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Miss Electric Spark, while not the most lovable, is the most serviceable hired girl we every employed in our household. The man who fails to’test his cows cannot lay all the blame for arresting the development of the business upon his city cousin. | OR many months ' the government The Muscle has been wrestling Shoals with the problem of Problem what to do with the great government war project at Muscle Shoals, Alabama. During the war the government start- ed this great power project on the Ten- nessee River, which is second only to Niagara in possible importance in the development of electrical power. Many millions of dollars were expended in the initial work of developingthis wa- ter power, and a great supplementary steam plant and two factories for the fixation of nitrogen from the air by different processes were built. The close of the, war found this work 1111— completed and further work on the project was stopped. What to, do with it was a problem which could wait. But its discussion was soon precipi- tated by the proposition made by Henry Ford for the purchase and op; eration of the nitrate factories for the manufacture of fertilizers and the com- pletion and lease of the water-power project for a period of a hundred years. Subsequently other tentative offers were made for the project by the Ala- bama Power Company and others. The War Department wrestled with the problem for a long timeand finally referred the whole’matter to congress without definite recommendation. It has been under consideration by the senate committee on agriculture for some time, with the result that Sena- tor Norris, of Nebraska, chairman of the committee advanced a plan for the dbmpletion, continued ownership and -, operation of the project by the govern- ment. The most recent development ‘ in the mtteristhepremtofian but ~' Week ofaroport signed by republican and democratic senators comprising a. minority of the committee, strongly op- posing the» acceptance of the govern‘ ment ownership and operation plan and urging the acceptanCe of Henry Ford’s offer for the purchase, lease and operation of the great projects in- volved in this development. This report was submitted by Sena- tor‘Ladd, of‘ North Dakota, and was signed by Senators Capper,‘ of Kansas, Harrison, of Mississippi, Caraway, of Arkansas, Ransdell, of Louisiana, Smith, of South Carolina, and Hefiin, of Alabama. This development brings the matter squarely before congress and the people of the co'untry for final decision. In view of its importance to agriculture became of the proposed operation of the great plants already built for'the manufacture of fertilziers on an economic basis and at a fixed profit of eight per cent, we will pre- sent in the next issue of the Michigan Farmer the details of the Ford offer and an analysis of its terms prepared by the American Farm Bureau Feder- ation, together with some of the argu- ments in favor of the Ford proposal advanced by the senators who made the report above noted. This proposi- tion is of interest to Michigan Farmer readers, and the facts which will be presented are worthy of their careful consideration. HE promise of a - bumper crop of POur potatoes has raised Otato the question in the Crop minds of many as to how the growers and dealers will dispose of the surplus to a public which has been in the habit of consuming less than the cropis likely to yield this fall. We are inclined to the opinion that the merits of a well—grown and prop- erly cooked potato are not fully appre- ciated in the average American home. Not only the starch and sugar content, of which there are about twenty pounds in every one hundred pounds of potatoes, but also the two pounds of proteins, rich in basic salts, are also important in making this vegetable worthy of generous use by our good cooks. The potato, buttermilk and oat meal diet of the Irish people is prob- ably responsible for the unusual high percentage of centenarians in that country This gives background at least to the recent action of the executive com- mittee of the Cheboygan Farm Bureau in passing resolutions calling upon the agencies having in charge the market- ing of: a liberal portion of this year’s potato crop to bring to the consuming public information on the food value of the potato. We have already plan- ned to run in the Household Depart- ment of the Michigan Farmer this fall and winter, a wide range of recipes for preparing the potato for consumption in our farm homes. If the potato can be prepared in a greater variety of ways no doubt the consumption can be materially increased to the benefit of both the consumer and the producer of the crop. 'E are back on the war basis Goa, so far as the distribu~ for Farm tion of coal is con- Work cerned. This has been made necessary to supply essential industries with fuel due to the effect of the long continued strike of coal miners and the partial breaking down of transportation due to the strike of railroad shop workers. A fuel administrator" has been appoint- ed .to supervise the distribution of coal in this state, and such distribution will be pi’ade only on priority orders issued by his authority. It is indicated that the plan of organization will include the ma 1 m tmtorlneechcounty,orntleast~fn several districts of the state. Dealers will be able to secure shipments of coal only on authority of the adminis- trator or his agents. In this connection the need of coal for farm work should not be forgotten. 'Farmers throughout the state will» re quire coal to complete their threshing and for silo filling. Doubtless in many sections of the state the present sup ply is not adequate for this purpose. No time should be lost in ascertaining whether or not there is a sufficient supply of coal in every community to accomplish this essential farm work,’ and in case there is not, immediate steps should be taken to get a priority 0 order for the shipment. of coal for this . purpose. The Michigan Farmer has written State Fuel Administrator Potter call- ing his attention to the absolutely es- sential requirement of coal for this purpose, and urges readers to at once consult their local dealers to ascertain. whether or not there is adequate coal on hand to meet this need, and'if not to 'urge them to take immediate steps to secure priority orders far coal for that purpose. It is, of course, sincerely hoped that the labor difficulties above mentioned may be settled at an early date. In- deed, it would be a matter for congrat- ulation if they could be settled before this suggestion reaches the reader. But optimism in this regard is not a. safe dependence in view of the long con- tinuation of these strikes and the de- termined attitude exhibited by both sides to the controversies. Early ac- tion is desirable to the end that fuel may be available for the accomplish- ment of these essential farm tasks. HE strike of rail< ‘ way shopmen, to- A Short gether with a short- aqe Of age of cars, is devel- Cars oping a very critical situation in a large number of agricultural districts. This is particularly true of those regions where perishable products are produc- ed and also where the points of pro- duction are far remote from terminal markets. Regardless of the strike, a shortage of cars would eventually have ar1ived. The strike. has only aggravated the sit- uation. The revival of business has increased to a, point where thevolume of goods moving is again approaching ‘record points. For the week ending July 22 car loadings other than coal were only about one per cent less than during the record week of October 15, 1920. The building boom and the large sales of automobiles indicate the heavy load now being placed upon our trans- portation systems. ' The coal strike is also an important factor in the car shortage situation. Whether it continues or ends immedi— ately, the result, so far as the shipping of other products is concerned, will be ~mucl1 the same. r Should an agreement between the miners and the Operators be reached at once, there will be an unusually heavy movement of coal to outlying distiicts for which box cars will undoubtedly be requisitioned. This will remove these cars from their reg- ular channels of service. Should busi- ness continue to expand during the fall, and the estimated yields of our various crops materialize, movement of cOal reaches the high mark expected, railroad men would not be surprised to see the orders for cars exceed the available supply by twenty per cent or more. Obviously this situation will have its influence upon every section of the country. Farmers in industrialstates, however, will be operating to better advantage than those in strictly?“ agri~ cultural regions. Here again the farm- er who grows a. diversity of products and the ‘ ‘elato the acre, while the rage m fuller degree than will the one- farmer. in the industrial states prepare to move their products to market earlier than usualmay be a wise one and'is, at least, worthy of consideration, particu- larly if the situation should develop to a point where there is an actual scar- city in any particular line of farm products. On the other hand, if it be comes impossible to move the surplus from production areas it is the part of wisdom for the farmer to look early to providing proper storage facilities. Crate/108‘ Continued AFTER I got my Oughto parked' in the city park and my feet, head and hands rested, I found that observ- in’ crowds was an interestin’ occupa- shun, what is like takin’ a trip round the w011d in about a hour. For inst. I see kids what looked like they come from the middle of Europe, kids what in the cotton belt is called pickannies, and other kids what look- ed like Mamma’s boy, all yellin’ with the joy of what you call physical. ex- uberashun. There was scolding moth- ' .ers and sleepin’ ers what thought young as they used to be. And I also saw folks what looked round shouldered with the family duties they was carryin’ with them. In some cases I saw as much as- twelve of these family duties pesterin’ Ma and Pa. Then I saw young folks, where the young man could not keep his hands off from the young lady and the young lady what did not want him to. Sure, they was not thinkin’ of family duties. Which makes me think, ain’t Nature cunnin’? She makes so enjoyable the things what lead to life’s duties and obligashuns. When I looked at that crowd I thought it contained nearly all of life, with its joys and sorrows and every- thing. Life sure is what you call a great and understandable thing. And a crowd is a good place to find you don’t know very'much about it. I went over to see our ansisters, the monkeys. They was showin’ each other considerashun and sympathy by pickin’ flees from each other’s backs. They went at the prob- lem at hand with earnest undivided attenshun, like the Professor would say. Once in a while they would look at us lookin’ at them, like they was thinkin’: “What fools ye mortals be. I’m glad I’m a monkey when I look at you.” Ain’t that what you would call humilatin’? I was interested standin’ in the crowd studyin’ these ansisters of ours ’til Sophie come and said: “Come on, Hy, 'you’re monkey enough; besides, you gotta give other folks a chance.” Maybe that’s so, but just the same I think that crowds in parks is all right for enjoyin’ human nature, but no good for enjoyin’ Nature. To do this you gotta be alone with only the trees and birds as your company . HY SYCKLE. 'INDOORS AND OUT. An oveh at least ten inches from the floor makes it easier for Mother. Tile drains, laid right, are more near- ly everlasting than any other farm im- _ provement. Says Sam: Nature never intended an eight-hour day for farmers, but she surely insists On an eight-hour night. In 1921, ' oats in Germany and in Eng- land averaged yields of forty—one bush» the United ' states was The suggestion that farmers - daddies, and 0th , they was just as' unassumin’ly ‘ g“... HEN the late credit stringency which has so severely handicap- "ped agriculture for the past two years first began to be felt in Iowa, the Farm Bureau Federation and the State Bankers’ Association appointed a‘ joint committee to consider ways ‘ and means to better the rural credit gv... t facilities of the state. This committee was composed of three bankers and three farmers. The leaders of both the farmers’ and bankers’ organiza- tions serving upon it. This committee held its first meeting in the late fall 'of 1920, and its work has culminated in the formation of the Iowa Farm Credit'Corporation, with a capital stock of five million dollars. At the present time a million dollars of this. stock has been subscribed and For the Live Stock Men. paid for, and the corporation has been. actively functioning. When one con- siders that it is, just a little over eighteen months since the idea was first conceived in the minds of the or- ganizers, it is rather evident that the plan is meeting with a good deal of approval. The plan for the corporation, how- ever, was not hastily devised. The best minds in finance and farming op- erations of the central west were call- ed in conference. After several weeks or mancmg Farmers 0m Yeur’ 5 Experteuee wttfl Iowu’ 5 Flat: [Voice Art: No fled from tue State By Claude L. Benner, Department Economic: Iowa Agricultural College of very patient study they drew up their plan and presented it to the state legislature. Here both houses unani- mously voted to grant them a charter and also voted-to amend the banking laws of the state so that all state and savings banks would be permitted to invest in the stock of this corporation up to ten per cent of their capital stock and surplus. The corporation isauthorized by law to buy farmers’ notes endorsed by any banks authorized to do business in our state. The capital stock of the corpor- ation is held by the farmers and bank- ers of Iowa, who will unite in this un- dertaking as a means of financing Iowa’s greatest industry. This corpor- ation is a strictly business company, without any danger of state socialism and provides a conservative practical means of accomplishing what every one recognizes as being the greatest need in agriculture today. It will have a great effect on keeping Iowa free from radical plans of farm finance. The credit association was formed _under the newly amended corporation laws of the state of Iowa, the legisla- tion for which _was secured by J the joint support of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and the Iowa Bankers’ As- sociation. The success of this corpor- ation is necessary to make a success of the marketing plans of the farming or- ganizations of this state. This cor- poration is formed for the common good of all classes. There is no pro— motion stock, no blue-sky promotion expense. It is a straight business or- ganization by the farmers and bankers of this state for their own good. The two organizations worked together for months before the legislature, prepar- ing the plans and bills necessary to make possible this corporation. How necessary they were and how well the plans proved is shown by the re- sults. All measures passed the legis— lature without a dissenting voice. In this way we secured a warehouse act, the farm credits bill and the bill giv- ing the banks the right to own stock in this corporation. The‘Iowa Farm Credit Corporation is a financial institution whose re- sources and energies will be devoted to financing of Iowa’s chief industry, her agriculture. The disastrous expe- rience of the past few months have merely emphasized the disadvantage- ous conditions under which the farmer has always labored. Post-war slump in prices gave agriculture a more stag- gering blow than was received by any other industry and imposed a heavier burden upon the farmer’s source of credit—the country bank—than upon any other financial institution. The Question of Financing Agriculture. The question which is apparent to all is—can a financing plan be applied to agriculture as has been applied suc- cessfully to other industries? The ser- ious thought and sound judgment of both agricultural and financial leaders, some of those foremost in the councils of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and the Iowa Bankers’ Association, has been brought to bear upon this ques- tion and they answer “Yes.” Such an affirmative reply, however, Would avail little unleSs it found expression in a practical program. .cause they showed The Iowa Farm Credit Corporation has had its founding amidst the un- fortunate experiences heretofore refer- red to. Experiences unfortunate be- that agricultural financing in Iowa as well as in the rest of the country has been fundamentally inadequate and improperly organized. This institution is not a bank. The thought is to conduct this corporation 1 on the same sound banking principles that have been applied to other con- servative and substantial businesses. This is not a temporary makeshift. It The Fruit Grower and All. is a permanent corporation. been organized for the sole purpose of, It has serving agricultural Iowa. It is not related in anywise to any other cor- poration. Issuance of Debenture Bonds. Under this corporation the invested dollar can be made to do the work of many dollars for the reason that the corporation will issue debenture bonds secured by approved collateral to an amount at least twenty times the capi- (Continued on page 155). Mammoth Coliseum forState Fair . Most Complete Structure ofIts Kiut/ iu toe Couutry ORK on the gigantic coliseum at the Michigan State Fair grounds is being pushed to the limit. There is every reason to believe that the structure will be completed in good time for the 1922 State Fair, which is scheduled for September 1-10. The accompanying picture was tak—’ en late in July and shows what pro- gress was then made. This mammoth building places the equipment of the Michigan State 'Fair in a hundred ,feet long and has inside a ring 235x100 feet. The balconies will seat comfortably over eight thousand peeple. The best engineers were employed to plan the lighting facilities, says George W. Dickinson, secretary-man- ager. Large windows, properly placed, will allow light to pour in during the daytime, and a series of spotlights Will make the arena quite like the noon hour when the big evening programs are conducted. In the ring blooded stock will be shown and judged while fair patrons may sit in comfort in the balconies and watch every class of stock as they pass under the critical eyes of the judges. In the past the educational advantages of the State Fair have been greatly limited because the people could not study the judging. Now, class by itself. No other state can boast of a colise- um so large. , It even sur- passes in size’ the big-one at the stock yards at Chica- go. The structure is four or ' Rapidly Pushing to Completion however, these advantages will be mul- tiplied many fold by making the infor- mation available to all who care to witness the work of the men selected to place the animals. It is well also to mention that in ad- dition to this great structure the fair management has completed the re- building ol' some of the cattle barns and now provision has been made for housing one thousand head of cattle have already been placed in ideal san- itary shape for the big live stock show. under a single roof. These structures To accomplish this a complete sewer system has been installed. Now we have an ideal location for the holding of a fair commensurate with the dig- nity and stand- theiGreat/ Amphitheater on the Michigan State .Fair Grounds ing of the agri- cultural inter- ests of the great state of Michi- gan. at Detroit. . ARM folks gathered at the Michi- gan Agricultural College six thou- sand strong on Farmers’ Day, last Friday, to look over the college grounds and equipment, study the live stock, experimental and plant breeding work, and to listen to a program \oi addresses and music. ” If there was one thing in which e farm folks were more interested t an in any other, it. was in the address of President David Friday, of the college. One statement in this address every one present without doubt carried home with him. It was that at the end of five years the net income of the farmers of the state will be $50,000,000 greater than at present, through the influence of an economic program which he hoped to inaugurate and car- ry out at the college. This assertion by Presidnet Friday was made upon thle provision that the farmers of the state give the college their full sup port and cooperation in the various lines of work which are and will be formulated. At the opening of his address, Pres- ident Friday raised the question as to why the public should ‘spend money for increasing the income of our farms. After four months of careful analysis of the situation he declared that the reason for thus expending public funds seemed clear to him. In the state there are 550,000 people engaged in manufacturing. These peo- ments. The 8,300 managers each con- trols the product of nearly seventy workmen. Public funds are used to develop scientists, artists, organizers, efficiency and other professional men. The managers of manufacturing estab- lishments are quick to avail them- selves of the services of these trained men for the advice and help they can give in improving the methods of man- ufacture, sale, packing and distribution of the various lines of manufactured goods. And-they fellow the advice they receive. The managers can do this because the volume of their prod- uct is sufficiently large enough to war- rant investing in this special service. day, cannot do this. have 350,000 workers employed on 196,- 000 farms. less than two persons for each farm. Thus each manager of a factory in the state has an\ average of thirty times the employers that each farm manager has. From this it can be seen that the farmer is not in a'fina'ncial position to employ experts to determine for him the best course to pursue in his busi- ness farming. ple are employed in 8,300 establish: The class room, press, farm organizations, chambers of But the farmer, says President Fri- In Michigan'we This makes an average of Obviously the only way whereby the farmer can secure scientific aid in the solution of his problems is through the maintenance of a public institution to discover and bring to the tiller of the College People Mate Outing W ortfl W éz/e to 7151mm a few of the central-western states three or four crops make up the great. volume of production, whereas Michi- gan has twenty or more important crops that require special attention. This broad field of work imposes an unusually heavy obligation upon the college. President Friday emphasized the marketing phase'of the college work. He pointed out that largely through the leadership of the college and the extension men, and the Farm Bureau, that the Potato Growers‘ Exchange, the Live Stock Exchange, the Fruit GroWers’ Exchange, and the Elevator Exchange had been placed on a sound footing. Much other. work is needed "f". Ms? ‘ *- ~ ’3" ' «é, ., h h "“l’ fill till 'I. i soil facts regarding the production of crops‘nd the distribution there“. The first job, therefore, that the Ag- ricultural" College must do is to render expert service to the farmers of the state. says President Friday, will take pains to read and follow information gath- ered by experimenters. The big prob- lem comes in carrying the information The better informed farmers, to those who are not sufficiently/inter- ested to use the material gathered. To this end every means of distributing information must be made available. extension men, the commerce, and other avenues of dis- pensing knowledge were among the means whereby he hoped to work out his program. This work has greater significance here in Michigan than in many other agricultural states. Our larger num— ber of special crops requires a fax Wid- er scope of investigational work. In Will Wt WJILI “ll“! "Em“ flit . ill lI m1 Highwa- marketing In fact, problems have been given compara- along this line. tively little attention, as compared with production problems. President Friday hopes to make the Michigan Agricultural College a leader in this regard as it has been a leader in pro- duction problems in thepast. Referring to prices of agricultural products and commodities, it is the opinion of the president, that there can be no prospect of much further ad- vancement in the prices for farm prod- ucts. The reason for this, he contends, is that Europe I cannot pay higher prices for the surplus of our crops. The sale of the surplus will de- termine the general range of values. The farmer's hope, he contends, lies in the fact that the prices of other com- modities must decline to a compara- tive level with the prices for the farm products. President Friday gave it as his opin- ion that the farm bloc at Washington O is a sound political organization. He thinks that farmers have nothing to worry about in this connection. From the standpoint of economics, he holds that the railroads must'make a further heavy reduction in rates be- fore the’ general prosperity of the country can be placed on an equitable basis. He further declared that the federal reserve system of banking has received a lot of unjust criticism. He has confidence that our credit system will be improved from the standpoint of the farmer. Michigan farms especially ought to furnish the basis for borrowing adequate funds to carry on economic farming. Our land values have not been exploited and because of this they furnish good se- curity for reasonable loans. In closing, the president declared that it was his opinion that America could not only be made a land of freedom, but a. land in which poverty can be abolished. Other speakers on the program were Hon. L'Whitney Watkins, chairman of the State Board of Agriculture, who declared that the college was back of the farmer as never before. Secretary Halliday, of the college, reviewed the various lines of work now being con- ducted and the sources of income as well as the equipment which the col- lege has for carrying on these many lines of work. The chairman of the day was Clark L. Brody, Seeretary~ Manager of the Michigan State Farm Bureau, who occupied the chair in place of Dean Shaw, who could not be present. The Rec Band and Glee Club fur- nished excellent music. A feature of the day was the live. stock parade. A large number of pure- bred horses, cattle, sheep and swine were paraded before the audience and as they passed special mention was made of the merits and winnings of each by representatives of the Animal Husbandry Depratment under the di- rection of Professor Brown. The visit- ors took considerable time in visiting the breeding and experimental plots, the women’s building and the hundred and one other features of the college. LATE AGRICULTURAL NEWS INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMIS- SION REFUSES PETITION. HE petition of the Pere Marquette Railway to abandon service on the branch lines serving Widman and Barryton has been refused by the Interstate . Commerce' Commission. Through the cooperation of the col- lege, the Farm Bureau and the Michi- gan Potato Growers’ Exchange and the farmers and business men of the dis- trict served by these railroads it was possible to impress the federal body 'with the necessity for continuing the line. The service is necessary to the development of the communities. It was the opinion of the commission that the railroad had charged too much to overhead: thus making a poor showing (not warranted by facts. COMMISSION HOUSE AT BUFFALO. O-OPERATIVE live stock shipping associations from. Michigan, Ohio and Indiana have completed the organ- - ization of a farmers’ live stock com- . mission house at Buffalo. E. A. Beam- sis. of Blissfield, Michigan, was made president of the new organization. It is expected that the institution will be doing business by September 1. Com- mission houses at St. Paul, St". Louis, Chicago, Indianapolis, Omaha and De- troit have been successfully conduct- ed. In the majority of places the co- operative houses are handling more stock than are the private concerns. The farm bureaus of the three states have lent their support to the organi- zation of the Detroit institution. Other officers are W. H. Settle, Indiana, vice- president; F. G. Ketner, Ohio, secre- tary; W. L. Strivings, New York, treas- urer. The executive committee con- sists of F. G. Ketner; T. L. Omealay, Pittsford, Michigan; George Brown, In- diana, W. L. Strivings and Mr. Beamer as ex-officio members; P. M. Granger, of Charlotte; W. E. Perry, of Ohio; W. H. Favinger, of Indiana, are other members of the board of directors. ANOT‘H ER SPUD EN EMY. N the vicinity of Bellaire, Michigan, a new trouble with potatoes has de- veloped It is called “Giant Hills ” It appears in the form of a rank growth of stalks and leaves. The plains are conspicuous by their mans! Size and. abundant bloom. The potatoes, how- ever, to be found in these hills are few and small. This trouble has been met with in Pennsylvania. Experts sug- gest that growers should avoid select: ing seed from fields where these sills are to be found. FARMERS MEET AT FRUIT RIDGE. IG crowds of farmers and their city cousins met at the community meetings at the home of the late Hon. George B. Horton at Fruit Ridge last Sunday and Monday. Among these were the three or four hundred farm- ers and their families who set up the first camp in their two weeks' Grange auto tour to Niagara Falls and return. The programs were under the aus- pices of the LenawieeCounty Pomona Grange, with A. E. Illenden and Nor- man ‘Horton in charge. The program included a sacred service on Sunday afternoon which was addressed by Dr. Walter E. Burnett, of Columbus, Ohio. The Imperial Band of Adrian, assisted by the Centenary Quartette, also ren- dered a sacred concert. ‘ Monday morning Mr. Horton con? ducted a large nimher of tourists, and others to the woodlots of the Horton estate to observe first—hand what can be done in the way of economical pro- duction of forest products on good land. These lessons in practical for- estry are certainly worthy of general study by farmers who have a vision of the future needs for Wood products.‘ In the forenfoon also, the barnyard- golf enthusiasts started their elimina- tion series for the cup offered by the Michigan Farmer, which is to be pre-’ sented to the cleverest horse-shoe art- ist among the tourists in both the' Niagara and Mackinaw tours. The cup will be turned over to the winner after the finals are played at Bay City. Then, too, hundreds of rooters fol- lowed closely their favorite team in the base ball contest between two of the subordinate grange teams in the Lenawee County Grange base ball league. In the afternoon those .who had ar- rived earlier in the day and hundreds of others, gathered on the broad lawn to listen to a generous discussion of political issues. Mn Illenden was in - charge of the program and introduced the following speakers, who addressed (Continued on page 155.). v—v 1 ) HE decision in the Wisconsin Supreme Court, July 20, in the now celebrated “Hebe” case up- - held the state law forbidding the man- ufacture and sale of the compounds of skim-milk and vegetable oil. The plain- tiffs in the case had sought to enjoin J. Q. Emery, dairy and food commis- sioner, from enforcing the law as against their product. This much advertised compound, which the court found to be similar in taste, odor, appearance, consistency ‘and manner of packing to evaporated milk, has been manufactured and sold for five years. It has been advertised by certain dealers in the newspapers of Wisconsin as “milk” or “compound of milk,” and has been sold by a num- ber of retailers in Wisconsin as “milk” . or “evaporated milk ” This and other compounds are ship- ped out of the state and advertised and sold by many dealers in other states f'Prohlblts Sale ' Supreme Court of Wzrcamin Ruler Agazmt M z/é Campozma’: of Filled Milk ple’s wishes. in the Voigt Filled Milk Bill now before congress, which had passed the house 250 to forty. “Exact Imitation.” “The compounds,” he said, “are in exact imitation of the genuine evapor- ated milk. They are produced and sold by the manufacturer cheaper than the genuine. They are susceptible of be- ing sold to the public for the genuine at the same price. They are therefore capable of being used for fraudulent purposes and to deceive purchasers.” “If used as a substitute for milk, the public health may be impaired, not because the compounds are in them- selves deleterious, but because they lack in certain food elements essential to a well-balanced dietary.” Justice Crownhart maintained that the power of the state could be exer- cised for the prosperity and for the “preservation of a great industry of the state against injury in markets "(an ..1.1.‘;1...1.1...1. p sass a day . s ET.) my «mom can (meet. Vmwmflilu? Goldfish-3. .- 4’1 Telling the World the Value of Milk. as substitutes for milk. Labels on the cans of some of the compounds sug- gest that this product is practically equivalent to, or better than, the gen- uine evaporated milk. The supreme court based the right of Wisconsin to outlaw these milk com- pounds on the police power of the state, and declared the law valid for three reasons: 1. Because the law is intended to prevent fraud and deception. 2. Because it protects public health and welfare. 3 Because it promotes the general prosperity by preserving a great in- dustry of the state. Fat-Soluble Vitamine Deficient. Skim-milk is all right in its place, it seems, and cocoanut oil all right in its place, but the mixture lacks the food value of whole milk. The latest inves- tigations of Prof. H. Steenbock, of the University of Wisconsin, prove that when milk is skimmed by the commer- cial separator only one-tenth of the fat- soluble vitamine is left in the skim- milk. Cocoanut oil has none of this necessary element for child growth. Justice Charles H. Crownhart, who wrote the decision and the accompany- ing statement of fact, pointed out that the history of legislation relating to filled milk was most persuasive. “It will be seen,” said he, “that the com- pounds have been considered inimical to public welfare by a large portion of the people of this country. He pointed out that thirty-three states had adopted standards for con- densed or evaporated milk; that the manufacture and sale of filled milk had been absolutely prohibited in New Jersey, New York and Wisconsin; that five-other states had prescribed stand- ards for condensed or evaporated milk that in effect prohibit filled milk; and that three states had passed laws which permit filled milk t3 be sold as ”imitation milk.” :1 Justice Crownhart found an even as ion of the peo- outside.” He referred to Florida’s win- ning fight to defend her great orange industry. Dairy and consumers’ interests have taken the fight against the filled milk traffic into the national arena. More than a year ago they put their forces behind a bill introduced by Congress— man Edward Voigt, of Wisconsin, H. R. 8086, prohibiting the movement in interstate and foreign commerce of commercial filled milk preparations. This bill has passed the lower house by a vote of 250 to forty and is now in the senate where heaiings will be closed by the committee on agricul- ture the week of August 1. RED CLOVER PUTS NITROGEN IN I'HE SOIL. AT the Ottawa, Onta1io, Experiment Station 1ed clover was turned un- der each year for nine years on a sandy soil. At the end of this time the soil contained 472 pounds of nitro- gen per acre more than at the begin- ning—M. WH EAT SOWING DATES. REPORTS from entomologists and county agents are to the effect that the late sown wheat suffered less from the Hessian fly this present year than did the wheat put in before the fly-free dates recommended by our “bug” men. In many districts it is estimated that the yields will show a general increase of twenty per cent in favor of the wheat sown late to avoid fly infestations. There is some spread of this insect in the spring. It was learned that some fields sown after the fly-free date were infested' largely from neighboring fields sown earlier. The majority of the county agents will have definite data at hand so they will be in a po- sition to advise with the farmers on the safe date to put in the wheat crop A Heating Service that Insures Satisfaction To avert heating troubles the coming winter, de- cide now to install in your home a modern com- fort-giving, fuel-saving heating plant “a Gilt Edge Furnace. The Gilt Edge plan of taking care of your heating problems is different from any other. It is a plan we have worked out after nearly a half century’s experience in building and sell- ing heating systems. What we have done is to develop a service which makes sure your Gilt Edge Furnace will heat your home satisfactorily in even the coldest weather. This service relieves you of a lot of responsibility and worry. 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Let him ' :='- explain Gilt Edge Service to you fully. . ll Have your Gilt Edge installed now— 1 ll' before the approach of_ cold weather and - the big fall rush. If you dont know , a Gilt Edge dealer near you, write us. /. R. J. Schwab & Sons Co. 1 271 Clinton St., Milwaukee, Wis. 3:. l far this-fall. ' _ ,4 . , W3. ‘ i HE annual journey of the fruit growers to the farms of their fellow-workers, otherwise known as the Annual Summer Tour of the Michigan Horticultural Society, made three days of practical observation and ‘ enjoyment from August 1-3 for hundred fruit growers. The tour started at the Graham Horticultural Experiment Station at Grand Rapids with a picnic lunch and plenty of ice cream and other extras. A trip through the grounds revealed comparatively new experiments in fer- tilizing, cultural methods and pruning from which one can already draw defi- nite conclusions. In the pruning tests, the economy and practical value of disbudding, the breaking off of undesirable new shoots on young trees in May, was indicated. In the fertilizer plots, the use of ni- trates and othel commelcial feltilizers has conclusively shown its value. The cultural methods which show up about equal in good results are clover sod with extra straw mulch and the usual cultivation and cover crop system. The afternoon’s stop was made at Mr. Edward House’s lake shore farm near Saugatuck. Mr. House’s handling of more than one hundred acres of sand farm proves big crops of good fruit can be grown under such condi- tions. Also, Mr. House proved conclu- sively by the taste test, that he can make an extra fine quality of summer cider. Mr. House has a stand by the road from which he sells quite a little of his fruit products. Over two hun- dred crates of his cherry crop was sold. from this stand in the form of cherry juice and fresh fruit. After a night at Fennville over one hundred and fifty tourists started the next day by inspecting the plants of the Fennville Fruit Exchange where they use all modern conveniences in a plant with capacity for 26,000 crates of fruit a day, and the Fennville can- ning factory, perhaps one of the most modern of its kind in the state. The famous Thomas Smith farm just I east of Fennville impressed the fact that old orchards can be made “gold mines,” and that thorough spraying with Bordeaux can produce one hun- dred per cent rot control on grapes. At Douglas we had the opportunity ‘to see the part machinery plays in trimming logs into fruit baskets, by an inspection of the basket factory. The next stop was at the famous Grace Taylor farm on the Lake Michi- gan shore just south of Douglas. The farm is the home of William A. Taylor, chief of the Bureau of Plant Industry at Washington. Here dusting has been tried in the past but this year they used the liquid spray entirely. Mr. Jager, the manager of the Taylor farm, has a farm next to it which he bought in 1915. When he bought it he was urged to cut the old orchard down but instead Mr. Jager used the accept- ed methods in pruning, fertilizing and cultivating, as well as spraying, and this is now the most valuable piece of ground on the farm. A very fine plate lunch was served at the Allegan coun- ty park by the ladies of the Ganges church. . At the Thomas Gooding farm, a crab orchard which has never borne over two bushels to the tree, is under the process of being made productive by liberal applications of acid phosphate and. nitrate of soda. There is a mark- ed difference in the foliage between mischeck and fertilized trees. One of the best and oldest Baldwin antennas in the state is that ‘of Wade 2. Wade farm, which “has borne good ~..m I five ' annual crops for the past twenty-five years. The annual bearing is the re- sult of annual thinning. Here, also, half of theorchard is cultivated and the other seeded, alternating every two years. Many growers said they never saw such Baldwins. That Peter H. Broe has been doing things was indicated. by the condition of his farm. We never saw such clean fruit, especially Flemish Beauty pears. The control of scab on this variety is accomplished by an extra Bordeaux spray just as the blossoms are open— ing. Pear psylla has also been success- fiully combated here ,by the use of to— bacco extract in the sprayings just before and after the blossoms. >We also found that Mrs. Broe can make a cherry lemonade which equals the nec~ tar of the gods. A general inspection was made of the Amos Tucker farms, consisting of nearly two hundred acres of fruit. ‘1 Over 12,000 crates of cherries were harvested here this year. The last stop of the day was at the J. K. Borden farm, famous “for its con- sistent annual peach crops. Fifteen years without a failure indicate what location, pruning, fertilizing and thin- ning will do. This is one of the most ideally located farms in the fruit belt and also one of the best kept. After a night’s rest at South Haven, the horticultural travelers started their last day of outing by an inspection of the experiment station. Here Super- intendent Johnson explained the graft- ing stock tests, the root cutting propa- gation work, and the cross pollenation work to get blight resistant varieties- The next stop was at the South Hav- en Fruit Exchange where a modern fruit packing plant was seen in opera- tion. The new pre-cooling plant which is under construction was the chief ob- ject of interest. With this plant the exchange expects to take care of all rushes in incoming f1uit and slumps in the malket. ‘ The f1uit lamp of James Nicols, pres- ident of the State Farm Bureau, was the next stopping place. This farm has nine hundred pear trees, thirty acres of peaches, and six acres of old apples, all of which has been dustL sprayed for every application except the dormant spray. The condition of the orchard bespeaks of the efficiency of dusting when properly applied. Mrs. Nicols served the wayfarers with extra fine lemonade which hit the spot in hundreds of parched throats. On 1esuming the journey, the Griffin farm, now owned by George Jennings, and the Merritt farms, were driven through. Delicious apples in full hear- ing, and old Sickle and Boss pear trees famous for their productiveness, were the attraction on the Griffin farm. On the Merritt farm dwarf pears suc- cessfully grafted to Bartletts was the feature. . A short stop was made at the Lyman Brothers’ farm for a treat of ice cream cones. The Lymans cultivate tWO hun- dred acres of fruit. . The J. C. Johnston farm .with its great old Baldwin apple trees, was passed on the way to A. C.-. Spencer’s place, where a real dinner was serVed by the Ladies’ Aid to about five hun- (grad hungry people. , /' $5.90. . Practically all the» standard Fruit Growers 'Visit ~Many Oriel: ar .4 12mm] Tour is ”/2311 Patram‘zm'u ,Many Lessons are Mr. Spencer is the originator of the South Haven peach, which gives great promise as one of the coming varie— Mr, Spencer is also a thorough believer in the use of sulphate of am- monia to increase the vigor and pro- ties. ductiveness of the trees. The old L. H. Bailey farm, the birth- place of Dr. L. H. Bailey, the world’s greatest horticulturist, was the next stop. The farm is now owned by F. E. Warner, general manager of the farms of the South Haven Fruit Corporation and president of the South Haven Fruit Exchange. On the way to Farm No. 1 of the Fruit Corporation, the pear and apple orchard of George Chatfield was pass-o ed. Mr. Chatfield has been the most consistent winner of pear premiums at the State Fair. At the Corporation Farm, Mr. Warner gave the crowd a. watermelon treat. _ Other farms were passed belonging to the corporation, which is an organi- zation of fruit» growers and local peo« pic on the way to the last stop, Robert Anderson’s farm. All of these farms which were famous for their fruit be. fore coming into corporation owner- ship, are outstanding “evidences of Mr. Warner’s management as they are in better condition than they ever were. Bob, as everybody calls Mr. Ander- son, is getting big results from intelli- gent fertilizing and common sense cul- tural methods in his peach and plum tree orchards. Here ended the most successful and instructive tour the state society ever held. BIG PREMIUMS AT APPLE SHOW. HE big prizes ofiered by the Apple and Potato Show which is going to,be held at Grand Rapids, December 4-8, ought to encourage fruit growers to keep their eyes open for the choice of their orchards to keep for that exhibit. In barrel exhibit classes practically all the standard Michigan varieties have first prizes of $15; second, $10; third, $5.00; fourth $3.00. The fifty-bushel exhibit of from five to ten varieties, open to individuals, groups, exchanges or counties, offers $200 for first; $150 for second; $100 for third; $50, for fourth, and $25 for fifth. The class requiring one bushel for each standard variety recommended for your district offers $50 for first prize; $40 for second, $30 for third, and $15 for fourth. Ten bushels, one each of standard varieties, will bring $50 for the first prize; $35 for sec- ond; $20 for third, and $10 for fourth. Five bushels, one each of standard va- rieties, offers $25 for first prize; $15 for second; $10 for third, and $5.00 for fourth. In the bushel classes the first prizes are $7.50; second, $5.00; third, $3.00, and fourth $1.00. In the tray classes the prizes will be $5.00 for first prize; $4.00 for second; $2.00 for third, and $1.00 for fourth. Five best trays of any one variety will get $10; second, $8. 00; third, $5. 00, and fourth $300. The ten best of one variety will get $20; second, $15; third, $10, and fourth IS Empéasized Michigan varieties are included in the bushel and tray clasSes. ‘ , . I The best and largest collectibn of ' plates of five apples will get $75; sec‘ ond, $50; third, $30; fourth, $15, and fifth, $5.00. The best collection of com- . mon Michigan varieties, not more than three plates of each variety will get $15; second, $10; third, $5.00, and fourth, $3. 00. The ten best plates of any variety will receive $20; second, $15; third, $10, and fourth $5.00. For the more prominent varieties of Michigan apples, $5.00 will be offered as first prize; $3. 00 for second; $2. 00 “ for third, and $1. 00 for fourth. On oth- ' er varieties the first prizes range from ‘ 1 two to thlee dollars. 2; Only members of the State Horticul. ‘ tural Society are eligible to enter the contests. Membership can be procured from T. A. Farrand, of East Lansing, Michigan, at $2.00 per year, or $10 for a, life membership. The management will not pay trans- portation charges for fruit, but will pay the cold storage expenses. All early fruit should be sent to Apple and 'Potato Show, care of Kent Storage Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The package should bear the name of the sender and the varieties contained therein. ’ Fulther information regarding this show may be had from either Mr. Far- rand or the secretary of the show, Mr. L. A. Lilly, at Grand Rapids. THOROUGH. SPRAYING CONTROLS LEAF SPOT. ON the-farm of Titus Brothers, near Traverse City, Mr. T. A. Farrand, horticultural extension specialist, and H. M. Wells, in charge of the local experiment, have shown that thorough and proper spraying can give a bun. dred per cent control of disease, even in “bad’_’ years. Their spray tests on cherry trees with both liquid and dust applications show absolute control of the cherry leaf spot which has been ravaging the cherry, orchards in the northwestern part of the state. CHERRIES PROFITABLE. THAT the cherry.crop was largebut still brought good prices was in- dicated by the performance of twelve trees belonging to Charles Broe, of South Haven. These trees brought Mr. Broe a profit of $394 after expenses were paid. The cherries sold for $2.75 per case. The packing and marketing costs were seventy-five cents, leaving $2.00 net for 19.7 cases. This would average over .- $3,000 per acre profit. I COMMUNITY SPRAYING. IN Kent county spray rigs are work- ing out successfully. Five commu- nities, with the able assistance of County Agent Vinning, have organized and have bought a high- -powered spray- er to spray their potatoes. . Five applications of Bordeaux and" poison will be made this season to con- trol the various pests which attack the vines. The cost for these five sprays will be about $12 per acre including the charging off of the entire cost of the sprayer. It'is estimated that one man and team can spray about eight acres a day. The five spray rigs are in Cedar Springs, Plainfield, Vergennes, Court; land and Algoma townships. They in: clude a total of thirty-two members . p who have over two hundred acre 32* ' potatoes. m ~ ~... >1~M~f¢ ”MN-i , for their own use and for sale in their ‘ ‘ good insurance even if it gives the T ‘ HE chinch-bug which has caused l , much trouble in the states ‘south of us hasappeared in injurious num- hers in the southern tiers of counties, says Prof. R. H, Pettit, of. the M, A. C. The mild winters of the past two years are undoubtedly responsible for this invasion. These bugs winter in wild grasses and rubbish. They migrate to grains in spring and about this time they go 'to‘corn and other crops. Aside, from fall plowing and burning ' of rubbish, an efficient barrier to the bugs is a wide ditch between the grain fields from which they are coming and the corn to which they are advancing. This barrier can be easily made by plowing a deep furrow and dragging a log along the furrow to pulverize the soil and kill the- bugs in the furrow. When the weather is wet the bugs do not advance,.-but as soon as it dries the log should be used. Post holes placed at frequent intervals into which kerosene is poured in the evening will help in the control. ~ POTATO LEAF HOPPERS. “ NE of the great troubles of the potato grower during the past few years has been hopperburn or tip burn. The latest thought of plant ex- perts is that this is caused by the po- tato leaf hopper. While the trouble is largely due to the leaf hopper, it is greatly aggravated by hot weather which frequently occurs when the hop- per is most abundant. Careful experiments by entomolo— gists have shown that the leaf hopper found on potatoes are the same as those found _on young apple trees ear- lier in the season and as the potatoes appear above the ground the insects leave the apples and begin feeding and laying eggs on the potato vines. Tests Show that this pest can ,be readily con- trolled by a Q spray containing five pounds of copper sulphate, ten pounds of lime, two and a half pounds of pow- dered arsenate of lead and fifty gal- lons of water.‘ As the hoppers congre~ gate on the lower side of the leaf, it is very essential to spray from below rather than from above. HOME-GROWN ALFALFA SEED. HE extensive production of alfalfa seed under favorable conditions last year has undoubtedly been one of the causes of the increased acreage of alfalfa this spring. Prof. J. F. Cox, of M. A. C., *said that about 175,000 pounds of home-grown seed have been used in the state and is producing good stands. Professor Cox says it has not been proven that alfalfa seed can be pro- duced profitably on a large commercial scale in this state, but many farmers have found it advantageous to set aside a few acres for the production of seed neighborhood. He urges that only Grimm, Cossack and such ~varieties of dependability‘ be saved for seed. " SPRAYING BROUGHT BETTER POTATO YIELD. A N increased yield of thirty-four bushels of potatoes per acre was Obtained on 200 acres by spraying with Bordeaux mixture.‘ Farmers who sprayed their test plots'four times se- cured an increaSe of forty-four bushels over the yield from the unsprayed patches. Hopperburn may not be as harmful to the potato plants this year as it was last, yet this spray is very ems only a ‘ “fraction of ' this inf Automobiles _ Throughout the World. %/" ’_ ”—H‘fi - "'“ .MW ' V ‘ U l (u Hm \ I \‘l ‘i'HHI lulNUl 'HI'U‘ "H‘Llll‘il‘lh‘illlllil'lltlIIlllllll‘llll'lll'l‘ I‘Hllllll llllllllllllilll "Hill I l I l . . 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Get . our prices. ‘ HOOSIER SILO COMPANY Albany, Ind. also grape vines berry bushes fast selling. healthy and true to name eral Agency - sery Compan FERRETS FOR. SALE N. A. KNAPP d SON, pro osltion. y 8 Big Profits Selling Ilardy Michigan Grown Tree: roses and shrubs. for Spring delivery. Our stovgkitis now for our handsome color catalog and till: Prudential Nur- ox 306. Kalamazoo. Mich . New London. 0. Natural Leaf Tobacco 111 :4. 111112.511). :1 .‘25 15 1b.. :3. 1.0606360. gong. pay 115:1; received. “.9"! K allowingm0 5 lblr.$l.76:15 "Our Serv1ce I] Alway: Giro: Name and Adair“: When Sending Inquiries Department RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEBTS. J I have a Small fruit and poultry farm which I want to share rent to a man whom I know is honest and in- dustrious, but who has been 'unfortu. nate and is in debt. He has a team on which he owes, and enough tools. His debts are mostly at the gocery stores. If he becomes my tenant can I be held responsible for these debts? Is insanity, which makes a man un- safe to live with and unable to sup ort a family, grounds for divorce in ich~ igan?———Mrs. L. G. P The answer to both questions is no. —Rood. SURVEY AND FENCE. My neighbor had a half section sur- veyed and subdivided. On one end he gotsome of my land, and on the other I got some of his. 15 this right? He has not yet put a fence between my land and his. Has he a right to do this when he wants to? The public road goes only as far as this man’s line gate. Must he keep the gate clos- ed?——P. F. ‘ Yes. If survey is right, neither got land of the other. Yes. No.——Rood. SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS. A sells a farm to B on contract. B fails to pay the taxes and a payment. What are the proceedings to dispos- ges§{hién and how long will it take?——- Serve notice of forfeiture for failure to perform the contract} then file com- plaint before a circuit court commis- sioner or a justice of the peace, and summons is issued returnable in‘ not less than three days, and upon judg- ment being rendered for the plaintiff, execution can not issue for thirty days, whereupon the possession may be de- livered by tlie constable.4Rood. JOINT DEED. If a widow who has inherited a farm from her first husband by joint deed, has children,‘ could she give the sec- ond husband a joint deed of the farm, or does it go to the children of the first husband? What share would the second husband hold of the personal property? Could the Wife sell this farm and use up the money?—Mrs. F. W. G. If the land was held by the first hus- band and wife, either as joint tenants or as tenants by entirety, neither in- herits from the other, but the survivor takes all by survivorship and can dis- pose of it the same as of any property acquired after the death of the first husband or wife. The children of the deceased take nothing in it. The wife could sell the faim- -and use up the money. The second husband has no share in the property of the first. If the wife die before the husband, leav- ing no will, he takes one-third of her personal property after payment of debts, etc—Rood. LETTUCE GOING TO SEED. My head lettuce is all going to seed, instead of heading up as it should. ——F. E. H. Head lettuce is a cool season crop; that is, it requires cool moist condi- tions for its best development. Usu- ally' when head lettuce is started late in the spring or if for any reason the growth of the young plants is checked before they are set out into the open ground, the heads may produce seed stocks before forming a suitable head for commercial purposes. Undoubtedly the reason .why your head lettuce is all going to seed is the fact that it was not matured sufficiently before the hot. weather came on this. summer. Head lettuce must be harvested as soon ‘as_,_ I the heads are suitable for marketing In order ’to prevent them from going to seed, as they go to seed very quickly at this time of year.—Loree.. PUBLIC ROAD ON PRIVATE PROP- ERTY. A road eighty rods long has been tiaveled as a public road for twenty- three years. The township has never bought the land or improved it. All improVements have been done by A. The road is entirely on B’s land, which‘ was previously owned by A. B plows the road up, claiming it is no public road. The township road commission- er says he can do nothing to keep it open, as the ground was never pur- chased by the tOwnshlp. The county ‘prosecuting attorney was appealed to with no results. If this is a legally established road towhom may A ap- peal to have the road re-opened ?—B.D. Section 20, of Chapter 1 of the Gen? eral Highway Law of the state reads in part as follows: “All roads that shall have been used as such for ten years or more, whether any record or other proof exists that they were ever established as high- Ways or not shall be deemed public highways, subject to be altered or dis- continued according to the provisions of this act.” You are therefore advised that it is the duty of the township higway com- missioner to see that all roads are kept open and in condition reasonably safe and fit for public travel unless the same shall be discontinued in accord- ance with the provisions of the law.— Partlow. POULTRY HOUSE MATERIAL. We wish to build a chicken coop and would like to ask if it would be advis- able to build one of cobblestone on three sides, also how large it should be to house 500 to 600 layers—J. H. L. In general, the building of poultry houses is much like building farm homes. Certain principles must be fol- lowed out, but beyond that there are a large number of types of houses which can be used with satisfaction. However, most poultrymen prefer the houses built of' lumber. In sections Where there is an abundance of stone most experienced poultrymen use lum- ber for their poultry houses. The stone can be worked into the wall to save cement and sand. 'A large amount of stone can be used for the fill for the cement floor. It helps to make a dry floor. But the most satisfactory walls are of lumber. Some breeders have found cement or stone walls to be cold and damp. Poultrymen usually figure about four square feet of floor area to each hen. A house for 600 layers might contain about 2,400 square feet and be twenty feet deep and 120 feet long. Leghorns seem to thrive- on a little less space than the heavier breeds—K. LIABILITY OF CARRIERS. I shipped twenty-six cases of straw- berries from Three Oaks, Michigan, to Porter, Indiana, on M. C. R. R. ex- press, prepaid, on June 2, about 6:00 p. -m. Consignee was notified of ship- ment and was waiting to receive them. Train arrived and agent reported no berries. They were taken into Chi- cago, and brought back by the morn- ing train. Consignee could not dispose of them to advantage on account of market being over on week end, there- fore, I tried to file claim of $1. 00 per case. but agent says I will not receive anything for delay. Cbuld I collect? —E. J. A. In the absence of some limiting pro- vision in the contract of shipment, the neglect, of the company ‘whereby the property is carried beyond the destina- . tion is such neglect as would make the carrier liable for the extent of A" t‘" WM-J‘* “3' . rogueing a few thistle and milk weed , » creep ‘ ‘Farm' Notes Bye; 1’. Pope . r mast no time. The hired man says it is only ten days since the fourth. But I note the hay is all stored away in the barn, the wheat and the barley have been cut‘and threshed, an enor- mous straw pile fills the barnyard and the bins in the granary bulge, The corn has been laid by and has reached the stage of full tassel and is setting its ears. The beans are about to send up their runners. They can stand but one more cultivation and that must be given soon or it will do more harm than good, and the beets are now re- . ,ceiving what I think will be their last cultivation. They have grown until the best of them almost hide the ground as we look down the rows. All these things have hap- pened during that seemingly b r i e f period since the Fourth of July and in spite of the fact that we have been short of help half of the time. So perhaps it is time for August after all. The neighborhood threshing has moved off without a hitch. The ma- 'chine moving straight down the line, cleaning up each field in order, not passing a one or making any back tracks, and the same gang of thresh- ermen has followed it the whole week. A few years ago we had three ma- chines in the neighborhood all at one time and, of course, we had troubles a plenty. We eliminated some of them by all getting lined up for one ma- chine, but we kept the machine run- _ning back and forth to serve the men in the order in which they had spoken for it. This kept the threshermen in hot water part of the time, and made more or less misunderstanding among the neighbors, so this year we are threshing the grain instead of the farmers, and take each field as we come to it. It has saved time and worked fine, and the weather has help- ed by being just right. The yields of fall-sown grain have been somewhat disappointing, howev- er, several fields of wheat and rye re— turning less than ten bushels per acre. Our American Banner gave us eighteen and one-half bushels per acre, accord- ing to the machine, the lowest yield, with one exception, in many years, yet the highest the neighborhood.- We are not sat lied on Francisco Farm with an average of less than thirty bushels, but the hard winter, the fly, and the rust seem to care little for our satisfaction. .Perhaps the yield of oats will even things up, however. They —are looking fine all "over the neighbor- hood. A few fields are already in the shock, and from the open window of my “Sanctum Sanctorum” I hear the clatter of the binders in many direc- tions as I write. The hired man is out 'from our pedigreed Wolverines and they will begin falling behind the reel just as soon as I finish this letter. You see, we farmers who allow ourselves to be inveigled into writing for publi- cation must ever remember that the press will not wait, so regardless of whether the weeds grow, the tractor stands idle, or the ripened grain waits to be out, these letters must come first and on time. Mites, those little red devils that suck the blood from hens, can be elim- mated by "painting meets and nests : T is the last day of July. The month seems to have gone in al- H U D S ON See Its Wonderful New Motor Speedster - - $1645 7-Pass. Phaeton 1695 Coach - - - 1745 Cabriolet - - 2295 Coupe - - - 2570 Sedan - - - 2295 'Freigllt and Tax Extra' The new Super-Six is a revelation even to Hudson oWners. It brings, we believe, the most vital advancements made by any car in recent years. Every phase of motor operation 13 affected. You will note especially the smoother, more easeful way the new Hudson does the things you require of it. 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In the meantime, Haman, the king’s grand vizier, who stands high in the king’s confidence and es- teem, is greatly incensed because Mor- decai does bow down and make qbeis- ance, when he passes by. Haman, without showing what its real object is, persuades the king to order a gen- eral massacre of the Jews throughout the empire. He is so enraged at Mor- decai’s refusal to show him proper re- spect that he resolves to have him hanged, and erects a gallows for that purpose. T this point Mordecai goes to the queen and tells her of the plot to massacre the Jews. He assures her that, as a member of the hated race, she herself will not escape. Esther resolves to act. She knows that to enter the king’s council throne-room without an invitation may mean death, but she determines to go, saying, “If I perish, I perish.” She is kindly re- ceived and invites the king and the prime minister to a banquet. Haman is overjoyed at thus being invited with the king. 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A?“ is * cHieA N AA THE CROSS-CUT 4—ByCourmey Kai/6,7 COOP” ,r Copyright. 1921. By Little. Brown a Company “Have they found anything yet?” ”Nothing—so far. Except that there is plenty of water in'the shaft. I’m trying not to believe it.” “I hope it isn’t true.” Her voice was low and serious. “Father was talking to me—about you. And we hoped you two would succeed—this time.” Evidently her father had told her Fair- child caught the inflection in her voice but disregarded it. “I owe you an apology,” he said bluntly. “For what?” , “Last night. I couldn’t resist it—I forgot for a moment that you were there. But I—I hope that you’ll believe me to be a gentleman, in spite of it.” She smiled up at him quickly. “I already have had proof of that. I -—-I am only hoping that you will be— lieve me——~well, that you’ll forget some- " thing.” “You mean—” “Yes,” she countered quickly, as though to cut off his explanation. “It seemed like a great deal. Yet it was nothing at all. I would feel much hap- pier if I were sure you had disregard- ed it.” Fairchild looked at her for a long time, studying her with his serious, blue eyes, wondering about many things, wishing that he knew more of women and their ways. At last he said the thing that he felt, the straight- forward outburst of a straightforward man: “You’re not going to be offended if I tell you something?” “Certainly not.” “The sheriff came along just after you had made the turn. He was look- ing for an auto bandit.” “A what?” She started at him with with-open, almost laughing eyes. “But you don’t believe—” “He was looking for a man,” said Fairchild quietly. “I—-I told him that I hadn’t seen anything but—#a boy. I was willing to do that them—because I couldn’t believe that a girl like you would—” Then he stumbled and halt- ed. A moment he sought speech while she smiled up at him. Then out it came: “I-——I don’t care what it was. I———I like you. Honest, I do. I liked you so much when I was changing that tire that I didn’t even notice it when you put the money in my hand. 1—— well, you’re not the kind of a girl who would do anything really wrong. It might be a prank—or something like that—but it wouldn't be wrong. So“ so there’s an end to it." ' Again she laughed softly, in a way tantalizing to Robert Fairchild—as though she were making game of him. “What do you know about women?” she asked finally, and Fairchild told the truth: “Nothing.” “Then—” the laugh grew heartier, finally, however, to die away. The girl put forth her hand. “But I won’t say what I was going to. It wouldn’t sound right. I hope that I—'—I live up to your estimation of me. At least—I’m thank- ful to you for being the man you are. And I won’t forget!” And once more her hand had rested in his—a small, warm, caressing thing in spite of the purely casual grasp of an impersonal action. Again Robert Fairchild felt a. thrill that was new to him, and he stood watching her until she had reached the motor car which had brought her to the big curve, and had faded down the hill. Then he Went back to assist the sweating workmen and the anxious-faced Sam Herben- felder. The water was down seventy feet. That night Robert Fairchild sought a few hours’ sleep. Two days after, the town still divided its attention between preparations for the Old Times Dance and the progress in the dewatering of the Blue Poppy shaft. Now and then the long hose was withwrawn, and dy- namite lowered on floats to the sur- face of the water, far below, a copper wire trailing it A push of the plung- er, a detonation, and a, wait of long moments; it accomplished nothing, and the pumping went on. If the earth- 1y remains of Harry Harkins were be low, they steadfastly refused to come to the surface. . The volunteers had thinned now to only a, few men at the pumps and the gasoline engine, and Sam Herbenfeld- er was taking turns with Fairchild in overseeing the job.- Spectators were not} as frequent either; they came and went—all except Mother Howard, who was silently constant. The water had fallen to the level of the drift, two hundred feet down; the pumps now were working on the main flood which still lay below, while outside the townspeople came and went, and twice daily the owner and proprietor and general assignment reporter of the Daily Bugle called at the mouth of the tunnel for news of progress. But there was no news, save that the water was lower. The excitement of it began to dim. Besides, the night of the dance was approaching, and there were other calls for volunteers, for men to set up the old-time bar in the lodge rooms of the Elks Club; for others to dig out ancient roulette wheels and oil them in preparation for a busy play at a ten- cent limit instead of the sky-high boundaries of a day gone by; for some one to go to Denver and raid the cos- tume shops, to say nothing of buying the innumerable paddles which must accompany any old-time game of keno. But Sam stayed on—and Fairchild with him—and the loiterers, who would refuse to work at anything else for' less than six dollars a day, freely giv- ing their services at'the pumps and the engines in return for a share of Sam’s good will and their names in the pa- pers. - A day more and a day after that. Through town a new interest spread. The water was now only a few feet high in the shaft. it meant that the whole great opening, together with the drift tunnel, soon would be dewatered’ to an extent sufficient to permit of ex- ploration. Againthe motor cars ground up the narrow roadway. Outside the tunnel the crowds gathered. Fairchild saw Anita Richmond and gritted his teeth at'the fact that young Rodaine accompanied her. Farther in the back- ground, narrow eyes watching him closely, was Squint Rodaine. And still farther—V Fairchild gasped as he noticed the figure plodding down the mountain. He put out a hand, then, seizing the ner- vous Herbenfelder by the shoulder, whirled him around. “Look!” he exclaimed. “Look there! Didn’t I tell you! Didn’t I have a hunch?” For, coming toward them jauntily, slowly, was a figure in beaming blue, a Fedora on his head now, but with the rest of his wardrobe intact, yellow bump-toed shoes and all. Some one shouted. Everybody turned. And as they did so, the booming voice‘sound- ed, the unmistakable voice of Harry Harkins: - “I syel What’s the matter over there? Did somebody fall in?” The puffing of gasoline engines ceas- ed. A moment more and the gurgling cough of the pumps was stilled, while the shouting and laughter of a great crowd sounded through the hills. A leaping form went forward, Sam Her- benfelder, to seize Harry, to pat him and paw him, as though in assurance that he really was alive, then to grasp wildly at the ring on his finger. But Harry waved him aside. “Ain’t I paid the installment on it?” he remonstrated. “What’s the rumpus about?” Fairchild, with Mother Howard, both laughing happily, was just behind Her- benfelder. And behind them was thronging half of Ohadi. AL A C RES— W ken t/ze Cow: Become Radio—F4725, t/ze Unexpected Happem. “We thought you Were drowned!” “Me?” ‘ Harry’s laughter boomed again, 'in a way that was infectious. “Me drowned, just because I let out a. ’oller and dropped my 'at?" “You did it on purpose?"-Sam Her- benfelder shook a scrawny. fist under Harry’s nose. The big Cornishman waved it aside as one would brush away an obnoxious fiy. Then he grin- ned at the townspeople about him. “Well,” he confessed, “there was an un’oly lot of water in there, and I didn’t ’ave any money. What else was I to do?” . ' ' “You—l" A pumpman had picked up a piece of heavy timbering and thrown it at him in mock ferocity. “Work us to death and then come back and give us the laugh! Where you been at?” “Center City,” confessed Harry cheerily. ’ “And you knew all the time?” Moth- er Howard wagged a finger under his nose. “Well,” and the Cornishman chuck- led, “I didn’t ’ave any money. I ’ad to get that shaft unwatered, didn’t I?" “Get a rail!” Another irate—but laughing—pumpman had come for- ward. “Think you can pull that on us? Get a rail!” Some one seized a small, dead pine which lay on the ground near by. Oth- ers helped to strip it of the scraggly limbs which still clung to it. Harry watched them and chuckled—for he knew that in none was there malice. He had played his joke and won. It was their turn now. Shouting in mock anger, calling for all dire things, from lynchings on down to burnings at the stake, they dragged Harry to the pine- tree, threw him astraddle of it, then, ~ with willing hands volunteering on ev- ery side, hoisted the tree high above them and started down the mountain side, Sam Herbenfelder trotting in the rear and forgetting his anger in the joyful knowledge that his ring was at last safe. ‘ Behind‘ the throng of men with their mock threats trailed the women and children, some throwing pine cones at the booming Harry, juggling himself on the narrow pole; and in the crowd, Fairchild found'some one he could watch with more than ordinary inter- est—Anita Richmond, trudging along with the rest, apparently remonstrat- ing with the sullen, mean-visaged young man at her side. Instinctively Fairchild knew that young. Rodaine was not pleased with the return of Harkins. As for the father— (Continued next week). ——By Frank R. Lee! 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Of course, Haman thought the king ’ . was referring to him, and he replied: “For the man whom the king delight- eth to honor, let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth up- on, and on the ‘head of which a royal crown is set;' and let the apparel and the horse be delivered'to the handof one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array the man there- with whom the king delighteth to hone or.” And the king likes the idea’ and tells Haman to go and get the horse and lead it through the city, while Mordecai rides. “Let nothing fail of all thou hast spoken"; HE second banquet.is given and again the king asks the beautiful young queen to name her request, and she does so. She tells him that a de- cree has gone out to kill all her people and that it has been done at the insti- gation of “this wicked Haman.” The king’s wrath knows no bounds, and While Haman cowers and fawns, a Chamberlain suggests to the king that there is a new gallows without, and the king orders the wretched man to be hanged thereon. The Jews are then allowed to defend themselves against their enemies. The feast of Purim, which became a much-observed feast thereafter, was the occasion when this deliverance from general massacre was celebrated. The high points of the story are eas- ily discerned. One of them is the young queen’s fearlessness that has given her her immortality. “If I per- ish, I perish,” has been a motto that has nerved many a man and many a woman when facing some ordeal that has tried spirit and nerve and body. Moreover those noble words of Morde- cai to the queen deserves a like re- nown, “Who knoweth whether thou art not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” I IS our religion Worth sacrificing for? Is it worth the having, if it is not worthy of sacrifice? How much did it cost? Whence came it? Is not the history of the Christian religion one of love and devotion and self-abnegation and tears, and even blood? The her- oism that filled and thrilled the fathers is still needed Not long ago we were told that the actors of Oberamrnergau had been offered seventy thousand marks for the right to film the Passion Play. But the offer was promptly re- fused. The people there are in des- perate poverty, we are told. War has left its mark on them in death, disease, hunger and wretchedness. But they will not sell out. The great play to which they have given their very lives these many years, is not for sale. They are not going to deface it with the dol- lar mark. I would call that heroism. When the heroic dies, the nation dies. A British chaplain told the Wesleyan Conference of a Methodist sergeant who was instructing a company of his men, when he noted that the shell in his hands was “alive.” To throw it would have meant the destruction of everyone near him. He rushed away from the men and was blown to pieces. The Sunday before that he had been the means of leading fifty of his com- rades to Christ. ' SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR AUGUST 13. SUBJECT : —-—Esther Saves Her :People. LESSONz—The Book of Esther. GOLDEN TEXTz—The righteous cried, and Jehovah delivered them ggtnof all their , troubles—Psalm L. " Everywhere, the Hupmobile makes the same name for itself—a name for savmg, earning serV1ce. Give it gas and oil and water. It asks little if any more from one year’s end to the other. Give it even ordinary goes on and on, always ready and Willing to work. Quick trips to town and back with \ supplies, around the farm with tools and whatnot, to church and the neighbor’s on Sunday. And along with it all, the certainty of continuous low costs, and hardly a speaking acquaintance with the . repair shop. care, and it Why should a farmer accept less in his motor car, when he can‘get so much, at such low cost, from the Hupmobile? Women Like the Hupmobi/e Because of it: Beauty and Driving Ease Large Busing}: Corporations Prefer it Because it i: m Ecomamical and Reliable Tearing Cur. $1250; Rmdxtpr. $1250; Raadntr—Coupe. £1485; Caupe. 318.127 Sedan, 5193]. Card Tire: on All M04311. Prize: 1’. 0. B. Dnroit-Rtwnua Tax Extra ‘Hupp‘Motor Car Corporation, Detroit, Michigan No. 3656—«Ladies’ House Dress. Cut Michigan Farmer Pattern Service in seven sizes, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 inches bust measure. A 38-inch size will require five yards of 36—inch mate- rial. The width of the skirt at the foot is two yards. Price 12c. No. 4022—Ladies’ Apron. Cut in four sizes: Small, medium, large and extra large. A medium size requires 2% yards.of 40-inch material. Price 12c. No. 3988~—-Ladies’ Dress. Cut in six ‘sizes, 34, 36; 38, 40. 42 and 44 inches _ bust measure. A 38-inch size requires 4’75 yards of 36inch material. The _ width at the foot is about two yards. . . .Pticeilzs- ' ;. ‘ ,. ’ ‘ ' No. 4004~Misses’ Dress. Cut in three sizes, 16, 18 and 20 years. A 16- year size requires 4% yards of 36—inch material. The width at the foot with plaits‘ extended is about 2% yards- Price 120. No. 3980~Child’s Dress. Cut in four sizes, 1, 2, 3 and 5 years. A three-year size will require 11/2, yards of 36-inch material. Price 120. No. 3982—Boys’ “Overalls.” Cut in four sizes, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years. A four- year size requires 21/3 yards of 27-inch material. Price 120. No. 4037~Girls’ Dress. Cut in four sizes, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. A 10—year size requires 3% yards of 36-inch ma- terial. Price 12c. No. 4019—Gir1s’ Dress. Cut in four sizes, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. A 10-year size requires 5% yards of 40-inch ma- terial if made with long sleeves. With the sleeves short, half a yard less is required. Price 120. Send all orders to The Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Michigan ‘ HOFSTRA MFG. 00.. Tulsa, Okla. ‘ beans. } sour.” lllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllIllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllm If]; I SEFUL for all the little ailments—— bumps, bruises, sores, sunburn and chafing. Keep a bottle in the house. It’s safe and pure. Itcostsverylittle. . CHESEBROUGH MFG. CO. (Consolidated) State Street New York ‘31. a. 0‘1 ‘ L“?! 14 ‘W‘munmuuulluu‘u“"“ \.\\lfi!..- > ’1’ V :J'Jl E E E E E E E E E E E a llllllllflllIllllllllllllIlllllllllllIll|llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIllIllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllll E I ii} /Let t/zy c/zild’: first lesson be obedience, the m- and 7.0211 be wlzat t/zau wilt. Woman’s Interests HREE of the most important and more popular vegetables put up by modern canners are fi1st, to- .matoes; second, com, and thi1d, peas. Classified by length of time usually taken in the processing, the difficult vegetables are corn, peas and lima These three, with one or two others, suéh as beets and string beans, ,often develop what is known as “flat This is always experienced imore by those who can in glass than by thpse who can in tin, due to the ’fact that it is not possible to cool the fglass- canned product so quickly after .processing as can be done in tin. ' Sweet Corn. ; A dark color in canned corn is due jto some of the following causes: I 1. Using water that contains too ’much iron. 2. Using corn that has reached the tough stage. 1 3. Blanching for too long a period. ‘One to three minutes is sufficient. 4. Over-processing at too high a tem- perature. Corn is one of the largest packs put up by the commercial canners. It is put up in what is known as the Maine style, in which the grain is cut from the cob and the remaining pulp scrap— ed off and added, and the Maryland style, in which the whole grains are used and the scrapings are discarded: At the beginning of the season corn is deficient in sugars and, therefore, sugar is often added. There is a great deal of difference in sugar content of corn in different parts of the country. For home use the Golden Bantam variety seems to be growing in popu- larity here in Michigan. Another choice canning variety is the Country Gentleman. The Evergreen has long been a productive favorite. Field corn is very little used in canning at the present time. Much depends upon careful selection of tender juicy corn before it reaches a starchy stage. It should never stand longer than a few hours after being taken from the stalk. Corn which has passed the milky stage or is stale is very difficult to sterilize. Blanch on the cob one to three minutes; dip into cold water for an instant. Remove and cut from the cob with a sharp, thin- bladed knife. (The best results can be obtained when one person cuts the corn from the cob and another fills the containers. If it is necessary for one person to work alone,'he should cut off sufficient corn to fill one pint, add the boiling water, salt and sugar seasoning and put into hot-water bath or pressure canner at once). Glass jars or plain tin cans are used for corn, and whether it be tins or jars always put up the pack in pints. Allow about three-eighths of an inch at the top of the container. After the liquid is added paddle or stir to allow the water to penetrate to the bottom of the cans. Seal or partly seal, accord- ing to container, and process under ten pounds steam pressure for ninety min utes. Or in hot water bath in boiling water continuously for three hours. In temperate climates, such as we have. in most places in. ‘Miohigan,..our, Hints for Canning Corn By G. 0. Stewart storage place of canned goods is under/ eighty degrees F. But where it goes over eighty degiees F. as in the South, canners often process intermittently for three periods of one and one- -half hours each, with 1nte1vals between the periods of twelve hours. After processing remove the jars from the canner and seal at once. Tin cans should be plunged immediately into cold water and cooled as quickly as possible. When cool, wipe dry, la.- bel and store in cool place. ‘ M odesty’ ’ I MOST certainly disagree with the writer in a recent issue of the Mich- igan Fa1me1, who feels that the pres- ent styles are immodest. I stand up for our present sensible, wholesome, sanitary and becoming styles! Who wouldgo back to wasp waists, (horrible things), long skirts—(what a nuisance)—and, worst of all, choking collars? No, no, our present styles are all right—there are always those who go to extremes and abuse any style, but after all, it is unfair to judge the style by those few. Yesterday I was a guest at a lunch- eon in an adjoining town. As I looked that representative group of women over carefully, I wished the writer of that Michigan Farmer article might have been with me. Most of the women belong to the ClaSS that give time and thought to clothes. All wore sensible, well-fitting shoes, no high heels in the crowd, well- fitting, sensible corsets, ease and grace to any figure, well-fit- ting gowns, becomingly made. No, there was not an item in the dress of any woman, not in perfect taste. A few days ago I_ stood on the streets of Cleveland, and watched the crowds as they passed by. Yes, there were some who were dressed immodestly~1 will admit it. But after all, they did not form the majority, in fact, a, very small minor~ ity. In most cases of extreme short skirts and extreme low necks the wear- ers were girls—ah, shall we judge too harshly? We, who do not know the circumstances? We who do not know the soul agonies of the girls, who hardly know themselves what they wish to express in their manner of dressing? Ah, no, we can afford to be chari- table; fault findings will not help the girls on to surer ground, but a good example, plus patience, may lead them to see the folly of their ways. Yesterday a bit of a sixteen-year-old girl sat in my living-room—her dress was short, her hair was bobbed (it was obviously unbecoming), her lips were tinted, her-cheeks were painted. The lines of her well‘developed bust were plainly visible through the sheer waist she wore- ingly. not attractively dressed. But her -mother had died when she was'a baby ing up 3.6.1; attemtwt 6119.311 which gives ' ' No, she was not become ——like Topsy, she never had any bring-l styles are futile and immodest—but why condemn the styles? No, no, rath- er let us by example try to lead the girls into more wholesome expressions of that word—STYLE.—M. H. M. HE younger generation is made the target for a great deal of criticism these days. Perhaps a great deal of this is justified, but why shOuld we all be judged by a few who go to the ex- tremes? Isn’t the modern girl a great deal more sensible than the girl of a few years ago? The skirt that drags the ground is neither convenient, sani- tary nor economical, especially for the girl who works. What is there so evil about our legs, anyway? Nothing, only convention says there is. We have been brought to believethat there ‘is something shameful about them. Even the five-year-olds, who must wear the clt11’1es if, :h their mothers dress them in, are not exempt from all this criticism. What could bemore sensible for a little child to play in than bloomers? I certainly don’t see anything immodest about them. Even for the older girl, in many cases, they are the most sensible apparel. Why isn’t it as bad for boys to wear an abbreviated bathing suit as for the girls? It is almost impossible to take any pleasure in swimming if you wear impeding garments. It wasn’t so very long ago that cor- sets received their share of the crit- . icism. Now, the critics say we should wear them. Very consistent. Seems like our elders are getting over some of their own modesty, for such things as these used to be mentioned only in whispers. It’s all in the state of mind. If we continue to think there is something evil in our God-given bodies, then there is.—Twenty. HOUSEHOLD SERVICE. I am a reader of the Michigan Farm- er and have read some good recipes in it. I would like to know if anyone could give me a recipe for making vin- egar out of maple sap—Mrs. J. M. Through unavoidable . delay this query could not appear in an earlier issue. This recipe may be of use for next season. To make maple sap vinegar dilute or boil down maple .syrup until fifteen per cent sugar is present, or until it weighs nine pounds to a gallon. Then use the following formula: Diluted maple sap, 30 gallons; am- monium sulphate, two ounces; sodium phosphate, two ounces. , Inoculate with vinegar culture which is obtainable at the Michigan Agricul— tural College for twenty-five cents fOr an amount sufficient for one barrel. Skimming from maple syrup, maple sap which is scorched or otherwise un- marketable can be utilized in this way to good advantage. In the article on “New Curtains. and Spreads,” you say, use honey-comb weave instead of unbleached cotton for an applique spread. Can you tell me where I could find it, about what the price is, and the width, also what it is generally used for?——Mrs. H. H. , Honey-comb weave for bedspreads did not seem to be very popular this ‘ tunable. It is used some in making dresses, and also for draperies. ' Jewel cloth. seersucker and a. very light weight pique are some substi- tutes for unbleached muslin in ap- pliqued art work. When is the best time to transplant rose bushes, and what is a. good spray for them‘Z—Mrs. F. W. Would advise that you transplant rose bushes in spring. For slugs on roses there is nothing better than a thorough spraying or dusting with ar- senate of: lead. A spray of Paris green is also good for rose bushes. WHAT DID YOUR CHILD DO? HE following are the winners in our child-training contest and the plans they submitted to us:' Temper. Our boy has a quick and "high” temper. He had the unpleasant habit when things didn’t go to suit him, of throwing himself on the floor and screaming. I cured him by throwing a small cup of cold water in his face as soon as he did it. It didn’t take very many “splash- ings" before he learned to control his temper. —-Mrs. F. S., Ypsilanti, Mich. Quarreling. Habits are acts done unconsciously after having repeated the same thing many times, so the best time to break a bad habit in ldrenm's to nip the fault in the bud before it becomes a habit. We keep our eight children from fighting and quarreling by stop- ping them the minute they start and making them kiss the one that is hurt. Also by our example before them.— Mrs. E. R., Ross, Mich. Wilfulness. I cured my little four-year-old daugh- ter so easily and completely, I feel I should pass it along to other long-suf- fering mothers. When she Couldn’t have her own way, she would stamp her feet and grunt and groan. One day I said to her, “You must think that is fun, you do it so much. I guess you better keep it up,” and when she stop- ped I switched her legs and told her to dance and grunt some more. I kept her at it until she gave up and cried. and have never had any more trouble with her.—-Mrs. L. W., Delton, Mich. NEW FALL FASHIONS. HE study of the shop windows in August always gives one their first hint of the new autumnal styles. The first impression one gets is that of the downward tendency of skirts. All the skirts are longer, about ankle length, except those for sport wear. The sim- ple two-piece dress in straight lines still holds favor. There seems to be a circular propensity of dress, skirts and capes. Three-piece suits, particularly the coat and dress, rather than the cape and dress, will be popular. Sleeves seem undetermined whether to be long and fitted or of the flowing design. Autumn has chosen the lustrous fab- rics in new shades of blue, green and brown for the make-up of her gowns. Satin cloky, velvets and plain satins will be most worn. This summer was the gayest in color that we have had for some years past and fallfappears to be inclined to step in line and continue to follow this whim of fashion. A new color, a very vivid blue—a few shades lighter than royal blue, for trimmings, blouses and hats, has taken the place of the vivid red of this summer. The new dark rich greens have the assurance of be- ing much worn, as does garnet, a new shade of red. These colors appear in velvets, wools and silks. Now is. the time to plan your fall ‘ clothes. Get busy and order your new fall and winter. style catalog now It ' con ins eight color plates and many .éfthe ,oihefrrages winbe arranged in accent on “mar." plate form so that this catalog will be more like a fashion- book.than a 'pat- tern catalog. It will also include points .for the needle and 'hints for the home dressmaker. Inclose twelve cents with your order for catalog. Address the Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Michigan. TESTED RECIPES. Apple Sauce Cake—One cup granu- lated sugar, one cup apple sauce (four apples), half teaspoon of cinnamon, allspice, cloves, half cup shortening, one egg, one teaspoonfui soda, half cup of nuts, half cup of raisins, one and three-fourths cups of flour. Cream the butter, add sugar and apple sauce. Mix spices, and soda with flour. Add raisins 'and nuts floured, to first mix- ture, then add dry ingredients. This recipe is good for using up apple sauce leftovers. Gooseberries. ——Few perople seem to know what a fine fruit the gooseberry really is. It must be used before it is dead-ripe or the skin will be tough. Gooseberry VJam.—Prepare for cook- ing by snipping ofl blossom andvstem ends. Put a very small amount of wa- ter in bottom of kettle and stir often to prevent sticking until juice starts. Cook about an, hour. then add as many cups of sugar as there are of fruit, and boil slowly for another hour. Pour into cans and seal. This makes a de- licious spread for those who like a fruit spread on bread. For Pies—Use. one pound of raisins and four pounds of sugar to six quarts -' of fruit. For sauce, simply cook with sugar to taste—Mrs. B. O. R. ; HOUSEHOLD SUGGESTIONS. Varnished and shellacked wood should never be touched with water. However, if oil will not remove the soil, spots may be wiped with a cloth wrung out of warm, slightly soapy wa- ter, wiped dry at once, then polished with furniture polish or a light luorl- eating oil, rubbed on with a soft cloth. Rub until all the oil is rubbed into the wood. Excess acid in grapes is the cause of crystal formations. To avoid these crystals select ripe grapes—green ones have more acid—extract the juice in the afternoon and let stand over night. Crystals will form on sides of pan and on top of juice. the crystals. Or extract the juice and can until winter. . Then, after crystals have formed, on sides and bottom of can, pour juice out carefully, strain through flannel, and make the jelly. In smoking hams and bacon a con- tinuous fire will smoke the meat in a shorter time. Do not build too hot a fire, as this causes shrinkage by cook- ing out part of the fat. Also, do not let the fire play directly on the meat. Hang a piece .of sheet iron about two feet above the fire so it will deflect the heat. Vinegar flies are often troublesome, especially in warm weather. They breed around the openings of vinegar containers and wherever they find vin- egar. exposed to the air. If numerous, the maggots they produce may get into the vinegar and deteriorate its quality considerably. Cleanliness, and avoid- ing'the spilling of vinegar and the leaking of casks are the methods of control. The openings of casks should be covered by tacking a thin cloth over them. This keeps out dust and dirt' with their attendant micro-organisms, as well as insects. HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE IT? We’ve been calling it ole-o-mar-ja- reen, ‘with the accent on the “mar.” It is ole-o—mar-ga-rin, “g” hard, as in go, and “1” short, as in tin, mm the 'Practice it. um. .. In the morning strain . through a flannel bag, which will catch 1 // ”MN Whit EOI’LE Came in Prai- rie Schooners to Mich- igan’s. State Fair of 1849. If Worth WhiIe Then, How Much More So Now? Michigan State Fair 10 Days“ I 0 Nights nish aler . f /, f f F THINKING of building or put- ting in some improvements, his ac- quaintance is valuable. He can fur-_ you Special ALPHA Service Sheets and Bulletins full of illustrations, sketches and building suggestions covering practically all types of permanent cement construction. He can also give you a 104-page, illustrated Handbook, ALPHA CE- MENT—How to Use It, that tells concrete, how to build water-tight of materials, how to build forms, reinforce, etc. Get this usefull ALPHA CEMENT liter- ature and keep in mind that hourly tests at every ALPHA plant enable us to guarantee every bag of ALPHA CEMENT to meet standard specifications. Alpha Portland Cement 140 s. Dearborn St., CHICAGO, ILL. $77.15 GUARANTEED 5, EASTON. PA. Battle Creek, Mich. Boston Philadelphia Ironton, Ohio Plants a::Bellevue,Mich. LaSalle,Ill. Ironton,0hio Jamesville, Martins Creek,Pa. Alpha, N, J. Cementon, N. Y. N. Y. Manheim, W. Va. use Alpha Cement New York ‘- Pittsburgh Baltimore how to proportion, mix and place construction, how to figure quantities Co. gm: MARK nzclsrtai" ,2 * ..\ 1:; POULTRY PULLETS & COCKERELS' Now Three Months Old WHITE LEGHORNS AND MOTTLED ANCONAS Also Black Leghorns, Brown Leghorns. Buff Leg- horns. Black Minorcas, R. 0. Rhode Island Reds. Barred Plymouth Rocks. 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July 26th, last batch. 813 per 100. Single Comb one cent per chick less than Rose Comb. Add one cent per chick on all orders for only ' Michigan's Greatest Color and Egg Strain. All breeding stock blood tested for white diarrhoea by Dr. H. J. Stafseth of M. A. 0. Order from this adv. to secure prompt delivery. or write for flee catalog and culling chart. B 39 ox . NT ERLAKES FARM. Lawrence, Mich. POSTAGE PAID, 951 live arr-iv sl guar anteed. MONTH'S FEED FREE with each order 40 Breeds chicks. 4 breeds ducklings. select and exhkitlon grades. Ciatalog free. amps appre- c sted. A; Minorca Hatching E gs. Our choice S. C‘ BlaCk strain.settings 81.50; for 50 83.00; 100 E888 $6.00. 0. J. DEEDRICK. Vassar, Mich. Single Comb Buff Leghorn Early hatched ckls. Willard Webster. Bath. Mich S. C. Anconas and S.C.White Leghorn yearling hens at bargain prices. Write your wants. M. D. Wyngarden, Zeeland, Mich. July, Aug. and Sept. Chix Order now. Barred on White Plymouth Rocks. R. I. Reds, Black Minorcas. White Leghorns or Anconas 814.00 per 100 prepaid. 16c each in 25 or 5010ts. 100$ live delivery guaranteed. Our 12 year reducing chix that please. Order direct from this a . Fenton, Mich. Green Lawn Poultry Farm, R. 3. Barron Strain S. 0. W. Leghorn. 8 weeks old $1.00 each $90.00 per 100 12 weeks old $1.25 each 8115 per 100 « Yearling hens 81.00 each $95.00 per 100 Good health& selected birds. no culls or weaklings. PI E BAY POULTRY FARM SlllGlE COMB WHlTE melon? baby chicks from our flock of high producing hens, raised on free range. Price $9.00 per 100. Safe deliv- ery guaranteed. Ralph S. Totten. Plttsford. Mich. Bred-to-Lay White Wyandottes d um i J . $2.00 15; 10 5139“)“ EVEfi‘iiiiEiiNMi’odir'fiiRY Kiln. s filanding it Sons. Greenville. Mich. Chick, .g‘l. bent at law pdm’WEfiwfi'vuI-IWM him-M on to or .e Luge-1 ANCONA PULLETS 1: 300.8 th Id. tillt selected, Anoone pallets imiisii’r wiuuvigii 39‘ 31.33 eacll.‘0rder at once and .v Dept. 15. Gambler. 9. din-appointment. “‘9‘“ Beyer. 3.4. Zoeiand. Mich. , L AN auto tour in the interest of the boys’ and girls’ work proved a big success in Livingston county. It in- cluded business men, boys and girls and farmers, who enjoyed it immense- ly because of the eats, peppy talks and the youthful spirit. The tour started at Howell and the first stop was made at Fowlerville, where the merchants gave a treat of candy, cigars and other refreshments. Here short talks were given by E. J. Holstein-Friesian Breeders’ Associa- tion, and Nevels Pearson, Stats Live Stock Club Leader. After a treat of apples, the tourists went for an inspec- tion of Ruttman’s herd of Holsteins and a. treat by Miss Wilson’s Canning Club. Snappy talks, wit-h sandwiches and iced tea, were parts of the pro- gram at this stop. At Gregory, ice cream cones were passed out by the business men, after Boys’ and Girls’ Auto Tour COoper, National Club Leader for the which a stop for dinner was made at Wirt Barnum’s farm. Following the ‘ dinner, Hon.‘ D. D. Aitken and T. L. Bewick, State Club Leader from Wis— consin, gave talks and demonstrations. >Mr. Ditius’ Jeréeys‘were used for the demonstration. . At Pinckney, Mike Roche’s Holsteins were given the once over, after which County Sheriff Teeple gave the crowd a treat of ice cream. At Wm. Nash’s place, E.-J. Cooper gavea dandy cow- demonstration which was wound up with a real treat of home-made lemon- ade and wafers. The wind-up of the tour was at the Gilkes and Hoover farms, where ten gallons of ice cream, furnished'by the County Holstein Association, was used as a final top-off. In departing, the common expression to County Agent Bolander, who was responsible for this tour, was that ev- erybody was ready for. another such trip as soon as he was. advice. Our Letter Box THIS letter box will be where the boys and girls can express their " views, tell of themselves and things about the farm, or ask The most interesting letters each week will appear here. Address your letters to me.——Uncle Frank. Dear Uncle Frank: Well, I am trying it again. I wrote once before but I guess my letter ar- rived too late. ' I am going tottell you about my calf, Jennie. Se is four months old and I have trained her to be driven. She goes pretty good‘now, but not long after I started training her I hooked her on my wagon and she started and before I could get her stopped she had broken her harness and upset the wagon. . . I have finished the district school, am fourteen years old and have gone i: ll. ‘ . U . dim-swan i Drawn by Beth Early, Nashville, Mich. three years without missing a day. Well, I will close for my letter is getting pretty long. Your nephew, Maurice Parker, Kalamazoo, Mich. Calves are just like folks, they will Upset things once in a while. Dear Uncle Frank: I am. a girl eleven years old. I live on a farm of eighty acres, eight miles. from town. We have ten acres of beans and ten acres of potatoes. I like to live on a farm. Along the road, of our farm are beautiful maple trees which were broken down by the ice storm. g _ Papa went north- ‘after huckleberries and got five bushels. So I have been busy picking them 'ovEr. We canned seventy-eight quarts, .so ,I didn’t have ‘time‘ to. which: lastweek. 1; have-tyrewimmand one trainer. . x, Sincerely yours; Just the right age to get theme not this deparbnent; ,. ' " ., We have about thirty little chickens, two pigs and three horses. I will close for this time. again. Your Remus, Mich. I bet you will have some huckleber- ry pies this winter. I’d like to visit your place and get my face blue with huckleberries. Will write niece Alice 'Aldrich, Dear Uncle Frank: I am fifteen years old, going to high school next year, as I want to bé a. teacher. ‘ I have one brother and three sisters, but they are all away except one )ister ‘ and brother. . I live on an eighty-acre farm. We have seven cows, seven calves, four- teen pigs, and a. large herd of chickens and ducks. One of my friends dared me to write to you and have some of the boys and girls write me, as I love to get ac- quainted with some of the boys and girls. ' My complexion is rather dark, and I have dark hair and dark eyes, and also eyebrows. I am five feet and some inches tall, and rather slim. The friends which I receive a letter from, I will answer their letters, and send them my picture. ‘ Our farm has trees around the house and so we call it Woodland Farm.—- Mildred Seager, Reed City, Mich. I bet you will get some letters. But, how about sending me your picture? I’ll look for one. Dear” Uncle Frank: Although I have never written be- fore or answered any of the contests I have greatly enjoyed them. I thought perhaps I was a,bit too old and wished I were younger to try them. Do you take nieces that old? — I am sixteen years old and live on a 120-acre farm. We have great old times on our farm. I have been to school ten years. I enter my third year of high school this fall. I have never missed a day of school or been tardy in the' ten years. My brother has gone eight years and has the same record. I hope we may keep it up. My ambition is to go to college, and I think I would like to teach school. 1 ' ‘ ~ I hope my letter is not too long, and that you will ,call me another niece. Gladys Shinn, Nir- yana, Mich. ' No, Gladys, you are not too ,_ t 0!" hilt. , if GAIN the Read-and-Win Contests I _ have proven their popularity among the readers of this department, as indicated by the number of letters received. So. many answers showed , careful study at the expense of time and effert that the selection to obtain the final results brought into consid- eration several details. Here are the answers to the contest closing August 3: 1. Corn and tankage, 126.25, page 5. 2'. Bran, 25 parts; middlings, 20 parts; ground oats, 20 parts, page 3. 3. At meal time, page 12. . 4. Clean cultivation with proper spraying, page 7. ' 5. Twenty-six inches, page 9. 6. Dr. Fleming, page 20. . .7. Feeding in poorly ventilated barns or at milking time, page 17. 8. $88,000, page 17. , 9. The villain in the “Cross-Cut’, page 10. 10. 156.1 pounds, page 16. THE WINNERS. ERE are the names of those 'who had the replies to the Read-and Win Contest, closing on August 3, in the most correct, concise and neat form, and who are, therefore, entitled to a prize: Helen De Coudres, of Bloomingdale, Mich. . Thelma Johnson, Garnet, Mich. suit": fie Contests ' Snap-Shot Contest ‘ LAST week I gave a short preliminary notice of our snap-shot contest, of which this is a regular announcement. Any Icamera snap-shots of any farm scene made by yourself can be entered. I prefer to have the pictures post—card size or small- er. And also please state on the' back of the picture what it is a scene of. The five most inter- esting and clearest pictures will get prizes of one dallar each. This contest closes August 18. Announcement of winners will be made in our issue of August 26, but the prize pictures will not be printed till September 2. Address all pictures to Uncle Frank, Michigan Farmer, De- troit, Michigan. Marie Longacher, Morrice, Mich. Floyd Lang, Fowlerville, Mich. Harry Rohde, Hillman, Mich. Drawn by Lauretta Brown, Harbor Beach, Michigan. WANT TO CORRESPON D. These boys and girls would like to correspond with other young folks who are interested in this department: 'Helen Davis, Northville, Mich, R. 2. Margaret L. Morey, R. 1, Rockford, Mich. Celia Peacock. Lake, Mich. Lure. Goodchiid, Fairgrove. _Mich. _.Ida ,(jiryd'erman, R- 2. Twining, Mich. Eatherpylfnnser. Muliiken, Mich. r .— . You are cordially invited to visit the M ULE— HIDE Exhibit at the State Fair Come and get a crayon ‘ 4‘. “NOT A KICK IN A MILLION FEE T ROOFING SHINGLES . 'Don ’ t Just Ask For Roofing Demand M ULE—HIDE , When you go to your dealer to buy roofing say “I want Mule-Hide.” —Don’t just ask for roofing. Ask for Mule-Hide roofing or shingles. -And you’ll get overhead protection that is real protection; you’ll get roofing that stands ,the tests of the elements and keeps on Smiling Thru;” the roofing that costs less per year of service; the roofing with the remarkable record of “Not a Kick in a Million Feet” —Discriminating dealers have it. - Insist on getting it. THE LEHON COMPANY of CHICAGO OFFICE. AND FACTORY 44th to 45th Street on Oakley Avenue ENSILAGE CUTT RS are known from coast to coast as the standard. Strong, reliable, speedy, trouble— proof, easy-running, with a successful record dating back over quarter of a century. Backed by a uarantee that means absolu te satisfaction and protection. Ten Superior Features Unbreakable knife wheel, center-shear cut, triple feed rollers, no vibration, “life- ‘ time” channel steel frame, rev / versible sheer bar, and other features are explained in the book. Send your name today. Kalamazoo Tank 81 Silo Co. Dept. 123 Kalamazoo, Mich. —°l-—- . , ., WAR use FORDSON lirioa 3-PLOW CRAWLER TRACTOR DemonstratingA entsWanted firth My] M («II Wmflan Bates Machine and T radar u. a. ”LIE? m Av 1242 Benton Sh. ‘ I THE HICKS LIGHTNING ROD C0. Tecumseh, Mich. . More than forty years experience . Work guaranteed. ' uranium-mne- he at . mom.“ .4? l W So In Wing, hope, Last 0M 0125:: '06 SA?! Prion Advances Sept. 1. Bu now and save money! Cash in on Cool and 8.1!. strikes! Fast-cutting one-man outfit. En ne does I belt work. Shipped taPtory or 9 brane houses. . ~ 3% Dan Irltlac‘lo Veg: a? "figs? '1‘ E n . "\ :L... . ' '3" umwr moo. - . .. D 1501!: Woa'tt. 0mm. Keno. THE GUNN BEAN HARVESTER ~A5 STANDARD AS A HOE ‘ 1 MAN ~ 1 “GUNN" < l DAY can readily harvesl 2/. acre: of beans. Wet weather need no! stop the bean l harvest it you have a "GUNN." ROOTS are really left ll 61 [he held Beans “y much faster - threshing is cleaner, N0 EASIER CHEAPER way to mavssr BEANS / W F. D. BULLOCK, Sales Agent //- I716 Palms! Amue ‘ KALAMAZOO. MICHIGAN ’/ £5 maun‘sfilai‘i‘ion‘nms I ' _ F" jng . Make Your Own flops All sizes/including hay fork ropes, Wonderful savingfiend for free book. let. “Rope Making On The Farm." NEW ERA ROPE MACHINE ('0. Minneapolis, Mich. ". a _Hybl'ld No. 2 wheat (white seed \Vheat' wheat). yielded this year35 bu. per acre. 60 lb. test. vigorous plant. medium growth straw, ofl’erlng at $1.50 per bu. bags extra. F. O. B. Vassar, Mich. Sample mailed upon request. Mail orders filled promptly. GEORGE W. RIDGLMAN, n.1, Vassar, Michigan WANTED Rosen Rye and Winter Vetch. Send samples and note prices to THE A. C. HOET 00., Fostoria. 0. SHEEP Shropshires that will win at the State Fairs. l have them for sale. A big bunch of yearling rams as usual and priced reasonably. KOPE-KON FARMS. Coldwater, Mich. ' ‘ Shoe . Yearling rams, RESIStel'ed Sh'OPShlre ram ambs,ewea andewe lambs,nlso 100 head high grade Shropshire ewes.1"lock established 1890. C. omen, Dexter. Mich. FOR SHROPSHIRE ARMSTRONG 13808.. earling rams. 'rite or call on R. 3, Fowlerville, Mich. ' extra fine ones bred to Pela‘n‘e RamS, wool and mutton. Photo: roe. E. H. Russell, Box 41, Wakeman, Ohio Show Sheep. Rams all a 03.0 t I For sale Lincolnsfihropshires an?! Tur?i§.wd)ogisé and see them. L, R. KUNEY, Adrian, Mich. ‘ for sale, only $5.00 bbl. 30 Natural CIUde 01‘ gallons) splendid bargain. hurry your orders (bb'ls $2.50 extra) address Notting- ham Oil Company, Fort Wayne, Indiana. POU LTRY SIlldPIILIITSUm This space belongs to Simon Harkema and Sons. Breeders of American—Eng- llSh Strain of S. C. W. Leghorns’. Chicks, Pullets and Breeding Cockerels in season. Sold out for season of 1922. Simon Harkema and Sons, Holland, Mich. Clark’s American ieghoms yearlingDand two year old hens $1.50 and 82.00. ullets and cockerels $1.00 and up. GLEN. E. CLARK, ' WAYLAND, . MICH. We have them. Order your- Bollrbnn “Gd Turing Birds and E 9 now. BMIT 31108.. B. , Augusta. Mich More AcresPer Hour 7: . At Less Cost Per; Acre ' Low 'operating cost, long and efficient service, constant” daily performance and low upkeep cost per acre are made possible because of the design and. quality of the \ / In the field or on the belt, the Wallis is faithful. There are many Wallis owners in,.your neighborhood who will be glad to tell you why they consider the Wallis Tractor the best tractor made, the cheapest to buy and how the Wallis will insure your farm production. , Ask them. You can afford to base your decision upon - the tractor experience and recommendations of your neighbors. You are entitled to own a Wallis—the Quality Tractor. 'Wallis Supremacy The Wallis Tractor is the evolution of a simple but fundamentally sound idea—that only a tractor of highest quality and most careful engineering can stand up under the terrific strain of farm work. The tremendous success. of the Wallis is due to its inbuilt qualities, which have made it America’s Foremost Tractor. The Wallis owner never regrets his purchase. Ask the nearest Wallis owner. He knows. Your Wallis dealer will give you full particulars. J. 1. CASE PLOW WORKS COMPANY RACINE, WISCONSIN NOTICE: We want 1h: pub/i: to know that the WALLIS TRACTOR i: made by tht J. 1. CASE PLOW WORKS COMPANY of Rarim, Wiltomin, and 1’: NOT the product of any other tompany with J. 1. CASE " :11 part of it: corporal: namt. ~PULL-E TS EGGS m OCTOBER NOVEMBER We have White and Brown Leg- DECEMBER horn and An cona Pullets; also Bar- red Rocks, White Wyandottes White and Buff Orpingtons; and a limited number of Pullets in a few other breeds. . There is one lot of: 1000 Three Months White Leghorns Ready to sell now and that should begin to lay in September and that will give you eggs all through this fall. Here Is a chance to buy Money-Making Stock for 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 eggs will be high, the same as every fall. investment. I "I ordered 50 chicks. English S. C. White Leghorns. and 50 husky chicksmre sent to me. I believe as time Went on about 6 died. and the remainder grew to be very large. I got 20 fine Dul- lets and a rooster that’s got them all beat. I think the pullets were laying at 5 months. and are greatly admired by the neighbors. These pullets have laid all through the cold weather. and dug- ing those very cold days some of them froze their combs but did not stop laying. Have been getting one dozen eggs 9. day. During January they paid me a profit of 200 per cent. My plan is to keep at least 100 this coming year”. ' . Pullets are a safe . . Yearling Hens, especially in White and Brown Leghorns and Anconas; ' but also in the other breeds. Cockerels,White Pekin Ducks,White Embden Geese and Bronze Turkeys. Send for a copy of our quarterly publication Homestead Farms, and for other matter describing the Pure Breed Practical Poultry. STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION, 201 Chase Block, Kalamazoo, Michigan Pulleis Dockerels Pullels Barred Books From From Layers Laying contest winners. Records 213 to 257. Write for catalogue. G. CABALL, R. 4,} 'HudsonvillegMiI-‘h and W. Wyandotte Breedin Barred ROCk Stock at bargain prices now. g HOWARD GRANT, Marshall, A to]: RHODE ISLAND - WHITES win over all breeds at the egg layin contest. 30 $6; 5088; 100 5 order from this MI. Some chlech: H. H. JUMP, R. 5, Jackson, Mich, w.Chinese goo? ages 400 e eh. Pekin dyek 81.50 .8... m... a... '5st as mWHIEEEWANDgOITES . 7 1%,”? l. as. mitt nfis. . r15. 310.00 ’_°' mi‘i‘it‘iihfioii’a'.’ “s. lrfiee‘mv%i§?mioh. _., ' .' ‘ ’ g; 011 tr CONTROLLING LICE. SAW an inquiry from L. L. B‘ in regard to using blue ointment for lice on young chickens, and wish to give my experience. . I use blue ointment and vaseline, mixed half-and-half, onymy young tub keys and chickens when they are three or four, Weeks old, and one application has always. been sufficient. Have nev- er had any bad elfects from its use. I grease on top of their heads with lard, and under the wings andanound the vent, also~the large quills on the; ends of the wings with the blue oint- ment and vaseline mixture. " I use a very small paint brush to apply on the quills as onecan do a much better job than with the fingers. On young turkeys the favorite hiding place of lice is around the large quill. feathers of the wings—C. S. POULTRY SCHOOLS IN KALAMA- ZOO COUNTY. ROF. E. C. FOREMAN and E. M. Fergusbn, of the Poultry Depart- ment, and Dr. Stafseth, of the Bacte- riological Department of the Agricul- tural College, gave the farmers of Kal- amazoo county some valuable tips on poultry raising when they held four schools there on July 11—12. Dr. Stafseth explained the, causes,- symptoms and treatment'or the eradi- cation of the diseases common to poul~ try. Mr. Ferguson emphasized the feeding of young chickens and laying hens, urging the importance of feeding green feed to laying hens during the hatching season to insure a larger number of eggs hatching and greater vitality in the‘ young chicks. Tomat‘o juice has been used successfully by’ many poultry raisers. The juice of the tomato is mixed with the mash feed to the consistency of a dry crumbly mash. . ' Mr. Foreman gave culling demon- strations and told of the essentials in ' picking and the high-producing hens in the flock. Mr. Foreman says that the appearance of a hen is a very ac- curate indication of her egg-lying qual- ities, and he demonstrates this by ac- curately picking out the good and poor producers. Much interest was shown in these schools and as a resnlt demonstration farms will be selected in the county to carry out and prove the value of the recommendations of these experts. These schools were arranged by County Agent Olds and Home Demon- stration Agent Blanch Clark, who will also haVe the demonstration farms un- der their supervision. FEEDING DUCKLIN'GS. Would like to know what is wrong with my ducks, and what to do for them. I have 100 ducks and lost twen- ty-eight. They act sleepy and hump up. Sometimes they seem as though the neck twists right around and the head lies on the back. They roll over and can’t stand. I greased head and neck with vaseline for lice, but never saw any lice on them. Some 'die in a - few hours, others die in a week or so. —Mrs. G. C. W. The ducks probably have digestive disorders and this may be partially due to feeding too concentrated a 'ration. Try a mash-or bran, two parts, and cornmeal one part. Add five per cent beef~ scrap, fine grit and green feed. The greens can be lawn clippings or chopped vegetables: Give, plenty of fresh water in dishes deep enough for the ducksto wash their eyes and nose trils.’ Furnish shade to protect‘them from the 'hot, sun. A large grassy {range and plenty of exgrclse' will help 7 foot. {cost of producing little. ' sweeping- age“ was . 3.43% a to make vigorous ducks Sometimes duck troubles are due to a Weakness in the’breedingvstock and, of course, L this handicap is difl‘lcu‘lt to overcom even with the best of rations- - CURING sumac—Poor. I have a very finetv'rooster which has what is commonly called a 'fbumble” foot, that is, a large swelling all down the leg and foot. You possibly have another name for it. I am unwilling to kill him and would appreciate it very. . much if you could suggest a remedy. He is unable to walk or get around on it.~J. G. » . " , Bumble-foot can be cured by open- - ing and draining the abscess in the Then place carbolated ' vaseline in the wound and place a bandage se— curely around the foot. The pus that forms in such a wound is cheeselike and" requires a. wide incision rather than just a pin prick to remove it. POULTRY POISONED, Can you tell me what is the matter with my hens? They will hold their, heads very high and keep turning, first one way, then another, and don’t seem to know just where they are going. ,They sing most of the time. Combs are red and they seem to eat all right. Two have died and two got. over it, and now there is another act- ing the same—C. F. P. The hens have symptoms which might be caused by digestive disorders due to poisoning. The cause for such a condition is so indefinite that it will pay to perform a postmortem on the birds that die, and look for any abnor- mal conditions of the internal organs. See if there is any decaying meat on the range, such as a dead hen or dead rat that might cause ptomaine poison- , ing, which is commonly called limber~ neck in poultry. , WHITE_ DIARRH EA. , Can you tell me of a good cure for white diarrhea in baby chicks? Have used cholera remedies, given to me by a doctor. This seems to help, but not cure. I have tried eggs from different flocks for hatching but still lose a number.—G. W. P. I do not know of a commercial rem- edy which can be recommended as a. sure cure for white diarrhea in chicks. It is a disease that must be controlled by prevention. Spraying the incubator with disinfectant, after each hatch will destroy the germs in the machine. Then give the chicks sour milk or but— termilk as a first drink. Everything in. the way of' sanitation and careful feeding methods which tends to de~ velop strong chicks also helps to keep down white diarrhea. - Many of the chick losses commonly blamed on white diarrhea are due to digestive disorders caused by overcrowding, 0v- erfe'eding, the use 0: the wrong feed or chilling. _ - VALUE OF RURAL BOOK-KEEPING. IN Pennsylvania, the state college, has been giving assistance to over 2,000 farmers in their farm accounting, and in more than One case the farmer was surprised to find that he was ac- tually getting less than five per cent . return on his investment when he thought he was making a good profit- The results of this work show that the “cost of producing a. hundred pounds of milk on different farms var: led from $2.51 to $4.33; the general cost of producing potatoes was sixty- two cents, while on the farms where potato spraying waspracticed the cost-r“ I was only thirty-six cents; and. thatathe tal. The state-wide distributiOn of the ‘ capital— of the corporation would there- fore result in having a very large num- ber of stockholders, thus insuring an interest and an understanding that would prove helpful in placing the deb« entures when they are offered. When the corporation has utilized its capital in extending credit to the Iowa farmers and the Iowa bankers, the corporation may then acquire further funds on which 'to operate through the sale , of its debentures. These are the primary obligations of the corporation and will be based on ample securities taken on warehouse grain or cattle being fed, and such oth- er good obligations, said securities be- ing taken from the farmer direct or through a bank. Collateral taken will be carefully, and well selected. When debentures are issued 'they will be se- cured by this carefully selected collat- eral placed in the hands of a corporate trustee. The debentures will then be offered to the investing public in prac- tical denominations and maturities in keeping with the demands made on the corporation. The rate of interest that the debentures will draw will be governed by the conditions of the mon- ey market. In regard to debentures issued against 'live stock feeding, the corpor- ation may issue said debentures up to ninety per cent of the face value of the note, rediscounted with it. In regard to debentures issued against grain warehouse receipts the corporation may loan under the provis— ions of the law against said grain deb— entures equal to face value of the note. By the sale of debentures the corpor- ation receives its money back and then may reloan it again to the farmers. Security Back of Each Debenture. The debentures will be one of the safest securities ever offered from Iowa. Each debenture will have four distinctive forms of security back of it: 1. The capital Stock of the company isnot less than $1,000,000. 2. The farmer’s personal obligation. 3. The warehouse receipt and the commodity represented thereby. 4. The bank’s endorsement and en- tire responsibility therewith. The corporation Will make the fol- lowing kinds Of loans: It will loan on farm mortgages thereby aiding deserv- ing tenants to~ get possession of land they work. It will make all kinds of ' loans secured by chattel mortgages to enable the farm operator to properly equip his farm. Then it will loan on grain when it is properly stored in warehouses. This will enable the farm- er to hold his grain and to market it in an orderly manner. Finally it is going to rediscount for the banks of the state agricultural paper which is not eligible for rediscount at the Fed- eral Reserve Bank. It must be remem- bered that the longest time that the Federal Reserve Bank will rediscount a note is for six months. This is too short for the farmer. , The Iowa Farm Credit Corporation will simply be a credit-extending cor- poration that will be a reservoir of credit which heretofore has been found when brought to the test, too small to ' serve more than a. million and a half of..Iowa’s farmers and the more than nineteen hundred of Iowa’s banking in- stitutions. The corporation will be Op- erated along strictly sound and con- servative lines. Every safeguard will be thrown about its management. The greatest care will be made in the de- termination Of its policies. The Iowa. farmer and the Iowa banker are, it is well known, schooled in the require: ments of sound financing,» and know at-any corporation managed and Plan for Financing Farmers (Continued from page 139). maneuvers: fines would; be but a makeshift, and sooner or later fall a victim to its own weaknesses. The great goal of the company is to serve agricultural Iowa and profits on the capital stock should be reasonable and consistent with that policy so that the farmers and customers of the cor- poration may be given the benefit of the lowest practical rate of interest on loans made to them or to the banks of Iowa. It is provided in the by—laws that no more than eight per cent divi- dends are ever to be paid on the cap- ital stock. The successful launching of this cor- poration goes to show what can be ac- complished for good when all classes in the community work together for the good of all. The plan is now gain- ing national recognition and a rural credits bill patterned along the same lines has recently been introduced into congress. What success it would have for the whole nation, Iowa does not know, but she feels certain that the plan is going to work out very success‘ fully here no matter what the rest of the country does. PREPARING OAT GROUND FOR WHEAT. ‘ T often happens that the farmer is, delayed in plowing the oat ground in preparation for wheat. This delay frequently occasions much additional work. When the oat crop is removed the direct rays of the sun usually dries out the ground rapidly, making plow- ing difficult and harrowing and pulver- izing slow. The writer has found it very helpful to run over the field as soon as pos- sible after the crop is removed, with a disc or even a straight-tooth har- row. This stirs up a mulch which pre- vents the soil from drying so rapidly. One season we shocked the oats on the back furrows and then harrowed between the shocks. A small area of the field was not treated and this proved conclusively to us that the har- rowing saved us a great deal of time. If one finds it impossible to plow im- mediately after the oat crop is taken Off, he likely will obtain better results by plowing shallower than he would where turning under the stubble ear- lier. Generous use of the cultipacker or pulverizer is now a part of the pro« gram of most progressive wheat grow- ers.———W. Burt. INCREASED COLT POPULATION. IN traveling through several north central states and over a consider- able portion Of Ontario, it became ap- parent that a larger number of colts can be seen on the farms this year than have been in evidence during the past few years. We were also impress- ed by the almost exclusive use of . horses by large contractors in the building of highways. A large number of tractors were in evidence in the fields, but it is plain to be seen that horses are not yet leaving the farms in any large volume. ANNUAL MEETING OF POTATO GROWERS’ EXCHANGE. HE fourth annual meeting of the Michigan Potato Growers’ Ex- change is called at Cadillac for August 16-17, when a program touching upon the economic phaSe of farming, the election of directors, and other busi- ness will be conducted. Immediately following the meeting, potato growers will make a tour of the commercial growing districts of that region of Michigan—M. ' . 1 \ +..,§hallqw:cultivated corn does best. flexible, long- stroke motors Touring Car, $1095 Cabriole, $1395 Custom Roadster, $1485 Percherons and ponies meet few farm requirements There is a right size for everything you use for profit or convenience or pleasure on the farm. - In horses or motor cars, overweight means high first cost and heavy operating expense. Lack of size and stamina. on the other hand, brings risk of failure and discomfort. Earl quality motor cars are built for everyday use in the country—although their low- sweeping lines and fine proportions make them noticeable on any city boulevard. Big enough to carry five full-grown passengers in sat- isfying comfort anywhere an automobile can be driven, they are surprisingly thrifty of oil and gasoline. Their handle any road condition. Yet on average highways, the Earl is more economical than any other car Of anything like its size and riding qualities. The over-all length of Earl touring cars is fourteen feet, less one inch. Their handsome green bodies are swung lower on longer and more resilient springs—56—inch rear -than in any other car of the Earl’s wheelbase or price— $1095. The road clearance is standard. See the Earl before you buy your car. If there is no dealer in your town, write to Jackson for an illustrated catalog and the name of the nearest Earl distributor. At $1095, the Earl is the outstanding motor car value of the year. EARLW EARL MOTORS, INC., JACKSON, MICHIGAN develop power enough to otor Cars BETTER LOOKING -BE‘I'I'ER BUIIJ.‘ Brougham. $1795 Sedan, $1795 All prices f. o. b. Jackson Before You BugASilO money—maker construction. 223 Dept. 70 000 farmers can testify to Kalamazoo reliability and stability. 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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. SGRIPPS, Prop. ' SIDNEY SMITH, Supt. ' Aberdeen An us cattle for sale Every- Registered thing (fold urgitél mu.t Yatgh for ourf‘ . , ins ec our s cc . nquire 0 ad 1““ come a" F. i). WILBER. Clio. Mich. Brookwood Guernseys Birmingham, Mich. FDuring the past year. we have completed Ad- vanced Registry with 7 Guernsey Cows—two of which were heifers with their first calves. The average butter-fat production of these cows was 650 pounds. and three of them were leaders of their respective classes for the State of Mich. ’ We have for sale a number of good bull calves from these cows and their daughters. sired by Rosetta’s Marshall of Waddmgton, No. 54420, Grand Champion Bull at the Michigan State Fair last year. ‘ Our herd is not large. but it is select. Visxtors are always welcome at the farm. Prices are rea- sonable. considering the quahty of the stock. JOHN ENDICOT'T, Proprietor Registered Guernseys Another crop of calves. ll Choice bull calves $75, their ‘ d. ' ease you. breeding angftlfiwVTIEXLIXMS, No. Adams, Mich. For: Sale Guernsey Herd Bull . ’ . A t ’s May King sold for $7,000.00. Dir, statesman... n... B. .d p... ...5. F... bull calves by above sire. Accredlt Herd. _ ‘ GILMORE BROTHERS, Camden. Mich. G U E R "S EYS —-REGISTERED BULL A R Calves.Pantalining bltfxiii I s. . . cows. '0 era lnspec e . flag-32;? gillallsanNOSnltY FARM. Saginaw. W.S Mich, GUERNSEYS , l b ll. all re istered. $400. if sold this 3 fine ““66. w.‘i30RDIoir. month. Williamston. Mich. ' G ernse s tuberculin tested and free from Benglered co‘htagiolis abortion for sale. John Chalmers & Son, 1224 Olivia Ave., Ann Arbor. Mich: WINNWODD HERD Registered Holsteins It was through the daughters of Flint Maplecrest Boy that Sir Ormsby Skylark Burke Our Junior Herd Sir: produced the Junior Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Heifer, at the Michigan State Fair this , 'n class of 38. _ . Til? glet 8won first in Calf Herd. also first in get of ' '7) a class of 13. - . “A“:drl— of 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'l price,_ from dams wrth records up to 38 lbs. of butter in seven days, and 1168 lbs of butter in one year. - Ask us about a real bull.a Maplecrest or an Ormsby. JOHN H. WIIIII, Ina, Rochester, Mlch. The Traverse Herd We have what you want in BULL CALVES. the large, fine growthy type, guaranteed right in every way, They are from high producing A. R. O. ancestors Dam’s records up to 30 lbs. Write for pedigrees and quotations. stating about age desired. TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL Traverse City, Mich. For Sale King Segis Breeding Bulls of show type that are out of A. R. O. Dams. Grand River Stock Farms - Gory .I. Spencer. I II E. Main St. JACKSON, MICHIGAN - A '1 b 1 ad 375-00 Buys mitt”. 1ft. .3 .M‘Sfiiifli sire avenue 33.34 lbs. butter for 7 days. Dan has - ' 18.8:Ib.'recordmado tthrce ear-sol ”cesium . : 4,. Palomino. Mich 1! CI Konl en Pontiac Hon- 0 on gruncld No‘. 254554. BornScptcmber 20. 1920 A son of our Junior Herd Sire Dutchland Koni- gen sir Ra Apple whose two nearest dams aver- age over 3 lbabutter and 720 lbs: milk in 7 days- The 7 nearest dams of the bull we offer average over 600 le- milk and 28 lbs. butter in 7 days- His dam is an extra good individual with it won- derful typv udder. Her record is 19.774 lbs. but- ter from 420.8 lbs. milk at 3 yrs. 7 months. » Combining the blood of King Segis Pontiac. Pon- tiac Korndyke. King of the Pontiacs. Colantha Johanna Lad and other great sires he spells Pro- duction, Breeding and Type. He has an extra straight top line and is good in .everi' 518% A little more black than white. Pnce 3 . R. B. McPherson, Howell, Mich. Registered Holstein Bull born Nov. 2. 1919. Dam at 8 r. 22. 920 milk, 895 lb. butter: at 'I r. 305 days 16,281 mi k, 654 lbs. butter. She has three . R. 0. daughters. one above 25 lbs. in 7 da. 99 in 30 days. He is sired by a 24 lb. grandson of Colantha Johanna Lad. Also three heifers 2 yr. old. one fresh heifer calf by side. Other two due in May. Bred to sire above. State and Federal full accredited herd. Prlced for nick sale. Pedigrees and photo on request. VERNgN E. OLOUGH. R2. Par-ma. Mich. 32 Lb. Bull, $150 Pure bred. registered. federally tested. Dam, a dau- ghter of King Begis Pontiac. 37 lbs. Good individual mostly white. 1 yrs. old. Guaranteed healthy and breeder. Priced to sell quickly. Pedigree on re nest. ALBERT G. WADE, White Pigeon, Mich gan. ’ I ' Holsteins for sale at all time both sexes REEISlOWd best of breeding and priced right. Our herd Sire a 26 lb, grandson of Maplecrest Korndyke Hengerveld. Herd under state and federal snpervxs- ion. HENRY S. ROHLFS, R. 1, Akron.Mich. ' Friesian‘heifer and bull calves, purebred “0'3“". registered and high-grade. 06 up. Splendid individuals and breeding. Write us your re- quirements. Browncroft Farms. McGraw. N Y O I C ‘- Holstern-Frresran ves. tuberculin tesctzd herd. Prices are right. Larro Research Farm, Box A, North End, Detroit. Mich. accepted in payment of finely bred reg ‘ 600d "Ole istered Holstein bull calves. nality of the‘best. and at. prices within reach of all. rite GEO. D. CLARKE. - - - - _ Vassar. Mich‘ FOR SALE A fully accredited founda- ' tion herd of Registered Holsteins good ty , no culls. 11 females and herd bull has A. R. O. aughters. 2 over 301bs. females have or from A. R. 0. cows. Will sell all or part of herd, other interests involved. act quck. HOWARD T. EVANS, an Claire. Mich. pure-bred bull ll and high rade Holstein cows and heifers due to eg' freshen t is fall. priced reasonable. Bulls all ages priced to sell. B. B. Reavey. Akron. Mich. 856 lbs. butter 1960!) lb. milk largest 4 yr. semi-oflical record made in Wayne 00. For yearly production get 8. Hazel- let. Federal tested. M. L. McLaulln. Redford.Mich. 250 Money - Making HEREFORDS At St. Clair, for sale and ready for immediate delivery. 50 Registered Cows and their 50 Sucking Calves Registered 15 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 06n- tract and the Sotham Hereford Auct on System guarantees our customers firofltable cash outlet for all increase and we can el finance responsible purchasers. Come. wire or write. right now. T. F. B. SOTHAM & SONS, [Cattle Business Established 1835] Saint Clair, Michigan Phone 250 for sale. A few extra. good HEREFORDS fall calves for sale. RALPH CALHOUN, Bronson. Mich. 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. Brookwater Farm JERSEYS and Duroc JERSEYS Bred sows and gilts. boar pigs. Jersey bulls from tested dams. Tuberculosis free herd. ome to the farm or write for prices. - BROOKWATER FARM. Ann Arbor, Michigan H. W. Mumford. Owner. J. B. Andrews, Lessor. Jersey Thoroughbreds Few cows and bull calves. Best breeding line. Guar- anteed. Tuberculin tested twice a year. If on have no money will take bankable note. asvar , aln lfl’l. E. . 509 Free Press Building. Detroit. Mich., M 3' 5.3.5.505: 35...? ‘tls': E iiiflismci 9° FRED L. EODIMER? rascal; £51”th BUTTER BRED massage“ CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM. Silver Creek. Allegsn County. Michigan. ready for service: For Sale Jersey Bulls Ram-Eh 0m... Lad. M “est breedln. WATERMA ’a w T . MAN. glackayrd Rd. Afin Arbor, Mich. A ER Lillie mo. old. Farmstead Jersefis For sale, 12 heifer! bred to freshen t is tall. 6 bull calves, 6 to Colon G. Lillie. Coopersvllle. Mich. sTlie Maple’s Shortliorns Kirk .Levingtoo Ladpby importedhfiartforth Welfare, in service. Bulls and heiferr'for sole. av. was o... s... a... ~ Gohbvilh 341.1...»de BOUT the time the political part- ies were picking out and groom- ing their candidates for the 1896 campaign, farmers in Page county, Iowa, had something else on their minds. They were thinking of forming a beef ring—just as important to them as presidential election. There were twenty farmers near Shenandoah who started the ring. They had heard that another bunch of farmers in the same county had fresh meat at cost all the year through a beef ring, and wanted to try their hand at it. These twenty farmers agreed to fur- nish a steer a week- Then the neigh- bors wanted in, so two more were ad- mitted. They got a butchento kill and dress the steers, taking the hide and tallow for his pay. About four miles from Shenandoah, On Matt Nor- ton’s farm, the first steer was killed. Every Tuesday night, until twenty-two Too Few Hog Raisers Take FuII weeks had been scratched off the cal- endar, a steer was killed. These were furnished by the different members, who had drawn lots to determine the order of. furnishing animals. The mem- bers came after their meat on Wed- nesday morning. Then somebody 'started the practice of getting the meat for all the members along the road to his house. Next thing, they worked out a plan whereby one man delivered the meat one week, another the next, and so on. Twenty-seven years haven’t seen any change in the principle of this beef ring. The members still furnish an animal a week, beginning May 1. By closing in August, when chickens are plentiful for meat, the time of the ring is extended into cornhusking time. The. steers furnished weigh 1,000 pounds each. They dress out 500 pounds of meat. Allowing for bone and shrinkage, each family gets about eighteen pounds of meat a. week. For each family there is round steak, T- bone steak, roast and broil. The liver is divided among those who want it. Same with soup bones, which carry a. great deal of meat. Heart and tongue go to the man who furnishes the steer. Small families, who do not need so much meat, share with other small families. In that case, the two fam- ilies together furnish the steer. Every steer furnished must be right up to snuff, for these folks want no second-rate or third-rate meat. The butcher and two members inspect ev- ery steer, and if it doesn’t pass inspec- tion, back it goes, and the member must furnish another. The butcher now gets $5 a. steer, in addition to hide and tallow. He butch- ers for five other rings in the county, so he makes out pretty well—$30 a week, plus six hides a week, and the tallow from six good steers. In the fall'the members get together and settle up, and draw lots for the next year. The man Whose steer was light pays so much per pound for the heavier than the average, draws out so much, the price per pound having been .r- '- ‘s . , .. .. ..-f' «_ , ,show symptoms of pain. shortage, and the one whose steer was .A .. Says 85-13: rt talk as » Fresh. Meat at Costalchar‘, ~ By E. A. Kirkpatrick Page county, 'Iowa, has fifteen beef rings, one of which was started forty years ago. Montgomery county, Iowa, has twenty-five and ' Shelby" county, Iowa, is probably the “beef ringest" county in the country, for it has forty rings. All these date back to the first ring in Page county. KEEP THE FALL HOGS COMING. MR. VALENTINE, a prominent hog _ man, usually has about one hun- dred head of -fall pigs farrowed be tween August 20 and NOVember 1. The heavier of these he has ready for the May market, selling the others about the middle of September. About two-thirds of these are car- ried through the summer on alfalfa and about half as much corn as they will eat. To finish them, Mr. Valen- tine planted ninety-day corn in April on fall plowing. As soon as the corn Advantage of the Use of Pastures. starts to dent the hogs are turned into the field and “bog down” the crop. This puts them in good condition when they go into the field, so that they make a quick, profitable finish. They are ready for market between Septem- ber 15 and October 1. “I know this is a good method from _ experience,” explained Mr. Valentine. “One lot of eighty head were fed the alfalfa and corn ration until August 20, when I turned them into a six-acre field of ninety-day corn. They weighed "190 pounds when they went after the corn, and when I sold them, September 20, they averaged 250 pounds. Thus, six acres of corn made me 4,800 pounds of pork.”—E. W. G. - COPPER SULPHATE FOR wonmv SHEEP. HEN lambs which should be thrifty do not thrive, scour bad- ly and gradually die, they are prob- ably suffering from worms. For this the use of copper sulphate has proven very effective. Before treating, the sheep should be shut away from food for twenty-four hours. Then give doses of one ounce of copper sulphate dis- solved in two quarts of water as fol- IOWS: For a three-months-old lamb, twothirds of a fluid ounce; for a; six months-old lamb, one and , one-half fluid ounces; for a mature sheep, three and one-half fluid ounces. The copper sulphate for this purpose should be of a uniform blue color and the weights and measures should be accurate. Have your druggist weigh the blue stone, and also have him grad- uate the drenching bottle by marking the doses with a file. Do not allow the sheep to have access to water for sev- eral hours after dosing. Those which have received an over- dose will lie apart from the flock and , These should be placed in a shady spot and given a. teaSpoonful of laudanum in a tumbler- ful.of water. I . some , muons i... have over a million workers 'be slowed up through cooling. es of: cowtre‘srlsc epssm‘ILI-ri I ‘ ' WO R K- ‘ BE 2 dairy extension specialist of Pennsylvania has found, after four years of cow-testing workdthat the in- creased production per cow was 1,200 pounds of milk and seventy-six pounds of butter-fat. ~ If this kind of work ‘could be extended to the one million ' cows in that state, the increased dairy income would be $30,000,000. An in- crease of seventy-six pounds of butter- fat per cow would be 76,000,000 pounds for the million cows, which at forty cents per pound would mean an aver- age increase of $30,000,000 KEEPING THE MILK SWEET. HREE new generations every min- ute is the record of certain types of bacteria that produce sour milk. If the milk, when drawn contains ten thousand of these bacteria per cubic centimeter and is allowed to stand un. cooled for two minutes, it will then doing their best to ch’ange the sweet milk into the sour product. Their work can I The rapidity with which they develop im- presses strongly the need of doing this Cooling immediately after the milk is drawn. The temperature should be brought to at least sixty de~ 'grees Fahrenheit. Ngirlonmr' DAIRY MEETING. ENTATIVE arrangements have been made for a meeting of the National Dairy Union at the National Dairy Exposition, which convenes at St. Paul, Minnesota, early in October. At the meeting of representatives of the allied dairy interests, the legisla- tive situation with reference to laws regarding oleomargarine and filled milk will be given thorough discussion. New directors are to be elected. It is also hoped that closer cooperation be- tween state and national creamery and dairy organizations can be ef- fected. RURAL CHILDREN STUDY NUTRI- TION. STUDY of nutrition with relation to correct foods and diets was made by 44,000 Michigan rural chil- dren during the past yeah/according to a report just made by Miss Mabel Hopkins, of the home economics ex- tension staff at the Michigan Agricul— tural College. As a result of the study thousands of state Youngsters attending rural schools developed habits calling each day for milk, fruit, a big breakfast, vegetables other than potatoes, avoid- ance of “nicknacks” between meals, at least ten hours’ sleep, and cleaning the teeth before retiring. A check of report cards shows that a high percentage of the children are following out their daily programs. The work is scattered over forty-four ‘counties, covering nearly 2,000 differ- ent schools—M. TOP-DRESSING DOUBLES OAT YIELD. PRODUCING double the average yield of oats is,easy, according to Anthony Esh, a farmer of Presque Isle county, who saysphe is getting eighty bushels "“per acre this year. Mr. Esh does not plow manure under but, after sowing oats he rolls thoroughly, puts on a tep-dressing of manure with a spreader and then rolls again. _ “I tried both methods on'a twenty- acre tract one year,” he said, “and the ten acres on" which the manure was applied before plowing yielded a little assthan forty ~,lm‘sthels per acre, and fig mgr "ghalt, ‘or ten some, leave ’i. ter than water. her. weighty bushels per acre. " I have also had good results When I have applied commercial fertilizer in cases where I did not have sufficient stable manure.” —M. ' THE VALUE OF BREEDING. N a recent demonstration in North Dakota, the yearly product of a scrub cow was 500 pounds of butter. The first generation after the use of a pure-bred sire an increase of eighty- three per cent in milk production, and fifty-eight per cent in butter-fat was noted. And in the second generation . the increase was 180 per cent in milk production and 128 per cent in but- ter-fat. Inns: IiIl llli m :IHUIIHII" « ‘II lI=“!>1‘l--!‘I'lll'lWWW Veterinary. g WWWWW 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. “E II IIIIIIIIIIIII Ringworm.~—Hound dog one year old has several bare spots on body, and I would like to know how to cure him. W. J., Muskegon, Mich.——-Ask your druggist for iodine ointment and apply some to bare spots daily. Cough—For about 'two weeks cattle in this neighborhood have been affect- ed by a malady which is manifested in a cough and loss of ordinary flow of milk. My own herd is not yet affected but I wish to know what I can do to prevent the trouble, or what treatment to use if it should develop. J. F. B., Irons, Mich—This is the first I had heard of the cattle ailment you men- tion. Of course, a cough is not a dis- ease, but only one symptom, perhaps to be caused by dust, as it is rather early to be caused by vegetation. Be- fore making a diagnosis I would like to have more symptoms. Give your stock good care, and fear no danger. Swollen Sheath—When my six-year- old horse is allowed to stand in stable over night his sheath swells, but exer- cise and work takes it out; however, it always returns when he is not exer- cised. The treatment our veterinar- ians prescribed have failed to effect a cure. R. H., Hamilton, Mich—Give him one dram of potassium iodide in feed or drinking water two or three times a day. Lack of daily exercise is the most common cause of this ail- ment. Sore Neck—Chronic Cough.——Would like to know how to keep my horses from getting sore neck. I have tried all kinds of pads. I also have two horses that have been troubled, for the past twelve months, with cough. J. E. Q., Rickford, Mich—Use a clean, nice-fitting leather collar with zinc neck pad. Dissolve quarter pound of acetate of lead and two ounces of tan- nic acid in one gallon of cold water and apply three or four times a day. For your horses that cough give half- ounce doses of glyco-heroin two or three times a day. Suppression of Urine—Stocking.—I have a twelve-year—old horse that has been bothered about making water more or less for the past eighteen months. When out of stable and in harness, he never urinates, but gener- ally passes water as soon as he reach- es his stall. Giving him a tablespoon- ful of turpentine in milk seems to re- lieve him. When not working his hind legs stock. J. M. T., Samaria, Mich—— Whenever you believe your horse re- quires a kidney stimulant, give a tea- spoonful or two of acetate of potash at a dose in feed or in drinking water two or three times a. day until the de- sired result is obtained. Lack of reg- ular exercise and over—feeding an idle horse is common cause of stocking. Abscess—Have a cow that ate too much grain; soon her milk yield less- ened, a little later a bunch came near navel; it opened, pus came out, some time after that it healed. However, later on a bunch came on opposite side, it broke open and after a while healed. Some times later a third bunch came. I poulticed with cow~manure, bunch opened, and I applied carbolic lotion. Will .the sore heal more rap- idly if I dry her? Mrs. R. B., Sandus- ky, Mich—Occasionally paint sore with tincture of iodine. Apply equal quarts oxide of zinc and boric acid to wound twice a day. Remove pus by applying hydrogen peroxide, it is hot: Not necessary to d \, \. . CATTLE O . BID UV ELL BUY A BULL that will put weight on your dalr oalves -the dill- erence will soon ay for the bull. ow selling good Scotch and Sootc -t.opped yearlings. reasonably priced. e guarantee every animal to be a breeder. liederal Test. One hour from Toledo. Ohio, N . C. R. R. , BIDWELL STOCK FARM, Box D, Tecumseh, Michigan ' Shorthorn Breeders' Assn. Scotch, Clayton Unit Scotch Top and Milking Shot-thorns forsale all ages. W. J. Hinkley, Sec'y, Flushing, Mich ‘ FOR SALE Polled Shorthorn Cows & Heifers in calf and calf by side. Also a few young bulls. Herd] headed by Victor Sultan and Royal Non- Dare . We can please you in richly bred cattle with quality at farmers' prices. GEO. E. BURDICK. Mgr. Branch County Farm, Goldwater. Mich. HIGHLAND SHUIIIHIIHNS We are offering two splendid white yearling bulls by Imp. Newton Champion and a few extra good heifers and young cows at very attractive prices. For full particulars write to C. H.‘PRESCOTT & SON, Herd at Prescott, Mich. Office at Tawas City, Mich. Claradale Milking Shorthorns We invite the discriminating breeder and farmer,who is lnlneed of a real bull. that. will transmit the com- bine qualities. beef. milk. high in butter fat. type. character. beauty. We do state oficial mllk testing. omo and see us or write for circulars and reasonable prices. F.W.Johnson, Custer. Mich. Mason Co. 80x26 Central Mich. Shorthorn Breeders’ Assn. ofl'er for sale both milk and beef hreedlnfl. all uses rite M. E. MILLER. Soc'y, Greenville. Mich. Shorthorns of best Dates breeding, bulls, cows and heifers for sale. E. H. KURTZ, Mason. Mich Milking ENTIRE lherd just ,Tuberculoeis test. Union City. Mich. for sale. Shorthorns 9,8,... 3...... J. A. BARNUM. agood Shorthorn. priced in keepin&with the times? R. 3. oodland, Mich. Don’t you want ROBERT MARTIN, Milking Shorthorns £32 nosnmenv mums. calves for . Also 2 cows. Williamston. Mich HOGS Spring pigs by Walt'a rion, First Sr. Yearling Detroit, Jackson.Gd. Rapids and Saginaw 1919 Phillips Bros,Riga,Mich. Saws & 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.old boar,a grandson of Panama special, at a bargain if you can use him. We guarantee satisfaction. Write for prices and description or better come and see them. Visitors always welcome. Sows bred for spring farrow all sold, Salem, Mlch. Thos. Ilnderhlll 8:. Son, Collinsdale Duroc Farm, Lyons,Mich., RJ. Greatest Blood Lines Ill Duroc Hogs Herd Boers 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 You h ant one sows obtainable. have them for sale. Fall glits and tried sows. Our herd boar headed 2nd prize aged herd at 1921 Illinois State Fair. MICHIGANA FARM. Kalu— mazoo County, Pavilion, Mich. Extra Sow DU R005 later. 125 lb own: his bone. big litters. '15 to select from. 810 up Satisfaction 0 money back. B. E. mes. Hillsdale. Mich.‘ I AM SELLING a. great ofierlng of bred Duroc sows and gilts March 4th. They are mostly bred to Orion Giant 001.. son of the best Duroc We pigs, March 191; and S. '0. I. C’S. ofl'ers choice gilts of Orion Cherry King and Walt’s Top Col. breeding bred to Pathfinder Orion for Anhand Sept. farrow. RUSH BROS. Romeo, ich. DUROC-JERSEYS We offer a real herd header in Brown’s Prince Orion 159149. Type and breeding all that could be desired. All stock immune. Priced to sell. WHITNEY FARMS. Whitney. Mich. D i: I d DUROC-JERSEYS p2.f§.‘:.:::.:.‘°.°i E. D. HEYDENBERK, Wayland, M c . BI_G TYPE CHESTER WHITES The prize winner kind from the best prize winner bloodlines. Eariv developers, ready for market at six months old. I have started more breeders on the road to success than any man living. I want. to £1309 one hog in each community to advertise my erd. Write for agency and my plan. G. S. BENJAMIN, R. I". D. 10. Portland. Mich. Oakwood Farm ’ Chester White March boars. Sired Big Type by Model's Giant and Hill's Big. Buster. Out of grandnughters of Alfalfa Wonder. LUCIAN HILL, Tekonsha, Mich. 0 I C and Chester White's. Strictly big type 0 0 ' with quality. I have nothing to offer at present. as I have sold my largest herd and en- tire hard I was fitting for the large shows. to Earle Morrish. of Flint, Mich. I am confident Mr. Morrlsh. now has one of the ver best. herds in the State. ALBERT NEW AN, R. 4. Marlette. Mich I o'- '0 c. Decenmer Gills Dick. Bred to fan-ow 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. From Big Type Wonder's r t right a Boat They are hard to Reese. Mich. CHESTER WHITES Pig from MONSTER No. 107335. beat. FRED L. BODIMER. S t a with We are sold out of Boats. Choice CheSters spring pigs. For lmmediateshi meal: of spring pigs. write WEBER BROS, Roya Oak. Mich, 10 mi. and Ridge lids... Phone 408. fall gllts ready to breed. Orders booked for - spring)pigs& KVrite orfcall and see our herd. . . . , iter ree. C 0 an e“ S Middleville, Mich. O.I.C We shl GE . M. WELTON dz SON. Gilts to fax-row In Aug. and o ' I ' C ' Se t. and March boar pigs. CLOVERLEAF BTOC FARM. Monroe, Mich. Bred 0. I o C: bonke A. J. BARKER & SON, O. I. C. ilfts all sold. Orders or spring pigs. Belmont, Mich. Bred sow'siall sold. Booking orders fors ring gs. H? w. whom. Dansville. Mich. igs at very reasonable prices for 0' I. C‘ gune and July shipment. C. J. THOMPSON. Rockford, Mich, last. fall gilts due Aug. and Sept. Spring pigs not akin. Big Type. 1-2 mile west. of Degot. Citizen Phone. OTTO . BCHULZE. Nashville. Mich L T P C Bears ready for service also gilts, ' t ' ' bred sows out. of best of blood lines. They are right. so is the price. Nuf sed. . M. M. PATRICK, Grand Ledge, Mich. l... T. P. C. Fall Boars at. bargain rices, Fall gllts open or with breeding privilege. rite or see them. A. A. FELDKAMP, R. 2, Manchester. Mich. I O ' Big Type Poland China 2523‘: $3.2? 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 DORUS ROVER, Akron, Mich. For 30 years we have been breeding Big Two Poland China hogs on the same farm. 9 have sold over 10(1 head each year for the last 15 years for breeding purposes. There's a reason! The farmer has found our kind very profitable. We now ofl'er 25 sows and gilts bred for summer farrow $30-$50. N0. C. BUTLER. Portland. Mich. Gilts bred for Spring litters all L“ T' P. C. sold. Am offering very choice Sum- 5: mar Gilts bred for June and July litter-ea 0 Fall Hours and Spring Pigs. Clyde Fisher. It 3. St. Louis, Mich. Francisco Farm Poland Chinas Big. Stretchy Spring Boars as good as grow. Pairs and Trim; not akin. Can spare two or three of our good herd sows bred for Sept. P. P. POPE. Mt. Pleasant. 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. Big Type Polands best blood lines and all cholerslmmune. We raise them to sell. If in need of a real herd boar prospect. come over. LARGE TYPE P. C. Largest in Mich. Pig ready to ship, why not order from the herd that has given so many their start in the hog business. the kind that makes good. they have quality as well as size. W. E. LIVINGSTON. Parma, Mich' We. have a fine bunch of spring pigs representing the Visitors are alwa s welcom e. WESLE HILE. Ionla. Mich. of Ohio Grand Champion. Get on mailing list for catalog: W. C. TAYLOR. Milan, M ich. Big Type P. C. some very choice boars doublelm- mune, out. 1100“). sire and mammoth sows from Iowa's greatest herds. E.J.M athewson. Burr 0ak,Mich. Woodlawn Farm Duroc Hogs A well kept herd, best of blood lines. with size and breeding qualities, stock of all ages for sale at res sonablo prices. W. E. BAR'I‘LEY, Alma. Mich. DU ROG JERSEYS: A few choice brad gllts for sale. CAREY U. EDMONDB, Hastings. Mich Duroc Jersey Hogs: we usually Pure-Bred have good boars and sows of all ages for sale. Reasonable prices. Larro Research Farm. Box A, North End. Detroit, Mich. IG Type P. C. Boar P’lgs. Bows and Fall Gilbs bred for Sept. to Big Bob Mastodon and Peter A Pan, son of 81075 Boar. C. E. Gnrnant, Eaton Rapids. Mich. BIG TYPE ages, and bred sows and gilts. time. Call or write E. R. LEONARD. Poland ChinasJeadlng strains at. lowest prices. Both sex, all Middleville. Mich . A. BAUMGARDNER, R. 2, LEONARD'S B. '1‘. P. C. Herd headed by Leonard's Liberator. Orders booked for lu‘ur igs atweanlng t. Louis. Mich. heavy boned, low down type breeding stock for sale. Duroc Jerseys CHAS. BRAY Okemos, Michn Westvie: Duroc Bred Sows all sold. Have two spring boars left at. a reasonable price, Win book orders for ABE“ A: M C. P' Sept. furrow, spring. and fall b ing. satisfaction guaranteed.R.W.Mllls, Saline.Mich A few spring yr. gilts bred P. 0. Large Type for Aug. and Sept. far-row. H. O. SWA ‘ 8'1 Z Schoolcraft. Mich. Swine. Bows and pigs. sows bred for Augfaad oars. best of breed_ ay gs. LBERT EBERSO Plymouth. Mich ' book your order for spring boar pigs now ' _ ampsluros A r - B _ A . ew Its. now ready for summer far- numc jar“, “Mt 31:03:“ 13:13:33“ 33‘} now. JOHN w. s'i'mpnn. n. 4. 81;. Johns. Mich. smart sesararir‘nisssta Additional Stock Ads. 13an 153 GRAIN QUOTATIONS Monday, August 7. Wheat. Detroit—No. 2 red $1.10; No. 2 mix- ed and No.2 white 31. 08. Chicago. ——No. 2 red $1. 09% @109%; No.2 hard $1. 0814@1. 10%; September at $1. 055. $1T<011edo.—Cash $1.12; September at .1 . ' . Corn. DetrOit.—-—Cash No. 2, 71c; No. 3 yel- low 700. Chicago—No. 2 mixed 62%@63c; No. 2 yellow 62%@63%,c. Oats. Detroit—Cash NO. 2 white 390; No. 3, 370. . Chicago—No. 2 white 3314622380; No. 3 white 321/1,@341/,,c. Beans. Detroit.——Immediate shipment $8.75. New York—Choice pea beans at $9.75@10; red kidney $9@9.10. Chicago—Michigan choice, hand- picked $9@9.15; red kidneys at $8.75 @9. - - and prompt Rye. Detroit—Cash No. 3, 77c. ChicagO.—751/2@76c. Toledo.—80%c. Seeds. Detroit—Prime red clover ‘cash at $11.50; alsike $10; timothy 33. Toledo—Prime red clover at $10.25; alsike $9.50; timothy $2.70 . Feeds. Detroit—Brain at $25; standard mid- dlings $27; fine middlings $30; crack- ed corn $32; coarse cornmeal at $29; chOp $25; per ton in 100-lb. sacks. Hay. Detroit—No. 1 timothy at $21@22; standard and light mixed $20@21; No. 2 timothy $19@20; NO. 1 clover $16@ 17; rye straw $13; wheat and cat “straw $11.50@12 per ton in carlots. Fruit. Chicago—Currants $1@1.50 per 16- qt. case; sweet cherries $2 per 16-qt. case; pears, Early Clapps $1.25 a bu; peaches, small baskets 15c; plums per 16-qt. crate 75c; blackberries $2.50 @3 per 16-qt. case; blueberries $3 per 16-qt. case; red raspberries $1.75@ 2.50per 24-pt. case. Above quotations are all for Michigan fruit. ' - WHEAT Receipts of wheat at primary mar- kets since the new crop season started on July 1 total 52, 141, 000 bushels This is much less than the movement of 79,541,000 bushels during the corres- ponding period last year but it is sub- stantially above the ten-year average of 38,373,000 bushels. Farmers evident- ly are not holding wheat. Recent statements by Julius Barnes and George Marcy, two of the most prom— inent men in the grain trade, to the effect that “an orderly and gradual »marketing of existing wheat stocks will end the present depressed price conditions” are significant in this con- nection. Prices reached a new low for the season last week due to heavy re- ceipts and slow foreign demand. It is believed that about 50,000,000 bushels- will be needed to take care of August and September shipments abroad. Comprehensive private reports show further loss in winter wheat yields in the last month but a gain in spring wheat states with the total crop around 825,000,000 bushels compared with 795,- 000,000 bushels harvested last year. European crops are slightly below nor- mal but reports from the southern hemisphere are mostly favorable. CORN Corn prices reached new low figures for the season last week. Large sales have been made to exporters and in spite of receipts above normal, stocks at terminals are being reduced rather rapidly so that further declines in val- ue are expected to be small. Private reports indicate another 3,000,000,000 bushel yield as the crop in most sec- tions is past the most critical period for dry weather damage. Some injury from this cause has occurred already, however, in Oklahoma, South Dakota and Minnesota. OATS . Oats crop estimates run about the same as a month ago. The total sup- \ :ply, including farm reserves of old oats . J ’ ' ' .. promises to be about 30,000,000 bush- els more than a year ago. . FEEDS Bran prices lost the recent 33 galn and are back to the low point of the summer. Cottonseed meal also is sell- ing at the lowest price of the season. Wheat feeds may go a little lower, es- pecially if weather is favorable for fall pasture but a drastic loss does not appear probable. AY New crop hay predominates and the prices are much lower than for old crop but are comparatively steady up- on good hay. Receipts of low grades are large. The total crop promises to be the largest ever produced. POULTRY AND EGGS Fresh egg prices have worked a little higher in the last ten days, but hold within a narrow range. Quotations on storage are gradually declining. The report on cold storage holdings on August 1 is expected to show about 10,200,000 cases compared with a sev- en-year average on that date Of 6,698,- 100 cases. This means 52 per cent more storage eggs than usual to be worked off during the fall and winter. Egg consumption is slightly above the average of recent years but the in- crease is smaller than the increase in production. Receipts of poultry are increasing and prices are working low- er. The season in which frozen poul- try is stored will soon be here and storage operators expect to buy freely. Chicago—Eggs, miscellaneous 19@ 1935c; dirties 17c; checks 16@161/§c; fresh firsts 20@201/zc; ordinary firsts 18@181/20. Live poultry, hens at 18@ 221/20; broilers 21%@27c; roosters 14c; ducks 220; geese 14@21c; turkeys 25c per pound. Detroit—Eggs fresh candled and graded 21@220; current receipts 20@ 21c. Live poultry, heavy springers 30 @32c; light springers 22@23c; heavy hens 25@260; light hens at 19@200; roosters 15c; ducks 220; turkeys 25c. BUTTER The gradual decline in receipts of butter which has been under way since the middle of June finally reached the point where the supply of fine butter was not larger than the demand, which is unusually broad at the present level of prices and the market became firm. Some butter is still going into storage and total storage holdings are consid- erably larger than last year. Low- grade butter is abundant and not mov- ing freely. Prices on 92- -score fresh butter are as follows: Chicago 33340; New York 341/40; Boston 360; Philadelphia 35c. At Detroit fresh creamery in tubs sells for 31%@32c. WOOL Moderate sales of wool were repor‘t- ed last week at steady prices, and the mills generally are showing more in- terest. Sentiment in the trade is rath- er strong, the outcome of tariff legisla- tiOn being the biggest uncertainty. The American Woolen Company opened ad- ditional lines of men’s wear at prices ranging from 10 cents a yard to 221,5 cents lower than a year ago, although wool prices are much higher. The vol- ume of orders for cloth obtained is re- ported to be satisfactory. The series of auctions of colonial wools at Lon- don closed with prices five to ten per ’cent higher than the previous series. British interests bought 70,000 bales and the Continent 62,000 bales while Americans bought only 1,000 bales. Prices at Boston for Michigan fleeces are: Delaine unwashed 52@ 540; fine unwashed 43@45c; half-blood Live Stock Market Service J Monday, DETROIT Cattle. Receipts 1,063. Good grades steady; common and bulls dull. Best heavy strs, dry-fed. .$ 8.00@ 9.00 Handyweight bu., dry-fed 7.50@ 8.25 Mixed strs, hfrs, (dry-fed 6.00@ 7.00 Handy light bu., dry-fed.. 5.00@ 5.50 Light butchers .......... 4.00@ 5.00 Best cows .............. 4.50@ 6.00 Butcher cows ........... 3.75@ 4.25 Common cows .......... 3.2569 3.50 Canners ................ 2.50@ 3.00 Choice bulls ............. 5.00@ 5.50 Bologna bulls ........... 4.25@ 5.00 Stock bulls ............. 3.25@ 3.50 Feeders ................. 5.00@ 6.25 Stockers . 3.5067) 6.00 M-ilkers and springerms ..... 40@ 75 Veal Calves. Receipts 423. Market steady to 50c higher. Best .................... $12.00@12.50 Others .................. 9.00@11.00 Culls and grassers ...... 5.00@ 8.00 Hogs. Receipts 701. Market very slow. Mixed hogs $2. 20 down. $.10. 40@10. 50 Mixed hogs, $2. 20 up. 9. 00@10. 00 Roughs ................. 7. 00@ 7. 75 Extreme heavies ........ 9.00@10.25 Stags 5.00 Sheep and Lambs. Receipts 925. Lambs 50@750 low- er; sheep slow. Best spring lambs ...... $ 12.00 Light to common ........ 6.00@ 8.00 Fair to good sheep ...... 5.00@ 6.25 Culls and common ...... 1.00@ 2.00 Fair lambs .............. 9.00@10.50 Heavy sheep ........... 4.00@ 5.00 'CHICAGO Hogs. Estimated receipts today are 40, 000. ‘holdover 5, 739. Market unevenly 25@ 50c lower. Bulk of sales 37. 25@10. 15; tops $10.40; heavy 250, lbs up 38. 75@ 9.50;. medium 200 to 250 lbs at 39. 25@ 10.15; light 150 to 200 lbs 310@ 10.4 light lights 130 to 15 lbs at $917561 10. 25; heavy packing ws 250 lbs up August 7. $7@8; packing sows 200 lbs up $6.75@," 7.25; pigs 130 lbs down $9@10. Cattle. Estimated receipts today are 10,000. Better grades steady; others weak to lower. Beef steers medium and heavy weight 1100 lbs up $10.25@10.75; do medium and good $8.15@10.25; do common $6.50@8.15; light weight 1100 lbs down $9.25@10.50; do common and medium at $6.40@9.25; butcher cattle heifers $5.25@9; cows common $4.10 @835; bulls bologna and beef $3.70@ 6.35; canners and cutters cows and heifers $3@4.10; do canner steers at $3@5; veal calves light and handy- weight $9.75@10,75; feeder steers $5.40 @765; stocker steers at $4.75@7.50; stocker cows and heifers $3.50@5.50._ ' Sheep and Lambs. Estimated receipts today are 22,000.- Market slow and 25@500 lower. Lambs 84 lbs down $11.50@12.60; do culls and common $8@11.25; spring lambs $8.25@10.05; ewes $3.50@7.65; ewes cull and common $2@4; breeding ewes full mouths to yearlings at $5@11. 50; yearling wethers $11. 40@12. 25. BUFFALO ' Cattle. Receipts 3,100. Heavy yearlings are 250 higher; bulls steady; medium grade cattle steady to 25c lower; ship- ping steers $9@10.50; butchers $7.50@ 8.75; yearlings $9.50@10.75; heifers $5.50@8; cows $2.50@6.50; fancy $7; bulls $3.75@5.75; few yearling bulls at $7; stockers and feeders $5.50@6.50; fresh cows and springers at $35@110. Calves, receipts 2,300; Market steady at $5@12 Hogs.' Receipts 12,000. Market slow and 25@50c lower. Heavy at $10@10.25; mixed $10. 50@10. 75; yorkers, light yorkers and pigs $10. 85@11; roughs at ' 37. 75@8; stags $4. 50@5. Sheep and Lamsbs. Receipts 4, 600. Lambs slow. and 250 ~ low'er at $5@12. 50; yearlings 35;@10 wethers 37 50@8. 25, ewes 32@7;m1x- ' ed sheep 37@7 .350; N0.1’,s $2...25@275 unwashed 47@48c; three-eighth blood, unwashed 45@46c; quarter-blood 1111-» washed 43@44c. ' POTATOES Potato prices continued to decline last week and are getting down to rock bottom. Receipts are up. to normal for this season but home-grown potatoes are abundant everywhere and demand is dull. ~ Cobblers are quoted at $1.15@ 1.50 per 100‘. pounds and Early Ohios $1.10@1.50_ in city. markets. APPLES Michigan is the leading apple $11111- per at present with California second. Total shipments" from the new crop up to July 31 are 3, 177 cars compared with 1,281 cars to the same date in 1921 BEANS The generally good condition of the new crop, its size and the presence in eastern markets of foreign beans have eased off the firm tone in this trade. A fair volume of old beans are now moving. Values are not held as firmly as they were a fortnight ago. In New York buying of domestic white beans has been somewhat restricted, while red kidneys are about holding steady. She Chicago trade is moderately ac- 1ve. DETROIT cm? MARKET The public appears to be taking pears, plums and peaches very freely. Peas, corn and beans are also in good demand. Apples, tomatoes and celery are finding a fair outlet, while cab- bage, carrots, potatoes and cucumbers are moving slowly. Transparent and Red Astrachan apples bring for fancy $2; NO. 1’s, $2.50, and No. 2’s, 50@75c. The best Dutchess $1.75@2, and No. 1, $1. Potatoes $1@1.25; dry onions at $1.75@2.50; butter beans $1@1.75; cu- cumbers $1.25@2; do dills $2@3; cab- bage $1.25@1.75 for red and 30@500 .for white. H-uckleberries $6.50@7 per 24 qt. case; peaches $1. 50@2 per bu; pears $1. 50.@2 75; plums $1. 35@4; out- door tomatoes fancy 14- lb baskets $3@ The above are prices for wholesale lots. GRAND RAPIDS Better grades of peaches were being Offered on the Grand Rapids markets this week and they were inclined to strengthen the demand. riety was Yellow St. Johns, one of the first free-stone varieties. This fruit was selling at $2.50@3 per bushel. Ad- miral Deweys were easier, selling at $1@2 50 per bushel. Plums were quiet at $1@2 pe1 bushel. The Grand Rap- ids Growers’ Association installed its new grading machine and asit begins to take a larger part of the offerings, growers hope to see better prices bid on these markets, Duchess were slow at 40@500 bu; Yellow Transparents at 75c@$1 bu; Red Astrachans and Sweet ‘ Boughs $1 bu. Pea—rs were fairly ac- tive at $1@2 bu. Cantaloupes were lower at $2. 50@3. 25 standard. Pota» toes were irregular, fluctuating with the supply at 75c@$1 bu. Tomatoes were easier as a result of larger sup- plies of the outdoor crop, selling at $1@1.50 a half bushel. This week will about wind up the hot-house deal. There is hardly no sale for cabbage and cucumbers are inclined to drag. Live stock is stronger with dressed hogs selling at $14@15 per cwt. In the grains rye has sagged to 620 a bushel. the lowest price in five years, and wheat is barely above the 900 market, also the lowest quotation in five years. Poultry was a little stronger, heavy broilers selling up to 250 a pound and light at 18@20c. Eggs were barely steady at 18@19c bid. A year ago the dealers were bidding 280. - FAIR DATES CORRECTED. In the list Of fairs published in our issue of July 29, the following were incorrect. West Michigan Fair, Grand Rapids, September 18—22. September 18-23. Van Buren County Fair, Hartford, -. September 26-30. _ Luce County Fair,- N be nus: 11). 28-31 ‘ The new va- . Washtenaw County Fair, Ann Arbor, ., {continued from huge 1‘49); , their”héarersg on. anumber of, silhkcts. The issues meat emphasized were tax- ation questions ‘and the expenditure of excessive amounts in political cam- , paigns. The speakers were United States Senator Charles E. Townsend; Congressman Patrick H. Kelley; Maj. John G. Emery; Congressman John C. Ketcham; Congressman Earl E: Mich- ener, and -State Senator Herbert Baker. The tourists.were parked in Mr. Horton’s famous cow pasture. There were about one hundred cars and near- ly four hundred people registered for the trip to Niagara. The camp was in charge of J. H. Brown, of Battle Creek. It was observed that a large number who enjoyed the tour a year ago and two years ago, were also mem- bers of this year’s party. In looking over the camp a great improvement in equipment was noticeable to the cas- ual observer. . This was a great community get-t gether meeting. The finest type of fel- lowship was evident everywhere. The hosts, Mrs. George B. Horton and fam- ily, and the Lenawee'County Pomona Grange are to be complimented upon the excellent way in which the whole affair was conducted. CUBA A POTATO MARKET. CCORDING to reports from New Brunswick, that province is now arranging to ship a considerable ton- nage of potatoes to Havanna, Cuba, this fall. It 'is the belief Of these shippers that there are large possibil- ities in the Cuban market for Irish potatoes. WOULD ADVERTISE POTATOES. « HE Cheboygan County Farm Bu- reau has addressed resolutions to the Michigan Potato Growers’ Associa- tion and to the Michigan Potato Ex- change suggesting that the important white potato growing states ol‘ the Union arrange at once a program for advertising the advantages in the use of potatoes. The-Cheboygan growers under the leadership of County Agent Jewell feel that the large prospective crop will be marketed with some diffi- culty unless immediate steps are tak- en to enlarge consumption. WOULD REDUCE FIRE LOSSES. .HE big idea of conservation is find- ing its way into the minds of men. Wherever One goes he can see evi- dences of fire-proof construction. Farm- ers are rapidly learning to use cement and other non-combustible materials for building purposes where possible. This is certain to reduce fire losses in this country where they are out of all proportion to the losses in older com- munities. For instance, the annual damage from fire in the United States amounts to three dollars per capita. In France it is only forty-nine cents, in Great Britain thirty-three cents, in Germany twenty-eight cents, and in Holland eleven cents. For long periods of time in these countries non-combus- tible materials have been used in building. LAND-CLEARING SCHOOLS IN NORTHEASTERN MICHIGAN. OUNTY agricultural agents in the northeastern counties in coopera- tion with M. A. C., have arranged for the operation of a land-clearing school train in September and October. The counties in which these demonstra- tions will be held are Midland, Glad- ‘win, Ogemaw, Roscommon, Crawford, Otsego, Cheboygan, Arenac, IsleAlpenaand Alcona. . . The work‘ will be in charge of L. F. .gggingstonpland-cleaflng specialist or I a the ceilings. ,ICooperatIngwithhimiare' , imam-'— “manufacturers of explosivefl- . and land-clearing machines,=the ‘Mich - Presque ‘ gan Central and the Detroit & Mack- inac Railroads. These demonstrations, or schools, will be similar to those which have proven- so popular and valuable in the Upper Peninsula. dur- ing the past year.—M. EUROPEAN 'BEE-r cnop IM- pnoves. CCORDING to‘reports to our gov- ernment from Europe, the sugar beet crop of that continent as a whole, materially weeks. In both Germany and France the crop will exceed that of a year ago. It is also observed that since the war the consumption of Sugar in Europe has grown. rapidly. THE SUGAR BOWL TAX. HE American Producers of Cuban sugar are very solicitous lest con- gress, in working on tariff schedules, sees fit to protect the American grow— ers of sugar cane and sugar beets. These farmers are not asking an un- reasonable tariff but believe it no more than just that they be protected to the same degree as are the producers of other commercial products. SPRAYING FOR POTATO BUGS. N the control of the Colorado beetle it has been found that Paris green is the poison which will give quickest results, but the disadvantages in its use is that it will not stay in suspen-K sion in water very well and may cause damage to foliage of tender plants,. even the potato plant when applied too strongly. Calcium arsenate acts less violently and is less dangerous with reference to foliage injury, but it also kills the insects more slowly. Arsenate of lead acts still more slowly, but is very safe for plants which are susceptible to fol- iage injury. SUIT THE SEED TO THE SOIL. ITH such varied soil and climat- ic conditions we cannot expect to find a variety of wheat that will produce the maximum yields through- out Michigan territory. In the main, each county or district must work out their own seed tests. tion of farmers, threshermen and mill- ers through the agency of the county agriculturist it should be possible to make rapid strides in best variety of wheat for each com~ munity. FARM MEETINGS. State Grange Regional Meeting, Len- aWee County, August 14. improved during recent By the coopera- . selecting the . State Grange Regional Meeting, Monroe County, August 15. State Grange Regional Meeting, Round Lake, Clinton County, August 16. Kent County Farm Bureau Picnic,‘ Lowell, August 17. State Grange Regional Meeting, Goldwater, August 17. ‘ , West Michigan Potato Growers’ ‘ Tour, August 17—24. West Michigan Pike Tour, August 17-30. State Grange Regional Meeting, Pleasant Lake, Washtenaw County, August 18. State Grange Rally at M. A. 0., Aug- ust 18-19. State Grange Regional Meeting, Dev- il’s Lake, Hillsda'le, Jackson, Lenawee Counties, August 21. State Grange Regional South Haven, August 22. State Grange Regional Meeting, Bar- ry County, August 22. ‘ Meeting, State Grange Regional Meeting, Camp Lake, Kent County, August 23. Home-coming, Morenci, August 24. State Grange Regional Meeting, Scottsville, August 24. State .Grange Regional Meeting, Charle‘voix,‘ August 25. State Grange Regional Meeting. Reed City, August 26. l Spread Out Over Its Long Life, ' The 'Cost of a Stag is Little The John Deere Stag is unusually simple, compact and strong. It is frameless—no unnecessary parts—and every part is cor- rectly designed and made of high-grade material. That’s why there are more years of good plowing in it. ’ Genuine John Deere bottom— the clean scouring, long wearing bot- tom that makes thorough seed beds. There is a type for every soil. Meets field conditions—a handy landing lever enables you to change width of cut instantly, take kinks out of furrow,‘rnaintain full width cut in plowing around curves or around stones and hold plow to its work on hillsides. Great clearance to prevent clog- ging in trash or deep plowing—22 inches from beam to share point; six inches more than usual between mold- board and front furrow wheel. Pulls light—weight correctly bal- anced and all—wheeI-carried—no dragging friction. Quick detachable share. Loosen one nut to remove share; tighten the same nut and share is on tight. Your John Deere dealer will be glad to show you the Stag Sulky and Gang. Write today for a. free booklet: illustrating and describing these plows. Address John Deere, Molina, Illinois, and ask for booklet MI-822. JoanieDEERE ,THE TRADE MARK OF QUALITY MADE FAMOUS BY GOOD IMPLEMENTS /Mhfi 1 «~ ”I Act Quick- IIII . Your Last Chance At RealSI IO ‘ . . . w , : edrockprices,uie.lowestdae'ywill ever ' . - ' real bargains. 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Wayne County & Home Savings Bank. Bradstreet. Detroit, Mich. Cherry 7654 DOCS ' fox hound pups three months old. I8" EXIra Fme none better. males 315. females $10. . W E. LECK Holmesville, Ohio. Club Prices Slashed OFFER NO. 525. MICHIGAN FARMER, one year. .$1.00 ‘ Capper’s “'eekly. one year. . . . . . 1.00 Household Magazine, one year. . . .25 Total value .......... . . . . . . . .$2.25 All for $1.65. Use This Coupon for Your Order. THE MICHIGAN FARMER, Detroit, Michigan. Gentlemen:——Enclosed find $ . . . . . . . for which send me Michigan Farmer and publications in Club Offer No.. . . . each for one year. Name Post Ofiica R- F. DOIOQOI-QO SmeIOOD.IOIOIOQCODC v By Dr. C. H. Len-[gs PROBABLY RU PTURE. . I have trouble in my left side at the lower part of my bowels. It comes and goes, chiefly when I am on my feet, and always goes away if I_ he down. It feels like a heavy weight and there is a plaCe like a small rubj ber ball and comes there when 1 strain. My doctor says it will go away but it has been three-months now.— M. S. You have a rupture, I fear. You must either keep it in place by 3. Well- fitting truss, or have a surgical opera- tion. This will depend somewhat up- on your age and the nature of your work. BUNIONS. Is there any cure for a bulnion, short of a surgical, operation?—F. F. S. It depends upon the condition of the tissues. If the bunion has persisted so long that there are serious changes in the structure of the joint a surgical operation is the best procedure. But early cases can generally be relieved or cured by the use of a rubber pad known as a “bunion reducer,” which most good shoe stores have for sale. Of course, this "must be combined with a resort to well-fitting, easy shoes. DIARRH EA. What is the danger of a bad case of diarrhea running into tyhpoid fev- er? Would boiling the water make any difference?——J. C. The diarrhea will not “run into” typhoid unless there is some contact with typhoid infection. Boiling the drinking water is a wise move in any case of intestinal infection, whether there is a danger of typhoid or not. STRAIGHTEN CHILD’S TEETH. When children have teeth that dom’t match into the right place, is there any danger in letting the dentist put apparatus in the mouth to pull them- into line ?—-F. L. " No. This is a proper line of treat- ment and saves children from disfig— «urement, gives them better teeth, im- proves the palate, and improves the breathing apparatus. C andurted by Stuart See/Ly n QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. I would like a little information on the radio question. Would two min- eral detector sets and two aerials con- nected to one pair of ’phones double the receiving distance? If not, why not?—F. K. . It is doubtful whether the impulses - received by the two sets could be syn- chronized. That is to say, they would probably interfere in such a manner as to partially neutralize each other. I am sure very few experiments have been carried out along this line and I Would suggest that you try it out. If both aerials are placed at identically I, the same distance from the transmit- ting station the diificulty mentioned might be overcome. This could be accomplished by running one aerial ' exactly in the opposite direction to :- the‘ other in such a manner that they ‘ are at right angles to the line of direc- tion of the transmitting station. ' What are the dimensions of a “loop” aerial suitable for receivin m transmissions?—-Reader. g 360 eter A loop forty inches square, wound with. ten turns of No. 14 wire, with threequarters of an inch between the turns will do very well. u‘i,£“.rv 5 RURAL H EAIQTH Radio -Department~ Don’t You Miss this Money Saving Opportunity Your Free copy iof This / .3. 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