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'\ ltiiiiliii!l.“HilliiililjfllliiltliiiltilllIlllillliii|ll!illliilllililiiiillliillIlllIllIlllllllIlilIlllillilllllllliilllliliii|lliilliiiill|lIIIIllilllii|illllilillililllililiiilllilllilrliiiiiIiiiiil|iiiHillillllillllillllIllliillllliliiillliilllllilmilIlliliiiiilliilllillliiillilllliilillilliiiliilllIllIllllllllllllli|iillililNIH[Hi|lllilllIllIIillllllllmlillliilliliiilllllillllililllllIilllllllllililhlllll\\\ J . 3 Making a Stand of Potatoes S the rain falls on the just and the un- just alike, so are the other weather handicaps no respectors of persons. But the unfavorable weather conditions at planting time affected my potato crop pros- pects even worse than was the case with most farmers in the neighborhood, for the apparent reason that the methods followed in storing and preparing the seed were not ‘ so good under the peculiar seasonal condi- tions which prevailed. This is so clearly demonstrated by the results secured that the knowledge thus gained should prove in- teresting and perhaps profitable to many Michigan Farmer readers, as also may the resulting experiment in making a stand of potatoes under the discouraging conditions which were confronted. With a view of getting a better strain of By I. R. Wateréury “Petoskeys” I purchased fifty bushels of seed from one of the most successful potato growers in the county who had for several years been cooperating with the college in testing different varieties and strains of seed, which experiments I had watched with much interest. The seed purchased was run-of—crop tubers from an excellent crop which was practically free of disease of any kind and of fine quality. I got them home during the early spring and put them in the cellar for a few weeks, when they were moved to the barn and spread out thinly on the floor some three weeks before planting time. Thirty bushels of hill-selected seed of my own growing was also put on the floor at the same time. Just before planting the seed was treated and cut in the usual way. Owing to the fact that this was run-of— crop seed, too large to work well through a horse—planter, the crop was planted with hand-planters, for the first time on my farm in several years. This was mistake number two, as observation seems to clearly show that fields planted with horse—planters made a better stand on the average than those planted with hand-planters this year. On this account the hills were rowed both ways to facilitate clean cultivation, as this (lid not entail any great additional work, the space between the rows being much nar- rower one way of the field to get a suffi- ciently thick stand and still facilitate the use of a horse—digger in harvesting the crop. This fact made (Continued on page 178). Looking Down the Rows of the “Composite" Stand of Potatoes on the Editor’s Farm. Looking Crosswise the Rows Are the Second Planting and the Straggling Plants of the First. County Farm. 9. a r,- Uiillllllllllll, liililllllllllllllllllllIllllllll llllllllllllillllllllllllilIMIIIllimllilillIml"lllillllllillllllllllllllll llliliilllliIlllll"Illlllllllllllilllilllllill illl"IIlllllllllllllillllliilllllillillllliilllllililliiIIllIilllllllllilllllllllllll (‘77‘ illllllllllllliilillllillillilillllllliilillllllilllllllllllllilllliilllllllllillliililliIlil”llIllllililllllliilllllliiilillllllllllillllllliliiiliilliiillll"mi"llllliliiilllllllllllllIIIllI"!IllillllllilillllillilllllllllllllillllillmlilII"IllilllllllillllllillliillllllililllllllllllilllllINlllll“ . - menu inserted for Inn alimers of Michigan. ' Meal application of economics to m m is. needed alt along toga?! nub! 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But the exact. or even the approximate relation be- tWeen those two factors is a subject fOr speculation rather than of knowl- edge. We know that when there is a big visible surplus of any foodstuff, prices go: down rapidly and sometimes so far that the grower scarcely gets pay for marketing the product, to say nothing of receiving cost of produc- tion. On the other hand, when there is a very short crop which falls con- siderably below the normal demand for domestic consumption, prices may go up just as rapidly and return the grower a fair profit in addition to the cost of production, even on the short cr0p. This is particularly true of per- ishable products which cannot be car- . ,ri-ed‘ over: into another seasom. but. it is in largo monsoon true» ofi' all? m products- But the normal- raztlilt oil. price fluctuation to crop) yield is an unknown quantity, with little available in the way of reliable- data upon which: to base an intelligent estimator. We know, as a matter of experience, that price fluctuations rr'sulting, from variation in crop yields are much wid— or than the seasonal variation. in yield. E would somolimcs appvar that price Variation is in geometrical progression as compared with arithmetical pro- gression in the variation of crop yield. There are, of course, many other fac- tors which influence price levels, such as general business conditions; the ex- tent of unemployment, coco. but: the effect of those flactors coui'd': box better calculated- if the normal ' relation bo- Ween crop yield and market price un— do]: normal conditions were better known. In this connection, our road» ers Will be greatly interested. in tho announced; plans of Professor Friday; recently elected president of the Michi- ‘ iga-n Agricultural College, to collect afli possible data upon which to basis an. analysis oi?” the relation between. crop yield and: market price, of various mm proditcts, beginning probably mm potatoes which promise a; short - crop this your. This will ho pioneer work in agricultural economics which would bear profitable fruit to the It will be a mmmmammesmrw leadership of a sound economist such as President Friday. NB: oi! the tundra- . mental; mentions MO”? . whim the- rammer has Profitable rm. determine: its the Farmmg scale. upon which he . will carry on his farming business. Usually the indi- vidual farmer finds this question set. tled for him bar the limit oi! his: ability to finance, or by the size 01? his farm, or both. However, it is generally pos- sible for tho capable farmer to in- crease the scale of his operations by renting additional fields if he is in no position to own enough land for him- self. The Quantum is, them what is the most profitable size; tarm- fox: than diversified farming business? There is Little. detailed information. bearing upon this question. Perhaps the host data are the facts gathered by Promssor Warren in: New York stats: whore: commons. are» unite: sim- ilar to those obtaining in Michigan. There it was found in somewhat ex— tensive surveys that in generali farm- ing the man with more, than one hun- dred acres has a better chance to make a satisfactory income than does the farmer with less acreage. On the larger farms labor, horse or tractor power, machinery and capital are em- ployed to better advantage than is us- ually the» case on the smaller farm. Of” course, no hard-and-fast lines can be drawn between large and" small farm than the general farmer with two hun- ded acres or more, and is; from- a bus- iness- point of view, allarger fiarmor than the average hundrcdacre man. However, in general farming tho‘one- hundredimo farm, apparently marks the; dawning line between the: small; and. largo classes. lit is: interesting: to note how those findings of the economists are being worked out in. practical farming. The last. census, figures show that the sin- es of; farms- in Michigan are working toward the more economical units. While the number of farms have: was creased; from: 206,960 in: 19130, to 1:96,- 447 in 1920, the acreage of improved land in these farms has increased firom 142,832,018 acres in: 119:]:0eto: 125926;.- 24’]; acres in. 1929». number of farms under twenty acres has decreased; fourteen per cent. during the decade under consideration; the number between twenty and forty- decroased eighteen. per comb; tho: number between ditty and: nine moss ninety-nine acres, three per cent, while the number between one hun- dred and one hundred and seventy- four acres increased four per cemt, and the number between one hundred and‘ seventy-five and four hundred and ninety-nine acres increased five per cent, and the number ranging over five hundred acres grew seven per cent. Thus it would appear that, conscious- ly or not, the laws of economy are be- ing generally followed by the rank and file of our farmers. M. A. C’s. Now President BCFESSOR DAVED FRIDAY was; P elected president of the. Michigan Agricultural College by the State- Board of Agriculture at its regular August meeting, held last week... He will assume charge of the college on or about January 1, 1922, after he has completed the work‘in which he is now engaged for the Joint Agricultural Commission of Congress. Dean Robert David Friday, Newly Elected President of M. A. C. s. Sham, oil the agricultural; division, was named? acting president ad! inter- im, and retiring presinnnt Frank S. chzi‘e was made dean of the new div ision of applied science- President Friday was. born on a. farm in southwestern Michigan. His- father died before the boy reached his ’teens, after which 119 stayed. on the farm with his two. brothers, now among the most successful farmers and: fruit. growers in the state. Until‘ he reached; the age of twenty-nine he remained antimo- 1y.- intenostott in harming; dividing his time between the farm. in summer, teaching country schools, reading law and taking a preparatory course at the Benton Harbor College- Ha entered the W GE W a; 8. almi- eni: in 1905' and graduated in 1908‘, when he was made instructor in eco- nomics at: that institution, in which capacity he- served. until 11911;, when he became professor of economics and accounting. In 1916 he was made pro- fessor of} economics in‘ the New York University’s School of Accounting and Finance, and later headed the depart- ment of economics in that institution in 1917 and 1918. In 1919 he returned to the University of Michigan as pro- fessor of economics and finance, in which capacity he has since served. lé’rcsidomt Friday’s outstanding. abii» my as; an: ocunnmxi'su attracted WIHE? alt— memmmn;,m he has bomcnlllmilmomtmdmamat (floated mohfiic 17ml: in: this; mummy. M in Jim ho served: as, statisfiniam for on Michigan Commission, all Inquiry- m Taxation. Later in the; same year ho was annotated by Attorney-General: Gram: Follows to assist in; the Duluth. W Shore & AW Railroad rate. case; In, 19114; the Michigan Railroad; Commission: asked. him to assist ins the Pore Marquette Railroad rate case; In: 1918 he was appointed advisor to the treasury department of the United States in matters bearing on war tax- ation. In this capacity he prepared estimates of national taxable income, revisod excess profits schedules and drew up Schedules of luxury taxes. He has also served as advisor of the Now York Trust (Companiies’ Associ‘afiiiln committee on taxation. Hie; was prom imam: of tho. Mulligan; State. Tax Alamo «jam on 1195111”. no in now a. director oil” the W W all Economiz. Romain. Last winter he was: «allied upon; by Governor Greenback: m. inlwcsoigam film rax situation in. Michigan: and; prepare a, report on the best method oi} meets ing' this: financial? cmongolmy with. which the state was, confronted flu is. now serving, as economic. minor to: the was Agrimntumil commission of can.» gross and as economist for the Ameri— can Farm‘ Bureau Federation. In addition to keeping up his work at. the University and meeting. the mnafim film the truck mm ' m . on across wild require for more labor ‘fiorcotho than to moon,- extensrvory on m subjects. These broad activities and attainments at the age of forty-five are remarkabto evidences of his industry as we'l‘l' as his keennoss of interment, which appealiod; so strongly to agri'mfl- t‘ural Jasmin in the state that ho was strum Worsted by the executive committees of the. loading farmers? or- gamizations oil the state, including this State Farm Batman; President Friday will bring to the colaloge the fun! isn- animation ofi his: Minimal vigor, and broad oconomin: training, which with his: background at actual. farm experi- ence is practical insurance of his suc- cess in directing the activities all the college along lines of the greatest pos- sible usefulness and benefit to 14% flamers oil the state. News of the. Week Wednesday, August 132. EPE'AL of the- exccss profits tax is dolayod a your—Owen 19.90am are without food: in, Rmm.—Fb:mer Governor Forms; marshes: Miss Elsie McLeod, of Indianapolis—A reclaim is appointed for the Detroit Times.— Premier Briand of France, 1101:1596. President: Harding that he would: at- tondl disarmament meeting—Congress passes resolution to admit aliens: who sailed before June 8 but were barred because of percentage restriction bill. —($enora;t Polishing says that citizens training camps have been very sum cessful this. your—An export company gets charter from Ottawa, Canada, to export booze to the United Station—- Prof. David Prida. , of the University of Michigan was elected president. of the Michigan Agricultural College, to assume duties January 1. Thursday, August 18. 4NERAL Motors Company cuts 'prices on all’ trucks-.—Peter,Kiug of Servia, died of pneumonia—Govern- ment rifle’ ranges at Camp: C‘uster ham been turned over to the Michigan Na: tional Guards without cost—Mrs. Me- I'ette, aged 1105, the oldest person in the upper peninsula, died at Escamaha. —New York chorus girls want name of occupation to be changed to: "re- frain girls.”‘——Sharon, Pa., steel mills renew activities—Russian Soviet gov- ernment. has abolished! prohibition; and put country on light wine basis.» Friday, August 19; SECRETARY of Treasury penmzi‘izs Canadian. liquor to pass to United States—The confessions of one of its members has revealed a large number of murders caused by the Italian crum- orra. gang.—McClure’s magazine- is as: their mm WWW” as; , ~ -~ .I u -' 4 rpm mm ' . 1,3688%... m m an A RU _KLM MAN billion: over" the ' Lamar Universimy in: Atlanta, Ga. —Veterams: of foreign: ms in Detroit urge: world? Em.—-Chdkm police die- pnrtment mom that the marine cannot travel: beats in Mos:;.——Governmont wials destroy a: moonshine village cm the Ogeechee R‘iiwom Georgia—The New York health department find that drug. addicts doubled in the: last three years.‘*A Hammond, Indiana, ped’d‘lor sues autoist for $10,000 for running into his three-legged horse and break;- ing wooden leg—Convicts at Sing Sing are permitted to wear silk shirts if they have them. Sunday, August 21. rIE farmers. of Saginaw county need harvest hands and steady farm help—The Canadian government grants charters to two) more compa- nies to export num..'—lll!asked men- or- der the coulz miners. in Bud‘iana to quit work—413m field: marshal 0f the Aus- trian. army donning the war is now a cigar disallow—mm farm. val- uns; m:,nourllyv mutual nor cent in ten young, “confirm, in: government figures—~Ai gulls. art: (Chum; Ghawling lev- els. touting—“Tho Republic: oil’ Ireland” has an; oflhco in M Germany. Monday” August 22.. , mm: m m ad Chicago re- ' sumo mommml Bolt- ' a. m, 25253384 m. are» sold on tho Ransom market: for wilt—Nine .huna- tired» tumors: Mend! to much to Minna conning. West Virginia, as a desirous station against the martial law in nos—Tho: worldfi: largest ship; the Majestic, will carry 5,200 peoplo and its deck area amounts to pm and a half acres—Fruitgm on i tial in the methods of distributing foodstuffs. In some sections of Michigan the fruits and the vegetables have been bought up so completely by jobbers that‘ the population of the local com- munities have been obliged to buy such products from the local grocers, with the profits of the jobber, the com- mission merchant, and the grocer, and the added expense of at least two transportations added to the original price. And none of the processes have added in the least to the good quality of the foodstuffs handled. And this is not all. Sometimes in a plentiful year, in order to create a. scarcity and raise the» price of food- stuffs, hundreds of acres of potatoes and large quantities of apples, after 'having been bought up_ by the jobbers, have been deliberately allowed to rot, for nobody had the right to harvest ‘these needed crops but those who had paid for them. So potatoes and ap- ples both went up in price. So com- mon is this practice that it has receiv- ed the name of “welshing.” In Ann Arbor the grocers have been closely organized in their effort to force a high uniform price for all food commodities. The farmer or small grocer who did anything to interfere with this plan, was coerced into sub- mission by threats of the blacklist. The farmer faced trade ostracism and the small grocer other equally unpleasant consequences. One grocer of this combination was appointed chief. Every evening by tel- ephone he ordered the fruit and vege- tables for the grocers’ combination from some distant city commission house and every morning, before the beginning of the business day, he in- formed the other members of the league what prices they were to ask for that day. So important did the telephone service become between the Make Farm Machinery Do Double Duty ONSERVATION” is the watch- word of the United States today. Conservation has always been the aim on a Certain farm in Berrien county. A description of one or. two little “saving” devices which have been in satisfactory use for the past five years may be of some assistance to those who are now, more than ever, feeling the need of getting more ser- vice out of their farm machinery. The illustration shows one side of the engine house on this particular farm. In the center is the gasoline engine, to the left, the air-compressor tank and belt to the dynamo, the corn- sheller and feed grinder on the right. At the extreme‘ left one corner of the well-pit is visible. On the opposite side of the room are the storage bat- teries and a work-bench. ‘ The five horsepower engine is run for half an hour night and morning. It is capable of filling the air-compres- sor, running the dynamo, which charg- es the batteries for a thirty-five—light electric plant, and shelling and grind- ing corn all at the same time. The air-compressor furnishes the motive power for an air-pump in the six-inch well, supplying fresh water, direct from the well, for all parts of the farm, including three residences. In g this system there are four fully equip- ped bath-rooms, three kitchen sinks, . “two laundry tubs, and various out-door ‘ faucets, for lawn-sprinkling. Four res- ; ' fences, - the barn. engine-room and . _ ' “ “‘ are electrically. lighted . Th9 .. head grocer and the distant commis- sion house, that it paid the telephone company to install an independent line for their special accommodation. Thus, however high the prices were, the consumer had no choice but to pay or go without, because the price was uniform at all the stores. Under these irritating conditions the consumers grew restless and patroniz- ed the mail order houses, and the farmers were hampered in every way in dealing directly with the city con- sumers. Still to no great extent would the grocers buy their products. It was so much easier to order everything e a ue of‘af Farmers’ Curb M . Ar Demomtmted (If/47272 Aréor and as Told 5y Cflar/oz‘te Bard OR’ 'years conditions have shown that marked changes were essen- prevailing wasteful lishment of such a market the per- mission of the municipal government had to be secured. The majority of the city council was made up of loyal friends of the merchants, and because of this influence it was hard to get a market started. At length, however, a mayor came into power who could see the situation from the standpoint of the housewives and he grasped the fact that the inter- est of the housewives was identical with that of all the rest of the con- sumers. his premises which was crowded by grateful patrons. Where Producers and Consumers Meet in Ann Arbor. directly from the city commission house than to dicker with individual farmers. While the farmers would have been glad to sell their small fruit for al- most anything and the housewives were eager to get it at reasonable prices, the consumers were obliged to pay‘ the grocers their prices for just such small fruit. Naturally, the dis- couraged farmers plowed up their ber— ry patches and the housewives’ fruit cans remained unfilled. No berries Were bought except for immediate use. The leading housewives of Ann Ar- bor were not slow in gauging the sit- uation and discussing remedies. They made two or three attempts to organ- ize independent markets, where the farmers and housewives could meet and deal directly with each other. But the grocers also were alert and their activity never flagged. For the estab- served to educate the public mind on new marketing possibilities. The next attempt of the housewives to establish a curb market succeeded. It was announced that on a certain morning a curb market would be ten- tatively opened on a certain street be- side the courthouse, where farmers might sell their produce directly to houseWives. The housewives brought this about. under the auspices of the community services and the movement was headed at the community house. On this first morning the outlook was not especially promising. There were only a few wagons or trucks and not many more buyers, and the prices named appeared almost higher than those of the grocery stores. But this only showed that the farmers and con- sumers had not yet become acquaint- ed with each other. However, the ven- ture was pronounced a success and it was announced that the curb market Say: H G. [802% of “ T éom Acres” Farm owner’s house is installed with elec- tric iron and washing-machine. The motor for the latter also runs the churn. The well, which is over ninety feet deep, overflows during the greater part .A, Well-equipped Farm Ermine House. of the year. And at all times, the exhaust from the air-pump throws a small stream of water into the pit. This surplus water is piped to the hen- house, where it flows through a ce- ment trough. This trough is built 311(6lew .l would be held at the same place every Wednesday and Saturday morning from. eight to ten. . All the produce offered by the farm- ers was attractively fresh and the farmers’ generous weights and meas- ures quickly reconciled the buyers to what had at first seemed to them to be rather high prices. The farmers’ quarts and pecks were heaped up and then, in many cases, a handful or more ‘ put into the buyers’ baskets for good He opened an army store on Publicity given this ciency. will. Who had ever heard of anything like this since the good old days of yore! After a few meetings of the curb market, a standard of weights and measurements was adopted and scales set up, so that any dissatisfied buyer could have his purchases officially weighed and measured. There is no report that this convenienCe- was ever seriously needed, unless to protect some farmer from his own generosity. A committee also established maxi- mum prices i'or each market day. For the patrons it was found wise to go early to secure quality, and late for special bargains. Towards the end the farmers were in. a hurry to get back home and often made consider- able sacrifice as to prices. Of course, there had to be a director of the curb market, a man who knew enough about farm products to make him worth good compensation. To de- fray this and other extra expenses, a tax of fifteen cents was levied on each wagon or truck offering produce. , One immediate effect of the curb market was to reduce the prices in the stores. But such reductions were like- ly to apply only on market days while on other days the old prices prevailed. Notwithstanding the curb market, the grocery stores continued to do a. flourishing business and this nobody begrudged them. Though the patrons of the curb market numbered on an average more than a thousand a day, (Continued on page 178). t along the front of the house, just be- neath the windows, and is of the prop- er height to make it easily accessible for the hens. It runs the entire length of the house and is connected at the farther end with a pipe which carries the water off beyond the yards. A stiff brush is used to clean the trough, making it possible for the hens to have plenty of cool fresh water at all times without any trouble to the poul- try~keeper. The photograph shows a galvanized tank set in front of the engine. This was a hot water tank, discarded be cause of a small leak. During the win- ter the tank is connected with the en- gine in such a manner that the ex? haust enters it below, leaves it at the top, passing through a pipe leading along the ceiling, down the wall and thence through the wall to the rim of the horse trough outside. There the pipe. is connected with a rectangular frame of gas-pipe which rests on the floor of the trough. An elbow over the rim permits the exhaust to escape into the air. When the en~ gine is running there is sufficient heat generated by the exhaust and radiated from the tank to raise the temper- ature of the room to a degree which prevents the water in the storage bat- teries from freezing, and also warms the drinking water for the cattle. By this simple device a waste product is made of practical use—which is carry- ing “conservation” to its highest effl- HE unanimous adoption of the res- olutions to establish their own marketing service, and to affiliate with the Michigan State Farm Bureau were outstanding features of the third annual meeting of the delegates of the Michigan Potato Grewers’ Exchange at Cadillac, August 17—18. Significant, too, was the fact that at the close of a most discouraging year the one hundred and nineteen authorized delegates from associations through which a total of millions of dollars’ worth of farm products has been handled, assembled and pains- takingly transacted the «various items of business and returned home with— out the usual bickering and strife oc- casioned so frequently by such gather- ings. Nothing would be farther from the truth than to say that there were no differences of opinion. For there and these opinions were well 1 were, crystalized through practical experi- ences. But the men are cooperators and they are learning how to work together. They know that mutual ef- fort is worth to them many times more than the carrying of a point about some secondary matter. The Potato Business in the Empire State. The potato industry of New York state where one-tenth of the spuds grown in the country are produced, was reviewed by K. C. Livermore, the president of the newly—organized New York Potato Growers’ Exchange. Cli- matic conditions ranging from the two-hundred—day season of the Long Island farmers, to the short season of the St. Lawrence districts and the whole gamut of marketing problems presents a maze of complex situa- tions diflicult to meet. Intensive cul- ture based upon the generous use of green manures and commercial fertilz- ers prevails in the vicinity of the world’s metropolis while extensive growing is popular in the outlying dis— tricts. r The growers of the Empire State are now devoting their efforts to the establishment of a potato growers'ex- change after the style of the Michigan organization. Mr. Livermore came to the Cadillac meeting for information on how best to build their organiza- tion. Secretary Brody Speaks. In his straight—from-the-shoulder ad- dress, Mr. Brody, secretary of the Michigan State Farm Bureau, stated that he thought in all sincerity, a mis- take had been made by not seeking the advice of the five or six big coop- erative organizations then existing in the state for guidance in shaping the State Farm Bureau organization. it is unwise, he said, to build an eco- nomic institution contrary to economic law. The attempt to organize the County Farm Bureau into a business organization is not in line with the best thinking and is not working out well. The county unit is necessary to carry on the original plans of the farm bureau, but it should be kept within its field according to Mr. Brody. ’ Much stress was given to local or— ganization. The local, said the state secretary, is the foundation on which cooperation is extended. No large co- operative institution will succeed un- less supported by active locals having sane, intelligent and progressive mem- berships. Not for a moment should these local units be lost sight of. It was his opinion that the strong com~ munity associations made possible the success of the Michigan Potato Grow- ‘ , ers’ Exchange. ' Then these local units should be or- ; "painted into groups according to the line of work each is doing. These v-groups then. handle through specul- 'MiChigan Potato Growe Delegatés Carder a Cadillac for T Aim] ' fl mma/ Meeting ists, the products which they were created to market. If cooperative work in Michigan was completed after this plan we would then have the Po- tato Exchange to sell the farmer’s p0- tatoes, the Elevator Exchange to sell his grain and seed, the Live Stock Ex- change to market his cattle and to buy feeders for him, the Fruit Grow- ers’ Exchange to dispose of the fruit products, the Milk Producers’ Asso- ciation to contract the dairy prod- ucts, etc. Each of these exchanges should also have a representative on the board of directors of the Michigan State Farm Bureau, in the opinion of Mr. Brody. and these representatives would then be able to coordinate their work and arrange to perform through the State Farm Bureau the duties common to all exchanges. Under this head would be the traffic department, the purchas— ing of general farm supplies, the seed department, the wool pool, educational and promotion work, etc. With such an organization it is possible to have e’very line of work in the hands of those who are directly concerned and peculiarly qualified to handle the par- ticular products in the largest possi- ble volume; This is the plan after which the work of the farm bureau and the other cooperative agricultural organizations of the state is being shaped, and the Wisdom in following this plan is tes- tified to by the fact that the State Farm Bureau never was in better shape than it is at this time. Coordination of Work Emphasized by Mr. Tennant. The next speaker, Mr. Hale Tennant of the agricultural college, continued along the line of argument followed by Secretary Brody. The advantage of the commodity plan of marketing is that those who are financially inter- ested in that commodity determine how the marketing shall be handled. The growers run their own business. A dairyman is not called upon to de- cid-e how the fruit crop shall be hand- led, nor vice versa. But to take care of side—line products or those produced in small amounts outside of one’s spe- cial line, reciprocal arrangements be- tween the different exchanges will pro- vide the full facilities of the whole battery of exchanges to the members of any one of them. Students and practical farmers alike have long ago decided that without question improved marketing condi- tions can only come through coopera- tive effort. If this be true every farm- er should have as his first aim the pro— tection of his cooperative. After he has done his best to place good men in charge of the work he should then give the organization the advantage of selling the crops he has for sale. In other words, he should dispose of crops through the cooperative organi- zation rather than through some pri- vate concern even though he can make a small margin after paying the asso- ciation the assessment agreed Upon for selling to outside concerns. This gives the manager of the association a greater volume of products and it is only when the man in charge has volume that he can do his best for the membership. The cooperative should be in a position to make deliv- ery after orders have been secured. Directors Elected. Other addresses filled with much of interest to the potato growers were given during the course of the ses- sions and will be touched upon in a later issue. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted in the choice of Earnest Snyder, of Lake- view, a‘nd the re-election of Fred Smith I . of Elk Rapids, to‘ the board of direct- «M. r‘s’ ‘ ors. The other‘members of the board are Henry Curtis, A. B. Large, C. A. Wood, H. F. Baker and Oscar Weirich. The constitution was amended to pro- vide for a surplus fund of $50,000 and for the employment of other coopera- tive organizations for the selling of products. “ General Manager Makes Report. All listened closely to the report of General Manager A. B. Large. The following points were made: On Aug- ust, 1, 1920, the exchange boasted ninety-seven affiliated cooperative as- sociations of which eighty-seven were shippers of potatoes, while on August 1, 1921, the number had increased to 119 member associations of which 108 shipped potatoes. The potatoes hand- led' by these associations during the past season totaled 3,259 carloads, as against 2.160 for 1919—20, an .increase of fifty per cent. The shipments went to 390 customers in seventeen differ- ent states. In addition to the potatoes handled the Exchange sold other commodities in carload lots as follows: Apples, 56 carloads; grain, 160; hay, 69; onions, 38; celery, 17; straw, 13; beans, 11; plums, five. According to Mr. Large, operating expenses have been propor- tionately less than for the preceding year. He emphasized the need of building up a good reputation for the “Chief Petoskey” trade-mark, which can be done by putting a strictly high grade of potatoes in sacks containing this brand. Competition has been stronger the past year due to increased activ- ity of speculators. The average prices received for the several months of the past year are as follows: September, $1.832; October, $1.609; November, $1.74; December, $1.218; January, $0.941; 'February, $0.81; March, $0.872; April, $0.598; May, $0.522; June, $0.441. Mr. Large believes that considerable improvement has been made in the methods followed by local managers and boards of directors. However, there is much yet to be desired along this line, and efforts should be made for standardizing, as far as possible, the methods of doing business, and a1- so to so extend the work of each local that it may be in a position to ship a maximum of products and thereby re- duce overhead cost. Railroads have exhibited a spirit of cooperation and have been prompt in settling claims. While the year has been one of ex- ceeding difficulty, due to the long de- cline in prices, the results show the soundness of the principles underlying the practices of the Exchange and also demonstrate that the members of the various locals are each year becoming more appreciative of their organiza- tion and are working harder to make it succeed. Purchasing Department Report. Declining prices have been the bug- a-boo of the purchasing agent of every type of industry the past year. This has been no less true ‘of farmers’ or- ganizations according to R. A. Well- man, manager of the purchasing de- partment of the Potato Exchange. Small savings, however, have been af- fected in several lines. During the year, the organization has been recognized as a jobber by the coal, paint, feed, twine, salt, fencing, and insectl‘cide industries. Prompt payment of bills has been instrument- al in establishing close and harmon- ious rblations with manufacturers and large operators. Some lines are diffii cult to handle because of the lack of warehouse facilities. For. the year ending August 1; the This, however, includes a net loss car- ried over from the,previous year of $4,088.99. It would appear, therefore, that on a year’s business alone that the department has made a net gain of $2,083.62. . Indiscriminate purchasing was giv- en as the cause for many losses by locals. The absorption of losses from handling supplies, by earnings from shipping potatoes is poor practice and if supplies cannot be handled on a self-supporting basis, they should be cut out altogether, was the position taken, by Mr. Wellman. He advised cooperation with the Michigan Elevator Exchange to the end that all grain of both organiza- tions be handled by the elevator men and all shipment of potatoes be placed in charge of the Potato Exchange. Resolutions Adopted. The following resolutions were unana imously adopted by the delegates present: Resolved, that the Michigan Potato Growers’ Exchange request the board of directors to take such action as is necessary to secure a minimum tariff of three cents per pound on potato flour. Would Affiliate with State Farm Bureau. Resolved, that the delegates assem< bled commend and approve the action on the part of the board of directors in affiliating with and working out re- ciprocal relations between the Michi- gan Potato Growers’ Exchange and the Michigan State Farm Bureau, and that the board of directors of the Michd igan Potato Exchange is requested to extend a permanent invitation to the secretary of the Michigan State Farm Bureau to appear at board meetings at any time to submit and discuss matters pertaining to the mutual in— terests of the two organizations. Suggests the Establishment of its Own Sales Service. Whereas we, the delegates, repre‘ senting the local associations of the Michigan Potato Growers’ Exchange believe, in view of our three years’ ex- perience in the cooperative marketing of potatoes and the favorable reputa- tion which the Exchange now has with the trade, and Whereas, the coming season with a prospective short crop and high pric- es will make for a sellers’ market and corresponding ease in the disposition of the crops, therefore, be it Resolved, that the time is now ripe for the Exchange to establish its own direct selling service under the abso- lute control of the Exchange and for the elimination of all middlemen, agen. cies and expense, and in the light of the best judgment of the board of di- rectors it is suggested that a sales manager be employed on a straight salary basis and such other arrange ments be made as are necessary to the establishment of the best possible sale service. The fourth resolution extends to E. Harvey Wilce, whose untiring service has been invaluable in placing the Ex- change on its present sound basis. a position as honorary member of the board of directors. Banquet tables were filled to overa flowing on Wednesday night, when the exchange gave a free banquet to dele- gates and visitors. Professor Tennant acted as toastmaster under whose cap< abl-e guidance an unusually interesting and entertaining program was ren- dered. The president of the board of direct- ors, Mr. Baker, presided at the varie ous business sessions. HIGHWAY AID BlLL PASSED. THE Townsend federal aid highway bill appropriating $75,000,000 for road construction, was passed in the senate last week. It divides the fed eral funds between interstate and mar- ' ket roads ‘and is satisfactory to the representatives of the state highway omcials. The power of administration is left with the ' crewman W1 as: J xé'ange‘ bum_ at mulch. and , 4 M.‘ . / . 1 was u.--“— ’,N'_WW_Vw-——~.r__,r_~.zs VVMM W W (M ‘1‘ .M n..-- _ .mvv .\«¢flM——WW~ “Ac Danish Codperativc Societies (The Second of a Sofie: aflrtz'cle: on Farming in Europe) vf't' By Nicholas Rabi/d T is only a few days since I had the , pleasure of showing a Michigander something of Denmark and he was good enough, unsolicited, to remark, that the Danish farmers were way ahead of the American. I wish to im- press that upon you right here, be- cause only a few days ago another American boasted a cow, an American cow, which had yielded 29,400 pounds of milk in three hundred and sixty-five days. Now, no normal cow milks three hundred and sixty-five days a year and a Danish pound is ten per cent bigger than an American pound. The fig- ures that I am going to give you do not concern the sporting record of .a single cow in a single year of three hundred and sixty-five days and re- gardless of cost of feeding, but the records of the average cow in a milk- ing year for a number of years and with a very necessary regard for the cost of the imported feed, compared to the market price of butter, and the home-grown feed raised on a soil, that an American farmer would not stoop to look at. Such records must neces- sarily be vastly different and cannot be used for sporting, but are good for living purposes. But let me commence with the or- ganizations of the Danish farmers. The oldest of these organizations, the Royal Agricultural Society, was first established in 1769, seven years before the declaration of the independence of the United States, and as we proceed you may possibly find that the Danish farmers are so organized that it bor- ders on over-organization. Besides this, the oldest organization, compris ing the whole country, a Danish farm- er may be a member of: 1. Local Agricultural Society; Small Holders’ Society; Danish Farmers’ As- sociation; Farm Accounts Society. 2. Horse-breeding Association; Cow- breeding Association; Pig-breeding As- sociation; Sheep-breeding Association; Poultry-raising Association; Goat- breeding Association; Cow—testing As- sociation; Breeding Society; Tubercu- lin Society. . . 3. Cooperative Dairy; Cooperative Bacon Factories; Cattle Export Soci- ety; Egg Export Society; Cooperative Sales Society for Live Stock; Cooper- ative Potato Flour Factory; Coopera- tive Sugar Factory (beets). ' 4. Supply Association or Coopera- tive Store; Feeding-stuff Society; Arti- ficial Manure Supply Society; Cooper- ative Coal Supply Society; Danish Co- operative Cement Work; Cooperative Marling Society. 5. Seed Cultivation Society; Potato Cultivation Society; Grassfield Sec- tion; Sugar Beet Cultivation Society; Chicory Cultivation Society; The Dan- ish Heath Society; Plantation Society. 6. Live Stock Insurance Society; Hail Insurance Society; Fire Insur- ance Society; Insurance Against Acci- dents; Insurance Against Damage by Storm. 7. Danish Cooperative Bank; Short- loan Society; Credit Society. * But that is not all. There are: Electric Generator Societies; Wa- terworks; Cooperative Mills; Coopera— tive‘ Bakeries; Cooperative Sawmills; Horticultural Society; Fruit Cultiva- tion Society; Cooperative Fruit Sale Society; Beekeepers’ Associatibn; So- ciety for Agricultural Lecture meet- ings. As under one hat all the following associations are organized under the Agricultural Union, which is a general representation of the main organiza- tions of Danish agriculture, viz.: l.--The Royal Agricultural Society. 1.. The bureau for agricultural ex- cursxons. 2. Administration of some of the ac- tivities of the agricultural experts. 3. Practical education of young‘peo- ple on farms. 4. Extended education of dairymen ‘ and maids. 6.‘ Controlof grain, feedin stufl, e ., thQAfl‘v j; l ‘ g to; d." . ll.—The Associated Danish Agricul- tural Societies. 1. Provincial organizations. Total agricultural societies, 137; number of members, 114,484; live stock shows; lectures; field experiments; local ag- ricultural experts; cooperation with cow-breeding societies, horse-breeding societies, cow—testing societies, etc. llI.-—T~he Central Cooperative Commit- tee of Denmark. 1. The associated Danish coopera< tive bacon factories. 2. The central organization of Dan- ish dairy associations. 3. The Danish cooperative egg ex- port. 4. The associated Danish cattle ex» port societies. 5. The associated Danish coopera— tive butter export societies. 6. The cooperative wholesale so- ciety. 7. Jutland Cooperative Society for Purchase of Feedingstuffs. 8. The Island’s Cooperative Society for Purchase of Feedingstuff. 9. The Funau Cooperative Society for Purchase of Feedingstuff. 10. Ring Jobbing District Society. deed the case. The development of 11. Danish Cooperative Manure Sup— ply Society. 12. Danish Works. - 13. Danish Cooperative Coal Supply Association. 14. The Danish Cooperative Bank. Those who have had patience enough to read through the foregoing sum— mary, picturing the imposing network. of organizations, mostly cooperative, that have such a tremendous share in the successful development of that highly industrial work, which Danish agriculture is, cannot fail to ask them- selves, whether such organizations do not Wield any political influence and the answer must be, that such is in- heed the case. The development of this structure of organization has en- tailed in former years the recognition of the Danish farmer as the equal of anybody within the body politic, but in the newest times they have made front to the other side and with the simple expedient of refusing to ship food to centers too much affected with bolshevism put the house in or- der in a few days. On the other hand, it must be said, that so far their pow— er has not been abused. What the future may bring is, of course, anoth- er question, but I have a profound re— spect for,_and confidence in, the com- mon sense of the Danish farmer. Just now the debate is perhaps a trifle acrimonious between the farmers and industry. Remember, now, that ordinarily ninety per cent of the ex- ports are agricultural products and ten, per cent industrial. Everything is going under high pressure and then, bump, comes the peace. The decline of the German mark takes a more headlong course and the dumping of German wares commences. The Ger— man mark is now but one-tenth of its pre—war value and as a consequence the German laborer can live for one— fourth of what the Danish laborer can. Naturally Danish industry stops, nat- urally there is lots of Danish indus- trial unemployment, naturally Danish industry asks Danish agriculture, if it is not better to put a higher duty on imports in order to keep pe0ple em- ployed, than it is to support the unem- ployed, which agriculture in the main has to do. For in a country so highly civilized as Denmark there are; of course, no soup kitchens but every- body out of work without being his own fault (for instance, strikes, lock- outs), is supported until he gets work again. Likewise if he is sick. But so far agriculture has not been able to see it that way. So far they have preferred to let the dumping‘take the gas out of wages and the government Cooperative Cement: ‘ ‘fseemstovagree. " . ' M0 cm. THE NATIONAL RE rmmo co. CLEVELAND,O. 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The “fancy" seed which had been treated as above noted was planted first as far as ’it would go, the balance of the field being planted with seed taken directly from the cellar. The crop was planted on or about June 25, which was a few days later than had been intended, Owing to the hope that more suitable weather might come- The soil was in excellent condition for planting. Some ten days after plantingacare- ful examination of the seed in the hills showed it to be rotting so badly that on the portion of the field first planted not more than a quarter of a normal stand could possibly result. The por- tion of the field planted with our own hill-selected seed was some better, with half a. stand possible, while that portion planted with seed directly from the cellar seemed to be coming fairly well with prospects of fully eighty per cent of a normal stand, which was fully up to the average in the neigh- borhood. Right there we got busy in an at- tempt to make a stand of potatoes in this field. We had enough seed to re- plant the worst part of the field, and proceeded to plant it in the same thickness as before, planting in a hill between each hill in the rows one way of the field. This second planting was finished the eighth day of July, and the planting was immediately followed with a cultivation, using a wide-shov— eled cultivator and throwing the dirt over the rows just as what plants sur- vived of the firstt planting were com- ing up. This deeper covering proved to be beneficial, and the plants grew more rapidly after they came up, so that at the time the photographs were taken, on August 6, there was very little difference in the size of the plants from the two plantings. One of the illustrations shows the present stand as it appears looking down the rows in this replanted sec- tion of the field. The other out shows the appearance of the stand crosswise of the present rows. The thicker rows this way of the field are the second planting and the straggling plants be- tween them are what survived from the first. What the outcome of this experi‘ ment will be is, of course, problemat- ical. With a favorable fall for matur— ing a late—planted crop it will un- doubtedly be profitable. I will take more photographs of the crop later in the season and report the success or failure of the experiment in these col— umns. Aside from the possible results at harvest time the better appearance of the field as a. result of making a. fairly good stand of tubers out of an exceedingly poor prospect is 3. worth while compensation for the effort, and with anything like a normal fall the present prospects are that the labor expended in the effort will be a most profitable investment. Corn After Alfalfa. While foreign to the title of this ex‘ perience article I cannot refrain from giving a little character testimony for my old friend alfalfa. The corn shown in the illustration on the first page was planted on an alfalfa sod. It prom- ises a very heavy crop, due in no small part to that fact. It is an interesting observation on the fertilizing value of this legume to note that in a few low places where alfalfa had been killed out the plants lack something of the rich, dark green color characteristic of a corn plant which has enjoyed an abundant and well balanced ration of plant food. Apparently the storing of nitrogen in the soil is a continuous J process with the alfalfa plant, making Making a Stand of Potatoes (Continued from first page). ‘ for our ,ccopergfive,g9.....‘ \—' it a. better soil improver as well as a‘ better hay producer than other avail- able legumes. “Hubam After Alfalfa. The other illustration is from a. pho< tograph of a field of “Hubam,” the new annual s‘Weet clover, which I am growing for seed, in full bloom. One man who has seen practically every field of this am; growing in the state was kind enough to say that it was the best he had seen. This plant is said to be a host plant for the same nitrogen-fixing bacteria which form the root nodules on alfalfa, and I at- tribute not a little of_the successful growth of this crop to the fact that this field has been in alfalfa and is thus thoroughly inoculated with this bacteria. In my judgment, alfalfa would prove a good friend to very many more Mich< igan farmers if they would get better. acquainted with its habits. THE ADVANTAGE OF STACKING GRAIN. ECENTLY a test was conducted on shocked—threshed and stacked grain which had been grown in the same field under the same conditions. The shocked grain was threshed as usual, while the stacked grain was al- lowed to stand for six weeks. The tests were then made on fifty bushels of each kind of grain. The Shocked grain tested nearly fifteen per cent moisture, weighed fifty-five and a. half pounds per bushel and graded number two on the market. The stacked grain had only a. little more than thirteen per cent moisture, weighed fifty-nine pounds per bushel and graded number one. Seedmen and growers of pure-bred grain also are practically unanimous in their agreement upon the advisabil- ity of stacking. This is rather signifi- cant and their experience must becom- sidered valuable. THE VALUE OF A CURB MARKET. (Continued from page 175). other thousands of housewives could not or would not get out so early in. the morning and continued to tele< phone for their daily supplies. The exepriment of the curb market has proved highly satisfactory in Ann Arbor to both farmers and consumers. The farmers appreciate the opportu- nity to sell their fruit and vegetables on a local market. This includes not; only their first rate produce, but the windfall fruits at reduced prices. For years the latter had been a total loss, because the jobbers would not buy them and the consumers could not get them. And for immediate use the housewife was glad to buy them. An‘ other advantage to both sides was that at the curb market a farmer was able byfair dealing to build up a. following of customers for the winter months, when the weather would be too cold for an out-of—door market. One great advantage to the house wife of the curb market was the fresh ness of products. This in itself was worth a higher price. But instead she paid lower and not higher prices. Not the least advantage was the farmers' generous measure. In a grocery store five or six big peaches can be so ar- ranged as to pass for a. quart, while many farmers gave ten or twelve such peaches for less money. 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Experiments conductedbytheAgricultural Collegesoftheleadingwinter . , . . . SW1fts Red Steer Fert1lizers are SW1ft wheat states have conclusively shown an average increase in yield of products. This simple statement is your convincing assurance of dependability. 80 bushels of better qual1tywheat for each ton offer t1lzzer used Swift’s Red Steer Fertilizers are made by an Make your wheat crop safe—with fertilizer. Use it liberally. Use high orgaxgizfatitq? which_h:: alltof thegesolrrcestto 0 - - ma er r —— , analy81s fertihzers ——they mean more plant food for your money.. agricultugliigegtgf manggftirincg 23$; . . . . . ment, abundance of raw materials. Buy SW1ft’s Red Steer Fert111zers—conta1n1ng 14% or more of plant . , . . . . . . SW1ft 3 Red Steer Fertilizers are evenly food. Order unmediately from the local SW1ft dealer or write our mixed, Every bagis delivered to youin p6,- nearest sales diViSiOl‘l. fect mechanical condition. They drill freely. 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As a result [note plants survne 1110 winter and this “leans a L‘iggel‘yield Unfertilizecl 7—179 ' j Fertilized -—v f»..- ‘ ~ iniil \ i t. : 1/ ‘ , . t i {121' 1“ - (I , , g” ‘ L7,; , . (V, ; _/ , :)\ \‘I, (6 I "Q “X j , j V( (z, 24’ i f l: ~‘~’ ’1 ; I {Kw . \‘ . - ( (k V {f If ’ r ‘ (R‘s 1‘ 25 a it ‘ '1 g / ‘ \ , .‘ ii ‘6 545 " , y. N z 4 -’ ,1 y KL. ' \ l) f 4 «fl - . 4‘: ‘ ,- v Q; '1 {y (_ g 7t: u, l l: l “IT Make your Wheat crop safe—With fertilizer HE fall growing season for winter wheat is short at its best particularly so when you sow late to avoid the Hessian Fly. Plenty of available plant food must be supplied to dev :lop a heavy top growth and a strong root system as a protection against heav- ing and freezing. A liberal use of fertilizer containing ammonia (to give the plant a quick start and promote top growth), phosphoric acid (to increase root growth, plump the grain and hasten maturity), and potash (to st'ifftn the straw and aid in starch formation), is your best assui'auiee of a good wheat crop. Experiments conductedbytheAgriculturalCollegesoftheleadingwintvr wheat states have conclusively shown an average increase in yield of 80 bushels ofbetter qualifywlieat for each ton offer? ilizer (meal. Make your wheat crop safe ~ with fertilizer. Use it liberally. Usehigih analysis fertilizers» they mean more plant food for your money Buy Swift’s Red Steer Fertilizers *COI’ltalniIlg 14% or more of plant food. Order immediately from the local Swift dealer or write on: nearest sales division. Swift 85 Company, Dept. 47 (Ft‘l'illilt 1‘ Works) Hammond, Ind. Dealers who are now selling or could sell fertilizer should write {or our proposition. Your territory may be open. PAYS TO U TRADE Mill-Hz P¥.\11§.Ti$.‘tir i 'l‘ln‘Su/Ht ivpu? 'll"ll in «.Iii lllzin 31H \‘tdl‘, HI walfit M will. bag ofquft s lx’: Kl I'i‘wv’i 19m? SVVifIYS RM! Steel l‘r } i llu the hrs! Ml 11>, l'CIIl'l :.1 products. This. l‘UllVlIU mg ‘xllll1?l( (rum Hut of Swift ’5; Km! St ("I l”: l 1 11m in ()iginithiwii with l; ll» , all 4 l ill" 5" w- l«‘lill'i '1‘» lwfllzl I! ill,’)l'lklllllli‘ll ‘Kii'l i‘., ,gi‘iiggixi maltt «m'ui, ill~ 51x“ 1“ 3: {Inf-Nil. lattiv'. 1‘ w ‘124 w lk\,1 IIIH‘ l‘x'tr'nfy l: t"; lilf“ Ii‘ ‘w mellun‘mwx Hwy-ppm “my Hllil v r .’i m1 ll '4 i 1; ilu Mi sgzizzltmt: »\ _, we «:lill lm/Hli I’xl' bilvx It is y; la ilplwllf a’ w! in": H..« ’ ‘ v 2 . lhli limit] M‘s-{KWVAMMMW‘ FER-n HZ ‘IT PAYS {if} 05? Hit??? Dependahle Fertiiim'n it {-2 Ill/i‘ 4,11 r'l'v :‘ l . ', (ll lll;,£:' ‘ ‘ E if} E‘s it. THEM” 180—8 silo filler, shredder and husker. 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There is an engine in the WORTHINGTON line of just the right size for pumping water, turning the cream sepmator, grindstone, furnishing power for the'fl‘milking machine, driving the electric light plant, sawing wood and grinding feed, etc. Then there are the larger WORTHINGTON Engines for driving the Our big, free, engine book describes the WORTHINGTON Engine. and its many uses fully and will be of assistance to you in selecting the size and type best suited toyour needs. and the results will be pleasing and profitable. WORTHINGTON KPIMP AND MACHINERY CORPORATION 122 HOUR-[OFF PLACE. CUDAHY. “713.. U. S. A. ENGINES STATIONARY H A N D A N D TEAM PORTABLE (— 1% to 25 H. P. get all of the details K OTTAWA‘l. Fastest wefuttirlifm Light on powerful. s1Easy to move fromcut. to cut an 135m log. Friction clutch controls law blade ilc motor rune. Sm any size log into ' any lengths. When not sawing use as norm. engine for lumping. grinding, other po wer jobs. Read this: “mu. Saw I. a m I. All badly reallxo am can downwino310m'f°muhm cut nun." woman. 06 SA— Tre ea Saw falls trees: Limb eSaw Scuulli‘ranches. Nor "Seminal Min- Price. harm 1nd&$iq&§n"ing. ”u. uM‘E’E‘“ Lo . 3.3. fills: L A '00. on“: are. concur-531mm”? you. Crates Poultry Coops , prices. Grand Rapids, I can”. lWill You Be Lucky— 1} On a small number of “Wm silos we have made a big ‘ , rent in price. is limited so get in touch with us now. In this lot are Saginaw .. _.-.. Steel—Built Silos, Stand- 5 ard Stave Silos, Hollow- _.__ , L Wall Wood and Vitrified . , H. Eikenhout & Sons Tile Silos» As long as * . they last they will be > " Baskets _ sold at a sacrifice. +4.” Write today for special Adam. Dept. 103 The McClure Co. This offer mm? It. will pay "0.ng Saginaw, Mich. if THE GUNN BEAN HARVESTER CAR ° ' LOAD Mich. HARVESIERW cuts and oils. oak and horse cut: an dI books equal Corn can Blndor. Sold In every sale. rOnlé 8231““; and: t Teethonhls and‘ cab all! (“rump Proce- Harvester G... harvest! um. Kane-s . Lou LY Saw Mm Portable “ligation-to Farm when Send for new Giulio: HILL CURE‘ISm CO. ii 1MAN-l“GUNN"-1DAY can readily harvest Z'/l “all!“ “mu-cumin“; 'I‘ .hmol'leld. Beanstymfmr- Wisdom NOIASIER LCHEAPER way to MST BEANS. $5l716hlmrflvm AS STANDARD AS A HOE you have a cum ROOTS are really left ll]“l“/i"\l I: I BULLOCK. “Agent KALAMAIDO. MICHIGAN M m In I” N.o Pitcher St. .. alamazoo, Ml ch ‘* For Sale R. 3.3128“ four FENCE POSTS d.;;eo;.,,r.g>,n;,gg:; mutation. Eleanor Mlohlsan Farmer Two unit Perfection milking machine anaraxtsoed a Our Service Department ADVERSE POSSESSION. I bought a frame building two years ago. The man on one side of me claims that we are four feet on his land, and the man on the other side is four feet on our land. The one man wants me to pay $300 for his four feet. and the other won‘t move off my land. The building has been built for about thir- ty-five years. Will I have to move or buy the four feet?—J'. M. H. Open, notorious, exclusive, continuu- ous, adverse possession under claim of right, for a period of fifteen years, gives title without any other or prior right; wherefore it would seem unnec- essary for J. M. H. either to move, sell or purchase—J. R. R. ADVERSE USE. I own forty acres of land. About fourteen years ago the county dug a. drain about one mile in length, empty— ing water on my neighbor’s land. He then dug a, ditch from the county drain to my line, thus dumping county wa- ter on me. For forty rods this does no damage, but then it, goes on a marsh which it floods. It is two miles to the river from my place and the land is owned by the state, so that I cannot have county drain extended. Could I have county drain closed?~— .A. D The same elements are necessary to, acquire title by adverse use (that is, an easement for exampe of flow-age as above), that are necessary to get title by adverse possession, except that it need not be exclusive, from which it would appear that no title to flow- age has yet been acquired; and on these facts there was no such right originally; and Dobson could shut the water out, or have the county ordered to divert it. But if he should now sue in equity for relief, his long delay would operate against him, though not necessarily conclusive—J. R. R. CROPS FOR JUNE GRASS SOD. I have four or five acres of land which is quite heavy clay. It has been plowed and has been in pasture for about fifteen years, quite heavy June, sod. What would be the best crop to " plant next spring so I could sow it to wheat in the fall of 1922? When would .be the best time to plowdt and how many inches deep should it be plowed? Wayne Co. A. H. There are crops that might be plant- ed next spring which would mature in time so this land could be sowed to wheat in September. One of the best would be beans. They do not have to be planted until the last of May or the first of June and with a favorable sea- son would mature in August or very early in September. If bean land is kept well cultivated ‘it leaves but very little work to prepare for wheat. The beans are all pulled so that there is nothing left and all that would be nec- essary would be to barrow or disc the 'land after the beans are taken off and you would be sure of getting your wheat in on time. Again, this land could be planted to early potatoes and this crop would come off on time and also leaves the land in splendid condition for fall wheat without very much preparation. If you. kept live stock and had a silo, you could safely plant this land to ensilage corn, and harvest it the last of August or the first of Septem- ber and then by cultivating without disturbing the corn roots ydu could Iagaln sow wheat with but very little cost for preparation. I practice this system myself with good results..- You could also sow to oats or bar-_ ley. This crop would come off in time. The land could be plowed or it could be fitted by harrowing or discing and wheat sown in. September. - 1. There "are other crops also that might be planted but these are the most usual ones in that section. I think the better time to plow this June grass sod would be this fall. It would be in much better shape for the spring crap than if plowled in the spring. If it is impossible to plow it this fall, if you plant beans or corn or early-potatoes, it could be plowed in the spring early and have time to pre- pare the land but if you should make up your mind to raise oats or barley, the land ought to be plowed this fall. June grass sod quite frequently con- tains cutworms‘ and by plowing it this fall the weather would destroy many of these. I would not recommend plowing it over six inches deep. If the land had been plowed before it would be a. good plan to plow a little deeper the next time and gradually work up some of the subsoil, but in- asmuch as the land has never been plowed I would not turn up too much of this subsoil and six inches is a very good depth. Some would not plow it over four or five inches deep—C. C. L. ' TITLE TO CROPS. A man bought an eighty- acre farm having some ops on it He doesn’t like the farm and, though he cannot get the money back that he has paid for it, is going to leave. Has this man any right to sell the crops?—«Ll. B. The buyer owns the crop and can sell it; but he is also liable for the purchase price whether he likes the farm or not unless he can get the con. tract voided for fraud or on some oth~ er ground. The seller might also have the removal of the crops enjoined on the allegation that his security was endangered, and that the sale was made with intent to defraud him.— J. R. R. APPLYING FERTILIZER. Would I get as good results from applying acid phosphate to the top surface and dragging it in as I would if I used a fertilizer drill? Calhoun Co. R. S. C. One of the prime requisites in get- ting results from fertilizer is thorough distribution of the fertilizer in the sur- face soil. By sowing the fertilizer with a. distributor on top of the ground be- fore the wheat is sown and harrowing it in, undoubtedly is the best way to get even and thorough distribution. It would be better than using a grain fertilizer drill, although it costs more because with a drill you sow the wheat and distribute the fertilizer at the same expense and get quite good dis- tribution. Fertilizer should always be applied to the surface soil. Never put it on like you do coarse manure and plow it down.—~C. C. L. HUNTING WITH FERRETS. We are renting a large farm in Grat- tan township, Kent county, and wish to know if it is lawful to hunt with a. ferret on this farm?——B. B. Act 207 of 1915 forbids the use of ferrets in hunting rabbits except by farmers and fruit growers on their lands, or unless by vote at the town meeting on proper previous notice as provided in the act a majority of the electors voting vote that the act does not apply in the township. The sta- tute does not provide what title the farmer shall haVe to the land; and a. person having land by lease owns it in a limited sense; and it Is believed tute. There is no tion or the; stat 1; .. such ownership would satisfy the star ., vrrv '7 THE U. S. NOBBY TREAD Where the going is specially heavy with snow, mud or sand, in hilly country where maximum traction on the road is a factor, no other ‘tire tread yet devised is quite so effective, or so wholly approved by motoring opinion, as the U. S. Nobby Tread. Its very simplicity—three rows of diagonal knobs, gripping the road—is the result of all the years of ‘U. S. Rubber experience with every type of road the world over. rp— Who can tell a good tire just by looking at it? How much do you depend on your dealer’s rec— ommendation? Who is your dealer? Are the makers of the tires he sells as responsible to him as you eXpect him to be to you? h. _..‘ A‘._-.‘ w p... Know the tire you buy, and the dealer who sells it to you. Spend your tire money for assured values. There is eVerything to gain in a fair and United States'l'lres square tire purchase. Get the returns in econ— are Good Tires omy and service you’re entitled to. ww WW U. S. USCO TREAD The U. S. Dealer is a responsible merchant. U. 5, CHAIN TREAD Buy a U. S. Tire and you get tire satisfaction U. s. NOBBY TREAD every time. A brand new tire of fresh, live 0. s. ROYAL CORD rubber. A tire with a reputation and nothing [1.5.1259 &GREY TUBES « to hide. Built and sold. on the U. S. basis of quality and conscientious service. , United States Tires -< ~e‘1t1ifiw—mw “M . _ TI ‘ 4, a- i ' ' nlte ‘ tates ”(113* U BI ’ om an ' ' i ' ' » ~. \‘I. ‘3/ i r" - . - x i ‘ ‘ WOW,WLWéw ‘ ~ ‘ No hundred and . FARM BUREAU NEWS SUPPLIES OF SEED LOW. AMMOTH clover is off the mar- ket, says the State Farm Bureau Seed Department. Surplus stocks ev- erywhere have been exhausted and nearly everyone will have to await the new crop. It will be two weeks before that is moving and it is de- clared to be rather scanty. Recent rains have put fields in good shape for sowing alfalfa and the farm bureau reports that the fall demand for the seed is beginning to make it- self felt. VIRGIN WOOL SUITS. STATE farm bureau wool poolers have gone a step farther in the quick diSposition of their 1921 pool by enlarging the outlet for virgin wool fabrics. They have just made arrange- ments for the manufacture of stand- ard size virgin wool suits of clothes, of which a complete stock will be car- ried, in all sizes and styles, Says the farm bureau wool department. Prices on these suits, it is stated, will be such that the farmer is getting a splendid return on his wool and that the con- sumer is getting an original wool product of the best cut, and tailoring at an astoundingly low price. .Farm bureau overcoats—Miltons and Kcrseys have begun to come into state headquarters from the Columbia City, 1nd,, woolen mills. It is announc- ed that the farmers are making for themselves the best grade overcoats in Miltons, Kerseys and plaid backs at $25 each. Arrangements have been made with the Cleveland \Vorsted Mills, of Cleve- land, ()hio, one of the largest institu— tions ol‘ its kind in the country, to make farm bureau wool into worsteds. Today mills at South Bend, Ind., are making cassimeres tor the farm bu— reau. Wool continues to come into the State Farm Bureau wool pool. Last week ten thousand more. pounds ot’ wool were pooled at Reed City. Thou-v sands of pounds of wool yet in farm- ers’ barns will soon begin to come into the pool, according to State Farm Bu- reau wool pool men. BUY OLD OATS ‘FOR SEED. ARMERS will do well to take a tip from the seed companies that are now buying up old oats of good weight and color for seed purposes next year, says the State Farm Bureau. Unfav- orable weather this year has produced a crop that is light and the grain it- self is light. weight stuff. Seed com- panies are proceeding along the lines that old seed that is in good condition will be good stuff to have on hand next spring. Farmers can profit by hanging onto any good last year’s oats, particularly pedigreed stocks, says the farm bureau. HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS STAY HIGH. OUSEHOLD furnishings are still two hundred and fifty per cent above the 1913 price as against farm products which are generally about thirteen per cent above the 1913 price level,” says President J. R. Howard, of the American Farm Bureau Federa- tion in commenting on the request made recently by Senator Kenyon of Iowa, for a federal trade commission investigation of the furniture trade to ascertain what the conditions are which make possible a price condition so far out of line with the tendencies in other lines. Furniture prices have been in a. class by themselves, according to Mr. Howard, who'says that the trade as— sures the American Farm Bureau Fed- eration that no decline in prices is ex- pected in the group. In October, 1920. furniture prices were three hundred and seventy-one per cent of the 1913 prices and have continued far out of line with any other group of commod- ities, according to Mr. Howard. Investigation of lumber and building prices by Samuel Untermyer at New York and Chicago revealed, according to the press, that trade associations operated to maintain artificially high prices through curtailing production and supply. FARM BUREAU GARDEN SEEDS HE Michigan State Farm Bureau has about eighty-five acres of gar- den wax beans and sweet corn grow- ing in various parts of the state, with the idea of being able to supply farm- ers next spring with wax beans and sweet corn seed that is true to name and the best of its kind. The depart- ment has about forty-five acres sown to three varieties of wax beans and about twenty acres each of Golden Bantam and Evergreen sweet corn. THE FREIGHT SITUATION. HIPPERS who ship now if it is convenient, and who are getting all freight shipments under way as quickly as possible are acting wisely, says the State Farm Bureau traffic department, pointing out that there is increasing evidence that there will be an insufficient number of freight cars to meet the heavy grain require- ments of the northwest. It is also be- lieved that with the return of normal conditions in other lines the carriers are going to find it very difficult to meet all demands promptly. Railroads are in better shape from an operating standpoint than they were one year ago, says the traffic de‘ partmentz, but it is said that their sup- ply of cars is still far short of the re- quirements of a “peak” movement of freight. Accordingly, it is advised that those who can should take advantage of the present “easy” situation in rail- road traffic. The time limit for filing loss and damage claims with all express com- panies has been extended from four months to six months, effective Sep— tembei 10,1921, according to the State Farm Luieau A VICTORY FOR DAIRYMEN. 0 tax of ten cents a pound will be levied on butter made from neu- tralized cream, according to recent dispatches from Washington which record the death of the United States Treasury proposal to impose such a tax, suggested during the last days of the retiring administration. Dairymen hail the news as a victory for them, according to comment made by prominent Michigan dairymen. It is held by them that the proposed tax would have cut into the farmer's but— terfat return and would have compell- ed him to pay an excessive tax. They point. out, too, that butter substitute interests could have capitalized the tax for their own benefit by declaring butter made from neutralized cream an adulterated product and taxed as such. Michigan produces about thirty million pounds of butter annually, much of which is made from,neutral- ized cream. The preliminary work of the U. S.. Grain Growers, Inc., is going on rap- idly and‘ in a satisfactory manner. MUTUAL... AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY The F armer's Own Company Turning the Tables on Hard luck Two weeks ago, a Southern Michigan farmer learned a lot more about U. S. MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE IN- SURANCE. Learned about it through a startling rear- end collision. D It {all happened in the city. He had wormed his way through busy streets for years and collision was a re- mote thought in his mind. this particular late Saturday afternoon. As before, he kept his eye on the traffic signals and the Buick Sedan directly ahead of his car. As before, block after block of “stop" and “go” went by uneventfully during his journey through the con- jested down- town traffic. In fact: all went well until the parading machines began to break up by twos and threes into diverging streets. Luck’s Decree Luck decreed that this same Buick turn the farmer’s way, and nothing more would have been thought of it but for the spontaneous action of a thoughtless child who, unexpectedly, crossed the path of the Buick ahead. Instantly, the Buick driver slammed on his emergency, wisely signalling the farmer as he did so. But, engrossed in conversation, etc., the farmer failed to heed the warning in time,and crashed into the Sedan. His radiator and hood were caved in, head-lights teles- coped and fenders crumpled in the impact. It CoSt Him $135 Fortunately, the child was not seriously injured but the farmer, from witness evidence, was compelled to pay doctor bills in addition to repairs on his machine. He had, however, wisely prepared for the unexpected and, when he presented his Liability and Collision claim for $135 to the U. S. MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY, prompt and satisfactory settlement has made him a confirmed U. S. MUTUAL enthusiast. U. 5. Mutual vs. Hard Luck Are you wisely profiting by your own or somc ne’s else experience in hazardous driving these days? You are if, like the mentioned farmer, you have secured U. S. FIVE POINT FULL COVERAGE NON-DEDUCT- ABLE POLICY PROTECTION against: I--F|HE 2--THEFI 3--00LL|SIUN 4--PROPEHIY’ DAMAGE and 5--LIABILITY A positive protection that will only cost you $1. 00 per Horse Power plus the small annual membership fee of $1. 00. Drop Colonel A. H. Gansser, Bay City, Michigan a postal today. You will not be obligated and his ans- wer will tell you more about one of the most remark- able automobile protections evér offered. U. S. Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Executive Office Grand Rapids, Colon C. Lillie, Pres. Home Office Bay City, 4 F. F. McGinnis, Sec. and 'I'reas. . CoI. A. II. Gansser, Director and Gen. Mgr. ~. Michigan Michigan ~0w-. ., .w M?). . a u .mmwu! submarine put to good bath house. Just fishing for trout in Yellow- - The U. S. S. George Washington makes its first trip in the U. S. A German stone Park, that’s all. mail service. It formerly belonged to Germany. use its :1 Viscount Brice, Chief Justice Taft, and other notables speak at Geraldine Farrar, a famous soprano, and her 21(‘101' husband, Lou Williams College, new institute of politics. 'l‘ellegen, enjoyed home life before rewnl l'nimljc lmnhles. Squaw thinks that the modern bathing suits are Both are dogs, only one is a regu- This is one way of keeping children from skip- insufficient. lai- pocket edition. ping school during liol weather. Miss Madeline Starhill, recently judged the most beautiful girl in Champion surf caster tries vainly to cast as far as Babe Ruth Phlladelphia, does a darmg stunt while taking sun bath. , could bat a ball. ‘ flourish): Underwood c Underwood, New York T/j‘l; {Sr/(\IIII I I—I, I45/ {3* ‘ I" IIIIIII _III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'II‘IHW-I: IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII " III'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII—I___I_1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiIIIIIIII liIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIII_I_I|_IIIIIII|III|IIII|. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEIIJIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIII 7. “\IIIIIIIIIHIIIIIII ,__._._._—_ hIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII One of those below- yelled surpris- edly: “Who’re you?" Then they all whipped to the other side of their sheltering timber. The answer came at once: “I'm Bill Dale, and I’m peeved! You’re at the mercy of the finest hill clan that ever looked along rifle barrels; will you surrender. or fight it out ?” “You said it———we’ll fight it out!” cried a burly cousin of Black Adam Ball, deceased. I“You’re on!” growled Bill Dale, slip- ping his rifle out beside the tree. “Give 'em hell, boys!” He was unused to this sort of thing, and he was incautious. He showed a little too much of himself—— there was a sudden keen report from below, and a bullet hole appeared in the rim of his hat! John Moreland fired the next shot, and he broke the right arm of the man who had just fired at Bill Dale. This opened the battle in earnest. Soon the thunder of the many rifles became almost a steady roar. The air was filled with the pungent odor of burning powder. Bill Dale emptied the magazine of his repeater, and sank behind the big chestnut to fill it again With cartridges from his belt. Bullets now whined on both sides of him; they cut greenish white furrows in the bark of both sides of the tree and knocked up little spurts of black earth to his right and to his left; they cut off twigs within an arm’s reach of him. A dozen Balls were now firing at ‘him, seeking to avenge the death of their kinsman, the Goliath. John More- land’s strong voice came to him through the din and roar: “Don’t show no part 0’ yourself now, Bill; ef ye do, ye’ll shore be hit!" Dale fired again, pumped a fresh cartridge into the chamber of his rifle and slipped another into the maga- zine, and arose behind the chestnut. “Down, Bill!” cried John. Moreland. If Dale heard, he gave no sign of it. He fired four shots rapidly, and before the wind had carried away the blind- ing smoke he was behind another tree and shooting toward the Balls again. Soon there came a short, loud peal of laughter from his left; he turned his head and saw Ben Littleford taking a careful aim at a long angle toward the side of a boulder. Then Littleford fired, and a puff of stone dust showed that his bullet had gone true to its mark. “What’s that for?” demanded Dale. “We haven’t any ammunition to throw away!” “Why, Bill,” replied Littleford, “didn’t ye never bounce a bullet offen LXI/II II IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILI I__III|IIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL____ IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII [III-IIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII_IIIIIII|I|I_IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|__I____IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII____II|IIII THE CLAN CALL By H14 PS B U RG L I E B E Copyright1920. Doubleday. paged. Co, a rock and make it go, towards a man ahind of a tree?” It lasted hotly for two hours, but the castualties were comparatively few, because there was so much cover available. From the beginning the Balls and the Turners had the worst of it, which .was due to uphill shoot- ing, white whiskey, and lack of the iron that makes real fighting men. The cartridges of those below were giving out; they had fired too many shots‘ needlessly. ' , “It’s about time to rush them," Dale said to John Moreland, who had crept up beside him. _ “Jest give the word," Moreland nod- ded. A few minutes later, Bill Dale sent the wings of his line down the moun- tainside, forming a half—circle of his force once more; then the whole line rushed, surrounded the enemy and called for a surrender. But the Balls and their kinsmen wouldn't give in yet. They left their cover and started to run, found them— selves facing Morelands and Little- fords in every direction, clubbed their rifles and fought. It was not true cour‘ age that prompted them; to offer re- sistance thus: it was utter despera- tion; they had never been givers of mercy, therefore they did not expect mercy. Dale’s men forebore to fire upon them, which was at Dale's com- mand, and met them with clubbed rifles. The Woodland with the sound of wood and steel crashing against wood and steel. Everywhere there were groans and threats and curses from the losing side, Victorious cries and further demands for a surrender from the winners. Bill Dale, ever a lover of fair com- bat, threw down his repeater to grap- ple with a big North Carolinian whose clubbed weapon had been knocked from his hands. The two fell and roll- ed down the mountainside, locked in each other's arms. And then one of the Balls struck Bill Dale across the head with the butt of his empty gun, and Bill Dale slack- ened his arms and lay as one dead. He was lying under cover in a hand- carved black walnut four-poster, and it was night, when he opened his eyes again. Above him he saw the beard- ed faces of Ben Littleford and John Moreland, and they looked haggard and anxious in the oil lamp’s yellow light. Suddenly Moreland spoke: “Dead——nothin’!” jubilantly. “Look, Ben; he‘s done come to! Ye couldn’t put him in a cannon and shoot him ag'inst a clift and kill him, Ben! I hope ye’re a-feelin’ all right, Bill, shore.” Dale realized everything quite clear- ly. He put a hand to his head; there was a wet cloth lying over the swollen place. “He shore give ye a buster of a lick," drawled a voice that Dale in- stantly recognized as that of his wor- shipper, By Heck. “Danged ef Cale Moreland didn't might’ nigh it' beat him to death, Bill!” Many men crowded to the bedside and smiled at him, and he smiled back at them. Soon he asked: “Did you capture the outfit?” “Every durned one of ’em," answer- ed' John Moreland. “They’ll all shet up tight in the downstairs o’ the office buildin’, onder gyard. The’ ain’t but one of ’em plumb teetotally dead, fo’ a wonder; but the’s a whole passel of ’em hurt. I've done sent Luke to town on hossback, atter a doctor fo’ you and Saul and Little‘Tom; and he can ’tend to them crippel Balls, too, I reck- on, ef you think it’s best. What're we a-goin’ to do with them fellers, Bill?” “We’re going to take them to the Cartersville jail,” Dale answered promptly. “I had a different plan an' that plan- ned out, John,” said By Heck, winking at Ben Littleford. “I had it planned out to hang ’em all on a big green hemlock as a Christmas tree fo’ Bill! Some devilish rough Christmas Eve ye’re a-havin’, Bill, old boy, ain’t it?” “Rather,” smiled Dale. He closed his eyes. His head ached, and he was somehow very tired. Within the hour he went to sleep, and when he awoke it was daylight on Christmas morning. Ben Little- ford, half dressed, was stirring the coals to life in the wide-mouthed stone fireplace. Dale felt better than he had expected to feel; he greeted Lit- tleford with the compliments of the season, arose and dressed himself. Littleford had just gone with aband- ful of kindling wood toward the kitch- en, when there was a low, light tap- ping at the outside door of Bill Dale’s room. Dale arose from his sheepskin- lined rocker before the cheery log fire, went to the door and opened it. Before him stood a slim, barefoot boy in the poorest of rags; 'in the pitifully slen- der arms there was something wrap- ped rather loosely in crumpled brown paper. Dale did not remember having seen the lad before, but he knew it was no Littleford. “Come in, son,” he invited cordially —“come in and warm yourself. My goodness alive, it’s too cold to go bare AL ACRES—111’: Pump/tin, Planned fir Hign flwards, 1': Undoubtedly Going flftcr Tnem. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIfllLII . footed like that! 'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'IIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIl'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII I ‘ ‘7 -' Haven't‘ you any shoes, son?” “Shoes ?” muttered the boy, queer- ly. “Shoes?" He was shivering from the cold. His thin face looked pinched and blue, his eyes big and hollow. Dale stooped, picked him up bodily, carried him to the old rocker he had .just vacated, and put him into it with hands as gentle. as any woman’s. “Hell," began the boy, staring hard ——“what—” “Now stick your feet out and warm-. them, son—that’s it,” and Dale chafed the poor little, dirty, half-frozen feet and legs. “Son," he went on after a moment, his heart throbbing out of sheer pity, “you go to the commissary clerk and .tell him to dress you up like the crown prince of England, if he’s got it, and charge the same to the account of Bill Dale. It will be my Christmas gift to you, little boy. What’s your name?” The lad turned his, surprised black eyes upon the face of the big and Sun. browned man. “Are you Bill Dale ” “Yes.” That which the boy said next struck the big and sunbrowned man with all the force of a bullet, “So you're Bill Dale. my soul!" “Don’t buddy, don’t.” The boy went on: “My name, it’s Oenery. I Come here with a Christ- mas gif’ fo’ you.” He pointed a dirty forefinger toward the bundle in his lap. “But you ain’t a-goin’ to git it.” “Why?” Dale asked smilingly. Well, “Why! Shoes—’at’s why. Hell, did I ever have any shoes afore? Bare- footed as a rabbit. That’s me. Bare< footed as a blasted rabbit!” “Son,” protested Bill Dale, “you’re entirely too small to swear. You mustn’t do it, y’know." “Yes,” quickly, “I’m small. I’m small to my age. I'm done twelve year old. I've been measured fo’ the go-backs.” “Measured for~the go-backs,” laugha ed Dale—“what’s that?" “Why,” soberly, “when ye grow lit- tler ’st'ld o’ bigger, ye’ve got the go. backs. Maw, she measured me with a yarn string out o’ a stocking which had been were by a woman seventy- seven year old, and ’en she wrapped the yarn string around the door-hinge. I’ll ’gin to grow bigger, or die, one or t’,other afore the string wears out on the hinge. Bound to.” Again Dale laughed. Mountain sup‘ erstitions always amused him. Ben Littleford came into the room, and Dale arose and faced him. (Continued next week). ~By ant, R. Lc‘et (DAD, I'M Game To MAKER A 'Dm‘z: PUN'KIN OUT oF‘ 'RU BEER THAT WILL F'oot. “ME JUDGES ATlllfij/ PAID. W J (BE/51:53“ E GIVE You HRS! Pane, AL,wE'LL. i HAVE To TAKE LYOUR WN’KIN '/ OFF “if. TRUCQ k AND WEIGH . any Genera ANY B'LOON I I EVER 525‘. {warmer} 32 ”MA PAQACHUTE ON "— AL, AN’ .a \ - ._. wow, -(emu—min11191-11111mm ‘ , '_ ' 13—135 HUDSON’S 1 40111 Anniversary” Sale Begins on; Thursday, September Ist O celebrate these two I .. score years of store . I ; - keeping, we shall offer some I of the most remarkable val- ues. in our history. ’ E Every day of this F ort1eth ,. Anniversary Sale Will be a 1' '" memorable one because ‘ i everyday difierent merchan- dise w1ll be advertised and every day new opportunities - will be presented. Each and I ‘ every 1tem has been selected '1 with the greatest care and I will beof seasonable, service- I, i’ ._ able merchand1se—d/lHud- I I 1 5072 smfla’am’. I "b _. I . To Those Who Will Come To The State Fair we earnestly advise that you make plans to reserve for your shopping a generous portion of the wm’nm; ,' n, 1‘.» 1. «‘7». a 112mm :.‘ 1 4 . ., ,. . , . A, i time you Will spend in Detroit. The savings you will make will more than justify this. I To Those Who Wlll Not Come To The F car we beg to advise that this Fortieth Anniversary Sale otters as much for you as it will for those j; ‘ . ‘WIIO Will shop in person. Read the daily newspaper advertisements and all literature that may 4 . come to you—~then- send in your order by mail or telephone, and - Let The» Personal Service Department I * Give us a careful description of the things. which you desire and permit our expert shoppers to : select them, so that you may not only secure that Wh-ic-h'you need, but en joy the purchase all the more, because of the unusually low price you will pay in this Fortieth Anniversary Sale. Every Department in the Store will Participate SO that you may b6 assured 0f Obtaining Whatever you need at much less than you anticipated . I paying. ' The sale will end on Saturday, September 17th, giving you two full weeks to share in very remarkable value giving. THE J. L. HUDSON CO., Detroit ,,,,, Life : a mirror,- if we smile Smiles come back to greet us. If we re frowning all the wlzile, " ' Frown: fire'uer meet us. ‘3 Woman’s Interests Woman’s Part in Farm Bureau Work. By Edz'té 'M Wagar Member of Executive Committee, M iclzigan State Farm Bureau HE farm bureau is a business organization, but when we con- sider business for the farmer, we know that every member of the faculty is interested, or should be. When first put into existence and or- ganized along business lines, men only were approached for membership, for it seemed very unwise to solicit more than one membership from each fam- ' ily, although anyone engaged in farm- ing or owning a farm, was welcome to join. The average farm home could not see its way clear to warrant more than one paid membership. You ask me to tell you about the ac- tivities of the farm bureau women—— rather, you should ask me to tell what we hope in the future for those wom- en. The organization is so closely con- nected with the Extension Department of the Department of Agriculture that it is difficult to define the work of each factor. The County Farm Bureau organization provides the office and equipment and part salary of the coun- ty agent, home demonstrator, and club leader, who in turn are partially un- der the supervision of the state and the federal departments of agricul- ture. That our women may derive full benefits of our organization, it is al- most necessary that there be in each county, a home demonstrating agent, to act as leader. And under her sup- ervision the county can and should be organized into community groups. Unlike the organization for men, which takes in a whole township or sometimes two or three townships into one cooperative local, the organiza- tions for women must be more in the nature of neighborhood groups, that we may reach the woman most in need of aid. The woman of the farm, busy with farm duties and family cares can- not reach any gathering outside her own community without too great an effort. Then when it seems best, let there be family attendance at both 10— cals and community clubs. There is a great work to be done in counties not yet having a home dem- onstrator. In the first place, someone from within the county should show a desire for such help and show a will- ingness to cooperate after securing one. If the people of the county would choose a woman or committee of wom- en to have in charge work of this na- ture, they in turn could call together groups of interested women and girls Who might help each other by work- ing together in making those needed dress forms, or studying the food val- ues of the meals of their families or remodeling the last year's hat, or dem- onstrating the canning of fruits, vege- tables or meats, or culling out the drones of the poultry flocks, etc. Many times specialists from the col- lege could be secured for a series of meetings if the county was only or- ganized that they could reach a given number of women in a short time. This plan of organization should start with the County Farm Bureau. When 3 the women of any county come to the . «realization that they are part of this " ,bigram organization through the. fam- ily membership plan as adopted at the last annual state meeting, and make it known that they want a representa- tive on the county board; that they are entitled to at least a small part of the money to defray the necessary ex— pense of organizing, and in time are entitled to an agent that will work with and for them, just the same as the county agent does for the other part of the family then, and only then, will the farm bureau function for the family as it should. Through the farm organizations we hope to put agriculture on the same business basis as other vocations and as We gain through business methods, we must in turn apply the results to the farm and home. A greater saving in buying and a greater profit in sell- ing should help to make a better home and a more contented family; but if our business transactions are not fol— lowed toward that betterment of the farm home then we have only been half successful. Too many of our farm people have drifted into the channel of investing the earnings of the farm in outside interests to the neglect of home improvement. When we con- sider ourselves as farmers for life and make farming a practical life study—— then we will take pride in our farms, stock, and homes. In no other vocation are the hus- band and wife and family more' closely Connected than in farming; where home accounts are kept, ninety-five per cent of them are kept by the wom- an.’ She is far more interested than she is sometimes given credit for. She usually wants to know about the busi- ness transactions of their lives, and to be successful she must be an active partner. , When it comes to the business of the farm bureau, she hears and knows about the selling of crops cooperative- ly so why should she not understand that department called the elevator exchange? She knows the needs of her family so why should she not un- derstand the wool department with its pool of wool and manufacture of cloth- ing materials and blankets? She knows the needs of various commodi- ties for the farm, so why should she not know the possibilities of the pur- chasing department? She is closely associated with the dairy, sugar beet, fruit, or‘ live stock activities of their farm, so she in turn is interested in the development of these departments- And since she has all the privileges of any voter she must be interested in our legislative department. We want our women so interested that they will ' understand all phases of the state in- Virtuc May Become a Vice By Deéomfi IRTUES can be carried to such V an extreme that they degenerate into vices is an axiom. Perhaps the one which most easily and quickly slips over the border is the virtue of criticism. A little kindly, well meant criticism is one of the best stimulants to growth. But it is seldom a critic can remain just a kindly critic. It is so easy to slip over the line and become a chron- ic fault finder, from whom Heaven pre- serve us. One such pest has almost broken up a community organization in a pros- perous farming section. Her first sug« gestions were constructive, but wheth- er her success in getting the organi- zation to change some of its plans gave her an enlarged sense of her own importance, or Whether she was at heart a born fault finder, who can say. At any rate she - continued to pick flaws in the methods of w’ork until the discouraged promotors of neigh- borhood enterprise are all ready to give up. Prdbably this woman has done no more harm, though, than her neighbor who finds fault with her family. Every woman'knOWS that no husband is per- foot, no children faultless. But why be forever telling them about it? Psychologists tell us that the best way to build up‘ is by praising virtues rath- er than by stressingufaults. woman—«and, _,she has any copies—- Yet this almost never mentions a good thing about any of her family, but continu- ally harps on their shortcomings. That woman is giving her children a reputation they will have hard work living .down. They are already looked upon in the community as future bad citizens, when as a matter of fact they are only normal, average children. No child ever overwhelms its parents withgratitude for its daily care. Yet because these children are not con- stantly thanking their mother for their bread and butter, she refers to them as monsters of ingratitude. And where is the child who hops out of bed in the morning and rushes to mother, clammering to be given work to do? I’ve yet to see a healthy boy or girl who voluntarily offered to do chores or wash dishes, until months of habit had made the job seem natural. The propensity of children is to dash out to play, and if they don’t whine and protest when you dragged them in to work, you’d think there was something the matter with them. Now, wouldn’t you? Yet, because this woman’s children are healthy young animals and object to being broken to harness she bewails the fact that her children are lazy and idle. Bewailing at home would be bad enough, it would go far towards mak- faults to the worid is little short of criminal. .manity. ing the children lazy, but to tell their come tax to be voted upon in the fall of 1922. In fact, we want them to know and work for all. right legisla- tion, not only for the farmer, but for the good of the state, nation, and hu- And the. best way to reach our women is through organization. So it stands us in hand to urge‘our women to be interested in our work, and to urge the men to welcome those women to share the benefits, cares, and responsibilities of the farm bu- reau. , I have watched with great interest the activities of the home demonstra- tion agent in several counties and I feel that any county is richer for her work among the girls and women. So much has been said about keeping the boy on the farm, but it seems just as necessary to make farm life attractive for the girl as for the boy. We cannot expect him to stay there alone. I fear the majority of cases where the farm- er has moved into town can be attrib- uted to the discontent of the woman—- too little effort was made to conserve her strength and time and to make life worth living. 'My heart goes out to the farm woman wno dreams of the time that she can have water in the house, a lighting plant, furnace, or bathroom, and I have no patience with the farmer who can have these neces- sities, yet prefers a bank account or stock in some oil company, or an eight cylinder automobile. We have great hopes in the future for the farm bureau. There seems no reason Why a great many disagreeable factors and diSadvantages of farm life could not be remedied if only our agricultural people will hold together patiently until results can be shown. Many of the results will not be visi- ble, they will Come in an indirect way, in fact, the results are now with us every day, yet are not noticeable until they are pointed out. We are now working out our own truth-in-fabric law. When we manufacture the Mich- igan-grown wool crop into material to clothe Michigan people with genuine virgin wool, we aid the wool grower and consumer alike. Who knows the future possibilities of this one feature of our work, yet in its infancy? When a milk campaign is put on in any community by the home demon~ stration agent, or county nurse spe- cialist, everybody is benefited. The milk producer should encourage it, for it concerns his product, and the con- sumer learns of the value of milk as a. health-giving food. When dress form schools are'held they fill a long~felt want with the housewife, who must make her own clothing. This is something many have had to do of late, as it has been beyond the possibilities of the average home pocket book to hire the sewing 'done, and ready-made is not always satisfactory. Some counties have made several hundred of these forms the past .year. received training in testing materials, use and altering of. patterns, use of . K clothing; seiectio at Besides the women have vow. a <. s.-,m.~._....-. . > is. put on in I a, county, great saving oftimoamdfieedamthercsmsst In one county especially, the home dem- onstration agent more than saved her Salary in this work alone. I have recently urged the ~~flarm bu- reaus to allow part of the space. taken ‘ at a, county fair exhibit to be devoted to the home interestsrarrange for a home convenience exhibit, a selection of labor-saving devices—small uten- sils, sewing exhibit, or a model kitch- en, and have someone in charge to explain the points to be brought out. All of this work proves to be a big factor in making agriculture respect- ed, both by those participating and the locker—on. I recently attended a county annual meeting, where the attendance was at lease half women. I found those wom- . en just as. interested as the men, they ,. understood and participated in the bus- 2 iness session and both enjoyed the re- I ports nit their.“ m The monade of the meeting. was» oil the W11 type, one teatime that comm be. overlooked; when: considering We part in the farm Duncan; NGRWAY AlkOWS WOMEN TO PR‘EAGHL NAmenina.whme womemdhemyh thing they choose to do» we have long been accustomed: to women preachers; Not long: ago: in Norway 7 an norm was cruised: by awomam apw : pearing in the pulpit of the Norwegian state church at a Sunday evening ser- vice. Objectors cited a law which for- bids women To preach at public ser- vices, but supporters of Fru Marta Steinsvik, the preacher, pointed out that the same students might preach, and that Fru Steinsvik is a theological student. The Norwegian Women’s ‘National Council took steps to secure a law which would grant women the right of ordination, and the law was unanimously passed. T0 EDUCATE WOMEN VOTERS. RO-BABLY no\new body of voters at any time in the history of the world ever felt its need of education along matters politic so keenly as the newly enfranchised women of Ameri- ca. Ev'en: the women who did. not want ‘ the vote;inow that they have had it given them; are anxious to. cast. their ; Party ties will) 3 bind in some cases, but as a rule warm 5 ballot flat the right. at everywhere wants. to vote! for the good oil the country rather than for the good! of the grafters. To- do that she must know all: about every meas- ure which comes up, and about the men who will! sponsor it. The League of Women‘ Voters, has j been organized to give just this infor- mation. It is nonpartisan, aiming to. tell the truth no matter who- it helps or hurts; erton at the head. ature to 'members, working through local organizations wherever possible. .: If there is no local organization in ' your neighborhood you can- join the ' state league and secure. literature through it. HO USE HOIL D Hil NTS. 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WM“ ”mm “.3, 1,4. 4.» 9 k" puesamf" ,1 w-.;,__v__~._. . 5.15 $2.. D\\\\§\\vnu- fix” I1 SLIJ; ii}, ;‘z;:)\\ [ X); . War)” 2‘,” ,0“ MICHIGAN STATE FAIR DETROIT : * Lil. September 2-11 10 NIGHTS HE fact that Boys’ and Girls’ Club work is becoming more and more firmly established was proven during the gathering of state and county champions at M. A. C. for their third annual club week,” said Mr. Turner, state club leader. To this meeting came fifty-five boys, fifty—one girls and twenty-seven club leaders, or a total of one hundred and thirty-three. These‘ came from seven- ty-six counties in the lower peninsula. A classification of these boys and girls showed that forty—eight boys and thir- ty-three girls were from the farm; four boys and seven girls were from small towns and three boys and seven girls were from the city. The average age of the club members was sixteen. . These young folks spent over four busy days listening to lectures, watch- ing demonstrationsand doing work along lines in which club workers are interested. This included work in bas- ketry, poultry, cooking, garment-mak- ing, stock judging, care of farm crops, art work, gardening and potato grow- ing. Entertainment was furnished them by the college through the means of a “Get Acquainted” party, a picnic, club movies and a banquet. The program also included time for games and swimming. After the “feed” at the banquet, there was given a very interesting Every One a State Champion. program which was arranged under the general heading of “Let’s take a ride in the 4—H Clubmobile.” Miss Mar- jorie Place, of Adrian, spoke on the “Starter;” Miss Viva Osborn, of Cold- water, on “Training Future Drivers;” Miss Roberta Barclay, of Scottyyille, explained the Clubmobile Hot Lunch; Don Shepard, of Charlotte, told of “Knocks and their Benefits,” While Miss Rose Wessinger of Milford, How- ard McPherson, ' of Wyandotte, and Miss Agnes Hahn, of Mt. Clemens, spoke on the subjects of “The Supply Station,” “Get Out and Get Under,” and “Making Difficult Turns,” respec- tively. At this conference many facts were brought out which showed Michigan’s prominence in Boys’ and Girls’ Club activities. It was shown that Michi- gan was first in the number of local M A C Entertalns‘Statc Club ChampiOns club leaders and handicraft and hot lunch club work, second in garment- making, club work and gardening, third in canning, bean and calf club work, fifth in the number of county club agents, eighth in corn clubs, ninth in potato work, twelfth in pig club work, and, thirteenth in sheep and twenty-second'in poultry clubs. ‘ MICHIGAN TEAM FOR INTERNA- TIONAL CONTEST. PREPARATIONS are being made by R. A. Turner, state club leader, to send another ’team of Michigan boys to the international club judging con- The Garden Demonstration Interested the Club Workers. test at Atlanta, Ga., late in October. The record attendance of fourteen state teams present last year will be shattered during the present season, it is said. States from Michigan to Florida and from New York to “(ash- ington are getting ready to enter. Several of the Canadian provinces are warmly interested and the little Island of Guam, far across the Pacific Ocean, is reported as determined to be in the scrap either this year or next. Continuing the policy established last year, the Southeastern Fair is of- fering as prizes seven trips with all expenses paid to the Royal Live Stock Show in England. Twelve rings of live stock are to be judged, which in- cludes Guernsey, Jersey, Holstein< It Looks as if Being a Champion Was Serious Business. Friesian dairy cattle; Aberdeen-An- gus, Shorthorn and Hereford beef cat- tle; Shropshire and Southdown sheep, and Duroc- Jersey, Poland China, Berkd shire and Hampshire hogs The club boy receiving the highest score receives a free trip to the Roy- al. Three trips go to the state team of three' club boys attaining the high est total score. Accompanying the team will be the county agent coach- ing the high man, the state club leads er from the state represented by the winning team, and the official from the department of club work in the Washington Office whose territory is represented by the Winning team. In addition it is announced that in the 1921 contest a prize of $300 will be awarded to the state team ranking second, and $200 to the state team ranking third 3 , ) .‘A_. HE other day We took to the road. It was a good read, too, and there were people aplenty who were using it. We hadn’t gone far, until we began meeting these pil- grims of the highway. Whole families were going a vacationing, with the front bumper carrying a bed, the rear bumper carrying another bed, and the running-boards groaning under tent and cooking outfit and eatables. It is all very interesting, and very signifi- cant. The Bible has much to say about highways and roads. The Holy Land was between two great portions of the ancient world, and the roads which connected them ran through it. Where Christ lived, at Nazareth, there passed by a famous trunk road, where the caravans of camels were continually passing. In his day, too, the Romans had built splendid roads connecting all the large cities. St. Paul traveled these roads and knew hundreds of miles of them. In fact, the Italians will tell the tourist now that the very same flagstones in the pavement on which St. Paul walked, are there to- day. Good roads make travel possible, they facilitate the growth of schools, towns and churches. In olden times a road was prepared in advance, when a king was traveling. When no road existed, one was built. But now the highways are constructed, not for fav- ored royalty but for the use of all men. There is a vast amount of religion along the roadway. If anyone com- plains that he does not see it, it is because he is not looking for it. The other night We were driving north, making for a town some forty miles away. A big car came honking up be- hind, and began passing us. The driv- er slowed up and shouted, “stop, stop.” “Say,” said he, as soon as the two cars .-came to a standstill, “They’s some- thin’ the matter with your batt’ry. 'I been following’ you for three or four miles, honkin’ for you to stop. They's somethin’ the matter with your bat- t’ry connections. You got a short somewheres. Every time you go over a bump they’s fire flashes out, under your car. It might set your car afire.” “Well, I’m mightily indebted to you for letting me know about it, but what can we do about it?” “Well, mebbe we can find it and wind it with sticky tape. Got any?” “Not a bit." “I got some.” The offending “short” was found and fixed. “I guess the only way I can repay you for this, will be to pass it on to someone else.’ “You bet, that's the idea.” T wasn’t long until we had the op- portunity. About fifteen miles from a large town, a woman got out of a large new car and hailed us. “Are you going to C—?” “Yes, ma’am.” “Will you please go to the depot there and 'tell the baggageman there that we are stuck? There is’nt any ’phone around here, and it’s getting dark. The car won’t go, even on low, and it heats up awful." Promising to see that bag- gageman as soon as we got to the town, we went on. It seemed like an unconscionable trick for that big car to act up that way, so far from town. Why didn’t he have his spells of ill- temper nearer home? It was a very grateful baggageman, who stopped loading trunks and seized my hand when I told him of his wife, fifteen miles from town, waiting for him, in the dark. I was sorry I could not have fixed up her engine for her, .but I was* glad that I had been. able to pass on that bit of neighborliness that the man ,had shown when he told me about my battery wires. j m were sermons palliation: the Religion Along the Road * Our Met/y Sermon—By N. A. Mchme 1% H 3?" Mien! way. Keep your eyes open and you will see them. No, perhaps you won't see the sermons, but the texts are there, and good ones. “Don’t drive in the rut," was the sign that appeared over and over, in one county. That is a great text, I would say. Don’t drive in the rut. If a rut. is deep enough, it is a grave, and when a man keeps on driving in the rut and making it deep- er, he is digging his own grave. When you drive in the rut, someone else will, and after him someone else. Some communities have been driving in the rut so long, it is three feet deep and they cannot get out. Today I saw the special train that is traveling through the state, urging the use of better sires. If you had seen some of the scrubs that have been taken in ex- change for pure-bred sires, you would learn how fearfully deep in the rut some farmers get. Some of the scrubs that have been collected would hardly make decent mincemeat. Rural church— es get into the rut very easily. Some- times they,get in so deep that it is impossible to see out, and the church has to close. And the individual can get into the \rut. And the state of Michigan preaches some pretty good sermons. The main roads are numbered. One reads fre- quently, “Slow—curve.” It is most wise to go slow on the curves. A man thought he would not do so, a few weeks back. He drove fifty miles an hour on a curve. His wife sat beside him. Her funeral took place three days later. There are many vurves in ev~ ery life. Making them at top speed is not well. We all know people who say, “If I had invested so and so, and I would be on easy street today.” “If I hadn’t done as I did, I would have kept my health.” Remember the text of the state highway department, and go slow on the curves. Remember also that there is a divine companion who knows the roads and the curves. Trav- eling with him, one is certain to ar- rive at his destination. I, condition. which much depends. HE road is bound to be bad, in places. When one is moving along over a fine smooth highway, and won— dering if it’s like this all the way, sud- denly his query is answered. It is not like this all the way. He finds himself laboring up some fearful sand hill, his engine heated to the limit, and making but small headway. One' night about nine o’clock we saw two headlights, with the dimmers on, be- side th-e road. Coming up, we found an auto camp, the family all in bed except father, who was stalking up and down outside, like a sentry. “How is the road, from here on?” “From here to S—it’s awful. Sand and ruts and hills. After that, you strike the gravel road, and it is excellent.” Said someone in the car, “That man was a preacher. I could tell by the way he gestured, and the tones of his voice.” _“Well, whatever he was, he prepared us for what was coming.” And the road of life is rough, more frequently tha nthe state highway. To have a way of traveling then, is a great art. And that is what the Christian relig- ion will do for the believer. There is a way through. And after all, it is what a man is that counts, not the make of car he drives, Whether he has acolored chauf- feur, or whether his car is this year’s model or not. Tradition says that St. Paul stood by the roadside while Nero passed by, with chariots, outriders and soldiers. But Paul was none the less a man for traveling afoot, nor Nero more of one, for all his display. “Only what thou art in thyself determines thy value.” A man can be a prince, and drive a Ford. , Tools of Industry In industry, art, science, in fact in all kinds of work, good results require good implements kept in good If the right sort of implement is important to an individual workman, eflicient tools for industry and commerce are a vital necessity to the nation. Telephone service is one of the tools of American industry and commerce in most common use and upon The American public cannot afford to let this tool get dull. To provide over twelve million subscribers with telephone connection; to transmit the vibrations of the human voice thirty million times a day and from any point to any other point throughout the land. demands an expensive mechanism of the highest order of scientific precision, and an efficient organization. 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Bulk of sales at $7.35@9.50; tops $9.60; heavy 250 lbs up medium, good and choice $8.25@ 9.25; medium 200 to 250 lbs'medium, good and choice $9.10@9.60; light 150 to 200 lbs common, medium, good and choice $9.30@9.60; light lights 130 to 150 lbs common, medium, good and choice at $8.75@9.50; heavy packing sows 250 lbs up smooth $7.25@7.75; packing sows 200 lbs up rough $7@ 7.25; pigs 130 lbs down medium, good and ' choice '$8@9. - , , ed sheep “@535. August 24. Cattle. Estimated receipts today are 8,000. Market mostly steady. Beef steers, medium and heavy weight 1100 lbs up choice and prime $9.25@10.25; do me- dium and good $6.50@9.25; do com- mon $5.25@6.50; light weight 1100 lbs down good and choice $8@10.25; do common and medium $5@8; butcher cattle heifers common, medium, good and choice $3.75@8.50; cows common, medium, good and choice $3.50@6.55; bulls bologna and beef at $3.25@6.50; canners and cutters cows and heifers $2.30@3.50; do canner steers $2.50@ 3.25; veal calves light and handy weight medium, good and choice at $8 @1025; feeder steers common, medi- um, gdod and choice at $5.25@’7.35; stocker steers common, medium, good and choice $4@6.75; stocker cows and heifers common, medium, good and choice $3@5. ‘ Sheep and Lambs. Estimated receipts today are 24,000. Sheep are steady; lambs 250 lower. Lambs 84 lbs down medium, good, choice and prime $7.75@10; do culls and common $5@7.50; Spring lambs, medium, good, choice and prime $6.25 @8; ewes medium, good and choice at $3.25@5.25~; ewes cull and common at $1.50@3; breeding ewes full mouths to yearlings $3.50@7; yearling wethers, medium, good and choice $6.25@8. BUFFALO Cattle. . Receipts 625; market steady; early sales 25@75c lower; shipping steers $8.50@10.50; butchers $8@9.50; year- lings $9@10.50; heifers $5@7.50; cows $10.50; bulls $3.25@6; feeders $1.50@6; fresh cows and springers steady at $4@6.30. Calves.— Receipts 200; mafiket steady at $5@12. . s . og . Receipts 2,500. Market is 50@750 lower; heavy at $9@9.25; mixed and y‘orkers $9.50@9.75; light yorkers and pigs $8.50@9; roughs $6@6.25; stags $3@4.50. Sheep and Lambs. Receipts 800. Market unchanged; lambs $5@11.25; yearlings $3.50@8; wethers $5.50@6; ewes $1@4.50; mix-1 stockers and . Detroit—Fresh current receipts at 29c. Poultry, spring chickens 28@30c: hens 26@27c; roosters 17c; ducks 22 @24c; geese '15c. POTATOES Increased receipts, especially from New Jersey, were the chief factor in checking the advance in eastern pota- to markets. New Jersey sacked Irish Cobblers sold at $3.15@4.05 per 100 lbs. sacked. Western potatoes bring $3.50@3.80 per 100 lbs. on middlewest- ern markets. CHEESE Cheese markets declined further early in the past week but toward the end showed a slightly improved tone. The eastern situation, however, is still unsatisfactory. Fancy cheese is firmly held and some fancy June cheese car- ries a small premium. Buyers are critical on the whole, and undergrades are hard to move. Most dealers be- lieve that higher prices are due and are buying on the declines. GRAND RAPIDS Receipts of apples, peaches, pears, plums and grapes were the heaviest of the season this week. Prices were-in- clined to ease. Quotations were as follows: Peaches, Michigan Elbertas $4@5 bu; Early Michigans and Car- mens $3@4.50; New Prolifics $3@4. Apples, Strawberry $2@3 bu; Wealthy $1@2; Pippins $1@2; Wolf River $1@ 2; sweet apples $1@1.75; cooking ap- ples and windfalls 75c@$1. Plums, Lombard $1@1.75 bu; Burbank $2@ 2.50; Brandshaw $1.50@1.75; Green Gage $1@2. Pears, all varieties $1.50 @250 bu. Grapes, King and Early Moores $2.75@3.50 bu; Delewares and Concords, first pickings, $3.50@4.50 dozen 4-lb baskets. Cantaloupes, Os« ages $1@1.25 bu; Hearts of Gold $1.50 @175 bu. Potatoes.—-—No. 1, $2@2.25 bu; No. 2, $1@1.50; movement light and demand strong. Live Stock—Hogs, dressed, heavy 1.11/2@12c; light 13@14c; steers, heavy live 7@71/_;c; light 8@8%c; cows 3@ 50; bulls 3@4c. Sheep, dressed ewes 12@13c; lambs dressed 18@20c. EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS AT THE DAIRY CATTLE CONGRESS. . The part which the dairy cow plays in a period of financial depression Will be emphasized in the many edu‘ cational exhibits which will be made at the Twelfth Annual Dairy Congress, September 26 to October 2, Waterloo, Iowa. The Dairy Division, United States Department of Agriculture, The Na~ tlonal Dairy Council, the Holstein‘ Fr1esi_an Association of America, The American Jlersey Cattle Club, the Ayr- shire Breeders’ Association, the Amer- ican Guernsey Cattle Club, the Brown SWIss Breeders’ Association, the Ex- tensmn Department of Iowa State Col- lege,. the Iowa Dairy and Food Com- missmn, the Iowa State Dairy Associa- tionand the Iowa Dairy Council 'will participate in the exhibits and demon- strations. - COMING LIVE STOCK SALES. Berkshires.—September 6, Auction Sale of the Michigan Berkshire As- soc1ation at State Fair Grounds. Aberdeen-Angus.——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, Guernseys.——October 19, Michigan State Sale, Lansing, Mich.‘ F. E.’ Fox, Waukesha, Wis., Sales Man- ager. Holsteins-——0ctober 21, Howell Sales Co., Eighth Annual Sale at Howell, Mich. Wm. Grifl‘in, Secretary. SUMMER GRANGE RALLIES. The following Grange Rallies willb'a held during the coming Week: , August 29, Manistique. August 30, Powers. August 31, Crystal Falls. September. 1, . ‘ "“G 51"“ »«.v... IV"H' This Trademark is Your Protection Not Just Figures Premiums and Policies Many tsrmrs neglect to inventory their house, household goods. horns and other equipment consequently reallzln but part oi their so ual value in the eve of fire. how ones We read that the property loss war—say $85 000 and only insured for 90,000; a third at the property's value destroyed lorever. Full coverage protection is a soleoguardlng the Ioresighled farmer insects upon. A pro- tection that means far more than figures, premiums and policies. Satisfactorlly settlln all lust claims the PEMISULMI FIRE INSTIllANcE COMPANY'con- linues to protect the farmer on (a any pro- perly basis. A Postal to our Farm Department will hrmg you interesting information. which also includes expert crop protection advece. This will not obligate you. Write today. ENINSULAR Fire Insurance Company of America Capital $1,0W,000.00 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN COLON C. LII-LIE, President. J. FLOYD IRISH Sec'y. and Mnnaging Underwriter owl's—1 pus. McCaffrey’s Hay Manager New With Gee E. ll‘egels 8e Ge. c solicit your consignments. Liberal advances on all shipments. Gee.E.llogers & 60.,601 Wabash BItlg.,Pltlsburgh,Pa Eggs We solicit your shipments. Shi AMERICAN BUTTER & CH 2034 Howard 8t.. Ito-my. Our trade on fancy poultry form eggs is increasing daily. Therefore we are in a position to pay liberal premiums above the Chl- cago market for fine new laid stock. via. Express. ESE COMPANY Detroit, Mich Six 4% H. P. Olds Gasoline Engines. For sale ’l'heso are splendid engines for farm use and good as new. For particulars address KALAMAZOO CORSET 00.. HOGS AUCTIONSALE BERKSHIRES At Michigan Stete Fair Grounds Tuesday, September 6th Immediately following the Berkshire judging. consisting of Doors ready for service. bred sows and open gilts. Terms cash or bankable note. Col. L. W. Lovewell. Auctioneer. Michigan Berkshire_Association. J. W. Clapp, Sec‘y, 516 Murphy Bldz.. Detroit, Mich. DU R 00 sow s .... ems bred .. J acks O h e r r y Orion King No. 169259 Son of the 510.000 boar owned wongview Farm. $S\1€1moohdio' also zouiig bears or servme o g sows. ’ TEE JENNINGS FARM. Bf: el, Mich Kalamazoo. Mich. “mm 5A."... up. Have some choice sprin boars sired by Great Durst King Orion COLNO. min. double immune. priced reasonable. HARRY FOWLER. Sturgis.Mich. Michigan Orion Sensation (a SOWS Bred .to great son of Great Orion's Sen- sation) and M ichigana Demonstrator (one of largest and best boars in Michigan) for sale at oonversative drices. Also growth; strong boars and grits. Michigana Farm. avilion Mich, Kalamazoo. Oo. BUROC JERSEYS spring boars that will in: rove yourhogs. of Orion Cherr King. 00].. and Pat finder breeding. at rea- aouab 9 prices. Write us your wants. Bred sows and gilts all sold W. 0. TAYLOR. Milan, Mich. O. I. c. and gliiaester Whiég Swine. .Stliioatg . ”is out of math bitsm'ln‘ge - «the finest lot I ever no at to I'd:- and getwhsdhfiluotflie am. And see a mole _> _ our “wags as“ rm. s. 4. mm {. 0's. Last fall gfltsrlirediiio fifirrowlin All}; .ngaflr‘s ' - or car also 89 n 3 area a. 1? _, ERSON. (his, n.2, 'lvlidi. Elmhurst Fern. Heel-nest: chess meaove. THE following, report from Verne H. Church, Agricultural Statisti- cian for Michigan, shows an improve- ment in crops resulting from recent rains: Growing crops have been much ben- efited by the rains of the past week. The ground is moist to a considerable depth and plowing for fall-sown grains has been resumed. This and other farm work is progressing very satis- factorily. Corn is approaching maturity and cutting has commenced. While heat and drought have caused local dam- age and will shorten the yield in some fields the crops as a. whole are very good. Wheat threshing is completed in many sections, and much of the crop has been marketed. The grain aver- ages light and of inferior quality, al- though in a few counties the quality is much better than in others and is nearly normal. Oats are generally poor in quality and yield. While some favorable yields are reported ,the great bulk of the crop has averaged less than twen- ty bushels per acre, and the grain is very light in weight and greatly lack- ing in substance. There is considerable improvement in the outlook for late potatoes. The recent rains will cause the newly-set tubers to grow rapidly. While there are many poor stands, the yield should be relatively better than the percent- age of stand. Late beans in the best bean-growing counties are doing fairly well. They are still blooming and there is a. fair setting of normal sized pods. Unless early frost should prevent, the most of the crop should mature. The early beans were greatly injured by extreme heat in July, and are a very poor crop. Cloverseed promises well in most, sections, and a fairly good acreage is indicated. Cutting has commenced and the heads in these fields are mostly well filled. However, dry weather has shortened and thinned the stand in some localities. The third cutting of alfalfa is being made through the southern districts of the state and the yield is generally good. A fourth cutting may be possi- ble in some of these fields this year. The acreage of alfalfa shows a. mark- ed increase over previous years and the crop is fast gaining in popularity. Sugar beets are growing nicely, and will be greatly benefited by the recent rains. Fruit is gaining in size under the improved moisture conditions. The summer apples have mostly gone to market, and peaches and grapes are beginning to move in the southwest- ern counties. Luce 00., (Aug. 19).—Hay is about one—third of a crop; oats light; wheat fair, and rye an average crop. Pota- toes in second bloom. If frost holds off, potatoes will be 75 per cent of a. crop—C. C. U. ‘AJJU Raise Chester W ites *‘ Like This the original big producers , ' I HAVE started thousands of breeders on the road to success. 1 can help you. I want to place one ho from my met her in every comm are nmn nlr » resented b one fine early developers—ready for muket um mouthed Write torn-.eynlsnr-~ More lureyfromflnp.’ e. 3. assumes. 3,1151), 10. inhumulohigu O I. 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A15, 2452 Market St., Detroit, Michigan. to / The Fairmont Cream- Send me without obligation FREE Book which ' Also send ship- my cream. 1 milk ........................... cows. “nun-nuu-n......-.....- "nun”..ununu”nu...n.............. $2.15 . Each Stanchions Pin, closed Can be opened or Monroe, Mich. “‘ GILT 555?? £213.?” H. W. MANN. Dnnsvlllo, hlich and O. I. C. Big Type P. C. some very choice boars doubloim- muno. out 1100 lb. sire and mammoth sows from Iowa's greatest herds.E.J.Mathcwson.Burr Oak. Mich. for ' ' Road Big Type Poland China Bears 5mm? long stretchy fellows. Grandsons of Gertsdale Timm. weighing better than 300 lbs.. also spring pigs. Grund- sons of Leonard Bib Bob. Satisfaction guaranteed. Call or write. DORUS HOVER. Akron. lViichigan gpotted Poland Chinas The hog with more outcrosscs than any other breed. Which insures vitality and prolificacy. Why breed and feed grade hogs when you can buy registered hogs at special low prices. Write me your wants in bred grits, boars or 3 mg pigs, Cholera immuned. Satisfaction guaranE'eed. SAMUEL GERBER Blufiton, Ind. R. 4. afew choice boars L o S o P 0 C ' at farmers prices, bred gilts Iall sold. $1.30 a grandson of The Clans- d arrison l o . m“ 3'“ u.o.sw‘iAnTz. Schoolcraft. Mich 8' Type Poland Chinas. A great litter by Checkers; lg dam a grand-daughter of Giant Buster. are for sale now. They were [arr-owed Mar. 11. and were purchased of Jim Bloemendaal. Alton. In. in dam. Do you want the best the breed produces? Come over and see them. Wesley Hile. Ionia, Mich. ows bred for spring litters all sold, Have some Sohoice gilts bred for Aug. litters. also some Sept. Sales Mgr. Coral, Web. ”“1“ t" ”19' Clyde “he" 3'3’ se. L°““"'M‘°h- BIG TYPE P. 0. boar pigs at O I C’ Special prices on choice pigs of. Lannal‘d Farm .weaning time. 525 from Mich. ’ ' - 8‘ March and May furrow by 0. 0. Big Champion herd. Satisfaction guaranteed. . Call. or Cellamy. 0. J. Thompson. Rockford, Mich, write. E. R. LEONARD. 3.3, St. Louis. Mich. ' ' at lowest prices. Both 0. r. C’s germs“... on“. W "a PST": ‘22?“ “m“? .... a" m. m. m... OIDVEBW STOCK FAB . Monroe. Mich 63.“;3‘A MGABDNEB, B. 2’ Mlddleville. Mich. ling. Poland Chinas ‘1 mo . old. Satisfaction gunner: F ernwood Form. B. 3. Evert. Mich. Baby Boats $10. teed. photos free. Detroit, MiChs // Name .................................................................................... ‘3 I Address.............. $2.25 Take Your Choice S tee l - La t c h Self-Adjusting At Low Prices save feed, save time, save bedding. closed without removing mittens; lock in place when open —most convenient for you. Swing freely when closed; have smooth hardwood uprights— no splinters —— without the rust and chill of steel—most comfortable for the cows. Both strongly made of best grade hardwood, strong, tough and sound, with rigid, blind-bolted joints. Limited supply ofi‘cred now at these low prices. Write today to l l ' bred gilts now read f ‘ . HampShlre (arrow; {Swims and fall Sting“; 82:15:83}: ‘ gzun. JOHN W. S YDEK. 11.4. St. Signs. Mich. Pine Grove Hampshires Brod sows all sold. We are ofierlng 1008 ri excellent. breeding and quality. ‘itheg sgg'piog‘s‘gg early. GEO. COUI’AR & SONS. Mariette. Mich. FOR SALE YORKSHIRE GILT bred for Se t. farrowin . r"?! VVATERM N it WAT RDIAN, Ann Arbor. Mich. j at prices farmers can afford to pay. . Tamswortlis, ”“3 bacon breed- Young Digs to. sale L EAVI’I‘T & SONS. Dublin. Mich. SHEEP INGLESI DE SHROPSHI RES ‘ During the past 30 years Ingleside Farm‘h over a. 1000 Shropshires of sustained excel‘l‘elhrtfe‘lucbhi never before have we been able to present to our ever- widening circle of satisfied customers such an ettrac. tive offering of Shropshires of all ages. In rams we. have a strong assortment of lambs. enr- lings and zgged rams—splendid individuals of the c oic- est breeding obtainable. We have young ewes of quality for exhibition or foundation stock. We can supply 2 or 3 fitted flocks for show at county fairs. Write your wants—~0r better yet. come and inspect this stock personally. IONIA. MIOH H. E. POWELL dz SON. 60 Head Registered Shropshire ewe and ram lambs also yearling rams good size and type. Priced to sell. Established 1890 O. LEMEN. ‘ Stock Farms offer for sale thirty Shro . Idlerld shire and Leicester rams. See our 0:- hibit at Detroit.Jackson.Adrain. and HillsdslelFsirs. O. J. MIDDLETON. Proprietor. Clayton. Mich. 25 Shropshire Ewes $93}, $13.53?“ DAN BOOHER. R. 4, vsrt. Mich. 4 L.T.P.C. $1 5, $20 8: $25 Our top notohlstretohy boos- pigs are weaned and ready q- “Motel-o I ON fifiwQ'moh -.‘. to - new are sized no bones osEarts Block Prion 1%“ m, ht Kind Glen and Leon- ard'squ' . = . cm 18!) GLINE Add”. . T. Hort. St. Louis. Mich. I T.P.C.few choice bred gilts sired by T's Clansman 'Mich’s 19?.0 Gd. Chum. bred to Smooth Buster l’s't Jr. yearling 1920. A. A. Feldkamp. Manchester. Mich. Nothing for sale at present. "L. To PW: 9- Thanks to my customers. Straight Brook Hampshire Downs For Sale: 30 yearlin rams. 30 ram lambs includln reel lock headers. 0 also have to ofler ewes of 3% ’ A GET BBOO page. J. B. Welsh. Mgr. s 001: um. R. 1. ions. Mich. EAGELSEAW. Auguste. Nich— 1 ' Dexter. Mich. - 4 ht- . .=-.;.. . . . ”cpl; ._ a . a“; more: “:2 5 5A\E\ L 5 AGEN ”Wm: 33.9955 ('0 o What Will The Harvest, Be? i\\ (7 There is probably not a farmer in Michigan who has not at:1east seriously cons ,/ idered applying limestone to his land. Thousands of the more progressive among them decided to do so this year, and they are reaping a handsome \ profit from the investment. Many others have not yet made this decision. They are the type who must knowflefinitely the profit they can expect before making any investment. We want to say a word to you farmers of this type. We can’t tell you exactly in dollars and cents your profit from an investment in limestone, as soil conditions, crop conditions, and methods of working vary so greatly that this is impossible. You know that prices this year have been so close to production costs that profits have been small. With labor, seed, and overhead costs fixed, the only way for you to increase your profits next year is to increase your yield. You can put it down as a definite fact that a very large percentage Of Michigan land is sour and needs limestone. Also that, almost without exception, every farmer who has made his first trial investment in Solvay Pul- verized Limestone is continuing to buy and apply it ' until all his land is covered. This proves that it pays. ‘ You will find that hundreds of farmers are raising clover and alfalfa today on limed land where before they couldn’t get a catch at all. ‘ . You will find that 50% increase in yield is the average'result secured by applying Solvay Limestone to wheat lands. The I l ' h I S B 0 O k averge increase in alfalfa, clover, beans, etc., is as high, and usually higher. F R E E These are FACTS WhiCh YOU Can’t loverlook. We don’t ask you to accept our word for it. We merely ask you as a progressive farmer to find out about limestone—to study your own individual farm, compare it with tests which have been made under similar conditions, then figure the per- The book will be promptly sent, post- centage of profit which you will get from a limestone investment, and decide for yourself. paid, upon return of this coupon. Or . . just d r0p us a postcard. Let us help you do this. Ask us to send our book on limestone, which gives you the facts—scores of tests and definite information so that you can find out what limestone will do for you. While many county agents and farmers have told us that this book 18 one of the most valuable ever put into farmers’ Please send COPY Of AGRICUL' hands, we won ’t charge you for it. Just drop us a line now while you think of it so that you c ' TURAL LIMESTONE t0 pare to apply it this Fall, and reap the & K Evans, Inc., Saginaw “'625, ,OOK BLDG,‘ DETROIT v.1: .. .. or. - ‘,