‘. __ .4». .t\\ . \\\.§ .. 2"\ #“ .\\\\ \ § ‘§ \ I / W/Ip/ ”at/71w . ,//’//,/ . / / , , /,” ,z W I’, MAD ED 1843- VOL. CLVII. No. 25 Whole Number 4179 - DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 192] ONE YEAR $1.00 FIVE YEARS $5.00 Making Michigan the Seed Potato State HIS year 1,020 acres of potatoes were inspected for certification. Six hundred and fifty—four acres giving a total yield of approximately 97,000 bushels, passed the inspections and were certified. The amount of certified seed that. is offered for sale is approximately 82,300 bushels. The certified stock was grown in thirty counties. Nearly one-half of the crop, however, was produced in Presque Isle. Cheboygan, Emmet, Charlevoix, Antrim and ()tsego coun— ties. Antrim county, with 264 acres, passing the inspections led all other counties in the production of certified seed. The Late Petoskey (Petoskey Gol- den Russet) or (Russet Rural), heads the list of 'arieties certified. There are approximately 75,000 bushels of certified Late Petoskeys for sale. The other- varieties with the number 01’ bushels of each that is offered for sale is as follows. Green Mountain, 47,- 000; \Vhite Rurals, 23.000: Irish (lob- blers, 300. All of the Green Mountain certified seed was grown in the upper peninsula. The inspection and certification work is carried on by the Michigan Potato Producers’ Association in cooperation with the horticultural department of the Michigan Agricultural College. Two field inspections are made during the growing season. The first: one when the plants are in blossom and the second one just before the vines are killed by the frost. In order to pass these inspections a field must meet. the standards relative to freedom from 'arietal mixtures and diseases. Furthermore, the fields must, show a vigorous growth and show no serious injury from the Colorado potato beetle, leaf hoppers, lice or other insects. Fields under inspection must also re- ceive careful cultivation in order to prevent the growth of Weeds and grass. All potatoes that pass the field in spections are inspected again in the bin during October and November. This inspection is for the purpose of determining the presence 01' such dis- eases as scab, black scurt', t'usarium wilt, late blight, etc. In order to pass Fields. Are Inspected-at Clossomin 9 Time and Again Just Before Frost. the bin inspection potatoes must not only be comparatively tree from dis— uise, but they must also be true to type, and practically free from serious mechanical injuries. Certified seed potatoes are shipped in new bags that contain 150 pounds. Each bag must bear the official cer- tification tag which bears the grower’s signature, address, his certificate num- How [2‘ 1'; Being D071€.——‘By H C. Moore, is dug separately and its yield record— ed. The. records thus secured are con- sidered along with conditions found in the applicant’s field in the awarding of certificates of inspection. 'l‘hose strains that maintain a superior yield over a period of two or three years are increased for distribution to those Michigan potato growers who are thoroughly interested in bettering the Here is a Large Field of Certified Potatoes Being Harvested on the Farm of C. R. Millar, in Schoolcraft County. her and the name of the variety of po- tato. Buyers of Michigan certified seed potatoes should make sure that the stock they secure is accompanied with the certification tags. Every effort. is made not only to elim- inate disease and varietal mixtures, but also to insure that all seed stock certified is from vigorous, high-yield- ing strains. In order to do this each grower making application for the in spection service is required to l'urnish one bushel from the stock which he expects to plant for inspection and cer- tification. Each bushel sample receiv- ed is planted in a large test field and notes are made during the growing season on the habits and vigor of the vine growth. At harvest time each lot This Vigorous Field of Late Petoskeys Grown by C. S. Dearborn, Antrim Co. yield and quantity of this important crop. As a further check on determining the low and high yielding strains of Michigan certified seed potatoes and to compare Michigan seed with that, from other sources, tests were conduct— cd in Ohio, Indiana, lllinois and lowa with the various lots of Michigan ccr— titled seed potatoes. Several hundred bushels of seed were donated last spring for this work. Many of the, rec- ords on this test. have not, yet. been returned but those thus far secured show that the Michigan stock gave ex- cellent results. That the following of the rcquire- iiicnts relative to good cultural prac— tices, including the planting of high- quality seed, careful cultivation and thorough spraying with arsenicals and Bordeaux mixture has givcn good re» sults is evidenced by the good yields that have been secured by those grow- crs whose fields passed the inspec— tions. The average yield per acre se- cured by all of the grovvers of certified seed was approxin‘iately 150 bushels. The average state )‘icld will probably be about seventy-five bushels per acre. All growers applying for the inspec- tion scr\ico ncxt year will be required to plant certified seed and the rules on the spraying work and other cultural practices will be rigid. The seed department of the Michi- gan State Farm Bureau, Lansing, Michigan, is the otlicial selling agency for Michigan certified seed potatoes. All inquiries for seed stock should be addressed to them. (‘ertilicalion lists giving the stand— ards used in the. inspection work, to- gether with the names of growers wliosc potatoes passed the inspections can be secured from the Secretary of the Michigan Potato i’roduccrs’ Asso- ciation. Cast Lansing, Michigan. TWO POULTRY PROFIT SUGGES— TIONS. (‘()NSII)ERABLE number of poul- try houses are built so high and the amount, of air space that must. be warmed by the birds is so great that it is impossible for winter tempera- tures to be pleasant. This can be rem- edied by putting in a straw loft to oc- cupy all excess space in the, top of the house not, needed as head room by the caretaker. In providing ventilation also, enough space should be left open in the south side of the building so that the open front will equal one-tenth of the total tloor space. This open screen ought to be, near the bottom of the south side rather than at the top so that the warm air from the roosts will not flow up and out of the open space. Do We say an untruth in this, that a. healthy imagination, next to a balanc- ed judgment and a clear conscience, is the greatest blessing of life? Down in Pulaski County, Indiana Demonstrations were Held in which the Value of Michigan Certified Seed was Emphasized by Actual Field Results. Published Weekly Established 1843 Copyright 1921 The Lawrence Publishing Co. Editors and Proprietors 1632 lnFayettc Boulevard Detroit, Michigan TELEPHONE CHERRY 8384 NEW YORK OFFICE—95 Madison Ave. CHICAGO OFFICE-I 11 \V . Washington St. CLEVELAND OFFICE-101 1—1013 Oregon AVe.. N. E PHILADELPHIA OFFICE- 261-263 South Third St. ' .J. LAWRENCE ........... President IIglkUl. LAWRENCE .. “Vice-Preside!!! J. F. CUNNINGHAM ... -._...Treasurer F. H. NANCE ................... Secretary 1. R. WATERBURY ...... . ................... BURT \VEIUIU'I‘H ..-- -- .. Associate, ALTA LAWSON LITTEL L... Lditora FRANK A. WILKEN ..--. I. R. WATERBUK Y . B'uslncss Manager TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION One Year. 52 issues .. .......,......3l.00 Three Years. 156 issues . . $3.88 Five Years, 260 imues A Sent poatpnld 500 a year extra for postage Canadian subscription RATES OF ADVERTISING 55 cents per line agate type measurement. or $7.70 per lnch(l4 agateliues per Inch) pcr lllBtll‘llOll: No advertis- ment inserted for lcsi than SI .63 each insertion No objectionable advcrtls emcnls mscrtcd at any tune. ___’__————~—-—— Papers Association and Member 8 uritu'd Farm 4 l of Cir culation. ti Au: It Bureau the Post Office at tere as Seconl Class Matter at E" d t of h arch 3, 1879 Detroit, Michigan. Under the Act -7 WEIUMBER TWEN'I‘ Y-FIVU voninr: CLvum DETROIT, DECEMBER 17, 1921 CURRENT COMMENT THE MICHIGAN FARMER SAYS: Legume hay will win the day. Culled flocks‘cut egg costs. High yields increase the “net.” Timothy-hay dairymcn should take a course in alfalfa. The chca(pest) seeds are the “pest,” seeds. The horse-he eatcth not while he workcth. National security depends as much upon forests as upon navies. Only good farmers find profit in nam— ing their farms. “'0 want more farmers who will produce harmony from the “organ” in organization. HE future outlook for agriculture is The a subject; of interest Future to every l'a“u1cr. and Outlook indirectly t. 0 every person engaged in ev- ery other industry or occupation in this country. Today, as never before, government executives and business executives everywhere recognize the fact that a. prosperous agriculturc is the key to prosperity in all other lines of business. President Harding recog- nized this fact in his recent mcssage to congress. He said everybody con- ceded that the producer is entitled to a. larger proportion of the consumer's dollar than he is gctting undcr present conditions and adviscd congress that “every encouragement should be given the cooperative marketing programs.” The following is an exccrpt from his message bearing on this subject: It is rather shocking to be told and to have the statement strongly sup— ported, that 9,000,000 bales of cotton, raised on American plantations in a given year, will actually be worth more to the producers than 13,000,000 bales would have been. Equally shock1ng is the statement that 700,000,000 bushs els of Wheat raised by American farm- ers, will bring them more money than 1,000,000,000 bushels. Yet these are not exaggerated statements. In a word, there are tens of millions who need food and clothing, which they cannot get, such a condition is sure to indict the social system which makes it pos- sible. . There is the appeal for this experi- ment. Why not try it? No one chal- lenges the right of the farmer to a. large share of the consumer’s pay for his, product, no one can deny that we cannot live without the farmer. He is justified in rebelling against the trans- portation cost. Given a fair return for his labor. he will, have less occasxon to appeal for financial aid; and given assurance that his labors shall not be in vain, we reassure all the people of a production sufficient to ‘meet our na- tional requirements and guard against disaster. Broad minded business executives are thinking along similar lines. Prac- tically every analysis of the business situation appearing in the leading financial journals devotes particular attention to the agricultural situation. There is general recognition of the lack of economic balance between ag- ransmieaieisw? riculture and other industries at the. present time, and the cause of and remedy for this situation is being sought in official and business as well as agricultural circles at the present time as never before. This situation is readily explained by the fact that while the farmers of the country were first to feel the full force and effect of deflation, most other businesses are feeling it just as keenly at, the present time and there is a growmg realization of the fact that. every busines, save none, must; bear its just. share of the burden before the readjustment proc- ess is completed and general prosper- ity is restored in the natural cycle of business events. But the silver lining of the business Cloud in which the world is now en- veloped as the aftermath of the war is the practical unanimity of opinion among economists and keen observers of the trend of business that the worst is over and that there will be a grad— ual in’iprovcmcnt in conditions from this time on. lt is also generally con- ceded that, as agriculture was firSt‘ to feel the full effect of deflation it must be the first: industry to make a re- covery. For Michigan farmers the outlook is undoubtedly brighter than for the farmers of most of the great. agricul- tural states. This is due to the great diversity of our production, and the consequently increased opportunity to vary our production to meet present conditions, and our favorable location so far as big markets and transporta- tion facilities are concerned. As com- pared with the farmers in the one-crop states, with tremendous freight charg- es between their farms and possible points of consumption of their prod- ucts, our situation and outlook is very bright indeed. By comparison with most other sections of the country, the Michigan farmer’s situation is a matter for congratulation. and when his average ability and resourcefulness is taken into consideration. We believe his outlook is indeed bright, not only as compared with that of his content" poraries in other states, but as well in comparison with that of the average man in any othcr occupation or line of business anywhere. ‘ THE cooperative Make (30- . movement among . , l a rm e 1' s has made operation great stridcs in Mich- a Success igan during recent years. Its fut urc de- velopment and success lies wholly in the hands of the farmer members of the various cooperative associations. Present conditions favor its further development. People are much more inclined to cooperate effectively when the conditions are difficult to meet than when they are easy. There is a better opportunity to make coopera- tion among the farmers of Michigan a big success than ever before. There is a better foundation upon which to build future success and a greater op- portunity for effective service than in the past. . But to make cooperative enterprises the success which they should be they must be conducted on strict economic principles which will enable them not only to compete with, but to excel competitive avenues of distribution. in economic results to their membership. Extravagant methods and expendis tures creep into ecoperative enter- A ‘I prises even more readily and easily than into private business organiza- tions. and inefficiency is likely to be tolerated longer. Readjustment to meet present conditions is also obvi- ously more diflicult of accomplish- ment. But these factors must be giv- en careful consideration if the‘ move ment is to progress as it should pro- gress. Economy and efficiency must be the watchword if these organiza- tions are to render their members the service which is due them and be of worth while economic benefit to them. The season is at hand when dele- gates are to be selected to the annual meetings of most of these organiza- tions. These delegates should be se- lected for their fitness to determine the policies of these several organiza- tions in the interest of the membership and to select an official personnel which will carry out those policies, rather than in the interest of present or would be leaders of these organiza tions or because of the efforts of solici- tous friends of present or embryonic leaders. If our cooperative organizations are to be the success which they should and might be, they must be directed from the bottom up, rather than from the top down. And the only way this can be accomplished is through the active cooperation of their member- ship in picking the best brains in their local organizations to represent them at the, annual meetings of the general organizations with which the local is affiliated. E have received The many letters in , response to our ap— Bankers pea] for information Attitude as to the attitude of local bankers regard- ing the handling of funds of the \R'ar Finance Corporation for the benefit of the farmers in their localities. These responses have indicated that some of the farmers, as well as some of the bankers, look upon this proposition as political buncombe. \Ve are certain that they are entirely mistaken. There is no doubt that the director of this effort, to help the farmers of the coun- try is entirely earnest in his efforts, as well as those who were responsible for the development of the plan. But the bankers who are charged with its development in Michigan and the local bankers who should be inter- ested in seeing it. function for the bet- terment of agriculture in their several communities are apparently, for the most part, either lukewarm in their efforts or definitely opposed to the functioning of the plan in Michigan as it is functioning in many other states. There is also an apparent feeling . among the big city bankers that this money should be used for the exten- sion of loans already made and the discharging of obligations to corres- pondent banks, rather than for the ex- tension of additional credit to farmers. But the \Var Finance Corporation is still interested in the proposition and its chairman has asked for the appoint- ment. of a committee by the chairman of the State Bankers’ Association to promote the functioning of the plan in this state. In the meantime the farm« ers of every community who are en< titled to and need assistance from this source should continue their efforts to convert their local bankers, by organ- ized effort if personal effort is not ef— fective to that end. There, of course, remains the expedient of organizing stock company loan associations to handle the matter, but this would be more difficult than to force a proper functioning of the plan through the regular channels, which can easily be accomplished if the farmers of the state will cooperate to that end. It is either» a matter for congratula- tion on the financial condition of the _farmers of Michigan or a sad com- mentary on the attitude of the bankers of the state, that not a single dollar of' this War Finance Corporation mon- ey has yet been loaned in Michigan. From our present knowledge of the situation we believe it is both. But there is certainly some need of the functioning of this plan in this ,state. and to that extent it must be made to function. UST why so much The attention is given to the grand champi- Greatest on steer at the Inter- Test national and so little comparatively to the grand champion of the carcass class, is hard to understand. Likely it-is be— cause the tying of the honored ribbon on the first is more spectacular: Thou- sands are watching the judging with the keenest interest and when the de- cision is made there is a great ova; tion and outburst of enthusiasm. This, no doubt, has its psychological effect upon the reporters as well as the visit— ore and naturally shows itself in the resulting publicity. But really, the greatest test is the block. The high percentage of dressed meat and the quality, both of which are accurately determined by the butcher- ing test, ultimately should have prece— dence over outward characteristics and appearances in deciding the finest finished fat cattle at the great Inter- national. The final test of a good cow is the amount of milk and butter-fat she will produce. The test, of a. hen of the laying strain is the number and size of the eggs she lays. Why should not the highest test of beef cattle be the quantity and quality of the meat which is produced? We hold this to be true and we de- sire to congratulate the breeder and the feeder who produced College Erin, the Michigan Agricultural College and the state of Michigan upon the winning of the grand champion awards at the International in the cattle carcass class which was won by this junior yearling Angus steer exhibited by our Agricultural College. The stéer's live weight was 1,1l0 pounds and he dress- ed 694 pounds, a dressing percentage of 62.52 per cent. Again we say, all honor to Michigan. I’m 14 Able-[y Surprised AST week I pressed my way into the Press Building at Grand Rap- ids and went up to the third floor to see what the cultivaters of the down- fall of man, called horticulturists, had to say for themselves. I had a busy time right away. They was a reception committee waiting for me and I shook hands and shook hands. This com- mittee was made up of Sam Smith, who is growin’ Hill’s Chilly peaches on the purspirin’ land- scape of Neway— go. I’m glad I saw Sam ’cause he was the only one I knew I saw. Well, when I got into the meetin’ proper they was a fellow working his Adam’s apple up and down a mile a minute talking on something. Any~ how, his general conclusions was “Let \ us spray,” which is good advice for men who are in the kind of business they’re in. Some newspaper man said that. you will know them by their fruits. By that .I judge some of them is peaches and others Keiffer pears. The way some of the apples looked at the exhibition I don’t blame Adam for falling. I felt myself slippin?» when I was in their mist-Anyhow, I wouldn’t mind aldrink of soft cider any ting » " 1 ~ .ms -- DEC. 17,1921. , THE MICHIGAN FARMER 3—575 Shall we Stick to the Dairy Business? fVflat Om Daily/man T/zz'fiér HESE are very discouraging I times for the dairymen. Some dairymen have already disposed of their cows, feeling it inadvisable to continue the business, while others are reducing their herds by disposing of unprofitable individuals and pursuing a waiting course until market condi- tions recuperate. Few dairymen think it expedient to increase production. however, dairymen should not act has- tily, as there are some factors con- nected with general dairy husbandry too important to pass unconsidered ev- en in view of present discouraging conditions. The gradual growth and develop- ment of the dairy industry in this state during the past quarter of a century has been an important factor in the farmers’ income, beside retaining a high percentage of fertilizing elements for soil rebuilding. This latter fact in no small measure has been overlooked by many dairymen. The milk check is not the only thing that should be taken into‘consideration in the final analysis of whether one should stick to the dairy business or not. Dairymen should not become dis- heartened simply on account of the temporary decline in market value of dairy products. There could be no foreseen solution to the present condi- tion of affairs other than to wait until each line of industry adjusted itself to after-war conditions. All industrial enterprises have suffered inestimable losses, but they are not abandoning the ship, so let us dairymen take cour- age and ultimately all will result well. This is a good time for dairymen to make a study of the dairy business to effect improvement, lower cost of pro- duction and strive for a higher quality of marketable product. How can this be done? In various ways. First, by installing a modern equipment. for handling the dairy herd. There is room for considerable improvement on the average farm where dairying is followed, not as a specialty but as a part of general farm management. I have from time to time visited a large number of farms where dairy— ing is carried on as an adjunct to gen- eral farming and find that: many inex— pensive improvements might be in- stalled. The overhead track litter car— rier has been used in our stable for about seven years and we find it a wonderful convenience. \Vater in the stable, especially during the winter months, also is a great help. Cement floors and mangers are found in many dairy barns, yet a great: many do not have them. A milk house for handling the milk and dairy utensils will cut labor costs and enable one to produce better milk. During recent years, dairymen have heard a great deal about cost. 01' pro- duction plus a fair profit for dairy products. ,This is surely a good doc- trine. There is no good reason why the dairyman is not. entitled to the same square deal that. any other indus- try enjoys. But the dairymen themselves have something to do before this can be- come an accomplished fact. First, dairymen are keeping too many poor cows, that is, cows producing not more than four or five thousand pounds of milk yearly. Few herds are free from these low-producing individuals. In or» der for dairymen to lower cost of pro- duction and increase profit, they must cull out the low—producing animals. This is a good time to cull the herd and grade up. Secondly, dairy products lack in uniformity and quality to com- mand the. top market price. \Ve dairy- men must strive to overcome this con- dition through the production of a higher grade of dairy products second to none in the world. This country needs more good dairy- men who will apply business methods to the management of the dairy indus- try. Most dairymen need to keep few- cr cows and better ones. During the past five years, I have been gradually cuttingdown the size of my herd and striving to make one cow do the work of two. I believe this is the ultimate solution to the present—day dairy prob- lem. Fewer cows and better ones. I believe the farm must produce more feed for the dairy herd in the future than it has in the past. I am of the opinion also that dairying must be conducted as an adjunct to general farming and not as a specialty. Every farm where conditions are favorable should maintain a few good cows. There is no better method of main- taining soil fertility than through dairy husbandry. Stick to the dairy busi- ness, improve the quality of your herd and products and the future will take care of itself—“Lido RILYVOl.l)S. Plan Unique System of Fruit Demonstrations 0 longer is the Michigan fruit N grower forced to accept thead- vice of M. A. C. scientists with- out proof. A unique system of cooper- ative demonstrations, arranged be- tween the college and nearly two hun- dred individual farmers, makes it pos- sible for any “doubting Thomas” among the orchardists to “feel and see.” These tests include all phases of fruit production, about one hundred of them being concerned with fertiliza- tion, seventy—five with pruning and a number of others with spraying. The basis for these demonstration tests is, of course, to be found in the research and experimental work car- ried on by the college at lrand Rapids and South Haven stations and at other areas set aside. In the last two years, particularly, these experiments have been given a new impetus and now in- clude every problem the orchardist faces, with emphasis placed on or- chard fertilization. Growerr 4725/ College Cooperate Several tests of vital importance are being carried on at the Graham Ex- periment Station at Grand Rapids. One compares cultivation with cover plots, (1) on alfalfa sod in which one or two cuttings of hay has been left. as a mulch, and (2) with grass sod. Another similar experiment compares the effect with (1) clover sod; (2) clean culture with cover crops; (3) alfalfa, removing all hay and using straw as a mulch, and (4) alfalfa, us- ing two cuttings of alfalfa as a mulch. A third takes up a comparison of dif- ferent, kinds of cover crops with re— spect. to the amount of organic matter and nitrogen they add to the soil. A fourth compares the growth of cher~ ries on alfalfa sod with the growth of those where clean cultivation is prac- ticed. In a fifth test, various systems of pruning are being used to determine which is the most profitable from the standpoint. of early and late bearing. Some growers hold that. severe prun— ing delays bearing, but others are of the opinion that delayed bearing means greater profits in the long run. Costs are being carefully kept in connection with each test so as to de- termine the relation of the various practices to the scheme. of manage- ment. From those experiments begun in l92t) and 1921 reliable conclusions are expected to be available in from two to five years. llowm'er, any farm- cr visiting the tlrahnm station may see, results sufficiently striking to war» rant, approximate inferences. At, Paw Paw a fi\'("2l(‘l'e vineyard has been maintained for several years to make possible a thorough study of the fruiting habits of grapes and the re- sults of tarious pruning practices. From the showing made in 1921, for instance, it is apparent that growers should exercise more judgment in pruning, leaving a comparatively small number of buds on the weak vines and a large number on the stronger ones. It has also been found that the buds most, productive are. those farthest from the head of the cane. In Berrien county there are several fertilizer experiments with black and red raspberries and dewberries. These were begun only last spring. At the South llavcn l'lxperiment Station most of the work is in cooperation with the United States Department of Agricul- ture. Variety testing. truit breeding and nursery investigatitms are being carried on. Ten acres in addition to the original fifteen are devoted to small fruits. Vegetable breeding and variety testing of vegetables comprise a portion of the, experimcnts at East Lansing. Irrigation and non-irrigation of small fruits is also being compared. A Squint at the Present Feed Markets developing on a broad scale, quite auspiciously in view of the sluggish trade during the summer and fall months. Prices, too, are re- sponding to the improved buying sup port from dairymen anti feed- ers in general. Virtually all feeds have advanced material- ly, with some showing sharp gains. Feeds used extensively in dairying operations have shared in the principal ad- vances, which is explained by the fact that returns to milk producers have been relatively greater than the profits from the fattening of meat animals, thus tending to stimulate the demand from the former class of consumers. Many meat ani- mal feeders, in fact, are losing money. Advances, which may be temporarily checked during the early part of the new year just after the holiday season, may later be extended. How- WINTER demand for feedstuffs is '1. ever, there is hardly basis for the be- lief that radical upturns as often wit- nessed during late winter will again be noted this season, as too much feed in the aggregate is available. The high protein feeds, including both cottonseed and linseed cake and meal, have responded to increased buy» ing power, coming primarily from an augmented demand rather than from improvement. in the sales to domestic Supplies of cottonseed cake feeders. Grand Champion Carload at International Exhibited by John Hubly, Illinois. Sold for $40 Per th. and meal have been exceedingly light, based on small offerings of seed avail— able ovor the, cotton belt from this year’s \'cl'_\' low crop. Mills in Oklahoma are quoting prime forty-three per cent cake and meal around $38 to trim a ton, with Arkansas about a dollar a ton lcss, basis Little llock, showing a t‘isc of fully 95mm a ton over a month ago. For thirty»six per cent cake and meal the quotations are about $2.00 to $3.1m a, ton under the forty- ihrec per cent grade. Linseed feed has shared a relatively better demand than other high protein commodities in domestic channels, at the same time enjoying a fairly ac- tive foreign inquiry. Crushers in the northwest are quoting about $4221 ton for linseed meal, while the eastern sea- board is asking up to $48 a ton for cake. In view of the very (Continued on page 591. l.‘ -r LATE AGRICULTURAL NEWS SHEEP KILLED BY DOGS. HlPPEWA supervisors have voted to require the county agricultural agent. to investigate the value of all sheep killed by dogs, with a. View to adapting the amount allowed to the market price of the sheep on the day of the killing. The S00 Times reports that, last year, $2,281.50 was paid out by Chippewa county to the owners of sheep killed by dogs. SOME RESULTS OF ALFALFA CAM- . PAIGN. GRICULTURAL Agent Bentall, of. Allegan county, tells us in a letter just received that cow-testing associa- tions have already been started as a result of the alfalfa and dairy cam- paign recently held in that county, and others will be organized as soon as he and his co—workers can get to them. Activities in cleaning up herds from tuberculosis have doubled since the campaign was undertaken. Mr. Bent- all says, “We have. reasons to be well satisfied with results!” WHEAT PRICES HAMMERED DOWN ——WANTS PROBE. VICKY farmer who grows grain should write to his congresman and urge early action on Senate Reso- lution No. 133, which provides for in- vestigation of the. real factors that have been smashing wheat prices de- spite wheat exports that break all pre- vious records,” is the appeal made by President C. H. Gustat'son, of the U. S. Grain Growers, Inc., in insisting upon a Federal Trade Commission investi- gation of the export grain trade. Mr. Gustal‘son charges that at the same time wheat prices are being hammered down to the dollar mark, grain growers are being led to believe that a weakened l‘ortign demand will not take care of the normal exportable surplus. Mr. Gustat'son charges that this is not so and that more wheat is being exported than ever before. PROTECT PUBLIC AGAINST IMITA- TION FRUIT JUICE. RUIT growers of the nation are de- termined that the consuming pub- lic shall be protected in the matter of artificial fruit juices, says the Michi- gan State Farm Bureau. Steps have been taken by the fruit growers to secure the enactment by congress of Truth-in—Fruit juices legislation. The move is supported by the American Farm Bureau Federation, State Farm Bureaus, fruit organizations and oth- ers. Speaking of the manner in which natural fruit juices are being imitated and misrepresented and the consuming public fooled by possibly injurious con- coctions, Mr. Adams said that gum arabic and other ingredients are being used to make the artificial drinks “cloudy” so that they resemble fruit juice drinks; the public cannot tell the difference. Frequently fruit is display— ed at stands where chemical drinks are sold and the advertising is so adroitly worded that: the consumer is led to believe that he is drinking fruit juice instead of some chemical concoc- tion. This deception the fruit growers of the nation intend to stop. VOTE MONEY FOR HISTORICAL WORK. ARQUETTE county board of su- ‘ E'tnpervisors has voted two hundred dollars in aid of the work of the Mar- quette County Historical Society. The board so far has voted a total of eight hundred dollars to this organization, half of which is used in the collection of historical material relating to Mar- quette county and the upper peninsula, and half of which has been used in placing markers at various points of historic interest throughout the coun- ty. This latter feature adds much to the interest of tourists and others us- ing the highways of the county—C. GOVERNMENT DOES NOT ASK PACKERS TO RETAIL. ECENTLY published news reports in daily and agricultural papers to the effect that “the government has urged the packers to enter the retail meat business” are wholly without foundation so far as a thorough in- vestigation in Washington discloses. No one can be found in the depart- ment of commerce who has taken any official action of this character. No information can be had at the office of the secretary of agriculture regard- ing this matter. Chester Morrill, in charge of the packers and stockyards administration, says that he has never heard of any such action being taken or seriously contemplated. From the office of tue attorney-gene m .;omes the statement that no such suggestion could possibly have been made by any- one connected with the government in- asmuch as the so-called packer con- sent decree absolutely forbids the packers from entering into this busi- ness. ' The story no- doubt owes its origin to the fact that the Southwestern Cat- tle Growers’ Association asked the Live Stock Committee of Seventeen to recommend such action. The Commit- tee of Seventeen, however, turned down the proposition without discus- sion. MICHIGAN STATE ASSOCIATION OF FARMERS’ CLUBS. ‘ HE twenty-ninth annual meeting of the Michigan State Association of Farmers’ Clubs was held in the City Hall at Lansing, on December 6 and 7, 1921. The meeting was originally cali- ed to be held in the Senate Chamber of the Capitol Building, but this being unavailable the change in place of meeting was made as noted. An ex- ceptionally good attendance of dele- gates was present. The program was very interesting and instructive, as usual, the Tuesday evening session in- cluded a banquet served by the ladies of the Baptist church. At this session the annual address of the president, Alfred Allen, of Mason, Michigan, was given. Mr. Allen pointed out pertinent needs for reformation in the state and local government which the members of the organization could help to bring about. \Vomen’s opportunities, by Mrs. Dora Stockman, and the Agricultural Outlook, by Dean Shaw, of M. A. C., Wednesday, December 7. OR the first time in four months, employment figures in Detroit show a gain—Great Britain and the Sein Feiners agree on peace terms. Ireland is to be a free state like Canada.— Venezuela is in chaos bcause of the serious illness of General Gomez, who is virtually dictator of the country.— The strike at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago involves 41,000 men.——It is re- ported that Germany will be granted a three-years’ delay in her cash indem- nity payments. Thursday, December 8. OBOING has ceased to be a voca- tion and has become a necessity to many. Over 20,000 trespassers were put off the Southern Pacific trains dur- ing October.——A California court de- cides that holding a baby for a board bill is illegal.——Using a money bag con- taining $1,800 as a weapon, a New Jersey book-keeper routs robbers—A New York motorist bought a pig from a negro for $2.50 which he kept over night in his bathroom. The next morn- ing he had nine. Friday, December 9. HE Liberals, headed by W. L. Mac- Kenzie King, won a sweeping vic- tory over the Conservative party in the recent Canadian election.——China stands firm in the peace conference for her rights in Shantung.—Eight United States fishermen were seized by Mexicans for illegally fishing ofi? the Mexican coast.—~—A Nebraska man was wedded to a girl in Paris, France, by wire. Saturday, December 10. VER five million evergreens will be used as Christmas trees in this country—The American Farm Bureau is éndeavoring to get farm machinery standardized—The second annual meeting of the National Silver Fox As- sociation was held at Muskegon, where $750,000 worth of foxes were exhibit- ed.——The state needs more room to store booze seized in prohibition raids. —Over a hundred small corporations are delinquent in the payment of cor- poration tax, according to the state department. Sunday, December 11. ~WENTY ships and eighteen lives were lost in the storm which re- cently raged ofl Newfoundland—Fifty- one are rescued from. the Submarine 8.48 which sank off Bridgeport, New York—Seventy thousand cases of nine per cent beer have been exported from Ontario to Detroit in the last two months-«James Oliver Curwood, fa- mous Owosso writer, says state con- servation board is riddled with politics. Monday, December 12. ENSUS Bureau finds that just a little more than half ofthe 1919 potato crop was sold from the farms. —Elinor Glyn said that modesty is coming back and vulgarity will go, when she referred to the conduct of- American girls—Dr. Adolph Lorenz, the famous Austrian bloodless surgeon, is invited to treat cripples in Detroit. —Prohibition Commissioner Haynes says officers cannot search in pockets for liquor. Tuesday, December 13. URING the past year there has been a hundred per cent drop in trade between Canada and the United States—A Brooklyn dentist has to pay $3,500 for allowing an extracted tooth to fall through a lady patient’s wind- pipe into her left lung—Two hundred and twenty-two United States mer- chant ships were sunk through 8ch- dent during the past man—Former Emperor William publishes, a book on war facts. . , sion of the con lidatedsch’o'o . painted hopeful pictures for the future of community life and agriculture. The question box and discussion of . local club problems was as ever a most in- teresting phase of the program. Inter- esting features of the last session were discussion of Taxation Problems from the Farmer’s Standpoint, by Mr. O. L. Barnes, of Lansing, with many years of experience on the Michigan tax com- mission, and an address on the Michi- gan Department of Agriculture and the Farmer, by Mr. H. H. Halliday, State Commissioner of Agriculture. The report of the secretary-treasur- er, Mrs. I. R. Johnson, showed the or- ganization to be in a prosperous con- dition with adequate finances to cover its present and immediate future oper- ations instead of a deficit, which was the case last year. Officers for the en- suing year “rere electerJ as follows: President, Lee S. Noble, Oxford; vice- president, W. A. Cutler, Grass Lake; directors for two years, Edgar Burk, St. Johns: Mrs. S. Holmes, Fowler- ville; director to fill vacancy caused by the election of Mr. Cutler as vice-pres- ident, Mr. F. S. Brooks, Corunna. Res- olutions were adopted as follows: Resolutions Adopted. The following briefs of resolutions offered by the committee on national affairs were adopted: That we sustain our American dele~ gation in its effort to lessen the pri- mary cause of war by eliminating se- cret diplomacy, national selfishness and all those forces of subterfuge and evasion that lead to nation’s inhuman< ity to nation; That a square deal to all and ser- vice at a reasonable and fair price he an outstanding plank in the American farmer’s campaign for a better coun< try life; That we endorse the building of a lakes to ocean waterway; That Boys’ and Girls’ Club work be pushed as a movement for better farming: That every possible force be com- manded to resist to the very limit ev- ery move made to develop the liquor traffic again within our borders; That we endorse the Sterling-Town- er bill providing for a. secretary of ed- ucation in the President’s cabinet and other vital features that help to make our educational system as efficient as possible; That we promote the best type of organization for women and for the homes and that every opportunity be employed to stimulate and develop all means and methods looking toward the most constructive program for the home and family; That we strongly recommend the community center as a potent factor in the constructive work for the organiz~ ed farmer and his new day. State Affairs. Resolutions offered by the commit- tee on state affairs were adopted as follows: That a committee of the Farmers’ Clubs be appointed by the president to confer with other farm organizations and business interests,~'to arrange for a meeting or plan remedies for bring- ing about an adequate ratio of ex- change between farm products and manufactured goods; That we favor calling a convention of farmers before next spring’s plant- ing to consider the acreage of crops now produced at a loss, and the prep‘ aration by the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture of statistics show« ing the normal requirements and gen‘ eral cost data of various crops in order to determine the acreage required; That we approve the state income tax constitutional amendment; That liberal appropriations be made for education and road building, but that at the present time we believe in a restriction of road building until the financial conditions of the farmer are better able to meet the expense; That we give support to the efforts of the state administration to create efficiency and economy in state affairs; That we urge the strict enforcement of United States and state laws against the manufacture and sale of liquor and the deportation‘of aliens who violate these laws; That [we endorse-the furth Owen.- M 0' .. ‘ . ,1 DEC. ’17,” 1921. Explaining County Agent’s Work That the agent should spend equal. portions of his time with marketing and production is the statement made by \V. A. Lloyd, in charge 01' county agent work in the northern and west— ern states who recently issued in- structions as to their powers and dut- ies. However, the agent is not expect- ed to handle any business for farm bu- reaus or other commercial organiza- tions. “He should no more do the farmer’s business for him,” declared Mr. Lloyd, “than he should milk his cows or plow his fields. He helps determine what crops should be grown, advises how to grow crops efficiently and follows up with crop and live stock demonstra- tions. In like manner he, helps de— termine what business organization is necessary, advises in regard to the. best methods for cooperative organiza- tion and ‘big brothers’ the cooperative enterprise. “He should never handle money or assume any financial responsibility personally or oilicially in connection with cooperative business. His first duty is to help‘i'armers help them— selves, and he defeats his own ends it he does those things which they should do for themselves. “County agentsno doubt at times have gone beyond the above limita- tions and perhaps particularly during the past, year some have assured a di- rect. business agency for farmers. It has not always been easy for the farm- er to see the impropriety ol' the county agent as a public official performing what; is essentially private and person- al service which he should either do himself or hire done; nor has the county agent, always curbed his own enthusiasm to ‘get results,’ forgetful tor the moment that his big job is to inspire initiative, promote a willing— ness to assume responsibility and so develop leadership in the farmers themselves. “There are highly important matters incident. to quality standardizing, grad- ing and packing that are vital to co— operative. business success that lie clearly within the county agent's field and it. is in connection with these mat- ters that. he is usually best qualified to give 2tltl.”—-HI£NSIIA.\V. Francisco Farm Notes By P. P. Pope ' 1C are out of letter heads a rain. Vii This happens about once in two years and we miss it. To write a business letter on plain paper doesn’t seem right somehow, alter once using a printed letter head. Most every mail brings something that requires an an- svy'er so We are not permitted to forget it for long. The order will go in to the local printer for a new supply at the earliest opportunity. It, will be plain and simple, no frills or flourishes, but, on material of good quality. \\‘e have had perhaps a dozen dif- ferent printed letter heads, some of them more or less elaborate. Styles in letter head 5 change like they do in clothes, or automobiles, o r eye glasses, al- though they may be harder to keep pace with. There is plenty of lee- way, however, to satisfy the most The tendency has been to- discerning. ward more simplicity for some time, and the more I see 01' it the better I like it. There is an indelinable some- thing in a man’s handiwork that tells what kind of a man he is. This shows up in his letter head as well as in his farm or his live stock or his home. The letter head is in no small degree an indication of the character behind it. A modest, simple heading without a lot of advertising, is bound to leave a favorable impression upon the recip— ient, while a loud flaming letter head ot'ten carries with it; the idea of cheap advertising, of bluff and bluster. It destroys confidence instead of inspir- ing it. Advertising is all right in its place, but I do not think it is good business to jam too much 01‘ it into a letter heading. All good business farmers should have printed letter heads. The cost is little more where they are secured in quantities than the same amount of plain paper would amount to if bought at retail. They add prestige both to the farm and to the farmer; they are a source of satisfaction, both to the sender and receiver; they are very of- ten a-great help in deciphering the as regards signatures and addresses. Flushing the Sows. \\’e are just now in the midst. of the season of mating the brood sows tor spring litters. Most 01' the older sows are bred and the gilts will be taken care ol' now as soon as the; are ready. \Ve like to have our spring litters some. several litters at a time or very close together. Pigs that are within a week or ten days of an age may be allowed to run together, several litters of them, with their mothers after they are. two or three weeks old, and can be relied upon to take care of them— selves very Well. Litters that are much younger are very apt to be rob— bed by the older pigs and not, do Well. The same is true with the young sows where they are forced to fight for their food among the older ones, so we aim to have our breeding dates on the aged sows as close together as possi-v ble, and also the gilts, although this year We are breeding the gilts to far: row later than the aged sows. \N'e are usually able to accomplish our object. by what, is termed “flush— ing” the sows. This consists simply in increasing the. feed for a week or two before, breeding time arrives. The ration should be well balanced and fed liberally. It' the sow is not too fat to begin with this is the surest way in the. world of” bringing her into a full, natural period of" heat and is a very practical means of insuring large lit- ters of" pigs. We. attribute much of our success in this regard to having the sows in a vigorous, healthy condi— tion and gaining in flesh at breeding time. Pig Crates. To the average farmer who raises only a few hogs, a strong light crate or two comes in mighty handy. To the breeder who raises pure—bred hogs to sell for breeding purposes they are an absolute necessity. He is :alled upon to send hogs all over the coun- try by express, and express companies are not much interested in hogs unless they are securely crated. \Ve learned long ago that we must build them strong. We also learned that consid- erable in the way of express charges _could be saved it' we built them light. 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First order gets agenc . golfing Sawing flachlna 60., 161 West Harrison 81.. Chicago, Ill. 3! ONE IAN. backache. High or low wheels—- , steel or woodwwide or narrow tires. Wagonvparts of all kinds. heels to fit running gear. ; " 0-. 3 It: 8L. Quincy, In. I . gag-flog ‘8an Dust glow 8:&"3E°%‘i£v°.i‘:$:: or 0 ma ar. ILL-CURTI 0., N . Pitcher 8t" Kalamazoo. Mich. S O 1606 0 ' 8. Mo llluuratod m onions (res. . flew Always say “Bayer” Unless you see the name “Bayer" on tablets, you are not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for l2 years and proved safe by millions. Directions in package. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manu- facture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid KITSELM’AN FENCE . \ ~ ' PRICES AGAIN Reouczn. .L’Ot If I‘I‘Om I We Pay the Freight and save J}- the Factorv {you money. Din-”t from In“. ’ Direct Ito?! to Form. Laura Struebln, ("1“ '*~ .. . , -. Ho den Mo. writes: “The fence “ .,: . .. I - ‘ ordered of you arrived 0.K.. l. " 21'1“" .. saved 81 4.00 on a $34.00 order. ‘ ’i’l. -' You can't afford to buy fence un- ‘5‘. til you get our Big Free Catalog v‘ showing 100 stylessnd heights of farm and lawn fence, gates, etc. Write today. KITSELMAN BROS. Dept. 278 Muscle, Ili‘llllll. ‘ m.- ‘ to sell dependable fruit . Men wanted trees and shrubbery. Big demand. Complete co-operatlon. Commission paid weekly. Write for terms. Villloms Sonl' Nurseries. Rochester. NJ.‘ TH E M "I C mam r A R in 11‘ When a Federal Bureau reminds many kinds of' material. White pine, bassWood, spruce and elm have been the most satisfactory. White pine is rather expensive at present, elm is in- clined to warp badly. We are using at: present basswood and spruce al- most exclusively. They are soft but strong and tough, do not split easily or sliver, and they are light. Several years ago we had occasion to do a little lumbering and clearing on a piece of wild land that we had bought for pasture. Among the timber with which we had to work was a quantity of second-growth basswood. Ordinarily this would have gone into the buzz pile but before that was al- lowed a couple of men with a ci'osscut cut out everything suitable into what; I called miniature logs. They were cut into three, four, five and six-foot. lengths, with diameters from six to twelve inches. We found a lath mill near by that quickly worked this stuff up into ideal pig-crating material: twenty—five thousand board feet of it, and the expense was very light. That was twelve years ago. We have just used the last of the four-foot stuff; Asplrm l ‘ - " , ' DEG 17.19315 the five and six-foot lengths. gave out some time ago, but there is still enough "of the short stuff to put the ends and tops on a lot of crates. We have to resort to the lumber yards, though, for the sides, and we are find- ing spruce very satisfactory. The bot. toms are made out» of any strong, sound material, not necessarily new. The weak part of-a crate is usually where the sides and ends are fastened to the bottom. The entire weight of the hog comes on the bottom. I have seen an old sow pick the upper part of the crate right off from the bottom with her nose and walk out. I have also seen the bottom of the crate with its contents separate from the body of the crate when being lifted. We take special pains to see that the corners are tough and not apt to break or split and that. the crate is well nailed throughout. They can be quickly put together if materials and tools are at hand. We. make the bottoms first, then the sides, next nail them together, squaring everything as we go, put on the ends and the top, finishing up with the tail board. Our Service Department l LEGAL DAYIS WORK. Will you please give me the law of Michigan regarding the number of hours per day for a laboring man by ‘ the month or year, and what is the law on holidays? If a man works can he collect time and a lialt"?-~—J. S. S. ‘ Our statutes provide than ten hours ‘shall constitute a legal day’s work in iall shops and factories in the state in lthe absence of agreement. to the con- trary, and that. the laborer is entitled at the contract rate for all overtime. But it is expressly provided that this statute shall not apply to farm labor- ers. The writer is not aware of any regulation of farm labor other than the contract—«J. R. R. FENCING WILD LAND. Kindly advise if owner of wild land refusing to make his share of line or division fence account can be com- pelled to make his half. He does not use the land, but owner of adjoining ; land desires hog and cattleproof fence :so he can use his land for pastui'e.~--— . N. A. There is no obligation on the owner l l to pay for fencing so long as he leaves ‘his land unenclosed. The duty to fence I l ffurther than required by the statute. j—eJ. n. R. is purely statutory and does not exist AGE OF BREEDING MALE. Last fall I bought, a Rhode Island Red male bird. He was a yearling that they had used that spring, in one of their extra quality breeding pens, owing to lack of room to put him by himself, I let him run with the flock, which was large, until April 5. Then I penned him up with eighteen pullers. I got, about a fifty per cent hatch, but all fertile eggs brought fine healthy chicks, which lived. I raised 120. Now what I should like to know is.wheth- er I would be risking my next year’s hatch to keep him over his third sea- son. H. E. P. ' Poultrymen usually find the best. re- sults come when cockerels are used for breeding purposes. However, I , year. :his breeding value. lthrough the winter in good condition judge that you have a very good bird and if you wish to keep him over to obtain stock from him, you can mate him with eight or ten of your best pullets and stand a good chance of ob- taining fine chicks. It would not be best to mate him with as many as eighteen pullets, such as you did this Of course, the apparent vigor of the bird next spring will determine. But if he goes he may be, all right. You‘ might- use him with one. breeding pen and keep a few vigorous cockerels for use with other pens 01' with a free range flock. In this way you would not risk your entire hatching operations if the cock bird did not prove as good as was ex— pected.——K. JOINT TENANCY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. I would like your opinion on the statement, expressed in the inclosed slip in regard to joint ownership of personal property such as, notes, bank certificates and stock in building and loan associations. etc.~J. IV. 13. The supreme court. of this state has held that there can be no joint-tem ancy nor entirety in personal property in this state. The contrary has been held in some other states. Neverthe- less our supreme court has held that an express provision that the. survivor shall take is operative as a species of gift. The result is that if funds are deposited in the bank in the joint names of husband and wife, and sub- ject to the order of either, there is no survivor-ship of the whole fund to the survivor if either die while the funds remain on deposit. In such case the estate of the one first dying is entitled to a share of the fund. But if the de‘ posit is made payable to the order of both, either, or the survivor, the sur- vivor takes the whole fund—J. R. R. INFLAMMATION OF GIZZARD. I found two of my Barred Rock pu1~ lets dead recently. One was still warm and one had been dead about one day apparently. They appeared healthy and all right in every way, but upon opening. all parts looked natural, ex~ Cepr the lining in the inlet and outlet of the gizzard for about two inches seemed to be decayede. L. The trouble may be due to inflam- mation of the gizzard, caused by some foreign substance. It may have start- ed from the bird becoming crop-bound and the tract from the crop to the giz- zard becoming clogged. This can re- sult from eating masses of grass or feathers. In a weak bird it might oc‘ casionally happen from a normal ra- tion. Examine the crops and note the physical condition of the remaininxr birds in the flock and isolate any that appear sick and crop-bound. A dose of castor oil followed by a kneading of the crop may help a crop-bound 'bird'. Eating too many oats withov‘t.‘ ‘ ro‘duce anp'irritatipn; . other food might p of the digest!“ t ' ,a \ min m. N one 17.1921. - ’ TH.E”MICHIGA.N FARMER 74-579» Look for this label sewed on the Inside of the tongue of every genuine Wobst Felt Shoe Read Our 100%. Guarantee Only the best of materials and workmanship go into Wobst Felt Shoes. Any buyer who finds a defect in a pair of Wobst Shoes may return them to his dealer who is author- ized to refund the full pur- chase price of the shoes. Cost Less Because They Wear Longer Men’s No. 751 This 9” Blucher style shoe, with its heavy black felt upper, is exceedingly popular with the man who looks for extreme shoe durability and foot comfort. Where leather is used. it. is selected all grain‘not “split." Lining is of high- UNTIL you have worn a pair of Wobst Felt . Shoes you will never know the exceptional wearing service that can be secured from truly good felt shoes. grade grey wool-felt; sole is combination Wobst Shoes not only give the extra warmth and comfort felt and leather; rubber heel. Sim. that you expect in a felt shoe, but they are also unusually 6 to 11. durable because they are so well made. Wobst felt is wool~ felt—not cow-hair and glue. Wobst counters are of guar— anteed fibre—not cheap paper. Where upper leather is used it is all grain—not “split.” ' Made by the largest exclusive manufacturer of felt shoes in America. Wobst Shoes are made better and still sold at a price no higher than that of cheaply constructed shoes. And because they wear longer Wobst Shoes actually cost less. The Wobst line includes both men’s and wom- en’s plain felt, leather faxed and full vamp shoes ——either unlined, gray felt or wool-fleeced lined-— with choice of felt, combination felt and leather and all leather soles. If no store near you car- ries Wobst Shoes send us the name of your shoe dealer and we will see that you are supplied. PATRONIZE THE WORST DEALER NEAREST YOU You will find the Wobst dealer the best man in your town From whom to buy any kind of shoes or other merchandise. been selected for the high character of his store, stock and trade. He has ALPENA—WM. A. Cohen ANN ARBOILWAlelT Lutz BIG RAPIDS Edson A. Darling BUCHANANv—D. Di Giacomo & (‘0. CALUMET—A—’l‘hos. 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PITTSBURGH. PA. Fruit Growers Meet HIS year’s annual meeting of the State Horticultural Society was a record breaker in attendance and en. thusiasm. At the opening session there were over three hundred people, and several times through the three- day session the hall, which held six hundred, was filled. The program was also of unusual in- terest. The first day was devoted to the subject which is rapidly increas- ing in interest, orchard fertilization. Professor Marshall, of M. A. C., and county agents from various parts of the state gave reports on orchard fer- tility tests. The consensus of opinion is that the supplementing of cover crops with commercial fertilizers is of great value and that the use of sul- , phate of ammonia or nitrate of soda' annually has greatly increased crops“. The students’ judging and speaking contests were held Wednesday morn- ing. For the first time in the history of the speaking contests a co-ed par- ticipated and she came out with first honors. She is Ruby Lee, of Lima, N. Y. In the judging contest F. M. Hazel, of South Haven, and J. D. Wil- son, were tied for first place, while G. W. R. Baldwin, or Bridgeman, took third. President George Hawley was re- elected, as were also Secretary Far- rand, Treasurer J. P. Munson, and the members of the executive committee whose terms expired. After the busi- ness meeting, James Nicol gave an in- teresting report 01' the meeting of the fruit committee of the American Farm Bureau at Atlanta, Georgia, 01‘ which N‘ PK: Do You Wish true. ' true. in Grape-Nuts that is Sold by all grocers - he is chairman. Orchard management was the sub- ject for discussion for Wednesday at- ternoon. Mr. P. I. Griggs, of. Romeo, told of the big peach crops Mountain View Fruit Farm grew outside of the “peach belt.” This orchard produced1 thirteen thousand bushels of peachesg this year, some of which sold for over; six dollars a bushel. -. A great share; 01‘ the crop was sold to consumersi right at. the farm. f Prof. E. J. Kraus, of the Universityl of Wisconsin, gave an interesting talk on the relation of tree growth and pro- ductiveness, and the control of growth by means of pruning and fertilizingl Too little growth would result in trees 5 which would be inclined to blossom heavily but. fail to set to fruit. much growth would prevent normal blossoming and proper maturity of fruit. By proper growth control the off year of the tree could be eliminated to a great extent. Mr. Thomas Smith, well known for the work he has done with the renova- tion of ochards in various parts of the fruit, belt. along Lake Michigan, gave his talk on Orchard Management the next morning. His talk was full of practical suggestions. He is a thor- ough believer in Inodern'methods of pruning, fertilization and spraying. During a season when poor fruit was much in .evidence orchards showed al- most perfect. control from spraying. Prof. W. C. Dutton gave a resume of the research work he has been doing in spraying and dusting. The conclu- sions of his talk indicated that dusting was not generally as effective as spray- ing in insect control but. was of consid- erable value for peaches and plums in the control of the rots. -Dusted fruit stood up in transit much better than any other. He has also proven that paradichlorabenzine was efficient in the control of peach tree borers that were close to the ground. The Thursday morning program was devoted to discussions of cold storage, marketing, and small fruit growing. A representative of the bureau of mar- kets spoke of storage and pre-cooling, while Mr. F. L. Granger, of the Michi- gan Fruit Growers’ Exchange, discuss- ed the marketing problems. William Daley, of Riverside, in the southern part of the state, gave the results of his experience in growing dewberries, and Arthur Watson, “of Grand Rapids, told of irrigating small fruits. At the final sesion Prof. R. H. Pettit made some suggestions on the control of some of the fruit insects. such as the apple leaf roller, grape berry moth and pear psylla, and Dr. G. H. Coons Too” What Kind of a Day Suppose you could make a wish at the breakfast table and finally have the wish. come would you say, “I want this to- be a good day," or—“I am willing for this day to drag along?” If you keep on wishing your days with the food _ you eat, finally the wish is likely to come Grape-Nuts helps your wish for a good day. Nothing miraculous; just the natural result from right food with the right taste. There is a charm of flavor and crispness friend at the breakfast table—— And Grape-Nuts, with cream or milk (fresh or tinned), is fully nourishmg~feediiig the tissues and glands,”thc bone and blood, with just those elements which Nature requires—building. strength without any “heaviness.” ' ‘ Grape-Nuts is the perfected goodness of wheat and malted barley, scientifically develOped —ready to eat from the package. A Grape-Nuts breakfast or lunch is a practical wish for good luck. “There’s a Reason” Yourself? like the smile of a good .Every trapper! knows that the place to get. ' highest prices is where they have experts assorting and grading. Th0 fact that I grade every skin personally assures you of getting ev cent your catch is worth Don't take. my word for it but ship a sma I lot at. first and be convinced. You take no risk for my iron clad guarantee protects you Free my new price list contains up to the minute quotations. Sand for a copy now. before you forget. Sol Wm'enoff fa Co Inc. New ~%R'E??y u e guarantee you ‘ will be satisfied with our check. or we will ship back your turn. A postal card will do. latest styles send them to square deal. WINTER Will soon Be Here If you have a FUR COAT —-FUR ROBE—FUR LINED COAT or LADIES FURS that needs repairing or made over into the THE BLISSFIELD TANNERY, Blissfield, Mich. 20 years of experience at this class of work, insures you a (to-sits you nothing! Means money to you! Take advantage of your oppor- tunity. Get on the regular S& B mailing list and be sureof revised price list at each rise of the Raw Fur Market. The S & B price list guarantees top prices at all times because S 8: B headquarters are right where the demand for furs is always greatest. Write for the S 8: B price means more money to you. Don’t delay! list today!‘ c Struck 8; Bossak, l’nc., 155 West. 28th St., New York City lAKELAND FUR EXCHANGE ' Buyerwnntodinovccy co . to. turn. ._ Solo. ‘ or communion. 8 in” ' in; chimnh~ 33 call for lots of $1000 or discussed apple canker. local dealers' lo . m . write to ‘istJfour rude list). Hi host prices. Ki: sort. ohm 91!, Salem. Midi. We Tan and make to your or- der from your Cattle. Horse and all kinds of Hides and Furs. Men’s Fur Coats, Robes. Caps. Gloves. and Mittens. Ladies’ F‘ur (‘oats and Fur Sets. Remodeling and Repairing latest 1: styles. Ship us your work and save one- hali. New Galloway Coats. Robes. Gloves and Mittens for sale. We are the oldest Gal, loway Tanners: years continuous busi— ness. .Free style Cat» log. prices and samples. Don't ship your hides and furs elsewhere un- til you get our proposi- tion. HILLSDALE ROBE & - TANNING CO. - Hillsdale, Mich. —-- TRAPPERS NOTICE -—- Trappers and dealers. who sell us their turn. know before they ship what they will at for them. Isn't that worth something? V50 sell direct'to manufacturers and your furs will bring top price. Write for information. W. H. HORTON & SONS, Rock Tavern. N. Y. : an '"---i a ‘ .~ in 1 p- . 1 1 . o i o 4: - u I i I . - h I L For Sale .8103; bu. extra quality for souffle Bun. 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You took it. to injure me, or to protect me from injury; to learn something from me, or to inform me of something. I discard the second of these possibilities because you ask- ed i‘or a berth in another car and for other reasons which make it. impossi- ble. However, I will ask it of you. Did you take the train to protect me from . injury ?” “No.” “Which of your former answers do you wish to change, then?” “None.” “You deny all four possibilities ?” “Yes.” “Then you are using denial only to hide the fact, Whatever it may be; and of the four possibilities I am obliged to select the first as the most. likely.” “You mean that I attacked you?” “That. is not what I said. I s::id you must have taken the train to injure me, but that does not. mean necessar- ily that it was to attack me with your own hand. Any attack aimed against me would be likely to have several agents. There would be somewhere, probably, a distant brain that had plan— ned it; there would be an intelligent brain near to oversee it; and there would be a strong hand to perform it. The overseeing brain and the perform- ing hand—or handsA—might belong to ‘one person, or to two, or more. How many there were I cannot now determ- ine, since people were allowed to get off the train. The conductor and Av- el.y___n “Father!” “Yes, Harriet; but. I expected better of Avery. Mr. Eaton, as you are plain- ly Withholding the truth as to your reason for taking this train, and as I have suffered injury, 1 am obliged— from the limited information I now have—~to assume that you knew an at‘ tack was to be made by some one, upon that train. In addition to the telegram, addressed to you under your name 'of Eaton and informing of my presence on the train, I have also been informed, of course, of the code mes sage received by you addressed to Hill- ward. You refused, I understand, to favor Mr. Avery with an explanation of it; do you wish to give one now?” “No,” said Eaton. “It has, of course, been deciphered,” the blind man went on calmly. “The fact that it was based upon your pock- et English—Chinese dictionary as a word-book was early suggested; the B y [Vi/[Mm MacHarg and Edwin Ba/mer I - Copyright by Little Brown a Company .’ 2 § 9 0.0 J B33369 ‘.W.§O"O.”.QO..O..'Q 030,.o,»,«,«,«,u,oo,co,«,co,« «www’oo’gwwoowuumu coo» “pg“,Wmupfl. .0...N”.§O‘O§NOQOQOQOOOQ””«N deciphering from that was simply a trial of some score of ordinary enigma plans, until the meaning appeared. Eaton made no comment. Santoine went one “And that very interesting meaning presented another possible explanation —not as to your taking the train, for as to that there can be only the four 1 mentioned-~—but as to the attack it;- self, which would exonerate you from participation in it. 'It is because of this that I am treating you with the consideration I do. If that explanation were correct, you would—3 “What?” “You would have had nothing to do with the attack, and yet you would know who made it.” At this, Eaton stared at the blind man and wet his lips. . “What do you mean?” he said. Santoine did not reply to the ques- oonn‘oo‘oc'oe‘oo ”0009‘09‘00'05‘049 o'ocoo‘oo'o oc‘oo’oo‘u 0.0. 0.0.”. ed to come to him which he desired to explain alone, he motioned with a hand in dismissal. “That is all.” Then, almost immediately: “No; wait!” Harriet, has he made any sign while I have been talking?” “Not much, if any,” Harriet answer- ed. “When you said he might not have had anything to do with the attack upon you, but in that case he must know who it was that struck you, he shut his eyes and wet his lips.” “That is all, Mr. Eaton,” Santoine repeated. Eaton started back to his compart- ment. As- he turned, Harriet Santoine looked up at him and their eyes met; and her look confirmed to him what he had felt before—that her father, now taking control of the investigation of the attack upon himself, was not continuing it with prejudice or predis- posed desire t0‘damage Eaton, except “What have you been doing yes- terday and today?” he asked. “Waiting.” Eaton answered. “For what?” “For the railroad people to turn me over to the police.” “So I understood. tion. That is why I asked you. I don’t believe in cat—and- mouse methods, Mr. Eaton: so I am willing to tell you that there is no likelihood of your being turned over to the police immediately. I have tal’- en this matter out of the hands of the railroad people. We live in a complex world, Mr. Eaton, and I am in the most complex current of it. I certainly shall not allow the publicity of a po~ lice examination of you to publish the fact that I have been attacked so soon after the successful attack upon Mr. VVarden—and in a similar manner“ until I know more about both attacks and about you--—why you came to see Warden that night and how, after fail- ing to see him alive, you followed me, and whether that fact led to the at- tempt at my life.” Eaton started to speak, and then stopped. “What were you going to say?” San- toine urged. “I will not say it,” Eaton refused. “However, I think I understand your impulse. You were about to remind me that there has been nothing to im- plicate you in any guilty connection with the murder of Mr. Warden. I do - not now charge that.” He hesitated; then, suddenly lost in thought, as some new suggestion seem- AL 11 CRES~ T/m Kind of Stock t/zat Squeeze: t/ze “02'!” Out of Soil. as the evidence accused him. And her manner now told, even more plainly than Santoine’s, that. the blind man had viewed the evidence as far from conclusive against Eaton; and as Har- riet showed that she was glad of that, Eaton realized how she must have tak- en his side against Avery in reporting to her father. For Santoine must have depended entirely upon circumstances presented to him by Avery and Connery and her: and Eaton was very certain that Av- ery and Connery had accused him: so Harriet Santoine—4t could only be she ——had opposed them in his defense. The warmth of his gratitude to her for this suffused him as he bowed to her; she returned a frank, friendly little nod which brought back to him their brief companionship on the first day on the train. As Eaton went back to his com- partment through the open car, Dr. Sinclair looked up at him, but Avery, studying his cribbage hand, pretended not to notice he was passing. So Av- ery admitted too that affairs were turning toward the better, just now at least, for Eaton. When he was again in his compartment, no one came to lock him in. The porter who brought his breakfast a few minutes later, apologized for its lateness, saying it had to be brought from a club “car on the next track, whither the others in the car, except Santoine, had gone. Eaton had barely finished with this tardy breakfast when a bumping against the car told him that it was 0 THE BLIND MAN’S EYES 338 g: do sugupuou»,«,u,«u upgupopuguupow “sun“ «‘n«oo’n‘oc‘oenn"'06"nn«09".«'«u’»‘::'«'«'»‘»’o being coupled to. a train. The new train started, and now the track fol~ lowed the Mississippi River. Eaton, looking forward from his window as the train rounded curves, saw that the Santoine car was now the last one of a train—presumably bound from Min- neapolis to Chicago. South they went, through Minnesota and Wisconsin, and the weather grew warmer and the spring further‘advanc- ed. The snow was quite cleared from the ground, and the willows beside the ditches in the fields were beginning to show green sprouts. At nine o’clock in the evening, some minutes after crossing the state line into Illinois, the train stopped at a station where the last car was cut off. A motor—ambulance and other limou- sine motor-cars were waiting in the light from the station. Eaten, seated at the window, saw Sontoine carried out on a stretcher and put into the ambulance. Harriet Santoine, after giving a direction to a man who ap- parently was a chauffeur, got into the ambulance with her father. The sur- geon and the nurses rode with them. They drove off. Avery entered another automobile, which swiftly disappeared. Conductor Connery came for the last time to Eaton’s door. “Miss Santoine says you’re to go with the man she’s left here for you. Here’s the things I took from you. The money's all there. Mr. Santoine says you’ve been his guest on this car.” Eaton received back his purse and bill‘fold. He put them in his pocket without examining their contents. The porter appeared with his overcoat and hat. Eaton put them on and stepped out of the car. The conductor escort- ed him to a limousine car. “This is the gentleman,” Connery said to the chauffeur to whom Harriet. Santoine had spoken. The man opened the door of the limousine; another man, whom Eaton had not before seen, was seated in the car; Eaton stepped in. Connery extended his hand~—“Good-by, sir.” “Good-by." The motor—car drove down a wide, winding road with tall, spreading trees on both sides. Lights shone, at inter- vals, from windows of what must be large and handsome homes. The man in the car with Eaton, whose duty plainly was only that of a guard, did not speak to Eaton nor Eaton to him. The motor passed other limousines oc— casionally; then, though the road was still wide and smooth and still bound- ed by great trees, it was lonelier; no houses appeared for half a mile; then lights glowed directly ahead; the car ran under the porte-cochere of a great stone country mansion; a servant sprang to the door of the limousine and opened it; another man seized Ea- ton’s hand-baggage from beside the chauffeur. Eaton entered a large, By Frank R. Lee! S E Lt. YouR FARM WHY? MY FARM! u rj‘ (YEP! Au. I S'POSEtDo LOOK LIKE A FUNERAL! I’M SORE BECuz I HAVE To SEL DIED AN’LEFT ME THE FARM. IT WUZ You SEE IT’S LIKE THIS, AFTER PAW AGED mNoA RUN Down, so I Moan; rr To err ENOUGH MONEY To QESTOCK KINDA STOCK, ALL {AN I GUESS t WHAT-Du) You BUY BOUGHT THE WRONG SIMF,’ Hogs op _ N EITHER‘.\"V"\ t eouem- TExA s ow It ’\ self Eaton’s guide, ascended. beamed and paneled hallway with an immense fireplace with logs burning in it; there was a wide stairway which the servant, who had appointed him- Eaton followed him and found another great hall upstairs. The servant led him to one of the doors opening off this and into a large room, fitted for a man’s The Pathfinders . Mf/{y Gm a T 1p from HerMof/zer—z'n-Lzzw By film L. Litre/X Y all the 1aWS of domestic science B the amount of soap Milly had used in the dishwater should have made a creamy lather of Lake Michi- gan, but only sickly flecks of white on an expanse of blue blinked up at her coldly disapproving eye. “And of course I’ve nothing l0 soft- en it with,” she said exasperul'cdly. soda" on the slate over the table, then paused to read the list of “must haves” already there. A short, broad spatula, hers was a long, flexible one; a thin, narrow-bladed paring knife. 3 half-doz- en bath towels, they would make less work than the crash roller towels she had brought, as they needed no iron- ing: a middle-sized frying pan, and a funnel to fill her ketchup bottles. A gentle tap- at the door and an apol- ogetic little laugh brought. her round . to greet Mother Allen. “I won’t take a mite of your time," Mother Allen was plainly embarrassed, “I wondered if you could lends” she stopped as she caught sight of the slate filled with items. “0, never mind. I didn’t know as you had so much to get yet; thought you were pretty well stocked up.” She eyed the array of shining tools wishl'ully. “I guess I for— got what. it means to get started.” “But what do you want?” Milly urg- ed. “Anything I have is yours.” “0, nothing. I know you can‘t spare it. There’s an agent at the door with a clubbing offer I’ve been wanting to get, a farm paper, a fancy work paper, and the county weekly. I need twenty- five cents more to make up the money, and I thought maybe you’d just as soon let me have it till pa can get around to draw a load to town. But if you've got to get all those things for yourself, I know you can’t spare it. “But only twenty-five cents,” Milly laughed gleefully. “If it were twenty- five dollars I might say no, but ill-3 idea of not lending anyone a quarter. Of course you can have it. Don’t you want. more? Here's five dollars, better take that. You may need it before he gets to town.” “Five dollars! Mercy, no. I wouldn’t think of borrowing five dollars from anyone,” she said. “Goodness knows how I'll squeeze out the quarter to pay you back. You hang onto that five dol- lars and don’t let no one but me know you’ve got. it. You’ll find enough ways to spend it before you get any more.” Milly’s laugh again rang out. “There is lots more where that came rrom," she said. “But it’s not going to come to you now,” Mother Allen’s tone was grim. “Teaching school for $100 a month as you’ve been doing is one thing, and trying to grub a living out of this sand is another. You take my advice and hang onto what you’ve got.” She turned to go, but stopped at, the doon “I promised myself I’d not be a snoopy mother-in—law and tell you how . to run your business, but I don’t be— lieve you’ve sensed what you’re up against here,” she said. “This farm ain’t like your pa’s. There won’t be any milk checks coming in, and you may have noticed my hens don’t re~ aemble your mother’s Leghorns. I’m occupancy, with dark furniture, cases containing books on hunting, sports and adventure, and smoking things; off this was a dressing room with the bath next; beyond was a bed-room. “These are to be your rooms, sir,” the servant said. A valet appeared and unpacked Eaton’s traveling bag. (Continued next week). just seventy-eight cents I’ve been sav- ing a penny at a time since Easter; pa fished through his pockets and brought out sixty—nine mere, and I shook twen- ty-eight cents out of Tom’s bank. Pa won’t have another cent until he Sells something, and all we'll have in the house is what my eggs will buy. You are one of us now. That’s your future, unless you see a way out we ain’t found." She was gone. Milly dropped down in a little rocker by the door, dishes forgotten as for the first. time she real- ly considered her future. Strange that she had never once thought what life was to mean financially in this new country. She had known that Bob owned forty acres of land, but she had never asked what he could make from it. He had told her she wouldn’t find his farm like her father’s, dad had thrown out hints about farming in a sand country, and mother had been tearful after the folks took a trip through the state. But she had been too much in love to think about any- thing so necessary as money. Come to think of it, Bob‘s year at, college had been on a scholarship, and he hadn‘t dressed like the other fellows nor gone to any of the parties. Why hadn’t she thought what. all those little things meant? Used to her father’s pi‘Osperous farm home, with its herd of Holsteins, its big orchard, its sugar bush and bee hives, its atmosphere of plenty; with mother’s flock furnishing frills and plenty of spending money, to say noth- ing of her own pay as teacher, it had never occurred to her that life could be any different. Now she looked things straight. in the eye. The supper Mother Allen had prepared for the night of their arrival. Of course, she had brought out, her best when her oldest boy came home with his bride. And that best Milly’s own mother would have considered a poor “pick‘up” dinner for wash day. The faded print Mother Allen put: on when she dressed up afternoons would long ago have made a rag rug in the old home. From her place by the door she watched the mongrel hens wander about the neglected henhouse. How the sight would roil her mother. And this was to be her future. 01‘ a sud— den she threw up her head and straightened her shoulders. “'ell, not if she knew it! Millicent May Haw- thorne Allen to sit down tamely and let herself“ drift to a point where she had to rob the baby in order to sign for a paper? A She arose and marched into the bed— ; room. From a pocket in her suit case 9‘ she brought out a bank book and a music house catalogue. The good-sized 1 balance she had intended to put into a. player piano, but now she had 2111-! other use for it. A flock of birds like . mother’s could buy a new piano ini l l l time, but certainly the piano would never buy the hens. “Goodbye-piano,” she said as she ,threw the catalogue into the stove. “O; you chicken, you may not be so musi- ; cal but you’ll sound good to me. I; going to tell you just the fix I was in” wonder, now. what .type of house I’d this morningwhen that taxaw‘ offered- me those papers for twO dollars. I had better build. I'must'write'rthe college; for suggestions before I start work." t What’s behind the fertilizers you buy? The rule for getting the most for'your fer— tilizer money is simple and sensible: Buy the goods backed by the widest experience, the greatest manufacturing facilities, the best ma- terials the world’s markets can offer. A A C Quality Fertilizers measure up to this rule in every respect. 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We hoped it would be a male bird, named it Peter, and spent hours playing the phonograph trying to teach it to sing, but. alas, by spring we de— cided it was only a hen bird. We bought. a male bird and put them together. They went to work at once and raised seventeen birds during the season. Eleven were cock birds. we bought four pairs from bird stores and two pairs from the Jackson prison, and with these raised in 1010 seventy-five birds. These were sold by advertising at $5.00 each for cocks and $1.00 each for hens. I kept some of the best for breeders. \\'hen my own supply gave out I bought of ladies who had raised a few each, and sold these for a small profit. I sold this year $632.87 worth, paid out for seed, eggs used, material for cages, and birds bought to resell, $235.60, leaving me a net profit, of $197.27 for my year’s work. I commenced the season of 1920 with twelve cocks and twenty~four hens. We made new breeding cages and since the birds were hung all over the house and made so much extra work with their litter we decided to build a room for them. Our house faces the north so the east side of the house was chosen to give protection from the north and West winds. A room 12x24 feet. with three sides of double glass, with an air space between was added. Shelves were put up around the sides and all the birds moved into this room. In 1920 we raised 175 birds. These we sold by advertising at from $6.00 to $15, according to quality of song and color. Bought of others also, taking in this year $714.50. Since now we bought our seed by quantity we were able to get it at wholesale price. so our expenses Were no more than for the previous year. I have added for this season several imported German Rollers for breeders and trainers, and besides these a num- ber of Oriental birds. Among these are a pair of green shell paroquets from Australia, a pair of bull finches from China, black-headed nuns from India, Japanese nuns. white faras from Java, strawberry finches from Africa, gold finches and siskins from Africa, We put a partition of screen across one end of the room and set aside a space 10x12 feet for the Oriental birds. They have a tree to roost. in and nest boxes t'or their use. It is very interesting to watch the canaries build their nests and care for their little ones. Birds from one year to four years old can be used for breeding if they are in perfect health. If you want pretty marked birds select one as deep orange as possible and the other mottled or green. Don’t mate two dark birds if you want light colored ones. If one bird is small mate it with one of the larger ones. - The cock bird must be full of life and song, and if the hen bird is ready to nest she will be seen carrying around T HE M to Hi mi N‘ F A R ME R?” I 12am never Izad a policy. tried to do w/zat seemed best eat/z day a: eat/t day came. —Linco/n. I 11am simply LWoman’s Interests By Mrs. Harvey Haj/7265 bits of cotton string or paper and look- ing for a place to put it. They need extra care. previous to mating. Furnish plenty of sharp sand and cuttlefish, a bit of green food of- ten, such as tender dandelion leaves, pepper grass, a catnip, and besides the regular seed a little hard-boiled egg mixed with cracker crumbs, or a bit of bread moistened in sweet, milk. A piece of fat salt pork with cayenne pepper kept in the cage is liked. Keep them clean by allowing a bath often and watch out for lice. Every breeder has them to contend with. I go over all the woodwork in the cages with kerosene several times during the sea- son and sprinkle insect powder in the nests, besides dusting the birds. If your bird acts (lumpy and you are sure nest. The hen bird lays from two to six eggs. She commences to set after she lays the first egg. On the thir- teenth day the first bird hatches then one each day. The baby birds are very tiny, with prominent eyes. They grow fast and in twenty-one days are able to leave the nest. The regular food for canar- ies is canary and rape seed, half and half, with a. few linseeds added, but when the canaries have babies to feed we give them special food, such as hard-boiled egg, mixed with cracker crumbs and rolled hemp. The mother pie-digests the food before giving it. to the .little ones and then gives it to them as saliva. When they leave the nest they are furnished with plenty of soft egg food and left in the cage ‘fi The Sun-lit Room in which Mrs. Haynes Raises Her Canaries. it. isn’t, due to lice, three drops of cas- tor oil will often correct bowel trouble. Sometimes for a day before the hen bird lays her first egg she will act sick and her feathers will be fluffed up. If she is egg-bound hold her over a wide-mouthed bottle containing boil- ing water with a, piece of flannel over the top, grease the vent, and often after a treatment, she will lay after being returned to the nest. There will be no trouble after the first egg is laid. Many breeders remove the eggs each day, substituting a. dummy one and keeping the eggs in bran until the fourth one is laid, then replacing all to the nest. By doing this all birds are hatched the same day. I do not do this. The eggs are fragile and must be turned twice a day, so I let the mother attend to them. After the fourth egg is laid the male bird can be taken out and the hen left alone for the next two weeks. Our breeding cages, are 12x21x13 inches. We use wire nests and give them cotton batting: or thoroughly boiled hogs hair. '~Some birds build perfect nests while Others just dump the cotton in. Some birds quarrel at first but after a few days they will generally feed each other and make preparations to go to housekeeping. It takes about a week to build the with the parents until they can crack seed. By this time the female will be, wanting to nest. again. The old nest is taken out and scalded then return- ed. Put back the male bird and often during the time she is laying he will feed the little ones. \Vhen they bother her by sitting in the new nest, remove them to a cage of their own. \Vhen they can eat seed they are placed in a large cage or the flyroom to grow strong and keep healthy until they are ready for the trainer. When three months old they are put, in the room with the trainer, which is the best bird we can procure, until they have learned their song. The St. Andreasburg Rollers which were the best singers obtainable be- fore the war, came from St. Andreas- burg, a little hamlet located on top of the Hartz Mountains in Germany. Here thousands of young birds are trained to sing by means of a mechan- ical instrument called the water organ. Some use a bird for the trainer.'\Vhen they do this the trainer’s cage, also those containing the young birds, are kept covered. Several times a day the curtains are opened. The trainer bursts into song and the young birds try to imitate him. In color the Ger- man bird-s range from a mealy yellow .-/. nnc. 17, 1921; to green and measure from about four to five inches in length. In England canarics are bred more for color and size than song and as such are known as the Norwich and Yorkshire canaries and the Manches- ter Coppy. The Manchester canary is the largest of all breeds with a crest on the top 01' his head. Their song, although loud is not musical. To get deep beautiful color the young birds are fed a specially prepared food with lots of cayenne pepper in it. This food is also fed when birds are moulting. Birds are shipped all over the world. Canaries are shipped from Germany to three importers in the United States. They are accompanied by an attendant who sees that. they have seed and wa- ter during the long journey. W'hen we ship them they are put. in a wooden box which has several holes bored in for ventilation. The front is a piece of celluloid with screen put over for protection. A double water fountain is used, a Wet sponge to keep the air moist and plenty of seed. Thus equip- ped, birds are. sent all over the United States. In New York (.‘ity there is a bird hospital owned by Miss Virginia Pope, located at 100 \Vest 65th street. This fifteen-room house. is devoted to the care and comfort. of birds. \Vhen Miss Pope receives a call that a bird is sick and needs a, specialist‘s care she sends for it. and the little patient is given expert care. until it recovers. At the present time Miss Pope, has more than seven hundred birds in her hospital. She, not only cares for sick birds but boards pets and does a retail business. Among her high-priced birds is a tal- ented Mexican cockatoo which is worth in cash $5,000. There is also a big white. Malacco cockatoo with a rose- tinted crest which is valued at $1,000. Some of the most valuable birds in the club at present are the brilliant black and yellow Tropials which can learn the sounds of musical instruments and to sound the bugle call. One of these in a big roomy cage was being prepar- ed for a trip to England. Part of his food was being sent with him, seed and meal worms, and there were full directions for further diet of egg, chicken and apples that could be serv- ed to him from the ship’s table. There is a surgical department to the hospi- tal where. broken wings and legs are set, sometimes satisfactorily," and any- way, the little sufferers are given the best of care and given a chance to recover. To sum up: The work is pleasant. We built. a room especially for them, but, that. wasn’t necessary. Many breeders use their garrets. One lady in Detroit, Mrs. Benson, who raises from six hundred to nine hundred birds each year, does this. For one who could not get about tocare for poultry yet «wants to earn a little pin money, theraising of can-arieseyen on a-small scale, would be pleasant and remuner- ative. For breeders devoted to rais- ing and caring for birds, The Ameri- can Canary~ Journal at $1.50 per year, is a publication that will prove very valuable. - ___T' ILL books about Lincoln never W cease to be written? It seems not. And the impressive thing about it is, that many Lincoln books are not the hashing of old material but are new and fresh facts, never be- fore published. At least three Lincoln books have appeared this year, “Lin- coln, Man of God,” a study of the re- ligious convictions that dominated him; “Lincoln and Prohibition,” a book by a news- paper man, giv- ing the facts con- cerning Lincoln’s views on the liq- uor business, and, finally, “The Boy Scout’s Life of 'Lincoln,” by Ida M. Tarbell, which has just come to, the writer. This is a fascinating book, a n d may very well be a Christmas present of many a father to his growing boy. It. ought to be in school libraries, also. If it is read during the long winter even-L ings, the old folks will derive as much pleasure from it, as the boy himself. Getting such a story. into the soul of a boy is worth a lot of lecturing, whipping, nagging and promising. It gets great, big gripping truths into the boyish heart in story form, and that is the form in which they stick. More- over, the boy knows they are not leg- ends which may not be true, but are stories well vouched for and authenti- cated. Moreover, they come to him with all the lilt and romance of pa- triotism. Give the boys biography of the right kind, and they feed on it, like sheep on alfalfa. TAKE a story like this: Lincoln took to keeping store for a while. His partner was a drinking, irresponsi- ble fellow named Berry. Soon Lincoln and Berry sold out to two other men. These two failed and skipped the coun- try, without making any arrangement for paying the notes which they had taken over. Lincoln was the only re- sponsible party in the lot, and he found himself obligated for the debts of the gentlemen who had taken over the venture, and for the three stores that had been consolidated the year before. He could have gotten out of it, by pleading bankruptcy, but that. would not have been in accord with the rules he had laid down for himself. He said he would pay everything, it they would give him time. And he paid it~—all of it. But it required years, and he used to speak of the obligation as the Na- tional Debt. About this time a man wanted Lincoln to help him in survey— ing. But Lincoln knew nothing of sur- veying. The only course open was to get. the books and study up. His future employer said he would wait for him. Borrowing the books, he went to work. Night and day he was at it, and in six weeks he was ready. He was prob- ably the happiest youth in all Illinois, for he now had a trade that he liked, and he was a most thorough and ac- curate surveyor. All through life one finds this princi- ple of unselfishness, of fraternity, crop- ping out. Sometimes it rises to the heights of returning good for evil. There was the case of the widow whose cow was killed on the railroad. She asked Lincoln to collect damages, and he took the case. Shortly after- ward came a representative of the rail- road, offering him a retainer of $500 if he would represent the railroad. The company did not want an unfavorable decision, as that would establish a precedent, and make them liable for - all stock killed on the tracks. Lincoln 'Thc Boy SCout’s Lincoln Our Weeé/y‘Sermon—By N. 14. Mchme ,2, v needed the money badly enough. “I can’t do it,” said he; “I told the widow I would represent her.” “0, never , mind that,” said the agent, “she can’t1 pay you anything, and we will pay you well.” “I said I had promised to rep- resent the widow, and I will do so, and 1 will win this case.” And he did. NE day he was called in as coun- sel on a very important case, to be tried in Cincinnati. He studied the evidence thoroughly, and went to Cin- cinnati. But to his surprise and pain, the chief counsel, Edwin M. Stanton, would have nothing to do with him and treated him with contempt. Lin- coln endured it all in silence, and listened to the arguments throughout the case. A few years later when he was president and a secretary of war was greatly needed, whom should he appoint but Edwin M. Stanton, the lawyer who had treated him in so con- temptuous a manner. A certain young man was accused of murder. Lincoln was well acquainted with the boy and his mother. He wrote, offering his ser~ vices, free. The trial came on. The most damaging testimony against the alleged murdered was that of a boy who swore he saw Duff strike the fatal blow. “What time of night was it?” Mr. Lincoln asked. “’I‘en or eleven o’clock.” “How could you see him?" “Why, it Was full moon, and I could see as clear as when the sun was in the sky.” Time and again Lincoln came back to this, and each time the witness said he had seen the blow struck, by the light of the full moon. When it came Mr. Lincoln‘s time to speak, he pulled out, of his pocket an almanac and showed that on the date of the murder, the moon was in its first quarter, and had sunk more than an hour before the murder was com- mitted. The accused youth was ac- quitted. For the time and toil spent on this case, Lincoln received no pay, and asked none. l1 NUT MADE BY Au] CONTENTS ‘ aking sure you get Powders a Pound A Mi LB. M t («f .‘. Here Are Prices You've Been Waiting For 'I‘ is thought I 1y did make a most excellent execu- tive. But he was not elected by accl- dent. No man ever earned the right to be president any more fully than Abraham Lincoln. And of all the men of his day he was the most fully equip- ped for the oliice. For several years he had been in training for it. ()ld men still living tell of the wild enthu- siasm that was aroused in the contest between Lincoln and Senator Douglas. Men and boys came for many miles to listen to these debates, which were held out of doors. They slept in ho- tels, houses, or camped out. \Vhether slavery was to be admitted into the new states of Kansas and Nebraska, and, later, into other states, was the question. Lincoln was absolutely fair in his debates. He called no one names, he was always a gentleman. But he was also slu-ewd‘and far-sight- I he 3 “Dandelion Butter Color” Gives Theta cd. He framed a question which Doug‘ las was compelled to answer. If answered it one way, the south would be displeased, and he would lose the southern vote. 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And though this virus is absolutely deadly to rats—— chickens, hogs, cattle or any farm animal can eat it and not be affected at all. So confident is Mr. Alexander that Alexander Rat-Killer will kill every rat on your farm in less than a week's time that he offers to send, as an introductory offer. a regular $2.00 tube for only $1.00. Give it according to directions, and if at the end of a week’s time you are able to discover any rats, mice or gophers on your farm, your money will be refunded. A big Kansas City bank guarantees that , > Mr. Alexander is reliable and will do as f he says. Send NO MONEY. Just write to the address below and the tube will be mailed at once. When it arrives, pay the post- { man only one dollar and postage on the * guarantee that if not absolutely satisfactory 7. your money will be returned without ques- E ‘ tion. Write today ma postcagd will do— i and stop your rat losses now. i E. R. ALEXANDER, Alexander Labora— ; tories, 140 Gateway Sta., Kansas City. Mo. I' run: . ~_~:.~. 2 v :2 f'.‘ <~—.—.n7wa—-§T3‘"—$ ,.. i DORMAN doesril always quote more ’ 3 but very often pAYS MORE ! : The secret isin Our very fair gradirg Dr: 7557 WAY Is 71/: gtsr My Send us a trial shipment and let us prove we can make and prompt returns We pay express and parcel post charges and charge no commission. We NEED Your? Funs,You NEED Us Write at oncefor price list and shipping tags. BENJAMIN DORMAN I47 West 241551: Haw Yomt II.Y. TANNERS " lid of CATTLE, HORSE, CALF, COON, FOX, . SKUNK, MINK, MUSK- ' r' RAT. WOODCHUCK, ‘. DOG, CAT and RAB- BIT SKINS. What kind of skins have you? “To make up and line Men‘s d: Ladies' Fur Coats, Bearfs. Mutts. Capes, Collars, Robes ' and Mittens from raw skins. Circulars Free. Use plenty of salt on green hides. ' W. w. Weaver, Beading, Mich. Custom Tanner. .90 yrs. Experience \ ' Our Boys’ and Girls’ Page Dear Uncle Abe: You ask what I want for Christmas and say you might remember a couple other kids in the neighborhood if I can write some suggestions. W‘ell, I know something about Tommy Ran- kin. He isn’t a frivolous kid. Last year I went over to his house with my new sled and asked Tommy what he had for Christmas from his uncle. He brought out a' pair of nifty cuff links that came from Chicago. Then he laid the links back in the drawer and came out and slid down hill on my sled. Tommy says he wishes he had got something more useful for Christmas from his uncle than cuff links when all his shirts have buttons already. Then there is Asa \Voodbury who wanted some mechanical toys for Christmas and he got a new wool shirt. Asa may have needed a shirt all right, and still he had a couple of fairly good ones. He thinks folks are too blamed practical at Christmas when they give shirts to boys that need something to make them play ‘ of fun. and think. Maybe you would like to know what I think about boys’ Christmas pres- ents. I like pets and things like that. Once I got a pair of Belgian hares, and say, it was fun. It took a whole week after school to make a hutch for them out of boxes. That was a whole week And then it was nice taking Ma said it taught me to be nice to animals. I didn’t worry about the nice part of it. Just took care of them because they had big brown eyes and were friendly. Another time I got a wooly pup. He wasn’t a stuffed teddy bear pup but a really" live pup that got up on his hind feet and peeked out of the box when the lid came up on Christmas morn- ing. Then he wagged his tail and was named Sport right away. That pup made Christmas a wonderfully fine day. He played until he was so tired he couldn’t wiggle and had to curl up on the rug under the Christmas tree and sleep. And then boys like books. You know the kind of stories about heroes and Indians and sailors that make you read and read until you’re through, and then they’re good enough to. lend to other boys. Boys like books that tell how to do things. Such books furnish fun for all the year. Fred Thompson down the road, had a trio of pure-bred chickens given to him last Christmas. He raised some nice chicks from them and now has a flock that lays eggs in winter and they make him enough spending money to buy presents for all his folks this Christmas Without asking his father fOI‘Vazny money. care of them. Prize Corn of Frank Lux at the Left. a“! g m. «narrow; an.“ m. . was smarts? » a raw-as ..,~»s.., What a Boy Wants for Xmas A! Letter to Uncle [156 from Nap/26w Bill Fred got a nice poultry book along with the chickens. The book had pic- tures in that told how to make things like food hoppers. Fred says he is go- ing to join a poultry club and he is glad his folks gave him the chickens for Christmas instead of buying him a pair of pants or something like that. You know Uncle Abe that boys have more fun at Christmas than anybody, even girls don’t have so much fun. They like dolls and doll houses and baby buggies and such things that don’t amount to as much as sleds and footballs and skates. And father says that Christmas is never as big a. day to men folks as it sum - mums ’ _ Earn More Make $200 to $500 a Month " Trained men .wanted .every- where, Auto Jobs pay in money. 10 million autos, trucks an tractors all need service. In every section ga- rages. tire repair shops, welding shops, electric service stations, are needed. More menwanted. It all means a great future at certain big pay to . ambitious, go-getting men. You can do it. No on rlenco necessary. Takes only a few weeks to earn. Jobs open. Detroxt trained men preferred. 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MICHIGAN STATE AUTO SCHOOL "The Detroit Auto School" A. G. Zeller, Pres. 10120 Auto Blaz- 3729 Woodward Avenue Detroit. Mich. 6 STATE HOOL r: GOMBAULT’S CAUSTIC BALSAM The Perfect Liniment For External Use on ‘— .— is to boys. So I want things to play with and not just things a. fellow has to have anyway, like a necktie and a pair of pants. From your hopeful and loving nephew—BILLY. FRANK LUX, 13 YEARS OLD, IS THE NEW CORN PRINCE. N the junior-corn contest, the lad, who is the son of the 1919 Corn King, won first position. \Vith his ten- ear sample he competed with Eugene Troyer, son of C. E. Troyer, last year’s corn champion, and 500 other members of boys’ clubs who, under a new divi— sion, were entitled this year to match skill for special board of trade awards. “Our name is Lux, but farm sense and not luck wins our prizes,” said the boy with a grin. “I won these two rib- bons in Indiana state contests for boys. I knew I could win here.” His ten champion ears of Johnson county white were picked from an acre that yielded 101.6 bushels. In the ten-ear yellow class the fol- lowing won first places in their respec- tive regions: John Henderson, Cokato, Minn.; J: Emmet Brunker, Blue Mounds, Wis.; W. J. Ulrey, Attica, Ind.; J. W. Workman, Maxwell, Ind.; E. S. Burt, Benton, La.; W. S. Sonne- man, Haxtun, Colo. , In the ten-ear white class: Raymond Brown, lVilder, Idaho; T. R. Thorpe, Beloit, Wis; M. H. Thornburg, Win— chester, Ind.; Ora Bennett, Browning, Mo.; C. G. Rogers, Gainesboro, Tenn; Lee Reaney, Grand Junction, Colo. Regional winners in the junior corn. contest are Theo. Peterson, Cokato,‘ Minn; John D. Quiring, Mountainl Lake, Minn; Eugene Troyer, La Fon- taine, Ind.; Frank Lux, Shelbyville, Ind.; George Hoffman, Jr., Wifl’, Colo. “Sambo, I don”t understand how you can do all the work so fast and so well.” “Well, boss, I’ll tell yuh how ’tis. I sticks de match of enthusasm to de fuse of genergy—and I jest‘natcherly explodes, I does."— . The Human Body It is: astonishing how quickly Caustic Balsam relieves Stiffness and Lameness, Rheumatism, Neu- ralgia, Strains, Sprains, Lumbago, Backache, Sore Throat, Chest Cold, Stiff Joints, etc. Serious results through Blood Poisoning are liable from scratches, cuts or wounds from. rusty nails or other metal. This great rem,- edy applied at once will prove a preventive, is a perfect antiseptic, soothes while it heal-s. What it has done for other: it will do for you. Write us for any information de- sired. $1.50 ‘per bottle at drugglsts or sent parcel post on receipt of price. THE LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS C0. Cleveland, Ohio A FINE FUR COAT Made from You I‘ Own Horse or Cow Hlde. We make this coat to measure from the hide you_aend. Write ‘ usfor special low price. Any Klnd of Skln We make up any kind of skin to suit your needs. Also Ladlos' Coats and Furs. Robes. etc. We have been in the tanning business since 1878 and guaran- tee satisfaction. Book of styles of Mon'e FRE E and Women’s furs. Write for it today Reading Robe 8- Tanning 00. 116 East St. Readlnli lith- «annulment-un- BOOK ON DOG DISEASES And How to Feed Mailed free to any address by the Author H. CLAY CLOVER C0., Ina, America’s Pioneer Dog Medicines 118 West 3lst Street, New York lnlroduci Our ONE SEE 8 Farmers. retired farmers, others. make any money introducing our farm need. You can do It A Good Willis Business for F A R ME RS No experience, no investment required. Natl-b You can make 3500 this winter. Our bargain; freight paidmricee help on. Samples, particu- lars. order books. free. rite today. Dept. E WORLD SEED COMP ' in W. Madison Street. ChiuthII.‘ . x‘n ‘ ,.-. ..-. Farm Poultry POULTRY HOUSE SUGGESTIONS. S the straw packs down on the poultry house floor it will not be suitable for scratching litter. Then occasionally add a few forkfuls of fresh straw and fork over the old lit- ter. It will loosen it up and form a better means of hiding the scratch grain. If. the dropping-boards are cleaned often the work is much easier. This prevents the hard freezing of the ac- cumulations and makes a healthier house for the hens. Dropping-boards may become quite dusty if not cleaned and dust is a carrier of roup and other diseases. . When you isolate a hen because she is not well, it pays to give her the best of care or apply the hatchet. Some- times there is the tendency to neglect a bird that is placed in the hospital for observation but such a bird will only be a source of infection to others and never will improve it neglected—K. VISIT THE POULTRY SHOWS. 'l‘ pays to attend the poultry shows even if you only raise poultry for eggs. It is a stimulation to see the fine healthy birds that appear in such shows and visit with their owners. Most of us raise poultry for meat and eggs but the men who show their birds are undoubtedly the livest workers for the business and now that Show types and egg types are coming closer to— gether I believe that more farmer poul- trymen are going to make a try at the prizes. The Black Jersey Giants are a breed of poultry now attracting much atten- tion in the east and Michigan poultry- men are becoming interested in them. The writer believes that they are a practical fowl for Michigan farm con- ditions and some poultrymen who are not already wedded to an established breed may succeed very well with them and do a lot of business. How- ever, two breeds of poultry on a farm bring about unnecessary complications and the breeder with good stock sel- dom gains much by discarding it and trying another breed—R. POU LTRY PROSPECTS GOOD. AT the annual meeting of the Indi- ana State Poultry Association held early in October, members reported that business was good. There was no talk of a panic. Most hatcheries had no trouble in selling all the chicks they produced last year and many of them are .enlarging their capacity again for this coming season. Breed- ers report an unusual year and one big commercial poultryman said that he was making more money with the pres- ent price of eggsand feed than ever before in the history of his business. The fact that some people succeed and do it without any unusual oppor- tunities or without an excessive amount of labor or equipment proves that success is probable. If'one fellow can do it, so can another. Winter eggs can be obtained. Two things every poultryman should do. 1, keep up the egg records and the monthly count of hens. Face the facts squarely. If you are getting results, 'you want the fig- ures to prove it, and if you are not getting winter eggs, it is just as im- portant that you know it. Too many people have fooled themselves into thinking they were getting winter eggs because a few hens were laying, when . ,‘ as a matter of fact, the few eggs pro? ducadwould not-pay the board bill. - ; vastness few maths-urea“ at once—K. time to go over your year’s records and, if possible, check the weak places in your poultry work. Perhaps you hatched just a little late, not much, but just enough so that you are losing a month or two of good production this fall. ‘ Perhaps you had a self-feeder for the growing pullets during the sum- mer but they didn't eat enough mash even with this feeder. Sometimes ex- tra efforts must be made to induce the pullets to eat this mash. Usually it is some of these small things that change financial results materially. A frank review of your poultry situation should result in some very definite plans for next spring’s work and, as we all know, the success or failure of the spring work with poultry largely makes success or failure for our whole year’s work. FEEDING AND WATERING. BALANCED mash in the hoppers saves work on winter days. Re- gardless of the weather you know ev- ery bird will have a chance to fill up on a ration suitable for health and egg production. It takes a little worry out of poultry management to know that all of the hens have that feed supply constantly before them. It helps to make the laying-house a little more like the range in spring when the hen can balance her own ration from the bugs, worms, seeds and green food which are plentiful at that time. Do not feed snow to the hens in place of water, and keep a water sup- ply handy so they will not eat much snow even when permitted outside the house. 'Clean snow may do little harm but the snow around barns and hen- houses is not clean long and then it cannot be a healthful source of water for the birds. Empty the water pails each night and you save drumming ice out of the drinking pails the next morning. Ham- mering the pails will produce leaks and hardware costs money. Freezing wa- ter is not best for the hens, but fresh cool water from the well seems more appetizing to them than warm wa- ten—G. INFLAMED EYES. l About two weeks ago some of the flock of hens began to go blind in one eye by starting with a yellowish coat- ing. Then in a short time the eye would begin to swell and discharge. At first one or two hens were affected but now we have killed about a dozen. ——L. W. Sometimes hens have an inflamma- tion of the membrane of the eyeball. The cornea becomes rather dull or cloudy and soon the bird loses the sight of the eye. If the inflammation in the eye is caused by a foreign body such as a bit of straw or dust, the material can often be removed and the eye bathed with a saturated solu- tion of boracic acid. Frequently the trouble is not noted until the bird is entirely blind in the eye and the inflamed condition has ex- isted so long that successful treatment is impossible. Undoubtedly a few birds in a large flock might become blind, even if conditions were as ideal as possible. But I believe that most eye troubles are due to dusty litter which makes the air in the poultry house dirty when the birds scratch for grain. In cases of severe colds and roup the eye will swell shut and dis- charge: This can be largely prevented by sanitary precautions in the poultry house. ._ Respiratory infections spread rapidly and sick birds should be locat- ' Obsolete, .H M H. H... H... Service NOW. It’s the best service you get. Not Change Regardless Market Conditions. SPECIAL NOTICE Trappers and Fur Shippers Keep Posted Right. Send your name and address for Fouke Price List They’re prices to rely on—we guarantee to pay you what we quote or even more. Our Standard of Grading Docs can of this -— “Fouke Don’t wait another day—send your name and address on a postcard now. your furs quick—Don't let them pile up. shipping, mark your next shipment to FOUKE FUR COMPANY, Dept.254, St.Louis, Mo. Never mind the market—~ship to Fouke and depend on Fouke for the most money and the best grading. Don’t forget it’s grad- ing that really counts—remember Grading Makes Your Fur Checks Bigger.” Regardless of where you have been Ship Fun for everybody—costs nothing to try It’s loads of fun—just study this picture then write down the names of all the objects having names that start with the letter “8"; like stove, spear, shovel, etc. Twenty five cash prizes will the twenty five persons sending in the best prepared and nearest correct list of be given to Prize, etc. names. Everything in plain view—nothing hidden—no need to turn the picture upside down. The person who sends in the best prepared and nearest correct answer will win First Prize, the person sending in the Second Best answer will win Second - Trappers and Fur Shippers Rush Furs to F ouke NOW This Is a campaign to help every- bod get better acquainted with the Fun e Fur Co. of St. uis, Mo.. and to show trappers and fur ship- pers how much more satisfaction they can get in shipping furs to Fouke For Go. or top market prin- 05 with better grading. You can win—~costs nothing to try—take a pencil and paper and start in. Extra copies of puzzle picture sent free on request. RULES (1) Anyone not in the employ of this company and not related to any of our .many employees and anyone not livmg in the city of St. Louis may submit an answer. (2) Only words found in the Eng- lish dictionary Will be counted. Words of the same spelling can be used only once. Onl one word can be given for each 0 ject or part of an object; where plural is used do not use singular and vice versa. hyphenated and com- pound words or words formed of two or more words Will not be counted. (3) Write on one side of paper only and number wor 1, 2, 3, etc. Put full name and address on upper right corner of page. (4) Three prominent citizens of St. Louis will act as Judges. They are not connected With this company. Entrants will consider decismn of these Judges as . (5) In event of tie for any rize full amount of such prize wrl be awarded to each tying contestant. (6) Send in your answer as soon as you complete it—state on it whether or not you expect to send in turs in addition to the answer. (7) All answers must be received‘by Feb. 28th 19g2, when contest closes. Names 0 prize Winners and correct lists of words will be printed and sent to each contestant sending in one or more shipments of furs. Make more money— hurry and get Fouke price lists—write today. FnuKE Fun to. 31: Louis, MO. 254 FOUKE BUILDING Here’s the plan Anyone can try for the pn’zes——no one sends an money. If your an- swer is awar ed First Prize by the judges you will win $25.00. But we make a special offer whereby you can win eight, fourteen or even forty times. that much money by shipping your raw furs to the Fouke Fur (30., St. Louis, in addition to sending in your answer to the us- zle game. You'll/ill Be Paid Iii h- est Market Prices For Every .5 in You Ship—Milo five )er cent or any other commission vu l be deducted—— check W1“ be mailed to you within a few hours after your furs are rad- edA—no delay- , regardless of w eth— er or not you win a prize you will ct full value and big cash returns or your shipment promptly. ”your answer is awarded First Prize by the Judges and if at least five dollars worth of your furs have been received hii Fouke Fur (30., St. Louis, during t e contest, you will win 3200 instead of $25: if at least twenty five dollars worth of our furs have been received you wil win $350 instead of $25; if at least fifty dollars worth of your furs have been received you .will win the Grand Prize of $1,000 instead of 325. Send in your answer as soon as you complete it—state whether or not you are going to send furs in. Ship your furs in any quantity at any . time during the contest—no need to hold them to make just one ship- ment. The an .unts of your difier- ent shipments will be added to- gether at the close of the contest and if the Judges declare you a. winner then you will get whatever prize the total amount of your shipment. entitles you to. Naturally Fouke Fur Co. wants. to treat you so fairly in paying high prices for your furs that you Will want to ship all your furs to Fouke, but there is no obligation to do so wlzethcr you enter the contest or no . If at least $5.00 If at least $25.00 If at least $50.00 I! no worth of furs worth of furs worth of furs furs are are received by are received by are received by sent. Feb. 28th. Feb. 28th. Feb. 28th. 1 ......... $25 ...... $200 ___________ $350 ......... $1,000 2 ............... l 00 ___________ l 75 ......... 500 3 ......... 10 ...... 75.----_- - 100 --------- 200 4 ......... 5 ...... 50 ----------- 75 ......... 125 5 _________ 5 ....... 30 ........... 60 --------- 90 6 ......... 5 ______ 25 ____________ 50 .......... 75 7 _________ 4-.. -_- 20 ............ 40 _________ 60 8 ......... 4 ------ 15 ........... 30 ......... 50 9 ......... 4 ------ 15 ........... 25 _________ 40 10 _________ 3 ...... 10 ----------- 20 ......... 30 l l ......... 3 ...... 10 ........... 20 _________ 25 12 ......... 3 ______ 10 ........... 10 _________ 20 13 ......... 2 ...... 5 ........... 10 _________ 15 :45} _________ 2 ....... g __________ 8 .......... 1 5 --------- .- -_-------..- 8.------_- 10 16th to 25th 1 ...... 3 ...... - _____ 4 _________ S NOTE:-—Top market prices with better grading will be paid promptly for every skin received. emu. . ‘ 5 _ . t: the bent. and... ~ rioou’wlthl I: it ta... was». . - w? 588--16 T H E Mic HtliGiAl N ‘F'Ai R} M an f ' DEC. _17, 1921. BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY Change of Copy or Cancellations must reach us Ten Days before date of publication THE HOME OF imp. Edgar oi Dalmeny Probably . The World’s Greatest Breeding Bull Blue Bell. Supreme Champion at the Smith- tield Show 19l9. and the Birmingham Show 1920, is adaugliter of Edgar of Dalmeny. The Junior Champion Bull..1unior Cham- pion F‘eiiizile. ()hampion Calf I'lerd and First Prize Junior Heifer (lull. Michigan State Fair, 19311. were also the get of Edgar of Dalmeiiy A very choice lot of young bulls—sired by Edgai'of Dalnieny are, at this time. offered for sale. Send for Illustrated Catalogue. WILDWOOD FARMS ORION, MICHIGAN W. E. SCRIPPS, Prop. Sidney Smith, Supt. 'I'en heifers. six months. Ber-‘1 of makegootl. lleason~ illl‘l i, (‘liti. l‘lit‘li ’ ILOISTICRED Aberdeen-Angus I{latills from eight to fourteen breeding. llie :JI'HWIII)’ kin tl that able. Inquire 1".J. VI FOR SALE (Inc Ileg. Guernsey linil Seriiccable Age. ul Acci‘edit llertl. Farmer l’ricefi. GILMORE IlliU'l'll l‘llIH. Feder Camden, Mich, ‘ Guernsey lillll< for sale ‘1 sired by RegISIere (lay lioy of Halt-yon. l sired by Avon- dale's (‘hoit-o. All one yr. old. ready for M‘I‘vict‘. Iborn .Iiilv ’Jlith lll'Jl. sired by .t'ivondale's (‘hoieo All beauti- ‘ Address l)r.VV.Il.liaker inl ly marked fawn and \\ hit e 4 Detroit. Mich. 4301) I’ort, St” \\t*~l. I'llyne, \Vefl (3'19. Registered Guernseys “'0 have a special proposition on your lltill for next year that will interest you now. . .l. M. \\'ll.l.I.-\ .18, North Adams. Mich. : oov.’ cumin 1 four. recently fresh. ()ne due . l. Guernsey in Mart-h.L lt‘ine, large heifer calf also one l‘v i btill call. These are the kind that make Guernsey his- 1‘ ' ,. tory. I'm-e from tnbereulmh and abortion. Prc-war . 1,3 l prices. o. A. \l'ltilCN'l‘. \Vatei'vliet. Mich. . ; —I{I‘IGIS'I‘EliEl) ? . G u E R N 5 EV s it . (lontainin ' flood of world champions. ' HICKS‘ (IUERNSLILY FARM. Saginaw. W.S. Mich. 4 Guernsey bulle- lil to 1.3 mos. old. Accredited herd no SHUT. 1st prile yearling and calfatJat-kson. (irandsons of iii-d A A. class loader. (‘arrieof Ilill- litiht. fill lbs. ii. 1' . out of A.lt. dams. Priced to sell. (7r. W. and H. ti. RAY. Albion, Mich. heifers and calves. A four Guernseys year old Langwater \Iay Itosc herd bull also a couple of bull calves from A.R. stock. I‘. (l. FIHVIJCII. I'IIH'IIHI. Mich. For Sale Register Guernsey bull calves out of A. It. dam. Slit in: each if taken soon. .lllllN I‘Ilil‘ll..\'. R. 2. Holland, hilch. bulls and bull calves from dams making Guernsey large A 11. records. Accredited herd. \Vi'ite l.orp.‘trt1ciil.'irs. A. Al. Smith. Lake (.‘ity. Mich. Grandsons of King Of The Pontiacs Ready for Service From 27 to 32-Lb. Dams Sire:---King of the Pontiac Seals No 169124 who Is by King of the I’ontiacs and from liillstlalc Segxs, 1133 lb. daughter of .liing h'egis. No. 1 Dnmzu-II‘J lbs. butter and 6'10 lbs. milk in itlays. No.21)am:---L’.‘.H lbs. butter and 3‘! day record of 11H lbs. as Junior four year ol<. No. 3 Dam:---(1‘rantldaughter of llelle Korndyke. 2.77 lbs. butter and 640 lbs. milk in 7 days. No. 4 1)ain:-~-A great cow. 76:31bs. of milk and 28 lbs. butter in 7 days. Other bulls out of good A. It (I. dams. with records from 121 to 110 lbs. buttur as Junior 2 and 3 year old. All nicely marked and good intliiiduals. IIerd under Federal Supervision. (TALL ANI) Sl‘ll') 'I‘Hl‘lhi. For pedigree and information write Percy Nye, Mgr. Priced Right for Quick Sale James B. Jones Farms, Romeo, Mich. HERE IS A GOOD ONE BURN VJl'Nl‘l 2nd 1930 by hiAPLl‘lt‘lilCST DE KOL H ENGI'IHVICIJ) whose three sisters have each pro- duced oier 1200 lbs. of butter in a year. Two of them former WORLDS CHAMPIONS. (‘alf’s dam by an own brother of a Ill-IS lb. cow. \‘Vritc for pedigree. I“. B. LAY, Kalamazoo. hilt-h. The Traverse Herd “'e have what you want in BULL CALVFS. the large, line growtliy type. guaranteed right in every way_ They are front high producing A. R. O. ancestors Dam's records tip to 30 lbs, Write for pedigrees and quotations. stating about age desired. TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL Traverse City, Mich. “Top Notch” Holsteins A Fine Purchase For Some Good Breeder. Bull born Sept. 21. 1920. from a good A. K. ().daugb- ter of a cow that produced 18.9% lbs. milk and 750.82 lbs. butter} in ‘one year. and is from a son of a 301b, cow that produced a 31 lb. cow. who in turn produced a '1 lb. cow. ‘ Hit-l 6 nearest dams average 26 lbs. butter in 7 days. Handsomely marked in solid colors—a little more black than white. A good individual. Price $125.01”. 0. b Howell. McPHERSON FARMS (30.. HOWELL MIOH. All herdsmnder U. S. Supervision. accepted in payment of flnelybredx - A 50011 "GIG istered noimin bull calves. QualIgy of all. .Wrifio. Yul-r. Mich. .31 .t . ‘prng arrays WINNWDOD HERD Registered Holsteins It was through the daughters of Flint Maplecreyst Boy that Sir Ormsby Skylark Burke Our Junior Herd Sire produced the Junior Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Heifer, at the Michigan State Fair this year, in a class of 38. His get won first in Calf Herd. also first in get of sire, in a class of 13. A son of either of these great bulls will help the in- dividuality and production of your herd. We have bulls at dairymen’s prices, and we also have bulls at the breeder’s price, from dams with records up to 38 lbs. of butter in seven days, and 1168 lbs of butter in one ye tr. Ask us about a real bull,a Maplecrest or an Ormsby. JOHN H. WINN, lnc.. Rochester, Mich. Cluny Stock Farm Offers the 10 mos. old bull. Ciuny Maplecrest Colantha Si vel‘ No. 326204, Born Mar. 22, 1920 Sire —Maplecrest Application Pontiac Sire’s dam. 35 lb. butter 7 days. 1344 lbs. butter, 23421.2 lbs. milk in year. Maplccrest’s 24 A R. 0. daughters average 20.2 lbs. butter. average 420 3 lbs. milk at 2 y. 11 m. 8 s o. d .ughters average 1-1136 8 lbs. milk and 630.44 lbs. butter at 2 y 7 m. 6 of these 10 months rec )rds. Dam a 22 lb. Jr. 4 yr. old granddaughter of Colantha Johanna Lad. Dani’s Dam milked over 145,000 lbs. in 14 milking periods. He means increased production for the herd he heads. Price $150.00 Howell, Mich. R. B. McPHERSON, A BLUE RIBBON WINNER YOUNG BULL (In the 1921 Show (‘ircuit For Sale at a low pric'fl. Out of an .A R. f). granddaughter of Pontiac Korn- dyke. Siretl by our SENIOR HIIOW' “I'LL. hiodcl King Segis (llista 3': 37 lbs. GRAND RIVER STOCK FARMS, Corey J. :Speiicer. ()wner ' 111 1‘). .\lain Street. Jackson. Michigan. Ilerd l'ndcr State and Federal Supervision cg. llolstein Friesian bulls sired by a Lttlson of King R if the l’ontiae‘s. ages from six months to one year old. nicely marked and good individuals priced to move them to make room for winter calves. llcrd under Federal and State supervision. haven't had a reactor in the herd. Henry S. liolilfs, R. 1, Akron. I\'Iicli. ' ' ' pure-bred bull calves. also good HOISIeln'FrleSIan grade ieil'ers; tuberculin tested herd. Prices are right. l.ai'ro Research Farm. Box A. North l‘llltl. Detroit. .\Il('ll )ull Bargain. 3100 gets a light colored bull ready for ..) service born Apr. 11. 1920. from 21.51 b. dam, and sire whose six nearest dams av. 33.31 lbs. butter 7 days. Herd under state and Federal Hllpt‘l'l'l~1tili. Oscar \Vallin. \l'iscogin Farm. l‘nioinille. .\iicli. H I t ‘ .1“riesian heifer and bull calves. purebred 0 s em registered anti high-grade. ’ricc $20 up. Splendid individuals and breeding. “'rite us your rc- quireinentrt. llrowncrnft Farms. ('Graw. N. Y R Ilolsteii‘ Bulls ready for service sired by a ~12 lb. eg- bull, Priced to sell. also a few heifers and cal- ves. B. B. RI'IAVY. Akron, Mich. WE WANT Beef Cattle Breeders 85 Feeders To Prosper and Make Money in truth the World‘s Best Beef is made at the lowest cost. If you have a Hereford Bull or herd. If you would pro- duce your own feeding cattle—far better than you can buy. If wesupply you cattle that are right. If you would feed cattle profitably. , . . otham s Earliripe Beef an lnsures Your Sticcell.50; do common and medium $5.35@8.50; butcher cat.- tle. heifers common, medium, good and choice $3.504it8.75; cows common, me— dium, good and choice at $3.25/iil6.60; bulls bologna and beef $3.50@6; can- ners and cutters cows and heifers at $1.75@3.25; do canner steers $275617 3.75; veal calves light, and handy weight medium, good and choice $7.75 61710.25; feeder steers common, medi— um, good and choice $5@7; stocker steers common, medium, good and choice $4.25@6.60; stocker cows and heifers common, medium, good and choice $3@5. Sheep and Lambs. Estimated receipts today are 16,000. Market steady. Lambs 84 lbs down medium, good and choice at $10.25@ 11.50; do culls and common $7.75@10; spring lambs medium, good, choice and prime $7.25@10; ewes medium, good and choice $3.50@5.75: ewes cull and common $2fD2.50; yearling _ wethers, medium, good and choice $8.75@10.25. BUFFALO Cattle. Receipts 5 cars; steady; butchers 15 @250 higher; fancy strong; shipping steers $7.75@9; few fancy $10: butch— ers $7.50@8.25: yearlings $9@11.75; higher $4.50tfi7750; cows $2@5.75; few at $6; bulls $2.50@5.25; stockers and feeders $5.50@6.50; fresh cows and springers $40@135. Hogs. ReCeipts 20 cars; market is steady; heavy at $7.506P7.75; mixed $7.75@8; yorkersa$8.25; light do and pigs $8.50 @875; roughs $6@6.25. Sheep and Lambs. Receipts five cars; strong and low- er; lambs $12.60; yearlings $8@10; wethers $6@6.50; ewes $5@5.50;’mix- as during the preceding month or two so that the total for 1921 will be sub- stantially greater than for the previous year. Exports from the woolen goods trade are rather discouraging but the operation of mills has not been mate- rially affected thus far. The bureau of markets recently issued an analysis of the world’s wool situation in which the conclusion was drawn that the to- tal stocks are ample. They are not so large, however, as they were a year and a half ago. It is evident that pric- JACK The Little GIANT Farmers, you can now use your Ford to fill silos. cut wood, grind feed, grind sickle, and so forth. Jack can be attached to engine in ten minutes, and car moved from place to place without de- taching. No changing wheels, wearing out differentials, or asking car. One man filled 10130 silo, 33 full in 5 hours. Agents wanted. For price and particulars, write V. G. BIGELOW, 847 lonia Ave., 50., Grand Rapids, Mich. r ‘Ulial'cti Natural Leaf. Sweet. mellow hand-picked l chewi ng,5 lbs..$l.50; 10 lbs..8‘.’.5tl. Smoking, ‘30 lbs. $4.00. Furnish free receipt for preparing Qualityflel. guar. Farmers' Tobacco Exchange. Sedalia. Ky. CURE That Vicious, Balking. Biting. Kicking, Run- ‘ away llorse: subdue him completely. Fail- ure impossible. Easy when you know how. Send a dollar bill to H. Gr. POLLOCK. Sta..(), Cincinnati. 0. PLOWVS $18.70 UP 1‘ : PLOWS ‘m. n. PRAY. Mr TOOLS I.aGrangerillc, N : 6 ft. Cedar Grape dPostB, 15¢: FOR SALE: Picked up at our )ar Barnes Wire Fence Company, llctroit,'l\iichigan ' for manufacturing auto trailers, worth EqUIPmentinvestigating. 23:5 (irfllld River Ave.. opp. Case School, Detroit. Mich. Phone (‘herry Q57. Farms and Farm Lands llO-Acre Farm; Modern House With Bath; 3 Horses, 8 Cattle Sow. season’s crops. fodder, manure spreader. gas on- glue. cream separator; machinery. vehicles. tools in» clutled; on improved road. motor bus passes: 0105. live HR town. convenient large city ma rkets; fertile loamy tillage: r1vcr;watered pasmre: wood. timber: fruit. berries: practically new 6-room and bath. co: ment. block house, furnace. piazza. good basement barn. silo. hog and poultry houses. ()ther interests force sacrifice onl $8800 part. cash, easy terms. In- veptigan-ttamlog ree. B B. Burlington, Lawton,Mich . l44—Acre Farm; $5000 Barn With 4 Horses, 27 Cows and Young stot'k.‘ reg. bull. poultry. hay. fodder, cream 5.. aratur. drill. full machinery. tools ineluded' sp endid farming district: near villagecityf 120 acre; loamy tillage: pasture. woodland; fruit. sugar grove' good S-room house; 93-ft. basement barn valued $5000., large silo. granary. shop. poultry house. Owner retiring sacrifice $7500, less than half cash, easy terms. lil'gillt‘ggtz‘i‘sligzimi Zg‘AlllZle. Catalog 1100 Bar- gains. . ., ." 7" AG ' ' Ford Bltlg.. Detroit, lylich. LI‘CY‘ 81480. I I l Michigan Dairy Farm 300 acres in Gladwxn On. Flowing well. spring stream. no waste land. two dwellings. plenty of buildings, farm implements included for quick sale. $15,000 long time to pay. 6% int. send for description. U. G. REYNOLDS. owner, Gladwin. Mich. equipped. ren- Wan ted 160 A. Farm, “mm dim“, from Detroit. in exchange for $8,000 equity in 4-flat in good residential section of Detroit. Inc-ll rented, in- come 53,000 per year) and Sproom house in Strathmoor one of best Grand River suburbs, pith extra lot. and 2 car garage. Address Bo: K1217. Michigan Farmer. Detroit, Mich. w A N T EPK $323; from owner of land HAVVLEY, Baldwin, Win. FARR/{HELP ‘AI ._____Position as manager on general or anted' dairy farm Have had wide expel-o ience in feeding and keeping records for M. A. 0. Al. so in remodeling buildings. Best of references- 0. N. KING, 25 Stout. Place, Pontiac. Mich. *— FERRETS Fer ets My strain extra fast on rate and rah. r bits. Quick safe delivery in healthy con. dition guaranteed. Price males 85.00. females 85. Order from Advt. J.G. Sutton. Decatur, Mich: 500 Ferrets For Sale , C. J. DIMICK. Rochester. Ohio 1000 Ferrets they hustle RATS and rabbits. rice list free. N. A. KNAPP & S N. R. 2, New London. Ohio FERRETS for killing rats also bunting rabbits. Inst ruction book and rice list free. LEVI FARNSWORTH. New ondon, O DOGS Beautiful Registered Puppies Farmers prices. Write us. Meadowland Collie Kennels, Edmore. Mich. Trained American i:§§ii‘223§t‘22§2€3§5.“‘ W E L .CKY. Holmosvllle.0hlo , “For Saki-5 Waugh” gram haste suds-hm, AM , , $33?” a. .Wyfifiuvféh . l l l .. ‘ V. ‘ SHICPERB. for highest prices . . . bill all . t . ~ .HfiA ,. n. at. momdfi'fi 6b.. Detroit. CREAM 1.144 ‘ “limp”! ..' Willi“. . .. . \i‘ r. - Ontnal. Easy running, easi cleaned. , warm or cold milk. iiferent from pioture_whioh shows larger ca- .5 putty machines. Get ourplan of easy Willi MONTHLY Pam s are Wu andhandsome free catalog. Whether .i/ l ...c;-.-" is large or small, write today. numb trauma . ‘Ifll‘wfil 8 More.» DISPERSAL SALE of Pure Bred Holstein Cattle Wednesday, Dec. 21, 1921 I will sell at public auction on my farm. 4 miles south east of Morrice: or 6 miles south east of Perry: 7miles south west of Bancoft: on the old Fred Burtnette farm. commencing at 10 A. M. Lunch At Noon 27 HEAD REGISTERED HOLSTEIN CATTLE 2 grade cows new mllch; 3 rade before. 4 re bred large type Poland hina cows. 50 ad of breeding owes, M blood Oxfords. Sobers & Murray, Auc. R. C. Dart, Clerk. F. Fiahbecl-r, Pedigree Reader. TERMS:--12 months time will be given on bank- able notes with interest at 7%. Tahulated Pedi- gress will be here for inspection the day oithe sale. JOHN PROCTOR, Prop. Auction Sale of Reg.Shorthorn Cattle AT MY FARM Dec. 20 1921, at 1 o’clock 13 head of females and 2_young.roan bulls. Nine months old, time Will be given. Auctioneer Col. Couch James A. Mead,Prop.,Sunfield,Mich. P. 0. 1131, Indianapolis, Indiana. Write me how to buy a standard, high qual- ity tractor, mall payment down, balancepn easy terms. Tell me about your exclusive agency contract. I >7 \m" .— Cliptlnccoupoaandmailtoday. Name I I Town _ ‘ ill"! the“ Oli“ tourism: nosing" fié‘tms how her-1300i: fixnslltxriafitt: . are sto in the ravages of this costly malliiiy.g Write for free copy today. ABORNO LABORATORY State] "Co: In", ' 4‘ Jo" Street. Lancaster. Ila. CUSTOM TANNING Send us your hides and furs, and have them tanned and made up into coats, robes, scarfs, muffs, etc. We also tan hides into glove, mitten, sole and harness leath- er. Write for our samples and price list. Stevens Point Tannery, Established I895, Stevens Point, Wisconsin WANTED Salesman, Agents, Dealers with faith in their own ability to cell HIGH CLASS SILOS at a LOW PRICE Qualify Manufacturing 00.. Hagarsiowc, Md. llolmes,Sicwe (10.2429 Riopelle St. Commission Merchants. Dressed Beef. Ho s. calves, 33.2%. RetW ”oo“n.'2"’s 0808 ' g . . sync y a Bank. Bradstreet. . Debi-git. Michf’b’iierry w A SQUINT AT THE PRESENT FEED MARKETS. (Continued from page 575). sharp premiums commanded by both linseed and cottonseed cake and meal over corn and other course grains and feeds, there is doubt as to whether the recent advances will hold. It is quite apparent that most cattle feeders are refusing to make purchases at the advanced levels. Bran- has had a remarkable advance in the past month when one considers the advances in other foodstuffs and the trend of the coarse grain markets. The net gain in bran prices during the last month has been equal to almost a, ton, southwestern markets showing the sharpest rise. Bran is now double the price of the lowest lev- el on the present crop. Much bran went into store at St. Louis, Kansas City, Chicago, Minneapolis, as well as the lake ports at about equal to a $10 a ton basis mills. Some was stored as high as $14 at mills. Bran is now worth $20 a ton and more at the same points. Kansas City quotes around $19 a ton. in carlots, St. Louis is asking around $20 to $22 a ton, Minneapolis is asking $20 to $21, with Chicago asking up to $25 a ton. There is a wide variation of opinion as to the future trend of bran prices. However, my opinion is that $20 per ton is a good basis for the entire win- ter, and I do not believe that bran Will show much strength over this fig- ure at either Minneapolis or Kansas City, the two base markets. New factors may enter intothe situation. of course. Mills may obtain large ex- port orders for flour and domestic (le- mand for mill products show a big gain. This will increase the output and perhaps cause a slight recession in the mill offal market, but the fluctu— ations from the $20 level will not be sharp, either up or down. Shorts and middlings did not have the advance scored in the bran mar- ket, which is explained by the fact that the heavier feeds rose sharply earlier in the fall season at a time when bran was seeking new low levels. The nor— mal relationship is again being restor- ed, as has been forecasted. Shorts are in larger supply than bran. and the de- mand is not so active, although the market is showing a good tone and all offerings are being absorbed. Gray shorts or flour middlings can be bought at Minneapolis around $23 to $25 a ton, around $22 to $23 in Kansas City, and up to $26 in St. Louis. De- clines in hogs have had a restricting influence on the demand. It is prob- able that the bran and shorts differen- tial may narrow even further. Price movements in corn and cats have been narrow and unimportant on the whole, though tending slightly up- ward. A further small advance is to be expected as the winter months may witness a. falling-off in' the flow of grain from farms. On the other hand, the marketing may increase before March ‘1, the time for renters’ corn to be mov- ed. Farm demand is better. There is too much corn in the country to per- mit of any~sharp advances in prices. Fancy dairy alfalfa is selling at fancy prices at local points, but the consuming trade in Michigan and sur- rounding states are poor buyers. It is interesting to note that Kansas City, while making sales to dairymen at nearby points up to $26 a ton, is unable to successfully quote the northern trade at $22 a ton delivered. A larger movement of alfalfa is expected from the west, but this is dependent upon an improved demand from the east and south.-SANDERS Sosmxp. INTERNATIONAL AWARDS. (Continued from page 589). Hampshires.——Champ. wether, Ken- tucky. Oxfords—Champion wether, Iowa. Lincolns.~Champ wether, Heart’s Delight Farm, Chazy, N. U. Cotswolds. Champion wether, An- okia Farms, Wheaton, 111.; Waukesha, W s. Dorsets.—-Champion wether, Heart’s Delight Farm. Southdowns.~—Champ. wether, Glim— merglen Farms, Cooperstown, N. Y. Cheviots.——Champion wether, Kan- sas. Leicesters.——Champion wether, J. D. Brien. Ridgetown, Ont, Canada. Rambouillets.-Champ. wether, Wis- consin. Grades and Crossbreds.—California in medium wool or down types; J. F. Linden, Denfleld, Out, in long wool types. Grand champion wether, J. C. An- drew; reserve, California. , (Concluded next week). ~ . r \ THE 'M to Hie A N F ACIR'M E R Boiler Service Quick Raiurns Ship your veal, hogs, lambs and poul- try to Gunsberg Packing CO., Eas- tern Market, Detroit, Mich., check mailed same day goods arrive. High- est price always. Write for shipping tags. References-Peoples State Bank. Eunsber Packing Go. 2460 Bicpcls. Detroit, Mich. WIDE-AWAKE FARMERS Between now and Spring plowing, you will have a chance to make and bank a nice Wad of money. selling Lubrichting Oils, Greases, House Paints, etc—t s best an honest man ever recommended to a good neighbor. If you have a car, you’re just the man to cover your section and get our frequent, fat checks for your “50-50" share of the profits. Let us tell you of our interesting plan. Address THE STETSON OIL CO., Desk M-l7, Station I, Cleveland, Ohio GET MORE sees Make more'money from your poultry. Let us prove to you that Lay or Bust Poultry ’I‘onix will make them lay. Keep them free from disease and working overtime to fill the egg basket. Get eggs regardless of the weather. Satisfied users everywhere. Write today. Scml 65c for package on our guarantee—money back if not satisfied. l'ilE CONN PRBDUCTS (20., Dept. N. Waterloo, Iowa A Quality Hatcher At The lowest Price “Successful’ a33385°2§ Mail a postal—Get our ofler.‘ l Poultry lessons free to every buyer. Booklet. “How to Raw 6 10a. Catalog FREE. Male green, egg-making feed in MCESSFUL" Bruin Sprouts". Des Moines Incubator Co. 338 Blond it. In: Msiusfla. Learn how to prevent this disease. .Gct winter eggs. New treatment. Send for our free Circular. Ohio Vaccine CO., Sta. 8., Columbus, 0- O 9 Send for Free Sam- Kee Chickens . 9,, my 0, mm . ca'a Wye-pom Poultry Paper. tells how to se- lect. breed. house and feed SUCCESSFULLY, 40-84 pages monthly. 4 mos. trial 250' Yr. $1.00 American Poultry Advocate, Box “3.1, Syracuse. I”. OLD Trusty Incubators. slightly used. 13001:; . size 820 each. freight paid. Cost 836 new. GORK’I‘ BROS, Corunua. Mich. w t d. at least six dozen strictly fresh eggs weekly, a" e i will furnish l‘J nr6dozuu size crates. Box W-lZl'I care of Michigan Farmer. Detroit. Mich. POULTRY chicks Bally Chicks Order your baby chicks now from Michigan’s largest practical Single Comb White Leghorn egg farm. We are not running a hatchery buy- ing our eggs all over the community. but we are running an egg. bullet and broiler farm; and supply all the eggs that go into the incubator from our own strain of bred-to-lav Single Comb White Leghorn hens. and have a few thousand surplus chicks to sell at certain periods of the season. We turned away orders for thousands of chicks last spring. as our supply is limited and we absolutely refuse to sell anything but our own stock. So order early and avoid disappointment. We guarantee satisfaction in every way. Prices reasonable and on application. Macatawa White Leghorn CO., Inc. I R. F. D. 1, Holland, Mich. We are issuing 3. Bulletin that describes the kind of fowl the farmer now days wants. Semi for ‘2» this description of nul‘ Pure Breed Practical Poultry. The highest class practical stock in Michigan; stock that each vear is also now being shipped to poultry farmers of other states. You will like articularly the White, Brown and Bud Leghorns of this breeding; they give the e 'gs. Also Barred and White Rocks; Reds; Orpingtons; Anconas. STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION Desk 1, Kalamazoo, Mich. ' lioth combs. Whittaker's R. I. Reds M .. his... Greatest Color and Strain. Free. by blood test. from bacilla white diarrhea. If you are interested in Breeding took, Day Old Chicks or Hatching Eggs write for our Twelfth Annual Catalog. It is free. _ INTERLAKES FARM. Box 39, Lawrence, Mich BARRED ROCKS Surplus breedin stock all soldi More atch- ing 68 next s rln . More cockere a next summer and fall? From egookgfrom Parks best odigreed pens‘ R. G. KIRBY, Route 1, East ansmg. Mich. yandottes: W. W ndottes. R. 1. Red Barred ROCkS, cockeijgls from bred-to-lay stock. HOWARD GRANT. Marshall. Mich. . White Holland Turkeys. S7). seven For sale ' hdollarsgachiToms (88dto 10). eight (1 ii to c acoor ing osize an age. ”ton "Mia ea 60mm}. Mayvllle.R. D. Mich. 19-591 _ $16.50 a % IOO and up.- " ' Postage PAID. 95% live arrival guaranteed. FREE feed with each or- der. 40 breeds chicks. 4 breeds ducklinu. Select and Exhibition trades. A hatch every week all year. Catalogue free. Stamps appreciated. NABOB HATCHERIES. Gambler. Ohio CHICKS Send your order in earl for 1922 de- livery. Our prices are a ways reason- able. We give you a square deal. ROYAL HATCHERY, R. 2, Zeeland, Mich. BOOKING—1922—O R DIE R S B-A-B-Y C-l-l-I-X WHITE LEGHORNS AND MOTTLED ANCONAS Also Black Leghorne. Brown Leghorns. Buil' Leg- horns, Black Nlinorcas, R. 0. Rhode Island Reds, Barred Plymouth Rocks. White Plymouth Rocks, Silver Wyandottcs, Vihite VVyandottes. WE HATCH eggs i‘mm Hoganizcd flocks on free range on separate farms. Send for Price List. Valuable Booklet withfirst order/"or twenty-five or more CRESCENT EGG COM BANY Allogan Michigan egg contest winners,eggs from strain Barred ROCkS with records to 290 a year. 82.00 or setting re aid by P. P. ircular free. p g‘RlilD AS'l‘LING. Constantine. Mich Cockorcls. large birds from Barred ”WWI“ ROCk prize-winning heavy-laying strain $5.00 each. J. A. Barnum. Union City. Mich. Barred Rock Cockerels “m“ ““m “6“" ”“59 Bargain prices now. w. c. COFFMAN. R. 3. Benton Harbor, Mich. Plymouth ltock C(H‘lien'lh‘. pullets. and year- Barred ling hens. 200 egg: laying strain. Prices reasonable. Mrs. H. l’, Schulze, Laingsburg, Mich. BARRED Rock Corkerels. Hill‘s heavy laying strain. Deep. narrow. barring. Lingo birds $4 and $5 each. Lucian Hill. ll. 2. 'l'ekunshu. NIich. COCkerels and pullots for sale. from M. A. C. ' _ Round-up champions, vigor fine, range rinsed. $.> 00. Chas. ll. Wright, Jones. Mich, Choice White wyandlllles Egg-herein and pullots for cockerels at $4 each. M. L. 1\’I()A'I‘H, Prescott, Mich. ' Minor-cits. Ho inn , lop . (guahty COCkerels ltnckthcds, ()rpinlgtong, pillllS . ’l‘yron Poultry harm. Fcuton. Mich. or Popes Strain. 100 8.0 Giant Black Northrup Minorl-a (:wkerols 6 mo. old $2.25 each. M. SCHAI‘JFICH, Ii. 1. l‘IHsoxville, lylich. RHODE ISLAND WHITES win_ over all breeds at the egg laying contest. 30 eggs $3; 00 $8; 101) Si?) order from this ad. Some chicks. H. H. Jl Ml’. R. 5, Jackson, Mich. ' ‘ Dr. Hensley S. C. liulf Leghorn flock. Pig Original Basket sum... (mummy Certified Egg bred Winners at Chicago. Cincinnati, etc. Cm-kcrcls breeding hens and chicks, at bargain prices. Alsobred to lay English Strain S. C. White Leghorn chit-ks for 1932. Discount on Early ()nlms. Hillside Hatchery Farm. 1L3. lIolland.Mi(-h. Successorto Henry Del’reo Pullets and Breeding Stock 8 varivties. also ducks and geese. Bond fol-prices BECKMAN, 26 It}. Lynn, Grand liupids, hiit'h. WHITE WYANDOTTES 207 egg average: (-m'kerels $5 can-h. 3 for $14. 6 for $25. FRANK DelAlNG. R. ll. Three Rivers. hlich. ' Barred Rm-k (‘nvkvrvls-«hred from Rlnglet birds that lily. weigh and Win. ltnlmrt Martin. ll. 2i, W4 udland. Michigan R. ‘. L: ‘ f. ' - ilhode Island Reds ml ..‘£i‘%.§£.°”°"" BURT SISSON. Imlzly City. Mich. S. C. ‘k ‘ l.‘ A 'l BhOde ISIalId "GCS May li‘zl):clle183.l§)0 c::h.aud E. C FOVVLI'IH. Horton, lylich. Single Comb Buff Leghorn £3,315 April and May hatched. Large liu-ly follows. Noted laying strain. “'illunl \V (‘ll~l('l‘. Bath. Mich. ' IliI. " _ l: 2 . '. - ‘ Silver Wyandoiies “Ric‘s-E”... stifli'fi‘,’ ”" 7’ °°"‘ C. IV. Browning, Portland, Mich. S. C_ B. Minorca A fvw (‘llnir'c Minorcu (‘ocker- i‘lS. great. big fellows. Sirl‘d by our 1211). cook. R. W. Mills, Saline. Mich. “7 hits Vi yandmtc )ockorels $5. Bred from establish- ed hi-zivy laying strain. 80% average egg yield last Winter. W. A Blunding, “.1. Greenville. Mich. ‘ White orpingtmi i‘:;'il;(%{lél:. Largo. well bred, heavy f tion guaranteed. 1). ‘ BEAUTIFUL 37bit“ Wyzuuiotte cockerele Elm Leg horns; ‘min. $500 each. satisfac- . m-clcy. E. Lansing, Mich. ,1. sale. Lawyer Cobb strain. MRS. J. H. THOMPSON. ll. ‘3. Gaines. MlCh. Mammoth Bronze Turkeys Foundation stock from Bird Bros. Have hens weighing 20% lbs. Flock headed by $50.00 Bird Bros. Tom. Not related to other Mich. flocks. Selling cockerels and hens from this flock, for a short time. at $15.00 and $10.00 respectively. Come over. or write us. Ionia, Mich. Wesley Hile, ' The kind that In . lh Mammoih Pekm Ducks and W. 33.00 mi. €25. White Embden Geese. Strong Producers. Brown China Geese heavy laying strain. $4.00 9 ac . IN. 13. BROREIN. Wapakoneta, 0. Bourbon Red Turkeys 233;? °§ o 2,“: ever raised on mfiéarm for sale. Prices right. NEST E. REA, Hillman. Mien. Michigan's Beat Gi a n TURKEYS, t Bronze. Splendid pure bred birds. Great in size. fine in color. N. EVALYN RAMSDELL. Ionia, Mich. Mammoth Pekin Ducks F i ”imé’fediu“ J. W. Drake Farm. R. 4. Pontiac. Michigan}? W. Chinese Geese, Eilflg‘gxfifii' 1"“ 15. MRS. CLAUDIA BET’l'S. Hillsdale. Mich. Bourbon Earl Turkeys 2'.‘.’;’.‘.‘§"1.‘1i’1.°d3f”’°“”“‘ _ is. D. l'il'liS. R. It. 3, Rockford, Mich. .,.s—+.f . smvwma.-. _.___,_.. .. A A-..“ Vacs. .Mi. .w“... t...— .......-.~°‘ " '" ting production costs to the bone. problem of perfect skimming. Every Belgium imported Melotte Cream Separator is sold under an absolute. ironbound, 15—year guarantee. No Melotte is ever sold except under this guarantee. A guarantee written in plain English so that you can un- derstand it. A guarantee that is 100% stronger than any other separator guarantee ever made. A guarantee that really guarantees something—upon which you can ab~ solutely rely—an absolute protection to the purchaser. and which binds us to our bargain. until the separator is paid for. After 30 days free trial, then send only the small sum of $7.50 and the balance in small monthly payments. The Melotte pays for itself from your increased cream checks. You’re not to send one cent until you've used this great Belgium Melotte and have made up your mind The Melotte Separator, H. B. Babson, us. Mgr. 2843 West 19th Street, Chicago, Illinois Without cost to me or obligation in any way, please send me the Melotte catalog which tells the full story of this Wonderful separator and M. Jules Melotte, its inventor. Also send me your revised price list showing 22% reduc- Dept. 3109 tions. Name re-organizing efiorts put forth by this big man of Belgium has resulted in cut- Reduced 22% Before buying any separator find out how the ‘Melotte has won 264 Grand and International. Prizes and how, for efficiency of skimming, ease of turning, convenience of operation and durability—the Great Belgium Melotte has won every important European contest. Find out ‘ why 500,000 Melotte Separators are in continuous use today. Sell-Balancing Bowl The Belgium Melotte is the only single-bearing—bowl separator made.This patented bowl hangs from one fric- tionless ball bearing and spins like a top. It is self-balancing. It skims as perfectly after 15 years‘ use as when new. Positively can not ever get out of balance—can not vibrate and thus cause crosscurrents which waste cream by re—mixing with the milk. The 6001b. Melotte turns as easily as the 300 lb. machine of other makes. Spins for 25 minutes unless brake is applied. No other separator h Our 15 Year Guarantee What U. 3. Government Vibration of a cream separator’s bowl will soon cost you more money in cream waste than the price of your separator. U. S. Government Bulletin No. 201 I says that a perfectly true motion of the bow] is (1530- . lute/y necessary. the bowl is the vital part of any separator—the part where the cream separation take. ‘ place. after 30 Days Free Trial --NO MONEY DOWN—FREE TRIAL —-SMALL MONTHLY PAYMENTS—DUTY FREE We will send an Imported Melotte Cream Separator direct to your farm on a 30 days‘ absolutely Free Triah—no deposits—no papers to sign—use it as if it were your own separator. Satisfy yourself that the porcelain bowl is as easy to clean as a china plate. Compare it—test it in every way. “'hen you are convinced the Melotte skims cleaner, turns easier, washes quickeruhas one-half less tinware to clean. lasts longer than all others, then pay $7.50 as first payment and the balance in small monthly payments Send No Money! —-Eas_y Payments! it is the machine you want. Keep it for 30 days and use it just as if it were your own machine. Compare the Melotte separator with any other- test them side by side. Then send your mill; to the creamery. Let them prove which separator skims the cleanest. L—--——-—_—__———-—_———1 Address Post Oflice Sta 99 as or needs a brake. The Melotte bowl has solved the o . gas- 3 MELOTTE, the Edison of Europe, manufacturer of the greatest Cream :: :— Separator the world has ever known, announces a sweeping reduction in “:2 “ prices. Labor conditions in general together with tremendous rebuilding and TE; 15—. And right now at flzirpartimlar time exchange rates are extremely favorable. Take advantage of “ ‘ ' this condition while it lasts. Get the most for your American dollar. Buy now and save money. —-- Beléium Imported \\ Says : i . , Send This Coupon Mail coupon for catalog givingy‘full description of this wonderful cream separator. Read about the porcelain-lined bowl. Easy to clean as a drum plate. One-halt less tinware to clean. An exclusive Melotte feature. other exclus1ve Melotte features described In full. Don’t buy any separator until you have investigated the Melottel‘ake advantage of the 30 day free trial which Mr. Melotte has now authorized us to offer.’l‘est the Melotte against all other separators and satisfy yourself as hundreds of American farmers have done that it is the world's greatest separator.’I‘he only separator that requires a brake. It is so easy to turn that it spins twenty-five minutes after you stop cranking. And remember it is guaranteed for 15 years. Don't wait—be sure to mail coupon TODAY! The Melotte Separator, 3: 3: £22.53? Dept. 3109 2843 West 19th Street Chicago, Illinois ~t-e~w ,»