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NUMBER NINE





 





 





CURRENT COMMENT

THE MICHIGAN FARMER SAYS





Dry weather is a test good farming

need not fear.





It sometimes pays to let folks know

we are around but it is not necessary

to stir up the dust to do it.





“Cleanliness is next to Godiiness.”

It is also essential to goodness in

dairy products.





Often a good growing of a crop is

spoiled by a poor harvesting and mar-

keting of it.





During these ninety-in-the-shade

days let’s not forget that inspiration

and perspiration are both essential to

the real enjoyment of life.





Someone has said that the shortest

way to a man’s pocket-book is through

his stomach, which leads us to suggest

that the shortest way to dairy profits

is through the cows stomach.





S we go to press

there is little evi-





The dence of definite pro-

Railroad gress in the settle-

Situation ment of the railroad





shopmen’s strike.

While there is still a general feeling

of optimism regarding the early set-

tlement of the difficulty, there is a

growing realization of the fact that

we may be confronted with a serious

breaking down of railroad transporta-

tion if not a complete tieup of trans

portation facilities before the conflict

is over. President Harding’s message

to congress, following the failure of

his efforts to effect a present settle-

ment of the controversy by personal





ing, in that it is an appeal to public

sentiment rather than to congress,

which he does not expect to under-

take remedial legislation during the

present session. This disposes of the

likelihood of present government in-

terference unless made absolutely

necessary by an extreme emergency.





It is entirely probable that this may





be the wisest possible present course

of action looking toward a definite





settlement of the issues involved

which, in the long run, is preferable

to‘ a temporary truce. This program

promises that the public will be fully

advised regarding the facts and prin-

ciples involved in the controversy,

thus facilitating an intelligent crystala

”tion of public sentiment regarding

them which will be highly advanta-





 





 





geous if-ua'





, be ultimately necessary to protect;.the

public interest in such ControverSies.

In the absence ~~of a preponderant ex-

,,pression offlpublic sentiment along this

(line, congress cannot be expected to

enact legislation which will wisely

and adequately cope with this and like

situations at a time when a large

number of its members are in the

midst of a campaign for reelection.

This would not be in accord with

human nature, which is just as con-

stant a factor in congress as it is on

the farms or in the shops. And it is

absolutely essential that any legisla-

tion looking toward the permanent

settlement of industrial conflicts aris-

ing in the operation of public utilities

or essential industries be absolutely

fair to all concerned, including work-

men, investors in the industries and

the general public. The American

public believes in just this kind of

fair play. -Railroad executives and

railroad workmen are aware of this

fact, and we believe that the knowl-

edge that all the facts in the case are

to be put up to the American public

for discussion and decision as to a

fair play program will hasten the like

lihood of compromise on both sides





and make for an earlier settlement of ~





the present dispute than would any

other course. ' .I



In another column of this issue un-

der the title, “The Farmer and

Strikes,” will be found some facts and

figures given by Secretary of Agricul-

ture Wallace in a talk before the

Farm Bureau at Leesburg, Va., last





week, which every Michigan Farmer.





reader should carefully study, as hav-

ing an important bearing on the situ-

ation. In addressing delegates and

members of the Michigan Potato

Growers’ Exchange, at Cadillac last





week, President David Friday, of M.-





A. 0., who is an economist of inter-

national repute, declared emphatical-

1y that railroad rates must come down

to a point which will involve, in his

opinion, a reduction in railroad wages

of approximately $500,000,000 per an-

num. ,



It is perfectly natural for people

of every class to resist any substantial

reduction of their income, and perfect-

ly right so long as such resistance

does not react to the detriment of the

country and all its people. Also, it is

to the advantage of business in gen-

eral and farmers in particular to have

industrial wages maintained at a point

which will enable workmen to main-

tain a high standard of living and

maximum consumption of foodstuffs,

but there is of necessity an economic

balance which must be maintained be—

tween wages and prices and it is ob-

viously impossible for deflation to be

effected in one industry, as it has been

in agriculture, and not ultimately in

all others. In the end, fair American

public sentiment will take care of that

if it has the facts upon which to base

its conclusions. The Michigan Farmer

will strive to acquaint its readers with

the relevant facts in an impartial





.\\pediation, is not particularly reassur- manner and t0 the best 0f its ability,





to the end that their judgment may

be fair and just.





It is a matter for congratulation to

Michigan farmers in the present

emergency that they have such a

diversified production and such excel-

lent home markets, which wiil reduce

their possible loss. to a minimum

whatever the outcome of the present

railroad trouble may be.





A





FACT most notice-





able to a traveller



For in our fair state is



H ome Con- that there is plenty of

sumptron Michigan fruit in the





._ orchards, but when we

enter the cities we findwestern fruit

on our fruit stands. and in our hotels.

Perhaps the reason for this is that





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«9Whi‘6h have been ldevalope‘d by a his

‘ly'organized marketing system. " This

undoubtedly makes 'it..easler and more

convenient for distributers' to' get

western fruit than that grown nearly

at their door. And it is with the dis‘

tributer that the retailers and hotels

deal. ‘



However, Mr. John A. Doelle, state

commissioner of agriculture, has done

a very good thing ‘when he made a

plea to the hotel keepers of this state

for Michigan fruit on Michigan tables.



His lettereto them told of the high

quality Michigan grown Bing cherry,

the tasty early sweet apples and the

goodness of Yellow Transparents and

Red Astrachans, which are equal, if

not better, than thOSe which could be

obtained elsewhere. He thought it

was the duty of all of us to consume

home products provided they were

just as good and just as cheap as

others. And he offered to tell these

hotelkeepers where they could easily

get dependable Michigan fruit of high

quality. _



And may {we add that we, as Michi-

ganders, can do no better to help ad-

vertise these great Michigan products

than to make it easy for Michigan

hotelkeepers and retailers to get our

fruit. Some concerted effort ought to

be made to place Michigan products

on Michigan tables so that our visitors

may sample what we grow.





T is now apparent



that there may be

some delay in secur-

ing needed coal to flu-

ish the threshing and

do the big job of silo

filling which is just ahead in this

state. State Fuel Administrator Pot-

ter advises that in pursuance of the

planoutlined in our last issue he took

with him to Washington several orders

for threshing coal made out on the

federal forms and accompanied by

proper bank guaranty for payment.

When these were presented to Fed-

eral Fuel Administrato Spencer he

returned them with e statement

that,_ “The grain will not spoil in the

stack.” Mr. Potter states, however,

that the state fuel administration is

continuing its efforts to obtain this

coal as promptly as possible and that

Washington has assured them that

their request will be considered and

that some action will be taken shortly.

He adds that it may be two or three

weeks before coal can be obtained for

this purpose. This delay is most re-

gretable in view of the desirability of

completing the grain threshing before

fall rains cause heavy losses, and of

the early need of coal for silo filling

which is still more essential, but our

readers may be assured that every-

thing possible will be done from this

end of the line to satisfy this essential

need.



With a partial settlement of the

coal strike accomplished it would

seem that the general farm fuel situa-

tion would be brighter, but the situa-

tion is still complicated by the con-

tinuation of the railroad shopmen’s





TheIF arm

F uel

Situation ‘





, strike and the gradual breaking down





of railway transportation service from

this cause, and the availability of coal

‘at the mines will not relieve the situa-

tion unless it can be delivered to dis-

tant users. The federal fuel adminis-

tration is confronted with theneces-

sity of facilitating the rapid movement

of coal to the northwest before the

close of lake navigation to obviate

otherwise unavoidable suffering in that

section during the coming winter,

hence we can expect only our abso-

lutely minimum needs to be supplied

for the present. It is to be hoped,

however, that when the fuel adminis-

tration“ machineryiis once gotten'into ‘

good _working Order these needs may.





be, met ‘withra minimum .61 data





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'from/woodlots as far, as practicable as

a safety-first measure.





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' HE recent tour 013

The Value , mm men, in the



' western part of the

of Thor-V state impressed many

oughness valuable lessons, but~

chief among them was

the value of thoroughness.



Very often when several fruit men

get together the value. of this or that

spray material is the topic of discus-

sion. Some favor lime sulphur as a

summer fungicide, while others have

discarded it in favor of Bordeaux mix-

ture. Still others think there is noth~

ing like dusting. _



On this tour the results of all of

these sprays were evident, and as ,far

as one could see the results with one

were as good as With the other. But

there were object lessons which clear-

ly denoted that the method of applica-

tion had much more to do with the re-

sults than the material applied. Where

the application was careless the re-

sults were unsatisfactory, but where

thorough work was done, the fruit

was clean and in good marketable

shape. *



If the fruit growers who were on

this trip observed this demonstration

of thoroughness and will impress it

upon their fellow fruit men the tour

will have been worth while alone for

the lesson of thoroughness it im-

pressed.





 





Sweatz'n ’ w. Perspmh '





EEIN’ as I have got considerable.



experience lately with sweatin', I

think I kin spare a few drops of sweat

writin’ on the subject.



Sweatin’ is a grand and glorious

thing ’cause its the best way of keepin’

cool when you’re hot. If Nature

wasn’t wise and ‘didn’t lubricate us

with sweat we’d burn up when we

got hot and 'maybe we’d have to get

our engine “pulled” in the hospital,

which is the human garage, and have

all our cylinders reground.



Now, sweatin’ and perspirin’ is two

different things. Sweatin’ is the re-

sult of endeavor, but perspirin’ is the

result of in-

dolence. Perspirin'

is what those do

wh at’s got no

other occupashuu

than tryin’ to

keep cool.



We farmers

’sweat, but most

city folks perspire

while they’s got

the assistunce of electric fans and

iced lemonade and other intoxicatin’

drinks, in their endeavor to keep cool.

Now I know the differunce between

sweatiu’ and perspirin’ ’cause I sweat

on week days but I perspire on Sun-

days when I listen to Squire Jones’

declamashunson such a cool subject

as “The Value of Immershun.”



Now, perspirin’ is a hard thing to

do ’cause most folks try so hard not

to do it. .There’s lots of folks what

use stuff to keep them from perspirin’

so they don’t get their clothes soiled,

and there’s many womin folks what

is more concerned over keepin’ the

shine off their nose than on their

shoes. . ' ‘



Seems like some famous man said

somethin’ about earnin’ your bread by

the sweat of your brow. We farmers

are livin’ up to his qualificashuns, ain’t

we? And we’re proud of it, only we

don’t like to likewise earn the livin’

for the fellow what is. perspirin’ over

tryin’ to make his big dividends look

like losses on his income tax blank. >



.Sophie just «askedme what I’ was, r

sweatin' about, and I said" "sweat."~ ,~

She. didn’t know lemmas '
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ACH year stinking Smut" or bunt





'of wheat causes enormous dam-





age- On an average the loss to

Michigan farmers amounts to 5% of

the crop. Stinking smut causes loss in

,many ways. It lessens the crop and

, spoils its quality. When it is present

the; farmer gets for a bushel of wheat

about half the market price. Few

elevators or manufacturing places are

equipped* with devices to clean sucn

smutty 'wheat, so that the crop is only

salable for chicken feed. When smut-

. ted grain' is mixed in with a carload

of otherwise clean wheat,

spoils the grade of the geod—and the

whole carload suffers. The federal

grades sharply discriminate against

the smutty, product.



A prominent grain buyer, who

handles many cars of Michigan wheat,

speaking before Michigan farmers,

stated that control of stinking smut

was the most important thing to es-

tablish Michigan’s position in produc-

ing wheat, and he gave instance after

instance to show how all Michigan

wheat suffers because of the presence

.here and there of smut in our ship-





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By G. H. COOHS, Plant Pathologist, M. 'A. C.





reproducing the smut. A trace of

smut one year, distributed in the dust

at threshing time, liberally coats the

wheat kernels. The spores lodge in

the groove, and on the germ of the

wheat, and thus fairly clean seed one

year may become badly smutted the

next.



When wheat is planted the smut

gets in as the grain sprouts. This

smut can only enter the tender sprout





as it pushes'out from the grain. The

bulk of the infection occurs before the

sprouts are three-quarters of an inch

long. This period and this only is the

danger time for the wheat. Every

farmer has noticed that some years are

worse smut years than others. A bad

smut year, for winter wheat is one

when the fall is cold and wet and the

grain sprouts slowly. This gives the

smut splendid opportunity to get in.





 





 





1TH larger offerings and a more



’ representative premium list in

terest of Michigan farmers in the Farm

Crops Division of the Michigan State

Fair is on the up grade and going

stronger every day. ~





All over the state farmers are tun-

ing up the old fanning mill and pre-





 





 





‘Many Smut Balls Break at Threshing Time





ments. Stinking smut is a serious dis-

ease in another way. It makes thresh-

ing a very disagreeable process and

many threshermen refuse to handle a

crop'that is so infested. Taking it

all in all, stinking smut annually costs

the state of Michigan from one to two

million dollars—a sum larger than is

used to run the Michigan Agricultural

College. ‘

What Is Stinking Smut?



The sooty grain of stinking smut

with its vile, fishy odor is well known

~and dreaded on every Michigan farm.

Stinking smut is a fungous disease.

In the field, when the grain is in the

milk stage, the smutted stalks can be

detected by their peculiar gray-green

color and by the slightly greater

spread of the spikelets. But the sure

test is to shell out the grain which,

when stinking smut has taken posses-

sion, consists—only of the swollen dis-~

torted hull. This puffy grain‘ instead

of being filled with starchy “milk” as

in the normal kernel, is filled with a

black smut powder. This black mass

consists of the fungous spores.





The Cause of the Dieiease





Since control of stinking smut de

pends upon our knowledge of the life

history of the fungus it is necessary

that the farmer understand‘this life

story perfectly. The pufiy grain of

stinking smut dries as the grain ma-

tures and becomes a light smut ball,

filled-with spores. The light walls of

,many of -‘these balls are easily brok-

en in threshing and the Wheat be-

comes dusted with the smut powder.

Some of the smut balls do not break

until the grain is drilled and as will

be seen this is the most dangerous

time of all.



. A smut ball under the microscope

is seen to teem with smut snares





 





 





paring to “tell the world” where the

real quality crops are grown, and

some of the old-timers at the exhibit

tables had better look to their laurels.

As one farmer put it, “Michigan's

practical growers have gone down to

Chicago for three years and haven’t

had to take a. back seat for anyone.

We’ve neglected, however, to show our

wares to the homefolks. Now that

we’ve convinced ourselves that we can

grow the real stuff we are going to

let the rest of the state in on it. Be-_

sides, this winning stuff kind 0’ gets

one’s dander up and some of those sil-

ver-bronze trophies offered down at

Detroit would look just as well on my

clock shelf as they would lined up

for some fellow whose main claim to

agriculture» has been that he grew just

a little bit of everything so he could

enter in every class in the book and

get away with it.”



It is a fact to be reckoned with that

Michigan’s winners at the bigger show

have nearly all been by the pure

farmer type of exhibitor, the fellow

that actually was growing quantities

of the seed and used the show as an

advertising side line rather than a

source of revenue. Much of this has

been due to the work of. the Michigan

Crop Improvement Association in

furthering the pedigreed seed move-





‘A “Heme” Farm Crop Show





ment in Michigan. These growers of

pedigreed seed find the biggest

market for their product right here in

Michigan where its adaptability and

productivity are known. They recog-

nize in a properly conducted show at

the State Fair an excellent opportun-

ity to display this seed to thousands

of Michigan farmers and already num-

bers of them are getting their seed

in shape to make a. real showing.

Besides the competitive grain and

seed entries a feature of the crops

show at the State Fair this year will

be the competition between counties

showing both a wall and table display

of their farm products. These ex-

hibits are by county-wide organizations

su'ch as the Grange, Farmers’ Clubs,

or County Farm Bureau, and space is

available, for 18 of them to get into

the running. Last year Ingham came

out ahead but Tuscola, Hillsdale, Sag

inaw and others made her travel some.

This year they are at it again each

vowing to outdo the other, and the

competition should be a worthy one.

To stimulate good exhibits and aid

growers in preparation of their en-

tries, the Farm Crops Department of





Time of planting is important. Very,

late planted wheat meets bad grow-

ing weather for wheat, which, how-





ever, is good growing weather for

smut. Hence smut is usually worse

- with late plantings. With spring





wheat the later plantings usually meet

faster growing periods hence the re-

verse condition holds. There is no

mystery about the matter. Outside the

grain there is a parasite growing when.

the grain sprouts and developing as

the grain grows. If it can grow to or

be washed to the tender sprout it en-

ters and the stalk becomes diseased.





The subsequent story of the smut ‘is

interesting. Once inside the grain the

smut g1 ows as the grain grows, keep-

ing pace with the progress of the de-

veloping shoot. The miscroscope re-

veals the threads of the fungus, in

the affected stalks, but outwardly

there is no visible sign. When the

wheat stools, the smut grows out into

the new shoots so that usually all

heads produced from one smutted

grain are smutted. The exception

comes when by some rare cendition

the wheat in its growth outstrips the

parasite and accordingly we some-

times find wheat with a stalk or two

clean and the rest smutted or we may

find a head, half smutted and half

sound.



The smut gives no evidence of its

presence until the wheat heads and

grain begins to form, and then the‘hid-

den enemy takes possession of the

kernel and makes smut powder instead

of grain. This powder distributedby

the thresher is ready again to infect

next years’ crop and repeat the story

over and over to the disadvantage of

the farmer.



The Control of Stink‘ing Smut



Since stinking smut is carried to the

field in the grain, and gets in only in

the short period when grain sprouts

are merging, a method which will kill

the smut on the grain without injury





 





 





What Per Cent of Smut‘Do You Harvest With Your Wheat?





the Michigan Agricultural College has

prepared a circular containing timely

suggestions on cleaning the different

grains and information as to what is

good and bad in a seed sample. These

along with Extension Bulletin No. 22

on “Effective Crops Exhibits” may be

secured from the Secretary of the

Michigan Crop Improvement Associa-

tion, East Lansing, Michigan.

H. C. RATHER





 





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to germination of the grain will pre-

vent smut. In the early days the

farmers washed the grain and got fair

control. Some used brine and reduced

smut slightly. Then pickling grain in

copper sulphate or bluestone solution

was introduced with good success in

smut control, but with bad effects on

germination. e





Finally formaldehyde was discover-

ed to have value for treating grain and

farmers were advised to soak wheat

in weak formaldehyde solution made

with one pint of formaldehyde in forty

gallons of water, skimming ofi the

smut balls Whichrise to the top. This

gives perfect control, even when the

smuttiest of Wheat is treated. If the'

treated grain is dried and planted at

once it gives along with this perfect

control of smut little injury to germ-

ination.





This treatment has its drawbacks.

The grain when soaked is hard to

plant, and is troublesome to dry. If it -,

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HE fourth annual meeting of the



Mich-igan Potato Growers" .Ex‘

change, held at Cadillac, Mich., on

Aug. 16-17, brought together some 300

’delegates, managers and members of

the local exchanges throughout north-

ern and western Michigan. The first

day’s program was one of education

and entertainment.



C. L. Brody, manager of the Michi-

gan State Farm Bureau, was the first

speaker at the opening session. He

stated that the commodity exchange

was essentially a sectional proposition,

and in the belief that the members of

the potato exchange would find the

state-wide viewpoint of interest, he

outlined the past year’s program of

the Michigan State Farm Bureau in

the affiliation of commodity exchanges

with that central organization. He

reported satisfactory progress in the

affiliation of four commodity exchanges

with the Farm Bureau, including the

potato exchange, the elevator ex-

change, the livestock exchange and the

milk producers’ association. He out-





. lined the present plan of organization





of the State Farm Bureau, which is

controlled by seven directors elected

at large from the county farm bureau

units and one director selected by

each of the affiliated commodity ex-

changes. He regards strong local con-

trol of commodity exchanges an es-

sential requirement in the building of

a sound organization from the ground

up and outlined the work of the past

year in putting a strong foundation

under the state organization and in

putting its house in order by substan-

tial reductions in expenses, the cen-

tralization of accounting, needed

“h'ousecleaning,” etc. He regards the





answer to the farmers’ problems to

lie in organization and co—operation to

,be promoted and perfected by finding

the right men to direct them along

lines of service to the membership

rather than profit to the organization.



President Curtis of the Potato

Growers’ Exchange spoke forcefully

of the necessity of analyzing charac-

ter in the selection of men to man-

age cooperative enterprises and con-

gratulated the Farm Bureau on its

selection of a manager.



Hale Tenant, of M. A. 0., who did

the initial work which resulted in the

organization of the Potato Growers’

Exchange, emphasized organization as

the substantial basis upon which the

farmer must rely to protect himself

and to realize the earnings to which

he and his family are entitled. He

pointed tothe organization of the ele-

vator exchange as a substantial

achievement and noted as an' im-

portant co-operative development plan

for the early establishments of live

stock commission houses In the De-

troit and Buffalo markets under the

auspices of the Live Stock Exchange.

He then outlined the plan of organiza-

tion of the national service organiza-

tion now known as the Federated

Fruit Growers, which has resulted

from the work of the committee of





twenty-one appointed some two years _,





ago to work out plans for a national

selling or service organization which

might serve fruit and vegetable grow-

ers’ co-operative organizations through-

out the country on an economic basis

by the establishment of a national

service with representatives in leading

markets throughout the country. As

a basis for such a service plans have





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been completed to take over the or-

ganization of the North ’American

Fruit Exchange on Jan. 1, 1923. It is

estimated that a volume of 25,000 to

30,000 cars is required to maintain

such a national service on an economic

basis. __ It is hoped to start the Fed-

erated Fruit Growers’ organization

with. a volume of 50,000 cars in sight,

including the product of the north-

western apple growers, peach grow-

ers, , raisin growers, walnut growers,

potato growers, etc. The plan contem-

plates a grower Controlled organiza-

tion, with local sales managers who

will use the machinery of the national

service organization, which plan it is

belieVed will prove both economiCally

successful and satisfactory to the

commodity organizations using _ it,

since it will be conducted on a scale

which will make it possible to secure

the services of the very best men in

the trade.



J. W. Weston, potato specialist at

M. A. C., discussed potato growers’

problems, especially the prevalence of

leaf hoppers which cause tip burn and

the threatened loss from late blight

which has been reported in some sec-

tions of Michigan and other potato

states. Spraying with home-made bor-

deaux mixture will control these pests.

The spray must be applied to the un-

der sides of the leaves with a high

pressure sprayer to control the leaf

hopper, but application to the top sur-

face will be fairly efficient in the con-

trol of blight, even the sprinkling of

the surface with a broom or wisp of

hay as an emergency method. Mr.

Weston also spoke of the importance

of proper ventilation of potato ware-

houses for keeping the tubers in good





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condition with minimum loss. The

plan advocated will be further noted

\in future issues of the Michigan

Farmer.



President Friday, of M. A. C., was '

late in arriving owing to a delayed

train, and an adjournment was taken

to await his arrival. At this session

he spoke of his program to make the.

Agricultural College of greater service

to the farmers of the state; through

the extension of practical aid in the

selection of poultry, dairy cows' and

seed for more economical production

in the growing of more alfalfa, etc.

This program contemplates the ad-

dition of $50,000,000 per year to the

net’income of the farmers of the state

within the next four or five years

which can easily be made possible

through the co-operation of the farm-

ers individually and through their

group organizations.



The Annual Banquet



On. Wednesday evening the .dele-

gates and members were banqueted at

the“ Elk’s Temple. J. D. Robinson,

manager of the exchange at Levering,

sounded a note of optimism as toast-

master of the occasion, and asserted

that co-operation has succeeded.



President Friday, of M. A. 0., spoke

on the “Future of Prices.” He stated

that present agricultural prices are

about 135 per cent of pre—war prices,

while other commodity prices average

about 165 per cent of prewar prices.

There must be a leveling of these

prices and the economic question in-

volved is whether farm prices will ad-

vance to a higher level, or commodity

prices fall to meet agricultural prices.

He believes the latter will occur, for



(COntinued onpage 215)





 





 





 





 





 





LATE AGRICULTURAL NEWS





 





 





 





 





CONSERVING COAL AT M. A. C.





 





diminishing supply of coal on

hand at the college has led Presi-

dent Friday of M. A. C. to issue or-

ders restricting the burning of electric

lights and the promiscuous running

of drinking fountains and faucets.

The library will be open only between

the hours of 8 and 4 each day. Night

work throughout the college is to be

discontinued except in the barns,

dairy building and such departments

as are engaged in experiments that

cannot be discontinued—H.





 





FARMERS PURCHASE ELEVATOR.





 





NCREASED business of the Charle-



voix Farmers’ Co—operative Asso-

ciation obliged the members to acquire

additional equipment. This was pro-

vided through the purchase of an old

line elevator and right of way facilities

on the Pere Marquette at a. cost of

eight thousand dollars. .





 





VOTES T0 PLACE POTASH 0N

FREE LIST.





 





Y a vote of 66 to 1 the Senate elim-

inated from the House bill the

graduated duties on potash for a per-

iod of five years, leaving potash on the

free list, and the $9,500,000 bounty up-

on potash produced in this country was

rejected. White arsenic was restored

to the free list.





-_ GRAPE ROT PUTS IN APPEARANCE





 





"REPORTS are to the effect that





grape rot is present in some of

‘iheflneyards of the Lawton district.





Fruit growers are busy spraying in an

effort to prevent the spread 'of the

disease. Many are going through their

vineyards and picking off rotted fruit,

hoping in this way to stay the spread

and to economize in time when har-

vesting. This year’s crop is a bumper

one.





 





COLLEGE EAIR EXHIBIT





 





SERVICE of the Michigan Agricul-



tural College to farmers of the’

state will be presented in unusually

complete form at the Michigan State

Fair at Detroit early in September,

through a general educational exhibit

occupying 300 feet of space in the

main Agricultural Building, an exhibit

of 10 prize horses, two carloads of

carefully chosen beef cattle and a

special poultry “exhibit.



The part to be: played by the col-

lege at the fair is under the general

direction of E. B. Hill, assistant to the

dean ‘of agriculture. Ideas to be

stressed, according to Hill, will be the

value.of alfalfa, the use of lime and

phosphoric acid as fertilizer, reforesta-

tion, barberry eradication, fertilization

and spraying of fruit trees, and food

and nutrition from the standpoint of

home economics. Other exhibits will

show the work of the farm mechanics,

entomology, animal husbandry, poul-

try and dairy husbandry departments

and the engineering division. Boys’

and girls’club work will be given a

prominent place.



The horse exhibit includes several

of the animus that won high honors

at the state fair last year, as well as

several that have not been shown he?





 

 





fore. Besides the Michigan State

Fair, this group will be shown at the

Ohio State Fair, the Jackson County

Fair, the West Michigan State Fair at

Grand Rapids and the International

Livestock Show at Chicago. The beef

cattle exhibit consists of the animals

that will be sent to the International

later.





 





INCREASE IN ALFALFA ACREAGE





 





ORE than 275,000 additional acres



of alfalfa are being planted in

Michigan this year, according to esti-

mates by Prof. J. F. Cox, head of the

M. A. C. farm crops department, based

on the amount of seed sold. This ap-‘

parently unprecedented increase is

the result of the special campaign

carried on during the .last 12 months

by the crops department;



Farmers estimate that the value of

land is increased from. 20 togzifimper

cent by the successful growing of al-

falfa, says Prof. Cox The addition





, of 250,000 acres of alfalfa will increase





the value of land inithe state by $2,-

500,000. An extra ton of hay per acre

above other hay crops, orth from

$10 to $15, which can be expected

from alfalfa, will add from $2, 500, 000

to $3, 500, 000 to the annual farm in-

come.



“The dividends from alfalfa are

cumulative,” declares Prof. Cox.

“Hence further returns in the way of

more livestock, more economical feed-

ing, and increased crop yields per acre

following alfalfa can be expected. Cer-

thinly the extensive planting of alfalfa,

sweet clover and clover is the logical

thing under Michigan conditions The





 





from the standpoint of timely rains

and a very large percentage of the

new acreage will stick. It can also

be expected that a marked increase

will be made during July and August

in the area seeded.”



About one-fourth of the alfalfa seed

sold was handled'by the seed depart-

ment of the Michigan State Farm

Bureau. J. W. Nicholson, manager,

reported the sale of 776,798 pounds of

northern grown seed up to July 1. Of

this, 248,798 pounds was Grimm alfalfa

from Idaho or North Dakota—H.





 





 





To HELP RASPBERRY INDUSTRY

STEPS to bring the declining rasp-



berry industry of Mic igan back

to its former high place 111 be taken

by federal and state authorities fol-

lowing a suryey made recently in Ber-

rien and Van Buren counties, in which

it was 1:9de that ,the decrease in pro-

duction is due to unsatisfactory cul-

tural conditions and to the prevalence

of several diseases.



Plans formulated by the authori-

ties, according to Prof. Roy E. Mar-

shall of the M. A. C. horticultural de-

partment, call for: first, an increase

in the number of inspectors and more

rigid inspection by the state depart—

ment of agriculture; second, acquaint-

ing the. raspberry growers with the





importance of better cultural and fer-





tilization practices . and with the

serious nature of the several diseases

by means of field meetings; and third,

organizing the raspberry interests so

they may be in a position to certify: -.

plantings which are diISease .

true to variety,
necessful'nohnd





‘ * Prerldéntj‘rzklay T 69.17: of M. .4; C. Plum to Furl/tar





 





- " figrg'cu/Zum/ Progrerr.——By L. 34‘ 0/144”?





. HE annual farmers’ round-up held

at the Michigan Agricultural Col-

lege Experiment Station at Chatham,

August 11, was highly successful.

More than 2,000 farmers with a, few

city— people from Marquette attended.

The weather was ideal and everybody

had a good time. There was a pro-

gram of sports, including a tug-of-war,

speech-making, eats, contests and

demonstrations; while the grand finale

was [staged in a field across the road

from the station buildings, when

President David Friday, of the Michi-

gan Agricultural College, at 4 p. m.,

pressed the button which exploded

simultaneously charges of dynamite

under nearly 200 stumps, covering two

acres of land, and sent them sky high

with a deafening report. A consider-

able number. of representatives of the

Agricultural College» came up to be

present at the roundaup.



President Friday, after—a tour of in-

spection of the station, gave utterance

to his views on the existing agricul-

tural situation and stated his plans for

the work .of the college, particularly

with reference to the Upper Peninsula

Experiment Station. His speech was

delivered from a platform in the grove

close to the station buildings to a

large’ and interested audience of

farmers and townspeople. As this was

his first appearance before an Upper

'Peninsula assemblage of farmers,

President Friday let his hearers know

at the outset, that he was himself

from'the race of dirt farmers, having

been born some 46 years ago on a

farm near Benton Harbor. He be-

lieved, he said, that the experience of

his mother, left a widow on this farm

in 1886, with a family of five young

children, demonstrated that a living,

and a good living, could be made off

the land, if farmers used good judg-

ment, as well as labor, in their agri-

culture. He said he considered the

problem of production still topmost in

importance and that if farmers had

the right things to sell a market

would be found for them.



Witlr regard to the work of the

Michigan Agricultural College, Presi-

dent Friday compared his problem

with that of the manufacturing indus-

try. ‘



‘ There are 550,000 persons employed

in 8,300 factories in Michigan, and the

average output of each factory

amounts to $190,000 in value. There

are 360,000 farmers on 196,000 farms

in Michigan. The average output per

Michigan farm in 1919 was $1,600. It

is too big a problem for the Agricul-

tural College to attempt to reach every

individual farmer, and the small out-

put from each farm makes it impos-

sible for the farmer to employ experts

on every ‘farm. The new discoveries

and new methods in agriculture must

be got to the farmer by .the state using

every means that is available. To pro-

mote the work of thoub 'rricultural Col-

lege, he said, he is‘going to ask the

legislature of 1923 for two million dol-





lars, which would amount to only an'





average of $10 for each farm in the

state.



He gave assurances to his hearers

that the Upper Peninsula Experiment

Station could have all the funds that

were required to do its work efficiently

—-a statement which was warmly ap-

plauded. More land Was to be cleared

at the statiOn, he said, and alluded to

the fact that when such a clearing

' took place recently, the cats raised'on

the new ground the first year paid the

~ entiremost'oftclearing it. He also an-

nounced that [the 'fGollege will soon

W959 a. special bulletin relating to





 





 

 





$50,000,000 a year.





.cultural prices will not advance.





"station" andité work‘s

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a ‘five-year plan of development for

the work of the college which he pre-

dicted would, if carried out, increase

the income of Michigan farmers by

Thus, by culling

out all non-laying hens, and keeping

only the. best layers, an enormous in-





"crease in the egg production of the





state could be effected, and he hoped,

next year, to start a campaign with

experts from the college, which would

eliminate every non—paying pullet in

the state. This would not be so dif-

ficult, he said, since an expert at sight

can very quickly pick out the worth-

less pullets. Since there are ten mil-

lion pulle-ts in Michigan, this is, a job





 





President Friday of M. A. C.





that is well worth putting over. It

is entirely possible to raise the aver-

age output of eggs per hen from six

and one-half dozens (as at present) to

ten dozens. In the same way, the

average milk output should be in

creased from 3,600 pounds per year to

6,000 pounds. It was not a question

of increasing the total output so as

to flood the market, but of eliminating

high cost animals and reducing ex-

penses thereby. This was the way to

get ahead, since he prophesied, agri-

The

world situation is such that low prices

are sure to centinue, he said. Presi—

dent Friday Warned farmers not to

get into debt.



President Friday thought the farm-

ers could more efficiently deal with

the problem of marketing than the

state, but he stated that the Agricul-

tural College would study city markets

to learn how the fariners can meet

their requirements. He thought the

Upper Peninsula should raise a larger

proportion, of its food requirements,

and suggested the production of baby





-beefsas T'suitahle to this section. ,

Prof. O. E. Reed,_who also spoke,





pointed out the great possibilities of

cheese production as seen in Wiscon-

sin, when there was a standardized

product of recognized quality. 'He

thought the Upper Peninsula had not

sufficiently attended to this subject.

Dean R. S. Shaw, of the Agricultural

College, pointed out that the lands of

the Chatham Experiment Station had

increased from 120 in 1908 to 789 acres

in 1922, and stated that one hundred

acres ‘are to be cleared this summer.

The buildings at the station are now

worth $50,000. , [Dean Shaw also gave

assurances that the Experiment sta-

tion would receive" ample financial

support so that it can have the best

experts at the service of the farmers

of the northern section of the. state.

It"was important, he, added, that the

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Enclosed in box you will find a weed,

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of the Great Plains. It was the orig-

inal food plant of the Colorado potato

beetle, more commonly known as the

“potato bug.” When the closely re-

lated potato began to be cultivated in

the region Where the Buffalo Bur is

native the beetles promptly began to

attack the potato also and followed it

back until in a few years they had

reached the Atlantic Coast—Bessey.





 





LIABILITY ON NOTE





 





Am I obliged to pay a note given to

me to a certain company? I foresaw

later that it would fall, so I went to

the bank and forbade the payment of

it. When the note fell due I was not

notified so I thought the matter at an

end. Recently I‘Vreceived a notice

from an attorney that unlessihe note

was paid in 15 days he would com-

mence aetion against me. The com-

pany was declared bankrupt in Jan-

uary, so how can they collect when

they have nothing to give in return.

Is it rot getting money by fraud?—

W. J. B. ,



The maker is liable on the note

without any demand at maturity and

if he fails to pay may be sued for it.

The bankruptcy of the payee has

nothing to do with the liability—Rood.





 





UNPRODUCTIVE SWAMP LAND





 





VVouldJike advice in regard to a

piece of swamp. It has always raised

large crops until the last four or five

years. About all it will grow now is

sorrel and a small fuzzy grass and

smart weed. I plowed it last summer

after cutting hay and kept it worked

all fall. I plowed it again this'spring

and planted it to corn about the first

of June, but the corn is not doing





- anything. What is the. trouble ?—E. E.





Swampy or marsh land is very apt





. to be deficient in lime, and, therefore,

. becomes acid after being cropped for





a short time. Many plants willnot





grow in a thrifty manner in sour or

acid soil. . ,

a your land is acid, and if so, the only





From your letter I suspect





 





. I.‘,. Sm.....,..OUIOQ‘OQCOC\





 





 





thing that. can be one to benefit his?





In Michigan, how is property, real

and personal, settled where there is a

joint deed when father or mother

There are children of age and





Property held by husband and wife

by entirety all goes to the survivor

and when the survivor dies descends

to the heirs of the survivor or passes

to his devisees as if it had never been





In Michigan, if there was reason to

believe that the rulings and orders of

a Judge of Probate for a county was

unjust, what recourse and to what

power can the person appeal for high-

er consideration that believes that an

unjustice has been done, willfully or





The right of appeal from the de-

cisions of the Probate Judge is purely





 

 

 





 





   





to apply lime. Not less than one ton



of ground limestone per acre should



be used. The sooner this is applied



'the better. Lime should be applied on -

the surface of the soil and harrowed



in, not plowed down;



Again, swampy or muck land is

usually deficient in phosphoric acid,

and many times in potash. The avail?

able supply of these two essential

plant foods is soon depleted on this

kind of land, when it is cropped. ’Here

again the only remedy is to.purchase

these two mineral elements of plant

food. ‘ ,



If you will lime theland and then

when you plant a crop use twohun-

dred to five-hundred pounds of phos-

phate and potash fertilizer, I feel sure

it will again become productive.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 





INCOME TAX A, ~





 





I lived/in Canada for some time. I ‘

left a year ago. While there I made

out income tax returns for 1920, and

was not charged for same until a short

time ago. My husband died here a

month ago and what money we had is

all tied up here.‘ Can the Canadian

government force me to pay, or should

I agree to pay?——Mrs. E. Y.



Presumably the Canadian Govern-

ment will hold you according to the re-

turn made, ability to enforce payment

being dependent upon the property



~ within reach of the Canadian Govern-

ment—J. R. R.





 





BIG RETURNS FROM A CHERRY

ORCHARD IN ALPENA





 





A GREAT deal has been written this ;

year about the great cherry crop

of some of the 'northern counties of ‘

Michigan, and actual returns from in

dividual orchards are now coming in

to the astonishment of fruit growers

in other parts of the state. As an il-_

lustration of this a report comes from

Alpena county that Charles R. Henry,

one of the few enthusiasts in fruit

growing who are blazing the way for

others, and who with his sons min a

cherry orchard, picked and marketed

more than 2,200 bushels of cherries

from their 24-acre orchard. They re- ;

ceived' from $4.50 to $5 per 24-quart f

crate for the fruit.

A part of this orchard was planted

12 years ago, and the remainder seven

years ago; and all is rn bearing. The

gross return for the year was nearly

$15,000. From 100 to 150 pickers are

employed in the orchard during the

picking season of four or five weeks,

and the fruit‘is nearly all shipped to

'Detroit.





CABBAGE WORMS





 





 





Please give some advice for destroy— ' ‘

ing cabbage worms. We have tried .

ashes and this doubled the amount of

worms—C. J.





I

We advise the use of arsenate of l

lead mixed with hydrated lime at the l

rate of one part of the dry powdered ,

poison to four or five of the lime. This l

to be dusted on befOre the cabbage l

begin to ~head out. After heads are 5

Well formed I would use hellebore in

the same proportion and in the same '



manner. The advantage of the bells-



{bore is that it loses its poisonous

nature rather quickly and is therefore

much safer to use on the cabbage. . _ _,

If one were sure that all the outer 131.7"

leaves were to be removed in every

case, as is not done when cabbage is

fed ,_to stock,-then'I presume the ar-

senate of lead would be safe, but oftbn

times an accessive amount of the ,

area are





 

 

   

 

 

 





 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 





poison is applied and the lé

n "all remov
.1, T





‘W. D Terrell, chief of the radio divi-





 





HA’l‘ radio is more than a passing

fad is shown by figures given by





sion of the- Department of Commerce.

Permits for broadcasting now total





A 400, and applications are coming in at





the rate of. 70 a month. More than a

million receiving sets are now in use





, in this country.





Mr. Terrell says the radio is increas-





ing rapidly in the rural districts, and





is having a noticeable effect in making

the country home more attractive to

theyoung people. , .





 





, AUTO HELPS IN DELIVERING MAIL





VON RURAL ROUTES. .





 





HE. Post' Oflice department called

attention to the efficiency of the





‘ automobile as a means of delivering

’ mail on the rural routes. The volume





of mail is increasing and the routes of

the rural carriers are becoming so

lengthened that it is difficult for the

carrier to make his daily rounds by

horse vehicle».





REFUTES CHARGES THAT DUTY

WOULD HAMPER SALE

OF WOOLENS.





 





 





N' view of the, controversy in the



Senate as to the bearing the duty

on raw wool would have on the price

of clothing, Senator Willis,o of Ohio,

had printed in the record the state-

ment of the Wool Marketing depart-

ment of the American Farm Bureau

Federation, in which it was shown

that it requires 9.8 pounds of grease

wool to manufacture cloth for an all-

'wool suit of clothes, ‘which at 20 cents,

the average price received by growers

for 20,000,000 pounds of 1921 pooled

wools, would be $1.96, the total amount

received by the grower for wool re-

quired to manufacture a choice suit,

providing only virgin wool is used},

that the total value of the 1921 domes-

tic clip amounts to only $56, 400, 000,

and the estimated value of. the 1922

clip of 260, 000, 000 pounds at 33 cents

after the tariff has been in effect for

over one year, would only be $85,800,-

000, being a convincing denial of the

Claim that the wool tariff would be

responsible for $150,000,000 to $361;

000,000 increase in clothing values

when the total amount of money re-

ceived by the wool growers for their

clip is less than half of the estimated

increase to the consumer by reason of

the tariff, as set f6r'th in the clothing

manufacturers” propaganda.





{soon RETURNS.





 





 





ERE is one from Beulah. The

four-acre Montmorency cherry





'orchards owned by Ward Reynolds





produced twenty tons of cherries hav-

ing a value of $2,800. The orchard

was inspected by T. A. Farrand, ex-





tension specialist and secretary of the





Michigan Horticultural Society, and

pronounced to be one of the finest

crops he had inspected this year.





 





ASKS AMERICA’ T0 CANCEL WAR

DEBT.





 





T HE proposal of the British and



French governments that the

United States cancel the $11,000,000,000

war debt the allies owe this country

does not meet with favor in Wa’shing-

ton. There will be no cancellation so

long as the present administration is

in control of our government policies.

Senator Capper has pointed out that

such cancellation would mean a gift

of $100 from every man, woman and

child in America, and Senator Borah

declares that "there is nothing to be

gained by our cancelling this debt, or

any part of it, if the gigantic military





and armament programs in Europe are





to continue.” ,





 





Don’t stop feeding either chicks or





‘, laying hens this summer. It is the\ '

'Worst mis sifike a poultryman can make, l





"y speci sts on the subject, and It





 





 





 

 





   





 





 

 

 





,1ROBABLY you know



(I at least one car-owner



' who is always on

J, the look—out for the



‘ ‘ cheapest tires he can

find. He likes to get them by mail

or at a .sale or at some place



- where they have big red bargain

signs over the door.





It wOuld" be fine if he could

get “the edge” in every tire

trade.



But the dealer can’t afford to

let him have it.



11- 11- , 01-



Even if a man saw any slight



percentage in tire shopping at





all — it disappeared when the

“Usco” brought the price down.





A standard product—and the

dealer sells it with pride.





United States'nms

m mum





Copvfilht

" 1 9 2 2

(\Ue S. The C0.





 





 





B‘O‘i ..,.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





HOW” did your neighbor’s

last bargain the turn out





A good tire. The dealer has

no desire to trade you into a

larger profit for himself. I

An‘out-in—the—open tire. The A

dealer sells you confidence, not

A price. He wants you satisfied

with performance and value. 0

The only way he knows to

get your business is to de—

serve it. tax

' This is the “Usco”

idea. Al .

* * ‘ * C urged

5.





United States @ Rubber company





PI three TheOldst nJLa ! T ’1 nded ml

at“ Rubber Organiza‘t'ion m ligswbrld w u f 4





~





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





Compared With

the ten — minute

thrill of the bar-

gain appeal,

the “Usco”

is just plain

common-

sense.





onthis

,, 30.31.

.1118





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





   





thirty-five Branches





 





 





 





 





 





 





. -As STANDARD. As A no:

i MAN- 1"-GUNN" 1 DAY can readily harvest 2'/.





 

 





11]

L harvest 1! you have a GUNN" RCOTS are really |en 11:11:





 





 





 





The first patent ever issued on a silo was awarded Kala

. . mazoo CHEAPER

.over_30 years ago. Experience has again proved a good teacher. 6W1 way m ”:25.sz Agent

"1‘ PM 11 .

[fakmaggg “'1‘", and $5 “arm... "‘"~‘°

are th ta d d f th ld od w Silos A

e s 11 at o e wor t ay. A Kalamazoo silo is

'1 E money-maker for you. A poor silo' 15 an expense. Ove? d

70, 000 farmers can testify to Kalamazoo reliability and stability.

Our Glazed Tile Silos are built of absolutely moisture- . ~ . »

“I groof glazed tile—positively weather tight. Blocks have three I ' 3- d f

ead air spaces-resist heat, cold. moisture, vermin. Need no ' fireball? limi'iiS ”Wilt—e





 





 





 





ready to erect





heavy galvanized steel.





 





paint or repairs. Will not warp. decay nor blow down.

, Oui- Wood Stave Silos have stood the test of 30 years. Air-

tight joints, “mill: grooved. tongued and spiined. Shipped

nails or screws needed. Both tile and

wood silos fitted with our famous continuous door frames of





Kalamazoo Glazed Building Tile has man

u

about the farm. It is permanent, _everlasting. econbmizeal

construction. Reduces fire risk and insurance. beautifies the

farm. There's a difference in tile. The

book tells you how to judge tile. Write

for a copy and our new low prices today.

Kalamazoo Tank & Silo Co.

Dept. 223 Mam-m, Mlch.

' Ask an about our Elna“. Cutter:





 





 





 

 

 





 

 

 





, mm 1..., 5.1.3...” as 1.5.1 1.1.



.. nod .. Au: all-1... ham” and n... c. :fi’Mwm'u': ,

~ .01: hair-n: mint “‘4‘“ Urn] Agémy ptoposmm

ATMMCMQL 301306 Kala-ma
No heat with





 





 





this summer meal





DISH of crisp, delicious Grape-Nuts,



with cream or milk (some berries or

fresh fruit, too, if you like) is cooling to

serve, cooling to eat and cooling to digest

—with a charm of flavor and goodness that

rouses appetite enthusiasm. N o prepara-

tion, no cooking—no heating of the body

afterward, as heavy, starchy meals do—

but well-rounded nourishment for every





bodily need.





There’s a noticeable feeling of lightness

and comfort after such a meal.





Try this way out of the heat, bother and

uncertainty that usually goes with the mid-

summer food problem.





Order Grape’NUtS





from your grocer today





"There’s a Reason”





Made by Postum Cereal Company, Inc., Battle Creek, Mich.





_





 





Club Prices Slashed





OFFER NO. R

MICHIGAN FARMER, one year.

Capper’s Weekly, one year. 4

Household, one year

Poultiy Keeper, one Year.



Total value . .

ALL FOUR ONLY $1. 90.





OFFER NO. 8

MICHIGAN FARMER, one year.

Capper’s \Veekly, one year.



Mother’s Magazine, one year.

Total subscription value ...... $2.25





ALL THREE ONLY $1.50





OFFER NO. F





MICHIGAN FARMER, one ‘year.

Capper’s Weekly, one year.

Poultry Guide, one year.



Total subscription value ....... $2.50





ALL THREE ONLY $1.75





OFFER NO. U





MICHIGAN FARMER, one year.

Capper’s Weekly, one year

Boy’s Magazine, one Year.



Total subscxiption value ...... $3. 50





ALL THREE ONLY $2.25





OFFER NO. V





MICHIGAN FARMER, one year.

Capper’s Weekly, one year.

Swine \Vorld, one year.



Total subscription value.. ..$2.50





ALL THREE ONLY $1.75





OFFER NO. W





MICHIGAN FARMER, one year. "

pper’s Weekly, one year.

’HcCall’s Magazine, one year.

> Total subscription value._ ..... $3.00





ALL THREE ONLY $2.00





When Ordering These Clubs Kindly

5” Use Coupon On Page 198





....3275‘





 





 





 





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I “'7 °l Wham the l Mend!- he

She invite: her lriendn in—to all: over p ny— t

delicioua Lighthouee Coho-he mnhamenrhe

evenings plea-“n. 0‘ ha

popuhri 1 L1 theme Cole: I- one can

3h}: make. 112 :opultrh Try it and watch your fried.

smile. Your neighborhood ha- Li‘hlhouu in round





«in elm—in the whole bean and noel cut.





. THOUSE

L ICOFFEE





 





 





What’s Wrong With

That Lower “40”?





You didn’t get the crOp you expected.

Couldn’t be the manure—it had plen-

ty. It’s a hundred-to-onc bet it needs

agricultural





LIMESTONE-





Perhaps the soil has become sour or

all leached out. Most soil should be

treated with limestone every four

years at least. Resolve now to lime-

stone your land. Let us send you

booklet and our low prices.





 





. potatoes in





 





The ‘Frnhce‘S’tone ‘Co. -Toledo,0hio





 





 





T lze Formen’ W ope: Compored @th Ot/zerr If





By H. C. Wallace, Sec. of Agriculture





’ TIN the course of a talk before the





Farm Bureau at Leesburg, Virginia,

Monday afternoon, Secretary of Agri-

culture Wallace said:



“It is worth while to compare wages

in the organized industries with the

wages received by the farmer, as rep-

resented in the price he gets for the

things he grows. The value of income,





. whether it be in the form of wages





or of money received .for sales of

products, is represented not in dollars

and cents but in what that income

will buy by its purchasing power.



“Take the average wage received

by the coal miner for mining a ton

of coal. In 1913 this wage per ton

would buy 1.1 bushels of corn in Iowa;

in 1921 it would buy 2.5 bushels of

corn in Iowa. In 1913 the ton wage

would buy .7 of a bushel of wheat in

North Dakota; in 1921 .9 of a bushel.

In 1913 it would buy 4.7 pounds of

cotton in Texas; in 1921 8.5 pounds.

In 1913 7 pounds of hog in’Nebraska;

in 1921 14 pounds. In 1913 .8 of a

bushel of potatoes in New York; in

1921 1.2 bushel. In 1913 11 pounds of

sheep in Wyoming; in 1921 18 pounds.

In 1913 1.6 bushel of oats in Illinois;

in 1921 3.1 bushels. In 1913 2.4 pounds

of butter in Missouri; in 1921 3.2

pounds.



“Taking the average yearly earnings

of railroad employees, we find that in

1913 the yearly wage would buy 1,492

bushels of corn in Iowa, and in 1921

4,112 bushels. It would buy 1,028

bushels of wheat in North Dakota in

1913; in 1921 1,466 bushels. In 1913

it would buy 5,449 pounds of cotton

in Texas; and in 1921 13,934 pounds.

It would buy in 1913 102 hundred-

weight of hogs in Nebraska; and in

1921 237 hundredweight. It would buy

148" hundredweight of sheep in Wyom-

ing in 1913; and in 1921 296 hundred-

weight. In 1913 it would buy 1,087





bushels of potatoes in New York; in





1921 1,916 bushels. In 1913 2,174

bushels of oats in Illinois; in 1921

5,109 bushels. In 1913 3,309 pounds

of butter in Missouri; 1111921 5,285

pounds.



In 1913 the freight revenue per ton

mile received by the railroads would

buy 1.4 bushels of corn in Iowa; in

1921 this revenue per ton mile would

buy 3.1 bushels of corn in Iowa. In

1913 1 bushel of wheat in North

Dakota; in 1921 1.1 bushel. In 1913

6.1 pounds of cotton in Texas; in 1921

10.5 pounds. In 1913 10 pounds of

hogs in Nebraska; in 1921 18 pounds.

In 1913 1 bushel of potatoes in New

York; in 1921 1.5 bushel. In 1913 14

pounds of sheep in Wyoming; in 1921

22 pounds. In 1913 2.1 bushels of oats

in Illinois; in 19213.9 bushels. In

1913 3.1 pounds of butter in Missouri;

in 1921 4 pounds.



In 1913 the price or ,a ton of 003.1

f. o. b. the mine would buy 2.4 bushels

of corn in Iowa; in 1921 6.2 bushels;

in July 1922, 9.3 bushels. It would

buy in 1913 1.7 bushels of wheat in

North Dakota; in 1921 2.2 bushels; in

July 1922 4.4 bushels. In 1913 it would

buy 10.4 pounds of cotton in Texas; in

1921 21.1 pounds; in July 1922 22.9

pounds. In 1913 16_ pounds of hogs in

Nebraska; in 1921 36 pounds; in July

1922 53 pounds. In 1913 1.8 bushel of

New York; in 1921 2.9

bushels; in July 1922 47 bushels. In

1913 24 pounds of sheep in Wyoming;

in 192.1. 45 pounds; in July-1922 70

pounds.

Illinois; in 1921 7.7 bushels; in July

1922 14.2 bushels. In 1913 5.4 pounds

of butter in Missouri; in 1921 8

pounds; in July 1922 16.1 pounds.



.Infairness it should lee-noted that

before the .corn, wheat, hogs, sheep.





cotton: butter, Orv-other farm'proguétg





 





In 1913 3.5 bushels of oats in .





get to the consumer’s table, a geod

deal has been added to the price the

farmer receives. This‘margin between

the farmer and the consumer has con-

siderably increased during the past

eight years, but, it is also fair to note

that a good deal of this increase has

been due to the increase in the wages

paid the, people who handle ”these

products. What these figures show is

that the wages of the farmer, as rep-

resented by the prices paid for his

crops, are lower than his wages were

before the war, measured in purchas-

ing power, while the wages of the

workman, and especially in organized

industries, are considerably higher

than they were before the war,

whether measured in dollars and cents

or in purchasing power. 'The purchase

ing power of the wages of the railway

employee in 1921 was 51 per cent

greater than in 1913. The purchasing

power of the wages of the coal miner

in 1921 was 30 per cent greater than

in' 1913. The purchasing: power of the

farm hand who works for wages in

1921 was 4 per cent less than 1913,

while the purchasing power of the

farmer himself was, on an average,

from 25 to 45 per cent less than in

1913. ‘



In short, the farmers of the country,

numbering almost one-third of our en-

tire population, .have borne altogether

the heaviest burden of deflation.

They have endeavored to get relief

by all lawful means. They have ap-

pealed to the administration, to Con-

gress and to every other agency which

they thought might be able to help

them, but while making these efforts

to avoid their heavy losses they have

not struck. They have“ not created

disorders. They have kept on produc-

ing and in the face of extraordinarily

low prices have this year grown one

of the largest crops in our entire his-

tory. The farmer believes in law and

order. .He believes in government.

He believes in fairness between man

and man. He believes in working

hard and producing efficiently.



If other groups would do as the

farmer has ‘done, our economic

troubles would soon be over. Prices

would soon be adjusted to their nor~

mal relationships. There would be

work for everybody and at just

wages.



But there are too many people who

seem to be thinking only of them-

selves and how they can profit at the

expense of the community at large,

and especially at the expense of the

farmer. The farmer is sick and tired

of this sort of business. He is dis-

gusted with these recurring disputes

between capital and labor especially

as connected with the essential indus-

tries. He sees no reason why such

disputes cannot and should not be set-

tled m an orderly and lawful way and

without the interruptions of service

which cost him so dearly.



The farmer recognizes his obligation

to produce food, for people must eat

to live. He demands that both the

owners of the coal mines and the coal

miners recognize their equal obliga-

tion to produce coal, and he demands

that the management of the railroads

and the railroad workmen recognize

also their equal obligation to keep

trains moving, for unless the food he

produces is moved promptly to market

the people will starve.



If ‘the various groups in this coun-

try are determined'to prey upon one

another and; abandon law and order for

strong arm methods, the farmer can

take care of himself.. 'He can reduce





\





his preductiim to his own needs. He -





can follow “the example of 301119 Qatar! ‘





 





 





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ESSENTIALS OF" A GOOD WHEAT





STAN D





 





THE cow kicked me over this _





morning and spilled all the milk.

What did I say? Well, never mind.

No use crying over spilled milk, so I

am nursing the bruise made by that

— cow and trying to think of some-

thing to say that

will bear publica-

tion. Think it betr

ter be about the

wheat crop. We

have alwa ys

grown wheat in

the rotation o n

Francisco Farm,

not always with

the best of-suc-

cess but with con-

‘ . siderable satisfac-

tion in recent years.





 





,Back’ in the fall of ‘1907 we had\





our faith shaken in the ‘old standard

variety of wheat that we had been

growing by yields in the neighbor-

hood much larger than ours. We ob-

tained seed from one of the best of

these fields and the following season

harvested 34 bu. per acre, a yield

nearly a third greater than we had

ever produced before. This convinced

us of the importance of securing seed

of high yielding habit, and led to the

making of a careful tabulation of past

results. The following is a summary

of the. information secured for the

years 1902 to 1907 inclusive:

Total number acres...............108

Yield _per acre................16.8 b-u.

Cost per acre..........°.....I..$11.88

Value per acre at harvest time. . 13.38

Profit per acre.................. 1.50

.Value‘of fertility removed. . . . . . 3.05



The' natural deduction was that we

had been giving away the fertility of

our soil at the rate of $1.55 per acre

annually, or putting it another way

that in order to make a profit on our

labor and investment of $162.00 over

the six year period, we had withdrawn

the life of our soil to the extent of

$329.40.



In contrast to this six year average





~ the one good crop had given us a net





return of $14.92 at a cost in fertility

removed of $7.22. We concluded that

from then on it must be a good crop

with us or none at all insofar. as the

things within our control could in-

fluence the crop. Two different win-

ters since the severe weather has

practically killed the crop and the

land been replanted to oats. And two

other years, this one included, the

yield “has been low due to seasonal

conditions. The other years the yield

has ranged from slightly under 30 bu.

to 38 bu. per acre: What are the chief

causes for the good yields? Briefly

these: ,

Early Plowing~



If we are plowing a stuble ground

for wheat we like to do so at the

earliest posSible opportunity. Early

plowing liberates plant food which is

necessary for growing large crops of

wheat, and the earlier it can be done

the better the results.

~ Firm Seed Bed,



The ground is then rolled and har-

rowed alternately until a fine, thor-

oughly fitted seed bed is prepared, so

firm that the horses feet will not sink

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subscriber, 'who is just getting

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. The moral is that you cannot hurry

4 nature in her work of tissue building.

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work So much too early. Brit that

was the time when your heart began

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that you were pulling the thing oiT so

successfully at that time is now little

consolation.



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ways he insisted that play and work

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FRANCISCO FARM NOTES





(Continued from page 201)

good but we like it best on the new

seeding or for the cultivated crops, so

What We can spare for the wheat goes

on the higher spots and is valued

chiefly for winter protection. We use

200 lbs or more of a good complete

commercial fertilizer. No doubt the

greatest profit comes from the phos-

phorus, but we like a little nitrogen

to give the crop a good kick off, and

we are convinced that a little potash

pays. /



Good Seed

Nothing but the best of seed from

a variety that has been tried and

proved is good enough. It must be

thoroughly cleaned and graded, treat-

ed to kill the smut germs, and sown

at the rate of two bushels per acre.

Sept. 15th to 20th are the sowing

dates in our territory. Observation of

these practices has insured for us an

cannual yield practically double the



“average for the country.





Upon. the permanence _of American

agriculture depends the permanence

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“Please!” Robert Fairchild had

‘ reached her and was holding forth his

" hand. She looked up in half surprise,

then demurred.

“But I don’t know these old dances.”

“Neither do l~or any other, for that





matter,” he confessed with sudden

boldness. “But does that make any

difference ? Please ! "





.She glanced quickly toward the door.

Maurice Rodaine was still talking, and

Fairchild saw a little gleam come into

her eyes—the gleam that shows when

a woman decides to make some one

pay for rudeness. Again he begged:



“Won’t you—and then we’ll forget.

l—I couldn’t take my payment in

money!”





She eyed him quickly and saw the ,





smile on his lips. From the platform

the caller voiced another entreaty:



“One more couple. Ain’t there‘ no

lady an’ gent that’s going to fill out

this here dance? One more couple—

one more couple!"



Fairchild's hand was still extended.

Again Anita Richmond glanced toward

the door, chuckled to herself while

Fairchild watched the dimples that the

merriment caused, and then—Fairchild.

forgot the fact that he was wearing

hobnailed shoes and that his clothes

were worn and old. He was going for-

ward to take his place on the dance

floor, and she was beside him!



Some way, as through a haze, he

saw her. Some way he realized that



_ now and then his hand touched hers,

and thatoncc,‘ as they whiried about

the room, in obedience to the monarch

on the fiddler’s rostrum, his arm was

about her waist, and her head touching

his shoulder. It made little difference

whether the dance calls were obeyed

after that. Fairchild was making up

for all the years he had plodded, all

the years in which he had known noth-

ing but a slow, grubbing life, living

them all again and rightly, in the few

swift moments of a dance.



The music ended, and laughing they

returned to the side of the hall. Out

of the haze he heard words, and knew

indistinctly that they were his own:



“Will will you dance with me again

tonight?”



“Selfish!” she chided.



“But will you?"



For just a moment her eyes grew

serious.



“Did you ever realize that we’ve

never been introduced?”



Fairchild was finding more conver-

sation than he ever believed possible.



“No—but I realize that I don’t care

-——if' you’ll forgive it. Iwbelieve that

I’m a gentleman!”



“So do I—~or





 





I wouldn’t have





danced with you.”



“Then please—” \



“Pardon me.” She had laid a hand.

on his arm for just a moment, then

hurried away. Fairchild saw that

she was approaching young Rodaine,.

scowling in the background. That

person shot an angry remark at her as

she approached and followed it with

streaming sentences. Fairchild knew

the reason. Jealousy! Couples re-

turning from the dance floor jostled

against him, but he did not move. He

was waiting—waiting for the outcome





less you teach me." Fairchild plead-

ed, as they made their way to the cen-

ter of the floor. “I’ll—”



“Don’t work on my sympathies!"



“But it’s the truth. I never will.”



“S’lute yo’ podners!” The dance

was on. And while the music squeal-

ed from the rostum, while the swaying

forms some way made the rounds ac-

cording to the caller’s viewpoint of

an old-time dance, Anita Richmond

evidently “thought about it.” When

the next dance came, they went again

on the floor together, Robert Fairchild





 





 





‘ Téal Game of Quail:

By M. A. Cromlich





I hev seen them city tellers playin’ golf out on the links,



An’ it looked like you could larn the game in four an’ twenty winks;

An’ I’ve seen the gals in sweaters playin’ tennis on the lawn,



An’ others playin’ croquet till their slowness made you yawn.



In fact, a game of baseball seems to me to be quite tame,



When compared with one excitin’ an’ real good old-fashioned game

Played by Squire Riggsby an’, perhaps, a dozen more——



Yes, a game of quoits with horseshoes in the back of Peter’s store!





When the first warm wind of springtime came a-sighin' through the

grove,



An’ it got too warm for checkers in the back of Peter’s store,



“Pegleg” Smith an’ Grandpap Saunders hung their coats up in a

tree,



Banked the clay, an’ druv the pegs home just as true as they 011d be;



Searched aroun’ the whole blamed county for old horseshoes, rusty

red .



(Even stole ol’ Peter’s horseshoe that was hangin’ overhead),



Started playin' after dinner with Pap Spruceby keepin’ score.



In a game of quoits with horseshoes in the back of Peter’s store!





Through the spring an’ through the summer till the late fall came

aroun’,



An’ the frost was \on the pumkin an’ the snow was on the gl'oun’.



You could findthe same old codgers pitchin horseshoes every day,



Controversin’ an’ contestin’ every game that they would play;



Squire Cole would fume an’ argue till his face was like a beet,



An’ his claims would get the other’s feelin’s up to fever heat,



Till you’d think there’d be a riot, but ’twas fun an’ nothin’ more,



In that game of quoits with horseshoes in the back of Peter’s store!





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of the quarrel—and in a momentit

came. Anita Richmond .turned swift-

ly, her dark eyes ablaze, ’her pretty

lips set and firm. She looked anxious-

ly about her, sighted Fairchild, and

then started toward him, while he ad-

vanced to meet her. .

“I’ve reconsidered,”

announcement.

one with you.”

“And the next after

Again: “Selfish!”

But Fairchild did not appear to hear.

“And the next and the next. and the

next!” he urged as the caller issued

his inevitable invitations for couples.

Anita smiled.

“Maybe—I’ll think about it.”

“I’ll never know how to dance, un-





and the brown-eyed girl whom he sud-

denly realized he loved, without’

reasoning the past or the future,

without caring whom she might be

or what her 'plans might contain;

a man out of prison lives by impulse,

and Fairchild was but lately released.



A third dance and a fourth, while

in the intervals Fairchild’s eyes sought

out the sulky, sullen form of Maurice

Rodaine, flattened against the wall,

eyes evil, mouth a straight line, and

the blackness of hate discoloring his

face. It was as so much wine to Fair—

child; he felt himself really young for

the first time in his life. And as the

music started again, he once more

turned to his companion.



Only, however, to halt and whirl





was her brief

“I’ll dance the next





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and stare in surprise. There had come

a shout from the doorway, booming,’

commanding:



“'Ands up, everybody!

about it!"



Some one laughed and jabbed his



hands into the air. Another, quickly

sensing a staged surprise,— followed the

example. It was just ,. the finishing

touch necessary,——-the old—time hold-up!

ofthe old-time dance. The “bandit”

strode forward.

" “Out from be"ind that bar! Drop

that gun!" he commanded of the

white-aproned attendant. “Out from

that roulette wheel. Everybody line

up! Quick~—and there ain’t no time

for foolin’.”



Chattering and laughing, they

obeyed, the sheriff, his star gleaming,

standing out in front of them all,

shivering inrmock fright, his hands

higher than any one's. The bandit,

both revolvers leveled, stepped for-

ward a foot or so, and again ordered

speed. Fairchild, standing with his

hands in the air, looked down toward

Anita, standing beside him.



“Isn’t it exciting,” she exclaimed.

“Just like a regular hold-up! I won-

der who the bandit is. He certainly

looks the part, doesn’t he?”



And Fairchild agreed that he did.

A bandanna handkerchief was wrap-

ped about his head, concealing his

hair and ears. A mask was over his

eyes, supplemented by another ban-

danna, which, beginning at the bridge

,of his nose, flowed over his chin, cut-

ting off all possible chance of recog

nition. Only a. second more he wait-

ed, then with a wave of the guns,

shouted his command:



“All right, everybody! I’m a de-

cent fellow. Don’t want much, but I

want it quick! This ’ere’s for the re-

lief of widders and orphans. Make

it sudden. Each one of you gents step

out to the center of the room and

leave five dollars. And step back

when you’ve put it there. Ladies stay

where you’re at!”



- Again a laugh. Fairchild turned to

his companion, as she nudged him.

“There, it’s your turn.”



Out to the center of the floor went

Fairchild, the rest of the victims

laughing and chiding him. Back he

came in mock fear, his hands in the

Silt, On down the line went'the con-

tributing men. Then the bandit rush-

ed forward, gathered up the bills and

gold pieces, shoved them in his

pockets, and Whirled toward the door.



“The purpose of this ’ere will be in

the paper tomorrow,” he announced.

“And don’t you follow me to find out!

Back there!”





And quick





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I'M GOING INTO TOWN

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who had joined the line, and who now

rushed out‘ in daunting bravery,





brandishing his violin as though to‘





brain the intruder. Again the com-

mand:



“Back there—get back!”



Then. the crowd recoiled. Flashes

had come from the masked man’s

guns, the popping of electric light

globes above and the showering of

glass, testifying to the fact that they

had contained something more than

mere wadding. Semewhat dazed, the

fiddler continued his rush, suddenly

to crumple and fall, while men milled

and women screamed. A door slam-

med, the lock clicked, and the crowd

, rushed for the windows. The hold-up

' had been real after all,—instead (if

a planned, joking affair.

the fiddler lay gasping—and bleeding.

And the bandit was gone.





All in a moment the dance hall

seemed to have gone mad. Men were

rushing about and shouting; panic-

stricken women clawed at one another

and fought their way toward a free-

dom they could not gain. Windows

crashed as forms hurtled against

.them; screams sounded. Hurriedly,

as the crowd massed thicker, Fairchild

raised the small form of Anita in his

1 arms and carried her to a. chair, far

at one side.



“It’s all right now,” he said, calm-

ing her. “Everything’s over—look,





they’re helping the fiddler to his feet.‘





Maybe he’s not badly hurt.

thing’s all right—-—”



And then he straightened. A man

had unlocked the door from the out-

side and had rushed into the dance

hall, excited, shouting. It was Maurice

Rodaine. ‘ .



“I know who it was,” he almost

screamed. “I got a good look at him

—jumped out of the window and al-

mOst headed him off. He took off his

mask outside—and I saw him.”



“You saw him—'2” A hundred

voices shouted the question at once."



“Yes.” Then Maurice‘ Rodaine nod-

ded straight toward Robert Fairchild.





Every-





started forward among them a fiddlerpi





On the floor .





 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   





   





 

   

   

   

   

   





 





“The light was good, and I got a"





straight look at him. He was that fel-

low’s partner—a Cornishman~ they

call Harry!”



(Continued next week)





THE FRIENDLESS MAN





 





HE man who doesn’t make friends





isn’t worth his salt. Man is a

social animal, He needs friends to

talk to—and to listen to. They are





the solace of his leisure hours. They

are his confidante in his time of

trouble. Without them he might as

' well be an outcast on a. desert island.



Make all the friends you can. At

best you will make but a few, for

there will be but a few men who will

take you at your own value, and have

enough interests in ct I1mon with you

to be really your friei Ils.



But never use friendship as a means

of advancement. Put business on a

business basis.



Never make the mistake of depend—

ing on a friend in a business relation-

ship. Often your friend can and will

help you. But that sort of help is not

the help you want.





Sooner or later, if you are going to

get anywhere, you will discover that

you must depend on yourself, and your-

self alone.



Interest yourself in what friends are

doing, and interest them in what you

are doing. Spend your leisure with





them. Enjoy their comradeship. But.





never depend on them. Friendship

was not meant for a ladder by which

to climb to higher places in the world.





{is It is too sacred for that —M Meredith.





 





 





 





three vital units.

pistons and pins.





power and economy.





Pistons and Pins





McQuay-Norris Wainwright

Pistons and Pins—gray iron

pistons as light in weight as

safety permits ——— specially de-

signed for replacements -—

available in standard sizes and

over-eizes— also in semi-fin-

ished form 75 -thousandths

over-size-pins of special hard-

ened steel, ground to ex-

ceptional accuracy.





walls.





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If they are worn, full power and economical

operation in that motor are impossible.





Wear in these three units many times

causes farmers to sacrifice a ‘good car or

tractor or engine, when, if they had renewed

them, the machine would have given satis-

faction for a long time more.





When you realize the load these three units





grooves

which should have





packed .in a parchment

container.





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Is your gas power machinery wasting money

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Every motor—whether it is your auto-

mobile, tractor, truck, engine or pump—-has

They are the piston rings,

It’s the condition of these

three units which determines the motor’s





carry, it’s easy

wear.





the pistons as

their cylinders.





ADDRESS DEPT. AE





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out of combus-

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stroke of piston and

empties on each up

stroke, which ordinary

grooved rings cannot

do. Each ring packed

in a parchment con-

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They have to seal the combustion

chamber, withstand the force of every

explosion and the stopping and starting of





wear and 'when they do the motor gets

noisy and wasteful.

sacrifice of a good car or tractor that Would

have given much longer satisfactory serv-

ice if these worn parts had been replaced.





Send for our Free Booklet, “To Have and

to Hold Power,” which explains the whole

subject of motor wear and its correction.





butting joint,

can be fitted closer

than ordinary step cut

— velvet finish ——-

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in a jiffy.

them clean and free

from rust, each ring is

packed in an individual

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to understand why they





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It frequently causes





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g above the

average by McQuay-

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methods. Their use

insures all the satisfac-

tion possible for you to

get from a plain snap

ring. They are packed

twelve rings to the car-

ton and rolled in waxed

paper.





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No. 3505.———Child’s Short Clothes-Set.

Cut in four sizes: six months to one

year, 2, 3 and 4 years A one-year

size will require 1% yards for the

dress, 1% yards for the petticoat, and

5/g—yard for the drawers, of 36-inch ma-

terial. Price 120.



No. 3503 .’—Boys Suit. Cut in five

sizes, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 years. A four-

year size will require two yards of

44-inch material. Price 120.





 





Cut in 3 sizes:

An 18 year size





4053~Misses’ Dress.

16,18 and 20 years.

requires 5% yards of 32 inch material.

If collars and pulls are made of con-





Send all orders to





 





 





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Michigan Farmer Pattern Service





trasting material % yard of 40 inch

material will be required. The width

of the skirt at the foot is 25/3 yards.

Price 120.



4052-—Ladies’ Dress. Cut in 7 sizes:

36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48 inches

bust measure. A 38 inch size requires

5 yards of 40 inch material. The

Width at the foot with plaits extended

is2a little more than two yards.

1 c.





 





No. "522—— 3509. ——Ladies’ Costume.

Blouse 3522 cut in six sizes, 34, 36, 38,

40, 42 and 44 inches bust measure.

Skirt 3509 cut in seven sizes, 24, 26,

28, 30, 32, 34 and 36 inches waist meas-

ure. To make this model for a medium

size, will require 6% yards of 44-inch

material. The width of the skirt at

the foot is 2 3’3 yards, with plaits ex-

tended. Two separate patterns 12c for

each pattern.



No. 3499., Misses’ Dress. Cut in

three sizes, 16, 18 and 20 years. An

18-year size will require 3% yards of

441nch material. The width





 





Price 12c.





' , Detroit, Mich





Price _.





of the

skirt at the foot is about 17/3 yards.





 

   





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Washtenaw Young Folks, Enjoy Camp





Only Farm Bureau Boys and Girls Camp in Micézlgan Again Proves Successful





HE, boys and girls interested in-





club work of Washtenaw County,

were well represented at their camp,

held from July 31 to August 12, at Sil-

ver Lake, in the northern part of the

county about 18 miles from Ann Ar-

bor. Some 50 boys took possession of

the camp the first week and approxi-

mately the same number of girls ar-

rived to enjoy the second week.

Splendid programs were arranged,

and special instruction during fore-

noon and afternoon periods was ren-

dered in such a way as to be thor-

oughly enjoyed by all.

The boys were instructed in rope

tying and nature study by 'E. J. Mel-





 





Who Is Afraid of Snakes, Anyhow?





len, Boy Scout Executive, assisted by

Harold Lepard, Scout Leader, both of

Ann Arbor. R. A. Turner, State Boy

and Girl Club Leader, assisted by Nev-

els Pearson, made the boys forget they

ever had to hoe beans when he taught

them some new games, songs and a

few pointers in handicraft. Prof. H.

H. Bartlett, Dept. of Botany, Univers-

ity of Michigan, told the boys some-

thing about field identification of

plants and trees and H. S. Osler, Coun-

ty Agricultural Agent, gave them some

practical hints in rope splicing and

grain judging.



Athletic activities consisted of base-

ball, basket ball, volley ball, quoits and

occasionally a feature event during the

week.- Athletic champions from the

different clues defended their laurels

against all members.



The girls received special instruc-

tion in sewing, basketry and enamel-

ing. This instruction was under the

leadership of Miss Vasold, Assistant

State Club Leader, assisted by Miss

Sharpe, M. A. C. Senior, and the local

club leaders (some of them school-

ma’ms). Prof. Hankinson, Ypsilanti

Normal, gave the girls some informa-

tion on field study and identification

of birds. A special feature of each in-

struction period was a demonstration





By Mrs. Ila Leonard





 





 





The Washtenaw 'Glrls Said “Come On In, the Water’s Fine!”





in first aid and care of the sick, given

by a Red Cross nurse who also at-

tended skillfully to the aches and

pains of the entire camp. The lake

and surrounding country offered splen~

did opportunity for wood—craft, nature

study, hiking and photography, some

of which appear on this page.



Eats, the allaimportant feature of

camp life, was ably supervised by Mrs.

Biederman. Many could go home and

tell what the little boy of the second

grade told his teacher. He was asked

to construct a sentence containing

"gruesome.” After giving it a few

minutes of serious consideration, he

replies, “Harold went to the Farm

Bureau camp at Silver Lake and when

he came home mother said he had

grew some.” With the good eats

coupled with hearty appetites all

seemed to add to their avoirdupois.



One of the most.,interesting features

of each day was the evening programs

consisting of camp fire stunts and

talks by the members, moving pic-

tures and short Camp Fire talks by





 





first year it was financed by the coun-

ty banks, each bank subscribing its

pro rata share according to its bank

ing resources. It becameso strongly

backed by parents of club members





that it very soon came under the direc-

tion of ,the Farm Bureau. With the

co—operation of rural séhools, county

school commissioners and teachers as

local leaders, it has been possible to

organize clubs in all parts of the

county.



Last year Washtenaw‘County boast-

ed '27 clubs with a total of 271 mem-

bers. With the advent of spring, Mr.

Watt was chosen as County Club

Leader and his splendid efforts and”

untiring energy for four months has

brought the grand total up to 67 clubs

with 540 members enrolled. -



Projects emphasing poultry,” pigs,

calves, corn, canning, gardens and garL

ment making have accomplished much

in the way of instructing future farm-

ers and farmerettes.





 





advice.





 





Our Letter Box "





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

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

The most interesting letters each week will appear here.

Address your letters to me. —-Uncle Frank.





 





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



I have never written to you before

so I thought I would write you a little

letter.



I am 15 years old and graduated

from the eighth grade this year.



We live on an 80—acre farm.



There is quite a nice country around

here and there aren’t many hills.



We have electric lights in house,

barn and nearly all our buildings. We

also have the electric Washer and it

certainly helps a great deal in the

washing. Your niece, Helen E. Miller.





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and music. When I grow up I wish to

be a cartoonist and a music teacher.



I wish some of the boys and girls my

age would write me, as I would enjoy

very much to hear from boys or girls

from different parts of the state.



My folks are going to auto to Bel-

ra~y, Florida, this fall. We are going,

to Grand Rapids first to visit relatives,

and from there across to Washington,

D. C., and from there on down the

Atlantic coast line road' to Belray. I

think it will be a nice trip,‘don’t you?

Sincerely, Gay 'Vance, Turner, Mich.





 





The Boys Learned to Splice Rope and Make Halters'While the Girls Did Enameling, Sewing and Basketry





some noted speakers. They were also

well attended and much enjoyed by

the parents.



Camp week seems to come as a

climax of the year’s club “work and is

much looked forward to by all at-

tending. The anticipation of this an-

nual good time puts zest into the sea-

son’s farm work. Brothers and sis-

ters of club members below club age

look forward to the time when they

can go "to camp. It brings together

boys and girls who are energetic and

ambitious and ready to make the most

out of every opportunity.



Club work was organized in Wash-

tenaw County four years ago. The





Pewamo, Mich., R. F. D. No. 1.

You are forutnate" to live in such





ideal country conditions. Write me

some more of these little letters.





Dear Uncle Frank:



I have read so many. boys and girls

letters in the Michigan Farmer, that

I thought I would try my luck and

write also.



I am a girl, 13 years of- age. I have

black bobbed hair, dark brown eyes,

quite a dark complexion, and am 60

inches tall. I am small for my age.



I live on a farm of 40 acres. We

have quite a few chickens, two horses,

some pigs and three" large ducks.



I have a grandmother and aunt in

town. I go to visit often.



I have talent in drawing, painting





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





. much.





, O‘Hello” to your m





That trip of yours will be a. dandy.

Don’t forget to write us about it. Write

again when you can, Gay.





Dear Un’Cle Frank:





I enjoy reading the letters in the

Michigan Farmer very much and

would like to be a cousin to the many.

boys and girls who write to you.



I live on a farm of 160 acres of;

which 60 acres are woods. The little

creek which crosses it makes it very

pretty.



I have a brother, Laurence, with

whom I have grand times. I am 14

years old and a Junior in the Owosso

high school. I like all active games

very much. I have another Uncle

Frank besides you.



We have kittens, cats, calves, a pig

and a lamb for pets.



I like the farm and enjoy it very

I hope this letter isnot too

long.



Am sending a composition on the

work I like the best and why. Your.

11:41ch. Dorothy Girdwood, Henderson,



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It is fine you have such good times

with your brother, so often I) there _

and sisters are not chum . ,2
I RECEIVED many interesting rural

scenes in our snap shot contest,

which indicated that the boys and girls

know how to take pictures. However,

many interesting pictures could not be



considered in the final selection as



they were not clear enough for repro-





 





 





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which is used in printing the picture

in the paper.



The following are the ones who sent

the pictures which were selected as

, the five best in our Snap Shot con-

test, announce-d in the August 12th is—

' sue. Their pictures will be reproduced

, in our issue of September 2:



Hubert Fogelson, Freeport, Mich.

Harold Fisk, Clinton, Mich., R. R. 1.

Howard S h e r m a n, Edwardsburg,

Mich. ‘

Mary Dodge, Romeo, Mich., R. R. 1.

Ruth Defoe, Yale, Mich., R. R. 5.





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The IDEAL FAMILY CAR





u. P. ROUND-UP WINNERS





 





 





RON County took the major portion THE wonderful dependability of the art equéllled (:11? thy cars 0f longer Wheel‘

of the awards in boys and girls gveglang 8:112?! gages it the ideal 3° an muc 1g er price' ‘

stock-judging contest at the Farmers’ CE” or 'dei me d d . _ ‘ . . The 27-bralre horsepower motor carries

Round-up, held at Chatham, August very .11 ng an r1v1ng convenience ‘3 you more miles at less cost than any other



- - ' yours in th‘s beautiful car. .It comes car. Owners average 25 miles and more to

11’ the teams Winning the sheep and completely equipped With electric starter, a gallon and repair costs are surprisingly

poultry prizes. Other counties of the lights, battery, demountable rims and low ’

- ' regular three-speed transrmssmn. '

Triplex Springs swing you over the rutted You cannot afford to buy another car

road or smooth macadam in a riding com- before you see the Overland Sedan.





Sweat Contest





Inasmuch as we have had “"' 9' '

some real hot weather, I be- {Tod-ayj /

ylieve it would be appropriate to l ,

have a contest on The Thing

That Made Me Sweat the Most

This Summer. This may have





been such work as pitching hay, ’ -" ‘ SEDAN

baking bread, or some exciting TOURING ‘ I

experience. For the ’five best $550 at ‘





letters on this subject, of not. fa, 7.0,“,

more than 100 words in length,

W9 Will give prizes of $1-00 eaCh- WILLYS-OVERLAND} INCORPORATED, TOLEDO, OHIO

‘ Address all your letters to Uncle

, Frank, Michigan Farmer, De-





tr 't, M' hi . J ~ .

¥ 01 w W I Club Prices Slashed

.d C] . A OFFER NO. X

Upper Peninsula represented at this Pal 1 alms to ugo lSt MICHIGAN FARMER, one year.





round-up were Chippewa, Luce, School- Capper’s Weekly, one year'





craft. Delta, Menominee, Dickinson, 12 2 illiii-icgla'gsafiifigilgfde tiir'year.

Gogebic and Houghton. There were , , . Total subscription value ....... $4.00





174 club members enrolled at the ALL FOUR ONLY $2.25





Roadster $550

Coupe . . $850





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





round-up, which included 23 Chlb' The Citizens’ Mutual Automobile Insurance Company of Howell,

leaders and extension workers. There Michigan, has hadarematkable growth for seven years and has paid OFFER NO. Y

were present 60 girls and 91 boys. In over ten thousand claims, a total of $1,120,758.23, since organiza— MICHIGAN FARMER, one year. ,

the poultry judging contest, Grant tion. For seven months of 1922, up to Augustl, it has paid $154 207. 45 Cappel" S Weekly, one year.

Gallup of Gaastra took first 1 and has assets of $243,280.32, an increase in assets in one year of Power Farming, one year.

winning a pen of ,chickens pale: $63,283.57. Total subscription value ....... $3. 00

, awal‘ e

b th E .. . _ . , The company was the first of the mutuals in the field and has ALL THREE ONLY $2'00'

y e xpellment Station. Indlv1dual ' '

honors 'n th ‘, had the pick of the careful automobile owners. With its trained ad-

1 e poultry contest wele justers, attorneys and officers, it has been able to handle in a sat- OFFER NO- Z

awarded to Thomas _Bomaster, of isfactory manner the complicated claims resulting from automobile MICHIGAN FARMER, one year.

Gaastra; Rose Mayers, of Gabley, and II accidents. The ten thousand policy holders who have. been paid Capper’s Weekly, one year.

Albert Hoholik, of Manistique, and claims during the past seven years are its best recommendation. American Poultry Advocate, one year.

Lawrence Banenick, of Manistiqlue. In- The rates covering fire, theft and liability in the country dis- Total subscription value ....... $3.00

dividual honors in the livestock con- ”lets are as follows: \ ALL THREE ONLY $2.00

test went to Andrew Waite, of Iron ' Ford touring ....$ 9.60 Buick Four ............ $1050 OFFER NO 0

County, and Francis Penitier’ of Luce Dodge ...................... 10.50 Buick Light Six ...... 11.10 I





MICHIGAN FARMER, one year.





 





 





Sggty. 1 Their d.winnéngs 1f were re— ' Other cars in prOportion Farm Mechanics, one year.

c we y a pe lgree ca and pig. , , . d Capper’s Weekly, one year.

The list of points made'by each coun- . COlJls‘O“ insurance $200 per hundre . Total subscription value ....... $3.00

ty in the livestock contest is as fol_ ' Acoldents Will happen. Insure today and prepare. 6U— THREE ONLY $200

lows: Iron, 1,534; Luce, 1,388; Baraga,‘ See local agent or write J



, OFFER NO. N





1,407; Dickinson, 1,397; Houghton, 1,- J' MICHIGAN FmMFR

x 4 , one year.





374; Schoolcraft, 1,360; Gogebic, 1,336, ' ' 7 - ' ,

Harry. Monroe, of Schoolcraft County, The Cltlzens Mutual AutomOblle J1 glzldlelgsP‘leefilfiliv' one year.

‘ ‘ . i, one year.





made the.greatest number of points Insurance Company, Total subscription value ....... $4.00





12:32.32“;listiszztziti.“$3.3: II HWELL MICH



. Schoolcraft, 919; Iron, 912; Gogebic, ’ ' - ° 1 . ' Use This Coupon for Your Order

.1 850; Dickinson, 763; Luce, 668; Bar-

. aga, 550 (Baraga entered two con-





testants only); Delta, 237 (Delta had “an...“ ._

one contestant only). Iron County 7"” FAR M WAGO N s

_won first place in the canning demon- I ‘\' High or low wheels-steel or wood—wide





stration, While Luce and Menominee or narrow tires. Steel or wood wheels to fit any





“ ‘ ° - running gear. Wagon parts of all kinds. Write .

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Easily Made Kitchen Wagon





ONE of the most satisfactory labor



savers, because a step saver, to

the housekeeper is the kitchen wagon.

Tea wagon, its more aristocratic sister

is called, when it is' used to roll the

“makings” for an afternoon tea into

the living room or out on the porch

these hot summer days. But when





After the table is set the dessert

may be arranged on the wagon and

wheeled to the mistress’ side. At

serving time dishes are easily stacked

on the shelves beneath and the des-

sert passed without anyone leaving the

table It isgthe work only of a few

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home—made, and for practical utility,

it is known as the kitchen wagon.



The one illustrated is designed by

Prof. Musselman, of the Farm Mechan-

ics department of 'the Michigan Agri-

cultural college. It is of a convenient

size to slip through doorways, the top

is 18 inches by 32 inches and the two

shelves below give plenty of room to

‘ carry everything needed for the table

into the dining room at one time.

There is one-quarter inch by one inch

strip around top and space at one end

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the dishes may be wheeled to the

kitchen altogether.



The efficient housekeeper finds the

kitchen wagon useful in many ways.

The day’s baking is wheeled to the

pantry in one load, canned fruit stored

without a number of trips, and in

many other ways it makes itself a

handy helper.



Working designs for making the

wagon may be secured by writing the

farm mechanics department, or the ex-

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Household Service





I have been watching your pattern

department to find a suit pattern. ' I

have 3% yards of 601nmate1ial and

would like the skirt 21,6 yards at bot-

tom and the jacket plain with braid

or button trimming. I have a 42 inch

bust measure and I believe it pays to

put a. little m01e cloth in skirt, as the

'tight ones wear out so quickly. If

you have any pattern f01 this fall,

please send me my size —Mrs. F. A. D.





Realizing your desire to have a suit

pattern as soon as possible, I have

chosen one which I trust will be satis-

factory and ordered same to be sent

direct to you. As we do not have pat-

terns in stock at this office, the same

hasbeen ordered from New York and

will arrive at your address in a few

days.



There are no patterns in our catalog

for fall which contain both jacket and

skirt in one, so I am sending you the

two separate patterns which will com-

bine nicely.



I agree with you as to the width of

your ,skirt. It must be of sufficient

Width so that it will not lose its shape.

In the event that this pattern is not

full enough to suit you, by laying it off

fold, it can easily be made larger.





Please advise me the amount of salt

to be used to a pound of butter—-

-Mrs. G. F.





The amount of salt required for a.

pound of milk-fat depends greatly upon

the individual taste as well as the

However, the average, I be-





lieve, would be one and- one-half

ounces of salt to a pound of milk-fat.

This amount should be well werked

into and evenly distributed through

the butter. If the salt is dry and hard,

or cold, and dissolves slowly, it may

be well to place it in a container and

just cover it with water a few de-

grees higher than that in which the

butter was washed. Let stand for a

few hours and the salt- will be softened

and warmed. It can be quickly dis-

solved and distributed through the

butter. _





“Modesty”





M ODESTY, chastity 'and- present



day fashions, these seem to be

the popular topic of conversation, also

magazines articles nowadays. Fact is,

I can’t remember when they weren’t

the favorite theme for a certain class

of people.



To my mind it doesn’t matter so

niuch what a girl has or has not on

her back, as it‘does on her mind. ‘



If you remember rightly, Mother

Eve never thought of her nakedness

until she had sinned. (We won’t men-

tion'Adam. Women have become so

used to taking the blame they would-

feel lost without it). ,



There is no reason for a sixteen-year-

old girl'to blush because she is dress-

ed in a comfortable manner. Of course,





there is such a thing as carrying any-

thing too far, for instance, criticizing

the clothes of four and five-year-old

children.



In what better way could a little girl

be dressed than in bioomer suits fast-

ened above the knee? And why not

half-hose? Is there any reason why a

little girl should have black stockings,

(I suppose to be modest they should

be black), drawn over the knees to

make them sweat and feel uncomfort-

able? _,



And why not low necks and short

sleeves? Why should they be ashamed

of their dimpled elbows and shoulders?



If any one was caught causing their

dog to be as uncomfortable as the lit-

tle .girl of fifteen or twenty years ago

was, they would be arrested for cruelty

to dumb animals. It’s a wonder to me

those little girls ever found out they

had any bodies. Their mothers did the

best they could to turn them into

clothes racks.



If modesty is a God- given instinct,

all good and well, false modesty isn’ t.

There is no need to tell a child to be

a lady. Children are children, whether

they are boys or girls. If we answer

their questions truthfully and teach

them the truth of life when they first





daughter,





ask for it, instead of putting them on

until they seek information elsewhere,

they will be a good deal better off.



The modern mother is learning her"

and son, also, what. real

motherhood is. She is not afraid to

explain -to them the way of life in a

way their young minds can understand

and respect.



If the grandmothers and fault find-

ers who wear long sleeves and muff-

lers all summer, (and complain con-

tinually of the heat),»and a skirt so

long it trails the ground, for fear some

one will know that the good Lord gave

her two legs, were half as pure-mindéd

as the flapper in her peek-a-boo waist,

and rolled 'stockings, there would be

less gossip and scandal going on and

all would be happier.



There are no more girls going to the

bad than there were fifty years ago.

People have a way of forgetting what

happened when they were young, and

holding some young persons mis-step





up for the public to view and com» __





ment on. .



If we start out with good in our

minds and look for the good in our

girls instead of the bad, (so we can

talk about it), we won’t see so very

much to hurt us.—-Mr.s. L. K.





 





 





Dresses. for School Days





Father’s worn-out trousers chal-

lenges you to recognize them in this

little suit for Sonny. The waist may

be made of big sister’s worn-out linen

dress; and when made with the

kimono sleeve, it is simple and makes

a good play suit for the first days of

school. This pattern number 4063 is

cut in four sizes, 4, 6, 8 and 10 years.



What little lassie would not be hap-

py to say “Good morning” to her new





teacher in this attractive little frock?‘





With its simplicity of design, it be-

comes the miss, from 6 to 12 years.

The pattern No. 4056 is cut in four

sizes, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. " A 10-year





 





 





 





 





 





size requires three yards of 40-inch

material. ‘



This little missfeels just as happy

as she looks in this gayly flowered

chinty frock as she skips off for the

first day of school. This pattern, num-

ber 4060, maybe obtained in four

sizes; 4, 6, 8, 10 years. A 10-year size

requires 3% yards of 32-inch material.



When one is older—12 or more—

this long-waisted dainty frock with

two pockets made of striped percale,

bright gingham, cotton ratine or‘ home-

spun will bolster ones self confidence

amazingly. The pattern is number

4055, cut in three sizes, 12, 14 and 16

years. A 14- year-old size requires

four yards of 32-inch material. The





width of the skirt at the foot is 2%,.





y.ards

These patterns are all 12 cents,»





is the up—to—date Fall and Winter book

of fashions, showing color plates and

containing 500 designs of ladies’,

misses and children’s patterns, points





sax

1°12“:





for the needle and a concise and com-

prehensive article on dressmaking.

Send all orders to Pattern Department,

Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Mich.





WATERPROOF MITTS





The five or ten-cent cotton mitts

which are so largely bought by work-

ingmen may be waterproofed by dip-

ping them in melted parafiine; or, if

a thinner coat is prefered and only on

the palm of the mitts, melted paraffine

may be brushed over their surface.

For handling damp bricks, for work-

ing with plaster, or cement, paraffine

mitts are far superior to the original.

Women will find them valuable when

scrubbing floors, setting cut plants,

etc. Leather gloves for use by farm-

ers in hauling damp corn fodder or

any material that is wet, may be

waterproofed in the same way.

coating of parafl‘ine may be renewed as ,

often as the surface needs it. Mitts

and gloves—even boots for ditchers—

treated with parafline lasts longer, be- '

cause the water can do them little .

damage. The comfort the wearer ex-





periences by using waterproofed mitts





or gloves tar outweighs the bother of

melting and. applying.





 





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- HE first impulse that Nehemiah

had, when faced by a difficult

‘situation, was to pray. “And I

fasted and prayed before the God of

heaven." There is a striking) contrast

in the manner with which men meet

trouble, in the livse of Davidand Saul.

When David was in a tight place, not

knowing‘ what

way to turn, he

turned toward

God. “And David

was greatly dis-

tressed; for the

people 3 p a k e of

stoning him, be-

cause the soul of

all the people was

grieved, every

'man for his sons

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strengthened himself in Jehovah his





God.” Dayld became the greatest of

all Hebrew sovereigns, and the great-

est of Hebrew poets. Contrast Saul.

When confronted with the prospect of

a battle, he turned, not to God, but to

a necromancer. The following day,

when hard pressed by the enemy, he



The subject of prayer has received

a great deal of study of recent years.





The result is, that prayer is more

highly thought of than ever. It is

more and more emphasized in the





preaching of the church. Here are a

few lines from a little book called

“The New Life.” (It would make a

fine little Christmas present, or a

birthday present. It is by Dr. Samuel

'McComb.) “Now it is prayer that

arms the will to beat down temptation,

or to concentrate its forces on the

accomplishment of Some forbidding

task. This statement is supported by

abundant testimony. Here is one

which I quote from a private letter

written by a New England physician

to his nephew. He says: ‘I stand here

in my front yard and talk with God,

when I feel like it, or when I am on

the road anywhere, sirentzy or audibiy.

He is just over back of a leaning pine

you may remember to have seen di-

rectly across the road-from our door.

I can’t see Him, but I can feel His

presence just as.I feel yours, or your

Dad’s, or Aunt May’s presence, or my

mother’s presence; and the thought

and feeling that I have of God or of my

mother or of Aunt May or of your

beautiful mother, is one of peace and

grace and faith, of beauty, of love and

confidence. Cultivate the habit of

prayer. Pray to the Great Spirit

every time you start out to do any-

thing that you know will test your

powers. Pray at any time and every-

where. I say to the Great Spirit, for

that is the name I love best for God,

I whenever I feel I am up against it and

weakening, or likely to prove not my

best self in some trying'situation:

‘Help me out, Great Spirit, will you?

I am a poor fellow; I have not cul-

tivated my gifts as I should have

done; I lack strength of character in

many ways; help me out, dear Great

Spirit.’ And just in proportion as I

am in earnest and have faith, my

prayer is answered—sometimes not at

all and sometimes so fully that I feel

a flood of light and beauty, of love

and devotion, pouring in upon me’.”

Then the author adds: “Other things

being equal, the praying man is more

efl‘icient physically, mentally, spir-

itually, than the non-praying man.”

The following incident is taken from

the life 'of the late Henry Clay Trum-

bull, for many years editor of the

Sunday School Times.‘ When the

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sion, and he was determined if pos-

sible to prevent the opening of the

great fair on Sunday. The day before

the vote was to be taken, an old friend

of Trumbull said to him, "I want you

to pray tonight for God’s help in this

contest.” While talking, an earnest

werker for Sunday opening came up

and said, “‘We’ve got you this time;

it’s no use. You’ll find out tomorrow.”

That night when Doctor Trumbull

tried to pray on this matter it seemed

as he could not. His words seemed

to come back to him. Some way a

conviction laid hold of him that every-

thing was all right, and that God was

working. The next morning his old

friend, Doctor Peltz, said he had had

the same sort of an experience. They

were confident that God had "taken the

matter in hand. . The Commission met

that day, and before the meeting, Dr.

Peltz said to Trumbull, “There is a

remarkable change here since last

night. They are not nearly as sure

of carrying their point as they were.”



The meeting was long and intense.

Feeling on both sides was acute. It

was recognized that on the one side

was the fight for the American Sab-

bath, over against a great opportunity

for money-making. One man twitted

another with being a Puritan, and an-

other taunted him with being a Uni-

versalist, and of not believing in hell.

“You’ll have ._a hell here, if you open

those gates on Sundays,” was the re—

sponse. There were loud calls for

“Question!”



At this moment a man from Nevada

arose. He said, “Mr. President, be-

fore the question is put I Wish to say

a word. I feel like a. returned

prodigal and I want to make a con-

fession. More than 20 years ago I





 





 





went out from an eastern home to the

far west. I have lived since then be-‘

yond the Rockies, where we hardly«





have a Sabbath, and where other than I ‘





the best moral influences are all about

us. But as I have listened here this

afternoon, old memories have come

back to me.” His voice choked, and

he had to stop. “All these truths,”

he continued, “were familiar to me

long ago, and it seems to me agam

today that I hear them repeated as I

used to listen to them from the lips

of my sainted mother, as, every eve-

ning I knelt by her side in prayer. I

want to give my vote in favor of ob-

.serving the Christian Sabbath.”



The effect of this speech was over-

whelming. Men who previously had

talked for Sunday opening were con-

vinced that they were wrong, anu

made haste ‘to state that they were

for Sunday closing of the exhibiion.

The vote stood: twenty-seven for

closing, nine for opening. “And so,”

says Trumbull, “the question was set-

tled right. God led the leaders. God

be praised for the result!” Other in—

cidents occurred in his life, almost

as stiiking as this, in relation to

prayer.



The question is often asked, what

about unanswered prayer? There is

a good answer to that question. God

may not answer the prayer, but He

answers the pray-erx He answers the

one who prays. When you say “No,”

to your child, that is an answer to

the prayer he made to you.



SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR 1



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SUBJECTz—Nehemiah’s Prayer.



LESSONz—Neh. 1:1-11.



GOLDEN TEXTz—The supplication of

a righteous man availeth much in

its working. James 5.16.





 





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house cIeaning has been done . . . . make yourself a

fresh cup of Lighthouse Coflec.



The pea-lection of this clear, flavory beverage petiormo

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. 3807a—Ladies’ House Dress. Cut in

6 sizes: 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches

bust measure. Size 38 will require

5%. yards of 36 inch material. The





   





width of the skirt at the foot is 17/8

yard. Price 120.



4066~Ladies’ House Dress. Cut in

7 sizes: 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46

inches bust measure. A 38 inch size

requires 5% yards of 32 inch material.

The width ol‘ the skirt at the foot is

2%, yards. Price 120.





   

   





   





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40-11HLadies’ “Over” Blouse. Cut

in 6 sizes: 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44

inches bust measure. A 38 inch size

requires 2% yards of 32 inch material.

Collar and cuffs 01' contrasting mate-

rial require 34 yard 40 inches wider

Price 120.



4045~Ladics’ Negligee and Cap.

Cut in 4 sizes: Small, 34-36; medium,

38-40; large, 42-44; extra large, 46-48

inches bust measure. A medium size

requires 2% yards of 32 inch material.

'li‘zhe cap alone requires 1/; yard. Price



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4042—Child’s Play Suit. Cut in 4

sizes: 2, 4, 6 and 8 years. A 4 year

size requires 3% yards of 32 inch

material. To trim as illustrated re

quires 5/3 yard of contrasting material

32 inches wide. Price 120.



3326—‘——Childs Rompers.

sizes: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years.

size will [require 3%- yards of 27 inch

material. Price 120. .





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We have an offer of Pullets that I know you will appreciate.

early hatched Pullets-—





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Also limited number of Barred Rocks, Buff and

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These are now nearly 4 months old; large. well grown birds that should begin to lay in four

or five weeks from the time you will get them. The Pullets will still be sold at the 3 months

price, and at this price they are ngenuine bargain. See price list in our publication, Home-

stead Farms for July; or we will send you a copy.



If you want Pullets that will begin to lay in September. orthe first of October let us send

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POULTRY CULLING A SUCCESS?

‘ H ERE is evidence that poultry cull—



ing is on a sound basis in Indiana.

Last year there were 1,339,825 hens

handled in the various countiesof that

state by poultry demonstrators. From

this number 269,751 hens were culled

out. The authorities report from pres-

ent indications that this demonstration

achievement will be exceeded this

year. It would seem, therefore, that

farmers generally are convinced that

the experts can pick out from the flock

the poor producing birds.





FIGHT LICE AND MITES





 





O, poultry-keeper, either upon a



large or small scale, can expect

a profit frOm his operations if his

flock and his poultry house are in-

fested.with lice and mites. —Both are

easily brought upon perfectly clean

premises, possibly by the'introduction

of fowls purchased elsewhere. Spar-

rows are frequent Spreaders of these

pests. ‘

' Lice may, be readily controlled by

providing a good dust bath and by the

use of blue ointment or one of the

many lice powders that are on; the

market. The control of mites, how-

ever, is not so simple. Unlike the hen

louse these are not, as a rule, found

upon the fowl; neither are they killed

by dusting. They are found usually

in cracks around the roosts and nests

and will be readily detected upon ex-

amination of these parts. At night,

when the fowls are on the roosts,

these mites may be seen issuing from

cracks and running along the roosts.



The only method of qonirol is thor-

ough cleaning and disinfecting of the

premises. Remove all droppings, lit-

ter and nesting material, scrape and

sweep out every particle of dirt, and

give the house a. thorough soaking

with a good strong disinfectant, forc-

ing it by means of a spray pump into

all cracks.



Whether mites are known to be

present or not, the roosting and nest-

ing quarters should be treated weekly

during the summer, since the mites

breed very rapidly.



Ordinary coal oil will kill mites but

as it evaporates quickly its effects are

not lasting. A good disinfectant mix-

ture may be made at small expense

by adding crude carbolic to the kero-

sene, about a quart to a gallon of the

latter, or by‘adding one of coal tar

disinfectants—E. W. G. ’





FEEDING OULL BEANS





 





Are cooked cull beans fit food for

laying hens? I tried it last spring and

some died very sudden, but was not

sure that was the cause—Mrs. S.~ F.



Boiled cull beans are sometimes fed

to poultry with good resultsalthough

precautions Should be taken to feed

no spoiled beans. At the same time I

believe it is best to give the balanced

dry mash and part of the scratch grain

in the litter. Then the beans can be

worked into the ration by using them

for occasional feeds. I do not think

that the beans caused the loss of the

hens unless~ some of the beans were

in bad condition.





SODIUM FLUORIDE





 





In the Michigan Farmer, on July

29th, C. J. Ferguson had an article on





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an,“

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. dred hens.





“Hot Weather Hints for»4’oultrymen”' .

and I would like to ask how to treat a

flock of hens with sodium‘fluoride to





prevent lice. Also please tell mewhat :. ~'





is the substitute‘for milk in feeding





poultry?——Mrs. J. N. '. ~



Sodium fluoride is applied by the

"pinch method.” That means a pinch"

of 'the powder is‘ dusted in the

feathers near the: skin under the vent

and the same amount placed in the

feathers of the head, neck, back,

breast and under each wing. About,

seven pinches~ of the powder will pro-

tect the hen from lice. A pound of

the powder will treat about one him-

It. can be applied over a

large paper to save any that might be

wasted. ' ‘



The substitutes for milk in feeding

poultry are beef scrap, fish scrap, high

grade tankage or dried buttermilk.





 





PROBABLY LIVER TROUBLE





 





- 'Have lost some hens. Their combs

turn dark and their legs and feet

white, get poor and are dumpish for

a few days and then die. What can

I do for same?——F. C. H.





In cases of liver trouble the comb of

a bird usually turns very dark. The

bird will not eat and becomes emaci-

ated and soon dies.‘ It may be caused

by heavy feeding or a general break-

down, the cause of which might be dif-

ficult to determine. Such troubles can

usually be prevented by the use of a.

balanced ration and plenty of litter

and range where the birds can exer-

cise. Perform a postmortem on hens

that die and an observation of the in-

ternal organs may locate a. more

definite cause for the losses. ‘





 





HENS CHOKE





 





We have trouble with our hens 'by

making a squawking noise. They

keep getting worse, making the noise

oftener until their heads turn black

lei/Ind they just gasp for breath—F. C‘.





The hens show symptoms of choking

due to some foreign material which“

has become lodged in the throat.

Sometimes the\bird’s mouth can be

opened and the obstacle removed.

Again the obstruction may be too far

down. When a hen dies under such

conditions it pays to perform a post-

mortem and note "the condition of the

internal organs. This often helps to

locate the trouble and prevent further

losses.





 





PROTECT BOTTOM OF BEE HIVES





 





BEE keepers have learned that the



loss of heat through the bottoms

of bee hives during the winter time,

is very rapid. This is contrary to the





A usual belief. The practice has been to





insulate the top and sides of the hives

but not the bottoms. Tests were re—

cently made by government experts

and from these tests it was made clear

that leavingany part of the hive with—

out insulation makes the escape of

heat at that‘point easy. While dead

air spaces form the usual method of

insulation, it is the opinion of the gov-

ernment experts that the bee keeper

had better increase the size of these

spaces to four-or even six inches in

width and then fill with some cheap

insulating material like sawdust.





 





Says Sam: A fellow too old to lear

is too old to live. '
a ir‘yFar.ming





 





 





 





 





WHAT THE CO'W TESTERS FIND

1The August Summary for 18 Cow

Testing Associations in Michigan

brings out the fact that many Michi-

gan cows are now at a low milk ‘pro-

ducing, rate due to either extreme

,shortage of pasture or going dry for

fall freshening. ‘



Supplements to pasture will pay.

Even though the cow is dry a short

pasture may not entirely maintain her.

Hence small additions of hay, especial-

ly legume hay or grain mixtures will

help greatly'for future efiicient milk

production. Some farmers will al-

ways say that there’s no money in

keeping the cows. There is very little

profitable money in keeping poor

cows. Just because milk or butterfat

is not bringing a 1919 price does not

indicate that efficient cows, averaging

a good flow cf milk over the year, are

a non-paying proposition.



Mr. C. M. Stewart has a herd of

registered Holsteins at ‘ Paw Paw,

Mich, which have averaged in the

South Van Buren Cow Testing Associ-

ation year 428.9 pounds of butterfat

per cow. Other men like Mr. ‘E. C.

Hawks, with a grade Guernsey, milked

over 7,813 pounds of milk, and Mr. Roy

Fowler, in the same association with

a Registered Jersey making 451.7

pounds butterfat, point out the fact

that a good herd average requires

good breeding blood, liberal feeding

methods and care, which will bring

profitable results in the dairy herd un-

der 1922 conditions.



Mr. George C. Knight was the cow

tester in the South Van Buren County

Cow Testing Association.





Comparing the production in June

with July we find the followingdif

ferences:





 





Monthly Average





1 All Cows Butter-

Month No. of Cows Milk fat

June ..... . .3,410 726.7 28.99

July........3,752......627.2 26.87

Difference. . . . . . 99.5 2.12





The 3,752 cows reported for the

month of July milked considerably

,less each day than during the previous

month, approximately 100 pounds less

during the month. I



A number of cow testers report that

cows are being dried off for fall fresh-

ening. This is certainly the time to

have them go dry and fall of the

year is certainly the best freshening

time.



The pure bred sire situation is im-

proving each month in each associa-

tion. Kalamazoo Cow Testing Associ

ation has been 100% P. B. Sires since

October, 1921. Wayland in Allegan

county, Wayne, Livingston and Lapeer

are 100%.—-A. C. BALTZER. '





 





THE CAUSE OF ROPY MILK’





 





- HE Dairy Extension Specialist of

the South Dakota College, Horace

M. Jones, says that ropy milk is

caused by an organism ’usually oc-

curing in stale water. These bacteria

may gain access to the milk through

rinsing utensils in water from a tank,

or they may adhere to the bodies of

the cows as they wade through stag-

nant pools and later drop into the milk

pails. ’

Many' people have misunderstood

- this trouble and have disposed of cer-

tain cows thinking they were the cause

of it. ‘But rinsing the utensils in clear

fresh water and steaming. scalding or





 

 





sunning them will, prevent must of/





fore milking should eliminate the re-

mainder of. it.



Most of this trouble occurs at this

time of the year and will cause a thick-

ening of the milk in a few hours so

that it may be drawn out in long

threads. The milk may be entirely

sweet, yet present this thick ropey

appearance. ‘





 





CLINJI'ON COUNTY FARMERS TAKE

LIVESTOCK TOUR





 





OVER two-hundred livestock breed-

ers of Clinton County recently

took an auto tour to different stock





 





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Isn ’t It Funny?





The following letter was re-

ceived from subscriber X. Y. Z.

We print it because it expresses

a thought which we have not re-

ceived from any other sub-

scriber: ,



“Beg pardon, but please allow

me to ask you to do away with

Hy Syckle and the A1 Acres

nonsense in your paper. It is

not interesting, amusing, instruc-

tive or funny. ‘It does make me

tired.’ Please drop it.—X. Y. Z.,

Oakland County, Mich.”



We have received hundreds of

letters favorable to these two

features, but this is the first un-

favorable one. To get a better

idea of the thoughts of our

readers we would like definite

expressions of opinion from as

many readers as possible as to

whether this “nonsense” is

worth while. Please address

your opinions to the Fun Editor,

Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Mich.





 





 





 





farms of the county. Most of these

were Shorthorn breeders,

were accompanied by members of the

boys’ pig'club, and rims Duroc Breed-

ers’ Association. The tour commenced

at Fowler and worked to the north-

east section of the county. The farms

of prominent breeders of all kinds of

livestock were visited. One of the

features of the day was a colt "show

at the farm of W. G. Anderson, which

was held under the direction of those

interested in breeding Belgian horses.

At noon a dandy dinner and enter-

‘tainment was furnished by the Ladies’

Aid of the Lowe Church, and in the

evening the tour was ended by a din-

ner given by the St. Johns Chamber

of Commerce. At this dinner many

prominent farmers and city people

gave addresses. The entire day was

pronounced a success and the evening

program greatly fostered the get-

together spirit between farmers and

businessmen. _





FARM ER AND STRIKES





 





(Continued from page 200)

and refuse to sell what he produces.

But he does -not believe in that sort

of thing. - He knows that such a policy

would bring about in this great Re-

publicexactly the same sort of con-

ditions that exist in Russia.



The farmer calls upon capital and

labor to cease their petty bickerings

and resume production, trusting to

American institutions and the'Ameri-

can sense of fair play to see-“that jus-

tice is done to both of them.





Raise what you feed and feed what





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in our three great plants.





Touring Car, $1095 6.4”"

Cabriole, $1395 71

Custom Roadster, $1485 *





 





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Forty Acres

of Faith and Works





If I could have my wish, every man and woman who is

thinking of buying a motor car for use on a farm would

spend a day in Jackson seeing how the Earl is manufactured





You would not have to know all about high-grade mate-



rials and production methods to see where the Earl gets



‘ the endurance, economy, beauty and flexible power which



make it the most comfortable, dependable and economical

motor car sold at the moderate price of $1095.





From the huge hammers forging crank shafts and forty

other units out of five kinds of white-hot steel—through

acres of automatic machines—to the paint shop with its

sixteen finishing operations—your factory tour would im-

press Earl quality and craftsmanship on you at every step.





Backing up the car’s striking beauty, astonishing road

performance and economy, this visible, built-in duality

and durability are responsible for the enthusiasm of Earl

owners and the overwhelming demand which has kept the

factory working three shifts of men in many departments.





The Earl is on display in some near-by city. If you

can’t come to Jackson, go in and size it up. Ride in it.

Take the wheel yourself. I know it is the kind of motor

car you can afiord to own and drive.

Write me for an illustrated catalogue

and the name of the nearest Earl dealer. Presmcrlt and am Mar.





~ ‘ EARLWOL‘M Cars





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EARL MOTORS, 1Nc., JACKSON, MICHIGAN





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BETTER LOOKlNC - BETTER BUILT.





Brougham, $1795

, Sedan, $1795

, / All prices f. o. b. Jackson





 





 





 





 





 





POULTRY





SoIdPllLLETSUM





This space belongs to Simon Harkema

and Sons. Breeders of American—Eng-

lish Strain of S. C. W. Leghorns.





Chicks, Pullets and Breeding Cockerels

in season. Sold out for season of 1922.





Simon Harkomo and Sons,

Holland, Mich.





Pu‘llels Cockerels Pollels





Barred Books From Proven Layers





Laying contest winners. Records

213 to 257. Write for catalogue.





, G. CABALL,

R. 4, Hudsonville, Mich.





Now Three Months Old



WHITE LEGHORNS AND MOTTLED ANCONAS

Also Black Leghorns, Brown Leghorns. Buff Leg-

horns. Black Mlnorcas. . 0.-Rhode Island Reds.

Barred Plymouth Rooks. White Plymouth Rock

ggggaggyafidottemeytllflti Wynrfidottes. WE HATCH



m ogamz o.

farms. Where our chicksfiagdlrnllggdimge on separate

1 Send for Price List.

' CRESCENT EGG COMPANY

Allegan Michigan





5'. C. White Leghorns





Cocks and Cockerels





 





 





 





 

 





“WM” was





 





waste-new.





   





 





While leghom Gookorels





from trap-nested stock 230-264 egg

strain. Never offered before under

$5.00. For quick sale $3.00 delivered.

E. E. VANTINE, Twin Lake Farm.

Pontiac, Michigan.



$12.00 per





Baby ChiCks 100 and up





Hatching eggs, $1.50 per setting to $15.00 per 100.

We are listing 17 varieties of pure bred fowls; Chick-

ens,Geeso. Ducks Guineas. also breeding stock.

Send for prices and circular. Booking now for early

deliver . INT HATCHEBY & POULTRY

FARM , Wilmington. Ohio.





PULLETS





Barron Strain S. C. W. Leghorn.

, weeks old $1.00 each $90.00 per 100

1 weeks old $1.25 each 8115 per 108

Yearling hens 81.00 each $95.00 per 100

Good healthg selected birds. no culls or weakllnzs.

PI E BAY POULTRY FARM.

R. 4. Holland, Mich.





Whittaker’s R. I. Reds





200 Single Comb Red pullets at $2.50 to $5 each. Also

Cooks and Cockerels_ of both combs. From stock

blood tested for bamllary white diarrhoea. Write

for catalog. Interlakes Farm. Box 39, Lawrence.Mich.





 





 





 





 





Bred-to-Lay White Wyandottes _





59 hens laid 1170 eggs in Jul}. Eggs $2.00 per 15; 810

gel: 100. EVERGREEN POULTRY FARM,

landing &: Sons. Greenville. Mich





 





mam": LEGHéRNS





Lay 265 to 301 eggs per year. Winners at 50 shows.

Chicks, eggs. pulleu, hens and males shipped C.0.D.

ll law pficel. Write tad: for catalog and complex

lnlmmdm to the Wot d’s Largest Leghorn Farms.

GEO. B. FERRIS.934 "I”. III" MUN. "M.





I have . .3 months old.utllity selected Ancona pullets

which will sell at $1 30 each. Order at once and avoid.

dissappointment. Thomas Beyer. 12.4. Zeeland. Mich.





 

 

 

 





 





 





c k Bl year old hens. 8.0.W. Leghorn Barron’s

0° er 3! strain. Order now while they last. Start

right and get the b from trap nested stock with

as: records from 200 ‘p to 279 BYRON CENTER

POULTRY FARM. Byron Center. Mich.





and W. W dotte Btoedl

Banpd ROCk Stock at bagelln prices new.“

_ HOWARD GRANT, Marshall, Mitch





 





 

 

 





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Lanterns“ DIRECTORY





' Change of Copy or Cancellations must reach us

‘ Ten Days before date of publication,





 





They possess the Marked Degree of





Inimitable Quality -





They are Distinctly Handsome.

They are Osziously High Class.





The Name





Edgar of Dalmeny





is an assurance of quality in the world of An-

gus cattle just as the name





George Henry





presupposes excellence in Belgian Draft Horses.

The services of our Grand Champion Stallion, ~

George Henry are available.



Your Correspondence and Inspection are'

invited.





Wildwood Farms





ORION, MICHIGAN

W. E. SCRIPPS, Prop. SIDNEY SMITH, Supt.





 





 





 





 





' Aberdeen Angus cattle for sale Every-

RegIStered thing sold until fall. Watch for our





, d ins not our stock. Inquire of

“a M" Come an F..f.WILBER. Clio. Mich.





Brookwood Guernseys

Birmingham, Mich.





" During the past year. we have completed Ad-

vanced Registry with 7 Guernsey Cows—two of

which Were heifers with their’first calves.



The average butter-fat production of these cows

was 650 pounds. and three of them were leaders

0f their respective classes for the State of Mich.



We have for sale a number of good bull calves

from these cows and their daughters. sired by

Rosetta’s Marshall of Waddington. No. 54420

Grand Champion Bull at the Michigan State Fair

last year.



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

are always welcome at the farm. Prices are rea-

sonable. considering the quality of the stock.





JOHN ENDICOTT, Proprietor

Registered Guernseys





Another crop of catlives.“ Ollioioe bull calves $75, their

' d or s Wi p ease you.

breeding a111.11“?ch WILLIAMS, No. Adams. Mich.





 





For‘Sale Guernsey Herd Bull





' . id. 5' e. Anton’s May King sold for $7,000.00.

22);; fiounie“; Bloom 530 lbs. B. I“. Price 8175. Fall

bull calves by above sire. Accredit Herd. .



GILMORE BROTHERS. Camden. Mich.





G U E R N 5 EV s -—REGISTERED BULL





A R Calvespogntglining b15031

f world champions. . . cows. 6 er nspec e .

fiICKS' GUERNSEY FARM. .





Saginaw. W.S. Mich

GUERNSEYS





. 1 bull. all re stored “00. it sold this

infxilti..heuew§. W. BURDICE Williamston, Mich.





' Guernseys tuberculin tested and free from

HeEISlered contagious abortion for sale. John C.

Chalmers dz Son. 1224 Olivia Ave.. Ann Arbor. Mich.





or George Chalmers. R. 8. Ann Arbor, Mich.



G ernsey Bulls. 'Nearldy ready for service.

Fur Sale sfilow type. high producing May Rose

Ancestry. E. E. PRICE, Fremont. Mich.





wmuvioon 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 Mich igan State Fair this

year, in a class of 3d. .

His get won first in Calf Herd. also first in get of

sire, in a class of 13. _ .

A son of ‘ither Of these great bulls Will help the m-

dividuality and production of yourherd.

We hm- ’2 bulls at dairymen’s prices, and we also

have bulls at the breeder's price, _ from dams With

records up to 38 lbs. of butter in seven days, and

l s of butter in one year.



waists: about a real bull.a Maplecrest or an Omisby,





JOHN H. WIN", Inc.. Rochester, Mich.





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

Dani’s records up to 30 lbs. Write for pedigrees and

quotations. stating about age desired.





TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL

TraverseCity, Mich. ~





For Sale King Sagis Branding





A. R. 0. Baths.





Grand Bi"? stock Far





; ' $75.00 ‘Buys





Bulls of show type that are out of '

. as... we use?





"in: _

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A- earl H

sci-glee. The at

$23133 garage 33.34 lbs.‘ 51“th of: 01(lays. Damhal

- . recor s a rec a I .

* 953A 'WALLI .‘ Unionville. Mich._





' Fl i heif r and bull calves. urebred

“"8le tot $339.1 n3 nigh-franc. Price” :20 up.

Splendid individuals and breed ng. Write us your re-

quirements. “Browncrctt Farms, Moan-aw. N. Y.





32 Lb.‘ Bull, $150





Pure bred. re stored. federally tested. Dam. a dau-

ghter ot—Kins sin Pontiac 3'1 lbs. Goodindividual

$323, Mime}; {01‘s. (laid. ‘dfiarigtged healthy anél



or. re so one . e i res on reques .

ALBERT G. WADE. White Pigeon, Michigan.





 





 





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O o o _ b u a] -

Holstein-Friesnan -5§;3°.3i3‘3..n‘; all...





herd. Prices are ht. L Research Farm.

Box A. North End. fire“. M131?" .

accepted in payment of finely bred reg





sf $339,831”? (istetred Eel-fair: bull gaiyesfi (Riyal?!

. n a rice-w e o o a . r a

GED. D. CLARK]?!p - - if r a Vassar. Mich'





 





, .





Reg and high grade Holstein cows and heifers due to

' freshen this fall. riced reasonable. Bulls all

ages priced to sell.





B. . Reavey. Akron. Mich.





. ' l . 4 .

856 lbs. butter masseuse“ ms.





in Wayne Go. For yearl roduction et a Hazel-

let. Federal tested. M. L’: ficLaulin. Rgdford.Mich.



' Bull calf. nearly white. 30 lb. sire. Darn by

WSlelfl Pontiac Korndyke Lad. owner pd. ' when





calf, price 835. Reg. Durccs 810 up. bred sows. Satis-

faction or money back. B. E. Kies. Hilisdale. Mich.

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.





 





 





for sale.





 





 





Breakwater Farm

JERSEYS and Duroc JERSEYS





Bred sows and gilts, boar pigs. Jersey bulls from

tested dams. Tuberculosis flee herd.



Come to the farm or write for prices.

BROOKWATER FARM. Ann Arbor. Michigan

11. W. Mumford. Owner. J. B. Andrews. Lessor.





 





Jersey Thoroughbreds





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





anteed. Tuberculin tested twice a year. on have

no money will take bankable note. E. W. asvary,

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





 





nearly ready





JERSEY BULLS (or service.





Spermfleid Owl breeding. Herd tuberculin tested.

FRED L. BODTMEB. Reese. Mich.





BUTTER BRED uterus?“





CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan.





 





 





I ‘ .

For Sale Jersey Bulls {5,31% 150' “$953.;

Lad. Majesty breeding. WATERMA a WATER-





MAN. Packard Rd.. Ann Arbor. Mich.





L'ni Farmstead Jerse s For shle, l2 heifers

l e bred to freshen t is fall. 6 bull calves, 8 to9

mo. old. Colon 0. Lillie, Cocpersville, Mich.





 





 





7 mos. to near yearling: strong

Jersey Bull Calves .. a. L.mb..... T. B. m...

H. HALSEY. Homer. Mich.





The Maple’s Shorthorns





Kirk Levington Led, by imported Hartforth

Welfare, in service. Bulls and heifers for sale.





J. v. Wise, Gobleville, Mich.





BID Uh ELL BUY A BULL

that will put weight on your «lei? calves -the dill-

erence will soon gay for the bull. ow selling ood

Scotch and Scotc -toppedyearlings.reasonably rfiied.





We guarantee every animal to be a breeder. ederai

Test. One hour from Toledo. Ohio. N. Y. C. R. R





BIDWELL STOCK FARM,

Box D, Tecumseh, Michigan

Clayton Unit 33$??? Eifie‘fiiiiifi?‘é‘ho§€i§’§§§g

foreale all ages. W. J. Hink ey. Sec‘y. Flushing. Mich





FOR SALE





Polled Shortliom Cows & Heifers





in calf and calf by side. Also a few young bulls.

Herdi1 headed by Victor Sultan and Royal N on-

pare .

We can please you in richly bred cattle with

quality at farmers' prices.



GEO. E. BURDICK. Mgr.

Goldwater. Mich.





HIGHLAND SHORTHORNS





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 minced of a real 'bul . that will transmit the com-

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

character. beauty. We do state olhcial milk testi .

Come and see us or w to for circulars and reasonab 0

prices. F.W.Johnson. miter. Mich. MasonOo.Boxm





Central Mich. .Shorthiom "were inn.

twin





 





 





 





 





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molds; sprouts or freezes it is injured.

It sows unevenly and often gives a

poor stand. If held more than a: short

time. the formaldehyde spoils, the

germination. '



Many farmers simply'sprinkle the

grain with the weak formaldehyde

solution. This works almost as well

as the soak and skim method provided

the grain is fanned before treatment

to remove smut balls.





But a study of conditions on Michi-

gan farms showed that farmers "in

general, are not using either of these

methods to control smut. The methods

are good, safe, if properly applied, but

too cumbersome to be popular.





In 1918 the farmers of Kent County

tested extensively the so-called “dry

formaldehyde” treatment which has

become so popular with cats for smut

treatment. In this method the con-

centrated formaldehyde is diluted

about four times with water and spray-

ed on as the 'grain is shoveled over

and over. In the hands of any farmer

who was careful and who followed di-

rections, this method with fairly clean

wheat gave satisfactory control of

smut. The treatment had no bad effect

on germination if the grain was sown

at once, but if the wheat was "held,

disastrous effects on germination were

had. In the hands of the careless

farmer, who did not follow directions,

who applied five times the required

amount of formaldehyde, who left the

grain covered too long, who. held the

grain for some days before planting,

the method .did not work. Moreover

the smut control was not so good with

badly smutted grain, although it was

satisfactory with the ordinary run of

seed wheat.





The situation then in Michigan is

something like this. There are three

ways to treat wheat, all of which will

work if worked rightpbut the fact is

that either from fear of injury, lack

of time or indifference to the great

loss from smut, wheat growers as a

rule do not treat wheat at all for

smut.





A New Mefhoo DeVIsed





In 1917 Darnell Smith, an investiga-

tor in Australia, discovered a methOd

of preventing smut by dusting grain

with copper carbonate d-ust. This dust-

ing gave control of smut with no in-

jury to germination. Independently at

the Michigan Experiment Station in

1919, a similar treatment, using de-

hydrated copper sulphate dust, was

tried. This dust gave perfect control

of smut, but there were bad effects on

germination. Mackie and Briggs of

the U. S. Department of Agriculture in

1920 discovered how to use the copper

sulphate dust and get rid of the in-

jury to germination. By mixing the

dehydrated copper sulphate with hy-

drated lime, equal parts. and using two

ounces of this. dust on a bushel of

grain, perfect control was obtained

and no bad effects on germination re-

sulted. Tests were made of—this

method in- 1920 at the Michigan station

but the experiment yielded no' results

due to absence of smut. There were

no bad effects on stands, even from

using 16 ounces of dust to the bushel.





We are now able to report the re-

sults of the 1922 tests. The smuttiest

winter wheat we could find—grain

that was simply black with smut and

containing smut balls in. abundance—'—

was giVen various treatments. There

were abundant checks of untreated

grain. The results are given in the

following table. The plots ,used were





planted side. by side, the, same day.

2 acme Smut T at t R' '





0‘1





stinking Smut of





- . (Continued from page 195).: ._





. wheat.





5 drill‘rows, 10 rods in‘ “length. all"





 

 





 





 





Formaldehyde, “S p r l n kl i n 5





Method” e.“

Formaldehyde, “Soak‘and Skim ’



Method” 0.5%

Copper Carbonate, 2 62. per-



bushel ’1.4%

Copper Sulphate (Dehydrated)



and Lime (Hydrated) 2 oz.



per bushel 4. %





In the meantime Lambert and

Bailey reported in 1921, results of a

successful test of the method in Min-

nesota and Stephens and Woolman in

Oregon reported no bad effects on

germination, but give no report on

smut control._ In the spring of 1922,

a large planting, using various treat-

ments of spring wheat, was made at

the college, but unfortunately for the

test, no smut developed in either the

treated or untreated plots. There was

with the treatment no bad effects on





.germination. , -





It is my opinion that the tests in

Michigan and other states made so far

show that with the various copper

dusts we have a simple, safe and easy

method to treat wheat for stinking

smut.



With extremely smutty grain—-

worse than any farmer would plant,

smut has been reducedremarkably. I

confidently believe that with ordinary

seed grair the dust method will re-

duce the smut to a mere trace. I ad-

vise, therefore, every farmer to test

the dust method, using 2 oz. per

bushel. This amount of dust is about

two heaping tablespoonfuls.



The method should be tried experi-

mently. Until it has been given years

of trial, under varying conditions, we

will not be able to determine its true

value.





How the Dust ls Applied



In our experiments. when using.

small quantities, we simply shook the

grain in a jar with the requisite

amount of powder.. For large scale.

treatments we have tumbled the grain

in a tumbling churn. Fairly good

dusting can be obtained by using a tub

and after sprinkling on the dust, stir-

ring with a spade until the grain is

thoroughly coated. The amount sug-

gested, 2 oz. to a. bushel, is enough to

give every kernel a coating of pro-

tective dust. Any method such as

pouring frOm one milk can to another,

tumbling about in a barrel or mixing

in some special machine, fashioned

like a cement mixer will work. The

idea is simply to coat the grain with

dust. .



The treatment can be given any time

before planting—so long as the chem-

icals are dry, they are inert. There





» is no soaking of the grain to contend





with. 'When the grain is planted and

becomes soaked with water then the

copper sulphate and the lime make a.

sort of Bordeaux on the grain and this

kills the smut. The copper carbonate

acts similarly.





We have.not yet had success in

treating oats and barley by this

method and are not advising it to re:

place

with these grains.





Stinking smut is a seriOus. wasting '

disease on Michigan farms and should





be’ controlled. ‘The formaldehyde

treatment is not generally used and is

not popular with farmers for use with

The dust method, as~ yet in

the experimental stage,~is. being sug-

gested. This paper presents the evi-





‘dence so far as now available so that





farmers may. begin to test this method

and determine its availability and-prac-

ticability for their use. , . . "





 





 





 





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"-18 pconomlcal. durable..- V

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Failure to Come In» Heats—Partial

Loss ofPower—Heifer oalved on April

7th recovered nicely, but has failed

to come in heat. About a year ago

my collie dog commenced to have

rather poor use of his hindquarters.

.Is very stiff when he gets up, but after

a time warms out of it somewhat.

What can be done for him? A. o.

S., Galien, Mich—Give cow one dram

ground nux vomica, one dram ground

capsicum, one dram ginger in feed

twice daily. Yohimbine is the best

drug to give her, but rather expensive.

Give your dog good care, keep bowels

open and he will perhaps remain in

about his present condition.



Opening on Side " of Teat—Heifer

fresh for first time has opening on

side of one teat. I. E. G., Kalkasha,

Mich—It is impractical to operate on

her until she is dried. If your vet-

erinarian decides to do the work now,

a teat tube or spring dilator may be

worn to drain off the milk and pre-

vent distention and reopening of the

orifice. I believe it good practice to

wait until cow goes dry, then operate.



Cow Holds Up Milk——I have a cow

which is inclined to hold up her milk,

but she is in good health. R.‘_B.,

Belding, Mich—It is not easy to un-

derstand why a cow should hold up

her milk; however this habit is some-

times overcome, by kerr'ling the cow

quiet for 30 minutes before milking,

kind treatment, gentle milking, sup-

presSion of noise, allowing her to eat

food while you milk is worth a trial,

and the same milker who is acquaint-

ed with her will get best results.



Nasal Catarrh—My cat acts as if he

had a severe cold affecting his head.

He sneezes quite a bit, breathes loud,

has some discharge from eyes and

nose. C. G., Camden, Mich—Dissolve

a teaspoonful of boric acid in one-half

pint of water, ‘apply to eyes three

times a day. Dissolve a teaspoonful

of bicarbonate of soda in a tea-cup of

water—dip nose and face into this

solution three times a day.



Lame Cow—I have a. fine Jersey

cow who suddenly went lame in her

right fore leg. I have examined the

hoof but failed to find a cause of her

lameness. She has a calf eight days

old. She is not sick, has good ap-

petite, but I would like to know what

to do for her? D. M., Marine City,

Mich—First, make a diagnosis, then

prescribe a remedy; always locate

lameness, then commence treatment.

Give cow rest, nature may effect a

cure, it not, you may be able to locate

the ailment and assist nature in effect-

ing a cure. .



Colic—I have an orphan lamb which

I am raising on cows milk. She has

had three sick spells, during this sick-

ness she stretches and lowers belly

so much that she almost touches the

ground, then she rolls over on back,

and soon has poor use of hindquarters.

I forgot to say, she bloats.‘ G. P. L.,

White Cloud, Mich—Usually the ewes

milk is rich; therefore you'make a mis-

take in feeding separator milk. Feed

whole milk from your best cow, and

don’t forget the importance of keep-

ing feeding utensils clean. Keep bow-

els open by giving olive oil:



Loss of Vision—What ails my hens?

Several of them have gone b1ind.vThey

are pure bred Brown Leghorns and

laying hens. They seem to lose their

sight slowly, not suddenly, soon grow

thin, and linger few days, then die.

Their eyes look bright and natural.

Is it anything that will be likely to

spread through the flock? H. R. B.,

Chelsea, Mich.~——Loss of vision is

sometimes due to an anemic condition

of the brain, or it may be the result of

a watery effusion or hemorrhage;

however I am at a loss to know the

cause of your birds going blind. Per-

haps they pick up poison. You fail

to give many symptoms of disease.

Have your veterinarian make a care-

ful examination of. a sick bird, also of

.one after death.



Dairy Question—I have a. Jersey

'heifer 14 months dld due to soon

freshen. Had I better continue to



. milk, or dry her at once? W 11 shall

I breed her? ‘G. L. D., Elwell, ich.‘—-‘

If she is of good size, has well de-

~ Yeloped udder and, good feeder, milk

-, r tor tour or five months. Breed



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CATTLE





Hereford

»A‘UCTION





10 o’clock





Bad Axe Fair

Grounds,

Bad Axe,



Mich.





Friday, Sept. 1 st, 1 922

(Last day Bad Axe Fair.)





5 Bulls

20 Females (Many with calves by side.)





T. B. TESTED. Registration papers

With each animal. These cattle are ex-

ceedingly,well bred. Being of Perfection

Fairfax, Anxiety, Disturber, Perfection,

Prime Star Grove 3 d Dale breeding. Arc

of young ages and in good thrifty condi-

tion that will do the purchaser most good.

Are consigned by progressive breeder.- who pro-

duce Hereford Baby ‘ Beef under ’I‘. F. B. Sotham

&,Sons, EARLIRIPE BEEF CONTRACT, for

consumers who purchase it from Detroit Packing

Company. .



The Sale Managers will be glad to mail you cata-

log and full particulars. Write now. Address





T. F. B. Sotham & Sons,





Saint Clair, Michigan





 





Shorthorns .. of best Bates breeding,

bulls, cows and heifers for sale.

E. H. KURTZ, Mason. Mich





Milking





 





for sale. ENTIRE lberd just

cased State Tuberculosis test.





Shorthorns

J. A. ARNUM. Union City, Mich.





 





a good Shorthorn, priced

in keeping with the times?

. R. 3, ‘.Woodland. Mich.





Don’t you want

ROBERT MARTIN.





Milking, Shorthorns





ROSEMARY FARMS.





 





Bull calves for

sale. Also 2 cows.

Williamston. Mich





‘ ‘HOGS





— . ThoroughbredD rocs:B k to dim!



g? S‘lzbgflhegoredto son :1» Fangs. g‘ccfglgggfi

Santa r. tour tnrrow. spr n p o



sexes. . s. s. more. Sushi-on. mafia;





 





Sprin pigs by Walt’o

. Orion, irst Sr. Yearling

Detroit, Jackson,Gd. Rapids and Saginaw 1919





Phillips Bros,Riga,Mich.

Saws 8: Gilts





bred for July, Aug. and Sept. furrow for sale at

reasonable prices. Also a few high class spring

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

beans. 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 far-row all sold.



Thos. Underhlll &. Son, Salem, Mlch.





 





 





Collinsdale Duroc Farm, Lyons,Mich., RJ.

Greatest Blood Lines in Duroc Hogs





Herd Boars by Great Orion Sensation, Pathfinder,

Duration and Great Wonder I Am. Now have

for sale three yearling boars by Wolverine Sensa-

tion. For sale at all times, sows, gilts or boars

registered. Sold under a positive guarantee and

worth the money. Write for prices,

L. A. BURHANS, OWNER

Duroc





You Want One We





have them for sale. Fall gilts and tried sows.

Our herd boar headed 2nd firize aged herd at 1921

Illinois State Fair. MICH GANA FARM. Kala-

mazoo County. Pavilion. Mich.





AM SELLING





a great ofi'erlng of bred Duroc sows and gllts M arch

4th. They are mostly bred toOrion Giant Col., son

of Ohio Grand Cham 1011. Get on mailing list for

catalog. . C. TAYLOR. Milan. M lch.





 





of the best

sows obtainable.





 





 





Woodlawn Farm Duroc Hogs





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

breeding ualities, stock of all 8 es for sale at res.

sonable pr cos. W. E. BARTL Y, Alma. Mich.





DUROC JERSEYS: 6.33%"???





sale. CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hastings. Mich





 





. come over.





A‘ :3

heav boned. low down type





bre in stock for sole.

AS. BRA . . Okemos. Mich.





Duroc, Jerseys

' ‘ '. OH





Bred cows and gilts bred for Au -. and

Sept. furrow. A few choice ren ytor .

Ship ed on ap roval. Satisfaction

F. JP. Drodt. 1 Monroe. Mich.





Duroc Jersey





service boars.





guaranteed.



ofi'ers choice gllts of Orion

oakWOOd Farm Cherry King and Walt's Top

Col. breeding bred to Pathfinder Orion for Ana. and

Sept. furrow. RUSH BROS, Romeo. Mich.





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.

DUROC-JERSEYS generators





E. D. HEYDENBERK, Wayland, Mich.





so: no CHESTER WM





The prize winner kind fiom the best prize winner

bloodlines. Eariy developers. ready for market at:k

six months old. I have started more breeders on the

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

one hog in each community to advertise my erd.

Write for agency and my plan. _



G. S. BENJAMIN, R. F. D. 10. Portland. Mich.





' Chester White March boars. Sired

Big Type by Model's Giant. and Hill’s Big

Buster. Out of grandnughters of Alfalfa V‘Vondeg.



LUCIAN HILL, Tekonsha, Mich.





 





 





0 I C and Chester W'hite's. Strictly big type

' ' ° with quality. I have nothing to offer

at present. as I have sold my largest herd and en-

tire herd I was fitting for the large shows. to Eorle

Morrish. of Flint. Mich. I am confident M r. Moi-nah.

now has one of the very best herds in the State.

ALBERT NEWMAN. R. 4, Marlette. Mich





' From Big Type “‘onder's

0. I. 0. December Ellis pic... 3..., ,0 mm, m

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.





S t a r t right;

with a Boar

They are hard to

Reese. Mich.





CHESTER WHITES





Pig from MONSTER No. 107335.

beat. FRED L. BODIMER.





 





We are sold out of Boar-s. Choice

CheSters spring pigs. For immediateshi merit.

of Spring pigs. write WEBER BROS, Roya Oak.

Mich, 10 mi. and Ridge lids. Phone 408.





 





0 I C fall gilts ready to breedl‘Ol‘dors booked for

' ‘ ' spring pigs. \Vrite or call and see our hard.

We ship C. O. D. and Register free. . ‘

GEO. M. WELTON dz SON. Middleullo. Mich.

Gilts to farrow in Aug. and





0 ° I ' ' Sept. and lVlarch boar pigs. '

CLOVERLEAF STOCK FARM, Monroe, Mich.





O. ‘I





 





Bred gilts all sold. Orders

booked for spring pigs.





0 I

A. J. BARKER do SON. Belmont. Mich.





O I C Bred cow‘s all sold. Booking orders

‘ ° ’ for spring pigs.

H. “I MANN. Dansville. Mich.





9 last full gilts due Aug. and Sept.

0' I. C 5' Spring pigs not. akin. Big Type.

1-2 mile west of Degot. Citizen Phone.



OTTO . SCHULZE, Nashville, Mich





 





Spring Pigs. Good ones.





e

East Lansing, Mich,





I. C’s





mt

G. N. DeMERELL.





O.





 





L T P C 'Boars ready for service also gilts.

° - ‘ ' bred sows out of best. of blood lines.

They are right, so is the price. Nut sed.



M. M. PATRICK. Grand Ledge, Mich.





L. T. P. C. Fall Boats





rices, Fall gilts open or with breeding

mm or see them.

. FELDKAMP, ll. 2, Manchester. Mich.





 





at bargain

privilege.

A. A





 





Big Type Poland China 2321;515:333

Sired by Clansman Buster and Hovers Liberator.

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

shipped on approval. Come and see them or write



DORUS HOVER, Akron, Mich.





 





For 30 years we have been breeding Big T 9

Poland China hogs on the same form. We

have sold over 10¢, head each year for the lastlfi years

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

has found our kind very profitable. We now ofi'er

sows and gilts bred for summer farrow $30-$50.



JNO. C. BUTLER. Portland. Mich.





 





LARGE TYPE POLANDCHINAS





Boom and gilts for sale from one of the best herds in

Mich. Sired by B's Clunsmzm Mich. 1921 Grand Cham-

ion. Alasha. M and W's Orange and Daddy Long

egs 2nd. ivo us a visit and look them ovel‘ if not:



write to N. F. BORNOR, Parma, Mich.

Gilts bred for Spring litters all





L. T' P' C' sold. Am offering vervchoiceSum-

mer Gilts bred for June and July littersalso Fall Boars

and Spring Pigs. Clyde Fisher. R 3. St. Louis, Mich.





 





 





Francisco Farm Poland Chinas





Big. Stretchy S ring Boars as good as grow. Pairs

and Trlos not. all 11. Can spare two or three of our

good herd sows bred for Sap ‘ .



. P. Mt. Ple Jant. Mich.





L.T.P.C.$15, $20 82 $25





Spring pigs with real breeding at the above

prices. We are also offering a few choice fall gilts

bred for summer farrow. Hart & Cline. Ad-

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





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 busmess, the kind that makes good, they

have quality as well as size.



W. E. LIVINGSTON, Parma, Mich'





 





 





 





' We have a fine bunch of

Blg Type Polands 861'an pigs representing the

best blood lines and a cholera Immune. We raise

them to sell. If in need of a real herd boar prospect.

Visitors are alwa is welcome.



WESLE HILE, Ionic. Mich.





 





Duroc Jersey Hogs: we ll

Pure-Bred have good boars and sows uglmall





#98 for silo. Reasonable prices. Larro Research

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





Westview Duroc Bred Saws





 





all soldw‘fiave two :prlpg boalx'isl 13%! at aprieasonsble

price. . book 0 to or sy .

_ g . smnfimnnsdfin. Plymou‘t‘h. Mich





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

mune. out 1100 lb. sire and mammoth sows from

Iowa's greatest herds. E.J. M othewson. Burr Oak. Mich.





 





G pe P. O. Boar Pigs. Sows and Fall Gllts bred

for opt. to Big Bob Mastodon and Peter A Pan.

son of 81075 Boar. C. E. ’Garnant, Eaton Rapids, Mlch.





 





 





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GRAIN QUOTATIONS





Tuesday, Aug. 22





Wheat

Detroit—~No. 2 red, $1.08; No. 2

mixed and No. 2 white, $1.06.

Chicago—No. 2 red, $1.02@1.03; No.

2 hard, $1.03@1.04; September at

$1.02%. ‘

Toledo—Cash, $1.101/2;

at $1.09.





September





Corn

Detroit-Cash No. 2, 70c; N0. 3 yel-

low, 690. '

Chicago——No. 2 mixed, 62@621/2c;

N0. 2 yellow, 621A;@631,§c.





Oats

Detroit—Cash No. 2 white, 380 for

old and 360 for new; No. 3, 33c for

new.

Chicago——No. 2 white, 321/3@341/;c;

N0. 3 white, 31%@31%c.

Beans

Detroit —- Immediate and p r o m p t

shipment, $8.; Setptember, $5.75 per

cwt.

New York——Michigan and New York,

red kidney, $8.75@8.80.

Chicago—Michigan choice, hand-

picked, $9@9.15; red kidneys at $8.75

@9.





. Rye

Detroit—Cash No. 3, 7 Sc.

Chicago—69 14 @ 691/2c.

Toledo—74c.



S‘eeds





Detroit—Prime red clover cash at

$10; alsike, $10; timothy, $2.75.



Toledo—Prime red clover at $10;

alsike, $9.85; timothy, $2.60.



Feeds



Detroit—Bran at $24; standard mid-

dlings, $26; fine middlings, $30; crack-

ed corn, $32; coarse cornmeal at $29;

chop, $24.50 per ton in 100-lb sacks.





Hay

Detroit—No. 1 timothy at $17@18;

standard and light mixed, $16@17; N0.

2 timothy, $16@17; No. 1 clover, $15@

16; rye straw, $12.50@13; wheat and

oat straw, $11.50@12 per ton in car

lots.

Fruit

Chicago—Pears, Early Clapps, $1.00

@125 a bu; peaches, Elberta $2@

2.25 bu; plums, per 16-qt. case, $1.00;

blackberries, per 16-qt. case, $3.00;

huckleberries, per 16—qt. case, $2.00;

blueberries, 16-qt. case, $4.00; black

grapes, baskets, 5@51,é lbs, 20@25c;

apples, Duchess, $1.50(u‘32.00 per bbl.;

Wealthies, $3.00@3.50 per bbl.





WHEAT





In spite of apparent obstacles, re-

ceipts of wheat at primary markets

last week were the largest for the

corresponding week with but two ex-

ceptions in a dozen years and about

40 per cent above the average. Cars

were stored in the southwest before

threshing started otherwise the move-

ment would not have been so heavy.

Most of these cars have now been used

so that lighter receipts from that see-

tiog are probable. -



anadian wheat will be a factor in

the market in a few weeks. That

country is the principal competitor of

the United States for the exp0rt trade

and Canada’s surplus is even larger

than our own.



The delay in buying at present

means a more concentrated demand

later, but Europe apparently is acting

on the theory that their own import

needs for wheat are no more urgent

than the necessity of exporting coun-

tries to find a market for their sur-





pluses.

CORN





Hot dry weather over the corn belt

caused more or less damage during the

past week, but scattered rains have

occurred in the last day or two and

the loss may not amount to more than

the normal deterioration during Au-

gust. . -~



Corn prices advanced as a result of

dry weather damage reports and also

because of a strong demand for cash

corn. In spite of heavy receipts the

visible supply at terminals has shrunk

rapidly recently and still more of it





lhas been sold for early distribution.





In the nine months ending August 1,

about 35 per cent more corn has dis-

appeared from commercial channels

into domestic consumption or gone for

export than in the corresponding





 





period of the past ten years.





ATS





in the first three» weeksof the new;





. holdover - 10,659.





oats crop year receipts of oats at pri-

mary markets fell nearly 20 per cent

below the ten-year average for the

corresponding period. The extremely

low price is anything but attractive

and there are reports of replacing oats

with wheat in the rotation. '



The commercial distribution of oats

in the year ending August 1 was 219,-

461,000 bushels compared with a ten-

year average disappearance of 255,-

403,000 bushels. ‘





SEEDS





No forecast has been made of clover

and timothy seed production for this

year but the estimate of a large acre-

age and high yield of hay seems to

justify expectation of a heavy seed

crop. The weather, until the last

week, has been favorable and progress

reports have been optimistic. Har-

vestl is about to begin. Since specula-

tors and dealers must carry the seed

sold in the next few months until the

big consuming demand develops next

spring, trade sentimnet which is now

mostly bearish is an important factor

in making the fall market. The price

has dropped $3 or more below the

early summer level for prime, red





clover.

FEEDS





Prices on most feeds are steady.

The northeast is buying wheat feeds

as recent price levels at milling cen-

ters seem to be attractive, bran be-

ing cheaper than coarse grains on a

pound basis. Oil meals are quiet at

unchanged prices. .





HAY





Light receipts of good quality hay

are sustaining the market for the

good grades, but poor ,hay is in ex

cess of the demand even at. a heavy

discount. No. 2 timothy is quoted $1

to $4 below No. 1 prices. Clover and

heavy clover mixed are hardest to

move. '





 





POULTRY AND EGGS

The egg market is showing more

strength than at any time in several

weeks.

rapidly recently although rail condi-

tions may have been a factor which

will mean an increase later on. Stor-

age holdings are now being fed upon

the market. The rend of prices is

likely to be upward from this time on





. «but any, advance will be gradual owing





to excessive storage stocks which

must be absorbed. _ '



Poultry handlers are expecting a

big run this fall. Prices have de-

clined recently and a further‘loss is

probable in the next month or six

weeks by which time the storing sea-

son will begin. Receipts will treble

in the next three months if the usual

course is followed. Since those who



Chicago—Eggs, miscellaneous, 211,4

@22c; dirties, 16@180; checks, 15@

17c; fresh firsts, 22%@23c; ordinary

firsts, 20@21c. Live poultry: Hens,

220; broilers, 25c; roosters, 15c;

ducks, 22c; geese, 14c; turkeys, 25c.



Detroit—Eggs: Fresh candled and

graded,,21@22c. Live poultry: Heavy

springers, 28@3OC; light springers, 23





@240; heavy hens, 22@23c; light

hens, 18@19c; roosters, 15c; ducks,

18@20c; turkeys, 25c.



BEANS ‘-





The trade in this commodity has

been dull and sluggish for the past ten

days. Foreign white beans are hard to

move unless offered at very attractive

prices. .Michigan whites are not

quoted. Red kidneys from any source

are also very slow.





BUTTER





Light receipts were the 'primary

cause of a gain of 1 to‘ 2 cents in but-

ter prices last week. This is the nor-

mal period for an advance to begin

as the storing season generally ends





 





 





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Wednesday, Aug. 23





DETROIT





Cattle

Market steady.





-





Best heavy strs, dry-1'ed.. 8.50

Handyweight bu., dry-fed 7.25@ 8.00

Mixed strs, hfrs, dry-fed 5.50@ 6.50

Handy light bu., dry-fed.. 5.00@ 5.50

Light butchers . . . . . . . .. 4.00@ 5.00

Best cows ............... 5.00

Butcher cows ........... 4.00@ 4.50

Common cows .......... 2.75@ 3.00

Canners ................. 2.00@ 2.75

Choice bulls ............ 4.75@ 5.00

Bologna bulls ........... 4.00@ 4.50

Stock bulls ............. 2.50@ 3.50

Stockers ................. 4.00@ 5.50

Feeder .................. 5.50@ 6. 5

Milkers and springers... 40.00@75.00





Veal Calves

Market steady.

Best .................... $13.00@13.50

Others 5.00@12.50





..................





Sheep and Lambs





Sheep steady.

Best spring lambs ....... $12.00@12.75





Fair lambs ............. 9.00@11.00



Light to common ........ 6.00@ 8.00



Fair to good sheep ...... 5.00@ 6.50,



Culls and common ....... 1.00@ 2.50



Heavy sheep ........ 3.25@ 4.50

Hogs





Market 150 lower.

Mixed hogs, 220 lbs down 9.40@ 9.45





Roughs ............... .-. 6.85

Heavies, 220 lbs up ...... 8.00@ 9.00

Pigs .................... 8.50





Pere Marquette did not arrive until

12:30—too late for all to be sold. “’ -





CHICAGO





Hogs





receipts today 21,000;

Market open and

slow, fairly active, 15@25c lower.

Bulk of sales, $6.50@9.25; tops, $9.35;

heavy, 250 lbs up, $7.50@8.90; medium,

200 to 250 lbs, $8.5_0@9.25; light, 150

to 200 lbs, $9@9.35; light lights, 130 to

150 lbs, $8.80@9.25; heavy packing

sows, 250 lbs up, $6.50@7.25; packing

sows, 200 lbs up, 866136.75; pigs, 130





Estimated





.rlbs, down. ”$8‘@:8.75._





 





Cattle

Estimated rebeipts today 11,000;

market steady. Beef steers, medium

and heavy weight 1,100 lbs up. $10.15





@1095; do, medium and good, 38(0)

10.15; do, common, $6.25@8; light

weight 1,100 lbs down, good and





choice, $9@10.50; do, common and

medium, $6@9; butcher cattle, heifers,

$4.85@9; cows, $3.65@8;15; bulls, bo-

logna and beef, $3.65@6.50; ,canners

and cutters, cows and heifers, $2.50@

3.75; do, canner steers, $3.75@4.75;

veal calves, light and 'handyweight,

$10.75@12; feeder steers, $5.50@8;

stocker steers, $4.75@7.50; stocker

cows and heifers, $3.50@8.50. '

Sheep and Lambs

Estimated receipts today 14,000.

Market steady. Lambs, 84 lbs down,

$12.25@13; do, culls and cbmmon,

$8.50@12; spring lambs, $8.75@11;

ewes, $3.50@7.65; ewes, cull and com-

mon, $2@4; breeding ewes, full

mouths to yegarlings, $5@11.75; year-

ling wethers, $11.75@12.75.





BUFFALO

Cattle





Receipts, 10 cars, slow; choice to

prime shi ping steers, $9@9.75; heavy

grass ste rs, good quality, $8.50@9.25;

light native yearlings, fancy quality,

$10.25@10.75; medium to good, $9,@

9.75; best handy steers, $8.50@8.75;

handy steers and heifers, $7@7.25;

western heifers, ‘$6.50@7; light Michi-

gan butchering heifer8: $6@6.50; best

fat cows,‘ $5.50@6.25; medium to good,

$4.25 a5; cutters, $3.25@3.75; canners,

$1.50 2.50; best heavy bulls, $4.50@6;

heavy bologna bulls, $4.25@4.50; com-

mon bulls, $3.50@4; best feeders, $7@

8; medium" feeders, $5@6; stockers,

good, $4.50@5; light common, $3.50@

4; milkers. and springers, $80@90;

common, $25@40. Calves: Tops, $13.50.



' g Hogs ' , \-



Receipts,‘ 25 cars; lower; medium,





$9.25@9.75; heavy, $9@9.25;j yorkers,





$9.75@9.90; pigs, $8.505»,





 





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Sheepw ,

Receipts, 10 carsgstea'dy' top lambs,

‘ lin ' 89 10“ ' ' '





Receipts have dropped off





 





 





 





by the middle of september and the

daily additions. to storage stocks are

relatively small. Hot dry weather has

damaged pastures and reduced produc-

tion as well as lowered“ the, average

quality, while the rail situation is





blamed for retarding shipments to -





market. Export inquiries helped the

upturn along. ' j

Prices on 92 score fresh butter were;

Chicago, 34%c; New York, 360. In

Detroit fresh creamery in tubs sells





for 32c.

POTATOES





In addition to large local supplies

the car-lot movement of potatoes has

become heavy again and markets are

weak. Early Ohios are quoted at $1

to $1.15 per 100 pounds sacked in mid-

western wholesale markets. Car-lot

shipments in the week ending August

12 were 4,341‘ cars compared with ‘3,-

860 cars in the corresponding week

last year, 3,006 cars two Years ago and

2,942 cars three years ago.





APPLES





The increase in the commercial ap-

ple crop is in the barrelled apple

states, which have 19,965,000 barrels

compared with 7,385,000 barrels two

years ago. The boxed apple shipping

states have about 13,347,000 barrels

compared with 13,819,000 barrels last

year. Car-lot shipments of apples in

the week ending August 12, were 993

cars compared with 649 cars in the

corresponding week last year, 704

cars two years ago and 550 cars three

years ago.





~ WOOL -





Woolen and worsted mills are re-

ported to have filled their require-

ments for the next two‘ or three

months and are buying additional

supplies leisurely, but more or less

steadily. Assurance of tariff protec-

tion is helping to keep the market

firm. East Indian wools, which are

now coming in free, will be dutiable

under the proposed permanent tariff

and an effort is being made to rush

them in ahead of its passage.





DETROIT CITY MARKET





Even though the production on the





farms is heavy, the supply on the mar--





ket is only moderate. The demand is

greatest for melons, plums, peaches,

pears, beans and cucumbers. Duchess

and Wealthy apples sell for 50c@$1.25

per bu; butter beans, $1.50@2.50 per

bu; cucumbers, 50c@$‘1.25' per bu;

elderberries, $1.00@1.50 per bu; green

corn, 10@25c per'doz; osage melons,

$1.00@3.00 per bu; green onions, 15@

50c per doz bunches; potatoes, $1.00@

1.25 per- bu; peaches, $1.00@2.5.0 per

bu; pears, $1.25@2.25 per bu; plums,

$1.00@2.50 per bu.





GRAND RAPIDS





Prices on this market are as fol-

lows: Potatoes, 65@75c per bu; cab-

bage, 400‘per bu; wax beans, 50@75c

per bu; squash, 900 per bu; sweet

corn, 10@200 per. doz; muskmelons,

$1.25@2.10 per bu; tomatoes, 70@80c

per bu; peaches, $1.00@2.00 per bu;

plums, $1.00@1.50 per bu; pears, $1.00

@125 per bu; Duchess apples, 35@400

per bu.





 





 





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Shropshires





that will win at the State Fairs.

them for sale. A big bunch of yearling

rams as usual and priced reasonably.





KOPE-KON FARMS,

S. L. Wing, Prom. Goldwater. Mich.

Registered Shropshire 8:39 a.m'Y-eam‘ling runs.

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FOR SHROPSHIRE eggp- rm





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SHROPSHIRE RAMS £330 to the





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{continued "Cfrom page 196)

the . simple reason that agricultural

prices cannot logically rise to meet





commode priCes under present world





conditions in view of the fact that we

produce a- surplus of agricultural

products above our demand fclr domes-

tic consumption. Europe is better

supplied With agricultural products

than with other commodities and can

buy needed food from us only through

the exchange of other products. Our

farmers cannot curtail production as

factories can for the reason that they

are in the peculiar position of largely

furnishing their own labor. The? will

continue to produce and must 'take the

price which their staple products will

bring in Europe. ‘Europe cannot alf-

ford to pay big prices for our

products, hence prices [or our products

cannot go up and prices for manufac-

tured products must go down.

President Friday gave a most in-

teresting explanation of the basis of

his conclusions in this regard. He ex-

plained that available figures for five

year periods from 1899 to the present

time lshow that the gross value of our

agricultural products at the farm and

the net value of manufactured prod-

ucts, after the cost of materials is de-

ducted, are almost exactly parallel for

each period. This balance he regards

as an economic principle and not an

accident. As a consequence prices 01

manufacturers must come down to

meet agricultural prices it" a normal

volume of production is to be main—





, tained.





On the assumption that all prices

will stabilize at around 125 to 130 per

cent of the pre-war level, President

Friday believes it is the business 01‘ M.

A. C. to promote more economic pro-

duction on Michigan farms by aiding

Michigan farmers to produce more per

unit of labor; to promote a better

quality of farm products which will

command a more ready market at top

prices, and to promote more economic

marketing organization to reduce the

expense of distribution. President

Friday emphasized and made clear to

hisaudience, that it is essential to

the prosperity of Michigan agriculture

that 'through better organization we

must promote a higher quality of farm

products and reduce marketing costs

to the minimum.



Fred Vanderhulen, of Falmouth,

manager of the largest local potato

exchange in the organization advocated

monthly pools in the marketing of the

potato crop. He believes that the peo-

ple of the country can eat all of the

potatoes which will be produced in the

U. S. this year if they are distributed

right and sold right. He favors dis-

tribution through labor organizations

wherever possible.



Manager Harger of the Stanwood

Exchange also favored a monthly

pooling plan and more frequent meet-

ings of the managers of all local ex-

changes.



Judge,Harris, manager of the Ells-

worth Exchange touched on personal

experiences in the conduct of a co-

operative organization. He stated

that after an experience of twelve





years on the judicial bench in his





county and his later experience in.

running a cooperative warehouse, he

felt that there was a larger opportun-

ity in the warehouse to work out pub

lic problems in the interest of his

community. His vision of. the co-

operative movement is that it is just





beginning.





H. F. Baker, of Weadock, con-

gratulated the delegates on the suc-

cess of their co-operative undertakings

and advocated joining hands with con-

sumers to eliminate the parasites who





still get from twenty-five ‘to fifty per





cent of the consumer’s dollar.

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7 Geese, both mature and young

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‘ Radio ’ Department”





Conducted h} Stuart Salty





 





 





TRANSMITTING SETS





0 far this column has been de-



‘ voted entirely to receiving sets,

but‘at this time of the year many

young enthusiasts are at Work con—

structing parts for their sets so that

they may be all ready for the clear

cold nights of the winter, and the chief

joy of radio for the amateur is talking

back and forth with- his friends.



It must be remembered that a gov-

ernment license is necessary to oper-

ate a transmitting set. The license

is, however, issued free of charge and

the examination may be taken by mail,

if the applicant lives at any distance

from the Radio Inspector’s office. In

order to be licensed to transmit either

by- radio, telegraph or telephone, it

is necessary to show that you can

send and receive the continental

.Morse code at a speed of not less than

ten words per minute. The examina-

tion consists of several questions per-

taining to actual operation and the

radio laws of the United States.





There are two types of transmitting

sets: - spark transmitters and C. W.

(continuous wave) transmitters. The

former may be used only for tele—

graphic work, but the latter may be

used for either telephone or telegraph

communication. As far as cost is

concerned, one is about as expensive

as the other, except that for very short

distance work (two or three miles) a

spark transmitter may be assembled

from odds and ends that should cost

almost nothing.



As the name implies, the spark

transmitter is one which sets up the

waves in the ether by means of high

voltage sparks. Therefore most pieces

of apparatus, except a high tension

magneto which produces electrical

sparks, may be converted into a tele-

graph transmitter. A Ford spark coil

gives excellent results and has been

known to have a record distance of

forty and fifty miles. A medical coil

will give some results, although it is

usually of rather too small dimensions

to work any distance.



It is required by law that every

amateur spark transmitter be tuned

to sharp 200 meters by means of an

inductively coupled “oscillation trans-

former.” This is nothing more than

two coils of eight or ten turns apiece

of very large wire, one placed inside

of the other.



A transmitting set which may be

counted on to have a range of ten

miles can be constructed from the fol-

lowing parts: Ford spark coil, tele-

graph key, set of dry cells or a storage

battery, one used 8”x10” photograph-

er’s plate, two pieces of tin foil 6"x8”,

two double binding posts and forty

feet of No. 4 B. E. S. copper wire.





Soak the photographer’s plate in

hot water and rub with the fingers

until all of the emulsion is off, then

clean and dry it. Glue or shellac the

two pieces of tin foil, one on either

side so that there is a one inch mar-

gin left all around. Fasten the plate

in an upright position in a wooden rack

.of some sort with spring clips to make

contact with the tin foit on each side.



Screw the two binding posts into a

block of wood about three inches apart.

Pass a nail through the hole of each

so that the heads come very nearly

together. This serves as a spark gap.



There are several methods of con-





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"TO THE MAN: Think of \an all wool—virgin

wool suit for less than $15.00. This is an examyle -





'of our Golden Jubilee Bargains. Everything a





man needs, to wear or to use; is offered at prices

that mean many dollars saved .



FOR THE FARM: For fifty years the Ameri-

can Farmer and Montgomery Ward 85 Co.’have

helped each other. This book outdOes all our

past achievement in making low prices for yOu. '



Fencing, roofing, tools, paint, hardware-—





‘ everything the farmer needs is offered at a saving.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





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(Mail thr'scoupon ”to the house nearest you) _

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structing the oscillation transformer.

We announce a new perfected service for you.





‘ -It may be made flat (pancake style),



01‘ in the sha of - ~ After a year’s work and study, originating and testing new systems,

. . pe two helical cons’ and employing experts, we have perfected afnew system that makes



one 1nSlde 0f the other. The latter cergam a vlery quick and satisfactory service to you.

- . - ractica y every order that comes 1:0 Montgomery Ward & Co. this

~meth0d IS p1 eferajble as long as WIre season willectually be shipped and on its way to yOu in less than 48 hours.

- is to be used. It 1s best to look at the . Lower prices. better merchandise, and now a'new service. True it is

Indeed that: " Montgomery Ward & Co., the-oldest Mail Order House, is





 





 





 





 





 





pictures of several different types in Today the Most Progressive."



the catalogs of radio supplies and build \ N In . ~ ' '



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to solder clips onto the contact points

otthe coil so that wires may be con

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