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VOLUME OLVIII NUMBER TWENTY





_ DETROIT, MAY 20, 1922





 





 





 





 





CURRENT COMMENT

THE MICHIGAN FARMER SAYS:





Carefully selected seed is the “seed”

in succeed.





It pays to cultivate friends as well

as crops.





Faith and hope now make it possible

to give charity next fall.





We become agitated about taxes but

the biggest tax we put upon ourselves

and make no complaint. That tax is

negligence and its results.





This month is properly named. It

means, “You May do these things.”





December should mean, “they are

done.”



E have just re-



- ceived the re-



Feedmg suits of the second



Steers year of steer feeding



at M. A. C. at the Michigan Ex-





periment Station un-

der the direction of the: Department of

Animal Husbandry of the Michigan

Agricultural College. The purpose of

this test was to show the comparative

value of feeding normal silage and

stover silage to fattening steers. The

work this year shows similar results

to those secured in 1921. However,

the margin of advantage in favor of

feeding normal silage was not so wide

in the period of feeding just completed.



Here is the compaiison in the total

‘cost of the three separate lots of

steers: Lot No. 1, whichwas fed nor-

mal silage, oil meal, shelled corn and

clover hay, produced a hundredweight

of gain, not considering the pork pro-

duced on the hogs following the steers,

at $9.16. Lot No. 2, which was fed the

same ration with the exception of sto-

ver silage being substituted for nor-

mal silage, produced gains at $9.41 per

hundred; Lot No. 3, which was fed

the same as Lot No. 2, excepting that

it received an amount of shelled corn

approximately equal to that- removed

from the stover silage consumed for

the first fifty-nine days, made gains at

a cost of $9.59.



When the cost of pork is deducted,

then the cost of Lot No. 1 was reduced

to $7.88; of Lot No. 2, to $8.37, and of

Lot No. 3, to $8.23. The experimenters

found further that it would be neces—

sary to sell these steers \at the follow-

ing prices after deducting the value of

the pork produced: Lot No. 1, $6.85;

: Lot No. 2, $6.87; Lot No. 3, $6.89.



We hope to have for publication in

an early issue of this journal the ac-

tual prices for which these steers will





seed with more discrimination than





. available, will be published together

" with all the detailed data on amount





‘of feed consumed and the cost of the

various items in the feeding bills of

the three different lots. These costs

will also (be compared with‘those ob-

' tained in the similar experiment a year

ago. We desire to take this opportu-

nity for congratulating the Agricul-

tural College and the Experiment Sta-

tion upon this very practical work.





HE producers of



sugar beets in



Sugar Beets this state and country

m will be interested in

Europe the outlook for the





production of this

crop in Europe. The department of

commerce at Washington has just is-

sued a statement to the efiect that the

heavy producing countries across the

Atlantic at the last moment are cur-

tailing their spring sowings of the beet

crop. ‘



This curtailment is due‘to a number

of causes. Bad weather in some sec-

tions is delaying seeding to an extent

that producers are giving over a por-

tion of their acreage to other crops.

High potato prices have stimulated

the planting of that crop to the detri-

ment of the beet crop in the Nether-

iandszelgium and Denmark. In Ger-

many there will be no increase in the

acreage over last year because of a

shortage of farm labor. Italy expects

to raise about thirty per cent more

beets than a year ago, but this will

just nicely take care of her home re-

quirements and"leave nothing for ex-

p01t as was earlier expected. France

will increase her acreage around fif-

teen per cent.



A careful review of the whole Euro-

pean situation makes it appear at this

time, according to the department of

commerce, that Europe will just about

grow sufficient beets to make what

sugar she will need during the coming

year. This is far different than the

expectations were three months ago,

when it was figured that the aggregate

production of sugar from this season's

crop would give a large tonnage for

export.





URING the past





week we traversi



The,Farmer ed ten counties in

'3 on central Michigan,

the Job stopping frequently to





talk with .f arm ezrs

about their business and to observe as

carefully as we could the present stat-

us of agriculture in those counties.

‘One matter impressed itself forcibly

on our minds. This was the splendid

exhibition of faith on the part of these

toilers.



Farmers everywhere have gone

through a most trying period. Nearly

all the things that possibly could occur

has happened to the rural class seem-

ingly to break down their morale.

Prices for farm products dipped to

subnormal levels, while the cost of

needed supplies were fairly well sus-

tained near the peak point of super-

prosperous days. The transportation

charges have seemed outrageous. Leg-

islation inimical to the farmer’s high-

est good have been urged by selfish

interests. Rotations had been thrown

out of gear by the urgent demands of

the great war, while money or credit

has been practically impossible to se-

cure. These and many other things

have tested to the very limit the fiber

of the farm folks. ‘



But they have pulled themselves to-

gether and now rise to full stature to

face the issues of another year. They

certainly are on the job these days

preparing the ground and planting





with full faith that another harvest '





time will come in due season. It would

seem that the farmers have never

worked more faithfully, exercised more

pains in fitting the land, or selected





 

 





 





 

 





faith rests on those fundamental prin-

cipals of careful planning, much. 11111118-

try and unlimited patience.





' HE other day a.

reader referred to

this time-old subject

that has been meat

for agitators and ag-

gravators for centur-

iesand will likely be for some years

to come. Our reader spoke of the

rural phase of this question. He said

that the farmer did not want compe-

tent help, but a slave who will work

all hours of the day and night and live

in a hovel or walk out from town.



The single man, he said, would not

go back to the farm because he likes

his evenings off and the city’s bright

lights.

suitable place for his family, and con-

genial neighbors, some who do not con-

sider themselves better than the hired

help.



In many instances there is _' much

truth in what he says, but not in all.

One can also find similar conditions,

if not worse, in the city where, in the

crowded tenement house sections peo-

ple live and raise children under the

most adverse conditions.



Such conditions can not be remedied

by saying they should be, or by hatred

and agitation, n01 can they be changed

in a day.





Employer

vs.

Employee





Our great hope for the future of this





problem is that We are gradually work-

ing to the time when thought of self

will be replaced by thought of service.

Time is eliminating class lines and

bringing a fuller realization of our re-

sponsibility to each other regardless of

our station in life. When that time

arrives employers and employees will

come to understand that both are gain-

ers when they play square with each

other.





N recent issues we.





A Short h a v e commented

, . upon the 1ncreased



. Pig number of brood sows

Crop on the farms of the





country as compared

with the number being kept a year

ago. In these comments, it was

intimated that a large crop of spring

pigs would probably have a downward

influence upon hog prices this coming

fall. .

It is only fair to state that during

the past few days reports have come





to us from various sections indicating ‘





an unusually heavy loss of spring pigs

over a wide territory. We do not know

what this loss will ultimately amount

to. In a number of sections the situa-

tion is altogether discouraging to the

hog growers. Many farmers report the

loss of their entire pig crop. More

state that fifty per cent of the pigs

have died and that many of those re-

maining are runts and do not promise

well. If the general loss approaches

at all closely that sustained in these

districts from which ‘definite reports

have been received then it would seem

safe to calculate that the additional

eleven per cent of brood sows now in

the country would not give us a crop

of pigs as large as that produced a

year ago.



We are sending requests throughout

this and other states to learn, if possi-

ble, what the extent of this loss has

been. In the meantime it would seem

to be the part of wisdom for farmers

to give every care possible to the pigs

they now have on their farms.





OMEONE has said,





and truthfully so,



, The that “dirt is matter

Significance out of place.” As, for

of Dirt. instance, powder on a





woman’s face is per-

fectly all right, but when it gets on a

man’s coat sleeve it is dirt, just plain

dirt. Also, jam is o. nlaterial in good





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as their a,

y angster it "lowmis itself td

.. plain dirt Class.





Again, in the search for precious

metals wevwssh away and discard the





“pay dirt" to get the pure, clarified

metal, Apparently dirt is non-essen-

tial. Then perhaps it is so in life; we

have to handle a lot of dirt, a lot of

non-essentials, before we get to the

nuggets of truth. It may be that many

of us load ourselves with so much d‘irt

that we do not get to the truth at all.



Then comes the thought as to why

we hear the expression, “dirt farmers”

so often. The only justification for it

that we can find is that it might refer

to those farmers who'labor strenu-

ously at non- essentials and never un-

cover the great essentials that make

farming a success.





If we need some expression of this

sort for the result— producing farmer,

we suggest the name “soil farmer” for

soil is matter in place and indicates

life, fertility and possibilities. This

expression would also indicate that

this farmer was not engaged in a

starched collar activity and that his

hands, at least, got soiled in his en-

deavors.





If this suggestion is accepted we can





then put farmers in three great class-'





es: Dirt farmers, soil farmers, and

urban agricultttrists. The latter never

work up a perspiration by their farm-

ing endeavors.





 





M other and Maiden





MAYBE you remember me tellin’



all about-Son and Sire when me

and Sam went and et with the Ladies'

Aid and I told the boys what they was

comin’ to.



Well, this time Sophie and sister

went, but I don’t know whose Aid they

et with. Anyhow, I had to stay home

and take care of the baby, this bein’

the celebrashun of mother and daugh-

ter. 4" -



Now, I can’t report the meetin'

’cause I wasn't

there and didn’t

say nothin’. But

I kin say a few

words on the sub-

ject, ’cause of my

experience. Now,

I know I ain’t no

Ma, ’cause I just

couldn’t make our

little Sarie stop

cryin’. I went at her what you call

systemat1eai like to hunt the trouble,

and I found all the pins and other ma-

chinery O. K. But the horn kept a

tootin’ right along no matter how rud-

like I acted to her.





Well, when Sophie gets home she

says, “All she wants is somethin’ to

eat.” Since then I’ve been wonderin’

what I coulda done about it.





But you know, when you think of it,

motherhood is wonderful, for Mother

is the beginin’ of creashun, the begin-

in’ of life for all of us. And then

Mother is sufferin’, happiness, sadness,

love and home. Seems like the world' 3

history is repeated with each mother.



We then folks go ’round like banty

roosters, but what would we be if it

wasn’t for Mother? I know I would

be nothin’ but now I am Hy Syckle, all

because of Mother. (Mother ain’t nev‘

er said if she was proud of her accom-

plishment).



And then the maiden—what is nicer

than maidenhood? There ain’t no nic-

er blossom bloomin’, and I like flowers

awful well. We wanta keep it precious

and pure for there ain’t nothin’ more

sad-like than a Withered blossom.





I‘m kinda hopeln’ Mother and maid-

en don’t get in what you call a secret

conspiracy against sire and son ’cause

we wouldn’t stand no show if the dew ‘





 





 





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HE Michigan Cropglmprovement

Association is just. completing

one of its most successful sea-

This organization, open to any

cooperating





sons. '

farmer in Michigan, ,is





- with the Michigan Agricultural College





' and the Michigan State Farm Bureau

in the production, maintenance, and;





distribution of quality seed from high-

yielding crop varieties.

While practically every farmer has





‘ experienced the adversities of depress-





_ riculture have





ed agricultural conditions the grower

of pedigreed seeds has found this spe-

cialty bringing in splendid returns

through it all.



Farmers and others interested in ag-

long appreciated the

value of quality seed. With many of

the acre costs of production practically

standard whether the yield be large or

small,‘ the user of high-yielding seed

finds that he is employing a factor

which aids materially in bringing his

yield per acre well above the average,

thereby lowering his cost of produc-

tion per bushel or ton and leaving him

a wider margin of profit. _



Work in plant breeding is a recogni-

tion of this important/factor in the

farm business and men at the Michi-

gan Agricultural College .have been

busy for years selecting, breeding, and

developing varieties that would place

crop production on a more stable and

economiCal basis. That their work has

been effective is recognized in testi-

morials at'every hand by satisfied





growers of -Red Rock Wheat, Rosen‘





Rye, Wolverine Oats and Robust





"Beans.





But the work of developing improv-

ed varieties is only a part of the bet—

.ter seed movement. Pure seed does

not stay pure bf its own free will.

Cross fertilization, mixtures in thresh-

ing machines, in farm bins, and in ele-

vators soon bring down the quality of

good seed unless careful precautions

are exercised. It was for this reason

that the Michigan Crop Improvement

Association came into being. Its pur-

pose is to make permanent the bene-

fits derived from the development of





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better, varieties.

stance, is the head selecting of Rosen

Rye and the growing of foundation

stock of this ‘grain in isolation on

South Manitou Island.





valuable variety in 1908 without any

follow-up system, in which case its

quality would have already been great-

ly diminished, pure Rosen from most

careful head selections is being rein-

troduced every year and its good char-

acteristics are influencing practically

all the rye in Michigan and a large

portion of the rye in North America.





This means,

-. that instead of merely introducing this





One feature, for 1n- spect1on is found to be of such supe-





rior quality as would make it especial-

ly suited for further seed production.

It must be grown from Elite seed or

the previous generation of registered

seed. The price at which- it is sold is

considerably above the commercial

market and it is the foundation

stock for the pedigreed seed grower.



The third kind of pedigreed seed is

called certified seed. Its purpose is to

make available large quantities of

guaranteed seed of high-yielding adap-

ted varieties at a. small margin above

the- commercial market. It is used by





 





 





Some Pedigreed Seed in the Making.





The system of seed introduction, in-

spection and dissemination Which has

been followed by the association for

years but which has altered slightly

and more clearly defined at the annual

meeting last winter is as follows:



Three kinds of seed are recognized.

The first, produced only in small quan-

tities, is Elite Stock seed, which is

seed of pure line selections or of ex-

ceptional meritlvhose superiority has

been demonstrated in tests. under the

supervision of the Farm Crops Depart-

ment of the Michigan Agricultural Col-

lege Its purpose is the int1oduction

of a new variety or improved selec-

tions in an old one.



Registered seed is the term used to

designate that seed produced by mem-

bers of the association which upon in





the grower interested only in securing

the yielding characters of such seed

and not caring about further inspec-

tion.



Inspection supervised by the Farm

Crops Department of the Michigan

Agricultural College assures that seed

produced and marketed by members

of the association be of known origin,

purity, quality and vitality. Inspec-

tions are made both in the field and

of a representative threshed sample

and, in the future, with registered

seed, a third inspection will be made

at the cleaning point and all such seed

as meets the association requirements

will be sold in sealed sacks. An eight

dollar inspection fee paid by the grow-

er covers the expenses involved.



While it is obvious that all can not





'Managcment of Young





'By N. EValyn Ramsdell





V IT is at hatching time that we appre-





ciate having saved the tame pullets



for breeders. The typical wild tur-

key hen resents interference, but~ the

tame one is willing that we share her

responsibility and is one of 'the great-

est factors of success in rearing the

young. She will allow us to take the

little ones from the nest or to feed

and care for them without becoming

nervous and cross.





When .the batch is completed she

should be kept from wandering away

as she is instinctively inclined to do,

and I have found the following method

most satisfactory:



Take the hen and little ones care-

fully from the nest to the house which

is ready for them. This is,a good

roomy, well ventilated house, the di-

mensions of which should not be less

than'three feet by four feet, and four

feet high at the front.





Then tie a strong soft cloth to the





. shank of the hen and to this tie six or





eight feet of clothesline. This is fast-

ened to a weight (an old plow point is





good) which is placed just outside or





the house.« After putting hervdown

keep the little poults at a distance





.until she is accustomed to being tied.





$11 will soon quiet down,- call the lit-





   





the situation. She can go in and out





'of the house and can be removed to





fresh, grassy places during the day,

bun is shut in with wire netting door

at night and during storms. After a

week or ten days she is given her free-

dom but is brought back to the house

at night and in stormy weather until

they are old enough to roost. See





that the house is kept clean and dry.

First feed is given when from twen-





 

 





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ty-four to thirty-six hours old. This is

dry bread, ground fine and mixed with

hard—boiled egg. Feed four times daily,

just a little at a time. After three days

begin giving rolled oats once 1a day at

first, and later alternately with bread

and egg. ,



When about one week old start feed-

ing a good grade of chick grain, some-

times adding cracked wheat.



At about this time, also, a mash is





 





be seed producers and that some of

our crops must find their way to the

mills, the canneries, and the feeding L

stalls, still Michigan has built up an

enviable reputation as a. seed produc-

ing state. During the past three years





the demand for‘Crop Improvement As- f





sociation seeds has been far ’greater

than could be supplied. This spring

Wolverine oats, Michigan Black Barb-

less and Wisconsin Pedigree barley

were all sold out at an early date.

Growers of Pedigreed Robust beans

sold out entirely and were turning

back orders eight weeks before bean

planting time. All the wheat and rye

found a ready market last fall and ,.

soy-beans and corn are experiencing"

nearly as good results. --

The margin above the commercial

market has been such as would pay

the grower well for his added care in

keeping the seed pure. Pedigreed Ros-

en Rye seed sold last fall for $2.00 per

bushel; Red Rock wheat brought

$2.25. Of the spring seeds, oats sold

for $1.00 to $1.50, barley for $2.00 to

$2.25, and Robust beans brought $6.00

per bushel. Prices given here were

those charged for one to five-bushel

lots. When more than five bushels

was sold in one order a substantial re-

duction’has always been made.





Much of this demand for Michigan

Pedigreed seed may be attributed to

the efficient sales service of the Mich-

igan Farm Bureau Seed Department

which has developed extensive mar-

kets for Michigan seeds in other states,

as well as a big business with farmers-

cooperative organizations within Mich-

igan. The wants of many of these

purchasers both in and out of the state

could not be fully supplied this past

season and the situation warrants a.

substantial increase in the number of

producers of pedigreed seed. Many

new growers who have purchased seed

eligible for registration are getting in

touch with the association secretary

at East Lansing and will assist in a.

healthy expansion of this profitable

seed business.





urkeys





added to the ration for the morning

meal and is made as follows: Finely

chopped greens, (onions, lettuce or

dandelions), mixed with bread and egg

and with rolled oats. A small amount

of granulated charcoal may be added

at times. Gradually discontinue the

egg and bread and add more of the

rolled oats and some bran to the mash.



Never prepare more than you want;

to feed at one time and never feed

more than they will clean up quickly. '



Continue this mash, chick grain and

rolled oats, feeding four times daily I

for the first month or six weeks, or

until they are ready to go away on.

range.



They are very fond of lettuce when

taught to eat it from your hand.



Sour milk, thick clabbered milk, is

a valuable part of the ration. Start

giving when three or four days old

and continue through the season. Let

them have all they will take twice at

day. See that they have a supply of

fresh water at all times. -



Never overfeed. The amount given '





should not be more than they will“;





   





clean up thoroughly in three or four

minutes. "

Feed on clean boards or trays and

provide grit (coarse sand), oyst

shell, and charcoal where they can

reach it at all times. .
LL indications are that a sub-



stantial increase will be made



this season in the Michigan bean

acreage. The feeling is’ widespread

among bean growers and bean dealers

that beans can be extensively planted

with more than usual assurance of

meeting with favorable market condi‘

tions after 'harvest. The demand for

high-grade seed, particularly of the

Robust and Early Wonder varieties,

has been unusually strong.



The acreage which is planted to

beans is determined very largely by

price conditions—the price paid for

the past season’s crop and the farm-

er’s opinion of the price which will be

paid after the coming harvest. Com-

pared with prices on other staples,

bean prices have been well at the top

of the list.



The present emergency tariff offers

\ protection against foreign beans. The



large supply of foreign and domestic,

dried and canned beans held over at

the close of the war has been practi-

cally exhausted. On the market either

dried or canned Michigan beans are

of the best from the standpoint of

‘quality and flavor. In the production

of white pea beans Michigan leads all

other states. (Factors which make

beans one of the most dependable

crops for Michigan arevadapted soil

and ‘climate conditions, farmers skilled

in bean growing, a reduced supply in

the hands of dealers, a protective tar-

iff, a reputation for high quality, and

excellent marketing facilities.



More Beans Per Acre at Less Cost Per



' Bushel.

There are two classes of bean grow-

ers in Michigan—~those who plant

"\ beans as a special money crop and

who have mastered bean production

and the other class, those who .treat





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 





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beans as a catch crop, “in and outers,"

who plant the crop with little prepara-

tion. There are many men who con-

sistently get twenty bushels or more

beans penacre in bean growing locali-

ties, yet the state average yield for a

number of years is only ten bushels

per acre. There are altogether too

many who are not getting what they

should from beans. It costs almost as

much to bring through a ten bushel

crop as a twenty-five—bushel crop per

acre of beans. There are a great many

men in Michigan growing beans who

plant on poorly fitted seed beds and

harvest small yields but | there are

mighty few, if any, who lose money

through over-preparation. A great num-

ber use little or no fertilizer. Very

few, if any, use fertilizer to the point

of diminished returns. ‘

Without doubt at this time most

careful growers have secured clean,

high-yielding seed of the Robust, Early

Wonder or a high-yielding local vari-

ety of known worth, but the fitting of

seed beans has just begun in most

localities. Beans will do best on fer-

tile loams, silt loams or clay loam

soils which have been fall-plowed or

early spring-plowed to a good depth

and which have been manured. Late

May or early June plowings should be

followed immediately with weighted

roller or cultipacker and worked with

disc, spring-tooth or spike-tooth har—

row, cultipacker or weighted bar roller

until the lower part of the furrow

slice is well packed and the surface

worked to a condition approaching gar-

den tilth. Each bean seed planted is

pushed out of the ground again in the





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development of the seedling, hence

cloddy or poorly fitted ground will give

an ununiform stand. Fail or early

spring-plowed land can be put in bet-

ter condition than late-plowed ground

by discing and harrowing.



The cost of later cultivation is

greatly lessened if the seed-bed is

thoroughlyfitted so as to control the

weeds to a. large extent before the

bean crop is planted. Extra work in

fitting the seed-bed lessens the cost

of growing beans.



Eighty per cent of Michigan’s bean

crop is grown in the Thumb and the

region south and west of the Saginaw

Bay. Plowing has been delayed this

spring and many of those who. did not

fall-plow will need to give particular

attention to fitting the seed—bed.



Phosphate for Beans. ,,



Acid phosphate and complete fertil-

izers high in phosphorus pay on the

bean crop. On ground which has been

well manured and is well supplied

with organic matter, 250 or 300 pounds

of acid phosphate (sixteen per cent),

applied broadcast or when fitting the

seed-bed or applied when drilling, al-

lowing to go through all drill tubes,

will give excellent results. A complete

fertilizer'such as 2—12—4, used at the

rate of 300 to 400 pounds per acre on

soils of ayerage or somewhat depleted

fertility will give paying results. Fer-

tilizer should be applied broadcast in

fitting the seed-bed and not more than

100 pounds drilled with beans at plant-

ing time. The bean crop will pay a

good profit from much larger amounts

of fertilizer than most growers use.



Plant at the Right. Time.





Bean planting in Michigan begins

about May 25 and continues until June

25 in the ordinary season. As a gen-

eral rul those who plant on a well-

fitted s ed-bed before the middle of

June harvest the largest and best ma-

tured crop. Planting late in the sea2

Son carries the crop late in the fall

when damage from frost and weather-

ing is most. likely to happen. The

early planter escapes the, frost risk in

the fall and usually gets 'his crop off

under good weather conditions. ' It is

an oldsaying that “it is better to haVe





‘two spring frosts than one fall frost





strike the bean crop.” Beans should

be planted on a firmly compacted bed

to a depth of not mere than one and

one-half inches. '



After planting the crop should be

cultivated once or twice with weeder

or spike-tooth harrow. Cultivation with

cultivator should begin as soon as the

bean plants show in the row. The

first cultivation should come close to

the row and may be fairly deep. Later

cultivation should be shallow so as not

to prune the feeding roots. From three

to five cultivations are usually neces-

sary in keeping the bean crop clean,

largely according to the thoroughness

with which the Seed-bed was prepared.

It takes from 100 to 130 days to ma-

ture a bean crop but the real profit

from the crop is determined during

late May and June when the ground

is fitted and the seed planted.



Without doubt the white pea bean

is the most dependable for extensive

planting, but during the past few years

the red kidneys have brought a. nice

premium over white beans and have

been in good demand. The seed sup-

ply of red kidney beans is already so

reduced that 110‘ very great increase in

acreage is possible. ‘





 





 





 





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IMPLIED EASEMENTS.





 





A has a piece of low land that is

ditched across B’s land. B’s ditch has

been there forty-seven years. At time

ditch was dug same man owned both

forties. Now B insists on A tiling

across to have right of way. B filled

up a portion of ditch and when A op-

ens it B fills it up again. Does A have

to tile B’s land in order to have right

to run the water?—L. A. W.





If a person having two tracts of

land sells one of them in such condi-

tion that the one kept is in servitude

to the other, even by artificial drains,

the tract sold carries with it an ease-

ment for drainage across the other

tract retained. The seller or his grant-

ee is liable in damages and may be

enjoined at the suit of the buyer for



“ filling the ditch. The buyer is under

no obligation to tile the other piece.—

J. R. R.





CLAIM AGAIIHST ESTATE.





 





My brother-in-law promised me $5.00

a week when he hired me for five

weeks, eight years ago. But he hasn’t

paid me yet. Could I get my money

and the four per cent interest from

that time, after his death when things

get straightened up, if I don’t get it

before?——W. L. D. W.





On the face of the statement there

is‘ a debt only for the $25 which out-

lawed two years ago. The liability

for payment for services since render-

ed depends on the circumstances un-

_er which they were rendered, as rais—

ing an implication of a promise to pay

' 0 them. There is no presumption}





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 

 





   





 

 





between brothers-in-law as there would

be between parent and child that the

service is donated. But the acqui-

escence and continuance to work for

eight years without pay would raise a

strong presumption that no pay was

promised or expected. The claimants

against an estate cannot testify in

their own behalf. Their claims must

be proved by other testimony.-—J. R.





HORSE NETTLE.





 





I have a weed in my garden that the

county agent says is horse nettles, oth-

ers say it is not. It has a white and

blue blossom and that forms into a

ball of seeds like a small yellow to-

mato. It has thorns on like rose bush-

es. I would like to know what is ,the

easiest and quickest way to get rid

of it.—H. D.



The weed described is certainly the

horse nettle, Solanum ”carolinense.

This is, in my opinion, the worst

weed in Michigan in view of the diffi-

culty of exterminating it. If the patch

is not too large the most economical





method in the long run would be to ‘





dig out every underground part, spad-

ing over the ground with a potato fork

to a depth of at least eighteen inches

and picking out the roots and root





stocks as they are turned up. These





should be placéd on a bonfire and

burned.‘ If allowed to lie on the sur-

face of the ground they are apt to take

root again and start the pest in an‘

other locality.





It the patch is too 'bigito’ dig up by?





 





 

 





hand the land should be hoed or cul-

tivated at very frequent intervals, tak-

ing care not to drag the underground

portions of the plant to portions of the

field where the pest is not already es-

tablished. This practically means that

the cultivator should be turned around

when the end of the patch is reached

and run back again. Cultivation should,

be frequent enough so that no green





leaf of the weed is permitted to ap- "





pear above the ground during the

whole growing season, and during the

warmer parts of the year if the ground

is moist this will mean sometimes cul-

tivating the patch every five days. The

field should» be kept in a cultivated

crop next year also, and you shquld go

over the patch about twice a week

carrying a sharp hoe with you so as

to chop out as deeply as you can reach

any little shoot that may appear above

the ground, this, of course, in addition

to the regular cultivations. You can-

not be too thorough or go to any too

great expense in exterminating this

weed ‘before it gets too widely spread

on your land—E. B. ’





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RIGHT ON ROAD.





 





A man owns a farm which has a

lake on it, and sells lots bordering the

lake. In order to get to the lots he

builds a road through his property to

a public road. Has the owner of the

lake the right to keep people not own-

ing lots on' the road ?——M.' G. ‘.





‘1 If this is: a public highway an per-.

sons have a right totiuseritf for ~ '





legitimate purpose of travel.





tract about fertilizer.

for the fertilizer, the renter of the

fields or the owner?——J. H.





I





husband.

time.

taxes and our living. My husband will

not buy my clothes nor even pay my

doctor bill.

thing raised on the farm. He charges

me for everything. He claims he has

a right to everything. What can I do?

. He put a chattel mortgage on the hors-

es and a cow. Has hea right to do

this?—Mrs. G. N. *





wife’s property,

anything for work done on it in the

absence Of an express contract by her

' to pay for it. His mortgage or convey,

,ance of ,her.gr_<:_p'erty is simply will





 





If" it is a.‘

private right of way, no person has





any right to use it other than the ones

to whom the right has been given. In

order to make it a public way it must

have been accepted by the public au-

thorities in some way.-—J. R. R.





 





FERTILIZER.





 





There was nothing said in the con-

Who should pay





There is no duty to furnish or pay





for any fertilizer under such a con-

tract, neither'by‘ the lessor nor the

lessee—J. R. R.





 





HUSBAND’S RIGHTS IN WIFE'S

PROPERTY.





 





My farm was left to me by my first,

I am now married a second

I furnish the farm, tools, seed,





I give him half of every—





The husband has ho rights in the

and cannot recover
0G chmera again is poking its

head into pig growing sections.

Seldom has there been as much

interest in hogs as this season. Farm-

ers have bred their sows to produce





I a monster pig crop. But, with cholera





‘ the pigpen comes





w





'lurking around the corner—it’s a long





way from the farrowing pen to the

stockyards. Profitable pork production

in 1922 will require unusual care, skill

and foresight.



We all know that when cholera

lurks in the hog pen, it never rains,

but pours, and when the real ghost of

it. comes to stay

until a pig percentage of the suscepti-

ble hogs are laid away on the cremat-

Ing pile, or hidden at least four feet

deep under quicklime and soil.



In 1833 cholera first appeared in

Ohio, and it was a great pity that the ‘

plague was not stamped out, as was

later, foot-and- mouth disease. Since

then, hog cholera epidemics seem to

come in cycles, appearing about every

ten or fifteen years. Following a wide-1

spread, disastrous outbreak there al-

ways is a period of years marked be-

cause of relative freedom from it.

,Then when the swine-growing popu-

lace is lulled into a state of apparent

but not real security, the fire of the

highly infectious cholera flashes, and

death reigns in the infected hog lots.



Wonderful progress has been made

in combating hog cholera, but the pork

producer must keep his eyes open.

Losses have ranged anywhere from





"six up to forty and fifty hogs ‘out of





every one hundred possible 'aDOI‘kGI‘S»

In the old days, the only sure way of

saving hogs was to slaughter them be-

fore the disease arrived. Today, hap-

pily, farmers are armed With better





knowledge, based on a generation of ‘





   





atoh Out for Hog





T at: Deadly Plague Tareatens tne Swine Population Again





   





By E. W. Gage» ,





experience with the disease as well as

the protective serum and virus combi-

nation.



In 1913, twenty-nine hogs to the hun-



dred were lost; in 1914, thirteen; in

1915, about six; in 1916, 1917 and 1918

only about two, due probably to the

efiective new of modern methods of

protection, especially the Dorset-Niles

hog cholera serum. Today, losses are

again on the increase:

‘ Considering the increased number of

hogs, more particularly in some sec-

tions, the last eight years the danger

is greater than with a smaller hog pop-

ulation. . But let the farmer prepare to

meet the disease if itv'comes. :



A few simple rules should be kept

in mind:





1. Keep an eye out for the progress

of the disease, especially in your own

neighborhood. Watch the papers, 10-

cal and farm press, and be in touch

with your county agent.



2. Make arrangements so the hogs

may be treated on quick notice; see

your veterinarian; make provision for

the ordering of serum, and virus. The





best’general policy is to have the ser- "





um and virus administered by a com-

petent, trustworthy veterinarian. In

some places, the farmer may, under

certain conditions, treat his own hogs.

That is a good thing, if rightly done.

Remember, the virus is deadly poison.



3. Keep your hogs as healthy as pos-

sible by feeding an adequate, well-bal-

anced ration. Be sure to have a good





 





 





 





 





Cholera





 





mineral mixture, such as equal parts

of salt, wood ashes, and bone meal, to

each hundred pounds of which is ,ad-





ded about one-half ounce of potassium ,





iodide.



4. Kill off the lice, and drive out the

worms.



5. Get your hogs out on clean pas-

ture, preferably where hogs have not

been kept for two years, and thus get

away from the old hog lots, and other

places of old infection. Disk and har-

row the old lots every few weeks in

the sunny season.



6. Arrange that your neighbors will

notify you if the hogs get the cholera,

you in turn to notify them if the dis-

ease breaks out on your premises.



7. Kill the pigeons that bother in

the hog lots, tie up the dog, and keep

the stray dogs off the farm. Be skep-

tical of the vagrant pig. These all

may carry the infection. Do not. forget

the stray cats.



8. Be careful in changing work, or

other interchange with the farm that

has the disease. Also be careful not

to have your hogs in fields adjoining

the afflicted herds of others. Keep

the hogs away from the public high-

way along which infection may spread,

and remember the hogs are in a dan-

gerous place when they run. into a

creek that originates up the line. Also,

keep hogs away from lots adjoining

railroads, where carlots pass, possibly

to spread cholera.



9. Try to keep the flies down by

keeping the manure hauled‘out to the

fields. The horse flies may be carriers.



When the cholera gets in easy strik-

ing distance of your farm, figure out

carefully if you can take the chance of

severe loss. You owe something to

your neighbor.





-YOuth Helps to Broaden Rural Life

T a} is Demonstrated 53/ Me Hemlock Handicraft ana’ Garment Mating Clair

By Arthur H. Rice





HE new spirit of service and the



changed viewpoint of country



life that Boys’ and Girls’ Club

work has brought to rural communi-

ties was ideally demonstrated last

month at the achievement day pro-

gram .of the handicraft and garment-

making clubs of: the Hemlock village

school in Saginaw county. Though it

was a gala day in the social life of

Hemlock, the event assumes a far

more important aspect when viewed

as another step forward in the renais-

sance of rural life. Interest- in the

work of their children brought togeth-

er 250 country folk and villagers, from

- the ministers and the town aristocracy

to the foreigners who work in the sug-

ar beet fields.



- The keen interest of the village cen-

tered upon the achievements of thirty-

two boys and

girls of‘ their

own neighbor-

hood, the whole-

some entertain-

ment and social

activity provid-

ed' by the event,

and the lesson

in cooperation

that p a r e n t s

and teachers

learned while

preparing _ f o r

the Occasion—-

each brought to -

the“ o b s e r ving





'Girls’ Club work is doing for the rural

communities of Michigan.



Nor is that all! The greatest im-

pression that the event made upon the

vis'tor was a realization of the untold

great good that the clubs are doing for

each member. Particularly did he no-

tice the more favorable attitude to-

ward “living in the country” that had

been brought into the lives of the chil-

dren through the influence of club

work. .



The average farmer is apt to first

view new projects from the financial

standpoint, and in that respect the

handicraft exhibit of the Hemlock

Hustlers speaks for itself. Seventy-

eight articles suitable for practical use





on the farm and in the home, such as

wagon jacks, creepers for automobile

repair work, halltrees, medicine chests,

screens, clothes chests, foot stools,

taberets, ladders and a score of small-

er things, were made by eighteen boys

of the school during their spare mo—

ments last winter. A conservative es-

timate by R. A. Turner, state club

leader, places the value of the display

at $206.25. Many of the articles were

made better than the average factory

product and were equal to the display

of a first-class manual training school

class, in the opinion of the state club

leader. Several of the boys in written

stories told of the appreciation that

parents or other relatives had express-





 

 

 





 

 

 





ed over receiving a useful article that

the boy had made with his own hands.

One lad stated that he had partly paid

his way through the Hemlock High

School (ninth and tenth grades) by





selling furniture that he had learned





to make in the club. 1

The work of the twenty-four mem-

bers of the girls”c1ub also deserves a

favorable verdict when judged from a

mercenary angle, for during odd mo-

ments in the wintry months the young

seamstresses had made seventy-six

garments valued at $192.38. Every

piece of work was one which the girls

were proud to wear to school. One

little girl, who was watching a visitor

as he examined the display of gar-

ments, stepped up to him and volun-

teered to show him the dresses that

her big sister had remodeled from old

clothes,

she did so she

proudly added,

“She made them

for me to wear

to school, aren’t

they nice1”/And

the visitor

agreed. .

Achieveme n 1'.

day at Hemlock

proved to city

folks that the

farmer knows

just as much,





about the im-

portance of

. practical crime

to." .





«a»... —m~v~ .





and as ~





and perhaps a- it

little bit more,
= i LATE: AGRICULTURAL NEWS *





 





 





 





 





 





 





ON CH EAP FERTILIZERS.





 





*’ ECRETARY A. M. LOOMIS, of the

National Dairy Union is using the

fact that nearly a half of the cotton-





seed meal produced is'used as a fer-‘





tilizer material because of its high ni-

trogen content, as an argument why

dairymen should favor the prompt

leasing of Muscle Shoals to the most

likely applicant, who is, probably

Henry Ford. “It is promised,” says

Mr. Loomis, “that the great cheap elec-

tric power at Muscle Shoals will pro-

duce air nitrogen for fertilzers, at a

cost of about half what cottonseed

meal now costs. Farmers who can get

this cheap nitrate fertilizer will not

buy cottonseed meal, and this will put

all the cottonseed meal over into the

dairy feed trade. The dairymen surely



' want it, if it can be bought at a price

which they can afford to pay, and will

use it at that price.”





THE BIG NAVY.





 





HEN entire congressional dele-

gations from the middle west



- states, and more than sixty congress

men from strictly agricultural districts

voiced their opposition to the so-called

big navy, the naval officials woke up

to the fact that there is a close rela-

tion between agriculture and the navy.

Addressing the Farm Hands’ Lunch-

eon Club, Admiral Robert E. Coontz,

head of the naval forces, said it had

been the “experience of the ages that

commerce and naval power are indis-

solubly united. The goodwill of for-

eign nations cannot be obtained if this

country does not maintain a navy of

sufficient size to guarantee the sover-

eignty of this country and the rights

of our citizens abroad. We cannot ex-

port or import without ships. Ships

cannot bring us foreign trade without

first obtaining the goodwill of the for

eign nations.” '





 





FOR STANDARD CONTAINERS.





 





HE United States standard contain-

er bill, whose enactment is being

‘ urged by the American Farm Bureau

Federation, is designed to eliminate

fraud and lower package costs. Even

if many sizes were not fradulent, it is

' claimed that we have too many styles

and sizes of containers on the market.

' They are confusing to both buyer and

seller; they complicate the matter of

quotations and they constitute an un-

necessary tax on the fruit and vege-

table industry.





MICHIGAN CASH CROPS.





 





OTATOES are the only cash crop



grown in nearly every county in

Michigan on a commercial basis, sta-

tistics compiled by the United States

Bureau of Markets for 1921 reveal.

Montcalm county was the heaviest

shipper, shipping 3,114 cars. Mecosta

was second with 1,173 cars and Osce-

ola third with \1,114 cars. Nearly all

the other high-producing counties were

in northern Michigan.



Barry county led in shipments on



.onions, moving 171 cars during the

season. Allegan was second with 141

and Kent third with ninety.

If the federal records are accurate,

Kalamazoo county is no longer the cel-

ery center of the state. Muskegon

forged ahead with 276 cars shipped

‘ while Kalamazoo and Ottawa were

tied with 196 cars each. Van Buren

was next with 184 cars.



In fruit shipments counties border-

ing on .Lake Michigan led in all varie«

ties." Berrien was first in apples, ship-





 





the first





 





cars; Mason fourth with 553 cars and

Grand Traverse fifth with 410‘ cars.



Mason county was first ~ in peach

shipments, moving forty-two cars;

Oceana was second with thirty-eight

cars. Berrien was first with pears,

strawberries and cantaloupes. Van

Buren was first in grapes and Grand

Traverse in cherries. Kent led in plum

shipments.



The Thumb District of Michigan

held first place in shipment of beans.

Sanilac county led with 899'cars, Hur-

on second with 839 and Saginaw third

with 510 cars. Central Michigan swung

in fourth place with Gratiot shipping

486 cars. ' ‘





LAN D-CLEARING SCHOOLS IN

MENOMINEE.





 





THE first land-clearing school in



Iron county was held near Wallace

on May 2, and was attended by about

two hundred farmers, it is reported. A

field well supplied with white pine

stumps was selected for the school of

instruction. The farmers were divided

into squads and worked on the stump-

puller crew, the dynamite crew and the

piler crew in turn. Two tractors were

used for demonstrations in skidding,

piling and breaking. ‘A large number

of school children were present to wit-

ness the work, school having been let

out for the purpose. It is expected

that these children will get ideas that

will stick until their mature years,

when they“: too, will be directly inter-

ested in this problem of land-clearing.

The second school was held at Steph-

enson on May 3, where the field select-

ed was one recently cleared and cov-

ered with green hardwood stumps. Vis-





itors at the schools included the gen?





eral dairy agent of the Chicago &





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Northwestern Railroad and a repre- .





There

rock-





sentative of the Ford interests.

was also a demonstration of





breaking by the mud-capping method.





For this purpose a granite boulder

weighing' more than a ton was chosen,

and a single charge reduced it to small

fragments which were easily removed.





A LIVE STOCK LOAN BILL.





 





NEW bill introduced by Senator



Arthur Capper, and prepared un-

der the direction ofEugene Meyer, Jr.,

director of the War Finance Corpora-

tion, is designed to meet the needs of

the live stock industry. It is to be

known as the “Federal Live Stock

Act.” _



This bill provides that the Federal

Farm Loan Board shall divide the

United States into not less than five

and not more than ten live stock dis-

tricts, to be determined with due re-

gard to the needs of the live stock

industry. Upon the application of five

or more eligible live stock loan com-

panies in any one live stock district,

the Federal Farm Loans-Board shall

proceed to organize a federal live

stock finance corporation in the dis-

trict.





The Federal Live Stock Finance Cor-A





poration shall be under control of sev-.

en directors, three appointed by the

Federal Farm Loan Board and four

elected by the member corporations.

All four directors must be residents

,of the live stock district in which the

corporation is located. The capital

stock of each finance corporation is to

be sold to live stock loan companies,

and the secretary of the treasury is

required to subscribe to the capital

stock a sum equal \to twenty-five per

cent of the amount subscribed.





 





l] NEWS .





Wednesday, May 10.





TWO men caught robbing a pheas'

ant’s nest in Belle Isle, Detroit,

were arrested and fined $100 each:—

Eighty-one per cent of the school chil-

dren in the first grade in Detroit were

found abnormal in some way—Exports

of automobile products increased near-

ly thirty-nine per cent over those of

February.

Thursday, May 11.

N the Elek River Valley of the Rus-

sian famine district, over ten thou-

sand bodies have been washed ashore

by spring floods—Seventy thousand

people are homeless in Mississippi and

Louisiana as a result of the Mississip‘

pi River {iced—Secretary of Agricul-

ture Wallace urges the passage of the

Capper conservation bill for the pro-

tection of forests. Only 137,000,000

acres of virgin timber are left out of

an original 822,000,000 acres.

Friday, May 12.





THE Russian Soviet government de-



mands a one billion dollar loan of

the allies.~Twenty—eight thoroughbred

race horses, valued at $250,000 were

burned to death in a race track fire at

Lexington, Ky.——President Harding is

standing “pat” on his attitude that

taxes must be .levied to take care of

the soldiers’ bonus.



Saturday, May 13.



HE famous passion play of Ober-



ammergau is being presented for

time in tWelve years. This





 





 





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WEEK





afety department is performing the

combined functions of the old state

police, pure food and drug depart-

ments and fire marshal and oil inspec-

tion offices at a great saving in cost.





Sunday, May 14.





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HE teaCher who wears bobbed hair,





is ruled out of seven New York

towns by a unanimous vote .of the

school superintendents—«Mr. and Mrs.

C. H. Sinclair, of Chicago, formerly of

Port Huron, have a wedding cake that

is fifty years old. It was refrosted for

their son’s wedding in 1921 and again

for their own golden wedding anni-

versary this year.





Monday, May 15.



HE entire Detroit street car sys‘



tem is now being operated by the

city. It is the largest municipal street

car system in the world—The rail-

roads of the country have given orders

for $40,000,000 worth of equipment

during the last thirty days—United

States corn is now reaching adults in

the Russian famine district through

the American Relief Commission.‘





Tuesday, May 16.





“ IGHT men have been indicted, fif-

teen more arrested and. four more

killed as a result of the Chicago labor

wan—France has asked' the United

States to participate in the proposed

international commission to investi-

gate th Russian‘ situation—Ger-

many' best seller ,isi'h-e,‘ 'o





 





   





 





 





No‘ live stock finance ' corporation

can begin business with. a subscribed

capital of less than $1,000,000 or with

a paid up capital of less than $500,000.



The corporation is given power to

rediscount eligible live stockpaper;

to make" loans and advances to its

member corporations on their prom2

issory notes secured by eligible live

stock paper; to buy and sell govern-

ment bonds: to act as a. depository of

government funds; and to act as the

fiscal agent of the War Finance Cor-

poration.





 





BOOK 0N MICHIGAN AGRICUL-

TURE. .





 





THE Macmillan Company, of New



York, is bringing out the “Rural

State and Province Series,” edited‘by

L. H. Bailey, formerly connected with

the Michigan Agricultural College and

later Dean of the College of Agricul-

ture of Cornell University. The series

is designed to cover eventually each

state of the Union and each province

of Canada. The volume on “Rural

New York,” by E. O. Fippin, of Cornell

University, has recently appeared, and

that on “Rural Michigan,” by L. A.

Chase, of the Northern State Normal

School, Marquette, will soon appear.

The volume on Michigan will deal with

the physiographical conditions of

Michigan as related to its agriculture,

the rural population, game, live stock,

crops, rural organizations, transporta-

tion, markets, life and social condi-

tions, education and development. The

historical aspect of rural life is empha-

sized along with the present situation.

There will also be statistical tables

and photographs.





POTATO COMPETITION.





 





POSSIBLE competition from potato



growers in Montana and North Da-

kota will be investigated by D. L. Hag-

erman, of Grand Rapids, agricultural

agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad,

who has gone to the western states.

Potatoes have been introduced into

these two states as a cash crop in

almost alarming proportions and ser-

iousness of the situation is reflected in

the heavy movement out of that region

this past year. The west also will be

studied from the standpoint of a pos-

sible market for Michigan certified

seed.





 





A TUBERCULOSIS CAMPAIGN.





 





OTTAWA county farmers'are taking



fresh interest in the campaign to

eradicate bovine tuberculosis from

their herds and in all probability many

qf them will back a petition to the

board of supervisors - urging it to

finance the woh‘k and make possible

state and federal supervision as the

work can be pushed. It is estimated

there are 34,000 head of cattle in the

county.





A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE WAR

FINANCE CORPORATION.





 





HE National Farmers’ Union is



backing a rural credit bill intro-

duced by Senator Norbeck, of South

Dakota, which creates a corporation

known as the National Farmers'

Finance Union, to have an existence of

twenty-five 4years. The capital stock

of this union is to be $200,000,000,





which would be provided by'the gov-





ernment. ,





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Francrsco Farm Notes .

A' By P P. Pope





 





   





 





PRING time is clean-up time, but

sometimes' it is hard to find the

time. Such seems to be the case





“with us at the present writing. Due





to the demand for outside work which

has required more or less of our per—

sonal attention during the past few

years, we find a greater accumulation

of odd jobs than usual about the farm

this spring. Various factors, such as

unfavorable weather and insufiicient

help have contributed to delay in get-

ting things done, and now the heav-

iest of the field

work is upon us.

But the tractor

makes light of it





and is working

fine, but it has

one great draw-





.back—it hasn’t

any brains. It

will not work one

bit unless you are

right with it. It

doesn’t weven



know enough to turn at the end/of



the field, or stop unless you are right

there to turn or stop it. It doesn’t

mind the word at all. For these and

numerous other reasons it has‘given

the most satisfaction when the owner

was the engineer. No doubt many of

you tractor operators who read these

lines have learned as much. So when

a customer comes for a pig, or anoth-

er bowls in from another county to

visit or look over the cattle, or the

typesetter is waiting for this sort of

material, or some letters must beat

the mail carrier to the box, the tractor

just sands idly by. A friend suggests

that we might do this sort of stuff

nights and rainy days. So we are won-

dering if we could actually keep up

with all the odds and ends if all the

time were nights and rainy days. The



manure spreader doesn’t choose a



rainy day to break a drive chain and





 





send one scurrying off to town for re-





pairs, with the town folks still using





.war-time clocks and saving the late





afternoon hours for sport, there is lit-

tle use of making a trip to town after

supper except to see the movies—it is

better to run the tractor—the pigs and

the cattle do not always choose bad

weather to demand some special atten-

tion, so the overseer of affairs goes on

high gear and such is life on the farm

in the spring.



We do not believe in taking too

much time to plan or to complain.

When a mountain of work seems to

loom up on all sides and numerous

jobs press for attention at one time,

and the feeling inside corresponds to

that of a torpedo with the, fuse burned

short, it is good advice to “spit on the

fuse,” concentrate on one task at a

time and‘eliminate it. It is then often





- surprising how rapidly one of those





mountains after another will dwindle

away and the satisfaction of work well

done be the compensation.





 





KEEP THE BEES COOL‘.





 





OON it will‘be so warm‘in the bee



hives that the busy workers will

find it necessary to idle away their

hours on the outside of the hives in

order toavoid the excessive heat of

the interior. One 'bee‘man suggests

.this remedy: He tips the hive back-

ward- so that the front is raised about

one inch from the baseboard. He uses





7 a tapering splinter or wedge under





each side to support the hive. Another

method is to use hives' with a revers-





' _ib1e bottom board. This furnishes eith-i'





.,.?9W or wide entrance as may

sired. In this connection it is





important‘to locate the hives in ,a

shady place.





 





PLOW EARLY FOR SOY-BEANS.





 





LTHOUGH soy-beans should not

_ be planted until the \ground is

thoroughly warmed up, and the dan-

ger of frost is past, the plowing should

be done early to give the soil oppor-

tunity to settle down and make a good

seed-bed. This condition is improved

by giving the field extra harrowing

until it is timeto plant. The easiest,

cheapest and most efficient time to do

thorough cultivation is before the crop

is planted.





BUG MEN TO ATTACK GRASS-

HOPPER.





 





T a recent conference of entomolo—



gists from Canada and the United

States, plans were completed for car-

rying out a series of experiments to

determine the most effective poisoned

baits for the various species of grass-

hoppers which infect different regions.

An international map is also to be

drawn showing the grasshopper condi-

tions in both countries. This may is

to be used as a future record to give

the scientists a closer knowledge of

probable future outbreaks of this pest.





VARIATION IN LIMESTONE.





 





XPERIMENTERS in Ohio are not-



ing that commercial hydrated lime

sold in that state for agricultural pur-

poses, varies widely in its neutralizing

power. Tests this year show the ef-

fectiveness of these limes to range

from 101 to 162. It would take a ton

and a quarter of the brand testing 162

to do as much good to the soil as

would a ton of brand testing 101. It

is advisable to consult the county

agent where there is any question re-

garding the strength of lime.





CONTROLLING weeps IN THE”

CORN FIELD.





 





O prevent weeds taking their large



toll from the corn crop, it is im-

portant that measures be instituted

early in order that the enemies of the

corn plant may be kept in subjection

at the least possible cost.



The main way of keeping down the

weeds is by cultural operations. The

land should be prepared some time

ahead of planting date and the weed

seeds be given an opportunity to germ-

inate. so that the young plants may be

destroyed by discing or harrowing just

before the corn is planted. The har-

how should again be used after the

corn is in, and perhaps a second time

before the plants are large enough to

cultivate.‘



While such culture may destroy now

and then a hill of the corn, this dam-

age is many times over-balanced by

the benefits in the way of keeping

down weeds and warming up the soil

for the more rapid growth of the corn.





Many successful growers adjust

their cultivators so that the dirt is

thrown away from the row during the

first, cultivation when the plants are

small and later reverse the process

and'work the soil toward the row, thus

covering up anylsmall weeds that may

have started and still keep the soil

fairly level.«





 





Walt Mason Sang It: “011‘, every fly

that skips our swatters will have five

million sons and daughters, and count-

less first and second cousins, and

aunts and uncles, scores and dozens,

and fifty-seven billion nieces; so knock

th blamed thing to pieces!”





   

 





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. Here’s Good Advice:





Relieve Your Fatigue Witli

; Sleep. Avoid Stimulants





HERE is nothing in the World so

reconstructive as sound, refreshing sleep.





During sleep the system rids itself of the

fatigue poisons that have accumulated dur-





the day. The finished elements in the





food are taken up by the various tissues

that require rebuilding nutriment.





It is important that you get plenty of

health-bringing sleep. Anything that inter-

feres with your sleep hampers and hinders

you—mentally and physically.





A common cause of physical weakness





and





mental depression is the reaction follow-





ing over-stimulation caused by the drug, caf—

feine, and other elements found in both

coffee and tea.





If you have an idea that coffee or tea

drinking may be injurious to your health,

why not stop it for a week or so, and drink

delicious, fragrant Postum instead.





Postum is a rich, golden-brown, pure

cereal beverage. It contains no harmful

, elements of any kind. You can drink Postum

as many times a day as you or the children

_, - desire a grateful, refreshing beverage.





Your grocer sells both forms of Postum: Instant Postum

(in tins) made instantly in the cup by the addition of boiling

water. Postum Cereal (in packages of larger bulk, for those

who prefer to make the drink while the meal is being prepared)





made





qutum for Health





by boiling for fully twenty minutes.





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operate .





are outfits ready to obi

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(1 Power Presses for Cider,





Grebe Juice. Fruits, etc”

I full line of





reVinecar Generators.





etc. Write for catalog.





HYDRAULIC PRESS MFG. CO. 7. _

Mount Gilead, Ohio





lsaLincoh Ave.





Hydraulic Cider Press





' 1922 can oi ,

Standard for 44 years.

|, I went juice yield. Easy to Cyc'lgzw Fencexffilmpany





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your thrift and pro-

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THE KANT SLIP WIRE SPLICE

ONE CENT A SPLICE





Will repair broken wire without 8 icing in a

cone fence.

sed on either barbed or single strand.



your dealer can not supply



81 Per hundred poetpald.





The Currier Mfg. Co.

Cleveland, 0.





   





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Petoskey, Mich

guubmmuo. identlon The Michigan farmer When ertlng 1111' ‘ '
Currants, berries,- plums,

cherries—all are kept free

from hugs, rot, mildew, by

Pyrox. Try it. It combines

a powerful fungicide with

a deadly poison. It in-

vigorates the foliage; holds

the fruit on; gives it color

and finish.





Read what users say

in the Pyrex Book





At one cost f or Pyrox, one cost

for labor, you get triple crop-

Insurance. It mixes easily, sprays

through finest nozzle without

clogging; sticks like paint on the

foliage. The improved formula,

on evolution of 23 years, makes

Pyrox better than ever. Try it

on all garden crops.



Write today for the free Pyrex





Book. If your dealer does not

have Pyrex. tell us about if.





Bowker Insecticide Company





49 Chambers St, New York City

Baltimore, Md. Chicago. Ill.





”0““th





the» p0;;o;w/l:xl

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Newly discovered virus guaran- a. '1

teed to wipe out every rat and "

mouse, but absolutely harmless to poul-

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nt—oho oere, a spreading plague thot zet-





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profit and give you Iyours FREE.

Send only $1 for 3 Do sir-Size triple

strength bottles. Use one free, sell the

other 2 to your neighbors for 52. We pay postage.





SEND NO MONEY! grams





all three Dollar-bottles C. on”.0 D. by mail for

only 81 and postage. Eochngl bottle xuunntged to

omé our house or burn. tunic. write today!





ARFIELD LABORATORIES

Dept 141 3935 w. Washington Blvd.





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SPRAYING BUSH Faun-s.





 





N the handling of bush fruits, it has

not been found as practical to con-

trol diseases attacking these plants by

spraying as it is for similar troubles

on tree fruits. The general practice is

to cut out and human old canes as

soon as the fruit has been removed.

Other diseased canes may well be tak-

en out upon the first appearance of the

ailments. It is wise to select varieties

that are resistant to diseases.



Caterpillars on the leaves of rasp-

berries and blackberries can be con-

trolled with a spray of arsenate of

lead. Use one pound of the powdered

arsenate to fifty gallons of water.

Mildew, which appears as a grayish

powdery fungous is controlled by an

application of potassium sulphide used

at the rate of one ounce of the sul«

phide to two or three gallons of water.



Plant lice are controlled by nicotine

sulphate. This should be applied, how-

ever, before the leaves curl, since this

folding of the leaves prevents the

spray from reaching the lice.





GROWING MELONS FOR HOME

USE.





 





ATERMELONS and muskmelons

are relished by many people, and

more farmers would grow a small

patCh for home use if they were al-

ways sure of getting a good crop. The

following method of growing a. small

patch is a good one:



It is a good plan' to select a place

where the soil is well drained and of

a sandy nature, preferably near the

house. Fertilizer or manure should be

mixed in the hills so the ground will

be in good condition. The hills can be

about eight feet apart, and in the cen-

ter of each hill place a three-inch tile

on end with about five inches protrud-

ing above the ground. Now plant the

melon seeds in a circle around the

tiles, keeping about four inches from

them. When they come up and get

about four inches high they can be

thinned down to four or five good

healthy plants to a hill. -



Of course, the tiles are put in the

bill so the melons can be watered dur-

ing~the dry weather. If you notice the

ground getting dry to a considerable

depth, fill the tiles with water once a

day. The water will soak out of the

tiles and come up to the surface

around the outside, making the ground

moist right where the roots are, and

in the driest weather they will grow

right along. When the vines get big

and the young melons start to set in,

you can fill the tiles twice a day, pref-

erably in the morning and evening.



We have grown a small patch of

melons by the above method for the

last two years and, we got splendid re-

sults each time—W. F. Diegel.





 





NITRATE OF SODA FOR EARLY

GARDEN.





 





EW understand that available

nitrogen very early for starting the

garden off quickly has a value far in

excess of its natural value. In the

late summer there is plenty of avail-

able nitrogen in the soil but it is as

soluble in water as sugar and how

much sweetness would you have in

the, surface soil by spring after the

fall and winter rains soaked it out no

matter how much sugar you should

distribute in late summer. You would

have to apply it in the spring. The

same ‘is true of nitrogen. Bacteria





make nitrogen available in the warm





weather, but plants need it sooner

than that. Early garden will be given





 





 





irate of soda, which contains nitrogen

all ready for use. You do not need,

to scatter if. all over the garden but

just along the rows. A pound to a.

hundred feet of row will do nicely.

Sprinkle it on the ground when pul-

verized or mix with water and soak

the soil in the row with that. If pul-

verized nitrate is used stir it down a

little—Agnes Hilco.





WIND POWER.‘





 





AVING— learned that- William W.



Simcoe was installing a. wind-

propelled electric power plant on his

farm in Montcalm county,,we call-

ed last week while on a trip through

that section, to inspect the plant.





Several years ago, such a plant was

in operation in Wisconsin, and last

season and the year before a number

of mills equipped to generate electric-

ity were erected in 'the central corn

belt states. So far as we had been

able to learn, these mills were render-

ing satisfactory service. It was nat-

ural, therefore, that we should be in-

terested in Mr. Simcoe’s venture.





The great disadvantage of using

wind as a source of, power has been

its uncertainty. When power was need—

,ed at definite times, the wind could

not be depended upon. Plans which

included the use of such power always

had to be made with a proviso. The

disposition of the atmosphere was a.

condition in making out programs of

work.



But this disadvantage has been very

largely, if not entirely, overcome by

transforming the energy developed by

the wind wheel into electrical power.

This power can be stored in a series

of storage batteries and then used

when the operator needs it.





The design of these plants is simple.

A large fourteen-foot wind wheel, op-





 





 





Erecting Wind-propelled Electric Plant

on Farm of William Simcoe.





erating through a step-up gear of one

to forty, propels an electric generatgr

from which the electric current is car-

ried by wires through a. control board

conveniently located in the residence

to a series of batteries. The current

is then taken from these batteries for

the various lighting or power purposes

for which the operator Wishes to use

it. This battery overcomes the great

disadvantage which has prevented a.

wider use of wind power in .the past.

According to parties who have tried

these mills in other sections, little at—

tention is needed in operating an equip-

ment of this kind. About the only re-

quirements at the power end ofthe

plant is oiling once a year Theme»





 





 





, gmachlne oil can- be poured. This: is

' i sufficient to keep these gears properly





 





lubricated for at least twelve months.

The remainder of the equipment, being

standard, needs the same attention

that is given to the average "storage

battery outfit. .

Naturally the big advantage offered





is the light cost of upkeep. No fuel is '





required and there is an abundance of

power, although at times it might be a

little better distributed. In this re-

spect, however, the United States gov-

ernment has furnished data covering

a single year showing that the longest

period in that year during which the

wind did not blow over six miles per

hour in the state of Michigan was

thirty-six hours.





No doubt this type of farm power

will be given a thorough test by farm-

ers. Shoul its advantages, which now

seem so pparent, prove out, then it is

probable that in the future this unlim«

ited sources of energy will be drawn

upon more and more to serve the pur-

poses of rural people.

that with further development of the

storage battery the energy from the

moving atmosphere will be used not-

only for lighting and motor power for

small machinery, but possibly for heat.-

ing and field work.





 





YOUTH HELPS TO BROADEN

RURAL LIFE.





 





(Continued from page 607).

tion. The proper use of tools and sew-

ing equipment that the boys and girls

have learned through experience in

club work will be a big factor in their-

future, for each has learned to be use-

ful and to rely upon his own ability.





Added tothe financial and educa-

tional value, is the social side of club

work. “Busy hands keep the Tempter

away”—while the young folks are busy

making something useful they are not

getting into mischief. Each club is





under the direction of a local leader ’





who has been chosen not merely for

his ability to supervise but because of

his qualifications to be a moral ex-

ample for young people.



The evening program at Heml‘ock’s

achievement day was one that would

be‘a credit to a high school literary so-

ciety. From the address of welcome

by the president of the girls’ club,

Miss Delia Woodhull, to the closing





,. address by the superintendent of the

, school,





‘ cording to the established rules of par-





everything was conducted ac-





liamentary order. A burlesque on hat

styles, presented by about fifteen of

the smaller girls of the schools, was

deemed such a novel stunt that it was

repeated upon request at the program

of the Saginaw county achievement

day, while members of eighty-three

others Boys’ and Girls’ clubs looked

and laughed.





An address by Mrs. Pearl Watson,

who represented the parents of the

pupils, left no doubt in the minds of

her audience but that the community

approved and appreciated club work

for its children. The reply of the sup.

erintendent of the school showed that'

parents and teachers had learned to

work in harmony in rural districts in

Saginaw county. Saginaw county, by

the way, is leading the state in its

rural pai'ent-teacher movement. The

occasion provided an opportunity for

the state club leader, R. A. Turner, his

assistant, Miss Elda Robb, and the

county club leader, Arthur L. Strang,

to encourage the community in its sup-‘

port of club work and to bring visions

of future progress.



As the eyes of Saginaw county were

focused on Hemlock and the achieve-

ment of its boys and girls, is it to be

doubted that these children-and their

parents have learned that their duty





is' to stay where they are, to carry on ’ I





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Testingwork





By]. H. Mathieson





HEN we started the year we

only had a half association and

sales and tuberculin tests have





, made it necessary for us to take in





new dairymen right along, the major-

ity of whom have not finished their

yearly record yet. Many of those cows

have a very good start, one of the best

ones being owned by Mr. E. M. Stew-

art, ~of_Inkster. She has been tested





V six months and has in that time pro-





duced 14,422\_pounds of milk and 454.4

pounds of butter-fat. ‘

The averages for four highest herds

for the year are as follows:

Lbs. Lbs.

Milk. B..fat

Martin McLaulin, 6 cows 1216. 2 405. 7





Mark Lathers, 13 cows. “1078 9 370. 6 '

Perry Hix, 6 cows ...... 1012. 5 363. 6 ,

Wolfram Bros, 13 cows 929. 9 325. 5





In the last year’s work, it has shown

clearly how much value it has been to‘

have plenty of alfalfa hay. We also

find that ‘the best results have been

from cows that have been dry for





get calves that later would show that

they know why they stay in the barn.

We do not need to go to other states

in order to get a good bull. He will

not gain on the train (and we have

plenty of good bred bull calves right

here in Wayne county. We have sev-

eral of that kind in the association

ready for service.





Lately quite a lot of gluten has been“





sold to feed in addition'to the home-

grown grain when cows are on pas-

ture. It should be remembered that

cottonseed and gluten are heating and





if an udder disturbance, such as caked'





udder, is present they should be taken

from the ration, as these feeds will

tend to aggravate the trouble. I would

not advise feeding both of them in

the ration at the same time. '

Many farmers prefer to buy a bal~

anced ration but as a rule it pays to

mix your own ration because the deal-

er charges too much for that work.

Run your dairy as a business and be a





 





 





The Following Cows Produced Better





than 400 Pounds of Butter-fat.





 





 





high-producing cow often gives more

mineral matter in the milk she pro-

duces than she gets in the ration fed.

Therefore, she usually reaches the end

of her lactation period with her supply

.of phosphorus and calcium depleted

and the ration fed during the dry pe-

riod is not sufficient to restore them if





’ the dry period is so short, unless she





is fed a ration which makes it possible

for her to assimilate liberal quantities

of both elements. There is no doubt

that a cow’s milk yield may be mark-

edly influenced by the nutriments she

receives seven to eight weeks before

her calf is bbrn. Feed your cow right

when she is dry and you will have less

calving trouble and it will be easier to

get her with calf again. This is one

reason why we like to start the COW-

testing Association work when the

cows are dry.



It is sometimes difficult to show re-

sults of the work in a short time, in

fact, it often takes several months be-

fore it shows good results. Sometimes

the farmer doesn’t like the sugges-

tions for changing the rations and it

occasionally happens that an old farm-

er who is feeding ground rye, corn-

and-cob meal, and timothy hay says:

“Do you think you can teach me to

feed'a cow? I fed cows before you

were born.’f ThoSe are the places

where it takes time to show results.

Real how-testing is a test of cow and

man both. It is up to the \tester to

show a profit but he can’t do it if the

farmer won’t take‘his advice.



There are too many farmers in

Wayne county, even in 1922, who have

a grade bull in their barns used for





breeding, and raise calveerom him.





We need several bull associations here

in this county. We would be money





~. ,rahead and save feed it we had one





ed bull in place of six or seven grade

he





 





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Martin McLaulin, Treva M. P. K. .. . . 626.0 $431.85 $139.08 $292.77

Martin McLaulin, Gerben P. K ..... .. 598. 3 393.03 129.57 263.46

Mark Lathers, Beatrice W. P ........ 498.1 323.18 109.05 214.13

Mark Lathers, Canary G. K ........ .. 487.5 304.86 110.13 194.73

Mark Lathers, Helen T. DeK ...... .. 480.4 294.44 111.24 183.20

Martin McLaulin, Mary B. P ......... 465.0 300.22 113.28 186.94

Wolfram Bros, Hazel DeK .......... 453.8 318.42 104.98 213.44

Perry Hix, Daisyf‘. .................. 451.9 286.12 91.68 194.44

Buena'Vista Farm, Segis L K ........ 451.6 292.62 104.99 187.63

Wolfram Bros., Karoline DeK. . . . . 448.9 300.63 101.91 198.72

Buena Vista Farm, Jane Esparanza.. 441.4 280.32 99.35 180.97

-Wolfram Bros, Hartog DeK .......... 437.6 271.89 80. 45 191.44

Buena Vista Firm, Lady Endora P.D.K. 417.9 261.74 76. 83 184.91

about eight weeks. It is a fact that a specialist. It pays better to do one





thing right than several wrong.



We want to thank Mr. O. I. Gregg,

county agent, and Mr. Mark Lathers,

secretary, for their help with the past

year’s work. '





SWAT THE POOR COW, BUT FEED

THE GOOD ONE.





 





AIRYMEN are now realizing more



keenly than ever the necessity of

getting rid of the cows that are scarce-

ly paying their board. ' These cows

place too heavy a tax upon the herd to

make the dairying go as it should.

The policy being adopted by many is

to eliminate these slackers and then

feed the better cows a ration that will

enable them to produce greater profits.





‘This enables’ the dairyman to get by

.on a less amount of labor and at the





same time increases the net profits.

is also commendable be-

cause it does not increase the surplus

of milk being thrown upon. the market.





Nothing compares to a good cow-tester ;

in helping get the herd in the way of .





bringing profits.





 





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HE coming of' warm days has made



it necessary for the dairyman who

is supplying whole milk to the trade

to go over his equipment for cooling

the produCt before it is delivered to

the transportation companies. It is

important that the milk be reduced. in

temperature before it' starts on its

journey to market. If; it is .warm,

there is a tendency to churn the milk

and make it lumpy as a result of the

action in transit. By being properly

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T7116 First Article of Our New Radio Department





By Stewart Seeley





N 1897, just twenty-five years ago,

Marconi made the remark in reply

to a query that if sufficient 'power

‘ were obtainable and a large enough

antenna erected it might be possible

to transmit messages a distance of

twenty miles through the air. Today

there are boys in the United States,

some of them as young as twelve and

fourteen years who think very little

Of carrying on a wireless communica-

tion with their friends four and five

.hundred miles away.



When the radio telephone, and es-

pecially the telephone broadcasting

stations first came into use there were

only a few amateurs and the operators

of the so-called commercial stations to

listen to the music and lectures that

were thrown out into the air. From

the very first the concerts and pro-

grams have been of the highest order

and well worth listening to and the

added interest of knowing that they

have come hundreds of miles through

Space made them all the more enter"

taining. Today there are nearly one

hundred high powered radio telephone

broadcasting stations which serve the

public, wherever they may be, with

music, lectures, weather forecasts,

news of. the world, base ball scores,

church services, etc., and what was

in the beginning merely an experiment

or an interesting form of amusement

is fast becoming almost a necessity.

Some say it is merely a. fad that has

taken the country by storm which will

die out in time but this is not true.

It was bound to come as soon as the

radio telephone reached the proper

, state of perfection and now that it

has come it is here to stay. As it

gradually assumes its place in the

world of activities we will come to be

more and more dependent upon it. It

may be a good many years before the

radio telephone is used to any great

extent for inter—communication in the

manner of the wire telephone of today

but it will be of increasing importance

as a means of communicating news,

entertainments, business affairs, etc.,

from central broadcasting stations.



At present there are approximately

‘ two thousand radio receiving sets, per

day, being installed in the United

States. Farmers can get the daily quo-

tations on grain and live stock beside

the weather forecasts. Bankers in the

Smaller towns need never be without

the current quotations on bonds and

stocks. Those who live miles from the

nearest large city may hear the music

of the wonderful symphony orchestras

and the church services, the pipe or.

gans and the songs of the choir boys

from the large cathedrals and church





es. Great men and noted orators are.





brought into your living-room. Presi—

dent Harding has spoken a number of

times to large audiences by means of

the radiophone. Out in the garden and

over your housetop there are waves

which, if you will only provide your-

self with the right apparatus, become

winged messengers to bring the news

of the world to your home.



'The stations which broadcast pro-

grams in the middle western states

are located at Madison, Wisconsin, Chi-

cago, Detroit, Toledo and Pittsburgh.

These stations have a conservative

range of 600 miles to a “single tube”

receiving set. The music, lectures and

entertainments are all broadcasted on

the same wave length, or 360 meters.

The market reports arid weather fore-

casts are sent out on 485 meters.



Radio apparatus is more or less com-

plicated, it is true, but it does not re-

quire a great deal of actual knowledge

ot‘the why and wherefore of radio to

be able to operate a receiving set in-

telligently. The government does not





   





require a receiving set to be licensed

nor are there any laws which govern

the installation of a radio receiver.

The air is free and any one is privileg-

ed to hang out an aerial and “listen in

on the universe.” Any one who has

the inclination and is willing to buy

the necessary apparatus may become

‘a wireless fan.



The first question is naturally, “What

must I have to hear the radiophone

programs ?” and the next, “Must I buy

the apparatus or can I build it my-

self?” It is to answer these questions

and to help those who are interested

in getting started that a radio column

has been instituted in this paper.



Those who are lucky enough to be

located within thirty or forty miles of

one of the large broadcasting stations

will be able to construct a simple re

ceiving set that will enable them to

hear remarkably well and the entire

outfit should cost considerably less

than ten dollars. But most of us are

not so situated and the apparatus that

is necessary includes several parts

such as the vacuum tube or audion

which cannot be built and must be

purchased. However, there is still a

good deal that can be made at home

and it is always true that we receive

more pleasure and enjoyment out of

what we make ourselves than from

that which We buy. The cost of a

complete receiving set with a so-called

vacuum tube detectors should not be

more than twenty-five or thirty dollars

if it is home-made. Those who do not

care to build their own sets can buy

the complete equipment at a price

ranging from ten to three hundred dol-

lars, depending upon the range of the

set and the volume of the sound pro-

duced. The more expensive apparatus

includes amplifiers and a horn that

will project. the sound out with sulfi-

cient volume to fill a good-sized room.

Among other things this column ‘will

contain descriptions of the various

types of receiving sets and simple in-

structions for building those parts that

can be home-made. ,



Next week we will discuss the first

and most important part of the receiv-

ing set which is the antenna or aerial.





 





QUESTIONS AN D ANSWERS.





 





(Mr. Seeley will be glad to assist

our readers in their radio problems by

answering their questions through this

new Michigan Farmer department).





What direction from the house

should the aerial run to receive sig-

nals to the best advantage coming

the southwest?





The directional effect of a single

wire “flat top” antenna is so slight as

to hardly be noticeable. Run the aerial

in any direction most convenient to

get the proper height. '





What is the best mineral to use for

crystal detector?-





Galena is the most sensitive of the .





more common minerals though it_ is

not as easily adjusted nor will it hold

its adjustment as long as silicon.





Will an ordinary telephone receiver

serve the purpose of the headphones

of the wireless receiving set?





Yes, to a certain extent; however,

the regular radio receivers or ’phones,

as they are called, are many times

more sensitive.





 





Wireless waves travel at the rate of

one hundred and eighty-six thousand

miles, or eight times around the earth,

in one second.



It is possible to amplify radio sig-

nals to such intensity that the sound

would shatter the windows in a house.



The modern radiophone broadcast-

ing station sends out waves which have

energy equal to about two-thirds of

onehorsepower.





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Steamer Island Queen which collapsed While carrying a large num-

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The court house in Charleston, W'. Va.,

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The Willard Hotel in Washington, D. 0., whose ballroom was de-

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The blind man did not wait for any

, answer to this; he straightened sud-

- denly, gripping the arms of his chair,

and got up. There was more he Wished

to ask; in the bitterness he felt at his

blindness having been used to make

him an unconscious agent in these

things of which Avery spoke so calm-

ly, he was resolved that no one who

had shared knowingly in them should

go unpunished. But now he heard the

noise made by approach of Eaton’s

captors. He had noted it a minute or

more earlier; he was sure now that it

was definitely nearing the house. He

crossed to the window, opened it and

stood there listening; the people out-

side were coming up the driveway.

Santoine went into the hall. ‘



“Where is Miss Santoine?” he in-

quired.



The servant who waited in the hall

told him she had gone out. As San-

toine stood listening, the sounds with-

out became coherent to him.



“They have taken Overton, Avery,”

he commented. “Of course they have

taken no one else. I shall tell those

in charge of him that he is not the

one they are to hold prisoner but that

I have another for them here.”'



The blind man heard no answer

from Avery. Those having Overton in

charge seemed to be coming into the

house; the door opened and there were

confused sounds. Santoine stood sep-

arating the voices.



“What is it?” he asked the servant.



“Mr. Eaton—Mr. Overton, sir—faint-

ed as they were taking him out of the

motor-car, sir. He seems much done

up, sir.”



Santoine recognized that four or five

men, holding or carrying their prison-

er between them, had come in and

halted in surprise at sight of him.



“We have him!” he heard one of

them cry importantly to him. “We

have him, sir! and he’s Hugh Overton,

who killed Latron!”



Then Santoine heard his daughter’s

voice raised in a half cry, half sob of

hopeless appeal to him; Harriet ran

to him; he felt her cold, trembling

fingers clasping his and beseeching

him. “Father! Father! They say—

they say—they will—”



He put his hands over hers, clasp-

ing hers and patting it. “My dear,”

he said, “I thought you would wait for

me; I told you to wait.”



He heard others coming into the

house new; and he held his daughter

beside him as he faced them.



“Who is in charge here?” he de-

manded.



The voice of one of those: who had

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I am the chief of police.”



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given attention by a doctor? You can

have my word that it is not necessary

to guard him. Wait! Wait!” he di—

rected, as he heard exclamations and

ejaculationslto correct him. “I do not

mean that you have mistaken who he

is. He is Hugh Overton, I know; it

is because he is Hugh Overton that I

say what I do.”



Santoine abandoned effort to sepa-

rate and comprehend or to try to an-

swer the confusion of charge and ques-

tioning around him. He concerned

himself, at the moment, only with his

daughter; he drew her to him, held

her and said sgently, “There, dear;

there! Everything is right. I have





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“My name is Lawrence Hillward.”



Santoine asked nothing more for the

moment. His daughter had left his

side. He stood an instant listening to

the confusion'of question and answer

in the hall; then he opened the deer

into the library and held it for the

police chief to enter.





CHAPTER XXV.



“It’s All Right, Hugh”—at Last.

ATON—he still, with the habit of

E five years of concealment, even

thought of himself by that name

—-awoke to full consciousness at eight

o’clock the next ”morning. He was in

the room he had occupied before in

Santoine’s house; the sunlight, reflect-

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least, will take my word that you have

nothing to fear for him—nothing!”





He heard her gasp with incredulity

and surprise; then, as she drew back.

from him, staring at him, she breathed

deep with relief and clasped him, sob-

bing. He still held her,’ as the hall

was cleared and the footsteps of those

carrying Overton went up the stairs;

then, knowing that she wished to fol-

low them, he released her. She drew

away, then clasped his hand and kiss-

ed it; as she did so, she suddenly stiff-

ened and her hand tightened on his

spasmodically. ‘



Some one else had come into the

hall and he heard another voice—a

woman’s, which he recognized as that

of the stenographer, Miss Davis.



“Where is he? Hugh! Hugh! What

have you done to him? Mr. Santoine!

Mr. Santoine! where is he?”



The blind man straightened, holding

his daughter to him; there was anxi-

ety, horror, love in the voice he heard;

Harriet’s perplexity was greatvas his

own.



“Is that you,

quired.



“Yes; yes,” the girl repeated.

“Where is—Hugh, Mr. Santoine?”



“You do not understand,” the voice

of a young man—anxious and strained

now, but .of pleasing timber——broke in

on them.



“I’m afraid I don’t,” Santoine said

quietly.



“She isVHugh’s sister, Mr. Santoine

—-she is Edith Overton.”



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ceiling. His wounds had been dress-

ed; his body was comfortable and with‘

out fever. He had indistinct memories

of being carried, of people bending

over him, of being cared for; but of

all else that had happened since his

capture he knew nothing.



He saw and recognized, against the

lighted square of the Window, a man

standing looking out at the lake.



“Lawrence,” he said. .



The man turned and came, toward

the bed. ,“Yes, Hugh.”



Eaton raised himself excitedly upon

his pillows. “Lawrence, that was he—

last night—in'the study. It was Lat-

ron! I saw him! You’ll believe me,

Lawrence—you at least will. They got

away on a boat—they must be follow-

ed—" With the first return of con-

sciousness he had taken up again that

battle against circumstances which

had been his only thought for five

years.



But now, suddenly he was aware

that his sister was also in‘ the room,

sitting upon the opposite side of the

bed. Her hand came forward and

clasped his; she bent over him, hold<

ing him and fondling him.



“It is all right, Hugh,” she whisper-

ed—“Oh, Hugh! it is all right now.”



“All right?" he questioned dazedly.



“Yes; Mr. Santoine knows; he-—he

was not what we thought him. He be-

lieved all the while that you were just-

ly sentenced. Now he knows other-

wise——” .



“He—Santoine—believed that?” Ea-

ton asked incredulously.



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used by them to make him think so. So

now he is very angry; he says no one

who had anything to do with it shall

escape. He figured it all rout—most

wonderfully —that it must have been~

Latron in the study. He— has been

working. all night—they have already

made several arrests and every port

on the lake is being watched for the

boat they got away on.” -



“Is that true, Edith? Lawrence, is

is true?” '



“Yes; quite true, Hugh!” Hillward

choked and turned away.



Eaton sank back against his pillows;

his eyes—dry, bright and filled still

with questioning for a time, as he tried

to appreciate what he just had heard

and all that it meant to him—damp-

ened suddenly as he realized that it

was over now, that long struggle to

clear his name from the charge of

murder—the fight which had seemed

so hopeless. He could not realize ,it

to the full as yet; concealment, fear,

the sense of monstrous injustice done

him had marked so deeply all his

thoughts and feelings that he could

not sense the fact that they were gone

for good. So what came to him most

strongly now was only realization that

he had been set right with Santoine——

Santoine, whom he himself had mis-

judged and mistrusted. And Harriet?

He had not needed to be set right with

her; she had believed and trusted him

from the first, in spite of all that had

seemed against him. Gratitude warm-

ed him as he thought of her—~and that.

other feeling, deeper, stronger far than

gratitude, or than anything else he

ever had felt toward any one but her,

surged up in him and set his pulses

wildly beating, as his thought strained

toward the future.



“Where is—Miss

asked.



His sister answered. “She has been

helping her father. They left word

they were to be sent for as soon as

you woke up, and I’ve just sent for

them.”



Eaton lay silent till he heard them

coming. The blind man was unfamil~

iar with this room; his daughter led

him in. Her eyes were very bright,

her cheeks which had been pale flush«

ed as she met Eaton’s look, but she

did not look away. He kept his gaze

upon her. .





Santoine, under her guidance, took

the chair Hillward set beside the bed

for him. The blind man was very

quiet; he felt for and found Eaton's

hand and pressed it. Eaton choked,

as he returned the pressure. Then

Santoine released him. '



“Who else is here?” the blind man

asked his daughter.



“Miss Overton and Mr. Hillward,"

she answered.



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Sunday-school lesson for May

21. The title used is, “Hilkiah's

Great Discovery,” but the lesson has

that only as its starting point, and

goes on to touch on many things, par-





ticularly the influence of the book of





God in human life. The fact that the

discovery of one book of the Old Test-

ament had the effect that it did, is

very interesting and significant.





Back of the picture is‘the figure of

a boy. The young king Josiah began

while very young to “follow the Lord.”

How is it that the son of a bad king

and the grandson of a bad king should

be so good a king? Does heredity

count more, or en-

vironment? If the

boys walk in the

footsteps of their

fathers, as we are

told, this appears

to be an excep-

tion. There is a

good explanation,

that the young

king was taught

by the prophet

‘Zephaniah. It was

his youthful train-

ing that counted. By the time he had

ascended the throne his character was

formed. Looking over the generation

of young folk today, many people are

disturbed because they appear so in—

different to the worthful things and

so keen for the worthless things. Is

the explanation not to be found in the

fact that forty years ago all through

the middle west and west, life was

comparatively simple, and people were

obliged to toil for what they had? Life

was simple and luxuries were few. But

thousands of hard-working folk pros-

pered and became at least moderately

wealthy. With wealth has come leisure

and the letting-down of moral stand—

ards. Nothing takes the place of hard

work. The present king of England

was trained as a sailor, asking no

favors and receiving none. Perhaps

that is the reason he is one of a very

few monarchs left in Europe.





 





HE finding of a good book has

often been a blessing. A minister





once called on a poor woman who





earned her living by the wash tub. The

premises were unkempt and the cot-

tage was dirty. In a month or~two he

called again, and beheld a very great

change. Everything was different.

Even the fence around the house had

been repaired and whitewashed. He

inquired the cause of all this. The

woman pointed to a clipping pinned on





the wall. She had found it in a news- .





paper in which some laundry was

wrapped. It was Longfellow’s poem,

“Maidenhood,” and it had recalled to

her the days of her happy girlhood in

a good home. One of the greatest edi-

tors of recent times was W. T. Stead,

of the London Times, who lost his life

on the Titanic. As a lad of fifteen he

one day bought for one cent (think- of

it!) a paper-bound copy of Shakes

pe'are’s Hamlet. He says, “I shall nev-

er forget the shock—the bewildering

shock—which I received from the last

scene of Hamlet.” He could not be-

lieve that Hamlet had to die in that

last scene. He read it again, and it

was one of the turning points in his

life; He became a lover of literature.

A new world was opened to him.



The Bible has had that effect though

in a much more powerful way,'and

with wider results, in many instances.

One was the case of Luther. Sitting

in the monastery and poring over an

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changed by it, and went out to visit

the poor in the prisons, and to evan-

gelize the neglected. It was the begin.

ning of the great revival in England

that later gave birth to Methodism,

abolished slavery in British colonies,

and reformed the prisons of Europe.





ODAY the Bible is the “.best seller”



among books. No other book ap-

proaches it in actual sales. It was

the first book to be printed after the

invention of movable type. The labor

of love which has been bestowed on

the Bible in translating it into the

many languages and dialects almost

passes belief. When the war broke

out, it was being sold in fifty-three

dialects in Russia alone, and fifty-three

in Egypt. Up to 1919 Bibles had been

distributed by the American and Brit-

ish Bible societies 'to the number of

four hundred and forty millions, and

in one year while the war was raging,

these two societies disposed of thir-

teen millions of: copies. It is no won-

der that when a part of the Old Testa-

ment was discovered in the temple,

and was read to the king, that such a

sweeping series of reforms resulted.

Reforms have always followed in the

wake of a revived interest in the read-

ing of the Bible.



No more wholesome and rewarding

movement could take place in America

today, than a general revival of Bible

reading. The greatest literature in the

world is to be found in it, from a liter-

ary point of View, alone. Poetry, his-

‘tory, orations, letters, are all there.

Professors of literature state that the

greatest stories to be found anywhere,

are within the covers of the old book.

Some years ago a prize was offered

for the selection of the best short story

ever written. A prominent 'English

writer voted for the story of the wom-

an taken in sin, told in John’s gospel,

twelfth chapter, and he received the

prize. It contains two hundred and

five words.





AM practicing up on the stories



now, telling them to my small son,

aged three. He has been introduced

to Daniel’s adventure with the lions,

and his sojourn in the fiery furnace.

Each night he demands to hear about

the lions. A childhas a fair start to-

ward a knowledge of the greatest lit-

erature if 'he has been told the stories

of the Bible, and he ought to know

them before he is old enough to read.

Ruskin, one of the bright lights of

nineteenth century literature, had a

very strict Puritan mother. While a

tiny lad she made 'him commit to mem-

ory entire chapters of the good book.

The list he memorized is almost stag-

gering. He later passed through OX-

ford University, and traveled repeated-

ly all over Europe. But he states that

the most satisfactory portion of his

education were the Bible chapters he

had committed when a boy. As a book

for study,- nothing equals the Bible.

It is almost inexhaustible. An edu-

cator in the east makes this state-

ment:‘ “A knowledge of the Bible

without a college education, is of more

value than.a ~college course without

the Bible.” Fortunately one does have

to choose either alternative. He may

have both. The Scripture that was

discovered in Josiah’s time was prob-

ably only a portion of the book of

Deuteronomy, but it had a marked ef-

fect. We are more happy than Josiah

was, for there are vast areas of Scrip-

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EW are the farm gardens that do

not contain rhubarb, and equally

#4 few are the families where it is

not welcomed when long winter days

have passed and the “spring fever” in

- . our blood is demanding something

, fresh. According to Pattee,‘ rhubarb

_ contains oxalic acid, which is valuable

in toning the system, but it must ”be

confessed that rhubarb as a food con-

tains but little nourishment. A half-

cup of stewed rhubarb contributes but

ninety-seven calories and as most of

these calories are contributed by the

carbohydrates in the sauce, it is open

to suspicion that they come more from

the sugar added than from the fruit

itself. However, rhubarb furnishes

variety, which helps the appetite, and

is not to be despised as a useful mem-

ber of the food family.



One standing objection to rhubarb

sauce among thrifty housewives is the

amount of sugar it requires. This

amount may be lessened by adding a

little soda to the rhubarb just before

it is removed from the fire and sweet-

ened.



~- As a change from stewed rhubarb,

try steamed‘rhubarb, but do not try

to Steam it in the steamer. Cut it in

inch pieces, after washing, and cook in

the double boiler until the pieces are

tender. Do not stir while cooking, and

remove from the fire before it goes to

pieces. If it is cooked too long it

loses flavor. Sweeten after removing

from the fire. _

If the oven is going, try baked rhu-

barb. Wash, cut in inch pieces with-

out peeling, and arrange in layers in

a baking dish, sprinkling each layer

with sugar. Cook until the rhubarb is

tender. The food value of this dish is

increased by using alternate layers of

figs, dates or raisins which have been

boiled five minutes on the stove before

adding to the rhubarb.





Rhubarb pie, either one crust or two

crust, if properly made, is a welcome

springtime dessert. There are various

ways of making the one crust pie.

Some cooks favor cooking the rhubarb

, and baking the crust before combining,

' . while others cook the two together.

The latter way has the merit of being

easier and taking'less time, and the

result is just as satisfactory. In mak—‘

ing the pie this way, out enough rhu-

,' barb to fill the pie plate, beat two egg

“ "yolks with one cup of sugar which has

‘been sifted with two level tablespoons

”of flour, stir the rhubarb into this egg

and sugar mixture, fill the pie crust

and set in a cool oven. Increase the

'heat gradually and bake until the rhu-

barb and egg combine into a rich cus-

.. tard. Frost with the egg whites.





If you are going to can rhubarb, do

it by the cold water method. If you

have running water, pack the fruit

flats with rhubarb, adjust sterilized

bbers, taking care to use only new

mas, and set the cans under the tap.

t cold water run into the can fo1

11 minutes, and seal without shutting

oi! the Water.



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until it comes above} the top at least

five inches. Then, while still leaving

the can in the water, seal tightly.

Rhubarb canned in this way will keep

indefinitely.



Rhubarb and pineapple, combined

in the propbrtion of one part rhubarb

to two parts pineapple, makes a dell-

cately flavored sauce. Cut the rhubarb

into inch pieces and dice the pineap-

ple before measuring. Sweeten to suit.

A half-pound of sugar to each pound

of fruit makes a good proportion.



In making rhubarb jams and con-

serves the fruit and sugar should be

combined in layers and allowed to

stand over night before cooking. There

are many combinations of fruits and

nuts which may be used in making

these conserves, or jams.



Rhubarb and Fig. Use six pounds

of rhubarb to one of figs, and the grat~

ed rind and juice of three lemons» to

this amount. Five pounds of sugar

gives the right consistency.



Rhubarb, orange and nut conserve.

Six pounds of rhubarb, the grated rind

and rout-up pulp of six oranges, and

one pound of broken walnut meats.





Do not add the nuts until the mixture

is nearly cooked.





Rhubarb and raisins. Follow direc-

tions for making rhubarb and fig con-

serve.





Rhubarb jam may be made by tak-

ing equal weights of rhubarb and sug-

ar, and the grated rind and juice of

one orange to each three pounds of

fruit. Let rhubarb and sugar stand

over night in the preserving kettle. In

the morning add the orange, let sim-

mer a half—hour, then boil a. half-hour.

Store in sterilized cans.





Rhubarb water makes a refreshing

drink, eitherin Cases of sickness or

for hot summer days. To make, wash

and cut in very thin slices four medi-

um-sized stalks of rhubarb, without

peeling. Put in a saucepan without

breaks in the enamel,‘or in a deep

earthen bowl and pour over it four

cups of‘boiling water, in which has

been dissolved four tablespoons of sug-

ar. Cover, and let stand until it is

cold. Then strain off the liquid, add

the juice of one lemon, and more sug-

ar if desired. If you have no lemons,

this may be used without the lemon

juice. However, the addition of lemon

juice to any fruit drink helps to bring

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Home-Made Moccasins

By Alice Draper





AVE you tried a substitute for the

.expensive shoes while baby is

creeping? All too often a new pair is

needed more quickly than we who are

paying for a home can manage. Per-

haps the little moccasin pattern which

solved my problem may prove as much

of a godsend to others. '

This moccasin will fit the average

six-months-old child when made with

these measurements. They may be





made from old coats, kid shoes or felt ,





hats.



The pattern is simple and quickly

made. Cut and joinas shown in the

diagram and sew up with small seams

on the outside, that there may be noth-

ing to hurt the tiny foot. Punch holes

as shown and lace up. A few stitches

of mercerized embroidery floss added

in the many varied patterns is an im-

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FREQUENTLY the need for a paste

which will stick paper is felt about

the home. Buying this kind of_paste

is unsatisfactory as it frequently dries

out and becomes useless. The Michi-

gan State Normal College has sent out





the following tried formula for a paste ~





for schoolroom use which meets all

Such needs. The paste is not intended

for wood, glass or rubber or for any

heavy work for which glue is needed.

Neither does this paste stand freezing.



Put one tablespoon of powdered

alum in one quart of water and bring

toa boil. Boil twenty minutes, in it put

one cup of flour that has been wet and

stirred smooth. (Be sure to~ boil it

briskly for twenty minutes). Stir con-

stantly to prevent lumping. When re-

moved from the stove add .to it twenty

drops of oil of cloves. Remove all the

lumps and pour into glass or stone

jars. If it becomes too thick, thin with

water. It will not harden.



A photographer once gave me this

as the best paste he could find and

which he used for all “kinds of work'

even mounting. Prepare a thick laun-

dry starch as you would for hot

starching of clothes. Cook until it

clears and stir to avoid lumps. Strain

and to each pint add twenty drops of

carbolic acid to keep it from souring.



Either- of these make excellent paste

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ARE you going to paint that chair



or table that is stored away in the

attic or shed this spring? Painted fur-

niture ‘is very popular nowadays, why

not make the most of 'what we have





and bring in those old dejected pieces





of furniture and rejuvenate them?



To make a perfect job of an old var-

nished piece, every bit of varnish

should be removed. Unless this is done

the work will not be entirely satisfac-

tory.. Varnish may .be removed on

smooth/surfaces by scraping with a.

knife blade, piece of glass, steel wool,

or sandpaper. This is too harsh a.

treatment for veneered or delicate sur-

faces. Care must always be taken not

to mar or dent the wood.



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by scrubbing or wiping with a heavy

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traces of the varnish remover. If,

however, it takes too much .time to

remove the varnish, be sure the var-

nish is absolutely clean, for paint will

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with steel wool, emery paper, or afine

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GREATLY REDUCED.





INCE the Saturday Evening Post

S printed some experiences of Cobb,



the humorist, about his methods

of reducing the rotundity of his waist-

line to sylphlike proportions, I have

had many inquiries from interested

readers who desire to know if like

treatment may be applied profitably in

a case in which they have had special

interest.



I always try to read the articles

about health that appear in the popu-

lar magazines, because they bring me

so many letters from our people who

want to know about them. So I read

Irv. Cobb’s articles about reducing the

weight, with much interest. Stripped

of their adipose tissue they give one

significant fact: You can reduce your

weight by reducing your eating.





True? Certainly it is true. I have

been giving it forth as the truth for

But it is not a very pal-

atable truth to the fat person. He

very much prefers that advice that

tells him to “eat, and grow thin.” He

is willing to do special exercises, to

take baths of very special kinds, to try

hydrotherapy, electrotherapy, mechan-

otheray and many other therapies.

But he does dislike the idea that he

must stop eating.



To me one of the most valuable

parts of Mr. Cobb’s articles is that in

which he describes the twenty—four

hours of agony of his fir‘st serious ef-

fort to limit the magnitude of his

splendid appetite and then goes on to

tell of the great reward that came to

him as Ra result. All the distress of

the effort was amply recompensed by

the improved tone of his whole body

within forty-eight hours.



“Before night of the second day that

all-gone sensation had vanished. Al-

ready I had made the agreeable discov-

ery that I could get. along and be rea-

sonably. happy on from thirty-five to

fifty per cent of what, until then, I had

deludedly thought was required to

nourish me. Before the week ended

I felt fitter and sprier in every way

than I had for years past: more alive,

more interested in things, quicker on

my feet and brisker in my mental proc-

esses than in a long time.”



There's the whole story. I doubt if

many will get results as quickly as

Mr. Cobb. If we depend in the least

degree upon the illustrations of the

article he was due to get quick results

or none. But stay by it two weeks or

a month and see what you get.



Most persons eat too much, after

middle life is reached. Children and

young people in the years of growth

need an abundance of nourishing food.

Men and women who are engaged in

heaVy manual 'labor need more and

different food than those in sedentary

occupations. But there are few of

those of us who have reached middle

age who may not profitably review our

accustomed diet and see if a reduction

in its bulk and a change in its charac-

ter may not make us more mentally

alert and physically fit.





TOENAIL CAUSES SUFFERING.





I would like to know what will cure

an ingrowing toenail. I have a case

like this on my big toe which I suffer

from quite a bit—Subscriber.





The principle in curing ingrowing

toenail is to remove the pressure. Do

not try to cut out the ingrowing por-

tion at first. Usually the tissue around

it is too tender for mahipulation. Take

an old safety razor blade and scrape

the whole top of the nail until it is as





at... thin as you can make it without crack-

in: or breaking, in a daywor so this-





     





thinning of the nail will cause it to

Crowd up in the center and thus re-

lieve the pressure at the edges. By

keeping the nail scraped thin for a

time and wearing sensible shoes you

will effect a complete cure. If there

is much proud flesh it may be destroy-

ed by applying powdered burnt alum

after soaking the foot in very hot

water.





RECEIVED BLOW ON EAR.





I have been troubled with my ear.

About one year ago I received a blow

on the side of the head, which rup-

tured the ear drum. It healed nicely,

that is, never discharged, but left a

small perforation. There was a terri-

ble noise at first and it still annoys me

at times. I have seen the doctor. He

seems to think it will leave. ,I can

hear out of it and it doesn’t hurt, but

is annoying—Reader.



I think you were very fortunate to

get off so well. A blow of that nature

often causes total deafness in the af-

fected ear. Your doctor is wise in re-

fusing to interfere. The noise will

disappear as the drum entirely heals.





CONTRARY HAIR.





 





I have very contrary hair; can’t do

anything with it. It is dry most of the





time and will only set the way I like .





it while I wet it, and then not for

long. What can I do?





Hair in such condition indicates that

the oil glands of the scalp are inac-

tive. This is very common among boys

in their teens and sometimes in girls.

The remedy is to brush the hair vig—

orously with a good stiff brush twice

daily, thereby stimulating the scalp

and its glands. Do not wet the hair

with water. This serves to spoil the

efiect of such oil as you naturally have.





AUTO-INTOXICATION.





Why do I have so much general ach-

ing and a feeling as if everything was

going to the bad? I bloat badly, and

when I sleep, dream something awful.

I would like to know what to d0.—J. P.





This is often noticed in persons who

do not have proper bowel movements.

They may have an action every day

but it does not really clear the bowel.

The result is self-poisoning, which

causes aching, soreness and heaviness

of body and mind. Get your constipa-

tion really cured and these symptoms

will disappear.





A CURE FOR NEURALGIA.





 





I have suffered with neuralgia for

about twenty-five years. Is there any

cure for it? I am fifty-one years old.—

Mrs. W. J.





I think there is a cure but I doubt

if you have ever tried seriously to get

it. Most patients are perfectly willing

to buy one or a dozen bottles of adver-

tised medicines or to rub on lotions by

the barrel, but that never cures. All

neuralgias can be cured by removing

the cause. The first thing, then, is to

find the cause. This means that you

must be examined from head to toe

and from the skin to the deepest or-

gan. It means that the urine, the

blood, the sputum and all the different

organs and their seeretions and excre-

tions be examined. I remember a wom-

an who consulted me about a long-

standing neuralgia of the ear. She had

suffered for years and had tried every-

thing, even a surgical operation on the

nerve. ‘ I sent her to an X—Ray special-

ist who took a picture that showed a

wisdom tooth that had never come

down. With its removal the neuralgia

ended.





 





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EVERAL years ago Louise Devers,

a young Wayne county girl, came

into possession of a motherless

lamb. She immediately laid plans for

its shelter and care, not realizing then

what a pet lamb might bring to her

some little time ahead. Tad, as he





i. was called, developed slowly for sev-





eral months, but good warm, sunny

weather and plenty of Louise’s atten-

tion brought forth great changes, and

soon he was shown to all visitors of





 





“Tad,” Beginning of Louise's Success.

Robindale Farm as the “biggest little

orphan” ever raised.



The profits that Tad brought to

Louise were used the next year for

another new adventure. Club work





By G. ‘0. Stewart





'Was just being introduced in Wayne

county and one of the neighbor ladies

asked Louise to join a poultry club.

She invested in a few Barred Rocks.

At the same time some girls preferred

to have a canning club, so Louise de-

cided to join both clubs. After attend-

ing a canning demonstration by.an ex-

pert from M. A. 0., Louise decided to

purchase additional and better can-

ning equipment. The first thing she

bought was a. steam canner and some

good glass top jars. Later on several

dozen special square white glass jars

were purchased, the latter being used

for exhibit packs only.



Not long after the new clubs were

organized Louise found that she just

naturally drifted to canning. She

stuck to,the poultry work too, and

made an excellent shoWing. But 'the

untold quantities of garden products

that often went to waste were not to

rot in the fields any more. Louise

worked hard all summer, and in the

fall made a wonderful showing at the

local and county club exhibits. She

entered twelve of her best jars at the

Detroit State Fair in 1919 and carried





 





advice.





Our Letter Box





HIS letter box will be where the boys and girls can express their

views, tell of themselves and things about the farm, or ask

The most interesting letters each week will appear here.

Address your letters to me.—-Uncle Frank.





 





 





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



I am a boy fourteen years old, and

am in the eighth grade. I have one

brother and two sisters older than I,

and a sister and brother younger.



My younger brother, Fred, and I

have five rabbits and also five small

ones about three weeks old which we

expect to make some money for our-

selves. We have a pony and a small

stoneboat, which we hitch him to and

do light things. When we first got

the pony we could just ride him. When

we first hitched him to the buggy he

would not go, but when he knew we

really meant it, he went all right.—

Marquis Baker, Carleton, Mich.





With the rabbits and the pony you

boys ought to have a. lot of fun. Let

me know how your rabbit business

turns out. .





 





Dear Uncle Frank:





I received your letter today and was

glad to be able to enter the contests.

As you asked me to write some about

the west, I will try.



Golden is situated in a valley and

surrounded by mountains. To the

west of us is Lookout Mountain. Buf-

falo Bill’s grave is on the summit of

it and there is also a museum there

containing his personal relics, such as

the clothes he wore, weapons with

which he fought the Indians, and skins

and heads of animals he has killed in

his hunts, besides many other things.

The road leading up the mountain is

called the “Lariat Trail." I took the

trip on my birthday and it certainly

was a wonderful trip.



The weather here can’t be beaten.

The sun shines every day and the sky

is always so blue, but there is very

little rain. All the water we have to

use is stored in large reservoirs and

is from the snow that melts in the

mountains.



One of the sports that is enjoyed

most in summer is hiking in the can-

yons and mountains. In the winter

there is skiing on Genesee Mountain.



Although Colorado is a fine place,





 





   

 





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to Michigan. That suits me best.—

Hazel Crowell, Golden, Colo.





Hazel is west for her health. I am

sure all we stay-at—homes are glad to

hear from our pal in Colorado. Write

us again, Hazel.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



Rap! Rap! Rap!

I hope I can.



I just finished reading the Michigan

Farmer, and the Boys’ and Girls’ page

is very interesting. ,



I will describe myself. I am a girl

twelve years old, in the eighth grade

at school, four feet eleven inches tall,

with light hair and blue eyes. My

birthday is the thirteenth of June.

Have I a twin? If so I would like to

hear from her (or him). I‘will answer

all letters I receive.



' I hope this letter escapes the waste

paper basket—Frances Chamberlin,

Bad Axe, Michigan.





Don’t rap, just walk in. The door

is open and welcome is on the door

mat. There are no high-signs neces-

sary to enjoy anything in this depart-

ment. Just enjoy it and help make it

enjoyable.





May I come in?





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



I have been watching the Boys’ and

Girls’ Department with interest for

some time. My oldest sister answered

one of the contests but did not win,

and when I received the check yester-

day as one of the winners in the April

22 contest, I sure was a happy boy,

and I want to thank you very much.

This was my first attempt and I feel

there is nothing worth having that is

not worth trying for.



Besides being beneficial along the

educational lines the Read-and~Win

contests will help to make us better

farmers and farmerettes when our

turn comes and much of our. success'

we shall owe to the Michigan Farmer,

and our own department—Thomas E.

Nelson, South‘ Lyon.





I am glad this department interests

you so. I always thought we could

make such ‘a department interesting.





 





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Club Project Beginning of Unique Business





Success in Gaming Clad Wort S/zow: t/ze Way '10 a Profi'i‘aéze Occupatiozz





away nine blue ribbons. This was in

the open class exhibit. At the county

fair she won even a. larger number of

firsts, several seconds and some

thirds. ’ ,1



At the County Achievement Day

that fall Louise was announced as the

county canning champion of Wayne

county and was awarded a scholarship

at M. A‘ C. _



The next year she increased .her

canning and put up a total of 423

Quarts of fruits and vegetables besides

several dozen glasses of jelly and

jams. She received special recogni-

tion at the State Fair again in 1920,

and several of her packs were selected

by the state club leaders to (be sent to

the Smithsonian Institute at Washing~ ,

ton, D.1C. ’ In addition to this she won

a free'trip to Chicago to attend the

International Live Stock Exposition

that winter.





After Louise reached the age limit

in club work she felt~ that she could

not stop her canning work. New things

were coming up all the time, and city





 





 





 





 





Louise's Canning Cabin.





people were beginning to learn they

could buy good home-canned, goods at

Robindale Farm. Her ‘profits were

gradually increasing until newer and

better equipment was added, the last

being a mechanical sealer for sealing

tin cans. Louise found-that if her

products were of good quality and the

canning process done carefully, home-

canned products brought as good or

better price than commercially canned

produce. Last year her output reached

a thousand cans, and all outside of

their home needs were sold. Louise

finds that canning in tin is so much

cheaper, easier and quicker. She gets

a better product, and when she passes

out a sample can she impresses on the

mind of her future customer that the '

quality they find in her samples is in

every other can. In other words, she

guarantees quality or refunds their

money. There is always a market

when your laber carries that guar-

antee. ‘ .

The Robindale Log Cabin is the new-

est addition to the farm. Louise now

joins her father in roadside market-

ing, and the two together do business

in one of the most attractive roadside”

markets in the Detroit area. Passing

out Michigan avenue from Detroit, you

will find the Robindale Log Cabin

three miles west of Dearborn. With

the exception of some fruits practical-

ly all ‘their products are home-grown.





\The partnership of father and daugh-





ter which has been strengthened from

year to year, has given Louise the real

sense of ownership. ' 1

From the 4-H standpoint, Louise

Devers has become widely known

among club members of Michigan as

one who became very skillful of hand

with her garden products and canning

equipment; used her‘ head so effective

ly, in being. able to sell canned goods

at a nice‘ profit; showed the ,truen'ess.





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OMEBODY said: “If wishes were



fishes I'd have a try.” I believe



,I can have several fries as the

wishing fishing was good} this last

weeks



It made me glad to haVe this contest

show~ that most boys and girls are un-‘

selfish, so many of the wishes include

a consideration of other people. These

are truly the right kind of wishes to~

have, for there is greater happiness in

endeavoring to help others help them-

selves than- in "trying to seek happiness

for one’s self. There is a heap of sat-

isfaction in endeavoring to add to the

world’s store of happiness thrdugh

service and in preparing one's self so

that this endeavor is made more effi-

cient.



The wishes which, to my mind, best

expressed these sentiments, are the

following“.



By Charlotte R. Stables, Traverse



City, Michigan.



“My greatest wish is that I may dis-

cover and use wisely the talents with

which I have been endowed, for the

greatest good to humanity.”



By Oliver Angeli, Lansing, Michigan.



“My greatest wish is to be an hon-

est, honorable farmer, mentally, mor-

ally and physically clean.”



By Don Brown, Brutus, Michigan.



“I wish that I may graduate from

high school and attend college so that

my life will be more useful to myself

and others.”



By Dorothy M. Hoke, Beverton,

Michigan.



“That I may at all times be regarded

by everyone aboutme as their sincere

friend and helper.”



By Susie McLaren, Millington,

Michigan.



“My greatest wish is to finish school

and become a/ teacher so that I may

partly repay mother for the great debt

which I owe to her.”



These five are the prize winners in

this wishing contest, the announce-

ment of which appeared in our issue

of April 29. '



A great many boys and girls showed

that their school work and examina-

tions were foremost in their minds at

this time for they wished that they

wou1d_pass their examinations. Many

also showed the influence of 3. chris-

tian teaching for they expressed a de-

sire to live a clean Christian life.

These are truly laudable desires which

can be fulfilled by keeping the mind

clean,



A wish with a real modern tendency

was expressed by Irene Jobin, Lincoln,

Michigan, when she said: “My great-

est wish is that I might be as good

and great as Abe Lincoln. If I could

be, I might be president some day.”

It is not at all unlikely that when

Irene becomes of presidential age that

women may be candidates for that

office. _ ' ~



Some of the young folks were un-

doubtedly thinking of Christmas or

birthdays when they expressed their

desires. For instance, William Neu-

bauer, of Montague, wants a bicycle,

while Earl Bowen, of Lapeer, would

like a little car, or racer, painted yel-

low and red. Raymond Loomis, of De

Witt, would like a pony as he has a

cart for one. In other words, “he has

the cart before the horse.” Walter

Hyde, of Adrian, says he wishes for

“a very small horse as black as coal





and with a white spot on its forehead





and a white foot.” ‘He would also like

to have a saddle for it.



‘Several have indicated what they

would like to be when they grow up.

For instance, in the Smith family, at

Fowlerv'ille, Evelyn would like to be

a nurse, Naomi a teacher, and Lester

RuhngHyde at Adrian, wants





 





   

 

 





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that our Boys’ and Girls’ Department





wants to go back to Virginia, her birth-

place. Wyanda Sanborn, of Morenci,

wants to be a good .piano player, while

Grace Hansen, of Powers, must like

outdoor life as she wishes to be a boy

so she can milk and do chores instead

of washing dishes, etc. Do you think

it is necessary to be a boy to be able

to do those things, Grace?



Alice Sundstrom, of Felchrwould

like to be a good writer 8and gain fame

as an author. Osmond L. Beckwith, of

Ovid, also wishes to be a writer. He

says he wants to be, able to write stor-

ies as Well as Shakespeare and James

O. Cur-wood so he would write about

his Collie dog, whose name is Buck.

Even though he may not be able to

write as well as he would like, I

think he ought to .write us about Buck,

don’t you?



Oscar Allen, of Lowell, says that he

wishes “that Thursday would come

every day. My heart seems gladdened

when Thursday comes, and to know





is at home ready to read.” This indi-





 





Our Sport Contest





THIS time I have selected

“The Sport I Like the Best,

and Why.” Here is a chance for

the boys to come strong, but the

girls should be in on this, too.

Please write your contest letter

on this subject fifty words long,

or less. Maybe your favorite

sport is base ball, croquet, swim-

ming, hiking, camping or even

work may be a sport for some.

Whatever it is, just tell us about

it. The five best letters from

boys or girls will win one dollar

each. Please have your letters

in by May 26, and address them

to Uncle Frank, Michigan Farm-

er, Detroit, Michigan.





 





 





 





cates that the boys and girls can get

up a real interesting department when

they get at it.



Ada Cousineau, of Herron, hopes to

live to see the country people have

better educational advantages. Esther

Kropschot, of Litchfield, wishes that

“boys and girls from the city could

take a vacation and come to the coun-

try and see how beautiful it is. And

Grace Timson, living at Alto, asks for

“Wisdom; for if I have Wisdom I

have everything——health, loves, friends

and money.” I believe that wisdom

put into practice will bring all the

things Grace mentions.





 

 

 

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

   





 

 





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You get the advantage of 17 years of careful breeding which brought our flocks

up to their present High standard. Our wonderful winter layers are headed

by large. vigorous and Pedigree Sired'males of exceptional quality.





Thousands of Satisfied Customers Make Big Money





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Mr. F. L. Hess. Chicago. Ill.. writes: Mrs Wi’ttenblzach.





:‘I averaged 112 eggs is day from 140 of writes: ‘ 8357.30 of eggs in

your pullets and sold, 8158.00 worth of two months from 200 pullets of

eggs in February. ' your stock."





 





 





 





 





 





Raise Good Stock and Reap a Golden Harvest

Intelligent chick buyers of today do not take chances with ordinary stock: _Our

enormous output enables us to sell these money makers at a price that posxtively

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We Ship Thousands of Chicks Each Year





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live delivery. Send for our illustrated catalogue and prices today. it's Free.





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_ Get your order in at. once for these dates as they will soon be sold at this price. Our

chicks are from heavy laying selected breeders. with large combs and deep bodies. Our chicks

are hatched right and will live. Safe arrival guaranteed. Order direct or send for our

illustrated catalog.





ROYAL HATCHERY, R 2, ZEELAND, MICHIGAN





Brown Leghorn‘s





 





Now, it is nice to have wishes, toj .





have dreams for they are essential to

a useful and happy life. But to make

0dr dreams come true we must use our

backbone as well as, our wishbone. It

takes real serious endeavor to make

laudable wishes come true.



In closing, I wish to say that you

boys and girls have fulfilled my wish

for this wishing contest. There were

many other good wishes received that

I would like to comment upon if I had

the space. ‘





 





A NEW CORN CLUB PLAN.





 





OYS’ and Girls’ Corn Club work is



receiving a real boost in the vicin-

ity of Washington, Macomb county,

through the efforts of the Washington

Farm Bureau elevator. This, elevator

furnishes seed corn for corn clubs in

Macomb county under a new plan.

The requirements are that a club mem-

ber sign a contract with the farm bu.

reau to belong to a standard corn club

and to grow his corn according to’ the

best practices and to make a standard





 





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Special Summer Prices After June lst.

By Parcel Post Prepaid. Guarantee Live Delivery.





Don’t 'fail to take advantage of these prices for they will include our Number One Grade

Chicks. Our stock is bred for Quality and Heav E Prod t' . W'll h'



of chicks from 25 on up. Our 13th Year, y gg uc Km ‘ 8 1p any number

Sndcé ‘Cythted an’d dBI'Bown c{Jelgholi‘n'ls 21:33 Odds gndCEnds at 10 cts. S. C Anconas at 12 etc. R. C.

a . . e s an arre 0c 3 a cts. . . Buff Or in tons, S. C. Black Min

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30,000 chicks every week. Order direct from this advertisement.

Attractive Catalogue Free.





Huber’s Reliable Hatchery, East High St.,





Barred Rocks-Proven LaYers

And Winners .





Official Records 212 to 257 eggs. In Dec. Nat’l. Laying Contest 4 pulletsg.

averaged 24.5. I have won 4 special prizes so far at this contest. Some record

Here s your chance to get the best money can buy. Chicks and Eggs.



I also manage The Forest-Grove Hatchery, this is where the best Engiis

White Leghorns.1n America are bred. We batch from only the best fl ’

which are severely culled and use on] pedigreed males. So why take ch m“

when you can buy stock of this kin in Rocks and Leghorns. Special 2‘

gain prices in May and June. Write at once for catalogues. .





Fostoria, Ohiol
Mich‘i an eople:





 





 





you a description of our

Pure Brod Praciical Poultry

stock such as t





woman wants.

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buy it.

White.





Reds; Wyandottes; Orpingtons.





i This stock is culled and bred on the plan of the state

‘ Agricultural College. and all the Hens in the Breed-





Ing Colonies are practical egg-producing Hens.





' you will send for a description and eg record of

is For find stock

ay Old Chicks this





e Breed Practical Poultry). you wil

that it will pa you to buy. Buy

gear and see t e results you will get.





EIGHT WEEKS OLD PULLETS





We shall have 5000 Eight-weeks and Three-months

Pullets to sell in May. June and July in all our breeds.

now for these Pallets. We





Orders can be placed

-. will send you description and Price List.





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somet ing ii your own state

to interest you. Let us send





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Brown and Bqu' Legh orns;Anconas: Black

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Box A47, Kalamazoo, Mich.

k Guaranteed

L00 Baby Chicks .

White Le horns and Anconas exclusively

froni‘the largest chick producing center in

‘ the- world, remember this

is not just ordinary stock.

Our females are all selected

birds and are bred for egg

production. Our flocks are

culled by M. A. C. experts,

and re headed by vigorous

pedigreed males. We are

getting testimonies every

day from our customers such as this, “The

best lot I ever got from any hatchery.” One

order will convince you, Write for catalog





 





at once.

SILVER WARD HATCHERY

Box 252, Zeeland, Mich.





 





 





 





 





Eight leading Standard Va-

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pure bred. healthy, carefully selected stock.

We are not iobbers. We personally know

what we are selling. Delivered atyour door.

vparcel post prepaid. 100% live delivery guar-

anteed. Catalogue free.





MUNCIE BABY CHICK CO.

Lock Box 274. Muncie, Indiana





 





 





 





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White Leghorns $12 per 100; $6.50 for 50: and

83.75 for 25. Barred and White Rocks , White W an-

dottesand Rhode Island Reds $17 for 100; 9.00

lei-50: and 84.75 for 25. Order from this ad. terms

cash with order. Custom hatching 5c per egg.



hatchery capacity 9600. Hatchery 4 miles east of

Mt. Morris on Mt.Morris road one mile north and

one ast- Valley Phone No. 14-5. ROSS'WADE.



Props‘Meadow Brook Hatchery. Mt.Morris. Mich.





 





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Ice Black Leghorns. Brown Leghorns. Bufi' Leg-

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Barred Plymouth Rocks. White Plymouth Rocks.



Silver Wyandottes. White Wyandottes. WE HATCH



eggs from Hoganized flocks on free range on separate

arms. Send for P rice List.



Valuable Booklet withfirst ordorfor twenty-five armors



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Snowy White Rocks Fm‘s‘:°‘sf.si“l§ 533530.00“.

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Extra selected stock. Summer prices. Catalog free.

Rural Poultry Farm 5; Hatchery, R.1, Zeeland. Mich.





 





WE BREED





Parks' Strain Barred Rocks and Barron Strain White

Le horns. The two greatest strains of utility poultry

in merica. Baby chicks for May delivery should be

ordered soon. They are very reasonable and the

. Enlist of the seasons hatches. Our stock is northern

> bred for northern conditions. Early hatched pullets





" d t deli er.

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baby chicks. Willard Webster, R. 2. Bath. Mich





Wlllll'AKER’S RED CHICKS





'and Eggs for Hatching” Both Combs. Blood tested

; 1- white diarrhoea. Michigan's Greatest Color and

Strain. Write for Free Cats 0 .

ERLAKES FARM. Box 39.





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$12.00 per





_ 100 and u

eggs. 31.50 per setting to 815.00 per 1 .

e are sting 1'1 vaiieties of pure bred fowls; Chick-

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Grand bred to lay. Hoganized. free

range breeders. ent ured

Parcel Post, prepaid. 1 live do-

live at your door. Guarantee

satlglactionr or your money back.

. 15.000 each week. 14th season. Get

my low rice and valuable illus.

trated 1922 free catalog an place year May and J une

orders where you get best quality at lowest prices.





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

Baby Chicks and Hatching Eggs 5.2333. l»? i:





t . P k' strain Barred Rooks. Heavy lay-

mes‘érligll‘ihodgrlslind Reds. EnglishWhite Leghorns.

Quality. not quantity. Pnces reasonable. Write us-

Lakevlew Poultry Farm,, Box 3. B. 8. Holland. Mich-





 

 

 

 

 





 





Bred-to-Lay White Wyandottes





59 hens laid 1170 e s inJ n. 15: l

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get 00. EEN POUL'EI‘SRY

landing do Sons. Greenville. Mich.

230. Englishdstgaln Wihiite Ifieghtorns, BrgwnfLeglfiirns.

noonas an arre oc s, d

guaranteed. 0. B VEN. RfelanHosl‘lagidvaighy.





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mouth Rocks. Bhode IElaI’ld Rleds and kWhitgnW 1:13-

dottes 25 for $5.25 50 for 810.00.100 for 318.00. FEN 0N

omckEN HATCHERY, 301244, Fonton. Michigan





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ranggstock. ‘19 years experience in hatcliinlgl‘and breed-

in bits Leghorns. Barred Rocks and Anconas. Cir-

c at. Frank Heinz. Box 5, Comstock Psi-k. Mich.





CH lCKS——BRED-TO-LAY





S. C. W. Leghorns. S. C. Anconas and Barred Rocks.

Quality chicks that pleasemuaranteed full count.100i

alive on arrival. arcels fiestlpaid. Circular.



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DAY OLD cHICKs





Order your Baby Chicks now from selected hea

laying strain. Single Comb White Leghorns Eiaglls

strain Brown Leghorns. Anconas. eds. Sen for

price list. Hillcrest Hatchery, R. 2, Holland. Mich





5 to 6 Lb. White Leghorns





Larger hens. better winter layers. Free catalog des-

cribes them. tells a new way to cull hens. feeding

methods. how to make a mash hopper that won't

waste feed or clog, and other information.

A.WAUCBEK. Gobleville. Mich.





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arred Rock. Hatching eggs from Parks ZOO-egg

Bstrain from stock direct from Parks best pedigree

pens. $2 per 15. 86 per 50. $l2 per '100. Prepaid by par-

cel post in non-breakablecontainers. No chicks for

sale. R. G. KIRBY. Route 1. East Lansing. Mich.





Baby Chicks and Hatching Eggs





8. 0. English White Leghorns. Bred from heavy egg

reducing strain from our own free range poultry

arm. Circulars free. VILLAGE VIEW POULTRY



FA M R. 3, Zeeland, Mich. .





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Barred Rocks.





100. 89.00 prepaid.





White and Bud

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Hill's heavy-laying prize-winning

strain. Eggs 15. .00: . . :

Lucian Hi I, R. 3. Tekonsha.Mich.





Barred Rocks from Rocky Ridge





Hatching eggs from Park's Pedigreed Selected Stock

$2.00 per 15. Prapaid by P. P. Booking orders for day

old chicks. . T. Richardson, Hanover, Mich.





' Of ure bred fineste g

100.000 chlcks 10c & ups 1:0chng flock8_ Bui t

directly from layin and ex ibition contest winners

hatching eggs. Duck in s. Catalogfizo varieties. Early

bookings avoids disappo ntment. eckman Hatchery.

26 E. Lyon. Grand Rapids. Mich.





egg contest winners,eg from strain



Barred ROCllS with records to 290 888 year. 82.00

per setting prepaid by P. P. Circular free.



FRED ASTLING. Constantine, Mich.





 





Hinglel Barred flocks g%°&i’§é;.’lki€l§m§?¥ifi§235





special matings. Robert Martin.R.3. Woodland.Mich.





 





S. 0. Beds. W. Wyandottes.

Barred ROCks Bred-to-lay stock.Baby chicks,

eggs, cockerels. Howard Grant, Marshall, Mich.





Buy Chicks Where Quality Counts.





All my flocks culled. You get chicks from nothin

but best latyerAs. kSafe giérivalkguaffateednlfiyafiixgagd

parce DOB . S B on W88 u e B. . .

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Old Chicks, 8. C. White Leghorns. They are

Day from the big, thrifty.persistent producing stull’

for which Macaiwhite Pou try Yards are becoming

noted. We know we can 'give you satisfaction. Send for

our circular. M acalwhite Poultry Yards. Caro. Mich.





GUARANTEED CHICKS AND PULLETSI

Low prices for pure~bred stock. Single Comb English

Whites. Brown Le horns and Anconas and Barred

Rocks. Catalog ree. Free Deliveg. Faii'view

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' ' Dr. Heasley S. C. Bull Leghorn flock. Egg

Ongmal Basket Strain. Olhcially Certified

bred. Winners at Chicago. Cincinnati. etc. Cockere s

breeding hens and chicks at bargain prices. Also bred

to lay English Strain S. C. White Leghorn chicks for

. Discount on Earl Orders. Hillside Hatchery

Farm. R3. Holland.Mic . Successorto Henry DePree





RHODE ISLAND WHITES





win over all breeds at the egg layin contest. 30 e gs

S5; 50 88; 100 $15 order from this a . me chic s.

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STRICKS POULTRY FARM





Hudsonville. Mich.. R. 11.4. Box M’- B. 0- English

White Leghorns. Oilicial records from 9 hens of 208

to 244. Chicks and Eggs. Write for catalogue.





_Nested Strain S.C.W.L horns. Heavy winter

Trap layers. snow white.high°gon shank.pelvlc bones

thin and well spread.Babdy chicks and hatching. Hare

few choice cockerel’s an pallets for sale. shipped on‘

approval. Leonard Sumner. 11.2.30: 97,Rouiulns.Mlch.





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Place with us AT O'NQE.‘ your order for Baby

Chicks. Our supply is limited and we refuse to

sell anything but our OWN STOCK, so we advise

*to not delay. Buy from Michigan’s lar est prac-

tical Single Comb White Leghorn Egg, let and

Broiler Farm. We supply every egg that goes into

our incubators from our own strain of BRED TO

LAY UTILITY S. C. White Leghorns and‘heve_a

few. thousand surplus chicks to spare at certain

periods of the season. We GUARANTEE each

customer ABSOLUTE SATISFACTION. Drop

us a card TODAY for interesting PRICES, before

placing your order elsewhere. Chicks delivered

at your door by Parcel Post Free. 100% ALIVE.





Sample of many testimonials that show.





JUNE CHIX MAKE BIG PROFITS





Nllu. Mich” Feb. 14. 1922

Simon Harhma and 80m. ,

Holland. Mich.

Drar Sin.- 7/



771: 7th of June [on par we bought 600 chi: from you

. and bad ipltndid norm: with them. Ralltd 550. how 100

that have not bmi (Ill/rd. brgan laying Nov. 15 and are now

[dying from 60 to 70 on: for day. I coders] and 2’14”“:

tool In and 3rd prize: at our poultry show here at Niles. on.

Mrs. Marl Foizhmr.



Nile: Mich.





SlMON HARKEMA 0 sons,

Holland, Mich. ,





 





Would’nt You Rather Have

~ Your Chicks HEN mrcnsm





It would not be practicable to set hens on 250.000 eggs,

so we are putting them into Mammoth FRESH AIR

Incubators that almost beat the old hen at her own

. All eggs from selected flocks and all hatched

n BUCKEY 7s.—the machine with the 3 BIG ELEC.

TBIC FANS. Chicks not taken out and shipped till

ripe and right. on the 22d day. They are not chea



chicks. but cheafiat the price. Compare them with



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the hen hatched i d.

‘ ‘ ‘ April -May]

B. P. ROCKS 16.00

R. I. REDS 100 16.00

W. WYAND'TS 18.00

BF. ORPINGTONS





18.00

dd 50c for X and M hundreds. 100% live deliver

guaranteed. Mailed post paid. All Buckeye hatched

in forced draft ventilation. Strong.fluil’y. lively chicks.





WASHTEIIAW HATGHERY, Ann Arlfor, Mich.





 





 





BABY CHICKS





Price List. Prepaid to goon. Purgobred Stock. V





2%





Wh. & Brown Leghorns 12.00 6.50 3.50

Bull Leghorns 1400 7.50 4.00

Black Leghorns 15.00 8.00 4.25

Ancona a Minorcas 15.00 8.00 4.25

R. 1. Re s 15.00 8.00 425

Barred Rocks 15.00 8.00 4.25

Bull it Wh. Rocks 16.00 - 8.50 4.60

Wh. a BL Wyandotte 16.00 8.50 4.50

Bull Orpington 16.00 8.50 4.50

Black Langshans 19.00 10.00 5.25

Brahmas 20.00 5.50





10.50

Start the season right with chicks that can be de-

ended upon to roduce profitable heavy egg pro-

dueing hens. all orders to





J. KREJCI. 2165 East 56th St.. Cleveland. 0





 





 





 





 





100,000 Reliable Chicks for 1922





Of quality, real value for your money. An-

conus. Brown Leghorns. American and Eng-

lish White Leghorn strainsnwith the lofig

deep-bodied loop combed kind that y

the large white eggs. from Hoganized se-

_ lected flocks. Post paid to our door at

- * reduced prices. Get our in ormation and

co list free before you buy elsewhere.

PAUL DE GR 1‘, Prop.

Reliable Poultry Farm 8: Hatchery,

Zeeland,.Mich., R. R. No. 1





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'1'?" For years we have been building up

7( P utility heavy laying strains of exhibi-

dix tion quality so our customers will be

assured of success. 12 leading breeds.





100 each and up. Safe arrival aran-

teed_by P. P. Prepaid. Catalogue tree,

Ovie’s Poultry Farm 6: Hatchery,

32 State St.. Marion. Indiana



No. l pen $3.00 per





S. C. BlaCli Minor“ Eggs setting. From No. 2





pen 82.00 per setting. R. W. MILLS. Saline. Mich.





 





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silver Laced and White Wyandottes. Eggs from five

grand premium matings $3 per 15. 35 per 30. parcel



post prepaid. C. W. Browning. R. 2. Portland. Mich





TEN EGGS Geese. four dollars and fifty cts.





(84.50). insured parcel post aid.

MRS. AMY S‘OUTIYWOR'I‘H. Allen, Mich.





 





for hatching from pure Toulouse





 





° oose eggs .400 each. Pekin duck 81.50

W.Chinese for s. 8.0. Er. Leghorn $1.50 for 15

88.00 per 100. Mrs. Claudia Betta, Hillsdale. Mich.





Bally Chick Prices Slaughtered





En lish and American Leghorns now $12.50 per 100

do] vered. Anconas $15.00. Rocks 817.00. Our flocks

cannot be beat for egg production. Our Anccnas are

Champions. Only one grade—the best. Special prices

for larger orders. Catalogue free. '



Progressive Poultry Farms. Box Q. Holland. Mich.





SINGLE" 0000 WHITE 1.0000003-





bagjlchlcks and hatching eggs from our flock of hi h

pr ucing hens raised on free range. Write for c -

cular. . RALPH S. TOTTEN. Pittsford, Mich.





0

' 85 or 100.83 I' 45. $1.25 per

Hatching E888 16 3.. aid: rhineds. White

Wyandottes, W. Rocks. Barred Blocks. W. Leghorns.

Health lies layers. farm raised. Please order from

ad. Se latest on. GORET 81108.. Corunna.‘Mlch.





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5.92. mm g. ‘3ng 155375: 3043‘ .W.Lc¢-

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W0 points must be kept inmind



'if the broilers are- to be made to

pay'well. They must be hatched early

and pushed asfast as possible after





. being hatched. The price for broilers





takes atumble when the ordinary farm

crop comes on the market, but as

most farm flocks do not mature to

broiler weight under about three to

four months the- well-grown flock in

ten weeks will give prime two-pound-

ers and will come in far enough ahead

to'bring the price. I have watched the

prices for a good many years now and

not far from the first week in June

they start down, though. sometimes

they do not take the grand drop until

the first of July.



To get the broilers in on the best

market it pays to fatten, as this will

hurry them up some and give that

plumpness that commands the best

price going and makes for ready sale.

They should be penned when they

reach a. pound and a half and then

given all the buttermilk and corn meal

they will consume. with some green

to keep healthy, and only a small

place to exercise in, for they are not

to run off the fat now. Corn is the

ideal fattening grain and grinding it

saves energy and mixing to a crumb-

ling stage with buttermilk makes it

more to their liking, and they should

be induced to eat just as much as p05-

sible. Any milk will serve if butter-

milk is not available, but buttermilk

is best—Agnes Hilco.





 





SORE-EYED CHICKS.





 





I have over a. hundred little chicks

hatched out, but when they get about

two weeks old an oblong scab forms

on the lower lid of their eyes and

keeps the eye frOm opening. When a

few days old I greased their heads

with salted lard, sifted the mother

hens with a. louse killen and put them

in coops on the barn floor where there

is some hay chaff. What do you think

caused these scabs, and what can I

do for them?—J. F. C.





Chicks may have sore eyes because

of dusty litter on a barn floor. We

would advise washing the eyes with

a solution of equal parts of peroxide

of hydrogen and water.- Then place

the brood coops out on the ground

where the chicks can range on a green

lawn and hunt for green food. The

sunshine, fresh air and range on clean

soil covered with green feed. will be

apt to improve their vitality and clear

up the condition of the eyes.



Cold winds early in the spring some-

times cause chicks to catch cold. Pos-

sibly the grease on/the heads and the _

louse killer used on the hens caused

an infection of the chicks’ eyes. We

would use the lard very sparingly on

Chick’s headand then only when they

have become infested with head lice

so that the treatment is needed. We

prefer to treat setting hens with blue

ointment to keep down lice rather than

with the insect powders. A slight dab

of .blue ointment properly rubbed in

will kill all the lice and do no harm

to the chicks. The blue ointment is

only for the hens and not for the

chicks—R. G. K. '





 





HATCH l NG DUCK EGGS.





 





Will you please tell us how long

duck eggs can be kept for hatching

and if they are all right to set if they

are laid in the water?—R. C.





Duck eggs can be saved for hatch-

ing as long as three Weeks. They

should stand on end in a room where

the temperature will remain'between

fifty and sixty degrees. Of course, the

fresher the eggs the greater the

chances for a large hatch of vigorous

ducklings. Eggs laid in the water

might .,prove very satisfactory for

hatching but eggs that _are washed are

not quite as good as those which are

clean and dry-assome‘ of the natural





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Remarkable Experience of Mrs.

C.M.- Bradshaw in Prevent-

ing White Diarrhea





 





The following letter will no doubt

be of‘utmost interest to poultry raisers

who have. had serious losses from

White Diarrhea. We will let Mrs.

Bradshaw tell of her experience in her

oWn words: ‘





“Gentlemen: I see reports of so

many losing their little chicks with

White Diarrhea, so thought I would

tell my experience. I used to lose a

great many from this cause, tried

many remedies and was about dis-

couraged. As a last-resort I sent to

the Walker Remedy Co., Dept. 507,

Waterloo, Iowa, for their Walko White

Diarrhea Remedy. I used two 50c

packages,- raised 300 White Wyando’ttes

and never lost one or had one sick

after giving the medicine, and my

chickens are larger and healthier than

ever before. I have found this com-

pany thoroughly reliable and always

get the remedy by return mail.—Mrs.

C. M. Bradshaw, Beaconsfield, Iowa”,





Cause of White Diarrhea '4





White Diarrhea is caused by the

Bacillus Bacterium Pullorum. This

germ is transmitted to the baby chick

through the yolk of the newly hatched

egg. Readers are warned to beware

of White Diarrhea. Don’t wait until

it kills half your chicks. Take the

“stitch in time that saves nine.” Re-

member, there is scarcely a hatch

without some infected chicks. Don’t

let these few infect your entire flock.

Prevent it. Give Walko in all drinking

water for the first two weeks and you

won’t lose one chick where you lost

hundreds before. These letters prove it:





Never Lost a Single Chick





Mrs. L. L. Tam, Burnetts Creek,

Ind., writes: “I have lost my share of

chicks from White Diarrhea. Finally

I sent for two packages of Walko. I

raised over 500 chicksand I never lost

a single chick from White Diarrhea.

Walko not only prevents White Diar-

rhea, but it gives the chicks strength

and vigor; they develop quicker and

feather earlier.”





Never Lost one After First Dose





Mrs. Ethel Rhoades, Shenandoah,

Iowa, writes: “My first incubator

chicks, when but a few days old, he-

gan to die by the dozens with White

Diarrhea. I tried different remedies

and was about discouraged with the

chicken business. Finally I sent to the

Walker Remedy Co., Waterloo, Iowa,

for a box of their Walko White Diar—

rhea Remedy. It’s just the only thing

for this terrible disease. We ‘raised

700 thrifty, healthy chicks and never

lost a single chick after the first dose.”





You Run No‘ Risk





We will send Walko White Diar;

rhea Remedy entirely at our risk

—postage prepaid—so you can see for

yourself what. a wonder-working rem-

edy it is for White Diarrhea in baby

chicks. So you can prove—as thou-

sands have proven—that it will stop

your losses and double, treble, even

quadruple your profits. Send 50c for

package of Walko— give it in all drink-

ing water for the first two weeks and

watch results. ,You’ll find you won’t

lose one chick where you lost hun-

dreds before. It’s a positive fact. *We

guarantee it. The Leavitt & Johnson

National Bank, the oldest and strong-

est bank" in Waterloo, Iowa, stands

back of this guarantee. You run no

risk. If _you don’t find it the greatest

httle chick saver you ever used, your

money will .be instantly refunded.

WALKER REMEDY CO., Dept. 507.



Waterloo, Iowa.



Send me the '

$1 economical l£rg1e Eigeieifgagénofm elk?)

White Diarrhea Remedy to try at your risk.

Send .it on your positive guarantee to in-

stantly refund my money if not satisfied in

every way. I am enclosing 50c (or $1.00).

(P. 0. money order, check or currency ac-

ceptable.)





Name

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some CHICK sucessrlons.





FINE powdered charcoal is useful in

keeping down digestive troubles in

chicks. It can be bought for about

five cents per pound at feed stores or

made by running charcoal through a:

feed grinder. If the charcoal is stored

it must be in a rather dry place. It

soon absorbs moisture and then loses

much of its value to the chicks.



Eye troubles and colds among grow-

ing chicks result from overcrowding

in dusty brooder houses. As soon as

the brooders are removed it pays to

install roosts. Even if a few crooked

breasts should result from early roost-





ing they are less less than an epidemic





of colds.



Most poultry troubles can be pre-

vented. A great many of them are

difficult to cure. There is often a ten-

dency to neglect the poultry and then

expect to give them a couple of pills

and have everything all right. Suc-





cessful management of hens consists





in anticipating trouble and avoiding it

before it occurs, by careful manage-

ment.

Provide Shade.

Growing chickens need shade where

they can rest during the heat of the

day. If the birds are in fenced yards





it pays to. start sunflowers or corn .





just outside the fence so the .shade

will reach inside. A double yard is

still better. Then a growing crop is

easily started on one side and the

hens can be turned in when the plants

are too large to be injured.



If you provide artificial shade for

the chicks be sure it is substantial.‘

They may seek such protection in se-

vere wind or rain storms. If: it blows

over there “may be a serious loss. Col-

o’ny houses and brood coops can be

protected in wind storms by driving

down two by fours or strong stakes

and spiking to the sides of the houses.



A windbreak of evergreens is very

useful on the poultry range during hot

weather. Poultry dislike the hot dry

winds. Often the windbreak is difficult

to start all in one year as some of the

trees may die. It pays to fill in the

vacant places for a year or two until

the solid line is well established.





LIVE-R ENLARG'ED.





Just had a fine Rose Comb Barred

Rock rooster drop dead. He had been

fighting with another rooster; head





.turned awfully dark so I cut him open





and found heart half again as large as

it should be, and liver of enormous

size. He seemed normal in every way

and ate good. but he had no fat in-

side—Subscriber. '





The r00ster had inflammation of the

liver and this is often due to an ab-

sorption of poisons from the intestines.

When the liver is congested a rupture

might result~ from violent exercise,

such as occurs in fighting. You have





the right idea in performing a post- -





mortem on a bird that dies suddenly.

It helps to clear up any uncertainty

and should be more generally prac-

ticed among poultrymen.



There is no cure for such troubles

in poultry as the condition is not lo-

cated until the bird is dead or too sick

for treatment. They do not occur of-

ten when the hens have a balanced

ration and plenty of exercise in obtain-

ing their scratch grain.





TURKEY'S WITH WORMS.





There was someone that asked What

to do for geese that had worms. The

answer said to give turpentine, but I

have forgotten the amount. I have

some turkey hens that are passing

small worms with the droppings. They

are not sick, but poor. Both are lay—

1ng.-———W. T. .



The remedy suggested was equal

parts of oil of turpentine and olive oil.

A dose of about thirty drops will be





 

 





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You can find quite a few “C" obiects in the above icture even though it

and full details and if you intend to. go in for the

make your answer eligible for the big prize at once.





FOLLOW THESE RULES





First prize will be given for the largest number of words which

correctly name objects shown in the picture beginning With “C .

Prizes will be awarded according to the prize list shown here and

in case of ties the full amount of the prize Will be awarded each

tying contestant. Each object can benamed only once. _ ,

Webster’s New International Dictionary will be used'as authority

for all words by the J udges. and one credit Will be given for each

correct word and one credit deducted for each incorrect word.





 





 





   

   

   

 





   





Do not include obsolete. hy henated or compound words. :

Winning lists will be based) upon all the applicable words sub< 00‘0

mitted and not from any master or predetermined list. _ 0 . 1 ,

Where the singular is used the plural cannot be used and Vice— _ .

versa. Where several synonyms are equally applicable to any ' . 4‘

object. any one of such synonyms Will be given credit. ' . ‘

Answers must be mailed y June 24, 1922. The Winning answer 8th 3.00 20.00 '

will be published and a copy sent to anyone “18 "1 a “1‘ 9th 2.00 15.00 ~,;

addressed stamped envelope. 10 to 15 2.00 00





 





 





Laymore

.“Makes the Lazy Hen Lay”-





‘ SEND NO MONEY





Thousands of poultry raisers are making big money

by using Laymore. This scientific discovery acts

on the laying organs of the hen with amazing re-

sults. In order to gecmore people acquainted with

Laymore we are putting out this big booster picture

puzzle campaign. If no Laymore is purchased lst



rize will be $20.00: but if {011 wish to try for the



ig $1000.00 prize fill out t (2 coupon and the Lay-

more Will be sent without your advancing one penny.

Pay the postman $2.00 plus the small postage fee

and your answer will be eligible for the $1000.00





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[so send me 5 packages of Lay-

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cture puzzle shown

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full details will be sent at. once by

first class mail. Do not try to

solve puzzle from the picture. but:

get a clan copy to work

ram.





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obtainable.





Prices of Selected Chicks for May.





per 50 per 100

S. C. Anconas $7.00 $13.00

5. G. White Leg. $6.50 $12.00





Order direct from adv.





M. ll. Wyngarden,





   





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Ancona Baby Chicks





The S. c. Anconas have proved to be the most valuable fowl



We have the Bred-To-Lay Sheppard Strain,

and are offering these chicks at extremely

, low prices,let us have your order and prove to

you the wonderful laying ability of our birds.





For those who prefer S. c. White Leg-

horns we have some of the Very best stock

Get some of our chicks and you

will be on the road to success.

Parcel Post charges and guarantee chicks to

reach you in first-class condition.





 





Prompt shipment. Satisfaction guaranteed.





Zeeland, Michigan





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

   

   

   

   

 

   

   

   

 





We pay all





per 500, per 1000

$62.50 $120.00

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Bred To Lay and they do it. Buy them, try them

Success. To your door prepaid parcel post. Live

this Ad. and save delay in your order.

. C. White Leghoms, S. C. Brown Leg., S. C. Buff Leg.





arred Rocks, S. C. R. l. Reds, Anconas .............................

White Rocks, W. Wyandottcs, B. Minorcas, R. C. R. I. Reds.





White & Buff Orpingtons ........................................................ . 18c ”

Odds & Ends Broiler Chicks ................................................................ 11c ”

Catalogue Free for the Asking

Wolf Hatching & Breeding Co., Gibsonburg, Ohio





, Baby Chicks Pure Bred for 1922'





FOR JUNE & JULY





No order for less than 25 chicks.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





SAY AS TO PRICE





and be convinced. Quality means

delivery guaranteed. Order from





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Circulars, Photos.





Big Beautiful Barred Rooks are be h toh

hen raised. 30 eggs $3 50: 50-55. Posting: peels:





 





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ANCONAS “Superior Quality”

Baby chicks and fertile eg_ Rom M. A. 0. selected

250 strain hens. mating int free

M NGS ANOONA FARM.





$2.50; 100. $5.

'Ooldwater. Mich.





 





Barr-on 'White Leghorn 33.22% if

each. Park’s Strain Barred Book bullets 10 weeks

old 81.10 each. Write for oial prices enlarge lots.





8

ROBT. onRISTOPnEl’fi. n. 4, Holland. Mich. 2m on average.





' NK DE

E t good chicks. Plan now on mores gsnext A



X Ya winter. Order chicks from mirebr record

layers. Toni Barron White Leuhorns 100. 12: Brown

‘Leghorns. 100. 812: Ancenan. 100. 813. Postpaid ani-

where. Catalogues. Queen Hptchery; aseland..‘vlic '.





   





 





 





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s 0 Brown Leghornaexcellentlayers Vigorous {am

. I range. Selected eggs postpaid 15. 8|. -

Floyd Robertson, R.I.Lexington.





Top Quality Chicks





tons. TYRONE POULTRY FA





WHITE ,W Y ANDOTTES? .





per 100. Cocksrels, hens and pu

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Bourbon Bed lurks 'We have them. Ordertmui

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26. 30.8236 -

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Spanish. Minorcas.Boo .





RI.

Reds W andottes. 0r 1‘ a.

R . Fenton. £13.





 





Eggs all matinfisétyigo 086011.) :5]; 510.

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Birds and Eggs now.

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Change of Copy or Cancellations must reach us

‘ Ten Days beioredate of publication





Aberdeen

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AGIIIEVEMENT





The reward of pure breeding; the accomplish'

merit of quality. Success has again contri-

buted more laurels to the already remarkable





WW Edgar of Bethany





Imp.

- The Sire Supreme





At the International Live Stock Exposition.

where gathers each year the elite of North

American Cattledom to compete for the cove-

tous awards, five more honors have been be-

stowed upon the “get” of Edgar of Dalmeny.

You too may share these honors. A bull by this

world famous sire will prove a most valuable

asset to your herd.



Write us today.





WILDWOOD FARMS

ORION, MICHIGAN

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





 





 





 





 





EOISTERED Aberdeen-Angus. Ten heifers. six

bulls from eight t: fang-‘teten months]. 1liest of

di .the rowth in a ma egoo . eason-

:33. ll‘gquireg y F. J. WILBER. Clio, Mli'h





Brookwood Guernseys

Birmingham, Mich.





During the past year, we have completed Ad-

vanced Registry with 7 Guernsey Cows—two of

which were heifers with their first calves.



The average butter-fat production of these cows

was 650 pounds. and three of them were leaders

of their respective classes for the State of Mich.





We have for sale a number of good bull calves

from these cows and their daughters. sired b6;

Rosetta’s Marshall of Waddington, No. 5442 ,

Grand Champion Bull at the Michigan State Fair

last year.



Our herd is not large. but it is select. Visitors

are always welcome at the farm. Prices are rea-

sonable. considering the quality of the stock.





JOHN ENDIICOTT, Proprietor





 





Registered Guernseys





fin b ll ready for heavy service $123.00

A e u J. M. WILLIAMS, North Adams, Mich.





 





For Sale Guernsey Herd Bull

3 yr. old. Sire. Anton‘s May King sold for $7,000.00.

Dam. Bonnie’s Bloom 530 lbs. B. i“. Price 3175. Fall

bull calves by above sire. Accredit He .



GILMORE BROTHERS, Camden. Mich.

—REGISTERED





”6'“ E R N S EY‘S BULL CALVES





Containing blood of we rid champions.

l‘llCKS' GUERNSEY FARM. Saginaw. W.S. Mich.





 





 





uernsey Calves, bull V and heifer not related. also

yearling heifer. Ancestors include most- noted

animals of the breed. G.A.Wigent.Watervliet, Mich





 





Registered Holsteins





It was through the daughters of

Flint Maplecrest Boy that ’





Sir Ormsby Skylark Burke

Our Junior Herd Sir:



produced the Junior Champion and Reserve Grand

Champion Heifer, at the Mich igan State Fair this

year, in a class of 33. .

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. oi'butter in seven days, and

1168 lbs of butter in one year.

Ask us about a real bull,a Maplecrest or an Ormsby.





JOHN H. WINN, lnc., Rochester, Mich.





 





o e o _ -

Holstein-Frieslan 3§sfet3§33c.u‘ifi”te&%li

herd. Prices are right. Larro Research Farm,

Box A, North End. Detroit. Mich.





 





' ' oifers Holstein-Friesian bulls ready



- Wiscogm Farm for light service. From sire whosefi

nearest dams average 33.3! lbs. butter for 7 days. A.R.

O. D’ams from 18.33 to 21.51 lbs. Herd under state and



1 Federal Supervision. Oscar Wallin, Unionville.Mich.





7 . The Traverse Herd





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

fine growthy type, guaranteed right in every way.

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

‘Dam's records up to 30 lbs. Write for pedigrees and

quotations, stating about age desired.





iv‘f'rRAvsiiss cm STATE HOSPITAL

' - Traverse City, Mich.





_;32 'Lb. Bull, $150





re bred'pre stlebged. federall tested. Six nearest





 





 





 

 





 





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Ofl'era‘Clun'y Konigen Pontiac Hon-

gerveld No. 254554.

Born September 20, 1920





A son of our Junior Herd Sire Dntchland Koni-

gen sir Rag Apple whose two nearest dams aver-

s over 35lbs.butter and 720 lbs. milk in 7 days.

'1‘ e 7 nearest dams of the bull we offer average

over 600 lbs. milk and 28 lbs. butter in 7 days-

His dam is an extra good individual with a won-

derful typv udder. Her record is 19,774 lbs. but-

’ter from 420.8 lbs. milk at 3 yrs. 7 months.

Combiningthe blood of King Segis Pontiac. Pon-

tiac Korndyke. King of the Pontiacs. Colantha

Johanna Lad and other great Sires lie spells Pro-

duction. Breeding and Type.

He has an extra straight top line and is good

in every ivy). A little more black than white.





Price $150. _ ,s

R. B. McPherson, Howall, Mich.





$ 1 00 EACH





Bull calves ready for service. Grandsons

of King of the Pontiacs. From dams with

A. R. 0. Records of 27 to 29 lbs. for seven

days—Federal Tested. ’





J. B. JONES'FARMS

Romeo, Mich.

A Good Note tifiifii°hdatif°b¥ii'.§i‘vfll “Slit:





of the best. and at rices within reach of ll. '

GEO. D. CLARKE.p - - - - rigour. Mlllctlei'





 





 





 





"OISl in Friesian halter and bull calves. purebred

~ 3 re istered and high-grade. Price up.

Splendid in ividuals and breeding. Write us your re-

quirements. Browncroft Farms, McGraw, N. Y.





' yearling Holstein-Friesian bulls riced

qu'Siered to sell. 42 lb. breeding, guaranteede. K.

shipped on approval. B. B. Reavey. Akron. Mich.





O . 0

Registered Holstein Bull

born Nov. 2. 1919. Dam at 8f" 22, milk, lb.

butter: at 7 r. 305 da 5 16,281 mi k. 654 bs.butte . She

has three . R. 0. aug ters. One abov925lbs. in 7

. He is sired by a 24 lb. grandson of

Colantha Johanna Lad. Also three heifers 2 yr. old,

one fresh heifer calf by side. Other two due in May.

Bred to site aboye. tate and Federal full accredited

herd. Priced for nick sale. Pedigrees and photo on

request. VERN N E. CLOUG , R2, Parma, Mich.





HERE is A GOOD ONE





Born June 2d 1920 by Mapleorest DeKol Hengerveld

whose three sisters have each produced over 1200 lbs.

of butter in a year. Two of them former World's

Champions Bulls dam has just been tested and made

nearly 2c lbs. We believe she will make 30 lbs. at

her next freshening. Write for pedi ree. ‘



F. B. AY. Ka amazoo, Mich.





Whitney Farms Holsteins





A_ grandson of Duchess Skylark Ormsby ready for ser-

V.”’e' Nicely marked bull calves from three weeks to

six months of age. These calves have the type and

are priced to sell. Herd under Federal supervision.

Pedigrees and prices from WHITNEY FARMS.

Whitney. Mich.





Registered Holstein Bulls





No cash required. Best of breedin ‘ '

Send for full pgdrltiigi‘flam and pediggrgnd priced fight.





es.

E H. GREEN Ashley, Mich.

$250 Buys ghrgeewhigh grfide filoisfgin heif-

. 0 rs. o .

one registered Holstein bull, Jhid enorfghntldr $533:

Herd under federal and state supervision.

HENRY S. ROHLFS, n.1, Akron, Mich.

HOLSTEIN aid] glugngey cab/68.)?! week:

0 . ' -n S l‘ . .. .

crated for‘shipment. Satisfaction guaiI-thfeed? eac

EDGEWOOD FARMS, Whitewater, Wis.

a registered Holstein Bull read for

$75 buys service. Sired b 29“). bull, nearlg' all





white and not a. reactor in our erd.

DORUS ,EOVER. Akron, Mich,





SOTHAM’S





Earliripe

Hereford Beef

Contract





Will insure your getting highest possible rices for

young Hereford Beeves. Out of the procee s of such

beeves you pay no Com missions, Yard or Feed Charges.

Produce quality beef at the minimum cost and do away

With speculation in feeders. Raise your own and be

assured of receiving the highest possible price. This

"Sothams Earliripe Hereford Beef Contract" guaran-

teesyou.



“Earliripe Hereford Beef" producers in over fifteen

Michigan Counties. '



”Earliripe Hereford Beef" is cut in many of Detroit's

finest markets.





Write for furtherinformation or investigate person-

y.





T. F. B. SOTHAM & SONS,

(Cattle Business Established 1835)

Saint Clair, Michigan





Herefords





Repeaters, Beau Donalds. Fairfaxes. and Farmers

represented in our herd. Repeater 173rd, a son of

old Repeater, at head of herd. Both sexes and all

ages for sale.





ALLEN BROS.,





(Farm at Paw Paw, Mich.)

Office 616 So. West St.,'Kalamazoo, Mich.





 





 





 





 





a. few choice October bull calves

ready to ship. Come get your pick.

E. J. TAYLOR. Fremont, Nlich.





Herefords





 





Registered Herefords





for sale. Cows

RALPH CALHOON, 3‘





and 2 herd bul

Bronson, Mich.





Jersey Thoroughbreds





Few cbws and bull calves. Best breeding line. Guar-

anteed Tuberculin tested twice a year. It ou have

no money Will take bankable note. E. . asvarv,

509 Free Press Building, Detroit, Mich.. Main 1267.





Lillie Farmstead Jerseys $2, filfifif”

CQLON 0. LILLIE. Coopersville, Mich.

BUTTER BR E D ”Wadi?"





CRYSTAL SPRING 00K FARM.

Silver Creek. untyr Michigan.





 





 





 





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, Good ind vidual', mostly white. '

ad, . and brands





 





   

   

   

   

   

 

 





 





CLIPPING HORSES.





 





LIPPING horses has been practic-



ed in our section for a number of

years with varying success. The horses

are in some cases clipped closely over

their entire bodies with a. power ma.-

chine, and it is claimed that this facil-

itates shedding and produces greater

comfort for the horses during the

spring months when they are required

to do heavy work in warm weather.

However, in some cases it has resulted

in some sickness and death of horses

because of colds and pneumonia ‘con—

tracted when standing in a cool place

after being warmed up to a. cénsider—

able extent. The lighter breeds 'of'

horses, including trotting and driving

horses, seem to fall in this class, but

it is possible that.” draft horses, too, are.

affected just as much.





A system used in some places is to

clip the legs and about one-half of the

body of the horses, leaving the sides

and back covered with the original

coat of hair to be disposed of in nat-‘

ural shedding. This appeals to many

farmers'because it leaves the legs of

the horses clean and the hair does not

hold so much dirt when the legs get

muddy. Clipped in this manner the

dirt is. easily brushed off and .the

horses relieved. With the half-and-half

treatment a heavy draft horse cannot

cool off so quickly, even though warm-

ed up considerably and there is‘less

danger from sickness.





While this style of clipping presents

a rather odd appearance, it is not long

until the top coat begins to shed and

with good rubbing and currying the

difference is soon unobservable. The

benefits of clipping have been secured

without any disastrous effects.-——C. M.

Baker. '





HANDLE WOOL WITH CARE.





HE wool situation has improved



materially of late. The market is

tending upward and producers are re-

alizing more from their flocks than

they have these past two years. This

does not mean, however, that rejects

and improperly prepared wool will not

sell at a heavy discount below clear

wool. It is, therefore, more important

to the farmer that he exercise care

and judgment in getting the fleeces

ready for market. Here are some sug-

gestions: ‘



Be certain that‘ the fleeces are dry

before the shearing is started.



Provide a clean, well-swept floor for

the shearers. ‘



Often fleeces are damaged by the

shenrers cutting the fibre twice in-

stead of.once as they should.



After, the fleeces are removed the

taggings should be separated and plac:

ed in a sack or bundle by themselves.



Each fleece should be tied separately

with weathered side down. Use paper

fleece twine. 'Do not use binder twine,

nor any other“ rough twine, since the

fibre will mix with the wool and can-

not be separated in the manufacturing

processes. Use no more twine than is

necessary, two strings each way

around the fleece being sufficient.



Sack the wool or cover it with bur-

lap or canvas and stbre in a clean dry

place. ' , ‘





 





.CASTRATING COL-rs.





 





' S a rule, the young male colts? are

castrated when they are about, a;





 





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, make 5° 1.19331“ ‘ 3





animals are tWO years of age, since it





is claimed that the animals will there-

by become more masculine.

true that some excess in development

is thus gained, but if the colts are al-

lowed to go too long they will be diffi-

cult to handle and the operation is

more apt to result fatally, although

ordinarily there is little danger from

the operation at any time if performed

by a. competent person, and the subse-

quent care of the colt is what it

should be. . - '





The operation should always be per:

formed by a reputable veterinary sur-

geon or, by. someone who can work

skillfully. Perhaps the best season of

the year for’this work is in the spring,

say in May after warm weather has

arrived. At that time flies have not

yet appeared. The method of opera-





tion will, of course. vary with the op- ‘





erator.





After the operation has been per-

formed, with proper regard for clean

hands, instruments, etc., the colt

should be kept in a clean, roomy stall

at night and turned into a pasture

field every fair day. It is advisable to

feed rather sparingly for two or three

days after'the operation, though a.

feed of oats and bran may be given

night and morning. Always allow the

animal as much fresh water as be de-

sires.





The colt that is allowed to run in a

pasture will take sufficient exercise to

prevent the stiffening of parts, but if

for any reason it is necessary to keep

him stabled, he should be placed in a.

box stall or else be led about the ham-

yard for a half hour‘ night and morn-

ing. When turned out it is well to

bathe the wound with a diluted solu-

tion of catholic acid in order to pre-

vent flies from depositing their “eggs

in the wound. This care should con-





tinue until the wound has entirely





healed.—'W. F. P.





 





A BIG CROP OF FALL HOGS.





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HERE is much evidence that the



country will have a large crop of

fall hogs to absorb. As noted inla re-

cent number of this journal, federal

crop reporters estimate that there were

eleven per cent more brood-sows on

American farms April 1 of this year

than at the same date a. year ago. In-

diana, farms report fourteen per cent

more, Ohio farms twelve per cent more

and Iowa farms twenty-five per cent

more. Records at the Chicago market

show a close relation between the

number of brood sows 0n the farms in

April and the number of hogs market-

ed during the fall. In about half of:

the fifteen years, between 1905 and

1920, there were increases of about

five per cent in the number of brood

sows on hand over the previous year.

In the autumn of each year showing

an increase of' brood sows in the

spring, hogs’ arrived in large numbers

at the big packing centers.





On the other hand, there has been.





an uhusually heav‘y loss in the number

of small pigs born this past spring. '11;

is probable that these losses will not

offset the increase in breeding sows.





Then, too, Europe is short of fats~and-





a return to normal times also may go

along way toward absorbing the ‘sur-

plus animals now developing.





 





 





 

 

 





dandelio'ns raised under ,gla





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: New Yorkers pay fancy prices for ‘





It may be -'
. $72.





 





 





 





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PRING lambs are‘ becoming more

abundant each week. Chicago and

Omaha received several. shipments

from California, Kansas City reported





.the arrival of. the'first Arizonas, while r





the bulk of the receipts at St. Louis

are spring lambs from Tennessee and

Kentucky. Prices upon such lambs

have been working lower but fed

lambs have been scarce enough to pre-

vent a smash in the market. In fact,

both shorn and wooled yearling lambs

sold at new high figures for the year

at Chicago last week but reacted later.

Heavy sheep and lambs are moving to

the usual wide discount below light

weights which marks the arrival of

warm Weather. A limited demand for

breeding ewes is noted. Prices upon

thin fleshed shorn natives two tothree

years old range around $6 at Chicago.





 





CENTRAL M l-CHLGAN SHORTHORN





‘BREED'ERS’ SALE.





.._——.





D ESPITE the busy season for farm-

ers and stock men, a crowd of

fully 500 was present at the Shorthorn

sale and show held at Greenville Fair

Grounds on May 10 by the Central

Michigan Shorthorn Breeders’ Assem-

ation. Much credit is due to the offi-

cers and directors of’the association

for bringing together a fine bunch of

stock and demonstrating the attrac-

tiveness of Shorthorn quality in the

show ring. Prof. R. L. Mackie, of the

Michigan Agricultural College, placed

the ribbons during the forenoon and

all appeared to be highly satisfied With

his judgment.



The sale began at one o’clock. Twen-

ty-five animals, mostly young stock,

were sold for a total of $1,978.50, or an

average of $79.91. ,. Following are the

sales:



Females.



Young Dorothy 944205, consigned by

M. A. Berridge & Son, of Greenville,

sold to John H. McKinley, of Grant, at





Eureka Butterfly 1074992, consigned

by Wm. Hansen, Greenville, sold to A.

0. Bosworth, Lansing, $81.



Mable Welfare, consigned by Han-

sen, sold to F. N. Bowman, of Shelby,

at $105. _



Bonnie Mary 1064931, consrgned by

Earnest E. Hart, Harvard, sold to R.

C. Blackburn, Greenville, $77.



Maplewood Duchess 5th 730719, con-

signed by W. F. Kingsbury, of Fenn-

wick, sold to F. N. Bowman, $44. _,



Springbrood Pansy 1040215, consrgn-





Red T. 1. Martin, Ionia, sold to Ferdi-





nand Voss, of Howard City, $111.



White Rose, consigned by Martin

& Warner, Ionia, sold to F. N. Bow-

man, $100.



Graceful Rose 1011727, consigned by

McLachlan Bros, Evart, sold to ,Earn—

est E. Hart, $141.



Lady Elsie 2d 990340, consigned by

E. A. Stokes & Son, of Gowen, sold to

Frank R. Davis & Son, Belding, $78.



Marie’s Pride 3d 1078572, consigned

by Stokes & Son, sold to Elmer Mc-

Linley, Grant, $59.



Rose of Sharon 715525, consigned by

E. F.»Ta11man, Greenville, sold to E. A.

Wansey, Shepard, 72.



White Lassie 1057564, consigned by

Tallman, sold to F. M. Bowman, $77.



Sharon’s Maid 1057563, consigned by

Tallman, sold to F. M. Bowman, $66.



White Lily 933034, consigned by

Tallman, sold to Olf Andersan, Stan-

ton, $51. ‘



Lady Gray 762492. consigned by W.

B. White, Carson City, sold- to R. E.

Potter, Greenville, $62.50.



Missie Young Mary 1030538, consign-

ed by White, sold to Robert C. Wal-

las, Grant, $79.



Lady Young Mary 1030537, consign-

ed by White, sold to Wallas, $96.



Duchess of Bloomer 2d, consigned

by White, sold to R. C. Blackburn, $65.



Lady Snowdrop consigned by White,

sold to F. N. Bowman, $45.



Fancy 641159, consigned by Albert





- Anderson, Sheridan, sold to E. A. Wan-





sey, $135.

Males. '





Red Boy! 1038085, consigned by

White, sold to Ora Nickerson, Green-

ville, $51.



Count ,Victor, consigned by McLach-

Ian Bros, sold to L. M. Christenson,

of Lakeview, $95. ,



Springbrook . Master, consigned by





,Martin & Warner, sold to Preston Es-





terline, Portland, $85. .



Marquis Hart 1076407, consigned by

E. E. Hart, sold to Clyde Harrison, of

Greenville, $62. '



Jap Welfare, consigned by Wm. Han.-

sen, sold to Chris Loading, $62.





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fllr'e'eder’s Annual Spring 1





iCONSlGNMENT SALE





WEST MICHIGAN





AT THE





STATE FAIR GROUNDS





GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN





FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1922





48 Head of Good Registered Holstein Cattle





Including two Thirty Pound Bulls, and A.





R. O. Cows with records up to 28 pounds.





Here Are a Few of the Good Things'We Will Have in the Sale





A five months old grandson of the

famous King of the Pontiacs, whose

dam and sire’s dam are both thirty-

pound Colws.



A yearling son of Veeman Pontiac

Lake Side Lad, a 34.71 pound Bull

whose first 4 daughters to freshen

have junior two-year-old records aver-

aging 21.63 pounds of butter in 7 days,

and out of a 29.75 pound five-year-old

dam. The dam and sire’s dam of this

young Bull average 102 lbs. of milk

per day and 32.24 lbs. of butter for 7

days. , ~



A yearling son of the 34.63 pound

Bull, Judge John Lyons and out of a.

27.44 lb. Cow.



A yearling son of a 27.59 lb. Cow

and two Bull Calves out of good A.

R. O. dams and thirty-pound Bulls.



A yearling granddaughter of King

Of The Pontiacs, out of a 30 lb. sire

and a 31.62 pound dam.





A 24.35 lb. Daughter of a 31 1b. Bull.



A 28 lb. daughter of Sir Korndyke

Veeman Hengerveld, Michigan’s great-

est sire of 30 lb. Cows.



Two half sisters with A. R. 0. rec-

ords of 27.92 lbs. and 27.47 lbs.



A 21 1b. junior three-year—old Daugh-

ter of a 30 lb. Bull.



A 19.26 lb. junior three-year-old

Daughter of a 30 lb. Bull.



A yearling Daughter of the 34.71 lb.

Bull, Veeman Pontiac Lake Side Lad,

whose first 4 daughters to freshen

have’junior tweyear-old records aver-

aging 21.63 lbs. '



A twoyear-old Daughter of the 32.46

lb. Bull, King Lansing.



A two-year-old Daughter of the 32

lb. Bull, Utility Segis Hengerveld Lad.



We have a number of other Daugh-

ters of 30 lb. Bulls and good A. R. O.

Cows that space does not permit us to

mention.





A considerable number of the Cows in the Sale will be fresh at the time

of sale, or nearly due to freshen. Why not attend this Sale and buy your

next Herd Sire from among these Good Bulls descn’bed above, or if you are

looking for Foundation Females, where you will find a better lot to choose





from?





The most of the Cattle come from “Fully State and Government Ac-





credited ‘Herds” and are sold subject to a 60 Day Tuberculin Re-test, it kept

properly isolated where they will not be exposed by other Cattle.





If Interested, Write for Sale Catalog





COL. Do Lo PERRY, ’





Auctioneer





W. R. HARPER, Sales Manager

Middleville, Michigan





 





“TOP NOTCH” HOLSTEINS





’ Another Great FOUR PIER CENI Bull For Sale

Born April 18, 1921 , '





His Four Nearest Dams Average 30.79 lbs. butter in 7 Days.

His Dam has an Ofiicial of 26.95 lbs. Butter in 7 Days, testing 4.32% Butterfat.

By actual weight, in her first nine milking periods averaging 349 days each, she





gave 101,788 lbs. Milk.





His Sire’s Dam and Sire’s Sire’s Dam are 4% Cows. _

His Dam 's Sire is by a cow that officially gave 104 lbs. Milk in one day.





His Dam's Dam is a 23.57 lb. cow with





575.8 lbs. Milk in 7 Days.





His Thirteen Nearest Dams are all officially tested.

A splendid individual, nearly half and half in color.





Dehorned and Ringed.

Price $200.00 f. o. b. Howell.





McPHERSON FARMS CO.,





Howell, Mich.





(Breeders of the only cow in the world to produce 800 lbs. milk in 7 Days

having an 800 lb. daughter.)

Herd: Under U. S. Supervision





 





The Tri-State Hereford Association.





IN SECOND PUBLIC SALE





At Angola, Ind., Saturday, June 3,





22 'COWS





.17 HEIFERS





3 BULLS





Sons and daughters of Woodford 9th, Woodford Fairfax, Woodford 100th, Loyal Fairfax, Herman

Fairfax, Rex Dorain, Beau Donald 197th. Beau_Donald 33d, Paymaster and Wizard Britten (polled.)

An offering of young cattle, well bred and In good condition. Write for catalogue, come and

spend the day with us and be in line for the Week of sales followmg.





J. W. Learned, ,





Hamilton, Ind.,





Sales Manager





John Letham, Hereford Journal Representative

Fred Reppert, Auctioneer





 





BARGAIN PRICES





for three young pure bred Holstein bulls, whose

dams all have high milk and butter records. Sen

for pedigrees an rioes, ~





JOSEPH H. can ER. Grand Rapids, Mich.





$50 A Year gets a granddaughter of Maple



" Crest Korn. Heng.from best herd

in Wayne Co. Cow Testing Ans'n, Federal tested. no

reactors. M- L. McLAULIN, Redford, Mich,





Sal S rmfield Owl breedln -

Jastey {Bun ort d eAElerd tubemilin teste .

S t' t on uaran ee . ge six men .



a ‘3 8° 8 Fred L. Bodimer. Reese, Mich.





FOR ’ SALE

Polled Shortbom Cows 8: Heifers





in calf and call by side. Also a few oung bulls.

Herd‘ headed by Victor Sultan an Royal Non-

parei - ‘ .

We can please you in richly bred cattle thh

quality at farmers’ prices.



GEO. E. ‘URDICK. Mn.





Branch County Farm, Goldwater, Mich.





FRANCISCO FARM ,SROR'IHORNS





FEDERAL AC‘SREDITED - HERD





 

 

 





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' Shorthorn Breeders' Assn. 8 ch

Clayton Unit Scotchfl-‘o and Milking snortinotimé

tel-sale all ages. W. J. Hink ey, Sec'y, Flushing. Mich.





calves for

Also 2 cows.





ROSEMARY FARMS. Wllllnmstou. Mich





Shorthorns for sale. White and Roan bulls





byIm ortedsiresor fro -

edIdam. J. A. BAR UM, Union Olgfm ail:





Central Mich. Shorthom, Breeders’ Assn.





odor for sale both milk and beef b dl

wme M. E. MILLER. Sec'y. gfgenlv‘illefllwliggs.





l:{I'hl‘iefieMaple’s Shortborns





vington Lad, by imported Hartforth

Welfare, in servnce. Bulls and heifers for sale.





Jo V. Wise, GobleVille, MiCho





BIDWELL .



that will put weight on your dalrv calves —the dill-



sm :25: miwatsasataatlgm

or.





Wensranteeeve cl lto' '

'rm. One honr tgmn'r'zllado. Bill." . Y.C. 3%."!





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O

Richland Shortliorns- .’

_ Annual Sale June 2 st at the farm.

Thirty Heifers—Fifteen Bul s. Best lot we We

ever. cred. Write forCatalog. Plan to attend.

Special prices on Bulls in order to make room fol-

this Sale. Ofiiee at





C. H. Prescott & Sons,





Hem at Prescott, lloh.‘ Towns City, Mich.

Claradale Milking Shorthorns





We invite the dlscriminating breeder and farmerwrho

is in,need'ot a real bull. that will transmit the com-

bine qualities. beef. milk. high in butter fat, type.

character. beauty. We do state oflicial milk testing.

Come and see us or write for circulars and reasonable

prices. F.W.Johnson. Custer. Mich., Mason 00. 30:26





 





 





Milkin Shorthorns or best Bates breeding. L

g bulls, cows and heifers for sale.

E. H. KURT Mason. Mich





 





’ . a good Shorthorn, priced

Don t you want in keeping with the times?

ROBERT MARTIN, R. 3. 'Oodlnnd. Mich.





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HOGS





BankcgyIREs





. . EY.

2428-30 First National Bank Building.

Detroit, Michigan





Breakwater Duroc Jerseys





Gilt; bred for summer furrow. Only a few left.

Fall ilts — open. Very good



Fall are. Large enough for light service.



Prices reasonable. Mail orders a specialty.





BROOKVMTER FARM,





umloni, Owner Andrews, Manager.





 





 





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ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN





 





   





Sprln pigs by Walt'e

Orion, irst Sr. Yearling

Detroit, Jackson,Gd. Rapids and Saginaw 1919





Phillips Bros,Riga,Mich.

Saws 8. Gilts





bred for July. Aug. and sent. farrow for sale at

reasonable prices. Also a few high class spring

and fall boars ready for service and one 2 yrs.old

boar.a grandson of Panama Special. at a bargain

if you can use him. We guarantee satisfaction.

Write for prices and description or better come

and see them. Visitors always welcome. Sows

bred for spring farrow all sold.



Thos. Underhlll a Son, Salem, Mlch.





AM SELLING





a great ofiering of bred Duroc sows and gllts March

4th. They are mostly bred to Orion Giant 00L, son

of Ohio Grand Champion. Get on mailing list for

catalog. W. C. TAYLOR, Milan, Mich.





WHITNEY FARMS DUROCS





Well grown fall gilts. either bred or open. A most

excellent line of spring pigs at farmers prices. Sev-

eral extra line boars, Stock is immuned. isreos

and prices from Whitney Farms, Whitney. Mich.





 





 





Boa Here is your opportunity to get areal herd

['3 beer. We have three boars sired by Faust

Top Col. at. $50.00 each. Others at $25. $30 and 335



F. J. DRODT, R. 1. Monroe. Mich.





 





Woodlawn Farm Duroc Hogs





A well kept. herd, best of blood lines. with size and

breeding qualities, stock of all ages for sale at; rea

sonable prices. W. E. HARTLEY, Alma. Mich.





Michigana Farm Durocs

Boats, open and bred sows and spring pigs, Satis- '





faction guaranteed.

MICHIGANA FARM, Pavilion, Mich.





Duroc Jersey Hogs- we usuall

Pure-Bred have good boars and sows of al

ages for sale. Reasonable prices. Larro Research

Farm, Box A. North End, Detroit, Mich.





DUROC JERSEYS:





sale. CAREY U. EDMONDB.





 





 





 





A few choice

bred gllts for

Hastings. Mich





Westview Duroc lired Sows





all sold. Have two spring boars left at

price. Will book orders for A ril dz IS/Iziyal’rleggonable

ALBERT EBERSO E, Plymouth, Mich





 





 





heavy hon .d.l d

Duroc Jerseys breedln stfiock t32in sill: type

CHAS. BRA , Okemos. Mich.





' olIering some h '

boar pigs large enough for spring service. 0 owe ta“

RUSH BROS, Romeo, Mich.





 





early March igs,blg be e. b' Ii .

llllmlg‘filersel either sex. sz to 815, r: lste‘i‘ed.t t861:3:

lsfactlon or money back. B. E. KIES, Hi lsdaleJfloh.



Do you wantagood





DUROC-JERSEYS sandman“. _,





E. D. HEYDENBERK, Wayland. M





BIC TY_I_’_I§ CHESTER WIRES





The rize winner kind from the best riz



bloodglnes. Ear-iv developer ready to: 1:332:32:

six months old. 1 have starte more breeders on the

road to success than any man living. I want to lace

one hog in each community to advertise my herd.





 





 





Write for agency and my Ian.

G. S. BENJAMIN. R. 1?. D. 10. Portland, Mich.

CHESTERS We are all sold out of





For spring I m wggihBisefiddwsfi’ondFdiE

gs w e . .. a

Mich., 10 Mtg and.Rldge Rd., Phone 408. y '





 





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$2::§es.§t’t::s w'é. fishes Meat

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Chute, Whites, l3: gamma fall plus or . col

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Tuesday, May 16.

Wheat.





Detroit—Cash. No. 2 red .$1.421,é;

No. 2 mixed and No. 2 white $1.40%;

May $1.421,§.



Chicag0-No. 2 hard $14434; No. 2

mixed $1. 42; May $1. 45%,.



Toledo. —-—Cash $1. 42@1. 431/2; July at

$1. 26%,.



Co rn.



Detroit—Cash No. 2, 670; No. 3 yel—

low 651/20.



Chicago -No 2 mixed 62%@63c;

No.2 yellow 631/1@63%c.



Oats.





Detroit.~—Cash No. 2 white 4554c;

No. 3, 43%c. .



Chicago...~No 2 white at 40%@430;

No.3 white 391/2@4114c.



Beans.



Detroit—Immediate

shipment $8.



New York.—~Choice pea beans $7.75;

red kidneys $8.60.



Chicago.——Michigan choice, hand-

picked $7.60@7.75; red kidney, accord-

ing to quality $8.60.





Rye.

Detroit—Cash No. 3, $1.11.

Toledo—$1.09

Chicago.—-$1.09‘/2@1.11.





Seeds.



Detroit—Prime red clover, cash at

$13. 75; alsike $11. 50; timothy $3.25.



Toledo. —Prime red clover at $13 75,

alsike $11. 50; timothy $3.10.



Feeds.



Detroit—Bran $31; standard mid-

dlings $31; fine middlings $33; crack-

ed corn $30.50; coarse corn meal $28;

chop $24@24.50 per ton in 100-pound

sacks.





and ,





Hay.



Detroit.———No. 1 light timothy at $22

@23; standard and light mixed $21@

22; No. 2 timothy $20@21; No. 1 clo-

ver mixed at $17@17.50; No. 1 clover

$16@17; rye straw $14@14.50; wheat

and oat straw $13@13.50 per ton in





carlots.

WHEAT





Owing to the alignment of large

grain interests on each side of the

market for May wheat at Chicago, con-

ditions in that delivery outcome re-

mains in doubt. About 4,500,000 bush-

els have been delivered thus far and

the rule permitting deliveries on track

has been invoked because of a short-

age of storage room but the wheat has

gone into the hands of exporters and

other strong interests who—appear to

want it and it is claimed that a good

deal of it has been sold abroad. The

“shorts” are combing all markets for

wheat good enough to meet contract

requirements and are rushing it to Chi-

cago with a prospect that several mil-

lion bushels more will be delivered be-

fore the end of the month if it can be

got-ten here in time.





CORN





The corn market has been dragging

as the movement to primaries has

been above the average for this season

of the year and the increase which

generally appears around the first of

June is showing up in the form of

larger country offerings. Industries are

buying more corn. Large starch sales

have been made to Japan and one

plant in Illinois which has been closed

down for a month has reopened. The

clearances for export which averaged

close to 5, 000, 000 bushels weekly from

the middle of January to the fiist week

in Aplil have dropped off 50 per cent

in the last month. New sales are be-

ing made right along but they do not

point to an early renewal of the enor-

mous winter movement overseas.





OATS





Both domestic and export demand

for cats is better than a few weeks

ago and this grain is disappearing in-

to distributive channels with more

celerity. All reports point to a de-

creased acreage with a high percent-

age of late-planted grain which gener-

ally yields none too well.





I-IAY





Farm holdings of hay on May 1 were

estimated by the department Of agri-

culture at 10,792,000 tons. This is

,much less than last year when stocks

were 18, 771. 000 tons. The five-year

avelage is 12, 417, 000 tons. The aver-

age condition of hay lands on May 1





.'was estimated at 90.1 per cent com-





par 11 with a ten-year average of 89 8

The production forecast





 





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103, 579, 000 tons compared with a. ten-

year average of 97, 331, 000 tons. Light

receipts remain the chief support _of

the hay market at most points as buy-

ing is limited. At Chicago, for exam-

ple, receipts in April were only 11,277

tons compared with a four-year aver-

age of 21,917 tons. . Shipments amount-

ed to 1,316 tons compared with an av-

erage of 5,349 cars during the four pre-

,ceding years.





SEEDS.





Stocks of clover seed which were

below the average at the beginning of

the year are now said to be exCeed-

ingly small. There is but little life to

the cash demand. Timothy is more

active than clover with rather large

shipments going into the eastern





states.

FEEDS





Limited buying has weakened the





feed market although prices have not





reacted downward very far. Flour

mills are not pressing sales of wheat

feeds as their production is light.

Much the same is true of corn feeds.

Demand 1"01 cottonseed meal and lin-

seed meal is small.





BUTTER





The butter market was firm during

the early part 01' last week but be-

came easy again toward the close as it

is generally believed that the seasonal

readjustment in prices to the new pe-

riod of flush production is not yet com-

plete. Receipts at the four leading

markets increased 25 per cent over the

preceding week but the supply was

practically all cleaned up and a further

small reduction was made in cold stor-

age holdings. The latter are down to

about 550,000 pounds at these four cit-

ies which is only about ten per cent

as much as was available when stocks

were at the minimum last spring.



Prices on 92-score fresh butter were:

Chicago 331/20; New York 36%c. In





   





 





Detroit fresh creamery in tubs sold at

34@34%c per pound.





POTATOES





After making marked gains, the po-

tato market has~ slumped once 5more

under the burden of an unusually

heavy“ supply. Shipments of old and

new stock combined in the last ten

days were nearly twice as large as a

year ago. Northern whites f. o. b.

shipping points are quoted at $1.35@

1.40 per 100 pounds sackedand $1.50

@160 in the Chicago carlot market.

Maine is the chief source of old stock.





The new crop in Florida. has nearly all 5





been shipped but South Carolina. and

Louisiana are becoming active. New

potatoes comprise about 25 per cent of

the supply at present.





POULTRY AND EGGS





The movement of eggs into cold stor-

age continues unabated with 50 to 60

per cent of the receipts at the four

leading cities going for that purpose.

The available supply is large with re-

ceipts running

spending season last year but it is

probable that the peak of the move-

ment has been passed. Receipts of

dressed poultry at the' flour leading

cities since the first of the year total

67,246,271 pounds compared with 61,-

378,601 pounds in the same period in

1921. Consumptive demand is large

and storage holdings have been cut

down to 33,299,000 pounds on May 11

compared with 31, 771, 000 pounds on

the same date a year ago.



Chicago. —Fresh firsts 2414@250; or-

dinary firsts 22@221/§c. Live poultry,

hens 260 ;broi1ers 38@46c; roosteis

15c; ducks 22c; geese 14c; turkeys

25c a pound.



Detroit—Eggs, fresh candied and

graded 241/2((1j 261/2c; storage 250. Live

poultry, heavy springers at 27@280;

light springers 22@23c; broilers 45@





50c; heavy hens 27@28c; light hens.





 





I Lichtock Market Service





 





Wednesday, May 17.





DETROIT

Cattle.





Receipts 240 Market strong on all

grades.





Choice steers ....... . . . .8 7.50@ 8.00

Handyweight butchers . . 7.75@. 8.35

Mixed steers and heifers 7.50@ 8.25

Handy light butchers . . . . 7.00@ 7.50

Light butchers . . . . . . . 5.75@ 6.75

Best cows .............. 5.50@ 6.00

Butcher cows . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00@ 5.50

Common cows . . . . . ..... 3.75@ 4.50

Canners 2.50@ 3.75

Choice light bulls ....... 6.0061) 6.25

Bologna bulls . . . . . . . . . . .1 4.50@ 6.00

Feeders . 6.00@ 6.75

Stockers .. . . . . . . . 5.50@ 6.25





Milkeis and springers” ..$ 45@ 75

Veal Calves.





Receipts 1119. Market is strong to

500 higher.

Best no.noOII-IOOOO‘O_I_I‘OOto.$11000@11u50

Culls and common . . . . . . 5. 50@ 9. 00





Receipts 2600. HMarket steady.

Pigs .................... $11.10

Mixed hogs 11.10

Roughs .................. 8. 85

Extreme heavies . . . . . . . . 10. 00@10. 50

Sheep and Lambs.





Receipts 186. Market (steady.-

Best lambs ............. $12.5Q@13.00

Fair lambs . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00@11.00





Light to common ....... 5.00@ 8.00

Fair to good sheep...... 7.00@ 7.50

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

Spring lambs ........... 16.00

CHICAGO





Hogs.



Estimated receipts today are’ 16,000;

holdover 9,533. Market is steady to

strong. Bulk of: sales $10.45@10.95;l

tops $11; heavy 250 lbs up $10.50@

10.80; medium 200 to 250 lbs $10.70@

10.95; light 150 to 200 lbs $10.90@11;

light lights 130- to 150 lbs at $10.50@

10.85; heavy packing sows 250 lbs up

$9. 60@10; packing sows 200 lbs up at

$9. 25@9. 65; pigs: 130 lbs down $9 75@





10.5

Cattle. '

Estimated receipts today are 11.000.

ton strong Bee;





'yearlings good quality $8. 50@9





medium and heavy weight 1100 lbs up

$8. 60@9. 25; do medium and good at

$7. 60@8. 60; do common $7. 10@7. 60;



light weight 1100 lbs down at $8. 25@

9.;15 do common and medium $7.10@

8. 25; butcher cattle heifers at $5. 75@

8.;40 cows $4. 75@7. 25; bulls bologna

and beef $4. 50@6. 50; canners and cut-

ters cows and heifers at $3. 75@4 75



do canner steers at $4. 75035. 75; veal

calves light and handy weight $8. 25@

10. 50; feeder steers $6. 25@7. 85, stock-

er steers $6@7 75 stocker cows and

heifers $4.25@6.25.





Sheep and Lambs.



Estimated receipts today are 16, 000.

Market mostly 25c lower. Lambs 84

lbs down $10. 75@12. 85; do 85 lbs up

$10. 50@12. 75; do culls and common at

$7@10. 50; feeder lambs at $13@15;

spring lambs $8. 50010. 75; ewes $4. 50

@7. 25; ewes cull and common at $2





@450.

BUFFALO





Cattle.





Receipts 15 cars. Market is steady.

choice to prime shipping steers 1400

lbs up $8.50@8.75; good to choice ship-

ping steers $8. 25@8. 50; light nafiive



est

handy steers $8@8. 50; handy steers

and heifers $7. 50@8; western heifers

$7 @8; light Michigan butchering heif-

ers $6.50@7.50; best fat cows $5.50@

6; cutters $3@3.75; canners $2@2.50;

best heavy bulls $4.70@5.50; heavy bo-

logna bulls $4.75@5.25; common bulls

$4@5; best feeders 700 to 800 pounds

$6.50@7.25; medium feeders $6@6.50;

stockers good $5. 50@6; light common

$4@5; best milkers and springers $60

@85; mediums 35@50. Calves, mar-

ket is strong with tops at $11.





Hogs.

Receipts 10 cars. Market is strong.

Medium and heavy $11@11. 25; york-

ers and pigs $11. 25@11. 40.





, Sheep and Lambs.





. Receipts threeso cars. Market steady.

Top' lambs $.12 yearn 1155 «@11





 

 

 

 





ahead of the corre-.





 





27@28c; roosters 18c;

ducks 33c. turkeys 30c.-





- BEANS





With very few beans available and

a. good demand, the market advanced

sharply to a new high mark last week

with $8.15 paid at the close'for choice

hand-picked white stock f. o. b. ship—

ping points and a probability that a

still higher figure will be reached with-

in a short time. The supply is almosr

exhausted so that distributors are only

able to obtain an occasional 'car. In

order to supply their trade, some MiCh-

igan operators are going to~California

for supplies where white beans are

available at $6.25@6.50. Imports thus

far have been small but with the Mich-

igan market on an $8 basis, offerings

of foreign beans should be much more

plentiful. Kidney beans are now sell-

ing at a slight discount with $8 the

prevailing quotation at Michigan





points.

WOOL





Wool prices continued upward last

week, Boston reporting an advance of

about five cents per clean pound. Sea-

board markets were quite active al~

though the supply of wool at these

points is small. The range states re—

port an excited trade with wool chang-

ing hands as fast as the growers are

willing to sell. About 85 per cent of

the Olegon clip and the best Utah and

Nevada packages have been sold. As

high as 42 cents was paid for some

fine Utah clips with the medium and

coarse wools seldom selling below 25

cents. These quotations show an ad-

vance of around 100 per cent as com-

pared with last spring. The rise has

been world—wide as British and Aus-

tralian auctions have been uniformly

reported as firm or higher during the

last three weeks. The American Wool.-

en Company reports a big increase in

ordeis for cloth.



The Boston market is quoted as fol-

lows: Michigan and New York

fleeces, delaine unwashed 45@47c; fine

unwashed 36@38c; half-blood unwash-

ed 40@4lc; quarter-blood unwashed

38@39c; three-eighth blood unwashed

40@41c_.





GRAND RAPIDS





Supplies of fresh vegetables were

liberal on the Grand Rapids markets

this week and prices were slightly low-

er with the demand active to strong.

Openings of the city retail markets

bolstered prices and ,prevented any

sensational setbacks. Beetles have

commenced working on asparagus and





geese 180;





‘this, assisted by home-canning opera-





tions, strengthened the market and all

offerings early in the week were ab-

sorbed at 500@$1 a dozen bunches, de-

pending on quality. Old potatoes were

unsettled with supplies'liberal. Farm-

ers were selling at 80c@$1 a bushel,

mostly 90 cents. Stocks are low, 'a.

few growers holdingvin anticipation

of higher prices while others are too

busy putting in spring crops to mar-

ket tubers. Beans are stronger, prin-

cipally in anticipation of a. stronger

seed demand at planting time. Grains

were steady and offerings light. In

live stock cattle were about $1 per

hundred higher but sheep and lambs

were off 50 cents. Eggs were steady

at 22c per dozen.





DETROIT. CITY MARKET





Radishes seemed to be predominant

on this market and the tendency is for

lower prices as the indications are that

offerings will be' larger. Asparagus

was in good demandand green onions

tended to higher prices. Spinach was

plentiful. The prices are: Asparagus

$1. 25 per dozen bunches; cabbage

plants 4@150 per dozen; eggs .whole

sale and retail 26@35c; green onions

30@50c per dozen bunches; potatoes

$1. 15@1. 30 per bu; poultry wholesale





and retail 28@35c per pound; parsnips ,





$2, bu; radishes, outdoor $1@6 per bu.

of 40 to 55 bunches; rhubarb outdoor

25@35c dozen bunches;- spinach $1.25

@2 bu; tomato plants various sizes 10

@350 dozen.





COMING SALES.





 





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pays highest prices in the world. Express costs

little more than local points. Ask your agent.

Prompt returns. Write for weekly quotations. Re.

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July delivery. Leadin varieties. Cabbage. mail pre-

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TOBAOCO: allowing. 5 1b..





 





 





81.60: 10 lb» $1.50 smoking.



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retired. Tobacco Growers‘ Bufiifin°¥uzgami

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7 .1113 condition of the winter wheat





 





crap as given by the government





wag slightly higher than the, unofficial





returns. AVerage condition was 83.5

per cent which compared with a ten-

year average of 87.1 per cent. 'The

crop has improved greatly since De-

cember when condition was 76 per

cent. It is believed that since May 1

further improvement has taken place

although some reports have been less

favorable in the last few days.



The acreage abandoned was estimat-

ed at 14.4 per cent, or 6,446,000 acres,

compared with an average of 10.4 per

cent. In the area affected by drouth

last fall, abandonment was high, Texas

losing 41 per cent, Kansas 27 per cent

and Oklahoma 24 per cent. The fore-

casted yield, assumingrarverage condi-

tions until harvest, is 584,793,000

bushels, or about the same as was har-

vested last year.



Based on a condition report of 91.7

per cent on May 1, the rye crop was

estimated at 79,152,000 bushels, which

compared with a ten-year average of

57,060,000 bushels. Only in 1918 and

1919 were larger crops harvested.



The lateness of the spring is shown

by the fact that on May 1 only 63.5 per

cent of the spring plowing had been

completed compared with a ten-year

average of 70 per cent and only 53.6

per cent of spring planting was finish-

ed, compared with an average of 57.8

per cent.



Foreign crop conditions are a mix-

ture. United Kingdom needs warm





weather, North Africa rain, and Ger— '





many dry weather. Northern Italy is

too wet, southern Italy reports drouth.

France reports improvement but is still

in bad shape. Excessive rains have

done heavy damage to the Chinese

rice crop and that country may need

large imports of wheat again this year.

India’s crop is turning out better than

expected and Australia’s drouth has

been relieved, so that planting of the

next crop can progress favorably.





A. M. Smith, the retired minister

who has made such a success of the

breeding industry at his Lake City

farm in Missaukee county, has shipped

his prize cow, Norman Red Nose, to

the National Guernsey Sale at Wheat-

on, 111. This cow recently broke the

Guernsey world’s milk record in Class

G, contest for two-year-old cows.





 





 





Special Clearance Sale





Lally Lighting Plants





I have on hand for dis osal stock of West Michigan

Light Company. bees are new first class un-





Laoléy



us plants except as noted. All fully guaranteed

in perfect condition, standard three months warranty

as to workmanship and materials.



10 1250-watt plants new

10 moo-watt plants new





5 12.50-watt slightly used

51000-watt slightly used

Prices $75.00 up. Also

some guaranteed se-

cond hand water sys-

tems at big savings.





 





   





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FARQUHAR CIDER PRESS





This Hydraulic Press will work up your

apple culls into profitable cider. You can also

make money pressing for your neighbors. - ,



Our high pressure construction gets ;

all the juice with minimum power and .

operating expense. Sizes for in- -

dividual and merchant scr-

vicc. Also a complete line .

of Pumps,Racks, Cloths.





Catalog and instructive = : '

booklet “By-Prod- ‘

ucts of Fruit” free to '

orchardists on requt. g _





We also make

twins and

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Washers,

Potato Mmfinlo Drills, . .

Cultivators. erls tor ilesorlnllonr. ‘

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$1200 Secures Equipped Farm

Between Detroit and Chicago





Owner unable to operate longer, reduces price this

fertile 120 acres over 8. ; a big bargain at former

figure now a _knockout; all advantages handy;85 acres

rich loam tillage, lS-cow pasture. woodlot: orcard.

good 2-story house. 76-ft.baseuient barn. poultry house.

etc. For quick sale horses, cows, poultry. tools. crops

included, only $7800. with $1200 cash. Details page 9‘).

Illus. Catalo 1200 Bargains. FREE STROUT

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Bee Hives, Section Boxes





Comb foundation. Smokers, etc.

.0 Complete outfits for beginners. Agents

. for the A. I. Root Company, in Mich—





l igan. Send for catalog. Beeswa

wanted. ,

Berry Baskets 3%,}?





crates. A grade wood quart

baskets, and waxlined paper

baskets. Special otler of 200

waxlined paper baskets post-

paid for 81.70, to towns within

150 miles of Lansing.





 





Send for Price List.





M. H. HUNT & SON,

Box 525,





Lansing, Mich.





O

Limeston

is Nature’s method of neutralizing all

kinds of soils for good crop raising.

Write us for prices in carlots.





'l'lie France Stone Co., Toledo, 0.





 





 

 

 

 





 





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Wanted Position 3:32? ”:3 333:3:

place our superintendent. He made good in erog-

way. fiyears at age, wi owor. no children.

man‘ of host character. well educated. areal man

are. 260 res-him. Herman 3.

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FARM AGE or. Detroil. Mich.

at a Fair Price-354 acres of

A Real Farm fertile land in Lowndes





County. Georgia. Over 200 acres in cultivation and

astute; 82.00000 worth of merchantable timberzgood

ences: fair buildings; mild winters: long growing



seasons: all crops do well: particularl fine for dairy



farming or hogs: rk can be made 0 eaper than in

any other part of t e United States. Reason for sell-

ing—owners cannot live on or look after it. Address



J. J. NEWMAN, Valdcsta, Georgia.





 





$1000 Secures Equipped Farm





40 Acres On improved Road

Handy RR. town; 35 acres tillage' woodlot: orchard;

good 7-room house. barn. poultry house. Owner call-

ed away, includes horse. 3 rows, heifer, poultry. ma-

chinery. tools. 83350. only Sl000 cash. .



MILTON S. HOPKINS, Ooopersville, Mich.





 





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Poultry - Dairy - Truck - General Farms

Fully equipped and unequipped. Priced fI'om $1500

up. Easy terms. Rich fertile valleys; well watered

by ltooks and springs. Write your wants or come

and see us. Best markets. Good roads. Schools.

Ohurchs. Interstate Farm Agency, Waverly, N. Y.



To hear from owner of land





WANTED (or-sale





c. K. nswnnv. 'Baldwin, Wisconsin.





' HOGS

Chester Whites 32,3232,- tgg’gfnfigmm 8‘





ALBERT DORR. Clinton. Mich.

Swine. Strictly Big





0.1. C. & Chester While Type with QUALITY.





We are sold out of eve thl b t to h i

mung. wm boo '7 n“ u a w c ”8





 





 





ll orders for 8 ring pins. or the

P he winning blood lines. ill ship 0. O. D.



And record. them fl'ee in urohaser's name.



NEWMAN‘S STOCK FA M. 8.4, Martlette. Mich.





’ One. last fall boar. 8 last fall gilts

0‘ l' C 8' bred for Aug. and 8 pt. farrow and





this spring p not akin. The big ind with good

Quality. M31706 2 . it ii est f t. Ci

iaens p“ Otto B‘aOSchulndo.a w o dope





 





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Nashville. Mich.

o I c. fall guts roa? to Heed. Orders booked for

W.e slii épgnspifi Reg%rfw and see our herd.



and. Ii. ivir'L'roN a son. Mlddlevllle. Mich.





01.0. and llhsslorhilo. 0” “m ‘°°" ”M"





boar and spring pigs for

sale





 





 





 





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Can ou imagine the low price of $35 for one of the world's

chamiiion cream-getting United States separators? .

new plan of selling fleet to ill. fafrmer inc?— lylou hthli‘s tthe;



Illflc he or Dr. [CI y I

snou- zoo-pound can t! Other models down 822 to 850.

Picture shows our Silo-pound capacity machine.





Every United States Separator sold at the new low factori-

to-farmer price is exactly the- same in' every detail as the

machines that have made the United States the acknowledged

Y cream separators.

ing part of the “United States" is made with watch-like exact-

. 8. bowl runs Io

smoothly and easily that the weight of the handle turns it.





. Beta-s you even consider ANY cream separator. oils this

will send our consists ioliier

“Proving it to the Dairy Farmer," and tell

tile full story of the tremendous arise out

made pmsl'lirloabygolllna the famous “United





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o l C’s Choice Au . and Sept. open glits also

° ' bookin o are for spring pigs.

CLOVER LEAF FARM, Monroe. Mich.

Bred ilts all sold.





I C Orders '

‘ ‘ books for spring pigs.

A. J. BARKER dz SON, Belmont. Mich.





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Bred sow’s all sold. Booking orders





for spring pigs.

H. W. MANN. Dansville, Mich.





 





O I C ige at; very reasonable prices for

‘ ° ° Sune and July shipment.

O. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Mich.





L. T. P. C. Fall Bears





at'bargain rices, Fall gilts open or with breeding



privilege. rite or see them. '



A. A. FELDKAMP, R. 2, Manchester. Mich.

Spring boars





Big Type Poland China a. .15 m...

Sired by Clansman Buster and Hovers Liberator.

Also gilts bred for Sept. furrow at $40 each. All stock

shipped on approval. Come and see them or write



DORUS ROVER, Akron, Mich.





 





 





 





30 years we have been breeding Big Type

For Poland China hogs on the slime farm. We

have soidover 106 head each year for the last 15 years

tor breeding purposes. There's a reason! The farmer

has found our kind very profitable. We now 0391‘

sows and gilts bred for summer farrow $30-- .

JNO. O. BUTLER. Portland, Mich.





 





’ Gilts bred for Spring litters all

L0 1" P. CO sold. Am ofl'ering very choiceSum-





merGilts bred forJui-ie and July litters also Fall Boats

and Spring Pigs. Clyde Fisher, R3, St. Louis, Mich.





L.T.P.C.$l5, $20 & $25





Spring pigs with real breeding at the above

prices. We are also offering a few choice fall gilts

bred for summer furrow. Hart & Cline. Ad-

dress F. T. HART, st. Louis, Mich.





Large Type P. C.





Largest herd of indivduals in state. Everything sold

Nothing to ofler until spring pi e are ready to ski '

I thank you. W. E. LIVING TON, Parma, Mic .





 





 





 





Big Type P. 0. some very choice boars double im-

mune. out 1100 lb. sire and mammoth sows from

Iowa's greatest herds. E.J.Mathewson.Burr Oak.Mich.





BIG TYPE POLAND CHINAS





Bred gilts for sale. Choice individuals of rich breed-

ing at prices within your reach. Come see them or

write. WESLEY HILE, Ionia, Mich.





 





 





Poland Chinas. Some real classy stock



Large Type carrying Mast on Clanaman and



Yankee blood. Everything registered. prices right.

ERNEST E. REA, Hillman, Mich.





 





P. C. nothin more for] sale

at present, I t ank you.

WARTZ. Schoolcraft. Mich.





Large Strain

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ig Type P. C. Boar pigs that can't be beat in Mich.

Sired by Big Bob Mastodon and Peter-A Pan, 60

head to pick from. 0.19. Garnant, Eaton Rapids,Mich.

BIG TYPE Poland ChinasJeading strains

at lowest prices. Both sex, all





ages, and bred sows and gilts.



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



LEONARD’S B. ll‘. P. C. Herd headed by Leonard's

Liberator. Orders booked for boui- pigs at weaning



time. Call or write E. R. LEONARD. St. Louis. Mich.





 





 





 





 





' book your order for spring boar pigs now

HamPShlres A few gilts. now ready for summer far-

row. JOHN W. SYNDER, R. 4. St. Johns, Mich.





 





 





SHEEP





A Real Bargain at

Kope Kon Farms





We offer 40 big healthy yearling Shropshire and

Hampshire Rams all registered at $25.00 each





i l the ickingis good.

$363533" "m ° " Goldwater, Midi.





WOOL WANTED ..





Write for our prices before

you sell your wool!





VREELAND FUR CO.





 





 





 





 





 

 

 





Alma. Mich.





 

 





We ship .0. D. rip b er’a name and

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445' assessors ave, WEST». W
OBODY‘ can tell—not even the

. weatherman—just which way the

thermometer is going to go on a seem-

ingly Well—behaved day in April. Hence

the necessity for protecting plants set

out of doors before the danger of frost

is over. , '



To prevent frost damage, and also to

hurry the plants along, quite a few

gardeners are using the device shown.

The Writer was first introduced to this





 





 





 





device on the grounds of the Indiana

Experiment Station, but has since met

it in various places. It is made of

pasteboard, and the glass is held in

place by a wire.



"The device costs a few cents, but it

saves me more than it costs,” one man

‘said to me. “It takes the frost risk

out of early gardening. Each one of

these is really a miniature coldframe.”

t—E. A. Kirkpatrick.





DO RABBITS INJURE TREES?





ABOUT every so often we read of



crusades to exterminate rabbits

because of the damage they do (?) by

gnawing trees. Not long ago two lead-

ing states instituted campaigns of rab-

bit extermination because of misinfor-

mation on this subject. Every known

means, including the wholesale use of

ferrets, was used~anything to get rid

of the whole bunny tribe.





Did you ever see a rabbit “girdle”

a sapling? I never did, and I’ve been

around rabbits and in the woods con-

siderably. Rabbits eat bark, but not

that of standing trees—not to any ser-

ious extent. The varying hare of the

north likes the bark of small poplars

and other young trees, but he gets it

from fallen trees; and for a very good

reason: He cannot feed successfully

with his neck in a twisted position. So

how could he girdle a tree?





The proprietor of one of the largest

nurseries in western New York states

positively that rabbits do not girdle

young fruit trees. He says that the

damage to young orchards is entirely

the work of field mice, and that in his

experience covering many years, he

has never known an instance where

rabbits have been the offenders. Ex-

amination of the teeth marks will de-

cide the matter in every case, and it

certainly is unjust to make accusations

without reliable informatiOn.





_ Along the streams of the Bad Lands,

the limbs of cottonwood trees are

sometimes entirely stripped of bark.

Strangers look at the dying trees, and

try to conceive a tree-climbing rabbit!

It seems that poor bunny has to stand

responsible for all kind-s of injuries to

trees. ' Experienced woodsmen know





Deering

Milwaukee





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McCO MICKJII:





Invest’ in the

Crop—Saving Binder of 1922 7





Today’s McCormick, Deering, and

Milwaukee binders are marvels of

.skill and good workmanship, im-

proved in many ways over the

binders of ten years ago. The bet

ter steels and bearings in them,

and, refinements in construction,





make for longer service, for lighter ’





draft, and for satisfaction.

At your first opportunity,look over





_ the binder of 1922. Study the outside





reel support; the grain—saving floating

elevator, the new durable woven straps

for the canvases, the perfectly working

bundle carrier, and the tongue truck that

steadies the load and carries half of it.

The new McCormick, Deering, and Mil-

waukee grain" binders are capable of





harvesting economies that invariably

surprise the new owner.





Will your binder stand the test this

season? Harvest is no time to be risk—

ing trouble with an old machine, too—

long repaired, outdated, and outworn.





If any doubt is in your mind, invest

in the crop-saving machine sold by your

McCormick-Deering Dealer. Remember

that you will find the new McCormick,

Deering, or Milwaukee the more eflio

cient for each added year of repairing

given an old binder. And safeguard the

harvest by the use of strictly high—grade

twine (McCormick - Deering — Internao

tional). Then you will be ready for

such harvesting difficulties as rough

fields, long, short, lodged, and tangled

grain, etc.





INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY





of America





Chicago





(Incorporated)





USA





92 Branch. Houses and l 5, 000 Dealers in the United States





 





offers to home seekers opportunities that cannot

secured elsewhere. The thousands of farmers

from the United States who have accepted Can- ’

ada's generous offer to settle on FREE homesteads

or buy farm landin her provmces have been well

repaid by bountiful crops. There 18 still avail-





able on easy terms





Fertile land at sua‘ to" :30“... Acre





—rland similar to that which throu h many years

hastfi'ielded from 20 to 45 bus els of_ wheat

to . e acre-oats. barley and flax also in at

abundance, while raising horses, cattle. eep

andhogs IS eq’ually profitable. Hundreds of farm-

ers m western Canada have rai

single season worth more than the whole cost of





and conveniences which make life worth living.





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sedcropslna , Ditch,Terrace





th I d. W'th 8 ch s c ess comes ty. ‘ " s

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are sources of income-sewn only to grain

stems and stock raisin . Attractive Cl]-

rnate. good neighbors, c .urches', schools,

good markets, railroad faculties, rural tele





. You may M a HAB-

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that the nakedness of those cotton- 4‘ .1





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woods is chargeable to porcupines. I l/l W%Q.A7,;m%'

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. suggest that the orchardist remember V“ Sig 3531/4454: ’ and Colonization. Domlnlon otcanedn ,

, the existence of field mice—meantime / —._. ' '





wrapping the bases of his young fruit





& ~ 1th ——bef, h I ' I ' . ,. l

fiiiistwrabbitg? Bf. 'E £53....2}. raves Please Me tion The; Mi





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