularly in buyers throwing out merchantable timber because it would not bring a top margin of profit. The log men’s bureau charges that in the past mil- lions of feet of merchantable timber have been thrown out ruthlessly and left to rot, causing the producer and the nation a loss of millions of dollars. The timber—marketing bodies are al- so conCerned with assisting the log man to market his logs on a quality basis, and in the formation of pools which will lower his handling costs. Bearing in mind that the end of Michigan’s timber supply is in sight, F. H. Sanford, head of the Farm Bu- reau Forestry Department, is studying the aims and p1 inciples of the Central Log Men’s Buieau to determine wheth- e1 or not such affiliation of efiorts would be of 1nte1 est to Michigan Farm Bureau members. DR. THATCHER SUCCEEDS DR. , JORDON AT GENEVA STATION. HE board of control of the New. York Experiment Station has ap- pointed Dr. Roscoe W. Thatcher, dean, of agriculture of the University of Minnesota, to succeed Dr. WhitmanJ-I. Jordon, whose resignation does into ef- fect the first of July. Dr. U. P. Hed- 1'ick was appointed vice-director. THINKS TARIFF PREFERABLE TO AN EMBARGO. TEMPORARY embargo on wool and several other products has been proposed by Senator Smoot and other senators, but Secretary of Com- merce Herbert Hoover declares that an embargo to prevent dumping of for- eign products would be difficult to put into operation. He favors a tariff rath- er than an embargo as a protective measure. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace has also stated that he is in favor of an emergency tariff law such as the one recently vetoed by Mr. Wil- son. Mr. Hoover maintains that the most urgent need just now is credit to revive the movement of exports as an aid to business revival. He announces that the departments of Commerce and agriculture are cooperating with the War Finance Corporation in an effort to stimulate exports. The active cooperation of Secretary Hoover with Eugene Meyer, J r., of New York, who has recently been reinstated as managing director of the War Fi- nance Corporation,it is expected, will result in a forward export movement. The War Finance Corporation has al. ready granted a loan to southern banks for the purpose of financing a large shipment of cotton to Germany and Chechoslovakia. Many applications for loans are being received by the War Finance Corporation, and Secretary of the Treasury Mellon is showing a dis- position to aid in the development of the finance corporation’s activities. How much benefit the farmers will re« ceive from these loans to exporting companies remains to be seen. LOBBYISTS ARE CONGREGATING. AS the date approaches for the op- - ening of the sixty-seventh con- gress in extraordinary session, the'lobf- bies in 'Washington are strengthening. their forces and laying plans for en- larging their . spheres of influence in congress. It is claimed that one hun- dred and twenty organized, lobbies maintain headquarters in Washmgton, some of them with highesounding names evidently chosen to disguise their real , purpose. The total owner .of, capsized land mawememg. lance lobbyists there, swarming about the house and senate office buildings. the Capitol, and various executive de- partments, is undoubtedly several times one hundred and twenty. ANNUAL SWEET. CLOVER. NFORMATION regarding the culture of Hubam clover, a new crop com. monly known as Annual White Sweet Clover, is being distributed to Michi- .gan farmers in a circular just issued at the Michigan Agricultluai College. Small Seed samples—enough to plant a short single row in the garden for increase purposes—are also being sent out to interested growers. Hubam clover- has. attracted wide- spread interest in the State during the last year, the crop holding great pros- pects for the future. It is an annual spring-planted sweet clover, making hay by mid-summer, and seed by fall. The new clover is of recent origin, but gives promise of filling an important place in the crop list of Michigan ag riculture. The bulletin giving information on handling and cultural methods for the crop has been edited by Professors Cox, Spragg, and Down, of the M. A. C. Farm Crops Department, and is known as Experiment Station Circular, No. 45. It can be had on request, as can the small increase seed samples. Large increases of the seed are being made through the Michigan Crop Im- provement Association. TO SELL MILK DIRECT. HE Delta County Milk Producers’ Association is a new organization of farmers in that county for the pur- pose of marketing milk directly to the consumer. Ina building in Escanaba, on which an option has. been secured, it is planned to install facilities for pasteurization, and for making butter, cheese and ice cream. It is planned to cut the margin between the price paid by the consumer and that received by the producer of milk, to stabilize the local milk market, and to promote dairying and the size of dairy herds in Delta county. The local price for milk paid producers is said to “be four to seven cents per quart, which it is hop- ed the new scheme will raise without enhancing the milk price to the con sumer. It is said ,that the local farm bureau membership is enthusiastic for the new venture. The stock subscrip- tion calls for one share of ten dollar stock per each cow owned by the sub- scriber, and an aggregate .sale of fif- teen hundred shares is required to in- augurate the project. Meetings are now being held to interest farmers in the proposition. The final'meeting‘of stockholders will oc’cur at Escanaba, March 31, to complete organization. The adjacent. county of 'Menominee, and also Marinette county across the river in Wisconsin are stated to be cr- ganizing along similar lines—L. A. C. o ‘ CONDEMNS PRESENT METHOD OF CONDUCTING INVESTIGATIONS. 1N linewith their established-palm tee of the farmers’ organizations of Michigan . recently went on record as opposing the present practice of con- ducting legislative investigations of various state institutions and; organi- “nations and urged that in the future all such investigations be directed by the ..... of urgingrgreatereconomy and~efi- .~ ciency‘. in «the conduct of «state ‘dei- . ness, the federated legislative commit- . value} ingMichigan there is 3.4610 in farm . state administrative 11351111 and that grand jury to make a com-plete'and uné biased investigation when conditions warranted such action. These representative farmers were of the opinion that the law-makers were not by training or experience. qualified to make rimpartial investiga- tions, that they should stay on‘ the job at Lansing and confine their attention to the many perplexing legislative problems confronting them, rather than assuming duties of a judicial character. SMALL MEAT PACKERS CLOSE .. - PLANTS. STATEMENT issued by the Insti- tute of American Meat Packers contains the information that a large number of small packers in Chicago whose business aggregates many mile lions of dollars annually, have shut- down their plants because they could not operate at a profit with their prodl ucts selling at present prices. One packer is quoted as saying that the small packers suspended operations because they were facing an inevitable loss on every hog dressed. .SH ORT-COU RSE M EN JUDGE STOCK. E ROY EMMONS, of Hastings, Roy Manley, of Sandusky, and John Muir, of Valley Center, formed the team of students ,in the second-year eight-weeks class who proved them- selves the best stock judges among all the short-course men at M. A. C. re- cently when they amassed a total of 2,606 points out of a possible 3,000. more than 200 ahead of their nearest competitors, the second-year, sixteen- weeks men.- cattle, sheep and hogs were included in the animals'judged. John Muir was high man in all class- es, with 900 points. W. 1. Wood,‘ of Birmingham, 863, was second; Manley, 862, was third; Emmons, 844, was fourth, 'and W. G. Inglis, of Millers~ burg, 777, was fifth. ° Manley also was second in horse judging and third in dairy cattle. Muir Was‘ tied for first in beef cattle, tied for second in dairy cattle, third in sheep and second in hogs. Emmons was second in beef cattle. Wood was third in horses, third in beef cattle, first in dairy cattle and third in hogs. Other individual leaders Were: R. M. Holder, Bellevue, first in horses and second in sheep; W. H. Wright, Galien, third in horses; G. A. McLaughlin, tied for first in beef cattle and first in hogs; L. A. Gunneman, Holland, second -in dairy cattle; A. C. Miller, Saline, fifth in dairy cattle; N. F. Gale, Shelby, first in sheep. Emmons, a member of the winning team, was offered a pure-bred Duroc Jersey gilt as first prize for next year. The 'winning team this year won Dean Shaw s cup, while individual high men were given agricultural hooks and mag- azine subsc1iptions donated by Way- landStearns, of Detroit, who was a. short-course student. last year. MICHIGAN LEADS IN VALUE OF FARM BUILDINGS. ' For every thousand dollars of land building values, says the State Farm Bureau. This high proportion between farm and building” values places Mich- igan well in the lead mar other mid- dle western states. Wisconsin ranks i . I second. with 5320 farm building vain» hoes . floater HorSes, beef and dairy: , < -\—-——.—.4‘_ Mai...“ . ,,_m...,,‘ ,,, mw-...,\ ‘_ ..-«‘Vo-.». HE bag and peat lands‘ near Standish, as well as in other parts of Michigan, hitherto held of little value to the farmer, we now being exploited for real profit. They are attracting a good «deal of attention because the, lowly cranberry thrives in just such soil; and in a period of long and lean years the cranberry industry of the state has grown from a hazard- ous undertaking into a business as sta- ble as raising com or wheat. Michigan is now competing with New Jersey, Wisconsin, MaSsachu— setts, Washingtoniand Oregon for the distinction of being the greatest cran- berry producing- state . in the Union, with an output in. 1920 said to have ex- ceeded a million barrels. , By improvements in the" condition of growth, by careful selection and propa- gation of the best wild types and by control of the enemies of the vines, has the induStry reached the point where it now is a profit-yielding one. But all this was not done with one full swing; much time and labor were consumed and there were years when the growers lived from day to day, not knowing where money for food was coming from. It wasrather an uncer- tain occupation until recently, because a peculiar combination of factors ent- ers into the’growing. *The cranberry demands a peat soil; at constant wa- ter supply which offers adequate pro- tection from frost; drainage to adepth of‘two feet, and. plenty of sand. For these reasons the seat of the industry has come to be centered in Standish. Plantings are begun as early in the spring as possible and never later than July. Insect pests and fungus growth are common, but a way to lessen their damage has been found by the use (if sprays and the pulling'out of weeds. Cranberries are usually gathered by rakes or scoops in the hands of expe- rienced “rakers.” The fourth year af- ter planting a good cranberry bog will produce from forty to sixty barrels. Northern Michigan soil is especially adapted,to the needs of the cranberry; and it is estimated that of the twenty-‘ five thousand acres oficranberry land in the United States, Michigan has at. least five thousand. _ _ ' Certified Seed Potatoes. Increase per acre production and generally higher standards are pros- pects for the future of central Michi- gan’s potato industry, if seed certifi- cation work now carried on by the Michigan Potato Produc'ers' Associa- tion gains the results confidently ex- » . pected. More than twenty—five . thousand bushels of potatOes were celtiiied by the association for seed purposes last ‘5 ~16 to right pictures one and two show fifteen- year-old apple trees girdled by mice. season', in spite of the fact that the work was started only a year ago, and the success of the movement to date indicates a great increase 111 certifica- tion in 1921. Certification of grain seed has been carried on in the state for several years by the Michigan Crop Association, and the potato men ex- pect to develop parallel advantages. Pedigreed Seeds. About one hundred farmers of Hem- lock and vicinity attended the March meeting of the Hemlock Farm Bureatr local 011 March 16. Much interest was manifested in the state plan of provid- ing home-grown Michigan pedigreed seeds and about $2,000 worth of farm bureau seeds were ordered for spring planting. Large orders for cooperative pur« chase of seeds and fertilizer were plan- ned by the seventy farmers who at‘ tended the March meeting ‘of the Bridgeport Farm Bureau Association on Thursday afternoon, March 17. Horse Breeders Meet. Horse breeders and others interested in promoting better horse stock in Saginaw county, were invited to attend a meeting of the executive board of the farm bureau at the court house on Saturday, March 12. The board took up consideration of the stock promo- tion methods that are being tried out in Freeland and Reese communities; and friends and objectors of the plans presented their arguments to the board. In the afternoon the executive board conducted its regular March work. ' 1921 Beet Contracts. Some progress is being made by field men of the sugar companies in signing contracts with farmers for the 1921 sugar beet crop. Contracts are signed on the basis of a $6.00 ton guarantee to the farmer, with a slid- ing scale Which provides that if the price of sugar during October, vem- ber, December and January. is 6.00 a hundred, the beet price will be $6.25 per ton. Seven-cent sugar price will bring $7.75 a ton for beets, ten-cent sugar will bring $11 for beets, and eleven-cent sugar $12 per ton. Large Alfalfa Acreage. Five hundred acres of Grimm alfal- fa,_ representing an increase of about $20,000 over the value of hay crops that had been grown on the same acreage, will be grown in Saginaw county this year, according to County Agent Arthur G. Bovay, who has been urging the, raising of alfalfa in this community, in place of other kinds of hay. About fifty acres of Grimm alfalfa was grown by Saginaw county Farm Bureau members last year, principally as an experiment, but ‘with such grati- fying results that it is believed Grimm alfalfa is destined to become an im- portant crop in this county. The yield per acre of alfalfa is twice that of 'clo- ver, and the value of alfalfa per ton is about twenty- -five pei cent gieater. The1e is a great market f01 alfalfa in the east, which now gets its supply from Kansas and the Dakotas. Michi- gan, because of its location, can easily compete with these sources. To Unionize Farm Owners. C. E. Munson has been appointed by the Saginaw Federation of Labor as special organizer, to have charge of a campaign to establish a union organi- zation among the farmers of Saginaw county. If the effort to unionize the farmers is successful the federation plans to effect an agreement between the city and rural unions, whereby the members of the former may purchase pait of thei1 food supplies direct from the farms. Want Extension of M. C. R. R. Extension of the branch line of the Michigan Central Railroad between Bay City and Midland to Mt. Pleasant was enthusiastically indorsed Thurs- day afternoon, March 10, by the Bay City Board of Commerce, the Midland Chamber of Commerce and the Mt. Pleasant Board of Trade. The line of railroad as tentatively mapped out would extend due west from Midland, crossing the Tittabawassee river at that place. The road would be about twenty-six miles in length and would touch several small villages and de- velop a part of the county in need of railroad transportation—J. C. MILLS. MUST CONTROL PREDATORY ANIMALS. LOSELY connected 'with the ques‘ tion of development of cut—over and forested lands, is the problem of controlling predatory animals. Mich- igan has its share of these—probably no more than its sister states, but enough of them to call for earnest ef- forts at their eradication. It is a difficult problem to deal with, 1C'1gan F armors. 'I'AMzd-State Activities Séow Farmers are P/a‘mzmg Aha/d to Ecwz'omzze m [/36 of Laéor and one state cannot deal with it ef- fectively. We get ou1 coyotes from Wisconsin and Minnesota, wolves from Canada, in part, at least. Although the recently published report on bounties, issued from the office of Auditor-general O. B. Fuller, at Lan- sing, shows that most counties of the state are paying out thousands of dol— lars for the destruction of predacious animals, it is clear that the bounty sys- tem is not effective. Our unimproved lands in the north country make the problem especially acute there. An expert investigator. for the United States Biological Sur- vey who went over the district this winter, recommends a regularly main- tained patrol by hunters deputized for the purpose by the state game, fish and forest fire commissioner, Whose present force of wardens is inade- quate for this work. I note that Mr. St. Clair Wilson, game warden for Hougton county, takes very much the same view. He points out that trap- pers cannot be relied on to extermi- nate these varmints. . .At present we are employing only half-measures. It is up to the state to do something effective in cooperation apparently with the United States Bio- logical Survey. It is a state, and a na— tional and internatiOnal problem, and seems to be more serious now than it, ever was. Our farmers have a particular con- cern in its solution. Lower peninsula farmers should understand that there is evidence that some of the more de- structive species are gradually migrat— ing eastward and that they will event- ually pass over into the sauthern pe- ninsula on the ice, especially near the straits, and become destructive of live stock, deer, partridge and other useful wild game beyond anything known in the past. This is expert, and not my own personal opinion-L. A. CHASE. CONTROLLING CUTWORMS. In -the past we have been troubled with cutwo1ms Would you not give us some method of handling these de— structive pests? R. S. Poisoned b1 an bait makes a satisfac- tory remedy for cutworms. The. ac- cepted formula is wheat bran, fifty pounds; Paris green or crude arsenic, two pounds; blackstrap molasses, two quarts; water, two to four quarts or more as needed. Mix the bran and poison thoroughly in a dry state, then add the diluted molasses, and stirrvig- orously until thoroughly mixed. Dis- tribute the bran over the infested field broadcast, taking care to sprinkle it sparingly around each hill. Middlings may be substituted for bran. J led th~ oung tree. Pictures three and four illustrate what wood- .fiWW-fid apple tree. (1Tb; next illustration. shows how careful one must be in fitting the protector about the tree, £01 here mice in the last picture the mice crawled under the protector and committed their and our. with other commodity "for the best marketing of their respec-.. ACTIVITIES OF F" Latest [Va-w: From Local, Sta/ta and [Vatzona/ Olga/magnum POTATO GROWERS’ EXCHANGE ‘JOINS FARM BUREAU. EMPORARY reciprocal business arrangements have been concluded between the Michigan Potato Growers’ Exchange and the Michigan State Farm Bureau, which officials of both organizations declare will be of con- siderable economic benefit to local 111embe1s of the two gre eat cooperative ,1na1keting associations. The arrangement p1ovides for an in« terchange of ma1keting facilities through the Potato Growers' Exchange taking a membership in the State Farm Bureau Elevator Exchange and the lat- ter organization taking a membership in the Cadillac exchange. Thus the highly specialized potato and other commodities marketing machinery of the Potato Growers’ Exchange will be available to farm bureau locals and cooperative associations of farm bu- reau members now affiliated with the Farm Bureau Elevator Exchange. Grain and hay services of the Farm Bureau and Elevator Exchange will be open to marketing associations of the Potato Growers' Exchange. Locals will abide by the rules and charges of the other exchange when dealing through it, says the agreement. Highclass salesmen handle the ma- jor commodities of'each marketing or- ganization. A. B. Large, for the Po tato Growers’ Exchange is the recog- nized expert in his line; J. S. Bateman of the Farm Bureau Elevator Exchange is an acknowledged authority on grain and hay markets and an expert sales- man. L. E. Osmer, perhaps the best known grain salesman in the state, will soon join the Farm Bureau Ele- vator Exchange. Members of both exchanges will profit in that they may secure the ser- vices of the high-class men of both organizations through membership in only the organization marketing their major crop. It is pointed out by far In bureau offi- cials that the prospects of widespread utilization of the marketing channels just opened are very likely. It is esti- mated that the marketing associations of the Cadillac exchange market from five hundred to seven hundred carloads of grain annually, mostly rye. Many farm bureau elevator exchange locals have carload shipments of potatoes each year. ' All marketing of potatoes and other commodities handled by the potato growers would be done from Cadillac. Grain and hay would be sold from ele- vator exchange headquarters in Lan- sing. ‘ The closer cooperation of the two »exchanges is viewed by their officials as a step toward even more comple- hensive business 1elations unde1 the State Farm Bureau’s new plan of com- ’ modity control. It is not unlikely that similar temporary arrangements will be sought with the live stock, fruit growers and other commodity organi- zations of the state. ‘ The foregoing interpretation of com- modity control recognizes the commod- ity organizations as separately incor- porated business institutions. Their dealings with other commodity organi- zations are purely cooperative. Com- plete realization of the plan would see: the various commodity organizations working together, emphasizing the A 1"} marketing of the major crops of their ‘-,i.respectiVe clientele, and cooperating organizations minor craps. All organizations ‘ ‘ he? served by common service age of the last ten years. "common alfalfa 150,283; departments, such as seed, wool, legal, transportation, etc. The meeting at Cadillac was be- tween the board of directors of the Michigan Potato’ Growers’. Exchange and a. special committee from the Farm Bureau, composed of President James Nicol, Hale Tennant, agent in market- ing for Michigan, and Clark L. Brody, secretary. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. , . OLLECTIONS of agricultural sta~ tistics by the township supervisors at the time of making the annual as- sessment of property, is proposed in a bill introduced in the house by Repre- sentative Hopkins, of Manistee. This measure has 'beed prepared by the Michigan State Farm Bureau in cooperation with Mr. Verne E. Church, federal statistician with the Bureau of Crop Estimates. Ninety-fivg and four- tenths per cent of the replies. to a state-wide questionnaire conducted by the State Farm Bureau were favorable to such a proposition. GRAIN MARKETING PLAN INDORS- ED BY NINE STATES. INE states have indorsed the na- tional plan of grain marketing at meetings held by the grain marketing committee of seventeen. Each of these states have elected delegates to the national ratification meeting; at Chi~ cago, April 5. There are two dele- gates for every $15,000,000 worth of grain' marketed per year on the aver- Michigan has three delegates. Tennessee is preparing to join the list of farm bureau states. A number of strong, county farm bureaus have been organized in the western part of the state. The state federation will soon be formed. AMOUNT OF SEED SOLD. NE and a half million pounds of alfalfa, clover, sweet clover and timothy seed have been sold to farm- ers of MiChigan alone since December 1 by the seed department of the State Farm Bureau. This does not include another half ‘million pounds sold out- side of the state nor a large amount of those seeds used in less quantities, such as seed grain, corn, grass, rape, vetch and soy beans. It took fifty cars to carry this seed to consignees. The actual amounts de- livered by the department up until Feb- ruary 20, were: Grimm alfalfa 4147,526; medium clo- ver 543,045; Mammoth Clover 141,870; alsike 130,528; timothy 329,393; sweet clover 54,669 pounds. WOOL IS BEING MANUFACTURED INTO GOODS. ESPITE the great slump in the wool market, the Michigan State Farm Bureau continues to find addi- tional outlets for wool in its gigantic pobl at Lansing. First it was by diver- sion of a part of the wool into blanket manufacture, which was an unprece- dented success. Blankets continue to move at the rate of one hundred a. day, and the demand keeps growing. Now in additionaportion of the grow- ers’ wool is being made into ladies" and men’s suitings_for-sale at produc- tion cost, and arrangements have been made with a Michigan mill for that purpose. The plan, as contemplated, will give the wool groWer an ad itipnal return the table. on his fleeces through their" sale as a manufactured product; and will give the consumer the finest viIgin wool suitings obtainable at cost of produc- tion. The farm bureau is also making ar- rangements with a Michigan house for tailoring service which, with high grade lining 'and trimmings, may not exceed $20 on a suit. Three and one- “half yards of farm bureau suiting, pro duction cost of which will range from, $2.50 to $3.00 a yard, will make an av- erage man a suit. Estimates indicate that the two services will enable the farm bureau to go a long ways in clearing away the 1920 wool pool and the consumer can buy virgin wool ’clothing at a cost far below that paid for the best commercial grades of clothing. Farm bureau virgin wool suitings will be absolutely free of shod- dy and worked-over wool. An initial sample book is being sent out to coun- ty agents, containing twenty-five sam- ples of suitings. Charts for prospec- tive buyers make the measurements for a suit a simple matter. Wool department representatives are. now in the field, making arrange- ments for the 1921 wool pool. Twenty- five warehouses located in as many sections of the state will be ready for business April 1. Dates will be set in the respective localities for wool pool- ing and on those days wool will be graded and weighed before the grower. He will receive his warehouse certifi~ cate on the spot. The Michigan Agri- cultural College Extension Department is planning a series of exhibits which will fit in with the wool grading work. More than three thousand blankets have been. sold and a woolen mill is kept busy in keeping up with the grow- ing demand. With blankets and suit- ings as adjuncts to the world market for wool, the department is looking for- ward to a prosperous 1921 for Michi- gan wool growers. MAY RECONSIDER INCOME TAX BILL. ‘ EPRESENTATIVE MOSIER’S res-‘ olution providing for the submis- sion to the voters of a constitutional amendment allowing for legislative enactment of a state income tax law fell three votes short of the necessary sixty-seven when the measure came up for final passage in the house. Repre- sentative Mosier, father of the resolu- tion, believing that he. could count four or‘five staunch supporters of an in- come tax among the absentees, moved to reconsider the vote by which his, resolution had lost. His motion pre- vailed and the resolution was laid on He will move to take it from the table and bring it up again for final passagewhenever there is a. full attendance. . “CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT \ ASSURED. REATION of a State Department of Conservation, as urgently'pro- posed by the. State Farm Bureau, was assured when the senate on March 24 passed the bill providing for the new department. The house had previously passed the bill. It now merely requires the governor's signature to become a law. The bill provides fo'r a commis- sion of conservation consistingtof six members appointed by the governor, “with special reference to their train- ing and experience " - The new department will take over ' the work of five existingjboards‘ "and conserve the natural 'resources of the state of Michigan; to prevent the de- struction of timber by fire or other- wise; to promote the re-foresting of non-agricultural lands belonging to the state; to guard against the pollution of lakes and streams within the state: and to foster and encourage the p10- tecting and propagation of game and fish ” OTHER STATE FARM 'BUREAUS.. EBRASKA has secured 30,000 farm bureau members to date. 2,000 of whom were obtained in one week. ~ - Cook county, Illinois, grows about ninety per cent of the onion, sets of the nation, and is in a position to control the onion crop through organization. Mr. C. E. Durst, director of the fruit and vegetable marketing department of the Illinois Agricultural Association, who is organizing the onion set grow- ers, commented favorably on the work that Michigan is doing through organ- ization. . Gift corn for the starving Europeans is mOVing along nicely. Farmers are ,.giving wholeheartedly and are impav tient to get the corn started. Several railroads are hauling it free of charge. Carl Vrooman, director of the project. commented on the fine spirit and co- operation of all connected with this humanitarian project. The Ohio Federation is planning a big “State Corn Day” on which they will load one-half million bushels for The Near East Relief, requiring three hundred and fifty cars. Up to this time Illinois has loaded more than any other two states. Eighty- -th1ee per cent of the Iowa membership have paid their member- ship dues for 1921 already. An in~ crease in the membership is also re‘ ported. The tomato growers and canning companies of New Jersey held a joint meeting recently to cooperate in solv- ing their mutual problems. The state federation plansto send out data on quantities of goods in the hands of can ners, the cost of producing tomatoes. yields to be expected, and costs of harvesting to the grower. H. C. McKenzie, who has been inves~ tigating federal taxes for the American Farm Bureau Federation, _ says that farmers should protest against the abolition of the excess profits tax as it means that the corporations will es« cape the tax and the farmers will be- paying an income tax, a sales tax and all the consumption tax that could be given to them. The potato growers of the United States are planning a conference and a committee to '.w‘ork out a plan for national marketing. Charles R. Weeks, secretary of the Kansas State Farm Bureau, intimated that the farm bureau intends organiz- ing the cooperative live stock shipping associations on a nation-wide basis, during the coming year. He believes that the farmer can get better prices for his live stock this way than by sellm ing to local shippers. NATIONAL FARM BUREAU MEET. INGS. Mid-west conference of secretaries. Chicago, April 4- 5. National fruit marketing conference. Chicago, April 4-5. Ratification meeting of Farmers' ,Grain Marketing Committee of Seven-1 teen, Chicago, April (“trig Mamet #6tatoes and Strawberries Ion . Muck. Can sweet potatoes ”be grown suc- cessfully on swamp muck land that has been well tiled and drained? The soil seems very loOse and is easily worked and raises good corn, pump- kins, squash, etc. Would this soil be good for strawberries? ' Eaton Co. L. W. I have kno'wn- of several men who have tried to grOw sweet potatoes on mu‘ck' land in their gardens. These men have not been successful because, they claim, the sweet potato was not of high quality. The sweet potato is - not generally grown on muck soil and potato in this respect. it can be said it is similar to the Irish However, good quality potatoes may be raised on 'muck well drained and properly fer- .1 r the state as to the value. 191“. muck as = a‘tertihzer. There can be no Question ,, . .. utory provisions—J. R R , tilized. Strawberry plants can be raised on m‘uck land successfully but the limit- ing factor to growing the berries on muck, is frost. It is a fact that the frost may damage seriously at the time when the strawberries are blos- soming and fruit is forming. My lim- ited observation seems to indicate that this condition can be largely eliminat- ed by balancing up the muck with min- eral fertilizers. It must be remember- ed that potash and phosphorus are im- portant elements in making good fruit. benefits from its “use. hand, experiments, that have been car- ried on do'not' show some of the ban. efits that have been claimed for it. This is probably due to a great extent to the kind of muck, to the lack of com- posting and other factors. A test Oh sweet clover was called to my atten- tion some time ago on an Allegan county farm, where marl had been ap- plied and where some of the muck which covered the marl had been spread over part of the area. To any- .one who saw this, there could be no question as to the difference which the muck showed. The white sweet clover showed a much heavier growth. It .might be 'shown that muck applied -to a soil which is deficient in lime, will net produce as good results as when applied to a soil which is high in lime. This may be due directly to the influ- ence of the lime on the chemical changes taking place, or indirectly to the influence of the lime on the germs which make the muck available. If the subscriber will advise me, we will be pleased to outline a test. This can be shown by comparing manure, muck and composts of muck and'ma- nure. ‘Work that was carried on in this state has been verified in New York Blasting an Acre of Stumps at a Single Shot. If one is growing strawberries on muck‘ he would want a thoroughly packed soil to keep down the excessive leaf growth due to too much available ni- trogen and balance this with an ade- ' quat‘e amount of fertilizer which con- tains phosphoric acid and potash.- Muck as a Fertilizer. ‘I would like some information with regard to muck as a fertilizer. We have a. ditch across our farm dug last fall. rBig piles of fine muck with some marl mixed through it were thrown along the edge of this ditch. How would it be to load some of this into the spreader and spread it direct on the land at the rate of about ten loads per acre and- cover same with about ten loads of barnyard manure? The land is somewhat sandy. Jackson Co. M. P. , The use of muck as a fertilizer has been ,given considerable attention,. not only in this state, but in New York, Minnesota and Ontario. There are sev- eral points which might be made clear to one contemplating this use. First.~—That the nitrogenous content of the muck does- not indicate how much nitrogen is available. When muck is used directly on the land the fertilizing value may be variable, de- pending upon the conditions and ma- terials concerned in forming the de- posit and conditions of the upland to which it is applied. Second ——',I‘11at a large pa1t of this nitrogen does become available when mixed with" manure and composted; that the organic matter of the muck ‘does not‘act like the natural organic matter in the soil until it has been further changed. -' I There are differences of opinion in by many who have used muck. It has been used on various types of land and under various conditions in or- chardsand for general crops. One or- chardist who has worked this out made the statement that the value of a yard of muck can be placed as one dollar above, cost of/handling if the muck de- posits are on the man’s place or near it. We can not make any definite ' statement except that in every case where composts of manure have been called to our attention in the field and. where comparisons have been kept be- tween the use of manure and muck and the composts, it has been shown that a mixture of equal quantities of manure and muck composted several months, is equal to the same quantity 0f manure. ESTABLISHING DRAINS. I have a sag on my place where wa- ter- stands in the spring so late that I can’t tend it, and the only way to diain it is acmss my neighbor’s place to the 1iver Can I make him put in a ditch to drain it, and how will I go about it?—W. S. The statute declares that drains may be established whenever the public health, convenience or welfare demand it, and gives jurisdiction to the drain commissioner to establish the drain; but before he’ can act a petition signed by: one-half of the freeholders whose land is crossed by the proposed drain must be filed with him. (Comp. Laws Sec. 4870). The fact that the pond to be drained lies wholly on the land of one person does not prevent the drain being a matter of public welfare. Au 1, ply to your local drain commissioner ' for detailed information as. to the stat- ‘ loathe .1111. i ”w... _ ._____———-———-—————-— - .——-———-~ —- lllllllllllllI’lIl‘lllllIlllllllllllllllllllNllIlllllllllllIllllllllllllllll|llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltIlllllINHIIIIlllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlll‘lllllllllll“INNIIIIIINHNHIIIIIllIIIllIl lllllllllllil ' among other things, that— IFormer Secretary of Agriculture Meredith Alarmed at Forest Waste ‘ In his'recent report to the President of the Senate, he said, “Three-fifths of the original timber of the United States is‘ gone....I.....The total yearly consumption of all classes of timber 15 about 26 billion cubic feet. Our depleted forests are growing less thanvone-fourth of this amount. 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Of the non-pressure carbosoting processes, Open Tank treatment (alternate hot and cold bath, or hot and coOling bath) is the most effective. Where the quantity of timber to be treated warrants the moderate expense of tanks, etc., or where a group of farmers can share the expense 'of a “communi- ty” treating plant, this method of treatment should be used. How- ever, simple Surface treatments, ‘applied by brushing or dipping, are a decided economy and 1ncrease the life of ordinary species of wood at least 30%—-often 50%. CarbosotaI,m1.. ml ofCarbosota should above cross section * - How and WmmweIWI " Illllllllllll ‘L-"n-M 'rlllllllIll be m "ll" ll parts indicated in of barn after framing and before assembling. "mt?! Two brush coats In every structure similzu treat- ment should be given all timber 1n contact with stone, concrete, earth, steel or other wood. By thus in- creasing the durability of these III III II ”"IllulllllllllnplllII lld'lIII . 1 leges, points of contact, which are most susceptible to decay, the life of the venous portions of the building is more nearly equalized and repairs materially reduced. The use of carbosoted lumber 1n con-‘ struction of animal shelters, poultry houses and hog houses, aids sanitat1on by repelling vermin, insects and some of the common rodents Carbosota treatment makes cheap- er grades of shingles durable, Ilargely re- duces warping and curling, and, in addition, stains them a pleasing b1own. r“— ll-‘d' $556.” \ (if _ ~ _ ll 1 ‘b a! fi/Ilnplalz H 2 [16 spaced 1 l «5 s ~ '~I 31‘? I I: '\.~ ' - ‘ l three: 0M @81'!“' . 1 1‘ I 2 Elf 1 1' I216 :25 k (15 . ’ zis' , #1 J 2318' j as; / _, ram: {:10} . ' I Zié'lt’rhbon Gtrferlpleca Fl! ' I ,'?ficcex 2128' 6 5704,: pal.» l . . I 3‘50. , . :~ H I “’0 w“ ”'6 I‘x.‘ -z.' 13'5/1/ fl" I "1.1-; ~ 2;..." ' 1 2.1. 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McCrory, chief of the bureau of drainage investigations of the Unit- ed States Department of Agriculture. _His first address covered experiences he himself had in the drainage line while his second took up methods of drainage engineering. Factors to be considered in design. ing a farm drainage system, said Mr. McCrory, are the size, spacing and depth of the tile, character of the soil, and rainfall in the particular section. It is possible to put tile too deep in some of our clay soils, he declared. About three feet is considered a proper depth to give rapid drainage to pre- vent destruction ot" the crop. Four rods is the average distance between tile on clay soil, though sometimes two rods is sufficient. There is need of more investigation in these matters, according to, Mr. McCrory, who main- tained that many tile might be saved in Michigan if more were known about requirements such as the relation to the water table and other considera- tions. E. L. Hunter, secretary of the Mich- igan Association of County Drain Com- missioners, outlined the steps neces- sary to obtain a county drain. At pres- ent much difficulty is experienced in arranging for inter-county drains. He The success of the Michigan Potato Growers’ Exchange has attracted so much attention in other states that yNew York, North Dakota and Minne- sota have requested the assistance of Hale Tennant, M. A. C. marketing spe- cialist, in the organization of similar ,‘potato exchanges. The Extension Ser— ivice News, published by the College of ,ngriculture at Cornell, has this to say fin its February number: . “Stimulated probably by the activ- ities in other lines, and by the organ- ized potato growers in Michigan, the New York potato growers have prac- tically decided to market their pota- toes in 'two separate classes—certified iseed potatoes and table potatoes—and set up marketing organizations to ban- ‘dle each line. This promises tremen- dous difficulties, but a good start has already been made in the organization of local associations and leaders in the movement expect that a state potato . exchange, similar to the Michigan Po- tato Exchange, will be in operation in time for next fall’s crop.” Activities of Mr. Tennant and Other M. A. C. marketing specialists in the state during the last several years are now bearing fruit in the widespread cooperative movement which is sweep- ing Michigan. In fact, the Michigan Potato Growers’ Exchange, in the for- mation of which Mr. Tennant played a leading part, is functioning so well that the college is no longer called_up- on to furnish even advisory support, and. merely keeps in touch by sending representatives at regular intervals to the business meetings of "the exchange board of directors. During the last year. twenty-five additional locals were ~organizcd without the help of ' the ‘ college. . _ The Michigan Fruit. Growers’ Ex- I "clean up the stanchions. c the legislature to do away with the old cumbersome method, and provide for a state drainage engineer, with author- ity to act in inter-county situations. Prof. H. H. Musselman, head of the M. A. C. Farm Mechanics Department, discussing the problem of what size of tile to use, declared that formulas are good, but engineers must use their' judgment in application of the formula. W. Van Haitsma, another member of the M. A. C. department, pointed out the advantage of tractor ditching over hand ditching. Use of the tractor means more speed, better results, and is especially, valuable when hand labor. is almost unavailable. ' It is necessary to have a man behind' the machine, however, he said. The tractor must. give way to hand labor on ground that is soft, stony, . or obstructed with stumps. ' One of the most significant address- es was given by Dr. M. M. McCoOl, professor of soils. The problem of the drainage engineer is to decide whether the undrained soil contains the proper elements to grow crops, said Dr. Mc~ Cool. He urged that drainage engin- eers familiarize themselves with soils questions. There are five million acres of land in Michigan that can be drained, much of it very rich. . . Howard Rather presented the view- point of the farm crops department, declaring that high-yielding grains can- not be expected to live up to their rep- utations if grown on poorly drained soil. ' A school in leveling was held during the early part of the week, preceding the conference. One man who attend‘ ed declared “nothing but a coffin could keep him home next year.” It is plan- ned to hold the drainage conference as a part of farmers'_ week next winter. H. Potato Exchange A—‘Pattcrn change and the Michigan Live Stock Shippers’ Association, both of which came into being largely through the efforts of Mr. Tennant and other col- lege extension workers, also are said to be approaching the point where they will need college assistance as little as the potato growers. In addition the success of the Mich- igan State Farm Bureau’s marketing activities may be traced to the college extension department. Four M. A. 'C. men, J. W. Nicolson, R. V. Tanner, Cal‘l Barnum and John Hammes, have blaz- ed the way in seed purchasing and dis- tribution. R. A. Wiley, former county agent of Grand Traverse county, has likewise placed the elevator exchange on a firm basis. It was through the influence of M. A. C. leaders that Mr. Wiley was employed for the elevator organization work. . I The “proof of the pudding” in coop- erative marketing associations lies in their ability to run themselves after 'the college has completed its Work of assistance in organizing, according to R. J. Baldwin. extension director at. M. A. C. The function of the college is to show the way, but‘it is for the farmers themselves to carry on their own cooperative selling. DISINFECT DAIRY BARNS. The spring renovationdn the (airy barn should include a good spraying with disinfectant after the ans-c and cobwebs have been removeo a such things are present. I Let as 'much sun- shine in as posSible as is. helps'to Dark- and damp corners are good diseasebreed- mg plac‘e’afand where the 'sunshrn'vecair?" s‘hbuld' be ~ . '.- i:- not reach, the spray dope- used most liberally. i alled attention; to the billnow before . ,«I ’ all. a. ’ ‘aGROUPtof men,. including agri- ‘ cultural editors, economic writ- ers and farm bureau officials, were discussing farm matters and the general conclusion was that justice would ‘be done and industrial welfare promoted by stabilizing prices of farm products at seventy per cent above .pre-war averages. To understand why this should ‘be done from the standpoint of equity, is that the great increase oi" debts, pub- lic, and private, which are really paid in commodities and services were‘con— t'racted at about that relation. To ex- act two measures of product in pay- ment where. only one was given is neither right nor righteous. The man who raises the denomination of a one dollar bill to a‘two is punished as a criminal. A liberty bond bought with perk at twenty cents a pound,. repaid when the price has dropped to ten cents, involves the delivery of twice the weight in pounds as was given in the first instance. The government is not an individual, apart from the peo- ple, but by and for the people, hence should be the arbiter of just dealing between its creditor and debtor citi- zens. The general acceptance of the eight- ‘hOur day as a basis of calculation of labor in most industries and the neces- sity of at least a ten-hour day on the farm requires an adjustment of at least twenty per cent in favor of farm- products. Whatever the merits of the wage award to railroad labor may be that is the wage‘ and railroad transpor«_ tation is gauged on that basis. Steel _»has been a laggard in descent toi'or— mer levels. Each day that goes by means adding more and more of these burdens upon primary products and delays adjustment. .. V Much of misunderstanding and Iron- est resignation to the apparent fatal- ism attached to monetary standards in days gone by is not now accepted or believed. Mr. Bryan could not stage a campaign for bi-metalism at the present time as a remedy for falling prices. Credit money based on com- modities as long as a reasonable rela- tion to the gold standard is maintained is'more flexible in-adjustment to ex- change needs than was formerly be- lieved. . The deadlock which exists at the present time can be visualized as two individuals, desiring to trade horses. One has such an exorbitant valuation on his animal that the other must give cash in addition to an equal value of horseflesh that he prefers" to retain his present holdings rather than trade at The price of farm products com- pels the delivery- of so many more units in exchange that the article re- ceived when applied in restoration or reproduction of similar‘units used in itsppurchase are less than those part-ed with—hence feresight insists on refus- ing exchanges. The French word “im- passee’3- best describes a condition where neither can move. If the farmer moves on the price plane of the p'res- ent his capital is impaired. His plight is worse if ,he continues exchange of commodities at the increasing units he must give to those he will receive. The farmer’s cost to stand still and wait is much less than his industrial coordinate, the manufacturer or the merchant, whose expenses mount up every day. It is an expensive opera- tion and a less to .all concerned. In fact, there is no such thing as anyone winning. . If the impairment of the farmer’s capital is too great the loss is not only his but that of the industrial operator in decreased raw material food supply and loss of purchasing power of the depleted side. If the more profitable industry should“ actually absorb the: less profitable it would be weakened} by its successes or its acquirements oi"L unprofitable. On December 1 the pricei planes, it considered fairly coordinatedl in pre-war times were ~ respectively} seventy points apart, agriculture thirty; per cent above pre-war and industrial one hundred per cent. Geologists‘ would call this nnconformity or i'aulty.’ After the San Francisco earthquake, fences, for example, were separated} and one portion moved several feet? horizontally out of line with its former projection by the earth’s movements, The cataclysm 'oi‘ the world war has made a ~similar dislocation of indus? trial price planes in the course of re— construction. Diagnoses without rem-‘ edies are academic and if too long do? layed are post—mortem and useless; With present world conditions a 1921: crop failure in the United States, or? even a seventy-five per cent reduction; in crops aside from some few, wouldi, produce not only a financial panic. but1 actual distress. Two ‘Views of Agriculture and Finance. Calculating commercial instinct asks? that by the export of a large volume of; foodstuffs at a low price and receiving]; back manufactured products and soldi at a price enhanced by a tariff to main? tain the one hundred per cent pre-war plane level of industrials is the way to reconstruction and solid business con- ditions. 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EU" I m l -._,. \Vc .I— ‘3 n” 4' iii» . 7 u A F 3} Ills Ill 4 ' £333 ’ ’lfi 0 ti!» ‘ ‘ 3"", .l/"_ w :- 3 \E’ V/um‘» II If)!“ ., MIJ‘I/I I,- ‘ x; s. , "I“knm: u 74m: to I Our Mr. D. B. Smith, born and'brought up on a farm, found the old way of killing bugs and' insects, with brush and pail, slow, hard Work and inefficient. After years of experi- ment he invented the first Hand and Com- A Farmer’s idea pressed Air-Sprayer ever roduced. Being familiar with a armer's require- ments, Mr. Smith recommends to you i’ég'ifiAN HER ' COMPRESSED AIR SPRAYER for all around farm or garden use. Sprays trees, shrubs, potatoes and field crops for insects and fungus; sprays stables, pig and poultry pens; ba rn yards for lice and vermin and for disinfecting. Used for ’ whitewashing stables, poultry houses and fences and for washing window's, buggies, autos and for spraying cattle. Built for Work. Heavy brass origalvanized steel, well riveted tank—holds 4 gallons. Seamless brass pump*2 inches diameter; brass castings. Automatic Brass Non- cloggsble Nozzle, throws long distance fine mist or coarse spray. Easily operated by man or boy. Be sure and ask your dealer for it by name, ' if he can't supply you, write D. B. SMITH & CO., Manufacturers - 70 Ceneeee 5t" UTICA, N. '7. On sale in New York City st No. 98 Chambers St. We woke 50 different styles and sizes of «prayers. 1! cu are interested in smaller or larger sprayers send or catalog. ' 42m . subtitle!“ 190,6 sure! . HRESH when the grain is ready—when I you are ready—when roads are good— when the market is most favorable to you. Every farmer who has a tractor of 18 H. P. or over can insure himself against loss of 'much or all of his yearly harvest—from bad weather and inability to get a machine when his grain is ready—by owning one of these little threshers. Perl Huron Engine and Thresher 00., PortHuron The Universal Thresher Threshes All Kinds of Grain: and Seeds. 20x34 Tractor Special Be Your Own Thresher-man The eevlng on one crop may be'eneugh to pay for the Ihresher, which. With proper care, will last nearly allifetime. Made and guaranteed bye Company that has built grain threshers for 70 consecutive years. For threshing. separating, cleaning and saving the grain it cannot be excelled. Write for complete description and speci- fications——sent free upon request. Port Huron, Mich. Cash (Price $12.?! iii 810 nor rho—Deena per 1“ t» aboVe prices allowed on collective orders. . , ~ .Wd farmerewere disappoirmd last year. Order your apply lasts—Imus WI.“ not be lower. Apostal willbrinz the Gide" blank. . x . - mumcmsammuss morass "N #5 Commédmnkmds S. i’A'l, Ul- l RL(.. U TRAUI MARK RF (LlSTl RFD WINE Guaranteed No. 1 Standard Binder Twine Time Price. $13.00 Per 1001b.- Lmb. Jackson. Michicah) ' defrost! twine now while thew 'V . cam .Zi ‘i ‘ M, : , ling std semen an eco . relations. , diction to a greater extent than ever ,mis . . at ed States" 1:5 in > y- SIS. 3; .W9rli1-‘sxistl, Europe Sis with. credit; ' The ‘difiemnce- in exchange is largely the measure of inability to buy. anteeing Europe Credit must prove an‘ equal” or greater strain‘than is occa- the price 0f 3. “7.11019 line 0f fOOdSthfS sioned .by credit to producers in the which cannot be well separated. -For~ United States to carry preSent crops example, dairy products, meats, and grain crops are co-related and when one factor dislocates others, loss en- sues.‘ Hoover’s ideas of ratios as corn to pork prices, is reasonable only when the starting point is one of correct and aid in the production of more. The German plan of paying their in demnities in case the allies would make them a loan, is not more prepos- terous than that of President Wilson’s that unless wevfind a market abroad for agricultural products (and this means at a price below cost) we can never restore trade balances. An agricultural commision charged with restoration of the price plane of agriculture with other industries is im- peratively needed. One of the proofs of the proposed remedies is the paro- dox of stricken France and agricultur- ally prosperous France. A popular loan was made in. France somewhat similar to our loan drives and 27,000,000,000 francs subscribed in December, 1920. or an average of seven hundred francs to every man, woman and child. The strange feature of this loan was that it came largely from the rural districts. The French minister of finance an- nouncing this fact said, “I congratu- late the people of the rural districts on their predominant share in this loan. They have proved by their deeds their determination to resist economically as brilliantly as the soldiers resisted in the war.” Prices are high for agri- cultural products and maintained in that condition by financial and tariff preferences. Some "approach to a remedy is to consider the United States as a nation with equitable relations between pro- ducers and its plane as a whole, apart from other countries of lower concep- tions of individual welfare. This con- cretely stated would be met by a. tariff schedule with maximum duty levied to equal the cost of production in thé United States. For example,- wool might be maintained at fifty cents per pound, sugar at nine cents, wheat at $2.40 per bushel. These maintenance figures should be flexible and determ- ined scientifically by some federal agency but the principle of cost on the American plane be basic. In other words, the tariff schedules should be based on scientifically determined bulk costs and flexible to meet essential changes. My impression is that this written into the tariff law would advance al- most immediately most prices (not all) to fifty points above pro-war. There then remains twenty points to travel and here the remedy propos« ed is debatable—. viz: to allocate sev- eral billion dollars of federal reserve funds on first-class paper to certain agricultural products. For example, cotton, wool, meats, sugar, grains, for a. period of one year at a discriminat- ing interest rate as compared to spec- ulation or non-essential productions. The less danger in this program is the straining of relations by issuing of more money to the gold reserve and the greater danger in not doing it is unemployment and decreased produc- tion in all lines. The expected benefit that Would come to the coordination of industrial planes would be the res- toration of purchasing power by agri— culture and this would extend along the whole line of industry and break the deadlock now existing. Spring- time is the psychological time for ac- tion. The ethics of the intent to re- store the level of the planes of indus- try is that it involves raising one and not pulling dovsrn another. COLD STORAGE PLANT AT BEN- TON HARBOR. HE fruit growers of Berrien coun- ty, especially those in the vicinity of Benton Harbor, will erect a cooper- ative cold storage plant this spring to care for the local fruit crops. A fea- ture of the plant will be a precooling station. By use of this the company expects to ship berries in carload lots over a wide range of territory and thus do away with the ‘annual glut of the Chicago market. The proposition is backed by the St. Joseph Fruit Growers’ Association, the farm bureau and many prominent growers. It will be ofiicered and man- ned entirely by fruit growers and any profits will be equitably distributed among stockholders. V The necessity for the plant has been brought forcibly to the attention of fruit growers by the car shortage last year. The canners are now loaded up with last year’s pack, so the growers will be able‘ to save much. small fruit this year through the aid of cold stor- age facilities that otherwise would go to waste for lack of a market. The plant will be erected in time to handle this year’s crops. Prospects for an immense fruit crop are very bright at this writing but market con- ditions are a cause of much concern. L. B. R. It is disheartening that a, nation could successfully participate in a great war and coordinate every indus- try, yet in peace lack the initiative es- sential to prevent industrial paralysis, and unemployment and threaten a. con- tinued food supply. If wages are re- duced, strikes may follow. Contention is promised in any plan proposed to reduce the money return. The actual losses entailed by closed factories and unemployment is greater than if the whole proposed federal reserve loan would be lost. The advice of bankers 'to liquidate by crowding farm products on the market was wise only from a. . , — narrow viewpoint—in fact, very un— HE Michigan State Farm Forestry 'wise from the general standpoint of. Department reports a revival of national safety. The enormous bond interest on the part of Michigan farm- issuers of large industries with high are in farm building and improvement. interest can only pay those rates on Farm bureaumembers are coming in an increased volume of business which with many inquiries as to building ma- means both increasing raw material terial prices. ‘ and consuming power for their prod. The forestry department attributes nets. The increase of urban popula- this revival of interest to a decline, tion is balancing consumption and pro- averaging forty per cent, in lumber prices during the past few months. The department does not predict an nt that we _ must find” markets immediate return to «1917 We on abroad whichfails 1'9;$%e: thanunder- this commodity. due to a. generalfom. employment and: announcing;- tailment or oversaw.» the wt 9: MORE INTEREST IN FARM BUILD- ING. before. There is little to commend the i:r--.g—. ,. .-.... home is too largev‘sviiricc‘foi‘ thQ‘Ulluf thorium: WW3. - ‘ k , p . out Voldgefoffi ~ ‘Wlde b31310 DBCGSSitY- T3111} .a ,reaSOfl-Ebuyin‘g’ ‘ power“ because of exhausted ' :able Surplus when not of a perishable ' " nature should be maintained as a safe- . guard and 'is of national interest. This Any proposition that looks like guar- reasoning leads up to the prevention of this surplus being used to depress a . ,n.a» e, p . J. -Avs;%g.m, . an. .« - “M'v4v' 3 . t 5s. . .. . ,. what...» m. .4 . a. .3 .130 one yea r i, ‘ ,,.' “3' 'F.* ' if’sfcrop ti)? another in'the seed? My potato-es. ,‘while’ a fair crop, were struck with blightrather late, making quite a. let of small potatoes. Can I safely use these potatoes for seed an- other 'year? i ‘ G. E G. Scientists claim that the late blight ' of potatoes is carried through diseased seed.“ There is sufficient evidence along this line' to. warrant advising against the use of seed potatoes which show any indications of late blight. In your inquiry you speak of the blight causing the potatoes to be small in size. You" did not mention any de- caying of the tubers. If you did not note any decay either at digging time or after they were stored, it is nOt likely that your potatoes were affected with the late' blight as an". attack of this disease almost invariably shows a .decay of the tubers. In some cases only a few of the potatoes decay while in others practically all of them rot in the field. The disease is carried. on the tubers through the winter in the fOrm of dry rot. This can be seen by careful observation with a naked eye. The exterior portion of the potatoes usually shows shrunken areas. When these areas are cut into with a knife the flesh shows brownish discoloration below the surface of the skin. This may extend ill for a quarter of an inch or in some cases considerably deeper. When potatoes shdw such shrunken areas and are found aniong the seed stock in any considerable quantity it ~would be advisable not to use these potatoes for seed. In all probability the trouble which you called blight on your potatoes last. season was what is generally known as leaf hopper injury. This trouble causes the margins and tips of the leaves to turn brown and when a considerable portion of the leaves are so deStroyed the crop is re- duced in quantity and. the tubers de- crease _in size. This trouble will not seriously affect the seed stock al— though I would much prefer to use seed from plants which have grown vigorously until killed by frosts. In ,view of the fact that indications point, to cheap seed this coming year, I would sugest that. you secure at least a few bushels of seed stock from some other source in order that you may compare it with your own and deter- mine which is the most desirable seed. C. W. WAIl). HOG PASTURE. I have a piece of ground, about two acres, that is a little wet in the spring but it dries up later on. I want to sow“ it to some kind of hog pasture. What would you advise? C. J. S. The accumulatiVe experience of all hog men is that there is nothing better for hog pasture than Dwarf Essex rape. Of course, no crop will .grow well on land too” wet, but if this field dries up later in the season and does not overflow, it will do just as soon as it is dry enough to work, to sow about six pounds of Dwarf Essex rape to the acre and do not cover it too deep. ' ‘When it is eight to ten inches high you can turn the pigs in.—70. C. L. “it ‘bliéfiti harass ‘oiz'er rain. ‘ 7 Kodak asyou g0. . There’s always more fun with a Kodak alonm It adds to the joy of every . motor trip and keeps for your Kodak album the story of every merry outing. Picture taking by the Kodak systemtis very simple now—a—days and less expensive than you think. Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N. Y., 7723 Koddl’ C2125); " _ that prices can reduced 15%ion, ( , : ... I, ‘» .-. ., . *1 , , t§end~fpri§gee ibookletl fififerhjajixanflfiornfi arfie s ,Inc‘. . J5 fl 7 ' Madis ofi'AvétyNEfvflTOrkfi C ity' L'flazg' '7 mm {Lack IRMA“. Wan 1m I Inlaid Diamond Roofing Are you going to Re—roof or Build? If :0. cu should use Our eer- . lessInla_1d Diamond Roofing applied over goards or shingles.plaid langtlwgise or u own. Made on an extra heavy woolfelt; founda- tion, .hlgh-pl'OO asphalt’saturation and double coating. unfading crushed rock surfacm ,_ with an unstoned leakproof lap—this Roofing. for permanence, dura ility and modern design stands supreme. With- out a Rival.,_ Fully guaranteed. Inlaid Diamond Roofing Red and Green 32 m. wide m to s of 108 sq. feet, weight 90 lbs. $5.00. Plain ' i1 or Green in rolls of 108 sq. feet, _wcight 80 lbs. $3.85 including no u and cement, all '1'. O. B. Detrott. Write for illustrated catalog. . . . . 4 0 > O ,1 . 5 . . United Roofing Co. , “: WW , .edfisv’yem) 2174 Gr’atiot . Vol, Detroit, .Mich.,. L .")‘-'r‘ ‘2‘" '. 4) a"! -..r . Will my big money to run with autos. Install Rideczee. the BET’I‘ER 'l‘flAN AIR INNER TIRE. Chennai than tubes. 1 light resilient nub-lance guaranteed ten yum Ecuip your cur u Agent's price. Sell in Irina. “robustness of the Culture. I RIDEEZEE CO. 51‘ PAUL. MINN- FURS' to OLIVER DIX. Salem. Mich. for price list. ' l ‘mnthndiic Michigan Faruor Vim Vtrmg Mu * 7f. ‘ Dealer in Raw. dressed. and ready made furs. Do - you want manufacturers prices for your Furs. Write , , ‘ E5 u \N~ . “ ‘~ 5‘ $ 300.00 In Prizes Contest Open ‘ to Everybody For years Hirth-Krause Shoes have been advertised to the good people of Michigan. For years people have worn and continued to buy these shoes. The shoes make good; everywhere they tell us so. What kind of an Advertisement would you write for such a Shoe? Try your hand at it. for bestanswers to this question. Third prize $10.00. Hirth-Krause More hlileage Shoes. cond prize $25.00. prizes, $5.00 pair of We are going to give $300.00 in prizes First prize $100.00. Se- Next thirty-three This contest is open to everybody. All replies must be in not later than midnight April 15. . l I I I To help you we have prepared a circular on the contest, giving all the particulars. Write for this free descriptive circular. It will help you win a prize. Write for" it today. HIRTH-KRAUSE GRAND RAPIDS, Bee Hives, Section Boxes Smokers, Comb Foundation, Etc. Everything for the bees, i' including Beginner’s Outfits. |‘ 'General agents in Michigan for The A. I.\Root Co. supplies. Send for catalog. Special booklet for begin- ners if requested. M. H. HUNT 8: SON, Box 525, Lansing, Mich. 4-. FARMS AND FARM LANDS— .Ch—oice Farm Lands 1 have the best proposition on earth for the man who is tired of being a renter. of working for others or who desires a larger farm than he now owns. I own lands in the famous clover seed belt near Onawav. choice heavy clav loam SOll underlaid with limestone at $10 to $30 per acre. The lands were beech and maple lands from which all of the timber has been removed. , a h pa 'ment is required after wliiclie 351(1): {bridevei' :nd alyfalia seed will take care of your future payments. While getting started and your home built I will, if necessary. stand behind you. This is one ofthe chances of a life time if you fire; farming and are a worker. " Raving for a farm in Clover Seed Belt where Seed'Crops worage $100.00 per acre. entails no hardship for the dairyman or stockman‘as the hay and chaff crops more than pay the expense. leaving the seed Crops as the mortgage lifter. Write today for full particulars and booklet. THAD. B. PRESTON ONAWAY, MICH. 400 Acres $4500 with Horses, l3 Cows and Edters'. bull, machinery. cream separator. equl m t: near R. B. town, conveniences; machlne-wor - ed his; Gil-cow pasture; 1.6000- ds pulp. 2,000 cords wood; good variety fruit:.400 an r maples; good 3:00: bongo; 70-ft. bait-n silo, tdgutnllhouse'h‘ligsesggfii‘. to i .6» arms. 9 a s e 0335 um him he. amour AG Nina 81438 Ford B‘ldg" Detroit. Mich. CLEVELAND -AKRON FARMS“ F s 5 acres and up. $75to $125 per acre. ‘ d with stock. crops. tools I Good buildings. 8 Good extra toodhorses. all harness etc. 18 allfrult 35% 199120! a W . Acres on tour I g‘hfi louazsmloiigm railroacdo; I , l . MICHIGAN Saving Grain Costs Less ¥ Than Raising It It costs you good money to raise your gram. You can't afford to take chances on having it wasted in threshing. You needn'_t worry about waste if your threshing is done With a Red River Special . It beats out the grain. Its Big Cylinder with the “Man Behind the Gun.” its beatin shakers. its smooth operation throng put-each means gram saved and money in your pocket. As]: the Red River Special owner in your neighborhood to do your threshing. Better speak early because he always has a long run—everybody wants him If interested in a thresher for your own use. ask about our “Junior? River . , Wriu‘forCirculan Nichols 8s Shepard Co. (In Continuous: Business Since 1848) ‘ i of Red ' 8 lThresbu-s. Wind wiggfimym afiiflvgil-mal‘raction Engines. BattleCrook. I ‘m Ola 1' up land in Presq e 9UT;2: le hh’Coii‘nt eqtgversrilaeddnelt. ~enr . smear ow myomr pieediE‘iio s. '1; o 039% pa night lapped to settler for 76300 can "no roan. . Jog: a. cum. minimum. Mich. .Mditicnslhm MP. sue-Pm .137 l . ' 0R some years the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railroad has reg- ularly maintained a, department for the improvement of agriculture along its line. The department is in charge of Mr. J. A. Jeffery, formerly Professor'of Soils at the Michigan Ag ricultural Collegé. I have just received from Mr. Jeffery a statement of the shipments of farm products from cer- tain points on the line, which may be interesting as indicative of the trend of agriculture in this territory. It should be understood that this rail- road is the premier line of the upper peninsula, traversing the whole dis- trict from east to west. That portion of its territory which lies in southern Houghton and Ontonagon counties is a developing dairy section, as is indi- cated by the shipments of cream from various stations there on the railroad. Thus last yea‘r, Bruce’s Crossing ship- ped 25 tons; Covington, 48 tons; Pel- kie, 59 tons; Herman, 5.6 tons. These are all small way-points with very small population. The hay-producing territory is more extended, ».as appears from the following record of hay ship- ments: Bruce’s Crossing, 11 cars; Chassell, 71; McMillan, 2; Ewen, 145; Moran, 15; Paynesville, 52; Sault Ste, Marie, 682 cars. There is a variety of other shipments of farm products On the list, comprising 23 carloads of po- tatoes; one carload of wheat; four of straw; three of oats; 8.25 of peas; 19 of cabbage; one of hogs; 28 of cattle; five of sheep, and 300 carloads unclass- ified. This is not a complete statement of all shipments outbound on this line. but it illustrates the trend. Equally interesting is the report of shipments of farm products into certain points on the “South Shore” line, illustrating in what respects there is a local short- age of products of the farm. Marquette reCeived shipments of 160 carloads of hay; Negaunee, 180; Ishpeming, 123; Calumet, 3; Houghton, 42; Hancock, 14; Baraga, 22; Newberry, 4, cars of hay, while of oats, Marquette imported 57 cars; N-egaunee, 21; Ishpeming, 34; Calumet, 23; Houghton, 103; Hancock, 82; Newberry, 2. It is notable that Calumet imported 17 cars of cabbage while Marquette imported 155 cars of mixed vegetables, and Houghton 52 cars. Of apples, Marquette shipped in on this line 35 cars; Negaunee, 6; Ish- peming, 24; Calumet, 24; Houghton, 56; Hancock, 25. This illustrates what was said in these columns, last fall, regarding the apple market afforded by upper peninsula cities. Although some excellent meat is locally produc- ed, the local supply is far from ade- quate, as is shown by the figures of rail shipments. Marquette shipped in by the “South Shore” 222 carloads of meat; Ishpeming, 234; Houghton, 244; Hancock, 2. Calumet imported nine carloads of oranges and 12 cars of grapes. Of mixed fruits and vegeta- bles, Ishpeming brought in by this line 38 cars; Calumet, 112; Houghton, 102; Hancock, 54. Of flour and feed, Baraga received 23 cars; Brimley, 10; Bruce’s, Crossing, 3; McMillan, 4; Moran, 16. It is to be understood that the larger points mentioned have other import- ant rail connections besides the “South Shore,” so that the aggregate ship- ments would appear considerably larg- er in all likelihood. Supervisors and Crop Statistics. The upper peninsula has a peculiar interest in the bill now before the leg- islature requiring supervisors, when they make their annual assessments, to collect statistics relative to farm produCts. This section is less well Sup- plied with crop reporters than the southern counties of the state, and in consequence it is less easy to. clued: “P ”3 91709-0911de and rural «mi 1.1. By L. A. BIC/mire opment here. Two of our counties are wholly without {such correspondents and others are inadequately covered. In a newly developing country, like this, crop returns normally range high per acre, and so there is good reason for wishing a complete reporting ser- vice: to all who are interested in the agricultural growth of north Michigan. Some of our supervisors may not be keen for this additional labor, but they should be made to understand its util< ity to Cloverland. Program for Marquette County. The Michigan Potato Growers’ Ex‘ change purposes a more active pub-3 licity. campaign in the upper peninsula and desires greatly to extend the sub. scription list of its publications. In this work it has the hearty support of the Upper Peninsula Development Bu- reau. Potatoes are our chief export farm crop and the exchange will doubt- less receive hearty local cooperation. In his annual report, recently re« i ceived, Agricultural Agent L. R. Walk- er, of Marquette county, recommends as a part of the 1921 program for the farmers of his county, the continuation of standardization and the use of pure, clean seed; the development of a mar- ket for seed potatoes, the growing of more barley, clover, more sunflowers and silos. He wishes club-work to'be undertaken along the lines of pota- toes, ‘live stock and handicrafts where it is not already in operation. He further recommends greater attention to soil improvement, fruit culture and cooperation with other agencies of de- velopment. He recommends that the county employ a home demonstration agent and a. junior club leader. Higher Temperatures. Observer Patrick, of the United States Weather Bureau’s Marquette of- fice, has just compiled the figures re- lating to temperature and precipitation for the present winter. They are of interest as indicating winter condi- tions along the Lake Superior shore, which is not as bleak and inhospitable as some people imagine it to be. The average temperature for December was 7; for January, 23.4, and for Febru- ary, 23.5 degrees, which was for the three months 6.4 degrees above the normal. The December precipitation was 2.27 inches; January, 2.28 inches; February, 1.29 inches, which was 41-100 of. an inch less than the normal. As a matter of fact, our usual greater depth of» snow in the Lake Superior country is not due to greater precipitation than in the southern counties of the lower peninsula but, because of normal low- er temperatures, we usually keep all we get throughout the winter; but it has not been so this winter. Extensive Campaign. Assistant State Leader of County Agents J. W. Weston, is arranging for farmers’ institutes in Marquette coun- ty in April, in which extension worker‘ in the upper peninsula and members of the staff of the Michigan Agricul- tural College will participate. Mr. A. G. Kettonen, assistant state club lead- er, is planning his work for the season now approaching, which will empha- size calf and potato clubs. Miss Au- relia Potts, assistant state leader of home demonstration agents. intends to put on a “milk fairy" demonstration with the assistance of students at the Northern State Normal School. Stud- ies undertaken with pupils at the nor- ?mal traning school have shown the great value of a milk diet to growing children. _Week1y weighings of chil- dren are held and these show excep— tional increases in weight «unless siek- , peas has intervened Itis, hoped 'to spread the. gospel of one quart of. milk per day perrohildi‘ f * ’ ' ' ‘ , 'P~‘\.V,. ,. Maw—7“ » I, 1} T is much easier to manage calves if each one has a halter. They are most easily halter-broke at an early age and this saves pulling contests later in life when the animals are very strong. Pulling a calf around by the cars is a hard job and apt to develop an unruly stubborn nature in the calf. The salt block is a sure method of providing a steady salt supply for the cows. Place, a block in a box in the barnyard and the cows will enjoy lick- ing the block a few moments each day. A steady supply of salt is better than a large supply at irregular intervals, followed by a long period without salt. These salt blocks last a long time and do not easily crumble up into fine bits that might be eaten by poultry. .On cold and wet spring nights the young cattle need shelter nearly as much as in the winter. If they do not have a dry resting place the exposure - may devitalize them and make certain individuals more susceptible to tuber- culosis. The health‘and steady growth of the young heifers has a great influ- ence on future dairy profits and such animals need the best of care. The best guarantee that a cow will prove all right is to buy her of an hon- est farmer or dealer. If you buy a cow .that is due to freshen at a certain date and she never freshens, the honest seller will be anxious to make it right, if. possible. If the honest seller tells you that a. cow is a profitable milker you will not be able to see the' bottom 0f the pail after milking that cow. Of course, the buyer must use some judg- ment but it is true that many experi. enced farmers are fooled when buying cows. They can take some of the risk ] out, of such deals by purchasing cows 4. of honest dealers. When you have good luck in buying a cow do not fail to give the seller credit. In this'way the hon- est cow dealers are encouraged and the others soon lose a let of business. The farmer who raises an occasion- al heifer for his herd often finds that he obtains better coWs than he can buy for prices he can afford to pay. Good cows are not high in price now, but when you start out to buy. them you may‘ find that most of the cows for sale arenot as good as you would like to buy. When yoifiralse a heifer‘ from a good cow and a pure-bred bull, there is always a chance that you «will obtain for the cost of production a cow that you cannot easily duplicate for that amount of money. Unexpected casualties often take the heart out of the dairy farmer. Many cows have died from eating staples, pieces of fence Wire and other foreign materials. Be careful about making repairs around the barn and keep the barn and pasture as free‘from junk as possible. One farmer-recently lost a good cow because she licked up ni- trate of soda which was placed in a heap in a shed to use as fertilizer. Cows do not seem to have their in. ’ stincts of preservation sufficiently de- veloped to protect them from eating foreign materials in their fodder. The " wild cattle of the plains did not'find bits of barbed wire in the clover. They found no pails of spray dope in their pasture. Cows now live under more or less domestic and artificial condi— tions and their owner must do much thinking for them. A cow is a very friendly and docile creature but no one can accuse her of being overdeveloped mentally. A box stall is a great help in manag- inga cow at freshening time. If it is well bedded the calf will find a. Warm clean nest soon after it is born. 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The studies now com- pleted are to help meet the needs in the case of the two crops mentioned. All items entering into the cost of production, like seeds, plants, fertiliz- ers, lime, man labor, horse labor, use of machinery, interest charges and use of land, have been figured doWn to a cost unit which has been applied in ar- riving at the cost of the crops in ques- tion. The summary or the cost of growing one acre of peas is based on cost figures secured from taking data on seventy-six Orleans county farms, based on 377 acres, which yielded 1,970 pounds per acre. Figures Apply to Peas. Here are some of the cost items ap- plying to the pea crop with the figures applying to an acre as the unit: Seed, four bushels, $16; fertilizer, 245 pounds, $4.05; manure, 2.4 tons, $5.11; man power up to time of harvesting, 17.2 hours, $7.98; horse power up to time of harvesting, 37.8 hours, $9.25; use of machinery, 37.8 hours, $3.10; use 01‘ land, one acre, $9.14; labor har- vesting, man power, 22.7 hours, $9.39; horse power, 25.3 hours, $6.20; use of machinery, 25.3 hours, $2.08, together with a few small items brings the to- tal for raising and harvesting up to $74.41. The value of the ensilage is set at $4.77, making the net cost of one acre of peas as $69.64, for which the farmer received on an average $78.82. 1 It is apparent that the cost per ton will vary according to the yield, and that the cost is relatively lower the larger the yield and apparently higher the lighter the yield. However, the -studies were made on a large number of farms, so that an approximate aver- age of the entire crop was obtained so far as costs were concerned. The aver- age price a. ton received by growers at the canning factories was $79.27. At this figure the net to the grower was $7.18, not taking into consideration the ensilage, and when it is taken into con- sideration that the average yield is not far from a ton to the acre, it is plain that under such conditions as obtained last season growing of peas for can. ping factories is not. a gold mine, it is pointed out. ’ Unusual Year for Tomatoes. Similar studies were made in the t0- mato survey. Forty-nine farms were under survey in collecting the data. On twelve farms records of the labor re- . quired and quantity of materials used in producing the crop were kept by the farmers. On the remaining farms esti- mates were made by the farmers of the time required to perform the var- ious operations and the quantities of materials used. 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New York ‘ “There’s nothing I’m ashamed of, I But—1’ 11 do it. ” rocker, lay back and closed his eyes as it over. me any moxe than I wanted her.” at Moreland, and went on: . “You see, they wanted to marry us in order to unite old Clavering’s for- tune and my dad‘s; Patricia, too, was an only child. It had been all cut and dried for us, for years. You may think it was weakness on our part to agree against our wills to do it, but it wasn’t ——not wholly, anyway. They put it up to me like this: they said I owed it to them, that it was my duty; that I had always been a severe trial to them; that my savagery had put grey into my mother’s hair, and a lot of things of that kind. I fell for it at last; it was sort of a matter of self-defence. With Patricia, it was a case of—well, a case of simple obedience. Pat is a good gi11...” “I’ ll hu1ry along with it, John More- land. I had one fine friend back there. It was Robert McLaurin, a reporter on the city’s leading newspaper. My pa- rents didn’t take~to him because he was a worker, and not a fop. Mother wanted Pat’s cousin, ‘poor dear Harry’ Clavering, for my best 'man. ‘Poor dear Harry’ and I had had a fight, once upon a time, and I——I had whipped .him; and I didn’t like' him. I chose Bobby McLaurin for my best man, and I wouldn’t give him up. “It was only when we met before the chancel in a big crowded church that I fully realized the tragedy of it for Pat. I saw that her face was a clean white. and that her eves held the shad- c1» 01 something that was very terri- he I IIIrned my head and saw the same shadow 111 11;: eyes of my great- est l1iend, Bobby McLau1in. I knew then Hobby and Pahicia loved each other, John Meieland! Bobby didn’t have any money to speak of, and that had held them apart. 11L flCRES-fll Says, DAD PAYING SOMEONE ELSE To CEMENTV HIS / BARN FLOOR 1‘4 WHEN 1 c4715 though to visualize the story, to live so I ran. there in church. was truth. Dale a1 ose. ye fight. L. .71 , .4. . \\\\1—1"__:___I..11”1n“fi1m”, firm? 1\\\Illl IIIIHIlIlllIlIIIIH HIIIHIIIIIII’HIIHHI 111111111 1111111 A ‘1‘“. LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHI'L l|L\\\\‘ L&%L”W®M , 11W “It had been the finest thing in the guess,” he said. “I don’t like to tell‘ world, McLaurin’s acting as best man it simply because I don’ t like to tell it. for me. There was friendship for you. I couldn’t take from them their one He sat down in his sheepskin-lined chance of happiness. “I couldn’t see anything else to do, I,went home, pulled off my wedding rig and put on the clothes 5; “Maybe it’s not very much in my I’m Wearing now, threw some things ‘5/ ' favor, John Moreland,” he began. “I into a bag and hurried down to the un- never could get along with my parents, ion station. or with the set I was born into. Some- my choice between a flier for Atlanta how, I was different. I liked the out- and' the—the train that brought me of— doors. I didn’t like dances and part- here. I bought passage to Atlanta, but ies and such things. I didn’t have any I never meant to use it; I meant to b1otl1eis and sisters, and perhaps I take the other train and pay a cash was spoiled. Fathel and mothel want— fale. ed me to be a dandy; they even want- myself from them. ed me to let a servant d1ess‘ me. The hinde1ed to some country whole I climax came when they tried to mai ry wouldn’t be consideied a——-a savage, me to a young woman who didn’t want y ’.know “I went out to the train- shed, and I He opened his eyes, looked st1 aight hadn’t been the1e a minute when Bob- by McLaurin came. he knew where to find me. “I thought you wouldn’t care to stay here after what you did, and I wanted 'to say good-bye, Bill.’ ed me that, and it made me feel like 3. Then I put my bag down and took him by both shoulders and told 3. him this: “ ‘Look heie, Bobby, I’m going to. give you some advice, and you take it. You steal Pat and marry he1. Pat and marry her if you have to live in a hole in a hillside. as any of them, and lots better than most of them. You can work your way to a better job and better salary. You see,’ I told him, ‘We get about what we deserve in this world. Most of us don’t deserve much.’ “I asked him if mother was badly cut up. He said she was; that she had . Dad swore aloud, he said, I told Bobby good-bye and got aboald the tlain without say- ing anything about whele I was going ~—but I didn’t know myself where I was going, at the time. “Now you’ve heard it. If you’ll trust me with the coal, I’ll make this land my land, your I’ll suffer with you when you suffer, and be happy with you when you’ 1e happy; and when you fight, I’ 11 fight with you.’ The Moreland chief aiose, and Bill The hillman put out his hand, and Dale gripped it.” “I believe Moreland. “Fo’ another thing, I’ve seed You can work the coal.” He looked toward the closed inner door and called, “Oh, Addle; you and the boys can come back now.” Out of the night a face appeared at In doing that, I hoped to lose I wanted to go un- people my people. “Lives of Great Mm oft Remind Us” etc. W VARIETY Is 7115\1 AL‘S QUICK CEMENT memes IHIlIIIiIil1‘I__ I1|IIIllll1|IIlIHIIIIIHIHHIIlllllllll ll i_____Hlll|l ‘lllillllllilillilIllllllllllllll|11IIIlI||I!I|___ I found that I could have I asked him how He always call- You’re as good Every word in ye, IIIIIIITII’IIII'.IIIITIITJI‘IWFI'IFIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII111111IIIII .I_11 1111111111.111'1 11111111111III 111.1111IIIIIIIIIIIIII/STVI(3%111111111111111 ~~—-—- “”"m I; 23 ____.__._..._...M.___.___ /_ 3.1—...F/ HIIHIII‘IHIIllllllllllllIUIllli|llI[UHI'IIIIIHHII'ljllll'lll' HHI'HIIH1|l||_l'|ll.‘II'IIIHIIHI[HIII‘III].nlllllllItfltlllllllhfllllllhlI;lIHIHI'NHIIIll\\9/‘J“(I J)_,JL"11IIII'II Ill! .J- \ one of the small windows. It was a “As I passed the cawner 0’ the feminine face? and handsome rather house, I got down that thar old oxwhip than pretty. Two slender, sunburned to take along. I went acrost the road hands gripped the window ledge ner- and into the meadow, and thar I seen vously. The face messed closer to the Adam Ball a-comin’. I hid, and when then disappeared. Soon after- Adam was about to pass me, I jumped funeral fo’ ye She backed toward the door, her or are ye one 0’ these fellers who‘ eyes never leaving Dale’s face. Anoth— chaws what they bites off ef it’s 3. er second, and she was gone. They were all on their feet now. “I’ll stick.” Dale’s voice came firm- John Moreland gripped Dale’s arm. ly in the darkness. “I’ll stick.” “Over thar aside 0’ the chimbley, Bill!” he ordered, his native draw] for the moment absent. “Out, Addie, hon- ward the outer door of the guest’s up and jerked his rifle from him and room opened, and Ben Littleford’s busted it ag’in a rock. ,Then I lights daughter entered. .Her skirts were in and thrashes him with the oxwhip dripping wet.» ' Mrs. Moreland arose and went to- here happened, Addie: ward the young woman. She knew that “I was a-watchin’ to see ef Adam only something of ' great importance had reely went off, when I‘seed a man could bring a Littleford into her home a-comin’ towards me fast. ‘I thought in this fashion. “What’s the matter, Babe?” Babe Littleford gave no attention to run and commences a-shootin’ over his Mrs. Moreland. She went on to Bill head to skeer him. But it didn’t hap. Dale, walking softly on bare feet. She pen .to be Adam Ball—it was Ben Lit- look down, colored a. little, looked up tleford. He was a-follerin’ Babe to see and spoke: “Black Adam is a-goin’ to 'kill you “How do ye know it was Ben, pap?" tonight, Bill Dale.” “That so?” Bill’s smile was rather “How do I know?” growled John grim. “How did you find that out, Miss Moreland. “When I got through a- Littleford ?” “I found it out, all right. As he went ‘Tomorrow, John Moreland,’ he says, off from the river this mornin’, I made ‘We’ll have a little Gettysburg 0’ our fun of hiin; and he patted the stock of own!’ And I might mind ye, Cale’, ’at his rifle and said he’d git you through he keeps his word the same as I do." window! .He was at our house this “And Littleford "meant. a—” began evenin’ to help fix pap’s gun, and when Dale. he left he started this way, a-goin’ by "‘That the’ll be a big fight tomor- the blowed-down sycamore. I waded row,” said Moreland. “Bill Dale, in the river at Blue Cat Shoals to beat a-makin’ this land yore land and these him here. to know it, so’s ye could mebbe save a-goin’ t0 git more’n ye expected, meb- other folks the trouble 0’ makin’ a be more’n ye can handle. Do ye want ontel he broke and run. And ’en this it was Ball, 0’ course. So I up and tells him to show me how fast he can what she was up to, 0’ course.” Caleb asked. shootin’, he hollers at me and says: I thought you might want people yore people. I’m a-feard ye’re to back out of it and let the coal go, hoss’s head?” CHAPTER V. The Mystery of the Rifles. Luke, bring my rifle and hat——— A N hour after John Moreland had jump keen! Cale, bring water and drownd this here fire!” It was done. Moreland took his hat every Moreland and every Littleford in and the repeater and went alone into the valley knew of the declaration of the night. When some fifteen minutes had pass- weapons and put them in better work— ed, there came to Dale’s ears the sound ing order. of shooting. There were ten shots in When Dale went to bed, there was such rapid succession that they made too much on his mind to render sleep— almost a continuous roar. Then came ing easy for him. Tomorrow he would echoes ”and reverberations, and then have to help ‘in the fight against the silence. self into the dark room. His wife’s voice was low and filled from the murderous rifle of the moun- with anxiety: taineer Goliath—or break his word “What happened, John?” flatly. - It was a poor return for such a A dull thud came through the dark— favor! The longer he thought over the ness as her husband’s rifle-butt struck dilemma, the more perplexed he be- the floor. ’ “This is what happened, Addie: sent- his ten rifle bullets whining over the head of Ben Littleford, ar. And each man of them oiled his Soon JOhn Moreland let him- Littlefords, kinsmen of the young wom- an who had saved him, without doubt, came. He thought, too, of the everlasting ‘ —By Frank R. Leet censor: . 1‘ ings oft-he Aim. " , "“' ~W I . - took in at a sweeping glance the home- ' made diningtable with its cover of red - oilcloth, 'the broken cast-iron. stove ighty .‘upo‘n men 'he meant to fight the next day was a thing that Bill Dale could not under» stand, . , ' . It was after midnight before he slept.1 He woke at the break of day, arose and; dressed himself, and went out. Going toward the flower-filled front yard, hel found himself facing a very angry J ohn1 Moreland. 1 “What’s the matter?” he asked. 1 “Matter enough,” clipped the moun-1 taineer.‘ “Bill Dale, I’m a-goin’ to ax: you a question, and I want the truth.‘i W111 1 git it?” 1 “You’ll get the truth if you get any-E thing. Shoot the question.” 1 “All right. What do you know about? my gun?” 1 “About as much as you know of the‘; left hind wheel of Ben Hur’s‘chariot.1 ‘W‘hat's wrong with it?” 1 Moreland’s eyes were steady and1 cold. He thrust his hands into the1' pockets of his corduroy trousers. Then: his face softened a trifle. . g “I reckon I ought to ax yore para,’ don,” he said in a low voice. “Ye see1 ‘ my gun’s plumb gone!” “You had it only last night,” Dale; said. “Did it disappear—” 1 “Whilst I slept,” cut in the hillman.? "Both 0’ my guns is gone. And Luke’s: repeater is gone, and so is Cale’s, and?‘ we hain’t got nothin’ at all to fight' them Littleford’s with!” . 1 “if . :2”; "I rm 7% .r” 7/223} at? ,p ’ ‘fl/Z’M%"A ' xiii 1333 /. HOW long do you expect a tractor to last on your farm? You buy a tractor for lasting, unfailing, economical power. You want a tractor that not only does the mbst work each season with the least trouble and expense, but also gives the greatest number of years of this kind of service under your own farm conditions. It is hard to state the life of a tractor because of the scarcity of actual, “Gone!” Dale exclaimed wondering—1 ly and—it seem to him—asininely. “It must ha’ been the Littlefords, 1‘ ' guess,” frowned Moreland. “Fo’ who else would ha’ done it? But to save; the life 0’ me I cain’t see 110w they got‘ in and took my rifle without wakin’ me up, Bill Dale. I slept. twicet as? light as a sick mouse.” Within ten more minutes, every man; of the Morelands was gathered there at the house of their chief—and every} man of them had lost their weapons, during the night! 1 John Moreland called Dale aside and1 said to him: . 1 “You’re high on the good side 0’: them thar triflin’ Hecks. and, so fer as they know, you ain't int’rested in the feud. I wisht you’d go down thar and see By and his mother, and see ef ye‘ can find out whar our rifles went.” When Dale had gone off down the], dusty oxwagon road, Caleb Morelandé climbed a tall ash that grew behind: his father’s cabin and kept a watch to- ward the Littleford side of the river. He saw a group of men standing in Ben Littleford’s cabin yard, and noth-vi ing else. 1 A little more than a quarter of an hour after Dale let't John Moreland, he entered by the gateless gateway at the cabin of the Hecks. It was a dilap- idated place, and it stood not far from, the river. By sat in the front door-1 way; he, was lazily cutting a new mid‘1 day sunmark in the place of the worn‘ old one. Behind him sat his mother, who was busily knitting a grey yarn stocking. The moonshiner looked up and start- ed quickly to his feet. “Hi, thar, Bill, old boy!” he greeted cordially. “My gosh, but ye’ve come at the right time, shore. We’re a-goin’ to have young squirrels fo’ dinner, and a biled hamshank with string beans, and cawnbread made with the yaller o’ hen aigs. Live 'whilst ye do live, says I. Come right in, Bill, old boy.” “La, la, la!” cried Granny Heck, looking over the brass rims of her spectacles. “How glad I am to see ye, Mr. Bill! Come right in and tell us the, news.” . .Bill Dale crossed the threshold and accepted a creaking chair. His eyes the strings of dried peppers hanging on the log walls. . . t ' authentic records. Some authorities put it at seven years. It is still harder to state the life of an OilPull tractor because the first Oil- Pulls built are still “going strong,” after twelve years of hard and continuous work. Many of the owners of these veteran OilPulls express a firm belief that their tractors will last still another decade before their usefulness is impaired. The great length of life of OilPull tractors is largely due to the fact that in the first place they were designed and built for unusual long life —tremendous strength in every part, a great reserve of power, double assurance of dependable lubrication, splendid de- sign, absolute insistence on the highest quality of materials, super- exacting inspection and test. OilPull tractors are produced by a com- pany that has been building long life into power farming machinery for over eighty years. ‘ _ The OilPull tractor supplies the economical power required for the most efficient handling of your farm work. Four sizes—12—20, 16-30, 20-40 and 30-60 H. P. We, or yOur Advance-Rumely dealer, will supply complete details- ADVANCE'RUMELY THRESHER CO., Inc. LaPorte, Indiana Battle Creek. Mich. —:- [fills , . t A ll. r V‘ J" 1} .l.anIl~-» ”11 Since 1911 This old OilPull tractor, No. 394, owned by A. L. Du-gan, McCracken, Kam, was built and sold over ten years ago. 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There was a chance that Ben Little- ford’s daughter Would be there fishing, Dale ‘told him’selhand it was barely possible that she could throw some 1' ht on the mystery Of the rifles. He crossed the river by means of the prostrate tree. Babe was there; she sat on the stone on which she had been sitting the morning before; her back was to him, and her bare feet were in the water to her ankles. Dale went up close, stopped and gathered a handful of violets and dropped them over her shoulder and into her lap. Babe looked around and smiled. T‘W'hat luck, Miss Littleford?” “Nothin’. I don’t much want to ketch anything,” she said slowly, a spirit of 4 I In "V117... .‘ .. mm mm) m ( lOtLI'lOHd Field Seeds Grown Up North THE “Cloverland region" has been specially marked by Na.- ture for seed growing. The rich, cut- over lands are all “new ground”——free from weeds. 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Y’ought to hear pap cuss John Moreland!” She shrugged her pretty shoulders, lifted the small end of her rod to its proper place, and went on, "I never did see pap as mad as he'was when he got home‘last night from a-follerin’ me.” “Mad at you?” asked Dale. “No; but he would ha’been ef he hadn’t ha’ had all his madness turned ag’in them Morelands. You knowed about pap’s trouble on yan side 0’ the river last night?” . “Yes, I knew about that,” Dale an- swered slowly. “But John" Moreland thought your father was my antagonist of ye‘sterday!’ “An—antagonist?” Babe muttered in- “What’s that?” “I mean Adam Ball, y’know.” “Oh. That’s what I told pap. But pap he wouldn’t believe it, and he won’t never believe itw’cause he don’t want to believe it. I told him ’at John Moreland wasn’t a-shootin’ to hit, and he wouldn’t believe , that, neither. Pap’s as hard-headed as a brindle cow. when he gits a fool notion on him. Whats—what did them Morelands say about their guns a-bein’ gone?” (Continued next week). AID a bishop recently, “If a man isn’t a world Christian, he isn’t a Christian at all,” meaning that if one does not have a world-wide vision of Christianity, he has a very small conception of it. The man who imagines that God is particularly in- terested in his nation, to the exclu- sion of others, has yet much to learn. Last week, there was held in our town the annual state convention of student volunteers. This consists of students in the universities and col- leges who have signed a pledge to the effect, that, if the way opens, they Will go to some foreign land as missionar- ies. Some will go as general mission- alies, some as expert agriculturists, otheis as physicians, othe1s as nuises, many as teacheis, and a few as engi- neers. When one attends such a gath- ering as this, he is impressed with the fact that there are some American students who take life seriously. They apprehend that they have but one life to live, and they are intent on invest- ing it to advantage. been abroad during the war, reveal how desperate is the need of conse- crated brains in foreign lands. Doctor C. G. Haas, who has been in Turkey all through the war, told the students ignorance and hate. He said that as Turkish politicians played billiards, they talked over .the most fiendish methods of killing off the Armenians. The prize went to the govern/or of the province in which Doctor Haas liv‘ed. This governor’s scheme was to drag the Armenians out of their beds at three in the morning, and start them down the road, leaving all goods and money behind. As they left the gates of the city, they were held up by Turk soldiers, who nailed horseshoes to their bare feet. Then they were driven on. This method of torment was highly applauded by the Turks as being orig- inal and clever. And yet this American surgeon show- ed what a. hold a missionary can get, even on Turkish affections. The wife of. this governor was dying. The Amer- ican operated, against the protests of . the nativeddctors, and she recovered. A The 1ep01ts of missionai 1es whOIhave what the situation is, in that land of’ Moving Out of Podunk Our Met/y Sermon—By JV. A. Mchmg From that hour there was nothing that the Turk governor would not do for the American—except stop murder- ing Armenians. One day British sol- diers who had been captured by the Turks, were brought in. Many were sick, some Were dying of typhus. In caring for the typhus patients, Doctor Haas, his assistant and nurses“ were all, stricken. For days they lay between life and death. Ice was necessary, but there was none. ForthWith the Turk governor ordered that an old ice fac- tory in a distant'city should begin to manufacture ice. He said if the ice could not be made, he would do some- thing else. It was but a few miles to the foot of the Taurus mountains, whose summit is covered with snow. Rather than see the Americans die for want of ice, the Turk said he would place a line of soldiers from Adana to the summit of the mountain, and have snow passed from man to man, so that there might be plenty for the sick. They recovered. NE hundred years ago, a colored man, Stewart by name, thought he heard voices calling him to go in a northwest direction, and preach. He went. It was in Ohio. He came upon a settlement of Wyandot Indians, and there he' worked. They were a hard lot, given to gambling and drink. Stew- art could not talk in the Wyandot dia- lect, and had to use an interpreter. The first congregation consisted of three persons, Stewart, the interpreter and a squaw.. But in a. few months large numbers of Indians were con- verted. Later, a white man, James B. Finley, worked among the Wyandots. When he went east with two chiefs, Monocue and Between'the-Logs, they created a sensation. Between-the-Logs proved to be an orator of power, and, even though he had to speak through an interpreter, held audiences spell- bo‘und. The result of all this was, the organization of the F01 eign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, that has today representa- tives in every continent, and working among almost every race. 'John Stew-V art moved out of Podunk, and millions have followedllim ’ 1,.” .§"__ 1; v ‘.. 2 ' at;least fort the time. But some kind' ' of league W111 be found, we hope, that nations. together in a mutual helpfulness. And Christian missions have, been 11 o1k1ng at this for fifty years. Today, missions are among the strongest but- t1esses for a world league. It was only three years'ago that Peru voted religious freedom. It had been a long fight, and there were thrills in it. And when, amidst" the. wildest confusion, some applauding,‘some hissing, the bill granting religious freedom to all peo— ple and all faiths was passed, it was a shining milestone in the history of the South American republic. will bind the strong bond of ODAY famine eats its victims in (j.hina Vie or‘ the United States 1 are helping, and we ought to help. An area equal to five of oui middle west- ern states is without food. Nothing will do more to build 11p international \ friendship than sending food to suffer- ' ing peoples. What we sow today, we may never reap, but our children will, while China’s children will be joyful now. That is international Christian- ‘ itv That is friendship with wings. 3 ' That is moving out of Podunk. The man who said that America did . not haVe enough ieligion to exp01t was wrong. Religion increases the more you expmt it. You might as well Say, you must not loxe your child too much, as you might exhaust your love. Love multiplies with use. So‘ does religion. The time will come when they will not have these devastating [amines in Chi- na. They will not have the i'amines for one reason. because they will not have floods. And they will not have floods because there will be reforesta- tion. And there will be reforestation because American scientific missionar— ies using American text books and 5 American tools, will teach the Chinese U how to grow trees, and how to make the soil laugh. It is a lot more fun to think of one’s religious faith going out into all the world, than it is to nurse 3 sickly faith that hasn’t life enough to get outside one‘s own dooryard. THE MAN WHO ISN’T THERE. 111' 111.1 11. BUDD. I’ve seen the wise man frequently, And so, I’m sure, have you, \Vho knows, in all emergencies, Exactly what to do. The things that other people daunt, Surprise, perplex, or scare, “'ould not affect him in the least, If he were only there. «(fr “s ,l .I‘f’fljfi 5 ~ ‘l; x . 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I .‘ ‘ or: do in two. Write at once before Barium. .' ~ : .L-C. Luger»; . LE). 1;». ‘ Aspirin Always say “Bayer” Unless you see the name “Bayer” on tablets, you are not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for 21 years and proved safe by millions. Directions in package. Aspirin is the trademark of iacture of Mononceticaculcster of Use Dandelion Butter Color Bayer Manu. Salicylicacid i Add a half-tea- spoonful to each gallon of Winter cream and out of your churn comes - butter of golden June shade to bring you top prices. DANDELION Butter Color All stores sell 35-cent h o t t l e s, each sufficient to} keep that rich, “Golden Shade” in your butter all the year round. Standard Butter Color ior fifty years. Purely vegetable. Meets 'nll food laws, State and National. Used I) all large creameries. Will not color this buttermilk Tasteless. ' Wells 6: Richardion Co., Burlington, Vermont. , . Orig finally died indium the fiuataz'nivf‘tzamull; , To law’s sweet day-star; that‘s/will fart/m burn j 'v " " Long a: the current: roll. w-Holme: ' " ‘ m M s Interests LWoman’s stood through the morning meet- ings during the Farmers’ Week ses- sions, or gave up in discouragement after waiting in line to get in, you will realize the need of the Michigan Agri- cultural College for a new home eco- nomics building for meetings of this kind, if for no other reason. Scarcely a week passes that one or several gatherings of this kind of women from the state are not held at the college, and there is always this crowded con- dition to contend with. IF you were one of the women who will provide additional class rooms, laboratory space, and housing facili- ties for our students at college, in its broadest sense these additional facili- ties will benefit our farm women. As one of the oldest home economics institutions of the country, ranking fifth in number and first in the per cent of students taking home econom- ics work, the M. A. C. is in a position to accomplish much for the biggest pro- fession in the world, that of home- making. The college has the fifth larg- est home economics institution from a list of twelve, and all of these institu- tions, with the exception of Florida. State College, which is now asking for a building, have separate home eco- nomics buildings either completed or in the process of construction. With almost a third of the total number of students on the campus, the home eco- nomics division at East Lansing must struggle along in a makeshift of a combination dormitory and laboratory and class rooms. Child welfare work is conceded to be one of the biggest tasks before the women of thecountry today, and there - "HOMEWO 01') YARN VIRGIN WOOL (Tear Out. Fill In and Mail) “on: WOOL!” MILLS. EDI. 1.18 204 W. Main Sh. Eaton Rapids. Mich. Send me skeins of (mention colcgg HOMEWOQL Yarn, guaranteed 1 ‘70 American Grown Virgin \Vool, at 50c per skein, 3 en- closed. (Postage prepaid). Money back if not satisfied. I expect this to be the finest virgin wool am for hand knitting socks. sweaters, caps, etC. ade in white, turquoise. scarlet, heather. maroon navy, oxford. black. My Name Address - FROM MILL TO YOU DON’T SELLWOOL YOUR Ship to us—We will make it into the finest pure wool Knitting Yarns. Blankets, Shirt Flannels, or Onilt Batting. You save 50% or more. Suppl all our family needs. or you can sell the finishe goo s to friends and neighbors at wholesale prices and get 60c a pound for your Wool. Show tlli8.fldv.t0 nei hbors that have wool: pool together for large sh] ments. 8 also sell direct at money—sawing, mill prices. rite for samples today. MERRILL WOOLEN MILLS C0. 159 Blaine Street - Merrill, Wisconsin is a crying need for this work in the country as well as in the city: In Wayne county out of two thousand children in the rural schools who were iweighed. by the school nurse, fifty per cent were over seven per cent under- lweight. At the Bay County Fair: out of 1,120 children‘examined,’ 589 Were more than five pounds underweight, and 257 were ten pounds or more un- derweight. Dr. Emerson, of Boston, one of the greatest child specialists in the world, says that seven per cent underweight means a year’s retardav tion in physical development. Under- weight and undernourishment in chil- dren, he declares, are not necessarily the result of insufficient food, but rath— er of improper food. Every school child must have a hot dish at noon to supplement the lunch brought from home. Cafeterias are be- coming the rule rather than the excep— tion in our city schools, and all up-to- date rural schools are adopting the hot lunch at noon. The college has i'Slrawbenies, Everbearing ' and Spring varieties. Raspberries. Hardy Shrubs, Roses &,Et‘c. Our plants Will please you andour ‘ prices will save you money. GEO. H. SCHENCK, , 1‘ Choice Strawberry Plants ‘ I ”Titian at 84. uaranteed‘ first class or money re- - .mged. Catalog. FILENA WOOLF. Allegnn. Mich. Elsie, Mich. 84 1.000. A l Perle " ‘ ‘ edl reed overbearing strawberry Wharton's finals 31.50 postpai'di. 1000 $5.00 not > ‘ . Allison Nursery 00.. Platinum/Mo. ading more calls for trained cafeteria man- agers than they can possibly fill. Ev- ery girl at M. A. C. should have an opportunity to study this problem, to plan and prepare food in large quanti- ties with simple apparatus. This is impossible now with our lack of space. Every farmer and farmer's knows that the animals on the farm ' must be properly fed if they develop properly. Experiments, in animal feed- ‘While the new building asked for .' wife ~ ' Now Let’s All Boost the Michigan Agricultural College, if ing have been carried on for years by some of the greatest seientists of othe age. Much of this lexpeiimental ani- mal feeding, such as the work done by Dr. McCollum, has resulted in most valuable information about human feeding. At the Michigan Agricultural College, no work has been done along lines of human experimental feeding. With even limited laboratory space, most valuable experimental wOrk could be done with would have a bearing on human nutri- tional problems. , If the women of the state have Prof- ited in the past by work carried onwat small animals which - they want work continued which will directly affect the health of the people of the state, then they must boost fer the building program. The grange, the D. A. R., the farm bureau, and wom- en’s clubs all overthe state have plac- ed themselves on record as organiza- tions favoring this building program. It is now necessary for the women of the state to 'get behind it individually. Write to your representative today if youvbelieve a home economics building at M. A. C. will raise the living condi- tions of the state and benefit the homes; —-—M. A. C. Record. Help With Spring Sciving ‘ Bngz'lr/(z S the busy season hastens along A and the social gatherings of the country must come to a close, many housewives take advantage of the pleasant days of March or April to have a neighborhood sewing, and combine business with pleasure in get- ting the sewing out of the way before housecleaning time. The success of this plan depends upon careful fore- thought and planning, together with ample materials and at least three well cleaned and oiled sewing ma- chines t'or the workers. ‘ _ One lady who makes the sewing an annual occasion hires a competent woman to come‘ for a day and cut out and baste the garments. Each article is started and has the required mate- rials to finish cut and pinned securely to it, so that there can be no mistakes. The hems are then put in, the button- holes made, the plackets and belts sewed by hand and everything neatly and securely finished without trouble the day of the sewing. Such things as sheets, towels, cur- tains, pillow slips and aprons can be cut by the mistress, of the house and need no basting. The hems are pinned in to show the width and the pockets of the aprons sewed or bastedin place. Garments for the baby are of the simp- lest and so are'the everyday rompers and articles for the older children. To fill in odd moments and provide wor'k when the sewing machines are busy there are always rags to be sewed for rugs, patchwork for quilts and .quilts to be quilted or comforts to be tied. Everything is done to provide work for many busy hands a whole day so as to make the occasion one of profit. The, hostess provides an abundant dinner promptly at noon and a social hour is enjoyed immediately thereaf-t‘ er. Then the work is resumed and by four in the afternoon an immense pile of finished sewing is ready to be put. away. Often the ladies bring their own dishes and silverso that there is little dishwashingand no borrowing of dishes necessary, as they in turn .expect to entertain with sewings.and enjoy the freedom from dishwashing. If the organization is the Ladies Aid of the local church, the'ladies’ iof'the grange, or some clubga mOdestisum’. is paidw‘th (techimember. that; ks“ a Ric/imam! this goes int5 the treasury, but if mere- ly friends and neighbors are asked no money is paid out. The ladies who are skilled at needlework giVe their trained hands to the more difficult tasks while those with no knack with. the needle help with the dinner. The’easy dinner for this occasion is the big chicken and gravy and biscuit feast, as the chickens can be gotten ready the day before and the biscuits mixed and cut early in the morning of the sewing. Then the setting of the tables, mashing of potatoes and ar- ranging of the dessert of cake and can ned fruit or freshly baked pies will be allthat will bother the hostess. Of course, extra vegetables and extra things. are often used, but a chicken dinner needs few extras. The whole day is one of pleasure and profit and well repays the woman who gets her sewing done in this way. TWO LABOR-SAVING DEVICES. NE of the handiest tools that I have, on cleaning days, is a wire mopstick, which, by the way, was pur¥ chased for a small sum. 'The wire on, the stick was covered with heavy felt material, being very careful that all sharp edges were thoroughly covered. Over this put a piece of a wornout blanket, sewing it securely to the felt. When ordinary dusting is to be done. I put a dustless duster over the pad- ding, fasten it to the mopstick and proceed to dust in the usualway. The long wooden handle of the mopstick enables me to dust the out-of-the-way corners", and surfaces almost out of reach; I am able with this device to dust picture moldings, ceilings, cor- ,ners, tops of windows and doors and ‘other high'places. labor, and I never have to use a chair or ladder as was necessary formerly. The other handy device is a piece of ordinary rubberhose which has been a great help on wash day. By the use for this hoSe which is six feet in length, I.have saved myself many steps and, a. tired back as Well. I can fill my wash . ' tubs with cold water,lwhich saves car“, ' rying‘and lifting it, and also gives me, time torjmepy-_otlier necessary . duties; . 1* , . .that invariably oceut‘. uneasiness ' A garish? V a‘ It saves time and 1 1m . ‘ BY M'. magma. . A’SOFT washable women doll is just , the thing for baby’s bedtime com‘ fort for. it. cannot hurt the little one and it will not break. . . A cuddlesome doll can be made in a few moments from a hank of wool left over from a sweater which actually re- quired less wool than was expected. It may be white or colored, but the thick- er the wool the softer and fluffien will the doll be. Half an ounce of wool will make a sufficiently large doll. To make it, take a hank of wool about eighteen to tWenty inches in length, fold it in two, and with strands of the same wool tie it tightly in three . places, first near the top, then about two inches lower down to form the neck, and,'last' of all, lower still for the.“ waist. ' Cut. the loops of wool at the top, so that the cut ends will form the hair. _Now cut loose several strands just above the waist-line and tie them with a piece of Wool to form arms. Tie them again near the ends to mark the .hands. On the head part place two small linen buttpns and sew them on with blue or black wool to represent eyes. A few stitches of wool can be put in to represent nose andmouth. Tie a ribbon around the waist and the doll is ready for the little one’s eager fingers. If a boy doll is desired the loops of wool left below the waist- line are separated into two equal parts and each tied top and bottom to make legs. This woolly doll can be made in ten minutes and costs very little, even if the wool has to be bought for the pur- pose. To any baby it will give real pleasure. WHITE COVERLET FROM SCRAPS. I needed a new bed-spread, so I col- lected all the White material on hand, left-overs from underwear, etc. Those that had become yellow with age I washed and ironed, ‘in fact, it is best to Wash and iron all the pieces, as that will prevent shrinking when the cover- let is washed. L cut squareseight by ten inches from wornout white cotton underwear, and sewed the pieces on crazy quilt fashion and made a white crazy quilt. I outlined the blocks after setting them together in strips, with blue san silk, and sewed the strips together. Then I pinned the spread right side down into quilt frames, fastened anew sheet on top and tied with blue san silk according to the blocks. After fin- ishing the edges with the blue thread in herringbone stitch, I had a very durable spread, and all it cost me was my labor and the new sheet, and I made use of scraps that would other- wise have been thrown away.——Mrs. J. F. T. ' CHILD'S ACCOU NT BOOK. IN this era of the value of money? Try giving them a certain amount each week for duties well performed, increasing it to cover certain extra tasks, not enough to give them the impression that you are pay- ing them wages. but a stipulated sum. Impose a small fine out of the allow- ance for duties neglected or forgotten. .Have them keep an account book, and credit themselves with all they re- ceive, and: charge themselves with all they spend, and balance the book once a month. .. Encourage them to save the nickels and dimes until they amount to dollars, with which they can start a bank account or buy something wish- ed for, instead of spending every nick- el for foolish toys or ~too much candy to impair their digestion. This first ‘bus‘lnnss- trdining will be of benefit in .. later [yearsqglglrsjl 9‘. 0'0. ' - From Ashpit’ o Register Our idea of making a good furnace is to make it all ourselves. be sure it will prove up to our“ claims and meet your fullest expectations. The Moncrief is not a “contract made” pipeless furnace---one part .here and From ashpit to register,lthe Moncrief is made in our another somewhere else. own foundries. Moncrief castings are of the finest grey iron. 1als and combine them in our own cupolas under the expert direction of men who have spent a lifetime making Moncrief furnaces. MONCRIEF PIPElESS FURNACE Burns any kind of fuel—wood, hard or soft coal, or coke—and gets all the heat out of it for you. The roomy stra ght side firepot does that perfectly, with the help of the one-piece corrugated side feed section. Then the long fire travel sends the smoke up the chimney, but not until it has delivered every last bit of available heat to the circulating air. This air current '3 the other half of the see cret of the low cost of Moncrief Pipeless Fur- glow all over the house—yes, in the corners too. But this air current does the heating job in a wonderful way because of its big volume—big because the casings of the Mon- crief are the biggest ever made for a pipeless furnace. We can’t tell you in an advertisement all the reasons a Moncrief Pipeless Furnace will put warm air in’ cod corners and the dollars back in your pocketbook. Ask your Mon— Then we can We buy only the best mater- Ame‘rican extrava- ' gance, why not teach our children .' nace heating. Such a slow, steady current that you don’t notice anything but a genial crief dealer. Manufactured by Write us if you don’t know him, and we’ll tell you his name. THE HENRY FURNACE & FOUNDRY co., DEALERS: Many desirable tenitories are still open. CLEVELAND, OHIO Write for the details of the Moncrief Proposition. W {Noiseless ‘ . Send for Free Illustrated Catalog of the Little =Wonder Oll Stove Designed from suggestions of women oil stove users the country over. Enclosed top (WhICh glows of no wasted heat up around sides of cook— sng utensils), and forced air feed (stove bums 90% air to 10% 01!), makes one central to]. of kerosene do firework oinny other oil stove 11th inn-nor: and locals. bio-wick or abacus rings: no dirt: danger-less; WES: C ‘_ (net or slow as desired. . H ht 14 111.: cooking gut-face (besides 2 warming s cchs 14 in. x 16- In. Weight 30 lbs. Generated th denatured alcohol. Simply operated; strongly constructed; occupies but little space. The greatest oil stove ever invented, and price only $17.50 I. o. b. factply. Send for Catalog NOW. ~ Little" Wonder Stove Co. .. 17255 snout AVE. Damon: Mica. Our free Onto describes nd ill it a full line ofs Holes small trul’plzgt: J. N. QUIELY. . ' Briannan. Mich. 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Coffee at Wholesale Direct from Roaster to Consumer Old Colony Blend, is an “honest to goodness" , gone”: 313st }what you halve been looking for. oas ai y sent sree post enai . 1 ' ' ‘ 311b3;81.&J—!0lb8.5grm - » i ‘ ‘Stalie if on want COlfee ground- 5 lbs. choice B ack, Green or Mixed Tea $2.50- Gusranteed by one of the oldest Cofiee Roas- ters in Michigan. John E. King Coffee Co. Importers and Roasters . . 160 Jefferson Ave.. East Detront. Mich. 4 ENATOR DUNLAP fits-awborry Plants at. 83.50 m 1.00: 32 60 for an: 81.00 for 250. flawed .18)“ class or money refunded. C. 1!. STA Y. Flower View Farm. R. 2. Paw Paw. Mich. " Sin Plank Bed m k n p , ,. . «33301;: W" l . 0% .B. ow us, Box 353, eslie. .eh. :ll.‘ SPRING AND SUMMER CATALOG. Send fifteen cents in silver or stamps for our up-to-date spring and summer 1921 catalog, containing over five hun- dred designs of ladies', misses and children's patterns, a concise and com- prehensive article on dressmaking, al- so some points for the needle, (illus- trating thirty of the various. simple stitches), all valuable to the hotne- dressmaker. 'No. 3516.——Girl’s Dress. Cut in four Sizes, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. A 12—year size will require 41/; yards of 40-inch Price 120. material. No. 3309.———Junior Dress. Cut in three sizes. 12. 14 and 16 years. A 14-year“ sizewill require 514 yards of 27-inch. . material. Price 120. \ 2 . ”me .. alog. cm - Lakewood, Farm, r Shpping Our Tenth'Year We hatch about 20,000 every Tuesday. White‘ Leghorn: and Brown Leg- horns. Bred to lay, large white eggs.Stock ha; been improved considerable ~ during the ten years, and is e now som of the best. We ship everywhere by parcel post in lots of 25, 50,100 and 1000 or more. Safe arrival guaranteed. Write for catalogue with price list. ‘ Wolverine Hatchery H.Wtersma, Owner and Mgr. Zeeland, Mich., ll. 2, Michigan’s Largest Pedigree Poultry, Farm DAY OLD CHICKS From S. C. W. Leghorns, That have been carefully culled for heavy laying. Mated with PEDIGREE five years are, the lowest in tha high as 290 eggs, in one year. . breeder that we sell comes from Lakewood Farm only. Grade A, 20c each. cockerels, whose records in the past t time, 215 eggs, in one year, and as We guarantee that every chick and Write for cat- Grade B, 15c each. Box B, Holland, Mich. J Mamaannaammvwsfinngnw‘ db ouuuuuue e ' e’u’oo‘u‘n‘ '9 ’ “pop...” 0 CO e , , ”no spoof“«ous’owsnnnnno o OdQOQOQOQ o v .\ OOOQ0.00000QOQOOOOO.QO,§O 5900‘. $0 000...... {evodbcotoeo€o¥0\%voeo¢o¢o¢o¢b¢b¥o¢o¢o€bo o. o . Baby Chicks Pure Bred 800,000 in 1921 To your door prepaid by us Guaranteed live delivery. We have the most modern methods of hatching and shipping methods and we ship you nothing but the best, our stock is of the standard Free range bred for heavy egg laying quality and our chicks are strong and healthy and will develop very rapidly. We have .the following breeds S. C. White, Buff and Brown Leghorns. Anconas, W. and B. Rocks, R. C. and S. C. R. I. Reds. B. and W. Orpingtons, W. Wyandottes. in CHICKS and BROODERS and save money on your ORDER and Maturity of your flock. WOLF HATGHING 8r. BREEDING 00., Dept. M, Gibsonburg, 0hl0’. eoooeoeosooooo00eoeoeoooeeooooeoeoeoooeoooooooeoeoooeoooeeooooooooooeoeoeooooos %;::$:$:$:$:$:::$:$:$:§o€oetoo(oCo‘odoVodb(o(o€9¢e¢o€o#4#06340‘363#0(oVo‘o‘o40¢bdb¢b¢e¢b¢b€beb¢b¢b¢b#0. ofovbeooo o9esososoegpqpo;a;opqpqpquoqueqegegogegoqpqpqpquog90903qpqpqpqp eoeoeoooooooooooooeoevooeoeeoooeeoooooeoooeoeoeoeoeoeoe. osoooooooeoeoooo ’ ‘ €360€b¢b¢b4b 0 Q 0.” O. O. 9‘ 0‘ 9.0. ”'00‘09‘0‘ O. 0‘ ”0 Get our big bargain offer OC0,00,00.0QOQO§O)O§ o Circular ‘FREE. qpqu 30. Q Q. o 20,000 large, strong, well hatched chicks every Tues- day hatched from eggs laid by selected hens on free range insuring healthy, vig- or chicks that will live and grow into money for you. " CHICKS At Reduced Prices CHICKS Barron S. C. White Leghorn heavy weight and heavy lay- ers American S. C. White Leghorns heavy I a y i n g strains S. C. Brown Leghorn the most beautiful Leghorn and a good layer. S. C. Anconas great layers. We Ship By Parcels Post and Pay the Postage to Your Door. We guarantee the chicks to reach you in good condition. Catalogue free. WYNGARDEN HATCHERY, Box M, Zeeland, Mich. C HICKS-fl of others. HUBER’S RELIABLE HATCHERY; East Pligh St.,~ Huber’s Reliable Chicks--700,000 r... 1921 By Parcel POst Prepaid. Guarantee Live Delivery. This is our 12th Season in hatching Baby Chicks of quality. bred for exhibition and high egg production. Prices after Apr lst. S. C.Whitc and Brown Leghoms, l3 and 15 cts. Barred Rocks. R. C. and S. C. Reds, 15 and 17 cts; S. C. Anconas 14 and 16cts; S. C. Black Minorcas 22cts; S.C. Buff Orpingtons. 21 cts; White Wyandottes 25cts, Odds Our chicks are hatched right and full of pep. All we ask is one trial and we know you will come again the same of thousands Combination offer on chicks and Broader stoves. and Ends 13cts. F ostoria, Ohio At greatly Reduced 1m TODAY. SUPERIOR BABY CHICKS Prices. English and American White Leghorns and Armor:- as farm raised-Free Range- 3 Superior Poultry Farms 8: Hatchery, Highest Quality-«Lowest Prices. A Square Deal is Our Motto It you want the best that money can buy “send for our free catalogue and price Box 203, Zeeland, Mich. y‘fiddit‘i‘onol Poultry Ari-Con i... races: |_ ~ . .fi r 8.595 Buys 1412-533 Champion «Iolle City Incubator Rot-Water Copper 'lhnk. Double Wall: . Fibre Board.“ -Reful§ec . ’ " $5.. .‘llr. . 140-6 33¢. Orton ‘ ROODY hens can be quickly broke en it removed from the nest and confined when first found there. Such hens will soon’return'to laying but egg production will be greatly de- layed if hens not needed for setting are allowed to waste their time on the nests. Broody hens in' the laying-house may injure hatching eggs by causing growth to start. Then the eggs are cooled down and the germ dies and the eggs are unhatchable. All of the nesting space is needed in the spring to pre- vent over-crowding of the nests and broken eggs. A broody coop in the layinghouse will make it easier to re- move the broody hens each night. Keep the Roof Waterproof. Leaks in the poultry house roof will mean damp litter and this soon causes insanitary‘ conditions in the poultry house. Sometimes roofing paper nails will work loose. Then it is necessary to re-seal the strip of paper with tar or sOme ot‘ the commercial preparation furnished with the paper. Loose strips may be torn off in a wind storm and then more expensive repairsare nec- essat'y. Controlling Lice. \Vhen warm weather arrives the breeding conditions for mites and lice show marked improvement. Keep the roosts painted with a commercial coal tar spray or u lice paint. The old en- gine oil from the automobile is a good paint for roosts. Kerosene oil is good but we find it; more expensive than the commercial mixtures. All 01' the above mixtures will kill red mites. Lice can be destroyed with blue ointment mixed half-and-halt‘ with vaseline. Treat each bird in'the spring and the protection will last; until tall. “he find louse pow— ders efficient but the treatment must be repeated more often than blue oint- ment. _ Catching the hens is the largest part of the work in giving treatments for lice. Make a side entrance in a ship- ping coop and place it against the trap door of the poultry house. Allow enough hens to run through to fill the crate. Then they are easily caught and treated with blue ointment during the day. Repeat until the house has been emptied. It is better than chasing hens or snagging them with the chick- en crook. ' Moisture for Eggs. Cut a. fresh sod and place it in the bottom of the setting hen’s box. Place loose litter over the sod and do not make the nest too deep or the hen“ will have to jump down upon the eggs in- stead of stepping upon them. The sod will furnish moisture for the eggs and make the conditions similar to the nest that the hens make when she hides the eggs on the ground in a fence corner. Remember that hatching eggs are more injured by heat than medium cold. So gather the eggs often on the first warm days, as the temperature goes up rapidly when the sun is shin- ing on a house covered with black roof- ing paper. Store the eggs in a tem- perature close to fifty degrees and use them for hatching as soon as possible. The fresher the eggs the better the chances for a good hatch. Turkey Eggs Deteriorate Rapidly. as possible as these eggs have been found to ’detreriorate‘even more rapidly than hen’s- eggs; 1' Many; poor batches in The Farm Flobkin April > By R. G. Ifl'réy It' pays to set turkey eggs as soon. are probably due to saving the eggs for several weeks when more vigorous poults can be obtained by incubating them when not more than a week or ten days old. Many wish to know if goose eggs can be hatched successfully in an incubat- or. It has been done by carefully turning and sprinkling the eggs, but; is not advised. It takes goose eggs long- er to hatch than hen’s eggs and the results are better when the eggs are given to hens, turkeys or the mother goose. The first. eggs are usually plac- ed under hens, and the last clutch giv- en to the goose. , Watch the Lame Birds» A hen may show a lame legr without having tuberculosis. It might be due to a slight touch 01‘ rheumatism or some physical injury caused by fight- ing or jumping from a high perch on a. stone. Isolate such a bird and if she does. not lose in flesh and eats well, the condition may immediately im- prove and the lameness disappear. When the lameness is combined with rapid emaciation it is a danger signal. Hens are like all animals in many ways. If the hens are giyen the right ‘ kind 51' feed and housing, they avoid many troubles that might otherwise occur. If they are bred from stock with vigor and stamina. this is another point in their favor. The careful poul- tryman usually has good success in ‘keeping the hens healthy and has to do little doctor-lug. I believe that cull- ing has done something besides in- crease egg production. It has removed a lot of hens weak invitality and has improved the general health conditions in the flocks that have been culled. Keeping the Flock Within Control. More poultry fencing will increase the pleasure of keeping poultry on some farms. When the beds are in the flower garden and on the veranda. they are a nuisance. As much range as they really need can be fenced off so that the hens will be under control and still have practically free range. If this can be a double range the hens can be changed from one Side to the other by opening different trap doors in the house. ~ On the double range plenty of green food can be supplied to the hens and the cultivation ot‘ the soil at certain times will help to prevent contamina- tion. Certain crops, like corn and sun- flowers, can be planted on one side and the hens given the advantage of the shade after the plants are a couple of feet high. Such an arrangement pre- vents the birds t'rom eating the grass too-close and killing it out and insures a healthy amount of green food for the flock, even in’ the summer when it is dry and hot. ‘ A number of live stock farmers we have known did not like poultry and thad a good reason for their opinion. The hens roosted on their farm imple— ments and in the horse and cattle barn and were constantly“ ranging where they were not wanted. They could scarcely move without stumbling over a squawky hen. The fenced range im- proves the situation. It means that the birds can have the run of~the farm at certain times, but can be controlled when necessary during the spring and summer. ‘ _ ' ‘ Many eggs are lost when hens have the. run of the ‘ farm and hide their nests in, the hay. mow, straw stacks; r fence cOrners and under'sman ldv’ " ' 'ings. 0' mats. canfl. guy" be present :anu keeping" that range free from __; _ ivreedy fence corners and heaps of 11115-- ., bish or scrap piles. Wind Hard on Chicks. During the early spring it is a temp- tation to turn the chicks out at all times but it pays to keep them in the brooder house when chilly winds are blowing. They can stand quite a little cold but wind soon injures them. Sud- den'rains may catch the chicks out- side and some will huddle and drown. If the weather conditions are quite un- certain and the breeder house is clean and properly equipped with mash hop- pers, then the brooder house is the best place for the small chicks. But be ready to let'them out on the clean earth the instant that weather condi- tions are suitable. There is nothing like it to make them scratch and sing and grow sturdy bodies. FEED TH/E BEES NOW. HOUSANDS of colOnies of Michi- gan bees are in. danger of starv- ing to death and will be dead before nectar is again available,’ says B. F Kindig, state inspectm of apiaries, un- « less the 15. 000 bee- keepers of Michigan take p1ompt action to save their col- onies. ‘ Mr. Kindig said that the present win- ter has been so mild that it has per- mitted unusual activity within the hives. including brood rearing out of season. Without exception hives open- ed by state inspectors and college men have shown that the food supply of the bees was very low. In many cases the bees were on the verge of starvation and would not have lasted much long- er. The danger threatens practically all of the 150,000 colonies in the state, says Mr.Kindig, and the possibilities are great for enormous losses to the state’s industry unless prompt meas- ures are taken. “The bee-keeper who is alive to the situation will examine his colonies at once,” said Mr. Kindig. “If he finds the honey stores low, he will make up some hard candy and put it on top of the frames at the first opportunity,¥ which means a warm, mild day, if con- ditions will permit waiting that long. If the bee-keeper does not know how to make hard candy, loaf sugar is a good substitute, but hard candy should be first choice.” Michigan’s 150,000 colonies of bees produce an annual crop of ten million pounds,according to figures in posses- sion of the State Farm Bureau. CANNING CROP DATA. (Continued from page 444). an acre. It is pointed out, however, that the figures based on last year's showing are misleading in that the av- erage yield, owing to the extremely favorable season, was considerably above the average. In an average sea- son seven tons to an acre is a fair yield. On the basis established by the check. the cost a ton would be $21.10. Based on 1920 Conditions. _ Theabove costs apply to 1920 condi- tions. If the price of labor, plants or any other item is cheaper the costs will be correspondingly lower. One of the factors which has considerable in- fluence on the cost per ton is yield per acre A table has been, compiled which illustrates this. The cost per acre of growing tomatoes yielding less than three tons is $24.95; yielding between eight and eleven tons, the cost would be $17.64, and when the yield is more than eleven tons per acre the cost is reduced to $13.61. The stock on grass in most cases. will gain in flesh and vigor during the- summer If possible, ample groin and succulent feed should be produced this n to keep then; in a thrifty hreed- . in: W next Winter. feed well. . , ' 1. - 1 ' HATCHE RY. 2433 S. Main St... it pays to wind verz when there' (S no «for fru1ts and ve PAT OFF REC TRADE MARK. REC Pyxro page this paper April 9—35.11 er Insecticide Co.—st‘rnagr¢)onf-Baltiore—Chic I M-.- ......... ,wgfi.._-_~_~..s.-_..n..., .. lingual ' e" "61.191655" W" can- .m “v yr- ISTLRED POU LTRY Quality Baby/.gflhicks and 8 weeks old pullets AT REDUCED PRICES American-English Strain S. C. W. Leghoms our specialty. Produced from the choice of 2000 hens on free range. We are not runninga hatchery but produce all the eggs Ilia go into our incubators from high quality selected stock. Only the best are used for hatching. This stock is worth more to you than those bought from the regular hatchery though our prices are ,practically the same. We are now booking orders for latter part' of April. May and June deliv- ery. Our supply is limited so place your orders early. Macatawa White Leghorn Co. R. 1, Holland, Mich. ‘ 11.1.11“. Barred Rocks. White 9.5.9.1. 111.911. .11:11321::12r5111ssézss layers, I.“ irst hutch Feb. 28th. W fits for rice list and circular. DER R 10 ADAMS. Litc field. Mirh. Baby Chicks FREE delivery. Superlative MgualAitxl from select high-producing stoc Viopul” varieties. Reasonable prices _ '1'ite for catalog at one AERDALE POULTRY FARM, Springfield, Ohio. month Bock ngksg'glséfo M- “A5 0. Strain :5 R 9v Charlotte, Mich Box P. Barred Mrs. JES 'E I“. BALL, DAY OLD CHICKS so “new I) o r us. From trap- mooted stock where every hen must produce 60 eg in four winter months. One hundred bi thrifty ch1cks for $25“) MACALWHITE P ULTRY ll.DS Alex. MacVittie. Proprietor. Caro, Mich Eight im- BABY c HICKS provedvar— ieties at lowest as ible pr1ces.A tr a1 order will convince you of t cir su erior quality. Catalogue free. Obie Poultry Yards and ntch err. Marion, Ohio. BABY CHICKS “figm‘ho‘fifil‘fi 33.5.2? trap; nested. bred- to- lay. ex erth tested for many gen- stations. lar illustrate catalogue 25c, stamps for circular firman Poultry Plant. Chatsw.orth Ill. Hatchin ggs from Parksmo- e g Barred VOCKS strain. Iiiolli In the blood of Pa best pedigreed pens. 82 per] 5. 86 per50, 812 per 100. Prepaid by parce in nonbreukable containers. .KIRB Route 1. East Lansing. Mich. ’ Big Ty e S. C. White Broad View Farm chlmrrxis big long bodied birds Heaiy layom of big white eggs. Ex- hibition type {eggs l:’1 $2. ’10. 100 5821011111. MCKERCHER Flillsdale, Mich. CHICKS! CHICKS! If you are looking for chicks that are bred for heavy laying and exhibition here is your chance. URS grows and levy Leghorns. Rocks. Reds Anoonns, Inorcas. yandotres. 1'Orpingtons. Prices 130 and Post aid. Catalogi‘ rec. I£OLGAT£I CHICK HATCHLRY. CHICKS CHICKS Sbi8 ped safely qeverywhere by mail. S. C. White orns andq . .0. Mottled Anconns. the great egg menchines. Strong. sturd\ chicks guaranteed to sat- isfy. Ordei now for spring delivery. 13th season. Free catalogue. . Van Appledorn,R . 7. Holland. Mich. E II h S Wh L CHICKS thneghgavy itiry‘liiig stroll? at 33:33??? Holgnte, Ohio. DAY-OLD CHICKS $16.00 per 100 and up. Hatching e gs. 82.00 to $15.0t per setting and 89 00 to: $15.00 r1 from 25 var1et1es of pure bred. farm ranged fowls: Chickens, Geese. Ducks, Turkeys and Guineas. Price] list and circular free. Plenty of nice breeding stock. Book now for earlys mg dellve WILMINGTON HATCfiERY d1 POULTRY 00. Wilmington, Ohio. DAY-OLD CHICKS g.VIgorouB follows. the kind that live and grow. Carefully selected. open range. purebred utility stock Price reasonable. Circular free. SUNBEAM Findlay. Ohio. ' . If hetohi .Also a tow ' FOWlBl' 8 all“ Illicit.“ Eggs oegrookerols ott.er1te for prices. ’ R. B. FOWLER. Hartford. Mich. Don’t Baby Chicks Until vou get our catalog and use Pure bred. to I! Brown eogh ms. Anson". ii", 183$. Mon:r.ch Hatchery. Zeeland, Mich. LOOK {3..2‘0‘”.°°..1.d] CHICKS «pa-wing Moro-Lay. M. A 0. db on. unreasonable prices. -' an‘r‘l'eties’. irc'ular FREE. n t t ‘ 1.inng 33111311 Farm. 11 .7. Grand 11.111», Mich. perh 100; repaid by mail safe guaranteed send wit order s cial rates 500 or more. , J AMES'I‘OWN H T.CHERY J amestown, Mich. BABY CHICKS 21 .0. 1.1:, 50' 501111 310 and for $18. Prepaid. safe delivery guaranteed. Single Com White Le horns; White, End and Barred Plymouth Rocks; 8.115 F enton Chicken Hatchery. _ 1.’ eggs. 51.75: 100 for 38; by Barred ROCKS pi'e aid mail. Flock ave last year 133 eggs. LEWIS . AVERY. Clinton. Mic Barred Books from Rocky Ridge Efififh‘“€md° ‘ if: I b d “82.00 rl' Prepaid by l’a1cel Post. ay 1r S .gICIlARDSON, Hanover. Mich. IReds and Anconas. 150112.44 Fenton,Mlch. egg contest winners ,eggs from strain Barred ROCKS with records to 390 a y.ear 82.00 per setting grepald by P. P. Circular free. RED ASTLING. Constantine. Mich CHICKS. Bred- to- lay S. C. W. Leghorn and Barred Rock finality chicks that please. guaranteed full count an to arrive to {on 'all ready made" in first class condition by narce post. paid. Leghorns 31.5881- 100. Rooks $18 per 100. Sper ial rices on .300 to 1000 1r- oular. Sunnybrook Poultry arm. Hillsdale, Mich. Choice Baby Chicks American White Leghorns and Anconas. Catalog (rec. M. D. “yngarden. R. 4, Zeelund Mich. CHICKS Pure-bred White and Brown Leg- horns from free range heavy laying stock that is of large size with large egg capacity. Sent postpaid. Prices reasonable. Sate arrival guaranteed. Cut aog free. Royal Hatchery. R. 2, Zeeland. Mich. English a n d and hatching eggs from select heavy Il'oduclng stock. Delivery guaran- -ed. Wh. Leghorns, Bar. Rocks, W. / Wyan.. so. Reds, B. 0111. Cat. tree. ' GOSHEN POULTRY FARISJHS Goalie.“ Eggs look! 100, 000 for 1921.33319‘d93h‘vikieg1ififlrf: American and English. and Anconas. Write for free catalog. Fairview Hatchery, B. 2. Zeeland. Mich. from pure Toulouse geese. ’Ien for five dollars. Parcel post paid, Mrs. Amy Southworth. Allen, Mich Ohls Improved Leghorns BABY CHICKS. bred from stock with high egg re- cords and show room quality None better for filling the egg basket. Catalogue f1 ec Oh M arion, Ohio 18 White Leghmn Farms. 100, 000 CHIX 15c UP. Best selected, utility trapnested exhibition stock ever roduced. 18 varieties. Hatching eggs Hens, ducks, ‘mly bookings. avoidsdisap pfiointment. Catalog 1' RE ‘. Beckman Hatchery. 26 It. yon, Grand Rapids, Mich. Ilhode Island Ileds .‘iag‘..‘§§5.‘tii’:‘“ilif‘:.§ UR'I‘ SIS: ON. Imlm City, Mich. R. 0. Br. Leghorn Egs SI. 50for 15. Pekin duck 81. 50 I’m 8. W. Chinese goose eggs. 40ceach. Mrs. (‘laudia Betts, Hillsdale. Mich. R.0.Ilhode Island Red fiiiictii£féllhl§§a£¥3° 5°” LIRS. ALBERT HARW’OOI), R 4. Churlovolx. Mich. LOOK! I .000, 000 for I92I. $13 a 100 and up. Postage P A I D . 95% live arrival guaranteed. FREE feed with each or- der. 40 breeds chicks, 4 breeds ducklings. Select and Exhibition grades. A hatch eve1y week all year. Catalogue free. Stamps appreciated. NABOB HATCHERIES. Gambler. Ohio. M ’h GII' k 3" 1.... H m are l0 8 u... 0 8 March 28th Single Comb White Leghorns ”4.00 per hundred; Rocks and Reds $18.00. Add 500 for half and quarter hundreds. Write for other var- ieties. Prepaid and guaranteed live delivery. Wasmenaw Hatchery, Ann Arbor, Mich SELECTED WINTER LAYERS] S. C. WHITE LEGHORN EGGS FOR HATCHING. laid by hem-1 that averaged over two hund redeggs ear h last season. 15 Eggs $3.:00 30 5510051500 Y CHICKS each week beginning March let. 1587 50; 25 $10.50 '50 $20 50: 100 840. 00. No catalogue Dnnnlngville Poultry Farm, Dunningville, Mich. S. C. WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS Send for Catalog SNOWFLAKE POULTRY FARM. Route 1. Grand Rapids, Michigan S C. Bled: Minorcas. 011'!!! $5.00 each. One ck’l andl 2-year- old hens 815 One yearlgng cock and 5 11111131!) Migrant bargain. R.W .Mills, Saline. Mich. 8110‘” White ROCksE Fishel strain: .dfinrgy lggtrs All impair]. Mrs. Earl!) E‘Iianhofl‘.15 Venbu'ren. Ohio .5II1. English While legions Burr-011 strain. My free catalog describes them. give-V f ode. .n |bloc .P‘m ' vu‘l e Intonation.n A. Wane ek, “Goblevll Mich B A B Y C 1—1 1 C Ks of Superior Quality prepaid parcel post. BIG Strong. flufly fellows hatch- ed from eggs of selected flocks. and under our own r1 ision ROCKS. LEGHORNS, ANCONA AS, })18 and MINORCAS, Chicks that live and- row In to money. Brtsid [01 FGG PRODUCTION an the SHOWROOM. yby sendin rig to or our catn- Iogue NOVI'. “IIISEa SI‘ Iln'li‘ ROTOR CHICK HA'I‘CI‘IERY, Lock Box 197. Prairie Dr pot. Ohio BABY mucus 3...... Combwm 1.... horn ('I‘ on Barron Strain). Barred Pl\ mouth Rock, 8. C. R. I. Red. Anumas. White Wynndottee an Bro rown Leghorns 1for $5. 50. 5'10 for 510.00100 for $18.00,1000 $170.00 Ross Wade. Meadow Brook Hatchery, Mt. Morris.Mlch. ’ Anconas, White Le horns. Brown Baby CI‘IICkS chlmrns and B. ocks all have single combs. at greatly reduced prircs 811. per 1003 up parcel post p'lid. safe delivery guaranteed. catalog fre Knolls Hatchery. R. 3. Holland,Micl1_ Ba" d thoutli Rock eggs for hatching. $2. 00 e 13 [1(1hipmd 1F‘ullhlood stock Prize winnmg UARNU M Union City. Mich. ’ ‘ eggs from excellent layin BUff orplngton good utility stock. $2.5) peg l5. CLYDE GODFREY, Jonesvllle, Mich. Strain. Are, you interested in results? Hogan useful ‘flconas tested. layers of large white egg- winter and summm,be.1uty and utility combined. hatching cggsof real quality at )I‘ICBS that will our- rise you. Specialty breeder of .C. Mottled Anconas Write for booklet (Useful facts about Useful Ancon- College View F arm. Hillsdale, Mich. 8.0. R. I. Red eggs. good stock, For $36.8 dark red, rcat layers. .VAN F0 SFN. Hillsdale. MIOh. 11:4) it is fr.ee Hi"! Barred Rocks hail hing ( ggs from heav y-la u S Hogan tested. well barred flock. Iii-82.50 iii-£08; 100-810. Circular free. Lucian Hill. ’1‘ ekonsha. Mich. from pure bred Light Brahmas. Eggs for MHCIchin%v$’ per setting of 11. I‘. [L LI'I‘S R. l. Readlug. Mich Barron’ s S. C. W. Leghorns, Sheppard’ s Anconas. Eggs. chicks, 8 week old pullets. Leghorns from M. A. C with records from 200130 27lleggs. Anconas from Sheppard eggs $5 per 100: chicks $151191- } 100. Byron Center Poultry Faun. Byron Center.Mlch. . I Barred Rack Eggs f" ”Whig?“ 8:301:51? quality, or $6. 00 for 50; 812. 00 for 100 Pro aid Parcel Post. MR. H HU NT. . l. Denrborn, Mich. ‘ 1001 safe delivery. Re- Barred ROCk CthkS duced Prices. Write for circular. H. H. PIERCE. Jerome. Mich. BEST Breeds Chit kens. I)ll( ks. Geese, 'l‘ urkeys. Guin- eas. Hares Do a. Stock and eg ggs. rite your wants. Catalog free. A. Souder, Box 94. Sellersville. Pa. ChiCk51 for Ma and later delivery. Reds 15 dollars bun. FBEEPOR’I‘ A’ICHERY, Box 12, horns rculer F reeport. Mich umbian and Silver Penciled Becki-1.53.00 each. Cata- log ‘10. Sheridan Poultry Yards, ll .1, She ridan, Mich. Officially Certified Pedigreed S. C. Bull" Leghorns c hix and eggs f10m21‘5 to "8] rec- ord stock Mont-1 makers r1( ed rig Holland, Mich. HENRY DePRE‘ R.8, (1x137. RHODE ISLAND WHITES win over all breeds at the egg laying contest. 30c $5; 5038; 100 51?» order from this ad ome chic. as H. H JL MP, R. 5, Jackson,Mjch_ S. 0. Brown Leghorn: Egg? 3,3,,“1‘” fig§°fggj $3. 71’1 50-8.’1;100-S9 prepaid. MissV Fulton, allipolis.() S C. Black lVIlnorca cockerels exhibition and utility. Northrup Strain Exclusively. hatching eggs singlouettings orquantity C J. Deedrick. Vassar,Mich. S C w Leghorn Eggs Barron Strain stock from " Lad) Vic tor\ 304 ( gg hen 8" 00 [16115.33 00 form. V (I ().RK Box 403. East Lansing, Mich S. C. Buff Leh orns fii°§§f§§2fif§fh S. R. CHA BERLAIN. Homer. Mich I 0 Best ' Van s White Rocks Missou‘r’i mm 0' els and eggs for sale from hKigi record females. L. R an AK West Plains. Mo. White Wyandotte EggsN f" Pumas, 3:: $20. 00 per 100 eggs Pen No.2 150 cache 835. (X) per 100 eggs. Flock No.1. 120 each egg.0k (i100 mp9:- 100 Prize winnin oersrd Farm. EmiEwck R. MORRISH. Whittaker’s R. I. Reds“. Chm“ “1‘3 Combs. xchlgim 1111's 8Color and E strain. Prepaid and out delivery teed. 80% t f . INTERLAK-Efl Fifi“? 30139 . flW‘fggigg White Wyandottes: Hatmn:?§?:. eggs F ree ran now. Lone El” Flint. Mich}. one and 9111,1003 ANK DeLONG. R. 3, Three Rivers. Mich White Wyandottes Evifigfinfi’flfi‘i‘" Itro ,sturdy. 0d hr ceding Cookers] ”Id 00. .J. RILEY. 801 N. Ell-led Additional Poultry Me. on Pogo 461 Hot‘ifrom the Hatchery right to \our door safe ely, by. Large IIobusI Cockerols XE“€$.‘§‘L£§‘“3§§€§§.£“8’332 _ Cooker- . £2.00 110115.331” chicks 28 cents each. Cookerels . 51%.- . <~ . ‘ ~¢ W70 E0 film/lam, * Broader i8 mt r. Freight ’ 1 (1nd .or cbator 8 er 2;.” IL! ue describi than. ‘ «15mph or order dirnezct. 8"“ Iimusin Incubator 00.. Box 82 Int». Its. V POULTRY For your best qual- ityof CHICI 'S 'i: . Send Your Order to the f . I I Glly Ltmlls Hatchery, ‘ Ri- 5. Box 1 I . Holland, Mich. Our chicks are of the highest quality and our prices are within reach of everybody. We have S C. W. Leg- horns, S. C. Anconas, English White , Leghorns, S. C. B. Leghorns, and , ' Barred Rocks. BABY CHICKS We furnish pure bred chicks of the ‘ finest. (finality from high eg producing stock. ‘lncks built. direct .1 from lay- ing contest “inneis. Vi e lime seven- teen breeds W rite for our free illus- , trated catalogue and price list. J. 1v USSl' GE HATCHERY. Dept. 99, Glandorf. Ohio. Bied- to- Lay and Exhibit. baby chi1ks and hatching eggs Semi for mating Manning's Ancona Farm. Coldw ater. M1ch Anconas list. B-A-‘B-Y—C-H-I-X ‘ Crescent Strain S. C. White Leghorn: Black Leghorns. Bro1111 Leghorus. Bull Leghorns. Black Minmcas. Rhode Island Reds Barred Plymouth Rocks, (also White), Wyandottes (Silier laced and White) andMottlcd Anconas. WEHA TCH eggsfrom flocks on range ‘on separate farms. Send for booklet, containing miul 101' 1a wine to poultry laisere. CRESCENT EGG COMPANY Allegan. Mich. from fine stock. to produceF e gs, at Baby chicks utility prices Catalogue FRIE‘? 0 son. Lee a Poultiy 1‘ arm & Hatchery. mgn Quality-Moderate Prices " You can pay more and get less in qual- ity but you can't get a bigger value for the same money. That’s why once 0 25,000 Husky Chix Weekly from free range, carefully selected stock, hatch- ed by experts in a real up-to—date hatchery. We spectahze 1n 14 leading breeds. Safe delivery guaranteed by RP. prepaid. Write for catalog. OVIE'S POULTRY FARM &. HATGHERY 34 State Street Marlon. Ind. Good big. healthy chicks ofshow Baby CthkS room quality at utility prices. Catalogue free. Sycamore Hatchery, Sycamore. Ohio BAHRRED Plymouth Rock cockerels for sale. some n1ce thrifty birds from prizeuinningstock S4 and 35. George H. Campbel l, R. :1. Box ’70, Ypsilanti, Mich. BABY CHICKS . Hatched from free range stock. Quality and live delivery unrantt ed. W rite for 1 atalogte \el ST LL“ A'I ER HATCH FRY Cm ixigton, Ohio. BABY CHICKS English Strain White Leghorns, The heaty laying strain at 318111) [181 100 fm Amil: 816 for lMay. Prepaid by mail. Dorr,1\1ich. B A B Y 'High Quality, Keaiy Laying ' Strains. Vigorous Chicks from CHICKS Baldy Stock. Prize winners atN. .&0. State Fairs. 35best breeds—- low piices. Safe .1rri1al guaranteed. Cir. free. CRYSTAL POI LTKY FARMS, Shepard Stiong, lFranklin A10. .. Cle1eland, Ohio Baby Chicks and Eggs for Hatching Barion's White Leghorns.Ba1red Rocks andR 1. Beds Big sturdy chicks from fiee range stock 111th highe fig recor Inte eresting catalogue fre BRU \IERS POULTRY FARM, Holland, Mich. BRED-TO-LAY S. C White Leghorns from pedigreed males mated with hens selected by I. A. 0 expert as extra. hemy la1ers. Selected tookérels atabargain. Pallets. The Feiguson Co , it. 6 Ann Arbor, Mich. CIHICKS THAT PAY! Insure your success this year with Mid-West Chicks. Reds,Wyandottes. Leghorns, Anco~ nas, Minorcas ,Orpingtons. Live arrival 1'- anteed anywhere East of theB Rockies. rite ‘g&- o now for catalog FrankB .Whits, Pres. » ' MID-WEST HATCHERIE S Head Cities: 655 Ft. Dearbom Bank Bldg" Chicano. Ill. Safe arr11 111 guaranteed. I LEO LLOEW. “’9. are now beinning to ship chicks from our Pure Breed Practical Poultry This is the stock that will your farm. Ducklings and ing Eggs. Hi in Quality Egg Leghorns nd All Standard 3 do ay on atch- ’ 116 for 64 page illustrated Cat- . 1.103 which tells how to raise chic-11s. Delivered post- STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION, . é Desk l, Kalamazoo, Michigan . _: c— H | c K 5B anlish Strain White Leghom. . _ Bred to lay Bronn Leghorn and .' ‘Apconas Bargain prices {01 our quality stookkept ’ roe range. Order now for early deliveries Hflulde Giove Hatchery Farm.R ,Holland Mich. _. musician-it 1:»... Mo. on Page 455 1 96 part Lesson lll.——Building Poultry Houses. OULTRY houses should face the P south as sunshine is one ‘of our cheapest and best disinfectants. Hens like sunshine, especially in the winter. The site should be convenient well drained as dampness in a poultry house causes colds and roup. ' Small colony houses can be used for small flocks. Thes‘e houses are built on skids so they caii be moved to dif- ferent parts of the farm so the poul- try can have fresh soil. When the poultry business is developed so larger houses are needed, the colony houses can be used f0r,brooding or caring for growing stock on the range. roof type can often be built of scrap lumber left over from the construction work‘ on other buildings. TWO piano boxes can be placed with their backs together and made into a satisfactory small poultry house. The commercial roofing paper is bet- ter than shingles for the poultry house roof because the paper leaves no cracks. It can be spread quickly and smoothly on a warm still day. The seams can be sealed with the special preparations that often come with the rolls of paper. Sometimes the houses are entirely covered with the roofing paper to keep out draughts. Then the seams are held down with strips of Wood. These strips can be painted to add to the appearance of the house. The floor of a poultry house is very important as it is the winter range of the hens. In small houses the wooden floor will be satisfactory if it is raised from the ground as a protection from rats. The floor should then be made of strong matched lumber So it will not break through easily. It should be carefully fitted to prevent droughts from underneath the house. Cement floors are the most satisfac- tory in large layinghouses. They must be made on well-drained sites so they will not be damp. Usually good drain~ age will result if the floor is built up- on a foundation of sand or Cinders about a foot-01* more higher than the outside ground. Earth floors are bet- ter if the earth is sand instead of gar- den loam. The dirt from the garden will soon turn to dust and this will be scattered all over the house when the birds scratch. It will also make the air very unhealthy for them. There is a great deal of good litera- ture on poultry house construction. Club Bulletin No. 6 from the M. A. C. Extension Division contains descrip— tions of two good poultry houses. All of the best poultry books contain much information about the building of sat- isfactory houses. It pays to visit the poultry buildings on other farms. Lesson lV.—-Poultry House Equipment. LL the equipment in the poultry this decreases the work of house-clean- ing and leaves few places where mites and lice can hide. The nests can be built in small sections and hooked to the sides of the walls. Then they can be taken outside for sunning, spraying and refilling with clean litter. It is much better than having the nests nailed tightly to the walls or beneath the roosts. Roosts can consist of two-by-three pieces with the edges rounded on the upper side. , These canfit into sockets in‘ the side walls so they can easily be removed. We like to nail the roasts to the other buildings but must be. Small poultry houses of the sh.ed—. house should be portable because. in a section of three roosts.‘ Then the cross-pieceS'are hinged to the back wall of the poultry house. At cleaning time the roosting‘section is raised and hooked to the ceiling. Then the roo’sts can 'be painted on the under side or thoroughly sprayed. The old step-lad- der roostingsystem is not as good as level roosts. Hens'like to roost high and will always be quarreling for the top roost if the step-ladder system is used. A small wooden ‘table is handy to} hold the water pail and snur milk crock. ,. It keeps the litter from being scratched-into the dishes. Either three small hopperst'ln‘r-a hopper divided into three sectiofis should be used for char- Convenient Houses Add to the coal, grit and oyster shells. A larger hopper is needed for the dry mash, the size depending upon the number of hens. But make the dry mash hopper large enough to hold about two weeks supply. 'Then the birds will seldom be without mash, yet the poultryman will not always need to be Watching the hopper. We like the broad, low-down hoppers better than tall narrow hop- pe1s, as the broad hoppers pe1mit more of the hens to feed at one time. Getting Ready for the Flock A short-handled hoe or scraper and a bushel basket are neCessary equip- ment in the poultry house. Hang them on a. nail close to the dropping boards and this will be a reminder that the boards need frequentf’cleaning' tokeep the house in healthful condition. A small grain bin built inside the poultry house can held a. couple of week’s supply of scratch geed. When the weather is cold and stormy such an arrangement will make it unneces- sary to entry feed through the snow and it will thus save time in carmg for the flock. For catching hens a crook is useful. Obtain a piece of thick wireand bend, it in the form of a' crook.’Attach' the Pleasures of Poultry Keeping. wire to an old broomstick. To catch a bird the crook can quickly he slipped over its leg. In that way a lien can be caught for examination without dis- turbing the remainder of the flock. Sanitary water fountains are not necessary as they are more difficult to clean than galvanized pails.» If the pails are occasionally scrubbed with boiling water and kept on the Wooden table the water will be clean enough to be healthful.—R. G. KmBY. Club Work In Song OYS and girls put new words to Bwell-known tunes in telling of the merry joys of their work. f The poets and writers of light opera are all wrong when they try to make out that farming is a business wherein the jov- ial harvesters join hands with the mer- ry villagers and dance around a May- pole, singing roundelays. Imagine that you are attending a. county club achievement day. First come the gardenP club boys and girls, with spades and rakes on then shoul- dots, and the light of achievement in their eyes. They are singing, and the strains are the same as in the “Over There” song that went from America. to Chateau-Thierry and back again. Listen: “Johnnie, get your hoe, get your hoe, get your hoe; Mary, dig your row, dig your row, dig your row. Down to business, girls and boys, Learn to know the gardener’ s joys. Uncle Sams in need, pull the weed, plant the seed, While the sunbeams lurk, do not Shirk, get to Wark— - All the lads must spade the ground, All the girls must hustle ’round!" . All together in the chorusf “Ove‘r there, over there, there, That the lads are hoeing, the girls are sowing, The mops ate growing everywhere. Each :1 garden must prepare, Do your bit So that all of us can share. With the boys, with the boys Who will not come back ’till it's over, over there. _ Next is another group. You, know they are pig club boys, for to the tune of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat," they are singing: “Grow, grow, grow a pig, Fatter every day. Merrily, merrily, cheerily, cheerily, ‘ Half our work is play.” Then come' rosy-checked girls, all in white aprons and snowy caps. They catch what the boys are singing and they reply: “Can, can, all .you can, Can and put away. Merrily, merrily, cheerily, cheerily, , Half our work is play.” , Close behind them are the sewing club girls, and now they are singing: “Sew, sew, sew a seam, Sew the time away. v ‘ Merrily, merrily, cheerily, cheerily‘, Half our work is play!” And so on with the various groups. , r Truly, when the correct incentive and V leadership are provided, through Boys’ - and Girl! Club Work, farm, and home Send the word. send the WQrd “81, activities may become a interbstlng. 2‘ it anew-rm, \ r . ‘ I HE' Boys’ and Girls’ Club Scholar- ' ships‘at M. A. (3., amounting to $50 each, won by twenty-two lads and lassies of Michigan, have, just been an- nounced by R. A. Turner, state club leader. Awards are made in accord- ance with a plan inaugurated ttvo years ago when the board of agricul- ture decided that the boy or girl ad- judged champion in his‘or her particu- lar line of club activity should be granted the matriculation and incident- al fees for the first year of college. ‘Following is the roll of honor: Arch- ie NeWberg, Grand Marais, handicraft; Pearl La Cosse, Perkins, garment making; fiernice Miller, Coldwater, garment making; Fern Tyndall, of Branch, garment makingp Katherine Brown, Goldwater, garment' making; Roselene McMurray, Montgomery, can- ning; Louise Spicer, Ypsilanti, can- ning; Mable Repport, of Montgomery, canning; Howard McPherson, Wyan- dotte, poultry; Donald Wilson, Grand Rapids, pig raising; Ward Parker, Ver- montville, pig raising; Carl Johnson, Ironwood, calf raising; Calvin Gallo- way, Wyandotte, calf raising; Miles Beamer, Blissfield, calf raising; Wil- sm VVinegar, Charlotte, cow and calf; John Musgrave, McMillan, sheep; Forrest Bedell, Flint, corn; Lester Weaver, Chesaning, bean; Theodore Stenson, potato; Marjorie Ashley, Bat- tle Creek, gardening; Arlene Howland, Goldwater, cooking. Two regular students and three short-course men are now attending M. A. C. under the scholarship plan. They are: Kenneth Uusterhout, Hills- dale, ’23; Elon Spotts, Hillsdale, ’24: ' Calvin Galloway, lVyandotte; Clifford Lahyer, Napoleon, and Rae White, Al- ma, all ShOI‘t-COul'Se.—HENSHAW. DAIRYMEN WANT SPECIAL DIVI- SION. ' DAIRY division of the State De- partment of Agriculture, now pend- ing in the legislature, will be sought by the Michigan Allied Dairy Associa- tion in case that bill becomes a law, according to reports of the annual meeting held at Lansing, March 16. All officers were reelected and a program was discussed for advancing the in- terests of Michigan dairymen. The dairy division proposed by the Allied .Dairy Association would empow- er the division to enforce the dairy laws and to promote and encourage the dairy industry throughout the state. In event ol’ the bill providing for the State Department of Agricul- ture becomnig a law, which is consid- ered very likely by dairymen, the as. sociation will seek a conference with the governor, commissioner of agricul ture and state administrative board and lay before them the importance of he dairy industry to Michigan, the scope of the Michigan Allied Dairy As era-ration and seek the assistance of the state officials in improving dairy conditions in Michigan, and the qual- ity of dairy products marketed in the state. The dairy association intimated that it would suggest a $65,000 appropria- tion for the first year’s finances of the dairy division. Officers reelected by the association were? President, Glen Overton, Alle- gan; vice-president, E. G. Pray, Char- lotte; general secretary, H. D. Wendt, Lansing; treasurer, N. P. Hull, Lan- sing. . The association will urge that the dairy laws of‘the state be codified, and . that. certain amendments be made to existing laws Which would bring them up to"date. Dairy statistics introduced at the meeting stated that there were 873,000 cows in Michigan in 1920 and ' that they produced a’ total of 3,492,000,. 000 pounds of milk, valued‘at $104,; ‘ 760,000. , ‘ feed that has MORE food value than oats. MORE food value than wheat feeds. Feed at today’s surprisingly low prices. Schumacher Feed. For instance: . kiln-dried. It is ALL feed. and Linseed Meal added, finely ground, scientifically blended. you, write to us. COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO06°00'0-A . I DOWN go Schumacher Feed prices to pre-war basis— DOWN to a level with the prices you get for the products you sell— DOWN where Schumacher is a much cheaper feed than ground corn or oats, mlddlings or bran- DOWN to a point where you cannot afford to miss the BIG SAVING today’s prices give you on 3 MORE food value than bran or middlings. MORE food value than brewer’s grains. The cheapest Feed to Feed Therefore, don’t let the fact that you have plenty of corn or oats keep you from buying‘Schumacher ' Fed with gluten and cottonseed meal as your protein concentrates, it makes the cheapest feed you can feed. If you have a surplus of home-grown grain, it will pay you to sell some of it and buy Take the question of moisture. 95% of the corn inspected for market grading contains lily/2% water— 191/2 lbs. of water in every 100 lbs. of corn. Better to sell water than to feed it, don’t you think? Schumacher Feed is N ow,.take the question of digestibility. Schumacher contains 4% more digestible matter than oats; 61/20/0 more than middlings; 121/2% more than brewer's grains; 21% more than bran . It is made from the choicest feeding parts of Com, Oats, Barley, Wheat, with Hominy, Wheat Flour, Middlings Start Reducing Your Feed Costs Today by buying Schumacher and you will also start better results from your cows. If your dealer cannot supply The Quaker Oats Company Address: Chicago, U.S.A.‘ OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO00O00000000000000000000000000 ’/ l ‘ , ‘3 l ‘- \. ‘\ \ \‘V ‘\ \_\ \\ \\\\\ ‘ \ \. \ \\ \ Kalamazoo Tile and Wood Silos at “Rock Bottom" prices: Our silo guide explains it all. Tells expe- riences of silo engineers who have built Kalamazoo Silos for thirty (30) years. Tells how they made [fa/amaggq The Record Holders This book tells why the e fill-year old Kalamazoo 51103 are stil givmg good schice. How both Kalamazoo Wood and Tile Silos keep cnsilane in most nutritious condition—their special construction. Tells how YOU can get 2i Kalamazoo and how thousands of farmers are lifting the mortgage on their forms in this way. Send us your name. Don't delay. Tomorrow never comes. Write today. Kalamazoo Tonk & Silo Co. DepLZZzS Kalamazoo» Mich. Our Kalamazoo Ensflau Culm with in Center Shear Cu! i: well worth looking up. ZED Tll-E A Remarkable Discovery Keeps Eggs Fresh For One Year C. G. Knight. a prominent druggist of Chi- cago. has discovered a wonderful new preparation‘ that is guarantcvd to lil'k's‘t'l'Vt‘ all fresh eggs pPr- ' footly for one year. llo i-alls it the l\'. 8; (l. lrlgg l‘rcsn-n‘ativc. It is not liquid glass but. mines in powder form. Ulll: packagi- mixed with three gallons i'it'illl water will proscrvu 2:3 dozen eggs. Makes a safe solution to put eggs in for winter. No ('liiiilgv whatever takes place. No odor.~no taste. Eggs can lw psi-d for all pur— poses: poaching, boiling, piisirirs. ’l'hc yolks do not. l)l'l‘ilk down. Eggs always fl'L‘Hint, who has charge of advanced reg- istry work at the college, association ”testers may now conduct semi-oflicial tests. Other lines of work for testers to carry on have also been suggested such as farm records, etc., whiCh shows anunlimited field to work in. Jackson county dairymen feel relieved that they have not put off longer the estab- lishment of a cow-testing association and hope to have two more running before the year is up.——S. J. B. HOLDS THAT DAIRYMEN DID NOT. VIOLATE ANTI-TRUST LAWS. LL members of milk producers’ co‘ operative associations will be in- terested in the outcome of the Louisi- ana Dairymen’s Cooperative Associa- tion case in the federal court. Not long ago the officials of this organiza- tion were indicted under the anti-trust law. A demurrer was filed against the purpose of weeding out their boarder indictment and an oral argument was made. The demurrer held that under Section 6 of the Clayton amendment In general, dairymen of this county the Louisiana dairymen did not violate the anti-trust law. The judge has Allied Dairy Interests Make Interesting Exhibit at/Grtand Rapids. will? to be a stampede to get into cow—test- ingwork. Like Jackson county farm- ers, dairymen all over the state are waking up to the fact that normalcy is about with us and we can no longer demand average cost of production but must be guided in our sales by the laws of supply and demand. In order to remain‘ in dairying, efficiency is the keynote. Overy-production and the general lowering of prices has tended to start farmers thinking, more than 3ever before. Prices are falling in the very face of orga'nization intended by the farm to control price. From this it is becoming more evident every day that besides organization for market- ing there must be organization for efficiency of production. ' No other organization serves this Build your silo to last as long as you live to _run , our farm. Durable tile— tirst cost only cost. “Shi lap" blocks— stron er wal 8 Twisted steel re-e steel hip roof —-steel chute Write for catalog. 1. M. Preston Company M 309 Lanai-x. Mich Factories: Brazil Ind.:New . B hton. Pa.: Urichsville i him; Fort Dodge- ' - Iowa. new Maire Big Money Sicilinwiir mil- purpose so well as the cow-testing as— sociation. Not only do you determine the animals which are paying returns but you also determine those animals which do not pay, thus giving an op- portunity to discard part of the produc- ing herd and control the surplus of dairy products on the market. A year ago quantity of production was the popular problem and the herd was studied as a unit of efficiency. To- day quantity of production can be con- sidered only as it pertains to the indi- vidual animal for it is the individual animal, and there only, that the profit- ’31:}; 38;; éor caunfi'ma a our. Holmesville. oiiio 0 NA «MAN acibsmc 00.. handed down a. decision sustaining the demurrer and dismissing the indict- ment. The case was before Federal District Judge Alfred R. FoSter, of New Orleans, and the dairymen were rep- resented by Edgar M. Cahn, with John D. Miller, of the Dairymen’s League, assisting as counsel. The claim is made that this is the first time on rec- ord that a non-profit, non-stock agricul- tural cooperative association has been indicted under the anti-trust law. N0 ANNOUNCEMENT ON BUTTER TAX- OMMISSIONER of internal Rev- enue1William M. Williams has as yet made no announcement of any change in the so-calledvadulterated but- ter ruling of the treasury which is to go into effect on April 1. It is prob- able thatthe butter interests, especial- ly the Creamery men, will ask for an injunction to prevent the putting of the ruling into effect. The ruling will be stubbornly contested in the courts. Half broken down fences help to teach the cows to be fence jumpers. Heifers that are constantly jumping the fences in easy places are difficult to break in later life and nothing is more wasteful of time and patience than constantly chasing your cattle mama herd can be determined. Dairy~ out of your‘nelghbor’s crops or your ‘ men have given up judgingmthe dairy own. Good fencing‘isnecessary equip- ' SILQ§ cow by looks and guesswork, ,but now ”meat forthe dairyman and poorfeno- " ' f rely only on the scales and theBab‘ ' ‘H " Ling lsa constant risk. 7 . .. . l s l 7M...“ ,4... ' / ’ M .y from that roams 2 T is true that mineral requirements for swine is practically a new thing in feeding swine, yet it promises to be one of the foremost steps in im- ' proved methods of securing maximum growth and health. Practical feeders for years have been allowing their hogs access to wood ashes and to char- coal or soft coal and the like for the supplying of these minerals. Such sub- stances have been very good, and did supply some very essential .material, ,and yet in' the few experiments that are being made at many of the stations, at this time will bring out some very valuable facts. Up to this time it seems that about the same errors are being made in the use of minerals to swine that were originally made in the ear.- lier feeding tests, in which they at- tempted to argue from the complex to the simple rather than from the sim- ple to the complex, which seems to be the logical way to approach these sub- jects. It took scientists many years to awaken to the fact that some things about our common feeding practices would never be understood until we began with the use of a‘very simple ration and then worked into a complex one, so that an accurate check could be made upon the true value of vari- ous feeding materials, under varying conditions. The wonderful discoveries made during the past decade have been ample proof that this was the proper method of making the feeding trails and more actual history as to the value of feeding materials than has been .accomplished during several such periods previous to this time. IT is a. common practice for some swine feeders to feed‘certain min- erals not for any specific action which they expect to obtain, but simply be- cause it has been a time-honored cus- tom. Such agents as sulphur, copper- as, charcoal, seem to have very little, if any, beneficial action for swine, and 'may, if not given properly, actually prove harmful, and yet swine breeders have long used them in their tonic and mineral mixtures. We must depend more on our late experiments to tell us about these materials. At this time sulphur is rarely used as a medicine by veterinarians, and then usually in an ointment for its effect in killing parasites of the skin. If it is taken into the animal’s body in fairly large doses over a long period it may bring. about a. serious blood condition. It turns the feces, or manure, very dark in color and gives it a. very foul odor, and should be given in very small amounts until we learn more about it. .Tests are being conducted at the Iowa station, and while one has been com- pleted and tended to show that it had some value when fed under certain conditions, it will require further tests before swine men can begin its use with a feeling of safety. Copperas, or iron sulphate, is a com- mon remedy, and' while it may be giv- en in small quantities for some time, it can not safely be given in very large doses; our latest information on iron is that it is a food rather than a tonic or a medicine, and later day veterinar- ians use it in that way. It is also thought 'to be a worm destroyer, but tests have ‘proven this without any foundation; it is very readily changed into another form when exposed to the ordinary atmosphere and if it was to be given it should be kept as nearly dry as possible. With the knowledge that we have of this material at this time it is doubtful if it is advisable to feed it toswine. Charcoal is found in two forms, that which is. made from wood and that bones. The action of charcoal is 1n;Sw51nc Ration» .By George H. Cam: ' ‘ , ' slabs»! 0311.31.14 its function in the intestinal tract is to absorb any methane gas that may be generated in the intestines. This can be of value only in cases of fermentation, and then only for a very short period of time. Extensive tests have proven that it is eliminated from the body in the same form that it is taken in and has but very little use in a swine mixture. HE minerals that are most likely to be deficient are calcium or lime, chlorine, sodium and phosphorus. These are the elements that enter into the formation of the skeleton in the larger amounts. It may be possible that iodine is sometimes needed, but this only in sections where there are hairless pigs, and that is due to the fact that in some sections the soil is depleted in these elements and there- fore the crops do not contain a normal amount. This can be easily and cheap- ly supplied. The following materials furnish the minerals commonly used very cheaply and at a very slight cost: Sodium chloride or. common salt, ground rock phosphate, ground bone meal, either raw or steamed, wood ash- es, and many others. Common salt or sodium chloride furnishes both sodium and chlorine and in sufficient quanti- ties. Steamed bone meal or ground raw bone meal furnishes both calcium ‘ or‘ lime and phosphorus; wood ashes or kainit furnish potash, but this is not so often needed. A very good mixture consists of equal parts of salt and steamed bone meal; another of salt and raw bone meal; another of salt and wood ashes; another of 'salt and raw rock phosphate very finely ground. All of these may be mixed equal parts and fed in a self-feeder. Animals will consume about one pound of such mixtures each‘month; this can be provided for in this way: Mix a pound of the mixture with an amount of tankage that they will eat in abOut a month. If they are eating about fifty pounds of tankage per month, then add two pounds of the, mixture to; each one hundred pounds‘! of tankage and you are certain in this way that they get that amount. If they are eating more, increase it, and if less, decrease it. This should be very well mixed and fed in a self-feeder; most animals will eat about this amount of it, if it is fed alone in a self-feeder; this will depend somewhat upon the individual. T is not advisable to attempt to fur- nish all the minerals that are need- ed by the animal in this way, but there are certain feeds that are very rich in minerals, and much of the minerals should be supplied through them. Among these feeds are alfalfa and clo- ver hay, bran, cowpeas and soy beans. The hay can be, and should be, fed to ' brood sows in a rack during the winter months, or when they are not on pas- ture; sows will consume about one to one and one-fourth pounds per each one hundred pounds of body weight per day when it is fed in this way; the use of pasture crops, such, as al- falfa, clover, rape and the like, also provide large amounts of minerals for the breeding and growing animals. The mineral requirements for swine need occasion the breeder no alarm; it can be very easily handled, and quite inexpensively also; all it requires is a little good judgment in the selec- tion of feeds, and possibly some sim- ple mixtures that we have outlined in this article. Two hundred birds were entered at ' the exhibition of the Gogebic Range Poultry AsSociat’ion at Ironwood, on March 3-4. They included both stand~ Help Your Cows Increase Your -Profits Dairy Pay ‘ FREE Write for full information givi the correct mix- ~ture or feeding Buffalo Corn Gluten Feed. If your dealer cannot sup- ply you with Buffalo Corn Gluten Feed, tell us who and where he is. Write today to Corn Products Refining Com-' pany, Feed Department, 17 Battery Place, N. Y. Feed. New York - llllllllllllllIllllIIllllI|lllllllIllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllIll|IIlllllIlllllllllllllllllllllll VERY dairyman knows he can’t make a profit on milk unless he feeds for it. And unless he weighs his feed and weighs the milk from each cow he can’t know the profit he makes. Buffalo Corn Gluten Feed will greatly increase your milk yield. Buffalo Corn Gluten Feed con- , tains concentrated corn protein in a highly digestible form. It is used by successful dairymen all over the country. Get a supply of Buffalo Corn Gluten Mix three parts of Buffalo Corn Gluten Feed with one part of wheat bran, or one part of ground oats and one part beet pulp. You can mix a whole ton in a half hour—the most profitable half hour you ever spent. Feed this mixture one pound to every three and one-half pounds of milk and see how your milk yield will jump. After a month’s trial of Buffalo Corn ' Gluten Feed you’ll never again go back to the old methods of feeding. Corn Products Refining Co. Chicago Write to NATIONAL STARCH CO., 606 Ford Bldg., Detroit, Mich. a. Try This ifs. Stump Puller ”twin . "l l" )" l " - iE’ \ Write for New FREE Book! A Kirstin One-Mon Stump Puller lnstnn cl you n GIANTS POWER — makes you masts-yo In: stump! Many Kirstin owners ull atubhomest stump. in 4 to 10 minutes! AS CHE us CENTSpet stump! Kiwi" 8-1: Stump Puller Just a few pounds on the handle means tons on the Itum‘f. 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CENTRAL WlSCONSlN FARMS Silt loam,claysub- soil. No sand or swamps. A wpndcrf l - ' ‘ Prices very reasonable. W'rltt- for “gnawer wetlon. OWEN REALTY 00.. Farms and Homes in. Delaware where the . . climate is pleasant, the lands productive and prices. reasonable. Fox-inform ntion write, state Board of Agriculture. Dover. Del' For Sale 80011 buildin s, $152 3 S.W. One of the best farms. 3miles south of M. A. C. 122 A. with per acre. HEMPY, R. '1. Lansing, Mich. Poultrv. truck. stock. and F A R M S grain farms chonp._ . Salisbury. Md. FIGGS & NOCK. w A N T E D To hear from owner of land for sale. 0. K. HAWLEY, Baldwin, Wis. a farm set our freellstudf Before BUYIng 50 good farms. Wheres!) . DeCOUDRES. Bloomingdnlo.Mic£ .‘01 * The Secret 0? f Making Your ' unborn Com. ‘ Owen, Wis. ' 3 . ,3 ‘BREEDERS’ oiiiiic'roiir = j‘ « , . . . . 5 Private: ‘3.?&2°‘Eil%§‘8?%.$liihi§:¢ “8 THE HOME OF loin. Edgar oi llalmony Probably . m World’s Greatest Breeding Bull Blue Bell. Supreme Championat the Smith- fleld Show 19l9. and the Birmingham Show 1920. is a daughter of Edgar of Dalmeny. The Junior Champion Bull. Junior Chani- . pion Female. Champion Calf Herd and 'First Prizexlunior Heifer Calf. Michigan State Fair. 1920. were also- the get of Edgar of Dalmeny. A very choice lot of young bulls—sired by Edgar of Dalmeny are. at this time. offered for sale. Send for Illustrated Catalogue- WILDWOOD FARMS ORION, MICHIGAN W. E. StaiPPS, Prop. Sidney Smith, Supt. For Sale Woodcote Trojan-Ericas ‘We are offering ten cows bred to either IMP. ELCHO OF HARVIESTOUN. 0r INH’. EDGARDO OF DALIVIENY W'rite for our 1921 BULL SALE LIST Woodcote Stock Farm, Ionia. Mich. -ECI|STERED Aberdeen-Angus. Ten heifers. six Rbiills from eight to fourteen months. est. of 11:1] ti‘xlit make good. Reason- d' . he ‘wth ki “”3 ”mt gm y I: ILllEil. ciio. Mich able. Inquire ‘ CKLOVERLY ANGUS (‘ows and Heifers Bred to Blackcap Brandon of Woodcoto 2nd For Sale GEO. HATHAVVAY A SUN, Ovid. hilt-h. . bullsandheii‘ersi‘ronitito Reg. Aberdeen Ang is 13* mos. old of the very best of breeding. also Berkshire. Swine. boars ready for service anti pigsufiotlii sex singles. pairs or trios.‘ ll (:06 t iberty on 9.. ‘ . W1 a DVRUSSELL BROTHERS. Merrill. Mich. Registered Bull ready for immediate sol-rice $100 1 M. WILLIAMS. 'North Adams. Mich E R N S Ev s ~R1‘ZGIS'1‘1‘IRIQD G U ld 1“BULL CALVLS C tainiiig blood of wor c amplons. . HICKS' EXCERNSEY FARM. Saginaw. W.S. Mich. of May Rose. Breeding Guernsey Bul ls 'l‘iicir dams have, records 420 to 650 lbs. fat a so a few cows and lieifersare offered. 11W. Wigman. Lansing. Mich. FEDERAL Inspected Guernsey Bulls. Priced to sell. Nine sold in 10 mos. A line Masher Sequel 3 yrs. old sure. sound and right 8175.00. Four randsons of Ex-Champion A. A. cow.under 8 mos. old . rom cows on test. Gr. W. & H. G. RAY. Albion. Mich. G U E R N s E Y BULL CALVES whose sire‘s dam made 19.460.20 milk. 909.05 fat. Their mother's sire’s dam made 5,109.10 milk.’l78.80 fat. Can spare 2 to 3 females of above breeding. '1‘.V.ilICKS. Battle Creek. Mich Bull. two years old. dam from GUERNSEY imported May Rose stock, 6' 8'8 dam 711 fat. sire's sire Langwater Hambro. u M. HOMPE. H. 5. Grand Rapids. Mich. calf. six months old. his Guernsey Bu“ nearest females average 70:! fat. Dam untested. Sire grandson of Marne Cowan. M. HOMPE. it. 5. Grand Rapids. Mich. Six registered Guernsey bulls May For sale Hose, breeding ready for service. Cheap if taken soon. John labels. it. 2. Holland. Mich. e . Guernsey bulls for sale cheap. State TB. test- Reg and from Eood producing and A. R.cows. A e 1 to 12 mo. C. . Lambert dc Sons. Linwood. M ch. accepted in payment of finely bred reg- ‘ 600d "Ole istered Holstein bull calves. Quality of the best. and at prices within reach of all. Write. GEO. D. CLARKE. - - - Vassar. Mich. H I i ' Friesian heifer and bull calves. purebred 0 s cm registered and high-grade. Price $20 up. Splendid individuals and breeding. Write us your re. quirements. Browncroft Farms. McGraw. N. Y 3175 buys reg Holstein heifer 2 vr. old. Fresh soon. Sire by "Prince Korndvke ohanna". A 31 65 lb. bull. Bred to 28 lb. bull. B. B.Reavey. Akron, Mich. Reg.,Holstein Bull Calf figflfafl“ 1“ J. R. HICKS. St. Johns. Mich. NOTICE The Winwood Herd on Nov. lst will move their Herd of Pure Blood Holsteins to their new home; 1% miles south of Rochester,Mich. and for the next 30 days we will sell what bull calves we have cheap as we will be unable to get our buildings com- plete before winter. So get busy if you want a son of Flint Maplecrest Boy at your own price. JOHN H. WINN, (lnc.) Michigan Roscommon, . ‘ ‘ " or Guernsey calves. practically pure. “018116111 7 weeks‘oldJ‘JAOO each.crated for shi - merit anywhere. Satisfaction guaranteed. Ragga Accepted. Edgewood Farms. Whitewater. s. .. ' one year old. Dam has gmlmd "0'3“". Bu an official record of 21 lbs. I .ilo ‘ of, t rand5341bs. of milk in 7 days. Price $200. ' " 89nd at hate and ' ' ree. . p. mnauwflannn, Ashleyylilich. $4,000 for labor on L. E. Molntiro, E. Waterford, Mo. write” " "When the cow testing ' milked? 4,000 lbs. per head eéch per year, I decided to go into pure.- brcd Holstems. For 20 years I have culled and improved my herd for blood lines and (production, so that last year I was able topay-out nearly 10,000 lbs. this amount. . g *' a 5 A '1, ‘ a ‘- 10- i association showed me that my scrubs still have a profit because each cow now averages of milk per yoar,’.and a good many of Surplus purebred: and large milk production more , . than how: increased the profits from my herd. and have made a divrdcnd possible in spite of high prices of . labor and feed.” The Helstein-Friesian‘Association of America 164 American Bldg., Brattlcboro, Vermont Buster. CRANDELL’S PRIZE HOGS, . O o I o C 0 all ages sired by Callaway Edd 1918 world’s grand champ. boar an C. C. Schoolmasterll919 world’s grand chain ion also-Wonder Big Type an Giant Write your wants, all stock 5 ipped on approval. ' HOGS‘ Cass, City, Mich. The Traverse Herd 'We have what you want in BULL CALVES, the large. fine growthy type, guaranteed right in every way, They are from high producing A. R. 0. ancestors Dani’s records up to 30 lbs. Write for pedigrees and quotations. stating about age desired. TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL Traverse City, Mich. FourHandso‘me Daughters of the 31 lb. show bull “Judge Joli. Lyons” and out of A. R. O. cows all for $1200. Also bull calves from the same sire from $50 up. Bulls ready for service from $100 up. SINDLINGER BROTHERS Lake Odessa, Mich. USE PURE-BREE SIRES! Estimates furnished by the Dairy Division of the United States Department of Agriculture show that the dairy cows of the country average only 4,500 lbs. of milk per year. A good Holstein bull will increase the production of the ordinary herd 0 per cent in the first gener- ation. . Let us help you find a. good one to use on your herd. You cannot make' a better investment. The Michigan Holstein-Fiiosian Association H. W. iilllllllil, Jr.. Field Secretary, Old Slate Block, Lansing. Michigan Red Rock Stock Farm We have the kindof Bull Calves you want. Our herd is fully accredited. Dani's record from 25 lbs. Jr. 3 yr. old. to 30 lbs. full age. Milk u to 106 lbs. a day. Sire's dam's records from 32% to 4 lbs. nice individ- uals. one old enough for service. six to select from. For further information write JOHN C. BUTH. R. 7. Grand Rapids, Mich. average of gddams of 8 mo. old 33.60"”. bill!” bull. Can have him for present cost of service. Liberty Bond or note. M. L. McLAULIN, Redford. Mich. “Top Notch” Holstein: Buy a ”milk" Bull of Quality from the Breeders of .the world's onl cow to produce 800le. milk in 7 days. having an 800 b. daughter. Our herd is rich in the blood of Colantha 4ths Jo- hanna. the only cow that ever held all world's records 11 every division from one day to one year at the same time: She produced 651.70 lbs. milk in 7 days. We are ofl’ering for sale a bull. whose dam exceeds this record by over 7M1bs.in 7 days. His dam'a records are:— i 1 Day 100.1 lbs. M ilk 7 Days 659.3 lbs. Butter 7 Days 26.31 lbs. His name is KING VALE CORNUCOPIA WAYNE. No. 312599 , Born February 6. His dam and sire’s two nearest dame average I Butter 7 Days 330?. l s. hiilk 7 Days 607.3 lbs. Handsomely marked about one third white. $250.00 f ll. » . o. b. Howe McPHERSON FARMS 00.. Howell. Mich. All herds under U. S. Supervision. , Cluny Stock Farm Offers ' Cluny Konigen Colantha Silver 326205. Born May 29. 1920 A white hull with a few black spots. His sire a 30 lb. son of King chis Pontiac Konigcn. Sire’s 7 nearest dams average 32.301 lbs. butter 624.1 lbs. milk in 7 days. His dam has 3 Jr. 3 year old record of 17.683 lbs. butler from 418.7 lb. milk and is a granddaughter of Colan- tha Johanna Lad. 2nd dam—a 21 lb. cow that our barn records show milk- over 145.000 lbs. in 14‘ milking periods produging 15 calves. Pedigree on application. - Price $2 50.00. Federal Accredited Heard. ‘ R. Bruce McPherson, Howell, Mich. eg. Holstein Friesian cows will sell one or more. 3 and Pontiac breeding bred right and priced 'Whose grand dam, GLISTA For Sale $4 75.00. » A Young Bull. . Cash or Terms From Junior two year old A. R. O. Heifer. 17.68, born February 10. 19:0 sired by ' MODEL KING SEOIS OLISTA _ ERNESTINE. has six times made better than thirty pounds of butter. . This bull is bound to transmit high milk production. GRAND'RIVER STOCK FARMS 315 N. East. Ave. .Corey J. Bpencer.0wner Jackson,Mioh. Under State and Federal Supervision WANTED Reg. Holstein Females. Send full articulars and price. Ad‘ dress Box K3326 care Michigan FermenDetroltJIich. HEREFORDS Cows with calves at side, open or bred heifers of popular breeding for sale. Also bulls not related. ’ Allen Bros. Paw Paw,‘Mich. 616 So. Weatnadge Ave., ' . Kalamazoo, Michigan HEREFORDS Two high class, registered bulls,—nearly a year old, for sale. One double standard, and one with horns, good size, color, and markings. Both the making of show bulls. COLE & GARDNER, HUDSON, MICH. F o R s A L E 25 Hereford Heifers 2 and 3 years old and one Hereford Bull 3 yrs. old. These are fine cattle and in good oblige. are all with calf. Write . , NAT AN L. BICKNELL, Clare. Afich. BUTTER BRED ”W139i???” CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM. Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan. The Wildwood Farm Jersey Cattle. Majesty strain, Herd on State accred- ited list. R. of M. testin constantl done. Bulls for sale. ALVIN BALDE . Phone 14 -5. Capac. Mich. JERSEY BULLS fii‘i‘kii‘i’i‘lsi'ii‘é‘ffd and—Majesty breeding. Meadowland Farm. Water- man & Waterman, Packard Rd.. Ann Arbor, Mich. Bull calves from R. of hi. co '5. COOpersville. Mich. Lillie Farmotead Jerseys COLON C. LILLIE. Jersey Buns gigomeagh.“ M. dams $7.) to NOTTEN FARM, Grass Lake. Mich. b 118 for sale: From Marguerite's Premier Jersey at“ randsfln of Po 5 99th and n. of M. dams. gNIITH dz PAB ER. R. 4. Howell, Mich ~ eridale Interested Owl No. 111311 heads my herd M bull calves from this real; sire and out of R.of dams for sale. Leon E. awe, It. 6. Allegan, Mich. Registered Jersey Bulls fifigfii"§§§dfiifi;‘°°d§g§ n. B. FOWLER, Hartford. Mich. Re istered high producin stock. Bull Jerseys cages tendollars. ’l‘ubercu in tested. — TEN HAVE FARM. R. 2, Holland.|1\ilch. ' Sho thorns. Bulls and heifers. Registered ricles within reach of all G. R.DeSH1I‘.)TLER, a. ,4. l‘ecumseh. Mich. BID WU ELL BUY A BULL ' ' ' d i l - h '5- ,Eliticll‘iiP3.X‘;i§l‘i.¥”.i§“£uii‘.‘ 33:: 3331.33... Scotch and Scotc - ' We guarantee every animal to be a breeder. eral Test. One hour from Toledo. Ohio. N. Y. C. R. It. . BlDWELL STCCK FARM. Box D, Tecumseh, Michigan Milking’ Shorthorns, bulls and heifers 5 mo. to] year old for sale airfiucxeglprices to niake room for younger stock. TZ. Mason, Mich. Stop! Look! Listen! Have you a catalog of the Shorthorn Sale to be held at M. A. C. Feb. 25th at 1 P. M. We are listing four valuable females and two show bulls. . Richland Farms, _ _ C. H. Prescott & Sons, Tawas City, Mich. . ”at erg" mediator 3:3 topped yearlings. reasonablygpeigced. . ; ' 'BranchfiCosin-grdharm _ p Pulled Shorthorn Cattle - Young Bulls For Sale ' Several well bredjherd bull prospects. CEO. [-2. BURDICK, Mgr» Coldwator, Mich. a now have that we will sell cheap if taken atonoo. Inquire about them or better come and see them. . " ‘ CARR BROS. & 00.. Bad Axe. Mich. VALLEY VIEW FARMS ' Choice young Shorthorn cows and heifers for sale at all times. bred or open. or a oarload. also a fewyouns . 1' t8 NGBORN it SON. Bad Axe. Mich. Scotch and Scotchto ed. Herd Shorthorns bull pros ects 1 road) 6 mo. old; lrod8mo; Also four yr. ol roan cow. All stock registered and uaranteed ri t. B J.A erifiz son. _ bulls stronfiin Sultan Blood 8. . PA Alma. Mich. ' ' Shorthorn Breeders Assoc' -. central Michigan tion offer for sale 75 head;Boltah milk and beef breedinIgE all ages. New list read Jan. 15. M. E. MIL R. Soc... Qroonville, ich. neg. "6d 1’0!le ‘c‘agtlglgligircguygung bulls fromfi to 18 FRANK KEBLER. R. 1. Grand Ledge. Mich. Bull calves for sale from the Shorthorns- best milking blood obtainable. ‘ROSEMARY FARMS. Williemston. Mich. cg. Red Polled bull calves. from 3 nice. to 1 year old. sired by Famous harmer 75% same bloo as Charmer 1919 International Granddhamplon. Our herd State and Federal tested.Westbroolr Bros..lonia.Mich HOGS DUROG' JERSEYS Bred gllte. service boars and fall boar pigs at Bargain prices. Your correspondence or personal inapection s cordially invited. RUSH BROS. Romeo, Mich. Oakwood Farm, Duroc Boars at barga nvgricee large growthy hogs 1.") months old at 360. ill send . . D. and regis- ter in the buyers name. Orders booked for Apmigs to deliver June let. W. E. Bartley. Alma. c . ' at once I have just what you want wrlte Me heavy bone registered Duroc Jer- sey boars ready for service. W. H. MAYES. L. B. 305, Durand. Mich. A FEW CHOIC MATT MATTHYSSE. R. 3. Duroo fall boars for sale. Byron Center. Mich, Spring pigs by Walt’s Orion, First Sr. Yearling Detroit, Jackeon.Gd. Rapids and Saginaw 1919 Phillips Bros,Riga,Mich. Brookwalor Bum-o Jerseys BOARS—R eady for Service Bred Sows and Gilts Write us for Prices and Pedigrees Mail orders a Specialty. Satisfaction guaranteed. BROOKWATER FARM, Ann Arbor, Mich. H. W. Mumford, Owner J. B. Andrews, Mgr. Orion King No. 169260 Son of the $10 000 boar owned by Lori view Farm. Le Sumit. Mo. also oung boars ready or service out of good sows. py THE JENNINGS FARM. Bai ey. Mich. Bows and Gilte bred for Duroc Jersey March. A ril ”a? furrow. Also a few sprin boars. Best 0 blood ines and splendid individua s. Satisfaction guaranteed. Write for pedigree and prices. or better come and see. visi. tors welcome. '1‘ n}. Underhill & Son. Belem. Mich Buy Pigs Now. Beg. Duroo pi e crated and delivered to express station for 820 one i. W State Fair winners and weighing near 100 lbs. each rite for particulars. Michigana 1*‘arm.Pavilion,Mich; DUROC Jerseys. Bears for sprin service. heavy boned type. from the most popu or blood lines at reasonable prices. Partridge Rock eggs from best lay. ing strain $2 per 11". Drodt & Berna. Monroe. Mich. A ' FEW Carey U. Ed monds. Hastings, Mich. DUROC JERSEYS gewfifigtgmgrdgggg ones. E. D. HEYDENBER . Wayland. Mich. Dunocs anorectic:- . .... Mm W. C. 1AYLOR. Milan. Mich. ' Striotl Big Ty ewith ual. 0' I‘ C' Swnne ity. Afew ll)“ bred1 for last-of April. and Ma farrow. A few pt. an ct. fall pigs either sex. ~.xtra. cod ones. Of our State Fair prize winning blood mes. Will shi. 0.0. D, and record them free. ‘NEWMAN‘ STOCK FAR. , .1. Mariette. Mich. 9 Full igs by CC. Big Callaway have size '0' I. C S and qpuality and are priced right. C. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Mich. o I C Bred Gilts for Mar. and Apr furrow 0 D ‘ also a few choice service boars. CLOVER LEAF STOCK FARM. Monroe. Mich ° bred for: A land M 0- I- C- Cllts farmw. enigma. 0.13:! H. w. MANN. Dansville. Mich 0' cls Choice gilts for April and May furrow. also A. J BARKER do SON, The Maple’s 'Sliortlioi‘ns Kirklevington Led, by- Imp. Hartford Welfare, in service._ Stock or sale. . .‘ . We Are Offering iémseméi‘l oi?! .l’iié‘i‘é’g 0. I. C. fallEpigs sired by State Fair winn rs. WEB RBROS.. Phone 408. R0! Oak, Mich. ' 0 Big Typo oiit' bred for Mar. 0- .6 3- farrow. Bears I es. Write me or ricer. _ . , ii‘liEw ' ’M ' DU R o c s . i w s reproach: Choice stock sired, CHOICE 3111:? gilts for fall pigs. Booking orders for analog 3333th h. . 8 mon . c G. 1’. AN 8, ‘ ‘Maaon. , 1. Ole. Blasts rin giltef ne‘to - 0- and Ap‘rbtsomgtrlé'aéwe perv I right rom two to six rs. «1d _ . e and them or swifito.» HENRY s. oairsfffi,‘ 1, 13.559 1 Miohe ) _ ‘ 361.3135 One Yéglifig Shorthorn midis nominations. 05900. “"2. gig:- gflfineqk'm A W_ FIVE mini) HEIFERS ‘ l Apr-i1" l f, . W1»; was, , w .3. . apply a blister;,to loWer portion of his .H. w r, ' Veterinary s, 1 mm lllllllllfllfllllflllflllulllllllllfllll; . hm? |,, CO . Advice through this column is given free to cm subscrib- ers. Letters should state fully the history and symptoms of each case and give. name and address of the .writer. Initials only are published. When a reply by mail is requested the service becomes private practice and $1 must be enclosed. Indigestion—My six-year-old cow came fresh three weeks ago. She did well for ten days, but since then her milk has an acid odor. F. C., Decker- ville, Mich—Give her a dessertspoon- to! of hyposulphite of soda in feed three times a day. Change her feed. Chronic Indigestion.——When cows are turned out they are inclined .to chew wobd. W. S. Snover, Mich—— Mix equal parts of bicarbonate of soda, ginger, gentian, salt and owdered wood charcoal. Give each cow two ta- blespoonfuls in feed twice a day. Feed some roots. Barren Cows—Pai‘alysis.—-I have ten cows; none of them will seemingly get with calf. Failing to get with calf when bred to my neighbor’s bull, I bought one of my own without any better results. The cows are all in fair condition. I have a sow that has no use of hind legs. Our local veter-i inary tells me shehas rheumatism.; For three weeks she has been in this condition. H. R.. Lapeer, Mich.~Pur- chase a fountain syringe, wash out cow’s vagina with soap and tepid wa- ter, (use a good quality of soap). then inject the following yeast lotion, made by dissolving a cake of compressed yeast in one quart of tepid water, but let it stand in warm room for two hours before you apply it. Treat every cow daily and let us know the result. Feed sow-less corn, more oats, oil meal, tankage and roots. Give her ten grains of sodium salicylate in feed two or three times a day. Apply mus- tard and water to back three times a week. Impotency.—Ever since my hull was eleven months old we have been breed- ing him to cows. but he fails to get any of them with calf. He seems to per- form the act all right and is now four- teen months old. P. S., Cheboygan, Mich.-——This form of impotency is due to the fact that living, virile sperma« tazoa are not discharged by the young bull at time of service. Young males should never be allowed to do too much service within a short period of time. I know of no better plan than to ascertain whether the discharged semen is fertile or not, but to do so you need a microscope. Infected Udders.—I am having con- siderable trouble with my cows. Sev- eral of their udders are affected. We. get stringy milk from some, and Otll-' ers appear congested. Can we safely feed this milk to children? Some of the cows have only had one slight at- tack. E. C., Goldwater, Mich.— Don’t feed children milk from cows that have infected or diseased udders. Select milk from healthy cows to feed to children. Clean and disinfect sta~ ble, creamery, and milking utensils and give each cow a tablespoonful of bicarbonate of soda in each feed. Apv Dly iodine ointment to diseased portion of udder and milk cow clean three times a day. _Nodular Disease—For the past four winters I have lost from one to four sheep. and about the only symptoms they show is to stand stretched out and die of general weakness. What ailed them? C. T.. Romeo, Mich—Nod- ular disease is a parasitic bowel ail- ment which is incurable, and I might add, quite prevalent. Mix some pow- dered gentian in their ground feed once a day. Indigestion—Occasionally one of my sheep will act as if in pain, becomes uneasy, will stretch and after a time gets all right. J. D. P., Eagle, Mich. -—Mix equal parts of ginger, baking soda and salt together, a teaspoonful is enuogh for three sheep at a dose and it can be mixed with ground oats; give tliem'some twice a day. Chronic Shoulder Lameness.———When out in pasture last July my five-year- old horse sprained or bruised his shoul- der; since then he has been lame. The veterinarian injected medicine under- neath skin. Some time later an ab- scess former; later still we blistered the shoulder four different times, but he'is no better. Can he be cured? W. J. P.. Newang. Mich—The writer is” inclined to believe your horse incur- able. He has had long rest and right kind of treatment, but shows no partic- ular improvement. Every two weeks 91.1 .’ i. J a 'bull‘ __a:ve two} '43 ”months old that’ scouring ever since. last'Novembe-r. He is fed (36m and mixed hay, but has a poor appetite. Will. he get Well after I turn him onto grass?- F. L. H., Un- ion City, Mich.-—You have a case of chronic bacterial dysentery, for which no remedy has as yet been discovered. For fear that you might have more cases I advise you to slaughter him. His carcass is perhaps fit for food. If you keep him, have him tuberculin tested by a qualified veterinarian. Indigestion—About seven days ago my four-year-old cow seemingly lost her appetite for grain, but eats rough- age fairly well. C. J. S., Rockford. Mich—Give her a tablespoonful of powdered gentian and a teaspoonful of salt twice a day. Feed her some roots. Strong Butter.—My cow seems to be healthy, but the butter made from her cream will not keep fresh for more than three or four days. It seem to have strong taste. F. K. W., Lansing, Mich—Change feed, clean stable and be sure that milking utensils are very clean: store butter in clean place. Give cow a teaspoonful of hyposulphite of soda twice daily. Chronic Stocking.——The hind legs of our four—year-old mare has been stock- ed all winter andll thought might be due to lack of exercise. Have applied liniment and exercised her, but she is worse. A. M. A., Attica, Micli.——Give her one dram of potassium iodide in feed or in drinking water twice a day. Hand-rub legs upward twice daily and don’t feed, her much grain until she works. LEGAL LINE FENCE. The fence between me and my neighbor is made of four barb wires. and has held cattle and horses in pas-.j' ture for years. Now another party has. bought the adjoining place and wants‘ to pasture sheep. He came to me andj wanted me to put on a new fence that} will turn sheep. Am I in duty bound to pué‘ up a fence that will turn sheep?‘ The statute declares that all fences four and a hall‘ feet high, in good re. pair, consisting of rails, boards, wire, or other things which shall be consid- ered equivalent thereto, in the judg- ment of the fence viewers, shall be deemed a legal and sufficient fence. The supreme court has held the sta- tute to mean such a fence as will turn the animals usually kept on the farm and restrained by fences, which of course, includes sheep. It’ the fence is not built upon request the neighbor can complain to the fence viewers, get‘ an order for a fence that will turn': sheep, and if it is not built may buildl it himself and have the cost assessed! against the opposite party and collect? it as a part of his taxes. If the, fence; has never been divided the fence Iview-ll t l I x i l I ers will also make division and deter- mine which part shall be maintained: by each party, after proper petition‘ and hearing—J. R. R. i FISHING IN GREAT LAKES. In a recent talk on the Michigan; fish industry of the great lakes, Dial John Lowe, head of the department of1 biology. of the Northern State Normalz School, a fish expert, pointed out that] while the quantity of fish in lake Mich-l igan is well maintained in spite of the: large development of commercial fish-l ing in its waters, the fish supply of! Lake Superior is dwindling, although! the number of fishermen is much. small- er. Dr. Lowe informed his hearers that fish grow faster in Lake Michigan than in Lake Superioi'. Trout in Lake: Michigan one year old weigh, he says! 4 4 from eight to nine. ounces, while in: Lake Superior they will not ordinarily; run above three ounces. .This he at-j tributes to the. lower temperature and} smaller supply of vegetable matter found in the world’s largest freshwa- ter lake. A recently published report of the United Statés Bureau of Fisheries er- lating to the fishery industries of the United States, gives the number of. persons engaged in the fisheries of Lake Superior as 1,348 in 1917., and of Lake Michigan as 3,3-13.—Cnasn.- | l 367.50 for 10,000 waxlined paper bcrry baskets to be sent Al "4 Arr Ensila e Cutter’that power requirements. gettin ib‘ ‘ ~"—:’—‘.. ' int—Q “‘£",~.-,-r "V ‘n« W? I? ref}; 1 . - -- , * leeuctlielieiditof =3 m—_ 7"'"-’\\--‘« ~11" your silo. size of engine and size and speed . ward complete . i l isremarka .le forits fine .'iffii'éiiehé’u'i clean cutting capacrty, durability, safety and light ”$3: Any 8-16 Tractor Runs 3. Gehl 17 Due to its separate control of cutter head and blower speeds the Gehl Cutter never wastes power on any silo—has six fan low speed blower heavy all steel frame, posmve safety'device, and a. self feeder that Requires No Man at the Feed Table Here is an example of economy—a machine that not only fills your Silo, but can also grind alfalfa hay—dry corn stalks, soy beans, sweet clever or any other form of dry roughage. means a savmg of from 20 per cent to 50 per cent. Our new catalog gives complete information about Gehl Cutters and some useful ideas about conserving and 2.21 This g more profits out of dry feeds. Write today. “assess. <=°- 404 WEST BEND. mag“ M . ._ .- r ’\ .. . J, 7 > . fink“.-. ¢ "" ’A ”‘23,. BERRY ERUWEHS’ PBOBLEMSl Problem one. ”1 have a small patch of berries in my gar— den. Wc always have a few bushels more than we can use. How can I realize the most on them?" Ans-Wen Send us $1.95 for 200 waxlined paper berry baskets postpaid to your address. (Note. Postpaid prices apply only to points within 150 miles of Lansingl Problem two. i grow strawberries for market. and need‘a thousand or more baskets. i wish to get them with the least amount of trouble. Ain on R. l“. 1). line and main traveled highway, and sell in town and to autoinobilists. “’hat can you do for me?“ Answer: Semi us $8.25 for 1.000 waxlined paper berry baskets delivered to your door postpaid. Problem tlirce. “l need 10:000 berry baskets. ldo not want to be caught short when the season opens. \Vhat do you advise?" Answer. Send ili your order :1! once with by express f. o. b. cars Lansing. How about your needs? Let us take care of you. and order EARLY. The waxlincd paper berry basket is made ofa heavy paratincd paper, and they are neat and clean. Our price list for the asking. M. H. Hunt &. Son, Box 525', Lansing, Mich. BEET PULP Now 50 Cheap Milk Producers cannot afford to do without it. Nothing but grass will pro- duce milk like Dried Beet Pulp. T. F. MARSTON, Bay City. [CKMO mils Used by the Family Used extensively to relieve bed sores, itching piles, cracked hands, etc. If awhite ointment is desired ask for our XYZ . — Skin Ointment. SHEEP. ° Good strong in- Wool-Mutton Shropshire Rams. and“... royally bred, priced right. A. H. FOSTER, Allegan. Mich. Shropshires Choice ewes. all ages, bred to im orted rum. Also a few rams HOGS Central Mich. O. l. C. Swine, Breeders Ass’ 11. Hogs of all ages of popular blood lines. Every sale guaranteed by assocxation. DR. H. W. NOBLES, Sales Mgr. Coral, Mich. Raise Chester Whites 9 Like This "2 ' the original big producers ' I , I 3. HAVE started thousands of breeders on the road to I success, 1 can help you. 1 want to lace one ho from my great. herd in every community where am not alr y to . taunted b “one line only developers—ready for market at _ with. old: Write (or my plan— ‘ More Money from Hop. lo. I. asiruimt, 3131110, Portland.llcum M _ ' ..'..J Saginaw Valley Herd. midliffitét‘? (iridi‘WSf. able. J. Gibson. Fosters. hiich. 8' I Polnuds Some very choice fall‘ boom. lg We ready for spring service for sale. 1116” are sired by The Clansman: dam. the $1023 Bliss Colum- bia, a littermate to the 340.000 The Yankee. Also afew choice boars by The Claiisboy. son of The Clansnian. WESLEY HILE. Ionia, Mich. B“ T Polands.Brcd sows all sold,but have some lg We good herd boar prospects. fall boars weighing 175 lbs. Sirod by the Arctic. Call or write DORUS HOVER, Akron. NIich. O. Bred sows. Fall pigs singly ori pairs. Also S. ' C. Minorca cockerols all big 'l‘yge of the best of breeding. Satisfaction guar. R.W.Mills. Saline, Mich. a few choice boars L o S a P c C 0 at farmers prices. gilts bred to Black Giant one of the best pigs out of Ill. this full. Also a grandson of The Clans an and Harrisop Big Bob. H.0.SWAR’1‘Z, Schoolcra .Mich L. T. P. C. 70 head of Poland Chinzis at private sale. Am ofiering 5 ring boars from 840 to $30 and gilts the same price. girmmer and fall pigs 51’!) each. The first check 7 will you the first. choice. HART, FULCBER t Address 1". '1‘. Hart. St. Louis. Mich. brin CLI E. Francisco Farm Poland Chin'as Ofi‘eriug a dozen choice gilts and a few tried Hows bred to such hours as Michigan Mastodon and Mich- Igan Clansmnn. P. P. POPE, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Big Type P. 0. some _very choice boars doubleim- mime, out 1100 lb. sire and mammoth sou-s from Iowa's greatest herds. E.J.Mathewson.Burr Uak.l\lich. I . t l v ‘ ‘ . 25,8133: 52h.” chum: :ex, Oxl‘iqtaggiui‘ud iiifili ‘ ll. 2. g s. (.1. A. BAUMGARDNI‘IH. Middleville, Mich. Nothing for sale? at present it. 2, Manchester. Mich. Large Iype Poland Chinas. . A. FELDK Ahi l', L I P c if you are. loooking for something good. I I - . in bred gilts at. a right price. 'rite Vi . J, HAGELSHAW, Augusta. Mich‘ OLAND China Bred Saws and Gilts at bargain, Dl‘lCO-‘L also Springllmars and fall pigs, either sex. CLYDE FIS FIR, R. 3, St. Louis. Michigan I Big Type P. C. Son's bred to Leonard 5 Orange Clausman. Fallboar iign weigh 177: lbs. Real herd boar rospects. Cal 01' write. 13. It. Leonard. R. 3, St. ouis, Mich. ‘ PINE GROVE HAM PSI-[IRES We are offering a few tried sows bred for March and April furrow. These sows are all closely re- lated to our winning Show herd and of popular blood lines, andthe price! Way Down! * . Geo. Coupar & Sons. Marlette. Mich. ' Bred gilts all sold. Spring Ham Shlres and fall boar ins at a bar- gain. J HN “H SNYDER. R. 4. St. olins, ‘Mich. d G'lt. S50 'and u . for April. Bred S?WS agar rind .‘Iune fargbw. IHave a to goodf l i t reasonal 9 prices area 9. , w , ii. op.gii/ibsnnn e sous, Osseo. Mich. Houses W‘. B. McQU LAN. R. 7. Howell. Mich. ‘ , ' , For Sale. with I b 1 8t mime and mares at mason“ ' 409 Breed EV” sides. mostliv biasimrfceti’.’ PBPChel‘Qn " ' armour) B. 0 Milan. . South Rookwood. Mich. , prices; inspection vited. E. L. we a son. , dim-iota. was; I GRAIN QUOTATIONS ' Tuesday, March. 29. Wheat. Detroit—Cash No. 2 red $1.61; May Corn. Detroit—Cash No. 3 yellow 660; No. t 4 yellow 63c. Chicago—No. 3 yellow 573469600; No. 2'mixed 611,30. Oats. Detroit—Cash No. 2 white 460; No. 3 white 441,53c; No. 4 white 411/20. Cliic‘ago.—~No. 2 white 42611430; No. 3 white 39%@40V20. Beans. Detroit.——lmmediate and prompt are lower at $3.50 per cwt. Chicago.»——.\larkei is easy and lower. Hand-picked beans choice to fancy at $4.25((14.50; red kidney beans $8.50@ 9 per cwt. New York—Market is dull. pea. $4.75; do medium at $5.50; kidney $9.50. Choice red Rye. pected to be over earlier than usual. , Clover seed for April delivery is at a. big discount under the spot article. ,Red clover seed imports since July 1 total 6,590,000 pounds, of which nearly half arrived in the first half of March. $1.57; No. 2 white and No. 2 mixed $1.59. Chicago—No. 4 hard $1.451A5; May $1.43. r below normal for the season. bags) in carlots were: $31@32; standard'middlings $31; flour nriddlings $346035; coarse'cornmeal at $306w1; $28. es forhay but demand is not broad. Wheat fields and pastures are becom- ing available in many sections, reduc- ing requirements. largestt of hay markets, the year to date are only one-half as large as during the same period last year. rates tell the story. BEANS The Michigan bean market is very Weak with $3.50 being paid f. o. b. for choice hand-picked stock and about $2.75 to growers for beans in the dirt. Receipts are light but wholesale grey cers buy only from hand to mouth and the market has been eaSy for so long a time that dealers become nervous if stocks do not move as soon as they are received and immediately begin to. cut prices. WOOL Activity in the wool markets has been on the wane recently. Large sales of woolen goods for the fall trade resulted in increased buying by the mills during the pastweek. Belief that the emergency tariff will be passed was also a factor. There is some en- couragement in thereport that orders for goods have been so large that it will be necessary to scale them down to meet the capacity of the mills. This report may prove to be a false alarm, however. Latest reports t'rom‘Britisli and Australian auctions indicate a lim- ited demand from all quarters with the FEEDS Mill feeds have lost most of their ecent gains as demand remains much Produc- ion is light. Latest quotations per ton (100-lb. Detroit—Bran cracked corn $33@34; chop HAY Light receipts are maintaining pric- At Kansas City, the receipts. for Low prices and high freight Detroit—Cash No. 2 rye $1.50. Seeds. Detroitfll’rime red clover at $12.25; Live Stock Market Service alsike $14.10: timothy “at-1.10 per bushel. cloyer, cash and $15; timothy at Toledo.ml’i'iiiie red March $11.00; alsike $2.80 per bushel. Hay. No. 1 timothy $216i‘22; standard and tions to offer old wheat more freely. The season is more advanced than us- ual and new wheat is expected to ar- rive on the market two weeks ahead of the usual time. Private reports sug— gest a condition of 90 to 92 percent for the new crop compared with 78.5 This would mean ; mand remains slow and there is no t tendency on the part of distributors or retailers to accumulate supplies in spite of the low price. The visible . -. supply of wheat at terminal markets ,» '\ on March 1 will be the lowest with one 5‘ exception, since 19892. .t . CORN '1' ' In spite of light country offerings of * ' corn, supplies in central markets are The visible supply is now increasing. _ the largest. at; this season, With one 3 t rexception, since 1899. Industrial de- mand is much less than during recent years, export buying has been less prominent during the past week, and demand from consuming sections is not up to normal. Argentine is not exporting heavily at the present time but may be later. The closing of a corn products plant near Chicago, and a dust explosion which put the elevat- or with one-half .of Chicago’s drying capacity out of business, have affected .the cash corn market at that point ad- versely. OATS Private reports indicate an, oats acreage slightly less than a year ago. The outlook for this cereal is not at- tractive as the carry-over from the old crop is unusually large. Canada still has a surplus for sale and export de- mand is practically absent. SEEDS , Glover and grass seeds have weak— ened again and the end of the spring 1‘ Z" .was delayed until late in the season , ” bythe reluctance of farmers to .lay out virush; but the planting season is from me as and demand for seeds-is lower. Best Culls and common Best lambs demand is. not far away. The market - quarto threeweeks early in nearly a2; ‘0 ‘e a I Wednesday, March 30. Lambs $100‘i10.50; yearlings $750138; wethers $6.’50@7; ewes $550686. DETROIT - . Cattle. ' light. mixed $204121; No. 2 timothy . $190020; No. 1 clover mixed $131019; Malket Onenetl‘slow. . . CHLCSIEGO }. No. 1 clover $170118; rye straw $13@ Best heavy steels ........ $ 8.25@ 8.50 F‘st'n t d . _ t9 t d' . 16 000_ 14‘ wheat and out straw $120113 per “‘7“ handy Wt bu steers 7.50@ 8.00 n 11 {192 190911) S ‘0 dy ale. , , * ton in cal-lots at Detroit " Mixed steers and heifers 6.75@ 7.20 holdovei 1 .511. Malket slow, lights Z ' ‘ ' Handy light butchers 6.00@ 6.75 10(915‘CJOW91'5 others steady to 15c 5t, WHEAT Light butchers ..‘. ...... . 5.50@ 600 higher Bulk 0t salres at $9.65@9,70; - i The danger of damage from green Best COWS . . 5.75@ 6.00 “ms $10-25: heavy 200 1P3 111) medium, > i bugs and drought in the southwest. has Butcher cows 4.50@ 5.50 good and ChOICG $8-65QI;9-15; medium 3 been largely disposed of by the recent (70111111011 COWS - . . -- 3-0009. 3-50 200 to 25.0 lbs medium, good and 0110103 5 weather conditions and the prospect 03111191“S -------- 2-50@ 3-00 $9@.9-85’ hght 150 “12,00 lbs 00111111911. 5 for a big winter wheat yield was a Choice bulls .. 5.75.7111‘3‘11111?» good and ch01ce $9-50@10-25; _1 prominent factor in the market's be- Bologna b11115 ~ 5-00@ 5'25 light. lights 130 to 15.0 lbs common, h’ havior during the past Week. Farm- Stock bulls ....... .. . 4.50"31_l€d111m. good and chOice $9.65@10.25; ‘ ers still hold the bulk of the supply Feeders . 650(0) 7.00 heavy Daclflns soys 250 lbs up smooth remaining in this country and there Stockers ---------- 6.00@ 6.25 $7-50@8-50, DaCklUEZSOWS 200 lbs up has been a. disposition in some sec- Milkers and springers....$ 45@ 95 lough $7‘25@7'50’ pigs 130 lbs down Veal Calves. Market opens steady and will close ........ ‘. . . . . . . . .$10.00@11.00 5.00@ 9.50 Cattle. Market steady to strong; 500 lower. prime $9.50@10.15; do Hogs. good $8.25@9.50; do common $725040 Market steady. er cent last year. _ . . , , I; yield of 600,000,000 to 650,000,000 Mixed ............ . ...$ 10.00 8.25; light weight 1100 lbs down good ‘1 bushels of winter \\'1193’[_ Export sales Pigs .......... . . . . . . . . . . 10.50 and _ ChOICe $9@10; d0 common .and 5 duping the last tVVO weeks exceeded Heavy . . . . . . . . . . . H. . . . . 8.75@ 9.00 nledlum $7@9_; butcher cattle heifers 16 000,000 bushels, but failed to have Roughs ...... 7-33 ggrgatggvzgnedmmwgwd and 0110139 at ’ - .1 .. Flour (19- Stags 6. . . ; cows common, me mm. mm“ ‘nfluence 0“ ““98 ' good and choice $475608; bulls, bo- Shee and-L mbs. Market dull.p a logna and beef $4.50@7.25,; .........$ 9.00@ 9.50 " ...... . 0'. . . . Eightlatlgzanmon 5335; $83 calves light and handyweiglit medium, Clipped lambs ' ’ ' ‘ ' ' 8.00@ 850 good and choice $7@9.50; feeder Fair to good ’S’lléép'ZZZ' ' 5:00 steers, common, medium, good and Culls and common . 1.5000 2.50 8.25; stocker cows and heifers, com- BUFFALO mon, me'dium,good and choice $4.50 Cattle. @625. Receipts 10 cars. Market slow. Sheep and LaMbS- Calves. . Sheep steady; lambs.25c lower. Lambs Maiket 510W and steady at $5@13‘ 84 lbs down medium, good, choice and ”095- prime $8.50@10; do 85 lbs up medium, Receipts 10 cars. Market is lower. Heavy $9.25@9.50; mixed at $105061) 10.75; yorkers $10.75@11; light york- ers and pigs $10.75@11; roughs $8@ 8.25; stags $5@6.50. Sheep and Lamsb. Receipts 10 cars. Trading is slow. good, choice and prime $7.50@9.75; and choice $7.50@9.25. Little Journey: to Me Market . . Stockers and Feed‘ers. ' E VERYBODY knows that stockers and feeders are steers which must be fattened before they are suitable for slaugh- ter,.but the difference between stockers and feeders is not; so generally understood. . . Feeders are heavier in 'weight and higher in flesh and are ready. to gointo the feed lot to be butlon a heavy ration of grain. Stockerslare younger and thinner in flesh and-must be carried on grass or rough feed until they have more nearly com- pleted their growth. The dividing line in weight is‘ usually plac- ed at about seven to eight hundred! pounds. ' Some tearsweigh- _ ing mere I than this are mo thin to put on" feed, 'whi» esome' light ‘ steers have enough flesh to go directhto the feed 101.. ,As time ‘ tendency «to; use’ lighter cattleg-a shadow and '7 is inovin downward. a ‘ S passes ” there ’is .a ' . medium, good'and choice $9.25@10.25. Estimated receipts today are 6,000. calves 2560 Beef steers medium and heavy weight 1100 lbs up choice and medium and canners and cutters cows and heifers $2.75@. 5; do canner steers at $3.50@5; veal choice $7.25@8.75; stocker steers'com— mon, medium, good and choice at $6@ Estimated receipts today are 20,000. do culls and common $7608.25; spring lambs medium, good, choice and prime $7@9; ewes medium, good and choice $5@6.75; ewes cull and common $2@ 4.50;- yearling wethers medium, good bulk of the oflerings withdrawn- be- cause of unsatisfactory prices. With the new clip now being removed the total supply of wool appears to be above one year’s requirements. Some quarter-blood pooled wools in Iowa and Illinois have been disposed of on the basis of about 25 cents. Boston quotes prices partly nominal as follows: .Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces: Delaine un— washed 38@40c; fine unwashed 30@ 32c; half-blood combing 31@330; three-eighths-blood combing 29@300. Michigan and New York‘ fleeces: De- laine unwashed 36@38c; fine unwash- ed 28@290; half-blood unwashed ~31@ 32c; three—eighths-blood unwashed 28 @290. _ , POTATOES Shipments of potatoes are gradually dropping off but supplies in distribut- ing markets are very heavy and prices throughout the country are unsettled and weak. Reports from the north- western producing sections indicate that reserves are very large although other sections are well cleaned up. The movement of seed stock is about over. Bliss Triumphs from Michigan and Wisconsin have been selling from $2 @225 per 100 pounds in middle west,- ern markets, or nearly twice the price of table stock. Seed stock cobblers bring only a trifle more than commer- cial potatoes. BUTTER . With a marked increase in the do- mestic make of butter expected to come early in April it is unlikely that heavy farm offerings can be absorbed. without reducing prices. \Varm weath- er has affected the quality of the do- mestic make, while the Danish butter has been of specially high quality, some lots scoring as high as 95 so that the foreign competition is especially serious. Philadelphia, which hereto- fore has not taken kindly to Danish butter, absorbed it readily during the past week. Prices for 92 score fresh. butter as quoted by the bureau of mar- kets on March 26 were: Chicago at 44%c; New York 4655c: Boston 47c; Philadelphia 471/20. . CHEESE Cheese markets have been dull dur- ing most of the past week with buying limited to small quantities for immedi- ate consumptive requirements. Re- ceipts increase about 50 per cent at Chicago. and supplies accumulated. Small concessions in price failed to at- tract heavy buying. It is reported that stocks in the country are heavy and are being offered at low figures. The average quality of current re- ceipts-of fresh cheese. is satisfactory. Buyers have shown a preference for white‘ over colored cheese. . EGGS AN D POULTRY Egg markets have fluctuated wildly but on the whole the price level shows little not change for the week. Com- bined receipts at Chicago, New" York, Boston and Philadelphia since Janu- ary 1. is 3,170,987 cases as compared with 2,132,722 cases .‘last year. Quota- tions are: Detroit—Eggs, fresh cur- rent receipts 2,51/2c. Live poultry, , spring chickens 32611260; heavy hens 35@360; roosters 22c; geese 20@23c; ducks 3560400; turkeys 40@45c. ‘ APPLES ' Apple markets show little change for the week but appear to be working gradually higher toward the close of the season. The movement into con- sumptive channels is satisfactOry while shipments from producing sec- tions are gradually falling off. The larger sizes of boxed apples are espe- cially firm as the yield of such apples was below normal. ONIONS .The onion market is still dormant ., ‘ With ordinary stock bringing 50@90c ' , per 100 pounds on the middle western . r consuming markets. Texas Bermudas are arriving in the. north and are sell- » .. ' , ing at $3.25 per crate at Chicago. ‘ A " ~ ,CQMING Lives-rock Gamers—Mir, -10,t:r.. n. 41: x, ' . Manager. Eon Clair § ‘ m9 8M3. g , SALES.» sues ' VHasiv 0n} FrudIiGro‘wi’r Gained Favor By Mani/lei H'owg . 3. RS. MARY AMETS, fair, fat and nearly forty, was talking excitn edly.' “It. makes me furious,” she declared. “I have trouble enough now to keep within my household al- lowance, without having anyone try to put over anything like that. " MlS. Ames was secretary of a wom- an’ s club and was taking advantage of an after-the-meeting group to voice her opinions. Several of the club mem- bers were listening and agreeing. “VVhat’s the excitement,” exclaimed Mrs. Jacob Hollster as she joined the group. .“You look peeved, Mary.” “I \am,” retorted that lady, and she proceeded to explain. “You would be, too. I had a bushel of potatoes from Gus Wackstrom’s farm. They were delicious, flaky and white when baked. The whole family, liked them so well that I told Mr. Wackstrom I’d like to have him bring me my winter’s sup- ply. He set the price. I didn’t specify or haggle. The only arrangement was that he was to keep half of the pota- toes until ‘I wanted them i ' in the winter because you know our cellar is too hot to have potatoes keep well." “Well, what was the matter?” Mrs. Hollster tried to hurry her a bit, “Did he bring the whole lot at once?” “Worse than that,” snapped Mrs. Ames. “I thought, of course, the pota- toes would be like the sample bushel. VVell, they weren’t. They were about as different as they could be. The pa- tatoes were a mixture of the red and the white varieties. Some would boil to pieceswhile others stayed hard with the same length of cooking. And in the lot there was over half a bushel of potatoes about the size of small plums. You couldn’t use them for any- thing but salad, and they really weren’t good for that.” “You 'can’t trust these farmers,” chimed in a listener. “Well, he won’t get another chance to cheat me,” declared Mrs. Ames. “Next winter I’ll buy from the store, from someone of an established repu- tation. I don’t relish the idea of being stung.” “Oh, see here,” objected Mrs. Holls- ter. “It isn’t fair to condemn all farm- ers because you’ve had an unfair deal from one.” “It isn’t just one,” cut in another woman. “I had a similar experience in getting my winter’s supply of cab- bage.” “But still,” persisted Mrs. Hollster. “You leave out of the reckoning the best kind of farmers. They, too, have established reputations for fair deal- ing. The farmers are keeping pace with other businesses and professions and are making efiorts to build up a reputation for their produce.” “Like fun,” sniffed Mary. “You’ll have to show me.” “All right,” Mrs. Hollster took up the challenge. “How many of you bought apples from that carload last month?” I “I did.” “So did 1.” Every woman in the group with the exception of the school teacher had purchased apples. “Well, weren’t they all right?” “Absolutely,” agreed the women. “Well,” Mrs. Hollster went on to drive the point home. “Those apples were raised on a Michigan farm. That farmer is not content, though, with just selling his produce. He wants to build up a real business reputation for himself. Listen to this. ” She opened a copy of the daily news- paper, just off the press, and read: TotMy Friends, the People of Mar- quette: Greetings. , . _ My carioad of apples sold, they {are now in your home. But I still \ feel-an interest in them. I desire that they give you the greatest satisfaction. Keep them in the coolest possible place of even tem- perature, but not where they will freeze.- If you wish totake the trouble of wrapping each apple in papei you will be well repaid for the extra effort. ,. ' Hoping that the services I have given may merit your further pat- ronage, I thank you for your favor. Yours truly, E. E. CHICKERING, Prop. Orchard Grove Farm, R. F. D. No. 1, Belding, Mich. “There are farmers and farmers,” she remarked when she had finished reading. “It’s too bad that the. few dishonest incompetent ones should give a black eye to the reputable ones. 'It’s only too evident that shady deal- ings by their very nature seem con- spicuous. Mr. Chickering is only one of many of the up-to—date farmers. who have the right idea. He is giving a public demonstration that he is not afraid to acknowledge that he grew and sold those apples. More than that, he wants to warrant your satisfaction with the sale, so far as possible. So he' tells you how to take care of them. And he is building up the opportunity for making a sale next year. I think he deserves our patronage.” The women agreed that he did. 11: is rather too bad that Gus Wackstrom could net be present to learn just how much undesirable advertising he had received. He probably laughed when he saw that advertisement of the apple grow- er. But there is advertising and adver- tising. Some of it pays. It’s a sure thing that. the Wackstrom brand does not. LIVE STOCK MARKETS FED SPAR- " INGLY. ’ ECEIPTS of live stock of all class- es at ten markets were unusually light during the past week. The cat- tle and hog runs totalled only about four —‘,fitths and sheep five— sixths as large as in the preceding week. The busy season on the farm, which al- ways checks shipments, is from one to three weeks earlier than usual, and during the first half of the week coun- try shippers feared strike trouble. Prices, especially i'or cattle and hogs have been erratic. Shipping demand has been irregular and a number ofg small packers have been out of the; market at Chicago, reducing the: slaughter requirements at this price-3 setting point. Meat prices have been} iliegular but the trend was lower, es- pecially in the east. Hogs and sheep made slight advanc es 101 the week while cattle are steady to a shade lower. Receipts during the present week are expected to enlarge since the packing house wage dispute has been settled. Passing of the Len- ten season and the re—entry of small packers may offset a larger run. HORSE RUNS ARE AMPLE. UNS of horses have been liberal for three weeks and buyers have had no difficulty in preventing price advances. The eastern i‘arm trade pro- vides the biggest outlet and will con- tinue to do so for another thirty days. The south has been buying cheap horses at St. Louis and Cincinnati. Green and rough-haired stuff sells at big discounts. Chicago—«Good and choice heavy drafters $200@275; common and me- dium drafters $125@175; farm mares $100@140; farm chunks 1200-1400 lbs $125@165; wagon horses $125@175. St. Louis. —Good and choice draft helses $150@210; good eastern chunks $100@150; choice southern horses $60— (790; good southern horses $35@60; medium southerns $20@40. - Mules. ~16—17 hands $135@280; 15- 151/.) hands 811062250 15 hands $100@ 160; 14- 14% hands $55@110;12‘131/z hands $30@65. . 1 :- Onion set growers of. northern Illi- nois are favoring cooperative market- ing as the price for their product is less than cost of production. mice. 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