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N making plans for





 





NUMBER F ll'I‘EEN





 





Growing providing an ade-

quate supply of feed—

Cattle stuffs for his herd

Feeds during. the c o m i n g





year the prudent dairy

farmer will not lose sight of the fact

that the profits from his business de-

pend just as much upon his skill in

coaxing abundant crops from a reluc-

tant soil as upon an ability to select

good cows and make up properly bal-

anced rations. The greatest factor in

economical milk production, other

than the ability of the cow to make

milk from her feeding materials, is the

quality of the roughage and home

grown grain feeds produced on the

farm.



The roughage feeds are of great im-

portance, for the richer, more pala-

table and succulent they are the less

the grain feed will be needed to pro-

duce the maximum milk flow from the

cows. The home-grown grain feeds are

also of importance, for they can usu-

ally be grown more cheaply than they

can be purchased in the open market,

and the more grain grown on the farm

the smaller the sum of money needed

to purchase the various “feeds of com-

merce.”



In growing forage and grain crops

for feeding to dairy cattle the farmer

will find it safer to stick to standard

crops that are adapted to his soil and

crop rotations. For a small grain crop

oats can hardly be excelled, and they

are one of the best grains for milch

cows and young stock. Another grain

crop that possesses considerable merit

and also fits well in combination with

oats and corn is barley. When it is

not desired to keep the different grain

crops separate, a very good yielding

mixture is found in oats, barley and

Canadian field peas. When these crops

are grown in combination special at-

tention should be given to selecting

varieties that ripen as near the same

time as possible.



The farmer who has an abundance

of palatable and nutritious roughage,

and a silo full of corn, canproduce

milk with 'a small amount of grain

feed. And if he has home-grown corn,

barley and oats, the only kinds of

grain he will need are those carrying a

high percentage of protein. He will be

in a position to feed his cows both lib-

orally and economically. Some of the

standard protein feeds seem extremely

high, but when we consider the real

purpose for which they are purchased

(to supply protein to balance up the

deficienéy of that element in the home-

grown roughages and grain feeds) we





and efficient.





Another factor in feeding for eco-‘

nominal milk production is. the proper.





tion of cheap home-grown feeds that

may be included in the ration. A much

larger proportion of these cheap and





bulky feeds could be used without 'ma-





terially cutting down the milk flow if

more attention could be ‘given to their

quality. If good alfalfa and clover hay

are fed with well-maturedcorn‘ silage

the grain ration may be reduced and

the desired nutritive ratio maintained.

Cows that are fed larger quantities of

good roughage produce somewhat less

milk, but they produce it cheaper than

those fed too much grain feed. On the

other hand, if good roughages are not

available, and timothy hay and straw

are fed as substitutes, then more grain

feeds, especially those rich in protein,

will be needed to maintain a proper

balance, which in too many cases

means that the milk is produced at an

actual loss. With a. proper roughage

ration it is seldom profitable to feed

good producing dairy cows more than

one pound of suitable grain mixture for

every four pounds of milk produced. If

the roughage ration consists of such

feeds as timothy, straw and corn stow

or one pound of the grain mixture will

be needed for every three pounds of

milk produced by a cow. Thus, a di-

rect saving of, at least, one-third may

be made in the cost of grain feeds

through feeding roughage rations.





HERE is a rather





Summer general idea that



. farmers as a class do

Readmg most of their reading

Important during the winter sea-





son; that they do not

have time in the busy summer season

to keep posted on current matters of

interest to them. This idea has been

repeatedly proven to be erroneous by

investigations made among the upto-





date farmers of many communities. As.-





one such farmer well said: “Things

are happening mighty fast these days,

and if we want to keep up with them

we must read, and read all the time.”



True, things are happening fast, and

particularly things which are of inter~

est and importance to farmers. The

development of organization among

farmers; legislation, both state and na-

tional; changing economic conditions;

and many other things which have an

important bearing on agricultural

prosperity are general subjects of

great interest to every farmer. None

of us can be too well informed or know

too much about these general econom-

ic subjects, or about our own business.

And we must read the year around to

keep well informed.





“Time and tide wait for no man.”

Nor will the history of the reconstruc-

tion period which is now being made.

But the well informed man will have

a part in making it and will profit

thereby. Consistent reading in sum-

mer as well as in winter is always im-

portant, but is even mqre important

now than ever before.





ARKE'I‘ news ap—





Dairy . pearmg 1n this

1ssue 1nd1cates an en-



OUt’OOk couraging outlook for

Improves dairy products which





have been difficult to

move during recent months. With an





increasing demand for condensed and '





powdered milk and a material reduc-

tion in stocks of these goods held'in

manufacturers warehouses, there is

likely to be a further marked increase

in the number of plants operated, as

was the case last month. Prices have

changed very little with the increased

movement of these goods, and marked

advances are not to be expetced with

the flush of the pasture season just a

few weeks ahead. But production costs





will go down with the cows on grass,





which will help toward bringing the





 





balance " 211:1

ducti‘on ledger.





While it is probable that prices for"_ __

dairy products will not settle on a number of resident consumers.





 





basis which will return the average

dairyrnan a reasonable profit before

the business depression has entirely

passed, it will be a matter for congrat-





ulation to very many dairymen if their





regular market can be restored before

the hot summer months. begin, when

it is most difficult to care for the milk

at home. '



But the progressive dairyman who

keeps only economical producers, who

feeds them intelligently, and who

works with his organization for better

marketing conditions is bound to win

in the end. Under present conditions

every Michigan dairyman should put

himself in this class by culling out





the star boarders in his herd, adopting.





up-to-date feeding methods and pro-

moting dairy organization work in his

own community.





COMPARISON of



census

showing the number

of farms by counties

reveals the fact that

agricultural develop-

ment has been marked in the upper

peninsula of Michigan during the past

ten years. And the farmers who are

developing farms in these northern

counties are of the progressive sort,





Developing

Northern

Michigan





who are availing themselves of the_





aids which the state offers them

through the agricultural college, the

experiment station and the extension

service. They are also identifying

themselves with the strong farm or-

ganizations of the state, and are build-

ing up substantial and progressive

farm communities'. '



With this pioneer work done, and

with the war-time labor handicap re-

moved, this development’is bound to

be much more rapid in the next decade

than it has been in the past ten years.

And the same development will be not-

ed in many of the northern counties of

the lower peninsula. But just how

rapid this development will be will de-

pend not a little on the facilities which

are available for the financing of the

development project, as emphasized at

the recent Cloverland Round-up by

Dean Russel. of Wisconsin.





Land owners must recognize that

the settler must get the money out of

his land to pay the development cost,

and in many cases the major portion

of the purchase price. Bankers must

come to an appreciation of. the fact

that the collection of usurious interest

from new settlers will not build up a

prosperous community. Public spirit

must be shown by the business men

of the towns in their dealings with the

new settlers, for the best results in the

rapid development of agriculture in all

the less well-developed sections of the

state.



Observation seems to indicate that

the steady development of agriculture

in ' these . "Cloverland” counties has

been not a little due to the prevalence

of such public spirit and cooperation.

A still greater development of this

spirit will hasten the agricultural de-

velopment in all our partially develop-

ed sections. Such development will add

to the prosperity of every resident of

those sections. A greater degree of

cooperation between old and new set-

tlers will be of. economic benefit to

both.





HE» farmers of





. Michigan have

1)”de been placed in a. more

the Hm advantageous position

Market during the {past dec-

ade by reason of the



improvement of their home 'market





through the rapid increase in the size

and number of her cities. ‘ Besides the

great urban centers. lying just outside“.

the immerse: the state whose popula-





tions have been and are dependent up-





figures ’





see of farm products. theren‘has f7





"a most remarkable growth in the

The

census of 1910 showed an urban popu-

lation in-the state of 1.327.044 as oom-

pared with 2,241,560 for the census of

1920. From this it Would appear that

the home market for farm products

has practically doubled in the past dec-

ade. If in connection with this rapid

urban growth, account is taken of the

high transportation rates which but

recently went into effect, it will be

seen by thoughtful farmers that a

study of local market demands may

reveal farming opportunities which

could easily be taken advantage of. Ad-

vanced transportation rates

change, to a considerable extent, the

farming practices of the country by

shifting production nearer to the point

of consumption, consequently with an

increased consuming capacity and a.

more restricted area for supplying the

agricultural products needed by city

people of Michigan it would seem that

profit may result in giving attention

to the production of perishable prod-

ucts such as milk, poultry products,

fruit, and truck crops and of those of

a bulky nature which ordinarily can-

not be shipped far. With these condi-

tions augmented by improved roads

and motor truck transportation, the

outlook for a. substantial expansion of

home marketing in the state is most

promising.





News of the Week





Wednesday, March 30.

MERICAN troops down red upris-

ing in occupied territory on, the



Rhine—«The German government has

also broken up insurgent uprisings in

industrial areas in mid-Germany.——One

of the rarest operations known in med-

ical science was accomplished by the

removal of a bullet from an insane

man’s brain at the Sing Sing prison

hospital.-——Secretary of State Hughes

confirms open door policy for China.—

Two marine corps planes which left

Washington naval air station have dis-

appeared—As a result of the Greek

offensive against the Turkish nation-

alists, relations between Italy and

Greece are strained to the breaking

point.——The closing of the copper mines

April 1 in the northern peninsula

makes 4,500 idle; these mines have a

year’s supply of metal on hand—Im-

migrants from Great Britain will greate

ly help to relieve the farm labor shorts

age in Canada.





Thursday, March 31.





HE Hart capital punishment meas-



ure was defeated in the house of

representatives at Lansing by two

votes—Holstein breeders from all

parts of southwestern Michigan meet

at Niles. to discuss problems—Three

American citizens have been killed in

Mexico; the state department has

made protest through the American

embassy at Mexico ‘City.—The Michi-

gan Department of Animal Industry

will use movies to portray the need of

tuberculosis eradication—The seventh

federal reserve district, of which De-

troit and lower Michigan are a part, re-

ports better trade outlook.—The 800.-

000 yearly increase in population of

Japan is a national problem, in View

of the immense difficulties in the way

of Japanese emigration.





Friday, April 1.





ORMER Emperor Charles’ endeav-

ors to regain the throne of Hun-

gary have failed, mainly because of the

protests of adjoining countries. ——A

coal miners’ strike in Great Britain

causes 3,000,000 men to quit work. The

British government intends to use

navy men to man pumps and keep the

mines in operation—Ten United States

submarines will sail, unattended, to

the Pacific Coast; this is one of the

longest voyages ever undertaken by

submarines not attended by a fleet.—

Secretary of Commerce Hoover will

make'investigation to determine if

American capital is financing German

trade in South America—Ten thou-

sand dollars is reported stolen from

the safe of the shipping board at Hog

Island; an “inside job” is suspected.

Saturday, April 2.

RESIDENT HARDING and the cab-

inet have agreed that there should

be no cancellation of either principal

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HE three preceding articles have

shown that the wider the spec~



, ulative system can make the

spread between the producer and con-

sumer the more money they make;

that the narrower the producers’ co-

operative associations can make that

margin the more the producer receives,

the more reasonable the price to the

consumer, and the more is consumed;

and that adverse interests must be

eliminated between producer and con-

sumer. Some of the absolute essen-

tials in eliminating the adverse inter-

ests within the distributing system

were discussed. . p .



This article will show the necessity

of pooling the commodity and of every

member receiving the average price

and the method of financing the crop;

getting the advance; distributing the

money, and financing the warehouse.



Pooling—Receiving Average Price.



A producers’ selling agency that op-

erates upon a capital stock basis and

buys the members’ product and pays

one member one price and another

member another price, is not purely

cooperative and can only function on

a speculative basis.



The commodity of the members of a

cooperative selling agency is pooled.

As soon as the product is delivered to

the association it goes into the pool

with other produce of like grade and

variety and is the property of the as-

sociation. The directors should have

complete control, so that they may

meet adequately and quickly either ad-

verse or favorable conditions. Individ-

ual control of the product would not

be cooperation.



The product, as far as the individual

is concerned, loses its identity upon

delivery, and all sales are made by and

in the name of the association. All

money, less actual expense «of operat—

ing is returned to the grOWer. When

these pools are closed out, every grow-

er gets the same price from like grades

and varieties. This will be explained

under “Getting Advance,” and “Distrib—

uting the Money” when the crop is

sold.



When an efficient selling organiza-

tion is built up it will have reliable in-

formation as to the production and con-

sumption, and also as to where and

when to sell. With such information,

there is no reason why a staple prod-

not like wheat should be cheaper when

the bulk of it comes on the market

than at any other time of the year, ex-

cept the cost of storing and holding

until the market can properly consume

it. What has the law of supply and

demand to do with the daily fluctua-

tion of wheat prices?



, Every cooperative marketing organ-

ization in California has one of its

fundamental features, the plan of pool-

ing the crop that it handles. The

wheat growers of the northwestern





' states have it written in their market-





ing agreement that their wheat may

be pooled by grades, varieties and dis—

tricts, in the discretion of its directors,

and return to‘the grower all the pro-





~ceeds, less the cost of all operations,





equipment, etc. With an orderly dis-

tribution of a pool by a central selling

agency; prices are stabilized, market

fluctuations are minimized. Pooling

and the paying to the producer an av-

erage price for like grades has proven

to be an absolute fundamental in co-

operation. ‘



' Special privileges and variation in

individual benefits is net cooperation.

Pooling of interests

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selling organization can be financed.

One is by capital stock. The other is

by having a commodity to sell. In case

of a large number of members, the

commodity is under contract to be de—

livered and pooled, and sold from that

pooL



_Looking at the pure cooperative as-

sociation from the point of view of se-

curing credit, it should be borne in

mind that the contracted product gives

the association a guaranteed volume of

of business. An institution with a

guaranteed volume of business is far

more sound than one with a capital

stock. Business supporting capital

stock can be lost. A guaranteed vol—

ume of business guarantees all expen-

ses and indebtedness.



How a purely cooperative associa-

tion, organized upon a delivery con-

tract basis, is financed, can best be

illustrated by relating how the wheat

growersof the northwest are now

financing the distribution of their

wheat. _



Getting the Advance.



The member delivers his wheat to a

warehouse and secures a warehouse

receipt. He then attaches his ware-

house receipt to a draft which he

draws upon the association. This draft

with the warehouse receipt attached

is sent,‘either direct or through the

local bank, to the association. The as-

sociation accepts this draft. It is then

a two—signature paper and is known as





 





a trade acceptance. A record is then

made by the association of this draft

and the attached warehouse receipts.

It is then returned to the grower’s lo-

cal bank. The local bank advances the

loan value of the wheat to the grower.

These trade acceptances are eligible

for rediscount by the federal reserve

system in case the local bank wishes

to rediscount them.



A new method just coming into use

for the purpose of securing advance

while the wheat is in process of distri-

bution, is the issuing of bonds. The

warehouse receipts are placed in the

hands of a reliable trustee. The asso-

ciation then issues bonds against those

receipts. These.bonds are commercial

paper and are sold to the investing

public.



Distributing the Money.



When the wheat is delivered, it is

classed in a pool with other wheat 'of

like grades and varieties. The associa-

tion sells portions of the pool from

time to time as the marketing condi-

tions may warrant. Seventyfive per

cent of the money received from these

is distributed at the time of the sale

to the grOWers in proportion to the

amount of wheat they delivered to that

pool. The twenty—five per cent is re-

tained by the association until the pool

is all sold. The average price can then

be determined and final settlement of

the pool made.



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seeding.





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getting the advance and distributing

the money after the sales are made is

not only in use by the pure coopera-

tive association, but is one of the es-

sentials that makes for the great suc—

cess they are having.



Financing the Warehouse.



How these pure cooperative, non.

capital stock organizations can secure

finance for buying or building ware-

houses, is well illustrated by the meth-

ed used by the Northwest Wheat

Growers’ Association.



The directors of the marketing asso-

ciation, who must be actual wheat

grO'wers, establish a warehouse corpor-

ation, which is subsidiary to the mar-

keting association.



This warehouse corporation issues

both, common stock and preferred

The common stock has all the

voting power and is held in a block by

the association. The association di-

rectors then have full power by virtue

of their vote, over the warehouse cor-

poration. The preferred stock which

has no voting power is sold to the in-

vesting public and draws eight per

cent interest dividends. This prefer-

red stock is divided into classes to con-

form to the number of years of the as-

sociation’s contract. For instance, if

the contract between the member and

the association is for six years, therpre~

ferred stock is divided into six classes.

Class one is to be paid off the first

year, class two the second year, etc.,

so at the end of the sixth year all the

preferred stock will have been retired.

Then there remains only the common

stock, which is held in a block by the

association. The association has a

cross contract with the warehouse cor-

poration, in which the association

agrees to take from the price of the

wheat, a sufficient amount. to retire one

class of the preferred stock each year.



The money for retiring this prefer-

red stock is taken out of the associa~

lion wheat and is pro-rated over the

entire amount of wheat handled. Each

member then has an equity in the

warehouse corporation in proportion to

the amount of wheat he delivered. If

at any time a membership ceases, the

association pays the retiring member

the amount of his equity in the corpor-

ation. The amount of this payment

would be pro-rated and taken from the

returns of the old and new members

alike. The important fact is that men-

ey is taken out of the growers’ wheat,

under this cooperative plan .for the

purpose of building or buying the

warehouses. The growers own these

buildings—mo one else owns them.



Besides providing physical facilities

for handling the wheat, it is necessary

to have this subsidiary warehousing

corporation for the purpose of issuing

warehouse receipts. No organization

can issue itself a warehouse receipt

that is valid as security. We should

note here'that it would not be good

business for the directors of the ware-

house corporation, who are also direct-

ors of the association, to build ware-

houses in any place where good stor-

age service is available at reasonable

rates.



A purely cooperative selling agency

of this nature could assist the mem-

‘bers of the present local warehouse

companies in the selling of their prod-

uct and the local company could coop-

erate with the association by doing

the physical handling.





(The last article of this series will

discuss the necessity of eliminating

capital stock; the limiting factors in

price-fixing, and the protection offered

the consuming public by a pure coop-

erative association). '
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DISCUSS RURAL RECREATIONAL

WORK.





 





URING the week ending April‘2,



a meeting of the national council

of agencies engaged in social work in—

cluded in the American Country Life

Association, was held at Washington.

Dr. Kenyon L. Butterfield, president of

the‘Massachusetts Agricultural Col-

lege, presided. More than thirty up-

lift societies were represented. Meth-

ods and policies relating to education

and recreation in the open country

were discussed by Dr. A. R. Mann, of

the New York State College of Agri-

culture and other eminent speakers.

The Ohio method of coordinating the

activities of the farm bureau, grange

and other organizations in rural bet—

terment work was discussed at length.

This method adopted in Ohio leaves to

the grange the recreational, to the

state college the educational, and to

the farm bureaus the economic phases

of the work of improving rural condi-

tions. Asked as to his opinion of the

Ohio system the ‘Washington repre-

sentative of the American Farm Bu-

reau Federation, said the farm bureaus

desired to aid wherever possible in the

betterment of country life, and he ap-

proved of any plan which avoids fric-

tion between the various groups of

farmers. A meeting of the Country

Life Association will be held some

time this year, at which will be dis-

cussed the relations existing between

the twelve million people residing in

country villages and their farmer

neighbors, with a view to developing a

better understanding between the

farmers and the villagers.





WAREHOUSING AIDS WOOL

POOLS.





 





HE Bureau of Markets is meeting

with success in its movement to

promote the licensed warehouse sys-

tem under the United States Ware-

house Act. There are now three hun-

dred and five warehouses licensed and

bonded under the act, and the number

is rapidly increasing. The government

warehouse plan having developed to

save the southern cotton growers dur-

ing the disastrous season at the begin-

ning of the war period, it is quite nat-

ural that licensed cotton warehouses

lead in numbers, two hundred and fifty

federal bonded warehouses being used

for cotton storage, fifty for grain and

five for wool. Thirteen of the grain

warehouses' are in Ohio, one each in

New York and Pennsylvania, and the

others in the west.

It is in wool that a widespread de

velopment in licensed warehouses is

promised in the near future. It is be-

lieved that the wool financing in the

future will be done by means of the

state wool pools with the wool stored

in licensed warehouses. The bureau

of markets points out that warehouse

receipts issued by federally licensed

,warehouses offer fundamental security

for-loans on wool. These warehouses

are managed by competent persons.

The receipts are acceptable to federal

reserve banks. The wool specialists

in the bureau are of the opinion that

the licensing of wool warehouses by

the government will do much to stabil-

ize the industry. It enables the grow-

ers to distribute their wool in accord-

ance with the demand as against the

present system of glutting the market.

Officials of the National Wool Ware-

housing & Storage Company, whose

warehouses at Chicago are owned by

eight hundred wool grower stockhold-

ers say that the licensing feature has

greatly increased their business. They

feel that the growers have more con-

fidence in their establishment because





 





of the fact that it is licensed .under

the federal law. '



The farm organizations and wool

growers’ associations are finding the

government warehouse licensing and

bonding’plan an effective aid to coop-

erative wool pooling. The Texas State

Farm Bureau Federation is establish-

ing a licensed warehouse at Houston,

to handle all the wool produced by its

members in the state. The’Ohio Sheep

& Wool Growers’ Association has ap-

plied for a license for its warehouse in

Columbus. Owners of two West Vir—

ginia wool warehouses have also ap-

plied for government licenses. The

Farm Bureau Federations in several

states are making preparations to es-

tablish licensed wool warehouses or to

take out licenses for those already in

operation.



There is said to be room for a vast

development of licensed wool ware-

houses throughout the country, and

the bureau of markets is ready to as-

sist the wool growers in establishing

them. This work is in charge of C.

Nagel of the bureau.



The market specialists in the bureau

of markets hesitate to make any pre-

dictions in regard to market prospects

for the coming wool clip. All the wool

producing countries are reported to be

carrying large stocks of surplus wool,

and imports increase when the home

market shows any signs of improve-

ment. The wool tariff will help if it

is effective in holding back the im-

mense foreign stocks until our own

supply is reduced to the normal de-

mand. The Payne-Aldrich tariff of

eleven cents a pound on grease wool,

has been agreed upon by the house

committee, making a rate of twenty-

two cents a pound on washed, and

thirty—three cents on scoured wool. It

is argued by the tariff advocates that

the sheep-raising industry prospered

under the old Payne-Aldrich tariff, and

the same tariff duties on wool should

restore the industry to a profitable

basis. One market specialist says the

time has come when the farmers will

have to take their losses as something

that is gone forever, and base their

sheep values on present markets and

conditions. If they are discouraged

and want to sell their flocks he advises

them to sell the sheep to themselves

and hold them until the effects of the

wool tariff are apparent in increased

prices and a more attractive demand.





MR. ESTABROOK TAKES CHARGE

OF BUREAU OF MARKETS.

PREPARATIONS are being made in



the department of agriculture for

the consolidation of the Bureau of Crop

Estimates and Bureau of Markets. L.

M. Estabrook has been transferred to

the bureau of markets, by the approval

of Secretary of Agriculture Wallace,

and will act as associate chief with

George Livingston. Mr. Estabrook has

been with the department of agricul-

ture for seventeen years. In 1913 he

was appointed chief of the bureau of

statistics, which he reorganized as the

bureau of crop estimates. When con-

gress apprOpriated $2,000,000 to be

loaned to farmers in the drought-

stricken regions of the northwest, a

few weeks ago, Mr. Estabrook was ap-

pointed to take charge of the distribu-

tion of the funds.





 





EASTERN DAIRYMEN TO CARE

FOR SURPLUS.





 





HE cooperating milk producers of

Maryland and Virginia whoship

their products to Washington are plan-

ning to set a good example in efficient

milk handling for the rest of the coun~





try. They are preparing to eliminate





LATE AGRICULTURAL NEWS





the’ ever-vexing surplus during the

flush season, and thereby they expect

to effect a saving of between $150,000

and $200,000 yearly. This is to be

accomplished by equipping a plant in

Washington where the surplus milk

and cream can be manufactured into

butter and other milk products. At a

recent meeting of the Maryland-Vin

ginia Dairymen’s Cooperative Associa-

tion $50,000 was subscribed for this

purpose.



Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, the well-

known chemist, owns a dairy farm in

Virginia, and is a member of the board

of stockholders of the dairymen’s com-

pany, is deeply interested in this proj-

ect and believes it will result in the

consumer getting milk at a reduction

in cost and the producer getting mon-

ey instead of having to stand a loss.





 





OUR RURAL POPULATION.





 





STATISTICS just made public by the





census bureau show that of the'





105,710,620 inhabitants in the United

States when the 1920 census was tak-

en, 54,314,476 live in cities of 2,500 in-

habitants or more, and 51,386,144 live

on the farms and in the smaller vil-

lages. While it is said that the census

figures do not show any great drift to

the cities, they indicate that the cities

have passed the country in relative im.

portance, based on number of inhab-

itants.





URGES COOPERATION BETWEEN

CITY AND COUNTRY.





 





HE bureau of information under



the direction of Harlan Smith, is

putting on the screen some very inter-

esting pictures illustrating and demon

strating the activities of the depart-

ment of agriculture. By means of these

films workers in the department are

able to interest city residents in the

precarious food situation and give

them a more enlightening view of the

actual conditions of agriculture. At a

meeting held in Washington on March

30, attended by upwards of two thou-

sand, Secretary of Agriculture Wal-

lace made an address in which he said

the present situation was even more

critical than that which followed the

Civil War. There is a greater dispar-

ity today between the prices farmer's

receive for products, and the prices

they have to pay for other commodi-

ties than there was in 1865. He urged

the necessity of cooperation by city

and rural communities in meeting the

problem.





 





SPREADING FAME OF NORTH-

EASTERN MICHIGAN.





 





HE executive committee of the



Northeastern Michigan Develop-

ment Bureau met at Bay City, Thurs-

day, March 24, and discussed general

plans for carrying on the work of the

bureau for the coming year. Secretary

Marston, in a report to the committee,

said that greater interest in the work

of the bureau was more manifest than

ever before, and the increased cooper-





ation of the people of the district was-





a most valuable aid.



Publicity of the district’s great vari-

ety attractions for the summer vaca—

tionist is to be secured through the

use of advertising space in some of

the national magazines, and through

some other plans outlined by the sec-

retary.



The bureau will again conduct one

or more" farmers’ automobile tours

through the diStrict, similar to the one

which proved so successful last year;

and it was also planned to have a sum-

mer meeting of the bureau at which

the subjects of develOpment and cen-





servation will be discussed by speak-

ers who are authorities on those

topics. '



During the past year the bureau has

had numerous inquiries regarding the

feasibility of holding conventions at

points in the district where the dele-





, gates could'make a summer outing of





their trip, with camping out features

as a substitute for the usual convex:-

tion held in some city. These inquilu

ies indicate that such gatherings are

going to be popular, especially with

the smaller organizations, and plans

will be made for supplying accommoa

dations in the way of tents, etc., for

such uSe. The bureau has listed a.

large number of suitable places for

camp sites easily reached by good

roads in summer and fall.——M.





 





FRUIT DAMAGED BY FREEZING.





 





HE freezing temperature of the



last few days in March caused

great damage throughout. a wide ex—

tent of territory, according to Profes4

sor J. W. Smith, of the weather bu-

reau. Early fruit has been injured in

a section of country about three hun—

dred miles Wide, extending from New

Mexico eastward to the Atlantic ocean,

where the strip narrowed to one hun-

dred and fifty miles. The greatest

damage to fruit appears to have oc-

curred in the Ohio valley, western

Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware.

The department of agriculture officials

are of the opinion that the fruit crop

of the country as a Whole has not been

materially afiected by -the freezing

weather. The principal apple sections

affected are those of the Ozark Moun-

tains, the Cumberland and Shenandoah

valleys.





GRATIOT COUNTY FARMERS HOLD

COMMUNITY MEETINGS.





 





HE North Shade Farmers’ Club



held an instructive meeting on

Friday, March 25, at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Salisbury. The pro-v

gram was opened with a song by the

club, followed by invocation.



“Immigration to America" was the

topic handled by W. Ray Salisbury,

and the “Income Tax" by Clayton

Cook, of Ithaca, manager of the Grat-

iot County Farm Bureau. Discussion

was led by C. E. Bond. A brief business

session was held at which arrange

ments were made for holding the an-

nual fair.



The New Haven Community Better‘

ment Club held a well attended meet-

ing Tuesday, March 29, at the home of

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Townsend. Dinner

was served at noon and a business

session thereafter was followed by a.

program opened by singing and invo~

cation. Response to roll call was made

by quotations. ClaytonCook, manager

of the county organization, gave an ad-

dress on the subject, “Is the Sugar

Beet a Profitable Crop for the Farm<

er?” ,



The fifth annual Robinson commu~

nity dinner was held at the Robinson

school, Brady township, Saginaw coun-

ty, on Friday, March 25. This event

started five years ago as a surprise

birthday party, and has developed into

an important community gathering. In-

vitations Were extended to county

school and farm bureau officials, who

were very willing to take part in the

program following the dinner. The

dinner meeting was the occasion of the

presentation of a silver loving cup to

Lester Weaver, state club- bean grower

champion, the trophy being awarded





by the Michigan Bean Growers' Asse-





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A Rewew of Numerous Experzmmty Cwm’ucted 53/ the Mzcflzgafl Experzmem‘ 82422022,

Professor Wald, and J. IV. M52022 Cooperatmg and éy Farmer5.—By 0m F. .Iemm





T is self-evident; that at present



prices and costs the potato grower



producing only one hundred bush-

els an acre loses money. What, then,

is the solution of the problem of the

potato grower who depends on this as

his principal cash crop? He must

either reduce his costs, which he is

able to do on some items and not on

others, or increase his acre efliciency,

if possible, by making two potatoes

roll out at harvest time where but one

rolled out before. Perhaps the solution

of his problem will be found in adopt-

ing both of these methods. There is

a very definite limit, however, in the

reduction of costs. It will require the

same quantity of labor in preparing

the seed-bed, in cultivation, spraying

and in harvesting,.as last year. The

land rental will be the same. The only

marked reduction will be in the [cost

of seed.



There is a danger .of going too far

in cutting the cost of production if this

involves omitting some of the good

practices, such as treating the seed,

spraying, or thorough cultivation.

Moreover, the greatest profits are not

always obtained at the lowest cost per

acre. On sixty typical wheat farms in

Kansas, it was found that those which

averaged fifteen bushels or less to the





Michigan





M ANY inquiries come in regarding

the “Michigan Farmers' Automo-



bile Tour” next August. The

Writer has had to refuse to register

over ninety cars already, the owners

being city business and professional

men and women who are not particu-

larly interested in farm life and prac-

tice. ‘



Because so many applications have

been sent in, with the $2.00 fee for

registration, the one hundred and fifty

car limit has been reached and We

have decided to admit one hundred and

seventy-five cars. To do this we have

enlarged the camp formation double

triangle, as shown herewith. This will

give plenty of room for one hundred

and seventy-five cars and allow twenty

feet space along the line for each car

and tent equipment.



The trucks that accompany the tour

will carry some of the extra baggage

of the tourists and will be located con-

venient for each car owner to handle

his baggage. The electric farm light-

ing plants will be located to give uni-

form and plenty of light all night. A

fire department truck will be centrally

located in the camp and will be or-

ganized for any emergency.



A motorcycle squad will patrol the

roads ahead of the caravan and flag

cars for railroad crossings. The speed

will be held down to a moderate rate

of not over twenty miles an hour, no

car to pass the official and pilot cars

without permission. Cars will keep at

least ten rods apart along the road and

thus avoid the dust. Many of the

roads in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West

Virginia will be of brick, asphalt, and

thus practically dustless.



Over a hundred letters have come

in regarding the “Michigan Farmers’

Automobile Tour Association” reunion

at MLA. C. “All the members of the

association who went to Mackinac last

August are planning to drive their

ears to the college with their camp

equipment and camp on the Campus





acre had an acre cost of $25.62, or

$1.90 per bushel. Those which produc-

ed twenty bushels or more to the acre

spent $27.82, or $2.20 more an acre,

but reduced the cost .per bushel to

$1.21. ‘



In a study made on thirty-six farms

in one Ohio county in 1919, thirty-six

farmers raised on an average of $2,855

worth of crops from sixty-five acres,

and spent on an average $130 for ma-

nure and fertilizer. The most profit-

able five of these farms expended $226

for manure and fertilizer, but averag-

ed $3, 445 worth of crops from sixty-

two acres. .



In an Iowa survey on the cost of

producing corn, the expense an acre

where‘the cost per bushel amounted

to eighty-eight cents Was $52.' On an-

other group of farms where the bushel

cost was nearly a dollar, the cost per

acre was $46. The higher acre cost

resulted in a lower bushel cost. The

six-dollars-an-acre additional cost may

have represented better cultivation,

lime, manure or fertilizer; but it paid.



These instances show that there is

a lower limit below which it is inad-

visable to go in reducing the expense

of crop production, and that the ex-

penditure of a few dollars— an acre may

be well justified in subsequent greater





yields and profits to , the farmer.



This brings us to the matter of acre

efilciency. What are the most eco-

nomical ways of increasing yields?

One way to make nearly two potatoes

grow where but one grew before, is to





have just twice as many plants on an





acre. This is actually possible on a

large number of farms where potatoes

are planted in hills, three feet apart

each way. Numerous experiments have

shown that where moisture and plant

food are not limiting factors, a much

greater yield can be obtained by clos-

er planting. Some interesting data on

this point were accumulated ,by the

Michigan Experiment Station in two

tests, one at Grand Rapids and the

other at Manton, Michigan. The pota.

toes on one-half of each plot were

planted thirty-six inches apart each

way, and on the other half they were

planted eighteen inches apart in the

row, and rows thirty-six inches apart.

The results follow:





18-in. 36-in.

Hills. Hi ls

Gd. Rapids (unfertilized) . .189 126

Gr. Rapids (fertilized) . . . ..212 154

Manton (unfertilized) . .176 100

Manton (fertilized ) . . . .200 110





Average . . . . . .194 123

The average of these tests showed





an increase of sixty-one bushels an

acre in favor of closer planting.



The use of fertilizers for potatoes in

producing larger and more profitable

yields is receiving increasing attention.

In one of the most outstanding tests

conducted with fertilizers last year by

County Agent 0. I. Gregg, of W'ayne

county, fertilizer used with manure

turned a loss of $58.61 to a gain of

$60.09 an acre. Another test at Chat~

ham, Michigan, under the supervision

of J. W. Weston, assistant state leader

of county agents, and G. W. Putnam,

of the Michigan Experiment Station,

proved that a high yield of potatoes

could be made still higher with fertil-

izer. The particular experiment was

designed to test the rate of application

of fertilizer applied at the time of

planting with a fertilizer attachment

on the planter.



Fertilizer Test on Potatoes—Chatham,





Michigan.



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No fertilizer . . . .. 323 18.8 . . .

500 lbs., 3-10-4. . . ..399 17 76

800 lbs., 3-10-4.. . ..395 19 72

1200 lbs., 3-10-4... 398 16 75

1500 lbs., 3-10-4.. . . .425 17 102





Fifteen farmers over the state re-

(Continued on page 488).





Farmers’ Automobile Tour

By I. H. Brown





June 22-23. They should endeavor to

get in early enough to take part in the

afternoon program of the first day.

There will be a fine program Wednes-

day afternoon and evening, and Thurs-





day forenoon and afternoon, and’m'llg,





are invited to visit the college those

two days and take part in the doings.



Mrs. Dora H. Stockman, lecturer of

the State Grange, will be chairman of

the program committee of the tour re—

union at M. A. C. She is vice-presi-

dent of the association. E. E. Ball,





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including their wives, have registered

for the tour next August to Pittsburg

and \Vheeling. These well-known peo-

ple and several hundred others of the

progressive farmers and their families

from nearly every county in southern

Michigan, who are going to prepare

their camping equipment for the next

tour, will also attend the reunion at

the college. They will drive their cars

with, tents, cots and bedding to the

campus as early as possible on Wed-

nesday, June 22, and get settled down





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Arrangement of Automobiles in Camp.





secretary of the Calhoun County- Farm

Bureau, is president, and the writer is

secretary and treasurer. The tour as-

sociation oflicers, Dr. F. S. Kedzie, and

Burt Wermuth, of the Michigan Farm-

er, compose the committee and will

meet at the college soon to prepare

the two-day program.



Practically all the officers of Mich-

igan State Grange, and their wives,

also the officersof the State ASsocia—

tion of‘Farmersf Clubs, and somepof

the officers of the State Farm Bureau,





on the picnic grounds west of the elec-

tric car entrance. Cars should be driv-

en in at the west entrance to the

grounds, over the electric tracks direct

from Lansing. Guides will be 'on hand

to direct the tourists as‘ they come in.



We will mail to each member of the

tour association, who drove his car in

the tour last year, a new windshield

record. This will be sent out in time

topaste on the windshield before start-

ing for the reunion at M. A._,C. It will





be similar to last year’s record, except \





it has the added word, “Association,"

thereon. The same record will be sent

to the tourists who drive for the first

time in the tour next August. It was

voted at the meeting at the Straits

of Mackinac last August to make all

1921 tourists members of the “Michi-

gan Farmers’ Automobile Tour Asso—

ciation.” Naturally all those who have

registered for the first time this year

will become members of the associa‘

tion when they meet with us on the

college grounds, so we will send them

the same windshield record.





These records will have the name of

the tour association thereon, the name

and address of the car owner and‘driv-

er, also the car number for the tour to

Pittsburgh and Wheeling. Paste these

records on the right and lower portion

of the windshield, with printed side to

glass and back of windshield, before

you leave home for the reunion. That

will be your pass, badge, sign of recog-

nition, and so forth, and will let others

know who you are, and your destina-

tion. We will have another fresh rec-

ord to give each. tourist at the reunion,

to take home and save for the August

tour. We will put the car owner’s

name and address on each record, also

the car number, before we mail them

out.





The accompanying diagram shows

how the tour camp formation will be

made at each camp along the way,

commencing at the George B. Horton

Farm at Fruit Ridge. Lack of space

on the M. A. C. picnic grounds will

prevent forming the complete double

triangle at the reunion. However, we

will line up a single. triangle there and

group the other tourists’ cars around

among the trees as most convenient.

The single triangle will show the tour-

ists how the cars will be camped on

the 1921 tour.





Later on we will write a story re-

garding the tour details and schedule,





and especially the program at the





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ACTIVITIES OF FARM I"I1REAUS





Latest Man" From Local, State and Natzmza/ Organizations





 





 





 





 





 





 





OTHER STATES ALSO BUSY.

NE of the most impressive and in-

spiring funerals ever held in Wau-



paca county, Wisconsin, took

when the Bear Creek Cow-testing As-

sociation commemorated the passing

of the Scrub Bull in that vicinity. The

“dear departed” in the form of a like-

ness of such a bull, attended by twen-

ty—two auto loads of association mem-

bers, was consigned to eternal obliv-

ion in a grave lined with bull thistles.



The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation

in conjunction with the State Bureau

of Markets has been conducting two-

day schools in cooperative live stock

' shipping for the benefit of local coop-

erative managers.



Farmers of Illinois have swung into

line on the gift-corn project and have

already shipped forty—five cars of corn

to the starving peoples of the far east,

says the Illinois Agricultural Associa-

tion.



The Nebraska Farm Bureau Wool

Marketing Committee recently met to

discuss methods of handling this year’s

wool clip. They decided to follow

Michigan’s plan in pooling the wool in

warehouses, grading it and then ship-

ping it direct to the mills when sold.

They are also investigating the plan of

having farm bureau wool made into

blankets and suitings, which has work-

ed successfully in this state.



One hundred thousand pounds of the

1,500,000-pound Illinois wool pool has

been scoured and is on its way to the

woolen mills to be made into blankets

and auto robes for the farm bureau

members.



J. R. Howard, of the American Farm

Bureau Federation, is proudly wearing

a new suit. It only cost him $36 and

the little label on the inside of the

pocket reads, “Guaranteed All Ameri-

can Virgin Wool—No Shoddy—Nation—

a1 VVoolGrowers’ Association.” He is

not only pleased with. his exceptional

bargain but because the seven and one-

hall‘ pounds of wool which went to

make the suit brought the producer

$3.00—about twice as much as he could

have gotten through ordinary channels

of trade.





 





BEET GROWERS' CAMPAIGN

NEARS END.





 





ON April 16 the Michigan Sugar

Beet Growers' Association will

close its campaign to get the signa-

tures of 13,000 Michigan sugar beet

growers to a growers' contract, drawn

up by the association on behalf of its

membership and other planters in the

state, according to a statement to the

State Farm Bureau by C. E. Acker-

man, of Du1and, manager of the asso-

ciation.



Sugar beet locals are signing the as-

sociation contract for totals of two

hundred to one thousand acres, ac

cording to reports made to date, says

Mr. Ackerman, who adds that many

farmers do not plan to grow beets this

year and that others are planting a

very conservative acreage. The nor-

mal beet acreage of the state is 175,000

acres, from which come 1,000,000 tons

of beets for the seventeen sugar beet

factories of the state. The sugar beet

crop of Michigan had a value of $11,-

000,000 last year.



The contract presented the growers

by the. association is an arrangement

for the cooperative marketing of the

Michigan sugar beet crop, says Mr.

Ackerman, and makes the beet asso-

ciation the sole representative of the

grower before the manufacturer. It





 





place ‘





provides for $6.45 a ton for bee-ts when

the wholesale price of sugar is five

cents, and adds $1.29 a ton for every

cent increase in the wholesale price of

sugar. It is based on the Utah-Idaho

farm bureau sugar beet growers’ agree-

ment with their manufacturers, which

is said to have added $2,000,000 to the

crop return of beet growers in those

states.





FARMER ON INTERSTATE COM-

MERCE COMMISSION.





 





RAY SILVER and O. M. Kile, of



the American Farm Bureau Fed-

eration, called on President Harding

and brought to his attention the idea

of appointing farmers on the Federal

Reserve Board, Interstate Commerce

Commission, and other administrative

boards and commissions. The Presi-

dent encouraged them in the belief

that he would appoint a farmer 011 the

Interstate Commerce Commission. Re-

garding the Federal Reserve Board he

intimated that while he had no objec-

tion to a farmer on the board, the ap-

pointment would go to the man best

trained, fitted and equipped for the

position.





THE 1921 WOOL POOL.





 





OW is the opportune time to pool

wool, says the wool department of

the Michigan State Farm Bureau, in

outlining its plans for the 1921 pool,

which opens April 1, and forecasting

benefits that will accrue to the Michi~

gan grower who cooperates with his

fellows this year in marketing wool on

a quality basis.

The wool market is now at the bot-





tom, says the wool department, point?





ing out that the grower has everything

to gain and nothing to lose in pooling

his wool. The wool department now

has established connections with man-

ufacturers Who are large consumers of

wool, an important asset. In addition,

the farm bureau has an outlet for wool

through the manufacture of blankets

and suiting which we expect will bring

in half to a million dollars this year.

Such sales are expected to give the

grower a splendid return on his wool

and will probably cover a large portion

of the handling costs.



According to its announcement, the

wool department will make a substan—

tial cash advance without interest this

year at the time of pooling. At pres-

ent farm bureau wool is selling at six-

teen and a half cents for the very poor-

est grades, up to thirty-three and a

half cents for the best grades, a trib-

ute to the farm bureau grading sys-

tem, says Mr Hankins. Local buyers

are said to be offering ten to twenty

cents for the 1921 clip.



The faim bureau states that it is

still selling one hundred blankets a

day and that it plans to continue their

manufacture all summer in anticipa-

tion of a big virgin wool blanket cam-

paign next fall. The manufacture of

blankets and suitings will increase the

value of the farmer’s wool by one-

third, is the belief of the department.

Horse blankets are the latest manufac~

turing venture of the wool pool. Pool-

ing, grading and weighing of wool will

be done in one hundred sections of the

state, where farm bureau wool grading

warehouses are now being located by

field men. It is planned to have these

wool grading warehouses within easy

hauling distance of the growers of each

locality. ‘



Wool will be graded and weighed on

certain dates by experts from the farm





bureau. Growers will witness the work

and hear its details explained. Three

teams of graders and theirassistants

will make the rounds of the various

houses. Their work will cut» wool pool





, handling expenses to a minimum. Wool





will probably be sold from the place

in which it is graded. College exten-

sion men will put on demonstrations

at the time of the wool grading.





SEED PRICES TUMBLE ON OATS

AND BARLEY.





 





OWER prices on seed oats and



barley are announCed by A. L. Bib.

bins, secretary of the Michigan Crop

Improvement Association, Which, the

seed department of the State Farm

Bureau, cooperating, has just. agreed

upon a scale of prices for certified seed

which is said to be the lowest in the

history of the association.



Low market conditions on barley

and oats and the. large supply of fine

seed of these grains on hand in the

association warehouses, led to the re-

ductions, which leave registered oats

seed selling at an ave1age price of $1

pei bushel, and bailey at an average

of $1. 40 per bushel.



“This is adapted seed, bred to Mich-

igan conditions, and guaranteed pure.

of high quality and true to name,” says

Mr. Bibbins; Orders may be placed

with the seed department of the State

Farm Bureau, Lansing, or with A. L.

Bibbins,'secretary of the M. C. I. As-

sociation, Michigan Agricultural Col-

1ege,_East Lansing, Michigan—J. C. M.





FRUIT FARMERS PLAN COOPERA-

TIVE ACTION.





 





11le farmers from all sections of

,pfile United States are in Chicago

this week attending the National Fruit

Marketing Conference. The important

fruit-growing sections and fruit-market-

ing organizations have representatives

there to present their problems and to

seek economic aidfor their growers.

C. H. Gustafson, Director of the Coop-

erative Marketing Department of the

American Farm Bureau Federation.

who is in charge of the meeting, an-

nounces that the discussions deal

chiefly with transportation as it af-

fects the fruit industry, orgniztion for

cooperative fruit marketing, tariff

problems of distribution, and methods

of increasing consumption of fruit.





WILL SELL GOVERNMENT HAR-

NESSES.





 





URPLUS government harnesses are



now available to Michigan State

Farm Bureau members through a con-

nection made by the farm bureau with

an agency handling the war depart-

ment’s surplus stock of artillery har-

nesses, according to a recent announce-

ment by the farm bureau. The organ-

ization was able to secure about fifteen

hundred sets of double harness, com-

plete, in tw0 styles, for distribution at

prices said to be less than half their

actual value.



The harness is reported to be all

government inspected and made from

the strongest and highest quality of

leather. Built to withstand the extra.

ordinary demands of actual warfare,

farm bureau officials believe the har-

ness will serve many years of peace-

time duty on Michigan farms.



The action taken by the State Farm

Bureau on government harness is sim—

ilar to that taken by the State Farm

Bureaus of Missouri, Texas, Kansas,





' portant legislative questions





. to send





Nebraska, Indiana and Illinois in be‘

half of their membership.





THE FARM-BUREAU EMBLEM.





 





N oflicial emblem to be worn by



members of the American Farm

Bureau Federation has been accepted.

The general design to be used .by all

the states will be the same. The emb:

lem eonveys in a striking manner the

idea of the intense Americanism and





national strength of the federation. It

consists of an outline map of the Unit-





ed States, surmounted by the Ameri-

can eagle volant. On the map of the





United States is superimposed a shield _ .





of the American Farm Bureau Federa-

tion displaying the letters A. F. B. F.

The panel carrying the name of the

state in embossed letters surmounts

this. The emblems may be obtained

by farm bureau members upon applica-

tion to the secretaries of their state

federations.





ACTIVITIES OF THE STATE LEGIS-

LATURE.





 





ARMER members of the Michigan

legislature are manifesting signs of

uneasiness. Warm weather is at hand

and a disposition to terminate their

law—making and to assume again the

active management of their farms dur-

ing the spring' season is manifested by

the agricultural solons. ' Ten of the

thirty—two senators and forty-two of

the one hundred representatives are

farmers or fruit-growers. Many im-

remain

yet to be decided and the farmer mem-

bers are loath to forsake the legisla-

tive halls, thus leaving the solution of

these important issues to the urban

legislators.

Appropriation bills are being slashed

lustily. Committees of both houses are

holding long evening sessions and pres-





ent indications are that this year’s ap-.

be \kept down to '





propriations will

those of last year. The administra—

tion’s policy of refusing practically all

requests for new buildings is being fol-

lowed closely. An appropriation of

$1,200,000 for 1921 and $1,500,000 for

each year thereafter to pay the princi-

pal and interest on the highway bonds

passed the house.





The first gun in the big fight which

Wayne is preparing to make for great-

er representation in the legislature was

fired when Representative Liddy of De-

troit introduced a constitutional amend—

ment to remove the constitutional pro-

vision which provides that every coun-

ty having more’than half the number





of voters which would naturally be en- ,





titled to one representative in the

house, should have a representative of

its own. The proposed constitutional

amendment would allow for the group-

ing of two or more small counties into

one representative district, thus allow.

ing Wayne to secure greater represent

ation. According to the present popu-





lation of Michigan there should be one :





member in the lower house for each

36,666 people. This would allow Wayne

thirty-one or thirty-two representa

tires instead of fourteen as present.

The proposal for the collection of ag-

ricultural statistics by the township





supervisors at the time of making their .





annual assessments in the spring, was

reported favorably by the house com-

mitteeon agriculture, while the bill to

repeal the law requiring threShermen

in figures





threshed. by them has passed the

house and is being favorably. consid-

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. MICHIGAN as reported by the





United States Bureau of Esti-

mates, had 2,224,000 sheep in

[920, or second only to Ohio’s produc-

tion in bright fleece wools. The facts





' are that Michigan is up to some of the





large range sheep states in total num-

ber of sheep, and further, could safely

reach five millions in number and then

consume largely waste, roughage, and

pasture which at the present time is

an unavailable asset.



The federal tariff commission has

found that it costs approximately fifty-

two cents per pound to grow wool in

the middle west area and around $8.00,

including losses and depreciation, for

the annual maintenance of a sheep.



The average fleece of wool will make

the average man one suit of clothes, or

three and one-half yards of about

twelve-to fourteen-ounce goods to the

yard. Under a modern system of di-

rect marketing of wool through the

farm bureau, the raw materials for a





 





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any profit can be considered. Local

tailors discourage the purchase of fab-

rics by charging. practically the same

price for making that they do when

they furnish. the cloth.



The possibility of direct manufac-

ture and sale of fabrics depends. on a

considerable outlay and volume of bus-

iness, impossible for the individual or

small wool pools. Mills should have

at least a run of one thousand yards

to a pattern. The over three million

population of Michigan should use the

wool from five million sheep. And in

addition have the most palatable and





nutritious of meats. Further, by direct,





use of Michigan wool made in Michi-

gan mills side-step shoddy clothes,

blankets, etc., at a reduction of fifty

per cent over present costs when has-

ed on honest first use wool in textiles.



The first campaign in education is to

insist on a pure grade of fabrics and

start on the basis of wool cost, decent

surroundings and a fair wage for gar-





 





The Sheep Consume Largely‘Vegetation that would be Wasted.





suit of clothes would go from the bu-

reau to the mill in the grades requir-

ed and the fabric to the tailor and then

direct to the user. The price for the

fabric would be based on cost of wool

grown and not suffer the exaction of

at least six intermediaries with two

long hauls at advanced freight charg-

es. As it stands now, the freight is

$160 or more on a car of wool to the

seaboard from Michigan points.



Sixty cents a pound is a fair price

for wool and is the basis for the pres-

ent calculations. There then would be

of wool about $4.20 to the grower in a

suit of clothes. The cost of scouring

wool and all other items culminating-

in the fabric for a suit would be a

trifle in excess of $6. 00. One of the

unfortunate things of the present sys-

tem is that the cost of material enter-

ing into a substantial suit of clothes

which adds appearance and a real joy

to the wearer as well as to the nation-

al welfare, does not exceed in first

cost of material over one dollar as

compared to clothes made of shoddy

and having a decreased service in

wear. This tainted dollar in fabrics is

fought for as profit by the manufac-

turer and when high charges for labor

and transportation and fixed charges

of selling are piled on top of that frau-

dulent entry, it cheats the wearer and

is the wolf in sheep’s clothing that

scatters the shepherd's flocks.



In the analysis of the items of a suit

of clotheswe now reach the tailor’s

charges, including linings, buttons, etc.

An individual pattern cut to the meas-

ure of the wearer, including cost of

parcel post to the wearer’s home,

should be around twenty dollars with

a fair to large margin of profit. If' vol-

ume of work follows, this price may be

reduced: Ready-made suits cut in large

quantities are _made at one~half the

cost of tailored-tomeasure suits. The

overhead cost of the average retail

store selling clothes is rarely 'under

twentyfive per, cent and this is before





ment makers. Sweatshop labor is no

more to be tolerated by wool growers

than the low wage ‘paid to labor in the

production of wool in the Antipodes or

in South America. The excess toll

exacted beyond the essential costs of

goods and for inferior quality is esti-

mated to be in excess of one hundred

million dollars and at the same time

depleting the flocks by making sheep

raising unprofitable. The wool grow-

ers of Michigan, through the State

Farm Bureau, have undertaken to

make every sheep grower a member:

first, to improve the grade and quality

of wool; second, correctly grade wool;

third, to sell directly to the mills;

fourth, to manufacture blankets and

fabrics and provide tailor-made cloth-

ing from virgin wool direct to consum-

ers at cost; sixth, cost means the cost

of growing wool, not prices made by

ruinous competition which destroys

the home industry only to overcharge

at a later period; seventh, that this

program will 'increase the price of

wool to the grower and decrease the

cost of fabrics to the user.



We make this appeal to Michigan

people to stand for the elimination of

unnecessary services and to support

a program ,of direct marketing at a

great saving and to wear virgin Wool

fabrics, honestly made. If we don’t

get protective legislation, let us do for

ourselves what is entirely possible for

the sheep industry to make its own

conditions. The American spirit is to

take adversity and convert it into pros—

perity. The Michigan wool grower has

had adversity in a large measure. His

flocks, valued in 1919 at $16 to $20 per

head, have decreased over one hun-

dred per cent, while wool is much be

low pre-war prices and the lamb feed-

er has lost from $2.00 to $4.00 per





head. His aim is now by direct mar- ,





keting of wool to restore prosperity

and he invites all people to the task of

replenishing and increasing depleted

flocks of sheep up to five million head.





 





 





 





 





 





The Trail to

Prosperity





MALL business is essential

to our national prosperity

and has won for itself an impor-

tant and an enduring place. But

small business, however multi-

plied, cannot undertake to serve

the public in a .big way where

unity of service is necessary.





This must be accomplished by great,

highly specialized organizations, man-

aged honestly and efficiently, and func-

tioning to the benefit of all the peOple.





Such an organization is the Standard





. Oil Company (Indiana).





Its business is to refine crude petroleum

into the many products needed by the

eople — to provide a system of dlstri-

ution which will make them available

everywhere, and to sell at a price which

is fair to all.





To accomplish this, 25,000 men and

women devote all their time, energy,

and intelligence to the task, while the

stockholders have invested more than

$200,000,000 of capital.





In preparing to meet the demands of

industry, agriculture, and motorists

throughout the 11 Middle Western

states served, the Company is now refin-

ing petroleum to the limit of its vast





“refinery capacity.





It is distributing gasoline, kerosene, and

lubricating oils to its bulk stations

throughout the territory in order that

it may be in position to give immediate

service when the Spring and Summer

rush comes.





Standard Oil Company





Chicago, Ill.

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Upper Mzeflzg‘em’ 5 Agriculture/tel: Meet A t Menominee to Tat/é It Over





HE function of the Michigan



State Farm Bureau, coopera-



tive marketing, organization of

the dairying industry throughout up-

per Michigan and advice to the women,

by the women, were the high lights of

the first day’s sessions of the Clover-

land Farmers’ Institute, opening at the

Menominee Agricultural College, Me-

nominee, Michigan, March 29. ‘



J. Wade Weston, assistant state lead-

er of county agents, presided over the

first morning’s program. J. A. VVal-

dron, Michigan Agricultural College

Dairy Specialist, opened 'the morning

meeting with a discussion on “Market-

ing Dairy Products,” outlining a sys-

tematic plan for the profitable sale of

dairy goods. During his talk Mr. VVal-

dron emphasized the value of high.

grade, pedigreed stock, as a distinct in-

fluence upon the dairy market, declar-

ing that where registered stock is cat-

ered to, there is a tendenCy towards a

permanent, dependable market, and

one which yields a maximum of re-

turns to the farmer, or dairyman.



To Market Dairy Products.



The organization of.dairy markets,

to handle the collection of whole milk

and the re-distribution of the finished

dairy products, was emphasized by W.

C. Cribbs, United States Extension

Agent in Marketing, and a member of

the Extension. Department of the Mich-

igan Agricultural College. Mr. Cribbs

described a meeting held at Escanaba

during the past week, during which

the owners of herds totaling twelve

hundred cows agreed to enter a coop-

erative marketing plan, with headquar-

ters at Escanaba. It is understood that

those who are prominent in the move-

ment have already selected a site for

the central market, and that the plan

is well under way. Mr. Cribbs declar-

ed that the Escanaba association will

control two thousand five hundred

head of dairy cows in the very near

future, and that when this figure is

reached, the organization will be per-

fected and put into operation.



Frank Erickson, president of the

Stephenson creamery, Menominee

county, then presented a concise re—

view of marketing conditions as ap-

plied to dairy products. He voiced the

sentiment of the average dairy prod-

ucts producer advocating that coopera-

tion should be the first aim of all

creameries in the distribution of the

product. If the creameries in each

county would act in unison, he declar-

ed, they would be in a far better posi.

tion to sell either butter or cheese to

a better advantage, for, he said, such

cooperative operation would enable

them to sell in carload lots.



Objects and Aims of Farm Bureau.



The function, problems and aim of

the Michigan State Farm Bureau were

outlined at the opening of the after-

noon session by A. T. Depue, member

of the executive board. Mr. Depue

compared the scope of the bureau’s

activities today with a year ago, de‘

claring that the work had so increas-

ed that it required almost the constant

service of the eight board members.

Outlining the work of the various de-

partments of the farm bureau, Mr. De-

pue emphasized the work being done

towards encouraging the use of pedi-

greed seed among the farmers, and the

protection of that pedigree from adul-

teration by commercial misuse.



Mr. Depue described the action of

the executive board members as in al-

most perfect accord on all matters

which have thus far come before it.

This, he declared, has tended towards

rapid progress in the decidedly varied

program now before the bureau.



The selection of a particularly high

grade of alfalfa seed, and one espe-





 





cially adapted to the soils of Michigan,

Mr. Depue declared to be a decidedly

vital feature as far as Michigan’s ag-

ricultural progress is concerned. The

bureau is now at work, he declared,

on a plan which should give to every





farmer immediate access to the origi~





nal Grimm alfalfa seed—which be de-

clared to be the best adapted to the

Michigan region.



Centralized Marketing Service.



Mr. Cribbs was again called upon to

submit his views on cooperative mar-

keting. He presented facts and figures

from the experience of the farmers

throughout the southern peninsula.

Mr. Cribbs described in detail the plan

now being carried out in lower Michi-

gan, where fifty-seven grain elevators

have been consolidated into one mar-

keting or selling association, with a.

central sales department which con-

trols the sales from each elevator.

This, he declared, enabled the produc-

er, or the farmer, to realize top price

for his grain, and that production, urg-

ed on by greater demand,‘was on the

increase, as a result of the cooperatiVe

arrangement. Mr. Cribbs pointed out

examples of the same plan as applied

to potatoes, beans, grapes, fruits and

various ‘other commodities, where pro-

duction is centralized. The grape mar-

ket, particularly, he declared, had been

given a decided impetus through the

cooperative selling plan.



The Women’s Program.



Mrs. E. Wagar, the only woman mem-

ber of the executive board of the State

Farm Bureau, was the principal speak-

er for the women’s program during the

day. Mrs. Wagar outlined the possibil-

ities open to the women for service

in an organization such as the State

Farm Bureau. The speaker emphasiz-

ed the organization of boys’ and girls’

clubs, and the cooperation of the house-

wife with the various departmental

demonstration agents.



Miss Aurelia Potts, assistant home

demonstration leader for the state,

presided over the day’s program.



The senior girls of the Menominee

Agricultural College gave a short dem-

onstration in costume work, emphasiz-

ing economy in garment making.





m





Miss Sylvia Richardson, home dem-

onstration agent, Gogebic county, gave

a decidedly informative talk on shOes

and their relation to the. health of both

children and grown-ups. She describ-

ed the varying effect on the feet of

young and old of different makes and

styles of shoes, tracing the effect of

the mis-fitting shoe from the foot to

the vital organs of the body. “God

made our feet,” she said, “and man

made shoes for them—but, for the

most part, man did a mighty poor job.”

She discredited the assumption that

low-heeled shoes are beneficial for all

ages and conditions. Proper fitting

stockings, she adedd, are as essential

to foot health and comfort as proper

fitting shoes.



Miss L. Larabee, head of the depart-

ment of home economics, at the Me-

nominee Agricultural College, cooper-

ated with demonstrations and exhibi-

tions of girls’ club work during the

day.



The Exhibits.



Exhibits arranged for the institute

cover grains, seeds, fertilizers, can-

ning, paints, electrical equipment for

the home, potatoes, Michigan wool

products, and girls’ and boys’ club

work. Practically all available space

was utilized for this purpose, and all

of the exhibits were interesting.



Awards.



First and second awards for potato

exhibits went to Charles Salewsky, of

Menominee. In corn Adam Freis, of

Wallace, was awarded high honors. C.

H. Bentzon, of L’Anse was high man

in the. white oats class, and Joseph

Huilicka, of Wallace, took first with

his exhibit of Rosen rye, while Erick

Stenton, of Covington, had the best

display of barley, and Gus Theuerkauf,

of Birch Creek, won first on a fine dis-

play of cloverseed.



G. W. Putman, crop experimenter of

the ‘Upper Peninsula Experiment Sta-

tion at Chatham, emphasized the func-

tion of experimental station work and

described the work of the Michigan

experiment association in determining

the best grades of seeds for various

sections of the state. He also outlin-

ed the work of the Michigan Crop Im-





More Labor For Farms





By James C. Mil/y.





HE “Back to the Farm” movement



which has been under way for

some months in central Michigan, is

getting a new impetus through the ac~

tion of former soldiers who sought em-

ployment in cities after the war, be-

cause they feared country life would

be toa tame. but wh0‘now yearn for

the scenes of their childhood. Young

farmers who went to the cities after

the war, lured by the high pay in au-

tomobile factories, have been out of

work for some time because of closed

factories )r a decrease in the number

of men employed. A good many high

school boys, too, from the rural dis~

tricts, will take to the farm in prefer-

ence to city life, about one-half of

these expressing that intention.



This will result in farm labor

throughout the middle of the state, at

least, being much more plentiful the

coming season than for several years

past, but farm wages will be consider-

ably lower. This forecast, made by

Arthur G. Bovay. agricultural agent for

Saginaw county, is a result of investi—

gations carried on throughout the

county. “With plenty of labor 'offered

farmers have decided to hire more

help, when they can afford to, but to

pay less and exact a full day’s work.”

“Wages on the farm will range from





$35 to $40’a month with board, next

summer," says Mr. Bovay. “But many

farmers who would like to take on

competent help and increase their

acreage of crops, will be unable to do

so because of lack of ready cash and

inability. to borrow. The independent

farmers, and there are a goodly num-

ber in central Michigan, will take ad—

vantage of this situation,‘and there

will be a consequent increase in pro-

duction of food, even though the mar-

ket for farm products during the past

six months has not been good.”





EUROPE COMING BACK.





 





HAT the nations of Europe are



slowly getting back to normal con-

ditions is pointed out by the depart-

ment of agriculture in a statement

showing that the United Kingdom is

importing as much wheat as in pre-war

times. Germany’s population has been

considerably decreased through loss of

territory and war,‘nevertheless it is

now taking wheat at seventy-five per

cent of the pre-war importations. Hol-

land and Belgium are taking fifty per

cent of their former net requirements,

and Poland which formerly raised 25

000, 000 bushels of wheat, is now im‘

porting flour.





provement Association and Michigan

Farm Bureau Seed Department, show-

ing how both were cooperating to dis«





tribute high-grade seed and establishr





ing variety crops over a large agricul-

tural area.





Dean Russell Speaks.





Dean H. L. Russell, of the College of »

Agriculture of the University of Wis-'

consin, emphasized rain fall as the-





chief requisite for successful farming

in any section. Rainfall thrbughout





northern Michigan is adequate and per- 1





petual he said. He pointed to the reg-

iOn as particularly adapted to dairying

and urged that farmers go into this

phase more extensively. Figures were

presented showing Wisconsin’s activ-

ity in dairying. He emphasized that

most of the work there is carried out

in the northern counties where condi-

tions are similar to those of northern

Michigan. Twenty-eight per cent of

Wisconsin’s dairy cattle are located in





' northern sections.





The past twenty years have seen an

increase of 373,000 dairy cattle in Wis.

consin. One-fourth of the silos and

one-sixth of all the corn raised in the

state are found in this northern sec-

tion. He urged more silos and silage

crops, declaring that the region is par-

ticularly adapted to such crops. He

warned against the one-crop idea

which he said had ruined many sec-

tions of the country in the earlier days

——Wisconsin included. He traced Wis-

consin’s decline during the days when

wheat was the standard crop and com-

pared with the rapid improvement

through dairying. The ranch idea was

discouraged, declaring that small farm

flocks of sheep were best for net re.

turns. Ranching is only successful





where preparations are made for wint-





ter feeding.



L. F. Livingston, land clearing en-

gineer of Marinette county, Wisconsin,

described the clearing of eighteen

thousand acres of land in his county

last year. It was first of the northern

counties to take up a systematic land-

clearing campaign. He instructed farm-

ers in the proper use of dynamite fus-

es, caps, etc., for destroying stumps.





[removing rocks and digging ditches.





He favored the electric charge for the

most rapid and thorough work by cre-

ating simultaneous explosions, all of





’equal force.





How to Aid Settlers.



During the evening program Dean

H. L. Russell explained his theory of

how colonization companies may aid

new settlers. He described the tem-

perament of the average new settler

in a new region as one who usually

needs help and cooperation. Mr. Rus‘

sell urged honesty and fair play in

dealing with new settlers and appealed

to land companies to do their share to

make the load of the settler light dur-

ing the early development of his farm.

The building of roads to all farm tracts

was recommended, and also the build‘

ing of small houses and cooperation in

the purchase of seed and farm machin-

ery. He suggested that land compa

nies pay settlers for clearing land as

part of agreement for original pur«

chase, suggesting this as a likely so‘

lution to the credit problem.



The children’s program was attended

by about eight hundred. Boys’ and

girls’ club work was outlined by local

speakers. Talks touched on rural

school club work. Miss Moore, of the

state department of public health, talk-

ed to the clubs on diet and exercise.

A sewing machine was awarded as

first prize, and a silver cup as second

for the best girls’ garment clubs in the

county, by the Menominee Agricultural

School.—-—L. D. T.





 





 





   





 

   





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





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’ HE story of the conversion of

, Saul the Persecutor to Paul the

' Apostle is hardly more remark-

able than that of the transformation

cf sweet clover from one of our most

, obnoxious weeds to One of our most

it? useful plants. No other plant has en-

joyed such a complete and sudden re-

versal of position in the esteem of

those who are engaged in agricultural

pursuits. The student of general

science asks, “How do yOu account for

such a sudden change of heart?” while

the practical farmer asks, “W’hy shall

I raise sweet clover ?” Both questions

can be answered at the same time.





Ordinarily, a farmer must choose be-

tWeen a crop that brings him immedi-

ate returns but depletes the soil, and

one that builds up his soil but yields

no financial returns. Again, there are

a few crops, such. as alfalfa, that may

do both, but they either are not

adapted to his soil or do not fit into

his rotation.

of little value to him. Sweet clover is

one of the most nutritious and profit—

able crops that can be grown, and, at

the same time, it has no equal as a

soil improver. Moreover, it fits into

a short rotation and will grow on such

soils as Will hardly support our most

persistent weeds. Is it any wonder,

then, that the dismvery of the possi-

bilities of this plant are being pro-

claimed i'rom the house-tops and thou-

sands of acres are being sown?





 





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By actual experience and trials on

scores of farms it has been ascertain—

ed that no other leguminous crop can

f: produce as much nutritious pasture

throughout the growing season as does

sweet clover. In many portions of the

middle west, where the climate is too

dry or the land is too depleted to raise

any other pasture crop, sweet clover

has come to the rescue and produced

the~very best grazing land. The land

is becoming more fertile, the cattle are

growing, and the farmers are becom-

ing more prosperous.



On the best farms of the north cen-

3 tral states we find large acreages of

this erstwhile “weed,” usually pastur-

ed the first year and harvested for hay

or seed the second'year. The prosper-

ous farmers of Iowa consider sweet

r clover as the most important part of



their seed mixture for permanent pas-



ture in spite of the richness of their



. soil and the high valuation of their

3 land. Other- farmers in that same



gift state pasture the crop for the first



i '5' year and the spring of the second, af-



/ E ter which they keep it for seed and

then pasture it once more in the fall.

I, Pasturing the seedlings in the spring

i' has the added advantage of causing





shoots, each one of which will later

carry a flower. A good stand will give

1 ;* an abundance of pasture for two steers

‘ per acre from early spring to the mid-

dle of June. Fat stock, dairy cattle,

hogs, sheep—~all relish and thrive on

pastures of sweet clover. The Iowa

Experiment Station conducted an ex-

periment in pasturing pigs which dem-

onstrated the superiority of such a pas-

ture over rape or red clover in produc-

ing pork.





Not only is it a superior pasture

crop but it also makes excellent hay

when properly cured. In feeding value

it ranks very close‘to .alfalfa. It is

also very palatable after the cattle

once learn to eat it, although it is in-

clined to become" somewhat woody dur-

ing the second year. On rich soils it

yields a trifle less than alfalfa but on

poorwsoils it surpasses the~latter as

well as all other clove‘rs and grasses.

Two-to three cuttings are usually ob-



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the spring it frequently yields over a

ton of hay after the grain-harvest. OW-

ing to its succulence, however, ’great

care must be exercised in curing the

hay.



In regard to its value, therefore, as

a pasture crop and as a dry feed, we

are safe in saying that‘it is unexcelled

by any other forage crop except alfal-

fa. If there were no other arguments

in favor of its culture this one would

be sufficient to warrant its further use,

-but there are many more reasons for

advocating it.



As a Soil Builder.



As a soil builder sweet clover is in

a class by itself. By its vigorous

growth and the decay of its large roots

it restores humus to the, soil in large

quantities. If it is allowed to remain

and decay where it has grown, large

quantities of plant food are made avail-

able. Moreover, it is‘a legume and

can, therefore, take its nitrogen from

the air, thus adding an element to the





 





   





 





 

 





   

   

 

 

 

 

 





 





 

 

 





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soil that is very beneficial. Its long

fleshy roots penetrate the sub-soil and,

bring food to the surface for otheri

plants to use, and, at the same time,

improve the soil texture.



In Kentucky it has recovered the

lands which had been cropped exces-

sively with tobacco and has made the

farmers prosperous and happy. In Col-

orado it has taken the alkali out of the

irrigated lands to such anextent that

alfalfa and other crops are growing

where nothing would grow before:

King Island, between Australia and}

Tasmania, has been transformed from

a land of useless sand—dunes to one of

the best grazing areas in the world by

the use of sweet clover. In five years

the light yellow beach sand was Chang»

ed to a dark brown loam. It is, in-

deed, a wonderful soil builder.





Compared with Alfalfa.



Someone objects, “Alfalfa is a better

feed and is also a legume. I will keep

on raising it in preference to this new;

clover.” Very well. He is fortunateE

if he can continue raising alfalfa butie’

we do not all own such a farm. All'al-‘

fa is rather particular as to where'ité

grows. The seed-bed must be well'

prepared, and the soil must; be well-

drained and bountifully supplied with

humus. If these requirements can not

be met, a substitute for alfalfa must

be found and that substitute is sweet

clover. Those who find themselves

compelled to be satisfied with the sub-

stitute may console themselves some—

what by considering its advantages ov—

er alfalfa.



For instance, it is a biennial instead

of a perennial and therefore fits into

the ordinary rotation, whereas the.

raising of alfalfa makes a separate r0-

tatiOn necessary. A spring seeding of

sweet clover will produce good pas—

ture or hay crop the same year but

alfalfa will not. A Seeding of the for-

mer is more likely to be a success

than that of the latter. The fleshy

roots of sweet clover decay more rap-

idly than the fibrous roots of alfalfa,

thus eliminating a great deal of hard

work in breaking up the old seed-bed.

A final strong argument in favor of

sweet clover is its superiority as a

nectar-plant. No forage plant produc-

es nectar so consistently, persistently,

and profusely. The farmer who raises

this forage crop and keeps a few col—

onies‘of'bees will be bountifully sup-

plied with honey.





In conclusion, sweet clover has been

removed from the category of obnox-

ious weeds to that of our most useful

plants because, (1) it is unexcelled as

a pasture crop; (2), it is second to

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DEPRECIATION OF CORN IN SILO.





 





How much doesrgrain in corn silage

depreciate in feeding value from time

it is put in silo to the time it is fed?

Corn dented and glazed when cut.

How does field corn compare with reg-

ular ensilage corn in feeding value, for

putting in silo?



Eaton Co. F. V. H.



The grain in corn does not depreci-

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great many people have the idea that

it does. Of course, there is a slight

depreciation in food value inthe fer-

mentation of the corn which makes it

become good e'nsilage. After the corn

once heats up in the silo, fermentation

takes place and then cools down, there

is no further depreciation. I really do

not think the loss in food value would

be any greater than the waste in grind-

ing and feeding in that way, besides

the fermentation necessary to make

good silage really improves the diges-

tability of the corn and a larger per

cent would be digested and assimilat~

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If the regular ensilage corn is prop-

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same?——B. H. G.





After the land is sold for taxes the

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the land was sold, plus one per cent a

month and $5.00 for each description

of land sold. After the year is up the

owner may still redeem it by paying

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requirement of the statute must be

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A and B having adjoining farms,

with A’s field into meadow and B’s

into barley, A turned his cows into

the meadow while B was away, and B

had no line fence. Can B get any-

thing for his barley destroyed by the

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done by his cows to 8’3 .crops; for B

is at his peril bound to maintain a

legal fence.

through a legal fence, or if there was

no legal division of the fence to be

maintained, part by each, then each is

bound at his peril to keep his stock

at home, and it is no defense that '8

had maintained no fence. The only

ground on which A can escape liability

is by proof that there has been a legal

division of the fence, and that his cat-

tle got through B’s part of the fence

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height and strength required by law.

If the cattle were unlawfully on B’s

land he might put them in the town

pound if there were one, or if not, ad-

vertise them as strays; or, so far as

A would have any right to complain,

he might lawfully turn them into the

road; but if by turning them into the

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his neighbmz—J. R. R.





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I am losing a good many of my hens.

They first become lame in one leg for

a short time, then get cholera and die.

We always feed good sound grain to

our poultry, and they have a large

place to run. Please tell me what to

do for them. I have tried several dif~

fel'cnt kinds of cholera medicine in the

drinking water, but it does no good.

This disease has been in the flock for

some time.



St. Clair Co. M. D.





The lameness in the leg, if accom-

panied by rapid emaciation, is usually

a sign of tuberculosis. Another sign

is the greyish nodules which. may be

found on the liver. There is no known

cure for this trouble in poultry. If

the flock is valuable and consists of a.

large number of birds it will pay to

have a veterinarian inspect it. it

might be necessary to kill all the hens

and market those that were fit for

food. Then the house can be thor-

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start made with healthy stock. It often

pays to keep no poultry for a few

months until the ground around the

house has had a chance to become free

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PAYING TAXES TO GET TITLE.





 





An estate of forty acres was divided

equally among eight children. By the

side of this, forty acres more was

deeded to two, these two keeping their

ten acres in a joint deed. Some eight

years ago one of the above persons

traded the half interest in the ten

acres for a restaurant. During all

these years the person that this land

was deeded to has never come near,

and the taxes have always been paid

by the one who retained the other

share. What I wish to know is if af-

ter a certain length of time, the one

that pays the taxes can get a deed of

the land for doing so?—C. L. D.



The only advantage of paying the

taxes in this state is that it would be

possible to raise a presumption of

claiming ownership for the purpose of

obtaining title by adverse decision. No

title can be acquired merely by paying

taxes on the land of another. The pe-

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cision is fifteen years in Michigan.





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; NDOUBTEDLY much damage is

l . done to orchards by the insect

pests and fungous diseasesthat breed

in brush piles. They also harbor rab-

‘bits which are a serious pest to young

trees. Freshly-cut orchard brush may

leaf out and form a breeding place for





 





, the very diseases that careful spray-





ing is necessary to prevent in the trees.

Obviously it does not pay to spray

brush piles so they must be destroyed.



This means that the best time to

destroy them is as soon after being

cut as possible. Of course, green wood

does not burn easily but such piles can

be burned by starting the right kind

cf fire. Do not try to build a little fire

under the brush and expect it to

spread. Such fires will soon flare up

and die out and the time will be wast-

ed. First build a good fire at the edge

of the brush or the side from which

the wind is coming. Feed the fire with

sticks and dead orchard brush until a

nice bed of coals is forming. Then the

mass of green brush can be rolled over

on the hot bed of coals and it can

frequently be burned in a short time.

It will not burn as readily as dry wood

and it takes seine time to produce the

bed of coals as a starter. But it gets

the brush out of the way in a short

time and that is what is needed.



if brush is burned in an orchard on

spots where a tree is missing the fires

cannot be too large or other trees will

be scorched. A long-handled fork is

helpful in throwing in the rim of brush

around the fire which does not burn.

After a good bed of coals is obtained

the brush from other heaps can be

pulled by hand or hauled on a stone—

boat and rolled over on the coals. If

brush fires are located near dry grass

they must be watched carefully. A

broom and a pail of water are fine to

beat out fires when they start in dry

grass. The wet broom will hammer

out small fires rather quickly. But

when a grass fire gets a good start in

the wind it is sometimes a dangerous

proposition and such fires sometimes

cause severe financial loss.



R. G. KIRBY.





 





ALFALFA SOD FOR POTATOES.





 





I have five acres of alfalfa sod that

is getting too thin to leave for hay any

longer. Did not get this fall-plowed

and would like to know if it would do

to plow this spring and to plant to pc-

tatoes? It is a high sandy loam. Would

you advise plowing early, or wait until

alfalfa got three or four inches high?

1 want to cultivate one year and re-

seed to alfalfa. I also have some new

ground of high sandy loam, which has

been pastured for years, that I would

like your advice as to putting to peas

or beans. Also would like to know

your opinion of Shorthorn, Red Polled

and Hereford cattle for dual purpose.



Gladwin Co. R. E. B.



You could hardly secure a better

place for potatoes than this alfalfa sod.

I would advise plowing it early in the

spring, working it occasionally until

time to plant potatoes. By this meth—

od you will conserve moisture and

have a splendid seedbed for potatoes.





New Ground for Peas.



This pasture field would be better if

it had been plowed last fall foi' peas

but if you plow it early and work the

ground good, using a roller so that you

can get capillary connection between

the furrow slice and sub-soil you should

get a. good crop of peas. My advice

would be, if you contemplate raising

peas, to contract with some seed firm.

You would make more money, and be

safer than to raise the Canada field

peas and sell them on the open market.





- . Dual-purpose- Cattle.



Reid Poll and Shorthorn represent

dual-purpose cattle and they are fairly

good for both milk and beef, but the

Herefords ordinarily are beef cattle. If

you could get a milk Strain of Short-

}horn you would probably make no mis-

take and . yet ,Redy Poll are also ,good

dual-purpose. .cattl'e.—+-G.rc. L 5- " '





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A Real Self-(billing Windmill





_ Oil an Aerm‘otor once a year and it is always

oiled. Every moving part is completely and fully

oxled. A constant stream of oil flows on every

bearing. The shafts run in oil. The double gears run in

oil in a tightly enclosed gear case. Friction and wear ,

are practically eliminated. “ “



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half oiled. A modern windmill, like a modern automobile, must have ‘

its gears enclosed and run in oil. Dry gears, exposed to dust, wear rapidly.

Dry bearings and dry gears cause friction and loss of power. The Aermotor '

pumps in the lightest breeze because it is correctly designed and well





oiled. To get everlasting windmill satisfaction. buy the Aermotor.





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for Grader.





 





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oil is sent-wait





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CABBAGE PLANTS





li‘ulwuod's frost proof. will stand a temperature

of fifteen degrees above zero. Plant now and

have early cabbage. All leading varieties. Prices

by expreSS 1000 to 4000 at $2.00 per 1000. 5000

and over at $1.50 per 1000. By parcel post pre-

paid 100 for 500: 500 for $1.50; 1000 for $2.50-

Greater Baltimore Tomato plants same prices as

cabbage. Satisfaction guaranteed. r money

refunded. P. D. Fulwood, Dept. I, 1" ton, Ga.



direct from for-





BUY FENCE POSTS est. Prices deliv-





ered your station. M. M. care of Michigan Farmer





PEDIGREE SEED' OATS





Wolverine and College Success seed oats for rl es.

.Apply THE JENNINGS FARMS, Baileg. fidich.
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Aulomoliile Insurance companies

olllielrigan

is the





Citizens’ Mutual of Howell





This company has a membership of over 50000, the result of six

years consistent growth, based on sound business and insurance

sense. It has lived and is living up to its original slogan,_ “Auto In-

surance at Cost Plus Safety." Its officers are men wrthastate-

wide reputation for business honest and sa ac1t and_their advent

into the insurance field has saved mi lions 0 do lars in premiums

to the automobile owners of the state.





Since organization, the company has paid losses and claims amount-

ing to over $700,000.00 and has always maintained a .cash reserve

large enough to pay ever claim on the da of its adfrustment. Its.

advertised assets are CA H, REAL ESTA E and OF ICE EQUIP-

MENT. listed on March 27th as follows:- ,





Cash in Banks.................$ 50,068.95

U. S. Bonds ...... . ..... 26,488.17

Office Bldg. and site............ 27,613.44

Office Furniture and Equip. 1 3,354.97





Total $117,525.53





in an occu ies its own office building on the best corner

(Timethgo main ythoroxi) hfare of the prettiest .and most progresswe

small city in central ichigan. The uilding is new and modern and

the office equipment is up-to-date, representing a large additional

asset beyond the actual cost.



‘t' n to the officers, the home office staff numbers 20 trained

Lieggliilvgs and assistants. Thirty-two among the leading attorneys

of the state comprise the legal department. There are three adjusters

in the field and resident adjusters in practically every city and large

town in Michigan.



The com an is fully and adequately equipped for service and i;

dedicatedpto grinciple of A SQUARE. DEAL.





CITIZENS’ MUTUAL AUTU INSURANCE 60.

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URGES USE OF NORTHERN

SEEDS.





 





E L. KUNZE, county agent of Chip-



’ pewa county, is urging his farm-

ers to standardize their grain crops on

varieties of recognized superiority, so

that they can the better realize on the

favorable opinion of northern-grown

seeds generally entertained elsewhere.

That his section can win distinction in

this direction, he holds, is manifested

by the election of Veryl Gormley to

the board of the Michigan Crop Im-

provement Association, and that John

Dunbar took second 'place on his “’01-

verine oats at the M. A. C. grain show.





FARMERS GET ELECTRIC CUR-

RENT.





 





INETEEN farmers living in the



new Baumgartner district near

Iron River have signed a tentative

agreement with the Iron Range Light

&' Power Company, by which electric

lighting and power facilities will be

extended to the rural district afiected.

Additional farmers are expected to join

the arrangement. This resembles the

action taken by farmers near Mar-

quette recently.





 





BOUNTIES ARE LARGE.





 





THE record of bounties paid for the



destruction of predacious animals

in Gogebic county during the past six

months, shows that two hundred and

thirty-seven wolves, twenty-seven fox"-

es, and seven Wildcats ran up the total

bounties paid to $8,357, according to

the Ironwood Daily Globe.





 





FAVORS HOME RULE.





 





THE Chippewa Board of Supervisors



at its meeting, March 16, adopted

a resolution favorable to the proposed

constitutional amendment for county

home rule. The vote was eleven in

favor, five against, and three not vot-





summer. The seven-mile section of

this road which falls to Keweenaw

county to construct, is said to open up

one of the richest farming districts in.

the copper country. It is stated. that

the Culver Lumber Company owning

timber lands adjacent to the road, has

already sold much cut-over lands. The

specifications are for a sixteen-foot

metalled surface and a twenty-four-foot.

road-bed. Tourists will greatly appre‘

ciate this addition to sight-seeing fa-

cilities in one of the most scenic regs

ions of the state.



In Gogebic county winter contracts

for road work have been nearly com~

pleted, according to the Ironwood

News-Record. Approximately 19,000

cubic yards of gravel for the Lake Sue

perior road, the Cloverland trail and

the new copper country trail has been.

hauled. About four miles of clearing

has been done on the Tula road. On

the copper country trail a right-of-way

for four miles between Wakefield and

Tula has been cut out, and a large

rock excavation has been completed

between Wakefield and Thomaston. It

is not expected that Gogebic county

will undertake new construction this

season, for which the unfavorable

bond market is held responsible.





RECOMMENDS GRAIN VARIETlES.





 





HE Evening News of Sault Ste.



Marie, publishes a list of depend-

able grains for the farmers of Chippe—

wa county. The list includes, Wiscon-

sin Pedigree and Oderbrucker barley;

Swedish Select, Silver Mine, Wolver—

ine and Mammoth Cluster oats; Mar—

quis, Red Rock, Turkey Red and Amer-

ican Banner wheat; Rosen rye; Green

Mountain, Rural, Irish Cobbler, Early

Ohio and Triumph potatoes.





 





 





LARGE SUGAR CROP.





 





HE Munising News notes that ma-

plesugar making has begun on





Grand Island, a very large, beautifully





 





There is an agent in your town.





ing. The subject had been under con- wooded island in Lake Superior off the

sideration by a special committee for harbor of Munising and Onoto, Au





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





DAlflYMEN!





Secure your ensilage seed eorn now.





WEST BRANCH SWEEPSTAKES

is Northern grown and combines

large growth with early_maturity.

Order through the Michigan State

Farm Bureau or direct from the

growers. Guaranteed germination

90% or better.





West Branch Seed corn Growers’ Assn.

Williamsport, Penn.





lUieniUuI lininers





Make More Money and Savellollars





e ui ing our barns with Gaskell’s Little

Byrmil pg” Stinchions. Vdi’e furnilslh you fwith

the castings and catch an you W1.SaV0 rein



four dollars on every Stanchron.





 





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simple and durable cow stanchion ever invented.

Thousands of farmers are'iuing them every day.

Many of those farmers Just bought the castings

of us and saved man dollars by building their

own Stanchions. end for our circular which

tells all about our Stanchions and giVes vou our

prices on Stanchione and our castings. its free

for the asking.





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FRED STANLEY, BangorPi/iich.





 





When writing to advertisers

please mendon the Michi-

gan Farmer.





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Raise the Quality

And Quantity

of Beans

with





Four Leaf Phosphate





Like clover and alfalfa, production of

beans, peas and other legumes will vary di-

rectly with the amount of phosphorus they

can get out of the soil.



Four Leaf Phosphate Rock is the cheapest A

source of phosphorus for all legume crops.

It is most finely ground and therefore more

easily available than ordinary phosphate

rock. The use of Four. Leaf Phosphate

will insure bigger profits from your bean

crop—a higher yield and better qualiw.





Write for prices and dealer’s name.





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THOMSON PHOSPHATE COMPANY

731 Fisher Building Chicago, Ill.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





some months. The board also directed Train and other places in Alger county

the county agent to furnish the board where maple sugar is made on a large

with an inventory of the personal prop- scale. The sugar maple is at home in

erty 0f the Dunbar Agricultural School, Cloverland, as the Indians knew very

whose affairs are to be wound up at well, but the industry is hampered by

the close of the current school year. the fact that many of our farmers are

working cut-over land—farms from

which all trees have been removed.

Eventually it may be a seriously felt

oversight that each farm did not pre-

A COMMITTEE of the Menominee serve its woodlot and maple grove



County Farm Bureau has recom- here as in southern Michigan. Much of

mended acceptance or - the scale of our standing sugar maple belongs on

prices for beets proposed by the Me- tracts owned by large proprietors who

nominee River Sugar Company—the are not in a position to use their ma-

only beet sugar factory in the upper ples for this purpose. Would it not be

peninsula. These priCes, it was stated, advantageous if an arrangement could

are higher than those commonly paid be entered into between these land-

elsewhere. ‘ owners and farmers adjacent to their

holdings whereby the potential sugar

crap on their lands could be gath.

ered in?





 





FARMERS ACCEPT PRICES OF

SUGAR COMPANY.





 





ROAD WORK PROGRESSING.





 





 





AT the annual meeting of the Chip-



pewa County Automobile Club, re-

cently held at Sault Ste. Marie, the

proposed bond issue of $125,000 for THE Western Michigan Develop-

road construction in that county was ment Bureau is to be congratulat-

strongly urged. It is stated that the ed. The board of directors of this bu-

bond issue will secure an aggregate reau has been successful in securing

of $750,000 worth of highWay construc- Mr. William P. Hartman as secretary.





HAS NEW SECRETARY.





 





 





 





 





ENGINES





‘7 . P. Gra Stationary Engines for the Farm

Efghofi, used ohlr two months. 8125.00 each. Kurt:

Paper x 00. 219 Larned St. W. Detroit. Mich.





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tion in Chippewa county through state Mr. Hartman is splendidly qualified for

aid. There has been some disposition this work and through his wide

in the northern peninsula to claim acquaintance and thorough knowledge

that Marquette county has secured of the western counties of the state

more than its fair share of state high- should prove himself invaluable

way money, and the Chippewa move- through the service he will be in apo-

ment should, if successful, help to sition to render. He was formerly ag—r

equalize the situation. ricultural commissioner of the Grand



Work on the Gay-Lake Linden road Rapids & Indiana Railroad and for the.





= has been resumed by the. Keweenaw past year has been production mana- ~





road‘commission. It is hoped that the ger of the Fall: Potato Flour Corpora-M

highway will be ready. for use this tion. _





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I have about three- acres of land

'Where the muck hashbeen burned off,

which I so'wed‘* to, sugar beets last

spring, but they didn't come up. Later

I sowed it to millet and it didn’t come.

Could you tell me the cause, and what

to do for this piece of ground?



Sanilac Co. H. A. P.





My attention has been called to dif-

ficulties with burned-over muck at var-

ious times, in this state and in other

states. I saw a piece of muck at the

University of Wisconsin last year

which was, burned/over about eight

inches, not deep enough to vary the

drainage or other conditions in the

burned and unburned parts of the field.

Corn'was planted. The corn was ex-

cellent on the part of the field where

the muck was not burned off. To the

line where the muck was burned, the,

corn was small, stunted, practically a

failure. It was also very significant

that at various parts of the burned

area there would be large individual

hills. One Opinion of the specialists





in muck farming Who were present, »





was, that the burning killed out the

bacteria which made the plant food in

the muck. The large stalks in various

parts of the field were accounted for

by thethorse manure which had been

introduced during the handling of the

.5501]. Another point of view was that

certain poisonous combinations had

been formed during this burning which

were neutralized by the addition of

manure. 3 ‘



We do know that burning is a prac-

tice which is followed in foreign coun-

tries for certain types of peat. We





know that in Minnesota it is recbm- '





mended ior certain types of peat. Burn-

ing will not act similarly under all cir-

cumstances—that is certain. We can

only guess that the burning of the

muck has produced conditions which

prevented the growth of crops. If this

is the explanation, then the introduc-

tion of manure should solve the prob-

lem. It is probably a question which

can be solved by the application of

manure. I have never seen a piece of

muck. that has been burned and was

in the proper physical condition but

what an application of manure would

put it in shape, other conditions being

favorable.



However, I would not attempt to

raise sugar beets on this piece of land.

I would grow a hay crop of some kind;

Hungarian millet or alsike and tim-

othy—EZRA LEVIN.





 





,CELERY PLANTS STRANGELY

AFFECTED.





 





I raise celery every year. This year

it grew nicely but in some of the

plants a stalk grew up about eight

inches long and three-quarters of an

inch in diameter, then the leaves grew

out from that all along. When the

tough outside part is cut off, it is ten-

de§.ACSn you tell me why this is?





I have never seen anything similar

to the character of growth which you

describe. It would seem that this

growth must have occurred before you

banked or boarded the celery.



Judging from what we have seen, in

the growth of other plants, I would as-

sume that there is more of a tendency

to reversion than toward any diseased

condition. It is possible that it was

due to the character of the seed used.

Whenever you have anything of this

kind developing, it is a very good plan

to send samples to the agricultural

college. This will enable the college

authorities to diagnose the case and

if it is something new, they frequent-

ly are glad to investigate it.—C. W.

WAID, Extension Specialist.





 





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'FROM the time the seed is planted

until the threshed grain is stored

safely in your granary or the local

elevator, your crop is within your grasp only

once—and that is when it is harvested and

[waiting to be threshed.





Winter killing (in some localities); a late

Spring; a cold, wet Summer or a hot, dry one;

soil blowing; weeds; rust; grasshoppers; chinch

bugs; hail; windstorrns—year after year such

hazards menace your crop. Do what you

will, you can only partially protect yourself

against these dangers.





Then comes the final risk—threshing-the one

factor, however, over which you have control.

You need take no chances on having part of

your hard-eamed crop blown into the straw

pile. Insist on Case threshing. Then you Will

be assured of clean threshing, complete separation,

thorough cleaning, and unequalled saving of your gram.





If there is no Case Thresherman in your community or

if another is needed, become one yourself.





1. 1. CASE THRESHING MACHINE COMPANY

Dept. D16





Racine, Wisconsin





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Canada have adopted this stacker.

Manysupplyit exclusively. Others can

supply it if you demand it, and insist

upon having it. Specify The Grain-

Saving Wind Stacker on the machine

you buy or hire this year. Accept no

other! Ask your dealer, or any of the

Well-known threshing machine man-

ufaéturers or their agents.





used by threshermen, farmers and

’agricultural experiment stations

throughout North America. It is NOT

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Dale straightened.



“How did you find that out?"



“Don’t matter how!” She smiled al-

most saucily. “I knowed about it afore

ye did, Mr. Bill Dale. Don’t you think

whoever done it done a kind thing?”



“To disarm the Morelands, so that

when the enemy comes they will have

nothing with which to defend them-

selves ?” Dale didn’t know much about

these hill feuds. “No, Miss Littleford,

I can’t say that I think it was a kind

thing to do.”



Miss Littleford arose and faced

Dale. Her cheeks were flushed.



“Has the inemy come ?” she demand-

ed icily. '



“No, but—”



“All right,” the young woman broke

in sharply. “If the inemy hain’t come,

what’re you a-kickin’ about?”



Her brown eyes were full of fire.

They defied, and they withered, and

Bill Dale suddenly felt that he was

smaller and of less account in the

scheme of things than that uneducat-

ed, wildly superb creature that stood

there before him.



“Well, say it!" clipped Babe.



“I beg your pardon,” Dale said even-

ly. “I didn’t mean to offend, y’know."



His quick contrition struck the girl.

Her mouth quivered. She dropped her

fishing-rod, and began to toy absently

with the end of her long, thick plait

of brown hair.



“I’ve seed so much 0’ this fightin’,”

, she murmured tremulously, “that it

makes me go to pieces. I ought to beg

yore pardon, mebbe, and I d—d-do.

I‘ve seed a good many fine, strong men

brought home dead or a-dyin’ from the

Moreland bullets. And the Littlefords

has killed Morelands, too. One side

about as many as t’other, I reckon.

I’d be glad to give my life to stop it!"

' “I’ll help you, if I can," Dale told

her. “Perhaps we can make friends

of the Morelands and your people.”



“You don’t know what a hard thing

it’d be,” she replied tearfully. “The

two sets has hated each other ever

sence I can rickollect. And you won’t

be here very long, I reckon.”



“I may be here for the rest of my

life,” said Dale.





“Is it the coal?” inquired Babe.



“Partly—yes, it’s the coal. I’m go-

ing to develop it for the Morelands.”



Babe looked at him with a tiny her-

ald of hope in her eyes. Before she

could speak again. there came from

somewhere back in the meadow the

sound of her father's voice—



“Babe! O-oh, Babel”



“Comin’!” cried the girl, half turn-

ing. “We’ll try to make ’em friends;

we’ll try. Old Major Bradley, he’ll be





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good .man; you’re shore to like him.

He gen’ally stays with us when he’s

here. You go easy with John More-

land! But when ye git him, ye’ll have

’em all. I’ll work on pap. The’ ain’t

no danger o’ trouble right now, any-

ways. Good-bye, Bill Dale!”



“One moment, Miss Littleford,” and

he took a step after her. “Are you

sure there’s no danger right now ?”



Babe halted, faced about nervously,



and smiled a little.

' “Don’t call me ‘Miss’ no more,” said

she. “It makes me feel old. Call me

what everybody else calls me, ef ye

don’t mind. Why, every one o’ the

Littlefords lost their rifles last night

the same as the Morelands did! Meet

me here at sundown, and I'll tell ye

about it. Good-bye, Bill Dale!”



“Good-bye, Babe,” he smiled.





CHAPTER VI.

At the River Again.





OHN MORELAND meet Dale at the



gate.



“What did ye find out?”



“I learned,” was the answer, “that

the Littlefords all lost their guns just

as the Morelands did.”



“The devil!”



The mountaineers began to crowd

about Dale.



“And who,” asked their leader, “do

ye think done it?”



Bill Dale shook his head slowly and

threw out his hands.



“How should I know?”





’





He went on:





- “Babe told me about the Littleford





guns disappearing. I saw her down at

the river; she was fishing.”



“Did she say anything,” pursued

John Moreland, “ ’at sounded like she

knowed whar them guns went to?”



“She told me,” said Dale, “that she

would give her life to stop the fight-

in. She seemed rather badly worked

up over it.” ‘ ‘



From the cabin’s front doorway came

a woman’s sorrowful voice:



“And me, too; I’d give my life to

stop this here fightin’. I had a boy, a

big, strappin’ boy—”



John Moreland frowned toward his

wife and interrupted, “Now, Addie,

honey, don’t do that.”



It ended the talk.



Mrs. Moreland dried her eyes on a

corner of her freshly-ironed gingham

apron, and announced the noonday

meal. The mountaineers dispersed.

Grandpap Moreland went away claw-

ing at his long white beard and grumb-

ling over the loss of his beloved old

Lancaster.



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porch and suggested that they look

over the deal property that afternoon.

He was eager to go to work, eager to

be doing something worth while, he

told Moreland. The hillman stood! very

still for what seemed to the'other a

very long time, and had no word to

say. Evidently the feud had all his

mind now. ' » .



When he did speak, he said simply:

“All right, Bill.” '



After half an hour of fighting their

way through thickets of blooming lau-





"rel and ivy, they drew up before an





old and mildewed cabin at the north

end of David Moreland’s MOuntain.

Moreland led the way in and pointed

to a spot under a small, paneless win-

dow.





“Thar,” said he, “is whar we found

my brother David.”





A little brown owl flew uncertainly

out through the tumbled-down chim-

ney. A colony of mudwasps droned

under the rotting rafters. The two men

turned for the point at which the coal

vein ran out to the light of day. -



Dale picked up a piece of the shin-

ing black stuff. Judging by the little

he knew and the great amount of de-

scription he had heard, the vein was

very large and the coal itself of the

finest grade.



“It was a big find,” he told his com-

panion, “a big find. It was a pity to

let it lie here untouched for so long;

and yet, it’s worth more today than it

was ever worth before.”



His enthusiasm ran warm, and More-

land caught it Quickly. Together they

hastily. planned out the little railroad

that was to wind its way through the

wilds and connect with the big rail-

road at the Halfway Switch.



“I know I’m a-doin’ right about it,”

the mountaineer said twice for the

benefit of his conscience. “I know

pore David he would want me to do

this ef he could know.”





“I’m sure of it,” agreed Dale. “I’ll

start for Cincinnati tomorrow. I’ve got

enough money to take me there and

back. I have a very wealthy friend

there—his name is Harris; I think I

can borrow enough from him to finance

the beginning of this'thing. And I’ll

buy a locomotive and cars, and all the

other necessary machinery, while I’m

in Cincinnati—unless I fail to get the

money from Harris. When I get back,

which should be Within eight days,

we’ll start the work. At a guess, I’d

say we’ll need twenty men. Can we

get them?” .



“Shore,” nodded the mountaineer.

“And all Morelands at that.”



They turned homeward. At last, Bill

Dale was happy. He had something to





do new“ aim in life. He ‘hadldifh-‘

culties to overcome, obstacles to re»

move, barriers to surmount—it was his .

big chance!



It was almost sundown when Dale

returned from his visit to the coal vein '

-—Bi-g Pine Mountain hid the sun at a

little after three in the afternoon. He ;

borrowed a fishing-rod and a minnow--

pail, which made his going to the'river .

seem proper enough to John Moreland,

and set out to meet Babe Littleford.

He was glad that“ nobody expressed a

desire to accompany him.



He found Ben Littleford’s daughter

where he had found her twice before

——sitting on a stone the size of a small

barrel. She was fishing with an un-

baited hook, which was equal to fish-

ing not at all, and she seemed pleased

when she saw him coming. He sat

down on the stone at her side. She

moved over a little shyly, and tried to

cover her feet with her calico skirts.



“Needn’t bother to hidethem,” laugh—

ed Bill Dale. ' “They’re pretty enough.

Most feet, y’know, are necessary evils,

like chimneys and rainspouts.”



Babe Littleford blushed. He went

on, to hide her confusion, “Tell me

about the rifles.” - " '



“You must shore keep it a secret,”

she told him. -'



“I promise.”



“Better put yore hook in, so’s ef any-

body comes along—”



Dale threw out an empty hook.



“I want to tell ye some things fust,

so’s ye’ll onderstand better when I

come to the part about the 'rifles,"

Babe began, looking thoughtfully

across the water to where a kingfisher

sat in watchful waiting. She contin-

ued, slowly, choosing her words care-

fully, “I was brought up to hate‘ them

Morelands, but—«I do’nt think I do. My

people is jest like the Morelands. The

biggest difference ye can find is that

one side mostly has grey eyes like you

and t’other side mostly has brown eyes

like me. All but their everlastin’ fight-

in’, they’re good people, Bill Dale.



“Each side, ye see, is brought up to

hate t’other side. I’m" ashamed to tell

it, but—I onderstand the fust plain

words my Uncle Saul Littleford’s last

baby said was these here: ‘Damn John

Moreland!’ It startedha long time ago,

and it started over nothin’. Grandpap

Littleford and John Moreland’s pap got

in a dispute over whether Kaintucky

was in Virginny or Nawth Ca’liner,

and went to fightin’ about it. Purty

soon my Uncle Saul and Abner More-

land, happened along, and they went

to fightin’, too. Thank goodness, it

was on Sunday, and none of ’em had

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With the way things were going, 0f trade, from furnaces that wouldn’t

course. In fact, that was the point, work, to ladies’ aid suppers, when ev-

things were not going. Things were ery dish and spoon in the parsonage

standing- There were mutterings about is borrowed. To say she had been

gettinga new preacher, and sometimes through the mill, would express it

it got t0 Skimp’s ears. But Skimp about right. She listened to her hus-

wasn’t as young as he was once. and hand without making any comment,

calls were not overly numerous. But until he told his dream. “Well, that

how could he, how could anyone, re- would have been exciting, anyway, if

juvenate Mud Valley church. With the they had tarred and feathered you,"

people WhO now composed it? There she remarked. "“It has been pretty

was John Thick. the PI‘éSident 0f the quiet here this year. But where will

board of trustees, and there was Simon you get the 1noneylfor all those books?

Dribble, the richest man in town. You didn’t, have enough money last

here were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fuss. Year to get a good pocket Bible.”

the best educated pair the church “1’11 make the pedple buy,’em,” said

boasted. Mr. Flat, the choir leader, Skimp. “They’ll buy"em or bust. If

and Ezra Draft, the Sunday school I’ve got to resign sooner or later any-

superintendent, and Mrs. Forse, the way, I might; as well have .a good

Ladies' Aid president, and MOSES scrap, and have something to resign

Grasp. the post master, who paid to over. I’m tired being so everlastingly

the church but did not belong—all meek." .

these were good people, bUt there was “That’s the way to line it out, dad,"

no more leadership in them than in said Curly Skimp, aged fourteen,

the town pump. It was evident to Mat- “My soul, I didn’t know the children

thew Skimp that he was up against were up!"

the real thing. Either he must resign “Sure we’re up, and we‘ve heard

in the near future, or there must be most all you said, the dream you had,





 





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some kind of a mental and moral and ever’thing."

shake-up in his church. “Well, that’s all right, children, but

don’t give your dad away. Wait until



INSPIRATION, it is said, comes only we get all ready to spring it.”



to genius. That being so, Mr. Skimp If Matthew Skimp needs someone to

must have a few tatters of‘ genius say a good word for him on the day

about him, for he had, what was to of judgment, he can call in any of his

him, an absolutely new idea. He would three children, for they always would

get some of those books and form a swear by him, from the day he began

reading club in his church. He would to carry them around on his back.

pass out cards, and get as many as “When're you going to get the read-

possible to promise to come for twelve ing club started, dad?” demanded

nights, as a minimum. There would Curly.

. “I’m going to preach on it next Sun-

done on the outside, and this would day, and I shall order four books at

be reported on, at the meetings. The least, this morning. The quicker the

choicest parts of the book or books to sooner.” ‘

be studied, would be read aloud. When That morning, while Madame Skimp

Reverend Matthew Skimp got this idea prepared breakfast, assisted by three,

he was on‘the- train, and it stirred him year-old Mary,.who‘spilled most of the

so, that he had to .get up and get a cream, the Reverend Matthew Skimp

drink of ice water. He was unable to sent to his denominational publishing

sit still, however, and so got up and house an order for theffollowing

went to the'smoker. There the fumes books: “The Churchat‘the' Center,”





 

 





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“The Way to\Win,” by Fisher, and

“Fear of God in .Your Own Village,”

by Morse. 1 ‘ ,

Skimp drank three Cups of coffee for

breakfast.

(To be continued).





The Clan Call





( 00711in from Page 478)





We are or ain’t up here, Bill Dale, we

gen’ally respects the Sabbath day to

keep it holy. .”



“I see,” Dale muttered sympathet-

ically.



Babe lifted her rod until the small

end was clear of the water again, and

went on in a voice that throbbed.





“I’ve seen my own mother set. down

in the floor and take her boy's head in

her lap——oh, such a big, fine boy he

wast—while the blood run through her

dress to her knees, blood from a More-

land’s bullet. He died with mother’s

arms and mine around him. -It was all

We could do fo’ him. was to love him.

I’ve seen sisters watch their brothers

die from Moreland bullets, and young

wimmen watch their sweetheart’s die,

and wives watch their husbands die.





“I tell you, Bill Dale, them More-

lands never misses when they have

even half a fair shot. You’d be puffect<

ly safe in a-lettin’ any of ’em shoot

dimes from atWeen yore finger and

“thumb all day. And it’s the same way

with the Littlefords. They’re fighters,

too, every one, and they don’t give in

any more than the Morelands does.



“Addie Moreland knows what it is

tq‘ take her dyin’ boy’s head in her

lap, whilst the blood run through her

dress to her knees. His name was

Charley, and he was .bad; he’d drink,

and oncet he shot up Cartersville. But





Cale or Luke. Wimmen like her allus

loves the worst boy the best; ’cause

they need it the most, the worst boys

does.



“It’s the wimmen that pays, Bill

Dale, when the’s fightin’. The wimmen

0’ this valley is right now on needles;

they’re afeard the men’ll find their

rilies. You can guess whar the guns

went to now, cain’t ye? The wimmen

hid ’em last night alter the men had

gone to sleep! By good luck, they had

almost a whole night fo’ it. You must

be shore to keep it to yoreself—but I

know ye will. Addie Moreland, she

started the idee. She got Granny More-

land to spread the word amongst the

wimmen o’ my people. When the fight-

in’ fever sort 0' dies down, the guns’ll

all be brought back and put whar they

belong.”





She arose and stood there smiling

down upon him. He Was staring at the

swirling water without seeing it at all.





Her voice brought him to himself.



“What’re you a—thinkin’ about, Bill

Dale ?”



Dale went to his feet. He saw that

she was smiling, and he smiled, too.



“I was thinking," he said, “of the

difference between you and some other

women I know."





Her clear brown eyes widened. “And

I reckon I seem pretty no ’count,

don’t I?”



“No. Not at all. It is—er, quite

.the Opposite, Babe. You make them

appear unreal, artificial."





Babe Littleford's countenance bright-

ened. She did not doubt that he

meant it. He was not of the sort that

flattered. She began to like Bill Dale

at that same moment.





And Bill Dale told himself as he

went homeward that he was beginning

to like Babe Littleford. He did not

fight the feeling, because it somehow

made the world seem a better place.



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and from the letters he sends I



know he is a wide-awake chap.

He tells me all about the things that

happen on the farm; and he does it in

a way that makes me laugh, so full are

the stories of the vim and vigor of the

great out-of—doors. The other day a

letter came telling me about a puppy

that has lately come to the farm. And

that little collie has a great many

things to learn yet. Just like you and

me and all of us in that respect,

isn’t he? ,



Well, the dog got a habit of chasing

the hens and if he could catch them

he would hurt them pretty badly some-

times. For this bad habit he had to

be punished, sometimes quite severely.

My little friend told me about this in

a way that Would surely have made

you laugh as heartin as I did. Then

he told me that Flicker got a notion

that his services were very valuable

in getting the cows in and out of the

barn, and he did a great deal of bark-

ing and running up close behind the

cows. But one day when he had been

particularly bold, he ran up behind one

of the cows, and she gave him a kick

that sent him away across the barn

floor singing an altogether different

tune. He whimpered about that agood

while, but he has been a great deal

quieter ever since. It was a pretty

severe lesson, but if he has mastered

it it will be a good thing for him—and

for the cows and hens.



The way you say things makes all

the difference in the world about the

interest they carry to other folks. The

little boy of whom I have been speak-

ing surely has quite an art of making

his word pictures life-like. And there

is a thing we may all cultivate. Boys

and girls all some time or other write

letters and accounts of what takes

place on the farm. How do they do

this? So that other people are carried





Getting Ready





Lesson V.—-Hatching Pointers.





HE nest for a setting hen must

be large enough so that the eggs

will not be crowded on top of

each other. It must not be so deep

that eggs are broken when the hen

steps down on them. Note the nest

that a hen makes when she hides her

eggs in a hay mow. It is just a scoop—

ed out hollow in the hay which pre~

vents the eggs from rolling .away from

each other. When climbing back on

the nest the mother hen simply steps

over on the eggs and does not jump

down upon them. A nest stolen on the





How to Tell aStOry

By Uncle Ed. I





q BOY writes me now and then,





along with them, and see over‘again. -





the incidents that are described? Do

they, in short, write interesting let-

ters? Here is something we ought to

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A FARMER boy I knew used to be



thinking up little stories while he

was out on thefarm at his work. He

would tell these to his mother, who

was his comrade, for his father had

died some years before. "Write your

stories down,” she one day said to her

boy. “While you are out here working

think‘them up, then write them when

you have time."





And he did. There was a small bed-

room away round in the back part of

the house with a small table in it fac-

ing a window. Here the boy did his

writing. Sometimes it was so cold

in there that he had to write with his

mittens on, but he forgot all about

how cold it was and kept on with his

work. Years afterward he used to get

out those sheets and laugh over the

things he wrote. They did not seem

to him very brilliant then. But they

were his beginning and the day came

when he wrote many articles for per--

pers and magazines and two or three

books which were successfully pub-

‘lished.





The thing which makes one’s letters

interesting is’ that they shall be done

the very best possible. The penman-

ship should be carefully done, so that

there may be no, doubt what any word

is; the language and the spelling ought

to be correct. If any word you wish

to use'is not familiar to you, look it up

in the dictionary, so that both spelling

and meaning may be clear. Above all.

write sensible things—leaving out ev-

ery word of slang and vulgarity. Let

your letters and the stories you write

be just such as a gentleman would be

glad to own as his work.





for the Flock





By R. G. Kz'réy





range in a tangle of grass and weeds

will be built in the same manner.-

Small packing boxes such as are

used for shipping canned goods prove

good nests for setting hens. In the

bottom of the box place a piece of in-

verted sod freshly cut from a grassy

place. This sod will furnish enough

moisture to keep the eggs from becom-

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increase the number of chicks that

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hollow to contain the eggs.

hen with insect powder or treat hel

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Place the hen in a secluded place

Do not set

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Try a setting hen for one day and

night on an artificial egg. Then if she

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broody she may be given her setting

of eggs.



Setting hens need plenty of corn and

water. It is fine if they can be freed

each day for a short period of dusting

and ranging. The exercise helps to

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period she is away from the eggs will

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eral setting hens are near together

and freed at the same time the owner

must occasionally watch them to me

vent fighting, and also see that each

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COW-TESTING CLUB.

BY J. C. MILLS.





 





T EN Maple Grove boys have organ;





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leader are keeping record of cows on;

their farms. Each boy has taken one;

or two cows and are weighing the milkl

both night and morning, also they are

Weighing all feed given the animals.



Not long ago these boys met

at the home of Mike Wendling and a

demonstration in milk-testing was giv-

en. This enabled each boy to tell with-

in a few cents just what the cows pro-

duced and to easily detect the boarder

cows in the herd. At their next meet-

ing on March 1 at Springbrook school-

house, the boys took up the subject of

balanced rations.



Plans are being made to have an op-

en meeting and invite in all people in-

terested in this work, for the purpose

of extending the club activities.



Last summer nine boys in Maple

Grove formed a pig club, each boy

raising a registered Durbc Jersey pig.

These boys now own some of the best

hogs of this breed in Saginaw county,

and several persons who have seen

these pigs have already spoken for

young pigs the coming spring. The

boys growing these pigs are: Edward

Wendling, John Rockiedge, Lester

Holmes, Larry Princinsky, Alphons,‘





Arthur and Joseph Bishop, all of Che- ‘





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The tracking of wild animals is

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went up to the Women’s Congress at

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GEO, B. OWENS. Box 353.





the clothing specialist, Miss Helen

Arms, would come up to their commu-

nity and teach them to make forms, if

they could get four women from three

other communities to meet with them

and promise to teach the rest of the

women in their neighborhood how to

make the forms. You may imagine it

was no trouble to find a dozen home-

sewers who wanted dress forms, so

Miss Arms met with a class in Mrs.

Ocobock’s home and taught the three

groups of women how to make this

most necessary aid to home dress-

making. 2



A gauze vest four sizes smaller.than

you usually wear is the"foundation ot'

the form. For instance, if you wear a

thirty-six, buy a‘thirty-two. Old vests

may be used, but as the foundation





must be very snug, these take so much”-





 





The First Strips are Placed Around the Waist Line

and' Down the Center of the Front and Back Be-

fore Beginning with the Diagonal Strips.





‘ into ‘line,





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Why Not Make a DreSs Form?





time to fit that unless the class has

ample time it is poor economy to use

them. The vest must be built up high

in the neck to come up under the chin.

A pieceof gauze from another old suit

may be sewed around the neck for

this. There must be short sleeves,

too, so as to give a foundation for the

shoulder. The vest is put on over the

corset and brassiere and all fullness

taken out with darts. The extra cloth

taken up must be trimmed doWn close«

1y so as to leave a smooth foundation

for pasting paper.



Kraft paper, which comes in rolls

one inch wide is used. This should be

cut into pieces convenient for pasting,

twenty-one inches, fourteen inches, ten

inches and a few sev«

en inches long being

used.



After the vest is fit-

ted tightly, a strip of

the gummed paper is

pasted about the waist

line. To wet the pa-





or cloth in a saucer

and draw the strip

across. In pasting it

on the figure, it must

be drawn very tightly,

and pasted and “slap.

ped” dov'n firmly. If

it is put on loosely and

patted into place, the

form is not firm and

strong.



After the strip about

the waist line, a strip

is pasted down the

center front, and one

down the center back.

Then the work of filling in_begins, the

remaining strips being placed diagon-

ally, beginning at the shoulder and

working down to the waist line.



Here the model should be given

time to sit down and rest. The next;

step is to paste on the ‘

strips below the waist.

These should be put

on diagonally for the

first coat. When the

skirt is finished, a sec-

ond coat of paper

should be put on, the

strips on the skirt of

the second coat going

up and down. The

form is then ready to

be removed.



To remove, take a

safety raz‘Or blade and

cut through the paper

directly down the cen-

ter back, first marking

the line with pencil

and yardstick. Then

with sharp shears, cut

the vest, and carefully

remove the already

stiff form, so that it

will not be bent or-

broken.



Cut three inch strips

of paper and paste on

the inside of'one edge

of the out form. Bring

the other edge exactly

and while

one person" inserts the





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The Strips Are Criscrossed Under the

Arm the Same as in the Front, Shap-

ing the Armhole in the Process.



hands inside the form to give a firm



base let the other workers press the

form onto the moistened strips from

the outside. The strips may be an

inch apart. When the paper holds,

paste similar cross strips on the out-

side, and over the ends of these short

strips on either side of the cut, paste



a long strip running from top to bot



tom. The form should first be trimmed



off smoothly about the bottom to a.



point which has been marked, indicat-



ing the greatest hip measurement.



To finish the neck and shoulders,

trim off the foundatidn vest to the

edge of the paper, and bind by strap-

ping short bits of paper from the in-

side, out over the edge.





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' and markyth‘e outiine with a pencil.





Cut it out, and‘snpjust inside the

form, keeping the edges flush. Hold in

position with short strips of the paper

firmly pasted on, and as a. last finish,

bind the bottom with a strip of paper

running around to cover the ends of

paper.



After the form has stood a. day it is

well to give it a coat of shellac or var-

nish. This preserves the paper, rend-

ers it waterproof, and gives a smooth

surface. If you find the surface so

slippery that your garments slip about

when you are fitting, a vest may be

drawn over the form.



Jamestown township was well rep-

resented in the group which met with

Mrs. Ocobock, the women coming from,

different sections of the township. The

group included Mrs. R. B. Stinwell,

Sr., Mrs. R. B. Stillwell, Jr., Mrs. J.

Kole, Mrs. Harry Bos, Mrs. M. Krem<

ers, Mrs. John De Weerd, Mrs. L. D.

Barclay, Mrs. Herbert Sneden, Mrs.

Raymond Freeman, Miss Jennie Van

Noord, and Mrs. Hollis and Mrs. Ho-

mer Freeman. They set a record, by

finishing three forms, with the excep-

tion of putting in the base, from ten

o’clock to three-thirty, and taking time

off for a delicious pot-luck dinner be-





sides.





 





HOME QUERIES. '





 





Who can give M. J. T. the help she

wants? Her recipe for “Dutch Pepper-

nuts,” herewith published, lacks some-

thing to give it “pep.” Can some read-

er tell her what to do?



“Dutch Peppernuts.”



One and one-fourth cups of brown

sugar; two tablespoons of cinnamon;

one tablespoon of cloves; one teaspoon

of baking powder.



Stir into this three eggs, add all the

flour possible, must be very stiff. Cut

size of quarter and bake in very slow

oven. Cakes puff up, can be iced.

Will keep for months.





Home Demonstration

Agent Act1v1t1es





AKLAND County—The Seymour

Lake food study club have con-'

of invalid

At one meeting they prepared

The Oakland





sidered the subject

diet.

and served a dinner.

club, as also the Hudson and West

Highland clubs are also studying

foods. At East Oxford and Goodison,

the women have elected to study cloth-

ing. In this county two women, Mrs.

G. T. Hendrie and Mrs. S. H. Latour-

ette, have been chosen to serve on the

executive board of the farm bureau. At

North Oxford a fireless cooker demon-

stration was given, and the Holly

group discussed budgeting.





Kalamazoo County.—In this county

several schools are serving hot lunch-





es. TWO of these are near Galesburg,





where in one school the parents cook





the lunch and send it to school hot,

while in the other the lunch is cooked

and served at school.

Climax is cooking and serving the

lunch. A garment club has been or-

ganized at Climax. At

class in Cooper one member reported

that her work in the club had interest-

ed the whole family in eating proper

foods for bone and muscle-building.

Shiawassee County—Several com-

munity meetings were held, where the

women decided the line of work they

would like to take up. The agent has

given talks on nutrition at Bancroft

and Ovid, and advised several people

on proper diet for themselves or chil-

dren under their care. Hiss Helen

Arms, the clothing specialist from the





Michigan Agricultural College, gave a

week at the farm bureau oflice teach!

Fifty-

instruction in





' ing'the makiugof dress forms.

two women receive

form making. -,





i the beaver board Three dress form schools were held,





 





. Allegan. County—snare. the agent has

been helping the women can beef and-

arousingdnterest in ,hot lunch clubs.





when Women from seven townships

took part. In Otsego the hot lunch

work begun last year by high school

girls as an experiment has been taken

over by the school board, which has

furnished equipment.



Chippewa County—The club at Daff-

ner have studied costume design and

color harmony. Several meetings for

making dress forms have also been

held.





 





SPRING AND SUMMER CATALOG.





 





' Send. fifteen cents in silver or stamps

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1921 catalog, containing over five hun-

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No. 3525.-—-Ladies’ Envelope Chem—l

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medium 3638; large 40-42, and extra,

large 44-46 inches bust measure. 5

medium size will require 2% yards of

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No. 3502.~Ladies’ House Dress. Cut

in seven sizes, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and

46 inches bust measure. A 38-inch

size will require 6% yards of 36-inch

material. The width of the skirt at

the foot with plaits extended is about

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No. 3234‘.——A New Play Apron. Cut

in five sizes, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years. A

four-year size will require 1% yards

of 36-inch material. Price‘12c.





N0. 3500.—Girl’s Dress.

sizes, 4, 6, 8 and 10 years.





material. Price 120.





 





 





No. 3520-3511.~Ladies Costume.

Waist 3520 cut in seven sizes, 34, 36,

38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 inches bust meas-

ure. Skirt 3511 cut in seven sizes, 24,

26, 28, 30, 32, 34 and 36 inches waist

measure. To make this model for a

medium size will require 6%, yards of

36-inch material. The width of the

skirt at the foot is about two yards.

Two separate patterns, 120 for each

pattern.





No. 3364.—A Youthful Style. Cut in

three sizes, 16, 18 and 20 years. Size

18 will require five yards of 27-inch

material. This dress measures about

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Cut in four,‘

A six-year,

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Reds, 15 and 17 cts; S. C. Anconas l4 and chts; S. C. Black Minorcas

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Useful Brood Coops





By R. G. Kzréy





ANY chicks'are lost each year

because the brood coops do not

protect them from rats. Sometimes





, the coops are blown over in storms or





the chicks drown because the coops

are placed on undrained sites. A strong

wooden floor is necessary as it helps

to provide drainage and keeps out the

rats and weasels. Each coop should

have a. watertight root” and an opening





sun during the day and cool quickly at.

night. It is a severe tax on the vital-

ity of a mother hen to bake her for

several weeks in a metal brood coop.

If such coops are used they must be

placed in the shade as such protection

is much more necesSary than when

wooden coops are used. But the wOod-

en. coops with black roofing paper on

t0p must also be placed in the shade





 





 





 





A Convenient Well-lighted Poultry House is Essential to the Successful

Handling of the Farm Flock.





in front for the chicks that can be

tightly closed each night.



The small shed-roof brood coops are

easy to make and satisfactory. They

give the hen more room than an A-

shaped coop. The front can be pro-

tected by a. sliding door covered with





~. quarter-inch mesh wire. This door can





be quickly closed each night and is

almost a guarantee that the chicks

will be there iii the morning if the

floor is also tight. It takes time to

close a large number of brood coops

each night. It is very tiresome if nec-

essary to bend over and close each

opening with a. small board and block

it with, a stone. The sliding door clos-

es with one shove and opens with an

other and time is an important factor

when caring for a lot of chicks in the

spring.



The metal brood coops look neat and

protect from rats. Their fault is the

fact that they become very hot in the





The Chinese





N view of the effect Chinese eggs

I are said to have on the market, a



survey of the egg industry of China

by former Commissioner E. F. Benson,

of the state of Washington, who has

been making a tour of the Orient, holds

peculiar interest.



The Washington legislature four

years ago enacted a law for classify-

ing and labeling eggs and providing a

penalty for the sale of foreign eggs un-

less they were branded “Foreign.” This

law was declared unconstitutional by

a justice courtin Seattle and no furth-

er attempt was made by the depart-

ment of agriculture to enforce it.



The 1919 legislature passed another

law designed to meet the objections in

the first law. One of the leading brok-

ers in the handling of Chinese egg

products obtained an injunction re-

straining the commissioner of agricul-

ture from enforcing these laws and

the case was tried in the superior

court of the state of Washington. The

decision of the superior court sustain-





 





 





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ed the 1919 law‘, but held the 1915,1aw





as the black paper becomes very hot.



It pays to give some attention to the

brood coop equipment, as such coops

are good for many years of service if

properly stored after use. Sometimes

they can be built of scrap but if this

is scarce it pays to buy good quality

matched lumber and make strong

coops which will look good and last.

They can be painted outside to match

other buildings and given a. coating of

lice paint,inside to protect the hens

and chicks from pests.



Small barrels are often used as brood

coopsby putting slats across the front.

Packing boxes can be used that way.

But always remember that rats and

weasels may appear where none have

been seen. The poor makeshift of a.

brood coop is a constant menace to

every chick in that coop. And it is

very discouraging to come out some

morning and find that a rat or weasel

has decimated a. promising brood.





Egg. Industry





to be invalid. The state appealed to

the supreme court and the appeal is

still pending.



It was because of this legal wrangle

that former Commissioner Benson

made his survey of the egg industry of

China. He found, contrary to expecta-

tions, the egg products factory he vis-

ited in Shanghai utterly clean and san-

itary. The eggs at that factory were

first candled and all bad ones were

returned to the shipper at his expense.



Each can of eggs was inspected by

three different persons before it was

passed. All employes were examined

as to health and cleanliness. The for-

mer commissioner, however, doubted

that such sanitary measures were ob-

served in the smaller factories, partic-

ularly inthe interior. His report in

part follows:





Egg prices now are twenty cents per.





dozen in Shanghai for fresh eggs. This

unusually high figure is because of the

Japanese demand this year. At interiar

points, where shipping facilities do not





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the price of eggs in China. At Han-





kow, the most' important egg market





"in China, the average price for eggs in

1919 was seven to ten cents per dozen

(Mexican) at the factory wholesale.



I The wholesale price of dried egg al-





bumen in Hankow during 1919 ranged.





between ninety and one hundred taels

per picul, and the dried yolk between

fifty and sixty'taels per picul. The

average value of the tael is $1.17 gold

and a picul is one hundred and thirty-

three and one-third pounds,

our money the dried egg albumen sold

in Hankow during the last year at an

average price of eighty cents a pound

fifty-two cents a pound. Some factor-

ies use duck eggs to quite an extent,

frequently ten per cent. Duck eggs

cost forty per cent less than hen eggs.



The eggs marketed at Hankow av-





erage fourteen to the pound, or, in'





other words, one dozen eggs weigh a

trifle more than thirteen ounces, while

our Pacific coast “standard” size eggs

weigh twenty-four ounces per dozen;

thus the average Hankow eggs are

only a little over half the size of our

“standard” eggs. _



The factories always buy eggs by

the pound, and while some districts

having large hens have eggs that go

eight to the pound, others go twelve

to fourteen, and in some districts eggs

are quite small, going sixteen or eight-

een to the pound. One hundred pounds

of eggs in shell make six and a half

pounds of albumen and fifteen and a

half pounds of yolk dried. The albu-

men, when separated, is frequently

frozen instead of being dried, while the

yolks and whole eggs are usually

dried.



The Hankow egg factories are own-

ed by French, Belgian, American, Eng-

lish and Chinese. The largest of these

factories represents an investment of

$2,000,000 in the one plant and has an

output capacity of seventy tons or

nearly two million eggs per day. The

six principal factories at Hankow have

a daily capacity of 251,000 pounds of

dried eggs or about 16,000,000 eggs.





HENS ADOPT CHICKS.





OMETIMES it may be desirable to



place the chicks hatched in a small

incubator under hens for brooding.

This saves operating a brooder for a

small number of chicks. To do this

successfully thehens should have been

setting at least four or five days. Have

the hens in boxes that chicks cannot

crawl out of easily and place the box-

es so that a board can be placed over

them. Leave just enough room for

ventilation.



It does not pay to overcrowd the

brood by giving too many chicks to

one hen. This always increases the

mortality rate and results in at least

a few weak and stunted chicks. About

ten to fifteen chicks will be enough,

depending on the size of the hen.

Place the chicks under her at night.

Slip them under the wings from the

side so she cannot peck at them.



Then it will be safe to leave the

chicks for the night but return to the

boxes. at sunrise and see if the hens

are talking to the chicks and the

chicks are answering back. Find ii.‘

any hen pecks viciously at a chick

when its head appears through her

plumage. If this occurs she has not

adopted them and may kill the chicks

if they are not taken away and given

to another hen. If the hen shows a

friendly interest in each chick that

comes from under her wings she is

quite apt to mother them successfully.



Leave the chicks under the hens

until the next day and then place

mothers ,and chicks in their separate

brood coops. Some hens Will‘adopt

chicks readily while others will be

ugly and resent it. Often the hens





 





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" ters will were to he the‘meanest cud '





hardest to manage. It takes some pa-

tience to make hens adopt chicks that

are artificially hatched and it is not

practical eXCept in cases where money

can be saved by eliminating the use of

one b1 coder We would not wish to do

it except in cases where there are only

”thirty or forty chicks to brood—K.





CAUSES OF STURDY CHICKS.





HE writer was looking over a flock



of chicks that had bright heady

eyes and sturdy legs. Their wings

were developing rapidly and no signs

of bowel trouble were evident. What

was the reason for that condition?

First, they had a vigorous parentage

and'the old birds had been selected

10'." vigor and stamina.



The chicks were from hens’ eggs in-

stead of pullet eggs, and the hens had

been exercising and given plenty of

range and a balanced ration to keep

their digestive systems in good condi«

tion. They had not been heavily forc-

ed for eggs. The eggs were not allow-

ed to chill or overheat in the poultry

house but were gathered frequently

and stored in a temperature as closely

as possible to fifty-five degrees.





The eggs were placed in the incu-Il





bator while they were less than four

days old and many of them were only

one day old. Of course, eggs two

weeks old will often hatch but the

fresher the eggs the greater are the

chances for sturdy chicks.



During the process of incubation the

eggs were held closely to one hundred

and three degrees and so they hatched

rapidly when the hatching day arriv-

ed. They were not fed until about

sixty hours old and the egg yolk had

been absorbed. Then they had a little

grit and some buttermilk and dry roll-

ed oats for the first scratch feed. They

were forced to exercise and then had"

a chance to rest by a warm brooder





stove in a clean brooder house. They

had a balanced growing mash and

plenty of fine-cut green feed. Such





were the causes of “good luck” with a

flock of young chicks—R. K.





PURE-BRED POULTRY PAYS.





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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.





 





 





 





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Partridge Siher Penciled. White Rooks;

Anconue. bite Wrandottes. Rouon

Dut -.ks 32 set! Inf’



SHER RIDAN OULTRIICZO YARDS,

B. I“. D. 5. Sheridan. Mich.





DAY -OLD CHICflKS





816.00 per 100 and 11p. Hatchingm.” (”to 315.0(1

per setting and 39 .(XI “1315 from 26 varieties

of pure bred. farm ranged00 fowle: Chickens.



Ducks. Turkeys and Guineas. Price list and circular





 





 





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’ . Eggs for hatching. Also a few

FOWICII 8 BIIII RWks. choice cockerels left. Write

for prices. R. B. FOWLER, Hartford. Mich.





Don’t Buy Baby Chicks





Until you get our catalog and ricos. Pure bred.

heavy I11 mg “bite and Brown ghomc.Anconas.

Vi rite to ay. Monarch Hatchery, Zeeland. Mich.





LOOK [gamma] CHICKS





Our Hi- Grade profit paying Bred- to-Lay. M. A 0

tested and exhibition chic ks, at reasonable prices.

Hatchingeggs, 81'arleties, Circular Flt



Lawrence Poultri Farm. R.7. Grand Rapids. Mich.





SELECTED WINTER LAYERS





8.0.WHI'1‘E Lli‘OHORN EGGS FOR HATCHING.

laid by liens that. a1er.1ged over rtwohund 1ed eggs each

last season. )5 Eg is 53.00: 3055.50: 100 Si:'1..00 BABY

beginning March lst. 11187. .10:

%Si0. 50; 50 8‘30. 50 1(1) “0. 00. Valuable catalo ue.

Dunningvillo Poultry Farm. Dunningvil e, Mich.





 





 





 





 





 

 

 





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If you are a farmer poultry-



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A etot k of demonstrated value for

practical poultry people: stock

bred under the plan of the Mich-

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tributed at fair prices.



2, 000 El ght Weeks Pullcts

Leghorno, gAn.conus and 16 other



re.eds Shall we send you our 64- -page descriptive



Catalog? Chicks delivered parcel post prepaid.





STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION,

Desk I. Kalamazoo, Michigan





BABY CHICKS





We furnish pure bred chicks of the

finest. uality from high egg produc' 111g



toc.k look! built dirertly fiom lav~

in: contest winners. VI 0 have 1191 en

teen broods. W rite for our free illus-

trated catalogue and price list.



J. OSSEGEHAHICHI‘RY,

Dept. 99w G1 andorf. Ohio.





 





 





Bred- to- Lay and Exhibit. baby chicks

Anconas and hatchin 9335 Send for mating

list. Mnnning' s Ancona l‘nrm, Goldwater. Mich





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Crescent Strain S. C. V‘ hito Leghorn:

Black Leghorn; Brown Lofhorus. Bull" Leghorns.

Black Minorcas. Rhodes Islam Reds Barred Plymouth

Rocks. (also White), Wynndottoc. (Silver laced and

White) and Mottled Anconns W E TCH eggs from





 





 





ing a poultry business rapidly it pays

to start with pure-bred stock. Then

you can multiply the flocks rapidly ac-

cording to the amount of your time

and equipment, and the profits will

always be a constant proof of the val~

ue of your pure-bred poultry over the

mongrel fowls.



B'el‘ore selecting the breed of poul-

try it is often possible to visit the

farms of other poultrymen and observe

their stock. A brief inspection and a

talk with the owner will bring out

many points of interest and furnish

useful information to be tried out on

the home flock.





RENTING ORCHARD ON SHARES.





I have a fine orchard of young apple

trees covering over an acre of ground

now bearing heavy crops of fruit, has

been well cared for, well sprayed, etc.

I wish to rent it on shares. Please tell

me what share is fair and just to each

or both parties in regard to pruning,

mulching, spraying, spraying material

and outfit, picking, sorting and mar-

keting of the apples.——Subscriber.



I cannot give you anything definite

on this matter, as all our orchard

rental propositions were on orchards

of large trees which had been neglect-

ed and were of the type that were not

bringing any material income to the

owners. We have never rented on a

share basis, always paying cash rent.

I do know of cases where parties have

rented orchards and furnished all the

spray materials, in fact, done all of

the work and gave the owner one-

quarter to one-third of the fruit and

had the remainder for the labor and

expense in working it.—T. A. F.





 





flocks on range on separate farms. Send for booklet,

contaiRnin much of 111 Inc to poultry ra'

ES‘ICENT EUG COMPANY. Allegsan, Mich.





Baby Chick:





from line stock to produce e go. at

utility rices. Catalogue FEE

Poultry arm & Hatchery. Edison. 0





OVIE'S BABY CHICKS

illgi Quality-Moderate Prices





You can pay more and get less 1n qual-

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. the some money. That' I why one: I

my customer always a customer.





“" llflill' 25,000 Husky Chix Weekly





from free range. carefully selected stock, hatch-

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specialize In 14 leading breeds. Safe delivery

manteed by P. P. prepaid. Write for catalog.





OVIE’ S POULTRY FARM &. HAIGIIEIII e





34 State Street Marion. Ind.





   

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 





 





MID-WEST BABY CHICKS





Mean real profits 111 your poultry flock. Our

illustrated catalog‘tello you why you ought to

buy our “Bottoan by Chick ks".

making varieties. We ship any where by

said parcel post. Write toni ght to Fran



bite. President,



MIb-W EST HATCHERIES

Head Oficc: 655 Ft. Deal-born Bank Bldg" Chicago. Ill.





Baby Chicks





Catalogue free.





 





 





Good big. healthy chicks oft-mow

roomgu uallty at utility prices.

Sycamore atchery, Sycamort, Ohio





 





ARR ED Plymouth Rm k cockercls fm sale, some

Bnlce thrifty birds from prizewinnlngstm k 84 and 3'1.





GeorgeH. Campbell R. 5, Box 70 Ypsilanti, Mich.





BABY CHICKS





Hatched from free range stock Quality and

delivery 11arunte.ed Vrito for catalogi

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Baby Chicks and Eggs for Hatching





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5 lb. English White Leghorn





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teodi methods. a new way to cull hens and much

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Send for Catalog

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Prepaid. safe delivery guaranteed. Single Comb

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Rocks; S. . liedsnnd Amonns.



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100 for $7; by





171 eggs. $1.50:

Barred ROCkS prepaid n1ail.Flock average

last year 133 eggs. LEWIS B. AVERY. Clinton, Mich





Barred Rocks from Rocky Ilidge Emmy: ed" ”,3

131 birds 82.00 or 1.3. I Iepuid by l’urcel Pest.

ICHARDSON Hano1 er, Mich.





 





 





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Choice Baby Chicks Eng”

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American White VLeghorus and Anconus.

M Zeeland. Mich.





CHICKS Pm bred White and Brown Lox-





horns f1 om free Hinge heavy laying



stock that is of large size 11 ith large egg c apac ity. Sent

gostpaid. Prices reasonable. Safe arrir .1l uaranteed.

atalog free. Roy aI Hatchery. 11.2, Zee and, Mich.





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BABY cmcxs We now... 1....

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_ncona_s ite anndottes and Bro own Leghorns

for 151.10, 5'10 for $10. 00, 100 for $18. 00. 1000 $170 00 Ross

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' Anconns, White Leghorns, Brown

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up par-w -I post p.1id.sal’c «lain our guaranteed catalog

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Both the Planter and Harrow were formerly

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Implements have been substantialLv reduced

since last Fall.





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There are 210 Ohio Rake dealers in Michigan

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Treat Your Own Herd as Dr. David Roberts

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Used Successfully for Post 30 Years.

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And How to Feed





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535363.335“ nugget“ Cattle .333..." am.





, "Jamie Imullflasz use-mm





ported their experiences with fertiliz-

ers last year as fonows:



. Emmet County, Michigan,

rence Overholt).





(Law-





Manure, bushels

Manure and acid phos., bushels. . . 216





Remarks—Potatoes receiving ma-

nure and 'phosphate treatment were

“set” heavier, had better quality and

were more uniform. This was a strik-

ing demonstration. .



Emmet County, Michigan, (Wilbur

Morrow).





No treatment, bushels . . . . . . . . 208

500 lbs., 0-16-0, bushels ........... 230

Remarks—Excellent quality and un-

iform in size and shape. *

Emmet County, Michigan, (Fred

Sehmalzreid).

', No treatment, bushels ..... . 300

500 lbs., 2—12-2, bushels . . . . . . . . . . . 368





500 lbs., 0-16~O, bushels ........... 340

Remarks—Quality good and few un-

marketable potatoes.





Emmet County, Michigan, (Elias

Leusing) .

Manure, bushels ................ 119





Manure and 500 lbs., 0460, bush.. 177

Remarks—Soil conditions were not

good; i. -e., soil was light. Double





the spring. The weed was conquered.





Emmet County, Michigan, (J. C.

Sehmalzreid).

No treatment, bushels ........... 226

500 lbs., 2-12.2, bushels .......... 219

500 lbs., 0-16-0, bushels .......... 219





Remarks—The above was not a fair

trial. When the fertilizer was sown

(broadcast) a small hurricane came

up, and before the fertilizer could be

dragged in was probably scattered ov-

er a part of the township and also on

check plot.





Emmet County, Michigan, (George

Sehmalzreid).

No treatment, bushels ‘. ..... . . . . .. 156

500 lbs., 2-12-2, bushels .‘ .......... 208





Remarks—Quality good and not so

many small potatoes. Vines made a

quicker growth.



Marquette County, Michigan, (J. A.

Jeffery).





No treatment, bushels . . . . . . . . . 66



Manure, bushels .............. 197



Muriate of potash, bushels ..... 2471/;

Remarks—The above test was con-





ducted on a peat soil.

Leelanau County, Michigan, (Louis

Solem).





Barnyard manure, bushels an acre 150

300 lbs., 2-8-2, bushels an acre. . .. 175





Remarks—The commercial fertiliz-

ers gave better results. but it may have

been that the potatoes were planted





‘ about three weeks earlier and it was





a wet season. They yielded about one

hundred and seventy-five bushels,

while the twelve-acre field yielded

about one hundred and fifty bushels.

The rest of the farmers in this lo-





' cality‘use barnyard manure on their





potatoes, and the average yield this

year was about one hundred to one





0 the average farm boy, the



words “milking time” do not



have a very agreeable sound.

Milking time—~it seemed to come just

when we were having the most fun;

like the sound of the school bell at

recess, it was anything but welcome.

In the early winter morning the alarm

clock was tuned to the hour of milk-

ing time; and the hardest thing of the

Whole day was to jump out of bed, hus-

tle into clothes, and run down to a cold

and ill-smelling stable.





It_is pleasant to know that milking

time to many boys of today is not near-

ly so disagreeable as it was years ago;

but there still is need for improve-

ment, and the industry certainly war-

rants and can well afford agreeable





 





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'On sod, no treatment, bushels” . . . lg;





plowing was done for quack grass in





 





hundred and fifty bushels per acre.

Leelanau County, Michigan, (J ohn‘





Jelinck).



Remarks—Potatoes planted with a.

horse-drawn planter with fertilizer ap-

plied at planting time in rows yielded,

about twenty bushels more an acre

than those where no fertilizer was

used atplanting time, but in both cas-

es the field was manured and plowed

in spring, and four hundred pounds of

1-8-6 fertilizer applied with grain drill

about two weeks before planting.



Leelanau County, Michigan, (Ed. C.





Egeler).

No fertilizer, bushels ....... .. . .. 164

550 lbs., 2-8-6, bushels ....... . 208





Remarks—This was on a six-acre

field. I left two' half-acre strips in the

field that I did not fertilize.



Cheboy'gan County, Michigan, (H. L.

Molineaux).





No fertilizer, bushels

2-8-3 fertilizer, bushels

(Amount not stated).





Leelanau County, Michigan, (Frank

Craker).





No fertilizer, bushels ..... . . . . . . . 100

500 lbs., 1-8-6, bushels . . ....... 200





Remarks—Best results were obtain-

ed with barnyard manure and commer-

cial fertilizer combined. Without ma-

nure commercial fertilizer made a. dif-

ference of twenty-five to thirty bush-

els per acre.





'..I...I 218

256





Otsego County, Michigan, (J. J.

Allis).

Unfertilized, bushels ..... . ...... 101

560 lbs., 3-10-4, bushels .......... 143





Remarks—Gain per acre through

the use of fertilizer was 42.1 bushels

where 560 pounds per acre was ap-

plied, thus making a gain of 150 bush-

els per ton of 3-10-4 fertilizer used on

a light sandy soil.





Otsego County, Michigan, (C. J.





Franks).

Unfertilized, bushels . . . . ...... 106

500 lbs., 3-10-4, bushels .......... 149





Remarks—(By A. C. Lytle, County

Agricultural Agent). Gain per acre

was 43.2 bushels, using fertilizer at

the rate of 500 pounds per acre. This

makes a gain of 172 bushels of pota-

toes per ton of 3-10-4 fertilizer when

used at the above rate and on this

soil. These potatoes were grown on a

light sandy soil, and the fertilizer on

both of the above tests was applied

broadcast and cultivated in when the

potatoes were about six inches high.





As will ,be noted, the yields were

not very high, even where the fertiliz-

er was used.' This can be easily ac-

counted for. ‘ Both of these farms con-

sist of light sandy land, and both of

them have been ravaged by grasshop-

pers for at least the last three years.

This has necessarily reduced the hu-

mus content to a very low per cent.

Plenty of rainfall during the growing

season, no doubt, aided materially in

getting returns from the fertilizer.





“Milking Time”





W/zaz‘ It Means—By A. L. Haécéer





surroundings for the milker as well as

for the cow.





The job of milking is some chore





when we consider that there are twen-

ty-four million dairy cows in the Unit-

ed States that have to-be milked from

one to four times a day, according to

their production. During the past few

years the milking machine has made

rapid progress; and with a. large num-

ber of=good makes on the market and

many thousands being successfully op-

erated, we are extremely hopeful of

getting relief from this source.

recent conversation with a prominent





dairy farmer from New Zealand, I was





surprised to learn that the bulk of the

milking in the country' of New Zealand





is now done,” with the machine. Qt.





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The Moeficnj Tractor in America

ANOTHER PROOF

of Bates Steel Mule Leadership!



Results of Tests conducted in 1920





I

\ \ by University of Nebraska,

\ as per Law of that State.





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Wisconsin 16-”. . . . . . . 22.22 ‘ 70 31.50 6000 510.5 2129'!

Clu 15.v27_..m.....-.. 21.81 60 31.23 0180 381.7 1-1335

Avery 1-1-28. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.52 01 31.83 7540 470.1 11705

Allltlllln Taylor 15-30. . . 21.10 ill 34.31 8240 510.5 227-12

llsrt Pin 30 ............ 10.05 6‘: 31.31 5150 404.5 17065

Frlck 15-28 ................ . 05 30.00 0100 425.3 1043!

Gray 18-30 ...... . . 50 32.20 0510 473 d 2198!

Wallis 1545. . . . . 02 20.57 3500 320 3 17203

Twin City 12-20. . . 60 27.93 5000 310.4 181“

LI Crosle 12-2} .......... 17.83 71 24.04 mo 395.3 19001



Are“ 12 20 ............. 72 24.26 5500 ms 18521



F B 12-20. . . . 151 25.00 4355 354.4 1811!



Mollne 0-18.. . 03 21 «16 3500 192.4 312-1



Huber 12-25. . 05 25 '10 5550 865.8 209)!)



61 20 .‘l (SW “5.5 2&1?





Mllsupolll 12-23. .

\Vsierloo 12-25. . . ..

Colemsn 16-30. . .

Titan 10-”. . . . . .





‘ 01 25.97 013'! 404.5 21746

5'2 30.11 5100 510.5 30552

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M 2‘1.“ 33” 216.5 23803





Cletrsc 12 20



Cue 10-20 ....... 07 22.81 5080 381.1 23131

Bernie, 12-” ............ 15.02 58 25.81 0038 (1'13 11315

udder 12-3 ............. 13.63 5'! 2‘30 0290 420.4 28775





*From Power Farming Dealer.





Bates Steel Mules] lead in producing bigger

crops because they do the most work for the

least money. armers need dependable

machinery now more than ever.





Sendfor our catalog "The End of the Search."





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Jens-r. tailors

Established 1883





Joliet, Illinois





Dept. 3-T





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Lansing. Michigan





 





 





 





Threshln from with the old—fashioned flail and

‘1 with





Bevan s ltchlork was acostly. tiresome

whom“ 1t saved the farmer's grain. some





orinciplcs. less manual label but 'lth vastly more

eficleocy





Special.





It doesn't’mlt (or the in to all out. u’othes also

not: out'rt‘he rdln to the lost kernel.





5l‘lu: i bylinner. and the racing. shakers plus the

lion Behind the Gun lusureclean work





 





8. L. Gehsnt. West Brooklyn, Illinois, says:



My 36:56 Red Rive! Sfecial separator ls more

than you claim for it. he thing that impressed

me most was the method of separat the in

from!“ straw and chaff by the "Man chin the

Gun. ' l wantto tell you and all your prospective

customers that this one sl 1e iece of construction

does more and better we r ght at the cylinder

than any tber make of m e does 1 put. to-

gether. Then the special Beating Shakers as:

watnllttle grain escapes the "Man Behind





Ask the Red River Special owner in your neighborhood





find" “‘9‘"me 33;“ gagflgagfg $5133 the taxes, or must the whole be paid

on t ask about our ‘Junior". Red vs! to keep the land. from being sold?—

WWMGM'" OLM‘d t 1d f d 1' t



. an s are no so or einquen

"kg-0'8 & §beps§rq84900 taxes till the first Tuesday in May of

W “umamw” mgmhmlm the second year after the taxes are

Sticker-Judas. undo“ 'Imtwn We!» due. If the interest of one person is





moose-um





" . courSe, this ,m’eans'lerg’e. well equipped





dairies and more ,interest‘in the busi-

ness. '



The greatness of the dairy industry

is more appreciated now than for sev-

eral years past. Dairying actually

shows a gain during the past year of

several hundred million dollars, while

most» of the other farm branches show

losses into the billions. This can eas-

ily be accounted for when we consider

that the dairy cow is the most eco-

nomical animal on the farm in her use

of food; also that the business of

dairying requires such qualities as in-

dustry, thrift and perseverance which

are too often shunned by the man who

seeks the easier rather than the better

way. Crop growing is not hard; it has

its seasons of work and long seasons

of practical idleness; but the man who

succeeds in the dairy business must

reckon with three hundred and sixty-

five days of work in the year. This

has prevented the business from being

overcrowded, and competition is less

keen.





E cannot get away from milking

time. We can, however, make

this task more pleasant and agreeable.

We cam put more windows into the

barn; let in the light—nature’s disin-

fectant and messenger of cheer—let in

fresh air through ventilators, and pre-

pare a sanitary place for the cows.

Cement floors are easy to lay; good

sanitary drainage and comfortable

stalls for the animals can be purchas-

ed; we can provide drinking cups and

tanks where heat is supplied; the barn

can be fixed up so the chores may be

done easily and quickly, and then milk-

ing time will have lost its disagreeable

features.



There are many good things which

come with improved barn equipment.

Many udder blemishes are prevented;

a healthier herd is obtained, and the

dreaded TB has little opportunity to

spread. A good-looking place for the

stock means better sales. I have often

paid a higher price for a cow that was

clean and standing in a; light, comfort-

able stall than if the same animal had

been in a dark, dirty barn. Better rec-

ords can be made, for with comfort

the animal will produce her maximum.

Improvements of this kind save feed,

bedding, time, and, most of all, the

patience of the worker. Efficiency can

be attained only by joy in the work,

and joy, applied to the dairy, can be

obtained only where conveniences and

improvements make the work pleasant.





Much thought is now being given to

the farm boy. and no better subject

can be considered. Great concern is

shown over the fact that the boys are

leaving the farm. Get the boy inter

ested in the farm, and he will Wish to

stay there. Make the work agreeable,

and interest him in making improve-

ments. New things appeal to a. boy

more keenly than to a man. Men often

are'too slow in adopting changes, even

when unquestionably to better things.



We cannot expect to make milking

time sound like the call to dinner or

the Fourth of July, but we can do a

great deal to remove many of the dis-

agreeable thoughts which are apt to

come with this well-known call.





 





 





SALE OF LAND FOR TAXES.





How long can the land taxes be re-

turned unpaid before the land will be

sold? What are the proceedings? Can

the sale be stopped by paying part of





assessed with that of another, he may

pay his own taxes, and have a receipt





 





Born Print $1.35 Per Gallon





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for the part on which he pays. That

is provided by Compiled Laws 1915,





 





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A Hired Man That Milks Thoroughly

and Satisfactorilyg





ERFECT ION is the hired{

man that milks your cows,

thoroughly and satisfactofily.[





That means, good milk flowfik

uniform milking, and clean j





milking at all times.





That’s the kind of milking

you want twice a day every

milking day of the year. Why

bother with hand milking and





all its drudgery. Let Perfection? .

solve your milking problems.l





Perfection will milk your

most valuable cows thoroughly





It uses the same gentle action as the\

calf, a gentle suction followed by a‘

downward squeeze followed by a-

period of rest. That is why cows like

the Perfection and give their milk-

down freely.



j It’s an easy task for one man to'

thoroughly milk 24 cows in an hour’s

time with the Perfection. This is your



i Opportunity to increase your herd or

g to milk the same herd with less labor

! and always get a thorough, satisfactory,

‘ job of milking.



, Find Out More About the Perfection-

g Write and let us send on s free copy.

_ of "What the Dairyman ants to Know";

. ‘ It‘anawers all milking machine questions..

We’ll also send you a list of Perfection

owners’ names and addresses near you.





' Why Milk By Hand?“ Perfection)





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and to your entire satisfaction. 2 milks more thoroughly.

Perfection Manufacturing Company





2126 nnm' Avs1\

’ Minneapolis, Minnesota





426 s cum... 5'. ‘

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FullerMillr Pails





NDIANA Silos produce milk or

I beef at lower costs and help you



increase your profits. You never

needed to reduce costs more than

now.





Over 60,000 American farmers;

who own 75,000 Indiana Silos are

already enjoying a bigger profit be-

cause of their silos.



No other silo has ever won such an en-

dorsement from the American Farmer.





Write now for reduced prices, early

buyer-3’ proposition and our

payment plan.



THE INDIANA 511.0 8: TRACTOR CO.

47 Union Bldg. . . . Anderson, Indian.

47SiloBld . . . . Ksnus City, Mo





Des Moines. lows





47Indinns . . '. .

47Live Stock xchsnge ‘ldz..Ft.Worth.Tex.





D‘,A~





Farms and Farm Lands





 





56 mile from our

4 Acre Truck Farm “no and Wm“.

to exchange for 60 to bl) acre farm with stack and tools.

Stock farm for rent; 86 acres cultivated land, 165

acres pasture. Good land. good buildings.

House and lot on our line and pavement to exchange

01:40 to 80 acre farm. Will buy stock and tools.

AXE ason, Bay City. Mich;





 





FOR SALEquening a new tract of fer-



ti o farm lands well located

In the grant panic and dairy district of Wisconsin

and Michigan. Secure first choice now. Liberal

toms. Write for free booklets. etc. Santiorn Oom-

pnny. No. 29, Sunborn Bldg. Eagle River, Wisconsin.





 





Clay loam land in .Presque

CUT'OVE R Isle County's Clover Seed Bolt.

Ten per cent cash. balance payable with yearly clover

seed crops. 'lhe cash pa ment loaned to settler for

live stoc on long time. per cent.



John G. Kruuth. Millersburg, Mich.





 





Chance 40'scros rich 1 m

Homeseekers land. Central Michigan. $300

with 8100 or more down. Balance 10 years. Roads.

railroads and Cities established. See us before bu in .

Staflsld Brothers, 15 Merrill Bldg, WSBnglnanlicg.



and cutover lands.





chfuL mscousm FARMS BMWWM





soil. No sand or swamps. A wunde f - .,

Prices very reasonable. Write forrligtl. dour 866mm.

OWEN REALTY 00.. Owen. Wis.





 





 





in Delaware wh

Farms and Homes mm... .. plead? it:

lands productive and prices reasonable. For inform

anon write, State Board of Agriculture. Dover. '





 





 





One of the best farms. 3miles'



5701““l 531% south of M. AC. m A. win:

200d!) d' . 72 1‘ acre. .

”aswfi‘imrv. R. 7, Lsnslng,M“ich.



F A R M S Poultrv. truck. stock, ‘1‘.

. rain farms cheaD-_ '

FIGgS dz NOCK. Salisbury. Md.





 





Addit ional Farm Ads. on Page 493
carrot-instrument. _. -





Change of Copy or Cancellations. must reach on

Ten Days before date..of publication





 





. THE non: or





Inn. Edgar of Dalmcny





Probably





a. World’s Greatesl

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 Cham-

pion Female, Champion Cali Herd and First

Prize Junior Heifer Calf. Michigan State Fair,

1920. were also the get of Edgar oi 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. scnlcns, Prop. Sidney Smith, Supt.





 





 





 





 





 





For Sale





Woodcole Trojan-Ericos





We are oilering ten cows bred to either





IMP. ELCHO OI" HARVIESTOUN. or

IMP. EDGARD0.0F DALMENY





Write for our 1921 BULL SALE LIST





Woodcote Stock Farm. Ionia. Mich.





 





 





REGISTERED Aberdeen-Angus. Ten heifers. six





bulls from eigh;i t1? frliuiltecn monthsd. Rest of

breeding. the rowt y iur t at ma egoo . ' eason-

able. lnquireg F'. J. WILBER. Clio. Mich





 





GLOVERLY ANGUS





Cows and Heifers Bre to

Blackcap Brandon of Woo cote 2nd





For Sale

GEO. HATHAWAY & SON, Ovid. Mich.





bulls and heifers from 6 to



Reg' Aberdeen Angus 18 mos. old of the very best



of breeding. also Berkshire Swine. boars ready for



service anti bpigs Bothi sex Singles. pairs or trios,

' ' ' t ' rty o s. _ .



“m ”we" adsesnLL Enormous, Merrill. Mich.





Registered Bull





sad for immediate service 5100

1' y J. LI. VVILLIARIS.





GUERNSEYS





Bull calves for sale. Sired by Anton's May K ng that

sold for 87,000. Farmers rices and guaranteed to

please. GILMORE BR THERS. Camden. Mich.



—REGISTERE1)





7, G U E R N 5 EV S BULL OALVLS





00 t i 'n blood of world champions.

HICKS' Orbfilillx‘lsglé‘l FARM. Saginaw. W.S. Mich.





 





'North Adams, Mich





 





' 1* May nose Breeding

Guernsey BUIIS Sl‘heir dams (hingefrecords

lbs. fat also a ew cows an ei ersare

égegdfl H. W. Vl’igman, Lansing, Mich.





. EDERAL Inspected Guernsey Bulls. Priced to sell.

Nine sold in mos. fine Masher Sequel 3 yrs.

old. sure. sound in: right 8375?. Foulri randson:

3 - ‘ ' . .cow.un er mos.o rom cow

gglzgsahampione‘ W. a H. G. RAY. Albion, Mich.

GUERNSEY Bull. two years old, dam from

imported May Rose stock,





' ’ dam 711 fat. sire's sire Langwater Hambro,

film a M. HOMPE, R. 5. Grand Rapids, Mich.





 





calf. six months old. his



Guernsey Bu“ nearest females average 70?.

fat. Dam untested. Sire randson of Murne Cowan.

M. HOMPE. 5, Grand Rapids. Mich.





6 grade Guernsey cows he-

wanted to buy tween 4 and ilyears old,sub-

'ect to 60 day retest must be A No. 1.



he Meadows. G.E.‘Emstrom. Mgr. Ann Arbor, Mich.





 





Six registered Guernsey bulls May

For sale Bose breeding ready for service. Cheap





if taken soon. John Ebels, It. 2, Holland. Mich.





 





e . Guernsey bulls for sale cheap. State TB. test-

Red and from good producing and A. R.cows. Age

to 12 mo. 0. . Lambert 4.: Sons, Linwood. hiich.





FOR SALE fliei’i'éii‘iyee‘r’i‘i'lgt





L. J. BYERS, Goldwater. Michigan





 





old enough





 





accepted in payment of finely bred reg-

‘ 600d "Ola istered Holstein bull calves. Quality

of the best. and at prices within reach of all. Write.

GEO. D. CLARKE. - ~ - - Vassar. Mich.





 





"0' l in Friesian heifer and bull calves. purebred

s 3 registered and high-grade. rice 8% up.

Splendid individuals and breeding. Write us your re-

quirements. Browncroft Farms. McGraw. N. Y





3175 buys re . Holstein heifer 2 r. old. Fresh soon.

Sire by 'Prince Korndvke ohanna". A3165 lb.

bull. Bred to 28 lb. bull. B. B.Retwey. Akron. Mich.





Reg. Holstein Bull Calf '60 MM... nei.





Born in

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, llmiles 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 et busy if you

want a son of Flint aplecrest Boy

at your own price.





JOHN H. WINN, (Inc.)





Roscommon, ' Michigan





 





 





 





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.fi‘ R."Hoomor, New Plymouth, Idaho, writossty ‘

“I engaged in breeding purebred Holsteins because}





 





f5





this is a natural dairy country, a'nd‘be‘cause Holsteins

are the largest producers, according to the Advanced

Registry records of the various breed associations Long

, . ago I noticed that whenever a cow did something worth

publishing it was usually a Holstein cow.”





he Holstein-Friesian Association of America

164 American Bldg., Brattleboro, Vermont





 





0.1.





Buster.





CRANDELL’S PRIZE HOGS,





 





C. HOGS





all ages sired by Callaway Edd 1918 world’s grand champ. boar and C. C.

Schoolmaster 1919 world’s grand cham ion also Wonder Big Type and Giant

Write your wants, all stock 5 ipped on approval.





Cass City, Mich.





 





 





 





THE





PONTIAC





_ HERD





“Where the Cham-

pionsCome From”





Offer special prices for

60 days to Michigan

dairymen on bull calves

from tested dams, , sired

by Sir Clothilde Concor-

dia or Flint Hengerveld

Lad. Send for extended

pedigrees and prices.





Pontiac State Hospital

Ponliac, Mich.





' with calves at side. Hol-

cheral New Mulch Bows m... and J...._.._ A...

Glotfrfdslrin Land Company. Ypsilanti. hlichigan

h r. . .





Telephone 7491"]?2





 





Leonard. Manager.





 





' or Guernsey calves. practically pure.

HOISteln 7 weeksol<l.$25.00 each.crated for shi -

ment anywhere. Satisfaction guaranteed. Ben S





 





Accepted. Edgewood Farms. Whitewater. Wis.



. Three reg. Holstein bulls. ready for ser-

For sale- vice. well bred and good color. Prices in

reach. WM. BRINKNIAN. Fairgrove. Mich.





 





Four Handsome Daughters





of the 34 lb. show bull “Judge

Joh. 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-BRED SlllESl





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

hard You cannot make a better investment.





The Michigan Holstein-Fricsian

Association





H. W. NORTON, in, Field Secretary.

Old Slaie Block. Lansing, Michigan





average of gddams of 8 mo. old



‘33-60 lbs-'bUHer'bull. Can have him for present

cost of sauce. Liberty Bond or note.



M- Redford. Mich.





L. McLAULlN.

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, Mich.





TRAVERSE cm STATE HOSPITAL





 





 





“Top Notch” Hololcins





Buy a “milk" Bull of Quality from the Breeders

of the world's only cow to produce 800 lbs. milk in 7

dogs. having an 800 lb. daughter.



or herd is rich in the blood of Colantha 4ths Jo-

hanna. theonly cow that ever held all world's records

n every di V15 ion from one day to one year at the same

time: She produced 651.70 lbs. milk in 7 days. We are

offering for sale a bull. whose dam exceeds this record

iii” over 7% lbs. in 7 days.

is dam'g records are:—

Milk





1 Day 100.] lbs. _

Milk ’1 Days 659.3 lbs.

Butter 7 Days 26.31 lbs.





His name is

KING VALE OORNUCOPIA WAYNE, No. 312599

‘ orn February 6, 920

His dam and sire's two nearest dams average

)8.





Butter .7 Days 3302 ll

Milk Days 607.3 s.

Handsomely marked about one third white.

$250.00 1'. o. b. Howell.





McPHERSON FARMS 00.. Howell. Mich.

All herds under U. S. Supervision.





Cluny Stock Farm





Offers





Cluny Komgen Colantha Silver 326205

Born May 29. 1920



A white bull with a few black spots.



His sire a 10 lb. son of King chis Pontiac Konigrn.



Sirc’s 7 ncarcst dams average 32.301 lbs. butter 624.1

lbs. milk in 7 days.



His dam has 3 Jr. 3 year old record oi 17.683 lbs.

butter from 418.7 lb. milk and is a granddaughter of Colan—

tlia Johanna Lad.



2nd dam—a 21 lb. cow that our barn rrcords show milk-

ovcr 145.000 lbs. in 14 milking periods producing 15

calves. ,



Pcdizrcc on application.



Price 8250.00. Federal Accredited Heard.





R. Bruce McPherson, Howell, Mich.





Reg. Holstein Friesian cows will sell one or more.

Segis and Pontiac breeding bred right and priced

right from two to six yrs. old come and see them or

write. HENRY S. ROHLFS. R, 1. Akron. .Mich.





 





 





 





A ’Proven Blood Line-





KING SEGIS transmitted to his sons the power to

transmit totlieir daughters the greatest of production

over long periods. It is his oflspring \hat has recently

made the greatest yearly production ever dreamed

of 37.331.4 pounds of milk in a year.



e have for sale at moderate prices. Beautiful in-

dividuals of show type KING SEGIS bulls.





GRAND RIVER STOCK FARMS

315 N. East Ave..(‘.orey J.Spencer.0wncr Jackson,Mich.

Under Stats and Federal Supervision

Holstein Females. Send





WANTED T‘u‘l . articulars and price. Ad-





dress Box 11-326 care Michigan Farmer.Detroit.Mich.





HERE FORDS





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. Westnadgc 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.





E

BUTTER BRED ”straw“

CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan.





The Wildwoocl Farm

Jersey Cattle. Majesty strain. Herd on State accrod~

ited list. R. of M. testing constantly done. Bulls for

sale. ALVIN BALDEN. Phone 143-5. Capac. Mich.





JERSEY BULLS no... ... 8......



Ra] cigh—(leord

Lind—Majesty breeding. Meadowland Farm. Water-

man dc Waterman. Packard ltd., Ann Arbor. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





Lillie Farmstead Jerseys 1?.“33: i‘l‘.".°g.f;°m

COLON C. LILLIE. - Coopersville. Mich.





 





J ['8 ' bulls for sale: From Marguerite's Premier

e 9y a randson of P0 99th and R. of M, d

. MITH Jr PAR ER. R. 4. Howell. Mich,





Meridale Interested Owl No. 111311 heads my herd

bull-cal es from t is real: sire and out of Rotfi,

dams for as e.__ Leon . aws, 11.16. Allegan. Mic _





 





Registered'Jeg‘seBy 131.33%]: nigh?” ‘fiafi'flifiifi:





 





 





In a five year survey just completed at the

Nebraska Agr'l College thaJomy produces

a pound of butter cheaper than any of. the

other dairy breeds. *Flve breeds were repre-

sented: thirty Jerseys. twenty Bolsteins. six

Guernsey's. seven Ayrshires. five fillerthorns.





The Jerseys required '9.91 lbs. hay. 16.16

lbs. sila e. 8.69 lbs. concentrates for each

pound o butter produced. Her nearest coni-

petitor required 13.86 lbs. hay 19.16 lbs. sil-

age. 10.09 lbs. concentrates. for each lb. of

butter. Nearly 4 lbs. more hay. 3 lbs. more

silage. 1.4 lbs. more concentrates for each

pound of butter than the Janey required



At present prices of feeds in Mich. Jersey.

produced a pound of butter 6.5 cents a pound

cheaper than nearest competitor. 7.7 cents

cheaper than second nearest. 9 cents cheaper

than third nearest and 20 cents cheaper than

fourth nearest competitor. .



Jerseys produced one pound of butter for

29.7 cents cost of feeds basedlon present Mich. .

prices. Think, Act.





 





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pfiutford. Mich.”





 





 





 





' Shorthorns. Bulls and heifers.

Registered rices within reachAof-all.

G. H. DeSH TLER. R. 4 Tecumseh. Mich.





BID WELL aura BULL

that will put weight on your dair calves -the diff-

erence will soon Bay for the bull. How selling good

flcotch and Scotc -





We guarantee every animal to be a breeder. ederal

Glyn. One hour from Toledo. Ohio. N. Y.O. B. R.





BIDWELL STOCK FARM, I

Box D, Tecumseh, Michigan





Milking Shorthorns. bulls and heifers 5 mo. to 1

year old for sale at reduced rices to make room

for younger stock. E. H. KU TZ. Mason, Mich.





Stop! Look! Listen!





Have you a catalog of theShorthorn

Sale to be held at M. A. C. Feb. 25th at

1P. We are listing four valuable

females and two show bulls.





Richland Farms,

C. H. Prescott 8: Sons, Tawas City, Mich.





The Maple’s Shorthorns





Kirklevington Lad, by Imp. Hartford

Welfare, 111' service. Stock for sale.





J. V. WISE, Goblevillo, Mich.





One Yearling Shorthorn Bu“ ca"





registered.

for $115. M. G. MOSHER& SONS. Osseo. Mich.





MEADOW Hills Shorthorns. Herd headed by Sil-

ver King. full brother of Lavender Sultan Pur-

due University's great one. For sale females of all

ages. a few young bulls. Geo. D. Doster. Doctor. Mich.





Branch County Farm





Breeders of





Polled Shorthorn Cattle





Young Buils For Sale

Several well bred herd bull prospects.

GEO. E. BURDICK, Mgr., Coldwater. Mich-





FIVE Bdifib‘hEiFERS





that we will sell cheap if taken at once. 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 npcn. or a cuboid. also a ewyoung

bulls strong in Sultan Blood. Write



S. Bad Axe. Mich.





H. I’ANGBORN at SON,

' ‘ Shorthorn Breeds ' A ' -

Central MlChlga“ tion ofier for Sale nsrfieadsgdl‘ii

milk rind beet liroeding.‘ull ages. New list read Jan,

1.3. M. ll). MILLER, 860.. Greenville. ich.





R‘g. "Cd Pflllfll cattle choice signing bulls trams to 18





mo. old’for sa . . .

FRANK KEBLER. B. 1. Grand Ledge. Mich.

Bull calves for sale from the





Shorthorm- ta... milkin o...

- 8 hi obtain bl .

ROSELIARY FARMS. Williamston. 12101:.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





.Refi. Red Pollod bull calves. from 3 mos. to 1 year



0 d. sired by Famous Charmer. 75’ same bl ' as



Charmer1919International GrandChampion.0ur erd



State and Federal tested. Westbrook Hros..Ionla.Mich

I .



Dutch Be ted Cattle hgggfilgrfigoggegred “00*



Z. VELDHUIS. 37% Maxwell. Detroit. Mich





HOGS

Berkshire Berd Saws il‘é‘fiil‘iflizia‘hfi’.” iii;





a few good fall pigs at reasonable flees for sale.

M. G. MOSHER do SON , 08880. Mich.





 





 





' Registered 'Duroc pigs orated and

Buy PI 3 NOW delivered to express station for $20

each. Jitlier sex or can furnish them unrelated to





each other. Those are late fall pi sired by State

Fair winners and weighing over 1 lbs. Write for

particulars. Michigana Farm Ltd. Pavilon. Mich.





ouaoc JERSEYS





Bred gilts, service bears and fall boar pigs at 3313“"





prices. Your correspondence or personal inspection

is cordially invite . .. .

RUSH BROS. Oakwood Farm. Romeo, Mich"





 





uroc Home at ba ain rices lar . wth



months old at 3%. uh 1 send 5? 57°13. £3353

ter in the buyers name. 0 ers booked for App.

to deliver June lst. W. E. Bartley. Alma. Mlcfi:

‘N -' ~ ‘ at once I have just what 0 .



"fte Me heavy bone registered Dayna: 7:23;?

sey boars revavdylrifor service.





nuns. «L. B. 505. Durand'lmch.‘





A ,, raw CHOICE = ggyggw m " ‘





MATT Marrarssn. n. 3. Byron Center. Mich; '





 





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The Human Body





It is astonishing how quickly

Caustic Balsam relieves. Stiflness,

and lameness, Rheumatism, N eu- ._

ralgia, Strains, Sprams, Lumbago, ‘

~ Backaehc, Sore Throat, Chest Cold, ..

. Stiff Joints, etc.



Serious results through Blood

~ Poisoning are liable from scratches,



cuts or wounds from rusty nails

or other metal. This great rem:-

edy applied at once Will proves.

preventive, is a perfect antiseptic,

soothes while it heals. What it

has done for other: it will do. for

you. .



Write us for any information .de«

, sired. $1.75 per bottle ad: dmgglste

or sent parcel post on receipt of price. .-



THE LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS 00.

Cleveland, Ohio





 





 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 





 

 





 





 





 

 





' . ~91.

- each

only are published.

sou-vice becomes prlvuerpractice and 31 must be enclosed.





: * months old that is troubled with bog





, ; iodine and Spirits of camphor daily.





F edy for wheezing? When standing still

. this horse breathes without making:





;a wheezing sound.

. Mich—An obstruction

‘ passage is causing this noise, but by;

"driving him with independent bit and:

over-Check he will breathe free andi





:A surgical operation might relievev





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

 





 





Spring pigs by Wall’s

Onion, First Sr. Yearling

Detroit, Jackson,Gd. Rapids and Saginaw 1919





l

' Phillips B_ros,Riga,Mich.i





V Backwater Baron Jerseys





BOARS—Ready for Service

Bred‘Sows and Gilts ‘



Write In for Price: and Pedigrees

Mail order: a Specialty. Satisfaction guaranteed.

BROOKWATER FARM, Ann Arbor, Mich.

H. W. Mumford, Owner J. B. Andrewn, Mgr.





DU R 0C 5 0 we and m h... ..



Jacks C h e 1- r y

Orion King No. 169943301: of the 810.000 boar owned

by - view Farm. Le Bumit. “0. also

ready or service out of good sows.

THE JENNINGS FARM.





1) hr

Bailey, Mich.

, flows and Guts b



Duroc Jersey March. A m. .1.

Also a. few sprin boars. Best 0 blood

* splendid individu Satiotnction suntan

l for pedigree and

bore welcome.





A FEW CHOICE 3......





Carey U. Edmonds, Hastings. Mich.





DUROGS





hos. Underhlll ct Son, Salem, Mich





fall hours for sale.

'W. . . R.





C TAYLO





 





‘ Am bookin

. Duroc Jerseys .s .. F... .11.“...

E. D. HEYDE BERK. Wayland. Nick.





0 . ' . \B -.

0. l. C. Swme aware: sisters.





last. of April. and Ma tarmz‘hA few Sept. and Oct.





fall pigs either sex. I ‘l ones.

air prize winning blood ines. Will shig 0.0. D.-

NEWMAN' STOCK





and record them mic. .

FARM, 3.1. latte. Mich.





H. W. MANN.





8h pped O. 0 D





Choice guts for April and May furrow. also





orders for 5 ring pigs.





0.l.C’s .

“Rivysnfimdn a son,





LIKE

We Are Offering mm of





0. I. 0. full. igs aired .b State Fair winners.

wnofi’a an y

Bonn ones. Write me for prices





0.1.33.

6. P. ANDREWS.

, O I. C‘s. Sangria; silt- due to darmw‘in Mar.





' I.“ piss. not ilk-in. big

tree. CltLPhone m .0“.





3

0 ° ' ° C 3 ' booked for March pigs

0. J. THOMPSON,





08.. Phone 408. Royal Oak. Mich -





furrow.





{mortally stock. Reels

Schulze, Nashville. Mich





sale guaranteed by association.





DR. H. W. NOBLES,

Sales Mgr. '





oung boars





rices. or better come and see. visi_





Bred sows all cold. A few choice

Milan. Mich. '





orders for spring





0! our State





April and May





Big Type Gntghbred [for Mar. and April

wagon, Mich.





- and Apr. some tried sows service bears and last.

tel-ed '





Rockford. Mich





Central Mich. 0. l. C.





Swine Breeders Ass’n.





Hogs of alleges of popular blood lines. Every ,





l

red for

furrow. ,

ines and

Write





Bred gilts tor





Dansville, Mich‘ .





mont. Mich .





at special low prices»

our choice





‘2 com for May furrow. Orders





“Coral, Mich.





. is very thin and fails to come in heat.

' dram of ground nux vomica and a tea:

. or three times a day. As soon as she:





’ or sets in she will come in heat.





' salt.





' had three acres of sunflowers and corn"





 





 





 





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CONDUCTED'BY DB. 0'. FAIR.

Advice Muanacmaemén froctooureubscflb—

Lem druid me tailgate history and symmetries! ‘ .





ace and are. mendaddamsntthe writer.

When a reply by mail is requested the





 

 





 





Puffy Hock Joint—Have a colt ten





spavin and thoroughpin, but has never

been lame. B. E. H., Yermontville,

Mich—Apply equal parts tincture of .





Wheezing—Can you give me a rem-





any noise, but when exerted he makes'

E. PL, Tennville,

in upper air:





perhaps make no noise. Giving or ap:

plying drugs will be wasting money;

for they will have no beneficial effect:





him.-



Emaciated Cow.——I have a cow three

years old; came fresh January 1. cats

well, gives nice mess of milk, but she,





C. W. P., Milford, Mich—Give her one;

spoonful of ginger in ground grain two:

is properly nourished and warm weath-y





Abnormal Appetite—Our heifer, ten

months old, is inclined to eat the kind

of food .she should not eat, but refuses

to eat food of good quality. J. S.,

Spring Lake, Mich—She has a deprav-

ed appetite. Feed her clover and plenty»

of roots, also let her have grass as

soon as it grows. Give her a dessert-

spoonful of powdered gentian and two

tablespoont‘uis of powdered wood char-'

coal in ground feed two or three times

a day. Don’t forget to let her have





 





Barrenness.———Heifer two years old

comes in heat every three weeks; is“





P., Applegate, Mich.——Doubtless she is

barren and should be sold for beef. 1

Scout‘s—Please tell me what is good?

for a calf that has scours, caused from:





4





bred, but fails to get with calf. H. A.“





 

   

   

 

 

   

 

 

 





 





 





'T/tis Trademark is





cause he lam: what havoc this demon plays

further than llust taking eve possible

present-day inventories of his





He brow: (hilt the aver

that, as a result, 98% of





value of your buildings? Have you





and general improvement, and do

Write our Farm Departm





GRAND RAPIDS,

COLON c. LILLIE.





President





 





being fed sweet separator milk. F. S”:

Comstock Park, Mich—Give calf fivev

grains of salol at a dose three times

a day. ‘

Feeding Soybeans—For cow feed I3

have corn, oats, soy-beans, silage, and

mixed hay, but would like to know:

how to mix the beans with the other

feed. C. 13., Cassopolis, Mich—«Grind»

ing equal parts by weight of corn,

oats and soy beans and adding one-

quarter weight of wheat bran will

make a. fairly good feed for dairy cows j

Sunflower.—A year ago my neighbor;





together. I helped put it in silo. He;

fed it to COWS, one died at calving time.i

He laid it to the sunflower silage. He

said it weakened their kidneys. They’

were fed marsh hay, straw and silagefi

Were the sunflowers to blame? Does

the sunflower affect the cows’ kidneys?,

I. W., Lake City, Mich.—-Nelianthus

Animus (Sunflower) fed to cattle in

> quantity will have a mild action on the,

kidneys, but I do not believe it ever

proves fatal. It has a good effect in

air passage ailments in cattle. ‘

Lame Sheets—4 have some shoats

that will weigh about one hundred

pounds each that are stiff. Some of,

them have trouble in getting up, oth-

ers have bunches on hind legs. L. J.

(3., Owosso, Mich—Feed less corn,

more tankage, oil meal and roots.

Keep “the pigs dry and give them more

: exercxse. .



Psoroptic and Symbiottic Mange in

Babbits.——;Several of my neighbors and

myself keep rabbits, but for some time

we have been troubled with a disease

which starts in their ears and spreads

'over the body and the sores seem to

dip deep into the inner ear. Whatever

the disease is it causes the animal

' great annoyance and pain. What can

be done for them? J. W., Jr., Bay

,City, Mich—The earflap and external





 





' Raise Chester, Whites '

- like This





the criminal summations. *‘





 





A





 





” apowdered gentian, fenngreek and salt

Htogether. Give each horse a table-

spoouful in feed two or three times





ear should be cleaned by slowly drop-

: ping peroxide of hydrogen on the dis—

charge and scabs, then apply sulphur

ointment; later, dust on boric acid.

Chronic mange in rabbits is very often

incurable, or rather, it will not pay to

treat them.



Unthrifty Horses—I wish you would

tell me what to do for two of our hors-r

es that are not thriving. We feed

them some grain, hay and straw. .‘I.

J. D., Gagetown, Mich—~ij equal

parts of powdered sulphate of iron”





Prevention plus Protection





Common sense keeps the thinking farmer-alert to





precaution against fire.

,, , ouse. house-bold goods, burns

to determine their values for basing full protection.



farmer is five miles from adequate fire protection and

_ , arm barn fires have proven total losses-—

yea bun to double the risk of the city owner.





You, no doubt. carry some fire insurance but do you actually know the-present

based your insurance accordingly?





Peninsular Protection





olicies have always interested business farmers and any





Peninsular . _ .

them from isnstrous loss and remorse. These polrcres yvril protect you on o‘crty

property basis. with your buildings appraised according to location. condition





not interfere with your other insurance.





ent today and learn all about the Peninsular Way.

will mt obligate you and includes expert advice on CROPIprotecuon.





E N I N S U L A

Fire Insurance Company





OF AMERICA

Capital $1 .000,000.00





{our Protection





the unforseen dangers of fire .be-

But this same farmer goes

He insists upon

and other buildings,





each year.





losses that eub- 1





ed manypf





This





MICHIGAN





J. FLOYD IRISH, ,





Sec'y and Managing Underwriter





 





 





 





55 REG. HOLSTEINS





T. B. Tested 60 Day Guarantee





Second Eaton County Consignment Sale.





ale at





Fair Grounds, Charlotte, Mich. 18ml.

Jackson on M. C. R.R. For information





A. N. Loucks, Sec’y.,





A 30 lb. cow and a 30 lb. yearling bull





and many others with good records will be sold. .





Thurs, ftpr. let, 1921





12M.-





from Lansing on G.T.R.R. 35 mi. from

and catalog.write.





Charlotte, Mich.





 





 





O I C 9 choice boars and spring pigs

’ ° 8 at farmers prices.

GLOVEB LEAF STOCK FARM. Monroe. Mich





Advanced Type P. C. Boar ;





“Buster" son of Giant Buster, 20 months old. a big

out-standing. proven sire: very prepotent and rigbtl

in every way. The best pure bred buy ever offered;





a wonderful herd header.

G.’ S. EASTON. Buchanan. Michigan‘





choice m1 boars.





They are

Colum-





Polands. Some very

ready for spring service for sale.

Clansman: dam. the 8102;! Miss

The Yankee. Also atew

The Claneman.



Ionic, Mich.





Bug Iype



sired by The



bha'la libttermate-lint)1 all?! 340.800 80

e flnfi 03/. n



6 00° om y WESLEY HILE.





' P l d .Bred sows all cold.buthavesome

Big Ty e egolln lieéd bok'arAprgspeog-x.ntall boars

' ' 7 lb . S' bv t. 6 re in. a or WI! 9

washing 17° 5 libenus HOVER. Akron, Mich





singly or in pairs. Also S.





 





Bred sows. Full pi





C.

P- G. Mtnorca cockere s all big Two of tbebest of





breeding. Satisfaction guar. R.W.Mllle. Saline, Mich.





L. T. P. C.





70 head of Poland Ohinas at private sale. Am ofl'erjng

a ring boar; (Cram 340% S50 hind'll‘zhltsflmlz salniekprxfii

meran a. . one. e rs c cc 1

um vou the flr's‘tfschoice. HART, FULCEER &





l rin

claim. Address F. '1‘. Hart. St. Louis, Mich. g





Francisco Farm Poland Chinas





Ofi‘ering a dozen choice gilts and a few tried sows

bred to such boars as Michigan Mastodon and Much-





mn CImunan.

Mt. Pleasant. Mich.





P. P. POPE,

L . S . P . I C . griefmggglcepl’i’c‘m





bred will»! all sold. Also a grandson of The Clans-

man and Harrison Bi Bob.

’EGJWAR’IZ. Schoolcreft, Mich





, -, .' ~ 0. . w- _ J . ' t, lo '6 t p ices. B th



Saginaw Valley Herd. ffis‘i‘é‘dlfii‘é‘s‘f pit-3.13.9333: 3: Till: 52““ Ohms 3... lug use; and bged

‘ ' ROWE an 3.



“b” 5' Glbson' ”m ’3‘ MM“ l G. A. BAEMGARDNER, n. 2, Middleville. Mich.





 





Nothing for sale at:

present.

Manchester, Mich.





LI P c if you are hooking] for something good,

I - - in bred gllts at arig t price. “'rite

W.J HAGELSHAW. Augusta, Mich.





Large lype Poland llhinas.





A. FEL‘DKAIVIP, R, 2,





 





GLAND China Bred Bows and Gilts at. bargain

prices. also spring hours and full pigs. either sex.

CLYDE FISHER. R. 3. St. Louis, Michigan





5 Big Type P. C. Sows bred to'

Leonard 5 Orange Clansman, Follhoarriga

Cul or





weigh 177: lbs. Real herd boar irospects.

write. 12.. R. Leonard, R. 3, St. ouis. Mioh.





PINE. GROVE HAMPSHIRES

We are otter/lug a few tried sows bred for Mural:

and April furrow. These sows are allvclosely re

lated to our winning show herd and of popular

blood lines. and the price! We. Down!

Geo. Coupar & Sons, arlette. Mich.





Its all sold. Spring





' Bred '

HampShlres and fall boar gigs at a bar-

gain. .JOHN W. SNYDER. R. 4. St. obns, Mich.





SHEEP.

Wool-Mutton Shropshire Rams.





bred. priced right. A. H. FOSTER. Allegan.





400 Breeding Ewes





ALMOND B. CHAPMAN.





HORSES





‘ for sale. Registered Percheron 10



Stalllon yrs. old. Coal black. weight 1700 ..



sound in every way. broke to work. sure stock getter.

Maplewood Farm, Elmira. Michigan.





 





Good strong in.

diriduals. royally

Mich.





For Sale. with lambs by

sides. mostly black faced.

South Rockwood. Mich.





Stallions and mares at reasonable





Percheron





 





ll T! P. 0. some very choice bum double im-

Bmunef’eouc 11002! mi moth rows from





 





 





, I,- _.u,m

"oveybcm. w





 





daily.





. sire 3 mm

Iowa's areateet‘herds.E.3.Matherws





,Bnrr 0ak.Mlch. ‘





rices; in ion in . .

r. 1.. KING e sch. Charlotte. was
. I..

‘* .~ 1 an

a.;r.ns._; ‘





 





GRAIN QUOTATIONS





Tuesday, April 5.

Wheat.



Detroit. Cash No. 2 red $1.48; May

$1.43; No. 2 white and No. 2 mixed

$1.46.



Chicago.——No. 2 red $1.46%@1.50;

May $1361.11.





Corn.



Detroit—Cash No. 3 yellow 630; No.

4 yellow 600. ,



Chicago—No. 2 yellow 591/20; N0. 1

mixed 601/20. -



Oats.



Detroit.-—Casli No. 2 white 430; No.

3 white 411/20; No. 4 white 381/20.



Chicago—No. 2 white 37356039140;

N0. 3 White 3700371130.



Beans.



Detroit—Immediate and prompt. are

lower at $3.35 per cwt.



Chicago.——Market is easy and lOWer.

Hand—picked beans choice to fancy at

$4.25@4.50; red kidney beans $8.506!)

9 per cwt.



New York—Market is dull.

pea $4.75; do medium at $5.50;

kidney $9.50. R



e





y .



Detroit—Cash No. 2 rye $1.47.



Seeds.



Detroit.—~ Prime red clover, cash at

$12.25; April $9.75; alsike $14.25; tim-

othy at $3.00 per bushel.



Hay.



No. 1 timothy $200121; standard and

light, mixed $196020; No. 2 timothy

$180109; No. 1 clover mixed $176018;

No.1 clover $156016; rye straw $1360

14; wheat and oat straw $120013 per

ton in carlots at Detroit. '





WHEAT





Wheat growers have been selling

more freely during the past, week ap~

parently discouraged with the outlook.

Speculative selling of coarse grains

due to a similar change in belief has

also been conspicuous and all grains

have. been carried down to new low fig-

ures on the crop. A slow demand for

cash grain, excellent prospects for the

new crop. and world—wide economic

conditions were other adverse factors

in the market. Cash wheat. has held

about 50 or 60 per cent. higher than

the prewar average at this season as

a result. of its strong statistical posi-

tion. Export. sales during the past

week were nearly 10,000,000 bushels as

foreign buyers took advantage of the





 





Choice

red





decline. Total sales abroad during

March were not far from 25,000,000

bushels. Crop conditions are mostly





favorable. Minneapolis mills continue

to buy Canadian wheat freely and up

to March 1 around 46,000,000 bushels

of Canadian wheat. had been imported

into the United States since July 1.

The visible supply in primary markets

is extremely small for the season.





CORN





Prices for corn appear very close to

rock bottom levels. \Vhen high freights

are subtracted present. values leave so

little for the grower that, there is less

disposition to sell than in the case of

wheat. Demand shows signs of in-

creasing but both feeders and indus—

trial users are buying less than usual





at. this season in recent, years. Export

buying is of small volume.

\Vith the reopening of navigation





Canadian oats are being offered at

prices below the market in this coun—

try and have been responsible for a

marked weakness in that cereal. Al—

though. the freeze a week ago caused

some injury to oats in the more. south-

ern sections. crop conditions on the

whole are favorable. The south will in-

crease oat production as a result of the

strong efforts being made by banks to

reduce the cotton acreage and bring

about an tip-turn in the price of old

cotton on hand.





FEEDS





Mill. feeds declined throughout the

past week, bran falling to $17 a ton

wholesale at Minneapolis and Kansas

City. Minneapolis middlings reached

$16, a new low for the season. The

availability of grass and an increase

in the operation of flour‘mills were

factors. Oil meal and cottonseed meal





are quoted relatively higher than cer- ‘





eal by-products.





SEEDS





The spring demand for clover seed





isfdeclining except from the northern ' '





. third of the country and prices have





“I"





been "easier during the past week. An-

other large importation of red clover

seed has been reported. Timothy





trade is dull, with prices showing but





little change. Prices are as follows:

Toledo—Per bushel, prime red clover

$12; prime alsike clover $14.15; 1919

prime timothy $2.50; 1920 prime timo-

thy $2.65. Chicago—Per 100 pounds,

clover $126016; timothy $4605.50.





OOL





Wool markets fluctuate largely with

changes in the prospect for the pas-

sage of the tariff. During the past

week the chance of‘an early tariff was

less encouraging and wool buyers pur-

chased less heavily than during the

preceding week when a tariff measure

of some kind seemed imminent. In

spite of this influence upon buyers it

is not to be expected that the tariff

will bring about a high level of prices

in the immediate future. The total sup-

ply in the country is large and imports

of wool and tops since January 1 at

Boston are reported equal to 167,000,-

000 pounds of grease wool and large

entries have also been made at New

York, Seattle. Philadelphia and San

Francisco. Consumption during Janu-

ary and February, 1921,’totaled 60,-

000,000 pounds, compared with 136,-

000,000 during the same two months

a year ago when manufacturing Was

at its height. Prices show tittle change

for the week. The Boston market. is

quoted as follows: Michigan and New

York fleeces: Delaine unwashed 36@





38c; fine unwashed 30@3lc; onehalf

blood unwashed 31@32c; three-eighths

blood unwashed 28@29c. Ohio and

Pennsylvania. fleeces: Delaine unwash-

ed 38@40c; fine unwashed 32@33c;

one-half blood combing 3260340; three-

eighths blood combing 29@30c.





POTATOES





Potato markets have been compara-

tively stable during the past week un-

der normal shipments. Some points

displayed weakness because of heavy

local supplies which were not moving

readily. Prices are quoted as follows

on Northern Round Whites, .U. S.

Grade No. 1: Chicago $1001.20 per

100 lbs; Philadelphia $1.10@1.25 per

100 lbs; Pittsburgh $1.85@1.90 per 150

lbs; Minneapolis and St. Paul'95c@

$1.05 per 100 lbs. '





HAY





Hay markets have reflected the de-

crease in demand due to the rise of

grass, especially in the southern half

of the country. The south is buying

much less than usual during the cot-

ton planting season. Receipts are

light and include a large percentage of





low grades.

BUTTER





The influence of Danish. butter ar-

rivals was discounted in advance and

the trend of markets was higher after

this butter actually arrived. Consump-

tive demand is broad and is limited to

fresh butter, stocks of which were





 





 





Live Stock Market Service





 





 





Wednesday, April 6.





DETROIT





Cattle.

Receipts 716. Canners and bulls are

steady; other grades 25@50c lower.

Best heavy steers .......$ 8.7500 9.25





Best handy wt. bu steers 8.00 60 8.50

Mixed steers and heifers 7.0000 8.00

Butchers ............ . . . . 6.0060 6.50

Best cows ......... . . . . 6.25@ 6.50



lutcher cows ........... 4.5000 5.75

Common cows . . . . . . . . . . 3.0060 3.75

Canners ......... . . . . . . . 2.5060 3.00-

Best. light weight bulls . . ’ 6.50

Bologna bulls . . . . . . . 4.7560 5.50

Stock bulls ...... . . . . 4.5060 4.75

Feeders ....... . . . . . 7.0060 7.50

Stockers ........ . . . . . . . . 6.0060 6.75

Milkers and springers. . . .$ 4560 95





Veal Calves.

Receipts 574. Market opened steady

and closing lower.





Best ............... . . . . . $10.00@11.00

Culls and common ....... 5.0001] 8.00

Hogs. '

Receipts 2,238. Market dull.

Mixed .......... . ....... $ 975601000

Pigs ........... . . . . . . . . . 1050001075

Heavy 8.7560 9.00





's't'qééb' A'n'd' 'L'ér'n'bs.

Receipts 569. Market 2560500 high-





er. Quotations are for clipped stock.



Best lambs ............. $ 8.5060 9.00

Fair lambs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5060 8.00

Light to common ........ 5.0961! 6.50

Clipped lambs .......... 7.5060 8.50

Fair to good sheep. . . . . . . 4.0060 4.50

Culls and common ...... 1.50@ 3.00





BUFFALO





Heavy hogs are selling .today at $10





6010.25; mixed $10.756011; yorkers at

$11@11.35; pigs $11.500z}11.75; lambs

$11; calves $12.





CHICAGO





_ Hogs.

Estimated receipts today are 16,000;

holdover 3,413. Market active, mostly





L





steady. Bulk of sales $8.756010; tops

$10.20; heavy 250 lbs up medium, good

and choice $8.8060925; medium 200 to

250 lbs medium, good and choice $9.15

609.90; light 150 to 200 lbs common,

medium, good and choice $9.75@10.20;

light lights 130 to 150 lbs common.

medium, good and choice $9.856010.20;

heavy packing sows 250 lbs up smooth

$7.750:8.75; packing sows 200 lbs up

rough 3575000775; pigs 130 lbs down

medium, good and choice $9.50@10.20.





Cattle.





Estimated receipts today are 12,000.

Market slow and unevenly lower. Beef

steers medium and heavy"weight 1100

lbs up choice and prime $9.35@9.90;

do medium and good $8079.35; do com-

mon $725608; light. weight 1100 lbs

down good and choice $8.9060975; do

common and medium $7028.90; butcher

cattle heifers, common, medium, good

and choice $525609; cow‘s common,

medium, good and choice at $475608;

bulls bologna and beef $4606.75; can-

ners and cutters cows and heifers at

$2.50@4.75; do canner steers $325615;

veal calves light and handyweight me-

dium, good and choice $7079.50; feeder

steers common, medium, good and

choice $725009; stocker steers com-

mon, medium, good and choice at $660

8.40; stocker cows and heifers com-

mon, medium, good and choice $4.50

@625.



Sheep and Lambs.



Estimated receipts today ’are 17,000.

Market steady. Lambs 84 lbs down,

medium, good, choice and prime $8.75

0010; do 85 lbs up medium, good.

choice and prime $7.75@9.75; do culls

and common $7608.25; spring lambs.

medium, good, choice and prime $7.25

@9; ewes medium, good and choice at

$5606.75; ewes cull and common $260

4.50; yearling wethers medium, good

and choice $7.50@8.75. '





 





Little Journey: to #26 M aréet'





Milkers and Springers.‘





ILKERS and springers‘ constitute a market class on most of

the live stock markets but they are especially prominent -





at South St. Paul.





Minnesota dairymen buy large. cows usually





carrying considerable flesh and already in milk known as “Milk-

erg,”- or cows due to freshen soon which are known as .“spring-





ers,"..‘and take them to.their, farms, where they are milked as

long as they are producing heavily and then returne‘d'to m’arket.’ '





The same practice is followed to some-extent. by eastern dairy- ‘





men.





   

 





“backward” swingers... ‘ *





Sometimescows showing considerable dairy breeding are

also used in thisway. Swingers are " divided into‘ 'two‘ groups;

one known- as-—“forward’*~ springera..and the omen-known as





 





Holsteins.—a—.M§y £18, 513,.ng





fairly well cleaned up during the pre-

ceding week. The volume of produc-

tion is gradually increasing but'a. tem-

porary shortage period very often de-

velops around this time of the year.

No new Danish butter shipments have

been reported and the shortage in dis

tributing markets is unusually acute,

but the condition is not expected to

last more than a week or two. Prices

for 92-score fresh butter as quoted by

the bureau of markets April 2 were:

Chicago 47c; New York 49%c; Boston

50c; Philadelphia. 501/20. ,





EGGS AND POULTRY





Receipts of eggs at all markets are

much heavier than in previous years

at this season and there is some fear

that unduly large reserves may be ac-

cumulated, but it seems reasonable to

anticipate, however, that the spring

period of heavy production will wane

earlier than usual. Low prices for eggs

have discouraged producers and hens

are being marketed more rapidly than

usual. Quotations at Detroit are as

follows: Eggs, fresh current receipts

250. Live poultry, spring chickens 32

@330; heavy hens 3260340; roosters





200; geese 20@27c; ducks at 35610400;





turkeys 40 60 450.





NEWS OF THE WEEK.





 





(Continued from page 464).





planes was announced by the war de- _





partment.—Chilean editor says Ameri-

can goods are poor, badly packed and

prices high.—-Madam Adrienne Bol-

land, French air woman, is the first

of her sex to cross the Alps in a plane.

——-The Ionia County Farm Bureau re-

ports that. farm labor will be scarce

this summert—Ten are lost in crash

between steamers West Hartland and





   





._._ . _





Governor, off Point ‘Wilson, Washing-j,





ton; the latter steamer was sunk.





Sunday, April 3. .

EPRESENTATIVES of the Ameri-

can Legion accepted the $221,000



remaining in the Michigan patriotic

rendered homeless by a. fire in Ma-

nila; 3,000 houses were destroyed.---F0r

la; 3,000 houSes were destroyed—For

the second time a group of Detroit

Russians has finished a special tractor

course at‘M. A. C., with the idea of

helping their native country agricul-

turally.-—Great numbers of the labor-

ing classes of both England and France

want. to emigrate to the United States,

but lack money to do so.—Both freight

and passenger rates on the lakes will

be lower this year, according to the

manager of the Graham. & Morton

Steamship Company.





Monday, April 4.





ORMER Emperor Charles of Hun-



gary leaves Steinamanger for Swit-

zerland.—~Ex-soldiers make plea for

bonus by a large parade in Detroit on

Saturday—«French Premier Viviana

has abandoned hope

States ratifying the Versailles peace

treaty; he expects America to make

separate peace with Germany—Thou-

sands of Russians , are leaving the

United States by way of Detroit; it is

thought that they are leaving to either

help or oppose the Bolshevik govern-





ment.——United States Steel Company,





denies published reports of wage cuts.

—President Harding .calls railway

union heads for conference on railroad

problems. '

Tuesday, April 5.



RUSSIA pledges her armies against



Allies and Greece if those powers

attacks the Turks—American army of

occupation in Germany will n0t be re—

duced until July 1.4—Republicans cap

‘ture state offices, with light voting re-

ported.———Five executions end Gardenas

Brothers’ revolt in Mexico—Sunday

Was a record—breaker for this time of

the year, when the thermometer reg-

istered 75 degrees. The previous high

mark was on April 3, 1892, when the

72 degree mark was reached.—.—Five

million dollars have been sent from

this country for relief of the starving

in China..-





(COMING LIVE STOCK SALES. "





 





Holsteinsi—é-April 21, ,Eaton County

Consignment. Sale, A. N. Loucks,



, Seeretary, Charlotte, Mich. , ~



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from Michigan until the middle _ot

March were 7,800 cars compared wrth

7,300 cars to the corresponding time

last year. Recent shipments have con-

tinued light at about thirty-five cars

per day in spite of the fact that the

market strengthened during the first

part of the month. .



Stocks in the hands of shippers are

much smaller than at the same date

during past seasons. The roads have

been in poor condition and often pre-

vented heavy hauling by growers. Con-

tinued'holding by producershas been

the feature of the season, and no doubt

has been the principal reason for the

small number of cars shipped recently.



While remaining stocks of potatoes

in Michigan are considered to be con:

siderably in excess of holdings a year

ago, it is the general opinion of' those

in touch with the potato deal that the

shipping season will be extended this

year through J une, or four to six weeks

longer than usual, and that the late

market demand this year will be more

stable than for some years past. It is

pointed out that Florida shipments will

be lighter than last year, ahd that with

barrels for Florida potatoes costing

one dollar each and with freight rates

from southern producing sections to

Ohio Valley points and points north,

increased about one-third over last

year’s rate, Michigan should be able

to compete with the new southern crop

on a more favorable basis and for a

longer time this spring than for sev-

eral years.





 





THE CONDENSED MILK MARKET.





HE month of March witnessed a.

marked revival of interest in the

condensed and evaporated milk indus-

try. The one encouraging feature to

the milk producer was the opening of

more of the plants that had been tem-

porarily closed. A report of the bu-

reau of markets states that the num-

ber of plants reporting as being in op-

" eration in March was 211, as compared

to 171 for February. The entire situ-

ation is more satisfactory than for sev-

eral months as accumulated ‘stocks

have become materially reduced, un-

filled orders are much more abundant

and no factories are handling milk for

patrons’ accounts.



The improved condition in the mar-

ket is due more to domestic demand

than foreign orders. While some for-

eign orders are being booked to some

extent, the demand is less than one-

third of that of. one year ago. Evapor-

ated milk is more in demand in foreign

countries than the sweetened varie-

ties. Fully fifty per cent of the evap-

orated milk that is going abroad is re-

ceived in Germany. Cuba was the heav-

iest user of condensed milk during the

past two months of any foreign coun-





Prices have changed very little dur<

ing the past month. There is some

tendency for sweetened varieties to



' sell higher because of higher sugar

prices, bulk goods in particular being

sold at advanced prices. Plain unsweet-

ened condensed milk in bulk hasshown

a downward price tendency. On the

contrary, prices of powdered skim-

milk have advanced slightly.~—L.





 





TO-ORGANIZE HOLSTEIN BREED-

ERS’ ASSOCIATION.





MEETING for the purpose of or-



ganizing the Holstein breeders of

Oakland and adjoining counties to bet-

ter dispose of surplus stock and pro-

mote the general interests of the

breeders, has been called for one

o’clock, Monday, April 11, at Roches-

ter, Michigan. Among the speakers

will be Hon. D. D. Aitken, president of

the-National Holstein-Friesian Asso-

cratlon. C. W. Melick, of Rochester, is

secretary.





THE HORSE MARKET.





S a result of the advanced season



the spring demand for farm chunks

which usually remains strong until late

in April is already beginning to wane.

Industrial demand for big horses for

city use shows slight improvement and

ice companies have been reported in





the market at some points. Light hors— '





es. formerly going to the southern

trade, and rough-haired kinds are a

drug on the market. Prices quoted as

follows: . Chicago—Good and choice

heavy Gutters $200@360‘; common and

~ medium “ell-after: $186@186: farm

~mamsz$109@150; tam chunks 81256)

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harm} the ' past year County



Agent Walker, Oct Marquette, es-

tablished eighteen local farmers' or-

ganizations, five of which are incorpor-

ated under Act 171 of 1903, as is also

the county bureau. The program of

work of the bureau and its locals com-

prises live stock improvement, stand-

ardization and improvement of pota-

toes, which are an important crop in

this county; standardization and im-

provement of grain crops; soil im-

provement, marketing, boys’ and girls’

clubs, farm economics and home bet-

terment, with other activities as they

arise. The year was closed with 553

farm bureau members in the county,

which was eighty-six per cent of the

farmers solicited.



Nearly all the farmers of the county,

reports Mr. Walker, are growing Swed-

ish Select oats and Oderbrucker bar-

ley. These oats,‘from report and ob-

servation, are considered the best va-

riety under our conditions. Numbers

of farmers have begun to treat oats for

smut with excellent results. Mr. Walk—

er does not take a favorable view of

the county as a corn producer, and in-

stead has promoted the growing of

barley to the point where halt‘ the

farmers are believed to have grown

this crop last year. Red Rock wheat

was tried by nine farmers for the first

time, but success is related to early

planting—as early as the first week in

September, Mr. Walker states, and

some others are known to place the

planting date even earlier. Ten farm-

ers planted Rosen rye, and its success

here has already been proven. For

silage in lieu of corn the growing of

sunflowers has been encouraged, and

five 'l'armers grew sixteen acres last

season, with yields running as high as

twenty-one and a half tons per acre.

Mr. Walker reports that every farmer

who grew sunflowers is highly pleased

with the results, both as to tonnage

and feeding qualities. It is expected

that the success of this new forage

crop will greatly promote the erection

of silos in the county.



Nearly all farmers of Marquette

county have standardized on the Green

Mountain potato, Mr. Walker reports.

Five years of educational work has

brought about much greater care on

the part of many farmers in the selec-

tion and treatment of seed potatoes.

Few farmers were growing clover hay

in this county five years ago, Mr. Walk-

er states, while most farmers are do-

ing so now. The county agent has con—

trol over two five-acre demonstration

plots in the county, upon which ex-

perimental work for four years has

been carried on. During the past year,

the dairy herds of the county have

been improved by the addition of twen-

ty pure-bred sires; twelve Guernsey,

seven Holsteins and one Jersey. There

were only five pure-bred bulls in the

county five years ago, and sixty-six

have been purchased by farmers of the

county in the interval. A number of

farmers have been persuaded to weigh

their milk, and seventeen farmers

were supplied with account-books.



The agent reports that the two farm

loan associations of the county have

loans approximating one hundred thou-

sand dollars. All county-grown wheat

is taken care of locally by a cooper-

ative mill, which grinds barley and

oats for feed.——~C.





 





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nut, The New PresJWllderJLK) dz. Grapevlnos,

all colors, 81.95 dz. Gobleville, Mich. Nurseries.-





 





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children to work on modern dalr farm

near Ann Arbor; Wife to assist with house wot . Will

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1919 10,100 1919 ,459.73 >

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1916 $186.13

1917 $2,157.50

1918 $27,469.39

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Horse, 9 Cows and





Heifers. swine, poultry. machinery. vehicles. wood.

crops included: convenient RR town; machine-worked

fields; spring catered pasture: abundance wood and

timber; .50 apples, other fruit; 8 room house, over-

looking villa ie, 5(‘-ft. burn, water in buildings. Owner

forced to sel . $3300 takes all, easy terms. Details

page 11 Spring Catalog 1100 Bargains. FREE. Stmut

Agency. 814130, Ford Bldg, Detroit, Mich.



of lit) A. tract of land Missaukeo





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Commission Merchants. Dressed Beef. Hogs. calves.

Poultry, Lire & Dressed. Provisions, etc. Correspon-

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for others or who desires a larger farm than

he now owns.



I own lands in the famous clover seed belt near

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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 reasonable cash payment is required after

which the clover and alfalfa seed will take care

of your future payments.



While getting started and your home built I

Will. it necessary. stand behind you-



‘This is one of the chances of a life time if you

like farming and are a worker.



Paying for a farm in Clover Seed Belt where

Seed Crops average $100.00 per acre. entails no

hardship for the dairyman or stockman—as the

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leavmg the seed Crops as the mortgage lifter.



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J. L. JUSTICE;





N the past six or seven years that



we have been growing soy-beans in



corn we have had varied”experi—

ences and have heard the stories of

those who came to buy seeds. Many

who want to know how many" soy-

beans to plant with corn for silage or

hogging down said they have been dis-

appointed when they followed the gen-

erally recommended plan of planting

at. the rate 01' one bushel to six acres.

We were disappointed once or twice

by having a thinner stand of soy-beans

than we desired, and of recent years

have avoided the disappointment by

following tWo simple precautions.





The first of these is to find the per

cent 01‘ germination of the seed. It' the

seed tests only seventy or eighty per

cent it stands to reason that an extra

good stand will not be secured if we

follow the plan ol‘ sowing one bushel

to six acres. It is not uncommon to

find soy—bean seed testing as low as

that. l have tested many samples and

I have never yet” found a one hundred

per cent, test, Very few test out as good

as ninety-tire to ninety-eight per cent.

It. is a great deal commoner to find

them testing betWoen ninety and nine-

ty—fiye per cent. .



The per cent of germination depends

a great deal on the success in harvest-

ing and the method of storing. Beans

that are stored slightly damp depre-

ciate rather rapidly unless they are

stored where they can dry readily in

thin on a floor. Soy—beans of

low germination per cent. lack the 111s

ier oi" a good soybean. (lood seed

ought, to be tree of any mold and have





layers





a. br'glit color and rattle when pouredI





from one hand to the other.





Seed older than one. year loses its





. vitality rapidly, and alter two years of





age 1 have found the test so low that.

it was unsafe and inadvisable to sow

it, yet it was rather bright and had

the appearance oi" fairly good seed. I

was really surprised in the low tests

of old seed which had been stored dry

and kept in good quarters until the

tests were made.



The. best plan I know 01' to gauge

the planting is to drop so many soy-

beans to a hill 01‘ corn and ignore the

pounds per acre plan. We use seed of

better than ninety per cent. germina-

tion and drop from three to tour grains

to the hill with the corn. Of late years

we practice the plan of planting soy-

beans in most ot‘ the corn, for all that

are not, used in filling the silo and hog-

ging and lambing down will be salvag-

ed by the steers and hogs that go into

the stalk fields after the corn has been

hushed. it" three to tour grains are

planted we will be pretty sure to have

at least two soy—bean vines to a hill.



The second precaution is to not, put

the soy beans down too deep. it they

are planted rather shallow and germi—

nate quickly they will push up through

the top crust a great deal quicker and

easier than it they are put, down deep.

Moisture in a good seedbed will be;

lound pretty close. to the surt'ace in an‘

extremely dry spring. Soybeans put

in shallow will stand considerable bad

treatment, l’roni the Weather in the

way of cold muggy weather before they

come up. The. top soil warms first, so

they will get the benefit of the first

warm days it they are not. planted.

deep. Since. the wheels 01‘ the plantel‘i

tend to pack the soil about the seedi

and firm it all below, the moisture will

rise and start germination of the seed

in a short. while. Harrowing the soil

a. few days al'ter planting is Very ef-

fective in breaking and crust that

forms on the surface.





 





 





 





 





Washington State Farm Bureau is

pushing its organization work with a

$10 basis. The annual meeting will be

held this month.





 





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