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DETROIT,‘MICH., SATURDAY, APRIL 30, .192]

“NH YEAR $1.00
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lanmng fer Big Corn

Yields

How to Get Maximum Crops flow Your 501/ 25 70/// /y
Prof. Cox 0/ [/26 11/]. Al. C.

T this season of the year, the
A foundation is being laid for the

1921 corn crop. Land is being‘
plowed, seed beds fitted, and in south-
ern Michigan, the first plantings have
very lately begun. Next autumn’s
yields will depend very largely on the
thoroughness of the ,job of- fitting the
land, planting, and cultivating the
crop. Under present conditions, corn
growers will make the most profit who
can produce at the least cost per
bushel. _

Extra thorough cultivation, in fitting
the seed bed and during the early days
of the growth of the corn plant, is eti-
fectiVe in cutting the" total cost of cul-
tivation. The proper use of the disk.’
spike-tooth, and spring-tooth barrow in
fitting the seed bed, "controls weeds
more cheaply than cultivating

between the rows with the corn culti-

. vator after the crop is planted.

Eight years of observation in Mich-
igan has “convinCed the'writer that far
too much corn is planted on hastily
and poorly prepared seed beds, and
that as a. rule, far too many corn grow-
ers plant corn too late in the season
f0r best results.

The ideal soils for corn are fertile,
well drained, loams, silt loams, and
clay loams, which are well supplied
with organic matter. Michigan’s best
corn counties are located in southern

and south-central Michigan. Adapted
varieties are dependable throughout
the loWer peninsula. and Menominee

county for both grain and Silage, and
corn isthe most valuable silage crop
in the southern range of the upper pe—
ninsula counties.

The seed corn shortage, during the
war year of 1918, proved the great val-

’ue of good seed of home-grown varie-

ties, properly stored and tested. Varie-
ties of outstanding worth are avail-

able in nearly all Michigan corn-grow-
ing localities, to farmers who have not

properly saved their own seed.

For southern Michigan the Silver
King, Duncan, Folks White Cap, Pick-
ett, Murdock, and Lawrence Yellow
Dent, are among the leading varieties
which are available. In central Mich—
igan, Pickett and Golden Glow are rec-
ommended, and in northern Michigan
the Early Golden Glow, Wisconsin No.
25, and Northwestern Dent, are de-
pendable varieties.

Even after such a favorable fall as

p

been manured, and fall-plowed lo :1
good depth, of seven or nine inches, or
manured and plowed in early spring to
a depth of seven inches. W'here plow-
ing for corn is done at a. late date, par-
ticular attention is necessary in prop—
erly fitting the land. It is not enough
to merely plow, harrow 1he land, and
plant, but late plowing should be fol—
lowed by thoroughly compacting with
the roller or cultipacker, and frequent

 

Apply 200 to 300 lbs. of Acid Phosphate when Fitting the Seed-bed.

that of the past year, it is necessary

to test seed corn. Those who have not

already tested their seed, will do well

to start a test immediately in cases

where there is yet, time.

Plant Early in Season 0n Well-fitted
Seed Beds.

There is great advantage in planting
fairly early in the season. Early May
plantings in southern Michigan, and
mid-May plantings farther north,
should be the rule. While occasionally
early plantings may be caught by a
late spring frost. replantings can be
made, but late-planted crops are al-
most sure to be caught by early frost.
in the fall before they fully mature.

An ideal seed bed for corn can best
be prepared on sod land, which has

 

harrowings with spring-tooth or spike
tooth harrow. ‘

Seed corn starts best on seed beds
which are well packed at the bottom of
the furrow slice, with the surface work-
ed into a condition of good filth. Fall-
plowed land can be best fitted for corn
by discing in early spring and harrow-
ing at. intervals of a week or ten days
until planting time. Fall-plowed land
carries a higher percentage of moisj
ture and available nitrates which stunt
the seed off most vigorously, and op—
portunitv is offered lo1 a lhomugh fit-
ting and ea1lier planting.

Use Phosphate.

Acid phosphate gives :1 paying re-
turn with the corn crop, by increasing
the weight of yield and hastening the

1112i turily of the crop. The use of from.
two hundred to three illllltJ'Pti pounds
of sixteen per cent acid phosphate
gives distinctly noticeable results on.
nearly all Michigan corn soils. A more
firmly matured, and :1. heavier yielding

crop almost invariably results. Should
a short season follow, an application

of phosphate is effective in bringing

through a well-ripened crop of corn.
Phosphate, lo the amount of from

two hundred to three hundred pounds,

may be applied at the. time fitting
the. seed bed by fertilizer drill or
through fertilizer attachment on the

ordinary grain drill or it may be. broad-
caslod by shoveling from a wagon bed.
N01 more than] one hundred pounds
per acre should be. applied at time of
planting (torn through fertilizer attach—
ment, since a too large am'ilicaiion in
the row lends to cause a concentration
of root growth. while broadcasted up-
pliralions encourage the roots to for—
age widely and enable the ('()lll crop to
beller withstand su111111er drought. Ma-
nure and phosphate are a great team
to bitch to the. corn crop.

Good Yields Follow Good Stands.

A. good stand of corn is necessary for
good yields. The practice. of cultivat-
ing empty hills in 1119 row is costly
and greatly leSsens profit. In addition
to planting corn of high germination,
it is necessary that the planter drop
be uniform, and hence seed corn should
be carefully graded lo a uniform size,
and the planter plates carefully adjust-
ed to the size of kernel, so as to give a.
high percentage of uniform (ll‘Op,

0n fertile corn ground in southern.
Michigan counlios it is usual to plant.
three kernels per hill, forty-tun to
forty-four inches apart. for grain pur-
poses: for silage. in rows forty-two to
forty-four inches apart. dropping a ker-
nel every twelve or fourteen inches.

in central Michigan the usual distance’
to forty-J

between hills is thirty-eight
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VOLUME CLVI. NUMBER EIGHTTEEN

DETROIT, APRIL 30, 1921

 

 

 

 

CURRENT COMMENT

HE executive com-
mittees of seven

..
Farmers leading farmers’ or—
N “00nd, ganizations met in
Program Washington recently

for the purpose of

formulating a legislative program up-
on which all could agree. A program
committee, consisting of a committee
from each organization recommended
that this program be limited to four
propositions: Collective bargaining,
packer control legislation, tariff and
taxation. Each proposition was dis-
cussed at length in the conference,
with a view of reaching a decision up-
on which all could stand, and which
would best serve the needs of .the
farmers of the entire country. After
this discussion the conference recessed
subject to future call. Several of the
organization representatives expressed
the opinion that a definite program
would be agreed upon at a future con-
ference.

There can be no doubt that concert-
ed action on the part of these great
national farmers’ organizations repre-
senting a membership of about three
million farmers is desirable. Any pro-
gram on which there is unanimous
agreement of their executive commit-
tees is certain to be both sane and
constructive, and far more certain of
accomplishment than would be the
case if the several organizations were
working independently and often at
cross purposes.

. While this conference was in pro-
gress the People’s
League, which includes three of the
more radical farmersf
mi 3. large number of labor brother-
~ds and unions held another meet-
Washington and sent a delega-

‘sit the majority and minority

the house and senate with

gram of demands. This

narently largely dictat-

‘ement as it favored

on of the railroads

t operation and

' wages to rail-

do. of var-
“atives at
eak for

\ very

r the

ion.

d

5 ave. mm; it is, to be hoped

he an early" develoment.

Reconstruction

organizations .

better'?' team: werk .aieng this line will;

7 annex
constructive program backed" by a"
united nubile sentiment would be easy
of accomplishment.

’ T NCE the announce—
ment of a,-substan-

E13 i_ ”t. tial cut in the price of
'"ces , steel on April 13‘," a
Reduced number of prominent

manufacturers of farm
equipment have sent out notices of
price reductions on their various lines
of- goods. These include the» Interna:
tional Harvester Company, which an-
nounces a reduction of ten per cent
from their published prices for 1921011
all machines and implements, (motor
trucks excepted), not included in the
list of machines reduced in price on
March 7 or earlier; Deere & Company-
have made a flat reduction of ten per
cent in the prices of plows, oultivatdrs,
harrow's, Spreaders, hay and grain har-
vesting machinery and other imple-
ments; Advance Ruml'ey Thresher
Company has made reductions in» the
price of their tractors of from $800 to
$685 on the different sizes in their
line; Williys Light Division of the
Electric Auto-Lite Corporation has an-
nounced. a reduction of $100 in the
price of their farm lighting plant. In
each case these manufacturers state
that the reductions in the price of steel
will not affect the cost of their pres-
ent output, but will permit the replace-
ment of raw material at a lower cost.
All express a realization of the burden
borne by the farmers of the country
in the process of readjustment, and a
readiness to meet the situation, by
enabling the farmers to buy more eco-
nomically the equipment they need
and at the same time increase the val-
ue of their own products by aiding
manufacturers to give employment to
a largernumber of factory workers.
The influence of this action in the
price leveling process is certain to be
pronounced, both in the lowering of
other commodity prices and in the re-
vival of business in these lines. In
addition to this downward trend of
general commodity prices there is need
for a healthy reaction in the prices
for farm products. The index numbers
of wholesale prices covering 326 com-
modities, issued by the United States
Department of Labor for March, show
prices for farm products to be still far
out of line with the rest of the group.

the index price number for farm prod.

ucts being twenty-two per cent higher
than in 1914, as compared with an av-
erage of sixty-two per cent above 1914
prices for all commodities and 178 per
cent for the highest number in the
group, which is for house furnishings.
It is a reasonable hypothesis that
with the advent of more stable busi-
ness conditions and a normal employ-
ment of labor some reaction will be
evident in prices for farm products.

GRICULTURE is
.. , again on a com-
Meetmg pexiuve basis. Keen
Agricultural Gunmen,“ has dew)!”
Competition oped in practically ev-
ery department of the

farming field. Our dairymen are not
only selling their goods in the same
markets with dairymen from every
state in the Union but are also com"
peting with the dairymen of Denmark,
Holland, New Zealand and Australia
who have imported into this country
during the past few months over thir-
ty million pounds of butter. Amefican
grain growers are memos in compe-
tltion with "the grower on the prairies
of central and western Canada and the
producer of meat finds that he must
consider the product of maximal“
other southern hemisphwe commas.
‘t present osmium '
race has been ,, j
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reissue of the?! quencher, rand;
whicn'wni Vundoiibtedly'giyrtelnhmry ,
relief“ but which. may ultimately: -, who
a reaction againstth’e. purchase of. our
surplus products by these same. ford
signers, hence the advisability of; lim-
iting the. period- inwhich the tart-R will
be operative. '

But competition-many linemfl indus-
try it generally met by introducin-
more efficient methods of. production
arid marketing. To hold. a. market one
must either produce- goods “(superior
quality or get them to the consumer at
less coSt. In tho-case of” the farmer he
must make judicious use of'lazbmt-sav-
ing machinery; till his fields to the
extent of producingcrops at the mini-
mum of expense per unit; sow only the
very best seeds; keep imprOved live
stock; I replace. the two hundred-pound.

butter per year ,cow for a three hun- -

dred or fourvhundred-pound animal;
adopt a rotation of crops and plan. of
farming that will use the available la-
bor to the best advantage; in fact, the
farmer who means to survive the. com-
petition that is now on must use his
head as well as his hands to take ad-
vantage of every condition to produce
and market at the lowest cost.

I CCORDING to let-

7 - tors recently re-
I’ggrw'ng ceived many of the
"age readers of this jour-
Markets nal are debating the

general proposition of
the future market for hay. Certainly
there, is nothing in the present situa-
tion to give one encouragement to pile
up a big surplus of this product. It is
a very difficult matter to forecast what
the future market will be and it is
more difficult to make accurate predic-
tions as to the weather during the com-
ing two months when the ’1921 crop
will be made. It is possible that a
severe drought may so reduce the crop
that all the present surplus will be
needed before the 1922 crop is avail-
able. ‘On the other hand, it is prob-
able that a normal crop. or a bumper
one may be produced and in either
event we are quite certain to have
twelve months in which the buying
public will be indifierent to the ap-
peals of the man who has hay to sell.

Many causes have contributed to the
present very unsatisfactory markets.
While the mild winter, the early
spring, and increased railroad rates
have greatly aggravated the situation,
perhaps the Chief cause lies in the
fact that during the past two years
there has. been a surplus of ten mil-
lion tons over the five-year \average
productionfrom 1914-1918 and at the
same time the live stock population of
the country. has decreased by ten mil-
lion animals.

This leads to what seems to be the.
only solution to the present problem
of over-production, or perhaps better-
stated, and-emonsumption, the solution
being to» increase the amount of live
stock on the farms in those sections
having it smells: of foreste- In the
Dissent situation there is an cohorts-4
nity to restock farms or to add to the
present supply at comparatively small
cost. There would be little chance of
failure in such a venture. The big
item in the cost of producting live
stock is the feed bill and with this
item reduced to its lowest terms and
the good breeding stock selling at low
figures, one can hardly make a mis-
take by stocking up the farm With
good mimls against the doyaf'iushar
values. Then too whatwer course
oasis romanc"mw take in the infinite.
Whether hue stock prostitution is con-

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out tenant . practices. have ,a ’ tandem

ti! Wants the depression: in the for.

age markets.- Farms are made less'
productive and tenant and owner are
made poorer ,throusn’a system which,
provide: for themwins of grain year
after year. If a bunch of dairy Will
a‘ flock- of sheep. or other stock Gould

, be-addedtothe list of activities. on the

tenant farm. a healthier. tone would'lio
given thehay trade by keeping a law
er portion off the markets and at. the
same, time many of the evils inherent

to, present tenant farming methods ~

would be remedied.

News of the West:

C. Wednesday, April 202'
THE postoflice department has an-
- pounced that mail clerks will be
armed with ‘swwndroff shot guns to foil
mail robberies-w—Former emperor Wil-
Ham of‘Gormany suffersnervous at-
tack—Senate orders general investi-
gation of railroad, situation; labor
charges capital combine to lower rail-
road wages.—A world congress of Rus-
sian monarchists is called to meet in
Berlin on June 1.~—-Prohibition census
of U. S. government warehouses shows
1,600,900gallnns of whiskey out Of
bond—PAH treasures seized in Russian
palaces and from individuals are sold
by Soviet officials for food.

Thursday, April 21.

BRLIN oiiers allies $750,900,000 and

one-fifth of exports yeari for ten
years—Japanxefus’es to yiel to Unit.—
ed' States note with reference to the
Isle of Yap.—..—Greeks open bi often.
siye against the Turks near Us ack,“
Motormen and conductors on Detroit
city car lines refuse pay out set for
May 1,—leoyd-George is willie to»
compromise with Irish on everyt ing
except the republican form of. govern-
ment.—Action by the federal reserve
board makes business credit conditions
melon—Chicago couple in Berlin are
mobbed because they were thoughtio
be French.

Friday, April 22.

PRESIDENT HARDING refuses re.-

quest of Germans to mediate the
question of reparations between Gob
mans and aliiess-v’l‘rotzky. Russian.
soviet war, minister, says Reds. W3
millions of men and lenty 9f ammuni-
tion—A branch of t e United States
Department of Jasmin is established.
in (mirage—General Pershing is wt
in charge of plats to keep. the army
on a war basis—The municipal street
railway in Detroit increases activities,
rails being laid on seventeen streets,
—-Agricultural interests, in moistened.-
at Was ton asle- Hardemg to. call
trade readjustm, ent meeting—lmmi‘
gration limit bill is ready for house
vote at Washington.

~ Saturday; April 23.

‘ IAND, French premier, yields to

British stand against invasion or
Ruhr valley, Gamay; mamas-“113%

of novelists" will he'asmm ma; ‘

it..—A tornado in southwestern. O
homa destroys many buildings and oil
domicile—Two .«marine corps act-o-
piaaies complete a 5.00.9331119" .‘ journey:
to the Dominican republic and netting,
—.Jugo-s.la.y troops. occupy the .iSIardS'
of Lesina and Lissa off the Dalmatian
coast; the Italians have. withdrawn—a
National Won com} unsec-
lesisletion to make fifty per saga-at
immigrants to. some on boats - . ,
the American (la ,, as a means of-m"
in-g the merchan marine seEf-su- ,
lug;

   

Suction-Wk“. .

‘ERBERT HOOVER, secretarypf
commerce, asks for $250,000 for
promotion of foreign trade; he plans
a foreign trade information bureau..—
Janet Jackson, Irish champion, defeats
Miss Alexa Stirling, American cham-
pion, in world golf tournament—Inimi-
gration restrictions bill passes con-
. ,ess without roll call; the bill re-
has incoming slices :to three Per
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plant; the latter is the water upon

swhich the plant depends for its growth.

.An interesting experiment to show the

difference between free and film wa-
ter, can be performed with little diffi-
culty in any farm home. Take a flow-
er pot, and after plugging the hole that
has been provided in the bottom, fill it
with dry soil, well compacted. Then
pour water into the pot slowly until
the water level reaches its top. Next
remove the plug and catch the water
that drains through the hole, and com-
pare the amount removed with the
amount poured in. The water that is
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the pot and forms a film around the
numerous soil pa1ticles is the film
water.

Tile drainage furnishes an outlet for
the surplus water in the soil in exactly
the same way that opening the hole

' furnishes an outlet for the surplus wa—

ter in the flower pot.

Removal of the surplus water in the
soil is the foundation for all of the
practical benefits that tile-drainage
brings. / ‘

Better Soil Aeration.

Air at the roots is ‘just as essential
to the life of the plant as air is to the
lungs of a man. Plants do not like
.“wet feet,” because the presence of
surplus water at their roots excludes
air. Both cannot occupy the same
space at the same time. 111 a well—
drained soil, air follows the water
down into the soil, and occupies the
pores vacated by it.
in a well-drained soil a1e largei than
in a more compact, undrained soil, the
air supply is comparatively greater.

‘This explains why legumes like alfal-

fa, and clover, which are dependent for
their healthy growth upon the'nitrogen
from the air, thrive on a well-drained
soil, and starve on an undrained one,
e'yen in a dry season. The experience
of F. J. Drodt, of Monroe, as related in
the following quotations from his let-
ter has been the experience of hun-
dreds of farmers who have tried to
grow alfalfa on soil in which the wa-

V ter—level was too high:

“I had ten acres of land near the
barn that I thought would be handy

'_,for pasture part of the time, but which
was tiled shallow, and quite far apart.

I got a fair catch the first year, but. it
grew up ”very spindling and turned yel-
low. ‘It did not get much of a growth.
I found therwater level wasn’t deep

enough, so I got- a better outlet for my
main drain and retiled the ten acres.

two and a half to three feet deep. You
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undrained soil, with the results that
the temperature of the latter is appre-
ciably lower than that of the former.
Evaporation has a cooling effect on the
soil just as it has on a person who is
sweating. This accounts for the fact
that seed will germinate in a well-
drained soil much sooner than in a
wet soil.
Earlier and Longer Season.

Earlier germination of seed means
an earlier and, consequently, longer
growing season than the plants on wet
land will enjoy. While. a neighbor is

,, sowing oats or plowing on well-drained

land in the spring, the wet-land farmer
has to content himself with doing odd
jobs around the house or about the
farm, when he should be working his
fields. Chances are that his impatience
will get, the better of his judgment,
with the result that he tries to prepare
a seed—bed on land that is too wet. It
may take years to overcome the dam-
age done to the soil by working it
while in this condition. It is impossi-
ble to prepare a. good seed~bed out of

soil that has been thus maltreated, and-

almost as impossible to raise a crop on
it that will do much more than cover
the cost of producing and harvesting
it, and it frequently fails to do even
that. Farmers who follow this all too
common practice of working land
while it is wet and soggy generally
have to console themselvesduring the
harvest with the thought: “Well, I
didn’t. get as much of a crop as I ex-
pected, but then, I didn’t expect I
wouh.”

The following table shows the dif-
ference in the dates of working drain-
ed and undrained land as reported by
fifty-seven Michigan farmers:

. Number Per

Earlier Seeding. Reporting. Cent.
One Week or oven... 57 100
Two weeks or over.. 33 57
Three weeks or over 15 26
Four weeks or over.. 5 9
The reader will note that every
farmer reported an earlier season of

one week or over. Some reported a
gain of more than a month on land
that was too wet at any time except in
very dry seasons, while others report-
ed that land that could never be work-
ed in any kind or season was ready for

seeding sooner than the higher land.

The growing season is further
lengthened by the fact that plants on
a tile—drained soil are seldom stunted
in “their growth by heavy rains or
drought, as they frequently are on un-
drained soils.

Improved Physical Condition of the

Soil.

Tile drainage has the faculty of
“bringing the Soil from a wet, soggy
condition to a moist, loose condition,”
according to Fred Garlinger, of Nash-
ville. This change is a gradual one in
the case of heavy clay soils. Some-
times three or four years are required
“before the tile-drains become matur-
counts for the fact that plants on tile-

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diained soils are less liable to lodge,

than those on undrained soils.
Craps More Drought-Resistant.

A porous soil will hold more water
than a compact, undiained soil, just as
a sponge will hold more water than a
stone. The film water thus stored up
during thaws or rains, furnishes a sup-
ply of water upon which the plant can
draw in a dry season. When the sup~
ply of water near the plant roots is ex--
hausted capillary action brings up wa-
ter f1om the lower levels, just as oil is
diawn up into a lamp- wick 110m the
supply below and coffee into a cube of
sugar, when one side of the cube is
dipped into it. The loose, mulchy con-
dition of the surface soil prevents the
evaporation of this water to a consid—
erable extent. Since it is possible to
cultivate or harrow a drained field
soon after a rain, much of the water
which is ordinarily lost through evap-
oration, is conserved, because of the
mulch thus formed. The difference be-
tween crops on drained and undrained
fields is often as pronounced ‘in a dry
as in a Wet season.
increase in Available Plant—food and

Humus.

The increased supply of fresh air in
a tile-drained soil, and its higher tem—
perature, make it possible for bacteria
which can not exist in wet, cold, com-
pact soils, to act upon the supply of

 

 

Wet Spots Delay Seeding and Increase Pr'oductiOn Costs.

ed.” However, the improvement at. the
end of the first year is very marked.
More Root Space.

Since tile-drainage lowers the water
table and makes soils more porous,
plants develop a more extensive root-
ing system in drained than in undrain—

ed soils. It is commonly known that
plants are more drought-resistant

when the spring of the season has been
dry. than when it has been wet. Dur-
ing‘a dry spring the water table in the
soil is comparatively low, and offers
no obstruction to the development of
a. normal, healthy.root-system. The
increased porosity of a tile—drained
soil, and the fact, that its water table
is always low, except for short, periods
during very heavy rains, make the de-
velopment of a strong, deep root sys
tem possible in any season. This ac-

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
  
 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

    

' face-washing, can hardly be overesti'."

raw 'plantiood that has been stored up
in the soil for years and prepare it so
the plants can use it. This accounts
for the fact that the increase in‘ crops
due to tile-drainage is much more pro-
nounced in a soil that has been so
wet. that no crop has ever been raised
on it, than in one that produces a crop
occasionally.

Increase in the Productive Area of a

Farm.

There are thousands of acres of
swamp land and ponds on improved
farms that can be reclaimed at a very
small cost, through tile~drainage. Land
of this nature will frequently produce
a crop the first year that will be worth
three' or four times the cost, of drain-
ing it. Dead furrows are unnecessary
on a tile-drained field except in the
case of heavy clay soils, and then only ‘
for a. year or two These furrows fre-
quently occupy over a tenth of the
area of the field. Only five out, of fifty—
seven farmers reporting, supplement
their tile-drains with dead furrows, and
these only to a limited extent.

Replacing medium-sized open ditch-
es with tile-drains will add consider—
able land to the productive area of the
farm. These ditches can gradually be
filled as the farmer works across them.
The opening of the sub-soil and the
larger feeding ground plants get in
this way, is in effect an increase in the
area of the taim, because it forms a
farm under a farm. -

Decrease in Loss of Fertility.

The annual loss of manure and fer.

tilizers on undrained farms, due to sur-


  
      

      

a d. Much of this fertility is depos-
ted on low, flat areas, which their
owners sometimes cail charity fields,
beCa‘use they are kept well fertilizedx
at theii neighbms’ expense By ab-
" sclption of the rainfall through a trie-
Tdrained soil the amount of
, washing is materially decreased, and
- nannies. and fertilizers are carried
down into. the soil where the growing
Crops can make use of them. Some
fertility‘is, of course lost through the
tile-drains. but it is negligible when
compared with the amount saved from
surfacewashtng.
Less 'Heaving by Frost.
'Frost is fiequently responsible for
the loss of wheat, clover and alfalfa
'1 on undrained soils. A wet soil ex»
ponds upon freezing, because its pores-
are filled with water. This expansion
of the soil causes plants to be lifted
' out of the gmund so that their roots
lose contact with the soil. The result
is often the total loss of' a crop. In a
well-dramed soil the pores are filled
with air, because the surplus water
has been removed. This permits ex-
pansion within the soil, and prevents
heaving.‘
More Permanent Crop Rotations.
The loss of a crop in a iotation due
to heaving by frost or drought is a serr
ious one, not only because of the value
of the crop, but because it breaks up

the rotation.

 

surface ,

  

Since tiled! u go .
vents the loss on crops due/ab those
causes, it Wes it podsmfé to keep‘
up a rotation more nernianently than.
can. be done on wet land. ”

Growth of More Vaiuable Crops

Possible.

Beets, potatoes and alfalfa and oth‘
er legumes cannot be g1own success-
fully oh wet soils. The average in-
crease in crops due to: tile-drainage as
reported by Michigan farmers amounts
to over six tons of beets per acre,
nearly sixty-four bushels of potatoes
per acre, and nearly one ton of alfalfa
per acre. North Westbrook, of Marine
City, reports a yield of four hundred
bushels of potatoes per acre in 1920,
on land that seldom produced an aver-
age crop before being drained. Twenty
to twentydive tons of beets per acre
are frequently grown on tile-drained
soils that formerly averaged less than
eight tons per acre.

Better Quality .of Crops.

A crop that is stunted at any time
during the growing. season by exces-
sive moisture or drought is bound to*
be of inferior quality. Beets grownon
tile‘drained soil often have a sugar test
of five or eight per cent‘ higher than
those grown on wet soil.

Less Wear and Tear on Machinery.

The elimination of open ditches and
dead furrows, and the more friable

   

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tear attic applies to horses on?!“ men‘s

Tractor Farthing M‘orePracticalz

There is Some question as. regards
the econom of- us‘lng a tractor. on a
small farm, but the advisability of buy
ing a tractor for. use on- large, poorly
drained farms is: just as Questionable.
The tractor can be used to good ad-
vantage on a well- drained farm that is
not too small nor too hilly, the year
around, in any season, but there are
seasons when the use of a tractor ona
poorly drained farm is practically im-
possible at any time. Tile-draining
such a farm will, however, make the
use of a tractor more practical.

Lower Cost of Production.

Well-drained land is much easier to
work than undrained land, because the
soil is more friable. Thiseffocts a ma-
terial saving of labor in the; prepara-
tion of a seed-bed. It is seldom, if ever,
necessary, to reseed on tile-drained:
land. Theseed and the labor required
in reseeding represent a substantial in-
crease in the cost of production. Many
farmers report a- reduction in, the labor
cost of’ crops, due to tile-drainage of.
from thirty-five to fifty per cent. Fred-
Cornair, of Chesanin-g, writes: “Cost
of plowing and fitting lessened one--
half. That sounds» big, but its the

drained land is in condition to weak;

‘V earlier in the season, farm “labor can.

be utilized over a longer period. The"
ability? to grow a W variety of

crops,-aids in this distribution, as .doosa.
thenfact‘that it is posdble'to gotten-then
land from, three to four days sower

after heavy rains. Since a greater va‘

riety of‘ crops camxbe grown, it is pose
sible in this way alsoto-maloemore}
continued use of the available labor.-
Better distribution of labour means a.
material- reduction: in the overhead cost.

of production.

The tractor and (9er labohsavingv
machinery can be used, to goodadyan-
tags on welldrained soils. Then, too,.
there is the saving in "wear and tear
previously mentioned.

Less seed and- fertilizers are .reqmr»
‘ed on tile-drained ground. More 011m
seed germinates, and more of the for-A
tility in the soil is available. and loss
is lost through surfacewashing.

Lime and fertilizers are much mom
effective on well-drained than on wet
soils. It is poor economy to waste
these on wet land. Drainage should
come first, because it is fundamental.
Liming and fertilizing will not correct
a condition that is due to poor
drainage. ‘

 

 

 

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FREEZE DAMAGES FRUIT.

 

- RUIT in southwestern Michigan
suffered most from the frost of
April 16-17, according to reports re-
ceived by the horticultural department
of M. A. C. from field agents. Prof.
Roy E. Marshall has issued the follow-
ing bulletin:

“Southwestern section-suffered most
severe losses, grape loss there being
eighty per cent or more, cherries
eighty-five per cent, pears twenty-five
per cent, early varieties of plums gone,
late varieties injury slight. Early va-
rieties of apples injuries severe; late
varieties injury slight. Little injury to
small fruits. Northern fruit sections
indicate but slight injury to cherry and
apple crops. Vl'inler varieties of apples
over entire state show but slight in-
Jury.

“lierrien county suffered most se-
verely, the grape buds in that section
being severely injured so that it is
simply a matter of estimate as to how
large a crop the second buds or more
dormant buds will produce. Sour cher-
ries and peaches have also been se-
verely injured, some variation existing
in degree with the different varieties
and different orchards. Van Buren and
Allegan counties suffered somewhat
less. especially-in sections near the
lake shore.”———H.

 

LIVE STOCK SHIPPING. ASSOCIA-
T‘ION.

 

M ANAGER COMPSON of the Mich-
igan Live Stock Exchange tells
us that there are now about two hun-
tdred and fifty local live stock shipping
associations in Michigan consisting of
from fifty to four hundred members.
This makes an aggregate membership
in these associations of approximately
twenty-five thousand.

TRAFFIC BETWEEN THE TWO
PENINSULAS.

 

HE‘statistician of the Michigan
Public Utilities Commission has
piepared a statement indicating the
mount of freight handled between the
upper peninsula and the lower penin-
_ sula at the Straits of Mackinac. by. the
-’ Mackinac Transportation Company;
j‘which has a maximally of this traffic.
5:11p: statement We that to.- 1.830;“

34.212 freight cars were transported
loaded. while 17,138 empties were
handled. There were 149,157 passen-
gers carried between the two penin<
sulas in the same period. The number
of automobiles taken over was 3,472.
This is interesting as showing the
large amount of traffic between upper
and lower Michigan. Some day per-
haps there will be a tunnel or a bridge
to provide even better facilities than
now obtain for effecting the passage
of this nine-mile waterway :that now
separates the two sections of our state.
——CI{Asn.

 

FARM VALUES IN UPPER COUN-
TIES.

 

HE Michigan Ci'op Report for the

month of March gives figures bear
ing on farm values for Michigan. For
the upper peninsula, the average value
of all farm lands, with improvements,
is given as $54 per acre, and, without
improvements, $32 per acre. The aver-
age value of good plow lands per acre
is put at $54, and of poor plow lands,
$25 per acre. ' The average of all plow
lands is stated to be $42 per acre—C.

DAIRY DIVISION ASSU RED.

 

DAIRY division of the newly creat-
ed state department of agriculture
is practically an assured fact because
of the action taken by Governor Groes-
beck and the state administrative
board at a conference with the Michi-
gan Allied Dairy «Association at the
state capitol Tuesday, April 19.
Pursuant to a program adopted at
its annual meeting. March 16, the dairy
association, upon the enactment of the
law creating a state department of ag-
riculture, took steps to secure a con-
ference with the governor and admin-
istrative board and to lay before them

the need of a state dairy organization

for the improvement of dairy condi-
tions in Michigan and improvement of
the quality of dairy products placed
upon the market.

The importance of a prosperous
dairy industry to the state and the
need for adequate laws and an organi—
zation to enforce these laws and to
promote and encourage the dairy in-
dustry throughout the! stator. wort-1W

istrative board by the dairy associa-
tion in a complete and carefully pre-
pared statement. The statement rec-
ommended that a dairy division of the

state department of agriculture be cre-I'

ated and that $100,000 be appropriated
to finance the work of the department.
Twenty dairy inspectors were recom-
mended as a minimum for efficient-
supervision of the dairy industry.

The governor made known that the
state administrative board and him-
self were convinced of the need of
such a department and that it would
be created. The state department of
agriculture will become a reality on
July 1, according to the terms of the:
act which gave it birth. ,

The dairy association committee
which drafted the statement to the
governor, recommended that the rap-
propriation suggested should be dis-
tributed as follows: Butter interests,
thirty per cent; cheese, five per cent;
condensed milk and milk powder, five
per cent; ice' cream, ten per cent;
market milk and production interests,
ten per cent. Twenty dairy inspectors
are suggested as follows: Butter in-
terests, six; cheese, one, condensed
and powdered milk, one; ice cream,
two; market milk and production, ten.

SURVEY OF ELEVATOR SITUATION
IN MIDLAND.

 

N order to get more nearly exact

valuations of elevators and to get
fair and accurate figures on building
costs of elevators, County Agent Mc-
Murtry, of Midland county recently ask-
ed the manager of the State Elevator
Exchange to furnish two experts.
These men spent three days 'investi-
gating and reporting upon the elevator
situations at Midland, Sanford and
Coleman. Their work has proved emi‘
nently satisfactory, and will save the
farmers a good many thousand dollars

in the purchase price of several prop:

erties about to be taken over by co
operative associations—J. C. M.

MUCH CREAM SHIPPED.

 

HEquantity of creamshipped from
Bruce’s Crossing on the South
Stoisore Railrnad. last year, Was 205
tons. -A imam error-in theae

 

A large unused brewery at Marquette
is to be transformed into an ice cream
factory bysa large Honghton firm.
which will increase the localdemand
for farmers’ cream. The manufacture
of. ice cream is an important business
in Cloverland,.in spite of the supposedl
ly wintry character of our summer
climate—L. A. 0.

STATE SENATE APPROVES NEW
- EGG ELA‘W. ‘

 

_ HE proposals for a “Michigan Egg

Law” to require all dealers in eggs

to obtain licenses and to candle all

egg handled by them met with unani-

mous approval in the senate when it

passed that body without a dissenting
vote.

This bill was advocated by the fed-
erated legislative committee of the
farm organizations of Michigan when
they discovered that Michigan eggs:
were being discriminated against in
the‘big markets because other states
have rigid candilin-g and inspection
laws, accordingly their eggs are re-
garded as standard on the markets and ,
are taken in preference to the Michi-
gan eggs whose quality-is an unknown
factor. Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Ohio,
Missouri and Indiana have laws mak‘

ing compulsory the candling and gradv‘ '

ing of all eggs handled by dealers.
Rather strangely, it is reported that

the dealers themselves are endorsing 1 ‘

the proposal for a Michigan egg “law:
It was pointed out that the operation
of the proposed law would result in
more careful handling of eggs and

would largely prevent the great losses ‘

now caused by careless handling. .
The enforcement of the provisions
of this act and the establishment of

supplementary rules is vested in the :

state food and drug commissioner. '-

The federated legislative committee ‘

recently voiced its endorsement of the
proposal in the following terms: “We

approve the principle of an egg, law ,

along. the lines of those now in some
.in the neighboring states and urge the
passage of such a law by the mesons

' legislative session."

 

Mississippi and. Alabama are. the on-
In tint states who one not W
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“ . . ODAY we are feeding a carload

_ l . of young cattle ,that we, purchas-
._" ed last fall, with corn that cost
us ninety-two cents to produce. It has
been variously estimated that a bushel
of corn will make between five and six
pounds of beef, so if our beef animals
’ must sell for 'nine cents the gain put
on the cattle will bring more than half
the cost of producing the corn and
leave behind large supplies of farm fer—
tility, besides utilizing our large quan-
tities of straw, hay and cemstalks in
the silo. Seven Shorthorn cows have
dropped that many high-grade calves
that will develop into good feeders, and
butter and butter-fat are selling for
forty-five and fortytwo cents, which
realizes more on the corn and oats
than the market price of corn. The
hogs and poultry and calves are con-
suming the skim‘milk along with the

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back quicker than we think if tariff
questions are settled satisfactorily. We
have nearly two crops of lambs on
hand. If we must market all our sur-
plus stdck at considerable loss it is‘our
chief desire that it go to market well
fitted and to be counted in the good to
choice class. If we can accumulate
herds of good live stock in advance of.
the business revival we can expect to
profit when that time comes. Bankers
are providing financial backing to the
earnest and conscientious live stock
men, to save their herds from going
to the slaughter houses and to give the
owners time to fit their stock properly
for ,the market.

Is the stockman a safer proposition
for the banker than the grain farmer?
Perhaps the banker thinks more of the
business ability of the farmer than he
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F arm lands For Sale

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.1 acres Two miles south of Moors. Gcoana 0011.?
Michigan. Good buildincc- Amie; cherry andm
orchar .

wo and one- -half miles south of News,
Ostlignhiregouifty. Mi1 higan. ouse. burn. granary.
Good 5011,10 acres cherry. 10 acres apple and peach
orchards

res. West of Shelby. Oceans county. Michi V
20%?” soil small house and burn. 600 1163011 trees in
bearing

80 acres.
county Mi< higan.
chard. All fenced.

1% acres. Six miles northeast of Walkerf’ille Oceans
county. Michigan. 35 acres impro1ed..0 at res tim-
ber balance cut-0101‘ pasture.

'7 miles west of Cndillu1.Wex ord county,
land.

4% mile: northwest of Shelby. Oceana
7-room house, barn. Small or-

779 acres.
Michigan partly imp1o1ed Good grazin

280 211 res Two and one- -half miles southwest. of Meurs
()1 enna Counm Michigan. 8-1110m good house Buse-
meat barn, good soil all fenced.lU-ac1e orch111d.

368 81 100 acres. Six miles east of Lake City Nissan.
kee county Mic g:.111 lay 021m soil It acres
wood timber la acres saw timbe1 100 acres ready:
for plow.
40 acres. Eight and 0119-:th miles from Lake City, .
Missaukee county Michigan. House, barn. good 5061.}
Partly improved
.1cres.Nine miles northeast of Pentwater. Mich...
igloo. Good house good basement barman good rond.
v

Imim soil.
Nine miles northeast of Pentwatenuason
"Candl‘yl‘f’sMichignn. ood roads. small house gpo T
‘barn. 120 acres cleared small orchard uell fenced.

80 acres I] Mr township. Lake county hlichigzm Three
miles west of Irons. S11ndy soil. small p111t h. E‘s been
worked

1‘wo and one- -h11lf miles northwest of (“ale-

7% '1ore~.
‘ Good cluy loom soil

donia Kent county, Michigan.
well fenced

THE MICHIGAN TRUST COMPANY
Grand Rapids. Michigan

PEBKY GYPRES§5

The wood that. will last forever in
the ground or out of it.

Established 1864
.l. P. SCRANTON & COMPANY,

Detroit, Michigan

 

. ammsemce- SPACE.

ONSTANT: expansion continues to

‘be necessary at State Farm Bureau
headquarters as the press of business
compels the great’farmer organization
of the state to seek more and more
floor space for the directing of its mul-
titudinons activities. The bureau is
now engaged in increasing its office
space at Lansing headquarteis by male
.han one 10111111.

The last 01' the three-quarters of a
million pounds 01' wool once stored in
the farm bureau headquarters building
has been sold. In its place is a cluster
01' new olfices and the‘odor 01' green
plaster‘ has supplanted that of stored
wool. Soon the sound of clicking type‘
writers and the hum of the farmer's
business win pervade those rooms.
The expansions are illustrative of the
rapid growth of the farm bureau, per-
haps the fastest growing farm bureau
organization in the country. Today its
ofilces are five times as large as they
were one year ago.

Remodeling 0f the farm bureau head-
quarters in the interests of a greater
efllciency will proceed with the expan‘
sion of pfiice space. The elevator ex-
change has assumed such proportions
that it has been accorded a spite of
five 01' the new offices; the wool de—
partment will take in a suite at three
offices instead of one, in addition to a
large show—room tor the sale of farm

‘ bureau blankets and suitings, and the

executive committee is to be provided

 

Will ship any- quantity.

 

~TRACTOR

For Sale

Moline Tractor with Plow, 9 Row
Cultivator, Double Disc. All in
first-class condition.

Carroll L. Post,
P.O.Box 499,3attle Creek,M~ich.

 

and cheapest means

owl. p and Cattle.
Nam dumber Itampedfin an
Catalog mailed Im on roams mt.

F.S.B ch&Co.118W. HuronSt.Chica 1

ENGINES

Two? 111’. Gray Stationary Engines for the Fauna

 

 

 

or sho used on!) two months,w $125. 00 each. Knrtz

Paper x 00. 21.9 Larned St.W Detroit, Mich.

'l‘ b cc Kentucky Natural Leaf Mild Smoking, pure
o a 0 mellow tobacco direct from grower. 10.1118.

83; ‘20 lbs. 35. Chewing 12 lbs. $4. 50 prepaid. Send no
$oney. Pay when you receive tobacco. Daron Farms
obncoo Association. hinyfielfl Kentucky.

 

Farms and Farm Lands

$1000 Secures 150 Acres with
Horse, 14 Cow-s; 3 Heifers

Calves. bull hogs. tools. household furniture includ~ .
ed: a. live wire money- makin farm; on improved
road, close village; fertile mach ne- worked fields; 20-
cow re by treat brook, wood: 50‘ 11m l
trees pears, plums. cherries; 900- tree fully equipped
sugar bush: room cottage big basement barn r11. =
silo, stobie. etc. Retiring ow'ners low price 34 500
takes all. $1000 down. easy terms. See details page:
18 Illus. SgningG 1110‘?!“ 1100 Bargains. FREE.
S'I‘RO‘U‘T FAR‘fla AG NOY. 814 BC Ford Bldg»
Detroit, Mich.

WANT. A FARM?

! have the best and fairest proposition to enable you
to secure :1 farm in the famous Clover Seed Belt of
heavy clay-doom lmds near] Gamay.
Write me today Hffiga 'bookl

B. PRESTON Onaway, Mich. .

FOR SALE- -"l’°“§1fi‘m‘1£§§§ 3127332535133

in the great potato and dairy district of Wisconsin
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our olce now
terms. Write for free booklets. etc. Sanborn Com~
panv No. 29,- Sanbom Bldg. Eagle R1ver,Wisnonsiu

05111111 WISCONSIN FARMS

soil.
Prices very reasonable. Write for list.
OW EN REALTY 00..

11nd cutove l d
Silt loam.clri.1?n 3‘

Owen. Wis.

 

Chance 40 acres rich farm“
I-knrleseekersl la.nd Central M1chigan
:‘vgha $11.0 or‘inoze detiwnbl llllaldjice S yegrs a s,

QFDCiDIIB Sta inc 6 core
Staltl’elgBa Barothersjo fiM'ez-rill Bldg, 8173.3 aginaw, llclfi'

 

.' F A R M s Poultgm truclr. stock. and.

“Wanted to Hear
'l‘hponmt Buga Farm Maori 10$?)th

F1668in & NOOIL Salisbury. Md.
from owner of land

01K.HA'WLEY 1133311... Wisconsin. “"

 

for the accounting,

:blood, 23 cents,
' wool.

No sand or swamps. A wonderful clover section. L V

with a committee room with a seating
!capacity of one" hundred and fifty.
Many meetings held at the [arm bu~
ieau headquarters are attended by one
hundred or more people. The: fzum bu-
reau publicity department will take 01-
er twoof the new offices, all 01" which
are on the second floor 01' the farm bu-
reau headquarters building.
Remodeling operations include pro-
visions for private offices for President
James Nicol, Secretary Clark L. Brody
and Auditor J. Lee Morford, an ade‘
quate reception room, increased space
4purchasing and

seed departments. At the rate the

larm bureau seed department is grow-

ing, it is not unlikely that it will re-

‘quire'the services of a. small army of

clerks in another'year; It has bought

:and sold millions of pounds of seed for

farm b‘ureauomembers since its organ-
ization in April, 1920.

WOOL POOL N EWS.

ALF a million pounds of wool from
the Michigan State Farm Bureau
wool pool were sold to a great eastern

, clothing mill during the week of April

:11, according to A. J. Hankins, in
charge of the pool. The shipment to-
talled thirty carloads, approximately a
trainload of Michigan wool.

Sold direct from the producer to the
mill and free from any profits accruing
to 'several in-between agencies, the
wool netted the farmer having wool in
the pool several cents more per pound

' than he could have gotten through any

other agency, says the department.
The mill purchasing the wool was said

. to be one of the farm bureau’s regular

connections. The wool sold as follows
Three-eighths blood, 27 cents; quarter-
and short clothing
21 cents.

' Approximately 6,000 checks have
been mailed to date to grOwers
having wool in the pool. Ten cents a;

sampound constitutes this payment which

is on the cheaper grades in thepool.
Checks continue to go outx Sales. are'
now being made of the medium andi
delaine wool's. (heading of the remaind-

 

 

 

 

 

 
   
 

er of the 3 500. 000 Dumas of 111091 or-

indicate that the 1921 pool may exceed

the gigantic total for 1920 by perhaps
a million pounds, says the department.

The wool department is now arrang-r
ing for the manufacture of a portion.
of the wool in the pool into a line of
hard-woven woolens' and worsteds in
addition to the, woolens already put
out. The new line Will be part of the
suitings manufacture project which the
farm bureau has under way. To date
orders for suitings have been in ad-
vance of the mill's ability to keep up
with the demand.

W‘OOL GRADING WAREHOUSES

‘ ANNOUNCED.

OOL pooling seems to be paying

.011t. . Actual sales made by the
farm bureau are giving the farmer five
cents and more on his wool than local
buyers are offering, hostile propaganda
notwithstanding. What local buyers
call “rejection wool" is bringing from
sixteen to twenty-six cents a pound

'under the farm bureau system of grad-

ing and marketing, Staple and comb—
ing wools bring from twenty-five‘to
thirty-one and a half cents, farm bu-
reau pooling and wool grading on the
quality basis giving the grower that
return.

Pooling is under way. Grading ware-
houses in central Michigan as anonunc-
ed in the middle of April are located
at Port Huron, Lapeer, North Branch,
lmlay City, ()xl'Ord, Holly, South Lyon,
Washington, Merrill, Saginaw, Chesan.
111g, Owosso. Durand, Perry, Howell,
Midland, St. Johns, Elsie and Fowler.

Merchants of La’peer and Oxford
have announced a special bargain day
for the first local pooling day, to bring
farmers not directly interested in the
pool to ‘town for purchases and to see
the wool graded.

Contracts have been closed with. tail-
oring houses. at Lansing and Detroit
to make up farm bureau suitings- at
$20 a suit. The finest tailor-made vir-
gin wool suit will cost from $28 to $35
complete. Blanket manufacture con-
tinues on a production scale and a fall
sales campaign is planned.

Genesee county
86,287 pounds of wool in the State
Farm Bureau wool pool, which was as-
sembled at Swartz Creek, Fenton,
Grand Blanc, Montrose, Gaines and
Davison.

Huron county wool growers have 23,—
445 pounds of wool in the State Farm
Bureau wool» pool, which was assem-
bled at Bad Axe and Pigeonr—M.

’WHAT OTHER BUREAUS ARE
DOIN

'LANS for the unification of cotton

marketing activities of the entire
south will be discussed at a National
C’otton Marketing Conference to be
held at Memphis Tennessee, 011 April
26. This conference will be attended
by representatives of the fa n1 buieau
federations of the various cotton
states. All cotton producers" organiza-
tions and state colleges of agriculture
have been invited to- send representa—
tives.
1 Reports from New Hampshire indi.
cate that every county in that state
is now affiliated with the American
Farm Bureau Federation.

J: N. Norton, head of the farm bu-
reau membership drive in Nebraska,
reports that the campaign in that state
ismaking fine progress. Over thirty-
one thousand members have been set-
~ciaued, with a satisfactory number. be
ing added each week

ty, Minnesota, have launched a— coon- '

native- marketing enterm'iSe with a

,.

wool growers havb

son, former inspector for” the state

dairy and feed. commission, has beew

engagedas fieldmanager. It is stated
that the annual output of these-eleven
creameries is nearly two millim
pounds of butter. '

A fifty per cent saving to growers of”

sugar cane 'in Dallas county, Texas, on .

their cane seed requirements,‘is one of:

the accomplishments of the Terms”

Farm Bureau. Fortyothree thousand

pounds of this seed were purchased:

for these growers.

The Ohio Farm BureauFederation
has secured Frolic. W. Wald, of Mich-
igan Agricultural College, to take
charge of their Fruit and Vegetable

Marketing Department. Prof. Waid
was formerly an Ohio man and has
become well known in horticultural.

circles. He is the organization secre-
tary otthe Vegetable Growers’ Asso~
ciation of America and is said to be
one Of the best informed men along
vegetable lines in the United States.
Resolutions asking that the Ameri-
can Farm Bureau Federation appoint
a committee of not more than twenty-
one men to formulate plans for coop-
erative friut marketing associations
were adopted at a conference of prom-
inent fruit men on April 5, in Chicago.
Sixty-five delegates from twenty-seven
states attended the meeting.
ACTIVITIES 6F SHlAWASSEiE
FARM BUREAU WOMEN.

 

GREAT work has "been done by the

farm bureau wonien off Shiawassoe
county, and their influence in the farm
bureau movement has been decidedly
felt. It is essential that this work con-
tinue with assistance of the home eco-
nomics extension department, under
the women chairmen in the various
locals.

The women are headed by Mrs. Geofi

R. Fauth. county chairman, and Mrs.
A. Calkins, Mrs. George Getman, Mrs.
James Riley and Mrs. Charles White,
on the advisory committee. In addi-
tion to these officers there is the 100111
chairman at each local, and project
chairmen where
the women has been completed.~M.

PR’ESQUE

 

IS-LE COUNTY BUYS
GRIMZM.

HE Presque Isle County Farm Bil-

‘ reau and the various cooperative
associations have placed orders with
the State Farm Bureau for seven their
sand pounds of clover seed, including
twelve hundred pounds of genuine
northern-grown Grimm alfalfa. This is
the only source on which the guaran-
tee covers not only purity and germi
nation, but also origin. The matter of
origin is very important, northern-
grown seed being more hardy than the
southern. All orders for June and
Mammoth clover are being filled with
Michigan-grown Seed.

The climate of Presque Isle and also
the soils, are especially adapted/to the
growing of clover seed, the heavier
soil sections producing phenomenal
yields of alsi‘ke, while with the lighter
soils sweet clover, grown in rotation
with potatoes and small grains, pro;
vid’es a'very profitable cash crop, and
at the same time a leguminous crop :10
necessary on the lightei soils. The
seeding of sweet. clove-1*.has been on-
couraged by E. S. Brewer, coup-'1‘:
agent, with the result that large num—
bers of- farmers are buying seed 1
use this spring. The acreage will he
"at least doubled, as the low prices to;

.,.. .

the organization of .

’seed offers-a'great" opportunity for .

large yields and substantial

'When the first crop is harvested for»
View to sta‘iiddrdiii 'n’g their butter out? '
1 fit improvement of. their markets, and .

111.11 filo pooling

  
 

      
    
   
   
   
   
   
   
  
     
    
  
   
    
   
      
 
   
  
 
 
    
    
 
  
    
   
  
 
  
  
   
   
  
   
    
   
    
   
  
    
   
   
 
    
   
    
    
  
     
   
     
   
  
    
 
   
   
   
    
    
   
       
          
      
        
         
    
    
        
     
    
 

 

 


  

   

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Station—By D. L.

' ' N the summer of 1919 we planted
one acre. to sunflowers with an or-
dinary grain drill, sowing ten

pounds of Mammoth Russian seed; to
the acre in rows twenty-four inches
apart. This Was cut when it was about
one-third in bloom, put into a silo, and
led out to the herd. The cows seemed
to relish the silage, and we could see
no difference, practically, in the milk
production than when fed the pea and
cat silage.

’ We were so well satisfied with the

sunflower as a silage crop that we put

in seven and a half acres in the sum-

mer of 1920. This was seeded May 29,

in rows thirty-two inches apart, nine

and a quarter pounds of seed to the

Moisture. ' Protein.
Sunflower 76.9 3.20
Matured corn .. . 73.6 2.1
'Im-matured corn.. 79.1 1.7

acre. This gave us too thick a stand,
so we went through with hoes, and
blocked the plants so that they were
from six to ten inches apart. The field
received three cultivations, and by that
time the plants were so large that
ethey spread-out until the leaves touch-
ed one another between the rows.
_ As we had no corn harvesting binder
to cut the crop, we made a V-shaped
sled with cutting knives on each side,
so as to out two rows at a time. These
knives were old. cross-cut saws, sharp-

ened on the back, and bolted to the,

sled. The field was‘cut when approxi-
mately one-half of the plants were in
bloom. The sunflowers lay on the
ground for one-half a day after cutting
to allow part of the moisture to evap-
orate, then hauled to the silo, each
load being weighed as it was brought
from the field. The yield was 24.6
tons per acre. There was no more
difficulty in, running the sunflowers
through the silo filler than there would,
be with corn. When one—half of the
silo was filled, eleven tons of peas and
oats were put in, the balance being
filled with sunflowers. ..

This silage was fed out to the dairy
herd and the sheep. Careful records
were kept of the milk production and
observations were made regarding the
palatability and the general health con--
ditions of the animals on the two kinds
of silage. The same grain ration was
fed during the .time we were feeding
sunflower and the pea and oat silage.
The change from sunflower to pea and
oat silage was made on January 17,
and back to sunflowers on February
13. The average daily milk production
for the last fifteen days before chang-
ing from sunflower to pea and oat sil-
age was 484.6 pounds. The average
for the twenty-seven days while feed-
ing pea and oat silage was 483.8
pounds. The average daily milk pro-
duction for the fifteen days after mak-
ing the change back to sunflowers was
466.2 pounds. The cows relished both
types of silage about equally well, but
owing to the more bulkiness of the pea
and oats; they did not consume more
than thirty-five pounds per head per
day, 'while they would take forty
pounds of the sunflower silage.

This comparative test would indi-

cate that,~pound for pound, the peas

and oat silage was a little better than
the sunflower silage, but was about
equal in palatability and ability to pro-

Reru/tr of W ark Conducted at Upper Penm’rula Experzment

M cM 21/477, Supt.

duce milk when the animal was al-'

lowed to consume the amount desired.
From the standpoint of economy, the
sunflower silage has the advantage, as
it can be produced for about one-half
the cost of the pea and oat silage. The
reduced production in the last quota-
tion is due, someWhat, to a more ad-
vanced stage of lactation.

A sample of the silage from sunflow-
ers grown at the Upper Peninsula Sta-
tion was sent to the chemistry depart-
ment at the Michigan Agricultural Col-
lege for analysis, and the percentages
of nutritive elements are given in the
following table, compared with the nu-
tritive elements in matured corn and
immatured corn:

Crude Nitrogen-

Fat. Fibre. Free Ext. Ash.
.87 6.12 11.15 1.76
.80 . 7.8 12.9 2.1 1
.80 6.0 11. 1.4

Our crops experimenter, Mr. G. W.
Putnam, is experimenting with the
crop to determine the amount of seed
and distance between the rows that
will produce the greatest amount of
tonnage 'of the best quality of forage
for silage purposes. His last year’s
test would indicate that rows from
thirty to thirty-six inches apart, seeded
from six to eight pounds per acre will
give the most satisfactory results un-
der our conditions. This work will be
continued for at least three yearslbe-
fore suflicient data can be securedi

Considerable experimental work
must be done to determine at what
stage of development the sunflower
plant will give the greatest feeding val-
ue. The objection to letting the plant
get too nearly matured is, that rosin
develops in the plant during the last
stages of development, which produces
a dark-colored, ill-smelling and some-
what unpalatable silage, and there is
also more crude fibre. The breeding
ewes relished both. typeslof silage
about equally well, and we could see
practically no difference in the results.

After checking up on the work with
the sunflowers at the different experi-
ment stations, we have reason to be-
lieve that the sunflower is destined to
be a large factor in the development
of the live stclck industry in counties
too far north to produce well-matured
corn for silage. In the more southern
counties of the state, also. southern
Wisconsin, the plant seems to rust
badly, which causes the lefives to drop
off. During the past two years we
have had but little tnguble that way at
the Upper Peninsula Experiment Sta.
tion. It is possible that climatic con-
ditions may be such that the rust will
have a very damaging effect during
some seasons. However, our plant
breeder, Professor Spragg at the Mich-
igan Agricultural College is now work-
ing to develop a rust-resisting sunflow-
er that Will give us the high-producing
qualities of the variety now used.

We have gone far enough in experi-
mental work in the' upper peninsula
with sunflowers to be confident 'that
the crop will give a high production of
a very palatable silage that has a bet—
ter feeding value than the corn. that
is now produced. Another factor that
favors the production of the sunflow-
ers in /prefe1'ence~to corn, is the fact
that it is much more frost-resistant
during its latter stage of development.

 

 

    

 

7716 Alcozar Kerosene Gas Cook Makes Gas fmm Kerosene and Air
anJBums [tr-Operates Like Gas Range—Saves 30% Oil

__A really new kind of oil stove is
the Alcazar Kerosene Gas Cook.
And it in sensational success. Even
in the cities where gas is available,
the Aleuar Kerosene Gas Cook 1s
used 1n large numbers.

The Alcazar Kerosene Gas Cook

Burner makes the gas—automatically
--by mixing air with kerosene oil.‘

The gas produces an intensely hot
blue flame (tWo flames 1n one). The
flame 1s always under perfect control.
A mere turn of a valve increases or
decreases the flame to the exact point
you want.

The flame is concentrated directly
on the cookingvessel or right up under
the oven. No spread of heat as with '
the ordinary oil or coal stove. This

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
  

"Burns 400 Gallons Air
to One Gallon Oil"

 

        

concentration of heat means cooking 1
more quickly done and less ell ”mean. 2
sumed. Also acoolkitcheh on hotdaYl.
Convenient and Clean
The Alcazar Kerosene Gas Cook
is practically as convenient to use ‘nsa
gas range. It 15 lighted and extino
guishcd in a jiffy. None of the
bother of the ordinary oil stove. , .1 J
Burning gasastheAlcazarKerosene
Gas Cook docs, means a clean, sweet
kitchen, and makes cooking a
pleasure.

 

 

Pays for Itself 1n WK“: 9

' It Saves
The Alcazar consumes a great
volume of air, but very little oil.
The perfect combustion gives you
30% more heat from 30% less fuel,
as exhaustive tests have shown.

You can’t afford to be without this
stove since it means such a saving in
money, not to mention time andwork. .

See the Alcazar Kerosene Gas
Cook at any good stove dealer’s.
Mark how sturdily 1t is built.
Note, too, how 11: excels in
design and finish and espeo ,
cially the Patented Brass ‘
Burner which 18 drawn of

without any seam. It is a
stove of real style as well as having
virtues of highest efficiency and great-
est economy.

Write for descriptive booklet show-
ing all types and sizes.

Alcazar Range & Heater Co.

417CIeveland Ave. Milwaukee, Wis.

   

 

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Why bother with he: on bode that

take twomen to lift on ?

Witha set of A- P hardware any man

handywith hammer and saw on 111

these three handy bear-hay rack. grain

bed. stock rack—to fit any Wagon.

Afew el elampe.eideboard bracket.

te fasteners. with t e neces-

bots and rub-irons. are all the

hardware you need.

The beds are made in sections end can

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OFFER No. 304.
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OFFER No. 305.
Michigan Farmer, one year. . . . . $1.00
McCall’s Magazine, one year . . .. 1.50
Youth’s Companion, one year.... 2.50
Total value ................ $5.00

All for $3.75.

OFFER No. 306.

Michigan Farmer, one year... ..$1.00

Woman’s World, one year ....... .50
Little Folks Magazine, one year 2.00

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Today’s Housewife, one vear. . . . L00 2
Young People’s Weekly, one year
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American Magazine, one year. . . . 2. 50
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I note your article advising the feed-'
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have never had any that would eat it;
the flakes seemed t00 la1',ge but. per
haps it should be lun through the food
chopper. Please advise me as to the
best method of feeding the lolled -.oats

Midland Co. W. L.

We always crumble the 1Folled oats

whole flakes are a little large for the
chicks the first few days. When three
01' four days old the chicks will break
them or eat whole flakes. Scatter the
crumbled oats on shingles at, the edge
of the hover where they can bereadily
seen. Occasionally a few chicks will
be backward at first but we’ have nev-
er found any that would refuse to eat
rolled oats. ’ _

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be advisable to run the cats through
a food chopper. But we have never
found it necessary with our flocks and
the chicks are soon ready for commer-I
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A number of my hens, while they
, seem healthy, havesome sort of bowel
trouble. The symptoms are looseness
of the bowels and appearance of in-
flammation. I feed them equal parts
of barley, oats, wheat and buckwheat
in the morning, and a mash of boiled
potatoes and ground oats and corn at
night, with sour milk at noon.
Monroe Co. Mrs. F. S.

The disease affecting the hens is
probably cloacilis, 01' a contagious Ga-
tarrh of the lower part of the oviduct,
and rectum. Apply a five per cent
solution of carbolized vaselin ‘01‘ a five
per cent carbolic acid solution in warm
water. This disease can be carried
from bird to bird. Provide the hens
with a dry mash containing plenty of
bran and a sprinkling of charcoal and
it may help to improve the condition
of the digestive organs.

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corn?

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1manure, 1,510 pounds; acid phosphate,
340 ”pounds; muriate' of potash, 150.
pounds. ‘

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Black Minorcas. Rhode Island Reds. Ban ed Plymouth
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CHAPTER IX.
Lonesome.

HEN John Moreland and Ben

‘ Littleford had finished their

breakfast there in the dining-
room ofrthe Blaisdell, they drank the
water from their fingerbowls, threat
enedI with sudden death the waiter
who snickered, and found their way to
the lobby.

To Littleford the minutes dragged
soddenly. Finally he told Moreland,
in a-sentence filled with double nega-
tives, that he could hear his suspense
nolonger, and proposed that they set
out at once for Doctor Braemer’s hos-
pital. The hotel manager overheard
some of- the one-sided conversation;
he ‘phoned the surgeon and learned
that the young woman was resting eas-
ily, which information he passed on to
the mountain men.

Ben Littleford was quiet for five
minutes, more or less; Then he again
proposed to John Moreland that they
go to the hospital to see Babe. More-
land refused flatly, and accompanied
his refusal with an unmistakable look
of contempt.

“You’ re as restless as a dog in a flea
town," he told his old enemy, and with
that he walked away.

A few minutes later Ben Littleford
stole out unnoticed by his neighbor
from the Big Pine, and went at a brisk
gait up the street. Moreland found it
out shortly afterward; he followed the
Littleford chief hotfoot, and overtook
him. Trust your hill dweller to note
landmarks when he goes into unknown
territorwaittleford was headed for
the hospital.

They walked for two blocks in si-
lence. Moreland had assumed the at-
titude of one whohas the guardianship
of an irresponsible person thrust upon
him. But soon he softened somewhat.

“I shore cain’t onderstand. Ben,” he
drawled, “how Bill Dale ever could
bear it to live here.”

“I wonder,” Littlel'ord said absent
mindedly, as though he had not heard,
“whar Bill Dale is at? It’s mighty
durned lonesome without him, ain’t it?
That was good ham we had fo’ break-
fus', John.”

“It wasn’t ham.

“It was ham.”

“It was beef.”

“It was ha«—”

“Don’t ye reckon,” flared John More-
land, “that I know a dang cow’s meat
when I see it? It was beef!”

They had halted in the middle of a
stream of pedestrians. A policeman
crowdedhis way to them.

“Move on!" he growled.

Bill’Dale was at that moment enter—
ing the lobby of the Blaisdell with Rob-

It was beef.”

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ert McLaurin at hisside. Dale had
just told McLaurin that'he meant to
go to Cincinnati to borrow money from
his wealthy friend Harris. Then MC.
Laurin told Dale something that saved
him the journey to Cincinnati.

“You ’haven’t heard about Harris,
Bill? I’m sorry, because he would have-
accommodated you. "He went broke a.
few days ago in the cotton smash. He.
was here yesterday, and left last night
for Cincy.”

Dales did not try to conceal his sur.
prise and disappointment. Harris, for
all his youth, had been a business
marvel.

“I ll have to try, somebody here, I
guess. But I won’t take it from father
——mother wouldn’t permit it, anyway,
it she knew—=and there are several oth-
er reasons. Queer how a fellow’s moth-
er would turn him down like this! Us- '
ually, y’know, it’s a fellow’s mother
that sticks by him the longest.

“I wonder where I could find old
Newton Wheatley, of the Luther.
Wheatley Iron Company? I know him,
all right. He always liked me, Bobby.”

“You’ll find him at home,” McLaurin
answered. “He’s out of business, and
here all the time now. He might take
a shot at coal. Why not ’phone him
from here?”

“I’ll do that,” Dale decided. “Look
up my two friends for me, Bobby, will
you?”

He was soon speaking to Newton
Wheatley. He was brief in stating his
wishes. To the question as to why he
did not go to his father for funds——
well, he had. his reasons, and it was
rather a private matter. Wheatley, of
course, remembered the near-wedding.

The old iron man was silent for what
seemed to Dale a very long time. Then
his voice came’over the wire with an
almost ominous calm:

“Who besides you has seen this vein.
Carlyle? Anybody that knows coal?”

“Yes, my father,” Dale answered
quickly. “He went over it years ago.
Ask him about the coal in David More-
land’s Mountain. ’Phone him, and then
‘phone me. I’m waiting at the Blais-
dell.”

Wheatley agreed a little reluctantly.

Dale waited patiently for fifteen min-
utes. Then the clerk called him to the
'phone. He took up the receiver with
boyish eagerness.

Wheatley began cordially: “Your
father tells me it is a good proposi
tion, Carlyle, so I’ll let you have all
the money you‘ll need. And if you want
a good mining man, I know where you
can lay your hands on one; also I can
furnish you, at half the original cost,
all the necessary machinery and acces«
series. You didn’t know the old Luth

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as well as iron; eh? Well, it did. Let
me see you at three this afternoon—5’

Dale was jubilant. Here was a stroke
of good fortune; He went to McLaurin
who had not yet‘found'John Moreland
and Ben Littleford—and told him
about it.
happy as Date over it.

A" bellboy appeared like a jack-im'

aI-box in the center of- the floor.

“Mistoh’ Cah‘lyle Dale! Mistoh Cah~
lyle Dale!” ,

Dal-e wheeled. “Weli?"‘

“Wanted immejitly at Doctor Brae-
mer’s . hosspittle, sub! ”

Dale’s cheeks lost some of their col-
or. He‘shook hands with McLaurin
and hurried toward the street.

A few minutes later Doctor Braemer
met him in the reception room.

“What’s wrong, doctor?”

The surgeon beckoned.
me.”

He. turned and led the, way through
a long corridor and to a sunny white
room where Babe Littleford lay with a
bandage about her temples.
tleford was on his knees at his daugh-
ter’s bedside; he was slowly wringing
his big, rough hands and begging pit-
eously to be forgiven.

Babe stared at him a trifle coldly.
She had not yet seen the two men who
stood in the doorway. Then she inter-
rupted her father:

“You hush, pap, and go away. I’d
told ye a hundred times about figlitin’
a-bein’ mudder, and ’specially to us
wimmenl‘olks, and you never would pay
any ’tention to me. You hush, pap,
and go away. Ef I'die, I’ll jest hat to
die. And of I die, I shore do want to
die in peace. Go away, pap.”

“But ye must live, Babe, honey!”
Ben Littleford moaned. “Ef you was
to (lie, what’d I do?” "

“I don’t know what ye’d do, pap,”
Babe said weakly. “YOu ought to
It may be
too late now. I want ye to go on off
and le’ me alone. Ef I die, I want to
die in peace. The Lord knows I never
got to live in peace!"

There was a worried' look in her
wonderful brown eyes, and the doctor
saw it. He strode forward decisively
and helped Littleford to his feet. The
hillman wiped away a tear with his
faded blue bandana, and hung his
head. He had been made a broken
man in one day.

“Go out to your
smiled the doctor,
a little while.”

“Come with

friend, Moreland,”
“and wait there for

Babe’s father walked unsteadily, out

of the room.“ Dale went to Doctor
Braemer and-whispered, “Isn’t she go‘
ing toanake it?" anxiously.

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“Certainly, she’s going to make it,”
Braemer assured: him. “Go on; she
wants to see you.”

Dale drew a chair up close to the
white bed and. sat down.-
lightedl at- once. and she put a hand
uncertainly out toward: him. Dale took
the hand in his. He’sa‘w- that it.was a
little pale under its delicate sunburn.

“Glad to see you, Babe,” he. told her
softly. “Why do you think- you’re go
ing to die, Babe?”

She smiled at him. “Why, I don’t
think I’m a-goin’ to die,” she said. -“I
know I’m a-gOin’ to-live, Bill Dale. I
feel like I could walk fifty miles right
'now!” I ,

“But I heardyou tell your father—J’

“I was a-tryin’ to- skeer him out o’
fightin’ any more,“ she interrupted.
“And I believe I ’bout done it, don’t
yo ou?" ‘

Dale was relieved “I do. Is there
anything you want, Babe? If there is,
I’ll get it for you if: it’s in the uni-
verse.”

“The univer'se?” she repeated en-
'quiringly “What’s the universe, Bill
Dale? Somethin’ to eat?”

“The world, the sun, the moon, and
the stars.”

She smiled at him again. “No,” she
said’, “the’ ain’t nothin’ I want, and
we ain’t nothin’ ye canrdo fo’ me, I
reckon.”

“But I thought, as they sent for
me—” . ,

Babe Littleford’s fingers held tightly
to him. “It was me that sent fo’ you.”

She turned her face the other way.
“I was so lonesome, Bill Dale!”

Robert McLaurin’s wife Patricia vis.
ited Babe twice daily, and a friendship
that was none the less warm for being
unique sprang up quickly between
them. Patricia declared to her husband
that she was going to keep Babe—
whom she was already calling by her
proper name, the same being Elizabeth
—and educate her. There was room
in the ’bungalow, Patriciasaid; and
she really needed company, because
Bobby was away so much.

Babe accepted little Mrs. McLaurin’s
offer as soon as Bill Dale convinced
her that she wouldn’t be merely an
object ‘of charity. The,hill pride’s first
law is that one must pay for what he
gets—and it’s probably the first law
God laid down for old Adam in Eden.
Ben Littleford seemed bewildered and
blue when they told him of the ar-
rangement, but he voiced no objection.
Dale pressed upon him a loan of a
hundred dollars, and. ordered him to
give it to his daughter. which he did.
Elizabeth Littleford, of course, would
need new clothing.

“I ain’t even got any dresses at

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properly in no haste to came to an un-
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Jimmy Fayne. (To be continued)

Om: [net/y Sermon—By N 14.- Mchme

(Continued from last week).

' URING that week an encourag-ir
ing event took place. Mr.Sk1mm
was called on the ’phonerbwa'

young farmer named Abreast. Mr.

Abreast wanted to know if non-Deny

bers of the church might join' the

Community Improvement, Class. Her _
members Wee. year a banquet is

said he had never been much ongoing
to church, but he- was always have for
anything that looked toward- a better
.tow-ngand better conditions. creme

Skimp had only one reply. Corner by,

‘ all means. Mr. Abreast told Skimpto
'buy any books needed for him, andehe
would pay for them the first time he
came to class. This man Abreastwas
a graduate ot‘ the state agriculturalwool-
lege, as was his wife. He was farming
on a large scale, and seemed to boa
coming man. .

During that week some other things
occurred that were of interest to the
pastor. He had not asked permission
of his ol'l‘iciary to hold the class on
community improvement. There Was
a. good reason why. He knew they,
would have opposed it. Tuesday he
met Deacon Trudge. It was evident
that something had happened to Dea-
con Trudge. He did not complain about
the class, or suggest to the pastor that
he had better keep to the “simple gos-
pel.” It was well he didn’t, for his pas-
tor was in a mood to fight for what he
considered his duty to his church.

The deacon was ’as tractable as a
circus pony. He made the absolutely
astounding suggestion that the trus-
tees and the board of deacons should
be officially asked to join the class, and
make it a “big thing.” Skiinp hardly
knew what to think, as he walked
home. It was evident that someone
had poured a pint of some powerful
elixir down the deacon’s throat.

UNDAY night came. The immortal

nineteen were there, together with
Mr. Abreast, his wife and a young cou-
ple who lived near them. None of the
latter had’ever been in the church be-
fore. They eyed the preacher doubt-
fully, and mentally decided to take him
on probation. But, the surprise of
,Skimp’s life awaited him. Three of
the deacons and tour 01:” the trustees
were there. He greeted them, as if
they were his wife’s long-lost brothers,
slapping each man on the back and
calling him by his first name.

“We will go on with the bulletin
where we left off last week. Note two
or three sentences .on page fourteen.
‘Strong churches, located at natural
community centers, are rrom the point
at View of agricultural unity, greatly
to be desired. It is the small, weak,
pastorless church,’ poorly located,
Which tends to surrender agriculture
to destructive individualism. It is the
strong church, with noble permanent
architecture, properly located, with a.
capable resident pastor, which unifies
agriculture; and a unified agriculture,
in turn, nurtures the church.’ Now,
folks, let us pass on rapidly and see
what some of the churches are doing
in Wisconsin, which Professor Galpin
has listed.

“He1e on page twenty is a desc1ip-
tion of the Baptist Church at Honey
Creek. If it» is a dairy region, it must.
‘tbe a land of milk and, honey. The
church is the only one within a radius
of three miles. The pastor is expect-ed
to have a principal part in the public
affairs of the community. In fact. by

common consent and general under-
standing, monogram otthe. church is
as musing»... community. program as a
church program." The bulletin then
goes. on to- tell- ot the community .. hall
Wells-thea-pamish- has. built. There is
a» “community Brotherhood“ of sixty

119161 and; a. sneaker ornationat promi-
nence is- secured; There-1 is. a» winter
lecture» cm The» pastor has or

iced a Saturday- baseball league.
“Geongeld’whispered Jim Stride, “they

, musthave zap—whale: of ‘a preacm over

thereof,| “It doesn't seem. to meatha-t‘a.’
pastors 3110111111136 expected to be a- pro-
fessional. ball" player,” muttered Mr.
Flat. “Personally, I prefer» the old
Way; whom the» minister was the» man
office: looked‘up to by old and young.”

Next; the class; considered the Meth

odlstwchurolh at. La Grange. Thepeo-

pier takeo considerable pride in the
church building. Every Wednesday
evening- a community choir meets 1‘01
practice undone. trained leader from
the. Milwaukee School of Music. A
farmers!» club» of" between sixty and
a hundredmembers, holds its meetings
in the-church. The ladies’ aid? society
draws its members» from three school
districts. Beadesraisingwmoney, they

maintain a study club, which meets;
fortnightly. The printedzprograms for'

five years show a wide range or topics,
such as Bible history. domestic science,
Wham. wank, child study, inte1-
national mace. wsonal expeiience in
travel, 311315116951 history.

HE remainder of this bulletin,”

said. thisr Wu “eighteen pages,
is given- oyer» “2.113th life-story of John
Broderick Oberlin. the greatest com-
munity pastor. PWbably, who ever liv-
ed. Suppose we take that up next
time. Andat the same meeting Broth-
er Ready can. give his report from his
chapter. from McKeever’s fFa1'1n Boys
and Girls.’ Suppose we thrash over a
littleof the material. we’ve gone over
tonight. Is there anything in all this
that applies to Mud. Valley ?”

H. Open: “I should. say it all ap-
pliedto. Mud Valley. I say, let’s go to
it and. do something.” Jim Stride:
“That’s me. all over. .If these Wiscon-
sinfolks are somuch smarter than we
are, mebbe we can’t keep up with
them. But if they’re ordinary moss-

backs like me and Jake here, I believe » *-

we can run ’em a..close race. What do
you say, P’fesser?" Mr. Ruler:
“Wherethere’s a will there's a way.
We certainly need..a..,chmunity_ shak-
ing-up here}? Abel Pinch: “Wouldn’t
a good, evangelist be- the best move?

Get the people converted, and you’ve-

solved all problems. We haven’t had
a revival for ten years.“ Mr. Flat: “I
wanted t9;~ say thatragd; I’m glad you
said infirm-her Pinch. A revival’ll do
more. than all the carpentry classes
and readingcmbs and. gardening move-
ments you. ever save." Mrs. Sane: “But
does the ofleeexclude the. other? Can’ t
we Work along immeasment lines, for
the community now. “have a- revival
latent: Isn’t this relim‘ous, as well. as
evangelistic meetings-21 Personally, I
have. two boys and. -.I_ We. wed dpal
Jot ammonia-ring what; they. are doing
after. school-’1‘” . '

“The howls up,” mm “Let’s
hope that this will be. a revival,‘ suie

engugh.1t,:s a little Wt kind of p

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, De Young. Five miles from the
second city in Michigan; with
factories running all summer long and
offering‘alluring wages to strong girls;
jazz, movies, joy 'rides, and everything
peppy right under her nose; steady
farmers flocking to town and letting
the land stand idle; girls coming back
home and flaunting silken hosiery and
summer furs; all the temptations of
the wide-open gate right where she
couldn’t help'but stumble over them,
and she stayed right on the old farm
and grandmother,

She looked real happy and healthy
and contented, too, when she came up
to Farmers’ Week at M. A. C. to Study
up on fertilizers, soils, crop produc-
tion, and marketing methods. Indeed,
she looked so much more placid and
contented than the girls who are bus-
ily engaged in searching for a good
time and an easy life, that she quite
stood out. Further than that, she not

only admitted that she enjoyed the life,
she bragged about it.
“I don’t see how the girls in town

ONSIDERING the cost of seeds

and shrubs, there is no invest-

ment that pays better dividends
than a small purchase for home im-
provement. Too many farm homes are
lacking in this respect, and it is a good
business proposition to improve the
home surroundings.

The first step should consist of divid-
ing the grounds around the house from
the commercial end of the farm by
a. hedge of shrubs. Osage Orange,
Japanese Bai'berry or California. Privet
are ideal in forming a division between
the home grounds and the remainder
of the farm. L '

Shrubs are used to advantage to take
away the effect of the square corners
of the house and softenxits outlines.

have some landscape value at all sea-
sons of the year. Such shrubs as the
Syringa and the many varieties of
Spirea are splendid for home planting.

The lawn is a very important feature
of home improvement. Good lawn seed
should be used abundantly before a

‘ rain in the early spring, and even if

the lawn appears fairly thrifty, it will
be improved by a small purchase of
seed. A little fresh seed applied an-
nually to an old lawn will don great
deal toward keeping it in good condi-
'tion. Mowing should'begin as soon as
the grass is high enough for one-inch
clippings. A lawn should not be raked
after mowing, as the 'fine clippings
falling around the. roots of the grass
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hOt sun and conserves moisture When

ever stand the hard work," she said,
after she had,passed by as negligible
the fact that she often got out and
plowed a. field or two when they could
not hire a man. “Why, «just think of
having to get up every morning and
start out to work, no matter what the
weather is nor how you feel! Now,
with my work, if it storms I can stay
in, and if I don’t feel ju‘stwright, I can
let thingslgo-a day or so, and not
worry about losing my job. Leave the
farm for town? I should think notl’f

“We have forty acres,” she went on,
“and when grandfather got too old to
do the heavy work, why, of course, I
took things up. We let twenty acres,
and I work the rest. Being so near
Grand Rapids we decided to goinfor

market gardening. " Last summer we,

had two acres of watermelons; one 01“
late Evergreen corn; one of pickles, I
sold three hundred dollars worth. of lit-
tle pickles; two acres of potatoes, and
then some early corn and green peas,
and other garden stuff. Besides we
put in an acre of field corn for the
stock and for seed, and we had seven

 

the grass is allowed to grow too long.
raking is necessary, and this means
extra work and also an injury to the
grass. ’

A nice lawn is not improved by be-
ing broken up by flower beds, regard-
less of the beauty of the flowers they
contain. Flowers should not be plant-
ed in the middle of the lawn, but in
the corners or to one side. Flowers in
the corners of the yard brighten up the
darker background of the shrubs. The

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‘Michigan Girl Works Her Own ‘i‘Twenty” .

acres for pasturing our stock. a

“We have a. small car, and I take
the stuff to market tWice a week.
That’s one thing I’m studying up here,
marketing methods. It'was fun selling;
especially with melons and things that
moved quickly.
with a lot of potatoes, but I took a.
smaller price than the rest were ask- ‘
ing, and got «rid of them. ‘

“I’ve got no_ end of help from the
college. Our soil is light, and I’ve

learned what to put on to make it bet- .
Then we were bothered with lice 3

ter.
on the peas last year, and I found out
just what. to do for them. There are
so many things I didn’t know, and I’m
getting bulletins on everything I can,
especially on fertilizers and marketing.
.. ‘11 like to raise melons best of all.
But then, it’s all interesting, and it’s
not hard work. I’ve never been to a
farmers’ week before, but this isn't
going to be my last visit.”

She gathered up her bulletins and
,went on. And somehow as she left you
wondered if civilization was at the
breaking point, after all.

e HomeoGrOunds .

beauty all their own. Purchase seeds

' only from a reliable seedsman, and se-

lect well—known varieties rather than
‘eXperiment with noyelties.

‘When making plans for improving
the grounds, draw a good-sized sketch
of the house with outlines of the yard.
Then the shrubs and flower beds can
be placed in the desired location on
the sketch and seeds and plants order-
ed in the necessary quantities.

Often the soil around the house is
packed down hard; before planting the
shrubs, some of this soil, should be re-
moved and replaced with rich mellow
garden soil and manure, which will in-
sure the plant a supply of nourishment
until the roots are sufficiently develop-

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By R. G. Kirby ‘ .

Lesson lX.—Kee'ping Your Chickens‘
Healthy. 0

REVENTING poultry diseases is

muéh more satisfactory than trying
to cure them. This prevention is ac-
complished by keeping the poultry
house clean and feeding balanced ra-
tions to keep thehens vigorous. Breed-
ing from strong thrifty birds helps to
produce vigorous chicks that are less
susceptible to disease.

' Keep-Poultry House Dry.

If the poultry house is free from
draughts. and dampness it will be
great help in keeping chickens heal~
thy.
isolated at once to prevent the infec-
tion of other members of the flock. . A
small brood 000p is handy as an isola-

, tion hoSpital.

Plenty of grit is a help in- keeping
birds healthy. It must be supplied in
hoppers during the winter when the
hens cannot find their own grit on the
range. Grit grinds the food and'with-
out it a hen is rather helpless, like a
dog without teeth. Charcoal is a'help
in preventing digestive troubles. Plen-
ty of exercise scratching in a straw
litter helps to keep hens healthy. In
the winter the birds will be chilled and
dumpy if they eat all their grain with
out scratching and then hump up in
the corners of the house. When they
scratch for their grain they will sing
and make the straw fly and it will help
them to lay eggs.

Watch Out for Colds.

Colds show their presence when the
birds have watery eyes. Colds lead to
roup and that is difficult to cure. So
isolate the bird with a cold. Rub the
head with camphorated vaseline or dip
the head in a solution of one of the
coal-tar disinfectants. Color the drink-
ing water deep red with permanganate
ol’ potassium to prevent the colds from
spreading through the flock. Birds that
:11‘e\kept in the house on raw windy
days and fed a balanced ration are apt
to have littletrouble with colds.

Digestive troubles cause many loss-
es but they can largely be prevented
by feeding clean healthy food. Wash
the, drinking dishes and sour milk
crooks occasionally with boiling water.
t‘orn cobs, are fine for scrubbing brush-
es for the poultry dishes. They will
loosen and help remove all the gummy
accumulations. Fresh clean water is
:1.- help in preventing digestive trou-
bles. Keep the waterdishes clean,
even if hens do sometimes seem to
like dirty water.

. Green Food Good Tonic.

Plenty of green feed at all seasons
is a tonic for the birds. In the winter
it must be furnished to them. The
rest of the year they will gather green
teed themselves‘ if given plenty of
range.

Shade on the range is a factor in
keeping hens healthy. This can be
provided by placing the house in an
orchard or near an evergreen wind-
break. Raspberries form a dense
growth of canes which will furnish
Shade. Sunflowers and corn fields
make a shady range. Exposure to the
hot sun without protection helps to re-
duce the vigor of the hens and make
them more susceptible to many dis-
cases.

If any liens become sick it will pay
to have them inspected by. some friend:
in the community who is familiar W
poultry. After once observing a on
.suffering from a known trouble it Will
be easy to know and posSibly prevent.
future

When a bird is sick it' should be

     
   

COMMUNITY MEETINGS WELL
ATTENDED.

 

=VAN HOBSON, federal boys’ and

girlS’ club work supervisor for
twelve states, including Michigan,
with State Club Leader It. A. Turner.
has been very busy in central Michi-
gan the past two-weeks.
Saginaw county several days with
'County Club Leader Arthur Strang,
and was favorably impressed with the
club activities in this county.

Members of the boys’ pig club and
the girls’ garment-making club of the
Wiltse school, joined in a program and
entertainment Tuesday evening, April
5. at the school in Thomas township,

-.in honor of State Club Leader R. A.

Turner, who has been visiting the
county clubs. Short addresses were
given by Arthur Strang and the assist-
ant leader, Miss Marjorie Gile.

Plans to organize a boys’ pig club
and girls’, canning club for summer
work, were made at the community
meeting at IndiantOwn, Wednesday
night, April 6, by children of the Haus-
beck and (Indiantown schools. State
Club Leader R. A. Turner and Arthur
Strang spoke at the meeting; and in
the afternoon Supervisor Ivan Hobson
paid the school a brief visit.

UPPER PENINSULA CLUB WORK.

R. GUNDERSON calls attention

to the success won by several
upper peninsula boys in club work and
would like to see the schools of Iron-
wood, Erwin and Bessemer engage a
club worker jointly to push forward
the good work. The highest honors
in the upper peninsula for garden club
work goes to Axel Kilponen. Similar
honors go to Carl Johnson and Onnie
Kangas for live stock club work, and
to Helmi Nevala for pig club work.
Incidentally it may be interesting to
point out that these youngsters are
evidently Finnish, as indicated by their
names. There are some very high-
grade Finnish farmers in this county.
HL. A. C.

MARQUETTE CLUB WORK.

There are eleven sewing clubs with
a membership of one hundred and
twenty-one in the county, while there
are two handicraft clubs with a mem—
bership of twenty-six. There are six
potato clubs with forty members. This
club is carried out by the assist-
ant state club leader and the county
commissioner of schools.

THE ONE WHO STICKS.

The one who sticks has this lesson

learned ,

Success doesn‘t come by chance-it‘s
earned

By pounding' away; for good hard
knocks ~

Will make stepping stones of the

stumbling blocks.

They know in their
' cannot liail;

That no ill—fortune
quail 4

While their will is
courage high

For they’re always
try.

hearts that they
can make them
strong and their
good for another
They do‘ not expect by a single stride
To jurrfilgdto the front; they are satis-

To do every day their level best
And let the future take care of the

rest. ’ ‘

For the one who sticks has the senSe
ti) see

They can make themselves what they
want to be

If they will off with their coat and
pitch right in

Why, the- one Who sticks can’t help

'- but win!

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Smokers, Comb Foundation,
Etc. —Everything for the bees,
'- including Beginner’s Outfits.
General agents in Michigan
for The A. I R001: 00. supplies. Send
for catalog. Special booklet for begin-
ners if requested.

NI. H. HUNT 81 SON,

Box 525, Lansing, Mlch.

 

POULTRY

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LOOK [”3533“,] CHICKSC

Our Hi- Grade profit paylng Bred- to-La1.

finite?l i3;1nd exlgbltllfsn ch ((1351:; I“ 29113511111th prides.
ate e , 1a ties. u or

Leukemia 331m Farm. R.7. Grand Rapids. Mich.

SELECTED WINTER LAYERS

WHITE LEGRORN EGGS FOR HA’I‘CHING
laid by bone that. averaged over two hund dred eg%e%0h
I at season 15 Eggs .00; 3055.

C IOKS- each 11eek bem nnimi Mull‘chs llst. L1 37 50;
2.7 $10. 50; 50 $20. 1'10; 100 $40. 00. uable catalo onge
Dunningville Poultry Farm. Dunningvll e. Mich.

S. C. WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS

{a f O l; l SNOWFLAKE POULTRY
ETRIM?! u ataxia) 1. Grand Rapids. Michigan

Barred Books from Rocky Ridge Egfih‘fi ode “ 73

d 9 .l‘ l.‘ 1 repaid by Parcel Post.
I“ b" S “s '70 DRfIIrCIAIHARD‘SON Hanover. Mich.

contest winners, eggs from strain
Barred ROCKS will!) records t8 L’901aytfaa1‘88200
ettin . 1rcu or to
per a 8 711111 dAshLiNG

Constantine. Mich

RED- ’1‘-() LAYS .0. VI hite Leghorns from pedigreed
males mated with bone selected by M. A. 0. export

as extra. heavy Imers. Selected 00(k91‘els 11m bargain.
Pullets The Ferguson Co. . R. 6. Ann Arbor, M11 l1.

HICKS Bred-10.11” S. C. W. Leghorn and Barred

Rock uality chicks that aplease. guaranteed full
(ount an to .1rr11e to vou “ I read made' ' in first.
class condition by narce post paid. eghorns Slfiger
100. Bor ks $18 per 100. Specialfinces on 500 to 1000 Ir-
cular. Bunnybrook Poultry arm Hills-dale. Mic I1.

I O E 1' .h
Chmce Baby Chicks ..“5 z; .
American White Leghorns and Anu)nas.0:1t-al(1g
free M D. angarden R. 4. chlzmd Mith.

CHICKS Pure- brcd White and B1own Leg-
Iio1ns from free range heuv y laying
stock that ls of large size with large egg capz1cit1 Sent
postpaid. Prices reasonable. Safe. ill‘lI\i|I guarantt ed.
Catalog free. Roval Ilutcheiv. It. 2.. Zeeland. M11 l1

from pure Toulouse geese ’l‘en for

g g s fivedollars. I’mcel post paid,
Mrs. Amy Southwoxth, Allen. Mich

 

Big Beautiful Barred Rocks 1118 hon
JOhn’ S hatched develop quick good layers fine
shou quality, 30 eggs 03.. 0.10 $5. Postage paid.Phol:01-1.
cirtulars. JOHN NORTHON, Clare, Mith.

BABY omen-s tarsus; as is.
Strain). Barred Plymouth Rock. S. C. R. I.

13110.01!th White Wyandottes and Leghorns

Wade. IVIeadow Brook Hatche1y, -Mt.\10111~ IVIICII.

1:1000 weekly at bargain prices._ Pure bred
English and American S. C. V1 hitc Leghorns and
S C. Anconas. Our free range flocks the finest
and best 111 this section. the result of 12 years
constant improvement along with Mich Agri.
(.ollege (lock improvement methods. Birds with
285 egg retords up Full count. strong lively
husky chicks on arrival by mail. Satisfattion
and reliable dealings guaranteed Quality stock
at prices to suit your purse. Valuable feeding
instructions with each chick order Now book-
ing orders for May deliv'cu (atalog and re-
vised price list free.

W. Van Appledorn,
R. 7, Holland, Mich.

BABY CHICKS

 

Price List. Prepaid to _you. Pure- bred Stock 100
W. Leghorns 4. 00 7.2?) 14.00
Bulf chhot‘us 4.3. 7.15 15.00
Brown Leghorns g. 00 7.50 14.00
Black Leghorns . .00 9.7 19.00
Barred Rocks 4.73 9.00 17.00
White Rocks 5.00 9.50 18.00
Bufl' [locks ‘2.50 10.50 20.00
W. (lrpingtons 0.00 1.7:) 23.00
Bufi ()rpingtons 6.00 1111 23.00
W. “’1 .111dol’tes 5.25 10 00 19.00
S L. V1 yandottes 5.F1_0_ 10 50 20.00
S. (‘. & R 0. Beds 4.1:1 9.00 17110
S. C. Black Minortas 5.09 9"") 11400
lVIixed 3 7-1 13.00

7.00
Start the season right with «- hic ks that can be depen.
ed upon to produce profitable heavy egg [11011110ng
hens. Farm at Hudson Ohio. Mail orders to
J. KRI‘ “W I '1071 East 80th St... Cleveland Ohio.

R. C. Rhode Island Reds

Choice Rose Comb cockereISAhen-hatchcd. farm
raised, big thrifty, prize winning strains. $5.00,
$7.50 and $10.00. We raise only R. C. Reds.
No eggs or chicks.

BIDWELL STOCK FARM
Box D, Tecumseh, Michigan

LOOK:BABY CHICKS

at; 8 cents each and 11p for the last two weeks in Mzu’,
June, July and August. W Leg.101 oath. Bufi' I eg.
110 each Br. Leg 11011011. Ancona 120 each. Br.
Rock 13%1‘. each. 3110' Rdtck 1354c. oath. R. I. Red 13560
W. W1n. 150 each. Broilers 80 each. 5% discount
for order of 500 or more. lflidiscount for orders of
000 or in re. All (hicks sent bv parcel post prepaid
11 us. an safearrival guaranteed. rder direct from
this ad. or send for our free illustrated catalogue
HLS POULTRY YARDS & HATCHERY
Marion. Ohio.

Anconas, White Lezhorns. Brown
My CI’IICII‘ Leghorns and B. Rocks all have
Woomba at greativ reduoed prices 511. per 100 and
up parcel post paid. safe delivery guaranteed. catalog
in». Knolls Hatchery. R. 3.. Holland.- Mich

{BABY CHICKS ”5‘33 3133;
KM 571%“? 9‘ w mp Granmpids, 7911011.

 

 

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35 for $51.10 r10 1‘01 $1000.10.) for $18.00 1000 $170 00. Row; ‘

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111 11th gawk e for hatchiu .s I i
w 5”! o llbglgiodt 5 took. I’d-k? - '
:‘Styaln. Union

8 c nginlorcni: Pen No.1 headodbyua 116%

lb. cook. mated with Soto i- begf ‘
S3. .013 [19.111315 $11!. 2 pen 111:1?11 at: oral
t , r :1. mm '1-
70717.“ as ”e 11. MILLS.

B A B Y c H 1 c K s
of Superior Quality

‘ Hot from the Hatchet-v. 010““ to your door safely.
pre nid parcel post. trons. fluffy fellows hatch-
ed rmn eggs of selected flocks. and under our own

penkdon. ROCKS. LEGHORNS. ANOON

REDS and MINORL‘AS. Chicks that live e, and
into money”VI Bred for EGG PROD! UCTION on the
8H0“ ave money byae scald n3 for our data-
logue NOW. THE“ SUPERIOR CHICK KATGBBRY.
Lock Box 197. Prairie Depot. Ohio.

H c Bf. [ho mEggs.81. 50 for 15 Pekln duck 51.
111.190"! W3 bin ese Goose «33%
S. CLAUDIA BET’I‘S Hillsdale '10):

100, 000 CHIX 14c UP.

Best selected utility trapnested exhibition stock ever
produced. lways 2. chlx on hand 5 toll'days
old. 181ar1etlos Hatching eggs. Hens. ducks. Early
bookings. avoids disap ointment. Cntalo 0g.

Beckman Hatchery. 2. E Lyon. Grand Ramds. Mich

 

 

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"fl" Barred Rocks hatching eggs from» heu1y- Madras;
3 Hogan tested. well barred flock.
100- $10. Circular free. Lucian Hill, Tokenshn. 50Ikiich.

ARREI) Rocks 15 eggs. $1.50: 100 for”; msgreptu'd
mall. Flock averages 33 Beggv. 38hens laid 7233?:
last year. ERY ounuon, Mic 1.
' ' 103‘ l’ delivery. Re-

Barred Rock Chicks d.,.,.d5’}.;‘,c.,s WW. ....
circular. H. H PIERCE. Jerome. Mich.

BEST Breeds. Chickens D11cks,Geese,Turkeys.Guin-
eas, H11res.Dos. Sttxk and eggs. Writ?o your wants.

A. Soude1. 80:94. Bel rsvllles Pa.

Catalog free.

fo M v . (I later delivery. Leghox 11-1
ChiCks 1358 .aC‘. Reds 15 dollar-11111n.Ciroular
FHIl‘EPOHI AT CH ERY Box 12.1"rocpnrt. Mit Ii

CHICKS FULL O’PEP

Prices Reduced. Here is 1ourohunce to get chicks
that live. grow and puv ’I tapnested, br~ed to- luv and
exhibition chicks Broilers 10c. Leghornu 121‘. Rm k‘.
Reds 151‘: A111 onus Black Minon as and White W1an-
dottes 161:, Silver Wynndottesand Orpingtons 181 . afe
.11 run] and full count. Prepaid. P‘ere catalog
IIOLGA’MI' CHICK HA'] CHERY Holgate, ()hio

Officially Certified Pedigreed

c.8110" Leghorns ( hix and eggs from "1% to 2.81 lec-
ord stock. lvlouey makers priced right
HENRY Ilcl’REIL‘ R. 8 B01112.” Holland, IVIith-

1 1 varieties.

C'H'I'C'K'S 13071111. Pure
bred stock. Send '1ostaI for prices. Save money.
0. K. CHICK 30., Box 11. Nappanee, Ind.

CHICKS 300 EGG STRAIN

“'. Leghorih l6c,Anton.1s 17c llinglet Hooksflfm.
Park's Barn-d liotks 20¢ Sent pu‘puld. Order now.
Frank Heinz. B019. Oomstock Park. Mich.

CHICKS C. W English chhnrns 311 per
"100 ordm l’tom this and
Henry “Watemuy ll. ll Holland. Mich.
' from healthy selected
Day Old CthkS flocks. Reduced prices.
ths, R01 k» \\ Wyundottes, W.Legl10111s B1, Les-

horns and Ill' k Minorcas. SINN lal xeduced prices for
Juno & Jul_\ nlell1cry.Der1 & Adun1s,L1t(l1heldMioh

$11 a 100
and up.

Postage PA I l). 95%
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live arrival guarantet d.
Get. 40 breeds (Ill(ks, 4 breeds (h1tkli11gs.Seleot

.\ batch evexy week all
Stamps appreciated.
Gambler. Ohio.

and Exhibition grades,
year. (,latalogne free.
NABOB l‘lA’l‘CHERlES.

5 ll). English While Leghorns

Barron strain. M1 free catalog describes them gives
feeding methods, a new way to 1 1111 hens and 111111 [1
valuable information A VI ant he k, Goble1illo. Mich

 

 

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USCfUI Anconas’ (Ueslll'ul ffzigtsula‘lmtxolligtj '-

ful Auctions) it is i“1ce.Hog.1n tested linens. be uty
and utility tombined, rtduccd mines on 'hIIJWfiiug
eggs for the balance of the Rouwmh 15- $2 60 086-

100— $10. 00. Spot mity breeder S. C h lottlcd :Ancona»
CULLE GE VII1 W FARM. R. 3. Hillsdale, Mich.

E DGEWOO Dig” ‘.'\\h'1tc Leghoui Chicks

(egg 14".tzaiu Carefully
selt-c ted, opt 11 111111.50, (lVI. A C88 )Hltu k 31.). per 100.
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one Comb RIRed eggs for batching. Orders book-
ed now for Uockorels 11nd pullels for fall delivery.
MRS. ALBERT HARWUOD, R. 4, Charlcvoix. Mich.

Barmn- S. C. Winte Le I10
8. G. Brown Leghorns; -.-.. s... m...“ 1...... 15.§1._-.t1’,'3i
$3.00; 50-34;100-$7. piepnid Miss V. Fulton. Gnllipolis O.

RHODE ISLAND WHITES

win over all breeds at the egg luyin contest. 30 e, s
3.”); 50 $3; 100 $15 order from this 11 . Sonic ch' 'cél‘igs.
H. H. JUMP, R. 5, Jackson. l\ it'll.

 

S C Black inorca cockerels cxh1b1t1on and utlllty
- v Northrup Stxain Exclusively ntohing eg a
singleseotmg‘ or quannty C. J. Deedrick Vassar Mlc
Leghorn Eggs Barron Strain stoclk from
S. C w- Lady Victor 3040131; hen 8‘! 00 poi-1.5. $3500
for 30. V. (l ROK. ox 403 East Lansing, Mich

Blatk Minortn. Li ht B I ‘2. '
Quality ChICkS each. Buried Rock? R Ingtln.‘ 18;)
each. 'I‘_\ rono Poultiy Funn, Fonton, Mich.

Whittaker’s R. I. Red £23.?th

Combs M11 hignn 5 Color and Egg strain. Prepaid
and safe delhen guaranteed Send for free catalog.
INTERLAKES FARR/1.13m: 39 Lawrence. Mich.

White WYaIldOtteS: Hatching eggs,

$2.00 per 15.8.1l1y chicks 28 cents each. Cookerels.
hens and pullets.
RANK DeLONG. 11.3. Three Rivers. Mich.

W. F. B. Spanish HMChmB 9888 Heavy layeraPi-ize

winners $3 per 15 egg
3. c. M. Anconas La.“ rence Lahaie. Cheboygan.Mich
chicke n s. ducks.

6 O B R E E D eese, turkexs.gp1n-

ens. pigeons. hares, dogs. Fine i Ins. and dose. ~
log only 10c Edwin A. Sender, Sellersvifle. 0;:

WIIIIGEB Wyandottes Ofiiclal records. five hens 1074 am-

(gor hatching at reduced prices, Cat ow
..W SCHOT’I‘NIANN. Monti-ass.

While Wyandottesp BARRE” 1‘00“.be
15 4 so
Chicks. HOWARng'izsfi' 710$” Mikhail. mow
Mammoth Brgnla‘e kll‘ugkeys. Toulouse _
ks E' 1:11 not.
oust. CHASE 13700117117117? M'newee‘ ,- u
Paillete. 71b. 35m; tons.

207 egg average

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Savmg Thresh Bills
Every' Year

Why take chances with poor threshers?

Why put valuable grain into the straw
pile dSeventy-three yeafs' experienceare
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black-and-white cattle. H. W. Norton, »
J r., secretary of the. Michigan Holstein
Association, was present and gave an
interesting talk on the advantages cf ‘
organization. A sumptuous dinner was '
cording to quality, since the new regu—. served at noon by the committee. of
lations recently agreed upon went into arrangementsf—J. C. M-

effect. An increased price 01‘ four _ .

cents per pound is paid for sweet VENTILATE THE HAY MOW.
cream above that paid for sour cream. — .
GREAT majority of the fires that

    
    
      
    
  

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CREAM.

LADWIN county creameries and
milk stations are buying cream ac-

    
   
    
 

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. As graded No. 1, or sweet cream, con— 5;
eela sists of cream that is clean, smooth, destroy barns each year are start— MSPWL PROPOSITION is.
free from all undesirable odors, clean ed from combustion in the hay-mow. 1.: WE: We"? “’11 “0.12:; ?: l
_ the favorite machine with farmers and t0 the taste, testing twenty‘five per It has long been known that when hay Malian- 3,:5'31112511;
. threshermen alike. ‘Clean threshing" cent 01‘ 0V9“ and sweet 01‘ only slightly is put into ,a tight mow, especially if ., 19”“;1.“ °"“_
has been the watchword in the building SOlJI‘. It is from this kind of cream the hay be not fully 'cured, it will go aChampiOn Silo 1 '73

of_ this machine. When you hire a Red
River Special owner to do your threshing
you know you're going to get a clean job
—all your grain saved.
The “Man Behind the Gun" separates
90% of the grain right at the cylinder.
It can’t become mixed with the straw
again. Special beating shakers separate
the remaining 10% by beating it out of
,the straw just like you would do with a
pitchfork if separating by hand. All the
, grain is saved and cleaned fit for market.
, Red River Specials make money for
Farmer and Threshermen because
THEY SAVE ALL THE GRAIN
James R. “7. Taylor and 15 others.
Columbia City, Indiana, say:
“Our 30x46 Red River Special separator
threshes all we can_ get to it and the best
thing about it all is that we save all our
gmin.‘
Hire the man with a Red River Special
and save your thresh bill. If you are
interested in a threshcr of your own,
ask about our “junior" Red River
Spec1al. Write for Circulars.

Nichols & Shepard Co.

(In Continuous Business Since 1848)
Builders Exclusively of Red Rivers ecial Thresher-3 Wind
Stackera. l'eeders, Steam and01 1-8115 Traction Engines.

Battle Creek. Michigan

that a high quality product can be
made.

This is one of the most important
actions taken by creameiymeii, and is fire. , gm? :3; _ .
the culmination of farm bureau effgrt Mr. James Tracy, state fire .marshal . ”figmh ”simfifiiym _
along the line‘ of a better price 'or for Iowa, recentl re orted that in . f
farmers’ products. The farm bureau, 1920 twenty-five bain firis were started . ‘ 51110 BUYER’S GUIDE .
aided by M1" Austin, manager 01' the by spontaneous combustion in the hay- Q3 _ y , , 1,..." ”“11111111'11 '
cooperative creamery at Beaverton, t9 mow. In 1919 thirty-two fires were ' ' 1 Emlflm“
whom a large share 0f the credit is started in this way and resulted in the
due, and backed by the action 0f pa- loss of one hundred and sixty—three
trons of this creamery, is asking that thousand dollars’ worth of property.
the plan be given a fair trial, the qual- Mr. Tracy urges that care be used in
ity plan given a thorough try-out. thoroughly curing the hay before it is

It has been shown that the plan is stored, and also providing ample ven-
of as much value to the manufacturer tilation for ihe mow 01. loft.
as to the producer, as it eliminates It is’a simple matter to ventilate a Gaga PM"
some 0f the expense or manufacture hay-mow. \Vell designed cupolas will
and greatly aids in the sale of the draw the warm air up as does a chim- ;". _SP"'"9fi°1°-°h'-
product at a higher price. For several ney. These Cupolas also add to the

through a heating process—gases will
be formed and sufficient heat generat-
ed to cause combustion and start a

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months there has been a range in price
of ten to fifteen cents between high—
grade butter and that of low or medi-

appea1ance of the building'and cer-
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u1n quality; and it is now realizedthat
a pure quality cream must be used to
make a high-grade butter. Posters and
advertising matter was used to bring
the farmer’s attention to the new plan,
including suggestions as to the proper
handling of cream to bring it to the
grade desired.

Poor butter,
ine, was declared to be the worst en-

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GOMBAULT’Sj

CAUSTIC BALSAM

1 The PerfeCt Liniment

For External Use on

The Human Body

CLOVER LEAF DISPERSAL SALE
1N SAGINAW.

 

Use Dandelion
Butter Color

Add a half-teas
spoonful to eacli

HE farm and dispersal sale of
Young .Brothers’ Clover Leaf
Stock Farms drew out an attendance .
of four hundred or more. The demand 1

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. . 1 -. - . was active and ever item on the list
T It is astonishing how quickly emy ot the state 5 daily industiy.——M. sold readily the offel‘rings being highly 1 gallon of winten
; Caustic Balsam relieves Stiffness d .‘ b1 ’Of 'th fi H l t . 1 cream and out of
», and Lameness Rheumatism Neu- HIGH PRODUCERS INCREASE es“ e-‘- e 119 OS emie 9‘" our churn come-
ralgia, Strains, Sprains, Lumbago, PROFITS. ' en head brought $2,695, a sale average utter of golden
Backache, Sore Throat, Chest Cold, ’ of $245. Young bulls and animals un- guns shade t to
. . r1n van 0 ,
Stiff :Ioints etc. VISITED a herd of dairy cows re- derlone yeai sold £0; a total (hf $71200, priming - P
l SCTIOUS T651113 through Blood cently where the whole herd aver— “hl e fou1 good gra es. broug t $ 0 DANDELION
i Poxsoningvare liable from scratches, aged over 14,500 pounds of milk and and $125. . .
.1. cuts or wounds from rusty nails . , While the pr1ces were not high they Butter Color
1 or other metal. This reat remi- 590 pounds 01 butter pe1 cow, and . .
» i g . _ _ 1d heif- were satlsfactory, and all the good an- All stores sell
. 1 edy applied at once will prove a there were mneteen two yearo imals will remain in Saginaw county 35-cent bottles,- ~
1 preventive, is a perfect antiseptic, ers in the herd. This herd not only 0 f th . 1d b It b. each sufficient to
‘1' soothes while it heals. What it had good stock, but good care and- ne 0 e COWS so was ougi . y. keep that rich 1
1 Young Brothers a few years ago With “Golden Shade” in

 

has done for oihcrs it will do for
you. '

management. They were well housed
in light, ventilated stables; no loss was
experienced from disease; the animals
were in comfortable modern stalls fur-
nished with drinking cups so that they
never lacked for water, but had it al-
ways at hand. The work about the
barn was made handy. The men took
a great inteiest in theii work, and the
dairy operations were all done elli-
ciently and well.

The manager reported that the herd
was paying better dividends now than
it had at any time during the war, or
even before that time. There is little

her calf for $250.
price and her stock sold she brought
her owners a total of $1,400, while her
milk has consistently given them a
profit, showing that Holsteins are prof-
itable under intelligent handling-«M.

Including her sale your butter all
ithe year round. Standard Butter Color
for rift years. Purely v ctable. Meets
all foo laws, State and Lational. Used.
by all Large creameries. Will not cold:
the buttermilk Tasteless.

Wells 6: Richardion Co.. Burlington. Vermont.

DOWN

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Write us for any information de-
sited. $1. 75 per bottle at druggisbs
,or sent parcel post 0-11 1eceipt or price.
THE LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS C0.

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U. S. Utficers’ Silk Poplin

OLIVE Drab SHIRTS 2 for “$3 75
Regular U S. ()fiic’ers Silk
Poplin Olive Diab Shirts.
2 for $375 0 nly twa to
a. customer ’lhey cannot
be duplicated at 33.00 a-
piece 01 money bz11-k.an1l
are warranteed to be fast

    
   

N a recent issue of the Michigan
Farmer, A. E. B. asks Why their
cream will not churnfi Perhaps our
experience will be of value to this sub-
scriber and others having the same

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P th P t The farmer or workman who is per- ne1ghbors had much difficulty in churn- :13?” “Film mashing He'll

a e 08 man ‘ ' '

Sent: m mom 1 1. d forming a duty which can be done by mg cream and after trying many :figidnéfim' ”‘3 “‘i'l
"‘5 sen things we at last began feeding the " Nofi”.1i‘13"',’°"°"‘° °“"

 

anyone, by the foreigner who cannot
speak our language, or by the unskilled
and the untrained, must expect severe
and close competition—A. L. H.

your llitme,.lddleh5 and size.
'Your shirts \1111 be sent. by
return mail. Pay postman
$3. 71 and postage on ar-
1v.a1 Sizes 11 to 18.
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cows oil meal and bran as a part of
the ration. This simple measure seem-
ed to do more than all the methods of
handling the cream that I had been
told about. The cream made good but-
ter and the cows also improved by this
simple treatment—S. GRAVOLD.

m mu’hSiump Puller-

W; In Iona-eat. Ion. Gm wer- .
beau few °"‘poniii‘ll' mpulloon hurdle Mugs-“333:“

mAnulor-o handles 11 turn
. my echo-#11? Thai [leveflnll tdemfafgm. 6
£11m .11 (”ions own

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ORGANIZE BREEDERS’ ASSOCIA-
TION.

Barn Paint $1. 35 Per Gallon

Get. factory prlircs on all paints g\\’e
guarantee anal We pay thefre
FRANKLIN COL R \IVORK Dept M Frianklin, Ind

0 1 ‘ High calcium hydr'tedl'
Agricultural lime in 50 1b. paper 1111ng 11113111.:
lots of 20 tone or more. Dc1ixered price promptly

 

 

 

HE Holstein breeders of Huron

.county gathered at Bad Axe on G'V'NG THE PIG MED'CINE-

 

quomderl'tlheeqr‘AGSLimedt Stone Co. Petofihfin Mich Apr i1 7 for the purpose Of organizing 3' —'— _ 12 choice na‘med vafigtles 82 00

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»F.0R S AL New SAMPSON TRACTOR county breeders ‘association As this ‘ N 7 HEN you Wlsh to give a p1g med MIngaAN si'tAT 11:31; 1st giggfinogi'flf
~ model T 1030 in fine mechan- meeting was not, intended for pure-bred 1c1ne Just out two' inches of! the _. BAUMAN’ s DAHLIA GARDENS.

Birmingham. Mich

' .* Joel conditifin.B 1:111“ only 1 weeks at. less than half
Sm For Catalog“ .

1) do. rector. Grand fiaven, Mic higan.

BUY FENCE POSTS geyser-gage

cred your station. M. H. care of Michigan Farmer

toe of an old boot,~put the/foot oftlie - 1
boot in the-pig’s mouth and pour the _
medicine doWn inspect-77W WM“; ‘

stock owners alone everyone interests
ed was invited and there was-a large-
attendance of admirers of the famous

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THE members of 1the Michigan legis-
latnre have received during the
past week copies of a little booklet;
published by the American Associa-
tion of Soil Survey Workers, which-
very clearly and briefly indicates just
what is; meant by a “soil su1v”ey,
something about which many people
a1e obviously hazy. The booklet opens
by saying that “the soil survey pro-
vides a detailed invento1y ot' the soil
resouices of the‘ coun-tiy, county by
county,” and puts the cost 01‘ “an ac‘
curate, dctailedsurvey" at from one
to three cents per acre. ‘

“Such a survey is valuable to the in-
dividual l'arme1,” it points out, because
it classifies the agricultural and non-
ag1icultu1'al land. It divides the soils
which are adapted to gene1al laiming
01' glazing f1om those which are suit-

ed to various specialized cr.ops, and it
gives an idea of their 1elatiie value

it also classifies land suitable for 1'01 '
estry purposes. It indicates swamp
lands capable of reclamation, dry lands
suitable for dry fanning, and and soils
which may be profitably irrigated.

Settle1s will wish to consult soil sur-
vey maps and descriptions. Real es-
tate dealers, land appr-‘aiseIS and bank-
eis will use the soil surieys in de-
te11nining land values as a basis for
farm loans. Road engineers use the
soil maps in locating roads and road-
building materials. Factories using raw
material fioin the ear th’s suxl‘ace will
use the results of the survey. Schools
and agricultural agents have constant
occasion to use soil maps in working
out their pr.oble1ns Experts of the ex-
peiiment stations use soil maps in ad-
vising 1"‘a1111e1s in regaid to thei1 soil
problems Soil maps assist in piob-
lems 01' 1.111111 management and cost of
crop products. They help in planning
individual and general drainage sys-
tems. In all fertility and crop produc-
tion investigations soil maps and re-
ports are 01‘ great service. There are
still other important uses of: soil sur-
vey maps. Such maps are constructed
on a scale of one inch to one mile and
show different soils and accurately lo-
cate all important physical features,
as roads, railroads and streams; and
towns, schools, churches and farm-
steads.

The accompanying report describes
the properties of the soil and subsoil,
topography, water supply, drainage
conditions, crop adaptation, general
fertility, systems of farming and meth-
od of soil management followed. There
is a history of the agricultural devel-
opment of the county, a discussion of
farm improvements, important prod-
ucts, markets, transportation facilities
and the general condition of the com-
munity. Michigan has nothing like
this, although her neighbor, Wiscon-
sin, has; and the legislature is being
asked to make such a soil survey pos-
sible—L. A. CHASE.

 

SHADE TREES WI'LL LliNlE CLARE
ROADS.

LARE county will be the first coun-

ty in the state to plant shade trees
along the trunk line highways, ar-
rangements having just been made by
the county road commission to act
with the state highway department to
inaugurate the movement. The plan
has the hearty endorsement of Frank
F. Roger-s, state highway commission-
er, who has been interested in this
matter for some time, and the work
will be done under the direct super-
vision of C. F. Boehler, landscape en~
'gineer of the department at Cadillac.
The work 'will be taken up in other
comes later, the intention being to
provide shade along the entire trunk
line system of the state, as well as on

. ' county roads. About a thousand times
will be 1119.113me Clare county at

   

gmammmeostusrbmhel.

cries of the old lumbering days in the. 2

early watery of. the countyn—M. .

 

ALFA‘LFA MORE POPULAR.

HE Menominee County Farm Bu-

reau Nears Letter reports that a
number of farmers in’that section are
planting alfalfa this year. It is stated
to be a very successful crop when giv-

en the right start. One farmer planted

his alfalfa last year on May 28 and
harvested 8. fair crop of hay on July

28, it is stated; The soil, which was in '

good condition, had been top-dressed
with ‘a light application of manure and
hliree 01' four tons of waste lime from
a chemical plant was applied.——C.

PLANNING FOR BIG CORN YIELDS.

(Continued from page 551).
two inches apart, three kernels per hill,
01‘ for silage " in rows thirty-eight to
forty-two inches apart, kernels every
twelve inches. in northern Michigan,
where the corn is smaller, four kernels
may be planted to the hill, in rows
thirty-six to thirty-eight inches apart.

For grain purposes from [our to five
quarts per acre is sufficient and for
silage from four to eight quarts are
used. The depth of planting varies
with the soil. ()n well-drained Icarus
from one and a hall to two and a halt"
inches is the proper depth, though on
heavy clay or clay loanis, one to two
inches is sufficient.

[t is an excellent practice to harrow
immediately after planting, with a
spike-tooth harrow with teeth set
slanting slightly backward. The. har-
row may be employed until the corn
plants are above the ground, when cul-
tivation with cultivator should begin.

From thirty to seventy per cent of
the corn crop in Michigan is grown for
silage purposes, according to the local-
ity. It is particularly important that
silage corn be planted 31s early in the
season as possible for heaviest ton-
nage ot‘ the most nutritious feed. Va?
rieties which reach the dented and.
glazed stage of maturity are conceded
by most feeders to make the best sil-
age and give the most teed per acre.'

Michigan ranks from twelfth to four-
teenth as a corn‘growing state in the,
United States. Since the United States
produces seventy-five per cent of the
corn of the world, Michigan ranks as
one of the leading corn-growing sec-
tions of the world. As a crop, it is our
most valuable, and one 01' our most de-
pendable. By proper handling it can,
be made to pay a much greater profit,
both to the individual and from a state
standpoint.

There are thousands of farmers in
Michigan who produce every year more
than twice the yield of the average
corn—belt farmer. Their methods, many
of which have been above outlined, can
be used with profit by many thousand
more.

Bulletin N0. 289, which can be obv
tained from the Michigan Experiment
Station, East Lansing, Michigan, takes
up corn growing in Michigan in detail.

During the coming season, large in-
crease fields of selected strains of Gal
den Glow, Duncan, and Golden Glow-
Duncan cross, will be grown on the
station farm as a foundation for distri-
bution. TheSe strains halve been pro-
duced by careful ear-row selection
Work.

Summer visitors at the experiment
station will have opportunity to see the '

‘ extensive ea1<row bleeding work, and:

fields of selected val 1et1es produced by
careful selection.

At this time when crop varieties are? .

apparently turning toward a pre-war‘
basis, corn may be considered as 01163
of the most dependable crops to growf
because of the many purposes for!
which it 'is used. It is essential that;

the most effective methods of prodch

t-i'on be premised in! wear Mtorslonsen- she

 

 

  

time without scattciiug or bicakino them.

You can’t see the grains when planted,
therefore, you want a planter which you
know has proven its success. You don‘t
want to experiment.

The Sure-Drop corn planter has been
:1 favorite with farmers throughout the
United States for the past twenty years (it
was formerly 11121th by The Gale l\’lllllllfil('-
turing Company of Albion, Michigan.)

An old worn out corn plantcr-or a new
planter of questionable merit—may cost you
many times more in loss of yield than the
cmt of a new Sure-Drop planter.

The Ohio Rake Sure-Drop Corn Planter
positively insmes your seed getting into the
ground light. It yields a piofit thc lint
year in giving .1bettc1 and laigei standofcom.

Absolutely Accurate:

It plants just the number of grains you want

"DAYTON , OH] 0

ES TABLISHED 1884

HE loss of one car from every second hill is .1 loss of 15.}. bushels to the .11 re—one
I ear fiom eieiy third bill is aloss of 101 bushels pcl' 2111's.
c0111 planter that will not miss—it must plant the dcsucdnumbu of grains cacll

A c1" .u‘ keil or broken kclntl will not glow.

THE OHIO RAKE C‘O.

   
 
  

Wli; it you want then is a

in row or bill at exactly the spacing you want
and will not scatter nor break the corn. You
never have totbin out after planting with 21
Sure-Drop.

it 1. light, yrt strong and durable. and carries the Ohio
Rakx- Quarmm't‘ 111 reliability, Some of its many advantages
are: Langl- hinged hoppers. makingr seed plati- changes possi-
lllt‘1'v'lllllllllfi’llllll'lllfl ~1-crl‘combiucd foot and hand lever
for r;1i~in',' runners "'t'quiopcll with automatic rec-l and mark-
ermi: mlluxmblc to width of rows from 23 to 42 inches—

will plant any variczv of corn or bonus.

There ’s a Dealer Near You

There an- 210 Ohio Rake Dealers in Michigan who carry
tlll' Sure-Drop Corn Planter and other 0M0 Rake imPIC‘
mcntx‘ in stock. Scml
us your name and 1'. 1'.
will girl' you (be
11111111: of our dealer
“can-st to you avrl
descriptiu vircuhlfl
of any of our imple-
incurs.

 
   
  
    
  

 

    

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Partition Tile
Backup Tile
Wall’Ilies
Metal Lad!
Hydrated Lime
Lump Lime
‘ire ‘11de
Fire Clay

Mortar Colors Sec and Mgr

Drain Tile

Our Ohio Salt Glazed 01' Porous tile
are recommended by Mr. W. van Haitsma.

We furnished the tile for his demon—
stration work in St. Clair County.
are now at like BUTT-01M LEVEL. Got
busy and order now and be assured of
prompt shipment.
The Cadillac Clay Company,

Mumg‘hctm'ery mid Diytr'ilrntnr:

Building Material
Nicholas J. Engcl

Prices

Penobscot Bldg..
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Cook in Cool Comfort
Here is where you can save on a work-saving
Oilrange—onc that will do all your cooking

and baking—a beauty in design and appear—
ance.

$37££or this KALAMAZOLO.

Wrxtc today—Get our special summer offer Cash or
easy payments —— quick shipments —-- uncondiW‘ E
guarantee. Aakfor catalogue No. 11.1.8 ’ .1

Maximo Stove C0,, Mfrs; '

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THE HOME OF

"Imp. Edgar oi Dalmeny

Probably ‘

The World’s Greatesl
Breeding Bull ,

Blue Bell. Supreme Champion'at the Smith-
fieid Show 1919. and the Birmingham Show
1920. is a. daughter of Edgar of Daimeny.

The Junior Champion Bull. Junior Cham—
pion Female. Champion Calf Herd and First
Prize Junior Heifer Calf. Michigan State Fair.
1920. were also the get of Edgar of Daimeny.

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
ll. E. SBBIPPS, Prop. Sidney Smith, Supt.

Chang: of Copy‘or Cancellations must reach us.
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_‘7 Bulls ' ‘ ' 5
Southern Michigan Foiled.

A PUBL

of Poiled Shorthorns at

home or abroad.

Geo. Burdick, Pres.,

 

Will hold . '

Coldwater, Mich., May. 5", 192.1

The offering consists of 22 head of show and- breeding cattle.

No _factor is destined to play such an important part in constructive
breeding as good animals backed with choice breeding.

Those in pursuit will find animals that will make good in any herd at

We cordially invite all interested to attend this saleas it will bea grand
opportunity to get foundation stock as well as to build up and "strength-
en the b100d lines of the older herds. _ ~ ‘

Write for illustrated Catalogue
County Agriculturist, C. L.

ASS’BX f . _

  

”Shorthorn

IC. SALE

the Branch County Farm,

Nash, Sec. Coldwatcr, Mich.
Coldwater, Mich.

 

 

 

For Sale

Woodcote Irojan-Ericas

are offering, ten cows bred to either

We
IMP. ELCHO ()F flAltVllGS’l‘UUN. or
IMP. EDGAIIDO OF DA LM EN Y

Write for our 19;] lil‘lJ. SALE LIST

Woodcote Stock Farm. Ionia. Mich.

 

 

'l'cn heifers. six

EGISTERED Aberdeen-Angus.
Best of

bulls from (‘iglit to fourteen months.
Reason-
able. . J. \VlLiilfili. Clio, Mich

GLOXERLY ANGUS

inquire

 

0er and Heifers Bred to
Blackcap Brandon of Woodcote 2nd

For Sale
GEO. HATIIAWAY (II SON. Ovid, hiich.

Reg. Aberdeen Angus

bulls and heifers of the very best of breeding. from
12 to 15 months of age. For next 30 days. Wll price
bulls at $100.00. Real bargains. Inspection invrted.

RUSSELL BR()S.. Merrill, Mich.

 

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Registered Guernseys 3......{fgg5hgm

er calf born Feb. 1. for $350. An 8 mo. old bull calf
no relation to above for $100. The three for 8400..

J. Ill. WILLIAMS. North Adams, MlCll.

— iEGIS'l‘EIiED

E R N 5 EV s BLLL OALVES

' Containing blood of world champions. _
HICKS’ GUERNSEY FARM. Saginaw. W.S. hllch.

 

of May ltose Brecdin

'l‘hcir dams have recor s
a few cows and heifers'arc
Lansing. Mich.

Guernsey Bulls

420 to 650 lbs. fat also '
offered. H. \V. \‘Vigman.

FEDERAL Inspected Guernsey Bulls. Priced to sell.
Nine sold in 10 mos. A tine Masher Sequel 3 yrs.
old. sure. sound and right $175.00. Four grandsons
of Ex-Champion A. A. (-ow.under 8 mos. old from cows
on test. G. W. & H. (i. RAY. Albion. Mich.

5 young imported Reg. Guernsey cows

For sale for $2.50 each. Also May Rose herd
bull: his 5 nearest dams average 72:3 lbs. fat. 3300.

E. A, BLACK. Howard City. Mich_

 

Reg. Guernsey bulls for sale cheap. State 'l‘.B. test-
ed and from good producing and . R.cows. Age 1

to 1‘). mo. 0. E. Lambert 6; Sons. Linwood. Mich.

FOR 5.6.]ng

. YERS. Goldwater. Michigan

 

old enough

Two young Reg. Guernsey Cows

For sale also bull calves.
Geo. N. Crawford. R. '1. Bolton. Mich.

 

I H one earling Guernsey bull left: May Rose
3'3 bree ing; cheap if taken boomwrite or come.
John Ebels. R. 2. Holland. Mich.

accepted in payment of finely bred reg-
‘ “and "a“ istered Holstein bull calves. Quality
of the best. and at prices within reach 0 all. Write.
GEO. D. CLARKE. - - - - assar. Mich.

 

II I i - li‘riesian heifer and bull calves. purebred
o 3 Bill re istered and high-grade. um 20 up.
Splendid in ividuais and breeding. Write us your re-

 

quirements. Browncroft Farms. M cGraw, N. Y
Reg. Holstein Bull Cali $.39", Effie?“ De"
J. R. HICKS. St. Johns. Mich.

 

NOTICE

The Winwood Herd

on Nov. lst will move their Herd of
Pure Blood Holsteins to their new
home, 1; miles south of Rochester,Mich.
and for the next 30 days we will sell
what bull calves we have cheap as we

‘ will be unable to get our buildings com-

plete before winter. So get busy if on
want a son of Flint Maplecrest 0y
at your own price.

JOHN H. WINN, (Inc.)

Michigan

 

Blythefield Farms ‘

j Grade up r hard with a pure-bred Holstein bull
Iron: in; record cow. Write for information to.
- '_ 30 EPH» .BREWER, Grand Rapids. Mich.

 

     

calves. practically pure
an enchanted rm sin '

Hoktein i”... “£3373?
W 1 . ., . B
* _ teweter, Wis.

 

Sixty Head of S

with 32 lbs. from 745 lbs. milk at 10 years.

BULLS: There will a son of a 31.77 lb. four year
Champion ready for he avy service.

There will be a four months son of Judge Joh. Ly
Michigan in 1919-1920.

of King Segis.

Sixty to ninety day retest privilege.
For cata

Albert E. Jenkins, Sale Mgr.,

Fourth central Michigan Breeders Sale

May 23, 1921, at Michigan Agr. College,
East Lansing, Mich.

FEMALES Will itlciude a 26.4 lb. cow. a 22 lb. heifer, a daughter of a 31 lb. cow with 19 lb. at 3 years
4 days, and many others over 20 lbs. bred to such bulls as a son of King Joh. from a 34 lb. daughter of
King 5698. King Lansmg a son of Sir Komdyke Veeman Hengerveld from Dora DeKol Oostcrbaan

old sired bya 30 lb. son of Sir Ormsby Banostine

ons from a 24 lb. two year old that took first prize in

A son of a 31 lb. cow that milked ovar 96 lbs. in a day sired by a son of Giista Erica 35.29 lbs. by a son

A son a Sycamore Stella Johanna with 27 lbs. butter and a milk record of 772 lbs. and over 3000 lbs.
in 30 days sired by the son of Glista Erica ready for heavy service.

You can buy these cattle with the assurance that they‘arc healthy.
Guaranteed breeders.

log address ’

Eagle, Mich.

 

SHORTHORN

SHOW AND SALE -

 

Central Michigan Shorthorn Breeders’ Ass’n.

 

TUESDAY,

SHOW 10 A. M.

Auctioneer: O. A. Rasmussen, Gre

GREENVILLE FAIR GROUNDS

GREENVILLE, MICHIGAN ,

MAY 10, 1 92

SALE 1 P. M.

39 Head: 29 Females, 10 Bulls; .27 Milking Strain, 12 Scotch Topped

Write for Catalog to M. E. Miller, Sec’y, Greenviile,'Mich.
enville: Judge: L.R.Mackie, MAC. 4

 

  
 

"I believe
dual-purpose

Send for fr

The Holstein-Friesian
164 American Bldg.,

Four Handsome Daughters

of the 34 lb. show bull “Judge
Joh. Lyons” and out of A. R.
O. cows all for $1200.

sire from $50 up.

Bulls ready for service from
$100 up.

 

  

'Also bull calves from the same '

smnuncsa BROTHERS '

0 [STEIN CATTLE

Harley Jennings, Clio,’ Mich.,writes:

in pure-bred stock. Years ago I bred
cows, but two Holsteins which I bought

by accident so far out-milked the others that I decided
to change to Holsteins.

Now it is Holsteins for me.”
ee booklets. .

Association of America
Brattleboro, Vermont

A Proven Blood Line

KING SEGIS transmitted to his sons the power to

transmit to their daughters the greatest of reduc-

tion over long ieriods. It. is his ofispringt at has

recently made t e greatest yearly production ever

dreamed of 37,381.11 pounds of milk in a year.

We have for sale at moderate prices.

Bojaiuf‘iful indivldals of show type KING SEGIB
GRAND RIVER STOCK F RM,

315 N. East. Ave.. Jackson. Mich. (l. J. Sp ncer.0wner,
Underfitate and Federal Supervision

Y'alllll "alSlélll hulls 2 light colored and large 30lb.
helfersgliio each. Dewey

. ' f 8" . » 1d
33.601119. boiler filiif‘hdf h§$3‘§?m° for $39331»

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'0“th service. filgficfl$fi re Redford. 1“th
. 4 ' l! .l

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breedin on both sides. from 20 lb. .

  
    

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"A good Holstein bull will increase the production
3:131:19 ordinary herd 0 per cent in the'flrst gener-

 

Let us help you find a good one to use on your ‘
herd. -You‘cannot make a better investment. ‘

lho llichi an H’olstein-Friosian
ssooiaiion

n. w. Nilllltlll, ir..'nensemnry,
(lid Slate Block, Lansing, Michigan

“Top Notch?" Holsteins

Bu 3 “milk” Bull of Quality from the Breeders
of t 9 world s only cow to produce 800 lbs. milk in '1
days, having an 800 lb. dauxghter.

Our herd is rich in the 1) 00d of Colantha “.1113 Jo-
hanna. theonly cow that. ever held all world’s records
n every divrs ion from one day to one year at the same
time. She produced 651.70 lbs. mllk in 7 days. 9 are
offering for sale a bull. whose dam exceeds this record
I? over 7% lbs. in 7 days. '

is dam's records are:—
M'lk

 

i 1 Day 100.] lbs.
Milk 7 Days 659.3 lbs.
Butter 7 Days 26.31 lbs.

His name is
KING VALE CORNUCOPIA WAYNE. No. 312599
. . Born February 8, 1920 ‘
His dam and Sire's two nearest dams average
Butter 7 Days 33.02 lbs.
_ 7 Days 607.3 lbs.
Handsomely marked about one third white.
$250.00 f. o. b. Howell.
McPHERSON FARMS 00.. Howell. Mich.

All herds under U. S. Supervision.

Cluny Stock Farm

Offers

Cluny KomgenCoIa'ntha Silver 326205

, Born May 29, 1920 '

A white bull with a few black spots.

”in sire a 30 lb. son of King chis Pontiac Konigcn.

Sirc's 7 nearest dams average 32.301 lbs. butter 624.1
lbs. milk in 7 days.

His dam has 3 Jr. 3 year old record of 17.683 lbs,
bum-r from 418.7 lb. milk and is a granddaughter of Colan-
tiia Johanna Lad.

1nd dam—a 21 lb. cow that our barn records show milk.
over 145.000 lbs. in 14 milking periods producing 15
calves. .

Pedigree on application.

Price $250.00. Federal Accredited Heard.

R. Bruce McPherson, Howell, Mich.

The Traverse Herd

We have what you want. in BULL CALVES. the large.
fine growthy type. guaranteed right in every way, .
They are from high producing A. R. O. ancestors
Dam's records up to 30 lbs. Write for pedigrees and
quotations. stating about age desired.

TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL

Traverse City, Mich.

Here Is a Good One

Born June 2nd. by Maplecrest De Kol Hengerveld,
a Sire havmg three sisters each having records of over
1200 pounds of'butter in a year. Two of them former
world champions. calf’s dam by an own brother to
Highland Hartog De Kol yearly record of 1247.95
pounds. This combination of breeding will give res
suits. HILLORES'I‘ FARM. Kalamazoo, Mich.

 

 

 

Registered Holsteins---bulls. heifers or cows always
or sale. Priced reasonable. Satisfaction guaran~
teed. B. B. Reavey. Akron. Mich.

Registered Holstein Bull.
Sired by a. son of King Ona and from a. 22 lb. cow. $90
delivered your station. Write for pedigree.

EARL PETERS. . North Bradley. Mich.

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H‘EREFORDS -

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. Westnadge 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. M ICH.

BUTTER BRED coarser”
CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.
Silver Creek. Allegan County. ’ Michigan.

The Wildwood Farm

Jersey Cattle. Majesty strain, Herd on State accred-
ited list. R. of M. testing constantly done. Bulls for
sale. ALVIN BALDEN. Phone 143-5. Capac. Mich.

JERSEY BULLS WM...

and—Ma esty breeding. Meadowland Farm. Water
man it aterman, Packard Rd. Ann Arbor, Mich.

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Lillie Farmstead Jerseys
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Ready for Service.

Bull calves from
R. of M.‘cows.
Coopersvilie. Mich.

Owl N6. 111311 heads my hard
bull calves from t is rent sire and out of 11.0! M.
dams for sale. . Leon E. Laws. R. 6. ‘ Allegan, M

   

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Sow Fails to Come in Heat—I have
a sow which. I am anxious to breed.

She runs with male. 'but does not come‘ 3 '5

in heat. She seems to be in perfect
health. .1. J. 8., Hope, Mich—Give her

eight grainsrof ground nux vomica and, ._

thirty grains of capsicum in each feed.

Crack-ed Heels.-—0ne of our wank
horses is tlxoubled'wilzh what our local
veterinarian calls scratches, the leg 13
swollen. I. am toldnot. to work ‘hlm.
J.
rest him. Clip off hair, apply the fol-
lowing lotion three times a day: Dl_s-
soélve one ounce of acetate of lead, six

drams of .sulphazte of zinc in :one guest ‘ '

of water. Give him a teaspoonfu-l of

acetate of potash in feed or in drink:

ing waiter twice daily. Do not wash
his sore leg with soap and. water. Ap-
ply hydrogen peroxide to clean off pus.
Partial Paralysis—48b: weeks after
my sow farrowed she seemed to lose
the use of her hind quarters. Her bow-
els never move unless we give her an
injection. She is land of milk, but re-
fuses other kinds of food. She has
been sick for two weeks. W. D., Grant,
Mich—Give her mineral oil to open
bowels. Also give her ten-grain dos-
es of sodium salicylate three times a
day. Hand-rub her back.
Over-feeding. Insufficient Elimina-
tion—What shall I do for my pigs?
Early this spring I purchased two pure-

bred sows. One has six pigs and the
other ten. They came on the first of
March. I led tlle sows ground oats

mixed with skim~milk in liberal quan-
tities; also fed the sows five or six
ears of corn each twice a day. Sud-
denly the pigs began to scour and then
be constipated alternately. Then the
pigs in one litter began to get lame.
Their legs would swell and they lost
the use of them and would lay and
. squeal. I reduced the feed and pigs
are better. Was this what is called
blind staggers? G. E. G., Albion,
Mich.—'—Doubt~less the pigs were too
well fed, had perhaps too little exer—
cise. The scouring was only an effort
of nature to eliminate surplus food.
Exercise increases bowel action. If
any of them become constipated, give
Squib’s petrolatum or castor oil.
Frightened Ewes—I have sixty ewes
and fifty of their lambs are now dead.
The ewes are fed peas and oats, also
clover hay twice a day, straw once a
day. Occasionally they are led corn.
On March 14 a strange dog was found
with them but none of the sheep were
bitten, but on the fifteenth the ewes
commenced lambing five or six days
too early. Lambs came all right but
a‘ few minutes after they were born
showed symptoms of being in pain and
unable to stand. When held up would
suck. but soon died. Have five living
‘out of fifty-five. Most of the ewes had

twins. The ewes ha-Ve had plenty of
exercise. W'hat is the cause? Feed
or dog? J. S., Augres, Mich.——Lambs

were weak at birth, partly on account

of feed and no doubt the fear of dog ‘

caused ewes to lamb early. You did
all that could be done to save the
lambs.

Chronic Lameness.—For the past
two years our dog has at times been
lame in one fore leg, now he is crip-
pled in all four legs. J. L., Richmond,
Mich.—~Give him sodium salicylate two
or three times a day. .

Tgxemia.——I am anxious to know the
cause of death in my calves. The cows
appear to be healthy, usually calves
come at or within a day or two of
right time and are seemingly all right
when born, but die between twelve and
forty~eight hours after birth. After
they eat about twice they act as if they
had colic, lie down, gradually grow
weaker and die. A. S., Kendalls, MiCh.
-A poisoned condition of the blood is
the cause of death. Clean and disin-
fect the cow’s udder before allowing
[the calf to suck, or if fed by hand the
utensil should be very clean and free
from infection. A healthy cow usually
has a healthy calf, with proper food

.atnd care they should live and thrive.

Lum~pjaw.-.—A lump formed on jaw
of our five-year-old co‘w which softened
andopene'd. New other bunches have
mined, some of them discharge. I
also notice nose and lip is swollen. D.

.13.} (Memos. Mica—Faint the hunches
with document iodine three times a-

    

  

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Livingston

County Holstein Association

 

Quality ' Sale I

 

At Hovyell, Mich., Wednesday,

Two-thirds either have A. R. 0. records or are from record cows.
1 daughter at a 32 lb. cow.

JAY B. TOOLE’Y,
President

9 *bu'lls Whose dams have, records from 25 to BIZ-lbs.

  

For catalogs (ready .May 6th) Address

  

   
 
 

At 10:00 O’clock A. M.

THE HOME OF HEALTHY CATTLE From herds under FEDERAL SUPER-
VISION 60-90 day retest privilege.

9. HEAD REGISTERED HOLSTEINS

., Gem , M' Fir—Not necessar to . .
W 1Q Y : S cows WIt‘h records from 25 to 29 lbs.

F. .I. F'iSHBEGK, Howell, Mich.

May 8, 19-2 1

'J. G. HAYS.

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dollars“ DAY l-‘N MICHIGAN
Tuesday, May 10, 19.21 -:- Eau Claire, Mich.
““5“” ANNUAL CON” Registered and Grade Guernseys

"' SiGNMENT SALE or
BER-RIEN COUNTY GUERNSEY BREEDERS’ ASS’N
‘ (Sale at Farm of Glenn Clark)

'40 Registered Guernsey Males and Females-«15 Grade Guernseys

The Guernsey County Guernsey Bl‘eeders’ Association are endeavoring to
make their First Cons1gnment Sale 3 Great Success. In order to do this,
they have consigned the DBSt SLOCk from their herds.

A feature of the sale will be the selling of the entire herd of Glenn
Clark, Eau Claire, Mich. Mr. Clark has one of the finest herds in Southern
Michigan, and many Advanced Registry cows are offered, as well as daugll-~
ters of cows that have large records.

Some of the Selections Made for Consignment Are:

GLENWOOD'S PRINCESS THELMA A. R. 6270, Milk 9069.1 lbs.
454.2 lbs.@5 yrs. Full sister has record of 590.0 lbs. B.Fat.

AMY OF HICKORY GROVE A. R. 5435, Milk 7123.2 lbs. B.Fat 389.67
@4 yrs.

FRANCETTA’S BRENDA OF EAU CLAIRE A. R. 6630. Milk 7179.2 lbs.
B.Fat 367.2 lbs.@2 yrs. On retest. In 163 days has made 217.6 lbs. B.Fat.

BESS OF VVINDEREMERE A. R. 5883, Milk 7072.8 lbs. B.Fat 312.06 lbs.
@2 yrs. , '

MAGGIE OF HICKORY GROVE A. R. 5436 Milk 8232.5 lbs.
lbs.@4 yrs.

MELBA OF YELLOVVDALE 11 A. R. 5332, Milk 7748.9 lbs.
@4 yrs.

LORNA OF SMALLIDGE FARM NO. 76275, on test, in 183 days has made
4367.4 lbs. Milk. 197.34 lbs. B.Fat @3 yrs.

NINA 0F HICKORY GROVE A. R. 5303, 7670.9 lbs. B.Fat 382.51
lbs.@2 yrs.

BONNIE MELBA OF BALLARD FARM A. R. 7116. Milk 6656.9 lbs. B.Fat
350.0 lbs.@3 yrs.

LINDEN LADY OF HICKORY GROVE A. R. 8489, Milk 5413.9 lbs. B.Fat
314.0 lbs.@2 yrs. On retest, in 1204 days has made 203.2 lbs. B.Fat@3 yrs.
I We Want You with Us May 10th.

Sale at 1:00 P. M. Auctioneers: Love and Benjamin

“1"“ “0““ F. E. FOX, Sale Manager, Wau‘kesha, Wis.

0.1. C. HOGS

all ages sired by Callaway Edd 1918 world’s grand champ. boar and C. C.
Schoolmaster 1919 world’s grand champlorl also Wonder Big Type and Giant
Buster. Write your wants, all stock shipped on approval.

CRANDELL’S PRIZE HOGS, Cass City, Mich.

B.Fat
lbs.

B.Fat 349.79

B.Fat 405.85 lbs.

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Registered Sfljlrthorns. Bulls and heifers. [The Maple s Shot-thorns
e. a. nasnfi'llefifil‘thl: 5.8 “stills. Mich. Kirklevington Lad, by Imp. Hartfiord

 

Welfare, ill Service. Stock for sale.
J. V. WISE, Gobleville, Mich.

BUY SHORTHORNS 0; Central Michi-

SHORTHflRNS,

BUY A BULL

 

BlDWELL

that will put weight on your dairy calves 4.116 dlfi‘ Breeders' Association at ' g n Sh’nrthqrn
orent‘e will soon fly for the blrll. Now selling good sale list to M. E. M' 19535395? ‘log:;'“£ nfi‘étfir

 

toll and Home topped yearlingsxensnnablyl'apriced.
.eguamnfee every animal to .he _a breeder. Bedetal

Test. One'ho'ur from Toledo.‘0h.lo. N. Y.C. . B. one yearn“ B
. 7 r . g Shorthorn “U “B”
B-IDWELL STOCK FARM, for 312.). M. G. MOSHE'R'& son's, 0.22%f“iililz

 

Box D; Tecumseh. Michigan

Milkinz Shorthorns. bulls and heifers 5 mo. tol
year'old'for sale at reduced prices to make room»
KUBTZ. Mason. Mich.

FIVE BdEb‘llElFERs

that we will sell cheap it taken at once. Inquire
about them or better come and see them.
CABRRfiROS. & 00., Bad Axe, Mich.

m m 'Poflndrcattle choice young bulls from (No 18
' ‘mo. old for sale.
sum KEELEB, a. 1. Grand "Ledge. Mich.
‘ ‘ Bl ll c has for sale from the
Sher-thorns. belat “filling blood obtainable.-
ROBEMARY FARMS. Williamston. :Mich.
Two. Scotch-topped 23031;?“ ”“1”
“LE. MORRISH. R. 5. Flint. lchh.
calves. item's (mos. to «1 year

for younger stock. E

St 'L k”: t '

Haste you a catalog of the .Shorthern.

sale to be held at M. A. .0. Feb. 25th at:

‘11P. M. We are listing four valuable.

females and two-shew bulls.

CA1. Paumhtfifiona, Tam City..Mich -
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HGGS

' and Gilts350'and u . forA 'I.
Berkshire Berd Saws May and June falProw. it...
a. few good fall pigs at l'easonallle prices for sale.

LI. G. h USHER '& SUNS. 0388:)..Mlah.

 

 

- Registered Duroc pigs (‘1‘ul9tLull
Buy Plg§ "ow delivered to express station for.3‘3%
each. Eltller sex or canlurnish them unrelated
each other. 'lheae are late fall pigs sired’hvStato
Fair. wmners and weighing over 100 lbs. “.rltel'nr
partlculllrs. Mlchlgaull Farm Ltd. l’zlvilun. Mich.

Breakwater Bums Jerseys
FALL BOARS OPEN 911.18

All of the right type and the best of breeding.
' rlges reasonable.
Mall orders a SpeCIalty. Satisfaction guaranteed.

saooansa FARM An Arb .‘M h.
H. W. Mumford. Owner, J. Bfkndrzrys, Mic“.

DUROC PIGS

either M'X. ready to ship Mav lst Extra ualit
. rV ’ ~ ‘ ‘ ' a
breedlng. lhe best purchaws for Boysgund gull?!
Plg ( lubs of “ashlar-smut (‘0. in 1919 “ore from In!
323%. (are boy lrefuscil) $13.”: for a male pigu few
5 n‘ or pure ruse. rice $15 It 3110 re . » .'~
feted. batlstzu-tlon,t-milrmlteed.l ‘ g and tram
B. It. hills. R. 7», Hillsdzlle, Mil-h.

3 e! “LPUROC JERSEYS
rr ~<- . .. - . . .
prices? Yt)"nel‘rl‘.'(l;l“l'e:llgllddéllicg‘gll‘ b32l‘s‘llllfll ‘lllsl'gp‘é-E‘tl‘ti:

is cordially inl itcd.
RUbH BRUSH Oaku'ond Farm. Romeo. Mich.

uroo Boers at bargain price. i; ' ' ' '~
I)nl(lnths old at $60. Vl'ill selld'5é(%}(3.t£lldhfgg§
ter lathe buyers name. Orders booked for Apr . I}
to deliver Jllllellfit. W E. Hartley. Alum. Ml:

Write Me at once 1 havejust what you want
h , l 1 . . -

soy Imars ready for 33:33wa leglstered Dumc Jer—

W. H. MAYES. L. B. 505. Durand. Mich.

UROO Jerseys Boots for s ' ‘ '

. .prxng service, 11
' ' boned type, from the most popular lilood lhgzg{
reasonable prices: Pllrtrldgc Rock eggs from best lay-
mg stram $3 per 1». Drodt & Berns. hIonrooV Mich.

 

Spring pigs by \Valt’s

_ Orion, First Sr. Yearlin
Deficit, Jackson.Cd. Rapids and Siginaw 1919

Phillips Bros,Riga,.Mich.
DU R O C S 0 W S aJnngkfiilta bred‘tn

ol-ion Klpg No. 169259 Son of the $10 000 " on or”

by Longnew Farm. Le Sumit, 0. also 3:33;; 0:01:32

ready for serum out of Ap )IV
THE JENNTNGS

good sous. .
Bat ey, Mich.

FA llhl.

Sous and

Duroc Jersey Man...

Also a few spring boars Best 0 l ' ‘
. . ‘ .. . )lood lmes
splelldld Individuals. Satisfaction guaranteed. W23:
for pedigree and prices. or better come and sec. risi
tors welcome. Thus. (.‘nderhill & Son. Salem. hilch‘

A ,FEw CHOICE 3353.; m...

Corey U. Edmonds. Hastings. Mich.

DUROCS

Duroc

Ollie bred for
Alrll, May far-row.

Bred sows all sold. A few choice

full bfilll‘s for sale.
W. (l. TAYLOR. hlilan. Mic-hr

Am hocking orders f '

Jerseys pigs, Fgw fall gilts,or spring
la. D. HEYDENBER . VVaylllnd. MiCh.
A few choice. ready for senioe;

DU Rocs hours for sale.
iARRY FOWLER. Sturgis. Mich.

‘ Strictly Big Ty e " .
O. I. C Swnne ity. A few giltsuh‘l‘g‘rlwfao'r
last of April. and M ay farrow. A fen-Sept. and 006
full pigselther sex. Extra good once. or our State.
Fndr prized Vlélll‘lnlng blood ineijP Will shig C. OcBé
an reoor . em ree. ‘IW ' ' .
FARM. Marlette. Mich. MAN STD

R. 1. .
bred for April and May

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furrow. Shipped C. 0. D.
H. WV. MANN. Dansville. Mich

, ' Choice giltstor Apri and‘Ma fa
G'Lc s follpi 3. Booking ordlers for spyringms also

A . BARKER & son. Belmont. rill-lea

I. C’s. 81391: sprinzgilts due to far w My
- and Apr. aometrierl' sowasem'ioe bogs glidfim'é

fall pigs. not akln.. ' v. .
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GRAIN QUOTATIONS

Tuesday, April_ 26. .
Wheat.

Detroit—Cash No. 2 red $1.38; May
$1.36; No. 2 white and No. 2 mixed

. $1.36.

Chicago.-No. 2 hard,$1.37; No. 2
red $1.351/3.
Corn.
Detroit—Cash No. 3 yellow 670; N0.
4 yellow 64c.

Chicagor‘No. 3 mixed 591/40; No. 2
yellow 59%@601§c.
Oats.

Detroit.—-Cash No. 2 white 440; No.
3 white 421,120; No. 4 white 391/30
Chicago.*No. 2 white 371/3@38c.
Beans.

Detroit.——lmmediate and prompt are
higher at $3.25 per cwt. '

ChicagowMarket is easy and lower.
Hand-picked beans choice to fancy at
$3.60t’gl425; red kidney beans $8.75@
9.50 per cwt.

New York—Market is dull.
pea. $4.25@4.40; do medium
kidney $9.75.

Choice
$5; red

Rye.
Detroit.~Cash No. 2
Seeds.
Detroit.——Prime red clover, cash at
$12.50; October $9.50; alsike at $14;
timothy $3.15 per bushel.
Hay.

rye $1.34.

No. 1 timothy $206321; standard and

light mixed $1912320; N0. 2 timothy
$186019; No. 1 clover mixed $17@18;
No. 1 clover $1572.16; rye straw $1340
14; wheat and cat straw $12t2i13 per
ton in carlots at Detroit.

WHEAT

After reaching a new low point on
the crop, wheat prices developed firm-
ness as a result of the refusal of the
growers to sell on the lower market.
Our winter wheat crop outlook remains
generally excellent although less tlat-
tering than a few Weeks ago. Frost
damage is reported in the southwest
and there are outbreaks of rust in iso—
lated sections. The estimate on the
Kansas crop has been reduced 32.000.—
)000 bushels. Foreign crop news is not,
as favorable as from this country. The
spring wheat seeding in the northwest
is nearly completed with little evi-
dence of a, change in the acreage as
compared with last year. Export, buy»
ing has been irregular but export in-
terests still have large sales to fill.
Milling demand for cash wheat has in-
creased slightly although tlour trade
fails to show much improvement.

CORN

About 5,500,000 bushels of corn have
been sold for export during the past
week. With primary receipts compar-
atively light and an improvement no—
ticeable in the domestic demand, hold-
ings at; primary markets have begun
,to,deomase-and are expected to shrink
considerably during the next; few
weeks. \Veather conditions have not,
favored planting or the growth of corn
already in the ground. .Prices may ad-
vance until growers are induced to re-

new selling.
OATS

Recent cold weather has made nec-

_ essary censiderable reseeding of oats
and-som_e‘ Sections report that a part

of this acreage may be planted to corn.
Domestic demand for this grain is bet-
ter but Canadian oats have been ship-
ped to eastern markets at prices be-
low American grain. The passage of
the emergency tariff will stop such
Shipments as well as shutting out the
Canadian wheat. ~

SEEDS

Demand for clover and timothy seed
is gradually ebbing although the north—
ern and eastern sections are still buy-
ing in limited amounts. Stocks of old

,seed were not fully disposed of but

there is no great pressure on the mar-
;ket. Recent cold weather is said to
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meal reversed the action of the wheat

feeds.
HAY

Receipts of hay remain light as the
growers are unwilling to sell. Demand
is light and confined to best grades but
prices are practically unchanged. The
recent cold weather-in the southwest
destroyed the possibility of new crop
alfalfa arriving earlier than usual.

POTATOES

Prices show little change during the
past week, consuming markets in the
middlewest being quoted mostly art-$1”
@125 per .100 lbs. for sacked northern
round whites U. S. Grade No. 1. Ship-
ments total about 500 cars per day for
the entire country, of which about 400
cars are of old stock. Supplies of old
potatoes are larger than usual at this
season. Prices at; Detroit are $1.75@2
for 150-lb. sack. '

BUTTER

Shipments aregheavy and consump-
tive. demand unable to absorb the com-
plete supply. Prices declined 2((D3c
during the week and are expected to
maintain a downward trend until a.
price is reached at which. buyers for
storage will be willing to take hold.
.t’rices for 92—score butter as quoted by
the bureau of markets on April 23
were: Chicago 40c; New York 41c;
Philadelphia 430. At Detroit fresh
creamer-y is quoted at 390.’

EGGS AND POULTRY

Receipts continue to run large and
prices average slightly lower for the
week although they have held near the
same level for several weeks. Storage
holdings of frozen poultry decreased
during March and thecombined total
on April 1 was slightly smaller than
on the same date a year ago. Quota-
tions at Detroit were as follows: Eggs,
fresh current, receipts 231,4@24c. Live
poultry, spring chickens 3270330; heavy
hens 33411334c; roosters 18717200; geese
20@25c; ducks 35c; turkeys 400.

WOOL

Although the strong probability of
the passage of the emergency tariff
has failed to stimulate a big increase
in wool buying, the undertone is more

 

confident and the softness of the last
few weeks may disappear. Net chang-
es in price have been small for some
time. The pooled wools are fairly
well cleaned up but some wools. held
over in private hands are being forced
upon the market through bank pres-
sure. Advances on the new clips of
western wool range from 12@15c on
the choicest sorts down to 5@7c for
low grades. Mills are sealing down the
orders recently received ~ for cloth
showinga sound condition at the man-
ufacturing end. .The Boston market is
quoted as follows: Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania fleeces, delaine unwashed 40@
42c; fine unWashed 30((1‘3320; half-blood
combing 32@34c; three-eighths blood
combing 29@30c. Michigan and New
York fleeces, delaine unwashed ‘36@
380; fine unwashed 30@3lc; haltlblood
unwashed 31@32c; three-eighths blood
unwashed 28@29c. ‘ ,
CATTLE FEEDERS LOSE ENTHU-
‘ SIASM‘.

 

OMPETITION for feeder cattle has

waned as a result of the perform-
ance of the fat cattle market and re-
ports of losses, especially by those
cashing in heavy steers, are more frei
quent. Values declined during the
past week but there is little increase‘
in the margin between stockers and
feeders and fat cattle, some Wiscon-
sin buyers again outbidding the packer
market. The movement to the coun-
try from sixty-eight markets during
the last three months is 26.7 per cent
below 1920 which in turn showed a
decrease compared with the preceding
year.

FROM WHENCE COMET TWHE HQGS'Z.

HOG markets are overwhelmed with
numbers, the combined total for
the year to date being now almost
equal to that of last year; At the same
time weights remain high. If the run
continues at, the present, rate» it» will
soon overtake that of last year and the
price outlook for the summer market
will not be encouraging. Early winter
estimates upon the hog population evi-
dently were in error, otherwise the
country would be unable to continue
disgorging at the present rate. '

 

 

. Live Stock Market Service

 

 

Wednesday, April 27.

BUFFALO '

Hog prices are on a lower level.

Yorkers and pigs are bringing $8.90@\

9, other kinds $8.50@8.75; lambs are
steady at $11@11.35; calves $10.50.

DETROIT

Cattle.

Market, slow but steady; heavy cat-

tle are very hard to move.
Best heavy steers ...... 7.00@ 7.50
Best. handy wt bu steers 7.00@ 7.75
Mixed steers and heifers 7.00@ 7.25
Butchers ............. . . . 6.5061) 7.00
Best cows ....... . ...... - 5.50@ 6.00
Butcher cows . . . . . . 4.50@ 5.00
Common cows .... . . . . . . . 3.50@ 4.00
Canners ............. . . . . 2.50@ 3.00
Best light weight bulls. . 6.00@ 6.50
Bologna bulls . . . . . . . . . . . 5.006;) 5.50
Stock bulls ..... . . . . . . . . 4.75
Feeders ............. . . . 6.00@ 7.50
Stockers ................ 5.00@ 6.00
Milkers and springers. . . .$ 45@ 95
Veal Calves.

Market 500 lower.

Best ................ . . . .$ 8.50@ 9.00
Culls and common . . . . . . 4.00@ 7.00
_ Hogs.

Market 15@25c higher.
Mixed ...... $ 8.15@ 8.25
Pigs ......... . ......... 8.25
Heavy 7.75@ 8.00

,_ 4 . 'Sheep and Lambs.
Market steady.
Best lambs ...

Fair lambs 7.00@ 8.50
Light to common ..... 4.0075) 6.50
Fair to good sheep . ..... 5.00@ 6.00

Culls and common“ ... . . . ,- 2.00@ 3.00
CHICAGO

' . Hogs. .‘3, . .,
d,receipts- today .are 21.9

  
 
 

Estimate

ms?”

..........$10.00@1’0.25 '

$7.95@8.30; tops $8.40; heavy 250 lbs
up medium, good and choice $7.85@
8.15; medium 200 to 250 lbs medium,
good and choice $8.10@8.30; light 150
to 200 lbs common, medium,- good and
choice $8.05@8.40; light lights 130 to
150 lbs common, medium, good and
choice $7.90@8.35; hea‘vy‘packing sows
250 lbs up smooth $6.50@7.50; packing
sows 200 lbs up rough $6.35@6.60; pigs
130 lbs down medium, good and choice
$7@8.
Cattle.

Estimated receipts today are 8,000.
Market steady to 15c higher. Beef-
steers medium and heavy weight 1100
lbs up choice and prime $8.10@9; do
medium and good $7.25@8.25; do com-
mon $6.75@7.25; light weight 1100 lbs
down good and choice $7.75@9; do
common and medium at $6.25@7.25;
butcher cattle heifers, common, medi-
um, good and choice $5.25@8.25-; cows
common medium, good and choice at
84.756177; bulls, bologna and beef $4.75
@675; canners and cutters cows .and
heifers $2.25@4.75; do canner steers
$3@4.50; veal calves light and handy-

weight medium, good and choice $7.50

@975; feeder steers common, medium,
good and choice at $6.50@x8; stocker
steers common, medium, good and
choice $5.25@7.60; stocker cows and

‘heifers, common, medium good and

choice $3.50@6.

‘ , , Sheepand Lambs.-_ .
Estimated receipts today are 20,000.

Market about steady. Lambs 84 lbs

down medium; good, choice and prime

$9.65@11.65~; do 85 lbs up medium,

good, choice and‘prime $9.25@11; do

culls and common $7.75@9.50; spring.-

lambs medium. :82951.;.
ail as @350; Web-

   

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LIGHT RUN HELPS THE HORSE
. MARKET.

 

ECEIPTS of horses decreased near-

ly fifty per cent during the past
week and were disposed of without
further price cuts. Farm chunk de-
mand is rapidly waning. Wagon hors-
es for city use can be sold to advan-
tage and there has been buying of
mares at Chicago for export to Bel:
gium. »- ‘ -

AMOUNT OF SlLAGE. "

 

How many tens of silage would
there be in a silo fourteen feet in di-
ameter and filled twenty-five feet from
the bottom with well-settled silage?

Livingston Co. A. H.

According to calculations made by
King there would be about seventy-five

tons in this silo.——W.

TO CONDUCT CAMPAIGN FOR
FUNDS.

 

ECAUSE of the unemployment sit-

uation throughout the state during
the past; few months, an unusually
heavy demand has been made upon the
relief finances of the Salvation Army.
This organization is. therefore planning
for a financial campaign in this state, '
to be conducted May 6-17. Those in?
terested should correspond with Chas.
F. Drake, Second and Michigan ave—
nues, Detroit, Michigan.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

 

(Continued from page 552).
roads with extravagance and misman-
ageinentreFive million dollars of
counterfeit American money has been
confiscated in Lemberg-by Polish au-
thorities—«A cuttlefish cast aboard the
liner Caronia fights crew, severely in~'
juring several men before being sub-
dued—Berlin sends trade delegation
to Russia.

Tuesday, April 26.

ERMANY offers two hundred bil-

lion marks as final reparation of-
fer; asks loan to pay cash, and will
offer customs revenue as guarantee.
Offer not acceptable to French govern-
ment—Standard oil announces three
cent reduction in price of gasoline.—
England has cash to pay interest on
United States debt.——Seamen refuse to
discuss pay cut; threaten tieup of
shipson May 1.

 

COMING MEETINGS.

 

May 3-4.—‘National Dairy Marketing
Conference, Congress Hotel, Chica-
go, Illinois. ' -.

Mid-west conference of farm bureau "
officials at Huron, South Dakota,
May 24. '

COMING LIVE STOCK SALES.

 

Holsteins.—’—East Lansing, E. P. Kim 1
hey. 3
Potted Shorthorns.—May 5, "Southern
Michigan Polled Shorthorn Breeders'
C. L. Nash. Secretary, Goldwater,
Michigan. ‘ . f
Guernseys.-May 10, F. E. Fox, Sales .1
Manager, Eau Claire, Mich.
Holsteins.——May 18, Livingston County

‘ Holstein Association, J. G. Hays,
Secretary, Howell, Mich.
Aberdeen-Angusr-June 9, Michigan

Aberdeen-Angus Breeders’ Associa-
tion Sale, East Lansing, Michigan.
:Vard Hathaway, Ovid, Mich, Secre-
a.ry. » .
Aberdeen-Angus.»June 22, Ohio Aber-
deen-Angus 'Breeders’ Association
Sale, Fair Grounds, Columbus, Ohio.
0. D. Littleton, Kenton, Ohio, Secre—
tary.» .
Aberdeen-Angus.—September 23, East-
ermAberdeen-Angus Breeders’ Asso-
ciation‘Sale, Eastern States Exposi-
tion, Springfield, Mass. F. W. Burn-
ham, Greenfield, Mass, Secretary. ,
Aberdeen-Angus.—.0ctobe_r; 12, Indiana
Aberdeen-Angus Breeders’ Associa- ,»
tion Sale, .Indianapolis..lnd; Prof. (3.";
F. Gobble. LaFayette, Sedreta ‘

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ASUWSSFUL meeting of the
members oi the live stock ship-
pins assumption at Breckenridge was
held Samrday, April 16. . State Man-
ager ELK. (Sampson was present and

gave a talk on matters pertaining to,

cooperative live stock shipping. and
organization work. A general discus-
sion followed, after which the business
of the meeting was taken up, among
which was the election of the directors
for the year... It was unanimously vot-
ed to cease doing business under the
St. Louis. Grange Association, and or
ganize under the name of The Breck.
enridge Cooperative Shipping Associa-
tion, which association has taken a
membership in, the Michigan Live
Stock Exchange, and voted to take
shares in the proposed telmjnal com-
mission, house to be established at .De-
troit or elsewhere.

 

ELEVATGR PU RCH ASE!) B“Y FARM-
ER-S.

-_T a meeting recently held at Has-
lett, the Cooperative Live Stock
Shipping Association completed the
purchase of the elevator at that place.
E. E. Compson was called to appraise
the elevator and help in the purchase
of same. Mr. Compson reports that
they are all ready to $1011.11 the aerator
exchange of the State Farm Bureau.

 

COOPERATIVE BUYING IN GREAS.
"16..

HE Cooperative Buying Association
of Richland Farm Bureau has re-
cejved a car of fertilizer on hand for

early distribution among a large num-

ber of buyers who appreciate the ad-
vantages of community purchasing.
This local held a meeting at the town
hall, Wednesday evening, April 6, with
Thomas C. Price and Arthur G. Boyer,
president and manager, respectively,
as principal speakers.

Seed for the planting of six hundred
acres of Grimm alfalfa . in Saginaw
county was distributed from the farm
bureau office during the week of April
2. The demand for the seed, which is
furnished by the State Farm Bureau’s
,coopemt-ive seed department, has far
exceeded expectations, County Agricul-

turist Arthur G. Bovay said the other»

day. The yiddof Mfialfa per acre and
the 123.1419 per top is. greater thanbay.
and Saginaw county soil is adapted, tor
its growth—M.

 

TUSGOLAFARMERG. ABOUT T4)
BUY ELEVATORS,

ROM 'nuseola county comes the

news that committees are at work
in. the vicinity of Cass City, .Gagetowm,
UnionV-me, Kingston, Silverwaosl and
Fosteria seeming necessary finances
to pn-mhase the already existing local
elevators, .or, failing .to secure a fair
price. to build new ones. These ele-
vators will be operated on a strictly
cooperative basis. and will be the cen-
ter throng-11 which the "local member-
ship. of; the bureau will have access t9
its buying and selling powels.

The Cass City Cooperative Mercan-
tile Company opened a new meat mar-
ket recently, and a groom-y stone will
be opened by the compan-yin the near
fumes... The latter Show will be in
charge of George C. Blooper. manager
and Hugh x'Galflner. assistant.

The Reese creamel‘y, which has
been {closed «tier-many months, will re-
sume operations the, latter par-l. 915.411.
nil. A. M. fiandall Will be the new
manager, succeeding Herman Hellm-
men. who MW e ,mitimwm
at Saginaw. “061314—41. «C. M.

GERMANY scales AMERchN PQflf.
4.3.8. TRADE.

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whp,,b01ght during the high-price pe-

and; atorty—fiye per cent rebate on."

present stock,” provided they promise

to buy, eightyffive per cent of their re»;
quirementsjor the next five years from

the German kali syndicate. An added.
concession is that if a competing im-
porter, offers potash at a lower price
the conuact will not be binding.

 

GRANGES‘ IN CLOVE‘RLAND.

HE 1920 report of the Michigan '

State Grange recently received
fm Ann Arbor. shows, that, of the
aggregate number of 6.38 subordinate
grangee in Michigan, n-inetyone are: in
the upper peninsula, with Delta, Chip-
pewa and Marquette counties in the’
lead here. The figures for these three

counties are fourteen, eleven and elev- "

en gnanges respectively. The grange
membership in the upper
counties runs thus: Delta, 626; Chip-
pewa. 569; Marquette, 607; Menomi-
nee, 451; Gogebic, 82; Houghton, 240;
Ontonagon, 17.6; Schoolcraft, 170; Iron,
240; Dickinson. 248; Mackinac, 102;
Alger, 75, and Baraga, 418. There are
less than 200 gleaners in upper Mich-
igaD.——CHASE.

The Kansas State Farm Bureau is
selling government harness to its

members at reduced prices.

as; that. kaanY is Willing to give. 111.. . ,.
dependm- holders of German potash .'

peninsula

 

 

 
 

  

       
    
 

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market. Order early.
By express f. o. b. Lansing, 1we quote as fol lows,

1 000 Waxllncd ba

Send for price list.

M. H. Hunt & Son,

BERRY BASKETS

Special offer. To points within 150 miles of Lansing. we
make‘the following postpaid price on our berry baskets.
200 A- grade wood baskets postpaid $2. 50
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Our A-grade baskets are the best wood qt. basket made
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Rates given for larger quantities.

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Leather 1s High 1n Price. Hides are Cheap

Get your Cow. Sll‘tll' and (‘alf hides tanned into
HARNESS LEA'THER
We can SAVE you big MONEY. Write us for information and
on doing this class of work.
Coats and Robes for $15. 00
THE BLISSFIELD TANNERY
W. G. White (30.,

MR. FARMER

BEAT THE PROFITEER.

We also tall and make Fur

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the livestock judgin
struct each student.

Do You Want To Become An Auctioneer
and a better judge of livestock and pedigrees?
best: judges of livestock and an

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Term opens June 27,

Reppert’ s School of Auctioneerlng,
Please mention this paper, when writing for free catalogue.

If so, send for catalog of

Mr. John Letham, known as one of the
authority of pedigrees, will have char'gc of
Col. Reppert will personally in-
1921. Address

Decatur, Indiana

 

 

SPOTTED eoLAND

()ur herd boars Rio Grand Giant. a. litter Ainmtg-lzo
U11» $13100 blnrshall Giant boar, his dam (2:?
the lalge~t sou of the Spotted breed. King Abnw

kunwn 11~ mm of the. greatest back and color bree
English 81111; Buildcr.11 wonderful b1eeder.' 5D n:t.
npl'ulg gilts brl (1 fm J l\ .111_d Au ust flurou

llozul “line they lust. \iilli pigs the; sell. 33.3. WWW
tukt nrdcls for splillg lugs tor Julie shipment. sigh r
.cx. 3"1'1 (‘h 1k r11 immune-d Satisfaction guarantee.
$141111 EL GEltlllL' 1.1 R 4.131111rwn. 11:11.

 

‘ Polands tome v y choice fall boars,
Blg Iype ready Em swing segitffor sale The\ me
shed in The (‘lansmuuz (6(a) “18319.5 1 kills Cn'lggné;
”151.11 littermzllo to the S40 )UTh'eY? nk'c'e (Also .1
choice boars by Th1 Clue smy, son 0? The lavnslnau.

W ES Y HILE. Iouiu. Mich.

LTP.C.

Sprinfiyoal pigs $1.3 1.15:3 Full gilts sired by H'
Blink rue Evil to 310 Also have too gilt» whit.
are granddaughters of the Yankel and Here bred to
Harts leu k l’ri1e March 24th. Phoy will go quick at
$50. HAR’l, FULCHER & CLINE.11ddress t". 'l‘.
HART. St Louis. Mich

 

 

 

 

 

I will condition a Horse or
‘ Cow, in twelve days.
I'm flesh on its bones. Gills it life

and vigor. Can add 50% to looks
d valu Satisfaction guaranteed or no pay.
end 110 Hi for free offer.

 

 
    
    

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iyou. 111. p i 8 pwill figll you 1y” about it in m’y
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WNING RODS

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Ex u Wmmum. Our copper

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to The Oh! i’efl‘loble "huge; "

HA? 35122535 Muffin)?! .893». ,
Wk - . P .

fl" 8”? completetkmb 1111- fififlflficfinwer: .-
Jfi 3'13? fibm' . .r

was ..'4 i'

   

. ' one used Bates Steel.
Tractor Bargal'n mule, crawler typo. (me

(‘lnrk Hrzlctm disc h.1r:row one thlce lmttmn inurteuu

'111111 t1actol [110.51 all in. first (loss (nullitinn. nearly

11 \\ am leaving the fulm. G A. ll‘ATON.:lO‘-.- S.

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PEACH TREES

 

Large stock st might

ll ell rooted trees.
F ree catalogue. Seo'lal prkes on early ordcn
MITCH} LLS NURSERY Ben ll\' Ohio

 

Free Sample Annual Sweet Clover $18,351::
strain. 20 postage. James Kitchen, 11.6. Springfieldfl).
. NATURAL LL A1“;

Kentucky Tobocco. 101115. mo 201...: it??? {.55
' .201bs. 35. R. .Veal Sedalia. Ky. Agent.

 

Boy 14 your}: old would like work on Germ during sum-
nigr mention not too fax: £10m Detroit. Give fun
part ulars. .Kiel, 1811 Field Ave. Detroit Mich.

 

* ' ' I Fox Hounds Rabbit and Skunk
Tra'ned nmJican dogs all ages. Send stamp
w. H. L120K Holmesv.llle pUhip

HOGS

Central Mich. 0. l. C.

Swine Breeders Ass’n.

Hogs of all ages of popular blood lines
sale gualanteed by association

DR. H. W. NOBLES,
Sales Mgr. Coral, Mich

Big type sen iceable boars.ue1 figni 150 to
0 L 0- 250 lbs. Gilts bled for May augguue‘figurow.
Write for prices. GP ndreWs Ch

1’ 0 1. 0'5 J -
Saglnall “all" Herd- J¥T$Pglg¥ priced srensggl

able. J. Gibson. Foste rs. Mich.
o I choice boats and spring pigs
' at fakmers' rices.

CLOVER LEAF sSTOCK FA 8 Monroe, Mich

 

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Raise Chester 'Whites
Like This

die original big producers

  
  
 
 

 

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(‘. Bled sows. F1111 pigs singly 01 in pairs. AlsoS
'(‘.Mi11(1r1 .1 (nuke pulse agbl Tape of the l) t. 11'!
breeding Satisfaction g'u.1r. Ls Sallué. ch.

Francisco Farm Poland Chime!

Offering 1 dozen choirs gills '11 d a few trl 'Oll's
bled to skull hours as MiChigan 'astodon and ch-

igau Clansman.
P. P. PUP F). Mt Pleasant. Mich.

write “I. Prices on Fel1,and March pigs both

sexes. Sir?
Good long ones the kind thatfi all... l’ork “MEL!!!
good bull callus of th e8 AJbe'r'tzls-Jubilee kind.

stock leg. in buyer’ 8 na
VILLAGE Sloc'K FARM. Jeddo. Mich.
a few choice are

L. s. P' C ' at funnels pr ces,
bled gilts all sold Also a grandson of The Glam-
1111111 and Harrison 08“; B11 ' "
ART'Z. Schoolcraft. MlCh

Choice N rmg boar I "3

Big I!” Pomd Chinasy each 5'11}an 8 “2.5.51.3, aglrie

by Clansmen Buster audA their dam beiu algerize
or .

 

ner at the St .1tc Fail

Also g1 ifts bred
loll fol 340 and up.

611.11a11tt-e Satisfaction.
DOitUS HUVER, Akron,_ Mich.

.0? 51!:

Leonard Farm 25.5.5333}... Stables?

Chaunplon1L held.I (fiQ‘Afi'u'Qn guaraéltefd. “Mi .g‘
ouis. c

wr rte.

Big TV pe P. (‘. some very choite boars doublei
mune nut 11110 lb. sire and mammoth sowsfi'

Iowa 14 greatest herds. EJ.Mat_l1estn,Bgrr Oak Mic

at lowest. ' B a,
25.31.55... “”5"“ “M an .5355. .5...
G. A. BAUMGARDNER, R 2

 

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large Type Poland Ghlnas 1:05.... $35.. 5“"; “‘

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L I P c. .. 52.23.145.135: .55. 15.5853
AGE‘LSRA' Augusta. MLch.

own bred for spring litters all sold. Hay
Sthoicc gills bred for Aug. litters. also Rom

boars £91 salt Clyde 1‘ labor. 3.3.811. hula! Mbh.

PINE GROVE HAMPSHIMS

We are offering a few tried sews bred for Mgre};
and April fan-ow. These sows are 'all closely r3-
lated to our winning show. herd and ofpo
blood lines and the price! Way Down. ! .
Geo (lmrpsr Hons; Marletlte Mich.

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CANKER WORM CONTROL.
N 1920 many of the apple orchards
in southern Michigan had the ap-

pearance of having been burned With

fire during the months of May and

June. This in most cases was 'the

work of the canker worm, although in

some orchards the injury was done by
the Tussock moth and leaf-roller.

Whatever the insect may 'have been,

the treatment will be. the same.

The canker worm is a greenish black
insect about one inch in length which
eats away all of the leaf except the
leaf-stalks and ribs. The eggs hatch
shortly after the leaves develop, and
soon after the fruit has set the worms
complete the stripping of the trees.
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also feed on the elm and other shade
trees.

They are likely to reappear this sea.—
son in all orchards which were attack-
ed'last year, as well as in the neigh-
boring orchards, and steps should be
taken to fight them bet'ore they appear.
The treatment: is to spray the trees,
using two pounds 01‘ dry arsenate 01‘
lead in fifty gallons of water, adding
two or three pounds of hydrated lime.
The trees should be thoroughly spray—
ed just before the blossoms open; and
again as soon as the petals have fallen
from the flowers.

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gallons of limesulphur solution to titty
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of the above applications will guard ‘

the fruit, and l'oliage t'roni the attack

of apple~scab and other t'ungous dist-as- ‘.
es, and will give (\xccllent. returns for

the time and material.

Persons who have this insect: in
their orchards and tail to take
proper measures to control it are sub
ject to prosecution. and the township
inspectors are authorized "to do
work and assess the cost, against the
property. Anyone knowing ot‘ infested
orchards in their \‘lt'lllll}' should report
the same to L. It. 'l‘at't. State Inspector
of (“)rchards. East Lansing, Michigan.

GARDEN NOTES.

Set small l'ruit, plants now. They
grow best: during the cool. moist weath
er oi" early spring. .

(‘uthbert (red). and Cumberland
and Plum Farmer (black). are depend-
able varieties of raspberries.

Perfection is the best variety ot‘ cur—
rant, London Market and Fay’s Pro-
lific are good.

Downing and Pearl gooseberries are
good xiii-icties to grow in Michigan.

Don't, wait until fall to set the new
strawberry bed. Spring planting is the
best. Senator Dunlap is a good garden
variety.

Don’t leave the plants in the pack-
ages in which they are shipped. It“ not
ready to plant, remove, them as soon
as they are received and “heel them
in.”

Most. plants should be set. a little
deeper than they were in the nursery
rows, all except strawberries.

Don’t. set strawberry plants too deep.

Place the crown so that it is just at.

; gan’s

the top of the soil.

All the roots should be well spread
out and the soil well firmed around
them.

This is a good time (with the possi-
ble exception of northern Michigan),
to plant. peas, radishes, lettuce, onions,
spinach, and other hardy vegetables.

“Sulphur occurs in many of Michi-
soils in somewhat smaller
amounts than phosphorus,” says Dr.
McCool. “About eighteen pounds are
washed out. of an acre of soil annually.
'Some, 'but not all. of that removed
from the soil is made good by rain and
air that enter the soil mass, and it
seems that, sulphur should eventually

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Many foods.while pleasing to taste.

G rap e =Nuts

Combines with its rich, sweet flavor the
full nutriment of wheat and malted barley.
which makes it an ideal food.

‘ It has been the favorite ready-to-eat':
cereal for a quarter of a century.

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The Kalamazoo is the only wood silo made
that holds record of 30 years service without
a flaw. We make both wood and‘ti'le. Special

construction keeps silage in
condition; no waste. Kala

most nutritious
mazoo Cutters

are the world’s standard. None better in

any way.

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Facts F REE.

Write TODA Y

Send for these silo and cutter books. They are
an education in such matters. Don’t; buy a silo
or cutter until you have

read th

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Write today.
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Y0“ GAN’T GUT ‘ Itt'onouctmn

but you can clean'thcm ofl promptly 'with
A 880 F? B t N E ‘
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and you work the horse came time.
Does not blister or remove the
hair. $2.50 per bottle, delivered.
Will tell you more if you write.
Book 4 R free. ABSORBINE. JR»
the antiseptic liniment for mankind,
rcducco Varicose Veins, Ruptured
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I: druulm or delivered. Mode in the U. 5. A. by O t

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Old methods of shearing leave too L
much wool on'thc sheep. Shear with
n Stewart Machine —lenveo no sec-
ond cuts and does notpcor the cheep.

Machine shearing is quicker and
easier—no tired arms or sore. swol-

en “lots. . _

Mochine shearing to better. The
woo com of! in one unbroken
blnnket with long. even fiber. and
brings best prices. ~

For flocks up to 300 head. bufi the
Stewratho. 9, ball hennn . t and
opera -—oaoy running. a your
dealer's, or we send it on receipt of
32. you pay balance on nn’lval.

Write for Catalog No. 69 it you

have an engine or areinteroobed

power operated machines.

   

   

  

 

 

 

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Kansas

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HRESH when the grain is ready-“when

you are ready wwhen roads are good——

when the ma rkot is most favorable
to you.

Every farmer who has a tractor of 18 H. P.
or over can insure himself against loss of
much ‘or all of his yearly harvest ~~from bad
weather and inability to get a machine when
his grain is ready “by owning one of these
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‘PortHuron

The Universal Thresher
Threshes All Kinds of Grains and Seeds.

20x34: and 22x38
Tractor Specials
Also Four Larger Sizes
The saving on one crop may bccnough to

pay for the thronhor. which, with proper
care, wxll last nearly a lifetime. ,

Made and guaranteed bye Company that
has built grain threohcrs for 70 consecutive
yon rs. For threshing. separating, cleaning
and saving the gram lt cannot be excelled.

Write for complete description and speci-
fications ——scnt free upon request.

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