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icking the Profit Producers





Eliminate Star Boarders from Your Pow/try





OULTRY cull-

P ing” is a com-



paratively re-

cent-addition to the

vocabulary of the

poultryman. This

term already means

much to the poultry

industry as poultry

culling has become





The Head of a High

Producer.





“the best and most certain means of elimi-





nating from poultry raising the enormous

leaks which have stood in the way of suc-





~ cess and profit.





Poultry culling may be well compared

with the Babcock test of the dairyman. By

the use of the Babcock test and the scales,

the dairyman has been able to eliminate the

star boarders from his herd. Before it came

in. use, it was difficult for the dairyman to

determine which of his cows were producing

a profit and which were causes of losses. In

the same way the practice of poultry culling

enables the poultryman to select the hens

which are his best layers, those which have

a fair capacity for laying and also

those of which it might be said that

it would be throwing money away

to feed except for fattening pur-

poses.



The business of poultry raising

has often been a haphazard affair.



The few hens that were kept would

be thrown feed of indefinite quality

and quantity and often provided un-

isuitable houses both from the stand-

point of sanitation and protection

from the weather. Such conditions

would make it impossible to pro-





. duce profit from even the best hens.





At first We learned of proper hous-

ing and the use of egg-laying ra-

tions and through these we would

obtain increased egg yields, but we

never could get down to what may

be called efficiency in poultry rais-

ing until the poultry culling method became

thoroughly established.



This method of selecting hens that would

produce profitable egg yields has been work.

ed upon by many poultry experts. So the

system we have now is ,the result of' the

york of several, rather than the discovery

of one man. It may, however, be-‘said that





‘ Mr. E. C. Foreman, of the M. A. C. Exten-





sion Department, has been as much respon-

sible for the development of this method as

any one man in the country. It goes with-





F/océ éy Cal/ing.





out saying that Mr. Foreman knows chick-

ens. He knows them so well that it is prac-

tically impossible to fool him on them. His

judgment has been tested when he has re-

classified hens. Invariably it was always

the same. This shows that when one has

become thoroughly acquainted with the es-

‘sentials of poultry culling, he can cull quite





accurately. The method Mr. Foreman prac-





tices has also proven itself in egg yields.

The hens he pronounced good layers were

certain to show a high production with the

proper care, while those he consigned to

the market crate would invariably prove ex-

pensive propositions as producers of eggs.

Mr. Foreman’s method has been given wide

publicity in this state through talks, demon-

strations, and articles by him and other

experts, but the method is of sufficient im-

portance so that its main points will bear

repetition here.



Poultry selection is based upon the con-

formation of the hen and her physical con-

dition. One of the most important indica-

tions of the condition of the hen is the





A Good Producer Shows Unmolted Plumage at End of Lay-

' ing Season, Depth of Body and Alertness.

Are Not Evident in a Poor Layer.





head. ,A study of its conformation will show

many valuable points that will be substan~

tiated by other examinations. For instance,

if you find a healthy, refined head, you will

be quite certain to find a similar body back

of it. A head which indicates feminism, in-

telligence and alertness is one which will

be found on all of the heavy producers. The

skull should be moderately narrow and the

face lean and delicate. A wide skull with





hanging eyebrows and an indication of fatty

wrinkles is common to the kind of bird





These Qualities





which will put on

flesh rather than to

produce eggs. Pref-

erence should, be

given to the hen

with an oval eye

which shows con—

siderable of the eye

membrane directly

in front of the eye-

ball. The jaw should be refined, and not

thick and heavy set. The beak should be

short and strong and slightly curved, and

the distance from the eye to the beak should

be short.



The comb should indicate a good healthy

red and should be of good size for the

breed. When a hen is laying or is ready to

lay, her comb and wattles are plump and

full of blood and should have a. somewhat

waxy feeling to the touch. When she is not

laying, she has a shrunken comb which is

pale in color and hard, and is usually cov-

ered with whitish scales. A very dark comb

is usually an indication of disease. A hen

that has a brow type of head will

never be a producer and she might

as well be consigned to the market

crate right away.



On the yellow legged birds, the

pigmentation test is also of value

to determine the laying qualities of

the hen, especially her past record.

It is a proven fact that the yellow

legged bird will “lay out” the yel-

low color in her legs, around the

vent, the wattles, and in the ring

around the eyes. The hen that has

bright yellow legs has been a low

producer, or to say the least, has

been resting for a long time. The

legs of a heavy laying bird become

almost white, although a short rest

may cause some of the yellow pig-

mentation to come back or to be

restored. In the use of this test,

one must guard against the freaks in the

yellow-legged breeds which are sometimes

born with light colored legs. The use of the

pigmentation test is usually supplemental

to the other methods used in determining

the laying condition of the bird.



The condition of the egg sack 'is one of

the most important things to take into con-

sideration. A few years ago when poultry

culling first became known, the flexibility of

the pelvic bones was supposed to be the

best indication (Continued on page 122).





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VOLUME CLVII. NUMBER SIX





DETROIT, AUGUST 6, 1921





CURRENT COMMENT





RGANIZED grain

dealers . o f t h e





 





 





The Grain country are apparent-

D ea’ers 1y very much exercis-

Case ed over the prospect





of a big farmers’ co-

operative organization for the purpose

of marketing their own grain. Osten—

sibly they are afraid the grain growers

may swindle themselves, so they have

provided a “war chest” with which

to save their grain grower patrons

from this “menace.” But actually it

would appear that they are afraid they

cannot successfully compete with an

organization of this kind, hence the

dissemination of propaganda calcu-

lated to arouse suspicion of the co-

operative plan in the minds of indi-

‘vidual grain growers, and the alleged

attempt to link other trade organiza-

tions with their movement' which, ac-

cording to the American Farm Bureau

Federation, those organizations have

denied, as noted in another column

of this issue. '



The apparent failure of those in

charge of the organized grain dealers’

case to recognize the fact that the av—

erage farmer is possessed of intelli—

gence, as well as “horse sense” will

tend to make their propaganda harm-

less against, if not actually helpful to,

the grain growers’ organization. Tac—

tics of intimidation are very much

passe as effective instruments in stay-

ing the economic organization of farm-

ers. The survival of the fittest, is the

test which will decide this contest.

Economic results are what grain grow-

ers are after and only straight, honest

economic arguments will appeal to

them in this connection.





HE farmer who is

a, market student,





Fat-Eire as every farmer

13"“ should be, will find

Prospects much encouragement





'n the situation so

far as future pl‘ilce prospects are con-

cerned. While grain prices are low

as compared with previous years, they

have held up under the rush of har-

vest deliveries. This means that large

users are disposed to accumulate

; stocks for future use, apparently in



- the belief that opportunities to buy at

f Mar prices will not present them-

delves.

” Somewhat lessened production in

M lines will be a further source of

3" "7 et strength, with probable price

as which will more than com-

» “hr Walled yields. Some-





. gain effectively





   





tics consumption, which may be af-

fected to some extent by industrial

conditions. Yet the world’s need for

our food products is not shrinking.

The government’s proposal to finance

exports of farm products on the same

plan used in financing exports of man-

ufactures will undoubtedly facilitate

to a. considerable extent, the export

of an increased amount of food prOd-

nets to Europe, which will sorely need

them on account of severe drought

which has curtailed production .in

many sections.



The upward trend of values has be-

come evident in dairy and poultry

products, and in some classes of live

stock, indicating that these industries

are becoming stabilized, with the pros-

pect that they will again be on a safe

basis which will warrant normal oper-

ations. Credit conditions are gradual-

ly improving and will further improve

with the marketing of the season’s

crops and the further increase of our

gold reserves by large gold imports.

Altogether, prospects are most encour-

aging for the return of a semblance of

prosperity for farmers during succeed—

ing months.





BJECT lessons





' are our greatest

Apply the educators. They are

Ob7eCt more convincing than

Lessons argument. They are

practical demonstra-





tions of facts which may have appear-

ed to us as mere theories if we had

not seen them worked out.



But the value of these demonstra-

tions to us depends upon their appli-

cation to our business and needs. Oth-

erwise the knowledge so gained will

be of little value to us.



One demonstration which is now to

be seen in nearly every Michigan com-

munity is the superior value of alfalfa

as a forage crop, where the conditions

which make for its success are provid-





 





 





 





ed. 'mery‘ farmer should 5 «Seriously “gm





consider if it would not pay“ to provide

them. '\

This is but one example of many

which might be cited, as to how We

may profit by our neighbor’s experi-

ence. There are object lessons about

us which we could apply with profit.





S a general prop-





- . osition in driving

Lw’fig Up through the country,

to“ 629d the observing travel-



Front 1 er will note that the’





farmers living on the

main traveled and permanently im-

proved roads are apparently spurred

to greater eflorts in keeping things up

than‘are their neighbors living on less

frequented highways. This is notice-

able, in a general way, not only in the

neatness and appearance of the farm-

stead, but as well in the tillage and

care" given to the' crops growing in

View of the road. There are, of course,

many notable exceptions to this gen-

eral observation, but by and large, it

seems to hold good.

The apparent psychology of this ob-





servation is that the farmers living on .





the main traveled roads appreciate

their audience, and take a natural and

pardonable pride in putting up a “good

front" for its observation. And this

in turn gives them a greater pride in

their business as a Whole, which is

finally reflected in the appearance of

their crops as well as the neatness of

their farms. Unconsciously, perhaps,

they are living up to the “good front"

which they have put up to the travel-

ing public. And as a result they are

reaping an economic dividend, as well

as the satisfaction which a good ap-

pearance always affords,



We cannot all live on the main

roads, nor can we all afford expensive

improvements. Nor is either essential

to putting up, or living up to, a “good

front.” There is a happy medium of





The Farmers’ Diagnosis

W fiat T lzey T Izz'rzé 2': Wrong wit/2 flgm'cu/turé





Bureau Federation of the reports



of the hearings held 'by the

County Farm Bureaus furnishes a pic-

ture of what the farmer thinks is

wrong with agriculture, the canses of

the malady and what he would pre-

scribe as the cure.



1. The cause of the present condi-

tion of agriculture. The cause of the

present condition of agriculture which

stands out in the farmer‘s mind like





A. NALYSIS by the American Farm





«3. church steeple on the landscape is





the low price of farm. products, pro-

duced at excessively high cost, while

freights, interest rates, taxes, and

manufactured goods which farmers

must buy, such as building materials

and machinery, remain as high, or

nearly as high, as before.



As causes of these low prices, the

farm bureau mind assigns a multitude

of factors. Chief among these are the

restriction of credits and interest

rates charged by banks, which forced

liquidation; gambling and speculation

in food products; artificial deflation by

propaganda against high prices; re-

duced foreign buying power with low

foreign exchange rates; high taxes;

high freight rates and the fact that

producers were not organized to bar-

in marketing their

products. Some dairymen gave im-

ports of foreign butter and vegetable

oils as an important factor. Excessive

commission charges by middlemen al-

so received “honorable” mention in

the list., ' ,



2. The cause of the difference be-

tween the prices of agriCultural prod-

ucts' paid to producer and paid by the

consumer. ' ‘

The major causes





or the )Tlde differ-

. oncoos ~ regime in ,





 





collected by dealers and manufacturi-

ers, high wages for inefficient labor,

and exorbitant freight rates. The

farmer thinks the methods of distribu-

tion are wrong, that there are too

many men making a living as middle-

men. Milk at twelve to sixteen cents

a quart at the doorstep for which the

producer received, only $1.00 to $2.50

per one hundred pounds, in the farm-

er’s mind means excessive distributing

charges. The farmer does not see

why freights on such products as wool

should be as large as, or larger, than

the value of the wool itself at the

farm, or why itshould take a ton of

hides to buy a set of harness.



3. The comparative condition of in-

dustries other than agriculture.



For the most part the farmer thinks

that other industries are in a much

better position than agriculture; that

agriculture is at the bottom of the list.

He believes that other industries have

been able to protect themselves by re-

ducing output or closing down and dis-

tributing their product in accordance

with demand, while the farmer must

plant in season and take his chances

on the market or wait for twelve

months. Last year losses were nearly

universal among farmers. Only a few

in special lines or favogd localities

managed to break even according to

testimony given at the hearings. Loss-

es will be numerous again this year,

although production costs have— been

cut so that farmers are a. little more

hopeful as to ' the results from this

year’s crop. . V



4. The relation of prices of commod-

ities other than agricultural products

to prices of agricultural products.

That ‘ it takes much more wheat





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‘we‘lf. conducted farm, “Which will. pay





dividends in cash as well as in per-

sonal satisfaction, and which every

famfier may study with profit to him-

self and, to his communitynsince the

individnaL~farmer’s “front" is a power-

ful community, as well'as personal,

influence.





News of the Week





Wednesday, July 27.





JAPANESE cabinet accepts Hard-

ing’s invitation to disarmament

conference—Dr. W. E. Stone, presi-

dent of Purdue University, was killed

by falling down a crevice while climb-

ing Canadian Rockies—Detroit closes

parts of fifty streets each afternoon

to provide play places for children.—

Two members of British Parliament

are in United States to investigate

American prohibition—Practically ev-

ery city in Michigan of ten thousand

population or below is under the com-

mission form of government—Over-

twenty-five thousand soldiers of Can-

ada have become expert farmers.—

Mllk consumers of New York will pay





. a. cent per quart more in August than





they did in July.

Thursday, July 28.





IRPLANE fare from New York to



Atlantic City has been reduced

from $300 a round trip“ to $85.——Ken-

tucky boy, ill with sleeping sickness,

breaks sleep record by sleeping one

hundred and twenty-seven days—Due

to the success of the Greek army the

Turkish nationalist government has

moved the seat of government to

Sivas.—-LBurial at sea with funeral ser-

vice by wireless occurred on an ocean

freighter when one, of the firemen

died—J. A. Puffer, New York educator,

thinks school eight\ hours a day and

six days a week would help juvenile

delinquency.——Purchases for the Unit-

ed States government will all be made

through a. central purchasing depart-

ment hereafter.



Friday, July 29.



USSIA agrees to free American



prisoners in order to get relief

from this country for starving Rus-

sians—Many soldiers’ state bonus

checks are returned because the ex-

soldiers cannot be found.——Cloudbu.rst

in Wyoming wipes out town of Beula

and drowns two people.~Ka1amazoo

celery growers are on strike because

shippers offer too low a price—‘Eddie

Rickenbacker, war hero, forms auto-

mobile company in Detroit—State of

New Jersey will receive $139,000 in

taxes from proceeds of the Dempsey-

Carpentier fight;



Saturday, July 30.

ERMAN bankers are limiting

credits to hasten. liquidation. This





is done to increase the value of the





mark on foreign exchange.——Western

Union reduces price of cable rates to

Germany—Milwaukee sends an invi-

tation to Secretary of State Hughes

to hold world disarmament conference

there.——Autoists are benefiting by the

gasoline price war.———United States

Shipping Board will sell three ex—Ger—

man vessels—Theater tickets are sell-

ing at pro—war prices in New York.—

The American army of occupation on

the Rhine in Germany is costing the

government about" $1,000,000 a month.





Sunday, July 31.





TARVING hordes from Russia are



invading Poland in search of food.

~—Exports to Europe during the fiscal

year ending June 30, drop off a billion

and a half- dollars—The Michigan

State Medical Society may fix fees

that doctors are to charge, in order to

lower the high cost of sickness—A

Chicago club woman says it is absurd

for congress to endeavor to stop wom-

en from smoking—After trip through

the west, Representative .Cramton is

strongly in favor of western reclama-

tion products—A Swiss air man suc-

cessfully reaches the peak of the Alps

by airplane—‘Los Angeles jeweler was

caught smuggling $70,000 worth of

diamonds sewed in -his coat—British

feel that the outlook for Irish peace

is very promising.——Other interests

will compete with Ford in bidding for

southern nitrate plant.





Monday, August. 1. ..





HICAGO opens the great Progress



Pageant on Saturday.—Monticel-

lo, the home of Thomas Jefferson, au-

thor of the Declaration of Independ-

ence, is oflered for private sale in

Washington—On the anniversary of

the beginning of the war, thousands

of‘paciflsts and cripples in Berlinhom

demonstrations ‘ favoring , formalism

peace-«More than $ 000 0 as



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HERE is a manifestly growing

interest in potato seed, certifica-

tion in Michigan. The fact that

many of the growers who, have had

theii fields inspected for the purpose

of having the potatoes certified have

been able to get prices considerably

higher than the prices secured by

their neighbors for table stock has





been the chief inducement to interest





others in this movement. Certifica-

tion work with potatoes is not a new





'development although the Michigan





growers have been interested only a

comparatively short time In Wiscon-

sin certified seed has been on the mar-

ket for a number of years. Minnesota

and New York, as well as Maine, are

handling large quantities of certified

seed.



It .1s quite natural that the Michigan

growers should feel .that their state

should be able to place their full share

of certified seed on the market. There

is no question but that if the work is

properly handled that seed 'certifica-

tion can be developed much beyond, its

present status in Michigan. On the

other hand, those who are most en-

thusisatic along this line will do well

to recognize 'the limitations and re-

quirements of seed certification.



In the first place it should be recog-





nized that success in this line depends

absolutely upon establishing and main-

taining a‘high standard of seed stock.

It is absolutely necessary that the seed

potatoes which are sold under the cer-

tification plan must be superior to the

seed secured from other sources or

this plan will be shortlived. Admit-

ting that this is an absolute require-

ment, the question naturally arises——

how can this standard be attained and

maintained? I



A good many 'people have not rec-

ogn‘ized the fact that the field and bin

inspection work is only one part of

the development of the seed certifica-

tion business. The field work is all

right so far as it goes, but unless it is

coupled with a satisfactory selling

agency it does not go far enough. Dif-

ferent plans of selling have been tried

out by different states. Some have

formed special organizations for the

purpose of selling certified seed pota-

toes. None of the states, I believe, as

yet, are fully satisfied with their meth-

od of selling. If the Michigan potato

growers expect to be able to sell cer-

tified seed in large quantity, it will be

absolutely necessary for them to de-

vise and work out some plan of sell-

ing which would give confidence to

the buyers. There should be some





Potato Seed Certification May Safer from Metnoa’s of a Few Care/es: Emma;





plan whereby the potatoes can be in-

spected by an uninterested party as

they are sacked for shipment or to be

sold to local parties. This requirement

naturally.necessitates a great deal of

trouble and expense but I am fir'mly

of the opinion that something of this

kind must be done in the seed certifi-

cation business if it‘proves to be What

some hope to make it.



Largely because of a lack of some

form of inspection at shipping time,

there were at least one-half dozen cars

of certified seed potatoes shipped into

Ohio last season which did not prove

satisfactory to those who purchased

them. These cars were received from

different states and were well distrib-

uted over Ohio. These disappointing

cars have been advertised in this state

more-than the cars which were satis-

factory. As a result, there will prob-

ably be less demand for certified seed

in Ohio next year than there was this.

This simply illustrates the importance

of reducing to a minimum the possibil-

ities of certified seed being sold which

will not satisfy the purchasers. It will

~never be possible to eliminate every

case where seed which is not up to

standard is sold, but it will be possible

to reduce the number very greatly





from what is being done at present.



It is not the purpose of this article

to suggest even what form of organi-

zation should be developed in Michi-.

gan to sell certified seed potatoes. 1

do wish to state most emphatically,

however, that those who are most in?

terested in this movement should get

together and work out and agree upon

some plan which will take into con-

sideration the things to which atten-

tion has been called in this article. It

should be recognized that the certifi-

cation is one thing and the selling of

the certified seed an entirely different

thing. The machinery has been devel-

oped and has proven adequate so far

for the carrying on of the certification

work but there has been no machin-

ery which is satisfactory for the sell-

ing of the seed. The selling plan

should be worked out before next fall’s

crop is placed on the market, other--

wise the same thing is likely to hap.

pen that happened last fall. Some of

the best seed will be sold as certified

seed. It 'behooves those who are in-

terested in the development of the po-

tato seed certification work in Michi-

gan to get busy and work out a plan

at once for the selling of the seed if

Michigan is to take the place it is en-

titled to along this line.—-—C. W. WAID.





Is the Egg Boater Practical?





'W omen Develop Novel Organization to Determine W/zat Conveniences T/zey S/zon/a’ Place in Tneir Home:





EOPLE have grown a little tired



of the story of the woman who



had to go on beating eggs with a

fork all her life, because her husband

could not see any- sense in spending

a dime for one of those “new fangled

egg heaters.” In the first place, ac-

cording to the reports of the state

home demonstration agents cooperat-

ing with the United States Depart-

ment of Agriculture, the average man,

particularly the farmer, ‘has shown

himself more than eager to provide





A his home with any equipment which





I





will render the work easier, and the

time for the work shorter.



0n the farm. as anywhere, the in-

telligent husband interprets the word

“home” properly, as \a place of peace

which he and ‘his family are to enjoy

together after the day’s work is done.

Appliances which help to realize this

ideal are sound common sense, wheth-

er they happen to be egg heaters or

washing machines. The problems of

supplying the best household equip-

ment hangs not upon the spirit of

either husband or wife toward the

home but on the financial limitations

of the family ‘purse which makes it

necessary to weigh the merits of one

improvement against another, and

often to choose- one at a time because

both can not be had at once.-





There is another consideration ap-

plicable to the fork and egg beater

controversy. Many persons could be

found who would contend, even in this

day of enlightenment that a fork

beats eggs lighter than a beater, al-

though it takes longer; that theypre—

fer their meringues and egg whites

for cake beaten with a fork and intend

to go on using one. Perhaps this was





the real explanation of the old man’s '





apparent stinginess!

.. Much is heard to the effect that





- women have been very slow in revo-





lutionizing the kitchen.

omen lack mechanical instincts it is

ably true that the majority of the

ting ‘ ends we been invent;





Since most’





also true, that, not having much to do

with the washing and care of ’house-

hold utensils, men have invented in-

numerable contraptions which make

more work than they save. The prac-

tical woman wants every convenience

possible in her home, especially if she

is one of the ninety—six per cent who

does all her own work. But she wants

to be convinced of the utility of each

tool she adds to her equipment, and,

if she must be limited in her spend-

ing, to select only what will be of the

greatest possible aid to her. The best

housekeeper is seldom the one who

has the largest collection cf convenj

iences, but the one who has suitable

devices for all the frequently recurring

tasks.





The women in Cascade county, Mon-

tana, have worked out an admirable

way of testing home conveniences be—

fore selecting them. During the winter

the project leaders in the various com-

munities met with the county home

demonstration agent to discuss the

best way of working out a “home con-

venience” project. It was evident

that, owing to the distance of some of

the communities from large stores

with up—to-date stock, and to the gen-

eral lack of time for individual shop—

ping expeditions, some way should be

devised by which articles on the mar-





ket as labor-saving devices could be-





examinled at home and given a trial

before being actually purchased. The

result was the organization of "testing

circles” in several communities. Var-

iations of this idea could be applied

anywhere. This plan is also being

tried out in several counties in the

state of Washington. V





In many cases the equipment for

testing circles is purchased ‘by the

County Farm Bureau. The women

who are interested suggest the arti-

cles they would like to test. When a

member of the circle wishes to buy

any articleshe may do so. The pur-

chase. price is immediately reinvested

so that the set of equipment may be

kept complete for as many communi-

ties as possible to benefit by.



Twelve groups of articles were

chosen in Cascade county for two cir-

cles to work with over a two months’

period. Each woman had the privilege

of takingone article home at a time

to test for a period of ten days. The

articles then rotated in a previously

arranged order. Thus, at Vaughn, it

works something like this: While

Mrs. Brown is trying out the value of

the sewing screen, Mrs. Black is satis-

fying her doubts about the gasoline

iron, and Mrs. White is using the fire-

less cooker. Mrs. Green has the kitch«

en grindstone for ten days, while Mrs.

Gray decides whether she will give up

.dish towels and use the dish drainer

exclusively. The slaw cutter, the dou-

ble boiler, and the cream whip are

tested simultaneously by Mrs. Smith,

Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Robinson. At the

end of the ten days the articles are

sent on to the next person who is to

try them



Each member of the circle is asked

to keep a record so as to be able to

give a written report of her opinion

of the articles tested. This report





goes to the project leader, then to the

home demonstration agent, and finally

to the state and federal extension of-

individual





fices. The judgment de-





 





 





 





 





 

 





 

 





 





 





 

   





termines whether or not the tested

articles will be purchased. It is hoped,

of course, that the trial may result in

the placement in the homes of Cascade

county of a large number of worth-

while conveniences, all of which will

have been given a thorough prelimi-

nary test.



Another Cascade county testing cir<

cle at Monarch, has on its list of

equipment the kitchen jitney, the pres-

sure cooker, and ironing board which

clamps on the table, a pan lifter, a.

measuring cup, spatula, rubber plate

scrape, kitchen clothes reel, long-hand-

led dust pan, potato ricer, stepladder

stool. An iceless refrigerator, and a

vegetable dryer will be added to the

equipment in summer time.





At the end of the two months’ pe-

riod there will be in each community

a general demonstration of the articles

tested at which each woman will talk

about one article. Then the two groups

will exchange, so that everyone has a.

chance to—see and test for herself ev-

erything on the list. A little imagina-

tion can picture the competition to be

first possessor of certain favored tools

or the arguments for and against those

of doubtful convenience; the counting

of pennies or dollars by those who

wish to purchase many, but must con-

tent themselves with a few new house-

hold helps; and the satisfaCtion mall

the different homes because the moth-

er has at last found a way to cut down

the dishwashing or ironing drudgery,

how to save her back, by means of a

long-handled dust pan, or to make the

“kitchen jitney” save steps for her.





For, after all, every minute saved on

routineydrudgery by the mother is





.squandeifid recklessly on the rest of





the family in'companionship, help, and

the things of the spirit. that only a

mother can give—the things without

which the home is a blank unmeaning. ’

place. Investment in mother-saving

equipment, therefore, means attaining;





one of the fundamental goals for which? i





the entire work of the home is 93b

ried on. ‘ - '
ACTIVITIES o’FFARM NREAU





Latest [Verbs From Local, State and National Organizations





 





 





 





 





ASKS DECREASE IN FREIGHT

RATES.





 





N July 25, the president of the

. American Farm Bureau Federa-

tion, the representative of 1,122,882

farmers in forty-seven states, present-

ed to the President of the United

States, members of congress, and the

Interstate Commerce Commission a

memorial requesting that a substantial

decrease in freight, rates on basis com—

.modities be brought about, and that

the five and a half per cent minimum

return guarantee section of the trans--

portation act be repealed.

IRON COUNTY FARM BUREAU

HIRES MANAGER.





 





 





T a special meeting of the Iron



County Farm Bureau‘ executive

committee held recently, Mr. Charles

Neugebauer, of Crystal Falls, was hir-

ed secreiary—treasurer and man-

ager.





11 S





CREST OF WHEAT MARKETING

PASSES.





 





HE great. rush of new wheat to

market is about over in Michigan

at least, in the opinion of the Michigan

Elevator Exchange. which is atliliated

with the State Farm Bureau. During

the week of Jilly 18 the exchange was

handling for farmers an average of

twenty-five carioads of new wheat

daily. The week of July 25 saw the

state movement of new wheat drop to

around nine cars a day.

Great exporters and millers advise





that in the long run wheat is going to

command a better price, says the El~

evator Exchange. The exporters be

lieve that the farmer who can carry

his wheat until the holidays” or there-

abouts will be able to get a better

price for it than he can now when the

market is being filled with new wheat.





NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS NOT

SUPPORTING GRAIN

EXCHANGES.





 





ATIONAL trade associations link-

ed in with the organized grain

trades’ $250,000 “war chest” in press

reports of the action taken at Cincin-

nati to propagandize the U. S. Grain

Growers, Inc., out of existence are

now coming forward to deny any such

afliliation with the grain dealers, the

State Farm Bureau is advised.

Following the Cincinnati meeting

secretaries of each association report-

ed to be afliliated with the movement

to direct propaganda against cooper-

ative grain marketing organizations

were asked for a statement on their

respective attitudes. Associations

which disavowed any connection with

the grain exch-anges’_ fight on farmers’

cooperative marketing bodies, partic-

ularly the U. S. Grain Growers, Inc.,

were: The United States Chamber of

Commerce, the American Wholesale

Lumber Association, the National

Wholesale ‘rrocers, The American

Seed Trade Association, the American

Feed Manufacturers, The National

Implement and Vehicle Association

and the American Wholesale Coal As-

sociation.





Several of the secretaries declared

that press reports linking them with

the grain dealers’ action was the first

that they had even heard of the con-

vention.





Organization work of the grain grow-

ers is proceeding rapidly. In Illinois,

Indiana, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Mis-

souri, where solicitors are just enter-

ing the field, one hundred and twenty-

two elevators have been signed up.

Solicitors are meeting with success in

Minnesota and South Dakota. It is pre-

dicted that U. S. Grain Growers will

market 35,000,000 bushels of grain this

year through their Minneapolis Sales

Agency.





THE FARMER'S DIAGNOSIS-





 





(Continued from page 106).

wagon, a. binder, a manure spreader, a.

rod of fence, a suit of clothes, a sack

of flour, or a ton of coal than in pre-

war years was almost universally com-

mented‘ upon in the hearings.





Again the causes assigned were

high freight rates going and coming,

profiteering on the part of manufac-

turers and dealers, and high cost due

to high wages and the failure of labor

to give an honest day’s manufacturing,

transportation and distribution costs.





5. The banking and financial re-

sources and credits of the country,

especially as affecting agricultural

credits.



Reports and opinions were divided

as to the extent to which farmers

have been cramped to credit facilities,

but the majority vote seemed to be





 





that these facilities were limited and

unsatisfactory. Nearly all who testi~

fied upon this point, including bank—

ers, stated that bank credits at pres;-

ent were too exclusively of the short.-

term sort, whereas farmers needed

credit to cover an entire crop, which.

would enable them to produce a croy

and market it more uniformly through.

the year instead of dumping it at har-

vest time in order to pay loans. The

same chance to borrow in accordance

with their requirements as is now

granted to industrial and commercial

borrowers was asked.



6. The marketing and transporta-

tion facilities of the country.



Although objection to high freights

appeared in the great majority of the

hearings, car shortage was only occa-

sionally mentioned. Besides reduced

railroad rates, Waterway developments,

especially the Great Lakes-St. Law-

rence project and .the construction of

farm-to-market roads first in any road

building program was suggested and

favored by an occasional farmer.



Apparently the farm eris quite thor-

oughly disgusted with the present sys«

tem of marketing. He dislikes to see

speculation in farm products. He ob‘

jects when selling to taking what the

other fellow offers, and at the same

time when buying to paying what the

other fellow asks.



Through organization and coopera<

tion the farmer in these hearings sees

the principal hope for agriculture in

the future, as this Was the most com-

mon remedy suggested, not only for

unsatisfactory markets, but for all oth-

er farm ills.





 





 





 





 





LATE AGRICULTURAL NEWS





 





 





 





 





BUREAU OF MARKETS TO SUPER

VISE WAREHOUSING.



RRANGEMENTS have been made



by which representatives of the

bureau of ,markets will supervise for

the war finance corporation the wane

housing and classification of the cot-

ton pledged as security in connection

with the recent loan of $5,000,000 to

the Staple Cotton Cooperative Asso-

ciation.”





 





 





FURTHER IMPROVEMENT IN

ROSEN RYE.





 





LTHOUGH Rosen rye in the last.



few years has shown distinct su‘

periority over the common variety, ev-

en Rosen given promise of further

striking development thrOugh head se-

lection of seed.



A number of farmers of the state

have reported marked increases in the

yield from seed selected in this man—

ner, and on one farm, that of George

Starr, in Jackson county, the yield

.from head selected rye was forty-six

bushels per acre as compared with

thirty bushels from the ordinary vari-

ety. L. H. Sedgwick, of Parma, and

Roland Merrill, of Benton Harbor, for-

mer president of the State Farm Bu—

reau, are other lower peninsula grow-

ers unusually successful in is work.



On South Manitou Island, in Lake

Michigan, ten miles ed the Leelanau

; ~phore, Rosen rye is being developed

as a purified strain through coopera-





tive, arrangements entered into by M.

' A, C. the Michigan Crop improvement





A830ciation, the Michigan State Farm

Taureau and local farmers. Cross pol-

Ionization is eliminated, due to the

tance of the island from the shore





 





and each one of the dozen farmers on

the island has agreed to raise no other

variety of rye. All volunteer rye that

may appear is rogued out. About one

hundred acres in all is being grown

and only head selectiQn'of seed is be-

ing practiced this y‘eal.



Piof. J. F. Cox, head of the farm

crops depaitment at M. A. C.; A. L.

Bibbins, secretary of the crop improve

ment association, and other members

of the department have recently visit~

ed the island for inspection and selec-

tion purposes. Announcement that all

members of the crop improvement as-

sociation who desire their rye certified

next year must plant from» head se-

lected seed is made by Sec’y Bibbins.





U. S. EXPERTS STUDY MICHIGAN

FACTORY CONDITIONS.





 





HREE members of the United

States Forest Service, Raphael

Zen, W. N. Sparhawk and W. D..Brush

have arrived in Michigan to carry on

investigations of the forest situation

in~this state. Much valuable informa-

tion is expected to be assembled asa

result of their studies, which will ex-

tend over several months. Following

a conference with Prof. A. K. Chitten-

den, of M. A. C., the three men have

begun operations in the north woods.

Mr. Zen is investigating the hard-

wood forests of the lake states with a.

view to determining what method of

logging and brush disposal would ’be

best adapted to keep these forests

continually productiVe. The history of.

cut-over lands and towns which once

were the centersof the lumber indus-

try is being studied by Mr. Sparhawk,

while Mr. Brush is. looking into. the

wood-using industries.





 





The forestry department of M. A. C.

will complete next fall a two-year

study of second-growth hardwoods on

cut-over lands. Rate of growth is be-

ing noted and probable returns that

may be expected from such forests

will be ’computed. During the last

month the department has been active

in Antrim county and now has a large

amount of data showing the rate of

growth, and composition of the forest

which comes up on hardwood after

logging.



Forest fires present the greatest 0b-

stacle to reforestation, in the opinion

of Professor Chittenden. If forest

fires can be kept out after logging,

reproduction of the forest will usually

take place naturally from advanced

growth of young trees already on the

ground. However, if the land has been

burned over after logging, the only

way in which a new forest may be ob-

tained is usually by planting.





INCREASES PROPOSED TARIFF ON

BEANS.





 





CCORDING to the terms of the



permanent tariff, which has pass-

:ed the house in congress, beans are to

be protected by a. duty of one and

three-fourths cents per pound instead

of one and a quarter cents a pound as

first proposed. The announcement

came shortly after the State Farm Bu-

reau executive committee, in behalf of

100,000 Michigan farmers, appealed to





.Hon. Joseph Fordney and the house





ways and means committee to retain

the present emergency tariff of two

cents per pound, declaring that one

and a quarter cents a pound was not“

sufficient to protect Michigan and oth-





er states against Oriental competition.._~





 





‘ and, phosphorus.





TO STIMULATE EXPORT SELLING

OF FARM PRODUCTS.





 





HE Norris bill creating a $100, 000,-



000 cmporation for the purpose of

buying farm products and selling the

same to foreign countries, has been

effectually sidetracked in the senate

by the administration substitute draft-

ed by Secretary Herbert Hoover, of

the Department of Commerce, and

Chairman Eugene Meyer, of the War

Finance Corporation, and introduced

in the senate by Senator Kellogg, of

Minnesota. The Kellogg bill extends

the power of the war finance corpora-

tion to agricultural export financing,

and increases the corporation’s revelw

ing fund from five hundred million to

one billion dollars.



This substitute bill was introduced

immediately after President Harding

had delivered a special message to

congress asking congress to extend

the authority of the war finance cor-

poration to increase credit for financ-

ing agricultural exports and to pur-

chase securities up to' $500,000,000 now

in the hands of the railroad adminis‘

tration, so that the prbceeds may be

used for settlements with the rail-

roads.



In asking congress to extend this

relief, President Harding says: “The

after—war distresses of two great and

fundamental activities have.been riv-

eting the anxious attention of the

country. One is the readjustment and

restoration of agriculture, the other is

the distress of our railway transporta-

tion system.”





 





Michigan soil’s crying need-41m





Is mm 193 '
SIX-THOUSAND mile tour of

Canada convinces me that the

country -to the north not only

,has the world’s greatest farmers’ co-

operative organization, but that it has

attained man-size proportions. It is

past experimental uncertainty, and is

a“trust with teeth in it, ” as a middle-

man testified to me who had been put

out of business by it.



The United Grain Growers, Limited,

includes sixty thousand active mem-

bers and twenty thousand associate

members, a total of eighty thousand

producers and consumers. This mem-

bership includes one in three of farm

owners and tenants of Manitoba, Sas-

katchewan and Alberta. The company

has a paid-up capi- ~

talization of about

$3,000,000, with re-

serve funds of an-

o t h e r $2,000,000,

while the assets are

more than $12,000,-

000, and pay their

owners a dividend of

from eight to ten

per cent on the stock



. investment, beside

setting aside a re-

serve fund at the close of each season.



Nearly seven hundred country ele-

vators are opera-ted by the combine in

the three provinces of Western Can-

ada, two large private elevators at the

head of the Great Lakes. The Domin-

ion government has a series of elevat-

ors, government-owned, so that these

farmers are able to store each season,

without spedulative aid, a major por-

tion of their crop. They are not at

mercy of gamblers of the grain pit.



The United Grain Grewers operates

a grain exportingbusiness, with head-

quarters at New York City, which pri-

or to the war was one of the largest



, grain exporting concerns on the conti-

nent, and during the wa'r was consid-

ered so good as to be called over by

the allied governments. It is now a

leader in the grain world.



This gigantic structure of team-work

has been'erected in the short period

of a. few years, amid a field strewn

with the wrecks of cooperative fail-

ures among farmers. It will transact

a business of more than $100, 000, 000

this season, since it will handle Can-

ada’s greatest grain crop from farm

to most remote export point, conserv-

ing profit to the individual grower.



This is the great combination which

is being used as a pattern by the

American Farm~ Bureau Federation in

their present organization scheme in



the middle west, a committee visiting

Canada and studying at first hand the

plan. It is estimated that it will save

$35,000,000 a year in commissions

alone to farmers of six central states,

to say nothing of the former specula-

tive profits, where farmers are under

the domination of grain pit barrons.



‘One of the most remarkable devel-

opments in Western Canada within

the past decade has been the develop-

ment of cooperative effort among the

farmers. 'Although «this has expressed

itself most notably in the success

which has attended the farmers’ own

elevator companies, yet the success

has been equally as pronounced 're-

garding creameries, live stock selling,

wool and sheep "associations, cheese

factories and stores.



_ "The farmers’ movement has now

reached a stage when it is definitely

racognized. as one of the most import-

ant factors in the national life of Can-

ada,” advised Hen. Thomas A. Crerar,

late minister of agriculture and presi-





 





"Whether a farnier can afford to devote





By Earle





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





“In Farmers We Trust





T fie Umtea’ Grain Growers of Canada, lVor/a”: Greatest Um’oa





W. Gage





 





 





 





 





An Evidence of the Canadian Grain Growers’ Accomplishment.





western farmers thought were oppres-

sive monopolies and special vested

privileges on the part of the railways,

manufacturers, elevator companies,

and other interests who between them

had a large control over the markets,

transportation and finance.



“In 1901 the first Grain Growers’

Association was formed at Indian

Head, Saskatchewan, and in 1905 the

Grain Growers’ Company was founded

with headquarters in Winnipeg. Its

early trials were many and severe;

the Winnipeg exchange closed its

doors against the farmers, the banks

and business community Viewed it





with a suspicious eye, and its support-

ers among the farmers were all too

few. Adventures in the same direc-

tion had had a bad record in Canada.

But the initial difficulties were over-

come, success brought friends, and the

company gradually established a firm

foothold. Parallel organizations were

started in Saskatchewan and Alberta

and met with equal success. The Sas-

katchewan company still maintains

its special identity, but the Manitoba

and Alberta institutions were amalga-





mated in 1916 into what is now United .





Grain Growers, Limited.”

The cooperative movement is no





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You Should Plan to Attend





registered for the great farmers’

automobile tour through Ohio and

Pennsylvania, you are invited to at-

tend the sessions to be held Sunday

and Monday, August 7-8, on the ex-

pansive lawns of the George B. Horton

Homestead at Fruit Ridge near Adri-

an. It is expected that the number

of vistors at the Horton

Farm who will not be able

to go on the tour will ex-

ceed those who do go.

Thousands can be accom-

modated and it is hoped

that. the excellent program

planned for the occasion

willvbe listened to by all

farmers who can possibly

arrange to attend.

Following the address of

welcome by the host, Hon.

George B. Horton, and the

‘community singing led by

G. Roscoe Swift, of Adri-

an, there will be informa-

tive addresses on “Com-

munity Welfare,” The

Church and the Commu-

nity,” and “God as Reflect-

ed in Nature,” by Rev. Ed-

ward Hockin, Rev. Harry

Kellogg and Dr. F. A.'

Perry. .

The following morning at ten o’clock

Professor Filbert Roth, of the Univer-

sity of Michigan,‘will preside over a,

program having for its general 'theme,

“Farm Forestry,” and designed to an-

swer the important question as to





IT matters not whether you have





     





 





 





Mr. Horton.





discuss the general theme will be the

Hon. Orlando F. Barnes, Hon. Charles

W. Garfield, Prof. A. K. Chittenden,

W. R. Motoon and Dr. Freeman. This

program will be held under the trees

in one of Mr. Horton’s splendid wood—

lots where a careful survey has been

made by the department of forestry

of the M. A. C. to determine the an—

nual growth and income

accruing to the owner of

such a plantation.



Monday afterfioon the

chief addresses are intend-

ed to convey to the list-

eners information concern—

ing taxation, our new state

government, the economic

and social trend, the main-

tenance of public high-

ways, etc. Among the

speakers will be Hon. A.

B. Cook, Master of the

Michigan State Grange, M.

E. Dillon, the Hon. W. H.

Moore, A. E. Illenden, Tom

Kennedy and Judge Bart-

on Hart. Music will be

rendered by the Imperial

Band of Adrian, and by

Michigan’s own Harry

Lauder—Mark Cutler.



It is to be a general has-

ket picnic day on Monday,

although lunches will be served at the

Grange Hall. While the majority of

the visitors will return to their homes

on Monday night, the tourists will

camp .until. Tuesday and then begin

their eventful trip to Norwalk, Ohio,





 





'where they will build camp Tuesday





 





11111.8 W sday night the tour-





 





 





longer confined to the prairie prov-

inces. It is firmly established in Ont-

ario, where the United Farmers' Co-

operative Company of Ontario, organ-

ized/but a few years ago, increased its;

turnover by five hundred per cent last

year. The United Farmers of New

Brunswick and of British Columbia

are extending their cooperative activ~

ities. The dairy industry of Quebec

is well organized on cooperative lines,

the movement has a strong foothold in

Prince Edward Island, and a start has

been made in Nova Scotia. So the co-

operative spirit has caught all Canada.



“These organizations,” continued

Mr. Crerar, “created, developed, and

directed by farmers, have demonstrat-

ed that they can safely enter the

world of commerce and distribution



- and compete successfully ,

with old-established bus-

iness institutions. Slowly

but surely the coopera-

tive idea is making head-

way against the old cap«

italist system in Canada,

and it has at last aroused

a promising interest in

urban communities and

business centers.



“Much remains to be done in the

way of coordination and consolidation,

but there is no reason why within one

or two decades the whole agricultural

population of Canada should not be

linked up in vast Cooperative organi-

zations which will undertake all its

selling, buying and distributing activic

ties.”





The economic aspect of the Canadi-

an farmers’ movement is but one as-

pect of the new era. Today the farm.

ers’ political activities bulk even more

largely in the public eye. The transi-

‘tion from economic organization to po-

litical action was both inevitable and

simple. The organized farmers found

that as long as paramount financial

and manufacturing interests largely

controlled and influenced the legisla-

tures of Canada, especially the federal

government at Ottawa, there must be

a definite limit to their cooperative

schemes. When people have learned

to cooperate in business it is an easy

transition to work together in govern-

mental affairs.





“The ultimate aim of the farmers’

movement is the improvement of civ-

ilization,” advises Mr. Crerar, “through

an improved economic order and the

establishment of good citizenship as

an ordinary practice of life, and their

organization is planned to run parallel

with the popular and representative

institutions of the country, the muni-

cipal council, the provincial legisla-

ture, and the Dominion parliament.

The local organizations and clubs form

an invaluable social nexus for a scat-

tered ruial population. They hold reg-

ular meetings and educative debates;

propaganda. is carried on to aid the

movement, and efforts made to elect

good candidates for local offices. In

the provincial field, farmers, through

a working alliance with labor which

may be developed and extended, have

gained control of the government of

Ontario, the largest province in Can-

ada, and in the praiiie provinces their

political influence is such that they

can secure favorable consideration for

any reasonable legislation which they

ask for."





Thus, the slogan of modern Canada" ‘

is, “In farmers we trust,” and the sane

and satisfactory government of distrk-

bution, including the elimination of nn-

necessary middlemen and increased

profits to producers, testified to the ‘

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After enjoying the many activities of the amuse-



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about 10 feet and stoppedwall lights out. In-

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tinkered——but to no avail. Finally, his wife pre-

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To Make a Leng Story Short——





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of the abandoned machine. But, lo and behold

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had sensed the predicament and was, perhaps, a

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SECOND spray against the second

brood of codling fnoth, to be ap-

plied about the third week in August,

has been recommended by Prof. R. H.

Pettit, of the M. A. C. Entomology De-

partment. “Owing to the extremely

early season,” says Professor Pettit,

“the spray that normally would be ap-

plied during the first week in August

has been set ahead two or three weeks

and this leaves an especially long pe-

riod for the one spray to afford pro-

tection against the codling moth. To

be exact, this spray has to protect the

growing apples against codling moth

from the middle of July until picking

time.

“I am not worrying very much about

a third generation of codling moths

this year, but belated moths of the

second generation work up to about

picking time as the sideworms usually

show. I am of the opinion that an

extra spray put on this year along

about the third week in August will

pay for itself and am so advising, 'not

as general practice, but an emergency





‘spray for 1921.”—H.





EASY WAY TO ,MIX BORDEAUX.





 





CONVENIENT modification of



the safe way to make Bordeaux

mixtures, assuring the most effective

spray solution, is now recommended

by several eXperiment stations.



The old method, long followed by

careful and progressive growers, was

to make the standard 5-5—50 Bordeaux

by mixing five pounds of copper sul—

phate with twenty-five gallons of water

in one container; by mixing five

pounds of copper sulphate with twen-

ty-five gallons of burned lime with

another twenty-five gallons of water

and by pouring

the two dilutions together.



The modified method, said to be just

as safe and more convenient, is de‘

scribed as follows: /



Suppose you have a fifty—gallon tank

to fill with 5-5-50 Bordeaux. Place in

this tank five gallons of the stock cop

per sulphate solution, equivalent to

five pounds of ciystals, and then add

thirty-five gallons of water.



Next, take five gallons of the stock

lime, equivalent to five pounds of

stone lime, dilute it with five gallons

of water, pour it into the copper sul-

phate solution, and stir the two to-

gether. Remember always to dilute

thercopper sulphate before mixing.

Never .add concentrated copper sul-

phate either to weak or strong lime





solution.





PICKING APPLES.





 





ONE of the most important opera-



tions performed on the fruit farm

is the picking of the fruit, because in

many cases the next year’s crop of an

ples depends on the way the apples

are picked. By all means do not allow

the apple picker to pick two years’





. crop of apples during ”one season,





which is often done if the apple pick-

er is not careful in picking the fruit.

The ladder should never be leaned

into a tree, if it is possible to avoid

it. Fruit spurs often cover the ground

under such conditions, and not only

is the crap for the succeeding year

damaged, but openings for disease are

left in the tree itself. The act of pick—

ing is a very simple one if correctly





. done. A simple twisting movement-up





and down on the fruit removes it from

without his





dication of the maturity of the fruit.





The stem may be broken without hurt-‘





ing the salability of the fruit but

should never puncture the skin or be

pulled out of its socket.



The receptacle selected for picking

should prevent all bruising, as far as

possible, and should give ease in hand-





ling. Theoretically, it would seem that ,





bags or canvas bottom pails would be

the best for picking, but practically

such is not the case. There is a bad

tendency among pickers to let the

fruit fall into the receptacle, and this

is one of the many ways by which a

great deal of fruit is injured during

the picking operations. Bags allow the

fruit to be damaged by not protecting

it against bruising when coming in

contact with the ladder or tree. When

bottomless bags are used the pickers

will often let the fruit shoot into the

barrel with a great deal of force, thus

causing a great deal of damage to the

fruit. A. M. PORTER.





PEACH BORER CONTROL.





 





Can you tell me how to use the acid

which forms a gas for killing the peach

borer? I have tried digging them, but

I have a great many tiees and it is

hard to get men to do the work thor-

oughly.



Allegan Co. E. E. P.



The gas method for controlling the

peach borer has been tried out with

great success.





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The material used for this purpose I





is the tongue twister called Paradich-

lorobenzene. This is whiteish crystal‘

line powder which does‘not dissolve

in water but turns to gas slowly under

ordinary temperature. The gas is

heavier than air and while deadly to

inse-ts it is harmless to men.



The most successful way to use this

powder is to break up the crust of

earth around the base of the peach

tree and remove part of: it from the

surface. Then apply from three-quar~

ters to one ounce of the Paradichloro-

benzene. per tree, sprinkling it around

the base of the tree in a strip about

an inch Wide. This strip should be

covered with the earth which was me

viously removed, and packed down.





The recommendations regarding the

time of application vary, some say

two applications per year should be

made, one in June or early July, and

the other in September. Others say

that the September application' is all

that is necessary. The later method

has given over ninety per cent control

in tests made in this state.



When the autumn application is

made late it is advisable to unpack

the earth over the powder in about

five weeks. This gives the air a

chance at the powder and will tend to

eliminate any damage to the tree by,

the gas being too strong. \



The dose referred to above is for

trees from six to fifteen years old, for

younger trees the dose should be cut

down to one-half ounce and for older

trees the maximum amount mentioned

above should be used. The most ef-

fective results with Paradichlorobens

zene are obtained when the soil is ap-

parently dry.



This powder is made by several

chemical manufacturing concerns and

can be bought from prices ranging

from fifteen to thirty cents per pound.

The total cost of treating will range

from three to four cents per tree in-

cluding labor.





While this method of controlling .





borers is apparently new and is con-





sidered by some to still be in. the ex-. .





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Some time ago I purchased a farm,

giving a first and se'cdnd mortgage to

the same party, the first of which is

registered. The second mortgage is

overdue and the party claims a bonus

of $150 for holding it another year.

Have they any legal right to collect

that bonus? What can they do if I

fail to pay it?—E. A.



The statutes provide that except in

the case of negotiable instruments in

the hands of an innocent purchaser

tor value in due course, if more than

seven per cent interest is. demanded

and agreed on, the creditor can collect

by suit, no’interest at all.——:J. IL R‘.





 





GETTING RID OF RATS.





 





Please tell me the ‘most effective

.way of disposing of rats—F. F



Sometimes a good cat or a rat ter-

rier is all that is necessary. There are

various rat poisons ’on the market

which have proven very successful.

The following home-made poisons,

are probably similar to some commer-

cial ones, and equally effective.



One—quarter of a pound of carbonate





of baryta, six ounces each of sugar-





and oatmeal or wheat flour, and

enough oil of aniseed to give the mix-

ture a strong odor makes a very good

poison. The advantage of this poison

is that it works so slowly that the

victims generally leave the premises in

search of water. Barym carbonate and

oatmeal is also a good remedy. One

part poison to eight of the oatmeal,

made into a stiff dough by the use of

water is all that is necessary to have

the poison ready for use. This is also

a slow-acting poison. What is called

French Paste. is also used to rid the

premises of rats. This is made of

three pounds of oatmeal or wheat flour,

one-half ounce of powdered indigo,

four ounces of finely powdered 'white

arsenic, and one-quarter gram of oil

of aniseed. These ingredients should

be mixed and then worked into a paste

with two and one-quarter pounds of

melted beef suet or mutton tallow.



To get the best results from any of

these poisons, they should be put in





' “places in which the rats are likely





to frequent. Care should also be taken

to keep them from other animals and

poultry.





USE OF HIGHWAYS TO ADVER-

TISE.





 





What right has anyone nailing signs

or advertisements on my farm along





, the roadside or on the trees along the





road? How near the center of the

road may such signs be put up? If

such signs are put up on road property

without permission, who has the right

to take them down, the highway com-

missioner or the man who owns the

adjoining land? What are the laws in

short, relating to the rights of anyone

putting up such signs ?——G. G. R.



Signs erected on the highway, even

by the adjoining owner, may be re-

moved by the highway commissioner

if they obstruct or endanger public

travel. But the erection of signs in

the highway by anyone other than the

owner of the adjoining land or‘ his

agent or licensee is a trespass for

which an action lies for damages by

the adjoining owner against such tres-

passer; or the owner may remove the

signs without liability; or he,may

make complaint against the persons

erecting the signs for nuisance—J. R.





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B comes to use the tool, he finds that



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collect note, or has B any comeback?

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A promissory note fair on its face





and passed by“ the payee before may





turity in the. regular Course of busi-

ness to one without notice 'of defenses

to it is not subject in the hands of

such indorsee to secret defenses ex-

isting between the original parties.

The maker of the note has his re-

course against the payee on the war-

ranty.——‘J. R. R.





CATTLE RUNNING AT LARGE.





 





At the annual town meeting our

township voted to allow cattle to run

on the highway. I understand the

state-law is that cattle shall not run

at large. If this is so, why do the

townships vote on’ allowing them to

run or not?



(b) Where the township Votes to

allow cattle to run on the righway are

farmers barred from shutting up cat-

tle which trespass on their farms?



(0) What are the steps necessary in

shutting up such cattle? What com-

pensation is the farmer entitled to and

how does he procure it?



((1) What steps must the owner of

cattle take to procure his cattle? One

man says if a farmer shuts up his cow

he, the owner, can replevin the animal

and take her home without paying any

damages. In that case how would the

farmer secure damages?



(e) A man in the township owns a

large tract of cut-over land. It is un—

fenced and is in process of clearing

but no crops are growing on it. He

has notified people having cattle at

large that they may pay him seventy-

five cents per head per month and he

will not shut up their cattle if they

stray on his land. A number of his

neighbors have done as he demanded.

These‘ same people voted to let the

cattle run at large. Why then must

they pay pasturage to someone in the

same township? Can the landowner

demand pay for the cattle at large?



The general opinion among farmers

is that when they vote to let the cattle

run each farmer must fence against

all cattle running on the road and that

he has no right to shut up trespassing

cattle. A number of people would like

to see this question discussed fully.



M. H.





A. The town has no power by law

to appropriate private property to pub-

lic use without compensation, and

therefore no vote that the town can

make can authorize anyone to allow

his cattle to trespass on the property

of another.





conferred by the vote that cattle may -





run at large is that the cattle cannot

be taken as strays while they are in

the highway.



B. If any of the cattle turned upon

the highway after such a vote strayed

upon the property of private persons,

whether fenced or unfenced, they may

be taken up and advertised as strays

and put' in the pound, and the owner

of the cattle is liable to the owner of

the land for the damage they have

done and the costs.



C. Compiled Laws 1915, Section

7448, and the following sections, pro-

vide for advertising and selling of an-

imals taken as strays. The owner is

to be notified within. ten days if known,

and if not known the animals are ad-

vertiSed, and the owner is entitled to

redeem by paying costs and damage at

any time within six months, and if not

redeemed the animals, are sold at auc-

tion and the proceeds deposited with

the town treasurer, minus charges and

expenses, for the owner.



D. The owner desiring to recover

the cattle must appear within six

months after the notice, prove his

right to them, and is entitled to pos-

session upon paying the lawful charg-

es and expenses.



‘ E”; This questionis answered in par-





The extent of the right :





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Mental butterflying at 2 a. m.

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work is to get only snat-

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disturbing dreams.





If your sleep is ‘being

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tea or coffee, you may be

sowing the seeds of a

nervous breakdown.





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nerves are affected by the

drugs, thein and caffeine,

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HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PRO-

GRESSING.





 





HE Daily Mining Gazette, Hough—



ton, under date of July ‘22, pub-

lishes a statement by Mr. H. I. Davies,

district engineer for the state highway

department, relative to the status of

read work on some of'the principal

routes in the upper peninsula. On the

Roosevelt Highway, passing from

Sault Ste. Marie to Ironwood, via Mun-

ising, Marquette, and the copper coun-

try, federal aid road No.'3, through

Baraga county, between Nestoria and

L’Anse, will be completed this year

so that it possibly. will be in use before

the end of the season. Twenty miles

of construction are under contract on

Route 26 between Painesdale, Hough~

ton county, and the Houghton-Onto—

nagon county line. This work is to be

completed next year. Several jobs on

Route 26 are under construction in On-

tonagon county. Detour signs are be-

ing put in. The construction of Route

28 B, between Wakefield and Tula,

hos made this road impassable, it is

stated. Reute 15 is largely completed

from Menominee to a point just west

of Baron Mine, which is the junction

of Routes 15 and 45. Route 45 from

Segola to Baron Mine is complete.

Route 69, the next in line, will be

completed from the state line south of

Stager to Amasa.





HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL HOLD

PICNIC.





 





N August 10, the Marquette Coun-



ty Historical Society will hold its

annual out-door meeting at Champion

Beach, Lake Michigamme, where a

picnic dinner will be enjoyed and

where papers will be read by Dr. T. A.

Felch, of Ishpeming, on “Pioneers of

the County,” and by Mr. George New-

ett, of Ishpeming, on. the old Ropes

gold mine near that place, which yield-'

ed in the eighties and nineties over

$650,000 in gold, and much silver also.

Dr. Felch is a son of Alpheus Felch,

governor of Michigan seventy-five

years ago, and instrumental in getting

the land-grant with Which St. Mary’s

ship canal was built. Michigan people

who do not know their own state—

and there are several millions of them

——will find great pleasure in taking in

these events. From personal acquaint—

ance with the scenes here described,

I can state most positively that they

afford a. rare treat to the lover of our

summer out-of-doors. Lake Michigam-

me, studded with many islands, is one

of the loveliest inland lakes in Michi-

gan. A general welcome is extended

to both events here referred to.





CLOVERLAND PIONEER MEETING.





 





HE Michigan Pioneer and Histor-

ical Society will hold its annual

upper peninsula meeting at L’Anse on

August 11-12. The occasion will also

be a home-coming for former residents

of L’Anse. It is anticipated that vis-

itors in considerable numbers will be

present from both peninsulas. Visit-

ors will want to see the old Indian

cemeteries, where the dead are still

interred with some suggestion of

heathen customs, including the prac-

tice of erecting a small house over the

grave in which are placed articles pre-

sumably of' service of the deceased in

the happy hunting grounds. While at

the place, last summer, I was inform-

ed that drinkables exceeding “two and

a half per cent,” thus placed in these

little houses for the dead, were some





‘1 times surreptiously seized upon by the

; whims. and consumed. with results

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cerned, except perhaps the wanderer

in the happy hunting grounds.



The papers to be read at the meet-

ing of the historical society will in-

clude a discussion of the Michigan-

Wisconsin boundary dispute, by Mr. A.

L. Sawyer, of Menominee—one of the

commissioners who recently have been

engaged in preparing the case for

Michigan; the “O. and B. Land Grant,"

by Thomas Conlin, of Crystal Falls;

Modes of Travel in the Upper Penin-

sula in the Early Days,” by Miss Ethel





Robinson, of Houghton, and several-





others dealing with various sections

of the district. Mr.‘ J. T. Reeder, of

‘Houghton, will show colored lantern

slide views of the copper country pre-

pared by the Lumiere method, which

show remarkably well the beautiful

natural coloring that can be seen in

this region—in sky, in lake, in vegeta-

tion and in its rocks and minerals. The

people of L’Anse have made a very

considerable effort to make this an oc-

casion of great interest and pleasure

to those who attend. There will be a.

basket picnic at Pequaming, where

may be seen some real virgin pine for-

est surrounding an old Indian camp

ground, still in use, coming down right

to the sandstone cliffs edging the

shore of the bay. There will be auto

trips to points of interest.





AN AGRICULTURAL SPECIAL.





 





HE Menominee County Journal of



Stephenson, announces a special

agricultural edition to appear late in

August in connection with the Menom-

inee County Fair. The p‘ per promises

a detailed and elaborae account of

the agricultural situation and possibil—

ities of Menominee county, and that

Mr. Henry A. Perry, formerly editor

of the Cloverland Magazine, has been

engaged to put in some two months’

time» in obtaining and preparing the

information for publication. It expects

to boost the land-clearing work which

will be taken up in Menominee county

about August 1, under the direction of

Mr. Larry Livingston, recently engag-

ed by the State Board of Agriculture

for this work in the cut-over sections

of the state.





CLOVERLAND SELDOM HAS

DROUGHTS.





 





N an article recently published, re-



lating to agriculture on the north-

ern cut—over lands, Dean H. L." Russell,

of the College of Agriculture of the

University of Wisconsin, points out

that the heavy tree growth in this

area was due primarily to abundant

rainfall, in contradistinction to the

scanty rainfall of the dry prairies of

the west; and that while it causes

much backache to get rid of the

stumps, the assurance of this annual

rainfall of from thirty to thirty-six

inches, should encourage farmers to

make the effort which will insure them

eventually against crop failures

through drought. Dean Russell’s ob—

servations tally with those of Mr. C. F.

Schneider, meteorologist of the United

States Weather Bureau at Grand Rap-

ids, who long ago pointed out that this

region had a very important advan-

tage in its assured rainfall. It is true

that occasional local droughts occur,

but these are never as persistent or

widespread as those which are liable

to afflict more southerly latitudes. '





Ontonagon looks for twenty miles

of additional good roads this season,

but the Herald, of Ontonagon, is not

satiatied with this showing and wants

still other projects undertaken '
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MACHINES 'Musr'RuN ‘AT PROPER

SPEED.





MACHINE is designed to be Oper-



ated. at a certain speed or with

only a limited variation,either above

or below this speed. It will do its best

work when operated at this speed and

if it is operated at any other speed,

the best results will not be secured

failure will result.

For instance, the gas engine may be

designed to operate at a maximum

speed of five hundred revolutions per

minute. It may be uneconomical and

perhaps dangerous to run it at a speed

faster than this. The lubrication, the

reciprocating parts, the flywheel and

the bearings have all been designed

for pressure and strains resulting from

this speed, and if it be exceeded, some-

thing is likely to break.



With power units and power driven

machines fast coming into wide use, it

is necessary to give careful consider-

ation to the matter of speeds. Trac-

tors are made with different size pul-

leys, running at different speeds. The

same is true of power driven machines

of the same class. For instance, one

ensilage cutter may have’a ten-inch

pulley, supposed to run at 700 revolu-

tions per minute, while another one

may have an eight-inch pulley, suppos-

ed to run at 900 revolutions per min-

ute. It is clear that confusion is sure

to result if the machines are connect-

ed up without looking to seewhat size

pulleys they possess.



Manufacturers, engineering societies

and users are all interested in the pro:

posals which are being made to stand-

ardize belt speeds and final action is

very close on the adoption of the fol—

lowing speeds: 1,500, 2,600, 3,000, 3,250

and 3,500 feet per minute.



It means that manufacturers will

have to carry fewer pulley sizes in

stock and buyers of machines will ob-

tain not only the direct advantage

resulting from this, but the great ad-

vantage of not having to change pul-

leys when it is desired to use certain

machines.





 





EXTERM INATING QUACK GRASS.





 





I HAVE never seen published in any

paper a method I have used suc-

cessfully for exterminating quack

grass quite cheaply. I plow the ground

just deep enough to get all the roots

and when dry go over it with the po-

tato digger, shaking all the soil off the

roots. In a clear hot day the roots

will be dry and dead in an hour. If

not they can be raked together and

hauled off.



The extra Work with the digger was

well repaid in the crop of potatoes as

the yield was double what it was when

the digger was not used. There was

not a spear of the quack left in the

potatoes or in the cats the following

season—M. C.





“GRASS WIDOWS.”





 





EVERY year during July, August



and September a lot of sows which

produced spring litters of pigs are

sent to market. Some of them are well

fattened before shipment. Others are

simply allowed to round out on grass

and sent to market only partly finish-

ed, where they are known as “grass

widows.”



The carcasses of such hogs are suit-

able for the production of mess pork

and lard rather than for sale as fresh

meat. They sell at a big discount be-

low well finished barrows and smooth

young sows. ,“Bu‘tcher hogs” usually

advance in price during the latter part





_ but little after early July.





 





 





 





 





 





 





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most thought of book in all the house.





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Kodak on the Farm





Kodak serves a double purpose on the farm. The pictures of

the children and of the home, the Kodak story of the picnic,

even the snap-shots of the pets go to make the Kodak album the





But there’s another side to picture-making on the farm—the

business side. Pictures of live stock help in making sales; pictures

of the orchard and of growing crops help in keeping worth while

records; pictures of the line fence and the

or settle arguments—oftentimes can prevent arguments from





To the up-to-date farmer a camera is no longer a luxury.

It’s a necessity. And picture-taking by the Kodak system is

simpler and less expensive than you think.





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CHAPTER XIX.

Confession.





could have heard across the inter-



vening miles the conversation that

took place in his old home the next

evening, he would probably have fol-

lowed Ben Littleford’s daughter by the

next train if he had had to hold it up

at the point of an honest blue gun in

order to get aboard it.



John K. Dale and his wife had gone

into the library with Elizabeth at her

"request. The three sat down facing

each other. The younger woman was

ill at ease; she was glad that the

lights were subdued and soft. When

the silence had become heavy, she

straightened in her chair and blurted

falteringly:



“Bill asked me to m-marry him, and

’ I wouldn’t do it. 1—1 thought maybe

I—-I ought to tell you.”



The Dales exchanged glances; then

they looked back at Elizabeth Little-

ford. Mrs. Dale was in a manner re-

lieved, for, had the choosing been left

to her, she never would have chosen

this girl from the backwoods—her

good traits and undeniable beauty not-

withstanding.



Dale smiled a fatherly smile. Mrs.

Dale’s eyes narrowed. The old stiff-

ness rose within her and began to

make stubborn'war against her more

recently acquired commonsense.



“Have you quarreled ?” she asked.



“No.”



“Well, then," old Dale said bluntly,

“what’s wrong?”



“It isn’t his fault,’-’ Elizabeth told

them. “I’m a savage,” she went on

desperately—Jand he isn’t my kind.”



“But you’ll stay here with me for a

while, won’t you?” Mrs. Dale asked——

for the mountain girl seemed now the

°only hold they had on the son they

wanted back with so much deep long-

ing.



“Ye—es,” said Elizabeth.



'John K. Dale retired very early that

night. When the sound of his foot-

steps had died away, his wife bent to-

ward Elizabeth and said curiously:



“Why did you call yourself a sav-

age?”



Elizabeth realized that there would

be some comfort in unburdening her

mind to ears that she did not doubt

were sympathetic, and she believed

she could trust Mrs. Dale.



She told of her early life in the

hills, of the feud between her people

and the Morelands and of how she had

hated the bloodshed. She told of the

coming of Major Bradley, of her burn-

ing thirst for education, of the 01d

‘trainm‘an who had thrown her a news-





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paper each day, and of the coming of

Bill Dale. ,



“I was lonesome,” she continued,

“and nobody ever seemed to under

stand how I felt. That is, until Bill

Dale came. After I met him, I couldn’t

see anything but him; he seemed to

me. like somethin’ I’d had and lost.”



“Then,” said Mrs. Dale, “why did

you refuse to marry—”



“Wait—you don’t know" it all,” Eliza:

beth interrupted her. -“There was the

killin’ 0’ that heathen, Adam Ball. I

went to ’tend the trial because I knew

I could clear your son if Major Brad-

ley couldn’t. You see. Mrs. Dale, I

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“I looked toward the river and saw

Bill Dale a’walkin’ up the nearest

bank, and I saw Black Adam slip be-

hind a tree not far away. Bill saw

Adam, and he slipped behind a tree,

too. Adam shot at Bill’s hat, and teas-

ed Bill. Bill shot at Adam’s hat—and

then Adam Ball jumped up groanin’

like he was done for, and tell, all

a—twistin’, to the grOund. But he was

not hit. He put his gun out by the

tree to kill Bill as soon as he showed

himself.» It was one 0’ his old tricks.”



Elizabeth Littleford raised her head

slowly and went on in a voice that

was much shaken:



“Sam Heck had nearly got a hair-





 





 





T fie Lawn Social .

By L. W. Snell





When our church has a social,

In the summer, on the lawn,





They move the taules 'neath the trees





And draw white covers on.





With vases filled with posies

And with bunting, red and white

And lanterns swung up overhead,

It is a glorious sight.





Like fairyland atwinkle,

And beneath the rosy glow ~

Of lanterns, all the pretty girls

Like fairies come and go.





Oh, if ’twasn't for the moths

That drOp in one’s ice cream,

Or ants that crawl in one's cake,



Things might be as they seem.





 





 





Ball, and I meant to tell if it was nec-

essary.



“On the mornin’ of the killin’, Bill

had started up the river by himself.

He had said he didn’t want comp’ny.

It was dangerous for him to go off

like that, on account 0’ them Balls

and Torreys. My father said it was

dangerous, and John Moreland said it

was. Back in the Big Pine country

there is a tall, thin man named Sam

Heck. He’s a big eater, an awful liar,

and a worshipper of Bill Dale.

heard my father say it was dangerous

and he whispered: “I’ll jest sneak

through the laurels and gyard Bill

from ahind him.’ I heard him say it,

Mrs. Dale.



“So he went sneakin’ along the foot

0’ the north end 0’ David Moreland’s

Mountain, with his rifle in his hand,

to guard your son. Bill didn’t kow

he was bein’ followed, because Heck

is as crafty as a cat. I got nervous

about Bill, so I went into the laurels

and followed Sam Heck. When I ov-

ertook him, he was standin’ behind a

clump o’ sheeplaurel and lokin’ toward

the river.



“I whispered, ‘Where’s Bill?’



“He said, ‘Be still, Babe!’ And then

he thumbed his rifle’s hammer back

without a sound.





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fine aim at Ball. Sam is a good shot,

but he’s awful slow. , I whispered to

him:



“ ‘Shoot, for God’s

Shoot—you fool!’





“I had always talked against killin’,

and yet I stood there and begged Sam

Heck to finish him. The rest happen-

ed in no time. Ball was already a-

lookin’ along his sights. Bill Dale was

was nearly out in the open. 1—” she

faltered, and then came a rush of

words: “I wouldn't marry him with-

out tellin’ him, because it wouldn’t be

fair to him; and if I told him, he—he

wouldn’t have men The woman he

marries mustn’t be a——a s-savage." ~



She stopped and stared at Mrs. Dale

almost defiantly. Her head was high,

and her hands were clasped in her lap

so hard that they trembled.





“I think you have made a mountain





sake, shoot I.





out of a molehill, my dear,” the older ’





woman said gently. “What ”you did

was right, not Wrong; any good WOm-

an would have done just what you

did, Elizabeth, I am sure.”



Elizabeth Littleford faced Mrs. John

K. Dale squarely. There was a strange

glow in her eyes.



“But I haven’t told you everything,”

She murmured—“I took Sam Heck’s





 





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CHAPTER xx.

Bill Dale Laughs.





HE twentieth of December came

with winter in dead earnest. It

was a blue and desolate day. A

bleak, howling north wind, as sharp

as a. sword, swept the mountain-crests

clean and whipped the branches of

the trees furiously. Powdery snow

lay in little drifts wherever there was

shelter for it. sparkling Doe River

was edged with jagged crusts of ice

as white as the gaunt, bare sycamores

that lined its banks. _

Bill Dale sat thinking of what he

had done there in the Big Pine coun-

try. His gaze wandered soberly out

at the ofice window and went down

the wind-swept valley. From the stone-

and-clay chimneys of the cabins of the

Littlefords on the other side of the

river the howling wind snatched

sprays of blue wood-smoke. The cab-

ins of the Morelands were all vacant

save for one, and in that one lived the

moonshiner, By Heck, and his mother,

the fortune-teller. The Morelands had

gone to farms lying around Carters-

ville in the lowland, on each of which

a fair-sized first payment had been

made; the borrowed capital was to re-

main borrowed for another year. The

Morelands were already losing their

outlandishness and growing into uni-

versal respect. David Moreland’s

dream was at last’ being realized.

Then Dale frowned heavily. If only“,





‘he could do as much for Babe’s peo-





ple! But he couldn’t. The men of

the Littlefords still worked the coal

mine. They received almost twice the

customary wages, but even that would

not buy them farms and educate their

children.



Bill Dale shbok his head and began

to think of the young woman who, less

than three months before, had refused

to marry him. That she had married





nobody else was no great comfort.





But after a moment he resolutely put

thoughts of Babe Littleford out of his

mind, just as he had done a thousand

times before during those long and

lonesome weeks that had passed since

he had seen her, and turned back to

his desk.



There under his eyes lay two un-

answered letters from his parents.

He found little pleasure in answering

their letters, for he was still some-

what bitter toward them—toward his

father because of his father's ill treat-

ment of David Moreland and David

Moreland’s people; toward his mother

because she had let him go hungry

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' And them—it is a little like the post-

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in bringing about that which he sup-

posed to be a love affair between Babe

Littleford and Jimmy Fayne.



The door opened suddenly, and By

Heck came stamping in with a gust 01?

cold air at his back. He carried, in

one hand the mail satchel; in the oth-

er was his ever-present rifle. After

throwing the satchel to the floor at

Dale’s feet, he turned to the glowing

wood stove.



“I’m darn nigh friz, Bill,” he chat-

tered. “My gosh, I couldn’t be no

colder’n what I em ef I’d ha’ clim the

nawth pole neck-ed. Say, Bill, why’n’t

ye burn coal ’stid 0’ wood? Igod,'it’s

hotter.” .



“Coal is worth money. Wood isn’t.”



Dale ran through the mail hastily.

He threw aside a letter from the Alex

ander Crayfield Coal Corporation,

which took the entire output of the

mine at an extraordinary figure, and

picked up a letter which bore the post-

mark of his home city.



It was'from Babe Littleford. Since

he paid so little attention to the let-





ters of his parents, they had request- '





ed her to write to him—they wanted

him to come home for his Christmas

dinner. Wouldn’t he come?



He arose and paced the office floor

for two or three minutes, then he sat

down at his desk and dashed off a/let-

ter that contained only two sentences.



By Heck sat beside the stove and

watched his god with thoughtful eyes.

He understood, he believed. How any

woman on earth could turn down a

man like Bill Dale was utterly beyond

him. By Heck was a great deal like

a good-natured dog.



If Bill would only laugh, it would be

good for him. It had been so long

since he had heard Bill laugh. By

Heck decided that he would make Bill

Dale laugh.



“Old boy?” -



"Well?”



“Do ye, want me to tell ye a funny

tale?” drawled Heck. He barely heard

the answer:



“I guess I don’t mind, By.” _



Heck’s sympathy made him gulp.

But he swallowed the lump that came

up in his throat and began bravely:



“One time the’ was a feller named

Sinith. Odd name, Bill ain’t it? ‘Hoss—

fly’ Smith, they called him, ’cause it

was said ’at he could easy shoot a

hossfly often a hoss’s ear and never

break hide on the animile. He was

a hellion, too. He was a politics man,

'never done nothin’ else, and he rode a

dun-colored hoss—and of ye don’t

know what color that is, it ain’t no

color at all. One time Hossfly, he was

a—tryin’ to git app’inted the chairman‘

0’ some sort 0' politics doin’s, and on

that same day he was a-drinkin’ sort

0’ tol’able heavy. They agreed to

make him the temp’rary chairman, but

Hossfly, he didn’t want that. So he

hops right up in the middle 0’ the

meetin’, and he hollers out and says:



“ ‘Feller citizens,’ he says, ‘I want

to be the permanent chairman! I ain’t

a—goin’ to act in the capacity of' a

durned temp’rary chairman; I abso-

lutely ain’t!’



“His 01d inemy. Eb Wright, he yells

back and says smart-like: ‘Set down

thar, Hossfly,’ says Eb—‘you’re drunk,

and you don’t know the‘ difierence at-

ween temp’rary and permanent!’



“Well, they knowed Eb had it a-

comin’ to him right then, and they

listened fo’ it. Hossfly, he addresses





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EVOTEES of the cold pack meth-

od of canning are firmly convinc-

ed that this is the only success-

ful method of preserving fruit and

vegetables. But housekeepers who for

years have canned by‘the open kettle

method and had their fruit keep with-

out spoilage are hard to convince.

From my, own experience, I must say

I side with the housekeepers. During

the war when we all did everything

as suggested with the idea that we’d

help win the fight that way, I tried

the cold pack method, but with no bet-

ter success with fruit, so far as keep-

ing properties was concerned, than

when I followed the old-fashioned

method of canning. For vegetables,

however, I am firmly convinced the

cold pack method is the best and only

reliable way.

The general directions for cold pack

canning are simple. Cans, tops and

rubbers must be sterilized, that is,

boiled, at least five minutes. Put in

cold water and bring to boil; keep in

the hot water on back of range until

used. Vegetables should be blanched

——parboiled'—then dipped in cold wa-

ter, then packed in the sterilized cans,

the rubbers put on, tops screwed down

until they just touch the rubbers, and

the can plunged into a boiler of water

as hot as the product in the can, and

deep enough to come over the top two

inches. Water in the boiler must be

kept boiling the length of time given

for each vegetable or fruit. If vegeta-

bles are to be canned, hot water and

salt are poured in to fill the can to

within one-half inch of t6p; if fruit is

used hot syrup is put in, though it can

be canned with hot water, and sugar

added when opened.

After boiling, the technical word is

processing, the required time, remove

from water and tighten tops, invert to

see they do not leak, and when cool

store in a dark place. For blanching

vegetables a square of cheesecloth or

a wire basket is a necessity. Place the

vegetable in the cheesecloth, twist the

four corners together, and lay over the

side of the kettle in which you are to

blanch. You then have them ready to

pick the product out as soon as the

blanching is finished.

Corn—Corn should be canned as

soon as it is picked. Government ex-

perts claim that corn loses half of,its

sugar if allowed to stand only over

night. Select between milk and dough

stage; remove husks and silk; blanch

on cob five minutes; plunge in cold

'water ten seconds; cut from cob, pack

into sterilized jars to within one inch

of top; add one teaspoon of salt and

one of sugar; screw on top, and proc-

ess four hours. Cans must be put im-

mediately in the boiler of water. If

, _~allowed to cool they are apt to crack



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[7210 Winter- Time Taé/e De/zgéts.





If not strictly fresh picked, process

three hours. The cans must be filled

with hot water and a teaspoonful each

of sugar and salt added.



Succotash.—B1anch and plunge the

corn and cut from cob as if for can-

ning separately. Mix with equal mesa-

ure of shelled lima beans, which need

not be blanched, and process for three

hours.



Peppers are much prized for winter

use by housewives looking for a

change in diet. Sweet green, or bull-

nose, peppers are best. Cut in halves

and remove seeds; pack in jars; cover

with boiling water; add two teaspoons

of salt and process two hours. They

need not be blanched and dipped. A

government bulletin advises baking in

the oven until skin will come off eas-

ily, packing in jars and processing one

and a half hours.



The average housekeeper has her

own favorite recipes for relishes but

here are three from Everywoman’s

Canning Book which sound interest-

mg.





Celery Pickle.—.Three pints chopped

green tomatoes, three pints chopped

ripe tomatoes, two and one-half pints

chopped onions, two bunches of celery

chopped with‘ leaves, two medium-siz-

ed red peppers, seeded and chopped.

Do not peel tomatoes. Mix all together,

add one-half cup salt, let stand over

night. Drain, and add two quarts of

vinegar, one quart sugar, one-half tea-

spoon cinnamon, one-half teaspoon of

cloves, one-half cup mustard seed.

Cook twenty minutes and seal in jars.



Governor Sauce—One peck of green

tomatoes, three onions, two red pep-

pers. Slice tomatoes, sprinkle with

one cup salt, and let stand over night.

In the morning, drain well and rinse

off saltl Seed peppers, chop fine; add

tomatoes, onion sliced thin, one and

one-half cups brown sugar, spice-bag





" containing twelve whole cloves, one-





fourth cup celery seed, one teaspoon

of black pepper, and a bay leaf; cover

with vinegar and boil gently for three

hours. Seal in jars while hot. This





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HAT would you think of a doc-



tor, a lawyer, a preacher or a

teacher who laid‘aside all his books

when he quit school and announced to

the world that he was through study-

ing? You’d say right away, “Here’s

a party who is headed straight for fail-

ure. I’ll give him two years to keep

his first job, and in five years he’ll be

a day laborer. ‘Why doesn’t he know

the world moves? These are stirring

times, and if he isn’t going to read and

study, how does he expect to keep up

With the times ?”



Yet how many housekeepers adopt

the attitude they condemn in other

professional folks? How many house—

keepers make it a business to study

and keep in step with the progress

that is being made in their profession?

Did you even know that housewbrk is

now dignified by that name?



In no science have greater strides

been made in the past decade than in

the science of nutrition. Just the mat-

‘ter of eating vegetables alone. Ten

years ago we thought vegetables and

fruits were the cause of bowel dis-

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We were~

told not to give green vegetables to

4p ,





we cut out animal foods in cases of

“cholera morbus,” and we calmly feed

the three—months- old baby spinach and

other vegetables. We’d have had a fit.

if anyone had suggested tomato juice

for ten—year—old John when he was a

baby, but we give it to his six-months-

old sister if the oranges are not handy.



This is only one instance of the

many changes which have taken place

in our ideas about feeding the human

family in the light of the experiments

of the past ten years. Do you know

Don’t you think you

should?

your family in trim the only way to

do it is by feeding them right.



Don’t say you have no time to read

and study. Take it. Take fifteen min-

utes right after the folks get out in

the morning. Or in the middle of the

day when you are tired to the point of

dropping, why just drop and spend a.

quarter of an hour studying up in- your

It is the most important

thing you can do; ' far more so than

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ripe tomatoes, one quart onions, three

red peppers, one-fourth pound allspice

buds, one-fourth pound whole cloves,

one quart sugar, one cup of salt, one

quart of vinegar, one-fourth teaspoon

cayenne. Put tomatoes, skins and all,

in kettle and mash with wooden mash-

Remove seeds from peppers and

add peppers and onions chopped fine.

Then add whole spices and cook until

tomatoes are well done. Strain through

a sieve to remove skins and seeds. To

this strained liquid add the sugar, salt,

vinegar and cayenne. Boil rapidly un-

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T is said that no one can make a.



good salad who does not love to

cook. In any case, the woman betrays

her skill in cookery by the quality of

salads which she serves.



Though. no modern dinner is com-

plete without a salad, only fruit and-

vegetable salads should ever appear

on the dinner table. The reason is

that the heavier salads are too hearty

with a meat cou1se. But for the light-

er meals, where no meat appears, fish

or meat salads will furnish what the

lighter meal would otherwise lack. So

meat and fish salads are desirable for

luncheon or supper or high tea dishes.



The salad experts deny to our so-

called potato salad the name of'salad;

they grant that the potato dish in its

diflerent salad varieties is a very good

dish, yet—it is not a salad. And, equal-

ly, the boiled dressing is excluded

from the realm of “salad” dressings.

The real salad, the experts claim, can-

not be made without oil and, further,

the oil must be the product of the

olive. However this may be, we shall

probably go on talking about our “po-

tato salad” and calling many dishes

salads which are served with corn or

cottonseed oils, or even those com-

pounded With 'cooked dressings. And

we shall not allow ourselves to be un-

duly disturbed by the technical names

of such creations.



Every cook should know that pure

olive oil is of. the palest green color,

is very clear, and that it has a faint,

nutty, and appetizing scent. A very

good quality is made in California and

is not as expensive as the imported





“olive oil, nor as diflicult to get.





Tarragon vinegar can easily be made

by steeping the fresh herb in some

good vinegar. Celery vinegar, made

from celery seed and vinegar, and cu-

cumber vinegar are easily made, and,

suggest the fresh things of the sum-

mer garden.



_ If a French, dressing is to be used,

it is better to prepare it at the table,

because such a salad must be eaten

as soon as it is mixed. There should ,

be just enough dressing so that none '

will be left ‘
ion s of a salad are out and

‘ 'ped. Lettuce must be dry, cold, and

”crisp. Tomatoes must be drained in

a colander to avoid the superfluous





fluid.



The diderent kinds of salads require

’ several different kinds of dressings.

Some of the most iroportant of' these

follow:



Mayonnaise Dressing.



Into a cold bowl break two fresh

eggs, add a pinch each of salt and

paprika, and half a teaspoonful or

more of mustard and mix thoroughly.

Then add oil, at first, drop by drop.

A clear spot forming upon the egg is

the test of the right quantity. Use a

silver spoon for mixing and beat con-

stantly. If the mayonnaise should cui-

dle, add a, few drops of lemon juice

Later the oil may be put in faster.

When a cupful of the oil has been

used, and the dressing is stiff enough

to cut with a knife, add the juice of

half a lemon or more, according to

taste. Cover with waxed paper and

keep on ice till ready to serve.



French Dressing.



If desired, rub the inside of the sal—

ad bowl with a freshly cut clove of

garlic. Rub in a pinch each of salt

and paprika Add three tablespoonfuls

of best olive or other salad oil and

stir until-the salt is dissolved. Add a

tablespoonful of cider vinegar and

beat till no globules of oil are to be

seen. This dressing may be varied

indefinitely by the addition of differ-

ent kinds of flavoring materials.



French dressing for fruit salads is

made as above except, that lemon

juice should be substituted for the vin-

egar and the paprika should be omit-

ted. This French dressing for fruit

salads also may be varied by the ad-

dition of differ-ent fruit juices or even

of spices, like powdered cinnamon,

nutmeg, or ginger, or chopped candied

fruit.



Boiled Dressing.



One egg, one tablespoont‘ul each of

sugar and cornstarch, a piece of but-

ter or butter substitute the size of an

egg. one teaspoonful each of salt and

mustard. Mix sugar, cornstarch, salt,

mustard and butter together. .Thor-

oughly beat the egg and add a third

cup of water and with this mix the dry

ingredients. Then while it cooks over

boiling water, slowly add one-third cup

of good vinegar and stir constantly,

till it thickens. This (11 essing is good

for eggs, .meat, vegetables, etc. If

sealed and kept in a cool place, it Will

keep indefinitely.





Sour Cream Dressing.





Mix two or more tablespoonfuls of

good vinegar with a cupful of good

sour cream, add a tablespoonful of

sugar, a teaspoonful each of mustard

and salt and pepper to taste. This

dressing is especially nice for potatoes

or cabbage.



Cottage Cheese Salad.





To one cup of cottage cheese uSe

one-third cup of chopped/ nuts and

soften with sweet cream. Mold, into

little ~balls and place on lettuce leaves

on the salad plates. Sprinkle over

them a. dash bf paprika. Or instead of

the paprika, finely cut red sweet pep—

pers, add Mayonnaise dressing and put

dressing on each cheese ball.



ChiCken Salad.



Chop cooked chicken and mix with

chopped celery in the proportion of

about one—third celery to two-thirds

chicken. Then add one—fourth the

.whole quantity of chopped or .broken

nut-meats. Mix with Mayonnaise

dressing. This recipe may be used

with other meats.



Egg Salad.





Cut hard boiled eggs in halves and

place on lettuce leaves. Put a spoon-

ful of either Mayonnaise or cooked

dressing on eaCh'and- serve. Garnish

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State -Handicraft Champion’s Story "j"





0U. were elected president last



Friday,” was the information



given me when I got to school

Monday morning.



”Of what?” I asked.



"The Diorite Handicraft Club.”



This was a real shock to me. I had

every year during the existence of'the

Diorite Handicraft Club held the posi-

tion of president and previous to this

had wished that one of. the others

would hold that position. I was also

informed that the assistant state club

leader had visited the school the Fri-

day before. Unluckily I had remained

at home on that day so undoubtedly I

had missed a lot of information on

club affairs.



Ever since the commencement of

the school year in September I had

made arrangements for my handicraft

work for the coming year. I made one

resolution for the year 1921. It was:

I shall complete the number of exer-

cises that are required of senior mem-

bers before the exhibit takes place. I

believe I have lived up to this resolu-

tion this time. This was a very great

accomplishment. In fact, it was the

greatest deed that I have done during

my entire high school career. In for-

mer years I did not enjoy the work

with tools at all, but somehow this

year it resembled play to me.



Now that the club was organized, I

was ready to fulfill my resolution. I

looked over the various plans and

sought material for my first exercise.

After carefully looking over the list I

finally decided to make a dairy barn

desk. This article was found in the

list of exercises that could be made by

senior members.



In former years I took very little

pains-in constructing the various arti-

cles. Such was not the case this year.

In constructing the dairy barn desk, I

took great pains in sawing the boards

square. I cut all my boards into the

required shape and size and after

planing same I began to assemble

them. Due to the fact that the boards

were badly warped I could not get

them to fit perfectly. g



On the eleventh of March, Mr. Ket-

tunen visited our school. He examin-

ed my dairy barn desk and gave me a

few hints on improving it. I later did

what he told me to do and much to

my satisfaction completed my first ex-

ercise.



My brother and I are building a camp

of our own. I thought this dairy barn

desk Would be a good piece of furni-

ture for same. It will serve as a writ-

ing desk and to store writing material

and other things.



My second exercise was a pedestal.





   

   

   

   

   





   





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By Russell Macéey, of Marquette County





The completed pedestal of my teacher,

and one of my brother members at-

tracted me and I decided to make one

althdugh I knew beforehand what a

task I had before me. Through good

luck I was given an oak upright piece.

I had no material whatever for the

other parts so I went to the city and

purchased a board. It contained four

board feet and the cost was but fifty

cents. After these were cut into the

required size I began to assemble

them. It was while doing so that I

began to realize what a ‘task I had be-

fore me. The lower part was assem-

bled with very little trouble. The trou-

ble was realized while attaching the

bottom piece of the top to the top

board of the pedestal. This board was

warped so that it would not fit per-

fectly. And besides, while screwing it

to the bottom piece I cracked it a

little.



I could waste no more time on this





had very little trouble in making it.

I have also started to work on a neck-

tie holder and expect to finish it be-

fore the exhibit takes place.



Now that I have completed my talk

on the completed exercises I shall en-

deavor‘to relate some topics that are

almost as important. They might in-

terest the boys more than the topics

just related.



At his second visit to our school

Mr. Kettunen told us that Diorite is to

play West Ishpeming at the Annual

Round-up which is to be held at Mar-

quette. This seemed to interest the

boys more at the time than anything

else. They were all anxious to see the

snow disappear so that they could be-

gin to play ball. As soon as the snow

did disappear we began to play ball.

Shortly after we met at the school

and organized our team. It was a fine

(?) evening for a meeting, believe me.

I was about halfway from the school





 





 





pedestal so I set to work on a book

rack. I had the material for this so

I did not need to buy any. The boards

were one inch thick and I had to

plane them one-fourth inch thinner.

This was the beginning of my hard

work. I then cut the pieces that were

called for. The illustration also called

for tenons for the end pieces. This

was a very hard task. At last I com-

pleted the pieces and began to assem-

ble them. The book rack was not very

hard to assemble, so after working

but one more evening on it I complet-

ed it, and began to paint it. After I

had it all stained and filled I again

resumed work on my pedestal.



Mr. McDonald purchased the top

piece for my pedestal. It was a very

good piece, too. Some time ago‘I be-

gan to lose hope on my pedestal, but

through the purchase of this piece I

took up the task of completing it. I

tried a new method in attaching it.

The new method proved more favor-

able than the previous one. The ped-

estal was soon completed and ready

for a coat of stain. I stained it one

afternoon because Mr. McDonald sug-

gested that I do so. A few evenings

ago I took up the task of filling it

with filler. This was the hardest task

that I had ever encountered in my

handicraft work. I would have never

been able to do it if Mr. McDonald





and “Bud” Ryan. had not helped me. I-

. shall varnish it in a few days and that





will be my second exercise.

During spare hours at home I have

made a. sléeve holder. It was not a





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A Good Handicraft Work Bench.





and home when it began to rain. And

rain it did, too. I got my first soak-

ing for the year of 1921. I was wet to

the skin. At this meeting there were

only a few boys present. Each boy

was given his position on the diamond.

I was given first base. We organized

a very good team, one that the Hand-

icraft Club should be real proud of.

The wonderful pitching of “Bud” Ryan

is sure to lead Diorite to victory, in

case we play with Yest Ishpeming. I

believe his ins and outs will deceive

the West Ishpeming batters. I have

also trained myself for first base. I

am sure that no ball will be missed

by me if they are thrown right. I

have also adapted myself, to the wield-

ing of the bat. In the ball game at

Marquette last spring I could not hit

the .ball when Mr. Kettunen pitched

it. He fanned me every time. Such

will not be the case this year. I have

followed the maxim: “Practice makes

perfect,” and have improved a “lot”

since last spring.



Every night when the members are

active on their exercises some strange

jokes are heard. I shall give one that

I consider pretty good.



One of the members approached me.

He held a sample of Norway pine in

his hand. He thought he was prouder

than the other fellow, so he said, -“Mr.

President, isn’t this white pine?" .I

examined the sample and replied, “No,

that is a sample of Norway pine.” This

pleased the other fellow and' he said,

“There, now, didn’t I tell you itfiwasn't

white pine?” This fellow, as victor





had. hietum- ,Hé'easevwine With .81 - ”





 





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sample of the same kind of wood, and

he said, “This is white pine though, is

it not?" .



My ‘last topic will serve as a fare

well to the boys. This is my last year

in school and for that reason I will be.

unable to become a member of another

Handicraft Club. I very much regret

that I cannot work with the boys any

longer. I can no longer help the young-

er boys in theiriwork as I had former-

ly done. I shall, however, bear the

Diorite Handicraft Club in mind. It

has helped me, not only in the hand-

ling of tools but also in keeping ac-

curate reports and in the writing of

stories. I have spent many a happy

evening in the work shop by joking

with my brother members. No boy is

doing a wrong in joining a club. He

will never regret it. At least, I didn’t.



Articles made: Dairy barn'desk;

pedestal; book rack; sleeve board and

necktie rack. ,



Total time spent, thirty-one hours

and ten minutes.





Value . ......................... $8.50

Cost ........................... 2.42

Profit ........................ $6.08





ALGER COUNTY CLUB CAMP.





 





R. A; G. KETTUNEN has an-



nounced the dates of the second

club members’ camp to be held at

Chatham, Alger county, as August 8-

11, in connection with the annual

farmers' round-up. The boys and girls

will be housed in tents and fed in.

mess tents, the food being prepared

by a special cook employed for the

announced to be the live stock and

purpose. The features of thecamp are

poultry judging contest, the parade,

the athletic contests, weinie roast and

stunt night. The live stock judging

contest is open to members of organ~

ized pig, calf and sheep clubs. The

.winners of the first prize to get a free

trip to the state fair at Detroit. Lib-

eral prizes are also provided for oth-

ers who ranke high in the contests.

Menominee county is going to give

their club members free transporta-

tion to Chatham, it is stated, and Mr.

R. N. Kebler, principal of the Menom-

inee County Agricultural School, has

charge of making up the party.





Pearl—“Even a policeman cannot

arrest the flight of time.”



Earl—«“Sure he can. Yesterday I saw-

one go in a store and stop a few

minutes.”





 





 





 





 





 





 





   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   





 

 

 





 





 





 





 





A
T depends on who is asking; the



question. To some people the world



continually improves. To some it

forever, grows worse. Probably we

will never all agree on it. The same

facts and forces that seem to certain

folks to be tokens of a brighter day, to

others appear to be the forerunners of

blackest night. The fact is, progress

is a rather modern idea. The ancients

had no such thought. In fact, they

considered the world as gradually

worsening. They looked back to the

golden age of the fathers. The Greeks

said the golden age was past. The day

of glory was when Homer lived. Yet

Homer said that the race had degen-

erated, until it required two men to

lift the stone that Ajax threw. In Vir-

gil’s day it took eight men. Yet it is

very apparent that there has been a

long slow climb from the savage man

who lived in a cave to the artist or

the scientist or the poet of the present.





Material progress cannot be disput-

ed. For instance, if-one looks back

ten years, there was no airship. Fif-

teen years ago there was no wireless.

Twenty-five years, and there was no

automobile. Forty years, no telephone;

sixty years, no sewing machine and

no photograph; seventy-five years, no

telegraph; one hundred years, no rail-

road; one hundred twenty-five years,

no steam engine; two hundred, no post

office; three hundred, no newspaper;

five hundred, no printing press; one

thousand, no compass and sailors dar-

ed iiot go out of sight of land; two

thousand, no writing paper and man

had to write on clay tablets or the

skins of animals; still farther back,

there was no cloth, and men at nuts

and roots and went naked. Those who

love the good old days, as they loving-

ly style them, are very ambiguous.

What were the good old days? Were

they the times when there was contin-

ual war between tribes and one had to

take his spear when he went to the

spring for a jar of water?





N the days of the American Revolu-



tion news from Europe was two

months old before it arrived in Amer-

ica. In the War of 1812 the battle of

New Orleans was fought after peace

had been declared, because the com-

batants knew nothing of it. A recent

writer says that the time was when

the world was a vast creation whose

forces no man understood and whose

distances were terrifying. Now it has

been reduced toja handy little planet,

and people are talking around it.





Intellectual progress, however, is

not an unalloyed good, according to

some writers. They declare that the

modern has become proud of his in-

tellectuality, and that science is but a'

tool for increasing the sweep and

power of brutality. They point to the

war as indisputable proof of this.

“Was it not all our boasted modern

science that invented all ,the terrible

and diabolical engines of war that rip-

ped up the earth and mined the sea

and poisoned the air with new forms

of destruction and terror ?” To which

science must plead guilty. But that

is only~another instance in which a

good thing has been used for evil ends.





' The purest and most valuable instru-





ments may be abused and perverted.

A beautiful woman may become a gra-

cious wife and mother, or she may

become a harlot.





BUT has there been moral progress?



That is the question that many

people want to have» answered. And

it can be answered in a direct and pos-

itive way. Yes! There has been mor-

, . Take liberty. The an-





Does the World Grow Better? .

Our Wéeély Sermon—By IV. A. Mchme





 





 





Slaves did all the manual toil. A , - - , 4 1 . ‘ -....





Rom’an citizen once crucified two thou-

sand slaves, setting up their crosses

Formerly,

tribes and nations kept to themselves

and thought of all others as barbar-

Today there is a sense of one-

ness and solidarity among the nations 1

Under the

microscope a drop of white man’s

distinguished from

the blood of a negro or Chinaman.

Woman was in past times but a chat-

tel. Not until the eighteenth century

did she have the right to own prop-

erty, not until the nineteenth was she





along the public highway.





ians.

that never existed before.





blood Cannot be





allowed the guardianship of children,





and not until the twentieth has she





been permitted, to any great extent,

the use of the ballot.





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HEN one turns to the criminal,

a transformation of





he sees

methods. Two hundred years back,

prisoners were subjected to the rack

and thumbscrew, and the most fiendish

modes of execution were practiced,





such as breaking on the wheel, disem-





boweling and burying alive. The death

penalty was imposed in England for

more than a hundred offenses.





ished with death. When one turns to





the social conscience he sees a mark-





ed advance. Politics and business are

conducted on a’higher plane than was

true a generation ago.

were common then are now resorted

to only under the cover of secrecy. It





is now seen and admitted that wrong





is wrong, whether committed by an

Italian immigrant, or an Am‘erican

manufacturer who has made his “pile.”

Public opinion is, if anything, purer

and more powerful. Railroad rebates,

the hours of labor, child labor, protec-

tion from dangerous machinery, have

all been the subject of legislation. Pro-

hibition as a national measure has

shown that there is a strongly devel-

oped conscience on a subject that was

once laughed out of court.





HEN we look at religious pro-



gress, there is equal cause for

encouragment. Religious progress, it

has often been said, is the only true

progress. Inventions, modes of travel,

are but the surface of life. The soul is

the true index of the man. The man

who rides behind a yoke of oxen and

reads with a candle may be a happier

man than the occupant of a private

car, whose secretary is reading to him

the jokes in the daily paper. For one

thing, sectarian bigotry and jealousy

are slowly giving way to a wider

brotherhood and a broader view of

truth.



Doctrine has not been consigned to

limbo, but it has been translated into

duty and service. The fact that the

ministry now boldly challenges the

right of capital to exploit labor, is

something new under the modern sun.

The spirit of the ancient prophets is

alive once more. The fact, too, that

the church has taken for itself the

social creed of the broadest and most

comprehensive nature, is a milestone

of religious progress. As regards num-

bers, there are five hundred and sixty

millions of nominal Christians, as

against two hundred millions a hun-

dred and twenty years ago. Voltaire’s

sneer that “Ere the beginning of the

nineteenth century Christianity will

have disappeared from the earth," may

well give us cause to sneer at Vol-

taire. Not that the church has at~

tained perfection, or that the world is

so. yet a paradise. But the church is

better and the world is better, and

that is the answer to the question we

asked. : (Continuednext ween.





Even

in Pennsylvania, at the time of the

Revolution, twenty crimes were pun-





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laying strain. Willard Webster, Bath, Mich.





' Pullets and Breeding Stock





varieties. also ducks and geese. Semi for rices

gEOKMAN. 26 E. Lyon. Grand Rapids. Rdich.





White Leghorns 31:5;8: and Aimericsn





Oho cc cock-

grcls, hens and week pullets 81.40 each foot :30 or





more' specialliirices in 100 lots. Will shi O. .

FRANK EINZ, Box 6, Comstock gar-k. Mich.





. WHITE WYANDOTTES





an average: cockerels $5 each. 3 for $14, 6 for 825.

WANK DeLONG. R. 3, Three Rivers, Mich.





' - - dB 6110 k

, ‘33:“ dressers:- E:<=e wit-33‘0”!





arshall, Mich.

.Please Mention The Michigan Farmer





 





 





 





 





‘ Pickin





of. laying, however, since then 'it has

been found that the capacity of the

hen is best determined by the‘distance

between the keel bone and the pelvic

bone, and the flexibility of the egg

sack. ' Hens which are non-producers

often have the keel bone and the pel-

vic bone so close together that it is

hardly possible to get more than one

finger between them. Good layers show

plenty of room for four fingers.‘ This

space between the keel and pelvic

bones indicates capacity for good di-

gestion and it helps in the egg produc-

tion. Depth from the back to the

keel bone is also desired. The. bird

that is lacking there and is high on

legs does not usually show capacity.





The quality of the egg sack is deter-

mined by examining that portion be-

tween the pelvic bones and the keel

bone. On a good layer, this should be

flexible and mellow to the touch and

should feel full, warm and lifelike. On

hens of the beefy type, this part of the

anatomy, while developed, is hard and

lifeless to the touch.





To properly determine the capacity

and quality of the egg sack, the bird

.must be properly handled. Unless she

is properly balanced in handling, in-

correct conclusions might be derived.

Hold her firmly in the right hand, bal-

ancing and supporting her weight by

the fingers, while the thumb grasps

the left thigh. Held in this way, the

hen makes no effort to escape and the

measurements for capacity and qual-

ity can easily be made with the left

hand. The right leg should be free as

otherwise a. cramped condition of the

abdomen may result and a. proper de-

termination could not be made. Mr.

Foreman says that “capacity indicates

the rate of yolk elaboration on the

cycle of production, but the quality of

the egg sack determines the rythm or

the number of months the hen will be

productive.”





General observations will help much

in selecting a productive hen. A busy

happy, singing .hen is usually a pro-

ductive one, and one which moults late

is one which will usually fill the egg





 





Good Conformation for Heavy Laying.





basket. “Early moulters usually take

a great part of the season to do their

moulting and will not be productive

until the next spring. On the other

hand, late moulters have undoubtedly

been busy in egg production during

the summer, therefore have put, their

moulting off until fall. They usually

moult quickly and start laying again

when egg prices are up. .



Many farmers have sent their most

productive hens to the market at the

time they cull them out in early fall.

The usual practice has been to save~

the best looking hens and to market

those which may look somewhat strag-

gly. A hen that has been active in

egg production is usually not in the

best physical condition, because egg

production is a great strain. Her

feathers may not be as handsome as

those of the hen that "has been aster-





 





 





 





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(Continued from first page).





respect we can fitly recall the .eXD‘res-

sion, “Fine feathers do not always

make fine birds.” '





There is every reason why the

farmer who raises hens, and the most

of them do, should become acquainted

with this method of poultry Selection.

In practicing it he has everything to

gain. and nothing to lose. Whereas,

by the old method he is virtually

throwing money to the winds when he

is feeding a. lot of hens that produce

losses instead of profits.





The method is not difficult to learn

and after a little practice one can eas-

ily selectfrom his flock the hens that

will produce a profit_f0r,him. It is

advisable for every one to avail him-





 





Culling Methods ‘Apply‘ to Males Also.





self of the opportunity to attend the

numerous poultry culling demonstra-

tions which are being held throughout

the state. At these he can gain a

knowledge of culling by actually doing

it. During the coming years the cost

of production will have to be seriously

considered in all phases of farming as

well as in other industries. This is

an added reason why farmers should

be anxious to become well acquainted

with this method of poultry selection.



It is understood, of course, that poul-

try culling will not take the place of

proper housing and good care. It only

eliminates the waste of time and mon-

ey in giving proper housing and good

care to hens that will never produce

a profit. .. On the other hand, it stands

to reason that a hen which fills all of

the good-laying requirements, unless

she is given the food with which to

produce eggs and a house in which to

live that is sanitary and protects her

from thejelements, cannot do her full

duty. ‘



During the summer when the hens

have opportunity to pick their living,

care should be taken to give them suf-

ficient extra feed to keep them in good

shape. Egg production very frequent-

ly falls off during the summer, because

the hens are not getting sufficient feed

to maintain their bodies and produce

eggs. An examination of many farm

flocks would show that the hens are

too thin to even be called normal.



A hen properly selected and proper-

ly cared for will produce as much for

the time and trouble involved as any-

thing on the farm.





\





 





EGG EATING HABiT.





 





My hens are eating their eggs. Is

there any way of stopping them with-

out killing them? T. L. C.



Egg eating is very frequently found

among hens that are idle. For want

of something to do they start the

habit. ‘Improper feeding, or the acol-

dental breaking of an egg in the nest

may also start the habit.



To stop the habit, keep the hens

u





sy; feed them, plenty of egg-,rnaking

“ - _ r‘ s





93%. E , ,-





 

 





 





Presque Isle,

14-16





land, Sept. 13-16.





00%, lht .

as enaw 00., Ann Arbo ,

21-25. , r 8°“





Wayne “00.,

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es.

bad habits. '





Some advocate the Jblowing out of

an egg and the. filling of the shell with

When the hen plcksan

egg thus fixed, it sometimes gets sum-

cient surprise and disagreeable effects





red pepper.





to cure it. _





If only one .or two hens have the

habit, it is advisable to kill them-and





then give the others good care.





 





MICHIGAN FAIR DATES 1921.





 





Allegan 00., Allegan, Aug. 30-Sep. 3.





Alpena 00., Alpena, Sept. 20-23.

Antrim 00., Bellaire, Sept. 27-30.

Arenac 00., Standish, Sept. 20-23.

Armada, Armada, Oct. 11-14.

Baraga 00., Baraga, Sept. 22-24.

Calhoun 06., Marshall, Sept. 20-23.

.Caro Fair and Night Carnival, Caro.

Aug. 22-27. -

2C13harlevoix 00., East Jordan, Sept.

1 - 7.

2 (gheboygan 00., Wolverine, Sept.

7- 0.

-Chippe-wa Co.,





Sault Ste.



Sept. 27-30.



Chippewa & Mackinac Dist. Agri-

Society, Pickford, Oct. 3-5.



Clare 00., Harrison, Sept. 20-23.



Clinton 00., St. Johns, Sept. 6-9. .



Cloverland Farmers’ Fair. Stephen-

son, Sept. 13-16.



Sept. 27-





Marie,





Copper 00.,

Oct. 1.

Croswell, Croswell, Sept. 13-16.

Delta 00., Escanaba, Sept. 13-16.

Dickinson County Menominee Range

Agril. Society, Norway, Sept. 2-5.

Eaton 00., Charlotte, Sept. 27-30.

Emmet 00., Petoskey, Sept. 6-9.

Flint River. Valley, Burt, Sept. 5-8.

Fowlerville, Fo'wlerville, Oct. 4-7.

Genese‘e 00., Davison, Aug. 29-

Sept. 3.

Gladwin 00., Gladwin, Sept. 13-16.

Gogebic 00., Ironwood, Sept. 14-16.

Grange Fair of St. Joseph County,

Centreville, Sept. 19-24.

Grangers,’ Gleaners’, and Farmers"

Fair, Big Rapids, Sept. 27-30.



Gratiot 00., Ithaca, Aug. 30-Sept. 2.

Greenville, Greenville, Aug. 23-26.

0 Hilisdale 00., Hillsdale, Sept. 26-



c . .



Huron 00., Bad Axe, Aug. 30-Sept. 2.



Imlay City, Imlay City, Oct. 4-7.



Iohia Free Fair, Ionla, Aug. 16-19.



Iosco 00., Tawas City, Sept.

Oct. 1. '



Iron 00., Iron River, Sept. 20-23.

12Isabella 00., Mt. Pleasant, Sept.





Houghton,





29:





Jackson 00., Jackson, Sept. 12-17.



Lenawee 00., Adrian, Sept. 19-23.



Livingston 00., Howell, Aug. 30-

Sept. 2.



Luce 00., Newberry, Sept. 13-15.





Mackinac 00., Allenville, Oct; 10-12. V





Manistee 00., Bear Lake, Sept. 27-30.



Marquette 00., Marquette, Aug. 30-

Sept. 2.



Mason County Central Fair Associa-

tion, Ludington, Sépt. 15-17.





2 1lli'lichigan State Fair, Detroit, Sept. V





Midland 00., Midland, Sept. 20-23. i

Missaukee 00., Lake City, Sept. 7-10.

zoggrth Branch, North Branch, Sept."

.N.o.rthwestern Michigan Fair Asso-

elation, Traverse City, Sept. 19-23. »





Northern District Fair, Cadillac,

Sept. 13-16.



Northeastern Michigan, Bay City,

Sept. 12-16. ~





Oakland 00., Milford, Sept. 14-17.

Oceana Co., Hart, Sept. 20-23.

Ogemaw 00., West Branch, Sept. 7-9.

Otia, Otia, Sept. 16-18.



Otsego‘ 00., Gaylord, Sept. «6-9.

7(33tawa and West Kent, Berlin, Sept.

Millersburg, Sept.



Saginaw 00., Saginaw, Sept. 12-17.



Sanilac 00., Sandusky, Sept. 6-9.

9Schoolcra.i’t 00., Manlstique, Sept.





Shiawassee 00., Owosso, Aug. 23-26.

South Ottawa & West Allegan, Hol-





Stalwart, Stalwart, Oct. 6-7. ‘

Trr-County Fair, Buckley, Sept. 6-9.

Tuscola, Huron and, Sanilac District





Fair, Cass City, Aug. 15-19.





Van Buren 00., Hartford, Sept-27-





Norm-me. sea;





 





 





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grit. and put their nests in dark plac-

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WHAT 'DR. McCOLLUM SAYS.





 





 





 





 





 





One of the best known showmen of

my acquaintance has been very suc-

R. McCOLL‘UM makes the point cessful in competition with the crack

that although vegetable fats may herds of his breed in the country. He





 





' be wholesome they do not have the has one song, however, which annoys

vitamines which are essential to ani- fellow breeders and judge very much, ‘





mal growth. He cites the history-bf and that is, the, rich showmen get all

the human family to show- that the the best of it. Judges just naturally

survival of civilization and the domi— favor the man with money.

nance of great races has been due Now it is my impression that the

more largely than we have supposed average judge cares more for his rep-

to the influence of outstanding food utation than he does for the money in

habits: He said that consumption of the game, and honestly tries to pin

large quantities of dairy products has the ribbons on the best animals. Some-

been characteristic of the most suc— times he makes a mistake, and no one

cessful peoples of ancient and modern regrets this more than the judge him-

times. Experiments which he has con— self.

ducted for more than fifteen years, he I have also found the showman who

said, have shown conclusively that the tries to “work” the judge in every

vegetable oils do not have the growth possible way, from asking newspaper

producing elements and that the sub- friends to put in a good word privately

stitution of vegetable fat for butter-fat to “seeing" the judge befOre the-an-

in the preparation of bogus milks is imals are let into the ring. Direct

harmful to the extent which the vege- bribery is seldom resorted to, but most

table fat displaces the butter-fat. The judges are affronted almost as much

harm done is through lack of an es- by the gently insinuating kind of

sential element in animal growth rath- snowmen as by the bolder type of wire

or than to the products being un— puller.

wholesome. - The fieldmen and breeders are quick

——-——-——-——-———- . to notice the little “tricks” of any

MICHIGAN COW BREAKS RECORD- showman, and if. these border on the

unsportsmanlike, a lot of unfavorable

HE Jersey cow, Jacoba’s Golden underground advertising is sure to re—

Melia Ann, produced 12,197 pounds sult. The man who does his level best,

of milk, yielding 730 pounds of butter— >Wh0 can take a really bad decision

fat; starting oflicial year’s test at four With a smile, is Winner in the end.

years and eleven months. During this The man who builds up a reputation

test she carried a living calf 259 days, for trickiness, in the long run Will be

qualifying her for a gold medal given left hOIdlng the saer. The American

by the American Jersey Cattle Club. public still appreciates the true sport.

At two years and ten months she pro- W- A- FREEHOFF.

duced 9,339 pounds of milk and 554





 





GETTING RID OF RATS.





 





C. E. George, Union City, Michigan.

I HAVE finally gotten rid of rats.

This is what did the work: Three

cups of corn meal, three teaspoons'of

plaster paris. Stir together and then

N any given class of cattle, only put away in a dark place in a pan.

one man can win first place. When Place pan underneath a bOX With a

there are many entries, and the com- 11061 in it just large enough for a rat

petition is close, it is an honor to win to enter. Have the box with boards

first, but by no means a disgrace to on all sides as though you did not

get second or third, or elsewhere in want the rats to get in and you’ll find

the money. that they will get the corn meal. Be

In the ten years or so that I have careful that no chick or animal can

followed the great fair circuits I have set the corn meal prepared this way.

seen many reputations made and some as it will bake in theirstomachs and

unmade, because of the possession, or kill them as it does rate—H. J. HART.

else the lack of, that American qual- m—r—

ity known as sportsmanship.

Everybody respects the hard, con-

scientious worker in the show ring,

and everybody wishes him well, but

nobody likes the poor loser; his com~ ROF' G‘ F‘ WARREN, 0f Cornell

petitors will have none of him, while University, has been especially re-

even the onlookers who know nothing quested by Secretary Wallace to serve

about the fine points of the game’have as consulting specialist to the chief

an instinctive dislike of the man who 0f the bureau 0f markets and crop es~

is always “beefing” with the judge timates during the reorganization and

about something. consolidation of the bureau. Professor

There is the man who kicks on gen— Warren has accepted the position and

oral principles. I know 'a showman of has been granted leave of absence

national—reputation, for he is an A-l from Cornell until February 1' 1922'

live stock man—who never concedes He Will enter upon his duties at'an

defeats, but will “razz” the judge on early date. In studying the reorgani-

almost every decision. Judges have zation he will give special attention to

told me it is pretty hard, sometimes, the division of the bureau which will

to see the good points of that man's deal with the agricultural competition

stock, merely because the owner is so and demand in foreign countries. Pr 0'

disagreeable. , fessor Wan-en, who is one of the lead-

Practically all of the big live stock mg agricultural economists in the

judges are scrupulously honest, or Unit-ed States, is the author of a num-

they would 'soon fade from the scene. ber 0f b°°ks on agricultural subjects.

Yet I have seen showmen of experi- He has been connected with Cornell

ence who ought to have known better, University for a number or years_ and

constantly question the good faith of has served as prongs"? 0f agricultural

the judges before whom they showed. ‘economics and farm management since

“I’ve got a fine string this year,” I the year 1911-

have heard them say, “but with M——

ashjudge, what chance have I got? He





.THE GOOD LOSER IN THE SHow

' RING.





 





PROFESSOR WARREN TO SERVE

AS SPECIAL ADVISOR TO CHIEF

OF BUREAU OF MARKETS.





 





' A dairy farm should have a silo, and

a farm that can afford a. silo can af-

ford a bathroom.





-Did you do it? What? Let your





heather

" ' sonin as sworn the farmhou-





those things; and ev-

m the





 





 





 

   





 





 





 

 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Buy 9. pipe—grit!

some P. A. Get the

19y that’s due you!





We print it right here that if

you don’t know the “feel” and the

friendship of a joy’us jimmy pipe

—GO GET ONE! And—get some

Prince Albert and hang a howdy-

do on the big smoke-gong!





 





 





 





For Prince Albert’s quality—

flavor — coolness — fragrance—is

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humidor with temper when we tell you that

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sold in tonpy red

bags, tidy red tins,

handsome pound

and half pound tin

humidors and in the

pound crystal glass





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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 andtl‘lc. Special

construction keeps silage in most nutritious

condition; no waste. Kalamazoo Cutters

are the world’s standard. None better in

any way.





Facts FREE. Write TODA X

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 them. Readabout

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Shear cut 'on Kalama-

zoo Ensilage Cutters.





It's all in the free

books. Write today.





KALAMAZOO TANK & SILO C0.

Dept. 323 Kalamazoo, Mich.





 





 





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APAPEC for $179!—— because it‘s W

and biggest-selling. Hence (:19 production

-low manu actu’r’mg cost to us low buying

price to you. gain: R-lO; latest model: 10' throat;

capacity 2 tofi tons perbour: %, K. M and 1" cut; ,

operated by 3 to 6 h. p. gas engine: complete on

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feet of blower pipe with malleable collars,

elbow for top, extra set of knives-011E 3170 (8185 L

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“W e guarantee any Papeo Cutter to throw and

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25.4.... I; ' of the mtmmul does uotfau More,“

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name power than any other Norton-cutter."





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;; BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY .I





. I Change of Copy or Cancellations must reach us





 





THE HOME OF





Imp. Edgar of Dalminy





Probably





The World’s Greatesl

: Breeding Bull





Blue Bell. Supreme Championat the Smith-

fleld Show 19”). and the Birmingham Show

1920, is a. daughter of Edgar of Dalmcny.



The Junior Champion Bull. Junior Cham-

pion Female, Champion Calf Herd and First

Prize Junior Heifer Call, Michigan State Fair,

1920, were also the get of Edgar of Dalmeny.



A very choice lot of young bulls—sired by

Edgar of Dalmeny are. at this time. offered

for sale.



Send for Illustrated Catalogue.





WILDWOOD FARMS

‘ ORION.MIOHIGAN '

w. E. SCRIPPS, Prop. Sidney Smith, Supt.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





CLOVERLY ANGUS





Cows and Heifers Bred to '

Blackcap Brandon of Woodcote 2nd

For Sale



GEO. HATHAWAY & SON. Ovid, Mich.

EOISTERED Aberdeen-Angus.

bulls from eighlti tloi fougte‘en rlnonthsi. R o

reed' .th '0 t n a ma. egoo . eas n-

:ble. IXi‘gquiiflag1 w y F. J. WILBER. Clio, Mich





Ten heifers. six

Best. of





Reg. Aberdeen Angus





l d heifers of the very best of breedin , from

$108 lglinonths offiagei bF or next (-110 day: Will ptrécée

00.00. 1 ar ems. nspec ion invr .



bulls at $1 RUgSELL gBROS., Merrill, Mich.





 





' Guernseys—SIOO buys the last



Rengtered bull we have, old enough for li ht



service—it will pay you tgofitnd out niore ‘libmdt t is

ll . N re otors—no a r ion—ac can or .



fe 0" ° Jf‘M. WILLIAMS. No. Adams, Mich.





e u E R N 5 EV s was”...

BULL CALVES



Containing blood of wo rid champions. .

HICKS' GUERNSEY FARM. Saginaw. W.S. Mich.





 





 





uernsey bulls, grandsons of Carrie of Hillhurst



rd A. . Class Le er. and out of cows on test.

Also a 2 yr. old out of a 3% yr. old with a 500 lb. record.

Priced to sell. Federal tested. Satisfaction guaran-

teed. G. . and H. G. , Albion. Mich.





 





Two reg. Guernsey cows four years old.



For sale just fresh. Two Reg. heifers, one year-

ling, and one two months ol .



PERCY ANDERSON, R. 3, Fremont. Mich.





 





Females of superior breeding, at reduced

Guernsey prices. Tuberculin tested. Send for





sale list to day. G. A. Wigent. Watervliet. Mich.





 





For sale. Five Guernsey heifers. 3 re

ible. Agesa to 15 months. One [ml

to register. W. . A ,





D K FILER Jones. Mich.

Winanud Herd

Registered





Holstein-Frisian cattle





We breed them to sell. If you

are looking for seed stock, we

have it.





John H. Winn, [Ina]

Rochester, Mich.





H l t ' Friesian heifer and bull calves, purebred

o S cm registered and high-grade. Price up.

Splendid individuals and breeding. Write us your re-





quimments. Browncroft Farms. NcGraw. N. Y





tered, 2 eli

calf eligibfia





 





 





 





' for sale at all times either

Reg' HOIStelns sex. Bulls or heifers, prices

reasonable. Write or come and see them.



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





“Top Notch”. Holsteins





Buy a “milk” Bull of Quality from the Breeders

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

da 3. having an 800 b. daughter.



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

hanna. the only cow that ever held all world’s records

n every division from one day to one year at the some

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

offering for sale a bull. whose dam exceeds this record

by over 7% lbs. in 7 days. .

is dam's records are:—





 





_ Milk 1 Day 100.! lbs.

Milk 7 Days 6593 lbs.

Butter 7 Days 26.31 lbs.





Hid name is

KING VALE CORNUCOPIA WAYNE, No. 312599

Born February 6, 1920

His dam anstire's two nearest deraizs laiyerage

. s.





utter

ilk '7 Days 607.3 lbs.

Handsomely marked about one third white.

$250.06 f. o. b. Howell.

MoPBERSON FARMS 00., Howell. Mich.

All herds under U. S. Supervision.

‘ 6 d n i accepted in payment of finely bred reg-

00 ll 9 istered Holstein bull calves. Quality





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

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





A Proven Blood Line





KING SEGIS transmitted to his sons the powerto

transmit to their daughters the greatest of roduc~

- “on over long riods. It is his offspringt at has

ieoehtly me e t a greatest year! production ever

, . . cured of 37,3814 pounds of milk in a year.

e have for sale at moderate prices. ‘

55!“!nt individals of show type KING SEGIS





' Willi} RIVER srocx FARM,





 





 





 





 

 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 





 

 





40—Double

20 bred sows 15





Some great attractions.





E. J. MATHEWSON,





' I ‘THURS‘DAY,‘AUG. 18, .1921 .

o _ ~ . . ' _ o _. ‘

Big Type Poland Chinas

A few ‘open sows with breeding privilege to die 1100 lb. BigBone Defen-

der, and Great Monster,‘a great yearling prospect." Parties coming by New





Yerk Central will be met at Sturgis, on the G. R. and I. at Nottawa.

Sale at Farm beginning 1 P. M.





Auc. Ed. Bowers,





 

   

 





Immune—+40 ' ,

fall and spring boars





Write for Catalogue.





Burr Oak, Mich.

Wm. Waffle





 





 





O.I.C





Buster. Write your wants, all stock





CRANDELL’S PRIZE‘HOGS,





 





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

Schoolmaster 1919 world’s grand cham





. HOGS





ion also Wonder Big Type and Giant

s ipped on approval.





Cass City, Mich.





 





fine growthy type. guaranteed right in every way,

They are from high producing A. R. O. ancestors

Dam‘s records up to 30 lbs.

quotations. stating about age desired.





Traverse City, Mich.





7 Yearling Bull Bargains





son of King Se is. Records 16 lbs. to 20 lbs

at half value.“





for list.





or come. B B. REAVEY,





bulls not: related.





Allen Bros. Paw Paw,Mich.





or 616 So. Westnadge Ave., . .

Kalamazoo, Michigan





' bulls. some ready for

Registered Jersey mg“? 6.59%.}? ‘0?

' mion Fox 168681.0u o xor _asys

Pzifigesghaflelgister of Merit record 8311 lbs. milk; 468

lbs.' butter with first calf, milked 50 lbs. per day with

second calf. Sister to Sadies Crown Princess 16078 lbs

milk. 1031 lbs. butter in one year. The dams of these

bulls are high producers, many of them are prize





lw ualit considered.

Winners. PriceCfSFlBESSE‘iTT. y Kalamazoo. Mich





BUTTER BRED ”$53313“?ng

CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan.





The Wildwood Farm





Jersey Cattle. Majesty strain, tHetrld 3n Statle3 alclcrgd-

' R. f M. testin cons an one. u s or

litigmihwh BALDmf Phone ids, Capac. Mich.





'l'horobred Jersey Bull Calves mental:





and Fedora accredited list, $25.00 each. Also one

earling bu read for service. Pedigrees on re nest.

I. W. JAYN k B N BRAWT Fenton. ich.





Lillie Farmstead Jerseys $2, p‘fggwfgm

’ COLON C. LILLIE. Coopersville. Mich.





 





F Sale read for service from R. of

leis” Bill's M?rdams. T. Bytested. Will give time.

SMITH it PARKER, R. 4, Howell, Mich.





' tuberculin tested. Jersey bull, one

Rengtered year old. Show animal. best of

breeding. Mrs. Claudia Betta. Hillsdale, Mich





BIDWELL 599510335





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

erence will soon ay for the bull. ow selling good

Scotch and Scotc —topped yearlings,reasonably. riced.

We guarantee every animal to e a breeder: ederal

Test. One hour from Toledo. bio, N. Y. C. B. R.





BIDWELL STOCK FARM,

Box D, Tecumseh, MichiganJ





Richland Shunhorns





We offer a few choice Scotch heifers with calves

at foot. This is good foundation stock and the

calves are all from top sires. Prices reasonable.

Write your wants and see the cattle,





C. H. PRESCOTT & SONS,

Office at Tawas City. Mich., Herd at Prescott. Mich.





The Maple’s Shortliorns





Kirklevington Lad, by Imp. Hartford

Welfare, 1n service. Stock or sale.





Goblevlllé, Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





J. V. WISE,

' Bil lesfrsalefromthe

Shortharns' ballet giaillrin ¢blood obtainable.

ROSEMARY mans. Williamston. Mich.





BUY SHORTHORNS grammes!





g cm

Breeders' Association at farmers' prices. Writ for

sale list to M. E. Miller, Sec’y, Greeuvllle. £31011.





 





The Traverse Herd





We have what you want in BULL CALVES. the large,





Write for pedigrees and





TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL





Sired by Segis Komdyke De .Nijlander a 32 lb. son of



a. twice Michigan ribbon wxnner._her dam. 29% lbs.



Dams are daughters of King’Segis Pontiac. $37 “3

l‘lce



. Federally tested June 10. Write



ALBERTDG. WADE, White Pigeon. Mich.





e .Bolsteins and VBerkshires, most any age. either

ngxmriced according to other commodities. Write

, Akron. Mich.





Herefords





20 Cows ofcxtra quality and breeding. 12 of them

bred to our $5200.00 son of Old Repeater, also





- For sale. Fumes Pride

Shorthorn Bu" 724792. Two yrs. old nice

roan with star in forehead. Very gentle and afine

specimen of the breed. Price 3225.“).



W. E. BARTLEY, Alma. Mich.





FIVE Bdiibi‘lisirsks





that we will sell cheap if taken at once. Inquire

about them or better come and see them. .

CARR BROS. & 00., Bad Axe, Mich





Francisco Farm S-horthoms





and BIG TYPE POLAND CHINAS. Now ofi’ering3

heifers. 2 bulls. all Scotch. Sows to farrow in Aug.

and Sept. Spriigfiifis. 60 head to choose from.



POP 08. 00., Mt. Pleasant. Mich.‘





 





 





 





Reg. Red Poiled cattle. herd headed by Famous

Charmer 75 1‘ some blood as Charmer 1919 Int. Gd.’

Champion. Herd State and Fed. tested. No cattle for

sale at present. Westbrook Bros. Ionia, .xiioh





 





 





HOGS





Place Orders NOW





for BERKSHIRE boars or sows Ste 8 weeks old Reg.

and Trans. and delivered any where in Mich. for 815.

or a fine lar e bred sow at .00.

ceptionall no 400 lb. boar for sale at $40.00. Be is a

dandy an anybody in the market for him should

never pass this up. He is algood one.



. C. H. WH TNEY. Merrill. Mich





Berkshire spring pigs, either sex, 310, 812 and $15

accordin to age. Also fall gate and yearling sows.

C ASE STOCK FAR . M arlette, Mich.





Breakwater Duroc Jerseys

FALL BOARS OPEN GILTS





All of the right type and the best of breeding.

Prices reasonable.

Mail order: a Specialty. Satisfaction guaranteed.





BROOKWATER FARM, Ann Arbor, Mich.

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





DU ROG J E RSEYS: $532.11???





sale. CAREY U. EDMONDS, Hastings. Mich





Duroc J erseys





Gilts bred for fall farrow at reasonable prices. ,

RUSH BROS. Oakwood Farm, Romeo. Mich.





‘ at once I have just what you want

wr!te Me heavy bone registered Duroc Jer-

sey boars ready for service.



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





 





also have an ex-





 





 





 





Spring pigs by Walt’a .

ion, First Sr. Yearling

Detroit, Jackson,Gd. Rapids and Saginaw 1919





Phillips Bros,Riga,Mich.





Collinsdale Duroc Jerseys

Lyons, Mich. n.1, L. A. Burhans, Owner





Herd Boar:



Wolverine Pathfinder by Pathfinder



Wolverine Sensation by Great Orion Sensation.

[ Wolverine Renown Wonder by Great Wonder IAm





 





Fall boar and gilts by the Sensation boar.

100 spring pigs from these boars.



Herd Sow: breeding



0. C. K., Pathfinder and Big Bone Giant.





Duroc Bred Gilts





for Sept. fax-row from cfirize winning stock. at 5%

an O lSpri1531botiilrfiarci] sobw pgigs of Orion Cherry

Kin o..an a n or ree ng.



3’ W.C.TAYLOB, Milan. Mich.





DU R005 A few choice. ready for service,

boars for sale.



HARRY FOWLER, Sturgis. Mich.



“roodlawnli'arm Duroc hogs are from select breed-



ing stock, well mated for size. type and color.



Herd boars. sows and pi s. will shi C.0.D. and turn.



ish Reg. certificate. . E. Bart ey. Alma. Mich.





 





 





 





Ddroc Jerseys A.“ P°fl"§.“ ,1 _

, E. D. Harpfifiiaaak ayland. Mich.





DUROC sow s... we mm

- Jacks Cherr

Orion King No. 109259 Son of the 810.000 boar‘ own

by Len wFarm, Sumit. Mo. also ‘oung boars

ready or service out of good sows. pp y ’

THE JENNINGS FARM, Bat ey. Mich





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ordersIOrsrin —

1 its p '3





ing the milk in. thin

mcsphere.





foodstuffs, every farmer is striw

ing to make .the most from his farm,

by economical production aml increas-i

ed efficiency in farm, management.





the margin of profit is an extremely

narrow one. We know of no way

whereby the selling price can be in-

creased more in proportion to the cost

than by' raising the quality of the

product. , .



The quality of milk depends greatly

upon the method of production or

handling. No matter how carefully

the milk is drawn from the cbw there

are always some bacteria in it; and

these at ordinary temperatures devel-

op very rapidly. These minute one-





of milk. may contain millions. They

grew very rapidly at a. temperature of

sixty to ninety degrees Fahrenheit,

and require food and moisture like

higher forms of plant life. Milk fur-

nishes an ideal medium for bacterial

growth and unless controlled by some

means they will grow or multiply with

great rapidity. ..



There are several methods of keep-

ing down bacterial growth _in milk.

Cooling is a very economical and prac-

tical way which all farmers can prac-

tice with successful results, making a.

more desirable product for the con-

sumer, as well as making one that is

more profitable for themselves.





Cooling or even freezing the milk

does not kill bacteria, but retards their

growth. If milk that has been kept

sweet or at the desired degree of acid-

ity is allowed to become warmed, the

bacteria which have been kept dor-

mant will at once resume their

growth. This explains why milk and

cream should be kept thoroughly chill-

ed, and never allowed to warm up un-

til used. The process of cooling milk

or cream checks the bacterial growth,

and but few organisms thrive at atem-

'perature below fifty degrees F. How‘-

ever, it is very important that the

milk immediately after it has been

drawn be cooled to fifty degrees F., or

as much lower‘ as circumstances per-

mit. The importance of immediate

cooling was shown by Dr. Conn in his

experiments.- He demonstrated that

at a temperature of fifty degrees F.

bacteria in milk multiply five times in

twenty-four hours, while at seventy

degrees they multiply 750 times in

twenty~four hours. Milk may be kept

sweet for quite a. while at forty to

forty-five degrees F. because the lactic

'acid bacteria or the principal bacteria

that cause 'the souring of milk, prac-

tically stop growing at these temper-

atures. But dependence cannot be

placed on these temperatures, as there

are many other classes of bacteria





and produce undesirable effects.





Shortly after the warm milk is

drawn from the cow bacteria start

their rapid progress of development,

and many times the milk is allowed to

remainin the cow barn until milking

has been completed. This may require

an hour or more, depending upon the

number of cows to be milked and the

efficiency of the milking system. A

few hours’ delay in cooling reduces

the keeping quality of the milk to a

far greater extent than many people

suppose. Not only the bacteria are

very undesirable, but the butter-fat in

the warm milk 'has the power of ab-

sorbing outside odors which impair

the value of 'the milk to such an ex-

tent that it is not desirable to be put

on the market. _. Many gases and odors

can be removed by aeration, or expos—

. films to fthé. sit.-

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Sow B a to Michiun Orion

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CoOling Milk P

ECAUSE of the present high pnoL

es of raw material, labor- and‘





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





This is especially necessary because-





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that can grow at these temperatures ‘
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’ I Will Help You.

3; ‘ Lower Your Costs

y. The wheat—grower who

'1‘ wants more profit will





find it by better methods

of farmin , making his

.land and is labor pro—

duce more. How to get

the big yields that make

for lower costs is interest-

ingly told in “Wheat

Growing for Profit” a

book you may have by

writing for it. Everything

clearly and plainly described from





preparing the land to the thresh-

ing. Scientific but practical.





 





---—MAlL COUPON TODAY-~-





F. S. ROYSTER GUANO CO.

Dept. 3-15 Toledo, 0.

Please send me your free Wheat Book.





, Name





 





Address





 

 

 

 

 





 

 





' is cooled by the ice water.





 





 





 





DoYour Own Shredding





Host: economical and satisfactory way of handling

your corn crop. No ay. no extra help“ Do it in

your own spare time. Two sizes for mdiVidual use,

6 to 15 h. p. Also make two larger sizes for custom

work. Over 25 years in the field. Write for catalog

and prices, also useful Souvenir FREE. State

H. P. of your engine.





Sold on trial. You take no risk.





5.2:»me CORN assesses:





Also Makers of Ensilage Cutters and Silo Fillers





 

 

   

 





 





Albion steel and woocr mills are quiet

and powerful. Ono-third the work-

ing parts of any other mill.



nly main Pitman bearing subject to

wear. This is oilim, and easily re-

placeable. Caverns by dependable





weight without springs. Flt: any 4-poil





steel tower. Why not ihorlen your chore

hours now with a good Windmill)

This is your chance—an Albion

direct lrom the manulacturer. fully guar-

anteed. Write today lor catalog.





UnionNStfcel Products Co. Ltd.





28 N. Berrinn Street,

ALBION, MICHIGAN. U. 3- A





 





 





 





 

 

 

   





more power. A sizes 3.- o a.

2to 80 iii-Pa Way Down-Cash .

oerrrns. Lifetime Guarantee. [m Pltbb'clus mm]

the”?! WI’I‘TE ENGINE W0 ,

2195 Oakland Ave. Kansas Cl . Mo.

2195 Empire Bldg. Pittsburg Pa.





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ofall. Costsless than 9

smaller on nes- 3

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Best Wire Fence 0n the Market

Lowest Price—Direct to User

' Not hundreds of-styles

Nor millions of miles,



But satisfied smiles

‘ From every



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suggest a. change.





cooling. Odors will be removed by

aeration, but the milk must be aerat-

ed while it is yet warm. The so—called

cow odors are removed in the best

and quickest way by keeping manure

out of milk.- Cooling and aerating

should always be conducted in a clean

cool'room which” is free from all dirt.

and contamination.





There are several types of coolers

on the market but not all of these

could be used economically by the

farmer; many farmers who retail their

milk cool it with a cone-shaped cooler,

the inner part being filled with ice wa-

ter and the tank or milk receiver at

the top has small openings at the bot-

tom near the outside through which

the milk discharges in fine streams

directly upon the cone below, which

The milk

is then drawn off at the bottom of the

cone and stored in a cool place until

needed.





Another economical and practical

way of cooling milk and cream is to

place the containers into





such a way as to enter the bottom,

forcing the warm water out at the

top. Water should be pumped into

the tank at frequent intervals in order

to keep the containers of milk and

cream at as low a. temperature as is

possible.





Lowering the temperature of milk

and cream tends to keep down the

bacterial count, keeping the milk

sweet and avoiding the great loss by

souring, as sour milk or milk high in

bacteria will not be as valuable to the

producer or sell on the market for as

high a. price as the low—count milk pro

duced under favorable conditions.



C. R. STULL.





   





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CONDUCTED BY DR. W. C. FAIR.





 





Advice through this column is given free to our subscrib<

rs. Letters should state fully the history and symptoms of

each case and give. name and address of the writ r. initials

only are published. When a reply by mail is requested the

service becomes private practice and $1 must be enclosed.





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Gargety Milk.——I have a. cow that

gives a. great flow of milk, but I find

matter-like substance in separator.

Tell me what it is and if fit for" use.

F. J. W, Saranac, Mich—Give cow 3.

tablespoonful of fluid extract of phyto-

lacca in feed or in drinking water two

or three times a day. Give her a. tea-

spoonful of hyposulphite of soda in

feed daily, until she is well. No par-

ticular risk in using her milk. I sug-

gest a. change of feed.





Laminitis.—We have cow that came

fresh five weeks ago. Since then she

has been sore and lame in both fore

rest, or shoulders. When~standing Sne

stretches some, placing fore feet well

in front of body. She is with calf. E.

H., New Haven, Mich.——Stand her in

wet clay, or poultice fore feet with

clay, is about all you can do for her.





Cows Eat Wood—«Can you tell me

why my cows chew and eat wood? R.

M., Romeo, Mich—You have failed to

feed them a balanced ration. Grass is

the best food for them. If you feed

them ground grain, mix with it plenty

of powdered wood charcoal and bak-

ing soda.



Infected Joint—I have a. colt that

sprained her ankle some two years

ago. This is What our local veterinary

tells me happened to her. Every few

weeks leg swells and opens above the

knee. Before the bunch opens, she is

lame; bloody-looking stuff rpns from

the wound for a few days, then leg

heals and may not open for two or

three months. S. R. B., Gobleville,

Mich—You will obtain best results by

painting bunch with tincture of iodine

three times a week.





Siavering.—-vI have a. ten-year—old

mare that is inclined to slaver. Our

veterinary examined her teeth, he says

they are all right. C. R.,rSt. Louis,

Mich—Wash her mouth with salt and

water, a. teaspoonful to each pint three

times a day, It is very likely caused

by the food she eats, therefore I would





> would. do 'well to codaidelniwhatu they ,

_‘ expect .toseccomplish ~by aeration and





a tank.

where cold water is pumped into it in





 





 

 





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There was never before as good

a time to buy a De Laval Cream l

Separator as right now.





The “Dog Days” are at hand

when dairying is most difficult

without a separator and when

the increase in quantity and im—

provement in quality of cream

and butter are greatest through

the use of a good separator.





 





A De Laval Cream Separator

bought now will easily save its

cost before the end of the year,

and it may be bought for cash

or on such liberal terms as to

actually pay for itself.





The De Laval Separator 00.





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Works in any kind of soil.

Cuts stalks, doesn’t pull

like other cutters. Absolutely no danger.

Cuts Four to Seven Acres a Day with one

man and one horse. Here is what one farmer says: -‘

WORKS IN ANY KIND OF CORN IN ANY SOIL.

Grinilcmenr—Jl‘lie Corn Harvester worked finein

medium corn on sandy land. Although I am an old

man 65 years old, I caredf or ten cowsand cut l50§hocks

a day. I recommend your machine for work in any

kind of cumin any Boil. Yours truly, .

SILAS SHALLENBARGER Colon, Mich.

SOLD DIRECT TO THE FARMER.

Send for booklet and circulars telling all about this la-

bor-snvmg machine; also testimonials of many Users- 1

LOVE MANUFACTURING COMPANY





Lincoln, Illinois





 





 





BSORBINE





TRADE MARK nec.u.s.”pnr orr.





   





Will reduce Inflamed, Strained.

Swollen Tendons, Ligaments,

or Muscles. Stops the lameness and

pain from a Splint, Side Bone or

Bone Spavin. No blister, no hair

gone and horse can be used. $2. 50 a

bottleat druggists or delitrered. De-

scribe your case for special instruc-

tions and interesting horse Book 2 R Free.

ABSORBINE, “L, the antiseptic liniment fol'

mankind, reduces Strained, Torn Liga-

ments, Swollen Glands. Veins or Muscles:

Heals Cuts. Sores. Ulcers. Allays pain. Price

31.25 cherries: dealers or delivered. Book ”Evidence" tree.

VI. F. YOUNG. INC., 268 Temple street.8prlngllelll.lms.





 





 





 





HOGS





Aucfion Sale

of Duroc-Jersey Hogs

AUGUST~ 18, 1921





consisting of 3-5 Bred Sows and Gilts and 15 Bears.

Send for catalogue at Chaslen Farms, N orthville,

or Thos. Underhill & Son. Salem. Mich.



Salel rain or shine at 1 o’clock at Fair Ground.





Northville, Mich.

Duroc Jerseys A few extra good fall boars. and

a choice lot of spring boars of the heavy

boned type popular blood lines at reasonable noes.

DRODT Jr BERNS, Monroe, ich.





Che‘ter Whites Choice March boars; new blood





for old customers; cholera lin-

muned: price right. F. W. Alexander. Vassar. Mich.

A Jew choice spring gilt:





Ch‘ester Whites and boars is t.





 





 





 





 





. ()ur top notchlstretchy boar pigs are weaned and ready





" Cholera immuned. Satisfaction guaranteed.





. bred gilts nilsold. Also 2i grandson of The Clan:

' man and Harrison Big Bob.





Cf» :i‘,’ \





HAVE started thousands of breeders on the roan no

success. 1 can help you. I want to lace one hog from

my great. herd in every community where am not; alrea y to .

. resented b fieso tine enriy developers—ready for markefi at IE

maths olri Write for my plan- “ ore Money train on

L6. 9. Barnum, R. F. D. m. Fenland. Michigan





,,=—_.=».——-.._:1:. _ . .,._. £211.. . _-





 

 





 





 

 

 

 

 





 

   





 





O I. C's. Last fall gilts bred to furrow in Aug. boars

'for service. also spring pigs for sale. MILO .

PETERSON. Ionia, R. 2, Mich , Elmhurst‘. Farm.





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Choir-e gilts for April and May furrow. also

fall pigs. Booking orders for spring pigs.

A. J. BARKER dz SON, Belmont. Mich





 





‘ Strictly Big Ty 6 with qual-



0- l- C. SWIne ity. A few g1 ts bred for



last. of April. and Hay far-row. A few Sept. and Oct.



fall pigs either sex. Extra good ones. Of our State



Fair prize winning blood lines. Will shit 0.0. D.



and record them rec. NEWMAN’ STOCK '

FARM. Mariette, Mich. .





 





O I. C's. one yearling boar. last fall gilts bred for 1



' next fall furrow: this spring pigs not; akin. big



grmi’tlii' stock. reg. free. Oitz's phone. )6 mile west



of Depot, OTTO B. SOHULZE. Nashville. Mich.

Special prices on spring





, ,

0 ° I ° C S ‘ pigs from prize winnln ‘

FBI‘ to





stock. Must be sold to make room. Vi' ‘. 9R BRO .

Phone R. 0. 4(48, 10 mile Rd. W., Royal Oak. Mich.





Central Mich. 0. LC.





' i ’ 'l.‘

Swme Breeders Ass 11. q.

Hogs of all ages of popular blood lines. ‘

sale guaranteed by association.





DR. H. w. NOBLES, j

Sales Mgr. Coral, Mich. f".





O. I. C’s.





Caliaway.





 





 





Every





 





 





Special prices on choice pigs' of

March and May furrow by C. 0. Big

C. J. Thompson, Rockford, hiich,





 





! choice hours and spring pigs

0 O I 0 C s t farmers prim-s





 





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CLOVER LEAF STOCK FARM, lvionroe, Mich

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Err-d for June and l



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0- II C- GIL-rs Julyfnrrow.





H. W. hlANN, I)itIIS\ille, Mich





L.T.P.C. $15, $20 & $25 ‘3?





 





to ship "They are sired by such boars us Harts Block

Price (jliiie’s Big Bob, Right Kind (lion and Leon-

ard’s Big Hob. R'i'. FULL‘HICR AND CLINE,

‘ Address 1" ’1‘. Hart. St. Louis. Mlt'll.





’ Spotted Poland Chinas





The hog with more outcrosses than any other

‘ breed. Which insures vitality and prolificacy.

Why breed and feed grade hogs when you can buy

4 registered hogs at special low prices. Write me

your wants in bred giits, boars or spring pigs.





 





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R. 4, Bluffton, 1nd. 1’.

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' ' Choice spring boar pigs $15 :"

Blg Type Paland Chinas! (‘ilt‘ll when 8 wr-(slrs. sired ii’

by (‘Iansmcn Buster uiid tin-irrizlin being a prize “‘ln- "





“(‘1‘ at thub‘tzitv Ii‘uli‘.





Also gilts bred for Se )L. F -

row for Sill and up. I at





(inni‘niin‘r- Satisfaction. ‘ “f

bones Hovnn, Akron, Mich. f





L . S . P . C . a few choice hours





at farmers price





 





H. ().S\\'Ail’i‘Z, Schoolcraft, Mich





ig Type P. C. some _vcry choice boars doubleim-

mums. out. llllll ll). 5‘1“" and iiinmmoth sows from

Iowa is greatestlicrds.lu.J.1\iuthowson,BurrUzik,l\lich.





 





Big 'l‘ypo L’olzind (Tliinas. A great litter by Checkers;



dam a granddaughter of Giant; Buster. are for



sale now. The) were fr'u'l‘tHVOtl Mar. 11. and were



purchased of Jim Bloonieiidnni. Alton. In. in dam. Do



you want the best the brood produces? Come over



and see them. W'esiey Hilo, Ionin, Mich. '

BIG: TYPE P. (l. boar pigs at





1

Leonard Farm penning time. $25 from Mir-h. '3

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Champion herd. Satisfaction gllill‘ilntf‘t‘l. xll "‘

write. E. R. LEONARD. R. 3. St. Limiflvlic‘hl.‘ i





Big Type Poland China: 3...,





. all ages, and bred

sows and gilts.

G. A. BAUMGARDNER, R. 2, Middleviiie, Mich.





 





 





at;

sex,





lowest prices.





A g l'tt l Have grime

. u , i ners. a. so some . opt.

Clyde Fisher. 11.3. St. Louis, Mich.





gowa' bred for spring litters all sold.

kohorce gills bred for

boars for sale.





T.P.C.few choice bred gilts sired by T‘s (‘l

L'Mirihjs 1920 Gd. Chum. bred toSmriritli Buftgii‘nlpslg

Jr. yearling 1920 A. A. Foldkump, Manchester. Mich.





L. T. P. C. ¥othing for sale at present,





banks to my customers.

W. J. HAGELSHAW, Augusta, Mich-





' bred giits now ready forAu ands

HaMPShlre fzivrru-w: spring and full boar pigs at a 133::

gain. JOHN \\. SZ‘aYDldlt, n.4, St. Johns. Mich.





Pine Grove Hampshires





Bred sows all sold. We are oiierinu 100 spring pigs of

excellent. breeding and quality. Eit or sex, order

dariy. Glut). COUPAR dz SONS. Mariette. Mich.





FOR SAl E YORKSHIRE GILTS





bred for Sept. farrowing.

WATERMAN & WATERMAN,





SHEEP

INGLESIDE SHROPSHIRES'





During the past; 30 years Ingleside Farm has rod

over a 1000 Shropshires of sustained excelleliioefigfl‘li; ‘

never pefore have we been able to present to our ever- ’

Widening circle of satisfied customers such an uttrao— .

tlve offering of Shropshires of all ages. . '

In rams we have a strong assortment of lambs. es ,

Hugs and god rams—splendid individuals of the chat:

est breeding obtainable. We have young ewes. or .

quality for exhibition or foundation stock. We can‘

supply 2 or 3 titted flocks for show at county fail-t S'-

erte your wants—or better yet. come and inspect '





 





   





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GRAIN QUOTATIONS

Tuesday, August 2.

'~ Wheat.

Detroit—Cash No. 2 red $1.26; Sep-

tember $1.28; No. 2 mixed and No.

2 white $1.21.

Chicago.—No. 1 red $1.241/2@1.243/4;

No. 2 hard $1.24@1.25; September at

1.25.

$ Toledo.——Cash No. 2 red $1.28; Sep

tember $1.29; December $1.36.

Corn.‘

Detroit—Cash No. 2 yellow 70c; No-

3 yellow 69c; No. 4 66c.

Chicago—No. 2 mixed 60@611/zc;

No. 2 yellow 601/2@611/a.c.





. Oats.





Detroit.—~Cash No. 2 white 370; No.

3 White 341/ c.

Chicago—3N0. 2 white 351/2@36%c;

No. 3 white 331/; @340.

Beans.





Detroit—Immediate

shipment $3.50 per cwt.



Chicago—Market is strong at the

late advance. Hand-picked Michi—

gan beans choice to fancy $4.60@4.75;

red kidney beans $9009.25.



New York—«The market is steady

without much change in prices. Choice

pea $4.60@4.70; do medium $4.75; red

kidney $4.70.





and prompt





Rye.

Detroit.~Cash No. 2 rye $1.15.

Toledo—Cash $1.17.

Chicago.—No. 2 $1.10.

Seeds.

Detroit—«Prime red clover, cash and

October $13.75; alsike $10.75; timothy

$2.75.

Toledo—Prime red clover $14.05;

alsike $11.10; timothy $2.65.

Hay.

Detroit—«No. 1 timothy $22@22.50;

standard and light mixed $21@21.50;

N0. 2 timothy $19(a)20.50; No. 1 clover

mixed $166018; No. 1 clover $146015;

rye straw $13.50@14; Wheat and oat

straw $12@12.50 per ton in carlots at

Detroit.

Feeds.





Detroit.~Bran $22.50; standard mid-

dlings $21.50; fine middlings $26;

cracked corn $31.50; coarse cornmeal

$30;

sacks.





WHEAT





The movement of new wheat during

the last two weeks has been on an

enormous scale and the final count on

last week’s market supply set a new

record of 21,544,000 bushels, exceeding

the former high figure of 20,597,000

bushels reached in August, 1918. Re

ceipts are about two and one-half

times as large as at this time last

year but the movement is earlier than

usual, and it is believed that the run

of winter wheat has reached its cli-

max. Reports from country elevators

indicate that their purchases are fall-

ing off and country offerings in the

last few days have declined material-

ly. This does not, mean, however,

that markets will not be liberally sup.

plied for some time to come. Until

the last few days demand both for ex-

port and on milling account has been

large as mills appear to be building up

reserve supplies and foreign buyers

found our wheat the cheapest obtain-

able. Broomhall again estimated the

European crop outside of Russia as

120,000,000 bushels larger than last

year. It is almost universally believed

that Europe will want all of the North

American surplus. An interesting con-

trast is afforded by the long distance

comments of grain firms catering to

the speculative trade. Most of them

call attention to the prospect of con-

siderably higher prices later in the

season. A year ago many of these

same firms took the opposite view of

the market outlook. On the other hand

farmers are selling wheat at a record

rate this year. Last year there were

'well defined wheat “holding” move

ments among farmers in certain sec4





tions.

CORN





Damage to corn has occurred at

last. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky

Zand Tennessee are the states most

‘Iseverel‘y affected but Iowa and Ne-

pbraska also have been injured to some

ryextent. Moderate rains have occurred





 





chop $256026 per ton in 100-lb. .





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in the last day or two but it is too

early to determine how much of the

damage has been or can be corrected.

Private reports point to-a yield of

3,000,000,000 bushels after taking ac-

count of the reduction in condition

since July 1. Market receipts have

been gradually declining but prices

have not responded and demand is

somewhat limited. .





OATS





All reports point to a big reduction

in the yield of oats below the early

estimates. A private statistician plac-

es the condition of the crop at 63.7 per

cent, the lowest on record. In addi-

tion the quality is inferior and weights

are extremely light. Export demand





and a desire for old grain for seed-





purposes appear likely to maintain old

heavy weight grain at a high premi~

um. As in the wheat market producr

ers are selling freely, primary receipts

being the largest in years and more

than twice as large as at this time a.

year ago when prices were much more





attractive.

SEEDS





Clover seed prices again advanced

during the past week due primarily to

speculative buying as a result of crop

damage reports. The yield in Ohio,

Wisconsin and Illinois has greatly re-

duced. Timothy seed prices are a

shade lower with the prospective out-

turn affected much less than clover.





: 'FEEDS





Both cottonseed meal and linseed

oil meal are sharply higher than a

short time ago, due primarily to for-

eign purchases resulting from drouth

in Europe. The small crops of cotton

and flax forecasted also place these

two feeds in a strong statistical posi~

tion. Wheat feeds have declined again

and are now only about one to two

dollars higher than the low point of

the season.





HAY





The prospect for the hay market

during the coming year is gradually

strengthening although prices have

made very little response as yet. The”

drouth in certain sections of the east,

middlewest, northwest and Canada is

certain to increase the total demand

and decrease'the supply at the same

time. Dry-lot feeding has become nec-

essary in some“ of the big dairy sec-

tions. The official Kansas report in-

dicates that much prairie hay will not

buy cut, due to the fact that market

prices are too low to defray harvest-

ing and marketing expenses.





POULTRY AND EGGS





Prices for both poultry and eggs

show but slight changes during the

past week. Holdings of eggs are grad-

ually losing their lead over last year

as they are now being drawn upon to

a slight degree to supply immediate

consumptive requirements. Receipts

of dressed poultry at the four leading

cities are running higher than a year

a o.



gDetroit.——Eggs fresh candled at 33c.

Live poultry, spring chickens at

300; hens 25@26c; light hens 220;

roosters 14c; geese 150; ducks 200;

turkeys 25c.





BUTTER





The trend of the butter market is

still toward high prices. Production

has been reduced by hot dry weather

in the important producing sections

and new additions to storage stocks

are very moderate in size. A year ago

pastures were still in splendid condi-

tion and large quantities of Danish

butter were being imported so that

storage stocks were accumulating

much more rapidly than at the present

time. Reports to the American But-

ter Manufacturers’ Association indi-

cate that the output of 82 plants is





 





 





Live Stock Market Service





 





 





Wednesday, August 3.





DETROIT





Cattle.



Market steady.

Best heavy steers .....$ 7.00@ 7.90

Best, handy wt bu steers 7.50@ 8.00

Mixed steers and heifers 6.50%; 6.75





Receipts 305.





Handy light butchers.... 5.50» 6.25

Light butchers .......... 4.50@ 5.25

Best cows ....... .. . 4.50@ 6.00

Butcher cows ........... 4.00@ 4.25

Common cows .......... 2.00@ 2.50

Canners ............... . 1.25@ 2.00

Best light weight bulls. . . 5.25@ 6.00

Bologna bulls ........... 4.75@ 5.25

Stock bulls ............. 3.50@‘ 4.50

Feeders ........ ..... 5.00@ 6.00

Stockers . ........... 3.00 5.00

Milkers and springers....$ 35 75





Veal Calves.





Receipts 343. Market 500@$1 higher.

Best .................... $11.00@12.00

Others .................. , 4.00@ 9.00





Hogs. >

Receipts 833. Pigs 250 higher; oth-

ers 10@1‘5c lower.

Mixed hogs ........$ 11.60

Pigs ............. . . . . . . . 12.25

............ . . . . . 10.25@10.50





Heavies

Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 491. Market slow.

Fair lambs ............. 8.00@ 8.75

Light to common lambs.. 5.00@ 6.00

Fair to good sheep ...... 4.00@ 4.50

Culls and common ...... 1.00@ 2.00





CHICAGO



Hogs. ‘



Estimated receipts today are 18,000;

holdover 12,914. Market steady to 15c

lower, mostly 10@150 lower. Bulk of

sales $9.60@11.40; tops $11.55; heavy

250 lbs up medium, good and choice

$10.45@11.10; medium 200 to 250 lbs

medium, good and choice $11@11.40;

light 150 to 200 lbs common, medium,

good and choice $11.15@11.50; light

lights 130 to 150 lbs common, medium,

good and choice at $11@11.40; heavy

packing sows 250 lbs up smooth $9.45

@1010; packing sows 200 lbs up

rough $9.10@9.45; pigs 130 lbs down

flezdsium, good and choice at $10.50@





er; heavy $11.25@12; mixed at $12@

g§.50@12.75; roughs $9; stags.$4.50





Receipts 1000; market inactive and

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Cattle.





Estimated receipts today are 8,000.

Market steady to strong. Beef steers

medium and heavy weight 1100 lbs up

choice and prime $9.35@10; do medi.

um and good $7.50@9.35; do common

$6.25@7.50; light weight 1100 lbs down

good and choice $8.25@10.25; do com-

mon and medium $5.50@8.75; butcher

cattle heifers common, medium, good

and choice $4.25@8.75; cows common,

medium, good and choice at $3.75@7;

bulls, bologna and beef $4@6.50; can-

ners and cutters cows. and heifers at

$2.25@3.75; do canner steers $2.75@

4; veal calves light and handyweight

medium, good and choice $8.25@10;

feeder steers” common, medium, good

and choice $4.75@7.25; stocker steers

common, medium, good and choice at

3.75@6.75; stocker cows and heifers

common, medium, good and choice at

2.50@5.50.



Sheep and Lambs.



Estimated receipts today are 10,000.

Lambs strong to 25c higher; sheep

weak to lower. Lambs 84 lbs down

medium, good, choice and prime $8.75

@1075; do culls and common. at $5@

8.50; spring lambs medium, good and

choice and prime $6@8.25; ewes, me-

dium, good and choice at $3.25@5.25;

ewes cull and common at $1.50@3;

breeding ewes full mouths to yearlings

at $3@6.50; yearling wethers medium

good and choice $6.50@7.75.





BUFFALO

Cattle.

Receipts 500; market steady:

Calves.





Receipts 150; market steady at $5

@1250. *





. Hogs. ‘

Receipts 1,800; market 25@40c high-





.50; yorkers, light yorkers and pigs

She’lp'and Lambs.





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’ ‘ August, 11. Battle, Croek,-“~ »

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running five to ten per cent below the

same week last year. Undergrades

‘have been abundant at eastern points

particularly, but such goods were

cleared without difficulty. Prices for.

92-score.. fresh butter on August 2 were

as follows: Chicago 430; New York

45@451,éc. At Detroit fresh creamery,

in tlubs is. quoted at 38%,0.‘

CHEESE



Country cheese markets again ad-

vanced sharply during the past week.

Distributors were unable to sell freely

on the new basis and instead sold

their stocks of stroage cheese at pric-v

es badly out of line with country mar-

ket quotations except upon longhorns

which are extremely scarce. Offerings

of ohrte styles, especially twins,. sin—

gle daisies and. double daisies were

abundant. Production has been mate-7

rially reduced by hot dry weather and

a strong demand fOr milk and cream

for other purposes. Lower prices in

the immediate future are not antici-

pated.



Prices for No. 1 American cheese as

quoted by the bureau of markets were

as follows:



Chicago—Flats 21@211,éc; tWins at

191/2@19%c; single daisies at 19%@

19%0; double daisies, at 1914@191/éc;

longhorns 22@221/§c; square prints at

22%0. .



New York—Flats 23c; twins 201/2

211/20; single daisies at 211/2c; doub e

daisies 20%@210.





POTATOES





Potato crop prospects have been de-

cidedly reduced by dry weather in

some of the important producing sec.





tions. Private reports point to the

smallest crop in the last thirteen

years. Prices again advanced during





the past week. Eastern markets are

quoted at $4.50@5 per barrel for No.

1 East Shoree Virginia cobblers. The

Chicago market on Kaw Valley, Mis-

souri, Illinois, and Nebraska, No. 1

early Ohios ranges from $1.40@-2.50

per hundred pounds sacked. ,4





WOOL





Demand for light weight goods at

the opening held by the leading manu-

facturers resulted in active bidding

and a large volume of orders so that

some lines were quickly oversold.

Prices were about the same as quota.-

tions which prevailed previously. De-

mand for raw wool has not increased‘

decidedly as a result of this event but

it is expected to lead to steady buying

for immediate manufacture during the

next few months. Foreign auctions are

firm, especially upon the finer grades.

Germany continues to be one of the

leading buyers. The quantity of wool

manufactured in June was 52,384,000

pounds compared with 40,681,000

pounds in June .last year. The total

shows a modest increase over May of

this year. Boston reports firmness on‘

the finer grades of wool with medium

grades barely steady. ‘ ~





 





COMING LIVE STOCK SALES.





-_—_





Poland-Chinas.——August 18, E. J. Math-l

ewson, Burr Oak, Michigan.





Du roc-Jersey.—-August 18, Thomas Un-





.derhill & Son, Chaslen Farms at

Northville Fair Grounds. .

Guernseys.——October 19, Michigan





State Sale, Lansing, Mich. F. E.

Fox, Waukesha, Wis., Sales Man-

ager.





Aberd-e'en-Angusr—September 23, East-





ern Aberdeen-Angus Breeders’ Asso-

ciation Sale, Eastern States Exposi-

tion, Springfield, Mass. F. W. Burn-

ham, Greenfield, Mass, Secretary.





Aberdeen-Angus.——October 12, Indiana





Aberdeen-Angus Breeders’ Associa-

tion'Sale, Indianapolis, Ind. Prof. C.

F. Gobble, Lafayette, Indiana,





Holsteins-———October 21, Howell Sales





Co., Eighth Annual Sale at Howell,

Mich. Wm. Griffin, Secretary.





SUMMER GRANGE RALLIES.

The following Grange Rallies will be





 





 





held during the coming week:





August 8, Fruit "Ridge.

August 9, Cént‘erville. _ ..

August 10, Berrien Springs. 7"





 





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MICHIGAN’S DAIRY EXPOSITIOM





 





HE Michigan Allied Dairy Associa-



tion. which numbers among its

affiliations "all branches of the dairy

industry in Michigan, will hold its 1922

Annual Convention and Dairy Shdw in

Saginaw, February 14-17, inclusive, ac-

cording to Mr. H. D. Wendt, general

secretary of the association, which has

headquarters at Lansing. Mr. Wendt

is manager of the show.



The Saginaw municipal auditorium

has been turned over to the associa-

tion for the occasion by the Saginaw

Board of Commerce. Plans being de-

veloped by 'the several dairy show

committees are designed to fully mir-

ror the importance and diversification

of the dairy~industry in Michigan. The

dairy department of the, State Farm

Bureau is actively cooperating with

the State Dairy Association to make

the Michigan Dairy Show second only

to that of the National which this year.

is to be held at the Minnesota State

Fair Grounds, St. Paul, Minnesota, on

October 8-15.



Dairymen in Ohio and Indiana will

be invited to take part in the Michi-

gan. Dairy Exposition which will be

built along the lines of progress which

have been made in the production,

manufacturing and marketing of milk

and milk products in recent years.





 





BIG DAY AT M. A. C.





 





HE Michigan Agricultural College



played the host to some of the

people it serves when several thou-

sand farmer folk came from widely

fourth annual summer farmers’ day,

held on the college grounds last Fri-

day. Estimates as to'the number var-

ied from 4,500 to 7,000. ‘



As early as Thursday they began to

filter in and when Friday dawned a

perfect midsummer day, the campus

became a huge parking place for auto-

mobiles. It was a whole-family affair.

Wives, sons, daughters, babies, aunts

and uncles were there. They found

plenty to interest them in the splendid

specimens of beef and dairy animals,

horses, sheep, hogs and poultry. They

were eager to observe the results in

the newest developments of crop va

rieties and compared notes on alfalfa,

rye, corn and other crop production.



The human contact was there,, too.

The thousands of visitors had just as

good a time rubbing shoulders with

each other—making new acquaint-

ances and renewing old ones—as they

did looking over the work of the col-

lege. Jackson county became absorb-

ed in discussion with Montcalm coun-

ty and St. Joseph was delighted to

shake hands with. Gladwin.



After spending the morning in view-

ing various features of the college,

from the gymnasium and museum to

the classrooms of Agricultural Hall,

they convened in groups wherever

cars happened to be, and~ opened up

the baskets of good things that “ma”

had prepared before they left home.

In many cases the meals were topped

off with ice cream cones and soft

drinks purchased at a special booth

where East Lansing alumnae of the

college held forth. Proceeds from this

sale will go toward furnishing the new

home economics practice house to be

opened in the fall.



Then when the picnic dinner had

been allowed sufficient time to settle,

the visitors gathered along the campus

drive and watched the‘live stock par-

ade in which were shown M. A. C‘.’s

blooded horses and cattle. Music by

the Boo Band of Lansing began the

afternoon program in the open air in

the “Forest of Arden," as that portion

of the campus is called.



The opening welcome was given by

President Frank S. Kedzie, of the M.





; A. 0. Dean R. S. Shaw, of the divi-





iculture, and Dean Mary E.





 





the work of the, college along lines of

research. education and extension and

pointed out the value, of such occa-

sions in bringing the investigating

scientist and the actual farmer to-

gether. ,



Sigificance of the nutrition and tex-

tile activities of-the home economics

division was discussed by Miss

Sweeny. “You men are studying farm

management,” she said.

let your wife study home manage-

ment?” The ideal ofthe women spe-

cialists employed by the college, she

declared, is to “energize every‘man

and woman so that living in the last

analysis becomes a fine art.”



H. H. Halladay, commissioner of the

’new state department of agriculture,

outlined some of the aims of his de-

partment. 7 The state should be will-

ing to spend 'more money for the de

velopment of agriculture, he asserted,

and called attention to the fact that

in California seven per cent of the to-

tal tax goes for this purpose, ascom—

pared with one per cent in Michigan.



Michigan was termed the land of

opportunity by J. A. Doelle, of Mar-

quette, secretary-manager of the up-

per Peninsula Development Bureau

who has recently been appointed to a

similar position for the entire state

and who will take office next January

as a member of the State Board of Ag-

riculture. “You can point your boy

and girl to the state of Michigan,”

said Mr. Doelle. “The opportunities

are here. In the future I hope that

some of the country boys and girls,

instead of' wanting merely to spend

and loaf, will desire to do something,

to achieve something.”



F. W. HENSHAW.





M ECCA FOR D~A| RYM EN.





EADING dairymen the country ov-



er are looking to the great gath-

ering .at the Minnesota State Fair

Grounds at St. Paul, October 8—15, as

the big event of the year in dairy ex-

hibits. This will be the annual meet-

ing of the National Dairy Show. Bet-

ter feeding and more economical pro-

duction will be emphasized by demon-

stration throughout the exhibit. Dairy

farm equipment will be worthy of the

most earnest study. Manufacturing

machinery can be carefully inspected

and manufactured dairy products will

be shown in prodigal ways. Large dis-

plays of the best specimens of the var-

ious breeds of dairy cattle will grip

the interest of every live cow man who

attends. In fact, this will be the model

dairy exhibition of the season.





 





Notwithstanding the remarkable ad

vance in the hog market which is now

fifty per cent above the range during

the low period in_ May, receipts have

been gradually decreasing instead of

increasing as is usual after an upward

shot of prices.





 





 





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TODAY, one must compare prices. YOU must

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You need to make sure that you are really getting

the full benefit of the big break in prices.





Montgomery Ward 86 Co., the Original Mail

Order House, has for over forty-nine years been

dealing fairly with the public—been telling the

truth about its merchandise and its prices.





Today, every page in this big book tells the truth

about present-day prices, and puts before the public

the prices that should be paid for everything you





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for YOU.



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New York’s newest and best styles, selected in New York by

Ward’s own Fashion Experts. And the prices-





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$33.95 to $69.50. The very newest styles in the same or better

quality plush are now from $15.98 to $35.





Guaranteed All-Wool Coats: Last year’s prices from $25 to

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and the newest styles—at prices about one—half.



. New Worsted Serge Suits are down atWard's

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after page of Ward’s New Catalogue and Buyers’ Guide.





FOR THE HOME Blue denim is down from 52c to 19c.

AND FARM: Iron Beds that last Fall were $15.95





are now $9.50. Mattresses are down

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100 feet Canvas Belting, from $75 to $27.90. '





These are but examples of the Saving ,Your Copy of Ward's

New Catalogue offers you. Every page is filled with similar big

savings. And remember, all prices are for standard goods,

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$30,000,000 Worth of New Merchandise

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These are new stocks of goods, manu-

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To have this new Catalogue and Buyers”





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