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WATEilBUilY -- Busimss Manager TEanS OF SUBSCRIPTION One Year 52 issms Three Ye: 11's. .2636i issues Five Yours. ssum _._ Ai Bent. 961151161” Silo a year extra for postage I Canadian subscri in in 1 RATES 65 cents per line 1121111 OF ADVERTISING 'ype measurement. or :7. 70 per Incli(l4:u,-:ii.ciiucsncr Inch) perinatrtion. Nondvcriis- menu. inserted for Ii‘S‘l than $1.56 each insertion. No objectionable advertisements inserlcd 111 any time. Papers Association and of Circulation. Member Si.illl'iil“il Farm Audit Bureau the Post Office at ._ no la! ,lass Mum-r iii. Entered M 911 l (‘ of March 3' 1879 Detroit. liicliiqzi-i Under the Act 1731.61.11; CLVIX DETROIT, JULY 22, 1922 CURRENT COMMENT THE MICHIGAN FARMER SAYS: Merely knowing things is not doing them. NUMBER FOUR Excessive physical exertion makes ordinary thinking harder and increases the difficulty of trying to be decent. We should insure against handicaps by adding to our lives as many useful _ habits as we can. There is a whole bundle of happi- ness to be found in the vigorous doing of our work. Too many folks like to hear of their own praise or of the evil that has ov- ertaken others. - 0U cannot depend - upon human na- Reduc’nq ture working always Crop according to some set Acreages program. . Not finfre- quently does it seem to work in the very opposite way from that which it is supposed to operate. A few years ago southern farmers hoped to benefit the cotton industry by planting less of that crop. Their lead- ers put on a big campaign and every- body was positive that a material re- duction had been made in the acreage. But when the final figures were in, to ' the surprise and chagrin of these leaders it was found that a larger in- stead of a smaller crop had been planted. A similar effort was made two years ago to reduce the sugar beet acreage in Michigan. But the totals on the final day of reckoning were found to exceed the acreage of the previous season. This year farmers of the central western states are trying out the re- duction plan on corn. Government crop estimates do show a slight reduction in the acreage figures. But there are prominent crop statisticians who be- lieve that these districts will, in the final'counting, discover little or no de- crease in the amount of corn planted. It would appear that we farmers, like other people, simply cannot resist the temptation to take advantage of what looks to us like a “sure thing.” Where, then, shall we look for relief , in controlling the production of agri- 5-cultural products? The answer in all , probability must be to the old test of ._ ‘3 ply and demand. This law has been ”priming for centuries and we fear must operate for some years longer. . A little more data. on production costs. would; aid- farmer; in applying ,. . _ _. \ . '. 1‘ . ” the law more effectively. A more gen; , eral cooperation, therefore, of produc- ers in gathering data on the oust of growing various crops is desired for the very good reason of keeping pro- duction near the level of consumption. 0 NE of the healthy Are things to be ob- - served in rural places You here in Michigan is Going? the desire folks. are ‘ developing for seeing things. All types of outings are not only being planned but patronized by our farmers and their families. This contact with fellow farmers and the‘ world in general will have’its reaction in a broader, more intelligent and more sympathetic nature, and above all it is going to pave the way for better re- lations between the rural and urban classes. Well, here are a few things on the list forthe next few weeks. There will be a tour of the fruit growers, start- ing from the Graham Experiment 'Sta- tion near Grand Rapids on August 1. On the fourth, farmers and their fam- ilies from every section of the state will gather at the Agricultural College Campus for a day’s outing to see the hundreds of exhibits and crops and animals that will interest and inform. On the same day farm bureau enthu~ siasts will gather at Allegan to start the big second membership campaign for the state. On the fifth the Michi- gan Farmer Auto Tourists, under the leadership of Mr. Brown, congregate at the farmstead of the late George B. Horton at Fruit Ridge, for their Niag- ara trip, and on the seventeenth of the same month will leave Battle Creek for a tour of the west shore to Mackinac and back down the east side of the state, arriving at the State Fair at Detroit about the first of Sep- tember. On the 17th also President Howard of the American Farm Bureau will be at Coldwater at a big celebra- tion of farmers from over southern Michigan. Now comes the potato growers. have just received from our represent- ative the announcement that the grow- ers will start from Lake City on Aug- ust 17, just after the annual meeting of the Potato Growers’ Exchange at Cadillac. They will visit farms in Mis~ saukee, Wexford, Grand Traverse, An- trim, Charlevoix, Emmet, perhaps Che- boygan, and wind up for a big round- up picnic at Maplewood Farms, owned by Thomas Buell, president of the Michigan Potato Growers’ Association. There are others, but this will give every farmer in the state an oppor- tunity to take a day or more off from his work to see something or hear something that will be worth while. GAIN we are in a A Time time. of strikes, when agitation threat- of ReSt' ens a blow at the ne- lessness cessities of life. This agitation is the fruit of discontent and restlessness of the surging crowd. This surging crowd can be likened to the storm-tossed sea. The angry waves and the agitation present a dan- gerous spectacle that seems to threat- en life and peace. But there is one redeeming feature, and that is that only the surface is ruffled while the great sea below. is as calm and serene as ever. It truly would be a catastrophe if this nation and its people were not like the sea, butagi- tated to its very depths by these dis- turbances. ‘ It is a happy thought that in all these uprisings the great body of peo- ple move on in their daily duties and thoughts as calmly as ever. It is this stability which means safety and gives the assurance that we can construe tiyely work for the future. To get even a greater stability we We bred sire basis. ymember. is nowheaded byn-a purebred. mstEtta‘ be unattached . tators are usually agitators ’becauSe they have no ties. If we can encour- age-them to become homeowners and savers instead‘of destroyers we will accomplish much. There is a need for this, .for tenancy is on the increase in both rural and urban sections. We can feel sure that as we gain in stability we will face Quietly the great problems of this country and solve them in a more calm and constructive manner. c f F normal weather conditions prevail Over. for the next two Production months a bumper po- Remedy tato crop will be har- vested in this country the coming fall. Present estimates puts the prospective crop-at over 400,- 000,000 bushels. The consumptive de- mand stops short of this figure. What are we to do? Perhaps the most constructive sug- gestion along this line appeared in a recent issue of the Michigan Potato Growers’ Exchange. Here Editor Wells interprets the modern attitude toward ' over-production as only a relative mat- ter between supply and 'demand. When there is a surplus the sensible thing to do is to simply find new avenues of consumption. The citrus and raisin growers of California did this and have not only absorbed their heavy surplus of former years, but have found it nec~ essary to ’plant extensively to keep up with the demand which they have stim- ulated. Normally the appetite of our people stops short of the 400,000,000 bushel mark. It would not be impossible or improbable that a- sane campaign would increase this consumption fifty per cent. If the food value of the po- tato was a little better known such an increase would be within the realm of reason. Before the war Germany with two-thirds our population consi - ered 1,600,000,000 bushels under-pro- duction. UT a short dis~ - tance from the Toppmq old home was a. neigh- the bor who was very con- Market servative about spend- - ing, and unusually strong on saving. Among other things he would save all the berry baskets he‘ could get hold of for nothing during. the year in order to use them for sell- ing his berry crop in season. He usu- ally grew good berries, but the prod- ucts did not take well with consumers because of the condition of the con— tainers. This act of what he called economy, kept this man from topping the local market on many sale days, even though his berries were good )enough to do so quite regularly. During the strawberry season just closed the groweis around the Grand Rapids market who got the top price for their goods took pains in sorting and packing While other growers were getting from $1.25 to $1.50 per ease, those who put their berries up neatly in clean baskets got from $1.90 to $2.00 and up to $2.25. These figures seem to confirm that if it is worth growing berries, it is worth spending time to put them up in attractive form, and that the extra. time spent in doing so brings unusually good returns. AKE off your hats to~ the members of Wayland the. Wayland Cow- Heads testing Association. the List This organization is, according to our best information, the first in the state to get on a. one hundred per cent pure- The herd of every This is certainly a'matter worthy of Congratulations and we. wish to come etinctive accomplishment.- writer’s pleasure to be in Allegan last year when the dairy and alfalfa cam- paign under the direction of County Agent Bentall Was in swing and it is' Vn‘bt difficult to imagine how these ' members caught the enthusiasm of that great campaign and decided to put their community in the forefront by eliminating the scrub sire- Who will be the next, and the next, to get in this one hundred per cent class? It is a. fine thing to be a fol— lower in a program of this kind. In our travels we have noted a most fav- orable sentiment among farmers ev- erywhere for the cow—testing work. We feel that these organizations are going to be very numerous in Michigan in the not distant future. With a good tester they are economically sound. If they increase rapidly and the scrub- sire-weeding spirit becomes common, there is a real chance that some day every dairy sire in Michigan may have a pedigree that is worth recording. C 22577041272 ULTIVATIN’ is a big word, ’cause it means so much. For inst, Jas- -- per Johnson has been tryin’ to culti- vate the acquaintance of Widow Mor- Tison, but with the implemunts he is usin’ he ain’t been able to conquer the weeds of disdain. I say to Jasper, he shOuld use a Tellu. spike-tooth drag, well-weighted down instead of one of the Askme cultivators. The latter ain’t no good in hard clay soil. Then there is Jimmie Smith what is tryin’ to cultivate a moustach but he ' ain’t 163.1de that his ansisters come from the bald- headed monkeys instead of the hairy kind. Ezra S a m s o 11 says his wife says he’s got to culti- vate a taste for litterature b u t with all the chawin’ of book covers and wads from the pages of up- t—o- date love stories, he says there ain’t nothin’ sweet about love litterature what his taste kin find. Now, seems like regular farm culti- vatin’ is takin’ sides. You don’ t give' the respectable weeds no chance. I kinda like to take sides with the un- dei dog, so what you call my sympa~ thies and inclinashuns is with the Weeds. But, Sophie says I ain’t right and she likes to see me cultivatin’, ’cause maybe I kin cultivate a taste for work which I ain’t got. Now, work is the kinda thing you gotta do’ cause everybody else is doin’ it. So maybe it is all right. Anyhow, it helps to buy gasoline for my Oughto. . But, you know, cultivatin’ ain’t so bad. There’s a lot of walkin’ and they say walkin’s good exercise. And it seems like there’s some satisfacshun in walkin’ with your horse in front 01' you, growin’ corn or potatoes on each side of you and nice clean ground be- hind you. It kinda feels like you’ re in good company and that you’re walk in’ with accomplishmunt. There’s lots of fun thinkin’ when you’ re cultivatin, sorta cultivatin’ your thoughts, too, with nobody aiound to ' interrupt your train of thoughts, like they say. You can think all the way from the engine to the caboose with- out Sophie or anyone else tellin’ you to stop. There sure is nothin’ like havin’ good thoughts for company. The nicest part of cultivatin’ is restin’ at the end of the rows in the shade. where the water jug is. And the hard- . est part is stoppin’ the rest. Sophie says the weeds is just pop- .pin’ outa the ground in the corn field, . ‘. so I guess I’ll have” ”to give the plimsnt both the members and the 1111' It was the " 2 vent, counsellor, in short, HE poultry business has gener—_ ally been considered one o: the ~ ‘ most profitable lines -of farm work during the last year and I often have inquiries from prospective begin- ners as to the future of the business. 70 year. Farmers and poultry specialists are in doubt as to whether they should in- crease the size of their poultry flecks. . Many have increased blindly without proper experience and \equipment and their losses of young stock have al-n ~ ready been very discouraging. :2, It has been my observation right . along that the poultry‘ business re quires close attention and continual ‘study. All of us can learn something new nearly every day. Breeders who do not try to advance soon lose inter- est in the -. business. Soon they are ready ‘to sell out. They may have had no financial loss of a serious nature. They have just lost interest in poultry, possibly because they were looking only at the chances for easy money. So it is evident to me that the fu- ture does not hold many chances of .success for poultry keepers without The business is. not go» perseverance. ing to be easy, even if\ there is a good demand for eggs and poultry meat. During the past year the price of grains has been discouraging to grain farmers and encouraging to poultry- men. We have no guarantee that such V. will_be the case another year. Condi- tions change quite rapidly from year There is a chance that grain will be higher next year and that egg production will be heavier and prices lower. It will doubtless pay poultrymen to raise as much feed as possible with- out neglecting the birds. A good col- lection of mangels and cabbages will help keep the birds healthy next win- ter and save the use of sprouted oats. eXtInt * ‘e‘V‘J‘oultry Business? - _~_ ‘ How a Practical Poultrymau Mews the Future By R. G. Kirby . s- Where corn and sunflowers can be used for shade they will not only help with the feed bills but the growing stock will enjoy their protection all summer. The Hatchery Business. I believe that the great increase in the flocks of poultry is largely due to the day—old'ochick hatcheries. Breeders who formerly started with a couple of settings of eggs often make a flying start with two or three hundred day- Forking Over Ground is a Good Way to Help Chicks in their Worm Hunt. \ old chicks. The coal-burning brooder stoves and a stock of common sense will frequently enable a beginner to have very good luck. I believe that some hatcheries will have to sell a better grade of chicks. in the future if they do a heavy busi- ness at a profit. However, it is not their fault that there is such a demand for low-priced chicks. Too many breed- ers judge, a purchase by the price. There have been several instances where a dishonest advertiser has ad- vertised chicks at several cents below lowest market quotations of reliable breeders, In such cases the money orders have been cashed and no chicks shipped. But the fact remains, almost an ocean of farmers’ money started im- mediately for the office of the banker. I do not believe a hatchery can do care- ful breeding work and sell chicks at a very low price. Customers must be willing to pay a fair price per chick in order to pay for the cost of careful breeding. Our Present Advantages. One of the bright spots in the poul- try future is the fact that it is possi- ble to keep better birds than were owned twenty years ago. I remember as a boy often Visiting with a poultry- man of our section who was consid- ered a very skilled breeder and exhib- (Continued on page 86). Farm Bureau Celebrates Birthday Great Pageant is Big Feature of Uuurua/ Program HE tenth anniversary of the founding of the .first County Farm Bureau was celebrated at DeKalb, Illinois, on June 30. Seven thousand automobiles were parked on the grounds of the Northern Illinois State Teachers’ College where the event was held and the throng of {farmers and farmers’ families was es— timated at 25,000 or more, making it a record attendance at a farm bureau gathering. Farm bureau members and ers‘ more prosperous so that educa-' tional and social ideals can be realiz- ed; spiritual in that it is the product of an aspiration for better agriculture and rural life. Governor Preus recounted the work of the cooperative creameries, live stock shipping associations, potato ex— changes and wool pools which now market forty-four per cent of the farm products of Minnesota. The big feature was the pageant in A Scene Depicting Early Farm Days When Every Farmer Walked Alone and Had No Working Arrangement with His Neighbor. officials from sixteen different states were present. Addresses were made by Dean Eug- ene Davenport, of the Illinois College of Agriculture, J. R. Howard, presi- dent of‘ the American Farm Bureau Federation, and J. A.‘ O. Preus, gover- nor of Minnesota. _ DeanrDavenport reminded his audi- ence that taxes for organized agriclrl- ' ture are for the good of all the people by insuringsan ample supply of food for this and future generations. 7 “Jim” Howard eulogized the farnl hadvisor as hired man,,school teacher, choir leader, communitygrganizer, ser- “all. things to all , men.” He characterized the ‘ farm bureau as educational, bringing. ” éwg, methods to the tanner; social .. siting community life, ' the tann- -" finance. the cast of which were nearly 4,000 persons, practically all farm folk. The University of Illinois, the American Farm Bureau Federation, the Illinois Agricultural Association, and the nine- ty-five County Farm Bureaus in Illi- nois collaborated in preparing it. Groups of characters enacted in pan- tomime the birth, growth, development and probable future of the farm bu- reau idea, while prologue readers in- terpreted the symbolism of the pag- eant. The first scenes portrayed the farm- er in the early days using primitive implements, beset by sour soils, poor seed, scrub live stock, grasshoppers and Hessian fly, and problems involv-' ing legislation, taxation, marketing and The agricultural experiment - stations came,2 providing new informa- tion for farmers. and the farmers in- . stitutes followed as a means of dis- seminating it. The scene changes. The neighbors gather» back of Henry Parke’s barn, at Genoa, Illinois, at threshing time and the idea of organization as a. means of obtaining every day the help which the institute brought for only two or three days out of the year, took shape. The DeKalb County Soil Improvement As- sociation was formed. The idea spread until today 1,600 counties in forty-six states are organized with a total mem- bership of 1,500,000 farmers. All this was symbolized in the pageant. Later episodes showed‘the service of the farm bureau by aiding in intro- ducing improved seed, better live stock, soil treatment and disease con- trol. Then subsidiary Organizations, cooperative live stock and seed mar- keting associations, farm loan associa- ‘ tions, eventually the home bureaus for the farmers’ wives, and the pig clubs and canning clubs for the boys and girls were formed. Closing seenes pictured the forma- tion of the state associations and the American Farm Bureau Federation, the process being likened to “a mighty river, first the small rivulets, then the larger streams and finally the com- bined waters of all.” All episodes were given an artistic touch by dances with the characters in symbolic costume representing the forests and prairies, spring, wild flow- ers, south Winds, raindrops, the rain- bow, birds, the clover and wheat fields. In the background of the field on which the pageant was staged was a. miniature farmstead. As the farm bu- reau history was [unfolded the farm was gradually transformed. At first it was unattractive and the farmer’s son was about to leave home. Ultimately he sees possibilities in farm life, be- comes a rural leader, seeks to become a better farmer and improve the farm home and the community. As the pageant portrayed the development of farm bureau work, this farmer typified the growth in rural leadership. Like- wise his methods of farming changed and the home life was improved. Limestone came into use, pure-bred sires replaced the scrubs, fields were rearranged, trees sprayed, a silo erect- ed, the farm house was beautified, a tel- ephone, electric light and power, a wa- ter system, bathtub, and eventually a radio outfit were installed. The day closed with a spectacular parade of over sixty floats represent- ing county, state, and national farm bureau achievements, all ingeniously gotten up by the Illinois County Farm Bureaus. _ Organization 0 Girls Making the Letters A r B F, Signifying the Formation of the National— 7 the Various State Farm Bureaus. I Khan's gs Real. w; r T. .., Lt” flaws?“ :43! l- 2,, .3. .1: LATEAG RICULT‘p RAIL ; 111m FORD OFFER MAKES HEADWAY. HE introduction by Senator E. F. Ladd, of North Dakota, of a bill authorizing without qualification the acceptance of the proposal of Henry Ford for the completion and leasing of the dams and hydroelectric plants at ‘Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and for the purchase of the nitrate plants, has added much to the' strength of the Muscle Shoals proposition. ‘In introducing the bill, which was referred to the committee on agricul- ture of the senate, Senator Ladd pre- sented communications from Mr. J. R. Howard, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation; Dr. T. C. Atkeson, Washington of the National Grange; the National Farmers’ Union, and American Feder- ation of Labor, endorsing the Henry Ford Muscle Shoals project. THE AGRICULTURAL TARIFF ’ SCHEDULES. T if senate is making some prog- ress in its discussion and action on the agricultural tariff schedules. In most instances the farmers have got what they asked for in tariff increases on farm products. They lost out, how- ever, on vegetable oils. By a vote of thirty-three to twenty-four a motion to make dutiable imported vegetable oils used in the manufacture of non-edible products was digested. It approved rates of three cents a pound on cot- tonseed oil and soya bean oil, and four cents a pound 011 cocoanut oil and pea- nut oil, where such oils enter into the manufacture of edible commodities. Representatives of t poultry indus- try made a hard fight 1:3 a prohibitive tariff on Chinese hozen and dried eggs - These a1e the products that a1e most seriously injuring the American poul— try industry. twenty-four cents a pound on dried and frozen eggs. They received six cents a pound on frozen eggs and eighteen cents on dried eggs. The hay rate is $4 a ton; fifty-eight cents per 100 pounds 011 potatoes; on- ions, ten cents per pound; beans, green or dried, two cents per pound; peas, green or dried, one cent a pound. EASTERN FRUIT PROSPECTS. A T a meeting called by the Pennsyl- vania State Department of Mar- kets, held in Washington on July 1], for the purpose of making a mid-sea son survey of the fruit crops, reports from several states were received and discussed. Maryland and Delaware reports in— dicated a much better fruit prospect at the close of June than a month ago, notwithstanding the “June drop” was heavy in some of the best-producing - counties of both states. Pears are short in both Delaware and Maryland. Apples are forty-five per cent of a full crop in Maryland. Peaches are report- ed to be forty-five per cent of a nor- mal crop. Delaware reports a seventy- nine per cent normal apple crop. The Delaware peach crop is estimated at seventy‘seven per cent of normal. Representatives of Virginia fruit growers reported twenty-eight per cent of a full apple crop. Peaches are sixty per cent of normal. Pennsylvania reported fifty- -six per cent of a full apple crop. Peaches are forty SIX per cent of a crop, and pears fifty- six per cent. New York’s figures were incomplete- 1y reported. The statement was made that there will be a large crop of ap- ples, as many as in 1920, and probably ‘ one-third more. Sherman J, Lowell, in The poultrymen wanted , parently‘ that underlay the formation making a repo1t of'the New York state apple crop, reported a short Baldwin crop. New Jersey reported a seventy-five per cent. apple yield; West Virginia, thirty-six per cent of a crop. Representatives of the railroads were in attendance and discussed the matter of cars and distribution of the apple crop. TOPS THE LIST. OF the total receipts of live stock at Indianapolis for the month of June, the Produce-rs’ Commission As- sociation handled 15. 5 per cent. They easily top the list of buye1s with a to- representative 4 sociation, which has been formed to aid in the development of agriculture in the region near Fairbanks. This district is about five hundred miles from the coast and is the northern terminus of the government railroad. One of the five Alaskan experime 1‘. stations of the United States Depart‘ ment of Agriculture is located at Fairs banks. tal'of 555 cars, 398 carlots coming by rail and 157 cars of hogs being trucked in. A feature of the month was the growth in trucked-in receipts, there be- I ing 11,031 head of hogs handled in this way. Trucked-in calves for the month amounted to 503 head. . During the final week of the month the receipts totalled 123 cars, evenly distributed over the week “CO-OP” MOVEMENT FINDS To COMBAT RETURN'OF CONVEN- ALASKA. - TION SYSTEM. RECENT news dispatches tell of the establishment of an Alaskan co- operative farmers’ association, .known as the Tanana Valley Agricultural As- \ HE National Farmers’ Union is making a campaign to combat the movement to abolish the direct primar- ies and return to the old convention system, which means the loss to the farmers of the political power which News From Cloverland By L. J. (Mme they have acquired after a half cen- tury of struggle. _ " . “To abolish the direct primary,” says President Charles Barrett of the "'1- BEAVERS INCREASING. ”I‘ HE closing of the beaver season is reported to have resulted in a large increase of ‘these animals in northern territory. A complaint was recently laid with the local game war- den by a farmer who found that his field of maish hay was being inundat- ed as a 1esult of a dam recently erect- ed by beavers on an adjoining creek. The dam was dynamited. LAND-CLEARING PROGRESS. THE Northwestern National Bank Review, of Minneapolis, for the month of June, deals fully and intel estingly with the land- c-learing activi- ties in the northein lake states, includ- ing the Uppe1 Peninsula of Michigan, which ~lies in the bank’s territory. It seems that the‘work of land-clearing, this summer, is going forward all the way from the Red River Valley of western Minnesota to Sault Ste. Marie in northeastern Michigan. Much of this work is being done with salvaged government TNT and picric acid. It appears that, although there was to be a general distribution of salvaged ex- plosive in all the cut-over states of. the count1y, the southern and western states did not see fit to make use of this material, leaving it to Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan to get the g1eate1 portion of it. Four million pounds of government picric acid have been placed at the disposal of these three lake states, it is stated, for use this year. It costs, laid down in the northern counties, about four cents per cartridge, says the bank. Wisconsin expects to clear 60,000 acres. Demon- stration trains are being used in all three lake states, this year. FARMERS GET SEED ASSISTANCE. C HIPPEWA county farmers who 1 were in need of financial assist- ance, have received seed distributed by the county to the value of $2,500, this season. Farmers gave their notes to the county fo1 the seed and will take them up when the crops a1e har- vested. “—3—- SPORTSMEN PLEASED. HE Upper Peninsula sportsmen who attended the all-state meet- ing of sportsmen at Petoskey recently, have expressed themselves as well pleased with the result. It is seen on both sides of the Straits that the con‘ servation of our game and fish is nec- essary if there is to be any game and ' fish for any of us. It is this idea ap-~ encouraged an over-production of logs“ _years ago; , I .. . L; . x: , k ion, “would be to take a backward step which could not be recovered in the next half century. It would put the special interests in charge of the gov. crnment. It would threaten with de- struction the influence of agriculture in the national congress and would en. feeble if not destroy the progressive forces of the country. of a state Cong1ess of Spmtsmen, which will place its policies before the 1923 legislatu1e. It is reported that the sportsmen from the two sections of the state agleed on the maintenance of the present buck law, in favoring an angler’s license for residents of the state, the establishment of fish “No‘body claims that the primary hatcherles and of public hunting system is. faultless, But it is ten thoua grounds. Another Upper Peninsula sand times better than the old conven- tion system, where a few men met be- hind closed doors, selected the candi- dates and informed the convention that they must take the slate made for them, The farmer under such a sys tem had nothing to say about who would represent him in any office. I would extend the system rather than get rid of it.” idea favored by the meeting is the re- stricting the partridge season to Octo- ber. Upper Peninsula sportsmen are pleased with the treatment they and their policies receive at the hands of the lower state men. -DEVELOPMENT BUREAU WELL SUPPORTED. THE recent meeting of the direct— FEDERAL CROP REPORT' ore of the Upper Peninsula Devel- opment Bureau held at Iron Mountain, F‘OLLOVVING~ is a summary 0f the b1ought out the fact that in addition federal crop report for July, show— to the contributions to the W01k of ing the estimated total production of the bureau made by the state of Mich- staple crops for 1922 and comparing igan and the counties of the Upper same with the average production for Peninsula which amounts to approxi. the years 1916 to 1920 inclusive: mately $20 000 in the aggregate, pri- Total Production in Millions Bushels. vate subscriptions have been received _ ' July 1 291611920 amounting to $15,000. Several Upper chmf' 8503:3330 79:33:33” . o - lea. yahoo 1 I ’ ’ Penmsula townSh‘PS have ”ted t° Corn ......2,860,000,000 2,831,000,000 make an annual appropriation in sup- Oats . . . .1,187,000,000 1,413,000,000 Port of the bureau. Barley . . ..'. 182,000,000 197,000,000 -————._____ Rye . . . . . . . 82,000,000 67,800,803 Potatoes 429,000,000 373,000, 0 GRAND 'SLAND' Hay, tons 107,000,000 102,000,000 Apples, bbls: . HE land holdings of the Cleveland- gotal 1 132238388 lggflgggggg . . om’rcia , , , , Cllffs Iron Company 1nclude Grand Peaches 54,300,000 43,600,000 Island—~13. large island of fourteen thdu— sand acres off the harbor of Munising of Lake Superior. The island is well stocked with game, including elk and deer. Among the deer are some white animals which are said to breed true to that color in the main. On a recent trip to the island I learned that, during the past year, there had been a brisk demand for deer for park purposes and that seventy-two animals had been disposed of for prices ranging from $30 to $75. The deer on the islands are well protected, unlawful hunting and predatory animals being carefully guarded against: A considerable amount of reforestation has been ef- fected, and, along the lake shore, I saw some excellent stands of Scotch pine. There are also plantings of white pine in the interior of the island. During the summer months there is a considerable tourist traffic to the is- land, the Cleveland- Cliffs Company op- erating a summer hotel and cottages. The taxation of standing timber has ON THE WAITING LIST. R. S. P. SEXTON, cow-tester in Kalamazoo county, reports eight men on a waiting list,'desirous of get‘ ting into the association. This is good business and such interest aroused by. the cow-tester will actively keep the Cow—testing Association work going ‘and growing in Michigan. Percy Parkyn, in Calhoun county, reports the board of supervisors has appropriated $9,000 for a county-wide tuberculin test. ASSOCIATION.” u CROW. THE eighteen active cow- testing as- sociations now opeiating in Mich~ igan is the largest group of cow- test« ing associations ever active during any year. The county agricultural agents, with members of the Dairy Depart- ment of the Michigan Agricultural Col- lege, have been instrumental in these . organizations. A substantial g" wth and demand for this work is 7 in many’otherMieh ‘ and I saw enormous piles of them, some of which had been out seven ' or other small seeds. ’ K "lover eed for Farmers And Better Returns to tne Producers ofn Mgn- Grade Product By J. F. COX, HERE are few Michigan farmers who could stay in the business of farming without seeding clo- ver or alfalfa. Clover is the key crop in most Michigan rotations and its planting is necessary, not only for the hay secured, but in order to put the soil in condition for the production of grain crops, potatoes, beans, etc Val- uable as the crop is, the seeding of clover has not been an unmixed bless- ing, for fields have often been heavily seeded to troublesome .weeds through carelessness in planting impure clover seed. _ The great majority of our weeds were imported fldm Eulope in clover Had proper care been exercised in early days, we would not have these weeds to contend with at present. Careful attention to the securing of good seed will prevent a great deal of expensive and back- breaking work in clearing up weedy fields. Improved seed- cleaning machin- ery, used by the leading seed com- panies, can take out most of the weed seeds and make good seed from low- grade shipments. This costs money, however, and, a lot of good clover seed must be taken out with the weed seed, and all the weed seeds cannot always be removed. The best prices go to the producer of clean seed and the seed trade Can furnish the best seed for the market from clean seed furnished by the farther. The time to get the weeds out of .clover seed is before the crop is /har- vested. Very few farmers in the clover seed producing sections have in the past paid sufficient attention to get- ting rid of weeds in the seed fields. Very few thought that it would pay to go to the trouble of pulling weeds. At Farm Crops Dept, present the practice of roguing out Weeds is quite general throughout Michigan’s leading alsike and red clo- ver districts. The writer recently returned from a trip through Presque Isle, Alpena and Alcona counties in company with Mr. Ranwick of the Farm Bureau Seed De- partment. Mr. Bingham, of a local M. A. C. cockle,” as it is locally called, and oth- er weeds from seed fields. The clover seed prospects are excel- lent in northeastern Michigan this sea- son. There is a very heavy set of bloom and should favorable weather prevail during mid-July, a heavy set of seed will result. Special effort is be- ing made to secure the cleaning up of An Excellent Field of Red Clover in Presque Isle County. seed cdmpany, accompanied the party to Alpena county. County Agent Mc- Crary of Presque Isle and County Ag- ricultural Agent Scheetz covered their territory thoroughly and showed the party a great number of alsike fields and occasional red and mammoth clo- ver seed fields. It was a common‘ sight to see men, women and children pull~ ing night flowering catch fly or “sticky seed fields by cutting out weed patch- es, trimming up roads, lanes and fence rows, hand-pulling where practical. Weedy fields should be out for hay. While no great increase in the clover seed market can apparently be expect- ed, it is nevertheless certain that clean alsike, red and mammoth clover seed will be in strong demand; The demand for clean, home-grown seed is strong at present and will increase. The elm ver test plats at M. A. C. show home grown seed to be [much hardier than imported seed from Italy or seed from regions of mild climate. Professor Megee, in charge of these plats states that plants secured from the Italian seed not only winter-killed to a much greater degree, but suffered greatly" from anthracn05e, both factors which greatly reduced the hay yield. The territory in northeastern Mich4 igan was gone over last year by Dr. Bessey, M. A. C. botanist, Mr. Bibbins, then a member of the Farm Crops D84 partment, and Mr. Mock, of the Farm Bureau Seed Department. Very evid dently their work in calling attention to the weeds which lessen the value of clover seed, has had good results. The night flowering catch fly is par ticularly plentiful in this region. ' It produces a great quantity of small grayish seeds very similar in size to alsike seed. To the unobservant, bade 1y infested alsike will pass as clean seed. The, practice of getting seed from neighboring farms, which has not been cleaned over a good mill, has greatly accelerated the spread of the sticky cockle, pepper grass and white campion, a relative of sticky cookie, and the Canada thistle—weeds which must be watched in the alsike region. Timothy lessens the value of alsike seed. There is a market for alsike seed mixed with timothy but at less price than pure alsike. I There seems to be a general misun- derstanding in regard to the difference between mammoth clover and red. The mammoth clover is simply a giant strain of the common red clover. It is later in maturing, sometimes as much (Continued on page 76). Farmers Fight to Retain Road T em Lnéor and Investment: T nrentened by Move of Rat/rand Company HESE farmers have reason to be discouraged. You, or anyone situated as they are, would pro- test, and that strongly, against the deal Which is being “stacked” against them. . There are nearly a thousand in num- ber. They live in the area served by the towns and stations of Weidman and Barryton, respectively, located in the counties of Isabella and Mecosta. They own some of the finest farms in the state. Around seventy per cent of the soil of this general districtis desirable agricultural land, about six- ty per cent of which is now developed into good producing farms. General farming is practiced, with wheat, potatoes and beans as the chief cash crops. Yields here are well up to, and often above the average for the state. Over two hundred cars of potatoes were shipped out of the Bar- ryton area last year, while Weidman is also the center of a heavy produc- ing district. Beans are grown in pro- fusion by these industrious farmers and bring in a handsome part of their income. Nearly one hundred carloads or cattle were shipped from Barryton in 1921. Some good herds and flocks of pure-breds are being developed in both communities“ These men have brought their‘fam: , flies into this section, taken up land, cleared, fenced andjdeveloped it, erect- " . pd good- substantial buildings and stim- ’ mated among themselves a community , h opportunity for religious worship, farmers’ organizations and other insti- tutions which bring to these pioneers and their families some of the desir- able things of life. They felt safe, secure, and reasoned that their farming program was eco- nomically sound. Then out of this clear sky came a thunderbolt. Every phase of their business was set awry and now they do not know where they are at by reason of an application to the Interstate Commerce Commission by the Pere Marquette Railroad fer permission to discontinue the branch railroad lines running from Mecosta to Barryton and from Remus to Weid~ man. The removal of this transporta- tion service will rob these farms of considerable of their value and place the whole agricultural program on an entirely different economic basis. It is understood that the manage- ment has in mind the discontinuing of all branch lines of the Pere‘Marquette in order to reduce overhead and there- by increase dividends. The discontin- uance of service on these two branch- es, it is understood, is the first step in this bold program by which it is apparently planned to do away with service to people to render service to capital. If the railroad men succeed in their effort on these two branch lines they, without doubt, will proceed to impose the same injustice upon other com- munities. . Their claim is that these branches do not pay. President Friday, of the Michigan Agricultural College, is re- ported to have taken the position that , which it would be possible to arrive ’at" these two branches snould be credited with twenty-five per cent of the rev- enue from through freight originating on these lines after it leaves the junc- tion station and on all inbound ship- ments. The railroad men refuse to allow this credit, and so the losses sus- tained during the past three years are, according to the railroad’s method of accounting, very heavy. If the branches are removed the rail- way company hopes to move from three-fifths to three-quarters of the crops and merchandise of the territory after the farmers have hauled their products from ten to fifteen miles to the main line at Remus, Mecosta and other stations. This, while very ex- pensive and' inconvenient for the farm- ers, will naturally effect a substantial saving to the railroad company. In all probability the economic con- ditions will have a very great bearing upon the attitude taken by the Inter- state Commerce Commission or.what— ever body may have the matter for de~ cision. It would seem, however, that in a developing country the potential business should be a big, if not a dom- inating, factor in arriving at a just conclusion. In order to know better what the agricultural possibilities of the dis— trict affected are we‘ suggest that a ” decision in the matter be reserved un- til the state and federal soil men can. be brought to these counties to make a survey of the territory in question._ " This would furnish concrete data with a more just andsequita'b‘le decision. ' ' OUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT NULL AND VOID FOR NON-PAY- ' MENT. A sells a house to B on a contract for which B pays $500 down and agrees to pay $25 a .month and inter- est. It states in the contract that if B fails to make payments the contract is null and void. Now B realizes he has paid too much and is willing to lose the $500 and throws up the con- tract and refuses to make any more payments. Can A make him keep up the contract? In case A can force B to keep it up, what good is the clause in the contract, “null and void for non- payment?”—C. H. The seller can collect the balance. The privilege to avoid the contract bee longs to him and not to the buyer.— Rood. ‘ NEGLIGENT INJURY. A contractor who has a road job is working about 800 feet away from my house. He is shooting stumps, usmg heavy charges of dynamite. He doesn’t come to the house to say, or call, when a charge is to explode. Yesterday I was near to the firing line, not know- ing they were to shoot. My horses got frightened of an explosion, tore them- selves loose and ran away, doing very much damage. Can I sue the contract- or?—A. H. Blasting stumps is dangerous to per- sons within a short distance and liable to frighten horses not accustomed to it. Wherefore the person doing the blasting is under duty to give notice to those in the vicinity if he has rea- son to suspect that anybody would be in the vicinity and his failure to do so renders him liable for any consequent damage. It Would, therefore, appear that the contractor is liable. MEALY BUGS. What can I do for my plants? They are covered with little white lice. I have tried to kill them but have been unsuccessful.~Mrs. A. H. S. The small white lice on your house plants are mealy bugs. Ferns, cortons, colens, ivy, peonies, geraniums, palms and many other house plants are apt to be infested with these insects. The dorsal sur- faces of theSe bugs are covered with a white powder-like dust or wax and for this reason they are commonly known as the mealy bug. The cheapest and most effective way of control is to give the plants a bath several times a week. Place the plant out of. doors where the water can be applied freely, or where this is impos- sible hold the plant under the tap in the kitchen sink. . Where one does not have water pressure it is always possible to give a plant a good bath in soapsuds, after which it should be rinsed with clear water. - There is a proprietary preparation on the market, sold by all big dealers in seeds and greenhouse ‘supplies, known as lemon oil. It is put out by a firm in Baltimore and should not be in any way confused with the ordinary oil of lemon sold over drug counters. Lemonoil should be diluted, using one part of lemon oil to sixteen of wa- ter and applying either as a spray or as a dip. Dipping should be avoided when plants are in. bloom or are well ‘budded, since dipped buds sometimes blight. GRAIN RATION ON PASTURE. in the winter time. Pasture grass is richer in protein than the hay and sil- age which we'feed in winter and there- fore we do not need to feed cottonseed meal or oil meal, or even wheat bran, to have a scientifically balanced, ra- tion. You couldn’t get anything better than corn and oats ground, mixed half- and-half. This would balance up agood pasture ration almost perfectly. Some contend that it does not pay to feed cows grain when they are on good pasture and there is some data to show that cows will give practically as much 'milk when out at pasture Without grain as they will with grain. But there is also data to show that grain fed on. pasture has an accumu- lative effect and the cows the follow- ing winter will do better and yield more milk if they are fed grain while at pasture. . The question is how much grain to feed. Ordinarily we would say for a cow giving four per cent milk to feed one pound of grain for every four pounds of milk she produces. Since your cow produces forty pounds of milk per day then she should get ten pounds of grain per day. You might economize and cut this ration down while the pasture is luxuriant and then as soon as the grass begins to fail lat- er on in the summer increase to the full grain ration. MEASURE OF DAMAGES. Can a person or firm advertise thor- ough-bred stock or poultry and then send out inferior stock without mak ing it right? We bought eggs guaran- teed to be White Leghorns of the 230 to 264-egg strain. Now two of the chickens are developing a very differ- ent strain than Leghorn—E. E. L. The seller is liable to the purchaser for the difference between the value of the goods promised and the goods furnished.———Rood. LAND PLASTER VS. LIME. What is the difference between land plaster and lime? We have put sev- eral sacks of land plaster on an acre of ground and our neighbor claims it is not lime, containing only a small per cent of lime—M. C. Your neighbor is correct. Land plaster, while a form of lime, will not correct soil acidity. Land plaster is the sulphate of cal- cium while lime is the oxide of cal- cium, a caustic substance. When 'an acid comes in contact with oxide of calcium, a chemical action takes'place and the substances are neutralized, de~ stroying the acid in the soil. Land plaster has already been neutralized. Lime and sulphuric acid unite, forming the sulphate of calcium or land plas- ter. Therefore, it will do no good to apply land plaster to the soil for the purpose of overcoming its acidity. While there are large deposits of limestone at Petoskey, there are other deposits in various parts of the state that are utilized for agricultural pur- poses» Down south of Detroit large deposits of limestone are to be found, also at Grand Rapids, while south of the city we find the land plaster. Any of this lime rock finely ground willvovercome 'soil acidity, or if the lime rock is burned and made into caustic lime, this will also destroy soil acidity and is more effective pound for ” pound than the ground limestone. PATENTS. I have in mind an idea for an inven- tion. Would you please tell me what to do to further the invention, and have same patented, etc.?———R. D. Patent practice is principally con- ducted by attornéys at ‘Washington who make a specialty of it. The first step would be a search of the records to learn whether the invention has been anticipated by some other; and if not, and considered by the attorneys patentable, application for a patent would be made. The expense would be $150 or oven—Rood. LINE FENCE. What is the law in regard to line fences in Michigan? I have my half of line fence up. Can I compel my neighbor to put up his half?——H. C. If the fence has been divided and the fence viewers have‘ ordered the fence built, or repaired, and his part is not done by one party the other may do it, and on proper report and proof the assessor of the town is bound to levy a tax on the land benefited, spread it on the assessment roll, and it is collected with the other taxes, and paid to the party entitled to it.— Rood. COWPEAS AS GREEN MANURE. We have a fifteen‘acre field of cow- peas (whip-poor—wills) planted early in rows with a corn planter. We have a. good stand, have cultivated them twice \ \m \ 6% //// {/m . What is a good grain ration for a Jersey cow on pasture, that is giving forty pounds of four per cent milk? .For grain I have corn and cats. I . could buy some grain or feeds—J. Y. Speaking from a. scientific stand‘ point entirely, a grain ration on pas- We grass would differ somewhat from ' WWI!- ration on ‘ordinaryfldry foods 5““..,p.-* .‘ .‘ ' 4”". '1‘! '4 IHit/I \ .II and they are doing fine. The soil ranges from black prairie to rather sandy opening. These peas were plant- ed to go back on the land. Would it be better to plow them under as soon as they get their growth and are green yet; about August 1, or cut them with a mower, let dry, and disk them in. or would you, let them stand and sow the wheat with a one-horse drill? We Wish to put this field to wheat this fall and any suggestions as to the handling of the peas will be appreci- ated—H. B. ' If you could plow the cowpeas' down as soon as August 1, there would be time to make a good seed-bed for wheat by September 15. But if the plowing, from any cause, must be de- layed then you injure your prospect for the best crop of wheat as wheat does not do its best when sown on loosely prepared soil. It is better that any green manur- ing crop should be allowed to mature fairly well before being incorporated with the soil. You get more organic matter to incorporate, which is usually the great object of green manuring and in case of legume crops you get a much larger per cent of nitrogen. I think your second idea is best. You get all the benefit and eliminate all the risk. It might not be necessary to cut them.with the mower, simply disk them as they stand. You could determine the better way by trying. PAYM ENT OF INSURANCE. We bought a farm, paying the man his equity and leaving a mortgage of $1,000. We asked if it were mortgag- ed and he said it was. The man that held the mortgage had the policy, and it was due in October. When the as- sessment came due the man came to us, but we had no policy, neither did- he. Who should have paid the assess- ment ?—Mrs. B. A purchaser of property on which the seller holds insurance has no rights under the insurance policy in the absence of assignment or recogni- . tion by .the insurance company and owes no liabilities—Rood. MUTILATING ROADSIDE TREES. Please let me know in regard to shade trees along highways. Has any one, or a telephone company, any right to disfigure trees set along my farm?-—-J. T. L. Replying to your inquiry concerning the cutting or mutilating of shade trees within the, limits of highways, please be advised that Act 2 of the extra session of the legislature for the year 1921, provides for the placing of the jurisdiction of cutting or trimming of shade trees in the hands of the high- way ofilcers having jurisdiction over the highways in which the trees are standing, and the telephone companies nor anyone else has no right to trim or mutilate such trees without first hav‘ ing obtained permission from the prop- er authorities having jurisdiction over the highways. MOLD ON CLOVER. Am writing you in regard to a mold or clover, also the cause—G. A. W. You do not give sufiicient informa- tion in your inquiry so that it can be answered intelligently. It is presumed that you mean by the mold on clover, the mold on clover hay. Very often in a clover hay mow, we find mold comes from the heat of hay that was stored containing an ex: cess of moisture. This mold does not seem to be injurious in any way to live stock. Usually people pay no at: tention tolit whatever, and live stock, eat the hay with this white mold onjith . ‘ practically as readily . as hay ,.with ' ‘- odies it thus: c0~’Farm‘ Notes . " By P. _P. Pope ‘ \ E wrote a short time ago about . our drive down‘through the low- .er half of our good state, quot- ing to the 'reader. the motto of the great state of Michigan,vvi'z: “If thou seekest a beautiful peninsula look around.” And strange as it may seem, we have again [been taking some of our own advice. Rebecca of Sunny Brook Farm says, “When joy and duty clash then ’tis joy must go to smash.” The little girl of Francisco Farm. par- “When joy and duty clash let d-uty go to smash.” But when joy and duty go hand in hand then the satisfaction is complete. Such has been the case with us the. past few days when it has been necessary to make the trip by truck well up into the northern part of the lower pe- insula to deliver a couple of Short- horn bulls. The ‘t e n p e r cent drop in the freight rates is noticeable a n d that is about all, when live stock can be transported by_ truck through new country for the same money and in one-third the time of the railroads it is time for another drop..in freight rates and improvement in service, or more trucks. We found roads fairly easy to travel 'for the most of the way. Long straight A Northern Trip I .Yes, and the cows out on the com- always moving noisily and_always in a hurry, just like the people on the streets of Detroit. For the rest, all is peace and quietude and chimes ring always. Chimes up in this country? mons do the ringing. All grades and variations, tones and pitches, sharps and flats, but no rests. m the old bell leaders would practice team work a little more they might play“ “Nearer My God To Thee” on Sunday morning, and “Yankee Doodle” on the Fourth of July. I think it was “It’s Nice to Get Up in the Morning” that one old nui- sanc 'was trying to play right under my window about daylight. We followed a road like a snake trail away out over the plains country among the jack pines, and unloaded the first bull. Level as a floor and for miles out ‘of , sight of everything save pony grass and scattering pines. And farther back on the trail the sweet fern and the bracken had brushed the hubs on either side. And farther up among the hills and the hardwood, grew better grass and clover. There is food for many more cattle up in this big country and a big field of use- fulness for good bulls. Among the herds along the country- side one often sees evidence of good blood, but in many herds the mixture is hopeless. In one herd the sire was the scrubbiest beast of the lot. We delivered the second bull at the foot of the steepest hill on the route, where he follows another pure-bred sire of ,__........_,_I.-. 1., , .. mamas , Farmer Pope Likes to Use His Tractor Cultivator. stretches of hard gravel roads, many miles of them with sodsbound borders, other miles of them where it was nec- essary to follow the straight and nar- row way to keep from the sinking sands. A couple of'detours we had to make where the state highway depart- ment was busy with men and trucks and teams, makingstraight the way and hard the road that >_leads north- ward. These detours were crooked, with variations. Right, left, up, down, wet, dry, sand, clay, corduroy and re- peat, changing, ever changing, and many a street was paved with cedar bark and sawdust. The patrol was ever watching the bad places to keep the traffic moving for this is the vacation season and tourists from many states abound. The heavy truck. kept steadily rolling over the .miles, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, ‘but ever going forward, and the bulls rode easy. We gave them a good feed of hay and stopped fOr the night ”at. the little town of Lovells, away up 9 ‘ the north branch ,of the AuSable. A. paradise for fishermen and a great rammedim stgy. grim . ., OFngiRIY" ii -mation. have {re chad" heafier weights. the same breed in what is now a neat little herd of uniform color and confor- Coming back through the great Grayling Forest we gained still deeper impressions of the wonder and magnitude of this beautiful peninsula of ours, as well as of the havoc wrought when forest fires run through the young timberf Long will we re- member the plains, the campers, the fish and the huckleberries, as well as the Streets that are paved with cedar bark and sawdust” SHOULDN’T LET HIM BE A HOG. HEN a pig in Northern Ireland reaches a weight of from 170 to 195 pounds he had better be marketed, reports Vice-Consul Barringer, Belfast, because to fatten him up" any more would require more feed than the ex- tra pork is worth. The smaller the pig the greater the gain in live weight from the consumption of a given quan- tity of food. Farmers are being urged, therefore, to market their pigs when they weigh from 170» to 195 pounds and not to continue feeding them untilthey .. .......... n - slum Cereal Compan ~. Mu Cnuufimafl SA. What’s the _ Answer to “How do you do?” HIN K it over carefully—and then answer frankly. Face the facts. Do your nerves and digestion stand the jolt- ing of the coffee drug?’ Can they go on standing it. There’s charm and complete satisfac- tion in Postum—and freedom from any harm to health. Thousands of sensible people who have seriously looked for the answer to “How do you .do?” have turned from coffee to Postum, and are doing so well, in satis— faction and health, that‘they wouldn’t think of turning back. You can begin today, with an order to your grocer. Postum comes in two forms: Instant Postum (in tins) made instantly in the cup by the ad- dition of boiling water. 'Postum Cereal (in packages of larger bulk, for those who prefer to make the drink while the meal is being pre- pared) made by boiling for fully 20 minutes. Postum for Health ’ “T here ’3; a Reason ” Made-by Postum Cereal Co., Inc., Battle Creek, Mich. m Qt 'Q". » suaagw- 7.7":r‘i. {:5 "'J'ii'bfi-“Z ~ . ' ‘ ‘ i .y ”F' "i : ‘. uh.) ‘. 1‘s q v. (I. ~ ' Some farmers continue to raise wheat at little or no profit, because a stand of clover can be secured in it if it is rightly fertilized. No crop responds better to POTASH FERTILIZA- TION than clover. For wheat to be seeded to clover insist on having a fertilizer containing 6 to 8 %“ POTASH and you will have a profitable clover crop, as well as a better. wheat crop. In this as well as in other ways Potash Pays SOIL AND CROP SERVICE. POTASH SYNDICATE, H. A. HUSTON, Mgr. 42 Broadway New York I THE AUTO-'OILED AER'M A Real Self-Oiling Windmill grear'mppt or— _ is sent uni . Oil an Aermotor once a year and it is always “"1 4 oiled. Every movmg part is completely and fully Oiled. A constant stream of oil flows on every hearing. The 3113me in oil. The double gears run in .' oil in a tightly enclosed gear case. Friction and wear .. r. ' ~' are practically eliminated. , 1 Any windmill which does not have the gears running in oilisonly half oiled. A modern windmill, like a modern automobile. must have its gears enclosed and run in oil. Drygears, exposed to dust, wear rapidly. " ‘ [Dry bearings and dry gears cause friction and loss of power. The Aermotor pumps in the lightest breeze because it is correctly designed and well oiled. To get everlasting windmill satisfaction. buy the Aermotor. . i i 3253. W": more]; co was IMPROVED FARMS In Michigan’s Best Counties We have a few farms, placed with us for sale by some of our stock- . holders, that offer ' unusually attractive bargains. These are not run-down proper- ties, but well stocked, fully culti- vated farms, offering pleasan't homes and profitable investments. If you are interested in this kind. of property, let us send you de- tails. Among them may be just what you want. We can help you finance the pur- chase of any of these farms. STANDARD MORTGAGE & INVESTMENT COMPANY Penobscot Building - Detroit, Michigan Investments of Standard Value ' Subject to your inspection when it arrives. ' subject to com ar1son 1n construction, im- provements an exclusive features with , m any cutter made. If it is not exactly as ., 2:”? travelin claimed the best you ever saw, the best in table30 ft of your neighborhood ship it; back and you owe us nothing. How ist at for a fair and square proposition? How is that for proof of quality? lower ‘ pipe and top elbow NOW BUYS R088 NO 30 MOUNTED ON LEGS Ross Ensilagc Cutters are made in four sizes A cutter for every need—t0 match we any IliOOr is also made with four wheel ARE REAL BARGAINS They are the lowest priced cutters on the market, bar none. Cut cleaner, operate 26 r cent easier save 25per cent in fuel, have 25 per cent arfiler capacit, proven bg actual anounting as shown 11 illustration, with tests and by ex erience of ousandso owners. on get 3 to 5 tons per hour capacity, requires all this in ROS cutters, plus all modern 1m rovements and t06 horsepower construction details such as fan dlstrl utlon blower, Noto 40 with four wheel mounting has 6 angle stool blower tans. angle stool frame, ball bearing t08 ton per hour capacity, requires 8 to and thrust knife adjustment, roverslble stool cuttin 10 horsepower to owrate . bar and many other features not found on any other,an ‘ No 50 with four w eel mounting has 8 still ROSS prices are lowest The biggest cutter value your to 10 ton per hour capacity, requires dollar will buy. Let us show you. 10 to 12 horsepower N0 casb--NO-J’elmsitullo Interest ‘ is gins lgrrhslezlpmt’itlsm: Order your R 15 horsepower reayd 03$ cutter tod- . No need of waiting to harvest crops and get cfs'hc. “1:: ell-1:: 015133331: 0 %Tle$m=)::ghmb01 1:132"; :Englzgngwna. 0p No wi blower traveling feed. whim-also 30 r't of cash. nointerest, no deposit. Wet-gurus:x yogstl’ ythla feign- 1:: mf and 1d inc ‘2'?me Isaiah axldc‘litognte fog-12h, these 0 firmMon spriuunc, wzmfi’filivifoae’nd.s Write today for “tenure. gutter- have 72 years manufacturi :Ee 31331-13311. built Dept. 520 S P E N C E R ’ S Ohlo " ' must-ox: Mount m m’flfifi'm The Speediest, Most Durable Press Built Full Line of Box and Fbwer Presses. Write for Catalogue and Prices. J. A. SPENCER FOUNDRY AND MACHINE WORKS, W m owmrmithOIS Not newer-«d. a ,‘ . . ‘ 12150 tomorrow or whenever on". All the ubovemachinelatoux “lapse bargain price cos. Th‘eh lowest priced cutters of al are fully equlg‘wwz Michigan. ' and early summer. Better Clover Seed (Continued frOm page 73). as two or three weeks later, makes a. larger growth and gives more viney hay. There is no differ- ence in the typeof flower, leaf or oth- er botanical characteristics. Some so- called mammoth is identical to Jun‘elor very little later in maturing, while here and there are fields of real mam- moth two weeks or more later than the red clover or “June clover” as it is commonly called. There is a strong demand at present for typical mam- moth of this large type and several ex- cellent fields were seen in Alpena coun- ty; notably, one fifty-acre field on the farm of Rogers Brothers. Without doubt the work of the farm- ers in northeastern Michigan seed- growing sections and in other seed regions of Michigan in pulling weeds from their seed fields and in cutting out weedy areas will pay a good profit to the workers. Even greater benefits will come to the "farmer whd buys and plants seed from cleaned up fields. Cer- tainly the work of the Farm Bureau Seed Department and of seed compa- nies in attempting to secure seed from the best seed fields and in encourag- ing farmers in cleaning up their fields is to be highly commended. The day is past when the grower of weedy clo- ver seed can expect to secure as much per bushel as the producer of clean seed. The old system of a flat local rate for clover seed penalized the pro- ducer of seed of high purity. The yields of seed from alsike, red, and mammoth clover in northeastern Michigan are much larger than are us- ual in corn belt states or in lower This region is largely un- Farmers ’ Day Michigan Agricultural College August 41% Plan Now derlaid by limestone and limestone rocks are frequent over much of the country. It is a natural clover country. Yields of eight and ten bushels per acre of alsike clover, and six and eight bushels of mammoth clover seed are not unusual. An average of from four to five bushels is expected. from good fields. One young Alpena county farmer spoke of making a profit of over $500 on four and one-half acres of mammoth Cloirer three years ago. He was considerably interested in the present prospects and while walking through a field of like size, most of which he planned to take for seed, stated- that he had always cut'his crop for hay and was just beginning to cut the hay crop three years ago when County Agent Scheetz came along and asked him why he did not take it for seed. They gbt to figuring together and agreed that $100 would represent the hay value of that particular field, while if reserved for seed itmight bring very much more. It actually did make $650 when harvested for seed and sold on the strong market of that year. This young farmer thinks the county agent is a pretty good fellow to have around. Clover mildew-is prevalent through— out the clover seed regions; in fact, throughout Michigan the clover mil- dew is frequently noted this year. The leaves of the plants have a whitish ap- pearance as though they had been dip- ped in thin whitewash. This mildew is a fungous disease, its prevalent ap- ‘ pearance being due to the ample. rain- fall and the warm. weather ,of spring It disppears large- ly during the curing process. and while a coarser, v more duety hay will result than i5 Browi’i the belief. that live stock will be injur- ' ed in feeding wellcured hay. Care should be taken to cure thoroughly. It looks as though the day of exten- sive alsike‘ seed fields, many allowed . to, run too long, is passed in north- eastern Michigan. Alfalfa. and sweet clover are coming in remarkably fast and, are held in high esteem by live stock feeders and potato growers. Four years ago the writer traveled over the same region and saw comparatively lit- —tle alfalfa and only a. few fields of sweet clover. Today these crops are common, and in several cases alfalfa was handled successfully for seed last year. Most of the sweet clover grow- ers are rapidly becoming alfalfa men. In ‘the future, smaller, cleaner, high- er yielding fields of alsike and red clo- ver will be grown in rotation and not allowed to stand for several years as has been the custom. This will mean cleaner and better seed, a greater profit per acre to the farmer, and a more satisfactory grade for the seed handler. Certainly it will be a great day [for the average farmer when he can secure ample native grown seed for planting in his meadows and pass- tures of such purity that he is certain not to bring in new and troublesome, noxious weeds, or old and equally both- ersome pests which require great ex- pense in eradicating. The careful few, who willingly pay the extra cost for high-grade seed, can get excellent na- tive grown seed from proper sources at the present time. CONTROLLING THE CUCUMBER BEETLE. AN easy and effective way to con- t101 cucumber beetle is to dust with a mixture of arsenate of lead and land plaster. A very effective formula, as shown by tests, is one part by weight of powdered arsenate of lead to twen- ty parts,of land plaster. Land plaster itself has little effect in the beetle control but its fineness ,of texture and its adhering qualities‘ make it an ideal carrier for the arse nate of lead. It is also very effective in that it is a fertilizer and has a slim- ulating effect on the plants, causing them to mature and fruit early. It is necessary to keep the beetle from attacking the cucumbers as this insect also causes the cucumber wilt ahd produces a grub which feed on or in the stems under the ground. APPLE SCAB PREVALENT. REPORTS come that apple scab is quite prevalent in New York 01'-. chards. wet weather which prevailed during late June and early July. In Michigan the earliest varieties, especially the Duchess, have a lot of scab but where proper spraying has been done the later varieties are fairly clean Our vote goes to the leader who be- lieves so thoroughly in the cause for which he fights that he forgets him- self. MELON CARE AND CULTURE. FElW farmers are successful in giow- 111g melons in clay soil, and for this 193.8011 George R. Brown has pub- lished a. sixty— seven-page illustrated booklet on melon care and culture on clay soil. Mr. Brown has been suc- cessful in the field and his book gives good practical directions for melon culture. Soils and preparation, plant- ing, cultivation and splaying of water- melons and muskmelons are given special attention. Other subjects dis- cussed are: Insects, diseases and treatment, seeds and varieties, har- vesting and marketing; melon culture on sandy soil and a. large list of im- portant. helpful items and formulas. The price of this booklet is 31.103114 bepuhchased.thro ‘ ‘ -. F $1015“ This is due to the period of, ~ VMICHIGANV-B’RED seen STOCK . southern Michigan soil and some of Mathews. .duced about one hundred pounds of SHOWS SUPERIORITY. ARENTS are always interested in the way their , children behave when away. from home, and farmers in Michigan will be interested in the be- havior of the seed stocks that have or- iginated in Michigan, then have been taken to other localities with different conditions. In northwestern Indiana Purdue University Experiment Station is conducting an experiment field near Wanatah. It is on black acid sand, a type of soil that is similar to some .the results on this will interest Michi- gan farmers. In the year that the variety test work has been running, Red‘ Rock wheat has yielded the best of five va- rieties while Rosen rye did the best of four varieties and Michigan two row barley outyielded the other three bar- leys t t were planted alongside of it. p The~ sults from the Huntington experime t field, a brown soil in north- eastern ndiana that does/not show muc esponse to lime, show that out of seven wheat varieties tested, Red 'Rock wheat yielded 29.9 bushels per acre in 1921, while the closest con- tender was Michigan Amber with 20.9 bushels per acre. The two—year aver- age on this field shows Red Rock with 25.3 bushels per acre and Michigan Amber with 19.6 bushels per acre. On this field Rosen rye yielded the poor- est of the tour ryes tested out. This brings up the question as to what extremes of winter weather the hardy varieties can stand. It might naturally be supposed that varieties originating in Michigan and there hav- ing proven winter-hardy would also be hardy when moved farther south. In- dications are, however, that it takes a. more vigorous plant to stand the alter- nate freezing and thawing of most southern winters than to stand the Michigan winters .where snow is on the ground continuously. As one gets farther south in Indiana than the two experimental fields mentioned, Michi- gan-bred crops do not show the supe- riority they do in northern Indiana. Rosen rye is nowhere near so" hardy in the southern part of the state as common rye and here in Pulaski coun- ty I have observed that when grown on sand, Rosen rye is a much better yielder than the other ryes, but when put upon clay soil, it shows no supe- roirity and frequently is somewhat in- ferior. With crops that grow entirely in the summer, those originated in Michigan seem to be exceptionally prolific. , As mentioned once before in these col- umns, the Petoskey potatoes which were imported from Michigan last year and were distributed among elev- en different growers yielded on the av- erage sixty-eight bushels to the acre better than the native stock. The writ- er has observed some superiority‘in Robust beans but just how much he is unable to say at this time .-—I. J. Of all farm machinery, wimdmills come close to needing the most oil, and they get the least Isn’t it often true that what we do- not possess we want, but that which we have we do not appreciate? For every bushel of wheat are pro- straw “—2042 saline; sad: this value before 30 33% 4.10.9.0 7:1; at a 30x31A2 J USCO at , v. w $10.90 think . ”back for a minute as far ‘ as you can remember USCO. The truth is that men .. have always found ' USCO an outstanding money’s worth no mat— ter what its price. Today at $10.90 USCO maintains its established standard of quality. And because of the new price, it sets a new index of tire value. . a: a a: ,- Men who have used USCO have never been inclined to measure its value by the general run of tires. money’s ed before. ‘ United States‘nres are Good 'nres‘ Copyright U. S. Tire CO. Fiftv- flu-ac Not even 118 CO ever touched Since last fall when USCO established the 1090 price rangethey ve recognized it as a value beyond any pos sible comparison. A still greater worth than even USCO itself had reach- nltea States fluted Statesfm Rubber ”W The Old t M Factorm Rubber Oraantihtgm :2?wa Id W0 hundred and thirty- five Branches rl mnhnnk , MAKE both your money and your house last longer by painting it With lead and oil paint—CARTER WHITE LEAD and pure linseed oil. lbs. of White lead and 4 gallons makes 7 gallons of paint. local paint dealer for prices. Write us for “Painting with Lead and .Seven gallons Will paint a six or seven room house two coats.’ l 00 of oil Ask your. Oil ,9 A booklet and color card that tells you exactly 'What you want to know. Carter White Lead Company ' ' Dopt. 16 f THE GUNN BEAN HARVESTER AS STANDARD AS A no: I MAN - l “GUNN' -l DAY can readily harvest 25 acres of beam. Wet weather need not stop the bean harvest i! you have a “GUNN.” ROOTS are really left (it the field. Beans dry much faster - threshing is cleaner. N0 EASIER EEAPER way to HARVEST BEANS. lON LY F. D. BULLOCK. Sales Agent $ l7l6 Palmer Avenue KALAMALOO. MiGilGAN l 5 onus: want we runs L BOOK 0N DOG DISEASES And How to Feed Mailed free to any address by the Author H.CLAY CLOVER co., Inc... 129 West 24m Street, New York Alerica’s Pioneer Dog Medicin _, . for Heaven. Coughs, Di 3 :1. per, Indigestion. Use 0 cans for Heaven—4f not sat- lsfactory. money bank. can often sufllclent. $10 25 r.can Dealersorbymil. Newton Remedy 00. ,Toledo. 0. J ' Influence-minnows...- WW“?- was ,‘-. N EWT'ON'S lam-tau “I... 3 . ..; ~‘ ‘.:‘.~.\":"" 5.62;: ”fem. ‘7 5...": -‘.:.‘. in. sell}: "3‘ ‘5.» m'dr' vs- ,x.‘ M} w w, .1 life‘s? ' ~ J against“; 1ft" . - ,. “ ‘. “‘9th .425: L . ;. .-.-.. -.._. c d RURAL HEALTH By'Dr. C. H. Lerrz'gv HOT WEATHER DIET. IDSUMMER days add greatly to M the problems of the housekeep‘ er. The men must be fed as usual, and they must have food upon which they can do a day’s work, but there are many finicky appetites. What shall be the menu on these hot days? How shall the children be fed? What can we give to tempt grandma’s appetite? What is there that will real- ly taste good? I Fortunately the seasonable things of the garden help greatly in answering these questions. Tomatoes are not only priceless as appetite ticklers, but they do stellar work in supplying the necessary'features ot‘ a meal, and are therefore very valuable, even though their actual nutritive value is small. Lettuce, cabbage, spinach, cauliflower, are all good vegetables to consider. They are as helpful in their line as the more solid articles of diet, though they will not wholly replace them. New potatoes make a good dish and may be served in a variety of appetiz- ing ways. Milk gravies may often be served with these vegetables and this addition will go far to supplying the needed protein element. Milk is al- ways an important food, but especially so in hot weather. It should be used in gravies, soups, stews, puddings, cus- tards, sauces, and in every way in which it can be worked in, because it is a food that will supply in readin digestible form the very. elements that the appetite is prone to reject in other foods under stress of hot weather. As a beverage, when suitably cooled it is as tasty as any drink that can be served. Eggs are often more appetizing than meat in hot weather and make an ex- cellent substitute; in fact, the meat portion of the hot weather diet may be kept very low indeed, served, and also used in custards, pud- dings and drinks. Make a special effort to get ice whenever it can be secured. Then start the ice cream freezer and serve up dishes that will be suited to the taste of every member of the family and at the same time supply positive food value. TONSILS. the doctor said she should have her tonsils removed when she gets out of high school this spring. Now, she has a good voice for singing and some peo- ple say that removing the tonsils will ruin the voice. Is there any truth in that? Is there danger of cold going into the lungs any quicker after hav- ing the tonsils removed ?——G. O. C. At your daughter’s age the tonsils have completed their function and if not diseased are beginning to atrophy. They would therefore play no part in the tones of her voice. 11" they do not undergo normal atrophy it is because they are diseased and their removal will be more likely to improve than to imjure the voice. In such a case the danger of “taking cold” or of a cold “going to the lungs,” would be less rather than greater. ENLARGED VEINS. Please tell me the best and quickest relief from big veins. They give me a lot of pain and distress but I must keep on with my work—G. F. C. You will get most immediate relief from wearing elastic supporting band- ages or stockings. It is well to find the cause. If you are too heavy, re- duce your weight. If your heart action is poor, build it up. If you. have flat- root get the fault corrected There are many dinerent reasons for broken veins 3. 1“ 1f eggs arr. My daughter has throat trouble and , .u'“ .... 1h- ‘l'n. ' r W'/ .. 1I/n .- h. dill/ll /u., ,/,I p ,1l/h /. 1111/ w 111% purposes including cultivating. proportion. OF”) 5 Send for this booklet which explains how the Moline Plow Co. Inc.,is lc ‘ cr- ing the cost of implements by cutting out the terrific waste in implement dis- tribution. If you believe that farmers should pay less for what they buy and get more for what they sell, you where he can sce1t low prices. as with any other type of tractor. ought to know about the MOLINE I. PLAN. Never before has a big im- plement manufacturer made such a 2 Horses 1‘ Replaces"- big change in selling policy. It means 3. than Horse Power. big savings for you. Send for it today! 4 MOLINE, ILLINOIS MCDLINE UNIVERSAL TRACTOR Sold on “THE MOLINE PLAN” In line with our policy of getting implements to fa1mers at lowest possible prices thiough “THE MOLINE PLAN, ” we announce a re- duction on Moline UNIVERSAL Tract01s to $650 f. o. I). fix tory. This same tlactm, now materially improved, $990 in 1921,making a total reduction of more than half the original price. The Molinc UNIVERSAL Tractor furnishes farm power for all This means that it completely replaces 5 horses on an average 160 acre fa1m, with smaller and larger farms in One man operates both the t1actor and implements, iiding on the seat of the implements with his work always in front of him Moline Universal Tractor implements include .1 3— 2 bottom plow; double or single disc harrow- grain drill; tivator; 6- foot mower: 8 and 10— foot roller bearing binder, ctc., all at In addition,‘ ‘drag—behind” tractor or horse—drawn imple- ments can be operated as efficiently with the Moline Universal Tractm SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED LITERATURE including positive proof that- The Cost Today of Farm Power Supplied by the Molina Universal Tractor is less than the Cost of the Power Supplied by the . The Moline Universal Tractor Saves Man Power on the Farm. The Power Supplied by the Moline Universal Tractor is better Moline Universal Tractor Power is Cheaper and Better Farm Power than the power Supplied by Any Other Type of Tractors, If you don’t know the Moline Dealer nearest to you, ask us for his name. MOLINE PLOW COMPANY INC Reorganized, Refinanced, Po werfully Capitalized sold for $1325 in.l920 and for Z-row cul— Before You Buy A 5”,, Compare QualituasaPrices The first patent ever issued on a silo was awarded Kalamazoo over 30 years ago. Experience has again proved a good teacher. [fa/ama;_ ’00 W and Wood Silos are the standard of the World today. A Kalamazoo silo is a money—maker for you. A poor silo 13 an expense. Over 7 0000 farmers can testify to Kalamazoo reliability and stability. Our Glazed Tile Silos are built of absolutely moisture- proof glazed tile—positively weather tight. Blocks have three dead air spaces—resist heat, cold moisture. vermin. eedno paint or repairs. Will not warp, decay not blow down. Our Wood Stave Silos have stood the test of 30 years. Air- tight joints, deeply grooved. tongued and splined. Shipped ready to erect. No nails or Screws needed. Both tile and wood silos fitted with our famous continuous door frames of heavy galvanized steel. Kalamazoo Glazed Building Tile has many uses about the farm. It is permanent, everlasting. economical construction. Reduces fire risk and insurance. beautifies the - farm. There' s a difference in tile. . The book tells you how to judge tile. Write for a copy and our new low prices today. - Kalamazoo Tank 3: Silo Co. Dept. 223 Kalamazoo, Mlcho Ask us about our Enailage Cutters L Farms .and Farm Lands Single man for yr. perience. good wages grater stock feeding ex- ' 11 good home. sition, Chas. D. Hui-sch. Siloam. Mich. osco 00. Wanted _ , for sale at , ., SHETLANPBEBQEQES 11.111111 ~ ' Water Front Form, 1% acres near Salisbury. Mary— land. rice 813. 000. Full particulars address open at once Registered Rufus Red Rahbits..prizewln 8. FR NKLYN WOODCOCK. Salisbury. Md For sale new. $500 each Good healthyst .Ohas. 0. Wedow. Walled Lake Village, Oakland Ook. M loll. l i , of rolling l $1000 Gets Michigan Farm With Crops, 3 Horses, 9 Cattle, Poultry, tools. cream separator thrown in to quick buyer: step right in, enjoy immediate income; ad- vantages; handy: city markets: '16 acres, half machine- worked tillage. wire- -fe11ced pasture; woodlot; fruit; comfortable cottage. good 40-ft barn. stable. poultry house. granary. Owner called away. $2300 takes all. includinsg crops. only $1000 down. easy terms. Details g'agell Big Bargain Catalog FREE. S’l BOUT ARM AGENCY, 814130 Ford Bldg. Detroit Mi(h. Furnished Farm Home Growing Crops, 5 Cattle Poultry, brood sow. vehicles. machinery. tools included if taken soon; 60 acres close RR and high school town; 50 acres loamy tillage for heavy geneial crops; big sprinmwatered pasture: 24 apple trees. pears. cherries; good 7-room house cool maple-shaded \ard. neighbors across road: 40 ft. barn. outbuildings. Other: business pressing. $5300 takes all. less than half cash. FredW .Hamlin. Chelsea. Mich. FOR SALE 640 ACRES cam land suitable for farming or grazin Watered by he spring trout stRieam. located one mile East of Lei-anger on and trunk line high- wav. and about six miles from City of West Branch . the county seat of Ogemaw County. one of the finest counties in Michigan, at. 512. ()0 per acre if sold in block, on terms to any“. urchasers. Own WILLIAM ’1‘.“est Brnnchl: Michigan 80 acres on State Road 2% mile from Wixom Fl" sale 4 miles from Milford. Fine new house. fine location. springs. timber. some fruit. wells. all tools with farm 0 terms HAS. 0. WEDOW. Walled Lake Village. Oakland 00.. Ml 1.011 Sglling on account of sickness. Beautiful dairy for? with 01' without stoc ully equip hbrseysw ’ once 6130.11: Writ e Wider. Bceungnholiht; Grand Rapids. M1011. If You Want To Sell 20:33:53.5?“ or city JEROME PRO A1111 Arbor. file]; Please Mention The was » The Brazilian steamship “Avare” which tipped over without warn- Encampment of Marines who will stage mimic battle on the historic ing, in the Hamburg harbor. Several people were kirled. Gettysburg battlefield. General Pershing and sister are What is left of the mine supply house at Herrin. Illinois, after the Roald Amundsen’s ship “Maud,” vacationing at Atlantic City. recent pullers’ riot. which W111 make a polar trip. Prince Of Wales greets Lady AStOl‘, the first American-born lady Marconi, famous radio inventor, dances to radio music on his member of Parliament. yacht, Ellettra. Marconi is in white uniform. ' J A'Washington botanist finds the largest mushs 7 . Miss Anne Harwiek to participate Steinmetz, famous electrical wizard, and Mar-I 4 " room, whiéh weighs fifteen pounds. I W - in Olympic gables in Paris. . com, the famous radio inventor. 4—: ,i r —-—~— * . . , v . - . ,. eighty; ”WM ,1. gmmpa. new rock. _ THE CROSS-CUT -—By Courtney Ry/eyV Cocper Copyright. 1921. By Little. Brown it Company ' The ascent was almost sheer in plac- , es, for in Kentucky gulch the hills _huddled close to the little town and rose in precipitous inclilnes almost be- fore the city limits had been reached. Beside the road a, small stream chat~ tered, milk-white from the silica de- posits of the mines, like the waters of Clear Creek, which it was hastening -to join. Along the gullies were the scars of the prOSpect holes, staring like dark, blind eyes out upon the gorge—reminders of the lost hopes of a day gone by. Here and there lay some discarded piece of mining ma- chinery, rust-eaten and battered now, washed down inch by inch from the higher hill where it had been aban- doned when the demonetization of sil- ver struck, like a rapier, into the hearts of grubbing men, years before. It was a canon of decay, yet of life, for as he trudged along, the: roar of great motors came to Fairchild’s ears; and a moment later he stepped aside to allow the passage of ore-laden auto- mobile trucks, loaded until the springs had flattened and until the engines howled with their compression as they sought to hold back their burdens on the steep grade. And it was as he stood there, watching the big vehicles travel down the mountain side, that Fairchild caught a glimpse of a human figure-which suddenly darted behind a clump of scrub pine and skirted far to one side, taking advantage of every covering. A new beat came into Fair- child’s heart. He took to the road again, plodding upward apparently without a thought of his pursuer, stop- ping to stare at the bleak prospect holes, or to admire the pilnk- -white beauties of the snowy range in the far distance, seemingly a man entirely be~ ref tol' suspicion. A quarter of a mile he went, a half. Once, as the road turned beside a great rock, he sought its shelter and looked back. The fig« ure still was following, running care- fully now along the bank of the stream in an effort to gain as much ground as possible before the retuiin of the road to open territory should bring the ne- cessity of caution again. A mile more, then, again in the shel— ter of rocks, he swerved and sought a hiding place, watching anxiously from his concealment for evidences of discovery. There were none. The shadower came on, displaying more and more caution as he approached the rocks, glancing hurried about him as he moved swiftly from cover to cover. Closer—closer—then Fairchild repressed a gasp. The man was old, almost white-haired, with hard, knot- ted hands which seemed to stand out AL ACRES-T/zey All Go from his wrists; thin alnd wiry with the resiliency that outdoor, hardened muscles often give to age, and with a face that held Fairchild almost hyp— notized. It was like a hawk’s; hook- beaked, colorless, toneless in all ex- pressions save that of a malicious tenacity; the eyes were slanted until they resembled those of some fantastic Chinese image, while just above the curving nose a blue-white scar ran trace ofifootprints, and finding none, turned slowly and looked intently all about him. Carefully he approached the mouth of the tunnel and stared within. Then he straightened, and with another glance about him, hur- ried ofi up a gulch leading away from‘ the road, into the hills. Eairchild lay and watched him until he was out of sight, 31nd he knew instinctively that a surveyor would only cover beaten ter- rWnen 2‘66 Pigs Destroyed Ina Corn By Geraldine Reynolds Smith The cows were in the clover The pigs were in the corn And Mary sat a-talkin’ With a handsome foreign-born. The light within the parlor Was growing very, dim. Of oil there was but little But what was that to him? ’Twas near two in the morning And Pa was long asleep. When‘Mary sat a feedin' Her guest with taffy sweet. The cows were in the clover, The pigs were in the corn, Still Mary sat a spoonin’ At ten past two at morn’. But daddy was a dreamin' That ghosts were in the house. That cats were chewing pasture That Brindle ate a mouse. He tried to call to Mary And started with a groan. Asleep, walked toward the mleadow Was tripped there by a stone. He woke up in an instant . Right near the pasture gate He looked about the pasture But where were Bess and Kate? He heard a kind of rustling Within the fodder field. He saw the pigs destroying The corn field’s mighty yield. He called to good old Rover But Mary had him chained. He called to faithful Fido But Heinrich had him maimed. His temper Dad was losing Already he had sworn, . For cows were in the clover And pigs were in the corn. Poor Mary was most frightened When Pa drove Heinrich out. And Ma was up a-cryin’ While Rover stood in doubt. Some time ago this happened When Dad turned out the light Jnd called the family all pet names And scared poor Heinrich white. No more does Mary wonder Why Heinrich doesn't come. Why Daddy’s always grouchy And" scares her almost dumb. For now she knows that Papa Blames Heinrich for the mom When cows ate up the pasture And pigs destroyed the corn. straight up the forehead Squint Ro- daine! So he was on the trail already! Fair- child watched him pass, sneak around the corner of the rocks, and stand a moment in apparent bewilderment as he surveyed the ground before him. A mumbling curse and he went on, his cautious gait discarded, walking brisk- ly along the rutty, boulder-strewn road toward a gaping hole in the hill, hard- ly a furlong away. There he surveyed the ground carefully, bent and stared hard at the earth, apparently for a, In and Find t/ze Water Fine. ritory now. Squint Rodaine, he felt sure, had pointed out to him the Blue Poppy mine. ‘ nut he did not follow the direction given by his pursuer. Squint Rodaine was in the hills. Squint Rodaine might return, and the consciousness of cau- tion bade that Fairchild not be there when he came back. Hurriedly he descended the rocks once more to turn toward town and toward Mother How— ard’s boarding house. He wanted to tell her what he had seen and to ob— tain her help and counsel. Quickly he made the return trip, crossing the little bridge over the turbulent Clear Creek and heading tow ward the boarding house. Half a block away he halted, as a woman on the veranda of the big, squarely built “hotel" pointed him out, and the great figure of a man shot through the gate, shouting, and hurried toward him. A tremendous'creature he was, With red face and black hair which seemed to scramble in all directions at once, and with a mustache which appeared to scamper in even more directions than his hair. Fairchild was a large man; suddenly he felt himself puny and inconsequential as the mastodonic thing before him swooped forward, spread wide the big arms and then caught him tight in them, causing the breath to. puff over his lips like ex- haust of a bellows. A release, then Fairchild felt him- self lifted and set down again. He pulled hard at his breath. “What’s the matter with you?’ he exclaimed testily. “You’ ve made a mis- take!” “lfm blimed if I ’ave!” tornado-like voice. “Blime! just like ’im!” “But you’re mistaken, old man!” Fairchild was vaguely aware that the spray-like mustache was working like a dust-brbom, that snappy blue eyes were beaming upon him, that the big red nose was growing redder, while a tremendous paw had seized his own hand and was doing its best to crush it. “Blimed if I ’ave!” came again. “You your Dad’s own boy! You look just like ’im! Don't you know me?” He stepped back then and stood grinning, his_ long, heavily muscled arms hanging low at his sides, his mustache trying vainly to stick out in more directions than ever. Fairchild rubbed a hand across his eyes. ' “You’ve got me!” came at last. “1—” “You don’t know me? ’Onest now, don’t you? I’m ’Arry! Don’t you know now? ’Arry from Cornwall!" A True Friend Arrives. T came to Fairchild then—the sent- ence in his father’s letter regarding some one who would hurry to his aid when he needed him, the references of Beamish, and the allusion of Mother Howard to a faithful friend. He forgot the pain as the tremendous Cornish- man banged him on the back, he fore got the surprise of it all; he only knew bellowed a You look that he was laughing and welcoming a big man old enough in age to be his father, yet young enough in spirit to want to come back and finish a fight he had seen begun, and strong enough ——By Frank R. Lee! PERCY, sum SNEAKEOW /,/\ OFF TO THE SWIMMIN' HOLE, You Go DOWN AND TELL HIM DAD WANTS HlM To .‘KQET BACKONTH LEAVE. lT TO ME, DAD l‘LL MAKE W 4flrsacv AIN'TBRINGI'N' SUM BACK VERY FAST AL, GUESS You BETTEQ ""\z 0 AFTER THEM! Cir/“3"“ - AHALrs-VHourp. LATER -— ‘ '. CON 5».in iT! THOSE BOYS AQE COMlN BACK To WORK 0Q l' LL. TAKE Tut's GAD-TO EVERY LAST ONE. ‘i l l ,i . i f l L--.~e.. , I x is physique to intend it. -.Again the heavy voice boomed: ' “You know ins now, eh?” “You bet! You’re Harry Harkins!" “ ’Arkins it is! I came. just as soon as I got the cablegram!” ' “The cablegram?" “Yeh.” Harry pawed at his wonder- ful mustache. “From Mr. Beamish, you know. ’13} sent it. Said you’d started out ’ere all alone. And I couldn’t stand by and let you do that. So ’ere I am!” “But the expense, the long trip across the ocean, the—” “’Ere I am!” said Harry again. “Ain’t that enough?” They had reached the veranda now, to stand talking for a moment, then to go within, where Mother Howard awaited, eyes glowing, in the parlor. Harry flung out both arms. studiously at the young man. “’E didn’t write of’en." . “He didn’t need to write you. You were here .;with him—when it hap- pened!’ . “No——” Harry shook his head. “I was in town.” “But you knew—” “What’s Mother Howard told you?” “A lot—and nothing.” “I don’t know any more than she does.” “But——” “Friends didn’t ask questions in’ those days,” came quietly. “I might ’ave guessed if I’d wanted to—~but I didn’t want to.” “But if you had?” Harry looked at him with quiet, blue eyes. “What would you guess?” "A sap: \st“. ‘7' llllUllllEjL lf" W 1&9”! “And I still love you!” he boomed, as he caught the gray-haired, laughing woman in his arms. “Even if you did run me off and wouldn’t go back to Cornwall!” Red-faced, she pushed him away and slapped his cheek playfully; it was like the tap of a light breeze against granite. Then Harry turned. “ ’Ave you looked at the mine?” The question brought back to Fair- child the happenings of the morning and the memory of the man who had trailed him. He told his story, while Mother Howard listened, her arms crossed, her head bobbing, .and while Harry, his big grin still on his lips, took in the details with avidity. Then for a moment a' monstrous hand scrambled vaguely about in the region of the Cornishman’s face, grasping a hair--of that radiating mustache now and then and pulling hard at it, at last to drop—and the grin faded. “Le’s go up there,” he said quietly. This time the trip to Kentucky gulch was made by skirting the town; soon they were on the rough, narrow road- way leading into the mountains. Both were silent for the most part, and the expression on Harry’s face told that he was living again ‘the days of the past, days when men were making those pock-marks in the hills, when the prbspector and his pack jack could be seen on every trail, and when float ore in a gulley meant riches waiting somewhere above. A long time they walked, at last to stop in the shelter of the rocks where Fairchild had shad— owed his pursuer, and to glance care- fully ahead. No one was in sight. Harry jabbed out a big finger. “That’s it,” he announced, “straight a’ead!" They went on, Fairchild with a grip- ping at his throat that would not down. This had been the hope of his father —and here his father had met—what? He swerved quickily and stopped, fac- ing the bigger man. ' “Harry,” came sharply, “I know that I may be violating an unapoken prom— ise to my father. But I simply can’t stand it any longer. What happened here?” “We were mining—for silver.” “I don’t mean thatmthere was Some sort of tragedy.” Harry chuckled—in concealment, Fairchild thought, of something he did not want to tell him. _ “I should think so! The timbers gave way and the mine caved in!” “Not that! My father ran away from this town. You and Mother Howard helped him. You didn’t come back. , He or did my father. .Eventudlly it i d Slowly Robert Fairchild's gaze went to the ground. There was only one possible conjecture: Sissie Larsen had been impersonated by a woman. Sis— sie Larsen had never been seen again in Ohadi. “I—I would hate to put it into words,” came finally. Harry slapped him on the shoulder. , . “Then don’t. It was nearly thirty years ago. Let sleeping dogs lie. Take a look around before we go into the tunnel.” They reconnoitered, first on one side then on the other. No one was in sight. Harry bent to the ground, and finding a pitchy pine knot, lighted it. They started cautiously within, blink- ing against the darkness. A detour and they avoided an ore car, rusty and half filled, standing on the little track, now sagging on moldy ties. A moment more of walking and Harry took the lead. _ “It’s only a step to the shaft now,” he cautioned. “Easy——easy——look out for that ’anging wall—” he held the pitch torch against the roof of the tun- nel and displayed a loose, jagged sec- tion of rock, dripping with seepage from the hills above. ——’ere it is.” 'The’outlines of a rusty “hoist,” with ‘ its cable leading down into a slanting hole in the rock, showed dimly before ‘3 deserted ‘ About it were; clustered drills that were eaten by age them—a massive, chunky, thing in the shadows. the seepage; shaft-car, lay and the dampness of farther on a “skip,” or on its side, half muck from the walls of the tunnel. Here, too, the timbers were rotting; one after another, they had cracked and caved beneath the weight of the earth above, giving the tunnel an eerie aspect, uninviting, dangerous. peered ahead. “It ain’t as bad as it looks,” came after a moment’s survey. “It’s only right ’ere at the beginning that it’s caved. good.” "Why not?” the farther recesses. “If it isn’t caved in farther back, we oughtlto be able to repair this spot.” But Harry shook his head. “VVe' didn‘t go into the vein ’ere,” “We figured we ’ad to he explained. ’ave a shaft anyway, sooner or later“. You can’t do under'and' stoping in a mine—go' down on a vein, you know.i You’ve always got to go up—you can’t r That’s \why we dug this shaft—and now look get the metal out if you don’t. at ' it! " ~ . ‘ {Continued next week). ,. '134481‘ 7 .Forerhda’rwf falirfactz’mt d Roasted and packed by National Grocer .Mills, Detroit The Drink YouiCrm/e These Hot Days No other drink can take the place of cofiee—Lighthouse Coffee. 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The new petticoat bottoms, some of them at least, are embroidered. But more are finished in a geometrical de- sign with a narrow crocheted border. The favorites have been scallops, points and squares. Quite the newest is the open-work point here shown for the first time. While these designs have been used largely on white petticoats, done with white threads, some beautiful effects are obtained on silks and pongees with colored threads or silks. A pongee petticoat cut out in scallops, the seal- lops finished in a good shade of green, blue or lavender, is a stylish as well as a good washing, and excellent wearing garment. It specially recommends it- self for hot weather wear. Taffeta, or any other silk for dressy occasions, crocheted in colors, is very effective. A black taffeta with green finished scallops, is very rich inappearance. The designs here shown are very easy to cut and work. These same de- signs may be found very practical, as well as effective on pillow slips, sheets, centerpieces, runners, and the kiddies’ clothes. The directions for the cro- He who aim: only at tile lowrrt'i: sure never to attain to tire lug/mt, but i: not unlikely to miss wen t/xe lowest. —Bmwman. Woman’s Interests The Newest Petticoat Decorations By Helen Caméer j cheting follows. The crocheting is done into the raw edge of the goods after cutting and protects it from raveling. Pointed Borderz—Width of point 31/; inches; depth of point 2 inches. Work 23 s c close together along edge of point, beginning at the top (where the point joins the material) turn; 4 ch, join into 3rd s c from beginning of ch, turn; 8 so into ch; 3 so into point, turn; 5 ch s1 st, into center of 8 s c, turn; 9 s c into 5 ch; 3 c in same hole turn 4 ch, s1 st into 3rd s c from top of point, turn; 4 s 0 into 4 ch, 5 ch, 81 sti into s c next to top, turn; 9 s G into 5 ch, 4 s c into 4 ch; 19 s c along edge, 1 s c into bottom‘, 2 s c up side of next point, turn 1 ch, 1 d 0 into s c at bottom, 1 ch s1 st, into 2nd 8 c of first point turn. Make fOur more rows in point as lasts 0, 4 ch, 2 so into pf meshes between point, of 4, 6, 8, 10 same hole; 6 s 0 into edge of point, Put a Pointed or Scalloped Edging on Your Petticoat. holes respectively. Finish with scal- lop; 3 ch, 3 d 0 into bottom. of ch, 1 d c‘into 2nd (1 c of top row of mesh; 3 more scallops joined into 4th, 6th and 8th (1 c of mesh. Continue the pattern as before around next point. Scalloped Pattern—Cut edge to be worked into scallops, a coffee cup makes a good measure, making scallop 3% inChes wide and 1% inches deep. Beginning at bottom (nearest goods) work 10 s c with 2 ch between each into scallop. Picot (D) of 4 ch; 4 s c with 2 ch between each, p. Repeat, making triple p at center of 4, 5, 4, ch, repeat s c and p, 10 s 0 last one in 'point between scallops; 2 s c in next scallop, turn; 4 ch, join in 2nd s c of opposite scallop turn; 8 s 0 into ch; 2 s c into scallop, turn; 4 ch, sl st into 8 s c( 4 ch s1 st into 4th 3 c of let scallop, turn; 1 s c, 4 d c, 1’s c into 8 s c, 4 ch sl st into 4th s c of turn,* 4 ch s1 st into middle of 4 d c, repeat frdm, *, 4 ch, 1 s c into scallop, turn; 3 s c m p, 3 s c into each group of chain; s c into scallop. Repeat, as in first scallop, not forgetting the 2 ch between each s 0. Pull each scal- lop into shape" as it is finished. OR two years the women of Oak- F land county have been thinking in terms of abetter day for the farm and home. They see in the new farm movement the possibilities of a new day for the farm and home that will not only evolutionize agriculture but will make country life as attractive as we choose to make it. The result of this type of thinking and working for better organization of rural people was shown at a County Housewives’ Con- ference held at Scott Lake. Even though at a busy season, approximate- ly 250 women gathered to spend the day in conference and recreation. Mrs. L. J .Walters, of Clarkston, chairman of the county women’s committee, was mistress of ceremonies for the day. Colnmittees on program, grounds, re- ception, refreshment and recreation did their share toward making the day a successful one. After a cafeteria dinner which was furnished by each woman bringing her sandwiches and one other dish, the program took place. The main speak- er was Mrs. Louise Campbell, State Leader of Home Demonstration Agents. She told of work being done by women in other parts of the state and how home demonstration work is progressing. The women were urged to appreciate more fully the part they must play if rural organization is to _be the factor in the economic, social, and educational world it is possible for it ' to be. There must be a strong organ~ ization of all rural forces to make the farm and home yield a satisfying life. The day’s programmammdudeduummmw Housewives’ with swimming, games, and the finest personal contact that pronounced this a red-letter day for the women of Oak- land county. Since all parts of the county were well represented, these women have acquired a county con- sciousness that must greatly develop the possibilities of rural organization and also contribute to the solution of the rural problem. In enthusiasm, in spirit, in sentiment and in faith in the agricultural calling, and above all, in faith in the folks on Conference the land to play their part,_these wom- en stood solidly for the building of a. rural organization and a constructive program for country life that promises much to the country life movement. ENAMEL YOUR RUSTY BREAD BOX; EARLY every farmer’s wife owns a japanned bread box and cake There was a time when this tin- If a box. ware didn’t cost much money. box rusted out it was carelessly toss- ed on the rubbish pile and a new one purchased. But price one of these boxes now! You will think twice be- fore you chuck it. And really, it isn’t at all necessary to let it get into a. condition that will suggest discarding it. If the japanning shows signs of wear go to the store and buy a small can of colored enamel. Clean the sur- face of the box and apply a thin coat of the enamel with an ordinary var- nish brush. The rust will immediately ' be checked. . TESTED RECIPES. Fruit Conserve—One quart of straw- berries hulled, one quart of cherries stoned, one quart of gooseberries and currants stemmed; two oranges and one medium pineapple put through the food grinder; one dozen apricots and one dozen peaches peeled and sliced. Allow as many: pounds of sugar as you . have fruit, and cook slole until mix- . ture thickens. Iced Currants—Boil one cup oflsug- ar and two of water five minutes. Stem and washone quart of currents, and cr-ush. Stir in/ the syrup, put in any aluminum or granite dish which can be covered so that water can not get in, and pack in ice and salt an hour ~ and a half. Steamed Huckleberry Pudding.— Make a rich biscuit- dough, mixing in a generous cup of berries wk do the milk. 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It will be remembered that the bOOk of Daniel was written as a means of holding the Jews true to their be- liefs, during the terrific persecution of the Greek king, Antiochus Epiphanes. Daniel, the author seems to be saying. was absolutely true to his God, when he seemed to have no friend on earth. Go thou, O forlorn and-persecuted Jew, and 'do likewise. Thy God will not for- sake thee. Be thou faithful unto death. Now, there are many people who 'read this and who love the story of Daniel, but will say, that God does not always work this way. They will point out that many a man who has been faithful a s Daniel was, was not protected from death when the fateful hour came. The his- tory of the Chris- tian church is full of such instances. To take only one (31' two: There is John Huss. Huss was a man of mighty abilities, a schol- ar, an orator, an educator, a prophet, and his whole being was devoted to the cause of truth. Entrusting himself to God’s care, and armed with a safe- conduct from the emperor, he jour- neyed to the Council of Constance, only ~I'o have his credentials from the emperor ignored, and to suffer a martyr’s death at the stake. There was William Tyndale, one of the first translators of the New Testament into .English, caught by treachery, con- demned to lie in a prison cell and fin- ally to meet death as a common felon. The writer has stood in the prison chamber in the Tower of London, where Lady Jane Grey, the “nine days queen” was immured, one of the sweet- est, purest little women who ever liv- ed, as true to the God she worshiped as Daniel. From this chamber she went to her death. Listen to the New Testament: “And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover, of bonds and imprisonment: They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheep skins and goatskins, being des~ titute, afflicted, tormented; (of whom the world was not worthy:) they wan- dered in deserts and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.” Then take this quotation: “And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass for him. And he said, ‘Abba, Father, all things are pos- sible, with thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what Iwill, but what thou wilt.’ ” God does not delivering His children from their tor- mentors.‘ Life is a bigger thing than that. The faith to which the Christian is committed is a faith that does not need to be delivered every time a man meets with lions. It is mightier faith than that. It can go on and meet death with the lions, and still be su- preme. And, it is not the wisest thing in the world to teach the young that 'if they will join the church and be good that they will achieve success and be porsperous. That is putting a price on religion that often leads to unfortunate results. Religion, the res ligion of Christ,is of value for its Own \ \ Heroes " Our lVeeé/y Sermmz—By N. A. Mchme always choose the Daniel method of. F crever the way of prosperity. That does not change the fact that the life of hon- esty, industry and cheerfulness does have all the greater chances of suc- cess. . ‘ The fact is, there seems to be no other way of developing character than by the test method. We have to be tested out, by opposition, conflict, the hurly~burly of life. We grow by resisting. We develop by exposure to the hard things, by toil, by responsi- bility, by meeting with crises and con- quering them. A young man is said to have asked James A: Garfield, when Garfield was president of Hiram Col- lege, if there were not a shorter course he could take. He did not like the idea of: four years of studying. “Young . man.” said the hero of the tow-path, “it takes a hundred years to grow an oak, but you can grow a summer squash in three months.” The willingness to devote oneself to a worthy cause is one of the lessons of Daniel—to go with that cause to all lengths, no matter at what cost. There lies before me a sketch of the life of Christina Forsyth, called the “Lone- liest Woman in Africa.” The record of her life seems highly improbable, yet we know it is true. “Mrs. Forsyth lived )bne for thirty years in an iso- lated‘ mission station in Fingoland, East Africa, among a wild and disso— lute tribe of heathen.” The superin- tendent of missions‘ under whom Mrs. Forsyth worked said that not one wom- an in five hundred could have lived the life she lived. At the age of sev- enty—two this remarkable woman who had lived among the blacks so long that white faces looked strange to her, retired. At the age of forty-one she asked that she might go to the most hopeless place in“ Africa’s missions, and there devote her life. She chose Xolobe, a wild region of unbroken heathenism with a population of liars and thieves. “I will go at once,” she said. Old and young were steeped in sensualism, but she set herself to stem the current of wickedness. Her great weapon was prayer. Time and again she would write home asking for pray— er for this or that drunken chief. She lived in a dark kaffii‘ hut, which was washed by the rains during the rainy season. No flowers grew about her door, there was only the glare of the tropic sun on' the baked earth. She feasted her eyes on the distant moun- tains. She was never afraid, we are told. She said she was never alone. Nothing could swerve her from the work she had chosen. There were re- markable conversions from. tinieto time. She was happy in the posses- sion of a strong sense of humor, which helped her much. She walked from house to house visiting her people, “the most apostolic figure amongst us, carrying on a more apostolic work,” one of her fellow missionaries said. When the war broke out she did' not know it Until months later when the papers reached her. It well nigh broke her heart, but she bravely said, “The Lord God Omnipotent' reigneth.” When at last she returned to England, her heart went out continually to the black people with whom she had lab- ored all those Years. Is not the spirit of this woman the same as that of Daniel? ‘ SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR JULY SUBJECT.—Daniel and the Lions. LESSONz—Dan. 6:1-28. GOLDEN TEXT :——VVho through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought right- eousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions—Heb. 11:33. 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My ambition is to be able to play the piano so that my friends will be proud of me. Some people say I have talent and I want to use it. You are right in Wanting to develop and use your talents. It is everybody’s duty to themselves and poSterity to do so. By Bernard Alfredson, Whitehall, Mich. My greatest wish is to get a. good education. A short wish, but a good one. I would add to it, “and an opportunity to use it.” An education is of little ' value unless it is put to use. By Ada C. Cousineau, Herron, Mich. That I had or could get a better education, and that I will live to see the country people have better educa- tional advantages. We, too, hope that better education- al advantages will come to country folks and we feel sure that they are coming. ’ By Irene Jobin,iLinco|n, Mich. My greatest wish is that I might be as good and great as Abe Lincoln. I could be, I might be president some day. . Your wish is good and it is possible '~ - in these days of woman suffrage. Who knows but what a woman may be preS‘ ident in the next generation or so. Dear Uncle Frank: I am a farmer girl, age fifteen. I live on a farm of eighty acres. We have fifteen head of cattle and eight little pigs. I have two old cats ‘and a little kitten for pets. I named my kitten “Tip” because he is black with a white tip on his tail. 1 will be in my second year of high school next year. I go to high school at Charlevoix. I am going to take the following sub- jects next year: Geometry, Latin II, General Science and English II. We are busy picking and canning straw- berries now. We have picked seven crates of strawberries off our little patch already, and the berries are still ripening. I have three sisters and two brothers, their names are Dora, Alice, Iola, Gale and Milo. Alice and Gale will teach school next year, Dora will be a junior in high school and Milo and Iola will be in the eighth grade. I hope I haven’t taken up too much room, because I don’t want to be sel- fish. I Will close for this time, with good Wishes to all.-Edith E. Chew, Bay Shore, Michigan. I hope you get some tips from Tip. Studying animals while playing with them is instructive entertainment. Dear Uncle Frank: I have been reading Our Letter Box, and thought I would like_ to 30m .in with the other boys and girls and have some fun, also get some practice. . I am thirteen years old and have a sister the same age. . Hoping I hear from you soon,_I Will close. Very sincerely yours, Richard Gerdes, Melvin, Michigan. You have the right idea about this department when you say “Have some fun and get some practice.” Lets hear from you again. It would be nice if your twin sister would write. Dear Uncle Frank: I have three little baby skunks that are eight days old. They are sure cute little fellows. They play like little kittens. I will take a picture of them ' and send you one. I have been spray- ing potatoes lately. I’ll close for this time. Your nephew, Elmer Ullmer. I am anticipating that picture of . your baby skunks. Please tell us more ‘ , about them later on. If. . + Some of the Greatest ' Wéat Some of My Pag/s Express 43 T flair Great. Desires By Uncle Frank By Gustav‘Redmann, White Cloud, Mich. My greatest wish is not wealth, but good health and God’s blessing. If you have good health and God’s blessing, you will certainly get suffi- cient wealth for a happy life. By Anna McCann, Hart, Mich. If I were to ‘ have my “Greatest Wish,” I would wish for good health, because without it money is no'benefit. Without health there is little enjoyment in anything. Many You are right. of us value our health too lightly. The Pine Creek Reds, of Vulcan, Stone, Louis Ziller, and their Pigs. Fred LaVors, John Guilani and Wm. Stone. \ By Grace Hanson, Powers, Mich. Age Ten Years. My greatest wish is that I could be a boy and milk cows and do ,,,chores, instead of washing dishes and helping in the house. Your wish is impossible, so I believe it would be best for you to make the girliest .girl you can out of yourself. There is no reason why you cannot milk and do chores, even if you are a girl. By Grace Timpson, Alto, Mich. My greatest wish is to have wisdom, Henry Guilani, Alton T 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 Address your letters to me.—-Uncle Frank. week will appear here. Dear Uncle Frank: I have an Uncle Frank of my own. .He is a jolly, comical fellow and I have good times with him. I am a girl twelve years old, five feet tall, dark brown bobbed hair, and dark blue eyes. I live one a farm of twenty acres. We have about 154 baby chicks, one pig, two horses, one Jersey cow and a. little calf. We make our own butter; in summer we have strawberries and cream. Um! Um! They make your lips go smack. smack! Well, I will have to close and not be selfish and take up all the room. With love to you, Uncle, and all my cousins, Margaret Kubik, Inkster, Michigan. I‘ second your Um! Um! motion about strawberries and cream. I am pleased to know you have an Uncle Frank you have so much fun With. Dear Uncle Frank: We moved to Michigan about a year ago from Minnesota. I am a boy twelveyears old and next year I will be in the eighth grade. I live on a farm of sixty acres and have quite a few pets. My favorite is a horse named Snip. She is eight years old and very pretty and I like to ride horseback on her. We also have a kitten, a pup and two calves for pets. I will close, hoping this will find you well.——-Your Pal, James Massie. You are fortunate in having so many pets. You must have a lot of fun with Snip. Write again when you. can, James. Dear Uncle Frank: ' ‘ I enjoy reading the nice letters from the boys and girls. I live on an eighty- acre farm and am the only child in our family. am nine years old, have light brown hair and blue eyes and a fair complexion. _ I go to school, and; - and thin them out. ,to buy a's5.«00vwar Savln s Ceirtlflcvarte. ‘ play-mylike am in the fifth grade. Next year I have a. half~mile to go. That isn’t bad but it is far enough in the winter, as we have lots of snow to wade. For pets I have two banty chickens. We have little twin calves. I claim them, too. Their names are Jerry and Mary. I like to help with housework. I wash dishes, sweep and make my bed and many other things. My grandma. and grandpa live in town and I go down and stay a few days with them and visit the girls in town. We live nine miles from town but we have a car so we soon get to town and back. I am afraid my letter is getting too long. So with best wish- es to all the girls and boys, and to you, Uncle Frank, I will close for this time. From Miss Cecile Howard, Hart, Michigan. A half-mile to school is just nice ex- ercise. Many of the boys and girls have to go much farther. I bet you have a lot of fun with your pets. Dear Uncle Frank: ‘I am a girl twelve years old.‘ 1am in the fifth grade at school. I live on an eighty-acre farm and think that the farm is the best place to live, as boys and girls can learn so many useful things. . ‘ My father owns a team of. mules and last fall he let me work them to get the‘rye ground ready to plant while he-did other work. - I am going to .tell my Michigan Farmer friends how I make money on the farm. - " In the spring my father plants a patch of onions. I help to take care of them, and when the green onions are big enough to eat, I go along the rows wherethe onions are .too thick Then I put them in bunches to sell, as they are always in great demand. , In 1919 I sold enough green onions When I get my money mm m Sawing wrist and, ', stimulant to endeavor.' ./K‘. > ' ' .““~' ,ishes” \ and Some C 07727726721: for if. 'I have wisdom I haveevery- thing—health, love, friends and money. p ' Your wish says a let» Wisdom will bring you the other things if you use it inyour endeavor to acquire, them. Nothing comes without endeavor. By Osmond L. Beckwith, Ovid, Mich. I wish I could write stories as good as Shakespeare’s, and James 0. Cur- wood’s. I would write one about my Collie dog, whose name is Buck. A big ambition that can‘ be fulfilled partly at least by constant endeavor. You must like your dog, Buck. _ By Ford Chapman, Leslie, Mich. I wish to help humanity, even “to live in a house by the' side of the road and be a friend to man.” 1A good wish well put. I think it in- dicates a broad view of life. By Earl Bowen, Lapeer Mich. Age Eleven Years. The greatest Wish I ever had was . for a little car or racer painted yellow and red. though. .The first part of your wish is all right, but you take all the “pep” out of it by your last sentence. It is the wanting of things for our own comfort and pleasure that is often the greatest If I were you and then work Use, your backbone more your wishbone. I never expect to get it; I would expect to get it to get it. than you do a to buy a little pig or half interest in a little calf. Good—bye, your‘ niece, Ernestine Frick, Coleman, Michigan. . You gave a Very good money-mak- ing suggestions, Ernestine. It is nice that you can help your father in that way. *-——_ Dear'Uncle, Frank: I have received several letters from boys and girls reading my letter, so W111 answer all in one. ’ - I spent yesterday, July 4th, at Rocky Mountain Lake Park. There are no good smmming or bathing places here. I wish there were. .I do not live on a farm. Have not Since I was real small, but I always engoyed going there. , Last week our Sunday School class hiked up Clear Creek Canyon. We built a fire and roasted weenies. It, surely was wonderful to be there. We had just the railroad track to walk on With the swift Clear Creek on one side and great rock walls all around you. Just above us was a natural stone face. I Wish my Michigan friends could have been along. , - _ Those reading the story in the Mich- igan Farmer, “Cross-Cut,” will likely notice it takes place in Clear Creek Canyon, which is in the vicinity of Golden. One girl spoke of horseback riding. There is a great deal of that here. Just now as_I write, there are three cowboys riding past wearing their broad sombreros. ' Some wrote they were very lone-I some. I get very lonesome, too. But they‘rhave everything to be-thankful for if they have their health”. I have not been to school for a year but ex- pect to start this fall. » ' .I suggest that Uncle Frank print his picture in the paper, and I think all the readers Will agree With me. Don’t you?——-Hazel Crowell. - I am glad that some of "the boys: and girls wrote you. I_ think it would please them if you could give them a. personal reply. Several have asked that I print my picture but I think it, would be a: great waste of space to dose, BeSides ' it -W9.“1,dfl1°t7b¢, right-Lie n . Illustrated catalog of Farquhar I. -We here show the “Farquhar No. 1," an Elevator Digger that gets the potatoes out of ‘the ground clean and rows them con- venient for picking. It is fully adjustable so as to suit different conditions, light of draft and long lived. For small growers the “Success Junior” Walking Digger insures ~more potatoes with less labor. Also “Special Elevator." a large ball-bearing digger for either horse or engine drive. Diggers tells how you can most economically harvest your pc- tatoes. Write today for free copy. A. B. FARQUHAR CO., Ltd" Box 212, York, h. We also manufacture Engines and Boilers, Tractors, Sawmills, Thrashers, Hydraulic Cider Proms, ate. Ask for literature. Bee Hives, Section’Boxes Comb foundation. 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The man who can is the man who tries To be the live wire of his day. His imaginative soul never dies; He leads a life that’s sure to pay. He takes an interest in himself; Comes out of the sloth and the mire. Puts evil habits up On the shelf, He’s looking for something higher. He never gives up in lost despair, With a long-drawn. face and a. sigh; Nor sits on the job then and there, Thinking there is no use to try. The man who can always tries to rout Life’s hardships all along the way. He won’t admit he is down and out No matter what people Will say. He has the “pep” for things worth while, . . He always gives an inSpiration. Into troubled faces he will smile, These are the men for the American nation. ’ KNITTING. By MARY MASAL’K, Ithaca, Mich. Our ‘Peggy was knitting a stocking, Ensy and blythe as a bee, A dear little, pink little stocking To fit her wee little sister of three. For Grandma had taught her the stitches, Work Contest HIS week the five one-dollar prizes will go to the boys or girls who send in the best orig- inal papers of 100 words or less on The Work I _Like the Best, and Why. Address all papers as usual to Uncle Frank, Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Michigan. Holding both small hands in her own, And guiding them gently till Peggy Felt sure she could “go it alone.” Stitch followed stitch on the needles. Row after row was arrayed, As Peggy sat knitting like any Long ago little Purtian maid. Then, ’ere one could guess what had happened, Came a. quick, sorry gasp of dismay, For two of those mischievous stitches Had skipped off and raveled away. Discouraged, she brought the wee stocking And laid it on Grandnnamma’s knee, Her eyes brimming over with tear- drops: “0, dear! it’s all spoiled; don’t you see?’.’ But Grandma said, “No—We will mend A smile on her kind, loving face, As she picked up those runaway stitches And brought them back into place. I smiled as I listened: and pondered How like to our knitting is life Sometimes running smoothly and joy- filled, Anon marred by sorrow or strife. Yet if we will take to the Father Each trial and blunder and care, He surely will pick up the stitches, 'And help us make life’s pattern fair. SUM MER DAYS. By ELMER J. SMITH, Battle Creek, Summer days are here once more; Old Winter’s gone awhile. Everyone has swapped their grouches, For a sunny summer smile. The busy bees are buzzing ’round, To let you know that they Are right on hand to do their part In putting up the bay. The sun shines in the window, In the early summer morn, And makes you realize the fact, You must cultivate the corn. 1 Your beds’a dandy place to be, ' But itne’ver seems that you With 0.. 1).... "in... Can lie there loafing time away When the sun Cannes peeping thru. You love" to go a-fishing, And you hunt up pole and line; You’ve'listened to the whip-poor-Wills, And you know it’s getting time. To make your summer happy, You must furnish and demand, One hundred per cent attention, For the business you’ve at hand. THE SNOW STORM. By PAMELIA LOTT, Goldwater, Mich. Softly, lightly, the snow comes down, Each flake a fairy in milk-white gown. The children say as they flutter by, “They’re plucking geese up in the sky.” ’ Perhaps they are, but it seems to me That fairies the snowflakes ought to be; They dance like fairies with rainbow wings, And surely they move like things. living Lady Moon’s children perhaps they are, Or the frozen tears of a lonesome star; But why should they come to this cold old world To be caught by the wind and upward Whirled? They come dancing merrily hand in hand, And all the winter they rove the land, But in the spring they melt away And are not seen for many a day. They leave this earth with tears of woe; . Who is not sad to see them go? But all fair things must live to die, All joys pass on: we know not why! HIS REAL PICTURE. By CLARA E. KO’I‘ZKE, (Jroswell, Mich. We’ve had his picture taken a dozen times or more, We’ve got him as a baby in the dress- es that he wore; We’ve got him with his mother, and we’ve pictured him with me, But the camera’s only seen him in the way he ought to be, And I’d like to have his ’photo as he really is today, With the glorious dirt upon him that he’s gathered in his play. We’ve had his pictures taken when his garments all were trim, And his face was fixed and solemn, but they don’t. resemble him, For they do not show the twinkle in, in those roguish eyes of his And they don’t portray the rascal as} be mostly always is. , He is’ 'slick and solemn sometimes in‘ his white and starchy shirt But his natural condition is to grin through grime and dirt. I Wish I were a painter, I would canvas him today In those soiled and tattered garments, Which he wears when he’s at play. I would paint in the knickers which have sagged unto his shins, And the shirtwaist clinging to them by the grace of safety pins. And I’d try to catch the glory of that smile from ear to car, When the dirt is thick upon and his his face is just a smear. His mother says we mustn’t but I still insist and say That we ought to have him pictured as he really is today, For I know no sight that’s finer for a man to look upon Than a happy grinning youngster 'when his two front teeth are gone, And when I come home at evening and he answers to my call, I just grab him up and kiss him, for I love him—dirt and all. HONORABLE MENTION." The following‘have received honor- able mention in our poetry contest be- cause ‘of the good poems they sent in. Charlotte Stables, Traverse City, M. Anna McCann, Hart, Mich. Robert A. Cook, Ithaca, Mich. Ada Richard, Sterling, Mich. Beatrice Sanderson, St. Charles, M. Ethel Guldenstein, Armada, Mich. Arthur Schrader, Ypsilanti, Mich. Editha‘ Engwall, Eastlake, Mich. Dean Salmon, Pittsford, Mich. Gilt Edge Poultry Farm. Pou‘urnv To install new bloodiu UserI Anconas your next ears matings. toimprove theirlaying qualities. to ncrease their beauty. your cocherels early, 1: grand lot of young- sters from prize winning Hog an tes ed layers at bar, gain prices, sent on approval. Utility breeding hens at reduced prices to make room for pulletn. Order now before it is too late. My 18 page booklet“Usefnl facts about Useful Anconas" furnishes real informa- tion and tells you all about them. ' College View Farm, R. 3. Hillsdale. Mich. Buy Chicks Where Quality Counts. All my flocks culled. You get chicks from nothing but best layers. Safe ar rival guaranteed by Kiel?“ parcel post. Ask about 8 «reek pnllets. HER A . COOK, 133 W. Main St., Zeeland, ich. CHICKSMBRED- TC-LAY S. C. W. Le horns. S. O. Anconae and Barred. Rocks. Quality chic s that pleasaguarante ed full count.100f alive onarrival. arcels ost aid. Circular. sousvenoox oumi’w BPARM , Humane. Mich - $12.00 per Baby Chlcks ,0, m. ,, Hatching eggs.'$l..’i0 per setting to $15.00 per 1 . We are listing 17 varieties of pure bred fowls: Chick- ens.Geese. Ducks dz Guineas. also breeding stock. Send for prices and c-ir cnlar. Booking now for early deliverv. CLINTON HATCHERY & POULTRY FARMS, Wilmington. Ohio. Barred Rock C ockerels Parks’ ZOO-egg strain. From stock from Parks’ best pedigreed ens. Vigorous. early hatched birds $3 each. R. .KIRBY, Route 1. East Lansing. h ich. with records to 290 it Fear. ‘2. per setting prepaid by P. P. (‘ircular free. FRED AS'I‘IJNG. Constantine, Mich SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORN baby chicks from our flock of high producing hens, raised on free range. Price $9.00 per 100. Safe deliv- Ralph S. ’I‘otten. Pittsford. M1011. egg contest wi ners.eggs from strain Barred Rocks “ s 00 ery guaranteed. S. C. Anconas and S.C.White Leghorn yearling hens at bargain prices. Write your wants. M. D. Wyngarden, Zeeland, Mich. BABY CHICKS Barron White Leghorns 100, $10.00; 500, $47.50; $00. $95.00. B d R 10‘ $1 ark's Strain urre ocks ), 2.00; 500, 7. : 1000. $110.00. $5 50 Good healthy. chicks. odds and ends 7c each. 1 re livo delivery guaranteed. Parcel post paid. PINE BAY POULTRY FARM, Holland, Mich Baby Chicks Shepard's Anconas. English Type White Leghorn: and Brown Leghorns and Barred Rocks. Why pay two prices when you can buy direct? Our chicks are from strong, vigorous flocks of fine quality and excellent layers Chicks are shipped prepaid with 100% live arrival guaranteed. Order now, cata- logue free. KNOLL HATCHERY, R. 12, holland, Mich. DAYOLD CHICKS White Leghorns $12 per 100: $0.50 for 50; and $3.75 for 25. Barred and White Rocks,White ann- dottcs and Rhode Island Reds $17 for 100; $9.00 for 50: and $4.75 for 25. Order from this ad, terms cash with order. Custom hatching 50 per egg, hatchery capacity 9000. Hatchery 4 miles east of Mt. Morris on i\lt.l\iorris road one mile north and one east. Valley Phone No. 14-5. ROSS WADE, l’rop. Meadow Brook Hatchery. llIt.Morris, Mich. PULLETS & COCKERELS Now Three Months Old ' WHITE LEGHORNS‘ AND M()'I"I‘L]CD ANCONAS Also Black Loghorns. Brown Leghorns. Bull Leg- llUIllS, Black h'linorl'ns, 11.0. llliodv Island Reds, Barri-d Plunontll Rot-ks. White Plymouth Rocks, Silvmf~ \Vynfidnttns, 331m “punnlutles. WE HATCH eggs rom ognnizo ocks on free ran 7e on e ' farms. Where our chicks are raised. A S parate Semi for Price List. CRESCENT ECG COMPANY Allegan Michigan BABY CHICKS We have just the chicks you have been looking for, the large. strong, vigorous kind from free range flocks that have been culled for heavy egg production. Shipped prepaid parcel post. Safe arrival guaranteed. Ask about 8 wk. pullets. Catalog free. Zeeland. Mich Paul B. Herman, Goldwater, Mich. S. C, Reds. W. VVyandott Barred ROCkS Bred-to-lay stockJinby chicfizz eggs. cockerels. Howard Grant. Marshall, Mich. Bred-to-Lay White Wyandottes 59 hens laid 1170 eggs in J: . E .‘$2.00 . 7- or 100. EVERGREEN”honifiiny 158513135310 landing cit Sons. Greenville, Mich. AN CONA PULLETS I have 300.3 months old.utility selected Ancona pullets which I will sell at $1.30 each. Order at once and avoid dissappointment. Thomas Beyer. RA. Zeeland, Mich. NOW is YOUR CHANCE Put in your order for June chicks at 9% cents. And April hatched pullers. Bred from Heavy English Strain from our own free rapge poultry farm. live delivery guaranteed. R. 3. Zeeland. Mich. Village View Poultry Farm, RHODE ISLAND WHITES. win over all breeds at the egg layin contest. 306 as '; 50 88; 100 :15 order from this ad. Some chic s.‘ H. H. JUMP, R. 5, Jackson. Mich. White Leghorns. Give ' W A N T E D S. O. Pullets price, age. weight and lowest cash price in, reply. Address, Leghorn. Box 466, Sycamore. Ohio. $8.00 per 100. Mrs. Claudia Betta. Eiilsdale. ' oose eggs each Pek' d l! 1. . W.Chmese in: 8. n. 0. iii Leghorn "£1.56" gig“? SEPTEMBER OCTOBER U.‘ x‘ ' V, 011; .;tr~ We have White and Brown Leg- horn and Ancona Pullets; also Bar- red Rocks, White Wyandottes There is one lot of: 1000 Three Months White gin to lay in September and that will give Here is a chance to buy Ready to sell now and that should be ou eggs all through this fall. or the high egg price fall period. If you want extra early fall layers send your order now for these three months old White Leghorn Pullets. The price of e investment. _ "I ordered 50 chicks, English S. C. white Leghorns. and 50 husky chicks were sent to me. I believe as time went on about 6 died. and the remainder grew to be very large. I think the pullets were laying at 5 months. and are These pullets have laid all through the cold weather. and dur. _ them froze their combs but did not stop laying. Have been getting During January they paid me a profit of 200 per cent. My plan is to keep lets and a rooster that’s got them all beat. greatly admired by the neighbors. ing those very cold days some of one dozen eggs 8. day. at least 100 this coming year”. Yearling Hens, especially but also in the other breeds. Cockerels,White Pekin Ducks,White Emhden Geese and Bronze Turkeys. Send for a copy of our quarterly publication Homestead Farms, and for matter describing the Pure Breed Practical Poultry. . STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION, other 201 Chase Block, ggs will be high, the same as every fall. Pullets are a safe in White and Brown Leghorns and Anconas; NOVEMBER DECEMBER White and Buff Orpingtons; and a limite number of Pullets in a few other breeds. Leghorns Money-Making Stock I got 20 fine pul- Kalamazoo, Michigan Baby Chicks Best Laying Breeds on Earth 25,000 large strong super-hatched chicks every week from Hogan tested flocks culled out annually by our Poultry Ex pei ts. Prices For June and July S. C. White Leghorns English W. Leghorns S. C. Brown Leghorns S. C. Mottled Anconas Broilers (Odds & Ends) Per 50 $5.25 $4.00 Per 100 $10.00 87.50 Extra Selected Stock at $2.00 per 100 higher. Thousands of Satisfied Customers Make Big Money Per 1000 $95.00 Per 500 $47. 50 835.00 Mr. F. L. Hess, Chicago. 111.. writes: “I averaged 112 eggs a day from 140 of your pullets and sold. $158.00 worth of eggs in February." Mrs Wyttenbach writes: "I sold two months your stock.” fro 8357.30 of eggs in . Amherst. Ohio. in 200 pnllets of 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 posmvely cannot be equaled. We Ship Thousands of Chicks Each Year Every shipment is sent by PARCELS POST PREPAID. and we guarantee 100% Order direct from ad. or send for illustrated catalogue. Box ii, Zeeland. Mich. live delivery. Wyngarden Hatchery. Pullets BARRED ROCKS man Judging. ial prices on May, June, , G. CABALL, Box M, Cockerels Chicks ——Eggs—Breeding Stock—From Proven Layers ENGLISH WHITE LEGHORNS ROCKS. Official Records 213 to 257 at M.A. C. In Dec. at Nat’l Laying Contest No- 4 Pullets averaged 24.5. I have won 5 specials so far at this contest,some records- WHITE LEGHORNS. Won cup best utility pen Zeeland [22 pens]. Mr. Fore- lst and 2nd pens Holland Fair. Why take chances when on can buy stock of this kind at bargain prices. uly chicks. Write for catalogue. Hudsonville, Mich. lst Hen West Mich. State Fair. Pullets Spec- . E’fidfitlflflm ' POSTAGE PAID. 95% live arrival guaranteed. MONTH’S FEED FREE with each order 40 Breeds chicks. 4 breeds ducklings. select and exhibition grades. Catalog free, stamps appre- - ciated. B HATCHEit Y. Dept. 15. Gambler. O. N a c. Black Minproa lilatohilng Eggs. Our choice Eggs 86.00. 3’3fniifitriblfi’iiiiifi0 ’ “tithing Single Comb Buff Leghorn Early hatched ckls. Willard Webster. Bath. Mich. WHITE WYANDOTTES :07 0%average. Eggs all matin 9, 82.00 er15. $10.00 purl . Cockerels. hens and 31m size 35. each. - FRANK BELONG. R. 5 Three Rivers. Mich. mm" and Inf“ 3 We have them. Order your A Hatch Every Week All Year Birds and Eggs now. SMIT 83.03.. R, 3. Augusta. Mich WHITE LEGHORN BARGAINS henszmgles. Igcord'swio 3 3 me. wag-SE? "r3335“ aw..- ’u'u or GEORGE B. FERRIS _ 9348 Union Ave. Grand Rapids.Mich. 4% Get famous FernsWhite Leghorns and increase your poultry profits. Ped eed. trapnested. egg bred or 22 years. Eggs—chicks— uiiets- ilk to Iii WHI'I'I'AKER’S R. I. RED CHICKS CUT PRICES FOR JULY Grade “A" Both Combs $20 per 100. Grade "3" Rose Comb. Hatches of July 6th and 12th. sis get 100. July 19th. 814 per 100. Jul 28th. last hatch. 1% Per 1 . Single ‘Comb one can per chick less than inh. Add one cent per chick on all orders 1 or o 25. Michigan's Greatest Color and Egg Strum. A breedin stock blood tested for white diarrhoea by Dr. H. . Stafseth of M. A. 0 Order from this d Willa! c r'i'. secure [)me delivery. or 'write for free . ARM. Box”. _ Environmental; catalog 4 want. DEVITALIZED CHICKS. Our five-weeks-old chicks are dying off, don’t know from what. Their feathers look as if they had lice (which they haven’t), and slowly their heads and body get bare. The head turns a blue color. First the feathers kind of stand out from the body and look kind of rough. Yet they will eat until the last. We feed them. ground corn, bran, and all the milk (sour and sweet) they Can you. tell me What to do for them?——Mrs. G. K. I think the chicks are probably de- vitalized due to digestive disorders and possibly overheating in the broader or overcrowding may also be causes. It is best to feed the milk all sour as changing often from sweet to sour milk has been found unsatisfactory by many poultrymen. If you are using an oil heated brooder, be sure that the chicks are not getting the fumes from~ the burner. Install roosts in the brood- er house as soon as possible. After chicks are old enough to roost it is easier to control disease. .. USING BLUE OINTMENT. I have read that one should not use blue ointment on young chicks for lice. Please tell me at what age it is safe to use it.—L. L. B. We use blue ointment on chicks to prevent lice as soon .as they are feath- ered out and weigh about a pound. At this age it has never caused any trou- ble. We have never had any losses from using blue ointment on a mother hen, when hovering the chicks. The ointment on the hen has seemed to protect both hen“ and chicks. AT bit of lard rubbed on the head will destroy head lice on young chicks. Poultry- men generally feel that the blue oint- ment is a little strong to use on very young chicks. MASH FOR DUCKLINGS. Please tell me how to feed and care for young ducks from the time they are hatched until they are old enough to eat corn. I have no water in which they can swim.—E. K. A good mash for young ducklings consists of two parts bran and one part cornmeal to which is added five per cent beef scrap and a sprinkling of grit. Green feed is essential, such as lawn clippings and chopped vege- tables of all kinds. They need fresh water in dishes rather deep so they can rinse out their nostrils and eyes. Shade is important during the heat of the day as exposure‘to very hot su soon injures ducklings. ' TREATMENT FOR BLACKHEAD. Some of my turkeys have died. I opened them and found the livers spot- ted with yellow and gray spots. The turkeys droop their wings in the morn- ing and are dead at night. Will you please tell me what the trouble is?-—- The turkeysprobably died of black- head. This has formerly been consid- ered incurable buti‘lately the ipecac treatment has given success in many cases. To prevent blackhead give a teaspoonful of powdered ipecac to each twenty turkeys twice‘a week. This is given in a moist mash. When a tur- key is sick with blackhead give ten drops of fluid extract of ipecac three times per day for three days. Then ~-.:~.V “ ‘ng.. as ‘99 ., an... . mm .. ‘ ’2'. I ‘ ‘ __ .,,-. an .. , ‘. I . $.00. Widen-Hm _. ' 3 V' g a 7,. J; V m'r .‘ I, . 4 give it twice a day for two days and follow with a dose a day' for three days.~ If you have .any results with this treatment the writer Would appre- ciate a postcard telling of your suc- cess or failure. Where blackhead causes severe loss- es it has usually been considered best to discontinue raising turkeys until the soil becomes free from the disease. FUTURE OF POULTRY BUSINESS. (Continued from page 71). itor. He ’kept many breeds of attrac- tivegfowls and was abundantly supplied with yards and houses. He liked the' business and managed to make a small profit, but his egg yield was never very high. . ’ He knew all about feathers and combs but nothing about .egggt‘ype. I ' remember that many of his fine-look- ing birds were what we would term culls now. They were heavy with fat and some of the hens had dull mascu- line heads which indicate the beef type rather than the hen of heavy laying ability. That breeder knew— nothing about culling and the fact that we can now avoid keeping culls helps to make the poultry business Safer than it has ever been before. Some of us can cull better than others and lots of us may get tired of hearing the word culling, but just the same we all owe a great obligation to the experiment station workers who have gathered the facts that make.successfui culling possible on every poultry farm by the poultry! man himself. ' Another favorable fact is worth mentioning. There are now quite a large number of Spoultrymen who have been in the business for a long time. They have been trap-nesting and cull- ing and developing fine flocks which readily transmit their good qualities to their progeny. For a few dollars it is possible for the beginner to purchase better foundation 'stock in our leading breeds of poultry than ever before. When, results of the life work of a. good poultryman can be purchased for the sum of a few settings of eggs there is no use in keeping scrub poultry. The feeding propositidn has been carefully worked out by the experi- ment stations and the practical poul- trymen. That knowledge is available to all of us. We can feed for eggs when the pullets are ready, with as- surance that we will get eggs. We can feed our growing stock so they will keep healthy and mature rapidly. The proper feeding methods can be used by every breeder and this adds a great element of safety to the business. Twenty or thirty years ago the farm flocks were fed in a more haphazard manner than today. ' So, in conclusion, I would say that the poultry business is a fairly safe proposition. It must be handled with judgment by men who like it. And even then, they must build slowly to avoid errors. But with perseverance and careful management I see no rea- son to become alarmed over the future of the poultry business. Our rapidly. growing cities seem to develop faster , than the ranks of the poultry breeders L who will serve those cities with quality eggs and poultry meat. ! A .io Department conducted by Stuart Seelqy ad QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. I have a radio receiving set of two. variometers, a variocoupler, detector, tube, and a two-stage amplifier (an Acme). What size “B” battery should I use for the amplifier—22% volts or a 45—volt battery? When not in use, should the “B” battery be disconnected from amplifier, and detector tube? Should the ’phones be disconnected from receiving set when not being us- ed? Would a 45-volt “B” battery on detector tube improve results? Why is a single wire aerial 100 feet long recommended? Wouldn’t a three or four-wire aerial 100 feet long collect more energy and make the Signals louder? Is there not some way to less- en the noises from static?—C. .E. J. Most detector tubes are designed to operate on 221/; volts for the plate supply and a 45-Volt battery will not improve the results. However, if the plate voltage of the amplifier bulbs is increased to forty-five volts a marked improvement will be noticed. It is not necessary to disconnect the ’phones and “Bi’ battery when the set is not in use, as turning .off the fila- ment current of the bulb open circuits them and no current will pass. A Source of ' A single' wire antenna ‘ is recom- mended because the addition of more wire does not increase the signal strength enough to pay to put them up. If the aerial is a single wire 150 ‘ feet long it will work about as well as any. There is no way to lessen interfer- ence from static. I am endeavoring to construct a Wireless ’phone. I have an aerial made of several pieces of insulated .wire. It is of different sizes. Will that make any difference? I have a medical electric machine with triple cell battery equipped with coil and rheostat of carbon, and a telephone receiver. Can I use any, or all of this, and what else will I need?——W. F. S. If the joints are well made, different sizes of wire will work just as well as a single wire in one long piece. Insu- lated wire is sometimes to be'prefer- red for an aerial. . - Parts of a medical electric machine cannot be used for parts of a radio set unless there are a few binding- posts or switch arms that might be used in building up an outfit. The best way to get an idea of what is needed to receive radiophone is to send for a few catalogs of radio sets. There are hundreds of different types and you will be able to select the one you would want to build. Farm Power ASL/Mere of Unfit/Herr 0f Eap/orz'tw i5 17/ Ik/eizzrzg By L. M. Stowell W0 fields were selecttd by the college officials for the demon~ stration of the value of explo- sives in farming. The first pieCe tried was a young apple orchard of about two acres. The ground was very sog- gy, particularly in a depressed area near the middle of the field, toward which the moisture from the higher ends of the piece slowly gravitated. The surface was dotted here and there- with various sizes of boulders and ‘gnarled tree stumps. Selecting two rows of trees running through the field at nearly a central point, charges of dynamite were plac- ed midway between the two rows, each charge about twenty feet from the next one. Each stick was explod— ed before another was placed. Vary- ing strengths were used; in some cas- es a full charge of one~half pound, and in others only the half charge was used. The lull charges, sunk to a‘ depth of about six feet, resulted in an excavation some four feet deep by twelve feet in diameter. The ground was loosened to an area considerably greater. In the half charges, the re- sult was. proportionately less efficient. After these charges had been made, running lengthwise the field for some distance both ways from the center of the depressed area, operations were next begun on a line at right angles with the first rows worked. Charges were sunk two feet apart, beginning at the north boundary» of the field and extending crossways in a line through the middle of this low area, to a point beyond the first rows of excavations. These charges were wired and, when all laid, were connected with a battery and were exploded simultaneously. The result was a well-defined ditch four-_feet in width and the same in depth. Some of the dirt, of course, fell back from the sides, partly filling the opening but the whole was so loose and separated from the water as to be easily removed. This provided a logi- cal and natural drainage ditch for the orchard; the surplus water from the higher parts was to be carried in tiles to this open ditch and from there run outside‘the field. 7 . It is expected, however, that by loos- “ suing the subsoil at the higher ends of- a or hard that the water-level at ‘ a made 1 war. than formerly; that the roots of the trees feeding from these areas will be given deeper soil from which to feed and soil that is made more rapidly and more perfectly available; that less wa- ter will be carried to this cross drain and consequently wasted; also that thOSe trees feeding in this surrounding depressed area will not be drowned from too much water. the idea is that this orchard soil needs aerating for the more equitable distri- bution of water and for the more ready and general availability of plant food. Incidentally, in a little side by—play, several rocks and stumps about the or- chard were made ready for easy re- :moval. Some of the blasts were made with only one or two sticks; another needed ten one-half pound sticks laid on two different flat faces of the rock and plastered down with mud thrown on and patted down with a shovel. This method of blasting is somewhat less effective per unit of power than drill- ing into the rock but frequently saves much time and labor as well as being safer. The next day operations were trans- ferred to the other field, consisting of about two-thirds of an acre of corn land. Charges were laid and exploded one at a time at distances of twenty feet each way. The soil here was hard subsoil and sandy surface, and the ex- cavations following the explosions brought considerable of the yellow hard-pan to the surface, also loosening the surface soil for a considerable dis- tance back from the edges of the hole. One-half of this piece was not treat- ed. The plan is to drag over and sow each section to alfalfa seed and care- fully follow the results of growth in the two plots for a long enough period to determine the actual and compara- tive yields. In the case of reclaiming wet fields orlof irrigating dry fields, explosives provide a quick, efficient and cheap method of opening drains and in pre- paring the waterways for the irrigat- ing system. All this besides the very considerable value of clearing virgin fields of stumps and rocks. Altogeth- er, there seems to be great possibili- ties in theuse of dynamite for various operations in, the development of land. x. x In other words, ' hi0 h do liars wasted annually direct -;of-3‘o-:O-Jo-:o—-Jo-:o-:o—-:o-:o—Jo- on N ‘ if A n 'M'ER hiOthhi for FREE copy. OhiOhiOhiOhiOhiOhiOhi The. Billion Dollar Book -- FREE HE simple ideas laid down in this book would actually save the billion in our handling of manure. The best known authorities in the United States point the way to this saving and their ideas are fully explained and illustrated in the book. “Money in Manure” Your dealer has a copy of this book or can get one for you. 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I recommend your machine for work in any kind of corn in any sol]. Yours truly, Silas Shallenbarger. Colon. Mich. SOLD DIRECT TO THE FARMER Send Dr booklet and circulars telling all about this In- e; also tesumonislsof many , LOVE MANUFACTURING COMPA Lincoln, Illinoi- vmg machin users. NY l CIDER Making Pays. Willi Ml Gilead Hydraulic Cider Presses Big Money made on small investment. Demand for older greater than ever. I Quick. clean Profits with little labor . I? -- ' and expense. Sizes up to 460 bbls. ; ‘ daily. Allo Hand _ Power _ Prone: . til ands full line of accessories. ‘ such as iuice evaporator-s. “atomizer-s. etc. New Cider Press catalog gives full details. HYDRAULIC PRESS MFG. CO. I86 limoln Ave. Mount Gilead. Ohio Mlt'an‘EiElii HAVE LED ALL IMITATORS. Write Le Roy Plow Co., Le Roy, N. Y. BYE and VETBH WANTED We are wanting Rye and Vetch mixed also . . . ute Vetch and pure Rosen Rye. Send samples to p 0. M. Scott & Sons 00., Marysville, Ohio For Large Oil Refining Co. Fro salesmen Well to Consumer direct. Libel-El Commission. Prompt Settlements. No delivering. No collecting. hxpcricnce not necessary. Yellow Creek Refining “ orks. 1171 Mallch Bldg. Chicago 8 Th h rificv. Round trip fare to bu e . ea“ res erh. ARND’I‘. West Chester? Or. NATURAL LEAF TOBACCO, CHEWING, 51h, forCidar. Grape Juice. Fruits. etc.. i.. 4’." 1% FOR 50 YEARS New Huber. slightly used. will sac. $1.75: 10 ll).. 83; Slnnkin . l' lh., 1. ’- Send no money; orwhcngrechived.s 20' IO lb' :2. TOBACUU GRU 'lcns' UNION, Paducah, Ky NATURAL LEAF TOBACCO, CHEWING ." 31.7.3; 1:. n). 54 smoking. 5 lb. $1.25; 15’ n; "3’3' Send no money. [my whvn received. H ' FARMERS 'ronAcco ASSO’N. Paducah, Ky Smoking Tobacco Mild and M - Homesmm low—10 lbs. $1.50; 201bs.$2.75;ded- livery guaranteed. We furnish free recipe for pro- paring. Smoking Tobacco Exchange. Sedalia. Ky. _ FARM HELP Wanted Position 31mg 5°” 0“” '“nn _ ms. we desire to place our superintendent. He made good in eve way. 1335 years of age. widower. no children. a man of finest character. well educated. a real mm 6ft... 200 lbs. and a hustler. Address him. Herman R. Branzen. Ephrata. Pu WANTED are WHEEIWIG‘SBT- rlenced herd .M a; mall tamhy.".ill'lir at ‘ . J189011w£d Apt" 1“ .9. . an e of Con or Cancellations must reach us Ch gran Dari before date of publication “Rte 04 in run“- They possess the Marked Degree of Inimitable Quality They are Distinctly Handsome. They are Obvsiously High Class. The Name Edgar of Dalmeny is an assurance of quality in the world of An- gus cattle just as the name George Henry presupposes excellence in Belgian Draft Horses. The services of our Grand Champion Stallion, George Henry are available. Your Correspondence and Inspection are invited. Wildwood Farms ORION, MICHIGAN W. E. SCRIPPS, Prop. SIDNEY SMITH, Supt. " Al dee Angus cattle for sale Every- Rethered thigilg sollld unt‘i'l falli; Vgatfh for curf- d ins ec our 8 oc . nquire o “d ““6“ come 8“ F.£WILBER. Clio. Mich. 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 pr oduction of these cows Was 650 pounds. and three of them were leaders 0! 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 by 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 ENDICOTT, Proprietor Registered Guernseys Another ore of caéves. 1 Choice bull calves $75. their ‘ r swr peaseyou. breeding ”slid? WILI' IAMS, No. Adams, Mich. ~—REGISTERED BULL Calves. Containing blood ows. Federal inspected. Saginaw. W.S. Mich. GUERNSEYS ld champions. . H. c Iolflglog‘S' GUERNSEY FARM. ll. E. and l. B. Evans vice for sale. Ship anywhere Good ones. Butternut. Mich. ' Registered Holsteins It was through the daughters of Flint Maplecrost Boy that Sir Ormsby Skyla rk Burke Our Junior Herd Sir- produced the Junior Champion and Reserve Grand Breeders of Guernsey Cattle. 4 bulls read for heavy ser- al T. B. Tested. Champion Heifer, at the Mich igan State Fair this . r in a class of 38. _ ‘ iii: 'get won fifrst in Calf Herd. also first in get of ' ' a class 0 13. _ X’sorlnof either of these great bulls will help the m. dividuality and production of your_herd. We have bulls at dairymen_’s prices, and we also have bulls at the breeder's price, . from dams With records up to 38 lbs. of butter in seven days, and 1168 lbs of butter in one year. ‘ All: us about a real bull.a Maplecrest or an Ormsby. JOIIII II. WINN, Inc., Rochester, Mich. ' ' ° re-bred bull cal- HOISteln-FrleSIan soils. tuberculin tested herd. Prices are right. Larro Research Farm, Mich. Box A. North End, Detroit. e to d in payment of finely bred reg I 600d “Ole i‘s‘i‘drgd Holstein bull calves. Quality of the best. and at pric on within reach of all. Write GEO. D. CLARKE. - - - - Vassar. Mich' The Traverse Herd We have what you want in BULL CALVES. the large, tine growthy type. guaranteed right in every way, They are from high producing A. R. O. ancestors Dam's records up to 30 lbs. Write for pedigrees and quotations. stating about age desired. TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL TraVerse City, Mich. For Sale King Segis‘ Breeding Bulls of sh iw type that are out of A. R. O. Dams. ‘ Irand River Stock Farms J. Spencer III E. Maln SI. nary Jack’sou, memos" ll b WW: ”Mamie-«mefim . l “I .V .8” ”5'... ”www.mm r» Regisjtered'fiolste ”ml , .. ,_ be No . 10. Dun at 8 .‘ “lb. linger: a; 'I a}. ”days 16.28! h. %4 lbs. butter; She has three 1 R. 0. nights one, above 25 lbs. in 7 do. 09 in 30 days. He is a . grandson of Colantha Johanna L Also three heifers 2 yr. old, d or two duo in May. h toP 10030? . P odors! tulldacchreaited . . an 0 on telecast. r OVEIl’lII N n. axiom}? 112. Parmpa. Mich. . 0 Whitney Farms Holgtellésl We are oflerl our herd sire. Wailsna obes c an- tha.a good ":3 dson or Colsntha 1%“ Champion. An excellent individual and re nt sire. Also a“: ”if“ M use sagas“ iss- . l u s “c n‘ m'wnrrimr FAhMB, ’ Whitney, Mich. 32 Lb. Bull, $150 P bred. re stored. federally tested. Dani a den- gl‘i‘trgr 0! King gis Pontiac 37 lbs. Good indiViduald muddy viiit‘e. .ii’ rs. (ll ' i lilu‘lyedigreldegilithy aggt . u c . . erfBléalgT GI: OWAREB? q White Pigeon. Mich gan. ' ‘H l for sale at all time both sexes neglsnmd bailsngfngreeding and priced right. Our herd aire {idzs fin. ran‘ilson toft Margarita?“ sgfigkse . 6 a 8 an ' Eli‘m'immi‘ auxiloiiiirs. R. 1. Akron. Mich. ” ll .1 i ll ht $75.00 Buys :erzfiizfu'l‘d‘iezilfi nxeoziieiit 31mg“ sire average 33.3:dlbs.t tgutter for 1diam. Dan has - . 1' ee earso . 1833 b moos'dsifwALii . Unlonville,Mich- 810 lb. butter @190 lb. milk largest Jr. 3 yr. semi- oghcal recordI maflle ii?! We ilerog-MFOII‘ yearly a 50-9 au 00 ape res Ergiéixcltlggggetll. 8.3McLAUngl, Redford. Mich. WENTY head registered Holstein-Friesian cows and heifers. Heavy producers. excellent type. Tubercnlin tested. L. . Stautz. Manchester. Mich. 250 Money - Making HEREFORDS At St. Clair, for sale and “ ready for immediate delivery. 50 Registered Cows and their 50 Sucking Calves Registered .' 5 Bred Heifers--Registered 25 Year- ling Heifers—Registered 50 Grade Cows Unregistered and their 50 Sucklng Calves 10 Extra Good Bulls, various ages. Our Detroit Packing 00.. Hereford Baby Beef Con- tract and the Botham Hereford Auction System guarantees our customers rotitable cash outlet for all increase and we can elp finance responsible purchasers. Come. wire or write. right now. T. F. B. SOTHAM & SONS, [Cattle Business Established 1835] Saint Clair, Michigan Phone 250 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. l . A good HEREFORD :gli 2313c: fortgillef‘tn RALPH: OALHOON. Bronson, Mich. Breakwater Farm JERSEYS and Duroc JERSEYS Bred sows and gilts. boar pigs. Jersey balls from tested dams. Tuberculosis free herd. ome to thiltialtlim or write to: rarlceisou hi ATER F . nn r or c gan £89V9§4vgmfor¢ Owner, J. B. Andreivs. Lessor. Jersey Thoroughbreds Few cows and bull calves. Best breeding line. Guar- anteed. Tulifrcili‘linbtesiéedfltwwet a year. If 0;; haiirve wi tae one once. . . v 30% Iiiggfypme Building, Detroit, Mien. Main 12 Z r l . ENTIRE [herd just Shorthorns paged?! eState Tuberculosis test. _ J. A. BARNUM. Union City. Mich., JERSEY BULLS :gifr’ggfifgg’, 5...“... °“i1i’niifi3§‘%o§di“mi?b°’fité&. as; w as La BUTTER BRED ”tugs...“ CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM. Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan. i c For Sale Jersey Bulls ifgfilfihf" “8333a d, M ' t breeding. WATERMA & WATER- ir‘iain, digitalis Rd., Ann Arbor. Mich. Lillie inc. old. calves for ° ' B H Milking Shorthorns “is, “.03 00,", ROSEMARY FARMS. Williamston, Mich Central Mich. Shorthom Breeders’ Assn. l b t milk and beef breedin all ages 059% ‘ch SM?E?NII‘ILLER, Bec’y. Greenvl‘lle, Mich. iiiicsco FARM summons FEDERAL ACCREDITED HERD One red Scotch bull ready for serum. Two bull cal. ves ten months old. Poland-China weanlingMplgs ready to ship. P. P. POPE, Mt. Pleasant, ic . The Maple’s Shortliorns Kirk Levington Led, by imported Hartforth Welfare, in service. Bulls and heifers for sale. J. V. Wise, Gobleville, Mich. BlDWELL —5§9§l“§§.§.5 ill at ht on .yo r dal calves Fthe difl’e‘ 31":ch willpsooi‘in‘gxor, thevbull. lhow selling cod Farmstead Jerse a f h t is tall. 6 bull calves. 6 1:09 bred toCdfdnea Lillie, Coopersville. Mich_ Scotch and Scoto -tcppedycarlings.reagon ‘ rfced. . abl nine] to be a b er. ' lvar‘cat‘m'i‘dt 'roicdo . Ohio. W. c. BIDWELL srock sass/1,, ; Box D, ' Tecumseh,'Mfchigan ‘ 3m “in“ , ' Assn. smell. Clayton “wart-52mm For sale. 12 heifers ’7 ‘ ‘ ”On the ‘DalryFarm The Future BOUT this time of year when , start growing, the cows are wal- lowing in fresh pastures up to their knees, many farmers are asking the following questions, also some have partly answered them: Am I going out of the dairy busi- ness? What is the future of the dairy- man? Can I keep up the fertility of the farm and still realize a profit by live stock? These are only a few, of the questions that are being pondered by many farmers. During the last twenty months farm products have been dragging bottom along with dairy products. Of course, other lines of business have been hav- ing serious drawbacks but agriculture has suffered most intensely. Where the shoe pinches most seems to be that the farmer’s dollar has been re duced to about one-third its buying power, in many cases one-half. We could still. produce at a reasonable margin of profit if what we had to buy was reduced accordingly. But this isn’t the purpose of this article. I want to present a few ques- tions to the farmer himself and see what he is really doing toward making the return of better times a shorter period. « Now, with regard to the dairy busi- ness. How many have just stopped to consider how they can proceed to strengthen the market for dairy prod- ucts? Here is one question that will take a long time to answer and bring about some debate also. What kind of cows are you keeping?‘ There has been enough said on this subject to fill many a volume but still there is chance for herd improvement. To get to the bottom of the question we must start on the causes of the de- cline in the price of milk products. No doubt the greatest cause is the under- consumption by our city customers on account of so much. idleness and lack the weakness of our foreign markets- for condensed milk, canned milk, etc. There are other causes that all have a bearing‘on the milk market at the present time.‘ But, how many of us dairy farmers really know if we have boarder cows in our herds or not? Are we milking a. large herd that is producing what half the number might produce with better selection, better breeding, bet- ter care and more liberal feeding? Now here is what a. number of farm- “Well, we want to get ers have said: things begin to brighten up and ‘milk.” raising other crops or other kinds \of, of funds to purchase milk. Another is. of Dairying W Izat a Central Mic/agar: Daz'rymmz T bin/é: About Z/ze Situation ‘ By T. J. Robertson so much milk, we want our check to amount to so much each month. So we increase the number of cows in order to get the required amount 01) ic? Does it sound business-like? It does not, they would rather slave away with twenty cows to get what ten might easily produce. And here is one point in that ques- tion,that is, playing havoc with the market today. Two years ago milk was high in price and we Wore making money, (at least thought we were). We got hold of every cow that was available, whether she was a. good one or not, so long as she added a. little to the can twice a, day. We stopped for nothing; everything was milk, milk, milk, so long as the war was taking our surplus in the form of canned milks, etc., we were all right, but now, that mark“ is shut off. -But our cows are still oh the job. What are we to do? ‘ Here is‘ what to do: Get a pair of scales and a Babcock tester, or join a. cow-testing association if you do not want to do it yourself. Personally, we are doing the testing ourselves as we have no association formed here yet. Next get a. milk record sheet. You can get them at your state agricultural college for the asking. Weigh the milk from each cow, eith- er' daily or weekly. Test her milk for percentage of butter-fat once a, month, figure what the feed costs for one month. Allow about a. half 'hour per day per cow for your own lalbor and credit her with $3.00 per month for manure produced. Set your standard at at least 6,000 pounds of milk per year and about 180 to 200 pounds of butter-fat per year and “Hang to it." But, before you are too harsh on condemning a cow to the butcher, be sure you have given her a. square deal, a. chance to do her best, by means of a. good stable, plenty of good food and greatest of all, love and kindness. The last statement may sound rather senti- mental to some, but- if you don’t have that quality of disposition when hand- ling COWS, don’t read any further, be- cause you are not a dairyman and the best cow in the world couldn’t do her best work under your care. The dairy cow is next to our own mother when it comes to showing the motherhood instinct. She is almost human in her love for her offspring, and she will show just as much of that love for you by filling that pail full to the brim inisteadcf merely wetting the bottom. Cows that lack ability to make a l .1... Does this sound like good log: Better Cattle Make more money by mak- ing our cattle do better—- fe them Saginaw Silage. Saginaw Silage is aged next to the wood in Saginaw silos. Feeding Saginaw Silage ,means im roved finality o . or the airyman it means more milk. Saginaw Silage can only be made in Saginaw Silos——we willtell you how to make it. Saginaw Silos are the larg- \ est, most complete line of silos in America. There is one to meet your needs, priced to suit you. Before you buy a silo er our prices. .7 . ni'ormation sent 2. 1 absolutely free. Lei—,3} The McClure Co. ' Owl: Saginaw, Mich. ' ' Cairo, III. ullu _ lllld $ nmnnu. w . ‘llllmrlumlnllll llll _. :lllllllllllllllllll l‘: lll ,' \: ".llllllllll llllfiul \2 .- FILLS SILO HUSKS CORN and SHREDS Three Machines in One Here’s a NEW. improved machine on will be interested to learn all about. t is the biggest labor-saver and money-maker ever offered the farmer. Think of it—3 machines in one—asilo—filler—husker and shredder. Write for Free Book Get the facts about this wonderful ma- chine that enables you to get DOUBLE. value from your corn crop. Postal brings it. “All. MAIlll-‘Aflllllllla co. Depth . Cedar llapids,l 3ln 0N E— Sllo Flller Husker Shredder A", 3‘ K \i‘v "A‘ INElfi‘sNA Quality, Strength, Durability HESE make the “Indiana" the recognized . leader among silos. Feed put into an In- giana 5110 comes out 100% in quality and quan- ity Ask_any of our 100,000 customers. In silos the best is always the cheapest. Late corn will be frosted. save it in an Indiana Silo. Write for easy payment plan. INDIANA 511.0 .8: TRACTOR CO. 57 Union Bldg. Anderson, Ind. 47. Silo Bldg. N. Kan. City, Mo. 47 Ind. Bld . Des Moinesfia. Ill 71 d CATTLE FOR SALE Polled Shorthorn Cows & Heifers in calf and calf by side. Also a few young bulls. Herd.1 headed by Victor Sultan and Royal Non- pare: . We can please you in richly bred cattle with quality at farmers’ prices. GEO. E. BURDICK. Mgr. Goldwater. Mich. WANTED REGISTERED SHOHTH R" AND HOLSTEIN BULLS Twelve to eighteen months old. Describe as to con- .formation. breedingd condition of flesh, color and price. Box P. BA, Michigan Farmer. Detroit. Mich. ' HIGHLAND SHDRIHORNS . We are offering two splendid white yearling bulls by Imp. Newton Champion and a few extra (1 r heifers and young cows at .very attractive pr ces. :IOr full particulars write to , . ‘ c. H. {PRESCOTT & sou, $.93. “rattan. Branch County Farm. profitare the-cows that cause our good cows to’ be condemned as no good. Get ,rid of the boarder cows, sell them for what they will bring, it will add a. lit- tle to the supply of meat, but we will (make it up in better prices for the milk that the good cows produce. The average cow in the United States only produces 4,000 pounds of milk per year and there are 23,000,000 of them. 'Why not raiSe that average to 6,000 pounds and cut down the number one-half? There wouldn’t be any surplus and the cows that were left would be better cared for from every angle. There would be a steadier production and better profits. It would mean happier farmers and better farms. You would get a better price for the cows you have to sell, as one that is tested for production goes for a much better price than one that the buyer has to take a chance on. gill"lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllll|lllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllfllg E e E E s Veterinary. E fillllllllllllllllllIllllllllIlllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllIllllllllllllllfi CONDUCTED BY DR. W. C. FAIR. Advice through this column is given free to our subscrib- ers. Letters should state fully the history and symptoms of each case and give. name and address of the writer. Initials only are published. When a reply by mail is requested the service becomes private practice and 81 must be enclosed. l Dairy Question—I have a Jersey heifer fourteen months old, due to freshen soon. Had I better continue to milk, or dry her at once? When shall I breedher? G. L. D., Elwell, Mich.———If she is of good size, has well developed udder and is a good feeder, milk her for four or five months. Breed her right away, but don't forget the importance of generous feeding and good care. Cow Leaks Milk—We have a four- year-old Durham cow that does not seem to hold her milk very well. This leaking starts abo’ut milking time both morning and night. I 'would like to know if there is any remedy for this? the end of teats and apply flexible col- lodion, or use clean teat plugs, or milk her three times daily. Knuckling.——I have a four-year-old horse that has been knuckling for the past three weeks. He seems to be growing worse. W. G., Pigeon, Mich. ——App1y equal parts of turpentine, aqua ammonia and raw linseed oil to fetlock joint daily, until it slightly blisters, then discontinue its use for a few days, then repeat the applica- tions. If hard work, or fast driving caused it, give him some rest. Breathing Affected.—We have a black six-year—old mare that seems to be easily affected with the heat. She is much worse just before a, storm. She makes a noise which can be heard fifteen or sixteen rods distant when not over exerted, and her mate is not affected. They are each fed six quarts of oats three times a day and have plenty of clover and timothy hay. E. S., Mariette, Mich—As she is fleshy, I would advise you to reduce her,and feed less bulky food. Grain and grass, gr grain and timothy, is best feed for er. Melanotic Tum'or.—-I have a gray home that has a large wart-like bunch or growth at side of vent. The switch- ing of his tail opens it up, which caus- es it to bleed sometimes quite freely, while other times only a little. Can this bunch be removed or toughened so it does not open so freely? Would like to remove or dry it up if possi- ble. This growth is about the size of a small teacup and has a rough sur- face.‘ F. T. H., Clayton, Mich—The bunch should be cut out. This is the only remedy for melanosis’, but other bunches of saline nature may form around the anus or sheath; however, it” they do form, cut them out when small. Lousy Calf.—I bought a calf when it was four days old; was told I could veal it some time later, if I fed it calf meal, but instead of gaining it has re- mained very thin. It is now five weeks old and I have it running on pasture. I find this same calf is troubled with lice or ticks. Also tell me what to feed a. sixsweeks-old pig which I hope 'to kill it for meat in the fall. S. P., Adrian, Mich—First of all‘you must kill the lice for they are bloodsuckers and will keep the calf thin. Apply. raw linseed oil, but don’t expose calf to a. bright sunlight for two days, or the skin might become irritated. Feed calf some ground oats, bran and calf ‘ u ' oatsr‘middjlings and young cloyer. ‘\ M. H., Holly, Mich—After milking, dry. ~meal.. Feed the pig some ground corn,‘ No scars—no blemishes GOMBAULT’S CAUSTIC BALSAM does the .work better than firing. Hair positively grows back natural color A reliable remediyfor Curb.Spliur, Sweeny, Ca och, Strained Tendons, ounder, Windfiufl}, Skin Diseases, Thrush, Spavin, Ringbone, Throat or Bronchial Troubles. W ill not scar or blemish. Supercedes all firing and cautery. As a human liniment it is unsurpassed. $1.50 per bottle at druggists or by parcel post. - The LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS CO. Cleveland, Ohio GOMBAULT'S Caustic BALSAM Claradale Milking Shorthorns We invite the discriminating breeder and farmer,who is inncod of a real bull. that will transmit the com- bine qualities. beef. milk. high in butter fat, typo. character. beauty. We do state official milk testing. Come and see us or write for circulars and reasonable prices. B‘.W.Joh nson. Custer. Mich, Mason Co. Box 26 Milking Shorthorns of best Bates breeding. bulls, cows and heifers for sale. E. H. KURTZ. Mason. Mich a good Shorthorn. priced ill; keeping with the times? . 3. Don’t you want Woodland. Mich. ROBERT MA RTIN, HOGS WEB" v Spring pigs by Walt's Orion, First Sr. Yearling . Detroit, Jaclcson,Gd. Rapids and Saginaw 1919 Phillips Bros,Riga,Mich. Saws 8: Gilts bred for July. Aug. and Sept. furrow for sale at reasonable prices. Also a few high class spring and fall boars ready for service and one 2 yrs.0ld 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 furrow all sold. Thos. Underhill 8L Son, Salem, Mich. Collinsdale Duroc Farm, Lyons,Mich., 9.1. Greatesl Blood Lines Ill Duroc Hogs Herd Boars by Great Orion Sensation, Pathfinder, Duration and Great Wonder I Am. Now have for sale three yearling boars by Wolverine Sensa- tion. For sale at all times, sows, gilts or boars registered. Sold under a positive guarantee and worth the money. Write for prices, L. A. BURHANS, OWNER Extra Sow pi 5, March 1st and DU Rocs later, 125 lbs. ( own; big bone, big litters. 75 to select from. . 0 up. Satisfaction or money back. B. E. Kles. Hillsdale. Mich. AM SELLING a great oflering of bred Duroc sows and gilts March 4th. They are mostly bred to Orion Giant COL. son of Ohio Grand Champion. Get on mailing list for catalog. W. C. TAYLOR, Milan, Mich Woodlawn Farm Duroc'I-logs A well kept herd, best of blood lines. with size and breeding qualities. stock of all ages for sale at rcn sonable prices. W. E. HARTLEY. Alma. hiich. DU R00 JERSEYS: sale. CAREY U. EDMONDS. A few choice bred gilts for Hastings. Mich Michigana Farm Durocs Bonrs, open and bred sows and spring pigs. Satis. faction guaranteed. ‘ MIC HIGANA FARM, Pavilion. Mich. Duroc Jersey Hogs: we usual] Pure—Bred have good boars and sows of all ages for sale. Reasonable prices. Larro Research Farm, Box A, North End. Detroit, Mich., heavy boned. lo d Duroc Jerseys breeding stock frvivr sirlvel.x type CHAS. BRAY. Okemos, Mich. Westvie " Duroc Bred Sows all sold. Have two spring boars left at a reasonable price. Will book orders for A ril & May Pigs. ALBERT EBERSOEE, Plymouth. Mich Bred sows and gilts bred for Aug. and Se t. farrow. A few choice ready for ghipJped Satisfaction lluroc Jersey on apfiroval. ' F. Drodt, . 1. Monroe. Mich. service boars. guaranteed. oflers choice gilts of Orion Oakwood Farm Cherry Kin and Walt's Top Col. breeding bred to Pathfinder rion for Ann. and Sept. furrow. RUSH BROS. Romeo, Mich. DUROC-JERSEYS 33e£33a3§3§ff°$l . , n. :o. HEYDENBEBK." Wayland.M¥c \ , - . ' '21—«89 , we are with a nice bunch of Duroc Pigs the ‘ A big boned'kind $10.00 each with pedigree. F. A. LAMB 8: SUN, Cassopolis. Mich. DUROO JERSEVS- - ‘Ziiéia‘éie‘hi‘ll Mntthysse, Outlerville, P. 0. Byron Center. Mich. all: us CHESTER Willis The prize 'winner kind from the best prize winner bloodlines. Eariy developers, ready for market at 81x months old. I have started more breeders on the road to success than any man llVlng. I want to lace one. hog in each community to advertise my erd. Write for agency and my plan Portland. Mich. G. s. BENJAMIN. x, E. D.‘ 10,‘ ‘ Chester White March boars. Sired Blg Type by Model's Giant and Hill’s Big Buster. Out of. grandaufihters of Alfalfa Wonder. LUCIA HILL, Tekonsha, Mich. ‘ Here 0 I C and Chester White's. Strictly big type ' ' ’ with quality. I have nothing to oil'er at present. as I have sold my largest herd and en- tire herd I was fitting for the large shows. to Earle Morrish. of Flint. Mich. I am confident Mr. Morrish. now has one of the very best herds in the State. ALBERT NEWMAN, R. 4. Mariette. Mich ' From Bi T e Wondet's 0. I. 0. December Gllls Di... "Eedyg’o mm... in Oct. by Silver Horde. extra good young boar direct from Silver's. Booking orders for spring pigs“ . CHAS. H. STEEL, R. 8. Eaton Rapids. Mich. CHESTER WHITES Pig from MONSTER No. 107335. beat. FRED L. BODIMER, We are sold out of Boars. Bred sows CheSters and gilts. For immediate shipment of_ spring pigs. write WEBER BROS . Royal Oak. Mich. 10 mi. and Ridge lids. Phone 408. S t a r t right with a Boar They are hard to Reese. Mich. Orders booked for z ’ r 2d t breed. fill gilts rei y o and see our herd. 0' I Cr sprin pigs. Vi'rite or call We ship C. 0. .and iicgister free. ' . _ GEO. M. WELTON & SON. Middlewlle. Mich. O I C Gilts to furrow in Aug. and ' ' ' Se t. and March boar pigs. ' CLOVERLEAF STOCJFARIVI. Monroe. Much. o I C Brad gilts all sold. Orders ‘ ° ‘ booked for spring pigs. A. J. BARKER (it SON. Belmont. MiCh. O I C Brad sow's all sold. Booking orders ' ‘ ‘ for spring pins. _ H, W. MANN. Dansvillc. Mich. (J I C pigs at very reasonable prices for ' ° ' J unc und July shipmcnt. .. C. J. THOMPSON. Rockford, .‘ ‘ 10b. 9 last fall gilts duo Aug. and Sept. 0' I' C 5' Sprint: pigs not akin. Big Type. 1-2 mile west of Depot. (lilizcn Phone. . _ O’l‘TO Ii. SCIIULth‘. Nashnlle. Mich L T P C Hours ready for service also gilts, ' r ‘ ' bred sows out of best of blood lines. They are right. so is lho price. Nuf sed. ' M. M. PATRICK, Grand Ledge, Mich. L. T. P. C. Fall Boar‘s at bargain prices. Fall gilts open or with breeding privilege. Write. or see them. A. A. ll‘ELDKAMP, 1i. 2, Manchester. Mich. Big Type Poland China isrggggzg? Sired by Clansman Buster and Hovers Liberator. Also gilts bred for Sept. farrow at $40 each. All stock shipped on approval. Come and see them or write DOIiUS ROVER. Akron. Mich. FOI‘ 30 ycars we have been breeding Big Type ’oland China hogs on the same farm. We have sold over 10C head each year for the last 15 years for breeding purposes. There's a n-asonl The farmer has found our kind very profitable. We now offer sows and gilts bred for summer furrow $30-$50. . JNO. C. BUTLER. Portland. Mich. I T P C Gills bred for Spring litters all" ' ' ' sold. Am oilcring very choice Sum~ mer Gilts bred for Jlllll‘ and.) uly litters also Fall Bonn: and Spring Pigs. Clyde Fisher. Ii 3. St. Louis. Mich. L.T.P.C.$15, $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 dz Cline. Ad- dress F. T. HART. st. Louis, Mich. Large Type P. C. Largest herd of indivdunls in state. Everything sold. Nothing to offer until spring pigs are ready to ship. 1 thank you. W. E. LIVINGSTON, Purina. Mich. ' We have a fine bunch oi Blg Type Polands spring pigs representing the best blood lines and all cholera immune. We raise them to sell. If in necd of a real herd hour prospect. come over. Visitors are always welcome. WESLEY HILE. Ionic. Mich. ig ’l‘ype P. 0. some .very choice boars doubleim. mune. out 1100 lb. Hire and mammoth sows from Iowa's greatest herds. E.J.Mathewson,Burr Oak,Mich. ‘ P. C. nothing more for sale Large Straln at present. I thank you. H. O. SWARTZ. Schoolcraft. Mich. I316 Type P. 0.Boar Pigs. Bows and Fall Giltsbred for Sept. to Big Bob Mastodon and Peter Pan, son of $1075 Boar. O. E. Garnant, Eaton Rapids. Mich, BIG TYPE Poland ChinasJesding strains at lowest prices. Both sex. all ages, and bred sows and gilts. . G. A. BAUMGAKDNER. R. 2. Middleville. Mich, EONARD'S ll. '1‘. P. C. Herd headed by Leonard’s Liberator. Orders booked for boar pigs at weaning time. Call or write E. R. LEONARD. St. Louis, Mich. C. Swine. Sows and pigs, sows bred for Aug.’a.nd - Sept. furrow, spring and fall boars, best of breed- ing, satisfaction guaranteed.R.W.Mills. Saline.Mioh. ' book your order for spring boar pigs now HampSllll'llS A few gilts. now ready for summer far- row. JOHN W. SYNDER, R. 4. St. Johns. Mich. SHEEP Shropshires that will win at the State Fairs. I have them for sale. A big bunch of yearling rams as usual and priced reasonably. . KOPE—KON FARMS, » 's. 1... Wing, Prop., Coldwater. Mich. ..... GRAIN QUOTATIONS Monday, July 17. Wheat. Detroit—Cash No. 2' red at $1.16; No. 2 mixed and No. 2 white $1.24. Chicago—No. 2 red $1.151/2@1.18; No. 2 hard $1.16V2@1.2014; September $1.14%_. ’l‘oledo.——Cash $1.15; July $11614. Corn. Detroit—Cash No. 2 710; No. 3 yel- low 69%0. Chicago.-——No. 2 mixed 641/1,@6514c; No. 2 yellow 64%@65%c. Oats. Detroit.~——Cash No. 2 White 41%0; No. 3, 391/20. Chicago—No. 2 white 371/2@381/2,C; No. 3 white 35@381/20. Beans. Det1‘oit.-lmmediate Shipment $8.80. New York—Choice pea beans at $10.50; common to fair do $10@10.25; red kidneys $9.25@9.35. Chicago—Michigan choice, hand- picxed $9.50(uj9.75; red kidney $9. Rye. Detroit—Cash No. 3, 85c. Chicago.*821/zc. Toledo.~80c. and prompt Seeds. Detroit—Prime red clover, cash at $13; alsike $11.50; timothy $3.25. Toledo.-Prime red clover $13; sike $10.50; timothy $2.70. Feeds. Detroit—Brain at $25; standard mid- dlings $26; fine middlings $30; crack- ed corn $32; coarse cornmeal at $29; chop $24.50 per ton in 100-lb. sacks. Hay. . Detroit—No. 1 timothy at $20@21; standard and light mixed $19@20; No. 2 timothy $18@19; N0. 1 clover $15@ 16; rye straw $14@14.50; Wheat and {)att straw $13.50@14 per ton in car- 0 s. al- Fruit. Chicago—Currants 16-qt. case; sweet cherries $1.50@2 per 16-qt. case; Tyson pears $2@‘2.25 per bu; peaches per Climax basket 25@ 30c; blackberries $2@2.50 per l6-qt. case; black raspberries $2.50@2.75 per 16—qt. case; blueberries $3.50 per 16-qt. case; red raspberries $3@4 per 24- pt. case. The above quotations are all for Michigan fruit. . WHEAT Spring wheat failed to come up to trade expectancy so that the govern- ment’s forecast of a total wheat crop of 817,000,000 bushels was slightly be- low the unofficial estimates. It is 22,- 000,000 bushels more than last year and 18,000,000 bushels more than the aver- age from 1916 to 1920. The market is still unsettled awaiting the outcome of the rail strike, foreign political and financial conditions, the black rust scare, the size of the export and mill- ing demand, and also for the move- ment of new wheat to reach flo'od tide. If the estimates upon import needs are correct, importers will be compelled to buy around 425,000,000 bushels from North America in the next eight months which Will take care of most of the surplus in the United States and Canada which now appears to be ap- proximately 475,000,000 bushels. CORN The area planted to corn was esti- mated officially at 103,234,000 acres as compared with 103,805,000 acres last year, a decrease of 0.6 per cent. The yield was estimated at 2,860,000,000 bushels, a decrease of 220,000,000 from the final yield in 1922. With the heavy exports and rapid domestic disappear- ance in the last eight months and a reduction in the crop as large as shown , by the government’s forecast, the to- tal supply for the next crop year would be about 400,000,000 less than for the present crop year, although still larg- er than the average. The crop is be- - lieved to have improved since the date of the government report. Export de-- mand for cash corn has improved and the rail strike is keeping the domestic trade on the anxious seat. OATS . The government’s estimate upon the oats crop was 1,187,000,000 bushels, showing a loss of 118,000,000, or nine $1.50@1.75 per ' dqwn saroeioso. per cent during June. Recent rains and cool weather have improved pros- pects to some extent but a crop below the average of 1,250,000,000 bushels looks probable. Receipts are holding up surprisingly in view of the-light crop a year ago. FEEDS ' Feed markets are a little higher than last week. Demand has broadened as some of the larger users of bran are accumulating supplies for fall and win- ter use in the belief that prices will not go much lower. Widespread rains recently will tend to reduce purchases by dairymen. Flour mill operations are likely to increased decidedly in the next month or two and wheat feeds- will be more abundant. HAY Old timothy is wanted and is selling at a premium of $4 to $6 over new hay: Low grades of all kinds are hard to sell. Demand is small for new clover and only fair for new alfalfa. The rail strike is restricting receipts. POULTRY "AND EGGS The egg market is regaining its strength although prices have not ad- vanced much. Receipts are larger than at this time a year ago but there is only a small surplus over consumptive needs to be placed in storage. Chicago.~—Eggs fresh firsts 211,56.) 221/20; ordinary firsts 201/2@2lc. Live poultry, hens 231/20; broilers 26@300; roosters 14c; ducks 210; geese 12@ 21c; turkeys 25c. Detroit—Eggs, fresh candied and graded 23@24c. Live poultry, heavy springers 35@37c; light springers 25@ '28c; heavy hens 26@27; light hens 22 @23c; roosters 150; geese 13c; ducks 22@23c; turkeys 300. - BUTTER Butter scoring 90 or below moved in- ‘ differently last week and prices were. lower at the close while fancy butter was slightly higher. Export buying was expected but it failed to develop as British markets weakened. The re- ceipts have been, falling ofi but rains have revived pastures and an increase in production is expected or preven. tion of a further decline for the time being. The‘daily surplus for storage at the four leading “markets remains rather heavy but the total storage sur- plus is not yet excessive. Prices for 92-score fresh butter were: Chicago 351/2c; New York 37%c. In Detroit fresh craemery in tubs sells for 331/2 @3417“. , POTATOES The potato crop was officially esti- mated as of July 1 at 429,000,000 bush- els compared with 347,000,000 bushels last year and an average of 373,000,000 bushels during the ,preceding five years. If this year’s promise is fulfill- ed it will be the third largest crop on record. APPLES The apple crop was estimated at a total of 190,000,000 bushels with a com- mercial crop of 31,400,000 barrels. The boxed apple states have a slightly smaller crop than last year, while the barreled apple states have a much larger crop. Shipments of new apples to July 10 were 1,366 cars compared with 128 cars to the same date last Live Stock Market Service Monday, DETROIT Cattle. Receipts 1,368. Good fat cattle are steady; bulls 250 higher; all others 25 @50c lower. Best heavy strs, dry-fed. .$ 8.50@ 9.00 Handyweight bu., dry fed 8.00@ 8.50 Mixed strs, hfrs; dry-fed 650@ 7.25 Handy light bu., dry-fed.. 5 50@ 6.25 Light butchers .......... 4.00@ 5.00 Best cows .............. 4.50@ 5.75 Butcher cows ........... 3.50@ 4.00 Commoncows ......... . 3.25@ 3.50 Canners ........ . ....... 2.50@ 3.00 Choice light bulls, dry-fed 5.00@ 5.50 Bologna bulls . . . . . . . . 4.50@ 5.00 Stock bulls ............. 3.25@ 3.75 Feeders ................. 5.75@ 6.25 Stockers ............. . . . . 5.25@ 6.25 Milkers and springers. .. .$ 35@ 75 Veal Calves. Receipts 987. Market 1.50@2.50 low- er than last week’s close. Best .................... $10.50@11.00 Culls and common ...... 6.00@ 9.00 Hogs. Receipts 1,077. Market active. Mixed hogs .............. $11.15@11.25 Roughs ............. 1 . . 8.00 Extreme heavies . . . . . . . . 9.50@10.00 ' Stags ................. . . 5.50@ 5.75 Pigs . . . . ~ 11.25 Sheep and Lambs. Receipts 503. Market steady on good grades; common thin lambs $1 lower; common sheep slow. Best spring lambs . . . . . . .$13.25@13.75 Fair spring lambs ....... 11.00@12.50 Light to common 7.00@ 9.00 Fair to good! sheep ...... 5.00@ 6.50 Culls and common ...... 1.00@ 2.00 Yearlings ............... 5.50@10.00 CHICAGO Hogs. Estimated receipts today are 47,000; holdover 7,224. Better grades 10@15c higher; others slow. Bulk of sales at $8.70@10.80; tops $10.80; heavy 250 lbs up $10.10@10.50; medium 200 to 250 lbs $10.40@10.80,’ light 150 to 200 lbs $10.70@10.90; light lights 130 to 150 lbs $10.25_@10.80; heavy packing sows 250 lbs up $8.35@9.25;. packing sows 200 ,lbs up $7.85@8.40; 0188:130 lbs \'. July 17. Cattle. Estimated receipts today are 21,000. Best grades steady to strong; others weak to lower. Beef steers medium and heavyweight 1100 lbs up at $10@ 10.75; do medium and good $8.40@10; do common $7.25@8.40; light weight 1100 lbs down $9.15@10.35; do com- mon and medium $7.15@9.15; butcher cattle heifers $5.35@9; cows $3.90@8; bulls bologna and beef at $4.65@6.85; canners and cutters cows and heifers $2.60@3.90; do canner‘steers $3.50@ 5.25; veal calves light and handy- weight $8.50@9.75; feeder steers $5.65 @7.75; stocker steers at $4.75@7.65; stocker cows and heifers $3.50@5.75. Sheep and Lambs. Estimated receipts today are 22,000. Sheep steady; lambs 25c lowe'r. Lambs 84 lbs down $12.50@13.75; do culls and common $7.50@12.25; spring lambs $9 @1125; ewes $5.50@8.15; ewes cull and common $2@5; breeding ewes full mouths to yearlings $6.50@11.50; year- ling wethers $12@13.25. BUFFALO Cattle. Receipts 125 cars. Dry-fed steady; others 15c lower. Choice to prime shipping steers 1400 lbs and up $10@ 10.50; good to choiCe shipping steers $9.50@10; quality $9.50@10; best handy steers $8.75@9.25;| handy steers and heifers $8.50@9; western heifers at $7.25@8; light Michigan butchering heifers $6.50 @750; best fat cows $7.50@8.25; can- ners $1.50@2.50; best heavy bulls at $4.50@5.25; heavy bologna bulls $4@ 4.75; common bulls $3.50@4; best feed- ers $6@7; medium feeders $5.50@6; stockers good $5.50@6; light common $4@4.50; best milkers and springers $60@75; mediums $35@50. Calves receipts 17; market strong, with tops at $11.50. ‘ Hogs. Receipts 40 cars. Market strong: heavy $10.75@11; medium and mixed giizggzinso; yorkers and pigs $11.75 Sheep and Lambs. ‘ Tsunami); 5,14 ,14.25~.+‘yeari ' e 10.50 weth. s (disma- “8 light native yearlings good. The department of agriculture esti- mates the bean crop at 139.6 per cent larger than leist year. No other details are available but this suggests a crop of 12,730,000 bushels compared with 9,118,000 bushels last year and an av- erage of 13,316,000 bushels during the five years 1916 to 1920. Extremely high prices in the last year have not resulted in an excessive crop. WOOL This is ‘,between seasons” in the wool market as the mills are waiting to see the volume of orders forspring goods at the openings to start. this week. Prices are steady as most of the new clipris in manufacturers’ and dealers’ hands and the possibility of passage of the permanent tariff with lower rates on raw wool before next January now looks remote. Mills are inquiring .for supplies but are proceed- ing with caution. Seaboard markets are receiving large shipments from the west at present. ' CHEESE Cheese distributing markets were weak in the last few days, as the sup- ply has been too large for immediate consumption and speculative buying for storage was negligible. ’Wide- spread rains are expected to increase production again. New York state cheese has had the preference in the east. Stocks in storage are 'only mod- erate so that prices are not apt to sag much lower. Prices for No. 1 Ameri- can cheese were; Chicago.——Flats 201,50; twins 19%@ 20c; single daisies 20@201/2c; double daisies 191A;@200; Longhorns at 20@ 20350; square prints 201/2@21c; Swiss round; No. 1, 350; block 22@23c; lim- burger, 2 lbs. 17c; 1 lb. 180; brick, fancy 1855c. DETROIT CITY MARKET The market was active with a plen- tiful supply. Cherries, huckleberries: raspberries, green peas and currants ” were the outstanding commodities in the demand. Eggs, cabbage, leaf let- tuce, and butterbeans were draggy be‘ cause of over-supply. The prices were as follows: Apples $1.50@2; butter- beans $1.25@1.50; currants, red, 24-qt. case $4@4.50; cabbage 30@50c’per ushel; sour cherries $5.25 per 24—qt. eggs 28@400; green corn 25@ 00 per dozen; huckleberries $5.75 per 4-qt. case; green peas $3@3.50 per hel; radishes, white $1.50@2; spin- .50@1.75 per bushel. GRAND RAPIDS Raspberry production in the Grand Rapids territory began to wane this week and prices were slightly stiffer, particularly on reds. Fruit quotations early this week were: Red raspber- ries $4.50@4.75 per case; black $2.50 ach ’@3 case; cherries, sours $1.50@2 per case; sweets $2@3 case; Everbearing strawberries $4 case; peaches $2@4 a. bushel; currants $2.50@3 per case; gooseberries $1.50@1.75 case; dewber- ries $2.50 case; blackberries $2.50@3 case; huckleberries $2.50@3 per case; plums $2 case; green apples 30c@$1 per bu; hand-picked ripe $1@l.50 bu; sugar pears $1@2 bu. Live stock was steady with prices slightly stiffer on medium weight hogs. Rainy weather has delayed threshing and the markets have held fairly steady with moderate receipts. The supply of Michigan new potatoes is so large that commission houses have ceased shipping in south- ern tubers. The market was fairly steady at $1.50@1.75 per bushel for No. 1’s. Hothouse tomatoes were in fair demand at 90c per seven-pound basket, with outdoor selling 20c less, due to cracks and inferior quality. Cabbage was weak at 50@65c bushel. Celery was easier at 20@500 a bunch. Dry onions began moving this Week at $2 a. bushel. Sweet corn was in good demand at 20@35c per dozen ears. ’ , YIELDS OAF LESSER GRAINS. The rye crop estimate was 82,000,000 bushels compared with, 58,000,000 bush. .915 last‘, year and an average of 68,090,: i . - ggmbushels in the five years 191$“.to ’ ' 6‘5““ C 1 . 11 Receipts two cars. Market is steady. ' . , ' ' e , h cm..- "Ea... T HE condition of every crop ex- cept spring wheat is aobve the ten-year average in Michigan, according to the government’s July re- port issued by John A. Doelle, Com- missioner of Agriculture, and Verne H. Church, Statistician, U ' 'States Bu- reautof Agricultural con mics. Corn—There was a s1’ 'ht increase in the corn planted this being 1,737,000 acres as compare with 1,703,000 last year. The stands are generally good except in some northern counties where cut— worms have necessitated more or less replanting. A normal growth has been made in most sections although many «fields are unevenfl The condition is reported as ninety per cent, three per cent lower than last year, but seven per cent above the ten-year average. Wheat—Cutting commenced in southern counties during the closing days of June. The condition figure of eighty-five per cent is one lower than that of last month, but represents a production of 16,154,000 bushels. Red rust is prevalent in many districts. .While the condition of spring wheat is good in the Upper Peninsula, the state average is only eighty-four per cent, or two per cent'below the ten-year aver- age. Beans.-——There has been a phenom; enal increase in the acreage of beans planted. The preliminary estimate of 429,000 acres as compared with 263,000 last year, an increase of sixty—three per cent. The present outlook is for a crop of 4,773,000 bushels, the final out— turn being greater or less as affected by future conditions. Potatoes—The acreage shows a con- siderable increase in southern counties and portions of the Upper Peninsula, a small increase in the central and some of the northwestern counties and a decrease in portions of the Grand Traverse and Oceana districts. The estimate of 364,000 acres is an increase of seven per bent over last year. As planting is only just completed, the condition is not relatively important at this date. It is ninety-two per cent, or nine per cent better than one year ago, and represents a production un- der favorable future conditions of 35,- 162,000 bushels. Oats—The crop has improved con- siderably during June in some sections and deteriorated in others. The con- dition is eighty-seven per cent and the prospective crop, 52,897,000 bush- els. Rye—The outlook for the crop is ninety per cent of normal, the same as last month and one point above the ten-year average. The forecasted pro- duction is 9,649,000 bushels. Harvest- ing is under way in the southern and central counties. Hay—The good crop of hay, esti— mated at ninety-three per cent of nor- mal which is thirteen per cent better‘ than the ten-year average, promised a production of 4,399,000 tons. This is the second largest crop ever produced in the state. Truck Crops—Tomatoes, watermel- ons and cantaloupes are. each reported as ninety per cent of normal. Onions are rated at ninety per cent and cab- bage at ninety-three per cent. Sugar Beets—The Outlook is eighty- eight per cent, one point better than one month ago. Condition fOr growth, cultivation and weeding have been good. The acreage is somewhat less than during the years of high-priced sugar. g . Fruits.——There has been a consider- able June drop in apples but many or: chards have an ample crop mmaining. . Early apples are plentiful, and the - only varieties that are light over ex- "tended areas are Baldwins and Spies. (D. u. 's.‘ A.....g. Mic/age” Farmer: Have Promise of Bigr Yield: .' Scab and fire blight are quite prev- alent in some sections. The present condition figure of seventy—five per cent presages a crop of" 10,756,000 .bushe'ls. Peaches have a condition of seventy- cight per cent, representing a produc- tion of 1,248,000 bushels; pears, eighty per cent representing a crop of 615,000 bushels; grapes, ninety—two per cent, representing a crop of 111,892,000 pounds. The outlook for plums is sev- enty-six per cent of a crop, and of blackberries and raSpberries, ninety per cent." Cherries have been seriously injured ‘ by shot-hole fungus, and what had de- veloped into nearly a full crop was re- duced to an estimated production of eighty per cent. . ,. WOOL POQL CLOSES AUGUST 15. R. WILLIAMS, manager of the 1922 wool pool for the State Farm Bureau, announces that the 1922 pool will close on August 15. No wool will be accepted after that date. The pool has been open since the first of April. The wool department will proceed to prepare the fleeces for marketing at once and with the trade in its present strong position it is expected that the offerings will be disposed of readily. Mr. Williams,ovho is handling the de- partment for the first time this year, is now planning on having the books closed and the final checks mailed back to the farmers in a comparative- ly short time after the last sales are made. FEEDERS FAVOR LOW GRADES. In an effort to avoid high cost feed- ers are buying mostly common and medium grades of thin steers. This may be safe policy if they are not. to be resold until next spring but they must compete with an abundance of low grades from all grazing sections if disposed of this fall. The move- ment from the leading markets is hold- ing up exceptionally well and will in- crease as soon as a larger supply is available, and farm work is a little less pressing. The shipment of stock calves from the southwest is expected to start about Aggust 1. - “ TO KEEP OUTE‘FOREIGN PESTS. IN its report made to Secretary Wal. lace, the special committee appoint- ed by him to follow the proceedings of the plant held in Washington recently, enumer- ated the losses now suffered by Amer- ican agriculture from pests accidently imported before the quarantine act went into effect, and the need for safe- guarding the United tSates against the entry of foreign plant pests, was emphasized. The belief was express- ed that the measure of the Federal Horticultural Board is wisely directed to this end. THE CONDENSED MILK MARKET. HE condensed milk market has . shown no inclination to improve of late and, in fact, seems to be duller than for some time, if anything. Man— ufacturers. for some time past have been pinning their hopes on a resump- tion of demand from European relief organizations but there 'has been no inquiry from such sources for some time and it is highly improbable that little. if any, more condensed milk will be exported because of that demand. From the middle west, however, come reports that the German Central Re- quarantine conference‘ quire 5,000 cases per week. Competi- tion from Holland, Denmark and Fin- land has to 'be met in placing export orders which is resulting in the nar- rowing down of export business to the supplying regular channels with adver- tised brands. There is absolutely no call for miscellaneous brands from abroad. Domestic demand is limited at the present time as home consumption seems to have fallen off greatly of late. What demand there is is for well—ad- vertised brands. Bulk goods, especial- ly sweetened skimmed, are firmer in View of the demand from the ice cream trade. For the same reason, there has been a fairly free movement of pow- dered skim-milk. FEEDER LAMBS LOOK HIGH- PRICED. ECEIPTS of range lambs are not quite up to the usual number at; this season, probably reflecting the; thirty per cent shortage in the crop.l Kentucky and Virginia sent a big con- signmenbto eastern points early in the. week and wiped out part of the recent advance but the dressed trade is heal thy, the eastern trade is again being forced to resort to middlewestern mar- kets for supplies, and total receipts are not burdensome. Purchases of feeder lambs are ex- panding and the range supply has not been sufficient thus far to fill the ord- ers. Prices being paid are high for this time of the year and look rather risky. BIG FEEDER DEMAND EXPECTED. HE prospect of a generous crop of corn, hay and rough feed with profitable results for cattle feeders in the last five months and advancing prices on fat steers promise to main- tain a broad outlet for thin cattle dur- ing the fall. July curtailed buying as usual, the movement from twelve lead- ing markets in the first week in the month declining fifty per cent compar- ed with the last week in June. As more range steers become available: and the busy season passes, buying will expand but it probably will not lift values much, it" any, and the plain- er light weights are apt to work grad—‘ ually lower during the late summer and fall. OWNERS J. ,‘mfif’ '1, Learn About Wonderful New Power . .22" Maker. Practically eliminates spark Milly. lever-«stops misfiringmadds power . known throughout America for , \ - .1:' Down Puts this Olde- Tan Metall- to-Metal Harness on Your Horses , We trust on wherever you live. Only 87.50 down. ay the rest monthly. Write for free harness book. Learn all about this improved metal- to—megel harness construction. Metal wherever there I! wear or strain. No old-fashioned buckles. \ fin Elm Dido-Ton leather produced 70 em ago. Now to pronounced cuperiorltl. lde-Tnn harness is made by I tan- ner-menu rer who follows every step from the row-hide to the completed harness. Write for Free Book Ashton-f lion-ice ook. Lentilbt . down .nd 11'» payingnt one: ”(fl-ho Old.e-°T‘:n mongol»? mot-ll burnout. Henry Blake Barnes: 00., Dept. 3310 19th Street and Marshall Blvd» Glucose. III. ENSILAGE CUTT RS are known from coast to coast as the standard. Strong,_reliable, speedy, trou ble‘ proof, easy—running, with a successful record dating back over a quarter of a century. Backed by a Guarantee that means absolute satisfaction and protection. Ten Superior Features Unbreakable knife wheel, cen tor-shear cut, triple feed rollers, no vibration, “life- , time" channel steel frame, re- versible sheer bar, and other W, features are explained in the book. Send your name today. Kalamazoo Tank & Silo Co. Dept. 123 Kalamazoo, Mich. - 310p: ABSORB'NE unsure: from a Bone Spavin, Ring Bone. Splint. Curb.—Side Bone. or similar troubles and gets horseT going sound. It acts mildly but quickly and good re- sults are lasting. Does not blister or remove the hair and horse can be worked. Page 17 in pamphlet with each bottle tells how. $2. 50 a bottle delivered. Horse Book 9 R free. ABSORBINE. J R.. the antiseptic linimcut for mankind, reduces Painful Swellings, En- larged Glands,Wene, Bruises,Varicose Veins; heals Sores. “Alleys Pain. more if you write. or delivered. w. F.YOUNG.’ mc.. Will tell you $1.25 a bottle at dealers Liberal trial bottle for 10c stamps. 288‘I’emnle St..Sprlnplield. Mass. waterproof. This wonder- ful newugnition system is now In use on several ofAmenca’s high-grade - motor cars. Price is low. Ask for book- ~— ~ » Q . “are”... "e‘ _ /—\ -‘. a, I . ' O"! OFFER. , ~‘».,.,. and speed-«saves gamis ”W" H u ”0 ”g l American Bosch Mag. Corp. Boxm‘SpringfieldMass. livery. regular made up stock. or kegs down to ten gallons. Let us have your inquiries for lumber. shingles, lath. If contemplating building any burns or outbuildings, it would pay you to investi- gate our method of furnishing plans and blueprints. Ask our salesman to call on you. BLISS & VAN AUKEN LUMBER CO., oak and maple flooring. Apple Barrels;-lumber Now is the time to order your barrels to insure de- Cun ship in (-arload lots or less. either nested same as baskets. with head and top hoops out. 01‘ in Can furnish vinegar barrels Saginaw, VI. 5.. lVlich. 24.. On trial. Easy running, easilycleaned. ‘ Skims warm or cold milk. Different , . from picture which shows larger ca- . q _ . pacity machines. Get our plan of easy MONTHLY PAYMENTS and handsome free catalog. Whether dairy is large or small. write today. AMERICAN SEPARATQR CO. 00" 7061 BIinbr-dgo, "- Y. list has placed an order that will re-J ./‘ ‘ “tn-'22., », \ l ROOFING OR FIRST LAYER _ 0F COMPOSITION SHmoLES A BQDFING DIFFIBULTY UVERCOME CROSS‘ ffCl'lON . OFEAVE DRIPEDGE Miller Drip Edge. 3 galvanized strip. neatl fasten- eave and gable edges of asphalt shingles an roofin . Forms stlfl. sturdy, projecting edges that properfy handles the water. withstands wind and ladders. Per- ' mits eave troughs essential to good buildings. applied. Sold your's don‘t. . write MILLER dz GLEASON, Easily Div. 3, _—I ~ — War“ or“? " l; FRUIT BHIPPERB FOR HIGHEST PRICES Quick Returns Com-sign to The E. L. Richmond CO.. Detroit, Est. 1893. a FORDSON into a 3-PLOW CRAWLER TRACTOR bemoastratmg‘ cutsWantcd WNW My fir full WHICH”! Med-inc our! radar 1213 Benton St.. MAW ”' ‘5 When writing to advertisers please mention the Michi—, gan Farmer. - by hundreds of rooting dealers. If r Olsen. n. Y. I ' R (l t. Name of Car Motor Oil Nam. of Car Motor 03 Ace ________________ M.H. Locomobile .......... M L. Allen ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, M_ H, Lozier ............. M. H. Ambassador ,,,,,,,, H, Maibohm .......... M. H. American Six ....... M. H. Manon Handley— Anderson ........... M. L. (Cont. Motor). . . .M.H. Ap rson Road'pl. . .H. (Knight Motor). . .H. Aubiirn ............ M. L. Manson 34 ......... 11. Austin H. King ..... M. H. Martin W389 ------- E- Bay State .......... M. L. Maxwell ........... M. L. B ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, M, L Mercer ............. H. Bid le ............. M. L. McFarlan Six ....... M.H. Birch ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . EL Mitchell ............ M. H. Bradley ............ M. L. MOHPC Knight ...... H. Brewster ........... M. L. MomtOI’ ............ M. L. Brisooe ............. M. H. Monroe ............ H. Brook ............. M.H. M0011 ............... M. L. Buick .............. M. H. Moore ............. M. L. Bush .............. M. H. Nash .............. .H. Cadillac ............ M.H. National ........... M.H. Case ............... M. L. Nelson ............. M.H. Chalmers _ ,M, H, Nelson dz Le Moon. .M.H. Chandler ........... M. H. Northway .......... M. H. Chevrolet .......... M. L. Oakland ............ M. H. C 'c ,,,,,,,,,,,,, _ H, Oldsmobile 6 ........ M. H. Cleveland .......... M. H. Oldsmobile 8 ........ M.H. Cole 8 .............. .H. Olympian .......... M.H. Colonial ............ M. H. Overland ........... M. L. Columbia .......... M.H. Owen Magnetic ..... M.H. Comet ,,,,,,,,,,,,, M, L, Packard ............ M.H. Commonwealth ..... M. L. P8136. ~ - ._. ......... M.H. Crawford ........... M. L. Pan-American ...... M.H- Crow-Elkhart ....... M. H_ Parent: ............ M. H. Cunningham, , .. . , , ,M. H, Patterson .......... M.H. Daniels ............ M. H, Peerless ........... M. B. Davis ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, M_ L, Piedmont .......... M. L. Dispatch ___________ M. L, Pierce-Arrow ....... M.H. Dixie Flyer ......... M_ H_ Pilot... .............. M. H. odge _____________ M_ H_ Premier ............ H. Dorris .............. M. H. Preston ............ M. H. Dort ............... M. L. Regal .............. M. L. Durant ............ M. H. R80 ............... M.H. Duaenberg ,,,,,,,,,, H_ Revere ............. H. Earl ............... M_ H_ Richilieu ........... H. Economy . , M_ L_ giokenbacker ....... M.H. Elcar .............. M. L. 031113?" Elgin .............. M. H. (Cont. Motor). . . .M.Il. Essex .............. M . H. (Dusenberg MOtOflfl- Ferris ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, M. L_ Rolls R0 ce ........ M.H. F. I, A, T H. R. d: . night ..... H Ford ............... . L. 583011 ------------- 31 Fox ................ H. Sayers ............. M. L. Franklin ........... M. H. Scripgs Booth ...... M.H. Gardner ............ . L. Sheri an ........... M.H. Glide .............. M. H. Simplex ............ Grant .............. M. H. Singer ............. B Gray .............. M. H. Spaoke ............ E H Hackett ............ M. H. Sperlms ........... H Hal Twelve ......... M. H. 3'43“de ----------- M H Halladay ........... M. H. Stanwood ; ........ M. L Handley-Knight ,,,,, H_ Steams Knight ..... H. Eamon ............ M_ H Stephens SIX ........ M.H. Hmoun ___________ M_ H_ Stevens ............ M. H. Hatfield ............ M. H. Stevens Duryee ..... M.H. Haynes ............ M. H_ Sterling Knight ..... H. “ Haynes 75_ . , . . . _ , , .H. Studebaker ......... M. L. HCSMH Stutz .............. H. Holmes ............ H. Sun ............... H. Hudson ............ M. H. Templar ----------- H- Hufiman ........... M, L, elle .............. M.H. Hu mobile ......... M.H. “709900“ ----------- M. L. Jae on ............ M. H. Whlte ...... . ....... M.H. J not ............ H_ Wllls St. Clnlre. . . . .H. Jor ............. M. L. Willys-Knight ...... H. Kelsey ,,,,,,,,,,,,, M, L_ Winther ............ M.H. in; ............... H. Winton Six ......... M. H. lesel Ksr .......... M. H. K E Y lifne Kar .......... £14.12. Mia-Elk“: Medium t . 1’“ 2i??? : : : : : : : : M: L: M. airman-mam ; Lexington .......... M. H. B.E;:‘;zfine HQ. 3. Lincoln ............ M. H. E. H_ _ Polarine m j » Liberty ............ M. L. Heavy "Cr N. B. For recommendation afar-odes to use in tractor-I. 3; consult chart in any Standard Oil Co. (Indtana) uatm 2663d ue Prmts Plus ., Oolari g 1 w Chemical Formulae N the chart to the left the correct grade of Polarine for your car is indicated. This recommendation has been made because the" oil has stood practical tests in the engine itself as well as the r' -'d, scientific tests in the finest petroleum chemical laboratory in the worl . In working out the specifications for manufacturing Polarine, petroleum chemists and automotive engineers have cooperated. Blue prints and chemical formulae have worked Slde by side. When you fail to avail yourself of this scientific lubrication, you are ex ri- mentmg at the expense of your car. You are risking “scored” c lin ers, “burned” bearings 1n the crank shaft or elsewhere, and other costly isasters. Your engine is adjusted throughout with infinite care. It calls for a certain grade of lubricating oil. Which oil this is to be depends upon piston clear- ance, method of cooling, lubricating system, and other mechanical factors used by the designer of the car. The carefully trained lubricating engineers of the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) recommend THE PERFECT MOTOR on. ‘ Made in Four - Grades Seals Pistons, Against Loss of Power: . Each is of correct consistency to form a perfect seal between the piston and the cylinder, leaving no dry spots. It has sufficient body to prevent its being. sucked into the compression chamber during the intake stroke, thus avoidmg overheating, knocking and carbon. ' The trained chemists working day by day in the Standard Oil Company (In- diana) laboratories exercise infinite care and minute accuracy to make sure that the lubricating oil indicated for each kmd of car 18 solentifically-correct. ‘ Consult the Chart on the left; H Standard Oil Company -_ 4 . (I ndiana) . 91 0 So. Michigan Ave. . - - , -' - ' ' Chicago, Ill. 0"» M .,,. /“» I, |I|‘/',///r,'/ 1,. . ,.. v, I.